Destiny Rivera | Editor-in-Chief The classic story of Mary Lennox and her secret garden has come to life at Riverside City College. “The Secret Garden” was premiered a t Performance Riverside April 12 and had shows through April 21. Different from the movie, the show featured 28 musical numbers. Along with the orchestra, vocal harmonies
Day: April 25, 2013
By Amanda Arroway | News Editor Cynthia Azari, president of Riverside City College, sent an email April 6 to the faculty mailing list alerting the faculty of the situation occurring at the Math and Science Building. For approximately the last eight months, the building has been experiencing odors that faculty and staff describe as solvent or sulfur-like. Faculty, staff and students have also reported feeling
Travis West | Sports Editor The Riverside City College softball team will begin its run at a state title tied for the No. 1 state ranking with College of San Mateo according to the most recent coaches’ poll. Right behind the Tigers are their conference rival Cypress College sitting in third. The Tigers took on
By Amanda Arroway | News Editor At the Associated Students of Riverside City College election forum April 18, presidential candidate Doug Figueroa gave a charged presentation, shunning the media and inviting students to “be progressive” and “believe in rehabilitation.” Figueroa, the current student body president, is running unopposed for his second term. He has recently been in the news after an anonymous flier found on campus
Media everywhere, from here in Riverside, to across America, and even to a newspaper overseas buzzed this month about Riverside City College’s associate’s student body president being a registered sex offender. When a Viewpoints staff member found fliers posted around campus April 1, editors immediately thought it was a cruel April fool’s joke. After all,
James Williams | Features Editor 58-year old Air Force veteran, Eddadiyah Yisrayl has returned to college after 31 years. “Last time I attended school was 1982,” he said. Yisrayl did not think school was in his future at his age but explored the opportunity through the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. Raised in Philadelphia then moved
Nishe Butler | Opinions Editor 4:20 — not the usual chapter and verse of the Bible, but a holiday celebrated by many, known by some as “Weed Day.” 4:20 dates back to the early 70s when three high school friends referred to as the “Waldos” would meet up after their athletic practice, at the statue
Viewpoints asks Riverside City College students what they think about their student body president being a registered sex offender.
Autumn Yi | Staff Writer Boston has been hit with a terrible tragedy. On April 15, two bombs went off near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. The blasts killed three people and injured more than 170. The bombs were made inside pressure cookers. Each bomb was packed with nails and shrapnel. Many runners
Usman Siddiqui | Asst. Sports Editor After achieving much individual and team success in the season finishing undefeated in its conference, RCC men’s tennis will attempt to add one more accolade to its year when they travel to Ojai for the individual regional and state finals to finish off their campaign. As a team, the