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

Volume XXXIII - Issue 3

September 26, 2013

Fire recovery continues

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San Bruno Avenue closes for 10 days

Caltrain construction changes foot traffic for local businesses

by Bianca Gonzalez TSV Staff Writer

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The progress of the Crestmoor neighborhood at the three-year anniversary of the San Bruno explosion

Construction of Crestmoor neighborhood is not close to finished but is progressing

by Gabriela Saucedo TSV Staff Writer

PG&E enter their third phase of construction to the San Bruno exposition site.

Three years ago, on Sept. 9, 2010, the Crestmoor/Glenview

neighborhood had a massive gas explosion from the PG&E pipelines. JMB Construction Inc. is halfway done with the construction project, but still have a long way to go before it’s finished.

Since PG&E dominates the

utility service throughout this region, major changes have occurred to their safety standards so they are able to prevent any possible natural gas explosion from occurring again.

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San Bruno Ave is currently closed for construction of an elevated train track for a Caltrain project.

Spokesperson for Caltrain, Christine Dunn explained, “This is a multi million dollar project that is funded by the city to raise the train tracks over three streets in San Bruno and one of the things they are doing is lowering the streets to provide clearance for the vehicles that will be going under the tracks.”

While this construction is going on, the traffic has been detoured around San Bruno Avenue. The area surrounding the construction has detours into certain streets, specifically Huntington Ave. and San Bruno Ave. There is a liquor store and other businesses whose parking lot is being used for pedestrians to walk through.

The businesses in the neighborhood feel that since the construction has begun they have seen less foot traffic and business is slow.

The manager of local Papa John’s restaurant, Cj Rios said, “Since the construction, there has been less carry out customers and more deliveries being made.”

He also said that, ‘this construction is a good thing because the train

will not interfere with the traffic of cars which will be safer for people who drive in the area.”

For the time being, Rios also mentioned he has to take a longer route because of the construction.

A local neighborhood liquor store employee who asked to not be named said, “I started working when the construction began two days ago and business is very slow, the area is gridlocked.”

The construction site is obviously under extensive work, pedestrians are able to see workers changing the landscape of the city.

These workers are also directing traffic and ensuring that motorists are aware of the detours.

On Sunday night, at around 8 p.m., construction for Caltrain San Bruno Ave was stopped due to a struck gas line.

According to Jason King, a spokesperson at PG&E, “There was a two inch steel gas line that was struck while Caltrain construction crew[s] were working to elevate the tracks at the intersection of San Bruno [Ave.] and San Mateo [Ave.] in San Bruno.” he said. “[Caltrain] did call us immediately to get a crew out to the scene to ensure the gas was Fire continued on page 3

Skyline programs influence drop in unemployment In a recent report San Mateo County falls below the national average

by Molly Downs TSV Staff Writer

Skyline’s career center is helping students find more job opportunities and making an impact on San Bruno’s decreasing unemployment rates.

In a recent report by The California Employment Development Department, San Bruno’s unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 percent, making it lower than both the states and San Mateo County’s at 8.9 percent and 5.3 percent respectively.

Since May of last year, the Career Services Center has established an employment development program which has serviced about 2000 Skyline students looking for jobs or internships.

Virginia Padrón, the Career Services Center Director, said that so far everyone who has come in looking for employment has been able to get either an internship or a job.

“The career development piece of the career services is very much entrenched in the community college here at Skyline,” she explained. “Many instructors know what we do; we do assessments, we do career counseling. But the internship-employment is the area that we are branching out and developing.”

The program has been gaining a successful reputation amongst employers.

“We have a lot more jobs available then last semester,” said Alexander Jones, The Career Center Services Employment and Programs continued on page 2

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Skyline holds its annual club rush

Students gather in the campus quad to check out new clubs and become acquainted with others with like minds

by Lea Naqishbndi TSV Staff Writer

Skyline Organization and Club Council affiliated clubs offered a second club rush to Skyline students Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013, in the campus quad to inform, invite, and involve them in activities and meetings by introducing them to members of the clubs.

Clubs initially had their first Club Rush during Welcome Week this fall, but due to new clubs being inducted this semester and a lack of presence from some of the clubs due to class timing, there was a desire to have a second chance to put the word out.

About twenty-five tables filled the quad with clubs represented by a couple of students at each table. Some had pamphlets, comic books, and flyers to give out, and one even had a photo prop to interact with students. Though a little windy, students breezed by tables of interest from morning to mid-afternoon.

Priscilla Sanchez, Vice President of Associated Students of Skyline College and chair of SOCC attended the event and was shortly representing the table for Model United Nation. Having involvement with many of the clubs before becoming a part of student senate, more than less by being thrown into it unexpectedly, she explained the importance of this event.

“Basically it was to give a take two on Club Rush, because we wanted to have more clubs involved and people to know about it.” Sanchez said. “I do feel that it

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Member of the ASSC chats with a student during the club rush event. was a success in my view because there was a lot of clubs out there.

They got a lot off foot traffic and people interested in going to different booths. They got another opportunity to get the club out there to the student body and let them know that we exist.”

Presidents of the Honors Club Flavious Abellana and Alex Reyes represented at the event and found it to be positive for their club in which they’ve invested a lot of their time to reestablish this semester. The club in previous semesters had a small number of participants. They wanted to reinvent their club, to expand its

Burglary crime rates increase by the double digits this year

by Nico Trifante

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The burglary crime rate in San Bruno staggers between numbers in the most recent years.

The lowest burglary rate that San Bruno has seen was back in 2000, in which 66 burglaries were committed. Since then, the crime has proliferated and consistently kept itself above the 100-point mark, (aside from the years 2007 and 2008) according to City-Data.

In 2003, San Bruno witnessed its epitome, with a total of 155 burglaries. Within the years following 2003, the average of burglaries went down to 110 per year.

In comparison to the rest of California, these numbers are not bad. According to Bea Karnes of the San Bruno Patch, although there is a double-digit increase in burglaries made in the city, it is still 17 percent less than the average rate in all of California.

Other statistics made by Area Vibes, a website that provides information about cities for people to live in, developed statistics of San Bruno city. For instance, San Bruno is safer than 42.2 percent of the cities in the entire nation, and the chance of being a victim of a property crime is 1 in 46. In comparison to a local city, San Francisco is 60 percent higher

than the California average crime rate, with a 1 in 25 chance of being a victim of a property crime.

“You’ll see that the numbers spike up and down,” says Tim Mayhan of the San Bruno Police Department, “Because of the budget cuts there are less police force on the streets.”

With less police force on the streets, the opportunity for auto-burglaries increases over house burglaries. Criminals take advantage of the open streets and have less of a chance of getting caught by police.

“Auto-burglaries have less of a penalty,” Mayhan says, “Criminals can [get] the same reward with less penalty. They can easily break the window, steal a laptop or iPad, and get probation for it if caught.”

However, we still notice statistically that San Bruno has not had a high number of burglaries in the past couple of years. Once the police have identified who the criminals are, it’s a lot easier for them to catch them on sight. With San Bruno being a small town, it’s easier for criminals to move to different counties and do their crimes elsewhere.

Recently, a press release from the San Bruno Police Department reports on Sept. 22, 2013, that a man was attempting to break into a home on Skyline Boulevard. A resident advised the officers, but were unable to catch the suspect.

members, and used this event to stray from the notion one has to be taking honors classes to join.

