Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

All content by Crystian Mendoza

Defending Champions Real Madrid Will Face Juventus in The UEFA Champions League Finale in Cardiff, Wales

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 16, 2017

Real Madrid had a comfortable lead going into the second-leg of the semi-finals against Atletico Madrid, but now traveling away from home to the Estadio Vicente Calderon, Real Madrid would have to stop...

CPUC Attempt To ‘Cease And Desist’ New Ride-Share Startup RydenGo

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 16, 2017

RydenGo, a new ride-share startup created by Michael Pappas, is aiming to empower drivers by letting them keep 100 percent of their earnings and tips. Despite many challenging obstacles, such as a ride-share...

Carleigh Cruz and Paula Alferez sign National Letter of Intent to Hope International University

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 16, 2017

After formerly committing to Hope International University April 20, both Carleigh Cruz and Paula Alferez of the Rio Hondo College Beach Volleyball team officially signed their National Letters of Intent...

RHC Women’s Soccer bid farewell to sophomores

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 16, 2017

The Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team had their annual sophomore farewell and signing party, May 4, as the Lady Roadrunners said their goodbyes while sharing their experience playing for Rio Hondo...

Uber CEO under fire for breaching Apple’s privacy guidelines

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Writer May 9, 2017

Uber’s C.E.O., Travis Kalanick, has recently risked having the Uber app removed from the Apple App Store after it was discovered that Uber had been secretly identifying and tagging iPhones long after...

Roadrunners baseball team lose opening game of series against Chaffey College

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 2, 2017

Rio Hondo College’s baseball team hosted Chaffey College April 25 for the first game of a three-game series as the Roadrunners closed out their conference play. After snapping El Camino’s 25 game winning...

Rio Hondo’s Baseball Team Defeats Chaffey College in Final Game of the Series and Season

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 2, 2017

Another high scoring game between Rio Hondo College and Chaffey College saw the Roadrunners beat the Panthers in their final home game of the season April 28. Rio Hondo closed out their season with an...

UEFA Champions League Returns to Action

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 2, 2017

The most prestigious competition in European soccer returns May 2 after the semifinal draw on April 21 as Real Madrid hosts Spanish city rivals Atletico Madrid in a repeat of last seasons finale, while...

Uber CEO under fire for breaching Apple’s privacy guidelines

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 2, 2017

Uber’s C.E.O., Travis Kalanick, has recently risked having the Uber app removed from the Apple App Store after it was discovered that Uber had been secretly identifying and tagging iPhones long after...

Charlie Murphy passes away at age 57

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 1, 2017

Comedian and voice-over artist Charlie Murphy passed away April 12 at age 57 in a New York City hospital after losing his battle with leukemia. The statement came from his publicist, Domenick Nati. Hours...

Rachel Bustillos signs National Letter of Intent to Bethel College, while Paula Alferez and Carleigh Cruz commit to Hope International University

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 25, 2017

Rachel Bustillos, a two-year sophomore indoor and beach volleyball player for Rio Hondo College, signed her National Letter of Intent April 17 and will be transferring to Bethel College in Kansas in the...

Lady Roadrunners Softball Team Com from Behind to Beat Chaffey College in the Bottom of the 7th Inning

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 19, 2017

The Rio Hondo College softball team hosted Chaffey College April 11 in a game that would see the Lady Roadrunners come from behind to win the game 4-3 after a stellar performance from sophomore pitcher...

UEFA Champions League Returns to Action

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 18, 2017

One of the fiercest competitions in European soccer returns to action April 11 when Italian giants Juventus will host Spanish La Liga runner ups Barcelona. Meanwhile Germany’s Borussia Dortmund will...

Rio Hondo College’s softball team gets win against ELAC after 10 innings

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 17, 2017

The Rio Hondo College softball team went all the way to 10 innings before coming back to pick up their first conference win of the season against East Los Angeles College April 6 after a series of 10 consecutive...

Mylan slapped with class-action racketeering lawsuit

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 17, 2017

Mylan, a global pharmaceutical company, was hit with a class-action racketeering lawsuit April 3. The company is charged with intentionally setting up an illegal scheme in which they’ve drastically increased...

Madrid derby ends in a last minute draw

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 17, 2017

Real Madrid hosted Atletico Madrid April 8 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain as the much anticipated and possibly season defining Madrid derby was the highlight of the weekends La Liga clashes,...

Rio softball team endures five- game losing streak

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Mar 15, 2017

The Rio Hondo College softball team has gone through a tough five consecutive losses, most recently falling out against San Diego City College Mar. 10 dropping their overall record to 6-12 overall and...

