The Breeze Volume 28, issue 2

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BREEZE VOLUME 28, ISSUE 2

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September 6, 2017

Letter From The Editor: Recently, President Trump announced his decision to gut the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Yes, this means that a generation of undocumented students are at risk for deportation.

We are all here to actively pursue a higher education. The only difference between us is that some students—DREAMers—came from a country that could not provide them the many opportunities the U.S. provides. They have dreams like you and me.

Coming to the U.S. was not their choice. DREAMers entered the U.S. before they were 16. They were brought here by their families, who dreamed of a better life for them.

I want to be clear that The Breeze staff supports all DREAMers. Right now their entire lives—their futures—hang in the balance. They need our support. They need a voice.

As journalists, we make it our mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Their voice will be heard, and we will stand with them.

Jullian Aiden Bravo Editor-in-Chief thebreeze@chaffey.edu

Editor-In-Chief Jullian Aiden Bravo

A&E Editor Edward Gutierrez

Multimedia Producer Hanajun Chung

Managing Editor Esmeralda De Santiago

Opinion Editor Chris Salazar

Copy Editor Elyssa Arriaga

Online Editor-In-Chief Chris Santee

Life & Style Editor Alondra Alacron

Journalism Staff Students of Journalism 30 & 31

Photo Editor Emmanuel Vargas

Culture Editor Hector Solorzano

General Manager Chris Santee

Features Editor Anissa Campa

Audio/Visual Editor Emmanuel Vargas

Lab Tech Shantelle Brown

News Editor Brody Salazar

Baseline Editor Anissa Campa

Faculty Adviser Michelle Dowd

Sports Editor Cristopher Sainz

Social Media Editors Imani Smith

Journalism Coordinator Neil Watkins

The Breeze is published up to eight times a semester by the journalism students at Chaffey Community College, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737. Telephone: 652-6934/6936. Opinions expressed in this publication are the responsibility of the student newspaper staff and should not be interpreted as the position of the Chaffey College District, the college or any officer or employee thereof. Letters and guest columns for or against any position are welcome. Letters should be kept as brief as possible and are subject to non-substantive editing according to guidelines established by the Associated Press. The Chaffey Breeze is a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

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September 6, 2017

CONTENTS 6. #HereToStay 8. Chaffey Goes Solar

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‘Annabelle: Creation’

Sanctuary: A Tale of Two Dreamers

20. What’s an Autoimmune Disease?

9. Letter to Editors 10.

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The Collective: Auli Sinaga

22. Wide Open Wild Card

23.

It’s Back

15. Trump’s Afghan

Policy Falls Short

16. Muslim in America

12. 1986 Foxbody Mustang GT Review

17. Great American Eclipse

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Cover photo by Hector Solorzano Illustration by Emmanual Vargas

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Calendar Tursday, September 9 Tailgate Chaffey vs. Baskerfield: Join fellow students at the Tailgate at the Chaffey Football Field from 3:30PM5:30PM. Register - https://chaffeytailgate2017.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, September 13 DACA Talk: Hosted on Rancho Campus in room CAA-218 from 12:30PM-1:50PM. The event will feature dicussions about how the rescission of DACA will affect current and renewal process DREAMers, work permits, travel authorization and more.

Saturday, September 16 Nature Park Cleanup: From 9AM-12PM, help cleanup the South Pasadena - Arroyo Seco Woodland and Wildlife Park.

Volunteers should bring sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, water, binoculars for birdwatching (optional), gardening gloves and gardening tools. All children must be supervised. Participants will be made wary of any poison oak.

More information available at the Nature Park Cleanup Facebook event page.

Sunday, September 17 Feed the Hungry in Los Angeles: Visit 605 San Julian Street, Los Angeles from 2:30PM-5:30PM to help in food distribution, table set-up, unloading and cleaning. Volunteers must be at least over the age of 12.

For more information visit the Feed the Hungry in Los Angeles, CA Facebook event page.

September 6, 2017

Wednesday-Thursday, September 20-21 Panther Pantry: Occuring on Chaffey’s Chino campus in CHMB143 on Sep. 20 from 10AM-12PM. The Panther Pantry will then be on the Rancho and Fontana campuses on Sep. 21.

It will be on Rancho Campus in Victory Hall from 10AM-12PM before moving to Fontana campus in the Student Lounge from 1PM-3PM. The Panther Pantry distributes food to students in need.

Thursday, September 28 Transfer Fair: Held from 10AM-1PM on Chaffey’s Rancho Campus in the Quad. Meet with representatives of colleges and universities, and learn what is necessary to transfer.

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Occurence

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Grand Theft of Money/Labor/Property (over $950)

08/30/2017

Ad-Admin Bldg

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Letter to the Editor

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“There’s little to no time to waste.

As students we prioritize education. We have deep American values and we are concerned regarding our more than 1,200 AB540/DACA/DREAMer students. We are fighting as loudly and as quietly as we can, and we will not let our rights, our freedoms, and our victories be taken from us. I cannot put it in words, but we feel little or no support at all from the institution regarding Trump’s plan to end DACA. We have patiently waited for you to hear our cries for help.

