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Volume XXXVIIII - Issue 5

October 30, 2014

False alarm disrupts classes

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$388 million on table this election day SMCCD hopes for bond measure to maintain and renovate all three campuses

by Shereena Singh TSV Staff writer

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Students (from left) Jin Zhu, Brayan Rodriguez, Nancy Reyes and Laura Ziganti take advantage of the fire alarm by using the time to further prepare for their Chemistry test.

Students rushed out of class when deafening alarms sounded unexpectedly

by Michelle Kelly TSV editor in chief

Students were displaced when a false fire alarm interrupted classes on Oct. 29.

The alarm rang out at approximately 2:30 p.m. and moved everyone outside buildings 7 and 8.

“Usually when it’s a false alarm, it’s something faulty or someone pulled a station,” San Bruno Firefighter, Holly Nelson said. “We haven’t really determined the cause, but we believe it’s something electrical.” “[Students] did a good job self evacuating,” Nick Chavez of facilities

said.

One group of students decided to use the extra time to study for their upcoming chemistry test.

“It starts in nine minutes,” student Laura Ziganti said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the test gets cancelled.”

Local voters will have a voice in this coming election on Nov. 4 and the opportunity to provide additional funding to the district.

Measure H, if passed, would grant SMCCD a $338 million bond, which would be used for construction and maintenance on Skyline, CSM and Cañada campuses. With this funding, campuses will also work on environmentally stable infrastructure.

Opponents of the measure feel that the district is splurging on extravagant spending, and that it is not necessary since other bonds have been approved in years past. But those who are in support of the bond feel that it would serve as a great investment to education.

“We all share a vision, as a staff,” Learning Center Manager David Reed said. Reed hopes the bond measure will bring change to the learning center, and create a more seamless learning environment for students. Instead of having things done separately, he wants students to be able to walk into the learning and be guided

by one receptionist to whatever they are in need of, regardless of the subject. Reed will also be conducting a student survey in the near future which will take into consideration in what changes Skyline students would like to see in the learning center. Reed also said that students who partake in the student survey might be able to participate in a raffle.

John Paver, dean of academic support and learning technologies, also feels that the measure will benefit the students.

“The bond would help make some dynamic spaces that can support their academic success.” Paver said.

Paver also feels that it is important for student to partake in the voting, because the environment that students study in is a very integral part of student success, especially for the students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions to be prepared for what’s in store.

Students also have a say in how they feel measure H. “I actually didn’t know about it.”

Skyline student Poonam Prasad said.

“I would like to vote, (…) I actually think it’s important, because I want to get the most out of my education.”

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Engineering could be on horizon for Skyline

Facing a high level of demand from students, Skyline hopes to unveil an intro to engineering class as early as next fall semester

by Chester Mendoza TSV Staff writer

Skyline College may possibly roll out a new ENGR 100 introductory class for the first time in campus history.

Many students in calculus, physics, chemistry, and other science classes, have an interest in majoring in engineering, ranging from network to computers to civil engineering, and are interested in working in the labs and attending lectures to get a feel for

engineering.

Despite having three engineering clubs and many interested students, Skyline currently has no engineering classes. Skyline students must go to sister colleges Canada and College of San Mateo for engineering classes, making their schedules more sporadic.

Another issue for potential engineers at Skyline, in addition to the commute, is that students will often decide to tackle the courses during their final semester before

transferring to a state or private university, resulting in a heavy load of engineering classes without prior experience. Lack of preparation puts students at a disadvantage that could possibly steer them away from pursuing engineering.

Some seek their engineering training outside the district all together by transferring straight to a state or private university to take the necessary engineering classes.

According to Ilkka Koskelo, Skyline Physics Professor Ilkka Koskelo, when a student transfers to a

university to take the engineering classes there; it will be difficult to even get into the required classes, and will cost more, putting them in a difficult situation.

“A bad situation is when they arrive and they still have these bottlenecks where they can’t get through their upper division courses because they still have lower division courses to take,” Koskelo said.

He added that the course plan needs to be revised by Oct. 31 to get approval from the curriculum

committee by Nov. 5, in order to have the course open to the students as soon as next year’s fall semester. Students interested in engineering could then be provided the course to lead them in the right path towards their field of choice.

“That’s the goal, to start to offer this as soon as we can,” Koseklo said.

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Prasad also feels that if fouryear institutions already have accommodations of the highest standards, community colleges should also be given the same opportunity, since students still pay money to attend classes and they also deserve a well-rounded education.

One of the key qualities of the school district is that international

students are recruited as well. In addition to the $338 million dollar bond measure, $40 million is also proposed for Cañada’s new science and math facility, as well as $45 million for CSM’ math, workforce and allied health facilities. $12 million would be funding Skyline’s campus in the environmental studies and science center, and there would also be district wide projects, such as surveillance cameras, infrastructure and classroom furniture.

CCSF contends with student protest and trial for accreditation

by Michelle Kelly TSV Editor-in-chief City College of San Francisco students gathered on Oct. 22, a national day of protest in support of Ferguson activists, to get their opinions on arming campus police heard.

On a Facebook event page called “Rally Against Arming CCSF Police” students wrote, “Come to this Wednesday’s rally to say no to arming CCSF police and to demand the immediate reversal of all cuts to resource centers, student services, programs, and courses.

Invest in students, not guns!”

The protest was sparked in part by the impending trial of San Francisco’s City Attorney and the accreditation commission. The trial began on Oct. 27 and a verdict on the issue will be heard very soon.

The comment in question was said by City College Chancellor Arthur Tyler when he spoke in a listening session on Sept. 5 and answered a question about arming

public safety.

“One of the things that perhaps we should do is have a discussion through the participatory governance process to determine whether or not we should continue the way we are and whether or not that unarmed status for our police officers is satisfactory,” Tyler said.

The discussion of arming City College’s police force has been put on hold until the Board of Trustees has their power restored, according to CCSF marketing director Jeff Hamilton. Currently, City College’s board has been put on hold and was replaced by Special Trustee Robert Agrella.

“I’m not quite sure why there was a rally,” CCSF Marketing Director Jeff Hamilton said. “There won’t be any talk of arming the police until the board of trustees is back in session.”

When asked if the Skyline campus police are armed, Public Safety Officer Paul Barbosa refused to answer.

They are not armed according to the San Bruno Police Department’s communications and records supervisor, Mike Cook.

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seen the need for a program to be developed. But a high level of student interest suggests that there is a need for a pathway for engineering across all three campuses.

“Our efforts are really to support the beginning levels of the pathway,” Hernandez said.

“We found a need for our student population who cannot go to our sister colleges, at least in the beginning, or at all.”

Many students in calculus, physics, chemistry, and other science classes, have an interest in majoring in engineering, ranging from network to computers to civil engineering, and are interested in working in the labs and attending lectures to get a feel for engineering.

“Were seeing a lot of students who may take their preparatory courses and transfer either to our sister colleges to take the engineering courses, or in some cases they’re transferring without having taking any engineering specific courses,” Hernandez said.

He added that if it was set in stone that the course were to be available, there are professors in the Physics department who are qualified to teach it. There is discussion of providing more than just the introductory course, but it is currently up in the air. Currently, the introductory course is the only one being presented to the curriculum committee, since there is currently a need seen for it and there must be a certain

Although there are currently no engineering classes on campus, there are three engineering clubs for interested students: Skyline Women Engineering meets first and third Wednesdays from 11-12 in room 7204. For more information, contact Ilkka Koskelo at koskelo@smccd. edu Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers, also advised by Ilkka Koskelo, meets every other Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm in room 6205.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers meets Wednesdays at 1 pm in room 7304. For more information, contact Stephen Fredricks at fredrickss@smccd.edu

level of need and interest to get these courses started.

Many Skyline students are looking to pursue engineering. With the possibility of this course of being approved by the curriculum committee, future engineers are hopeful at the prospect.

“I think it’s a great idea, considering we are in a close vicinity of the tech world,” Student Henry Perez said.

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Know your vote Are voters proactively helping the community by exercising their right to vote with little to no knowledge of what they’re voting for? Voting is the most powerful vehicle an American citizen has in expressing their voice. So why is there a lack of information available to those willing to step up to the plate? Vote in what you believe will justifiably promote the common good, or otherwise abstain. If you don’t know what you are voting for how can you make this decision? The importance of being informed before elections is fundamental.

In the upcoming midterm elections, taking place Nov. 4, it has always been maintained that it is the public’s civic duty to vote. It is our right as citizens to speak up and be heard. We should do so well informed. Unfortunately, people support their party blindly without knowing what they may be voting for. Voters need to know who and what they are electing and why.

However, the more that voters are encouraged to participate in elections, the less politically informed individuals we may see. As a result lowers the quality of the entire designation process.

