Richland Chronicle November 8, 2022 Issue

CHRONICLE Richland

Vol. L Issue 6, November 8, 2022

• Professor takes class to vote Pg. 2 • Halloween Bash Pg. 4-5

RichlandStudentMedia.com

Richland Student Media Media

@RLCStudentMedia

Richland Student Media

2 CAMPUS

November 8, 2022

Staff Photo Haley Aguayo

Professor Juan Olivares takes his students to vote at Guadalupe Hall.

Voting with class Haley Aguayo / Leo Rosas

RichlandStudentMedia.com

Copy Editor / Staff Writer

When Juan Olivares class signed up for U.S. History 101, little did they realize they might be helping to create it. Olivares is an History professor at Richland Campus, who decided to encourage some of his students to be active actors of the history. Therefore, he and one of his classes went to Guadalupe Hall to cast their votes.

“Being a history teacher, you are teaching the long history of how we got this political right so far in the 21st century. It took 200 years of activism, revolts [and] civil wars to get that political right, and what is going on in 2022? A lot of problems affect society, our politics. So what about if I provided an open space and opportunity for my students to make a big difference in this midterm election,, Olivares said.

Olivares gave give students the opportunity to vote during his own class time.

“I’m aware that some students have, even with the early voting process, they do not have time because they are taking more classes, they work long hours, they need to study, they have their part-time jobs, some personal family matters that they need to attend.,So I decided to open up a space for

them to have that freedom, for them not to [feel pressured] to vote in a rushed manner.

So I am creating an open space, a free space for them to come in and cast their ballots,” Olivares said. Students were welcome to head home early right after they voted and were even offered extra credit if they chose to vote.

Olivares only took one of his classes to vote, , ” The rest of my classes are dual credit classes, high school students. Unfortunately, they do not have that age [requirement]”. Though one student made the cut, Dual-credit student James Bergsagal attends Olivares’ early morning class. He did meet the age requirement.

When asked if he would have voted if Olivares did not bring him to vote, Bergsagal said, “Yes. I already registered to vote before. I’m 18. . I’m actually dua- credit here. I’m a high school student, I’m a senior in high school.”.

At the polls, two students in Olivares’ class, Taylor King and Denise Perry were, initially unable to vote because they did not have valid forms of ID with them. When asked what motivated them to come back rather than go home, King said, “I was actually planning on voting anyways, so I thought ‘Why not get it out of the way?’ but yeah, that’s why I came back.” “I don’t know. I mean I never voted before,” Perry

said. King said that Perry had missed out on voting in the last presidential election because she yet 18. .

Texas had one of the lowest early voting turnout rates compared to other states this year. , especially amongst young people.

Olivares recognized the objectivity to voting and hoped to change that by giving his students the opportunity to vote. Olivares wanted his students to understand that their vote is important.

“Unfortunately the news networks, both liberal and conservative, the way that politics have been portrayed, I mean, especially in the last several years, those messages have been discouraging not only [to] a majority of Americans, the adult population too, but also young Americans. Because they ask themselves, ‘What would be the purpose of it at the end of the day?’ I’ve heard a lot of that because, unfortunately, politics in 2022 is so divided and politicized. So young Americans, at the end of the day, hear all these negative thoughts from both sides. That kind of narrative discourages people. We need to change that”, he said. “We need to change that narrative. Little by little. So I hope that with my little exercise of getting my class to vote, I might change the culture of how college students see all this but I mean perceive politics”.

Staff Photo Haley Aguayo

Professor Juan Olivares outside of Guadalupe Hall.

Despite getting many students from his class to vote, Olivares chose not to vote because he had already made plans to vote with his family.

“That has become a tradition since all of us have become American citizens, going to vote as a family”. Olivares and his family voted in the midterm elections on the last early voting day, Nov. 4.

LOCAL 3

November 8, 2022

Pretty in pink Raine Caldwell Staff Writer

To the average person seeing the world every day, the meaning of a color isn’t something to consider, but on one blissful morning people from all walks of life represented the color pink for its own unique meaning.

On Oct. 22, the streets of Irving flooded with pink for the return of the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk to raise awareness for breast cancer and fund a search for a cure.

