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Skyline College converts single-use restrooms to all-gender restrooms Due the new bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed, there is a new use for the single-use restrooms to comfortably accommodate the public.

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The Native American Club begins this semester to bring together the community

By Katrina Benedicto TSV Staff Writer

A new Native American Club in Skyline was established on Feb. 23 to hold discourse about current issues affecting Native Americans and to raise funds.

The new club holds meetings every Thursday at 11 a.m. along the Fireside Hall. Chuck Cecil, an Anthropology professor at Skyline College was asked by his Native American students in his Anthropology 360 class to be the new club’s adviser.

The goal of the club is to expand the awareness of students of Native peoples and their history, according to Cecil. Raphael Clark Faust, the club’s president, said he wanted to start this club to increase Native representation on campus.“I noticed the lack of representation of indigenous people in Skyline College,” Faust said. “I saw all the different clubs and I wanted to show people that we, Native Americans, are still here.”

Besides increasing representation, the club strives to hold discourse about current issues regarding urban Native Americans and to raise money for the protection of sacred sites and poverty-stricken reservations, according to Faust.

While the club has multiple goals, educating the student population about Native peoples is the main focus.

“I’m hoping this club can change the perception of Natives and educate people on who they are,” Faust said. “Many people from south of the border have native blood and have been colonized.

They might have forgotten about their Native roots and we hope to educate those who may not be aware.”

Any Skyline student can help the new club attain their goals of educating the student population and raise funds for their causes.

Both Cecil and Faust noted that

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By Laurel B. Lujan TSV News Editor

On Sept. 29, 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will convert single-use bathrooms into all-gender bathrooms, including the ones on Skyline’s campus. The bill is in effect as of March 1 this year.

On Feb. 22, President Trump reversed former President Obama administration’s oppositions in the federal laws that require schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice.

In spite of the current presidential opinion, each state has the right to make their own laws on the matter, in line with the state’s position.

As stated in the Skyline Shines article by Conner Fitzpatrick, Skyline’s goal in following AB 1732 is to make the campus a welcoming and safe place for the community.

The bill specifically states that the all-gender restrooms will include, “a toilet facility with no more than one water closet and one urinal with a locking mechanism controlled by the user.”

The other specification for these new bathrooms is that they will designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time, unless for family or assisted use.

“I think it sends a signal that California is accepting and inclusive,” said A. J. Bates, the advisor of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA). “I think it really provides a really strong

“It sends a signal that California is accepting and inclusive. I think it really provides a really strong counter point to the non-inclusive and hurtful policies of the new [Trump] administration.”

-A.J. Bates

Around California, the all-gender restrooms must be in business establishments, a place of public accommodation, or any state or local government agency.

Bates also mentioned that there was discussion about the issue of restroom rights last semester, and into this semester as well. The task of informing the community about these issues will most likely take place with SAGA setting up information booths or events.

Richard Rojo, Interim Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations, was not able to be reached in time for a comment on Skyline college’s progress with this new transition.

For more information on AB 1732, scan the QR Code:

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counter point to the non-inclusive and hurtful policies of the new [Trump] administration.”

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non-Natives who are interested are welcome to join.

Faust said a student should not worry about being “not Native enough” and encouraged them to consider joining the club. Mixed race students will not be criticized for contributing to the club simply because they are not largely of Native American descent.

“We don’t discriminate against blood quantum,” Faust said.

Another reason interested students are encouraged to join is because the club is the only one in the District that offer these opportunities to Native Americans specifically.

“I know SF State (San Francisco State University) has SKINS, which stands for Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations but I haven’t

offered by our sister colleges,” Faust said.

By educating Skyline students, being actively engaged in Native Americans’ current social issues and financially supporting causes related to them, the club hopes to achieve a sense of unity.

Faust stressed that the club’s inclusiveness will unify various ethnic communities. Unity is crucial during instances of oppression and discrimination, but also during times of celebrating the community’s accomplishments in society.

“I hope we can gather people and educate not just the Indigenous communities, but all communities in the United States,” Faust said. “Our club can bring people together during better or worse times.”

Two potential candidates Vice Presidents of Instruction running for Skyline community college.

By getting Skyline faculty to meet with high school faculty, they could discuss what the students need to learn before going into college courses. This would better prepare students to learn advanced material and allow college professors to spend less time doing reviews of previous course material before getting into their curriculum.

Sherwood has had 26 years as a college educator, and has spent 20 years in the classroom as a teacher.

His long career interacting with students may be one reason why he feels so strongly about creating a valuable student/faculty relationship.

The reason he decided to go from a professor to an administrator was simply stated, “The VP position has a clear and direct impact on students’ lives.”