If you are voting simply as an act of self-gratification you should take time to consider the impact you could be making. Not being informed can cause more harm than good if you don't know what you are supporting. For example, you could unknowingly support a proposition that encourages homophobic or sexist legislation or negatively impacts everyone’s

standard of living, in turn not knowing if you’re making people’s lives better or worse. Using your vote ignorantly is throwing away your chance to contribute.

From democracy’s beginning, Aristotle maintained how essential it is for a citizen to be able to discern real interests and to take effective advantage of the responsibility afforded to them. The father of philosophy upheld his stand against democracy by saying, “What are the matters over which the general body of citizens should properly exercise sovereignty? It… is dangerous for men of this sort to share in the highest offices, as injustice may lead them into wrong doing, and thoughtlessness into error.” This principle sustains that by being ignorant of the propositions you can cause negative repercussions to the community.

Rather than always supporting a party, your decision should be your own, and not influenced by others, or because in the past you have advocated for the same organization, unknowingly awarding the political party in question insurmountable power?

In hindsight people are actually showing up to vote, which is half the battle. The other half is getting them there up-to date. Additionally, it is important to take into consideration that people are exposed to propaganda, such as TV commercials, that use pathos and target their audience emotionally to control and influence votes.

These commercials can be misleading and as a result people go to vote with good intentions but in-

sufficient evidence to endorse their belief in a cause. What Skyline can do to be a catalyst in enlightening all students on elections is hold forums that encourage students to debate and express their opinions regarding the issues at hand.

Students at Skyline are already taking the initiative to educate themselves and can employ skills such as critical thinking, but it is worth mentioning that electoral information is not easily obtained and the outreach available to educate people, more often than not, consists of complicated jargon. It is a widely spread notion that one vote is of no consequence, and in truth if we continue with this mentality less people will be inclined to participate, when in truth we should be encouraging this civic engagement among our peers with the goal of promoting common good. However, given that the issues addressed in these midterm elections are far more localized and your electoral decision does matter.

Know what propositions are necessary to taking elections seriously. It’s like going to a test without studying, just staring at the paper. If you’re not informed then you are basically giving up your civic right; therefore, declaring that although the passing of the Voting rights Act of 1965 allowed more people to vote despite their racial of ethnic background, the toil for political participation is still far from over. What is important to understand is that voting is a privilege; however, being informed is our obligation.

The View From Here

With Michelle Kelly, Editor-In-Chief

A letter from the editor-in-chief In the past few weeks we’ve been getting many letters to the editor from faculty because of an editorial cartoon that ran in our Oct. 2 issue that suggested that faculty created events for themselves. Just recently we received a letter from our district chancellor, Ron Galatolo.

A common thread throughout these letters is that students are the number one priority bar none.

Each letter cites the many services and campus events that revolve around us.

A college campus is inherently going to serve students. The administration putting students first shouldn’t be applauded when their support is expected. The editorial cartoon was not a personal attack on our president Dr. Regina Stanback-Stroud, but rather a comment on how it feels to be a student at Skyline. The campus has all of these incredible events but students get little to no notice of them nor inclusion.

For example the upcoming the-

ater production of “You Can’t Take it With You” is only a week away, but if you were a student looking for information about it you’d be hard pressed to find any. It’s not on the Skyline College website anywhere including the event calendar. Even a search for it turns up nothing. The most important way to include students in the campus is to keep them informed.

Since the media policy debut kept the paper, which is run by students for students, out of the loop and restricted us from conducting interviews with faculty and administration, we haven’t felt like a number one priority. Even after its revision the policy has left an adverse effect. It’s been extremely difficult for our writers to get anything in-depth or candid from student services.

Just this week I questioned the campus security if officers had guns on them but I was not able to get an answer from an officer, instead I was instructed to ask the public information officer who had to ask security and then email me the answer. This is not the first time reporters have had issues

acquiring sources and information.

In the past year we've counted at least nine times a reporter has been told "no" when trying to secure an interview.

This is a total deviation from the flow of information. The Skyline View exists for the sole purpose of informing students and if our reporters aren’t allowed that information then it’s also being kept from the entire student body.

Everyone has the right to refuse to speak to the press, but it feels systemic when there are multiple instances of student service employees not cooperating.

In one of the letters sent to us a faculty member expressed a sadness for the future of journalism with The Skyline View at the helm of it and I have to agree.

We’re also sad for the future of journalism here at Skyline. There’s a restriction on what’s allowed to be said to us and we cannot get accurate information firsthand.

Our priority is the students of this campus and without our administration supporting us in what we do we can't say the same for them.

Sex and assumptions: don’t judge a book by its cover Have you ever looked at someone and thought to yourself “I bet they're a total freak in the bedroom?”

We're all guilty of it. Sexually profiling the men and women that we see on a daily basis. Making assumptions about how open they are in the bedroom based on how they look. If the person you're drooling over is in good shape you think they can go all night without getting tired. If you see a tongue ring you assume they'll be good at oral sex. Heavily tattooed? They must like pain. Etc,etc,etc. But, it is often times the most average looking men and women that are the most energetic, and adventurous, in the bedroom.

We've all heard the stereotypes about Catholic school girls and how outlandishly freaky they can get in bed, compete with descriptions of whips, chains and manacles bolted to the walls. And it is true, for the most part, that the kinkier a person is the more “plain Jane” they appear to be to the rest of the world.

In college this is a lesson that the majority of us have learned, and if you haven't then you should most definitely begin looking for someone to teach you, if you know what I mean. If not, then I'll make it easy on you: Start hitting on nor-

mal looking people! Just because someone looks like they'll be a taskmaster in the bedroom doesn't mean they're gonna deliver. You wanna have some backbreaking, bed shattering fun? Start paying attention to average Joe and plain Jane around you. Chances are they'll surprise you.

This doesn't mean, of course, that only normal looking folks are secret sexual deviants. The majority of people are kinkier than they let on. Heavily tattooed or not, doesn't mean you don't like getting your hair pulled. Tongue stud or not, oral sex is an enjoyable precursor to some sweaty fun.

Six pack abs or not, sex is the one cardio exercise that isn't boring.

So, rather than judge the proverbial “book by its cover,” take a risk and see what happens.

The man or woman that looks like a boring prude might just be the one that takes you to sexual peaks you haven't experienced yet. Granted, they might be just as prudish as they look, but you miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. Besides, you get better with every partner you experience and you might be shattering whatever assumptions they had about you in the process. One way or another it'll be fun while it lasts.

The cult of CrossFit

by Steve Perotti TSV Opinions Editor

Have you ever wondered why “CrossFitters” sit back and think that they are the second coming of the fitness revolution? Well, if so, you're not the only one.

Now, before we get to the fun part, let's acknowledge one thing first and foremost: CrossFit can work wonders. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with the concepts of CrossFit. The problems arise when we look at some of the men and women who label themselves as “CrossFitters.” The combination of their zealotry and arrogance tends to, not only rub people the wrong way, but get them hurt in the process.

By now we have all come to terms with the fact that CrossFit isn't going anywhere. The gyms are relatively cheap to open and it is the latest in a series of pop culture friendly work out lifestyles, which means that its roots are sunk in deep already. The primary issues are twofold. First and foremost, there are numerous records of injuries, due primarily to poor form or incorrect gauging of weights. The secondary issue comes from the outright ignorance and fool hardy hubris of some of these fitness “practitioners.”

Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who is so completely convinced that they are in the right and you are

in the wrong? Regardless of what empirical evidence you may have, they refuse to be swayed from their single minded opinions. This type of heated debate tends to come when discussing politics, religion, and now fitness. Trying to argue the merits of CrossFit with a devout practitioner is akin to having an argument with a member of the Westboro Baptist Church.

Exposing the ludicrous “merits” of a kipping pull up is bound to start a heated, if not violent, discussion that may or may not end in shouts and tears.

If these fitness pariahs were to keep their collective mouths shut then no one would care. Everyone has their own opinion and they are more than entitled to it. But when you sit back, completely content in your ignorance, and expect others to accept your opinion as gospel truth, there will be those who disagree with you. People tend to take such talk with the most negative of emotions, and for good reason.

Keep in mind, of course, that not all those who have chosen CrossFit as their preference are bad people.

The majority of them are tremendously content to go on with their fitness lives without harassing others about it. But, for the few who seem content to spread their ideology with vitriol and negative emotion, here is a nickels worth of free advice: Just shut up and accept that no one cares about you or your fancy pull-ups.

A lack of integrity I imagine you have heard a lot about the cartoon, as well you should. Your cartoonist appears to have a chip on his shoulder that prevents him from seeing all the prioritization of students everywhere on this campus. What other campus deliberately sought out ways to give away $250,000 in scholarships, previously untapped, last year? What other college put a food pantry on its campus to attend to the needs of students who are food-insecure? Can you find another campus that has a SparkPoint Center that connects students to benefits to enable them to be successful? How many science departments host a research symposium just for their students?

