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Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Volume 181 Number 6 Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Volume 180 Number 1

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Smile: Dental Tech Opens its Doors This Week Students and faculty members from the L.A. City College Dental Technology Department are ready to chat up and welcome the next generation of aspiring dental professionals. The two-hour event begins at noon on Thursday, Dec. 6, in SCI Tech 313. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Arax Cohen at Cohenas@lacitycollege.edu or (323) 953-4000, ext. 2500. Jazz Combos to Rock Herb Alpert Music Hall L.A. City College students may attend performances of the student jazz ensembles hosted by the music department. Jazz combos are features for the evening program on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 at 7 p.m., in the Herb and Lani Alpert Recital Hall (HAMC 210).

COMPTON GAVE 41ST PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA ROOTS

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Former President George H.W. Bush is most often associated with Connecticut, Maine and Texas, but both father and son George W. Bush had California roots.

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ASG President James Ingram, VP Jemere Calhoun and Student Services Specialist Armineh Dereghishian gather amongst the hundreds of canned food donations acquired to stock the student resource center.

Food Drive Thrives PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BEATRICE ALCALA

According to Nathan Master’s Post, Compton was a diﬀerent city than it is today. It was exclusively white and racially restrictive covenants were the norm. The family lived in an apartment complex at 624 S. Santa Fe Ave. The apartment building has been torn down and the lot where it once stood is a grassy is a grassy vacant lot today across the street from the Compton Unified School District. SEE “BUSH” PAGE 6

Teams Square off Friday for Intramural Finals The exciting conclusion of this semester’s Intramural Basketball League finals tips oﬀ Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Finals are set for 1 p.m. on the Kinesiology North Basketball Courts (KINN 146).

Pop-up Food Bank Winds Down for 2018 Students will line up for free food for the last time in 2018 on Monday Dec. 10, 2018. The Pop-up Food Bank will begin at 11 a.m. and continue to distribute food until all of the food is gone. The Food Bank will return in 2019. Students may visit the Resource Center in the Student Union for canned food and other items during the month of January.

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Volunteers, students, faculty and neighbors share a meal at the ASG 3rd annual Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 20 in the Student Union. participants got in to spirit of the holliday over turkey and autumnal decorations

3rd Annual ASG Thanksgiving Feast

Cinema Students to Screen Year-end Film Projects

By Felicia V. Gaddis All were welcome at the L.A. City College Student Union for the Third Annual Thanksgiving Feast hosted by the Associated Student Government (ASG) and the Dietetics Department from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20. Organizers served students, faculty and the surrounding East Hollywood Community traditional Thanksgiving fare prepared by the Dietetics Department: turkey, stuﬀing, baked yams, pumpkin and apple pie. And for those who wanted

Support fellow students by attending the screenings of student filmmakers from “Cinema 2” and “Cinema 33,” on Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, 2018, Room CC176. It begins at 6:30 p.m. The suggested donation for the year-end screenings is $3.

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slightly healthier options they provided, green beans, squash, green salad and fresh fruit. For Lamel Jones, an undeclared freshman, this is his first year at LACC and his first time attending the ASG Thanksgiving Feast. “I heard it’s a lot of people [who have] made it here at LACC and I took a chance for the first time,” Lamel said. “It’s my first time being at this [Thanksgiving Feast]. You know, it’s exciting.” According to James Ingram, ASG President, this is the first year the

Thanksgiving Feast has been open to the community at large. “Last year, the Feast was open to LACC students, their family and friends,” Ingram said. “This year, we decided to open it up to the community.” Officer Sanchez, an L.A. County Sherriﬀ patrolling campus, helped Oscar Cruz, navigate his wheelchair to the feast, and get the dinner he wanted. SEE “THANKSGIVING” PAGE 6

2018 Midterm Elections Bring Cautious Hope to LACC Campus By Felicia V. Gaddis America has survived yet another election cycle. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, citizens cast their ballots and made their voices heard by voting to elect who will represent them in state capitols and Washington, D.C.

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resident George H.W. Bush lived in Compton, California for a brief period between 1949 and 1950. The future president was on a temporary assignment in California for Dresser Industries, according to the Washington Post, with the 43rd president, George H. Bush in tow at the age of three.

Energy Blitz will host “Climate Change 101,” a seminar on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at the Student Union Building, in the second floor conference room at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Natalie St. Clair at stclainm@email.laccd.edu

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Climate Change Seminar: ‘Save the Planet’

The Voice of Los Angeles City College Since 1929

FALL 2018

With all the contentious campaigning, ethical outrage and political rhetoric, one would think that the country would be moving in a vastly diﬀerent direction on Wednesday, Nov. 7, but is that the case? Los Angeles City College students who were hoping for a “Blue Wave”

were disappointed with the midterm, but they were excited about gaining the house and its increased diversity. Jose Ramirez, a sophomore here at LACC was one of those disappointed SEE “MIDTERM” PAGE 6

