The SKYLINE View The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif.
September 12 , 2019
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Volume XLV-Issue 1
Scholarly Stoners The balance of Smoking and Making Grades counselor and a dispensary employee to understand if the Scholarly Stoner actually exist. How a Counselor Sees It
By: Cristian Garcia Staff Writer From the time a child enters grade school the thought of drugs and alcohol is shown in a negative light. As those students grow older, schools embed the idea that smoking marijuana will not lead you to success. Transitioning from high school into college these stereotypes are already in the mind of students. They hear negative connotations such as, “Look at those potheads, they are lazy couch potatoes who will never succeed in life.” According to a 2018 article written by Morgan Sherburne in the University of Michigan News site, marijuana use has been up at it’s highest level in the past three decades. Study shows that 38 percent of college students from the age of 19-22 have admitted to smoking marijuana. For Skyline the point of views of a student,
Perry Chen, personal counselor at Skyline College, was asked his opinion on students who come to him and admit to substance use. “We do have assessments around substance use. While we never condone substance use we do find that people are functionally using,” Chen said. “Part of our job is also to suss out, is it something that is interfering with their normal functions? Whether it is marijuana or video games or anything else... when it starts to interfere with their normal functions, like our social lives, our academic live, our work lives then that might be the problem.” Perry Chen looks at how substance use is not the only thing that can interfere with a student’s success; instead there are many factors that can hinder a student’s progress. He believes that we all have vices-- whether its marijuana, social media or Netflix we all have these distractions but it does not mean
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we are bad. Chen believes that as long as we’re able to maintain our functionality and keep with the things we need to keep up with. A Student’s Success Elias Paredez has been studying full time for three semesters. Friends close to Elias know he loves to smoke and know exactly what he’s smoking. From 2015 to 2016 however, Elias was not the best student, failing most of his classes and leaving on bad terms. He later discovered he can make up the grades. Paredez has been committed to Skyline College for three semesters, and subsequently became a member of the Dean’s List. !“I needed to educate myself,”
Paredez said. “I needed to come back for a better career, the past three semesters I worked my ass off with a full time job, and still smoking and being able to take care of my family.” This is Paredez’s motivation as to why he needed to return to Skyline and his former bad grades and his marijuana use were not going to stop him. Since seventh grade, Paredez has chosen to smoke. Although he has slowed down, it will not be the end of smoking for him. “I used to smoke like, three packs of woods, hella joints, hella bong hits and now I’ll just smoke my pen in-between classes so I don’t have a full anxiety attack and get hella nervous. I only take a couple
puffs and when I get home that’s when I’ll smoke a lot,” Paredez said.
of San Francisco was asked for her opinion on students who choose to smoke.
Here, Paredez shows how he slowed but also why he needs to smoke. Being a college student can be nerve racking. Students arrive to the semester not knowing what to expect in new classes. As the semester goes on the pressure changes to whether or not a student will pass the class. Smoking can really help a student ease the pressure they face, but not every student can choose smoking and and handle the balance.
“I’m not saying all people should smoke weed, but people should try to understand what it does for people instead of judging it based on what they’ve heard or seen on the media. Everyone experiences things differently,” Alvarez said. “I can only speak for myself. Not saying I’m always smoking weed while I do things, but I do it in moderation. “
“There’s a lot of people who procrastinate especially when they
smoke, they’ll reminisce on wanting to do this and that but weed is not that important,” Paredez said. “It’s just there, but with work and educating yourself that’s something that’s not always going to be there so you need to get that first.” The Dispensary Point of View “I think it all depends on the person and what they’re capable of accomplishing. You can have one person who smokes weed and they get lazy so they become unproductive. While there can be another person who smokes weed to relax their anxiety and it helps them focus,” Zenya Alvarez, who works at the Apothecarium a dispensary located in San Francisco said. Alvarez, also attends City College
Alvarez believes that as an adult you should understand your limit and your own body. Knowing how your body works can help you and the amount of it handle can help students understand the balance of smoking and studying. Alvarez brings more self-awareness to the subject that it should not be about stereotypes surrounding marijuana users. Instead, it should be about whether or not that student can handle it. Students like Paredez and Alvarez show there is a possibility of balance. What Chen, Paredez, and Alvarez opinions all have in common is that is does not matter about the drugs or stereotypes, but it is about the person and if he or she have the will power and motivation to balance it.
