The Skyline View Issue #3, September 27, 2018

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September 27, 2018

Gov. Brown signs bill extending bachelor’s degree pilot program at community colleges

By Lauren Gozon

TSV DIGITAL EDITOR

On Sept. 20, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to extend a pilot program that allows California’s community colleges to offer a four year bachelor’s degree in specified fields.

Three community colleges in the Bay Area will be participating in the pilot program: Foothill College, offering a degree in dental hygiene, Skyline College, offering

a program in respiratory care, and Solano Community College, offering a degree in biomanufacturing.

In a statement from the office of California Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, who introduced the bill said that Senate Bill 1406 is “about the future workforce in our state and bringing greater opportunities for higher education within reach of more students, close to their homes and at much less cost,” Hill said.

SB 1406 extends the program

Nelson Alonzo, a respiratory care major, first heard about the pilot program through a close friend who is also a respiratory care major.

“I’m excited for this program, knowing that I can apply and that it is affordable,” Alonzo said.

“This can be a chance to pursue my dream to be in the medical field.”

Alonzo applied for the program in the spring and will do so again in the upcoming semester.

Anshi Aucar, another respiratory care major, thinks that more people will be attracted to this four-year program due to its affordability.

“One of the reasons why people choose to go to community college is because it’s cheaper,” Aucar said. “Who doesn’t want that?

You’re getting a bachelor’s for half the price than you normally would.”

Illustration by Kylea Pearson According to San Diego Comthrough July 2026, allowing stumunity News Group, California dents to begin a bachelor’s degree has one of the biggest community program as late as the 2022-23 college systems in the nation. academic year.

Currently, CCC’s charge residents This bill follows Senate Bill 850, $46 per credit, or approximatewhich authorized the launch of the ly $1,100 a year when enrolled pilot program and set it to end in full-time. Students participating the summer of 2023. According to in the program pay approximately Hill’s office, a January 2017 study $10,560 in fees and tuition for by the Public Policy Institute of their four-year degree.

California observed that the state’s Raymond Hernandez, dean of higher education system is not Science, Math, and Technology at advancing alongside California’s Skyline College, said that he had changing economy. a positive reaction to Gov. Brown

signing SB 1406.

“SB 1406 was broader when it first started,” Hernandez said. “It was looking to actually expand the number of baccalaureate pilots and the diversity of those programs...

We’re still only at 15 baccalaureate pilots and we’re looking at the projection of the number of bachelor’s degrees that are needed in the state of California and the nation.”

The process of being able to offer the pilot program at Skyline College first went through a request process, and then Skyline was ready to start the bachelor’s degree program in respiratory care.

Expressing the readiness of the program, Hernandez said, “We were ready, poised. The respiratory care program had always been a program that was poised to do that.

The profession is moving toward a bachelor’s degree, minimum, and healthcare in general. I think most programs are adamant among a bachelor’s or higher.”

California is one of the 23 states allowing community colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

“The San Mateo Community College District[sic] serves the top 100% of applicants. It is yet another place in which we can help students achieve their dreams... now we can go just that next step further in that pathway,” said Hernandez.

SparkPoint curbs on-campus hunger with free snacks

By Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber TSV FOCAL POINT EDITOR

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A basket of full of snacks sits in a SparkPoint office on Sept. 26, 2018.

The SparkPoint center on campus started off the fall semester with baskets full of snacks spread out all over the campus for students and staff members to grab if they wish.

College students tend to struggle in multiple ways throughout their college years and access to food is one of the many ways a student can struggle. SparkPoint is known for being a resource that helps families and individuals to achieve “financial self-sufficiency”.

Chad Thompson, Director of SparkPoint and Career Services at Skyline College shared his thoughts about the new operation called SparkPoint Snacks.

“Food security is really important for us.

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We had been pushing to incorporate the students and community,” said Thompson.

“It is a great way to connect students with SparkPoint services.”

The process of getting the baskets with snacks ready took only about a week. It was inspired by Dr. Frank Harris III, a Professor of Postsecondary Education in the College of Education and Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab. Harris III, said during an event, “Make snacks available with no barriers”.

For Thompson, this was a direct and possible thing to accomplish at Skyline College. There were programs at Skyline like early childhood education and counseling programs that have been sponsoring the effort by hosting baskets in their offices.

Currently, there are a total of 13 baskets placed around the campus, each one hosted

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News Continued from page 1 by each sponsored program. As of Sept. 14, there had been a total of 4,434 snacks that were distributed on the campus towards students and staff.

Professors from the early childhood education program had been providing snacks for their students with their own money in the past, so having these baskets has been beneficial for them. Kristina Brower, program and services coordinator of Skyline’s Early Childhood Program, stated that the baskets

located in their offices run out of snacks by the end of every week and they need to call for a restock because of how successful they have been.

“We believe that no student should feel hungry while studying,” Brower said. “Many of our students are running here from work, or going to work, and for them to be able to have something in their stomach is important.”

Brower and Thompson have witnessed or heard of students rushing to work or school with no time to get food and /or of students who are too embarrassed to ask

The Skyline View for food or resources, like the ones SparkPoint provides, and keeping their students well feed is one of the priorities that Skyline College has as an Institution.

Having these baskets available around campus gives students the freedom to take food and get to know more about SparkPoint, or to know more about the resources that Skyline College has for students and their community.

