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February 21, 2019 Volume 33, No. 1 THECOMMUNITARIAN.ORG
DCCC student wins
recognition in national
design competition
By Alexia Davis “I make everything in country. Hua says her piece,
Michelle Hua, a graphic a waffle maker,” Hua says, “New Babylon,” is best
design major at DCCC, sits laughing. “I once made a burger described as a utopian twist
on a blue swivel chair in an art in it, and it actually turned out on the Hanging Gardens of
studio on Marple campus. She crispy.” Babylon.
is studio monitoring as part of Hua’s creativity does not There were 896 entries
a work study program, and it is begin or end with her waffle in 2018, making it the largest
her job to make sure the studio maker. According to Bob Jones, competition to date. Of those
stays clean and that safety professor of art and graphic 896 entries, only 126 projects
guidelines are followed. design coordinator, Hua is also were selected to be displayed
Hua’s backpack lies on a a very talented graphic design online and exhibited at Cowork
thick wooden high-top table. artist. Frederick, a collaborative
She reaches into it and pulls out “[Hua] is a superb workspace for independents,
a foil package. Her manicure, a illustrator and has a keen eye freelancers and entrepreneurs
pastel bluish green, stands out for design,” Jones says. in Frederick, Md.
against the metal. Hua was recently a winner Hua was the only
Hua lowers the foil and in the poster category of student from a community
begins breaking small pieces the 2018 AIGA Flux Design college to place in the
from what appears to be a waffle, Competition, which is held to competition.
but is actually a combination of showcase the creative work of “I didn’t even want to do
graduate and undergraduate Michelle Hua’s winning poster, “New Babylon,” from the 2018 AIGA
oatmeal, banana, granola and students from across the continued on page 2 Flux Design Competition. Illustration courtesy of Michelle Hua
egg.
Local TSA agent impacted by the longest
government shutdown By Keona Bonamy to need it,” Warren said. “The
stuff that everybody donated
During the government should have gone to people
shutdown, Diamond Warren who needed it, like people who
worked as many shifts as she are homeless or people who
could at the Philadelphia don’t have jobs.”
International Airport as Warren has more than
a Transportation Security $1,500 in bills each month and,
Officer (TSO) without pay. under normal circumstances,
When needed, Warren, 23, she can afford them, she
also worked as an Uber driver explained. However, the
for extra income. shutdown forced her to put her
“It’s hard because I haven’t car loan into a three-month
been paid in over a month,” deferment plan, and she had
said Warren, who earns $18 to ask other bill collectors
per hour at the airport. for more time before late fees
Although Warren went to started to hit her account.
most of her shifts at the airport, Warren was just one of
she said it was humiliating 800,000 federal government
to work 40 hours per week employees affected by the
but still need assistance from government shutdown.
different charity organizations, President Donald Trump’s
such as Philabundance, a non- decision to shut down the
TSA workers Elizabeth Hughes (left) of Williamstown, N.J., and Francesca Saoudi (right) of Sharon Hill, profit food bank. government was not the first
Pa., hold signs during a rally against the government shutdown outside Philadelphia International Airport “At the end of the day it time this happened; however,
on Jan. 25. Local members of Congress and furloughed government employees called for an end to the was a great feeling to get all of
that help, but I shouldn’t have continued on page 13
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2 CAMPUS LIFE
DCCC student wins recognition
“You’ve got to balance it, and
you don’t sleep at all.”
In the studio, Hua turns
in national design competition
from the conversation to the
clock on the wall. She takes
note of the time, and turns back
to her peers after realizing it is
not yet time to leave for her web
continued from front page She mostly listens as they talk the results her professors Hua says. design class.
about upcoming projects and expect. In August 2016, two Hua continues to work
it,” Hua says. “I didn’t think I the possible meanings behind “She is funny, talented, and months after graduating from hard in all of her courses,
could win.” an individual’s color choice in a hard worker,” Jones says. high school, Hua put her as she eventually wants to
It was Jones who convinced design. At Upper Darby High creativity into motion and transfer to Drexel University
Hua to enter her work, and she Color choice was a big School, Hua understood that began doing freelance design because of its many art degree
admits she is glad he gave her consideration for Hua’s winning only hard work would get for products and packaging in programs.
the push. poster, “New Babylon,” as it set her through the enormous the beauty industry. “I need to transfer, so I
“I am sorry that I am not the mood for her design. pressure that comes with One month after starting need the A,” Hua says.
on campus this semester,” “I just wasn’t into making honors courses. She admits that her freelance work, Hua began
Jones says. “[Hua] would have buildings and stuff,” Hua says. she didn’t like having to take so her college career at Albright
been in several of my classes. “So I made it fun and cute and many honors classes, but that College. She was a fashion
My loss.” pastel.” she did it anyway. design major.
Back in the studio, Hua
She is
Jones says that Hua will “It was so competitive, and Hua explains that she
sits with three of her peers, continually modify a project I knew I wasn’t going to be a got a little sidetracked before
all graphic design majors. until it is to her liking or gets science major or anything,” deciding to transfer to
DCCC as a liberal arts major.
funny,
When boredom set in, she
changed her major to graphic
design.
Hua says she chose to stay
at DCCC because she really
likes it, adding one of the most
important things she looks
talented,
for in a professor is a good
personality.
“If [a professor] is really and a hard
strict, you can’t be creative
worker
or collaborate ideas,” Hua
says.
