Richland Chronicle March 27th, 2018

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Vol. XLIV Issue 23 March 27, 2018

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Overview of the bomb attacks in Central Texas PAGE 2 RichlandStudentMedia.com

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Why now is the best time to see your adviser

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Debate challenges Richland students’ views on immigration Miranda is president of the Richland Debate Club. The event took place in the Chronicle TV studio and was streamed live at richlandstudentmedia.com.

Patrick Moore, Richland government professor, served as moderator.

The two opponents, Castillo and Miranda, first approached the security aspect of the immigration issue by discussing the controversy over Trump’s wall construction.

Miranda began the debate and said, “It’s a terrible idea. It’s completely redundant.

There’s no point to building a wall.” He focused on the dangers for those trying to cross the border illegally.

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Brian Miranda and Drew Castillo listen to questions from the moderator, Patrick Moore.

GLORIA AGBOGLA Staff Writer

The future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been in the news since President Donald Trump took office.

Along with the president, Congress has been an integral part of the ongoing debate about how to deal with DACA recipients - immigrants who were brought to the U. S. by their parents as children.

In September 2017, the Trump administration announced it was ending DACA. The president gave Congress until March 5 to come up with a bipartisan plan, but when the deadline passed without a consensus, the administration was forced to continue issuing individual renewals by court order.

Two Richland students, Drew Castillo and Brian Miranda, argued the future of DACA in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on March 9.

Castillo is president of the conservative student organization Turning Point USA and

“It’s a terrible idea. It’s completely redundant.

There’s no point to building a wall.”

– Brian Miranda “Two hundred thousand immigrants have successfully crossed the wall illegally in 2015,” he said, quoting the Department of Homeland Security. Castillo, to the contrary, spoke about the advantages of the wall.

“The walls do work,” Castillo said. “The walls do work in Europe. It’s all about border security first. But I want to touch on DACA because I feel like I want the conversation to be brought up again.”

When asked how many illegal immigrants should be allowed to enter the U.S., Castillo said, “Most people, 53 percent said that 500,000 was a fair number which, of course, is far below the existing annual legal immigration of a million.”

As a DACA recipient himself, Miranda described the complications of the DACA process.

“It is a difficult and a time-consuming process, and an expensive process on top of that, just so you can get permission to work for two years, just for a Social Security card, and just for the ability to not get deported,” he said. “I can’t get financial aid. When I’m sick, I have to pay [out of] my own pocket. I have to pay for school out of my own pocket.”

As a solution, Castillo proposed the “loophole” as an alternative to DACA. “The loophole I am talking about is when they [illegals] come into the country, they [the government] give them a pathway to citizenship. The primary goal is to negotiate hard on this issue as far as immigration and what’s happening to the DACA recipients.”

“If you ask me,” Miranda said, “I think phasing out the DACA program is a terrible idea, considering that some of the minors in the program didn’t have the choice of coming into the U. S. Some of them may have just followed their parents. Once here, they go to school, make friends, they build their new life here and the United States of America is their adoptive country. Most of them only know how to live in America.”

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Two dead, five injured: serial bomber puts central Texas on edge CHASSEDY JOHNSON

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Authorities in Austin were continuing their investigation into a serial bomber at press time saying they hope to find a motive. According to The Associated Press, a 25-minute cellphone recording found by police March 21 is being considered a “confession.” In the recording, 23-year-old Pflugerville resident Mark Anthony Conditt described in detail the difference of each bomb, but gave no indication of a motive.

A series of package bombs rocked the capitol city the first three weeks of March killing two people and wounding four others.

Conditt was killed by one of his own devices early March 21 as a SWAT team closed in.

Conditt is accused of carrying out five bomb attacks in south central Texas that caused panic among residents and sparked investigations by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). The bombs claimed the lives of 39-year-old Anthony Stephan House and 17-year-old Draylen Mason. Four others were injured.

ATF Special Agent in Charge Fred Milanowski told The AP he was reasonably certain that there were no other packages “out in the

public” but asked residents to “remain vigilant” and cautious of packages they may have received.

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley originally suggested that the attacks could be hate crimes based on the ethnicities and locations of the victims. A fourth bombing on March 19 set off in a neighborhood far from the previous three locations caused investigators to consider other motives.

An almost invisible trip wire was used to set off the fourth explosive that injured two men in a residential area. Authorities felt the composition of the bomb suggested “a higher level of sophistication” than the package bombs left on doorsteps in the previous attacks.