Student government and clubs collect more donations than expected. This will allow the Resource Center to offer donated canned goods and other items to students over the winter break. BY NICK MORELAND Numerous campus clubs rallied this holiday season in partnership with the Associated Student Government (ASG) in an effort to collect canned food donations. Faculty, staff and students all got into the spirit of giving and donated more canned goods than anyone thought possible. ASG and the MLK Jr. Legal Society spearheaded the event. They dropped off donation bins in every department, and nearly each one was completely full after only two weeks This is the second annual Thanksgiving canned food drive. The Resource Center in the Student Union is now packed with donations. “We have to figure out storage now, which is a great problem to have,” said student services specialist Armineh Dereghishian, “we couldn’t walk into the resource center last week.” Donations of this magnitude are difficult to muster. It took a combined effort on many fronts. “We’ve had other smaller isolated efforts to gather donations but this was the first time we’ve all come together as a community,” Dereghishian said. All of the different departments campus wide did their part, but the admissions department donated the most over all. All of the food that was collected will be available to students who need it in the resource center, along with clean clothes and hygiene products. It’s important for any school to pool its resources and provide for the basic needs of its students. ASG Vice President Jemere Calhoun says this is where they come in. “We have a varying student body,” he said. “Many of our students are homeless or live in low-income households. So to be able to provide snacks here and downstairs at the Resource Center is one of those things that this ASG is really looking forward to.” Donations are always being accepted, but in light of the holidays, ASG and the legal society feel it is important that the resource center be as stocked up as possible. This fall semester, students have pop up food drives once a week where they can go to get fresh food to take home. The food pop ups will not continue over winter break, but the Resource Center will be open and now has more than enough food to pick up the slack. Former ASG president and current member of the MLK Legal Society, Mark Mathes, was extremely proactive in getting people on board with the food drive. The Legal Society organized its own Thanksgiving meal where the cost of admission was two canned food donations per person. “A lot more students need help than people realize,” Mathes said, “The Office of Student Life is trying to do wrap around services for all student needs. That’s everything from food, to clothes, housing and soap.” ASG member Ranjiba Nehrin was surprised at how many donations they received. “I just helped sort the cans, but yeah, it’s a lot of food,” Nehrin said. Any student who wishes to visit the resource center and take home food is encouraged to do so no questions asked. Some may feel too shy or embarrassed, but the food is there for anyone who needs it. Students who do visit the Resource Center are asked to sign in, but only so that the office can keep a record of how many students are using it, and to justify staffing and resources. Donated food will be available throughout the entire winter break.

A&E

Los Angeles Collegian — Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Carmen Cacophony is a versatile artist and entrepreneur. Her skills range from cinema to music and is dedicated to honing her craft. Collegian: When did you first gain interest in music and film? Carmen: I always wanted to be an actress, so it was always a plan to move from the East Coast to Los Angeles. Along the way I started to expand into producing and writing. I like to do everything and be a part of the whole process. Collegian: What projects are you working on now? Carmen: Right now, I’m writing a script that’s mafia related. It’s fun, I have pretty much only done short films so this is my first feature. In the film all the men in the organized crime family get arrested. After the bust their wives and girlfriends have to run the family business.

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FILMMAKER, MUSICIAN CONTINUES TO HONE CRAFT BY LOU PRIMAVERA Carmen Cacophony writes scripts, owns a production company and loves music. She is also a cinema major at City College, but her creativity stretches beyond the campus grounds and includes acting, directing and producing. She has built an impressive resume and versatile skillset. Carmen’s music background is extensive, and she is an accomplished guitar player and singer, and now she has decided to get her feet wet learning percussion here at City College. She is hands-on in the production

process of her projects, and it’s safe to say her creativity is off the charts. Since her move from Virginia to Los Angeles in 2012, she started her film production company called “Cacophnous Productions” and co-Founded her record label., “Where in the World Records.” Some of her highlights include receiving a scholarship from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the opportunity to be involved in the production of the Golden Globes. Although Carmen is already well rounded in the arts, City College has been a great place for her to advance her skills and hone her craft.

Collegian: That is definitely a fresh spin on a genre that’s been recreated so many times. Do you think as a female director in Hollywood and all the recent controversy that surrounds it, does it pose any changes working in entertainment? Carmen: I think this is the best time to be a woman director, I think the doors are opening although they are not blown all the way open completely. A lot of women directors are lacking experience because they didn’t have those doors open and I think people in the industry recognize that and are more open to giving women a chance to direct a bigger movie. Collegian: What classes are you taking now? Carmen: I’m taking film genres. There is a lot of film history in the class and it helps my writing. I am enrolled in a writing class with Michelle Gendelman, she’s really good and I am writing a couple of scripts in that class. I’m also taking percussion; my first music class I have taken at LACC. Collegian: Do you try to incorporate the percussion or any music you create into your films? Carmen: Well, I just started learning to play the drums. I’ve written a bunch of songs for the movies I made, and I’d like to continue that trend. I played in a few bands and any expansion I can do in arts or in life

will help you become better as an artist. Collegian: Since moving out to L.A., how do you feel about the city? Carmen: Besides the weather, I love how so many people are involved in the arts. If you want to make movies, this is the place to be. John Lennon said ‘If you want to live in Roman times live in Rome,’ that’s why he lived in New York but now I think L.A. is the place to be. Collegian: Any book you would like to adapt or movie you’d ever want to recreate on screen. Carmen: I would love to make a fourth “Back to the Future,” that would be cool. Collegian: Who is your favorite person in entertainment? Carmen: I always liked David Lynch, his films are so out there. “Mulholland Drive” is on my top 10 of favorite movies. Collegian: What type of genres of movies would you like to make? Carmen: I always liked David Lynch, his films are so out there. “Mulholland Drive” is on my top ten of favorite movies. Collegian: What type of genres of movies would you like to make and what’s your vision of creating film? Carmen: People always ask me what type of movies do I want to create, whether it’s comedies or dramas. I always say I want to make movies that make people think. Of course, I want to make people go through all the emotions, laughing and crying but if you’re thinking about the movie afterward then I’ve really done my job. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a trippy movie. If it makes you question who you or the character is as a person or how you relate to other people, I think it’s good.

