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April 5, 2012Volume 105, Issue 6 The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena Since 1915.

Natalie Sehn Weber/CourierDuring a ‘Million Hoodie March’ demonstration near the R Building on March 29, Aaron Nininger carries asign demanding justice in the death of Florida youth, Trayvon Martin.

Increase the peaceSexualpredatorstill at large

Wintersession clearshurdle

‘Million Hoodie March’ seeks justiceCICELY CHISHOLMStaff Writer

Members of the PCC commu-nity gathered in the Quad for theMillion Hoodie March on March29 in solidarity after the killingof Trayvon Martin, voicing theirconcern about the injustice of thesituation.

Armed with posters and amicrophone, those in attendanceaimed to bring to light the exis-tence of racial prejudice in socie-ty and honor Martin’s memory.

The event included with amarch around the R Buildingand Z Building, where the crowdchanted phrases such as “No jus-tice, no peace. No racist police”and “Justice for Trayvon now”.

“Even though we made a lot ofprogress in racial relations inAmerica, there’s still a lot thatstill needs to be done and we’renot always aware of it,” said

Kiersti Plog, writing consultantfor the Writing Center.

When neighborhood watchcoordinator George Zimmermanshot and killed 17-year-oldTrayvon Martin in Sanford,Florida, people cited racism asthe cause, as Zimmerman wasHispanic and white, whileMartin was African American.

Zimmerman cited self-defenseas the reason for the shooting,even though Martin wasunarmed. No evidence was col-lected that would contradict hisstatement though, leaving many

angry that no arrest resultedfrom Martin’s death.

“It’s an unfortunate event,however it’s not the one andonly. There have been thousandsof cases like this that need to bebrought to attention as well,”said Victor Silva, ethnic studies.“You can’t have a justice systemin an unjust world.”

Many of those who spokebehind the microphone spokeabout the important of justicebeing served.

“Murder in general is a hatecrime and [this march is] whatwe need as individuals to cometogether and see that hate ishate,” said Miracle Murray-McKnight, sociology.

PHILIP MCCORMICKStaff Writer

Police were still, onWednesday searching for a mansuspected in the sexual assault ofa woman student last week.

“As of right now, there are nonew developments in the inves-tigation,” said Interim CampusPolice Chief Frank Scialdone, onWednesday afternoon. Scialdonesaid in an interview that a man,who had touched the womaninappropriately, was still at largeand had yet to be apprehended.

A women reported a sexualbattery to campus police onMarch 26 after a man came upbehind her on the first floor ofthe C Building and touched herin a sexual manner, according topolice.

“We are looking for help,” saidScialdone. “We can’t do this byourselves. If anyone on campussees any suspicious activity, theyshould report it right away to us.That would help.”

In a news release sent to thecampus on March 27, police saidthat a woman had been lookingat a bulletin board in the firstfloor corridor when the mancame from behind her and askedwhat she was doing. She didn’treply, but when she turnedaround to address the man, hehad positioned himself closer toher.

According to the news release,the student turned her back tothe man and a few momentslater, turned to face him again.

CHRISTINE MICHAELSStaff Writer

The 2013 winter intersessionwill commence Jan. 7, 2013, if aMarch 29 decision by a key com-mittee is upheld.

The Calendar Committeeunanimously approved a four-semester academic calendar pro-posal on March 29.

According to Committee Co-chairman and Vice President ofStudent Services Robert Bell, thevote debunked the “misquoted”information in the Board ofTrustees minutes from its March7 meeting, which incorrectlystated the Calendar Committeeapproved a trimester calendarproposal.

Many faculty members wereangered by the misquotation,including Graphics andEngineering Instructor DavidCuatt, who said he could nottrust the information given onthe college website. “We alreadyhave imaginary information onthe record, why should I trustwhat I’m told?” Cuatt said at themeeting.

According to Social Sciencesinstructor Philip Ricards,approval of the trimester propos-al was “a bold face untruth thatwas never told to us in the firstplace. [The calendar] is a nego-tiable item [for the union].”

Bell explained there was muchmisinformation in the minutes.

Laker Girls draw crowd

Buren Smith/CourierBrenda Andrede, 25, mortuary science is seen with LakerGirls, Deanna and Octavia at a nearby restaurant on Tuesday.

CSU plans to close doors on enrollmentRAYMOND PECSONStaff Writer

PCC students hoping to trans-fer to a California StateUniversity by spring of 2013 mayhave to look elsewhere as statebudget cuts could shut the doorsfor transfers at most CSU cam-puses, officials said.

California CommunityColleges Chancellor Jack Scottaddressed the issue at a PCCTown Hall meeting on March 22,calling the situation a “Marchsurprise.”

“[It’s] a cruel reality [that]California State University cantake only a handful of our trans-fer students next spring,” Scottsaid.

“[CSU] Chancellor [Scott]Reed has been put in a toughspot and has to do what he

thinks is fiscally prudent to pre-pare his colleges for the worst.”

According to CSU officials, theworst is an “enrollment freeze”to deal with a potential $200-mil-lion state cut to CSU next year ifGov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiativeis not passed on November 6th.

The ballot proposal, whichaims to increase the tax on theincome of the wealthy and raisethe state’s sales tax, would pre-vent more damaging cuts toschools and protect education,Brown said last December.

According to Anthony Fellow,Board of Trustees member andchair of communications at CSUFullerton, the CSUs have alreadyclosed acceptances for springunless the tax hike happens.

“We will be accepting 50 to 60new transfer students for fall[2012] in the College of

Communications and no transferstudents in the spring.Everything appears to be contin-gent on the Governor’s ballotinitiative,” he said.

Come ballot day students, likeMeliza Gonzalez-Sanchez, com-munications, will be pressuredto vote for the tax proposal andwhether or not the freeze onenrollment occurs.

“I would vote for it,” she said.“It looks bad but it’s not likewe’re throwing money away.[Raising taxes] would not onlybenefit me, but thousands of oth-ers [looking to transfer.]”

Passing the tax initiative looksto be the only way to restorefunds as university administra-tors seem to have their handstied.

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ANTERO BARRANTES IIIStaff Writer

PCC alumnus Esther TakeiNishio and Director TheresaReed, were among five honored“Women of The Year,” bySenator Carol Lui on March 23 atthe Senators residence, for theirdedicated efforts and uniquestory in education.

Nishio, an alumnus of whatwas known as the PasadenaJunior College was the institu-tion’s first “test case,” an experi-ment to see how it would react toa Nisei (Japanese-American) stu-dent just after WWII had ended

in 1945. Nishio previously to thathad been a dental assistant and acolumn writer in a Japaneseinternment camp in Colorado. 

“The idea was to have Estherenrolled at the college to test thereaction to its first JapaneseAmerican student after the war,”said Sen. Lui.   

Nishio said the problem wasthe residents of Pasadena. 

It was the student body, whoNishio supported her every stepof the way. “No matter whatadversity you have, they arepeople who will to try to helpyou,” said Nishio. 