Homeland Security got involved after a bomb went off at a FedEx distribution center in the town of Schertz near San Antonio on March 20. According to Michael McCaual, chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, this was possibly the bomber’s “fatal mistake.” The incident occurred when the package bomb, sent from Austin and addressed to another place in Austin, was transferred through the FedEx distribution center and exploded, injuring one worker.

Authorities evacuated a four-block area on March 21 before they entered the home

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Officials remove the bombing suspect’s car from the scene on March 21.

Conditt shared with two roommates. They carried out the evacuation “in an abundance of caution” so they could safely investigate the home. ATF and other officials worked through the afternoon to safely remove explosives from the residential area. After being

questioned by authorities, one roommate was released and the other was still being held for questioning.

The investigation into these serial bombings is still open although many of the records remain sealed.

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The formula for happiness Staff Writer

Seats were full in the Fannin Performance Hall to hear Dr. Catherine Sanderson speak on “The Science of Happiness” on March 7.

Sanderson is the professor of life sciences in psychology at Amherst College. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a specialization in health and development from Stanford University and both master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology from Princeton University.

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Adviser Stephen Levine, left, discusses a degree plan with Marisha Khan.

Advising is a must for educational goals THU NGUYEN Layout Editor

The most important part of every semester is here once again. It’s time for students to visit the academic advising office.

Academic advising is not only a place for college freshmen but also for continuing education students. The mission of general advising is to “empower students to achieve their educational and career goals while becoming lifelong learners through academic advisement and planning.”

At Richland, academic advisers can help students complete the registration process and choose a program of study, a degree or certificate that best meets their education goals. They also offer information resources and assistance to help students select classes that will transfer to a four-year college. For students who are struggling with their grades, academic advisers can help create a plan to raise their GPAs and develop time management skills.

Colleges are big and universities are even bigger, so it is easy for students to get lost.

“It is very important for students to build a relationship with their academic adviser. The adviser would be an advocate for students,” said Cathy Robinson, associate director of Student Services.

Sometimes, registration and dropping classes can be confusing. Without advising assistance, students might waste time and money by taking unnecessary classes or classes on the wrong academic track. Richland offers a variety of class options, including full and flex terms comprised of six-week and eightweek classes.

Dropping a class is easy. Students can just do it online in two minutes, but they might not know exactly how it will affect their academic status. They may not understand the drop policy and forget deadlines which can affect possible refunds and their GPAs. “Students have the information and catalogs. It’s online. But they do rely on advisers

to make sure that they are taking the right courses,” Robinson said.

Academic advisers are available to meet with students throughout the year. The best time to meet with advisers is usually from the third to 12th weeks of the semester. At this time, advisers and students can sit down calmly to discuss what students’ needs are. Academic advisers would like to meet with students at least twice each semester.

Registration is the peak advising time and students may experience extended wait times and other inconveniences.

“We are still going to help them. We don’t turn anyone away, but the time is shorter,” said Robinson. “We want students to get the full benefits of our advising department and services that the advisers can offer.”

For many students, academic advising is done on a walk-in basis. Students can also make appointments with individual advisers. The General Advising office, located in Thunderduck Hall, is open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students must be signed in 30 minutes in advance, or one hour in advance if they have a GPA below 2.0.

Some students may not know or remember the date for registration, so it is also helpful if professors and faculty remind them.

“We need all help from faculty. When they [students] see emails coming from advising or from the transfer person, don’t delete them right away. At least read them and try to put [the] information on their ecampus website so that students can have access to the information,” said Sara Perez-Ramos, biology/chemistry professor and chair of the Faculty in Support of Academic Advising group.

The group’s goal is to build bridges among faculty, students and advising for an efficient flow of information.

The summer and fall registration periods start April 17 for continuing students and April 23 for new students. For more information, visit www.richlandcollege.edu/services/advising/pages/default.aspx.

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Dr. Catherine Sanderson gives her 10 tips to happiness at Fannin Hall on March 7.

Sanderson made a point to those attending that “we should all care about happiness because happy people are fundamentally different from people who are not happy in really important ways.”

During the talk, she gave 10 strategies people could follow in order to increase their happiness. The first strategy was to change behaviors such as “getting enough sleep, exercising, spending time outside and meditating.”

Second, “find your match” both personally and professionally and “do what you love.”

Surprisingly, the third strategy was to “read a book you love” as it is a cheap and easy way to stay happy.

Next, she said, instead of worrying about the stressors, one should sit down and keep a “gratitude journal” in order to slow down and “think about what you’re grateful for right now.”

