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LBCC proudly serving Starbucks

Alyssa Vega
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LBCC proudly serving Starbucks

The cafeteria coffee cart, Nordic Cup, began “Proudly serving Starbucks” at the LAC location in Spring Semester 2018. The coffee stand has been serving items such as brewed coffee, espresso beverages, and bakery items in the past but the new element is that the corporate coffee company has now become the star.

The Nordic Cup has been the place for students to grab a quick caffeine fix before class without having to leave campus. Located inside the cafeteria it is accessible to students while they are already grabbing a bite to eat. The Nordic Cup has their versions of famous drinks such as blended iced coffees, lattes, and smoothies but some students express that now they frequent the stand more often.

Long Beach City College student, Myjia McCloud, expressed how the new addition to the coffee cart is a plus as a student. “It was Nordic Cup, right? But I think more people like Starbucks. Before I would have to go off campus but now its right here so you can come in between class,” McCloud said.

Not only are the baristas making their original items but they are multitasking and serving Starbucks beverages as well. The Nordic Cup barista, Tee Johnson, shares how the Starbucks addition has changed the flow of her duties. “We are extra busy I love it. Everybody likes Starbucks, I feel like I’m bartending and enjoy making people happy,” Johnson said.

The promotional board outside the cafeteria at LAC promoting school’s food and Starbucks drinks The Nordic Cup now offers.

The reviews for the coffee giant coming to the local Nordic Cup were not all positive. Tanya Ervin, English major, shares how having Starbucks join the LBCC cafeteria may seem like a corporate takeover. “I feel like they kind of sold out. I liked the coffee before because it was always strong and Starbucks coffee isn’t as strong,” Ervin said.

To pick up a “proudly served” Starbucks beverage visit the Nordic Cup at the LAC campus inside the cafeteria just outside the D building and is also accessible through the E building.

Parking at LBCC drives students frustrated

Alyssa Vega
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Parking at LBCC drives students frustrated

You’re driving to school, you’re ten minutes early for your 8:45 a.m. class and you think, “I’m gonna be on time for sure.” You get to school and there is no parking. All lots close to school are full and you cannot park in staff parking. Your solution? Park far away from campus and be late for class.

Students have expressed that parking on the school campus can be irritating. Some refuse to park on campus and some have no other alternative.

Students spoke their frustrations about parking, “Parking? What parking? There is seriously no parking on this campus, at least not for students,” Idalia Rubio said. What Rubio referred was the abundance of staff parking on campus, all which have a priority to have full lots exclusive for staff and be closer to buildings and classrooms.

Stacy Toda, LBCC’s public information officer, shared details about LAC’s parking stall tally, stating that there are twenty parking lots in total at LAC, from which 7 are staff-exclusive and the rest are mixed for students and staff. Regarding how the parking lots are coordinated, Toda stated, “The college evaluates the number of student and staff parking spots every few years. When there is a construction that takes place that would displace parking, we try to do it in equal amounts. So if we lose 10 parking spots, we try to make them 5 staff spots and 5 student spots.”

Sara Cristin, an English professor at PCC said, “I love this campus for the fact that I do have priority parking. I teach at 4 different schools and this is the only school that I don’t get to pay for my parking pass and I get priority.”

Although she feels happy about her priority parking, she also feels a little discouraged about the student’s parking situation, “I feel like this school has so many staff parking, that some should be removed” said Cristin.

The parking structure at LAC is almost at full capacity on Sept, 6.

There are other alternatives to avoid driving to LAC because of the limited parking available for students there, at least close to the buildings.

Some may park at PCC and then take the available shuttle to LAC, but they have to be sure to be on time to take it, which is usually every thirty minutes. If the shuttle is missed, a quick solution would be to drive to Veterans stadium, park, and then wait at the shuttle there which will drive students to the buildings, an alternative of doing a 10-minute walk from stadium to class. Also, students who drive must be early, since they have to drive around the parking lots and the parking structure and may lose valuable time.

Or students can opt to not drive, but rather take the city bus. Long Beach Transit offers a reduced-fare student Transit Access Pass that you may find convenient. All of these are tips that could help students save time and manage to be in class at right time.