How many campuses have fought tooth and nail to maintain child care services and learning center services, knowing how vital those things are to students? How many campuses have students in voting positions on key shared governance committees such as the College Governance Council?

Yet, you choose to look at a few presentation events at random and project them as indicative of a culture of student exclusion. Are you really so blind? Ah, but then, you had to go a bit further and deliberately slander one of the best presidents any community college has ever had.

Yes, the Success Summit had a price ticket. Summits and other conferences typically have fees attached. Had you done some

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investigation, you may have found ways for students to be involved in that summit at little to no cost.

The Cornell West event indeed had very little coverage prior to its date, and your editorial in this newest issue attempts to acknowledge that a search for Cornell West only turned up the news of the cancelled even from last Spring.

Did your staff bother to investigate that information? Evidently not, because had they done so, they would have learned that the Spring event was sold out, and the previous ticket-holders were honored before releasing any new tickets to anyone else. But instead of being good journalists, you chose to slander the college president by showing her as ego-driven. You have no idea what this woman has done for countless students in her many years as an educator and administrator, yet you chose one misunderstood event to slander her good name and work in the space of a few days of zero fact-finding.

You chose to ignore truth when it could have been easily found with a little investigation, and that is an egregious sin against journalism.

What shameful disregard for journalistic accuracy. What a sad state of affairs future journalism will be with you at the helm of it.

I used to bring copies of the Skyline View to my classroom to use in classroom activities. I think I will wait to do so again until a journalism staff with integrity returns. Until then, I sincerely

Your education should be free Doesn’t free tuition sound like a good idea?

by Steve Perotti TSV Opinions Editor

Did you know that Germany, among other countries throughout the world, is giving away college educations? Why, oh why, has The United States not jumped on this bandwagon?

Times have changed, and we all know this. We all have at least one member in our family that tells us, time and time again, that things are more expensive now than they were in the past. Everything from movie tickets to groceries, and let’s not forget college tuition.

In the past it was cheaper for students to pay their tuition fees, often times simply by working a part time job side by side with their classes. Sometimes they’d have to work through their summers, but they could get it done one way or the other. And their chances were better to find a job once they were done with school. With college tuition rising nationwide we are all forced to sit back and wonder whether or not we can actually afford the education we want.

The rub comes when we realize countries like Germany are not charging for college tuition, and we still are. This is one of those lovely situations where America, in all of its supposed “glory,” is cast in a different light. The reasoning behind Germany’s decision? “We

got rid of tuition fees because we do not want higher education which depends on the wealth of the parents.” Gabrielle Heinen-Kjajic, the minister of science and culture in Lower Saxony, said in a statement. Sounds like a good idea, yes? Ensuring that future generations are knowledgeable and well versed, afforded all of the benefits of a college education without the negatives of student loans and having to sell your soul in order to cover your yearly tuition costs.

Again, why are we not jumping on this bandwagon?

A sad truth of our countries higher education system is that it is a business, and a growing one at that. Parents nationwide are saving for their children’s college educations, and those that cannot set money aside are prepared to take out loans in order to pay the cost.

And then there are the obvious interest rates, which are staggering to say the least. Will the U.S. take the hint and go the way of countries like Germany, or will we continue to squeeze every last cent out of those men and women who seek to go to college? Only time will tell if we are capable of making such a selfless decision, but if things continue to go the way they have been going, tuition will continue to rise to a sky rocketing pace before they disappear completely.

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Sincerely, Leigh Anne Shaw Associate Professor, English for Speakers of Other Languages Coordinator, English Language Institute Secretary, Skyline College Academic Senate

From the chancellor Simply stated, I was aghast and deeply offended when I saw the Editorial Cartoon in The Skyline View’s publication dated October 2, 2014. First and foremost, The Skyline View has provided a wealth of opportunity for many learners to fully understand the many facets of journalism and to comprehend the power of an independent press best exemplified by the notion of being a Fourth Estate. That being said, the art of messaging is completely lost when an author or illustrator crosses the line and misinforms or misguides the reader – overtly or inadvertently – and simultaneously attacks, defames or denigrates the subject(s) of the article or, in this instance, cartoon.

While The Skyline View strives to inform its readers in a fair, balanced and unbiased manner, in this circumstance, you got it completely wrong in every aspect.

The faculty do not view themselves as elitists or prestigious, but rather dedicated, hard-work-

ing and committed educators serving well-deserving students.

Furthermore, students do openly engage and actively participate in a variety of extracurricular events on campus that greatly enhance their overall learning experience at Skyline College – including attending a recent lecture delivered by Dr. Cornel West! Lastly, I surmise the individual on stage in the cartoon is meant to be Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud? If so, this is the most deprecating and egregious inaccuracy committed by the illustrator. Obviously that person doesn’t know Dr. Stanback Stroud. So I would like to help “educate” that individual on exactly who she is and what she’s done to advance teaching and learning on a national level as well as cultivate a climate of trust, openness and steadfast conviction to first-rate academic opportunities for the countless students who attend Skyline College. More specifically, Dr. Stanback Stroud has been a leader in public higher education for more than twenty five years and, earlier in her career, a highly regarded and deeply respected member of the California Community College’s faculty who also served as their Statewide Academic Senate President. Furthermore, Dr. Stanback Stroud is recognized throughout the country for her insightful knowledge and acute awareness of student equity/ diversity initiatives, anti-poverty tactics, community workforce and economic development/empower-

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by President Barack Obama to the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability.

Dr. Stanback Stroud modestly performs all of her duties, functions and roles with the utmost integrity and devotion to her craft and has never exemplified anything close to a narcissistic or egotistical persona. In reality, which obviously escaped the illustrator and any other ill-informed party who authorized publishing the cartoon in question, Dr. Stanback Stroud is a kind, caring and considerate person who has always placed students at the center of her universe. For the cartoon to speciously and deceivingly portray her as a self-centered individual is grossly negligent and the illustrator should formally apologize to Dr. Stanback Stroud for that pejorative misrepresentation of an outstanding leader and brilliant college president.

Ron Galatolo, Chancellor, San Mateo County Community College District

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Bodies everywhere

By David Perez TYT Chief Copy Editor

When are we going to solve our corpse problem?

As Halloween night approaches, students all over campus are quietly asking, “What are they going to do about the bodies this year?”

It’s the elephant in the room and no one wants to openly talk about it. We all know the morning after Halloween the vampires leave their used up humans scattered all over the parking lot. Though, many have agreed, it’s still better than the old practice of stuffing the corpses in the in the bathrooms.

A member of the janitorial staff spoke with us on the issue, but refused to give his name, “Man, the morning after, there are just too many corpses to push into the woods like we normally do the other 364 days a year. The worst part about it; all these students come up to us asking us to clean out the limbs and other body parts that get stuck in their tires. Man, they ask us! That’s not in my job description. All you students know what happens after Halloween, how about you stop trying to drive through a sea of corpses? And don’t you dare tell me you didn’t see them until it was too late.”

A spokesman for the administration had this to say, “We have a faculty full of social justice warriors and if there was a sea of corpses in the parking lot, which there isn’t, they would totally handle it; furthermore, there has never been any recorded proof of such an event; on a side note, please remember our ‘No selfies or any other kind of pictures’ policy we have here on campus.”

While the administration continues to deny the body problem, one student club is ready to take a bite out of the problem.

Fred Biemoz, student zombie and leader of the Sorta-Alive American Club on campus, has a solution.

We can recycle the bodies. “The administration’s “no-eating” policy on Halloween night conveniently avoids any conflict with the vampire population here on campus, as we all know they drink their food. I say, If the vampires get to corpse binge on Halloween; myself and my fellow Sorta-Alive Americans would gladly eat up their mess, and in doing so, we’d keep those bodies out of landfills.

Recycling is the answer my friends.

We need to change this policy.

Why cater to vampires and let them have all the fun, I mean they get eternal life, while Sorta-Alive Americans everywhere are in a constant state of decay. Just look at James, he’s already reached stage four of ‘Sorta-Aliveness.’”

James, the vice president of the Sorta-Alive American Club added, “Braaaaiiinnnnsss!”

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Police misidentify popular band as vampires Lead singer receives deadly wounds, band subjected to lethal doses of concertrated garlic oil by law enforcement officials

Lead singer Ezera injuried and waiting for emergency services to arrive after he was injuired by the police during the concert

By Matt Pacell Special to the TYT

Several members of the irritating, yet popular, band Vampire Weekend are in critical condition after being mistaken for actual vampires by Texas law enforcement officials.

