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Amazon bid could be an oppor tunity MARK EMMONS NEWS EDITOR
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Scale model of the new academic core buildings found on the ground floor of building 7. Building 1, in the background,
will be home to the new 35,000 square feet library when complete.
New library to bring haven for students YUMNA URFI OPINIONS EDITOR
Spread over 35,000 square feet, the new Ohlone library will be a paradise for book lovers. Residing in Building 1 of the ongoing academic core building development on campus, the library will not only overlook the scenic San Francisco Bay but will also have more books and electronic resources available for the students’ use, as well as being device-friendly. A comfortable seating setup, warm lights and a great infrastructure will welcome
everyone, from the students to the staff. While the outside space of the new library will be an interactive and noisy corner, “as you go deeper into the library space, the open areas will be quiet. There will be a lot of open space with comfortable seating and spaces will be zoned by activity and noise level, active to reflective.” said K. Greenstein, librarian. The library shall be a part of the Learning Commons. This implies that the library will share the floor space with the English Learning Center.
Eventually, the presence of all language related resources in one area will make it more convenient for students to access them. According to Greenstein, the library “will finally have a space devoted to teaching so that instructors can bring their classes into the library for customized research instruction sessions.” The study rooms in the new library are designed to be media-friendly and the library staff hope that the improvements will be a huge attraction for students. Despite making the library
tion, Oakland locations, the Richmond Field Station and Hilltop Mall, Hunter’s Point Shipyard in San Francisco and the Warm Springs Innovation District in Fremont. “The Bay Area’s growing economy and innovation industry makes it the right fit for a big company like Amazon,” said Rufus Jeffris, vice president of communication of the Bay Area Council. “We have all the requirements as a whole: the best workers want to be here, we have top universities such as UC Berkeley, Stanford, Ohlone College,
and UC Davis. Also, we offer two international airports, and a good transportation device like BART,” he said. Although the Bay Area may be an interesting option for Amazon, the rising housing prices may be a detriment when it comes to making a decision. “Of course Amazon would look into the Bay Area housing prices. We are aware of it. However, this is something every California city has to deal with, said Jeffris. ”[Still], we can’t let this challenge sto-
tech-friendly, the library staff will continue to hire “smart and helpful people,” said Greenstein, because the library does not underscore the value of human touch. The new library “will be a place on campus that students can come to for inspiration and quiet contemplation as well as cultural events like author and poetry readings,” said Greenstein. Opening its doors in the Spring of 2019, the new library shall serve as a space where students can come to reflect, study, seek help or get lost in the world of words.
Amazon’s “Headquarters 2” bid means there is a chance of 50,000 new jobs coming to the Bay Area. “The Bay Area is an attractive place for any employer for many reasons, there’s a huge population, as well as our proximity to Silicon Valley…we have one of the highest percentages of college educated individuals,” said Daniel Newell, director of the Tri-City One-Stop Career Center. Despite the bid being open to all of North America, Newell is optimistic that the Bay Area has enough to offer to at least be considered due to the population of young and educated individuals. Even if Amazon does not decide to anchor in the Bay, they are already an employer here. The Bay Area has offered up a joint proposal among Concord, Fremont, Oakland, Pittsburg, Richmond, San Francisco, and Union City; San Jose, Sacramento, and Vallejo are offering their own bids for the project. Newell added, “The Career Center is already working with Amazon to fill jobs, so if students are preparing for employment with Amazon, they are encouraged to stop by the center.” The career center is located on the Newark Campus, in Room 1211.
