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September 3, 2015

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UC applications allow new options

By Laurel B. Lujan TSV Staff Writer

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(From left) Kevin Simmers, director, and Karla Chan hold audtions for Skyline’s upcoming play “Time of your life” and watch Gail Hobbs (right) perform in hopes of landing a role on Sept. 3, 2015.

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Beginning this fall, University of California schools are giving new students more options when choosing their gender identity on applications. The options besides male and female there are trans male, trans female, gender queer/ gender non-conforming and different identity. Gender identity is different than sexual orientation.

The reason for the change of the applications options, according to officials, is to help serve the student body of each campus.

“When a university has better information on their student population, better decisions can be made about allocating the resources to support students,” said Kate Moser, spokeswoman at UC’s office of the president.

For students who are transferring from community colleges such as Skyline or applying to any UC, this is now an option intended for better support when attending

college. Skyline Anthropology Professor Lori Slicton, who teaches a class on sex and gender across cultures, believes this can open new door ways for young people today.

“I believe it’s a step in the right direction,” Slicton said. “I would like to see them to get rid of the box. Sex and gender are biological on a continuum, which is not a box.”

According to the Center for Disease Control, going to a school that creates a safe and supportive learning environment for students can help LGBTQ youth achieve good grades and maintain good mental and physical health.

With schools in the UC system, this will create better resources for students to achieve in a safer learning environment and to have resources to accommodate them.

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SamTrans proposes fare increases in coming years

By Will Nacouzi

TSV Interim Digital Editor

SamTrans will be holding four community meetings and a public hearing in order to gather feedback on their plan to increase fares in an effort to address inflationary costs.

The press release from SamTrans mentions that the fare increase plan will be broken into two parts, with the first increase tentatively effective January 10, 2016. The second fare increase would take place in 2019, on the 20th of January. The last fare increase was in 2010.

Students here on campus will feel the increase if SamTrans plans to move forward with the proposal,

after the community meetings and the public hearing.

“I’m a student, and I don’t work, and I have a limited amount of spending for school, so adding more to the spending will be harder,” Skyline student Hazanne Likwong said.

SamTrans will hold the first of four community meetings on Sept. 14, with the rest following throughout the month. The public hearing will take place Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at SamTrans headquarters, located at 1250 San Carlos Avenue.

Currently the adult fare and is $2 with monthly passes at $64, and Day Passes at $5.

Current 2016 2019 Cash Clipper Tokens Monthly Pass Day Pass

Let your voice be heard

Here is a list of the public meetings you can attend

• Monday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.

Municipal Service Building, Council Chambers. 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco

• Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

East Palo Alto YMCA, 550 Bell St., East Palo Alto

• Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m Pacifica Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive

• Saturday, Sept. 19 at noon SamTrans Administrative Office,1250 San Carlos Ave.

$2.00 $2.25 $2.50 $2.00 $2.05 $2.25 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00 $64.00 $65.60 $72.00 $5.00 $5.50 $6.25

“For me, it’s going to be tougher,” Skyline student Mizel Bautista Hilaro said. “I don’t ride the bus frequently. I have to keep adding 50 cents, so I’d rather just get a pass.”

The proposed fare increase will also see these changes, according to the SamTrans website: An approximate change of 10 percent discount for riders using Clipper e-cash will be in effect, in addition to increasing the maximum age of a youth pass from 17 years to 18 years of age.

“I feel like that’s really drastic,” Skyline student Oriana Talaeai said.

“Because some people don’t work and increasing fares will make it harder for people to take the bus and public transit.”

The proposal was first announced on Aug. 19 on the SamTrans website, before the press release was sent out.

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Sept. 3, 2015

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Global Mentors Program holds

By Laurel B.Lujan

TSV Staff Writer

A program geared toward supporting an often underrepresented population is continuing at Skyline for women of color to obtain support and cultivate leadership skills.

This past spring, the program was launched. Over the summer the leaders were looking to find ways to benefit and expand on the program.

The Skyline Nations Program began as the Skyline Mentoring Program. It partnered with the San Francisco chapter of LINKS, the international women’s organization that focuses on networking African American women, which established a program last year.

The organization wanted to revive it, and the opportunity arose when Dr. Richard Soyombo, LINKS and Communications professor Daniel Powell began developing a framework around women of color.

As of the 2015 fall semester, Brianna Clay, adjunct general counselor, and student success program participant, joined the team. Clay took the place of Clyde Lewis, former leader and adjunct faculty of Global Learning, who is still a part of the program. She hopes to circulate the information necessary to help women of color to connect and have a better support system.

“We wanted to bring a program here for women of color to build that support system here at Skyline College,” Clay said.

Since last spring semester, Lewis had at least one major goal in mind.

“Since the population (women of color) tends to be overlooked, we

wanted to create a way to start a program that would empower this group through different activities, such as how to write a resume or proper ways to network,” Lewis said.

The program will facilitate meetings for the young women involved, where they will be given a theme for the week or receive a lecture on a critical skill. For example, someone may teach the group how to do an elevator speech. From here, the students are provided with more tips and given a chance to practice in front of the group.

Jazmina Bannag, a student life office worker, was part of the sixweek program in April of 2015.

“I was able to network more with a lot of staff and faculty on the campus that I didn’t know previously, more so with the deans and connecting with the LINKS program in San Francisco,” Bannag said.

From August 1-8, the African Diaspora and District Study Abroad programs, which are housed at the Division of Global Learning Programs and Services, were given the opportunity to send eight Skyline College students to teach English to elementary school students in Antigua, Guatemala.

This is just the beginning. Clay, Powell and others plan to do more traveling to help mentor students in other countries hoping to achieve a higher education.

Meetings will be held Sept. 8 through Dec. 8 on Tuesdays from 2:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. The meeting place is still to be determined.