I, the President of this organization, urge you to follow examples like Harvard University, and stand up and protect your students publicly. Let it be known that Chaffey College cares for its DREAMers.

Remember, we must be on the right side of history.

Thank you.”

From the President of DACA

Arc of Justice The arc of history may bend toward justice but only if it is made to do so. Those who would see justice done to those most vulnerable among us must stand with and for them. Today we see the path of inclusion blocked yet again due to the ill will of exclusionary demagogues. It is in this context that we faculty members of the English department at Chaffey College stand in support of our DACA students and our DREAMERS. We stand and fight for those who are marginalized. We stand and fight for those who are scapegoated and blamed because they are easy targets. We stand and fight for those who are here through no fault of their own and only want to realize their potential. Educators have a long history of overtly or covertly putting injustices to an end. Our fight now is, once again, to force that arc to bend toward inclusion, but we cannot do it alone. We need support. We need your support, reader, for it is incumbent on all who wish to be on the right side of history to stand with those at the margins. Will you help to push that arc toward inclusion? We, the English department faculty here at Chaffey College, will.

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News

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#HERETOSTAY Hector Solorzano / Brody Salazar @_HecSolo_ / @Brody_Salazar

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n Tuesday, September 5, the DREAMer’s Club held a rally, with a size of about 20 people, on Chaffey’s Rancho campus beginning in front of the Language Arts building, marching to the Free Speech quad and, lastly, moving to the marquee. Many students joined the group as they marched throughout campus.

The purpose of the demonstration was to show support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. It also made Chaffey students, faculty and staff that there is a DREAMers club on campus.

DACA was a federal program created by an executive order signed by President Obama in 2012, and designed to allow hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought into the U.S. under the age of 18 to remain with temporary legal status. It allowed for many undocumented immigrants to attend college and to legally work in the country.

Trump’s recent controversial decision to end the policy is what prompted the DREAMer Club to host the rally. Along with the rally here, many rallies and walkouts were hosted around the nation as a protest to President Trump’s decision.

Congresswoman Norma Torres’ district representatives were also present at the rally. Earlier that Tuesday, the Congresswoman released a statement that began with “Today’s announcement is a betrayal of American values and a needless attack on thousands of hardworking young people who want nothing more that an opportunity to contribute to this country.” Daniel Enz, one of her representatives, stated that the Congresswoman has introduced a piece of legislation that “no federal money can be used to deport or take any kind of action towards DACA students.”

Among those supporting the DREAMers, the name given to recipients of DACA, were students and school faculty.

“I believe that our DREAMer students are some of our best students, and they deserve our support,” said Chaffey’s Faculty Success Center Facilitator, Cindy Walker, 46, “I think students who bring different perspectives, different experiences and backgrounds enrich the classroom experience for other students so they can begin to see things in different ways.”

“Children don’t get to choose where they’re born, you know,” said Estaban Castro, a 19-year-old English student at Chaffey, “They have to work hard just to get over here. Some men walk here from South America. Walk! So once they get here, I feel like we should receive them... The DREAMers here want to go after an education, want to go after a professional career. I’d say they have just as much, if not more right to be here than a citizen who is not going after a career, or not going after an education.”

Max Vitt holding a sign in support of the DREAMers. Photo by Hector Solorzano

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President and Vice President of the DREAMer Club, Moises Rosales Medina and Myra Ramirez Santiago, leading the march throughout campus. Photo by Hector Solorzano

President and Vice President of the DREAMer Club, Moises Rosales Medina and Myra Ramirez Santiago, leading the march throughout campus. Photo by Hector Solorzano

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The Monarch butterfly has become an immigrant symbol because of its ability to freely fly across borders. Photo by Hector Solorzano

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Chaffey Goes

Solar

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Chaffey’s faculty members pose at the welcoming event for the Solar Project on Aug. 24.

Photo by Duane Tkatch.

onstruction for photovoltaic panels, also known as solar panels, has officially started at the Rancho Chaffey campus on Monday, Aug. 28. As one of the largest solar projects at any California community college, it is expected to significantly reduce electricity and energy usage, carbon emission and promote an overall fiscally-responsible environment.

At a welcoming event on Aug. 24, Chaffey Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Melanie Siddiqi stated, “It’s the right thing to do for our community and it’s certainly the right thing to do for the environment.”

Solar energy works by absorbing sunlight into smaller cells made up of silicon between two protective glass sheets. While one side of silicon is negatively charged attracting photons, the positive charge generates energy into “direct current electricity” (DIC). The DIC is transformed into an alternating current that replicates traditional electricity and produces the same results.

Excess electricity is saved into an internal panel and reused. As a result, the Solar Project will generate more than 90 percent of its own electricity.

According to Saddiqi, the energy savings is expected to have a ten million dollar positive net benefit within its 25-year life expectancy.

The plan was approved in May 2017 and funded in June with a budget of $17,157,257. Out of six possible stakeholders, Borrego Solar Systems was ultimately chosen to construct the project. The San Diego-based company was selected based on qualifications, response, accuracy, prices and overall ability to perform.

