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November 12, 2015

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The results are in

by Laurel B. Lujan TSV News Editor

Sergeant Michael J. Marl speaks to a student during the campus Veteran’s Day event on Nov. 11. Andrew Avilla/The Skyline View

Skyline honors veterans in campus celebration

by Sarah Marasigan

TSV Focal Point Editor

Skyline College offers significant support to veterans through its resource center. Veterans who come back to college after their service have a hard time transitioning due to various challenges, and having resources like those at Skyline provide much needed support.

“We try to keep as strong a partnership as we can, so we can better direct our veterans to the right health services,” Program Services Coordinator Gina Ciardella said.

“We have a strong partnership with the Skyline counseling services so there can be appropriate VA Sources as well.”

These resources can be vital, because for many veterans, returning to civilian life can be hard.

According to the National Conference of State Legislation website, transitioning from military life to campus life can be overwhelming for many veterans. This includes balancing other responsibilities, coping with military related injuries, or finding peers on campus.

Often, veterans are in communities that have very little, if any, veterans outreach or support systems. Skyline, like many other colleges, is an advocate for the veteran having an official veteran’s resource center. They are able to guide them to different medical facilities and support groups in their own area that can help and provide services for them. Another aspect of the service is that they provide assistance to veterans by helping set up their whole college experience: late registrations, financial aid, and any decisions concerning field of study that they might be interested in.

According to the 2015 Veteran

Economic Opportunity Report, it takes an average of 5.8 years for non-veteran students to finish college while it takes the average veteran 2.3 years to finish.

Ciardella helps with guiding these veterans to the right educational path and working with the other school departments on how to work with the veterans.

“It’s a much more comfortable environment,” Ciardella said, “because they are surrounded by other veterans. It’s a nice environment to facilitate the connection to resources for them.”

One example of this partnership between the resource center and the veterans can be seen in the story of Byron Suarez, the latest guest speaker at Skyline’s Veterans Resource Center.

Suarez was given the type of outreach and support at another community college that Skyline offers to veterans as well. Suarez now comes to the Skyline VRC as a speaker to reach out and inform other veterans of how many possibilities and resources that are available to them, and to share his own experience.

Suarez enlisted in the Navy in 2004 and served a total of eight years. At the end of his service, he was recommended by his command to go onto medical school.

However, he said that his dream was always to be an attorney. He applied to three law schools, and was offered a scholarship at Golden Gate University. From there he met other veterans, and with the help of his resource center was able to apply for other scholarships and figure out what it was he needed to do to best succeed in law school.

“I realized that our country wants to do well,” Suarez said.

“They are willing to fund it and support and are will to hold my hand through it.”

With the help of his peers, he finished law school and is now at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office. He stresses the importance of taking advantage of the resources available to you and especially in resource centers like Skyline’s who are there to offer their help and guidance.

He had brought up his main issue concerning the help provided to veterans: medical and mental health. He says that more help concerning those particular areas should be provided at Skyline and other community colleges as well. The closest VA hospital is in Palo Alto and the closest VA clinic is in San Francisco. Not only is this inconvenient for transferring veteran students, but for every veteran out there who is not located next to these areas. Therefore they cannot get the help or support they need.

As stated by the American Psychological Association, a large number of veterans face constrained access to care when they return to their communities. One third of the National Guard and reservists were reported choosing civilian care because they lived too far from the nearest military treatment facility.

Although those particular services continue to be an issue, the educational resources offered to veterans at Skyline has helped them succeed and stay in college.

“The experience has been well so far,” Skyline student and veteran Gabriel Garrett said. “I am under the GI bill and it gives me more motivation to show up and get good grades and to keep up in my classes.

The Veterans Resource Center has helped me in a lot of ways and has given me a lot of information about the resources available for me.”

Citizens of the San Mateo Community College District voted for one new board member and reelected two incumbents for the three empty board of trustees chairs on Nov. 3.

New blood comes into the board with Maurice D. Goodman, who is also the first African American to be elected to the board of trustees.

Goodman went to Skyline and completed degrees in administration of justice and paralegal studies. He then went on to attend CSU East Bay where he received a bachelor’s of science in criminal justice. His goals are to focus on and to improve the district.

“What I would like to achieve is to be able to improve on the student achievement at all three colleges, and improving quality as well as access and affordability for under-served communities,” he said. “That includes supporting the president’s push to make community college free, and I support that.”

Goodman won by 34,412 votes.

Karen Schwarz, one of the incumbents, has been on the Board of Trustees for five terms.

Schwarz hopes to help keep the district in order.

“I hope to just keep everything moving forward, expanding our funds, classes, and retaining students,” Schwarz said.

As for Dave Mandelkern, the other incumbent who won the election: he had gotten 49,657 votes versus Schwarz who had 46,430. Based on his official website, his goals as part of the board of trustees is to help the students.

“We must still focus on the most effective ways to train tens of thousands of students for good jobs and continue to enhance our already impressive student transfer and graduation success rates,” he said.

This year the San Mateo district has chosen to try an all-mail ballot as well as in-person ballots.

County Clerk Mark Church told the San Francisco Chronicle that the mail-in vote ran efficiently.

