The SKYLINE View The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif.
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March 14, 2019
Volume XLVI-Issue 4
SparkPoint Hosts Free Farmers Market at Skyline
A student grabs fruit from bins available at the farmers market on March 7 All photos by Mark David Magat
By Ry Bevington STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of students and community members gathered inside Building 4 of Skyline College last Thursday to participate in the free community market hosted by the SparkPoint center. At the free community market, students and members of the community are invited to participate in a farmers market-like event, where they can shop for groceries such as fruits, vegetables, and even cereal for free. The director of SparkPoint at Skyline College, Chad Thompson, had more information on why the free community market was started and how he believes it is helpful to the community. “We had a food pantry here on campus for a long time, but a lot of students continue to not be aware of it, and we try to get the word out, but you know not everyone hears about it,” Thompson said. “One of the reasons we felt is because we’re kinda tucked away.” “So one of the reasons that we launched this program is to make the food distribution that we do more visible,” Thompson said. Thompson also said that signing up for the free community market is very easy, as all you need to provide is your name
San Bruno residents choose canned food on March 7
volunteering, Thompson stated that contacting the SparkPoint Center is a good way to get involved, or by simply showing up at the free community market if you want to help. SparkPoint is also working on setting up more volunteering opportunities for students in connection with classes, incorporating service learning as part of their education at Skyline College. One of the volunteers
and contact information. The free community market has only been happening at Skyline College for a bit over a month, but was originally located at Sunset Ridge Elementary before it became too large for their space. According to Thompson, the opening of the free community market at Skyline College was also to address negative stigma that he believes may be associated with taking advantage
“Even if it’s a long wait, it’s worth it.”
- Lemmy Boquiren
of opportunities for free food. “Some people who are aware, who could benefit from it, who would be eligible for it, that maybe they decided not to do it because of what they think people will say,” Thompson said. He stated that one of their goals was to remove this negative stigma, so that people who need it, feel comfortable getting it. For those interested in
for the Free Community Market, Rogelio Mariano said he likes volunteering here. Mariano has been volunteering since the event was located at Sunset Ridge, as well as his wife who joined him a year ago. “All we do is just volunteer, we’re glad to meet people,” Mariano said. He recommended that other people volunteer as well, as he believes volunteering at the
free community market is valuable to do. The free community market happens every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Building 4. During rain, the event is moved inside, where free coffee, tea, snacks, games, and information pamphlets are provided. Additionally, SparkPoint attempts to have a nutritionist show up to help explain how best to use the produce. One attendee at the Free Community Market named Lemmy Boquiren, who recommended attending the event had this to say: “Free groceries obviously,” Boquiren said in response to a question on what he likes about the Free Community Market. He said that he saw a flier for the event, and this was his second time attending since he first heard about it. Boquiren stated that despite the fact that he feels the lining system is jumbled up, it’s worth going to. “Even if it’s a long wait, it’s worth it.”
Maroon Melodies and Mythology By Sean Kamuwela Sliger STAFF WRITER
Christopher Burch poses with students and faculty for a photo.
Students examine art pieces from Christopher Burch.