In September 2018, Hua
received a Purchase Award
at the A.F.A. Foundations Hua is still uncertain if she
Exhibition at Marple campus. will move forward with graphic
Her work, “Social Sadness,” design when she begins at
was purchased by DCCC and Drexel. She said she will if
will one day decorate a wall she continues to enjoy it, and
within the college. if she doesn’t, she’ll just pick
Hua currently juggles four something else.
to five courses per semester, Whatever she decides, her
her freelance work, which featured quote on Instagram,
she typically does out of her authored by Walt Disney, will
room at home, and her studio remain an inspiration: “All of
monitoring job in the work our dreams can come true, if
study program. She believes we have the courage to pursue
the honors courses in high them.”
school helped to prepare her
Michelle Hua’s Purchase Award piece, “Social Sadness,” from the DCCC A.F.A. Foundations for where she is today. Contact Alexia Davis
Exhibition in September 2018. Illustration courtesy of Caitlin Flaherty, Supervisor, Arts Administration “It’s all about time at communitarian@mail.dccc.
management,” Hua says. edu
and Gallery Director
PTK honor
society seeks
stellar students
Phi Theta Kappa was • you should adhere to the
founded in 1918 and is moral standards of the society.
recognized as the official If students think they are
honor society for two-year eligible, but they did not receive
colleges by the American an invitation letter, they should
Association of Community contact PTK faculty adviser
Colleges. Students have many Professor Tanya Franklin by
opportunities to be involved in e-mail with their names and
scholarly research, fellowship, P00 numbers.
community service, and There is a one-time
leadership roles, in addition to membership fee of $100. The
scholarships at nearby colleges induction ceremony will occur
and universities. on Tuesday, March 5, 2018
To be eligible for at 7:00 p.m. in the Large
membership: Auditorium, Room 2225.
• you must be enrolled Students who have
in a regionally accredited questions should not hesitate to
institution offering an associate visit www.ptk.org and contact
degree program; Professor Franklin.
• you must have completed Tanya H. Franklin
at least 12 hours of coursework Associate Professor of
that may be applied to an English
associate degree (part-time Phi Theta Kappa Advisor
students may be eligible); Delaware County
• you must have a grade Community College
point average of 3.5; 610-325-2752 DCCC Mechanical Engineering majors Joe Iademarco and Zaid Hawatmeh show their latest
• you must receive an tfranklin@dccc.edu project at the Engineering Club held on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center. Photo
invitation to membership; by Victoria Lavelle
CAMPUS LIFE 3
Cafeteria food truth
uneaten. opinions about the food.
The employees at the “I was eating the food since
Marple campus cafeteria seem the beginning of last semester
focused on the work they do. and thought it was garbage,”
By Daniel Brusilovsky regulation known as the School strain) were reported from 15 “I’ve been working here said a student who wished to
Meals Initiative.” This standard states. Illnesses started on dates for two years now,” said food remain anonymous. “I bring
“Nearly 100,000 schools/ forced meal companies that ranging from Nov. 5, 2017 and deli service worker Phyllis my own food now, such as
institutions serve school were supplying schools with to Dec. 12, 2017,” according Gavaghan. chips and a boiled egg.”
lunches to 30 million students food to list amounts of calories, to National Center for The students at the Another review was not
each day,” according to School trans fats and saturated fats. Biotechnology Information. cafeteria had some about food quality, but about
Nutrition Association, an According to the same According to the Centers mixed variety.
organization that specializes source, the Nutrition Standards for Disease Control and “It would be good to have a
in advancing the quality also ensure that cafeteria food Prevention (CDC) as of Jan. larger variety of food instead of
of school meal programs meets certain standards in the 9, the E. coli outbreak seems having just one main dish,” said
through education and protein, calcium and vitamin to be over. communications major Raché
advocacy. According to the areas to help with brain Another issue raising Carter. “[They need to] have
same source, the annual cost of development in children and concern among experts is food more variety than just pizza
lunches is $13.6 billion. young adults. waste. and chicken.”
At Marple campus, there Experts say that the Along with providing “Some of the food is good,
is one small cafeteria operated standards put into place helped, fresh, healthy food, Compass some is not,” said student
by Tara Ruggeri, head of dining USA recognizes the issue of Daiki Ito. “I think it’s a little
services. food waste and announced expensive. I recommend the
The cafeteria food comes their commitment to pizza. Good variety of drinks.”
from Canteen, a sub-company reduce 25 percent of
of Compass USA, established its food waste by Contact Daniel
in 1929 in Charlotte, NC. 2020. According Brusilovsky at
to The National
It would
“We serve 9.4 million meals communitarian@mail.
a day and are in a position to Resource dccc.edu.
make some real change,” wrote Defense
Council, an
be good
Amy Keister, VP of Consumer
Engagement on Compass USA estimated
website. 40 percent
Cafeteria food mostly of food in
to have
comes from a third party that the U.S.
produces copious amounts goes
of processed foods. The only
problem with having such
a large amount of pre-made a larger
food is quality control. Experts
variety of
say not everything that comes
out of the processing plant is
guaranteed to always be safe to
consume.
Canteen assures high
quality food which they stand food
behind on their website by
stating that their chicken and but still can’t ensure that all
turkey is produced without the food will be equally nutritious
aid of human antibiotics. They and healthy. Recently, some
also promise fresh produce cases of cafeteria and restaurant
when possible as well as cage food tested positive for E. coli
free eggs. and a more rare disease called
According to the National Bacillus Cereus, according
Center for Biotechnology to the National Center for
Information, “The existing Biotechnology Information.
Nutrition Standards were put “Twenty-five people
into place in 1995 through a infected with the outbreak Raché Carter eats a burger and fries in the cafeteria onMarple campus. Photo by Daniel Brusilovsky
policy initiative and related strain of STEC 0157:H7 (E. coli
The salad bar selection at the Marple campus cafeteria. Photo by Daniel Brusilovsky. Phyllis Gavaghan works at the deli at the Marple campus cafeteria. Photo by Daniel
Brusilovsky.
