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Deadline to sign up for program in Salamanca, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 10.By Andre BarajasStaff Writer

After being cancelled for six years, LBCC’s study abroad pro-gram will be sponsoring its first orientation Thursday, Nov. 20, in P110 on the LAC.

The first session will be hosted in Salamanca, Spain, from June 26 to July 25.

The program includes a tour of Salamanca, accommodation with Spanish families, three meals per day, afternoon social and cul-tural programs and two full-day excursions to historically signif-icant cities Madrid, Segovia and Avila.

Foreign language professor Ingrid Wollank, who will chap-erone the group, calls the experi-ence a “cultural enrichment.

“In the past, the study-abroad program has opened doors and eyes to students who, for the first time, witness how other cultures behave,” Wollank said.

The program costs $2,990, ex-cluding airfare, but Wollank ad-vises a down payment of $300 by Dec. 10 to secure a spot.

Students who receive schol-arships for the 2015-16 academic year may use them to pay for the program fees, Wollank said.

The fees cover medical and ac-cident insurance in Spain during the duration of the program.

As a part of the program, students will have Spanish im-mersion courses from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for five days a week, with all course material and tutoring provided. No minimum GPA is required.

Carlos Mejia, 19, an anthro-pology major, said, “I might not have the best grades, but I can save money to go on the trip.”

Students may contact Wollank by email at spanishiwollank@lbcc.edu or by phone at (562) 938-4690.

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Veterans reach out to students

Annual holiday dance ‘cutting edge’By Kimberly BelcherStaff Writer

The LBCC dance program will present its Fall ensemble concert Friday-Sunday, Nov. 21-23. Show times Friday and Saturday are at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

This semester’s con-cert is directed by Steph-anie Powell and she said it is promised to be a spectacular show.

“Auditions for the concert were the first week of school and re-hearsals began immediately. All students are required to rehearse each piece that they have been selected in for three hours per week,” Powell said.

The performance will show-

case a variety of dance levels and styles.

Powell said, “All students are welcome. Everyone must attend the audition, demonstrate tech-nical skill and performance quali-ties in dance.”

The dance program is known

for being on the cutting edge of new trends in dance and the excitement is being carried on throughout campus.

Chasity Smith, 25, a commu-nications major, said, “I think it

will be awesome, I can’t wait to see the show.”

This performance is the final piece to show all the hard work that has taken place this semester.

Powell said, “My main goal is to encourage, empower and pre-pare students for the next phase

of their academic, pro-fessional and artistic journey.”

The box office opens one hour before the per-formance. Presale tickets for the dance concert are available and may be

purchased at LBCC.edu/tdf or by calling Theatre Mania at 866 811-4111.

For more information about LBCC’s dance program, people may visit lbcc.edu/tdf/Dance.cfm.

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GUIDANCE: Case manager Stueart Kosh, center, helps undecided major, Jasmine Gordan, 20, to in better understand the opportunities and assistance provided by the 1736 Family Crisis Center. The organization is dedicated to assisting veterans and civilians financially, academicaly and socially.

Club focuses on students returning from service.By Andre BarajasStaff Writer

Getting veterans involved with the community has been an important goal for LBCC Vet-erans Club Vice President Gus Orozco, 28, an environmental studies major.

“Our goal is to get veterans involved in the community by fundraising and volunteering. We also get together to share past ex-periences in the military,” Orozco said.

Orozco served for five years in active duty and has been in the reserves for four.

The club is linked to Opera-tion Care Packages, an organiza-tion that takes donations for the U.S. military.

Operation Gratitude is a non-profit organization dedicat-ed to providing comfort items to troops overseas.

The founder of the organiza-tion, Carolyn Blashek, explained in a CBS interview why she start-ed the organization and how sol-diers do what they need to do to survive.

“It’s the belief that somebody cares about them and wants them to come home,” Blashek said. Re-turning is the first step and tran-sitioning into civilian life is the step LBCC actively offers with

employees.President Eloy Oakley, a U.S.

Army veteran, wrote a letter to students regarding the involve-ment LBCC has with students transitioning from military life to civilian life.

“As a veteran of the U.S. Army, I am well aware of what it takes to make the transition. LBCC is here to help you with your academic and career goals, whether you are

looking to transfer to a university, earn a certificate for career ad-vancement or want to earn your associate degree,” Oakley said.

The organization said their mission is, “To lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our active duty and veteran com-munities and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our military,” accord-

ing to their website. People who would like to do-

nate may contact Orozco by email at gugusnova@yahoo.com.

For more information about veterans services at LBCC, peo-ple may call (562) 938-4162, vis-it E08L on the LAC or go to the website at lbcc.edu/veterans/

Office hours are Mon-day-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-noon.

IN THIS ISSUE

-‘7 Redneck Cheerleaders’ review, page 5

-School named after librarian, page 7

-Women’s basketball team wins, page 8

“My main goal is to encourage, empower and prepare students for the next phase of their journey,”

Stephanie Powelldance director

NEWS2 November 13, 2014

Student collapses in LAC LibraryBy Brandon RichardsonContributing Writer

Lights flashed outside the A Building and in the firelane be-tween the L and M Buildings as paramedics, firefighters and po-lice officers responded to a call about a student who collapsed in the LAC Library around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Upon entering the Library a female student, who will remain anonymous due to medical pri-vacy, could be seen sur-rounded by EMTs, fire-fighters and police offi-cers. She was sitting up without as-sistance as the EMTs checked her vital signs and asked her ques-tions.

Chris Watson of the Long Beach Fire Department said, “I can’t give information because it’s privacy between the patient and us.” However, he said the stu-dent said she experienced flu-like symptoms all day leading up to her collapse.

Watson said the student’s vi-tals were normal and that she re-fused medical transportation to the nearest hospital, saying she would have a friend take her to see a doctor.