“Our teams trust one another and this had made all the difference,” said Cameron Thorne, project developer for Borrego Solar Inc. Solar panels were originally intended for secluded locations such as traffic signs and telephone posts. Due to a recent in-

crease of popularity in the U.S., many have been incorporated into schools, homes and businesses. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), “they now make up 99 percent of the global solar market.”

Construction will naturally impact student parking. In order to ensure student accessibility, Chaffey’s faculty staff members have offered their designated parking lots to Chaffey students at the Rancho Campus.

The project will range from two to four months beginning Aug. 28 at the Rancho campus. Lots 5, 6, 11, 18E, 18W, 19E and 19W will be affected. Construction will begin in September for the Fontana campus and October at the Chino campus.

To learn more about the project, go to www.chaffey.edu/solarproject.

Map of lots that will be affected by Solar Project at Rancho Campus

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Voices of Chaffey

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Today, I draw a line in the sand.

Today, I will not be silent; I will not be passive. I will not sit back and watch as some of our very best students, our friends, and our families are pulled apart by politics and fear. And we are living in a culture of fear. Maybe you have felt it, maybe you have seen it, maybe you are living in thick toxic sludge of it. Say what you will, but it’s pervasive. And this fear, this loud-mouthed, ill-formed fear is shouting from the rooftops. Today, these loud voices threaten my students, specifically my DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students, my undocumented students, and my Dreamers. Here at Chaffey, we have about 1,000 DACA students. We have others who do not qualify for DACA or are in the process. We have thousands more who are directly affected by this program. And we promised them as a college back in February, that we would stand up and fight for them. We promised we would not be silent, not when it counted the most. We promised we would protect those who need it; that we could not improve lives through education without first protecting our students against systems that threaten them. And I, personally, promised my students that I would make a stand when it came time. Now is that time.

Maybe you don’t know any Dreamers. Maybe you think this doesn’t affect you. Here’s a true story: One of my former students, now a dear friend, is a mother of two. She graduated from Chaffey with Honors, she attends UCR, she works as a teacher’s assistant at a local school. One semester, while attending Chaffey, she took 21 units of classes, was an SI leader in three of my classes, and still managed to make her kids dinner every night and pack lunches in the morning. She worked harder than I have ever known hard work. And every day she came into my class, she smiled like she wasn’t exhausted. She worked with my students like she didn’t have her own homework to attend to. She persevered through research papers and math exams like she wasn’t struggling. She is a Dreamer.

Maybe you need to know more. They are soccer moms, and high school drum majors. They are graduate students, studying to become lawyers. They are kindergarteners learning to tie their shoes with clumsy fingers. They are college graduates applying for jobs. They are veterans who have given their service and some, their lives. They are business owners working at your house, on your car, in the roadways, on the phone—to make your life better, easier, faster. They are nursing students, writing one last annotation before getting two hours of sleep. They are our neighbors.

They are our friends. They are Americans, in every way but in immigration status.

South African social rights activist, Desmond Tutu said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” And neutrality, in this case, dear reader, is silence; it is inaction. If you do nothing, if you nod your head at this article and put it down and do nothing, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

So, I ask you, Will you stand with me?

Vicki Barras Tulacro Educator, Writer, Activist, Human

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THE COLLECTIVE

AULI SINAGA Sydney Vargas @chaffeybreeze

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or Auli Sinaga, photography began at a very young age.

She has fond memories of her father giving her her first film camera in seventh grade. Yet, it wasn’t until very recently that she legitimately called herself an established photographer.

Along with her many roles such as a full-time student and Japanese sushi bar waitress on the weekends, she admits she tires easily.

“I don’t really have days off,” Sinaga said.

But by allotting a photography class a semester, she finds a way to ensure time for her art amidst her busy life. Photography classes mean a great deal to her as she always seeks to learn the technical aspects of photography.

“I just wanted to be educated by professionals. I am very good with directions. I strived to learn the rules. There’s never any harm in learning more. Every time I take a photography class I learn something new.”

Her hesitation to join a studio light class on campus, translated to one of her greatest successes yet.

“I was really intimidated when I came into studio lighting because it’s super technical. I didn’t know anything. I was really, really scared.”

Professor of photography, Ardon Alger exposed her to great techniques as well as great boosts of confidence.

“By the end of the semester Professor Ardon was like ‘submit these photos to the photo show they are really good!’ And it turns out I won an award for the advanced category. It was so rewarding.”

Her style of bold, unapologetic colors, contradict her rather calm demeanor.

“Tyler the Creator and Solange are kind of my inspiration for that. The way they present color, ok like that’s what’s up! It’s nice.

It’s bright. It’s there. It’s not ah, what’s the word? Corny! They’re not corny. So yeah, I don’t really take black and white there’s a time and place for that.”

She prefers shooting people over objects and scenery. The models are always posed in vibrant clothing against an even brighter backdrop. Auli’s work typically tends to only feature women of color. The Signaga family migrated from their home of Indonesia to America when Auli started kindergarten in 2001.

Auli was insecure about her darker complexion when she was younger. Her darker skin made her feel ostracized even in her own family. Admitting to even once using whitening creams to lighten

her skin.

“When I was little people would say dark skin, it’s not that great.

I used to like lightening lotions like man that’s lame, now I know what’s up. So I started shooting darker skinned people subconsciously for myself.”

