Long Beach City College held a conference at the L building for deaf and hard of hearing students to share their challenges and experiences that they faced throughout their lives.
The event opened with an introduction from the members of the deaf community at LBCC. The main focus of the event was to create awareness among students to show them the issues that the deaf and hard of hearing community face on campus.
Conference attendees who are deaf or hard of hearing shared their experiences, both positive and negative.
Teachers and people who are proficient in American Sign Language (ASL), also attended the conference. ASL is one of the most used languages in America. Sign language is the primary language of many North Americans who are deaf and hard of hearing and it is used by many hearing people as well.
LBCC English Professor J-son Ong was apart of the conference and is also hard of hearing. Ong came to America at a young age to look for a better future and has been teaching online courses for almost 29 years.
“I want to have my own classroom. I want to teach my class with the students asking me for questions. I love being an English Professor but I want to teach it physically,” Ong stated.
It has been a big challenge for English Professor J-sun Ong since he is hard of hearing. Ong has not had the opportunity to teach in a class with students.
“I spoke Chinese at home. I had to learn English when I came to America. I hardly speak so I prefer texting. Teaching online courses is good but I want to see students every day. They are discussing if I can teach in a classroom full of students,” Ong explained.
One of the main conflicts that the deaf and hard of hearing students shared was having the inability to access to a good job due to discrimination form others.
“Direct and uninhibited language and communication access to the curriculum, and all facets of the schooling experience are essential for deaf or hard of hearing students to achieve equality of opportunity and an appropriate education,” said college student Maynor Gutierrez.
DSPS department member Mia Vancil asked students apart of the community about the difficulties that they experienced while in college.
Trisha Saumweber, a hard of hearing student, moved to California from Minnesota and explained the differences between both states.
“I thought that coming to college was not going to be a big deal but I have seen a lot of issues. I am from Minnesota and I moved to California. I was very frustrated because it wasn’t the same. Things changed dramatically,” said Saumweber.
“I came to school looking for better things but everything wasn’t the same. I went to a technical program in Minnesota, they had good interpreters, they had a lot of accommodations for us. They just provide a lot of access for us,” Saumweber explained.
“Some of the teachers knew the sign language so I thought coming here was going to be the same that we would have interpreted and when I came in the teachers were different, they disrespected me as a deaf individual. They didn’t make me feel great. They have to support more to deaf people,” the student continued in a sad tone.
Sarah Lugo shared experiences that caused her to fight for the deaf community after she faced discrimination.
“I have more negative than positive experiences,” said Lugo.
“College has not been positive for me, I don’t see the same support that I had in high school. We want to fight for our rights, we need more support in our schools. Teachers need to learn ASL language to help us.”
Deaf students are trying to acquire more access to a better future for the deaf and hard of hearing community. Members of the community expressed how they would like more teachers to know ASL and are working to improve this.
LBCC will hold more conferences for the deaf and hard of hearing students so that they can express their feelings and thoughts about the improvements that they want LBCC to include.
Long Beach City College forward Sahleek Joubert nailed two goals out of four shots for the Vikings but it wasn’t enough due to a comeback by the Compton Tartars tying the game 3-3 last Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
The Vikings dominated in possession the first period getting eight shots off and limiting the Tartars to only three shots.
The Vikings still didn’t get on the scoreboard until the 33rd minute as forward Sahleek Joubert scored his first goal of the day, assisted by midfielder Christian Lemus.
14 minutes into the second half of the game, Compton scored their first goal of the game off of a penalty kick tying the game 1-1 in the 59th minute.
Just two minutes later, the Vikings answered back with another goal from forward Gustavo Cervantes to take the lead back 2-1.
Freshman goalkeeper Oliver Juarez had five total saves against the eight total shots on goal the Tartars got off.
Eventually the Vikings would go on to get another score from Joubert in the 66th minute extending the lead to 3-1.
Joubert has now had three goals over the course of the last two games.
The Tartars never let up with less than five minutes in the game, they quickly put together two goals in the 87th and 89th minute and all of a sudden the Vikings were looking at a 3-3 tie.
“We need to learn from our mistakes, start applying more pressure and staying more focused than we have been,” Joubert said.
