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GATEKEEPERS of the First Amendment

A series of controversial speakers and complaints about censorship at UC Berkeley have brought the role of college administrators back into the spotlight. TREVOR CHEITLIN Production editor

n April, the administration of UC Berkeley came under fire for its response to a planned visit by conservative commentator Ann Coulter. It wasn’t an isolated incident: just two months earlier the university had cancelled an appearance by former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Berkeley faced widespread backlash in both instances, with political figures and commentators both conservative and liberal, accusing the administration of stifling free speech and expression as protected by the First Amendment. These accusations against Berkeley speak to a larger debate that has been raging inside collegiate institutions for decades: the role of college administrations in establishing guidelines about student discourse, and their right in policing such guidelines. Diablo Valley College political science professor Scott MacDougall says that college administrations have a duty to weigh the exercise of students’ right to free expression against its societal impact. “The purpose of a school is learning,” MacDougall said. “It is possible that the exercise of your free speech might get in the way of the learning process, and if it does, then the school can restrain it.” The definition of an impaired learning process, and therefore the leniency with which administrations treat students’ free speech, has changed drastically over the last few decades.

UC Berkeley has been a battleground for Today, UC Berkeley is given a speech this debate since the mid-1960s, when the code rating of yellow by the non-profit Free Speech Movement led to the campus student rights organization Foundation for softening its strict regulations on on-campus Indvidual Rights in Education (FIRE). Yelpolitical discourse, and causing a fundamen- low, according to the organization, indicates tal shift in how political discourse was con- policies that “restrict a more limited amount ducted on campuses throughout the United of protected expression (compared to a red States. rating) or, by virtue of their vague wording, “The Free Speech Movement of the 1960s could too easily be used to restrict protected was crucial in advancing the speech rights of expression.” students across the country,” wrote Berkeley How far administrations are allowed to Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky in an edito- go in defining and restricting hate speech rial for the Daily Califoris the crux of the debate. nian. “It is possible that the As the National CoaliChemerinsky admits tion Against Censorship exercise of your free (NCAC) argues, “modthat the context has changed. “Now, students’ ern Supreme Court despeech might get in protests are about speakcisions (particularly Haers from off-campus, the way of the learning zelwood School District such as Ben Shapiro, v. Kuhlmeier and Bethel process.” Milo Yiannopoulos and School District v. Fraser) Ann Coulter,” he said. At have made it clear that ~SCOTT MACDOUGALL the heart of the issue, he the right to free speech Political science professor, DVC claims, is the ever-evolvand expression can someing definition of “hate speech.” times be subordinated to achieve legitimate Schools tried to combat these problems in educational goals.” the 1980s and 1990s with the adoption of According to the New York Times, Berkespeech codes – in-house regulations on ac- ley spent an estimated $600,000 on security ceptable speech designed to prevent discrim- for Mr. Shapiro’s controversial speech in Sepinatory harassment and violence. Many of tember. A similar figure was spent to secure these speech codes proved to be flawed upon the campus for Ann Coulter’s visit in April. execution, oftentimes overly vague. Their vagueness, in the eyes of some, gave college Continued on Page 2 administrations too much power to restrict student discourse.

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Tackle the abyss in new ROV club SHANNON RICHEY Staff member

Plumb the depths of the sea and your skills by building a remotely operated underwater vehicle with Diablo Valley College’s new ROV (remotely operated vehicle) club. The club, a partnership between the engineering and business departments, offers students the opportunity to design, fabricate and market a ROV, which will be put to the test at the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s ROV competition in Washington state. This is an excellent opportunity for students with interests as diverse as business, oceanography, engineering and communications to apply what they are learning and build a tangible product explained business department professor and ROV club advisor, Jim Blair. Club members will be directly responsible for the engineering, construction, programming and control of the vehicle as well as for a business plan to pitch and market the product. As stated on the MATE website, “The competition challenges students from all over the world to design and build ROVs to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace.” The scenarios will include “locating the wreckage of a vintage airplane and returning its engine to the surface, installing or recovering a seismometer and installing a tidal turbine and instrumentation to monitor the environment.” The Marine Technology Society notes that ROV’s were historically used by the U.S. Navy to recover torpedoes and underwater mines. Now, they are commonly used by scientists for deep sea exploration and the hydrocarbon industry to perform sensitive safety inspections and repairs on underwater oil operations. The competition was designed by professionals in these industries to foster a new generation of

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The visit was cancelled before Ms. Coulter’s expected appearance. While Mr. Chemerinsky feels that Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ was correct to spend the money to ensure student safety and protect the university in the eyes of the First Amendment, he claims that “these are dollars the campus can ill afford and inevitably will detract from the instructional mission of the school.” MacDougall agreed. “Ben Shapiro sort of had a point,” MacDougall said. “His point was the $600,000 that was spent wasn’t spent because of his speaking; it was spent because of the way that people responded to his speaking. It’s a problem because the university can’t afford it. The