By Olivia Bowman TSV Senior Staff Writer

Leading with a message about the importance of a good student/ faculty relationship, Ken Sherwood, a candidate for the Vice President of Instruction (VPI) position at Skyline, made his case to students on March 1 at the first of two open forums for candidates.

Vice President of Student Services, Angelica Garcia, counts a "responsibility to eliminate barriers” as a quality that is important to have in the new VP of Instruction. Also highly valued by her for the new VPI is someone that is “as passionate … as the faculty here”.

Sherwood, who was previously the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Learning at Oxnard College, picked this job to be closer to his daughter who is attending San Jose State University. For more the rest of the article, scan During the forum, Sherwood stated the QR Code: that he would like to do for Skyline’s students like what he did for his daughter- become more involved in ensuring their [student’s] success.

One way he wants to accomplish that is to facilitate better relationships with feeder schools in order to grow Skyline’s student success rate. Feeder schools are schools whose graduates attend a particular http://www.theskylineview.com/ higher-level education. news/2017/03/01/two-potenIn relation to Skyline college, tial-vice-president-of-instrucfeeder schools include local high tion-candidates-running-for-skyschools where a high level of gradline-college-position/ uates go on to attend Skyline for

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Local Crime Report:

Date- Feb. 28, 2017 TIME- 1:47 a.m.

Location- Pacific Avenue, San Bruno Incident- San Bruno police officers responded to a report of a physical altercation between a male and female. When they arrived, the officers learned that 23-year-old South San Francisco resident Anthony Lamar Fuller had physically assaulted a female subject and kidnapped her by dragging her into a vehicle.

Fuller was driving away from the scene with the victim as San Bruno police officers arrived. Fuller was taken into custody and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for charges related to domestic violence, kidnapping, and the violation of the terms of his parole.

Suspect’s Description- Anthony Lamar Fuller

Date- Feb. 26, 2017 Time- 3:56 a.m.

Location- Starbucks, 1212 El Camino Real, San Bruno Incident- Police officers responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred. The suspect in this case threatened a knife at the two victims outside the Starbucks demanding money. The victims refused to do so and the suspect fled the scene. The police officers found the suspect not too far from the store who is 22-year-old Jose Rodriguez Perez. Perez was arrested and booked at San Mateo County Jail for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Perez had been arrested on Feb. 17, 2017 by the San Bruno Police Department for being in possession of a concealed weapon (knife) and methamphetamine.

Suspect’s Description- 22-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Perez

If you have any information, please callSan Bruno Police Department at (650) 616-7100 or by email at sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov.

OR South San Francisco Police Department at (650) 8778900 or anonymous tip line (650) 952-2244.

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Students cause overflow in classes It happens at the beginning of every semester. You walk into your English, math and science classes that are overcrowded with students, meanwhile there are additional students on the wait list who actually need the class.

These students eventually have to live with a sense of overbearing stress until they’re able to figure out whether or not they can get into the class. It’s easy to point our finger as students and blame the administration for these problems, but the truth is that we are a big part of the problem.

Unfortunately students do not plan their schedules ahead of time or they plan for too much and the student results in taking up space in a class that they will inevitably drop.

So what are you supposed to do when you can’t take the classes you need? The situation feels more dire when the class you’re trying to get in is the one you need to transfer to a four-year university.

The biggest problem is that too many students sign up for classes without consideration of other students, especially the students who sign up to secure a seat even if they are on the fence of whether they need it or not. And since everyone can’t register at the same time, general education classes tend to fill up faster than others.

It’s far too common to see the class size cut in half after the first three or four weeks. But by that time, it’s too late for students who weren’t able to get into the class to add it.

Of course, there are legitimate

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Students often register for the same class, but drop it later in the semester leaving waitlisted students out of the class.

reasons as to why students need to drop a class. However, it doesn’t change the fact that they took up a seat and someone who needed the class wasn’t able to get in, which ultimately prolongs how much time they spend at community college before transferring.

According the Skyline College’s annual report, 613 students transferred to a four-year university in the 2014-2015 school

year. This statistic could be higher if only students were able to take the classes they need.

So if you are one those students that sign up for a bunch of classes because you don’t know how you want your final schedule to look, don’t do it because that’s not fair for the students who actually need the class.

There’s nothing worse than starting the semester with an

Stress relief through meditation

overflowing class where there aren’t enough seats for every student. And before you know it, a month after the cut off date, you notice that only half of the students still attend class regularly.

One thing administration can possibly do to help alleviate this problem is if they can extend the add date of class pass the drop date, so students can have a chance of adding classes after people have

How optimism can be destructive

By Chris Christenson

By Chris Christenson

TSV Opinions Editor

TSV Opinions Editor

There is no such thing as the future because the future is now.

