Richland Chronicle January 28th, 2020

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Vol. XLVI Issue 17 January 28, 2020

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Dance auditions on campus Pg. 5

• Impeachment trial continues

Pg. 2

• Crime doesn’t play at Richland

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• Sandoval: A 60s revolutionary

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This is part two of an ungoing series.

Both senators and citizens have been sleeping through the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump that started Jan. 21 and could end in days or drag out for weeks.

The infamous court sketch of Sen. Jim Risch (R - Idaho) slumped in his chair on the first day of the trial, mixed with the lack of public opinion formed about the president’s impeachment, has been the focus of news outlets.

As of press time, Trump’s legal defense team was expected to begin making its case against removal from office.

“It’s up in the air,” said Clive Siegle, a Richland history professor. “I have no idea where it will go.”

Despite the desire of some to avoid impeachment as a whole, Siegle said it is democracy doing its job. He said the trial comes down to whether the president should be removed from office this week..

Key players for the impeachment trial range from the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R–Kentucky) to lesser-known senators from across the country. Collectively, they will spend many hours in the Senate chamber.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is tasked with presiding over the process and keeping it on track.

Some critics expressed concerns about whether his personal views may unduly influence the proceedings, but Roberts has been known to cross party lines despite his conservative background.

“Again, this is going to probably be done on party lines,” said Siegle. “We already have a pretty good idea that’s already going to happen.”

The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer (D–New York), led Democrats in pushing for their witnesses to be allowed to testify, something McConnell said he does not want.

The Associated Press (AP) reported that Trump said he was open to having witnesses during the trial.

Before any witnesses could be invited, the first three days of the trial were dedicated to opening arguments on the two impeachment articles passed by the House.

As for the presidential candidates running

for the 2020 election, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Michael Bennet will be involved in the Senate trial and away from the campaign trail.

Trump’s defense team consists of private lawyer Jay Sekulow, Pat Cipollone, Clinton special prosecutor Ken Starr, Jane Raskin, former Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz and others.

Dershowitz, famously known for defending O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Epstein and other notorious clients, is using his expertise as a constitutional law expert to help defend Trump.

The seven house managers, who act as prosecutors, will present the case to the Senate before it holds a vote.

The team chosen by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi consists of the leader of the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and five other Democratic representatives.

“I feel like it’s a fair process because, I’m not gonna lie, they gave him chances,” said Edward Sesay, president of the Student Government Association (SGA). “I mean, if somebody gave you a chance to do something, to prove yourself, do it.” In his opinion, Trump never stood up to the plate.

“You know, people always say, ‘Oh, we hurt the Democrats,’ but I mean, do you really care [more] about your political stance [than] you really care about democracy?” Sesay said.

“If you want to defend democracy, forget about your political ideas staying in power. If you lose,” he said.

The timing of the trial is also a part of the controversy. Siegle said by the time the trial winds down, the country may be close to electing a president.

“And if [Trump] is removed, you know, that’s another thing about this system of government,” said Siegle. “This isn’t the first time something like this [impeachment] has happened if you really want to think about it.”

Whether the impeachment trial will work the way it should is open for debate.

“The fact of the matter is, impeachment, despite the fact that it hasn’t gotten a particularly good rap so far, when it had to work and if it had to work, it probably would have worked,” said Siegle.

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January 28, 2020

HEALTH/LOCAL 3

Coronavirus spreading, new cases in Texas Natalia Pineda and Fernanda Pargas Staff Writers

A potentially deadly virus that originated in China and is spreading throughout Asia has caught the attention of the local health authorities at Richland and across North Texas.

According to The Associated Press, the Center of Disease Control (CDC) began screening for the coronavirus Jan. 17 on direct and connecting flights from Wuhan, China to the three main ports of entry in the U.S. The city of Wuhan is a commercial center and a major transportation hub in central China.

Experts say the virus most likely originated from animals (live or dead) which were being sold in one of Wuhan’s many seafood and meat markets.