The snacks that are in the baskets come with a SparkPoint business card attached with information that connects students with CalFresh application assistance, information

about the SparkPoint food pantry, financial coaching and much more.

Skyline student Nelson Alonzo shared his thoughts about the SparkPoint snacks that have been spread out across campus.

“I believe that it’s a good idea and this correlates to the big statement that San Francisco is getting expensive,” Alonzo said. “Having tools and programs helping students out is an amazing thing because people can get what they need and support their students, unlike other schools.”

Lockdown button installation across campus is ongoing The induction of on-campus lockdown buttons is a part of a safety effort following the Capital Gazette shooting in June 2018

By Olivia Bowman

TSV CHIEF COPY EDITOR

In an effort to provide a safer environment, facilities at Skyline have installed lockdown buttons in rooms all across campus over the past several weeks with completion of the project slated for next week.

The lockdown buttons are being installed in high-value rooms such as computer labs, office areas, equipment/chemical storage and some classrooms that have doors with Access Control and Alarm Monitoring Systems. These ACAM doors open from the outside electronically with the swipe of an ID card. The goal of these buttons is to allow occupants of the room to lock the door from the inside in case of an active shooter situation. Their installation is a part of an overall safety upgrade on campus.

“It is our responsibility to make sure staff and students are as safe as can be,” said Cherie Colin, director of Community Relations and Marketing at Skyline.

Previously, for ACAM doors to be locked from the inside, someone would have had to notify Public Safety or the district office.

However, the ACAM doors would still have been accessible from the outside if someone had an ID card that could grant them access.

These buttons look to remedy that. Their function was described in an email to district faculty and staff sent by Bill Woods, the chief/director of Public Safety for SMCCCD. Pushing the bright red lockdown buttons will block power to the lock, disabling the use of ID cards or fobs to unlock the door from the outside. However, a regular

mechanical key will still allow access into the room. Although the buttons won’t allow electronic access into the room, it will not hinder anyone’s ability to leave the room. After a lockdown situation, the buttons can simply be turned until they pop back to their original position which restores power to the outside lock.

On the list of rooms that recently received this addition was The Skyline View newsroom, in Building 8 Room 8110.

As a bastion of free speech, journalists have become targets by some. Most recently, a California man was arrested for threatening to kill Boston Globe reporters after learning they were going to publish an editorial pushing back against the hate and discreditation of journalism. But one of the most shocking recent events was the mass shooting of five employees in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette this past summer. Perhaps what made it so shocking was that it was a small, community publication and not a huge corporation.

Small newsrooms across the country have felt the shock waves since that day. Bryan McMahon, founder and publisher of The Ponchatoula Times in Ponchatoula, Louisiana reacted to the aftermath of the Capital Gazette shooting.

“I’m horrified. It was a sister community newspaper to ours,” McMahon said.

A third-generation journalist, McMahon described hazards of the job.

“I’ve been cognizant of the danger. I’ve been very strong in the environmental and to the lesser extent, the political world of Ponchatoula. There’s always people that excites,” said McMahon.

Journalism is a small world, which makes the Capital Gazette

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shooting in Annapolis, Maryland have a much broader impact. Clay Lambert, editorial director at Half Moon Bay Review weighed in via a phone interview.

“It’s safe to say it really hit home.

I used to work with one of the people killed,” Lambert said.

Lambert is referring to his shared history of working at The Palm Beach Post around 20 years ago with Rob Hiaasen, an assistant editor at The Capital Gazette that died in the shooting.

Discussing the extreme reaction to a local paper reporting the news, Lambert said: “People that are psychologically unstable can get some

newspapers to lock their doors during business hours. I don’t want to live in that environment.”

When asked if the shooting will change the way he reports the news, Lambert was adamant.

“Oh no. Absolutely not. We still serve the local community. We write local stuff. The smaller the community, the safer it is.”

In a time when even small newsrooms can be targets, any effort to ensure the safety of its members and the surrounding community is a step in the right direction.

Weekly Briefs The Skyline View is a First Amendment Publication. The Skyline View is published bi-weekly during the spring and fall semesters by the journalism students at Skyline College. The Skyline View is a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.

Opinions expressed in the paper are those of the writers and should not be interpreted as the views of Skyline College, SMCCCD, the faculty, administrators or the newspaper adviser. Additionally, the paper does not endorse any of the products or services advertised.

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Merriam-Webster adds 300 new Scrabble-approved words

San Francisco Giants general manager to step down

49ers Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to miss the rest of the NFL season

President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly

Merriam-Webster published the sixth edition of the “Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” on Monday, Sept. 24, adding 300 new words. Among the new words are “emoji”, “facepalm”, “ew”, “bitcoin”, “sriracha” and “yowza”.

In a press statement released by Hasbro Brands (the brand which makes the board game), President Jonathan Berkowitz said, “Scrabble has been a game night staple for 70 years, and we’re excited to bring the game into its next decade with hundreds of current words...”

Giants CEO Larry Baer announced General Manager Bobby Evans has been dismissed from his role on Monday, Sept.

24. This announcement comes as a part of an organization-wide restructuring that is expected to play out in the days to come.

The search for a new general manager will begin with former Vice President of Baseball Operations Brian Sabean assisting in the process. Evans, who was the general manager since 2015, had been apart of the organization for more than 20 years.

