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October 14, 2010
Volume XXVIII - Issue 4
Club organizes campus walk Students participate in Palestinian Club’s effort to raise awareness for breast cancer by JJ Valdez
The Palestinian club hosted an event on Oct. 12, where club members and various Skyline students did a thirty minute walk around campus to raise money, and spread awareness for breast cancer. All proceeds are going to the South San Francisco Cancer Research Center. The three main organizers of the event were club presidents Juli Shehada and Wala Abudamous, with aid from Wasan Hasan, who originally came up with the idea, and contributed to various aspects of the event, including making breast cancer ribbons. The event first took place at the quad where members recruited people to join, serving water bottles at 50 cents a pop and encouraging students to donate or wear a ribbon. “There are a lot of victims of breast cancer, and I know some of them feel like they’re alone.” said Shehada. “So we want to show them that we are with you guys, we are trying to help and support you.” The actual walking started at Building 6, went up towards Lot H, and all the way around Lots P and R, eventually making its way back to Building 6. Along the way, students who participated in the walk conversed amongst themselves, and only stopped occasionally for group pictures or to wave at cars. According to Leigh Anne Sippel, the club advisor, and organizer Wala Abdumous, the original idea was to have an event to raise money, while at the same time have fun. “We are trying to get support for our cause, which is to raise breast cancer awareness,” said Abdumous. “We are trying to make something that all Skyline students would show support for as well as enjoy
JJ Valdez/ The Skyline View
A group of Skyline students (including Palestinian Club presidents Juli Shehada and Wala Abudamous) begin their walk to raise breast cancer awareness.
themselves.” Some students, such as Caylie Garland, have never participated in a walk for breast cancer before. “I don’t have breast cancer, but my stepmom’s mom did, and I think it’s a good cause,” Garland said. “It’s just a great opportunity to actually get up and do something.” Another student who enjoyed the walk was club member Rula Abdel-
halim, who felt it to be both physically and emotionally rewarding. “I came today to support breast cancer awareness and to support my friends,” said Abdelhalim. “It feels good this was all done for a good cause, and it was also good exercise.” However, the event did go through some changes as time went on. According to Leigh Anne Sippel,
the original idea was to have a walk on a larger scale, but it was later decided to make it local by walking just around the school premises. In addition, the actual event was originally scheduled to have two different walks around the school, one from 11:00 to 11:30, and another from 1:00 to 1:30. However, it was later decided to have just one from 11:30 to 12:00.
“A few minutes ago, a woman came up to me and said ‘three years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I really feel good to see all you supporting us’,” Shehada said. “And that’s what we’re trying to accomplish,” Shehada said.
Gallery burglary points out gaps in campus security New cameras and alarm systems installed at Skyline Gallery after pieces were stolen by Robyn Graham
Two art pieces were stolen and others disturbed from the Skyline Faculty Gallery Exhibition on the evening or early morning between Sept. 10 and 11. Three days after the gallery’s opening a drawing and photograph belonging to Aya Artola and Arthur Takayama, respectively, were reported missing by the gallery assistant the morning of Sept. 11. No other pieces were stolen, but several had been moved. Wasan Hasan, the morning assistant, said that some paintings hung askew when the day before they had been straight. It remains unknown what time
the pieces were stolen because no alarms or security cameras were in place at the time of the break-in. Because of this, Skyline has no viable leads, or suspects, according to Skyline Police Chief Brian Tupper. The district began installing new cameras and alarms systems last year. “[The gallery burglary] helped identify one of the gaps in our system: we do have video coverage in the area, it’s just not isolated to the gallery theatre,” Tupper said. Skyline security finished installing the camera and internal alarm system about three weeks after the
break-in before the end of the Faculty exhibition. It was the first exhibition in memory to have a burglary in the past seven years according to Gallery Director Paul Bridenbaugh, who said he was surprised that it happened. “It’s a very sad thing,” said Skyline President Victoria Morrow, referring to the pieces that were stolen. The artists replaced their stolen work with new pieces shortly after the thefts, and the exhibition continued until its close on Oct. 12 with no further break-ins.
Robyn Graham/ The Skyline View
One of the cameras set up in order to boost security.