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Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Volume 53 Issue 10
Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro Dead at 90
JAKE LAURELL Reporter jake.laurell7011@my.riohondo.edu
Fidel Castro passed away Friday, Nov. 25. Castro’s brother and current president of Cuba, Raul Castro, announced his death Friday on Cuban television. No cause of death is known, but he had been in poor health since 2008. Castro led the Cuban Revolution and declared himself leader after achieving victory. As a communist state, Castro established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in 1961 and repelled an uprising during the US-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in the same year. Cuban-US relations, through Russian proxy, reached a fever pitch during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Castro was sworn into office of the prime minister in 1959 and maintained this position until 1976 when Cuba ratified its constitution. He became Cuba’s president and maintained this position until 2008, when his brother took over as head of the state. The infamous leader of Cuba was both hero and villain when it came to the rule of his people and abroad. The former dictator fervently suppressed any political opposition with totalitarian policies. Castro used firing squads and gulags during his rule. Thousands fled to the United States in exile. Castro, along with fellow revolutionary Che Guevara,
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Despite multiple assassination attempts Fidel Castro lived through 11 U.S. Presidencies from August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016
assisted failed rebellions of spreading communism to other Latin American countries. His support helped the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola from 1975 to 1989, and successfully helped repel the Somali invasion of Ethiopia in 1978. Though a communist, the ideology Castro implemented socialist policies for all of Cuba. He expanded social services to all classes in Cuban society on an equal basis and made education and medical programs free for anyone. Under his rule, Cuba achieved near-universal literacy.
Relations between Cuba and the United States warmed when President Obama talked of reopening a U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. Obama said in a statement that the past decades of this “outdated approach” has floundered and failed in the regards of advancing our interests. Under Obama, the US had lifted its 54-year-long trade embargo against the island nation. President-elect Trump and his transition team have stated dissatisfaction towards Castro and his regime. Trump took to Twitter jubilantly stating “Fidel Castro is Dead!” and “Today, the world
marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades.” “Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty, and the denial of fundamental human rights. While Cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward a future in which the wonderful Cuban people finally live in the freedom they so richly deserve,” the president-elect continued through Twitter. Mike Pence also ex-
pressed his view through social media, “The tyrant #Castro is dead. New hope dawns. We will stand with the oppressed Cuban people for a free and democratic Cuba. Viva Cuba Libre!,” the Vice President-elect shared on Twitter. In an interview with CBS4, Trump criticized Obama’s efforts in renewing relations with Cuba calling it a “very weak agreement.” Trump also stated to CNN that it was “[Okay] to bring Cuba back into the fold.”
Assault at Ohio State University Leaves One Dead and 10 Injured
XAVIER ALATORRE News Editor
xavier.alatorre1457@my.riohondo.edu
In a series of tweets early Monday morning, Ohio State University warned students of an active shooter on campus, reports the Los Angeles Times. However, as details have come in, it is clear that the assault on campus involved an automobile and a butcher knife, according to CNN. At 9:56 a.m. EST, the university issued a shelter-in-place warning and canceled classes for the rest of the day. The tweets advised students to run, hide, or fight. Run, hide, or fight is a protocol for people to follow in an active-shooter situation. People are advised to run if they are able to evacuate, hide if evacuation is impossible, or fight, as a last resort, if escaping or hiding is no longer an option. At 10:02 a.m. EST, shortly after its initial tweet, the campus warned students to avoid
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the campus. Ten patients arrived at three different hospitals - OSU Wexner Medical Center, OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, and OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital - in the vicinity of the campus. Hospital officials claim that nine victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and are in stable condition. One victim is in critical condition. An hour-and-a-half after the tweets were posted, and after the assailant was killed, the university lifted its shelter-in-place warning and claimed the scene was secure. The suspect used his car to plow through pedestrians on a street corner. After the initial assault with his vehicle, the suspect pulled out a butcher knife and began chasing people. Witnesses and campus officials initially believed the suspect was using a firearm after hearing gunshots. Police have not determined a motive for the attack.