At press time, more than 40 people in 29 Chinese provinces have died with 237 patients in serious condition. Three cities in China have been locked down to avoid spreading the virus and Lunar New Year celebrations have been cancelled.

According to AP, new cases have been reported in the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, France, Australia and Hong Kong. The first case of coronavirus on U.S. soil was confirmed in Washington state on Jan. 21. Since then, another case has been confirmed in Chicago and 63 more people are being tested, including one student at Texas A&M and Baylor.

Most of the severe cases are connected to elderly people, those with underlying health issues and weakened immune systems. Symptoms of the virus include upper-respiratory infection, dry cough, fever and breathing problems.

Caroline White, a nurse manager at Richland’s Health Center was up to date on the coronavirus. White said that the school’s

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health center had not been alerted, but due to the multicultural student body on campus, the nurses are searching for students who have traveled to the affected areas.

The Health Center advises students at all times, and especially during the flu season, to stay as healthy as possible by frequently washing their hands, not coughing into their hands, staying hydrated, eating right and exercising.

Registered Nurse Renee Miles advises students to go to the doctor if they experience any flu-like symptoms and to be aware of family members and friends with symptoms.

“Just be healthy, exercise, eat right, get sleep. Students don’t sleep. [A lack of] sleep

will compromise your immune system. It’s very hard on your immune system and you need to be smart. Everybody needs to be smart about how they are studying and leave themselves enough time to study without losing so much sleep,” White said.

When asked if they were aware of the coronavirus, five of eight Richland students said they had not heard of the virus. The others were only aware of its existence. One student, Victoria Lamothe, said that she is not too worried about the coronavirus but takes certain measures to avoid becoming sick, including taking the flu shot.

To put the new virus into perspective,

Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has reported its 14th flu-related death for the 2019-2020 season. Similar to the coronavirus, the flu can lead to more serious problems for people who already suffer from chronic health issues.

Dallas County Health and Human Services recommends preventative action similar to the Richland Health Center. Although nurses cannot diagnose individuals who may be experiencing flu-like symptoms, Richland students can always consult with the Health Center in Thunderduck Hall, room T110, if they are feeling ill. The Health Center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

example, a murder took place across the street from a convenience store near the Richland campus last fall. The victim, 33-year old James Burks, was fatally wounded on Nov. 20 at the scene. A memorial in his honor stands outside the Abrams Food Mart.

Captain Javier M. Lozano, a 12-year police veteran, said he doesn’t view crime in the area as “necessarily increasing,” but notes that Richland is located in the center of a highcrime area. He said campus police work to keep students, faculty and staff safe.

“We have a very proactive staff of officers,” Lozano said.

Still, he said, the campus isn’t isolated from the world around it.

There are crimes that don’t show up in the stats when people come through campus who shouldn’t be here.

Lozano said the officers on patrol are aware of people who should not be on campus “and so literally, the message goes out that, you

know, ‘probably not a good idea to come in and try something,’” he said.

Lozano urged students to help police prevent crime.

“If you see something, say something. It’s better that they report something to us and us investigate and there would be nothing, than there’d be something going on and they don’t say anything and now we’re being reactive instead of proactive,” Lozano said.

Louise Rogers can attest to the importance of a police presence.

The North Dallas tornado that struck Oct. 20 demolished half of the Northpoint Cancer Treatment center on Greenville Avenue.

Rogers, administrative assistant with the Office of Student Life, lives across the street from the building. She said a police officer has been posted on the scene every night since the storm to protect the devastated hospital from looters. Rogers said crime rate in the area has gone down.

“My husband was robbed at gunpoint outside our apartment,” she said, noting that took place before the Oct. 20 tornado.

Lozano said Richardson police and state troopers were dispatched to patrol the neighborhoods near campus after the storm to keep suspicious characters from breaking into homes damaged by the storm. He said crime also increases around the holidays.