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Cow tongues and harmonicas turned into switchblades are a glimpse at one of the latest exhibits in the Skyline College gallery in building one from Saint Louis artist Christopher Burch titled “Maroon Melodies (Soliloquies of a Sligh Sound)”. The exhibit will be opened till March 15th and a reception with the artist happened on February 28th from 12 pm to 2 pm. The artist not only has his work displayed at Skyline, but he has also collaborated with the hip hop learning program CIPHER on February 26th and March 5th as a guest speaker showing students how to explore their inner personality. Paul Bridenbaugh, the gallery coordinator for Skyline and art
professor, spoke about how he decides when and what artists to bring to the college gallery, “In a way, the art gallery and the shows in it are like a textbook for our art students here.” Bridenbaugh stated, “Part of my job as a gallery director is to bring artists here to Skyline college to exhibit their works.” With that being said, Bridenbaugh had kept in contact with Burch since 2017. Taking one year to plan the setup of the gallery and understand where each piece of art would be presented in the gallery. Having such a large list of artists on a roster of sorts ensures that students always have the ability to learn from contemporary artists, as he said, it is in a way their textbook. Continued on pg. 2
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The Staff Co-Editors-In-Chief Mark David Magat Olivia Bowman News Editor Kylea Pearson Focal Point Editor Kendrick A. rojas Sports Editor Daniel Archuleta Copy Editor Olivia Bowman Raymond Rapada Photo editor Mark David Magat Photographer Kathryn Trefz Joey Chu Staff Designers Heather Wiley Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber Staff writers Sean Kamuwela Sliger Cameron Rebosio Heather Wiley Patricia Laude I-Wei Chang Ry Bevington Larissa Barreto Cavalcante
Continued... Bridenbaugh also spoke specifically about two of the pieces in the exhibit which are both 14-foot black and white murals in the gallery one of a swamp with a native American holding a skull in “The Great Dismal Swamp” and the other mural of blues musician Robert Johnson. “It took him [Burch] more than two weeks for him to paint those murals.” Bridenbaugh says, “They’re painted right on the wall, he painted them here on site in the last couple of weeks and then when the show’s over we’ll have to paint over them.” Connor, a Skyline College student, talks about his experience at the exhibit and interestingly mentions had it not been for the large doors leading to the gallery because of the reception it is otherwise difficult to see, “We literally just got out of class and I’ve never actually been in this building. I saw this mural with the guitar player and the forest and I thought ‘oh, let’s check this out’.” Within the workshop that Burch created for students, they worked to create, as he calls them, “reflective mythologies”. In which
students, through creating the use of personality mappings and understanding archetypal structures within general mythology, they will be able to create a deity of themselves. Burch explains the process some more and the way in which students could utilize what he teaches them in order to explore their perception of themselves. “Myth is one of those things that allow people to understand themselves and their place within the world. So the more that people understand myth, the more they know their own … Even if you don’t utilize this information in your quote-unquote artwork hopefully you’ll be able to utilize this information just understanding yourself” Burch also gave a brief idea as to why he decided to choose Skyline College as an area to showcase the work that he has created as of recently amongst students and attendees, “I really just wanted to bring a very impactful show, a show that was an experience. I feel like that’s the most generous thing that I can give towards anybody who wants to pursue the arts or interested in the arts, something that resonates with them”
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Straight Razor Harmonica by Christopher Burch
Staff Illustrator Xavier Alvarez Faculty Adviser Nancy Kaplan-Biegel
Paintings done on silver serving trays by Christopher Burch
Framed cow toungues by Christopher Burch
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Students participate in a group discussion in the library.
By Sean Kamuwela Sliger STAFF WRITER
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There’s a story behind every person. As the adage goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Skyline College hosted the first Human Library on Feb. 21 in the library. The Human Library is an international organization and movement that originated in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel - a young man living in Denmark witnessed his friend being assassinated due to a racial dispute, which let him consider the issue of ethnic conflict and set up “Stop the Violence”. This organization in Copenhagen was created to promote antiviolence, encourage dialogue and build relationships through face-to-face communication
with real people’s story to dispel misunderstandings. Since its inception, this concept has been extended to 50 countries and more than 200 Human Library events have taken place in all over the world. The first Human Library activity at Skyline was hosted in 2017. Sanjyot (Pia) Walawalkar, the librarian who is the organizer of the Human Library event at Skyline explained the Human Library schedule of this semester. “As we finished the February Human Library, we’re applying to do one in March and going to do the larger one in April which will extend the event from two hours to four hours.” says Walawalkar. The first Human Library this semester invites four different speakers to share their story.
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Within two hours of this event, it had attracted a total of 19 people. Regarding the first Human Library this semester, Walawalkar believes that it was very successful. “The way we do Human Library is, one reader can read a human book or have a conversation with human book for half hour,” said Walawalkar. “In two hours, about 19 people who want to talk and share the experience; it’s been very successful.” Raymon Gutierrez, the retention specialist in the Learning Center is one of the speakers and it was the second time he shared his story. “I feel the human library is a great service that provides information to students to really get down the person themselves; the great thing that human library does, [it] allows an individual
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to share the story about life, the struggle that they deal with so students can relate to them,” said Gutierrez. As the second time being involved in the events, Raymon felt excited to share his story again. “With the last 2 years, I learned a lot from being here in this college and from students, so I can tell my story and my current struggle in town that we are all learning together, and I want to share that new information with them,” Gutierrez said. In addition, Jeremy Evangelista, a Program Services Coordinator in Financial Aid at Skyline was another speaker this time. He recognizes that Human Library not only benefits students, it also is advantageous for speakers. “I think in Human Library, I get to learn more about students on campus because it is a very conversational experience, it’s not just me talking and I was able to learn about students,“ Evangelista said. Nazanin Nematollahi, a student from Iran who attended the event, feels she was inspired by one of the speaker’s story in Human Library. “After attending to the Human Library, I learned I’m not the only person in the journey of the immigration and there are more people with the same obstacles to share,” Nematollahi said. Human Library is a good activity for students to get experience from another’s point of view. If you’re interested in attending Human Library this semester, you check the student calendar for upcoming events.