“We’ve changed it up and reinvented everything that it was about; with more of an emphasis on new students and that anyone can join. We’re trying to shed that elitist image that the Honors Club has had in the past,” Said Reyes.

“And already we’ve had a pretty strong presence and a great outcome with Club Rush,” Abellana said.

“I thought today was pretty smooth. We just made sure we were thorough answering all the questions, and our results show

that people are interested. I feel confident that our club will start strong,” Reyes said.

Brian Millhorn is a student on his fifth semester at Skyline. He has been involved with the Theatre Club, which didn’t had a table during the event, and spent some time visiting some of the various club’s tables.

“It was interesting. It’s nice knowing people have a common interest, a small bond,” Millhorn said. “At my high school we didn’t have the clubs come out and see what they do, it’s more secluded.

I like this involvement with the campus.”

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Internship Coordinator. “Now it’s our job to get the students on board, bring them in here, and get them some training. They can do really well and in the end we can essentially get more jobs.”

Students will get an entry-level position in an area that is ideally associated with their career path, sometimes here on campus.

Emily Lo, a Skyline student, was interested in going to a culinary school that required an internship or prior experience in food service which she didn’t have. Lo discovered The Career Service Center where Padrón helped her get into a work-study program at the Skyline bookstore’s café.

“It’s been pretty amazing,” Lo said. “When I want to be a pastry chef, I want to cater to everyone’s taste. By the way people order their drinks along with what pastry they get, I can kind of tell ‘Oh that person would like this!’”

Any student who is looking for a minimum wage job can walk into the career center and expect to find plenty of resources and opportunities.

However, Jones stressed that

the program is targeted more towards finding internships and entry-level jobs.

In order to get a higher paying job or to get into a specific program, a person must first have a very good background in the area that he or she is trying to get into.

Since most internships require work experience, the program helps student find a job that would be beneficiary.

Skyline’s Career Center and employment development program is continuing to grow and impact the decreasing unemployment rate among students.

“You’re getting some money here and getting experience here,” Jones said. “If you do well and represent us, then we can keep moving you along the steps while you’re still doing your school and everything else in the process.”

According to Intership.com, a new survey reveals that 69 percent of companies with 100 or more employees offered full-time jobs to their interns. As Skyline’s Career Services propels students into internships and prepares them for full time jobs, it will continue to make a lasting difference in creating substantial careers in the community.

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San Bruno neighborhood continues to rebuild three years after fire Fire continued from page 1 JMB Construction Inc. has been working on the site since it’s beginning. The Project Manager, Harry Burrowes, gives deeper insight into what has been accomplished, what has yet to be done,and the safety standards they have recently implemented along with safety precautions.

The reconstruction project is organized into four major phases.

Phase One is broken down into two parts; the sewer replacement project, and the construction of a pressure reducing system. This phase was for tapping into higher pressure water lines, in case of an emergency, for a reliable water source.

The lack of available water was a major issue during the incident.

The firefighters tried to connect their hose to a fire hydrant for the main water source, only to find there was no water. This allowed flames to continue burning out of control.

Phase Two aimed at reconstructing the irrigation system including: sidewalks, improve streetscape, a designated area for the bus stop along with the benches, recycle and trash bins. As well as, a safe zone for pedestrians to walk to and from public areas, transit stations and private premises. Both Phase One and Two have already been finished, and Phase Three is currently underway.

Phase Three began on May 28, and aimed to reconstruct the second half of the infrastructure, including: the replacement of sewer, water and storm drain utilities, and new underground streetlight channels. This may sound simple, but it’s very complex and is still going to take at least a year and a half before people start seeing new

News Briefs • Job Fair Congresswoman Jackie Speier is holding a Job Hunters Boot Camp on Oct. 16 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the San Mateo Event Center, Fiesta Hall.

roads, street gutters, sidewalks, or streetlights.

As the project is in effect, there will be a PG&E inspector working with JMB Construction’s on-site inspectors to cover every foot, to insure everyone knows where the facilities are.

Meanwhile, PG&E is also putting work into replacing gas pipelines in the same area of homes that weren’t destroyed.

If, for some reason, a PG&E line is struck, PG&E is right there to shut off the gas and fix the problem right away. Testing their newest safety project, the automatic shut off valves. They are taking extreme precautions that there won’t be any incidents during the construction.

And finally, Phase Four, will involve rebuilding the park and replanting the Crestmoor Canyon.

Burrowes suggests ways the community can be involved.

“A public visioning process with the neighborhood to seek input as to what they want to see,” He said. “An expanded park, passive park, an active park, should it have some sort of memorial element? As you can imagine some would find it appropriate, whereas others say they don’t want to be reminded of it. It’s something that’s gonna come out of a collaborative process between the city and the community.”

This opportunity will come about at the end of the construction project around May 2014.

Workers are instructed to be considerate and respectful of the residents during the construction for they are still sensitive of the incident and compliance is highly expected from the whole staff.

Construction worker for JMB,

Rodney, has built a good relationship with the residents and is very understanding and courteous as he states, “..they are still healing [from the explosion] and are still very sensitive and they have the right to be. No money in the world could replace the trauma.”

Residents have to deal with the construction noises, thick dust in the air, workers constantly in the field, but have complied with the

• Latino History Month

• California History

• Transfer Center

Learn about the historic town of Allensworth through the exhibition by African Diaspora Program and focuses on the self-determination of African Americans living through that time. It’s located in the library and can be viewed until Jan. 2014.

• English Workshop

Skyline campus Transfer center is holding a conference, many college representives will be present and students will be able to take part in workshops. It’s taking place on Saturday Sept.

28 in Building 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The English Language Institute offers free workshops for ESOL students to better their skills.

The next one will take place on Oct. 2 in bldg. 1 room 1218 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Latin American Students Organization is presenting “La Salsa Cubana” as apart of the San Francisco Latino Film Festival at Skyline College. You can view it on Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in room 6202-4

construction, while maintaining a positive attitude. Residents are finally starting to move in after two years of being dislocated.

Resident of the Crestmoor neighborhood, Nicole Martinez, expresses her experience since the incidence. Although her house was not directly affected by the explosion, residents of the entire neighborhood still have to deal with the aftermath.

“These three past years have been very chaotic.” She said.

“We’ve never had people or workers constantly coming in and out [before the explosion.] It’s always very busy now; not like how our calm neighborhood used to be. It’s been a little difficult dealing with these changes, but I believe everyone here is willing to cooperate to get everything done with as soon as possible.”

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A PG&E worker replaces gas pipelines in the same neighborhood where the explosion occured three years earlier.

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moving safely.”

King explained that in order to stop the flow of gas they had to excavate through the concrete and “squeeze out the gas with a giant pincher like device.”

“We had that completed by 1:08 a.m. Monday morning.” said King. “There were no evacuations in the area, we just had to repair the pipe and patch the road.”

So far there have not been any new accidents concerning the project. San Bruno Ave. will re-open to traffic on Sept. 30.

The Caltrain project is set to be finished Spring 2014.

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Signs inform visitors of the San Bruno Avenue closure.

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The Skyline View attended the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) NorCal Conference and took home five awards.

TSV was acknowledged with a General Excellence award for Online Journalism.

Former staff member Rommel Conclara placed third in Video Journalism and also placed first with another former staff member Alana VanZanten for Webcast/ Broadcast News.

JACC presented former staffer Kenny Martin with third place for Online Photo Story/Essay.

Another TSV former Justin Abellana won first place for a Critical Review article.

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editorial Can we as Americans overcome our dark past?

“You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world....