“Sometime during holidays, there’s going to be that increase” Lozano said “Porch pirates” often steal delivered packages and police also tend to see and uptick in car burglaries, but those sorts of crimes usually “decrease on their own” after the holidays.

Campus police can be reached via the emergency phones on campus or by calling 972-860 4290. A new app for mobile phones is also available to ensure the safety of those in the Richland community. The Virtual Escort app can dispatch an officer should the user require assistance.

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Online/Special Projects The Annual Crime Report for Richland, released at the end of 2019, showed little to no crime on campus dating back to 2016.

According to security stats, there were six cases of stalking, 35 arrests for drug violations and two referrals of such, five arrests on liquor violations and one referral, two cases of burglary and two cases of motor vehicle theft.

No murders, rapes, dating violence or hate crimes were reported.

Despite a reported increase in the murder rate in the city of Dallas, Richland — one of three community colleges in the city — remains the safest campus among the seven colleges in the Dallas County Community College District, according to the Annual Security Report.

Yet, big-city crimes are never far away. For

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4 MOVIES

January 28, 2020

2020 Oscar Nominations Actress in a Supporting Role Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell” Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit” Florence Pugh, “Little Women” Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”

Actor in a Supporting Role Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes” Al Pacino, “The Irishman” Joe Pesci, “The Irishman” Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” Adapted Screenplay “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Little Women” “The Two Popes” “Joker” Original Screenplay “Marriage Story” “Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood” “Parasite” “Knives Out” “1917” Animated Feature Film “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” “I Lost My Body” “Klaus” “Missing Link” “Toy Story 4” Original Song “I’m Standing With You,” (“Breakthrough”) “Into the Unknown,” (“Frozen II”) “Stand Up,” (“Harriet”) Love Me Again,” (“Rocketman”) “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” (“Toy Story 4”)

Ricky’s top picks for the Academy Awards Ricky Miller

Entertainment Editor This is part one of a two-part series.

For the first time, a comic book tale is the front-runner in the annual Oscar Best Picture race. The Todd Phillips-directed film “Joker” stars Oscar-nominee Joaquin Phoenix who takes center stage as the mentally disturbed villain. The film does not feature his archrival and nemesis “Batman.”

The annual Academy Awards race takes place in early February this year. Sunday, Feb. 9 to be exact, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. What is surprising is that this year, the streaming service Netflix has a large number of films nominated in the lineup.

Their offerings include Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” as well as “Two Popes,” which stars Anthony Hopkins (up for Best Actor) as Pope Cardinal Ratzinger and Jonathan Pryce (nominated for Supporting Actor) as Pope Francis.

In the Best Supporting Actress race, the nominees include Kathy Bates as the mother in Clint Eastwood’s fact-based drama “Richard Jewell,” Laura Dern in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” Scarlett Johansson in Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit,” Florence Pugh in director Greta Gerwig’s update of the literary classic “Little Women” and Margot Robbie in “Bombshell,” directed by Jay Roach.

I think I’m going to go with Golden Globes winner Dern for her performance as attorney Nora Fanshau.

The Best Supporting Actor race features a varied lot.

Among them, Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and Jonathan Pryce in the little-seen “The Two Popes.”

“Bad Boys for Life” – This latest tale re-teams the stars of the original.

Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reprise their roles as Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, a pair of Miami cops looking for something different in their lives. This one is actually the best of the trio.

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Best supporting actor Oscar nominees, from left, Joe Pesci in “The Irishman,” Al Pacino in “The Irishman,” Brad Pitt in “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,” Anthony Hopkins in “The Two Popes,” and Tom Hanks in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will take place Feb. 9 in Los Angeles.

Both Al Pacino and Joe Pesci are nominated for supporting roles in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” In the fifth position is Brad Pitt for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.”

I think Hanks has this one in the bag but I won’t be surprised if either Pesci or Pacino get the win.

The Adapted Screenplay category includes “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” Gerwig’s update of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” “Joker” and Netflix’s “The Two Popes”.

