n Sit m Iffl'SWflP: WEDNESDAY ' 79/$8j lAK UP ipis, THURSDAY ^ 82/69 S LOCAL COLOR FRIDAY ESNHI SEE PAGE 4 Wednesday, September 15,2015 Volume 173 Number 2 The Voice of Los Angeles City College Since 1929 NEWS BRIEFS ACCREDITATION COMPILED BY SORINA SZAKACS REVIEW LOOMS 'ttBlacklivesmatter' Exhibit BYAMBARQUINTILLA Comes to Campus A review set for March 2016 has Artist Isabelle Lutterodt's the staff, faculty and administra­ Erasure/Agitation #Blacklives- tion inundated with processes and matter art exhibition will be on paperwork to ensure the campus display inside the Da Vinci Gal­ clears the accreditation hurdle. lery at Da Vinci Hall until Sept. Accredited institutions of high­ 30. Anyone interested in signed er education guarantee graduates art pieces and interacting with certified degrees. The Western As­ the artist can attend a discus­ sociation of Schools and Colleges sion Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 (WASC) certify all California edu­ p.m. in the Da Vinci Gallery. cational institutions that offer stu­ dents an accredited degree. Elephant's Graveyard to A WASC accreditation legitimiz­ es the credits a student obtains upon Kickstart Theatre Academy the completion of an appropriate Fall Opening course. In order to offer students a WASC accredited degree, an institu­ Elephant's Graveyard, by tion must uphold the principles in George Brant, will launch the the associations mission statement- fall season for LACC's Theatre thus, being re-accredited as an ac­ Academy. The play highlights ceptable institution at least every 10 revenge, spectacle, lynching and years. LACC must be re-accredited. legends, when a circus enters Dr. Dan Walden, vice president of a small struggling Midwest Academic Affairs says students will town. Show dates are Oct. 2,3, suffer tremendously if the accred­ 8,9 and Oct. 10 at the Camino ited stamp of approval is removed. Theatre. Check the Theatre Walden is also the accreditation liai­ Academy Box Officgrror show COURTESY OF THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT son officer, and he is confident that times. Los AfTgeles Community College District officials and business partners hold a facsimile of a $15 million check that represents a grant award from LACC should not fear the loss of ac­ the California Department of Education on June 4, 2015 at LA's Union Station. The Career Pathways Trust Grant will guarantee 4,000 paid intern- creditation. Deadlines Arrive Soon for stiips to students across the nine-college district. "To lose accreditation would Class, Schedule Changes mean that you were ignoring the commission and were not following Students who want to take through to fix what needs to be fixed a class on a Pass/No Pass basis ... that you have substantially devi­ must file by Friday, Oct. 2. The ated from the standards," Walden last day to drop a class with a Multimillion Dollar Grant Promises ftftMriifchto -f- •—* said. "W which means you with­ Accreditation also plays an im­ drew from the class and are- portant role in determining whether ineligible for a letter grade is a school gets any federal assistance. Sunday, Nov. 22. Internships for District Students In California, if an institution is not WASC accredited it will not receive, UC Representatives Visit nor be able to offer federal financial BY SORINA SZAKACS merging traditional academics and ofBizFed. fits," said LACCD Trustee Mike Eng aid to qualified students. Campus to Assist Students technical training. The program will The program will help over 6,000 who chaired the Board committees Although the seal of accreditation Students who apply for UC ore than 6,000 connect employers with schools and students by offering 4,000 intern­ overseeing the District's application is from WASC, the agency respon­ Transfer Admission Guaran­ students have train students for jobs in high-de­ ships, which will be available over process. "This is just the beginning sible for reaffirming LACC's accred­ tee can attend the UC TAG 15 million rea­ mand fields such as advanced man­ the next four years. With more than of a real ride for the students." itation is the Accrediting Commis­ Workshop today from 4-5 p.m. sons to be hap­ ufacturing, information technology 100 partners, this program is one of The California Career Path­ sion for Community and Junior Students will learn the require­ py, thanks to and healthcare. the largest collaborative models in way Trust Grant will be available Colleges. ments and application process. fundMs available from the California District officials and business the history of California, and focus­ to 6,298 applicants. Seventy-two "Many dedicated faculty, staff The TAG deadline is Sept. 30. Career Pathway Trust Grant. The partners gathered for the grant es on high-demand