Let’s get funky with the future of fungi
December 3, 2019
Three summers ago, I took Gillian Schultz’s Evolution and Ecology Bio 1C class at Foothill College. Our professor started her morning lecture with a deceptively simple piece of trivia. “What is the largest living organism on Earth?” she asked. Someone answered elephant, while others listed...
California earthquakes shaking on new technology
December 3, 2019
Last month, the East San Francisco Bay Area shook, rattled and rolled when a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit the Pleasant Hill area in Contra Costa County on Oct. 15, 2019. Residents in the East Bay city of Antioch felt the trembler at 10:33 p.m. Antioch resident Connie Langston, 61, was at home at the time. ...
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Opens 19th Season at Foothill College
Dominick Lanni, Staff Writer
October 13, 2018
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series at Foothill College returned for a 19th season last week with a talk by Dr. Claire Max, a Bachmann Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of California Santa Cruz, and Director of the UC Observatories. The series kicked off with a discussion ab...
Foothill Says No To Plastic Water Bottles
Daniel Jacobson, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
Foothill College students are surely familiar with KJ’s Cafe, a friendly food shop with lunch, snacks, and now, boxed water. Beginning early in spring quarter 2018, KJ’s rejected single-use plastic water bottles in favor of water served in rectangular paper cartons in response to student-driven e...
Sudden Oak Death: What it Means for California
Logan Keifling, Staff Writer
March 27, 2018
At first, leaves turn an unnatural shade of green and begin to wither. Foliage turns brown and dies, clinging to the branches of the tree before falling to the forest floor. The bark begins to excrete a thick red sap, staining the tree an unnaturally dark color. Cankers and lesions begin to erupt on the bra...
Opinion: Calling “BS” on Climate Change Inaction: Taking Renewed Civic Engagement Beyond Gun Control
Alex Murray, Contributor
March 13, 2018
“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...
When Mars Was Like Earth: NASA’s Dr. Ashwin Vasavada at Foothill College
Clayton Nagle, Editor
March 6, 2018
As part of the 18th Annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures series, Wednesday evening brought another speaker to the Smithwick Theater. Dr. Ashwin Vasavada, a planetary scientist working at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab who worked directly on the Curiosity rover, gave an intriguing talk on the various ways...
STEM Center presents Machine Learning workshop
Aditi Pandey, Staff Writer
February 22, 2018
“Python and R are the number one and number two languages being used for machine learning. We try to simplify what we find on the web and apply it to our work here at Foothill College. Which ones do we use for what? That’s what we’re going to focus on our projects here.” On Wednesday, Febr...
Dr. Tom Chatfield on Fake News, Critical Thinking, and the Internet
Ben Klein, Editorials Editor
February 16, 2018
Dr. Tom Chatfield, a philosopher of technology and bestselling author, visited Foothill on February 5th to discuss fake news, disinformation, and critical thinking in public discourse -- a subject that Dr. Chatfield recently wrote a book on. I spoke with Dr. Chatfield extensively after the event about...
Foothill viewing party celebrates rare blue moon eclipse
Clayton Nagle, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Last Wednesday morning before the sun rose, Foothill College held an event to view the lunar eclipse taking place between 4 and 6 A.M. The college opened up their observatory to the public, and many astronomy enthusiasts brought their own cameras and telescopes to view the eclipse. Dr. Geoff Matth...
In Case You Missed It: Google employees visit Foothill College
Aditi Pandey, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Electric Motorcycles: Urban Eco-Transportation of Tomorrow
Elliot Hu, Contributor
December 8, 2017
You may have seen Foothill's mobile police units around campus, either on patrol or helping students and faculty with things like door locks and security. What you may not have noticed is the department’s choice of electric motorcycles. Looking to simultaneously reduce emissions and improve operating...
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