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Dreamers get reprieve A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other plaintiffs to prevent President Donald Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while their lawsuits play out in court. Alsup said lawyers in favor of DACA clearly demonstrated that the young immigrants "were likely to suffer serious, irreparable harm" without court action. The judge also said the lawyers have a strong chance of succeeding at trial. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Wednesday that the ruling was "outrageous, especially in light of the president's successful bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members at the White House on the same day." Sanders said the issue should "go through the normal legislative process" and pledged Trump "will work with members of both parties to reach a permanent solution." DACA has protected about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas. The program includes hundreds of thousands of college-age students. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in September that the program would be phased out, saying former President Barack Obama had exceeded his authority when he implemented it in 2012. On Jan. 9, the Department of Justice said the judge's decision doesn't change the fact that the program was an illegal circumvention of Congress, and it is within the agency's power to end it. "The Justice Department will continue to vigorously defend this position, and looks forward to vindicating its position in further litigation," department spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement.
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Cristina Jimenez speaks to demonstrators, urging the Democrats to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, during a rally outside the office of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Los Angeles Jan. 3.
Sessions' move to phase out DACA sparked a flurry of lawsuits nationwide. Alsup considered five separate lawsuits filed in Northern California, including one by California and three other states, and another by the governing board of the University of California school system. "DACA covers a class of immigrants whose presence, seemingly all agree, pose the least, if any, threat and allows them to sign up for honest labor on the condition of continued good behavior," Alsup wrote in his decision. "This has become an important program for DACA recipients and their families, for the employers who hire them, for our tax treasuries, and for our economy." That echoed the judge's comments from
a court hearing on Dec. 20, when he grilled an attorney for the Department of Justice over the government's justification for ending DACA, saying many people had come to rely on it and faced a "real" and "palpable" hardship from its loss. Alsup also questioned whether the administration had conducted a thorough review before ending the program. Brad Rosenberg, a Justice Department attorney, said the administration considered the effects of ending DACA and decided to phase it out over time instead of cutting it immediately. DACA recipients will be allowed to stay in the U.S. for the remainder of their two-year authorizations. Any recipient whose status
was due to expire within six months also got a month to apply for another two-year term. The Justice Department said in court documents that DACA was facing the possibility of an abrupt end by court order, but Alsup was critical of that argument. People took out loans, enrolled in school and even made decisions about whether to get married and start families on the basis of DACA and now face "horrific" consequences from the loss of the program, said Jeffrey Davidson, an attorney for the University of California governing board. "The government considered none of this at all when they decided to rescind DACA," he said at the hearing. - The Associated Press
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Weather disasters set records; Harvey ranks second after Katrina
With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the U. S. tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion. The U.S. had 16 disasters last year with damage exceeding a billion dollars, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Monday. That ties 2011 for the number of billion-dollar disasters, but the total cost blew past the previous record of $215 billion in 2005. Costs are adjusted for inflation and NOAA keeps track of billion-dollar weather disasters going back to 1980. Three of the five most expensive hurricanes in U.S. history hit last year. Hurricane Harvey, which caused massive flooding in Texas, cost $125 billion, second only to 2005’s Katrina, while Maria’s damage in Puerto Rico cost $90 billion, ranking third,
NOAA said. Irma was $50 billion, mainly in Florida, for the fifth-most expensive hurricane. Western wildfires fanned by heat racked up $18 billion in damage, triple the U.S. wildfire record, according to NOAA. Besides Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina all had more than $1 billion in damage from the 16 weather disasters in 2017. “While we have to be careful about kneejerk cause-effect discussions, (many scientific studies) show that some of today’s extremes have climate change fingerprints on them,” said University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd, a past president of the American Meteorological Society. NOAA announced its figures at the soci-
