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Volume XXXIII - Issue 8

December 5, 2013

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University of California tuition freeze proposed

UC president announces plan to keep prices stable for the next year

by Chris Guillen

TSV Staff Writer

Janet Napolitano, the newly elected UC president, presented a proposal to freeze prices for tuition and better articulate transfer agreements at her first regent meeting on Nov 13.

The meeting focused on what

she plans to do as the new UC president. Napolitano has a well thought out plan that focus on having prices for tuition “frozen”, meaning that their should be no spike in the 2014-2015 school year if her proposal get approved.

Napolitano also provided some insight on what she plans on doing to ease the communication between

the UC campuses and the local community colleges. She stated that she would have this issue be one of her top priorities to help increase transfer rates. Napolitano, also said that she wanted to help the 10 campuses produce “zero net energy” by the year 2025.

Her proposal primarily focuses on certain aspects of the UC sys-

tem as a whole. She first said that the current prices for undergraduate tuition would remain the same for the 2014-2015 school year.

Napolitano, stated that “accessibility and affordability are two of the universities guiding stars.”

To that note, she also addressed the reason why there have been huge tuition increases in the last

few years. She says that their was a increase because of the recession and loss of state funding. Napolitano said during the board meeting that she would have no increase happen because she believes that we must make tuition lower so that more people

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Skyline joins charity efforts

Skyline Art Performance

The ASSC created care packages to send to areas effected by AIDS

by Nico Triunfante TSV Staff Writer

Students perform on stage during the showcase.

Photo by Chris Christenson / The Skyline View

The Theater Club produced its fifth annual “Performing Arts Showcase” on Nov. 23, exhibiting talents of many kinds in its presentation.

Including art performances of poetry, dance and music.

Full story on page 6

Skyline College will be giving care packages to caregivers in third world countries to support their cause to help people with AIDS. A worldwide organization, World Vision, which consists of over 70,000 volunteers, seeks to improve the lives of over 100 million people living in poverty.

On Dec. 2, 2013 the Skyline College student government gives their assistance to World Vision by allowing students to create care packages in the cafeteria. These care packages included rubber gloves, petroleum jelly, towels, bars of soap, anti-fungal cream and a note for students to write on.

Each student that participated in the event was given a red ribbon, representing their support for the caregivers sacrificing their lives around the world. The student government believes that Skyline

College students are not highly involved with the problem of AIDS. “The AIDS epidemic is just ridiculous outside of America,” said Richard Porter, Commissioner of Activities of Student Government.

“This is our involvement to have students connect, learn about it, make it more relevant; World Aids Day just happened, so that’s really what we’re accomplishing.”

According to amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, over 35 million people live with HIV/ AIDS. Over two-thirds of those people are concentrated in Sub-Sahara area of Africa. As stated in aids.gov, there are over 1.1 million people in the United States living with HIV. Within that spectrum, one in every six is unaware that they have the syndrome.

Porter previously participated in a similar program in St. Louis, Missouri, packing medical kits

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Skyline begins a fundraising contest to benefit typhoon relief

by Chris Christenson TSV Staff Writer

Typhoons are tropical storms which Californians may have never experienced, but in the Philippines they can have multiple devastating ones throughout the year. Just recently, the Philippines were hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

Which is said to be a “super typhoon”. This typhoon has caused over 5,000 deaths as of Dec. 4, 2013 and growing.

There are many relief efforts going on, but many organizations only donate a portion of what they collect to the cause. At Skyline College, NAFCON (National Alliance for Filipino Concerns) came to visit to discuss what they can do to relieve these issues in the Philippines. NAFCON is a Bay Area community organization where almost 100% of their donations go to the Filipino people. Other than helping out with this typhoon, they help get rid of human trafficking, earthquakes and other problems plaguing the Philippines. Even though these events can’t be publicized as fast as they want,

everyone should understand that NAFCON can only do so much; it’s also the effort of the people to put these actions to effect.

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, NAFCON had a meeting with other local organizations to solve the problems of spreading word about the issue and figuring a way to find more help. Out of this came a collaborated idea to make a social media site where they can connect ideas. With this in mind, this idea of the issue will be more publicized so that more people can become aware of these tragedies that are still going on even if the mainstream media were to fail on the continuous update.

When Eric Argamaso, a member of the CSM Filipino Student Association and CSM’s Alpha Gamma Sigma, was asked what he felt would be the best way to publicize these events in a college environment he stated “either through e-mail or Facebook”.

The reason behind his answer was due to how college students already have the internet incorporated in their life due to their homework, contacting professors,

Photo courtesy of Russell Watkins/Department for International Development

Typhoon Haiyan leaves the Philippines in destruction. and other academic obligations.

One major topic that was discussed in the NAFCON meeting was that the drive is already there.

The student body just needs to pick up on it, but even if this were to fail. There will be a continuous

effort to help entice students to be more involved.

At Skyline College Paul Bolick, a History professor, created this idea with Counselor Nate Nevado where people donate a sum of money and the top three who make

the highest donation win $100 in either an iTunes, Amazon, or Skyline College Bookstore certificate.

For the Skyline club who makes the most money, that club will earn Typhoon continued on page 2

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Local jail construction creates mixed feelings Correction facility planned in Redwood City incites varied opinions from community

News Editor Michelle Kelly Features Editor Haider Mashal Opinions Editor Josh Collier Entertainment Editor Jordan Sweidan Sports Editor Ray Garcia Staff Writers Matt Floyd Molly Downs Bianca Gonzalez Chris Guillen Nico Triunfante Lea Naqishbendi Steve Perott Alex Maffei Gabriela Saucedo Shaquill Stewart Ivan Jerome Van Perre III Vincent Biancalana John Mark Pablo Chris DeJohn Copy Editors David Perez NIck Major Staff Illustrator David Martinez Staff Photographer Chris Christenson Senior Staff Writers Renee Abu-Zaghibra Faculty Advisor Nancy Kaplan-Biegel

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by Steve Perotti

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Redwood City businesses, both small and corporate, will soon be sharing their work environments with a new county facility: a jail.

Though some are viewing the county’s newest corrective institution with a positive outlook, there are others who don’t agree with the choice of locales.

The new jail, which will consolidate run off and overpopulation from other county correctional facilities, is set to open in 2015.

The primary facility that will be benefiting from this larger, and more modern jail, is the Redwood City women’s facility.

With over 680 beds available, the antiquated women’s correctional facility will than close its doors and be reprocessed for other county needs. Though county officials claim that the presence of a new jail is warranted, some Redwood City residences are curious about the location of construction.

A webcam has been set up by

the Sheriff’s department offering a live streaming feed of the constructions progress for anyone interested.

Located on 1300 Maple St. in Redwood City, the new jail will sit directly across the street from the Redwood City Police Department.

Exactly one mile from the ongoing construction sits the San Mateo County Sheriffs office. Adjacent to the prison is the Bayshore Freeway, or Highway 101. Across the overpass from the construction is Veterans Boulevard, a main street less than half a mile from the prison grounds.

Juan Morales, an employee of Party City located in the Veteran’s Square shopping center, is curious why the county chose to build so close to areas that will be heavily populated.

“It seems a little strange, you know, building so close to the highway like that,” Morales said.

“I know it’s across the street from the cops and all, but what if something does happen? If someone

gets lose or something they’ll be right next to the highway and all those cars and people. Just seems like a bad idea to me.”

Michael Davis, a salesman at Hoot Judkins furniture in Veteran’s Square, thinks the county should be spending it’s money in better ways, rather than thinking about the comforts of criminals.

“I know this is costing the county over $100 million dollars, and instead of putting the money into fixing roads or pouring it into local schools, they’re using it to build another prison,” Davis said.

“I wanna know why? Why is the county paying for this? Is the state gonna cover any of this cost, or is the city gonna be stuck with the check for this thing when it’s all said and done?”

Anita Nelson, a part-time employee of K-Mart, feels unsafe at the thought of the prison being so close to work.

“Why would they build it so close to a busy area like this? Aren’t they worried about the normal

Left: Artist rendered photo shows finished San Mateo County Jail as it’s projected.

Above: QR code for the Sheriff Dept.’s live webcam of the construction people out here, or are they only thinking about the ones that are going to be in there?” Nelson said.

Critical Resistance, an anti-prison group, is leading the cries against the construction of the new prison. Roger White, the campaign director for the group, stated in an email that the county didn’t get the approval of the state prior to breaking ground on the construction.

“San Mateo County didn’t follow the guidelines set forth by the Board of State and Community Corrections when they decided to build at that site,” White said. “I don’t see the board giving them any money to lighten the burden when they dove in head first without following the rules.”

