Richland Chronicle February 2nd, 2021

CHRONICLE Richland

Vol. XLVII Issue 11 February 2, 2021

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Richland master plan unveiled Pg. 4-5 • Second impeachment trial gets underway

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• The challenges of teaching online

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• Super Bowl LV: Mahomes vs. Brady

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February 2, 2021

Texas GOP seeks tougher voting rules Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the highest turnout for a presidential election in 50 years. The proposals are advancing not only in Texas and other traditional red states but also in such places as Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania that supported former president Donald Trump four years ago, only to flip for President Joe Biden in November.

In the 2020 presidential election, nearly 70% of all ballots cast nationwide came before Election Day, with an estimated 108 million people voting through the mail, early in-person or by dropping off absentee ballots. The surge came after states expanded access to mail voting and early voting, with a few states sending absentee ballots to all registered voters in response to the coronavirus pandemic that raised safety questions about large crowds at the polls.

In Texas, the nation’s largest Republicancontrolled state, the 2020 presidential election was considered a resounding success by almost any measure. Millions took advantage of early in-person voting to shatter the state’s turnout record. There were no reports of widespread system meltdowns, voter disenfranchisement or fraud.

But some GOP lawmakers there are seeking new criminal offenses to deter voter fraud, even though actual fraud is exceedingly rare. Other bills would prohibit independent

The 87th regular session of the Texas Legislature takes place at the Texas Capitol Jan. 12 to May 31.

groups from distributing application forms for mail-in ballots and clarify who can request an application. In September, the state sued Harris County, home to Democratic-leaning Houston, to stop officials from sending mail ballot applications to the more than 2 million registered voters there.

Texas Rep. Jacey Jetton, a Republican, said he hopes lawmakers will pass new regulations for verification of voters’ identity for mail-in voting to ensure “elections are accurate and that people feel it is conducted in such a way they are getting a fair, accurate election result.”

Absentee voting already is limited in Texas, mostly allowed for voters who can’t make it to the polls on Election Day because they will be out of town or have a medical condition.

Thomas Buser-Clancy, senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas, said the state already

is known as a “voter suppression state,” noting that Texas does not allow online voter registration or broad mail voting.

“I think it is fair to call Texas a voter suppression state where election laws are largely aimed at making it harder, more difficult and scary for individuals to exercise their fundamental right to vote,” he said.

Buser-Clancy said laws such as prohibiting online voter registration or requiring certain forms of ID create burdens that “disproportionately fall on poor communities and communities of color,” where some individuals may not have the resources and ability to go out and get or fix specific necessary items to exercise their right to vote.

A bill to eliminate no-excuse mail voting has been introduced in Pennsylvania, though the proposal would need approval from the state’s

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Democratic governor. In Arizona, Republicans have introduced bills that would eliminate the state’s permanent early voting list, require mail ballots to be notarized, require mail-in ballots to be hand-delivered to a voting location and allow lawmakers to overturn presidential election results.

In Georgia, where Biden’s win was verified in three separate tallies, Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature are gearing up to impose new barriers on mail voting, which was used heavily by Democrats in the presidential and Senate run-off elections. A Republican senator has introduced a bill that would require voters to make copies of their photo ID and mail it to election officials twice in order to cast an absentee ballot.

-The Associated Press

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Trump names new lawyers to impeachment defense team

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President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One Jan. 20.

Former President Donald Trump announced a new impeachment legal defense team just one day after it was revealed that he had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys with just over a week to go before his Senate trial.

The two representing Trump will be defense lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania who has faced criticism for his decision to not charge actor Bill Cosby in a sex crimes case.

Both attorneys issued statements through Trump’s office Jan. 31 saying that they were honored to take the job.

“The strength of our Constitution is about to be tested like never before in our history. It is strong and resilient. A document written for the ages, and it will triumph over partisanship yet again, and always,” said Castor, who served as district attorney for Montgomery County, outside of Philadelphia, from 2000 to 2008.

The announcement was intended to promote a sense of stability surrounding the Trump defense team as his impeachment trial nears. The former president has struggled to hire and retain attorneys willing to represent him against charges that he incited the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, which happened when a mob of loyalists stormed Congress as lawmakers met Jan. 6 to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

That’s a contrast from his first impeachment trial, when Trump’s high-profile team of attorneys included Alan Dershowitz, one of the best-known criminal defense lawyers in the country, as well as White House counsel Pat Cipollone, and Jay Sekulow, who has argued cases before the Supreme Court.