The San Francisco 49ers announced on Monday, Sept.

24. that Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo underwent an MRI and it was determined Garoppolo suffered a torn left ACL. Garoppolo had injured his left knee in the fourth quarter of the matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

In February, Garoppolo signed a five-year, $137.5 million deal to stay with the team. Now, backup Quarterback C.J. Beathard is likely to take over as the starter for the rest of the season.

On Tuesday, Sept. 25, President Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York, touting his administration’s achievements. “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any other administration in the history of our country,” said President Trump. His comment drew some laughs from delegates in the room. In his speech, President Trump also scolded Iran as he stood by his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and praised North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un for his willingness to negotiate a denuclearization deal.

Opinions

Voting apathy: detrimental to your rights

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Don’t let voter apathy rob you of your voice

By Mark Griffith

TSV Staff writer

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Maybe they were too busy binge-watching one of their favorite television programs, or catching up on what everyone’s doing on social media to get out and vote in the 2016 election. Maybe they’re willfully ignorant, or privileged enough to not be politically involved at all.

Whatever the reason is, voter apathy is at least partly responsible for where we are today: stuck with a childish, xenophobic, sexist, racist, bully holding the highest office in the nation, while the administration does his bidding.

In the 2016 presidential election, an estimated 55 percent of voting age Americans turned out at the polls, according to CNN Politics Video Producer, Gregory Wallace, in his Nov. 30, 2016 article, “Voter turnout at 20-year low in 2016”. But that begs the question, what were the other 45 percent of voting-age Americans thinking? Surely they weren’t considering the people that this administration has consistently disparaged and marginalized.

Considering the impact of the administration on those around us, we are so lucky to attend an amazing school, with diversity being one of its core assets; “appreciation for diversity” is written into the Skyline College mission statement and we even have a Dream Center that helps people with immigration issues.

We get to interact with people from every imaginable background, people we otherwise might not have the opportunity to meet. Skyline College directly reflects the story of the great American melting pot and shows us that our greatness comes from our diversity, though the current administration would like you to believe otherwise.

Earlier this year, the Department of Justice rolled back racial diversity guidelines for colleges, with United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying they “were unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper,” according to a July 3 article by Jamiles Lartey for The Guardian.

Sessions is wrong, the administration is wrong, and we’re living proof of it; right here at Skyline College. We’re choosing to better ourselves and to come together while doing it. We’re choosing to use our diversity to create a greater good.

All we need to do is to manifest that in the voting booth. If we don’t get out and vote, we’re not just giving up our voice; we’re letting everyone else speak for us. We’re letting people, who may or may not share our values, vote for and legislate for us, and there’s more to consider.

There are people who don’t have a voice and they need us. According to a Sept. 12 New York Times article by Caitlin Dickerson, 12,800 migrant children were separated from their parents and put in federal detention camps; the highest level ever. We must advocate for them and many others.

It’s really up to all of us to do what is both our right as American citizens and our civic duty; to step away from our comfort, convenience, excuses, and privilege. It’s up to us to look around our campus and our communities and ask ourselves if it’s ever okay to marginalize people for any reason.

The answer should always be a resounding “no” and we should act to make our voices heard and to inspire others. We can’t let apathy win.

Entrepreneurial students should back each other in their success

By Laurel B. Lujan TSV Editor-at-Large

In this day and age, a little bit of support from someone’s fellow classmates can go a long way.

This can apply to that particular student entrepreneur who has their own business and is hoping to gain loyal clientele, or people who will support them with their high and lows. More and more people are using corporate companies for more affordable products and yet people are unaware that their classmates are beginning their journey.

According to the Statistica website, people between ages 20 to 34 years old make up 24.4 percent of entrepreneurs in 2016. Compared to 1996, this is 10 percent lower than it is today.

Many businesses fail according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 2017. Fifty percent of small businesses will survive five years or more and one-third will survive 10 years or more.

The one main argument people make about why they can’t always support a small business is because it can be too expensive for them.

This is valid, but people do not have to support a business simply by buying something. They can use social media and give shout outs and tell their followers about that entrepreneur. College students especially can reach out locally and spread the business’ contact information in order to help them.

Or better yet, there should be a day

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where local students entrepreneurs are invited to Skyline to sell their products at one large fair.

Being local and attempting to reach out to fellow students can bring the community together, and help with networking and helping the business grow.

According to Fit Small Business website, businesses provide 55 percent of jobs in the United States and 66 percent of all new jobs since the 1970s.

Another valid point is that buying

products from Amazon is easier.

This is true, but it contributes to a multi-billion dollar industry versus the entrepreneur who is investing their own time and effort to put forth something they believe in that makes them happy and can contribute to society in many ways.

If college students were more supportive of smaller businesses, they could grow bigger.

There are certain resources offered at certain education

institutions such as Entrepreneur Certification, that does help entrepreneurs learn about financial backings, branding and to become more successful.

Investing in a student’s local business entrepreneurship as a fellow student makes it a more intimate community to know that people believe in you. Yes, there’s the entrepreneurship program, but to know that people are invested in it helps with confidence.

From personal experience, having

people know about Etsy pages selling homemade products helps the entrepreneurs as well.