The fifth strategy coincides with the fourth and that is to make a “gratitude visit.” Sanderson brought up an anecdote on how she owes much of her success to her eighth grade English teacher, Mr. Jody, because he taught her how to write.

Unfortunately, she was unable to thank him for everything he taught her because he passed away before she had a chance. So she wrote a letter to his widow to tell her how much of an inspiration he was to her and warned the audience to visit those to whom they are grateful before it is too late.

Strategy six is “Smile, even when you aren’t happy” a method like fake it ’til you make it.

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‘The Strangers’ sequel: Preying at night with masks and frights JEREMY GAYDOSH Staff Writer

We last saw the deadly trio of masked killers drive away after a night of terror in 2008’s “The Strangers” starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. They played a couple trying to have a nice evening alone, only to be interrupted with a knock at their door. Now we see the return of the lumbering Man in the Mask and his two female companions, Dollface and Pin-Up Girl.

“The Strangers: Prey at Night” opens with a family of four on their way to visit relatives in a trailer park. This is no ordinary family though. They are your typical, dysfunctional horror film family. After settling in, there is a knock at the door and they open it to reveal the shadowy figure of a woman standing outside asking for a nonexistent person. They shrug her off, chalking it up to “someone who’s lost” but then more events happen and soon enough, they are running from knifewielding crazy people.

With every escape, the family members come closer together, thus proving once again that horror films have the ultimate solution to resolving issues that come cheaper than any family counseling: face certain death.

This film is a contemporary slasher movie that wants to have been made in the prime decade of the genre that was the 1980s, with its John Carpenter-influenced score and classic people running around screaming-fortheir-lives situation.

Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) leads the cast as Cindy, the loving mother, with Martin Henderson (“Grey’s Anatomy”) as Mike, the protective father. Their children are played by Lewis Pullman and Bailee Madison (rocking the angry, punk teen look).

The concept sounds hilarious, but it adds up to why we still watch them. We love that feeling of wanting to shout commentary at the seemingly inept characters with “Why would you go in there?” to “Could you maybe not make so much noise while you do that?” all adding up to a fun viewing.

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Masks are back in fashion in directorJohannes Roberts’ “The Strangers: Prey at Night”

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) — A trailblazer for women, Audrey Hepburn delivers an unforgettable performance in this Oscar-winning romance.

Portraying a Southern girl turned New York socialite, Hepburn stuns as she discusses topics that many women couldn’t discuss in public during that Btime.

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Charlotte Rampling (Matron), left, Jennifer Lawrence (Dominika Egorova) in “Red Sparrow.”

‘Red Sparrow’– assassin minus memory RICKY MILLER Entertainment Editor

She can do almost no wrong. Of course, I am talking about Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence whose only minor blunders were the ridiculous teen suspense film “House at the End of the Street” (grade: D-) in 2012 as well as the mediocre “Passengers” (C-) in 2016.

In “Red Sparrow,” Lawrence is Dominika Egorova, an elite ballerina whose career is cut short due to an understudy’s jealousy.

Because of this, the Russian government really has no use for her. Under the tutelage of her uncle (Matthias Schoenaerts), however, she still has value. Egorova goes undercover as a sparrow: an assassin without a conscience or memory of what is right or wrong.

This shift sets up the majority of the twohour, 19-minute running time, which is about average for a Lawrence flick. The supporting cast gives all the necessary turns. This includes Joel Edgerton’s foreign spy, Nate Nash, who is working undercover for the CIA. Also important in the storyline are Charlotte Rampling and Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons.

Rampling’s part is that of a Soviet higher-up, simply referred to as Matron. Her part is that

“It’s Complicated” (2009) — Juggling a business, divorce and motherhood is a lot of work.

Throw in your ex-husband and new contractor in a love triangle and everything gets complicated.

The film features Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as the love triangle compo- B nents.

“The Heat” (2013) — Free-spirited Boston cop Melissa McCarthy and tightly wound FBI agent Sandra Bullock team up to take down a drug lord in this Paul Feig action comedy. The film is filled with laughs, action and Spanx that hold the viewers’ attention from beginning to end.

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she has no real emotion, just an observer sans concern.

Irons delivers another understated turn as General Korchnoi who claims to be key in determining Egorova’s fate. It is not a showy performance like “Live Free or Die Hard,” but it does what it needs to in setting up the storyline.

