Richland Chronicle February 18th, 2020

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Vol. XLVI Issue 20 February 18, 2020

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‘Made in America’ Pg. 2

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• Texas House 108 race heats up • ‘Rocky Horror’ revival at RLC

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• Wrestling team gets stronger

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An intimate reception was held for artist Riley Holloway in the Brazos Gallery on Feb. 6 to discuss the inspiration and narrations behind the collection, “Made in America: A Portrait of a City,” which featured images of Dallas architecture.

An oil painting of a one-story house detailed Dallas’ ambition to expand in the 1950s.

Holloway said the city of Dallas purchased and destroyed homes to build more highways. The inspiration behind this painting was Alpha Thomas, a woman who grew up in South Dallas.

“She sees her neighborhood getting displaced by freeways. She has the names, the memories of everyone who’s lived there and now they’re gone,” Holloway said.

“You can say that it’s wrong, it’s bad. But one thing you can’t argue with is how she feels about it. I just wanted to represent her perspective and her memory of the spot,” Holloway said.

The highway expansion in Dallas appeared to know no bounds, even destroying a cemetery that once contained 1,500 graves. The bodies were exhumed and replaced with a single plaque memorializing them. Wide eyes of surprise could be seen from the audience as Holloway told the story.

“I was shocked by the cemetery. How could they just do that? And they just put up a plaque,” Jaime Garcia, a Richland college freshman, said.

The Holloway exhibit featured two pieces that illustrated the South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) and the advocates who fought to make it a landmark. One of the proponents was former city council member Diane Ragsdale.

“As she [Ragsdale] was making her way up, she was starting to see the plan and realized that South Dallas actually had no plans,” Holloway said.

Ragsdale and other advocates fought for and won a portion of a $500 million bond used to renovate the center. According to the SDCC’s official website, “$1.5 million in funds from the 1982 bond program was used to construct a facility across from Fair Park.”

The exhibit also featured a collection of small watercolor paintings clustered together.

“Some are torn-down buildings, neighborhoods, businesses. It comes back to the central idea, South Dallas didn’t have a plan,” Holloway said.

Among his collection of landscapes is a portrait of 98-year-old Eva McMillan, affectionately known to her neighbors as Mama Mack, who was integral in understanding and putting the project together.

“It comes back to the central idea: South Dallas didn’t have a plan.”

- Riley Holloway On Holloway’s official website, Mack discusses voter turnout in African-American communities (“Voter Registration”) and police hostility (“Free Ernie”).

Though the creation of his pieces in the collection took only three months, each interview he conducted took two to three hours.

Holloway stressed the importance of telling one’s story accurately through his work.

“Now you have these people’s stories and you hope you tell it right. If you don’t, they gon’ [sic] let you know,” Holloway said.

February 18, 2020

LOCAL/HEALTH 3

Battleground: Dems stake claim to GOP seat in Texas House Managing Editor

Texas Democrats have set their sights on House District 108, hoping to flip the Dallas County seat in a bid to regain control of the State House in Austin.

The seat is occupied by Morgan Meyer, a Republican lawyer seeking his fourth term.

In 2018, he narrowly beat one of the three Democrats hoping to topple him.

House District 108 represents the centralnorthern region of Dallas County, which includes Park Cities, downtown Dallas, Uptown Dallas, Deep Ellum, parts of East Dallas and Preston Hollow.

With three candidates opposing Meyer this election, the League of Women Voters and the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce presented a forum on Feb. 11, in partnership with Richland Student Media, to educate voters and encourage them to vote during the Super Tuesday primary on March 3. The forum was moderated by Priscilla Camacho With the Dallas Regional Chamber.

A small business owner and a Democratic Precinct Chair, Tom Ervin, is one of the three hopefuls. He described himself at the beginning of the event as an “HD108 neighbor who is running to represent the district and the people in the Texas State House.”

Joanna Cattanach, a journalism professor at Eastfield College, is launching her second campaign after losing narrowly against the

incumbent in 2018. She she said that flipping the seat is a top priority for her and other Democrats.

The third candidate, Shawn Terry, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and both founder and managing director of the investment bank firm MHT Partners. Terry said that Texas is “at an inflection point.”

Despite many benefiting financially, there is a lack of investment for the future generations, he said.

