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Women’s and men’s teams enter the playoffsSee SportS, page 5

3 candidates rally for supportBy Tonia CiancanelliContributing Writer

Dressed in LBCC Viking red T-shirts, college employees and students united in front of the LAC’s T Building on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to support Board of Trust-ees candidates Marshall Blesofsky for District 1, Sunny Zia for Dis-trict 3 and Gregory Slaughter for District 5 for the April 8 Board election.

Charles Noussias Jr. is a smog technician and auto body ma-jor, which is one of the 11 pro-grams that were discontinued last Spring.

He and his father, LBCC alumnus Charles Noussias Sr., echoed each other, saying the vo-cational programs should be rein-stated.

“They can’t just cut programs that students have already invest-ed time into, they just can’t do that. We can’t offer the certificates at the North Pole,” Noussias Sr. said while dressed in a Santa Claus costume to promote his non-prof-it organization “Santa Reaches the Children Foundation,” which teaches hands-on skills.

Slaughter faces LBCC Foun-dation director Virgina Baxter.

Blesofsky, a former LBCC al-

lied health teacher who is running against current Board President Jeff Kellogg, said he plans to re-store some vocational programs and eliminate the controversial Assembly Bill 955 that many peo-ple say created a two-tier educa-tional system.

Board candidate Zia came to the U.S. with her family after fleeing from the Iraqi and Irani-an war and described herself as a “byproduct of affordable educa-tion.” Zia said she acknowledges the need for creative solutions but plans to approach community stakeholders and grants for addi-tional funding.

Regarding AB 955, Zia said, “I’m critical of the policy, not the Board.”

Zia is opposed by Stella Ursua.Many students at the rally

agreed they think the candidates would represent students’ best in-terests.

Alex Vasquez, 19, a criminal justice major, said, “I support Gregory Slaughter because I know his voice could benefit students now and students in the future.”

More information about Board candidates and voter regis-tration information may be found by visiting lbcc.edu/boardcandi-dates.

By Madison SalterStaff Writer

Students applying for Spring 2014 graduation must submit their application by Friday, Feb. 28 at noon to an admissions and records office.

The application form may be found in the admissions and re-cords office at the LAC in A-1075 and at the PCC in MD-135 or online at lbcc.edu/Admissions/forms.cfm.

Peter Phan, 27, a business management major, said, “I look to the office for help.”

Both offices are open Mon-

day-Thursday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-noon. They may be reached by phone at (562) 938-4136 for the LAC and (562) 938-3944 for the PCC.

Nely Herrera, 19, a culinary arts major, said, “I want to look for a job once I graduate.”

Herrera said even though she just started attending LBCC, she is planning her future.

If students have any questions regarding education plans or cur-riculum guidelines, they may see a counselor.

Appointments may be made by phone at (562) 938-4560 for the LAC and (562) 938-3920 for

the PCC, or online. Guidelines are offered at lbcc.

edu/Articulation/guides.cfm. For more information, students may visit the LAC and the PCC Ad-missions and Records offices.

Michelle Zavala, 23, a law enforcement major, said, “I don’t know much about graduation, but I usually find stuff out with all of the school’s resources.”

The commencement ceremo-ny will be Thursday, June 5, at Veterans Stadium.

Last Spring, more than 1,800 students from LBCC received as-sociate of art or associate of sci-ence degrees or certificates.

Graduation deadline Friday, Feb. 28

Officials hand out suspensions based on athletic directors’ recommendations, but won’t list names.By Nick SteeleSports Editor

South Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Sartorius re-ceived recommendations from athletic directors of the LBCC Vi-kings and Desert College Road-runners on how long suspensions were going to be for all players involved in the Nov. 16 football brawl.

“Most recommendations were accepted,” Sartorius said.

All players who were ejected during the last play of the game last season cannot play in the first game of the Fall season.

The rules state that if a play-er comes onto the field during a fight from the bench, he or she will be suspended for the follow-ing game.

The athletic directors along with the commissioner watched the tapes to decide whether the player was fighting, defending himself from a hit or trying to keep his teammate from fighting.

Players were not ejected who were not determined to be fight-ing.

LBCC athletic director Joe Cascio did not release the players’ names.

Sartorius and Cascio did not report what penalties the sopho-more players who have finished their LBCC athletic ability would face.

The brawl began when the Vi-kings tried to run out the clock and the running back fumbled on Desert’s sideline. Two Vikings attempted to recover the ball and the two teams began shoving. Shoves turned into punches.

Viking players stormed across the field. The fight lasted several minutes. Haymakers and helmets flew.

