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RHC Board ofTrustees election tobe held on Nov. 3

Writer, artist, and cartoonistLalo Alcaraz and Executive Pro-ducer Mark Hentemann hosted anadvanced screening of their show"Bordertown" at the Wray Theateron Oct. 15, in order to promote thenew series.

The screening began withopening words from Dean of theCommunications and LanguagesDivision, Robert Holcomb.

Holcomb praised Alcaraz'sability to incorporate satire into im-ages that "send the social and polit-ical economic bullies stumbling".

The stage was then handed toAlcaraz and Hentemann.

Alcaraz presented some back-ground information about how hehad been picked up to write for theshow stating, "I had no idea it was ajob interview" when he and Hente-mann had met to discuss the "showbible", which is a booklet that ex-plains everything one would need toknow about a new animated show.

After the opening words, theypremiered their pilot episode enti-tled "Engagement".

See BORDERTOWN on page ten

Lalo Alcaraz hosts advanced screening of 'Bordertown'Pete EscobarStaff Writer

Mark Hentemann and Lalo Alcatraz giving the audience a run-down of Bordertown

The Rio Hondo Transfer Centerhosted a CSU workshop on Oct. 5,in room SS250 at 5 p.m. to help stu-dent who plan to apply to a CalState Universities for upcoming Falland Spring semesters.

Dianne Holcomb spoke to stu-dents regarding the applicationprocess, the cost and GPA/Gradepoints calculations.

Holcomb specified the requiredrecommendations from the “goldenfour” courses, English, Math,Speech and Critical thinking.

In order to be eligible all stu-dents should have completed either60 units or more by the end ofSpring.

When applying everyone isrecommended to apply under the“undergraduate” application, mean-ing anyone transferring from Rio

Hondo should file their applicationunder this category.

Every student is advised tohave their grade point average cal-culated by the transfer center beforeproceeding with the application.

Students should not apply asdependents until the age of 24 oruntil they are married.

Once students have submittedtheir applications to the college oftheir choice, it is important to makea portal right away.

Making a portal and being at-tentive to it is important becausethey will have deadlines on anyextra paperwork the college mayneed.

Holcomb also specified thatstudents should have professionalemail with proper names for thepurpose of applying.

Afterwards it is suggestedemails get checked on a weeklybasis, including the spam folder.

Once the application has been

sent it is not possible to make cor-rections, that is why it is importantto have the applications reviewed bythe transfer center or a counselor.

Within 48 hours of submittingthe application students will get anemail confirming the college has re-ceived the application.

A fee waiver could be appliedfor when applying with the CalState applications. It is expected forapplicants to receive an answerwithin 30 seconds.

If the fee waiver is granted thestudent will able to apply to fourcolleges for no cost.A payment op-tion will appear at the end of the ap-plication if the fee waiver wasdenied.

It is important to keep a copy ofthe confirmation number in case theCal State never received the appli-cation.

For students who would like toapply for any of the colleges EOPprogram, the deadline for the appli-

cation would be different for eachcolleges.Transcripts should not besent in until notified by the schoolto do so.

If transferring with either anAA-T or AA-S ystudents will needto get certified by the transfer cen-ter, and then send it to the Cal Stateto be approved.

Students should be aware ofimpacted majors. Impacted majorshave more students declaring thatmajor than they are prepared to ac-commodate and could influencewhether a student is accepted or not.

CSU Workshops are plannedfor Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.,Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. andOct. 29 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., all ofthem in room SS250.

For anyone who would like ad-ditional information on transferringthey can go to the Transfer Centerin room SS250, go on transfer-center@riohondo.edu or call (562)463-4619.

Transfer Center hosts workshopCecilia JuarezStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of Whittier Daily News

Vice President and Board ofTrustees member Vicky Santanaand challenger Lorraine De La Ohad a debate on Oct. 7 in which theydiscussed the issue of fair represen-tation for students in the Pico RiveraArea.

De La O indicated that whilethere is a plan for Pico Rivera to re-ceive a satellite campus it does notcompare to those in Whittier or ElMonte.De La O referred to the amount in-vested in each of the satellite cam-puses, $7 million was devoted to theSouth Whittier Education Centerand $12 million to the El Monte Ed-ucation Center.

Santana refuted that there hadbeen no difference placed betweenthe other centers and the one beingbuilt in Pico Rivera.

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Angela HernandezEditor-in-Chief

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Noah CervantesStaff Writer

Stress Reduction Class aims to keep students calm

The Student Health and Psy-chological Services at Rio Hondohave started a free weekly class fo-cusing around stress reduction forstudents on Oct. 14 in room LR105.

The introduction class beganwith introductions and informationon what the class would cover. Itchanges every week and each timewill delve more into topics such ashow stress and anxiety are different,what causes stress, and methods onhow to safely deal with it.

The classes are set up to beopen to students’ busy schedulesand do not hold the same require-ments as a normal class. Studentsmay come to as many or as few ses-sions as they like.

These sessions are held by psy-chotherapy interns Dawn Gloverand Ryan Witherspoon.

Each class is held to a promiseof confidentiality as they work as adiscussion between the instructorsand the students present.

If willing, students can revealpersonal things that are currentlystressing them out at home or schoolor anywhere else and discuss withthe instructors or fellow class mem-bers about why it stresses them.

One exercise that started off thefirst class was focused on “open

mindedness,” a Buddhist idea ofbeing aware of thoughts that one hasbut trying to focus in on a specificobject to not lose oneself in thosethoughts.

Participants were instructed tostare at their hand for ten wholeminutes and simply focus on thefeatures.After ten minutes of silence, partic-ipants were asked if they felt any-thing noteworthy after the exercise.The point of it was to show that tenminutes can seem like an eternitywhen one is focusing intensely ordoing something mundane.

The take-away from this is toshow that even when life seems tobe sprinting past us and we feel likewe don’t have a moment, just beingsilent for ten minutes can “make”space in the day to breathe and tryto de-stress.

“Stress is a part of our lives,”Said student Jenny Pham who at-tended the stress reduction class onOct. 14. “People are enduring stressand have to cope with it concerningworking, studying, money, family,or friends’ relationships. A lot ofthings cause stress. [This class]helps cope with stress so I highlyrecommend it.”

Breathing exercises providedby UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Re-search Center at marc.ucla.edu wereused to conclude the first class.

This exercise was seen posi-tively by Alyssa Rios. “I learned the

stress exercises to help me with mybreathing and meditation,” Riossaid. “It’s a really good class totake…because next Wednesdaywe’re going to be talking aboutstress and how [the class] is goingto help. I know a lot of people have

a lot of stress with midterms and fi-nals.”

Classes are held every Wednes-day from five to five-fifty p.m. andwill continue until the end of the se-mester with the hopes of continuinginto the spring semester.

The class is open to all studentsat Rio Hondo and welcomes walk-ins every week. The idea is to use itwhenever students might feel over-whelmed and would like a littlehelp.

Noah Cervantes/ El PaisanoPsychotherapy interns Dawn Glover and Ryan Witherspoon led the class in a breathing exercise on thefirst class meeting.

Photos by Kimberly Hernandez / El PaisanoRio Hondo celebrated National Latino Month on Oct. 6 with traditional dances from Aztec heritage.

Rio Hondo College celebrates Latino Heritage Month

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Santana pointed out the SouthWhittier Education center had beenan existing site and was refurbishedfor $2.2 million.

The El Monte Education centerwas built with $3 million when thebuilding was found to be lackingand as a result had to be rebuilt.

Also discussed at the debatewas the quality of education stu-

dents were getting at the PicoRivera Satellite campus.

An advocate for older studentswith full-time jobs De La O voicedthe felt students need more classesin the evenings.

She suggested the library beopen longer, a child care center forany students who need the serviceto continue their education and ad-ditional evening classes.

Both candidates were askedabout security and the availability of

mental health services on campus.Their response was the same on

this issue, that mental health serv-ices is of the upmost importance fora safer campus.

Santana currently works as amanager at the Los Angeles CountyProbation Department after working with Los Angeles County Supervi-sor Gloria Molina as a Senior Jus-tice Deputy for seven years.

Five of those years Santanaalso served as the supervisors Edu

cation Deputy. During that timeSantana helped with the LA Univer-sal Preschool initiative.

On the LA Universal Preschoolwebsite it is stated that “Los Ange-les Universal Preschool (LAUP) isa non-profit organization whosemission is to advance early educa-tion program quality and capacityby supporting the development ofthe whole child, growing a qualifiedand diverse workforce, andstrengthening family engagement.”

The areas the organizationhelps includes Pico Rivera and WestWhittier.

