Richland Chronicle October 3rd, 2017

Vol. XLIV Issue 8 October 3, 2017

Big Tex is back in town Pg. 2

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The Texas Star Ferris wheel once again provides the best view of a sprawling fairgrounds.

Deep-fried dreams come true at the great State Fair of Texas JULIO SALVADOR Staff Writer

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The State Fair of Texas is here and you do not want to miss it. The fair will be taking place through Sunday, Oct. 22. There will be activities for people of all ages to enjoy.

A car show will feature a variety of vehicles from Chevrolet and Ford to KIA and Fiat, cars and trucks. If new cars are not your cup of tea there will be a section of the State Fair exclusively for the classic beauties from various car clubs attending the fair including domestics, imports, muscle cars and motorcycles.

When talking about the State Fair of Texas, college football can’t be ignored. Two games will take place during the fair: Prairie View A&M University vs. Grambling State University and the University of Texas vs. University of Oklahoma. Prairie View vs. Grambling will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Texas vs.

Oklahoma game will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14. Tickets can be purchased through each university’s athletic office.

The State Fair of Texas also has a vast amount of entertainment to enjoy. There will be live music every day. There will be pig races, basketball slam dunk shows, an illumination show, a starlight parade and more. The midway, featuring more than 70 rides, will be open throughout the fair.

There will be a place for children to pet animals or be a part of the Backyard Circus where they can dress up and be a part of the show. They can walk through the Kid’s Boardwalk and participate in kid-friendly games and activities.

Children can also participate in farming exhibitions including Little Hands on the Farm, Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pull, Children’s Health Barnyard and Discovery Farm.

If you get hungry there are lots of food choices. Deep Fried Froot Loops, Gulf Coast Fish Bowl, Surfin’ Turfin’ Tator Boat, The Tamale Donut and Chicken Jalapeno Toppers are just a tip of the iceberg of what’s new at the fair this year. The regulars will still be there too like corny dogs and Belgian waffles.

Regular admission for the State Fair is $16, but if you’re a student from any of the DCCCD community colleges you can buy tickets for $12 (plus a $3 order fee), which includes free parking. To purchase online, visit: www.richlandcollege.edu/services/onlineservices/newsletters/ aug/pages/statefair.aspx.

Whether a student or not, you can also bring an empty Dr Pepper can any day of the State Fair after 5 p.m. to get half-price admission.

There are also many other discounts available: bigtex.com/discounts/.

More information about the State Fair of Texas is available at: bigtex.com/.

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The funnel cake bacon queso burger is one of the 2017 Big Tex Choice Awards winners.

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OPINION/CAMPUS 3

One step at a time, Saudi women gain right to drive

AHLAM AL MAHROOQ Staff Writer

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A woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign by locals to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving.

have the permission of a male guardian or “Mohram” to do many things American women take for granted. A “Mohram” may be their father, brother, husband or son.

I’m thrilled that Saudi women are growing, progressing and empowering other women.

I think this is a step in the right direction to allow women to pursue their dreams.

Crash course offers upcoming engineers the latest in high-tech opportunities JOYCE JACKSON Copy Editor

Eleven high school juniors from Richland Collegiate High School (RCHS) are getting a head start on college while still in high school.

They recently completed the first course in a new engineering pathway that will enable them to become more employable by completing a Level 1 manufacturing certification.

Among the courses offered, the first is Drafting 1309, an intensive 13-day class taught

by Dr. Mohammad-Ali Manouchehripour.

The students learned computer-aided design (CAD) which is one of the basic foundations of engineering. They also learned how to draw objects and create blueprints they will later manufacture.

“I think AutoCAD is a good software to learn in general because it has such a wide range of uses,” said Mitchell Zadnik, a student in the drafting course. “Our instructor said some people take the class to make jewelry, some people take it for engineering and some people take it for the general knowledge of it.”

The students have access to Richland’s Technology, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (TEAM) Center, a multimillion dollar learning space that offers engineering and manufacturing students the

opportunity to experience hand-on learning and career-focused training.

“Our students are going to be designing, developing and manufacturing their own parts and then assembling them into their own robotic assessments at the end of the program,” said Craig Hinkle, RCHS principal. Hinkle said when students leave, they will be employable in their field even before they receive their college degrees.

“All of the software students learn in this class and this program can be added to their portfolios,” said Manouchehripour. When going for job interviews in a couple of years, he said, they’ll have the necessary experience with currently used software in the industry.