Lead singer Ezera (what’shis-face) and drummer (?) are receiving medical treatment for stake related puncture wounds to the chest and crucifix related blunt force trauma. Both band members are also undergoing dialysis, as they were subjected to lethal doses of concentrated garlic oil, administered by hypodermic needles in a “pulp fiction” manner.

The incident occurred mid performance, when a crack team of Texas law enforcement officials, composed of members of the Texas Rangers and Houston Police responded to calls from distressed citizens claiming that their town had been overrun by vampires.

Law enforcement officials stated that they were initially confused

by the band’s deathly pale skin color, stiff corpselike manner of moving, and numerous reports of them “sucking”.

Houston Sherriff Clark Beauford, a 15 year veteran of the police force and state yodeling champion, defended his actions regarding the attack on the band.

“Thems look like the fellas what done bite on the women folks,” stated Houston Sherriff Clark Beauford. “We ain’t takin too kindly to them, what with their fancy accents and their big ol’ houses. We was fixin to set them cape wearin’ foreigners straight, and gawd dang if we ain’t done it.” Sherriff Beauford proceeded to hitch up his pants and fire several shots into the air whilst shouting “yee-haw!” He went on to discuss how his son, Brandon, had failed to live up to his expectations. He explained that Brandon seemed generally disinterested in football and girls, and yearned to go to Hollywood. He also wanted to dance ballet. Sherriff Beauford chuckled at the idea of his son

dancing ballet as though it were a joke, but then a sudden faraway look came into his eyes. He teared up a bit, but stopped himself just short of crying. “I didn’t raise no sissy” he said in an unintentionally loud voice. He claimed that Bran-

“This is like, the worst thing that has ever happened. Ever.

In history. To anyone.”

-Harrison Abercrombie don will “straighten up any day now”, and quietly lamented that his wife should never have had let Brandon watch PBS as a child, as it probably instilled dangerous values in him. Sherriff Beauford insisted that none of this exchange be used in the news report, then walked away while whispering to himself that his son “ain’t no sissy”.

Dozens of additional injuries occurred when the Texas rangers proceeded to roundhouse kick

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their way through the plethora of slack jawed, polo-shirt wearing Vampire Weekend fans.

“They totally ripped my cardigan” stated Harrison Abercrombie, a concert goer, victim, and winner of the Preppiest Name of The Year Award, 2013. “This is like, the worst thing that has ever happened. Ever. In history. To anyone.”

A spokesperson for The Texas Rangers stated that vampire related tension in the city of Houston had been high since the “Twilight Flasher” terrorized the city from March 2009-April 2011. There was ample concern that, in addition to sucking the life out of the womenfolk of Houston, the band would also expose themselves, corrupting the tender moral values of the town.

Vampire Weekend could not be reached for any coherent comment. They did comment, but their responses were too wordy and obtuse to be of any immediate use.

Halloween special table of content Page 2 - Join the King of as he talks about vampires rights and check out the TSV “how to” guide to dealing with these halloween monsters.

Page 3 - Ever about how different cultures handle respecting the dead? Find out here.

Page 4 - The lastest results from the Zombie Olympics: track and field and The View from Here.

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Our rights by blood to blood

The King of Vampires begins his quest for equal rights for vampire kind in the modern world

By Count Vlad Dracul Special to the TYT It may appear to the average citizen of these United States that equality is on the rise, that many issues of inequality prevalent in the past are fading in this modern day and age. This idea is a fallacy perpetrated by the media, a biased media that is controlled by the banks.

My people are still treated as if they are second class citizens, bottom-feeders forced into the shadows cast by the bright shining star known as civilization. However there is one night a year where we are free to be ourselves in public. Halloween; this night is our night.

The hot-blooded members of congress fear us, they scramble at our mention, hiding in their extravagant homes without extending proper invitation to their constituents. This fear is so entrenched within their beating hearts that they give us our one night a year in hopes of satisfying us. I stand before you as a proud representative of my noble kin, a people of proud heritage whose numbers may be small, but our power is great and I say that one night is not enough.

We do not ask for much, despite our roots to Eastern European nobility we

are not the fat cat aristocrats who rule over your people with the one true king of your country, money. We have no interest in material wealth, we seek only the safety of a cold home and the freedom to feed at our leisure.

Yet to this day the people of not just America, but the world itself horde

“We have no interest in material wealth, we seek only the safety of a cold home and the freedom to feed at our leisure.” that which we desire most. They fill our homes with their departed friends and family, leaving us displaced. The majority of the time, they jealously protect that on which my kin must sup to sustain ourselves.

When was the last time you had a catastrophic injury? Do you truly need all of your blood, or will you hold it as precious as the corrupt banks?

Some of us don’t even have an interest in the physical aspects of your

blood, we merely seek a bit of your life essence. What good are a few extra years going to do for you? With the rise of conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s is it really worth living through such a horrible experience just to eke out a few extra years of suffering?

People freely throw away years of their lives to activities like smoking and hard drugs, why not give those years to the proud people who truly need them? Why must you let us suffer and starve on the outskirts of your society?

Think about those whom you hurt when you force your worldview onto others. Think of the suffering that you cause when you refuse our request of a quick nibble. Think of how boring this world would be without its proud and strong undead denizens.

I hope that you will be a little more sensitive to me and my ilk in the future, but for now I must depart. I met a lovely young waitress and we’re going out for a bite and a drink.

Right: a historic painting of Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia also known as Vlad the Impaler.

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The TSV “How” guide to survive Halloween Witches

By “John Helsing” Special to the TYT The month of ghost, witches, and other deadly beast has arrived. If you’re anything like me, the mere thought of these baddies roaming around free reign eating your loved ones is completely terrifying. So for all you nubile monster hunters, here I, The man who monsters fear, have complied for you a short list of the dangerous baddies you will need to look out for during this terrifying month. Use this list to learn how to properly defend yourself during this month of frightful month.

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All black, broom riding ,white hair, smells like cat, and jewelry in the form of odd symbols and shapes that may or may not have to do with satanic dealings.

No I wasn’t trying to describe your local high schools goth club

member. I was trying to portray what a witch would look and smell like.

These ladies in black can transform into cats and cast nasty spells and curses on people. I would hate to be incinerated where I sit, or worse turned into a frog… I can’t fathom having to eat insects for the rest of my life.

The best remedies for any of your witch problems would be to always keep your room clean.

Witches have terrible OCD, why do you think they always carry around their brooms. If you keep clean, and you still happen to run into a witch, remember this a good splashing of water will get rid of those wicked witches.

Demons Medieval ghost, 18 May 2012

These corporeal beings are said to be the diseased, our loved ones and friends who are stuck in limbo having a hard time passing on.

With the physical characteristics of your grandmother’s fancy white sheets these guys can do some nasty things .They can possess the living to do their bidding.

Cause unnatural phenomenon’s to happen, like turning light switches on and off really fast.

They have the ability to

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pass through walls without using a door, must help when you really got to use the bathroom.

With these abilities they are the masters of scaring people. Well if you ever find yourself in the midst of a haunting.

The best thing you can do to rid yourself of these pests, is to not pay attention to them. Yep ghosts are the attention whores of the supernatural world, if left alone they will eventually grow tired and leave, your welcome.

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These well-known fearsome creatures are supposedly immortal, can turn into bats, and are extremely pale to boot. They feed off of human life force, sounds like my ex-girlfriend, the removal of life force is usually represented as a person’s blood .

If you’re not careful they can turn you into one of their minions or a fellow vampire. Now if you ever run into one of these dastardly foes, the easiest most effi-

cient way to rid yourself of one would be to invite it to a normal dinner. Yes invite your enemy to dinner and feed it.

A steak to the heart is what you will start with!

Clog their arteries; too much red meat is a vampire’s worst enemy. If you want to seal the deal throw some garlic on it, vampires are very picky eaters and are repulsed by the mere scent of garlic.

After dinner that vampire will be sure to never bother you again.

These beast are quite possibly the worst evil monster of all.

They are a parasite that burrow themselves deep inside of a human females body.

When they finish feasting on the insides of their host, they burst out of their host’s womb and force themselves onto the host with unbearable smiles and “the inability to protect

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themselves”.

After 21 years of mentally and financially draining there host they look almost indistinguishable from the host. There is one clear way to vanquish this foe, and that is to never allow them to come into existence.

Be sure to practice safe sex all, and happy Halloween!!!

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A trip around the world on Halloween

Now for something more series rather than the interesting undead articles we’ve had thus far. Halloween isn’t all about parties and dressing up as a ghoul, vampire, or other monsters, it is a time to remember the dead and these who have gone before us into the next world. So join us as we take a quick trip around the world to see how various countries and cultures pay homeage to the deceased.

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The Philippines

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Halloween in the Philippines is celebrated very differently from the United States, with people taking the time to remember the deceased and loved ones.