confusion, humor and transcendence, but there is no single “takeaway” to be had from the movie. Audiences have tended to see very different things in it and that’s the most we can hope for. Collegian: Does this film serve as a certain type of ode to L.A.? Perhaps to the city and its uniqueness? Adam: Yes, I would say this is at the very least a “portrait” of Los Angeles, if not an “ode.” I’m originally from London, England and the landscape here appeals to me in terms of its difference from the classic model of a dense, walkable European city. As an artist, I also appreciate the manner in which the city has a kind of nonlinear aesthetic. There are certainly neighborhoods which each have a specific look, but to me, the classic Los Angeles landscape is the strip mall, with its vertical sign listing the businesses that comprise the mall - laundromats, dumpling restaurants, vape stores, nail salons, FedEx outlets, etc. There’s no consistency to these and I enjoy the haphazard nature by which all of these businesses sit together in one place. By extension, the city of Los Angeles is like a giant collage, with one block often radically different from another in terms of aesthetics. As an artist, this is an incredibly appealing environment in which to shoot and I feel that my process is a lot like a producer who “samples” old records, except in this case I am visually “sampling” parts of the city and reconfiguring them to make works like ‘’Communion Los Angeles.”

“Communion Los Angeles” explores California’s oldest freeway as it courses from the mountains to the ocean, defining and dividing the communities it is designed to serve.

AFI Film Fest: “Communion Los Angeles” Showcases In L.A. BY LOU PRIMAVERA

Collegian: Out of all of the cities to film a piece like “Communion Los Angeles”, why did you and Peter choose Los Angeles as the setting? Adam: When we began developing this project in 2010, Peter and I had both just graduated from the film program at CalArts and we were based in Southern California, though we have both since moved to other states we spent a great deal of time driving to meet up and discuss

what we hoped could be a collaborative project. From there, it seemed logical to turn the freeways we were driving into the subject of the film. Eventually, we settled on the 110 Freeway as a subject as it seemed both enclosed (bordered by Pasadena and the San Gabriel Mountains to the North and San Pedro and the Pacific Ocean to the South). Collegian: In your previous work such as “You Got Eyes” it seems you are trying to convey a message about American society. Is there a message in “Communion Los Angeles”? Adam: I’m not particularly fond of making films that convey a “message” in terms of a political or moral statement, but I do try and float out images and sounds that hopefully inspire people to draw their own conclusions and perhaps question some assumptions they might have about the way they look and listen in every day life. “Communion Los Angeles” is simply a record of what we saw filming a certain part of Los Angeles between 2010 and 2017. If there seems to be any commentary in the film, political, environmental, social or otherwise, it’s something that is created between the film and those who view it. We worked hard to ensure that there are moments of beauty, terror,

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“Communion Los Angeles’” screened at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, creating a buzz at the annual AFI Film Fest. On the silver screen, directors Adam R. Levine and Peter Bo Rappmund transform the 110 Freeway in L.A. into the main character, tracing it through the city, mountains and Pacific Ocean. The film exhibits a scenic, entertaining experience through the city of angels. The experimental documentary has a unique style using many different visual shots and sounds yet it does not possess a plot, characters or story. Essentially the film makes the communities , land scape and the oldest Freeway in L.A. the main focus of the film.

Collegian: How long did it take to make the film? Adam: The film took eight years to make, but that’s mostly because Peter and I did not work on it continuously and always tried to make it a 50/50 collaboration - both of us shot the footage, recorded audio, edited the visuals and designed the sound. So we had to find time to work together. In those eight years, we also both moved out of state (Peter to Dallas and then Santa Fe, and me to Massachusetts) and started families, so it’s taken some time! The bulk of that time was spent on shooting, with the last couple of years spent on choosing which images to use, cutting the images and finally, designing the sound. “Communion Los Angeles ”runs 68 min and can be viewed on Letterboxd.com

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TIMES

TIMES SUMMER 2013

FALL 2014

ESTHER WILLIAMS LACC’S Siren of the Seas SPRINTING INTO

JUJU

HISTORY Gold Medalist

Students find strong medicine

TONGVA MYSTIC PLACES

Hallowed ground under LACC

Remembered

FACULTY, EMBRACE WALTON’S 50-YEAR DREAM

VETS SHOOT FOR STARS

From Skid Row to the Red Carpet

GANGSTERS, JAZZ, MADMEN

One Man’s Journey in L.A.

FEATURES

Los Angeles Collegian — Wednesday, December 5, 2018

VAMA Artist Lecture Series:

Harry Gamboa Jr. Creates His Own Seat at the Table BY FELICIA V. GADDIS

PHOTO BY FELICIA V GADDIS

Artist, educator and essayist, Harry Gamboa, Jr. spoke during the final Artist Lecture Series of the year hosted by the Visual and Media Arts Department on Nov. 27, 2018. The founder and director of Virtual Verité and the co-founder of ASCO Art collective, Gamboa’s career in media arts includes photography and performance art and spans more than 40 years. Harry Gamboa, Jr. tells the stories of the Chicano experience in East L.A., and he is a multimedia commentator on global issues. Attendees packed the lecture hall in Chemistry 3 to capacity. LACC faculty, students and attendees from other schools came to hear Gamboa recount his journey from juvenile delinquent, student activist, to vanguard artist. Gamboa made the transition from his activist-organizing activities in 1970. That year, the FBI named him one of the 100 most dangerous and violent subversives in the U.S.A. in front of a U.S. Senate subcommittee according to Gamboa, for his

