Richland Chronicle April 3rd, 2018

CHRONICLE Richland

Vol. XLIV Issue 24 April 3, 2018

#MarchforOurLives comes to Dallas Pg. 3

OPINION

#Blacklivesmatter is more than a hashtag PAGE 2 RichlandStudentMedia.com

FESTIVAL

Zines and things at 35th annual event

CAMPUS SAFETY

The risk of not taking fire drills seriously

PAGE 5 Richland Student Media

PAGE 6 @RLCStudentMedia

SPORTS

Richland hosts the Dallas Cup PAGE 7 Richland Student Media

2 OPINION

April 3, 2018

A matter of black and white CHASSEDY JOHNSON

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Staff Writer

“The mayor and the City of Sacramento has failed all of you,” Stevante Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark said through his grief as he interrupted a meeting at the San Diego City Hall.

Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed, black man and father, was shot 20 times by Sacramento Police and killed in the backyard of his grandmother’s house after officers responded to a vandalism call in the area. The cops thought his iPhone was a gun. Now, he has been reduced to #StephonClark, another hashtag sponsored by the life of an unarmed black man.

Clark is now a part of the extensive list of hashtags that represent black men, women and children whose lives have been snuffed out and whose existence as humans is ignored because of the ugly reality of police brutality and racial misrepresentation in our society. Among them, Mike Brown, 18, Tamir Rice, 12, Trayvon Martin, 17, Eric Garner, 43, Korryn Gaines, 23, Sandra Bland, 27, Philando Castile, 32, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7, to name a few. The lack of representation in media and misrepresentation in rhetoric for black individuals and people of color are part of the reason the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was created.

Many of the individuals killed were misrepresented in the media because of the story that the outlets chose to tell. When a black person or person of color faces tragedy, the media scrutiny turns against them no matter the case.

The narrative that accompanies victims and perpetrators should be more carefully considered because it shapes the way society as a whole views individuals of different races.

During the Ferguson protests and others sparked by the similar controversy, the peaceful protesters by day were often referenced as “thugs,” “criminals” and “animals” across many media outlets during the coverage of the protests. According to an article on the Huffington Post website, “What Do You Call White Rioters? Anything but Thugs,” ABC News alone used the term “thug” to describe the protesters close to 800 times. It is an unfair trade-off and it minimizes the voices of people who are begging for their lives to be considered on the same level as their white counterparts. When white kids riot, set cars on fire, or block the roads after their team loses a college game they are called anything but “thugs” and “criminals.” They end up with terms like “youthful debauchery” or “passionate fans,” never mind that police were injured and businesses are destroyed as a result.

It is derogatory to silence anyone who is not white by dehumanizing them and enforcing a systematic oppression that many will deny exists.

The article “Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Media Content and Effects” in the Oxford Encyclopedia examined the relationship between media representation and public

perception and concluded that “even a single exposure to positive and likable racial/ ethnic characters can improve white audience members’ attitudes about these groups, at least in the short term.”

Short term is acceptable but not good enough to change the long-term implications and negative effects of the hundreds of years of defamation placed on people by those who are still very much a part of the patriarchy that ruled this country from the beginning.

It is beyond me how a white male can maintain a narrative of being a “good boy,” “a kind individual,” “misunderstood” or even “troubled” after walking into a church and murdering nine people or after causing the deaths and injuries to multiple Austin residents via mailed bombs and trip wires. Dylan Roof is a prime example. The young white man was apprehended alive and fed Burger King during his interrogation after a racially motivated massacre that left nine people dead and many more haunted for life. Their narratives are not those of terrorist threats or criminals. Their narratives attempt to humanize them regardless of their monstrous acts.

Recently, the Parkland shooter claimed the lives of 17 students. He was male. He was white. The term “terrorist” was not used and somehow law enforcement did not see him as a threat yet a 12-year-old black kid, Tamir Rice, is resting in his grave for playing with a toy gun in a park where police officers shot him to death. He was a child and the media repeatedly referred to him as a “suspect,” however, this child was not a suspect in any crime.