The usual polling places were able to be cut from 209 to about 150.

According to county elections officials, this year’s voter turnout was 29 percent.

Election results Winners

Count Percentage

Dave Mandelkern 49,657

26.9%

Karen Schwarz

25.1%

46,430

Maurice D. Goodman 34,412

18.6%

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Women on the rise in education Female undergrads have been gaining in numbers on male colleagues since the 1940’s

by Alexandria Kenyon

TSV Staff Writer

Studies show women today are earning more college degrees than men, a trend that has been going on for some time.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women have been more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree than men since the 1940’s. This is not by a small percentage; women are now 30 percent more likely to earn a degree.

“Data on the degree completion rates between women and men over the last decade have consistently revealed that women complete their degrees at higher rates than men,” Cherie Colin, director of marketing, communications, and public relations for Skyline College said. “Additionally, gender roles have been significantly challenged as women are encouraged and supported to pursue education and enter the workforce, roles that were often reserved for men.”

The numbers at Skyline College support these ideas and the data reported. According to Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness at Skyline College, Skyline is currently comprised of 5,413 female students and 4,710 male students, and 297 students who are unreported.

Not only does Skyline have more women attending, the college also has more women earning degrees, reflecting the trend throughout the U.S. In the 2014 to 2015 academic year, 380 female students earned degrees and 267 male students did.

For certificate programs in the 2013 to 2014 academic year 460 female students earned certificates while 427 male students did.

Data from the Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness shows women dominate in certain majors while men dominate in others. The top three most awarded degree programs for women as of the 2014 to 2015 academic year were allied health, interdisciplinary studies of letters and science, and interdisciplinary studies of social and natural sciences.

As stated in the Skyline College Degrees and Certificates Earned (by gender) 2009-2014 report, men have dominated kinesiology and physical education, interdisciplinary studies, and family and consumer studies.

“I don’t think this trend is saying anything specific in terms of the future of education except that more women are participating in higher education,” said Michele Haggar, program services coordinator in the transfer center counseling division at Skyline.

These statistics showing more women earning degrees than men could be shining through in the job market. Strategy&, a global strategy consulting team, released a report that looked at 2,500 of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, measured in five year increments.

The report found the percentage of women earning CEO titles has increased from 2.1 percent to 3.6 percent.

“I think that if the statistics are accurate and there are more women succeeding in higher education, perhaps this might result in an

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increase in women participating and working in jobs that were primarily dominated by men not just in the corporate world, but in all careers and fields,” Hagger said.

“College degrees most importantly boost earnings, and I believe that it is a great impact that women are more engaged in college.” Skyline student Shelvina Singh said. “Negative gender stereotypes against women have been around for so long that the increase in women getting more college degrees than men is significantly a positive thing.

Due to those college degrees the future of women is to be prosperous and to get ahead in their careers and education, just how men have in the past.”

Fixing the problem of women’s inequality in the workplace could begin with focusing on higher education.

“The future of higher educa-

tion rests in the hands and minds of educators that strive to meet the needs of the community at large,” Collin said. “Every effort must be made to support the students that choose to pursue higher education, as well as making every effort to ensure access for those groups that are disproportionately represented.

As educators, we have a responsibility to ask ourselves the question.”

While the job market does depend on the market needs, as well as other factors, if the trend of women earning more college degrees than men continues, women may be on their way to equality in the workforce. The data shows more women are attending college.

“I do think that this is a positive trend and holds a lot of benefits as it show progress in the rights of women and women empowerment,” Haggar said.

Learning community prepares students for weighty issues

by Alexandria Kenyon TSV Staff writer

Students in a recently developed community program on campus are focusing on civil rights and social justice in their general education classes.

The Social Justice League is a learning community program at Skyline that began in the spring of 2014. The Learning Community was made for TRiO, the YES Program for current and former Foster Youth, and students who wanted to use their education to address social justice issues. The Social Justice League provides students with a support system, leadership development, student success skills, writing skills, and more to help students grow personally and in this topic area.

“Within the TRiO program we wanted to create a learning community where students in TRiO would have an opportunity to build community in the classroom and also get faculty to work closely in coordinating classes to support each other and students in the learning community,” said Jessica

Lopez, TRiO counselor and professor in the Social Justice League learning community.

The Social Justice League works as a cohort program. Students who stick to the program spend four semesters together, in two classes, which are taught in an interdisciplinary manner. The two classes work together and have a common theme.

“Students in the Social Justice League Learning Community start to assist and help each other in class,” said Shelvina Singh, a student involved in the Social Justice League.

“Since it’s linked courses, most of the students are going with you to the next classes, so homework, studying, etc. are easier to get done, which then helps students to still be motivated to continue with their education.”

In the first semester of the Social Justice League,

students will take COUN 100 paired with an English class that matches their level. These two classes collaborate so students learn through both disciplines.

Students may read a book about African-American social issues in English and then work with those issues in the counseling class, the similarity in the classes being the issues discussed and the difference being how they are applied.

“Faculty members have more opportunity to come together and benefit students…in a learning community there is more of an intentional focus, the faculty has to come together beforehand to make a plan,” said Marisa Thigpen, program services coordinator for Learning Communities & Distance Education program.

