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A BLOW TO THE HEAD

HOUSE WELCOMES RYAN AS SPEAKER

After Boehner’s departure, Ryan aims to rebuild trust

By Lucy BartonStaff Writer

It’s now been over a year since a La Jolla High School student al-legedly suffered multiple concus-sions during a Junior Varsity foot-ball game against Point Loma; the family is now suing the San Diego Unified School District, alleging that assistant coach Steven Wachs sent the athelete back into the game. In October of last year, the JV player received a severe blow to the head during the game and told the coach, according to his father, “there’s something not right with me” and asked to be taken out of the game. In an interview with Voice of San Diego, his father even said that the student was vomiting on the sidelines. According to the family’s law-suit, assistant coach Steven Wachs ignored these signs and told the

student to go back in, telling him to “suck it up” and that he didn’t “have time for this crap.” At some point later in the game, the athelete received various other blows to the head and by the third quarter of the game, according to CBS8, “his eyes were dilated, and he was talking out of one side of his mouth.” The lawsuit, which was reviewed by ABC World News, stated that the student was suffering from “a head-ache and nausea, and was notice-ably rattled, confused and unable to follow direction” when he first approached the coaching staff with his concerns. The JV player was fi-nally taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a very severe concussion. The team’s medical examiner was struck by the degree of the injury, reportedly telling the father, “this is the worst [concussion] I’ve ever seen.”

Although Wachs is alleged-ly the one who put the student back in the game, the coach told VOSD in January that head var-sity coach, Jason Carter, is letting him take the fall for a situation where both were equally at fault. Wachs asserted while he was an assistant coach for the JV team where the student played,

Carter remains the head coach who should oversee the entire football program. “There was never a decision. I never made a decision to put him back in the game because he was never taken out,” insisted Wachs to VOSD, saying that the JV player was never explicitly told him he was hurt. Carter also

re-affirmed this statement. “In all the chatter that was go-ing on the sidelines, it was never communicated to me once that [the student] was injured, I prom-ise you.” Wachs was issued a two-game suspension at the time; he has not coached for LJHS since. The parents of the student have now shifted their attention to their son’s future. His father says that the ex-JV-player’s aspirations to attend college may have been completely shattered by the inju-ry. Although the SDUSD is unable to comment on current litigation, the district says it has now revised its concussion policies and that all coaches must pass California In-terscholastic Federation, or CIF, training. Under the new rules, according to ABC World News, any player even suspected of having a con-

cussion cannot play for at least one week. Dr. Chuck Podhorsky told VOSD in January, “we are con-ducting a thorough review of the processes for evaluating athletes who may be injured during the course of a game to make sure appropriate steps were followed and that assessments of possible injuries are completed in a timely fashion.” When asked to comment in January, the district said that me-dia inquiries were the first they’d heard of the injury. The family’s lawyer, William Berman, says that the district, as well as the CIF - which completed a private investigation of the inju-ry - haven’t done enough. “There needs to be better ed-ucation among coaching staff, amongst athletic trainers that deal with contact sports like football,” he told 10News.

LJHS family files suit against District; claims son was told to “suck it up” & return to JV game

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By Jillian MurrayStaff Writer Paul Ryan was appointed the Speaker of the House on Octo-ber 22, 2015, being the youngest candidate to be elected since the 1860s. Ryan needed 218 votes in order to take on this position and received 236 votes. His career in the House began at the age of 28 years old when he won his house seat. Ryan was reelected eight times, successfully defeating his opponents from 2000 and 2010. In the 13 years of being in the seat, he first promoted 70 bills, two of which became introduced into the law. Years after, 176 bills were also passed. He is a Repub-lican who opposes same-sex mar-riage, abortion, and strict gun control measures. In 2015, he was given the chance and option to run for president, however, he passed on that opportunity. He would have been running for the upcoming elections in 2016. He voted against the 2010 healthcare reform act, commonly known as (Obama Care) and tried to repeal it in 2012. His agenda while holding the gavel is to improve the tax code, reduce federal spending, and modify the contracts for Medi-care and Social Security. In addi-tion, he would like to rebuild the bipartisan unity lost in the house. Ryan stated, “The House is bro-

ken. We are not solving problems. We are adding to them.” Ryan is open and willing to work with the Democratic political party and compromise with one another. He replaced the former democratic speaker, John Boehner, 65, due to the fact many people in the house were ready for change. Also, it was time for Boehner to step down and retire for his seat. This was not Ryan’s initial priority, but he lat-er came to consensus that he can perform the tasks expected of the speaker. Overall, Paul Ryan’s plan is to fix the house and to estab-lish a concrete strategy to help our spending budgets and debt while also reconstructing already imple-mented contracts.