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NEWS
Former RHC VP Receives French Honor Medal
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Staff Sergeant Yoshio C. “Yosh”Nakamura was awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal Nov. 24 at the Residence of France, Beverly Hills. Sergeant Nakamura was a RHC Vice president and is one of the five other Southern Californians who had received the award for their service in France during World War II. Nakamura had an art teaching position at Rio Hondo in 1952. By the time he had retired in 1992, his other positions included Dean of Community Services, Dean And Vice President of Communications and Student Services, and the Vice President of Community Service and Institutional Development. Nakamura was RHC’s first Department of Fine Arts Chair as a USC graduate with a Masters degree in fine arts. His artwork was exhibited at shows in more than 150 corporate, private and public collections. The other recipients of the awards were Staff Sergeant Arthur J. Mainzer, Technician Fourth Grade Willard B. Hansen, Corporal Steven Politis and Technician
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Consul General of France, Christophe Lemoine presents Staff Sergeant Yoshio C. “Yosh” Nakamura with the French Legion of Honor Medal at the French Legion of Honor Presentation Ceremony Nov. 22
Fifth Grade James H. Goble. Offical opening remarks were made by Lt. Col. Robert Johnson, who had welcomed all guests and gave the Presentation of Colors - a ceremony where the American and French flags are presented, accompanied by both countries national anthems. Special guests included Christophe Lemonie, Consul General of France in Los Angeles, French dignitaries, the recipients of the awards,
members of the federal and state government, members of Rio Hondo, and special interest groups. The formal presentation of the medals were given by Lt. Col. Johnson, with the Consul General giving the award to the veterans. As each medal was presented, the veterans background in the military was highlighted, as well as the programs and work they had been involved in after their service.
State assemblyman Richard Bloom spoke about the importance of the ceremony and the relationship between the US and France. “It truly is wonderful to be here and to recall today the wonderful history that the countries of France and the United States have, going back to the formation of the United States. We’ve been friends that long and this ceremony today only furthers the friendship between our
two countries.” Brigadier General Ruth Wong from the Los Angeles County of Military and Veteran Affairs commended the veterans for their service. A representative of the U.S. military thanked the guests and the French representatives for being present and for their actions. A representative of the Mayoral office shared similar thanks. The honorees had the opportunity to speak about the medal and reflect on the experiences they had in France and their time in service. When receiving the award, Nakamura said that he thought about two specific things. “I received the honor really thinking about the 18,000 Japanese-Americans who served in the four-forty second regimental combat team that’s one, and the other is that unfortunately the clouds of suspicion where people are being condemned for what they believe in, what their religious beliefs [are] and ethnicity and who they love… it’s very important that we learn from history and that we look at each person as an individual and not draw conclusions from what they look like.”
President-elect Trump Cries Voter Fraud Despite Winning Election XAVIER ALATORRE News Editor
xavier.alatorre1457@my.riohondo.edu.
President-elect Donald Trump released a storm of tweets early Sunday morning, claiming, without evidence, widespread voter fraud took place in California, New Hampshire, and Virginia on Election Day. Trump’s tirade is not new ground for the President-elect. Prior to the election, Trump hinted at voter fraud in major urban areas, specifically singling out Philadelphia. Then candidate Trump even claimed that the election was rigged against him. Following Jill Stein’s recount efforts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, the President-elect also claimed that he would have won the popular vote had “millions not voted illegally,” despite offering no evidence to support his claim. Stein, the Green Party candidate, started a fund-
PHOTO COURTESY OF REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE President-elect Trump met with President Obama in the Oval Office, signaling the transfer of power between the two men. raiser to file for a recount in the three swing states where Trump’s margin of victory was significantly thin. The new campaign comes amidst fears of election tampering from Russia. Marc Elias, general coun-
sel for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, stated that the Clinton team will join Stein’s efforts. Hillary Clinton’s campaign, in support of Stein’s initiative, will observe a recount in Wisconsin. Clinton lost each of the
three states by less than 100,000 votes. In an extensive post on Medium, Elias shared that the campaign spent a considerable amount of time looking for signs of Russian interference.