Coaches and police finally got the fight under control. No arrests were made and the game was called with about two minutes to play.

Theatre and political science major Shirley Ann Gooding was stuck on the third floor of Building D when a restroom smoker triggered fire alarms Tuesday morning, Feb. 25, prompting evacuation.

Gooding wears leg braces on both legs, preventing her from using the stairs, and said she was unsure the elevator would be safe since she didn’t know if the alarms signaled a real fire or a false alarm.

Gooding said two students stayed in the classroom with her while her teacher was trying to find a way to evacuate her safely.

Attempts to gain information from LBCC officials were unsuccess-ful.

Samwell Favela/vikingSIGNS OF SUPPORT: LBCC employee union members and supporters rally in front of the LAC’s T Building on Carson Street on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The crowd rallied to show support for three candidates for the Board of Trustees elections Tuesday, April 8.

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Different clubs for different students

Miguel EspinozaBy Staff Writer

In an ASB Cabinet meeting Monday, Feb. 10, LBCC officials Margie Padron and Brendan Hayes gave a presentation about the possibility of increasing the cost of parking permits at LBCC rise from $25 to $30 and daily parking permits from $1 to $2.

Although no final decision has been made, plans have been submitted for review.

The fee would allow the park-ing services department to be in line with Education Code 76360 that allows an increase of up to $30 for fee waiver students.

Esmeralda Aguilar, 19, an English major, said, “I just don’t see why we need to pay more for parking. We already have to pay to buy books, pay for health fees and for our classes.”

Over the past few years, the parking services department has

taken on additional expenses such as half the cost of running the shuttle service from campus to campus, plus the 5 percent spent on the Long Beach Police Department contract and fees to provide credit and debit card pay-ment at the permit machines.

The increased revenue would help provide a better quality of service including the mainte-nance of all lots, plus the increase of permit machines from nine to 19, Hayes said.

Richard Garcia, associate di-rector of Public Affairs and Mar-keting at LBCC, said, “LBCC students have paid the lowest fees for parking of any college over the past 10 years.

“Compared regionally, the costs for a semester permit ranges from $30 to $123, while daily per-mits run $2 to $5 elsewhere.”

Though no decision has been made, prices are expected to rise as early as the Fall.

Parking fees proposed to rise

Brittany LieBerman/VikingJessy Duran and Jackie Cossio, both 19 and business majors, cheer as men’s basketbal player Chris Spencer slam dunks against Los Angeles Southwest at the Coaches vs. Cancer benefit in the Hall of Champions Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Exhibition basketball games assist funding for cancer research.

By Nick SteeleSports Editor

College sports are making cancer awareness something to be remembered forever.

On Wednesday, Feb. 19, local businesses such as Jersey Mike’s sponsored the Coaches vs. Can-cer event at LBCC to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s research.

In the two match-ups LBCC’s women defeated L.A. Southwest’s women’s basketball team 57-44 and LBCC Viking men’s basket-ball beat Southwest 85-55.

During halftime, LBCC’s

Dean Connie Sears and Trustee Doug Otto impressed the crowd with their amazing speeches about their struggles to overcome cancer. Sears has been cancer-free for more than 20 years. She now takes an active role in fighting cancer, helping people who are faced with similar battles.

Otto was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer during the summer of 2010 and completed a rigorous course of radiation therapy. The treatment came after nine weeks of intense chemotherapy at the M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. In March of 2011, Otto returned to Long Beach Can-cer-free.

Coach Mike Anderson said LBCC is phenomenal with rais-ing cancer awareness and getting people more involved, Wednes-day night before the game.

Thor and TNT are among the many clubs to recruit this Spring. By Paul IngvaldsenStaff Writer

Originally based in Norwe-gian mythology, campus clubs have names like Thor, Odin, Vidar and Tilsmen.

Today’s clubs have diversified to accommodate almost every possible student interest.

Dozens of clubs recruited members Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the PCC and Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the LAC, including the first night-time Join-a-Club event.

Alejendra Castaldi, 19, a com-munications major and first vice president of TNT, a women’s so-cial-services club, describes what a female student might expect when joining.

“The letters stand for Teens and Twenties. Our club teaches you how to take care of people. It’s all about sisterhood,” Castaldi said.

Rodrigo Perez, 20, an eco-nomics major and Castaldi’s male counterpart in Thor, said, “Being a part of this club really opened me up to new oppor-tunities. We c omp e te d in Spring Sing and won best c h o r e o g -raphy last year. This year we’re going for the sweep-stakes championship.”