industry sectors percent of the applications will be and administrators are working Students may also attend work­ CaUfornia Department of Educa­ award ceremony on Thursday, June that are projected to grow and offer designated for students who face on [LACC's] formal report to the shops on Sept. 24 from noon to tion awarded a $15 million grant 4, in front of the Metro Headquar­ job opportunities into the future. economic academic challenges. The ACCJC," said to Dr. Dan Wanner, 1 p.m., and Sept. 30 from 1-2 to the Los Angeles Community ters Building at L.A.'s Union Station. "This grant is a win-win-win for remaining 28 percent are reserved the LACC Accreditation Co-Chair. p.m. Workshops are in Room College District that offers 4,000 in­ Among the 115 people there were the students, the employers and for students who major in one of "[Faculty, staff and administrators] 203 of the Administration ternships in five career areas. Phil Washington, CEO of Metro­ our colleges because we know that the five fields. are reviewing how well [LACC's] Building. The LACCD received $15 milhon politan Transportation Authority, when we work together to create ca­ in the form of a one-time compet­ Frank Spaeth, CEO of NIC Technol­ reer pathways, the economy grows, CSUN Welcomes Future itive grant for a program aimed at ogy Partners and Tracy Rafter, CEO and the whole community bene­ SEE ENROLLMENT GRANT PAGE 3 SEE WASC PAGE 3 Transfer Students CSUN admissions repre­ sentatives will be at L.A. City Shirley without Laverne Shares Memoirs STUDY ABROAD CAPTIVATES STUlll College on Wednesday Sept. 22, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. To sched­ BY MAE BRADLEY ENCOURAGES HER TO STAY IN SCHOOL ule an appointment, visit the Transfer Center in the Admin­ Actress Cindy Williams spoke BY TOMAS RODRIGUEZ She says in the mornings when istration Building, Room 109. about her struggle and zeal while she woke up and looked out her win­ presenting her first memoir, "Shir­ Brenda Guzman sat and ate crepes dow from the fourth floor, she saw ley, I Jest: A Storied Life," at the with her classmates while enjoying many students just like herself. They 40 Universities Coming to Camino Theatre on Sept. 12. the scene. In Paris, at that moment, were from all over the nation and Transfer Fair Williams told the crowd of her she realized her potential as a His­ possessed the desire to travel. LACC's Transfer Day is life's journey finding solace through panic woman, a single mother and a . While abroad, Brenda had class Tuesday Sept. 22, from 10 the arts. After 45 years of hard community college student, j for three hours most days. In her a.m.-l p.m. in the Quad. Forty work, her career in Hollywood still Study abroad programs allow free time she would take public universities from across the na­ continues. She says she lived a life students to travel overseas. They transportation to the Plaza De Sol, tion will attend the first transfer focused on making people laugh, spend one month in Spain and have a tourist attraction in the center of fair ofthe semester. Students having fun and staying positive. a three-day conclusion in France. In Madrid. can contact the Transfer Center Although famous for her role as Spain, the students stay in the dorms During her trip, historic archi­ for more information on the Shirley in the sitcom "Laverne & at Colegio Mayor Mara, the local tecture surrounded her. She says participating universities. Shirley" and the film "American university that is minutes away from it reminds her of Hollywood but Graffiti," Williams says she strug­ the city center. Attendees also have without the calamity celebrities and Astronomy Club Invites gled with academics due to dyslex­ PHOTO BY TOMAS RODRIGUEZ/COLLEGIAN the opportunity to tour many histor­ noise. She took the opportunity to ia. She says her ability to read, write, Actress Cindy Williams returned to her alma mater, LACC, for a discus­ ic landmarks and museums. see the Palacio Real de Madrid - the Students to Lunar Eclipse spell and speak properly was often sion and book signing on Sept. 12, in the Camino Theatre. Guzman made it out of Los Ange­ Royal Palace of Madrid. misunderstood during her era. les. She traveled across the Atlantic "I entered the place in awe," Guz­ The LACC Astronomy Club "You had to be enthusiastic," "The way she looks at life is in­ ment and book signing. Although Ocean to Madrid and Barcelona, man said. "First, I noticed the enor­ welcomes students to observe Williams said. "Have a lot of hope, spiring, day to day as something admission was free for students, the Spain. Then she spent three-days in mous paintings high above, [on the a total lunar echpse on Sunday, and be like Pollyanna every day of new," Elias said. general public paid $15.