By implementing color in her work, she aids the lack of representation especially, within the modeling world. The Fashion Spot’s Diversity Report, in which 299 shows and 8,832 model appearances from New York, London, Paris and Milan were examined 74.6 percent of the models were white and only 25.4 percent were women of color.

By shooting models with darker skin, she creates her own definition of beauty, while creating a platform for women of color to model and feel beautiful in their own skin. When asked to reflect on big influences, she finds herself to be the greatest one.

“It’s all about self perseverance, how committed am I to this.”

She also makes an important note to thank her partner, fellow photographer and number one fan, Jesus Meza.

“My boyfriend motivates me because he is so knowledgeable about photography,” said Sinaga. “He encourages me to keep pushing myself. He like pushes me to the next level.”

Her pure motivation, creative capability and own personal drive are not only presented in her work but also show good signs for her future. Her current goals are to get a masters degree in sociology, and become a professor as well as continue to always have photography be apart of her life.

If you are interested in contacting Auli for a shoot, you can contact her at aulisinaga@gmail.com

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Features

THE COLLECTIVE

“betcha by golly wow.” Model Mia. Photo by Auli Sinaga

“is everything.” Model Tni Welch. Photo by Auli Sinaga

“i.d.” Model Tni Welch. Photo by Auli Sinaga

“Bathroom Blues.” Model John Pluto. Photo by Auli Sinaga

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Automotive Review

September 6, 2017

BEHIND THE WHEEL

1986 MUSTANG GT

The 1986 5.0 Mustang GT with the well-respected and famously known 5.0 engine. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

Jullian Aiden Bravo @Mr._Reporter_

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hat makes the Ford Mustang great is its exhilarating power. Just like the horse it was named after, the Mustang is wild, fast and untamed. Sit inside any Mustang (1964-2017) and you feel the power—the energy—flowing from the car to your body as your hand grips the wheel. All this, even before you awaken the beast. You know you’re in for a wild ride.

At first glance, you wouldn’t know that the car featured here is a Mustang unless you know Mustang’s history or lived during the time these models were manufactured. It’s known as the “Foxbody” Mustang (‘79 - ‘93) and the model featured here is not a base Fox Mustang. It’s the revered 5.0 Mustang GT, and it belongs to yours truly.

Now let’s go over the details. It’s a 1986 Foxbody Mustang GT hatchback. The exterior paint is called “regatta blue” and it was a common color to have on these models. However, it has been re-coated with a subtly darker hue and glitter that is noticeable only when the sun shines just right. An interesting feature of these model Mustangs are the taillights. If you haven’t already noticed, the car is not sporting the famously-known, vertical “tri-bar” taillights. And like most cars of the 1980s, the Mustang featured four square headlights.

That’s about it for the exterior. It doesn’t have much going on except for a few hash marks on the side fenders. The car runs on chrome 17-inch Cobra style wheels. thebreezepaper.com

Fully-restored interior shot of the 1986 Mustang GT. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

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BEHIND THE WHEEL

The engine bed of the 1986 Mustang GT. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

Upon purchase, the interior was beyond poor condition.

The headliner was torn and cloth hung from the roof. The dash pad was cracked, the carpeting was discolored and the grey seats had black stains everywhere. I restored the interior myself, changing the grey interior to a midnight-black. It could pass as an original interior. As for the gauges, they only go up to 85 mph. If you’re wondering why that is, it’s because Federal Regulations at the time, affected all cars. But with a few modifications, it’s very easy to get around that.

Now let’s talk about the specs. It’s a 5-speed manual transmission with a 5-liter fuel-injected engine. The car, on a stock engine, is pushing 200 horses to the rear wheels and the 0-60 time is 6.2 seconds. By today’s standards, that’s painfully slow but it was fast for its time. Also, this particular Mustang is not stock.

The engine is running unequal-length shorty headers by BBK that connect to dual straight piped dumps. On top of that, the engine has a high-performance throttle body, hooked to a short-ram air intake. It has high performance iridium spark plugs and high performance ignition coil for better spark conductivity. So with all those modifications taken into consideration, I’m confident in saying the car has about 260 horsepower. It’s still not a lot by today’s standards of high performance vehicles, but it’s still a wild ride with a hell of a kick.

Overall, the car runs great and sounds amazing. My father owned a Fox Mustang and when he helped me buy the car, I made it my mission to restore it for him. He owned a Mustang, my uncle owned a Mustang, I own Mustang and if I ever have a kid, they too, will own a Mustang.

The 5.0 Badge is sported by true GT’s to distinguish itself from other base models. Photo by Julian Aiden Bravo

Tail light shot of the 1986 Mustang GT. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

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Reviews

September 6, 2017

‘ANNABELLE: CREATION’

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he film is a prequel to the spin-off to “The Conjuring” telling the origin of “Annabelle,” again. When this film was announced I wasn’t excited.

The first film was extremely horrible, it had a badly written story and incredibly stupid characters, especially compared to “The Conjuring” (a great film), but when David F. Sandberg (“Lights Out”) was brought into direct it, I became interested.

“Annabelle: Creation” is a really good movie, and is a billion years better then the first film.

