Richland Chronicle December 6, 2016

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CHRONICLE Vol. XLIII Issue 14 December 6, 2016

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“Trump Unfit to Be President” Re: “Donald Trump: Change is on the way” In the Richland Chronicle of Nov. 15, I read with great interest Copy Editor Joyce Jackson’s comments regarding the recent presidential election. I have read a number of previous opinion pieces by Ms. Jackson and so I instinctively knew I was unlikely to agree with her. I was right.

I’ll begin by saying that insofar as her factual statements go, I have no quarrel with Ms. Jackson. As she says, “many Americans stayed up late into the night of Nov. 8-9, to learn the outcome of the election.” I was one of them.

As Ms. Jackson also correctly points out, “Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote, whereas Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.”

As it happens, we now know that Ms. Clinton received over 2 million more votes than Mr. Trump, which is more than four times the number of popular votes that Al Gore received in 2000 when he likewise won the popular vote, but barely lost to George W. Bush in the Electoral College.

As Ms. Jackson further correctly states, “During the course of the next several nights, thousands of unhappy voters took to the streets of major cities across the country to protest the outcome of the election.” Ms. Jackson quoted Fox “News” (a notoriously rightwing agenda-driven network), which inaccurately characterized the protests as “left wing intolerance forced upon the conservatives by President Obama and his corrupt administration.” What a load of rubbish!

The protesters did not take to the street at the behest of President Obama or anyone else in his administration, nor because they were intolerant but rather, because they are alarmed. And why are they alarmed? Because thanks to Trump’s own juvenile behavior and his own hateful statements, they have every reason to believe that the incoming administration is going to be intolerant toward them.

When Trump supporters say they want to “make America great again” or “take our country back,” it seems pretty clear to me that what they mean is that they wish take our country back to the 1950s or earlier; to an America that until recently I believed we had long ago left behind us; an America where racial injustice, misogyny, homophobia and intolerance of new ideas and mistrust of anything that did not benefit old white guys like me was the order of the day.

It is easy for Ms. Jackson to say that the 53-percent of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump should “just face reality” because “the Electoral College … is the law of the land.” That may be true but just because something is law doesn’t make it right. There used to be laws in this state that required black

people to sit in the back of buses and laws that forbade them from going to the same schools, or using the same restrooms, or drinking from the same water fountains as white people. I am old enough to remember those things. They were also lawful. But they were not right.

I wonder how Ms. Jackson would feel if the shoe were on the other foot; if Donald Trump had lost in the Electoral College but won the popular vote. Would she and all the other Trump supporters just sit and take it quietly?

I doubt it.

Thanks to the Electoral College, there have been four times in our country’s history when the winner became the loser and the loser the winner. In every case, in 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016, a Republican took the prize even though it was clear that more people wanted the Democrat. What makes it all the worse on this most recent occasion is that the last time it happened was only 16 years ago, and then, as now, the man who ascended to the presidency was a man who was neither fit for nor deserving of the high office he came to occupy.

We all know the disaster that resulted from the election, or should I say “selection,” of George W. Bush. When Bush and Gore debated in 2000, they were asked what they would do with the surplus that the federal government was then enjoying (i.e., they were taking in more money than they were spending). Gore said he would use it to pay down the national debt, which had declined during the Clinton years but was still quite substantial.

Bush said he would give tax cuts.

Well, Bush did give tax cuts, with the help of a Republican-dominated Congress, and then he fought two unnecessary wars on a credit card, so to speak. The second war, the war in Iraq, was particularly egregious because it was based on the lie that Iraq had “weaponsof-mass destruction” that they intended to use them against us, and the strong suggestion by Bush and his staffers that somehow Iraq had something to do with 9/11 (which of course, it didn’t). Then we had the financial meltdown of Wall Street and the “Great Recession,” which began under Bush and lasted for years.

And then, after Barack Obama took office, Republicans had the temerity to blame him for the burgeoning national debt!

Bush also turned his back on humaninduced climate change. Al Gore certainly would not have done so. Trump has said he thinks it is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese and Vice President-elect Pence thinks that “intelligent design,” rather than Darwin’s theory of evolution, “provides the only even remotely rational explanation for the known universe.” Are these the sort of people we want making decisions that will affect not only

Americans but also people all over the world?

I know I don’t.

Unless the presidential electors do the right thing on Dec. 19 and vote for the person who the majority of the electorate wanted to be president, come next year we are going to again be stuck with a Republican president who has proven time and again he is neither fit for nor deserving of that high office, as well as a Congress and a Supreme Court controlled

by Republicans.

