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Vol. XLVI Issue 28 April 30, 2019
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TRIO members Brytha Nkrumah, left, Cedrick Munongo, Christian Lara, Felicia Keto and Executive Dean Becky Jones prepare to speak at the TRIO Day event in the Chronicle TV studio on April 24.
TRIO shines in the spotlight
Students speak about their paths to success Trace Miller
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Assistant Managing Editor “What if [success] was something too vast to place into words — yet in seed form was something every student at Richland College can possess? Welcome to our TRIO village. In TRIO Student Support Services, we invite our Richland College students to live joyfully, laugh fearlessly and love taking responsible risks as a journey in the direction of their dreams,” said Anita Jones, director of Richland’s TRIO Student Support Services Program (TRIO-SSS). TRIO-SSS is a federally funded grant program intended to aid and equip lowincome students. On April 24, Richland hosted its annual TRIO Day in the Chronicle TV studio to share the stories of students who have proven that success is within reach. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, District 32, spoke followed by four TRIO Achievers who shared their success stories. TRIO Achievers are students who have been recognized for transforming their lives through a partnership with Richland’s TRIO-SSS. Dr. Kay Eggleston, the Richland president, provided a welcome. “The federal TRIO programs are a set of educational opportunity programs established in 1964 that enable either first generation or low-income and underrepresented and special needs populations to earn college degrees,” Eggleston said. She went on to explain that the Richland College TRIO Student Support Services program is part of a federal program through the U.S. Department of Education that serves more than 800,000 students across the country. TRIO provides academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial aid assistance and other services to support students through graduation. The four TRIO Achievers then spoke to the audience.
“When I first joined TRIO, I had no idea of how to register for my classes, but they [TRIO] helped me,” said Felicia Keto, a Richland nursing-major who has two children and is originally from Togo. It took Christian Lara seven years to complete his degree. During that time, he overcame personal battles including the loss of friends and relatives due to gang violence. With the support of TRIO, he made it to the finish line and will transfer to a four-year university in the fall. “I’m here right now. I’m still striving. I’m still here succeeding. I’m still pushing forward,” Lara said. Cedrick Munongo spoke next. He is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He moved to the U.S. to pursue his dream of becoming a computer scientist. “You know, college, it’s not easy but it’s not impossible,” Munongo said. “You know, so you can just try your best. You need to have a goal. You need to have something in mind. ‘Why are you here?’ That’s the question you need to [ask].” Brytha Nkrumah was the last student speaker. She is originally from Ghana. Before coming to the U.S. she studied midwifery in Ghana and delivered babies. Nkrumah told her own narrative in a way only she could describe. “Being a mother of two boys is not easy but I have a dream that I need to pursue. I’m fighting for a better future and so I’m struggling to get on my goal. So I would encourage everybody not to give up,” Nkrumah said. She advised students take part in the program even if they believe a full education is not obtainable. Of TRIO Day she said, “I think it’s very exciting and it’s a great opportunity for us to share our stories with others but also partake in the program and then make use of [this] important opportunity too. So it’s good. I’m excited to be here.” For more information, www.richlandcollege.edu.
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April 30, 2019
“Why should millennials vote for you?” Nine Dallas mayoral contenders are fighting for office and the youth vote Adrienne Aguilar & Macy Wheeler Editor-In-Chief & Staff Writer
Nine candidates are vying for the right to serve as Dallas’s first new mayor in eight years. We asked each candidate to make the case for why millennials (typically considered to be individuals born between 1982 and 2004) should vote for them. At press time, five of the nine had responded. For those who chose not to do so, we have included URLs to their individual campaign web sites. Early voting continues through April 30; election day is Saturday, May 4. Polls for early voting are available on campus in Guadalupe Hall. For election day, precinct polling places apply. Voters can find information about elections on the Dallas County Elections Department website at www.dallascountyvotes.org/voterinformation. The Texas Secretary of State website with information about Texas Voter Registration is available at www.votetexas.gov/registertovote. Voters can view the Dallas Mayoral Forum and the Dallas City Council District 12 Forum, produced by Richland Student Media in partnership with the League of Women Voters and the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, at www.Richlandstudentmedia.com.
