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Contents News 5. How Long Will The Shutdown Last? 6. La explosiĂłn en Mexico 7. Sudan Protests
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9. New Year, New Semester 10. HoC: Anais Franco 11. Student Worker Success 12. Women’s March 2019
Opinion 16. Animal Testing 17. More than a Nomination 18. Hello Academy 19. Transfer Prep
Sports 21. Overtime Rules
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Government Shutdown Oscar Alvarez @thebreezepaper As the shut down reached its 35th day, on Friday, Jan. 25th President Donald Trump signed a bill to temporarily re-open the federal government for three weeks. According to The New York Times, the signing of this bill restores normal operations at a series of federal agencies until Feb. 15. As for the 800,000 workers that went without pay during the shutdown, the furloughed employees will be joining the essential employees that worked without pay and also enable them to receive pay, although there was no confirmation as to when that will be. The Wall Street Journal stated that Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, said Sunday the timing by which federal employees get paid will depend on the payroll provider, with some being paid later this week. However, the crisis for these employees is not over. The new deadline to decide how the border will be protected is Feb. 15th. The federal government is resuming with its regular operations and this is only temporary, and there is no assurance that the government will remain open after Feb. 15th. The government shutdown has gone on record as one of the longest shutdowns in the nation’s history. Agencies and employees affected by the shutdown range from FBI, FDA, TSA, to the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protec-
tion, Coast Guard, law enforcement and correctional officers. In total, 800,000 employees did not receive pay since the shut down began last Dec. Furthermore, 420,000 continued to work without pay because they were deemed essential employees, with the rest 320,000 employees being furlough without pay. Several federal employee have admitted the shutdown has left them to figure out how to make ends meet during these precarious times. Some, if not many of these people live in our communities; they are our neighbors, friends and even relatives going through a very difficult time. Sabrina, a 23-year veteran of the National Parks Service who works in Washington DC, said in an interview for the Guardian, “Financially it’s going to take a toll on me. I don’t have a lot of savings. I just put a daughter through college.” More importantly, every one of these workers would continue to not receive a paycheck If the shutdown were to resume. This would only lead them to an even bigger financial crisis than the one they are currently facing. Starting part-time jobs with delivery and transportation apps such as uber eats and lyft are alternatives some have of making sure there is some cash flow to cover whatever expenses they can for themselves and their families. Others like Haley Hernandez, a stayat-home mother of four and wife of
an active-duty member of the Coast Guard, resorted to unemployment benefits. Haley told The Associated Press that she applied last week for free lunches for her children and was waiting for an electronic food stamps card in the mail. “This is a first for us,” Hernandez said. “Honestly, it’s pretty shameful, I feel, that any government employee would have to ask for food stamps or any kind of assistance like that. You would think that they would take better care of their service members.” Hernandez said she’s not sure how she’ll make her $1,400 mortgage payment. Some have been even considering to take out loans to cover for the lack of income to stay afloat. These are just some of the measures many employees opted in for due to the current state of the federal government. Discussions on funding for border security will continue throughout the next three weeks. Yet, with no sign of President Trump and Democrats agreeing on a consensus border bill, the shutdown has no decisive end. President Trump mentioned that he will be ready to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency if no agreement is made. In the meantime, federal employees will have to continue to rely on support from the people around them and put their trust that the government can deliver results for a solution before the deadline.