ety’s annual conference in Austin. The U.S. averages six of the billion-dollar weather disasters each year, costing a bit more than $40 billion annually. The increase in billion-dollar weather disasters is likely a combination of more flooding, heat and storm surge from climate change along with other non climate changes, such as where buildings are put, where people move and how valuable their property is, said Deke Arndt, NOAA’s climate monitoring chief. “Perhaps it is time to mandate urban development in a more resilient and sustainable manner given the increasing frequency of weather extremes, especially along the nation’s coasts,” Susan Cutter, director of the University of South Carolina’s Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, said in an email. The weather agency also said that 2017 was the third hottest year in U.S. records for the
Lower 48 states with an annual temperature of 54.6 degrees (12.6 degrees Celsius) — 2.6 degrees warmer than the 20th century average. Only 2012 and 2016 were warmer. The five warmest years for the Lower 48 states have all happened since 2006. Arndt said the U.S. — which has had above normal annual temperatures for 21 straight years — is showing the same warming effects as the rest of the world. The burning of coal, oil and gas emits heat-trapping gases that change Earth’s climate. This was the third straight year that all 50 states had above average temperatures for the year. Five states — Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and New Mexico — had their warmest year ever. Temperature records go back to 1895. - The Associated Press
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TRI program helps people with traumatic brain injuries Staff Writer
The Total Re-Integration (TRI) program at Richland offers resources for individuals who have been affected by traumatic brain injury, stroke or tumor and the physical and emotional issues that go along with it. The program is taught through small classes, uses interdisciplinary instructions and includes an individualized fitness evaluation. Ricky Miller, 45, a Richland student in the TRI program, was in a car accident while on his way to the movies with a date. He stepped out of the car to exchange information with the other driver when another car hit Miller’s from behind, smashing him in between the vehicles. Miller was air lifted to the hospital fighting for his life. After a year of therapy he regained consciousness and was released from the hospital. While in recovery, Miller’s mother met a friend who introduced her to the TRI program at Richland. She was told the program had a great reputation and that it would help Miller in his recovery. She immediately enrolled Miller into the program to help rebuild his Miller’s cognitive development and regain emotional function. “This is a steppingstone to get back involved in life so that you’re not sitting at home all day becoming depressed,” said Miller. Students seem to enjoy the program which ex-
pands opportunities for further development. “Joining the total re-integration program has taught me a lot and you get great benefits. I would encourage anyone with a mental illness to join the program. You will learn different types of stories about everyone’s struggle and what brought them to this program,” said Faduma Abdi, a TRI program student. Some individuals who have undergone traumatic experiences that affected their cognitive abilities have been unable to obtain resources they need to restore their ability to fully function again in society. The TRI program at Richland has established this resource for people over the age of 13 who have experienced brain injury. Richland is one of three college institutions in the U.S. that offers the TRI program. “Students are given the option to take credit or non credit courses and it’s a good way for them to gain memory skills. We have had some students who have transitioned to the credit courses and have been successful,” said Briaina Webster, a senior rehabilitation specialist and advisor for the visually impaired. Brain injury can affect an individual’s ability to develop healthy relationships and be able to work. The most persistent problems include memory impairment, difficulties in attention and concentration. “Our main goal is to help regain memory, independence and to help the students become a great participant in the community. This is the first semester we have had internships on cam-
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– Everett Newsom “Definitely eating healthy. More about financials, like hitting a certain point in my financials to save a lot of money.”
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pus for the students of the total re-integration program and we will get feedback from the students about the experience. Each year the total re-integration program plans to implement more creative ideas to prepare students with real world situations and to help them be-
come independent individuals,” said Webster. If you or someone you know suffers with a mental illness caused by a traumatic experience contact Richland Disability Services at 972-238-6180.
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TRI program participant and Chronicle entertainment editor Ricky Miller writes his film review for an upcoming edition.
Richland briefs Richland art professor Charles Coldewey has been named the new Brazos Gallery Coordinator as of Jan. 9. The first exhibition will feature the work of Veronica Jaeger, which will be on view from Jan. 15 to Feb. 23 in the Brazos Gallery. Richland dance auditions will take place from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Jan 19 in the Guadalupe Hall dance studio, Room G-027. Registration will begin 15 minutes prior to the audition. Dancers can try out for contemporary, modern, jazz, hip-hop and tap.
Gina Sawyer, dance director, said those auditioning should come early to complete an audition form and they should come dressed to move. The dance faculty has created the choreography for the upcoming spring concert, “Utopia,” to be held at 12:30 and 7:30 p.m., April 13. The featured guest artist will be Jill S. Rucci. For more information about the dance program, go to richlandcollege.edu/dance.