People can be optimistic for the wrong kind of reasons that may not seem wrong in the first place. People, such as myself, feel optimistic because we believe there is an endless opportunity in the world. And for that reason, we feel that we can keep our head held high. This mood can help some people, but it’s destructive toward many.

“As a rule, you’ll get the advice that it’s better to be optimistic,” Dan Moore, a professor at the Berkeley Haas School of Business said. “But the truth is that it makes no difference. Sometimes it’s even worse.”

Overly optimistic people can sometimes have a destructive life.

It’s not that being an optimist is bad per se, but it can give you the wrong idea which can be very poor for your moral.

It’s a gift to feel optimistic, but with great confidence comes the great need of coordination. Being optimistic in itself is a driving force. You feel like you can aim for the stars and go where you want to be. But being too optimistic can be detrimental because it blinds you from what you need to do.

Being coordinated means to be informed about how to do things.

It’s not that overtly optimistic people have self-destructive lives, but it can become this way if the only thing you see is the potential positive outcomes.

Although feeling this way is good, life doesn’t just allow it.

Over optimism takes up too much of your time and sometimes you find yourself too late. While looking forward to the future, you

Meditation has done a lot more than becoming a mainstream trend and a traditional practice from the past; it’s become something people use to overcome stress.

Many people have a reason for practicing meditation: some use it to help reflect on the past, the present and the future. However, many of us, including myself, use it to cope with trauma or other life disturbances. But ultimately, people who have found help through meditation experience a sigh of relief because it truly helps overcome life’s difficulties.

When you become so busy with daily routines, you don’t always notice the small things that bother you. Whether they are small or big problems, the issues we do not notice pile up. Once it piles up, you become overwhelmed unless you figure out what’s really bothering you. For some, this may be very difficult because some stress is not easy to overcome.

Meditation may sound like a very simple fix by noticing what’s stressing you. But depending on how stressed you are and how well you can manage your stress, meditation may be too difficult of a practice for you.

Imagine how it feels to have a lack of time. You have an upcoming deadline for school, your boss may need you to come into work, everything is out of your control and you don’t know what’ll make this any easier.

Meditation helps eliminate this cycle of stress by helping you reflect on the problems that are

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Incense helps create a calming atmosphere during meditation.

bothering you, put you in a state of tranquility and help you develop a solution towards these stressors.

Instead of feeling lost in your thoughts and uneasy in your head, you’re trading it for deep breathing and focusing on your breath. This naturally relaxes you and allows you to enter a state of reflection.

NBC News states that students from Visitacion Valley School in San Francisco found a lot of help from meditation. Despite seeing guns on a daily basis and multiple fights each week, meditation has helped these students become more focused and calm.

Although it can be very beneficial, it can also trigger anxiety, depression or delusional ideas. Not many people know how meditation works. In a nutshell, this tool helps you convince yourself that you can do anything that you put your mind to. The

only thing that is holding you back is yourself. For some, when they entertain this idea too often without having a firm grasp as to how things work in the real world, they may start to come up with farfetched ideas.

It’s not that meditation causes this, but when you’re in a deep meditative trance, things come up from the back of your mind.

Claire Hoffman, a contributor to the Rolling Stone, writes that meditation was an escape from reality for herself. It was a door she could go into and not notice whatever else is going on.

Even though this is a very beneficial tool for people to use in their everyday lives, an issue starts to develop when the practice is overused by becoming an escape from stressors.

waited last minute to drop the class before it shows on their record.

You should not overload on classes or work yourself too hard to finish school faster because it will just end up back firing on you.

At the end of the day, you would potentially drop the class and have to take it again at a later time where you take up another seat for someone who needs it. Plan for classes accordingly.

seem to forget the future is now.

For example, I’ve always thought that I had enough time to find the right major for myself. But as soon as I saw my peers transferring out of community college, I felt like I was taking too long to make up my mind.

It’s not that going back to school will fix your problems, but knowing what it can do for you sets you on the right track. And that goes for anything if you have a set goal at hand.

“Often when people fantasize about achieving their goals they may not exert enough effort to actually achieve them,” Gabriele Oettingen, a professor of Psychology at New York University said.

Of course there are times when you need to slow down and do nothing, but it becomes destructive if its long-term. If you don’t have the skills to get to where you want to be, your goals should not be oriented around sitting down and hoping for a better tomorrow. You should use that same driving force you have to find out what you do not know.

I’m not trying to be frank or rude, but that’s how reality works. And although time feels unlimited, you just can’t assume you have all the time you need.

