How do You Step? Black History Month Closing Event
Daniel Jacobson, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
“How do you step?” was the question Jason Nious, founder of MOLODI, asked an unwitting student as he walked into the Foothill cafeteria on Wednesday February 28th. Unsure of what to do, the student slowly shuffled away -- demonstrating to everyone in the room how he stepped. Nious and MOLODI perform...
Opinion: The Language of Racism
Eman Magzoub, Staff Writer
February 24, 2018
“Ew, your color is like chocolate.” said a little girl in disgust. It was the first time I had heard that word being used in a negative way. Chocolate. Everyone loves chocolate. How come my chocolate colored skin was gross to them? As a five year old, I didn’t get it -- but it still spited ...
Black History Month Opening Ceremony Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
Zahra Muzaffar and Aisha Chabane
February 13, 2018
Every seat and every inch of wall space of the dining room was filled as the Foothill College community awaited the Opening Ceremony of Black History Month this past Wednesday. The event honored the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, an iconic figure in the fight for civi...
#BlackMindsMatter: Assumptions of Criminality
Stephen So, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
The #BlackMindsMatter Movement started on Foothill College in a screening of the “Black Minds Matter” webinar series last Fall presented by Dr. Luke Wood of UC San Diego. On Friday, February 9, a recap of the event was hosted by Sam White and Carolyn Holcroft in the Hearthside Lounge. An underl...
A Musical Start to Black History Month
Devaki Dikshit, Staff Writer
February 8, 2018
“I do apologize for walking into your home, and not letting you know we were coming,” spoke a dancer to the beat of the drums. She introduced the music to the cafeteria in the form of a poem: peaceful, rhythmic, intertwined with powerful lines that drew in the crowd. “This land we eat from, t...
Jewish Heritage Month: Week of Welcome
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2018
Jewish Heritage Month kicked off with music, food, and gratitude.
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