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Student Gerald Sanchez stands near a mill in the DVC machine shop. skilled individuals who can fill future workforce needs. MATE offers a paid internship, and many companies attend the competition to scout new talent explained Blair. Students will fabricate the vehicle in the DVC machine shop and test its abilities in the pool. Club president and computer engineering student, Adam Boyd, pointed out how exciting it will be to “figure out a challenge and see your product in action.” “The companies that successfully complete the product demonstrations and deliver exceptional engineering and communication components (e.g. technical documentation, engineering presentations and marketing displays) will be awarded the contract,” said the competition

university doesn’t have $600,000 to spend every other week.” While Berkeley has been at the public center of the debate, public colleges and universities all around the country, including DVC, are grappling with similar problems. Namely, how to uphold students’ rights to free expression and allow potentially controversial opinions to be heard on campus while also ensuring student safety and meeting educational goals. DVC, being a publicly supported community college, is subjected to California Education Code 76120, which requires that community colleges in the state adopt rules and regulations that “(do) not prohibit the right of students to exercise free expression,” except for “expression which is obscene, libelous or slanderous according to current legal standards, or which so incites students as to create a

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clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on community college premises.” By all accounts, DVC has handled controversial events well in the aftermath of Berkeley’s issues, albeit with a much smaller sample size. The visit of controversial pro-life group Shield for the Unborn in October went smoothly, and associates of the organization were complimentary of the administration at DVC. “It was actually easier than other schools,” said Students for Life of America representative Anna Arend, in regards to the process of getting permission to distribute materials and set up displays in the Commons. According to Todd Farr, program manager of Student Life at DVC, “all tabling requests for ‘Free Speech’ events on campus go

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briefing. Sophia Romanova, a 20-year-old business marketing major, said she’s excited to participate as way to “apply her business skills and gain insight into manufacturing and building a product from start to finish.” Blair encourages students from all fields of studies to join the club, noting that it’s a real ground-up opportunity, with a need for many different skill sets. For more information on getting involved contact Jim Blair at JBlair@dvc.edu or Adam Boyd at aboyd08@gmail.com.

Frank Guitron Mahrukh Siddiqui Trevor Cheitlin Kayla Rojas Mark Lindahl Isaac Norman Summer Pagán Danny Yoeono and Courtney Donahoe

First Amendment Series ¶¶ This is part three of the Inquirer’s series on free speech on public campuses. Mahrukh Siddiqui, Kayla Rojas and Frank Guitron contributed to this installment. through Student Life for approval. Shield for the Unborn followed this process.” The process, however, as Berkeley has learned the hard way, is not always so cut and dry. There’s no one right answer,” MacDougall said. “There’s no ‘all yes’ or ‘all no.’ It’s kind of one of those things that you need wise people to manage as it happens.” Contact TREVOR CHEITLIN at TCheitlin@DVCInquirer.com

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Bill to make first year of community college free SUMMER PAGÁN Social media editor

Diablo Valley College graduation on May 21, 2015. 1.5 million workers with some form of higher or specialized education by 2025. The white paper argues this gap between workers with higher education skills needed and the supply of those available would mean missed opportunities for the state’s economy and for Californians who have a chance to earn higher paying jobs. California’s situation is also not unique. A 2013 study conducted by Georgetown University found that 65 percent of job openings in the United States will require post-secondary education and training by 2020. Contra Costa Community College District Chancellor Fred Wood wrote via email, “the education at DVC has always been extremely high quality, and it is good to see state-

Learning Center getting new tablets KION KARIMI Staff member

Students who aren’t familiar with how to handle registration for classes, clear registration obstacles and get help on other subjects such as English, should come to the Learning Center for more help. The Learning Center has received a grant for a slate of tablets, specifically the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. This will help aid students in learning how to deal with their registration a lot better as someone will be there to guide them. A “red light” includes understanding how to sign up for classes, fill in any missing information that’s preventing them from signing up for classes and much more. Maria Castaneda, an instructional aid, said, “It’s really good to help the students; you have a lot of students that just don’t know what a red light is.” Although the focus is on the red lights during peak hours of registration, the Learning Center wouldn’t want to put them to waste. Outside of registration, Castaneda believes that the tablets will be a good source for the students in the English lab, “We can expand information, we can have more resources such as utilizing the library and looking up articles.”

With the tablets, students will no longer have to rely on handouts. “We have lots of handouts but sometimes we will run out, time management will be more efficient,” said Castaneda. The Learning Center will always help any student, including ones that don’t normally go to their building. Kelvyn Moran, a co-coordinator, said, “We also help anyone that walks in, just that friendly place where they can get help.” There are worries that the tablets could have problems during peak hours at the school with the troublesome internet connection, but the staff is sure that it won’t be a problem. “Technology is always a bit of a challenge, especially at peak hours. I’m positive this will work well,” said Moran. New technology may be barred from their max potential in helping utilizing our resources especially with DVC’s shoddy wireless internet connection. Nonetheless, this will be a great resource for the Learning Center to grow and aid more students. “(The tablets) will be available by Spring registration,” said Moran.

