The Skyline View, Volume 23, Issue 8

Inside View

Explore a universe full of possibility on page 7, in the Entertainment section.

Hear about why Michael Savage is a hypocrite on page 3, in the Opinions section.

Relive the Spring semester of sports on page 12, in the Sports section.

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May 21, 2009

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Skyline to be smoke-free Vanessa Machado (left) and Shaunita Singh (right) get in what could be their last smoking session allowed on campus.

Smoking will be restricted to parking lots as of fall semester Kenny Martin Copy Editor Starting in the fall semester of 2009, Skyline will be changing its smoking policy, restricting smokers to designated smoking areas in all of the parking lots. There will be no smoking allowed on campus.

“This change will provide a healthful, conducive environment for learning,” said Ray Hernandez, president of the academic senate and also the respiratory therapy program director. “We look at the campus as an academic arena and a center that provides truthful information and guidance.”

According to Hernandez, the no smoking campaign has been a continual process, going from no

smoking within 20 feet of building entrances or windows, to designated smoking areas on campus, to completely eliminating smoking on campus all together.

Steven Lim, a pre-health major and a non-smoker, believes that Skyline should not be smoke-free.

“People should be healthy,” Lim said. “But not because they are forced to. It should be a choice.”

Kris Marsh, a philosophy major and also a non-smoker, agrees with Lim, saying he doesn’t “believe that organizations should infringe upon personal rights.”

In a survey of how many people at Skyline smoke, 13 percent of the student population and 56 percent of the faculty responded, only 14

percent combined were smokers.

Hernandez knows that not everyone will be pleased with this new policy, but a majority will be affected in a positive way. For that 14 percent, however, Hernandez hopes that because of this new policy, smoking will be seen by them as an inconvenience and they will quit.

Contrary to what one might expect, people who do smoke or have smoked are more in favor of the switch than those who do not smoke.

Rachel Rothstein, a psychology major and a former smoker (she quit four years ago), is perfectly fine with the change.

“It is impossible to have smoking on campus without affecting

non-smokers,” Rothstein said. “It’s also harder to enforce designated smoking areas.”

Raydan Alhubaishy, who is currently the Commissioner of Public Records at Skyline, agrees that people do not follow the designated smoking area rules, and, because of this, there might be a push in the future to make the campus completely smoke-free (this includes the parking lots).

Peter Thompson, who is majoring in business, says that he thinks the new policy is a good idea because many smokers on campus don’t submit to designated smoking area rules and that it won’t affect him.

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New Chief of Public Safety at Skyline

District-wide changes aim to improve Public Safety departments Andrew Lidwell Editor-in-Chief

On Monday, May 18, Officer Brian Tupper started his first day as the new Chief of Public Safety for Skyline College.

The previous Chief of Public Safety, Officer Mike Celeste, has been promoted, and is now Director of Public Safety for the entire district.

The Board of Trustees voted to create the San Mateo Community College Department of Public Safety, which brings the Public safety offices of all three colleges into one department.

The consolidation allows district-wide rules and regulations to be set, provides better procedures across all three colleges, and gives the ability to better distribute manpower where it is needed.

“The district is consolidating to provide better, more consistent coverage across the whole district,

and target staffing where it’s most needed at a given moment,” said Victoria Morrow, president of Skyline College.

With the consolidation, if a major event were scheduled to be happening at one of the colleges, security officers could be shifted to that campus for the day to help increase the security coverage of the event without making it more expensive.

One of the new plans at the district level is to make sure that the Public Safety staff of each college gets training at all three colleges, so that if they are ever needed on a different campus they are familiar with the staff and facilities.

The changes in the Public Safety departments will not be immediate – in fact, many students will not even notice the change. “[The change] is invisible in that

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Officer Brian Tupper is the new Chief of Public Safety at Skyline College. Having worked at Skyline for seven years before moving to CSM to another seven, he feels he has an advantage in his position because a great deal of the campus is familiar to him.

Nohel Carrol

Nohel Carrol is TRIO’s first full-time counselor, and he is excited about the chance to be part of the program.

Andrew Lidwell Editor-in-Chief Nohel Corral has been given the position as full-time counselor for Skyline’s TRIO program.

The program has never before had a full-time counselor, according to Victoria Morrow, President of Skyline College.

Morrow was pleased that the program was able to grow into having a full-time counselor.

“It’s a wonderful program,” Morrow said. “We’re lucky to have it.”

When the position was created, the school followed their normal hiring process. They received a number of applicants for the position, including Daryan Chan, a counselor popular with many students at Skyline.

“I’m disappointed that I was not chosen for the full-time TRIO Counselor position, especially because I have gotten to know the TRIO students over the two years I’ve been at Skyline as the part-tine TRIO Counselor,” Chan said.

However, those involved in the hiring process made the decision that Corral was the best choice for the position.

“We were blessed with a multitude of great candidates,” Morrow said. “We chose the strongest, and that was Nohel.”

Corral is grateful for the position, and plans to do his best to reach out to the students.

“This TRIO Counselor position is an amazing opportunity to serve a population that I hold near and dear,” Corral said. “Most of my professional career has been serving students that were at-risk, first generation, low-income overcoming a variety of challenges and obstacles.”

Corral feels a strong need to help students in these positions due to the fact that he himself came from a somewhat repressed background.

He grew up around people telling him he would never succeed, but he was determined, and he managed

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it’s not advertised,” said Tupper.

“Each department is still unique.

To the students it should seem no different than if it were never centralized.”

For the immediate future, both Tupper and Celeste, are focusing mostly on trying to integrate themselves into their new positions and get everything working up to speed.

“This is a new concept for the district, so we’re working through a lot of challenges right now,” Celeste said. “The main thing we’re focusing on right now is streamlining the new department.”

While Celeste is doing his best with a foreign situation, Tupper has an advantage in that he was a Public Safety Officer at Skyline college previously, albeit seven years ago.

However, he feels that this still gives him an advantage – although changes have been made to the campus and the staff, there are

TRIO - from Page 1 to secure a scholarship and get himself educated. Now he’s looking to help out people that might be in the same position he was.

Though there is a group of students upset that Chan is gone, and even petitioning the administration to bring him back, Morrow remains stalwart about the school’s choice to hire Chan.

“The decision is made,” Morrow said. “Daryan was an excellent counselor, and he may be back in some capacity, but right now Nohel is the best choice.”

many things that have remained the same, and being familiar with a good number of the staff and the majority of the campus gives him a leg up on someone who would be totally new.

“There are a lot of little things, like the building numbers, that you would have to be preoccupied with having to memorize,” Tupper said.

“For me they’re already second nature.”

Once everything is streamlined and ready to go, there are plans for changing the way the officers are trained and even the procedures that they follow.

In the short term, Celeste is trying to put together a policy and procedures manual for all the security officers. There’s a big push to get everyone on the same page and following the same rules.

In the long term, one of the things in the working is making the officers around campus more accessible.

“There will be a new vision and expectation of all officers,” Celeste said. “There will be a better presence of officers around campus – I want to teach them how to be a part of the community and be approachable. Community policing is the big issue right now. I want the officers to get out of the cars and into the community and into the campus.

The students should know who the officers are.”

For now, however, the fact that the end of the semester is coming up, in addition to the lower enrollment of the summer semester, allows everyone to ease into their new roles for when the fall semester starts up again.

As far as Morrow is concerned, the changes are going to work out well, and she is confident in everyone’s new position.