Daylon Carson, 20, a civil engineering major and defensive

back for the Viking football team, said, “I was on the phone sitting outside the Library and she fell down. I thought she had rolled her ankle or something.

“Everybody who was around stopped what they were doing to walk over and help her. It was a good effort by everyone at LBCC. It just shows that everyone here does care about others on the campus.”

Lead library technician Ran-dy Harveston described proce-

dures fol-lowed when an incident occurs. First, and most importantly, regardless of if a student or LBCC em-

ployee arrives on the scene first, 9-1-1 should be called immedi-ately, he said.

Harveston said, “Act quickly and see what’s going on.”

After 9-1-1 has been called, basic first response care should be given until the experts arrive. Once the incident has been re-solved, the on-site staff must write an incident report separate from the police, fire and EMT reports. Reports are filed for all incidents for liability reasons to protect the college.

To learn more about how to respond to an emergency situa-tion, students may contact police Lt. Julie Prior at (562) 938-4289.

“It just shows that everyone here does care about others on the campus,”

Daylon CarsonCivil engineering major

Spending procedures to be ‘more transparent’Board of Trustees work together to provide public with information. By Sam Favela Contributing Writer

Trustee Sunny Zia is making changes.

From the public comments to the report made by President Eloy Oakley, the topic of discussion at the Board meeting Tues-day, Nov. 11, is the lack of transparency concern-ing financial decisions.

In the meeting, teachers, stu-dents and Long Beach residents spoke during public comments in favor of Area Three Trustee Zia’s actions from previous meetings.

During the Tuesday, Oct. 28, meeting, Zia and Board President Jeff Kellogg exchanged passion-ate comments about the way the Board goes about voting for bud-get items. Zia said it was unethi-cal to approve items of spending without proper representation, while Kellogg said he was insult-

ed for the allegations of unlawful spending.

Reading instructor Kathryn Jennings said, “We support all of you, but we want to see more transparency.”

Jennings and all others who came to speak under public com-ment agreed, Zia is right. Trans-parency from the Board is need-ed, they said.

Oakley gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding the details

on how the money is tracked. He mentioned that since going over how money is spent thoroughly isn’t on the agenda for the meet-ing, it can’t be discussed how he would like it to be.

Oakley went on to discuss the plans coming in January where LBCC will have the technology to have all the documentation on-line for not only Board members, but open to the public as well. The Board meeting also will be able to be viewed live with the new tech-

nology.“This college is dedicated to

make the business we do trans-parent,” Oakley said.

The new tools the Board is going to use are finally being put into place because they were wait-ing for the new trustees to join the Board.

Zia said, “Tonight was a vic-tory for the people and I’m happy that my colleagues and adminis-tration demonstrated their sup-

port for increasing transparency. No in-stitution is perfect, but recognizing areas of improvement and striving for excellence is what will make our

college district even more re-markable.”

During the meeting, the Vet-erans Club was recognized in honor of Veterans Day.

The LAC Cultural Affair Chair, Gus Orozco, a veteran, up-dated the Board about upcoming events ASB will be sponsoring, including Homecoming on Satur-day, Nov. 15, and U.C. and C.S.U. applications being due Sunday, Nov. 30.

Transfer app help available

“We support all of you, but we want to see more transparency,”

Daylon CarsonCivil engineering major

Transfer center offers help on both campuses. By Tyisha AliStaff Writer

Students applying to transfer to a university can receive assis-tance from the LBCC career and transfer center before the dead-lines.

The deadline for transferring to a U.C. or a CSU is Sunday, Nov. 30 and the transfer center is of-fering students drop-in assistance until Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the PCC and the LAC.

Ruben Page, transfer coor-dinator, said the average time to complete an application with help at the center is about 45 minute to an hour.

Maria Ocegueda, student as-sistant at LBCC, said, “The ben-efits of coming into the transfer center is that students can finish their applications and receive help from the beginning of the appli-cation process and since we are at both campuses it is convenient for student to come in before or after classes. ”

The transfer center is in

MD132 at the PCC and A1098 at the LAC. The center has offered offers students transfer work-shops, university application as-sistance, university information, university tours and transfer fairs, personal essay workshop, college tours and university drop-ins and many workshops.

At the LAC, a UCLA repre-sented will be visiting the center on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and a Cal State Dominguez Hills representative will visit Monday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. until noon and Monday, Dec. 1 from 1-4 p.m. to meet with stu-dents interested in the programs offered.

Page said, “Students should start using the U.C. transfer ad-missions planner so that universi-ties and start communicating and sending students information.”

The transfer center hosted a university and college fair at the LAC on Monday, Nov. 3, when 40 schools, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services and the U.S. Air Force recruiters attended.

Daniel Garcia, 23, an English major, said, “The transfer center made a huge difference in my ap-plication process, they calculated my G.P.A.”

Paul IngvaldsenStaff Writer

Veteran Gus Orozco, 28, a geography and environmental studies major, took a break from cake-cutting ceremonies in the Fishbowl on Thursday, Nov. 6, to comment about the veteran op-portunities at LBCC.

Orozco said, “Community Colleges are a stepping-stone to success. A two-year college is less pressuring than going to a four-year university right after getting out of the service.”

Transitioning can be difficult for a veteran coming out of a hot war situation to the tranquil cam-pus life of a college student.  Like other veterans, Orozco is espe-cially motivated by his military experience.

“People are having a hard time getting a job these days. The Army gives young people structure and discipline to help them organize civilian life. I would absolutely recommend the military as a pos-sible career. The G.I. Bill is a big help,” Orozco said. “Every honor-ably discharged veteran is eligi-ble to receive what an E 5 Army sergeant earns: about $2,200 a month, for four years of college.”