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The Staff Editor-In-Chiefs Mark David Magat Sports Editor Daniel Archuleta Copy Editor Ry Bevington Staff writers Calixo Reyesg Christian garcia Gianna Sozzi Hanz Mathew Pacheco Layna Salinas Lisa Elizabeth Lagan Milla Tivadar Misha Berman Umaima Ejaz I-Wei Chang Staff Photogapher Kathryn Trefz Editors at Large Gregory Ragaza Michelle Brignoli Olivia Bowman Will Nacouzi Matt Pacelli Faculty Adviser Nancy Kaplan-Biegel
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Promising Students a Better Future By: I-Wei Chang Staff Writer Skyline Community College offers a transportation incentive as part of the Promise Scholars Program offered to students since Fall 2018, through the transportation incentives, it helps students reduce transportation costs by providing free transportation cards. This program started because Skyline wants to break any obstacles for students’ educational progress. Ellen Murray, the Director of Promise Scholars Program, outlined the specific goals of the program and how it is dedicated to helping Skyline students. “One of the major aims of the promise scholar program is to increase our two [and] three year graduation rates,” Murray said. “it’s part of the model what we wanna do is break down any barrier that might impede a student’s progress and complete the grades.” At the same time, Murray went on to say that joining the promise scholar program is a very easy process. “It takes less than a minute to apply on the student WebSMART portal,” Murray said. “You apply and you don’t need any specific GPA, we are just looking for students who are really committed and focused on
earning a degree and can commit to full-time enrollment for the duration of the program.” Since fall 2018, there are currently 750 students in Skyline’s Promise Scholar Program. Of those students, the program prioritized certain groups of students which include first generation college students, homeless students and students raised in foster care. In addition, the program prioritized students based off of expected family contribution. Julia Wang, a Skyline biochemistry student, has been with the program since it began. She knows first hand how helpful the program is. “Before knowing Promise program, I was afraid that I will spend too much on transportation.” Wang said “This incentive gives me the motivation to study in school instead of being unproductive at home.” While in high school, Julia was faced with the decision of where to attend between City College and Skyline. After she heard of the incentives from the Promise Scholar program, she made the decision to study at Skyline so it can reduce her parents financial pressure. “Before knowing about the transportation incentive, I was going to get the monthly pass of Samtrans for $64.” Wang said “With the voucher, it saves up total of $768 in a year, which I can be using on other stuff. It reduces the financial pressure that
my parents bare.” In the Fall 2019, 342 students have enrolled in the Promise Scholar program. Hanan Elqossari, a business-major who is in her first year at Skyline insists the promise Scholar is one of the main reasons she wants to study here. “I chose to attend Skyline College rather than going straight to a four year because of the promise program.” Elqossari said “Attending Skyline College and being a promise scholar is the most cost efficient solution that every student should take advantage of. Another thing I like about the promise program is the support system that it provides to students in order to ensure that everyone succeeds.” Elqossari at the moment lives in 30 minute away from the Skyline, she says since the Promise Program cover the transportation incentives with three different voucher, transportation is no longer a barrier for her education.
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“I really like how the promise program offers three different options for students including gas gift cards, Uber gift cards, and clipper cards because they provide students with different options based on their need and what is most useful to them. Elqossari said, Taking transportation into consideration is important because it can be a barrier to students who live far or can’t afford the cost of getting to school every day. Transportation Incentives not only help students save money for transportation for school or otherwise, but it also gives students the opportunity to access the possibility of a higher education.
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By: Hanz MathewPacheco Staff Writer The partnership between Disney’s Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures came to an end. This means Tom Holland’s portrayal of Peter Parker will no longer be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, informally known as the MCU. Sony Pictures owned the movie rights to Spider-Man for decades. You have Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Films which is a success back in the 2000’s and grossed nearly 2.5 billion dollars. It’s no doubt one of the most popular and commercially successful Sony franchises. In 2015, Sony made a deal with Disney that will allow Spider-Man to be a part of MCU. After long negotiations, Spider-Man was confirmed to appear in Captain America: The Civil War. Tom Holland was cast to play as Peter Parker for five films, two of them being solo movies. Spider-Man: Homecoming was a hit grossing over $880 million, and Spider-Man: Far From Home is a huge hit, becoming Sony’s number one highest grossing film of all time with over 1.1 Billion dollars, beating Skyfall as their previous hit. The issue is about money. So Disney, according to Deadline’s sources, is looking for a higher financial stake for future Spider-Man films and Sony is unwilling to accept their request. This forced Disney to remove Kevin Fiege and Marvel Studios as the producers for future Sony films. This cost Marvel to remove Spider-Man out of MCU. Fans were upset after the deal
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was over. Plenty of fans started to voice their sadness on Twitter. Jeremy Renner, Ryan Raynolds, and many more celebrities voiced their opinions about the issue. Tom Holland unfollowed Sony on Instagram, but has not publicly said anything about the issue until D23 Expo that was held on August 24. Holland went on stage along with Chris Pratt to promote their upcoming Pixar movie, “ Onward.” Then he later says “ it’s been a crazy week , but I want you to know I am grateful from the bottom of my heart, and i love you 3,000.” He later had an Interview with Entertainment Weekly where he provided more information about his thoughts on