 

Financial aid delays leave students confused and upset

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The Financial aid delays have left students waiting outside in front of the financial aid office uninformed when they will receive their money in the first couple weeks of the fall semester.

Moe’nae Bryant, a nursing major said, “I’ve been standing in line multiple times for them to tell me the same thing when I get up there.” Bryant also shares that she has “been in line before for 2 hours one time for them to tell [her] they couldn’t help that day.”

Bryant explains that during this process the people at financial aid explained to her that they made a mistake and did not send out a correct email. “There’s definitely a miscommunication,” Bryant added.

Dr. Mike Munoz, LBCC Vice President Support Services said in a statement, “Our staff is working extremely hard during our first few weeks of the fall semester. We dispersed our first round of financial aid to students on August 31 and the second round of September 7. We expect our next distribution this week. We are working as quickly as possible as we continue to accept new applications and receive the required supporting documents from students in order to process their applications.”

Some students waiting in the financial line say that they never received anything on either of the days the distribution occurred even though they received emails confirming their financial aid status.

The Vice President of Business Services, Marlene Dunn said, “ Students that have been approved their classes have been paid for. 80% of the funding have been released to students and the next 20% will be distributed by next week.”

Dunn also explains that the delays also depend on  the time of the year and the volume of applications they are receiving and shared that they recently had a system change.

“There is way more paperwork this semester than last time. It was never this difficult to get my financial aid it’s more work this time.” Jocelyn Gonzales a nursing major said while waiting in the financial line at LAC.

Michelle Lam an undeclared student said, “They really need to reorganize their system and how they deal with students because no one is really getting help waiting here.”

Lam shares the same frustration as other students of not being informed about what further information they need to provide to be approved for their financial aid.

“They told me they messed up on my parent files but I got emails and filled out all my forms during the spring semester. If they would have notified me about this earlier I could’ve turned everything in by then,” Lam said.

To accommodate the financial aid delays LBCC issued emails out to all employees addressing the situation directly and informing professors to allow grace periods in assignment deadlines. While some departments have reported that they have not had much if any lasting effects from the delays while others say differently.

“I typically ask students the first couple days if they have gotten their correct textbooks yet and 3 weeks in half still don’t have it. We’ve asked the publications we use to extend the free trial period for our students and some have extended it to 3 or 4 weeks instead of 2, ” Math Professor Jorge Ramirez said.

Ramirez shared that the Math Department received an abundant amount of concern from students that couldn’t get the required textbooks. To accommodated this issue the department had reached out to the publications they use so students could get the right resources and not drop their courses.

“They need to have more transparency with what they’re doing and update the students on it,” Ramirez said.

The Financial Aid Department continues to try and get the correct distributions out to those students approved for their financial aid and is aiming for this issue to resolved by next week, almost a month after the fall semester has started.

Opinion: LBCC keeps students in the dark about problems

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Opinion: LBCC keeps students in the dark about problems

The defining characteristic of any academic institution is its students. How important is it to keep the students in the loop?  Should the students be informed of any incidents on the campus that may affect their learning experience on campus, or their lives off campus?

First, we have the financial aid situation. If you were on campus at the LAC during the day, anytime last week you may have noticed the line of students leading into the main administration building. Those students had been left without answers regarding their financial aid status. Even though statements from administration indicated that the portion of financial aid that covered enrolment and class fees had been covered, the students had still been left in the dark regarding the rest of their financial aid money. It had not come in and the students that depend on that money for external expenses had little recourse when it came to getting the information they needed. The only option they had was to stand in line.

So the question becomes, if financial aid is so detrimental to such a large portion of the student population, why are so many students left without information?

That leads us to our next issue of concern. The Viking staff recently found out that there was evidence of a bed bug presence in the EE building of the PCC. While the school was very quick to isolate the problem, and took  steps to deal with it, the question remains. Why wasn’t the student body informed that the bed bugs had been discovered? The easy answer of course is that administration didn’t want to cause a panic. The problem is, with a potential for infestation, what is the possibility that a student might have taken a bed bug home with them from the campus back to their homes? Beyond that, what are the chances that that student brings a problem home with them that affects their entire family, or even any other tenants they may share an apartment building? The reality of bed bugs is that only a couple can start in infestation that could last for a long time, and affects the quality of living for everyone involved. This is extremely costly to eliminate. In short, it’s a small problem that can escalate very quickly.