“I think [Tupper] is going to be a terrific Public Safety Chief for Skyline,” Morrow said.

Chan disagrees, saying that the students should have a voice on campus, especially in matters that affect their educational paths.

“The students should definitely have a right to speak about their needs in a forum that promotes student leadership and involvement on the campus,” Chan said. “It’s a part of what Skyline stands for and even on the side of Building 6, there is a quote stating, ‘You must be the change you wish to see in the world,’ and the students voicing their opinions is a part of making change and being an active part of the community.”

Chan is currently searching for a new position, which he hopes will be related to student affairs and counseling. If he does get a position at Skyline again, however, it will likely not be until the fall semester.

Despite the less-than-enthusiastic greeting from many students, Corral is still committed to the program, and to making sure he’s helping the students as much as he can.

“I have been truly honored by this opportunity and will work hard to help students meet their goals both personally and academically,” Corral said.

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Mitchell Martin News Editor The Federal Dream Act, reintroduced into legislation on March 26, 2009, is aimed to allow undocumented citizens to compete by applying for financial aid at public colleges.

Opponents of this act believe that this is a threat to the middle class, taking the opportunity of financial aid away from many legally documented students.

Proponents of this act believe that the undocumented students who went though the public education system deserve financial support for higher education just as much as a native student.

ASCC President Alma Núñez is an advocate of the Federal Dream Act. Although she is no longer affected by this act because she recently obtained residency, she can still remember feeling like a second class citizen because she could not fill out a FASFA “My education is not my own; it belongs to my neighbors, undocumented or not, just as theirs belong to me because everyone reaps the benefits of an educated population - standard of living will always go up,” said Núñez. “Learning is a collective tool, not a competitive weapon.”

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“I don’t mind abiding by the rules,” Thompson said.

The two proven, most effective techniques to prevent smoking, says Hernandez, are taxation and restrictions. But, Hernandez adds, because the college is restricting people’s right to smoke, they have a couple of responsibilities, which are to provide options as well as resources, such as counseling in the health center and affordable smoking cessation classes.

So, it seems that, the battle against smoking is moving forward, but at a slow pace.

Alhubaishy mentioned that a resolution was advocated to eventually be shown to legislators that, if passed, would ban smoking on all campuses state wide.

“These decisions have not been made quickly,” Hernandez said.

“Movement forward in steps will make it a more effective change.

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May 21, 2009

Opinion

New Security Chief?!?!

There is dissent among the staff members at The Skyline View. The track of discussion? Skyline’s new Chief of Public Safety, Officer Brian Tupper.

We at the Skyline View feel that when you look at the district level, these changes are definitely for the best. Standard rules and procedures as well as additional training can only mean good things for the students. And most students may not even notice the difference in staff.

However, many of us at the Skyline View feel that while the changes made at the district level can be transparent without issue, the fact that Skyline got a new Chief of Public Safety is a change that should be announced.

Those of us who agree with this feel that this degree of change – promoting someone new to the head of a school’s department – is something the students should know about, especially if it’s a department like security.

That is not to say, however, that we have anything against Officer Tupper personally – in fact, several of us have spoken with him, and we agree that he’s a genuinely likeable person who is definitely committed to his job.

We simply feel that if someone in such a prominent position is replaced, the students should know.

This, however, is where there are those of us that disagree. Some of us feel that the change had every right to be transparent, and that the students who would care would find out for themselves, and nobody else is probably going to care anyway. There are also those that feel that the change was, in fact, announced as well as it could have without being ludicrous.

After all, anyone following the events at the district level, or who reads Skyline Shines, would have known about the change. Aside from putting fliers up around campus, there wasn’t much more they could have done.

No matter how we feel about the way the change was handled, we can all agree that it’s shaping up to be a good thing.

Those of us returning in the fall semester are looking forward to see how things are going to start shaping up.

Thumbs Up: Bruce Lee

“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”

The Savage hypocrite Gui Oliveira Staff Writer

Michael Savage, the host of extremist right wing thought Savage Nation, has been banned in Great Britain on the account that his show advocates violence through support of his political and religious beliefs.

With the legal guidance of attorney Richard Thompson, who says that the ban violates his “freedom of expression” based on a treaty between the United States and Great Britain. If necessary, Thompson will follow through with prosecuting the British Parliament.

I don’t know what’s worse, Savage’s arrogant close minded views or the fact that this occasion proves his overwhelming hypocrisy.

He is a guy who makes a living by condemning, with every lasting breath that he can muster from his foul mouth, immigrants and people alike who have given so much to

our nation. Now he’s upset because the British recognize his tyrant-like attitude and refuse with the proper authority in allowing him from entering their country.

I am all for free speech. It’s a great and valuable thing to have as a privilege seeing as how the United States is a freedom friendly country, probably no other country allows/gives its citizens as many rights as our nation. And like many of us have heard, “with great power comes great responsibility,” (Spiderman fans) but Savage ceases to acknowledge his responsibility as a radio show host. Like all tyrants, dictators, and fascists, he abuses his power as a radio show host sitting behind the elite chair that connects him to the airwaves and ultimately the public.

Ironically, he has asked the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for help, who has been bom-

barded in the past

by Savage. Clinton should uphold the ban set against Savage since it’s clearly obvious his show encourages violence through verbal abuse and conviction. Not to mention, the new Obama administration gives us a fresh start in conveying how the world will perceive our changes in the years to come.

Persons who engage in mass media carry the power to influence others The face of hypocrisy in 2009. regardless of which side you choose to stand on, and it is exclude Savage in entering their rich reasonable, logical, and rightly that culturally affluent country. the British government chooses to

Slapdash

by Jesse Syse

And that’s it. Semester’s over.

This is the last issue that’s hitting the stands until fall. That’s given us a lot of things to think about over here, and not just in terms of news.

Interestingly, instead of not having enough, we ended up with way too many stories. Way too many for twelve pages, in fact.

The plan was to end the semester with a sixteen-pager and go out with a bang. Of course, no plan survives contact with the enemy – in this case, the enemy being the plan itself – and we’re going out on twelve pages. I’m still happy with that, but the sixteen-pager would have been nice.

Speaking of going out with a bang, a lot of our staff members are most likely moving on to bigger and better things after this. Yours truly will probably be back next semester, and there must be some masochistic side of me I don’t fully understand yet, because it’s looking like I’m going to be running for EIC again.

Other than that, though, we’re going to be sorely missing a lot of our senior staff. It’s a shame, because I’ve had great fun this

semester, even through the stress, migraines, and layout.

I started the semester with only a handful of people who’d had experience working in the newsroom.

It seemed insurmountable at the time, but somehow we pulled together, and at the end of the semester we’ve turned ourselves into a solid newsroom team.

Call me a control freak, but I have a firm belief in the saying “if you want something done right, do it yourself.” Part of me is always worried that the instant I let someone else do something, they’re going to screw it up.

I’m glad, however, that I learned to let go of that over the course of the semester. It’s a great thing to have people I can rely on to get things done, and right now there’s a newsroom full of those kind of people.

It’s going to be tough to let a lot of those people go and start all over next semester, but I guess that’s how it goes.

With that in mind, I’ll simply say enjoy the hell out of your summer, and I’ll see you all next semester.

-Mitchell Martin

Thumbs Down: Doing Laundry

Admit it. Your life would be a lot better if laundry just washed, dried, and folded itself instead of you having to get up and do it.