“Keeping our heads up and keep that score up,” midfielder Dean Robertson said.
The Vikings took more shots in the game as they had a total of 14 shots to Compton’s 12.
“The boys need to play smarter and make smarter decisions,” head coach Cameron Beaulac had to say after the game.
The Vikings still hold a 6-8-4 record overall and 3-2-2 in conference record and will go on the road to face the Cerritos Falcons Nov. 5 at 1pm.
When Long Beach City College’s waste collection company, Athens Services offered a move from two trash bins (one for recycling and one for all other waste) to just a brown bin, the school jumped at the opportunity and officially made the switch for both campuses in November of 2016.
“It just makes sense, rather than someone collecting the trash and recycling we just have one container and we don’t have to worry about if it’s recyclable or not. It’s easy to just throw it away and once the collection services have it, they know what to separate and what to recycle,” Associate Director of Public Relations and Marketing at LBCC Stacey Toda said.
Once waste gets tossed into one bin, it may actually create a bigger problem for clean recycling sorting companies like Potential Industries, who receive recycling from companies like Athens Services who use a variety of methods to sort trash before dropping it off.
The Viking went to Potential Industries in Long Beach and spoke with Senior Account Executive Ted Smith.
“When people put trash in the bin they don’t think about what it takes to get rid of that contamination, the more trash in the bins the higher the cost. Within the recycling bin, there is a certain amount of trash, about 20-30% and we have to sort through that,” said Smith.
While the move to one bin is convenient for the LBCC community, it is not entirely sustainable, nor does it teach us to be mindful of where and how we are disposing of waste.
Step into any classroom throughout both campuses and you are likely to find a small trash can filled with gum, paper, liquids and food waste. That one trash bin has its own plastic bag and is eating up the cost of labor to clean out. Also including the cost of purchasing the bins and their replacements.
Food compost is kept in clear plastic bags and put into a green bin before it is picked up by Athens Services. Photo by Sabriyya Ghanizada.
Julian Dautremont a representative for The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education has a solution for this.
“Why not invest in high capacity, well labeled, really good waste stations for the hallways instead of having the waste in a classroom? One of these bins for every, say, five classrooms can significantly reduce the waste of what you send to landfill,” Dautremont said.
A move like this would implore students and staff to be cautious and aware of their waste, because Athens Waste acts more as a trash courier.
During a visit to one of Athens many locations, each of which serves a different purpose, the Viking spoke to Ruby Sisqueiros who was at the front desk.
“We’re not a dumpsite. We pick up and dispose of it in different locations,” Sisqueiros said as she sent out instructions for trucks at the Athens locations she works at in Torrance.
Athens has temporary franchise contracts with multiple cities where they are the sole company collecting waste. They may also be hired through open market cities where businesses can hire them for waste collection services. Much like LBCC has chosen to do with Athens services through a contract which goes up for bid in about three years.
“A lot of these materials go all over the country or all over the world. The idea that it’s local is not correct. It’s a global business. We have to go where the market goes,” Ted Smith said when explaining where the recycling at Potential Industries is sold to.
“Even if you take it to a local center, most end users for aluminum are in Kentucky or Alabama.”
Athens deploys different trucks for different waste. A truck picking up just cardboard from LBCC will most likely drop off that haul to Potential industries. An Athens truck picking up waste from LBCC will go to the main Material Recovery Facility (MRF) site in the City of Industry.
“It’s a process of mechanical screens, optical sorting units and labor,” Smith said.
Once the trash is sorted at the MRF it could end up anywhere: clean recycling to Potential industries, cardboard to a box manufacturing company, waste to the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) in Long Beach, and any other material to wherever there is a market for it.
“We get all of Long Beach residential waste, about 40% and the other 60% is surrounding areas,” SERRF Operations Officer Alan Foley said.
SERRF is unique in that it is one of two plants like it in California that is using up 99.9% of the materials.
“Diversion. That’s the main reason we’re here, waste diversion from landfills,” Foley said.
Once waste is dropped off at SERRF’s refuse storage area, it is picked up by a crane and dumped into a furnace where the heat is converted into energy and sent to the grid.