We are not a nation, so much as a world.” Herman Melville.

This should be one of America’s values, yet we live in a time and a place where the amount of pigmant in our skin still determins how we treat one another. With the amount of intolerance and ignorance shown towards people of color today in society, have we really come closer to Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream?

Nina Davuluri was born in

Post by @lukeBrasili “9/11 was 4 days ago and she gets Miss America?” posted by @ lukeBrasili via Twitter. This is just one example of the blowback that resonated through social media sites following the crowning of the first Indian-American Miss America.

Post by @Savannah_dale97

“Miss New York is an Indian..

With all due respect, this is America.”

Post by @kalebistoocute.

“Man our president nor our Miss America isn’t even American I’m sorry but Miss Kansas I salute you your the real American #MissAmerica.”

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America land of Equality?

America. To be more specific, she was born in Syracuse, New York, April 20, 1989. She graduated from The University of Michigan with a degree in Brain Behavior and Cognitive Science, winning a National Honor Society award as well as a Michigan Merit Award and placement on the dean’s list.

On Sept. 15, 2013, Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America 2014. She is the first Indian American to be crowned as Miss America as well as being the first Asian American to win the title. While the majority of the country watched in silent appreciation of Davuluri’s achievement, an echo of old issues began to make the rounds on social media.

There are many racist and ignorant rants that make the rounds in chat rooms and media pages throughout the internet. Of the four examples listed above, only one account has been closed. Two others have deleted their posts, while the fourth seems to revel in his remarks against not only our new Miss America, but the elected President of the United States. To say that the damage is done would be an understatement of truly epic proportions. @Granvil_Colt posted the following day “I didn’t mean to offend anybody in that tweet.

Y’all need to get over that shit.” @kalebistoocute went on to say “...everyone says she is American cause she was born in the US that doesn’t mean a dang!!” That was preceded by “...no she can’t because both her parents are Indian both my parents are American!

Which makes me American and her Indian.” and “...you should be fully American to be on the pageant!”

Remember Trayvon Martin?

His death brought huge debate around the “stand your ground laws” nationwide and the fact that black Americans now not only

have to submit to law enforcement without question but now they have to submit to any average joe who tells them to stand down.

Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the leaders and voices of the civil rights movement, said it best when he wrote, “[this is] an atrocity, one of the worst situations I’ve ever seen... We had to march to even get a trial, and then at trial when he’s exposed over and over again as a liar, he is acquitted. This is a sad day [and] a slap in the face to those that believe in Justice in this country.”

The whole situation is very reminiscent of Emmett Till’s murder which started the whole civil rights movement. Emmett was a normal African American boy who lived in the 1950’s and was murdered for talking to a white man’s fiancé in the south.

Martin was at a 7/11 buying skittles and an Arizona drink. Both boys were doing something menial that anyone might do, yet the end results ended in the outrageous deaths of these two children. Why? On a national level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011, black Americans are dropping out of high school at a rate twice that of white Americans. Black Americans are getting more high school diplomas and associates degrees where as white Americans are getting more bachelor and advanced degrees at nearly double what black Americans are.

A different census report from 2010 indicates those making $5,000 to $25,000 per year were mostly black Americans. They outnumber white Americans 2:1 in that pay range, whereas in the $75,000 to $99,999 salary per year, white Americans are double the percentage in that bracket what black Americans are. The disparity gets larger in the top pay bracket where white Americans are triple that of black Americans.

The fact that these types of issues still happen is something we

cannot overlook. Aug. 28, 2013, marked the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington for civil rights. Have we as a nation, as a people supposedly united, grown in that 50 year span of time? Can we say, with any conviction and/or honesty, that we are all equal as Americans?

Regardless of where we have come from, where our families once called home, we are all here and we are all Americans. However, the reality of it is captured, forever, by the closed-minded prejudices and judgements of only a few who took their hate to the public.

While they are branded as the bigoted minority, content to display their ignorance to the world, it begs a question: Have the sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John and Robert Kennedy, Medgar Evers, and

countless others been for nothing?

It doesn’t matter what color our skin is. We are all united in one common factor. We’ve all come from someplace else. The sooner that realization sinks in, the sooner we will be able to truly move down the path to equality for everyone.

Racism is alive, and it’s sad to say that it is nourished by the closed-minded minority who speak out, spewing their hate for everyone to hear. For racism to end, to truly end, we have to stand up for each other in the face of such hate. We have to stand for the targets and the accused and show them both, the predators and the prey, that enough is enough. It’s time for things to change.

The Skyline View performs sturdy at the Northern California Fall Journalism Association of Community Colleges Conference Over the weekend, members of The Skyline View made their way to the state capitol in Sacramento to take part in the Northern California Journalism Conference, or better known to journalism students throughout the state, as just NorCal. NorCal is a single-day event in which students may take part in contests and workshop from professionals in the field of journalism, photography, social media, public relations and other fields related to the profession of journalism.

It may seem odd that public relations and social media are considered related to the field of journalism but, in truth, they are.

In the case of public relations, the relations has always been there,

while in the case of social media the relation itself can be seen within the development of the internet and it’s ability to bring content directly to users around the world.

I’m very proud to announce that despite our small staff, at least compared to other college’s newspaper staffs, we were able to win a number of awards in recognition of our effects in a number of areas from the last two semesters. These areas were for Critical Review awarded to Justine Abellana; Alana VanZanten and Rommel Conclara for Webcast/Broadcast Journalism, Rommel Conclara, again, for Video Journalism; Third Place for Online Photos Story/Essay to Kenny Martin; and General Excellence for our website.

Congratulations to them all and I’m happy to have had the chance to work together with them

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I’m very proud of these results, especially of the General Excellence award for online because that was where our main focus was at last semester. It also shows that we’re moving in the right direction, with our focus on our online presents.

And, in doing so, we have

encountered a number of new and old challenges.

The most obvious one of these old challenges was finding and encouraging students who are interested in learning or furthering/gaining experiences in the fields of photography, illustration, public relations, and business. It is a fact that we here at The Skyline View have never had trouble finding students who are interested in writing.

The new challenge for us is the move from being a bi-weekly paper to a weekly paper, which started last semester and is continuing this semester with the goal being that fresh content is produced and published to our website weekly while the print edition remains a training tool for editors. Another new challenge for us is focusing more on multimedia and social media as a whole.

Both of these areas are still new for us and in need of students who are

interested in these fields. If working with audio, video, and pictures, or even producing content along the lines of broadcast journalism, is an area that interests you, then Multimedia on the TSV is something that you should consider. If you’re interested in social media, working with twitter, Facebook, or other social media platforms and love to actively interact with people, then social media is clearly an area you should look into

I guess this has gone on long enough so I should end it here for now and I can always talk more next issue. Before this ends, I’ll restate a few things.

I’m very proud that we were able to win awards over the weekend as it only recognizes these former TSV Staff members hard work.

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Coit Tower. Beacon for 9/11.

Photo on the left by I.J. Van Perre Jr. (2012) and on the right by Ivan Jerome Van Perre III (2013)

by Ivan Jerome Van Perre III

and the fact that I just witnessed hundreds of people die on CNN didn’t register for me. Many feel9/11/01 is a day that, for most of us who are old enough, will for- ings are associated with that awful ever be seared into our minds. Be- day. Fear, sorrow, outrage, just to name a few. But out of that despair ing nine at the time, I didn’t have a real understanding of the events comes the human will to live. On unfolding before my eyes on T.V. I that infamous day, even with all didn’t know about the Two Towers of the horrors involved, we came together as a country and said “We or the Pentagon. I didn’t know are great! We are strong! You will what religious extremism was. I not bring us down because we are didn’t have a concept of death, TSV Staff Writer

the American people.”