College students supporting each other as entrepreneurs may inspire others to start their own businesses. It is a bold feat in a world of expanding conglomerates to start something small all by yourself, and there are powerful lessons to be learned along the way.

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Editorial

Single-use water bottles are the bane of humankind’s existence Smartwater. Evian. Crystal Geyser.

Arrowhead. Life Water. People have their favorites and their least favorites, but one thing everyone has in common is their unconscionable thirst for water bottles. Your thirst can be quenched in an environmentally and financially conscious manner: tap water.

Ever wondered why there’s an expiration date on your fancy bottle of Fiji water that was bottled at the source? It’s not because the water goes bad. The bottle itself will eventually start to emit chemicals into the water. So, think about that the next time you take a sip of your ridiculously expensive 16.9 fluid ounces of nonsense.

Going back to the price of bottled water, not only do single-use plastic water bottles begin to emit chemicals into your water after a certain date, bottled water is generally more expensive than the water that comes straight from your kitchen faucet.

According to Money, a finance magazine published by Time Inc., bottled water costs 2,000 times more than tap. Imagine paying 2,000 times the price of anything. That would be like going to the bookstore to buy a bottle of water and paying nearly $3000 for a Clif Bar — that would be absurd.

However, if you live in Flint, Michigan, for example, chances are, you won’t be running to your kitchen sink, Hydro Flask at hand ready to hydrate — this is where bottled water matters. In places where clean,

drinkable tap water is not at your disposal, the only option may be bottled water.

Nonetheless, plastic bottles also bear a negative environmental impact.

In 2015, The Washington Post cited that bottled water is three times as inefficient as tap water. The hidden water, the amount of water required to produce something, in a one-liter bottle of water can be up to three liters. Let that sink in.

The energy footprint or the energy exerted to create bottled water is also staggering. Approximately 32-54 million barrels of oil was required to generate the energy to produce the corresponding amount of water bottles consumed by the United States in 2007.

The stigma regarding tap water and its drinkability is absurd.

In the U.S., drinking water is regulated by two different agencies: the FDA regulates bottled water while the EPA regulates tap water. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 set standards for drinking water quality regulated by the EPA. However, there’s no corresponding law regarding the FDA’s regulation over bottled water, which begs the question, “Can bottled water really be trusted?”

So, now you’re probably turned off to the idea of even looking at bottled water. What do you do now?

Buy a reusable water bottle. It doesn’t even have to be a fancy Hydro Flask. Buying and using a reusable water bottle is not only an

artistic license investment in money, but it’s also an investment in the future of the earth.

Not only can you do something about this, but Skyline can too.

The bookstore should stop selling bottled water. Further, Skyline

should also add more hydration stations in every building campus-wide.

The two fill-up stations in Buildings 2 and 6 are simply not enough. Skyline should strive to add at least one in every building on campus.

Do yourself and the earth a favor.

Stop buying and drinking single-use water bottles and buy a reusable water bottle.

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Representing my culture in the media

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with editor-in-chief Simone Ledbetter I did not expect the film “Crazy Rich Asians” or the Pixar short “Bao” would have much effect on me because being mixed, it can be difficult to feel fully apart of either of your ethnicities. But the fact that it did, shows how representation matters even in the slightest form.

Being both white and Chinese, people tend to pick and choose which you are depending on the circumstance. If they’re speaking about how they dislike something

white people do, they’ll assuage the insult by saying “Yah, but you’re Chinese”. But If it’s a demeaning Asian joke, they’ll say “But aren’t you white?”. It’s especially fun to hear that you ‘don’t count’ as one of your nationalities.

I’ve spoken to others who are mixed who feel the same way: not really fitting into either of their cultures. So when I saw these films, with Asian representation in the media at a recent high, I was surprised at how touched I was.

I do not look Asian, and I feel that people that have similar characteristics are already represented in the media, so I did not feel

that seeing Asian actors resonated personally with me. While I am happy that other Asians can see themselves in these films, I do not see myself in them. But to see my Chinese mother’s culture and aspects of my childhood shown on the screen touched my heart.

According to a Washington Post article by Jayne Orenstein, “ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is the first non-action movie set in the present day from a major Hollywood studio to feature mostly Asian actors since 1993’s ‘The Joy Luck Club’ “. The article also states, “It’s the first romantic comedy with Asian leads since 1961’s ‘Flower Drum Song’ “.

Both the Pixar short “Bao” and “Crazy

Rich Asians” offer quite a few Chinese values, which are mainly family oriented. The family dynamic and values shown in these films, such as the dedication to family and the love of an at times ‘tiger’ mother, are not seen often in western films. These are typical themes within my life I could relate to.

There were so many moments where I realized a scene struck a different chord compared to other films, because of the scenes related to my life and childhood.

For example, there is a mahjong scene in “Crazy Rich Asians” that made me feel nostalgic and more connected to the film because of the memories it brought. Mahjong is a game I watched my mother play with friends as I grew up, and I used to love to watch them play. My mother also spoke of how my great grandmother used to wake up early in the morning to call up her friends and play a few games.

Seeing something so apart of my family and culture made me so happy, as it was a piece of my childhood somewhat forgotten that I could relate to and showed my culture in a way that is hardly ever done.

These films showcase Chinese culture and being Chinese in a much more positive light than usually done, and the traditions and games shown are more admired than mocked.