This was a walk to highlight the people who faced breast cancer in every way.

Whether it was a family member, a coworker, a friend or fighting cancer yourself, people from all over the North Texas area came in support. All wearing some shade of pink to walk the 2.5 miles in solidarity.

To help everyone warm up for the walk ahead, trainers from the BollyX exercise group demonstrated proper stretching and body exercise. They believe in the power movement, and how it can help those with breast cancer.

Even our men and women in blue from the Dallas Police Department were in at-

tendance. A small unit from the DPD, who call themselves “The Cold Team”, walked to show that they will protect us in all forms, big and small.

“You know we have to come together and do this because together we are better, Senior Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez said.

The talk of the walk was Repillia Wyatt, a woman who survived breast cancer four times in the last 26 years. She showed everyone that breast cancer is not a hindrance in living a long and prosperous life. What concerns Wyatt the most wasn’t the cancer itself but the medicine.

“The medicine I take cost $13,000 for only 21 days, so for them to raise money it helps to pay those bills. So, the cancer walk is for the money that is needed.” $670,000 was raised for breast cancer research, and more donations are coming through. For many like Wyatt, every cent counts.

The pink streets left hearts and minds full of what’s to come of breast cancer research. Many organizations like Susan G. Komen seek to educate and build a positive narrative for breast cancer. Events like this help to let those around the world know that they are not alone, and that they too can walk in pink to fight breast cancer together.

Photo mealtrain.com

Professor needs help

BLANCA REYES Editor-In-Chief

Daniel Rodrigue, Brookhaven Campus journalism professor and faculty adviser, faced one of the most difficult experiences that anyone can imagine. On Halloween night, and the day of his birthday, Rodrigue was enjoying a movie night after trick-ortreating with his family, when suddenly he smelled smoke.

At 8:45 PM, he asked his young son if he also smelled smoke. His son said no, so he decided to investigate.

Rodrigue checked the kitchen and the bathroom where candles were lit. A little later, a neighbor knocked his door and

warned him that smoke was coming out of his garage.

He rushed to the garage to open the door, which burned his right hand. Then a powerful heat blast hit him, causing first- and second-degree burns to his head, face and right ear and shoulder. Rodrigue closed the door, evacuating his children to a safe place.

Rodrigue grabbed his son and took him to a neighbor’s house, then rushed back to save his daughter while calling 911.

After the paramedics arrived, everybody was taken to a near hospital. His daughter was released to his wife, Diamond, however, Rodrigue had to be transported to the Parkland burn unit in Dallas for treatment.

In a Facebook post, Rodrigue stated that the Denton Fire Marshall said the cause was undetermined.

Although the fire was a disaster, the Rodrigue family is now safe and trying to recover.

Family and friends of the Rodrigue family have created a Gofund.me account and a Meal Train for those who would like to help. Student Publications/Media will also be collecting diapers and baby wipes for Rodrigue’s children. Donations may be dropped off to any of the four student newsrooms in Brookhaven, Eastfield, North Lake and Richland campuses. h t t p s : / / w w w. g o f u n d m e . c o m / f / rodrigue-family-house-firefundraiser?utm_campaign=p_cp+sharesheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_ source=customer

BLANCA REYES Editor-In-Chief

The Chronicle staff took home some hardware after attending MediaFest22. Editor-at-Large Alex Ortuno won first place in the nation for Best Advertisment, staff cartoonist Jerry Weiss took home fifth place in his field, and the Chronicle finished in the top ten in the nation among two-year colleges at the onsite newspaper competition.

Twenty students and four advisers from Dallas College travelled to Washington, D.C. to take part in MediaFest22, organized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Associate Collegiate Press, and the College Media Association. The national conference was held in the nation’s capital from Oct. 27-30.

Students had the opportunity to learn from professional journalists and educators from other colleges and universities. The students from Richland Student Media in attendance were Haley Aguayo, Alex Ortuno, Leo Rosas, Jesse Serrano, and Editorin-Chief Blanca Reyes.

During the four-day convention, several activities were offered, including. workshops designed to teach journalism and students media trends, new digital reporting tools,

the latest technology along with career and networking opportunities.

