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LBCC Athletic Director Randy Totorp resigns

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LBCC Athletic Director Randy Totorp resigns

Athletic Director and former head coach of the men’s volley team Randy Totorp resigns to take new AD position at Saddleback College.

Totorp expressed how difficult the decision was for him to depart from LBCC.

“This was a very difficult decision for me, Long Beach and Long Beach City College has been a big part of my life. The long term impact for me and my family ultimately became my focus over my deep connection to the college and the city”, Totorp said.

He also went on to explain why he chose Saddleback College, “ My new position keeps me in athletics, while adding Associate Dean responsibilities as part of an academic division.

According to Totorp “ Saddleback is a top notch college with a focus on excellence and a strong future, but I am excited to be here to provide leadership for the student athletes, staff and community”.

Totrop who led the men’s volleyball team to 3 state championships, was also a former LBCC alumni, who played two seasons for the men’s volleyball team from 1994-1995.

“His volleyball IQ is off the charts” said one of the volleyball team members Melbe Perez.

Several staff members were shocked to hear he was resigning because he was so respected and appreciated in Long Beach.

“ I was split when I first heard that Randy was leaving LBCC to take a new position at Saddleback, my initial thought was that I was happy for him and his family on getting a better position, but of course I was bummed”, said current head coach of the men’s volleyball Jonathan Charette.

Head coach Jonathan was also a former player for the LBCC volleyball team and played for Totorp while he was head coach.

He mentioned that Totorp “As a coach was very thorough with his vision and had a plan for the team, did a very good job at motivating his players and knowing that they can achieve more”.  

Team members from the volleyball team were also shocked when they heard that Randy was resigning, “ Randy was a great volleyball coach who I’ve known for almost 2 years, he helped me a lot with volleyball and school, making sure I was on track with everything, the athletic department is definitely going to miss Randy keeping everyone and everything intact” said team member Melbe Perez.

Men’s Volleyball loses at home against Orange Coast College

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Men’s Volleyball loses at home against Orange Coast College

The Vikings  men’s Volleyball team hosted Orange Coast College on Wednesday Feb 13, in which they were defeated 3-1, (25-15, 25-21, 25-20,25-22).

Trying to avenge their lost to the Pirates early in the season the Vikings came out with high energy in the first set against a top ranked OCC team, taking an early 12-5  lead against the Pirates, freshman Uriel Batista lead the charge in the first set with 5 kills. The Vikings took control for much of the first set wining the set 25-15.

The second was more competitive one with each team taking turns taking the lead, with a 13-13 tie midway through the set.

The Pirates would eventually regain some momentum and finish off the set against the Vikings  25-12.

Vikings were not able to play with the same intensity as they did in the first set which gave them the huge lead, coach Jonathan Charette discussed how his team failed to execute off their early lead.

“I think we got a bit comfortable, we came out the gate fired up made some big plays everyone was playing very hard, and I just think we got complacent and against a good team like Orange Coast you have to keep your foot on the gas.” Charette said.

The third and fourth sets Vikings trailed big, being down 13-5 in the fourth set but were able to eventually tie the game at 20-20.

The Vikings tried to feed off their momentum but the Pirates were able to close out the final set 25-22. Freshman Kyle Anema discussed what things the team could do differently for the next game.

“We just have to regroup and get better we lost to a good team in Orange Coast but we showed that we can be a real good team when we play together, but we just have to move on to the next game.” Anema said.

We the lost against OCC the Vikings record goes to 4-2.

The Vikings have some time off before playing again with their next game being against Pierce College  on Feb. 27 and their next home game coming in March 6 against Antelope Valley.

Vikings lose by four on the road at Cypress

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Vikings lose by four on the road at Cypress

The LBCC Vikings Baseball team took a loss against the Cypress Community College Chargers at Cypress on Feb.12.

The Vikings began the game by holding the Chargers scoreless until Cypress broke the standoff at the bottom of the 3rd, gaining the lead with four runs.


Outfielder, Rafeeq Rahim waits for the pitch for a chance to get the LBCC Vikings caught up from a four down against the Cypress Chargers.

During the 5th inning, the Vikings put up two points with Zach Rivas hitting a homerun and bringing in Rafeeq Rahim home to put the score at 4-2.

With no other points put up by the Vikings the rest of the game the Chargers scored two more times before the game ended in a loss for the Vikings.