The walls of the furnace at the SERRF plant are lined with tubes. The heating of the garbage turns into steam which generates the electricity to be sent to the grid. Photo by Sabriyya Ghanizada.
Metals left over from the incineration are sold to SA Recycling and the ash from the entire process is picked up by West Coast Sand and Gravel to be taken to El Sobrante Landfill in Corona where it becomes cement for the landfill.
The waste from our campus doesn’t stop at trash bins, it also includes cardboard waste from the Viking Express student store and compost from the LAC cafeteria.
Dave Mcdonald shows the containers that food in the cafeteria is stored in. Every Friday Food Finders, a non-profit, picks up any left over food to be given to the homeless community. Photo By Sabriyya Ghanizada.
Dave Mcdonald, manager for the cafeteria at LAC, has followed government and city ordinances as well as found innovative ways to prevent waste.
The cutlery is made of compostable materials, pre-packaged food is served in biodegradable and recyclable materials, and every Friday a non-profit called Food Finders picks up anything left over from the week to give out to the homeless.
“It is the only non-profit that takes already prepared foods in bulk and original packaging,” Mcdonald said.
Because of its limited hours, the PCC cafeteria has found it most sustainable to put all of the food and waste in a compactor and cardboard in a separate white bin, which Athens then picks up.
“They are not composting over there [PCC] because it is not enough, but they [Athens] told us to fit as much into the compactor,” Mcdonald said.
Mcdonald has a blunt and realistic outlook on how we as consumers should start to think about the waste we consume and throw away.
“For me recycling is not the end all be all, I would rather use something that won’t be around forever. Regardless of if it’s recyclable or not, that’s not the point. We live in a world full of litter, if its made to be used once it shouldnt last forever,” Mcdonald said.
So what are some actions the LBCC community can easily do or change to be sustainable now?
“Individual behavior changes that students can make are: don’t buy very much, buy green, eat less meat, take alternative transportation, turn off the lights,” Julian Dautremont said.
“I think you’re likely to create bigger changes by changing the systems that lead people to be sustainable. Bigger picture things and higher level changes that can have a spillover effect.”
One of these higher level changes would be to change where your energy is coming from in the first place, Dautremont said. This could be done by purchasing renewable energy from a renewable energy developer and be aware of our carbon emissions as a campus.
LBCC could also make the decision to become members with AASHE at an organization level, which happens to be discounted for community colleges. Once a member, LBCC would have access to their campus sustainability hub, which includes thousands of online resources for sustainability in higher education and has around 30,000 active members posting and connecting daily.
From there, LBCC could join one of the 30 to 40 other community colleges across the nation that is in the sustainability tracking, assessment and rating program.
“Colleges use it to collect and track their sustainability. Through comprehensive assessment the college submits data and gets a score that translates to a rating. It is a way to tell your story that’s comparable to what other institutions are doing and report progress,” Dautremont explained.
“All kinds of things have come out of that because now suddenly there is money to support student innovation and sustainability. Having resources available to back those projects is really sustainable to making that change happen.”
Currently, LBCC is implementing drought resistant plants as well as energy saving mediums during new remodeling on both campuses.
One can also connect with AASHE by signing up for their newsletter which includes announcements, updates and resources regarding sustainability for higher education communities and campuses.
Several representatives for Athens Services were contacted for an interview. None responded at the time of publishing.
Long Beach City College held a resume workshop at LAC’s library which focused on resume writing, cover letters, and necessary components to getting a job.
“Majority of students we work with are experienced with holding jobs, we’re helping them effectively articulate their value and skills,” job development coordinator Sean Foley said.
“We want to help students find the resources to get the jobs they want, need.”
The workshop provided one on one help to students who needed help with their resume.
LBCC student Carlos Del Real-Leyva attended the workshop to get professional help with his resume.
“It gave me a different perception in regards to my resume. Having a professional look at it really helped a lot,” Leyva said.
The career center also had a wide variety of resources students were able to use.
LBCC program specialist Ashleigh Smallwood said, “Students have access to career coach, career exploration, as well as an abundance of companies that students can get job opportunities or internships through.”