“To attend Media Fest was the revitalization I needed to work through my writer’s block. Before going to D.C. I hadn’t pitched a story in weeks.” said Chronicle copy editor Aguayo, “But given the opportunity to meet CNN White House correspondents, ABC reporters, ESPN and National Geographic editors and hear from the greats – Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein – helped me to remember why I got into this in the first place,” Each day featured new keynote speakers, the most popular of which featured Pulitzer winners Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who discussed their Watergate coverage 50 years ago this year. The crowded event required overflow seating in adjacent rooms.

“I really enjoy the experience. I learned a ton about journalism and the various avenues of careers in the news industry. I have the opportunity to network with student journalists from all over the country. I just started writing for the student newspaper at the Richland Campus this semester so for me it was incredible to have been blessed with the opportunity to attend this event,” Chronicle staff writer Rosas said.

To the team, the best thing about the convention is their newfound boosted energy.

They feel reminded why they’re here and why they keep doing what they do.

Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Dallas College student media group pose at the airport after getting back from the national conference in Washington D.C.

RichlandStudentMedia.com

Richland students media wins at national convention

4 CAMPUS

November 8, 2022

Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Kaleb Willard, Jordan Miller and Christian McKendall, dressing up like maids, won the awaard for the most creative custom in the Halloween bash contest.

Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Candy was also given to the winners of the Halloween Bash.

Not only student dress up like their favorites characters but also faculty members. Sociology profe

Richland Halloween Bash

Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Kelly Sonnanstine, Coordinator of Student Life at Richland Campus, presents the participants in the Halloween contest.

Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Keila Ciloh dress up like Sally from the movie “ The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Halloween Bash was a success again this year. Held at the El Paso Student Lounge from 11AM-1PM, students came in their best Halloween attire for the big event.

Forty-two participants registered for a student costume contest. Janet James, senior director, campus administration for Richland Campus, Jonathan White with the Office of Student Life and Caleb Martin with the office of Veterans Affairs were the judges.

Kaleb Willard, Jordan Miller and Christian McKendall took the award for the most creative costume, portraying French maids. Cheyenne Murray,

Mirabel, won the award for cutest costume, Oleander Leins’ antipope won for the scariest costume and Melanie Kranovskyas Aphrodite was named the most authentic costume.

Besides the contest, the Halloween Bash also featured a dance party, live DJ, karaoke, free slushies, and of course, lots of candy.

Every year, the Halloween Bash brings together faculty, staff and students and is one of the most popular and well-attended events at Richland.

-Blanca Reyes

November 8, 2022

CAMPUS 5

Staff Photo Indiana Silva

Allyn DeLarosa portray a witch for the Halloween custon contest.

Staff Photo Indiana Silva

Staff Photo Indiana Silva Staff Photo Blanca Reyes

Students were also served free slushies at the event.

Cheyenne Murray, left, as Mirabel with Jasper Luna as Inosuke at the Halloween celebration costume contest.

RichlandStudentMedia.com

essor, Kay Cody, dresses up like a sheep.

6 ENTERTAINMENT

November 8, 2022

CHRONICLE Richland

STUDENT MEDIA LEADERS

Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor Editor-at-Large Copy Editor Entertainment Editor Online/Special Projects

Blanca Reyes Simon Pruitt Alex Ortuno Haley Aguayo Ricky Miller Ryan Bingham Duff

ON THE COVER Staff Illustration: Lana Huynhcong

BACK COVER Staff Illustration: Lana Huynhcong

COVER AND FONTS Certain cover fonts are provided by the following www.nymfont.com – www.bvfonts.com

STUDENT MEDIA STAFF

Rohan Campbell and Jamie Lee Curtis in “Halloween Ends.”

Photo bloody-disgusting.com

‘Halloween Ends’ as a disappointment

Ricky Miller

Entertainment Editor From the first scene, “Halloween Ends” is a disjointed mess of ridiculous ideas and antics.

The setting is the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, four years after the events that occurred in “Halloween Kills” (2021).

With this sequel and official end to the franchise, the end of the gravy train ends with this tale. I even stuck around to make sure there was no stinger at the end of this misguided mess.

