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The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Sean Biggar in his home studio, wielding one of his trusty guitars.
Local Artist: Sean Biggar
Greg Tobias, Reporter
October 23, 2024

The idea of pursuing a passion and turning it into a career is often a daunting thought for most people. In this day and age, the precarious...

Jose discusses the mural with Script Lead Copyeditor Alex Martinez.
Elmwood Correctional Facility Mural Reveal
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
June 28, 2024

On June 14th, The Script got the chance to cover the unveiling of a mural at the Elmwood Men’s Correctional Facility. This mural was created...

At the BIPOC Center: Día de los Muertos
At the BIPOC Center: Día de los Muertos
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
October 31, 2024

On Wednesday, October 30th in Foothills Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Multicultural Center an event and a celebration was held in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a holiday...

A portion of the flowers and chalk demonstrations in the Cesar Chavez Plaza.
Owls 4 Palestine Community Circle
Nick Fletcher, Editor in Chief
October 24, 2024

On Tuesday, October 8th, Owls 4 Palestine along with the Black Student Union, Los Jaguares, and Puente Club hosted a “Community Circle for Palestine, Lebanon, and Marcellus Williams” in the Cesar Chavez...

Foothill's Pride Center - Open Now!
Foothill’s Pride Center – Open Now!
Fiona Wiesner, Reporter
October 3, 2024

The Pride Center, located near the cafeteria in room 2018, recently opened its doors for the first time and hosted a Q&A panel with a myriad of guests, ranging from students to faculty across campus. The...

Foothill 2024 Transfer Map
Foothill 2024 Transfer Map
Isabella Peterson, Managing Editor
June 28, 2024

As the 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, many Foothill students are taking the next step in their education and transferring to four-year universities. We at The Script wanted to celebrate our peers'...

October 8th Berkeley Protest
October 8th Berkeley Protest
Liliana Arya Gordon, Reporter
October 22, 2024

From the 1960’s, the 1980’s, early 2000’s, and now into the 2020’s, UC Berkeley has been a center for protesting for civil and human rights.  On October 8th, 2024 at the Crescent Lawn on Berkeley...

Quad Entrance of Stanford by Oleg Alexandrov
California Bans College Legacy Admissions
Zoe Schwartz, Staff Artist
October 7, 2024

Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom changed the course of college admissions in California. California has officially become the fifth state in the U.S. to ban legacy admissions and is only the second...

Artificial Intelligence & Enabling the Wholeness of Humanity: An Interview with Bo Shao
Artificial Intelligence & Enabling the Wholeness of Humanity: An Interview with Bo Shao
Alex Shao, Reporter
June 28, 2024

Humanity has reached the next technological precipice: artificial intelligence. Suddenly, most if not all technological fields can use A.I. to accomplish a wide array of tasks from checking this essay...

Labels are for Jars, Not People: An Interview with Dashiell Meier
Labels are for Jars, Not People: An Interview with Dashiell Meier
Cindy Hart, Reporter
June 28, 2024

Dashiell Meier is a 19-year-old filmmaker, disability advocate and student at Foothill College. He is a National Down Syndrome Society Ambassador and a Special Olympics multi-sport athlete, Health Messenger...

Opinion: Museums Aren’t Fun Enough!
Opinion: Museums Aren’t Fun Enough!
Sunaina Tadakamalla, Reporter
June 28, 2024

After visiting the de Young Museum on a field trip with my Archaeology class, I noticed a stark contrast between the “vibe” inside the museum throughout its exhibits and that of the city and people...

Library Quad; rows of children's clothes hung on the clotheslines under a clear blue sky. Poems on A-line frame on the inside of the quad. A student reads one of the poems. The closest poem reads, "We teach life, Sir."
Opinion: College Presidents Should Lead with Moral Clarity, Setting the Tone for Campus Culture
Fatima Jinnah, Counselor & Instructor
June 28, 2024

Friday afternoon, a group of faculty and staff gathered under the shade of a large Oak tree in prayer, in remembrance, and in community as they shared how they’ve coped balancing work and personal life...

Foothill College's main entrance. Attribution: Coolcaesar at the English Language Wikipedia.
Opinion: Foothill Administration’s Continuous Disregard of Student Voices
Anonymous, Student
June 3, 2024

Foothill College has continuously failed to acknowledge the ongoing genocide in Palestine. In response to the walkout organized by students on May 1st, President Whalen offered a roundtable to Muslim,...

An LGBTQ+ Pride Festival in Dublin
Unveiling the Reality
Sarah Peary, Author
June 3, 2024

Regrettably, I see very little progress in favor of the LGBTQ+ community in recent history, and something urgently must change. LGBTQ+ oppression persists daily in diverse forms, evident everywhere. Despite...