The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif. Volume XLII- Issue 4
March 15, 2018
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International student presents at United Nations conference Laurel B. Lujan
TSV EDITOR AT LARGE
An international Skyline College student was invited to speak at a United Nations (UN) Conference and won the Outstanding Delegate Award. Franck Yao originally grew up in Ivory Coast of West Africa where he was inspired to at least make a difference in his home. “Back home I grew up in an area that most of the people in my community and other communities don’t really expect anything positive,” Yao said. “There are communities that are exposed to human trafficking, drugs, prostitution and other bad stuff.” Yao attended the UN conference, “Future We Want Model United Nations: a Global Initiative for Young Leaders” (FWWMUN) Conference, on March 11, 2018 in Manhattan, New York where his goal was to present and promote his campaign in order for the UN to pick it and to connect with other investors. Yao revealed that his presentation contained a large audience and he would later know if he would have any potential investors in his campaign. Even though this was started while he was in high school, the program became famous around the country where it spread. The program conducted activities such as forming a club in his high school that was committed to making a difference by cleaning up their communities and a few other activities such as becoming better public speakers. The club had soon expanded to other schools and the inspiration to address certain stereotypes were based on gender relations and committing his campaign to helping people who are refugees and in poverty who have the same issue in common of not finishing their education, where Yao
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Franck Yao getting interviewed on March 9, 2018.
revealed that he could relate to. “The area was named ‘no lightno hope’ so basically when you leave there you don’t believe in any future,” Yao reflected. “You don’t think that you can do something positive…just because you come from this community.” Since the campaign began as a club, Yao and his group would get funding by using Ivory Coast as a tool since it's a tourist spot where they acted as guides to guide tourists, which in return would pay them. Soon, the U.S. Embassy noticed it and began to support the project and Yao himself for a college education program called EducationUSA. He was able to lead the program for two years. The counselor of EducationUSA program met Yao and had become his mentor. The program was located at the U.S. embassy where he met the San Mateo District Chancellor Eugene Whitlock. Whitlock was there while he was on tour marketing Skyline College at a student education fair where Yao was eventually became a youth ambassador. Yao had received a full scholarship after he applied for the district scholarship for international students. The scholarship ,which is known to be extremely competitive, gave Yao the funding to have his tution paid for his education where he entered Skyline in 2016. “The UN was choosing their youth ambassadors to congratulate them and to encourage them to keep doing what they’re doing now,” Yao stated. “I was selected to represent my country…and I’m representing my school too, Skyline.” Doctor Regina Stanback Stroud of Skyline College had heard about Yao’s accomplishment and personally talked about how he got
Photo by Mark David Magat/ The Skyline View
there and what was to come. “The selection of Franck Yao to represent Skyline College and South Africa at the United Nations Youth Summit is a real testament to the way in which Skyline College is committed to empowering and transforming a global community of learners,” Stroud said. Stroud also stated Skyline was proud that Franck was selected and that he also received multiple distinctions and encouragements from Secretary-General António Guterres. Yao was especially grateful and wanted to send thanks to Stroud, Wisseme Bennani, the official international student manager, and Whitlock. During the last spring break, Yao was able to travel back to his home country as a student ambassador for the district to promote Skyline College and recruit students for this fall 2018. “Growing up I always had the idea to do something to my community and to do something for my country," Yao said. "But it started with my community first and I feel like if I didn’t, nobody would do it because nobody would think about it, so this is my motivation.”
Franck Yao speaking at the U.N. on March 11, 2018.
Courtesy of Franck Yao
“Growing up I always had the idea to do something to my community and to do something for my country." - Franck Yao
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News Expired elevators at Skyline Rachelle Lamb TSV SPORTS EDITOR
Most of the elevator permits on campus have been expired for 10 months or more, which leads some to question the safety of elevators that have missed their inspections. In accordance with the California Code of Regulations from the Department of Industrial Relations site, Elevator Safety Orders (ESO) requires an inspection "when a device is first installed as new before it can be released for public use; when any alteration/ modernization work is performed as outlined in the ESO; annually and when a device has been reactivated after being taken out of service for an extended period of time." Jeanne-Mairie Duval from DIR (Department of Industrial Resources) Communications said, "Elevators with expired permits are not unsafe for the public to ride if they are operating normally. For example, Cal/OSHA can hold the permit for an elevator because the light bulb in the elevator machine room is burned out. While it is required that the elevator machine room be properly lit, this deficiency would pose no danger to the riding public." Duval commented further: "The most important element in providing elevator safety is a contract with a competent elevator maintenance provider." According to Cal/OSHA records, the renewal inspection for all the above conveyances (permit numbers) was assigned to an inspector on Jan. 16. "These inspections should be complete by the end of this month. As of today, all cars are in compliance to Section 7302 of the Labor Code," Duval said. The reason Skyline's elevator permits are a year out of date is because of a backlog. Even with more inspection staff, Cal/OSHA's elevator unit has to deal with a lot of new construction and is having trouble inspecting all the elevator units on time. The outdated elevator permits leave some students questioning their safety on the campus elevators. "No I do not feel safe," said Vanessa Dubon, a psychology major. "The elevator in Building 1 is a disaster waiting to happen. It feels like the cord is going to snap any second. I'd rather take the stairs." Communications major Simon Salfiti agreed. "I don't feel comfortable..." Salfiti said. "Safety should be the number one priority for students."