The Vikings finished the game off with a total of 2 runs, 4 hits, and 3 errors on the board.

“Coming into this game we knew we had to throw fastballs early and try to get an early lead but, it didn’t go as planned,” Travis Aversa said, reflecting on the game.

Noel Soto begun the game as the starting pitcher with Jonathan Martz, Sebastian Irwin, And Trevor Sutt following behind.

Starting 2nd baseman Raul Gonzalez spoke on the loss after the game saying “I personally need to work on my timing when I’m up at bat.”  

Catcher Brett Wells, the leadoff hitter for the game against Cypress College.

Coach Casey Crook followed up with, “As a team we have to improve both sides of it, offense and defense.”

The Chargers finished the game with 6 runs, 7 hits, 3 errors.

After this loss, the Vikings have 7-2 so far in the season.

Their next game day is on Feb. 16th at San Diego College where the Vikings have a double header with them being scheduled to play Grossmont & San Diego City.

Art gallery to show off its love for Valentine’s day

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Art gallery to show off its love for Valentine’s day

LBCC is set to hold a reception for the “Artist Couples” art gallery just in time for Valentine’s Day. Which is open to the public and will be held on Thursday, Feb. 14 from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. in building K at the LAC.

This years Art gallery director and LBCC professor Trevor Norris involved couples from outside of campus to showcase their art work to LBCC students.

The art gallery showcases work from a variety of different couples including a few gay couples.

This exhibition is composed of artworks where the couples worked both individually and together on the art pieces.

Norris’s, inspiration for this art exhibit stems from the idea of being in a relationship.

“I’m not really good at being in couples. You get to know people somewhat in a professional sense but working on the show, watching how they reacted with each other was completely fascinating,” Norris said

“It wasn’t necessarily for me to learn stuff I knew that I knew a lot of people who were in these situations”

The idea of the show was inspired by a similar show Norris went to in college, “ Yea, I should do this because I know a lot of couples to show” Norris said.

The college holds a student run gallery once a year, however other galleries brought onto campus are there for the students to learn from.

Art major, Luna Vega, enjoys the art galleries displays on campus and plans to attend this gallery as well.

“I like that they tell you to be different. They don’t tell you to copy other people’s art . They embrace the uniqueness;” Vega said

During the fall semester, Norris also teaches a class demonstrating to students how to design an art gallery.

“When my class is running in the fall, I have my students help me. They ( students) get to then make their own layouts and design the exhibition themselves. They can move things around and decide what goes next to what.” Norris said.

Theater major, Raquel Rodriguez, was intrigued by the art shown in the gallery, that was her first time seeing the artists’ displayed work.

“I always check it out because I know it is always open, every semester, they always have new art here every semester,” Rodriguez said

The art gallery will be open until March 7th 2019.

Student life opens the semester with free food

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Student life opens the semester with free food

Long Beach City College gave its students a huge bite of hospitality, by throwing a Welcome Back Barbecue on Monday at the Liberal Arts Campus.

The aroma of freshly grilled veggie burgers and hotdogs wafted through the air, and took students on a scent trail that landed them right at their booth in E-Quad.

The line was filled with eager students patiently waiting to receive their free hamburger or hotdog, bag of chips, and water.

Students also had the opportunity to mingle and learn about some of the many different organizations that the school provides.

“Gathering everyone right at the heart of campus will help students get more involved.” said Jose Meza, a chemistry major at LBCC.

These organization booths were surrounding the food station and each booth received various amounts of foot traffic.

The Deaf Club had a booth to spread awareness about their club and experiences that deaf and hard of hearing students face on a daily basis here at LBCC.

“We want to encourage all students to get involved with our club, so we don’t feel isolated.” said Mia White, President of The Deaf Club.

Lawrence Darrington used this opportunity to promote a new organization coming to campus called A2 Men.

“My goal is to start something real strong and bring all the black communities together.” he said.

LBCC equipped its students with the brain food to crunch through this semester.

“I am a first generation college student and a proud Viking. Long Beach City College helps me out a lot. This barbecue is great!” said Meza.

Love is going to begin LBCC on a good note

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Love is going to begin LBCC on a good note

LBCC will hold its first ever Viking’s Valentine day where there will be arts and crafts as well as a photo booth for students to participate in, the event will be held on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

At the Nordic Lounge students will be able to decorate their own valentine for the selfie wall.

ASB wants to take the initiative to get more students especially newcomers involved with campus life.

