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Skylr Scott

I am a Citrus College student serving as the news editor for the Citrus College Clarion. Writing is one of my passions but I like to dabble in anything creative.

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Plan more, stress less

The winter holidays are a joyous time full of spirit and happiness but are clouded by the stress of finals week.

While making vacation plans and looking forward to gathering with family, the stress of finals is always looming, not allowing you to enjoy the anticipation until the week is over.

For some people, knowing that the holidays are around the corner motivates them through finals week.

For people like me, it only makes it worse.

My laziness rolls in as the semester comes to an end. I s
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Board plans to fill vacancy

After the death of board member Edward Ortell, Citrus College approved a process to fill his seat at the Board of Trustees Nov. 16 meeting.

Administrative Procedure 2110 says the vacancy will be posted by the superintendent/president in three public places across District 3, which includes Duarte and portions of Azusa, Monrovia, Arcadia, Covina and Irwindale, and in at least one general circulation newspaper.

The applicants must meet the qualification requirements to become a Board of Trustees
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Citrus welcomes lone new faculty member

Citrus College’s only new full time faculty was shocked when she realized she was the only hire for the fall 2021 semester.

“I didn’t find out I was the only faculty hired until convocation day. I didn’t find out until I went to convocation and then my face was the only faculty,” said Aleli Clark, who teaches anatomy.

Aleli Clark has been teaching anatomy online at Citrus since the beginning of the fall semester.

She was born in the Philippines and moved to Glendale at age 11.

Coming from an
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Vaccine mandate can deceive students

Spring 2022 registration has begun, and there are still no updates on whether or not Citrus will implement a vaccine mandate.

California has mandated vaccines for students and staff at private and public K-12 schools, Cal States and UC’s. Some community colleges are following the same path, and many faculty are trying to get Citrus to do the same.

Surrounding community colleges like Chaffey, Rio Hondo and Norco have implemented a vaccine mandate making Citrus and Mt. Sac the outliers.

There i
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Campus Safety 2020 incident report released

The 2021 Annual Security Report or ASR, released Oct. 1, shows that crime on campus has continued to decline.

The Clery Act, signed into law in 1990, enforces the transparency of campus crime at colleges and universities.

The crimes reported happened on property owned or leased by the college and public property near Citrus.

The ASR said there were 10 incidents reported in 2020, compared to 11 in 2019 and 24 in 2018.

In 2020, the 10 crimes reported were:

There were no hate crimes, murders o
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The Haugh celebrates its 50 year anniversary

In 1971, then-Superintendent/President of Citrus College Robert D. Haugh achieved a dream 11 years in the making: opening a performing arts center at Citrus College.

On Oct. 13, the Haugh will celebrate its 50th anniversary. It was renamed the Robert Haugh Performing Arts Center or Haugh in 1981 to honor the retiring superintendent/president.

The Haugh website said it has 1,400 seats, a black box theatre and classrooms, keeping the building busy while hosting 200 performances annually before C
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What boredom breeds

My mom always used to say, “Don’t say your bored, people do dumb stuff when they’re bored.” As I have grown up, I have realized how true that statement is.

As a young woman, I was naive to the world around me and expected everyone to be a good person. Graduating high school, learning how to drive, getting a job and experiencing a global pandemic has opened my eyes to seeing how flawed my thinking was.

High school for me was nothing like “High School Musical.” In a period of four years, friends
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ASCC appoints new board members

Updated 11:20 a.m. September 20 to include additional responses from board members.

At the end of August, ASCC filled eight empty positions left open due to low voter participation without formal announcement.

The fall 2021 executive board members are as follows:

After the April election, the executive board was made up of only a legislative liaison, student trustee, and three senators.

Senator Jessie San was one of the few that were elected formally during the April elections. San said in a
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The hero that kept Citrus afloat

Michael Bilbrey joined Citrus College in 1984 as a student employee, and is now being recognized as an unsung hero for his contributions.

Bilbrey was the glue that held Citrus together when the school went remote and into a wave of uncertainty throughout the pandemic. His work ethic and dedication did not go unnoticed. His title as the bookstore services supervisor extended beyond taking care of the Owl Bookshop.

Enterprise Services Manager, Eric Magallon, who has known Bilbrey since the 2nd g

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