The last time Republicans controlled all three branches of government was during the Bush years and look what happened.

Republicans also controlled all three branches from 1921 to 1931. The result then was the widespread suffering of the Great Depression.

Ms. Jackson says that with Trump in office, “Change is on the way.” That may be true, but with the Republicans in the saddle again, it is not going to be the sort of change that most Americans will welcome. Mark my words: The people who voted for Trump will come to regret it. It’s just too bad that all the rest of us are being forced to join them on what I predict will be a very rough ride.

—Dr. Steven R. Butler, Adjunct Professor of History

Student demonstrations support sanctuary campus movement CHASSEDY JOHNSON Staff Writer

Students from the University of North Texas (UNT), Texas Woman’s University (TWU) and more than 80 schools across the nation took part in walkouts and demonstrations demanding their schools and universities become sanctuary campuses for undocumented immigrants.

The walkouts took place Thursday, Dec. 8. In Denton, about 150 students from UNT and 100 students from TWU marched to the Denton Town Square and protested.

A statement from a prewritten letter to administrators read, “In the wake of the racially charged and divisive election the faculty, staff, and students of University of North Texas have come together to demand that our university take action and declare itself a sanctuary university.”

Motivated by President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy, students at UNT and TWU started petitions to help protect undocumented immigrant classmates, faculty and staff members from Trump’s promises to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

David Lopez, a senior English major at UNT, helped compose the petition and letter to administrators. He says he did not work alone. He had help from leaders of the Hispanic Student Association, League of United Latin American Citizens and MUEVE, a Hispanic activist group. They all got together before Thanksgiving to move

forward with the petition to declare sanctuary campus status.

Lopez is a native of San Benito, Texas.

He said that the sanctuary campus movement is important to him because he comes from a family of immigrants and there was a time when they were undocumented.

As of Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, the UNT petition for sanctuary had over 1200 signatures with another 250 signatures from TWU. Campus officials are taking their time to address the emotions of the protests surrounding the outcome of the elections.

Students believe that the demands align with UNT’s Core Values and Four Bold Goals. According to the petition, “This action will place the University of North Texas in solidarity with institutions of higher education across the nation who have declared themselves a sanctuary campus.”

UNT President Neal Smatresk is encouraging respectful dialogue and understanding among students, faculty and staff on their campuses. He said, “This is how we build an honest, caring and inclusive community.”

He also said that the universiy will not declare itself a sanctuary campus.

For private universities, the concept of a sanctuary campus is easier to institute.

Public universities face different challenges because they are on state-owned land.

“A piece of paper should not dictate whether you can stay in a country or not,” said Lopez. “No human being is illegal.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter Thursday that he “will not tolerate sanctuary campuses or cities.”

—Associated Press contributed to this story

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Disability Services Office aids students GARY BOWERS Staff Writer

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A car inside a police line sits on the sidewalk as authorities respond to an attack on campus at Ohio State University, Monday, Nov. 28, in Columbus, Ohio.

Online Radicalization?(Pt.1) FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer

The recent attack on the Ohio State University campus involved 18-year old Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was a permanent U.S. resident and a student at the university. Artan drove his car over a curb into several pedestrians, got out of his car and viciously slashed students with a butcher knife. Artan was later shot to death by campus police officer.

Artan was born in Somalia and moved to Pakistan as a refugee before coming in the United States in 2014. According to the Associated Press, neighbors in Columbus, Ohio said he was “a nice guy.”

The investigation into the attack and Artan’s subsequent death was conducted by the House Intelligence Committee and revealed no connection with any terror groups. The head Democrat of the committee, Adam Schiff, said it appears Artan was radicalized online by watching Anwar al-Awlaki videos.

Many times we have heard this term “online radicalization.” As a student journalist in an multi-cultural campus, I really wanted to know what the term means.

Professor Geoffrey Manzi has been doing research on de-radicalization for the University of Texas at Dallas. He says online radicalization is interesting because it appeals to one’s ideological sympathies. Manzi said, “We cannot talk about extremist groups before addressing the ideologies of the group.” What makes a group radical is presumably acting on

that ideology.

Manzi said, “When we consider ideology, it appeals more to the intellectual side of oneself. So when we are talking about ideology and you understand something to be unfair, and surely this could happen online, you have access to certain sources; Perhaps not confident to their verifiability but none the less you an be persuaded to join these groups if they are appealing to your sensibility at an intellectual level. For example, your sense of justice, which is more common online than at face forward recruitment.”