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La explosion in Mexico Eric Montes | @ericmontes101
On Jan. 19, a gas pipeline in Tlahuelilpan exploded killing at least 85 people, leaving 58 others hospitalized and a dozen more remain missing. The blast followed severe shortages of gasoline in central Mexico after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched a major crackdown on fuel theft, ordering pipelines to be closed in a bid to foil criminal activity. Mexico’s defense secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval told reporters that he sent troops to the scene before the explosion, however, they were forced to retreat as a huge crowd converged on the pipeline. When the troops arrived at the scene, there were more than 800 people participating in the mass theft. Pemex Chief Executive Octavio Romero Oropeza told reporters that the facility had been subject to inspection in the past three months. Jesus Cesar Velazquez, resident of Tlahuelilpan, told the LA Times that many of the residents were tapping gasoline, which was necessary due to lack of work. Ruben Cruz another resident stated, “the mayor protects huachicol [black-market gasoline] and the authorities have
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money from “huachicol”, which gives an opportunity to have some money.” Mexico is in the center of a gas crisis, with shortages in every state, where long lines form at gas stations. “Huachicoleros” (criminal gangs) siphoning gasoline in order to resell it to the black market. Obrador has ordered deployment of “5000 military and federal police to guard Pemex’s refineries, distribution centers and fuel pipeline.” On Jan. 20, President Obrador told reporters at the press conference: “We’re not going to conceal anything ... Of course, there’s a long history of deceptions, the concealing of truth, and mistrust among the population. We aren’t the same as those who came before.” He also insisted that Attorney General Alejandro Gertz will manage the investigation into the causes of the explosion. Government officials and the nation’s security forces were responsible for securing the pipeline and the population. Meanwhile, the Mexican authorities
began to process DNA identification, asking families to provide samples that could be matched to the victims. The relatives of the missing are required to travel to a prosecutor’s office eight miles away from the explosion. They will have to provide “complete body” color photographs of the missing person, in digital format and the ID. On Jan. 21, Obrador unveiled a community development program aimed at municipalities deeply establishing in fuel theft, where many residents have found work in the illicit industry. He visited several of these communities to talk about the new development program and request residents to collaborate the fight against corruption.
“We will not stop. We will eradicate this,” Obrador said.
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he Sudanese government began a campaign to detain journalists covering protests following the injury and death of several demonstrators on Jan. 17, according to Africanews. Journalists from publications such as Anadolu News Agency and Al Jazeera have had their work permits revoked due to their coverage of the months-long protests regarding Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese citizens protesting al-Bashir’s rule have faced tear gas and live rounds that resulted in the deaths of at least two demonstrators. According to Al Jazeera, Moawia Bashir Khalil, 60, was killed in an attempt to protect other protesters. Moreover, Al Jazeera reported that the Sudanese government deployed their police force undercover in civilian clothes in order to subdue citizens the regime deems problematic. Al-Bashir has been in power for over 30 years, despite accusations of genocide and other war crimes in western Sudan that has led to the warrant for his arrest. Many protesters took to social media to document their display of defiance.
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“We want this violent crackdown on protesters to end,” tweeted activist group Amnesty International. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) suggested that some of the tension between the Sudanese government and its citizens stem from the country’s deep economic issues. “Despite a peace accord signed in August 2015, South Sudan remains on the verge of economic collapse and continues to struggle with widespread food insecurity,” reads the IRC website. The ongoing genocide in western Sudan, that has resulted in over 100,000 verified deaths, started in 2003 and is widely considered to be one of the worst human rights violations in the 21st century.
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haffey College kicked off the 2019 spring semester with a lot of rain. Parking lots were not only flooded with cars and people, but puddles of water as well. Chaffey students had mixed feelings on returning to campus after the long winter break. One student, Glynnis Hernandez, seemed indifferent returning to Chaffey for the spring. “The first week was fine, nothing eventful happened” mentioned Hernandez when asked how her first week went. “Loving it so far! Lovely people and teachers. Also love the beautiful mountain views,” stated Kat Murray, who had nothing but love for the new semester at Chaffey. Another student, Rachel Dorn, sounded ecstatic to be back at school. “My first week was great! I was able to get the math class I need and I really like the teacher”, stated Dorn. Dorn later expressed her opinion on her math teacher, saying he “genuinely wants to help his students and he is so passionate about his job.” Dorn relates to many other students in that a teacher can really make or break a class. Luckily for Dorn, she oozed optimism for the new semester.
With each new semester, students stress out if they are waitlisted for a class they need. Most professors try their hardest to accommodate all students and do not want to turn someone away from a class they need. Sadly, even professors have restrictions placed on them with how many students are allowed in a class. Students will wait an hour into the class just hoping to secure a spot to get off a ‘waitlist’, which can grow to up to twenty-five students. Some students have to orchestrate a backup plan of courses if they do not make it pass the ‘waitlist’. Hernandez mentioned how students sat on the floor of a class with the hope they could join a class. Teachers will fill every seat possible, even if desks are crammed together. Despite open space in the classroom, fire hazard issues prohibited the addition of more students. Luckily for Hernandez, she was able to get all the classes she needed. As a mechanical engineering major, Hernandez has a course load full of science and math courses. She usually gets an early registration time, making it easier to register in the necessary classes. “It has always been really easy for me to get classes. I’ve never been waitlisted.”
