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Priority registration changes PG. 3

“The Uninvited” at City Theatre PG. 6

Remembering Jan High PG. 8

Dean Rios Kravitz retires PG.5

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CITY TALKWhat is the most irritating or rude behavior you’ve seen from a student or professor in a City College class?

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Chris Byers // nursing “My English professor is so rude. If you don’t have a book, you’re [marked] absent. If you’re tired in class, she’ll point you out in the middle of class.”

De’adrian Bryant // biology“I would say the profanity. This is a college. You’ve got to be able to use college terms.”

Michael Sivlerio // business administration“People who yell across campus and people who talk loudly about their personal lives. I think it’s annoying.”

Chris Macur // math“Probably the rudest behavior from both students and professors are when they can only think in one direction, or have one way of thinking.”

Joseph Martell // communications“I guess the immaturity [of the students]. Loud and obnoxious people pretty much.”

Classroom etiquette for the obliviousTHEY HAUNT OUR CLASSROOMS. � ey are unaware or simply do not care. � e crinkle of a potato chip bag, the whispers during a lecture, the irrelevant questions and the rude interruptions are proof of their existence. � ey are the oblivious and often inconsiderate students.

As adult college students, our class schedule is just a small segment of a much larger life schedule that includes work or family obligations—and disrup-tions often mean missing some piece of critical information.

Like most schools, City College has a student code of conduct governing student behavior. � e code is a general list of rules and penalties that primar-ily address serious issues like cheating, plagiarism, violence and criminal activity. Unfortunately, there is no student guide for appropriate classroom behavior.

So in the interest of conserving students’ time and professors’ resources, we would like to o� er a few tips on classroom etiquette to the uninformed or oblivious.

•Find the syllabus. It is frustrat-ing to listen to our fellow students ask the same questions over and over again regarding assignments and due dates. � e syllabus was that handout given on the � rst day of class. (It might be online, too, on D2L or the professor’s website.) It contains dates, information and details about how to succeed in the course. Refer to it. If you don’t have it, ask a classmate for a copy.

•Phones have no place in class. Girlfriends, boyfriends and second cous-ins can all wait 75 minutes for your next Facebook posting. But if you really want the professor to know your name, pull out a smart phone. Texting and talking on the phone in class is a good way to cut your grade in half.

•Be on time. And if you cannot ar-rive just before class begins, do not make a grand entrance. No one wants to hear your excuses or apologies, especially the professor. Enter quietly and have your class materials unpacked before you enter the classroom. If there is a lecture or another student is giving a presentation, wait until there is a pause or conclusion before entering.

•Do not eat in class. Some profes-sors have a policy against food and some do not. But the smell of food is a major distraction. Egg McMu� ns and hash browns are libel to incite a riot during an early class, since most of us give up breakfast to make it on time.

•Be prepared for tests and quizzes.Begging and borrowing gets old. Pencils and Scantrons are cheap in the book-store. Otherwise, pay the markup price to the guy in the back of class. And always remember to mark quiz and test days on calendars—they are usually listed in the syllabus.

•Be polite to each other. Respect is a must in the classroom. We are all entitled to our own opinions or beliefs, and when expressing yours, keep them relevant to the discussion or lecture. We really do not care how they did things back on the farm (see the next rule).

•� ink about what you want to say before you say it. When comment-ing during a class discussion or asking questions, think � rst. Make sure your comments and questions are relevant to the lecture or discussion. Otherwise, please keep your mouth shut and listen.

•Professors keep o� ce hours. If you do not know what grade you are getting, you probably do not want to know. For class questions outside of the day’s lesson plan, visit professors during their scheduled o� ce hours.

• Do not come to campus conta-gious. It sucks to be sick when you need to be in class. But do the right thing and keep your snot to yourself—ask a class-mate to take notes for you, email your pro-fessor, and stay away from the rest of us.

� is list is just a guide. All professors are di� erent, and no two classes are the same. But how we interact in college is very similar to how we will be expected to act in our future professions. Our time in the classroom and on this campus is � nite. And, as students, we are here to learn, but we also need to be mindful of how our ac-tions impact the learning process of those around us.

Cory Walker // cwalker8812@gmail.com

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Library Face-to-FaceWEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 6–6:50 P.M., LRC

Library workshops are held throughout the semester and provide students with tips to navigating the library. Students may sign up at the Research Help Desk or can register by phone: 916-558-2461.

Math Pump

FRIDAY, OCT. 10 AND OCT. 17, 1:30–3 P.M., BUS 103

Need to retake the math assessment? This free math review workshop is designed for you. Space is limited–contact Viorica Petcan to sign up: 916-558-2202, or petcanv@scc.losrios.edu

“What Comes Next?” WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1–2 P.M., LRC 141Presented by the Transfer Center in order to provide students who are transferring— or planning to transfer— information about the process. Contact the Transfer Center for details: RHN 147, (916) 558-2181

EVENTS CALENDAREnrollment rules changeNew requirements impact students’ priority registration statusDaniel WilsonContributing Editor // dwilsonexpress@gmail.com

COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS TRADI-TIONALLY been a place of exploration and discovery when it comes to students finding what they want to do with their lives, but in today’s world that traditional institution is quickly changing because of new policies and rules coming down from government and district officials, including the loss of priority registration for some students.

Those policy changes can make getting a quality education, finishing one’s degree or transferring to an upper-division campus more difficult for some students. This is the case for Gavin Fielder, president of the City College Clubs and Events Board and mechanical engineering major.

According to City College Associate Vice President of Enrollment and Stu-dent Services Debra Luff—in compliance with the Student Success Act of 2012 (SB 1456)—any student who is on academic or progress probation level two (and has too many W’s or a GPA lower than 2.0) or who has completed a total of 90 units within the Los Rios district will now lose priority registration and be switched to open enroll-ment.