-Andrew Lidwell

Thumbs Up: Gold and Silver on the DS

Two BIG thumbs up for the remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver versions on the DS. Pokémon was my childhood; my very first video game was Pokémon: Blue version.

I spent countless hours on that game.

But then, Gold and Silver versions came out and completely changed the Pokémon universe forever, with features such as a 24-hour day/night cycle, a seven-day week, swarms of Pokémon, and the phone. In my opinion, Gold and Silver were and still are the epitome of the entire series, so it goes without saying that I am completely stoked for these remakes.

- Kenny Martin

Thumbs Down: Slow Computers

Right when you are on a deadline and you need your computer to work properly, that is exactly when it decides to freeze! There is nothing you can do to make it work properly. In fact, anything you do will definitely make it worse. I hate slow computers when I’m trying to get things done!

- Brenda Cancino

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May 21, 2009

Opinion

Skyline becoming a smoke free campus??

Here’s why it’s not going to work Anttwan Stanberry Sports Editor

Thumbs Up: Fast Food

Food-thumbs up: MacDonald’s, Burger King, and In-n-Out Burger!

You name it and I love it! This summer I am going to gain 250 pounds from eating all that fast food! Oh yeah and lets not forget all the Fried Chicken, Corn, Mac and cheese, and Yams that my grandma and dad are going to make fro all the B-day Parties and Holidays this summer!

-Anttwan Stanberry

Thumbs Up: My Truck

So as we all know by now, starting fall of 2008, Skyline College will become a “Smoke Free College.”

Now I don’t know about you, but I think this is a DUMB idea for many reasons. Incoming students who do smoke will not know that Skyline is smoke free, returning students will not have enough time to adapt to this new rule, and the fact that students need to smoke to get stress off them are all reasons why I feel that it’s dumb to have a smoke free campus.

If a new student is coming to Skyline and they are smoking a cigarette, are they going to get fined?

Yes, SMCCD emails all students with the “my.smccd.edu” email address, but how many students actually read those emails? Better

question, how many people actually know how to log into the site? My point from all of this, new students who smoke will not know about the smoking rule and it will take time for them to adapt to this.

Speaking of adapting to new rules, returning students at Skyline will also have time to adapt to this new rule. Yes there are signs every where saying “As of fall 2009, Skyline College will become a smoke free campus” But do you really think students who come to school one semester smoking, will just up and stop smoking the next? NO! I can see if we at least had one year to stop smoking, but one semester?

I honestly feel that it will take at least one year for Skyline Students to adapt to this new rule of no smoking on campus.

Smoking is a way for many

people to relax. When someone is feeling stressed about something, all they need is just one smoke to calm them back down. When it comes down to finals, and grades are about to get ready to get turned in, many people are all stressed. Smoking a cigarette is going to be the only way for some to feel less stress. So let’s just say little Jimmy – some random name that I thought of – is stressed and outside smoking, are they going to get a ticket for it and get fined? I personally think that this is wack!

Point is, in case no one got my point yet, the Smoke free campus rule is by far one of the worst decisions I feel that Skyline College has made! I honestly do not think that this is going to work out, but of course this is just my opinion; let’s get the opinions of the students of Skyline College!

“I do not agree with the rule, but I feel that coming from a person who does not smoke, I do not appreciate the smell. People who smoke should have one area so that people who do not smoke should avoid that area.” Karisa Plurad, Interior Design Major “No, I don’t understand why people can’t smoke. You can’t tell people what to do.” Jonathan Gulinga, Business Major “No, everyone has their own right. It takes away their freedom. I think they should restrict it more.”

Alex Deguzman, Physics and Film Major “I agree, no one follows the rules as far as where you can and can not smoke. You’re not respecting other peoples feelings” Diana Serrantes, Pharmacy Major

How do you feel about Skyline College becoming a smoke free campus starting Fall of 2009?

I slid my truck into a wall and my truck is fine. The wall is damaged.

Lesson learned: Don’t mess with my truck.

-Jay Johnson

Thumbs Down: Finals

You work hard all semester only to be punished with a big important test that can destroy the grade you worked so hard to build all year.

You can fail finals, and destroy your grade because you simply collapse under pressure or the anxiety gives you a fever, sore throat and cough.

No thanks!

- Jessica Belluomini

Thumbs Up: Gurren Lagann

This series is just made of manliness and awesome. From beginning to end the scale of this just gets bigger and bigger. Also involved are walking heads, some sweet sunglasses, and girls in boxes.

-Jesse Syse

“I agree, no one follows the rules as far as where you can and can not smoke. Your not respecting other peoples feelings”

-Diana Serrantes, Pharmacy Major

“No, I don’t understand why people can’t smoke. You can’t tell people what to do.”

-Jonathan Gulinga, Business Major

“People who smoke should have one area so that people who do not smoke should avoid that area.”

-Karisa Plurad, Interior Design Major

Summer fashion and beauty advice Jessica Belluomini News Editor As the weather changes so must our beauty products and wardrobes.

Summer means clothes that show more skin (in a classy way), and skin products that make skin glow and protect it from sun damage.

While for some, letting go of our go to winter and spring clothes and accessories takes an almost mourning period, but some winter/spring fashion shouldn’t see the light of a summer day.

It’s time to let go of the Uggs, even the tan colored ones, it’s too hot for that! Let them collect dust till fall.

And the leggings, it’s time to say goodbye, even under skirts, too tacky. Instead let those legs feel some warm summer air.

Skyline students have strong opinions on what people shouldn’t wear this summer.

“I don’t like when shorts and skirts are so short you can see the pockets coming out under them,” student Dee-Dee Welch said. “Vneck tees are bad too, no one wants

a V-neck tan come fall.”

Skinny jeans and flats are still acceptable on a cooler day, we all know how Bay Area summers can have cooler days. Check out the new stone washed skinny jeans that are tattered and distressed, Forever 21 has some cute ones for cheap.

Gladiator sandals are back again this season. This time they are embellished with studs and gold pendants. They give edge to any short or skirt. Some cute ones can be found at Aldo, Brass Plum, and Forever 21.

Many Skyline students aren’t fans of sandals and instead like bright sneakers.

“I don’t like sandals, I love Jordan high-top sneakers in bright colors for summer,” Denise Juarez said.

Go a step beyond jean shorts and mini skirts, try a tailored short. They translate well from day to night with the right top and flats. Brass Plum and Forever 21 have cute ones in black and neutral colors.

Classic summer print dresses are back again. Either short or long make sure it’s form fitting and

colorful. Therapy, off Burlingame Ave, has some really cute affordable summer dresses.

Rompers have also come out in some cute new styles that are much easier on all body types. JCPenny has some cute styles by I ‘Heart’ Ronson.

Top your summer dress or romper with a faux leather jacket. H&M and Brass Plum have released some cute styles from classic to bomber style jackets.

Special occasions call for special fashion choices. Some students are buying specific clothes for summer with an occasion in mind.

“I’m going to a comic convention this summer and I’ll be dressing in Lolita style for that,” Holly Hui said. “I like to shop at Nina’s in Serramonte Shopping Center.”

Summer accessories are fun and edgy this season. Try gold chains instead of silver with feathers, leather and black pendants. A bright colored waist belt to cinch your dress/ romper would perfect the outfit.

The trend in beauty products this season is organic and “green”. All brands are branching out and releas-

ing products with less chemicals and more sustainable packaging.

The Body Shop’s own brand of facial washes and creams are environmentally friendly. Dr. Hauschka has some great face creams, Juice Beauty has excellent blemish control products, and Bare Essentials has awesome makeup with sunscreen built in. Aveda has premium hair products for those who want less chemicals and sustainable ingredients.