The Social Justice League has courses in math, English, and communications that center on

social issues such as poverty, homelessness, women’s rights and more. In these courses, students learn how to ask questions, conduct research on life issues, and communicate this research back to others.

“It benefits Skyline College, because through these courses, students become empowered when these issues are identified and understood; ultimately, they would want to strive to make a global change,” Singh said.

Students who participate in learning communities have been shown to have a higher completion rate than those who don’t. The emphasis on connecting with each other and the campus n these programs could be a factor. “[The program] gives a great founda-

tion for their time here…

It connects students to each other, academic programs, and to Skyline College… [There is] a benefit in the idea of being in a community, students will be interested in your success,” Thigpen said.

“I would recommend everyone to join the Social Justice League and mostly, students who have majors that are related to social justice, such as criminal justice majors, social services majors, etc,” Singh said

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There are other issues at hand besides guns on campus Last week, Faisal Mohammad, a UC Merced student, went on a stabbing spree, leaving four students injured and ended with his death after he was gunned down by campus police officers. As a result of violent incidents such as the one at UC Merced, school districts are now taking more caution and installing different types of safety measures. For example, Church of the Highlands, a San Bruno church that also operates as a K-8 Christian school, has recently contracted with a local security firm, hiring professional gunmen to patrol their elementary school grounds.

While violence on campuses is certainly a terrible problem, it is important to remember that these instances are incredibly uncommon. Unfortunately, they also pull attention away from more common problems on college campuses, such as sexual assault and student debt.

According to the Washington Post, one in five women will be sexually assaulted by the time they finish college. Just recently, the White House and College Humor collaborated on a PSA with a subliminal message toward sexual assault in colleges.

The video is a reminder that one shouldn’t just stand by and let any act of sexual harassment take place, no matter how ineffective your intervention might seem.

Another issue at hand is the cost of education and the resulting rise in student debt, which has increased over the years and continues to do so. According to the Council of Independent Colleges, student loan debt is approximately $1 trillion, and the average debt level of those with a bachelor’s degree from a public university is $19,500.

The average debt of each bachelor degree recipient from public universities jumped from $11,700 in 2008 to $14,300 in 2011.

At Skyline, the number of classes has been greatly reduced. Classes that once had an entire page of time slots in the schedule have been reduced to only two or three options per subject. It takes a lot longer for students to get through school, and of course the longer they are in school, the more their debt

will spiral out of control.

If the safety of students is a school’s top priority, then college campuses should take greater strides to cut down on sexual assaults on campus. The goal of universities is to prepare students for whatever future careers lie ahead of them, not to leave them so burdened with debt that “survive” is the only word on their minds.

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The View From Here dience drawn to its rags-to-riches narratives.

The film and TV industries have picked up on this phenomenon as well. “The Hunger Games” movies have grossed over $2 billion worldwide, capitalizing on mostly young people who see elements of reality in the series.

In the pilot of the USA network’s “Mr. Robot”, the franchise is presented as an example of corporate

“As millenials become major players in society, they need to realize the influence they hold over the economy.”

America using media to pacify its masses. “Mr. Robot,” a raging, anti-capitalist narrative itself, garnered millions of viewers during its first season, including a large proportion in the coveted 18-49 year old age range.

The purpose of anti-capitalist media from the producers’ perspective isn’t to motivate young people to change the system--It’s to capitalize on their anti-capitalist sentiment, which is ultimately genius. One thing young people dissatisfied with the system can be guaranteed to pay for is rebellion.

Keeping young people’s desire for rebellion confined to their media

1 in 5 (20 percent) of women will be sexually harassed by the time

they finish college

2008-09 $12,797 2011-12 $16,805 Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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In honor of Veterans Day

With Jeanita Lyman, editor in chief In the wake of uncertain economic times, millennials have grown up to be warier of capitalism than prior generations.

However, having been immersed in capitalism their entire lives, millennials tend to take out their angst, not through overt, organized revolt, but through their media consumption habits.

While millennials are gaining economic and political influence, they often remain staunch capitalists in these arenas. Anti-capitalist sentiments are tied much more closely to media consumption and buying habits. Companies and advertisers have caught on, and anti-capitalism is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

According to the Pew Research center, 46 percent of people 18 to 29 have negative views of capitalism versus 47 percent who view it positively. This is in contrast with people over the age of 30, more than 50 percent of whom still view capitalism favorably.

Counterculture music genres like punk and hip hop, which arose as a rebellion to the status quo and the capitalistic American dream, have been morphed into massive, profit-making entities.

Hot Topic has risen in the wake of punk’s death, now reigning solidly throughout every mall in the country and making a huge amount of money from angst-ridden teenagers seeking to rebel. Hip hop is a mouthpiece for capitalism and the joys of money, making billions for media companies and retailers from an often disenfranchised au-

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consumption habits has the added bonus of satisfying that desire without the messiness of an actual rebellion. It’s much easier to nerd out over “The Hunger Games” than it is to actually initiate any kind of change or fix the issues that inspired it.