Greg Munks, the Sheriff of San Mateo County, was unavailable for comment via email or telephone at the time of this article going to print. The Sheriff, in numerous press releases, has cited that the jail isn’t a simple improvement, but a necessity for the county as a whole.

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continued from page 1 a $100 Visa Card.

Even though this is a wonderful fundraiser, not many people have heard much about it.

When Margo Feldman was asked if she heard about this donation she said, “I haven’t heard much about the fundraiser, except that it’s happening. It’s for a good cause, so it would be great to know more information about it”.

To fix this issue, she suggested use more fliers. The best way to

QR code will take you to the NAFCON website to learn more.

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along with other students of the area. He wanted to share the experience with Skyline students by allowing them to partake a similar event. Additionally, it gave students volunteer service hours.

The caregivers that are given these packages experience dangers.

For instance, the rubber gloves are used to prevent disease and infection to the people being taken care of since their immune systems are low.

Several volunteers explained

that above all, the note was the most important aspect of the care package. It is the tool that connects the person making the care package, and the receiver, thanking and/or further motivating them to proceed with their sacrifices.

“We’re trying to get the student body to be more aware of what’s going on with the problem of Aids,” said Pricsilla Sanchez.

“Right now it’s really unspoken, and we just wanted to raise awareness.”

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succeed in this whole idea of helping the cause is for everyone to try their best and find a reason to take part, and share

are interested in investing in their education.

She also made sure that she addressed the state of California to help this proposal become a reality, allowing thousands of students to have the chance to grow and development intellectually.

The “freeze” is intended to help the students, by making it more affordable while Napolitano and the rest of the board work on the new policy. The new policy is expected to be introduced in January of 2014 once all the UC campuses resume operations. Napolitano has made it clear that it is her biggest goal to get the highest amount of transfer from the local community colleges so that they can branch out, as well as helping her and the board expand their outreach to students.

Skyline student Bianca Porras has been at Skyline for four years and plans to apply for transfer to a

UC in the Fall of 2014 has worked with the financial aid office at Skyline as a financial aid ambassador for over a year, weighing-in on the pressing issue surrounding the futures of hundreds of future transfers.

“I think it is a good idea. Paying for school is already hard for a lot of students. When students can’t afford school, they can’t go. Therefore, admissions go down. Working at the financial aid office, you see students that struggle with paying.”

She went on to comment on the mentality the students seem to have when hit with these challenges: “It gets hard to see that when there is only so much you can do to help. Financial aid helps were it can but sadly not all students are able to get it. So if they can stop prices from rising from what they are, I say go for it.”

Many agree that going to college, whether it be community or

UC, is very expensive. The prices should go down so they can support the proposal brought forth by Napolitano as a light at end of the tunnel for hundreds of students Bruna Bressa, a two year communications major, plans on attending UC BerkeIey in the spring of 2014.

She says, “I think the tuition freeze is good thing. I’m going to be a transfer student next year and, to me, tuition is already high.

If they were to raise it, it would almost seem impossible to attend a UC without any financial help.”

To further comment on the difficulties associated with finding funds for transfer students, Bressa went on to say, “Financial aid and student grants aren’t always promised and a lot of people, like myself, don’t want to get Involved with loans because it takes so long to pay them off. It seems that she’s trying to keep tuition low to help out students, which I think

is extremely important. It gives students a better opportunity and more hope.”

Hope is brought to so many community college students with this new proposal.

Napolitano also allocated $15 million to go to students that are undocumented, graduate students, and students that are looking to receive post-doctoral fellowships.

Napolitano is doing what is in her power to help students that want to continue learning. This freeze is a step closer to completing a task already hard for all college students.

Napolitano, has some very inspiring words for students and the UC community, “Together, let us strive not only to maintain UC’s position as the world’s premier public university, but also to push the university forward to ever new heights”.

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There are many avenues available to donate, all you have to is look By now, most people should be familiar with the typhoon that struck the Philippines. For those not familiar with Typhoon Haiyan, it stuck mid-November, and was recorded as the worst typhoon to hit the Philippines, claiming many lives and leaving many without a home to return to.

The sad part this is that a large amount of people are just going about their lives as if this typhoon has nothing to do with them at all.

In fact, it does, even if not directly.

The people that were affected could be the family and friends of someone you know.

The typhoon has been gone for a few weeks now. It’s shameful to say, but we here at The Skyline

View have not covered the topic at all. It sounds like a no-brainer; why would we not have coverage on this event? We have a fairly large Filipino community at Skyline. We flubbed up, but we know that it’s not too late to try to get the word out on the ways to help.

There are many associations willing to accept cash donations or various other little things. To name some, The Philippine Red Cross offers many ways to donate cash to the relief effort. Or there is the International Medical Corps which focuses on bringing aid to the areas that were hit hardest by the typhoon.

The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-

agement Council offers a few ways to donate money. MGive, an online or phone-driven service, allows you to donate through text messages by texting AID to 801108 to instantly donate $10 to the MGive Philippines Typhoon Disaster fund.

Skyline College is even making efforts to join in on the relief effort.

An organization associated with the Filipino Student Union (FSU) is

TSV Staff Writer

Time is coming closer to our favorite part of the semester.

Finals. The time that students are either utilizing every single night to study, continuously going out, or have already dropped their classes. Whatever your personal route is, I hope it’s nothing but beneficial for you.

For the majority, Skyline student’s stress levels are passed the roof when it comes to finals.

People shut themselves off, enter study groups, and head to our school Starbucks to get passed this dreadful time. A lot of us are trying to get that necessary grade in order to graduate and move on to other schools.

A couple things that I found that works for me during finals week is a simple rinse and repeat method; get to the work, stop, and get back to it. Think of it like the movie “The Purge,” people hold in all of their pressure until they find the suitable time to release.

First, I get to my room and shut off all electronics since the media is the number one reason of procrastination nowadays. I lay out my books and get my brain running for a good half hour.

After that half hour, I do one of several actions on my list: a quick

Starbucks break, watch YouTube videos, call or text anyone that I needed to during my study time, grab something to eat, or take a nap to rest my brain.

I found this method to be the most successful simply because the brain cannot take in all that information without overloading at a certain point. I’m sure we all have come to the point when our brains are not taking in any type of information whatsoever, but still, we try to retain that information.

I’ve learned from my previous psychology course at Skyline that the brain will not be retaining as much information if you do not give it any rest.

However, I see the sense of accomplishment that students get once finals are over. Think of it like a basketball game. You’ve been practicing daily to finish well during the big game. Once the worse has taken its toll on you, you gain a sense of accomplishment that you’ve finished through possibly the most difficult part of your semester.

Take your time with finals students of Skyline. I’d advise not to be overly-stressed about this time of the year because you WILL make it through.

December, 11.

We need to help our fellow students, our fellow man, however we can especially in times of disaster.

It’s never too late to donate, even the smallest of donations goes a long way. Someone can always use those old clothes you’re not wearing, or those canned goods just sitting in the back of your pantry.

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Stress or rest? Finals are on their way

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holding a contest to see who can donate the most items. The students who donate the most items will win $100 gift cards for places like Amazon or ITunes. All donations will be going to the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns or (NAFCON). The drop off location for the fundraiser is in building two, room 2240. The deadline for the campaign is Wednesday

Food drive timing is not great

by Will Nacouzi TSV Editor in Chief

Last week the Second Harvest Food Bank kicked off the “Harvest food drive” and my immediate reaction is why? Why choose to run a food drive this late in the semester? It doesn’t make sense, especially with the Thanksgiving holiday taking place right in the middle of the two week period that the food drive will be running.

Consider for a moment the length that the food drive will be running, from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4, a two week period in which clubs will have the chance to gather canned goods. The food drive is meant to benefit the poor and by all means, I have nothing against it; however, I do have to question the timing, which is, in my

opinion, lousy.

Of these two weeks, three days is taken up by the Thanksgiving holiday, the Saturday in which the food drive kicks off is a school day, but few students will be on campus and I doubt any club wasted their limited resources on putting out their bins on that day.

So why did they decide to run it during this time and not sooner in the semester and for a longer period of time? No reason comes to mind that could justify running the food drive this late in the semester.

Objectively looking at the timing of the event itself, it appears that they aren’t even trying.

In a way, the timing does make sense, as it is meant to take advantage of the fact that Thanksgiving is here and people should be in

a more giving mood, what with Black Friday and other holiday shopping happening during this period. That being said, it still cuts into the length the food drive will run.