Mary-Louise Parker has a small supporting role. She plays an American diplomat with a drinking problem. My only problem with the film is that the majority of the time Lawrence has the Russian accent down pat. I noticed, however, that a couple of times it faltered, and her native Kentucky accent slipped through.

Edgerton gives another great turn as Nash, always displaying and emoting the care he has for Lawrence’s Dominika.

As with either director, David O. Russell (“Joy”), or Francis Lawrence, who calls the shots here, Lawrence seems to know where to steer her character and her performance.

She knows what motivates her character and it shows in every single frame of her performance.

I liked this movie. It worked as a modern pretzellike suspense tale that included a decent twist ending.

“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (2016) — What’s the best way to salvage a boring life? Move to war-torn Afghanistan and report live from the land under Taliban rule. Tina Fey takes on the role of the real reporter Kim Barker as she gives up her mundane lifestyle for something more thrilling. A-

— Grade B+

“The Beguiled” (2017) — This thriller isn’t all that thrilling. The commercials gave too much away, and the gory scenes didn’t help this remake either. Featuring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning was a good idea, but the script was boring.

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Pianist gives a most memorable performance Staff Writer

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Faculty pianist Camille Fu performs during a noontime recital in Fannin Hall on March 6.

Richland’s music majors are required to attend the Tuesday noontime recital series in Fannin Hall, and their presence is recorded by signing and returning little paper tickets that are handed out at the entrance. On March 6, they were treated to an unusual break. It was an especially short performance occasioned by the last-minute cancellation of the planned event, a guest string quartet. It seems its second violinist had suffered an injured wrist.

Substituting for the absent string ensemble was the extremely able, charming and vibrant Richland faculty pianist, Dr. Camille Fu, who in 25 minutes easily delivered the equivalent of an hour’s worth of joy and inspiration.

Following a few humorous introductory comments, Fu’s first selection was a familiar favorite, Camille Saint-Saens’ “The Swan,” which although lasting only three minutes, was played to perfection. Her second and final number was Johannes Brahms’ “Intermezzo, Opus 118, No. 2,” an expressive piece that sets the mind wandering into reveries of idle pleasantry.

As soon as it was completed and the audience’s enthusiastic applause had subsided, Dr. Melissa Logan, the recital’s facilitator,

announced that indeed the program was over.

She profusely thanked Fu again for filling in, wished all the students a happy and safe spring break and moved to the exit to begin collecting their signed tickets.

Although the concert was surprisingly brief, it was memorable for two reasons. First, Fu’s expertise at the keyboard, especially considering her time for preparation, was extraordinary. During the Brahms, her left hand often rose gracefully after tenderly kissing the base notes with just the proper touch. Her head slowly fell forward at times as if studying the keys for whatever inspiration they might reveal at that very moment to attendees. Her right hand arched nicely as its long fingers found their chords while her foot rose and fell on the pedal to subtly shorten or bring out the lovely tones.

The total effect was a well-rounded, highly expressive presentation.

Equally important, Fu demonstrated for all of tomorrow’s performers her inherent professionalism in always having a concert repertoire ready at a moment’s notice.

Derrick Logozzo, director of instrumental music, reminded everyone that the remaining Tuesday noontime recitals in Fannin Hall this semester will include a series of student performances by a number of soloists and string, wind, brass and percussion ensembles.

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For figure artist April Hopkins, the human body is the ultimate form of beauty. Hopkins’ exhibit featured 16 pieces of artwork. It was on display in the Brazos Gallery through March 16. A reception was held in her honor March 5.

Hopkins, 35, is an industrial designer. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin and studies at the Texas Academy of Figurative Art, a classical studio that teaches traditional old master techniques for drawing and painting.

“There are two kinds of drawings,” Hopkins said. “Figure drawings, which are drawn

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from life in the model studio, and old master copies.” Students can take drawings of master works, like Michelangelo’s “David,” for example, and cast new work from those statues.

“You’re copying their drawings exactly as you see them, same size, same proportions, same shavings and everything like that,” Hopkins said. “For me, I’ve always liked drawing people.”

Hopkins’ works in charcoal and graphite, but sometimes works with charcoal and white chalk to bring out highlights.

“If you can draw the figure accurately, you can draw anything,” she said. “The human body and horses are the hardest things you can draw.”

As students at the academy progress through their studies by copying old master works,

Art appreciation students Ye Patrick, left, and friend discuss April Hopkins’ artwork.

they learn to draw and cast small sculptures.

Hopkins said she has limited time to work with live models due to scheduling but when it happens she draws as much as possible.