It begins early on the eve of Halloween with people getting ready for it by buying everything they need for the coming days, such as candles, flowers, snacks, special offerings, chairs, tents, and anything else they need for the two days. Of course, in addition to this, is the need for people to travel to their hometowns in order to be able to be with family for the next two days.

On Nov. 1 (All Saints’ Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls’ Day) time is spent at the cemeteries with people taking food, candles, and anything else they need to the cemeteries so they can offer them to the deceased, pay respect to the them, and to have some quiet somber moment with the deceased. In addition this time is also spent with families and friends getting the chance to see/meet each other and remember these who have passed on to the next world.

As a result, it means that cemeteries and memorial parks are jammed packed with people, so those not willing to brave the crowds can also go on Nov. 2.

Japan

Halloween in Japan has become popular over the years and has come a long way from the days when Tokyo Disney first introduced it in 1997 with its first “Disney Happy Halloween” festivity event and Universal Studios own “Hollywood Halloween” event in 2002.

However Halloween in Japan isn’t considered a serious time of the year to honor and pay respects to the deceased, chiefly because they already have their own version of Halloween known as the Obon Festival which takes place earlier in the year. The festival is a three day event in which the Japanese pay respects to their ancestors and deceased loved ones.

Kenneth Lu/Creative commons The three day festival is spent with cleaning their homes and visiting the graves of their ancestors and loved ones in order to call them back to the world of the living. After this is done, it is followed by performances of the “Bon Odori,” a style of dancing that changes from region to region in Japan. It is done in order to entertain one’s ancestors and loved ones spirits.

In the last day of the festival Chochin (paper lanterns) with the family crests painted on them are lit in order to call the spirits back back to their grave and finally comes the Floating Lanterns ceremony, also known as Toro Nagashi, where Chochin are lit and floated down a river, lake, and ocean symbolizing the return of the visiting souls to the beyond.

Ghost Festival in Ping Chou, HongKong. 23 August 2009.

Like Japan, Halloween is not a major holiday in China, however business and foreign workers may still celebrate it annually. For example, there is the annual Halloween shows that are organized and run by Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park celebrating Halloween.

Although they don’t celebrate Halloween the Chinese themselves have a few of their own festivals that celebrate and require them to pay respects to loved ones and ancestors who have passed onto the next life.

A example of this is the Ghost Festival (also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival) where it is

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believed that ghosts and spirits, including ones deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm to visit the world of the living. In other words, it is unique compared to the other festivals because it doesn’t require the living to pay respects and homage to the deceased but rather the deceased are the ones who visit them during the festival.

The Ghost Festival falls in the seventh month of the lunar calendar and on the 15 day of the month. Activities include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper (also known as ghost money) to list a few of them.

Mexico

Latin America Photo (left): Dave Newlands/The Skyline View One of the Anthropology Club displays that they created for the Dead of the Day showcase that is happening in the gallery.

In Latin America, south of the border, they also have their own celebrations which are aimed at respecting loved ones who have moved on to the next world varying from one country to another.

In Guatemala they celebrate their own version of the Dia de los muertos by building and flying giant kites, in addition to the more traditional visits to graves sites of loved ones and ancestors. One of the more notable dishes eaten during this time is “fiambre” which is made from various Ingredients and is usually shared with family and friends during the day.

In Ecuador the Day of the Dead, it is an important day to the indigenous Kichwa peoples, whom make up a estimated quarter of the country population. Indigenous families gather together in the cemetery with offerings for lost loved ones and ancestors.These offering are usually traditional foods such as Colada Morada which is eaten with Guague de pan.

In Brazil, the Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2 following All Day Saints and is very similar to the others with people visiting cemeteries and churches, where they offer flowers, candles, and offer prayers to loved ones and the deceased. However it is called “Finados” rather than the Day of the Dead.

What happened to scary costumes during Halloween?

By Steve Perotti TSV Opinions Editor Have you ever sat back as October sped by and asked yourself, “What happened to scary costumes?”

Perhaps it’s a sign of the passing times, marking those over the age of 20 like a scarlet letter, when Halloween rolls around and we start looking for costumes.

The choices these days are rather limited. It seems as if the aim for All Hallows’ Eve has shifted from what it once was.

While in the past the goal was always to be the scariest, or come up with the most inventive and elaborate costume, these days it’s become a bit more risque in it’s

delivery.

Gone are the ghouls and goblins, replaced with scantily clad nurses and pirates. We went from trying to scare one another with our guises to stimulating our collective libidos.

Quite a shift, especially when you look at what Halloween is from a historical point of view.

The final days of October held a specific significance to the ancient Celtic civilizations of Ireland and Scotland.

As October ended and November began it marked the ending of the harvest, a shift from Fall into Winter. The Celts believed that, on this day, the boundaries between

this world and the spirit world were at their thinnest, and they took certain precautions to protect themselves from wandering spirits.

Bonfires, which have been replaced with Jack-o-lanterns, were used to protect homes from possible haunting, while costumes were worn to conceal the humanity of those walking around during the final night of the fall season. Oct. 31 was not Halloween to these men and women.

It was Samhain, and it was not an invitation to dress scantily and hope for some attention from the opposite sex. It was a deeply significant cultural event, and it was treated with the utmost respect and care.

Alejandro Linares Garcia/Creative commons Mexican family tidying and decorating gravesites for Dia de Muertos at a cemetary in Almoloya del Rio, State of Mexico, Mexico. Nov. 2, 1995.

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a three day event in which people are able to pay respects to loved ones who have died and moved on to the next world. It begins on Oct. 31 as families and friends begin to get ready for Nov. 1 and 2.

During Dia de los Muertos people clean and decorate the graves of the deceased with food, offering, beverages, photos, and other items in order to encourage the soul of the deceased to visit them so that they can hear the prayers and comments that are directed at them by the living.

This is called “ofrenda” and in addition to the above the day is meant to honor the deceased and a chance for family and friends to remember those members who have died.

Now fast forward a few centuries and we have men and women dressing as hippies and provocative cheerleaders.

A rather large fall from grace when compared to how things used to be. Granted, men still have the option of dressing as something wholly terrifying, but for women the options seem to be more and more limited with the passing of each year.

From sexy she-devils to alluring zombies, the common denominator seems to be one of a more lusty nature than one of terror. The saddest part is that this is normal to the most current generations.

We see little girls now dressing in revealing genie costumes, circa “I

dream of Jeannie” not “Aladdin,” and this is being accepted as a common practice.

Rather than treating Halloween as an excuse to dress in the least amount of clothing possible, it would be better to return to what the holiday actually stands for.

More zombies and demons, and less wannabe porn stars.

In all honesty, we’ve come to expect the latter, so a return to the former would certainly surprise the majority of men and women that go out on Halloween.

Might gain you some respect to go along with the admiration your scary costume will get you.

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The Yearly Teuflisch mission is to report the latest news concerning the undead population here at Skyline College on the one night of the year that it is safe for them to come out and mix with the human population and make a impact on their quality of life. In short, the Yearly Teuflisch is dedicated to the belief that a strong community newspaper is essential to a strong healthy undead community.

The View from Hell:

Zombies olympics: track and field

Zombie Japan sweeps all the golds in all of the track and field events from underneath of Zombie American and Russia

With the Grim Reaper aka Sir Kelly John Willson Cheaser Black

By Miguel Garcia TSV Multimedia Editor

It was a glorious day for the Zombie Olympics last Oct. 25, 2014.

Team Zombie Jamaica is sweeping almost half of the event, taking 20 gold medals, 26 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. While Team Zombie Russia is coming in second with 13 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.

While Team Zombie USA is in third place with 12 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 30 bronze medals. Many of the marathon events are still going on right now so the results are not yet final.

Events included the 100m zombie dash, which ended after a whopping 30 minutes. The pole vault tragically ended in one of the competitors getting impaled, but it didn’t stop Hugh Doflin from taking home the gold. Even the 10000m limp marathon was exciting. It took the first place winner, Hagar Friold, 25 hours and 23 minutes to finish. The discus decapitation throw ended very well, with the gold medalist Kabar Kerild decapitating 5 heads.

The hurdles event was somewhat disappointing as the competitors ended up knocking over all the hurdles. The spine relay race was taken by the Japanese zombies because of their tenacious speed, with Flint Uker, Hans Gerot, Sven Rilon, and Mathias Meras leading the team. The head-smash hammer throw ended up with a grand mess but it was beautiful. Russians took this event with their gold medalist, Vlad Kudifloc, smashing 25 heads.