involvement in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War protests and his part in helping organize the high school walkouts known as the Chicano Blowouts. The Blowouts were regarded as the first Mexican-American urban protests against racism. One of the reasons Gamboa picked up a camera is because the FBI used surveillance photos of his activist activities as evidence against him. “They had pictures, and I didn’t have pictures to prove my point,” Gamboa said in a 1999 interview with “Wide Angle 20.03,” the Ohio University School of Film journal Gamboa’s first well-known photograph, “Spray Paint LACMA,” came about in 1972 as a protest to the lack of Chicano art at LACMA. “I did what most guys do when they want to impress a girl on a date,” Gamboa said. “I had a beret and I took her to the art museum.” When Gamboa took his girlfriend to LACMA, he was stunned by the fact that there were no Chicano artists represented there. “I started banging on doors and found the curator who had just poured himself a martini and

asked why there was no Chicano art there. He said, ‘that’s because they’re all in gangs.’” Gamboa, always the organizer, came back with friends Willie Harron and Gronk (Glugio Niandro), tagged their names on the bridge at LACMA and photographed Patssi Valdez right above their work. Now, there was Chicano art at LACMA, if only for a day. The graffiti was whitewashed the next day, but ASCO Art Collective was born. From the photography and performance art of ASCO Art Collective, to creative director of Visual Verite, Gamboa’s work has made a continuous statement. He is here. He belongs here. He’s not going anywhere. Whether he was shooting a photo novella of the alleged last gang victim in East Los Angeles and calling newspapers and television stations to sell the photo as an actual news story, as he did with “Decoy Gang War Victim” or he’s shooting international intellectuals as he did in “The Cranes Of Antwerpen,” Harry Gamboa, Jr. is always making his own seat at the table – and in some instances, building his own table and invited others to dine with him.

POKÉMON: LET’S GO HOME!

BY CHRIS ARGUETA

It has been more than 20 years since Nintendo released the original Pokémon game on the Gameboy, and now it has finally release a mainline game on a home console. It is the Nintendo Switch, with “Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu!” and “Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee!” and fans could not be more excited. After so many games have been released on the Nintendo DS and 3DS, the first main Pokémon game on a console made a big splash in the market. According to The Pokémon Company, both games combined have sold more than three million in one week. This makes it the fastest selling Nintendo Switch game ever, compared to other big game games like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” which sold 1.8 million units in one month and “Super Mario Odyssey,” which sold two million units in three days. Neither accomplished what Pokémon has done. That being said, the Pokémon game before this, “Pokémon: Sun and Moon,” sold over 16 million units. Whether or not this game reaches that number, fans will have to wait and see. That manufacturer released the game on the 3DS, a handheld console which outsells the Switch three to one. Pokémon has a special place in many gamers’ hearts, and this latest game capitalizes on the nostalgia. “Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu!” and “Let’s Go Eevee!” are both special games for being a remake of a classic game along with using features and mechanics from the latest Pokémon games, most notably “Pokémon Go,” which was released only on mobile phones. Both games are re-creations of “Pokémon Yellow,” which the manufacturer first released in 1998. It is a superior version of “Pokémon Blue” and “Red,” the very first Pokémon games. In the game, players return to the original island of Kanto region, to once again defeat all the gym leaders along with trying to catch all 151 Pokémon along with some from the more recent games. Depending on the game you purchase, allows your character to travel with the named Pokémon

for the duration of the game. Pikachu is a wellknown character and many people will choose to buy that version so they may travel with a friend from their childhood. Eevee is a more recent Pokémon, but those who are familiar with the newer games will definitely have fun playing with her. The other part of the game comes from another recent Pokémon game, with a new style of game play. Nintendo released “Pokémon Go” in the summer of 2016 and blew up the world. The augmented reality mobile game uses the location the device, so that players will have to walk to where a Pokémon is geographically in order to capture it. A Pokémon game on phone is a smart idea and many people, including non-gamers, joined in on the fun. According to the Pokemon franchise president, Tsunekazu Ishihara, “Pokemon Go” has over 800 million user downloads and 147 million montly players. “Let’s Go Pikachu!” and “Let’s Go Eevee!” has the ability to use Pokémon which the player has captured on their mobile phone. This game also uses a mechanic which premiered on the mobile phone. In order to capture Pokémon, players must throw their joy-con controller in a circle surrounding the creature. While this feature is what may put many players oﬀ the game, it is so simple that it never becomes frustrating. In fact, the entire game can be played one-handed because of this feature. The Pokémon Company did say that there is more coming to the Nintendo Switch. It reiterated that while this game is made in honor of the 20th anniversary of “Pokémon Yellow,” there is a larger more traditional game coming next year. “Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu!” and “Let’s Go Eevee!” may be non-traditional, but that doesn’t stop what fun can be had with this game. With Nintendo commiting to the Switch, players may expect to see every Pokémon game forth coming to be released on the home console. Pokémon was a childhood sensation and 20 years later, it continues to be a fun experience about catching them all.

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OPINION & EDITORIAL

Los Angeles Collegian — Wednesday, December 5, 2018

EDITORIAL President Donald Trump became president in part due to his rhetoric of cracking down on illegal immigration. Despite the racist vitriol peppering his campaign speeches, the issue is a salient and critical one that resonates with a lot of the populace. It should, therefore, demand a salient and critical response. Thus far, it appears that the Trump administration’s response is anything but. Over the weekend of Nov. 25, a caravan of Central American migrants and asylum seekers held a march where the border of Mexico meets with the United States. The San Ysidro crossing links San Diego, Cal. with Tijuana, Mexico, and is the busiest land port with approximately 100,000 people and 40,000 cars crossing daily. The march was directed at speedi-