Is Fremont a real option for Amazon? MARIO LEAL EDITOR IN-CHIEF
Since September, Amazon has been looking around North America for their new headquarters home, and among the possible locations, Fremont is an option. The chance of Fremont being the host of the new home of the e-commerce giant comes within the bid of a coalition of Bay Area cities including Oakland, Richmond, Concord and San Francisco. The bid includes different locations such as the Concord Naval Weapons Sta-
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“Fremont has much to offer Amazon. Its burgeoning Warm Springs Innovation District offers ample space for a significant commercial office presence with strong connections to BART, top universities and international airports.” -- Rufus Jeffris
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From one survivor to another: #MeToo MADELINE INMAN STAFF WRITER
It was just like any other Sunday night. A Facebook page loaded slowly as I anticipated pictures of what the weekend’s events had held for some of my friends. I expected smiling faces, selfies and breathtaking sunsets, but I was met by something rather different. #Metoo. Two words that seemed to echo a larger message. At first one couldn’t derive what this message or sentiment was. Me too? What did these people share? Were we one of them? The questions were answered as I investigated further and read accounts of my friends’ abuse. As I continued scrolling, I realized that my Bay Area friends were not alone in their vocalization of abuse. Acquaintances across the Atlantic Ocean echoed their words. CBS has since announced that the me too hashtag has been associated with at least 1.7 million tweets in at least 85 different countries so far. #Metoo. It took a little more time to realize that these posts and responses were related to the now famous allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
AccordingtoCNN.com, the now famous hashtag on twitter was discovered by Alyssa Milano but originated by a woman named Tarana Burke. Burke started the movement as a response to an interaction with a teenage girl, who confided her story of abuse in Burke. “On one side, it’s a bold declarative statement that ‘I’m not ashamed’ and ‘I’m not alone.’ On the other side, it’s a statement from survivor to survivor that says ‘I see you, I hear you, I understand you and I’m here for you or I get it,” said Burke. Milano took to twitter on Oct. 15 writing, “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote ‘MeToo.’ as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.” Men and women of all ethnicities have responded on multiple social media platforms highlighting the pervasive problem of sexual harassment and assault present in our society. Unfortunately this issue in America is much greater than many of us would like to believe. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network stated that, “1 out of every
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6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime” and “About 3% of American men—or 1 in 33—have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.” It is true that some people have taken issue with the movement, claiming that it does not go far enough in revealing how widespread the issue of sexual assault is in our western society and across the world. If everyone who was ever harassed or assaulted, actually posted, our social media feeds would be full of more ‘#metoo’s. Others have criticized the #metoo social media phenomenon because they felt as in Burke was not given enough recognition for founding them movement, whereas Milano has been praised for bringing it to light. #Metoo has effectively personalized the issue of sexual assault and harassment in a way that no other form of communication could. For those who have never faced sexual assault or harassment first hand, they have been made aware of the fact that some of their connections have. It causes others to have empathy with survivors
and get an idea of the magnitude of the problem. It allows us to think. To think about what we can do to prevent more suffering. T h e # M e To o m o v ement is not just about retweets but a catalyst for a much wider conversation. It is important that we as students of Ohlone College assure that our behavior does not promote a culture of sexual harassment or assault. According to RAINN, “Among undergraduate students, 23.1% of females and 5.4% of males experience rape or sexual assault.” College students are vulnerable to sexual assault. It is our duty to make sure that we support victims and make sure that everything we do is edifying to both men and women.
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“Our high school janitor pulled a prank on our vice principal. On Halloween he dressed up as a zombie and stood in our class like he was dead, waiting for the vice principal to come in. As soon as the vice principal walked in, he freaked out and peed his pants.”
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“When I was little, we went to this one big house. There was a guard sitting in front of the building. We assumed he was a statue and so me and my cousins were just looking at it. When we decided to cross he got up and scared all of us. My cousins and I got scared and my little brother took out his toy sword and started fighting him. I was scared initially but then I was just laughing because it was all so funny”
“Last year on Halloween I decided to decorate my front garden in the Walking dead theme. So along with all the props I decided to stand there as well. Everyone thought I was a prop too, because I would try to stand as still as possible. But then, as a bystander would come by, I would reach out and scare them. People got scared in the beginning but then stopped and ased to take pictures with me”
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“One Halloween I decided to stand on a chair with my dark brown locks of hair hanging down my face. Of course, I had makeup on and so this guy passes by. I kept staring at him and as he was crossing, he looked at me and said, ‘Oh my god we have a Samara over here’ and I didn’t know what to do. I was laughing on the inside.”
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stop us from competing,” he said. Now, with all these considerations, how possible is it for Fremont to be selected Until this point, it isn’t sure if Fremont has a real chance to be the fortunate city that will host such a big economic opportunity. On Oct. 19, Amazon closed the first round of proposal, receiving a total of 238 bids, including propositions from 43 states, as well as intrest from Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. With this being said, the odds that Fremont gets selected among the other 238 destinations doesn’t seem to be that hopeful. Nevertheless, Jeffris is confident that Fremont has a lot to offer Amazon. “Fremont has much to offer Amazon. Its burgeoning Warm Springs Innovation District offers ample space for a significant commercial office presence with strong connections to nearby regional mass transit system BART, top universities and international airports. Fremont is also home to a highly educated population,” said Jeffris. In addition, Fremont’s chances increase with the flexibility of the Bay Area cities’ proposal, as Amazon could spread its headquarters along the group of locations offered in the submitted proposal. “One of the important features of our proposal – and what we believe is a major advantage -- is the huge amount of flexibility it gives Amazon to create a unique new headquarters, whether in one city or spread across several cities,” said Jeffris. “Having that flexibility can be extremely valuable for Amazon as it develops its second headquarters over a 10-year timeframe. That flexibility also allows Amazon to really think about its headquarters needs in relation to where its workers live,” added Jeffris. Whether it’s Fremont, or any other Bay Area city, Amazon’s quest for headquarters 2 could mean the creation of a total of 50,000 new jobs, tax revenue, and most important, a promising long-term economic stability and lots of opportunities.