Overall, it is a risk that they are taking and one that does make sense when you consider it; however, it still does not change the facts. There was no advertising done for the food drive so that students and facility know that it is taking place, on top of the bad timing, just makes the situation worse.

This makes it appear that the food drive isn’t well planned. I only hope for the sake of the food drive that I’m wrong and it is successful.

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Last “View” of the semester fact that, despite their mistakes, they were able to contribute to the overall success of The Skyline View and the journalism program here on campus makes me proud to be able to have them as my editors this semester.

Take for example the 'Student Photo Submissions' section in Features, an idea that Features Editor Haider Mashal came up with, with the intentions of allowing students to submit photos to The View.

An idea that has worked out great with students submitting photos that they took while on campus or elsewhere. Of course, this success wouldn't be possible without Marie Clarisse Firmacion, Jan Stonge, Yna Louise Eliares, and Malena Marsh all students who submitted photos to the View allowing the idea to work.

If you saw these photos and felt a ping of interest, don't be afraid take the chance to explore that feeling and find out for yourself.

Wherever it leads you, keep in mind that the writers who have joined The View felt that same ping.

When I first thought about The Skyline View my thought process was newspaper, reporter, and then writing with photos and other videos not being that important; however, as I'm sure that everyone is aware. That is wrong, newspapers need Copy Editors, Photographers, Cartoonists, Illustrators, and

The View from Here

By William Nacouzi

It has been a few months since the semester started, and I find myself reflecting on the semester and how it went.

I have to say that I'm surprised that the semester is ending and that it feels like it has only been a few weeks since school started.

I'm thankful that I had the chance to be Editor in Chief this semester especially with such a great staff. I have to say that I'm especially proud of the new students who signed up for Journalism 320 and stayed the course for the whole semester.

Bearing the responsibility and taking the chance to gain experience working for The View while having to juggle other classes, homework, and work during the course of the Fall semester.

Speaking from experience, being a writer isn't easy and so I'm thankful for each of them for staying until the end of the semester with The View.

Of course, I can't forget the editors themselves, who stepped up to meet the challenge head on. The

so in order to completely function as smoothly as possible otherwise the resulting paper/articles will be limited in it overall potential.

Of course, this was greatly helped with the increase in students who joined The View bringing the program to its largest size ever in its history. An achievement that makes me proud, but more importantly happy, especially looking back at the rest of the semester and what we have achieved.

I'll admit that we have made mistakes, which I have no doubt, have been spotted and pointed out by friends, classmates, or teachers, but at the end of the day I'm happy because this semester was a first of many things for The View. It was the first time that we had separate classes for reporters and editors, the first time that we had so many students join staff, and the first time that editors didn't have to actively write, allowing them to focus on gathering story ideas to name three of the major ones.

So looking back at everything I'm happy with the results and I can only hope that The View's efforts were enough to keep the student body informed this semester. Furthermore I can only hope that the program continues to grow in the future and that everyone has a safe and joyful winter break.

Dear Gabby Dear Gabby, This is the beginning of my sophomore year at Skyline and I’m still undecided with my major, let alone my career. I feel like I’m going in circles researching different majors and possible colleges to transfer to and I just don’t know. Can you help me find my way?

Sincerely, Dazed and Confused Dear Dazed and Confused, Do you have any hobbies? What are your interests? What is something you are willing to do for the sole purpose of doing it without any expectation of pay or glorification?

Whatever it may be, honor it. Nothing you do will be successful if you do it for money. I guarantee that if you pursue something you’re at least somewhat passionate about, you will be successful and satisfied.

Have you found a counselor that you trust and like? It’s very important to build that bond, because they will notice your flaws as a student and help you correct them. A counselor will be the one recommending the best colleges for you as they watch you grow. If you are lucky and consistent with a counselor, they may write you a letter of recommendation for you at the most pivotal time of your education.

Have you taken a career and personal development class? I’m familiar with many students who were just as confused about their future before taking it. This class gives students a better idea of what career best fits each individual as they go deeper into different career fields and colleges that specialize in those studies.

If none of these suggestions speak to you, I suggest you get some hands-on experience with something. Learning through the books can only take you so far; experience delivers a different form of learning – it is more concrete and responsive. Experience is the best teacher, and it will let you recognize what you like and are capable of doing. Whether it’s cleaning up Golden Gate Park or helping kids learn to read, go for it!

On the topic of where to get experience, I humbly suggest you go travel. Seriously! Go on a road trip for a week or overseas for a month. Look for the opportunity to go somewhere and make meaning of it. Traveling is guaranteed to come to one’s benefit especially when they are lost. Find yourself and find your passion, I wish you all my luck.

Best,

Gabby

Hurt & Heal

Will Brian’s death effect Family Guy?

Hurt

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Heal

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“It makes it more realistic. The show lasted for 10 years, and you know how dogs life spans are ten to fifteen years, it gives it more of a realistic feel like he’s actually a dog to the family.”

“It makes it more realistic. The show lasted for 10 years, and you know how dogs life spans are ten to fifteen years, it gives it more of a realistic feel like he’s actually a dog to the family.”

-Malena Marsh

-Christian Jose

Hurt

“It hurts Family Guy because Brian is one of the main characters. Without him it’s not the same.”

-KC Bayoneta

Hurt

“Brian’s death affects the show of Family Guy because Brian is a very essential character to the show. I think his personality and character brings a lot to the show, which a lot of people appreciate. Plus, too he’s a talking dog.”

-Frank Madriga

“It hurts Family Guy because he’s one of the main characters. Without him it’s kind of pointless.”

-Cassandra Lapuz

Hurt

“They probably did it because he was racist. Every time he sees a black person, he barks.”

-Ares Brown

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Audio Abuse

by Steve Perotti TSV Staff Writer

Just because you know how to play a musical instrument does not mean you should play it in a public place. Especially when other people do not want to hear your "skills."

Music is an amazing thing; everyone loves it. While there are numerous genres and sub-cultures in this day and age, for the most part, all music is the same. Some music has vocals, while other musicians focus on instrumentals to get their message across. As an art form, music is an all-encompassing language of our existence.

However, the sad truth of it is that music can be abused.

Everyone has had those moments when they're sitting at home and someone drives by blasting some track or another that you

aren't too fond of. It happens.

Comes with the territory. Sitting at a stop light, a car may pull up next to you with the windows down, bumping an artist that you hate.

Again, comes with the territory.

But subjecting people to your own musical “skills” in a public place does not come with the territory.

Not at all.

The dining hall on campus is a hub of student activity. At any given moment there are numerous stu-

dents milling about between classes.

Some are socializing with other students, others may be rapidly doing their homework in an attempt to not receive a zero on an assignment, a handful might be sleeping since studying for finals is keeping them up late at night. The dining hall is a constant hum of activity with each new sound representing a harmonious ecosystem of student life.

Then comes the mad skills.

Someone decides to pull out their

ukulele, or their guitar, or their electronic keyboard and begin serenading the local class body with their musical talents. Or, maybe they'll walk over to the piano in the hall and try to recreate Beethoven's “Ode To Joy.” Do any of these people realize that others are being forced to listen to their attempts at creating music?

Do any of these students care that people might be attempting to live their respected lives without the

addition of this raucous interruption? All signs lead towards no.

The sad truth of it is this: no one cares to listen to your attempts of music. No one here at Skyline wants to hear you slaughter someone else's work in your vain quest toward artistic enlightenment.

Enough is enough. Stop it. Knock it off. Get over it. Do yourself a favor, and accept the truth. No one wants to hear you play.

Why we need to think twice about nuclear power thousands cases of hypothyroidism caused by the fallout radiation of Chernobyl, Californian babies are developing thyroid disease in startling numbers. Before the 2011 meltdowns at Fukushima, the normal rate of hypothyroidism cases in babies in California was one child in 2000. The “Radiation and Public Health Project in New York” collected data on babies born between March 17 and Dec. 31, 2011, and found that the number of confirmed cases of hypothyroidism in California increased 21 percent and the number of so called “borderline” cases increased 27 percent. The fact that children in California are victims to hypothyroidism indicates that we are not able to adapt to these “low” doses of radiation that have been set as a safe standard by the DOE.

by Avital Pelman & Ivan Jerome Van Perre III TSV Staff Writers

According to the European Nuclear Society (ENS), as of now, there are 437 nuclear power plants in operation in the world. The United States maintains 104 operational plants and is in the process of constructing one of the additional 68 plants being built around the world today. This means that our radiation levels are skyrocketing; yet, we are not addressing this issue because we are being misled.