Paul Ryan speaks at the Consver-ative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in March 2014.Photo courtesy ofWikimedia Commons

By Khalil EleyStaff Writer The new desalination plant in Carlsbad, built by IDE Technol-ogies, is poised to begin supply-ing water to the drought-stricken San Diego County later this year. The plant, which will be the largest in the Western Hemi-sphere, has already been opened, but the operators are awaiting permission from the state to begin supplying the water. The plant has been built in Carls-bad near the Agua Hedionda, or “stinking water,” lagoon north of San Diego. The costs for the entire project were around one billion dollars, including expenses for the plant, pipelines, and upgrades to exist-ing facilities. Currently, the plant is processing clean water but is not sending any to the into the general supply and is instead pumping it back into the lagoon. When opened, however, this plant will provide up to 7 per-cent of San Diego’s water supply, pushing out approximately 50 million gallons of water daily. One of the concerns about the plant is the environmental impact. As part of the deal, six-ty-six acres of a wetland habitat must be built in San Diego Bay as compensation for any envi-ronmental changes as a result

of the construction. The plant is also required to use a 5:1 ratio for brine when sending wastewater back into the ocean. Another concern surfaced by environmentalists is the fact that the 1,000,000 gallons daily need-ed for the plant’s cooling water will be sucked in from the Encina power station, perhaps dragging in marine life and certainly using large amounts of power en route. The plant was constructed by IDE Technologies, an Israe-li-based company, that has al-ready built similar desalination plants in Israel. Water from the plant will cost $100-$200 more

CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANTPOISED TO EASE DROUGHTPlant built by Israeli company is pending state approval tobegin pumping water at expense of $108 million per year

per acre foot than traditional re-cycled water and $1000-$1100 per acre foot more than reservoir water, but it is still $100 to $200 less than importing water from outside San Diego County, which currently costs $942 per acre foot and makes up about 90% of the potable water used in San Diego. The plant is projected to cost San Diego around $108 million dollars each year. However, this is just the beginning of a series of desalination plants planned in California, with the company looking to follow up this plant with another one in Huntington Beach.

“This is the worst [concussion] I’ve

ever seen.”

Courtersy of Carlsbad High School

OPINIONS Hi-TideNovember 20, 2015 3 90 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

SQUAREone is a monthly column format from Hi-Tide News Editor Ryan Robson, pondering the key issues that face

American youth - in education and life - today.SQUAREone

Most of us are familiar with the Israeli-Palestinian Con-flict. Here in America, how-ever, we have a very limited knowledge of what actually goes on. As a quick summary, Israel was announced as a state in 1948 after World War II. Three hundred thousand Arabs were expelled as Jewish people moved in before it was even declared a state. Britain des-ignated Palestine as a Jewish state and the UN developed a two state proposal in which 43% of the land was given to the Arabs despite that at the time they were two-thirds of the population and owned over 92% of the land. The incoming Jewish immi-grants brought in tension as they pushed Palestinians out of their land and violence struck as Arabs began to be killed. This conflict continued for years to come with feeble international support for the occupied Palestinians. Today it is obvious, the Jew-ish people now occupy most of the land. This conflict, how-ever, is not an equal fight as many mistakenly perceive it to be. The Arab population in Is-rael today are denied state ser-vices such as water, electricity, trash-pick up, and educational facilities. The Arabs must drive on bumpy, dirt paths, as the Is-raelis drive along newly pathed roads. Israel has also set up checkpoints all along Israeli occupied Palestine in which cars must stop and go through Israeli security. This means that a twenty minute drive to work for someone may end up being a two hour drive. Many other unjust restrictions are put on the Palestinians and they are denied very basic needs to the point where garbage piles on the streets where children play. The country has become an apartheid state of injustice and violence. Two summers ago, Israel sent massive airstrikes against the Gaza strip, bombing hos-pitals, orphanages, homes, and schools. All lives matter; however, the power is clearly in the hands of the Israelis as hundreds of Pal-estinians were killed compared to the few dozen Israelis who died. Many see it reasonable to compare the two sides and call it an ongoing tension. We re-ally cannot, however, compare homemade rockets to multi-million dollar funded weap-