In addition, first-time college students who enrolled in February 2014 or later are now required to complete a three-step process—which includes participating in an online orientation via D2L, taking assess-ment tests for placement into English and mathematics, and meeting with a counselor to create an individual student education plan (iSEP)—to qualify for priority registra-tion.

These students will continue to be required to work their way up through priority levels, said Admissions and Records Supervisor Kim Goff, but unless they com-plete all three steps, they will not be eligible for priority registration.

Students pursuing high-unit majors can appeal each semester to keep priority registration, which is what Fielder said he had to do. He also had to set up an iSEP to show that he is on track to completing his educational goals in a timely manner.

“I’m definitely not a normal student,” said Fielder. “I’ve actually changed my ma-jor five times. I didn’t really come in know-ing what I wanted to do. I kind of fooled around a lot. In addition to all the classes I took before that weren’t really relevant [to my current major], I now have a lot of units to go.”

Luff said that students affected by these changes will be notified via their Los Rios email accounts. She added that the college is working to make sure everyone is aware of the new policies.

“[We’re] following up with phone calls and emails and trying to get it in Facebook and all those social media avenues that we have,” said Luff.

There are a few other rules when it comes to the 90-unit cap priority registra-tion policy, but according to Goff, there are several options for students who find themselves in this situation.

Any classes below the 100 level are not counted as part of the 90 units completed, Goff said. If a student is one semester away from graduating or transferring, he or she can appeal to keep priority registration. If a student is on academic or progress proba-tion, he or she will have to petition and show that progress is being made toward

bringing up his or her GPA.Goff said that this policy change is

about helping new students approach college in a way that will help them meet their educational goals faster and more efficiently.

“It’s really about being successful and getting students to their goals,” said Goff. “There really aren’t that many students, district wide, who are over 90 units. We have some community members who are just taking one class, [such as] a P.E. class, and so the enrollment priority isn’t that important to them. There aren’t really a lot of students that fall into that category.”

However, when it comes to students who have not yet completed all three Steps to Success requirements, Goff says that number is much higher.

Goff said there are 3,500 new students this year and of those, approximately 1,400 haven’t completed all three steps. If they don’t complete the process by Nov. 1, those students will lose priority registration this semester for spring classes.

Though Goff said there are only a few hundred students across the district that fall into the 90 unit or more category who are also not close to transfer or gradua-tion and who are not in high unit majors, she said that some students will be left to network for themselves when it comes to getting into classes they need.

“People are going to be stuck,” Goff said. “It’s not a widespread issue, but, of course, to the person who that happens to, it’s a really important issue. That’s the time when being an experienced student pays off when you can advocate for yourself and talk to instructors and email instructors and [try to get those classes].”

Paulina Chordas, communications ma-jor, who said she thinks the 90-unit cap will affect her, said this new policy is something that shouldn’t apply to long-time students.

“I changed my major from animal sci-ence to communications, so obviously a lot of things didn’t overlap,” said Chordas. “I still have a lot of things to get done before I transfer. I think [the unit cap policy] is kind of dumb considering that we’re so close to getting there. If we didn’t have a chance to do the [three-step process] when we started here, then you shouldn’t have that rule apply to us.”

These new policies not only have a direct effect on students who will have trou-ble enrolling in required classes, but also for Fielder, it has completely changed the way community college operates.

“I think they’re missing the point en-tirely: Community college isn’t about mill-ing out students for transfer,” said Fielder. “It’s here for everyone, and it’s supposed to be open access, [but] they’re completely shooting that in the foot.”

Luff said that it comes down to a change in the role community colleges play in the educational process.

“It’s a cultural shift—it really is, for community college,” said Luff. “People need to plan to go to community college just as you would a UC or a private university, and that’s the message we would like to get out. There are steps that they need to go through as part of that planning and we’re trying to lay it out so that it makes it really convenient.”

But for Fielder, it’s not about chang-ing one’s outlook as much as it is about the struggle between government regulations and what’s best for students, faculty and staff.

“I sit on a lot of different committees and there’s a lot of different opinions going around, but I think a lot of the faculty here want it to be open access, and they want it to be free and open to students, so I think our institution is not completely lean-ing toward this being a two-year transfer institution,” said Fielder. “That’s obviously the direction of the federal government and the regulations coming down from above, but that’s not necessarily our feeling on it.”

“If we didn’t have a chance to do the [three-step process] when we started here, then you shouldn’t have that rule apply to us.”

Paulina ChordasCOMMUNICATIONS MAJOR

Voter RegistrationMONDAY, OCT. 20, 11–1 P.M., QUAD

Make your voice count. Don’t miss the last opportunity to register to vote on campus.

Arts and Crafts FaireTUESDAY, OCT. 21 – THURSDAY, OCT. 23Vendors from all over the region will offer their wares at reasonable prices.

Study Abroad Information

TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 12:30–1:30 P.M., DAVIS CENTER

Take a trip to City College’s Davis Center to learn how you might study abroad. Get details about future trips, financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and how to apply.

CSU Monterey Bay Bus TripFRIDAY, OCT. 24, 6:30 A.M.–4:30 P.M.

This bus trip will introduce students to the university’s campus life as well as provide information on admissions and transferring. A mandatory meeting will be held Friday, Oct. 10. Sign up in the Transfer Center for details: RHN 147, (916) 558-2181

Library Face-to-Face

SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 1–1:50 P.M., LRC, SECOND FLOOR

Library workshops are held throughout the semester and provide students with tips to navigating the library. Students may sign up at the Research Help Desk or can register by phone: 916-558-2461.