Chinese culture is something I did not really care for when I was younger. I did not wish to participate in the traditions, learn the culture, or take much pride in being Chinese.

But through the years, I have realized how big a part of my life it is and how much it is apart of me. Though I don’t look Chinese, I realized through these films how deeply I hold the values, and greatly feel media should represent various cultures so others may experience pride and connection to their culture as well.

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Candytopia is a golden ticket winner’s dream

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A bright yellow “Candytopia” sign in the lobby greets visitors to the exhibits on Sept. 23, 2018.

By Raymond Rapada TSV NEWS EDITOR

Pop-up exhibit Candytopia is a fun and colorful venue for Bay Area Instagrammers and sweet tooths alike to mingle with candy-crafted creations and capture pose-worthy photoops and tooth-tickling treats in every room.

Candytopia is only open until the end of November and prices range from free for kids 3 and under, $26 for children ages 4-12, and $34 for everyone else. As of publication, there has been no news of any extensions.

One of the perks of Candytopia is that in every room, there is a treasure chest with a trove of candy. Best of all, there's no explicit sign hindering you from grabbing more than one piece of candy. So feel free to grab more than one handful of candy and stash them in your purse or pocket (I'm guilty of doing this).

Before you even enter the museum, you’re recommended to sign up for the “Sugar Rush Experience” that comprises three free photos taken for free by the exhibit and have them sent directly to your email. Beware, once you scan the QR code to take to picture, you only have 10 seconds to strike a pose. So, do some planning before you scan your phone.

Once you enter, an employee is more than willing to snap your photo with the bright yellow, large Candytopia sign.

Here are the basic rules of Candytopia: You can touch and interact with the candy art, but you cannot lick or try to pick off the candy from the art to eat. “Candy has feelings, too!” the employees said.

Also, every candy creation is accompanied by a fact sheet detailing the amount of candy used and the hours spent making the candied creation as well as the grams of sugar.

Like the Color Factory, Candytopia doesn't allow patrons to go back to a room once they have left it. So make sure you grab some candy and snap all the pictures you want before going to the next room. You’re also not guided by an employee so you’re welcome to go through the rooms at your leisure.

The first actual room is the library, where you’re greeted by the librarian. This is the only room where you really get to interact with an employee who's dressed to match their room. Every other room has one or two employees dressed in white or blue jumpsuits who are glad to answer any of your questions or snap a picture for you.

After, you’re free to descend the neon-lit escalator to the Candy Wonderland room. Here, don’t shy away from a boomerang video of you on the swings with a friend, or get a picture pretending to lick the oversized lollipops. This bright room with many photo ops really does live up to its name.

Next is the Art Gallery and the only restroom in the exhibit. The Art Gallery is decked out in crystal chandeliers overhead and a mirrored throne which makes an Instagramworthy post. There are also candy portraits of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Bay Area native Steve Jobs.

Another homage to the Bay Area, and a perfect photo opportunity, are the candy replicas of the three NBA Finals trophies won by the Golden State Warriors as well as a signed Warriors uniform.

Next, in the “Photo Room” is where you can snap a photo in front of another Bay Area-themed backdrop of a San Francisco trolley. You can also take a photo with the two large red and blue inflated balls behind a background of a blue sky with clouds.

You’re then transported under the sea in the next room with a life-size candied scuba suit, suspended manta ray, shark, mermaid and seahorse. Once you move to the next room, you’re greeted by confetti, either flying in the air or littered on the ground. The falling confetti makes for a magical photo. But watch your step as the large accumulations of confetti make the ground very slippery.

The final room has the marshmallow pit and the Golden Gate Bridge seesaw. Before entering the pit of marshmallow-shaped foam, you must remove your shoes and any loose bags or jackets. You’re also not allowed to dive or stand on the perimeter of the pit. Just before you must exit, people in the center are showered with foam marshmallows.

If you don’t feel like taking your shoes off, you can always get a photo on the Golden Gate Bridge seesaw or just sign the oversized guestbook and get a photo with a statue of a young Robin Williams before heading out through the gift shop.

All in all, if you’re looking for another way to liven up your Instagram feed or get a sugar high, Candytopia in San Francisco is your golden ticket in!

Mosaic portrait of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka is composed of 7,900 pieces of candy in the art gallery on Sept. 23, 2018.

The Golden Gate Bridge seesaw is located in the final room opposite to the marshmallow foam pit on Sept. 23, 2018.

Rodin’s “The Thinker”is re imaged using jelly beans, perched in the art gallery on Sept. 23, 2018.

The Marshmallow foam pit composed of more than 250,000 bits of foam on Sept. 23, 2018.

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Focal Point

What deaf individuals wish hearing individuals knew

By Simone LedBetter

TSV EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Many people know of American Sign Language (ASL), but few attempt to learn the language or about the culture as a whole.

Deaf individuals spend a lot of time around hearing individuals who do not know how to act and who often times come across as very rude.This article attempts to break the barrier and properly inform others about what deaf individuals feel that hearing individuals should know.

Almost every person interviewed, including those who could not be fit into this article had a very similar message.

They wish hearing individuals would try to learn at least some sign language and have a better understanding about the deaf culture.