All three candidates agreed that public education funding is a key issue despite the $11 billion that House Bill 3 infused into the system.

Cattanach said the state can no longer rely on property taxes to finance education.

Instead, she said the state needs to look for other revenue streams including corporate taxes, and get a better hand on where education funds are being spent.

Terry also addressed the state over-relying on property taxes to fund education. He cited the inequity between residential and commercial property taxes, where any type of sale, specifically on the commercial side, is often not appraised at the appropriate value. Additionally, Terry also suggested that business taxes, like the franchise tax, are not broadbased and there needs to be a fairer system implemented. And finally, he highlighted how $250 million of outsourced services agreements that went from the state to private institutions, could bring “substantial savings” if

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Tom Ervin, left, Joanna Cattanach, Shawn Terry and moderator Priscilla Camacho participate in the House District 108 political forum at HDS, Inc. on Feb. 11.

administered the right way.

Ervin said another means to secure more funds in education is to get a public-private partnership to invest in converting school institutions into “net zero energy facilities.”

As an example, Ervin said, “I know in this [House] district, Highland Park spends a million dollars a year for electricity and the DISD spends $25 million a year for electricity.”

Those who live in District 108 will be able

More flu deaths in Dallas, COVID-19 now in Texas Alex Ortuno

Staff Writer Dallas confirmed its 17th flu-related death on Feb. 14, according to Dallas Health and Human Services. Two possible flu-related deaths of young individuals are currently awaiting the medical examiner’s report.

Dr. Phillip Huang, director of DCHHS, urges residents to get vaccinations and practice flu prevention measures.

“This latest death is another reminder that flu is serious and remains at high levels in our community. It is still not too late to get the flu vaccine, if you have not already done so, and practice prevention measures,” he said in a press release.

Huang said vaccination is especially important for those with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease. The flu shot can decrease the chances of getting severe flu illnesses. Practicing safe measures

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such as washing hands, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home if flu-like symptoms occur, can help residents stay healthy.

As the flu continues to pose a deadly threat to many across the nation, a concerning pathogen is causing a global concern. The Centers for Disease Control on Feb. 13, confirmed the 15th case of COVID-19 or commonly known as ‘coronavirus,’ in an evacuee who arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, making this the first COVID-19 case in Texas.

The patient was set in isolation in a hospital and was reported to be in stable condition, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Several hundreds of people, including federal government employees, were brought to military installations in Texas, California and Nebraska aboard charted flights from Wuhan, the Chinese city with 11 million people at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

There are 57 evacuees are being held at a National Guard camp in Nebraska where none have shown any signs of the disease to date.

“There may be additional cases we identify.

I do want to prepare you for that,” said Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC’s division of high consequence pathogens and pathology, told AP. Thousands of cases of COVID-19 has been reported globally, with the majority of them being in China.

to vote for the next representative on the Richland campus. A polling place will be located in Guadalupe Hall for early voting on Feb. 18 to 28, and on the day of the election, March 3.

The League of Women Voters of Texas offers resources at https://my.lwv.org/texas The entire forum is available for viewing at http://www.richlandstudentmedia.com/ videos/texas-house-district-108-democratic-primarydebate.

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February 18, 2020

‘Birds of Prey’ fun but flightless Ricky Miller Entertainment Editor “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” was a delicious ride throughout the lengthy running time of almost two hours. Margot Robbie reprises her role as the title character, the young doctor and former boyfriend of the Joker (Jared Leto) who does not make an appearance in the film.

This marks Robbie’s first appearance as the character since her role in David Ayer’s soso “Suicide Squad” in 2016. I gave that one a grade of B-.

In this one, the audience is treated to Queen’s adoption of a hyena named Bruce, who resides in a metal bathtub in her kitchen.

She and the aforementioned Joker broke up, so Harley is now flying solo.

What makes the movie excel is the action choreography. It does not feel rushed. It’s just used as a well-adjusted placeholder.

This is a DC Comics film. They have improved since the annoying “Green Lantern” back in 2001.

For instance, Quinn goes into a police station and disarms various individuals with a bean bag shotgun that blows up with multicolored confetti sprinkles flying all over the place.

They are not all dead, but just maimed in some form or fashion.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the character known as Huntress, a woman seeking revenge

on those who vanquished her entire family from the planet. Her part has some depth, since her motivation is appropriate for the role.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s character Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary, sides with the allies.

