Richland Chronicle May 3, 2022 issue

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Vol. XLIX Issue 17, May 3, 2022

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O’Rourke visits North Lake Campus Haley Aguayo Staff Writer

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Voter suppression and education were the main topics on Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s mind during a recent visit to Dallas College North Lake Campus.

After being introduced by Texas Rep. Julie Johnson, O’Rourke emerged from behind the crowd and shook hands with attendees as he made his way to the front. He was wearing a navy blue hat with the Dallas College logo on it.

“Some people don’t want me to stand on things,” O’Rourke started off by saying, referencing his height advantage over Johnson, who had just stood on a box so that everyone in the crowd could see her as she spoke. He proceeded to get on top of the box anyway, so that those in the far back of the courtyard could see him too.

“So many things that you’re going to hear me talk about today are priorities not of the Democratic party, not of the Republican party, but of the people of Texas.”

A shift in priorities would presumably be a welcomed change for two voters who came out to support O’Rourke. Sisters Tina Dreisvach and Wendy Molendyke wore “Beto for Governor” shirts as they sat on the steps in the back of the courtyard.

Dreisvach shared a story from when O’Rourke ran for Senate against Rafaek Edward “Ted” Cruz. She mentioned that she was visiting her sister Molendyke, who was living in Coppell at the time, and that she saw a black and white sign that read “Beto for Senate” and proceeded to ask her sister, “who’s Bee-tow.” Molendyke replied, “it’s Beto O’Rourke.”

Dreisvach began to do research on O’Rourke “Then when I went back to Oregon, it was a nail biter,” Dreisvach said, referring to the Texas senate results of Cruz winning with 50.9% of the vote and O’Rourke losing with 48.3% of the vote. “It made me cry. So when I came here I said to

my sister ‘I need to get involved in whatever Beto is up to’ because it has to change.”

“It’s appalling what’s going on right now, I really think that, you know, getting Beto into governorship is the only hope for any kind of change statewide,” Dreisvach said.

“In reference to our current government and our current governor, things are not working, especially for women,” Molendyke said. “We are just losing every time something comes down in legislature, the women are losing time after time after time. We can’t let that go on.”

O’Rourke said: “[Greg Abbott] is telling the women of Texas that they cannot access their constitutional rights to an abortion.

When we win this thing, every woman makes her own decision about her own body, her own future, her own life every time.”

“In the legislation signed by the governor, there is no exception for incest, there is no exception for rape. Literally forcing women in the state of Texas, against their will, to carry the child of their rapist. If that guy was pro-life, we wouldn’t have lost hundreds of kids in foster care last year,” O’Rourke said.

“When we talk about our priorities in this campaign for the people of Texas, the first one is jobs. We want to make sure that any Texan willing to work can look forward to a job that not only pays a living wage and in a state that has more people working under a living wage, more than any other in the union,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke commended the collegiate high school program Dallas College offers.

Through this program, high school students who want to graduate with an associate degree at the same time they receive their high school diploma can have the opportunity to do so.

“How about we take the lead that you all have provided here at Dallas College and at North Lake [Early College] High School, extend it across Texas so that every graduating young person has the skills and education they need to work the kind of jobs that gives

Patti Brocking writes a tweet in support of Beto O’Rourke at North Lake on April 21.

them purpose over the course of their lives.

You all planted the flag; we’re just going to follow your lead.”

The topic of preparing Texans for jobs at a young age along with supplying jobs for Texans directly ushered in the focus for his second topic of discussion; education.

“At a time that [democracy] is under no greater attack than it is right here in the state of Texas, these classrooms are one of the last places where we can expect people to come together regardless of zip code or race or ethnicity or gender or any other difference and see one another not as each other’s enemy but instead as each other’s ally,” O’Rourke said.

A young transgender person named Ontario Osoinach, age 15, also came out to show support as an ally for O’Rourke. “I have been really interested in politics my whole life.

I currently serve on a youth advisory council for Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne which is ironic.” Ironic since Congresswoman Van Duyne is a member of the Republican Party.

“I’ve always been a huge supporter of Beto just because you don’t see a lot of Democrats in Texas, but you also don’t see a lot of people who support young trans people.”

Abbot released a letter in February addressed to Texas commissioners about young transgender people in the state. “Texas law imposes reporting requirements upon all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse including doctors, nurses and teachers, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report such child abuse,” child abuse referring to the sex change of young trans people.

In this letter he called on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to act upon by reporting young trans people to the state.