As much as I liked it, I don’t think “The Irishman” will win. I think “Joker” has this one in the bag.

The race for Original Screenplay contains a wide variety of films including “Marriage Story,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Parasite,” “Knives Out” and “1917.”

I think Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” will win

“Dolittle”69–5Robert Downey, Jr. is the title character here, taking over past incarnations played by Rex Harrison in 1967 and Eddie Murphy in 1998 and 2001.

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“The Gentleman”69– Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey is Mickey Pearson, who runs a lucrative dope business overseas in the London area.

This one comes from Guy Ritchie, who has a distinct voice in the verbiage arena. With Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunam and Colin Farell.

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here.

The Best Animated Feature race includes a couple of sequels. “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” the little-seen “I Lost My Body,” “The Missing Link,” “Klaus” and “Toy Story 4” are in the running.

As much as I hate to say it, I think the Academy still has a strong bond with everything Disney. So, “Toy Story 4” should take home the win here.

Best Original Song nominees include: “I’m Standing With You” from the little seen “Breakthrough,” “Into the Unkown” from “Frozen II,” “Stand Up” from “Harriet,” “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman” and “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from “Toy Story 4.”

I think the general public still has a spot for the denizens that inhabited their frozen kingdom, hence the statue is going to “Into the Unkown” from “Frozen II.”

“Uncut Gems” – Adam Sandler was cut out of any Oscar consideration for this tale from the Safdie brothers that centers on an unscrupulous jeweler in NYC with a penchant for gambling.

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“Like a Boss”– Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish portray lifelong friends who encounter a rival in make-up maven Clair Luna (Salma Hayek) who wants to ruin their lifelong friendship and separate the duo.

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Find your calling at Club Fair Marcellus Martinez Staff Writer

Once again it is time for Club Fair, the bi-annual event that brings the clubs at Richland together to recruit new members for their respective organizations. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 29 and 30 in the El Paso Lounge.

Kristi Battles, coordinator with the Office of Student Life, said Club Fair is a great way for students to meet each other and share common interests.

“The clubs come together, current clubs and those that want to be new clubs on the roster, and they showcase and feature what their club is about in an effort to recruit members,” Battles said.

According to Battles, sudents can choose from 35 to 50 clubs on campus each semester.

“Just to give you an example, some of the clubs that are active every semester [include] ALAS, Achieving Latino Academic Success, we have Christians on Campus, there’s the Honors Student Association, we have Student Government Association and the Campus

Activities Board,” Battles said.

There are plenty of new clubs on campus this year.

For instance, for those interested in the always popular and growing gaming community, there is Richland E-Sports, which caters to students who are interested in electronic sports games.

For those with interests that point toward the sciences, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) offers opportunities for those interested in astronomy, and Women in Engineering.

Battles said new clubs are welcome, but they must meet the campus criteria, one of which includes finding a full-time faculty or staff member to serve as an adviser.

There is also the matter of filing the proper paperwork, which must be in place in order for the club to operate.

It also includes risk management training; without it, the club cannot be approved.

Those who are not able to attend this week’s Club Fair are encouraged to stop by the Office of Student Life to find out about the clubs on campus and the many opportunities to become involved.

Sonia Ford, susainability project coordinator, presents information about the student green team at Club Fair.

“We produce a club list every semester. It’s generally about three weeks after Club Fair. If not, we have a list of who was here in the fall,” Battles said.

The Office of Student Life in located in

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room E040 in El Paso Hall and is open Mon. to Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more info, check out the link below https://www.richlandcollege.edu/sliferlc/clubs/ pages/studentclubs.aspx

The spring semester kicked off at Richland last week with dance auditions held on Jan.24 in Guadalupe Hall.

Clockwise from far left: Miriam Alvarado leaps; Ana Fuentes streches; Guado Cardoso strikes a pose; Robert Short balances on one hand.