City College students speak to college staff in Rodda North about registration and other important information.

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Susurrus Deadline

FRIDAY, OCT. 10 First deadline for submission to Susurrus. Send Pieces to submitsusurrus@gmail.com

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Bridging the learning gapHAWK Institute founders fi nd ways to support the success of black menKendall BennettStaff Writer//Kendall.Bennett@gmail.com

STATISTICS SHOW THAT BLACK MEN are falling behind in academic achievement and in setting and meeting personal and career goals.

In response to the learning gap that disproportionately impacts black men, the Higher Attainment thru Wisdom and Knowledge (HAWK) Institute hopes to understand and reverse the negative trend by o� ering leadership, tutoring and � nancial education to black men.

Dr. Charles Ratli� , Ph.D. in Admin-istration of Higher Education and Policy Analysis and a HAWK Institute co-found-er, researched the needs of black commu-nities during the planning phase of the institute which has been in operation for just over two months.

“We kept looking at all the statistics out there starting with student pro� -ciency scores in the California public schools,” said Ratli� . “And black males were the lowest performing group of all identi� ed students. Even with English, born in America, they [young black men]

had lower pro� ciencies than immigrants coming into the public schools.”

Founded by black community lead-ers, educators and entrepreneurs, HAWK Institute, based in Sacramento, is com-mitted to increasing the opportunities available to young black men. According to Ratli� , the institute aims to inspire self-con� dence and provide support to young black men.

“Part of what we have to do is work directly with students themselves to make sure they understand, ‘I believe in me, and I believe in what my mind can learn and what I can achieve,’” said Ratli� . “And they then put in the time and the e� ort necessary to achieve what they have set out for themselves.”

� ere is not a clear understanding, according to Ratli� , of what has contrib-uted to the continued degradation of black males’ success.

One current goal for HAWK leader-ship, Ratcli� said, is to learn, by working directly with students, what needs there are in the community and then to facili-tate services which meet those needs.

“Part of our decision to interact with the students themselves, � rst, is to begin to help us to get more informed about what else in their life is causing these kind of slow and low achievement outcomes. As we learn more about that, it may alter the kind of priorities we put on the services that we need to be provid-ing to students and the schools they are attending.”, Ratli� said.

� e services HAWK Institute provides depends on a variety of exist-ing services within black communities. According to Gabriel Simeon, HAWK vice president, chief marketing o� cer and co-founder, the institute partners with “all

the organizations within the Sacramento community that have an emphasis on the black male initiative.”

“� e whole initiative of HAWK is to be the conveners of the leadership in the black community,” Simeon said. “� ere [are] other organizations that we have alliances with that are doing things in the community. Our objective isn’t to take over — only to organize and collectively bring together and further each and everyone’s initiative.”

According to Simeon and Ratli� , partnered organizations include Sacra-mento Urban League, 100 Black Men of Sacramento and Alpha Academy at Co-sumnes River College, which they noted,

is an incomplete list. “As we were going through this, we

started seeing that it’s not just the mind of the young man,” said Ratli� . “It’s also working with the parents to get them a proper foundation so they [the students] can understand they can be a leader rather than a follower of people. And we can’t just do all this by ourselves, and we

don’t want to compete with others — we want to collaborate.”

� e collaboration e� orts with these community resources have supported HAWK Institute’s tutoring component as well as training and support for the parents of young black men in the com-munity — which, according to Simeon, is vital to their success.

“We can only do so much in the class-rooms and in the sessions,” said Simeon. “� e real learning, the real extension of learning is when they go home and their parents are able to further what we’re teaching them, to help enforce that.”

HAWK Institute provides more than classroom learning and support. Accord-ing to Simeon, enrichment and education � eld trips are also a part of the institute’s curriculum. One of the � rst � eld trips will be to the Sacramento Observer Newspa-per.

HAWK Institute’s mission statement says that it supports equipping young black men with the tools they need to succeed.

“When they come to us, we’re about prevention. We see the statistics. � at’s why we all got together,” said Simeon. “We see the epidemic in the black com-munity in terms of black males. And when they come to us, our whole thing is to almost reprogram them in the sense of ‘you can,’ not ‘you can’t.’”

HAWK Institute workshops are currently being held at City College’s Cultural Awareness Center. To � nd out more about the HAWK Institute, visit its website at http://hawki5.org/ and follow it on Facebook page, YouTube and Twit-ter.

Will Dunne-PhillipsStaff Writer//willdunnephillips@yahoo.com

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN the environment doesn’t mean people have to drastically change their lifestyles, quit their jobs and live o� the land, or travel relentlessly to every environmental pro-test to make a point. A group of City Col-lege students believes that change starts with the individual at the local level.

� e Student Sustainability Coalition is a re-formed club that meets every second (of the month? Clarify this) Friday at noon in Room 105 of the Learning Resource Center. (Let’s give the speci� c date of the next meeting, since this will come out after the � rst Oct. 3 meeting.)

President Ty Perez said he is look-ing forward to restarting the club after its disintegration over a year ago.

“Students don’t realize that they have more power in change on campus than the faculty,” Perez said.

With a new plan of action Perez said he intends to move forward with the help of the student body, faculty advisers, and Phi � eta Kappa, who will strongly back the club and any future e� orts it makes.

� is semester’s meetings will involve assigning sta� positions, creating a plan of action and discussing what students want

to accomplish with the club.“It’s more important for everyone to

do something than for one person to do everything,” said Perez about the goals of the club and environmental work.

Perez, a former � eld manager for Environment CA, (brief phrase explaining what this is), is returning to Sac City in his second year, and said he is excited about working with people to start new sustain-ability practices on campus.