We are being told by the Department of Energy (DOE) that our bodies can handle “low” doses of radiation and that these doses can actually help regenerate mutated human cells. They are trying to prove that our bodies can adapt with time and build a tolerance to this radiation. Their information is misleading; they are using the lowest level of credible evidence known as “In Vitro” studies to back up their claims. These studies are unreliable because they are tested on a singular cell level rather than multiple as it should be and thus do not meet commonly accepted scientific standards. With the DOE using these pseudo-studies as basis for healthy radiation levels, we are wasting precious time and money on Band-Aid solutions akin to building shelters to cover damaged nuclear reactors, instead of allocating funds towards alternative energy sources.

On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl’s fourth reactor exploded, causing severe birth defects, mental illnesses, cancer and hypothyroidism. Despite these diseases and abnormalities, surgeons in Ukraine say that there is no scientific proof connecting thyroid disease

to Chernobyl. Other findings on cancer statistics in Ukraine and Belarus show that there only “may” be an increase of childhood leukemia and breast cancer because of Chernobyl.

Essentially, what they’re saying is that there is no scientific proof of a correlation between Chernobyl and the myriad of diseases occurring in the area.

Well, this is pure drivel.

More troubling is that everything related to this nuclear catastrophe is seen as speculation rather than certainty. The Photorush explosion of thyroid disease Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant near Chattanooga, Tennessee affecting the population surrounding Chernobyl immedinumber of people affected by Tepco, the Japanese company ately after the accident alone radiation-related diseases may in charge of the Nuclear Reproves a connection. Consenever be determined. actor in Fukushima, reports quences this severe are not that this year the radiation levels a mere coincidence. Official When the 9.0 magnitude reached the highest point ever reports from the World Health earthquake and tsunami hit registered since the meltdown.

Organization stated that there Japan, workers at the plant had were over 6,000 thyroid cancer no way to prevent the nuclear Much like Japan, California’s cases in the affected area and meltdown. Furthermore, no nuclear power plants sit on an according to Greenpeace, based amount of preparation could earthquake-prone geological landon numbers collected from hos- have stopped it; thus, they have scape, but Californians continue to pitals in Belarus and Ukraine, no choice but to live with the live in denial of our nuclear plants’ approximately 270,000 canconsequences of the nuclear susceptibility to earthquake damcers and 93,000 fatal cancer damage they were predisposed age. Because of what happened in cases were caused by Cherto. Japan’s current radiation Fukushima, the oceans are analnobyl. The cloud of radiation levels are much more dangerogous to a toxic pool of radiation from Chernobyl spread across ous than last year’s projections that is not getting diluted enough all of Europe and the total had indicated they would be. for safe living conditions. Like the

The fact of the matter is that nuclear energy is an archaic technology that international authorities continue to support, despite there being other equally effective and much safer alternatives. Places like Germany, France and Italy are slowly shutting down their nuclear plants; Germany shut down eight of their 17 nuclear reactors and is in the process of ending their nuclear dependence by 2022.

According to Greenpeace, the Japanese government plans to shut down all of their nuclear reactors by 2030. Some alternative energy sources that are already used today are hydro electric generators, solar power, geothermal plants, wind mills on land and oceans.

Because of prioritization of energy by governments in oil, coal, and nuclear energy, these alternatives are not being used to their full potential. Most important, the cost of a single nuclear mistake is too high to put lives at risk. To be able to return the world to a healthy ecological state, we need to follow in Europe’s footsteps. We need to phase out nuclear energy and move on to alternative, sustainable sources that don’t incorporate fatal outcomes.

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Charles Newton: An everyday hero from our very own Community Local Alumni with an amazing story that needs to told.

by Gabriela Saucedo

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Charles Newton is a Skyline alumni from when it was first established in 1969. He began studying business administration and continued his studies at SF State. He came back to Skyline to take classes for his upcoming book on history and anthropology, but also for his own interest. Newton has been through a journey of accomplishments all over the world and is now back at Skyline ready to accomplish yet another goal and to inspire his fellow classmates to succeed.

Newton is known by many for his willingness to be involved,his passion and his dedication. A student in his biology class found out Newton had to dropped out of the class and appreciated his presence and passion deeply that she e-mailed him expressing her gratitude of having a student like him in her class saying, "My friend Marvic and I were talking about

how you had dropped the class to go out of the country! We sure are going to miss you!!! It makes me sad to learn that. She told me she was planning to let you know on the last day of class that you were her favorite person in class and probably one of her favorite people." Newton is very inspiring and is a great example by being an eager student.

He has been involved in various fields of interests such as his own publishing company so he could write his own books, anthropology, archeology, banking, International consulting, and so much more and according to him, it is only the beginning.

He has written a book previously on alternative medicine and is now working on a book called Snowflakes and Pomegranates.

This book is a historical novel of his ancestors and their migration to America.

Charles Newton's mission is to bring awareness to the greatness of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley

and Skyline College."Skyline is a diamond in the rough. It is one of the finest centers of learning in the peninsula. A first class junior college with great professors. It has so many things to offer and the campus is beautiful." He has observed the new generation of students and believes they need a little more motivation to truly be successful because he knows how much Skyline gives and sees how little students are involved. From his recent experiences, Skyline is a fine resource with prosperous opportunities and feels that the students don't take advantage of it.

In 1971 he met Dr.Jane Goodall, an internationally-known anthropologist he honors for her passion and achievements. He watched her speak recently and was honored to have the opportunity to speak with her personally.

He hopes she comes to Skyline in the near future to speak on behalf of her Institute, life-long research and personal experiences as an

Photo courtesy of Charles Newton Charles Newton (left) and Dr.Jane (right)Goodall. anthropologist. He believes those in the anthropology community would be blessed to have her visit and listen to her magnificent story.

Newton will promote his ideas and opportunities at every chance he can by participating in class, being involved in school activities, suggesting upcoming events for volunteer work and significant

presentations coming to town.

Charles Newton has a big heart and is a great example of a student and a phenomenal leader, ready to encourage others to accomplish their goals just as he has.

Green Room Glamour

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That’s right! Skyline has a greenroom to complement its full sized theater, and is equipped with those dreamy Hollywood Vanity Mirrors. It is where much of the rehearsal for the play, The Laramie Project took place. Here, the cast lightheartedly prep for their first on stage performance, last 15th of November (and they crushed it!). The play was an all-student ran production, also known as

(Above) Luiz Faria applying stage makeup for Joshua Medina.

The Skyline Theater club, which includes Skylines ‘ Theater Tech department, and first semester debut acting class; ‘Theory and Practice of Acting’, hosted by instructor, director of the play, and all around Renaissance Man, Kevin Simmers, who aims to expand the drama department in the new year. Ever wanted to try improv? You can find the acting classes under “DRAMA” in the Spring 2014 Class Schedule.

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(Below) Cast of the Laramie Project preparing for the show.

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Are you FIT for society?

Sushi and Sake date!

K’s Kitchen offers reasonably priced sushi with an atmosphere fit for two.

by Bianca Gonzalez

TSV Staff Writer

Where: K’s Kitchen 757 Monterey Boulevard, between Gennessee Street and Ridgewood Avenue.

Japanese Cuisine For this food review I looked on Yelp to find an economic and good review with four to five stars.

It is good to keep in mind that people on Yelp are completely entitled to their experiences when they write and rant on the website; however, I took a chance and Yelp certainly did not fail me with this restaurant.

For starters I lived in the Sunnyside neighborhood for a few years and now that I moved away I found out about this cozy little gem hidden by the trees. It is relatively close to Safeway and other restaurants.

I came here on a Saturday evening, around 6pm, parking on the street was easy to find and as soon as I walked in I was greeted

and seated. The hostess was very attentive and came within less than 5 minutes to take my order. I was not ready, so they gave me and my date some more time.

Finally ready to order, I asked for a cherry blossom roll to start with, which is tuna, avocado, fresh salmon, and ikura translated it is salmon eggs. It was very colorful and very fresh tasting to start my dinner off right.

Second order on the menu I ordered a chicken teriyaki plate which was accompanied with a salad, soup, and rice. Something I noted was they brought the salad first and then miso soup came and then the actual chicken teriyaki plate came.

The salad was a simple greens mixture with some very tasty sauce that I have no apologies for trying. Although the miso soup was a little disappointing, they redeemed themselves with the chicken teriyaki plate, this plate

was not disappointing at all. It was a too much for me to finish with the rice, but it was delectable, the chicken was cooked to perfection and topped with sesame seeds. It was such a big portion that I had enough for leftovers.