It is a problem when black students and people feel censored, unheard and even persecuted when they speak out against the constant injustices they experience at the wrong end of gun violence on a regular basis. They are told it is unnecessary, are labeled “troublemakers” and met with words that indicate “it is not the time to discuss the issue” by society. Meanwhile, the white kids who are not affected daily are given the cover of Time magazine. It makes it harder for one to care for and relate to the other. It delays the healing that this nation as a culture so desperately needs.

President Donald Trump is our leader and even he supports this rhetoric and sets forth an example for the public to follow when he speaks about Muslims as terrorists, Mexicans as “bad hombres,” and refers to entire countries as “****holes.” The media has a responsibility to be “fair” and “accurate” but in the matters of race they have continually dropped the ball.

The narrative presented for black people, Muslims, Mexicans and other nonwhite humans in the media must change when their stories are being told through this system.

If we are to have any kind of relationship with the police, the media and with one another, we must all start telling it like it is, calling a terrorist a terrorist or a racist policy or person just that. Representation is so important and I am so tired of being misrepresented by individuals who have the privilege of doing so.

April 3, 2018

A protester’s sign during the Dallas “March for Our Lives” on March 24 depicts the NRA with blood on its hands.

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Staff Photo Drew Castillo

Taking it to the streets: a younger generation demands change

Editor-in-chief

It wasn’t like any other march. This time it was different. Children, teenagers, young adults and parents across the country marched together for a greater cause.

The Parkland shooting was the fuse that ignited a new revolution among the youngest generation. The survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting initiated the movement #NeverAgain to fight for gun control and tightening gun laws.

The biggest “March for Our Lives” rally took place in Washington, D.C. It united hundreds of thousands of people across the country, as students from different states shared their stories, their wishes and their demands from the national stage.

The survivors of the Parkland shooting and others spoke at the March 24 rally. Representing the Latino community was Edna Chavez, a Manual Arts High School student in Los Angeles. She is the sister of a shooting victim and presented an emotional speech. “I am a youth leader. I am a survivor. I have lived in South LA my entire life and have lost many loved ones to gun violence. This is normal, normal to the point that I learned to duck from bullets before I learned how to read.”

An 11-year-old from George Mason Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., Naomi Wadler, gave her empowering speech between ovations. “I am here today to acknowledge and represent the Afro-American girls whose stories don’t make the front page of any national newspaper,” said Wadler.

A student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Jaclyn Corin, brought to the

stage the biggest surprise of the day in 9-year- daughter to not be able to protect herself all old Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of the time.

“It’s really hard. She is my everything and Martin Luther King Jr. Just like her grandfather once did, she spoke to a sea of people, leaving her by herself somewhere where she can possibly be hurt and I am not there to help this time on Pennsylvania Avenue.

“My grandfather had a dream that his four her or be there to protect her is terrifying. So, little children would not be judged by the color this is why we are here: to protect her safety,” of their skin but by the content of their char- Torres said in a trembling voice.

Torres added that she feels insecure about acter. I have a dream that enough is enough.

And that this should be a gun-free world, leaving her daughter at school. “Dropping her off with her teachers and the administraperiod,” she said.

According to organizers, more than 800 tion staff of the school, I feel safe with them but, it’s not enough. marches coincided It needs to be more throughout the going on for her, for United States and me to feel completely other countries. safe leaving her In Dallas, students there.” and family Protesters asked members turned for changes in gun out to particicontrol laws, more pate, support the security in schools protest and get and tougher backtheir voices heard. ground checks.

M e a g o n Gun advocate Torres brought Megan Harris, an art her 3-year-old student at Richland, daughter Dahlia participated in the Lopez with her to Dallas march. She support the cause. was surprised by the Although Torres number of people at said her daughter the rally. is too young to “It was an interunderstand why esting turnout. I they were there previously went to or what they were the Dallas Women’s fighting for, it March and the was important to women’s march had her to be at the Staff Photo Miranda Jack fewer people origirally because she nally, so I thought is scared for her Dahlia Lopez holds a sign for the Dallas march.

there weren’t going to be as many people at the March for Our Lives. I was completely mistaken. There were thousands of people,” Harris said.