Santana likewise monitored theLos Angeles County Office of Edu-cation, the largest HEAD Start pro-gram administrator in the nation.

Santana was elected to theBoard of Trustees on Nov. 8 of 2011and represents Trustee Area 2 in-cludes parts of Pico Rivera andWhittier.

Challenger De La O ispresently retired but worked as amental health care worker for theCounty of Los Angeles LAC+USCMedical Center-Department of Psy-chiatry.

De La O has served as a CityCommissioner on the Parks andRecreation Commission, Memberof the Arts and Culture Committee,Chair of Concerts in the Park, Pres-ident of Pico Rivera's Peace Projectto reduce crime and violence andthe Homeless Veterans Task Force.

According to smartvoter.orgshe served for twelve years as aBoard Member-Treasurer for Plazade la Raza Child DevelopmentServices, Inc..

Their website states they are anorganization dedicated to help fam-ilies by providing educational op-portunities, support services andcommunity resources.

Residents in thecity of Pico Rivera

will be asked tovote on it's nextrepresentative inthe Rio Hondo

College Board ofTrustees on

Nov. 3.

Election: De La O, Santana seek Area 2 board seat

Vice President and Board of Trustees member for Area 2, Vicky San-tana.

Photo courtesy of Sandy Sandello

Challenger for Area 2, Lorraine De La O is seeking to represent theCity of Pico Rivera.

Photo Courtesy of Cesar James

News Briefs:Texas Hold'em Charity Tournament:

Join Rio Hondo College in supporting theSoroptimist International of Whittier.

The tournament takes place on Saturday, Oct.24 6 p.m.

$150 buy-in and $5000 in prizes. Availablesponsorships: The President's Club $1,000Table / Sponsor $250

Proceeds go towards helping women and girlsrealize their dreams through education, includ-ing Rio Hondo students.

At 9871 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA90670.

For more info: Mary Venegas 562-447-7462

The Deep River Galaxy invites you to jointhem to celebrate a day of unity.

Participate in Halloween luncheon with a costumecontest.

Bring $10 for the luncheon and extra cash for the50/50 raffle. If possible, bring apish to feed 12 cseastars.

The event will take a place on Oct. 30 and 11:30 am- 1 p.m. at Boardroom A-102.

Register for the Star Wars office decorating contestwith Kathy Gomez - X3014.

RSVP by Oct. 27 to yramirez@riohondo.edu or callX3444.

The Los Angeles Police Departmentis having a hiring workshop on cam-pus at Rio Hondo College.

The workshop is on Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in Sci-ence Building Room 5121.

The entrance exam is in the same location onthe same day at 6:30 pm.

Any questions will be addressed before theLAPD selection process.

Candidates do not have to attend the workshopto take the entrance exam.

For more information please contact: LAPDrecruiter, Officer Capilouto. 37371@lapd.lac-ity.org Office: 213-4730-3419

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Adult Re-Entry Career SuccessArmand SantosStaff Writer

The Center for Career and Re-Entry Services at Rio HondoCollege kicked-off its First

Annual Adult Re-Entry Career Suc-cess Conference on Oct. 18 in thelower quad. Conference participantswere welcomed by Theresa Dreyfusthe Rio Hondo CollegePresident/Superintendent, HenryGee the Vice President of StudentServices, Russell Castaneda-Calleros the Director of Govern-ment and Community Relations andBelen Torres-Gil the Coordinator ofthe Center for Career and Re-EntryServices.

The conference was designedto specifically address the needs ofadult re-entry students who qualifyby being 25 years of age or olderand are new to college or returningto college after an absence of fiveyears or more.

Torres-Gil acknowledged thatAdult Re-Entry is a student segmentwith a distinct identity and needs toset it apart from what is commonlytermed the "traditional" studentpopulation and that the Rio HondoAdministration was resolute in therapid deployment of a program that would be there to support them.

The program currently employstwo staffers and future growth is apossibility."It's twenty-five percentof our (student) population (at RioHondo College)," revealed AngelicaMartinez, Counselor for the AdultRe-Entry Students Program. "Whatthis program does is give them ahome-base on campus. They cancome to us for everything, like fi-nancial aid and admissions assis-

tance, so they're not running around,because the one thing they lack istime."

Martinez began her associationwith Rio Hondo working in CalWork’s (California Work Opportu-nity and Responsibility to Kids) andsoon became a technical educationcounselor with Behavioral and So-cial Sciences before taking up hernew position when the Adult Re-

Entry Students Program was createdearlier this year.

The program is already show-ing the most obvious sign of suc-cess, it is growing. "We started theprogram with 700 students, now wemust have about 1,400 students, allin six months," beamed Martinez.

Martinez is very passionatewhen discussing the program andthe students it serves, and that is be-

cause she was one of them. “Thatwas me, with multiple transcripts,lots of F’s and Withdrawals,” re-veals Martinez, “so when I see theirtranscripts and they feel so embar-rassed, I’m like, I was you, I havemy master’s degree now, I’m okayand you’re going to be okay, too.Don’t worry, we got this.”

The conference's program pro-vided four informational breakout

sessions. Session one, LinkedIn,presented by Nicole Fogelman,Graduate Student, demonstratedhow to use the online tool for effec-tive professional networking.

The second session, TransferPanel, addressed the transfer needsof the working adult student andconsisted of representatives fromAzusa Pacific University, Cal PolyPomona, Cal State Los Angeles, CalState Fullerton, University of Lav-erne and Whittier College. Allboasting programs that are friendlyto the adult working population.

Session three was Stress Man-agement, led by Dr. Denna Sanchez,Coordinator of Psychological Serv-ices at Rio Hondo College. It was aworkshop designed around thestressors of the adult re-entry stu-dent, such as balancing family re-sponsibilities, work schedules, andthe demands of school.

The final session, Financial Aid101, was presented by YvonneGutierrez-Sandoval, Director of Fi-nancial Aid at Rio Hondo College,and dealt with the vital topic of fi-nancial aid. Gutierrez-Sandoval il-luminated the financial aid process,including what to expect after ap-plying for aid.

If you are 25 years old or olderand are new to college or are com-ing back after a 5 year break orlonger, drop by the Center for Ca-reer and Re-Entry Services in theStudent Services Building, roomSS350 and tell them that you’rethere for the Adult Re-Entry Pro-gram. For more information callAngelica or Mauricio at (562) 463-7047 or email at amartinez@rio-hondo.edu.

Mark Doyle, Rio Hondo College Logistics Management student, requests transfer information fromImelda Rangel of Azusa Pacific University.

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What’s in your face wash?

Not too many people thinkahead by checking the in-gredients listed in their fa-

cial washes. Most people look atwhat the product can do for ‘you’ asthe recipient of the product. Insteadof trying to look more into theirproducts, they sometimes go by justthe smell of the facial wash andfinding that if it smells natural, itequates to not being bad for yourface.

Even the bottle mentioning thatit’s “ALL NATURAL” is a goodsign for a good facial product foryou as the consumer. Many walkdown the aisle of the beauty shopand buy what they think looksnicely packaged or smells like itwas just taken from the flower gar-den and put into a bottle to be usedfor your face.

After trying these products out,some people like me find their faceending up being redder, dry, whiteheads popping up and so much

more face issues. As a result, Istarted doing my own research andI ended up being happier with myfacial washes at the end and so canyou as long as you continue readingthis article, you might find better re-sults with your facial wash. So thefirst ingredient that I will talk aboutis sodium lauryl sulfate which is avery drying ingredient.

According to Jody Levine whois an assistant clinical instructor ofdermatology at Mount Sinai Hospi-tal, she mentions that sodium laurylsulfate strips the skin of its naturaloils which protects our skin. Think-ing logically, you wouldn’t wantsomething to irritate your skin ifyou’re looking to give your facialskin a chance of looking nice andpretty without the dry patches, so tryand avoid sodium lauryl sulfate.

The second ingredient that youshould avoid when looking for a fa-cial wash is fragrance. Many wouldwonder why?, isn’t it just a fra-grance that makes the product smellgood and that’s it?

No, Abigal Libers of howstuff-

works.com says that the word ‘fra-grance’ can mean a mix of hundredsof chemicals which you as theowner wouldn’t know have since itis worded as ‘fragrance.’ Your bestbet is to avoid any facial productscontaining fragrance of any sort inthe listed ingredients but if you can’thelp but prefer nice smelling facialwashes with a nice smell to it,Levine of Mount Sinai Hospitalmentions that you can instead optfor essential oils or any botanicalextracts mixed into your facial solu-tion.

Another ingredient that youshould ignore is alcohol, whilesome people think that it is a goodthing like how when ‘you’ get awound you’ll usually apply alcoholto help disinfect the wound to helpit heal faster but that doesn’t applyto having it mixed into your facialwash to be used to cleanse yourface.