Plenty of records were broken today when it came to the jumping events, including longest jump and farthest triple jump. The longest jump record was broken today by USA’s Ragnar Haggar, with him completing a jump of a whopping 5 inches. The farthest triple jump was beaten by Russia’s Yuri Jorvo, by completing a distance of one foot. There are still plenty

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Uwe Langer/Creative commons Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi at their free program at the Nebelhorn Trophy 2012 in Oberstdorf/Germany. Sept. 29, 2012.

of events going on as of now as you know, the competitors take their time to secure the victory.

The 20km crawl just finished this morning with Jamaica’s Leonard Pilobno taking first place. The zombie decathlon is still going as of now but Jamaica is way in the lead, and we’ll keep you posted.

The 50km crawl is in the process of being held, be sure to check in online for the results.

“Our hurdles team practiced so hard, I don’t know why we bomb that event so hard," Jamaican Coach Frand Hammond said. "We had meat hanging on top of the hurdles during training so they would actually try and jump over the hurdles to reach the meat. There was a brain at the end of each practice race, so our athletes would have some sort of motivation to make it to the finish.

Despite losing the hurdles event really badly, I’m just glad we won almost everything else. I trained my boys and girls so hard so they would definitely take gold medals, and that’s exactly what they did.”

Many of the athletes really enjoyed this year’s Zombie Olympics. The Track and Field event ended with what was pretty much

a reward for the zombie competitors, a brain-eating contest.

Although it wasn’t an official event in the Zombie Olympics, Team Zombie USA didn’t fail to represent their country by winning the contest, eating over 400 brains. The zombies ate so much, their bellies exploded.

“Blargh, raaaaaagh. Nnnnnnnnng. Groooooooong.

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeng,” said Bonzo Gono of Team Russia, “Fwaaaaaaaa Dooooooo Leeeeeeeemb.”

For our human readers, this roughly translates to: “It was a great event, I had so much fun.

Sure, it was really tiring but it was well worth it, especially because I was able to eat my favorite food right after the event: brains. I was lucky enough to not have my belly explode, so I’ll try to work off all this extra weight I gained for the next three years until the next Zombie Olympics.”

There are still a few events going on right now, so we are still staying on top of the event but from the looks of it, Jamaica is taking this year’s Zombie Olympics.

Everything that could possibly go wrong, is going wrong.

It’s dark… From what I can see there is red tape everywhere.

Everyone who I’ve interviewed for this story on the dark guardian, that’s having an affair with succubus number 8667 has gone off the record with no swaying them. Talk about dark dealings.

The last few weeks our print edition has ran in complete white ink.

With a paper return rate of 100 percent. I have no idea why we are even trying anymore.

Getting an interview with the devil himself is almost like pulling teeth. Funny thing that’s what I’m currently writing a story about, his different techniques of tormenting the dammed. With the wait time of 65,000 billion years I’m happy this story doesn’t need to be published anytime soon.

This week’s editorial got us the staff thrown into the boiling pot, and I mean that quite literally my skin’s still peeling. It’s quite amazing how irate the underworld’s government can get over an opinion, which most in fact interpreted wrong from the get go. Instead of offering solutions or looking for a good back and forth, the underworld’s government bites back as if it were being attacked like a wild animal. it’s a LEARNING experience for all I suppose.

This year, as it is most years we seem to be having trouble finding an editor for our underworld sports section. No soul living or undead will touch the position

with a 10-foot stick. They all say they would rather be subjected to 1,000,000 deaths, or forced to use AOL dial up service for the rest of their stay in underworld.

Censorship still runs rampant down here, Shows like Supernatural and Walking Dead are banned from cable providers like Deadcast and T-virus&T. Due to many of the underworld species striking and rioting about the unfair treatment and portrayal of their kind.

Tensions are high as the talks between earth, and heaven have crumbled. With the Earth’s Government playing cutthroat, waving their new found formula for immortality over the other two government’s heads. Both Heaven and the Underworld are in scramble to find souls for the top brass of Earths leaders to keep their powers of manipulation in tact. If the formula for immortality gets out both regions will see a stop in soul influx and the reincarnation cycle will stop at earth. This will cause a soul backup on earth probably leading to the extinction of humans. Earth’s government has never cared much for the well being of their own kind, so long as they are living comfortably.

The Propaganda from the government against the new curse that’s going around in the underworld aptly named re-live, is absurd. The curse does not bring you back to life with genital warts and a peg leg. This misinformation is being spread to keep the undead here and quite frankly I as the editor in chief will not have any of it. In fact I quit, I’m joining the living baby!!!!

Disclaimer: the articles readers will see in this TSV special section on pages 1, 2, and 4 are not real articles and did not happen in reality. They are written purely with halloween flavor and meant for entertinment.

The metal count for the 2014 Zombie Olympics Zombies nations

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Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Japan

38

25

31

94

2

Russia

29

28

12

69

3

USA

15

24

15

54

4 5 6

China France

14 14 12

20 19 18

14

48

12 12

45 42

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Art imitates death Skyline students celebrate Día de los Muertos with a delightfully macabre exhibit in the gallery

by Dave Newlands

TSV Features Editor

A day-glo skeleton (above), put together by the gallery staff, hangs from the ceiling as the exhibit’s centerpiece.

Many of the other pieces in the gallery are sugar-skull inspired, like John Turner’s “Arcoiris Catrina.”

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passed.

“I lost my brother a couple months ago due to gang violence, so I’m just rejoicing over While Halloween still reigns supreme north of our loss, not being sad about it,” First Year the border, Skyline has an art Experience student Mark gallery full of reasons to add said. “Even in “We like to honor the Fonseca Día de los Muertos to your some Latin American traditions from different cultures, I guess it’s holiday repertoire.

On Oct. 31 children all cultures in the world and only natural that you’re across the country will be going to grieve at first, Día de los Muertos is a but I think that’s a big dressing up in adorable or spooky costumes for great opportunity to do difference (between the trick-or-treating, and cultures), celebrating that,” instead of only grieving adults will be dressing up in less respectable attire - Paul Bridenbaugh or feeling sad or being for less savory reasons all angry, celebrating their in the spirit of Halloween. life and celebrating their For many cultures, however, death. I think it’s a little Halloween, or All Hallows Eve is just the better that way.” beginning of the Day of the Dead, a three-day The FYE program is working on an altar celebration encompassing All Hallows Eve, All that features six-word poems written by the Saints Day, and All Souls day. students about loved ones they have lost, but it The Skyline art gallery has been celebrating is, like the car altar, an ever-changing project. the holiday since Oct. 13 with a student exhibit Ultimately we’re still putting it together,” featuring art created by individual students, Fonseca said. “We haven’t found out yet (what clubs, and programs from the Skyline student it will look like). There’s still another class that body. we have to work around that’s also going to add “We like to honor the traditions from different their stuff to it.” cultures in the world and Día de los Muertos While the Latin American community at is a great opportunity to do that,” said Gallery Skyline is certainly taking the show to heart, Director Paul Bridenbaugh. “It’s a big holiday the Anthropology Club is showing a series of here in California as well as Mexico. I found pieces that explain similar holidays that are that people are really enthusiastic about the celebrated in a variety of cultures. Holidays holiday and it’s a really great one, visually.” featured in the club’s display range from the The most obvious piece is parked in front of the Philippines who adopted the holiday during theater - the car-turned-altar, which the auto Spanish colonialism, to China where celebrants tech students work on each Wednesday at noon seek to ease the suffering of the deceased at - and has become a recent fixture of the Skyline a time when the spirit world and landscape. living world are thought to be “We’ve got so many students saying it’s exciting, unbounded. it’s interesting, can we be a part of this,” All students were Soledad McCarthy, Skyline program services encouraged to get in coordinator said. “So we’ve just been adding on the show, and on students who want to collaborate because the brightly painted it’s been this student art piece that’s right in the skeleton that serves middle of campus so it’s been a blessing.” as the gallery’s A trip to the gallery reveals so much more centerpiece is a than the car that can hardly be missed by testament to that. It passersby. Inside are more altars, informational was created by the installations, sugar skull inspired sculptures gallery practicum and paintings, and so much more all class, a curriculum surrounding the centerpiece: a day-glow that doesn’t include skeleton beckoning to onlookers from a creative arts, but scrap-wire swing hanging from the ceiling. rather, focuses on Beyond the art, the gallery show offers the management and many opportunities to watch the students operations side of creating their works. On any given day, things. one can find students painting, assembling, or “Normally they help hanging their art, and they are proud to talk me run the gallery about what it is they are up to, and what their and I teach them pieces mean to them. about the logistics Many Americans, especially Californians of working in the are familiar with Day of the Dead, but the gallery, it’s just that celebration has yet to find a major following they wanted to do it,” in the States, like it has in Mexico and other Bridenbaugh said. “I Latin American countries where Halloween find that a lot of the as we know it is just as foreign a concept. It is students who are in precisely that Latin American influence present my gallery class are in Skyline’s community that garnered such very artistic enthusiastic support for this show. so it’s not very Students and faculty alike were eager to share surprising.” their heritage through the important ritual of The show itself is celebrating the lives of the deceased. The bright full of surprises. As colors and festive artwork characteristic of the it evolves over the holiday are symbolic not of mourning but of course of the run there the love the living still have for those who have are new developments to

see every day. Not only are pieces being added but certain existing exhibits are changing all the time as students add to or alter them.