She is a singer for Ewan McGregor’s character Roman Sionis, the villain of the story. In addition, she also serves as his driver, since Quinn put his other driver out of commission by breaking his leg earlier in the story.

Rosie Perez is also part of the ensemble as the tough-as-nails cop Renee Montoya. Ella Jay Basco’s Cassandra Cain is part of the troupe as a teen pickpocket keeping the girls on their toes.

“Birds of Prey” is just plain enjoyable. The women, for all intents and purposes, are not the bad guys, rather just anti-heroes.

Directing chores for “Birds of Prey” were handled by Cathy Yan, who last directed the little-seen “Dead Pigs” in 2018. It received recognition at the Dallas International Film Festival that year and took home a trophy for Grand Jury prize in the Narrative Feature competition.

The running time on this is 1 hr., 49 min.

It goes by really fast so there are not many dry spells in the narrative.

They left the door open for further sequels, since the movie ends with the characters all on their own adventures.

Grade: A-

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Jurnee Smollett-Bell, left, and Margot Robbie in “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.”

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Will Arnett and Stephanie Beatriz voice “BoJack Horseman.”

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‘BoJack’ rides into the sunset Jack Ramirez Managing Editor

Netflix’s hit animated dark-comedy series “BoJack Horseman” concluded its sixyear run on Jan. 31. After binge-watching the final episodes in one sitting, I got the impression that show creator Raphael BobWaksberg wanted to deliver a fitting ending for the characters and the strange world he brought to our screens.

Previous seasons focused on BoJack’s disastrous attempts to once again become relevant as a “Hollywoo” celebrity after his peak as a sitcom actor in the 1990s. In the final season, the creative team shifted the narrative and focused on BoJack’s struggles in confronting his inner demons as his troubling past finally catches up to him.

This shift in perspective is what gives the last season its biggest strength and makes it my personal favorite. Previous seasons focused on dark-comedic elements and satirizing real-life events. Over time, the series become more and more focused on the emotional drama of the characters, especially the infamous protagonist, BoJack Horseman.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) – Margot Robbie supports as wife No. 2 of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Balfort.

This is one of my least favorite Martin Scorsese films. I am no prude, but they use the “F-bomb” like it is going out of style.

“Suicide Squad” (2016) –5In this fun, interesting flick, Robbie’s Harley Quinn is part of the Suicide Squad, a group of bad guys taking the fall for the higher ups of Gotham City. Jared Leto, Adam Beach, Viola Davis and Will Smith also perform.

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B-

“I, Tonya” (2017) – In this decent flick, Robbie portrays notorious figure skater Tonya Harding who had her competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, attacked to prevent her from advancing in the Olympics. Allison Janney won an Oscar for playing her mom, LaVona.

B+

Since the pilot episode, the creators made it clear that BoJack is not the type of character you’d want children to consider as a rolemodel. The impressive way the character was written and voiced by Will Arnett (“The Lego Batman Movie,” 2017), makes BoJack’s questionable morals and ethics the highlight of the show.

To finally witness BoJack at his most vulnerable in the last season is what makes it tantalizing, as well as seeing how his behavior will affect the other characters and tie up the plot threads in the end.

The animation is more fluid and complex than in previous seasons. Due to the emotionally driven plot, the creators experimented with various art styles to create a deeper layer of storytelling. The use of elaborate visuals masterfully retains the attention of the viewer.

In addition, the talented voice actors including Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad” 2018-2013), Alison Brie (“Mad Men” 2007-2015) and Amy Sedaris (“Elf ” 2003) delivered strong performances.

The conclusion of “BoJack Horseman” was executed the way it was meant to be in that it met my expectations and brought many unforgettable momements of laughter and conGrade: A versation.

“Bombshell” (2019) – Charlize Theron was a Best Actress nominee in this interesting flick that looks at the #MeToo movement. Robbie was part of the acting ensemble that also involved John Litgrow and Nicole Kidman.

A-

“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” (2019) – Writer-director Quentin Tarantino had fun with this one in which Robbie played actress Sharon Tate, who was murdered by the Mason family in real life.