It is actually the opposite andwill do more harm than good foryour face. According to Paula’sChoice, alcohol in facial products

are used to thin facial products tomake them feel lighter but if appliedto your face, it can have a similar ef-fect by drying up your face as it canbe very drying and will have a muchbigger impact on those who have al-ready dry skin.

In one study, she found that thehospital workers that used alcohol-based products regularly had muchdryer skin on the part that they useto touch the alcohol based product.Levine recommends avoiding thesealcohol ingredients in yourcleansers or facial products: iso-propyl alcohol, SD alcohol 40 andethyl alcohol.

Among all of the markets andstores, a great suggestion on whereto go when shopping for your facialwashes are: Trader Joe’s, Herbies,Aveda or sprouts. Hopefully thesetips will help you to realize that byreading the labels and understand-ing what is in your face wash willhelp you to eliminate the issues withyour skin.

Courtesy of GoogleTrader Joe’s spa face wash per-fume-free, dye-free, alcohol-free,and contains mostly naturally-derived ingredients.

Christopher LyStaff Writer

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Are chia seeds good for you?So what are Chia Seeds first of

all? Sounds like somethingyou’d see in the plants aisle at

Home Depot or your local gardenstore. And you’d have guessed rightbecause they’re seedlings and areused to grow your own chia plantand are edible too, according toLongTimeMother who wrote the ar-ticle “How I grow and Harvest Or-ganic Chia Seeds” on the webpage:HubPages.

If you think you’ve never seenit before though, you probably didand have never noticed it but ifyou’ve seen those infomercials con-cerning that ‘cha cha chia’ pet a.k.a.pottery plant that resembles charac-ters or animals. Then yes, you haveseen it before but never probablylooked into it like me.

The seeds themselves look likebird feed but it’s highly nutritiousand good for your body. How is itgood for you? Well they containhigh amounts of linolenic acid ofboth LNA and LA which are neededfatty acids for your body. The fattyacids work by attracting oxygen andkeeping the cell membranes in thehuman body to be flexible and fluid,not only that but also to strengthen

our immune system to defend ourbodies from ailment causing intrud-ers.

LongTimeMother mentionsthat since most people’s diets are inthe low end of having essential fattyacids, they can have fatigued mus-cles, fatiguing overall, and a rangeof health dangers.

She recommends that we needour daily dose of EFA’s (EssentialFatty Acids) because our bodies donot make them ourselves, so weshould supplement it somehow andchia seeds could help with that. Be-sides helping our bodies, EFA’scould assist those who are lookingto lose weight and remove toxinsfrom the body.

Are there more benefits to thesechia seeds? Yes there are, anotherone would be that it contains en-zymes to help a person with diges-tion. The second would be the chia’sability to help one calm their nervesand strengthen memory throughconsumption of the seeds. Accord-ing to a University research thatLongTimeMother found, chia seedscould get a person to work through24hrs.

Now before you start consum-ing them, there are ways to eat chiaseeds going by LongTimeMother’sarticle.

1. You can chew the chia seedsand while they’re being chewed,your saliva will be absorbed by thechia seeds which will make themmuch easier to eat throughout theday.

2. You can place the seeds inwater or your favorite juice to letthem swell up before you consumethem.

3. Chia seeds could be added toyour milkshake or smoothie tomake it healthier.

4. You can also spread it atopyour foods like toppings.

5. Chia seeds could be mixedinto bread batter to make it tastywith a different texture when bakedbut you won’t gain the health bene-fits since chia seeds will give youthe most health when consumedthrough the other methods that wereprovided.

Now where do you purchasethem? You can purchase theselovely seeds through online storeswhich is the easiest, health foodstores which usually do containthem like Whole foods or TraderJoe’s but you can also try lookingfor them at superstores like Walmartor Target.

Alondra’s Hot Wings

Christopher LyStaff Writer

Whole chia seeds from the package before being hydrated.

Christopher Ly/ El Paisano

Courtesy of Google

Alondra’s hot wing platter along with the traditional celery and carrot accompaniments.

Dulce FloresStaff Writer

Alondras Hot Wings is arestaurant located in Mon-tebello and has been open

since 2009. Alondras Hot Wings iswell known for their delicious hotwings that come in 18 flavors alongwith a secret sauce. Not only dothey sell wings, they have manyother dining options like pizza,hamburgers, sandwiches, hot dogs,chicken and desert.

The average cost for two peo-ple will be around twenty to thirtydollars. It takes about 10- 15 min-utes for dining in, from the orderbeing taken to the food being servedto the table.

They haave a great selectionfrom the beer and wine menu aswell. They have won a lot of awardssuch as, "Best Town Wings", “BestSelling Pizza" and "Best SellingWings”. They are busiest Fri.-Sun.but if you go early their shouldn’t bemuch of a wait.

Manager Carlos Marquez said

"three tips of running the restaurantis having good customer service,good quality and everythingcleaned, we also look forward to ex-pand more locations"

Some history of Alondra's HotWings is they started in2002 inParamount, CA and it was only togo service. The hot wing to go serv-ice later moved to a new locationwhich was still located in the city ofParamount. They named it" Alon-dra's Hot Wings" because the streetname by their destination wasnamed Alondra.

There are five Alondra’s HotWings locations. They are locatedin Paramount, Long beach, Alham-bra, Pasadena and Montebello. Theyrecently just opened the Alhambralocation.

Alondra's hot Wings diningrestaurant in Montebello is locatedat 616 Whittier Blvd. They have anoutdoor dining room and parkingavailable. They open at 11am sevendays a week. To contact for ques-tions or more information call (323)722-2731.

“They have won a lot ofawards such as, "Best Town

Wings."

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Friday, October 23, 2015El PaisanoLIFESTYLES

Top Ten Drugstore Make-up ProductsBrenda Ruedas Staff Writer

Every woman walks intodrugstores and has the ques-tion, Which product works

the best? Which brand should Ipurchase?

I have gone through the prod-ucts and here are ten of the topproducts every woman should pickup at the drugstore. Once you pickup all of these products you willhave a complete made-up photoready look.

1. Foundation- Revlon Color stay

Makeup for combination/oily skinis only about seven dollars com-pared to other foundations that aredouble the price. This productsleaves a flawless natural look.

2. Concealer- L’Oreal Paris TrueMatch Super- Blend able concealeris a must have. This concealerblends very well to cover up darkcircles and other imperfections.

3. Eyeliner- Maybelline LineWorks Liquid Eyeliner in the colorblack is one of the best eyeliners itis very easy to apply. It is verysmooth and makes it easy to createthe perfect lining.

4. Blush- Milani Baked blush is avery affordable product that worksgood on every skin tone. Addingsome color to your cheeks andmake you look fabulous!

5. Mascara- Maybelline the Colos-sal Volume Express is the bestdrugstore mascara it instantlypumps up the volume to the eye-lashes. Also, creating long, full andbeautiful eyelashes.

6. Lip liner- Rimmel London Last-ing Finish 1,000 Kisses stay on lipliner pencil are the best drug storelip liners and affordable unlike

others. These lip liners last verylong and have a variety of colors tochoose from.

7. Primer- NYX Pore filler givesyou a smooth face like a porcelainfinish. Instantly reduces pores andwill give you magnificent skin allday long.

8. Eyebrow- Milani Brow FixBrow Kit is the perfect kit to creat-ing the perfect brows. The kitcomes with two brow powders,one Hi-lite powder, one minitweezer, one brow brush and onesponge applicator.

9. Powder- L’Oreal True MatchSuper Blendable powder is veryeasy to blend onto the skin andgives a flawless finish. Providesfull coverage and apply on top offoundation or alone without foun-dation.

10. Lipstick- NYX Matte Lipstickare longwearing and very afford-able. The colors are very similar toMACS and are less than eight dol-lars.

Enjoy these make-up tips anddon’t be afraid to try drugstoremake up. You don’t have to spendtop dollar for great products.

Grape Seed Oil? Oily Face? What?!

Ever heard of grape seed oil?,me neither. Not for a longtime until I read about it re-

cently.It was this year through beauty

blogs, which I stumbled upon itwhile looking through the variousfacial oils that were present on thewebsite, totalbeauty.com where Ifound it.

The reason why I happened tostumble upon it was because of myproblematic skin. Specificallyacne being the case and I hatedthat I couldn’t find anything tohelp remedy the condition until Ilanded on the totalbeauty site.

On the webpage for their “9Best Oils for a Perfect Complex-ion,” I looked through the pageuntil I came upon the grape seedoil, which looked perfect for myskin.