“It’s kind of fun to see it more than once because its developing,” Bridenbaugh said. “The altars are being built in location so each week it’s different and were documenting that on our website.”

The reception for the show will be held on Nov. 5 in the gallery, and will feature live music.

The artists will be present to discuss their work which will be displayed until Nov. 7. Next up for the gallery will be a student digital art exhibition running from Nov. 19 to Dec. 12, and the art faculty exhibition from Feb. 2 to March 7.

Use this qr code to check out a few of the pieces and the gallery times.

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CGC shaping Skyline’s future

A look into the College Governance Council and its influence on changes at Skyline.

by Erin Perry

TSV Staff Writer

A look into the College Governance Council and its influence on changes at Skyline.

There are many groups and committees that influence progress at Skyline, but one in particular serves as a guiding force for change.

The College Governance Council is a committee on campus that acts as an umbrella for the participatory governance committee. When another committee has ideas or announcements it can be brought to the CGC for review and collaboration. Items are often discussed during CGC meetings before being brought before the president for approval.

Visible advancements have been made at Skyline with the help of the CGC. A notable one is

the updated smoking policy that was implemented during the fall semester of 2009. Before this policy was adapted, it was brought to the attention of the CGC. Other committees and members of the academic community came together during the 20082009 fiscal year to workshop and brainstorm how Skyline could update the smoking policy. Through the baby steps that occurred during early CGC meetings, there is now a successfully implemented policy.

Another major topic that the CGC has influenced was last year’s accreditation process.

Theresa Tentes, a member of the CGC said that there was “a lot of planning being done last year.”

Accreditation is an impactful part of any school because it determines the reputability and credibility that an establishment has. By pooling together the voices and inspirations of different

committees and members of Skyportant to have representation line’s academic community, the from all groups," including the CGC aided in advancing through students. the evaluations for accreditation "Skyloween" is a current with the constituents' input. topic that was mentioned in the most recent CGC meeting that Topics like the smoking policy or accredreflects the student voice itation go in the CGC through levenvironels of "workit is “important to have ment. Nicole shopping" representation from all Harris, and tweaking before the figroups,” student body president, nal product is shared with presentable.

-Theresa Tentes the other The most important of members and attendees of these levels the meeting, is CGC meetinformation ings. There, about the holiday event. It is this representatives from separate committees, staff, administration sort of atmosphere that the CGC and students all gather to share offers to Skyline; an open, relitheir voices and bounce ideas off able arena to support ideas and share intellectual proposals. of one another.

While accreditation was Tentes spoke about this aspect the hot topic for the College of the CGC, saying it is “im-

Governance Council during this past fiscal year, progress and focus hasn’t slowed down. This year, the prospect of Middle College is being discussed.

Similar to past projects, this proposal is the brainchild of other committees but its path to implementation has recently been an agenda topic for the CGC. Dr. Raymond Jones is leading the program as its interim director. This program would open Skyline’s doors to high school students, allowing them to be concurrently enrolled and work towards their future college career while sustaining a high school education as well.

The College Governance Council embodies a lot of what Skyline thrives to be: open, communal, and inspired. It is a place for intellectual progress and community advancement; and plays an integral role in shaping the college.

Skyline speaks:

Upcoming events on campus

Election day is upon us on November 4. This issue’s editorial deals with the notion of voter responsibility, so Skyline Speaks asked you to sound off on the topic. Why do you think voting is important... or do you?

The Día de los Muertos show marches on in the gallery, but that’s not the only exhibit worth checking out soon. Harvard lectures, hip-hop hybrids, and the theater department’s fall play are among the events to check out in the coming weeks.

“I’m not going to vote because I don’t think my vote will influence the outcome.”

November 3 Lecture

Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma teaches health and mental health care for traumatized refugees of conflict and disaster. Program member and Skyline alum Diana Cantant speaks on her experiences with the program from 11:10-noon in building 4 room 4180.

- Kevin Dominguez Math major

“Everyone has thoughts about how things can be better, how things can be different, and that’s how you voice that opinion.”

November 5 Gallery reception The Día de los Muertos art exhibit currently running in the Skyline gallery through November 9 will hold the gallery reception on November 5. The reception will include live music and the artists will be present to discuss their work from 12:30-2 p.m.

- Seth Snoddy Kinesiology major “More people should be involved in our government, I’m just trying to find the time to (register).”

November 7,8,9

Play: “You Can’t Take It With You” Skyline theater presents a comedy in three acts about eccentric NewYork family life. Showing in the theater at 7p.m. on Nov. 7&8, and a 2 p.m. matinée on Nov. 9. Presale tix $15, $18 at the door with student ID, $20 without.

Contact m_fontaine@rocketmail.com.

- Roanne Diaz Psychology major

“In a sense, it does matter.

My vote matters to me, and it matters to those who stand for the same issue(s). Together our votes stand as a whole”

- Ozzy Solorzano Kinesiology major Photos by Dave Newlands/TSV

November 15

Performance: Mik Nawooj

The CIPHER presents a unique show that blends hip hop, rock, and pop music with classical style. The show includes performances by Skyline professor Kymberly Jackson and a beatbox set from Frisco Beats. 7 p.m. in the theater. Tickets $15 at the door. Proceeds go to CIPHER scholarships and programs.

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Music

The wait is over for the “Swifties”

Danille Bautista

TSV Staff Writer

The anxious countdown to Taylor Swift’s new album is over for “Swifties” all around the world because the singer’s album, “1989,” hit stores on Oct. 27. I rushed to Target the morning it hit shelves and picked up the deluxe version of the release. The album itself comes with 13 tracks, which just so happens to be Swift’s favorite number. The version comes with three bonus tracks, “Wonderland,” “You Are in Love,” and “New Romantics.” It also comes with three of Swift’s songwriting voice memos titled, “I Know Places,” “I Wish You Would,” and “Blank Space.” If you thought her vintage Polaroid picture album packaging was unique and different, wait until you hear the music.

“1989” is unlike anything Swift has ever put out for her fans before. I definitely think that she broke out of her comfort zone and put her whole heart and soul into creating this album. Track number nine entitled, “Wildest Dreams,” had a more sexual tone to it which is definitely something new compared to her infamous upbeat chart toppers.

Listening to each track was like opening a new present on Christ-

mas. It was exciting yet refreshing because each song was totally different. Track eight, titled “Bad Blood,” expresses the pain and hurt you feel inside after a bad breakup. It talks about not being friends with that person anymore, but all the scars from that break up are still there. This song is really relatable for girls because it expresses how you can still feel the exact pain that person caused you even after you break up, and lose contact. This is an amazing song because many girls can relate to this situation and these lyrics.

Swift usually writes songs that are about happy loving relationships, so I’m glad she wrote “Bad Blood” to show that not all relationships are perfect and it’s okay to be sad.

The sound to this track is something that I’ve never heard on any of Swift’s previous albums. “Bad Blood” sounds really dark and grungy, which is definitely something new that Swift was trying out and it worked because the song turned out amazing. I love how the vibe in this song is so dark and edgy because it’s different. She definitely broke out of her comfort zone because it doesn’t sound like her usual happy, pop songs. I could tell she played around with this beat and experimented in this

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song. It showed me a new side of Swift that I would love to see more of. It stood out for me because it’s different and like no other Swift song I’ve heard before.

As always there is a beautiful message that lies beneath each of her songs. These tracks contain powerful lyrics as well. Some lyrics that stood out to me in particular were from track number 13 entitled, “Clean.“ My favorite lyric in this song is “When I was

drowning that’s when I could finally breathe.” This song is so inspiring and it proves that everyone struggles.

After listening to the entire album, I love how it wasn’t what I was expecting at all. With this album I really saw change and growth in Swift as an artist. I think she proved that she could be versatile and edgy with her music. Each track has a different vibe with a new story.

Like all of Swift’s award winning albums, “1989” is about love, relationships, and cute boys. However, what’s different about it is that not all the songs are upbeat, fast paced, and energetic. I think she did an amazing job with this entire album.

She really out did herself and took it to the next level with this album.

I think I can speak on behalf of all the “Swifties” out there and say we are so proud of “1989.”

BOOKS

Do you really know about confidence?

It is more than believing in yourself Bianca Gonzalez

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TSV Entertainment Editor

In search of a book with some words of advice or some motivational drive?