Another goal for the club is jumpstart-ing programs that have been on hold at City College, such as the City Farm, which has not expanded after its trial run ended last year.

Unlike the other schools in the Los Rios district, City College doesn’t have any environmental clubs, which Perez said he intends to change.

“Sustainability is incredibly important,

and a political hot button right now. As a campus and a public school in California, we should be pulling the standards, and actually try to move toward a more sustain-able campus, and encourage a sustainable culture among students,” said Perez.Students who are interested in the Student Sustainability Coalition can contact Perez at sustain.scc@gmail.com.

“Part of what we have to do is work directly with stu-dents themselves to make sure they understand, ‘I believe in me and I believe in what my mind can learn and what I can achieve.’”

Dr. Charles Ratliff, CO-FOUNDER, HAWK INSTITUTE

Students take actionSustainability Coalition re-emerges to address environmental issues on campus

City College students discussed environmental issues, and how to help the Sustainability Planning Commit-tee, student run club, examines sustainability issues including the comprehensive waste reduction program, utilization of greener building practices, etc. October 3 in the Learning Resource Center.

“Part of our decision to interact with the students themselves, fi rst, is to be-gin to help us to get more informed about what else in their life is causing these kind of slow and low achieve-ment outcomes.

Dr. Charles Ratliff, CO-FOUNDER, HAWK INSTITUTE

Emily Foley //emmajfoley@gmail.com

“Sustainability is incredibly important, and a political hot button right now. As a campus and a public school in Califor-nia, we should be pulling the standards, and actually try to move toward a more sustain-able campus, and encourage a sustainable culture among students,”

Ty PerezPRESIDENT, STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY COALITION

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City College head librarian turns the pageLearning Resource Center Dean Rhonda Rios Kravitz has retired after a storied careerWill OwnbeyEditor-in-Chief // willxpressed@gmail.com

THE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE OF Sacramento City College is checking out of the library. Rhonda Rios Kravitz, the dean of Learning Resources, is set to retire this month. A mentor, activist and role model for students, colleagues and the community, Rios Kravitz is more than the head college librarian to many people on campus.

Students, faculty and staff gathered for a party in late September at the Cultural Awareness Center in her honor. Bob Marley’s “Get Up, Stand Up” and other songs of social revolution played in the background, while Rios-Kravitz circulated the room to greet each person by name.

“If you want to know what she means to this college, all you have to do is look at the number of students who attended,” says history Professor Riad Bahur. “You never see this many students at a faculty retirement party.”

Like many of her colleagues at the party, Gayle Pitman, professor of psychology, says she admires Rios Kravitz’s convictions on equal opportunity for all, education and many other social issues.

“She is so passionate, strong, committed to the students and social justice,” says Pitman. “She is a beacon of light for me.”

Lincoln Scott, press secretary for the Student Associated Council, says he first met Rios Kravitz in 2009. In the wake of the national headlines about school bullying, he wanted City College to put on its own anti-bullying campaign.

“As a victim of bullying in my past,

I wanted the school to put on the campaign,” says Scott. “But instead [Rios Kravitz] wanted me to do the campaign.”

With the advice and support of Rios Kravitz, Scott organized the 2009 campaign. According to Scott, the faith Rios Kravitz placed in him has given him more confidence in pursuing his goals.

“I always have time when she is out on campus to speak to her, and no matter how busy she is, she will always find time to talk with you,” said Scott.

As an outspoken advocate for minority opportunities and diversity in education, sometimes people mistake Rios Kravitz’s passion for attitude, according to Director of the Cultural Awareness Center Victoria Henderson.

“She is very passionate about social justice issues, and some people see that passion as a negative,” Henderson explains. “But in this country it takes people with passion for things to change.”

Although she advocates for all students and her door has been open to everyone, Rios Kravitz has a close connection to Chicano-Latino students. During her tenure at City College she served as an adviser for the Dreamer’s Caucus, the organization for undocumented students. So in 2011, when she received the Carnegie Corporation-New York Times I Love My Librarian award, Rios Kravitz donated the award’s prize money to the Dreamers, according to Henderson.

“My mother taught me to share, to share even if you were poor, and even if you had nothing, you could still find something to share,” says Rios-Kravitz.

In addition to receiving the I Love My Librarian award in 2011, Rios Kravitz was awarded the inaugural Women’s Appreciation Unsung Hero Award in March 2014 at the California Museum for her work with disadvantaged students. She is the author of multiple publications and is recognized by numerous private organizations for her work in social and higher education issues.

When Adolfo Velasquez, political science and ethnic studies major, came to City College, his cousin, a former Dreamer, encouraged him to contact Rios Kravitz. She assisted him in obtaining a position as a greeter on the main floor of the LRC. She also encouraged Velasquez to learn about and be proud of his cultural heritage.

“Sí, se puede,” Velasquez says referring to the famous United Farm Workers slogan coined by Dolores Huerta and Caesar Chavez and adopted by Rios Kravitz.

Spanish for “Yes, it is possible” or, “Yes, we can,” Velasquez says this is more than a slogan to Rios Kravitz. She believes with the right opportunities made available to a student, along with hard work, anything is possible.

She is the backbone for my educational goals and everything I am on this campus,” says Velasquez. “She taught me how to present myself and taught me how to be a confident Latino.”

With over 60 percent of students living below the federal poverty line and a growing minority population, Rios Kravitz says she can relate to the circumstances of many City College students.

“I was born in Hunter’s Point, the low-income housing development in San Francisco, and grew up there until my family moved to the Sacramento area,” she relates. “I am bi-ethnic. My mother was Mexican and my father was Jewish.”