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New fantasy film shines ‘Bright’ RICKY MILLER Entertainment Editor
I am a sucker for two things: buddy-buddy movies and romantic comedies. “Bright,” a movie made specifically for Netflix, falls into the former. With David Ayer’s new entry, “Bright,” it is Oscar-nominated Will Smith (“Ali”) who stars alongside Oscar-nominee Joel Edgerton’s (“Loving”) as fellow officers in blue. Smith’s Daryn Ward is a family man who has to deal with an annoying flying fairy who essentially invades the bird feeder on their front lawn. “Bright” does not have a date, but is set in the near future where orcs are a commonplace occurrence. What is cool about the movie is the verbage and references that abound in this fun fantasy flick. The main deal centers on a magic wand that essentially gives the owners a chance to change one’s life in an instant. The fantasy elements are just written in as a reference point to all the shenanigans that occur. It is a bit lengthy, clocking in at 117 minutes but once you are watching it, it just flows. This one is also just a violent shoot ‘em up, even more so than either Michael Mann’s brilliant 1995 “Heat,” wherein an action sequence is played out as a strategic chess game. A more recent film comes to mind with 2007’s “Shoot ‘Em Up,” a Clive Owen-led actioner that takes ludicrous action scenes to the
point of sheer ridiculousness. Also integral to the story is the appearance of Noomi Rapace, who was the lead in the Swedish original “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” trilogy as well as “Prometheus.” In “Bright,” she is a malevolent witch known as Leilah, who just wants the wand to raise an evil spirit back from the dead. Director Ayer knows how to keep the pace and momentum going for the entire picture. Like his ultraviolent entries “Fury,” “End of Watch,” as well as the disappointing “Suicide Squad,” he knows how to tell a compelling story. The characters all have a healthy resolve by movie’s end. This mismatched human-alien dynamic was done before with 1988’s “Alien Nation,” wherein James Caan was an LA detective partnered with newcomer Mandy Patinkin’s Sam Francisco. It was not a great movie by any account. I gave it a grade of a C+ when I originally saw it. “Bright,” to me, was just sheer enjoyment to watch. I’ve noticed other outlets have dismissed this one as sheer garbage, but I am not like most critics. It did what it was supposed to do and provided viewers with an escape from the ordinary, monotonous and mundane. I recently found out that a sequel has already been approved by Netflix, so that is something to look forward to a couple of years down the line. Grade: B+
— Ricky Miller
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Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in “Bright.” (2017)
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Richland students during “Portraits of Night,” in the fall 2017 music department concert.
Music department gets NASM accreditation KAMMONKE
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The Richland College music department is now nationally recognized as one of the top music schools in the country. Richland received accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Richland is the first new accreditation in Texas in the past 51 years and is now one of four two-year institutions in Texas to be nationally accredited by NASM. NASM is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges and universities. It was founded in 1924 to ensure national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational and other music-related endeavors. The accreditation is a result of five years of work. Richland was evaluated last year and narrowly missed out, but this year the music department made sure to fix all the issues after going through a rigorous application process. Department Chair Derrick Logozzo said, “The first three years, we had to apply, we had to go to some conference training [and] we had to bring in a person to come here from Philadelphia and say this is how you do it and we made some adjustments.” “The freshman and sophomore years that a two-year college student goes through here in our music department according to NASM
“Darkest Hour” -- This gem witnessed lead actor Gary Oldman taking home a Golden Globe for Best Performance in a Motion Picture-Drama for his portrayal of Winston Churchill. Directed by Joe Wright.
“Coco” -- This amazing animated tale won the Best Animated Feature Film trophy at the Golden Globes. The story actually centers on the greatgrandmother in this enchanting tale.
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” -- This Martin McDonagh-directed tale won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture as well as Best Performance in a Motion PictureDrama for lead actress, Frances McDormand.
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are equivalent in quality and quantity to the first two years of freshman/sophomore years of any student going to an accredited NASM four-year university.” Ultimately, Logozzo said that Richland College “will have a bigger voice at the state level with our degree plans and going down to Austin and talking with any kind of congressional representatives because we have an accreditation that backs up what we are doing here on a daily basis.” The Richland College Music Department offers band, choir, jazz, orchestra and steel band programs; training students and building base-level credentials in student musicians to be creative outlets and music professionals.
Music notes Open auditions for vocalists and instrumentalists new to Richland will be held by appointment Jan. 18 for the Richland performing groups: chamber singers, jazz singers, Richmen, Vox Femina, wind symphony, string orchestra, big band jazz ensemble, jazz combos, fusion band, steel drum band, woodwinds, brass, string and percussion groups. Auditions will be held in Fannin Hall, Room F-170 and Choral Hall, Room F176. For more information about the music program, visit richlandcollege.edu/music
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” -- This reworking of 1995’s Robin Williams-led tale made me chuckle, but I was not impressed. It had some fun moments, mostly courtesy of lead Dwayne Johnson.