Sunscreens are probably the most important of all beauty products in summer. Neautrogena’s Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch sunscreen is non greasy and comes in SPF 55, the spray can for body version of this works well too.

Instead of tanning this summer why not use a self tanner. To avoid the brassy look try a gradual tanning lotion like Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer, it’s still the best there is.

Whatever your style there are endless choices this season to update your wardrobe and beauty routine.

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May 21, 2009

ESOL students bring diversity to Skyline

Features

Suddenly, I feel as though I’ve lost two years of my life Gui Oliveira Staff Writer Skyline College is an institution of education mixed with a mosaic of cultural diversity. Part of the reason for this relates to the ESOL program coordinated by Leigh Anne Sippel.

Students from almost every continent come to Skyline to gain experience in learning to speak and write the English language.

Students come from “China, Burma, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Mexico, and many other Latin American countries,” so there is always a “diversity of thought” among students, mentions Sippel.

The ESOL program here is “excellent” according to many students who are taking it. One challenge that arises is communication between student and teacher.

It’s very difficult to understand someone who doesn’t speak or speaks very little English. Anyone who has visited a non-English speaking country has probably experienced such a scenario.

At Skyline we are fortunate in having multilingual teachers like Sippel, who speaks “basic French, German, Czech, and is currently taking Arabic.”

Lesbia Duarte, a student at Skyline, immigrated to the United States to avoid political upheaval.

As a Nicaraguan native, she came to the United States in 1982 due to the Communist Revolution that

took place.

She plans to return to her homeland “to visit only” and enjoys working at Skyline, helping other students whose primary language is Spanish.

Duarte mentions that the great thing about ESOL tutors here is that “they help students comprehend the material when it’s difficult.”

ESOL tutors are available in the back corner of the learning center in room 5110. They’re available to help students with homework, writing, listening, speaking, and pronunciation.

Right now they’re a small department in the learning center but they plan on expanding to the room adjacent in the fall semester.

“At Skyline we have very capable instructors who help students achieve their goals” said Boniek Almeida, an ESOL student from Brazil.

Of course, living elsewhere away from one’s native country means having to grow accustomed to the new, dominant culture. This process can take time, patience, and much effort.

Mirkena Wahlberg from Albania mentions that “you have to be open-minded” when trying to adapt to another culture, but “my cultural roots are a part of who I am.”

It’s very customary in Latin American countries to greet someone by “kissing them on the cheek,”

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ESOL coordinator and teacher Leigh Anne Sippel tutors students in the Learning Center in room 5110.

mentions Almeida, whereas, in America, people don’t do that.

Americans tend to be more “uptight” in social occasions, or when meeting new people compared to Latin American countries.

In Latin American countries people are more “friendly to strangers” and are very “outgoing.”

In the fall semester Skyline will

have an English Learning Institute to “provide ESOL students lingual support to help them understand better our educational system and how it is different from the one in their native country” said Sippel.

The cultural community at Skyline continues to prosper as more international students integrate their customs to coalesce and add to our

mosaic of cultural diversity, and along with these transformations our faculty will be ready to equip them with the necessary tools in succeeding.

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Urinetown meets Skyline

Contemporary Literature class puts on scenes from Urinetown: The Musical Kenny Martin Copy Editor Skyline students acted out several scenes of the play Urinetown,

by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, as part of Katherine Harer’s Contemporary Literature class.

“It is a famous Broadway play,” said Literature teacher, Katharine Harer. “I thought students would find it different and it would capture their imagination.”

The play involves a town, known as Urinetown, that is ruled by this tyrant, Caldwell B. Cladwell, and he makes it so that everyone has to pay to pee in “public amenities” – and going at home, in the bushes, or anywhere else is illegal.

The people, however, grow tired of this and decide to mount a rebellion, led by Bobby Strong. In the end, Cladwell is dragged off by several police officers and the people of Urinetown are free to pee, “wherever they want, with whomever they want, and in whatever position they want”.

However, everything isn’t quite so happy in the end, as the water for the town quickly becomes depleted, and it is revealed that the reason for Cladwell’s strict monitoring of people peeing, while evil, was to conserve a water supply that was running out.

The students really enjoyed putting on the production.

“The entire experience was interesting and colorful,” said Steve Perotti, a class student.

Perotti especially liked being able to change the script, both by adding or subtracting dialogue.

Bri Yee, a liberal arts major, also said that the play was fun. She loved the collaborative process. Yee,

Students determined to give a top notch performance. From left to right: Carla castillo, Bradley Martyn, Jackie Jefferies and Michael Roebling.

and several others, wished that the class had more time to work on the production and rehearse, however.

They were only given two weeks, and there were other projects due during that period as well.

Despite the lack of time and preparation, the play turned out really well. The actors and actresses had the cadence of the dialogue down great, and the body language and

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gestures were incorporated nicely.

“It was a good turnout”, said Harer. “We were doing the play mainly for the experience and the fun.”

While the play appeared to be light-hearted and comical, you could tell that the students really wanted to do the best they could and that they put a lot of hard work into it.

“At first, we spent time figuring out the message of the play, it took us about a month to read and actually

In this final installment of Hella Sick!, we take a look at one of the most highlighted accessories we have covered over the past year. It is of course, none other than our most worn and love, the shoe.

Having the proper kicks can make or break your fit for the day, and finding the right pair should give you that ecstatic feeling you know all too well.

This package will certainly strike the deep level of excitement in all X-Men fans, with the classic Nike Dunk prominently featuring the highlights we all are familiar with.

His original outfit is a welcome return, as moviegoers were disappointed in the movie series. Claw marks are stripped against a black

background on both sides of the shoe, where the back features the traditional black and yellow markings of Wolverine’s suit.

The special edition is only released in a high-top version, as well as a single, colorful (and awfully loud) colorway.

In the same X-Men pack is a set of Air Max 95’s inspired by Sabertooth himself. The red, black and burgundy hues dash across the side like stripes, with a white sole and tongue. Both pairs are initially available only through LTD, but local sneaker shops may have a couple if they’ve got the hook.

And so ends the reign of Hella Sick! Keep it flashy, keep it different. Remember, failing at originality is always better than succeeding in imitation.

analysis,” said Harer. “Is academics along with the fun.”

This class not only helped students learn and understand Literature better, but it also helped them enhance their personal talents. Yee has previously performed at school plays and was happy to be part of this one.

“This makes me want to get back into acting,” said Yee. “Sometimes you forget what you miss.”

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understand it,” said Harer.

Alesandro Fillari, also an English and creative writing major, described the play of Urinetown as “pretty fun and a good chance to open up”.

Although the play was a lot of fun, students got to learn what it takes to produce a play. According to Harer, performing the play is just an additional and more fun way to learn the material.

“Students do learn literally

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A lot of people at some point in their lives have experienced relationship abuse. Children grow up in families seeing their parents or siblings argue and fight, which affects the child or children mentally and psychologically.

Teenagers are also targets of relationship abuse which can affect their bodies and minds, therefore causing them to turn to drugs and alcohol.

Amanda Parker is a 23-year-old student of Skyline College majoring in accounting and has also experienced relationship abuse for 13 years of her life. Born and raised by her mother and step-father, drugs were easy access to Parker growing up as teenager.

In her early teen years, Parker was introduced to drugs in which she used while in a relationship with her abusive boyfriend, who dominated and controlled her life.