This one also holds an ironic touch to the proceedings in that early on in “Halloween

Ends” the characters are watching John Carpenter’s “The Thing”, a movie that surprisingly bombed at the time of its release in 1982.

This go-round, the nemesis of the story, Michael Myers, is not referred to as that, rather, as “The Shape”, since the townsfolk think Myers is actually dead or MIA altogether. I would just call it sheer stupidity.

The script comes from the minds of director David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernie, based on characters created by original director Carpenter and Debra Hill.

The aforementioned script tries to throw in a ridiculous MacGuffin, but the people paid to

see the end of Michael Myers and that’s what they got.

The subplot involves a disgraced babysitter who gets bullied by miscreant high schoolers.

They are not the vindictive type but are more of a nuisance than anything else.

Although Jamie Lee Curtis’s Laurie Strode is still around, her role is put in the backseat for the majority of the time. Another key part of the storyline involves roommate and friend Allyson, played by Andi Matichak.

I really wanted to like this flick but was left with a shrug of the shoulders and a dismayed look of “Who cares!”

Grade: C-

Alan Lu Jerry Weiss Jesse Serrano Kaden R. Martin Blanca Reyes Alex Ortuno Ryan Bingham Duff Alice Robinson Indiana Silva

Leo Rosas Raine Caldwell Raymond Thomas Pronk Lana Huynhcong Simon Pruitt Ricky Miller Haley Aguayo Leo Rosas

STUDENT MEDIA ADVISERS Erica Edwards

Tim Jones

Jubenal Aguilar

Larry Ratliff

ISSUE DATES November 22

December 6

STUDENT MEDIA AWARDS CMA Pinnacle - Best advertisement, 2022 2021 Pinnacle Award for Two-Year Radio Station of the Year from College Media Association (CMA).

1st Place Cover Design - TIPA, 2021 1st Place Critical Review - TIPA, 2021 Student Organization Community Service Award, 2019 Student Organization of the Year, 2019 CMA Pinnacle Two-Year TV Station Award, 2018 CMA Two-Year Radio Station Award, 2018 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winner Award, 2016 ACP Best of Show Award, 2015 ACP Photo Excellence Award, 2015 CMA Newspaper of the Year Finalist, 2014 1st Place – TCCJA Overall General Excellence, 2014 2nd Place – Pinnacle College Media Award, 2014 1st Place – TIPA Sweepstakes, 2005 Over 270 Texas college journalism awards since 2000

CONTACT INFORMATION El Paso Hall, Room E020, 12800 Abrams Rd., Dallas 75243 Newsroom: 972-238-6079; richlandchronicle@gmail.com Advertising: 972-238-6068 Email: Advertise@dcccd.edu

“HEY GUYS! MY STUDENT LOAN DEBT WAS FORGIVEN!” Staff Cartoon Jerry Weiss

Staff meetings: Monday and Wednesday at 2 p.m. in E020 Letter Policy Letters to the editor may be edited for space. They will be edited for spelling, grammar and malicious or libelous statements.

Letters must be the work of the writer and must be signed. For identification and verification purposes, letters also must include the writer’s classification (grade level), full name, address and telephone number, although address and telephone number will not be published.

Editorial Policy The Chronicle is the official student-produced newspaper of Richland College. Editorials, cartoons, columns and letters are the opinions of individual students and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of other individual student writers, editors, advisers or the college administration. © Richland Chronicle 2022

November 8, 2022

ENTERTAINMENT 7

‘The Manchurian Candidate’ remains a great thriller

Photos IMDb

Frank Sinatra and his men are brainwashed by the Chinese in “The Manchurian Candidate.”

Staff Writer

“The Manchurian Candidate” (1962), is based on a political- thriller novel of Richard Condon, screenplay by George Axelrod and uncredited John Frankenheimer, who directs.