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wide efforts to make it more affordable for our students.” However Chancellor Wood explained that because some aspects of the bill are still unknown, there is considerable uncertainty around the bill, especially when it comes to the amount of funding. Funding for tuition-free community college could increase taxes, although instead of money going to individual students through scholarships or grants, it could go to paying the colleges directly. The details of Assembly Bill 19 will continue to be worked out throughout the 2018-19 budget talks. Contact SUMMER PAGÁN at SPagan@DVCInquirer.com

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hanks to Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of Assembly Bill No. 19, California Community Colleges will become free for new students. The bill will wave expenses for first-time students who are taking a full-time course load. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago proposed the bill as a way to boost enrollment and graduation rates and expand access to financial aid. Free tuition has been in the air ever since Sen. Bernie Sanders’ run for president in 2016, and this bill brings it one step closer for higher education students in California. According to the press release on Santiago’s webpage, the goal to decrease the amount of student debt is fulfilled when students do not have to pay for their first year tuition. Vicki Gordon, president of the Contra Costa Governing Board, wrote via email, “the debt that we are seeing today’s graduates saddled with is a huge burden. They seem to be putting the dream of buying a home off longer than past generations.” As Gordon explained, she attended Diablo Valley College during the shift from it being free to charging a small amount for units. Because community college was more affordable when she attended, Gordon believes that, “anything that helps our students at the ‘in coming’ stage of community college level is a very positive move towards student successes and completion.” Gordon also wrote, “if they are not successful at community college, they won’t be able to move into a career that requires a certificate or go to at a four year college.” A large driver behind the bill is economic: according to a 2014 white paper by the Public Policy Institute of California, the state may face a shortage of one million college and

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Learning the art of Spanish tapas RYAN LEE Staff member

xecutive chefs of Teleferic Barcelona, located in downtown Walnut Creek, cooked tapas for members of the community at Diablo Valley College. Oscar Cabezas and Rodrigo Vazquez both studied and worked all over Spain throughout their careers. The cooking demonstration which was sponsored by Community Education, gave background knowledge and history of the ingredients used in the dishes. Chef Vazquez demonstrated all the techniques and skills to cook the dishes. The dishes made included a paella, which is a dish of bomba rice and different meats and vegetables, a tortilla de patata, which is similar to an omelette with potatoes and onions and a gamba al ajillo, which are garlic prawns. During the three hour long demonstration, different sauces and roasted meats were used to create three cohesive dishes. The audience was shown the size of shrimps that work best for the dish and taught how to peel the shells. They also learned how to create a stock consisting of shrimp shells, thyme, leeks, garlic, onions and tomatoes with sweet Spanish paprika, that would be used in the paella. Cabezas said that they wanted to make all

Chefs Oscar Cabezas and Rodrigo Vazquez have 25 years of combined experience. the sauces fresh so that it would be easier for everyone to take notes and recreate them at home. Vazquez showed how to cook the paella saying that all the ingredients needed to be added at different times so that they would not be overcooked. At the end of the demo everyone lined up to try the dishes. Denise Lawry, a member of the audience said the experience was “beyond my expectation and combinations of cultures.” Chef Vazquez has been cooking his whole

life and his earliest childhood memories are of him cleaning anchovies and squids. During his 10 year career he has worked in many Spanish restaurants all over Spain, learning the local traditions. Vazquez worked in a three Michelin star restaurant, a rating given to the best restaurants in the world. It is very hard to obtain all three stars as restaurants are inspected anonymously on everything including decor, plating and taste. “I enjoy teaching because it is a passion of mine,” Vazquez said, as this is not the first

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cooking demonstration he has done. Chef Cabezas has been working in restaurants for over 15 years and has explored many cultures throughout the Mediterranean. He has always had a love for food and has never been afraid to try new cuisines. He has been working in the United States for almost three years and frequently travels back to Spain. Contact RYAN LEE at RLee@DVCInquirer.com