No Class, Only Tear Gas er processing of asylum requests for the immigrants. During the march some of the crowd attempted to enter the U.S. illegally via climbing through wire fencing and rushing the car lanes at the port of entry. Tempers also flared, and rocks were reportedly thrown at officials. That’s when U.S. Border Patrol agents fired tear gas to repel the crowds. It also led to the temporary closing down of the border. Was this a salient and critical response to such activity? It could be said that the U.S. had no choice. And yet, the choice was still a bad one according to international human rights experts. According to Amnesty International, based on the 1967 Protocol of the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refu-

gees, which the U.S. signed on to in 1968, non-admission of asylum seekers, threatening to return them to their country of origin or closing the border to asylum seekers is a violation of international law. There’s also the issue of the use of tear gas that also has international rights experts concerned. Its use is banned during wartime under international treaties but legal for use by law enforcement for riot-control purposes. That’s right – international use during war = bad; domestic use not during war = good. Additionally, the tear gas – which President Trump insists was “a very minor form of the tear gas itself” that was “very safe” – was fired by the U.S. onto the Mexico side of the border. Such a move, according to Geoﬀ Gilbert, professor of

international human rights and humanitarian law at the University of Essex in Britain and quoted in the New York Times, is a violation of the territorial integrity of Mexico. The U.N. Charter on the sovereign rights and obligations of member countries talks about this (Mexico side = bad; U.S. side = good). President Trump insists that there were hundreds of criminals embedded with the migrants attempting to get into the United States during the weekend march. Some of these criminals, he says, are “grabbers” who sometimes steal children and are not really parents. President Trump did not cite his sources on where this information came from. It couldn’t have possibly come from U.S. intelligence sources; President Trump has made his

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Homeless Encampment at Poinsettia Park Must Go By BRiAn loVAto The homeless encampment across the street from Poinsettia Park needs to be permanently removed. The park that I grew up playing in has been tainted with the encampment on Romaine Street and Willoughby Avenue adjacent to the park. I understand that homelessness is not a crime, but it is what they are doing that is a crime. Local residents of the area have complained about not feeling safe anymore. There have been reports of car break-ins, defecation on lawns, and fights between people in the encampment. On top of that, one resident even recorded a man sneaking into his garage to pleasure himself.

Residents including myself have also noticed an increase in seeing used needles in the area and the park since the arrival of the encampment. It is very unsettling to have all this happening while kids are at play in the park, and people are even advised to avoid going through this area, because of how dangerous it has become. Homelessness is a growing issue in West Hollywood, especially on the east side. In September 2017, there was an attack on a 7-Eleven shopper by a homeless man with a hatchet on Santa Monica Boulevard at Hayworth Avenue and in March of this year a homeless man stabbed another homeless man and killed him. There have been a few attempts

to remove the encampments, but they have been just temporary. Police officers come and tell the homeless to move, but after a day or two they just return and go back to what they were doing before. Residents have become frustrated and decided to start a neighborhood watch to try to combat the situation. They have complained and even protested for the permanent removal of this encampment, but so far, nothing has come of it. The encampment is in Councilman Paul Koretz’s district and a spokesperson from his office stated the issue is a high priority, but as more and more encampments are popping up, especially in the last two to three years, I feel like not enough is being done to handle it.

Students Need Food Now By kimBeRly FisHeR The Los Angeles City College (LACC) food accessibility situation is in dire need of immediate reform and yet nothing has changed regardless of the numerous outcries from students for an actual cafeteria. It is completely unacceptable for every food option on the LACC campus to be located at the south end or, for that matter, oﬀ the site entirely. I know there are vending machines outside of the Cinema Building. Only one of the four is for anything food related, and that it only provides snack foods like chips, cookies or candy. Junk food is not what students need to sustain their bodies or their minds. During the 2017-2018 school year, Harry’s Food Truck was located near the north end of campus outside the Cinema Building. This year it is in the Quad. A few steps away from the truck is the little, overpriced student lounge/ café. Neither one of these are open late. And, after 2 p.m., the café doesn’t even make food. Instead,

you have the option of whatever prepackaged food or pastries they have left. The premade food is your basic sandwich or salad that looks close to something you would purchase at any gas station or truck stop. For two weeks, even the lone food-type vending machine was out of commission. Service persons came and fixed it and it was left empty. Some argue that if it is too much of a struggle to get a proper meal, then students should just pack a lunch. It isn’t always that simple. A lot of students have families and jobs. They can’t always prepare a lunch and dinner for themselves. They are coming to school with limited time between classes. Some have four or five-hour classes with a very short break, if they are lucky enough to get a break. A student might have 15 minutes to trek across campus to get food, at which time they have to wait in the line, order something of sustenance and eat it before they head back to class. That is not enough time; it is actually impos-

sible. I know because I’ve timed it. I was able to walk across the campus to Harry’s Food Truck and the Student Lounge then I headed back to class. It took 16.5 minutes, and I walk fast. I didn’t stand in line; I didn’t order anything; I just walked the course. Maybe if everyone is an Olympic sprinter it could happen. But let us try and be sane and recognize that it is ridiculous to ask that of our entire student body. Both the café and the food truck close too early. Harry’s is open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and the café is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. So, students that are coming directly from their day jobs cannot get dinner on campus. I guess the school thinks no one gets hungry during dinner hours. LACC has historically been known as a commuter school. In a nutshell, that means on the go. Which is why some students may not always be able to prepare and pack food to bring with them. LACC should help us out, meet us halfway, and oﬀer better food options.