Jose Velasquez, 19, a political science major and Thor member, said, “We try to keep our focus on academics. Community Colleges are a gateway to another college.

To join Thor, students must have a 2.0 GPA and six units the

first semester. After that you have to carry 10 units.”

Expectations can run high for incoming members. Anthony Songo, 20, a pastry and pre-med major, said, “I wanted something that would make me look like a well-rounded individual. College is really to better yourself, and

not just in one field.”

L B -CC’s ra-dio club K C T Y is rated the No. 1 college

radio station in America by Radio Flag, a ratings agency.

Randy Jones, 50, a Broadcast-ing major, said, “The radio club is up and running for returning students. I was active in sports broadcasting last semester. This semester I’m spending 40 hours a week on my radio show.”

But students still ask for more variety in choices. By Madison SalterStaff Writer

Records from the city of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Environmental Health noted po-tentially hazardous food temperatures at the LAC’s Viking Express in January 2013.

Thirteen days after the initial inspection, the po-tentially hazardous tem-peratures were corrected.

The Viking Express opened in January 2010.

The store has been in compli-ance with health standards like proper food labeling and storage, waste management, and prop-er employee practices according to records provided by the city

of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services Bu-reau of Environmental Health.

All foods are now stored at their proper temperatures.

The LAC’s Food Court and Vi-king Express both have the proper health permits to serve food.

Michael Washington, 18, a music major, said, “I go to the caf-eteria at least three times a week.”

The grab-and-go section of

the Food Court features foods like packaged sandwiches and salads for students in a hurry. However, if students are not crunched for time, the Nordic Cup coffee stand inside the court serves handcraft-ed beverages and snacks.

Janet Sepulveda, 25, an unde-clared major, said, “They should

have healthier and tastier choic-es. Considering the food I’m sur-prised it’s so expensive.”

This semester, the Food Court has brought back the daily special. Students can savor foods like teri-yaki chicken and enchiladas on specified days of the week.

The Food Court is open Mon-day through Thursday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays 7 a.m. to noon.

Yvette Villasenor, 18, a psy-chology major, said, “I would expect good food since they have lots of vending machines on campus.”

Richard Garcia, associate director of public relations and marketing, said, “The

cafeteria staff are well trained and dedicated to meeting and exceed-ing the standards of the county health code.”

Garcia also said the cafeteria processes about 3,000 food tickets a day and about 50-100 students visit the cafeteria hourly.

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“They should have healthier and tastier choices. Considering the food I’m sur-prised it’s so expensive.”

-Yvette VillasenorPsychology major

“I wanted something that would make me look like a well-rounded individual. College is really to better yourself, and not just in one field.”

-Anthony SongoPastry and pre-med major

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By Alejandro NicolasStaff Writer

LBCC teachers and friends re-member Kenneth James Speirs by a favorite quote of his from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “God will not have his work made manifest by cow-ards.”

His wife San San Kwan, an associate pro-fessor at U.C. Berkeley, said, “Dr. Speirs suf-fered a heart attack on Sunday, Nov. 24, while running the Berkeley Half Marathon.”

He later died from compli-cations on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Speirs was 49.

The English professor was born Oct. 28, 1964 in Torrance and

grew up in Palos Verdes. He received his bachelor’s

from Boston University, his mas-ter’s in English from Northwest-ern University and held a doc-torate in 19th century American

literature from New York University.

He traveled all over the world and lived in Paris, Beijing, Shang-hai, Taipei, New York, Los Angeles, Minneap-olis, Chicago and San Francisco.

LBCC alumna Em-ilynne Mascardo said, “He started the first day

of class by drawing a large map of the world on the black board and a fat white dot representing where he was born. Then he’d draw lines to every place he’d traveled.

“He didn’t let students yawn in class. He always wanted to be ad-dressed as doctor. He said, ‘I spent too many years in school not to be addressed otherwise.’ He’d say, ‘Step by step, everything is moments. Take one of those mo-ments and expand on it, because that one moment is what changes your life forever.’

“He is my main inspiration, why I pursued literature in col-lege. As I progress in my career, I always have Dr. Speirs in mind. He is my driving force, a light, re-minding me that anything is pos-sible.”

Speirs taught a course titled American Literature and The Novel at Berkeley. He wrote and published many papers and re-ceived numerous awards and fel-lowships.

Memorial services were con-ducted in Berkeley and in Palos Verdes Estates in January.

Nicole Glick, Speirs’ former neighbor and LBCC colleague, said, “There were about 300 peo-ple there and it was nice to hear stories about him. I saw him al-most every day, we always said hello.