Before getting into the interviews, there is one note. The quotes used in this article are written in the grammar format of American Sign Language. Deaf culture is very much it’s own culture just like any other, and just like other cultures its language will not sound like typical English when translated.

There is an important difference between exact signing and ASL. In ASL, the grammar is different and words such as “and” are not used. But in exact signing, every word used in a typical english sentence is signed. This form, is not preferred. Most deaf and hard of hearing individuals find ASL to be the best and most comfortable way to communicate.

The following interviews were conducted at a deaf event in Santa Clara, California.

Michelle Ottinger, a substitute teacher who teaches both deaf and ASL students, was born hearing, but became sick at 18 months old with spinal meningitis. She spoke until the age of five, and then began exact signing. It was not until high school that she learned ASL. “I wish hearing people would be more patient,” Ottinger wrote in an email interview. “Do not be afraid to use gestures and body language. We can understand body language, but not lip reading. It is hard to know what you say because many words look alike.”

Ottinger also elaborated on families with deaf children,

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who do not learn how to sign. She feels fortunate to have a family that signs, but explains there are parents who feel they do not have the time to learn and don’t. She feels strongly about this matter and states not signing can lead to language deprivation for children.

Anne Utter is hard of hearing, and wishes hearing individuals would include deaf individuals in conversations, and that they would not say “never mind” or “I’ll tell you later” and then not follow up. She also wishes for people would not say “I’m sorry that you’re deaf” or “I can’t imagine being deaf”. She explained in an email that many deaf or hard of hearing individuals have been so for most of their life, and find it rude.

Once, Utter received a paper recommendation that answered questions about her academic potential from a teacher. The instructor had written “no, she won’t be successful because she’s deaf”.

“Just because I use American Sign Language or that my English may not be perfect doesn’t mean I can’t be successful,” said Utter.

Utter states she does not like the oral and sign language divide, and being a part of deaf culture gave her confidence she did not have before learning ASL. She only became aware of ASL after mainstream school, which have mostly

hearing with some deaf students.

Sirius Burke, a hearing individual who frequents deaf events often, discussed some things he feels hearing individuals should know.

“I wish people knew that it is extremely rude to talk in front of people that are deaf,” Burke said. “I wish they knew talking louder does not make it any better. Talking slowly doesn’t make it any better.”

Burke feels that it is not only hearing individuals’ ignorance, but insensitivity and laziness in not putting in the effort to speak to someone who is deaf. Deaf individuals have been deaf most of their lives if not all, and have dealt with hearing individuals most of the time so they have multiple ways to communicate.

Burke explains hearing individuals can be rude and insensitive to deaf individuals. They may exclude deaf individuals because the language and culture is not familiar to them. Burke also states that being deaf is often seen as something that needs to be fixed, and this is not the case.

Many parents immediately feel their child will lack quality of life and not be successful, but this is also a misconception.

“I think it’s important to have hearing people learn so they can become interpreters, teachers, and become part of a beautiful culture!” said Utter.

review

“When We First Met”: accepting reality as it is

Alexandra Daddario and Adam DeVine play Avery Martin and Noah Ashby, respectively, in “When We First Met“.

BY Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber tsv focal point editor

The Netflix romantic comedy, "When We First Met" brings sweetness and laughter, but also hopeful, yet heartbreaking reality and life advice.

"When We First Met", is about a young adult who finds a way into the past and uses it to try to avoid being friend zoned.

This film really brings to life the romantic struggle of Noah Ashby, played by Adam DeVine, who has fallen in love with the girl of his dreams at a Halloween party. This girl ends up being one of his best friends, but three years later she becomes engaged to someone else.

Noah believes that they are meant to have a life together, so this is his worst nightmare. Avery Martin, the girl of his dreams, played by Alexandra Daddario, will marry someone

else without knowing how he feels. Yet, the morning after the engagement party, he finds himself in the exact day he met her. Noah is able to travel through time and uses it to go back as many times as he can possibly go, just to get it right: to "fix" everything and to get her to be his.

He does things differently every time and wakes up living with the consequences of his actions. The first few tries he does drastic changes and the consequences he faces are not the ones he wants. Yet, as he keeps trying, and even when he gets the results he hopes for all along, he isn't satisfied.

As one goes through life, one will realize that is not always about what we want, but what we need.

The film gives life advice to everyone who watches it.

Even if one could go back in time and change things, even just a tiny bit, would it be worth risking the future that you already have? Changing things in the past could even change

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who you are as a person, and for the better or worst, you wouldn't be the only one whose life would have changed.

The people around you might not be the same or may not even be in the future that you hoped to have.

This film is a mind and eye opener. It really makes you realize that maybe you have just been blind to the possibilities and opportunities that life has presented to you over the years. Or maybe not. Maybe it's not the fact that you've been blind to possibilities, but that you have been looking in the wrong places for them.

According to the film, things happen and we may not have much power to change that, but we can change the way we react and how we approach life.

This is a movie that will give audiences hope about their futures and help them keep an open mind about what is to come.

Sports

Game Story

September 27, 2018

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Trojans lose close game against Las Positas Hawks

By Kylea Pearson

TSV Staff Writer

Recovering from a loss, the Skyline Trojans were off to a rough start in Wednesday night’s volleyball game against Las Positas. In the first set, the rival Hawks began with a five to three lead with solid spike and serves from Las Positas player Sondra Montague; the Las Positas Hawks went on to win the match three sets to two.

