VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE AM AGE R October 19, 2016P | Volume 41| No. 2 “Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.” Aristotle VVC Board of Hillary Vs Trump Trustees By Brittany Nistler By Sierra Warwick Entertainment Editor Sports Editor With the first Presidential On Thursday September debate over, more is to come 22nd, 6pm, VVC ASB and before the election date, No- The Daily Press hosted the vember 8th. Presidential can- VVC Board of Trustees Can- didates Hillary Clinton, Demo- didates Forum. The forum was cratic, and Donald Trump, held in the S.A.C. at VVC and Republican, have already start- the six candidates included ed to fight it out on the stage. Bob Conaway, Thomas J. Ker- man, Joseph W. Brady, John Some of the topics from who will rise to the top or fall a shadow over Trump involv- Pinkerton, David “Wes” the first debate included: short. During the debate, both ing a video from 2005 and his Gregg, and Margaret H. Kagy. America's direction, achieving failed to show America who ‘disrespect for women.’ From Political Science Department prosperity, and securing they were. Kaine threw a lot of there, accusations were thrown Chair, Dave Dupree, moderat- America. insults at Pence regarding about Clinton, her husband, ed the night's proceedings as While the Presidential de- Trump. While Pence refused and her email scandal. the candidates answered vari- bates are the highlights from to defend or explain Trump’s Both were more interested ous questions from, ASB stu- September to October, the views no matter how many in attacking each other rather dents, submissions to The Dai- Vice-Presidential debates are times he was asked to. than talking about their poli- ly Press, and audience submit- just as important. With Mike The most recent Presiden- cies and hopes for the future. ted questions. These questions Pence (Trump) and Tim Kaine tial debate was on October 9th Trump admitted to taking ranged from candidates back- (Clinton) arguing it out Octo- and had an interesting out- grounds to the changes they ber 4th, it is interesting to see come. The debate started with Continued on page 2... wish to see with the campus, students, and academics. Bob Conaway a self- ‘Clowning’ Comes to VVC employed attorney, says, “existing leadership: should By Randy Noxon “We responded within 30 sec- safe on campus. We received you recycle or bring some- Features Editor onds of receiving the report good follow-up information thing new.” Conaway states he from Excelsior and checked and we will work to get to the can bring can-do leadership to The “clowning” phenome- the area. We were not able to bottom of this.” VVC. He calls for an increase na that has swept the nation VVC Public Information of communication and com- has made its way to VVC. On Officer and ASB advisor, munity in the manner of, “if Thursday, October 6, two Ex- Robert Sewell adds, “All they call, we answer.” Cona- celsior Charter School students potential threats are taken way wants increased clarity in reported seeing a small grey seriously. Situations such as pathways from high school to import vehicle occupied by these remind us to be aware. VVC and an increase in allo- two individuals, one wearing a If you see something, say cation of VVC funds to en- clown mask, shortly after something. Especially if it is hance student lives. He wants 12:00 p.m. in the parking lot out of the ordinary.” To re- this improvement because next to the Reddy Health and port an incident contact the community college is “a criti- Sciences building. locate the vehicle after check- campus police, or call 911 cal component to modern VVC Campus Police Ser- ing the entire campus.” Gonza- directly. But should we be economy.” geant Fred Gonzalez was quot- lez added, “The last thing we ed in The Daily Press saying, want is for someone not to feel Continued on page 2... Continued on page 2... News pg. 2 Features pg. 5 Entertainment pg. 11 Sports pg. 12 Victor Valley College RamPage • [email protected] • issuu.com/vvcrampage•vvcrampage RamPage Victor Valley College News October 19, 2016 Page 2 Trustees from page 1 community. These candidates and learn the needs of the stu- Debate from page 1 believe there has been major dents by going to them instead Thomas J. Kerman has 22 advances in meeting student of waiting for complaints. advantage of a loophole that years in education and states needs and financial stability at Margaret H. Kagy worked allowed him to not pay federal he can “bring variety and di- VVC and both are hopeful to as classified staff for over 20 income taxes. In turn, he versity to solve problems and continue their