This story about the Fremont earth Day Fair was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on April 26, 2023.
Kiya Johnson, Reporter/Photographer
Script
ANCHOR LEAD-IN: Fremont’s new downtown event center is becoming home to many community events as of late, its most recent one being an Earth Day Fair. Here’s Kiya with the story.
REPORTER (V/O): Some of the most environmentally conscious members of the community gathered at Fremont’s Downtown Event Center last Saturday for an Earth Day Fair.
Some booths were dedicated to helping the community with recycling and eco-friendly transportation, while others were there to spread the word about animal-related causes and gardening. Ohlone even had its own booth and a local art gallery showcased nature-inspired works from young artists in the area.
There were also plenty of opportunities for kids to get involved in learning more about planet earth, such as art projects and DIY crafts and even bee colonies and worm composting setups to interact with.
This hands-on learning experience not only inspired the next generation to be curious about how they can make a difference, but it also invited the rest of the community to consider their habits and be more eco-friendly in their day to day lives.
Whether you are passionate about flora or fauna, this event had an educational experience for everyone.
If you missed the fair and want to know how to protect the earth and its resources every day, you can visit fremont.gov and explore the environmental services tab.
This is Kiya Johnson for Ohlone Tri-City News.
This student-produced story was broadcast during the April 5, 2023 live episode of Ohlone Tri-City News.
Vincent Torres, Reporter/Photographer
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The Newark Community Center Park held a Family Day at the Park this past Saturday. The event began at 10 AM and held different egg hunt time frames for different age groups. The free special event had many activities, arts and crafts, and family games, from egg dying to chalk art. There was even an appearance from the Newark Fire Department, allowing a photo opportunity for children. The family-friendly event allowed families to have fun. It gave people access to educational and recreational programs, and social and employment opportunities at a Community Resource Fair.
This is Vincent Torres for Ohlone Tri-City News.
This story about the Ohlone College Dance Department was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on April 5, 2023.
Xavier Casipe, Reporter
Vivian Hong, Photographer
REPORTER (V/O): Tap into the beat and break a leg. Ohlone Dance is happy to give students a chance to be in the spotlight.
Janel Tomblin-Brown; Director of Dance.
More often than not. I would say 95% of the time it’s exhilarating and how proud? Feeling prideful. Especially because I get to know the students way back in the beginning and I know what they had to do to get to where they are.
REPORTER (V/O): Ohlone Dance has different styles of dancing with their own aesthetic.
Janel Tomblin-Brown; Director of Dance
Or program offers? The very the the normal, you know, jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary. We also offer two styles of hip hop a hip hop and then hip hop, dance culture.
Andrew Misenhimer, Student Choreographer
Every dance is providing a different thing, like the jazz or the jazz dance. I mean, it’s like super fast and like, really upbeat. Um, and then we all, we have like, all the way down to my dance, which is kind of like dark and like, pretty sad, but yeah, so they’re all different and they all provide a different feeling.
REPORTER (V/O): Students enrolled into dance get to have their moment on stage.
Lindsey
Um, it was, it was fun. I wasn’t in as many, so I did get the chance to go up to the catwalk. And it was definitely a cool experience because I got to look at the stage from a different point of view. So that was cool. And I’m also looking forward to doing it again with more dancers.
Andrew Misenhimer, Student Choreographer
I have kind of grown accustomed to performing. So to me it’s just kind of like another, just another day of like doing what I want to do, but I still get enjoyment out of it. And it’s always fun to put on a show and like get audience feedback.
REPORTER (V/O): Janel Tomblin-Brown; the director of Dance, believes team bonding and synergy is essential for overcoming hurdles.
Janel Tomblin-Brown; Director of Dance.
It’s collaborative. We have to work together. Very different from being an individual, working alone, right? And so that experience for our students is paramount, and that’s something that translates to anything and everything.
REPORTER (V/O):
If you’re interested in learning dance, you can contact jtomblin-brown@ohlone.edu
for more information on the program.
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From Ohlone College, this is Xavier Casipe, for Ohlone Tri-City News.