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Skyline’s Middle College here to stay

By Will Nacouzi TSV Interim Digital Editor

On June 15 of this year, Skyline College opened its first ever Middle College program. Since then, high school students have been enrolling in courses here on campus on top of their normal high school workload, and will continue to have the opportunity.

The roots of the program, according to Interim Director Raymond Jones, can be traced back to the campus 2012-2017 strategic plan under the “Comprehensive Community Connection” section which calls for an initiative to strengthen connections with the community via the creation of a middle college. From there, the campus studied other programs, did research, and worked with other organizations before they began organizing and setting up the program here on campus.

“It’s like a newborn infant,” Jones said, referring to the program and its continued growth and development since its creation.

“It’s just starting so we have growing pains from the standpoint of figuring out how to go about in a way that is as seamless as possible for the students.”

Since starting over the summer, the program’s kinks have been getting worked out. According to Jones, the program hasn’t run into any major problems, and it has the full support of the campus behind it. It will be continuing through the fall semester as well.

According to a press release from Skyline College Marketing, Communication, and Public Relations Office, the Middle College program here on campus is a partnership between the campus and the South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD).

The program is intended to aid and accelerate students’ academic

progress in college and requires them to maintain a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and be on track to graduate on time.

An additional requirement for students is to take a minimum of six units per semester. The courses will allow high-schoolers to collect units geared towards getting an associates degree, and aide them in transferring to a four-year university even sooner.

“We are very excited to become a partner with Skyline College in the Middle College Program,” board of trustees member Judy Bush said in an email. “Our students will experience learning on a college campus, in a college classroom, taught by college instructors. The students will obtain units in college courses that can be a pathway to a Career Technical Certificate, an Associate of Arts degree and automatic transfer to the state’s university system.”

The Middle College program’s goal for now though, is to get 100 students. If additional high-schoolers are drawn to the program, it will expand in the future to account for the increase. In terms of the staff of the program, Skyline is still interviewing candidates to fill the various available positions.

Once this process is finished, the program will be completely staffed.

“I think we accomplished what we set out to do for the first couple of weeks which is really to open up the doors and get the students in here, familiarize them with the campus, complete the registration and articulation process we have, get them into classes, get them going to class, so I think we accomplished these basic goals, but that is the foundation backbone of the program,” Jones said. “Once you have that, you can continue to build.”

UC application adds gender options

Continued from page 1 Samantha Nguyen, a biology major at Skyline, was asked about her response to the new change on the applications.

“I think it’s awesome actually,” she said. “I am happy about that option because there are more options than just the specific

categories of male or female.”

A smoother transition is intended for students, also emphasizing that the choice of marking their gender on the application is optional. The voluntary self-identification is for demographic purposes and does not affect an applicant’s

chance of getting into any of the universities.

“It all goes back to personal statements, mainly because it’s always been an issue for the community,” kinesiology major Kayla Acedez said. “This is their opportunity to pick a group so they can truly to be themselves.”

“The reality is things are going on a continuum and that is really going to make us all have to look at this,” Slicton said. “That they are providing more options, I think it’s a good thing, because with young people things are constantly changing.”

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College is about the experience and not the grade As students, we have a lot on our minds at the start of a new semester, much of which has nothing to do with actually learning anything. There are books to be bought, workloads to be evaluated and schedules to be made. Many of us change our schedules significantly or drop classes during the first two weeks of the semester, and we are wary of classes and teachers that might present too much of a challenge. Admittance to UC and CSU campuses is growing increasingly competitive, and we know that our grades are important to further our education and graduate.

With all of these things on our minds, the actual value of education is sometimes overlooked and under-valued. The question on most students’ minds at the start of the semester is “what can I do to get an A in this class?” rather than, “what can I do to maximize my experience in this class and learn as much as possible?”

The two things aren’t mutually exclusive, and getting a good grade in a class will certainly prove and ensure that you’ve learned some things, but the fact remains that learning isn’t necessarily the focus.

It seems that what most students are looking for in a class

is a charismatic, enthusiastic, (extremely) understanding teacher who will present a clear path to getting an A in his or her class.

All of these traits are valuable for teachers to have, and their work inspires students left and right.

But they’re often taken advantage

“Instead of focusing on getting an A, focus on thinking critically about what you’re learning and applying it to real life. Keep your eyes and ears open in every class for information that interests you on a personal level and explore it.”

of by students who don’t actually care about the subject at hand and only care about their grades.

These teachers want to excite you, inspire you and awaken your curiosity. They have much more to offer than an easy A and their hard work is wasted on people who care about nothing else. It should also be noted that these exceptional teachers are going above and beyond the call of duty. You can’t expect every instructor you meet to have the same style. Ultimately,

college instructors are hired for their educational and professional qualifications, not how much students like them. Every teacher on this campus is a treasure trove of information, but it’s not their duty to entertain you.

Education was once considered a luxury, particularly higher education, and it’s easy to take it for granted when we’re overwhelmed by school work. But our experience can be maximized by appreciating the fact that we have access to education and making the most of it. It’s easy to put yourself on autopilot and fulfill all of the requirements for a class without actually retaining or processing the information presented, and that is a huge waste.

Instead of focusing on getting an A, focus on thinking critically about what you’re learning and applying it to real life. Keep your eyes and ears open in every class for information that interests you on a personal level and explore it.

Your hard work will pay off much more if you expand your horizons and focus beyond your G.P.A.

Trendy taxidermy

by Alexandria Kenyon TSV Staff Writer

At first, you may think, “What the hell is that?” Afterwards can be a confusing mix of, “Wait that’s a deer head”, followed by, “Oh it’s actually cute.” The interesting white figure head with gold antlers hanging in the mix of artwork in someone’s home is quickly becoming a major trend in the world of home décor, and this statement piece fits in perfectly with the modern trendsetter.

These clean colors are perfect for the person with a clean sense of style. However, this statement piece can also find a home with someone who likes other looks.

Let’s take vintage. These pieces can be reminiscent of old taxidermy styles but are now given a revival with a fresh look; placed with more typical vintage style pieces this item can fit right in.