the situation. “Basically, we’ve made five great movies,” Holland said. “ It’s been five amazing years. I’ve had the time of my life . Who knows what the future holds, but all I know is that I’m going to continue playing Spider-Man and having the time of my life. It’s going to be so fun, however we choose to do it. The Future for Spider-Man will be different, but it will be equally as awesome and amazing, and we’ll find new ways to make it even cooler.” Holland was very diplomatic during the interview, But he was thankful to be a part of the Marvel Universe. Kevin Fiege, president of Marvel Studios, says in an Interview with
Entertainment Weekly, “It was never meant to last forever. We knew there was a finite amount of time that we’d be able to do this, and we told the story we wanted to tell, and I’ll always be thankful of that.” Fiege was very positive about the entire situation, it seemed like he is well prepared for an end of Spider-Man In the MCU. The issue can have a huge effect on the future of Spider-Man and MCU, and fans have a right to be concerned. But keep in mind, the negotiations between Disney and Sony is still ongoing. Hopefully both sides can find a way to let Spider-Man swing back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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From Diverse to Divided By Umaima Ejaz TSV STAFFER
We only think we’ve been divided on our socio-economic backgrounds, political views and ethnicity. But the reality is, we might be divided because we choose to be self-segregated. Self-segregation is so blatantly obvious that we often don’t notice it. As an international student, the picture of an American classroom was one where I’d engage across a line of difference. Where people would be willing to go outside their comfort zone and discover new cultures and identities. I thought diversity united Americans. After all, this is what the American dream was: to come from all corners of the world to stand under one flag, be one, and build a united community of a diverse cultural blend. With this vivid picture in my mind, I stepped into “the land of opportunity”. However, I was proven wrong. Diversity was dividing Americans in the form of self-segregation. The struggle to find friends and a community was hard because people had their close-knit circles, carefully tightened to barricade them from incoming strangers. Self-segregation isn’t necessarily bad, it’s good to stay safe and in your own culture, but to bind yourself with unspoken boundaries isn’t smart either. Sociologists, particularly Marxists, use the term “reification”, which essentially is a process by which social relations are perceived as inherent attributes of the people involved in them,
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or attributes of some product of the relation, such as a traded commodity. Marxists, reification is like an unspoken rule of our society. This happens when people build invisible walls around them. Leading us to the bigger picture of Self-Segregation. Where we fail to understand the problems other communities go through because of the lack of communication. Movements like Black Lives Matter, those against Islamophobia and pro-LGBTQ communities are just some of the examples of how we
fail to comprehend the magnitude of damage that other communities have faced. It is simply too much for them to understand because it goes against their concept of differentiation. “We do have a racial self-segregation problem because many international and local students tend to hangout within their own communities, with people who speak the same language and are from the same background,” Francis Chu, the Vice President of the International Club, commented. “It
simply is easier for them [international students] to bond with people with the same culture and problems.” Chu also spoke about plans to bring everyone together. “This is where we step in. We want Skyline College to be a community in whole,” Chu said. “The international food festival is approaching soon. We plan to bring everyone together through food.” Adjusting to a new environment becomes hard for people without friends. Socializing and
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networking is a key to success. A lot of teenagers, especially those that come from underdeveloped or war-stricken countries, are required to spend a tremendous amount of energy just to create the impression that they are likely to prove to be a positive addition. This hits like a blow to their self esteem, confidence and their ability to trust people. Skyline has been working on that. They recently planned a welcome bonfire at the beach by the international students programs-which had a good turnout. Students met people other than their classmates and got a chance to interact with them. Having no friends at school can affect mental health and one’s progress at school. Statistics show an estimated 40% of students who begin college don’t graduate from their initial school within six years, while some take longer or transfer to a different institution. Skyline offers psychological services in the Health and Wellness Center and they also have referrals to off-campus resources. We’re a generation that has seen racial profiling, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, demographic origins, lingual discrimination and ethnicity. With all that, ask yourself: do we need self-segregation? It’s hard to see why self-segregation still exists in our diverse society and self-segregation is a problem in its own right, but With that being said, let’s be responsible enough to play as a diverse society and not a divided one.
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The Heart and the Fist: The issue behind the triggers In the wake of the mass shooting problem in the U.S., gun control has been a hot topic of debate. Even though the U.S. has a gun problem, the issue does not stop simply with getting rid of weapons of mass harm, but also by reforming how the country deals with educating children, especially how young men are being raised. Gun control is the only solution our citizens are running to. Many articles from major news sites ranging from the Bay Area to East Coast seem to talk about gun control as the only way of curtailing mass shootings. Even though gun control is a move in the right direction, once we think about it, there is an underlying issue with how we raise our children, especially our young men, and how we basically train them to be weapons. A majority of mass shootings in the U.S. have been committed by men and young males. Even the