However, the Obama administration issued a statement to the New York Times stating that the federal government did not detect any increase in cyber activity aimed at undermining the election. J. Alex Halderman, a data scientist at University of Michigan and an expert in the vulnerabilities of voting systems, wrote in a post on Medium that the discrepancy between polls and the election results is likely due to poor polling, not hacking activity. Regardless, he thinks a recount should take place, though he also thinks the results will not change. President-elect Trump is claiming voter fraud and illegal voting. These were reasons he used to support his assertion that the result was rigged. Interestingly, as a way to undermine the recount efforts he inadvertently emboldens his rivals.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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EM Drive a Space Jump ADAM CALLEJA Reporter adam.calleja1943@my.riohondo.edu
The laws of physics may have been proven wrong as NASA confirms that the EM Drive propulsion system appears to work. The act of time travel may be upon us. The propulsion system was thought to be impossible but was recently revealed in NASA’s long awaited EM Drive paper that it appears to work. The EM Drive, or Electromagnetic Drive, is a propulsion system first proposed by British inventor Roger Shawyer back in 1999. The Daily Galaxy exclaims, “Tests carried out by both NASA and independent researchers confirmed that the drive was able to produce thrust in a vacuum that would allow us to reach the moon in just four hours, Mars in 70 days, and Pluto in just 18 months.” The full and official peer-reviewed paper re-
garding the drive appeared online through the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)’ Journal of Propulsion and Power. The Daily Galaxy also states, ”Critics say that according to Newton’s law of conservation of momentum, EM Drive theory cannot work as in order for a thruster to gain momentum in one direction, a propellant must be expelled in the opposite direction, while the EmDrive is in a closed system.” Shawyer claims that following fundamental physics involving the theory of special relativity , the EmDrive does in fact preserve the law of conservation of momentum and energy. Instead of using heavy, inefficient rocket fuel, it bounces microwaves back and forth inside a cone-shaped metal cavity to generate thrust that it could power NASA to Mars in just 70 days. The NASA release is similar to the paper that
was leaked online earlier this month and, most notably, shows that the drive does indeed produce 1.2 millinewtons per kilowatt or thrust in a vacuum.” The Daily Galaxy then gives the explanation, “To put that into perspective, the super-powerful Hall thruster, a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field, generates force of 60 millinewtons per kilowatt, an order of magnitude more than the EM Drive. But the Hall thruster requires propellants, and that extra weight could offset the higher thrust, the team concludes. The Hall effect thrusters trap electrons in a magnetic field and then use the electrons to ionize propellant, efficiently accelerate the ions to produce thrust, and neutralize the ions in the plume.” Although the Eagleworks team stress that they were trying to prove whether or not the drive really works,
rather than optimizing performance in the tests which means the EM Drive could get a lot more efficient with future testing. The team also offers a hypothesis about how the drive actually works without contradicting the laws of physics, “The physics used to derive a force based on operating conditions in the test article can be categorized as a no local hidden-variable theory, or pilot-wave theory for short.”
The Daily Galaxy also asserts, “Beyond the true-believers of the NASA team, the world’s scientific community is hugely skeptical: a Motherboard article on the EM Drive, for example was deleted by the moderators of the popular subreddit /r/Physics because they consider the EM Drive to be unscientific.” The EM Drive will soon take the next step and be tested in space in the coming months.
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This is one of the few experiments conducted in order to prove its viability.
Celebrating 15 Years of ‘Smash’ DANNY CELIZ KRHC Station Manager
danny.celiz8281@my.riohondo.edu
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the crossover fighting game, Super Smash Bros. Melee. Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console back in 2001, the game has evolved from “party” game to a widely played competitive video game that has been featured in several high-profile tournaments with cash prizes up to $10,000. Some of these events aren’t small either, with big arenas selling every single seat out and with over 200,000 watching live over the internet either through YouTube or Twitch. For many, just the sheer number of money and crowds this game brings in astonishes and brings up many questions. How can a game that was advertised as a kid’s game grow to become a highlight in gaming tournaments? How can playing a video game make you that much money? As well as why is the second entry in the Smash Bros. series played more competitively than the more recent Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U? When the game came out in fall of 2001, the game was designed for the casual gamer so that the whole family can play together. The game’s cast of characters hosted video game icons that most people could recognized, like
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Showcasing the Super Smash Bros. Melee lineup that paved the way for its Esports scene.
Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, and Pikachu. What separated this franchise from other 2D fighting games out on the market was the simplified control system. In other fighting games like “Street Fighter” players had to memorize button combinations to stand a chance at winning a match. In Smash, players only needed to push two buttons to do said combo. This method made the game much more relaxing and overall more fun to play, but also lead to people becoming a bit more creative with their ways to fight in the game. Without the restrictions of a “combo list” players must think on their toes to one up their opponents. This led to players having to come up with techniques to give them a tactical advantage like wavedashing, L-Canceling, and Directional Influence (DI). These techniques have players put six
or seven inputs a second that allowed players to break the boundaries of Smash and perform actions much faster or stay alive longer than the average player. These techniques helped separate the casual from the hardcore players. Melee superstars like Mango, Armada, Plup and Hungrybox have emerged into the mainstream fighting games Esport that showed players the possibilities that could be done in Smash. Some of the bouts among these players are counted as the greatest matches ever played on the competitive circuit with most of these matches posted on YouTube for other players to not only see, but to also study their movies and patterns to add to one’s arsenal. In fact, the amount of technical knowledge and the overall rise to fame of Melee is all put into a 4-hour long documentary that goes over the history
of Melee. For those that are curious about the amazing move sets that can be achieved in Melee can simply look up a match on YouTube with any of the previously mentioned players name. These matches are some of the most hyped up matches to date in Melee and have been seen over a million times. As for the questions, here are some explanations on how the game has reached the state that it has become. The reason how the game is selling out arenas should do with the number of players competing in these competitions. At Evolution Championship Series (Evo) this year is being held as the largest Melee tournament to date with 2,350 entrants willing to try their luck against others. With this high amount of players comes a bigger prize pool which explains the huge amount of money given out to the winners. As for why Melee has a higher appeal than its older brothers “Brawl” and “Smash 4” has to do with the community’s agreeing that Melee is the most competitively viable game in the series. While Brawl brought the series into the next generation, some of the technical tricks from Melee were removed to help level the field for casuals and hardcore fans as well as slowed down the game’s pace. This prompted players to make a modification called “Project M” that replaced Brawls mechanics to resemble Melee, but kept the “next
gen” look. Brawl has only even been used in Evo once then was replaced by Project M or any sort of competitive play. Then the more recent Smash game, Smash 4, came out and polished up the game to try to make it similar to Melee. With triple to character roster then Melee, full HD models, more technical moves to learn, and downloadable characters that brought some Melee favorites like Roy and Mewtwo as well as famous video icons like Cloud (from Final Fantasy 7) and Bayonetta (from the self-titled game) it was a huge step in the right direction. While the game has been brought to the competitive scene, it is still only 300 players more than Melee over this past Evo. Overall, Melee has gone down as one of the most technical and mind trick fighting games that has graced the gaming competition scene. Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash series, has gone on multiple times stating that he doesn’t view Smash as a competitive game, but rather a party game for the family to enjoy. Either way, no one can deny the power that Melee has over tournaments. Best believe that in any gaming competition there will be some players that will show up with their Gamecube controllers in hand ready to go level 1 on Final Destination with no items.
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LIFESTYLES
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Spotlight: Roberto Chavez ASHLEY LOPEZ Reporter
ashley.lopez3511@my.riohondo.edu
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Professor Roberto Chavez enjoying the midday breeze on the balcony of the Business Building during his Spotlight interview.
As a student, it is often easy to overlook a professor and see what adventures and accomplishments they have outside from the classroom. Roberto Chavez, Rio Hondo part-time Photography and Mass Communications Professor, has quite an impressive resume outside of teaching. Professor Chavez is a publication photographer, and heavily involved in his community where he serves as a chairman at Whittier Arts and Culture. His passion for photography started at 7 years old when his parents took him to an exhibit to see Manuel Alvarez Bravo’s work. He was intrigued by his photogragh called “Caballo de Madera.” “It was a frightening experience because I had never seen anything like that,” explains Professor Chavez. The dimensions and details
of the photograph made him intrigued because it set out an illusion, as if the objects in the photograph were following him as he gazed over it. Upon leaving that exhibit, his parents knew he had an interest in photography. “My mom bought me my first camera when I was 8 years old because I would not stop talking about that picture,” says Professor Chavez. Although his mom saw his fondness of taking pictures, she was not content with him pursuing it as a career. “My mom didn’t see being a photographer as being successful,” says Professor Chavez. Following his mom’s wishes, he graduated from USC with a degree in International Business Law. After graduating college, he did not feel fulfilled because photography was still his passion. He continued to pursue his passion for photography by attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, which introduced him to a
whole different world. On his last term he was granted the opportunity to travel to Paris to work for Hearst Publications. “I literally had thirty days to find a place to live in Paris then I moved there,” said Professor Chave. His career path immediately switched gears when he started traveling through Europe for work. Professor Chavez says that he loves everything about his career. His favorite experience has been working with big name publications, designers, and traveling, and meeting new people. He was recently named Artist of the Week by Whittier Arts and Culture, where his work is also exhibited. His latest pieces are always his favorites. “Now that I’m teaching, I get a lot of my inspiration from my students. They all have different stories,” says Professor Chavez. His advice to aspiring photographers is, “Do it and be the best.”
