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Taxing the "Rich"

By Veronica Fontes

Staff Reporter

According to the Boston Herald's
article "Redefining who's Rich," social
service advocates are proposing a pay-
roll tax to tax "rich" people. The defi-
nition of "rich" is where most differ;
President Obama believes those who
make more than $200,000 are rich while
the advocates believe those who earn
over $100,000 are rich. The plan for this
payroll tax is for the MBTA transit debt
of $60 million and the Big Dig debt of
$190 million.

The payroll tax is a good idea and
would help out the greater Boston city
but the definition of "rich" is where I
disagree. The majority of families and
individuals in Boston make an average
salary of $61,900 USD as of November

28, 2012. Here are the statistics: 3.47%
of people in Boston that receive more
than $200K annually and 31.19% of
people in Boston that receive more than
95K annually. So to say those who make
over $100,000 are "rich" and tax them
for debts they did not create themselves
is outlandish.

Why should the lower income families
be taxed for something they cannot af-
ford and lead themselves into more un-
fortunate financial troubles? Many citi-
zens in Boston even gave up riding the
MBTA after recent spikes in fares dur-
ing March. The MBTA fares increased
23 percent, raising the cost of a bus ride
by 25 cents and subway and rail fares by
30 cents, which was a shockingly smaller
hike than they originally proposed. Bus
and train rides which were once $1.25
became Jl.50-J2.00. Citizens became

livid and irritable at the amount of debt
the MBTA piled on their shoulders and
left their daily commuters to deal with.
Why should we pay for something we
were not the cause of? The state and
government should take better care of
their state funds and issues themselves.
If the proper protocols were followed,
we would not have been in this situation
in the first place.

An easier solution would be to allow
different agencies to share the debt and
work together to resolve it. We could
even get Massport (an independent
public authority which develops, pro-
motes and manages airports and trans-
portation structure in the state) to take
responsibility for some of the debt as
well.

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The Presidential Search Committee
Holds Feedback Sessions

By Alison Crumb

Staff Reporter

The Presidential Search Committee
for RCC held its last open forum with
a Feedback and Comments session
on Wednesday November 28, 2012 at
5:00pm. The public was invited to stop
by at any point during the three-hour
event held in RCC's former cafeteria.

Three round tables in the former caf-
eteria were pushed together into a Venn
diagram of sorts. The floor was opened
for comments and feedback on "What
qualities does the next President of
RCC need to possess?" Students, faculty,
community leaders, and concerned citi-

CONTENTS

TAXING THE"RICH" 1

THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE HOLDS FEEDBACK 1

SHARE-LEIGH ARNEAUD-BERNARD WINS MAJOR SCIENCE AWARD 1

RCC'S HONORS SOCIETY HOSTTHEIR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE 1

AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS DR. KING'S LIFE 1

RCC INTERIM PRESIDENT DR. LINDA EDMONDSTURNER 2

COMMUNITY ES0L PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO RCC'S SUCCESS 2

zens who attended voiced their opinions
and were heard. In fact, members of the
search committee asked follow-up ques-
tions and provided room for discussion
as every attendee was afforded the op-
portunity to share their comments and
feedback.

The search committee stressed that
they would inspect what they expect of
a good candidate. Qualities discussed in-
cluded communications skills, network-
ing skills, funding raising skills, and the
ability to assess and address administra-
tive issues. There were a variety of opin-
ions, feedback, and stories shared during
this meeting.

The Board of Trustees has a tremen-

the next president of RCC. The process
will be thorough and aggressive. Partic-
ular guidelines are set by the State Com-
mission of Higher Education and they
must be followed. There are many steps
in this process and we must not under-
estimate what this will take. "Most have
a simplistic view of the complexity of
what it takes." said Christopher Thomp-
son, an adjunct faculty member at RCC.
One thing is clear: the college has
facts to disprove many of the false al-
legations propagated by The Globe.
There was a level of outrage over how
a perception of the college has been
presented as reality. Members of the

ous an important labor in appointing

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Arneaud-Bernard
Wins Major Science Award

By Ted Thomas

Public Relations /Editor

As a young girl growing up in Trini-
dad, Share-Leigh Arneaud-Bernard was
curious about the natural world that sur-
rounded her. Later that initial curiosity
would lead to a burning interest in the
world of science. As a Biological Science
major at Roxbury Community College,
Share-Leigh recently won first place in
the 2013 Ruth and William Silen, M.D.
Awards, which "recognize participants
who deliver outstanding oral presenta-
tions and who create exceptional sci-
entific posters." Share-Leigh's poster
presentation was titled Reclassification
of Hodgkin's Lymphoma to Increase
Treatment Efficacy. Her research work
was guided by Dr. Alfred Gaskin. "He
is one of the most student-oriented
professors at Roxbury Community Col-
lege," Share-Leigh said of Dr. Gaskin.
"He always says, 'Think outside of the
box.'" The Ruth and William Silen, M.D.

Awards were part of a larger awards cer-
emony sponsored by the New England
Science Symposium.

Share-Leigh Arneaud-Bernard, Rox-
bury Community College's nominee for
the 3rd Annual 29 Who Shine Event, is
a remarkable student and an exceptional

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RCC's Honors Society host
their annual Open House

By Hilaire Dastinot

Staff Reporter

Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society of
RCC hosted their annual open house on
Tuesday December 4th in the academic
building room 3-422. Phi Theta Kappa
was founded in 1918. It is the official
community college honors society dedi-
cated to promoting academic excellence
among students.

Hours before the event kicked off,
the fourth floor hall way, like the main
entrance of the academic building, was
decorated with balloons of all colors— a
sign that something obviously exciting
was going to happen. By 1:30 pm, the
time set for the event, students of dif-
ferent majors, members of the Honors
Society, and many RCC officials signed
in and occupied their seats in a room
decorated with colors seemingly chosen
for the Open House this year.

Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Open House

Among the RCC officials present for
the Open House was Dr. Lynda Turner,
President of Roxbury Community Col-
lege; Dr. Nancy Teal, the Dean of Lib-
eral Arts; Elizabeth Clark, the Director
of Student Engagement; Yvonne An-
thony, faculty and staff advisor for the
club; and many other familiar faces like
Professors Eric Enteman, and Alfred
Gaskin.

