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The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif. THE SKYLINE VIEW Nov. 19, 2020 theskylineview.com Issue 2 CSM petitions funding of Adobe licenses, college district eyes possible alternatives for students Student government urges everyone around the college district to participate “Several students actually have never received a link to install the By Chrstian Carlo Ceguerra software on the computer,” she said. Focal Point Editor “They paid for the product and they have not received the product. Some of them ended up waiting for three or A student senator is spearheading four weeks to get the link and have ac- an online petition in an effort to ease cess to the software. It was definitely students’ plight with accessibility to nerve-wracking.” Adobe Creative Cloud, which are Some of Fainshtein’s students told primary tools prescribed by digital her that they cannot afford to pay for and multimedia arts professors in the $20 discounted subscription, es- their courses. pecially considering they “are already Adobe Inc. provided a free Adobe paying for textbooks and tuition.” Creative Cloud license to students in She also mentioned that not having a the second half of 2020’s spring se- desktop powerful enough to run Ado- mester, in response to the COVID-19 be software has been another problem pandemic disrupting face-to-face for students, so she and her peers came instruction. However, it ended, as up with a plan. Adobe Inc. decided to discontinue the “We, the digital media program, free Adobe License, leaving students wrote a proposal to get a grant,” she unsettled by the interruption in their said. access to the software. Using the grant that they have been Associated Students of College of awarded, the digital media department San Mateo (ASCSM) Senator Anna supplies brand new Dell laptops that Mahoney started an online petition students can borrow for the duration through Change.org, after express- Daniel Constante/Shutterstock of a semester. ing sympathy for those of her fellow students who do not have access to to spend their own money after is not cost-prohibitive. for which having Adobe is a re- The next step the software. paying hundreds of dollars to take “The cost would be a new expense quirement). ... We hope to provide the classes to begin with.” for the district Information Tech- “I asked what I could do to make some combination of loaner com- Mahoney said that she would reach ASCSM backed and endorsed nology Services and is therefore it happen, that we could get Adobe puters, licenses, and perhaps other out to the associated students of Caña- the online petition for the college not in the budget,” Rojo wrote. “It Creative Cloud back,” Mahoney said. solutions.” da College and Skyline College soon district to fund Adobe Creative would cost hundreds of thousands “Talking to (Fauzi Hamadeh) and The second option is to provide to convene and discuss the petition. Cloud license to all students across of dollars to buy the software for (Aaron Schaefer), they told me the remote desktop access for students Neither Cañada nor Skyline College SMCCCD on Nov. 11. They invite all students.” best thing to do is to start a petition working from home. have yet commented on this issue. students from all three colleges The district came up with two and then schedule a meeting with “This would allow students to log- In September, The Skyline View to sign. possible solutions. someone to talk about it.” in to the district computer network published an article that describes The first solution is to reach out Mahoney is enrolled in music class- and use Adobe Creative Cloud as if how faculty and students deplored to the college district’s instructors es and is CSM’s More Than Music Solutions offered they were on campus,” Rojo wrote. the discontinuance of access to Adobe and find out which courses offered Club president. Since last semester, “Our goal is to have this solution in Creative Cloud as they start the fall CSM Director of Community from the three colleges require the she has been using software like Ado- place in late spring 2021.” 2020 semester finding the means by Relations and Marketing Richard use of Adobe Creative Cloud. be Audition and Adobe Premiere Pro Rojo also mentioned the website which to keep up with their classes Rojo provided information on the “Once we know which courses to edit and combine her class’s audio CollegeBuys.Org, which allows stu- and alternatives to Adobe that can be latest developments concerning require (Adobe Creative Cloud), and video materials. However, ever dents purchase licenses for Adobe utilized. the situation. we can find ways either to license since the free Adobe license became Creative Cloud that will last for 6 The article mentions that Cañada “The district has tried repeatedly software for the enrolled students unavailable, she no longer has the or 12 months at a discounted price. College Professor Emanuela Quaglia to get Adobe to reconsider its or loan a computer to the student luxury to do so. However, some students did not said that having students use Adobe decision, to no avail,” Rojo wrote with the software installed,” Rojo “Not everyone has the money to have a good experience purchasing Creative Cloud for free is an “invest- in an email. wrote. “Our goal is to have this buy Premier, Pro, or some other sort from said website. Digital Media ment” in them, as the students would He described how the SMCCCD solution in place for spring 2021. of editing software,” Mahoney said. Professor Vera Fainshtein described soon be part of the workforce and is working very hard to find a way ... Most likely it would be only for “Now that we’re in-person, they have her students’ experience as a “night- would be using the software “forever.” no way to access it without having to provide access for students that students enrolled in (the courses mare.” Rico Medina wins reelection in San Bruno mayor race Medina defeated Linda Mason in the 2020 election, winning a two-year term as mayor By Steven Rissotto us through what we are currently are not new to that,” Medina said. said. “He’s been in San Bruno Staff Writer facing.” “Whether it’s the (2010 pipeline) forever, he’s a native, and he really Medina was considered a prime explosion, the (2018) YouTube cares. On the weekends, he walks frontrunner for reelection because shooting, the (2019 Tanforan) mall around downtown San Bruno and In the results of the San Bruno may- of his overwhelming support shooting. We have a city that is re- visits with the business owners, and oral election, incumbent Rico Medina from local officials. He received silient, comes together in times of he’s at every function.” is projected to clinch reelection for endorsements from five San Mateo difficulty, and has courage.” Mason’s loss does not factor into a two-year term, after meeting the County Supervisors, eight current The focus of his 2020 campaign her current work as a city council- necessary votes to defeat city coun- and former city council members has been built around managing the woman, where she will remain until cilwoman Linda Mason. from the county, and 11 current and COVID-19 pandemic in San Bru- her term expires in November 2022. This was the first even-year may- former mayors from surrounding no, helping local businesses recov- “’Humbled’ does not begin to or election in San Bruno history, cities. er from the economic decline, and cover it,” Mason wrote on her Face- prompting the largest voter turnout He also received support from supporting the education structure. book page. “While this race was not for the election ever. Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Although the final tallies of the meant to be for me, I thank everyone After 82.2 percent of the ballots California Senator Jerry Hill. presidential election were con- who voted for me and supported my revealed, Medina achieved the pro- Medina has been a long-time firmed immediately in California candidacy. For those who did not Rico E. Medina via Creative commons jected victory, with 59 percent of member of the local San Bruno in the evening of Nov. 3, the local vote for me, I thank you for voting.” the total 10,900 votes. 41 percent of community, starting in the Parks election results are not made final According to sanbruno.ca.gov, those votes were for Mason, which and Recreation Department work- until every vote has been counted. the mayor’s role is to manage city council member. represents 7,574 votes. ing with youth activities to joining At the halfway point — with 50 council meetings, issue proclama- “If you look on a map, there’s a heart “The city has made a clear decision a city council seat in 2005. He was percent of the votes counted — tions of recognition, represent the in San Bruno — it’s actually shaped that I am going to be the mayor for elected as mayor for a three-year Medina had a steady lead on Mason city in certain intergovernmental like a heart — so we’re called the city the next two years,” Medina said. “I term in 2017. at 2,602 votes. affairs, and act as the ceremonial with a heart,” Greenberg said. “And I am blessed to have that honor, and to “I would say that we have gone “Everybody loves Rico,” San head of the city. The mayor has no think Rico is the mayor with a heart.” be able to roll up the sleeves and get through challenging times — We Bruno resident Lorry Greenberg greater authority than any other city 2 News Nov.