He also wrote that, “Opinion No. KP-0401 makes clear, it is already against the law to subject Texas children to a wide variety of elective procedures for gender transitioning.”

Osoinach said of Abbott “His letter, it was crushing to me. I was so terrified that not only I was going to be prosecuted but that my parents were going to be prosecuted. It was like my existence was a burden and a crime at the same time. Seeing Beto supporting young trans people like myself was incredible to me, now I support him through everything. I want to be like him one day.”

O’Rourke said “Instead of focusing on jobs and schools and healthcare he is pursuing this crazed crusade against transgender kids and their parents. Talk about a screwed-up list of priorities right there. When we win this thing, we’re gonna get our priorities right.”

“If we want to throw a cold dose of honesty on ourselves right now, we’re going to have to acknowledge that when you compare Texas to Florida or California or North Carolina or Virginia or Illinois or New York or any one of our peer states, they have been rising, while we have been sliding when it comes to educational attainment.”

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Beto O’Rourke speaking at Dallas College North Lake Campus in Irving on April 21.

“The indispensable aspect and factor in a world class public school education is the educator,” O’Rourke said.

He spoke of changes he’d like to see such as raising educators salaries because, “on average, the Texas school teacher is underpaid by $7,500 a year against their counterpart nationally. What if, just what if we paid every single educator in the state of Texas enough so that they didn’t have to work a second job and can fully focus on the job they have before them right now.”

He also stated that he’d like to eliminate standardized testing, at least during the pandemic years. “Let’s cancel the STARR test so that we have no more high stakes, high pressure in the lives of these kids who’ve just gone two years through the deadliest pandemic known to mankind, at least for the last century.”

In one of his final subject points, he spoke about statewide medical care and Medicaid and expressed the benefits of doing so.

“When we win this election, we’re expanding Medicaid and making sure that people are healthy enough and well enough to live to their full potential in Texas.” He plans on, “expanding Medicaid so more people could see a doctor, fill a prescription, and take their child to a mentalhealth care specialist.”

O’Rourke also spoke on the topic of voting.

Texas currently has one of the lowest voter rates in the country but O’Rourke claimed that low voter turnout is not the only thing to blame.

“It is harder to vote in this state because of Greg Abbott than in any other state in the Union. Thirteen percent of the ballots cast in this last election were rejected, up from 1% the previous year, which is a high watermark before. It is growing increasingly difficult to describe ourselves as a democracy right now.

We have got to be the answer to this right now. This one is gonna be on all of us,” O’Rourke said.

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President: Celia Hall “Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there even if you are scared to talk to people”

Vice-president: Yonata Kidane “I plan on listening to the voices of the students and implement solutions to the challenges we face”

SGA election concludes with final results Editor-in-chief

Richland students have spoken and a new executive board of the Student Government Association has been chosen. Celia Hall won with 62.8% of the votes in the presidential race. Hall was the secretary in Richland SGA. The vice-presidential race was uncontested with Yonata Kidano. For the speaker of the house race, Anisha Singh won with 61.9% of the votes. They will represent Richland on Community College Day at the Texas Legislature.

There were 470 ballots cast, a 200% increase from the turnout of the last election.

“I’ve run out of ballots,” said Kelly Sonnanstine, SGA adviser. The 2021 election was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and campus buildings being closed for safety reasons at the time of the election.

“We maybe had only 200 votes in total.

Forty students abstained from the speaker of house race,” said Sonnanstine.

Hall was the secretary of Richland SGA before being elected as president. On the campaign trail, she said she plans to construct a community garden with fresh produce going

“My first major goal is to go through all the responses I received to bring those changes to the campus”

Hanan Alhamwi 37.2%

Celia Hall 62.8%

Presidential Race

Speaker of the House: Anisha Singh

to the food pantry. The garden would create job opportunities and community hours for students. She wants to connect students with scholarships and internship opportunities.

“I want to provide students with opportunities that I have been fortunate enough to be given during my time on SGA,” Hall said.

The election also helped spread awareness of the election process for major elections. “[SGA] brings awareness on how the real election works, especially the midterms elections coming up,” said Edward Sessay, outgoing parliamentarian of the SGA. “The people have the power. So, in this case, students have the power to elect their people in the office,” Sesay said.

Members of the League of Women Voters were present at the polls to register people to vote.

“Young people are unrepresented, and it is important to get them on the game to get their voices heard,” said Kelly Drablos, “When people are underrepresented in our system, they are not very well taken care off,” Drablos said.