Trump’s team had initially announced that Butch Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer, would lead his legal team after an introduction from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), but that team unraveled due to differences over legal strategy.

Republicans and aides to Trump, the first president to be impeached twice in American history, have made clear that they intend to make a simple argument in the trial: Trump’s trial, scheduled for the week of Feb. 8, is unconstitutional because he is no longer in office.

Many legal scholars, however, say there is no bar to an impeachment trial despite Trump having left the White House. One argument is that state constitutions that predate the U.S. Constitution allowed impeachment after officials left office. The Constitution’s drafters

also did not specifically bar the practice.

Castor, a Republican who was the elected district attorney of Pennsylvania’s third-most populated county, decided against charging Cosby in a 2004 sexual encounter. He ran for the job again in 2015, and his judgment in the Cosby case was a key issue used against him by the Democrat who defeated him.

Castor has said that he personally thought Cosby should have been arrested, but that the evidence wasn’t strong enough to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Schoen met with financier Jeffrey Epstein about joining his defense team on sex trafficking charges just days before Epstein killed himself in a New York jail. In an interview with the Atlanta Jewish Times last year, Schoen said he had also been approached by Trump associate Roger Stone before Stone’s trial about being part of the team and that he was later retained to handle his appeal.

Trump commuted Stone’s sentence and then pardoned him. Schoen maintained in the interview that the case against Stone was “very unfair and politicized.”

–The Associated Press

February 2, 2021

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Faculty adapts to the challenges of an online teaching environment Dara Jones

Editor-in-Chief Watch the television news on any pandemicera evening and you’ll see journalists forecasting the weather, announcing the day’s current events and doing interviews from their home offices, bedrooms and living rooms. Richland Student Media and journalism professors are making similar adaptations as Dallas College continues to teach classes online.

Tim Jones teaches Intro to Mass Communication and said that intro and overview classes such as the one he teaches were easy to adapt to the online environment. He changed the attendance requirement to a participation requirement on the discussion board which, he noted, might mean a discussion could go on for several days. He makes himself as available to students as much as possible by phone or video conference for questions and records his lectures.

Jones said in-person teaching is more like a performance and online teaching is more like making a movie.

“There is a script for both, but you can tweak the movie over and over before anyone

sees it. A live performance is unique,” he said.

If Jones forgets to cover a point, he can add that information to the video unlike in a live lecture situation.

Jones noted that some students actually seem more comfortable communicating online, but said teaching online only is not without its challenges. He misses being able to develop in-person learning relationships with students.

“Conversations in person are just different than via digital. We miss a lot of body language cues digitally that we would pick up on in person,” he said.

Jones has historically taught news photography and thinks teaching that class online would be a little more challenging.

“This is in line with the feedback I’m getting from colleagues around the country,” he said.

“Critique and the back-and-forth interaction when teaching the visual arts is so important and it just seems so much more difficult to try to recreate that experience virtually.”

Karin Matz teaches classes in Audio Production and Radio-Television News, which have historically included lab time in the radio and television studios. She now teaches students using a combination of live video conferences

and recorded meetings. She, like Jones, noted the difficulty of getting to know her students online.

“Because video conferences aren’t a requirement sometimes it’s difficult to have a social, emotional and educational engagement with students when all you know about them is their name and their email,” Matz said.

Her favorite part of the semester comes when she asks her student reporters to make an on-camera appearance in their news package.

“When I finally got to see my students, that was a bonus for me because I could finally put a face to a name and there was a glimpse of connection,” she said.

Matz’s communication classes are intensely hands-on and include video shooting, editing and scriptwriting. She’s had to get creative in adapting classes to an online environment. She stresses safety first, making sure the students learn the material and that there’s value added to the class.

“I think that adapting to online is really a lesson in pivoting, making changes and doing the best we can give the tools and resources at our hands and at the hands of our students,” she said.

Staff Photo Dara Jones

Journalism professor Tim Jones discusses differences in teaching via virtual classroom.

Both Jones and Matz said they look forward to returning to in-person learning, though Jones has enjoyed having time off from a lengthy commute. In the meantime, both professors expressed hope that students who need help will make the extra effort to reach out when they need it.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) arrives for the inauguration of President Joe Biden Jan. 20.

The mittens U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparked endless quirky memes across social media.

They also helped to raise $1.8 million in five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced Jan. 27.

The sum comes from the sale of merchandise with the Jan. 20 image of him sitting with his arms and legs crossed, clad in his brown parka and recycled wool mittens.