Madeline Inman is wearing the movie theatre floor look. Put those old ticket stubs you’ve been saving to use this halloween. Get the look: Simply glue on movie ticket stubs, candy wrappers, and popcorn clipart to an old t-shirt. ot sure what you want to be for Halloween? We’ve asked a few of our Renegades to show us their favorite lazy costumes. Perfect for those lazy partygoers who can still look festive at any Halloween party without breaking a sweat or the bank. These quick and easy costumes cost these Ohlone students less than $10 each. They also used items that
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Jovi Abalos trying to stay incognito in his identity thief costume. One of the easiest costumes that is guaranteed to turn heads. Get the look: Stick on a few nametags and a faux mustache and you’re ready to go. This costume takes less than 5 minutes to create. they had laying around. For example, Madeline Inman, communications student, created her “movie theatre floor” look with old movie ticket stubs she has collected over the years. Just add a few cut out clip art of popcorn and candy
wrappers and you have a one of a kind costume. Another campus favorite is the “identity theft” costume that Jovi Abalos is wearing for us. This costume was a steal, and mainly consisted of a 99-cent mustache and a pack of nametags.
Mark Emmons is excited to be a smartie pants. This fun and easy costume is complete with candy. Get the look: All you need is a bowtie, suspenders and some smartie candies displayed in the pockets. Last but not least, Mark Emmons, journalism student showing off his funny spin on the basic nerd costume. He is wearing a pair of suspenders that he got on clearance from Claires for $2.You can also add a pair of glasses or a flannel to complete the look. Make this Halloween memorable by creating one of a kind costumes like the ones featured by our Renegades.
Hya, the ghost haunting Building 20 BRITTANY UNG STAFF WRITER
For the hundreds of students who frequent the Ohlone campus every day, Building 20 appears no different than any other building. However, between its columns hides a decades old ghost legend, mingling Ohlone’s rich history with urban legend and mystery. While the details of the legend vary depending on who you ask, the ghost that haunts Building 20 is known to most as Hya. According to legend, Hya was a maid who worked for the owners of the house. When Hya and the owner had an affair, the owner’s wife killed Hya in jealousy and hid her body in a closet somewhere in Building 20. As with most legends, Hya’s story predates most employees working on the Ohlone campus today. Despite having worked for the college for 18 years, Nam Hoang, senior accountant at Ohlone, admitted she had only worked in Building 20 for one year before her department moved out of the building. She recalls hearing tales of the ghost hand-
ed down in snippets, with brief personal experiences and stories from coworkers forming the puzzle pieces to an only partially realized fixture of Ohlone ghost lore. Hoang described encounters with Hya that she had heard in passing: doors slamming, typewriters moving on their own, and floors creaking when no one was walking on them. But in departure from most traditional ghost tales, Hya has never been associated with any violence or illBRITTANY UNG/MONITOR will toward Ohlone employees. At most, Hya has been Hya’s footsteps are heard on the stairs of Building 20. described as an annoyance. While actual sightings of Hya are few and far between, she has been described by some as a woman in white. Some have even said they heard footsteps on the stairs and in the parking lot, as Hya followed them to their cars. Building 20’s colorful past isn’t limited to ghost tales and hearsay. In 2000, an electrical fire ravaged the house, burning it to the ground. Shortly thereafter, no encounters with Hya were recorded . Ohlone renovated the house and moved the campus Building 20, home of the campus police is located on police into the new building. the Olive trail in front of Hyman Hall.
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Beyond the Console By JEREMY MARTIN WEB EDITOR
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Canada’s goalkeeper, Olivia Jantuen putting all at risk to stop Ohlone forward, Elena Strom.
Ohlone forward, Danielle Macias, jumping for a header against Canada’s defender, Zoe Bell.
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roquin. “We are defending so much and we’re so tired, and being able to keep the ball would help our game overall,” he said. Despite the loss, coach Marroquin, wasn’t completely upset after the game. “This group of girls have been spread in terms of the changes and injuries. I think that just being able to compete in the game was a very positive mark, particularly in the second half as we were able to stop [Canada} and some of their dangerous players. Overall, it was a high effort and that’s nothing else we can ask for,” said Marroquin.