Some of the 11 students in the first course want to work in engineering fields, including aerospace, biotechnical, software, manufacturing and mechanical. Others prefer architecture, math, marine biology or security.

Administrators were pleased that the inaugural class had more females than males.

“Math and science are the fields dominated usually dominated by males,” Hinkle said. “In our society, we’ve been trying to change that.

Now, there’s about a 60/40 female-to-male ratio, which we are proud of. We hope that will be an inspiration to other female students in the future.”

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People are talking about how KSA is changing. They recently allowed women to enter a sports stadium to celebrate a gender-mixed party celebrating the National Day of Saudi Arabia.

Not all women will embrace the new law.

Having a driver removes a lot of responsibilities. Traffic is a big deal for me. I think the law

is being changed in part to reduce the stereotyping of the country.

As a young woman raised in Saudi Arabia, I think it’s good that they will allow women to drive, but having a driver is a memory that I won’t forget. It’s part of what makes the country special.

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Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that doesn’t allow women to drive or obtain a driver’s license. That will change in June 2018.

On Sept. 26, King Salman, the reigning king of Saudi Arabia, announced he was lifting the ban against women driving. It’s an important step for the Saudi community.

As a person raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), I was shocked to hear the news.

I shed tears of joy to see my home country change. It was hard to believe so I decided to dig a little deeper.

Although the law was announced this week it will not go into effect until June 2018.

Women will be allowed to drive but there are strict rules they must follow regarding age, time of day, dress code and learning the traffic rules as first-time drivers.

Although women in Saudi have not been allowed to drive, they still use transportation to get around. Most of the women residents have drivers or they can take a taxi, use Uber or the local company, Kareem. Saudi Arabia is also creating a train service for women.

A lot of women in Saudi fought for their right to drive although there was not an actual law that kept them from it. It was a societal ban based on the cultural norms of the country.

Saudi women felt they didn’t have the right to drive. In Saudi Arabia, women must

4 ENTERTAINMENT

October 3, 2017

'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' hits mark Days” yet peddles drugs wherever she chooses. Berry’s character Ginger wants to be more active in the field rather than behind the Entertainment Editor desk. Tatum’s Tequila persona does not trust “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” was a his British counterparts in the very least.

Director Vaughn manages to squeeze in fun flick, as far as sequels go. This engaging ride is a follow-up to “Kingsman: The Secret some very cool plot twists and keeps in this Service” (2014). The film stays within its limi- entry from becoming mundane. He re-visits tations and parameters and is not another stop bits of past dialogue while still managing to make the story fun. The shootout sequences in ‘Rountinesville, USA.’ Going back to 1989’s violent actioner amaze via the well-done fight choreography.

British rocker Elton John makes an appear“Lethal Weapon 2,” director Richard Donner created a formula that works wonders for a ance in a part with substance. He made a cameo captive audience and delivered more of the appearance in 1997’s “Spice World,” but it added nothing to the movie. John had a notasame.

The plot twists in “The Kingsman: The ble role in director Ken Russsell’s “Tommy” Golden Circle” are not in abundance but (1975), a rock opera by the super group The enough to keep the viewer interested in the Who translated to the big screen. John was story thanks to director Mathew Vaughn who The Pinball Wizard, a character personified by his enormous boots and larger-than-life presalso called the shots on the original.

Returning to this fast-paced tale are Taron ence on the pinball machine.

Also amusing in this “Kingsman” tale is that Egerton and Mark Strong. Collin Firth returns as Harry Hart, a character the audience all of the televisions are tuned in to a Fox affiliate station. There are a variety of channels in thought died in the last entry.

Egerton portrays Eggsy, Hart's choice the multiverse that is TV, but for some reason, to join the specialized group known as the everything goes back to Fox. “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” does what Kingsman. Strong reprises his role as Merlin, it’s supposed to do in presenting an engaga member who knows how everything works.

Also involved in the story are Julianne ing stand-alone story that also works as a new Moore, Halle Berry and Channing Tatum. entry in a series that will hopefully continue by Moore’s Poppy is the villain of the tale, a adding more chapters to the mix. vindictive and arrogant person who adores Grade: B+ everything from the 1950s and TV’s “Happy

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Channing Tatum (Agent Tequila) in “Kingsman: The Golden Circle.”