The students should have been informed about both situations as they materialized. When the financial aid department found out that there would be delays in financial aid disbursements, they should have sent out an email to the student body. It should have told us that there would be a delay in disbursements, and more so, the reason for the delay. And at the very least, it should have told students, in clear terms, that they would need to take special precautions to pay for their books and other expenses and given them an idea when the problem would be solved. Without that email, we got what we got. Two weeks of long lines, unanswered questions, and a large group of angry and nervous students.

The same could be said for the bed bug situation, but lucky for administration, the student body was not as informed about that situation. Admittedly, that notification might have caused students to become angry but at the very least they would have been informed. Those students would still have the ability to take steps to make sure they didn’t transfer a potential infestation to their homes. Instead, without that notification, that potential infestation has had longer to manifest.

The school, and its administration has to consider its responsibility to the students. There is no LBCC without the students. Perhaps they are worried that the student body couldn’t handle the information about the financial aid situation or the bed bugs. We would ask that the administration gives the student body a little more credit.

This school has the potential to see the student body become a community of students, not just in the same place at the same time, but all focused on the singular goal of learning, and reinforcing that in our peers. As a community of students, part of that growth is getting the facts that we need to govern our lives as needed, but doing it together with the help of our peers. Administration can have a hand in that by trusting the student body with all the information that we need in order to ensure our learning environment is the best it can be for ourselves, but also for the community of students that we can become.

Bed bug and dead mice discovered at LBCC

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One of the biggest challenges to running a school the size of LBCC is pest control. There have been two instances of exterminators coming onto LBCC already this semester. They responded to take care of a single bed bug in one room in EE Building at PCC and mice in the vents in the N Building at LAC.  

The Vice President of Business Services, Marlene Dunn said, “My responsibilities include making sure we have an environment that is conducive for the students in which means is also comfortable for the faculty to instruct in.”

Dunn was made aware about the EE building being shut down for the night at the PCC because of bed bugs. Dunn said, “When we get any report like that we want to take it very seriously and with abundance of caution. What we do is close off access to the area in question. We didn’t initial an assessment and found no visual evidence of the presence but we still close off access because we want to make sure that faculty and staff and students are all protected.”

Dunn made sure to bring the aforementioned pest control company to come out on Monday Sept. 3 and did a full assessment of several areas at PCC. Dunn stated, “Out of the 5 or 6 areas that they assess all, but one were completely clear of any sign. The one room that had a sign, had a sign of a single bug in a single corner which is not a infestation. “

According to Dunn, the Public Health department have a very clear definition of what an infestation is, and the presence of the single bug is not an infestation. Dunn had the room completely treated and it was open the next day. Dunn quotes, “The other rooms were open immediately upon clear.”

Considering the experience of the pest control representatives, they weighed in once they heard it was one single bed bug in the building.

According to a field rep with a pest control company, G. Barrett, believes that it is very hard to get rid of bed bugs. Barrett quotes, “There is usually not one.” He believes that you can visibly see one but there are most likely more.

Barrett states, “You can’t get rid of them in one night. You have to seal off the whole room and wait about a day to stay out of.”

According to the company, Viking Termites and their representative, Tony Agaguirre, does not understand how it would only be one. Agaguirre quotes, “They hide in cracks, desks, and mattresses. It is hard to say it is only one.”

The ASB Advisor at LBCC, Derek Oriee, has offices located at both campuses.

Oriee stated, “We were still closed down Thursday morning and so I haven’t been back until today.”

He was asked if he was concerned. Oriee answered, “Was I concerned? Well, I heard it was bed bugs. I was like yeah because I put my laptop on the floor and I pick it up and take it home. I guess I wasn’t very concerned because of what I know about bed bugs and knowing they bite all over.  I didn’t have any bites or anything. I was just hoping they didn’t make it into my office. So, that was really my own concern.”

The LBCC spokes person, Stacey Toda, clarifies that some areas of the PCC Building was closed the night of Sept. 4. Toda quotes, “EE206, EE107, and EE Student Union Area were all closed the night of 9/4/18. Only EE206 was treated.”

Marlene Dunn was questioned if there has ever been a situation or a health risk on campus that we had to take care of. Dunn answers, “Not to my knowledge, not recently.”