The story is about two best friends: Janice and Linda, who are in an orphanage, and are being terrorized and separated by an unknown entity, as well as telling the creation and possession of the Annabelle doll.

Unlike the first “Annabelle,” in this film you actually care about the characters, especially the two girls, because they were well written and the actresses had great

chemistry. You care for them, you want them to be adopted and when the horror begins, you want them to win, to survive.

I must give major kudos to not only the writer of the film: Gary Dauberman. The dialogue was intriguing and suspenseful, complementing Sandberg’s directing, setting up the horror sequences. But the two girls: Janice and Linda (played by Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson) gave a stellar performances.

The film has a good amount of jump scares at the beginning. You know when the music is loud, then it stops and there’s a brief silence then BOOM! Something jumps at the screen, it’s a cheap and cliched gimmick that was used a lot in the first Annabelle and it’s just not scary, but the film does have a lot of scary moments, especially towards the third act where things get really intense. It also has some nice easter eggs to the previous “Conjuring” films.

John Argote Rodriguez @JohnArgote1 At the end “Annabelle: Creation” was a surprisingly good film, not a masterpiece like say “Halloween”, but it’s a good, fun horror film with occasional jump scares, but it’s a HUGE improvement over “Annabelle”. I highly recommend checking this movie out if you’re a fan of the “The Conjuring” or horror films. Like every Hollywood film nowadays are building up a cinematic universe, the next chapter in “The Conjuring Universe” is “The Nun” (July 13, 2018) and another spin-off to “The Conjuring 2”, “The Crooked Man” and a sequel, “The Conjuring 3” which currently has no release dates.

Grade: B-

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Opinion

TRUMP’S AFGHAN POLICY F A L L S S H O R T New policy regarding the dilemma in Afghanistan and the motivations behind it are partial.

If any lasting stability is to beset the anxiety ridden nation, the U.S. and the international community need to support the country variedly and indefinitely.

Chris Salazar @ChrisEclectic

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n the evening of Monday, Aug. 21, the excitement and ephemeral unity of the solar eclipse concluded as President Trump announced his new policy on the enduring conflict in Afghanistan. The short-sighted policy is an attempt to end a decade-long U.S. national security issue and support a tattered Afghanistan against terrorism and internal decay.

In his speech, President Trump signaled the need for international aid. Specifically, he cited the need for India, Pakistan and our NATO allies to increase their “commitment to resolving the 16-year conflict.”

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Pakistan in particular, drew much ire from the president when he said the country is a sanctuary for “agents of chaos, violence and terror.” He also declared the need to send more troops overseas, but failed to cite a specific number or the duration of U.S. involvement.

In the aftermath, the world reacted to President Trump’s policy with a mixed bag. The international actors in support of Trump’s position are: The United Kingdom, India, and NATO and its partner countries. On the opposite end of the spectrum, China, Pakistan and Russia are less eager.

According to Aljezeera, which published a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, India embraces President Trump’s “determination to enhance efforts to overcome the challenges faced by Afghanistan and in confronting issues of safe havens and other forms of cross-border support enjoyed by terrorists.”

The United Kingdom echoed India’s sentiment concerning the president’s military assurances.

“The U.S. commitment is very welcome,” British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said in a statement. “It’s in all our interests that Afghanistan becomes more prosperous and safer: that’s why we’ve announced our own troop increase back in June,” he said.

According to Hassan Abbas, a Senior Fellow of the Center for Global Policy, the Afghanistan policy President Trump proposed is “hardly new.” In essence, it’s a rehash of previous attempts to solve the quagmire in the Middle East, though on less specific terms, while allocating more responsibility across the globe.

In his recent article, “U.S. and Afghanistan: The More Things Change the More They Stay The Same” Abbas elucidated on Trump’s proposed military engagements, claiming that the policy simultaneously “restrict[s] the scope of U.S. engagement in multiple ways and shifts a lot of responsibility onto the shoulders of regional players, especially Pakistan, without any specific details regarding incentives or punishments.”

Abbas was equally concerned with Trump’s dismissal of nation building. While the topic carries considerable contention, and considering “the Taliban control over 40 percent of the countries territory,” the widespread corruption present in Afghanistan necessitates greater involvement than Trump’s policy admits because the country’s military and civic institutions are failing.

At the very least, it signals that the international community will need to support Afghanistan’s military and civic institutions for many years before the country is stable enough to handle its domestic woes.

But to significantly diminish the international terrorists’ threat emanating from the Middle East, Trump needs to restore the defense capacity of Afghanistan, which requires rebuilding the nation; diplomatically and cautiously pressure Pakistan to act proactively in the region with less focus on a U.S.-India alliance because it is unrealistic to expect real progress without addressing Russia, China or Iran — three countries with greater stake in Afghanistan than India.

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MUSLIM IN AMERICA Sabriah Johnwell @littlesabriah

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onstant stares from strangers, I smile at them to know that I’m not in any way trying to hurt them. Having to be alert everywhere I go so that no one blames me for something that has happened. Hearing racist slurs from people you’ve never seen let alone met a day before in your life. Being afraid to be profiled at the airport, always having to go through “random inspection” where they take you to a private room and strip you of your whole identity.