4 CAMPUS LIFE
Exhibit captures dark history in color
The Lest We Forget historical documents that
Museum of Slavery offers speak for themselves and
an oppurtuity to examine truly “bring history alive.” The
and explore factual aspects exhibit conveyed an awareness
of the African Slave Trade of a dark and tragic period in
experience. Students, faculty, American as well as African
and staff had the oppurtunity history. Courtesy of Student Center
to explore artifacts and
An original “Colored Entrance Only” sign that could be found in local restaurants, theaters,
or schools during the time of segregation. Photos by Dominique Smack
Hand and ankle shackles that were commonly used by slave
masters for transport were on display at a traveling exhibit of
the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery.
Artifacts and official documents on display at the traveling A group of students gather in Founders Hall to examine and explore instruments used to
slavery museum in Founders Hall Feb.6,2019. oppress enslaved people of color.
Shackles and chains used by slaveowners were on display at the exhibit, located in Founders
Hall during Black History Month.
Group of visitors exploring artifacts and documents on
display as part of a traveling exhibit on slavery.
A DCCC security guard views historical facts presented by the Lest We Forget Museum of These engraved tags were used by slave owners for
Slavery. identification of their slaves in case they were to escape.
CAMPUS LIFE 5 Students weigh in on Trump’s performance midway through his first term Out of 57 students polled, 14 approve of Trump’s performance, while 43 disapprove. The Communitarian collected confidential ballots outside the cafeteria from 11:30 a.m. to noon on Jan. 29. Photo and infographic by Victoria Lavelle BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019 The Communitarian staff take this opportunity to honor Black History Month 2019. Photos courtesy of Byron Bay
6 CAMPUS LIFE
LatinX Student Association welcomes
all students
By Gabriela Escaleras Work Club and Women
in STEM and we collected
LatinX Student Association hygiene items to donate to the
is back this semester and Domestic Abuse Project of
participated in the Spring Delaware County,” Hernandez
Expo Club on Jan. 30 and 31 at said.
DCCC’s Marple Campus from In addition, Hernandez
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. said they want to showcase
The president, Gary the Latin culture by playing
Hernandez, a computer science Latin games, teaching Latin
major, and the co-president, history, sharing Latin food, and
Eddet Alfaro, a general studies teaching Spanish to students.
major, welcomed all students Both Hernandez and
who want to explore and learn Alfaro said they got involved
about Latin culture with some in this club because they were
flyers and candies. part of the mentoring program
According to Hernandez, and were invited to be part of
one of the activities the the team. Since then, they have
organization plans to do been working to keep the Latin
this semester is to keep culture alive.
supporting the “Dream Today” “Being involved on
scholarship. A scholarship campus makes the college life The co-president of the LatinX Student Association, Eddet Alfaro, explains to students the activities
that benefits first-generation experience better and gives the club will be organizing and participating in. Photo by Gabriela Escaleras
college students or immigrant the student the opportunity to
students who do not qualify for enhance their interpersonal
financial aid. club more their own and more are doing and make it easier 12:00 p.m. in Room 2167 on
skills and build long-life inviting. to identify with the group,” Marple Campus.
“We have many plans friendships,” Alfaro explained.
this semester including Allyson Gleason, Director Gleason added. “Sometimes “The mission statement is
The Latin organization of Campus Life, explained clubs choose club names to unify cultures,” Alfaro said.
collaborating with other clubs was founded in Spring 2013
for fundraisers, a movie night students wanted to make that don’t necessarily always “LatinX Student Association is
under the name of “Latin the club more transparent impart what their mission is open to everyone who wants
event, and other fun events,” Flavor Club.” By Spring 2018,
Alfaro explained. that when people saw or what they are doing, so then to experience the Latin culture
the new members had changed the information, they felt sometimes people miss the and wants to practice Spanish
The organization also the name to “LatinX Student
wants to continue doing welcomed to the club. opportunity to be involved.” with native speakers.”
Association.” “It was a great change for Officers from the club
community service. Hernandez explained this
“Last semester we did a the students to make because it invite all students to participate Contact Gabriela Escaleras at
change was made because new is more inclusive and easier for in their meetings held on communitarian@mail.dccc.
collaboration with the Social members desired to make this people to understand what they Thursdays from 11:10 a.m. to edu
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CAMPUS LIFE 7
Students experiment
requirements for online the course.
learning, such as the “ability Other students also had
to install plugins and related mixed feelings about virtual
with online science labs
minor software upgrades (as/if science laboratories.
needed).” Joanna Scali, a former
Brock Danunnzio, a DCCC student now attending
third-year student at DCCC, West Chester University, said
experienced semester long she would have benefited more
issues associated with the app, from using the college’s on-
By David M. Delloso Jr. who has taught at the college Stellarium, allows students to Stellarium, when enrolled in campus observatory when she
for 26 years, admits he has do nighttime sky observations the astronomy lab. Danunnzio was taking the astronomy lab
In the days of yesteryear, adapted to teaching online at any time. Without the uses a Google computer for course last fall.
collegiate institutions had courses; he also acknowledges program, students would have his school work, but the app “I believe most students,
science laboratories for there is a benefit to online to use the Marple Campus was not compatible with like myself, are visual learners,”
students on campus. laboratory apps. observatory for their telescopic the browsers provided. He Scali said. “As a visual learner, I
Today, students may have “For some students that are laboratory work. believes getting support with think labs, especially, should be
more than one resource for highly motivated to learn on However, some students troubleshooting is an issue for kept in the physical classroom
completing science labs and their own, it is an easier course say DCCC Catalog course both teachers and students. due to the lack of hands-on
courses, thanks to virtual than coming here to DCCC,” descriptions do not always “The computer I had participation online.”
