Rio Hondo College Newspaper

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Rio Hondo College Newspaper

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Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

All content by Victor Lozano

Kevin Durant’s 38 points lifts Golden State Warriors against the Utah Jazz in conference semi- finals

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer May 16, 2017

Not even a change of scenery to Salt Lake City could give the Utah Jazz a chance to get back in the series, losing Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals to the Golden State Warriors, 102-91. As...

El Monte hosts a free immigration forum at local church

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer May 2, 2017

The City of El Monte and its partners hosted an informational forum on immigration and resource fair for community members at the Nativity Catholic Church April 27. After a similar event called “Know...

LA Times’ national baseball reporter speaks at Wray Theater during ‘Writes of Spring’

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 25, 2017

The Wray Theater hosted its annual two-day event, Writes of Spring festival, that celebrated writers and writing Apr 19 and 20. and was host to an Los Angeles Times national reporter on the second day...

Lady Roadrunners softball team fall out 16- 5 against Mt. SAC in last home game of the season

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 25, 2017

With a well-balanced game played by Mount San Antonio College, the Rio Hondo Softball team could not keep up with the best team in the South Coast Conference, losing by a score of 16-5 in five innings...

Riopalooza

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 10, 2017

Gazebos filled the mid and lower quad at Rio Hondo for its first ever music festival titled Riopalooza, an event for Rio Hondo students to show their musical talents on stage to the attendees. One problem...

Lady Roadrunners softball team suffer tough 19- 5 loss to El Camino College

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Mar 21, 2017

The Rio Hondo Softball team continued the second half of their season but still could not get it together, giving up the most runs they have so far this season to the El Camino Warriors in a 19-5 loss. Having...

‘Hard Day’s Night’ performance in the Wray Theater

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Mar 15, 2017

Beatles enthusiasts filled seats in the Wray Theater at Rio Hondo College Mar. 11 for a one of a kind experience put on by Beatles tribute band Hard Day’s Night. The attendees, old and young, were not...

Discover Rio Day Invites Young Students to Campus

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Nov 27, 2016

The second annual Discover Rio Day took place Nov.17  on campus and brought in elementary and middle school children from neighboring cities to get the young students involved early in college and explore...

Roadrunners men’s soccer team struggles against Mt. San Antonio College Mounties, losing 1- 0

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Nov 21, 2016

Struggling throughout the entire season, the men’s soccer team at Rio Hondo College had only one thing in mind and it was to finish off their last game at home against the South Coast Conference leading...

Rio Hondo College men’s basketball team lsoe to Mira Costa College 81- 70

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Nov 21, 2016

After the Rio Hondo men’s basketball participated in the Miramar Tournament to start their new 2016-2017 season, the Roadrunners played at home for the first time this season to take on MiraCosta College. The...

Jordan Clarkson leads LA Lakers to a 120-114 win over the Houston Rockets

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2016

In a game that was played on the offensive, the new look Los Angeles Lakers held their own against James Harden and the Houston Rockets for their first win of the 2016-2017 NBA season. Moving past the...

RHC men’s soccer team get a win and a draw vs. El Camino and Long Beach

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2016

The Rio Hondo Men’s Soccer team started off their week on the road as they traveled to Torrance to face El Camino College Oct 18 in an interdivision match. Coming off a week where the Roadrunners...

Lady Roadrunners soccer team gets a win and a tie- game homestand

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 19, 2016

After a tough game against Mount San Antonio College Oct. 7, where the Rio Hondo women’s soccer team won away from home 3-2, the Lady Roadrunners came back home for two games against Chaffey College...

Angels’ photographer visits Rio Hondo photography class

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2016

The Los Angeles Angels photography editor and archivist, Robert Huskey, visited professor Roberto Chavez’s photojournalism class to talk about his experience in taking sports photos Oct 3. A Whittier...

RHC Women’s soccer dominate in win over Pasadena City College, 4-0

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 17, 2016

Another outstanding performance from the Rio Hondo women’s soccer team led them to their first conference victory, 4-0 against Pasadena City College Oct 4. After starting conference play on the road...

Famous Los Angeles music venue, The Smell, stays open despite demolition plans

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Sep 21, 2016

The Smell, one of the more popular DIY music venues in downtown L.A, is staying open despite receiving news earlier in the year with a demolition notice on their door. The Smell, which has been located...