According to Harris, 10 to 20 high school and college students spoke to the march participants and shared their personal stories about gun violence. “People were very, very emotionally charged, which you know, makes perfect sense given what is going on,” said Harris.

Harris said since she was a child her father had been a Second Amendment advocate and that her father carries a concealed gun for her family’s protection. That scared her at first but today she shares the same opinion as her father, even though she does not own guns.

“As I got older I started researching more and understanding the laws and really the history behind the Second Amendment, I think that it should be respected,” Harris said. Despite her positions, Harris went to the march to talk to the participants and get to know their position and hear their suggestions.

“Some of the stuff they were saying kind of infringes on the Second Amendment, but I think some are very valuable points. So, I think there needs to be a balance. I feel like a lot of the people who are going to one side kind of hinder us finding that balance and that is one of the reasons I went to the march as well, to kind of talk to the people and see where we can find this balance.”

According to the March for Our Lives organizers, on average 69 Americans lose their lives every day to gun violence; seven are children or teens. Since the February shooting at Parkland, different states have started to advance bills to tighten gun laws.

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4 MOVIES

April 3, 2018

Robots and monsters explode on the big screen

RICKY MILLER Entertainment Editor

Giant robots punching giant monsters in the face: This is what “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is all about. Is it silly? Of course! But that’s what makes it a lot of fun.

Here’s the rundown: Kaiju (subterranean monsters from beneath the ocean floor) wreak havoc on earth. So the governments of the world create jaegers (giant robots) to combat these adversaries. It is, for all intents and purposes, just a silly time waster worth the investment for sheer escapism. I gave the original a grade of B- in 2013.

These machines also take into account the monsters that have acid-spilling blood, so their equipment is used to cauterize any wounds.

Members of the original cast return, but with slight variations of the storyline.

Returning are Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day and Burn Gorman. Kikuchi was one of the individuals handling the jaegers (the giant robots of the story), while Day and Gorman portray a pair of associates who have drifted apart over the years.

John Boyega (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) and Scott Eastwood (“Suicide Squad”) aren’t the lead actors. The former is an ex-soldier who washed out at some point.

Boyega’s tie-in is that his character was the son of Idris Elba’s persona from the first film.

The original “Pacific Rim” was a fun ride engineered by one of my favorite directors in the industry today, Guillermo del Toro. This was way before he became the Oscar-winning director of “The Shape of Water” last month.

The plot twists are woven into the storyline to just the right degree in the “Pacific Rim” sequel. Some are a bit too obvious, but everyone knows they are not going into this flick to watch Shakespeare or anything too dramatic.

This is a must see at the theater. Forget watching it on your computer at home, because this one is a must at a movie house for an all-immersive experience. The soundtrack also adds to the heightened delight of seeing this in the theater.

Just so the reader knows, I saw this on a giant IMAX screen at a theater in the North Dallas area.

A fun flick that delivers in every single department, “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is worth the surcharge of the theater experience.

— Grade C+

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Jaegers assemble to fight kaiju in “Pacific Rim: Uprising.”

“Unsane” (2018) — Claire Foy is Sawyer Valentini who checks herself into a rehab facility only to find out her stalker is at the same place. The movie was shot entirely on an iPhone. Directed by Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh who won a golden statuette for “Traffic” in 2001.

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Olivia Cooke, left, and Anya Taylor-Joy star in “Thoroughbreds.”

