Chronicle Richland
Vol. XXXVII, Issue 3, January 29, 2013
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SPORTS/CAMPUS
Need help with research? JOYCE JACKSOn Staff Writer
Free information literacy certificate classes, which will aid students in doing research, are being offered through the Richland library beginning in late February. The classes will be held in the library (Room L-126) on a first come-first served basis. If students complete three courses, one from each of three main categories, they will receive an Information Literacy Certificate. Amy Ferguson, instructional services librarian, said the topics for the library classes were collected by librarians and on the questions that students asked about most often. “Information is always changing,” Ferguson said. “We’re living in an information age. The tools we use change. The resources we use change.” Ferguson said the literacy certificate courses are especially helpful for students who are here for the core curriculum. “Most students think they know how to use Google so they think they know how to do research,” Ferguson said. “That’s ‘search’ and not ‘research’. That’s why these courses are important.” Ferguson said that Google is fine for your personal life, but our students need to know how to do the research required for their classes. The classes align with the campus Quality Enhancement Plan’s “Developing Learning Power” by focusing on the habits of the effective lifelong learner and incorporate thinking routines. The classes are divided into three categories, labeled Pursue, Organize and Persist.
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The Richland Thunderducks basketball team beat the Brookhaven Bears 66-57 at an away game in Farmers Branch on Jan 19.
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The Pursue classes will focus on critical curiosity or creativity. The Organize classes will center on Meaning Making, or Strategic Awareness. The Persist classes are based on Changing and Learning, or Resilience. All three categories pertain to information literacy and the topics will vary. The courses will be taught by librarians and will begin Feb. 25 and end April 12. They will be offered days, evenings and a few Saturdays. Each will last 55 minutes. There is no sign-up. Students just show up until the classroom is filled. Ferguson said it’s best to come about 10 minutes before a class starts to be assured a spot in the library computer lab. In addition to the information literacy certificate classes, Ferguson said, NoodleTools classes will also be offered through the library beginning Feb. 26. “It’s useful for organizing your research,” Ferguson said. “We’ve had NoodleTools for a while, but it’s the first time it has been offered [as a class]. It has a notecard feature, too, which you can print out.” This 55-minute class introduces students to a number of functions, such as note-taking, outlining, citations, document archiving, annotations and collaborative research and writing. The class does not count toward the information library certificate. If students are trying to write their first paper, NoodleTools would be quite helpful, Ferguson said. The library instruction courses are not only available for Richland students but for anyone, including former students. For more information, students are asked to pick up a brochure in the library for dates and times for all courses offered.
Richland Garland campus earns money for Garland’s employees Blanca Reyes Staff Writer
On Jan. 10 Richland Garland campus obtained a grant check for $363,550 from the Texas Workforce Commission Community and Chamber Relations director Tandy Dollar said that they have worked with the Texas Workforce Commission for many years and had the opportunity to apply for a grant through this time. Dollar said that there are a huge variety of classes. These courses are determined based on the specific needs of each factory and company that submit their application for this training. These courses range from computer programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point to CPR and basic electronic courses. “We go anywhere from our seven- hour classes to our 57 -hour classes,” Dollar said about the length of these training courses. Dollar said that this particular money will benefit nine main companies in the area which
have required training for their workers. “The majority of the companies are part of Dallas County Manufacturers Association,” Dollar explained about who can receive this training. “I have worked closely with the manufacturers that are part of that association so those manufacturers are always invited to participate if they want to do it.” Once the companies have received the grant, they are not able to receive it again for a certain period of time. “You cannot just go for a grant to the next and the next,” Dollar said. She explained that the factories have to wait 12 months after the grant is finished to request another one. Dollar said that it is a good way to get clients for their corporate training. Once the companies have paid for this kind of training, they have the opportunity to apply for the grant. “This specific grant from Texas Workforce Commission is given just for community colleges or technical top colleges,” Dollar said. This year this grant check will be benefiting around 250 employees of the Garland area.
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Sabine Hall receives design award in higher education architectural portfolio top-quality modern facilities for biology, chemistry, physics and geosciences education; enhance the campus Staff Writer master plan; respect the architectural vernacRichland College’s Sabine Hall science ular; and earn LEED platinum certification building has received another architectural within budget. For more information about the awards, award, the Louis I. Kahn Citation for design go to http:// in higher eduschooldesigns. cation in the com/ProjAmerican ect-Details. School & Uniaspx?Project_ versity magaID=4434. zine’s NovemDean Jaber issue titled net James, “Architectural executive asPortfolio.” sistant to the The building president, was completsaid that the ed in January building was 2010. The arconstructed chitectural firm with the Perkins+Will Richland was selected to College videsign the hall. sion in mind: It was certified to be the best as Leadership place we can in Energy and Environmen- Larry Kirkland’s art decorates the 40-foot science learning be to learn, wall on the first floor of Sabine Hall. t e a c h , tal (LEED) Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. and build sustainable local and world comThe jury mentioned that the design brings munity. The building was intended to inlight into the lab environments and cre- spire all students and visitors on campus ates “collision” spaces for students and re- and to teach about science and ecology. searchers to collaborate, and the exterior el- Also, how it was built and how it funcevation blends at a human scale on campus. tions will be a lesson to all of us about reSabine Hall met its four primary goals: specting our environment in daily basis.