Conversely, this thirst for rebellion stands in stark contrast to the educational goals of millennials. According to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics, a huge proportion of bachelor’s degrees sampled in 2011 to 2012 were in business, making it by far the most popular undergraduate major. The year 2012 also saw the release of the first “Hunger Games” movie.

As millennials become major players in society, they need to realize the influence they hold over the economy. Society has real issues that need to be dealt with, and escaping to a fantasy world is a not productive outlet for angst after the age of 18. People have been hurt and are clearly unhappy within the system that exists, yet eager and willing to be complicit in it. Hopefully the same sentiment that earned the “Hunger Games” franchise billions of dollars will translate into real life solutions to problems as millennials’ economic and political power comes to fruition.

A lush no-man’s-land of polished stones and perfect flowers, knows more the tears of loss than the glimmer of pride.

Towering legions rended from the Earth, broken from stone and molded from steel, have seen more the glow of adoration than the flesh that died to become them.

Bleak hometown streets and empty park benches have embraced more heroes than the pages of Marvel comics.

Remnants of men sleep under the shadows of uniforms torn and discarded, waiting for funerals to end and life to begin again.

With monuments erected, the dead are immortalized, the dying are forgotten.

Their memories are safe with us, carved in stone and buried deep.

So stand with the Unknown Soldier, and weep for the fallen you can’t see.

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Repeal bilingual education restrictions

by Joy Marcus TSV Multimedia Reporter

Breaking up over text means you’re a coward It’s a harsh statement to call someone a coward. There’s a lot of history within the word, as it has been in use since the 13th century.

The insult was coined to describe soldiers who run away from battle or surrender in the face of the enemy.

Since then, the word’s definition has stretched further to describe just about anyone who is afraid of anything. My own definitive meaning of the word is someone who does not try hard enough. One example would be those who hide behind their phone when starting or ending “romantic” relationships.

Now it’s easy to understand why someone ending a relationship through their phone would be a coward. If people want to end a relationship, they need to be fair to the other person by being upfront about how they honestly feel. This is a conversation that must be face-to-face. If someone is doing something as serious as ending a relationship over an emotionless bubble of text, they are not trying

hard enough.

A break up needs to be a synchronized conversation. For this to happen, each person needs to say what he or she feels on the spot.

People use text to break up so that they can think before they speak and that way they can get off easy.

But the other person will not feel that way. A person being dumped deserves to say what he or she feels at that exact moment.

There’s no excuse for two people in the same city to text and end their relationship. Also, why would you want to do this to someone you probably spent a considerable amount of time with?

This shatters their perception of everything you were great for in their eyes.

As for people who try to start relationships through a text message, that’s pathetic. Honestly, you make me cringe and you most likely make the person you want cringe even more. You’re dropping a bombshell onto that person, you don’t know what they’re doing when you text him or her. Maybe

that person is at his or her grandmother’s funeral, but of course a decent human being would have his or her phone turned off. Even afterwards that message could be a lot to take in.

Plus the chances of your wanted outcome could drop significantly. That person will come up with at least five reasons not to be with you during the two minutes they use to reply back to your text.

Just do yourself a favor and do not confess your love for someone over text and do not dump someone over text. Why do moments like this have to be ruined with our phones? People should stop acting like cowards and just be human.

It’s okay to reject or get rejected.

At least you would have some dignity.

Being there for that moment is the most that can be done; the conversation will be tough to carry out and rejection will be faced, but it’s just something that needs to be done. In the long run, it will be better and you will learn a thing or two.

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California citizens will vote in 2016 to repeal a long standing law (Prop. 227, 1998) that restricts availability of K-12 Bilingual Education. ¡Que bueno! This is a good thing!

When I read that news last week in a back issue of EducationWeek, it made me think of a book I read not long ago - and the ongoing fight that I have with that book.

First, a bit of background: I grew up in Chicago – a rather long time ago - in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment. There was much immigration then, especially from Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe. In addition, there were large numbers of African Americans emigrating North from Southern states. Our grandmother and aunties often took my sister and me for little excursions via bus or streetcar. During those rides on public transit we were treated to so many pretty shades of humanity and the fascinating, sweet din of many languages; they were a “normal” part of our life.

Now, as a community college student in California, when I walk across campus everyday I am, once again, treated to the music of multiple languages - even more than those I heard in Chicago: Spanish, yes, of course. African-American slang; Portuguese; Chinese; Russian; Japanese; Hebrew; Arabic; Farsi; Hindi; Tagalog; Tongan; Vietnamese. The other day, I thought I heard someone say, “Namaskar.” A Sanskrit expression, “namaskar” means, “I love you with my mind and with my heart.”

The sound mix in my everyday life, makes me feel at home. It is familiar. Although I am old enough to be mother or grandmother to most of my fellow students, I feel I belong here – in great part due to all the immigrants and foreign visitors, their places in the language orchestra or chorus of daily life.

And I feel so lucky and nourished being here, part of a learning community that welcomes the languages and cultures of so many.

Back to the book I am fighting.

Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, an autobiography, is a complicated, sad story about the loss of cultural identity in pursuit of education.

Rodriguez, whose parents emigrated from Mexico, knew only 50 words of English when he started his schooling in Sacramento. He ended his formal education with a Ph.D., doing research in a British museum.