Former PCC President Lisa

Sugimoto recalled back in 2010when the college and herself hadgiven Nishio along with severalothers, an Honoree Degree, partof Nisei Diploma Program.Sugimoto stated, “We wanted tomake sure she got her honoreedegree.” 

Theresa Reed is currentlyProgram Director of Foster &Kinship Care Education andIndependent Living Programs atPCC. Reed dedicates her life tohelping the very same who hadbeen in her shoes as an adoles-cent, fostered youth. “TheresaReed is an inspiration, overcom-ing lots of barriers, and lots ofchallenges,” said the Senator. 

Dir. Reed and the departmentprogram make it easier for fosteryouth to have better access to thecommunity college and success-fully use it.

“Theresa Reed’s wonderful,and I got to work with her direct-ly, her passion and heart foryoung people is just amazing,”said former Pres. Sugimoto.

When asked what motivatesReed to do what she does, Dir.Reed replied, “It’s knowing thatour young people have poten-tial, and being able to show themthat they do have options.”

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Upcoming Events

‘Spring Forward’ session gets under way KARLA SOSAStaff Writer

The Spring Forward 12-weekintersession started Saturdaywith 13 classes. The intersessionwas designed to help studentswho had their classes cancelledbefore spring semester started-officials said.

“The classes were chosen byinstructional deans in consulta-tion with the vice president ofinstruction and vice president,enrollment management beadedon the classes lost to studentsthrough the spring class cancel-lations.” Dr. Robert Bell, InterimVice President said via email.

Although Spring Forward has

started, students are still able toregister for classes, except for on-line classes. As of March 29,only45 percent of the classes are full.

Spring Forward wasn’t avail-able for every PCC student.“The students selected are theones directly impacted by thespring semester class cancella-tions and/or, two students who

were one - two classes awayfrom completion of transfer,degree or certificate require-ments in the spring semester,”Bell said.

Daniel Schwer, art major, a stu-dent enrolled for the interses-sion. “If I pass my art class thenI’ll be able to transfer,” said,Schwer.

According to Bell, the interses-sion aims to help students whoneed classes to complete theirgraduation, transfer or certificaterequirements, without them hav-ing to taking a summer class.

“Spring Forward will not beplanned for subsequent academ-ic periods. However the possibil-ity can be considered,” Bell said.

TodayA general transfer adviser will

be in the Transfer Center in L110from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get transferadvisement and research univer-sities in the lab.

“Into the Woods,” a musical,will be presented at the SexsonAuditorium at 8 p.m. Admissionis $15 for general admission and$10 for students, staff and sen-iors. Tickets are sold at the doorbeginning an hour before cur-tain. More performances onFriday, at 8 p.m. and Saturday2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

FridayA general transfer adviser will

be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.min L110.

MondayThe Academic Senate Board

meeting will take place at thePresident’s Conference Room,C233 at 3 p.m.

A representative from CSULong Beach will be in the quadfrom 10 a.m. to noon and in L106to discuss program and admis-sion requirements, 1p.m to 2p.m.

Representatives from CSU LosAngeles and UCLA will be avail-able in the Transfer Center from9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TuesdayThe PCC Foundation will meet

in the Circadian room at 7:30a.m.

A UC Santa Cruz adviser willbe in the Transfer Center from10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a gen-eral UC adviser will be presentfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WednesdayUniversity Night at PCC, a col-

lege fair, will be in the Quadfrom 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

- Compiled by Luis Rodriguez

Board supports tax increase ballot proposalPAUL OCHOA ANDNICK ZEBROWSKIStaff Writers

In a five to two vote, the Boardof Trustees on Wednesdayevening decided to supportCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown’s taxincrease initiative proposed forthe November ballot.

Brown’s proposal would tem-porarily raise the state sales taxand increase taxes on high-income individuals balancingthe state budget. Because ofextensive cuts imposed on com-munity colleges, the Board sup-ports the initiative that wouldlimit the cuts in education.

“This initiative is the only onethat would address structural

gaps in the budgets,” saidTrustee Jeanette Mann. “We’veseen what’s going to happen ifthe initiative doesn’t pass.”

Board members Bill Thomsonand John Martin abstained.

“I worry and wonder aboutthe impact on businesses [fromthe tax increase],” Thomson said.

“When [the Board] takesactions like this, I’m concernedwe do not have all the informa-tion,” he added.

Martin declined to go on therecord supporting or opposingthe initiative.

The Board’s resolution in sup-port of the initiative says thatCalifornia community collegesare essential for providing stu-dents with skills needed to be

economically successful in theCalifornia economy.

Without the “Temporary Taxto Fund Education” Initiative,the resolution says, communitycolleges and other segments ofeducation in California are likelyto have funding curtailed foryears.

The initiative is also supportedby PCC President Mark Rocha.

“Obviously, I hope votersapprove the tax increase soPCC’s budget won’t be cut anyfurther,” Rocha said in a previ-ous interview.

According to Rocha, the budg-et scenario would remain thesame if voters approve the initia-tive. If rejected, however, the cutwould amount to $10 million.

Two PCC women honored by Senator

Sen. Carol Liu,second fromleft, is seen

with the fiveWomen of theyear recipients

on March 23.Recipients from

left, EstherTakei Nishio,

AmyNavarette, Lui,Theresa Reed,

ArmineHacopian, and

DominiqueEvans-Bye.

KevinBalmadrid /

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Tutor’s hard work honoredJohn Wood, Director of the Learning Assistance Center, receivedthe National Tutoring Association 2012 Award of Excellence at theNTA conference in March. Wood was honored for 24 years of dedi-cation as director of the high ranked tutoring center.

Blair Wells / Courier

DUSTY EARLStaff Write

Architects presented PCC'sCentennial Facilities MasterPlan, the FMP100, to studentsand faculty on March 21. Themeeting, held in the CrevelingLounge, was meant to get feed-back and ideas from those thatthe plan would affect most. Itwas a "kickoff for goal setting oncampus," said RichardThompson, chief planner on theproject.

After Thompson outlined thegeneral plan for PCC's futuredevelopment, the room broke upinto round table discussions onvarious aspects of the undertak-ing.

Topics discussed were theclassroom of the future, sustain-ability, innovation, accessibility,and the campus of the future.

"With community collegebeing a shared governancespace, it's crucial to get studentand faculty opinions," saidThompson.

The innovation table discussedthe building of a state of the artinnovation center, to be located

either on the site currently occu-pied by the W building or on thecorner of Colorado Boulevardand Hill Avenue. Whatever thelocation, it would be a studentstartup incubator, modeled afterBell Labs, and MIT's LincolnLab, a place where students indifferent disciplines can meetand work together on projects.

"The innovation center has toinvite everyone in, and be ahome base for new students,"said architect Otis Odell.

Seismic retrofitting is a bigpart of the proposed plan.Several buildings on campuswill undergo structural improve-ments, but there are no feasibleretrofits for the U building.Planners are "...appealing to thestate to replace that building,"

according to Thompson.In the arena of creating a sus-

tainable campus, many thingsare proposed from solar panelsto building an 800 kw fuel-cellplant.