The page mentioned that thisoil was best for oily skin accordingto Dawn Davis who wrote that thisoil is fine for those with or withoutacne but works mainly for those

with an oily complexion. But hercomment didn’t do it for me, so Ilooked into details about whatgrape seed oil can do and it's bene-fits of it for the face.

After searching many web-pages, I stumbled upon a websitecalled grapeseedoilforskin.com.The webpage stated that it (grapeseed oil) could get rid of acne, buthow? After reading the page Ilearned that it is due to the linoleicacid in the oil that helps strengthencell membranes and improve theskin at the same time. I givethanks to this fatty acid, that it canbe a possible solution to curingvarious skin ailments includingacne.

Another acne-skin benefitabout this oil is that it helps pre-vent pore clogging due to its an-tioxidant content. Grape seed oilalso has the ability to tighten theskin thanks to its astringent abili-ties.

This astringent ability worksto tighten the skin by stimulatingyour biological tissues to make itcontract and close in on each other.For those who suffer from panda

eyes or dark circles under the eye,grape seed oil may help minimizethis appearance by brighteningthem up with the compounds in theproduct.

If you’re possibly looking forskin hydration, grape seed oil awe-somely moisturizes the skin with-out leaving any shiny residue afterapplication due to it being a lightoil.

If you know what free radicalsare, grape seed oil is also able toprotect your skin from those too.Free radicals are said to be respon-sible for a number of diseases.Now after reading about all thesegreat benefits let's talk about howyou apply it to your skin.

Thankfully, the webpage itselfshowed the two detailed steps re-quired to apply the oil.

The first step is to place a fewdrops of grape seed oil in the palmof your hands and then rub yourpalms together.The second and final step is tomassage the oil onto your face.

Depending on your skin type,you may require a differentamount of the oil.

A side tip: If you don’t have adropper included with your grapeseed oil bottle, buy a glass dropperbottle with a dark tint. Place yourgrape seed oil into the bottle to ef-fectively use drops precisely.

Optional step: If you havedark circles, apply the productunder your eye daily to effectivelyget results.

For those of you who lovetreating your skin you’regoing to love these easy DIY

recipes. Buying face products instores nowadays can sometimes beexpensive and if you love organicproducts such as the ones sold atLush or the Body Shop you canlearn how to make your own simi-lar products by using the ingredi-ents you already have at home.

The first recipe is a bananaface mask. Bananas are filled withvitamins and potassium whichhave multiple benefits on the skinsuch as keeping it hydrated, bright-ened, and also helps delay theaging process.

For the face mask you will need:-1 ripe Banana-1 tsp. Lemon Juice-1 tsp. Honey

Directions:Take your banana and mash it witha fork in a bowl till it forms asmooth lump-free pasteAdd 1 tsp. of honey and 1 tsp. oflemon juice and then begin to mixthe ingredients together.

Wash your face with soap and usea soft towel to pat it dryRub the mask into your face, usingclean fingers. If needed apply a

second layer to make the ingredi-ents penetrate deep into your poresWait for 10-15 minutes and washyour face with lukewarm waterwithout using any soap this timeand you’re done. Your face will beleft with a radiant glow!

The second recipe is a sugar &olive oil lip scrub. Exfoliating yourlips helps remove dead skin cellsand retains the moisture in yourlips. Using sugar helps restoreyour skins moisture balance andthe olive oil adds glow to the skin.

For the lip scrub you will need:-1 tsp. Sugar-½ tsp. Olive Oil

Directions:Mix ½ teaspoon of olive oil with 1teaspoon of sugar until it becomesa paste consistencyMassage the mixture onto your lipsusing either a toothbrush or justyour finger, continue to do so for2-3 minutesWipe the excess off your lips usinga warm towel or warm waterApply any hydrating lip balm andyou’re done. Your lips are left softand exfoliated!These are just a few of the easyDIY receipes you can make fromingredients you already have athome. Using natural products onyour face is very beneficial andwill help treat any type of skin youmight have.

Christopher LyStaff Writer

“Your face will be leftwith a radiant glow!” Christopher Ly/ El Paisano

Organic grape seed oil along with a dark tinted glass dropper bottle.

Corrin JimenezStaff Writer

“Another acne-skinbenefit about thisoil is that it helps prevent pore

clogging due to its antioxidant content...”

The Queen Mary’s 'Dark Harbor'

For those of you who love Hal-loween haunts the QueenMary’s Dark Harbor is a must

see. It’s an event unlike any otheraround the Los Angeles area. Thelegend of Dark Harbor is that onnights during the Halloween season,the spirits haunting the ship comeout of hiding and temporarily re-claim the boat and surrounding har-bor.

As you enter Dark Harbor'scarnival atmosphere you will noticeroaming monsters, rides and a stagefeaturing music and a variety ofshows.

Dark Harbor hosts both livebands as well as DJs throughout theevent, which adds a party atmos-phere to this spooky horror event.There is also a large variety of foodand drinks available.

Dark harbor features six mazesthe first being, Circus, a maze fo-cused on clowns, illusions and ofcourse the sideshow freaks.

The second maze is Deadrise, aWWII ship that had helped guideThe Grey Ghost through enemy-in-fested waters and ended up sinking.Out to reclaim their dark harbor inthe deadrise are the captain, ghost

and its passengers.The third and returning maze is

Soulmate, where Graceful Galelures potential suitors so she can re-assemble them into the perfect manwith her charm. Once you’ve caughtthe eye of Graceful Gale, there is noescaping so beware!

The fourth is B340, this mazetakes you into a schizophrenic so-journ into the psychotic mind ofSamuel the Savage. Small spaces,darkness mixed with beaming lightsand pulse-pounding noises thatwould drive anyone to the brink of insanity.

The fifth is Voodoo Village, asyou enter the bayou of brutality ithas been overrun by the travelinggypsies of the Ringmaster’s Circusand they don’t like visitors.

Voodoo Village takes youthrough a maze of sinister spells,macabre ceremonies and evil spir-

its.Last but not least is the newest

maze at the Queen Mary the Lull-aby maze. Hush little baby don’t saya word, ring around the rosy, apocket full of nightmares! Thismaze takes the visitor on a spine-tingling trip through the story of lit-tle Scary Mary. Gone, but certainlynot forgotten, Mary is looking forplaymates to join her on the otherside of hell.

Three of the mazes are locatedinside the ship on the bottom por-tion, which is abandoned. The otherthree mazes are located on the har-bor.

This year they have some newadditions to the event such as thenew Lullaby maze featuring ScaryMary, The Curse of Anubis: Paint-ball Adventure, Side Show ofFreaks & Oddities, and Big Top Barwith Bubbling Absinthe Potions.

Dark Harbor will run now untilNov. 1 and is open Thurs.-Sun. Gen-eral Admission tickets are availableonline and prices vary from $24 to$39 depending on the night.

You can also find discountedtickets for selected dates onGroupon.For additional information you canv i s i twww.queenmary.com/events/dark-harbor or call 877-600-4313.

Oktoberfest comes to Los Angeles

Maria Martinez/ El PaisanoThe main stage where the Rheinlnder’s perform inside the Oktoberfest as attendees enjoy theirbeer steins.

Maria Martinez Staff Writer

Oktoberfest is the world’slargest beer festival and bringsa drop of Germany to Los An-

geles at the Fairplex, home of the L.A.County Fair. It began Oct. 9 and runsthrough Oct. 24, opening only Fridaysand Saturdays from 6 pm-11 pmBringing Bavarian music, beer,German food, chicken dance,games, and prizes, Oktoberfest pro-

vides all the excitement and Germantradition that Los Angeles can offer.

Tickets are only five dollars, park-ing is fifteen and the event is for thetwenty-one and over crowd with anidentification required.

Guests are transported to Bavariaas they walk through the gates and intothe festival where there is live music,people taking photos with Vikinghorns and of course, beer everywhere.

Once inside, there are no outsidecups or containers allowed so be sureto bring some extra spending moneyfor the great beer and food.

They are more than fif-teen beers to choose from, for instance,Spaten Oktoberfest that is one of peo-ple’s favorite choices. Beer prices

range from $20 for a 32 oz and $12 for a 24 oz.

There is a traditional Germangroup that performs every night of theevent named The Rheinlander’s also knownas, “Oom-pah” band.

These bands have been heard inthe villages of Germany. The populardance and folk music can get any audience clapping,singing, and dancing.

Inside the festival are a few foodtrucks and famous German food like,sweet corn, potato pancakes, picklesand pretzels. The Currywurst truckserves a national dish that consists of a Bratwurst typesausage, with curry-flavored ketchup.

Another spotlighted food truck isthe Berlin food truck, well known tosell sausages and grilled cheese foranyone who is looking for authenticGerman food.