That was 12 years ago.

Much has changed since 2001 and its impossible to keep that same

level of enthusiasm up for an event that most people rarely think about.

Yet, there are still examples of that patriotism today. For example, if you were by Telegraph Hill around 9/11 in San Francisco you’d notice Coit Tower looking a little different. The day before 9/11 a crew of volunteers, including my dad, went

to the tower and lit it in patriotic colors in honor of those who died that tragic day.

Jim Kiley, four year veteran of the Marines and the head

of the volunteer crew, explained how the idea to light Coit Tower for 9/11 came to fruition. Before the tenth anniversary of 9/11, he was lighting Coit Tower for the Giants 2010 World Series and realized he could do the same for 9/11

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and thought why not? “I can, so I did.” So through a second party, they worked with Martha Cohen, Director of Special Events Office of the Mayor of San Francisco, to get the approval to light the tower. Jim’s worked with I.A.T.S.E Local 16 in San Francisco for the last 14 years. Before that he lived and worked for Local 16 in Boston for 12 years.

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On the decision made by campus security on September 23rd, making E-Smoking a punishable offense on Campus unless at a designated smoking area. Essentially dictating that the same restriction on real cigarettes apply to E-cigarettes.

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“So people don’t get uncomfortable by it.”

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“It’s a good call to not stop having them on campus because in the classroom it’s an odd distraction to see a puff of smoke during a professor’s lecture.”

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“[E-cigarettes and normal cigarettes] are two completely different things. One is water and vapor while the other is tobacco, ash, smoke, tar, and fire. You still smoke but the material is completely different.”

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“Because it’s like a toy- when it comes right down to it that’s all it is. In my opinion it’s just a toy that’s how I use it. It’s not actually tobacco. It’s the difference between someone throwing a log on the ground and lighting it on fire and setting up a TV with the image of fire on it.

-Jay Diaz

“I feel it’s a good idea because it’s disrespectful to those who don’t smoke or are trying to give up smoking to have to see that. And if there’s kids around who see it then it sets a bad example to [them].”

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“If [all smokers] are grouped together it’s better because it keeps people separate, and keeps those who are [smoking] to themselves.”

“Personally I don’t smoke at all so [it’s] a good idea to have a designated area for smoking all of the above.”

“Because the vapor smoke is not harmful to anyone else. I think for a person who is trying to quit smoking—why put them around actual smokers?”

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Editor’s Eats

by Gabriela Saucedo TSV Staff Writer

We all like fancy, but sometimes simplicity is even better. Sometimes we just want something good that’s served quick with a price you can’t argue with, and not always from McDonalds.

Taste matters and so does quality.

For this issue there will be a series of “Hole-In-The-Wall” restaurants reviewed by us, The Skyline View Staff, that are located within 5 miles of Skyline College. They will have great quality and taste, and will satisfy your hunger with only $10.

Senor Pedro International Market & Deli, located on 82 School St. in Daly City, serves delicious, traditional Brazilian fastfood that amazes the taste buds.

Their main dishes are the pastels that are made of thin pastry envelopes filled with a desired combination of meat and/or cheese. The pastel that sells-out the quickest is the ham and cheese. They are pretty cheap at the price of about $7 each and they go really well with a glass bottle of Coca Cola.

Pastels aren’t the only fresh fast-food they provide. The menu also includes all types of assorted foods including baconwrapped hot dogs, carne asada fries, a variety of sandwiches and a huge selection of drinks that surrounds the bar seating area.

Gateway Kitchen, located in Daly City on 6165 Mission St.,

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Photos Taken by Gabriela Saucedo/ The Skyline View has to be my favorite Filipino restaurant and it’s guaranteed to fill any stomach to satisfaction and even more friendly to the wallet. Gateway Kitchen has a very small seating area, and menu, but they provide huge plates. They serve deep fried tilapia, longanisa, bacon silog, Hong Kong pork chops, smoked boneless bansilog, spamsilog and many more traditional plates. Mind you, these plates are huge and cost under $5. Of all these plates, however, the winner would have to be the Hong Kong pork chops. They serve two huge pieces with a deliciously distinct taste. This plate, and all the others include garlic rice, a side of pineapples and a friend egg. Absolutely delicious!

Tani’s Kitchen,a Japanese diner located in Daly City’s Westlake plaza, is the admirable HoleIn-The-Wall known for their extremely small size

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Brand Spankin’ New: Guerrero’s Taqueria 2

713 Hickey Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044-6

Hip-Hop's Own Sammy "Uce" Veu Sharing his knowledge of hip-hop and style.

by Nico Triufante

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An authentic Mexican restaurant that is affordable and delicious is hard to find these days, let alone one where the food comes out fast and without the fast food service. Guerrero's Taqueria No. 2 fits the above description, and with the already fabulous reputation of their original Guerrero's Taqueria in the Valley Mar district of Pacifica, they've been welcomed warmly by the community as the newest addition to the Fairmont Shopping Center in Pacifica.

Now Guerrero's is available closer to neighboring cities with their opening Sept. 7, 2013, at 713 Hickey Blvd. Despite its location being within a shopping center, the family owned taqueria offers that extension of family to their guests. As you walk in the door to their humble yet comforting establishment, you'll notice the restaurant has about seven to ten tables and one big flat screen television you can count on showing sports games. Dining in or out the staff will make you feel at home and not you rush you.

They stayed steady with business the entirety of the visit, and mostly took orders for their super items: quesadillas, nachos, and

seating a maximum of 10 people, their cheap prices, good quality and generous proportions. Their most common order is the Donburi. It comes with a choice of meat over rice in a big bowl. They cost $6-$12 depending on the choice of meat. Another great deal would be their combination plates serving a variety of meat, rice and salad. Although they are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, they are open from noon to 9:30 p.m. the other days; perfect hours for an intimate meeting with friends, a cute date or just a nice, simple dinner when you’re in the mood for Japanese cuisine.

This restaurant goes out to my devoted vegetarians who enjoy Indian cuisine. Amma’s Curry House, located on 632 San Mateo Ave. in San Bruno. It seems like their specialties are vegetarian plates, but they also serve their famous lamb for our meat lovers, that is marinated with their special blend of Fiji spices. The

Curry House is also a market for Indian food but the venue is dominated by the restaurant to make plenty of space for those who wish to dine there.With $10, you leave satisfied with a rice plate, a variety of side veggies such as roti’s, chutney, salad or a side of soup.

The Hawaiian Drive-Inn. There are a couple locations: San Bruno, South San Francisco and Daly City, but the one I am most familiar with is the one located in Daly City on 50 San Pedro Road.

The cooks and owners are awesome with their servings, recommendations on specials of the day and their generous proportions.

They lay on the meat with the best flavor, which ever you choose really won’t come to regrets because they’re all good, along with the macaroni salad, cabbage salad and a side of rice. Combination and single plates range from $5-$10.

The item that is significantly exquisite would have to be their crab rangoons at the cost of $3.29 for 6 pieces with the best sauce ever! It’s totally worth the try. Also, order your food with a can of juice. They charge just $1 each. They have a handful of flavors, but the Guava flavor has never failed to complement the Hawaiian taste. This Hole-In-TheWall is guaranteed to have me stuffed to my neck for an awesome price leaving every customer satisfied with their Hawaiian Drive Inn experience.

burritos. The food, of grand proportions, will fill you up and leave you with more than a midnight snack to go home with. The staff is generous with their chips and salsa too, not making you pay for that needed snack to tithe you over while you anticipate your order as the aroma from which lingers in the air.

