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The Skyline View: Spring of 2011 Edition

A podcast by the Spring of 2011 The Skyline View Staff.

The Skyline View - Fall of 2010 Edition

A series of 5-10 minute podcasts where life, art, news, and music of Skyline College is heard and discused. Out every other Friday during Fall semester, 2010.

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.

News

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Plan Ahead - Pay Ahead affects Skyline

Mixed responses from enrollment dean, professor

The San Mateo County Community College District's Board of Trustees met in January to discuss the information report that details some of the effects of the district's newly implemented Plan Ahead - Pay Ahead policy.

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Civil rights leader inspires all

Member of Little Rock Nine speaks at Multicultural Center

Seminal Civil rights activist Minnijean Brown-Trickey visited the Skyline Multicultural center to address current social issues on Friday, February 6.

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Prop. 8 ruled unconstitutional

9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns Proposition 8

On Feb. 7 in San Francisco, the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals Court ruled 2-1 that the ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. 

Proposed legislation to fund scholarships

California assembly Democrats proposed a new higher education payment program to ease the economic burden on middle-income families not currently eligible for financial aid.

No new developments in last semester’s sexual assault case

According to the San Bruno Police Department, there have been no new developments in the investigation of the sexual assault of a woman that occurred at Skyline on Oct. 25, 2011. The case is still under investigation.

Features

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Green Enchilada is worth the green

In this case, organic is worth it

Organic meats, beans, cheeses and tortillas, oh my! All this and more can be found at Pacifica's own Green Enchilada in the Pacific Manor Shopping Center.

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Doing Valentine’s Day on a budget

Tips that all couples should know

 Valentine's Day may be a celebration of romantic love, but that special holiday for that special someone can get expensive!

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Future plans for Skyline

What some students are hoping to see next

Imagine if you got to decide which new major innovation was brought to Skyline. In the past few years, we've seen changes ranging from entire new buildings to high-tech trashcans, and with each new change, students find a reason to either love it or hate it. But is it what you would have wanted?

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Opinion

Digressing professors

We've all been there. It's your first class at eight in the morning, you're still half asleep, and you walk into class only to sit and listen to a professor talk about their dogs, cataracts, or whatever else tickles their fancy for half of what should, in an ideal world, be a lecture.

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Plan Ahead - Pay Ahead a necessity for Skyline

Skyline's new policy, known as Plan Ahead - Pay Ahead, is a painful but necessary change that is needed to ensure that colleges don't sink deeper into a sea of debt

Budget reform cuts animals' lives short

Jerry Brown proposes to cut time before euthanization

Back in 1998, State Senator Tom Hayden formed a law, known as the Hayden Law, to protect innocent animals from getting euthanized sooner than four to six days after being brought into an animal shelter.

Sports

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Skyline beats LPC twice this season

Hosley finds playing time for every player

The Skyline women's basketball team hosted visiting Las Positas College on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m., marking the two teams' second face off of the season. In their previous meeting this year, Skyline won convincingly in Livermore with a final score of 75-51.

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Skyline fights hard till the bitter end

Trojans fall short of second-half comeback

The Trojans were looking for their third win in the Coast Conference North on Friday, Jan. 27 at Skyline, but couldn't seem to find it in a 79-66 loss to the Las Positas Hawks (3-4).

Don't hate the player; hate the game

I'm going to say this straight out: It isn't fair to blame the 49ers' loss in the NFC championship game all on one player, Kyle Williams.

Skyline Athletics’ winning philosophy

Talk to any of Skyline's coaches and their focus for their players begins in the classroom.

Entertainment

Adele sweeps Grammys this year

Music industry mourns the loss of Whitney Houston

At this year's Grammy Awards, the music industry mourned the loss of beloved pop music icon Whitney Houston and welcomed the success of rising pop sensation Adele.

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Upcoming movies of 2012

Read about movies coming out this year.