In addition to environmentalsustainability, social sustainabili-ty was also mentioned inThompson’s opening and at thesustainability discussion. Courtreferral programs, and improvedacademic probation programswould make education at PCCmore attainable for the most atrisk segments of the population.

"PCC is committed to fullyserving the community it itseducational needs and satisfyingits responsibility to the Earth andthe future generations of it'sinhabitants," said Thompson.

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Laker girlsvisit fast foodchain nearbyPHILIP MCCORMICKStaff Writer

Los Angeles Laker GirlsOctavia and Deanna visited theCarl’s Jr. across the street fromPCC on Colorado Boulevard foran hour on Tuesday, signingautographs and taking pictureswith Laker fans. A crowd of PCCstudents attended.

“I’m a huge Laker fan!” saidKyle Bowman 22, film. “I wasgoing to lunch and heard thisguy on a microphone saying thatthe laker girls were inside Carl’sJr., so I decided to get in line andget a picture with them.”

The line to see the Laker Girlssnaked outside the building andonto the sidewalk.

It was about a 15-minute waitto see them. “I heard about it onFacebook,” said Brenda Andrede25, mortuary science. “I dressedup in Laker colors and came overto see them.”

The crowd was not unexpect-ed. “We expect about 150 peopleto show up,” said Julie McLean,

public relations specialist forCKE Restaurants, Inc. McLeansaid that Carl’s Jr. had beenpicked to host the event becauseof its placement so close to PCC.They aimed to attract a youngeraudience, she said.

“We try to market to a lot ofhungry guys,” added McLean.

The Lakers meanwhile, are infirst place in their division andthird place overall in the WesternConference with a record of 33-20, having won six of their lastten games.

There has been a lot of talkabout their recently acquiredplayer Ramon Sessions and howwell he has been playing withthe team.

“Sessions has been doinggreat,” said David Ascota 19,undecided. “The Lakers neededa new point guard and Sessionsgives the team a younger look.They are fun to watch.”

The event, advertised oversocial networks, was also beingadvertised after Laker games. “Isaw the [Laker commentators]talking about it after a game,”said Ascota. “My friend and Ireally wanted to come out andshow our love for the team.”Priority registration to be rearranged

PAUL OCHOAStaff Writer

The Board of Trustees hasapproved guiding principles tohelp students complete theirstudies at PCC faster and tochange the way enrollment ismanaged.

The registration priority willnow go to (FYE) first year experi-ence students [new incomingstudents] but this does not meanthat current students will com-pletely lose priority, said RobertBell, vice president of studentand learning services.

“When a student reaches a cer-tain number of units their priori-

ty will remain but will lower alittle,” said Bell.

Robert Miller, vice president ofeducational services, said thegoal of the Strategic EnrollmentManagement PlanningPrinciples is to help [students]move out of the college in aquicker fashion.

“The idea is to help studentscomplete their work at PCCfaster than they currently do,”said Miller.

The principles are centered ontwo main pillars, said Bell.

“The first pillar is registrationpriority and the second is chang-ing our class schedules so thatclasses meet our completion

agenda,” said Bell.The completion agenda is a list

of classes which support stu-dents moving forward towardtransfer, a degree, or certificate,he said.

“The current system is basedupon the scarcity of classes. Weneed to have more strategies onthe way we offer the classes wecan offer in order to help stu-dents complete in a much moretimely fashion,” said Miller.

The principles will take ineffect in this summer Miller said.

“We will be adopting theSEMPP this summer,” saidMiller.

Blair Wells / CourierPCC President Dr. Mark Rocha and Gregory Sun of PBWS Architectsdiscuss future plans for buildings becoming more accessible for stu-dents with disabilities on March 21

Students line up toshow support for team

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‘Spring forward’ is the solutionThe budget cuts and class closures that

sparked protests at college campusesthroughout the state earlier this semester,displaced many people. PCC students wereangry at the way it was all handled andwanted their classes back in order to moveon with their education. They took actionand held the administration and the Board ofTrustees accountable.

So, the administration worked out a solu-tion: “Spring Forward” Intersession. As ofSaturday, hundreds of displaced students

have the opportunity to register in over adozen essential classes. The intersessionclasses will help students get back on theireducational track and closer to transferring.

While the climate at colleges throughoutthe state is far from perfect, the situation atPCC is much improved because studentsempowered themselves to make their voicesheard and brought about change.

Each and every student is ultimatelyaccountable for his or her own educationaldestiny, no one else.

Students have now realized that it is timeto accept the realities of the current educa-tional system so that they can move on.Currently, about half of the students whowere contacted and offered “SpringForward” classes have registered.

The reality is our state’s economic situa-tion is at best a disaster. More cuts may be onthe horizon, but we have to find a way to riseabove adversity. The first step is to takeadvantage of the best available solution byregistering for “Spring Forward.”

Bullies should be responsible for suicidesBY ANTERO BARRANTES IIIStaff Writer

If the death of an individual isattributed to a weapon, the indi-vidual responsible is the onewho used the weapon. Why thenshould suicide due to bullyingbe any different? In bullying theweapon being used isn’t a gun,it’s words and actions.

In the current RutgersUniversity case involving theSeptember 2010 suicide of 18-year-old freshman TylerClementi, his ex-roomateDharun Rhavi was convictedFriday on fifteen charges includ-ing invasion of privacy, the hid-ing and tampering of evidence,and bias intimidation, in other

words, a hate crime.There’s only one thing missing

here, the most important of themall. Rhavi was not charged withthe suicide of Clementi. Heshould have been.

Clementi’s eventual suicidedue to Rhavi’s malicious acts isnot merely boorish.

According to the SuicidePrevention Resource Center(SPRC), victims of bullying aremore likely to show signs ofdepression and have a greaterrisk of committing suicide com-pared with individuals who arenot bullied.

The SPRC describes bullyingas an ongoing physical or emo-tional victimization of an indi-vidual. Their verbal and physical

attacks could lead to an individ-ual’s psychological instability,which could ultimately result ina devastating consequence: sui-cide.

Bullying increases the proba-bility of the victim’s attempt atsuicidal acts. It shouldn’t takeaway from the fact that the vic-tim was mentally or physicallymistreated.

On  BullyingStatistics.org, astudy at Yale University showedbullying victims are two to ninetimes more likely to consider sui-cide than non-victims.

Some may argue that victimsof suicide weren’t emotionallyand mentally strong enough totake the hard knocks of life, butClementi’s suicide was the result

of Internet bullying.Clementi was exposed to the

world having intimate relationswith another man in his dormroom, by a secretly placed webcam that streamed a live videofeed. Rhavi, who was Clementi’sroommate at the time, plantedthe web cam.

Clementi later jumped to hisdeath off a bridge.

In this case the webcam is thesmoking gun. Whether it result-ed in death or not, the individualwho used the gun is responsible.The same applies to bullying.

If that individual ends upcommitting suicide, ultimatelythe bully is responsible. Rhavishould have been charged withmurder.

