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College hosts transfer fair
Event lets students see what different universities offer
BY HEILY GARCIA
STAFF REPORTER
HGARCIA@CCCLARION.COM
A transfer fair helped students speak to school representatives about the universities they are hoping to attend. Citrus College’s transfer fair was held Sept. 28 at the Campus Center Mall for students to receive information about the transfer process, financial aid and what other campuses offer. Upon arrival students received a bag with a sticker, notepad with post-it notes, transfer center business card and QR code for an events calendar. Students were also encouraged to fill out an evaluation form and return it for a chance to enter a raffle. Winners were notified over the phone. The form also contained sample questions to ask the representatives. Business administration major Kamal Virdi and computer science major Carla Villanueva Huerta shared what they hoped to find at the transfer fair and what their experience being there was. Hoping to get information on Cal Poly Pomona and University
ccclarion.com Volume LXXVI • Issue 3 Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Grab and go food pantry Campus-wide pantries available to students and community BY HEILY GARCIA
STAFF REPORTER
HGARCIA@CCCLARION.COM
Students speak to university representatives Sept. 28 at the Campus Center Mall.
of California, Riverside, Virdi said attending the event helped open her eyes to the more campus options available that align with her goals. The representatives were helpful in hearing what their schools had to offer, she said. The Transfer Fair was well set up,
Huerta said. She found information about UC campuses such as San Diego and Santa Barbara. Many campuses were available for students to speak to and they were easy to find. The fair is designed for students to find information about financial
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aid, the campuses they want as well as open their eyes to other options for their major. Representatives for each school are there to answer questions students have about the fair. University representatives declined to be interviewed.
New plans bolster public transit BY RACHEL MILLS
NEWS EDITOR
RMILLS@CCCLARION.COM
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments hosted a presentation over zoom to discuss the future of public transit in the San Gabriel Valley focusing on building out the public transportation system on Sept. 20. Multiple bus rapid transit lines were presented by the board as future plans to make San Gabriel Valley’s network work more efficiently and to attract new riders. Two options were put forth for operating service between the L Line’s(formerly Gold Line) most southern eastern terminus in East Los Angeles at Beverly Boulevard. and Atlantic Boulevard., to Pomona Transit Center in Pomona. Five other north-south running options were being considered; the first most important option according to ridership numbers was a line running down Rosemead Boulevard. The other three options are not going to be addressed first but are being looked at for service improvements to help speed up and provide a higher quality transit options. These lines studied could be of great help to Citrus College students who rely on public transit to get to school. Options to improve and make new lines run along Myrtle/Peck, Azusa Avenue,
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Foothill line 284 drives down Citrus Avenue on Sept. 26. The line could become a transit corridor according to a reccent presentation by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
The presentation presented the Citrus line would start its route at the APU/Citrus College L line stop. It would head south down Citrus Avenue to Workman Avenue. It would head east to Grand Avenue where it would continue heading south down Grand Avenue passing Mount San Antonio College. It will head west down Valley Boulevard and then south down Brea Canyon Road passing the City of Industry Metrolink Station to Pathfinder Road and Brea Canyon Road. The line continues south down to the edge of Los Angeles County and Orange County. The long-term plan by the SGVCOG is to connect the line with Orange County’s public transportation network, also
known as the Orange County Transportation Authority. SGVCOG has plans that OCTA will continue to run the line down from the Brea Mall, in Brea, to Anaheim. Nothing specific about the frequency of trips was said about the bus line, but the other bus lines in the presentation were expected to have service be between 10 to 15 minutes. The presentation noted that the stops would be less than an average bus line to increase speed and help with frequency. Other topics covered in the presentation were the concept of making the bus stops better and more accessible with boards displaying the bus lines and when the next bus would be arriving.
A community member asked the board if most of the bus lines would have shelters and seating to attract ridership. The SGVCOG members giving the presentation repeatedly brought up the desire to make these bus lines have transit hubs where one could connect with other transit services easier. “I’m always for more public transit,” Gabriel withheld his name, a student said while also expressing that the line wouldn’t really affect his commute much as he lives in Glendora. Similarly, Lorena Galeano, another student, said she would not be affected by the new bus service as she lives too far from it. Galeano believes it would help her friends who also attend Citrus. The plans are not solid yet, as the SGVCOG is having a public comment and continuing feasibility studies. If one wants to contribute input to the future plans plenty of ways to leave comments are available. According to the presentation given future “pop-up” events that will have representatives to answer questions and take feedback will be organized. If not able to attend an event,people can contribute comments through email sgvtransitstudy@sgvcog.org, telephone 888-574-8264, or go to: https://www.sgvcog.org/transitstudy-community-input to submit comments.
Citrus has resources available for students and community members struggling with food insecurity. Student Life Supervisor Rosario Garcia and Basic Needs Coordinators Alexis Silva and Dianne Chow help keep these food services available. The food pantry is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Campus Center for currently registered students, all they need is their student ID. “At the food pantry, we usually have meals that are ready to eat,” Garcia said via email. “They just have to microwave it or add hot water.” Since the pandemic, more students have been using food assistance programs, Garcia said in an email. Their grants have also been heavily used, Chow added in an email. Silva said via email that the food pantry allows students to grab what they need without feeling as though they are being judged. The food pantry does not only offer food — toiletries are available as well. Garcia said plenty is available for students to grab what they need as they please. “This semester the food pantry has been getting 40-60 visits a week,” Garcia said in an email. Another resource available is the monthly mobile food pantry, which provides monthly visits open to the public. “For the mobile food pantry, students get items like chicken, canned goods, produce, peanut butter or a nut butter, bread, yogurt,etc.,” Garcia said in an email. “However, it varies.” The mobile food pantry also provides a box of food that can last many weeks, as opposed to the daily food pantry, Garcia said in an email. “We encourage students and staff to share information with anyone they believe may benefit from visiting the mobile food pantry,” Silva said in an email. Upcoming mobile food pantry visits for the current fall semester are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 in the Campus Center Mall. For more information, visit food assistance under Resources for Students in Need.