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Skyline View The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, California

Volume XXXIV - Issue 4

March 12, 2015

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Rock the School Bells Building 1 to

be demolished SMCCCD will begin large-scale “capital improvement” by summer

By Max Maller TSV Staff writer

Will Nacouzi/ The Skyline View Aisha Fukushima teaches a workshop on “RAPtivism” at Skyline’s Rock the School Bells event on March 7, 2015.

Rock the School Bells put the “hip” in leadership and the “hop” in workshop. This weekend marked the eighth year for Rock the School Bells. There were sessions and performances that emphasized the educational and social impact of hip hop by focusing on the key elements of the genre like, b-boying, graffiti art, DJing, and emceeing. Read the full story on page 5

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NASA invites educators to explore the universe through SOFIA mission By Erin Perry TSV Assitant news editor

A professor from Foothill College has been chosen to be a part of a NASA mission. David Marasco, a physics professor at Foothill, will be joining 27 other people on a trip through Earth’s atmosphere. Marasco went through what he called a “rigorous screening and selection process,” to be chosen for the mission and to be a part of the Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program. The mission will be completed on the vessel SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy). It is a Boeing 747 that has been modified to carry a telescope. The telescope looks at infrared light, and can see through clouds of

dust. However, the infrared light is absorbed in water vapor, so the crew will fly above the terrestrial water vapor layer to make their observations. Public Affairs Officer for SOFIA, Nicholas A. Veronico provided more information about SOFIA and how the telescope functions. According to a fact sheet provided by Veronico, “the observatory gets above more than 99 percent of the atmospheric water vapor and other infrared-absorbing gases, thereby opening windows to the universe not available from the ground.” “We will be trying to unlock some of the secrets of the universe,” Marasco said. In another report provided by Veronico, the program is broken down as an opportunity for educators to get hands-on experience in

obtaining information to bring back to students. According to an update from Veronico, the SOFIA Program Executive at NASA headquarters in Washington said that, “the Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program gives science educators a unique opportunity to interact with all facets of a NASA science mission.” Marasco is looking forward to the mission, for the excitement it fulfills in him and for the opportunity to bring his findings back to the classroom. “This is NASA; this is outer space,” he said. “It’s all wonderful and exciting.” Marasco spoke about growing up in a time where man had already landed on the moon and everyone NASA continued on page 2

Skyline will demolish Building 1, break ground on a new environmental studies center, and undertake various other capital improvement projects in the first wave of a $100 million campus reformation. On Feb. 27, campus personnel heard presentations by SMCCCD facilities officials Karen Powell and Jose D. Nuñez on the future of Skyline's campus architecture. Powell is executive director of facilities, maintenance and operations, and Nuñez serves the district’s three college campuses, Skyline, Cañada and College of San Mateo, as vice chancellor of facilities planning, maintenance and operations. Together, they addressed Skyline faculty and administrators on the pressing need for renovations, as well as the costs that the planned projects will require. Nuñez called upon members of the audience, which included President Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud, Vice President of Instruction Sarah Perkins, numerous professors, and members of the grounds crew, but no students, to “use your imagination”

Max Maller/ The Skyline View Jose D. Nuñez

as the proposed plans take shape. "It’s time to take it from the conceptual arena – i.e. so many square feet, times estimated construction value, gives you a number – into reality," Nuñez said. "I don't think we have anything that's going to go beyond 24 months," Powell said. Although even the major projects remain in their planning stages, the district currently intends to destroy Building 1, a 46-year-old, cast-in-place concrete structure that has never required significant repairs. "For this particular building, because of the way it's configured, Demolition continued on page 2

Facebook tackles suicide prevention By Erin Perry TSV Assitant news editor

Facebook and multiple mental health organizations worked together on a recent update that aims to provide support for those dealing with suicidal thoughts. The update allows users to report troubling content. There will also be support resources provided when someone logs on to Facebook after a report has been sent about something that they posted. One of the organizations that worked with Facebook on this project is Save. org. Dr. Dan Reidenberg, the executive director of Save.org spoke about the expectations of the update. “Facebook is truly the leader in this area,” Reidenberg said. Reidenberg has been working with Facebook for ten years and said that now that the recent expansion launched last week, they are working on meeting

with representatives from other countries to globalize the project. “[Faebook is] very good at understanding how to take content from science and experts,” Reidenberg said, about the process and design of the update. He said that the update is very positive and socially engaged, and that he hopes it “really does make a difference in a big way.” On Feb. 25, Facebook Safety posted on Facebook that there will be updated tools that aim to provide “more resources, advice and support to people who may be struggling with suicidal thoughts.” These resources include options of reporting troubling content to Facebook that one may see a friend post, and also options to those who may need help that explain support options that are available to them. Facebook continued on page 2


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