For first timers, I advise to goearly; there is a lot of traffic enteringthe parking structure and a big line topurchase tickets.

Other than that it was a lot of funand a great experience. The best part isthat you get to try different beers,enjoy the live music and great com-pany with friends.

Corrin JimenezStaff Writer

Corrin Jimenez/ El PaisanoThe Queen Mary’s main stage at their Dark Harbor event as attendees enjoy a variety of music andshows.

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A rock climbling wall for everyone to enjoy on the grassy knoll in the lowerquad.

Members of Alpha Gamma Sigma go over literature with a Rio student.

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Rio Hondo hosted a Domestic Violence and Breast CancerAwareness event on Oct. 13 in order to help educate students onthe issue. The Domestic Violence Supportive Services booth of-fered a variety of services that could help those who are or haveever been a victim of domestic violence. The support that theyoffer is incredible and goes a long way to those in need.

Photos and Photo Essay by Crystian Mendoza

Domestic Violence Supportive Services booth representatives at the lower quad next to thecafeteria.

Left: Cal WorksProgram booth,which offers Prior-ity Registration forstudents, Counsel-ing, Case Manage-ment and Trackingof Student Progress,Access to ComputerLabs and manyother services thatbenefit students.

Members of Alpha Gamma Sigma go over literature with a Rio student. A Rio student reads a flyer that was on display at one of the booths at the event.

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The Rio Hondo Art Gallery iscurrently hosting the thirdannual Sur:Biennial exhibi-

tion, showcasing local and interna-tional artists who are influenced bythe culture and traditions from Mex-ico, Central, and South America.

“Unlike many recent exhibi-tions of Latino/a, Mexican, Mexi-can-American, or Chicano/a art, theSUR:Biennial seeks to explore no-tions of globalization and exchangethat take place in the ambiguous ge-ographical, cultural, and artistic bor-derlands between Los Angeles and“the South,” regardless of theartist’s nationality.”(SUR:Biennial,2015)

The biennial showcases manyartist’s works in all four different

venues.The artist chose venues where

latino/a’s have shown to thrive inthe communities in the East Los An-geles area.

The current artists on displayare Juliane Backmann, DanielaCampins, Carribean Fragoza, EdGómez, Romero Guzmán, LorenzoHurtado Segovia, Gerardo Monter-rubio, Jimena Sarno, and Eloy Tor-rez.

Each artist has a different typeof art form on display raning frompainting, sculptures, and newmedia.

Sur:Biennial is also currentlyon display at the Torrance Art Mu-seum, Manhattan Art Center, and atthe Cerritos College Art Gallery.

The exhibition will be ongoinguntil Nov. 15 and is free of admis-sion.

The pilot episode focuses ongetting to know the two families:one white family, and one Latinofamily who live next door to eachother.

The episode also introducesboth of the main characters and fa-thers of the families, Ernesto andBud, to the audience.

Lastly, they treated the audi-ence by premiering their secondepisode, titled “Borderwall“.

The second episode tackles thepolitical subject of a wall being builtaround the border.

In the episode, a law is passedthat requires all undocumented im-migrants be deported and a border-wall to be built.

The episode ultimately aims atdisplaying the kind of discrimina-tion that would take place underthose kinds of circumstances todayand how Latinos would be treated.

Alcaraz and Hentemann thenshared information about the show,and interacted in a Q&A sessionwith the crowd.

Production for both episodesstarted in Nov. 2013 and were com-pleted in May.

Since then, “we have just beentaking them around for screeningsand waiting for them to get on theair”, stated Alcaraz.

When asked what kind of mes-sage they are trying to send aboutAmerican culture through the show,Alcaraz remarked, “we spoof Amer-ican immigration policies… I hopeit strikes a nerve that way.”

Hentemann also added that, “Ihope there are a lot of messagespacked in. Ultimately it has to befunny… and that is a perfect vehicleto put in a lot of messages or a lot ofcommentary about what is happen-ing in our culture, and to point outthe hypocrisy and absurdity in our

culture.”The show is a comedy at its

core but Hentemann holds hopes tosend a bigger message to it’s audi-ence.

“I hope we expose some of thehypocrisy that is in the world. Frommy perspective, there is just somuch absurdity in a lot of the thingsthat are furiously debated in our na-tional conversation.”

Hentemann stated that althoughpolitical aspects such as immigra-tion, and various other controversialand political issues are incorporatedinto the show; the first season willmainly revolve around “getting toknow the two families.”

Bordertown is an animatedsatire comedy that tells the story oftwo families that live next door toeach other, and is set to premiere inJanuary.

Soledad EspinozaStaff Writer

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RHC art gallery hosts Sur:Biennial, inspired by Latino culture

Sur:Biennial runs through Nov. 15 at the art gallery.

Bordertown: Wows students

Alcaraz explains the concept and theme of ‘Bordertown’ to membersof the audience. ‘Bordertown’ is set to premiere in January.

Mark Hentemann (left) and Lalo Alcaraz answering various questions from audience members.

“We spoof Americanimmigration policies…

I hope it strikes anerve that way.” - Lalo Alcaraz

Photos by Noah Cervantes/El Paisano

Oil on Canvas painting by Eloy Torrez and Juiane Backmann. (Expansion - Aliso and Spring)Soledad Espinoza/El Paisano

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Pan is burdened by an obliga-tory “chosen one” story andblatant prequel syndrome.

Prequel syndrome is what hap-pens when an original story decidesto tie in every possible footnotefrom the popular version of a storyor sequel to make sure the audienceis aware of the connections.

Look to the Star Wars prequelsor The Amazing Spider-Man duol-ogy for the biggest examples of this.

Anakin Skywalker becameDarth Vader not because he wasconstantly tempted by the dark sideof the force, but because he was ba-sically willed into doing so.

Peter Parker was no longer theunlucky nerd in highschool, but acool rebel without a cause who wasdestined to become Spider-Man be-cause of magic blood (this is liter-ally what happened).

Just as those choices seemedhaphazard and unnecessary, Pan’sversion of the titular character mustalso fulfill a prophecy to kill a vil-lain.

That villain is Hugh Jackmanas Blackbeard, a "cartoonish" villainwho has his crew of pirates aboardhis flying pirate ship sing along toNirvana’s hit song “Smells LikeTeen Spirit.”

No, this movie does not takeplace in the 1990’s. If that soundsterrible to you that’s because it is.But it’s not unwatchable.

It’s the sort of fascinating awfuldecision making that makes for anentertaining viewing experience butmakes you wonder who is responsi-ble for this mess.

Jackman’s villain persona hascrafted its own niche identity. A

punk rock style presentation withthe sort of Shakespearean hubristhat might belong in a better movieif not for tonal inconsistencies. It’sa sight you need to see to believe.

Levi Miller as Peter Pan isgreat in the central role burdenedwith idiotic plot discrepancies andblatant computer generated imagerypopping out from behind him, how-ever Miller’s charm as an actor willbode much better in future movies.

Pan might be a flop (rightly so)but Miller has serious acting chops.Keep an eye on this kid.

Less good here is Garrett Hed-lund.

Halfway between a bad JackSparrow impersonation and a firmunderstanding of Gary Busey’s an-tics, Hedlund feels out of place in amovie where mermaids exist andboats fly.

The casting of Rooney Mara –a beautiful and talented actress – inthe role of Tiger Lilly still per-plexes.

The native Americans in thisstory are meant to draw from a va-riety of cultures and ethnicities, butthey still feel like caricatures weshould have done away withdecades ago.

Despite what was just men-tioned about racial ethnicities and

whitewashing, a better title forthis movie would have been JoeWright’s World of Color.

The visuals are eye-popping,even when they’re painstakinglyfictional, but they’ll enwrap theaudience with panache.

Several sequences feel moreat home with a lost Indiana Jonessequel but without Spielberg’skeen eye or sincerity.

Since comparisons will bebrought up from now until the endof time, you probably want toknow if this is better than Hook –a movie that gets by on sentimen-tality but is actually a fustercluckwhen it comes to presentation.

Hook has Robin Williamsand a whole lot of Spielberg em-pathy.

Pan is burdened with theprophetic storytelling and jawdroppingly stupid moments.

Both are worth watching ifyou want to see how hard themighty can fall, but only one isworth your time and moneythanks to the late and great RobinWilliams.

Hook still has Hugh Jackmanand the pirates singing “SmellsLike Teen Spirit” on the JollyRoger if you’re into that schlock.

Back and better, Bryson Tillerhas recently came out with his newdebut album “T R A P S O U L”,fusing both rap and a smooth R&Bsound to create his own "trap-soul"movement.