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African Meeting House
Highlights Dr. King's Life

By Malcolm Thomas

Staff Reporter

This past Thursday, I went to the Af-
rican Meeting House over on Beacon
Hill to see "The Reverend Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Signs of Freedom"
exhibit. The exhibit focuses on photo-
graphs of Martin Luther King Jr. and
other Civil Rights Movement leaders,
such as Rev. Jesse Jackson and Stokley
Carmichael. It also includes photo-
graphs of nonviolent protest that span
the time of the civil rights movement.
"If I was alive back then I would have
probably ended up in jail or dead," Said
24-year-old Tanesha, a woman who
was viewing the exhibit. "There is no
way I'm gonna let those people [White

people] hit me and harass me and just let
them get away with it."

Upstairs from the exhibit is a 17-20
minute video that explores the history
of Black people in Boston and the his-
tory of the African American meeting
house. "The thing that people are most
surprised about after they watch the vid-
eo is that Frederick Douglass spoke here
in Boston. People usually associate him
with his time in Maryland and in New
Bedford, but never Boston," said one of
the national park rangers.

The exhibit was originally supposed
to end on the 17th of February, but it
will now continue until the end of the
month. The African Meeting House is
located on 46 Joy Street in Beacon Hill.

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RCC Interim President
Dr. Linda Edmonds Turner
F i nds Ti me to E ngage Students

By Alison Crumb & Rose Fonta

Staff Reporters

This is not my first time in the Ad-
ministration Building nor is it my first
time on the third floor at the office of
the president. However, I drag these ce-
ment blocks that were once my feet up
each step. I stand on the landing before
the door marked 3, and there I admit to
myself I feel intimidated. My partner in-
terviewed Dr. Linda Edmonds-Turner
only days earlier and my intentions are
simple: I want to meet our President.
I've heard her words, voice, passion
and life stories. I want both the words
and actions of our
administration; so
I turn the door
knob of the glass
door along the glass
plane wall that reads
"The Office of the
President."

Dr. Turner's

staff was straight-
forward, and
engaging. As I i
am standing and
speaking with the
woman at the front
desk, Dr. Turner
walks out of her
office. She enters
the waiting area to
greet and show her visitor to her office.
As she approaches my direction, she
acknowledges me making eye contact,
greets me and touches my arm briefly.
My interaction was brief, but in the
midst of a busy schedule, our college
president Dr. Linda Edmonds-Turner
finds time to engage students.

Dr. Turner graduated as valedictorian
of Mary Bethune High School in 1966.
She was amongst the first six African-
American women to attend Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, graduated with
honors, and received her bachelor's
degree. She went on to earn a Master's
Degree at Michigan State University and
also holds an MBA and a Ph.D. from
Virginia Tech.

Dr. Turner has worked in the
corporate world in areas including
marketing, new product development,
and product launching and has a
professional background in higher
education as well. She was the vice
president and chief marketing officer
for Dean College in Franklin. For nine
years she was the president of Urban
College in Boston, which has a small
and largely minority student population.

Dr. Turner says, "The student is
the center of all we do." The idea of
having open houses or town meetings
described by Dr. Turner as "student
friendly" brainstorming sessions every

other month highlights and emphasizes
her willingness to create effective
communication between administration
and the student body. Dr. Turner,
the Boards of Trustees, students and
the Student Government Association
(SGA) have already had one meeting.
Student Government Association
president Kiara Wynn says. "We set it
up to have an open meeting with the
interim president every other month
starting in January. Another thing is that
if you have issues, go to the Office of
Student Life."

What has already been voiced by the
community and student body is clear.

RCC needs to improve in customer
service. Dr. Turner responds to this
feedback and states that "people,
students, community folk, other people
that come to the campus feel they're
wanted on campus. Making sure it's a
positive experience for them. That - to
me - is one of the key things I want to
focus on. I want to get the students'
input on how we best do that."

When asked about what she will
change or do differently at RCC, Dr.
Turner states the need to "make a
change in how we present ourselves
as an institution to people in the
community and also to the students...
[If] we don't get customers right, then
we aren't going to grow because people
will choose to go elsewhere for better
service in order to meet their career
needs and goals. If you don't get that
part right than you don't reach all the
other things you want to do."

Wynn feels that President Turner
"is definitely willing to help change the
name RCC has developed over the years
and is willing to [address] any concern
students have."

Roxbury Community College's
primary mission is to serve the needs
of a diverse greater Roxbury area and
the surrounding metropolitan Boston
community. When asked about her
role here at RCC as Interim President,

Dr. Turner states "It's a wonderful
institution! My job is to do as much
as I can to make sure we're getting
those positive stories as we are holding
everything together for that next great
President."

"When I took this job it was interim
only, to come in and, say, lead the ship
while the search is going on. To give the
institution a chance to figure out who
they wanted and what they wanted."

Dr. Turner knows that it will take

a team effort to improve our image,

services and brand at RCC. Dr. Turner

states, "This College is not just me. I

can't run a college

by myself. No

matter how hard I

work or how great

my intentions are.

You have to work

with a group of

folk. A Board of

Trustees, you have

the faculty and

staff; you have

students, you have

| the community.

We all have to

work on this

together."

When asked
about where she
sees RCC five
years from now,
Dr. Turner replies, "In five years I see
tremendous growth in the look of the
campus. I see growth, I see us going into
many other majors. Five years from now
I see us with a brand new building....
We're going to be spending money on
renovating [the Academic Building]
and bringing in a lot more in the health
sciences, updating all those labs, a lot
of the classrooms in the building and
within there, there will be a different
type of food service."

"Right now we're in the study
phase of what we're going to do. In
Massachusetts when a state college
does new buildings, you go through
DC AM (Division of Capital Assets
Management). It has several phases to
it. We have got a new 20.7 million bond
to make improvements. The first year
you study what needs to be done all
over campus. That process will be over
by June."

"The next year will be design phase
and where the architects will design
the building and all that goes with that.
And the next year we will be shovel
ready, meaning starting digging and
building. "It's really a three to four year
process, so within five years that will be
accomplished."

It appears good things are in the
future for RCC.

Share-Leigh...