I had to have dessert because what is dinner without a good sweet? I had to try the tres leches cake, tres leches in spanish is three milks and this is a sweet I grew up with and they did a great job with it. It was just the perfect moisture and sweetness so delightful for those sweet tooth lovers such as myself. Also if you are 21 and up, the hot sake is a nice combination with the whole dinner. Sake is a rice wine and compliments the sushi and other dishes I had.

Now for the bill: Cherry Blossom Roll $12 Chicken Teriyaki with soup salad and rice $12 Tres Leches Cake $5 Hot Sake $5 Total $34 Okay I must admit this is a little pricy but I did not eat by myself so if you are splitting the bill with friends or you want to go out on a hot date, it is worth the pretty little penny and your date will be leaving with a full belly and you and your date can share because of the big portions or try their other plates.

How social media effects fitness trends and body types

by Nico Triunfante

TSV Staff Writer

The expectations for what makes the perfect body has been established through the social networks that run society today.

“The media, health, television, and the doctors; they talk about health benefits and how it can improve [your] life,” San Francisco GNC worker, Allen said. “It is the media that is promoting, and people recognizing that it is a good thing and you should go to the gym and exercise.”

However, the concept of earning a stronger body is replaced with the desire to have an eye-appealing body.

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are all tunnels for people wanting to show off their bodies by putting progression pictures or ideas on how to get fit. It’s less than likely you’ll scroll through your social networks and not find a human bodily structure that you enviously want as your own.

People are focusing more on having a body that will attract others, or to put oneself in the position of feeling self-accomplished.

Society pressures individuals into this mindset of acquiring a strong appearance as opposed

to a strong health. Therefore, the act of going to the gym becomes nothing more than just a social trend proving ground.

At Equinox in San Mateo, Edrick Annunciacion is regarded as the strongest person in the gym, as said by multiple workers and attendees.

“The gym is just becoming a social establishment where most people go because everybody else is doing it now a days,” Annunciacion said. “When you ask somebody why they go to the gym, they answer, ‘to stay fit,’ when they are not doing that.”

Looking good is not necessarily the wrong reason for going to the gym, but it is not the the best reason for going either. Personal fitness and health should be the top priority to why one attends the gym, while looking good is acquired naturally as a benefit to working out.

The social media aspect of gym attendance is not overlooked. It is the daily feed of fitness pictures that fill our stomachs with the urge to look strong, but not necessarily feel strong. It is just a way to showboat what people have accomplished.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle will never outgrow its purpose, but falling into a society in which one wants to FIT in will.

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Showcasing Skyline’s showstoppers

by John Pablo

TSV Staff Writer

Skyline College’s Theater Club hosted its Fifth Annual “Performing Arts Showcase,” on Saturday, Nov. 23, with performances that really captivated the imagination and the emotion of the audience.

The audience witnessed various talents ranging from contemporary dances to opera singing. The theater was packed by parents, friends, and supporters of the club who were very much in awe of the show Two humongous, fighter planes served as the backdrop of the show and really captured a WWII-esque atmosphere. Professor of dance, Amber Steele and her students worked diligently to contribute to the show.

“We have a lot of really diverse and interesting acts,” said Steele.

“Everyone has been working really hard. Some people have been working for 13 hours for the past three days.”

The show featured a lot of tremendously talented students who wowed the audience with their unique acts. The dancers opened the night with “The Joint is Jumpin’” with music from the jazz band and the concert choir.

Poet Chris Lincoln and birimbau instrumentalist Jose Luis Sanchez Sosa shared their unique style of spoken word mixed funky instrumentals to the audience with their original “Love Factors.”

Photo by Chris Christensen/ The Skyine View feet as Sosa walked around the accompanied Roger Marriucci as stage, tapping on the bongos and he sang the classic song “My Way” really brought the house down. made famous by Frank Sinatra. His The crowd awed as they voice was so smooth that it soundwatched the intimate moment ed like Ol’ Blue Eyes himself was being shared between Chris Keller up there. and Ann Deever from the play “All Vocal student Kevin Valera also My Sons” who were portrayed came out in-between sets to deliver

by Drama 200 students Stephen his comedic antics as he served as Marshall and Lisa Olson. the night’s emcee. His short bits “It was a touching scene,” Skycreated light chuckles throughout line student Jimmy Johns III said. the crowd and kept the transitions “It felt like I was actually watching between acts seamless. a real couple fight and make-up.

The show took a quick 10-minThey were really good actors.” ute intermission which allowed Margaret Fondbertasse, as well the crowd to get up and grab some as the older members of the crowd, refreshments that were convenient-

Amber Steele being interviewed by the Skyline View.

“Me and [Jose] have really good chemistry so we were just jamming,” said Lincoln. “I wrote this poem probably in the beginning of the semester and we started practicing with music a couple of weeks ago. I really just let the music take me and whatever came out came out.”

The two came back to the stage later on with Sosa delivering the spoken word and Lincoln on the bongos. Sosa dedicated his first poem “Angelito” to an earlier poet who was pregnant and took off his shirt for his second poem “Circus Ballet” that got the crowd on its

ly stationed right outside of the auditorium. The show; however, continued with just as much energy as it had briefly ended with and continued to showcase the prodigious students.

Arklas and the Marklas performed their rendition of “Night and Day” by Cole Porter and Jawbox’s “Savory” to give the rock-and-roll fans in the audience something to sing along to. Their band consisted of a full set with their electric guitars cranked with some raunchy distortions.

Poet Nick Major tickled the ears of many as he stretched the vocabulary of the crowd with his tongue-twisting and Greek-mythology-referencing composition.

Saxophone star Andrew Fenn shared the stage with Major as he riffed through a couple of notes before the spoken word.

The show’s finale consisted of the jazz band, vocal ensemble, and dancers as they performed “Sing Sing Sing” made famous by Louis Prima.

“I felt that the performance was great,” said Valera. “We have been working since the beginning, since its inception. We have been working day in and day out on everything from vocal jazz, from choir songs, and I imagine band has been working since the beginning too. This is where it all comes down to tonight. This is pretty much just a taste of what you’re going to see for the rest of the year.”

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Alexander Jimenez, ‘An Idea Guy’

Skyline student entrepeneur is granted $2000 to start up his own company

by Molly Downs

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“I didn’t think I was going to win, because I’m not wearing a suit,”said Alexander Jimenez after receiving first place and a $2000 check to jump-start his new company, YOUcamp, that brings workout programs and health plans to corporations.

Jimenez, 27, had been working as a personal trainer at various gyms for six years, attaining individual clients and a professional notoriety. At the time, Jimenez did not intend to start his own business, but the wheels were beginning to turn.

“I guess I didn’t realize it, but it was like having my own business, because I had clients,” he said.

Business is all about connections, and one of his clients’ sisters just so happened to be looking for a personal training service for Walmart.com branch in Brisbane.

Jimenez took the opportunity and ran with it.

He was clear from the start that if he was going to run a group class, he did not want to lose the ‘personal touch’ that he had with his clients; he was going to do it his

way. The company provided him with the equipment he needed, an empty parking lot outside the building, and let him do his thing.

“All of a sudden I was like ‘Alright yeah, I like the feel of this.

Let’s do it.’”

He realized that people found it very convenient. They did not have to leave their work place to get in a good workout. That’s when a light bulb turned on; since not many corporations had gyms, let alone workout services, there was a huge market to develop them. Immediately, Jimenez started to come up with a name and a business plan.

After being out of school for five years, Jimenez decided that 2013 was the year to come back.

He wanted to learn how to build a good business plan, so he took an entrepreneurs class last semester.

Jimenez is in no rush to get a business degree, or any degree for that matter. He is taking classes out of pure interest.

“Right now I want to learn languages, I want to learn music,” he explained, “I’m planning to be that guy who can just pick up an instrument or have something to talk about with whoever is next to him.”

Jimenez is the kind of thinker

the world needs more of; someone who does not get up to get through the day, who does not want a cookie cutter existence or takes life as it comes. He wants to learn, not so that he can pass a class and move on, but so that he can generate new ideas and nourish those ideas until they become actions.

“I like to think I’m an idea guy,” said Jimenez, “and I’m trying to be an action guy.”

People like Alexander Jimenez do not need a one way path to success; they already know opportunities surround them.

“I’m trying to expand my horizons,” he said. “At this point, I just kind of want to be a more well-rounded person…as well as start my own business. I know I should probably focus on one but…”

He laughed and paused for a second, “Needless to say, my day has now pretty much picked up.”