But don’t be intimidated just yet, this doesn’t mean to get rid of your optimistic attitude. It just means you need to do what you haven’t been doing; finding out what that is.

Although optimism can be destructive, we can learn a lot from it. But we can’t be led by a blind eye and think we can get somewhere without doing anything.

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the view from here With Editor in Chief Gregory Ragaza

War against journalism

Journalism is under attack by Donald Trump’s presidency, he is waging war against the media and has called several news outlets “fake news.”

It doesn’t help that the media has perpetuated the problem.

Essentially, President Trump has kindled a raging fire and the media has been fanning the flames making it uncontrollable.

Although many journalists are fighting to find the truth for the American people, they are constantly berated and discredited, not only by the Trump Administration, but also by other media outlets like Fox News and Breitbart.

On Feb. 17, President Trump tweeted: “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @NYTimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!”

His unfounded tweet garnered more than 161,000 likes and 50,000 retweets. He is rallying people to go against the press, which is eerily similar to what Adolf Hitler once did. President Trump is far from the monster that Hitler was, but it’s scary to see, almost mirrored, similarities in their strategies of building mistrust between the people and the press.

The Washington Post did an article on how Hitler’s regime once used the phrase “Lügenpresse,”

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Compassion for immigrants

Rally for immigration reform.

The recent public outpouring of support for immigrants is truly heartwarming. Yet I can’t help but ask myself: why now? Where was this compassion two months ago? Four months ago? One year ago? Four years ago? Or since the outbreak of the turmoil that now plagues North Africa and the Middle East?

While millions of people sought to flee war and destruction in their home countries, the U.S. offered to take in 20,000. Turkey alone is coping with numbers of immigrants in the millions; Jordan, Lebanon, and Northern Iraq, in the hundreds of thousands, at least.

There wasn’t much of an outcry then, but when they desperately started making their way to Europe, that’s when it became a “refugee crisis.”

Enter Trump.

As we witness growing nationalism, protectionism and xenophobia in Europe and the U.S.; we, once again, choose to address the symptoms (which often

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entails vilifying the victims) while turning a blind eye to the cause.

Could it be because we may have something to do with “the cause?”

Even if our interventions were noble and well-intentioned, we cannot deny our role in producing the chaos that now embroils the Middle East. Was it all our fault?

Of course not. The bulk of the blame belongs to the people and leaders of the region and they are paying the price. Nevertheless, our policies haven’t helped.

The Solution We may not be able to solve the problems of the world. But when it becomes clear that our policies are not helping, we are morally obligated to change course. This brings us to the root cause of the “refugee crisis.”

The current crisis spiraled out of control with the West’s war on the Syrian regime. Remember then President Obama’s declaration that “Assad has lost all legitimacy”

and in essence, must go? Clearly, that policy didn’t work. Thanks in no small part to Russia (although Russia’s stance was/is not entirely unjustified). Nevertheless, a change in course is long overdue, just as our compassion for the plight of immigrants was also long overdue.

To end the “refugee crisis,” for starters, we need to work with the Syrian regime rather than against it. The same way we have and continue to work with other “tyrants” around the world. At this point, he may be the only one who can help stem the flow of immigrants from and through Syria. This will require political savvy and diplomatic skill on the part of our leaders. Because if we get it right, who knows, some refugees may even choose to go back.

Perhaps aid to Syria for rebuilding much of its damaged and destroyed infrastructure could be tied to a reduction in the number of those seeking to leave and/or the number of refugees who choose to return. This would compel the Assad regime to provide them with a “safe haven.”

We need to conduct an about face with regards to our policies vis-à-vis the Assad regime.

Otherwise, we can continue to expect the likes of Trump, Marine Le Pen (of France) and Geert Wilders (Netherlands) to exploit the plight of immigrants and tap into people’s irrational fears and prejudices (conscious or otherwise) for the purposes of promoting their own self-interests and self-righteous agendas.

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lying press, against Jews, journalists, and anyone else who criticized his regime. Now doesn’t that sound familiar? Lying press.

Again, the phrase “fake news” seems to completely mirror the phrase “lying press.”

It’s truly scary that our president is making the media look like the enemy of the people. He says it’s only the “fake news” outlets that are the enemy and not all news.

Well the outlets he’s called “fake news” are the ones that have looked into the presidency with critical eyes to let the people know what he is doing as a president.

News outlets like Fox News and Breitbart have been praised

by President Trump, which isn’t hard to see why when most of their reporting and stories are in President Trump’s favor. When journalists and reporters from Fox News like Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace point their critical eye at the Trump administration, they are quickly and harshly criticized by their audience.

The media, especially the ones holding the Trump administration accountable, can’t lose the fight.