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human being While at RCC, Share-
Leigh has at times served as President
of the Science Club, President of the
Garden Club, Secretary of the Pizza and
Politics Club, Student Representative of
the Student Government Association,
and a member of the Honors Club. She
also volunteers in the RCC Writing Cen-
ter and at a community swimming pool
in Roslindale, MA. In spite of having
had an extremely active schedule, Share-
Leigh will graduate with a 3.98 GPA.

Eager to continue expanding her
science experience, Share -Leigh is cur-
rently working as a student intern at
the Massachusetts Biologies Laboratory

in Mattapan, MA. She is proud of her
work at the lab, which is confidential in
nature.

Share-Leigh's future plans begin with
transferring to a four-year college where
she plans on earning a Bachelor's degree
in Biology. From there she intends to
enroll in medical school and graduate
with both MD and PhD degrees in Bio-
Medical Research. Her future research
focus will be to continue the Reclassifi-
cation of Hodgkin's Lymphoma project
she began at RCC. Share-Leigh would
like to help people live longer, healthier
lives.

Share-Leigh is also a poet, able to
merge her love of nature and science
into poetry that explores the connec-
tion between science and human emo-

tions. In one of her poems, titled The
Equation of Life, based on a painting by
Reginald Gee, she wrote:

The numbers that are
intertwined

Remind me of the fraction
of time that we have

To climb up the staircase
of love and determination. . .

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Staff and students are invited to send letters to the editor, news

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Faculty advisor:
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Community E SOL Program
Contributes to RCC s Success

By Hilaire Dastinot

Staff Reporter

As part of the wide range of ser-
vices available to students at Roxbury
Community College, the Community
ESOL (ESL) program contributes a lot
to the success of Roxbury Community
College. Since the boom in education,
students from all over the world flock
here in search of a degree from the
Commonwealth. As a matter of fact,
Community ESOL, as well as College
ESOL, is designed to meet the needs
of numerous students who desire to
acquire skills to adjust to their English
language environment.

In her dedication to such needs, Ms.
Irina Morgunova, who is responsible
for the program, manages to respond
to students without a secretary;
although when she is absent, her need
of one stands out. In a statement,
she proudly said, "We are a team
dedicated to providing students with
the necessary tools to push forward."

Conveniently located on the second
floor in the Academic Building
(Building 3), the busiest building
on campus, the office of the ESOL
Outreach Counselor is easy to reach.
Upon signing in at the Learning
Center's front desk, you'll be directed
to Ms. Morgunova who is in charge
of leading the ESOL program in the
Boston area, assisted by well-rounded
teachers dedicated to helping students
acquire knowledge to strengthen their
educational background.

With the support of the Language
Lab, the Writing Center, and the huge
Library, Community ESOL students
are both prepared to perform in the
world of work as well as to further
their education through their college
level preparation.

Any prospective student who can
demonstrate adequate English writing
skills is encouraged to apply for college
ESOL. Based on a six semester-a-year
period, the program goes through six

levels of instruction where the student
has the possibility of progressing in
a grammar-writing combination and
pronunciation/conversation practice. If
missing the registration for the regular
college semester, a new ESOL student
can follow Community ESOL classes to
improve their English and catch up the
next semester.

Above all, Intermediate Writing
classes are designed to deliver adequate
preparation for a student to succeed
in placement test and excel in college
ESOL or higher. Some even make it
to English Composition I. They build
on skills acquired during their ESOL
preparation to assure success in courses
in any major. Irina is right to believe
that "success in college is based on a
good ESOL preparation." In fact, a
lack of preparation can lead a student
to malfunctioning in English or any
college level courses. As a result, they
often drop out.

For the well-being of all students,
Irina Morgunova is surrounded by a
faculty chosen from the cream of the
crop. Irene Garnits teaches mainly
intermediate writing where her students
learn the skills and techniques of
college-level writing. Wendy Law teaches
level 1 and level 4. Anna Boudarenho
for her part teaches grammar. Mark
Snyder teaches communication skills,
and Daniel Garbers and Dowley Kelly
teach grammar/ conversation.

In their experience teaching English,
each member of this faculty is an asset
for the entire RCC community, and
students throughout their journey in
college will always remember them.
Achievement does not just happen.
Community ESOL at RCC prepares you
to achieve. A lot of successful college
students started at the Community
ESOL Program.

For more information about the
program, contact the Senior Outreach
Counselor, Ms. Morgunova, in Room
(3) 207. Community ESOL at RCC is
worth trying!

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Being a Lady Tiger

By Daniel Villanueva

Staff Reporter

It may be in your best interest check
out a R.C.C. Women's basketball game.
They've played they've left their audi-
ences applauding on many occasion
this season and have earned a national
ranking, but the continuity off the
court deserves a bigger applause.

Coach Mark Leszczyk can recognize
talent, but his assessments aren't
restricted solely on the foundation of
the sport. If ask him about any of his
players, the first reference you'll get
is "student/ athlete." All too often,
athletes, especially at the junior college
level, become academically ineligible.
Their ineligibility simultaneously
hinders their academic future, as well
as stuns the team's success. So what
does Coach Leszczyk do to counter
that? "To maintain eligibility here, we
monitor our players' progress as tightly
as we can and have mandatory study

halls throughout the week, not just in
season, but year round. In my entire
time at Roxbury, I have only had one
ineligible player, and to me, that's one
too many."

I consider the success of Lady Tigers
as a "double edge sword." Their ranking
was earned from a nucleus of players
throughout the Northeast region, but
only two players reign from the Boston
area. Coach Leszczyk recognizes the
same concern. "This year's class seems
to be from more of a distance, but it is
rare. I would love to have more local
players, but getting young people to go
to school in their 'backyard' has proven
to be difficult."

The Lady Tigers remain competitive
year in and year out. Coach Leszczyk
specializes in recruiting in the specific
athletes who adhere to his curriculum.
"They must be dedicated academically
and athletically to survive playing for
Roxbury."