The Career Center at LBCC is currently partnered with up to 650 companies to help students find jobs or internships, including the Port Of Long Beach, Snapchat, Dignity Health, and United Airlines.
Students looking for jobs or searching for potential careers can utilize Career Coach on LBCC’s website.
Career Coach provides students with a six question or 60 question assessment, asking you about your interests. Based on how you answer the assessment, career coach will provide you with a list of jobs that match your interests.
Not only does Career Coach share information about potential jobs offers based off of your interests, but it also gives you access to live job postings, a job’s median salary and annual job openings.
If you wish to access these resources, visit the Career Center at LAC, A-1097 or PCC, EE-105.
A day after three men were killed and nine other people were wounded during a mass shooting at a house party, members of the Long Beach community gathered for a vigil at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic.
People assembled with lit candles surrounding the church’s steps, where 12 candles were arranged for the victims, three of those candles for the victims who were killed and nine other for those were injured.
Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce addressed the mourners and spoke of the frustrations that her and other members of the city feel in situations like these.
“There are not many words that anybody that’s going to get up on the stage can say to make what happened okay,” Pearce said.
Living and working in Long Beach his whole life, Vice Mayor Dee Andrews also spoke at the vigil.
“Long Beach is a great city and at times like these, community is all that matters,” Andrews told the Vikings.
“I can only hope and pray that those wounded have a quick recovery.”
Police believe the shooting was a targeted attack but there is still no clear motive.
According to Police Chief Robert Luna, the suspect entered through an ally behind the home and indiscriminately fired into the crowd of 25 to 30 people.
Luna called the crime scene “horrific” and adding that there was “blood everywhere.”
Sithean San is a close relative to one of the families that were affected by the mass shooting. San is the chair of the non-profit organization Cambodia Town Inc. Photo by Abel Reyes.
Sithean San, chair of Cambodia Town Inc., visited the family earlier and said the family that hosted the party feel terrible and was in shock about the events that occurred.
“We came to this country saying, ‘This is a safe place.” Not anymore,” San said.
The Umoja Scholars Program took a trip across the country to visit multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offered an experience that could change a student’s life forever.
The program gave around 24 students a chance to go on an all-expenses-paid educational tour to either the south in the spring or the East Coast in the fall.
I attended both educational tours and it not only changed my outlook on the options of schools to transfer to but also exposed me to endless amounts of opportunities for students of color.
The most recent trip that Umoja took was to the east coast to visit schools such as Howard University, Hampton University, Bowie State University, and Lincoln University to name a few.
In addition to the schools, the students got to explore historic African-American memorials and museums like the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and the National Museum of African-America History and Culture both located in Washington D.C.
Students were also able to attend their potential first HBCU homecoming, which is something I never knew I needed to experience until I was there.
Statue of Booker T. Washington in the quad of Hampton University. Hampton University is located in Hampton, Virginia and the place were educator Booker T. Washington had studied during a time where blacks couldn’t get education from just anywhere. Photo by Tyana Sallis.
Department head of counseling Erainia Freeman, who accompanied the students on the tour, spoke about how the trip could open up many doors for students who never had the chance before.
“The trip has the ability to not only expose them to educational options, but also inform them of historical events that have taken place. It allows them to gain a great degree of their history and provides a great deal of unlimited possibilities,” Freeman said.
The trip is a rich experience that a lot of students should take advantage of, not only for educational purposes but to break out of their comfort zone.
Many students either flew on a plane for their first time or were in a hotel room with other like-minded peers.
Just by experiencing those ‘first times’ shows how important it is for everyone to explore other options outside of California to see what more the world has to offer.
A benefit of going on the trip is that you are able to gain connections and friendships with people that you never saw yourself meeting before.
I realized that there are other students that have the same goals as me, the same interests or even just a friend that I know has your back for life.
The circle of unity at Hampton University in Virginia. It signifies all the flags from exchange students who have attended the school. The grass is “sacred” and should not be walked on. Photo by Tyana Sallis.
“I have never been around so many like-minded individuals. I met some of the coolest, most down to earth students on the trip. For that alone, I am eternally grateful,” Fellow Umoja student Imani Gordon said.