Dunn continues, “I will say we have an older campus some of our buildings do date back to the 1920’s-1930’s. Our bomb project we have the opportunity to renovate or entirely replace some buildings which means that those new buildings will be better secured but to my knowledge we have not had any recent issues”

Dunn was made aware of the smell inside in the N Building which is considered as the Journalism building.

The smell inside the N Building was made under the assumption there were mice inside the vents from old traps placed. Dunn made clear that, that is one of the biggest challenges when working in school facilities. Considering the large open fields and spaces at LBCC, that is a natural consequences of sharing our space with animals and living areas.

The Dean of School of Language Arts and Communication, Douglas. O. Lee, recited the smell in the N Building. Lee stated, “I put a call into facilities because there was a smell in the building that was really bad. So, I thought that was important that facilities be made aware so I contacted them.”  He shares that they made sure that someone was sent out that evening. They were incredibly responsive the same day he called it in.

Lee continues, “They weren’t able to locate what the problem was but the next morning they went into the upper regions of our building and there apparently was some mice that were caught in traps.” He acknowledges that the people did know how long the mice has been in the traps but they have been up there for sometime. The smell was permeating the building so bad that the professors were spraying the hallways with febreze and lighting candles to lessen the smell.

Lee quotes, “Here’s the important part for me, they have a guarantee of more frequently monitoring of the traps. So if they do happen to catch something that they won’t stay there for awhile and I think that might be apart of the challenge this time that they perhaps weren’t as monitored as closely as they were put there. But the best of intentions but no one is really checking now.”

If there is are pests in our space, Dunn quotes, “We want to immediately address all of those things. We can’t 100% prevent them like I said we share our space with fields and fields have animals but it is apart of our challenge. Not your challenge to manage that.”

She makes clear that the school takes premeditated measures and the custodian is the person that takes care of it. Dunn was questioned if the pest presence is considered as a health risk. The area depends on the health concern. Dunn responded, “It depends on the extent of the presence. It also depends on what the area is used for.”

 

Creativity blooms as the Long Beach ComicCon returns

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Creativity blooms as the Long Beach ComicCon returns

Long Beach hosted its annual Comicbook Convention on September 8th and 9th from 9:30 am to 5pm. Some Long Beach City College students, along with independent artists and organizations, all gathered at The Long Beach Convention Center to celebrate the world of comics, pop culture and even a little science.

Those who  attended the event were treated with many booths that catered to everyone’s different interests. Booths ranging from animation to authentic comic books were the highlight of the event.

Artist Michelle Clancy attended the convention for the first time as a professional. Her booth, Joust for Fun, showcased her drawings. “My inspirations come from the media, movies and characters I enjoy.” said Clancy. She shared that she had been drawing all of her life but decided to do it professionally 5 years ago. She is now a full-time artist who creates art for tabletop games.

Getting the opportunity to dress up is the highlight for some who attend the convention, including child development major Lindsey Lucas, who attended Long Beach ComicCon for the first time this year. She was looking forward to see others costumes as well as for the convention itself. “It’s freaking awesome” said Lucas who expressed her excitement for the convention.

Another  LBCC student, Daisy Anguiano,  marked this year’s comic convention as her 5th visit. “ It’s fun to meet cosplayers” said Anguiano who majors in culinary arts.

Big organizations such as NASA, PBS kids, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory also attended the event to add real world science into the convention “The main goal is to showcase the science behind the science fiction” said Activities Specialist for JPL, Jose Carrillo. The booth presenters educated spectators about how science is involved in much of the science fiction in our pop culture.

Author Sheri Fink also got into the spirit by dressing up as a mermaid unicorn hybrid. She and her husband Derek Kent  were their to promote their best-selling children’s books, such as The Little Rose, and The Little Seahorse. “The main purpose of the books are to help children with their self-esteem’” said Fink. Aimed for children ages 5-10, each book showcases how the one can overcome their fears and just believe in themselves. This  was the couple’s second year at Long Beach comic con.

The Long Beach ComicCon happens every year and each year different people turn out to show their love for the comic book world.