Carlos Acuna, a mechanical engineering major, said the elevator in Building 7 "was all shaking and I reported [it], but I didn't think they did anything". Skyline Facilities Manager, John Doctor, said that while waiting for the Cal/OSHA inspection, "Thyssen Krupp, our certified elevator maintenance company, still completes all the required maintenance of the elevators, ensuring the safe operations." Even though the permits are not up to date, the school's elevators are still in compliance with the law in accordance to Cal/OSHA Section 7302 of the Labor Code. This section is about the operation of a conveyance without a permit. In a letter provided by Doctor sent by the elevator unit Senior ERT, Engineers Lee A. Swerri and Dave Henderson reinforce Section 7302 in which they stated, "The expired permit remains in effect and is considered valid by the division until an inspector can be dispatched to complete the inspection that is currently due. Please continue to post the existing permit in the conveyance." At the time this article was written, no notice was posted in the elevators of any inspection process. This concern was brought to Doctor who said, "We should do this and we will post the state's DIR Elevator Unit letter." As of Mar. 13, 2018 they have posted that letter in the elevators. State Code Administrator, Marjorie Cenina from Thyssen Krupp was contacted, but did not get back in time for a comment. To make a report about maintenance or elevator behavior you can go to the SMCCCD portal: http://smccd.edu/portal/ At the bottom right is a Facilities Help center where students can generate a Work Order. The Facilities Team evaluates the WO system throughout the day. Below is a list of the buildings with expired elevator permits: 049222 – Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 1) 102160 – Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 3) 154996 – Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 4) 109104 – Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 5) 145106 – Permit expired March 17, 2017 (Building 6) 145115 – Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 7) 145090- Permit expired March 16, 2017 (Building 8) 126529 – Permit expired June 15, 2017 (Building 2)
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Previously canceled core class reopens on March 19 Marjorie Miranda
TSV STAFF WRITER
With two months left in the spring semester, Skyline is reopening a course that had been cancelled at the beginning of this semester due to the amount of students that had signed up. Sociology 141: Race and Ethnicity is now officially open to register. The class was originally canceled due to the fact that it did not reach the minimum number of students it needed for the class to continue. For a class to continue at Skyline College there has to be a minimum of 20 students signed up for the course. The instructor of the class, Tricia Murajda, said that within the first week of school the course was constantly changing with people adding in and dropping out. The class ended up having about 14 students which ultimately led to the decision to cancel the course. Professor Murajda explained why this particular class is necessary to have open especially in today's society. “This course is important for a variety of reasons obviously because we are looking at what’s going on in the current political climate,” Murajda said. “So much of that involving DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and sanctuary cities and all of these issues that relate to race, ethnicity, policy and how that relates to politics.” In addition, the Race and Ethnicity class is a core class that is
offered under social and behavioral sciences when doing general education transfer requirements. It also is a requirement for students if they are going the social justice route to meet that criteria. “This class is specific in that it meets certain types of requirements or certain types of goals that we are trying to meet on campus,” said Murajda. “So for instance, the Academic Senate wants to make sure we offer classes and that we are supportive in terms of narratives and discourses that are not the dominant narrative or the dominant discourses within the society especially right now.” For this late-added class, there are students that have already registered for this course. Skyline student Miguel Manzo, a Sociology major, had originally signed up for the class at the beginning of the semester. He is not planning to take the late-added class, but is still happy that decision was made to reopen the class. “I am happy because I feel it is an important class to have on campus. I’m just disappointed they didn’t get any student feedback when they decided to cancel the first time," said Manzo. Students are still able to add the class that will begin on March 19 and end May 16. The class will be taught every Monday and Wednesday from 11:10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Weekly Briefs The Skyline View is a First Amendment Publication. The Skyline View is published biweekly during the spring and fall semesters by the journalism students at Skyline College. The Skyline View is a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. Opinions expressed in the paper are those of the writers and should not be interpreted as the views of Skyline College, SMCCCD, the faculty, administrators or the newspaper adviser. Additionally, the paper does not endorse any of the products or services advertised. The Skyline View welcomes Letters to the Editors; letters must include full name, address, and phone number for verification. The Skyline View reserves the right to edit letters for length, libel, clarity, and taste.
• San Bruno City • Foster City has banned all Council has approved commercial marijuanaa residential project related activity and at Skyline college the personal outdoor which will include cultivation of marijuana apartments for faculty due to the goal of staying employees in the conservative on the issue. hopes it will attract more quality teachers to the campus.
• Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco has been sued by a San Francisco woman after her stored eggs were destroyed when a storing tank was discovered with low levels of liquid nitrogen, leading to the destruction of the reproductive tissues.
• Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 13. At 22, Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and defied odds when he lived beyond his life expectancy. Hawking is known for his contribution to understanding black holes, namely the existence of mini-black holes during the Big Bang.
