Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Santa Clara County Firefighters give a tour of their Firetruck.
Owl Football’s “Buckle Up 4 Safety” Youth Camp
Sunaina Tadakamalla, Reporter
July 22, 2024

Though Foothill’s main campus sits quietly amidst our calm summer session, the football field has been witness to a great deal of liveliness and action. The Foothill Owls Football team is hard at work,...

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'...

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 during the course of an art class that Foothill College...

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...

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...

Frank making liquid nitrogen ice cream.
A Charged Competition at the 2024 Foothill Physics Olympics
Sunaina Tadakamalla, Reporter
June 28, 2024

Foothill’s Physics students gathered together in the Physical Sciences & Engineering Center (PSEC) quad for their end-of-year celebration on Friday, June 14th. This celebration, the Physics Olympics,...

Library Quad; rows of childrens 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...

Staff Spotlight: Leticia Lety Serna
Staff Spotlight: Leticia 'Lety' Serna
Greg Tobias, Campus Life Editor
June 28, 2024

It’s not every day that you get to meet someone who’s spent their whole adult career in service to their community, but once you meet Leticia “Lety” Serna, it makes perfect sense. Her inviting...

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...

Behind the Scenes: Crafting a Student Film That Celebrates the Power of Friendship
Behind the Scenes: Crafting a Student Film That Celebrates the Power of Friendship
Katelyn Yoo, ICC Secretary
June 18, 2024

In the bustling halls of Foothill College's film department, a dedicated team of aspiring filmmakers is hard at work bringing a unique vision to life. Their latest project? A drama and dark comedy...

Jackie pictured talking about her inspiration and objective for her project The Red Purse.
Spring Exhibition - The Red Purse: A Story of Grief and Desire
Vivian Hanna, Photography Editor
June 3, 2024

The Spring photography exhibition was lucky enough to feature Jacque Rupp exhibiting her new book The Red Purse: A Story of Grief and Desire. The solo exhibition and book signing event took place on Friday,...

Owls Swim Team Caps Off Historic Season
Owls Swim Team Caps Off Historic Season
Greg Tobias, Campus Life Editor
June 3, 2024

The 3C2A State Swimming Championships, which took place during the first weekend of May, proved to be a historic and record-setting weekend for the Foothill Swim team. Not only did the team send six...

Drake (left) and Kendrick Lamar (right) via GQ
Kendrick vs Drake: A Comprehensive History
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
June 3, 2024

In 2013, Compton native Kendrick Lamar proclaimed that he was “the King of New York, King of the Coast. One hand, I juggle ‘em both,” and drew criticism from many in Hip-Hop. At the time, it was...

Fight Like Brandon Lee!
Fight Like Brandon Lee!
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
June 3, 2024

Hosted by Malaya South Bay, League of Filipino Students at SJSU, PAWIS South Bay, and ICHRP-US the “Fight Like Brandon Lee!” speaking tour occurred on May 10th, 2024 at the San Jose Peace and Justice...

ASFC Senator Melody Wang (she/her) standing next to her senator project Relaxation Booths for Mental Health.
ASFC Open House: Senator Projects
Vivian Hanna, Photography Editor
June 3, 2024

During this Spring Quarter’s Welcome Week, the ASFC (Associated Students of Foothill College) Open House event took place on Thursday, April 11, in the lesser-known upper level of the Campus Center....

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GPA - a Poetry Installment
John Howie, Poet
June 3, 2024

Degraded by that D Grade Insane the way I’m defined by these grades On my tests and my papers   It’s a game that I play With my worth and the praise That I crave every day Like...

Foothill Colleges 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,...

Lotus - a Poetry Installment
Lotus - a Poetry Installment
Alteen Castro, Poet
June 3, 2024

"I am right, and you are wrong." that's what I was always told. "You're a woman and not a man, You belong to the kitchen to make some jam." You may take my temperament as sass, and don't you...

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...

Staff Spotlight: Geoff Mathews
Staff Spotlight: Geoff Mathews
Nick Fletcher, Editor in Chief
May 27, 2024

Long before Professor Geoff Mathews was conducting research into the formation of planets around brand-new stars, he was growing up in the desert of West Texas. On account of living in a farming community...

Violet Wulf-Saena, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Resilient Communities, speaks at the RSLS Opening Ceremony.
RSLS 2024 Recap
Nick Fletcher and Sunaina Tadakamalla
May 23, 2024

On Thursday, May 16th, Foothill College gathered many of its greatest minds for the 2024 Research and Service Leadership Symposium. The symposium is billed as an opportunity to expand student’s learning...

Just a Cup of Coffee - a Creative Writing Installment
Just a Cup of Coffee - a Creative Writing Installment
CJ Toledo, Opinion Editor
May 20, 2024

“It’s just a cup of coffee.” I say as shudders of cognitive dissonance wrack my existence. Covid happened, heard about something happening in Gaza, and my girlfriend left me, so I drowned my sorrows...

Lisa Hill, Respiratory Therapy Faculty and former Stanford Medical Center Administrator, delivers her inspiring and impassioned speech.
Empowering BIPOC Voices: Umoja Workshop
CJ Toledo, Opinion Editor
May 15, 2024

The Umoja Workshop at the BIPOC Multicultural Center challenged societal norms, celebrated cultural capital, and empowered BIPOC voices. Attendees delved into insightful discussions and personal reflections,...

CJ Toledo delivers a speech to the crowd.
Foothill’s Walkout for Palestine
Sunaina Tadakamalla and Sara Shibli
May 6, 2024

On May 1st at 11:00 AM, Foothill students and faculty walked out of their classes to gather at the Cesar Chavez Plaza, the designated “Free Speech Area” on campus. People of varying ethnicities, religions,...

Academic Senate Meeting (left) Public Forum (right)
April 8th Academic Senate Meeting Retrospective
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
May 6, 2024

On April 8th, 2024, an Academic Senate meeting was held at the Krause Center for Innovation. The Academic Senate is an important body at Foothill College, and according to their about me page they “make...

The Darts mid-performance in “The Pit,” KFJCs famed stage.
Punk Band The Darts Hit The Bullseye With Their KFJC Live Mic 
Isabella Peterson, Managing Editor
May 2, 2024

The Foothill College campus is expectedly deserted on a Saturday afternoon. Walking by empty classrooms and a closed cafe is a stark contrast to the usual bustling campus maintained throughout the week....

Vote! ASFC Student Elections Happening Now!
Vote! ASFC Student Elections Happening Now!
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
April 30, 2024

From April 29th at 8:00 AM to May 1st at 11:59 PM, all Foothill students have the ability to vote in our ASFC Student Elections! We have a record amount of students running, so it’s important to vote...

Professor Sam Connell poses with his buddy, Skeleton Sam
Staff Spotlight: Sam Connell
Sunaina Tadakamalla, Reporter
April 29, 2024

When Professor Sam Connell makes his entrance into classroom 3101, ducking through the doorway with a pile of papers in hand, the space becomes his stage. Supported by a cast of skeletons (two human and...

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What Happens Now? An Update on the “TikTok Ban”
Isabella Peterson, Finance Coordinator
April 28, 2024

Earlier this year, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass HR 7521, a bill that if signed into law would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. To learn more about this bill, its...

Opinion: Is Foothill Aware There Are Autistic Students on Campus?
Opinion: Is Foothill Aware There Are Autistic Students on Campus?
Ryann Mejia-Gonzales, Reporter
April 26, 2024

In the 1960’s, parents were fed up with the lack of awareness and support for their autistic children, launching a group known as the Autism Society, who have since been working to improve the quality...