Drugs and alcohol could have been a contributing factor for Parker’s abusive and physical relationship. Watching her brother, who was seven years younger, mother and step-father use drugs caused the first year of her relationship her boyfriend became verbally abusive and controlling.

Three years later he became

physically abusive, where he would grab her arm or neck in public and threatened her if she didn’t do what he wanted her to do.

Drugs were the main factor for the behavior of Parker’s boyfriend.

When they both used drugs he became jealous, possessive, and controlling. When she went to work he would call her cell phone and ask where she is and also screen her phone calls to catch her in a lie to prove she said one thing or another.

On several occasions he would call her mother’s house and tell her to come home or warn her not to see her parents. He wanted her to spend all her time with him and not visit friends and family, Parker said.

Parker received a wake-up call when her son was born with drugs in his system.

Since that calling she has discontinued her former relationship with her ex-boyfriend, where she now spends uninterrupted time loving and appreciating her boys. When she’s not in school she likes to spend active time with her kid’s, playing park-n-recreation, having pizza, shopping in the malls, attending her support groups, continuing her active duty in the trio club at Skyline College, and volunteering with a support group.

“Volunteering and supporting women who may have experienced

or overcame relationship abuse and being open as a parent has made me a stronger woman,” said Parker.

“There’s hope, be open and don’t hide yourself.”

Parker says she will no longer let anyone take advantage of her and she continues to be as open as possible with everyone who she communicates with.

Javier Urena is a counselor for CalWORKs, who assists students from San Mateo and San Francisco counties who are in transition. During the semester, Urena meets three times with CalWORKs students to follow up with Student’s Education Plan (SEP), which should be in compliance with welfare to work and approved by a social worker. CalWORKs students are referred by financial aid, social workers, or the county employment services.

CalWORKs will be inviting CORACommunity Overcoming Relationship Abuse- to Skyline College Thursday May 21, 1:30 – 2:30p.m. in Building 6 – Room 207- for a workshop. Cherie Querol Moreno is moderator for the event. For more information, contact: Javier Urena, CalWORKs Counselor at (650) 738-4443.

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Mass Effect: Explore a galaxy of opportunities Joe Fogel Staff Writer Mass Effect is a game unlike any other, combining the first person shooter and role playing genres.

Developed by BioWare, creators of the popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games, you can expect a variety of ways to play this game. With the teaser trailer out for the sequel, now is the perfect time to take a look at Mass Effect.

At the very beginning of the game you’re given plenty of options to customize your character. You will choose your character’s sex as well as their back story, including where your character was born as well as their military background.

Once you have chosen a history for your character, you begin shaping their future by selecting their class.

Mass Effect offers six classes.

The Solider is a weapon-based class with attributes based more on attack and defense as well as physical strength. The Adept class focuses on biotics, who use magic-like abilities that are both offensive and defensive at the cost of being relatively fragile.

The Engineer is a technology-based class that has an edge over the techbased weapons enemies use, as well as hacking abilities outside of battle.

The next three classes have a combination of advantages and abilities from the main three. The Sentinel is

both biotic and tech savvy. The Infiltrator has soldier buffs and engineer abilities. The Vanguard, which is the class I chose, is a power house with biotic capabilities mixed in with a soldier’s weapon skills.

Once you have finished customizing your character the game starts and you begin your life as Commander Shepard. After the events of the story’s prelude you become the first human Spectre, an officer of sorts that answers only to the intergalactic council, and work towards the goal of defeating a rouge Spectre named Saren.

Of course, you will not be alone on this journey. As you progress through the game you are introduced to others that help you for their own reasons. Ashley Williams and Kaiden Alenko are your two human party members. Each character has their own class as well, which is very useful when trying to put together a well balanced team. Alenko is a Sentinel that struggles with his abilities. Williams is a Soldier found during the prelude as the sole survivor of an attack that killed off the rest of her squad. The rest of your party consists of aliens. My favorite is the Garrus Vakarian, a Turian Infiltrator that works with Shepard to bring down Saren. Then there’s Urdnot Wrex. Wrex is a Krogan mercenary with abilities from the Adept class. Another squad member is Tali of the Qurian race, an

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The Turian Spectre known as Saren is just one of the deep and engaging characters Mass Effect’s Galaxy is chock full of. Think he looks ugly? The Krogan merc Wrex makes Saren look like someone’s cute kid in comparison.

engineer thirsty for knowledge. The last member on your squad is Liara T’Soni. Liara is an Asari with high biotic abilities. The more you talk to your teammates, the more you will learn about them.

As a Spectre, you work outside the laws and face no punishment for your actions. As you play the game you walk your own path. You’re able to choose whether you want to be a good or bad Spectre. Doing good deeds will earn you paragon points.

Likewise, evil actions will earn you

renegade points. Furthermore, your dialogue choices earn you such bonuses as well. Depending on your status as a paragon or renegade, you receive the dialogue options of either persuade or intimidate. All your actions and words also determine how others perceive you.

Though there is a linear story, there are many other things for you to do in the game. With hundreds of planets to explore and new side quests constantly arising, Shepard will definitely have his hands full.

Of course you can run through the game completing only your main objectives – or you can really take your time and maximize your play through.

If you love detailed role playing games, then Mass Effect is definitely for you. The constant action makes it super fun to play while the interactive storyline brings the game to its full potential. Pick up Mass Effect now on the X-Box 360 or PC.

Turok: Dinosaur hunting made fun

Explore the jungle in this new addition to the series Jay Johnson Entertainment Editor When the new Turok game was announced a while back, it put me through a lot of different feelings.

First I was excited because of the fun I had playing Turok 2 on the Nintendo 64, then I remembered how the Turok game for PS2 was pretty ridiculous (dinosaur riding cowboys), then I saw the screens and read how the game was going down and I became excited again.

Before the game Joseph Turok was in Wolf Pack a Black Ops team, led by a man named Roland Kane.

When in Wolf Pack, Turok decides to leave when berated for having a conscience and not killing. After Wolf Pack he joins Whisky Company, an army unit which is tasked with hunting down Kane for committing war crimes. But when they get near the planet that Kane is hiding on, their ship is shot down and Turok must fight through soldiers, dinosaurs and other monsters to take down Kane.

When I bought the game and played the game I thought that even though the story was kind of bad

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the gameplay, graphics, weapons, and enemy AI were fantastic. Here’s some reasons why if you have a PS3 or an Xbox 360 that Turok would be a good game to look into to: First off, the weapon selection is great. There’s long-, mid- and closeranged weapons, such as shotguns, sniper rifles and even a mini-gun, but my personal favorite is the combat knife and the bow, because stealth is also an important aspect in the game.

With the combat knife you can sneak around in high grass, taking out soldiers without alerting others and the same can be done with the bow except you get longer range and the option of exploding arrows.

Another part of the weapons that can change up the game play is their secondary modes. Each weapon’s secondary mode can come in handy for different situations such as the shotgun’s flare, which when stuck

to an enemy will attract dinosaurs to attack them or the mini-gun’s secondary mode as a stationary turret to help fight enemies – and when it comes to the enemies in Turok you’ll need all the strategy you can get.

The enemy A.I. in Turok isn’t the best I’ve seen in a videogame, but on normal difficulty levels they are troublesome and on higher levels they can be downright insane.

Early in the game it’s easy to take

down a few soldiers but as they get tougher and smarter you’ll have new enemies with tougher armor and better weapons. They’ll flank, call in teammates, and snipe you from afar.