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Virginity is a scam By Cristina Macz
The same report had results that showed that those who had taken abstinenceonly education were 20 percent more America needs to drop its obsession with virginity and adequately educate its likely to think condoms were ineffective to protect sexually transmitted diseases youth. (STDs). Defining virginity in one manner Although they have shown to be is a misogynistic, noninclusive and ineffective, abstinence-only sex unrealistic idea that does not prepare education programs are still receiving students for any situation. federal funds. The biggest problem with young It appeared that this issue was starting women (and men) being told to save to see the light at the end of the tunnel in themselves until marriage, is that 2010 when President Obama introduced everyone defines virginity differently. the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, The dictionary itself includes very providing funding to sex education misogynistic definitions of what programs that are medically accurate and virginity is. Miriam Webster defines virginity as “an absolutely chaste young age-appropriate. However, last year, the Trump woman” and sites like dictionary.com administration canceled funding for 81 define virgin as “a person who has never different projects that were a part of the had sexual intercourse”. Definitions like Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program these do not take individuals definitions without consulting Congress. These of virginity into consideration and grants are set to end in June 2018, two often fail to be inclusive of the LGBTQ years earlier than planned. community. Sex-ed in this country is not uninformed Many people in America want to and varies state by state. For example, emphasize Miriam Webster’s idea of as of right now, sex education is not a virginity so much that as a whole, requirement at California schools. If a teenagers in this country are not being school in California does offer funded properly educated on other methods sex-ed it must be comprehensive. of birth control, and/or protection. To some, it might appear that this is not Instead of comprehensive sex education, in our control, but it falls into our hands students are receiving abstinence-only as we push for a more inclusive and sex education. roundabout sex education. There is not A study in the Journal of Adolescent Health showed that teen pregnancy rates comprehensive sex education nationwide went down, and while different political so we need to use our voices to push for more requirements like these. parties tried to take responsibility for this, the improved use of contraceptive is If federal funds are going anywhere, responsible for 86 percent of the decline we should push them to be towards a comprehensive sex education. in the U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate We cannot continue to miseducate between 1995 and 2002. our children, miseducated teenagers The same study found that “14 percent are at higher risk of improperly using of the change among 15- to 19-yearcontraceptives and being exposed to olds was attributable to a decrease in STD’s. the percentage of sexually active young Young women and men could remain women.” abstinent if it is their choice, but it is not Also, Impacts of Four Title VA, a study a man’s place, the government’s place or that Congress had ordered, found that there was no difference in the likeliness their school’s place to tell her that they are wrong for going about their virginity of middle schoolers to have sex when in the manner they choose. America they had received abstinence-only needs to drop abstinence-only education, education and a middle schooler who and comprehensively educate its youth. hadn’t.
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A cozy ending awaits denim jeans Sweats are no longer just for sleeping By Diego Perez
TSV Staff Writer
The long reign of jeans as the first choice in legwear for both men and women is ready for a cozy ending: sweatpants. Sweatpants are the ideal piece of legwear. Their comfort and versatility are unmatched in our ever-accelerating pace of society and having clothing that can handle a multitude of environments is an essential part of everyday life. The comfort and practicality of sweatpants are undeniable and as fashion progresses, many trends phase in and out; however, to look good while feeling comfortable plays a role in productivity. Professional workplaces generally implement dress codes that prohibit employees from wearing clothes that are too casual. The fashion industry has pushed the boundaries of acceptable workplace attire in the past by blurring the line between a casual and professional pair of pants. The move towards allowing more casual pants in the work place began with denim jeans, and companies should begin accepting fashionable sweats. According to Fashionating World, the global denim market could hit 79.2 billion by 2022. The rapid expansion of the jean industry is a result of a wider acceptance of business casual attire in the professional world. Sweatpants are not widely accepted as professional clothing. However, more designers are putting out chic and stylish sweats that could be passed off as a trouser. According to a study conducted in 2016 by statisticsbrain.com, 60 percent of Americans wore jeans to work four out of five days in the week. Denim’s takeover of business casual pants made improvements for the culture of acceptable workplace leg wear and, in many cases, jeans are far more comfortable than the pants that were previously accepted. While jeans are more comfortable than a skirt or slacks, they are much rougher than soft and warm sweatpants. Wearing what makes you feel most comfortable is
an essential part of being productive at both work and school. College students have adopted sweatpants wholeheartedly. Skyline’s general climate of year around wind and fog makes it ideal for sweatpants any day of the week. There is a large number of students who wear sweats; our professors and administrators should be allowed the same level of comfort. Sweatpants bridge the fashion gap between the old and young because, similar to jeans, all ages can wear them. Denim jeans’ rich history transformed its status of a mining workman’s pair of pants in the 1850’s all the way to a fashion statement in 2018. The bold qualities of jeans have maintained their popularity, but their adaptability has allowed them to stay relevant through time. Sweatpants are on the same trailblazing path of acceptance that denim jeans created. Traditionally known as the biggest signifier of couch potato status and overall failure in life, sweats have come a long way in their pursuit of pant supremacy. Baggy gray sweatpants that you wear around the house are not the sweats that will lead to the dethroning of jeans. Suffocating your legs in heavy rough denim will become thing of the past. Slim fitting high-quality sweats that bring out the positive qualities of your legs will drive another pants revolution. More celebrities are seen each season wearing more athleisure gear and sweatpants and people have followed suit and decided to leave their stiff denim in the closet. GQ’s sweatpants section on their website highlights the versatility of the comfortable legwear and displays the full range of available styles. I thoroughly enjoy sweatpants due to their comfort, versatility, and price. I encourage you to leave the denim at home and put on some nice sweats.
Short hair doesn’t define femininity By Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber
TSV NEWS EDITOR
Boy cuts or pixie cuts are a very short and scary style for any woman to choose as it exposes your entire face and shows off the unwanted yet beautiful facial qualities one might not have been aware of. Short hair on a woman can be as empowering as long hair can be for many. It comes with significant benefits, like faster showers, less time styling and a confidence booster. With short hair, one learns to notice and appreciate the small things that you may not have liked before. One also learns to pay more attention to these little features without the freight of long hair. By being aware of every quality that makes up your appearance and knowing that it is exposed, one is faced with two options: hide it or learn to embrace it. That is who you are (visually, at least) and let’s be honest, it’s just hair. It will eventually grow back so it’s not the end of the world if you truly regret the decision of going extra short. I chopped off my hair about seven months ago because I just didn’t know what else to do with it. I was getting bored plus I wanted my natural hair back, so chopping it off was the easiest way of starting over. It gave me much more than a fresh start. Chopping my hair gave me much more
self-confidence. Since all of me, including my face, was exposed, I couldn’t hide behind my hair anymore. In the Allure article, “A Brief History of Short Hair in 20 Numbers,” writer, Kate Sullivan, lists facts about women with short hair. Facts include 15 of the “23 female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies had a bob cut in 2014” and Joan of Arc, heroine of France during the Hundred Years’ War, was approximately 13 years old when she cut her hair into a hairstyle similar to a pageboy. Letting go of your long locks is excellent for the wallet since it is cheap. You waste less product because you simply have less hair to work with. Styling short hair will definitely take less time than stylinging longer hair. According to Simply Organic Beauty, a woman spends about $4800 on hair products every year. Another great thing about having short hair is that it adds to your personality in such a great way. Every woman I see with short hair has made the hair fit the way she is. Many fear that they will look like a boy or that they won’t feel feminine enough and for a while, it may seem like that, but you just have to find your own personal style to accompany it. A way to make it yours is to take a different path that not many consider and it is one of the things that makes short hair great. When you do cut it off, it’s unique and adds to your personality.