The Trojans were lacking team spirit on the court and communication was at a low point once they realized they were up against an undefeated team.

Five rounds of Las Positas serves were left untouched

by Skyline. A lack of focus was noticed by the second set and the Trojans began to pick it back up. Skyline player, Makaena Gee, who has been playing volleyball for six years, was the strongest server Wednesday night for the Trojans.

“Our energy needs to be up,” said Gee. “But we have worked really hard to have better communication on the court.”

After halftime, Skyline was left on a losing streak

even though spike from Las Positas' spikes were getting weaker. Finally, Skyline improved their communication and even with Las Positas winning the third set 26-24, the Trojans didn’t quit.

At this point, during the fourth set, the momentum was bouncing back and forth from each team.

When the fifth set started, communication was lost on the Skyline team once again, and Las Positas picked up their game and continued on their streak. Kills were missed and efforts to get the ball in the air were low. Las Positas player, Montague, served fast balls that were just missed by Skyline.

Hawks player Sadie Eldredge, mentioned the determination that comes from their team. “We’ve really worked on clicking more as a team. A few weeks ago we were just strangers so now that we know how to play together, it works.”

Eldredge was delivering strong passes and served reliably that night and helped in the foundation of their win.

“We are undefeated right now, but still I’d say we just need to keep on bringing our

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Makaena Gee jumps up for a kill during the beginning of third set on Sept. 19, 2018.

best to each game,” said Eldredge.

In the last set, Skyline lost 15-9. Both teams displayed proper sportsmanship and respected each other on the court, but the loss was rough.

By this point in the game, the fans could see from the stands that the audience had lost faith in the Trojans.

There were quick serves from each side but Skyline just wasn't quick enough to get to the Hawks' serves.

Different plays would help the Skyline team, but communication was lost during the second set.

“We need to run different plays,” Gee said. “So we don’t seem as predictable to the opposing team.”

With this game in mind, the Skyline Trojans have a lot on their plate to work on. Each team has goals to strive for, and the Skyline Trojans are no exception.

Sports Opinion

Tiger turns back the clock

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By Diego Emilio Perez TSV sports editor

Everyone loves a comeback, and Tiger Woods’ recent win at the FedEx Cup marked his first individual win in five PGA seasons; this could start one of the best career turnarounds in sports history.

The 42-year-old professional golfer hit rock bottom in November of 2009 when his long-term love affair with Rachel Uchitel was exposed. The number of publicly-known mistresses was up to 14 by early December of that same year.

Woods took a break from golf after the scandal broke and he subsequently hurt his neck in a car accident. However, he was able to return in time for the Masters Tournament and finished

Mavericks receive a slap on the wrist With Diego Emilio Perez

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in a tie for fourth place. Four months later, his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, divorced him in August of 2010.

The next season, Woods had the worst performance of his career, with only two top 10 finishes in nine events and no tournament wins. With the weight of the scandal weighing heavy on his performance, Woods continued to struggle.

In May of 2011 Woods withdrew from the Players Championship and missed the next two months due to a MCL and achilles sprain in his left leg. This initiated an ominous trend of serious injuries and operations that put a jarring halt on any comeback attempts.

Woods suffered over a dozen injuries between 2012 and 2017 and underwent four back surgeries. During this time Woods was uncertain if he would ever be healthy enough to make a return to professional golf.

Woods was undoubtedly the best golfer in the world before his numerous affairs and injuries began deteriorating his success. Many professional athletes are unable to bounce back from such dramatic and career-damaging decisions piled on top of personal health issues.

From the end of 2015 into 2016 Woods took a 16 month break from Golf due to his third back surgery. He made his return at the Hero World Challenge where he finished 15th and last amongst American competitors.

Woods had to go under the knife again, in April of 2017 to alleviate pain in his lower back and leg. This is the most recent of his four back surgeries and was labeled as a success according to PGA.com.

Woods, once again, was able to persevere.

After another 9 month absence from golf and with a new bolstered base of skeptical viewers, Woods made another return at the Hero World Challenge in December of 2017. He performed much better this time around: he finished in a tie for 9th place with an overall score of -8.

Woods had some momentum coming into the new year. He had two top ten finishes in the first half of 2018 before he was cut from the U.S. Open in June. But this fueled Woods to finish top ten in five of the eight remaining tournaments including one tournament win.

Woods’ Tour Championship win on Sept. 23 was a sight many golf fans thought they would never see again. After a messy affair scandal, divorce and grueling battle with injuries, Woods, once again has set his sights on a 15th major tournament win. This is a feat he has not accomplished since 2005.

Hostile workplace environments have no place in any business or organization, and the NBA failed to properly discipline the Mavericks for their negligence in protecting their employees from harassment and misconduct.

The Dallas Mavericks' sexual harassment and improper workplace conduct spanned over two decades. According to an independent investigation by two lawyers, several incidents that were reported never received acknowledgement.

Sports Illustrated writers Jessica Luther and Jon Wertheim initiated this exposè with an article published in late February titled “Inside the Corrosive Workplace Culture of the Dallas Mavericks”. This detrimental case of workplace misconduct quickly escalated into a full blown independent investigation as the detailed accounts of sexual harassment in the Mavericks organization kept growing.