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Washington Post published an article on how most U.S. based mass shooters are almost always men, there wasn’t a clear percentage, but it’s a massive difference between men and women. With how we raise our young men to deal with negative emotions, it makes a lot of sense. It is not a far assumption that from an early age, boys are raised to deal with negative emotions, be it sadness or fear, through aggression. Have a bully problem? Don’t take it, show them who’s on top! Feeling sad? Go play football or punch a punching bag. We tell our boys that the heart and the fist are the same size, but we forget they don’t have the same function. Sometimes talking it out is better than fighting through. We often don’t let our boys talk out their feelings like how we let our girls. In an article done by the Recovery Across Mental Health, women are 12 percent more likely to be treated for a mental health issue. We need to let our boys know that therapy and mental health treatment is a positive experience and is an option for them. Fixing a massive issue like mass shootings, is a challenge that delves into a lot of interconnecting problems that society is only beginning to address. Guns clearly play a big role in why the U.S. has so many mass shootings, but they are only a tool used by the person who really wants to hurt
other people. It’s no coincidence that men are more prone to having these feelings because of how we were raised, because most of them do not know how to deal with negative emotions, other than aggression. We forget that our boys are not rifles or shotguns, we have more options than to hurt and destroy. Boys have more emotions other than anger, and should be dealt with in different ways. If we want to stop mass violence among our citizens, we need to start letting everyone experience sadness, fear, and other negative emotions and teach them how to deal with it in other ways than with their fists. A quick solution is having strict gun controls, but this is not dealing with the underlying issue that caused all of this in the first place. It also acts only as a Band-Aid for a wound needing more attention. A country with no guns will still have bullying, fighting, and overall violence among the citizens, admittedly on a smaller scale, but it is still there. Even if we put up strict gun regulations, undoubtedly, people seeking to harm a mass of people will find a way with or without those guns. We can put as many gun regulations up as we want, even enforced to the highest degree, but like the alcohol prohibition era, determined people will find a way to get what they want. If society goes down deep into why people want to hurt
Take a Break From Instagram
Taking a break from Instagram could make you feel better! By Calixto Reyes TSV STAFFER
Have you ever went out to brunch with a group of friends? Perhaps you guys went to Kitchen Story in San Francisco’s historic Castro neighborhood. You order your food, the food arrives. Suddenly, everyone starts taking pictures of their open-face breakfast plate. Your friend tells you to move your glass of water with a napkin on it. Your other friend asks you to have a toast, you might think “oh how nice, a toast” and you get to toasting your mimosas, but only three times because the boomerang has to be right. Everyone is taking a photo of their plate; after all, the plates at Kitchen Story are very Instagram worthy. Let’s face it, most of us are using Instagram. We use it to post “stories” of our day, we are capturing our lives and interests all in one platform. We send memes to our friends that go unseen, then they send us the same meme three hours later. It is our own visual diary; the likes and comments are roughly what makes us feel validated enough to keep the post or delete it soon thereafter. Not all of us think this way, but most of us are subconsciously thinking about it. Using Instagram has allowed us to create connections with people and be creators. On the flip-side, using Instagram on a daily basis has put us in difficult situations. We are constantly comparing ourselves to our friends. What do all these posts do to your mind as the viewer? As the creator? These are
the questions to ask yourself. Instagram has had a tremendous amount of influence over younger generations of people in recent years. The increasing exposure to brands, celebrities, influencers and sometimes the people we know have hurt much of the human psyche. Instagram even has an “About Eating Disorders” tab on their Help-Privacy and Safety Center tab. The section describes what an eating disorder is and what the signs to look for are. A
very responsible approach from Instagram, but it does shine a light on the larger problem at hand. Taking a break from Instagram can be beneficial to oneself. The app allows users to “deactivate” their account, rather than delete it. This allows the user to “disappear” from the app, but you could choose to come back by simply just logging in. Taking a break for two or three weeks could make a slight
difference. Living in the moment is valuable, you don’t need to take twenty pictures of your aesthetically pleasing plate at Kitchen Story. Living in the moment could alleviate anxiety which is the constant fear of the past and the future. It allows you to be grateful for what you have, and gratitude is one of the things that can really help people feel better about themselves. Taking away “screen time” on your phone can help you achieve this. In more efforts to help people enjoy their Instagram experience, the app has now started experimenting with hiding “likes.” In a statement on Twitter, Instagram tweeted: “We want your friends to focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get.....” This left some people criticizing the platform and others worried about how it could impact their career as an influencer that they had established on Instagram. Surely, the world of Instagram can be a great one. It allows us to be creative; We can express ourselves and we can learn more about the world and share our experiences and have a laugh or two by watching memes. We should be vigilant and focus on how we interpret what we see. We need to take the time to reflect on ourselves and not start looking at ourselves as lesser than those who look good on the internet. Instagram is fun, but it is not a pure reality.
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others and prevent it from the beginning, maybe this could make regular mass violence a thing of the past. If we teach our young men that negative feelings are not a bad thing if handled properly, then maybe we will not have to keep hearing about a mass shooting
regularly. It requires us to start with our children, primarily our boys.