—Ricky Miller

A-

February 18, 2020

CAMPUS/REVIEW 5

Love is in the air at Richland Valentine’s Day celebration

Clockwise from top left: Amorelle Perales stands out in her strawberry outfit; Yousha Qureshi, Isra Qureshi and Ferdinando Castro Gonzalez volunteer at the celebration; Purity Onochie and Anne Lambu pose for a picture; Isra Qureshi stands by a hanging heart.

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Take a break from reality with a ‘Breath of the Wild’ “Link. You are the light. Our light, that must shine upon Hyrule once again. Now go,” Princess Zelda, one of the main characters in “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” says.

She instructs Link to fulfill his role to bring peace to Hyrule as he reawakens from slumber.

“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” is an open-world, action-adventure game developed by Nintendo. It was released on March 3, 2017 for the Nintendo Switch and Wii. One hundred years after the Great Calamity by the villainous Ganon raged in Hyrule, Link, one of Zelda’s champions, reawakens from a long slumber. He had little to no memory of what happened prior to his sleep.

After exploring the vast kingdom of Hyrule, gathering materials and resources, as well as encountering vital characters, Link eventually regains small bits of his memory about his role, duties and Zelda’s call to action. She instructs Link to prevent Ganon from endangering all of Hyrule and vanquish him once and for all.

It is just a matter of time before Ganon’s power grows and he breaks free from Zelda’s grasp, leaving Link with little time for preparations to defeat Ganon.

Despite “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” being the 20th installment to the “Legend of Zelda” series, the game itself has its own unique storyline.

The player receives very little information about Link, as well as the background of the story and conflict from the start of the game.

That was the intent of the developers in order to encourage players to explore the openworld setting to gain more information regarding the history of Hyrule.

This method of storytelling that is new to the “Legend of Zelda” series is a great addition to add to the gameplay, as well as a perfect feature for newcomers wanting to get into the series.

The gameplay allows the player to attack monsters, mechanical opponents and other foes with a variety of weapons, which are found from either a variety of enemies or treasure chests scattered across the open-world setting of Hyrule. Link has the ability to wield swords, axes, bows, spears and other weapons.

Additionally, at the start of the game, Zelda leaves an item for Link to pick up called the Sheikah Slate, an ancient but advanced tablet that not only serves as a navigational map for the player, but also adds more vital tools to Link’s arsenal.

While the player ventures through the kingdom, the setting’s day and night cycle, as well as the weather, change in real-time as the game progresses.

When night falls, more monsters spawn with stronger attacks than the enemies that appear during the day. Luckily, there are campfires found scattered across Hyrule where the player can rest until morning, noon or evening of the day.

In villages or stables, inns are also available

for players to pay a small fee to rest until the time they wish to wake up. Unlike campfires, however, the player can restore health after resting at an inn. Players must find and complete puzzles in shrines scattered across Hyrule to gain enough “spirit orbs” to boost health.

Overall, the game is very fun to play. It is recommended for those who have the Nintendo Switch. While the story contains little detail at the start, players can obtain more information

as they explore Hyrule, giving them motivation to progress throughout the game.

In terms of visual presentation, it may not have the most realistic graphics compared to other games on the Switch, but the cel-shading graphics display a beautiful open-world environment. With various side quests and shrines to explore, players will have lots to do as they traverse Hyrule to find a way to save the kingdom from Ganon.

Grade: A

Gameplay footage of “Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”

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Nell Campbell (as Columbia) tap dances in the film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Richland will produce a stage version this spring.

‘Rocky Horror’ to be reborn at Richland Joyce Jackson

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There’s a “Time Warp” of sorts set to begin in the Richland theater department. Auditions for this spring’s musical theater production of “The Rocky Horror Show” are scheduled for early next month.

Gregory Lush, musical theater professor, said students in his musical theater class will be involved in the audition process.

“It’s a longer class,” Lush said. “We meet for almost two hours on Monday and Wednesday.

It’s a lot of people to get through.

Everybody gets a solo. We do a couple of group numbers. Just working through those takes a while.”

Lush said he’ll bring in a choreographer in March to compose the ensemble dance numbers.

The lead actors will learn the steps and what the additional cast members can expect during auditions.

It’s a great group [of students], Lush said, noting that the department has a variety of actors ranging from those who have

performed in several musicals to those who have never sung in front of an audience.

