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El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Jesus Marquez, Reporter

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Largest Arctic Ozone Hole Ever Recorded Has Closed

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter May 10, 2020

The largest arctic ozone hole ever recorded, that formed over the Arctic, has reportedly closed on Thursday, Apr.23. Scientists at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), who were tracking...

Ring of Fire: Home of Many Active Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 27, 2020

The Ring of Fire is home for the most active volcanoes and earthquakes on the edges of the Pacific Ocean. This term describes an area on the Earth that holds most of the world's earthquake sites and active...

Astronomers find brightest supernova ever recorded.

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 19, 2020

Astronomers have found the brightest and largest ever supernova that left scientists absolutely stunned. A collaboration between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory...

Los Angeles Has the Cleanest Air Due to COVID-19

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 15, 2020

Los Angeles, one of the biggest cities in the United States, has one of the cleanest air in the world at the moment, thanks to COVID- 19. California's biggest city used to have the thickest air pollution...

SunRISE Project

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 12, 2020

NASA is on a new space mission as scientists want to study more about the biggest star the sun. A new mission called SunRISE will study what drives solar particle storms and giant surges of solar particles...

Starbucks Starts a NextGen Cup Solution

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 17, 2020

Starbucks Coffee started to develop a more recyclable and compostable hot cup that could soon save the environment by year 2022. The company announced recently about the details of a new and more continuous...

Fasting at night or in the morning? Be Aware to your Biological Clock

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 16, 2020

Individuals must now be aware of their biological clock for managing their caloric intake. Often people don't know when to stop eating while others are open to restructuring their schedules. Intermittent...

All Sports Competitions Cancelled Due to COVID-19

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 15, 2020

California community college spring sports competition and professional sports have all been postponed due to COVID-19. The coronavirus has had a huge impact world wide. More than 160,000 cases across...

Softball: Cuesta Takes Down Rio Hondo Twice

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 11, 2020

Rio Hondo women's softball team lost against Cuesta twice with the result 14-6 on game one and 7-3 on game two on Friday, March 6. It was a tough back to back match for the lady roadrunners as they were...

LAFC Draws in Epic Battle Against Philadelphia Union

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 11, 2020

Los Angeles Football Club drew against Philadelphia Union  3-3, Sunday night, in an epic battle at Banc of California Stadium. Philadelphia Union took the lead on three occasions, but the Black and Gold responded...

Surprising Science From NASA’s In Sight Mars Mission

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 4, 2020

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) built the InSight Lander which launched  Saturday, May 5, 2018 to study Earth's neighboring planet Mars more prominent. NASA's workers create technology...

Champions League:Round of 16 First Leg Recap

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 28, 2020

The UEFA Champions League finally returned after a two month waiting period for the round of 16. This week's matches were full of surprises, actions, controversy, and emotions for the biggest clubs in...

Women’s Soccer: Saddleback surprise the SCC Champions

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Nov 26, 2019

The 2019 Rio Hondo women's soccer season came to an end as Saddleback bested the Roadrunners 2-1 on Saturday, November. 24 in the first round of the postseason. It was a match that started well for the...

Women’s Soccer: The Lady Roadrunners are SCC Champions

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Nov 18, 2019

The Rio Hondo women's soccer team are SCC Champions after a perfect 8-0 conference run. The Lady Roadrunners defeated Pasadena City 5-0 in their last conference game on Friday, November 15. After a perfect...

Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer: Hat-Trick Hero Leads Roadrunners to Victory

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Nov 10, 2019

Friday, November 8, Rio Hondo women's Soccer grabbed a comfortable 3-0 win against East Los Angeles College on Friday, November 8. Rio Hondo forward Vivian Viramontes scored a hat-trick for the lady Roadrunners...

New Airpods Pro: What’s inside the ‘Pro’ name?

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Nov 7, 2019

Apple's newest earbuds the Airpods pro have been on the market for two weeks now and have people wondering. The main thing that has caught people's attention is the price. The Airpods Pro have a set price...

Men’s Soccer: Rio Hondo’s struggle continues

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Nov 6, 2019

Rio Hondo Men's Soccer team played their last home conference game in the 1-1 draw against Pasadena City College on Tuesday, November 5. It was a complicated match for Rio Hondo where they had to comeback...

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Match Day 3

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Oct 24, 2019

The UEFA Champions League returned this week after a long two week waiting period for match day 3 of the group stage. This week was full of controversy, action, and great match-ups for the biggest clubs...