Two set pieces put Ohlone back on losing track EDITOR IN-CHIEF
With Head Coach Larry Heslin out due to back surgery, the Ohlone Renegades saw themselves back into losing ways after the Canada Colts beat them 2-0 on last Tuesday. With two well planned set pieces during the fifth and the twentieth minute, Canada put themselves on the board early in the game. First, Canada’s defender, Zoe Bell, completed a w e l l - e x e c u t e d c o rner kick with a stunning header, beating Ohlone’s keeper, Laticia Romero. Minutes after, the Colts
took the Renegades by surprise after taking a short corner kick and delivering a precise cross that Canada’s forward Ashlen Kelley tapped in with a powerful volley. After a rough first half, the Renegades were able to level things even and keep a clean sheet during the second half. However, they stll lacked of composure to connect some passes to beat Canada’s defense. “One of the things we need to do is to connect some passes, we need to make rival turnovers count,” said Men’s Soccer Head Coach and Women’s Soccer Interim coach, David Mar-
Within other good remarks after the game is Ohlone’s keeper, Romero. Romero was able to stop six of the eight shots she received against, including two great one-on-one saves against Canada’s strikers. Marroquin expects the team to remain focused in order to improve for the rest of the season. “I hope they remain motivated and understand that this is process-based,” he said. Ohlone is looking to get back on the winning ways this Friday when they face De Anza College at the Fremont campus.
Penalty kick rescues Men’s Soccer NAVIN KRISHNAN CO-SPORTS EDITOR
The Renegades darted out of the locker room eager to compete against Evergreen Valley College’s men’s team and emerged with a 1-1 draw on Oct. 24. Ohlone lasered passes through the Evergreen defense but no matter who they chose to utilize their possession of the ball, Evergreen kept scrapping and communicating. In an instant, Evergreen snapped back, as midfielder Robert Viera weaved through several Renegade defenders and scored by beating the Renegades’ goalie for the first goal of the match 33 minutes into the game. Ohlone Men’s Soccer Head Coach David Marroquin suggested his team’s chemistry is responsible for the success of the team. “From the back line to the front line to the forwards,
we [take pride] with our talent level. Chemistry is just training. The adversity we have is just trying to [deny] one another [internally on the team]. When things aren’t going our way, we’re [sometimes] in situations where we get our lucky bounces. It’s all about being mentally tough and building confidence,” he said. It seemed every time Ohlone made mistakes, Evergreen tried to capitalize and they denied the Renegades every time they had more energy and focus. “Intensity is not a light switch …,” Cordova said, “if we have intense training then we have intense games.” “Some of the things we’re focused on right now is that we’re dealing with a lot of injuries. It really is just next man up; we really just grind it up,” Marroquin said. We’ve had club teams come
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Ohlone defender, Antonio Manzo trying to steal the ball from Evergreen midfielder, Robert Viera. and watch us play and we talk to them about what it means to be a collegiate athlete. Compared to the past, I think we’re at a place that we can recruit players that are quality.
In previous seasons, players weren’t attracted to our program.” Ohlone’s next game is on Nov. 3 against Hartnell College.
The San Francisco Shock, a new eSports team, will soon add the Bay Area to the big eSports community around the globe. They will compete in the upcoming eSports season for Overwatch, currently the most popular multiplayer first person shooter in the industry. According to developer Activision-Blizzard, with an army of 35 million players, Overwatch typically generates steady revenues over $1 billion. Overwatch’s eSports global audience in 2016, was counted at 323 million and is expected to grow to 589 million by the year 2020. This will help generate an estimated $1.488 billion , according to Newzoo’s report, who cover eSports and global games. However, the question is, will this new team be enough to convince Bay Area residence to take eSports seriously? Certain signs point toward this being true. Since the team’s creation there have been many investors scrambling to take advantage of the opportunity, wanting to be involved in a large and thriving industry. Coincidently, most investors have turned out to be in some way connected to sports or even athletes themselves. Some investors include Sacramento Kings Coowner, Andy Miller, Raiders running back, Marshawn Lynch, and former NBA Center, Shaquille O’Neal. This will strengthen the presence of eSports throughout the Bay Area and give the sport a wider range community. “We want guys living around here and working here. That’s the goal,” Miller said to the San Francisco Chronicle, briefly elaborating on the wide range the team will bring to the table. Hopefully, this will help the world of eSports expand, particularly in the Bay Area and help the league gain an even more serious mainstream audience. While eSports seems to generally be taken more seriously as a real sport, realistically, only time will tell whether or not this will take full effect in the Bay Area.