Miguel Solis Dallas ISD District 8 Board of Trustees Member
“Our generation must lead now because the decisions being made today are going to impact us down the road whether we like it or not. Our next mayor must have an eye on the future when it comes to the quality of our schools, housing affordability, multi-modal transportation that puts a premium on walkability/biking and less on cars, jobs that pay good wages, and public safety — these are the issues our generation cares about and the issues we demand action on today. I’m ready to be the leader that addresses these challenges with bold, new ideas that give us the city we deserve.”
Scott Griggs Dallas City Council District 1 Representative
“As a council member, I have made myself available to all people, including millennials, whether it’s by my cell phone or social media, where I post live updates from council meetings. If someone reaches out, I have a coffee with them, find out if they want to be on a board and how they would like to be involved.”
“As Mayor, I plan to work tirelessly so that our economy remains strong and continues to grow. This will help not only millennials, but all citizens of Dallas.”
Albert Black Jr. CEO of On-Target Supplies & Logistics
“I am running for mayor to keep our community safe, create jobs by investing in local business, expand affordable housing and increase access to healthcare – for all of us.”
“I believe that I am the best choice for millennials because I do not see the position of Mayor as a stepping-stone, or something to plaster on my resume. I am just focused on making Dallas a place where everyone can succeed and dream big, audacious dreams.”
Other mayoral candidates running for election These mayoral candidates did not respond to Chronicle requests by presstime. Eric Johnson Lawyer; Texas State Respresentative https://johnsonfordallas.com/
Jason Villalba Attorney; Former Texas State Representative
Regina Montoya Attorney; Chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty
Lynn McBee CEO of Young Women’s Preparatory Network https://www.lynnmcbee.com/ Mike Ablon Real estate developer
Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers Party member; cashier No website available.
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Dear Editor, I read Trace Miller’s article about Notre Dame with great interest. I thought the professor he quoted made some good points, but I would have liked to have seen a some counterbalance to the argument that we cannot forge a bond with a building we have visited only once or twice. This is not a brag, but when I was lucky enough to visit the cathedral in 2016, I
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Letter to the Editor was moved. My son and I lit a candle for a sick aunt. It was a moving place and a moving experience. Many of us can only visit such grand places once if we are lucky. They and their associated experiences can make a big impression. Thank you, Dr. Kathleen Stephens Honors Program Coordinator
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‘Avengers, Assemble!’ early 1960s. “The Avengers #1” comic book received terrible reviews from comic book readers. Fans didn’t like the superheroes on the team, so Lee and Kirby replaced them with better superheroes, former villains and supernatural beings. In comic book history, the Avengers formed by accident. Loki, the Asgardian God of Evil, wanted to get revenge on his half-brother, Thor. After searching for a powerful being who was strong enough to face Thor, Loki found the Hulk and tricked him into causing a train wreck. When the Hulk’s friend Rick Jones heard the news, he alerted the Fantastic Four, but Loki diverted the radio signal and sent it to Thor who was not the only one to receive the call. The astonishing Ant-Man (Dr. Hank Pym), the Wasp, and Iron-Man also responded to the message. They fought the Hulk while Thor tracked down Loki and captured him. When the heroes learned Hulk was innocent, Ant-Man suggested they form a team. The Wasp recommended they call themselves The Avengers. If you guys can remember, “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” (2010-2013) started off with them. Tony Stark took care of the Avengers by giving them a mansion, high-tech equipment, weaponry, security countermeasures and computer systems. In issue #2, Ant-Man became Giant-Man, and the Hulk was the first founding member to secede from the team. He preferred to work alone and realized Earth feared his unstable behavior. In issue #4, the Avengers found and revived Captain America, who slept in an iceberg for a couple decades. Captain America joined the Avengers and was given founding member status in the Hulk’s place. They fought villains like Space Phantom, the Lava Men, the Mole Men, Baron Zemo, his Masters of Evil and Kang. After the founding members except Captain America left the team, Captain America became the leader of the team and replaced them with three former villains: Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Hawkeye. Finally, the Avengers were able to feature multiple spin-offs like the West Coast Avengers, the New Avengers and the Dark Avengers. The Avengers’ allies are the Fantastic Four, Rick Jones and Edwin Jarvis. The Avengers fought the X-Men and recruited some of their members like Wolverine and Storm to be on the New Photo Courtesy marvel.fandom.com Avengers team. The Avengers were known for “The Infinity Gauntlet” inspired the plot of their famous battle cry, “Avengers, Assemble!” “Avengers: Endgame”
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Staff Writer The Avengers is the most popular superhero team in the Marvel universe. It took Marvel 50 years to bring this superhero team to the big screen. Comic book fans and moviegoers alike enjoy watching the comic book inspired films. Marvel’s “The Avengers” (2012) did a better job than “Superman” (1978) at the box office. Both films received critical success, but “The Avengers” received excellent commercial success and gave Marvel Studios the chance to make more superhero movies and the Marvel brand more popular than DC. Marvel also used the revenue to introduce new superhero movies and expand in the Marvel cinematic universe. “Avengers: Endgame” is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The superhero team also saved Marvel Studios from another bankruptcy. Now, the fun part. In the publication history, the Avengers were labeled as “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.” The founders of the group are Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor, Hulk, and Iron-Man. They made their first appearance in “The Avengers #1” (September 1963). Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee and comic book artist Jack Kirby created them to compete against DC’s Justice League in the
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Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) looks at his mask in “Avengers: Endgame.”