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There is no age limit on success
With Editor in Chief Lauren Gozon We’ve all been through it: it’s almost your high school graduation and just as we’re about to set off on the journey of a lifetime, we’re supposed to pick a major that leads to a career. Only, you go makeup scenarios in your head about your career choice and question if you want to pursue an occupation that makes you a lot of money or an occupation that has something to do with your passion. For some of us, it isn’t so easy to choose a career straight out of high school, and though I’d graduated in 2016, it’s still hard for me to get acquainted with time. This brings me to my point: I’m only 19 and I feel as if there is a timer on my life. Perhaps it’s due to the millennial culture. Millennial culture is fear that if we do not accomplish everything and become successful at 25, we’ll die a failure. I’m guilty of this and tend not to give myself enough credit for being here. I’m guilty of telling myself that what I’m doing isn’t enough, or telling myself that certain things aren’t going to make me money in the
“Don’t overwhelm yourself with mantras that make you scared of not being successful by a certain time.” future to be well off. But I always have to remind myself that age is just a number. There is no age limit on success. Charles Darwin was 50-years-old when his book “On the Origin of Species” was released. Alan Rickman, who many of you may know as Severus Snape from “Harry Potter,” followed his passion for drama at the age of 26 and it was until 1988 when Rickman was 42-years-old that he obtained his first film role. Vera Wang, before she was one of the most famous fashion designers in the world, was a journalist and competitive figure skater didn’t begin her career as a designer until she was 40. There are countless other testimonies of people becoming successful regardless of age. The lesson we all could learn from this is that we need to stop working towards the unrealistic idea of perfection and mitigate the fear of not being successful by the age of 25. Our culture is the sinking feeling in our stomachs as a result of thinking about not being successful by 25. It is assuming that our abilities to succeed have passed due to an imaginary timer on our lives. As unfortunate as it is, a lot of us fall victim to this. But we shouldn’t. Don’t overwhelm yourself with mantras that make you scared of not being successful by a certain time. Throw away the “white picket” fence dream and understand that it’s okay not to have your whole life figured out. We need to tackle this mentality of not being enough by a certain period of time. I’m not sure how much my reassurance will help you in tackling this issue, but here I am, a fellow millennial, telling you that you will be okay and if you aren’t now, you will be eventually.
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What price can you put on safety?
Photo Illustration by Mark David Magat
As a result of the many mass shootings at U.S. schools, adequate communication throughout campus is more vital than ever. The need for an emergency response speaker system at Skyline’s Child Development Laboratory Center (CDLC), Building 14, is important for the safety of the children, students and faculty in that part of campus. Speaker systems like this are essential in disseminating information to students and faculty in the area. They can be used to alert people when there is a drill going on, if there is an earthquake or if there is a shooter on campus. The emergency response system Skyline currently has is located on the main campus, making it discernible only to Buildings 1-8. However, outlying buildings like the CDLC, don’t have a speaker system connected to the one on campus and are therefore at risk because they don’t hear the alarms. Right now, Master Teacher at the CDLC, Adrienne Villegas says that in order to hear drills going on at the main campus, faculty has to stand outside, and even then, the alarms are muffled. This becomes especially hard when trying to
hear the alarms over the shouts of children. Villegas said that lockdown drills can’t be heard inside the building or on the other side of the building and even when standing outside, she cannot make out the instructions given through the speaker system on campus. Although Tina Watts, the Child Care Service Coordinator, has a walkie-talkie that connects to the Public Safety Office in Building 6, she says that she hasn’t been notified of a lockdown through the device because Public Safety doesn’t want any radio communications going on at the time. This is seriously problematic because the center accommodates 45-50 children ages 18 months to 5 years old as well as students and faculty, all of whom could be in danger during a campus lockdown and not even know it. Another pressing concern for the CDLC is the fact that the center has historically been “forgotten about” when it comes to receiving the all-clear at the end of a lockdown drill. Because the sound of the lockdown alarm does not reach the building, the occupants are dependent on Public Safety officials to either radio or show up in-person to let them know that
the drill is over. However, on several occasions, they have not received the all-clear and have had to shelter in place until the teachers or students with the ALERTU system downloaded on their phone have received a message from the school declaring the campus safe again. Even then, cell service on campus is sketchy. As for emergencies at the CDLC, Watts has been given two panic buttons but they are not mobile. One is located in Watts’ office and the other is at the front desk. Watts’ job requires her to leave campus during the day sometimes so there is not constant access to the button. The front desk panic button is also not practical because there are parts of the day where there is no one staffing the front desk. This means that in the event of an emergency at the CDLC, the only way they can readily contact police or Public Safety on campus is by calling on a landline. Watts says the lack of an emergency response speaker system is a “cost issue”. But what price can you put on safety?
