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Borgan said although he is against open carry laws, he believes lives can be saved if a welltrained person carries a firearm in case of a shooting such as the one at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde May 24. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in that shooting. “One gun on you in a bad situation [is] worth 10 guns in your safe,” BorganKellysaid.Sonnanstine, adviser for SGA at Richland Campus, said the importance of talking about this specific topic in the first meeting was for a growing concern from the campus officials during the summer months as incidents of gun violence rose.
“It’s not only military service, it has been a passion of mine since I was little,” Borgan said about guns and gun safety. Those are some of his priorities and the main reason he is trying to be an active member in the Rich land SGA.
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The rocket stands on a launch pad before the mission on Sept. 1.
After scrubbing its original launch due to troubleshooting errors pertaining to one of its four engines on Aug. 29, NASA continues to push back the launch date of Artemis I.
As of Sept. 6, parkling lot Y will be unavailable for use until the end of the Red River Hall construction, according to an email sent to employees.
“In five minutes, a lot of damage can be done,” said Colin Borgan, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and freshman, after attending the SGA meeting where concealed gun carry was asked about in the delegate meeting.
People are asked to use parking lot ZZ, adjacent to Kiowa Hall or the west side of campus to mitigate any parking restric tions on the east side of campus.
… That’s the moment when the line gets crossed,” Sonnanstine said.
“The Artemis program is the beginning of the next era of what we have a history and a tradition of. Providing vision and inspiring innovation in a way that is gonna benefit all mankind and womankind,” said Vice Presi dent Kamala Harris before the launch was scrubbed.Though the launch may not have taken place during its initial set time, “a lot of what’s being done getting us to the moon this time will also be applicable to our further explo rations into deep space and going to Mars,” Treadway said. “The main thing that I would like students to take away from this is to be inspired. Be inspired to pursue their interests and possibly a career in STEM,” Treadway added.
A construction crew works the frame of Red River Hall on Aug. 17. Saint Garcia Staff Writer Dallas College has been working on a proj ect at Richland campus since breaking ground April 1. The Red River Hall building is start ing to show life as the beams for the structure are finally being placed. On March 10, a conference was held at what used to be a parking lot at Richland. Accord ing to an email sent to student media, it was announced that the Red River building would include 41 classrooms, additional conference rooms and a new cafe. Red River Hall has taken a large space caus ing some students to park on the opposite side of the campus further away from certain classes.Richland Campus student Alexis Nop said, “I feel like the building being added is a good thing because it could give us more outlets and resources that would benefit us but also I wouldn’t have thought that Red River would be built where our parking lot is.” She added that she now parks in Section C on the opposite side of campus and walks to Bonham Hall to go to class. Austin Longacre, Richland’s assistant direc tor of facilities management, said, “Incon veniences are unfortunately an inevitability when it comes to construction occurring on an occupied property, and the east side park ing situation is a case in point. There is some good news in that regard, however. There is a new parking lot adjacent to the existing park ing located between Kiowa and the road lead ing to the baseball field that will help alleviate some of the parking constraints on that side of Longacrecampus.” added that the parking lot would feature just under 200 spaces and will undergo stripping during Labor Day weekend. The parking lot [will be] available for use as the current schedule holds and the weather permits.“Sofar, the project is progressing nicely and is still on schedule for completion by summer of 2023. If you were to go by the construction area today, you would notice the steel erection progress being made.”
“I think just the violence they have seen in the schools over the summer since the last semester have burdened [campus offi cials] to do something about campus safety,” SonnanstineAccordingsaid.to the Texas State Law Library, a person can carry a concealed gun in the premises of higher education institutions including junior colleges. Although the concealed arms are permit ted in the college, the gun cannot be seen by any person. If somebody is able to see a gun even by accident, they can contact the campus police using the phones available in every classroom or by dialing 911.
“If you can see it, it’s not concealed.