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LOOSE CHANGE WITH MARK DAVID MAGAT
Art Through Your Lens By Mark David Magat
Co-Editor-in-Chief and Photo Editor
Think for a second, what makes an artist one of the greats? Is it their skills behind their craft? Is it
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their charisma and connections? Or is it something else? In a world
where artistry is a commodity, your creative eye isn’t. With the world growing more connected, becoming a professional artist or creative being can be a viable option; in that, we get lost in an ocean of products and techniques to create these products. But what sets one apart from this vast sea of creators? Let me ask, what makes you, you? Like a fingerprint or a falling snowflake, everyone has a unique story to tell. No two people have the exact same lifestyle and what can make a great piece of art is something only you can see or experience. Take for example all the pieces inspired by mental health issues. The Inktober project on mental health gained so much ground because of how personal it was. Yes, more than one person can experience a certain illness, but the symptoms and reactions can and are different from person to person. Showing what they experienced with mental illness and how they saw the world through that
lens is unique and powerful. Other than mostly negative situa-
your family graduating college can inspire millions. But all this can be
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tions, your happiest moments can be a source of inspiration for your next piece. A photo of a newborn baby in your family or someone in
more powerful with the lens you give to the situation. By showing your pride or joy in those moments, it has more of a chance for
people to connect and be touched by it. But I can hear people say that we get inspiration or knowledge from learning from other artists’ work, but there’s a point where it moves from inspiration into copying and basically using that as a crutch. Learning the most you can about a particular craft is very important, but at some point you need to learn how to create your own style and story. I get it, learning why things work the way they do in a piece will help us as artists in how we use certain techniques to our advantage. Take my field, photography. There are certain rules and guidelines that help convey a notion or a feeling but just learning these rules by themselves can water down both your artistic vision and your growth as a creative craftsman. Using what you know of your craft is certainly very useful, but anyone can learn how to put in settings or make a stroke on a piece of paper, but no one else has lived your life and that’s what makes your work unique. Adding a touch of who you are is the key to making work that’ll stand out.
Barbecue Chicken Pizza is Not Pizza By Olivia Bowman
co-Editor-in-chief and copy editor
Pizza is a spicy topic. There are all different kinds, but everyone is willing to defend their preferences to death. Here’s my hot take: barbecue chicken pizza is not pizza. The U.S. is no stranger to the pizza phenomenon. PMQ Pizza Magazine reported in 2018 that the United States spent $45.1 billion on pizza sales. In the U.S., your allegiance to your pizza preferences is as American as a New York slice, Chicago-style deep-dish, Philly tomato pie, or California-style. But there is one type of pizza that I just cannot condone and that is barbecue chicken pizza. Here are some of my grievances against said pizza: barbecue sauce replaces classic tomato sauce, huge chunks of barbecue-smeared chicken are strewn across the pizza, and any type of vegetable that may top the pizza seems thrown on as more of a garnish and an afterthought than to have any sort of nutritional purpose. I can understand the validity of a simple pepperoni and have even tried some of the bougie pear and brie slices. But barbecue chicken pizza just should not be. If you want that much barbecue sauce, just go to Wingstop or Buffalo Wild Wings. To me, barbecue chicken pizza seems like one of those things where people decided to combine two great individual foods, chicken wings and pizza, in the belief that it would form an even more amazing food. But I find that that is simply not so. In an effort to create an even
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better meal, they have destroyed what was great about the two individually. Personally, I think pizza’s greatness comes from the variety of ingredients and flavors but barbecue’s harsh flavors impede one’s ability to experience any of the elements that make pizza great. The overwhelming quality of barbecue sauce makes every other element of the pizza secondary.