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Communications Division Recieves Award After Screening happen. All of the actors were great, but a lack of character development didn’t help make the films action sequences any better either. If we don’t really care about the characters, the possible death, or injury of one just doesn’t help bring anymore tension to the table, and tension was something the film
PETE ESCOBAR A&E Editor pete.escobar2024@my.riohondo.edu
Rio Hondo College’s Communications and Languages Division received a certificate of appreciation for screening the foreign film “Tik Tok” November 28 at the Wray Theater in celebration of the 12’th anniversary of the Chinese American Film Festival. Wei Wei, an organizer with Edi Media Inc., told El Paisano that “we’re trying to promote the Chinese culture and the Chinese movies in America.” The Chinese American Film Festival is holding
What “Tik Tok” excelled in was it’s over-the-top action, but even that was lackluster. screenings “in Dallas, Salt Lake City, in Vegas, San Francisco,” Wei said. The film directed by Li Jun and starring Wallace Chung, Lee Jung Jae,
relied heavily on. The weak character development made some of the interactions between characters awkward, and at one point, I wasn’t sure who the main character exactly was. Overall, the film was a flop, but not entirely unwatchable. Besides, it’s a nice look into the Chinese Film Industry and its stars.
November 29:
ALEX RODIGUEZ / EL PAISANO Wei Wei, Lydia Llerina and Mariano Zaro celebrating the Chinese American Film Festical’s 12th anniversary at the Wray Theater.
and Lang Yueting revolved around Chung’s character’s plot to sabotage a soccer match between China and South Korea. Yueting, who portrayed a psychologist for Chung’s character, was pulled into the scandal when law enforcement intervened in the middle of one of their therapy sessions. The law enforcement’s involvement prompted her to take it upon herself to get to the bottom of the scandal, because she knows so much about her patient.
What “Tik Tok” excelled in was it’s over-the-top action, but even that was lackluster, since cheap CGI is never as impactful as practical effects. “Tik Tok’s” over-usage of subpar CGI made the films action sequences much less impactful, and dragged down the only thing the film had going for it. Despite this, some excessive action sequences were actually enjoyable, just so long as you stopped thinking about the reality of the scene and just let whatever was happening at the time,
Diverse Instruments Ensemble A hour concert performed by both students and staff wll be performed at the Wray Theater at 7:30pm.
December 1 - 4: Short Play Festival
A variety of short plays will be performed by Rio Hondo students at the Black Box Theater, Thursday at 8pm, Friday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday matinee.
‘Bleed for This’ Lacks a Punch DIEGO CRESPO Editor-in-Chief diego.crespo7264@my.riohondo.edu
Boxing movies provide audiences with a cinematic shorthand, never encapsulated better than during a speech in “Rocky Balboa” that said: It’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Given the current political climate in the U.S., this specific shorthand can become a powerful catharsis capable of adding a deeper resonance to already strong filmmaking. It’s a disappointment then how the film “Bleed for This” flounders, even as a pedestal to inspiration.
The story of Vincent Pazienza is one of personal struggle and demons as he stares down a whirlwind mea culpa. Miles Teller is miscast as Vinny Paz, but is never unwatchable in the performance (this isn’t a Jared Leto-Joker situation.) Teller carries an obtuse persona as an actor, never fully evolving from a state of cockiness, but also maintaining a subdued vulnerability. He’s so close to achieving a balance between the two. Aaron Eckhart continues to choose odd projects. Regardless of the overall quality of the films he participates in – and this is a man with both “I, Frankenstein” and “The Dark Knight” on his resume
The cardinal sin in “Bleed for This” is the thudding boredom.