This story about the Ohlone College Umoja Program was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on April 5, 2023.
Anna Garcia, Reporter Vincent Torres, Photographer
ANCHOR
A program centered aroundAfrican American history, culture, and curriculum offers beneficial services and opportunities to college students. Here is Anna with the story.
REPORTER (V/O): The Umoja Scholars Program at Ohlone features a learning community with social support, cultural exploration, academic learning and counseling.
Sahid, Computer Science Major: There are so many benefits you get from Umoja, like a sense of service, which means like you have the service of your counselor that looks like you and gives you the best service you need on campus.
Cielo, Administration of Justice Major: I’m glad I joined Umoja I met very cool people I met Saba , she s an amazing person, it was just an amazing experience so far.
REPORTER (V/O): Umoja provides an empowering community where students can form friendships and experience cultural events and activities. Students find campus and transfer resources and scholarships. They receive support from counselors and mentors.
Saba, Counselor, Instructor, Co-coordinator: The 3 C’s, counseling, community, and classes, and really just like an African c entered atmosphere and environment resources connection that that really supports students and cultivates their success.
Margaret, Co Coordinator, English faculty member: We go on college tours. They can actually check them out, kind of help apply for scholarships and things of that nature. And we provide different kinds of leadership opportunities.
Cielo, Administration of Justice Major: My favorite experience was the Umoja Conference. We got to meet like a bunch of people who just knew about everybody, like we can relate to every single person that was in that room. And I had an amazing time with my friends and Saba.
Saba, Counselor, Instructor, Co-coordinator: It was really beautiful to see the students come into the conference, not really having connections to each other and then leave the conference like family.
REPORTER (V/O): The Umoja community of educators and learners actively serve and promote academic success, personal growth, and retention.
Cielo, Administration of Justice Major: Well, it honestly has helped me open up to people. I was very shy at first. And I feel like being in this this group, you just have to be able to open up, just be free, be who you are. And I’m more confident of myself.
Sahid, Computer Science Major: I would say family, because you’ve been with Umoja, as you know, the word is a word that means unity. So, it’s like a sense of family.
REPORTER (V/O): Umoja helps students make a smooth transition into college, and successfully transfer to a four year university. The program has a variety of resources on their website. They allow students to connect with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and UC’s and CSU’s that have an Umoja or similar program.
Cielo, Administration of Justice Major: Before I was majoring in nursing and I was doing it for other people, but I thought it was for me, like I thought I was what I wanted to do. But I was more like throughout the semester I was like, is this really what I want to do? Or am I just doing it to make other people happy? I got to talk to Saba over here and she helped me realize, like what I really want to do, I should follow what I want to do, what makes me happy.
Margaret, Co Coordinator, English faculty member: There’s one of our new students this year who came here intending to do college and do well. But I remember even the first week the student was like, I love college, I’m going to college, I’m good at school. The student had never thought of himself as a strong academic student. And then this is someone, by the end of last semester, had multiple offers for employment at the college, tutoring in two different labs and working in some other offices. And just seeing that enthusiasm grow and really desire t o do more and believe in oneself to do more was just amazing.
REPORTER (V/O): Umoja is dedicated to enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of African American and other students.
Cielo, Administration of Justice Major: It’s an amazing place to be. It’s literally great. I would not be the person who I am today without being in Umoja or Saba or Dr. Maggie.
Saba, Counselor, Instructor, Cocoordinator: Umoja Scholars program is an amazing, amazing program. I’m so blessed to be here. It’s just such a beautiful program in terms of the students we serve. The fact that we’re one of the few places on campus that serves like black students in such a beautiful and unique way is what makes it like that much more special.
REPORTER (V/O): To learn more about the many great resources and opportunities the Umoja Program offers, visit Ohlone dot edu slash Umoja. This is Anna for Ohlone Tri City News.
This story about the Fremont Library “Read to a Dog” event was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on March 1, 2023.
Kiya Johnson, Reporter/Photographer
Script
ANCHOR: A local humane society partnered with the Alameda County Library to give kids a therapeutic reading experience. Here’s Kiya with the story.