“American Made” – In this action-biography based on a real person, superstar Tom Cruise is Barry Seal, a commercial airline pilot who gets better offers elsewhere, including from notorious drug smuggler Pablo Escobar.

By director Doug Liman, who directed Cruise in the exhausting but fun “Edge of Tomorrow,” aka “Live, Die Repeat".

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"Friend Request" is Simon Verhoeven's social media thriller.

It all starts with a 'Friend Request' ANDREW CASTILLO Staff Writer

“Friend Request,” a German supernatural horror film directed by Simon Verhoeven, took filmgoers by surprise. During the majority of the movie, the audience was on the edge of their seat. There was suspense throughout.

Alycia Debnam-Carey, an Australian born actress who also appeared in “Fear of the Walking Dead,” took on the main character, Laura Woodson. William Moseley, a British actor most notably known for starring in the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, played Tyler McCormick.

“Friend Request” was shot in and around Cape Town, South Africa. Some scenes contain graphic and disturbing images not suitable for those under 17.

What really stands out in this movie is how the director uses Facebook, to make a story out of what can go wrong when you delete someone from your list of friends. Not a lot of horror films create a storyline using social media as the central focus.

What I thought was quite funny is that normally unsuitable videos are blocked or removed from social media platforms. Yet some of the scenes in the movie contain graphic images on Laura’s Facebook page and they weren’t considered vile or disturbing.

“Friend Request” did not disappoint. The audience I shared it with seemed to feel the same way. They were frightened but also laughed.

“Friend Request” did not live up to its expectations, but it is a movie that is worth a good Halloween scare.

Grade: B+

Lee Raviv (Marina ) in scene from “Friend Request."

“Vengeance: A Love Story” – Oscar winner Nicolas Cage portrays a city cop and Gulf War vet who deals with a woman who was brutally raped and finds the accusers were set free due to a glitch in the legal system. It’s based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates and also stars Don Johnson (TV’s “Miami Vice,” “Tin Cup”).

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“Song to Song” – This trite melodrama about the crisscross lives of Austinbased musicians was abysmal.

With recent Oscar winners Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”), Cate Blanchett (“The Aviator”), Holly Hunter (“The Piano”), and nominees Ryan Gosling (“La La Land”), Rooney Mara (“Carol”) and Michael Fassbender (“Noctur- D nal Animals”).

“Justice League: Dark” – This animated film in the DC universe takes a spin on the whole good vs. evil scenario yielding mixed results. Besides Batman, Green Lanthern and Wonder Woman, also involved in the story are the characters of Constantine and Swamp Thing.

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“Luke Cage” – Season One -- This engaging Netflix series deals with character Luke Cage (Mike Coulter) who for all intents and purposes is bulletproof and does not bleed like most mortal men. Also starting Rosario Dawson, this is based on a comic book character from the Marvel universe.

–Ricky Miller

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October 3, 2017 ARTS 5

An artist's inspiration, transforming trash into modern art Staff Writer

Much like the saying one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, Roberta Masciarelli’s art pieces involve recycling. Many of her pieces involve plastic and metal found in a variety of older computer technology. A solo show of her artwork is taking place in the Brazos Gallery through Nov. 10.

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"FireFighter" is an assemblage sculpture, 95 percent of which is from recycled products.

Masciarelli’s artwork carries a special message. "I am very concerned about the environment; very concerned about everything we are polluting and I try, in some way, to pass this message on to everybody," Masciarelli said. "Slow down a little bit in your desire for technology because where we are going is not good at all," she added.

Masciarelli used to visit Goodwill stores to get parts and electronics to make her art.

Now, people are bringing parts to her, including computers, keyboards, printers and monitors. She believes old technology is the worst waste we can put in landfills.

"Everything is on the curb. What can I do?

Sixty percent of printers are made by plastics, sometimes not recyclable."

Masciarelli adds,"Technology is good, but the way that we are going is unbalanced. I believe that we have something to think about before you buy your new iPhone if you really need a new iPhone."

Charles Coldewey, interim coordinator for Brazos Gallery, has seen her work.

"I like the story it's telling quite a bit. It really inspires students' imaginations because she's physically going out and looking for objects," Coldewey said. "She likes the idea of showing you what's underneath, showing you how things are constructed. She really likes the truth of materials, which is leaving them as they are and not covering them up, hiding them," he added.

Masciarelli's art career dates back to when she was living in her native Brazil. She earned

Visual artist Roberta Masciarelli uses recycled materials to create her sculptures.

her bachelor's degree in architecture from Mackenzie University in Sao Paulo. At that time she worked in computer graphics.