Thanks to M alone

By Veronica Fontes

Staff Reporter

Professor H. Tia Juana Malone is
devoted to being a teacher. "It's excit-
ing, utilizes my mind." She teaches all
the time and loves it because it "makes
you have to study and that's exciting."
To Professor Malone teaching re-
quires you to "study and learn how to
best deliver a lesson to a very diverse
student audience. As well as accentu-
ate them into being learners." I dis-
covered the art of the English major
through several talks with Professor
Malone. To be an English major you
have to be interested in a broad range
of things. You have to read all types
of literary works, especially current
pieces because your job as an English
major will be assessing whatever work
anyone creates. An English major has
to read wisely, research many different
topics and write persuasively.

As I sat down in Professor Malone's
office and listened to her speak,
I became even more interested in
learning. Her words were gentle but
full of aspiration as she listed out the
important tools an English major
would need to succeed. Some, such
as understanding different styles of
writing by reading and using books
such as Elements of Style by William
Strunk, can help future journalist,
editors and authors gain insight about
what it is their craftsmanship can
further develop. Knowing libraries and
library systems, classification of things,
and, most importantly, allowing "NPR

[National Public Radio] to be part of a
daily digest" is a great way for English
majors or students to keep a steady diet
of current, interesting and important
news.

Professor Malone knows "a little
everything of everything" by listening
to the news and picking up some
information about new things every
day. Keeping your mind fresh and
always open to evolving new concepts
or ideas is a great advancement for any
English major. The reason for choosing
to interview Professor Malone was
after enrolling in her African American
Literature course, my mind was blown
by the amount of things I had thought
I knew. I walked into her class as
an English major and left it feeling
dumbfounded. Her speeches and
lessons taught in class challenged me to
prove my reason for being an English
major and even more so to continue
learning more about literature.

After speaking with Professor
Malone, this experience reminded me
that as an English major you have
to adjust your writing, research your
work, edit your papers, accept criticism
and remind yourself to be a constant
learner. No matter how harsh or strict
her vernacular is, her goal as a professor
is to give people the "incentive to be
lifelong learners; don't do the matrix of
the class and get involved in a subject,"
opening up a world of new possibilities
to her students.

Get Published

By Veronica Fontes

Staff Reporter

Dig out that great piece of writing
you worked so hard on and get the at-
tention you deserve! You need to focus
on nothing but the course lessons and
catching up. However, the paper is sum-
moning your psyche and you can no
longer deny it. An obligation to open
the pages and build thoughts on paper.
After minutes expand to hours and days,
you have created a masterpiece. Others
may say it is impressive, and you agree.
Nevertheless, how can you let even
more people view your beautiful work?

The newspaper on the RCC campus
always publishes students' work who
are involved in the Gazette. However,
how can you submit a piece? Who is in
charge? Is there an email or office? Is
my work guaranteed publishing? How
does it all begin? Well, pick up the free
student newspaper Roxbury Community
College's Gateway Gazette and flip
towards the end. The email mentioned
(writingcenter@roxbury.edu) is your
first step towards getting published. The
Gateway Gazette mentions "Staff and
students are invited to send letters to
the editor, news tips, ideas for articles,
photos and other information" Each
submission you make is subjected to
editing and run on a space available basis.
The faculty advisor and editor, Judith
Kahalas, welcomes any submissions.
So do not sit there and let such a great
opportunity slide by. Take advantage of
it and be published.

The problem lies not with the
Gateway Gazette but with the students.
Of course, Roxbury Community College
wants to publish their students in their
own print media. But how can they do
that if no students are submitting their
work. Courses such as Journalism I,
which I had the opportunity to attend,
even had a chance to see their work
published in the Gazette, but lost it
after several students turned in their
work late, unacceptable for any news
writer. Unlike some of the students,
I was under the impression that every

piece I wrote would be submitted.
According to Ms. Kahalas, "Students
need to inform their peers in Roxbury
Community College about submitting
their work to the Gazette." We all
need to work together as a community
if we want to be published. The issue
of Roxbury Community College not
having a student editor but instead run
by faculty is an issue some students
seem to have with the Gazette. Walking
through the halls, I asked students
about the situation and they replied with
answers like "I did not know we had a
newspaper." They did not believe their
work would be considered and some
did not believe their writings were good
enough. But why does that stop them?

The majority of answers I received
re fere ed back to the main issue, which
happens to be not many students know
they can submit work to the Gazette
because they never read or saw it. To
help students realize their options
and opportunities, the Gazette and
Roxbury Community College can do
more for them. We need to get these
students to read the Gazette. Some
simple suggestions would be to allow
the Gazette to become our social media
manager. By allowing their readers and
advertisers to establish relationships
through connecting with friends to
design targeted marketing campaigns
that incorporate technology that
envelopes how humans interact with
website images and information. Along
with the use of surveys and polls, the
Gazette can incorporate the student
body's perceptions, opinions and views
on articles or issues we believe students
are faced with in life. Part of the Gazette
staff can even start hiring student writers
to help interview future sources, come
up with topics, and offer internships
for majors to help develop media skills
for their future. The possibilities and
doors this decision can lead to for
English majors as well as other majors
are endless. Any piece of writing will do,
just make sure it is something you love
and will be happy to distribute around
your campus.

Your Newest SGA Rep:

Andrice Napoleon

By Lloyd Bryan

Staff Reporter

A change of the guard in the form of
Roxbury Community College's Student
Government Association has recently
taken place. For the uninformed, there
is a new vice president and two new
representatives here to assist the student
body. Their names are Maha Abdelra-
him and Darnell McFarlane. Where we
congratulate them on their new posts
and wish them well this semester, this
piece is tailored to inform you about
Rep. Andrice Napoleon.

Andrice (often referred to as "Drice")
is a lifelong Massachusetts resident and
second year student here at RCC. The
21 year-old engineering major with a
passion for automobiles was selected
to join the SGA after an extensive
interviewing process. When asked what
he hopes to bring to SGA, Drice stated,
"I want to bring a new perspective. It
seems like things are just a single routine
or just in-the-box-thoughts. The same
stuff is done all the time. I feel like I can
present something different."

Andrice is no stranger to heavy
workloads; he breaks the monotony
of his schoolwork and side duties by
delving into other passions such as
football, basketball, and music, but, he
doesn't approach the music as passively

as many others may. Drice is a rapper
and serious about his craft. He cites
Joe Budden, Jay-Z and Ma$e as major
influences to him. "I would throw
Biggie in their too" he replies. But, all
of that takes a backseat to his education.