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‘Thoroughbreds’: A dark comedy and final appearance for Yelchin JEREMY GAYDOSH Staff Writer

In “Thoroughbreds,” we follow the relationship of two young women. Amanda (Olivia Cooke) is deeply disturbed and admits she feels no joy or guilt because of a particularly grisly incident when trying to doctor a horse. Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) is very smart and comes from a family of means. The two different personalities form an unlikely bond when Amanda senses the tension between Lily and her stepfather Mark (Paul Sparks), a super-rich, super-fit but ultimately a superjerk and asks if Lily has ever considered killing him.

To entertain the thought, they enlist the help of small-time hood Tim, played by late actor Anton Yelchin. Tim is making his way in the world dealing drugs from one rich teen to the next but has ambitions to be a wealthy businessman in the future. He appears to be the perfect hitman for the two ladies.

From the first music notes, the feeling is unpleasant as Amanda leads us as she wanders around the obnoxiously wealthy house, taking in the surroundings that Lily must endure.

This marks the feature film debut of screenwriter/director Cory Finley. He shows true talent behind the camera giving us an

“Logan Lucky” (2017) — The plot revolves around the robbing of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The film stars Adam Driver, Channing Tatum and two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank.

“Magic Mike” (2012) — Channing Tatum portrays an exotic male dancer who tries to make his daily life work. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Alex Pettyfer, Adam Rodriguez and Cody Horn.

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unsettling interior to a luxurious exterior.

His cast is terrific with rising starlets Cooke and Taylor-Joy giving gripping performances as the friends brought together seemingly at random but then brought together with a dark idea. Sparks hits all the right notes to make Mark a detestable individual and Francie Swift makes Lily’s mother a woman who tries to maintain a pleasant face when there is inner turmoil. So despite a couple of plot holes, this makes for an interesting thriller carried by dark humor.

It was a bit of a surprise to see Yelchin appear. But that surprise was short-lived. It only reminded moviegoers that this talented actor from such films as “Charlie Bartlett,” “Like Crazy” and “Star Trek” died in an auto accident at 27.

— Grade B-

Anton Yelchin’s final role in “Thoroughbreds.”

“Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) — Here’s proof you don’t need a good script to make a movie.

Part of the plot involves Bruce Willis as himself asking Julia Roberts to return a towel, which he left at her house. I find this notion so ludicrous. He was still the $20 million box-office champ.

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“Out of Sight” (1998) — This is one of my absolute favorites of the 1990s. The chemistry between leads George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez simmers to no end. The supporting cast all shine, especially Steve Zahn as a dim-witted thief and Dennis Farina, who plays Lopez’s father.

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April 3, 2018

CAMPUS 5

Annual Literary Festival headlines campus events in April Copy Editor

The 35th annual Richland College Literary Festival takes place April 3-5 in the Lago Vista gallery of the Richland Library. The focus this year is “Emerging Alternate Literatures.”

A panel discussion titled “Independent Zines, Graphic Novels, Comics” will be held

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Poetry Grand Slam champion and TEDx speaker Alex Dang.

Illustration courtesy Minh Kieu

Student artist Minh Kieu will present prints of his illustration during Lisa Huffaker’s Zine Workshop on April 3.

appreciated. Student readings will take place 12:30 to 1:50 p.m.

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Poetry Grand Slam champion and TEDx speaker Alex Dang will share poetry about identity relationships from 12:30 to 1:40 p.m.

April 5 in the Brazos Gallery. Dang has been featured on the www.huffingtonpost, UpWorthy and Everyday Feminism websites. His videos have been viewed over 2 million times on

YouTube. He has performed in over 45 cities and 25 states.

Other news The Office of Student Life constantly needs volunteers to help with campus events and projects. If students have a little extra time, they can volunteer at the Office of Student Life in El Paso Hall, Room E040. For more information, call 972-238-6130.

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from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. on April 3. The panel includes Josh Rose, faculty of art history at Brookhaven College, speaking on “The Conceptual and Formal Potential of Digital Comics,” Patrick Murphy, Richland artist and sound designer, “Latin American Magic Realism, Manga and Other Trends in International Comics,” and Dwayne Carter, a Dallas artist and Richland faculty member, on “SelfPublished Madness Zines.”