We need them to continue to have a critical eye on this presidency, and to keep us informed every step of the way. If we don’t, who knows where President Trump can lead us to.

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features Transgender bathroom ruling leads to sexual harassment concerns

By Katrina Benedicto TSV Staff Writer

College students, especially women and individuals in the LGBT community, are becoming increasingly insecure about being protected from sexual misconduct due to one of President Trump’s latest rulings.

In February of this year, President Trump ruled that it’s up to the states to decide regarding Title IX transgender bathroom laws.

They can use regular or all-gender bathrooms.

Title IX, passed in 1972, is the federal law that says no one should be excluded, harassed or discriminated against based on their sex and gender in any federally funded educational institution. Since its passage, Republicans have been known for criticizing Title IX, claiming that it’s aggressive and overreaching.

Trump’s affect on the rise of rape culture Due to Title IX, students are encouraged to report cases of sexual harassment to their college’s Title IX coordinator.

However, students face internal barriers caused by Trump’s contribution to rape culture.

Trump’s acts of sexual misconduct that surfaced during his presidential campaign clearly exemplify the perpetuation of rape culture, which is a sociological concept used to describe a society that blames victims for sexual

assault and normalizes sexual violence.

Trump has been accused of making inappropriate sexual comments and unwarranted groping, kissing and touching by a number of women. Even though he denies these claims, footage of him saying “grab them by the pussy” confirms that he feels entitled to a woman’s body.

It is dangerous to downplay the act of sexual assault by saying it’s merely “locker room talk” because it justifies the aggressors’ actions.

Melissa Fresnoza, a Psychology student at Skyline College explains that Trump’s harmful actions have a profound effect on impressionable college students.

“People will inevitably mimic Trump,” Fresnoza said.

“I think Trump will normalize rape culture in college campuses, making some actions such as molestation and rape seem okay,” Fresnoza said. “Allowing the president to joke and exhibit lewd behavior implies that it’s normal, when in reality, no one should be belittled.”

Trump never admitted that he partook in sexual harassment, which means he did not consider his actions to be harmful.

Consequently, the aggressor’s inhibition to rape, molest or make rude comments are lowered, but the secondhand effect is that it prevents witnesses or victims to speak up because they think they are being over dramatic or

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irrational because the harassment wasn’t serious enough.

What students should do if they witness or experience sexual harassment Alberto Rodriguez, an English major, discusses the hesitation students feel to report cases of sexual misconduct due to stigma surrounding it.

“It’s difficult to admit you’ve been sexually harassed or to accuse someone of it because it’s such a serious crime. They feel a lot of shame and fear,” Rodriguez said.

“From experiences [I’ve] heard, students would not report their incidents with sexual harassment.”

Garcia notes that overcoming the fear of reporting sexual misconduct is crucial because it benefits the entire Creative Commons college community.

“Don’t be a bystander,” Garcia deals with such cases.

Skyline’s Title IX coordinator is said. “If you see something, say “Since Skyline College is an required to maintain a high level something.” educational institution that receives of confidentiality and that they will Araceli Gonzalez, an Engineering federal financial assistance in not be redirected from one faculty major, feels differently from multiple forms, we are obligated to member to another if they already Rodriguez but is unsure of how to comply with Title IX programming share a grievance with a faculty speak up. efforts,” Garcia said. “We don’t member.

“I feel safe reporting any form of only do this because it’s the law, The student will then be directed sexual harassment for myself and but because making students feel to Garcia right away who listens anyone,” Gonzalez said. “But I safe is the right thing to do.” to students, gathers information wouldn’t know who exactly to go to. Garcia expressed that Skyline about the grievance and informs I know to speak to a faculty member, will do everything they can so the student about what level of but there is probably someone who that students don’t need to fear counseling and/or public safety specifically deals with those cases.” retaliation from anyone they might services that are available to them. be filing a grievance against.

April is Sexual Harassment Upholding Title IX “This needs to be a place where Awareness month. On April 11 people can feel comfortable there will be a kick-off in the Angelica Garcia, Skyline’s Vice discussing sex-based harassment,” Fireside dining room and an President of Student Services and Garcia said. escalation workshop on April 12 in Title IX Coordinator of two years Students should also know that the Multicultural Center.

Jonesing for Dunkin Donuts

By Adreana Estigoy TSV FOCAL POINT EDITOR

It’s finally here, folks! Dunkin Donuts’ new location on South Airport Boulevard is now open so the rest of America can get hooked on Dunkin too!

Dunkin Donuts is widely known on the East Coast and this is one of the few locations in the Bay Area.

Since opening on Feb. 1st, customers have been flocking there since opening day regardless of the time of day and there is almost always a line out the door.

