AD Glendora | San d i m a S | l a Verne | Claremont | Upland | o n ta r i o | r a n C h o C uc a m o n G a Around the colleges AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Top Military Friendly School — Azusa Pa- cific University was named a Military Friendly School for the 2012-13 school year by G.I. Jobs magazine, placing the university in the top 15 percent of U.S. educational institutions that provide the best services to help educate America’s veterans. APU receives major science grant — The Na- tional Science Foundation awarded a $208,428 federal grant, funding “Adaptive Data Pres- ervation in Intermittently Connected Sensor Networks: A Unified Storage-Energy Optimiza- tion Approach,” a research project conducted by Bin Tang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. CITRUS COLLEGE Students selected to All-State Academic Team — Michael Li and Miguel Benigno Vil- lanueva have been selected to the 2013 Phi Theta Kappa All-California Academic Team. The two Citrus College students are among the 67 California community college students who will be receiving medallions and certificates of honor during a ceremony in Sacramento Con- Photos COurTeSy CiTruS COlleGe rOCkeT OWlS vention Center on March 6, 2013. Citrus College rocket Owls at recent test, from left: andrew Ferguson, phoebe Sulzen, Carey Gunter and Ben rhodes- Cosmetology and esthetician open house — Wickett in the foreground. at right, The rocket lifts off in lucerne Valley. On Thursday, March 14 there will be an open house at Citrus College regarding cosmetology and esthetician careers at 6:30 PM in the Cen- ter for Innovation Community Room. Registra- Citrus Rocket Owls soar tion is required. Veterans program showcased at state confer- team moVeS CloSer to naSa’S StUdent Competition ence — the nationally acclaimed Veterans Pro- gram was featured at the California Community By Greg Toumassian NASA review College Veterans Summit in Redwood City. Contributing Writer Following the launch The two-day conference addressed veterans’ is- to 1,249 feet, the team It was one small step for sues and needs, as well as presented opportuni- was quick to finalize its the Citrus College Rocket ties and programs that effectively serve student 120-page critical design Owls following a success- veterans. review that was submitted ful launch in January as to NASA officials the fol- the team moves toward MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE lowing Monday. The team the next stage of NASA’s Golden Mike winners — Two Radio Broad- would then have a confer- University Student Launch casting students recently won a Golden Mike ence call with officials Initiative. Award from the Radio Television News As- about the rocket’s design. This marks the first time sociation. Tamika Adams and James Rojas won Although the Rocket a Citrus College team has COurTeSy CiTruS COlleGe rOCkeT OWlS for their Best Public Affairs Show called “Inter- Owls are still months participated in the NASA change.” Mt. SAC’s radio station has won more Citrus College rocket Owls at recent test, from left: rick away from competing, competition that puts than 20 Radio and Television News Association Maschek (team mentor), yu-Han Chiang, andrew Fergu- leader Andrew Ferguson university-level students son, phoebe Sulzen, Carey Gunter, Jo Jamison and Ben of Southern California Golden Mikes in the said the team has already to the test of designing, rhodes-Wickett past seven years. learned a lot. building and launching Men’s soccer head coach wins national honor “It’s definitely been an a reusable rocket with a — Mt. SAC Men’s Soccer Head Coach Juan ing an unsuccessful test in the rocket’s parachute educational experience, scientific or engineering Sanchez was awarded the 2012 National Soccer December. system. especially going through payload one mile above Coaches Association of America, Division III Faculty advisor of the “We should be ready to the same process that ground level. Community College Men’s Coach of the Year. Rocket Owls Lucia Rider- try for another full scale NASA has for one of their The small scale rocket He led his team to its fourth consecutive Cali- er said a GPS tracker test launch in a few weeks projects,” said Ferguson. test launch on Jan. 6 in fornia Community College Athletic Association in the full scale rocket once our Critical Design “We’ve learned a ton State Championship this season. Lucerne Valley was a con- was creating interfer- Review is finished,” said siderable success follow- ence, causing issues with Riderer. See NASA, page 2 See COLLEGES, page 5 INSIDE The chief and the prayer that named San Dimas By Kent Crowley SELL YOUR HOME! rancho in the foothills of Contributing Columnist the San Gabriel