In 1952 during the Korean War, American, Russian and Chinese Communists conspire to nominate and elect a candidate for president of the United States. The Russian Army captures a U.S. Army squad of about 10 soldiers and flies them by helicopter to a Chinese Communist indoctrination center in Manchuria. The entire group is conditioned or “brainwashed” to follow orders. The brainwashing apparently works when they have one member of the squad kill the person he likes best. However, the conspirators realize that over time their chosen instrument or agent must be periodically tested to determine whether their selected instrument will again follow orders and kill on command their selected victims.

Capt. Ben Marko (Frank Sinatra) leads the patrol and latter returns to the United States, where he is promoted to major in Army Intelligence. Staff Sgt. Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) becomes a war hero for saving his army patrol, Medal of Honor winner and a confidential assistant to Holborn Gaines (Lloyd Corrigan), the most respected political journalist in America. Marko is having a recurring nightmare about what happened in the communist indoctrination center. Marko is asked by an army psychiatrist (Joe Adams) about his feelings about Raymond Shaw.

Marko refers to him as the “kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderfully human being that I have ever known in my life.”

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

Nov. 8 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. i

Election Day LeCroy Building

Nov. 9 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. i

Free STD testing Thunderduck Hall, T-110

2 p.m. i

Lake Clean Up Event Near Pecos Hall

Nov. 10 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. i

National French Week Celebration Sabine Hall, Room 118

i

Last day to withdraw from 16 week classes only

Nov. 11 10 a.m. - noon i

Financial aid help session Wichita Hall, W-276

Nov. 16 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. i

Game Day El Paso Student Lounge

Ongoing i

Louise Rogers Giving Tree Donation drive for those in need Participants can pick up gift tags Office of Student Life and Engagement, E040

Karen Norris and Laurence Harvey in the “The Manchurian Candidate.”

RichlandStudentMedia.com

Raymond Thomas Pronk

Marko is ordered to take some time off and meets the attractive Eugenie Rose Chaney (Janet Leigh) on a train from Washington, D.C. to New York City.

Later Rosie picks up Marko and bails him out after he’s arrested for fighting aggressively using karate with Raymond’s house boy, a large Chinese man named Chunjin (Henry Silva), who Shaw and Marko knew from the Korean War. Shaw’s mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw (Angela Lansbury), is married to her second husband, Raymond’ stepfather, Sen. John Yerkes Iselin (James Gregory), a Republican Senator, who has difficulty remembering the number of communists he claims are working for the U.S. government.

This is reminiscent of the late Wisconsin Republican Sen. Joseph Raymond McCarthy, who alleged the U.S. Federal Government had

many communists and Soviet spies working for them.

Senator McCarthy on Feb. 9, 1950, in famous speech to the Women’s Republican Club of Wheeling, West Virginia said, “While I cannot take the time to name all the men in the State Department who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205.”

Shaw falls for the lovable Jocelyn Jordan (Leslie Parrish), who he eventually marries and becomes friends with her father, Sen. Thomas Jordan (John McGiver). Raymond’s mother and stepfather consider Jordan to be a political enemy and big government Democrat, if not communist.

Do not miss the movie’s ending where Marko rewrites Shaw’s Medal of Honor citation to reflect reality.

“The Manchurian Candidate” is available on DVD with special features including a running commentary by Frankenheimer and an exclusive interview with Sinatra, Axelrod and Frankenheimer 26 years after making the movie. View the movie without the commentary, before viewing the movie with Frankenheimer commentary. It’s also available on select streaming services.

The movie was directed and produced by the late Frankenheimer, a television and movie director.

Frankenheimer directed several excellent movies including “Birdman of Alcatraz” (1962), “Seven Days in May” (1964), “The Train” (1964), “Grand Prix” (1966), “The Fixer” (1968) and the television movie “Path to War” (2002).

For directing “The Manchurian Candidate,” Frankenheimer was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1963 for Best Director and a Director’s Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.

Editor Ferris Webster won an Oscar for Best Editing.

For her performance as Eleanor Shaw Iselin, the late Angela Lansbury won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and A Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

Grade: A

8

November 8, 2022

Don’t forget to vote Democracy depends on you

RichlandStudentMedia.com

mythology, spooky stories and folk lore

Schedule a visit to our Denton campus and learn more.

Visit today

RichlandStudentMedia.com

Richland Student Media

@RLCStudentMedia

Richland Student Media