Want the look but don’t want PETA sending you hate mail? Not to worry, these pieces are not the heads of real animals. They are made of a synthetic resin material and then painted so you can enjoy your decorations without having to break any morals you may have toward animal cruelty.

What is the cost of keeping up with this trend? Only about $100 on most sites where one can be found, such as the popular Etsy. $100 may seem like a steep price for a home decoration that may

just be a fad. However, this piece can be versatile and used during every season because of its simple colors.

Gold goes great with the holiday season. Hang some mistletoe from the antlers during your holiday party and your guests will be sure to get a cute picture for Instagram featuring your trendy wall art.

In the spring, white and gold go great with light and pastel colors.

Gold can also serve as a reminder that summer is soon coming to get rid of your “April Shower” blues, and the clean lines won’t make you feel like you have too much clutter on your walls when you’re spring cleaning.

In the summer gold is perfect; mirroring the sun’s golden color and warmth, those antlers will bring some summer sunshine straight into your home.

Finally for fall, gold is perfect alongside the warm color pallet of oranges, reds, browns, and yellows; move your new trendy décor piece into the dining room to enjoy while around the table with friends and family.

Is it a bit strange? Maybe. But take a chance, be bold in home décor this year and make a statement.

Go out and treat yourself to your own faux taxidermy deer head for your cozy abode, it’s sure to turn the heads of every guest you bring through

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by Steve Perotti

TSV Interim Opinions Editor

Get your head out of the iCloud Smartphones are starting to feel like an old concept. The internet on a mini computer that fits in your back pocket is the new normal.

It wasn’t that long ago that flip phones were the forefront of cellular innovation. In a decade, we have moved from a device equipped to call and text to one that is capable of anything you can think of via apps. The hub of technological advancement is in our backyard where Google is thinking up it’s next logo change and Facebook reached one billion users in one day.

The future of innovation doesn’t lie in who can come up with the next Candy Crush or who can recreate the Flappy Bird debacle. We’ve become so enthralled with these screens that allow us to escape and waste time that the energy we use to update and renew the world is being siphoned to an alternate reality.

Those with the technical knowledge and ability to innovate are blinded by the glimmer of success. To quote Justin Timberlake’s infamous line in “The Social Network,” “A million dollars isn’t cool, you know what’s cool? A billions dollars.”

A sentiment probably not that far off from the real silicon valley culture, a race for who can get the most hits on their newest app and, therefore, who can get the most money. It’s an individualistic mindset, the lone wolf who breaks through on the necessities of the average twenty-something iPhone user gets all of the accolades he (because women are still fighting for their space in tech) can handle and more.

This isn’t to say that iPhones haven’t made our lives easier and more enjoyable. There’s research to support that internet users are happier. They’re exposed to the world of information that allows them to be informed and well-rounded. But with every good thing, there’s the problem of excess. The corner coffee shop full of eyes glued to screens, a place formerly known for interaction, now has built in phone chargers in every table.

If we could pull ourselves away from the smartphone for just a minute and see where we could put our talent to good use and help people, our collective experience on earth would benefit, not just our virtual experience.

The average American needs to come to terms with one simple truth: We are all immigrants. And unless you have Native American ancestry, technically, you don’t belong here either.

Our media has been dominated lately by messages speaking out against illegal immigration into this country. Would-be Presidential candidate Donald Trump has certainly made a name for himself by speaking out against those who he believes to be a thorn in the proverbial side of the United States: illegal immigrants from Mexico and South America. Here’s one minor tidbit of information that Trump, as well as Trump supporters, should remember: We weren’t here first.

Native Americans, or American Natives, whichever you prefer, lived here for centuries before European immigrants stumbled upon this continent. There were numerous tribes living throughout this country and we were the ones who destroyed their way of life.

Were we invited? Did we pass their tests to live in their land?

Obviously not. But this is a point of view that is oftentimes forgotten by hate-mongers such as Trump.

California itself was once part of Mexico. The majority of college students should know this

since it is part of California and United States history, but here’s a refresher: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signaled the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. This treaty ceded the territories that would eventually become California to the United States. Therefore, the men and women who

“Were we invited? Did we pass their tests to live in their land? Obviously not.

But this is a point-of-view that is oftentimes forgotten by hate mongers such as Trump.”

identify as Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, honestly have a deeper cultural connection to this state than many of us do.

In 2013, well before this latest batch of anti-immigrant hate began to flow, a Native American man was filmed single-handedly dispersing a group of anti-immigrant protesters. The man in question could be heard yelling “We didn’t invite none of you here. We’re the only Native Americans here.” He’s right, 100 percent, spot-on correct, and none of us seem to want to own up to this fact. The immi-

grants who “founded” this country never asked for permission to be here, they just showed up and set their roots, displacing anyone and everyone who got in their way as they pushed westward to manifest their supposed destiny.

The term Native American is actually a broad one. The literal breakdown of the term refers to anyone who lived in the Americas, which could be considered both North and South America, before the landing of Christopher Columbus. Mexico is part of the North American landmass; therefore, it stands to reason that Mexicans are Native Americans. There is an obvious, deep cultural difference between residents of pre-Columbus Mexico and pre-Columbus New England, but that doesn’t change the fact that both groups were native to this country before European colonization.

So the next time you feel the need to climb up onto your proverbial soap box to speak out against an immigrant, be they “legal” or “illegal,” take the time to recognize that you yourself are, in fact, an immigrant. We are a country of immigrants. It is one of the things that makes America the cultural melting pot that is is. It is something to be proud of. But there were cultures here well before Europeans arrived.

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Does social media have a negative effect on children?

by Amber Wong TSV Staff Writer

Social media. It’s an extremely time consuming factor that has taken over the lives of many, including myself.