Jason Treadway is the director of the STEM Institute at Dallas College and helped orches trate a launch-watch party that would have taken place during the initial launch. Since the launch continues to get rescheduled, the students and teachers at the STEM insti tute had other ideas about how they could commemorate this historical launch. “This falls into the things we do, events and things like this centered around what is happening as far as science, technology, engi neering and math are concerned. I really felt like the Artemis I would be something that students would find interesting and would want to be part of that history and also be a part of it with fellow STEM students to watch history in the making. Instead of it being a launch party to watch the Artemis launch, we’re gonna build and launch our own rockets on campus,” Treadway said. “The last time we went to the moon was 50 years ago and the difference between that launch and what we’re doing now, 50 years ago the question was, ‘Can we even get to the moon? Can we even land a person on the moon?’ Now we know that we can.” “This first launch is just one step of a much larger mission which will ultimately result in the first woman and the first person of color stepping foot on the moon. Having a young woman or a person of color just shows the inclusivity of this larger endeavor,” Treadway said.Steve Jurczyk, who was acting administrator at the time of the Artemis I announcement in 2021, was the one who made the announce ment that would make history: “NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program.”
“As with many construction projects now, there are supply chain factors that can affect the schedule, but the construction team is going a good job in identifying potential delays and suggesting alternative products or labor schedules to mitigate substantial delays down the road,” Longacre said.
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Borgan said although he is aware that not all people who hold a gun license are well prepared to use them, he also thinks there are many restrictions on campus that prevent the open carry being as practical and safe as it was supposed to be.
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The Student Government Association held a meeting with other members to meet each other and to make plans for the semes ter ahead. Students were welcomed to ask questions and raise suggestions to the student council. One student raised questions about the topic of concealed carry for firearms.
“Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft around the moon,” according to NASA’s website.
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Kelly Sonnanstine, Office of Student Life coordinator at Richland, said she fully supports the student debt forgiveness program.
“Where if you look at household incomes and determine who gets financial aid or a debt relief,” said Haque. Most Americans make less than $100,000, according to the data organization World Population Review, and some students, depending on the financial situation of their parents may not qualify for financial aid.
On Aug 24, President Joe Biden said students who have an outstanding student loan debt up to about $10,000 may be eligible to qualify for the Student Loan Forgiveness plan.Those who accepted Pell Grants during their education can qualify up to $25,000. If the student has the said amount piling up, and their income (or their parents) is less than $125,000, they will be eligible, according to the Associated Press. According to the AP, the package will help about 43 million Americans. A third of that number owe less than $10,000 and the national student debt is already over $1.6 tril lion. The student loan payment freeze that was set to expire on Aug. 31 has been extended for the final time through Dec. 31 because of people who were struggling financially during theStaffpandemic.andfaculty at the Richland campus of Dallas College had their opinions about this proposal.PeterChao, lab specialist of the Art Depart ment said, “I think that it’s brilliant to have student debt eliminated.” Chao is an Iraqi war veteran and didn’t need to apply. He was supported by a G.I. Bill from his service with the U.S. Army. He said that he had to apply for the bill to also help pay for his expenses.
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“I don’t think education should be on that steep of a price, especially turning into some kind of industry,” Chao said. “Back then, it used to be far cheaper to get a degree than it is now and I just think that
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Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 24. “I was very fortunate to have a ton of schol arship money for my undergraduate degree and then was able to pay off the undergradu ate loans. The master’s degree loans, however, are a bit tougher.” I was in a situation where I lost my job in the housing crash while I was in school so I had to live off of loans.” “When you have to live off of loans, they pile up quickly. I am, however, in the place where I have worked for the college for 10 years and made payments faithfully, so it could fall into the total forgiveness category. I’m keeping my fingersRichlandcrossed.”biology professor Jill Buettner can afford to pay for her two children to go to college and also in support of the bill. “For my personal point of view, which is that I have enough money to pay for taxes, so that is not a driving factor in my deci sions which it is for some people. You know, anytime you mention a tax hike it’s an abso lute no,” said Buettner. Some Americans may be opposed to this bill that may seem unfair that it may require more taxes. Buettner said this would benefit many people that she knows. “I know my daughter’s boyfriend is working a full-time job now and struggling to pay for what he did to borrow during his undergradu ate years,” Buettner said.