Lisa Huffaker, poet and artist, will present the workshop “Color Zines” from 2 to 3 p.m. Both events are in the Lago Vista gallery.

The objective is to explore color as a catalyst to unlock memory and creative possibilities to create zines – self-published booklets of art and writing. The workshop will include collage, bookbinding, poetry experiments, flash fiction, drawing and flights of imagination. Students can bring a piece of art or writing they would like to include, or bits of interesting paper, like gum wrappers or fortune cookie fortunes. Each participant will leave with a hand-bound, original zine.

On April 4, Lori Stephens, a young adult fiction writer, and Fatima Hirsi, poet, will make presentations.

The Richland English faculty invites everyone to participate in faculty readings on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for a presentation of poems and short prose. The content is open, but works with unusual, surreal or super-powered characters or themes would be

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April 3, 2018

Campus safety: fire drills are no joke CHRONICLE Richland

EMILY ESCAMILLA

Staff Writer This is part three in a three-part series Fire drills are things everyone on campus has most likely dealt with throughout their educational career. Although it may seem tedious (with the exception of those taking exams), the drills ensure that students know what to do and where to go in case of a fire. If students are not familiar with a common fire alarm, the alarm will be accompanied by voice that comes on the speaker to remind students to evacuate.

There is more to fire drill safety than leaving the building. Dr. Jennifer Baggett, a professor of biology at Richland, said that “getting students to take the drills seriously is more about the fact that they don’t know if it’s a drill or not.”

While evacuating during a fire alarm, many students may think that the alarm is a drill and don’t respond as quickly as they should in an emergency.

“Students will often stop the minute they get outdoors or they’ll want to sit on a bench that is really close to the building,” Baggett said. To be considered at a safe distance for evacuation, students should at least be behind the first row of cars in the parking lot. Baggett brought up the point that an explosion is a possibility even with a small fire.

Students should always exercise caution.

“Always assume it’s a real fire. Always gather your stuff quickly if you can. If not, leave things behind that you don’t need and plan to get them later,” said Baggett. Students should remain a safe distance away from any buildings until they are told that it is safe to go back inside.

The science and mechanical engineering labs may be the most likely places that a fire would happen. That does not mean they are the only places that a fire may occur. A fire is just as likely to occur in an office breakroom as it is in a chemistry lab if someone is not careful. A good rule of thumb is to just do as the professor warns and follow safety precautions everywhere on campus.

In the event that a student is a witness to a fire in a campus building, the student should yell to notify people in the area that there is a fire. If the witness knows how to use a fire extinguisher, it should be used before the fire spreads.

“If you are the only person in the room and you see a fire, open the door before you get the fire extinguisher and yell out into the hallway ‘fire’ or ‘can someone please pull the fire alarm’ and ‘help’ to get other people’s attention,” said Baggett.

This is important because you do not want to start putting out a fire and not have people around aware of it. If students are unable to put the fire out, they need to close the door to minimize the spread of fire and exit the building as fast as they can without causing panic.

Even if the fire is put out, students should still exit the building and “find a person in an orange vest or a police officer and let them know where the location of the fire is, what the cause was and that you think it’s out.”

After that, the authorities will take care of the situation.

RLC student journalists score wins at TIPA JOYCE JACKSON

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Journalism students and student media participants from across the state gathered in Dallas for contests, workshops and presentations at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention.

Several Richland Chronicle student journalists, photographers and broadcast media participants won awards in live contests and for previously published material. The 2018 TIPA convention was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dallas March 22-24.

Students from more than 65 community colleges and universities took part in more than 25 live on-site competitions in categories that included print and broadcast news, features, editorial and sports writing, English and Spanish radio and TV announcing, critical reviews and news, feature and team photography.

In addition to the competition, students attended journalism workshops. Among them: “How to keep print alive and thriving,” PR crisis management, headline writing, “Dealing with difficult sources,” “Ethical coverage of a national tragedy,” “Your career in niche journalism” and many others.

