Gabriel Gomez’s voice shakes when he recalls the day he crossed the border into Iraq. He remembers when he received word then that his closest friend from boot camp was killed in Afghanistan. It was Gomez’s first deployment. It was his first of two wars. Troop drawdowns in Iraq...
Mika Victoria,27,wakes up in the morning, eats breakfast, makes a cup of coffee, gets ready and heads out the door to class. But which one out of the four colleges she attends depends on the day of the week. While commuter student, or students who drive to campus from...
Elina Hughes waits patiently in her lever drive Wijit wheelchair as people move freely in and out of the conference room to use the microwave. The 20-year-old communications major is accompanied by her personal care aide Maria Vazquez. Although she has her laptop and iPad to assist in communicating,...
It’s the beginning of the spring semester. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, spring is in the air and students are looking forward to another successful and eventful semester, so what could go wrong? The honking, the car accidents, the parking tickets, the car stalking and the...
What do we think when we think of fashion? To me, fashion isn’t necessarily about what’s in Vogue, but fashion stands for complete self-expression and the message of what the person is all about. Fashion is definitely not about a $6,000 handbag or a $600 suit, but it is an...
On Monday, March 20, the Associated Students of Citrus College hosted a panel discussion to celebrate Women’s History Month. Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, Superintendent/President of Citrus College, Dr. Martha McDonald, Vice President of Student Services of Citrus College, Dr. Devorah Lieberman, President at the University of La Verne and...
After years of petitioning by competitive cheerleaders around the globe, last Monday, the International Olympic Committee finally gave cheerleading a provisional status to be included as an Olympic sport. The news comes as a positive turn by cheerleaders across the country who have been a part of the movement to show the...
Shawn Wagner, 22, and a botany major, plans to transfer from Citrus College to Humboldt University. She played Marie, the leading lady of “The Epiphany”, and has been acting for over ten years. “I have other passions, but theatre is something that is ingrained in me,” Wagner said. “It...
It’s the second weekend of Desert Trip, or “Oldchella” as the millennial crowd called it. A new festival created by the owners of Coachella as a throwback of sorts for a younger crowd to be introduced to influential artists who paved the way for the new guard. Tucked away...
On Nov. 10, Citrus College held their 11th annual Saluting Our Veterans in the Campus Center Mall. There were a number of Veteran Honorees during this year’s tribute to veterans of armed forces including Citrus College’s Vice President of Student Services Dr. Martha McDonald. There were also appearances by...