ons. America funds all “needs” for Israel. That means we pay the tax dollars that bomb or-phanages and kill families. Recently, tensions have been rising again. On October 28th, Israel razed a Palestinian village in Negev for the 90th time. Ac-cording to local media, accom-panied by armed forces, Israeli bulldozers rammed through families homes in order to gain more land. It has been report-ed that many Israelis neglect to check inside the homes first and have bulldozed while fam-ilies were still present inside. Since October 1st, seven-ty-two Palestinians have been killed, including bystanders and unarmed protesters, many of whom were just teenagers. On November 1st Israeli sol-diers shot a man in Hebron and the soldiers then forced the paramedics to leave at gun-point as the man bled profuse-ly. During the end of October, Israelis soldiers killed three Palestinians in one day, one of them being an eight-month old baby who suffocated from tear-gas inhalation. Israel is refusing to release Palestinian bodies unless the funerals are kept “modest”. Furthermore, as the occupation becomes more and more forceful, an increasing number of reli-gious Jews have been attend-ing al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s holiest site outside of Saudi Arabia. Even the holiest places are not left for the Palestinians as the occupation completely takes over. Little space is left for the peo-ple of Palestine. They must live in a land of apartheid where justice is nowhere to be found. Most of the world turns a blind eye to them as money floods into Israel from its many allies. There should be no discussion of debate in this conflict. The fight is uneven and unjust. We only hear of the terrorists Hamas, but never think of the real terrorists, the Zionists. There is a difference between Zionism and Judaism in the same way there is a difference between terrorism and Islam. Albert Einstein, a Jew him-self, once said, “It would be my greatest sadness to see Zionists do to Palestinian Arabs much of what Nazis did to Jews.” We don’t ever want a second Holocaust. Therefore, people must realize that you don’t need to be Muslim to support Palestine. You just need to be human.

“F*** the CMC mold!” de-clared signs hoisted by stu-dents at Claremont McKenna College last week. A Latina student who wrote an article about the “margin-alization” of minorities at the school had emailed it out to the faculty on October 23. After reading the piece, Dean of Students Mary Spell-man thoughtfully replied to her, “Thank you for writing and sharing this article ... Would you be willing to talk to me sometime about these issues? They are important to me … and we are working on how we can better serve stu-dents, especially those who don’t fit our CMC mold.” It was that last phrase - “[students] who don’t fit our CMC mold” - that sparked a firestorm on the campus and led to Dean Spellman’s eventu-al resignation. According to protesters, it was Spellman’s unfortunate choice of words (never mind the sentiment of the email) that led them to believe she felt hispanic or other minority students did not fit the school’s “mold,” and led to a boiling over of racial tensions at the school. At Harvey Mudd College, another one of the Claremont schools, students voted to defund a paint party named “Mudd Goes Madd” because the name could be construed as offensive to students with a mental illness. Seriously? Hair-trigger outbursts over

minor issues like these - which are in no way contained to Cla-remont - are rapidly becoming the norm on college campuses across America. But while students’ intentions are noble, are these flare-ups over microaggressions tru-ly successful at furthering the agenda of inclusive diversity? It’s doubtful. The most immediate problem with the student activist move-ment is its superficiality. In “Avoiding the Buzzers”, an opinion piece for The Clare-mont Independent, the author artfully compares student reac-tions over ostensibly “offensive” words with a sudden bump acti-vating the metallic buzzer in the kids’ board game “Operation.” Most of the outbursts around the nation today could have been deftly sidestepped with the use of a politically correct the-sarus, which shows how much weight is put on words, rather than actions or values. The bigger issue with the na-tionwide student movement is its inability to accept opposing views. While supposedly promoting “tolerance,” dissenting opin-ions are typically brutally si-lenced by the so-called progres-sives. During the highly-publicized kerfuffle at Yale over Halloween emails, students petitioned for professors to be fired because the professors felt students’ Hal-loween costumes shouldn’t be restricted by administrators. Instead of “agreeing to dis-agree,” as the cordial tradi-tion goes, a subset of students snapped and demanded abso-