mentioned Hernandez when asked about her registration experience. Dorn was ‘waitlisted’ for two of her classes, and on her portal were numerous courses she stated she would “try to get into” if her first option did not work out. Dorn was able to get into the math class she was ‘waitlisted’ for, but sadly not an ASL class she wanted. “This is my second semester trying to get a sign language class . . . they fill up very quickly.” Dorn expressed sadness as she mentioned not moving up the ‘waitlist’ for an ASL class. Dorn did not let that rain on her parade, as she still enjoyed her first week. “It was fairly easy to get the classes I wanted . . . especially after being taken off the ‘waitlist’” mentioned Kelsie Vargas, a student and Chaffey’s Rancho campus. Chaffey students still have time to add classes , with the deadline to add on January 28. If a student does not like the class they are in, they have until February 3 to drop without a ‘W’, which stands for withdrew, and the class will be not be used in computing average GPA. April 9 is the deadline to drop with a ‘W’. 9
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nais Franco, an English tutor for the Language Success Center, wants more women to be politically engaged through an organization called IGNITE. IGNITE is a movement of young women who are ready and eager to become the next generation of political leaders. Franco intends to help create the club on campus after she was introduced to an organization when she attended a conference called Persist at UC Riverside in November 2017. “Most girls want to get involved, but don’t know where to start. That conference to me was my start,” said Franco. Franco became interested in IGNITE when she saw a presentation by them during the conference. In that presentation, she was informed that 20 to 25% of elected officials were women. That percentage was a “red flag” for her because she couldn’t believe that were so few women elected considering the fact that half of the American population is female. “Civic engagement is a problem. We know that when it comes to demographics, 55-years-old and older do vote, but the younger population don’t turn out to vote. It’s a problem and that’s why we are going out and marching. We are telling the world that women matter,” proclaimed Franco. “[We are] the only organization that provides sustain political leadership, training and engagement to high schools, colleges, and graduate schools,” stated Franco. The organization’s goal is to create more college chapters, specifically at the community college level to get young women interested in becoming the next generation of political leaders. At the Persist conference, Franco was able to meet Rose Ann Osmanian, a Instructional Specialist at Chaffey. Together, they asked people if they were interested in starting an IGNITE club on campus. In Spring of 2018, Franco became more involved with the organization and acquired a fellowship and became a coordinator for the
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Southern California region. “We are bringing the idea in, but students need to be the ones to create the club and lead it. All I can do is be a guide or be a coordinator. I want to help others by providing them the tools to get started,” declared Franco. There are IGNITE chapters currently present at universities like UC Riverside, Scripps College, Cal Poly Pomona, and University of La Verne. One of the first steps Franco took to getting students interested in the program was by hosting a poster-making session for the Women’s March at the Rancho Cucamonga campus on January 16, 2019. While creating posters, Franco made a presentation on what IGNITE does and spoke of the importance of women making their voices heard. “There’s a problem of not enough women in office, and what we aim to do is to change those numbers,” said Anais Franco.
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From a nursing scholarship to Educational Services Generalist at Chaffey College’s Rancho Cucamonga campus, Nabil Torres explains how being a student worker at Chaffey helped her find her calling. Out of high school, Torres aspired to become a medical nurse. She received a scholarship for nursing, and attended Chaffey Community College. After her time as a student worker at the counter of the admissions building she “instantly fell in love with it”, and Torres decided to change her major from nursing to sociology. Torres graduated from Chaffey College in 2015, and on Dec. 2017 she started her career as a short term worker at the Chaffey Rancho Cucamonga campus. Torres was promoted to Educational Services Generalist in September of 2018. Along with that, she is currently attending
Nabil Torres took a job as a student worker and ended up finding her passion along the way. Christopher Fernandez @ChrisOHtopher
California State University Los Angeles to get her masters degree in counseling. She hopes to one day become a counselor at Chaffey. When she has free time, she enjoys going to concerts and enjoying live music, especially locally. She loves the energy and the way that it brings the community together. So many of her interests came from her hometown, where there is not a lot of air pollution. Torres could look up at the night sky, and see the stars. Torres was always very personable, so helping others was like second nature to her. “As a child, my parents would tell me I was very outgoing, and it definitely helps, because it is important in the field that I want to get into” Torres said. Torres said she wanted to find a way help people. She fell in love with being a
student worker and wanted to do more to help others attending Chaffey by becoming a counselor. Torres was inspired by her former counselor Diana Sanchez, who still works at Chaffey’s Rancho Cucamonga campus. At Chaffey, Torres helps students register, drop classes or assist students to find some direction in their college careers. In admissions, her position has her directly processing transcripts to advance to higher education, so whenever a students needs a hard copy of their transcripts to transfer colleges, she is the one to take care of that. Torres knows what it is like to be a student at Chaffey, and she is trying to help everyone find a career they love. “I try to keep that door open to where anyone can come talk to me” Torres said.