Patrick Moore, faculty government professor, said, “People learn all kind of bizarre things on YouTube.” He referred to the “rainbow lady” who is convinced every time she sees a rainbow that it’s the High Altitude Research Program (H.A.R.P.), a government program that can cause earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. “Which is totally delusional,” Moore said “But if you watch her videos, you will see people who have watched her videos completely agree with her and are convinced by it.”

David Thompson is a Counselor at Richland. He says isolation may been a contributing factor. Although Artan lived in an apartment with his family, he may have been lacking a positive peer group or friends. Sometime one needs the positive influence of a family group or a peer group to discuss issues. Individuals can find a sense of belonging in an online community, but it is not replacement for actual human interactions.

providers who provide real-time captioning.”

Everything said is typed so the deaf student can read it. A lot of students prefer this approach because they may not know sign language. McCloud said, “Some of our students who are completely deaf and taking a math class want to have a cart provider so they can read instead of watching hands and they also get a transcription.” Everything that is typed into the cart is emailed to the student.

After a journey from Ethiopia to Texas, Addis Gonte found an open door at Richland College.

Each year, between 1,300 and 1,500 Richland College students make their way to the Disability Services Office. Keysha McCloud, director of disHelp with accommodaability services, said they tions leads to success. provide accommodations to “Disability Services assisted students who self-identify me by providing me the materias having a disability. als that I needed as a visual and “The services include an auditory learner so I can betnote taking, extended time ter comprehend the materials on exams and a reducedthat I am studying,” said Gonte. distraction testing environThe Disability Services Office ment. If you are deaf we is all about helping students. provide you with a sign language interpreter, cart Staff photo Gary Bowers “One thing I would like for people to know about Disabilproviders and if you have a Addis Gonte. ity Services is that our students visual impairment we have assistive technology. And that’s just a very are some of the most successful students on small amount of the accommodations we of- campus. “We have a very good retention rate with our students and our students graduate fer,” McCloud said.

Services are based on documentation pro- and transfer to universities,” said McCloud. vided by a student from a psychologist, a docGonte is already thinking about where tor, a diagnostician or someone who diagnohe is headed next. ses a disability issue.

“My current goals are to continue my edu“One thing that most people don’t realize is that if you are deaf, you can come to college cation at either UTD and the reason why, it and we will provide you with a sign language is easier to commute there, or SMU, if posinterpreter,” said McCloud. “We also have cart sible,” said Gonte.

JONATHAN KLING Staff Writer

Calling all musicians! The Richland Music Department is hosting auditions for instrumentalists and vocalists through today. Auditions are open to a large variety of instruments and singing styles.

Derrick Logozzo, director of instrumental music, said “The Richland music department is a great place for musicians who want to play in professional setting right at school - especially students who come directly from high school. The support that our college

gives to musical talent ranges from scholarship opportunities to having proper equipment and a broad range of instructors.”

Students can also gain credit hours from playing in an orchestra. For those who have been thinking about joining the music department to play their favorite instrument or simply share the joy of playing music now is the time to join.

For those who cannot tryout today, auditions will also take place in January. Contact Derrick Logozzo or Melissa Logan to schedule an audition. Additional information is available at https://richlandcollege.edu/hfp/music/

CORRECTION: In the Nov. 22 issue of the Chronicle, Ricky Miller’s article “Best Thanksgiving Flicks” published the wrong year for “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.”

The film was created in 1973, not 1986 as listed. In the review of “Trolls,” the item should have read Katie Holmes-led “Pieces of April.” Also, the grade for “Trolls” should have been C- and not a C+

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Best of Christmas viewing Memorable yuletide-inspired flicks to for the holiday.

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“Die Hard” (1988) “Die Hard” is essentially the update of a 1970s disaster flick. Bruce Willis was on the 1980s big-hit show “Moonlighting” which served as his vehicle to become one of the hottest and highest-paid actors in the business. It also helped that the film was directed

by John McTiernan who had a major hit the summer before with “Predator.”

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“Lethal Weapon” (1987)

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“Gremlins” (1984)

4. “Tim Burton’s Before Christmas” (1993)

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As most of you readers know, I don’t like musicals, but this is one of the exceptions to the rule.

Director Henry Selick finds the puppet Jack Skellington, aka The Pumpkin King, taking over Christmas duties for good old St. Nick. The score by composer Danny Elfman is one of the highlights of this fun flick.