“My GPA is 3.87. I’m transfer-ring to UCLA. I have linked up with their ROTC and I do plan on working for the government when I graduate,” he said.

Orozco remains in the Army Reserves, drilling once a month and spending two weeks on active duty in the summer.

“I was stationed in Germany from 2006 to 2010. During that

time I deployed to Iraq for 15 months in 2007.”

In 2010, Orozco returned to U.S. soil as a decorated soldier to become an LBCC student.

Orozco described promotions and risk factors as an Army Re-servist: “The rate of promotion and the risk levels are about the same between active Army and

Reservist. A soldier can make rank a little bit easier in the Re-serves, but it still takes about the same amount of time.”

Each enlistment period is be-tween four and six years, requir-ing a soldier to re-enlist several times to complete a career.

Orozco stands to be deployed if his reserve unit is activated.

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VETERAN: Veterans Club president Gus Orozco at a Veterans event at the Nordic Lounge at LAC.

Veteran, student, leader

By Brandon RichardsonContributing Writer

The midterm elections Tues-day Nov. 4, gave the Republican Party control of Congress and may serve as a predictor for 2016’s presidential race.

During one of LBCC’s po-litical science classes taught by Charlotte Joseph, one student said he researched issues, poli-cies and candidates before voting, while the majority of the class, including Joseph, admitted personal ideol-ogies and party loyalties often play a bigger role than anything else.

Though the political science class had many opinions, the polling place be-neath the grandstand at LBCC’s Veterans Stadium was quiet the morning of Election Day.

“So far we’ve had 33 people who came in,” Jackie Sam, coun-ty inspector for Los Angeles, said around 9:15 a.m. Sam said they were given 700 ballots from the county, but she only expected around 100 voters.

Marianne Greenwood, 70, a community volunteer, said, “We’ve been here since 6 in the

morning.” When talking about the turnout, she said, “It’s been sporadic. Five or six, two or three, then five or six.”

Many students at the college said they will not be voting due to a lack of awareness, while some said they didn’t even know they were today.

Stephanie Lee, 19, an unde-cided major, said, “I don’t know who is running and don’t know the issues that people are voting

on.”When talking about why she

thinks so few students on campus know about the elections, Merce-dez Moreno, a child development major, said “It doesn’t affect us really.”

Students do not pay atten-tion to the elections because they “mostly worry about school,” Moreno said.

On the other hand, students like Allen Aiken, a chemical en-gineering student, said, “I woke up at 6:40 a.m., being one of the

first people there to vote. I had my booklet and I voted. It was a good experience.”

When talking about Propo-sition 1, Briana Campos, 22, an accounting major, said, “There’s other ways to go about our city’s water problems then to take from our general fund.”

Prop. 1 authorizes $7.5 billion in bonds for California state water supply project like flood control, water recycling and drinking wa-

ter protection. The state bond costs will increase to an aver-age of $360 million over 40 years.

“If it’s something for all of us, it’s a good thing,” said

Esther Gonzalez, 20, an English major.

For more information on the recent election results, people may visit vote.sos.ca.gov.

Arieel Alcaraz, Andre Barayas, Adam Cardenas, Samuel Fave-la, Anissa Figgeroa, Eliza de la Flor, Ana Garcia, Paul Johnson, Lana Kotsiris, Luis Lopez, Chris-tian Mosqueda, Jon Peacock, D.A. Phillips, Will Ranos, Kanika Sieng, Quiaira Terrell-White, Sylvanna Uribe and Becca Urrutia contrib-uted to this report.

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“I woke up at 6:40 a.m., being one of the first people there to vote. It was a good experi-ence.”

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L.B. NAACP president, Chase officer, community volunteer, educator and businessman inducted.

By Brittany LiebermanEditor in Chief

Five Long Beach community leaders were inducted to LBCC’s Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 31, in T1200.

Robert Ellis and Naomi Rain-ey-Pierson, James Callahan and Maria and Donald Cochran were inducted. All five inductees had attended classes at LBCC as a stepping-stone to achieving their educational goals.

The lights dimmed and rose for five separate slideshows, de-picting each honoree’s personal struggles and career achieve-ments. Board of Trustees Presi-

dent Jeff Kellogg officiated each honoree’s induction.

Callahan recalled walking through the LBCC halls for the first time. “A friend I was walking with said, ‘I don’t know what goes on here, but I think it’s important,’ and it is. LBCC is blessed with a cadre of administration and em-ployees geared to help students succeed.”

Cochran said the first thing he did after retirement was enroll in a fitness class at LBCC.

“There are great professors here and I thank the college for all it has done for me,” Cochran said. He met his wife Maria at LBCC.

In their speeches, Don and Maria, who have been married for 48 years, said they couldn’t have achieved as much without the other.

Ellis spent 37 years work-ing for the Long Beach Unified School District, from 1950-1987. He began as an English teacher at Jordan High School before be-coming the principal of Fremont Elementary School, Newcomb

School, Catalina Schools, Hughes Jr. High School, Wilson High School and Long Beach Poly High School.

Ellis said, “I challenge Presi-dent Eloy Oakley and employees to continue guiding students on their path to success.”

Rainy-Pierson now serves the community as a member of the St. Mary’s Medical Center Board of Trustees, the Long Beach Can-cer League and the LBCC Board of Governors and has received numerous awards for her philan-thropic efforts in the Long Beach community.

Rainy-Pierson got a job through the LBCC nursing pro-gram, where she met her late hus-band, Paul Pierson.

“LBCC has the best nursing program in the world. It teaches compassion, embraces diversity and provides amazing health-care,” Rainy-Pierson said.

Oakley said the select few were chosen “as examples of lead-ers and role models for all those associated with LBCC.”

