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Welcome Week a Success: Money Well Spent

The Associated Students of Skyline (ASSC) put on an assortment of activities two weeks ago for both new and returning students. Full story

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The burden of Afghanistan

How Obama Is Dealing with a Change of Plans

In December of 2009, President Obama finalized a war plan for Afghanistan that set the withdrawal date of U.S. troops by July 2011. His plan was to curb al-Qaeda influence and defeat Taliban forces that threatened the Afghan democracy. Unfortunately, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken in August 2010, the President’s support ratings over management of the Afghan war have dropped from 48% to 36%. Full story

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Victorian

Preparations for massive theatre collaboration already underway

Victorian style performance coming to a skyline theatre near you

Ball room gowns. Gentlemen coats. Dress pants and fancy shoes. This can only mean one thing: it’s time once again for the theater. Full story

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Out and About: Sawyer Camp Trail

Sawyer Camp Trail, a six-mile paved trail bordering the Crystal Springs Reservoir, is a multi-use trail where anyone can go to exercise. Full story

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New Leaf

Turning over a new leaf

Despite finishing last season 3-12-4, and taking a downfall in their 2010 home opener, Head coach Daniel Link feels confident that this semester’s men’s soccer team is headed in a new direction. Full story

News

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Skyline security officers called in to investigate a fight on campus

Officer Brian Tupper received a call at exactly 9:10 about a fist fight that had occurred on the first floor of Building 1.

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Childcare Development Center hires new director

CDC finds new director following the past director’s retirement.

Skyline’s new childhood development center has hired a new director, following its past director’s retirement last spring semester.

Skyline student killed in stabbing

Suspect already in custody

A 20-year old man is being held without bail and is awaiting a preliminary hearing for last month’s slaying of a Skyline College student in Millbrae.

Features

Pacifica’s Fog Fest Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Pacific Coast Fog Fest, which supports local non-profit groups, celebrates its 25th anniversary September 25-26 in Pacifica with live music, shops, contests, arts & crafts, and more activities for all ages.

Power Outage leaves student opinion divided

A recent power outage caused Skyline students to be unable to attend their morning classes only one week into their fall semester.

Sports

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The making of an elite franchise

After finishing 2010 with 30 wins (3rd place in division) and winning a trip to the playoffs for the 5th time in the last 6 years, the Trojan Baseball team has made a statement saying they are the school’s athletic powerhouse.

Opinion

Worth the Wait

Prop. 8 – which not only stripped the homosexual community of their rights to be both legally married couples and life partners, but also imposed a state-wide ban on any future homosexual marriages – was found unconstitutional by a federal judge on August 8. The case was appealed almost immediately, and an indefinite hold was placed on gay marriage while a panel of judges reviews the decision.

Entertainment

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Different forms of cartooning

Which is superior and which is inferior

Cartooning has always been a great love of mine, and over the years I’ve found great pleasure in the different styles that are so readily available. As a cartoonist I constantly look for inspiration and ideas by indulging myself in the four main styles of cartooning: News paper comics, American comic books, Manga, and Web comics.

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An Interview with Mike Schneider

Organizer/Curator of Night of the Living Dead: The Reanimation

During a time filled with countless remakes and progressively uninspiring lack of originality within the horror genre, it’s always refreshing when something new and exciting enters the arena. Old school horror fans are very hard to impress nowadays with new "horror fans" salivating over the aforementioned remakes, CGI laden PG-13 horror, and teen based romantic vampire drivel. Yes folks, films like the Twilight series have invaded the horror world with Fangoria Magazine helplessly falling into the hype with a cover story of the dreaded “tween “epic.

Rock the Bells

Rock the Bells 2010

For as long as I’ve been going to Rock the Bells, they have always bought out some of the best Hip-Hop acts in the business every year. But after years and years of the same acts and collaborations, the once-original music festival started to become very stale and worn out. In its seventh year, Rock the Bells badly needed something fresh and new to keep it groundbreaking for 2010. Ironically its creators reached back and got something from the past to create something that was modern and innovative for 2010.

Multimedia

The Skyline View: Spring of '10 Semester

The Skyline View Podcast is a series of brief podcasts where we discuss what's going on around campus.

Wii-hab therapy for people recovering from brain injury

Skyline's Childhood Development Center