The album consists of 14 trackswith no features giving Tiller theopportunity to really shine and showeveryone what he can do on hisown.

He does not stick solely to onegenre but rather explores othersounds being heavily influenced bythose of “trap" music but stillthrows in his “soul” effect with theR&B kick.

His sound is easily compared tothat of PARTYNEXTDOOR butunlike PND, Tiller has bars and han-dles the rap genre better.

The album received over-whelming plays when it firstdropped, catching the ears and ap-pealing to many of today’s youthwith songs that many can relate to.

Previous singles released byTiller even attracted the likes ofTimbaland and Drake, the latter ofwhich wanted to sign him to hisOVO record label.

The album begins with Tiller’sslow, soft singing voice singing theintro “Difference, smoothly transi-tioning into the more upbeat “Let‘Em Know”, a song letting othersknow to stay away from his lady.

The middle of the album isfilled with R&B, slow songs like“Exchange” and “The Sequence”where he addresses that he makesmistakes and is trying to better him-self.

Almost all of the lyrics on thealbum addresses topics that anyone

who’s been in a relationship can re-late to, however the album comes instrong with songs like “Rambo” and“502 Come Up”, not letting his lis-teners forget the “trap” side to hisalbum.

Tiller then closes the albumwith the slower, more somber”Right My Wrongs” where Tillersgives an insight into his struggleswith love and pain; the perfect outrofor this type of album.

“T R A P S O U L” is the per-fect album to play for many differ-ent occasions, whether it’s for the"turn up" or when you’re in yourfeelings.

This appeals to all those hope-less romantics while also relating toall those trap stars out there.

Tillers lyricism in combinationwith his "trap-soul" beats makethis album one that you must lis-ten to at least once.

Upcoming Events

SUR Biennial Now - Nov. 15RHC Art Gallery

Frank and FriendsNov. 3

Wray Theater, 2 p.m.

Veteran’s Club Nov. 4

Wray Theater, 8 p.m.

Documentary: Letter To AnitaNov. 5

Wray Theater, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Works In Progress Dance ConcertNov. 12-14

Wray Theater, 7 p.m.

Annual Holiday Art SaleDec. 1 - 3

RHC Art Gallery, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Workman Mill Industrial OrchestraDec. 1

Wray Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Rio Hondo Artsand CulturalPrograms

For the latest information on upcoming events,visit the Rio Hondo Division of Arts website at

http://www.riohondo.edu/arts/ or call the cultural events hotline at

(562) 908-3492.

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Bryson Tiller releases debut studio album “T R A P S O U L”Erika CancholaStaff Writer

Pan: You need to see it to believe it – Not in a good way

Diego CrespoStaff Writer

The campus tragedies that haveoccurred over the past few weeks atNorthern Arizona University, TexasSouthern University and UmpquaCommunity College in Oregonhave, once again, brought mentalhealth issues to the forefront of thenation’s consciousness. Theselarge-scale, horrific incidents –while still rare, receive a lot ofmedia attention.

Unfortunately, they only tellpart of the story. The reality is thatthere are many mental health sto-ries, in every community, some-times very close to home.

The majority of people strug-gling with mental health issues donot resort to violence, and insteadare more likely to have acts of vio-lence happen against them.

Mental health can be one of themost difficult topics to bring up, butit’s also one of the most important.Given that one in four Americansstruggles with mental health issues,and three-fourths of all such prob-lems arise between the ages of 14and 24, it’s crucial that young peo-ple know they’re not alone, learn totalk openly about mental health andseek help as early as possible.

Some warning signs that mayindicate a young person needs helpinclude frequent sadness; changes inmood, behavior and eating andsleeping patterns; not wanting to goto school or work; fighting withfamily and friends; drug and alcoholabuse; and feelings of hopelessness,anger or confusion.

When teens and young adultslearn to recognize these signs andhave the tools to address mentalhealth challenges, they can step up,contribute to the conversation and,ultimately, help formulate commu-nity solutions to issues of mental

health diagnosis and treatment. With this in mind, the National

Institute for Civil Discourse islaunching the national Text, Talk,Act mental health awareness cam-paign, with text-message enabledcommunity events going onthroughout the months of Octoberand November.

These events are designed toreach young people right where theylive, through the use of mobile tech-nology and social media. Theevents, which will be occurringacross the country, encourage can-did, face-to-face discussions onmental health to reduce isolationand misunderstanding and teachteens and young adults how to getand give help, when necessary.

Here’s how Text, Talk, Actworks: Participants gather at anytime throughout the months of Oc-tober or November, in small groups(3-4 people), with one cell phoneper group.

They text the word “START” to

the number 89800 and receive a se-ries of text messages that guide thegroup through a 45-minute conver-sation on mental health. The textmessages provide prompts abouttopics such as why talking aboutmental health is important and howto help a friend in need. The mes-sages include videos, social mediainteractions and a series of ques-tions, some of which invite partici-pants to text in ideas on howindividuals and communities canimprove mental health.

Participants' submitted ideasare visible in real time to all otherparticipants around the country.

As the conversation comes to aclose, participants receive links toresources to continue the conversa-tion and/or seek help.

Previous participants have saidText, Talk, Act events helped thembetter understand mental health andleft them feeling more comfortabletalking about mental health.

We learned that when given a

safe forum, young people are eagerto join the conversation and becomecommitted to being part of the solu-tion.

So, let’s make a resolution totalk to each other. Let’s commit tolearning the warning signs and start-ing the conversation when a youngperson needs help.

As a community, let’s learn ourneeds, find out about recovery re-sources, and explore ways to im-prove and augment our resources.

Come to one of our events ororganize your own. Organizers ofText, Talk, Act events can win$1,000 prizes for their schools orcommunity organizations, and thecampaign provides all the materialsneeded to organize an event.

To find an event in your area,sign up for the contest, get materialsfor your own event, or learn moreabout mental health, visit

http://creatingcommunitysolu-tions.org/texttalkact.

Empower young people to talk about mental healthRaquel GoodrichContributor

Are online college courses the way to go?Have you ever wondered if onlinecollege courses are something thatwould work to your advantage orshould you just ignore them be-cause you’re afraid that it might betoo challenging? That’s usually thecase with some students who at-tend schools that teach both onlineand in-class studies.

I think that the online coursescan be either easy to take or diffi-cult to take depending on the indi-vidual. For example, if the studenthad basic computer skills or not,that student would either have anadvantage or might wind up hav-ing a bad time taking the coursethat they applied for.

In my experience, if I didn’t

have my basic to advance knowl-edge about the use of the computerand the Internet, I would have hadmany issues coming right up myalley like how to install or when toinstall certain applications to ma-neuver through the system that theschool utilizes in order to partici-pate in the class.

The student would or shouldhave fast typing skills with little tono error when working with onlinecourses because some of the workthat the professors assign require agreat deal of typing.

And if you’re a slow typist,you might as well stop right thereand take a typing class. That willdefinitely help students that decideto take online courses because theprofessor will not wait for the stu-dent to finish the assigned work.

This is my advice from experi-ence when I took an online math

class and courses that involvedwriting. Another thing is that thefinals or exams that the professorswill assign are timed with varioustime limits depending on the in-structor.

If you’re too slow to submitan essay, your instructor will mostlikely not excuse you because itwas your choice to take the onlinecourse. In many instances, you’reexpected to do a lot of things thatthe professor assigns you with lit-tle to no issues.

Sometimes the instructor willeven notify the student that theclass might be fast paced. Butdon’t be scared, because onlinecourses that mention being fastpaced are relative to the individual.

Fast paced online classes canscare off people who aren’t willingto learn too quickly especially ifthey don't know how to work a

computer efficiently enough to useit on their own without issues.

The classes aren’t hard as longas you know what you’re doingand keep up with the work. My ad-vice, if you do decide to take anonline course is to ask yourself ifyou are okay with taking thecourse online instead of in class?

The reason why I would askthis important question is becausesome people like to be physicallypresent with the class where theycan get some immediate help onproblems when they do arise inclass.

This is understandable be-cause some people are visuallearners or need more help fromthe professors at school.

If you’re the type of studentwho doesn’t mind being an indi-vidual learner and loves to studyby yourself and you usually don't

tend to have issues with readingand understanding what is given toyou, then the online classes maysuit you.

But if you're very weak in thearea of math for example, I’d rec-ommend taking the course in per-son, in a classroom setting insteadof online because the online courselimits the amount of help you’ll re-ceive from the professor.

I am not very great at mathand had issues with learning thesubject when I took it online, andas a result ended up dropping thecourse due to my ability not to un-derstand the problems and findingit difficult to communicate withthe professor to help me with theproblem that I had.