5 enter Hall of Fame ASB looks to survey students

Naomi Rainey-Pierson

Donald Cochran

James Callahan

Robert Ellis

Maria Cochran

Cabinet hopes to gain a better understanding of the LBCC population. By Andre BarajasStaff Writer

Student Life coordinator Maya Cardenas started the ASB Cabinet meeting on Friday, Nov, 7, by reminding the members that they must re-apply for their posi-tion by Nov., at 15, 10 a.m.

The timeframe is an open window for students to apply for the positions available on the LBCC Cabinet.

The application is available in the office of Student Life and in-terviews will be Friday, Nov. 21. Maya also mentioned that one-year terms will be something that the ASB is looking into for future terms.

The ASB is working on ad-ministering a survey for the LBCC student body.

The Cabinet debated on what questions should be on the survey including race, age, marital status and religious views.

ASB vice president Lauren Ho requested that the survey include sexual preference and gender.

The final version of the survey was not finished, however, ASB

President Lokilani Hunt request-ed that the Cabinet utilize its time to compose a final version of the survey and extended a decision to be made by the next meeting.

Furthermore, the Cabinet has been putting together a cram study session event for students, which would be during finals week.

A motion was made to have the cram session a week before finals week.

The final decision was made to have the LAC cram session on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 6- 11:30 p.m.

The California Conference for Equality and Justice Lunch was the next topic that Cardenas advised be put on the ASB web-page to raise funds sooner than usual.

The conference is a human re-lations organization dedicated to confronting bias, bigotry and rac-ism through education, conflict resolution and advocacy.

The conference lunch will be in the Convention Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 19, and the Cabinet approved funding to attend.

An amendment also was made to the ASB Constitution pertaining to the attendance of Cabinet members. The absences will be tallied, where two late oc-casions equal an absence.

Eleven homecoming king and queen candidates campaigned for votes on the PCC Lawn on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Candidates handed out free pizza to students, participated in a hot dog eating and root beer float drinking contest and a game of tug of war.

Derek Oriee, homecoming activities adviser, said it’s import-ant to harness school spirit. “We have a nationally ranked football team and an overall positive at-

mosphere at the college. Students might as well enjoy and partici-pate in the activities.”

Chris Doyle, 22, a psychology major, cast his vote in the after-noon. “It’s fun to participate in these kind of things,” Doyle said.

Student Rep. of Legislative Affairs Alejandro Lomeli said, “So many people come to school just for classes, but they can have fun at the same time. Things like Homecoming help create com-munity.” SEE PHOTOS ON PAGE 12

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School renamed for past librarian

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Professors offer tips to conserveScience teachers give environmental advice.By Brittany LiebermanEditor in Chief

While the debate on what causes climate change continues, LBCC experts from the sciences department share tips to curb stu-dents and employees carbon foot-print while on campus.

Geology Professor Doug Brit-ton, said, “Recycling, not litter-ing and driving less are all good things. But to u n d e r s t a n d why we do that, people need to get out into nature, and see the outdoors themselves. Ex-perience why we do these things.”

Astronomy Professor Shim-onee Kadakia said, “Don’t waste food. It takes a lot of water to pro-duce the food we eat. Utilize the trash cans on campus instead of throwing trash on the ground.”

Kadakia said recycling bins are scattered throughout the campus, and trash cans are everywhere.

Physical Science Professor Joann Haan suggests to avoid driving far for purchases and to buy locally instead. “Ride a bike or use the public transportation system. Long Beach has a great

public trans set up,” Haan said. The Viking Shuttle provides a

free ride to students with a CSC sticker who need to go back and forth between the LAC and PCC.

The Long Beach Transit sys-tem gives $25 off a month pass to LBCC students, and both cam-puses provide bicycle racks for students to lock their bicycles to.

Geology Professor Kim Hatch suggests using re-usable water-bottles, coffee cups and utensils.

“When printing or copying use the front and back of the pa-per. Think about your college major and in what ways it could make a positive change for the

planet and keep in-f o r m e d on the facts about c l i m a t e c h a n g e by select-ing trust-

worthy sources information.” Hatch also suggests sharing

textbooks with classmates or check out your textbook in the li-brary and to think of “staycations” rather than trips that require lots of driving or flying.

Environmental science pro-fessor Nigel Hancock said, “It would be nice if we reused plates and flatware in the cafeteria. Un-fortunately, I am told, so many students steal stuff that single use is the only way to go.”

The science department is located in the D Building on the LAC.

By Kimberly BelcherStaff Writer

The Long Beach Unified Dis-trict School Board has voted in favor of renaming Peter Burnett Elementary to Bobbie Smith El-ementary after the former LBCC librarian of 22 years and Long Beach Unified School District board President.

“Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that one day there would be a school named af-ter me,” Smith said in reaction to the news.

In 1970, Smith became the first African-American librarian hired at LBCC. From then on, she has been in the college’s growth and history. Smith said, “My mot-to as a librarian is this. You may ask any question, we may not know the answer, but we do know how to find the answer.”

Her goal was to help students in the Library and throughout the campus, also becoming the Afri-can-American president of the Academic Senate at LBCC.

Students are finding the school naming a great accom-plishment for the urban culture in Long Beach. Toni Colon, 21, a business economics major, said, “I’m all for any change if it means we can get more of our people in

these positions.”Smith served her last 10 years

at LBCC as coordinator of librari-ans before retiring in 1992 to fully commit to her role as president of the LBUSD Board of Education. She was elected to four terms and served for 16 years. She led the district to become the best large urban district in the nation, win-ning the Eli Broad Prize of $500,000 for student scholarships in the area.

Smith is retired, but is still active in the commu-nity by advis-ing on the California Librarian Black Caucus.

She calls it “fate,” saying that she never even thought about be-ing a librarian. “It just shows that God places people and things in your path for a reason. You may not know what it’s for, but he definitely does and it can truly be amazing.”