laboratories and simulations. Childers explained. make it clear that students will did not offer the program Danunnzio and Scali
Website and app Yet, Childers believes some need a specific computer to run for [Stellarium],” Danunnzio both passed their courses, but
development companies, like students miss out on learning virtual laboratory programs explained. “The problem was agreed the lab work would
Pearson Education, Inc., have tangible skills and team associated with a course. Stellarium doesn’t have its have been easier and more
created interactive online building abilities when they are For instance, the ESS 103 own call desk, so I took my efficient if done in person
laboratory software to be removed from doing physical course description on DCCC’s problems to the professor, but because the online laboratory
purchased by students at the lab work in DCCC science website reads: “This laboratory she routed me to another call was their only problematic
cost of traditional textbooks, classrooms. course introduces students center. It was a never ending issue. They seldom had issues
around $100. Teachers can “The lab is as important as to astronomical observations cycle of ‘This should work’.” understanding the lectures.
then assign the artificially anything else in the course,” through the use of telescopes In some cases, DCCC Childers and some
generated experiments and Childers said. “Laboratories and star charts to study students have failed or nearly students hope that by voicing
grade accordingly. are the learning environment. objects in the night sky…. failed their courses over these their experiences they can
DCCC has used this [The lecture] is just where you Observations of the night sky unresolved issues, despite help the college to create a
technology to expand their learn the ideas.” with telescopes and the unaided the encourging words from more well-rounded and better
curriculums. The technology According to Childers, eye will be conducted. Students Stellarium’s own website, which science curriculum.
allows students who wish to faculty at DCCC are continually will explore the constellations, claim the product “…shows For now, it seems that
stay home to complete their improving and polishing moon, planets, and other a realistic sky in 3D, just like although some experts may
science requirements at their on-campus lessons, online objects of our universe.” what you see with the naked agree that online laboratories
convenience. classes and hybrid courses. The description does eye, binoculars, or a telescope.” offer easy access, there will
Still, some wonder: The courses are planned and not mention that the course Fortunately for Danunnzio, always be some students and
Although certainly more developed by DCCC, but the includes a virtual lab instead of he and his professor resolved professors who prefer the real
convenient and accessible, technology is not. an on-site lab. the issue of the unreliable tech thing.
are the online labs really as For classes, such as the Furthermore, not every support by coordinating a redo
effective as learning the skills one-credit, two-hour course student registering for the on his lab work. If Danunnzio Contact David M. Delloso
taught in the real laboratories? ESS 103 - Introduction to course may have read the had not had the accessibility to Jr. at communitarian@mail.
Daniel Childers, a DCCC Astronomy Laboratory, the following statement on a friend’s compatible computer, dccc.edu
professor of physical sciences accessibility of online apps, like DCCC’s website regarding he believes he may have failed
at Delaware County Community College, Marple campus
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8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rising costs of cable tv lead to a
rise in streaming service success
By Shane Soderland and Web services.
Recently, AT& T unveiled
that their subsidiary DirecTV
Barclay Hotel desk clerk, would be raising its price
Ian Gallagher, has owned an on most of their provided
“Amazon Firestick” for three packages to $8 a month, up
years. Before this, Gallagher from $1 monthly. Dish revealed
subscribed to cable tv and they would be bumping the
recently touted his grievances cost of English-language video
with their service. bundles up from $3 to $5 a
Late Friday nights, month.
Gallagher said he frequently Industry experts, tracking
found himself struggling to their sustainability and
find something to watch from profitability, have analyzed
Comcast’s large catalogue of these services.
channels. Parks Associates, a
“I don’t watch that many company that specializes
shows anyways,” Gallagher in market studies, obtains
said. “I usually have TV on information on consumer
as background noise, but products via discussion, trend
[Comcast] pissed me off. They evaluation and focus groups.
would raise your bill a bit and According to a recent
not tell you about it until it Parks Associate’s press release,
came in the mail.” “Currently 13 percent of U.S.
Gallagher is one of many broadband households are
to own a streaming device, but cord cutters, 7 percent are cord
not the only one in search of a shavers, and 4 percent are cord
substitute to cable. nevers.” Streaming television services are gaining steam in 2019. Photo courtesy of Fearnow/TNS
Streaming services can DCCC geology major,
serve as an alternative to Matt Cross, expressed his
cable, but each service faces feelings about the timeliness of would overtake cable in the astronomical what these Research Future’s press release,
competition within their cable services. near future and cited cable as companies charge, almost a car “The global video streaming
respective industries. Cross said that cable a soon-to-be forgotten relic of note I see people paying.” market is expected to grow
Over-the-top (OTT) is a services were outdated and that the past. Lester went on to describe at approximately $82 billion
categorical term for streaming streaming services provided an “I think it’s going to go her relationship with Comcast by 2023, at 17 percent of
services — these services allow opportunity for the consumer out of business soon,” Hamill and future plans for streaming compound annual growth rate
consumers to sidestep the need to pay for channels that they said. “The world we’re living services. between 2017 and 2023.”
for cable subscriptions. want to watch. in, technology is quickly “I only watch it because I With the announcement
According to a current “YouTube does a evolving and 50 years from get a discount from the cable of new streaming platforms,
Parks Associate’s press subscription option where you now [nobody’s] going to know company I work for,” Lester such as, AT&T’s WarnerMedia
release, “OTT Video Services: can pick one channel that you what cable is.” said. “I am considering Sling service, Disney+, and more,
Disruptive Globalization watch or you’re interested in,” Isis Lester, a corporate [TV] because one of my clients are set to launch later this
estimates approximately 200 Cross said. “You can watch escalations associate for said she had it and loved it. So, year into next. Experts say the
million households had at least anything on that channel — Comcast, voiced her thoughts I will probably try Sling next.” outlook for streaming services
one OTT service at home at the just as you would live TV, but on the issue. Gallagher, Cross, Hamill, is expansive and competitive.
end of 2018.” you don’t have to pay the extra “In reference to the cost and Lester said they have issues
The press release went fees of other channels like you of streaming, it’s [beneficial] with cable services, but are Contact Shane Soderland
on to say, “OTT services would with cable.” to consumers because you’re optimistic about the future of at communitarian@mail.dccc.
will accelerate their global A DCCC journalism major, paying far less than you would home entertainment. edu.
expansion over the next five Michael Hamill, felt streaming with cable,” Lester said. “It’s According to Market
years, with more than 310
million connected households
having at least one OTT service
by 2024.”