WikiLeaks leaks “Vault 7” regarding CIA’s hacking capabilities

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Mar 15, 2017

WikiLeaks commenced its latest series of leaks code-named “Vault 7,” including 8,761 documents and files regarding the United States Central Intelligence Agency’s powerful hacking tools that can...

Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team crowned South Coast Conference North Division champions

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 21, 2016

After an impressive season with an overall record of 13-1-5, the Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team, led by Head Coach Jennifer Tanaka, was named the 2016 Southern California South Coast Conference...

Rio Hondo women’s soccer tie ELAC 2-2 and dominate PCC 7-2

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 15, 2016

The Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team started off their week with a home game against East Los Angeles College Nov. 1 in a game that would see both sides walk away with a point, as they tied 1-1...

Rio Hondo student Nicole Robbins signs National Letter of Intent with Ottawa University

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 14, 2016

Nicole Robbins, 19, of Rio Hondo College, officially signed her National Letter of Intent Nov. 10 and will be continuing her academic and athletic career playing tennis at Ottawa University in Kansas next...

RHC men’s soccer team get back to back wins on the road

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 3, 2016

The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team started off their week on the road with a comfortable interdivision win against Los Angeles Harbor College Oct. 25. The Roadrunners are currently unbeaten in...

RHC women’s soccer team ends 12 game winning streak against defending state champions, Cerritos College 4-0

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 3, 2016

The Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team travelled to Los Angeles Harbor College Oct. 25 as they looked to continue their undefeated streak in Wilmington. The Lady Roadrunners are currently ranked...

AT&T and Time Warner Complete Merger

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 2, 2016

In the wake of a fully driven society that focuses on media to relay valuable information such as news, AT&T has recently acquired one of the few remaining entertainment industry telecommunication...

RHC women’s water polo ends South Coast Conference with 7-5 win against PCC

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Nov 2, 2016

The Rio Hondo College women’s water polo team improved their overall record to 10-13 after their 7-5  South Coast Conference victory over Pasadena City College Oct. 26 as they closed out the season. Freshman...

Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team undefeated in last 11 games

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 26, 2016

The Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team managed to get another two wins this past week, starting with an away victory against El Camino College Oct. 18 followed by a home win against Long Beach City...

Pentagon pays U.K. PR firm $540 million to create terrorist propaganda

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 19, 2016

The United States Pentagon is currently under fire for allegedly spending $540 million on fake terrorist propaganda videos that were being made by a European public relations firm which were then used...

Wells Fargo CEO resigns amidst scandal

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 19, 2016

Former Wells Fargo CEO John Strumpf officially resigned Oct. 13 after it was revealed earlier last month that the bank opened more than a million fake bank accounts, forcing him to forfeit $41 million...

RHC hosts campus- wide National Coming Out Day

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 19, 2016

As part of National Coming Out Day, the Associated Students as well as Spectrum (formerly the GSA) hosted an event at Rio Hondo College in the mid quad Oct. 11 in show of support to the Lesbian Bisexual...

RHC men’s soccer team remain undefeated in South Coast Conference

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 19, 2016

The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team hosted Chaffey College Oct. 11 to start off their week with yet another tough conference matchup. The first half remained scoreless, with neither team able...

RHC women’s water polo gets win against El Camino College

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 19, 2016

The Rio Hondo women’s water polo team currently has an overall record of 5-9 and a South Coast Conference record of 2-4 after their 18-13 win over El Camino College Oct. 5. Emily Mena was the Player...

RHC men’s soccer gets a win and two draws to start off the South Coast Conference

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 17, 2016

The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team started off their South Coast Conference play against East Los Angeles College Sept. 30 where they went on to win the game in the 88th minute thanks to a late...

RHC men’s water polo team get first win

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Oct 5, 2016

The Rio Hondo Men’s water polo team has finally gotten their first win of the season against Los Angeles Trade-Tech College Sept. 28. The men's water polo team won by a score of 17-11, with Kent...

Men’s Soccer gets wins against Irvine Valley and San Bernardino College

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Sep 28, 2016

The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team hosted Irvine Valley College Sept. 13 in what was a very even matchup, ultimately ending with Rio Hondo winning the game 3-2 after a stellar performance by Jesus...

Wells Fargo bank under fire for scamming customers since 2011

Written by Crystian Mendoza and Diana Juarez Sep 28, 2016

Wells Fargo is accused of opening over two million fraudulent bank accounts under existing customers’ names causing those customers to be charged with fines. Senator Elizabeth Warren, among other members...

Biotech GMO Giants Monsanto merge with Bayer

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Sep 27, 2016

Bayer and Monsanto announced they have agreed to a $66 billion merger which would see the German pharmaceutical and chemical company partner with the leading biotech GMO and seed producer, Monsanto. When...