Unfortunately, Rodriguez’ education came at a cost.

He was the only native Spanish speaker in the class and the only non-white. Too, he was the only working class kid from a low-income family in a private Catholic school full of white upper middle class children. He went to that school because his family lived around the corner from the street with all the big houses where lived

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the upper class children. The only place Ricardo heard Spanish was at home, or when visiting with relatives.

He began to perceive the language of his family as the language of privacy, of intimacy; and he concluded that English was the language of the public domain, the language of power in a predominantly English speaking country. Of course he was correct about the power equation – to a point; however, apparently none of the adults around him suggested that he could learn to read and write English, read all the books he hungered to read and, at the same time, appreciate and own his family’s Mexican culture and language, his native Indian ancestry, his brownness.

Rodriguez’ education cost him an expense that had nothing to do with money. He lost a major part of his identity, perhaps his spirit!

In his own words: “…education require[s] (my emphasis) radical self reformation.” While thinking about Rodriguez’ experience and opinions, I argue with him (and, implicitly, with his teachers).

Is the act of adding a second language to one’s communications toolbox an act that should ask a student to lose one’s cultural identity?

Apparently, the young Ricardo was left alone with that conclusion. He received no validation for his totality. The strongest, most consistent positive attention he received throughout his education was for his performance as a student. And he became an outstanding student, the sort that becomes a “scholarship boy,” about whom Rodriguez writes: “…All his ideas are clearly borrowed. He seems to have no thought of his own….The scholarship boy is a very bad student. He is the great mimic, a collector of thoughts, not a thinker.”

Thus, Rodriguez missed out on yet another potential benefit of education, support for his creativity, so he grew to believe himself unable to “think outside the box.”

To continue my argument: there is untold value in bilingual education: teaching children how to read, write, and speak English, so they can function well in an English-speaking world, while also teaching them all the other subjects in their native language, until they become fluent in English. It seems so obvious to me.

And what a rich learning experience for native English speakers to engage with fellow students from so many parts of the world, students who own other languages and cultures! How could any educator, or California voter, choose to ignore that reciprocal benefit?

Hopefully, come November 2016, a majority of California voters will be more mindful than in 1998 and vote to repeal Proposition 227.

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Tango takes Skyline

But did you know Argentine tango is available here in San Bruno? Better yet, here on campus at A variety of characters plunge Skyline College? Can you imaginto the world of Argentine tango: ine yourself meeting new people people of all ages, male and with a mere look and a nod? It’s female, seduced by the power of that easy. When you speak the an electric confrontation between language of Argentine tango, in two people, two bodies moving a matter of minutes you gain a as one to a sensuous, almost othwealth of knowledge about a new er-worldly set of pulsing rhythms. friend, through touch and the This scenario is repeated thousubtlety of nuanced movements sands of times all over the world: that quickly reveal two people to any big city, any night, often to 3 one another. a.m., suggesting the attraction of Full disclosure folks: it takes an imperious, mysterious and admore than a couple of classes to dictive compulsion. And so what’s become an expert, but you can in it for us? Buenos Aires, Paris, learn enough to keep you dancing London etc. are just not featured for a lifetime in one semester. And in most students’ vacation plans. the learning can be fun too: joyous, awkward moments suffered gladly, and often with a laugh are a price well worth paying.

It all depends on the learning situation; and we have a great one here at Skyline.

What do world-class professional ballet dancers do when the time for performing lead roles tapers off?

One such top-notch dancer made over a dozen pilgrimages to Buenos Aires, seeking out world-renowned teachers and applying the incredible discipline learned in the world of ballet to soak up the intricacies and authentic Ken Delmar

By Trevor Robinson TSV guest writer

spirit of Argentine Tango. This man is here, on our campus fervently passing on the learning and wisdom wrenched from the heart of the capital of Argentine Tango.

There is a community built up around these classes taught by Ken Delmar, some of the students get involved for years, five years is not uncommon. And the enthusiasm never lets up: good kind people, often Ken’s friends and supporters, giving time, effort and even expensive dance shoes to needy students, enlarging the circle of enthusiasts.

A standard reply when the new dancer protests-“I am just a beginner,” is “we love beginners.”

And it’s true, Ken Delmar is just as popular for his friendly attitude as his comfortable, easy-to-take teaching style. He provides the most essential ingredient for learning a dance skill: a warm supportive environment. This helps everyone relax and learn, as people help one another. So if you choose to dive into a world of music, movement and friendship, know this: you could end up loving it for a lifetime.

But if it’s that good, why isn’t the whole world dancing? More specifically, why aren’t more Skyline students fighting to get on the dance floor? Is it because guys dislike the idea of holding a girl in their arms? Is it because girls hate the idea of moving to music, or meeting new guys? Is it because couples dislike the idea of dancing in an embrace? How about “I’m

Mathew Gaspar and Xi Lin practice Tango at Skyline.

too shy” or “too short,” “too heavy,” or anything like that? A good dance program like this one, prides itself on making everyone comfortable. They want you to enjoy dancing, they don’t want to let you down. Hey, you can always drop if the class doesn’t measure up. Better yet, visit a class to see what it’s like. All you have to lose is a lifetime of enjoyment.