Their donuts are what you would expect from a donut conglomerate: brightly colored and in every shape and color imaginable. Some even look like they’ve jumped straight out of The Simpsons.

They also offer food other than donuts, such as breakfast sandwiches, coffee and a singular fruit smoothie. Dunkin Donuts offers a rewards program through a card or via their app, keeping customers coming back for more and making sure that your newfound addiction won’t break the bank.

But how does it compare? Out of curiosity, I popped into Rolling Pin Donuts on San Bruno Avenue to see how the new donut shop had affected their business, if at all.

When asked if they have noticed a dwindling of customers, an employee replied, “No, it has been the same.”

Maybe it’s the hours, where Rolling Pin is open 24 hours and

probably picks up the customers that work late shifts and sugar-craving insomniacs whereas Dunkin closes earlier. They also specialize in traditional types of donuts with old-fashioned donuts and cookies. There is clearly no competition here.

Most coffee joints in South San Francisco close pretty early but Dunkin Donuts is open until 11 p.m. every night and offers free Wi-Fi, making it a good hang out spot with your friends late at night or a place to finish your paper if your internet cuts out.

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Dunkin’ Donuts has a huge variety of flavors to choose from.

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Focal point

March 2, 2017

It’s back to good old hangout music for Lana: “Love” single review

By Adreana Estigoy

TSV FOCAL POINT EDITOR

Lana Del Rey is going back to basics with her new single, Love, after a hiatus of two years and it’s definitely a banger.

“I made my first four albums for me, but this one is for my fans,” Lana Del Rey said in a statement from Rolling Stone Magazine.

Now is the right time for a thank you album.

Lana Del Rey is no longer the several-hit wonder that people predicted her to be. Queen Lana’s back and she’s here to stay with a long-awaited single and a soon-tobe released fifth studio album.

Lana Del Rey is finally coming into her own after four studio albums. If you are not acquainted with her music, you can expect melancholia and moody themes.

With songs titled “Born to Die” and “Summertime Sadness,” she’s found her niche and audience with depressing lyrics juxtaposed to pretty melodies.

Many of her singles get sped up and turned into club anthems like “Summertime Sadness” whose remixed edition may be more popular than the original, judging by the frequent radio play and how often it got passed around on the internet.

“Love” as a single is a celebra-

tion of youth, a relatable topic to sing about in an ode to her fans, many of whom are young themselves.

In “Love,” breathless susurrations soothe your ears while mid-tempo percussions set the tone of the song.

It has elements of her old songs that her will fans appreciate. It seems as though she took all of the things her fans loved about her older songs when writing and producing “Love.”

The single’s sound is reminiscent of her second and most popular album, “Born to Die.” The single echoes previous singles, “Gods and Monsters” and “Young and Beautiful”. It has a similar sound to her old beats while still managing to sound new and underived.

“Honeymoon” was more experimental in sound. The tempo of the songs on the album were slower and dreamier. I definitely prefer “Love” to “Honeymoon” but I am biased because I prefer her earlier, more up-tempo songs.

The single has us squirming in our seats because no information has been disclosed yet about when her fifth album will drop or which artists may be featured on it. If this is any indication of how the album will sound, it will be great.

Verdict: Love is fresh content.

I love it.

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“You get ready you get all dressed up to go nowhere in particular, back to work or the coffee shop, doesn’t matter because it’s enough to be young and in love.”

- Lana Del Rey

Season pass is worth the extra dollar for “Resident Evil 7“ fans

By Blynn Beltran

TSV MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

There is no doubt that Capcom recaptured lightning in a bottle when “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard” was released. It contained the essence of the original “Resident Evil” in a first-person format which had not been perfected until now. The downloadable content that followed this great edition of the “Resident Evil” game series takes it a step further and elevates its replay value for a price.

So far, “Banned Footage Vol. 1 & 2” have been released and more will be coming soon.

Collectively, “Banned Footage Vol. 1 & 2” contains five downloadable contents: “Nightmare,” “Bedroom,” “Twenty-One,” “Jack’s 55th,” and “Daughters.”

Two of the contents, “Bedroom” and “Daughters,” contributed to the main story line. Both DLCs were substantial enough to be stand-alone stories but they aren’t required to experience the whole story arc of “Resident Evil 7.” In other words, these two DLCs were not ripped from the main game to get more money from the consumers.

Due to its story-driven purpose, it adds depth to the main game.

