How music changed C5’s life completely theathenianprint.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/how-music-changed-c5s-life-completely/ Published on June 21, By The Athenian Print 2016 Written by Jessica Flores, Editor-in-Chief It’s either all or nothing for Christopher Pressley a.k.a. “C5.” It all began when he got his first studio equipment and began recording music all day with his friends at his father’s house which he used to call “pops’ trap.” North Oakland, California is his hometown which inspired his stage name C5. C is for Christopher and 5 is short for the street he grew up in–59th street–which is often called “the 5” in the bay. “I started calling myself C5 and it just fit. Everyone started calling me 5 or C5–it’s my block name,” he said. Now an Angeleno and recent college graduate, it wasn’t until he received his acceptance letter from Cal State University Dominguez Hills that changed his life completely. Before moving out to L.A., he was “deep, deep in the streets,” he said. “I was selling crack, weed, etc. In 2011, I got arrested and did time in juvenile. [Then] I violated my probation and was supposed to go to jail for 6 months and that was around the time I was supposed to be going to college. The day before I went to turn myself in I got my acceptance letter from Dominguez,” he said. He turned the letter in to his judge and was given the opportunity to attend college. “If she didn’t do that, I probably wouldn’t have ended up here. I probably would’ve gone back to the streets,” he said. Coming out to L.A. for school was also a challenge. Growing up in the streets he had the mentality of trusting no one which made it a bit difficult for him to start his life out here. Moments like this is when he turns to his music. “I love the music so much [because] it helped me put myself out there. I started passing out my mixtape, and now Dominguez knows me. All of my relationships are through my music,” he said. C5 also became a mentor to middle school students in South Central L.A. “I’ve seen both sides of it and it gives me the upper hand when I’m trying to preach to my mentees that it’s not the life they want to get into,” he said. “I’ve been down that route and it makes the message more powerful for them to see me now from what I am. That’s what I talk about in my music: where I came from, where I am now and where I’m going.” Aside from his music career, C5 also plans to start a non-profit music program for the youth in oppressed areas in the future. When he was on probation he was part of a similar program that not only taught him a lot about the music industry but also kept him out of the streets. He will soon recreate his pops’ trap to help kids stay out of the streets. C5 strongly believes, from his past experience, that “anything is possible and it’s never too late to turn around.” “I [used to] have epiphanies all the time on campus thinking Processed with VSCO with b5 preset “Damn, if only they knew what I came from?” 1/2 To listen to C5’s music and follow his journey, check out his social media. Instagram: @officialc5 Twitter: @OfficialC5_ Spotify: Music 2/2 California’s first black professor taught at the Mount theathenianprint.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/californias-first-black-professor-taught-at-the-mount/ Published on June 15, By The Athenian Print 2016 Written by Victoria McCargar, University Archivist SKIMMING THROUGH THE 1957 YEARBOOK, we noticed that among the 10 smiling members of the Nursing Department faculty was an African-American woman identified as Mrs. Betty Williams. We wondered whether that was unusual — how many faculties at California colleges and universities had black faculty in those days? It didn’t take Google long to produce an answer: Our Betty Smith Williams was the first black professor in California — male or female, in any subject, anywhere in higher education. It says so right here. Should we be surprised? After all, the Mount graduated a young African-American woman, Vivian Burgess ’52, from its first-in-California bachelor’s in nursing program. The brilliant Sister who made that happen, Rebecca Doan, CSJ, was still chair of Nursing in the fall of 1956 when Betty Williams broke the color barrier and joined the faculty. Williams herself had already broken that same barrier when she became the first African-American to earn a master’s in nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio in 1954. She taught at the Mount for 13 years, moving to the faculty at UCLA and many more firsts. You can read about them here: http://bit.ly/1Tt95d4 1/3 Now 82, Dr. Betty Smith Williams remains actively engaged in issues of ethnic and racial diversity in nursing and nursing education, and continues to speak to the importance of cultural competency among nursing professionals. In 2010, she received the prestigious designation Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing, the second member of the Mount community to reach that pinnacle after Sister Callista Roy, CSJ (2007). Dr. Williams’ amazing academic career got its start because our {Unstoppable} founding Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet weren’t afraid to be bold — nor were they interested in holding to the conventions of the day. To the women and men of the Class of 2016 who will soon receive their diplomas, congratulations! In the footsteps of Sister Rebecca, Vivian Burgess, Dr. Williams and all the other remarkable people of the Mount who have gone before you, be {Unstoppable}. Be a first. Betty Williams, center, with nursing colleagues Marjorie Cogan and Sister Richard Joseph in 1958. Photo taken from The Mount Archives blog. 2/3 Betty Williams, seated at the end of the table, joins the rest of the nursing faculty in a humorous moment during a meeting, 1956-1957. Photo taken from The Mount Archives blog. 3/3 TWITTER INSTAGRAM The Athenian Print  MSMU Published on April 25, 2016 — Leave a Comment A Prismatic Drudis Gallery experience written by The Athenian Print Written by Jessica Flores, Treasurer  Step into the art department’s senior gallery show Prismatic and you’ll walk into a room ¾lled with an array of unique work. Without a doubt, the artists’ work reveals a talent that must not go unnoticed. Seniors debuted their projects on Saturday, April 23 which is a requirement for the Bachelors of Arts degree. Projects consist of black and white photography, acrylics on illustration boards, oil paintings, and much more. Christianna Loza’s project “The Sasquatch of Camp Pine Trails” is a collection of acrylics on illustration boards. “I grew up going to camps and I even ended up working them for years [and] those memories really have stuck with me,” she said. “These beautiful landscapes of snow-capped peaks or towering trees feel like home and peace to me, it’s where I go when life gets stressful and has become where I go to paint in my room when getting Christianna Loza’s “The Sasquatch of Camp Pine Trails” outdoors isn’t possible.” Tanya Morales’s project “Inside” is a collection of a white gouache matte medium mixed with glow in the dark powder inspired by psychological disorders and wanting to bring awareness through her art. “The mirror pieces are a big part of the illustration because the viewer is able to be a part of the illustration by having their reÁlection shown. I want them to understand that this is a big issue that we need to help them and not discriminate because of their disorder,” she said. You can take a deeper look at their work now at the José-Drudis Biada Gallery. Prismatic will be on display until April 30th. Let’s support our artists! Tanya Morales’s project “Inside” TWITTER INSTAGRAM The Athenian Print  SPORTS Published on April 28, 2016 — Leave a Comment Lakers (cid:218)re Head Coach Byron Sco(cid:226) a(cid:222)ter back-to-back losing seasons written by The Athenian Print Written by Liz Charre, Staìf Writer Laker fans, if this season wasn’t a disappointment one, it just got a lot worse. AÂter serving two seasons with the Lakers, the organization has decided to let go of head coach, Byron Scott. The Lakers have had consecutive losing seasons, this season topping their worst losing record in franchise history. They missed the NBA playoÀfs for the past few years, only making their last appearance in 2013. They have had several changes to the organization such as ¾ring several coaches, which include Mike D’Antoni and now Byron Scott. For Laker players and fans, it has been a roller coaster ride this past couple of seasons. Now that the 2015-16 season has oÀ¾cially ended for Lakers, they will need to ¾gure out who will become the next head coach of this prestigious organization. Stakes are pretty high for these coaching positions with Kobe Bryant recently playing his ¾nal game. Some coaches that have expressed interest in coaching the Lakers have been, assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors Luke Walton, former Knicks coach Derek Fisher, Scott Brooks, and a couple others. Now, the question that all fans are searching for is who will get the position? Who will become the next coach of the Lakers? Can the Lakers make the playoÀfs this upcoming season? More updates to come as the Lakers start interviewing candidates for this position. About these ads      Share this: Twitter Facebook Google Email Print   Like Be the first to like this. Related Kobe's farewell Hollywood end in NBA season NBA Tip-OÀf has ¾nally arrived TWITTER INSTAGRAM The Athenian Print  SPORTS Published on April 24, 2016 — Comment 1 No-hi(cid:226)er for Arrieta written by The Athenian Print Written by Liz Charre, Staìf Writer For the second time in his career, Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter, shutting out the Cincinnati Reds last night. He is the fourth pitcher in MLB history to be the reigning Cy Young award winner and throwing a no-hitter the following year. The other players that have thrown a no-hitter, a year aÂter they won the Cy Young award, were Sandy Koufax in 1964, Bob Gibson in 1971, and Clayton Kershaw in 2014.