Sanders put the first of the so-called “Chairman Sanders” merchandise, including T-shirts, sweatshirts and stickers, on his campaign website and the first run sold out in less than 30 minutes, he said. More merchandise was added over the weekend and sold out by the morning of Jan. 25, he said.

“Jane and I were amazed by all the creativity shown by so many people over the last week, and we’re glad we can use my internet fame to help Vermonters in need,” Sanders said in a written statement. “But even this amount of money is no substitute for action by Congress, and I will be doing everything I can in Washington to make sure working people in Vermont and across the country get the relief they need in the middle of the worst crisis we’ve faced since the Great Depression.”

Sanders’ mittens were made by Jen Ellis, a Vermont elementary school teacher who has a side business making mittens out of recycled wool.

Ellis said on social media over the weekend that Sanders called to tell her that “the mitten frenzy” had raised an enormous amount of money for Vermont charities although she was not authorized to disclose the amount, yet.

“But it’s BIG and it’s amazing! Thank you!!

Generosity brings joy,” she tweeted.

She also said she made three more pairs of mittens and donated them for fundraising to Passion 4 Paws Vermont, Outright Vermont, and would be auctioning off a pair on eBay for her daughter’s college fund.

The groups that will benefit from the proceeds of the “Chairman Sanders” items include Area Agencies on Aging to fund Meals on Wheels throughout Vermont, Vermont community action agencies, Feeding Chittenden, Chill Foundation, senior centers in Vermont and Bi-State Primary Care for dental care improvements in the state, Sanders’ office said.

Sander’ attire has also sparked other charitable endeavors. A crocheted doll of Sanders in his garb was auctioned off online and Burton Snowboards donated 50 jackets to the Burlington Department for Children and Families in Sanders’ name, his office said.

Getty Images confirmed that it will donate its proceeds as part of the licensing agreement to put the photo on the merchandise to Meals on Wheels of America.

-The Associated Press

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Bernie Sanders’ mittens and memes raise $1.8M for charity

4 CAMPUS

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Blending campus and commun Angela Ly

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Maniging Editor The landscape of Dallas College’s Richland Campus will soon be changing. Richland Campus will begin implementation of the campus master plan, intended to add new academic and commercial buildings, improve campus infrastructure and include possible on-campus dorms. The first new building is expected to be finalized by the spring of 2023.

The developments were announced at the Spring Kickoff, January 12.

The plans to move forward became possible after a county judge denied a lawsuit challenging the legality of a voter-approved bond package in 2019. The bond package was deemed to be “of vital importance to [the Dallas College’s] community,” according to Chancellor Joe May in his State of the College Address.

Dallas College has worked extensively with Corgan Architects, faculty, high school partners and Dallas College educational partnerships to create the campus master plan, designing it virtually due to the pandemic.

The first new building on campus will be Red River Hall, which will face the East Breezeway of the main campus. At nearly 100,000 square feet, it will be about three-fourths of the size of Sabine Hall. According to Dr. Kay Eggleston, president of the Richland Campus, this would include 42 new classrooms that will eventually replace the need of temporary modular buildings that have been on campus for years.

The hall will feature “flexible learning configurations” so students can move desks and computer stations easily to suit their needs. Red River Hall will primarily support courses for the early collegiate high school, Richland collegiate high schools and various ISD schools. A bus drop-off location for high school buses, tutoring areas, computer labs and additional administrative and faculty offices will also be featured in this hall.

“That is so important. Seamless transitions, connecting secondary and post-secondary education,” Eggleston said.

Along with constructing new buildings, older ones will be renovated, such as the Alameda Hall. This remodel will create a comfortable and functional space for adjunct faculty working on multiple campuses. This facilities will include public restrooms on the first floor, docking workstations (charging stations for devices), a conference room for faculty meetings and a second meeting area for small-group instruction.

“We did not have that capability before and now we will [be able] to support our adjunct faculty,” she said. “We will also have in this area a small lounge for relaxation, lockers, flexible workstations for staff, a fully equipped conference, [a] professional development room, as well as a small kitchen.”

A 3D rendering of Red River Hall across from Bonham Hall on the East Loop.

A 3D model of the bus drop off area after renovations.

Additional improvements will also include upgrades to the campus infrastructure.

According to Eggleston, this includes 34 new IT closets across campus, improved bandwidth, more efficient hardware, migration

from analog to voice-over-internet phones, additional security cameras and increased Wi-Fi access points in classrooms and labs.