The investigation exposed an awful lack of leadership and responsibility within the Mavericks, with three employees being the focus of the report.

Former Mavericks CEO Terdema Ussery was the first and highest ranking perpetrator of sexual assault and workplace misconduct; there were multiple incidents of inappropriate touching, comments and forcible kissing. The Princeton and Harvard graduate had a vital role in maintaining the contamination of the workplace he oversaw.

“His most important job was to both safeguard the employees and make sure he was running a well-functioning organization,” said Anne Milgram, the co-counsel in charge of the investigation. “We found that he failed to do both.”

“We have to keep in mind that he was the day-to-day leader of the organization,” Milgram said when speaking about Ussery’s position as CEO. “We found that Ussery was a serial harasser and created a pervasive culture of harassment in the office. He was also the boss.”

Ticket sales employee, Chris Hyde, committed actions including inappropriate comments to women of a sexual nature, the viewing and sharing of pornographic images and videos, unsolicited and unwanted sexual advances, and violent and threatening outbursts toward co-workers.

Finally, Earl Sneed, a Mavs.com reporter who committed two acts of domestic violence including one against another Mavericks employee.

The NBA released a memo on Sept. 19 detailing a list of mandates for the Mavericks in response to the recently published report, and strongly suggested the other 29 franchises implement them too. This was after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban agreed to donate $10 million to combating domestic violence and promoting leadership and development for women in the sports industry.

As a regulatory body with the power to properly punish the Mavericks, the NBA did not. The list of 10 changes the league required the organization to make are referred to as “suggestions” and will have little to no impact on the way other organizations handle these terrible circumstances.

NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, responded to the 43 page report. “The findings of the independent investigation are disturbing and heartbreaking and no employee in the NBA, or any workplace for that matter, should be subject to the type of working environment described in the report.”

Commissioner Silver had a chance to send a clear message of zero-tolerance for sexual assault and misconduct to the entire league, but his decision to softly punish the Mavericks for their unacceptable business practices will undoubtedly be remembered as a huge mistake.

Upcoming Games Men's Soccer

Sept. 28 @ Cañada College Oct. 2 vs. Ohlone College Oct. 5 vs. Chabot College Oct. 9 @ Gavilan College

Women's Soccer

Sept. 28 @ Cabrillo College Oct. 2 vs. Hartnell College Oct. 9 vs. Monterey Peninsula College

Volleyball

Sept. 29 Tournament @ Ohlone College Oct. 2 vs. Ohlone College Oct. 5 vs. Chabot College Oct. 9 @ Gavilan College

Game Summary

Missed opportunities cost Skyline a home win

By Daniel Archuleta TSV Guest Writer

Skyline Men's soccer team was unable to find the back of the net in their Sept. 25 game against the Hartnell Panthers, leading to a scoreless draw.

Right before the opening whistle, both teams seemed eager to get off to a strong start with "first five!" being yelled by the Skyline huddle and Hartnell countering with "intensity."

Early on, Skyline had their high pressure defense working to their advantage, pressuring Hartnell to give the ball up which lead to the Trojans having much of the possession in the first half.

Skyline's best chance at a score in the first half came from Skyline's forward, Christian Marquez, in the 28th minute. Marquez went on a 25-yard-run in between both Hartnell center backs only to have his shot pushed out on a full stretch dive by the Hartnell goalie, Jesus Parra.

Halfway through the first half Skyline was gifted another scoring chance when Parra picked up a yellow card after tripping Skyline forward Brayan Mendoza just outside of the penalty box. The ensuing free kick led to nothing and Skyline left the pitch at the half scoreless.

Three minutes into the second half, both teams traded scoring opportunities as Skyline forward, Jason Hernandez, had his shot blocked which led to a Hartnell counter which was executed with slick passing in between Skyline's defenders. Their shot was saved

by Skyline goalkeeper, Cesar Contreras.

It was noticeable that Hartnell came out of halftime more calm and composed leading to more possession and shots on goal for the Panthers.

"Let's wake up Skyline, Let's wake up!" was the message from midfielder, Kareem Lacayo, look-

ing to get the Trojans back on their game plan.

Shortly after Hernandez looked to redeem himself with a great run to stay onside, yet his shot was right at the Hartnell goalkeeper who he had one-on-one. Skyline had their first corner kick of the second half in the 66th minute after two more shots were denied by Parra, who had 10 saves overall.

At full time, the game ended in a goalless draw with Skyline looking visibly frustrated after having most of the scoring chances but unable to break through.

"I thought we played well,"said Skyline Head Coach Gabriel Saucedo. "We controlled the tempo, we had most of the possession; it's just unfortunate we couldn't get a goal in. It was a good result against a good team."

Saucedo was pleased with Skyline's ability to get 10 shots on goals, with more improvements to be made as they look towards their next games against Cañada and Ohlone.

Hartnell's goalie Jesus Parra dives to block a shot from Skyline's forward Christian Marquez on Sept. 25, 2018.

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UNDOCUWEEK October 15 - 19, 2018 A week of activities to bring awareness, support and resources to Skyline College’s undocumented community.

Trojan defender Kareem Lacayo moves the ball towards mid-field on Sept. 25, 2018.

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Hartnell defenders swarm Skyline forward Brayan Mendoza on Sept.

25, 2018.

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