RateMyProfessor ditches the chili pepper icon

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RateMyProfessor ditches the chili pepper icon

RateMyProfessors.com had confirmed via their Twitter account that the chili pepper icon, which indicates the “hotness” of a professor, was removed from their site after dealing with serious criticism from female professors on Thursday, June 28.

RateMyProfessors.com is a site that allows college students to rate or comment their professors based on homework assignments, exams, and level of difficulty. Before it was dropped, the chili pepper icon has never been specified to mean physical attractiveness or quality of the course. Many believed the chili pepper was an option to rate a professor based on their physical attractiveness.

Horticulture professor, Jorge Ochoa, examines the hot chili pepper in the Garden Shed. The hot chili pepper holds relevancy to the website, RateMyProfessor.com. Photo by Sydney Fredericks- Selby

LBCC fashion merchandising major, Aaliyah Abdulrahmaan, is an active user of the review site and is in favor of ditching the “hotness” icon. Abdulrahmaan finds it strange that students were able to rate how “hot” their professor is instead of focusing on their diligence. “We shouldn’t worry about how they [professors] look, instead we should focus on how they teach the class,” Abdulrahmaan said.

Majority of the faculty find the indication of professor’s hotness is irrelevant to their teaching, but not for horticulture professor Jorge Ochoa.

After admitting that he earned the chili pepper icon on the review site, Ochoa shares his thoughts about it. “I thought it was good thing and there is a reason why it was placed there. The better rating you have, whether they [professors] have a chili pepper or not, it allows students to want to take the class,” Ochoa said. “On the personal side it became more of a over bragging thing for me.”

Other professors, specifically female professors, are not as proud of earning the chili pepper icon on RateMyProfessors.com.

English professor, Karen Rose, has been teaching at LBCC for about sixteen years and is against rating a professor on how attractive he or she is. “I have to say it kind of bothered me because I feel as though when you’re thinking about your professor you shouldn’t be thinking about their physical appearance, so I did not really understand the relevance of ‘hotness’ in terms of the teaching of the professor,” Rose said.

English professor Karen Rose discusses her thoughts on the recent removal of the chili pepper icon. Photo by Sydney Fredericks-Selby

Professor Rose had an incident where the ratings affected her. One of her students stopped by during her office hours and recommended her to look at the comments on RateMyProfessors.com because a student had posted something critical of her physical appearance.

“I logged on and looked at the comments and it was really cruel. I lost sleep over it. I remember I was kind of shocked and horrified by it, but what ended up happening was that the comment disappeared. They [RateMyProfessors.com] must monitor the site,” Rose said.

Some faculty check the review site regularly, but for English professor, Nicole Glick, prefers to ignore her ratings and comments. “I’m very happy that they took it down,” Glick said. “Why are we judging faculty on the way they look? It seems a little superficial, objectifying, and I think particularly for women it’s pretty offensive.”

The icon did not have a serious impact on male professors as it did with the female professors. English professor, Brian Garcia, believes that the chili pepper icon was irrelevant to the evaluation of professors, particularly with the female professors. “The chili pepper was kind of weaponized towards the female instructors,” Garcia said. “ I don’t think with male professors it was as big of a deal, but with my female colleagues I think it became a way of harassment.”

English professor, Brian Garcia, believes that the chili pepper icon was irrelevant to the evaluation of professors, particularly with the female professors. “The chili pepper was kind of weaponized towards the female instructors,” Garcia said. Photo by Sydney Fredericks – Selby

The chili pepper icon seems to have effected one gender more than the other. The consensus among female faculty members has been praised for the removal of the metric. For many of the male faculty members, they did not know it was an issue and were mostly unaffected, and those who voice an opinion were relaying the complaints of their female colleagues.

New viking logo featured through the athletic department

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New viking logo featured through the athletic department

LBCC released an updated version of the Viking logo to be used for the Athletic Department while still featuring the signature viking in the school’s traditional colors of red, white and black.

The profile of the LBCC viking will appear on new athletic uniforms but will not replace the traditional logo in place.

Maria Morales a student at LBCC said, “The design is cool, it looks modern. I hope to see it around campus and not just on the field.”

In a press release posted on Thursday, Sept. 6, Superintendent – President Reagan Romali said, “The new athletic Viking logo builds on the original mascot that has been with us since 1927. The new Viking logo includes features that make it uniquely Long Beach City College.”

