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...
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...
The Getty Museum will be closing its “Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media” exhibit at the Getty Center in Westwood at the end of April. Artists’ works in many different media were on display. The title of the exhibition must be a play on words because nearly every...
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...
On a cold, flooded Friday morning, thousands of demonstrators congregated to protest the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Each person had a cause they were fighting for: immigration rights, women’s rights, sexuality and gender non-comforming rights, civil rights and environmental rights. They have been hurt by the rhetoric of...
People from all nations, races, ages and sizes meet for one cause, to protect our future. On a warm Saturday morning, December 10, thousands gathered in downtown Los Angeles’ Pershing Square in preparation to march and send a message to the world: They are not protesters; they are protectors...
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...
Because of illegal substance abuse and drug related deaths, raves are getting pushed farther away from Southern California. In order to keep the party going, a group of Citrus College students has decided to bring the good times home.
Semester after semester, Citrus College students struggle to find space to park their cars. The parking lot has evolved from rather a simple space to a battle field where students hunt vigorously to stake a spot for the day.
“Pregare per Italia”, which means “pray for Italy” in Italian, is a phrase of wide use across the world at this time. A devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck central Italy on Aug 23rd, at approximately 6:36 p.m. As if the quake wasn’t devastating enough, it triggered...