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"Catching Fire": An amusing return to Panem A solid, if unspectacular, sequel that sets up the final act nicely

by Ray Garcia TSV Sports Editor

It’s back to the arena for the victors of the 74th Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. But they aren’t the only victors making a return trip to their worst nightmares. We join in on the adventures of Ms. Everdeen and company as they try to survive the perilous specialized arena in this fun sequel that stretches the time limit.

“Catching Fire” actually had a change in director. Gone is Gary Ross and in is Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend). Additions to the cast include Jena Malone and Sam Claflin as District 7 winner Johanna Mason and District 4 winner Finnick Odair, respectively, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the enigmatic new Head Gamesmaker Plutarch Heavensbee, among others.

First movie better than the second?

“Catching Fire” plays more like the “Hunger Games” redux. It’s more or less a stretched yet hurried up version of the first film.

The film clocks in at almost two and a half hours. In the sequel, most of the movie is dedicated to 75th Hunger Games. Granted, the book depicts the build-up to the next event and it is that part of the film that everyone most wants to see, but it’s sacrificed for storytelling.

The first movie was evenly paced; both with character progression and action scenes.

There wasn’t a dull moment. The score was mesmerizing for the film as well. But the sequel has several droll moments. And with how long it is, in this day and age of smaller attention spans, one might zone out. I caught several people in my row sneakily check their phones every other time. I doubt they were checking their Candy Crush score being beat by someone else. I feel the film was hurried to reach the action. Think of it like a wrestling/boxing card. The under card was a bunch of filler and there was little to no emphasis on the main event.

The main event in the movie being the 75th Hunger Game.

In terms of character progression, we didn’t really get to know the other Tributes as much as in the books. Those that are introduced only have a single significant scene before the Games begin; we meet Finnick before the parade, but don’t hear much about his popularity in the Capitol or how he won his Hunger Game. Johanna is introduced in a hilarious scene in an elevator. But the movie kind of tones down her personality.

In the book I get the impression that she displays contempt towards Katniss the whole time, but that is mainly absent in the film. Mags, an elderly victor from district eight, is shown volunteering for the event but it isn’t explained why until later, but even then it’s a subtle moment.

But where “Catching Fire” succeeds is expanding the lines of Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket. She returns with those funny lines and is shown as a more sympathetic/likable person. I think both Banks and Hoffman performed really well.

Hoffman was able to portray this veil of mystery, yet not give away any of his true ambitions.

For those who read the books we know his true intentions, but I feel that the movie made it look like he is genuinely the bad guy. My little brother didn’t read the book and he believed he was a villain with his snide and conniving comments towards Katniss.

And speaking of Katniss, Jennifer Lawrence returns in her first major release since winning Best Actress at the 85th Oscars earlier this year as a proven commodity. There couldn’t be a more perfect role than Katniss Everdeen for her.

All in all, it’s an entertaining movie. It doesn’t have that “wow” factor that the first movie had for me, the first film had me hooked and made me read the trilogy! The length might be a little aggravating but even casual fans will persevere and enjoy it. I would say the first one is better but this one is more

entertaining, towards the middle at least. The action then is worth the wait and will keep you at the edge of your seat. There is more adrenaline in the 75th Hunger Game than in the 74th one.

Differences between the movie and the book Again, the Mayor of District 12 and his daughter, Madge Undersee, fail to appear. And they won’t ever appear now after what transpired at the end of “Catching Fire.” There were several other notable differences, or omissions if you will, between the book and the film.

One is the omission of Bonnie and Twill. They ran away from District Eight and are looking for District 13, which is believed to be destroyed. In the book, Katniss encounters them while she’s out hunting. Them not appearing in the book eliminates the early hint that District 13 is still operational.

Another is the absence of Haymitch’s backstory. To those who haven’t read the book, his story is a tragic one that explains why he’s a drinker. But that is completely left off from the film.

One could also interpret this as an indirect effect of the Undersees not appearing.

One key scene in the book that doesn’t appear in the movie is when Plutarch is dancing with Katniss, he shows her his watch with the mockingjay symbol on it. It’s a subtle hint to his true intentions and a clue about the arena in the upcoming games. Again, the movie made it seem like Heavensbee is a true villain and therefore eliminated this part.

One interesting element that the movie added, that’s not found in the book, is the addition of President Snow’s granddaughter. She’s only mentioned briefly in the books but here she is found in the film in a somewhat ironic role. She states to Snow how she admires Katniss and the other kids in the Capitol are looking up to her, even imitating her hairstyle.

It’s ironic in the sense that Snow hates Katniss and wants her dead, yet his beloved granddaughter idolizes her.

How would he explain to her if Katniss were to die or such?

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Will Brian’s death have positive or negative effects on Family Guy’s future?

Brian Griffin gets his wings and goes to dog heaven

by Nico Triunfante TSV Staff Writer

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s,” Mark Twain said in a letter to W.D. Howells on April 2, 1899.

A gentleman mixed with America’s favorite pet was exemplified in “Family Guy” through the ever-loving Brian Griffin, who was recently killed off in the 11th season of the show.

The episode enters with Stewie and Brian Griffin in the past, escaping from Native Americans who were given guns by the mischievous child. After restoring history onto its rightful route, Stewie realizes that his self-made time machine is too much trouble and destroys it for good.

The two then find themselves attempting to play street hockey.

As Stewie leaves Brian to set up the equipment, a hustling driver runs over Brian and is left with no remaining heartbeats.

The fans of “Family Guy” will be missing the intellectual Brown College student, as he supplied mixtures of sarcasm, romance, musical talents, and not to mention his obsession with Lois and margaritas.

Brian was the example of many stereotypical Americans, and was arguably the most entertaining character on the show. Several fans

A major staple of the Family Guy series dies

are begging to have him back on the show, with over 100,000 signatures petitioning to bring him back to life. Additionally, “Family Guy” fan David Rocha is attempting to raise over $10,000 to recreate a life-sized statue of Brian in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

However, with the introduction of Vinnie, a newly acquired dog representing the Italian-American stereotype, it may be sad to say that Brian will not be returning.

I believe that the producers of “Family Guy” were trying to stir up this change in order to keep old

fans, and introduce themselves to new fans of the show. Some of my memorable moments of the show were in its earlier seasons, and since then have not really made as much of an impression in my memory bank. It seemed that in the show’s recent seasons, there has been an overabundance of dialogue and long storytelling as opposed to the classical comedy and short stories that the show originally provided.

If fans like myself feel close to my opinion, then it would make sense to how a new character may

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attract interest. Vinnie, being able to relate to Italian-Americans, may spark the interest of that specific crowd and may be able to supply a different spectrum of comedy that the show has not experienced before.

Although Brian will be missed, I’m excited to see what the writers have in store for us as Vinnie enters Quahog. However, this episode raises a couple questions.

“Family Guy” is known to break the rules of life and death in the show. Jesus and Death have frequently appeared in past epi-

sodes. Is there a chance that Brian will be revived? Or will there possibly be a dog heaven? Is Vinnie a permanent replacement, or just a substitute for the upcoming episodes to set fans up for Brian’s revival?

Kenny dies numerously on the show “South Park,” so Brian can easily be revived.

Regardless, Brian will forever be immortalized in the hall of fame of the greatest dog characters in American TV series.

The Walking Dead: "Kill them all." Contrast: A depressing game of nostalgia

by Steve Perotti TSV Staff Writer

The midseason finale of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” takes a much needed breather with chaotic, but amazing, changes to the shows lineup. The ramifications of this midseason finale will drastically change the remaining episodes of the fourth season, but in what way?

Throughout the four seasons of the show, we have seen numerous characters come and go. Some of the deaths were celebrated, while others were loathed and lamented.

We’ve seen good characters and bad characters lose their lives to both the zombie epidemic as well as at the hands of other survivors.

The newest addition of the fourth season, “Kill them all,” was both heartbreaking and amazing with the catastrophic deaths that marked the midseason finale.

Without giving anything away, because spoilers of this magnitude would be a sin of epic proportions, it is safe to say that the depth of this show’s characters is astounding. Carl Grimes’ (Chandler Riggs) pivotal breakdown moments during the closing moments of the episode are, quite literally, heart breaking to witness. David Morrissey’s work as The Governor is too good at times, forcing the audiences to loathe him with such a fiery passion that we tend to lose sight of the amazing work Morrissey is doing with the character.

Scott Wilson’s work as Hershel

Greene is so close to perfection that it is astounding, marking Wilson as arguably the most prolific actor in the shows cast.