Here’s a sad truth: in the

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current climate of tight budgets, dance classes are disappearing. as they fail to meet ever-rising demands for higher and higher enrollments. So grab’em while they’re going. Learning to dance is less convenient and more expensive off-campus.

Available Wednesday and Friday evenings in both tango and social dance classes.

Mathew Gaspar and Xi Lin show off dance moves at Skyline.

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Do you think there are enough resources offered to veterans at Skyline?

“One of the things I benefit from the most are the other veterans that come here. Being able to be around them, share stories, and exerperiences makes it even better.”

“This veteran center offers a lot to me. It helped me get situated with my registration when I first came to Skyline. They helped guide me also for people to talk to about any educational benefits avaliable to me.”

“Just the center being here alone is a starting point, especially for veterans just coming off active duty.

This center first greeted me with open arms and helped me a lot, getting started with school with things like tuiton assistance and scholarships and other resources.”

Annie Pastor United States Air Force

Michael Isip United States Marine Corps

Damon Vongphachananh United States Army

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Dennis Moore education major

Christopher Linn undecided

“Yes. There are different programs that are offered here at Skyline College”

“Yes. There are many programs to help veterans in not only skyline, but all over the U.S. as well”

Cecy Ramirez nursing major

“No, I think there could always be improvment with resources for veterans”

Christopher Montes automotive major

“No. There isnt enough employment opportunities for veterans. “

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Nov. 12, 2015 focal point music ‘Evil Dead’ makes it big on the small screen Adele says ‘Hello’ after a long hiatus

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Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams and Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell in “Ash Vs. Evil Dead.”

By Will Nacouzi TSV senior staff writer

“Evil Dead” makes a very impressive return to style, even if it is the small screen and not a full length movie like the previous entry in the series.

“Ash vs. Evil Dead” does this by maintaining much of the style and flavor of the movie through the use of practice effects with dummies, prosthetic, makeup, the evil camera that flies through the woods, the heavy use of blood, over the top action, and everything else that one has seen in the movies. Of course, one can’t forget the humor that, together with the horror and the characters, make the first episode of the show very enjoyable to watch.

Naturally the best character is the star of the franchise. Bruce Campbell, playing our hero Ash, does a great job channeling the man we know from the previous movies. But before we reach that point, Bruce does a great job

acting as a overweight and wash out of a Ash who is simply hiding from the horrors that have chased and haunted him for three movies.

This aspect of Ash’s character is the main focus of the first quarter of the episode and in many ways it does make sense as part of his character development, reinforcing the effect that his friends Pablo Simon Bolivar and Kelly Maxwell have on him. This is highlighted by Campbell himself in an interview with Entertainment Weekly .

“Ash has survivor’s guilt. You could have a heyday with his PTSD. He’s a war vet. He doesn’t want to talk about it, and he’ll lie about that stump on his hand to impress the ladies. This is a guy who’s got some issues,” Campbell said.

The only slight problem with this is the fact that unless viewers have seen the previous movies may not actually understand Ash’s behavior at the start of the season.

A problem that could have been

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avoided if more time was spent on it but considering that this is a ten episode season, I can understand why they wouldn’t want to waste time on it. And even more so, despite the short coming, the episode still does a great job of illustrating that style, humor, and everything that the movies are known for have successfully made the move to TV. The only other problem is Amanda Fisher’s character, played

by Jill Marie Jones, that felt very out of place compared to the rest of the episode- tone wise. Mainly because the previous part of the episode feels very silly, over the top action, and everything that the movies are known for. The sudden change to a cop character point of view felt very odd.

That said, this first part of “Ash vs Evil Dead,” as mentioned before, marks a great return to fashion of the “Evil Dead” movies even if it’s only to the small screens.

After almost five long years of waiting for an album release, British singer and songwriter Adele released her single, “Hello,” from her upcoming album, “25”, due for release on Nov. 20.

Adele is known for her heart wrenching soul music consisting Scan the QR code to watch Adele’s “Hello” music video on YouTube mainly of her singing over a piano.

Adele’s voice has a sweeping range of its release. This broke the Vevo and an effortless vibrato that will record, surpassing Taylor Swift’s bring you to your knees in tears.

“Bad Blood” that gained 20 million Many of her songs are about lost views in its first 24 hours. love and the pain endured through Now, after having been out for breakups, missing and wanting two weeks, “Hello” has been sitting someone, such as her hits “Chasing in the number one spot on the charts Pavements” from her album “19” and “Someone Like You” from “21”. in both the UK and the US. One measure of piano chords Between the release of “21” and a soft “Hello, it’s me…” raised in January of 2011 and her new goosebumps all over the world. The single, Hello (released October 23 song talks about regret and wanting this year), Adele has been on hiatus to apologize to someone who won’t due to starting a family and raising listen. During the chorus, Adele belts her first child born in late 2012. out her deep sorrow with incredible Throughout this time, she only put passion to her former lover, even out one song to hold her fans over. though they may have moved on.

In 2012, Adele confirmed that Throughout each verse, she talks she had been working on writing the about how she still hasn’t forgiven theme song for the newest James herself or moved on from the emoBond film, “Skyfall”. Many of her tional damage she had caused. fans waited anxiously for the song.