After a machine-press accident injured her father, the family moved to Elk Grove where Rios Kravitz attended high school. But Rios Kravitz spent her summers in the fields, working alongside undocumented migrant workers for extra money. The conditions were terrible, she remembers.

“The truck would come from along way off with the water, and we would all share from one cup,” Rios Kravitz says. “And while you were picking, they would spray pesticides right next to you, and back then there were no masks.”

In the fields, she experienced firsthand what it means to be devalued because of skin color, and how it feels to be migrant worker. Her experience would later lead her to follow the Chicano-Latino civil rights and union leaders like Huerta and Chavez — personal role models she later used as empowering

examples for the students she mentored.In her LRC office, a long way from

the fields, Rios Kravitz recalls the events, people and opportunities she says she was fortunate to have.

In 1968, though she graduated from Elk Grove High School as valedictorian of her class, Rios Kravitz never considered college until a friend suggested she apply.

“I was the valedictorian of my class, and not one teacher or counselor ever

suggested I attend college,” she says. “I was even awarded a scholarship from the Mexican American Youth Organization that I had no

idea how to use.”“When I was accepted into CSUS, I

remember feeling so lost. I had no idea about college,” she chuckles. “But an old, white, gay professor took me under his wing. He was hard and mean, but he told me he wasn’t going to let this place beat me.”

And it did not beat her. At Sacramento State Rios Kravitz found another professor and mentor in Joe Serna, former mayor of Sacramento. She graduated with a degree in humanities and returned to her alma mater as the library’s head of Student Access Services. In 2007 Rios Kravitz retired from CSUS and was appointed dean of Sacramento City College’s Learning Resource Center.

This month the women with many causes retired from City College at age 64. She plans to expand her involvement with non-profit organizations and political activism.

“I am not retiring; I am retooling and reinventing,” she says.

Rhonda Rios Kravitz socializes with City College faculty members at her retirement party in the Cultural Awareness Center.

Emily Foley // emmajfoley@gmail.com

Rhonda Rios Kravitz embraces Julia Jolly at the retirement party in the Cultural Awareness Center.

Emily Foley // emmajfoley@gmail.com

“ She is so passionate, strong, committed to students and social justice. She is a beacon of light for me.”

–Gayle PitmanPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

“My mother taught me to share, to share even if you were poor, and if you even had nothing, you could still find something to share.”

–Rhonda Rios KravitzRETIRED DEAN OF LEARNING RESOURCES

FEATURE REVIEWCity � eatre puts up paranormal production in the Hallowen spiritMeg MastersonManaging Editor // m3masterson@gmail.com

City � eatre’s production of “� e Uninvited” is a perfect play for the Halloween season. It chronicles the story of a brother and sister who buy a house on the English coast to get away from London. � ey � nd out that the previous tenants reported otherworldly “disturbances.” � e two are incredulous at � rst, but when strange things start happening, they begin digging into the house.

“� e Uninvited” is a little predictable, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great show. � e performance Sept. 27 was excellent.

� e lighting and set, designed by Elly Award winner Shawn Weinsheink, put the audience in just the right frame of mind for a supernatural suspense story. Nicole Sivell’s period-evocative costumes capture the classic elegance of the mid-1930s beautifully.

One of the best aspects of the Art Court � eatre is that the stage is designed as a thrust—it’s a setup that allows the audience to surround the performance space on three sides.

As for the production itself, Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin’s direction feels natural instead of overly staged, and lets the actors react believably to the events around them.

� ree of the roles for this production have been double-cast , meaning that two actors share a single part and take turns performing on di� erent nights. � e two leading female roles, Pam and Stella are played by Shelby Murray and Kacie Isosaki respectively over the weekend of Oct. 10. � e role of the Uninvited is played by Evelyn White and Margaux Warren, who trade o� every other performance.

Pam, played by Breanna K. Reilly in the Sept. 27 performance, was a highlight of the show. She portrays her character with grace and sincerity and works well with Tim Brown, who plays Pam’s brother Roddy. Brown exudes lots of charm and is a strong anchor for show.

Emily Labowitch plays wide-eyed and naïve Stella, and she handles the keystone role deftly.

� e supporting actors are wonderful, with no weak links in the well-cast lineup. In particular, � eresa Stribling as Lizzie and Kathy Murison as Wendy gave memorable performances.

� e main and perhaps only � aw with the production is that the script spends a lot of time setting up the mystery and talking about characters who are long-dead. It’s a weakness of the genre that the characters tell the audience what happened rather than showing it. � e show is dialogue-heavy. � at said, when there is some action, it’s all the more exciting.

All told, “� e Uninvited” is perfect to get audiences in the Halloween spirit and de� nitely worth seeing.

“� e Uninvited” plays through Oct. 19. Visit citytheatre.net for more information and tickets.

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Jonathan PlonStaff Writer // jonathanbplon@gmail.com

THE SOUNDS OF POWER drills and hammers echoed from across the hall as set builders put the last nails and screws into the freshly built set inside the Art Court � eatre the day before opening night.� e smell of hairspray � lled the makeup room as the performers added the � nal touches to their costumes before going on stage.

Before “� e Uninvited” opened Sept. 26 at City � eatre, the cast and crew spent four weeks crafting and � ne-tuning a uni-� ed vision under the helm of director Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin.

“� ey have done amazing things in four weeks,” said DeLappe-Grondin.

“� e Uninvited” is a play based on a novel by Dorothy Macardle that was previ-ously adapted into a 1944 � lm. Although the play ends its City College run Oct. 19, before Halloween, DeLappe-Grondin said City � eatre had a tradition of making sure its � rst fall production of the year exhibited a macabre sensibility.

