Richland Chronicle March 5th, 2019

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Vol. XLV Issue 2 March 5, 2019

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Simulating the trials of hunger

Richland food pantry visits increased in Nov. and Dec.

Jani Leuschel

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Richland students got to taste the hardship of people living with food insecurity at an interactive hunger simulation held on campus Feb. 14. As the leader of the “Food for a Week” event, Kristen Jackson, community engagement manager at Jewish Family Services, helped students get a gut-level feel for what it is like to be hungry.

Students role-played the parts of food insecure families. They experienced their frustrations by interacting with mock versions of three places: the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) office, the grocery store and the food pantry.

The first challenge students negotiated was going to the HHS office and filling out long forms for federal benefits like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. When issued debit cards that contain their monthly food allowance – less than $20 a week for a family of two – the next step was to visit the food pantry and the grocery store.

These were challenges for the pseudo-families because many did not have cars and had to rely on public transportation, friends or family to get to the store. The food pantry had short hours, was in an inconvenient location and only doled out a pre-set box of food with canned and packaged goods, peanut butter and bread. Families with allergies, special dietary or medical needs were not accommodated.

Jackson said food security has four-levels.

The first is high, in which households have ample choices and no anxiety about getting food; the second is marginal, with households occasionally having problems with reduced choice of foods. The third is low food security where quality and variety are not always adequate and the fourth is very low security when parents will sometimes go without so that their children can eat.

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Richland faculty member Melinda Franklin played the role of an out-of-work father during the simulation. She was actually hungry during the event and it sparked her annoyance with the process.

“What stood out for me was how little money I had to buy food and how limited I was in the kinds of foods I could buy,” Franklin said. “I felt like my food lifestyle was being dictated to me. I felt pretty helpless.”

Jackson said sometimes a family will invest time waiting in long lines to fill out the benefits form only to find out they do not qualify.

“The other thing about SNAP benefits is that it usually takes two to four weeks to process. You would have to go through the next month before you find out what your benefits are,” Jackson said.

Another difficulty, especially for immigrants, is language barriers. Other than Spanish, translation services are usually unavailable at the human services office and the food pantry.

“The people at the human services office are getting frustrated with you because you’re trying to fill out a form and you can’t really fill [it] out because you don’t understand what it’s asking. [These are] all issues. All very real issues,” Jackson said.

From the food pantry and the grocery store, the “families” in the hunger simulation had to get enough calories to cover their needs for each day of the week. This proved impossible – only rice, beans, and pasta were cheap enough. Nutrient-rich high-dollar foods like meat, fish and fresh produce were too expensive.

According to Jackson, the number of persons nationwide applying for benefits like SNAP, has remained steady for the past four to five years. Statistics from Feeding America, a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to hunger relief, show that in 2016 the number of food-insecure households in Dallas County was 19.6 percent. Those households contained 27.1 percent of the children living in the county.

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Kym Worthy, left, and Mariska Hargitay in the documentary film “I Am Evidence.” Equity Richland will present a program around the documentary in April.

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Team teaching diversity through Equity Richland Social Media Editor

Equity Richland is about inclusion, diversity and social awareness. The program is co-chaired by two Richland professors: Dr. Denecia Spence and Professor Amy Bell.

“It’s a faculty-led, student-engaging committee and the goal is to have programming on campus that engages students primarily, but also to support faculty in providing those kinds of services,” said Spence, co-chair of Equity Richland.

This Learning Community is co-chaired by the professors who work side by side. Spence leads the program in the fall and Bell leads it in the spring. They share responsibilities throughout the year.

“Let’s say if we are planning an event, I put together the sheets that say who’s going to do what, who’s going to volunteer for what.

That kind of thing. And then [we] build the network. So I’m in charge of bringing in new people into the committee,” Spence said.

“Part of working is also injecting new blood, so making sure that if we move and do something else, that the committee is sustainable beyond us so we’re always looking to add new faces.”

Equity Richland’s biggest asset is the partnerships they establish with other

organizations on campus.