I’m also not a fan of the huge pieces of chicken that litter the pizza. While I do like chicken, the large pieces of chicken can prove to be formidable when trying to down a slice and may prove more effort than it’s worth. To finish off this douchebag of a pizza, while carnivores may be enticed by this, the cilantro garnish and shreds of red onion are a slap
in the face. The pizza is heavy on the barbecue sauce and light on the ingredients. While I don’t mind a simple slice of pizza, the numerous ingredients are what usually lend themselves to the myriad flavors. I’m all for an everything-butthe-kitchen-sink type of pizza, and personally believe that there is nothing better than Odyssey Pizza’s Montara Mountain pizza
which is laden with ingredients like a Thanksgiving cornucopia. I can also get behind a simple pepperoni pizza, vegetarian pizza, or a high-end piece that should be paired with a specific beer or wine. But barbecue chicken pizza will forever be blacklisted in my mind.
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Editorial
It’s My Money and I Want It Now! In today’s political climate, women’s compensation still weighs lower than a man’s, in a drastic way. For the same job, a woman in California makes 90 cents to a man’s dollar. This may not seem like much but the numbers add up and the paychecks don’t. Are men, supposedly, worth ten cents more than women? In comparison to other states in the U.S., California has it good. In Mississippi, women receive 75 cents to a man’s dollar. Regardless, the national average is 81 cents to a man’s dollar. Women are not treated like human beings in the same way that men are and this needs to change for the sake of single moms, women’s independence, disabled women, female minorities, and for gender equality. According to the Institute For Women’s Policy Research, Caucasian women will not receive equal pay until 2059. As for minorities, Study Director Chandra Childers , “Hispanic women will have to wait until 2224 and Black women will wait until 2119 for equal pay.” Over 200 years to wait until all women receive equal pay for doing the same work as a man. Women obtained the right to vote less than 100 years ago and now, scientifically predicting, we will have to wait another 200 years to get the rights to what we should have been given in the first place. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a government-run team that helps inform people of their workers’ rights, states, “Title VII also makes it
illegal to discriminate based on sex in pay and benefits. Therefore, someone who has an Equal Pay Act claim may also have a claim under Title VII.” Even though it’s funded through the government, women still make less money than
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improperly paying an employee due to their gender a form of discrimination? “Most people don’t head to work consciously thinking they want to promote men over women or that they want to pay men more
Female vs. Male Compensation for an Identical Job
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a man. In a workplace today, it is considered unacceptable to discriminate against someone’s race, religion, or gender and many businesses have such rules in their guidelines and requirements when hiring an employee. Typically, when one of these rules are broken, the offender is either fired or suspended. Isn’t
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than their female counterparts, yet unconsciously they still have a bias in favor of men,” said Forbes magazine writer Kim Elsesser. If this is something that we can help or something that we can prevent then we should. If men were singled out and earning 81% less than women, there would be a more aggressive race to fix it.
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Unequal pay doesn’t just alter what an average paycheck should be, it also affects employment leave. For example, if a female employee were to take a year off from work to take care of a child, an ill family member, or to face some other form of long-term need, most of them would not receive paid leave and in that case, would end up almost completely broke by the end of the year. “For those who took just one year off from work, women’s annual earnings were 39 percent lower than women who worked all 15 years between 2001 and 2015, a much higher cost than women faced in the time period beginning in 1968, when one year out of work resulted in a 12 percent cut in earnings,”said Stephen J. Rose from the Institute For Women’s Policy Research. Women’s rights have long been ignored. We have thousands of women involved in the Women’s March and other activist groups, standing up for the rights they deserve. But there’s never too many
participators. Women are not less than men, not even by a few cents, and so women shouldn’t be treated like they are, whether in paychecks or in behavior, women should be considered equal to men. San Francisco is home to many different ideas which can take form in protests and marches. Resistance Calendar, a website put together to help organizations raise awareness for their events, is a good place to see where your next local protest is held. People should get involved and protest for women’s rights because no one can get change done alone. By participating in the action, such as petitioning or protesting, women’s rights could finally be taken seriously. Then we won’t have to wait 200 years for our wallets to weigh the same as a man’s.