The justice system has been more than unfair to people who are black or Hispanic. If you are or have been incarcerated in America, life will never be easy for you, especially once you go to prison and lose your rights. It then becomes harder for people to see members of your group as anything except criminal. I feel that everyone deserves a second chance to improve their life, but it is hard when the justice system takes your rights away. You cannot expect a person to try to do right when the system is designed to keep you in jail. It is also difficult for these returning citizens who are trying to rebuild their lives when our justice system limits or revokes their rights. They have been denied opportunities such as jobs, bank accounts and even their right to vote. While locked up, all they have is time to think and reflect.

position pretty clear about not relying on these institutions for salient and critical information. The response to this latest incident is simply one more in a long train of abuses of critical thought, foreign diplomacy and human decency that this current administration has promulgated. Some of those abuses, such as the separation of children from their parents at immigration detention centers, were bitterly opposed by the populace; that bitterness in turn made its way to President Trump’s colleagues in the Republican party who refused to back him. That’s one way to demand more salient and critical policy responses: its called pressure. Unfortunately, it takes time. Fortunately, it works.

Sixty-one percent of inmates in California return to jail within three years of their release according to a 2014 Rehabilitation Recidivism Rate report by the California Department of Corrections, but what do you expect? No one wants to hire a former convict, so it keeps them in a state where it is difficult to survive. “This was the plan since abolition. To keep us subjugated by creating this system,” said rapper Meek Mill in a recent editorial that ran in the Nov. 26, 2018 edition of the New York Times.. The justice system has done nothing but make it harder for blacks and Hispanics in prison once they get out. In March 2017, 12 previously incarcerated people enrolled in classes through a program called “Break it to Make it.” This program helps incarcerated and previously incarcerated individuals get an education. These students are just as dedicated and deserve to be on campus getting an education as much as anyone else. The system makes life harder for returning citizens. Going to school not only keeps them out of trouble, but it also gives them a chance to reinvent themselves. At the end of the day, they are still people who deserve to better themselves just like everyone else. That starts with giving them back their rights.

KRISTALLNACHT, THE HOLOCAST AND ANTI-SEMITISM By dAVe mARtin Imagine suddenly being awakened from a deep sleep by the sounds of screams piercing the night air, and that of shattering glass. Eighty years ago this month, November 9-10, 1938, thousands of people in upper Austria and lower Germany took to the streets to smash out the windows of Jewish owned homes and businesses. Known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), it was a prelude to the horrors that were yet to come during the Holocaust. It has not even been one hundred years since these events took place and yet the world has largely, for the most part, forgotten about the horrors of this infamous night of terror and all the nightmarish terror that followed. Europe has already turned back to its pre-Hitler, anti-Semitic ways, with many yelling out for the destruction of Jews, with America following hot on her heels. Where anti-Semitism is especially prevalent is on many of our college and university campuses. Once places where people actually went to get an

education, now many of our educational institutions are places where people gather to spew out their anti-Semitic hatred. Why? What has the Jewish community done to deserve so much hatred? Nothing. Today, the Jews of Europe are moving back to Israel in droves. Can the Jews living in America be far behind? I can’t blame anyone in the Jewish community who packs his or her bag and moves to Israel in order to escape the hatred being directly aimed at them through others in their host countries. If European Jewry had been allowed to immigrate to Israel during World War II, I truly believe that six million Jews would not have perished in Hitler’s Holocaust. Eighty years ago, the Jewish community in Austria and Germany was signaled out for a hostile action and after the dust had settled, they were charged a billion Reich marks to fix all the damage which they did not even cause. I believe one reason there is so much hostility toward these people is because so many listen to the lies of Israel’s enemies. Also, people don’t bother to sort out the truth and to look into the facts. If we are not careful we will repeat the horrifying events of yesterday with far greater consequences than anyone could ever possibly imagine.

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The fall 2018 semester is coming to a close. With the new year on the horizon students are thinking about their plans for the coming terms.

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“I learned so much this semester and It’s totally gonna excel me to the next chapter of my education next semester and the following one.”

“I hope to pass all my science classes as well as being able to get into all my classes next semester. I would also like more of a variety of night classes that would accommodate my working schedule especially in science, p.e and math. Because it ‘s hard when you work and all of the classes require you to come while having to juggle a full work schedule.”

“I guess the expectations I find are just to have more motivation towards my classes and I guess just to try harder and not to give up so easily as I did probably this year.”

“I want to see myself put in more eﬀort. I feel like I slacked oﬀ for a bit this semester just because I signed up for less classes. I am looking forward to improving my work ethic and trying to get more things done in the limited time I have, and hopefully talk to more of my professors and get to know them better.”

We asked students what they have in mind for the future.

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41ST PRESIDENT REMEMBERED “He was one of the best presidents who was able to make a lot of changes in the government,” said Osman Bonilla, A CSUN art and animation major who enrolled in a class last summer at L.A. City College. Many students at L.A. City College were not even born when George H.W. Bush was in the White House. But many here remember his policies. “I respect him for trying to reach out to other cultures,” said Victor Prim who studies psychology. “And I think he was to the best of his ability a president for everybody.” Prim never knew the former president lived in the Los Angeles area. During the 1990s, the Compton Mayor talked about On the campus of L.A. City College, many students did not know that Bush ever lived here establishing a monument in

honor of George H.W. Bush, but it never materialized. The Bush family lived in several California cities including Ventura, Huntington Park, Bakersfield and Whittier before they relocated to Midland, Texas in 1950. Sheila O’Callaghan is majoring in cyber security and shared a compelling Bush memory. She says her brother-in-law met the former president several times and described him as caring and gentle. Callaghan’s sister asked the president a question at a reception. “Bush said ‘You know, that’s a very good question,” O’Callaghan said to the Collegian. “And he spent like many minutes answering her question and Arthur [O’Callaghan’s brother in law] said that all of the people who wanted to get to Bush—the important people were around, and Bush said ‘I am answering this woman’s question.’”