Since there is no budget, they partner with campus clubs to support their missions.

Spence said part of what they do is collect calendar listings from the campus groups and support their initiatives.

“Part of what we do is really just support [campus groups] so when we put events together, when we put together the year-anda-half or two-year calendar, we ask different interest groups what they need from us so we can support them,” Spence said. “We’re not always the planning agent. When we have an event, it’s our event and we ask everybody else to support us and be a part of it in some way or the other.”

Spence said they try to develop a system of accountability with the projects.

A representative from each interest group and campus club members are also present, which helps them reach their goal of inclusivity.

“We try to have representatives from multiple interest groups. We have staff on the committee, deans on the committee, faculty on the committee, we have administrators, we have people in the business office. We have students come and share their insight so we try to think of all the stakeholders and include their voices so it’s not just two peoples’

Students and faculty at the “Get Out” movie screening and discussion last year.

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perspective, [but] that we have a variety of perspectives presented,” Spence said.

Some of the club sponsorships to date have included Achieving Latino Academic Success (ALAS), the Black Student Association (BSA) and Pride at Richland. “[We’’ve] try to make sure that every interest group has a representative at the table so their voices are heard,” Spence said.

Equity Richland also offers professional development training for faculty and staff on topics they may not be aware of or need to improve their skills in.

Spence said faculty can get credit for attending these programs since they are required to get a certain number of professional development hours each year.

The group is working on several projects.

Bell and Spence have short and long-term goals that they are working to achieve. One of those projects is a health fair which they hope will pioneer a movement for free healthcare in Texas.

“We got several things coming out in April.

Dr. Spence is going to be doing a ‘Power, Privilege and Identity” program with Officer Brooks,” Bell said. “Then several of us are going to be doing a session about a film called ‘Color and Fear’ which is all about race relations.”

A model minority myth session is also coming up in April. In the fall of 2019, Equity Richland will present a program around the documentary film “I Am Evidence.”

“We have some small projects and big projects kind of in the backs of our minds,” Bell said.” The health fair project would use the campus as a base.

“We would have doctors and dentists here on a Saturday where the community can come for actually free health care. There are several programs around the country that actually do this and will actually bring in the equipment that is needed for little or no charge and that is one of the things we’re looking at doing,” Bell said.

As co-chairs of Equity Richland one of Spence and Bell’s goals is to create a program that will live on in perpetuity. They want to create a system they can leave behind so their successors can personalize it and teach generations of students about diversity.

For more information, visit www.richlandcollege.edu/cd/instruct-divisions/rlc/social-sciences/ cultural-diversity/pages/default.aspx.

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March 5, 2019

Bingewatching spring break “The Office” (NBC) – The lead role for the majority of the series is Michael Scott (Steve Carell), the annoying and manipulative boss. Supporting actors include John Krasinski (Jim Haplert) and Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute). Dwight is an office partner whom Jim pranks all the time and is an easy tease because he is so stuck in his own head. This hit TV show brings a dry sense of humor based on the original “The Office” (UK). A+ Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski in “The Office.”

“Parks and Recreation” (NBC) – Amy Poehler portrays Leslie Knope, an optimistic control freak who cannot give herself or anyone else a break. Based in a government office, the show offers a dry sense of humor but has a more flamboyant perspective. Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) is an introvert who is strongly opinionated. Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) has “swagger” and ego that cannot be contained. Together the pair has created seven seasons of non-stop laughter. A-

Toothless (Randy Thom) and Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) share a moment.

Dragon dilemma: It’s man vs. beast!

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Amy Poehler in “Parks and Recreation.”

Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) and Andy Samberg (Andy Samberg) in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

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“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (NBC) – Audiences cannot seem to get enough of Andy Samberg, an actor who makes people laugh and cry at the same time. “Brooklyn NineNine” is a new path for Samberg. He plays Jake Peralta, a detective who’s never really had to follow rules too closely or pay much attention to detail. Starring Terry Crews as Sergeant Terry Jeffords, Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt and the hilarious Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti), the show comes with surprises in every episode. B+

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Daredevil (Charlie Cox) in “Daredevil.”