Scaring smokers with ads is not proven effectiveNEIL PROTACIOEditor-in-Chief

Amputated limbs, half para-lyzed faces, and gaping stomasare just some of the many newimages that cigarette smokerswill have to look at the next timethey sit through commercials orview a website.

The Center for Disease Control(CDC) has invested in a $54 mil-lion ad campaign, graphicallydepicting the realities of dis-eased smokers for the next 12weeks. Since the campaign’s firstrun on March 19, smoking cessa-tion agencies like 1800-QUIT-NOW have seen a huge increasein both inquiries and phone calls

- a sign that the ads are actuallyworking.

While the ads aim to save livesand prevent potential newsmokers from lighting up, thecampaign is actually nothingmore than just a scare tactic withno actual way of helping smok-ers quit, leaving them complete-ly alone in the dark.

Nicotine addiction is whereproblems arise. After introduc-ing the body to nicotine via ciga-rettes repeatedly, the brain oper-ates in such a way where the per-son feels as if they need to smokein order to operate fully. That iswhen the full effects of thenumerous carcinogens take theirtoll on the body, resulting in

strokes, heart attacks, and lungcancer to name a few.

In order to combat smokingaddiction, nicotine alternativesdovetailed with behavioralcounseling were devised so thatthe smoker would eventuallyforget about drawing anotherstick. Unfortunately, in researchconducted by a team from theHarvard School of Public Healthin Boston, studies found thatregardless of counseling andnicotine therapies, about two-thirds of the 800-person studygroup ultimately relapsed.

From that point, smokers whoare bent on quitting must turn toprescription therapy. Accordingto the American Cancer Society,

popular brands like Chantix andZyban do not contain nicotineand instead, affect certain brainreceptors to help keep cravingsat bay. Though both companiescan boast success, both Chantixand Zyban are either expensiveor not covered by health insur-ance policies.

What the CDC or any otherentity should be doing is work-ing hand in hand with healthinsurance companies to makethose medications and servicesavailable to those who really dowant to quit – that includes thecoverage of prescription drugsand also the lowering of healthinsurance premiums of majoremployers for smokers.

Best of the webTax the millionairesThe following comments are in ref-

erence to the editorial “Brown’s mil-lionaires tax deserves support.”(March 22)

There's no way this will everhappen, if Republicans have theirway.

They are so myopic, they willshoot themselves in the footbefore they agree to any increasein government revenue. All they

want is crony capitalizm for theirrich buddies, and to hell with therest of us.

What's even more pitiful are themillions of Americans who can'tsee they are voting against theirown self interest when the sup-port a Republican. Pitiful. Wedeserve the government we get,alas.

Exasperated

This editorial hits the mark. The

only way higher education as weknow it in California will surviveis to raise taxes on the rich. Eversince George Bush's massive give-aways (not once, but twice!!) thetop 1 percent have seen theirshare of taxes plummet, while therest of us have seen our incomesstagnate or drop. The rich benefitjust like the rest of us from an edu-cated, employed work force thatis not collecting unemploymentbenefits. They should make a

more equitable contributionbecause they can most afford it.

The plan to increase taxes onthe rich should be supported byevery student, teacher and voter.

99 percenter

Arrggh. Let me keep my ill-got-ten gains from crony capitalism. Itis in your best interests, youknow. What you don't knowCAN hurt you.

Fat Cat

5CourierApril 5, 2012 Op­Ed

Reporting by: Cicely Chisholm Jessi Alva, Photos by: Daniel Nerio,Steve Fuel, Gabriela Castilloy

NICHOLAS ZEBROWSKIStaff Writer

The United States SupremeCourt is currently consideringwhether the healthcare reformact signed by President Obamain March 2010 is constitutional.Although the act may not be per-fect, it has made healthcare moreaccessible and affordable to mil-lions of Americans, and hasespecially benefitted youngadults.

If the law is ruled unconstitu-tional, Republicans andDemocrats will be back at squareone when it comes to healthcare,and millions of Americans willloose their coverage.

Healthcare should be madeavailable to every citizen of the

United States. The AffordableCare Act, or “Obamacare,” is agreat step towards making goodhealthcare available for every-one, and if shot down by theSupreme Court it would putmore pressure on the states toprovide healthcare.

Obama’s current plan allows2.5 million young adults toremain on their parents’ healthinsurance through age 26. Manystudents (including me) rely ontheir parents’ health insurancefor their medical care

Without this healthcare reformyoung adults under 26 years oldwithout jobs that provide health-care, would have to pay forhealthcare on their own. It alsogives young adults without jobs

the ability to stay on their par-ents’ health care as long as theyare full time students.

The White House websitestates that: “Under the law, mostyoung adults who can’t get cov-erage through their jobs can stayon their parents’ plans until age26 – a change that has alreadyallowed 2.5 million young adultsto get health coverage and giventheir families peace of mind.”Along with young adults, 17.6

million children with pre-exist-ing conditions can no longer bedenied coverage because of theircondition.

The act also makes 54 millionsAmericans eligible to receivepreventive services like cancerscreening at no additional costs.

All this information and moreare available on the White Housewebsite

President Obama commentedon the Supreme Court review ata recent press conference saying,“I’m confident that the SupremeCourt will not take what wouldbe an unprecedented, extraordi-nary step of overturning a lawthat was passed by a strongmajority of a democraticallyelected Congress.” “It is consti-tutional,” he added.

According to Pew ResearchCenter, 47 percent of Americanssupport the law. A New YorkTimes/CBS News poll foundthat large majorities of people infavor of certain parts of the law,such as letting young adults stay

on their parents insurance andcutting the cost of prescriptions. Opponents to the bill point out

the underestimated cost of pro-viding healthcare to people whocannot afford to pay it them-selves. According to Mint.com,the act will cause a rise in taxesfor only the wealthy.

The fact of the matter is this isthe United States America, oneof the most advanced nations ineducation and medicine. Weshould be able to provide afford-able health care to those in needof it, and our government repre-sentatives need to work togetherto be sure that all citizens havean equal access to the care theyneed.

Court should uphold healthcare reform

Has justice been done in Trayvon Martin case?

“Zimmerman shouldn’t have hadthe gun in the first place. He

should be tried for manslaughter.”Christal Carrasco, kinesiology

“Immediately. Somebody killedsomebody, regardless of race. Theshooter should have been arrested

ages ago.”Kayla Hilary, criminal justice

“If somebody says to stop pursuingsomebody, you should stop.

Because he didn’t listen to [the dis-patcher], somebody got killed.”

Sacha Guvara, psychology

“It doesn’t matter what race any-body was, murder is wrong.

[Trayvon] was only getting candy.”Richard Barragan, business

“If [Zimmerman] killed someone,it’s not fair to let him go. Others

are jailed for the crime, so why nothim?”