What’s the first thing that I do when I wake up? I check my phone for notifications. I’ll scroll endlessly through my news feeds, and ‘like’ photos that appear on the tiny pixelated screen in my hands. Although it accounts for a significant portion of what I do each day, I think that I have a good handle on my time management skills, as do many others in my age group. However, this is most likely not the case for adolescents under the age of 18.

Self-esteem issues can arise from networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.

When a teenager logs onto their Instagram account, they might see a friend who posted about their fun night out, or see a group photo of kids who appear to be of a higher social status than them.

They might have thoughts about why they weren’t invited to that particular hangout, or think that they aren’t popular enough to achieve the certain amount of ‘likes’ that their peers have. I’ve seen these habits develop with my siblings, so I can actually confirm first-hand that social media has had

an impact on them.

I recently went out to eat with my relatives, and noticed that two of my cousins were huddled up in the back of the restaurant with an iPad, watching the latest episode of Transformers on Netflix. As soon as I walked over to say hi, they noticed my presence and hid under the table. I mentioned this to my uncle, who replied, “Oh, it’s okay. They’ll cry if I take away the device.” I was shocked and disappointed by the issue, but I had to come to terms with the fact that society has morphed into a media consuming monster. As time progresses, habits will most likely worsen. However, I looked at this from a different perspective, and began to understand this habit. I noticed that parents are calmer and less stressed out with their children. These god-like devices serve a purpose; they are used as a distracting mechanism in which children can engulf themselves in another world, and temporarily forget about their problems.

Nevertheless, I strongly believe that everyone - not just children, should put down their devices for at least a few minutes each day.

Take the time to notice your surroundings. Encourage kids to peel their eyes away from the screen.

It may end up helping them in the long run, and you might get a good conversation out of it.

Sexercises: How to improve your orgasms Fruits and veggies: Why a clean and healthy and be healthier in general diet will improve your sex life exponentially If you’re like me, you remember starting sexual education in elementary school and learning the same thing every year until you had to take health in high school.

Don’t get me wrong, sex ed is great and very informative on subjects like abstinence and safe sex. However, I don’t recall anyone teaching me about any sex exercises, which I had to learn about on my own after being a college student for several years.

“Sexercises” can be very useful to know about, even before being sexually active.

In case you still haven’t figured it out, I’m talking about kegels. It’s totally okay if you don’t know what I’m talking about, although if you’ve ever had to hold your urine in your bladder you’re actually already familiar with the process and you didn’t even know it. Kegel exercises simply make your pelvic floor muscles stronger. These are the muscles that control your urine flow and help hold

your pelvic organs in place.

These are also some of the muscles that contract during an orgasm.

You do the math. By strengthening these muscles, you will strengthen your orgasms. Let’s not leave our male friends out. Guys can definitely also do kegels, and they’re healthy for everybody. It’s especially fun if you do them together during foreplay or intercourse. By getting together with your boyfriend or girlfriend and doing the exercises you can show each other your progress while spicing up your bedroom time simultaneously.

Kegels are also important because as we all know when we get older, our bodies get older too. If you don’t do kegels it can leave you more susceptible to things like leaking urine while exercising and having an urge to urinate so strong that you can’t wait until you get to the toilet before it happens. I’m going out on a limb here, but I don’t think anyone actually wants to have

accidents like this.

Another awesome thing about kegels is you can do them anywhere and no one will know. Kegels are simple to execute as well. All you have to do is pretend you’re trying to hold in your urine for three seconds, and then rest for three seconds. That squeezes the correct muscles. If you’re like me you might feel the urge to urinate after doing kegels, but not to worry that doesn’t mean you’re doing them wrong. The only thing that I’ve heard to be bad about kegels is that you’re not supposed to do them while you’re urinating. This could be harmful to your bladder and create all other sorts of problems. We don’t want that.

You’re in bed with your partner, getting ready for some passionate love-making, and you notice a strange aroma. Suddenly all of that sexual energy is gone and you’re stuck in the middle of an awkward moment.

Chances are relatively high this has happened to you, and if not you’re missing out on an important learning experience. The lesson to be learned is this: The foods we eat and the beverages we drink will have an effect on our sex lives.

First and foremost this pertains to both men and women. No one is safe when it comes to biology, regardless of what they say.

Men are always complaining about how women can smell “down there,” but men are just as human and are capable of smelling “down there” as well. There are obvious consequences for this type of situation, the death of foreplay being the most obvious one. No one,

and I mean no one, is going to want to partake in oral sex when their partner has a peculiar smell hovering around their nether regions. And when there’s a smell, it is safe to assume that there will be a taste that goes hand in hand with said smell. If you have a diet that is filled with red meats, starchy vegetables and strong beer you are not going to find anyone, male or female, that is going to willingly explore your sexy areas. Granted there are exceptions to this rule and some people enjoy such smells and tastes from their partner, but the majority of the time this is not the case.

Growing up we were always told to have a balanced diet, to eat in moderation from every aspect of the food pyramid and from every food group. Not only is this healthy and will all but ensure a long life, but it will also ensure a happy and productive sex life for you and your partners. Fruits and water seem to be two of the most important factors when it comes to the smell, and taste, we can

associate with sex. Both men and women who eat a good amount of fruit and drink water throughout the day can look forward to smelling cleaner and tasting sweeter.

Ask anyone who has every dated a vegetarian and chances are you will hear the same thing. I don’t know if the same can be said for vegans, but chances are the results will be similar if not the same. And to all those who think eating pineapples and other sweet tasting fruits days before having sex is a myth, I can assure you that it is not. I admit I was very skeptical when it was suggested to me by the woman I was seeing at the time, but it was most definitely worth it.

So to all the beer drinking carnivores out there, from both genders, if you want more foreplay then it’s time to make some changes to your diet. Who know, maybe this is exactly the kind of change you’ve been looking for?