“BlacKkKlansman” (2018) – Writer-director Spike Lee finally received his first competative Academy Award for co-writing this smart, biting satire of a black man infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Lee was also nominated for Best Director.

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“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” provides the necessary backdrop for hopefully ending the saga of the symbiotic relationship between man and beast. The third sequel hits the right marks for a worthwhile conclusion.

Even the studio passed on giving the film the dreaded roman numeral III. DreamWorks animation must have high regards for it, since there is no mention of the number three in its title.

The film deals with our hero Hiccup (voiced

by Jay Baruchel) and his high-flying friend and confidant, Toothless, finding their own mates.

Also returning is Astrid (voiced by America Ferrera) who constantly teases Hiccup about his problems. The pair is a boyfriend-girlfriend couple.

Cate Blanchett is back as Valka, Hiccup’s mom. She saw that dragons are our allies and not the monsters they are reputed to be.

Also involved is a nefarious pirate, Stoick (voiced by Gerard Butler), who does not have a high regard for the dragon sect. Stoick is just a mean-spirited man who looks at dragons as monsters. The first couple of entries were worthwhile stories that sustained their own dynamics.

Kristen Wiig’s Ruffnut character annoys Stoick so much he just lets her go free.

Letting her go was easier than dealing with the

“Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018) – This amazing flick from director Bryan Singer took home three golden statuettes, including Best Actor for lead Rami Malek, who completely embodied the persona of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.

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“Black Panther” (2018) – This amazing action-adventure helped to solidify the Marvel brand by winning three Oscars. Best Original Score went to composer Ludwig Göransson and Best Costume Design went to designer Ruth E. Carter.

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ridiculous demands for her release.

Also enjoyable is the color palette used for the background and water dynamics that are present throughout this engaging journey. They are not too bright, but toned down with just the right degree of hue and tint. It’s not like the somewhat disappointing “Justice League” of last year that had some weird shades of orange.

Returning to the director’s chair is Dean DeBlois, who served as screenwriter on the first two entries of this animated saga. He has been around for many years, even writing 2002’s Oscar-nominated entry, “Lilo and Stitch.” The other entries were well made and acceptable fun family entertainment.

Going back to the first entry, this one looks at handicapped people and those with disabilities. Hiccup’s prosthetic is used as a chew toy for the various dragons. Even though it has drool and spit on it, he just shrugs it off since it keeps Toothless happy and content.

The great thing about “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is that it has total mass appeal. It appeals to both kids as well as adults. It never downplays to the audience, even for a brief second.

I cannot think of any other film series, save for the original “Star Wars” trilogy, that had all of the entries delivering in every single department. DreamWorks scored big time with “How to Train Your Dragon: The Forbidden World.”It just leaves you smiling to the end.

Grade: B+

“A Star Is Born” (2018) – The fifth incarnation of this romanticdrama with music won for the song “Shallow” by a quintet of songwriters, including Lady Gaga. The performance by Bradley Cooper and Gaga had people talking for weeks.

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“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) – This gem won in the Animated Feature category at the award show. It deals with multiple intersecting stories in the Spider-Verse, a universe where all variations of Spider-Man exist simultaneously.

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Faculty exhibition features ceramic avant-garde “Bambi eventually has a claw that is tearing up the pillow that [he’s] on. So it’s a series of things that involve a pillow,” said Melba Northum, an artist and art professor at Richland. “Here’s a piece that has another Bambi that is a pillow, but it’s much larger and it’s biting the pillow.”

This is how Northum describes her two pieces featured in the ceramics show “In a Pinch: DCCCD Ceramic Faculty” at Brazos Gallery.

“Each [of the pieces] has the sweetness of Bambi or Disney-type of thing, but there’s always something else going on that is troubling. So I’m using the pillows to describe a sort of waking unawareness,” said Northum. “[Bambi] was the first movie I ever saw and I was six, maybe seven, and that’s when I found out that we’re all going to die and I was very upset about it.” That anger informs Northum’s life and work.