Netflix says it will be
raising their single monthly
subscription cost from $8 to
$9 — and their HD service will
jump from $11 to $13.
In response to Netflix,
Hulu announced days later that
they would reduce the cost of
ad-supported service to $5.99,
$2 down from its original $7.99
monthly rate.
“With Apple also widely
expected to join the video-
streaming fray, the competition
for programming is enabling
top directors, writers and
actors to charge more for their
talents,” wrote AP reporter
Michael Liedtke.
“That has intensified
financial pressure on Netflix,
which hasn’t been bringing in
enough money to pay for all
its programming and other
business expenses.”
On the other hand,
broadband companies provide
similar services with variable
price increases.
In mid-November,
Comcast revealed their plans
for the service going into
2019: customers will pay
approximately 3.3 percent per
month for cable, telephone,
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9
‘Quest:’ A portrait of an American family
By Dominique Smack A look into the everyday with her father and following
life of Christina Rainey, the family’s tradition for the
Growing up at the referred to in the film as Ma love of music.
intersection of 32nd and Rainey, shows her rising as the In a Live Q&A immediately
Norris streets was anything but matriarch of the family. following the screening,
ordinary. My neighborhood In addition to her Olshefski, PJ, and Christopher
streets were usually crowded characteristics of strength and Rainey stood and answered
with block parties, loud music, resilience, the film also captures questions about how the
and kids. These streets were the the strong personalities of family dealt with the different
same blocks where I heard the other characters, such as experiences that played into
ringing of shots and mothers Christopher “Quest” Rainey’s compiling this intimate and
crying as gun violence claimed hopefulness and compassion raw story. Olshefski discussed
the lives of innocent youth. in challenging situations, or the bond that was developed
It was anything but the Patricia Rainey who had to rise between himself and the
typical American story, but it up from her circumstances and Rainey family over the decade
was what I identified as home. bring normalcy back into her long process and how his
I suppose that’s why the teenage life. different skills and styles played
film documentary “Quest” The film does an excellent into showing the family’s very
moved me in a way that I hadn’t job showing the struggles of intimate story.
expected. After watching this a typical mother in the North “Quest” was shot in a
documentary on Jan. 27 at Philadelphia neighborhood unique cinematic style that
The Media Fellowship House, fighting for refuge in a modern- is ideal for documentary
I was overcome with strong day war zone. style filmmaking and stresses
emotions as I absorbed the As the story unfolds, unbiased realism. This style
story of the Rainey family’s tragedy strikes the family in of shooting helped to bring a
journey dealing with healing, several ways when Ma Rainey’s rawness to the screen that was
oldest son, William, a single Christopher ‘Quest’ Rainey and PJ Rainey shown smiling with welcomed by the audience
hope, love and music. neighberhood friend and local rapper Harry at the film screening
Film director, Jonathan parent, is diagnosed with as evidenced by moments of
Olshefski, said the film took cancer while trying to balance of Quest at Media’s Fellowship on January 27, 2019. Photo by shared laughter and sinister
nearly a decade to cultivate. the everyday life of raising his Dominique Smack silences.
Olshefski tells intimate son. Moreover, I greatly related
stories that honor the The film demonstrates how to this story because it was
the Rainey family rises up to This powerful statement back vivid memories of how an intimate journey that hit
complexity of his subjects caused sympathy and remorse I personally used music to
by employing a production face challenges and problems so close to home. Familiar
in a community where divorce to fall over the audience. The escape from the outside world settings, feelings, and emotions
process that emphasizes unfortunate incident displays some days.
collaboration, dialogue, and is prevalent and single-parent arose on the screen and festered
homes are far too common. how the Rainey family deals The film shows how Quest inside of me as I took in this
relationship. This unique with such a tragedy in a Studios provides local rappers
way of storytelling is used to After the film introduces powerful and intimate portrait
Patricia Rainey, the youngest community where little is being and songwriters a safe haven of one American family’s
amplify their voices and reflect done about the widespread to come together to get away
their points of view in an artful child of Chris and Ma Rainey, journey.
the film transitions to tell the gun violence. However, it from the violence and drugs to Needless to say, “Quest”
way. doesn’t prevent the outpouring make music.
Olshefski does a great job narrative from the child’s eyes. does a brilliant job shedding
The bond between Chris and PJ of love and support from the The studio is a space to light on the everyday American
capturing the intense and real- community as they collectively create original music and
time story of the Rainey family, through music and basketball story of love, life and music.
could be vividly felt through fight to make the streets a safer content while fighting against The Media Fellowship
and it helped me to form a place. becoming another street
greater appreciation for the the visual interpretation of the House, located on Jackson
documentary: the short walks Throughout the nearly two- statistic. Local rappers Price, Street in Media, hosts a variety
neighborhood I always called hour documentary, the effects Ron Geez, and Harry, are
home. to the bus stop, the intimate of events. “Quest” was just
conversations, and the love of music in the community are among the individuals that one of many Sundance Film
In short, I felt like I was a astounding as the film takes found an escape from North
part of this family’s story. between the two all strongly Festival and independent
represent the beauty of father- a more light-hearted tone. Philly streets in Quest Studios. film documentaries shown
The film begins with a “Quest” reveals how the Rainey Today, you can find the
glimpse of the nuptials of Chris daughter relationships. at this location. Upcoming
When PJ Rainey is family fills empty voids and Quest family continuously events can be found at
and Christina Rainey and then the need for unity by building hosting their Freestyle Friday
moves into the life that the two struck by a stray bullet while mediafellowshiphouse.org
playing basketball at a local a personal recording studio rap battles in Quest Studios
have built with one another. in the family’s basement. The every first Friday of the month.