lute and profuse apology… as well as a letter of resignation. I’ll await Noah Webster’s ruling on whether this behav-ior classifies as “tolerant.” Finally, we arrive at the most controversial argument against these hypocritical crusades: In their efforts to stop the marginalization of various minorities, the pro-testers themselves are margin-alizing minorities! Instead of lifting our mi-norities up and telling them that they have the inalienable potential to be strong and walk with dignity, many of these movements are send-ing a message that American minority groups are weak, crippled, and cannot defend themselves. This is a disastrous move away from a culture of dig-nity and towards a culture of victimhood. The skill to deal with setbacks internally is infinitely more valuable than the skill to rant about set-backs on Facebook. In the end, while many col-leges may desperately need to foster a more inclusive setting for their minority students, groupthink protests are the wrong approach to these problems. For issues as complex and multi-faceted as these, civil discourse (rather than Sharp-ies and cardboard) will create a more balanced and more representative resolution that moves us forward without un-dermining the classical values of American higher-ed.

By Ryan Robson News Editor

By Ariana Dennis Staff Writer

Sex ed is a unit where stu-dents learn about sexual in-tercourse and the male and female body. Some states, such as Texas, have been preaching abstinence in their curriculum in hopes that it will lower teen pregnancy rates by increasing awareness for the dangers of intercourse. Recent studies, however, have concluded that it does not result in abstinent behavior. The University of Georgia have analyzed teen pregnancy rates in 48 states, and com-pared it to each states’ sex ed-ucation curriculum. They dis-covered that the data indicates “states with the lowest teen pregnancy rates were those that prescribed comprehensive sex and/or HIV education, covering abstinence along-side proper contraception and

condom use. States whose laws stressed the teaching of absti-nence until marriage were sig-nificantly less successful in pre-venting teen pregnancies.” While the Texas curricu-lum’s sentiment is correct, I think the approach other absti-nence-preaching schools have is not helpful. Understanding sex is an important part of growing up. Part of the desire to partic-ipate in it spawns from living in a society like ours, where sex is not only glorified, but pub-licized. I think its necessary to inform students about inter-course, instead of ignoring it all together. About 47% of high school students have admitted to en-gaging in intercourse, accord-ing to the Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Preven-tion. Half of the student pop-ulation has had sex, regardless of abstinence curriculum. Since

this curriculum doesn’t re-duce intercourse rates, it’s safer to recognize that stu-dents will participate in these activities. Sex ed programs that seem to ‘assume’ that stu-dents will be having sex tend to be centered on recognition of certain STD’s, how to treat them, and how to have safe sex through the use of con-traception and proper use of condoms, which not only informs students about absti-nence, but also how to have protected sex. If students are having sex after being taught the ‘absti-nence-curriculum,’ it is likely that type of curriculum isn’t preventing sex. A normal cur-riculum will make sure that students understand what they’re getting into. If any-thing, it seems that the more students know about sex, the safer it will be for them.

By Zoe Mendel Staff Writer

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The Hi-Tide, an open forum, is the official student newspaper of La Jolla High School. Unless otherwise noted, opinions being voiced in the Hi-Tide belong to the individual author. The Hi-Tide welcomes letters and opin-ions from students and staff members. If you have a letter to the editor, please drop it off in Room 514, or give it to any Hi-Tide editor. You may also email submissions to LJHiTide@ya-hoo.com. Submissions should be typed and cannot be anony-mous. The Hi-Tide reserves the right to refuse any material. Ad-vertisements are measured per column inch. To advertise with the Hi-Tide or to to purchase a subscription, please email us or call (858) 454-3081, extension 4514. Issues are distributed ev-ery four weeks. No part of the Hi-Tide may be reproduced without written permission.