work. years and has retired, but still pointed a finger at Clinton by advance goals and needs of David “Wes” Gregg gradu- wants to use her “God-given saying that the people funding students.” Kerman focused ated from VVC in 1993 as Phi talent to help the students.” her campaign were doing the mainly on increasing collabo- Beta Kappa and is convinced She emphasizes increasing same thing. One highlight ration in the K-12 system with that students “can’t get this recruiting and providing ser- from the debate was when VVC as an option for college, experience anywhere else.” vices to the student and has the Hillary stated, “It’s just awful- not a backup knowledge of ly good that someone with the plan. Kerman how most of temperament of Donald also has some the processes Trump is not in charge of the new ideas to work from law in our country.” Trump move the personal expe- responded with, “Yeah be- college for- rience. Kagy cause you’d be in jail.” ward in a wants the stu- By the end of the debate, thoughtful dents to feel one member of the audience and proper welcome and asked each candidate to say way. not have to something nice about the oth- Both Joseph jump through er. Clinton went on to talk W. Brady and hoops to meet about Trump’s children, say- John Pinker- their goals. ing how “incredibly able and ton are for- Kagy wishes to devoted” they are. While mer VVC restructure the Trump spoke about Clinton’s Board of Trustees members Gregg is a system trouble- system at VVC to allow all the refusal to give up and her and focused on the progress shooter and organizer and be- policies of processing students strength to keep going, “I con- that they have helped make in lieves strongly in the support to reach their full potential. sider that a very good trait.” VVC over the past four years. of the community. Gregg The VVC Trustee Candi- The loser of this debate? While Brady focused more on would like to see the commu- date Forum 2016 can be The people of America. With practical job creation and path- nity grow with career path- viewed at http://youtu.be/ the candidate's’ refusal to truly ways to get VVC students into ways in high school and elec- NGeHYl4wX3g speak in depth about their pol- the workforce, Pinkerton em- tronic textbooks to make their icies, America is left saying, phasizes that job preparation is way into the VVC system. He “So who should I be voting just one element of being in a wants an increase of resources for?.” Clowning from page 1 turned out to be a article, David G. combination of real Myers, a professor afraid of “clowning?” Since clowns and irrational of psychology at the first reports of creepy, po- panic, as when a 12- Hope College in tentially murderous clowns year-old Virginia boy Holland, Michi- began surfacing across South with autism dressed gan, attributed the Carolina in August, there have up early for Hallow- epidemic of sight- been supposed sightings in at een, only to become ings to “mass hys- least 10 states, as well as parts the subject of a viral teria” as people’s of Canada. Social media has social media post and fears and feelings been recast in its timeless role a local news seg- fed on one another. as the perennially loud and ment. Somehow, Nothing grips the wrong town crier, helping police dispatched to imagination of far spread misinformation and all the remaining sightings apples before it. Scary clown too many Americans quite like “clown threats” across Twitter, have found no red noses left sightings have trickled in from an imagined monster, come to Facebook, Instagram, and behind at the scene and not a around the country since the threaten your home and take Snapchat. single oversized floppy shoe early 1980s, when “stranger your kids away. When a fear Most of the reports have for the forensic team to study. danger” first became the natio- prone populace finds itself in a been revealed as pranks. The The real mystery here is nal concern that launched a particularly frightening cultur- New York Times noted late how long the clown menace thousand social panics. But the al moment—for reasons real last week that at least 12 peo- will continue to be a story question remains, after 30- or imagined—the hive mind ple had been arrested for before it fades from popular something years of clown can run amok. “clown hoaxes,” and there consciousness, like satanic sightings here and there, why have been multiple arrests ritual abuse, recovered memo- the sudden peak in reports? since then. Other cases have ries, and razor blade-stuffed In the New York Times RamPage Victor Valley College News October 19, 2016 Page 3 Tic Tacs and Assault By Diallo “Markus” Kahin do anything.