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Richland dance auditions spotlight student talent

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January 28, 2020

You say you want a revolution? CHRONICLE Richland

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Dara Jones

Layout Editor Sitting behind his desk in Wichita Hall, Professor Raymond Sandoval doesn’t seem like a revolutionary, but ask him about the “Flaming 1960s” and you may start to see him differently.

The early part of that decade saw the end of the idealistic 1950s, the emergence of rock ’n’ roll and the civil rights movement. Sandoval was a government student at New Mexico State University at the time and he experienced and saw the racial inequities that characterized that period.

According to Sandoval, Interracial dating, especially among African-Americans and whites, was actively discouraged. The dean of men would talk to the male students and the dean of women would write a letter home to a woman’s parents. The idea was that, basically, the institution was the parent.

“The people are here to have an education. They’re Sandoval now not here to have a substitute parent,” he said.

In response, Sandoval created a Student Bill of Rights that addressed issues such as interracial dating and onerous curfews, but it was vetoed by the university president.

Sandoval in the Sandoval became involved 1960s in Robert Kennedy’s campaign after Kennedy’s brother, President John F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated. Through some of his African-American friends, the grief and angry emotions became real to him. By the time Bobby Kennedy was also killed, Sandoval had had enough.

“That was it for me,” he said. “And so, that day, I called four friends of mine and said, “We’ve got to do something about this and they all agreed.””

They organized a student group.

“This organization is going to do all the things that our Bill of Rights said we should do and we’re going to change the culture and get everybody involved to realize we’re not going to put up with this sort of thing anymore,” Sandoval said.

One member of the group was a gifted writer who was put in charge of publishing an underground newspaper dubbed The Conscience.

“So, we turned out the underground newspaper which made fun of the president of the university and made fun of the faculty, made fun of the rules, made fun of the administration, and they were livid,” he said.

The publication was a hit.

“It was bigger than one of the newspapers in town,” Sandoval said.

Unlike today, surveillance cameras were not commonplace so the school used telescopes and infiltrators to try to discover where the newspaper was being published.

Sandoval’s group relied on an out-of-town

printer, late-night drop-offs and close-knit relationships among group members to remain anonymous. Despite the fact he was almost expelled for his involvement, the newspaper’s origin managed to escape detection.

When the group had its first campus meeting, 350 out of 4,800 students showed up.

“It touched a big, big nerve,” he said.

Soon they became part of a national underground newspaper network that distributed articles and artwork.

“We began to see ourselves as, not members of this college, not members of this community, not even members, really of our generation. We began to see ourselves as members of a United States and then a worldwide movement for change. We began to see ourselves as revolutionaries,” he said.

The Vietnam War had a strong impact on Sandoval and other young people in the 1960s.

“I’ll never forget the day I came home and watched the Vietnamese guy kneeling and a pistol at his head and his brains being blown out,” he said, in reference to the famous photo of a South Vietnamese general executing a Viet Cong guerrilla.

“So, by 1969, I think all of us were sort of fed up, and by the Kent State killing in 1970, that led to a general strike,” he said, referring to the killing of four Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard during a protest of the Vietnam War. The event led to the temporary closure of colleges and universities across the U.S. and changed public opinion about the war.

“When you’re at a protest march, you actually gain energy from each other. And when you have 10,000 people marching on the freeway to stop traffic for a cause; that’s one of the biggest

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highs. It’s bigger than alcohol. It’s bigger than sex. It’s bigger than anything,” he said.

Sandoval said by 1970 the movement started to dissipate. The different groups, such as the women’s movement and the Black Power movement, which had come together in opposition to Vietnam, began to splinter apart.

By 1972, Sandoval began to realize the revolution wasn’t going to happen. One of his professors, who also had been a young idealist in the 1930s, had warned him.

Sandoval countered, “No. You’re wrong.

That was then. This is different.” His professor had laughed and said, ‘That’s what I said.

This is different.’ “And he was right,” Sandoval said.

Sandoval sees the same divisions in our current political climate. He said it would take a shared vision to connect all the various factions.