“The Confidence Code: The science and art of self-assurance.

What women should know” is a book that discusses some of the history of the most successful women in the world and how they dealt with their success.

They begin with some of the most successful women and how they attribute their success to luck, that they were so lucky to have gotten to the position they have and not recognizing their actual hard work and intelligence is what got them to their success. The book discusses the topics of genetics playing a role in ones confidence.

The authors go out and research the way the brain works to back up these claims. They also state how telling yourself you are good enough is not actually what makes up a confident person, but what does make a confident person is the risk taking and failing and owning the success they have achieved. Since a lot of their studies were done as a side by side comparison to the male brain and how male thinking patterns differ from the female. the things they discover has a common conception of males being very confident when it comes to negotiating for a job. While men often believe

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Book releases for October

Yes Please by Amy Poehler Dan by Joanna Ruocco A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Lila by Marilynne Robinson Reunion by Hannah Pittard The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec Photo courtesy of Creative Comomns

they are more than what they are actually worth, opposed to some women who have undermined their own worth and think they deserve less than what they ask for. These are just some of the topics discussed within the first few chapters there is a lot more to be discussed here.

Overall this book is not just for women, the authors discuss many things that have to do with the male and female brain.

They explain that self doubt is in many people and explain how confidence works. It is not just for women even though the title suggests that. I would recommend

this book to anyone who wants to know about the difference between men and women’s self confidence.

This book was read through the Audible app which is an audio book service that you download onto your smartphone or tablet, there are thousands of books to choose from. As a college student I have so many other things to read for school and my schedule is busy so having this as an audio book made life a bit easier to hear the book on the go.

Concerts

Bob Dylan -Paramount Theatre 10/27 Live 105s Subsonic Halloween Spookfest Orcale Arena 10/31 Beach Blanket Babylon -Club Fugazi 10/30

Album Releases

Darkness -Naked Woods Ruins -Grouper Love Ain’t No Mystery -Lewis Ixora -Copeland

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Upcoming Games Men’s Soccer

Wrestling

Oct. 31 vs. Cabrillo College, 2 p.m.

Nov. 4 @ Monterey Peninsula, 2 p.m.

Nov.7 @ DeAnza, 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

Nov. 3 vs. Canada, 3 p.m.

Nov. 7 @ College of Marin, 3 p.m.

Nov. 11 @ City College of San Francisco, 12:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer team emerges victorious

Trojans triumph over Las Positas College in second to last match of the season

Nov. 2 @ San Francisco State 9 a.m.

Nov. 5 vs. Fresno, (Dual) 7 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Nov. 3 vs. Gavilan, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 7 @ Foothill, 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball

Nov. 6 @ College of Alameda 5 p.m.

Nov. 11 vs. Columbia College, 5 p.m.

Why your workout is not effective Regardless of how vigourous your exercise

is, you must establish a routine and jolt your metabolism

by Chester Mendoza TSV Staff Writer

by Erin Perry

TSV Staff Writer

Women’s soccer team go toe to toe against Las Positas College The Skyline women’s soccer team (number 14) were seen straining won last Friday and maintain their forward and circling back with the winning record. rest of the team, working to keep The Skyline women’s soccer team the ball in their possession. played hard this past Friday result- Many attempts at goals from both ing in a 1-0 win. teams were intercepted by the goalThe atmosphere on the sidelines ies. Skyline’s goalie, Stacie Garcia was tense. The entire team seemed (number 1), foiled multiple strong on edge as the game stayed at a attempts by Las Positas College, constant tie. The ball spent an keeping the tie until the end. equal amount of time on either Within the last four minutes, side as the offense gained and Thomas took control and rushed regained possession. in for the goal that gave Skyline The majority of the game was tied the lead. The sidelines erupted 0-0 against Las Positas College. with cheers and it seemed like Both team’s goalies were on everything paused for a moment their toes, evading and halting and everyone absorbed the energy. the repeated attempts from the With the boost from the goal, the forwards. girls held onto their power and The game was a running match strength and kept the opposing between each team, where the team at bay in the last few minutes forwards were pushed throughout of game play. it all, making multiple attempts With serious faces all around, the to take the lead. Deandra Thomas girls held their win humbly, with (number 16) and Ileana Moncada an evident focus on the future.

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When asked about the future of the team’s season, Coach Kevin Corsiglia said that the team is, “working on just being more consistent.”

With only two games remaining in the season, consistency is the main goal for the coach and his team.

The season is 17 games in and Skyline has a winning record of 107. Finding a constant strength and performance will help hold this record in the win column.

The last two games held that outlook of consistent results, both ending with a win. There are two more games, one on campus and one off of campus, before the end of the season.

Their final game of the season will be a home game, on Nov. 14 at 2:45p.m. and support is always welcome.

Today in America a third of the of the adult population are obese according to a statistic collected by the CDC. This results in related issues such as heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes that can cause preventable death.

All Americans, regardless if their obese or not, should watch what they eat, schedule a plan, and lastly exercise. All of these tasks form a workout plan that needs to be routinely executed everyday in order to lose weight. The main thing to focus on when you want to get results is your diet.

“It depends on the diet plan that you found and you’re following it” said Marco Magallon But it seems people follow workout plans that aren’t going to get the results. Such as having a diet plan that radically limits food group intake, (i.e.:eliminating carbohydrates) to fasting and constructing a low-calorie diet such as vegan diets and the list goes on that are full of bad plans. It seems people don’t conduct the research in the diet they find and follow.

“The lack of knowledge for the diet plan is disastrous towards the fitness goal they’re trying to achieve” said Magallon.

Another thing to consider when you continue your path to lose weight is to make sure you find a workout plan that best suits you.

Sports betting: Skyline reacts to the gambling ripple effect

Should California pony up or continue to limit waggering to online websites?

by Terence Scott TSV Staff Writer

With New Jersey recently attempting to legalize sports betting, the question we now face is should California join in?

As of now New Jersey has yet to have been granted legal sports betting. A U.S. District Judge in Trenton, N.J., granted a temporary restraining order to the NCAA, NFL and any other major professional sports leagues.

According to Judge Michael Shipp, “sports leagues would suffer irreparable harm if sports betting is legal.”

New Jersey is trying desperately to help its ailing gambling industry.

Four Atlantic City casinos have already closed, and thousands of

workers have been laid off.

In California, sports betting isn’t legal, so many people turn to online gambling sites. Betting any “real money” or anything of “value” on outcomes of a sports event is not legal in California. California does not authorize, legalize, license, or permit any sports betting operator to run a sports betting service on their premises. . The legality of betting via offshore sports books remains in question for another day, but for now online wagering is popular and generally unobstructed by federal authorities.

Sports betting can make sports even more popular. When’s the last time you heard of someone going

to a horse race just to watch the action? That’s because it doesn’t happen. Americans crave money and adrenaline. And what better way to get the blood pumping than betting on your favorite team to win it all?

Lets face it,there are not too many things as American as laying down a few dollars on a football game or picking the little-name college in March Madness to run the table. Being able to bet on the games without having to travel to another state or suspicious online sports betting site would make it that much easier. But, oddly enough, sports gambling is illegal in all but four states—Delaware,

Montana, Nevada, and Oregon.

In a small poll conducted with 20 students around campus at Skyline College on their opinion if sports betting should be legal or illegal in California? 13 out of the 20 felt sports betting should be legalized.

Skyline student Joshua Barrett said “It would simplify things if sports betting was legal in California because it is a hassle for it not to be.”

As of now there are no mentions of California trying to legalize sport betting.

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Additionally, by making sure you can execute your workout plan consecutively. With all this incorporated making sure you prioritize your health will get you the body you want and feel good.

“Prioritizing your health rakes real commitment” said Amber Steele, Assistant Dance Professor.

Also another reason why people are having a difficult time losing weight, or getting the results they need is the lack of a good mindset.

You have to be able to visualize the new you, define your motivation, celebrate every achievement and the list goes on. Acknowledging what gets you going to head into the right direction to work out plan that works resulting in the best results.

You can do all the push-ups in the world but if you can’t find the motivation to progress yourself you’re bound to drop your workout plan all together” said Thuy Hoang.

The bottom line is regardless of your goal, whether it be to drop some pounds, or even get abs with the renowed “v-cuts” you must adopt a new healthy lifestyle. A workout plan that you know that you can do until you produce the results and hopefully if more people adopt a workout plan we can transition towards a healthier tomorrow.

Bi-weekly results Men’s Soccer Chabot College 3-1, win San Francisco

1-0, loss

Women’s Soccer DeAnza College 2-1, win Las Positas College

1-0, win

Chabot College

3-1, win

Women’s Volleyball Foothill College 3-1, loss Ohlone College

3-0, win

West valley College

3-2, loss

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