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Skyline Theatre Club prepares for their production of their upcoming adaptation of the 1938 play

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balance your whole schedule so you don't feel overwhelmed. SkyMark your calendar, because line student Josh Doctor says that a select few Skyline students will rehearsal can be broken down into be performing William Saroydifferent sections: the relaxing bean's "The Time of Your Life" ginning where you are getting used this November. Set in 1930's San to your own character, then closer Francisco, the play is about a man to the show's opening, where named Joe, who is too rich to things get a little more stressful. have to work, and his friends: a “It is stressful to balance female prostitute, a beat cop, and schoolwork, work and the play, but the owner of the waterfront bar for me prioritizing often goes like: they hang out in, Nick. At Nick's, school, work, and then the play," everyone feels welcome to drift in Skyline student Deo Gammad said. and out through the course of their "But as it gets closer and closer daily lives. to the actual show dates, the play The play will be directed gets more

by Kevin of a priority Simmers, because it’s instructor “Most likely, eighty out the show of drama of one hundred percent of dates and classes 200, 201, and the time, it will go wrong everyone is to202. He and but once you go on stage working wards this.” his students all those fears come and When explained melt away.” asked the entire about the process they will undergo - Karla Chan difference between for the next acting in few months. college and Before Skyin acting in line, Simhigh school, mers had been a dancer for many the actors said that college is a years. He loves the final rehearsal lot more relaxed. A person can be process when he can take things a more comfortable when in college little further and pull the best out than in high school. It makes it a of himself and the performers. He lot less painful to become another was also an acting coach for 30 character. years.

"Just being together in a group, "I like that honing, cleaning, college is less cliquey," Skyline fixing..." Simmers said. "I was an student Lisa Olson said. "No one art major in college and profescares about that, so it’s easier to sional dancer and actor and all of those of things I can put together. I build a family.”

Imagine being on stage the also like the control." night of the play. The audience is Skyline student Erin Perry was waiting quietly for you to appear. involved in last year's play, "You Before an actor appears on stage, Can't Take it With You" by George he might have a lot going inside S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, exhis mind, maybe thinking about pressed interest in auditioning for every possible thing that can go the new play this semester. Perry wrong in that show. He could be describes the audition process as going over all his lines, making fun and full of anticipation. sure every word can be said and "My favorite thing (about performed in a way that will sucacting) is I am a strange person cessfully captivate the audience. but it's less strange among actors "Most likely, eighty out of one which is nice," she said. hundred percent of the time, it Another group of students will go wrong but once you go on noted that rehearsals can be stressstage all those fears come and melt ful, too. As an actor, you have to

Brittany Cario to get into character and shows deep emotion for her audition

away, so that’s the nice thing about being in theater,” Skyline student Karla Chan said.

For 15 years, Kevin Simmers had been using scenes and mono-

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logues from the play and dreamed of directing it. He describes the "The Time of Your Life" as different than any other play that has been done. An eminence about

what is going on in the world and the dangers of the world. A play that celebrates the potential goodness in people being decent to one another. William Saroyan, author of "The Time of Your Life," won a Pulitzer Prize and a Drama Critic's Circle award for the play. It was the first time any writer won both of those awards.

"Come and enjoy a wonderful evening of rich dialogue, rich characters, and a little bit of San Francisco waterfront in the late 1930's,” Simmers said.

If you have a soft spot for complexity and the art of theater, this is the play for you to see this November.

Steven Dans (right) receiving feedback for his audtion from director Kevin Simmers (left)

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‘Straight Outta Compton’ a success Chronicling the rise and fall of West Coast rap group N.W.A, “Straight Outta Compton” crushes the opposition at the box office

By Steve Perotti

TSV Interim Opinions Editor

The recently released Hollywood bio-pic “Straight Outta Compton” is, to put it mildly, a must see for any and all music lovers.

The film follows the beginning and end of the infamous rap group N.W.A, focusing on the ensembles beginnings in 1989 Los Angeles, throughout the tumultuous breakup and attempted reunion of the group prior to the death of one of the founding members, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright.

Within the first five minutes of the film you are struck by the powerful environment of 1989 Los Angeles. Reagen-era politics empowered the police to do what they wanted, when they wanted, to whomever they wanted, and this film certainly does an exemplary job of capturing the violence and fear of the setting.

The cinematography and overall writing are most definitely on point.

One of the greatest surprises of the film comes in the form of O’Shea Jackson Jr. For those who are

‘Ant-Man’ brings a new tone to Marvel

By Steve Perotti

TSV Interim Opinions Editor

With Paul Rudd playing the title character the latest addition to Marvel's film collection is a pleasant surprise.

Though it may have seemed far-fetched for Paul Rudd to play a comic book hero, he most certainly delivered in this summer's latest addition to the comic book cinema collection.

When you take the time to look at the overall cast of the film "Ant-Man," there are more than a few surprises. Michael Douglas, though a monumental actor to say the least, seemed slightly out-ofplace in a big budget comic film.

Michael Peña, along with rapper Tip "T.I." Harris, seemed like a recipe for a train wreck of a film.

But against all odds, the film was a success. In all honesty, the film was amazing.

Throughout the film we're able to see Rudd's familiar brand of comedy along with some surprising elements of action throughout.

Douglas, who fills the role of "Dr. Hank Pym," the creator and original user of the Ant-Man technology, was one of the most impressive parts of the film. He was believable as a former super hero, and on more than one occasion, we got to see the comedic side of Douglas' character. Peña and Harris, surprising as it may be, were amazing additions to the cast of the film. Peña alone filled the necessary void of comedic relief throughout the films

unfamiliar with Jackson, he is the son of N.W.A’s O’Shea “Ice-Cube” Jackson, and he plays his father in the film. Immediately we are able to see a striking resemblance between father and son, but the connection is even more powerful when we see Jackson performing as his father on stage. The body language alone is enough to force audiences to do a double take.

With amazing additional performances from Corey Hawkins as Andre “Dr.

Dre” Young and Jason Mitchell as “Eazy-E,” the film is all but set on the shoulders of these three young actors. And they most certainly deliver. The emotion and power of the trio is a powerful catalyst throughout the film. When they’re laughing, we’re laughing with them, and when their hearts are breaking ours are breaking right along with them.

