It’s important to take time to appreciate everything a mother will do to create a better life for herself and her children. For Lissa Bilau, that meant coming back to school after more than twenty years of being a stay-at-home mom to four sons and a daughter, ranging from...
Professor Dave Milbrandt is a political science superhero. He teaches at San Dimas high school by day and at Citrus College by night. He has been teaching political science at Citrus for about six years. Milbrandt was exposed to politics early on. Growing up, politics were his own sport–a...
With the approval of the tobacco consumption age raised from 18 to 21 by Gov. Jerry Brown young adults will be able to avoid the addicting power of cigarettes and electronic smoking devices. For one student the bill is too little too late… It’s relieving to know that starting next month, cigarettes will...
Coffee is mankind’s survival juice. A go getter companion for early mornings and go to for late nights alike. Americanos and macchiatos fuel us through our busy days. For Jonny Liu, owner of Mantra Coffee Company and self proclaimed coffee connoisseur, coffee goes far beyond the mere mid-day caffeine...
To stand out among the many bands in the local San Gabriel Valley music scene, it takes talent and luck. Iris has both. The alternative four-piece from Covina have an acute sense of songwriting and ear for blurring the lines between many genres of music. No matter what band or...
Fans of the hit television show “Criminal Minds” will be excited to hear that Kirsten Vangsness, who stars in the show as tech whiz Penelope Garcia, will be coming to Citrus College to screen her new film, “Kill Me, Deadly.” Vangsness stars as Mona Livingston, the femme fatale of...
Being a fulltime college student is stressful as it is, but imagine the tremendous pressure that the small team of four, known as the Citrus College Rocket Owls, have on their shoulders from being involved in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Student Launch Program. The Rocket Owls are...
Jaimie Sherif is a local who’s grown up around San Dimas and Upland. You would never think this California native, who had difficulty in her French classes during high school, would end up teaching French let alone has lived in France for two years. She is an adjunct professor of...
Catherine Lefebvre grew up in Brussel, Belgium hating school. It was no surprise that during her years in college she really didn’t see herself spending her workdays being a part of a system that caused her so much grief. But with a little love and a big sense of...
At first glance, Maxime Tondre looks like your average all-American college basketball player. It isn’t until you listen to this mature 23 year-old and hear his deep voice encapsulated in an accent you would want to listen to all day, that you realize he is more than your average...