“The loss is profound. He was an inspiration to his students, a fantastic literary mind, a genu-ine, warm and kind spirit. Always smiling.”

His dissertation “The Deadly Space Between: Union and Me-diation in the Narrative Imagina-tion of Herman Melville” received much acclaim. His book “Mixing It Up: Multiracial Subjects,” which he edited with his wife, is for sale on Amazon.

Velvet Pearson, a friend and English professor at LBCC, said, “I’m sad for all the students who won’t have the chance to take him and I’m sad for his two boys. I ran across a Bartleby joke and how of-ten do you run across a Melville joke? I wanted to tell Kenny, but I couldn’t.”

Speirs is survived by his wife; two sons Kai, age 10, and Bo, age 7; his mother, Joan Speirs; and brothers, Daniel and Garrett Speirs. His father Donald Speirs died in 2005.

Tax-deductible donations may be made to the McFarland Fami-ly Foundation, which has estab-lished a Kenneth Speirs Memorial Fund to support college students in the humanities: MCO Finan-cial Management, P.O. Box 176, Los Olivos, Calif. 93441-0176.

LBCC mourns former English professor

By Paul IngvaldsenStaff Writer

Ambitious students may be surprised to see Wall Street in-vestment titan Goldman Sachs located near the LAC, spark-ing dreams of making a fortune. However, the average student may have to approach the opportunity with small steps.

“Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is designed for small business owners with limit-ed resources who have a business poised for growth,” according to

the LBCC website. Participants are required to be

owners of a small business gen-erating annual revenue of at least $150,000, in business for at least two years and employing at least four people.

Few attending LBCC are presently running a business, so the average student may have ques-tions.

Next door in the same build-ing is the Small Business Devel-opment Center. Jesse Torres, the regional director of the Califor-

nia Small Business Development Center, said, “We’re always look-ing for ways to employ the stu-dent base in our program.”

New businessman Evan Whit-

ener, 32, an industrial design ma-jor, took Torres’ advice.

Whitener parlayed his passion for repairing bicycles into a small business when a retail space in

Long Beach became available in 2011.

He and partner Nicole Maltz opened their own shop, The Bicy-cle Stand, refurbishing and selling

vintage and new bikes and accessories.

Since they lacked business experience, they started their venture with guidance from the LBCC

small business center. Maltz said business adviser

Bruce Sparks “showed us how to have a business mentality and ex-plained the things we need to do

every day to make our business grow.”

Whitener said, “There are things the center offers that we haven’t even tapped into yet, but when the time comes, we’ll be knocking on their door.”

No cost, one-on-one con-sulting is provided in: business planning, Internet services, gov-ernment contracts, legal, finance, human resources and interna-tional trade.

More information may be found by visiting LBSBDC.org.

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Ken Speirs ‘Driving force’

“We’re always looking for ways to em-ploy the student base in our program.”

Jesse TorresBusiness center regional director

Dia was alongside his broth-er who helps him with his music. One of Dia’s songs was named “Dance.” Dia explained how he went to a place where people

danced to salsa and he got in-spired and wrote “Dance.”

During two to three breaks in the event, Mama C sang free-ly with Dia and others in atten-dance.

Arsalan also performed some of his music.

Netta Gill, 24, a communica-

tions studies major and PCC Cul-tural Affairs president, said, “After listening to the different types of music and hearing about the Af-rican culture, I learned a lot about

me. Being African and Cu-ban, I have been blindsided to who I am because my family in other countries has passed away. But this event brought it home for me.”

Another positive state-ment from the event is from Shunlece Laurant who is the LAC’s Club Senate president.

Laurant said, “It was cultural-ly enriching and very informative on some of our forgotten culture. I definitely left inspired to look into more of my African ancestry. Great event.”

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“A Streetcar Named Desire,” a thrilling 1947 drama, will be performed March 6 to the 16th.By Alejandro NicolasStaff Writer

The story of a woman’s de-ceitful past, one man’s jealousy and suspicions and a sister caught in the middle of it all will have LBCC students thrilled.

The theatre arts department presents their Spring production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” directed by theatre arts professor Anthony Carreiro.

“ I t ’ s something students de-serve to sink their teeth into. It’s something the audience deserves to sink their teeth into as well,” Carreiro said, laughing.

Carriero started teaching theater at LBCC in 2000. The di-rector is a certified sword fighter with The Society of American Fight Directors. He teaches sever-al acting classes, including move-ment and stage combat for actors and introduction to theater and dramatic literature.