The lore in the “Resident Evil” games has always been its strong suit and “Resident Evil 7” along with its DLCs continue that tradition. However, both DLCs can be slightly lacking when it comes to length as they both contain approximately two hours of game

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“Daughters” dives deeply into what happened during “the

In this twisted game of Black Jack, your fingers are your currency.

play. Despite the lack of length, “Bedroom” and “Daughters” are high-quality DLCs. “Nightmare” and “TwentyOne” are two completely different beasts from the previous two I mentioned.

“Nightmare” is a “Resident Evil 7” meets Zombie mode in “Call of Duty” game mode. The player is tasked to survive until dawn while battling monsters seen in the main game. They will have to set up traps, buy and upgrade weapons, and Screenshots by Blynn Beltran/The Skyline View make sure they have health items to live through the night.

“Twenty-One” is a twisted game of Black Jack with the stakes getting higher as it goes on. “Jack’s 55th” is just a silly game of diner dash where you feed the main antagonist food before the time runs out.

Although these game modes do not add anything to the “Resident Evil 7” lore, they do add a lot to the replay value of the game. These game modes can be replayed several times to get higher scores and better equipment.

All of these game modes are commended for their creativity and considering previous DLCs from other games, these five truly stand out. These DLCs are a great example when developers have fun showing their love and labor to their game.

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Sports

March 2, 2017

Sports Opinion Sports Opinion The potential problems of building an E-Sports in college Are the New Orleans Pelicans threatening the Warriors’ campuses? dynasty?

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By Miguel Madrigal TSV Writer

The Golden State Warriors are dominating the NBA, but with the acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins, the New Orleans Pelicans are the biggest threat to their potential dynasty.

The league used to be dominated by centers like Cousins and Anthony Davis. However, over the past couple of years, the Golden State Warriors have been dominating the league with their fast-paced perimeter play.

The Warriors current roster is built up with wing superstars such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and a defensive player of the year candidate in Draymond Green. They are the clear favorites to win the Finals this season and are looking to create a dynasty.

However, the Pelicans have the

potential to stop the Warriors from achieving their goal.

Basketball is a game of match ups. Although the Warriors will have more talent on their roster, they would not match up well against the Pelicans. The two Warriors centers, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee, are no match for Cousins and Davis, the two best centers in the league.

Being that Green can only guard one of them at a time, it makes the combination of Cousins and Davis virtually impossible to guard. As seen many times in the past, the Warriors have always struggled filling in the center position. The combination of Cousins and Davis will prove to be too heavy and lengthy for the Warriors small ball.

Not only are Cousins and Davis true centers, they are skilled in multiple areas of their game.

Both can shoot free throws and

are threats from the perimeter. Not to mention, they both make up for their weaknesses. Cousins is a selfless inside presence who can distribute through his unprecedented passing abilities.

Davis, on the other hand, picks up the slack on the defensive end with his premier shot blocking ability.

Both are dominant basketball players who make everyone around them better.

Many will argue that it is too early to say that the combination of Cousins and Davis will work, seeing as they have yet to play 10 games together. Others will say Cousins could leave for free agency after the season. However, we are not looking at the negative scenarios of this situation. We are looking at the untapped potential they have to grow as a duo.

If the Pelicans staff can integrate Cousins and Davis into one fluid motion offense and surround them with shooters and a decent bench, then they can be title contenders.

The new twin towers in New Orleans have the potential to be the greatest big man duo since Hall of Famers Tim Duncan and David Robinson played together on the 1999-2000 San Antonio Spurs. But the scary part about a Cousins and Davis duo is that they have both not reached their prime.

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By Blynn Beltran TSV Multi Media

For years, the gaming community have strived to get E-Sports into the mainstream. Today, not only is it popular, they even manage to make it onto cable television. Even college campuses are starting to adapt and build their own E-Sports divisions, UC Irvine, in particular.

This is probably the best way forward for the industry but several hurdles need to be addressed before “League of Legends” is played on your college’s home court.

The first problem is overall acceptance. This is a recurring issue for the E-Sports community.

Some people don’t see playing video games as a “sport.” It would take a lot of convincing to introduce this concept to school officials and even students.

Education about E-Sports maybe implemented for people who are interested. As for people who don’t like it, time will heal their resentment.

The second problem is funding.

Sponsorships are very popular for this type of business. Most professional E-Sports teams are sponsored by at least one company.

Companies that sponsors a team,

usually gaming oriented, provide their sponsored players with the equipment they need to play. In return, the players usually wear the sponsor’s logo.

An example would be UC Irvine’s partnership with iBuyPower, a gaming computer provider, who provided the school’s E-Sports players with computers. So, if we have players that catch the attention of sponsors, equipment isn’t much of an issue.

The third problem would be finding good athletes. As mentioned before, you can’t keep a sponsor without good players.

This is probably the hardest part of building an E-Sports team since scouting for players differs in each game.