If you order any of the above items you won't be disappointed.

The cooks load the dishes up with enough sour cream, guacamole, and fresh pico de gallo that you won't have to beg or pay for more.

The steak is delicious and full of flavor, and chicken seasoned to perfection. These options definitely aren't diet, but the freshness won't leave you with this intense sense of regret. Healthier options ordered were the shrimp tacos, ordered by every third person in line.

Just off Skyline Boulevard South exit from 280, or Highway 35, this is a taqueria you can count on to fill you up and hit the spot.

Unlike other fast food Mexican restaurants they're on point and won't mess your order up either.

Worth checking out if you’re new to the family's restaurants or a familiar fan.

Today's hip hop scene has had a major influence on America's youth but struggles to continue the originality with nearly every song that is released.

There are a few artists that keep to their original story and try to influence the youth of today, however. Skyline College has an artist that is well known for his originality and his name is Sammy "Uce" Veu. Uce is a current Skyline College student and also the president of the Urban Youth Society.

He keeps himself active with the bridge between youth and hiphop and strives to create stories through his art.

Since late 2008, Uce has cooked up a melting pot of Southern rap, original East Coast hiphop, and a laid-back West Coast style for himself. In addition, his influences include Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, and especially Method Man of the Wu Tang Clan.

"It was just a hobby when I first started out," says Uce, "When I found out I had a deep passion for music and writing, I didn't start lifting off until my first year of college."

Opportunity opened up the

doors for his music, considering that Skyline is active with openmics and our school-wide famous Rock The School Bells event.

Through these events, Uce presents his style of lyrical wordplay.

He says “I play with my words around a lot, my flow switches up a lot. I don’t keep the same steady rhythm. I got a different cadence but it all comes together.”

Keeping one’s audience surprised with a variety of flow, lyrics, and energy is essential to a performance. Telling a story and making sure the audience understands it are the difficulties that hip-hop artists come across.

The originators of hip-hop came from the slums of the streets.

Past artists have touched upon topics of selling drugs, killing sprees, and the overall difficulties of life.

Uce takes a different approach towards hip-hop, stating, “My way of telling my story is through hip hop. You don’t have to go through struggles, you don’t have to go through these urban streets to gain yourself a reputation.”

He centers his perspective of hip-hop based on an individual’s story. Everyone has their own unique story that cannot be replicated by another. That is the beauty of hip-hop. A rapper doesn’t need to go through the difficulties

“You have to come real when you’re rapping...make sure it’s unique to yourself.”

--Uce or hardships that the originators of hip-hop have faced in the past, but can rather speak on the stories that are current with the issues of present day.

“You have to come real when you’re rapping,” Uce says, “My influence is that whatever your story is make sure it’s unique to yourself because no one can duplicate your story.”

Artistic music from an artistic mind can easily influence todays youth. Uce’s music was influenced by Tupac, Biggie Smalls and Method Man. Later on our youth could be influenced by artists like Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and even Uce. Take a listen to his music and maybe get inspired by his work and push forward for the love of hip-hop.

Art

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Jerry Ross Barrish showcases his art at Skyline College’s art gallery

(Top) Aristocrats Assemblage Found Objects (Below) Essence of Marlene Assemblage Found Objects 2007 Photos taken by Chris Christenson/ The Skyline View

by Molly Downs TSV Staff Writer

A social message manifests in the form of quirky plastic people, and one rubber dog. These animated characters are the works of Jerry Ross Barrish, an assemblage sculptor and filmmaker who has lived in Pacifica since the 1980’s. Barrish’s latest exhibition, “Cast & Crew,” will be in the Skyline Art Gallery until Oct. 26. The sculptures displayed are featured in the three short films that are played at the exhibit. The films are modestly brilliant and unusual, furnished with cheeky characters and witty social and political innuendo.

Barrish had originally gone to The San Francisco Art Institute to study “traditional sculpture”; but on the first day of class he changed his major to film making.

When he graduated, he made three feature films and traveled the world going to film festivals.

After his travels, he came back to Pacifica and in 1989 he made his last feature film. That was when he noticed something on the beach.

“I started picking up this plastic on the beach and this material started to speak to me, I started to see images in the material,” Barrish revealed. “It’s not garbage. To me, it is as good as steel or bronze. It’s just art material to me.”

The sculptures shown at the exhibit were created from pieces of recycled plastic and debris that Barrish had accumulated over the past couple of decades. The char-

acters resemble something out of 1920’s Berlin. A handful of them are even modeled after Marlene Dietriche, the famous 1920’s German actress. Barrish gives all his sculptures a tale, although none of them were created with a particular story.

That is the magic of art. It generates a continually changing experience. Beneath the blurred lines on the page, there always lies a tale.

“All my work has a story; either my story or your story.”

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Video Games

G rand Thef t Auto V: Yo ur se c o nd life

by Nico Triunfante TSV Staff Writer

Have you ever thought of the most ruthless crime you could ever do? Have you ever wanted the chance to drive cars that seem somewhat unobtainable in your future? Have you ever wanted to live a second life in which you would be able to get away with nearly anything and everything that you do? Grand Theft Auto V is the gateway to that second life.

Five years ago, Rockstar Games amazed the gaming world with Grand Theft Auto IV, leaving its fans and supporters with more of an itch they could never scratch... until now. According to IGN, within the first 24 hours of the game’s release, globally, it had hit $800 million in sales. Furthermore passed the $1 billion mark in its first three days. Non-GTA players may ask, “What’s so special about this game?”

Geographically, the map that Rockstar made for this game is impeccable, and one of the largest amongst the entire Grand Theft Auto series. Think of this map as the size of Los Angeles County.

These maps allow users to roam in a virtual world, and explore places that they couldn’t think possible in real life. From alleyways to bar-

Frankin and Michael prepare for their next heist bershops, to endless waters and streets of all kinds, gamers are allowed to be virtually anywhere with just a push of the analog stick.

The third-person gameplay is a signature amongst highly regarded video games, such as Skyrim or Red Dead Redemption.

However, Grand Theft Auto V exceeds the echelon of these games by allowing gamers to switch between three main characters, and at times, take control of a

canine counterpart. Previously, the series took the story of one single character. By allowing three main characters into the overall experience, that allows users to have three times the storyline put onto one disk. In addition, an online development of the game allows up to 16 players to engage in missions and competitions.

Since the game’s price has not changed a cent from $59.99, Rockstar is enabling users to have three unique storylines, a canine minor

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character, and an online experience with other gamers. In other words, one would be paying $11.99 for each unique experience they would use, as opposed to most games, where gamers pay $59.99 for one experience.

By combining real (gang) life situations, and allowing users to virtually do anything to their avatar, gamers find ways visually put themselves in these situations and act accordingly to the given circumstances. For example, pro-

tecting oneself behind cars during shootouts, or purchasing jewelry, tattoos and outfits furthermore enhances the reality aspect of the game itself.

This game is not meant to provoke gamers to become these avatars in real life. This game is meant for entertainment, and allowing gamers to do what they wouldn’t, normally, think is possible in their everyday lives.