Men’s Soccer Defeats Orange Coast College

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Sep 15, 2016

Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team hosted Orange Coast College on Sep. 7 for a non-conference game, winning 2-0 against their opponents. The game started off slowly, as both teams were trying to...

RHC Women’s Water Polo suffer defeat in opening conference vs. Cerritos

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Sep 14, 2016

The Rio Hondo College women’s water polo team faced Cerritos College this past Sep. 7 for their first South Coast Conference match of the season. Head coach Todd Lim and assistant coach Uriel Villa had...

Disneyland College Program Internship

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Sep 14, 2016

Rio Hondo College hosted a Disneyland Internship Information Session Aug. 31 in room number SS305 at 1:30 p.m. The information session was led by Mauricio Cedillos, who is the Student Services Assistant...

Women’s Soccer team hosts farewell to Sophomore athletes

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 11, 2016

The Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer team hosted an Information and Sophomore Commitment farewell potluck on May 10 in which the coaching staff and players all gathered together to say goodbye to the sophomore...

Beach Volleyball team qualifies for Western State Conference playoffs

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor May 1, 2016

The Rio Hondo Women's Beach Volleyball team qualified for the Western State Conference playoffs in their first season and will be held on April 27 at El Camino College at 1:00 p.m. The Lady Roadrunners...

Women’s Soccer players Holguin, Gonzalez, and Marinero sign National Letter Of Intent

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Apr 11, 2016

Three more 2015 Rio Hondo College Women's Soccer players have signed their National Letters of Intent with four-year universities to continue their academic and athletic careers. Goalkeeper Christina...

Softball team wins four consecutive Conference games

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Mar 29, 2016

The Rio Hondo softball teams overall record improved to 11-17 after four consecutive wins this past week, bringing them to a 6-2 record in Conference. The Lady Roadrunners faced Victor Valley College...

Women’s Tennis team fall 8-1 to El Camino College

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Mar 14, 2016

The Rio Hondo Women's Tennis team faced El Camino College at home on March 10, but only won one out of nine of their matches and lost the game by a score of 8-1.  Rio Hondo currently has an overall...

Sand Volleyball added to Rio Hondo’s list of sports

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor Mar 8, 2016

In the Spring of 2016 a new sport has been introduced to Rio Hondo College thanks to the help of Coach Teddi Esko who played a huge role in the development of this new program. In the Fall of 2013 coach...

Women’s soccer team ends Foothill Conference with a win

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Nov 19, 2015

The Rio Hondo women's soccer team faced College of the Desert for their last conference match of the season on Nov. 11 at Smith Park. The Lady Roadrunners won the game comfortably with the score ending...

Students in motion, Aaron Smith

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Nov 3, 2015

Here at Rio Hondo there is a large variety of art courses available for students to take, whether you are interested in majoring in art or simply interested in the subject matter. Courses offered vary...

Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer team is fighting until the end

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Nov 3, 2015

The Rio Hondo Women's Soccer team played a  1-1 draw against Chaffey College on Oct. 20. Following their match against Chaffey, the Lady Roadrunners hit the road for an away game against College of...

Women’s Soccer Team Continue Fight to Defend Foothill Conference Title

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2015

The Rio Hondo women's soccer team faced Victor Valley on Oct. 13 for yet another away game. Their current overall record is 9-1-2, which is a great position to be in at this stage of the season. The...

Disneyland’s greed still won’t thin the herd

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2015

For those of you who may or may not have known, Disneyland has recently made some major changes that will affect pass holders and those just looking to spend a day at the park for a fun filled...

Rio Hondo Women’s soccer team ranked #11 in nation by NSCAA

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2015

The Rio Hondo women's soccer team, who currently have an overall record of 9-1-2 and a total of 28 goals between the team, have just been ranked #11 in the Junior College Division 3 by NSCAA in a national...

Lady Roadrunners Continue Winning Streak

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Oct 4, 2015

The Rio Hondo Women's soccer team have started off the 2015 season in an incredible form as they show their determination to defend the Foothill Conference Title by staying at the top of the table. The...

A team’s success starts with its coach

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Sep 23, 2015

The Lady Roadrunners soccer team have started off the 2015-2016 season in great shape and got an important home win at Smith Park vs Moorpark on Sept 18. Sabrina Gonzalez scored the first and only...

Lady Roadrunners Soccer Preview

Written by Crystian Mendoza, Staff Writer Sep 14, 2015

Rio Hondo Women's soccer team had a very successful season last year winning the Foothill Conference Title in their division; something they have worked hard to achieve in the past couple of years. The...