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ a marvel? Ricky Miller
Entertainment Editor This one is it. For all those who have delved into the Marvel cinematic universe, “Avengers: Endgame” is the appropriate conclusion to everything Marvel infused since director Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man” in 2008. I can’t really dive into anything too specific, since there are people in the world who will hunt me down and take me out if I give away even the slightest tidbit or nugget. Safe to say, audiences will not be disappointed in the very least. That is why I was not surprised to see all of those who perished in “Infinity War” a couple of years back, since I knew they were not gone for good. What is also cool was seeing Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel save both Tony Stark and Nebula from their time floating endlessly in space. That is how she is introduced and brought into the Marvel fold. Her part is slated for seven more appearances per her contract. She is a powerful hero, one who knows how to fight and stand her ground in battle. I liked this movie, but was more impressed by both the stand-alone sagas involving “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” in 2014 and “Captain America: Civil War” in 2016. Both titles were helmed by the Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe, who also collaborate on “Avengers: Endgame.” The duo knows how to facilitate action sequences that are appealing and intriguing.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014) -- This surprise sleeper showcased a new group of heroes emerging to fight evil with Chris Pratt’s stellar turn as Star-Lord. Directed by James Gunn.
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“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014) -- The sibling duo of Anthony and Joe Russo teamed up for this well-told tale that involves Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). It lso stars Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford.
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The camera contemplates the greatness of appealing eye candy. When it comes down to it, the entire Marvel cinematic universe stands on its own two feet. Gone are the days of directors like David Lean (“Lawrence of Arabia” in 1962), or even an auteur like Stanley Kubrick (“2001: A Space Odyssey” in 1968). What was also cool to see here is the last official scene with the late Stan Lee in a Marvelrelated film. His part is just that of a passenger shouting with glee and excitement from a convertible. The “Avengers” theme comes back into play with the Alan Silvestri score. Although not as dynamic as those of John Williams and his “Star Wars” score, they are very recognizable. Just so everyone knows, “Avengers: Endgame” is not the end of the Marvel cinematic universe. It is actually the finale of phase three, of which there are numerous chapters. The actual official end to phase three occurs with “Spider-Man: Far from Home” which hits theaters in early June. Look for more Marvel titles with the upcoming “Dark Phoenix” as well as “New Mutants,” which has been sitting on the shelf since the middle of last year. It’s finished, but the studio is waiting for the appropriate time to release it. “Avengers: Endgame” clocks in at three hours and one minute. Also, be warned there is no Easter egg (inside joke or hidden message) for the end credits sequence. Zero. Zip. Nada. Grade: B+
“Doctor Strange” (2016) -- Benedict Cumberbatch, of the UK’s version of “Sherlock Holmes,” was great as neurosurgeon Stephen Strange in this Marvel film directed by Scott Derrickson.
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“Captain America: Civil War” (2016) – Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans headline this Marvel tale in which the pair fight each other to make things right in the superhero world. Directed by the Russo brothers.