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Hi-TideThe La Jolla High School

Editors-in-ChiefSara Espinosa

Nessie NavarroNews Editors

Viviana BonomieRyan Robson

Opinions EditorAndrea Albanez

The Hi-Tide, an open forum, is the official student newspaper of La Jolla High School. Unless otherwise noted, opinions being voiced in the Hi-Tide belong to the individual author. The Hi-Tide welcomes letters and opin-ions from students and staff members. If you have a letter to the editor, please drop it off in Room 514, or give it to any Hi-Tide editor. You may also email submissions to LJHiTide@ya-hoo.com. Submissions should be typed and cannot be anony-mous. The Hi-Tide reserves the right to refuse any material. Ad-vertisements are measured per column inch. To advertise with the Hi-Tide or to to purchase a subscription, please email us or call (858) 454-3081, extension 4514. Issues are distributed ev-ery four weeks. No part of the Hi-Tide may be reproduced without written permission.

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Asha AlagiriLucy BartonNora Becker

Anthony CoanJenna Cunningham

Ariana Dennis Khalil Eley

Nikolai Gaenzle James Irwin

Austin IversonBrooke Kaufman

Alexa Kideys Samuel Kinsey

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Slavery is without a doubt the most shameful and darkest part of our nation’s history. The unimaginably cruel treatment that we have put other human beings through still haunts us today. The issue is obviously more sensitive to some than to others as we still have rampant racism today, showing some of us have not completely learned from our mistakes. One of the most iconic sym-bols that many associate with slavery is the Confederate flag. Many argue that slavery was only a small part of the Civil War and therefore the flag has little association with slavery

and more to do with what they argue is rebellion and patrio-tism. Many Americans, how-ever, still find it offensive and a symbol of dark times in our nation’s history. This should be enough to have it banned without any argument. It was a flag that stood in representation of a Confedera-cy that supported the ideas of slavery. No matter how much one may argue, it waved for a nation that shackled, whipped, raped and beat other human beings. Supporters claim it is sym-bolic of Southern heritage and pride. A large component of Southern heritage, however, was slavery. You cannot sepa-rate this heritage from hate, as it is all about hate. Even if it solely represent-ed the confederacy’s political standpoints, these standpoints are treasonous and a rejection of nationalism. It was a time when the South had commit-

By Ariana Dennis Staff Writer

ted treason and attempted to secede from our country. The flag just stands as a remind-er that the South was once a heavy participant of treason and strong defender of slavery. Even today, the KKK has marched through the streets waving this flag. In all hones-ty, it is an excuse to keep part of our history that should have never existed. It is an excuse for those who claim not to be racist to have their twisted morals live on. Today, you can find the flag anywhere from license plates to mugs and t-shirts. The rea-son it gained so much popu-larity is because in the 1940s and 1950s, it was used as a

strong opponent against the civil rights movements. With-out this revival, it would not have as much popularity today. When African Americans stood up to defend their equal-ity, the flag was there to stand against their rights. So, when someone tries to argue it has nothing to do with the civ-il rights movement, they are wrong: it has everything to do with the civil rights move-ment. The excuse that it stands up for a Southern culture still does not explain all the count-less times it’s been used to op-pose the African American community. Overall, there is no way one can defend this flag as being purely a symbol of Southern culture. There is no way to filter out the hate and racism embedded in it. Hoisting this flag around is the kind of thing that fu-els hate and leads young men to walk into a church, gun in hand, and kill nine people.

High-end cinemas have been on the rise in San Diego for the past few years. Companies like Arclight and Cinepolis are the big names, but AMC is start-ing to join this luxury trend, as are independents like the Lot, located here in La Jolla. Some people feel that the-ater tickets have gotten more expensive, especially with the advent of new chains such as these. It’s not all in their heads. Tickets have become more ex-pensive. Due largely to the advent of better quality movie viewing equipment at home than was available in the past, like reti-na laptop and phone displays, Blu-Ray players, and 4k tele-visions, people can get lifelike picture quality in their homes, where in the past it was not possible. This is not to mention the multitude of online streaming services out there today like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Go, and all of the pirating and tor-renting sites online. In the past, most people simply couldn’t acquire high quality entertainment viewing equipment, so they went to the movies, which could offer bet-ter picture and sound than was available basically anywhere else. The impact of all of this readily available technology hit the theater industry in their pockets. Their profits have been slow-ly decreasing, and that’s the main reason why many com-panies have begun to ramp up the quality of the viewing