Amparo Esterada, pediatric nursing

“The media will use Zimmerman asa scapegoat to avoid the fact that

racism still exists everyday.” Chris Terry Smith, Entertainment

“I don’t think [Zimmerman] shouldbe walking around with a gun. The

kid was just wearing a hoodie.”Carlos Marin, business

“[Zimmerman] was paranoid so heshot and killed a kid just walkingaround. He should be arrested.”

Christian Arka, business

“Yes. Murder is a crime, whetheryou’re crazy or not.”

Daniel Winners, communications

“The shooter should be arrestedand tried but hopefully the court

will not be biased.”James Parks, Photography

The shooter should not be themain focus of this issue. The lawof Florida should be the one inquestion. We cannot prosecutesomeone for doing his/her job.

Even if it is wrong.”Spencer Major, PCC Veteran’s Club

“This should open our eyes towhat is going on in the world.

Trayvon isn’t the only “accident”we’ve seen in the past couple of

weeks. Justice should be served tothose who deserve it.”Gisel Anaya, Biology

“The shooter should be tried but atthe same time the whole

Neighborhood watch systemshould be reviewed. Guardsshouldn’t be allowed to carry

arms.”Alisa Au, Graphic Design

“I don’t think it was a hate crime. Ido think Zimmerman was out ofline for the shooting though. Thewhole situation could have been

handled differently.”Amanda Quick, Biology

“In all situations where someone iskilled whether innocent or not it isstill wrong. Even being innocent,the fact that he killed someone

should be acknowledged.”Joseph De Alba,

Computer Science/ Engineering

VOICES:

SCENESCENE April 5, 2012 7Courier

Max Perez/CourierJean Pierre Chanbonpin, 29, accounting, sends a text as he sits in theglow of his phone on Tuesday.

Louis C. Cheung/CourierThe orange glow of an overhang illuminates a back entrance to the D

Building on Thursday.

Glowing in the darkCampus takes on a new aura after the sun goes down

Louis C. Cheung/CourierA campus street lamp highlights the surrounding tree branches by the L building on Thursday.

Justin Clay/CourierA view of the south side of the R Building on Thursday.

The moon servesas a glowing eyeas it peersthrough the "RedPine" sculptureby DeborahButterfield nextto the JamesonAmphitheater onTuesday.

Max Perez/Courier

Blair Wells/CourierA reflection of the C Building in the Mirror Pools at PCC, an iconic image of the campus.

BRENDA RENTERIAstaff writer

Everywhere one looks on cam-pus whether it’s in the library,the hallways, or in the classroombefore a class, students can beseen on a phone listening tomusic or playing the latest gameapps.

In the Apple app store, itseems as though there are appsfor every situation and addictinggames that could take over allone’s spare time.

“I use to play Farm Town andMafia wars on Facebook and Iwould spend hours on Facebookthat the entire day would fly by,”said Tina Lebeau undeclared. “Iended up having to delete myaccount and denying any furthergame requests.”

Lebeau now has a slider MetroPCS phone that only has appslike Snake and Brick Breaker butalso has a Pandigital tabletwhere she downloads musictrivia games. Lebeau is currentlywaiting to upgrade her phoneand wants to download the lat-est apps like Ghost Hunter Pro tohelp her with her ghost hunting.

“If the PCC mobile app wasavailable for Android I woulduse it,” said StephanieQuinonez, psychology major, asshe waited in the hallway beforeclass. “I just upgraded my phoneto an Android smart phone andso I haven’t been able to down-load many apps but I do haveDraw Something,” she said.

Draw Something seems to bethe newest game that bothiPhone and Android users havebeen downloading. The app is amixture of Pictionary andScrabble combined: one player

picks one of three choices todraw for their opponent andthen the opponent gets to see thepicture being drawn in real time.

Another Draw Somethingplayer, Sabrina Ishoo, liberal artsmajor, her favorite app is theChipotle Ordering app.

“I like it. You can orderstraight through the app andpay, so when you go you bypassthe line and pick up your food,”she said. Ishoo also uses appslike Instagram, Pandora and theBlackboard Mobile app to helpher with her current SpeechClass. The Blackboard app letsher know when the instructorhas posted any assignments,announcement and her grades.

Film major Julia Lopez usesthe Metro transportation app toget to school and uses GoogleMaps to get her to concerts. “Ilike to go to a lot of gigs andGoogle Maps helps,” said Lopezas she waits for the library toopen for the day.

Lopez is also an avid user ofTumblr “I can express myselfand meet so many random peo-ple to connect with,” she said.

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A taste of Italy offered in QuadANDER AROSTEGUIstaff writer

Under a bright sun, a smallgroup of students observed thevolunteers from the Italian Cluband Italian instructors decoratethe tables with red, green andwhite balloons in front of thenorth entrance of the R Buildingon Tuesday.

While they worked, they chat-ted in a mix of Italian andEnglish.

The $5 dollar pasta menu, per-formances and games wereorganized to attract students’attention to the study abroadprogram said Simonetta May,

Italian instructor. On a nearby table filled with

flyers and other informationabout Italy and Florence, SandraHaynes, art history instructor,and members of the Italian-American scholarship committeechat about the program.

Haynes will be one of the twoinstructors flying to Florence forthree months in fall.

“I can’t wait to be there” shesaid. Haynes will be teaching arthistory while there. “Such agreat opportunity of learning ispriceless”, she said.

The $8,000 of the program cov-ers all the main expenses of thetrip from air fare and tuition to

housing and unlimited museumpasses, said one of the handoutsdistributed during the event.

May said that the program isfully booked every year. Maysaid that compared to otherschools’ programs the cost ofPCC’s program is much lower soit attracts students from otherschools.

The event also gave interestedstudents the chance to interactwith some of last year‘s partici-pants such as Isabella Genato,international relations. She saidthe event is a great way of intro-ducing the program to the PCCcommunity and attracting inter-ested students.

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Phone apps canbe useful, fun

CHRISTINE MICHAELSAsst. Features Editor

The Shatford Library hasrecently expanded its graphicnovels collection to over 80 addi-tions due to requests frominstructors for their class read-ings, according to LibrarianDiana Lopez.

A graphic novel is defined as afictional story presented incomic strip format and pub-lished as a book, according to theMiriam Webster online diction-ary.

“There are more instructorsusing graphic novels in class-rooms trying to get students toread,” said Lopez.

One of these instructors isElsie Rivas-Gomez, a creativewriting and composition teacher.

“Graphic novels can be just ascomplex as texts,” said Gomez,“[And] students tend to be morereceptive [to graphic novels].”

Her classes read novels suchas “Latino USA, a CartoonHistory” by Ilan Stavans and“American Born Chinese” byGene Luen Yang, which are bothmulticultural texts on graphicnovels.

Her required texts discussgraphic novels’ importance to berecognized as complex readings

just like other texts, according toGomez.

Kale Hurtado, undecided, saidgraphic novels are complexreads as well. “You can analyzeevery story and every narrative,so why can’t it be the same forcomics?” he said.

One example Hurtado citedwas the comparing of “ArkhamAsylum” by graphic novelistGrant Morrison to “The Cask ofAmontillado” written by thepoet and writer Edgar Allen Poe.“They are both really complexreads about the same idea ofinsanity,” he said.