Local elections for city and school officials will end on May 7, including members of the Board of Trustees of Dallas College.

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‘The Northman’ tests your patience for a mediocre tale Ricky Miller

Entertainment Editor The new adventure flick “The Northman” just proves that you have to have a certain patience and capacity for a slow burn since the pace is neither quick nor energetic in the very least.

This tale is set in the ninth century. “The Northman” starts out in olden times, but one that is altogether unfamiliar and anything to do with modern technology in the very least.

Director Robert Eggars (“The Lighthouse”) creates an atmosphere and milieu that finds one covering one’s own body for warmth.

The stillness and cold almost transfer from the screen to the seats in the theater.

Alexander Skarsgård is the elder version of Amleth, who comes back to this land for his personal vengeance. At his side is Anya Taylor-Joy’s Olga of the Birch Forest. She is expecting a baby soon, something the pair is looking forward to.

Eggers is a filmmaker many people either like or loathe. I am somewhere in the in-between mode, because I like and respect what he is trying to do with this material. His debut with 2011’s “The Witch” was a mixed bag for me. I didn’t hate it outright, since I graded it with a so-so C. The next was 2013’s “The Lighthouse,” with scored less with a C-. The same can be said of this tale.

Grade: C-

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Jessica Williams and Callum Turner in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.’

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ continues the magical saga of wizardry Ricky Miller

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Claes Bang in chainmail armor in ‘The Northman.’

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With the Harry Potter universe, the creative team did not have a single entry that missed the mark. The same can be said for the “Fantastic Beasts” series as well, since they have never done anything subpar or beneath what the previous entry did. The poor showings as of late would have one believing “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” the latest entry, missed the mark.

But I’m here to prove that it did not in the very least. Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) returns as Newt Scamander, a role he has made his own since his first turn as the character in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” in 2016.

“Beverly Hills Cop II” (1987) – This actionpacked crime comedy entry finds Gilbert Gottfried’s character dealing with Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley in a grift (small time con artist trick).

“Dr. Dolittle” (1998) – In this so-so talking animals comic romp starring Murphy, Gottfried provides a voice for a depressed canine that does not know where to turn.

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“Problem Child” (1990) – In this obnoxious socalled comedy, Gottfried’s Mr. Peabody is aiding a frenzied father (John Ritter) who’s adopting a redheaded kid with ulterior motives at hand.

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Dan Fogler returns as friend and baker Jacob Kowalski, who receives a wand from Dumbledore as a gift. Jude Law easily slides into the role of Albus Dumbledore, a teacher at the school of witchcraft and wizardry.

Also key to the storyline is Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald, a former colleague and intimate friend of Dumbledore. What is nice to see is the proper conclusion for the storyline involving Jacob’s partner and would-be wife tying the knot.

As mentioned earlier in my review, I did not grade this one as high as the previous entries, but just a notch below. My grade for the first entry in the series was an A+, with the sequel receiving an A-. This time around, however it got relegated to a slightly lower score.

Grade: B+

“The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” (1990) – Renny Harlin directed this action-comedy. Gottfried’s Gottfried’s Johnny Crunch is friends with Andrew Dice Clay’s title character detective, who’s hunting down baddies in the City of Angels.

C+

“Aladdin” (2016) – The voice of Robin Williams as Genie was a key selling point to this animated Disney entry wherein Gottfried’s wisecracking parrot Iago was equally as memorable.

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B+

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel intimidates new players with a ‘pay-to-win’ wall Jason Ryer

Staff Writer Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is an interesting free-to-play game for most modern consoles.

It takes the concept of playing the card game and adds all the modern features of past variations of the franchise so than older players and current players can enjoy the game.

Under the hood, though, the game is unique because players can feel the wide array of depth the series has. Each new duel that I played has been a different theme or monster type. Some monster types are more popular than others, but Master Duel is really good at showcasing the appeal of the card game.

That being said, this game has an if it’s not broke don’t fix it quality.

In some decks players will face a lot of same old decks at times with Sky Strikers and Eldlich decks being the norm when the game first came out.

This can be a difficulty barrier for new players who don’t understand how the series works with how to spend the limited currency the game gives them.

Decks are sold at 500 gems while a Duel Pass, Master Duel’s version of a Fortnite Seasonal pass that lasts 60 days, is around 800 gems. The challenge in managing money before someone is put at a wall to pay real money in the game comes up fast. A set of 10 boosters out of a booster box pack is around $25 at 1,000 gems in game.