Since the show’s creation, there has been some backlash from avid fans of “The Walking Dead” comic book due to the differences between the comics timeline and the timeline of the show. Some characters have died sooner in the comic than they have in the show, while some haven’t died at all. The inclusion of new characters that were never a part of Robert Kirkman’s original work (Norman Reedus’ Daryl and Michael Rooker’s Merle for example,) has been a thorn in the proverbial side of hardcore fans. This weeks chapter in the ongoing fourth season will satisfy all fans, both casual and hardcore, as the episode follows the storyline from the comic almost completely.

The climax of the episode captures one of the most pivotal moments in the comics running time perfectly, and is guaranteed to satisfy everyone and anyone who has been crying out for more connections to Kirkman’s award winning comic book.

The remaining episodes of the fourth season, which will not be airing until February, will be wrought with the consequences of “Kill Them All,” and the necessary changes that will be made by the survivors in Rick Grimes’ group will be very interesting to see.

February can’t get here soon enough.

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Have you ever played a puzzle game that just tugs on your heartstrings with nostalgia? Well the Compulsion Games puzzle platformer, Contrast, does just that.

You play as Dawn, an imaginary friend of a young girl named Didi. Didi’s sole desire is to live with her mother Kat, a cabaret dancer, and her “father” Johnny, whose get-rich-quick schemes get him in debt with the wrong sort of people, as a family unit. Throughout the game you follow Didi solving puzzles to clear her path in her quest to reunite her family.

The game puts you right into a 1920’s feel with its noir-style artwork carried along with soothing jazz music that you just cannot help but listen to. It took me a good 5 minutes to start them game.

The game skips along like any other puzzle platformer, you come across an obstacle, overcoming it in a puzzle-solving manner. The only thing that separates Contrast from the pack are its varied elements of problem solving; whether it be shifting light switches to their corresponding switches or breaking down barriers, that’s stuff you’ve all seen before, but the real kicker here is Dawn’s transition from 2-D to 3-D. A big portion of this game will have you switching dimensions to solve puzzles, utilizing shadows on the wall as floors and shifting out of them. This was something that really took me in Contrast, it took an imaginative step forward in the puzzle platforming genre and made it quite

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Didi’s depiction of what her family ought to be

interesting visually.

While I am on the subject of visuals, the characters aside from Dawn and Didi are all seen as shadows on the wall. I enjoyed seeing characters interact with one another in a 2-D-shadow- perspective, but what would have made it more appealing is if the game would not make you wait until a good hour into the game before knowing how these characters look like (Didi’s mother is quite the babe by the way).

The major factor that really took me away from this game is its glitch gameplay. Often times I would find myself falling through floors and dying, or finding myself stuck in a wall, forcing me to restart and lose a portion of my progress. These glitches do not happen often throughout this

five hour game but is frustrating nonetheless.

A small piece that hurt this game was its depressing atmosphere. The soothing jazz music is a pleasant touch to the game, but combined with the noir style art and a sad storyline did not mix all too well for me. Now don’t get me wrong I enjoyed this game but it just made me feel helpless throughout the game solving puzzles for a little girl who wants to live with mommy and daddy.

All in all I would recommend this game to any puzzle-game enthusiasts. This indie game is only five hours long but is only $14.99 on steam as well on the XBOX Arcade, but if you are fortunate enough to already own a PS4 you can get it for free on the PlayStation Network.

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by Ray Garcia

TSV Sports Editor

How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Hoping it was great. And with evert Thanksgiving is a day filled with food, parades and football!

Most of the sparks happened during the normal schedule of Sunday games. Well, besides the Mike Tomlin thing on Thanksgiving.

There were a trio of wideouts, two of whom I actually started (insert happy face) but the other was going up against me, who blew up for crazy amount of points.

Both Josh Gordon and Alshon Jeffery, my two

wide receivers, went over 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns apiece.

Meanwhile, Broncos WR Eric Decker led all player this week in fantasy points scored with four touchdowns.

In the NFL, the Raiders lost to the Cowboys on Turkey Day and Michael Crabtree made his long-awaited season debut for the 49ers in their victory over the Rams.

He doesn’t seem to be bothered by that Achilles injury one bit.

Here are your week 13 fantasy points leaders, courtesy of Yahoo! Fantasy Sports:

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Broncos WR Eric Decker led all players in fantasy scoring in week 13.

Quarteback 1) Peyton Manning (Den) 33.82 fantasy pts, 403 pass yds, 5 pass TDs 2) Cam Newton (Car) 29.32 fantasy pts, 263 pass yds, 3 total TDs 3) Russell Wilson (Sea) 29.1 fantasy pts, 310 pass yds, 3 pass TDs 4) Nick Foles (Phi) 23.68 fantasy pts, 237 pass yds, 3 pass TDs 5) Alex Smith (KC) 23.32 fantasy pts, 293 pass yds, 2 pass TDs Running Back T1) DeMarco Murray (Dal) 28.2 fantasy pts, 102 total yds, 3 rush TDs T1) Ben Tate (Hou) 28.2 fantasy pts, 102 rush yds, 3 rush TDs 3) Reggie Bush (Det) 22.2 fantasy pts, 182 total yds, 1 rush TD 4) C.J. Spiller (Buf) 21.7 fantasy pts, 149 rush yds, 1 rec. TD 5) Adrian Peterson (Min) 21.1 fantasy pts, 211 rush yds Kicker 1) Adam Vinatieri (Ind) 20 fantasy pts, 5 FGs, 1 PAT 2) Justin Tucker (Bal) 19 fantasy pts, 5 FGs, 1 PAT 3) Stephen Gostkowski (NE) 14 fantasy pts, 2 FGs (2 50+), 4 PATs

Wide Receiver 1) Eric Decker (Den) 41.4 fantasy pts, 174 rec. yds, 4 rec. TDs 2) Josh Gordon (Cle) 38.1 fantasy pts, 261 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 3) Alshon Jeffery (Chi) 36.9 fantasy pts, 249 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 4) Brian Hartline (Mia) 18.7 fantasy pts, 127 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 5) Calvin Johnson (Det) 16.1 fantasy pts, 101 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD Tight End 1) Zach Ertz (Phi) 18.8 fantasy pts, 68 rec. yds, 2 rec. TDs 2) Rob Gronkowski (NE) 18.7 fantasy pts, 127 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 3) Zach Miller (Sea) 14.6 fantasy pts, 86 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 4) Vernon Davis (SF) 14.2 fantasy pts, 82 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD 5) Brandon Myers (NYG) 12.1 fantasy pts, 61 rec. yds, 1 rec. TD D/ST 1) Detroit: 22 fantasy pts, 4 pts allowed, 7 sacks, 1 safe, 1 int, 2) Miami: 17 fantasy pts, 3 pts allowed, 4 sacks, 2 int.s, 1 fumb. rec.

3) Carolina: 16 fantasy pts, 6 pts allowed, 5 sacks, 1 int, 1 fumb. rec.

The A’s have certainly been busy. The A’s have made a flurry of moves; They signed Scott Kazmir to a two year, $22 million deal, acquired set-up man Luke Gregerson from the Padres for Seth Smith.

They also acquired Jim Johnson from the Orioles and Craig Gentry and Josh Lindblom from the Rangers, all for minor-leaguers, according to John Hickey of the San Jose Mercury News. And they might not be done. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the team also discussed a trade with the Diamondbacks that included outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.

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Why the Seahawks get under my skin loud because of their stadium. Seahawks fans love to be cocky about how loud their stadium gets. “We caused an earthquake you Everyone’s talking about this weekend’s guys!” Or “we have a world record for the big game between the Seahawks and the loudest stadium in the world!” Congratu49ers at Candlestick. It has become the biglations, you got lucky because an architect gest and most passionate rivalry in the NFL, designed you a stadium that traps noise. not only between players and coaches, but Seattle fans certainly aren’t any louder or fans as well. Look, I get it. The Seahawks more passionate than anyone else. are 11-1 with the best record in the NFL, yet Another reason: Golden Tate. Notre they are so cocky and I hate that about them.

Dame, that’s it.

What gets under my skin about the Here’s another: Richard Sherman got off Seahawks? First is Pete Carroll. This guy on a technicality. Adderall might be a stupid ran from the USC sanctions and now leads thing to suspend someone over, but it’s still a a team that has the most suspensions in the banned substance that led to the suspensions NFL and gets away with it. Can we just hurof several other players that got suspended. ry up and get to the point when Carroll and Sherman only got off because he pulled a Jim Harbaugh bite and gnaw each others’ Ryan Braun and got saved because someone faces off at midfield? Another reason I hate mishandled his urine sample. Really? the Seahawks is their crowd. They’re only You know what I really get sick and tired of is Russell Wilson being an underdog. Maybe he was around the draft, when concerns about his height caused him to slip a round or two after he should have been taken. But guess what? He was still a starting quarterback in the league in week one over Matt Fynn. Yet as soon as he won the starting job, he ceased to be an underdog story. Stop talking about how short he is.