TV

“Dexter”: Excellent early seasons marred by sloppy end

Flashback to Dexter and Deb holding Harrison for the first time

by Kenny Martin Special to TSV

If you haven't watched “Dexter” yet, stop reading now (spoilers) and watch the first four seasons. They're classics. But only those, otherwise you'll be disappointed.

“Dexter: Season eight” continues in the vein of recent seasons, and ends a series that once was so gripping and beautiful on a low note.

From the start, the final season of “Dexter” had problems. Batista was back on the police force, despite having left in season seven to open his own restaurant.

His reason for coming back was LaGuerta's death, who died at the hand of Dexter and Deb, yet there was absolutely no investigation into her death. Another instance of Dexter having things go his way.

Additionally, the only thing Batista did the entire season was name Miller to sergeant, a character few remember and nobody knows anything about.

Continuing from prior seasons, Harrison is a completely normal

kid, despite having seen his mother murdered and been left in her blood for hours, strikingly similar to what happened to Dexter. And we all know what became of Dexter. Ever since season four's shocking finale, I'd been waiting for Harrison to show psychopathic tendencies, but not a hint of one ever appeared. On top of that, Harrison has no personality; he's always sitting in the corner coloring.

Compare Harrison to Astor and Cody, who provided distractions in Dexter's life, such as asking Dexter to go camping or forcing him to deal with the emotions of a preteen. Additionally, Cody got in a fight with a kid to defend Dexter's reputation. Astor and Cody were two characters I cared about, as they allowed Dexter to experience normal childhood for the first time, but they were written out of the show entirely by season eight.

Disappointing.

Quinn's a character who had so much potential that got wasted. I was hoping he would be the new James Doakes. He was during season five, but he changed due

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Dexter kills Saxon in full view of a camera. Once again, he gets away with it easily. to Deb and never went back. In season eight, Quinn could have investigated LaGuerta's death personally, but instead his only goal in life was to hook back up with Deb. He even entirely ignored Deb's confession about killing LaGuerta.

Pathetic.

Masuka used to be an invaluable part of the show, with his hilarious one-liners and banter with Deb, but in seasons leading up to eight, he wasn't funny anymore. In season eight, he didn't even try to be funny. Instead, he was preoccupied with the daughter he didn't know he had. But that story arc didn't go anywhere, so what was the point? In addition to Masuka's over-the-top comedy, the writing in general used to be witty and

playful, but in later seasons it was all serious and trite.

Season eight started out interesting, despite the aforementioned problems. Dexter met the true architect of “the code,” Deb was in an unpredictable state and hated Dexter, and Dexter found a disciple, Zach, whom he could teach the code (that would fill the gap Harrison left). But then Deb suddenly was fine and Zach was killed off before he could be developed. At that point the series hit rock bottom.

The writing was sloppy and rushed. The main villain, Saxon, was introduced out of nowhere, and was not fleshed out at all.

There was no way for audiences to sympathize with him. Hannah

McKay (and I never cared for her character – she's no Lila!), supposedly a calculating killer, goes out in public without altering her appearance at all...And nobody notices!!!

In the finale, Deb dies anticlimactically, right after she tells Dexter she forgives him. That was her life's meaning? Her death should have been devastating, like Rita's, but instead it wasn't because she was a shell of the character we used to care for. The ending seemed like a cop-out for the writers to avoid making any decisions.

Does Dexter the lumberjack kill?

Will Hannah care for Harrison? All of the other characters seem like they faded into oblivion.

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“Sons of Anarchy” episode three review The chaos has just begun!

by Steve Perotti

TSV Staff Writer

It's only the third episode of the sixth season of FX's “Sons Of Anarchy” and I find myself asking two questions: Is show creator Kurt Sutter in a hurry, or is the new season brimming with so much chaos that it hasn't even begun to pique yet? Is what I've seen so far nothing compared to what's coming? Regardless of the answer, I am loving where this season is going!

Within the first 10 minutes of the episode someone gets killed. We see show antagonist, Lee Torric, losing his shaky grip on sanity more and more as he breaks all the rules in his war against the Sons. While the action makes for entertaining pulp, it comes across as too far-fetched at times. As a former United States Marshall, is the Torric character that far beyond reproach that no one is going to question where he's finding his results? I look forward to seeing how far he's planning on going in his one man war against the club.

Clay Morrow, played by the show's central figure Ron Pearlman, finds himself in very interesting territory as he returns to Stockton Prison due to actions

from the season five finale. I won't give away what happens, but it's safe to say that his return surprised even me, but the fact that I don't know what's going to happen with Pearlman's character is making me enjoy the season even more.

The ending of the episode frustrated me but in all the right ways. Members are leaving the club, some of their own free will, others being taken out of the picture all together. I won't be naming names in this review, but the characters I'm talking about have been a part of the show since the first season began and it will be a shock to anyone who wasn't able to watch last night's episode. Apparently, Sutter was paying attention when critics began blasting his show as being “predictable” because nothing about this season has followed my predictions. While I wouldn't go so far as to say last night's installment, titled “Poenitentia,” was at an equal level as the latest episode of this season's other hugely-popular series "Breaking Bad", it is still very much worth watching. If anything, it's worth watching for the plot twists and the gratuitous violence, and those have always been the show's strongest assets to begin with.

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“The Blacklist”: Silence of the lambs 2.0?

by Steve Perotti

TSV Staff Writer

New series "The Blacklist" a reflection of "The Silence Of The Lambs" with a modern twist The Archetype set by Anthony Hopkins' portrayal as "Hannibal Lecter" in 1991's "The Silence Of The Lambs" has been re-imagined, albeit not on purpose, in the pilot episode of the new series, "The Blacklist".

The show debuted Sept. 23, 2013 and from the beginning we are introduced to a very interesting character, played by one of the most dynamic American actors still in the business. James Spader, rumored to be playing villain "Ultron" in "The Avengers 2", is introduced in the opening of the show as disgraced former government agent "Raymond 'Red' Reddington". Reddington

Woody Allen's latest doesn't quite deliver in all performances, but Blanchett is in rare form.

Being a huge fan of standup comedy, I went into “Blue Jasmine” full of high hopes for the two legendary names of stand up. Louis C.K., Emmy winner for writing for his show Louie and stand up special in 2012 and Andrew Dice Clay, pioneer of stand up and censorship brawler since the 80's. I thought to myself “here's an opportunity for these comedians to give something special to the cinema world.” Not that they have the duty to do so or anything but because the movie is serious and not a comedy, one would think that was their intention.

With Academy Award winning director Woody Allen both directing and writing it and Cate Balnchett and Sally Hawkins, both Academy Award wining actresses as the leads, I was expecting a lot and what I got was, as Cartman from South Park would say, “meh”. I wasn't wowed or even really impressed.

Clay's character wasn't complex but was very relate-able emotionally to the “average joe” American.

In the movie he plays a working class man who saves up enough money to start his own business and Cate Blanchetts character convinces him to invest all of it into a "Bernie Madoff" like scam that her husband, played by Alec Baldwin, started off of stolen money from

people like Andrews character.

Later he confronts her about how he lost his family and business and she snaps at him with “cant you just move on?” He responds with “some of us can't just move on”.

That scene had such potential to have meaning and an impact on the audience, yet all I saw was an almost monotone delivery from Andrew.

With Louis I was less disappointed in the acting, for it made sense the way he played it. The character he plays is an average "Prince Charming" type that sweeps up Sally Hawkins character into a sexual affair, when she is already engaged to a faithful car mechanic played by Bobby Cannavale. While watching the interaction between Louis and Sally's character I never felt Louis was ever sincere. Which makes

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sense due to the fact that he leaves her later for a messed up reason.