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Billie Eilish rocks the music world at 17 Review
She is 17 years-old. She sings with a breathy, moaning voice. She has blue hair (for now) and her songs combined have more than a billion streams. She’s Billie Eilish, who just released her first full-length album titled “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” It is an album of
tortured love, anxiety, fear, depression and the occasional threat of suicide. “I wanna end me/I wanna, I wanna, I wanna end me/I wanna, I wanna, I wanna,” sings Eilish in “Bury a Friend.” I hope she’s seeing a psychiatrist. Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, co-wrote the lyrics in this album. Coming
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The cover shot of Billie Eilish’s new album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do we Go?”
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from the minds of a 21 year old and a 17 year old, these lyrics are mature and weighty, implying old-if-not-ancient souls. Compared to other quality contemporary lyrics, however, one finds nothing remarkable. “Baby, I don’t feel so good/Six words you never understood/I’ll never let you go/Five words you’ll never say (aw)/I laugh alone like nothing’s wrong/Four days has never felt so long/If three’s a crowd and two was us/One slipped away,” she sings in “Wish you were Gay.” Witty, but routine. However, by applying feminist literary theory to “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” latent themes related to #metoo become manifest. For instance, in “All the Good Girls Go to Hell,” Eilish sings “Look at you needing me/You know I’m not your friend without some greenery/Walk in wearing fetters/Peter should know better/Your cover up is caving in/Man is such a fool/Why are we saving him?/Poisoning themselves now/Begging for our help, wow!” In nine lines she is artistically rebuking the patriarchal order of a heterosexual relationship: an unaccountable, sexually unrestrained male dominates a quasi-enslaved woman who must maintain the relationship despite the man’s infidelity. Along the same lines, in “When the Party’s Over,” she sings, “Don’t you know I’m no
good for you?/I’ve learned to lose, you can’t afford to/Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin’/ But nothin’ ever stops you leavin’/Quiet when I’m coming home and I’m on my own/I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that/I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that.” “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” consists of 14 songs and provides almost 45 minutes of listening. According to data compiled from Spotify, the most-streamed songs are “When the Party’s Over,” “Bury a Friend,” “You Should See Me in A Crown” and “Bad Guy.” YouTube undoubtedly contributes to Eilish’s popularity. “Bad Guy,” “You Should See Me in A Crown,” “Bury a Friend” and “When the Party’s Over” all have experimental music videos of unearthly and beautiful aesthetics that accompany the songs. The music video for “When the Party’s Over,” in which a blue-haired Eilish gushes tears of ink, has earned over 200 million views in five months. “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” is an original recording, remarkable for the most part due to the young age of its creator. It appears to be on the fast-track for legendary status. The music videos, however, constitute the apotheosis of the album. Hopefully, Eilish will release more.
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April 30, 2019
Lake cleanup celebrates Earth Day CHRONICLE Ryan Duff Richland
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Students and faculty gathered around the tables to sign up to participate in the lake cleanup event April 22, then grabbed their gloves, safety goggles, trash bags and trash grabber sticks. Students also had to sign a liability waiver. “Well you have to have liability there,” Dr. Tara Urbanksi said. “And to warn everybody about the dangers of, well, if you don’t know how to swim, you could fall into the lake and we want to make sure that everybody is safe and cautious on this.” She added that fortunately, nothing like that has ever happened. “If they fell into the lake, I would jump in after them and I would be the mother you wouldn’t want at the hospital,” she joked. “I haven’t lost a student yet, and I’d like to keep it that way.” The annual activity to pick up garbage around the lake helps sustain the natural environment and the well being of the wildlife. This event also helped to promote Earth Day.\Sonia Ford, the sustainability project coordinator for Richland, designed the lake cleanup project. She said Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honors society students and their adviser, Dr. Jon Ewing, needed a project in November 2014. With Ford’s help they created the Student Green Team. Ninety percent of the members are Richland Collegiate High School (RCHS) students. “They [PTK] asked for our assistance and that was the launch of the first lake cleanup
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Students volunteer to clean up campus’ enviroment during lake cleanup event on April 22.
and also it was the launching of the Student Green Team,” Ford said. “We’re going almost five years now.” First-time Green Team member, Heidy Baron, was wearing a neon green member t-shirt. “My official, I guess, career or green choice would be environmental science; anywhere in that STEM department,” she said. “So I figured that the best outreach is to join the student Green Team.” Baron said she got involved to learn about future employment opportunities. Faculty members Urbanski, Michael Li and Dr. Mrudula Ganga also participated in the lake cleanup. Li teaches Environmental Science and Geology at Richland and participates in the lake cleanup every year.