The official renaming cere-mony will be at Bobbie Smith El-ementary on Monday, Dec. 8. “I welcome everyone to join in the celebration,” Smith said.

“Think about your college ma-jor and in what ways it could make a positive change for the planet,”

Kim Hatchgeology professor

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Poets leave their mark in chalk

Artist contributes to the creative porject that demonstrates the club’s talent.

Club members show off their artisitc capabilites during the once-a-semester event.

Ashley Demuth, 22, nursing major, and president of Young Poets Society, works on the “Leafless Tree” with former president Felipe Mora Vera.

Student puts finshing touches on art project next to the P Building.

Photos by Jacob RosboRough

NEWS 7November 13, 2014

‘Cheerleaders’ provide many laughsBy Tyisha AliStaff Writer

The audience rates “7 Red-neck Cheerleaders,” presented by the LBCC theater arts program, as a really good time.

The play is surely a come-dy that will leave you laughing, thinking of odd angels and show-ing your spirit fingers.

The cast did an amazing job rotating from character to charac-ter without confusing lines or the audience. They didn’t hesitate or stumble, which brings an amaz-ing flow and lots of giggles. The language in this play is vulgar, but hilarious and the jokes within the play are raunchy.

“Cheerleaders” is presented in an intimate space where the cast greets the audience wrapped around three angles of the stage. The title of the play lets the audi-ence know that some chaos will occur, but no one is ready for the

chaos that this “congregation of misfits” brings.

The lead of the play, Ben, played by Alex Pait, sees so much mayhem, drugs, drinking and plenty of untimely deaths. All of that will leave you laughing and wanting to see what happens next.

The light and production team did an amazing job. The stage lighting used created a dramat-ic effect to the climax of the play and made every moment comical moment shine.

Lindsey Logan, 19, a theater major, said, “Oh my god, please come to this play with an open mind, prepared to be offended and laugh at every joke you have ever heard.”

The play will be presented Nov. 13-16, Thursday- Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and tickets may be purchased at lbcc.edu/tdf or by telephone to Theater Mania at 1 (800) 811-4111.

By Darel JamesStaff Writer

Musical Soul Artists Piwai and Nasambu Barasa will be per-forming this Saturday Nov.15 at the Manazar Gamboa Communi-ty Theater in Long Beach, Ca.

The event is free and will be presented by Music Untold, a Long Beach based non-profit arts education organization that helps promotes education, perfor-mance, and community opportu-nities in the arts.

Piwai, a singer, songwriter and musician native to Zimbabwe has perused her ambitions in music since the early age of 10, finishing her first song at 13.

She has also trained under percussionists Yagbe Onilu and Butch Haynes. Touching on genres such as Jazz, Blues and

Reggae, Piwai’s vocal and instru-mental work has been showcased in both the United States and her home Zimbabwe. Aside from her musical endeavors Piwai holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biolo-gy, a Minor in Chemistry and a Master’s of Science in Analytical Chemistry.

Nasambu Barasa, who holds dual citizenship in both the U.S and her home of Kenya has per-formed in 3 continents. She is the founder of The Mystic Nomads, a Los Angeles based afro-soul band styled in Jazz, Reggae, African and Latin sound genres. Like Pi-wai, Nasambu sings, writes, danc-es and is proficient in Musical instruments such as the acoustic guitar and drum.

She has recorded live in Cali-fornia alongside her band and has been featured on live radio sta-

tions in her hometown of Kenya and areas of East Africa. Nasambu was also interviewed by reporter, Nnamdi Moweta for BBC Africa during her tour in Kenya of 2014.

Both artist will perform alongside each other showcasing their poetry and acoustic rhythms for locals and visitors of the Long Beach Area.

The event is free and will take place Saturday, Nov.15 at the Manazar Gamboa Community Theater at 2:00pm.

John Malvuex, Concert pro-moter and arts presenter for Music Untold said, “The show in a way is a hybrid of theatre and a concert. It’s a unique collaboration of both artist.” For more information feel free to contact promoter John Malvuex at 562-436-4352 or visit musicuntold.com.

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TRADITION: The LBCC Veterans Club honors the tradition of the oldest veteran cutting and serving cake to the youngest veteran on Thursday, Nov. 6. in the Nordic Lounge. John McCall, left and oldest member Mark Banasiewicz share the tradition.

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Veterans enjoy traditional cake

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ACTION: Director Gregory Mortensen encourages the cast to bring more emotion to the play as the stage crew listens during rehearsal of “7 Redneck Cheerleaders.”

By Brittany LiebermanEditor in Chief

The Veterans Club handed out cake and coffee to students in LAC’s Nordic Lounge, Thursday, Nov. 6, in honor of Veterans Day.

Veterans Day was on Tues-day, Nov. 11. The college chose to recognize the national holiday on Monday, Nov. 10. No classes were held that day.

Gus Orozco, 28, a geography major and representative of LAC cultural affairs, said, “The old-est member cutting and serving a slice of cake to the youngest member is a military tradition that honors all those who served.”

The oldest member of the club, Mark Banasiewicz, 52, a

data entry major, joined the mil-itary in 1980 , and plans to retire next May. Banasiewicz said, “The club is a social thing, something to do besides work or school. We go hiking and bowling and attend events.” Banasiewicz is also the club’s representative in the student senate.

Amanda Ishii, 24, a nursing major and club member said, “Being a member of the mili-tary is empowering. It’s a very welcoming society that makes you feel part of the community.” The club will host a car wash on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Carson and Clark Av-enue. Presale tickets are $4 from the club and $5 on the day of the event.

A late rally keep playoff hopes alive over Citrus.By D.A. Phillips Contributing Writer

Despite losing their last two games, the Vikings’ football team kept its playoff hopes alive with a 33-27 victory against the Citrus Owls on Saturday, Nov. 8.

