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calendar Mingus Remixed Thursday, April 16 Music 101 12:30-2:30 pm Solo piano works, collaborative works. Free admission.

Budget Commitee Metting Friday, April 17 BFL 210 9:00-11:00 am The budget commitee’s bi-monthly meeting.

Voacl Jazz Ensembles Tuesday, April 21 Music 101 8:00-9:00 pm A performance with a new exciting twist to jazz selctions.

Jazz Studies-Guest Artist Friday, April 24 Music 101 6:00-8:00 pm NYC saxophonist and his intense, modern jazz trio.

Resume Writing Lab Wednesday, April 29 Student Services Building Write a resume for a specific carrer.

police beat Wednesday, March 10 Hospitality Services An unknown suspect stole an American flag from Flint Co. contruction yard.

Tuesday, March 17 Central Services A hosile male made numerous calls to a PBX opertator who made threats of vandalism.

Monday, March 23 Parking Lot 9 Four DVC football players detained at gunpoimt and retained in handcuffs after being stopped for a high risk traffic stop.

Thursday, April 9 Parking Lot 9 An unknown individual tampered with a parked vehicle.

Monday, April 13 Overflow parking lot Unattended parked car was stolen in overflow parking lot.

Monday, April 13 Library An unkown suspect stole bicycle from campus property.

Campus celebrates end of five-year construction SHANE LOUIS Co-editor-in-chief

Diablo Valley College officially unveiled the new Commons Area on Wednesday, April 8 after five years of construction. The Commons was the final phase of this round of campus remodels.

The ceremony included performances from the DVC Music and Dance Departments.

Dance and theatre major Rachel McDonald, 26, performed with the group at the ceremony.

“The whole thing is really pretty,” she said. “And I would love to see more dancing and music performances out here.”

Kyle Ruane, 21, moved to the Bay Area in 2014 from Pennsylvania. He liked the modern look and social interaction of students.

“It’s nice being in California,” he said. “Out in Pennsylvania, you don’t see nothin’ like this.”

He especially liked the design of the amphitheater. “I love how natural it looks; it doesn’t stick out.”

Ruane said. “It blends in with everything very well.”

While students generally agreed the new area is well-placed and laid out, some still had concerns.

Bang Wong studies architecture and construction management at DVC, and while he liked the way water is getting recycled, he said he would like to see more shade because it gets hot in the summer.

“Also concerned about the wood furniture,” he said. “That it’s going to rot a lot sooner.”

Wong said maintaining the space could be difficult, especially the

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Trevor Murphy performs with The Big Bad Four in the new DVC Commons area on Wednesday, April 8. grass and the front edge of the stage that could become a popular skateboarding spot.

DVC President Peter Garcia said this was his concern as well, but he hopes the Commons will help bring students together on campus.

Former DVC President Judy Walters said this was the intent when they started planning around August 2007. “They had a diagonal slash going through the campus,” she said “And I said ‘that isn’t going to work, that’s separating people.’” DVC needed an entrance and a main point of interest.

“You walk in, and all the things that you need outside of your classroom experience, you can get from this commons,” Garcia said.

“You can get food, you can get all the student services: counseling, financial aid, EOPNS (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services), you can buy your books.”

He continued, “You can even get into student life because the student union, and you can attend a musical or dramatic performance.

And the art gallery is right there.”

“What I have been really impressed with since I’ve gotten here is the patience of students around

what has been an active construction site,” Garcia said. He hopes students who have had to put up with the construction will get a little bit of joy out of the space.

They still need to create architectural solutions for the Art Department, Engineering Technology Building, general classroom space, Performing Arts Center classrooms, and the science hill, according to Garcia, as well as bringing some pathways into compliance.

Contact SHANE LOUIS at SLouis@DVCInquirer.com

WE DVC, PAU clubs raise feminism awareness SOPHIA JOHNSON Staff member

Women’s Empowerment and Pan African Union Clubs organized a Consciousness Raising Demo in the Commons Area on Monday, April 13. The turn out of audience members was slim, but the group still promoted their message to the attendees.

The clubs said being a feminist in this day and age is more often than not misconstrued negatively. It is commonly looked upon and only believed to be a title held by women, for the most part.