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A young protester with her mother at the march
The Pussyhat was common attire for attendees.
A protestor marching the streets of Riverside
WOMEN’S MARCH 2019 Paris Barraza | Raylene Camerano | Kenya Staley @ParisBarraza @shaeleneaugust @kenyastaley Photos by Raylene Camerano Artist Shepard Fairey’s original design held at event
“The future is women,” was a common poster held.
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n Saturday, January 19, 2019, residents of Riverside and surrounding cities attended the third annual Women’s March at the Historic Riverside Courthouse. Women and men arrived in droves as they urged each other to be the resistance. There were about 4,000 in attendance listening to a dozen speakers according to Kat Schuster of The Press-Enterprise. Comedian Laura Hernandez, Riverside Rabbi Suzanne Singer, Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes of District 47, and Assemblyman James Ramos of District 40 were among the speakers rallying those in attendance of the march. The crowd began to gather around the historic courthouse before the event started. At 10 a.m., the crowd shifted its attention to the speakers and representatives in attendance. The Riverside Revival Resistance Chorus performed multiple songs on the steps while the crowd rallied them on. Jurupa Unified School District Trustee Karen Bradford shared with The Breeze that it was her second time attending the Women’s March in Riverside. She held a sign with a photo of her taking oath at Jurupa Unified School District board and wrote above, “I was elected to make a difference.” During the first hour, attendees chanted “End the shutdown now” and vocalized their support for the third annual march. Women and men of all ethnic and religious backgrounds gathered at the Riverside courthouse with signs including “Vivan las Mujeres!”, “Careers have no gender” and “Feminism is another word for equality” along with shirts to protest the disenfranchisement of women. Local resident Brianna G. admitted this was her first ever Women’s March. “I want to be out here, I want to stand with the other women and just be a part of something that matters. Sometimes when you think you have a voice, it can be lonely because you don’t think anyone is listening but when you come into situations like this you know everyone is listening to you,” Brianna stated. Briana’s insight was common throughout Saturday’s march. The speakers echoed the significance of unity and perseverance throughout the community. Cheering rumbled through the crowd as countless women shared stories of tenacity in the workplace, at home and out in public. Stand-up comedian Laura Hernandez was one of the final speakers of the event. “I want you to know that your presence here also represents the voices of the wom-
en who are not able to be here.” Hernandez declared. “We give voice to our sisters who are missing and murdered indigenous women and trans women. Women who are held in detention facilities and incarcerated and institutionalized. Women with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and who are currently in hospitals. Their voices are represented here.”
(Top) Fauzia Rizvi, left, rallies attendees and speaks on the importance of political activism for women and minority groups. (Middle) Attendees of the march brought homemade signs declaring what they are fighting for. (Bottom) The buttons promote feminism to fight against misogyny and several tables sold buttons for attendees at the march.
Advocate for Veterans Sonya Sexton @thebreezepaper
The entrance of the veteran’s resource center. Photo by Sonya Sexton
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inishing your education is a way for people to feel more accomplished, and for many people to find career opportunities that would not have been accessible to them had they decided not to get their college degree. Many students, including veterans and their dependents, choose to start out at a community college save money and make the transition to a four year university a little easier. Ms. Rodes’ job is to be the liaison between the Department of Veterans Affairs and students. Also, she is the one that students go to when they need their claims to be submitted to VA. The student needs to bring in a certification of eligibility, a DD214 form, which is proof of discharge from active duty, separation paperwork, as well as all official transcripts from any prior 14
schools that the student has attended. Veterans will need to bring in their joint service transcripts based on the training that they received. Students will register for classes and fill out a veteran’s information card for their claim to be submitted. This card is required to be submitted every semester a student wants to receive benefits from VA. The benefits that a student qualifies for is determined by VA. If the student is a dependent, they fill out the paperwork that VA sends and then return it by mail. VA will then let you know which benefits that you are able to receive. Benefits available include: Chapter 35, Dependent’s Educational Assistance, Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill, Chapter 1606, Montgomery GI Bill for Reserve officers, Chapter 30, Montgomery GI Bill for Active Duty soldiers,
and Chapter 3, Vocational Assistance. The Veteran Resource Center also helps students find work-study If you would like to get in contact with Laura Rodes, she is available by email at laura.rodes@chaffey.edu or by phone at (909) 652-6611. Right now, the Veterans Resource Center is closed, so if you would like to visit with Ms. Rodes in person it is best to send her an email to find out which office she will be working out of that day and make an appointment.