Ryan Docuyanan is a new student to LBCC, and is not aware of the events that happens on the campus, “I am interested in going to this event, but I’m not sure that I will go,” Docuyanan said.

This is the first time that such an event like Viking’s Valentine is happening at LBCC.

Devin Warren attends LBCC, and isn’t interested in Valentine’s Day as an event at school, “I have a conflict in my schedule, but I would attend if it fits my interest,” Warren said.

Clubs such as the English Majors and Minors club are interested on what goes on at the campus, the club wants to bring new students for they could participate with school events and for the opportunity to recruit but the club is not aware of the event until two days before.

Diego Vega is a member of the English Majors and Minors club and is also part of the club senate, “I do not know about the event until tomorrow so I don’t think that our club will participate in,” Vega said.

Jamie Kammerman the Student Activities Advisor, who is planning the event Viking’s Valentine, has the idea of bringing welcome week into something more.

“We want to support Viking love to promote and encourage positive relationships to create a family and a sense of community,” Kammerman said.

ASB is becoming fully immersed in the idea of love and has made their own decorations for this event.

To get more information about this event go to their Instagram page @lbccstudentlife or go to LBCC Nordic Sync account to sign up where students can receive alerts about upcoming events.

LBCC to kick off semester with Join-A-Club Day

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LBCC to kick off semester with Join-A-Club Day

LBCC will hold its annual Join-A-Club Day this semester on Feb. 13 and Feb. 21 as an opportunity for students to enjoy a free lunch and to meet with over 60 clubs and organizations.

Many different options are available for students depending on their preference to whether the club focuses on culture, entertainment, or even religion.

Clubs such as The Order of Thor and The Order of Tong have been around since LBCC has opened in 1927, but newer clubs will have the opportunity to recruit and grow their roster.

Jan Paolo Canteras is the President of ASB, and is relying on the smaller clubs to be more welcoming to students, “This year we have lower fundings, so the smaller clubs have to be out there a bit more on being able to recruit,” Canteras said.

One of the reasons for lower funding, is due to the fact that previous veteran members of the clubs use to support ASB, but have since moved on.

Last year a majority of clubs had music, food, or something to giveaway, but since the changes clubs have to be more creative.

These changes on findings have also affective older clubs, Carlos Corriea is a member of The Order of Tong and is working with his club to come up with new ideas, “We want new members to learn leadership skills, things that people can reuse in the future, last time we had a giveaway of school supplies, which helped us but it people started coming less in the long term,” Corriea said.

Older clubs, such as The Order of Tong, focus on helping the community and leadership, but newer clubs, such as The Math and Science club, focus on supporting students with scholarships and networking for academic and professional opportunities.

This semester The Math and Science club received a $10,000 grant and will be using it to take members on a trip to Silicon Valley with all expenses covered.

However most new students join clubs to meet new people, Alfredo Cabrera joined The Order of Tong this semester for the sole purpose of making friends.

“The Order of Tong was welcoming and starting to help in the community is exciting but I met so much people,” Cabrera said.

Similarly, The International Student service is more to help international students from LBCC with financial aid and other school necessities, but most international students also use the lounge as an opportunity to meet new people.

Jordy Vervuurt is an international student from the Netherlands and has been more involved with the school because of the service, “You just get used to participating with other people here at the lounge and it’s always fun,” Vervuurt said.

Students don’t have to worry if they don’t find a club that fits their interest because they also have the option to create their own club, to see the requirements check the LBCC club registration guide.

LBCC will start Join-A-Club Day on Feb.13 at the PCC EE Quad at 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and again at the LAC E Quad on Feb. 21  at 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Opinion: Reusable menstrual products should be the norm

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Opinion: Reusable menstrual products should be the norm

In school, young girls are taught what a menstrual cycle is, and what menstrual products to use. It took five years of periods for me to learn that tampons and pads contain toxic chemicals that could be life-threatening.

Beginning in junior high females should be educated on all the menstrual product options available to them, besides disposable products.

The only menstrual products I was presented with were disposable tampons and pads. A reusable menstrual cup is safer, eco-friendly, and can save money. The menstrual cup is the menstrual world’s best kept secret – and it shouldn’t be a secret any longer.

According to the blog of Lunette, a menstrual cup company founded in 2007, the first modern menstrual cup was invented in 1937 by Actress Leona Chalmers.