They blame you for events that happened before you could even walk. Wondering if I should show a little bit of my hair to show that I am just like them, wondering if I act like them or dress like them maybe they’ll finally accept me for me. Having your religion blamed for terrorist attacks, but killing is the biggest sin you can commit.

The first time I experienced religious discrimination, I was 7 years old. A woman who has never met me or even seen me a day in my life, shouted at my siblings and I telling us that she’d “find our church and blow it up,” I didn’t know what to say or do about the woman who threatened our lives for walking down the street. I never thought my religion would make someone want to kill me for being proud of my religion and wearing a hijab. Every day I walk around hoping to never cross someone who has so much hate in their heart that they would want to kill a innocent person.

Every time I enter an airport I get scared about what might happen while I’m there. I get nervous when someone looks at me, I feel like they call security or are in fear for their own lives because they don’t know me.

I got chosen in the “random inspection,” this lady who has never met me thought I was suspicious looking. She took me in this back room where she made me take off my hijab and patted me down. I felt so scared of the fact that they assumed something about me, when all I wanted to do was get home safely. I was asked if I was holding anything for anyone, and I thought to myself why would I a 17 year old have to go through the pain of feeling like a criminal. I will never understand why my religion automatically makes someone assume the worst about me.

Living in America, you deal with ignorant people on a daily basis. People affiliate Islam with extremist groups that in no way represents Muslims at all. If they were true believers they would know that killing is in fact the biggest sin you can commit. Islam is a religion of peace. As a Muslim, it’s so offensive when someone tries to say that these Terrorist groups are a representation of Islam.

Children get blamed every day for things that happened before they were born, they grow up asking their parents questions. Why do people call us hateful words?

What does terrorist mean? Children don’t know what is going on, every hateful thing other children say is taught not learned. Strangers will come up behind you and try to tear off your hijab because it’s not normal or not what they are used to. I just wish people could see Islam through my eyes and see how beautiful my religion and the people are.

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GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE Jullian Aiden Bravo @Mr_Reporter_ As The Great American Eclipse was minutes from making its sweep across the U.S., Chaffey students and staff waited in anticipation to witness first-hand the brilliant spectacle on Aug. 21.

Sightseers gathered around tables in the Rancho Quad to observe projections of the partial eclipse produced by Sunspotters while others who were fortunate enough to be given a pair of Eclipse Shades looked up in awe as the Moon partially covered the Sun. At 9:05 a.m., the Moon slowly began taking its first nibble from the Sun. By 10:22 a.m., the partial solar eclipse reached its maximum limit. Though it was not a total eclipse as it was was in Oregon and in other states, students and staff looked up with wonder nonetheless.

And for a moment the Earth become cooler and the day slightly darker. Only a perceptive few were aware in the slight change.

“I thought it was psychological but it turns out it’s not,” Astronomy Professor Douglass McElroy said of the subtle shift in temperature and light.

According to Professor McElroy, solar eclipses occur every year.

“You just got to chase them,” McElroy said.

“They’re always in the most inconvenient places. That’s why this is big—because it’s in a convenient place.”

By 11:40 a.m., both the Moon and Sun neared the conclusion to their celestial show and the audience began to take their leave.

For many sightseers, if not all, it was their first time seeing a partial solar eclipse.

“It’s very beautiful. One of natures finest spectacles,”said Nathaniel Zamora, engineering major. “It’s too unreal. I don’t have the words to describe it but it did bring everyone together. It takes a solar eclipse to do this.”

What it looks like to see a partial solar eclipse through Eclipse Glasses. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

A Sunspotter projection of the partial solar eclipse. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

Daniella Brilnes, child development major, observes the partial solar eclipse through a telescope in the Rancho Quad on Aug. 22. Photo by Jullian Aiden Bravo

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September 6, 2017

SANCTUARY A Tale of Two Dreamers Hector Solorzano @_HecSolo_

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fter the recent removal of DACA(Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) by the Trump administration, DREAMers’ and undocumented immigrants spoke out against the decision. For the DREAMers’ at Chaffey College, the decision was heartbreaking, so they took initiative and began fighting back. The President and Vice President of the Chaffey DREAMers’ club shared their stories in order to bring awareness to all 800,000 DACA recipients and to DREAMers’ at Chaffey and abroad.

Twenty-year-old Moises Rosales Medina is the current President of the DREAMers’ club at Chaffey. His long and lethargic journey began when he was just a child. Moises begins his story by describing his father as an intelligent man who was . After he attended college he became the chief of police for a little city in Mexico. Then, he started using and selling the drugs he was confiscating from criminals.

This led father to begin physically and mentally abusing his family. “We suffered extreme domestic violence to the point where my mother almost died,” Moises explains. After eighteen years of suffering from abuse, Moises’ mother made the decision to begin the journey to the U.S. His older sister stayed in Mexico and

President of the DREAMers’ Club Moises Rosales Medina, 20.

Photo by Hector Solorzano

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attended the University of Mexico graduating with a bachelors degree in accounting. “I haven’t seen my sister in ten years,” Moises said.

After battling with ideas on how to get into the U.S, Moises’ mother contacted a longtime friend living in the U.S, asking for help.