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– we can never question the authenticity of his commitment. That being said, Eckhart is the standout of the film. A better film would delve deeper into the mentality of Paz. “Bleed for This” offers little beyond a physical struggle. While boxing is a physical sport, the reason films in the “Rocky” franchise carry emotional weight to their struggles and victories, are the purposes behind the conflicts. Even in the lesser appreciated “Rocky” films, the conflict is based in character first and foremost. However, it’s unfair to
throw criticisms at a film like this for being predictable. A solid structure should not be at fault for a film being unable to comprise more than the sum of its parts. The film plays like an outline to a better story that was in a rough draft. The same thing goes for cinematic clichés. The reason clichés endure is because they work as the aforementioned cinematic shorthands. The cardinal sin in “Bleed for This” is the thudding boredom. Direction is competent, if perfunctory. Issues are not on a conceptual level, only in the execution. Writer/Director Ben
Younger is certainly committed to the material, but unable to capture individual moments worthy of remembrance or an overarching thematic hit. Even the most surface level physicality in the ring, punches land, but they don’t resonate. Ultimately an empty experience, the defining stance on the film appears to be one of “With great power, comes great perseverance, because if you don’t succeed, you didn’t try hard enough.” It’s an odd message in a film where inspiration is the dominating factor.
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OPINION Ask Ms. Dollar Wise is a Column for Rio Hondo Students to ask questions they have about handling day-today finances. If you have a question you’d like answered in this column email: msdollarwise@??????
My girlfriend and I are graduating from Rio next year and are heading off to a 4-year institution. We’re at odds on how to pay for the increased costs. She is dead-set on working her way through even though it may take her an extra year. I want to take out student loans and finish as quickly as possible and get to work. Who is right? -The Turtle and the Hare
One of the biggest lies we’re lead to believe: I can’t afford to go to college without a student loan. The Truth is: Yes you can! According to Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace website, there are five sources of college funding—other than student loans—you should consider: 1. College-Specific Aid: Since many colleges withhold specific scholarships from being published, it’s up to you to seek them out from each financial aid office. You should immediately contact each college on your list to start pursuing any and all scholarships you might be eligible for. 2. Federal Aid: The good news about federal aid is that it accounts for the largest amount of aid available. The bad news is that federal aid is largely based on financial need. So if your family’s income is above the maximum income for eligibility, don’t be discouraged. You can take advantage of several other sources of aid. 3. State Aid: This is based on a combination of financial need and achievements. From now until you head to college, you should work on your grades, test scores and extracurricular achievements to increase your eligibility for these scholarships. 4.Military Aid: If you or an immediate family member have served or plan to serve in the military, then look into military aid. This is a great way to serve your country and get your college paid for! 5. Personal Funding: Let’s not forget about another source of college funding: you! This could include savings, gift money, work income or contributions from your parents. More than any other type of aid, this source of funding is 100% in your control. Regardless of where you are right now, you can always increase your ability to fund the school that’s the best fit for you. Don’t buy into the myth that loans are your only option. Be sure to check in with Rio’s Financial Aid office for additional information about alternatives to student loans.
Can’t wait to hear from you all! - V
Editors-in-Chief DIEGO CRESPO ANGELO TORRES
PETE ESCOBAR
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News Editor
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Sports Editor
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Have you ever heard the phrase: Slow and steady wins the race? I’m with your girlfriend on this one. Graduating with student loan debt is one of the most looming problems facing college students today. Many students graduate with so much debt hanging around their neck that their financial future is dead in the water before their ship sets sail.
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El Paisano Newspaper A&E Editor
Dear Turtle and Hare,
Everyone has questions, whether it be about relationships, school, or beauty tips. It deserves an answer. Be the person to take a stand for the students that don’t want to speak up but want answers. Let your anonymous friend Vee give you advice on your questions!
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Just Ask V
How do I get over being shy around my crush?
Well you’re definitely off to a great start being in school. You’re in the perfect place to better develop social skills that lead to more confidence when talking to people. So let’s touch on the biggest problem within, YOU HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOURSELF. You have to be secure in who you are and what you have to offer to the world in order to get over this shyness you feel. There will always be someone out there for you, so trying to change who you are isn’t necessary, there’s someone who will love the person you are. However if you feel like the way you dress isn’t the best, or the way you’ve been wearing your hair isn’t exactly making the cut these days, switch it up. A new style with a new hair-do always boost confidence and adds to your flare. Now that we’ve covered that, it’s important to add that when you do actually speak to this person have something to talk about. Make sure you’re letting them know you’re interested in their conversation, and you can keep up with the pace. Conversation is key. If you can’t talk, what will you do? Look at each other on your first date? Also one last piece of advice, take your time. The person you could be crushing on may not be the person you thought they were once you actually talk to them. So take your time getting to know more than just one person so you keep your options open and escape disappointment.