Men’s Soccer: Previewing Match up with Santiago Canyon

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Sep 24, 2019

Rio Hondo Men’s soccer team will be visiting Santiago Canyon College on Wednesday, Sep.25, for another pre-season game at 3:00 p.m. The Roadrunners go into the game after losing against Desert 3-2...

Rio Hondo Men’s Soccer: Roadrunners Comeback Against LA Mission Thanks To Hat-Trick Hero

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Sep 14, 2019

Rio Hondo Men's soccer team beat LA Mission 3-1 on Friday, September 13 in a game that started as a nightmare, but ended perfectly. Rio Hondo forward Federico Hurtado scored a hat-trick for the Roadrunners...

Messi Likely To Miss Valencia Clash

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Sep 13, 2019

F.C Barcelona star Lionel Messi is in doubt for Saturday's game against Valencia CF due to a soleus injury. Messi has now been out for about 37 days without being able to play. Messi suffered a calf...

International Friendly: Mexico vs Argentina Preview

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Sep 10, 2019

Mexico national team will face off against Argentina in a friendly match today at Alamodome Stadium in Texas. The Mexicans are unbeaten in 2019 with eleven wins and won the Gold Cup in the summer in...

Inter Milan and Manchester United Agree On Loan Deal For Alexis Sanchez

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Sep 2, 2019

Inter Milan is close to signing Alexis Sanchez from Manchester Untied for a year loan with no option to buy. Sanchez arrived to Italy on Wednesday to complete his medical before the transfer window closes...

Women’s Softball: Rio Hondo lost their final home game against LA Harbor

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 23, 2019

Rio Hondo Women’s softball team played their last home game and lost versus the LA Harbor Seahawks 4-2 at the Rio Hondo softball field on Monday, April 22. The Roadrunners wanted to finish their last...

Women’s Softball: The Mounties Outplayed The Roadrunners

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 17, 2019

Tuesday, April 15, Rio Hondo women’s softball team lost against Mt. San Antonio College 2-0 at the Rio Hondo softball field. The Lady Roadrunners defense was spot-on throughout the game and made it...

Women’s Softball: RIo Hondo lost to Chaffey Panthers

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Apr 10, 2019

The Lady Roadrunners lost by six runs Tuesday against the Panthers Rio Hondo women’s softball team lost to Chaffey Panthers at the Rio Hondo softball field with the score 8-2 Tuesday, April. 9. In...

Women’s Softball: Rio Hondo Softball beat Compton Tartars

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 15, 2019

Rio Hondo women’s softball team are back to winning ways as they beat the Compton Tartars 7-2 at the Rio Hondo softball field on Thursday, March 14. Great Performance for Rio Hondo One of the best...

Breaking: Roadrunners softball game postponed

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Mar 11, 2019

The bad weather interfered once again as Rio Hondo softball game postponed against LA Harbor Thursday, Mar. 7. The match between Roadrunners and Seahawks were supposed to perform at the Rio Hondo softball...

Softball: Previewing Matchup With Mt. SAC

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 28, 2019

Rio Hondo women’s softball team will play against Mt. San Antonio Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Rio Hondo at 3:00 p.m.. The Roadrunners lost their last six matches in twelve days and they struggled to play defensively....

Women’s Softball: Roadrunners Softball team collapse against Chaffey

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 21, 2019

Yet Another Bad Game For Rio Hondo Tuesday, Feb. 19, Rio Hondo women’s softball team collapsed against Chaffey College and lost 8-1 at the Rio softball field. The Roadrunners had a terrible start...

Is It Too Soon Now to Sack Sarri?

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 17, 2019

Chelsea F.C has been struggling this season under new manger Maurizio Sarri. The Italian manager lost several games to reach top 4 in the Premier League table. Jan. 19, the Blues lost 2-0 against Arsenal...

Breaking: Roadrunners Softball game postponed

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 14, 2019

This Thursday, Feb. 14 the Rio Hondo women’s softball team matchup against Cerritos was cancelled due to bad weather. The Roadrunners were suppose to play, but the weather interfered. The game...

Softball: Roadrunners Lose First Conference Game

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Feb 9, 2019

Today, Feb. 7, Rio Hondo Women's softball team lost their first conference game against Long Beach City College 12-5 at the Rio softball field. Long Beach started the game well in the first inning,...

Premier League: Salah’s Goal Wins It For Liverpool

Written by Jesus Marquez, Reporter Oct 23, 2018

Liverpool Football Club remained unbeaten in the Premier League thanks to Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah who scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium. The...