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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” -- This latest installment follows the storyline of the original trilogy. The film was intriguing and enjoyable, but for some reason did not dazzle. A definite must, however, for the big screen. —Ricky Miller
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Discounts and freebies abound with student email CAITLIN RAMSEY Staff Writer
Who doesn’t want free stuff ? Nobody, of course! The question then becomes how to get the free stuff. Every Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) student who registers for a class automatically gets an email address associated with the institution, which means the email ends with “.edu.” Why does that matter? It means student discounts! The best discount is a student discount. First though, it is important to access the email. Francisco Javier Almendarez Jr., pitcher for Richland’s baseball team, said he and his friends haven’t used their student emails for discounts. Why? Almendarez said he didn’t know he had one. There are many options besides googling “dcccd email” to reach the login page. An easy approach is to go to the eConnect menu at RichlandCollege.edu and click “Email” on the top right of the page. For the first login, a password change is required. After that, voilà, the account is ready to use. Now it is time for the good part: freebies. Microsoft Office is free to all DCCCD students. There is even a page for installing the software at dcccd.edu/msoffice. Amazon offers Prime Student. With a college email, students get a six-month free trial of Amazon Prime. That means free two-day shipping, unlimited streaming of Prime movies and TV shows, unlimited photo storage with Prime Photos and more. Sadly, all good
things must come to an end. After six months, Prime Student is $5.49/month. The New York Times Subscription costs $1 a week as long as the subscriber remains a student. Richland College extends the opportunity one step f u r t h e r. Richland’s library offers subscriptions to The New York Times for all students. Go to http:// nytimesineducation. com/accessnyt/dallascounty-community-college-district-dallas-tx/ and follow the steps on the webpage to get unlimited access for free. According to Laura McKinnon, dean of Educational Resources, only 587 people districtwide have signed up for this opportunity;
that’s less than 1 percent of DCCCD students, staff and faculty. You Need a Budget is a personal budgeting software, and it offers one free year of access to students. Because, honestly, it’s time to get up the courage to look at that bank account. Next are the less exciting, but still intriguing, student d i s c o u n t s. Professor Genevieve Espinosa, a mu l t i m e d i a technolog y faculty member, said students’ knowledge of these opportunities Image courtesy dcccd.edu is hit or miss. “Those students who do their research about schools, courses, teachers, books, etc., usually learn about all discounts. Then, there are those who don’t have a clue,” Espinosa said.
With discounts, there are the deals that sound amazing but really aren’t, such as 60 percent off the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, which still leaves students paying $239/year for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and the rest of the Adobe suite. And there are the deals that are good but not great, such as Sam’s Club’s $25 eGift Card students receive after signing up for a $45/year membership. That means, for the first year, students pay $20 to get anything they want in bulk. Share it with some friends, though, and it could be a good deal. Unsurprisingly, there are some deals that are terrible, such as Rosetta Stone’s 10 percent off any item with a student email. The lowest cost to learn a language is a three-month subscription for $49, meaning a student saves a grand total of $5 so this deal might be one to pass up. Don’t worry though, because there are still more deals available. Louise Rogers Keim, administrative assistant at Richland’s Office of Student Life (OSL), said, “Students need to ask if a place such as an apartment complex offers a discount. The worse they can say is ‘no’ but often they do [offer deals] and just don’t mention it.” Spotify offers Spotify Premium with Hulu for $4.99/month to students. DCCCD has a page dedicated to discounts: https://www. dcccd.edu/services/onlineservices/discounts/pages/ discounts.aspx Richland also has a page dedicated to discounts: https://www.richlandcollege.edu/sliferlc/ osl/pages/discounts.aspx So get out there and start saving!