“In a Pinch: DCCCD Ceramic Faculty” features ceramic works by professors from each of the DCCCD schools. The name of the exhibition is a double entendre: it references both a common method of producing clay pots and the last minute nature of the show, which was put together to replace a cancelled exhibition.

“It’s just a great opportunity to bring all the campuses together and to show the variety and creativity and imagination of all the “Sugar Load” by Melba Northum, a faculty member at Richland College.

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different professors’ working styles and different types of approaches to clay,” said Charles Coldewey, the Brazos Gallery coordinator.

The purpose of the show is to demonstrate the avant-garde work being produced by DCCCD faculty. For instance, of the nearly 20 works on display only one is functional; the rest are purely sculptural.

“Most of the ceramics professors think [they should] teach what students want to learn and a lot of times that is working on the potter’s wheel. But they’re really pushing the boundaries in their own studios with nonfunctional works and sculpture and I think that really shows in the exhibition,” said Jen Rose, an art professor at Richland and creator of two pieces featured in the show.

Her two works deal primarily with form, technique and the principles of design. For example, her piece “Cloud Tops of Madness” consists of varied tints and shades of black and pink arranged in a cascading, dynamic mosaic. The repetition constitutes a form of meditation for Rose.

“In a Pinch: DCCCD Ceramic Faculty” accomplishes its goal of displaying novel artworks by DCCCD professors. Unfortunately, there are no artist statements or artist biographies. This, plus a lack of any other apparent theme or relationship between the artwork, leaves the viewer struggling to understand the individual works. Everyone, however, can enjoy the innovative variety and experimental aspects of this exhibition. It’s on view through March 8.

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A dead but not forgotten ‘Opportunity’ CHRONICLE Richland

Jack Ramirez Bernal

Staff Writer Thirty-three million miles from Earth, on the red dunes of Mars, NASA’s robot Opportunity has gone silent after a 15-year voyage.

Opportunity traveled for a record 28 miles since landing on the Red Planet. It exceeded scientists’ expectations and made gamechanging discoveries according to The Associated Press (AP).

Launched in 2004, Opportunity was one of several solar-powered rovers whose mission was to explore and study the uncharted geological Martian landscape according to AP. The rover stopped responding to commands after being caught in a dust storm, according to Thomas Zurbuchen, the head of NASA’s science missions.

Photo Illustration The Associated Press “Even though it is a machine and we are Opportunity explored Mars for 15 years before going dark in Feb. 2019 Due to the distance and circumstances AP reports that in 2012, NASA launched a saying goodbye, it is still very hard and very poignant. But we had to do that. We came to surrounding its demise, NASA engineers can nuclear-powered rover, codenamed Curiosthat point,” said project manager John Callas only speculate about the cause. At best, NASA ity, that is functioning and ready to continue engineers reported to AP, the culprit may have where Opportunity left off. at the same conference.

In addition, Lockheed Martin Space Richland astronomy professor Heather been a malfunctioning internal clock mechaAppleby praised Opportunity’s contributions. nism that was damaged by the dust storm and Systems’ has created the rover InSight that will join the party on Mars to perform seis“Opportunity went up about 15 years ago affected software operations.

Roderick Crowder, a Richland staff member mic investigations. AP also reports that future and they were supposed to be there for three months,” Appleby said. “Unfortunately, it did in the engineering program, has some theories launches from the U.S., China, and Europe are expected in upcoming years. not last for very long, but the opportunity it of his own.

“In this particular case, dust storm winds Fifteen years of service have provided large provided [scientists] was amazing as far as probably flipped [the] rover over and some- amounts of data for scientists and engineers to understanding the geology of Mars.”

During its early days, Opportunity discov- how affected the solar panels and preventing research in search of efficient means of space ered evidence of possible water residue indi- the sun from reaching them,” Crowder said. exploration. Although it may still be some cating that water may have flowed on Mars at “We need to consider the fact that sending the time before a human steps on the Red Planet, rovers to Mars is a complex thing to do. There the work will continue. some point in the past.