The number of security cameras installed have increased from 87 to 435 and is a

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“significant increase in security enhancements,” Eggleston said. “These are things you don’t really notice, but a great deal of work has gone on, in particular, the IT closet project, finally coming to conclusion.”

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nity through major renovations

ound level view of the plaza between the new Red River Hall and Bonham Hall.

The next phase of development is referred to as “community integration planning,” or the gateway concept where students and the broader community will be fused together.

“So the gateway concept brings students

and community together in heightened ways creating synergy in mixed use retail, even the possibility of on-campus housing,” she said.

Five key amenity themes will be considered when executing the community integration

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A bird’s eye view of the future Richland Campus.

Illustrations Courtesy Dallas College

Courtyard between new Red River Hall, right, and Bonham Hall.

plan, which includes mixed-used retail shops, a campus square for social gatherings, a “green,” tree-lined parkway, a parking anchor which may include solar shades, and a community sports park for a “cohesive sports connection

to community.”

Although Red River Hall is projected to finish by spring 2023, the timeline for the remaining phases of the project are yet to be determined.

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February 02, 2021

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STUDENT MEDIA LEADERS Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Design Editor Entertainment Editor

Dara Jones Angela Ly Barbara Gandica Martinez Ricky Miller

ON THE COVER A bird’s eye view of the future Richland Campus.

Photo courtesy: Dallas College

BACK COVER Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb“ Photos Illustration: Barbara Gandica

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STUDENT MEDIA STAFF Reagan Davis Rory Etienne Dave Freeman Nabeela Iqbal Jalen Jordan

Fernanda Pargas Janssy Sanchez Hannah Jade Spohn Kevin Sproull Jerry Weiss

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Gal Gadot stars as Diana Prince, also known as Wonder Woman, in “Wonder Woman 1984.“

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is an ordinary flick

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Ricky Miller Entertainment Editor Primetime Emmy-nominated director Patty Jenkins returns with “Wonder Woman 1984,” the sequel to 2017’s monster hit “Wonder Woman.” Also returning are leads Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Pine’s appearance as Steve Trevor is kind of a surprise, since one thought he perished overseas in World War I in the previous movie.

Also in the mix here is Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal. The former is a new edition to the museum where Gadot’s Diana Prince works. Wiig’s Barbara Minerva also works at the same place as Gadot’s Prince, who is essentially Wonder Woman. Wiig’s Minerva persona takes on what she cites as an apex-predator in Cheetah.

Pascal plays a failed industrialist named Maxwell Lord who finally gets everything he desires when he invests money he doesn’t have into a museum.

If Pascal’s name sounds familiar, it is because he plays the title character in “The

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Mandalorian.” Pascal was also on Netflix for many a year in “Narcos,” which ran from 2015-2017.

“Wonder Woman 1984” does what it’s supposed to do and takes viewers back to the 1980s era when everything was safe and prosperous for our country. What is also amusing is Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” which has basis in same sort of reality as well. In the third season, a couple of the characters made references to Wolfgang Petersen’s “The NeverEnding Story” wherein one of the younger kids had to sing the theme song over the airwaves.

Key to the “Wonder Woman” sequel storyline is something called a Dreamstone wherein one’s wishes come to life instantaneously. That is something Trevor said earlier when he stated, “I wish we had more time.”

Just so readers know, Jenkins already has her resume locked in for the next decade and beyond. As of press time, she has lined up (in no particular order) an update of “Cleopatra,” the stand-alone “Star Wars” entry and “Star

“Joe Versus the Volcano” (1990) - Tom Hanks is Joe Banks, a hypochondriac who receives an opportunity to change his life when he gets the chance to end it by jumping into an active volcano. With Meg Ryan and Dan Hedaya.

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“Chasing Amy” (1997) – Writer-Director Kevin Smith crafted one of his best tales with Ben Affleck and Jason Lee leading the way as successful comic book writers and publishers.

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Wars: Rouge Squadron” in 2023. In addition, the third chapter in the “Wonder Woman” saga is slated for release the same year. Wiig is set to return in that chapter.

Also of interest is the “Cleopatra” movie since Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”) has announced an upcoming “Cleopatra” movie as well. The one with Jenkins at the helm also has Gadot contributing to some writing credits.

Like the first “Wonder Woman,” the sequel clocks in at two and a half hours. It is not the length that hinders the movie, but rather, one’s attention span in keeping up with the story.

At press time, “Wonder Woman 1984 is streaming on HBO Max in lieu of venturing to the movie theaters. It runs 2 hours and 31 minutes.