Umoja isa Kiswahili word meaning unity and that is what the whole trip is meant to bring.
It creates a sense of community for African-Americans and other students to build a strong foundation for their educational and personal journey.
The program has toured 23 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to date, and have taken over 100 students to visit since 2016.
Currently, Umoja is only able to take one trip a year, so it is crucial to cease the opportunity while you still have the chance.
Umoja coordinator Lisa Roper expressed the goal of the program and hopes for the future.
Umoja Scholars and chaperone Erainia Freeman(bottom center) in front of a chapel at Lincoln University. Lincoln University is located in Pennsylvania and was the first degree-granting HBCU. Photo by Tyana Sallis.
“Our hope for, not only the tours, but just with Umoja in general is to build community with students so that hopefully they become closer after the tour and living with each other for five days and so you get to meet people that you might not have met before. That is why we are trying to continue the relationship by having the porch talks after every night, the club and continue attending cultural activities as well,” Roper said.
If you are interested in this opportunity or joining the club, you can speak to Lisa Roper through email at lroper@lbcc.edu or Erainia Freeman at efreeman@lbcc.edu.
Correction: An error was found in an earlier version of this article regarding the application deadlines for Cal States and UC’s. The deadline for Cal State and UC applications is November 30.
Students were able to get information on transferring, talk to representatives from various schools and explore the majors and programs other schools have to offer at a transfer fair.
By putting on the event, transfer services hoped that students would gain a sense of education on what is required of them and offer a hopeful outlook on their future.
“We have two main focuses, one is to educate students on transfer requirements, but also it is motivation because there are university representatives out here that say ‘Hey, you can make it to our university.’ They’re all out here to get students and say how there were plenty before you and you can too,” said transfer services coordinator Ruben Page.
The transfer fair offered a variety of resources and options for the various preferences that students may have when deciding on a school.
There were about 80 schools being represented, from UC, Cal States, and out of state schools, that students could learn more about their specific transfer requirements.
If students were looking to stay in the area, local schools such as Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State University Fullerton and UC Riverside were all there to prep students on how to get ready for the next step in their educational journey.
Technical and trade schools were also in attendance for students who want to go straight into a hands on experience of their major.
A representative from the College of Engineering who spoke to an LBCC student at the transfer fair in the quad of the Liberal Arts Campus. Photo by Tyana Sallis.
Transfer admissions counselor Donna Perez from UC Riverside expressed how important it is to talk to the representatives of each school.
“Our reach is to offer students with as much information regarding deadlines, admission requirements, and possible scholarships that are offered throughout the UC system as well as what we offer separately, that way they know all their options,” said Perez.
The transfer fair is just one of the many events ran by the transfer center to help prepare students. Throughout the year, they offer workshops, tours of schools up north, one-on-one appointments with representatives and many more resources.
With the arrival of transfer season, students should take full advantage of the services offered to fully prepare for what is to come.
Business Marketing major Calynn Gigant encourages other students to not be afraid to ask questions and receive the help that is being offered.
“I feel like a lot of students are scared to ask questions and take advantage of the resources, but they shouldn’t be. The school offers so many resources and workshops for students, that have helped me. They actually want you to succeed and plus they’re all so nice,” Gigant said.
Applications for the Fall 2020 semester are due Nov. 30 for UC’s and Cal States. There is application assistance available in the transfer center.
For more information on transferring, the center is located in Building A-1097 at LAC and EE-105 at PCC.
As a part of Long Beach City College’s Healthy Viking Initiative, a “Viking Drumming Circle” has been launched mid-semester, as an inclusive and meditative method for students to alleviate their stress.
On behalf of LBCC Student Health Services, students have the opportunity to interact with authentic West African percussion instruments, such as shakers, Djembe drums, shekeres, bells, and more.
Hanif Riley and his son Kosi Williams were selected to host all upcoming drum circle events for their knowledge and passion for West African drumming.
Although students are encouraged to “B.Y.O.D.,” or “Bring your own drum,” Riley provides a splendor of instruments for students to choose from at each event.
The communal aspect of individuals coming together to experience the sensations of rhythmic drumming, physical movement, sound, and the evocation of emotions, is healing to the senses.