Lopez smiled enthusiastically.“[I] was really excited [by thelibrary’s additions]. It’s a moveforward for us in terms of whatpeople want to see in thelibrary.”

Hurtado was disappointedwhen he did not get into the phi-losophy of graphic novels class.“For us comic fans, [the reading

material] is convenient, like‘Watchmen’. We already have iton our shelves,” he explained.

The library’s extra editions ofgraphic novels, once scatteredaround in different sections, arenow put in one place on the sec-ond floor to the left of the text-book section to provide moreaccess to students and instruc-tors alike for courses that requiregraphic novels, said Gomez.

“They’re not cheap,” saidGomez, referring to the cost ofgraphic novels. “I hope studentsaccess them for free [at thelibrary],” she said.

Gomez’s favorite graphicnovel, “Return of the DapperMen” by Jim McCaan and JanetLee, can cost up to $24 for ahardcover version.

But the library has it, alongwith four shelves worth ofgraphic novels available for stan-dard check out, according toLopez.

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WiFi lounge a hotspotfor video game loversCOLIN SUMStaff Writer

The WiFi lounge has been acentral hotspot where studentsare hard at work mashing awayon their handhelds, keyboards,and controllers just to playfriends or have a fun time.

Andrew Beckerman, technicaltheater, has been playing“Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3”,since its November release, aswell as the most recent release of“Street Fighter X Tekken”.

Both games are team-basedfighting games developed byCapcom, with UMvC3 having astronger fan base with its 3-char-acter based teams, over the topaction, and popular roster ofMarvel and Capcom characters.

SFxT, on the other hand, pitsthe “Street Fighter” cast of char-acters against the “Tekken” castin a 2-on-2 tag team battle.

“[UMvC3] is my main gamebecause it is the [most fun] gameever,” said Beckerman.

Beckerman brings hisPlaystation 3 set-up everyTuesday and Thursday morningto play with his friends.

“It’s a burden [to play]because of certain characters aswell as people [complaining]about the game’s mechanics,”continued Beckerman.

David Lee, hospitality, andDavid Melara, biology, bothplay UMvC3 and SFxT withBeckerman.

Lee hopes it will bring a lot of“Street Fighter” and “Tekken”

players together.“The most hyped game is

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3,”Lee said. “[I like] Street Fighter XTekken because you can doflashy combos, [and] it lookscooler than UMvC3.”

Melara said both UMvC3 andSFxT are fun because it makesyou think. He loves the “tagteam” mechanic in “SFvT”.

“Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3is exciting because it’s fastpaced,” Melara said. “Peoplehave given it hate, but you stillhave to think [strategy]. [StreetFighter X Tekken] is new, so a lotof people are playing it and thereare things in it that haven’t beenexplored.”

Santi Decunto, psychology,plays the “Pokémon” series onhis Nintendo 3DS handheld.

Current versions of the serieshe plays are “Heart Gold”, “SoulSilver”, “Black”, and “White”.He also runs the “PCC PokémonLeague” since its establishmenttwo years ago.

Decunto said the “league” is aresemblance to the leagues in the“Pokémon” anime, where a boyor girl will begin their journeyand face different “gyms”.

He said the “league” is popu-lar among students in their earlytwenties and who have playedthe Pokémon series since the1990s.

“It’s a very challengingleague,” Decunto said. “We allwork our best to represent thePokémon community of PCC.”

Nikki Debbaudt/CourierThe Shatford Library recently expanded their graphic novels collection,as well as created a new section for the additions.

Graphicnovelcollectionexpands

DUSTY EARLStaff Writer

In the PCC Art Gallery, severalworks by the Cuban-born pho-tographer Abelardo Morell, the2012 Artist in Residence, are ondisplay through May 5.

Morell is most famous for hiscamera obscura technique, aprocess that transforms wholerooms into cameras, projectingthe image of the surroundingarea on its walls.

His pieces are as much worksof technology and engineering asthey are works of art.

The room is completely sealed,allowing no light to enter. Asmall hole is made to allow light,and the image of the surround-ings fill the room.

“I like his technique. It’s reallyoriginal,” said student JuliaAquino, Graphic Design.

Morell also is able to project animage of the surrounding areaon the ground through the use ofa tent camera obscura, and hasdone so with the BrooklynBridge, Old Faithful, and a hostof other landmarks and land-scapes.

“I love Pasadena,” said theartist after he spent the week ofMarch 18 - 23 on campus. He

jovially introduced himself asAbe as he met with students andfaculty, and gave talks about hiswork.

As is customary, Morell creat-ed an original work for his resi-dency. He turned the Shatfordlibrary into a camera obscura,projecting shelves of historybooks over art books, showingthe crucial relationship between

the two fields.In addition to his camera

obscura works, some of Morell’srecent cutout pieces also hang inthe gallery. They are odes to mas-ter engravers Piranesi and Dore,cutting and layering their worksinto fascinating collages, thatboth honor the artists and createmodern impressions of the origi-nal source art.

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Katie Bussey/ CourierA work by Artist in Residence Abelardo Morell is exhibited in the ArtGallery. Cuban-born Morell is known for "camera obscura" images.

Crowd fills lectureon stem cell studyMARY NURRENBERNStaff Writer

A full classroom filled withstudents gathered on Thursdayto find out about stem cellresearch through Core facilities.Core Facilities is a center dedicat-ed to stem cell research at USC.Speaking on behalf of the centerwas the director Victoria Fox.

She described the work inwhich they do on a daily basisand what goes into the researchthat Core Facilities does.

“A lot goes into a day’s work atthe facility.

A training program is held inconjunction is California Instituteor Regenerative Medicine.

Industrial collaborations and atraining program are held where200 students participate in work-shops that last from two days tospecialized longer training pro-

grams,” said Fox.“I am interested in getting an

internship with CIRM,” saidSalvador Recinos, molecularbiology.

“I am most proud of the sup-port we get from theresearchers,” said Fox. Sheexplained to the group howresearch has advanced since the19 century. “It used to take a yearto complete work on cells, now itis done in days,” said Fox.

The room was quiet, studentslistening intently as Fox spokeabout what stem cells are andhow they can divide and replacethemselves.

“It was neat I learned how peo-ple work with stem cells,” saidJennifer Hugie, biology.

“Our goals are to centralizeimportant technologies for work-ing with stem cells, so cells areeasier to work with,” said Fox.

Summer program offered to future engineering majorsKARLA SOSAStaff Writer

Johns Hopkins has a summerprogram for high school stu-dents interested in pursuing acareer in Engineering. PCC isteaming up again this summerwith Johns Hopkins after work-ing together for five years in thisprogram.

“Engineering Innovation” is aprogram designed for potentialengineering high school stu-dents. According to SalomonDavila, associate professor ofEngineering, students who areinterested in joining the summerprogram have to submit anapplication, letter of recommen-dation, high school transcriptsand are required to of takentrigonometry.