The production of a play this renowned makes the cast ner-vous.

“Many don’t try to do this par-

ticular play, because of its notori-ety. It is America’s most famous play, and it’s beautiful. It was on Broadway almost 4 years, then immediately after was produced into a movie, which was phenom-enal,” Carreiro said.

Mario Montes, 23, a theatre major who is playing Stanley, said, “At first we were a little shaky, but after memorizing and rehearsing we’re more excited than nervous.”

The production of “Street-car” premiers March 6 at 8 p.m. and has performances scheduled March 8 at 8 p.m., March 9 at 2 p.m., March 13-15 at 8 p.m. and March 16 at 2 p.m. at the LBCC Auditorium, 4901 E. Carson St.

Tickets can be purchased at lbcc.edu/tdf/ for $15 pre-sale, or $17 at the door.

For stu-dents, se-niors and staff mem-bers, prices are 10 dol-lars pre-sale and 12 dol-

lars at the door. “Streetcar” was written and

produced by Tennessee Williams in 1947, and later turned into a movie on the big screen starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh.

“Stella!!” The famous excla-mation used by Brando in the 1951 movie still echoes in the hearts and minds of movie lovers and theater junkies.

Anissa Loer, 23, a theatre major who is playing the part of Blanch, said, “I’m more excited than I am nervous.”

“Many don’t try to do this particular play, because of its notoriety. ”

-Anthony CarreiroTheatre arts professor

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One-on-one advice available on both campuses.By Thomasina CottonStaff Writer

According to the Spring 2013 National College Health Assess-ment, stress is the number one reason students are unable to achieve academic success.

Free one-on-one counseling is available for all LBCC students who have difficulties managing their personal or academic lives.

Anita Gibbins, director of Student Health Services and PCC Student Life said, “You don’t have to suffer with anxiety and stress. We lose a lot of potential in so-ciety by ignoring mental health issues.”

The National Alliance on Mental Illness states, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in America. Left untreated, the disorders can dra-matically reduce productivity and significantly diminish an individ-

ual’s quality of life.”Cal State Dominguez interns

earning master’s degrees in social work are on campus every Mon-day and Wednesday to support and advise students with resourc-es for their specific needs.

Intern Selamawit Habte said, “We try to accommodate students as much as possible. If we cannot help them here, we send them where they can get help.”

Intern Zoua Lor said, “We want students to take advantage of the resources available to them to help them reach their educa-tional goals.”

Eric Mauk, 35, an art major said, “I think it’s great. School is stressful, and a lot of people don’t know any better to go get therapy. I would definitely use the service.”

Esperanza Maldonado, a li-censed marriage and family ther-apist, is available to provide one-on-one counseling on the LAC every Tuesday and Wednesday and at the PCC every Thursday.

She is also a facilitator of a women’s support group that ex-plores topics such as self-esteem and relationships.

The group meets from noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Student Conduct conference room E building, and Thursdays in the Student Union conference room at the PCC.

Be Calm workshops are held at the LAC and the PCC twice a month.

The workshops help students with time management, reducing stress, and accessing community resources. Each topic is discussed for 15 minutes.

Workshops are held in con-ference room in Building EE at the PCC, and in the E Building onference room at the LAC.

The session dates for March are available by calling (562) 938-3987.

Foster youth can be supported by attending the Solid Start Club, which meets every Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. in the PCC Stu-dent Union. Times are subject to change.

Counseling appointments can be made by calling (562)938-3987 or by visiting the Student Union office at the PCC.

By Liliana DuarteStaff Writer

Charlotte “Mama C” Hill O’Neal, Ibrahim Arsalan and Melzia Dia performed at a Black history month event at the PCC on Monday, Feb 24.

All three of the guests were musicians and writers.

As people gathered, Mama C, came out and the crowd clapped and screamed excitedly. Mama C began by introducing herself. She spoke positively of her husband Pete O’Neal and of the time she spent as a Black Panther. She also said how she felt about the time she was spending in Long Beach. “The spirit is beautiful and all of y’all,” she said.

After her introduction, a vid-eo of her African culture and how she grew up was shown. From this video, everyone learned that she was born and raised in Kan-sas City, Mo. In 1970 her husband and she moved from the U.S. and eventually went to Tanzania in Africa.

“I almost lost my strive that says ‘she ain’t from here.’” Mama C said that when she arrived in Tan-zania, she wrote her first poem.

By the time the video finished, the entire audience knew how much she loved music. Mama C even titled one of her songs “Mu-sic is My Medicine.”

