Entertainment Movie Review Silver Linings Playbook
Page 8
Features
Sports
The J-Spot
Find us on Facebook and Twitter
Drug Users Sports & PEDs page 12
Getting Freaky page 6
The
Skyline View
@TheSkylineView
The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, California
Volume XXXII - Issue 1
January 31, 2013
www.theskylineview.com
SamTrans bus routes adjusted for efficiency by Haider Mashal
TSV Interim Multimedia Editor
Rich Estrada / The Skyline View
English professor Karen Wong leads a discussion regarding Student Learning Outcomes.
Accreditation forum update
Faculty and staff prepare for upcoming review
by Will Nacouzi TSV Interim Online Editor
The Accreditation Milestone Open Forum presented the second draft of the accreditation SelfEvaluation Report on Jan. 29 to both faculty and students who attended, allowing them to comment on it and offer any suggestion which they may have. “I was very pleased, particularly with the students participating because what happened is what needed to happen, which is we caught some things we hadn’t mentioned that are important about this college so that we can make sure that we include it and that’s exactly what we wanted,” said Donna Bestock, Dean of Social Science/ Creative Arts & Admiration Co-Chair. The Self-Evaluation Report is part of Skyline College and her sister colleges, Canada and CSM,
preparation for a visit from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). The ACCJC is one of several regional accrediting commissions authorized by the US Department of Education to accredit colleges throughout the nation. The ACCJC is charged with evaluating overall educational quality and institutional effectiveness of a college and ensuring that they meet accreditation standards. The commission also provides assurances to the public and other institutions of education that the accredited college degrees which they offer students are credential and legitimate. In following these guidelines, the report is aimed at accurately reflecting documents and shows how Skyline College provides the resources and services that students need to be successful with their studies here at
Skyline College. The first theme running through the Self-Evaluation Report is institutional commitments to high quality education, consistency between its mission of supporting students and evaluation, planning and improvement that focuses on student achievements, learning, and continuity improvements to all aspects of Skyline College. “There is a lot of people participating, there are the co-chairs, the steering committee, I think, there is something like 60 writers spread out across the four standards,” said Thomas Hewitt, Director of Library Services. “I feel like I learnt a lot about the campus and what Skyline community college actually does for its people, the service it provides and what a community college mean to
SamTrans has now altered routes and timetables for many of their bus routes. On Jan. 13, a total of 19 SamTrans buses will have their routes altered to improve their timeliness as well as customer service. The changes made include adjustment of times to better accommodate schools and events, as well as the discontinuation of certain stops that have low ridership. Amongst the 19 routes changed, 3 buses are quite close to Skyline: the 14, 110, and the 140. Changes to bus routes include: • For the 14, three evening routes will be adjusted to better coordinate transfers with the 110 route. • The 110 route will have several southbound evening times adjusted by up to three minutes later to two minutes earlier to improve connections from Daly City Bart. • The 140 route will have major adjustments to all schedules to
improve timeliness, and better coordinate with BART and transfers at Pacific Manor with Routes 110,112, and 118 Skyline students may be affected by the route changes, as stops may be discontinued and buses may come earlier or later than students are used to. “It’s a little better,” said Brianna Bannister, Skyline student. “Works for my class schedules, it would be even better if they came every half hour.” The changes in bus routes could be beneficial for some, because it will mesh into their schedules; but there are also students who find these changes to be a nuisance. “I have to wait until 12:30,” said Teresa Jimenez, a student at Skyline College. “It makes me late because it gets there later, so now I have to leave earlier.” Students are advised to look at these changes and plan accordingly for new times, new routes, and routes that have been discontinued.
Will Nacouzi / The Skyline View Accreditation continued on Page 2
Students waiting at the bus stop at Skyline College.
Boone to serve time after committing campus crimes District textbook thief sentenced to over two years in county jail by Michelle Kelly TSV Staff Writer
A man who was suspected of breaking into Skyline campus offices last fall is currently in jail carrying out a sentence he received on Jan. 17. Laurence Lamont Boone was convicted of breaking into and stealing books from various college instructors’ offices. Two separate incidents transpired at the Skyline
campus and a third occurred at the College of San Mateo. The first two happened on Sept. 15 and Oct. 3 respectively the third occurred on Oct. 6 and 7. Boone pled no contest on Dec. 12 and is charged with three separate counts of commercial burglary. “He went into a building with the intent to steal.” Said Al Serrato, Assistant District Attorney. “He did this a number of different times and he was also charged with grand theft which means that at
least 950 dollars’ worth [of goods] was stolen.” Boone’s three counts were sentenced as 2 years, and two terms of 8 months each, all three to be served consecutively for a total length of 3 years and 4 months. He was denied probation and his sentence was to start immediately. “We were requesting 4 years and 4 months.” Said Kim Perroti, the prosecuting Deputy assigned to the case. “I think the judge took everything into consideration and did what
he thought was best.” One of the instructors affected by the break ins was Carmen Velez a chemistry professor who states that she was missing approximately $500 worth of text books including ones she uses to teach and even personal ones from her own college career. She noted that the room was left in the same condition it was in before but the locks on the door were destroyed. She was not able to retrieve the books that were taken from her
but she said what impacted her most after the event was a loss of feeling secure on campus. Velez commented that she no longer stayed in her office past 5 or 6 pm but she soon found her uneasiness to be a non-issue. “Ever since [the incident] the security on campus has improved.” Said Velez. “I come here on the weekends and when I’m here, they come to my office to check that I’m here and that I’m safe. I like that”