Adele said in a letter to The RollOn Oct. 5, the single was released ing Stone that her new album will and immediately got a spot on the UK top 10 charts and remained there be a “make-up record” titled “25”, her age at the time of recording. She for six weeks. calls it a make-up record because On Oct. 22, 2015, the music she is “making up for lost time. video of “Hello” was released on Making up for everything I ever did YouTube and immediately received and never did,” rather than simply millions of views per hour. Accontinuing the theme of break-ups of cording to The Guardian, the video The Skyline College Ceramics Club Presents: her previous albums “19” and “21”. gained 27 million views in the day

THE EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER

Movies

Burnt, just that- not well done

Wednesday, November 18th, 6-8PM

In the Skyline College Fireside Dining Room Building #6, 3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA

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While the food may look delicious, the rest of the film is not up to par

Keep your bowl as a reminder of your generous donation to help support those in need. Money raised will be donated to the Skyline College SparkPoint Center, which provides resources to our students and the local community.

By Alexandria Kenyon

PERFORMANCES BY: The Skyline College Dancer Program The Skyline College Jazz Quintet The Skyline College Vocal Jazz Ensemble

TSV staff writer

A film where an arrogant bad boy chef comes back into the game of the industry sounds thrilling, like every foodie’s dream. While the food in “Burnt” may look delicious, the rest of the film certainly not.

Bradley Cooper stars as Adam Jones, a charming, arrogant, “bad boy” chef earning back respect in the restaurant industry of Europe after he destroyed his career and fled Paris. Jones returns to Europe through London, takes charge as head chef of his old friend Tony’s restaurant with a crew of friends with plans to make it a three star Michelin rated restaurant and learn a lesson about teamwork along the way.

Not only is the concept of the film a cliché, so are some character relationships. Jones hires Helene (Sienna Miller), a fiery single mother who, according to Jones, “doesn’t know how good she is” in the restaurant industry, to be his chef de partie. Helene is the only woman working in the kitchen, so naturally a romance brews between the two. On top of their relationship, of course Jones interacts well with Helene’s daughter, which charms her.

The clichés in this film can almost perfectly mirror those from a Hallmark movie.

What is not anything like a

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Wednesday, Nov. 18 6-8 p.m.

In the Skyline College Fireside Dining Room Building 6, 3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA

The event will include the opportunity to purchase tickets for prize drawings of artwork and other gift items.

Hallmark movie is the script, written by Steven Knight. While the film was written to be a comedic drama, using the F-word at least once in every line does not make a script dramatic. Neither does having the main character scream like Gordon Ramsey in every kitchen scene.

As for the comedy, it gets lost fast and is only picked up in two or three scenes throughout the film. This is surprising to see from Cooper after his role in “The Hangover” films, in which the laughs from the audience flow naturally and often.

Cooper may not have been the best choice to play the role of the bad boy. The poster for the film, which features Cooper in

chef’s attire standing in a kitchen, doesn’t scream “I’m a bad boy chef,” but instead something along the lines of “I’m a dad chasing his dream of being a chef.” His look simply does not match up with the premise of the role on the poster or in the film itself.

Aside from a confusing actor choice, the film has a confusing ending as well. There are no spoilers here because one basically has to assume what happens at the end. There are no words, just a look, exchanged between Tony and Jones after Michelin reviewers dined at the restaurant. The only person who knows if one’s assumption is correct is scriptwriter Steven Knight.

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The film did do a good job of giving the general idea of what it is really like to work in a competitive restaurant kitchen. The violence, anger, and passion that goes into making a restaurant the best is very real for some chefs.

The food coming out of the kitchen also looked amazing, there are no words for it, and any foodie will say that was the best part, even inspiring.

After seeing the previews, one would have expected more. The basic story line of the film was delicious it just was not properly executed through the script.

“Burnt” was the type of burnt where something is still edible, but one wouldn’t want to taste it again.

Join us for Co-sponsored an evening of enby the Skyline College Organization and Clu tertainment, fun and food!

For a minimum donation of $15, buy a handmade ceramic bowl and fill it with your choice of soup made by Pacific Dining. Keep your bowl as a reminder of your generous donation to help support those in need. Money raised will be donated to the Skyline College SparkPoint Center, which provides resources to our students and the local community.

PERFORMANCES BY: The Skyline College Dance Program The Skyline College Jazz Quintet The Skyline College Vocal Jazz Ensemble HANDMADE BOWLS CREATED BY: Skyline College ceramics students Capuchino High School ceramics students Clay Creations ceramic Studios The event will include the opportunity to purchase tickets for prize drawings of artwork and other gifts.

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Skyline massacres Cabrillo

by Blynn Beltran

TSV Multimedia Reporter

There’s no such thing as too much work

by Steve Perotti

TSV Senior staff writer

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to working out, especially when it comes to weight lifting. While some people are devoted to free weights, others are devout machine users, and other stick to body weight exercises. Regardless of what mindset you follow there is always the “myth of over training.” And that’s exactly what it is, a myth.