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“A Christmas Story” (1983)

Talk about a kid wanting the ultimate gift he cannot have: A Red Ryder 200-shot BB gun with a compass and a stock. Peter Billingsley is perfect as nine-yearold Ralphie. Both Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon are fun as The Old Man and Mother Parker, respectively.

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Shane Black is a screenwriter and actor. With “Lethal Weapon,” a Mel Gibson-led actioner, he solidified his authorship in the genre. The rapport he shares with co-star Danny Glover is pure poetry. A Director Joe Dante took the reigns for the Steven Spielberg-produced family comedy that has a lot to do with the creation of the PG-13 rating designation that was put in place the following year. The setting is the picture postcard town of Kingston Falls, a sleepy suburb in middle America.

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Good Guitars make for a ‘Stringtopia’

“Bleed for This” — Based on a true story, this tale looks at the friendship of boxer Vinny (Miles Teller) and trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart). Like the boxing drama “Hands of Stone” earlier this year, this one pulls no punches in its approach to familial dynamics.

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Perhaps only orchestra directors and string players can fully appreciate the difficulty of performing the perfect plucking of pizzicato in unison. Newbies tend to be early or late on the beat, resulting in a mushy or scratchy sound for the overall ensemble.

Imagine, then, the problem of trying to synchronize the strokes of 180 fingers on 108 strings. Yet Professor Jan Ryberg and his crew of 18 Richland guitar students pulled it off with near precision in their Nov. 22 concert in Fannin Hall.

In a recital labeled “Stringtopia,” which was a shorter noontime version of an evening guitar show on the same date, Ryberg’s ensemble strummed works ranging from traditional Spanish to contemporary jazz. It was for the most part a band of experts complete with seriously furrowed brows, a few tapping toes, a few bobbing heads, and several exhibits of the hair styles and colors that sometimes seem to be guitarist trademarks.

Their first number, containing a definite Spanish flavor, was an arrangement of “Un Recuerdo/A Memory” by Cervantes. This was followed by three pieces of classical music by Prokofiev, Brahms and Shostakovich, which were adapted for guitar ensemble by Ryberg’s friend D. Kaemmerberg.

Then Ryberg himself was featured playing his own arrangement of and variations on the well-known “Malaguena,” which he has dubbed “Surf Malaguena.” Next came a fun version of “Cancion De Los Mariachis,” which included some spirited verses of almost undecipherable Spanish followed by a few clearly shouted “Oles!” and “Yahas!”

The program ended by switching to a pair of electric guitars deftly played by Ryan Tamez and Tyler Davis. Although the crowd was warned

“Elle” — Paul Verhoeven directs this tale about video game designer Isabel Huppert who is raped and then tries to turn the tables on her assailant.

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that their music might be a bit loud, it mostly wasn’t and instead included some intriguing “wa-wa” sound effects in the rhythm section as well as several smooth transitions into different keys and lots of agile finger work by both players. This was the highlight of the concert and it received the enthusiastic accolades of the appreciative audience.

“Moana” — New Disney entry focusses on a Hawaiian girl named Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and her adventure with demigod Maul (Dwayne Johnson) after the crops and catch begin to fail.

“The Girl on the Train” — Emily Blunt stars a train passenger who witnesses a crime and investigates the incident because she thought she saw something sketchy.

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“Nocturnal Animals” — Tom Ford directs this hard-to-watch story starring Jake Gylenhaal and Amy Adams as a writer and his former flame.

Life-changing events unfold in this intriguing tale.

Also stars Michael Shannon as a good guy for once.

—Ricky Miller C-

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Nietzsche comes to Richland FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer

Richland’s philosophy and art departments recently collaborated on an exhibit of art pieces depicting student interpretations of

aphorisms, or pithy observations that contain general truths, by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The exhibition is on view in the Lago Vista Gallery in Lavaca Hall through Friday.

The interdisciplinary topic “We Teach Nietzsche” originated with adjunct philosophy

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Elisa Aguinaga was inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s quote “When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares at you.”

professor Jill Drouillard who proposed the topic to discipline coordinator Luisa Benton. She, in turn, brought in art professor Marian Lefeld.

“We found the idea very interesting and we had our students create visual representations of Nietzsche’s aphorisms,” said Lefeld. “Both art students, philosophy students and faculty had a conversation to balance back and forth ideas and also approximations to this visual representation of Nietzsche’s work.”

Art students who participated in the assignment were given some of Nietzsche’s statements. The visual interpretations of Nietzsche’s quotes affected each student in a different way.