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SPORTS Rio Hondo College men’s basketball team overcome slow start, defeating Cypress College 73-65
VICTOR LOZANO Reporter
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Continuing their hot start to the season, the Rio Hondo College men’s basketball team had to work their way to a win in the second half as they defeated Cypress College for their sixth win of the season. After losing their home opener to MiraCosta College Nov. 10, Rio Hondo seemed poised to win their fourth straight game after sweeping three games in the El Camino Tournament that included wins against MiraCosta, Moorpark College and Santa Ana College. Early in the game, the Roadrunners were out of sync, turning the ball over and missed shots that led to a 21-13 lead by Cypress when Rio Hondo called a timeout. It took a while for Rio to get
some offense going, with Josiah Sotomayor keeping the Roadrunners afloat with 10 points and Trevon Welch helping out with eight points all in the first half. However, it was the key play of Adrien Hayes off the bench that sparked the Roadrunners run, hitting two three point shots including one before the end of the first half that gave Rio Hondo momentum going into the locker room and cut the deficit to one, trailing 35-34. From that point on, it was the Roadrunners game full on, especially for DeShaun Carr, who lifted the team by scoring 13 points in the second half. Also helping out in the second half was Sotomayor going five for six from the free throw line, a huge disparity in free throw shooting in the second half going Rio Hondo’s way and Angel Sandoval chipping in 16 points in the game, 12 of those
coming in the second half. After the game, men’s basketball head coach Mike Lowe said of his teams first half performance, “Cypress is good and [we] didn’t grind the first eight minutes of the game and after that [we] grinded, [we] had longer possessions.” “[We] made them work harder at the offensive end and the result of that was [we] put good possessions together and I thought it was a real good win.” Lowe did not forget about the player who made a difference in the game, noting who made the difference in the game, “Adrien Hayes gave us a great boost coming in, hitting the two jump shots in the first half and DeShaun Carr was great, Josiah Sotomayor and Miles Jackson both did a great job at the defensive end.” Now as the team goes up to an overall six wins and two
losses, Lowe notes that the team needs to get better, “we’re kind of an inexperienced group and we’ve got to get better at playing situations, but we handled the situations well tonight.” “I thought [we] closed the game out well with good shot
selections, so it’s just a daily grind.” The team will have a while to rest until Dec. 2-4, when they will participate in the Antelope Valley College Tournament.
ADAM CALLEJA/EL PAISANO Rio Hondo College sophomore guard Damian Salcedo sets up a play against the Cypress College defense on Nov. 22.
Lady Roadrunners eliminated from playoffs after a 2-0 shutout against San Bernardino College VICTOR LOZANO Reporter
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The Rio Hondo’s women’s soccer team failed to generate any offense in their 2nd Round matchup against their old Foothill Conference foe, San Bernardino Valley College, losing with a final score of 2-0. The South Coast Conference North Division champions Rio Hondo had not lost since Oct. 28 when they faced Cerritos and were riding a four game winning streak coming into the game. Both teams did not let up, playing in 50 degree weather not conceding a goal in the first half, leaving the game 0-0. The tides changed going into the second half, when San Bernardino Valley finally scored in the 51st minute when Baylee Williams scored from afar off
an assist from Calvonis Prentice that gave them all the momentum they needed from that point on. Having chances late in the game, the Roadrunners did all they could but another goal by Prentice in the 88th minute took away any chance that Rio had and eliminated them from postseason` play. Rio Hondo finished with a record of 14-2-5 for the 20162017 season and while they walk away without a championship, nine of them walk away with individual awards. Madison Mader was named the SCC Defensive Player of the Year allowing 0.94 goals per game in 19 games with six shutouts. Mader also aided the offense with seven points, scoring a goal with five assists this season.
AARON MARTINEZ/EL PAISANO Samantha Garcia of Rio Hondo College shows her frustration as San Bernardino sweep the 2nd Round of the South Coast Conference playoff match Nov. 22, eliminating the Lady Roadrunners championship hopes.
The first-team All-South Coast Conference honors were awarded to Rio Hondo players
Erika Lizarraga, Daisy Gallegos, Melissa Gonzales and Emma Contreras.