2017 ‘Dreamers’ Conference offers reassurances “There’s confusion, there’s uncertainty and for many, there is fear. We’re working against an unbelievable amount of hate and evil. Senator (Glazer) has described the actions reating an education without walls was a key theme of the president as heartless,” said Senator Mitchell Glazer’s at this year’s seventh annual Dreamers conference field representative, George Escutia Jr. held at Diablo Valley College. Escutia took his time on the podium to talk about how Head presenters Emily Stone and Rosa Armendariz the state of California is trying to keep the dream alive and opened the conference by taking turns talking about the re- uphold the values it holds so dearly. cipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Specifically, Escutia talked about AB291, SB29, SB68, commending California for being the leader in higher edu- SB257 and “the hallmark of last years legislative session,” cation for all students. SB540, better known as the California Values Act. SB540 “The Contra Costa Community College District includ- provides safeguards to ensure that immigrants can visit goving Contra Costa College, Los Medanos College and Diablo ernment offices, work with police, take their children to Valley College remain committed to you and your future school, attend community college or university and go to success,” Stone said. the doctor without fear of deportation. Following a couple more announcements, the two turned In line with policies already in place, the bill will also allow the floor over to DVC interim President Ted Wieden. local and state jurisdictions to refuse to comply with federal “Certainly, this last year has been nothing if not challeng- immigration enforcement if an undocumented immigrant ing when it comes to DACA and Dreamers. I’m proud of has not committed a major crime. This means that Califorour district and our colleges for standing up nia law enforcement cannot “When history looks back ask about an individual’s imand doing what is right for Dreamers and DACA students,” said Wieden. status, arrest people at this point in time, it will migration “When history looks back at this point on civil immigration warnings be visible that folks stood or participate in border patrol in time, it will be visible that folks stood up, and it will be visible that folks did not or joint force task up, and it will be visible that activities stand up, as has happened unfortunately forces with the federal law folks did not stand up.” in other instances in our past. It’s imporenforcement if the primary tant now to stand up and be counted and purpose is immigration ensupport folks, support Dreamers and the forcement. ~TED WIEDEN DVC interim President DACA students.” “We’re going to continue to “I’ve had a lot of conversations around fight against those who try to Dreamers, DACA, immigration in general. It’s cruel, it’s divide us, break apart our communities, separate our famimean-spirited in the federal place. It’s different in California lies and try to kill our dreams,” said Escutia. and I want to assure you it is different in the Contra Costa In 2009, the local county supervisors decided that healthCommunity College District. We are absolutely committed care should not be a right for immigrants. Many did not to supporting our students, our Dreamers, our AB540 stu- think that was right, so they came together to make United dents; we’re about all students,” said 4CD chancellor Fred Latino Voices, a group that focuses on four key things: imWood. migration, healthcare, civic engagement and education. Wood and Wieden share a similar educational back“We wanted to bring the community together and discuss ground, the two both went to community college before each one of those aspects and make sure everyone had removing on to a university. Wood talked about how Califor- sources,” said ULV member Natalia Tocino. nia and 4CD are different when it comes to Latino educaSarahi Espinosa Salamanca is the founder of DREAMer’s tion. RoadMap, an app whose goal is to help DACA recipients Wood made it known that he has a dream too for AB540 get into higher education. “It started with a Hackathon... I students. “It is our dream to help you, it is our dream to told them I don’t know how to code, I don’t know what a ensure that we’re able to give you the opportunities that can Hackathon is but I would love to meet other dreamers and lead to a greater place in life.” try to figure out solutions to problems in our community.” MIKE STEHLIK Staff member

Salamanca was also the White House Champion of Change in 2014, a recipient of two House of Representatives Award, and was recently named in Forbes 30 under 30. Salamanca told her story about how she got to where she is, along with the many obstacles that were in her way. She broke down her app, how it works and what features it brings to DACA recipients who are trying to get into college. Her app helps guide seniors in high school to get to their college of choice. Senior year for a high schooler goes by in a flash, and the app is there to guide them. Push notifications remind the user that a scholarship deadline is approaching and help them discover new scholarships, the main goal is getting the user there. Dr. César A. Cruz, the co-founder of Homies Empowerment, an independent youth development organization, reminded the room what the theme of the conference was: education without walls. “The third time my mother was deported, I was 14 years old. She said to me ‘son, that border is about 20 feet high, but I carry a 21-foot invisible ladder,’” said Cruz. It was the duality of that real 20-foot border and the very real 21-foot ladder that Cruz based his questions for the panelists. Each panelist shared their stories about their upbringings and how hard it was to push through, but in the end, they always persevered. Dr. Jorge Portida told his own story for closing remarks, after being touched by the stories of the students on the panel. Portida immigrated to America when he was nine years old. His mom and dad had already come to America with his two youngest siblings, leaving him with his four other brothers and sisters in Mexico. His grandmother couldn’t keep him anymore, so Portida was smuggled into America, with his final destination being Chicago, Illinois. “I think telling these stories is important,” said Portida, “because it’s trauma that we carry that causes fear, that causes us to shrink and not use our intelligence to get out of the poverty and the trap (of poverty). The stories that I hear today are all inspiring.” “It doesn’t matter to us what your economic background is, it doesn’t matter what your social background is, it doesn’t matter what your race is, it doesn’t matter what your immigration status is. We are here for you, you are welcome here, and we will do anything and everything in order to support you, that’s what we’re committed to,” said Woods. Contact MIKE STEHLIK at MStehlik@DVCInquirer.com

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Starbucks bringing whiskey-flavored cold brew to stores RYAN LEE Staff member