Ancient Native Americans amongst other cultures traditionally practiced drumming in circles to cultivate energy and balance mind, body, and spirit through movement and music.
Thousands of years later, the practice still resonates with us for its healing properties.
Various drums used at the Viking Drumming Circle where students played different instruments for a sort of spiritual healing. Photo by Jordan Parks.
Hector Beitel, social director for The Order of Tong International, explained the healing benefits of collaborative drumming.
“People need something that helps them relax,” Beitel said. “Drum circles create a vibration, certain vibrations destress the body, and certain people need to come out here and vibe with everyone else that are trying to destress.”
Going to college and taking several classes while balancing work and family life can create a strain of anxiety, stress, depression, or a feeling of overall tension in the body for college students.
Justin Nop explained his personal experience with tension.
“I get anxious during the semester, it’s a common thing … I find ways to cope, but maybe they’re not the most effective ways,” Nop said.
In regards to the Viking Drumming Circle helping students cope with stress, Nop said, “I think it is a good way to help students with any anxiety that they may be coping with … It will allow them to get their frustrations out in a fun manner.”
Kosi Williams took part in the first drum circle on Oct. 24 at LAC with his father and spoke about what meditative drumming is capable of bringing to people.
Father-Son combo Hanif Riley (right) and Kosi Williams (left) lead the drum circle at LBCC. They spoke about how something as simple as beating a drum can be a healing process for some. Photo by Jordan Parks.
“I think the drum circle helps find clarity in yourself, just enjoying rhythm and music,” Williams said.
“It could honestly be for whatever the person needs at the moment … You need a little happiness at the moment, you need a little therapy, or releasing stuff out from a long week.”
The first set of drum circles took place on Oct. 24 at LAC and Oct. 30 at PCC.
Upcoming drum circles will take place at LAC in front of the A-building on Nov. 7, Nov. 21, and Dec. 5. Drum circles at PCC take place in front of the EE-building on Nov. 13, Nov. 27, and Dec. 11.
The events will start at 12 p.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. and all students are welcome to participate, even if they do not have their own drum.
The IITS department dunked themselves into the cauldron of Halloween spirit with a potions 101 class theme this year where each of the members dressed up as witches and warlocks with an academic twist.
Hussam Kashou, Associate Dean of Online Learning, was also dressed in all black attire complete with rings and a multicolored mask.
“I think it’s really great, it’s very detailed, creative. We brought in different themes, we also brought in like a, educational theme to it where we actually have a classroom and we’re using the technologies that we have in the institution but with a Halloween theme,” Kashou said.
Though the room was supposed to be representative a witch’s lair, the IITS department still had hints and nods of their own creativity with a “potion class” syllabus and skeletons browsing on laptops. Photo by Jordan Parks.
The department office was covered from ceiling to floor with decor that displayed potion bottles, old books, and a course plan of the potions 101 class assignments and expectations displayed through a projection on a flat screen.
“This is a Potions 101 classroom. We have a learning management system with a class description. We have students, we have even the crystal ball for online students that are portaling in, we have all the concepts that we do with technology in our college, because we are the technology help services department, so we kinda brought that into our design,” Kashou explained.
Help Desk Support Specialist Jonathan Tejada shared his enthusiasm for the office decorations and theme.
Bats littered the walls of the IITS department lobby seemingly coming from a cauldron on the left side of the room, climbing the wall, all the way to the ceiling lights above. Photo by Jordan Parks.
“I would probably say about a solid week. A lot of this is down to Mayra and Laura. As I’ve mentioned already, they are the cornerstone of the life blood of this entire thing and without them this would have definitely not been possible,” Tejada shared.
Tejada was dressed up as a student warlock for the potions 101 class theme. His costume consisted of a black dress shirt, black slacks, black dress shoes and a chain link necklace complete with a black curly haired wig.
Project Manager for Educational and Multimedia Technology Mayra Aguilar was dressed in all black, a witch hat with spider covered lace that draped down from the brim, complete with a multicolored cape.
Various decorations transformed the entire lobby for the IITS department into a Halloween horror themed attraction. From skeletons, to bats, to flying witches and severed hands. Photos by Jordan Parks.