Hamilton shoots its final shot Emily Escamilla
Staff Writer Although many people dream of going to Coachella during festival season, my dream has been to see my favorite musical, “Hamilton,” on Broadway. Ever since the play by Lin-Manuel Miranda hit the stage in 2015, I became a fan for life. “Hamilton” follows the life of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, who immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean after a deadly hurricane washed over the island of Nevis where he lived. The musical is inspiring and I finally had the opportunity to see the show live on stage at the Music Hall at Fair Park when the third national tour came to Dallas. The touring musical does not feature anyone from the original cast. I already had some skepticism about seeing the musical live since it was not the version I was so accustomed to listening to on my stereo. My biggest fear was that the actor who played Hamilton would be underwhelming. I am glad to say that I was wrong. The lead actor and star of the show is Joseph Morales, who plays the title character. Morales embraced a spunky energy throughout the show, much like what I’ve observed of Miranda through the clips I have seen.
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Emily Jenda played Eliza Hamilton. I have to say, her performance really carried throughout the show. Her character does not appear very often during the first act but when she shows up, her singing makes her presence known. The cast performing in Dallas cannot be compared to the original cast. They should be in their own category and seen as creating their own version. I made a mistake at first by comparing them to the original cast, but the touring cast is amazing in their own way. This was my first time to see “Hamilton” live and I am glad I got to experience it with them. Fans of the original cast who might be skeptical about seeing this show live should go. They may find it to be just as exciting as the original. I would recommend this show for students with a little extra money in the bank. The cheapest ticket is around $120. It’s worth it, in my opinion. It is an experience like no other. One thing that caught me by surprise was that there was an intermission during the show but it is only about 15 minutes. I suggest getting seats close to the aisle to make a speedy exit before the bathroom lines get super long. Merchandise and beverages are also sold before, during intermission and after the show. “Hamilton” runs through May 5.
“We have been having these lake cleanups for at least five years, as far as I know, and every time there are more and more students, which is good,” Li said. “Initially, we clean up the lake and we literally pick up trash from the lake. But for the past two years, the cleanup process has been outsourced to some companies and so we shift our focus to pick up trash around the lake, not from the lake.” Urbanski, who also teaches Geology at Richland said, “It varies from year to year. We’ve had one semester, I think, close to 75 students that participated. Usually we get anywhere from about 20 to 30 a semester but we’ve had up to 80.” Students who signed up were rewarded 20 points of extra credit under the instructors. The event lasted about an hour as students and faculty circled the lake stretching from Walnut Street to the end of Thunderduck Hall filling garbage bags with broken pieces of plastic, discarded paper, warped plastic bottles and sandwich wrappers. “So today is the day where we were going around and we’re cleaning up the local watershed here of Thunderduck lake. We do this a few times every academic year just to improve the overall quality of health for the aquatic life here and also to maintain the pristine conditions that students love to enjoy while out on the campus,” Urbanski said. The adventure, however, was not without incident. Natalie Canizales, an RCHS student, lost one of her sandals in the lake while picking up garbage near El Paso Hall. “What had happened is that I was volunteering at the lake cleanup and for our classes, so we could help out and when I was cleaning, unfortunately, my sandal — my slide slipped off my foot and it fell into the lake and I think it was sucked into the sewer system,” Canizales said. Canizales said she spoke to the coordinator about her lost shoe but not much could be done about locating it. “Regardless of the unfortunate event, I don’t think that that should stop me for doing more good just because of that, so I want to encourage other people to go ahead and do something for Earth Day and make sure that you don’t only help out on Earth Day, but help out every day!” Canizales said.
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Maplebrook Elite celebrates its Dallas Cup championship win over FC Dallas Youth Premier on April 21 at the Cotton Bowl.