Students who enroll for“Engineering Innovation” cometo PCC for, four weeks, classesare from Monday throughFriday, starting at 8.p.m to 2p.m.They have about two to threehours of homework each night,said Davila, who teaches the pro-gram.

“We teach students differenttypes of engineering; civil, elec-tric, mechanical, and chemicalengineering,” said Davila.

Students also work on proj-ects, one of the projects is thatthey learn how to built bridgesout of spaghetti and also learnhow to use certain software.

At the end of the four weeks,students are required to take atest to see how well they did inthe program. “I don’t know whatis on the test, I have to make sureI teach them the importantthings of engineering,” Davilasaid.

Hugo Perez, co-teaches thecourse with Davila as a TeachingFellow. “My responsibility with-in the program is to make thecollege-level material approach-able and bring it down intoterms a High School-level stu-dent can understand and workwith,” Perez said via email.

Perez has been working withthis program for about fouryears.

“Each year I’m just blownaway by the caliber of students Iget to work with,” he said.

Winter session advances“I apologize for that error, that

was a mistake,” he said. The recommendation to

exclude winter intersession had-n’t been discussed or plannedpreviously by the CalendarCommittee, said Bell.

“We recommend this calendarto go forth to the College Councilfor approval, which includes awinter intersession, meaningthere are no changes to the aca-

demic calendar,” he said. The four-semester academic

calendar was carefully reviewedone more time as suggested byCalendar Committee Co-chair-woman Krista Walter beforevoted on unanimously.

“The administration talkedabout [the trimester proposal]informally, but everyone’s talk-ing about it,” she said.

The four-semester calendarwill go to the College Council forits consideration on April 25.

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Sexual predator still at large

“He sounded a lot like a suspectwe had arrested before,” saidCampus Police Sgt. StevenMatchan, the investigating officer.

The campus police, after hear-ing the student’s description ofthe man, thought they knew whohe might be, Matchan said. The

police showed the woman pic-tures of a few suspects they had inmind, but she turned the photosback, saying there was not amatch.

Matchan said that there was asimilar sexual battery reportedDec 5., in which the suspect hasnot been caught.

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Demonstrators demand justiceThere was emphasis on how

the situation could have hap-pened to anyone.

“My little cousin is 16. He goesto high school in Pasadena andhe walks home everyday.Trayvon could’ve easily been mycousin,” said Myra Whittington,political science.

Whittington urged the PCCcommunity to rethink racialstereotypes to help prevent fur-

ther incidents like Martin’s fromhappening again.

“Challenge your mindset.When you see an AfricanAmerican man walking aroundcampus with a jacket or hoodieon, don’t automatically thinkhe’s up to something or don’tautomatically be scared andwalk somewhere far from him. Isee it all the time,” saidWhittington.

“Being black does not mean

you’re suspicious. Ask yourselfwhy you think that.”

Not everyone was convincedthe march would helpthough.“All those speakers aredoing is attacking the heart-strings. I don’t know what theysaw,” said Douglas Matthews,engineering.

“The situation happened 3,000miles away. People are protest-ing and they don’t even knowthe full story.”

Hidden treasureslost, then found

LUIS RODRIGUEZStaff Writer

It happens to students, teachers,faculty and even the occasionalsquirrel on campus. They losethings.

For anyone who has ever lostsomething on campus, Lost andFound services in B210 in theCampus Police Department mayhave it.

“I get tons and tons of keys,”said Karen Baghdassarian, Lostand Found clerk.

Along with the keys is anassortment of expected things likeclothes, books, ID cards, and cellphones. But among the mix, are aRock Band guitar, a croquet setand a reel of photographic slidesthat recall the iconic 1960s class-room.

“I thought I lost a green binderat the library but when I askedthem, they said at the end of theday they turn in everything to thelost and found so I came here,”said Ian Fisher, Undecided.

Fisher had no luck finding hisbinder but left a description andcontact information.

“I lost a copy of Plato’s “TheRepublic” but I didn’t knowabout the lost and found then,” hesaid.

According to the PCC website,after 90 days the items are thendonated assuming they containno personal information, such as a

social security card, which is sub-sequently destroyed.

“We give blankets to thehumane society, calculators to themath department, bikes go to anorganization called the LACounty Bike Coalition, and wegive to Books for People whooperate mobile libraries, clothes toveterans…everything finds aplace,” said Baghdassarian.

The only things not donated areumbrellas, which the CampusPolice then use.According toBaghdassarian her favorite part ofthe process is the search for theowner of lost property.

“It doesn’t have to be some-thing of much value, but to theowner it can be irreplaceable, likea term paper saved on a flashdrive or a semester’s worth ofnotes,” she said.

Baghdassarian offers words ofadvice to help people get theirstuff back if someone turns it in.

“Attach a cheap flash drive toyour keys with your name, num-ber and current e-mail address soI’ll be able to locate you,” saidBaghdassarian. “Since phones arelocked it’s best to put your e-mailaddress to come up on the frontand just put a sticker in yourbooks.”

The office is open 10 a.m. to 2p.m. from Monday throughThursday and on Fridays byappointment only.

fees have not made up for statefunding cuts.

We must consider other dras-tic options if our budget is cutagain,” said Robert Turnage,CSU assistant vice chancellor forbudget, in a press release.

As many as 25,000 transferand freshmen students could beshut out of most of CSU’s 23schools.

Only eight campuses, like CSUFullerton and CSU Los Angeles,would be accepting applicationsfor spring 2013, but only for col-lege students who have complet-ed an Associate Degree for trans-fer, officials said.

Transfer students who com-

plete these degrees look to be theonly ones who would benefit if a“freeze” occurs, leaving manystudents still uncertain on whenand where they will transfer.

Jeff Quintanilla, nursing, callsit a stressful situation.

“My plans to transfer have tochange now because I have toworry about how I will pay forother schools that might be moreexpensive and I might even beforced to take a year off school[which] will hold me back evenmore,” he said.

According to Fellow, CSUscurrently are already loweringacceptances for fall 2012.

CSU budget cuts may limitenrollment for transfersContinued from page 1

Steven Valdez / CourierKaren Bagdassarian, Lost and found Clerk, shows the many items thatget turned into the lost and found in PCC.

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Campus police store missing items

CICELY CHISHOLMStaff Writer

A triple swim meet held atLong Beach City College onFriday saw the women’s swimteam win both meets againstLong Beach City College and LosAngeles Trade-Tech, while themen’s team found victory onlyagainst LA Trade-Tech.

The women’s team scored 62-60 against LBCC and 91-30against LA Trade-Tech. Themen’s team defeated LA Trade-Tech with a score of 104-15 butfell short against Long Beachwith 92-38.

Freshmen Paige Watroba wonin the 100-meter butterfly in1:08.33, 100-meter backstroke in1:09.95, and 50-meter butterfly in30.35. Sophomore CynthiaMartinez followed Watroba inthe 100 butterfly in 1:10.62.

The women’s team started themeet off with a close victory. The

200-meter medley relay clockedin at 2:03.52, only 1.73 secondsfaster than Long Beach.