Of Nice and Men By Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber Multimedia Editor and Staff designer
As a sister, I have witnessed the struggle and expectations that my brothers have had to go through in order to be accepted and liked by a girl and her family, and I think men overall deserve more credit for their acts of kindness. I am very well aware that us women also go through challenges and expectations by society and people around us but the difference is that we make people see it. Men are more quiet about it because society has told them to toughen up and just do it, which is kind
of unfair especially when their kind actions are overlooked or not acknowledged as something of importance. Sometimes we may not want to notice or not notice it at all but your boyfriend helping out around your house with siblings, groceries, or even dinner are things that not many people would do. Some people may rather be watching TV while these things get done but when someone does this — often without question — then it probably means that they really want to be part of your life. Actions like these ones are important because it’s a form of expression for many without using Ana Felix and husband Santiago Varas walks along Pier 39 with family in July 2018.
words but actions. There is that famous saying of “actions speak louder than words”, yet many women overlook those action and complain of not being loved enough or the right way. Saying this to someone who is trying to make you happy and show you how much they care for you will potentially take away their motivation to be kind and sweet towards you. I mean if you don’t acknowledge it now, who says you will even notice when it’s gone and realize that something might have changed? As women get older, we realize the things we want in a man then some remember that they might have had it once but took it for granted and now finding something like that may be harder. For the simple fact that those men who were or are like that try to not show it as much because when
Maria Isabel Del Castillo Schmidhuber/ The Skyline View they have it has hurt them more 4,573 Americans on what traits than expected. a society values more in women Being kind is not always easy. and men in July 2018, stated that It takes courage and strength to even though the research suggests put yourself out there and make “there is often no consensus on yourself vulnerable in a situasociety’s expectations for men and tion for someone. Through my women”, there is still a pattern brothers and friends, I have seen that follows in which traits related the process of creating and doing to strength and ambition are more something kind for the ones they valued for men in society while love. The small things they think compassion and kindness and about before giving their girlresponsibility are more valued in friends a present, maybe for their women. anniversary or just because they This just emphasizes my point want to make her happy. that if a man is kind, he is going At the end of the day, these small against the society’s stereotypes acts of kindness that men do for which can be very hard to do their girlfriends are not for them sometimes with the access we but for the person receiving it. have to everyone’s opinions about They want to make their day be a how we should act or be like. little less hectic and be filled with Acknowledging this is something positive vibes. We need to remind that should happen more often and ourselves of what these acts of not only in relationships but with kindness true meaning is. the man in your family and people A Pew Research that surveyed around you.
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Focal Point
California and Its Beauty
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By Larissa Barreto Cavalcante Staff Writer
California has so many beautiful places. If you don’t mind driving, you can go to really nice places even if they are a little bit far away from you. San Francisco is such a great city and close to most people. Just across the Bay Bridge, there is Oakland. Lake Merritt is incredible, but the Museum of California can also be interesting for some people. There is so much history and art in there, you could spend hours there and not even notice. The ticket is $10.95 for students and it’s open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during weekends, 11 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. If you are crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, there is Sausalito. They have a famous hamburger, good ice cream, and also an amazing view of the bay. Totally worth a visit. Not so far from San Francisco, you can find the Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, Davenport (the swing is something else), Santa Cruz (with the rides and its boardwalk), and many more places. Tahoe is in the other direction and it is farther away but can offer mesmerizing views during the summer and snow during the winter. California is such a huge state and has so much to offer. If possible, everyone should explore!