Executive Director Fred Stewart from Texas A&M University-Commerce spoke at the “Hall of Fame” luncheon.

“We are finishing our 109th year,” Stewart said. “TIPA is the largest and oldest state collegiate press association in the nation and was established in 1909. We average about 500 students showing up every year for TIPA. We’ve had as many as 640 at a convention.”

Keynote speaker Stella Chavez is a radio news reporter with KERA-FM 90.1, the NPR affiliate in Dallas. She covers education but also contributed to coverage of the

ambush-style killing of five Dallas police officers in 2016, the Ebola case in Dallas in 2014 and the migration of unaccompanied minors to Texas, also in 2014.

Chavez spent almost 13 years as a reporter for daily newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla. She offered some valuable advice for student journalists.

“Find mentors and stay in touch with them,” Chavez said. “Pick their brains about opportunities and network. Mentors can help you get through those tough times.”

Chavez told attendees not to be afraid to go out of their “comfort zone.” At one point in her career, when staff and newspapers were shrinking, she worried about finding a job in the journalism field.

“I needed time to think and figure out what to do next,” she said. “I wasn’t ready to leave journalism.” So she freelanced for a while and advised others to just be flexible.

Opportunities also exist for student journalists through internships.

Leanne Libby, general manager for the Plano Community IMPACT newspaper, said, “Print ain’t dead.” The company prints almost 1.8 million newspapers per month and it is hiring.

“We are a family owned company,” Libby said. “John and Jennifer Garrett created Community IMPACT in 2005 in their home in Pflugerville.”

“We are a fast-growing company,” she said.

“The paper is distributed in 37 cities and each has its own staff. We mail a copy to every single business.”

Richland journalism students and the student media team received 28 awards for on-site contests and previously published work from 2017. Richland competes in Division Two, which includes two and four-year schools that produce weekly newspapers.

Richland TIPA winners: 1st place: • J.R. Azucena – Multimedia Feature • Mike Sokolski – In-Depth Reporting • Aly Rodrigues – Short Feature Story • Quan Tran – Editorial Cartoon • Miranda Jack – TV News Writing (Live) • Philosophy Club – In-Depth Multimedia Story 2nd place: • Marina Pescador – Feature News Reporting Video • Cody Barber – Multimedia Feature • Kendall Hall – Story Package Video • Harris Sadiq – Editorial, Sports Action Photo • Joyce Jackson – Headline Writing • Quan Tran – Ad Design, Illustration 3rd place: • David Ryan – Feature News Reporting • Chronicle TV – President Trump’s First 100 Days” – In-Depth Reporting Video • Matthew Ewing – Multimedia Feature • Chronicle TV – News Update – Newscast Video • Tru Amstrong – Sportsbeat – Sportscast Video • Ricky Miller – Critical Review • Kammonke Obase-Wotta – Sport Feature Story • Jeremy Gaydosh – General News Photo • Miranda Jack – TV Announcing (Live) Honorable Mention: • Joyce Jackson – Copy Editing (Live) • Jorge Perez – Story Package Video • Ahlam Al Mahrooq – General Column • Richland Chronicle – Overall Excellence Newspaper

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April 3, 2018

MLB Returns; Rangers lose to Astros Tru Grit Pro sports watch California’s capital city became the center of attention and the Dallas Mavericks took advantage despite angry protests outside the new Golden1 Center. When the Sacramento police shot and killed an unarmed black man on March 18, demonstrators kept Kings’ fans from entering the arena. On that day, the Kings didn’t matter to a lot of Sacramentans.

Human life was more important than a basketball game. While Sacramento was dealing with that, the Mavericks defeated the Kings, 103-97. Harrison Barnes dropped in 20 points with six assists and five rebounds. Rookie guard Dennis Smith Jr. scored 19 points with six assists. The Mavs are a possible lottery pick and could land in the top 10 in this year’s NBA Draft.