COMPILED BY CHRIS ARGUETA Oct. 26, 2018, 4:20 p.m.: Male reportedly exposing himself in Holmes Hall on the second floor. LAPD Crime Report Oct. 10, 2018, 4:00 a.m.: A petty theft occured on the 4300 block of Melrose Ave., a block south of campus.

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East Los Angeles residents perform their civic duty and vote at fire station No. 52 on election day, Nov. 6, 2018. High school student volunteers assisted citizens as they cast their ballots. “THANKSGIVING” FROM PAGE 1

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Volunteers dish salad and compassion to attendees at the Third Annual ASG Thanksgiving Feast in the Student Union on Nov. 20, 2018

ASG TREATS STUDENTS TO WARM THANKSGIVING MEAL “I’m just patrolling, seeing if everything is OK and this gentleman here needed some help,” Sanchez said. “They asked if I could help and I said, ‘yes of course.’ That’s what we’re here for.” ASG President James Ingram, VP Jemere Calhoun and Student Services Specialist Armineh Dereghishian gather among the hundreds of canned food donations acquired to stock the student resource center. Flowers and autumnal decorations adorned the tables while a deejay played the latest hits and participants shared a meal and enjoyed each other’s company. “I believe this day and Thanksgiving is about just being thankful for everybody’s service and everybody’s kindness,” Cruz said.

There were over 500 students, faculty and East Hollywood neighbors in attendance at Tuesdays event according to Ingram. “We actually don’t know how many we served. We stopped counting after 500,” he said. Oscar Cruz expressed appreciation for officer Sanchez’s assistance. “He [Oﬀ. Sanchez] helped by carrying my plate and placing what I wanted on it,” Cruz said. For Officer Sanchez, the occasion was about giving back. “At the end of the day, we are here to serve and protect. It’s about giving back and that’s what I’m doing.” The event has become a L.A. City College tradition and a great way to kick oﬀ the holiday season.

by the results. “I wasn’t too happy because I expected there to be more of a” Blue Wave,” but I always had that thought in my head that it wasn’t going to be as strong as we thought it was,” Ramiez said. He however, does see hope for the future, “I think we’re improving compared to what we were … we can still come back from that.” One of the most obvious ways Washington has changed is the way representation looks. The new faces in D.C. look more like the America they represent, and these new faces are mostly democrats. Women now hold 107 seats in congress, including New York’s new representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , who is at 29 years old, the youngest representative in the country’s history. At L. A. College, Laurel Paley, professor of art and chair of the visual and media arts department was disappointed by the midterms however she was encouraged by the number of women elected and their diversity. “I’m very happy that more women were elected,” Paley said. “Young women, progressive women, Muslim women … oh yeah, that was exciting and completely unexpected.” The Democrats did take the House as expected, but what does that mean? According to The Guardian.com’s “U.S. Midterms 2018 Live Results,” the Democrats picked up 39 seats and are now in control of the lower chamber of the House. The additional 39 seats in the House will make the Democrats a force to be reckoned with when the Republicans and the president try to pass legislation. However, the Republicans

took the Senate by a margin of two seats and now control it. The Senate is the more powerful upper chamber of congress. This means that if legislation is passed in a democratic controlled House, it can, and would mostly likely be overturned in the Senate. This could put the wheels of government in a political stalemate. So, have the midterms actually changed anything? Some on campus chose to abstain from participating in the midterms, and from voting all together. Lawrence, a Cinema student said that he has made a conscience decision not to vote because the system isn’t working. “I don’t vote because I don’t believe in the system,” Lawrence said. “You should be voting for someone who represents your interests and for a long time, people have been voting in order to [stop] the person they don’t want elected … and that’s not how people should be motivated to vote.” Adam Della Maggiora in his second year at LACC is tired of the process. “How I feel about elections in general is fatigued,” Della Maggiora said as he sat talking with students in the lobby of the Cinema Building. “I’m sick of the political state the country’s in … now it’s about the soundbite and the Twitter repost more than the actual content of a law … and it’s disheartening. It’s getting old real quick,” Della Maggiora said. The reversal of the balance of power in the chambers of Congress has fueled the popularity of President Trump and candidates who aligned themselves with him. Anthony Clark, associate professor of sociology and

chairperson of the social sciences department had real misgivings about the health of the nation. “I think the fact that almost half of America, continues to support this divisive, malignant tumor in our country is shocking,” professor Clark said. “When you have someone in the White House that characterizes white supremacists as good people, it’s shocking … It says a lot about Americans. This is way beyond Trump. It says so much about Republicans … revealing that the character of the presidency is not important to them.” Professor Clark’s concern is a result of the president’s alleged support for right-wing, white supremacists in Charlottesville, where three were killed and 35 were injured after a white supremacist ploughed his car into a crowd of protesters. In a Aug. 16, 2017 press conference, the president did say that there were “fine people on both sides,” and that “there was violence on both sides,” in an eﬀort to appease his base, however he never supported or encouraged these acts of violence in any statement he’s made about Charlottesville. At the end of the day, the expected “Blue Wave” wasn’t as big as was hoped for. “I would have liked the “Blue Wave” to have been more of a tsunami,” said Kenneth Thomas, adjunct professor of television production and instructional media technician for the cinema media department. “I’m super grateful that people like … Alexandria Cortez from New York got elected. “That’s amazing and that gives me hope.”