The person paid for them to be brought into the country and provided a roof over their heads while they settled in. He now lives with with his mother, step-father, and eight year old sister. Both Moises’ parents and he are currently undocumented.

He is constantly worried about being pulled over by police because he is undocumented. “I try to keep this away from her,” says Moises. He has to constantly remind his little sister that it is a possibility that he will not come home one day. This is the one thing that never fails to keep him up at night. “What keeps me up at night is being deported because this is my home.” After working at a grocery store for a few years, making $48,000 a year, he quit his job to commit his time fully to activism. Regarding the current state of the country Moises stated “Although I fear it...I use that as strength to continue fighting.” This challenging journey has shaped him to become an activist not only for immigration but for other social and environmental issues. His ultimate

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dream is to one day become a U.S. Senator for California stating, “I love speaking out for those who can’t.”

Myra Ramirez Santiago, the twenty four year old Vice President of the DREAMers’ club, also left Mexico when she was ten years old. Her parents had been in the U.S. for three years before Myra made the journey into the country. She wanted her family to be together so she decided to join her parents. It started when she was dropped off in Tijuana at an empty house by an uncle. Smugglers, or “coyotes,” picked her up and sat her in a car full of strangers. Myra, exhausted from the first part of her journey, fell asleep in the car.

When she was awakened, they had already crossed into the U.S. The coyotes took her to a safe house in San Diego where her fate to be reunited with her parents began to fade away. She was at the house for about a week and a half because they could not find a way to get her to Los Angeles without passing through the immigration checkpoint in Temecula. “I got really scared,” Myra said, “I just wanted to be with my parents.” A woman then attempted to get her to Los Angeles by riding the Metrolink train to Santa Ana and then driving to L.A. They succeeded and Myra was finally reunited

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with her parents. The struggles she faced did not end when she reached her parents. She then had to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture. After she was bullied in middle school for not knowing the language, Myra was motivated and learned English within a year. During her freshman and sophomore years of high school, she was one of the top 50 students earning a 4.0 GPA. “Reality hit when I graduated high school and I couldn’t go to college. I was so frustrated because I wanted to go to school.

I wanted to get my education and I couldn’t.” The first thing she did when Obama enacted DACA was apply to college. After applying to other schools, she started school at Chaffey, where she received her degree and now works. “We’re people who have dreams and goals,” said Myra, “We need to be the example.”

Vice President of the DREAMers’ Club Myra Ramirez Santiago, 24.

Photo by Hector Solorzano

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Features

September 6, 2017

Autoimmune disease

Jessica Lynn Murray @_Jessica_Murray_

Christmas time last year, 20 year-old Cassondra Cavazos, a former full-time Chaffey student and life-long soccer player, became extremely ill. Fearsome of cancer, multiple sclerosis, leukemia, or some other life debilitating disease, family and friends were extremely worried for Cavazos’ life. Several lab tests later revealed that what she had was an autoimmune disease.

“So, what is an autoimmune disease?”

Cavazos: “An autoimmune disease is when the cells in your immune system start attacking each other. When you go to conventional doctors for this, they look for a scientific reason, but when you start looking at holistic healing, it’s caused by stress, environmental issues, how you eat and how you take care of your body.”

About 24 million (7%) people in the United States are affected by an autoimmune disease, according to the United States Department of Health. There are 80+ different autoimmune diseases, all having similar symptoms. Their similarities make is extremely difficult for doctors to properly diagnose.

“Is holistic healing the path you’ve chosen?”

Cavazos: “Yeah, when I saw the holistic doctor, it was like a therapy session, I told him everything that had been happening for the past year. I was working too much, 40+ hours a week, and going to school full-time. He asked me about the relationships I have and concluded that I stress too much, was malnourished and wasn’t exercising or taking care of myself.”

“Did you tell anyone you were sick?”

Cavazos: “I didn’t tell anyone because I just wanted to get through it, and then be okay to talk about it with people. It’s private. Especially when I didn’t fully understand what was happening to my body.”

Cavazos uncontrollably lost over 20 pounds in a month’s time.

“Did you feel like you were bestowing some sort of burden if you told? Your friends and family thought you had cancer or multiple sclerosis or leukemia.”

Cavazos: “No, not exactly. Every day, I try to think more positively because it isn’t any of those things. I met a guy with an autoimmune disease called dermamyositis who had to wear a feeding tube for months because he couldn’t swallow solid foods.

I’m grateful that I can do all the simple things like going to the restroom, walking, swallowing food. I’m really glad it wasn’t something worse.”

“I was looking up autoimmune disease varieties and one that came up was polymyositis.”

Cavazos: “All the symptoms are the same; tripping, falling, muscle loss and atrophy. In the beginning you could tell I had atrophy in my thighs and upper arms.”

Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a body part.

“Do you think you have polymyositis?”

Cavazos: “No, it affects black women 40-50 years old. There is one called necrotizing myopathy and that one is exactly like polymyositis, I’m being tested for that. But if this test comes out negative, then the doctors are done with everything. I’ll just have an idiopathic disease. I know I’m going to have to battle with this for the rest of my life.”