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Focal Point
March 14, 2019
...And Suddenly it’s 2007
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By Kylea Pearson News Editor
With the release of new music from some of our beloved childhood artists, it feels as though we have time traveled back to the early 2000s. We cannot travel into the future, however, so we can’t tell how long these throwback artists will continue on in the music industry but it’s clear they have missed the spotlight and die-hard fans have never stopped holding out hope for the artists’ return. The Jonas Brothers, however, have been to the year 3000 and said we will then live underwater, also your great,
great, great, granddaughter is doing fine. The last time the Jonas Brothers released music together was 2009 and they officially broke up in 2013 after two years of musical silence. Each brother went off in a different direction. The oldest, Kevin Jonas, got married and had two kids with his wife Danielle Jonas. Joe Jonas, the second oldest, started a band called “DNCE” and had one hit in 2015 called, “Cake By The Ocean” and the band soon broke up in early 2018. Nick Jonas, however, stunned the music industry with his multitalented brain as he pursued an independent music career. He released several hits such as, “Jealous,” “Close,” “Find You,” and “Right Now.” It seems though that brothers can never truly split up. The three have mentioned they have been planning this reunion since late 2018 and have been nonstop working ever since. On Feb. 28th, 2019 at midnight, the Jonas Brothers released their song and music video,
“Sucker,” to the public and was at the top of the charts for the following three days and remains in the top 40 charts. It can be expected they will go on tour this year as they await the release of their new album, as brothers once again. Another artist that has big plans for 2019 is Taylor Swift. Her album “Reputation” was one of the most successful albums in music from 2017 to 2018 as her tour broke Madonna’s record for most sold out shows. These past two years Taylor has not attended any award shows or be involved in any interviews as she keeps her life incredibly private. Now that the “Reputation Era” is over, Taylor will infamously turn over a new leaf, as she does for each album. For the first time in years, Taylor appeared on ELLE magazine’s March cover in the UK and in the U.S. She was
interviewed on the importance of personal narrative in pop music and what she’s learned in her (almost) 30 years of life. Also for the first time since her social hiatus, Taylor is listed as a performer for the
iHeartRadio Music Awards on Mar. 14, 2019. The fans can expect big things from this artist, as she is known for releasing new music the day before award show performances. This day will be the 13th of March which is also known as Taylor’s infamous lucky
Captain Meh-vel A Captain Marvel Review By Mark David Magat
Co-Editor In Chief and photo editor
Finally, we can say that we can see the real Captain Marvel on the big screen...in April with DC’s Shazam! All jokes aside Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel was a welcomed addition to the roughly all male cast of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But with that said, was this movie any good aside from the idea of having a female lead? Kind of. The story follows Carol Danvers, played by Brie Larson, as Danvers uncovers her past as she fights a war between the galactic group known as the Kree and shapeshifters known as the Skrulls. First and foremost, Brie Larson as Danvers, aka: Captain Marvel. Setting aside all the controversy that followed her and this movie, I thought she did a good, but not great job. She seemed strong and powerful, but that’s all I can say. To me, she comes off as hollow and stoic, and over all kind of bland. I don’t know if it’s her choices as an actor or the directors, but with some of the messages in the movie showing humanity and emotion, it gets lost with such an emotionless character. Larson does a great job showing how likable her character is, but there really isn’t much more than
that. There are no real scenes or performances from her that show her as a person or her growth though this movie. But still on the train of the actors, some stand out performances were Ben Mendelsohn as the leader of the Skrulls, Samuel L. Jackson as a younger Nick Fury and shockingly Lashana Lynch
as Danver’s best friend, Maria. Lynch brought a major emotional moment in the movie when discussing Danver’s past and it was oddly very satisfying. The Skrulls in the movie were used beautifully. No spoilers, but they have some of the most complex character arcs as a species in the movie, dare I say the whole MCU. But other than the Skrulls and some handful of emotional moments, the movie as a whole came off as a little bland. The story was slower paced at times and those slower moments weren’t really used for character development but used to tie back into the MCU as a whole, which I find quite lazy. The movie could have been so much better if the production team focused on Danvers as a person and not as a tool to move the story forward. Just because a person shows emotion or shows a vulnerability or uncertainty doesn’t mean they’re weak. Here’s a phrase you’ll never really hear a lot, but the DC movies did it better with Wonder Woman. DC’s Wonder Woman showed emotion and uncertainty but still showed she kicks a lot of butt and that she’s still willing to do whatever she has to do, even though she is uncertain. She showed us that it’s powerful to show your traits. Captain Marvel was fine, a solid C+ if I were
to grade it. But for being Marvel’s first female hero, I felt they could have done more with the main character than what they did. It’s definitely worth a watch, but not worth much more.
number as this year marks 13 years of her music career. You get the best of both worlds with Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus, this year. Though Hannah Montana is no longer her stage name and the blonde wig came off in 2010, Miley Cyrus has emerged from her reckless and wild stage from the release of her album “Bangerz” as she now begins to release music a song at a time. Her song that was released in 2018, “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,” in collaboration with Mark Ronson, has initiated a step in her career and has shown a more mature side of her that fans have been waiting on. Though she did release an album in 2017, Miley hasn’t been touring and has instead been spending time with her husband and her family. The artist has not shown plans to begin any touring though she has shown plans of releasing new music within this year as well as her conintuous activism work with Happy Hippie.
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Sports
Women Play for Less Examining the Women Sports wage gap By Nellyana Altuve Rojo
28 members of the US Women’s team filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation on March 8.