� e play tells the story of Pam Fitzger-ald and her brother, Roddy, who purchase house in the west of England at a low price. Shortly after, they learn the house, Cli� End, has a dark reputation

“It’s a ghost story, but it’s a little bit more sinister than a ghost story,” said DeLappe-Grondin. “It’s not like ‘Casper [the Friendly Ghost’]”

DeLappe-Grondin said that what attracted her to the play was that it had a strong female character who pushed the story forward.

“� ere were more female roles than male roles, and that very rarely happens even in modern theater,” said DeLappe-Grondin.

Despite the chilling underpinnings of the play, the actors and actresses backstage smiled, cracked jokes and helped each other put on makeup for dress rehearsal two days before the show debuted.

� eater students Kathy Murison and Skyler King portray Wendy and Max Hill-iard, characters invited by the Fitzgeralds to investigate the haunting at Cli� End.

“She’s into the paranormal,” said Muri-son. “My character thinks she’s psychic.”

“And I think it’s a load of crap,” added King, about his character.

According to Murison and King, this is the second play in which they’ve played a couple on stage. Murison, in her own words, plays a bubbly and vivacious actress,

and King portrays a pretentious painter. “I ask myself, ‘How snooty can I pos-

sibly make myself?’” said King� e audition process was very intimi-

dating, according Tim Brown, who plays Roddy Fitzgerald in the production. It required performers to create characters with only the couple pages of script they received.

“You have to make your best guess of what the character’s in� ections are and their relationship is with this character,” said Brown.

Brown said his � rst show at City � e-atre was last March in the stage adaptation of “Cannery Row.”

“Everyone here is incredibly welcom-ing,” said Brown.

According to DeLappe-Grondin, the bonds forged between actors and actresses while performing on stage in front of strangers become very strong.

“� at’s one of the things theater does for people,” she said. “It gives you a sense of community. It gives you a sense of belong-ing.”

A ghostly play haunts City CollegeCity Theatre brings ‘The Uninvited’ to life in the Art Court Theatre through October 19th

Fall television shows for students’ down timeCops, superheroes, judges and more coming to TV networks this fallWill Dunne-PhillipsStaff Writer // willdunnephillips@yahoo.com

THE FALL 2014 SEMESTER is well underway, and as summer slowly fades into a memory, the pressure of course work descending upon students can be felt as clearly as the changing autumn air.

Although time may be be limited for many students, study breaks, stress-relat-ed insomnia and any spare time students can � nd will provide good reasons to watch, or DVR, these fall TV shows.

� e following shows feauture strong female leads in gritty political dramas, medical and crime dra mas, comedies, the supernatural and superheroes. With streaming sites like Hulu, most episodes are available to watch after the airdate for free or for a small fee. Some networks also allow new episodes to be watched via OnDemand or on network-speci� c streaming apps.

Strong Female Lead:•“Madam Secretary,” starring Tea

Leoni, airs Sundays on CBS. � is show delves into the professional world, and the private life of the � ctional secretary of state, as she deals with national and world crises and stresses in her home life.

•“State of A� airs,” starring Katherine Heigl, will air on NBC Monday nights this

November. � is political drama has Hiegl playing a CIA analyst who brie� ngs of the president. � e catch is, the deceased son of the president was also Heigl’s former � ancé.

Medical Dramas:• “Red Band Society,” focuses on the

relationships between high school-aged, live-in patients at a hospital, airs on Fox Wednesdays this season.

Superhero and Sci-Fi:•“Constantine” is based on the DC

comic series “Hell Blazer” and will air on NBC on Friday nights. � e series follows a damned demon hunter as he is pried out of retirement by his overwhelming sense of duty to mankind. John Constantine uses his vast knowledge of the supernatural and his own special powers to send demons back to their rightful place.

•“Gotham” is a new series that airs Mondays on FOX. � is Batman origins show chronicles detective James Gordon’s career as he encounters and deals with classic Batman villains, before Bruce Wayne’s rise to vigilante status.

•“� e Flash” is another new superhero show set to air on the CW on Tuesdays. � e show focuses on Barry Allen, a scientist-turned-superhero who vows to use his powers to � ght evil.

Sitcoms:•“Mulaney” airs on Fox Sundays

and features John Mulaney, veteran “Saturday Night Live” writer and stand-up comedian, in his own sitcom based on, guess who? Himself. Comedian Martin Short also joins the cast, playing the role of Mulaney’s boss, an over the top comedian and late night show host.

•“Black-ish” airs on ABC Wednesdays starring comedian Anthony Anderson and actor Laurence Fishburne. � e show centers around two successful parents raising their children in a privileged environment that neither of them experienced in their own upbringing. Anderson’s character worries that he and his wife, played by Tracee Ellis Ross, are sti� ing their true heritage, and he is determined not to let this happen.

Crime:•“� e Mysteries of Laura” on NBC

Wednesdays, sees the return of actress Debra Messing to television. � e show follows the recently divorced title character as she navigates her crazy work life as an NYC homicide detective, while trying to maintain a home life for her twin boys and dealing with her ex-husband.

City Theatre’s fall production of “The Uninvited” is more than just a ghost story, according to director Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin.

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“It’s a ghost story, but it’s a little bit more sinister than a ghost story.”

Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin, DIRECTOR OF “THE UNINVITED”

Justin ValdezSports Editor // justinvaldezexpress@gmail.com

CROWDS OF PEOPLE GATHER in sports bars with stat sheets and laptops in front of them. A group of guys over a buddy’s house sitting around a chalk-board with names and round numbers written on it. A single individual franti-cally waiting as he looks at the timer on his phone counting down. What is going on, one might ask? � e answer is fantasy football.