"I was an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, web designer. Then 10 years ago, I got enough work with computers. Then I started working with my hands," Masciarelli said.

She has been a full-time artist for 10 years and has had national exhibits in Dallas,

Staff Photo Jorge Perez

Washington DC, Santa Fe, Sedona, and New York. She has also exhibited in England, Holland, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, New Zealand, Bosnia, Japan, Italy, and India. She is currently working out of her studio in Addison.

Gallery hours for Masciarelli's solo show are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. She will also attend a reception and greet visitors Oct. 19 from noon until 1 p.m.

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Tragicomedy ‘Godot’: Trailing two tramps CHRONICLE Richland

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Some plays are so comical they keep an audience laughing throughout. Others are downright serious. Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” gives theatergoers a totally unique experience; it dwells on the ageless theme of mankind’s search for the meaning of life.

Director Andy Long said he chose “Godot” for Richland’s first fall production because he decided it was time for some of his acting students to attempt a really challenging play.

“Godot” opened in Paris in 1953 at the Left Bank Théâtre de Babylone and won the Nobel Prize for Literature the same year. It revolutionized theater as an art form and is considered one of the most important plays ever written.

“This is the most difficult play we have done since I’ve been hired here seven years ago,” Long said. “It’s a tragicomedy in that it’s filled with humor. But, it’s that kind of funny that you laugh and then go, wait a minute, this isn’t so funny.”

The play revolves around two seemingly homeless tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, who bide their time on a country road waiting for someone named Godot to show up.

“Godot’ has, at its core, a central theme,” Long said, and it is this: “Mankind is waiting for God. While mankind waits, mankind plays games. Some of those games are fun. Some

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of those games are cruel. Every so often, a messenger comes and says, ‘Godot will come soon. Just keep waiting.’ Mankind keeps playing games.”

Long said Beckett never revealed who Godot was in the play; however, Long believes the character represents God. “That’s one of the beautiful things of this play,” he said. “Beckett leaves it up to the interpretation of the individual viewer, kind of like a painting.”

The cast includes seven Richland male acting students.

Jabin Lewis plays Vladimir, who Long said represents the intellectual side of man, whereas Carter Brown plays Estragon, a character representing the physicality of everything human: eating, sleeping and just existing. Shae Hardwick plays Pozzo and Carlos Hernandez as Lucky – in a master/slave relationship.

Pozzo, Long said, “represents those in this world who are financially secure. They have everything they need whereas Lucky represents the millions of people in this world who do not.Vladimir and Estragon are always moving throughout the play, yet never reach a destination. A messenger named “a boy,” played by Jordan Bradford, brings messages about Godot to them.

In addition, there are two understudies: Andrew Walker Martinez for Vladimir/ Estragon, and Will Frederick for Pozzo/ Lucky.

Long said he would like the play to be funny.

“I want people to enjoy it, laugh and then talk about it afterwards,” he said. He hopes they will have some interesting conversations with their spouse or family members about what’s really important in their lives.

“It’s what Vladimir and Estragon are trying to achieve in their fumbling, bungling way,” he said. “They’re trying to figure out what is most important in their life to accomplish. So much of the time, we just kind of float through life going from one thing to another.”

“Godot” will run at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11-14 in the Fannin Performance Hall. It’s two acts, almost two hours long, with an intermission.

It’s free for students, faculty, staff and the general public. No reservations are needed.

Long said “Godot” isn’t suitable for kids but OK for teenagers. After its run, he and the cast will travel to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival – Texas Festival, at San Angelo State University Oct. 25-29 to compete.

Richland’s second fall production will be “Ride” by Eric Lane Nov. 15-18.

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

Today

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. i College Audition and

Transfer Panel

Arena Theater, Fannin Hall, Room 108 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem last season.

On Sept. 25 Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and players locked arms and then kneeled prior to the national anthem at an away game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale.

Clash of the titans, NFL and Trump go toe to toe

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“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now! Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!”

At a rally in Huntsville, Ala. on Sept. 22, President Donald Trump began a feud with the NFL in response to football players kneeling during the national anthem. The following Sunday, many NFL players responded by taking a knee in unprecedented numbers during the national anthem. Each player made his own decision; some knelt while others stood and locked arms with their teammates.