We are also graced with two cameos, of sorts, in the form of Keith Stanfield and Marcc Rose.

Stanfield played the role of a young

Cordozar “Snoop Dogg” Broadus while Rose filled the shoes of Tupac Shakur. The addition of these two men, while limited in screen time, set the tone of the film and the events that were transpiring outside of the N.W.A situation. From their body language and tone of voice it was very clear to audiences that these two men spent many hours learning to emulate such iconic musical game changers.

While the film does an

amazing job of focusing on the issues of these three men, it does leave out two of the remaining members of N.W.A: Lorenzo “MC Ren” Patterson, and Antoine “DJ Yella” Carraby. Throughout the movie we see these two men more as sidekicks/partners to “Dr.Dre” and “Eazy-E”, rather than the separate characters that they should have been. Granted, they are condensing of years worth of time into a film that is less than two and a half hours long, but it seems as if there should have been a more egalitarian hand when it came to the writing of the script.

With those negatives aside, the film is most definitely worth seeing.

You don’t have to be a fan of rap to enjoy the film, but it certainly helps.

Aided by a soundtrack produced and recorded by “Dr.Dre” himself, the film is well worth the cost of admission and might even bring to your attention some amazing music that you weren’t aware of.

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running time, often stealing scenes from larger profile actors such as Rudd and Douglas.

Another surprising cast member comes in the form of Evangeline Lilly, who plays the role of "Hope van Dyne," the daughter of Douglas' "Dr.Pym" character. Lilly, who some moviegoers may remember from Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy, is much more suited for this role than she was for the role of she-elf "Tauriel" from the Middle-Earth saga.Her combination of emotional acting moments, along with a healthy dose of physically driven scenes, was a welcome addition to the film as a whole.

While the film itself was a tremendous success in the eyes of the majority of fans, there is one slight issue, and that is the villain. "Darren Cross," playing the villainous "Yellowjaket," while an interesting character, seemed slightly shallow in comparison to the remaining characters from the film. Played by Corey Stoll, well known for pivotal and powerful roles in "House of Cards" and "The Strain," did a masterful job of playing the emotional, unstable "Cross" character.

However, the overall sense of the villainous "Yellowjacket" seemed slightly rushed and cliched. Does this take away from the film as a whole? Not really. You can still sit back and enjoy the film as a whole, but the final moments of the film may seem slightly out of place to you.

So, with all that being said, "Ant-Man" is a welcome addition to the ongoing Marvel collection of films. One word of advice to those who haven't seen it: Stay until the end of the credits. There are two Easter egg scenes that are very important for future films.

‘American Ultra’ falls flat

Promotional movie photo featuring Mike (Eisenberg) and Phoebe (Stewart)

By Haley Holmes TSV Staff writer

The sophomore release from "Project X" director Nima Nourizadeh, "American Ultra" hits all the sweet spots for "stoner action comedy" of the year.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg as young burn-out stoner Mike Howell and Kristen Stewart as his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe Larson, "American Ultra" takes "Archer"-esque styles of humor and violence to the big screen. Unbeknownst to both Mike and Phoebe, he was a part of an experimental government program known as the "Ultra" program, which attempted to create a squad of super agents out of young third-strike felons as an alternative to prison. Though the program by-in-large failed,

Howell was a success, and he has been activated. Now, he and Phoebe are doing their best to survive as they are bombarded by an onslaught of government mercenaries tasked with eliminating Howell.

As a complete product, "American Ultra" seems like an attempt to match the ridiculous brilliance of "Kingsman: The Secret Service."

The action is over the top and almost Tarantino-like in terms of blood and spatter, and the banter between characters is quick and colorful. All of this sets the stage for a quality film, but none of those quality building-blocks matter when they are executed poorly.

As good as it was, "American Ultra" suffered at the hands of actors so wooden, they couldn't have had a more emotionless performance if they'd taken root and sprouted leaves. As cliché as it

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is to say, Kristen Stewart delivers lines voicelessly, without enough emotion or expression to truly sell her role on screen. Unfortunately, the same could be said for Jesse Eisenberg, Topher Grace, and everyone else who was a part of "American Ultra." The cast list fell flat across the board and was mostly uninteresting. This seemed to be the only palpable flaw, though the humor of the film is less jovial joking, and more drug related, awkward and uncomfortable situational comedy and "witty" banter.

"American Ultra" may be a tough pill to swallow for some.

In short, "American Ultra" is a better-than-average action-comedy that is certainly good enough to kill an afternoon with friends, but likely won't be reeling in many awards anytime soon.

Music

Sept. 3, 2015

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Nicki Minaj conquers Concord Pavilion

By Sarah Marasigan TSV Staff writer

Anticipation grew for fans waiting as the queen of rap took an extra hour to start her show, chanting her name as they jump to their feet, quickly singing along as soon as the smoke cleared.

As a solo artist, Nicki Minaj has steadily risen to prominence as one of the best female rappers in the world. Minaj sold out her very last show in the U.S. at Concord Pavilion, on her headlining tour The Pink Print.

Openers Dej Loaf and Tinashe were first on stage to kick things off before Rae Sremmurd really got the crowd going by throwing out beach balls and performing their 15-minute set with their most popular hit single “No Flex Zone.”

Minaj chose to open up with the powerful personal song, "All Things Go," which deeply corresponds with the familiar feeling of love, loss and recovery. It made sense for Minaj to open up with that particular song that senses a mourning and grief; which is a major theme with the entire new album, "The Pink Print."

From the subtle and deep opener “All Things Go,” to the popular upbeat rap featuring Beyoncé, "Feeling Myself,” to the hit throwback “Moment 4 Life,” Minaj indulged in her own unique musical variety. She surprised fans with a display of her own vocal dexterity with “Save Me,” from her 2010

debut, and another single from her new album, “Grand Piano.”