experience in their establish-ments. Research from cinemablend.com states that many people are no longer satisfied with simply viewing the movie any-more. Many now want a differ-

ent experience. This is where the leather recliners, cocktails, gourmet appetizers and meals, and in-theater service come in. It is things like these that the theaters are now offering to make such an experience, and it is working. Many companies have turned better profits after making such upgrades to their theaters. Some people think that movie theaters shouldn’t be making these changes, and that they should just stay the same as they have always been. I see both sides of the story, but personally still prefer old-er, cheaper movie theaters. I still go to the movies simply to watch the films, and am just as happy without most of the amenities that are now avail-able. I recognize, however, the ne-cessity of movie theaters to up-date and rethink what they’re offering the public. I also think that, if some people are happy to pay the extra money for the enhanced experience, then the theater companies are more than justified in their deci-sions. Though not everyone may be willing to pay for such a luxurious movie experience, it is evident that enough Amer-icans are willing to shell out their money to make these type of theaters a profitable venture for companies.

By James IrwinStaff Writer

Luxury Movie Theaters: Worth Every Penny, or Not Worth Any?

This is high school; it’s a time where every grade you receive on the next test or quiz deter-mines your future. When it comes to the SAT or ACT, stu-dents will strive to get the high-est possible score knowing that colleges use them to rate who is accepted and not accepted into their schools. But do SAT and ACT scores really evaluate a person’s intelligence? Studies everywhere tend to think oth-erwise. Andy Hudlow, a senior at

Benilde-St. Margaret’s Cath-olic School says, “The goal of standardized testing is not to find out how well you think through problems, or if you can express your opinions, or create a presentation, the goal is to find out what you were able to memorize.” This is un-fair, however, because many high school students have the money to pay for the prepara-tion for the SAT or ACT, such as summer classes, textbooks, or private one-on-one tutors, while the rest are left to just “wing it” on an account of not having enough money to pay

for the resources to get a good score. It’s obvious who has the advantage of getting into a bet-ter college: not by their intel-ligence, but, surprisingly, by their wallets. Additionally, both the SAT and ACT are expected to be taken late junior year or be-ginning of senior year, a time not only full of high stress lev-els but also time consuming AP classes, extra curriculars, and studying for these tests. It is unrealistic to expect high school students to manage all of this in the last two years of their fleeting youth and still

keep their sanity. Some colleges such as Col-orado College, University of Arizona, San Francisco State University, and several more are not requiring ACT or SAT scores, which is most definite-ly a good idea because they recognize the struggles high schoolers face on a daily ba-sis and are kind enough not to add to it. I say, along with many others, tests like the SAT and ACT should either be dis-continued or replaced with tests that don’t simply measure how much time you studied or how fat your wallet is.

By Alexa Kidneys Staff Writer

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The SAT and ACT:The standardized tests that test everything but a student’s intellect

A Standing Symbol of Our Nation’s Dark Past:Why the Confederate Flag Should

Not Wave Any Longer

Jack of All TradesJoseph Carroll

SPORTS Hi-TideNovember 20, 2016 4 90 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

With the fight for a new stadium underway, the three top contenders, the San Diego Chargers, The Oakland Raid-ers, and the St. Louis Rams, all petitioned for why their team was the worst possible can-didate for a new stadium in Los Angeles. Frustrated fans rushed to the public forums and responded angrily to the NFL executives, making it clear that they weren’t plan-ning on letting their team leave anytime soon. Chargers fans had no res-ervations about voicing their opinions, and relentlessly crit-icized the NFL for threaten-ing to take away their beloved team. Renderings have already been drawn up for a new Charger’s stadium in Los An-gles, but the fans refuse to back down. The move would affect many fans on a personal level, evident in the heartfelt pleads to NFL executives on what the team meant to them. One fan stated “The moral thing to do is to leave the team here… fifty five years is a long time.” Many fans attacked Mark Fabiani, (the lawyer on the case of moving the Chargers to Los Angeles). Fans were re-lentless, some yelling, “Bull!” and, “Tell the truth for once!” following Fabiani’s statements. He said, “It’s incredibly unfair