“The root of the issue is not the loans and people not paying them back. The root of the issue is the cost of higher education. It is just too much for many people.” Plus, even though you might not be able to afford it, you have to have it to get a decent job. And then the decent job still isn’t enough to live on with the debt,” said Sonnanstine.
Chao said that he believes students who are fairly young when entering college should have a right to discover their desired career paths.
student debt is garbage,” Chao said. “I’ve always heard that [students] have changed their [majors] like five times.”
Richland science major Myesa Haque said, “I think that it should work the same way financial aid does.”
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Richland High School student Jannat Liya said she plans on majoring in computer science. “I don’t have any college loans or anything to pay off right now, but a lot of students do,” Liya said. “So I think that it is helpful that they would pass that and not everyone can afford to pay their debt before they die.”
“I think that this will give a lot of people a little bit of relief. Many people will likely be completely out of debt once it happens.
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The title translates to “Not of Planet Earth.” This is Jordan Peele’s junior effort behind the camera, after the Oscar winning “Get Out,” followed by the creepy “Us.”
This action-drama finds Jessica Chastain leading a group of women from all over the world taking on the baddies in vari ous predicaments and dilemmas.
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This all-new incarnation of the caped crusader finds Robert Pattinson in the Bruce Wayne role. This is from Matt Reeves, who directed “War for the Planet of the Apes” in 2017. Zoë Kravitz, John Turturro, Andy Serkis and Paul Dano co-star.
It’s time for Hollywood’s midterm exam; the best of the year so far. This year has witnessed a mixed bag of titles, namely those suffering from superhero fatigue in one form or another. Tom Cruise had the biggest hit of his career with the “Top Gun” follow-up.
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Here’s an inventive action-comedy-fantasy with twists and turns galore that should leave Marvel fans satisfied. Chris Pratt returns as the human in this with Chris Hemsworth back as the Norse god who rekindles with old flame Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). With Christian Bale. A-
“Top Gun: Maverick” is now on the Top 10 best list of all time with international box office at $2.2 billion in early August, accord ing to Variety.com Here’s my list of the best movies of 2022 so far:
Ricky’s midterm reviews of 2022 Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
This long-awaited Tom Cruise-led sequel actually delivers the goods. With Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Val Kilmer. The “Jurassic” saga ends here, with some nifty twists and conclusions. With Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum.
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This comedy drama fantasy goes everywhere all at once. I enjoyed the tale but at some point, it just runs out of steam. Asian-Amer ican actor Michelle Yeoh is great in the lead role. With Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan. ABullet Train Here’s an engaging action tale that finds various denizens on board a quick moving train that zips through the countryside over seas. With Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock. This one was very amusing, full of sardonic wit, fisticuffs and a sardonic tone throughout. AB+
This is an inventive fantasy adventure that intertwines various characters and storylines. It’s another part of the successful Marvel cinematic Universe entries that seem to be around for years.
This engaging romantic drama looks at a time when silent movies were segueing to the talkies, wherein audiences got to hear what people are speaking throughout the movie. A
Also amusing is the Channing Tatum cameo since he comments on a fellow passengers’ gate andDirectingwalk. chores for “Bullet Train” were handled by David Leitch, who helmed “Atomic Blonde” with Charlize Theron in 2017. He shoots for the big screen and it looks and feels just plain awesome. The plot here involves death and revenge, but in no particular order. Sure, some people die, but in the end game of things, like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s char acter says in “True Lies,” They were all bad.