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Sad girl fall
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By Calixto Reyes After a hot girl summer, we get ready to start a sad girl fall with these upcoming music albums! We all had a hot girl summer, but now it’s time to shift gears and tune into Sad Girl fall with these newly released and upcoming releases from some of pop’s best sad songstresses. Here is our top 3 albums we are listening to all of Fall! 1) First on the list is Lana Del Rey and her album “Norman .. Rockwell” Lana Del Rey, whose legal name is Elizabeth Grant, came into the music scene in late 2011 with her debut album “Born to Die.” Del Rey is the original sad girl we have come to know since her hit “Summertime Sadness” and many baroque-pop songs. Norman Rockwell will be the sixth studio album released by Lana Del Rey. We have seen Del Rey mature as an artist and we’ve seen her sound evolve with her music. From the emotional strings that play in the beginning of “Love Song” which reminds us all of the Lana Del Rey we grew to love, to her aggressive lyrics on the title track “Norman F’ing Rockwell” where she sings “Goddamn man child, you f***’d me so good I almost said I love you ” we hear her cursing more in her songs, something she started doing
since her 4th album “Honeymoon.” On the song “Happiness is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have” Lana sings “I’ve been tearing around in my f’ing nightgown 24/7, Sylvia Plath.” “Writing in blood on the walls ‘cause the ink in my pen” Surely this album is going to get you in your feels! A mesmerizing blend of poetry and raw emotion, Lana shows her audience some of her best songwriting and hits some of her best notes to date on this project. 2) Next on this list we have somebody you might not have expected, Charli XCX and her album “Charli” “Charli” will become available on all platforms on September 13th, 2019. This will be the Charli’s 3rd studio album. The pop star has written for several artists and has been involved in the creation of some of pop’s biggest hits such as “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea in 2014 which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Icona Pop’s song “I love it” in 2012 which hit the UK singles chart at #1. Charli XCX has created her own lane in pop music, she collaborates with many artists on this new project including artists like Lizzo and Sky Feriera who has not released any music since 2013. Some of her singles have already been released such as the song “Gone” featuring Christine and The Queens. Gone features a stormy futuristic beat with emotional lyrics in the hook such as “Why do we kick when the water runs? Why do we love if we’re so mistaken? Why do we leave when the chase is done? Don’t search me in here, I’m already gone, baby.” Ouch. Charli also released a song titled “February 2017” which features artists Clairo and Yaeji on a very Tele-pop-musik inspired beat. Charli XCX stated
on her official instagram, “This song is basically about me being a shitty person and doing something really hurtful to someone so brilliant and amazing in February 2017. This song is about asking for forgiveness.” Get ready to let it all out with Charli this fall, we can expect this album to be full of radiating pop sounds and some sad and stormy lyrics on the side, all perfect for your sad girl fall. 3) Lastly, we have “Magdalene” by FKA Twigs! being released sometime this Fall! Date is TBA. Magdalene will be FKA Twigs’ sophomore album after the release of her debut album LP1 in 2014. FKA Twigs had much success after her grammy nominated album LP1 and her high profile relationship with actor Robert Pattinson. Twigs describes her new album Magdalene in a recent interview with I-D Magazine, stating that “The record is about every lover that I’ve had, and every lover that I’m going to have.” Twigs also claimed that “It’s really fragile. I made it at a time when I was in recovery - physically and emotionally - and I think that comes through.” Her song “Cellophane” from the album is definitely a true indicator of what we are expecting to hear this upcoming Fall with lyrics like “Didn’t I do it for ya? Why don’t I do it for ya? Why won’t you do it for me?” with an emotionally provoking music video to come along with it. We are sure that FKA Twigs vulnerability will be something we can all relate to and cry with this fall.
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Dr. Masare: From Tanzania to Tenure By Lisa Elizabeth Lagan
You might see him striding across campus with a hat similar to Crocodile Dundee, minus the bowie knife, of course. Dr Johannes Masare began his career teaching Political Science in Tanzania, Africa in 1966 at Dar-es-Salaam University; received his master’s in political science at UC Berkeley in 1970 and his doctorate at the same institution in 1978 and started teaching in 1985 here at Skyline College and is still working here to this day. And at the age of 79, he’s the eldest tenured as a professor at Skyline. Dr. Tony Jackson, an African American Psychology teacher here at Skyline since 1991 stated, “Dr. Masare is one of the best kept secrets at Skyline College. Wh`en asked about his long career as a teacher, spanning 53 years he said, “That is my calling, my mission, my vocation.” But Mr. Masare wasn’t born to be a teacher since the beginning. His upbringing is a story of the power of community and the love and support they gave him to pursue his dreams. Born May 15, 1940 when Tanzania was still Tanganyika and the costal archipelago of Zanzibar, Dr. Masare stated, “My sisters carried me on their backs…I was not allowed to walk. I was loved; I grew up in an environment of being loved.” He emphasized the communal nature of
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Dr. Masare lectruing his politics class on Sep.11, 2019 his people and the idea that indeed it does take a village to raise a child. When asked to whom his dissertation was credited to, Masare said, “To my Mother who taught me my ABC’s and One, Two, Three’s.” He was one of seven children, but his father wanted him to herd goats; however, his mother saw something special in her son, Johannes. She said, no this child of mine is going to school and went to work to pay for his education. Even at a young age, Masare had a gift for critical thinking. The Catholic church being very strong during his formative years, was asked by his people to become a priest, but declined saying, “I am an independent thinker.” In response to the Einstein quote about being “passionately curious” he said, “I’m incredibly curious.” In 7th grade, while studying for his Catechism, he asked his priest, “Where did Kane get his wife from?” To which his priest responded, “Johannes, you ask
too many questions.” But when his journey to becoming a teacher started, Masare started to learn new skills. Dr. Masare is well versed on many subjects, from astronomy to political science and politics. He responded, “I study many things.” Masare is a prolific reader and can always be seen reading. As a political science professor, the interview shifted to the difficult landscape of American politics and the election of Donald Trump; the Electoral College became the focus. He cited the American Bar Association quote, calling the Electoral College “antiquated and undemocratic.” He elaborated mentioning the Electoral College as a relic of slavery’s past when enslaved persons were counted as 1/3 of a person to boost the South’s representation in Congress. Two students leaving his afternoon class shared their thoughts about Dr. Masare. The first Joseph Vawter, attending his second year at Skyline stated Dr. Masare has “Great insight.” His other student, Mutul, a second-year kinesiology major reflected that he loves the philosophical principles and ideas, as well as the value he places on education; especially on teachers being an asset. Supported and encouraged by his communal nature of his homeland has allowed Dr. Masare to bring that essence to his students and classroom here at Skyline.