LBCC scored first on its sec-ond drive of the game on a 22-yard field goal by Alfredo Solis, putting the Vi-kings up, 3-0. 

On the en-suing kickoff, Justin Martin of Citrus returned the kick return for a 99-yard touchdown, giving the Owls a 7-3 lead, Martin said, “I saw a wide open whole and I just had to go. I know I am faster than everyone on the field.”

On the Vikings’ third posses-sion of the game, running back Anterio Bateman burst through the Citrus defense untouched to the end zone for 69 yards on LB-CC’s first play on the drive, giving the Vikes the lead back, 10-7.  

LBCC tied the game, 27-27, on their first drive of the second half, settling for a 27-yard field goal by Solis.

On a 4th and 9 late in the fourth quarter, the Owls attempted a fake punt, but were stopped by Viking

linebacker Josh Thomas. The Vikings squandered good

field position, as Solis missed a 36-yard field goal, keeping the game locked at 27 into the fourth quarter.  Solis later missed anoth-er field in the fourth quarter from 23 yards this time wide left, giving Citrus hope in a possible upset with just under 11 minutes left in the game.

The Viking defense forced the Owls to another three and out, getting the ball back with just un-der 10 minutes left in the game.  LBCC used eight plays to get into the end zone with a 3-yard run by

D a r r e n Johnson.  The ex-tra point by Solis s a i l e d w i d e ,

giving LBCC a 33-27 lead.Anterio Bateman ran for 178

yards on 26 carries and Johnson had 114 yards on 21 carries. They both score one touchdown.  Jer-emy Villa led LBCC with seven receptions and 78 yards.

With the victory, the Vikings improved to 7-2 on the sea-son  with a 3-2 record in confer-ence play.

LBCC plays El Camino in their final regular season game at 6 p.m... Saturday, Nov. 15, in Veterans Stadium. The “Battle for the War Axe” will coincide with Homecoming. LBCC Coach Brett Peabody said,

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RUNNING WILD: LBCC freshman running back Anterio Bateman runs in a 69-yard touchdown against Citrus College in the first quarter of their game on Saturday, Nov. 8. Bateman finished the game with 26 carries for 178 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings’ 33-27 win.

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ON THE ATTACK: Sophomore attacker Damian Madrigal looks to set up his teammates in a 12-5 victory against conference rival Cerritos on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Men’s cross country: Sophomore Omar Torres finished in sixth among 203 competitors in the 4-mile run at the Southern California regional champion-ships on Friday, Nov. 7. Torres’ team-best time of 20:21.18 was his second fastest time of the sea-son. The Vikings compete again Saturday, Nov. 22, in the state championships.

Women’s cross country: The Vikings competed in their eighth meet of the season Friday, Nov. 7, at Southern California re-gional championships. Freshman Alex Ceballos once again led the team as she finished a team-best

81st among 177 runners. LBCC competes again Saturday, Nov.22, at the state championships.

Women’s basketball: The regionally third-ranked Vikings began their season with a domi-nant victory over Santa Ana, 73-51, on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Sopho-more center Darshana Taafu led the team with 16 points and seven rebounds. The Vikings play again Friday, Nov. 14, against South-western.

Men’s basketball: After splitting their first two games, the Vikings lost to San Bernardi-no Valley, 94-61. The team plays again Thursday, Nov. 20.

By Darel James Staff Writer

A 3-0 sweep by the LBCC wom-en’s volleyball team over Los An-geles Harbor earned the Vikings another conference win, Wednes-day, Nov. 5.

The Vikings maintained a strong dominance, holding their ground throughout each match with balanced movement across the court. Freshman setter, Se-lesitina Felise said, “I feel the team chemistry worked very well tonight. Everyone played their position.” The Vikings won 25-11, 25-16, 25-11.

The win was the Viking’s sec-

ond victory against Harbor after previously defeatingthe Seahawks in their first conference match Friday, Oct. 8, with a score of 25-17, 25-18, 25-10.

LBCC coach Trisha Marx, in her first season as the Viking lead-er said, “Right now were in a good place, we have a good team men-tality and bond which is helping us play really well”.

The team now has a 6-4 con-ference and 9-10 overall record.

Freshman middle block-er  Chanel Brown, who fin-ished the game with 15 kills, said, “This is a good win that should boost us before playing El Cami-no. I’m also looking forward to

playing Cerritos again this sea-son.” Brown isn’t the only one who shares the same thoughts re-garding the season.

Marx said she is also look-ing forward to competing against  Cerritos  again after their previous lost to the Falcons end-ed ,3-2, on Oct. 22. “Cerritos has a very good team this season, they’ve come out with little bit of a powerhouse. It would be nice for use to go up against them again.” said Marx The Vikings hit the road on Friday, Nov.14, at 6 p.m. as they take on rival Cerritos. The game will mark the Viking’s final road game.

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GOING UP: Freshman middle blocker Chanel Brown attempts to spike the ball against L.A. Harbor on the LAC, Wednesday, Nov.5. Brown finished the game with a game-high of 15 kills.

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Vikes sweep Harbor

Men’s and women’s water polo teams are poised for tournament gold. By Richard MejiaManaging Editor

After mixed results at the South Coast Conference regional tournament on

Saturday, Nov. 8, the LBCC women’s and men’s water polo teams managed to qualify for the

Southern California regional ch ampi on -ships.

The top-ranked men’s team secured a first-round bye as it fin-ished with a confer-ence-best 7-0 record. The Vikings completely dominated the tour-nament in route to their 13th con-ference championship.

In their first tournament game, the Vikings defeated Chaf-fey, 22-4, and followed that up with another impressive offensive showing as they defeated Mt. San Antonio, 19-2, in the champion-ship final.