Crowder said, “The science people come up “For science in general, it’s a big deal, are [a] zillion ways it can all go wrong.”

While Opportunity’s fate may be a setback with the ideas. The engineers try to make it because on [Earth] we know where there is to Mars exploration mission, all is not lost. possible.” water, there can be life,” Appleby said.

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SPORTS

March 5, 2019

T-Ducks are kings of the Metro André Duncan

Staff Writer It took a bone-chilling 39 minutes for the ‘fat lady’ to sing at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCCA) district finals on Feb. 23. When she did, her melody was beautiful. It was confirmation that the hard work and the trust this team placed in each other had finally paid off.

The Richland Thunderducks defeated the Eastfield Harvesters 82-80 in the district tournament final to qualify for the nationals for the first time since 2015. That year, they came back as the champions.

Richland’s Davon Berry, who recorded a good shooting afternoon with 15 points, was ecstatic after the game. He was especially pleased after the heartbreak of last year’s district final loss against North Lake College still fresh in his memory.

“We came a long way from last year. Last year we were not together, this year, [we were] all in, both on and off the court. I love these boys,” Berry said.

The Thunderducks season could be summed up with one specific sequence of events about midway through the first half of the Feb. 23 game. The Thunderducks had fallen to a seven-point deficit, prompting Richland coach Jon Havens to signal for a timeout.

Directly afterward, a T-Ducks turnover led to an Eastfield fast break. Eastfield’s Rashaun Coleman ended the play with a monstrous dunk. The Harvesters supporting crowd erupted in ecstasy as if they were playing on Eastfield’s court. Richland fell to the largest margin since they began their 9-game winning streak.

The T-Ducks were facing pressure most teams, and maybe even ‘last year’s team,’ would have succumbed to. The T-Ducks were facing a hostile crowd, losing by near doubledigits and an opposing team that was looking to bury them, but they did not give up. They continued to fight with the Harvesters before finally finishing them off 82-80.

“It feels good, just beating Eastfield. That’s a really good team there,” Caleb Williams said.

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

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ALAS (Achieving Latino Academic Success) Student club Del Rio Hall, D174

March 6

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Free HIV Testing i Open to everyone 18 and older with picture ID. Health Center, Thunderduck Hall, T110 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. i

Richland guitar ensemble “Pre-Spring Break Concert”

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Cafeteria stage, El Paso Hall Rashad Perkins blocks an Eastfield player at the district finals Feb. 23.

“We came together as a family. We are all a big family here. Coach (Havens) put us in a position to win and we just followed his game plan.”

Williams was pivotal for the Thunderducks throughout the season, averaging 19.4 points per game. In the district final, he was at the forefront of Richland’s attack, scoring a staggering 34 points to help Richland clinch a berth at the national tournament.

When the timer hit double zeros and the T-Ducks bench flooded the floor, there were nothing but smiles from the purple and white.

When they were handed the championship plaque, the moment was met with an explosion of applause, as the team realized they were being immortalized in Richland basketball history.

To commemorate the victory, the Thunderducks celebrated in stylish fashion. One after

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another, the players climbed up a ladder with a black scissor in hand and cut a piece of the basketball net. After all the players were done, assistant coach Brian Graham followed and head coach Havens finished the ceremony with last cut of the afternoon.

The Thunderducks finished the NJCAA Div. III regular season as the No. 1 defensive team in the nation.

Berry was proud of the Thunderducks discipline. He is optimistic about Richland’s chances at the nationals.

“We’re goin’ [to] make some noise. [We are] the number one defense in the nation,” said Berry.

The NJCAA National Tournament will be played March 14 to 16 in Rochester, Minnesota.

The match-ups can be retrieved at www. njcaa.org.

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Crossing Cultures club- meeting people from different cultures Sabine Hall, SH117

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Coach Jon Havens cuts the net in celebration of the win.

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Caleb Williams dribbles past an Eastfield player on Feb. 23.

Richland Steel Sound Steel Band Cafeteria stage, El Paso Hall

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