“I don’t see anybody doing that,” he said.

An exended inerview with Sandoval is available at http://www.richlandstudentmedia.com/

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SPORTS

January 28, 2020

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Matt Thompson Staff Writer

Richland athletics are underway for the spring semester. The women’s basketball team was back in action Jan. 21 against Mountain View. The Thunderducks fought hard, but fell short 91-69.

On the men’s side, the T-Ducks beat Brookhaven at home Jan. 22. The men maintained a fast pace on offense and shut down the Bears. The game was neck-and-neck until the last few seconds when the men turned up the intensity to get the 70-65 win.

Baseball season at Richland is starting up as well. The Thunderducks have their first game of the season at home Jan. 25 at noon.

The wrestling takes to the mats in Houston to compete in the State Duals Feb. 1. The team hopes to bring home another trophy this year.

For those not interested in team sports, Richland’s Intramural sports might be of

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interest. They offer ping pong, golf, tennis, flag football, basketball, soccer and more.

Show up and make new friends Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 p.m.

This promises to be a semester filled with excitement and anticipation for Richland sports. Richland athletes are training hard to make it to national competition in their respective sports.

NBA Dallas Mavericks forward Dwight Powell will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon. His last game was cut short after he was injured in the first quarter. Fan are speculating that it will have an impact on the Mavericks decisions during the Feb. 6 trade deadline. The Mavericks hit the road for a three-game series in Portland, Jan. 24.

NFL Former Cowboys’ Coach Jimmy Johnson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Jan. 12. It was an emotional moment

for players including former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman. Johnson led the Cowboys to their two Super Bowl wins in the 1990s.

Johnson made the right choice to stick with the Cowboys and rebuild the roster after his first 1-15 season with the team.

The Chiefs look like a force to be reckoned with for the Super Bowl. They took a fast lead in the AFC Championship game, winning the title for the first time since 1970. The team’s emotion and intensity was truly amazing. They made it to the Super Bowl in front of their home crowd. Coach Andy Reid joins his father with an AFC title after receiving the Lamar Hunt Trophy. Texas fans may be interested to know that quarterback Patrick Mahomes grew up in Whitehouse and played college football for Texas Tech.

Football won’t be the only action during the Super Bowl. The advertisements are always part of the festivities.

This year, there will be dueling political ads with President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, competing for airtime. The Super Bowl will be played in Miami at Hard Rock Stadium Feb. 2.

For more sports information, check out the Sports Minute on Chronicle TV at www.richlandstudentmedia.com

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Spring flex term registration Thunderduck Hall 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Richland wrestling schedule Event

Richland Faculty Jazz Group Fannin Performance Hall

Corrections

In the Jan. 21 issue of the Chronicle, a quote in the Oscar story should have read, “It’s a real love story to this industry,” DiCaprio said by phone.

The “Dark Crystal” cutline should have referenced SkekSil, the Chamberlain, instead of SkekSo. The brief about National Hijab Day was written by Nabeela Iqbal, not Mubeena Wahaj.

In the wrestling story, a quote was inadvertently attributed to Matt Thompson; the quote was from Ryan Thompson. The Chronicle regrets these errors.

Mobile food pantry

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National Hijab Day Free henna and popcorn El Paso Lounge

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Reception: “Made in America” Brazos Art Gallery Crockett Hall, C140

NCWA Tournament

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1 to 5 p.m. - Wed. & Thurs. i

Richland food pantry El Paso Hall, Room 030

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January 28, 2020 A - Alamito Hall B - Bonham Hall C - Crockett Hall D - Del Rio Hall E - El Paso Hall F - Fannin Hall G - Guadalupe Hall H - Hondo Hall K - Kiowa Hall L - Lavaca Hall

M - Medina Hall N - Neches Hall P - Pecos Hall R - LeCroy Center SH - Sabine Hall T - Thunderduck Hall U - Uvalde WH - Wichita Hall Y - Yegua

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