Starbucks has recently announced that they are introducing new drinks with whiskey barrel-aged cold brew coffee. They are using green Sulawesi coffee beans because it pairs well with the whiskey notes and flavors. The process starts with an 800-pound batch of green Sulawesi beans which are scooped into a freshly emptied American oak-aged whiskey barrel from the Woodinville Whiskey Company in Washington state. Then the beans are frequently rotated so that they all come into contact with the barrel and have a chance to absorb the flavors. After a few weeks of this process they are packaged and ready to be shipped out to Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bars. The coffee becomes non-alcoholic once the beans are roasted and still keeps the flavors. Starbucks will be serving two drinks out of this new barrel aged Sulawesi coffee, the barrel-aged cold brew and the barrel-aged con crema. The barrel-aged cold brew is slow steeped and sweetened with vanilla syrup in a carafe. The barrel-aged con crema is served hot, mixed with barrel-aged vanilla syrup and topped with a cascara sugar cold foam topping.

“I would try it but don’t think I could drink it everyday,” Derek Lee, who calls himself a connoisseur of coffees and whiskeys said. “I wouldn’t want my coffee to taste like whiskey.” “I like Starbucks coffee and this sounds like an interesting drink,” said Carl James, a Starbucks gold level reward customer. “It will do well since a lot of people like Bailey’s (Irish cream and whiskey liqueur),” said Maria German, a barista at Starbucks. These new drinks will be served at Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bar locations only, starting in late October and early November with a price tag of $6.50. As of now the only Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bar locations are the in the South Bay: At Broadway and Hamilton in Redwood City, Stevens Creek and DeAnza in Cupertino and Blossom Hill Pavilion in Los Gatos. The Starbucks on Hartz and Prospect in Danville will be closing in January for remodeling and will reopen in March as a Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bar, so East Bay coffee-lovers will not have to drive an hour to try this new drink. Courtesy of STARBUCKS

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DVC faculty member featured in Art Gallery ALI LEE Staff member

The new Diablo Valley College photography professor shows the history of the photo lab by showing off her photos in the art gallery of the strange objects she found. Nicole White is the new full time photography professor at DVC and has her favorite and best photographs displayed from the last 3 months. “When someone new is hired for a full time position, we put their work up in the gallery for them to show what they do,” said art gallery coordinator Arthur King. Her photos were all of objects that she encountered while cleaning out the photo lab. The DVC photo lab has been active for three years, there are bits and pieces of work left from everyone that worked before her.

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“Redux” shows the history of objects Nicole White found in the lab.

Each and every one of her photos are able colored paper that she found most interestto show the history of the objects that she ing. found in the photo lab. “Things are changing at a much faster “The glass beakers are beautiful objects pace then they ever have before in photo,” that aren’t used anysaid White. more, but much more Not only is White “The images in this detail is show because interested in photogexhibition are my of the glass,” said raphy, but the history White. of it as well. While attempt to reconcile The photograph looking through all of the glass beakers several histories into one.” the different objects “Monolith” was taken she found everyone of ~NICOLE WHITE from standing on a them to be interesting, DVC photography professor ladder and layered important and even onto paper that was strange. found in the lab that aged back to about 20 Her favorite photograph was of the Playyears. boy magazine that she found upstairs in the White found many different ways to use lab. the old paper. The reason being is because oddly enough, She also took different scans of stacked it was from the same month and year that

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she had started art school. The work in the gallery really shows how you can create almost anything into a piece of art for someone else to enjoy. “Nicole is a fresh look at how the photography classes work and the way she examines systems of organization in relation to how photography relates to other disciplines,” said King. The gallery ended Oct. 20. “The images in this exhibition are my attempt to reconcile several histories into one,” said White. More information about Nicole White and her photography is on her website.

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Sinister Creature Con creeps into fans’ hearts KAYLA ROJAS Features editor

For some, October means Halloween all month long. If you’re one of those people, and waiting for Syfy channel’s horror movie marathon or searching for the perfect costume is too mundane for you, then maybe Sinister Creature Con is right up your alley. Founded by Tim Meunier in 2015, the event allows horror fans to find solace close to home. Featured guests usually include actors who have starred in horror, or cult movies big and small, and craftsmen and women who have worked on shows like Face Off. The most recent convention, Oct. 14-15 in Sacramento, also spotlighted local artists and worked closely with the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, an independent short film showcase for local film makers. This year, some of the featured guests included musician Marky Ramone and actress Danielle Harris of the “Hatchet” series. Supporting actors from the series “Ash vs Evil Dead” were also attending the event. In addition to the celebrity guests, many vendors lined the halls of the Scottish Rite center. This year boasting booths full of handmade items and artwork. Along for the ride was Matt Forristal’s 7 foot tall creation “Lil Bunny Chew Chew,”