A four year school is the next
endeavor for Drice. Where UMass-
Amherst, Dartmouth and Framingham
State are in the running as institutions
ready to accept Drice's talents, he hasn't
limited himself to just those places in
particular. "I would have to work harder
for Northeastern University or WPI,"
he says, but, he hasn't given up hope.

When you see Drice walking the
halls of RCC, he is as cool, calm and
collected as any you will ever encounter.
A relatively silent character who isn't
without his trademark smile and chuckle,
if you have a moment, get to know him.
He is here to help and serve you.

The SGA
President

By Wesley Jean Baptiste

Staff Reporter

The Fall 2012 semester of Roxbury
Community College was the dawn of
a new President. The Student Govern-
ment Association now has a new Head
of Office. With a robust campaign, Ki-
ara Wynn won the popular vote of the
Roxbury Community College students.
I had the blessing of interviewing Presi-
dent Wynn for the Gateway Gazette.

During our conversation, President
Wynn told me the reason she ran
for office. "There was a point where
Roxbury Community College felt like
a good genuine community. To date,
although I like the campus life, we have
gotten a bit of a bad reputation." As we
sat, Wynn took a minute to reflect on
her successful campaign, which to her
account was simple. "I just wanted to
let the students know that I want to be
their voice." She got into details and told
me that her strongest campaign tool was
her raw ambition. Driven, she would
walk up to people and let them know
face to face that she was running for
President of the Student Government
Association. In a world today where
connections are immeasurably made
through social media networks,
President Wynn wanted to reach the
student body on a personal level.

She also told me that the hardest
part of her campaign was listening to
everyone's concerns and registering
them as points of improvement for the
college. In the midst of our discussion
on the concerns of the student body,
the President kept things frank and said,
"Most of the troubles are with faculty
and the students; the students do not
like the way they are being treated."

President Wynn and her cabinet
members have been in talks with the
colleges President, Dr. Linda Turner,
about correcting each one of these
concerns. In her first semester as
President, aside from trying to listen
everyone's complications, she has
been working relentlessly to fix them.
Wynn has been keeping the campus
life thriving. In the past semester she's
hosted a luncheon where all the proceeds
raised went towards sponsoring a family
for the holiday season. Also, at that very
same luncheon, there was a bake goods
banquet where proceeds raised from
that went to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys
For Tots Foundation.

In light of the issues on campus, the
President was able to get some good
charity done for the past holiday season
in the name of Roxbury Community
College. Looking towards the future,
President Wynn's goal was to promote
school spirit. "The school lacks all
aspects of school spirit. We want to give
our sports teams lots and lots of love.
The best way to achieve that goal is to
attend the home games at the Reggie
Lewis Track And Field Center." With a
winning smile, a dedicated heart, and an
ambition fit for a giant, President Wynn
has the substance to succeed. What's
left, you ask? Your support.

4 Roxbury Community College Gateway Gazette - April, 201 3

The Presidential Search...

« continued from page 1

committee were eager, confident and
prepared to address concerns stemming
from a series of articles run by The
Globe. "When The Globe was attack-
ing the college, the college was ready to
respond with fact." says Paul Alexander,
Human Resource Director at RCC.

Attendees spoke with passion and
concern for Roxbury Community Col-
lege. RCC has done a tremendous ser-
vice to this community and this commu-
nity has a vested interest in the college.
The chair did his best to keep the overall
objective and agenda in the forefront,
searching for what the committee could
take away from stories of the past as
well as general and passionate opinions
about the college and its needs.

Faculty members provided feedback
on what qualities they would like to see
in the next president of our college.
"This should be their world." says Dani-
elle Tabela, coordinator GED program
at RCC. Faculty also expressed a com-
mitment and a sense of advocacy for
the college and their respective depart-
ments.

Roxbury Community College is end-
ing "the research and development"
portion of their presidential search.
As the committee wraps up the overall
job description and creates a profile of
our "Next Great President," a search
firm will then be hired to find and as-
sess candidates who may be the right fit
for RCC and its needs. The presidential
search committee plans to present three
viable candidates for president of Rox-
bury Community College to the board
of trustees by March or April in efforts
to fill the vacancy by the new fiscal year.

Taxing the Rich..

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Some citizens who oppose my view-
points or even refute them would say
that taxing the rich and wealthy is bet-
ter than taxing the poor and the result
would put an end to a huge portion of
our $250 million debt. Although it does
seem like an admirable alternative, an
even better one is to urge the citizens
of Boston to contact the governor and
our legislators to work together to find
solutions.

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Lamar

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Album

Review

By Lloyd C. Bryan, Jr.

Staff Reporter

RCC's Honors Society...

« continued from page 1

While setting up, the audience was
serviced a YouTube presentation identi-
fied by Professor Kimberly Stieglitz as
"a community service oriented video"
featuring the backgrounds of different
members of Honors Society.

Meanwhile, Kevin Smalls, President
of the RCC Honors Society committee,
addressed a warm welcome to the audi-
ence as he thanked Dr. Turner for her
presence. Then he introduced the mem-
bers of the Society.

From a slides presentation, Kevin
developed what is called "The Chapters
of Phi Theta Kappa" and the "Purpose
and Goals" of the society. This put the
emphasis on how the society can assist
potential members in internship place-
ment and highlighted the various uni-
versities and colleges Phi Theta Kappa
honorees can attend. This opportunity
extends over most of the prestigious
universities across the United States.

Following this was another YouTube
video on established Phi Theta Kappa
of different states like Florida, Alaska,
Texas, Alabama, Illinois, and Michigan
and various opportunities available to
outstanding student members of the
society. In addition, Kevin assured that

"the society provides support to mo-
tivated students willing to make a dif-
ference in other people's lives through
leading capacity." He testified that nu-
merous partner organizations are look-
ing for such individuals.

Thirty five million dollars can be
spent on educational activities just for
being a member of Phi Theta Kappa,
according to Kevin. There is "zero risk
and tremendous returns," agreed all
committee members, inviting RCC stu-
dents to join the society.

After the video was a self-introduc-
tion of each member of the RCC Hon-
ors Society for the late arrivals. Then
finally came the round of questions,
one of which was about the funding of
the society. The answer drew many at-
tempts, but Professor Stieglitz got ahead
and brought up that "The society draws
so much interest that a lot of people are
generous toward it." Furthermore, she
added that "honorees, after working
their way up, give back to support future
activities."

