EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 59, NO. 22
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S i x S B V C f i l m s t u d e n t s a c c e p t e d t o U C L A , U C B e r k e l e y, UC R iver side and o ther lea di ng univer si ties i n the sta te
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(Left to right) Odin Contreras and Nancy Aljouni accepted an offer of admission to UCLA, while Alina Alvarez and Jazmyne Barrios respectively accepted offers to UC Berkeley and UC Riverside. By Manny Sandoval
City of San Ber nardino Primary Elections are o n Ju ne 7th ,
t’s a big year for San Bernardino Valley College’s Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) Department as six of its students are slated to graduate from the program on May 25th.
With acceptances from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), University of
California, Riverside (UCR), and even California State University, Los Angeles - it’s evident that the multi-million dollar state-of-theart equipment invested into the program is paying off and providing San Bernardino students a route to Hollywood.
“I moved from Texarkana, TX to San Bernardino in 2017 and SBVC’s FTVM program surpassed my expectations. I never imagined during my time there
that I would have the opportunity to shoot on 35mm film. This type of skill is usually only available at the university or graduate level, yet the program has already offered this type of curriculum in order to prepare me to work with film in the industry,” said UCLA Bound Student Odin Contreras. Some of the program’s state-ofthe-art equipment includes cameras like the Arri Amira, Black
Magic Pocket 6K Pro, Sony FS7, Sony A7iii, and a 4K television studio inside KVCR, which is located on the SBVC campus in San Bernardino.
Alina Alvarez, who has accepted admission to UC Berkeley, says she strongly believes that the FTVM program’s hands-on training is what boosted the confidence in her skills, and ultimately gained her the coveted acceptance letter to a UC. SBVC cont. on next pg.
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he 12th Annual Forging Hope Yawa’ Awards, hosted by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, honored four nonprofits for their work in education, health care, essential services, and empowering Indigenous communities. Each of the nonprofit organizations recognized serves its communities in ways that fulfil the Tribe’s philanthropic Pillars of Giving.
Yawa’, which means “acting on one’s beliefs,” is a concept that the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians have embodied throughout their history. Today, the Tribe continues to practice Yawa’ through preserving and protecting the Tribe’s ancestral territory and its inhabitants. and, seeking out nonprofits to support its stewardship goals. The Yawa’ Awards SMBMI, cont. on pg. 2
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Vanessa Perez (center) Executive Director of the Time for Change Foundation, a nonprofit serving homeless women in the Inland Empire, is joined by San Manuel Business Committee Members.