The problem at this point comes from building a good PVP (player versus player)

deck as players unlock booster boxes based on cards the player can get from the first three open sets. The extra boxes only stay around for 24 hours, which makes the grind for 1000 gems harder than just adding currency and buying more boosters.

This is a similar issue with the trading card game but boosters are open to buy at most stores.

Master Duel’s Banlist, a list of cards that cannot be used or have limited use, are based on the OCG, Original Card Game, versus the trading card game. That means a lot of cards are usable.

There are ways around this issue, but it’s a challenge to which players have to learn some modes that are inside the deck-builder mode.

Elementsaber Lapauila Mana in ‘Master Duel’

The deck-builder mode allows for creating cards, but only if you have the right type of material which can be obtained through dueling or the Duel Pass.

Solo mode is another feature of the game, yet it is very limited. It gives the players a back story to the cards and allows the player to try the cards out.

Players get energy to do more parts of the story locked behind gates which allow for custom icons to be won in the game or full decks based around the monsters at hand.

This is currently being expanded on in the game.

The main way to play the game is the seasonal tournaments that are ranked and give players gems and levels to the Duel

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Pass. The tournaments are PVP 1 duels that can vary in the time it takes to complete the duels. Festivals have started up over the last few months with XYZ, Normal and rare, and Synchros getting featured for players to try loaner decks.

These are timed events and players can gain gems as well as custom XYZ and Synchro boosters to unlock cards selected for the event.

Legacy packages are another special type of booster pack that can also be acquired through seasonal tournaments, Solo mode and festivals. These are where more classic monsters from the anime are featured. The store does sell cards like Ash Blossom,Solemn Judgement and Lightning Storm as a 750 gem one-time purchase alongside 10 Master packs, the very basic booster box that has most of the older cards shuffled in it.

Lastly, the game allows for a spectator mode in which players can watch what appears to be recordings of other players playing the game so they can learn new tricks.

The game overall is growing and has not fully come into its own yet. The content is increasing but the pay-to-win wall at the moment is very high for new players.

Overall, Master Duel does a good job beyond the flaws of simulating a true Yu-GiOh! experience.

A Konami ID will allow players to connect their account to multiple consoles like PC, mobile, Xbox, PlayStation and the Nintendo Switch with ease.

Grade: C+

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Continued from Page 2 “Amen,” shouted Martin Burreo from the back of the crowd. Burreo, whose fashion ensemble consisted of a Dallas Mavericks “vote” shirt and a Dallas Wings hat said that “we’ve gotta support women as much as we support our men.”

Burreo has also been a supporter of O’Rourke since his campaign run for senate four years ago. He emphasized the need to vote for someone who you could personally benefit from.

“My encouragement to people is that if you spend a dollar, you’re voting. Make sure that the dollar you spend matters, that it benefits you, that you’re not spending a bad dollar and making bad choices with decisions you’re making long term. And that’s what voting is.

So, if you don’t vote, it’s like taking a dollar out of your pocket and throwing it away.”

Burreo said Abbott hasn’t supported his interests.

“He consistently worked against me based on every kind of thing that he stands for and I know it’s gonna hurt my grandchildren. So, I’ve gotta make it so that now my grandchildren won’t be affected by the conservative view and for me I consider conservatism in

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Beto O’Rourke speaking at Dallas College North Lake Campus in Irving, Texas, on April 21.

some cases, it’s used as a concept for, and my people no longer want to say it, but racism.”

O’Rourke summed up his speech by saying, “Someone’s gonna ask you, after this event, they’re gonna say, ‘What’s this guy Beto all about.’ And I want you to share with them what you just heard from me. ‘Well I heard the guy, out of his own lips, he said ‘great jobs, world class schools and the ability to see

a doctor’ that is it.’ It is that simple and find me the Republican or the independent or the Democrat for that matter who’s gonna argue the point on those three priorities. Those are things that touch the lives of each and every single Texan.”

“If we’re gonna get them done, we’re gonna have to win this election and get past the person who’s in office right now.”

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STUDENT LIFE 7 UPCOMING EVENTS All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

The bell heard across campus Richland Campus is known for its animals, environment and architecture among other things. Something else that passersby, students and employees recognize at Richland is the bell chime that rings throughout the day.

Every quarter of an hour, people across campus are able to hear the sound of a bell ringing.

Janet James, senior director of campus administration for Richland Campus, said that its introduction was near the turn of the millennium in 2003.