She thrilled the crowd with a dive into her older music with songs like “BedRock” and “40 Bars,” that seemingly would have stayed on stage all night if time did not permit so. Nicki also continued her tradition of speaking to the crowd on matters and issues that are important to her. Nicki often has a message that she wants to send out and share with her fans and this concert was no exception. Nicki spoke with emotion and conviction regarding her belief that women should be strong and independent.

Nicki stated that women should never rely on a man to define who they are, she stated women must stand on their own and create their own success, she stressed the importance of staying in school, getting an education and from this a good job and career. This is such an important message for Nicki to be sharing with her fans, especially all the young women in the audience that value her input and guidance.

From her very first album Pink Friday, to Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and the current Pinkprint; Ms. Minaj’s collection of hits, is unstoppable. For the short time that she had on stage, It was very impressive with how many songs she fit in her performance (not to also mention costume changes). Of course the crowd loves the fun and upbeat "Anaconda” and “Super Bass” but everyone lived for the moments when Nicki took us way

Saturday, Sept. 5 Billy Joel at AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA Saturday, Sept. 5 Miguel at Fox Theater Oakland – Oakland, CA Tuesday, Sept. 8 Ariana Grande at Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA Thursday, Sept. 10 Passenger at Fox Theater Oakland – Oakland, CA Thursday, Sept. 10 Sam Feldt at The Independent – San Francisco, CA Wednesday, Sept. 16 Foo Fighters at Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA Friday, Sept. 25 DJ Mustard at The Warfield – San Francisco, CA Nicki Minaj speaks to the crowd about the message behind one of her hit songs.

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down memory lane. Nicki gave an ode to the dedicated fans since 2008. Teasing us with her preYMCMB days, laying out various tracks off of her old mix tapes and remixes. She then broke out into her early YMCMB with songs "Your Love” and “Right Thru Me." Overall, Nicki’s performance was an incredible, inspiring and em-

‘Madvillainy:’ Your friendly neighborhood villain TSV Staff writer

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Daniel Dumile, better known as his alter ego MF Doom, is an iconic rapper based out of Long Island, New York. With his unique lyrics, addictive flow and funky rhythmic instrumentals, he is someone to truly look out for.

Throughout Doom’s albums and the tracks he’s laid down for us, his continuous flow and the way he raps is flawless. Just the tone of his voice is something you should listen to. With his gritty and hoarse voice, he captures his character onto each track. Doom’s tracks are all so addicting; I feel each track has it on unique style and it gives off that old school vibe. When you first listen to Doom’s tracks, they either have an introduction sample from another record (for example “Money Folder” begins with “The villain took on many forms” which Doom most likely sampled

from another record) which gives a unique touch to the track. Other times, Doom just jumps into the track right away and starts destroying it on the mic. As for each track his unique lyrics catches your attention because you thinking what the hell is this guy saying.

But his tracks are always telling a story lyrically. You just have to decipher each rhyme carefully.

Let’s not forget Doom’s beats and instrumentals that he produces.

Each instrumental is produced by the Metal Face himself. The type of instrumentals Doom raps over aren’t sophisticated, they are simple, but give him that flow to just start spitting it.

Enough about Doom. Let’s talk about his double track feature from the album “Madvillainy.” Collaborating with Madlib, MF Doom makes the rap duo Madvillain.

Doom introduced Madvillainy in 2004, which was produced by Madlib with Mf Doom on the mic. This vinyl includes the tracks “Money Folder,” “Money Folder (remix),” and “America’s Most Blunted” on side one. If you flip to side two, it has the instrumentals for each track. Each track individually has a unique flow which he constantly uses throughout each track he makes, but that actually compliments each track. America’s Most Blunted features Madlib’s alter ego, Quasimoto . The track focuses heavily on lyrics to catch the listener, especially with Qua-

Upcoming Concerts Friday, Sept. 4 Smokey Robinson at Weill Hall at Sonoma State University – Rohnert Park, CA

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simoto’s nasally voice; it’s an interesting contrast between Doom’s hoarse voice. “America’s Most Blunted” focuses heavily on marijuana through the lyrics in a poetic motion. Quasimoto raps “or slit White Owl laced tip from tip with yip,” saying that he would never smoke a White Owl blunt laced with cocaine. Another line being “some buddha’d, some say faded,” referring to Doom being high like Buddha, as he feels enlightened and all-knowing just like Buddha.

Money Folder still has a strong flow, but this track is more relaxed.

It begins with an audio sample “The villain took on many forms.”

When you listen to MF Doom, you’ll understand that he has more than just one alter ego. With the line “Pan it, can’t understand it, ban it the underhanded ranted, planned it and left him stranded” Doom is referring to people who don’t understand or get something, and by doing so, just ban it as if they were prohibiting drugs. The remixed version, however, has an electronic-based rhythm. The instrumentals are there if you want to sample the track or rap over it; that’s all up to you. Madvillainy is loved by all villains, but hated by heroes like the Fantastic Four, who Doom and Madlib can clash against. You should definitely check out this album and Doom himself; give him some support to take over the world.

powering one. Nicki had everyone on their feet the entire night with her dominating presence, immaculate flow and infectious smile. Of all places for The Pinkprint Tour in the U.S. to come to an end – the Bay Area was the lucky city for that final and outstanding show.

And I can assure you, all fans there were honored to be a part of it.

Saturday, Sept. 26 The Avener at Social Hall Sf – San Francisco, CA Wednesday, Sept. 30 Cimorelli at Social Hall Sf – San Francisco, CA Friday, Oct. 2 Coyote Kisses at Social Hall Sf – San Francisco, CA Saturday, Oct. 10 Beirut at Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA

What’s hair got to do with it?

By Laurel Lujan TSV Staff writer

From straight to curly, there’s always a preferred hair texture for each individual. It seems with fashion trends, hair styles also change where whatever style is in, it’s in. However, there is a double standard when it comes to people of color and white people.