The cup was designed to be made out of rubber latex and inserted internally into the vaginal canal. Unfortunately, during World War II there was a shortage of rubber latex and the company ceased production.

As foreign of a concept the menstrual cup might seem, it has been around for over 80 years. So why are we not educating women about a healthier option? According to Lunette, menstrual cups are not linked to cause Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), a life-threatening complication of bacterial infections. Tampons are often the main culprit when it comes to TSS.

Menstrual cups provide conveniency by being able to be used for 12 hours before having to be removed, emptied, washed, and reinserted. Most cups are also reusable for three to five years before having to be replaced.

Teaching females about menstrual cups will not only benefit their health, and be a financial savings, but it will also mean less tampons and pads in landfills.

Instead of using many tampons a day, just using one cup for a few years can also provide an eco-friendly option.

Using a cup can also save money, Lena cup, cost $24.90 compared to a box of 36 Tampax Pearl Tampons costing $6.99 that are not reusable like the cup.

Schools should educate females early on about reusable menstrual products, not just about the options that are popular in society, but the options that are truly healthier like the reusable menstrual cup.

Two LBCC students land an internship at Nike

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Two LBCC students land an internship at Nike

Two LBCC students from the fashion department won a Nike apprenticeship and internship at the Nike headquarters in Portland that will start Jan. 1.

There were three designers and three recruiters from Nike that came on Flex Day this semester that talked to students about what was needed in their portfolio, according to the Fashion Program Director, Pamela Knights.

After the portfolio’s were sent, the students were invited to a Nike Diversity and Design combine on Nov. 16 to see if they would fit in the company, according to Knights.

The students who got the apprenticeship will earn six month paid working positions at Nike headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

One of the winners of the Nike apprenticeship, Patrick Rivera, is a fashion design major and wants to become a custom designer.

“I think it is going to be interesting working for an international company, like I haven’t done that yet. I haven’t worked with a super big company, so I think it’s experience of how they operate, design things, from conceptualization up until it gets to the store,” Rivera said.

La’ trice White, an LBCC alumni was offered a 12 week internship for Pensole Footwear Design Academy.

Nike has a partnership with Pensole Footwear Design Academy which is located in Portland, Oregon.

“It was the best experience I ever had. It was a great opportunity for networking, it is a once in a lifetime experience because they gave good advice,” White said.

Students were offered to choose full-time working positions in three teams which are apparel, footwear, and graphic design.

Nike offered 16 positions for the apprenticeship but might offer additional positions in the future, according to Becky Annella.

“It’s almost like a semester off or studying abroad kind of thing. You can look at it like that because it is still in the field,” Annella said.

Nike will also pay for all living expenses and transportation for the students and alumni to work at their headquarters.

 

The Vikings football team takes a step back this season

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The Vikings football team takes a step back this season

The past few years the Long Beach City College Vikings football team saw success with an overall record of 36-9 from 2014-2017 until this season, with their worst record since the 2013 season finishing with an overall record of 4-6 and 1-4 in conference play.

With an opening home win and a close loss to a top ranked team on the road, the Vikings seemed hopeful for success for their remaining season.

A 47-0 loss against Riverside City College derailed their season with the Vikings going on to lose the next four out of six games, and having their first two game losing streak in three years.

Freshman quarterback Drake Peabody got off to a good start, but an ankle injury caused him to miss the remaining four games of the season.

Peabody talked about his overall thoughts on the season, “I felt confident heading into the season and as a team, but we had set higher goals than the outcome,” Peabody said.

Peabody also mentioned the setbacks that led to the Vikings losing season, “I think the major setbacks was losing players to injury, I think it was 18 players we lost to season ending injuries, it seemed like every game one or two players were getting hurt,” Peabody said.

On the offensive side, freshman running backs Treshawn White and Pierre Robinson, quarterback Jonathan Murphy, and sophomore wide receiver Patrick Lee all finished with five touchdowns each.

On the defense, sophomore cornerback Jeremiah Houston led the team with three interceptions, and freshman defensive back Jack Genova led the team with 47 tackles.

Head Coach Brett Peabody discussed his thoughts on the teams performance this season.

“We dealt with a lot of injuries and we didn’t live up to the standard of a Vikings football team this past season, but our guys fought hard every game and we still have plenty of talent to start fresh next year and get back to our winning ways,” Peabody said.

12 Viking football players went on to receive all conference selections.

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