The bell is an electronic digital carillon system that provides the sounds of genuine cast bronze bells.

The original system, the Schulmerich Carillon system, was eventually replaced with a Verdin Adgio II Carillon system in 2019.

According to James, Richland is the only Dallas College campus to have the carillon bell sound across the campuses.

“It was actually Dr. Stephen Mittelstet who was our president prior to Dr. Eggleston. We had what was called formation and it had to do with mindfulness back then,” said James.

“We installed the carillon because ... values at that time when we were Richland College, one of our values was mindfulness. It was one of 10 and these were 10 values Richland

College had, we called them ‘Thundervalues’ and it was so as we worked together, we could aspire to working in community and valuing everyone,” James said.

Thundervalues were values on the mission of Richland College. They were based on learning and work-related needs and expectations for students, employees and the community.

James said that one of the values behind the carillon, mindfulness, is about being conscious of the current moment and seek new things to improve the situation.

“We are consciously aware of the present moment, actively noticing new things sensitive to context and perspective, energizing us towards better performance and greater creativity. We respect silence using it for reflection and deeper understanding, not immediately filling silence with words after someone has spoken,” James said.

James said that another aspect of the carillon was to be a reminder for people at the moment of the carillon’s chime and to be aware of the present moment.

“It’s a very lovely way for people to know, ‘Oh, I need to get to my 10 o’clock class. Oh, it’s 10:15 because it chimes on the quarter hour,’” James said.

“Wherever you are, when you hear the bells, you kind of come into the moment because you’re reminded of time and you’re

reminded of that time and so it had a useful purpose and then it had kind of an inspiring purpose, if you will,” James said.

With the sounds of a bell ringing across campus and reminding us to get to our errands, one might assume that there would be an actual bell ringing back and forth while a clock displays the time.

This is not the case; the sound is made through speakers, according to James.

“And the speakers are actually up in the stair tower here in Alamito Hall but we never needed a clock because you wouldn’t be able to see it from everywhere,” James said.

James uses the example of her alma matter, the University of Texas at Austin to elaborate on the reasoning why there are physical structures for clocks and why there isn’t one on the Richland campus.

“At UT Austin, there is a clockface on four sides of the main building, the tower. And so anywhere on campus, virtually you can see the clock. There would not have been any place here that would have been able to put the face of a clock that everyone would be able to see it,” James said.

James said it is not only there to remind of you the time but is also a reminder that you are at a place of learning and of value.

“It just kind of sets a sensitive part that you are at a place that values you and you’re learning and you’re a whole person,” James said.

Things to do during the summer

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Walk at your local parks and trails Parks and trails are a great way to leave from the technological world we live in. Practically free and can leave you on a journey.

Binge “Stranger Things” The highly anticipated fourth season of the Netflix original show “Stranger Things” is on its way this summer with part 1 releasing May 27 and part 2 releasing July 1. Tune in to find out what adventure Eleven and her friends have in store.

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Stress Busters El Paso Hall Student Lounge noon to 1:30 p.m.

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APIDAH Cultural Celebration El Paso Hall, E070

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Stress Busters El Paso Hall Student Lounge 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Attend the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade Dallas Pride will be celebrating its 39th anniversary on June 5.

Attendance is free for all to attend and parking costs 10 dollars at the State Fair parking lots.

Movies in the Park: “La La Land” at Klyde Warren Park “La La Land” will be shown at an outside theater at Klyde Warren Park on May 28. Attendance is free and space for viewing is on a first come, first serve basis. Food can be brought and food trucks are to be present if one may want to purchase a meal.

Activities for a ‘Summer Splurge’ Visit the Dallas Zoo ‘Dino Safari’ Go back a couple million years in time to see the dinosaurs at the Dallas Zoo. Expect to see reconstructions of over 30 dinosaurs and even assist in the search of a newly-hatched sauropod. Entry tickets vary but are generally around the $20 mark.

North Texas Food Bank Mobile Pantry Gym Circle Drive, in front of Guadalupe Hall next to the Z parking lot

With summer on the horizon, here are some ideas for activites to do during the dog days.

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Stress Busters

Attend a Baseball game Although the Texas Rangers may not be playing for a World Series this year, it is never a bad time at the ballpark. You could also attend a Frisco Roughriders game and check out the future of the Rangers.

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Intramural - Max Out Day Guadalupe Hall, Fitness Center 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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Women’s Empowerment Network End of Year Celebration Sabine Hall, SH117

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