which boasts realistic fangs and makes growling noises, which was used to startle shoppers. “I love being here, and I also love scaring people,” said Forristal. A fan favorite vendor is Sick Soaps made an appearance as well, with a full stock of horror themed soaps and bath bombs hand made in San Jose. Owner Cheyenne De Boer crafts the molds with moisturizing glycerin and safe colorants to add some fear factor to bath time. Some of her soaps range from bloody body parts, to intricate molds of horror icons like Freddy Kreuger, or Pennywise the clown from the recent hit remake of the movie “IT.” “I always try to put some of the stuff up after the con,” said De Boer, in response to customers eager for her quirky bath bombs which she prepared specifically for Sinister Creature Con. “Like my cauldron dunkers... I need just enough for the convention, so I try to get people to wait!” Featured vendor Deeply Dapper owner Kris McClanahan also showcased his own artwork and uniquely scented soap. “That one smells like a cabin in the woods,” he said in reference to an Evil Dead themed soap. He is well known for his Coca-Cola scented soap, as well as his original art prints,

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Premium Halloween masks at Sinister Creature Con based on various film creatures. some featuring popular women in the horror world. “I’ve done pin-ups of Elvira and the Bride (of Frankenstein), but Vampira is next,” said McClanahan. However when the starlets of horror all have dark features and dark dresses the pinups can be difficult because the similar features can make them all look the same. The convention has been a success since its inception in 2015 and seems to be going strong.

By featuring actors from harder to find horror movies and talented local artists, it is safe to say this con will continue to scare its way into the hearts of Bay Area horror fans for years to come. For those who missed out on the festivities in Sacramento, the convention will make a return in the summer of 2018 at the Stockton Arena. Contact KAYLA ROJAS at KRojas@DVCInquirer.com

opinions

Wednesday, Oct. 25 - Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

Editorial It’s about time for due process An addition to the educational code will give California community college faculty a clearly established due process procedure for the first time in our state history. Assembly Bill 1651, which came into law Oct. 13, will modify existing due process rights for community college faculty members by requiring administrators to provide faculty members the reason for their administrative leave. “Until now, community college faculty would be disciplined by their respective districts without any notification of the charges against them or the reason for the disciplinary action,” said Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes, who sponsored the bill. The bill also urges the California Community College Chancellor’s office to resolve investigations within 90 days to avoid faculty members being left on involuntary paid leave as punishment. The California Community College

Independents, a lobbying group representing faculty unions, co-sponsored the bill with Reyes. Its president, Jeffrey Michels, wrote via email that the bill establishes for the first time in California law a definition for involuntary paid administrative leave and establishes some due process rights for faculty who are placed on this sort of leave. According to Michels, districts in the past have claimed faculty are not being disciplined because they were still being paid while placed on leave. This claim allowed the district to skirt any rights to due process. For example, In October 2009 three professors at Southwestern College, in Chula Vista, were placed on immediate administrative leave when administrators claimed the professors had incited protestors to leave a free speech area and confronted police. While the professors were reinstated two days later the reaction by admin-

istration was unjust and violated their due process rights. Especially during times like this, where people are more divided and the fear of abuse of power is heightened, it is important to have laws everyone clearly understands. More importantly, having faith in the judicial process gives citizens faith in these institutions. Vague wording in the law allows for uncertainty and abuse. Laws like AB 1651, guarantee stronger protection for citizens by providing clarity when institutions apply the law. ~ Fall 2017 Editorial Board Courtesy of Emmanuel Huybrechts CC BY 2.0.

Golden Lady Justice in Bruges, Belgium taken on March 3, 2008.

Opinions Rapper B.o.B. proves fame falls flat

CAMERON PATERA Staff member

With controversy being unavoidable and “Flatline 2” also came out in April of the same overwhelmingly obsession-inducing, it’s easy year to similar giggles and facepalms. to see why some people have built careers off. All was quiet on the B.o.B. front for a while From this comes the popular phrase, “all until in September 2017, when he announced publicity is good publicity,” meaning, no mat- he was starting a page on the crowdfunding ter what a person does, as long as it garners site, “Gofundme,” to raise 1 million dollars attention, is beneficial to their success. in order to “help support B.o.B. purchase and This is not true at all, simlaunch multiple weather “His Gofundme is a balloons and satellites into ply because the margin for error (squandering of fame, prime example of try- space, for experimental going broke/getting addictexploration.” The public’s ed) in a situation where one ing to regain one’s fame reaction was something would gain publicity is much though controvery.” between a collective groan too high. and unstoppable giggling. For example, let’s examine It didn’t help that B.o.B.’s ~CAMERON PATERA the recent antics of the musisubsequent 2017 album, Staff member cian B.o.B. In January 2016, “Ether,” was mediocre, B.o.B. released a song that preachy, self-absorbed, would turn him from a generally mediocre act and didn’t gain nearly enough buzz. into an international punchline. His Gofundme is a prime example of tryTo preface, B.o.B. tweeted out, in his opin- ing to regain one’s fame through controversy, ion, proof that the Earth couldn’t possibly be however in this instance it didn’t really work. round. While actual astronauts are taking “diss selfies,” Shortly thereafter, acclaimed astrophysicist, and every pop culture publication under the Professor Neil Degrasse Tyson, the director of sun is covering it, nobody is actually focusing New York City’s Hayden Planetarium and pop on donating to B.o.B.’s Gofundme itself, with culture icon, caught wind of this tweet and was it only raising 6,302 dollars of the massive $1 quick to debunk it. million goal as of October 2017. As a result, B.o.B. dropped “Flatline,” a track This regained buzz has now been squandissing both Tyson and NASA, as well as their dered. opposing opinions on the shape of the Earth. With the acquisition of fame comes a quick