Fantasy football allows users to draft and manage their own team like an actual NFL owner. According to Yahoo’s sports fantasy football site, every week fantasy football owners set their start-ing rosters while watching their players put up points each week based on their individual statistics.

City College football head Coach Dannie Walker says there are players who are must-haves when drafting a fantasy football team.

“If I had the � rst pick in the draft, I would take one of the top three quarter-backs, (Peyton) Manning, (Drew) Brees, (Aaron) Rodgers. I played in a fantasy

football league this year, and I chose a quarterback � rst,” said Walker.

While the outcome of each game is similar with winning and losing, each league, according to the Yahoo site, is dif-ferent in scoring settings. Some leagues have individual defensive players while others have entire team defenses. For instance, entire team defenses start o� with a set number of points and can gain more by creating turnovers or scoring.

According to Yahoo sports fantasy football, teams can also lose points by allowing the other team to score or gain a large amount of yards against them. Defensive players score points by getting tackles, creating turnovers, or sacking the quarterback.

Scoring systems also di� er from league to league in o� ensive skill posi-tions like quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. In points per recep-tion leagues, wide receivers get points for every catch they make on top of the yards they gain and touchdowns they score, ac-cording to the Yahoo site.

While in standard scoring leagues, players only get points for yards gained and touchdowns scored. In a PPR league,

certain players and positions stand out from others.

� e NFL’s top receivers like Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson and Atlanta Falcons’ Julio Jones give owners more points because they constantly have a high number of receptions each year, ac-cording to Yahoo sports fantasy football.

In addition to the wide receivers, running backs like Philadelphia Eagles’ LeSean McCoy and Kansas City Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles put up more points be-cause of the rushing and receiving yards they accumulate.

Quarterbacks like the Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck and Denver Broncos Peyton are constant fantasy football standouts. According to the Yahoo site, in 2013 Manning put up 720.03 points, the most by any player that season. � is sea-son Luck is leading the way with 182.80 points scored so far in the season.

� ere are many places to join a fantasy football league including n� .com/fantasyfootball, football.fantasysports.yahoo.com and games.espn.go.com—which are season-long fantasy football leagues. � ere are also week-by-week leagues, such as fanduel.com and draftk-

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KYLEE HARDY, CAPTAIN OF the City College women’s volleyball team, says she’s been exposed to volleyball since she was in the womb.

“I’ve been playing since I could breathe,” says Hardy.

Her mother was not only a volleyball player but also coached Hardy for her

entire life, on and o� the court. � e day after Hardy was born, in fact, her mother took the newborn to a game she was coach-ing. Both of Hardy’s older sisters played volleyball at Division 1 colleges.

Hardy played at El Dorado High School as part of an all-league varsity team. She came to City College in 2012 and in 2013 received an All-Big 8 honorable mention. � e All-Big 8 honorable mention award is recognition to the players in Big-8 conference that had a good season.

“It’s kind of a big deal,” says Hardy of the honor.

Now, as a team captain, Hardy says she’s taken a few freshmen under her wing and shared with them her knowl-edge of the game.

Volleyball Coach Laurie Nash says Hardy is an integral part of the team.

“She genuinely cares about her team-mates and wants nothing but the best for them,” says Nash.

Hardy grew up in Placerville and spends some of her time o� the court hunting small game such as pheasant. She also likes riding dirt bikes—a hobby since she was s 6-years old.

When it comes to school, Hardy says she enjoys her English classes, though she hasn’t chosen a major.

“I love to write,” she says.

Hardy also says she is very family-oriented, and she grew up looking up to both her parents, both of whom she says have in� uenced her. Her father is a � re� ghter and inspired Hardy to possibly

pursue a career as a � ight nurse.

Nash, who’s coached Hardy for two seasons, says she en-joys working with the athlete has a passion for the game, works hard and always has a positive attitude.

“She has been a very important player for us and, because she plays such a larger role

this year, is instrumental to our success,” says Nash.

“Kylee will most likely play at the next level, and whenever she plays, she will contribute,” says Nash.

Nash added that Hardy is very family-oriented, and doesn’t expect that the athlete to move far from her family.

Hardy, who says she plans to con-tinue to a four-year university and keep playing volleyball, possibly at Sacramento State, says she views herself as a very positive person—a fact, she says, that means she’s always smiling.

“Always smile because in life there is always so much to smile about,” says Hardy.

Fantasy football returns

A lifetime in volleyball

Building an NFL team becomes more of a reality, even if it is all virtual

City College Captain Kylee Hardy shares her knowledge of the game with her team

“She has been a very important player for us and, because she plays such a larger role this year, is instrumental to our success.”

Laurie NashCITY COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL COACH

joys working with the

“She has been a very important player for us and, because she plays such a larger role this year, is instrumental to our success.”

Laurie NashCITY COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL COACH

City College student Kylee Hardy sets the ball for a teammate. Dorian Cox keeps close by to offer an assist.

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City College student Kylee Hardy sets the ball for a teammate. Dorian Cox keeps close by to offer an assist.