He’s 5′ 11″. He’s taller than Micheal Vick.

He’s not a midget playing quarterback. So what he lost a little money on his rookie contract. Colin Kaepernick is still on his rookie contract so I think he’ll be all right in the long run.

I know its the holiday season and you have to be kind towards all people but the spectacle of pro football doesn’t stop once the game clock hits zero -- no, the tension has been rising for months, and off the field, fans and players have been talking smack since before the Seahawks blew out the Niners 29-3 when they met in September. It Photo courtesy of Larry Maurer all comes to a head Sunday afternoon when Russell Wilson fell to the third round in the 2012 the teams face off at the ‘Stick. draft due to him being “short.”

Let’s Go Niner faithful!

by Shaquill Stewart TSV Staff Writer

Brandon Browner’s

suspension questionstionable The punishment is unjust and ridiculous

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by Steve Perotti TSV Staff Writer

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner is being punished for missing drug tests that while he wasn’t even a member of the National Football League.

The case of Browner has made headlines since the announcement of the player’s one year suspension for a “failure to cooperate” in regards to the leagues substance abuse policy.

Browner is categorized as being in the third “stage” of the policy, a label he’s received for missing two separate drug tests in 2006 and 2007.

The strange part of it is this is that the drug tests that Browner missed were scheduled when he was no longer a member of the league.

Due to an issue with communication between the league and the player, Browner had no knowledge of these required drug tests. He’s being penalized for missing tests that he was no longer required to take at the time, seeing as how he was no longer a member of the league.

Browner has been back in the league since 2011, and if he had not been escalated to stage three, the numerous tests he’s taken in the past two years would be enough to ensure that Browner’s slate would be wiped clean.

The way that the “continued participation” section of the leagues drug policy is structured forces anyone who enters the intervention stages to remain in the stages until they are dismissed or released from the program.

Browner was not under contract with the league when he missed the drug tests, and this is why he was placed in the policy’s intervention stages.

To add insult to injury, the substance that Browner is guilty of abusing, is marijuana. And according to a source close to Browner, it was a “small amount” of marijuana metabolites that were found in Browner’s system.

Regardless of marijuana’s categorization as

According to Tim Daniels of Bleacher Report, “five members of the San Francisco Giants organization, all minor league prospects, were injured in a two-vehicle car accident... in Arizona.” According to Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area, none of the players suffered severe injuries; “Just bruises, scrapes, some concussion symptoms.”

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Brandon Browner, 29, has been suspended for a year, most likely ending his career with the Seattle Seahawks. He due to enter free agency after the season. His suspension will carry over to the next season

a controlled substance, does it warrant such a strict and stringent punishment? He is being punished with the severity of an athlete who tested positive for heroin or cocaine.

Browner should be exempt from the intervention stages of the leagues policy. At this point in time, it’s common knowledge that marijuana is not a “performance enhancing” drug; therefore, the punishment for such a situation should be different.

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Skyline College: a foundation, not permanent home California community colleges use curriculum to reduce FTES

by Leah Naquishbendi TSV Staff Writer

The California Community College’s (CCC) changes to the Course Repetition Guidelines have implemented sports departments throughout colleges in California. This move was made in an effect to reduce Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) funding and relieve state wide enrollment pressures.

This means students who wish to further pursue courses in physical education, sports, dance, and others course have been impacted by the change, making it impossible for students to re-enroll in credit courses that students in the past could repeat without any regulations.

Sports departments throughout the state aren’t the only ones that have been impacted by this change. Arts and Journalism departments, for example, have been hit with this change. The decision was made by the CCC Chancellor’s Office with approval from the Academic Senate last year.

The guidelines came as a way to address something the State Legislative Analyst Office discovered when reviewing enrollment patterns at community colleges. They found that about eight percent of the FTES generated out of the system were students who were repeating courses in which they had taken before and successfully completed. They determined this as a “huge problem,” according to Dean of Kinesiology, Athletics and Dance Joseph Morello, Jr. “We live in an environment where people are telling us that our decisions need to be driven by data,” Morello, Jr. said. “But sometimes what happens is

data incorrectly analyzed leads to an improper conclusion.”

He went on to say that, “Data can be useful, but if not interpreted correctly, it can be dangerous. That’s why the Legislative Analyst Office worries me, and I’m not sure the CCC Chancellor’s Office or Academic Senate has the knowledge or background to really push back on why repeatability can [benefit], and is important from an instructional and system-wide perspective.”

There are a few exceptions to the general rule, but the majority of students wouldn’t qualify under them.

Included in these are subsequent enrollment due to significant lapse of time, extenuating circumstances, occupational work experience courses, students with disabilities repeating a special class, and legally mandated courses, according to a draft of the guidelines by the CCC Chancellor’s Office.

Those who are members of a varsity sports team are allowed repeatability up to four times, unless they are eligible for exception, which would allow for them to repeat it an additional time.

The courses, which now have been structured as four levels from beginning to advanced, provides the opportunity for returning students to progress within the desired course, but only allowing for them to leave Skyline with a foundation of basic skills that they could master off campus, This is opposed to before where students have continued their development entirely at Skyline.

“I’ve had students that have been with me, starting as white belts and have gone to black belts which takes

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Thinking about this new change will effect the Kinesiology Departments.

about four years,” counselor, professor, and Karate Instructor Eric Larson said. “But now, they’re limited to the amount of times that they could repeat the class. So, that has not been good for enrollment because I lost a lot of my continuing students. They just can’t take the class.”

Being that the state has yet to finalize these guidelines, instructors

are unsure if they will even be able to continue offering multiple levels of a course, as well how long the current changes will remain in effect. Students who enjoy a particular course but are ineligible to re-enroll are being encouraged to continue taking courses within that department, but they have to get redirected to new courses. This is not without consequences.

“If the economy ever does improve to a point where unemployment drops below 6.5 percent, or students can’t get the skill or transfer progression they seek to meet their perceived educational needs, the system is going to miss all that FTES that came from repeatability and the political support from disaffected students,” Morello, Jr. said.

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North Division

Nov. 17

@ Reedley

W, 59-42

@ Butte

L, 53-49

vs. Siskiyous

L, 63-61

North Division

Nov. 10

Nov. 21

Nov. 13

@ Cabrillo

W, 69-57

Nov. 22

vs. Modesto

L, 75-54

Nov. 16

@ West Hills

L, 60-47

Nov. 27

@ Gavilan

W, 66-32

Chabot Ohlone San Francisco Skyline Foothill Las Positas Cañada

W/L

7-1 Nov. 27 vs. Gavilan 7-1 7-1 Team Leaders 3-2 Points 4-3 Name, year Position 3-3 Elijah White, Fr. G 1-7

South Division Cabrillo San Jose City De Anza Monterey West Valley Gavilan Hartnell

W/L

4-2 4-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-4

Standings as of 12/4/2013

Brandon Berkovatz, So. F Kevin Brandenberg, So. G

W, 87-65

Stat/game

15.2 11.6 11.4

Rebounds Brandon Berkovatz, So. F Kevin Brandenberg, So. G Aaron Brown, So. F

7.8 7.8 5.4

Assists Elijah White, Fr. DJ Harvey, So. Aaron Brown, So.

G G F

4.5 3.2 1.8

Stats as of 12/4/2013

San Francisco Ohlone Las Positas San Mateo Skyline Chabot San Jose

W/L

4-0 4-2 3-3 3-3 2-2 1-5 0-4

South Division Monterey Mission De Anza Cabrillo Foothill Gavilan Hartnell

W/L

4-2 4-4 4-5 1-6 0-3 0-5 0-5

Standings as of 12/4/2013

Team Leaders Points Name, year

Position

Malia Elliott-Tufono, So. G Sahara Clay, Fr. F Malaysia Basallo, Fr. G

Stat/game

14.2 8.5 8.2

Rebounds Sahara Clay, Fr. F Malia Elliott-Tufono, So. G Stefanie Johnson, So. F

9 7.5 6.2

Assists Malaysia Basallo, Fr. G Talia Schivo, Fr. G Malia Elliott-Tufono, So. G

3.2 2.8 1

Stats as of 12/4/2013