opportunity to promote a platform. So many people have used their fame in good ways; U2’s Bono, Justin Timberlake and Bill Gates have all been heavily involved in charity and donations over the course of their fame. However, there are many more like B.o.B., such as Danielle Bregoli, the “Cash Me Outside” girl that you would have to live under a rock not to know about. While you could argue that B.o.B. and his cash contemporaries are doing their own form of promotion, I see it more as taking advantage of their actions to gain money. I’m not sure you would need $1 million in order to “purchase and launch multiple weather balloons and satellites into space.” Pop art icon Andy Warhol once said, “in the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.” I find that to be very true, especially when we live in the age where society is ravenous for the next thing. Misuse of fame is unsurprisingly common in people like B.o.B. whose fame is either short lived, in spurts, for a really stupid reason, or usually, for both, disproving the theory that all publicity is good publicity.

Contact CAMERON PATERA at CPatera@DVCInquirer.com

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Buzz

How has the smoke from the fires affected you? Interviewed and photographed by: Ali Lee

Sophie Jacques, 19 Cognitive science

Josue Zamora, 18 Engineering

Ummi Green, 13 8th grader taking DVC courses

Milaveh Assadi-Rad, 19 Biomedical engineering

“The fires messed up my class schedules and tests. Now I have a ton of tests this week.”

“It hasn’t affected me very much, I am just trying to avoid going outside.”

“I’ve been having problems breathing and it is giving me headaches as well.”

“It has been had to breathe and I have also been feeling congested.”

sports

Wednesday, Oct. 25 - Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

Looking ahead to offseasons of two Bay Area baseball teams Both the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics went into the 2017 season with high hopes. The A’s balance of experience and youth seemed to be their formula for success while the Giants’ seasoned veterans looked to get back to the playoffs after their “even-year magic” wore off in 2016 — but let’s be real: the Chicago Cubs hadn’t won in 108 years. They deserved the 2016 ring. The 75-87 A’s got off to a slow start in 2017: their free agent signings weren’t producing at the plate, the starters didn’t live up to their potential, and the bullpen had trouble closing out games. It was a time for a change in personnel. The A’s traded their veterans and called up their COLE JACKSON rookies in an attempted Staff member resurgence. The rookies shined and Boog Powell secured the starting center field position. Matt Joyce turned his season around, Khris Davis had another 40+ home run season and the bullpen... still needs work. The A’s picked a spot in Oakland for a new stadium. Some good news for Oakland, since it looked like all three of its teams would be on their way out. I think the biggest questions for the A’s are: 1) What’s the plan with the middle infielders? Marcus Semien and Jed Lowrie will most likely start with Chad Pinder being the main backup, though he’ll probably play in right field against left-handed pitching. But the A’s could trade Lowrie and platoon Pinder and Franklin Barretto at second base. Who knows what Billy Beane’s crew has in mind? 2) How does the bullpen look to improve? They gotta get rid of Santiago Casilla. If I were in control, I’d give Francisco Rodriguez a shot, or try to find a closer via trade or free agency. Casilla needs to go. They should look to add an additional left-handed reliever since they traded Sean Doolittle. 3) How do they simplify the outfield carousel? The starting positions are pretty much set in stone, Davis in left, Powell in center and Joyce in right; it’s pretty much a fight for backups between Renato Nunez, Mark Cahna, Jake Smolinski, Jaff Decker and Jaycob Brugman. The 64-98 San Francisco Giants struggled from the start. Jeff Samardzija led the team with only nine wins and Brandon Belt led all batters with a meager 18 homers. The biggest headlines were the return of Pablo Sandoval and the retirement of Matt Cain. Now for the big questions for the Giants: 1) Is it finally time to go young? Look, Giants fans: this team is aging. Wouldn’t you like to see the rookies the Giants drafted instead? They are the future; you’re gonna have to get used to seeing them anyway. Look how well going young is doing for the Astros and Dodgers. 2) What about free agency? Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto can opt out, and Matt Moore is going to be a free agent. If Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton opts out, I imagine the Giants would look to sign him. 3) How can the bullpen improve? I’d do what the A’s tried to do: have multiple closing pitchers on the active roster. Remember the good days of Sergio Romo and Brian Wilson? I can’t remember an offseason when both the Giants and A’s needed improvement. But there are a lot of big name free agents out there; and this offseason is gonna be a good one. Here’s to a better 2018 for both Bay Area teams. Contact COLE JACKSON at CJackson@DVCInquirer.com