Demo attendee Rev. Joseph Armstrong, 50, is a parent of a student here on campus who

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came to the Demo to learn more about the topic. When asked if anyone had any opinions, he said, “Whether you’re white, black, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Filipino, whatever. We are all a part of the same race, the human race.”

These clubs did not just speak on feminism and women’s rights, but also on stereotypes, objectification, discrimination and general inequality.

Women’s Empowerment Club President Andrea Corrigan, 22, said that 50 percent of the population are male. She said men play a very vital role in feminism, which is where a lot of the push back on feminism comes from.

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Gbadebo, 21, said, “Society as a whole should be breaking down traditional gender roles.” She talked about how equality is the ultimate goal.

Speaker and Women’s Empowerment member Emily Ajwaug, 24, said, “Ideas plus action will enunciate change and that’s why this demo is beneficial.”

Political science major Jonathan Otis, 18, felt differently about the event.

“I would prefer a more organic style of debate and to have more interactions between the people speaking and the people listening,” he said.

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not international vs. domestic students, let me tell you that first,” she said.

Former Associated Students of Montes was quick to respond Diablo Valley College President with his defense. He said it is not Keith Montes suggested a strong about race, it is about understandvoting influence from interna- ing cultural and socioeconomic tional students affected the 2015- differences. He said not all DVC 16 election results. Montes, who students have parents who can afwas not re-elected this spring, ford to pay for their college educacriticized the results on the official tion and living expenses.

ASDVC Facebook page on April “It doesn’t make me racist to 10. analyze the demographics of the Interim President Kevin Tian board or to analyze voting patsaid Tuesday he decided to re- terns,” he commented. “My father spond to the dispute on the AS- was an international student and I DVC Facebook page after critical will not tolerate being accused of comments continued to surface racism when I have shown great over the weekend. support of the diverse student Tian said he recognizes freedom body we represent.” of speech and appreciates student Natalia posted that she doesn’t input and involvement. However, understand the discrimination behe said the ASDVC Facebook tween ASDVC members. page is a public channel that “Because in my eyes all students should exist to keep students up- are equal,” she commented. “Bedated, and it should not become cause at the end of the day, no personal. Tian said heated argu- matter our skin color, living enviments happen, but they should be ronment and preference, we’re all handled internally. only a proud DVC student.”

“The conversation they are seeMontes is a former Inquirer ing in this thread doesn’t really editor and Natalia has also been represent the whole entire truth of on staff. Montes is on staff this what ASDVC is doing,” he said. semester, but has not participated Newly since beginelected Presining his cam“The conversation they dent Hao (Japaign. son) Wang, are seeing in this thread The ASDalong with VC normally doesn’t really represent the nine other uses its public elected offi- the whole entire truth of Facebook page cials, compose to announce an executive what ASDVC is doing” meetings and board of both events and post ~KEVIN TIAN domestic and agendas.

ASDVC interim president international Contacted students. by phone, Nonetheless, Montes said Montes’ original comment said ASDVC has a longstanding issue they are not representative of the of lack of involvement from do20,000 students of DVC. mestic students. He blames a lack “Let’s not fool ourselves or the of advertising targeted at domestic public into believing that this students. election was not swayed by the Montes said he decided to go strong, ever growing international public with the issue because “it’s student network at DVC,” he time to confront the elephant in posted. “The task of this mostly the room.” international executive team Montes said he and Borgia have should be to resolve this vacuum an ongoing, personal dispute. of power and not exploit it.”

Contacted by Facebook MesStudent Scott Brown, who goes senger, Natalia confirmed that

by Cesare Borgia on Facebook, there are both domestic and intermentioned the former president’s national students on the ASDVC decision to resign from office in executive board. She was not sure the Fall 2014 semester and recom- of the exact ratio. mended Montes take this break Also contacted by Messenger, from student government to focus Wang declined to make any peron his studies. sonal comments.

“The student body has spoken,” “Right now I just want to focus Borgia commented. “Listen care- on how to accomplish our goals, fully, they are saying you are no and provide more convenience to longer desired as leader.” the student body,” he messaged.

ASDVC director of public relations Vivian Natalia then wrote a post accusing Montes of being Contact TAYLOR PAGAN at condescending, racist and bitter.