Also, being how this is a Turok game, enemy soldiers aren’t your only problem. As you might’ve noticed I mentioned attracting dinosaurs to soldiers. Well, they don’t only attack soldiers, so on occasion you’ll have to keep aware for packs of Velociraptors, Baby T-rexes, or the occasional giant dilophosauruses. The fight at the end against Mama Scarface, a 30-foot tall T-Rex, is very fun and just the right amount of challenge so it’s not weak.

The bad things about this game are probably the amount of weapons, there’s not that many, and the story which is filled with bad one-liners which don’t help out at all with the overall game. If you’re looking to play Turok I strongly recommend a rental because the $50 it costs to buy isn’t worth it.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

A significant improvement from the horror that is X3 Shannon Elliott Guest Writer “Snikt.” A sound that many a comic book fan knows and all of the X-Men fans have come to love.

It is the sound the fearsome mutant Wolverine’s claws make as they are sliding forth from beneath his skin.

In X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) we learn the story behind the mystery that is Wolverine’s life before finding Professor X and the rest of the X-Men. The movie opens in 19 th century Canada on a feverish boy named James (who we later find out will become Wolverine.) being comforted by his father and friend Victor. After a mishap and revelation later that night, Victor (who later becomes Sabertooth in X: 1, 2 and 3) and James, who has just discovered he is a mutant, runaway.

Even though the movie over

simplifies some of the more complex stories and over complicates the simpler facts of the movie, it is still a fun action-packed ride and sticks fairly close to the true origin of Wolverine.

They also handled the timeline quite well, considering Wolverine has been alive for well over a hundred years. Using time lapses and montages effectively, they got the point across that many traumatic incidences made Wolverine and Saber Tooth (Liev Schreiber) into the mutants they are.

X-Men Origins: Wo l v e r i n e answers many of the questions about how he lost his memories, how the Adamantium was grafted to his bones and how he lost all of his memories.

The parts however that stole the show where the scenes that Gambit (Taylor Kitsch) appeared in, the actor did a fantastic job of capturing

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the snarky personality that Gambit has in the comic as well as the voice and fighting style that he has. He also has one of the best exchanges of dialog with Wolverine; Wolverine asks if Gambit was in fact Gambit, to which Gambit replies “Do I owe you money?”

Other than some shotty graphics toward the end where Professor X makes a 2 minute cameo in CGI form, which makes Professor X look like an alien who took a 30 second look at a photo of Patrick Stuart and tried to look like him, it was a pretty good movie. Fun in that I want

to see stuff blow up and see some crazy fight scenes kind of way. It almost made up for X 3: The Last Stand…almost.

Also, there is a great variety of cases. There are murder cases, as usual, but there are also some missing-person cases, which are thoroughly entertaining to watch.

There are three things that I did not like about this newer season of Case Closed.

One is the episode titles.

While some are good, such as “Two Times Trouble”, “Mysterious Masked Murder” and “Vampire Villa”, most of the others feel uninspired, such as “The Set Up” and “Find the Kidnap Site!” A majority of the older episodes all the words in their names start with the same letter, for example, Billionaire Birthday Blues, and I always loved that.

The other aspect that I didn’t like was only in the last three episodes, in that they changed the opening theme song. The new song

I do not like at all. Now, they did change the ending song as well, but I like that song just as much as all of the other ending songs, so it is fine.

The only criticism regarding the new ending song is that it spoils the ending for one of the episodes.

The third and final fault I find in the season is that the title of the four-part episode (yes, you heard me correctly) is very misleading and you may feel cheated upon completion of the case (but not because the content is bad).

In the end, however, all of the essential ingredients of the show are as good as they have ever been, if not better, and the cases are so clever that they will push even the most brilliant minds to their limit.

This season is an ardent purchase for anyone who is a fan of the series, or even just anyone who doesn’t mind anime and is interested in detective stories.

Case Closed: Fourth time’s the charm Conan is back to brilliantly close 26 all-new cases

Kenny Martin Copy Editor Jimmy Kudo, or Conan Edogawa, is back and just as sharp as ever in the fourth season of Case Closed, an anime-style detective show.

As a huge fan of the show, I have waited a couple of years for new episodes ever since the show was pulled from television, and this new season does not disappoint.

With 26 all-new cases to test your crime-solving mettle, you’ll have

plenty to keep you entertained for quite some time.

While some shows begin to lose their magic after a couple of seasons, these episodes prove that the creative minds behind the crimes have not run dry yet. In fact, the murder plots in this season may even be as convoluted and complex as any of the previous seasons. The crimes all seem impossible to figure out, but Conan always cleverly puts the pieces together to see the larger

picture.

Even though the main draw for the show is the excitement of trying to crack the case before Conan does, there are many comedic elements that will get you laughing, mostly at the expense of Richard Moore, a not-so-bright detective.

The writing is still as excellent as ever, and will always lead you to thinking one person is the culprit, but in the end you find out that you were wrong.

The criminal is always who you least expect.

Sometimes, an episode will be broken into two parts, instead of one, because the case is much more complicated than normal. These are always a treat, as they usually keep you on the edge of your seat, with one surprise after another. Well, in season four, there are plenty of twopart episodes.

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Season Finales

Fringe

One of my shows to watch this past television season has been J.J. Abrams’ new science-fiction T.V. series Fringe. For those of you who haven’t heard of Abrams, he’s made his name in television with the hit spy show Alias and mystery-filled island show Lost.

On the big screen, Abrams has the new age monster movie “Cloverfield” and “Star Trek” under his belt. Fringe is sort of like Lost in that it is filled with mysteries that sort themselves out as the show goes along. The season finale culminated in lots of questions being answered about the teleporting criminal and why he’s trying to get to the other universe as well as what’s up with William Bell and where he’s been all season. Like a good show, it left viewers with many more unanswered questions, such as why’s Peter’s name on a grave, what’s with the war going on in the other universe and to what extent did drug testing affect Olivia. If you haven’t caught this show, you got all summer so watch it and be prepared for the next season of Fringe.

The Office

Usually The Office has the best season finales. However, this time around I felt the finale was lacking. The episode titled “Company Picnic,” didn’t really wrap up anything from the season as they usually do. Furthermore, they didn’t really set up next season. Aside from one major thread at the very end, the episode didn’t really open up anything new for the next season. The episode did have some really good jokes, but, as a finale, was sub par. That’s not to say the show didn’t have a great season, I was just expecting more from a finale.

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Heroes

I stuck with this show through Season Two, which is more than a lot of people can say. The plot got dealt a hefty blow then, but they’ve been recovering since. The season finale brought a great degree of character back into the show. A mother, who’s always cruel and calculating, loves her son too much to let him go – and she makes a decision she knows is foolish in a desperate attempt to hold on. It’s a great cliffhanger for the next season, because unlike the other previews, they don’t out and out say what’s going to happen. They do some foreshadowing, and they let the audience guess. They’re bringing back what made the first season so great – that element of uncertainty – and I can’t wait to see how it turns out.

LOST’s season closer answered many questions that fans have been asking since the show started…and left us with a whole new bag of questions needing to be answered. Will the bomb have changed the future? Will we see the survivors land safely in LA like they would have been had they not crashed the island? Is Jacob really dead…can he die? Is Locke really Locke? In the show’s history this has to be one of the most pleasing season closer the show has had in its history. It answered just enough questions to keep the fans happy and opened up just enough new ones to keep fans on edge until the final season starts up in January.