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“Bullet Train,” the title of the movie, really holds up to its name in every sense of the word. The movie, which takes place mostly on the train where everything could possibly go wrong, doesn’t appear to portray the cookie cutter cliché that Hollywood tends to produce. There are a few A-list actors including Brad Pitt, Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock, however. International actors include British Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henryand Hiroyuki Sanada and Andrew Koji of [Japa neseAnddescent].someactors portray the Mexican and Russian roles as well and even nail the language Michael Shannon, who plays the main villain, seemed to speak Russian quite well. The film opens on Tokyo’s most busy metropolis. Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is walks among the notoriously busy streets. When Pitt is on the phone he mentions, “I could live the rest of my life here” and my buddy Aidan nudged me on the shoulder and pointed out that quote he made was something I would say. I nodded my head to confirm.
This one is just pure fun since any feelings of doldrums are pushed to the side and looked at as nothing more than pure shenanigans. Also involved in the storyline is Sandra Bull ock’s handler persona. She and Pitt share a nice kinship that translates well to the screen. At one point, she no longer is just a voice since she makes an appearance in the flesh. The rapport she shares with Pitt makes for some amusing moments. The duo are not really a couple, since Bullock’s Maria is more like his boss in the grand scheme of things. known only as The Wolf played by rapper Bad Bunny.Ihad very little complaints about this crime thriller. One thing brilliant about it is that they are not dealing with Yakuza, the infamous Japanese mafia, they are dealing with the Vory v Zakonyei (Thieves-in-Law; Russian Mafia). The way the story was written was border line cringey but satisfying. The only complaints are when Sanada as the elder and Koji as Kimura, seek revenge for the one that wronged his family. Lemon, one half of the British twins, peels off stickers from the kid’s show “Thomas the Tank Engine.” I just have a real-life phobia of stickers. The other I find rather questionable when reveal ing Pitt’s handler in the film. They couldn’t have casted Roselyn Sanchez instead of Bull ock?All-in-all, there was enough original content I haven’t seen before for me to overlook the aforementioned and especially when Sanada draws his sword to have an epic duel with Shannon.Likethe brawl in a booth between Pitt and Henry, the briefcase full of cash that was actu ally strapped with a C4 as well as the Glock when triggered. This film that built a bridge between three different countries will take you for the ride of your life.
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“No other men’s soccer team in the nation has won four consecutive championships. So, we are very proud of our student athletes and coach Raul Herrera,” Dr. Kay Eggleston, president of Dallas College Richland Campus, said during the championship ring ceremony on Aug. 23. The 2021 Richland men’s soccer team and its head coach, Raul Herrera, were recognized in a ring ceremony held in the El Paso Student Lounge.Herrera talked about the accomplishments of his players and the assistant coaches, Alberto Rodriguez and Alejandro Radilla. “I think it was time to give the kids recog nition and let the people know around the campus how well we’ve done in the season, and not only victories and championships but we have a lot of kids moving on with scholar ships,” Herrera said. “I think we had great leadership. Both of the captains, who ended up transferring out on full scholarships to Division 1 schools, were great dealers,” Rodriguez said. The T-Ducks have won the NJCAA Divi sion III championship four years in a row, and Herrera has been with the team three of those fourHerreratimes. said these victories are because of the high standards the coaches have on and off theJuanfield.Vargas, the right-back, said that Raul is always bringing good players to the team but most important that the new players are good said Herrera was previously a student in Richland and grew up with the Blanca Reyes Staff Writer campus, also saying Herrera and the assistant coaches are tremendous. Herrera and Rodriguez won a champion ship together as students in 2006 playing for theHerreraThunderducks.hasbeen with Richland men’s soccer team for 11 years. When he became the head coach in 2018, he brought Rodriguez on as one of his assistants. Rodriguez said although he has been with the team in three of the four championship seasons, it never stops feeling like the first time.He said the most important thing to having a successful team is to let the players know from the beginning that there is a lot of hard work behind the championship. “It is not only to show up and to expect to win but show dedication and passion,” Rodriguez said.
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Samuele Muroni, midfielder, said commu nication played an important role in winning. “Amazing. The feeling was incredible that I can’t explain it,” Muroni said about the final game, which was held in Herkimer, New York, against the Camden Cougars of Camden County College in 2021. This year’s season started on Aug. 20, but the expectations are already high for the Thunderducks. The team won its first victory during their first game against Louisiana State University Aug. 20 in Tyler. Although the T-Ducks appear to have a strong team, Herrera said the season will not be easy. “Everybody knows about us and everybody wants to beat us,” Herrera said. For more information about the team, games and results visit: www.rlcsports.com/ sports/msoc/index.
