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SPRING FORWARD There's Volume 40, Issue 19 The Voice of the Students of Sinclair Community College February 28 - March 13, 2017 Tartan News Tartan Opinion Campus Life Poetry Pick How To March Madness Letter to the Editor NIA Awards Planet Hollywood Struggle bus Page 2 Page 5 Page 3 Page 8 Page 9 Branded There’s by politics SPRING FORWARD something Barton Kleen about Executive Editor Mary Jane Brand names may come at a Laina Yost cost for businesses that issue Managing Editor political statements. First Daughter Ivanka The White House alluded Trump’s line of perfume and to a tougher crackdown on clothing have been dropped marijuana use in a press from several major retailers. briefing last week. “Ivanka has been treated so “I do believe you’ll see unfairly,” President Donald greater enforcement of J. Trump tweeted in response it,” Press Secretary Sean to popular clothing retailer Spicer said, during his dai- Nordstrom’s decision to drop ly press briefing. He added his daughter’s product lines. that the Department of Nordstrom said the discon- Justice will be looking into tinuation of Ivanka Trump’s the issue further. line was due to declining Spicer differentiated be- sales. Shoes.com tweeted tween recreational use and “We understand and your medical use of marijuana. voices have been heard,” then “The President under- removed the line from their stands the pain and suffer- website. ing that many people go Other companies including through who are facing es- T.J. Maxx, Southern retailer pecially terminal diseases Belk, Jet, Neiman Marcus and and the comfort that some others have either dropped the of these drugs, including line or ceased advertising it. medical marijuana can Ivanka’s products have sold bring them.” very well on Amazon with Recreation marijuana, he two of her products taking the said, “is a very, very differ- best-selling positions in Ama- ent subject.” zon’s beauty department. Ohio legalized medical In October 2016, the marijuana in 2016, howev- #GrabYourWallet movement er, recreational marijuana began encouraging voters to has been denied each time stop all business with com- it comes up to vote. Ohio panies that promote or sell has been looking to set Trump family products. The more limits on any use of movement began after the medical marijuana. Billy Bush tape leaked. “The vast majority of The boycott targeted busi- Americans agree that the nesses such as Burlington federal government has Coat Factory. Although no business interfering in Burlington Coat Factory Anthony Dunn | Designer state marijuana laws,” said pulled Ivanka Trump’s busi- Sinclair’s Spring Break will be Monday, March 6 through Sunday, March 12. Campus will be opened during Mason Tvert, the commu- break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 13. Boycott continued on page 2 Marijuana continued on page 12 THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FREE Tartan News PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 28 there is still a lot of bas- but in the end, it’s tourna- ketball to be played. The ment play that wins cham- Comcast, Facebook and Apple Music Race to the Final Four winners of major confer- pionships. Matt Harlan have a big game every strong finish to the season, ence championships like The NCAA tournament are making mobile video moves Reporter week. This will help their they need a good seed if the ACC, Pac-12 and Big will begin on Tuesday, Jonathan Takiff preparation for tournament they want to perform well 10 will have a major ad- March 14. The Office of Philadelphia Daily News March Madness is on play. at the big dance. vantage when it comes to Student Community and its way and the race to the The NCAA Basketball ESPN’s Joe Lunardi cur- seeding. Engagement will also be With Xfinity Stream, Comcast Final Four is heating up. Tournament consists of 68 rently has the four number However, those games taking brackets as part of a has some new ammunition in the Still undefeated Gon- teams. Of these 68 spots, one seeds as Villanova, are never paramount. The Sinclair competition. Stop ever-escalating war for mobile zaga remains the number 32 of them are awarded Kansas, North Carolina committee will have some by Building 8 Room 025 viewers’ eyeballs. one team in the nation and to the winners of specific and Gonzaga. However, tough choices as always, for more information. Last week’s announcement doesn’t seem to be slowing conference tournaments. of this improved mobile-video down. They haven’t had This leaves 34 available for app for subscribers came during a game within a ten-point teams who don’t win their the same week that major mo- margin since the new year. conference championship. bile-phone providers proffered Despite the Bulldog’s With so many good teams new or improved subscription domination, the competi- in packed into one confer- offerings with an all-you-can- tion is far from over. Their ence, like the ACC or Big stream option, appealing to conference, the West Coast 10, it is