A condition is considered idiopathic when the diagnosis is unknown, as defined by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

“How has this changed your life?”

Cavazos: “I’m sober now. It’s made me smarter about what I eat and how I treat my body. It’s made me have to be more creative with certain everyday activities that I’m unable to do anymore. It’s made me more in-tune with my body and mind. When I start getting negative thoughts, I know I can’t think like that.”

“Have you become more spiritual because of your situation?”

Cavazos: “Yeah definitely, this holistic healing journey has brought me to meditate more and forgive people. It’s hard because I’m only 20 years old, I’m just so cynical! I’ve been an angry person most the time and I think that’s part of why I’ve been inflicted with sickness. It’s almost karmic.”

“Are you scared?”

Cavazos: “No, not anymore, I get my results September 7, so I’m excited to see if they’ve diagnosed anything.”

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September 6, 2017

WIDE WILD OPEN CARD Kyle Smith @_kyol

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ith the baseball season slowly coming to an end, the American League Wild Card race is as wild as ever. There are eight teams within striking distance of the final postseason spot and this is all good for Major League Baseball.

Although I wish the season ended today, because my Angels took control of the ever-so sought after second Wild Card spot, I know the sport of baseball and its fans could use the excitement that the last three weeks of the season are sure to bring.

The Wild Card standings are so mixed up that the ranking of the eight teams in the midst of a playoff hunt change daily.

If the season ended Monday morning, the Minnesota Twins would be headed to New York for a winner-take-all match-up against the Yankees. If the season ended Tuesday night, the Angels would replace the Twins.

As of Wednesday morning, the Yankees are up two and a half games and the Angels hold the final playoff spot. Following New York and Anaheim, the standings look like this: Having so many contending teams means there are more games with playoff implications. Simply put, fans like this and it draws them to stadiums in Tampa Bay, Seattle and Kansas City which would otherwise be more empty.

In 1994, MLB introduced the Wild Card as a way to make more games matter in a 162 game season. Instead of three teams from each league pushing for the playoffs, they gave us four. It meant the second place teams still had a chance to win the World Series and the fans had more to cheer about.

In 2012, MLB went even further. Now that the top two Wild Card teams play a one game playoff and the winner moves on to

play the top seeded division-winning team, there are even more routes to the top.

These are the routes that teams like the Orioles, Rangers and Angels are taking. Getting into that second Wild Card spot means you have just as good a chance to win the Series as the top Wild Card team.

Everything changes in the playoffs. Its about which team gets hot at the right time and can stay hot all the way through October. Its about which team has the depth that they didn’t show during the regular season. Its about which team takes most advantage of the opportunity given to them.

Win - Loss

Twins: 71 - 67 Orioles: 71 - 68 Rangers: 69 - 68 Rays: 70 - 70 Mariners: 69 - 70 Royals: 68 - 69

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It’s Back Christopher Sainz @chrisainz2

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haffey football is back and it started with a bang.

The new 2017 season started with a home game against Citrus College on September 2. Citrus took a 14 to 3 lead at halftime. But the Panthers stormed back with a 42-yard touchdown reception by Malik Shepperd and a 2-yard run by Justin King. Chaffey took the game 17-14.

When asked about winning the first game of the season, head coach Robert Hadaway said “Its always good to win.

How we went about winning was not a good feeling.”

The Panthers did struggle, the quarterback Jordan Velarde threw 3 interceptions. Hadaway explained that they were not crazy passes but some overthrown balls. He expects Velarde to redeem himself against Bakersfield College on Sept.

9. Their defense also allowed Citrus running back Devin Floyd to get 139 yards rushing. Hadaway mentioned that he wished they could have cut down on the penalty yards. They had 9 penalties that took 92 yards away from the team.

He also felt they could have gotten to the quarterback more. They only got 2 sacks in the game.

But there were some positives as the defense held its own against the Citrus pass attack. They only allowed 69 yards through the air.

Ball carrier, Justin King picking up a first down just short of the end-zone on Sept. 2.

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Freshman wide receiver Malik Shepperd showed his playmaking skills, ending the game with 7 receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown.

The running back group for the panthers added 157 yards on the grown and out rushed the Citrus group.

Chaffey will be at home again to face Bakersfield College on September 9th.

Coach Robert Hadaway said “ I think [Bakersfield] is going to be a big challenge and we are going to find a lot about ourselves.” He believes his team will improve after week 1. Hadaway believes that the biggest improvement in the season will come after the first game because palyers get a taste of what a game that matters feels like.

Chaffey’s season does not get easier, its a uphill battle from here. Teams like El Camino, Long Beach, Mt. San Antonio, and Riverside all rank in the top 10 on the California Community College Athletic Association ranking. If the Panthers want to go to a bowl game or qualify for the states playoffs, they have to beat these team.

Bakersfield September 9th 6:00pm at Golden West September 16th 1:00 PM Grossmont September 23rd 6:00 PM at Palomar September 30th 6:00 pm at Riverside October 14th 6:00 PM

Long Beach October 21st 6:00 PM

Mt. San Antonio October 28th 6:00 PM at El Camino November 4th 1:00 PM at LA Harbor November 11th 1:00 PM

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