If you are a responsible, self-disciplined student that is com-puter literate then you should dojust fine in an online course.

Christopher LyStaff Writer

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How old is too old for Trick or Treat-ing?

Eve: My last year that I joined in thefestivities of Trick or Treating was my7th grade year, and it was honestly mymost memorable time because I wasable to go with a group of friends and Igot to ditch my parents. So I think thebest age to ditch the Pumpkin Pail iswhen you graduate from middle school,because after you are at the age whenyou want to go to Halloween parties. Iknow for a fact that I traded in my candybag for a 40z right when I got into highschool.

Adam: You’re never too old! Haha!Well…not for one of my uncles. No,honestly, it’s a right of passage. I thinkit happens when you start enjoyinghanging out with friends more and beingmore social. With me, I stopped rightbefore high school like my girl Eve. Iknow some friends who stopped in 10thgrade. I think you should stop when youfeel ready to stop. It’s one of the bless-ings we have in our childhood. Truths…

I sometimes wish I could trick-or-treat.But then again, I do enjoy hanging outin the hills. hehehe

What is your favorite thing aboutHalloween?

Eve: I have two favorite things aboutHalloween. First favorite thing aboutHalloween is pumpkin carving, eachyear I always go out on my pumpkins. Ilove being challenged when it comes tocreating a craved pumpkin; my obses-sion is so intense that I actually want tostart competing in pumpkin carving.Second favorite thing is of course get-ting drunk in a costume, meaning HAL-LOWEEN PARTIES! It's so oddbecause during the whole year I try toavoid going to parties, but when its Hal-loween time I try to go to a party everyweekend.

Adam: Besides my birthday inchingclosely, my favorite things about Hal-loween are the decorations, the cos-tumes, the movies and the parties. Ienjoy the weather too. Not too big on

the pumpkins, but I do enjoy watchingpeople go nuts.

We’ll have Eve post up some pictures ofher carvings. Haha!

What are the best horror films towatch?

Eve: I am a huge fan of horror films, Ilove the feeling of my heart racingknowing some scary s**t is about to popout. So what movies do I enjoy watch-ing every year? I had a list of 5 moviesbut ill just give my top two. First is: TheLast House on the Left, BUT, it has tobe the 1972 Wes Craven's version (RIPWES). When the first time I watchedthis movie it literally f***ed me up inthe head, but it ended up being once ofmy favorite Wes Craven movies and Iloved it so much I wrote a 7 page essayon it. Now my second favorite movie towatch during Halloween is a foreignJapanese movie: Ringu. This movie stillscares me to this day and I've probablywatched it over 30 times. WHAT EVERYOU DO, DONT WATCH THE

AMERICAN VERSION! It's straightdoo doo.

Adam: You can’t go wrong with theclassics. The classics will always servetheir purpose and definitely opened thedoors to what we have today. Honestly,we need more scary movies. Most of theone’s we have out there suck! Well…ex-cept for some 70s and 80s films. Whatdo I recommend? The Conjuring. Hon-estly, it’s a great film to watch. If youhaven’t watched it, watch it NOW!!! Ialso enjoyed Annabelle. It had some in-tense moments. As you can tell I’mmore of a suspense horror fan than goryfan. Also, a movie that always trippedme out was Silent Hill. It’s not scary, it’sjust well thought of. haha

AH!! I almost forgot, THE SHINING!

Oh, and remember, you can’t go wrongwith Wes Craven. That guy was a leg-end.

By the way, did you know that A Night-mare on Elm Street was based on a true

story?

What your opinion on “slutty” Hal-loween Costumes?

Eve: Honestly, I think its fine to dress alittle risqué on Halloween, but if you’regoing out in a G-String and some nipplepasties then girl you need JESUS!There's a huge difference on dressingSexy and dressing like a 25-cent hooker.Please Ladies show some skin, but don'tshow all of it. Remember we want mento fantasize what we look like under-neath our costumes, and how the hell wegoing to do that if you giving out freesamples.

Adam: I agree with Eve 100 percent onthis one. Girls: You are beautiful; don’tgo out looking like tools unless youwant to be used. Guys, don’t a douche.Always respect women. “Slutty” cos-tumes are awesome though. They’reeven better when you’re taking them offyour girl after the parties are over.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Adam and EveQuote of the week: “It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare.” (Halloween, 1978).

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Staff WritersDidi Acosta

Maria Acosta-RuizCarlos Alvarado Jr.Kathleen Benavides

Danny CelizNoah Cervantes

Pete EscobarSoledad EspinozaRonnie EtheridgeMarlena EtheridgeAdrian FelixDulce Flores

Jazmin GonzalezKimberly HernandezElder HinojosaCorrin JimenezCecilia JuarezDestiny LopezMaria Martinez

Stephanie MartinezCrystian Mendoza

Erika RuizArmand SantosArlene TorresAnneliese VegaCorey Wiltz

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Aaron MartinezBrenda RuedasNatalia Salha

Alexandra Del SaltoYiyun Zhang

What I’m will to die for is JesusChrist, my Lord and savior because ofthe fact that he died for us first and hasgiven us a second chance at life to beable to come to Him, I know that with-out Him in my life I can do nothing.

I would die for family, and familydoesn’t always have to be blood, itcould someone you hangout with, chillwith you know? The squad. Family iswhat’s important in life, those that youcan count on no matter what.

Ok, the shooter had said some-thing about if you’re a Christian standup, so I believe you should stand up foryour religion, what you believe in, andif that’s what you truly believe in, thenyou’ll be willing to die for it.

In regards to the shooting in Oregon, what are you willing to die for, andwhy?

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Animal cruelty is when someone hurts or does not treat their petwith respect. For example, not giving a dog or cat food and water. It’sagainst the law to be cruel to or harm animals,

What can you do about it?Animal cruelty is a serious problem. If you see an animal being

hurt, remember that you can help speak up for that animal. Depending onthe situation, there are different ways you can help but keep these threerules in mind:

Don’t try to stop a person hurting an animal by yourself or try tohelp an wounded animal. Even though both situations can be graphic, theycan put anyone in a dangerous situation.

Call for help: If you witness animal abuse, call 911 because it isan emergency. If you notice an animal not being cared for properly, Savean animals’ life.

“Two of the most important things for a guy, before he steps outthe door, are a fresh cut and a clean pair of kicks. So when it comes to aBarber Shop, finding one is not a big deal; it’s about finding the hands thathold the clippers. We can see a commercial on TV 100 times a day andnever use the product or use their services, yet if we hear from a familymember or a friend we’re more likely to give it a shot”

- Excerpt From ‘Cutting Edge’ By Carlos Alvarado

Rio Hondo has a health office!

“From what I could get, there are many free health services avail-able to the students who attend Rio Hondo College and had paid for the se-mester health fee of $19 per semester and $15 for the summer. “

-Excerpt from ‘Rio Hondo Has a Health Office?’ by Christopher Ly

That’s right! located in SS230.

SPORTS

Rio Hondo's Nationally rankedmen's soccer team finally lost itsfirst game of the season, but is stillone of the teams to beat in the toughFoothill Conference this season.

The Roadrunners are ranked8th in the nation and fifth in thestate with a 10-1-4 overall recordbut are 0-1-2 early in the confer-ence. But that is due to change.

Before the Chaffey gameCoach Orlando Brenes commented,"I'm nostalgic for them (the men)because they have their record toback their ranking, but howeverwe've got to understand that confer-ence is the most important part, be-cause the ranking doesn't mean athing if you don't qualify (for theState Playoffs)."

Rio Hondo played Chaffey atSmith Park in Pico Rivera on Oct.20. Early in the game Chaffey wasawarded a penalty kick but EdwinElizarraraz blocked it and kept Rio

safe.Some minutes later Sergio Be-

cerra scored after a very well devel-oped play by Carlos Jimenez. Withthe game almost over Chaffey tookopportunity of a lost ball inside RioHondo's small box and scored theequalizer. The game ended 1-1.

The Roadrunners visited SanBernardino Oct. 16. Leaving firsthalf with a tied score both teams re-turned decided to win in secondtime.

San Bernardino opened thescore scoring shortly after startingsecond half and some minutes latertheir second goal ended with the un-beaten record of the Roadrunnerssuffering their first loss. TheWolverines won the game, 2-0.

Rio visited Victor Valley Oct.13 and only two goals were scoredin the game, with each team pickingup a point, 1-1 . Jordan Gutierrezscored the only goal for the Road-runners.

The Roadrunners and Palomargame was a more exiting non-con-

ference game. Rio took a very no-ticeable lead of three goals , the firstscored by Sergio Becerra assistedby Alex Granados, then CarlosJimenez scored assisted by SamuelSenanda, and at last Becerra ap-peared on the score again this timewith an assistance from EzequielPena. Palomar scorers were LaloVazquez and Josh Clay, ending thegame with a 3-2 score Rio kept thewin at home.