As she explained her pas-sion for music, she said, “I could be on my deathbed and hear music and I will rise up.”

Music has been in her family for many years. Her mother was a pianist for 50 years and her father and aunts sang for many years as well.

When the video finished, a quick break was scheduled. Dia prepared for his performance.

As Dia fixed and tested his mi-crophone, he began to sing freely and Mama C couldn’t help but to join him.

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Women’s basketballLBCC has gained the No.

5 seed for the So-Cal playoffs round two and will host Mt. San Jacinto at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1.

Viking coach Mike Anderson was named SCC South Division Coach of the Year for the first time while Abbey Goodsell was noted with All-SCC South MVP honors.

Women’s tennis Ken Thomas will act as

the new women’s tennis coach. The team won, 5-2, against Vic-tor Valley on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The Vikings’ next game is Tues-day, March 4, at El Camino.

Men’s volleyballThe Vikings remain almost

unstoppable since their 5-1 loss against Orange Coast in their first match.

The Vikes defeated Palo-mar on Wednesday, Feb. 19. LBCC also beat Irvine Valley, 3-0. LBCC now has a 6-1 record and the next game is Wednesday, March 5.

Track and fieldLBCC’s women’s and men’s

team will compete in Cerritos Invitational will be Saturday, March 1, at Cerritos College.

Swimming, divingThe Viking men placed sev-

enth at the Mt. San Antonio Col-lege invitational by scoring 237 points.

The women’s team came in 13th place with 80 points Satur-day, Feb. 22.

BaseballWith 17 hits, LBCC’s baseball

team wrangled up an 11-5 victo-ry against the Glendale Vaqueros on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Freshman shortstop Julian Griego said, “We hit good the whole game. Big hits in big situ-ations!”

Griego went 5-5 with four singles and a double. Daniel Na-var threw 82 pitches to 23 batters in his five and a third innings.

He walked two batters, had one strikeout and allowed six hits and three earned runs to get his first win of the season.

Vikes enter the playoffs

Brittany LieBerman/VikingPLAYOFFS: Manny Correa moves down court at the Coaches vs. Cancer benefit game in the Hall of Champions on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The men’s team won against L.A. Southwest, 85-55.

By Richard MejiaStaff Writer

Coming off of a week where they needed to win, the LBCC men’s basketball team clinched a share of the South Coast Confer-ence title Wednesday, Feb.19, and also claimed a playoff spot in the state playoff tournament.

The team will take on San-ta Ana at the Hall of Champions gym Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., with the winner facing top seeded Antelope Valley College on either Friday, Feb. 28 or Saturday, March 1.

The Vikings closed out the season with a strong showing against conference opponent LA Southwest in a 85-55 victory, fin-ishing with a 18-9 regular season record. They earned a share of the conference championship with Cerritos.

Cerritos dropped its season closer against L.A. Harbor. More importantly, the Vikings have earned a place in the state playoff tournament in hopes of winning their first state championship since 1994.

“We have to start off tougher and defend at all times,” freshman guard Elijah Gaines said. Gaines was referring to the slow starting offense the team has experienced all season, which he feels is abso-lutely critical in advancing in the playoffs. The Vikings are the 16th seeded team for the tournament and will host 17th seeded Santa

By Brandon RichardsonStaff Writer

Sophomore pitcher Natalie Ayala threw a shutout to lead the host Vikings to an 8-0 mercy win over Harbor on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

The victory brings the team’s season record to 3-2 in confer-ence play and 6-7 overall. LBCC’s next game will be at Mt. San An-tonio at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27.

In the five innings, Ayala threw 66 pitches to 20 batters. She had seven strikeouts while only walking two to earn her fifth win of the season. After the game, Ayala said, “My curve was on to-day. The defense was great and I felt really relaxed. We’re really good this year. We have an amaz-ing defense and a strong offense.”

LBCC Coach Melissa Angel said, “We have a lot of confidence

in her and she has a lot of confi-dence in herself.”The Viking of-fense was active with seven hits and eight runs, compared to Har-bor’s three hits. In NCAA softball the mercy rule is invoked if one team is ahead by at least eight runs after five innings of play and, unlike college baseball, it applies

in the NCAA tournament as well. In the first inning, the Vikings scored three runs against Mariah Mar-

quez. LBCC struck again, scor-ing one in the second. The third inning showcased the Viking of-fense scoring big. Helped along by three errors by Harbor, LBCC scored four more runs, with all nine batters stepping to the plate. Angel said, “We set goals for our-selves yesterday, score early, take care of business early, have great at-bats, have a solid defense. We met all of those goals today.”

migueL espinoza/VikingWINNERS: LBCC’s women’s softball celebrates during an 8-0 vic-tory against L.A. Harbor on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the LAC.