As the storyline unfolds, other playground, the film takes on a
dimmer tone. way the music’s rigid beats As for PJ, she has adjusted Contact Dominique Smack
characters are introduced with and raw lyrics moves through miraculously and has a heavy at communitarian@mail.dccc.
their own personal stories to “Daddy, I’m sorry for
getting shot,” PJ said. those basement walls brought hand in music producing beats edu
tell.
The cast as they file out into the lobby at the Media Fellowship House.The cast and Christopher Rainey admires daughter, PJ Rainey, seen here speaking to members of
film director were open to talking possible connections, selling official merchandise, the audience about her tragedy , how it has shaped her life and her ever evolving love
and spreading awareness of the film and intricate details into what it took to build for music. Photo by Dominique Smack
the decade long intimate storyline. Photo by Dominique Smack
1 0 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
DCCC student
hula hoops in
Old Hollywood
Glam Cirque
By Alexis Marshall “I was surprised,” said
Laura Mae, a co-owner of
The backstage area of MaeJean Vintage, an antique
Tellus360 bar is buzzing as the and vintage jewelry shop
performers prepare. Wherever in Lancaster. “It was very
you look, people are putting entertaining.”
on makeup or fixing their The Ladybirds, a dance
costumes. A performer sits on group from York, Pa, performed
the steps to the stage, strapping three acts. Tina Watkins, 27,
stilts to her legs. performed partner burlesque-
Another complains to her acrobatics with Sheena. Anika
friend about leaving a prop Alegra, 28, also performed a
back in her car. burlesque act featuring a hula
Among the waiting hoop.
performers is Autumn Cornell,
a 25-year-old DCCC studio
arts major dressed in a red
leotard, black chiffon skirt and
black tights; a bowler hat sits
upon her head. Autumn Cornell, a studio arts major at DCCC, poses in vaudeville costume back stage at Tellus360,
“Kind of going for a
vaudeville look,” Cornell says,
We love following her solo performance for The Circus School of Lancaster showcase. Photo by Alexis
Marshall
referring to a popular type of
entertainment in the early 20th
Century. everything the evening was a contortion in era-appropriate clothing, Lancaster will be hosting three
Cornell was one of several and aerial hoop act, performed were enticed to dance to more showcases over the course
by Kiki Konfelli a 38-year-old vaudeville style music. of the next three months. The
vintage,
performers participating in the
Old Hollywood Glam Cirque former gymnast from Maine. “We love everything showcases will be the fourth
Variety Show at the Circus She has performed since her vintage, so this is fantastic,” Tuesday of every month and
School of Lancaster and Tellus childhood. said Amanda Jean, Dahlia will feature a different theme
360 Jan. 22.
Cornell stands next to so this is The night ended with an
open floor dance party. Guests,
Jean’s sister and co-owner of
MaeJean Vintage.
each time.
Contact Alexis Marshall at
her props, a peacock feather who were encouraged to come The Circus School of communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
fantastic
fan, a black and white pointed
umbrella, and a set of four blue
hula hoops. She shares that she Transfer to a creative,
will be in two performances
this evening. One group “Look at them go,” said career-focused
performance, and one solo act. Dahlia Jean, a business partner learning environment.
“I’m really excited,” she to Laura Mae. “These girls are
says. “The show is about to lovely.”
begin!” The Master of Ceremonies
Cornell’s opening act was was Evan Young, a street Welcome to the Moore College of Art & Design community!
joined by two performers, performer with 15 years of
Pixie Flowess and Sheena, both experience in the field of circus
28-year-old Lancaster locals, acts. Between each act, Young
who performed acrobatics shared an old Hollywood glam
featuring umbrellas set to the fun-fact, while performing a
“Moulin Rouge” version of trick.
“Roxanne.” One trick involved
Cornell’s solo performance standing on a balance
was a hula-hoop acrobatic board while transitioning
dance, set to a remix of Disney two hula-hoops across his
Aladdin’s song “Never Had body in opposite directions,
a Friend Like Me.” The hula- simultaneously.
hoop performance featured “Fun fact: Joseph
tricks where she spun the hoops Stalin tried to have John
around her wrists, ankles, Wayne assassinated because
thighs and around the outside Wayne was openly against JOIN US FOR OPEN HOUSE
of her body. She steadily added communism,” Young said, SUNDAY, APRIL 28
more and more hoops as her while balancing a skateboard
on his forehead. moore.edu/bfaopenhouse
performance continued.
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State’s new ID
cards coming
in March
By Victoria Lavelle provide the following:
• A valid birth certificate,
• A Social Security Card
For college students across (non-laminated),
Pennsylvania, the countdown • Proof of all legal name
has begun on current driver changes (marriage certificate
licenses as they are all set to or court order issued by your
expire in a little over a year county’s family court),
as the state introduces new, • Two forms of proof
federally compliant REAL ID of address (utility bill &
driver’s licenses beginning next bank statements) with scan PennDOT offers key preparations amidst March release of new Real ID’s. Image courtesy of PennDOT
month. capability.
Beginning in October A new license will cost
$60.50 — in comparison to the center for pre-verification and
2020, Pennsylvanians will be file storage.
required to obtain a REAL previous PennDOT renewal
fee of $30.50 — as it’s reported Once documents are filed
ID-compliant driver’s license, at the department and REAL
photo ID card, or another to include a one-time REAL
ID fee of $30.50. Additionally, IDs are available in March,
form of federally-acceptable customers can apply online,
identification (such as a valid REAL IDs are set to last four
years, plus any remaining pay the one-time fee, and
passport or military ID) their REAL ID product will
when they board a domestic time on your previous license.