correct. Of course we both said “yes,” and that may have been what got both of us selected two hours later. As Juror 6, with pen and pad in hand, I took notes as the lawyers questioned witnesses. I couldn’t help but notice Juror 5 doing nothing. His arms were folded and legs crossed the whole time like he had already made up his mind about the case. I was not surprised during deliberations when Juror 5 told us he worked for a company that paid award settlements in medical lawsuits. He said his company settles because the fees involved in fighting the case were likely to cost more than the settlement. The jurors did not introduce themselves to each other. We were all known by our juror numbers. That doesn’t mean, however, that each juror didn’t have individual traits that stuck out from the rest. Juror 5 was the most colorful. Since only 10 of us were needed to make a unanimous decision about the award, he told us he was voting “no” across the board, told us to decide and proceeded to go to work on his laptop. The jury foreman insisted we all follow the rules in deliberating the case and referred to the video we watched in the central jury room. We were not supposed to use our laptops or cellphones during deliberations. Just when I thought there was going to be an entertaining pissing contest between the two, Juror 5 put
his laptop away. Another juror said he was willing to vote the way everyone else voted so he could be home by 6 p.m. He had other things to do. And yet another juror wanted a better diagram of the 7-11 parking lot to make a better decision about a monetary judgment. I had questions about the case. Was the woman driver negligent when she hit the kid? Yes. Just because it was 7:30 a.m. and the sun was in her eyes wasn’t a good enough excuse as to why she accidentally hit the boy. Did she use the visor to keep the sun out of her eyes when she pulled into the parking lot? What exactly was the “low-speed” mentioned by the police officer who filed the accident report? It took less than 90 minutes for us to come to a decision. We awarded the plaintiff $5,000 to pay for the chiropractor bill. When it was over, my attitude changed about serving on a jury. As the judge told us in the central jury room, we are one of the few countries in the world where citizens serve on juries. Like voting, jury duty is one of the freedoms we have in this country and should be taken seriously. “There is no better way to ensure that citizens receive a fair trial in our courts than to have other citizens without a vested interest in the dispute participate in the process,” Judge Smith wrote in a thank-you letter I received a week later. “Maintenance of your rights to
a trial by jury, due process and trials based on fairness and the rule of law, is worth working for.” The next time I get summoned to serve on a jury, I might not be so quick to postpone the date. I might actually “want” to show up that day and hope to be selected. It beats going to work.
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After more than two decades of finding successful ways to get out of jury duty, that ended when I was chosen to serve on a civil trial at the George L. Allen County Civil Courthouse in downtown Dallas. I was among the first 80 people called from the pool of registered voters who were summoned to report to the seventh floor of Judge Craig Smith’s courtroom. The 36 of us participated in the “voir dire” selection process. We were questioned by lawyers for the plaintiff and the defendant as they decided who would be the lucky 12 to serve on the trial. It was a medical case in which the defendant, a woman, ran into the 17-year old plaintiff as she pulled into a 7-11 parking lot. The plaintiff was asking for more than $5,000 to pay the chiropractor he had seen following the accident. In addition, the plaintiff was asking for $10,000 for the mental anguish the accident caused him and his parents. The plaintiff ’s lawyer didn’t ask me any questions like he did some of the others. Given that, I figured I would not get picked. That was until the defendant’s lawyer zeroed in on me and the woman sitting next to me. He asked if we checked our monthly billing statements to make sure the amount owed was
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Student learns important lessons in citizenship with jury duty service
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January 16, 2018 6 LOCAL Flu invades Dallas County; more than 30 deaths so far LASHANDA MCCUIN Staff Writer
More than 30 people have died due to complications from the flu in Dallas County during the 2017-2018 flu season. Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported that the patients were between 38 and 94 years of age. All had underlying health conditions and died from complications due to the seasonal flu. With that in mind, it’s important for students to take precautions to remain healthy. “Take the flu shot, although I will say from all the media and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) they’re saying the flu shot isn’t really covering all of the influenza types that are out there. The main thing to know is if you have any other chronic illnesses like diabetes, lung issues or anything that’s chronic you’re more susceptible to having a bad reaction to influenza,” said Caroline White, RN with the Richland Health Center. A survey conducted by CityMD Urgent Care showed that more than half of millennials are not getting the flu shot. The survey found that 42 percent of all American adults had no plans to get a flu shot. Also, 52 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 34 did not get the shot. Those surveyed said they weren’t getting the shot because they don’t trust that it would keep them from getting the flu. Forty-nine percent of millennials said this is the reason they don’t get the vaccine.
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Copy Editor Richland’s South Dallas Training Center (SDTC) graduated its first class of students late last year. As the first masonry training program offered, the students literally built walls. The course consisted of a seven-week, noncredit workforce training program designed for quick completion, industry certification and is noted for immediate employment success.