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“Come From Away”’ Comes Screeching In 9/11’s secret triumph
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By: Cristian Garcia Staff Writer
Welcome to the Rock On the northeast tip of North America, on an island called Newfoundland, there’s an airport that used to be one of the biggest airports in the world. Next to it is a town, called Gander. On September 11, 2001, Gander, among other places, held passengers, pilots and anyone else on a plane headed to or away from the US. During a time of great tragedy and loss, the people of Gander showed the many at their doorstep the value of kindness and generosity. In March 2012, a musical was in the works to honor that fateful day, but also to show the power of kindness. The musical is “Come From Away.” 38 Planes As the US government tried to make sense of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, planes that traveled to and from the US were demanded to land while the US air space was closed. About 38 planes landed on the Newfoundland air strip. The passengers and workers had little to no knowledge
of what had just happened. The passengers stayed on the plane for about 28 to 31 hours before being escorted out and sent to temporary shelters around Newfoundland. After being held in the planes for more than a day the passengers were eager to leave, but were more eager to eventually go home. Little did they know, they would be there for some time. Once you think about it a small town like Gander that held around 7,000 unsettled travelers, especially after a massive attack like the Twin Tower attacks, would have been a recipe for disaster. Instead, it seemed that everyone ended up getting along, and strangely, people would return to Newfoundland, years after the incident, to honor the day that brought them there. Some would even come back to say hi to old friends. During the time they spent there, the people coming from the planes were given the nickname, “The Plane People,” and later were referred to as, “Come From Aways.” While citizens on US soil were in a panic, the “Come From Aways” found friendship. Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere
A lot of buzz came from people who wanted to know what exactly happened those few days the “Come From Aways” stayed in Gander after they heard about the reception from what happened in Newfoundland. Many articles were written that showed how a small town willingly doubled their population for a time. One of the works that came out of all this digging was a small musical named after the people the Gander citizens opened their town for. The musical was very well received and officially went to Broadway in 2017. The show stars only a handful of actors but these few actors have to portray around three people each, which sounds challenging. With how the actors portray the characters’ individuality, you fall into the story and don’t mind that one actor plays three people. The story is also done a great job honoring the people who went to Gander. The characters and setting portrays the panic that must have occurred at the
time and how things weren’t always smooth sailing during their stay. It also show how a handful of kind people could change a potential riot to a bar party for the ages. The music featured in the musical are well written and catchy. Even though it isn’t as musically acclaimed as shows such as Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, the music isn’t aiming to fill the same shoes as those shows and is great in it’s own right. The opening song has a rich clam before the storm vibe. The song where the passengers are getting restless on the planes is high chaotically high energy and the finale is uplifting and satisfying.
I am Here Nowadays, people in the US are divided, and they find the smallest thing to argue about, but we forget that the person next to you is a person. How a small town of roughly 10,000 people opened their doors to strangers isn’t the thing that impacted us; how a small town opened their hearts and minds, showing a stranger kindness without knowing anything about them, but only because he or she needs it, was. “Come From Away” reminds us that kindness is the way to view others. So be kind if you’re coming from Toledo or coming from Taipei, because we come from everywhere. We all come from away.
September 12, 2019
Sports Feature
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Sports
What a Racket
Examining the dilemma in Men’s Tennis By I-Wei Chang TSV Staffer
In sports, people recognized the young players has more agility, energy to play and win the game. However, in tennis history of men’s singles, since the 2010 Australia Open, no Grand Slam championships have been won by players below the age of 22. In the past decade, the Australia Open, Wimbledon, French Open, and US Open have almost been dominated by four legend players with 36 Championships combined which includes Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. So, people called them “BIG 4” in tennis. At the same time, those four players are above 30 years old and they still play and win at the highest levels of tennis The reason these four players still dictate and be competitive is based on comprehensive technics, new technology of tennis rackets, the differentiation of courts surface materials, and consummation training team. Back in the 1990’s, we saw several styles of singles play. For instance, Andre Agassi, an American tennis legend was one of the most aggressive base liner in tennis. As for another styles singles of play in tennis is serve-and-volley, the representative player for this style belonged to Pete Sampras. However, in today’s men’s singles,
the “BIG 4” has very comprehensive technics in each part of the skills. Andy Murray, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist has invited former world No.1 Ivan Lendl to intensify his forehand. Also, the current world No.1 Novak Djokovic hired Boris Becker to improve his slice and smash skills. As a whole, the “BIG 4” have very few weaknesses especially on their serve-return skill are the best in present men’s singles world. Talking about tennis game, the most critical role of this sport is tennis rackets. Besides from the weight of tennis racket, different types of strings can give players a better performance because the materials used in tennis strings can significantly affect a player’s performance and even their health. Additionally, tennis strings are made with different materials and they vary in terms of elasticity, durability, rebound efficiency, tension holding capability, and manufacturing cost. However, due to the innovation of tennis strings technology, it helps the player whose deep from the baseline to hit a high quality passing shot to against a serve-and-volleyer. When the high quality passing shot is easy to hit from the baseline then most players in this era are less likely to play serve-and-
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray
valley as their game strategy. In the Grand Slams tennis, the court materials are divided with 3 different surfaces, it differentiates by hardcourt, grass court, and clay court. The Australia Open and the US Open are hard courts, the grass court belongs to the Wimbledon and the French Open is a clay court. Regarding the ball speed movement in each court, the grass court is the quickest, the clay is the slowest and the hard courts are on the average. However, in the past few years, the ball speed movement has been changed from slower to quicker on French Open due to the high-temperature weather caused clay becomes dry; the Wimbledon also changed the grass and balls and it caused the ball bounce rate to decrease year by year. Federer has been the best grass-court
player and Nadal was the king of the clay court in the past decade, but through these external factors, the courts’ speed differentiation is shrinking smaller by smaller. For the “BIG 4” players they still dominate on tennis men’s singles not only from their superb skills, but also the consummation training and their medical teams are the keys to help them stay in the high rankings in tennis. For instance, Roger Federer, the twenty time Grand Slam champion got a back injury in 2016, due to the consummation medical team, he not only come back to be a top 3 seed in men’s singles, but it also helped him to win titles in 2017-2018. A great consummation medical team can help top athletes to extend their career. To sum up, it’s not difficult to see why there have been no
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young players winning Grand Slams. With the “BIG 4” having comprehensive technics, the racket companies customizing the equipment for them, and the medical technics getting better, the “BIG 4” can still be competitive and dominate the games.
Sports Opinion
NFL 100 Season Will Not Be Like the Rest
2019 NFL Rule Changes
- Offensive & defensive pass interference are reviewable - The Blindside Block has been eliminated - Only players in uniform may enter the field to celebrate
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By Rachelle Lamb
- In response to the no call, many New Orleans Saints fans attended their Week 1 home opener dressed in referee shirts
Guest Writer
Now that Labor Day weekend has came and went, the end of summer is the kickoff for another exciting season of the National Football League (NFL). This season is a special anniversary as they just kicked off the NFL’s 100th season, but I feel like the controversies over the past few years have put into question whether or not this sport will be around for its next bicentennial with more fundamental changes. There has already been plenty of talk about the concerns of concussions by retired NFL players and the quality of life after playing football. The NFL has changed the way the game is played by trying to eliminate head-to-head hits that we all used to love about the of football game, because that what made the game
enjoyable. They have already implemented rules by penalizing teams with yardage and even kicking out players that are too rough like for example those that engage in head to head contact. Additionally during this year’s off season there were a lot of changes made to how this season would be officiate it. The league responded this past off season from a controversial no call during the National Football Conference Championship game on a should have been pass interference call on Los Angeles Rams corner back Nickell Robey-Colmen when he interferes with a pass invented for a New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis. This no call took place at a pivotal part of the game when it was late in the fourth quarter. That penalty would
have gave the New Orleans Saints offense a first down which would have gave the Saints a win and a trip to the super bowl. Fans were outraged over this miss no call and the league caved in by fundamentally changing the game of football more by adding the ability of instant replay on judgment calls of pass interference. Head coaches can now challenge a pass interference by challenging the penalty that was called or ask for a review to add a penalty that wasn’t previously called on the field. I feel like these new replays would drag out football games, because all these new stoppages would interfere with a lot of game flow. NFL games already last at least 3 hours for a game that only has 60
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minutes of game play. Football games are already dragged down with too many TV breaks. Lastly, it takes away the human element of the game. Not only the players but officials have always been apart of these NFL games. By taking them out of making calls then your getting rid of the human part of the game. People have been calling for perfection, because we
have the technology to do so. However all these new toys are being taken advantage of and is going to keep dramatically changing the game, and not always for the good.
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The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif.
September 12, 2019
The Skyline View
TROJAN ATHLETICS
Game Summary
Celeste Henry scores 5 goals in Skyline’s 8-3 win By Milla Tivadar TSV STAFFER
Skyline’s Women’s soccer team won 8-3 in their first home game of the season against College of Marin last Friday Sept. 6 thanks to five goals from freshman midfielder Celeste Henry. After a tough weekend in San Luis Obispo, with a shortage of players and several injuries, this game showed a huge rejoice for the Trojans. With the rest of the team back on the field, they were able to dominate the game, evenly scoring four goals a half, and the bad weather only further drove them to victory. “Because this is one of the windiest schools to play at, other teams won’t know it until they show up,” Skyline forward Sierra Olsen said. Daily practice at Skyline prepared them to be masters at playing in difficult weather conditions. The low-lying fog, and strong winds present during the game were nothing new to the Trojans. Twelve minutes in, Mariners center forward Sophia Maso stepped up taking the first goal for Marin, after an interception from Skyline. Only a few minutes later, Skyline tied the game with Henry taking a shot after a long pass from Olsen. Skyline took over Marin’s defense and piled up three more goals, one being a penalty shot by
Celeste minutes before half time. This gave time for strategy from both sides and really amped up the atmosphere for the following half. Both teams must have motivated their players wearing number seven, as they became serious advocates for the second half. Skyline’s midfielder Braedyn Stone found many through lines bringing the ball up the field, assisting three more goals for Skyline. On Marin’s end, 5-foot-9 Maso, pushed through Skyline’s midfield and defense for a large portion of the game to bring up the score. Seven minutes before the game came to a close, she found a way in with help from Marin’s previous scorer, Juliana Cortinhas. Skyline goalkeeper, Genevieve McVanner-Rogers, composed the offensive line, used advice from her coach, uplifting the rest of the team, “He just tries to boost our confidence, he tells us he knows that we know what we’re doing and we need to perform the way that we know we can.” She saved a handful of shots, and was also a great help in aligning the rest of the team to victory, and one of our members in particular found her way to reach five goals throughout the game. Aided professionally by Olsen,
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Celeste Henry dribbles against two Comet defenders.