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Kris HooksFeatures Editor // khooksexpress@gmail.com

FIVE WEEKS THROUGH THE NFL sea-son, here are two Express editors’ picks for the next weeks of fantasy football:

WEEK 5 HITS QB Peyton Manning: 479 passing yards, 4 TDs and 2 INTs QB Austin Davis: 375 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTsRB Arian Foster: 157 rushing yards, 2 TDsRB Matt Forte: 61 rushing yards, 105 receiving yards and 1 TDWR Demaryius � omas: 226 receiv-ing yards and 2 TDs

WEEK 5 MISSESRB Matt Asiata: 72 rushing yards and 1 lost fumbleWR Calvin Johnson: 1 reception for 7 yards (injury)TE Jimmy Graham: 2 receptions for 36 receiving yards (injury)QB Matt Sta� ord: 221 passing yards, 1 TD and 1 interceptionArizona Defense/Special Teams: 41 points allowed, 1 sack and 2 INTs

PPR PICK-UPSRB Branden Oliver (San Diego): • Week 5: 114 yards and 1 TD on

the ground and 4 catches for 68 yards and 1 TD

RB Andre Williams (New York Giants): Will see some more action with Jen-nings sidelined due to a sprained MCL• Week 5: 65 rushing yards and 1

TDRB Antone Smith (Atlanta): He has had the least amount of touches, but most touchdowns, most receiving yards and second most rushing yards. He will see more touches, according to head coach Mike Smith.• Week 5: 3 catches for 81 yards

and 1 TDWR Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants):� is was his � rst game back from injury. He’s someone to stash.• Week 5: 4 catches for 44 yards

and 1 TD WR Eddie Royal (San Diego): Could add to his 20-catch/276-yards/4 TD season with Malcolm Floyd su� ering from a calf injury.• Week 5: 3 catches for 40 yards

DROPWR Riley Cooper (Philadelphia): Emergence of Jordan Matthews has limited Cooper’s targets. He is now the � fth option in the o� ense.Oakland RBs: Have combined for only two double-digit fantasy weeks. � ey just don’t produce.Carolina RBs: Injuries, injuries and more injuries.Chiefs WRs: Alex Smith has thrown all of his touchdowns to tight ends and running backs. Blame Andy Reid’s dink-and-dunk o� ense.

EXPRESS EDITORS’ PICKSFOR THE NEXT WEEKS OF

FANTASY FOOTBALL

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Former City College coach honored in tournamentThe late Jan High is memorialized at teams’s annual golf event

Kristopher HooksFeatures Editor // khooksexpress@gmail.com

FOR THE SECOND YEAR in a row, the longtime City College golf tournament set for Oct. 9 at Bing Maloney Golf Course in Sacramento bears its new name.

City College women’s golf coach Tim Kiernan said he decided to change the name of the tournament from Suttertown Classic as a way to honor the founder of City College’s golf team, Jan High.

“I just thought that it would have more meaning to be the Jan High Memorial, and her family agreed to it,” said Kiernan. “Everybody thought it was great. Most of the coaches thought it was great. Even if some of the golfers don’t know who she is, the coaches do, and it helps keeps her name present.”

Since taking over as golf coach in 2000, Kiernan said hwe has tried to continue the legacy that High left behind in women’s golf and women’s athletics. He has coached teams to six conference championships, four Northern California championships and a California State Championship in 2009.

This season, according to Kiernan, the golf team has five freshmen and one sophomore, making it a young team with some things to learn.

“There’s nine teams in our conference, and we’ve been around third or fourth,” said Kiernan. “So we’ve been kind of in the middle this year, but it’s a young team.”

High, who died of intestinal cancer in 2013, was a fixture in City College’s athletic department, where she coached women’s basketball, golf and swimming between 1969 and 1999. High also served as the women’s athletic director and interim dean of physical education during those years, before her retirement from City College in 1999.

During her time at City College, High was an advocate of the federal Title IX law that states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

High began working at City College in 1969, three years before to the passage of Title IX. According to former City College women’s track and field coach Karen Kunimura, there were many discrepancies between men and women’s athletics when High began working as the women’s athletic director.

According to Kunimura, prior to Title IX, there was a lack of resources and opportunity for women’s athletics, more specifically, women’s basketball. During that time, there were no tournaments for

women’s basketball during the winter. High organized a 16-team women’s basketball tournament during December.

“That was a huge thing that she started,” said Kunimura. “A 16-team tournament before anybody acknowledged the fact that women could play in tournaments without a break.”

High saw major success coaching the women’s basketball team. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after the women’s playoffs were introduced, High coached her teams to the post season every year and ended her tenure with a record of 304-185, according to the athletics department website.

According to Kiernan, who was hired by High in 1982 as the softball coach, High wanted everything to be equal in men and women’s athletics, and was persistent when it came to equality.

“She was the athletic director of women’s athletics and she wanted all things equal and fair, and for the women to get the same things,” said Kiernan, “and all in a time where it didn’t happen too often, so she pushed and pushed.”

In 1995, High started the women’s golf program at City College as a way to add another sport to women’s athletics, said Kiernan. She was successful in not only forming the program, but also coaching her players to multiple winning seasons.

“She got so many awards,” said Kunimura. “When we were cleaning out her place, you [could] just see all of her trophies and all of her plaques. Just tons of coaching awards and team awards.”

“Her record for Sacramento City College athletics certainly makes her one of the pioneers, certainly here, but also throughout the state,” said Athletic Director Mitch Campbell, “throughout California not only in terms of advocacy, but achievement relative to women’s athletics in general, and specifically her achievements as a coach.”

In 2004, High was inducted into the Sacramento City College Athletic Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the halls of fame of the California Community College Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Christian Brothers High School La Salle Club.

“[She had] just a tremendous legacy

and highly thought of amongst all of the coaches and staff here that new her when she was here,” said Campbell. “Just a great legacy and a great part of the history of Sacramento City.”

“Her record for Sacramento City College athletics certainly makes her one of the pioneers, certainly here, but also throughout the state.”

Mitch Campbell CITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

“She was the athletic director of women’s athletics and she wanted all things equal and fair, and for the women to get the same things,”

Tim KiernanCITY COLLEGE WOMEN’S GOLF COACH

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