Vol. 72, No. 6
Monday, February 11, 2019
Former interim dean files lawsuit against District Ana Acosta STAFF EDITOR
A complaint was filed against the Palomar Community College District by Dr. Kathryn Kailikole, the previous interim Dean of Mathematics at Palomar on Nov. 20 2018. Timeline *Everything pertaining to this timeline has been derived from the court file complaint made against the Palomar Community College District. The situations described are current allegations made against the District on behalf of Dr. Kailikole.* 2009 Seven years before Kailikole was a professor
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The spearhead of our new democracy SEE PAGE 5
at Palomar, two physics professors, Takashi Nakajima and Arthur Gerwig were reported for inappropriate conduct against a disabled student. This incident was reported to the United States Office of Civil Rights (OCR). After the OCR found the professors guilty of discrimination, the District required Nakajima and Gerwig to undergo sensitivity training.
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Shutdown effect on SNAP families
May 2017 - November 2017 While Kailikole was interim Dean of Mathematics at Palomar College, she received a report from the Physics Department Chair, Dr. Daniel Finkenthal, that two tenured physics professors had
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And the Oscar goes to... Victoria Price STAFF EDITOR
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With the new year comes awards season, namely for film and television. While there are many different programs that honor work in film and TV, the most highly anticipated remain as the Oscars. This year will mark the 91st year of the awards ceremony, and the nominations are as diverse as the art we see around us. Some of the most coveted awards of the year are for Actor and Actress in a Leading Role. This year, the nominations for Actor include Christian Bale (“Vice”), Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”), Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), and Riggo Mortensen (“The Green Book”). Malek is
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predicted to win, but the competition will be stiff between him as well as Bale and Cooper, both highly regarded actors, where Malek, although accomplished, still remains as a “newcomer” to the scene, with this being his first Oscar nomination. For Actress, the nominations include Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), Glenn Close (“The Wife”), Olivia Coleman (“The Favourite”), Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”), and Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Forgive Me?”). The predictions state that Close is likely to win, however, with all the success brought in by “A Star Is Born”, Gaga may take the win. With every lead actor or actress, you have their support that rounds out the cast. For Actor in a Supporting Role, the nomina-
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tions include Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”), Adam Driver (“Blackkklansmen”), Sam Elliot (“A Star Is Born”), Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”), and Sam Rockwell (“Vice”). Ali is predicted to win the award, and I think he will take the win in that category regarding his performance in “Green Book”. For Actress in a Supporting Role, the nominations are Amy Adams (“Vice”), Marina de Tavira (“Roma”), Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Emma Stone (“The Favourite”), and Rachel Weisz (“The Favourite”). King is slated to take the win, but there is a talented group of nominees, and it is likely that the award is anyone’s game, and we may be surprised with the outcome.
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In case you’ve been living from under a rock, and are unaware, our nation is currently in recovery from the longest government shutdown in history, and low-income families are being disproportionately affected.
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The lack of help in our Veteran community SEE PAGE 10
At 66.6 percent, California had the highest rate of unsheltered veterans in 2018.