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Sabine Hall offers students several study seating areas and features natural light.
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GAME REVIEW
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Just when I thought the bloody fun was at an end, Ubisoft brought on a killer package with its brand new DLC, “High Tides.” Players are able to obtain all four downloadable packs including, The Lost Expeditions, The Monkey Business Pack, The Warrior, and The Predator Pack. This gives players four new animals to hunt (yay, more purses!): the Mountain Lion, Thylacine, (cute little guys until they open their mouths), White Tiger and Red Vulture, annoying little buggers. The DLC also provides six more single player missions, two new single player weapons, the Tribal Knife and Hunter’s M700 Predator Rifle. There are two multiplayer weapon unlocks, Type-10 Flare, Shotgun and the Predator Bow, if you’re into that archery stuff. A new character is introduced, which happens to be my favorite. Hurk and his monkeys is definitely a one of a kind character. His crazy shananigans keeps the game fun for the players. Also, there are two new end-of-match movies for multi-
player starring Hurk and his monkeys. Now that we got all of that out of the way, “High Tides” is a new mix to this dirty cocktail that gives the punch that it needs to keep the buzz going. If you have already played “Far Cry 3” or are still playing it, you know that this game is pretty lengthy, in a good way. This gives players something to keep the game from going stale. The new character Hurk adds more to the story of this monstrous euphoric island, where you think you’ve seen and experienced everything but it still catches you off guard with a new part of the tale of this heroic and chaotic adventure. “High Tides” left off where the original six co-op chapters where the gangs experience their final hours. The DLC will provide more brutal fights with more things at stake. It’ll give players the time of their lives with memorable moments that you can’t get anywhere else. So, there is no reason you should miss out on a DLC like this. I mean, it’s quite simple. Do you want to have more bloody fun? Or miss out on epic awesomeness? Yeah you better rush to your consoles and buy “High Tides.” It’s only $9.99, it doesn’t get any better than that.
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Arnold used to have it. He still does, albeit in a non-steroid body. With “The Last Stand,� Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a former soldier-turnedsheriff, Ray Owens, in Summerton Junction, a sleepy little border town on the heels of the Mexican border. The plot revolves around a criminal (Richard Noriega) who escapes police custody in a modified, top-of-the-line Corvette that goes over 150 mph. His goal is to actually get out of the country and end up in his homeland of Mexico. “The Last stand� marks the American debut of filmmaker Jee-Woon Kim, who made a decent horror flick with 2010’s little-seen “I Saw the Devil.� A nice addition is seeing character actor Luis Guzman in a good guy role. Guzman did that in the recent Alexandre Dumas update of “The Count of Monte Cristo,� he did so more recently with “Journey 2: the Myste-
rious Island� as a loving father and helicopter pilot. Also having fun with his role is Johnny Knoxville as Lewis Dinkham, a local who has a whole cache of military weapons, including a old style WWII Vickers machine gun. Playing the heavy once again is Peter Stormare, whom you might remember from putting his old friend (Steve Buscemi) through the wood chipper in “Fargo.� The one-liners are in abundance here, especially when Schwarzenegger’s Ray Owens crashes through the window of a diner and customers ask how he’s doing and his response is just, “I’m old.� Also mixed into the proceedings is Oscarwinner Forest Whitaker as FBI agent John Banister, a character who gets hung up on Owens. Further fun comes with reference character actor extraordinaire Harry Dean Stanton as a curmudgeon and opinionated farmer. “The Last Stand� delivers because it’s just old school dumb action with a satisfactory end. Grade: (B-)
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Opinion
The great ideological divide Raymond Thomas Pronk Staff Writer
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Presidents of the United States in their inaugural addresses to set forth their vision for the country. In Thomas Sowell’s book, “The Conflict of Visions,” there are two categories of visions; the unconstrained and the constrained. Those with an unconstrained vision believe in human reason and that important decisions should be made by the whole society and an elite group of government bureaucrats and experts. Those with a constrained vision believe in tradition and accumulated wisdom and that decisions should be made by individuals about what immediately concerns them, such as their lives and property. President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address illustrates the collectivist’s unconstrained vision, while the late President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address illustrates the individualist’s constrained vision.
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Barack Obama
Obama’s unconstrained vision
ON THE COVER Two men with conflicting visions for America’s future
Correction The January 22 story “Noble talks Fringe” contained errors, which have been corrected in the online version.
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COVER AND FONTS
Crisis and a world without boundaries
“This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it — so long as we seize it together.”
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“We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time. We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more and reach higher. But while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American. That is what this moment requires. That is what will give real meaning to our creed.” Our journey
“It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law — for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. “Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity; until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country. Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm.”
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Government is the solution -- collective action
“But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. For the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias. No single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people.”