Their rights are human rights, too idea by believing they have to adhere to roles and characteristics associated with those categories is even worse. By Raymond Rapada TSV COPY EDITOR Further, the repercussions of heteronormativity can be avoided Set aside your grammatical grievances by merely erasing all gender-based and other internal dilemmas because the stereotypes and being open-minded. Time and time again on Twitter, I singular pronoun “they” is here to stay While “they” is commonly associated see retweeted posts of LGBTQ people with a group of people, “they” can also harassed and bullied for being LGTBQ and not heteronormative. Thankfully, refer to an individual. California has enumerated anti-bullying “Why?” asks your internal Grammar laws that protect students based on their Nazi. But why not? Gender doesn’t sexual orientation and gender. However, have to be compartmentalized into states like Texas, Ohio, and Utah have merely male and female like we were not passed enumerated anti-bullying brainwashed to believe. You can be whoever you want to be and identify as laws. Heteronormativity makes coming whatever best describes who you are as out difficult and, more importantly, long as you respect others, too. dangerous. According to the Pew Research Center Heteronormativity is wrong and survey in 2013, about 58% of 1,197 dangerous surveyed lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) adults say they’ve I was taught that a person can only been the target of slurs or jokes. Further, be a male or a female and that there of those 1,197 LGBT adults say they was no in between. Boys are boys and were rejected by a family member or girls are girls—that was a concrete close friend at some point in their life. fact, or at least I thought it was a fact. Pronouns are a way LGBT youth and Heteronormativity has been deeply ingrained in our culture, and it is quite adults alike can feel safer. perturbing. Power of pronouns Why should males be automatically assumed as masculine and females Second to one’s name, the pronouns feminine?: This idea epitomizes people go by are what they’re commonly heteronormativity’s toxicity. The mere referred to. Cisgender individuals— thought that people fall into distinct those who identify as who they are categories is wrong and to further that
biologically—have it easy. Cis men and cis women go by he/him/his and she/her/ hers, respectively. Now, gender nonconforming individuals share this luxury. With Oxford and Merriam-Webster
“Heteronormativity makes coming out difficult and, more importantly, dangerous.” acknowledging the “singular they,” gender-nonconformists have the appropriate language to identify themselves beyond their name. They/ them/theirs is an integral part of identifying as gender nonconforming. If you’re having a hard time accepting the idea of the “singular they,” it’s literally in dictionaries. It doesn’t get more accurate than that. How do you avert yourself for struggling with pronouns? It’s best if you either straight up ask what pronouns a person goes by or tell someone your pronouns upfront when you first meet them. Ask and tell. A person’s pronoun is just as sweet of a sound as their name, so use them appropriately.
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Museums struggle to interest youth
College students are not visiting many local museums that offer a wide selection of exhibits
Sign in front of Casa Nova exhibit in Legion of Honor on March 7, 2018.
By Diego Perez
TSV Staff Writer
College students are not visiting many local museums that offer a wide selection of exhibits. Museums in San Francisco offer a wide range of exhibits that have successfully attracted children and the elderly, but despite discounted prices and night time events, they struggle to bring in young adults and college students to their galleries. Located in the backyard of Skyline’s campus, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco which include, the De Young Museum and Legion of Honor, are offering more contemporary exhibits and night time events in an attempt to appeal to a younger crowd. However, visiting these local landmarks can offer more than just fine art. Cafes, scenic views, and special events are a few of the many amenities available, yet museums still struggle to attract the young adult population. Twiggs Miller, who works in visitor and member services at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco described why he thinks college-age students are not coming to the museum more. “People don’t think of museums as cool,” Miller said. “They have certain preconceptions about art, that doesn’t make it a lively and happening place to be.” Traditionally, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have exclusively featured classical art, but in order to bring in more students and young adults, Miller said the new director at Legion of Honor has brought a “huge push” for the contemporary arts initiative. San Francisco has a large selection of museums in the area that contain a plethora of information and history. Traveling exhibits often feature world-renowned artists including Klimt, Casanova, and de la Renta. A large number of people go their entire lives without experiencing these local treasures. “I have never been here before,” said Skyline student Alexis Guillen when asked what brought him to LOH. “Everything that was put on display was interesting.” Guillen plans on visiting more museums after his positive experience at LOH viewing the Casanova exhibit. Located 15 miles from campus, LOH has four exhibits: “The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine” available through Aug. 26., “Paris 1913: La Prose du Transsiberien and The Flowering of the Avant Garde” available through Aug. 12., “Lynn Hershman Leeson: VertiGhost” available through March 25 and “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe” available through May 28. Nestled in the historic Golden Gate Park, the De Young has five exhibits including “The Maori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand” available until April 1, and “Beyond the Surface: Worldwide Embroidery Traditions” available until March 25. The Bay Area is teeming with activities that young people and students could be taking advantage of. College students with valid school ID get discounts for a number of local museums. Tickets at The Legion of Honor are $6, De Young museum tickets are $6, the Walt Disney Museum is $20, The Academy of Sciences is $30.95 and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art tickets are $19 (for people aged 1924). Free days are also available at most of these places, but they vary depending on which location. Exhibits available for a limited time at the De young and LOH are subject to higher pricing, but students still receive a reduced price. The Exploratorium located on Pier 15 in the Embarcadero
Photos by Diego Perez
Sculpture called The Thinker by Auguste Rodin in front of the Legion of Honor on March 7, 2018.
has limited parking. Private parking lots and metered street spaces are the only option. The De Young and the Academy of Science offers a good amount of free parking. If you are willing to walk, the underground lot costs $6 per hour on weekends and $17 for evening entries after 5:30. LOH offers free parking around the location that is fairly close to the front entrance. The Academy of Sciences and Exploratorium both have after dark events on Thursday nights that are for adults only. The Exploratorium after dark events are 18 and up and cost $17.95 for pre-sale tickets online. The Academy of Sciences after dark event is for those aged 21 and up and ranges from $15-$22 depending on the event scheduled for that night. The museums are less than an hour away from campus in a car and they are accessible on public transportation. College students can utilize these educational institutions to further their academic experience, and get more out of their communities.