Guest Writer
No matter what you wear or what you decided to major in sometimes, wearing your woman’s skin will be reason enough to earn 72.73 percent less than men. The gender leadership gap and the difference in salaries between women and men is a reality. Yet, society sees sports as a field where only men succeed. The idea that men are better than women in soccer is inherently misogynistic and ignores facts. This idea is founded in an old-fashion society mindset where men play soccer and women are cheerleaders. The U.S. men’s soccer team has only qualified for a world cup 10 times since 1930. Their best result was third place in 1930, nearly 90 years ago. The U.S. women’s soccer team has qualified for the World Cup 8 times since 1991; they have been champions three times — in 1991, 1999 and 2015 — in 28 years. Those who argue that the U.S. men’s team brings in more revenues and therefore they should be funded accordingly do not acknowledge the gender-based discrimination against women on U.S.
national soccer team. If internationally the women’s soccer teams were to receive the same payment and prizes as the men’s soccer teams, the revenues that women bring may be exponentially higher. In 2014, men had a salary of $55,000 for making a team for the FIFA World Cup. Still, they got paid more than women who qualified and won the World Cup in 2015. Women earned $15,000 during 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, even though in 2015 they were champions. The U.S. constantly violates its ideals of equality. The Declaration of Independence written by its founding fathers created the American identity based on fairness. Yet, it never created the means to reinforce it. American identity is built on a principle of equality that never existed: “All men are created equal”. Instead, there is a legacy of inequality, where women are expected to work harder and earn less. It is hard to believe that in 2019 a female soccer player — for winning a World Cup — earns 27.27 percent of what a male soccer
player earns only for participating. Women are currently taking action to eliminate the gender wage gap in soccer. Recently, the World Champion U.S women’s soccer team sued the federation for their acts of discrimination against women. Their complaints mainly focused on wages and general working conditions, actively fighting against gender discrimination. Yet, in other sports such as basketball, there is a growing gender wage gap. Sylvia Fowles is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She has been a champion in the WNBA twice, 3 times WNBA Defensive player of the year, and on 2016, she was awarded the Women’s National Basketball Association MVP. However, she earned only $109,000 for the 2017 season, when the average salary for an NBA player started at $550,000. LeBron James, on the other hand, who is a three times champion, in the period of 2017-2018 earned more than $30.9 million. How fair are sports
Sylvia Fowles
in the U.S. when a woman who was considered the most valuable player gets paid 20% of what an average NBA player earns? The American system has been created to marginalize women and to empower men. This system is only responsible for its results of inequality and gender discrimination. As Americans, the women from the U.S. soccer team call for the delivery of a promise of equality that was made 200 years ago by America’s founding fathers. Currently, the American identity
of equality is only reflected in paper with no actions. This fight for gender equality goes beyond a salary, it uses the paradigm against itself. Does America stand for inequality, gender discrimination and racism? I bet most Americans would not identify themselves with those principles. Yet, America’s reality in sports, and many other fields, makes the reality contradicts the ideals.
The 2-Minute Read With Daniel archuleta
Fan vs Player The NBA has a fan problem that has gone too far. This problem isn’t about ticket sales or low interest from an international market; those might be at an all-time high. The problem is fans sitting close to the court voicing more than just displeasure towards the actual game. The latest altercation between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and Shane Keisel, a fan of the Utah Jazz, has shown that NBA and the NBPA must come together and figure out how to really address fan confrontations. Keisel, off camera shouted to Westbrook who was icing his knees, “Get on your knees like you’re used to” a comment Westbrook considered “completely disrespectful” and “racial.” Westbrook responded by saying “I’ll f*%! you up” in a video captured courtside moments after the incident. This incident is one of many where Westbrook has been singled out by Utah Jazz fans. “Here in Utah, a lot of disrespectful, vulgar things are said to the players here with these fans,” Westbrook said last April. “They are truly disrespectful, talking about your families, your kids. It is a disrespect to the game and I think it is something that needs to be brought up.”
Utah isn’t the only fanbase that expresses themselves to NBA players. The Malice in the Palace has to be the most famous incident. A fan threw a cup of soda on Ron Artest’s chest, leading Artest to charge the fan along with teammates Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O’Neal. Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Bas-
“The NBA and the NBPA must come together and figure out how to really address fan confrontations.” ketball Players Association said that the league must adapt a zero-tolerance policy for fan misconduct. I am truly onboard with this idea because basketball is the only sport where the fan is feet away from the player. Baseball, football and soccer have a wall that doesn’t allow fans to be that close. Hockey has the glass which acts as a defense for the players.