Lizarraga led the SCC North with 33 points from the forward position, scoring 12 goals and added nine assists. Gallegos totaled 23 points off eight goals and seven assists while Gonzales played a role in the strong Rio Hondo defense while also chipping in with five points. Contreras was also a weapon on offense as she scored four goals and added five assists for 13 points. Rio Hondo also had second-team accolades and went to Ingrid Castillo, Samantha Garcia, Dayna James, and Vivian Viramontes. Castillo was on the Roadrunners defense and Garcia was second on the squad with 11 goals. James saw action on defense and Viramontes had 23 points on six goals and a led the team for the season with 11 assists.
RHC men’s soccer team ends playoff hopes against Irvine Valley College
CRYSTIAN MENDOZA Sports Editor
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The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team travelled to Irvine to face Irvine Valley College for Round 2 of the Southern California Regional Playoffs Nov. 22, in a game that would see the Roadrunners championship hopes slowly disappear. The host managed to get on the scoreboard first after an early goal from Connor Elder that was assisted by Jose Rivera helped their side contain Rio Hondo’s
offense all the way into halftime. After a few words of encouragement from their coaches, both sides stepped back onto the field to play another intense 45 minutes of decisive action. Less than a minute into the second half, Irvine Valley picked up their second goal of the match with Sean Goode putting his side in a more comfortable position after yet another Rivera assist. With the score now at 2-0 in Irvine College’s favor, Rio Hondo picked up the tempo of their game and managed to get within a goals reach after Nicho-
las Knapp setup Jesus Garcia at the 55:00 minute mark to spice things up on the evening. The game was anybody’s for the taking, and after 15 minutes of back and forth play between the sides Goode was back at it for Irvine Valley and picked up his second goal on the evening leaving Rio Hondo in awe as they watched their opponents celebrate. With all but 20 minutes left in the game, and the score now at 3-1, it was now or never for Rio Hondo to find a way to get back into the game.
Nonetheless, the two goal cushion Irvine Valley College possessed was more than enough to calm down the teams’ play as they casually passed the ball amongst each other with no real intent to attack forcing Rio Hondo to chase the ball tirelessly. With six minutes left in the game, Garcia stepped up for the Roadrunners yet again picking up his second goal, putting Rio Hondo within a goals reach of tying Irvine Valley College. The score now at 3-2 with less than ten minutes to go including stoppage time, Rio
Hondo went all out with their efforts and pushed every ball they had forward as they drove towards the opposing goal with full force. Unfortunately, Irvine Valley College was able to contain the Roadrunners attack and finished out the game winning 3-2 as Rio Hondo ends their playoff hopes. The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team ended their season with an overall record of 9-5-9 and a conference record of 2-2-4 to close off the year.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Campus Events
November 29 Diverse Instrument Ensemble Music Concert @Wray Theater 7:30 PM December 1-4 Short Play Festival @Black Box Theater 7:30 PM December 3 Sing-a-Long White Christmas @Wray Theater 2 PM December 5-7 Holiday Student Art Sale @RHC Art Gallery 10-8 PM December 11 The Nutcracker Peformed by RHC Dance Collective @Wray Theater 2 PM, 5 PM Admission: $10 Advance, $15 at the door
Congratulations to Men’s and Women’s Soccer for finishing their seasons UC/CSU Application DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, NOV 30 SUMBIT BEFORE DEADLINE TO AVOID SUBMISSION ISSUES
Off-Campus Events
December 4 Juan Diego and the Beautiful Lady Outdoor Play @Rose Hills Memorial Park 1-4 PM December 10 Whittier Uptown Association 63rd Annual Christmas Parade @HIstoric Uptown Whittier 10- 12PM Free Admission
Transfer Center Campus Tour Dates December 2 Cal State Los Angeles Tour Sign up in SS250 9-2PM
Women’s Soccer December 10 RHC vs. Grossmont @Irvine Valley College Away, TBA December 11 RHC vs. Irvine Valley Tournament @ Irvine Valley Away, TBA
Men’s Soccer December 2 RHC vs. West LA @Opponent’s Court Away, TBA December 10 RHC vs. Cuyamaca @ Cypress Away, TBA December 11 RHC vs. LA Harbor @Cypress Away, TBA
El Paisano Tuesday, November 29, 2016