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“We’re coming back! We’re coming back! We’re going to get this,” said team dad Luis Pacheco, reassuring that a victory for FC Dallas Youth Premier soccer team in the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup U18 championship game was coming. Since its establishment in 1980, the Dallas Cup has enjoyed a rich history of bringing together marquee teams and talented players on the rise with long-lasting friendships and memories across nationalities and cultures. “This team, they have been together for the last 10 years,” Pacheco said, explaining the significance of this match. “This is how they’re going to close their cycle, because most of them are going to college.” Dallas Cup is an annual, invitation-only event held during Easter week that ensures the highest level of competition each year. The tournament is perceived as “prestigious.” Some of the best soccer talent in the world has passed through Dallas Cup. The list of alumni includes Landon Donovan, Wayne Rooney, Giovanni dos Santos, David Beckham and many others. The Dr Pepper Dallas Cup has built a reputation of ensuring high-quality competition on the field and extraordinary Texas hospitality off of it. The tournament tradition consists of approximately 40% international teams and 40% state-side teams with 20% made up of Dallas-area teams. Each year, more than 100,000 spectators watch teams from all over the world participate in the highest stakes of international youth soccer. The best of the bunch goes home with the Dallas Cup grand prize: The coveted Boot and Ball Trophy. More than 900 international players participate in the tournament each year. After an intense week of soccer matches, on April 21, FC Dallas Youth Premier found itself one game away from championship glory. The team dismantled its competition up
to that point and the bracket play consisted of a series of dominating victories, 6-1, 3-1 and 5-0. The quarterfinals and semifinals seemed to be a cake walk for them as well. They handled those rounds 2-1, and 5-0 with just one opponent left, Maplebrook 2001 Elite from Minnesota. “This is a team that’s known each other for more than half of their own lives. This is a team ready to put it all on the line for glory. This is a team who is ready to capitalize on one final hurrah,” Pacheco said.
“This team, they have been together for the last 10 years. This is how they’re going to close their cycle, because most of them are going to college.” -Luis Pacheco FC Dallas Youth Premier dominated the ball and spent most of the first half attacking. The shots against Maplebrook 2001 Elite were numerous. The crowd was antsy about how close the shots were. The team provided many gasps for the crowd. Between the ball bouncing off the crossbar from a shot outside the box, or when striker Jose Ortiz failed to convert his one-on-one with Maplebrook’s goalie, Youth Premier kept the crowd on edge. Finally, at the 32-minute mark, Jose Ortiz scored with a chip shot in the top right corner of the goal, to make up for his earlier miss. The defense had been stout all match. As
the referee blew the whistle at the 45-minute mark, one minute of stoppage play had been announced. “That goal was a little upsetting, because it was right before halftime,” Pacheco said, commenting on the swing of momentum right before the half. “We’re going to win this for sure. I want to say the final score will be 3-2. I only say that because Maplebrook, they’re good, too.” Maplebrook may have been a little better than expected or else they turned it on in the locker room. When they returned to the field, they immediately poured in two goals pushing the score to a 3-1 Maplebrook lead. As aggressive as FC Dallas Youth’s offense was, the shots were not going in. Much more of the same occurred as in the first half with multiple shots coming close, but no cigar. FC Dallas Youth eventually managed to score another goal, but in the 90th minute. It was a case of running out of time. They got one final shot, where a forward in scoring position may have fouled a defender. At least that’s what the referee called, turning possession back to Maplebrook and eventually running out the clock in the second-half. The loss was devastating. FC Dallas Youth Premier went on to claim the runner-up spot in the U18 championship. While this may not have been the best news, they knew they were good enough to have won the tournament. FC Dallas watched Maplebrook be crowned champions, and handed the Boot and Ball Trophy and bask in the ambience; not quite the hurrah Dallas wanted or expected. As the students leave for college, they will have the previous 10 years and this championship game to reflect upon. While a trophy is nice, forming long-lasting friendships and memories is what Dallas Cup is all about. It’s more than just an elite competition. Players disregard social, ethnic, religious and economic prejudices and walk away making friends for life through the love of this beautiful game.
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The Drama Department presents … “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail” By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Arena Theater, Fannin Hall, F108 Free and open to the public
May 3 Noon to 1 p.m. i
Richland Big Band Jazz Ensemble Cafeteria stage, El Paso Hall
May 7
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. i
North Texas Mobile Food Bank East breezeway Please bring your own bag 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
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Vocal honors recital Fannin Performance Hall, F102
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Spring Symphonic Instrumental Concert 2: “Inspired Visions” Wind symphony, string orchestra, Chamber ensembles
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