becoming increas- those on-the-go viewers. Conference, is far from ingly difficult to compete Also, two high-profile online the best in the nation. This for those limited spots. services not normally associated means the competition This puts a particular with video _ Apple Music and Gonzaga is facing is much burden on teams from Facebook _ have just shared lower than many of their smaller conferences, like plans to make and push original competitors. the University of Dayton. video content to their user base. This is where the nation UD is tied for first place in Launching Feb. 28 as the comes to face the most the Atlantic 10 conference, successor to the current Xfinity dominant conference, the and just shy of the RPI top TV app, the Stream upgrade will Atlantic Coast Confer- 25. fine-tune and enhance the added ence(ACC). With 11 of its With their recent success availability of subscribers’ 15 teams either ranked or in the NCAA tournament, channel lineups on their phones, receiving votes, the ACC is it’s safe to be confident tablets and laptops. New to the predicted to have 9 teams they will receive one of mobile app is “X1-like” func- make the tournament. these bids, even if they tionality, including the ability The competition is fierce, don’t win the Atlantic 10 to navigate the app in Spanish and during conference play, tournament. However, it as well as English, to search it seems like ACC teams is important they have a content by categories, access Chad Cooper | Wikimedia content ratings and reviews order and the pathway Uber CEO, Brian Cornell, denies as a company is taking to claims that the economic #GrabYourWallet compensate affected drivers. changes are related to their Boycott continued from front ry has removed all Trump Uber CEO, Travis Kalan- stance on the transgender nesses from their website, the brand goods from its site but ick, has since left the Trump bathroom policy. #GrabYourWallet campaign has made no public state- Advisory Council after the Starbucks announced said that they would continue ment about brick-and-mortar criticism. its plan to hire 10,000 to target the business. locations, so it too remains on Target, targeted for their refugees in stores “Burlington Coat Facto- the (boycott) list,” the cam- bathroom policy permitting around the globe, fol- paign said in a customers to use facilities lowing the travel ban. statement at its congruent with their gender Starbucks also faced website. identity or expression, ex- boycotts over holiday Uber boycotts perienced a downturn of 7.2 cup designs in 2015 and began after percent in revenue at the end 2016. the New York of the second quarter. Singer Joy Villa shocked tured Taxi Workers Since, Target has made the internet with a colorful the Alliance issued moves to build single stall wardrobe reveal. The dress, a Hrish Thota | Flickr Trump a work stop- restrooms in the remaining bright red, white and blue fea- signature page at JFK in 400 of “Make America Great Again.” support of the 1800 stores The day after the awards protests against that do not show, Villa sold 13,000 cop- Trump’s im- currently ies. migration ban. offer family Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Uber did not restrooms. Armour said that he believes suspend ser- Katie Boy- Trump is “a real asset to this vices. Instead, lan, Target country” for his “pro busi- Uber removed Spokesper- ness” policies. The Under surge prices. son, said Armour brand experienced a Uber later “We get it. 25 percent, one day loss. clarified and Some like From Twitter to Wall Street, detailed their it, some brands continue to navigate opposition to don’t.” the market in the new presi- the executive Target dency. Sarahmirk | Wikimedia Mighty Travels | Flickr Campus Life PAGE 3 FEBRUARY 28 Comcast, Facebook and Apple Music are making mobile video moves Jonathan Takiff (from Common Sense Media), er subscription. It’s a decent deal Philadelphia Daily News and customize parental controls. for heavy streaming video users When viewing out of the who regularly exceed their 5GB With Xfinity Stream, Comcast house, subscribers will now monthly data cap and suffer has some new ammunition in the have access to more than 200 surcharges. A day later, T-Mo- ever-escalating war for mobile live channels, including 95 bile counterpunched with an viewers’ eyeballs. that were not on the streaming enhanced and cheaper version Last week’s announcement service just a year ago. Network of its own unlimited data deal. of this improved mobile-video TV channel content remains rare Not incidentally, both offerings app for subscribers came during at present for “away” view- will deliver video content in nal content, along the lines of to watch later, as well as revisit the same week that major mo- ing but is accessible when the data-intensive high-definition scripted shows, game shows and videos you’ve watched, shared bile-phone providers proffered Xfinity Stream app is running form, rather than compressing it sports.
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