Oct. 14, 2018, 7:30 a.m.: A grand theft occured a block away from the Braille Institute on the 4100 block of Marathon. Oct. 19, 2018, 2:20 p.m.: An attempted robbery occured on the corner of Vermont Ave. and Burns Ave., right outside of campus. Oct. 22, 2018, 5:00 a.m.: A robbery occurred two blocks north of campus on the 1100 block of New Hampshire Ave. Oct. 22, 2018, 1:00 p.m.: A burglary occurred on the 800 block of North Edgemont St., one block west away from campus. Oct. 23, 2018, 9:30 a.m.: A robbery occurred on the corner of Vermont Ave. and Willow Brook Ave. Oct. 24, 2018, 12:15 p.m.: A theft/ larceny occured on the corner of Vermont Ave. and Willow Brook Ave. Oct. 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A theft/larceny occured on the corner of Vermont Ave. and Santa Monica Blvd. Oct. 25, 2018, 7:10 p.m.: A theft occured near the American Career College on the 4000 block of Rosewood Ave. Oct. 25, 2018, 8:00 p.m.: An assault with a deadly weapon occured on the 4100 block of Melrose Ave., near the corner of Vermont Ave. and Melrose Ave. Oct. 26, 2018, 2:40 p.m.: An assault occurred a few blocks west from campus on the 900 block of Mariposa Ave. Oct. 27, 2018, 4:30 a.m.: A vehicle break-in occured a few blocks east of the campus parking lot on the 4200 block of Burns Ave.

LACC COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY BY FELICIA V. GADDIS

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CEO of ALPA Health and AIDS Survivor Craig Thompson discusses the progress of AIDS research at the Herb Alpert Music Center on Nov. 27, 2018. A small group listened as Thompson explained his journey from diagnosis, to treatment and awareness.

AIDS and HIV were long thought to be a death sentence for those who contracted the virus, but with recent advances in research and improved drugs, today, a person with the virus can live a long life. The first recorded U.S. confirmation of this disease was on June 5, 1981. Michael, a young researcher at UCLA was the first to make the discovery. Craig Thompson was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, at the height of the epidemic when he was 30. “When I was diagnosed, you were told that if you had HIV it would progress to AIDS and that you would die,” Thompson said. Craig E. Thompson is now CEO, APLA Health and has spent most of his adult life servicing the AIDS and HIV infected community of Los Angeles. The prospect for people living with AIDS and HIV is significantly better now, but in the beginning when Craig first started, there was a great deal of

confusion. “So we knew that there was something out there that it was killing gay men and it was lodged in three communities, Haitians, hemophiliacs and gay men,” Thompson said. “There was as much bad information and misinformation as there was actual information.” The first step in conquering the disease was determining what drugs worked and how much of those drugs should be given to the patient. “We spent a lot of times in the early 1990s poisoning people,” Thompson said. “We didn’t mean to. We had drugs that appeared to work. They [HIV drugs] worked in laboratory animals. They worked in test tubes. We didn’t know how much to give to people and we gave people far higher doses than they could tolerate. “ That changed almost overnight in 1996 with a triple combination drug. It has taken more than 20 years to find treatments for HIV and AIDS, however the drugs we

now have taken the disease from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable disease. New drugs on the market are so much more eﬀective than they used to be. “These new medications bring your virus to undetectable levels,” Thompson said. “So that means that you have so little virus in your system, that we don’t even have a blood test that says that you have it [AIDS]. The new goal of treatment is “U equals U.” Undetectable equals untransmissible and it is a side eﬀect of HIV medications. “What it means is, if you go on HIV medications and your viral load is undetectable for a period time – three months, six months -- you cannot transmit HIV to another person,” Thompson said. “You’re HIV positive. You’ll always be HIV positive … but your levels are so low that we are basically able to guarantee that you will not transmit HIV to a sex partner or even a needle sharing partner.”

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Los Angeles Press Club President and L.A. Bureau Chief of Bloomberg News, Chris Palmeri presents L.A. City College photojournalist Liam Hayes with the first place award for Best Commentary/Critique at the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards on Dec. 2, 2018 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Photojournalist Anwar Torres won a first place award for Best Arts or Entertainment Photo, and William Torres (right) won third place for Best Arts or Entertainment Profile. PHOTOS BY CURTIS SABIR

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By AnGel JoHnson Basketball runs through his veins like he runs down the court. Joshua Wade enrolled in L.A. City College to earn a degree in communications, and he brings it all to the table and the court. He plans to become an athletic director and sports facility owner. Wade picked up a ball at the Normandie Park Recreation Center at the age of seven. He would play basketball with local children, his six siblings and his father. “My whole family hoops, so it’s in my genes,” Wade said. The communications major says former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant influenced him a great deal as a child. “Bryant’s passion, ferocity and development throughout the years as a player was important as well as inspiration from his family, Wade went on to play basketball in high school. He was a standout. During his freshman year, he made the varsity team and played point and shooting guard. He would also shoot three-pointers. And he branched out from basketball. He played volleyball, too. He even tried baseball, but it never worked out for him. “You don’t really choose your sport, your sport chooses you,” Wade said. He went all-league, first team in both divisions for volleyball and basketball. Throughout high school, Wade looked up to NBA legends like Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. He admires the way Bryant is

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able to get a grip and take charge. The hardships and passion for the game that Garnett has is what Wade uses as inspiration in his own game. He also like the way Duncan uses the fundamentals of basketball to create a successful game. He didn’t realize his passion for basketball until he began coaching

student-athletes who were eager to learn. He now plays on team Tiger Cubs in the L.A. City College Intramural Basketball League. When he is not at school or playing basketball, he practices playing the keyboard and training people on the weekends.