“The way they turned out had to do with the students’ reading of the aphorism that they chose,” said Benton.

“We’re hoping both students get something out of the project.”

This interdisciplinary exhibition helped philosophy students understand that text can be interpreted into something visual or artistic and art students learned that something philosophical or Linh Huyen thought provoking could be incorporated into their pieces. Both departments Linh Huyen was inspired by Nietzsche’s quote “If plan to do the project again next year you still experience the stars as something ‘over you,’ you still don’t have the eyes of a knower.” and invite more professors to join in.

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Party like it’s 2004; bring your library card JOHN BERRY

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The opening of the White House for the holidays is an annual tradition, but, if you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for this year’s celebration, take a trip to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s annual Christmas at the White House exhibit.

The 4,500-square foot display features original holiday decorations, ornaments and dresses from the 2004 holiday season.

An 18-foot recreation of the Christmas tree that filled the Blue Room is covered with more than 350 miniature musical instruments. “It’s become a family tradition for people who live here.” said Amy Polley Hamilton, library curator. “There are so many people in the Dallas area who have never gotten to go to the White House and we get to bring that to them.”

“A Season of Merriment and Melody” is the theme, featuring classic holiday songs such as “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” “Frosty the Snowman” and “White Christmas.”

“We’ve been doing this since we opened and it’s been a really huge hit. This year, our newest feature is the sound showers in front

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Fifty-three years ago, Nov. 22, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated right here in Dallas. It was a day that shocked a nation and forever changed a city and the world.

Kennedy had a short-lived presidency but arguably one of the most iconic. In the midst of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were fiercely competing in space, travel, technology, defense and espio-

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nage for global influence. It was capitalism versus communism; freedom versus tyranny, and fear of nuclear war was on the minds of most Americans.

In came Sen. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, World War II veteran and Cold Warrior. He was youthful, charming and easily distinguished himself from his republican opponent, Vice President Richard Nixon.

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of the display, which play the music depicted in the scenes,” Hamilton said. “The Bushes felt it was important to make the White House America’s home so if other holidays fell into the holiday season they would make sure to include them.” An original menorah on loan from a synagogue is on display in a hallway.

Intended to show the inside of the White House after post 9/11 security modifications, the exhibit also features the 2004 Barney

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Cam video “Where in the White House Is Miss Beazley?” with presidential pup Barney searching for his niece, Miss Beazley.

The library is within walking distance of Mockingbird Lane DART station, an easy afternoon trip. The 14,000-square foot exhibit covers the Bush presidency and includes a full-scale replica of the Oval Office.

For more information, visit https://www. georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/.

The JFK legacy: Memories of a grateful nation

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One of Kennedy’s greatest talents was his ability to speak to people. He used the English language skillfully to convince the country it could do much better than it thought. He proved it when, in 1960 at 42 years old, he was elected the youngest and first Irish Catholic president.

His famous inaugural speech called on the American people to get involved in order to secure peace abroad and create a role model for the rest of the world. He said, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.”

Kennedy inspired an entire generation when he said, “My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

As president, Kennedy responded to the burgeoning civil rights movement by sending federal troops to desegregate a school and calling for legislation to end public discrimination on the basis of color. He created the Peace Corps, an unprecedented agency, to send young Americans to poorer countries and provide social and economic development.

While the U.S. trailed behind the Russians in space, JFK summoned the country’s most imaginative people to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 was one the country’s darkest moments.

Americans prepared to ration food and hide in bunkers when they discovered that the Russians were building ballistic missiles in neighboring Cuba. The president spoke directly to the people and sent a naval blockade to Cuba. Despite immense pressure from the generals to invade and start a nuclear war, Kennedy kept his cool and stared down

the Soviets until they backed off. The young president may have saved the human race and demonstrated best why we elect our commander in chief.

In June 1963, Kennedy gave his last memorable speech calling for a better understanding between the U.S. and Soviet Union. He praised the Russian people and said, “Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air.

We all cherish our children’s futures. And we are all mortal.” In August he signed a test ban treaty with the Soviets to prohibit testing nuclear weapons.

When JFK came to Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, re-election was on his mind. He planned to serve another four years in the office he cherished. That was cut short when accused communist sympathizer Lee Harvey Oswald hid in the Texas School Book Depository and shot the president as he was parading through Dealey Plaza. The nation and the world mourned the loss of this inspiring man.