Maybe it was foreshadowing by Woody Allen or Sally's character is as delusional as Cate's, but here's the potential I saw it could be. If this average guy Prince Charming was truly genuine and kind with no hint of falseness, it would have been so much more devastating for Sally's character when he leaves her and that raw emotion could have been worked into the story at many later points.

Cate I was amazed, as usual, in her performance. With her character development of psychosis and schizophrenia, her portrayal of anxiety attacks and alcohol and pill addiction, I was truly wowed and convinced she was crazy and an alcoholic. Alec and Sally really didn't stick out too much as well as Woody's directing or writing. Over all I have to give it 2 and a half out of 5 stars for the two facts that Cate was amazing and they got a good casting director to get these names together.

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Promotional poster for “Blue Jasmine”

and scarred her hand for reasons unknown, she is a character very much reserved. As the episode continues we find out Reddington is infatuated with Keen, and that he knows more about her life then she does. Does Reddington see himself as her father? Is there a connection between Reddington and Keen's past? Is she, in fact, the child that is referenced as being abandoned by Reddington in the beginning of the show? Is he simply messing with her mind because he can?

All in all, for a pilot, I was very impressed. Spader is amazing as the main character, and for him I'll be returning to this show weekly.

As or the remainder of the characters, I'm less convinced of their worth. The plot twist in the ending surprised me, and I'm curious to see what is coming next.

James Spader plays the role of Raymond Reddington, a fromer government agent

“Blue Jasmine”: Why so blue?

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surrenders to the FBI in the very beginning of the show, and early on we're led to believe that he is playing the bureau for a bunch of fools. His calm demeanor and relaxed approach to dealing with his "imprisonment" sets a powerful tone for his character and was, in all honesty, what intrigued me and kept me watching.

Opposite Spader's Reddington character, we have "Elizabeth Keen", played by relative unknown Megan Boone. This is where the similarities between Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling start to come into play. Reddington refuses to work with any agent other then Keen, and when he initially meets her he asks questions relating to her childhood and overall past. As the show progresses we learn, bit by bit, more about Keen's childhood and back story. Abandoned by her criminal father, who burned

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Movies

by Ivan Jerome Van Perre III

September 26, 2013

“Prisoners”: Hugh Jackman surprises in gritty thriller!

by Steve Perotti

TSV Staff Writer

Since his American debut in “X-Men” some 13 years ago, Hugh Jackman has had a diverse catalog of work added to his portfolio.

From action movies of various flavors to dramas with intense character studies, with a spattering of animated voice overs here and there and even a musical or two, Jackman has shown that he is more then just the man who plays Wolverine in Marvel's comic franchise.

“Prisoners” is a worthy addition to Jackman's resume.

Hosting a well stocked list of supporting actors and actresses including Jake Gyllenhaal alongside Viola Davis and Terence Howard, the film is a brilliant character study of individuals dealing with the abduction of two children on a Thanksgiving night.

The timeline of the movie stretches from the night of the abduction through the following seven days and in that time we are exposed to the varied reactions of the families as well as the police investigating the crime. Jackman's character, Keller Dover, is the perfect example of a working class father. The resolve and rough exterior of the character fits Jackman perfectly, but it's the emotional stress bubbling beneath the surface that makes the character so riveting and keeps audiences in touch with the character throughout the film.

Gyllenhall's work as Detective

Loki was, in all honesty, amazing and intricate in it's depth.

Throughout the storyline we see Loki dealing with the case with increasing passion and we begin to get the idea that there is a tension in the character that has a history prior to the film. Loki's character, far from the clean cut police detective seen in most films, was instantly easier to sympathize and connect with. There was no three piece suits or immaculate hair with this detective. Instead, we have a rough young man sporting tattoos on his knuckles who is anything but perfect.

There are parts of the movie that were difficult to deal with, but with subject matter like child abduction, strong content is to be expected. If anything, I applaud the director and the cast for the work that they did to make the film so believable. From Gyllehaal's slight twitching throughout the movie, to Jackman's explosive emotional breakdown, and Davis and Howard's weakening resolve in the face of the tragedy before them.

We were witness to true character studies of how people could deal with such situations. I didn't see actors in these moments, I saw the real subjects. Real people dealing with the fact that their children are missing and may not be saved.

All in all, this was an amazing movie and well worth the price to see in the theater. But be warned, there will be parts that make you cringe. This movie is not for the faint of heart.

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GAME ON! “Latino Heritage” Crossword Puzzle

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Holy canolis Skylinians, we got outselves a true Gamer in our midst. For the second edition in a row, I

congratulate Jackie Lee for being the first to turn in a completed Game On! page. Your prize is awaiting you in the newsroom.

Now, for the rest of you! We’ve ranked up the difficulty for this weeks Game On! page. If you can be the first to complete the four sudokus, the crossword, the maze, AND answer all three of our mind-bending riddles, you will win a $10 Bookstore/World Cup Coffee gift card! But there’s more! If you’re the second person to complete our challenge, you’ll get a $5 Bookstore/ World Cup Coffee gift card! Is that enough incentive to Game On for ya?

So, Skylinians, bring your completed newspaper

Across 4. Conquistadors 5. “View” 8. Day of the dead” 10. 51st state?

14. Venezuelan military & political leader 15. South American 16. “There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.”

17. Cuban dance 18. It takes two

to the newsroom, 8110, with your name and email by October 9 for verification. And remember, you stay sexy. GAME ON!

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What is the one word that everyone always spells wrong?

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Headliners Tim Lincecum

...Lady Trojans on track to win the second period, 25-20. Going into the third and final period, the Lady Trojans once again came out firing to take a quick four-to-nothing lead.

The Jaguars came back with flurries of their own and got it back to 10-8 where Coach Beth Perkins had to call a timeout to tell her team to finish the game.

From there it was a straight grind. Both teams were going back and forth with the Lady Trojans calling another timeout at 17-16 where the Trojans had the lead. Once again, they rallied and found their grit and won a tough game 25-22.

The Lady Trojan volleyball team may be young but they’re discovering their team chemistry, which is going to keep helping them get better on their journey.

The Lady Trojans serving the ball during their matchup against San Jose City College on Sept. 20.

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It has been an up-and-down season for the former two-time Cy Young award winner. He can also add 1,500 strikeouts to his resume.

Lincecum came into the game against the Yankees on Sept. 20 with 1,498 strikeouts. He struck out O.F. Curtis Granderson for the 1,500th strikeout, finishing with 1,504 strikeouts. According to Chris Haft of MLB.com, Lincecum the has third most strikeouts in his first seven seasons in the big leagues among all pitchers dating back to 1983.

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by Steve Perotti

TSV Staff Writer

Benson Henderson walked into Milwaukee as the UFC lightweight champion prior to August 31, but the man who walked out with the belt was Anthony Pettis.

This was the second time that Henderson had lost to Pettis, and it was the second time that a championship belt was involved.

The first match was fought in Henderson’s home state of Arizona. The second match was in Wisconsin, the home state of Pettis. Both times, Pettis left the victor.

What makes this second match more surprising if not ground breaking to those in the know is that Pettis forced Henderson to submit via armbar.

This is surprising because Pettis is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while Henderson is a black belt.