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Masonry students from Richland South Dallas Training Center built brick walls as part of their final project.
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White said the flu shot cannot make you sick. “It is not a live virus so it cannot give you the flu, but anytime you get any type of immunization, no matter what it is, you are introducing something new to your body that your body isn’t used to having,” said White. “If you’re healthy, your immune system is going to kick in and go ‘We don’t like this’ and it may give you a 99-degree fever because that’s your immune system kicking in, doing what it’s supposed to do to fight against something that’s coming into the body.” White offered some common sense tips to prevent spreading the flu or contracting it: Try to avoid contact with sick people; cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throw it in the trash immediately. Also, wash your hands as often
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as possible with soap and water. If that’s not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Remember to avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth because germs spread this way. Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs like the flu. “If you go around a large group of people and people are hacking, coughing and sneezing, I would probably remove myself from that,” White said. She added that this is the time of year where you need to take precautions and even if you feel like you need to come to work or school when you have a fever, do not do it. “Everybody should understand.” For more information on flu prevention www.cdc.gov/flu.
Students build walls, complete district’s first masonry program
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Javiar Arias, lead instructor for the construction skills masonry class, said, “Masonry has always been a part of my life. Our first masonry class literally showed us how one person can build something with his or her own hands.” The program combines classroom work and hands-on experience. It takes place at A-Star Stucco and Masonry and the Construction Compliance Training Center of the Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas. “I took this class to make myself a better worker and to understand the structural mentality of not only masons, but also engineers and architects,” said Kristopher DeAlva, a recent masonry student. “The part I enjoyed most was learning how to lay a concrete masonry unit and brick. The class helped me understand structures in building as well as architectural design. It opened a new perspective in the path I want to follow in the future to create my own buildings and manage a small business.” The masonry class prepares students for jobs as construction masonry laborers or bricklayers once they complete the program. It was the first time this particular class has been offered at SDTC, which opened in the spring of 2017. Another masonry student, Juan Aguilar, said, “I took this class because I wanted a career in something that my family had experience in. I wanted to follow in their footsteps.” Aguilar added that the course was informative, the people were great to work with and very well-educated.
“Not one question went unanswered, and I have never felt more comfortable learning something new,” he said. “This class helped me further my education on safety and the importance of small details when it comes to construction. I hope to one day have a small business of my own.” When the course ended, students showcased their newly acquired masonry skills to construction employers by building a wall unit with a print set, mixing all materials and completing the wall in a set Hector Dechner, instructor for construction math and blueprint reaching, said, “I enjoyed teaching this class. It was successful. The students met all the learning objectives and progressed in basic masonry knowledge.” Dechner also said this class will open many opportunities in the construction field for our graduates. It also taught them knowledge and skills necessary for many different job opportunities. The SDTC was created through a partnership between the Richland College Garland campus and the inner-city Community Development Corporation in South Dallas Fair Park. It is a workforce training center that offers noncredit, short-term employment training programs in such areas as office/ accounting, construction skills and industrial logistics. Tuition, books and classroom materials are free to those who quality. For more information about the South Dallas Training Center, go to richlandcollege.edu/ aboutric/sdtc.
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Upcoming Events
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
Today 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Subway re-opens for semester Cafeteria area 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Music department orientation and transfer seminar Performance Hall F108
Tuesday & Wednesday Staff Photos Mirco Daniel Mbega Ndoumou
Barrington Hunter tussles for the ball against Weatherford players during the game on Jan. 9.
Richland’s basketball season resumes, T-Ducks push for playoffs
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Hot cocoa bar El Paso Lounge
Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2018 Winter Welcome El Paso Lounge Breana Stoner drives on Weatherford.
Friday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WOMEN’S
HOUR
PLAYING
Student organization luncheon
Saturday - Jan. 20
11:30 a.m.
Richland vs. Mountain View
Sabine Hall, S117
Richland vs. Mountain View
Wednesday - Jan. 24
5 p.m.
Richland vs. Dallas Christian
7 p.m.
Cedar Valleyvs. Richland
Saturday - Jan. 27
12 p.m.
Richland vs. Houston CC
Saturday - Jan. 27
2 p.m.
Richland vs. North Lake
Monday - Jan. 29
5 p.m.
Richland vs. Dallas Christian
Saturday - Feb. 3
2 p.m.
Richland vs. Eastfield
Thursday - Feb. 1
5 p.m.