Vikings undefeated at home after five turnovers AARON TOLENTINO Staff member

The Vikings stayed undefeated at home (3-0) by defeating De Anza College with a final score of 27-13 on Friday. Head coach Mike Darr was aggressive early by going for a fourth down conversion in each of the Vikings’ first two drives, with the latter attempt leading to the Vikings taking the early 7-0 lead. However, the Vikings’ offense overall did not seem to have its most fluid nor rhythmic performance Friday. Quarterback Matt Vitale had a gutsy performance with three total touchdowns, but did have one turnover. “A win is a win, all I care about is winning,” said Vitale. “The pick was frustrating because I absolutely hate throwing interceptions.” Running backs Miles Harrison, Gabriel Watson and Kendall McNeil stood out among offensive performers by combining for 233 total rushing yards. Watson had two key touchdowns for the Vikings, one rushing and one receiving. “It feels great anytime I’m able to contribute for the team,” said Watson. However, the story of the night was the Vikings’ defense that forced five turnovers, four interceptions and one fumble. “We’re playing as a team,” said defensive back Antwuin Prowes, who had one of those four interceptions. “Our DBs kept good coverage and we did what we had to do.” “Really proud of how they bounced back after a tough loss last week,” said

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Dieontae Malan against De Anza in Pleasant Hill on October 20, 2017. Darr. “Secondary, with the four picks, played really well. We were able to finish some of the things that we’ve been working on.” Once again, the Vikings proved they are a resilient bunch. It’s easy to lose by 52 points the last time out and let doubt take over a locker room, but the Vikings refused to let that happen. “Especially from last week, after we got beat badly, answer back and forget about everything is a testament to our team and coaches just telling us keep our heads up, have a positive vibe throughout practice,” said Vitale. “We knew we were gonna win.” Dealing with injuries on both sides of the ball, the Vikings needed to rally as a team to adopt the “next man up” mentality. Players were required to step

out of their comfort zone, most notably Tuineau Pulu on defense. “I gotta thank the coaches first, just thank my teammates for teaching me because I’m new to the D-line so it’s a team effort, it’s not just me,” said Pulu, who has moved around playing defensive back, linebacker and some defensive line. The 4-3 Vikings look to come together again as one unit next Friday against Santa Rosa College and remain undefeated at home. “I just gotta give it to my teammates, they scout me all practice,” said Pulu. “I’m just thankful for this team.”

Contact AARON TOLENTINO at ATolentino@DVCInquirer.com

Stanford’s Bryce Love could be the answer to a Heisman win LUIS LOPEZ Staff member

This year however, a Stanford product has a real chance to win the award With Christian McCaffrey declaring due to the fact that nobody seems to be for the draft last season, many thought running away with the national HeisStanford had completely lost the little man discussion. star power it had going into 2017. In the 2015 season, McCaffrey came Then Bryce Love came up just short of the award, onto the scene. even after breaking the The junior running season record for all-purback has come out of pose yards previously held nowhere to become a by Barry Sanders. strong candidate for this Derrick Henry would years Heisman trophy. end up taking the award Unlike other Stanford home that year, after players who have come breaking the SEC seaclose to winning the son rushing yards record, award, Love has emerged which is impressive, but as a possible front runner “Love is averag- not near the level of diffor it. ficulty it took for McCafing about 198 frey to break his record. Stanford’s last two major Heisman candi- yards a game...” In Love’s case, he’s putdates Andrew Luck and ting up impressive numChristian McCaffrey were bers and actually getting ~LUIS LOPEZ great, yet overshadowed noticed for it. Staff member players during college. In the latest USA ToLuck was always in the day Heisman survey, Love shadow of Robert Griffin III of Baylor placed just behind Penn State running and McCaffrey was constantly over- back, Saquon Barkley, with 42 votes as shadowed by Alabama running back opposed to Barkley’s 43, and tallied the Derrick Henry. same amount of first place votes as Bar-

kley, with nine. Barkely could pose a real threat to Love, simply because he plays in the much stronger Big 10, which many believe is among the best of the power five conferences. However, when you have a running back who’s averaging 10.3 yards a carry, it’s hard to justify giving the award to someone else at this point. So far, Love is averaging about 198 yards a game for a total of 1,387 rushing yards, which currently leads the nation. Love has also has 11 touchdowns on the year, 10 of which were from 50 plus yards. With Stanford having a fairly strong schedule ahead of them, it gives Love more opportunities to prove himself to the Heisman committee. Regardless of the outcome however, Cardinal fans should sit back, relax and enjoy Love’s amazing season while they still can.

Contact LUIS LOPEZ at LLopez@DVCInquirer.com