Russell Westbrook
Heckling will always be a part of sports but there must be accountability with fans sitting in the first 10 rows of an NBA game. The money that one spent on that ticket or the amount in that person’s pocket does not allow fans to be vulgar or worse. Crossing the line in talking about a player’s race, family, or anything that doesn’t have to do with the game deserves that fan to be kicked out and banned. Keisel, who initiated the confrontation, has been handed a permanent ban from Vivint Smart Home Arena, home off the Jazz following an investigation by the team. Westbrook was also fined $25,000 after the language he used in the video surfaced.
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Results of the Westbrook-Keisel insident
Russell Westbrook fined $25,000 by NBA for “directing profanity and threatening lanuage to a fan.” Shane Keisel permanently banned from all Vivint Smart Home Arena events by Utah Jazz.
The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif.
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March 14, 2019
TROJAN ATHLETICS
Trojans Come Back to Beat Cabrillo at Home
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Coast-Pacific Baseball Standings Ohlone 1-0 (15-5) Cabrillo 2-1 (13-6) Skyline 2-2 (12-8) Trojans clap hands following the 7-5 victory.
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Canada 2-2 (8-10-2) Hartnell 1-2 (8-10)
By Daniel Archuleta Sports Editor
The Skyline Trojans defeated the Cabrillo Seahawks 7-5 in its first conference home game of the season thanks to timely hitting and a strong outing by freshman starting pitcher Dylan Mcdonald. Kasi Pohahau led the Trojan comeback with his twoout RBI double in the seventh inning, his only hit in the game. The Terra Nova product got into some trouble early on in the third inning already given up a run in the second, coming from a two-out single. Cabrillo had the bases loaded with nobody out and after a diving effort from right fielder Anthony Masetti who couldn’t squeeze the ball into his glove, Cabrillo added a second run. Jonah Shabry of Cabrillo added with his big two-out single off Mcdonald hit that drove in two more runs giving the Seahawks a 4-0 lead. Skyline was fortunate to escape another shutdown inning from Cabrillo starting pitcher Trent Walker, who held the Trojans hitless through the first two innings. An RBI groundout from Andrew Roy along with Mitchel Plane stealing home
on a trick play gave Skyline some life after three innings. From there, Mcdonald settled into the game and coasted along with only 14 pitches needed for the fourth and fifth inning. More timely hitting for Skyline came from first baseman Daniel Sahagun, who delivered on a two-out, two-run single tying the game at four. Cabrillo then had the opportunity to jump on Skyline in the sixth inning with runners at the corners and only one out but Mcdonald remained poised even with his pitch count at 75. A sacrifice fly was all Cabrillo could get out of the inning, retaking the lead 5-4. The Seahawks then brought in new pitcher Cody Brown who walked Skyline’s Leo Espinoza to start the inning. An error on second baseman Shabry along with a sacrifice bunt from Mitchel Plane gave Skyline runners at second and third with only one out for sophomore Kaleb Keelean, who grounded out to second, but tied the game at 5 going into the seventh inning. Mcdonald’s six-pitch inning kept Cabrillo at bay and end-
Derek Flowers pitches two scoreless innings.
ed his solid performance. “He threw strikes, he got squeezed a little bit by the umpire, but he kept us in it,” said Dino Nomicos, head baseball coach of the men’s team. A leadoff walk led to Noah Marcelo stealing second and Pohahau driving him in with his double into left, giving Skyline their first lead of the game. “I was looking to drive the ball somewhere into left and be aggressive on the first two pitches,” said Pohahau who has 12 RBIs in the season. Nomicos then turned to his only left-handed pitcher, 5-foot 6-inch Derek Flowers looking to hold the lead. He did just that, retiring the first two Cabrillo hitters only throwing two pitches and striking out the third. Skyline added an insurance run in the eighth inning and Flowers closed the door on Cabrillo with his fifth save of the season where he is second best in the state. With a team of 24 freshmen, Skyline looks to be a young, yet tough opponent in conference play.
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Gavilan 1-2 (6-12) Monterey Peninsula 1-3 (10-10)
As of March 13, 2019