“It’s a cool mix of experience and inexperience,” Lush said. “How to act, dance and sing all at the same time is kind of the key to

“‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ [with Tim Curry] is a cult classic.”

- Gregory Lush musical theater.”

As the director of “The Rocky Horror Show,” Lush said, he takes a lot of input from

his musical director and the choreographer, but ultimately the “buck stops with the director,” so he makes the final decisions.

Lush said the musical theater class prepares the students for auditions and ultimately for what they will be doing when they produce the show.

Lush said perhaps a dozen to 14 actors will be needed for the musical comedy. “‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ [with Tim Curry] is a cult classic,” Lush said.

“I spent my high school years going to see it every single weekend at the [movie] theater.

We knew all the words, we knew all the cheers.

It’s kind of fun to revisit it as an adult now,” he said.

“We will do the group numbers Everybody will get at least one solo and then we’ll see what we have time to do beyond that,” Lush said.

The curtain rises on “Rocky Horror” on April 22 and runs through April 25.

Lush said everybody will be invited. That includes the parents and friends of the cast members, along with Richland students, faculty and staff.

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SPORTS

February 18, 2020

T-Ducks take on the big dogs Staff Writer

The Richland College men and women’s wrestling teams participated in duals with Texas A&M University along with other National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) teams at College Station on Feb. 8. Other participants included the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of HoustonDowntown. The eight Richland athletes who wrestled played smart and upheld the school’s reputation of good-sportsmanship.

The athletes wrestled folkstyle, which has more detailed rules than freestyle wrestling.

Folkstyle is generally used in middle and high school wrestling but the style is the same for collegiate with modifications.

Richland Coach Bill Neal was pleased with the way the Thunderducks stacked up against the 4-year school. Ralph McCagg had an intense match and came out on top with a score of 14 to 6 against his Aggie opponent.

Christina Ellis, the only female wrestler representing Richland that weekend, won her second match against an opponent from UTA. She worked her opponent from the bottom wrestling position to get the UTA wrestler on her back in order to get a pin. She also had takedown points and so did the wrestler from UTA. Ellis said she relied on her experience to get a win.

“It was rough going into it but I was trying a bunch of new stuff and learning a bunch of new stuff that I have not tried before,” she said “A lot of failures along the way but that is

how you get somewhere, right?”

Coach Neal said that while there were a few bumpy spots, the squad is well-positioned to head into tournament play.

“Overall I was pleased with the results and it should help when we get over to conference,” Neal said.

He noted that the dual was tough and competitive for each individual wrestler and the team overall, giving them the opportunity to adapt to the new wrestlers’ styles and techniques.

“There were some new folks that we had not seen before and these teams bring out some new guys at the end of the season,” Neal said.

Adrian Perez (RLC) wrestled in the 235 lb. wrestling class, weighing in at 218.6 lbs. His opponent was a 285 lb. weight class athlete from A&M because there was a shortage of heavyweights for the competition. Perez wrestled three periods before he was able to subdue his much bigger opponent. Both wrestlers stayed and started neutral. Later, in the third period, Perez drove his challenger onto his back for a pin in his first match of that dual.

The dual was trial and error for the T-Ducks.

Several wrestlers fine-tuned their skills and techniques which helped them secure a higher seating at the NCWA Conference, which will take place at Richland from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 29.

The Richland wrestlers said the A&M dual helped prepare them for another step towards what lies ahead, includes conference play and nationals.

“I feel like the duels will just give me one

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Richland’s Ralph McCagg wins his match.

extra match and see where I am and what I need to work on,” said Richland wrestler Matt Thompson. “Just trying to get that second win against these guys so I can get [top] seating against these guys.”

Neal said the A&M dual gave his team “a little more wrestling experience” and should keep them in future matches.

Jordan Haskins, a freshman Richland wrestler, won two of his three matches with takedowns, shots on his opponents and righttime points on the clock in two periods in his second match. He said that Richland’s wrestling program had prepared him well for conference.

“In my head there was not a lot of thinking,” Haskins said. “I got to stay dedicated to the sport that I love. I want to have a straight mind going into my match and doing what I need to do.”

“This prepares me for conference,” he said, “just being on the mat and getting extra mat time and just actually seeing my competition is very good too.”

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