The Open House ended with the
thankful remarks of Maha Abdelrahim,
secretary of the committee, who invited
anyone with questions to approach the
committee members, as she invited the
audience for the refreshment while chat-
ting.

You should be familiar with the name
kendrick Lamar today. The twenty four
ear old, quick-witted rhyme slayer
startled with the burden of ushering in
a new crop of talented emcees to bring
forth the resurgence of the West Coast
released his major label debut, "good
kid, m.A.A.d city" in October under
the Aftermath banner. (Yes, the house
that famed West Coast producer Dr.
Dre built.) The album which plays like
a feature film on wax is encompassed
with brilliant rhyme patterns, vivid sto-
rytelling, deeply melodic instrumentals
and equally impressive ad-libs. Many
major label hip hop debuts today are
reduced to large 808 drum-heavy beats,
redundant yet insanely catchy hooks
and an overabundance of guest appear-
ances from national radios Top 10 art-
ists (Nicki Minaj, 2Chainz, Drake, etc.).
However, Lamar allows you to visit
"good kid, m.A.A.d city" the best way
any artist can, by giving it to you with
little to no filler. He stands on his own.

"Good kid, m.A.A.d city" boasts a
total of five guest appearances on the
album and each fit perfectly into La-
mar's film on disc. Never to be outdone
by stellar verses by fellow TDE member
Jay Rock "Money Trees", gangsta rap
vet MC Eiht "m.A.A.d city" and men-
tor/boss Dr. Dre "Compton" Lamar
intricately weaves together tales of star-
dom, survival and praise to his home-
town on these particular records.

But, the young Compton, CA up-
starts shining moments arrive on his
solo offerings. Tracks like "Bitch, Don't
Kill My Vibe" and lead single "Swim-
ming Pools (Drank)" leave his listeners
and followers clamoring for more. Yet,
it's the thought provoking "Sing about
Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" a twelve min-
ute epilogue where the emcee raps from
the standpoint of a disgruntled relative
made prominent on "Keisha's Song
(Her Pain)" from his 2010 debut album
"Section.80". In it, Lamar delicately, yet
ferociously paints the ills of otherwise
common heartache experienced in his
hometown over a simplistic, guitar-
tinged melody.

The production values of "good kid,
m.A.A.d city" play a pivotal role in not
only the progression but overall crafti-
ness of the album. With no one pro-
duction team handling the bulk of the
work, the syncopation in conjunction
with the interludes have a better flow
as a whole. Lamar reaches back into the
well with TDE vet Sounwave and hauls
in big name producer Just Blaze for
closer, "Compton". With a conspicuous
absence from mentor Dr. Dre on the
boards, Lamar more than makes up for
it as "good kid, m.A.A.d city" cleverly
depicts a day in the life of a young Ken-
drick Lamar trying to survive on his wits
in the city of Compton. v

POET'S CORNER

!

CATASTROPHE

By Janet Villafane

What once felt like butterflies in my stomach

Now feels like parasites.

Causing a gratifying satisfying pain.

Though I should be ashamed, I blame my fear to tame

The sinful nature that was born before I was ever in existence.

And your persistence, I find magnificent

Though it afflicts catastrophe inside of me

And at the same time bewilders me and kills me.

I've bit too far into the apple

To now want to go to the chapel

And serve who deserves

All exaltation without contemplation.

Are my sweetest dreams of you tainted?

Have we painted over a masterpiece?

Revitalizing the College's
Voice after 40 Years

By Judy Kahalas

Editor of The Gateway Gazette

Veronica Fontes, in her article in this
issue of The Gazette ("Get Published"),
sent a shout-out to all RCC students to
contribute to the campus newspaper.
Especially at this time in the College's
history, Ms. Fontes' call to action is
important. We are poised to become
the "new" RCC: a predominantly new
Board of Trustees is in place, revitalized
and committed to upholding the ideals
on which this College was founded; a
new President will be in place when we
regroup in the Fall of 2013; and archi-
tects have begun work on designing a
new campus, recreating the spaces and
places that have become weary from the
footprints of time.

As we walk the corridors of RCC and
hear the echoes (some good, some not
so good) of four decades, let's pledge
to do all we can to support the College
and become the premier institution
for the Commonwealth's community

colleges. We have all the raw ingredients:
community engagement; a geographic
location near all of Boston's finest
medical and educational facilities; and
exciting initiatives, collaborations, and
grants that have given us leadership
status in diverse areas of education.

What does all this have to do with the
student newspaper? Students are the
driving force of education. We need to
hear from you: your creative voice, your
grateful voice, your informative voice,
and even your angry voice. We can only
learn from each other if we speak out,
and the spoken word is most powerful.

Finally, there are many ways to become
engaged and to engage others: through
the submission of photographs, minutes
from club meetings, information from
SGA leadership, editorials, by securing
advertisements to keep our paper
going, by writing a monthly column,
conducting a survey, etc. Just ask us.

Submit all entries to us electronically:
jkahalas@rcc.mass.edu; qjames@rcc.
mass.edu

Nurse
Hinesisa
Lifelong
Learner

By Florise Luc

Staff Reporter

According to Ruth Hines, "Students
are the best teachers." Ruth operates
as the sole nurse for all students, fac-
ulty and employees at R.C.C. and has
worked in health services at Roxbury
Community College for 27 years. Her
initial goal was to become a certified
public accountant, but her deep desire
to love and care for people altered that
goal and led to her to become a nurse.
She has been a nurse for over 40 years
and worked at "just about every hospi-
tal in Boston."

Ruth is a Boston native who holds
a master's degree from Howard
University. Although she holds a
master's degree, she exclaimed she
continues learning daily thanks to the
students at RCC. She proclaimed the

students keep her current and that
"every day is different, I like the variety."
Students represent R.C.C. from all
cultures and all walks of life.

The Health Center at Roxbury
Community College offers all types
of interesting things. One can obtain
things from bandages for a minor cut,
to the flu shot, HIV/STD testing,
free condoms and pregnancy tests to
name a few. As we're in the midst of
the flu season, Nurse Hines could not
emphasize enough to wash your hands
because it's the most important thing to
do to avoid it.

