Local artist creates mural for Dream Center

Monica Navarro-Marroquín teamed up with Skyline College center assisting undocumented students

By Joshua D. Picazo Editor-In-Chief

On Feb. 28, Bay Area muralist Monica Navarro-Marroquín unveiled her newest mural at Skyline College’s Dream Center.

The mural, which features the Dream Center’s logo of a monarch butterfly, includes plenty of symbolism that reflects the community, Navarro-Marroquín says.

“I wanted my mural to showcase the beauty in the journey that undocumented students take in going to Skyline College and pursuing their version of the American dream. Martin [Marquez] and I came up with the concept of using the monarch butterfly as it widely represents migration, alongside the tenacity that often comes with being an immigrant in this country. The monarch butterfly knows no borders and is essentially limitless in what it knows it can achieve,” Navarro-Marroquín said.

Over 94,000 students across California are undocumented, according to Higher Ed Immigration Portal. The Board of Trustees designates the three district campuses as “safe havens” in 2017.

“I believe art is incredibly important and powerful in telling the story of the community. I can only imagine the nerves and stress undocumented students go through in navigating the school system. My wish is for the students to walk into the dream center and for a huge weight to be lifted off their shoulders when they see my mural… that it may inspire hope along their journey at Skyline [College]”,

My wish is for the students to walk into the dream center and for a huge weight to be lifted off their shoulders when they see my mural… that it may inspire hope along their journey at Skyline [College]”, Navarro-Marroquín

Navarro-Marroquín said of the importance of art.

“Murals have been around for many thousands of years to share stories all over, and many murals

Cash App founder killed in San Francisco

By Graham breitbarth, Zach Hernandez & alex gonzalez multimedia editor & reporters

Cash App Founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed at around 2:35 am on Tuesday morning along the 300 block of Main Street.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has tweeted that no arrests have been made, adding that “we do not tolerate these horrific acts of violence in San Francisco.”

Since the attack, friends of Lee have been posting on social media, calling out how dangerous San Francisco is.

Jake Shields had tweeted “He was in the “good” part of the city and appeared to have been targeted in a random mugging/attack.” have impacted the world by highlighting different social issues.

Cash App is a popular payment service used by the younger generation. 39% of Cash App’s users are college aged (18-29), according to Pew Research Center..

Olivien Pinaroc, a Cash App user, when asked if she trusts the app, told The Skyline View she felt confident using it, she said yes and that it is similar to other payment apps.

“Most CEOs… they always have eyes on them… They always, do something that will make someone else mad. Them and the company are two separate things,” regarding trust with the app.

Julius Wijaya, another student at Skyline college, said that he avoids taking his car to the downtown after hearing about his friends car getting broken into.

Lee is survived by his wife Krista, and their two children.

I wanted to create a light-hearted approach to storytelling what may feel like a heavy matter at times for the undocumented Skyline students,” she added The Dream Center assists undocumented students with a wide range of tasks, such as getting free legal advice, applying for financial aid, and having a supportive network on campus.

Navarro-Marroquín owns Diosa Dreams and can be reached via her Instagram account @diosa.dreams and on her website www.diosadreams.com, where more of her artwork can be found.