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unethical testing
Tori Malley @ttthicctoria According to Dosomething.org over 100 million animals are burned, crippled,poisoned and abused every year. Animal testing is mainly used for cosmetics and medications. The animals that are tested on never see daylight and live a life of torture. One of
the worst parts is that some tests that pass on animals wont even work on humans. Out of all places China requires all cosmetic brands that are sold in China to be tested on animals. A con to animal testing is not all human diseases can be replicated in animals so the testing isn’t accurate.
Every year Animal testing actually costs american tax payers $16 billion. Ways to help prevent animal testing are searching for the leaping bunny or vegan logos on anything from household products to your everyday cosmetics.
More Than a Nomination John Argote Rodriguez @johnargote1
For decades comic book movies have always been overlooked and not taken seriously because comic books were considered a child’s book and not real art, but as the years went on we are now living in a renaissance of comic book movies where they are now the biggest genre not just in cinema, but the world. This is a run on sentence, I would break it up into two as the following “[...] not real art. As the years[...] These films have evolved and matured and become I would recommend changing it to “evolved, matured, and become more then than comic book movies and with films such as “X-Men” or “The Dark Knight” paving way for the growth of these films and with the Marvel Cinematic Universe flying high we are at an era where some are so great that they are truly Oscar worthy and I would change this to “[...] with films such as “X-Men” of “The Dark Knight” paving way for the growth of these films, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe flying high we are at an era where some are truly Oscar worthy.”finally after decades and decades, “Black Panther” has done what seemed like a pipe dream, it was nominated for perhaps the biggest nomination: Best Picture. However despite the major accomplishment this nomination has us divided as a fan community. change to “has, a division in the fan community is the result.” The first half is celebrating and applauding this historical milestoneadd a comma while the other half claims the nomination was merely based on political reasons and agenda , rather then than the quality of the film
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itself. “Black Panther” in my opinion is a great movie and use a comma instead of “and” while I had fun with this movie, it didn’t deserve Best Picture (and neither did “Bohemian Rhapsody”), but I’m not questioning it because I don’t think we’re specify who “we” is looking at the bigger picture here. This is huge remove “this is huge”for the first time in history has a film of this genre been nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. This shows us that barriers are being broken and these films are finally getting the recognition they deserve. On the other side, we have the fans who believe this add “is” in the middle hereone big political stunt add a period and make this the end of the sentence I heavily disagree because instead of “because” try using “since” to avoid using because twice in the same sentence most of these are people upset something didn’t go the way they wanted and on top of that the Academy chose “Black Panther” because they believe it’s Best Picture material and they aren’t fair. That’s one of the main reasons I love the Academy because they don’t cater to the popular opinion , otherwise they’d be just as worthless as the MTV Awards. Now I don’t believe “Black Panther” deserved this nomination, I think “SpiderMan: Into The Spider-Verse” did, but I can’t deny the impact this made because this changes everything, instead of a comma use a period to make this into another sentence instead of one lengthy one now it’s possible to see the next Avengers or DC film (besides “Suicide
Squad”) be up there with the big leagues: Best Screenplay, Actress, Actor, Director, and even win Best Picture. This is history in the making and we should really take a step back and think of the milestone here because this nomination doesn’t only open new opportunities, but shows us the evolution of how far these films have changed, from rubber bat nipples to emotional and human stories. I would break this into two sentences This isn’t just a nomination, but the beginning of a new era for the genre and opens doors to other genres.