After the one-time initial be mailed to them within 7-10
commercial flight or enter a days; or they can visit one of
federal building or military $30 upgrade fee, the price of
renewal every four years will up to 13 REAL ID centers and
installation that requires ID. receive their REAL ID product
Getting a REAL ID is drop back to the usual $30.50.
States that don’t comply over the counter at the time of
optional for Pennsylvania service.
residents, but they will be will forfeit their right to have
their ID cards recognized as There’s a slight bonus for
available in March 2019 to some residents who received
Pennsylvanians who want Federal ID’s which means that
those drivers licenses will not their first PA driver’s license
them. or ID card after September
The Real ID Law passed in be recognized by Homeland
Security, preventing folks from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will begin issuing 2003 because the agency may
2005 under President George already have documents on file.
W. Bush to keep America boarding airplanes, entering Real ID’s in March. Image courtesy of PennDOT
military facilities, or visiting PennDOT estimates roughly
safer from terrorism by 3.5 million Pennsylvanians
making it harder to obtain an Federal Buildings requiring ID.
REAL ID modern driving benefits, but won’t be social media and marketing have existing documents
identification card. on file, yet they encourage
After Sept. 11, 2001, the technology includes facial permitted to board an airplane. campaigns, as well as by
recognition software utilizing The reason Pennsylvania sending mailers to driver’s everyone to do an online check
9/11 Commission found to verify document validity.
considerable differences each DMV photo to ensure is up against a deadline is that license holders.
credibility, the sharing of the General Assembly pushed “We’re still on track to Once verification is
regarding the set of complete, residents can fill
requirements each state had criminal and driving records back by passing a law in 2011 begin issuing in March,”
with all 50 states, and gold star that prohibited Pennsylvania said Kurt Myers, deputy out the online PennDOT form
set for residents to obtain an to ensure their records are
official government issued branding that identifies all ID from complying with the secretary for driver and vehicle
holders as American citizens, federal standard. The language services at PennDOT, in an marked “verified status” to
ID. To correct the matter, the enjoy the fortune of applying
federal government issued according to Homeland of the approved bill hinted official email. “There are a
Security. at what may have been an lot of moving parts, but I feel for and receiving their REAL
standard guidelines for all 50 ID via U.S. postal mail.
states, including the District of To date, some states have objection with the federal law comfortable that things will be
continued issuing legal ID’s by allowing the governor or in place by March.” Those without verified
Columbia and U.S. territories, documents will have to take
to ensure consistency across to non-American citizens as attorney general to challenge PennDOT began pre-
long as applicants have a birth the constitutionality or legality qualifying Pennsylvanians for their documents to a driver’s
the nation. license center in person.
To upgrade a Pennsylvania certificate and proof of address. of the Real ID Act. Real ID’s last September. State
Someone with a previously This spring, PennDOT residents may bring their REAL PennDOT suggests that
ID card or driver’s license to an residents with valid passports
official REAL ID heading into issued state ID card or driver’s plans to raise awareness ID required documents into
license can still enjoy the about the REAL ID through any PennDOT driver license wait a few months before
2020 requires that individuals getting a Real ID so those
without passports can be first
in line.
Pennsylvanians can call
PennDOT at 717-412-5300 or
check the PennDOT website
starting in March to verify if
the department has documents
stored on file.
An official statement
released by PennDOT reads:
“Our staff manually checks
customers’ records document
by document, which has
created a backlog in processing
the thousands of applications
the department has received.
The department is applicants
to be patient.”
For more info visit www.
dmv.pa.gov/REALID/Pages/
default.aspx
Contact Victoria Lavelle at
communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
The Department of Homeland Security provides this diagram to help address false rumors regarding new REAL ID’s. Graphic courtesy
of PennDOT12 LOCAL
Protestors gather for third annual
Women’s March in nation’s capital
Photos by Alexis Marshall
A protestor raises a sign above the crowd in Freedom Plaza,
A protestor begins to march, brandishing a sign depicting President Trump with a Hitler before the Women’s March kickoff Jan. 19 in Washington,
mustache and the phrase “Twitler” above his head. DC.
Janice Deskus, 52, flew down d to Washington DC from Connecticut
to participate in the march. Deskus had to drive back due to weather Members of a social justice performance band pose in costume during the 2019
interfering with local flights. Women’s March in Washington DC.LOCAL 13
Local TSA agent impacted by the longest
government shutdown reopened suddenly, and
employees have concluded that
it is because of the upcoming
whose purpose is to advance the
interests of airports and create
the professional experience
Pelosi. “The White House Super Bowl, she said. in airport management and
continued from front page “The Super Bowl is in operations.
seems to move the goalposts.
Every time they come with a Atlanta, one of the biggest Although every sector of
this shutdown was the longest proposal, they walk away from and busiest airports in the the government is now open,
in the history of the United it. Pretty soon these goal posts United States, and I know they Warren, like many other
States. won’t even be in the stadium.” would not want any issues federal government employees,
Trump issued an executive Pelosi expressed that the with security,” Warren said. worries it will close again
order on “Providing for Democrats believe the wall “They do not want security to if negotiations do not favor
the Closing of Executive would misspend taxpayers’ be affected because of call-outs funding a wall, according to
Departments and Agencies money. Meanwhile, the and no shows.” Trump.
of the Federal Government Democrats continued to Many passengers attending “In the future I would hope
on December 24, 2018.” The negotiate to help reopen the The Super Bowl, scheduled to see more maturity from the
executive order was published government. for Feb. 3, will have to fly president,” Warren said. “There
on Dec. 18 on the White As a result of the shutdown, into The Hartsfield-Jackson should be better systems in
House’s website. all federal employees were Atlanta International Airport, place to prevent stuff like this
The executive order either furloughed or required the world’s busiest airport, by from happening.”