TPagan@DVCInquirer.com “Multiculturalism is definitely

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Buzz What do you think of the new Commons Area?

Editorial Musicians will still starve

BANG WONG, 27 Construction management and architecture

“My feeling is mixed. It’s not very cohesive; maybe the idea is that students are mixed.”

Graphic illustration by WESLEY IHEZUE

TINA DENG, 19 Accounting

“I think that a lot of the students can enjoy this big space.”

SAMUEL AYOKO, 21 Computer science

“I remember DVC from before these buildings, and it’s looking bright for the future.

If you can change the way the campus looks, it will help draw students.”

CAMERON SMITH, 24 Construction management and horticulture

“The maintenance crew deserves a lot of credit because turf is difficult to maintain.”

LEO ZHAO, 19 Mechanical engineering

“It’s quicker to walk to classes, and it’s a nicer place to do anything.”

Interviewed and Photographed by: Shane Louis

Jay Z’s new business venture brings in more money for the ‘1 percent’ As college students, we are often faced with the challenge of liking music, but not being able to purchase it because of excessive costs.

This often leads to music piracy, and artists and companies have been trying to reduce piracy in order to help get musicians paid for their work.

Jay Z has created a streaming website called Tidal that is supposed to help “starving artists” combat piracy, and earn the money they deserve.

But is it really giving money to the right people?

Let’s take into account that Jay Z and Beyonce, the two most prominent artists on this website, made over $100 million on their “On the Run” tour last year.

The tour only lasted from June 25 to September 13.

Above is a screenshot of the Tidal.com streaming page. It allows for you to Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons said pick whether you want to watch a video or listen to music. in an interview with the Daily Beast that the only artists featured on this website are bands who are well known or are known enough to source Pitchfork, Gibbard said, "I think that Everything you click on on the web page play large music festivals. they totally blew it by bringing out a bunch brings up a pop-up window asking you to For example, Toro y Moi and St. Vincent, of millionaires and billionaires and propping sign up for a free trial or to subscribe. two of the lesser known artists on Tidal, are them up onstage and then having them all While this conceptually sounds like a good on almost every festival's lineup this year, in- complain about not being paid." idea for Jay Z (there is even a pretty convinccluding Coachella, Lollapalooza and even the The ultimate goal of Tidal is to have the ing ad on the website here), does he really local Outside Lands music festival in August. artists control the distribution of their own think teens and college students will be willSo is Tidal really music instead of the ing to pay for the “premium” content on the giving money to the “I think that they totally blew current music indus- website? artists who need it, or Lily Allen, in an interview with Business it by bringing out a bunch of try moguls. is it further helping Besides Beyonce Insider, said the website will only make peomillionaires and billionaires and Jay Z, Alicia ple want to pirate more music, which, speakthe rich artists who often don’t even write and propping them up onstage Keys, Calvin Har- ing as college students, could be true. their own music? ris, Daft Punk, Jack If you already don’t pay for your music, While they are no and then having them all com- White and other top why would you start now? small band, Mumford plain about not being paid.” artists own the actual The artists involved have a lot of hope in & Sons said in that incompany. the fact that people appreciate the “art” they terview this website is But with the threat are making and want to compensate them for ~BEN GIBBARD only giving money to of losing net neutral- it.

Death Cab for Cutie the richest artists in ity only a few weeks If this website actually works, will that the industry. behind us, is this an- mean ticket prices will go down for concerts?

Mumford, the lead singer of the band, said, other way to get internet users to pay more The fact is, the lowest ticket price for many "I think smaller bands should get paid more for their services? of these artists is usually around $60 to $70, for it, too. Bigger bands have other ways of A membership to Tidal is $20 per month, which makes it hard for younger fans to afmaking money, so I don’t think you can com- but unlike Pandora, the paid subscription ford to go. plain." isn't exactly optional.

Hopefully Tidal will benefit the fans and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie had When you visit the website, you will see lesser known artists as much as the very similar notions about Tidal. there is music, but like iTunes you can only wealthy artists. But judging from what we see, In an interview with indie music news hear a 30-second excerpt from it. that seems unlikely.