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Hello, Academy? It’s 2019 Paris Barraza @ParisBarraza
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alitza Aparicio made headlines for her nuanced performance in Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” a film born out of Cuarón’s own childhood set in 1970s Mexico. This powerful film recently received multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Director for Cuarón and Best Actress for Aparicio, making her the first Indigenous woman nominated in that category and the second Mexican woman ever. This year marks the 91st Academy Awards and arrives on the helm of controversy within the past few years. An early trending hashtag of 2016 was #OscarsSoWhite, with public and celebrity backlash at the lack of diversity among the attendees, the nominees, winners and the Academy voters. One of the more vocal celebrities at the time included Will Smith, who spoke to “Good Morning America” Anchor Robin Roberts about the issue. “This is about children that are going to sit down and watch this show and they’re not going to see themselves represented,” Will Smith explained. According to Forbes, 60 percent of the U.S. population is made up by Non-Hispanic whites. In the 2017 Academy Awards, they were 80 percent of the 20 acting nominees, 69 percent of the 16 writing nominees and 100 percent of the 5 cinematography nominees. Director Kathryn Bigelow currently stands as the only female to win an Academy Award for Best Director. There are only four other women that have ever been nominated. In the same category, there have been four asian nominees, six Black nominees and six Hispanic/Latino nominees, including Cuarón. 18
Photo Courtesy of Reuters and Lucy Nicholson In 2018, #TimesUp stirred the ceremony as women in Hollywood championed for more female recognition in the industry, following in the wake of the #MeToo movement. While female attendees wore black in an effort to show their united front, a multitude of speeches from winners both male and female called attention to the politics of the entertainment industry. It seemed that the “We’ll do better” mentality of the Academy held some truth in light of all the attention. Maybe things will begin to change.
On Jan. 22, the nominee list was announced, and clearly disregarded these earlier controversies, favoring the status quo over change. Michelle Yeoh was snubbed for her supporting role in the hit “Crazy Rich Asians”, and “If Beale Street Could Talk” Director Barry Jenkins was noticeably missing from the Best Director category. There were no female directors nominated this year, despite acclaimed films like “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and “Destroyer.” Truthfully, there were a multitude of candidates worthy of a nomination that were overlooked. The disappointing reality is that after all this talk, nothing changed. Inclusion and representation have proven to be successful with recent hits like “Oceans 8,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Black Panther,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Coco,” so money can no longer be an excuse. Nor can the number of diverse actors, filmmakers and designers ready to fulfill these roles. So why is it that when award season comes around, this is not reflected? “We’ll do better” is not good enough. Aparicio certainly broke barriers this awards seasons, but those barriers should not exist in 2019.
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uring my time on the “Chaffey” campus I was given the gracious opportunity to speak to many of faculty that were more than happy to help with my investigative endeavors. T With my discovery I was able to find answer to my simple question, those “Chaffey” help students transfer to a four year university. I was looking for if they can efficiently allow students to transfer with little hassle, also the statics of transfers “Chaffey” as a school has in total.Most students come to a Junior College with dreams of transferring to a bigger school, so I was able to find out of “Chaffey” helps fulfill that dream. “Chaffey” see’s them self as a stepping stone for students looking to achieve higher learning so it’s good for them to understand what they are getting into. Thanks to the counselor known as “Brent Mclaren” I was able to get the answers I was looking for. After much discussion I was able to come to a consensus and made a bit of a list of ways “Chaffey” helps their students. Well for starters they have counselors readily available to sit down with students and talk them through the application processes for different schools. They give a set out plan of sorts to help you stay on track for whatever degree you have your eyes on, with a step to step detail plan that tracks out your years as a student here.
Charles Okpala | @thebreezepaper “Chaffey” is one the top ten community colleges in all of America, letting four university’s know they are getting rather talented students who transfer from here. Now let’s move on and see what kind of services this school provides for students looking to move forward with their education. The courses are an enormous part of getting into college, they will sit you down and make sure you take classes that will be easily accepted and transference with your general Ed courses, this minimizes any complications that may arrive when you don’t have specific units which hold different requirements for each school. They are very hand holding with this process making it very easy not to fall off from the set path this school wants for you. They even have certain classes called “Guidance 2 or 3” which helps prepare students for college life as a whole from living on your own to figuring out what you want to do with your life. “Chaffey” has a whole a facility known as the “Transfer Center”, which is just a whole building dedicated to helping students transfer out of “Chaffey” . They have many connections with many different schools. They make sure you take the classes that will transfer to your preferred university. This whole center is just a very helpful resource in the lives of “Chaffey” students who should. They even have set out agenda’s that break up
when and why you should take certain classes to help you catch the eye of certain universities. “The more and more I went through this interview I was able to tell rather quickly how much these counselors actually cared about the well being of their students”. That they will call in advance for certain dates just to make sure their students are on top their deadlines. Where they will spend many hours coming up with the best way in getting their students in a better position to transfer. The transfer center works very closely to Cal states and Usc representatives allowing them to push students in the right direction to get accepted by these top listed schools giving even more credit to this school with all of these wonderful connections that will hopefully give more opportunity for students in the future. Which includes like San Bernardino, Cal Poly, UCR, UCI and even helps you with colleges out of state. Every day they are polishing ways to help students get to their desired schools. So as a whole you can see that much of “Chaffey” is forward oriented in helping students achieve and succeed with future plans they may have after community college. So from this little investigation “Chaffey” gives many tools to help students transfer.