mandated that federal to work without pay. In measure of total passengers,
government employees would addition to 800,000 federal according to Airport Council Contact Keona Bonamy at
be dismissed from work. The workers, the shutdown International, an organization communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
order also stated that the also affected nine different
heads of certain agencies can executive departments: the
determine which offices and Environmental Protection
organizations must still report Agency, the Internal Revenue
to work “for reasons of national Service, Housing and Urban
security, defense, or other Development, Treasury,
public need,” Trump said. Agriculture, Commerce,
The shutdown resulted Interior, Justice, and Homeland
when Trump’s funding for an Security.
additional method of border According to experts at the
control was not approved by Committee for a Responsible
Congress. Trump is asking for Federal Budget, government
more than $5 billion in federal shutdowns are completely
funds to build a wall at Mexico’s dangerous country in the legal. So Trump is permitted to
border. world. If there is no Wall, there shut the government down for
“We need the Wall for is no Deal!” as long as he sees fit.
the safety and security of our There were many Although Warren hopes
country,” Trump wrote on negotiations made and the government does not shut
Twitter. “We need the Wall to presented to Trump in order down again, she anticipates Mohammed Khader (third from center) stands with TSA agents
help stop the massive inflow to reopen the government. it. There has been a lot of and the Muslim Community of Folsom volunteers outside of the
of drugs from Mexico, now “We have been negotiating,” conversation at her job as Sacramento International Airport, Jan. 21, 2019. His group donated
rated the number one most said U.S. House Speaker Nancy to why the government has 100 meals to TSA officials at SMF. Photo by Mohammed Khader/TNS
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Pennsylvania’s tuition-free college proposal
meets resistance and Pennsylvania Budget and
Policy Center in June 2017.
The Pennsylvania Plan
academic track record of
community college attendees,
the possible bleak economic
aims to cover two years of growth implications from
college tuition and fees for financing so-called free college,
recent high school graduates and also issues stemming
and adults seeking in-demand around fairness.
skills and industry-recognized That, in turn, contributes to
credentials by attending one the fact that more than a third
of the state’s 14 community of students who start college
colleges. still haven’t earned degrees
Furthermore, it would after six years, the NSC reports,
also cover four years of tuition often piling up loan debt with
and fees at a state-owned or no payoff.
state-related university for Recent data reflects that
students with a family income 47 percent of community
of $110,000 or less per year. college enrollees drop out
Students whose family income of school, while only 27
is $48,000 or less would also percent graduated, according
be eligible for assistance with to the National Student
costs associated with student Clearinghouse.
housing. “The idea of tuition-free
Based on studies college in Pennsylvania sounds
conducted by the Keystone like a noble cause, yet there are
Research Center and the also a few realities to consider,”
Pennsylvania Budget and DCCC communication of arts
Policy Center, the proposed major Jerome Jenkins said.
plan would be administered “The undeniable truth is that
by the Pennsylvania Higher nothing in life is really free.
Education Assistance Agency Though a select group of folks
(PHEAA), according to a may benefit from tuition-
sponsorship memo drafted free college, it’s important
by the minority chair of to remember that someone,
the state House Education somewhere else will be footing
College students rally for debt-free college. Photo by Clem Murray/TNS Committee, James Roebuck the bill in order to provide free
(D-Philadelphia). college opportunities.”
With a modest and smart As of January 2019, the
By Victoria Lavelle state-owned and state-related the state’s foundation bustling investment, the Keystone Pennsylvania Promise bill
universities by reducing with productivity, opportunity, Research Center predicts currently has 23 cosponsors
Pennsylvania’s young student debt and assisting with a prosperous economy. that Pennsylvania can build that consists of 22 Democrats
adults continue shouldering low and middle-income The nations race for raising a more prosperous future for and one Republican, Rep.
most of the expense while families with paying for higher incomes and increasing its citizens and reinvigorate Thomas Murt, (R-Hatboro),
accumulating insurmountable education. opportunity hinges critically the American Dream in every and it is presently awaiting
debt to attend community Pointing to research on access to post-secondary corner of the state. consideration in the House
colleges and public estimating 63 percent of education and training. If On the flip side, there are Education Committee.
universities, so state legislators new job opportunities in the Pennsylvania does not expand reasons for concern regarding
started exploring new ways to state will require a college access to higher education tuition-free college according Contact Victoria Lavelle at
make college more affordable education by the year 2020, to more of its citizens, the to the National Student communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
statewide in 2018. Hughes emphasizes that Commonwealth’s economy will Clearinghouse Research
Pennsylvania State currently less than 38 percent suffer and living standards will Center (NSC), including poor
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes, of Pennsylvanians are eligible fall behind growth elsewhere.”
(D-Philadelphia) and applicants with the qualified According to college
Pennsylvania State Rep. James education to fill those jobs. rankings by U.S. News and
Roebuck, (D-Philadelphia) “There is a pressing need for World Report, Pennsylvania
introduced bills to the reinvestment in postsecondary ranks 47th on post-graduation
state’s General Assembly in education and job-skill training debt, 48th for costly tuition and
Harrisburg last June — while a large body of economic fees, and dead last with a 50th
leaders in Pennsylvania State research reflects that slacking ranking for higher education.
System of Higher Education educational attainment Currently, per capita
voted in July to increase tuition translates to lower wages funding for higher education
for in-state students by 3 and incomes for individuals in Pennsylvania ranks 47th
percent. and slower economic growth in the nation. The increase
Dubbed the “Pennsylvania for regions,” Hughes states in state spending required
Promise,” Hughes and on his official website. “The under the Pennsylvania
Roebucks the proposed Pennsylvania Promise has Promise Bill would raise
legislation’s sets to expand the potential to transform Pennsylvania’s rank to 36th,
access and affordability to people’s lives, enrich entire according to data collected by
area community colleges and communities and strengthen the Keystone Research Center
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