When Ruth Hines is not busy caring
for everyone's health, she likes to listen
to "old school music." Her face lit up
with joy when speaking on behalf of
artists such as The Whisper's and Pattie
La Belle. She's looking forward to
attending a concert in the near future
featuring some of her favorite old
school artists.

I find Ruth Hines' favorite quote "It's
good to treat others the way you'd like
to be treated, not the way they treat
you" fitting for a nurse. Day in and day
out she is responsible for attending to
people's needs in order to tend them
back to health. Whether you have a
cough and need a throat lozenge or you
just have a general health question, visit
Nurse Hine's, located in building 4 room
number 313.

April, 201 3 - Roxbury Community College Gateway Gazette 5

From the State University of Haiti to Roxbury Community College:

The J ourney of a Student

By Hilaire Dastinot

Staff Reporter

In their expectation of a better future
through a solid educational background,
the dream of a Haitian student goes be-
yond the boundaries of the University
of Haiti up to the borders of the world-
wide higher education institutions. The
logic of the world being a global village,
with the welcoming United States, eases
the transition, and Roxbury Community
College, in its diversity, hosts a pool of
these geniuses amidst their journey to
becoming well-rounded professionals.

Upon completion of fourteen years
of primary and secondary school (U.S.
elementary /middle school and high
school), typical in the Haitian educa-
tional system, a student is ready for the
next level. There comes the challenge of
a lifetime: admission to the state univer-
sity where the number of competitors
always outnumbers that to be admitted
to an entity of the University.

In such instances, the level of knowl-
edge acquired in secondary school
comes into play, and the most commit-
ted ones make it to either the School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, Law
and Economics, Agronomy and Veteri-
nary Medicine; the School of Business,
Politics and International Studies; or
the School of Medicine and Health Sci-
ences to name a few.

As in college or university anywhere,
passing a class is subject to a great deal
of effort. Students in Haiti strive to

keep up until graduation. "Either to
get credential for the tight job market
competition of Haiti or be ready to
adjust intellectual environment abroad,
the Haitian student's goal is understood
to be success bound," acknowledged a
business major back in Haiti, now an
RCC Financial Aid official.

Transitioning from home's educa-
tional habits, with different professors'
teaching style and peer students sharing
the same cultural traits and habits and
often same learning style, to the patch-
work of culture and diversity that is
Roxbury Community College is quite a
switch for some but a continuation for
others.

Lunie Joseph, a nursing major at
Roxbury Community College, thinks
that her experience of a soft transition
should be the same for any other peer
who is used to the challenge of "solv-
ing a math problem or doing a science
project." The exception, she said is
that "laboratory equipment are not so
handy." Lunie switched from computer
science back in Haiti to the medical field
at RCC.

On his side, Ernst Horace, an RCC
biotech major says, "The hardest ob-
stacle for a student from Haiti to over-
come is the language barrier." Moreover,
he thinks that "math is numbers mixed
with common sense; you just need to
understand the professor explaining."

The RCC Library administrative as-
sistant Marie Magloire, who majored in
business back in Haiti believes "any stu-

dent with strong credentials should be
able to adjust to the environment." Her
thoughts are that "the level of education
in Haiti matches with what is being cur-
rent in college here." She believes that
"even the English language is no longer
such a barrier, with everyone travel-
ling back and forth between the Unit-
ed States and Haiti. Coupled with the
grammar skills learned through the for-
eign language curriculum of education,
students manage to express themselves,
and 'that's for their best."

At the College Registrar's Office, An-
dre Charles has had a different experi-
ence. He left the country at a very young
age, many decades ago, but still recalls
how things used to be compared to the
contemporary era. Though he'd had a
US education, he remains connected
with what he calls "intellectual life in
back home." "Knowledge is universal,"
he stated, and " anyone who's acquired
a certain level education shouldn't mal-
function anywhere."

In their curiosity to what is contained
in the curriculum of other countries'
higher education, or for any other rea-
sons, a Haitian student is bound to ex-
plore and learn more. The Haitian mi-
nority at Roxbury Community College
has proven to be proud of what they
are providing in terms of service to the
RCC community, or acquiring in terms
of additional knowledge to complete
their credentials.

The Ongoing Gun Debate

By Kalph Lamarque

Staff Reporter

In light all of this fierce gun control
debate, intensified by the Newtown
tragedy, there has been a fundamental
misunderstanding of second amend-
ment and collective constitutional strive
towards "a more perfect union." An ar-
ticle written by Adam Winkler of The
Daily Beast has spotlighted a recent
trend in individuals like Tea-Partiers'
extension of the second amendment
from traditional interpretation of self-
defense and hunting to a mean of safe-
guarding against an imminent govern-
ment takeover and a secret agenda to
confiscate everyone's guns.

These beliefs, as the article pointed
out, have been used as justification
against any gun control laws, against
background checks for buying bigger
guns, and to amass even larger maga-
zines. Gun advocacy groups like the Na-
tional Rifle Association have advocated
for the widespread arming of civilians
to serve as vigilantes to stop seldom
encounters with psychopaths, gang-
bangers, and murderers. In this spirited
debate filled with emotions, hardcore
beliefs, and self- interest groups, it is
time to get rational and have a facts
driven multidimensional approach!

To amass assault weapons, to amass
magazines upwards of a hundred bul-
lets preemptively in case of government
takeover is a complete misunderstand-
ing of that great document known as
the U.S. Constitution. The authors of
the constitution brilliantly incorporated
a system of checks and balances that
would make such things impossible. If
a president decides to become a tyrant,
fifty governors will have a say about
that. If one governor has come to the
decision that he should become the
president of his own state, the federal
government and forty nine other states
will happily make him supreme presi-
dent of his own jail cell.

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Concerning the individual, or a civil-
ian who is constantly armed, alert, and
ready to take action and bring down a
psychopath, mass murderer, or a gang-
banger if they were to try anything, if
this is what America has come to, guns
should be the least of our worries. The
recent tragedy involving the shooting
and murder of Florida teen Trayvon
Martin at the hand of civilian vigilante
George Zimmerman should be looked
upon as a harbinger of the perils of
arming untrained civilians to carry out
justice.