Student Spotlight: Jose Corona

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Sep 21, 2016

One thing we know in life is that nothing is certain and making specific decisions can affect your life for better or worse. For Jose Corona, he knows that he has always made the right choices. Corona,...

Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer dominate in 6-0 win over Fullerton College

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Sep 19, 2016

The Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer team (2-0-2) earned their first shutout win at home this season, winning 6-0 in a non-conference game against the Lady Hornets from Fullerton College. Coming into the...

GO RIO fees pass in the ASRHC Spring Ballot

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer May 20, 2016

Students voted for two GO RIO fees that will now affect bus users and non-bus users in the next two years on the Associated Students of Rio Hondo College Spring Election Ballot. GO RIO is a program...

Softball team loses playoff game against Ventura College

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer May 13, 2016

After riding a wave of victories, the Rio Hondo Softball team saw its 2016 season come to an end after losing to Ventura College in the Southern California Regional playoffs first round, 4-3. The game...

Softball team starts playoffs on the road against Ventura College

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer May 7, 2016

For the second consecutive year the Rio Hondo Softball team made the playoffs under Head Coach Bianca Urquidi, after winning four straight conference games and placing second in the Foothill Conference. After...

Softball team heads to So-Cal Regional playoffs

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 30, 2016

Though the Rio Hondo softball team had an up and down season, they managed to weather through the storm with a 14-2 win against Victor Valley College on April 25 to end their season with a four game winning...

Softball team keeps playoffs hopes alive with big conference wins

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 27, 2016

An offensive explosion by the Rio Hondo softball team helped them beat their conference foe, College of the Desert, to keep their playoff hopes alive in an 11-6 win. After losing the last seven of eight...

Rio Hondo Softball team drops doubleheader at Southwestern

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 11, 2016

The Rio Hondo Softball team finished up the last of its non-conference play against Southwestern College in a doubleheader on April 11 that would see them lose both games. The first game was a 9-0 loss...

Softball team comes up short against LBCC 11-4

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Mar 21, 2016

After a week-long rest, the Rio Hondo softball team dropped a non-conference game against Long Beach City College 11-4, and now have an overall record of 7-17. The team last played on Mar 11 against...

Rio Hondo Baseball team drops games at Chaffey and Desert

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Mar 14, 2016

The Rio Hondo baseball team faced Chaffey away from home on March 10 and lost by a score of 10-3. As Rio Hondo reaches the midway point of their season with only conference games left to play, they currently...

Women’s basketball team lose play off game 65-54 at PCC

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Feb 28, 2016

A remarkable season for the Rio Hondo women's basketball team has come to an end after losing to Pasadena City College on Feb. 24 in the first round of the Southern California Regional playoffs 65-54. The...

Softball team remains positive while aiming for progress

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Feb 15, 2016

Rio Hondo's softball team had a tough game, as they unfortunately could not keep up with the Lady Monarchs of Los Angeles Valley losing 12-3 in five innings. The now 3-6 Lady Roadrunners have lost...

Rio Hondo presents the second installment of the Fitness and Sports Talks

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

The Fitness Specialist program at Rio Hondo presented their second installment of the Fitness and Sports Talks on Oct. 21 at the Wray Theater. The talk which started at 1 p.m. and lasted until 2...

Rio Hondo hosts the first Fitness and Sports Talks

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Oct 14, 2015

The Wray Theater hosted the first of the Fitness and Sports Talks with Matt Koart and his Pathway from Football to Law on Oct. 7. The event was held by the Rio Hondo College Fitness Specialist program...

Rio Hondo Offers A ‘Pathway to Law School’

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Sep 26, 2015

The Pathway to Law School program had a meeting on Sept. 22 for students that are interested in the field of law. The meeting was hosted by Rudy Santacruz, who is a counselor and a coordinator for...

Mt. SAC defeats the Rio Hondo Volleyball team in four sets

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Sep 14, 2015

The Rio Hondo Volleyball team struck first in the first set against Mt. San Antonio College, but could not string consecutive set wins as they fell to the Mounties 3-1. After losing their first...

Softball team set to play final conference game

Written by Victor Lozano, Staff Writer Apr 22, 2015

The Rio Hondo college softball team defeated College of the Desert, 12-10, on March 13 at Rio Hondo and are now in a three way tie for first in the Foothill Conference. After losing their conference...