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After 12 years, Guy Simmons is retiring as athletic director and baseball head coach.
Simmons said he will finish his traveling adventure attending the American Baseball Coaches Association January in Nashville, Tennessee.Then,he will decide what he wants to do. However, Simmons is sure he does not want a job where he needs to work an eight-hour shift or be in closed space. According to rlcsports.com, Simmons started as the Thunderducks baseball coach in 2010.The next year he was named assistant athletic director under Tony Summers. All eyes were centered on tennis legend Serena Williams who at 40 years old previ ously announced her retirement from tennis following her final Grand Slam U.S. Open tournament at Flushing Meadows, New York.
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Simmons said the decision to step away from the Richland athletic department is due to family issues, but he also wants to find new paths in his life. “From now until January, I’m just going to travel and see if I like it and then if I’m bored or at the end of those four, five months, then I will try to find something else to do,” Simmons said.
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On Aug. 29 Williams’ hopes remained alive with a first-round victory over Danka Dovinic in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in front of a sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Celebrities on hand included Queen Latifah, Spike Lee, former President Bill Clinton, Gladys Knight and Mike Tyson. Williams’s husband and 5-year-old daughter were also in attendance. Williams was not at her best in the early going of the opening set. She got off to a great start with a 2-0 lead only for it to evaporate trailing 3-2 with several miscues that included double-faults and missed groundstrokes. Williams managed to keep her composure and take the next 4 games and the set 6-3. Williams was more in control in the second set. Her serves and ball placement were spec tacular.Chris Evert, who announced the game, was baffled as she said, “Serena hasn’t played this well in five years. Her shots were so much better.” After Williams held serve for a 5-3 lead, her opponent struggled on her last game with a double-fault followed by netting the ball three times and that was all she wrote.
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Simmons said even though he tried other sports such as basketball and football, he was a natural baseball player since he was 9 or 10 years“Heold.was proud of me in sports. That was my niche. That’s why I got into it and once you’re in, you’re in,” Simmons said. Simmons holds a bachelor’s degree in social science education. Before he started his career coaching, he was a high school teacher for 14 years teaching history and government. When he wanted to become a coach, Simmons had to earn a master’s degree. “So, I got my master in education technol ogy, which was a mistake because I should get it in P.E.,” Simmons said. “When I got the job here, I couldn’t teach. That’s why I became the [athletic director] because every coach has to do a second job and all of them were teachers. So to give a second job, they gave the AD job.” Although Simmons said that it was the main reason for him to get the athletic direc tor job and not because he had more skills or was more prepared than the other coaches, during his tenure the men’s soccer team won seven championships, the men’s basket ball team won one championship and the women’s soccer won one. That’s nine national championships during the 12 years Simmons served as Richland’s athleticSimmonsdirector.said that although he will not be coming back to a coaching job at Richland, he will be coming to back to cheer the other sports teams on. For more information about the athletic department visit rlcsports.com or visit Guada lupe Hall.
She clarified the word “retirement” as told by The Guardian newspaper as an “evolution” away from tennis.
“What happened in my life was my dad quit school in sixth grade and went to work in the fields. His job was tough and he was a very, very tough man, so he never got to play sports. I had a hard time pleasing him doing other things. So, I found something that I could do that he never did,” Simmons said.
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The first stop on Simmons’ traveling adven ture is a seven-day cruise around Canada and then he is coming back to the U.S. to watch a Boston Red Sox game in Boston. After that he plans to visit his family-in-law in Louisiana. Pensacola, Florida, will be Simmons stop in October. He will attend the National High School Baseball Coaches Associations Conven tion in Fort Myers, Florida, in December.
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“I have never liked the word retirement. Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me,” she said.
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