This is akin to a high school pitcher striking out a major league home run hitter. It’s possible, but not something most people are used to seeing. In the world of mixed martial arts, popularly known as MMA, just because it looks like a one-sided fight on paper doesn’t mean that it will be a one-sided fight in person.

Contrary to popular belief, the Bay Area is a hot bed for MMA. Numerous gyms in the area specialize in the instruction of the fundamental forms that make up MMA. There are gyms for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and many more. Skyline College happens to be a training ground for numerous amateur fighters as well as one UFC contender.

Skyline’s wrestling team, a staple of Bay Area grappling, has been used by Darren Uyenoyama, who is under contract with the UFC at 125 lbs., to strengthen his wrestling before fights in the past.

Uyenoyama, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is the owner of the FTCC gym in Daly City. If it’s good enough for Uyenoyama, a Bay Area native, then Skyline’s wrestling has an amazing seal of approval.

It will be interesting to see how well Pettis wears his belt and the list of challengers is long. As for Skyline wrestling, Uyenoyama, nicknamed BC for “Bone Crusher”, is still a viable contender in the UFC flyweight division.

I for one am a fan of both Pettis and Uyenoyama, and I can’t wait to see what the rest of 2013 holds for both fighters.

It’s been an inauspicious start to the season for the 49ers. After the stunning loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Candlestick Park on Sept. 22, Gore allegedly yelled at coach Jim Harbaugh, according to Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times. But, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, apparently Gore has no issues with coach Harbaugh. “I like coach Harbaugh a lot. No issues,” Gore told The San Jose Mercury News (via Pro Football Talk.)

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Anthony Pettis new UFC Lightweight champion

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Being down 8-1 in a best-of-17 series in the America’s Cup, which took place in The City, Team USA pulled off an improbable comeback to win the cup on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The Larry Ellison-owned team was trailed the Emirate New Zealand team. The New Zealand team needed just one more win to secure to the cup, according to Richard Langdon of Bleacher Report.

Skyline

Upcoming Games:

Sports

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

Sept. 27 vs. Foothill College (D.H.), 1 p.m.

Oct. 1 vs. De Anza College (D.H.), 3 p.m.

Oct. 4 @ Chabot College, 4 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Ohlone College (D.H.), 3 p.m.

Oct. 1 vs Mission College (D.H.), 1 p.m.

Oct. 8 @ Chabot College, 4 p.m.

Volleyball

Wrestling

Sept. 27 Shasta Classic @ Redding, all day Oct. 2 vs. Hartnell College, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 @ Foothill College, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. San Jose State, 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Santa Rosa Junior College, 6 p.m.

Oct. 9 @ Modesto Junior College, 6 p.m.

Skyline 3 | San Jose City College 0

Lady Trojans grind out tough win Yo u n g t e a m g r o w i n g t o g e t h e r

by Shaquill Stewart TSV Staff Writer

The Lady Trojans volleyball team beat the San Jose City College Jaguars 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 20, as the road to growth as a team continues before the league play starts.

The Lady Trojans started off the first period with two quick aces, but shortly after that the Jaguars came right back with two aces to tie the game at two.

As the first period and the game, wore on, the big key to the game was the Lady Trojanses communication with each other as a team.

First assistant Ken Parker talked about their biggest issues in which they can improve on before league play starts.

“They communicated enough, but can improve as most of the sophomore starters did not play tonight,” Parker said.

Most of the Lady Trojan starters were out with injuries in Friday’s game, so it was mostly a

young and inexperienced group playing together.

However, that inexperience proved not to hurt the Lady Trojans in the first period as they began later to communicate and rotate better as a unit, eventually winning the first period, 25-19.

During the second period, the game took on a much different tone. The Lady Trojans jumped to an early lead with a seven to two start to take control of the game. After that start, the Jaguars had to call a timeout.

After the timeout, the Jaguars returned to the game with a different mindset but it still didn’t help as the Trojans were more dominant in the second period than any other period in the match. They had a 14-5 match lead. The lead would slim down to 18-13 as the Lady Trojans began to become very sloppy.

The skill and leadership of freshman Jacqueline Brandt helped rally and kept the...

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The Lady Trojans huddle after their victory.

Fantasy Football

Week three recap: He’s the Man-ning

by Ray Garcia

TSV Sports Editor

Week three of the NFL season has come and gone, and with that another week of the fantasy football season. Generally, the last week to join a league is week four, so if you haven’t joined a league and are interested

you still have at least one more week.

There have been may highs and lows this week - many lows for the hometown teams, both in fantasy and real terms. Colin Kaepernick continues to struggle and Terrelle Pryor took a brutal hit that resulted in a concussion.

On the other end of the spec-

trum, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning continues to sparkle and both Cowboyses running back DeMarco Murray and Steelerses wideout Antonio Brown had monster games this week.

Here are your week three fantasy point leaders in standard, non-ppr scoring, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Sports:

Quarteback 1) Drew Brees (NO) 32.78 fantasy pts, 342 pass yds, 4 total TDs 2) Cam Newton (Car) 30.42 fantasy points, 223 pass yds, 4 total TDs 3) Jake Locker (Ten) 28.76 fantasy points, 299 pass yds, 2 total TDs 4) Geno Smith (NYJ) 26.64 fantasy pts, 331 pass yds, 3 total TDs 5) Peyton Manning (Den) 24.76 fantasy pts, 374 pass yds, 3 pass TDs Running Back 1) DeMarco Murray (Dal) 26.3 fantasy pts, 176 rush yds, 1 rush TD 2) Jamaal Charles (KC) 23.2 fantasy pts, 92 rush yds, 80 rec. yds, 1 rush TD 3) LeSean McCoy (Phi) 21.8 fantasy pts, 158 rush yds, 1 rush TD 4) Joique Bell (Det) 19.2 fantasy pts, 63 rush yds, 69 rec. yds, 1 rush TD 5) Matt Forte (Chi) 17.1 fantasy pts, 87 rush yds, 24 rec. yds, 1 rush TD Wide Receiver 1) Antonio Brown (Pit) 31.6 fantasy pts, 196 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 2) Josh Gordon (Cle) 22.8 fantasy pts, 146 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 3) Santonio Holmes (NYJ) 21.4 fantasy pts, 154 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 4) Sidney Rice (Sea) 19.9 fantasy pts, 79 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 5) Eric Decker (Den) 19.3 fantasy pts, 133 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD

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Tight End 1) Jimmy Graham (NO) 25.4 fantasy pts, 134 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 2) Jordan Cameron (Cle) 24.6 fantasy pts, 66 rec. yds, 3 rec. TDs 3) Scott Chandler (Buf) 13.9 fantasy pts, 79 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 4) Zach Miller (Sea) 12.5 fantasy pts, 5 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 5) Antonio Gates (SD) 11.5 fantasy pts, 55 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD Kicker 1) Matt Prater (Den) 17 fantasy pts, 2 40-49, 1 50+, 4 PATs 2) Justin Tucker (Bal) 14 fantasy pts, 1 20-29, 2 40-49, 3 PATs 3) Stephen Gostkowski (NE) 14 fantasy pts, 1 30-39, 1 40-49, 1 50+, 2 PATs D/ST 1) Chicago Bears: 25 fantasy pts, 23 pts allowed, 3 sacks, s int.s, 2 fum. TD 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 23 fantasy pts, 16 pts allowed, 6 sacks, 2 int.s, 1 fum. TD 3) Carolina Panthers: 23 fantasy pts, 0 pts allowed, 7 sacks, 2 int.s, 1 fum. rec.