With the nonsensical theories of
government takeovers and dreams of
a world filled with citizen vigilantes
put aside, a serious gun debate can be
started. In Australia, in 1996, there was
a mass shooting that left close to thirty
five individuals dead. The prime minis-
ter at the time, Jon Howard, and Austra-
lia's legislative body, in response to the
massacre restricted the sale of assault
weapons and took 700,000 guns off the
street through a gun buyback program.

Since then gun related violence has
dropped by as much as seventy-four

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percent. In Japan, as documented in an
article in The Atlantic, in order to buy a
gun one must past a background check,
have recurring training on gun use and
psychological assessment every three
years. Japan has maintained the second
lowest rate of gun violence in the world.
These countries have demonstrated the
ability of effective gun policy. As point-
ed out by a Washington Post article, the
United States has the highest rate of gun
violence among industrialized countries.
America can and has to do better. We
can certainly learn from those countries
and we should be enforcing background
checks already in place, have gun buy-
back program in urban areas, restrict
excessive buying of assault weapons
and ammunitions, train responsible
gun- owners on safe and proper gun use,
and have shared accountability between
gun manufacturers, gun stores, and gun
owners through proper gun registration
and tracking system. All of these can
certainly help in the fight against gun
violence and their perpetrators.

Slavery
Western:
Django
Unchained

By Imani Hill

Staff Reporter

Some movies push the envelope and
shock the audience out of their comfort
zone. But Mr. Quentin Tarantino's lat-
est film Django Unchained ripped the
envelope and burned it. This film is
far different from regular Western films
of its time. This film has slavery, lynch
mobs, and several droppings of the N-
word. The film is more of a Spaghetti
western involving revenge and mass
bloodshed, and it is set in a time were
the law was just a word.

The plot to this modern work is
about a former doctor turned bounty
hunter named Dr. King Schultz (played
by Christopher Waltz, best known for
his villainous role as Col. Hans Landa
from Inglorious Bastards ), who de-
cides to buy a slave. Instead of being
a slave owner, he decides to train a slave
named Django (played by Jamie Fox)
into a deputy bounty hunter, in order to
track down a very charming yet sinister
slave owner by the name Calvin Candie (
played by Leonardo DiCaprio).

But not only is this about getting
the slave owner. To Django, it's also a
chance to save his beloved wife named
Broomhilda (played by Kerri Washing-
ton) a slave who could speak German

and is own by Candie. Django will do
anything to save her and make her a free
woman. With the help of Schultz, they
will come across tough and dangerous
challenges waiting for them.

The film doesn't glamorize slavery as
what some skeptics may say. Instead, it
makes a very ugly picture of history's
dark days. The action in this film is quick
and violent. The feeling of the film is
portrayed as a danger of the past.

There is some humor in the film, but
the humor is very dark. To some, the
humor of the film is funny with a strong
nerve, but to some who are easily of-
fended the point of the joke is nowhere
to be found. One example of dark hu-
mor in the movie is when a group of
men, led by Don Johnson and Joshua
Hill, who are about to kill the two he-
roes, are arguing about the holes in the
mask and how they can't see out of it.

The mask that they were arguing
about is what the people of today con-
sider to represent the KKK. The joke
is how the ignorance of hate is just
the stupidly of racism to uneducated
people. The film could be considered
being one of Tarantino's finest works.
The cinematography of the film is truly
outstanding, from showing the true
landscape of nature, to the realistic view
of the old centenary of a rustic city of
Mississippi. It shows the realism and the
harshness of the everyday view of the
turning century.

The film is by far a true work of art.
With a Spaghetti western feel, history's
dark cruel past of slavery, and a hero's
strong will of revenge against those who
have done him wrong, it adds the sus-
pense & thrill that drive the film home.
The film is a wild ride, until the final cli-
max of the film, the ending of the film
is very much worth the wait. This film
is not to be missed, & it doesn't disap-
point.

A J ourney through the
2013 Boston Blizzard

By Florise Luc

Staff Reporter

The evening of Thursday, February
7 and the morning of Friday, Febru-
ary 8 saw Boston residents scurried in
and out of local stores to stock up on
food for the blizzard. According to the
Metro Boston newspaper the weather
service put out a warning that stated
travel may become "impossible."

The storm did just what was predict-
ed. It dropped about 27 inches of snow
in the Suffolk county and left people
completely immobilized. The severity
of the punishment if you were caught
driving was up to a year imprisonment
or a hefty fine. Luckily, everyone took
heed to it.

Flights from Logan airport and all
MBTA service was suspended all eve-
ning Friday until Sunday afternoon. It
left many people in the dark when it
took people's power down. Even days
after the storm, Bostonians are left to
clean up what's left.

Small companies are hurting due
to the snows inconvenience too. A lot
have remained closed because some
sidewalks have not been cleaned.

The storm was later named "Nemo"
as an oxymoron. There was no problem
finding Nemo, but it was more of jour-
neying through Nemo. It was mostly
children who got to enjoy the bliz-
zard with being granted two days off
of school because of it. Adults on the
other hand had to shovel walkways or
dig their cars out.

When nine-year-old Kingsley Prave
was asked what he thought about the
snow, he replied, "It's good because we
had a lot of free time off of school and
we were locked in." Older people like

college freshman Charnel Luc said, "It
got in the way of a lot of my plans and
made a mess everywhere."

Luckily Boston got through Nemo
with ease; it's just the aftermath city
dwellers are left to face.

T^T

The Gateway Gazette is

the official publication of the

student body of Roxbury

Community College.

Submissions from the college

community are welcome. All

submissions are subject to

editing. Opinions stated within

the paper are not necessarily

endorsed by the newspaper

staff.

Editors:

Prof. Judy Kahalas

Prof. Quentin James

Daniel Viilanueva

Layout and Production:

Dr. Milton Samuels
Phuong Tang

Adviser:

Prof. Sandra Storey

Staff Reporters:

Wesley Jean Baptiste

Lloyd Bryan

Alison Crumb

Hilaire Dastinot

Rose Fontai
Veronica Fontes

Imani Hill
Kalph Lamarque

Florise Luc
Malcolm Thomas
Daniel Viilanueva

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