Pitcher throws shutout against L.A. Harbor

“We’re really good this year. We have an amazing defense and a strong offense.”

-Natalie AyalaSophmore pitcher

Ana in the opening round.The match up marks the sec-

ond time they meet this year, as the Vikings defeated Santa Ana in a narrow 78-74 victory on Dec. 3. LBCC men’s coach Barry Barnes said, “That’s when we were turning our season around.”

The team was recognized at the Southern California post-season coaches’ meeting Feb. 23.

Freshman guards Gaines, Chris Spencer, Brandon Stanton and sophomore guard Kristien Ow-ens earned first team, All-SCC honors, while sophomore for-ward Mwelu Mataya and sopho-more guard Carlos Sanchez were named All-SCC honorable men-tions. Assistant coach Gary An-derson said, “They went out and played hard all season.”

CITY SPORTS

CALENDAR6 February 27, 2014

IMPORTANT DATESClass registrationAvailable online at lbcc.edu Monday-Sunday7 a.m. -11 p.m.

Feb. 27House of Blues at PCC from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. on the Lawn in front of Building MM. Free event in support of Black histo-ry month.

Feb. 27The Men Of Aztlan pledge night from 8-10 p.m. in front of LAC hall of Champions gym

Feb. 28Last day to apply for Spring 2014 graduation by noon.

Feb. 28Academic Senate, meeting at PCC MM124 at 1 p.m.Discussion of Winter schedule. For more information people may contact Dana Van Sinden at (562) 938-4842

Feb. 28Rockefeller Night at Nordic Lounge Building E at 6 p.m. For more information people may contact candidate fore-man at [email protected]

March 2Deadline to complete 2014-2015 FAFSA forms.

March 3Last day for students to change their grading basis.

March 3 through May 19LBCC Library WorldCat Work-shop every Monday from 3:15- 4 p.m. at the LAC.For more information, peo-ple may contact (562) 938-4353 or (562) 938-4846.

March 3 through May 19Nursing resources workshop on healthcare and nursing resourc-es every Monday of the Spring semester.at LAC L103 from 9-10 a.m.

March 4 through May 27Academic Resources Workshopfrom 10-11 a.m. at the LAC L103

March 14Open mic night at LAC P104 from 7-9 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:45 p.m.

Coalition for Latino Ad-vancementWeekly meetings every Thurs-day in T1310 from noon-1 p.m. For more information, peo-ple may contact [email protected]

BRING THE HEAT

Brittany LieBerman/VikingFreshman Judith Aguilar hits the ball against the Cerritos women’s tennis team during their third game of the season. The Vikings lost 8-1to Cerritos after winning 5-2 against Victor Valley on Tues-day, Feb. 18. Viking will play Mt. San Antonio at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27.

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Refund of enrollment feesEnrollment fees will be auto-matically refunded to students who officially withdraw during the refund or transfer period.

Assistance during registra-tionFor senior citizens who need help with registration informa-tion and assistanceat the Senior Center at PCC. Call (562) 938-3048 for moreinformation.

Disabled students may get registration assistance From Disabled Students Pro-gram Services Office at LAC (562)938-4558 or (562) 938-4833 TTY or PCC (562) 938-3921.

EOPs/CARE:Is a state-funded program providing support for students with language, social, eco-nomic hardships to help them achieve academic success. Obtain eligibility information from the Extended Opportunity Programs Services staff.Call LAC at (562) 938-4273 or PCC at (562) 938-3097.

Schedule of classes is avail-able in alternative formats.

March 18Flex Day, no classes

Thursday, Feb. 27Women’s tennis vs. Mt. San Antonio at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 27Baseball vs. Oxnardat 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 27Softball at Mt. San Antonioat 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 28Women’s swimming and Diving at Mt. San Antonio at 12:30p.m.

Friday, Feb. 28Women’s swimming and diving vs. El Camino at Mt. San Anto-nio College at 12:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 28Softball at Santa Barbara at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March, 1Track and Field at Cerritos at TBA

Saturday, March 1Baseball at Oxnard at 1 p.m.

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What are your goals at LBCC?

Jonathan amos, 18, medical assistance maJor

“I’m here to get my AA in med-ical assistance and I’m also thinking about joining the Navy afterwards.”

roberto Perez, 25, environmental studies maJor.