The painting called Mademoiselle Silvia by Jean-Mare Nattier in Legion of Honor on March 7, 2018.
Columns in front of Legion of Honor on March 7, 2018.
The painting called Thalia, Master of Comedy, by JeanMare Nattier in Legion of Honor on March 7, 2018.
Scan for the Legion of Honor website.
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Features
Focal Point
March 15 , 2018
Rock The School Bells 11: digging into the origins of hip-hop
By Cristina Macz TSV Staff Writer
Rock The School Bells brings an intersection of music and culture to Skyline. Rock The School Bells 11 (RTSB), rocked the Skyline College campus on Saturday, March 10, educating and empowering this generation through many aspects of hip-hop culture and its roots. This was the RTSB’s 11 annual event at Skyline. Rock The School Bells has served as a bridge for students in Skyline’s Center for Innovative Practices through Hip Hop Education & Research (CIPHER) learning community. The learning community was created by facilitators who felt the need for students to have something tying them to the hip-hop community year round. Before the birth of CIPHER, Rock The School Bells was just an annual event. Joseph Magsaysay, who is a Skyline College alumni, participated in the RTSB community during his time at Skyline, and is now on the advisory board and helped coordinate the event. “As a student, I was so inspired, and I was receiving the knowledge,” Magsaysay said. “As a coordinator, you see how the event comes together, you are planning the knowledge.” RTSB revolves around hiphop culture, but in addition, the mission is to serve and prepare youth through that platform.
Participant wearing Rock the School Bells merchandise on March 10, 2018.
Attendees were given several chances to express themselves with open mic sessions and dance battles. Additionally, the attendees were educated through a series of videos, keynote speeches, concerts, and workshops involving different elements, led by facilitators. High school teacher, Mike Tinoco, volunteered to lead the Beats, Breaks, and 808’s, a beatboxing workshop. Tinoco feels that beatboxing isn’t always represented in hip-hop workshops. “Beatboxing is not often thoroughly studied,” said Tinoco. “We think of (beatboxing) as just
making beats with the mouth, but there is so much more to it in terms of its capacity to build community and create organic music from the most primal instrument we have, the mouth, and using the beat within the heart.” Like many of the facilitators at RTSB, Tinoco looks at not only his specific element, but all of hip-hop, as something that will continue to educate our youth. “I think it’s important that we understand the roots of hip-hop culture,” said Tinoco. “From how it’s evolved, to how it can continue to help us navigate the challenges
that we are facing, whether it’s the current administration or different forms of oppression that come up in our lives.” Multiple generations were represented, as RTSB educates a community beyond Skyline College students. Monserrat Gonzalez, first-time attendee, and Jharel Lopez, thirdyear attendee, came out to support RTSB because of their love for music and art. Gonzalez, who attended a Fil Ams (Filipino Americans) in Hip Hop workshop felt she gained new insight. “I like that in my [workshop]
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they went through the history, and didn’t just jump to the now,” Gonzalez said. “It’s nice to know the whole picture and not just today.” Lopez who went to a Lyrical Opposition workshop during the morning session said he enjoyed seeing kids younger than him rap. “I think it’s important for kids to take part in this,” Lopez said.” I hate when the little ones just follow the hype and do it because other people are doing it, it’s important to know your roots and the history.”
Advancing your education through the Global Internship program Skyline offers new opportunities for studying abroad
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, New York, a major tourist attraction on April 3, 2017.
By Laurel B. Lujan TSv Editor-at-large
The Global Internship program infosession event was held on March 7, to promote the program and the benefits of interning abroad. For students who are looking to go abroad and advance their education and career, the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) joins the Global Internship program in order to gain an immersive international experience. Zaid Ghori, Director of Special International Programs, was one of several coordinators helped by Regina Stanback-Stroud, President of Skyline College through providing the President’s Innovation Fund.
opportunity to decide what they hope to obtain from the internship abroad experience and assist them in choosing the right location. Chris McKenzie, an Academic Internship Council (AIC) Director, helped promote the program at Skyline Community College, but all students in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) are allowed to apply. “This is another option for students,” says McKenzie. He further explained that AIC has two philosophies when it comes to partnering with Skyline College: adapting to meet the unique needs of the college and to keep a student-centric approach. The student-centric approach is a way of communicating with student applicants in such a way that they
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The desired internship locations are picked by the students, who have to first go through the application process. The students have to specify what major they are in to determine what internship they want to focus on. Later, they are interviewed by Stephanie Wells, the program services coordinator, who determines who’s accepted into the program based on the requirements. Lastly, they are advised by McKenzie on what the students want out of the program. McKenzie puts students through rigorous sessions to prepare for an interview with companies at the students’ preferred destination. The aim of the interviews are to allow the student the
don’t feel too overwhelmed with the process of applying to the internship abroad program. This is done by mentoring students and working closely with Ghori and Wells and Lavinia Zanassi, the Life and Career Planning Counselor in order to help the applicants succeed. “This is a whole new experience because we are actually interning with a company abroad (and) gaining work experience,” McKenzie stated. The internship program that Skyline College is following has eight locations that were picked out of 15 cities. The cities that are featured are San Francisco, New York, Prague, Singapore, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Santiago and Dublin. All programs except one begin on June 9 and end on
Aug. 4, concluding two months of an unpaid internship that will be worth three college credits. “We picked these destinations because we wanted a diverse picking from each part of the world,” explains Zaid. “Also we have to keep in mind that we did not want to overwhelm students with 15 available locations so we did eight.” Ghori elaborated that the Global Internship Program has more funding in terms of financial aid, including grants from SMCCCD, and scholarships specifically for studying abroad. Because Skyline College is the first community college of the district to participate in this program, they have received more funding towards the program. “You see, since the internship program is new there are more funding for student grants to go abroad compared to doing the semester abroad programs such as Italy and London,” Ghori said. Wells had explained during the presentation that the program was affordable and worth the work. “Normally our study abroad programs might be where you’re taking classes in another country for three months or a short term summer program where you’re taking one class,” Wells said. “It is a slightly more immersive program than some of our study abroad programs because you are immersing yourself in a real work culture so you’re gaining those skills that are really great on a resume and on your job application.”