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan’s constrained vision
Government is the problem — individual action
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we’ve been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.” Crisis and limits
“These United States are confronted with an economic affliction of great proportions. We suffer from the longest and one of the worst sustained inflations in our national history. It distorts our economic decisions, penalizes thrift and crushes the struggling young and the fixedincome elderly alike. It threatens to shatter the lives of millions of our people. … “You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we’re not bound by that same limitation? We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding: We are going to begin to act, beginning today.” Unemployment, the tax system and deficit spending
“Idle industries have cast workers into unemployment, human misery and personal indignity. Those who do work are denied a fair return for their labor by a tax system which penalizes successful achievement and keeps us from maintaining full productivity. … “But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending. For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children’s future for the temporary convenience of the present. To continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals.” Administration’s objective
“Well, this administration’s objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunities for all Americans, with no barriers born of bigotry or discrimination. Putting America back to work means putting all Americans back to work. Ending inflation means freeing all Americans from the terror of runaway living costs. All must share in the productive work of this ‘new beginning,’ and all must share in the bounty of a revived economy. With the idealism and fair play which are the core of our system and our strength, we can have a strong and prosperous America, at peace with itself and the world.” Since my political philosophy is conservative libertarianism, which advocates for constitutional limited government, I naturally selected Reagan’s constrained vision over Obama’s unconstrained vision.
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Technology
New search tool for Facebook users CHRISTIAN TANNER Staff Writer
Girls, you better make sure your boyfriend’s relationship status is “in a relationship” because women can now search “men who live in my city who are single.” Facebook’s new Graph Search is rolling out in a couple months and has most people excited, some bored and all worried about privacy. As GigaOM’s Mathew Ingram, one who used the beta version of Graph Search points out, you can search phrases like “Islamic men interested in men who live in Tehran, Iran” Should Facebook allow users to use Facebook Graph Search? Yes, why not? It is another way to keep in touch. No! I want to keep my privacy. What? You mean Facebook isn’t private? We want to hear from you! Post your answer at www.richlandchronicle.com
where homosexuality is illegal and can be punishable by death. Phrases also searched: “employers of people who like racism,” “spouses of married people who like Ashley Madison” and “single women who live nearby and who are interested in men and like getting drunk.” Searches will include photos, people, interests and places. Graph search allows users to search people who live in your city with similar interests as yours such as gaming or sports. Although there hasn’t been any talk about having the option to opt out of Graph Search, using the feature “Me Only” will allow you to hide your content. Privacy has been a constant battle with Facebook. However, new graph search imposes some good, such as, “electricians in my area who my friends like” or “clubs in Dallas that my friends like.” Graph Search can make you feel more vulnerable in some aspects. It can also make you feel safer in others. Knowing that your friends like a certain electrician will make you feel more comfortable than searching a random company on Google, as would knowing certain friends frequently attend aforementioned bars. Facebook’s Graph Search will not search the web like Google. Graph Search will pull up best related results extracted from your phrases. We will have to wait and see for ourselves when Graph Search is released to the public.
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Many Facebook users feel that the new search feature does not protect their privacy.
Upcoming Events Today: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Fannin Performance Hall, Room F-102 Everyone is welcome to attend the Richland College Faculty Jazz Ensemble. Friday, Feb. 1: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spring Transfer Fair, El Paso Hall Over 40 university representatives will provide information to prospective students. For more information contact Mike Wright at mwright1@dcccd.edu. Friday, Feb. 1: 12:35 p.m. Dance Auditions, Studio G-027 (Guadalupe on lower floor near the fitness center) Arrive on time and come prepared to move. Students will learn pieces of choreography to be performed in the spring dance concert, “Fluorescent Pop.” If you tap, bring shoes. For other questions, call the dance department at 972-238-3775 or email GSawyer@dcccd.edu. Tuesday, Feb. 5: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. East Circle Drive (close to the library) Free STD Testing -The Dallas County Health and Human Services Sexually Transmitted Disease Mobile Medical Unit will be testing for HIV, chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea. For questions, call 214-500-2968. For more information, please call the Richland Health Center at 972-238-6135 or stop by Thunderduck Hall, Room T-110.
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Each week, the Division of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts at Richland College presents its Recital Series. All performances are on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Fannin Performance Hall and are free to the general public. For more information about this series, contact Dr. Michael Crawford, associate dean of performing arts.
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Class of 2013
Meet Mariana
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“Wow, my life has changed so much after coming to A&M-Commerce,� she said. “I have grown as a person, as a woman, as a mom, and as a citizen. I am really glad I decided to get involved with university life.� A Stars on the Rise scholarship recipient, Mariana is excited to work in elementary education helping to bridge the gap between Hispanic families and American schools. She also hopes to pursue a master’s degree in Spanish so she can teach and share her knowledge with others. When she’s not in class, Mariana enjoys volunteering with the Office of Hispanic Outreach and unwinding at the Morris Recreation Center. “The university staff has been so helpful with studying, scholarships and showing me opportunities to get involved,� she said. “I really love being an A&M-Commerce student.�
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