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Social life different, not worse I am writing in response to the actively involved on campus. article "DVC social scene fosters While student activities might isolation, needs upgrade." not be as vibrant and grand in scale In addition to the points you as those of large universities, DVC made in the piece, I would like to offers some outstanding opportuadd another dimension to the dis- nities to get involved through clubs cussion by providing some con- and student organizations. text, calling attention to a counPhi Beta Lambda won numerter example and expanding your ous awards during a statewide solution to include institutional business leaders conference last changes. semester, Model United Nations is When you lahosting a home beled the lack conference on of social interaccampus about tions on campus privatization of as “DVC’s soeducation and cial problem," I WE (Women’s understood you Empowerment) were comparing DVC hosted our campus vibe an art show for to that of a fourWomen’s Hisyear university. tory Month.

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DVC students part of the soludo not live in tion is to reach dorms; they out to peers on commute. DVC students don't just a personal level, I think there needs dedicate all their time to school; to be some institutional changes if most of them work to support we want to revive campus culture. themselves (and their families).

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Comedy kills racism in one hour MARCEL SCOTT Staff member

Ending racism in an hour. Sounds impossible, and it probably is, but comedian W. Kamau Bell attempted to unify the students of Diablo Valley College through comedy.

On April 8, Bell spoke in the Performing Arts Center about racism in today’s culture.

Bell, who was host of the FX talk show “Totally Biased” is now touring different colleges speaking about his hilarious view of a controversial topic.

Bell was given a warm reception by the DVC students and faculty which he acknowledged by saying, “This is why I live in the Bay Area, because when I talk about this kind of stuff in other parts of the country they don’t always laugh.”

The Bay Area, more or less, is one of the more respectful areas in the United States, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect.

In 2012, the United States Census showed that 49 percent of San Francisco was still white, with the other main demographic being 30 percent Asian.

As the census shows, SF is actually one of the least diverse cities in the U.S. It seems as though the city that thought it was above racism, still isn’t completely unified.

Racism is a difficult subject to talk about for everyone, but it needs to be discussed.

With Bell’s satirical show, people were able to relax and laugh about this made-up thing that we call race, while still being educated about the unfair treatment of certain groups that still persist today.

“Race is not a real thing, it’s an invented social construct that we now just can’t ignore,” Bell said.

We’re all just human. None of us belong to a different group.

Bell came to make students laugh, and he did. But he also pointed out some of the inconsistencies that we find today, like in our congress. “We find a lot of the time in the 21st century that racism is gone, but congress is still 79 percent white. That’s almost a B in Whiteness,” he said.

The show went on in this factual and comical fashion for (you guessed it) an hour.

By the end, the DVC community was educated and entertained.

Students seemed to be pleased with Bell’s performance. Theater major Rosie Tyler, 18, said, “It was really awesome. I thought it was poignant and true.”

Psychology major John Michelson, 22, said, “I liked the political commentary and enjoyed the relatable pop-culture references.”

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Contact MARCEL SCOTT at MScott@DVCInquirer.com

Social political comedian W. Kamau Bell speaks to DVC students in the Performing Arts Center on April 8, 2015.

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‘Thrones’ seems to be in endgame DANIEL MARACCINI Features editor

The “Game of Thrones” season five premiere, “The Wars to Come,” more than any episode prior, feels close to the series’ end.

The world that seemed only to expand during the first four seasons is now contracting, killing off some characters, promising deaths for others and joining those once distant.

So by the Old Gods and the New, or if you’re feeling frisky by the fiery heart of R’hollor, let’s get into it.

It begins with Cersei: not terrible mother-in-law Cersei, but terrible teenager Cersei. In the flashback, she gets her thumb sucked on by a witch and given a prophecy about her future children: “Gold will be their crowns, and gold their shrouds.”

So yeah, King Tommen and Myrcella will be killed, probably before the end of the season.

Please don’t act shocked when it happens, because I am telling you right now, at least eight episodes before, it will

happen. The magic ladies who live in forests and suck on teenage girls’ thumbs are almost always right about these things. In other news involving magic ladies who also happen to suck blood in oddly sexual ways from unassuming children, we have Melisandre.