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Overtime Rules
The longest game in a National College Athletic Association football game was four hours and fifty-six minutes. It was a 2003 game between Arkansas and Kentucky that went to a seventh overtime. Overtime at the collegiate level is different from the NFL. It is not sudden death and there is no kickoff. Teams flip a coin to decide who gets the ball starting on the opponents’ 25 yard line. There is no game clock because each overtime period ends when each team has had a possession, but there is a play clock. Possessions flip after each OT. If you got the ball to start the first overtime you’d get the ball to end the second overtime and so on. After the third overtime period, teams can no longer kick the extra point and must attempt the two point conversion. There is a safety issue with how this game is currently played. The current rules raise the question of if they efficiently decide a clear winner or if they turn the game into a battle of exhaustion simply too unsafe for players. Despite the lack of a kick off in NCAA OT, the field shrinks in OT to 25 yards from the end zone. The rules allow amateurs to make themselves vulnerable to head trauma for an extended period of time. On Nov. 4, 2018 the Texas A&M Aggies hosted the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers for College Footballs’ rivalry weekend. At the start of the fourth quarter, the Aggies led LSU with a score of 24-17 until the Tigers scored on a 58 yard fumble return with 10:08 remaining. The score tied the game, allowing LSU to go up 31-24 on a 14 yard pass to Forest Moreau from Joe Burrow. That was until Kellen Mond led Texas A&M down the field on a 12 play 78 yard drive that resulted in a 19 yard TD catch by Quartney Davis to tie the game at 31. This would lead to a seven OT football game on national television; the game lasted 4 hours and 53 minutes resulting in a 74-72 Texas A&M upset win over LSU. 22
Four hours and fifty-three minutes of unpaid amateurs playing an inherently violent game on national television. For once, this is not a debate over whether or not NCAA athletes should be paid. It’s a question of if the current rules safely decide a clear winner or if the current rules turn the game into a battle of exhaustion and unsafe for players. Despite the lack of a kick off in NCAA OT, the field shrinks in OT to 25 yards from the end zone. The rules make amateurs vulnerable to head trauma for an extended period of time. The overtime rules in the NCAA do provide equal opportunity for each team to score but also makes scoring easier. With a 25 yard field, it turns into a coaching battle. When that coaching battle evens out, the game will continue until one team slips up. Overtime in the NFL is a sudden death. That means that if there is a defensive score on the first drive or the offense scores a touchdown on the first possession the game is over. The coin toss can decide the eventual winner. This makes it practically impossible for a game in the National Football League to last as long as an NCAA game can. The NCAA does not have a system in place to push the game to a tipping point; so long as you continue to score the game will go on. If LSU made the two-point conversion to tie the game at 74, there is no rule in place that would end the game before the players have to be in class on Monday. They would continue scoring touchdowns and making two point conversions until one of them faltered. The LSU vs Texas A&M game isn’t even the longest game ever played, however it is the highest scoring game in college football history. Consider the violence that occurs in one football game. In 2017 Dr. Jesse Mez, Dr. Daniel Daneshvar and Patrick Kiernan conducted a study called, “Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic
Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football� published by JAMA Network. The study revealed that of 202 donated brains of deceased ex-football players, 177 of them were diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or C.T.E.. Of the 111 former NFL players, 110 of them had C.T.E.. Of those that played only to the collegiate level, there were 53 donated brains and 48 of them were diagnosed with C.T.E.. Researchers found C.T.E. in 87 percent of all the donated brains. Convenience sample or not, numbers don’t lie. These players are unpaid student athletes. Players cannot handle the physical, mental and emotional strain that the life of a full-time student playing Division I sports carries if there are five hour games. It is not fair to the players that they play the game, go to school, then the TV stations, football programs and bettors profit. The NCAA has two options in front of them. They either change the overtime rule to better accommodate players, or they continue to allow this game to hurt the athletes that play it.
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