REPORTER: A therapeutic and cuddly approach to reading practice made its reappearance in Fremont last Wednesday at the Fremont Main Library. Therapy dogs, Hana and Sophie, who are both certified by the Ohlone Humane Society, visited the library branch to help kids gain more confidence when reading aloud. The event, titled “Read to a Dog”, invited kids to bring their favorite book for a 15 minute time slot with one of the pups.
Although the event is open to all ages, it is mainly for local youth to have a judgment-free zone to perfect this lifelong skill. If you missed last week’s event, the library hosts a new session on the third Tuesday of every month from 4-5pm. For more information, visit AClibrary.org and look under the “events” tab.
This story about the Ohlone College Photography Department was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on February 22, 2023.
Vivian Hong, Reporter
Xavier Casipe, Photographer
REPORTER (V/O):
You don’t have to purchase high end equipment to learn photography. Ohlone College already provides it.
Paul Mueller, Photography Director:
We have all the cameras that you could possibly, possibly imagine. We have cameras. We have computers, we have tripods. We have lighting equipment.
REPORTER (V/O):
Ohlone College’s photography department offers courses that go beyond using a DSLR.
Anna Godfrey, Game Design Major:
I think it’ll be a good way to get an understanding of sort of cinematography in a way, and being able to pose and shoot photos and film in certain ways.
Brandon Tran, Film and Theatre Major:
So far we’ve done photographs. You know, it’s black and white. No color on it,kind of like an x-ray.
Brandon Tran, Film and Theatre Major:
I like that It’s very hands-on, very practical to go into it right away on the first day.
REPORTER (V/O): Through the program’s facilities, students are exploring their interest in photography.
Brandon Tran, Film and Theatre Major:
I was always interested in film talk. Even so, as teenagers, I had a digital film camera thing.
REPORTER (V/O): Paul Mueller, the head of the program, worked with architects to make the facility a home for photographers.
Paul Mueller, Photography Director:
We’re standing here in one of the classrooms, which is a kind of a digital classroom meant for using laptops and printing and projecting. And we can project from every room.
Paul Mueller, Photography Director:
We also have a traditional film darkroom, a wet darkroom, where you process images in trays and there’s a place to process film and to load film.
Paul Mueller, Photography Director:
We’re really proud of this facility. We’ve built the place that we would most like to have if we were students and the place we, frankly, I most want to teach in.
REPORTER (V/O):
If you’re interested in learning photography, you can contact Paul Mueller at pmueller@ohlone.edu for more information on the program.
REPORTER:
From Ohlone College, this is Vivian Hong, for Ohlone Tri-City News.
Apr 26 2023
Earth Day Fair
This story about the Fremont earth Day Fair was first broadcast during the live Ohlone Tri-City News program on April 26, 2023.
Kiya Johnson, Reporter/Photographer
Script
ANCHOR LEAD-IN: Fremont’s new downtown event center is becoming home to many community events as of late, its most recent one being an Earth Day Fair. Here’s Kiya with the story.
REPORTER (V/O): Some of the most environmentally conscious members of the community gathered at Fremont’s Downtown Event Center last Saturday for an Earth Day Fair.
Some booths were dedicated to helping the community with recycling and eco-friendly transportation, while others were there to spread the word about animal-related causes and gardening. Ohlone even had its own booth and a local art gallery showcased nature-inspired works from young artists in the area.
There were also plenty of opportunities for kids to get involved in learning more about planet earth, such as art projects and DIY crafts and even bee colonies and worm composting setups to interact with.
This hands-on learning experience not only inspired the next generation to be curious about how they can make a difference, but it also invited the rest of the community to consider their habits and be more eco-friendly in their day to day lives.
Whether you are passionate about flora or fauna, this event had an educational experience for everyone.
If you missed the fair and want to know how to protect the earth and its resources every day, you can visit fremont.gov and explore the environmental services tab.
This is Kiya Johnson for Ohlone Tri-City News.
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