Aguilar said their department started decorating around 2015. They had a shelf apart of the theme where she took pictures of the IITS department members’ heads and put them in jars that were displayed on the shelf.
“What was cool is that, it’s like, everyone gets involved. Everybody puts in like, you know, their part of it. Not everybody, but at least people that wanna like, participate,” Aguilar said.
Almost every inch of office space was utilized with witchy details. A velvet cloth draped table was covered in candles and potion bottles that featured a photograph of the departments current staff members dressed as witches in a black and white photo to match the overall theme.
A door a few steps away from the entrance invited a projection of a witch that played against a 3D model screen where she sang songs with background music and spoke witchy voice lines to set the atmosphere.
Members of the IITS department shared their excitement for the holiday and talked about how much it means to take part and dress up during Halloween.
“I’m very happy,” Tejada exclaimed.
The entire lobby for the IITS department was completely transformed into a Halloween horror themed attraction. From skeletons, to bats, to flying witches and severed hands. Photos by Jordan Parks.
“This is me in my element, I love this… I love the idea that like, our entire department kind of gets behind it and enjoys the revelry and we kinda go and check out the different areas that are also participating. This is awesome, this is such a cool day to see everyone get into the spirit of Halloween.”
“It just goes back to just you know even from being a kid, it’s just like the one day a year that you can be like anything, anyone you wanna be,” Mayra expressed.
As the LBCC students who dressed up made their way to class this Halloween, they stopped to pose for photos at the A Quad.
The range of costumes included superheroes, animals, and lots of characters from popular movies and tv shows.
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Nica Siong dressed up as Shion for Halloween, also from That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime. “I just did this so we could match”, said Siong.
Jay Banes dressed as Rinru from That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime. “I just like the character” Banes said.
Kaylie Still dressed up as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia. “It’s a really good movie” Still said.
Eren Dira dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story. “My brother is dressed as Woody, he forced me to do this”.
April Ramirez wore her Stitch onesie for Halloween. “As a child I loved the movie Lilo nd Stitch the the quote ‘Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind’ always really stuck with me” said Ramirez.
Antonio Colon dressed as John Cena for Halloween. “He’s my favorite wrestler, and I already had the belt”.
Clarissa Beltran dressed up as Robin Buckley, a Scoops Ahoy employee from Stranger Things, her favorite show.
Eva Schmidt dressed as a cat this Halloween. “I love cats, I normally do a more elaborate costume at night and dress as a cat during the day” said Schmidt.
Michael Dojillo dressed up as Steve Urkel from Family Matters. “I thought it would cool, my friends say I dress like this all the time though”.
Brody Rose dressed as Shaggy from Scooby Doo. “I just turned my shirt inside out and bought these Scooby snacks, it was quick”, said Rose.
Aaron Mendoza dressed up as Cusack from Say Anything. “You gotta go for the 80’s, gotta keep them alive!”.
Ariel Zepeda dressed up as Wayne from Wayne’s World. “I just really like the movie” said Zepeda.
Cassandra Ayala dressed as the Vampire Teddy Bear from Nightmare Before Christmas. “I made it myself, it’s my favorite movie and I like the idea of an evil teddy bear”, said Ayala.
Valerie Garcia dressed as a Cowgirl for Halloween, matching her makeup to her pink cowgirl hat.
Non Le dressed as Naruto Uzumaki for Halloween. “He’s my favorite Naruto character”.
Miguel Bohol dressed up as Dwight Schrute from The Office. “I have been binge watching The Office recently”.
Diego Villegas dressed up as the character Dead. “I actually use this costume every year”, said Villegas.
Jenileen Walters dressed up as Frankenstein’s bride for Halloween.
Juan Cano dressed as Harry Potter and even brought along Hedwig!
John Viera dressed up as a vampire for the first time this Hallowen.
Daniel Torres dressed up as Itachi from Naruto for Halloween. “I am passionate about Naruto”, Torres said.
Romeo Rodriguez dressed as Spiderman for Halloween. “When I was little I would wear my Spiderman costume for a month long, I’ve always loved Spiderman”.
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