“In class, we work with the same model frequently, probably for weeks at a time, which is great because if you’re doing a drawing and you spend so much time with them, you really get to know their body, their curves, how the light affects certain parts of themselves,” she said.

Hopkins explained the difference between still life and figure drawing.

“Drawing a figure is more challenging because people move, they breathe,” she said.

“We had a model one time that was pregnant so every week she was growing. That challenges your drawing quite a bit, so you have to make decisions about what you’re going to capture.”

Hopkins said objects in a still life don’t move. The lighting setup is the same way every day.

One of the pieces in the Brazos Gallery exhibit was of Hopkins’ daughter who she drew from a photograph.

“My goal as an artist is to move towards portraiture so I’m always sort of playing with that on the side when I have time,” she said.

“I’m also a full-time designer.”

A student at the reception asked how many drawings she does per year and what she does with them once finished.

“I do 24 drawings per year, but they’re considered ‘academic drawings.’ Their sole purpose is for me to learn. I’m happy to have the opportunity to show them here so other students can learn from the process.”

Hopkins’ future plans include painting in oil. She would like to be a portrait artist and draw and paint people.

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T-Ducks named All-Americans; MLS is back Tru Grit All-American season Richland’s wrestling squad faced some tough competition in the NCWA National Tournament in Allen March 8-10. Though they came up short of winning the title, the Thunderducks still had a productive year.

Eight men and seven women won matches in the tournament. Dustin Basham and Yartiza Arteaga were named Academic All-Americans and Angela Buenostro claimed her first AllAmerican status. Both Buenostro and Arteaga finished third in the women’s bracket.

Movin’ up and down After the Dallas Mavericks suffered one the most embarrassing moments in their 38-year history, Mark Cuban decided to add a new shark to the tank. She is Cynthia Marshall, a former AT&T executive now interim CEO for the Mavs. Marshall is the first black woman in NBA history to hold this position. Since this historic addition happened in February, also known as Black History Month, did Cuban hire her for publicity reasons or is he really trying to bring his basketball franchise back to world-class status?

It’s great to see change in the organization.

Now all the Mavs need is players; at press time, Dallas was the third-worst team in the

Western Conference. Too many close games resulting in losses, not an effective way to impress Marshall. Of course, the Mavs’ season ended prior to the All-Star break, so it really doesn’t matter. Do you really think the Mavericks are tanking? Honestly, they don’t have the right players to help bring them back to playoff contention. I do feel that Dennis Smith Jr. is the future and can carry the torch once Dirk Nowitzki retires.

Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars’ playoff chances just got slimmer. Out of the wild card spot in the playoffs with several games remaining, the Stars, like the Mavs, are not closing out these important games to move up. The remaining games against the league’s best will determine the Stars’ fate but their guts will help them clinch it for sure.

Brackets busted badly Ouch, ouch, ouch! These last few days were exciting and painful to watch. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has completely turned upside down. The biggest upset of all came from 16th seed Maryland-Baltimore County, which upset top seed Virginia 74-54. Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, no 16th seed had beaten a top seed in the first round (0-135). The UMBC Retrievers went from underdogs to big dogs in one night. Though UMBC was knocked out the next round, other schools upset several favorites along the way. Texas A&M knocked off defending national champion North Carolina

to advance to the Sweet 16. Eleventh seed Syracuse shocked the world by beating sixth seed TCU and third seed Michigan State.

Another top seed, Xavier, was upset by ninth seed Florida State and 11th seed Loyola University from Chicago knocked off third seed Tennessee.

Kansas and Villanova were the two top seeds remaining at press time while Texas A&M and Texas Tech are two games away from the Final Four in San Antonio.

FCD is back Major League Soccer has begun its 23rd season with 23 teams vying for the MLS trophy. The newest club, Los Angeles FC, won its first fixture in franchise history defeating Seattle Sounders 1-0. A golden moment for the black and gold. Here at home, one of MLS’ founding clubs, FC Dallas, opened its season in a surprising twist. All thanks to Real Salt Lake’s Marcelo Silva who kicked the ball into his own goal late in the second half. It would’ve been FCD’s Max Urruti’s equalizer goal, but it doesn’t matter. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake finish the fixture in a 1-1 tie.

Weeks later, FCD shut out the Seattle Sounders FC, 3-0. FC Dallas has an awkward schedule; it will play Portland at home and two weeks later take on Colorado. Its first road game isn’t until mid-April at New England.

These guys should be well rested and by the way, love those new “Lone Star” kits. We are FCD! -Tru Armstrong

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