Stone, and Molly Moock, Celeste Henry made a big impact throughout the game for the Trojans and shared her insight on what gets her in that mindset. “It’s something I’ve been practicing since I was in middle school because it was a big thing for me to make those shots like the big players,” Henry said. “The other thing that goes through my mind mainly, is I
Nutt’s Brace Leads to Victory at Home
have to have that confidence to make the shot, otherwise it just messes up the whole feeling.” Overall, Skyline’s head coach for the women’s team, Kevin Corsiglia was pleased with his team making efficient progress throughout the game, “It’s good to come home and see the practice that we have been putting in, start to pay off. We saw good keep possession of the ball,
and offensively, we did a good job of squaring up to the target of the goal, taking quality shots,” Henry put it best, “Our chemistry today was important to be able to set the tone for the rest of the season.”
Upcoming Games
Men’s Soccer
Sept. 13 at Santa Rosa (4 p.m.)
Sept. 17 at Monterey Peninsula (2 p.m.) Sept. 20 at Foothill (4 p.m.) Sept. 24 vs American River (4 p.m.) Women’s Soccer Sept. 13 vs Modesto (12:30 p.m.) Sept. 17 at Marin (3 p.m.) Sept. 20 at Los Medanos (3 p.m.) Sept. 24 at Ohlone (2 p.m.)
By Daniel Archuleta
Francisco Rodriguez chases down a loose ball.
Interim Sports Editor
Skyline’s Men’s soccer team defeated the Contra Costa Comets 3-1 in its Sept. 6 game after a dominate first half performance and two goals from freshman midfielder Kadin Nutt. Coming into the game, Contra Costa had been outscored in its first three matches 23-1. Their previous game against Santa Rosa saw them give up 12 unanswered goals. From the opening whistle, Skyline had most of the possession as they attacked down on both sides of the wings. This style of play was working early on as it kept the Comets line of defense to play more back making Skyline push up. Starting goalie for Skyline, Julio Martin also made his presence
felt despite being pedestrian and early on. Martin was guiding his team from the back letting them be aware of the space they had in front of them. Skyline forward, Marcos Alvarez was able to keep the pressure on in the 13th minute as he blasted past the Comets left back but his cross couldn’t be met inside the 18-yard box. The breakthrough goal came from midfielder Leonardo Sanchez in the 20th minute after just beating the Comets goalie, Orlando Perez, on a low cross that was driven in by Erik Arias. Arias had quite a sequence minutes after his assist as he was tripped up hard by Comets defender Devin Martinez. After play resumed, Arias had a great look at adding a sec-
I-Wei Chang / The Skyline View ous and getting balls in behind.” said Skyline assistant coach ond goal for his team, yet his Joe Rousseau, looking to get shot went high & wide right. The best chance that Contra Costa his team back into the game. Rousseau was the man guiding had for the entire first half came Skyline as head coach Gabriel from Ryan Fretwell. The Comets Saucedo was out due to illness. defender showed he doesn’t have At the start of the second half the striker touch as a perfect pass Contra Costa tried everything got tangled up at his feet while they could to get some offensive inside the 18. Fretwell, visibly momentum going. And with a upset, slammed the turf with his couple of fouls committed by hands and ended up fouling Arias Skyline close to the penalty area, on the other side of the pitch. it seemed as if a goal was near. With ten minutes left in the half “Settle Down! Settle Down!” Skyline took control of the match was the message from Rousseau after Nutt got his first two goals to his team following the adversity in a Skyline shirt. The American that Contra Costa set in the first Canyon product got his first from ten minutes. Skyline responded a chip shot that went over Martiwell to their coach’s demands as nez and into an empty net. Nutt’s they got some more possession second was another empty netter that was headed in at the back post. going in their half and made the Comets work for the ball. “I thought we kept the ball Contra Costa were able to avoid pretty well and looking danger-
a shutout in the 79th minute after Elizier Musah slid it pass goalie Christian Medina who came on for Martin at the start of the second half. However, the Comets late push was not enough as they couldn’t get any more shots on target. Without Saucedo at the helm and in only their second game of the season Skyline’s effort showed out. “I felt we moved the ball well. Our team chemistry is starting to get their slowly.” said Nutt following his two-goal performance. “We’ve been working really hard in practice, so I think it’s coming together pretty well.” Skyline’s next test is to come as their following three games will come on the road before coming back home to face American River on Sept. 24.