“I’m a geography major and I’m hoping to transfer to Cal State San Francisco.”

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“I’m thinking about majoring in culinary arts but not exactly sure yet. I want to expand my horizons.”

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“I’m hoping to only be here for another year. I’ve taken Win-ter and Summer intersession classes to get requirements over with. It’s expensive, so I’m hoping to only be here for one more year.”

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“I want a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, and then go to med school for my mas-ter’s degree. I’m hoping to only be here until Summer 2015.”

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“I’ve been here for about a year and should be here for one more semester. I’m ma-joring in international business and want to transfer to either Cal State Fullerton or Long Beach.”

Compiled Monday, Feb. 24, at the LAC

By Eliza de la Flor and Brittany Lieberman

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Cleaner school means cleaner city.

It costs each Long Beach resident at least $28 per year for curb-side garbage collection, recycling and other household trash pick-up to prevent waste from hitting the beach, according to a 2013 report by the Natu-ral Resources Defense Council.

Cigarette butts, coffeecup sleeves and last semester’s home-work litters the campus grounds seven days a week, some areas worse than others.

Each campus re-stroom is cleaned by custodial staff at night. By noon the next day, floors are littered with wet, crumpled pa-per towels, their user somehow mistaking the floor for a trash can.

Toilets go un-flushed. In extreme cases, urine and feces are left on seats and floors.

In the morning, LAC’s park-

ing structure J is neat as a button. By 7 p.m., it’s developed into

an unholy mess of fast-food wrappers, soda cans and other “car trash” abandoned by the day’s

occupants. With garbage cans located on each of the five levels,

we have no excuses for such reckless littering.

Where there is a door on campus, there is a trash can. In addi-tion to this rule, 150 trash bins positioned on the LAC and PCC combined, said LB-CC’s operations and maintenance manager Alfred Garcia.

Students might feel like campus hygiene isn’t their responsibil-ity because for many, Community College is only a stepping stone to Cal States or univer-sities.

Whether it’s for one semester or seven, every student and em-ployee is a part of the LBCC family and de-serve a clean, enjoyable campus experience.

Litter that is missed by custodial staff eventually finds way to nearby neighbor-hoods, ocean drains and recreational parks. It’s not cheap to attend Community College

and we should strive to increase the quality of campus life, not de-crease it.

Campus hygiene is an unholy mess

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Story by Elizabeth CherutoPhotos by Miguel Espinoza

Eco Coffee House is the closest cafe near the LAC where students hang out for Mayan Mocha and more than 30 other organic drinks.

The cafe hosted the Motorjaw open mic event Saturday, Feb. 22. They host similar events every fourth Saturday.

The Motorjaw organizer, Mor-gan Herbold, said Eco is a hub for people to get together to socialize and also for students to study.

Herbold said they hosted the open mic at Eco because the place has an energy that can sustain the open mic atmosphere and it has loyal customers who support them.

Herbold said the open mic

event is for promoting the talent in the community and also to give LBCC students who go there to study an opportunity to showcase their talents off-campus.

He added that the talents are entertaining and customers never know what a performer is going to do until the artists take the stage.

Herbold said the event was considered a success with more than 30 people in attendance and nine performers. He concluded customers cannot find this kind of show at larger shops like Starbucks or It’s a Grind.

LBCC student Katie Robison, 27, an undecided major, is a regu-lar at the cafe. She said it has good, organic and fresh coffee and she loves the outdoor seating.

Tyler Spraker, 20, an English major, is an LBCC student who also works at the cafe. He said the shop is well-known to students and the community due to positive reviews on Yelp.

Another LBCC student, Chris-topher McLaughlin, 21, a French major, also works at the cafe. Mc-Laughlin said LBCC students and teachers are among their most fre-quent customers.

Some of the performances in-cluded music, poetry and stand- up comedy.

LBCC student Rene Bruno, 19, an illustration major, was among the nine performers. She said she was not nervous performing a song with a mini-guitar, because she has played at larger venues.

A musician plays one of his original songs at Eco Coffee during the Motorjaw open mic night.

Renee Bruno, 19, an illustration major at LBCC, per-forms at the event. Students were encouraged to show off their different talents that range from sing-ing to stand-up comedy. Event organizer Morgan Herbold said, “You never know what the performers are going to do once they are on stage. You can have someone sing a cover song or even attempt to breathe fire.”

A duet covers a popular worship song. The audience started singing along.

Motorjaw organizer Morgan Herbold reads poetry before introducing the performers.

A guitarist plays an acoustic cover on stage.

Motorjaw showcases artistry

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