Sophomore Courtney Jensengained three victories in the1,000-meter freestyle in 11:52.21,50-meter backstroke in 33.40,and 500-meter freestyle in5:41.81.

Sophomore Mikela Velasquezlost the 100-meter freestyle byjust .76 of a second, but won the100-meter individual medleyrace in 1:04.73.

The women’s team won all theraces against LA Trade-Tech, andlost only six against Long Beach.

“We stayed in the lead becauseof the medley relay, but we lost

some [events] we didn’t expectto,” said Head Coach TerryStoddard.

The men’s team lost in all butfive competitions to Long Beach,but won them all against LATrade-Tech.

Sophomore Cario Liu pulledtogether three wins for theLancers in the 200-meter back-stroke in 1:59.33, 200-meterbreaststroke in 2:13.17, and 500-meter freestyle in 4:57.05.

Freshmen Stephen To won the100-meter butterfly in 51.65 andthe 200-meter butterfly in1:54.67.

“Even though we didn’t comeclose to beating [Long Beach], it

was a moral victory as [To] wonthree events and [Liu] won two,”said Stoddard. “I had [Liu] swimthree events in a row that he wasbest at, and he beat two of hisseason’s best times.”

The women’s team overallSouth Coast Conference recordnow stands at 5-3, while themen’s team is at 3-4.

“I like our chances at thechampionship meet because Ifeel like we match well with theother teams. We’ll need the soph-omore and next level athletes towin,” said Stoddard.

The swim team will host the12th Pasadena Invitational onFriday and Saturday at noon.

MICHAEL MCGRATHStaff Writer

The Lancers narrowly defeaedtCerritos College on Saturday on aspectacular bare-handed grab andthrow by second basemen SeanStone, which he turned into adouble play to end the game, asPCC holds onto a 9-8 lead.

PCC (5-18, 3-9 in the SouthCoast Conference) ended a six-game losing streak in the victoryagainst Cerritos College (7-17, 4-8Conference).

“Our offense and defense bothclicked and our true potential wasshown,” said infielder MattChavez. “If we can keep this up, Ithink we will have a shot to movepast conference.”

PCCs offense finally started to

click in the bottom of the fourthinning as the Lancers got five runsoff just five hits, after trailing 4-0.

The Lancers had built the leadup to 9-4, but Cerritos would notgo away and rallied back in thetop of the ninth, scoring four moreruns.

Finally, a grounder was pickedup by short stop TylerDominguez, which he tossed toSean Stone who caught it bare-handed. Stone seamlessly threw itto first base in one quick move-ment, to beat the runner and closethe door on the Falcons.

“I have to say that I’m reallyhappy about the outcome. A[win], for me, is a good day,” saidthird baseman DamienSantamaria.

SPORTSSPORTSApril 5, 2012OURIERC

Steven Fuel / CourierLancer freestyle swimmer Bryan Munoz competes at the triple meet at Long Beach City College. Thewomen’s team took victory against both Long Beach and LA Trade Tech, while the men went 1-1, dousingLA Trade Tech.

BaseballwinlessagainstMt. SAC

BRENDA RENTERIAAsst. Sports Editor

In the Lancers threegameseries against their rivals, Mt.San Antonio College, the Lancerslost all three games to theMounties and were blown outon their last meeting Saturday31-1 in the Mounties home turf.

The Lancers also lost to Mt.Sac 13-4 at Brookside Park’sJackie Robinson Memorial Fieldon March 22, and 12-1 in theirfirst series game at Mt. SAC onMarch 20. The baseball team hashit a major dry spell in losing thelast four South Coast Conferencegames dropping its overallrecord to 4-16 and its SCC recordto 2-7.

“We lack [a] certain amountpoise, effort and focus and it wasillustrated when a pitcher hitsthe batter and then throws a wildpitch,” said Coach EvanO’Meara. The coach felt the inci-dent of the pitcher hitting thebatter and then throwing a wildpitch was isolated, but thisbehavior continued onSaturday.  

“The conference is not easywe’ve faced two of the betterteams and hopefully we canbounce back from this,” saidO’Meara. At Saturday’s gamethe Lancers struggle was appar-ent allowing the Mounties toscore 10 runs in one inning.

The Lancers did have plenty ofhits against the Mounties butcouldn’t follow through andscore. In Saturday’s game, theLancers were able to rally at thetop of the eight inning whenSpencer Stute hit a pop fly outthat brought in Charles Smith toscore the Lancer’s only run.

One bright spot in Thursday’sgame was first baseman DavidHaltstead who hit a solo homerun over the center field wall atthe bottom of the fifth inning.

“Haltstead had a tremendousgame [on Thursday] with goodplays defensively, his solo homerun, and [I was] happiest to seehim giving up his body to hustledown the first base line to catch afoul ball,” said O’Meara.

“It felt good to hit that homer,”said Haltstead. Haltstead wouldnot catch the ball but gave agreat effort on the diving play.He was almost cut from the teamin late fall but has turned outgreat said coach.

“I knew I was on the bubbleand worked hard to come backbefore winter break,” saidHaltstead.

PHILIP MCCORMICKStaff Writer

The women’s badminton teamdominated the court when it facedthe El Camino Warriors in theirMarch 30 match. The final scorewas 19­2.

“We did well,” said Coach BillSanchez, three­time South CoastConference coach of the year. “Itwas a good match for us and agreat team effort”

Winning all four of her games,Angie Ortiz had a great match.“There were a few tough gamesout there today,” said Ortiz. “ Butwe played well, like we know wecan.”

Otriz played against CorinneBelandres of El Comino and thetwo of them played a very goodgame. The two players exchangeda lot of rallies during their games.In the end, Ortiz came out on top,scoring 21­14 and 21­12.

“[Ortiz] played great today,”said Sanchez. “She was veryaggressive in her games, andshowed that by winning hergames.”

Sanchez made some changesgoing into this match, as he pairedup Betty Bermudez and GabbyAnjani for the first time this sea­son for women’s doubles.

“We did really good together,”said Bermudez. “It was differentplaying with a new partner, but

we won our games, so that’sgood.”

The Lancers badminton team istrying to go for its fourth consecu­tive SCC title this season, havingwon the title for the past threeyears. The team is off to a cleanstart thus far, with a 6­0 record.

“We have been playing out­standing badminton,” saidSanchez. “We will continue to playaggressive no matter who theopponent is, each match we play.”

Sabrina Hsu / CourierCynthia Gutierrez returns theshuttlecock in a 19-2 home win.

Lancers lose back-to-back-to-back gamesagainst long-time rivals

Swimteamexcels attri-meetWomen’s team takesout both Long Beachand LA Trade Tech

Will Emersonpitches to a

Cerritos batterat JackieRobinson

Memorial Fieldat Brookside

Park inPasadena on

Saturday. TheLancers beat

the Falcons 9-8.

Natalie Sehn-Weber /

Courier

Badminton keeps smashing

Baseball hangs on for win