Skyline's Academic Senate voted to consider using plus/minus grading as a result of combined pressure from Canada and CSM, as well as recent survey findings, in a meeting April 25. After Skyline's District Academic Senate has agreed to use the survey findings as evidence to support plus/minus grading, the plus/minus grading debate will then go to the District Academic Senate.
This year, more than ever, there is a need for students to hit the polls for the Primary Election Ballot in June and vote 'hell no' for Proposition 98. If you've ever had plans to move to San Francisco, Berkeley, or Los Angeles you may not be able to unless you enjoy living in a tent under an overpass.
Creating a play based on forbidden love is something that any school with an acting class can come up with, but to turn that "Romeo and Juliet" formula and add time travel, elements of family, settings based on historical facts, modern life references, traditional Filipino dances, all tied together into a cultural learning experience is something unique to Skyline College's English 104 AK, the Applied English Skills for Cultural Production class.
As Harold is putting socks into his suitcase, Kumar is in his room masturbating until he ejaculates all over. While most of the jokes in the movie were not that sick, that moment in the second scene of the movie set the tone. Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a gratuitous mixture of drugs, sex, violence and all other things naughty that leaves you breathless and crying tears of laughter on the floor of the movie theater.
For those who do not know, the Lady Trojan's Badminton team recently won the Coast Conference title. After a great season they finished by dominating Fresno last week to secure the title. The team state championship match is on Thurs. May 8, located here at Skyline and the individual championships will be held Fri.
The 14 annual Brain Tumor Walk was held at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park on Saturday May 3. The 5k walk, which is approximately 3.1 miles long, was to help raise money for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. The event began at 9 a.m. and the meeting area was soon filled with people.
[Dear Skyline View] During April 14 - 18, Skyline's Child Development Center & the Student Parent Association for Children's Enrichment, S.P.A.C.E., hosted its 6th annual Week of the Young Child events. The purpose of this annual celebration is to recognize the needs of young children, their families & the early childhood programs & services that meet their needs.
The word of the week is Jingoism. Jingoism is a term used to describe extreme nationalism and favor towards ones own country. It is usually used to describe a foreign policy which is extremely combative. The term was coined in 1878 in England according to encyclopedia Britannica.
The legendary, Grammy award-winning band The Roots is back on the scene with their eighth studio album, Rising Down, a much needed contribution to a slow year for hip-hop. A few months ago, a new Roots track leaked onto the internet. "Birthday Girl," featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, was initially confirmed as the first single from the album, and was disappointing to many Roots fans because of its strong pop overtones.
Having already clinched the second seed in the Coast Conference, their game against Ohlone College was more a time to relax and play and to relieve some long standing pressure than it was to constantly perform at such a high level. The Skyline Trojans, who were a single game out of first place could not string together enough good innings in their game on Tues.