Sw Adventist vs. Richland
Wednesday - Feb.7
7 p.m.
Brookhaven vs. Richland
Wednesday - Feb.7
5 p.m.
Richland vs. Redlands CC
Saturday - Feb.10
2 p.m.
Mountain View vs. Richland
Saturday - Feb.10
11:30 a.m.
Mountain View vs. Richland
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday - Feb.14
7 p.m.
Richland vs. Cedar Valley
Friday - Feb.16
5 p.m.
Arlington Baptist vs. Richland
Club Fair
Saturday - Feb.17
2 p.m.
North Lake vs. Richland
Monday - Feb.19
6 p.m.
Richland vs. Frank Phillips
El Paso Lounge
HOUR
PLAYING
Wednesday - Jan. 17
7 p.m.
Richland vs. Brookhaven
Saturday - Jan. 20
2 p.m.
Wednesday - Jan. 24
DATE
DATE
Jan. 23 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. North Texas Food Bank Mobile Pantry Parking lot Z (by Kiowa Hall)
Jan. 23 and 24
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Winter break is over and the Thunderduck basketball season is in full swing. The Richland women’s basketball team is playing their third season since beginning in 2015. A club team under the guidance of Drew Jackson, they’ve assembled a good crop of players. Unfortunately the lady T-Ducks have had challenges this year, starting with losses in the first two games against Colin County and
Weatherford. They hope to bounce back in the next game against Mountain View. The men’s conference team started the year with a big win, beating Concordia University JV 109-73. They couldn’t keep the momentum going in their next game though, loosing 74-86 to Weatherford. It was a close game, but ultimately the visitors prevailed. This was the second meeting between the teams this season. Weatherford also won the first game 101-92. For more information visit: http://www.richlandstudentmedia.com/chronicle-posts/
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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The campus map can help students find classrooms and other destinations. On a student’s Registration Summary, the heading references Richland (RL) followed by the Bldg/Room number help students find their destination. For example, for students taking a geology course, the Bldg/Room heading will be RL WH 163. The RL is Richland College, WH is Wichita Hall. The room number is 163. RichlandStudentMedia.com
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A Alamito Hall: ACCESS, Adjunct Faculty Center, Administration, Office of Emergency Management, Technology-Enhanced Learning. B Bonham Hall: Classrooms, College Communications & Marketing, Creative Services, English Corner, Information Technology, Media School of Engineering, Business and Technology, Web Office. C Crockett Hall: Brazos Gallery, Classrooms, Dual Credit, Educational Transitions, Richland Collegiate High School (RCHS), Rising Star Program, School of Learning Enrichment and Academic Development, TRIO Programs, School of Humanities. D Del Rio Hall: Classrooms, Computer Labs. E El Paso Hall: Cafeteria, Career Services, Classrooms, Counseling Center, Richland Chronicle, ChronicleTV, KDUX Web Radio, Office of Student Life, Student I.D. Room, Student Lounge, Transfer Center, Veterans Affairs, Working Wonders. F Fannin Hall: Arena Theatre, Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts. G Guadalupe Hall: Athletics, Dance Studio, Fitness Center, Gymnasiums, Physical Education. H Hondo Hall: Employee Services, Thunderwater Organizational Learning Institute. K Kiowa Hall: Classrooms. L Lavaca Hall: Lago Vista Gallery, Library, School of World Languages, Cultures and Communications. M Medina Hall: Classrooms, Test Center, The Learning Center. N Neches Hall: Classrooms, Office of Planning, Research, Effectiveness and Development. P Pecos Hall: College Police, Facilities Services, Information Technology Support Center. R Jan LeCroy Center: Telecommunications. SH Sabine Hall: Bookstore and Cafe, Conference Rooms, School of Mathematics, Science and Health Professions, Science Corner, Science Labs. T Thunderduck Hall: Admissions, Advising, Cashier Windows, Classrooms, Emeritus Office in Continuing Education, Developmental Studies Advising, Disability Services, Financial Aid, Health Center, Multi cultural Center, Multimedia Labs, Photography, Registration. U Uvalde Hall: Classrooms. WH Wichita Hall: American English and Culture Institute (AECI), Classrooms, Engineering Labs, ESOL Lab, Health Professions, Language Lab, Mailroom, Print Shop, STEM Academic and Career Advising. Y Yegua: Classrooms
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