LBCC sophomore defend-er Blake Grove said, “We always

knew we were the best team in the tournament and the only way we’d lose is if we beat ourselves.”

In the opening game of the tournament, the women’s team displayed effective defensive prowess as the Vikings easily de-feated El Camino, 5-1.

Freshman attacker Peyton Ballard said, “We felt really good following that first victory and we really thought we could continue to carry that cohesion into the second game.”

In the following game, the Viking defense crumbled as the team suffered its first defeat of

the tour-n a m e n t , 10-7, to C h a f f e y. In the fi-nal game, the team managed to defeat

Cerritos, 13-6, to finish third in the conference and also to secure their spot in the Southern Califor-nia regional tournament.

Ballard said, “We’re deter-mined going into regionals and we know we have the talent and ability to beat every team there.”

Both teams play again in the Southern California regional championships at Citrus College on Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15.

Water polo play-off run continues

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PCC Building LLMonday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Sunday: closed LAC- Building LMonday-Thursday: 7 a.m.-10 p.m.Friday: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday: closedLACPhone: (562) 938-4485Building: A 1075Fax: (562) 938-4046Office Hours:Monday - Thursday8 a.m.-6 p.m.Friday8 a.m.-noonSaturday-SundayClosedPCCPhone: (562) 938-4485Building: MD146Fax: (562) 938-3155Office Hours:Monday-Thursday8 a.m.-6 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m.-noonSaturday-SundayClosedLimited services on Fri-day:Specialists are unavail-able, front desk is open for questions only from noon-4:30 p.m.

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DEPARTS PCC7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m.**no departure to LAC until 10:30 a.m.Monday-Thursday runs every hour10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.Monday-Thursday runs every 30 min3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

ARRIVES AT VETS7:50 a.m. 8:20 a.m. 8:50 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 9:50 a.m.Monday-Thursday runs every hour10:50 a.m. 11:50 a.m. 12:50 p.m. 1:50 p.m. 2:50 p.m.Monday-Thursday runs every 30 min3:20 p.m. 3:50 p.m. 4:20 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 5:50 p.m. 6:20 p.m. 6:50 p.m.

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FROM LACMonday-Thursday: runs ev-ery 30 min DEPARTS LAC7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m.9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.**no departure to LAC until 10:00 a.m.Monday-Thursday runs every hour 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 a.m. 1 a.m. 2 a.m.Monday-Thursday: runs every 30 min3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

WINTER REGISTRATION Nov. 17–Dec. 28Deadline for payment: Dec. 29Classes Begin: Jan. 5Winter Session Ends: Feb. 7Current LBCC students, high school and university students who want to advance faster toward graduation or anyone seeking to improve their career opportunities and skills are welcome to enroll. Students who are U.S. veterans are also encouraged to enroll to avoid any disruption in receiving veteran benefits.Open online registration will take place between Nov. 17 and Dec. 28 for the five-week session that will feature sub-jects such as social sciences, health, business, child develop-ment, mathematics, econom-ics and more.For application and registration instructions for Winter classes, go to LBCC.edu or call (562) 938-4353.

ScholarshipsDeadline to apply for schol-arships is Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. for the 2015-2016 academic school year. The scholarship office on LAC is in A1001.For more information and de-tails, call (562) 938-4766.

Red Cross blood driveTuesday, Nov. 18 at PCC blood mobile : 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednsday, Nov. 19 and Thurs-day, Nov. 20 at LAC, E Building Nordic Lounge 10 a.m. -4 p.m.

Viking volunteer resource center at LAC E116 and on PCC EE102 . Timesheets are due on Friday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.

2014 Homecoming Nov. 13 at LAC - elections will be from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Then from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. The Homecoming rally will be in front of the A Building from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Vets Stadium starting at 3 p.m.- Tailgate Blood Drive Free T- shirt. Sign up online at redcross-blood.org Sponsor Code: LBC-CC. All participants will recieve a buy one get one free offer to a 2014 USC Trojans football game, 2 complimentary tickets to the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live and $5 coupon for Acapul-co restraunts. (Id is required)OPEN MIC NIGHT - Nov. 14 7-9 p.m. LAC P104. Sign-ups start at 6:45.“7 Redneck Cheerleders”A play by Louis Jacobs directed by Gregory Mortensen will be showing Nov. 13-16. Thurs-day-Saturday 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. LAC Studio Theatre H103. No one under 17 admit-ted*Journalism DayTuesday, Nov. 18 in P1108:15-9:45 a.m., Ruben Vives, Pulitzer Prize winner of the L.A. Times10:30 a.m.-noon: John Grossi, editor and publisher of Long Beach 9081-2:30 p.m.- Gigi Graciette, Fox 11 News field reporter,and Sean Williams, Hyundai America social-media director 3-4:30 p.m.-Javier Mendoza, Southern Calif. Gas Co. public relations manager5:15-6:45 p.m.-Jeff Gritchen, photojournalist for the Orange County and Long Beach Reg-istersFall dance-Nov. 21-22 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets available online lbcc.edu/tdf

Military care packages Operation gratitude drop off point: Veterans service office E Building basement.

Habitat for Humanity Nov. 14: Members from the Veter-ans Club will be showing up onsite and helping construct a fellow veterans’ home.

Car wash Nov. 16 LBCC Veterans Club will be sponsoring a car wash at LAC from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Funds will be used for future veteran events. Presale tickets are $4 and day-of tickets are $5

Cal State Long Beach ToursNov. 21 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The veterans service of-fice will be orginazing a tour of CSULB.

Road to teaching confer-ence: Saturday, Nov. 22 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Santa Ana College. Late registration Nov. 14 (postmarked) $20On-site registration (based on available space) $25For more information, call (714) 564-6352.