The new design was originally shown at LBCC College Day held on Friday, Aug. 24, and designed by the Public Affairs and Marketing team while working with the Athletic Department.

When shown the new design, Eric Martinez, an undeclared student said, “Sick. This logo is more appealing and feels more modern unlike the other one. It looks tougher and better with the designs used all over the logo.”

According the the press release, the viking mantle was inspired by a palm tree frond and ocean waves.

Since the release of the new logo Athletic Director Randy Totorp has declined to comment but said in the press release,  “We have a top-notch Athletic program here at LBCC, and we are so happy to have this amazing logo that we can feature on all of our athletic uniforms.”

Students and employees can expect to see the new logo sported by our student athletes at upcoming games.

Job fair features new hiring positions for students

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The third annual Job Fair will be hosted by LBCC , The City of Long Beach, Pacific Gateway Workforce Network, and the LA County on Tuesday Sept. 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Stadium at LAC.

The event will be open to the the whole community and will include free parking and free entry. A total of 90 employers will be attending and two recruiters from each employment will be there giving a total of 180 employers looking to fill over 4,000 positions.

A variety of jobs will be offered from aerospace, construction and engineering, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector/non-profit/government admin, retail/hospitality & tourism, to transportation and logistics.

An outreach was done to look for a variety of different employers that were hiring to participate in this annual job fair such as Buffalo Wild Wings, The Boeing Company, Clark Construction, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Juanita’s Foods, Long Beach Police Department, and Long Beach Transit..

Manager, Lucius Martin, encourages the community to attend the job fair to connect in person with local talent. “Resumes are often submitted online and a lot of the times they don’t get looked at or some even get lost.”

It is also recommended that interviewee’s bring multiple copies of their resumes to insure the most chance in landing in a job.  

“I have a multiple copies of my resume ready to go” says biology major, Yvette Urquieta. She was informed from this job fair event from her achievement coach and will be attending in hope to know about the many more job opportunities they have to offer.

Stephanie Chavez, sociology major, was not aware or informed of this event but says she will now attend and is very excited to experience her first job fair. “It’s a great opportunity for me in particular because there will be a variety of jobs; and since I can’t work weekends I hope to look at a few options.”

Boycott called for after In-N-Out donated 30,000 dollars to the California Republican Party

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Boycott called for after In-N-Out donated 30,000 dollars to the California Republican Party

On Wednesday, August 29 the California fast food restaurant caused a controversy when the freelance journalist Gabe Schneider discovered that the In-N-Out corporation donated 25,000 dollars to the California Republican Party. In 2016, the corporation In-N-Out donated 30,000 dollars.

California is known as a Democrat state. Citizens of California who are democrats started to boycott In-N-Out. There is a new location for the In-N-Out franchise. The new location is built on North Lakewood and East Carson nearby Long Beach City College. 

Political science major, Destini Cloy, was questioned will this affect the opening of In-N-Out. Cloy responded, “No. I don’t think it should matter at all. It’s not going to stop people from coming to the store to eat because the people who work there always treat the customers right.”

Kim Hart, a psychology major shared her opinion on the controversy. “This doesn’t affect the way I feel about In-N-Out. It’s their money so they can use it anyway they want to.” Hart said.

The boycott isn’t causing damage to the franchise. The donation is a party scandal is meaningless  Employees of the In-N-Out franchise are a part of the Democratic party. According to the executive Vice President of In-N-Out, Arnie Wensinger, Wensinger donated 50,000 dollars to the California Jobs founded by Democratic operative, David Townsend. The California Chairman for the Democratic Party, Eric Bauman, explained to the Newspaper Fresno Bee he had raised a lot of money in small donations.

The fashion and marketing major was asked if In-N-Out should be reviewed on their spending expenses. Blodgett “No, I don’t think it should matter. This does not change the way I feel about In-N-Out. There should be no judgement in them spending their money. It’s their money.” Blodgett answered.

Due to In-N-Out’s policy no employees were allowed to go on record or allowed to answer any questions. The President of In-N-Out, Lynsi Syner, spoke in 2015 interview with reporter Ben Tracy. Syner mentioned that she wants to keep In-N-Out as a happy family friendly restaurant.

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