Corn rows and braids are deemed hip and "cool" when worn by Caucasian people like Iggy Izalea or Kylie Jenner. Yet when people of color, such as African American women, wear their natural hair in braids or in similar hair styles, it is deemed ghetto or ratchet. The double standards and stereotypes are present and often talked about since there is a stigma that if anybody wore their natural hair there is a negative connotation stuck with it.

Carmen Richardson instructor of cosmetology, teaches the textured hair portion of the cosmetology program consisting of thermal pressing, hot comb and flat ironing, some braids and weaving, dreads and anything that has to do with natural hair or "excessively curly hair." The term "nappy" is not used because it is not politically correct or the professional term.

There is the argument that everybody should embrace their

hair and be comfortable with what they are born with. Sure, there are people who love to dye their hair, and manipulate their texture. However, people seem to judge harshly if others choose to wear their natural hair.

When Richardson was especially when conforming to certain hairstyles such as straight hair she said, “Image is everything," Richardson said, when asked why people feel the need to wear their hair a certain way. "Sometimes in our natural state, depending on the job you’re going for, people don't take you seriously.”

The hope of embracing natural hair is to boost confidence in and outside the work place.

The Skyline Cosmetology program is working on incorporating more courses dwelling in natural hair, since more and more people are mixing and will soon have unique hair textures.

As of right now, Richardson is part of that.

Natural hair has broken into the industry because a lot of women are backing away from the relaxers and chemicals.

Eventually the state board of hair and cosmetology will have a natural hair care license.

Natural hair is when the natural texture is not altered, and also refers to color. A natural style is different than natural hair, because weaves can be sewn in or braided in and considered a natural style.

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Upcoming Games

Women’s Soccer Sept. 5 vs. Allen Hancock College, 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 8 vs. College of Marin, 3:00 p.m.

Sept. 15 vs. Modesto JC, 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 22 vs. West Valley College, 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 vs. De Anzaq College, 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 29 vs. Cabrillo College, 4:00 p.m.

Wrestling

Sept. 4 Alumni Scrimmage, 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 19 Sac City College Tournament, 9:00 p.m.

Sept. 26 West Hills Tournament, 9:00 a.m.

Sept. 30 vs Santa Rose JC, 7:00 a.m.

Oct. 10 Modesto Tournament, 9:00 a.m.

Soccer

Athletes ready for a new season of play

Skyline College summer sports news

Summer break is over and students are heading back to Skyline College, ready for another semester and more studying as they work towards their education goals. As they return, news and development over summer break didn’t stop and wait for anyone!

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The Trojans battle during last spring’s baseball season. (File Photo/ Will Nacouzi)

Trojans’ outfielder Michael Franco announced that he is transferring to Azusa Pacifica University, an NCAA Division-II school. Franco helped the Trojans make it to the regional and state playoffs during the spring semester.

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A photo of the men’s soccer team from the 2013 season, at the end of one of their games. (File photo/Will Nacouzi)

by Gretta Georgiyev TSV staff writer

As a new semester has arrived at skyline college, with it has come the much anticipated, fresh, new soccer season for the Skyline men’s soccer team.

Full of energy and excitement, head coach Daniel Link has said, “It is the most I have been excited about a season in the last five or six years.”

Link has been coaching soccer at Skyline for the past fifteen years. Players have described him as “something special…really funny…strict and always keeps it real.”

With a full roster of eighteen new players and four returning, some of them including Caesar Zeordia and Michael Wheaton (who was named all state scholar athlete last year and is looking to continue his soccer career in Calpoly) this years team is looking forward to being a part of one of the toughest conferences in the

nation. Facing teams such as Canada, City College of San Francisco, Cabrillo and DeAnza (which has placed as the top second team in regionals and state this past year) the coaches and players are convinced it is going to be a great season.

“This season is looking positive, the team is really working well together and we have a lot of high expectations” say players Michael Wheaton and Caesar Zeordia. “The season is looking good, this years team has the leadership and discipline which was lacking in previous years but we will definitely be taking it one game at a time” states a confident coach Link.

Having great leadership and discipline are necessary but aren’t the only qualities that are making for a good season: in this years team, having great chemistry between the players on and off the field has been a crucial aspect. This year, their chemistry has created a great atmosphere for this seasons

players to be a part of. On coming first year player Renee Megata describes his experience so far as being “ great, everyone on the team is really nice and we all love to put in work, the coaches push us to do our best on the field and in our academics and playing has made me a more positive person.”

Megata, along with coach Danny and other players, also encourage anyone looking to join the team to start in the spring semester, show up on time, be mentally prepared for a lot of conditioning and get involved in the soccer summer classes offered here at skyline college. You can also directly email coach link with any questions at linkd@smccd.edu or come talk to athletics dean Jo Morello.

Lastly and most importantly, come support this years men’s soccer team and cheer them on skyline!

Good luck this season and let’s go Trojans!

Screenshot of Trojans basketball’s offical Twiiter account as they tweeted the KTVU story covering the announcement of the two former campus basketball players graduating.

Also in basketball news, twins and former Trojans players Rodney and Ronny Freeman graduated after starting their training on January 5th, earlier this year and become police officers with the San Francisco Police Department. The Skyline official basketball twitter page congratulated both brothers on Aug. 17, 2015.

Upcoming Men’s soccer game Opponents

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Merritt College

Oakland at 3:00 p.m.

Sept. 1

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton at 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 8

Contra Costa College

San Pablo at 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 15

College of Marin

Kentifield at 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 18

Napa Valley College

Skyline College at 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 23

Screenshot of Trojans basketball’s offical Twitter account as they congratulated Alli Austra on his selection in the PBA draft.

Both former Skyline College basketball players Simon Enciso and Alli Austria were picked by teams in the 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft which took place on Aug. 23.

Simon Encriso was selected in the second round of the draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters while Alli Austria was picked by the Mahindra Enforcers.