Nearly every team demonstrated or issued a statement in response to the president’s comments. The entire Pittsburgh Steeler team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem with the exception of offensive tackle and former Army Ranger Alejandro Villaneuva who stood alone on the field.

Some team owners and coaches showed support for their players. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis told players not to protest on the job but on Sunday said, “I can no longer ask our team to not say something while they are in a Raiders uniform. The only thing I can ask them to do is do it with class.”

This protest has been a year in the making.

It began last season on Aug. 14, when Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers sat during the national anthem and then kneeled in subsequent games creating a controversy.

When asked on Aug. 28 why he knelt during the national anthem, Kaepernick said, “There’s a lot of things that need to change.

One specifically? Police brutality. There’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable.” He continued saying, “I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone. That’s not happening. People are dying in vain because

this country isn’t holding their end of the bargain up.”

After the 2016 season, Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers and became a free agent. He has not been able to find another job with a team in the league since.

“This isn’t some amateur. This guy brought the 49ers to the Super Bowl (2013) and he risked that level of his profession to put the world on notice so that everyone knows this is what our culture, our race is going through and y’all don’t want to do anything about it,” said Chronicle sports writer Tru Armstrong in an interview on KDUX Web Radio.

On Aug. 25, at an away game with the Arizona Cardinals, the Dallas Cowboys also took a unique stance on the issue. They locked arms and took a knee prior to the national anthem. Boos could be heard throughout the stadium.

What will ultimately result from this recent clash of politics and sports is yet to be seen, but has awakened a national conversation about race, patriotism and sportsmanship.

T-Ducks get revenge, NCAA rocked by scandal

Tru Grit Rematch on the pitch It was the NJCAA Division III national champions against the Division 1 national champions in men’s soccer. Richland squares off against Tyler in what appears to be a roughand-tough battle in East Texas. The Apaches defeated the Thunderducks last season, 4-3 before the two teams each won a national title a month and a half later. This year it was the T-Ducks savoring the rematch, 2-1 the final score. Richland remains on top in Division III and Tyler moves up from fourth to third in Division I. No playoffs for the Rangers The Houston Astros recently became the biggest story in Major League Baseball.

Following Hurricane Harvey and adding more powerful weapons, the Astros won the

American League West division. They wanted to make sure the American League’s best team last season, the Texas Rangers, didn’t make it to the wild card spot and so they did. The Rangers were eliminated from the playoff race. Who knows? Maybe the Astros can get another shot at the World Series.

As for the Rangers, they need to spend the entire offseason beefing up their staff. We have seen this far too much over the years.

Now that Globe Life Field is under construction, the future is looking bright for the Rangers. Unfortunately though, two more years under the bright Texas sun and possibly one of the league’s worst pitching rotations is something we’ll have to deal with.

Coaches fouled out Money flowing around college basketball is just as bad as money and college football.

Now assistant coaches from four NCAA schools (Auburn, Oklahoma State, Arizona and Southern California) and Louisville head coach Rick Pitino are in hot water. Student

athletes were caught taking cash bribes from coaches and employees at Adidas.

A few people from the sportswear company wanted high school athletes to attend and play ball at the schools that were sponsored

by Adidas. These young adults and coaches received money under the table. It’s been going on a couple of years.

Doesn’t this remind you of SMU and other schools in the early to mid-80’s? These young athletes are worried that a major injury could cost them a first round draft pick and millions of dollars. The purpose of college is “education.”

Players’ careers can easily be truncated but a college degree lasts forever. These debates on whether or not students should get paid for playing sports has been going on for decades, but doing it behind everybody’s back is beyond revolting.

These schools won’t get the death penalty like SMU did but they will feel the wrath of the NCAA and the FBI. -Tru Armstrong

ALAS! Club (Achieving Latino Academic i Success Student Club) Planning for social and volunteer events El Paso Hall, Room 091 For more information contact mnavarro@dcccd.edu

5 to 7 p.m.

Meet the Officers

i National Night Out

Breezeway between Fannin and LaVaca halls

Wednesday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Ducktoberfest – Free

i food/games – DJ

El Paso Lake Area Noon to 2 p.m.

Journalism Film

i Series: “Speechless”

TV Studio: El Paso Hall, Room 015 1:30 to 3 p.m. i

RLC International Film Series: “Les Choristes” (French, PG-13) Wichita Hall, Room 259

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Domestic Violence Awareness: A Walk in Her Shoes Sabine Hall, Room 118

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