The easiest way to get good players is to develop them yourselves. A college can hold tournaments and label it as a “tryout” for any hopefuls. Anyone who stands out will be developed by a competent coach, which can also be difficult to look for.

However, if a college can overcome these hindrances, they are looking at an industry that can annually generate millions of dollar annually. Colleges just have to take that risk.

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Warriors Need to Protect Starters After Durant Injury Kevin Durant’s injury is a reminder of the ultimate goal for this season: to remain healthy until the Finals.

The upcoming stretch of games will be the toughest part of the Warriors season. This is why playing their star players extended minutes during this stretch of the season is the wrong decision with the playoffs a month away.

A superstar like Durant cannot simply be replaced. Entering the finals healthy should be the team’s highest priority.

Just the month of March, the Warriors will play 15 games and spend the majority of their time on the road. That’s 16,000 miles on a bus or a plane rather than their own beds where they are most comfortable and can easily rest.

During this month, they will play four sets of back to back games and will have a short home stand of three games. During this stretch, they have key match ups against the Spurs, Rockets, and Thunder who are threatening to take the first seed in the West.

The Warriors have already clinched a playoff spot and they

don’t really need home court advantage to win the West.

Maintaining the home court advantage for the playoffs would be ideal because of the emotional high the Warriors play with at home.

But the team has been one of the best on the road this season with a 24-7 record.

The regular season is meaningless at this point. The team is deep enough to go to the bench and spread the minutes out in order to give our starters rest.

Durant’s injury being a grade 2 MCL sprain and a bone bruise was better news than what many expected.

They remain the favorites in the west to reach the finals after Durant’s injury. But another key injury will drastically steepen the hill the Warriors need to climb. Losing Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson to injury for any extent of time will dampen the team’s offense.

Ultimately its Steve Kerr’s decision and he cannot leave it up to the players because every starter wants to play right now.

It’s true that the players know their body more than anyone, but we have seen how this plays out.

Last season, the Warriors chased 73 wins to set the record for most wins in a season, which really taxed the player’s energy level coming into the finals.

The Spurs are the only real threat for the Warriors to make the Finals.

The Spurs are a fundamentally sound team but do not have many skilled players. Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge are the only true offensive threats on the team and the Warriors have ball stoppers at those positions.

We all have anticipated a Warriors vs. Cavaliers Finals match up before the season started, and it’s still likely to happen. But another injury now will drag on deep into the playoffs where players are less than 100 percent.

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Skyline Beats De Anza College in a Defensive Battle

Ray Falk 16 throws a shutout game on Feb. 12, 2017 beating De Anza 1-0.

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Aaron Albaum 15 hit’s a solo home run Feb. 12, 2017 taking the lead in the first inning.

By Miguel Madrigal TSV Writer

Skyline extends their winning streak to six games after a close game against De Anza College.

Skyline’s baseball team beat De Anza 1-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Trojans played a great defensive game to shutout De Anza, behind the pitching of Ray Falk.

They got on the board quick when Aaron Albaum hit a solo home run to give the Trojans a lead of 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning.

Albaum registered one home run, and a single to boost his batting average. Albaum leads the team with a batting average of .400 and currently is ranked sixth place in the Coast Pacific Division.

“All up and away and I knew he’d come back with a strike,” Albaum said. “[I] was just waiting on his fastball to put a good swing on it.”

From that point on, the game was

a defensive battle. Both pitchers were solid the entire game. Skyline had the edge the entire game and showed confidence in their pitcher.

De Anza could not buy a run the whole game. During the top of the fourth inning, De Anza had an opportunity to drive in runs with a man on first and second with only one out. The pressure was on Falk but he was able to strike out one batter and had an outstanding defensive play, throwing out a man running to first.

“Every time I step out on the mound, it’s my job to make sure that my team has a chance to win,” Falk said about his performance.

Falk played a great game and through a seven inning shut out.

Falk finished the game allowing eight hits, four strikeouts and was credited with the win. He currently is tied for second with four wins in the Northern California Conference.

Cole Watts took over and was awarded with a save for pitching two innings. Watts’ strong arm

sealed the win as De Anza could not locate the ball. Facing five batters, Watts finished the game with three strike outs, while allowing no hits.

When Skyline found themselves in tight situations, where they could potentially allow a run they always stayed composed and fought their way out of them.

This season, Skyline has found ways to pull away with close games, something that they had struggled with in past seasons.

“They know how to fight back,” said Head Coach Dino Nomicos.

“Winning 1-0 is a great tribute to them and their fight.”

The Skyline baseball team increases their impressive winning streak to six games and now have an overall record of 13-3.

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