Men’s soccer Friday, Nov. 14, vs. Pasadena at 3 p.m.Men’s basketball Saturday, Nov. 15, vs. Imperial Valley at 4 p.m.Football Saturday, Nov. 15, vs. El Camino at 6 p.m.Women’s volleyball Wednes-day, Nov. 19, vs. East L.A. at 6 p.m.Women’s basketball Tues-day, Nov. 25, vs. Chaffey at 6 p.m.

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Jessica Christion, 19, and Tiera Rogers, 18, both nursing majors, practice self-defense in Barbara Jackson’s martial arts class. The class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays the LAC gym.

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EDITORIAL

Today more than ever, we have more Community College students than usual, therefore the systematic process in which to en-roll in school can be a bit frustrat-ing and terrifying.

Plenty of things can and usu-ally will go wrong when dealing with this type of over-populated system.

Counselors however have it the worst. Not only do they try to meet with every single enrolled student on campus, but they are unrealistically expected to re-member and know every different student’s information.

Give me a break or better yet give the counselors a break. They do the best they can with a packed campus of hungry students eager to learn.

Yes, sometimes their process in which they decide to program things may be slightly unorth-odox, but who are we to judge when they have a duty to ulti-mately help us out in the long run by getting us the necessary classes

we need to take to transfer as fast as possible.

To be honest, students can do a lot more on their part to speed up the process.

For example, students can make appointments online at home so they don’t have to endure the long wait in line and lingering spare bodies that are slowly but surely getting packed like sardines in the A Building.

Signing up in the comfort of your own home sounds like a much better choice. Another way to better assist your counselor is to have a general idea of the class-es you have already taken.

The step is important in so many ways because we all know the worst thing you can do is dou-ble take a class or take a class that is not prudent to your transcript. Knowing the classes you’ve al-ready taken will also give you bet-ter knowledge in knowing what classes you need to take next.

Being organized and keeping track of your units and course

outlines can have a major impact on how fast and easy you can fin-ish all your classes at LBCC. So inevitably it is up to the student more than the counselor when it comes down to getting your in-formation tracked down and tied into you graduating and transfer-ring to a university.

On the flip side, however, we see plenty of ways the counsel-ing system can be improved and updated. For example, a better automated online system where students can update and upload personal information when ap-plicable would do wonders and probably relieve a lot of the chaos from the counseling office.

Overall, the main purpose of our rigorous school days is to make good experiences a well-known factor when it comes down to the counseling office.

This may be a long shot in the dark but I believe it’s definitely possible especially when stu-dents and staff work together, not against each other.

Counselors need help

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COMMENTARIES

Approval would have regulated future price hikes.By Andre BarajasStaff Writer

It’s a little too late … but just to be clear.

Critics of Proposition 45 accuse the government of lacking the power to control health insurance pre-mium rates.

It’s true that all this new health-care legislation is regulating profits and causing med-ical organizations to leave the indus-try.

Cheap health care would be nice, but it can’t be ignored that America has been the leading ex-ample in healthcare providers and that profit sparks innovation.

The proposition would have given the California government the power to regulate health in-

surance costs by requiring any future price increases to be ap-proved by the California state commissioner.

The proposition was said to be an attempt to prevent insurance companies from taking advantage of the increased demand for the product.

Although we should still en-courage profitable innovation, we can’t be forced into a system that controls pricing.

I believe that since we all are required to have health insur-ance by the government, then it is more rational for them to control.

Eventually it all came down to the question of whether the state

c o m m i s s i o n e r should have such power over every-body. I don’t agree with so much pow-er being granted to one commissioner.

I voted yes on the proposition simply because we have already witnessed a sys-tem like this succeed in the past with auto insurance. Companies’ price gouging people is unethical and this proposition could have regulated these problems.

Prop. 45 would have helped health care

By Katie CortezViking Alumna

I am one of the few LBCC stu-dents who has spent an o b n o x i o u s amount of time here and still managed to transfer to a higher university. It took me a long time, six years to be exact, to figure out who or what I wanted to be, and that’s ok.

Last May, I couldn’t wait to get out of LBCC. I had gradua-tion on the brain 24/7 and was so excited to finally move on. But in the short time at Cal State Long

Beach, I’ve realized how much I took for granted while I was a Vi-king. Cheaper tuition and parking aside, I've missed the luxury of being able to walk from the park-ing structure to the K Building in 15 minutes.

I've missed the guys who play Yu-Gi-Oh in the food court at all hours of the day.

Most of all, I've missed my friends and professors who've pushed me to do the best I could to move forward. I know a lot of people look down on those of us who have been at a community college for more than two years, but if I've learned anything in my transition to a 4-year school, it's this: Don't be ashamed of where you came from.

LBCC has taught me so many things about life, school and friendships and it will always have a special place in my heart because of that. When I attended LBCC, I was always hesitant to tell someone new that I was at a Community College.

I was always told that being here for more than two years wasn't something to be proud of. But now whenever I meet some-one new, I stumble on the acro-nym "Cal State Long Beach" be-cause the first thing that wants to come out is "LBCC."

Even now that my first semes-ter there is almost over, I still can't find it in me to call myself a '49er. I will always be a Viking.

Cal State student remembers her 6 years at LBCC fondly

Although we should still encourage profitable innovation, we can’t be forced into a system that controls pricing.

IMAGES 12November 13, 2014

Clubs clash during Homecoming rallySupporters pull for Homecoming king candidate Grant Cook and queen nominee Atenas Medina at the PCC Lawn on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

High fives were seen all around as The Order of Tong International club win both the men‘s and women’s tug of war intramural championships.

Homecoming candidate Dale Reed, second from right, teams up with members of the Anime club at the tug of war competition.

Photos By William Martin

Boots were laced up tight for the Homecoming rally competitions.

Ole came out to support Homecoming queen nominee Heather Wilson

Grant Cook gets a grip prior to the whistle blow.