Mountains Thanks to and corralled his horses in HGTV, almost “Bill and Ted’s Excel- one of the many canyons everyone seems lent Adventure” might above the region known as to be familiar have been a far different Mud Springs. with home movie if the film’s protag- staging, but do onists tried to form their Horse thieves you really need band The Wyld Stallyns in Of all of the livestock it when you get Mud Springs rather than raised on the old hacien- ready to sell San Dimas. das, horses were the most Yet, being alumni of your home? valuable. Sheep decimated Mud Springs High School grazing lands and cattle Adriana Donofrio/Page 3 might have been their STeVe O’SulliVan photo could only travel on hard, most excellent fate if not Once the work space for bad guys, today’s Horsethief dry ground at certain parts NEVER TOO EARLY TO VOTE for an old time rancher, Canyon offers recreation for hikers, riders and dog walkers of the day. Serenading the With many communities to hold elections who hoped to stop one of set amidst trails and protected wilderness. herds at night to prevent on March 5, here’s a better-late-than- the most infamous crimi- stampedes actually devel- never resolution for 2013 and all the nal gangs in California In the 1830s, modern granted to Don Ricardo oped into the signature years to come: Spring, summer or fall, history by offering prayers day San Dimas, Clare- Vejar, Don Ygnacio Palo- musical style of sooth- be sure to vote in local elections. to a crucified thief – and mont, Chino, La Verne mares and Don Luis Are- ing ballads that became and Glendora were part nas. Palomares developed Alta Skinner/Page 2 giving San Dimas its name in the process. of the Rancho San Jose, the northern part of the See NAME, page 2 Los Angeles Unified Walkara’s maraud- Year round, voting is NASA School District. NAME ers painted themselves from page 1 “We usually go out for from page 1 yellow and terrorized the democracy at work about how to organize a day and build rockets the “western” in coun- local ranchos in the valley things and how to setup with them, and then we try western music. As from their hideout in the Cajon Pass’ “Little Hors- By Alta Skinner increase is reasonable. We all the paperwork neces- take them out in the after- transportation, beasts of ethief Canyon.” Raiding Contributing Columnist are a hospitable community sary.” noon and launch them,” burden and even sources ranchos as far east as and we are proud that San Ferguson is hard at said Ferguson. of food, horses were the Yucaipa, they engaged With many communities Dimas attracts visitors – work with team members He said that between most desired resource in forces under Cahuilla to hold elections on March please visit! We share our Ben Rhodes-Wickett, building and launching Old California. leader Juan Antonio. 5, here’s a better-late-than- public facilities with visi- Carey Gunter, Jo Jamison, the bottle rockets, the Yet the wild terrain of Witnesses reported never resolution for 2013 tors, including our roads and Phoebe Sulzen and team will give a presenta- the San Gabriel and San that the trail of dust from and all the years to come: parks, so it seems fair to ask Yu-Han Chiang, getting tion on the science behind Bernardino mountain stampeding rustled horses Spring, summer or fall, be for support to help keep the ready for the next series the rockets and explain ranges also provided could be seen from 50 sure to vote in local elec- city as lovely as it is. of reviews and tests. the program to children. perfect concealment for miles away. Walkara’s tions. Last year, San Dimas A panel of scientists bands of horse thieves pil- Cal Poly competes raids were so feared and When we all get out our lost a large business that and engineers from laging local ranches and so frequent that workers own vote, it does make a moved away and took some NASA, NASA contrac- The Rocket Owls are then vanishing back into in Rancho Cucamonga’s difference. Voting matters. $900,000 from city cof- tors and external partners up against teams from the canyons – earning the Mother Vineyard wore In San Dimas, there will fers. This transient occu- conduct reviews pre- Massachusetts Institute of canyon above San Dimas side arms while harvest- be no city council election pancy tax would raise about liminary design review, Technology, Pennsylvania the appellation “Hors- ing grapes. because the incumbents are $350,000 for the general critical design and flight State University, Purdue ethief Canyon.” A frustrated Don Palo- unopposed. But we do face operating fund. readiness. Teams must University and Virginia mares began offering up an important decision on Some neighbors are also complete a post- Tech. Bands of raiders prayers to St.