Dominic Caserta Resigns Hours Before Santa Clara City Council Censure, More Victims Come Forward
Liza Turchinsky and Devaki Dikshit
May 17, 2018
Filed under Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Dominic Caserta was censured by Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday as more victims came forward.
Foothill Instructor Dominic Caserta Resigns From Public Office Amist Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Liza Turchinsky and Devaki Dikshit
May 15, 2018
Filed under Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, Council Member and County Supervisor candidate Dominic Caserta has resigned.
Foothill College President Issues Statement Concerning Dominic Caserta Sexual Harassment Allegations
Liza Turchinsky and Devaki Dikshit
May 12, 2018
Filed under Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Multiple allegations of sexual harassment against a Foothill instructor and 2018 election candidate surfaced last week. The administration responded in a brief email.
Instructor and Council Member Dominic Caserta Accused of Sexual Harassment
Liza Turchinsky and Devaki Dikshit
May 10, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Foothill instructor, Santa Clara City Council Member, and 2018 County Supervisor candidate has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple sources.
Don’t Neglect June Elections
Devaki Dikshit, Editor
May 8, 2018
Filed under Local News, Politics
Election day is fast approaching, with less than a month left for Californians to prepare for the first round of voting. Midterm year elections are often associated with November, but plenty of decisions are on the ballots much earlier. State and local propositions, as well as primary elections, are ...
Foothill College: Keep Guns Off Campus
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Politics
In the seven months that The Script has been actively reporting news online, 25% of our political coverage has featured articles related to the issue of gun violence. During the same period, 27 school shootings took place across America. In an October article responding to the death of 58 people in a Las Vegas m...
Opinion: Kids, or the Planet?
Ryan Sherod, Contributor
March 18, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Growing up, I loved traveling. Despite the chaotic 5:00 a.m. rush to the airport, the crying baby a few rows back, and the stale cheese and crackers airlines make you pay extra for -- I cherished my window seat above it all. As I sit here at 35,000 feet, staring down at fields of green between the Ore...
National School Walkout Event at Foothill College
Brendan Swing, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News, Opinion + Politics, Politics
Last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is yet another case of America’s periodic gun violence. The ramifications of this shooting, though, were unique. They sparked a surge in activism, with people of all generations rallying behind the hashtag #NeverAgain. Yesterday was National Walkout Day, duri...
Opinion: Calling “BS” on Climate Change Inaction: Taking Renewed Civic Engagement Beyond Gun Control
Alex Murray, Contributor
March 13, 2018
Filed under Foothill Life, Opinion, Opinion + Politics, Politics, Science + Tech
“We call BS. That us kids don't know what we're talking about, that we're too young to understand how the government works.” These are the passionate words from Emma Gonzalez, one of the most outspoken survivors of the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Since the shooting last mon...
Opinion: There’s a Better Way to Talk to Trump Supporters
Rick Holder, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Opinion + Politics, Politics
“When they go low, we go high.” -Former First Lady Michelle Obama I have long been a champion of progressive policies such as crafting a more equitable health care system, ending the assault on undocumented immigrants, and dramatically reforming the criminal justice system. I would be happy to discus...
Opinion: Connecting Communities With Foothill’s Physics Show
Ronnie Miller, Contributor
March 11, 2018
Filed under Foothill Life, Opinion, Opinion + Politics
Fifteen feet above the ground, Foothill College physics professor David Marasco mounted a unicycle. The crowd gasped in suspense as he began to pedal slowly across a thin pipe, three hundred pounds of bricks swaying gently beneath him. Despite his dislike for heights, he turned confidently toward th...
How to Register to Vote
Logan Keifling, Staff Writer
March 5, 2018
Filed under Local News, Opinion + Politics, Politics
Though politics in 2016 was a defining theme of the year, the voter turnout of the election was staggeringly low. While there are a variety of culprits for this discrepancy between political involvement and actual turnout, one of the major reasons was that eligible voters — especially younger ones ...
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