This tale has its moments, but “Wonder Woman 1984” does what it’s supposed to do in its lengthy time. This one was not a bust, but rather a tale that just meandered into “Routineville, U.S.A.” Grade: B

“Love Actually” (2003) – This romantic-comedy with some dramatic moments features a plethora of intersecting romantic storylines. The all-star cast includes Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley and more.

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“Little Women” (2019) – Despite the fact that this romantic-drama completes a six-pack of big screen adaptations, Director Greta Gerwig did an amazing job updating Louisa May Alcott’s storyline set in Civil War-era Massachusetts.

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“Emma” (2020) - This newer version of the familiar romanticcomedy spotlights Anya Taylor-Joy as the title character. Emma finds love for everyone else, often forsaking her own inner desires.

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February 02, 2021

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Super Bowl LV: Mahomes vs.

Brady in a battle for the ages Staff Writer Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers versus Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs — that is the normal way to announce the 2021 Super Bowl. Now, in more epic fashion, the headlines for this game come in various forms: Father Time versus the young phenomenon. Different stakes, same home. Speed versus power. And lastly, a coaching chess match.

With the Super Bowl the last major sporting event to wrap up the 2020 season, the finale of the NFL season is a success of its own. From numerous positive COVID-19 cases in the league, to games postponed and canceled, the hard work of the players, doctors, coaches and staff members paid off with a successful season through adversity. Although there is no surprise to see these two teams on the final stage, their playoff journeys came in different forms.

The 11-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a rough trip to the big dance. Being the fifth seed led them to zero home games throughout their entire playoffs run until now. Tampa Bay is the first team to host a Super Bowl in NFL history. Unfortunately for Buccaneers fans, attendance will be at limited capacity due to COVID-19 protocols. Regardless, their fans are still excited about the historical achievement.

“The Bucs in the Super Bowl with the game at home doesn’t even seem real. Usually there’s a buildup. A team goes to the playoffs, loses and goes back and loses again. It takes time to get good,” long-time fan Justin Heaven told The Associated Press.

Former Buccaneers defensive lineman and Hall of Famer, Warren Sapp, made a statement about putting safety first.

“We’ve got the biggest game in our house, we’re in it and can’t fill it? I know that’s disappointing for a lot of fans. But people have got to be smart and stay safe,” Sapp said.

The 14-2 defending champion Kansas City Chiefs’ road to the Super Bowl was much different than the Buccaneers. Because the Chiefs have the best record in the American Football Conference

(AFC), they were given a one-week playoff bye and all their playoff games were played at their home stadium. So instead of the Buccaneers three-game journey from Washington to New Orleans, to Green Bay, the Chiefs played two games at home.

Winning back-to-back games in any professional sport is difficult, but in the NFL the difficulty is even higher. In 2004, the New England Patriots made history by winning back-to-back Super Bowls led by Patriots’ former quarterback, Tom Brady, who is ironically now Tampa Bay’s quarterback.

Things still look bright for the 43-year-old Brady considering his current track record. Just 17 years prior, he was a 25-year-old quarterback who already won an MVP, Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP, and is now trying to repeat the feat.

“The thing I can see as a positive is the record that we’ve persevered through some tough games,” Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid told AP. For over 20 years on Super Bowl Sunday, three things have been spotlighted; the game, the halftime show and, for many, the commercials. This year, Pepsi is front and center, and making a bold move for a cause.

The average price of a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl is $5.5 million, according to AP. Major brands like McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Doritos and others pay the price to join the Super Bowl commercial line up in hopes of elevating their brands to another level.

This year, however, Pepsi, Coke and Budweiser will end their 20-year advertising streak for a better cause. These major advertisers decided to not join the Super Bowl commercial lineup and instead use those funds to support their employees and COVID-19 frontline workers.

“I think the advertisers are correctly picking up on this being a riskier year for the Super Bowl,” Charles Taylor, marketing professor at Villanova University told AP. “With COVID and economic uncertainty, people aren’t necessarily in the best mood to begin with. There’s a risk associated with messages that are potentially too light. ... At the same time, there’s risk associated with doing anything too somber.”

Super Bowl LV kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 on CBS.

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Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tampa Bay Bucs’ quarterback Tom Brady speak via Zoom with NFL Network on Super Bowl Opening Night on Feb. 1.

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“ When day comes we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid,the new dawn blooms as we free it.

For there is always light,if only we’re brave enough to see it.” mythology, spooky stories and folk lore

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