On Sept. 25 Rio Hondo had agreat day when they received LongBeach. Becerra opened the scoregetting assisted by Edgar Gomez.Right after Jimenez scored twogoals only one being assisted byGomez, and at last Samuel Semandaassisted Nicholas Knapp whoscored the last goal. Rio ended beat-ing Long Bech 4-0 making it a greatvictory day.

Rio Hondo will visit Desert onOct 23, and the next two compro-mises they will have more visitsfrom Victor Valley on Oct. 30 andSan Bernardino on Nov.3.

Aaron MartinezStaff Writer

Men’s team ranked 8th in nation in Division 3 soccer

The Rio Hondo women's soccerteam faced Victor Valley on Oct. 13 foryet another away game. Their currentoverall record is 9-1-2, which is a greatposition to be in at this stage of the sea-son.

The Lady Roadrunners who justcame off a big 8-0 win against WestLemoore, were ready once again to con-tinue to show that they are a dominatingforce in the Foothill Conference.

It didn't take long for Rio Hondo totake the lead as Erika Lizarraga, assistedby Janeth Acuna scored the opener.Next to get on the scoreboard was An-drea Sanchez who was also assisted byAcuna. Now it was Acuna's turn to scoreas Erika Lizarraga returned the favorand assisted her on her goal. It was now3-0 for the Lady Roadrunners as theylooked to to get another win. ThenJaneth Acuna managed to get one moregoal in to seal the deal as Rio Hondo gotanother important away win.

This was yet another great resultfor the Lady Roadrunners. GoalkeeperChristina Holguin kept another cleansheet as she and her defense did anamazing job of keeping everything outof their goal.

The Lady Roadrunners then had tohit the road once again for yet anotheraway game on Oct. 16. This time theyfaced San Bernardino Valley; a toughopponent who is also doing really wellthis season and have an overall recordof 12-1-2.

Things started off really well forRio Hondo as Genesis Patino who wasassisted by Erika Lizarraga scored onlya mere two minutes and twenty two sec-onds into the match. What more couldyou ask for?

Things continued to look good forour Lady Roadrunners as they made itto half time still leading San BernardinoValley 1-0. It was definitely a closematch up between the two sides, as theyboth wanted the win and the 3 points.

Unfortunately, as the second halfbegan, San Bernardino Valley started to

put pressure up top. Baylee Williams as-sisted by Leandra Garlinger tied it upfor her side. Things were now startingto look more even, as San BernardinoValley continued to put pressure up top.

Baylee Williams' persistence payedoff, unfortunately, as she netted her sec-ond goal and gave San Bernardino Val-ley the lead, 2-1 as the game was nearlycoming to an end. The Lady Roadrun-ners didn't put their heads down thoughas they continued to fight for every balland tackle on the field. Both sides con-tinued to fight back and forth even intothe last minutes of the game. SanBernardino Valley managed to get onemore goal in, winning the match, 3-1.

The Lady Roadrunners 8 gamewinning streak came to an end.

The Lady Roadrunners broke eventoday in a tie with Chaffey at SmithPark. Come support the Lady Roadrun-ners as they continue their fight to de-fend the Foothill Conference title. TheLady Roadrunner's will play againstVictor Valley at 1 p.m. on Oct. 30 atSmith Park in Pico Rivera.

Women's soccer team continue fight to defend Foothill Conference titleCrystian MendozaStaff Writer

Come support the Lady Roadrunners as they continuetheir fight to defend the FoothillConference Title. The LadyRoadrunner's will play againstVictor Valley at 1 p.m. on Oct. 30at Smith Park in Pico Rivera.

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Crystian Mendoza/El PaisanoThe Lady Roadrunners had an 8 game winning streak until SanBernardino Valley scored a 3-1 victory over Rio Hondo.

Edwin Elizarraraz blocked a penalty early in the game when RioHondo received Chaffey on Oct. 20 in a conference game that ended1-1.

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Miranda Flores,7, controls the ball in game against San BernandinoValley on Oct. 16

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SPORTS

The Rio Hondo athletics did wellthis past week at the tournament hostedat Santa Ana College and severalwrestlers took home medals.

David Macias took home a cham-pionship in what wrestling coach MikeTellez describes as “the toughest tour-nament of the year”. Macias took firstplace in his weight class of 157 lbs.,

beating out Cerritos College and thenFresno State in the finals for the medal.

This is his first year wrestling hereat Rio Hondo and hopes to continue hissuccess. He graduated from SonoraHigh School in 2014 and during his timethere was the wrestling captain and two-time masters qualifier. Macias is nostranger to success, a recent grad, thispas year he took home a CIF champi-onship in the 140lbs. weight class.

The Rio Hondo team placed sev-enth as a team out of seventeen schools.

Five of our athletes ranked top eight intheir weight class as an individual.Wrestlers, Elias Mercado, Anthony Es-pinoza, Michael Robles, Josh Escobedoall placed in the Santa Ana tournament.

Elias Mercado took fourth as an in-dividual in the 141 lbs. weight class.Anthony Espinoza placed top six in the157 lbs weight class.

Michael Robles also made the topsix in his weight class of 133 lbs. JoshEscobedo placed top eight in the 174lbs. weight class.

Rio Hondo Wrestling off to a good startArlene TorresStaff Writer

Rio Hondo's women's volley-ball team seems to have what ittakes to make it to the Foothill Con-ference finals as it posted wins in itslast four games upping it's record to6-7, but more importantly, 3-0, inthe conference.

The Roadrunners defeated atough Moorpark team in five sets asits final tuneup before entering theconference and then it plowedthrough Chaffey, Cerro Cosso andVictor Valley colleges with relativeease.

The Lady Roadrunners firstconference home game was againstChaffey College. The women vol-leyballer's defeated Chaffey in a re-markably close three games, thefinal scores were: 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.

The roadrunners and panthers

had many long rallies, and closescoring throughout however the Riowomen persevered for the victory.This first conference game set thetone for the following matchesagainst Victor Valley and then CerroCosso.

Each volleyball match isplayed best out of five game wins itall and the Rio Hondo women havewon three consecutive teams with-out having to go all five rounds.

Rio's second game was away inVictorville at Victor Valley's hometurf; despite not having the homecourt advantage Rio was able tobeat the team in three matches, thefinal scores were: 25-21, 25-17, 25-12.

The next game was quick,against Cerro Cosso College and theLady Roadrunners were victorious

again in only three rounds, the finalscores were: 25-19, 25-11, 25-16.

This years team of women areplaying well together and the victo-ries are proving promising for theupcoming conference finals.

Setters Haley Brownwood andGabrielle Cruz have been doing anexcellent job at keeping up thequickness of plays getting the ballto hitters.

Tanya Metchkoff is the libero,otherwise known as the defensivespecialist, and has been doing agreat job keeping the plays going,hustling to everything, not lettingthe ball fall to the floor at pivotalmoments in the game, making suc-cessful plays possible. The RioHondo volleyballers are covering ondefense and it is giving the teamgreat momentum.

Up at the net on offense are hit-ters Kassandra Casas, RomyRamos, and Maribel Baca. Theyhave been getting the set up theyneed to put points on the board andare leading in offensive kill shots onthe team.

Middle blockers Joleen Luqueand Brenda Alvarado have beenmaking a strong presence at the net,utilizing their height and skill toshut down the other teams attemptsat a kill play giving their team achance to set up and execute plays.

Overall as a team, the womenare stepping it up and playing com-petitively with high caliber teams.

Rio Hondo Volleyball headCoach Teddy Esko tells us that thewomen are working on eliminatingerrors and are doing well as far asshowing great versatility on the

court as well as “training hard, andshowing a great team effort.”

The women’s’ next matchupwill be against College of the Desertwhich is tied with Rio in the confer-ence with a 3-0 record. Consideringthat Desert is the only team in theconference with the same record asRio Hondo, it is sure to be an excit-ing game.

Following their matchupagainst College of the Desert, Riowill play Chaffey College whom italready beat once this conference.The game will be away on Chaf-fey’s campus on Oct. 28.

The Roadrunners' next homegame will be Nov. 4 in the gym at5:30 pm against Victor Valley Col-lege. This will be the second to lasthome game before conference fi-nals, which start late November.

Rio Hondo womens' volleyball hopes to continue its winning streak

Kassandra Casas, 8, going up to hit against Chaffey College for the point.Arlene Torres/El Paisano

The Rio Hondo teamplaced seventh as a teamout of seventeen schools.