She’s at The Wall now, preying on Jon Snow. “Are you a virgin?” she asks him in the second most awkward elevator ride I’ve seen on screen this year.

Poor Jon Snow, always looking so pouty in these uncomfortable situations. But this time you can’t blame him.

Not only does he have a fire priestess pawing at him, he has Stannis Baratheon telling him to get Mance Rayder (AKA the King Beyond The Wall, AKA the King No Longer the King Beyond The Wall because He Got Duped by Stannis the Mannis, and Consequently, is Now a Prisoner Inside Previously Mentioned Wall) to bend the knee.

Of course it doesn’t work. Mance, a Wildling through and through, is too stubborn and, understandably, too scared to play the coward in front of 100,000 free folk.

So Melisandre pulls a classic Melisandre: she burns him

alive, or at least tries.

Before it happens, Jon Snow pulls off a spine tingling act of defiance and young-person existential angst.

(For the trillionth time people, Jon Snow does know something.) This is an all-time moment for the Bastard of Winterfell, but other than that, we get typical season premiere set-up stuff: the surprisingly unfunny duo of Varys and Tyrion plotting their next move in Pentos, Dany’s continuing downward spiral into the Abyss part of the Hero’s Journey, and several departures from The Vale (finally).

Pay-offs are coming, not only those mini season payoffs, but the big pay-offs.

Two fan favorites are destined to meet very soon, big revelations feel close, and of course, winter is now not only coming, but seems to have one foot in the door.

Contact DANIEL MARACCINI at DMaraccini@DVCInquirer.com

Will you pay for ‘Game of Thrones’? Or steal it?

Who doesn’t love "Game of Thrones"? It a million people sharing a single file at the has everything! same time.

Action, romance, politics, war, great actI personally know many people who are ing, expensive sets and guilty of this particular gorgeous costumes; the act. When questioned list goes on. about this a common The show is a worldwide excuse often comes up: cultural phenomenon. It's “Cable companies are awHBO's most popular seful over-priced monopories ever, with 9.3 million lies, and I’m not willing people watching the last to participate in that kind season's finale the night of highway robbery.” it aired. But that's not the And HBO has historionly impressive number cally been so entrenched the show pulls in. with the cable companies In 2012, 2013 and that they leave the con2014 "Game of Thrones" sumer no option. “If they was the most pirated telehad a service like NetfJACOB JUDD vision series on the planet. lix,” these people say, “I Staff member By year's end, the series could see myself paying had racked up over 48 million illegal down- for that.” loads.

This logic is understandable. Cable is The most recent season finale broke an overpriced, with lousy customer service. And all-time piracy record, with over a quarter of up until now, HBO has been slow to adjust

to a world where more and more people are cutting the cord entirely in favor of streaming apps like Netflix and Hulu. HBO’s own streaming app (while high quality) still requires a cable subscription to activate.

Ultimately though, regardless of how you may view those selling the product, entertainment is not medicine…or food…or shelter. You aren’t entitled to it.

It’s not your right. It’s a luxury, and if you want to enjoy it there’s no reason you shouldn’t have to pay for it.

Enter HBO Now. A new streaming service requiring only a credit card and an internet connection.

It’ll be up and running in time for the "Game of Thrones" season five premiere.

What's the catch? It’s nearly twice the monthly price of Netflix and Hulu, and for a relatively brief 3-month window it’ll be exclusive to Apple products.

But even with these caveats, the service is a sign that HBO is listening to its consumer base and trying to adjust its service to

a changing world.

The arts cannot support themselves on goodwill alone.

The creative team might say they’d rather you watch and not pay than not watch at all, but the fact remains that a less profitable studio is a more risk-averse studio. Incidentally, HBO’s groundbreaking, and critically acclaimed gay dramedy “Looking” was recently cancelled after two seasons.

Please understand, I’m not saying that pirating "Game of Thrones" makes you a bad person, or that buying HBO Now makes you a good person.

But I encourage people to consider the larger consequences of their actions. More importantly, support art you find valuable.

And hey, if you’re someone who’s bemoaned HBO’s allegiance to big cable in the past, maybe consider putting your money where your dirty-pirate-mouth is.

Contact JACOB JUDD at JJudd@DVCInquirer.com