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Fitness testing helps students track health

Skyline students perform variety of tests to see changes in body composition Paul Reyes Features Editor Featuring a slew of different physical measures, Skyline students have participated in the Fitness Test since 1983. Helping bring the examination to the school is Fitness Testing Coordinator Bob Lualhati, who has an extensive past intertwined with the history of all Skyline Sports since the early 1980’s.

Taken by every student enrolled in a Physical Education Course, these tests help determine one’s physical attributes through the measurement of height, weight, blood pressure, and body fat, among others. Students take two days off of PE classes to meet in the gym, casually waiting for their turn to also perform the step-test, RHR (resting heart rate), and flexibility.

“The reason we do this, is for education,” says Lualhati. After compiling a few semesters’ worth of data at Skyline, Lualhati approached the Board of Trustees in 1983 to formally introduce the Fitness Test as a means to collect and analyze the composition of students attending the college. A doctor who praised his work, and encouraged him to continue the project into a standard for the school later approached him.

Since its inception, the project has tested over 40,000 students, watching the progressive change in body composition over two decades worth of data. Back in the early 80’s, only 35% of students were over fat (not overweight, which implies that muscle weight is the culprit in our bodies). Of that, only 10% of the student populations were obese. Fast forward to the 2008 data, this shows that now 55% of students are over fat, and around 20% are obese.

All of this information is used to help determine the needs for classes

Fitness Test Score Sheets sit in stacks in Coach Lualhati’s office, waiting to be entered, analyzed, and used in a 30-year-old long study.

to be offered in following semesters, and as a barometer for the health of our community.

Whenever any type of budget cuts are mentioned by the state, physical education classes are usually at the top of the list. With all of the data that Skyline has collected, the school has the unique ability to show that our student body actually needs certain types of classes,

as well as the results to prove that they work.

During the test itself, students are often surprised to find out their abilities in different categories. As they remove their shoes for the height measurement, many find that they are actually shorter than they care to admit.

“Here, we do the measurement to the nearest quarter-inch in height,”

said Lualhati. For the weight test, the shoes remain off as some claim the scale is incorrect. “Still impossible,” says Lualhati, as the scales used in the gym “are used by our wrestling team before every match.”

Blood pressure is used to warn students of any future problems they may incur, such as hypertension.

120/80 is the average – anything

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lower and you can consider yourself healthy. Resting heart rate also serves as a good indicator to one’s overall cardiovascular system. Women can expect an average of 70-80 beats per minute, while men average slightly less, in the 60-70BPM. These numbers are roughly guidelines, and should be used in conjunction with a physician’s advice.

The up-and-coming Golden State Warriors Bay Area hoop heroes look to have a fresh start Anttwan Stanberry Sports Editor The 2009 NBA draft pick took place at the Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, on Tuesday May 19th and the Warriors kept their pre-lottery Position of seventh place pick for next month’s first round draft.

The 2009 draft lottery is an improvement in lottery standings for the Warriors, considering that they were fourteenth place last year; but even seventh place pick will not guarantee a “star” player.

In recent drafts, the Warriors’ drafted players who they felt was their “Star Player” ended up not being as well as they had hoped. An example of this is their 2007 draft pick Marco Belinelli from Italy.

Belinelli was a draft pick who the Warriors hoped will become and impact player in their guard position.

They hoped he would add some help at scoring points along with guard Monte Ellis, but they were wrong.

Belinelli, who played his 1st ever full year in the NBA, only averaged 8.9 points per game. But aside from the draft, the Warriors have some

things to look forward to this upcoming season. Star player Monte Ellis will be able to start in the beginning of the season (hopefully he won’t injure his self snowboarding again).

Due to Ellis 30th game suppression, the Warriors were forced to make some huge adjustments. Who is going to be that star player, and who was going to step up for the team are all some things that the Warriors had to consider during the first 30 games of the season.

The first 30 games were by far the longest 30 games for Warriors players and fans. During their first 30 games, the Warriors had the record of 8-22. This was by far the worst the Warriors have done within the past 5 seasons.

Loosing games to teams that the Warriors usually beat like the New York Knicks, the Charlotte Bobcats, and the Chicago Bulls.

With the Warriors looking this bad, many fans went from “We Believe” to “Lord please!” We all knew that the Warriors were not going to the NBA playoffs this year.

The Warriors, who made it to the 2007 NBA playoffs as the number 8 seeded team played the #1 ranked

Dallas Mavericks and made one of the biggest upsets in NBA history beating Dallas.

In 2008, the Warriors were in a tight race, once again to become the #8 team, but a last second mistake from Coach Don Nelson made the Warriors sit home that year. So of course going into the 2008-2009 season, Warriors fans had high hopes of the team making it to the playoffs, but of course, no one’s dreams can come true.

The 2009-2010 seasons will be a season for all of us to look forward to. With all of our players, hopefully healthy, the Warriors can finally become that team that everyone knows and hopes them to be.

We are going to see players such as Stephen Jackson, Monte Ellis, and Andris Biedrins are all players that we should look for to help bring the Warriors back to the promise land.

But only time will tell and we all just have to sit and wait.

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by Abraham Jimenez

Monta Ellis, the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2007, looks to lead the charge this year for the Golden State Warriors.

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Kids these days are growing up too fast

Suddenly, I feel as though I’ve lost two years of my life Kenny Martin Copy Editor The United States Bowling Congress recently set a new policy making all junior bowlers have to turn adult earlier.

For as long as I can remember, the rules were that as soon as you turned 22 you would have to turn adult. But, everything has been changed and now it stands that if a bowler will be 20 before August 1, then that is their last year as a junior.

So, for example, I am 19 right now and my birthday is on May 4. So, as of August 1, 2009, I will be 19. This means that I have until July 31, 2010 to be a junior. By the time August 1, 2010 rolls around I will officially be an adult as far as bowling is concerned. If we were still going by the previous policy, however, then I would have until May 4, 2012 to turn adult.

I don’t understand why the congress is doing this, as it takes off a full year-and-a-half off of the time people have to be considered a junior. When something major like this happens, speculation is inevitable.

One rumor that I have heard is that more and more juniors are becoming phenomenal bowlers, sometimes even at adult level, and this makes it unfair to all of the other junior bowlers who have not reached that level.

But, of course, no one knows for sure and people are mostly just trying to make sense of something that is drastically altering their bowling future.

I doubt that this is the case, however, because, in junior tournaments,

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These bowlers, as well as many of other youth bowlers, will be forced to become adult sooner than they are used to. From left to right: Michael Tang, Manny wallace Jr., Dzintars Grinfields, Darren Tang, Kenny Martin and Scott McMullin.

there is handicap, which evens out the high-average and low-average bowlers.

But why all of this fuss over whether or not you are a junior or an adult?

If you are a junior, then the tournaments you get to compete in are all lower cost, most of them costing anywhere from $25-$50.

Also, the junior gold tournament, which is one of the biggest tournaments in bowling, is only open to junior bowlers, and I am extremely sad to only have one more year after this one to have a chance to compete in it. Another junior-exclusive event that I will miss is the junior travel league.

One final thing that I will miss

is all of the friends that I have made who are younger than I am. I won’t be competing with them anymore, and they are part of what makes my bowling experience really fun.

The main reason for why I don’t want to turn adult is the tournament fees. They increase dramatically, ranging anywhere from $100-$400.

There are many tournaments that I will want to bowl, but I don’t think I will be able to afford them all.