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Sports
March 15, 2018
Sports Opinion
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Women are becoming more equal Martial arts can add a kick to your day
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By Nataly Gutierrez TSV Staff Writer
In the past, society looked down on women for playing sports because they thought women didn’t have the same capabilities as men to play, but those misconceptions have changed. Here is why a vast majority of women do not play sports: Women live in a society filled with misconceptions that prevent them from developing skills in fields they're passionate about. Historically, women were seen as unable to have certain professions such as doctors, pilots, engineers and athletes. Since people thought they lacked the same potential as men, women in sports were highly discriminated against. According to the academic
journal, “Female Discrimination in Sports”, LaDrea Ford says a lot about women in sports and the inequality they face. “Before the late 1800s women had very little opportunity to participate in sports in America and around the world," Ford wrote. "Men could go out and be on sports teams and to go workout, but women were seen as only being able to stay at home to cook and clean the house.” It is a shame that women were stereotyped as only to have the objective of looking pretty and doing household chores. This dangerously closed mindset did not allow women to pursue a career in sports or any other male-dominated field. Title IX, an amendment Act of 1972, ensures that no person shall be excluded from participation in any federally funded activity on the basis of sex. Additionally, it addresses this problem and gave women the opportunity to compete in sports. Consequently, Title IX increased the number of women that were playing in sports compared to back then. Now, women have the opportunity to finally play sports and are breaking free from stereotypes. This shows society that not only men are capable to play
sports. While there is still some bias against women playing sports, we have made significant progress in prohibiting discrimination against women in the field of athletics. According to the article, “A History of Women in Sport Prior to Title IX” from The Sports Journal, Richard C. Bell explains women's participation in sports following the ratification of Title IX. “In 2004, the average number of teams offered for females per college and universities was 8.32, up from 2.50 per school in 1972," Bell said. "In 1981 and 1982, women’s championships became a part of the NCAA program. Today, the NCAA sponsors forty women’s championships, thirty-eight men’s championships, and three combined championships in all three of its division.” To know that there are more women athletes due to less discrimination as before is very rejuvenating, and it feels better to know that society has more or less let go of the closed mindset about women not having the same capability as men in playing sports. There shouldn't be unfairness when it comes to sports or in any profession on the basis of sex. At the end of the day, we're all the same.
By Leonte Silva TSV guest Staff Writer
Martial arts is perceived in many different ways: some people see it as fighting while some call it a defense mechanism. However you see it, we all need a little more martial arts in our lives. One of the best defense methods is martial arts and it can also be beneficial to one’s mental and physical health because of the physical movement and stress relief one can gain while participating in a class. Martial arts classes are offered to all ages and through different gymnasiums. People attend classes for a variety of reasons, whether it’s out of curiosity or to create healthy habits for themselves. Different forms of martial arts, including karate and boxing, can contribute to improving one’s health in many different ways. Boxing is one of the many common forms of martial arts. While some of the physical health benefits are clear, boxing can act as a mental health aid as well. Many people struggle with stress and certain outcomes that occur in life, boxing serves as an escape from problems and it helps clear the mind.
In a Harvard Health Letter titled "Punch up your exercise routine with fitness boxing" the benefits of fitness boxing were discussed. “Fitness boxing is also a great aerobic exercise,” Harvard said. “Aerobic exercise gets your heart pumping and helps lower the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It can strengthen bones and muscles, burn more calories, and lift mood. Aerobics can also boost your endurance, which helps you climb a flight of stairs or walk farther.” In addition, there are martial arts activities such as karate that can be valuable to people of multiple ages. Karate is said to have more benefits to one’s health than any other type of exercise for people of various age ranges. A study conducted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health called "Martial Art Training and Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged Adults," researchers found that martial art classes were effective in improving an individual's cognitive process. This is because the cortical movement that is necessary for the complexity of martial arts is more apparent than while merely walking. These are a few of the different types of benefits, and boxing and karate are just
some of the forms of martial arts that can provide mental and physical benefits to one's health. Contact sports like these may be looked down upon because some believe they are too dangerous. With the right protection and proper guidance, most of these activities can be performed in a safe environment so there is nothing to be afraid of. Though many people have different views on martial arts, people shouldn’t look at it as something violent. Making a statement about something without personally trying to participate in it can lead us to miss out on opportunities to better ourselves. Many of us have different types of coping mechanisms and habits to try and keep our bodies and minds healthy. Martial arts can be a great method for someone trying to bring a positive impact in their life. While attending a class of any form of martial arts at any age, you can see that it will benefit you in many ways and even awaken a passion that you never knew you held.
Sports Preview
Skyline's badminton season is preparing for full swing pleto, a first-year player, expressed what the team could work on to turn out on top. "I feel like we are ready," Completo said. "But we need more practice. We need more work in communicating when we are playing doubles."
The Skyline's Women's Badminton team.