Stars hopes dim The Dallas Stars defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime, 3-2 on March 27. Unfortunately, that important win doesn’t make up for the eight-game losing streak that might have cost the Stars a playoff spot. Things won’t look any brighter as the Stars finish the regular

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws the first pitch of opening day against the Houston Astros in Arlington March 29.

season facing some tough competition. It’s time to start preparing for next season.

FC Dallas is having a relaxing start of the season with only four fixtures in the month of

April. The Major League Soccer expansion era will continue as they add Nashville and Miami in 2020.

Opening day at the ballpark Major League Baseball is back as the Texas Rangers opened Season 46 at Globe Life Park in Arlington March 29 against the world champion Houston Astros. That’s a huge kick in the pants: Two in-state rivals that don’t like each other open the season going against each other.

The Astros 2017 championship season following Houston’s hurricane massacre still haven’t forgotten about the Rangers. Clearly, we will see some bad blood between the two.

Even Astros owner Jim Crane has roasted the Rangers for not being unselfish in their time of need. The Rangers’ heavy batting lineup should produce more offense to compete with the Astros powerful pitching rotation, but on the opening day it wasn’t to be. Texas Rangers lost 4-1 to the Houston Astros.

Only two more years before the Rangers say goodbye to Globe Life Park and move across the street to Globe Life Field. Construction is in progress but in the meantime the Rangers need to impress the fans in Arlington. As always, their pitching rotation will determine -Tru Armstrong

Dallas Cup: Richland hosts soccer tournament KAMMONKE OBASE-WOTTA Managing Editor

For the 28th time since its inception in 1980, youth teams from soccer clubs across the world converged in Dallas to vie for the Dallas Cup title and get the bragging rights for a year. Ranging from U-13 age groups all the way to U-19, the competition was fiercely contested.

It was a one-week tournament that began on March 25. The matches were played in different locations across Dallas including Richland College.

This year, teams from Spain, England, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa were among the teams competing in the tournament.

The Dallas Cup has become a staple in the city and is renowned across the world. It has contributed in part to the development of great soccer personalities.

David Beckham and Wayne Rooney are some of the talents that have graced the tournament.

Lynn Smith, FC Premier U-15 coach, can testify to the effect of the Dallas Cup. “Dallas Cup’s been fun, been a good experience.”

This year’s outing was Smith’s first time in the Dallas Cup as coach. He is a product of the

Dallas Cup, playing once for FC Dallas and twice for the Dallas Texans.

Smith alludes to a difference in composure as a coach. “[It’s a] lot more nervy, you don’t get to control the outcome, you kind of have to watch what’s going on from the sideline, but it’s been all the same; real competitive aspect, get good teams, good for players [and] good coaches,” said Smith.

The U-19 competition is the core attraction of the tournament. Last year, FC Dallas became the first Major League Soccer academy team to hoist the trophy. This year, it was an arduous task as the defending champions bowed out of the competition in the group stage.

SPORTS 7 Upcoming Events

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

April 3 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Richland Jazz ensembles Fannin Performance Hall, F102 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Spring Richland jazz showcase: “The Voice of Jazz” Faculty jazz, jazz combos, fusion band, jazz singers, big band jazz ensemble Fannin Performance Hall, F102

April 4 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spring Health Fair El Paso Lounge 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Club workshop Crockett Hall, C110 Noon to 3 p.m.

Veteran Resource Fair – open to present/past military El Paso Hallway 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

International Film Series: “The Wind Rises” Drama, romance, PG-13

April 5 Noon to 1 p.m.

Richland fusion band and jazz improv ensemble Cafeteria Stage, El Paso Hall

April 6 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Spring Richland opera concert Photo courtesy Dallas Cup Twitter

Arsenal U-19 team celebrates a goal in the one of the early group matches.

Staff photo Micro Daniel Mbega Ndoumou

Solar Chelsea U-14 player evades Rio Grande Valley U-14 defenders.

Wichita Hall, WH116

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