So, the bottom line is that I do not feel that anybody should shorten the years a bowler has to be a junior because, once you turn an adult, there is no going back to being a junior.

Have a nice summer, see you next fall!

An inside look at Skyline’s upcoming sports teams

Brenda Cancino Opinions Editor th the fresh start of a new semester, many opportunities can open for many Skyline students. This upcom-

ing fall, new and returning students will have the opportunity to showoff their skills by joining one of the fall’s competitive sport teams.

This fall 2009, both teams of soccer and volleyball will kick-off

their fresh new season. After months of recruiting and auditioning, this fall all of the teams will have their best selected teams ready for the new season.

Although there are many new

players that will be joining these teams, in most cases the majority will be returning players and the expectations are even higher.

“We have a good number of returning players; players that I know and I can start a game with,” said Women’s soccer coach Kevin Corsiglia. “All returning players went to playoffs last season and they are very hungry to go back.”

Each player is an irreplaceable part of the team, each one contributing with their very own talent. New and returning players have the same chances of succeeding and gaining respectful positions.

“They all have chances to make an impact,” Corsiglia said. “All interested players have the same chances.”

All different teams are highly competitive and at times it can be hard to keep up. Since they are college level leagues, the expectations are high for both new and returning players.

“I expect a lot from all my players,” said volleyball head coach, Rayannah Salahuddin. “No whining, no crying, just working.”

Recruiting can be one of the toughest things to do, since, as a

coach, they have to make sure that the player will survive in the league and will be able to continue to higher levels of education.

“We have good numbers and many new faces, it is a good step in the right direction,” said Men’s Soccer coach, Danny Link.

Even though most teams have the same goal, which is to win and go to playoffs, each coach has very specific goals about getting there.

“I hope to see consistency, commitment, and academics in all new and returning students,” said Link.

Academics are very important for the teams at Skyline College, not only because they will determine eligibility, but also because all coaches strongly suggest and support students to continue their studies to four-year universities.

“More important than going to playoffs, for me, is for my girls to get recruited and matriculated into four year schools,” said Salahuddin.

“In my team… all players are treated first, as students, second as people, lastly as players.”

Skyline Sports

Final Records

Badminton 6-2

Baseball 25-15

Men’s Basketball 17-13

Women’s Basketball 22-6

A sad goodbye to Spring semester sports This spring semester has to be one of the best semesters that, not only myself, but many others, have seen at Skyline College with all of the sports teams. Let’s just take the time and really think about this. This spring, we have seen every single sport team (Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s Baseball, and Women’s Badminton) make it to the playoffs. Although we saw some teams lose in the first round, others made it as far as the second round and some even went to the National championship; it was still a semester to remember. Even if we did not win the championships, this still has to be one of the best years that we have seen from Skyline College in a very long time. For those of you who do not remember, let’s take a look back and see how spring was truly in the air for Skyline College sports.

Anttwan Stanberry Sports Editor

Men’s Baseball The men’s baseball team started off a little rough. They won their first game of the season, and then ended up losing five straight games, pushing their record to 1-5. This baseball season had many ups and downs. During some games, many people felt that the Trojans were not going to get their act together and make their push to the playoffs. But on April 9, 2009, the Trojans proved everyone who ever looked down on them wrong. They pulled off a tough win against Sacramento City College, beating Sacramento 7-6. After that win, the Trojans won 6 straight games, giving them a chance to play in the playoffs. The Trojans played Cosumnes River College in a best of 3 games. After loosing the 1st game 7-3 on May 8, 2009, the Trojans came into the game on May 9 with a do or die situation. It’s win or go home, and win is just what the Trojans did. The Trojans beat Cosumnes River College 6-2, and they had 30 minutes to get their star players rested and ready for the third game. In the third game, the Trojans had high hopes of winning and going on to the second round. After many hits and outs, Cosumnes River College beat Skyline College with the final score of 3-2. Skyline College Men’s Baseball team’s season was then over. A season where we saw the Trojans start off rough and get back on track almost 2 and a half months later, a season where we saw the Trojans pull one of the biggest wins of the season against Cosumnes River College

Women’s Basketball Like the Mens team, the Lady Trojans lost their first game of the season to Butte College 68-71. The Lady Trojans quickly got back on track, winning four straight games. After a hard 10-point loss to Santa Rosa Community College, the lady Trojans began to show their hard fighting spirit, winning 11 straight games and improving their record to 15-2. After a few losses and wins, back and fourth, the lady Trojans ended their regular season with a 22-6 record, giving them the ninth ranked team going into the playoffs. Their first play-off game was six hours north to face the Lassen College Cougars. After an easy 60-48 win, the lady Trojans had one school on their mind; top-ranked City College of San Francisco Lady Rams. The Rams and the Lady Trojans played each other twice this season, with City College of San Francisco winning both games. The lady Trojans had the “third times a charm” attitude going into the game, hoping that they would beat City College and go on to the elite eight tournament for the Northern California Community College Women’s Basketball playoffs. After a hard fought game from both teams, players from both sides getting many cheers and boos, and Lady Trojans players even starting to bleed, the Lady Rams won the game 59-71, eliminating the Lady Trojans from the playoffs.

Women’s Badminton As usual, the Skyline College Badminton team dominated Badminton this season. They stared off their season beating Mission College with the final score of 20-1. They continued their winning ways, beating schools such as Fresno and De Anza. Their only loss this season came against the undefeated City College of San Francisco. This year Skyline College played host to the Coast Conference Finals. After conference finals, only two players made it to the State Final in Irvine. Nour Abudamous, Skylines top-ranked player in singles and Rachell Berania both qualified for the singles tournament. Abudamous placed fourth heading for the finals, and Berania placed eighth.

Although they did not win in the state Finals, Abudamous was one of the top eight in the singles, and both Berania and Abudamous were in the top eight for doubles in the state finals.

Men’s Basketball The Men Trojans started off a little rough, losing two games at the San Jose City College Tournament. They then quickly got back on track, winning four games straight. After a few ups and downs throughout the season, the Trojans came up winning three of their last five games, giving the Trojans a ticket to the playoffs. The Trojans played the first round of the playoffs against West Valley College. That game looked like it was going to be a high scoring game by West Valley College (back to back to back three-pointers in the first four minuets of the game) but the Trojans quickly got back on track, starting a 10-2 run ending the first half of the game. Skyline Trojans ended up wining that game against West Valley College 75-43. After what looked like an easy win, the Trojans were looking forward to playing the top-ranked Fresno City College. Fresno City College went into the game undefeated and it was going to be the first time all year that Fresno and Skyline would meet. After a hard fought fight, Fresno beat Skyline College 78-67, eliminating the Trojans from the 2008-2009 playoffs.

So this season has by far been one of the best seasons in Skyline College history. Although many of the sports teams had their downs, they all pulled together and got back on track as one.

Although Skyline College did not win a championship this year, all you can do is get better, and that is how Skyline is looking right now. Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball improved this year compared to last year, and next year that’s what they will do. Although it has been five years since Skyline Trojans Men’s baseball team made it to the Conference Championship, we can all see that they are getting better each and every year and it is just a matter of time until they are back at the Promised Land. Let’s not forget the Women’s Badminton teams, who have done extremely well year after year. One thing that is going to happen with the Badminton team that is not going on with the other Skyline College sports team is that the entire roster from the Badminton team is all returning. You think they did good this season, then just wait until you see them next year! So, let’s all say goodbye one more time to a well played sports year for the spring, and let’s do the same thing next year. But until then, hello fall!