Still, years later, it seems we as a nation have not recovered, yet it’s humbling to know the United States is capable of producing such visionary leaders. Kennedy’s moral purpose of conquering human challenges can best be summed up when he said, “A man may die.

Nations may rise and fall. But an idea lives on.”

The Sixth Floor Museum’s permanent exhibit, “John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation,” is open seven days a week, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday from noon until 5 p.m. The special exhibit “Amending America: The Bill of Rights, A National Archives and Records Administration Traveling Exhibit” opens Jan. 24 and runs through March 16, 2017. More information is available at www.jfk.org

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Seems like football is the only thing that’s cookin’ in the Metroplex. The Cowboys have won 11 straight after beating the Minnesota Vikings 17-15 in Minneapolis. The Dallas Cowboys celebrated Thanksgiving with a huge win over the Washington Redskins, 31-26.

After Minneapolis is the ’Boys destiny and possibility of clinching a first round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

High school football playoffs are also cookin’ and several Metroplex schools are looking to punch that ticket to the semis.

In the college ranks, Texas fired football head coach Charlie Strong. Longhorn nation in Austin was hoping to see big changes when Strong did great at Louisville but all they got was three disappointing seasons with a record of 16-21. High expectations were shattered especially when Texas lost to cupcake Kansas which was supposed to be an easy win. They got spiked by the Horned Frogs at TCU. It was time for a coaching change and the Longhorns grabbed Tom Herman from the University of Houston. Herman posted a 22-4 record in his only two seasons with the Cougars.

College football playoffs are right around the corner which is no surprise. When they have Alabama and Ohio State once again the top two, it just sucks the fun out of the entire postseason.

I never thought the Mavericks would start the season off that bad. They’re basically tanking whether Mark Cuban wants to admit it or not. With Dirk Nowitzki injured and complicated chemistry, the Mavs could turn out to be the second-worst team by season’s end. The same goes for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Just pure disappointments early in the season.

I wouldn’t be surprised if ticket prices at the American Airlines Center would go down. I could probably get lower bowl seats for less.

I think it’s the first time I’ve ever seen lots of empty seats at the AAC....

Major League Baseball will no longer use the winner of the All-Star Game to determine home-field advantage in the World Series. I like this idea a lot because the team who wins the pennant with the best record will get home field. It’s something they should’ve done all this time. In the last 10 all-star matches, the American League won seven of them. So now with this change, hopefully the Rangers can bring in better pitchers and keep the offense powerful so that they can have the best record again.

As we enter the final month of 2016, I must say it’s been an interesting year. Championships from Richland College to Chicago to Cleveland. The Cowboys are red hot and hopefully they can melt all that bad ice from the very cold Mavs and Stars. High school football will wrap up its season and college football and their revolting list of bowl games.

But be ready for Richland basketball and wrestling as the season continues....

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7:00 a.m. - 7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.

9:05 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

10:10 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

12:20 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

1:25 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

2:30 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.

12:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

1:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

3:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

3:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

1:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

2:20 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

EXAM TIME

7:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

9:05 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

10:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

11:15 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.

12:20 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

1:25 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

12:20 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

1:50 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

3:20 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

9:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

11:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

12:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

3:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.

1:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

2:20 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

1:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

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

EXAM DATE M W M W M W M W W M W T R T R T R F F Sa Sa Su

NIGHT CLASSES

CLASS TIME

Upcoming Events

EXAM TIME

Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 11

EXAM DATE

MW MW MW MW M M M W W W TR TR

5:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

9:55 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 10:20 p.m.

9:55 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:35 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 10:20 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.

9:00 p.m. - 10:50 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.

M W M W M M M W W W T R

Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 15

TR TR T T T R R R F F

8:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

9:55 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 10:20 p.m.

9:55 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:35 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.

8:30 p.m. - 10:20 p.m.

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.

9:00 p.m. - 10:50 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.

T R T T T R R R F F

Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 9 Dec. 9

Today 9a.m. - noon.

Relaxation station El Paso Lounge

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Instrumental Honors recital Fannin Performance Hall

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fall student composers concert: “Generations” Fannin Performance Hall

Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

University visit: Texas Tech El Paso Hall

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free HIV testing open to students, employee and community Thunderduck Hall, Room T227

Noon to 1 p.m.

Annual faculty art exhibition reception Brazos Gallery

Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Holiday treats and sweets El Paso Lounge

4:00 to 6 p.m.

Believers Love World December Fest 2016 Guadalupe Hall 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fall world beat concert: “The Drum Show” El Paso Lounge

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