By Rachelle Lamb
TSV Sports Editor
The Skyline women's Badminton team will begin pre-conference play this weekend tournament on March 17 and will begin Conference play on March 20. This upcoming season, the Coast Conference that Skyline is in, went down from facing four teams to three teams: San Francisco City Community College, Fresno Community College and De Anza College. This season is going to consist of nine matches—singles or doubles—and four different tournaments. In each single's match, players are ranked 1-6 based on their ability and the order in which they would play each other. For example Skyline's number 1 player against opponent's number 2 player and then Skyline's number 2 player and the opponent's number 1 player and so forth until all six players from each team has played. All individual matches are best of
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3 with each match played until 21 points are scored by an individual. All singles matches are worth 1 team match point. The doubles match were two players from each team plays each other. There are a total of three doubles matches. They are also worth one team point while all other doubles matches are worth two team match points and the first team to 11 points wins with 21 possible points in the match. All remaining matches after one team has 11 points are still played out. Last year, the badminton team tied for third in the Coast conference. When asked how this year's team would try to get build on that and attempt to get to first place this year, Head Coach Jan Fosberg explained her goals for this season. "It is not how we can get from third to first," Fosberg said. "We have to look at our personal and we will short-term goals and try to improve upon our skills that is our overall team goal for the year." When asked how she feels about the team's adjustment and their readiness to play Angelica Com-
"As long as you're determined to win, even though you don't have a lot of skills, you can still win." - Denise Trinh Denise Trinh, a second-year player, talked about the team's ability to adapt to new members of the team. "We have a lot of new players, so we are learning the game at different skill level," Trinh said. Also, Trinh likes using the smashing serve because it's fun. She also said that she likes to use a hit that they are not prepared for. Trinh said that the key for the team to get better is to work hard together and never give up in the middle of a game. She called the game of badminton as more of a mental sport than physical. "As long as you're determined to win, even though you don't have a lot of skills, you can still win," Trinh said.
Scoreboard Weeks of 3/1/18-3/15/18 Men's Sports Baseball 3/3 vs. West Valley L 15-8 3/6 vs. Cabrillo College W 5-4 3/8 @ Cabrillo College L 17-2 3/10 vs. Cabrillo College L 10-5 3/13 @ Monterey Peninsula College TBD
Women's Sports TBA
Upcoming Games: Baseball
Women's Badminton
March 15, vs. Monterey Peninsula College March 17, @ Monterey Peninsula College March 22, @ Folsom Lake College March 24, @ Folsom Lake College March 28, @ City College of San Francisco March 30, @ College of San Mateo April 3, @ Cañada College.
March 17, @ Pre-conference tournament March 20, @ City College of San Francisco March 22, vs. Fresno City College April 3, vs. De Anza College April 5, vs. City College of San Francisco
Game Summary
Skyline continues struggle against Cabrillo By Diego Perez TSV Staff Writer
Skyline lost to Cabrillo on Saturday 10-5, finishing the series one and two. Skyline’s men's baseball team faced Cabrillo College on Saturday in the last game of their three-game series. The Trojans entered Saturday’s game with a one and one record against the Seahawks. Cabrillo came out on top scoring 10 runs in their win over Skyline. The Trojans finished with one win and two losses against Cabrillo, and an overall record five wins and 15 losses. Skyline’s infield had troubles all game that began in the early innings. After a wild pitch that gave Cabrillo the first home run of the game, an error by Shortstop, abbreviated SS, Andrew Kennedy advanced two base runners and gave Cabrillo their second run. The score was two to zero at the start of the bottom of the second inning. "It just something we've got to button up. We made a few errors that shouldn't have happened," said Skyline’s designated hitter Nick Healey. "We just have to bounce back from it." Skyline had good swings on the bat throughout the game: Kennedy had a sacrifice fly that brought in Ramon Enriquez in for Skyline's first run. Skyline had a productive inning but left two men on base at the end of the second inning. “We struggled scoring when we had runners in scoring position,” said Skyline’s designated hitter Nick Healey. The Trojan's starting
pitcher Sean Craig walked the first batter to start the third inning, but picked him off at first base giving the Trojans their first out. Craig pitched solidly the rest of the inning, getting his first of three strikeouts to end the top of the third. Third baseman Kaimana Bartolome and outfielder Carlos Solis hit back-to-back doubles receiving a hopeful cheer from the crowd; they tied up the score at two runs apiece in the bottom of the third inning. Cabrillo’s pitcher Tyler Biersdorff changed the tide of the game when he had shutdown innings in the fourth and fifth. Biersdorff gave up three earned runs in his five innings pitched, and looked composed on the mound in his second win of the season. The Seahawks began taking control of the game when they scored two runs in the fifth and sixth innings. By the bottom of the sixth Cabrillo had a threerun lead over Skyline. Skyline started to rally back in the game with two good at-bats from Kennedy and Anthony Masetti resulting in two rub batted ins (RBIs). The Trojan's strongest point of the game was inside the batter's box, where they managed to score five runs on 12 hits. “We need to build off the quality at-bats we had throughout the game,” said Healey when asked what positives the team could take away from this loss. “Even though we didn’t win, we still hit the ball hard on a few at-bats.” Even with the good contact Skyline got on the ball, they could not outhit Cabrillo's Seahawks. Cabrillo's potent offense was emphasized by the errors made throughout the game by the Trojans. Cabrillo continued their good batting when they scored two runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth solidify-
Ramon Enriquez slides into home plate scoring the first run for Skyline College on Mark David Magat/ The Skyline View March 10, 2018.
ing their win over Skyline. At the bottom of the eighth, Bartolome hit an RBI single that brought in Skyline’s center fielder Joey Pledger the final score was Seahawks ten Trojans five. “Our starter did a great job, but we made some errors that made him throw an extra 40 pitches,” said Skyline’s Head Coach Dan Nomicos in a post-game interview. “From this point on we just have to stay positive and they got to try and win every series." Skyline’s Men’s baseball face another conference opponent in their next series when they try to get back in the win column against Monterey Peninsula College.
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