Everyone develops differently when it comes to lifting. Some people have amazing genetics, gaining muscle mass quickly in certain areas quickly and with a minimal amount of work. The trade-off of these genetics is that other muscle groups may not develop as quickly. The “myth of over training” claims that you can push yourself too hard, working too much on particular muscle groups and hampering the growth by not giving the muscles time to heal. Obviously there are different opinions regarding this concept, but if you want the results you have to be willing to do the work, right?

The majority of men and women who start hitting the gym on a consistent basis aren’t working towards titanic goals, they just want to get in shape and be happier with their bodies. For those men and women, working towards those goals, they can take the process as slowly as they like, working slowly and methodical-

ly on their bodies in their own time.

But for the men and women who want to see drastic changes in their bodies, regardless if it’s gaining mass or leaning down, over training doesn’t exist.

If you’ve been focusing on a particular muscle group once a week, legs for example, and you haven’t seen any results then it’s time to change it up. Free weights one day and machines the next day maybe.

There’s no rules or regulations that say you can’t do legs every day if you want to. Will it hurt? Absolutely.

But if your diet is on point, you’ll see results. It’s almost impossible not to if you work hard enough. Hard work trumps good genetics every time, so there is no excuse for not getting the mass or definition that you want. You just have to work harder for it.

Obviously the more you lift the more you’ll have to rest so be prepared for that. If you’re going to workout back-to-back days, working on the same muscle group, make sure you’re able to get at least eight hours of sleep so the muscles have time to heal and grow.

So the next time someone claims they don’t have the genetics for mass, or that they can’t get aesthetic cuts, ask them how many times a week they’re training or lifting. Obviously if you don’t enjoy the process then training five to six times a week isn’t going to be fun for you, but if you’re not enjoying the process then maybe this isn’t the kind of thing for you.

The Skyline women’s soccer team enjoyed a three-nil victory over Cabrillo College at home.

The team’s confidence and great defense was enough to stop Cabrillo’s best.

“With three games left in the conference we have to win if we want to have a chance," Head Coach Kevin Corsiglia said.

"Coming out with the result today with our last home game was pretty big for us. We want to finish high enough to go to the playoffs.

All of these games are important, we want to win and we did that today.”

The team has faced Cabrillo College already during this conference, and coach Corsiglia admitted that this was a team to be reckoned with.

“We struggled with this Cabrillo team when we played them," Corsiglia said. "Today coming out and scoring three goals, hopefully gave the girls confidence that we are getting better. Two important games coming up, and it is always good to get a good result. It’s the sophomore’s last day at home so it’s a big game for us to get a good result.”

This win will hopefully give confidence to the team for the rest of the conference games before

Christian Magallanes/ The Skyline View Brenda Gonzalez defends against a Cabrillo attacker on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.

the playoffs.

“We came out ten times harder than before, knowing that this team is a good match up," the Trojans' Yasmin Sahib said. "This is going to definitely boost our confidence, knowing that we can dominate teams no matter what the weather is or how many people are out. I think this is a really good thing going forward to our game on Friday.”

One of the players who scored a goal, Deandra Thomas, commented on how she got a goal. “[Scoring a goal] is exciting, a lot of adrenaline," Thomas said.

"To score a goal, just stay calm. It

can be a little hectic when you’re out there and you’re one on one with someone who is a complete stranger. It’s a little nerve-racking out there so you just have to stay cool, calm and collected when you score your goal.”

The women’s soccer team will now face Chabot College (DH) in Hayward on Friday, Nov. 6, at 12:30 p.m., and their last conference game will be against Ohlone College (DH) in Fremont on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 4:30 p.m.

Results from across the Board Wrestling

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Date

Results

Gavilan College

Home

Oct. 27

1-0, Win

Las Positas College

Home

Oct. 30

2-0, Lose

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco

Nov. 3

5-0, Lose

Foothill College

Skyline

Nov. 6

3-0, Lose

West Valley College

Skyline

Nov. 10

4-0, Lose

Skyline Vs

Location

Date

Results

De Anza College

Home

Oct. 30

2-2, Tie

Cabrillo College

Home

Nov. 3

3-0, Win

Chabot College

Hayward

Nov. 6

1-0, Win

Ohlone College

Fremont

Nov. 10

1-0, Lose

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Seth Snoddy dunks the ball during the Skyline vs. College of Alameda game on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.

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Despite having a rough start in the beginning of the first half, the Trojans came back from trailing against the College of Alameda Cougars with a 20 point lead in their home opener on Nov. 4, 2015.While remaining in the lead with a score of 96-82, sophomore Tavita Jimenez made a ground-shaking block against Alameda’s Darryl Ward, and brought the ball back down the court to score a layup.

“I timed it perfectly and just boom, took it,” Jimenez said.

“Then I went down and finished the job.”

“We were ready to play, we showed a lot of poise and shot unbelievably well in the first half,” Head Coach Piergrossi said.

Their next home game will take place on Dec. 4, 2015, hosting the Hartnell panthers.

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Seth Snoddy pushes through Alameda’s defense in attempt to score a basket on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.

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Robert Noland shoots a three-pointer in the first half against College of Alameda on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.

Will Nacouzi/ The Skyline View Soren Carpenter gets ready to shoot at the free-throw line after being fouled on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.