that the Chargers fans who have been so great to the team over the years, are now bearing the brunt of the decisions made by politicians over the last fourteen years.” However, fans didn’t buy into his sympathy, labeling him a “liar”. In St. Louis, a similar scene presented itself. Angered fans, distraught NFL executives and the situation will not change until one team moves, the fans of the “winning teams” can cel-ebrate for another year or two in an old stadium. Ram’s fans came decked out in jerseys, shirts and Ram’s gear galore, hoping that something would make the NFL, and Ram’s own-ers decide that the fans deserved to keep their own team. And soon enough, Oakland Raiders fans will line up in front of their local theatre or Opera House, ready to deal out their best ar-guments on why they need their team. While fans and teams may not be eager to move to a new stadium, the NFL is ambitious, discussing the possibility of two teams sharing the new Los An-geles stadium. While this may be convenient for the NFL, if the Raiders and Chargers were to share a stadium, things may not be as simple for the fans, as both teams are notorious rivals, known best for violence in the parking lot. The NFL may be prepared to take this next step, but the fans certainly are not.

Chargers Fans Cheer For the raiders

By Shayna KobrinetzStaff Writer

Saturday, October 31, SK-Telecom T1 got the upper hand over the KOO Tigers 3 to 1 in the 2015 League of Legends World Champion-ship. League of Legends is a video game, in which two teams of five try to fight for possession of three lanes of enemy turrets, minions, and player controlled champions, and push the enemies back into their base. The goal of the game is to destroy struc-tures in the lanes until you get to the final structure, the ene-my nexus. The destruction of the nexus means the end of the game. “Who cares about a video game?” you might ask your-self. Back in 2013, the sea-son 3 championship sold out Staples Center in a matter of minutes and was watched by 32 million viewers on twitch.tv. Numbers haven’t released for this year’s challenger series

but every match leading to the championship was streamed on twitch.tv, and the finals sold out the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin. The prize pool was an impres-sive 2 million dollars, with the winners, SKTelecom T1 winning 1 million, and sec-ond place winners the KOO Tigers pulling in $250,000. Even though League of Leg-ends is free to play for anyone, Riot Games, creators of LoL, pulled in over 1 billion dollars last year in microtransactions alone. In the group stage be-fore eliminations, teams from North America, Europe, Ko-rea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but both teams in the finals were Korean. eSports have received much resistance towards becoming considered legitimate sports. The debate came into the spot-light when ESPN hosted the Heroes of the Storm tourna-ment, ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ on ESPN2. ESPN has since hosted more and more eSports events,

but are continuously criticized by traditional sports fans for hosting “nerd stuff ” on tele-vision. ESPN2 hosts all kinds of events like the National Spelling Bee, and professional eating, and the World Series of Poker, therefore eSports aren’t too out of the ordinary. eSports require the same train-ing, strategy, and playmaking as any other “legitimate” sport, serving as a team-building activity and requiring mental preparation. La Jolla High graduate Fan Yang went to UC Berkeley, and got a degree in econom-ics. Additionally, while at Cal he led the school’s Heroes of the Storm team to victory in the aforementioned ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ tournament, and now he’s playing for profes-sional HotS team Cloud 9 as a full time job. With its rapidly growing popularity, eSports will expand from twitch.tv to television broadcasting, and the debate will continue over its legitimacy as a sport.

League of Legends Match 2013

By Austin IversonStaff Writer

SK Telecom T1 at 2013 World Championships

League of Legends World Championship

Olympic ScandalRussia’s Newly Discovered Athlete Enhancement

Recent reports from the World Anti-Doping Agency, (WAPA), confirms that Rus-sia’s athletes had used enhan-ceing drugs before their per-formance in the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Such a scandal could result in the loss of a bronze and gold women’s track medal. After the report was filed by Dick Pound, former presi-dent of WAPA, 1,400 samples were intentionally destroyed in a Moscow laboratory. This level of state-sponsored cheat-ing was shocking, sparking many calls for a ban on Russia from the 2016 games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Moscow’s labs had formerly been declared one of the best anti-doping labs, however, due to bribery and corruption, their consciences were swayed to allow the doping of several athletes. Some reports even say the corruption began in the 2012 London games. Accord-ing to the Washington Post, Moscow had set up a ‘shadow’ lab, double checking samples and covering up the doping

tracks. The Russian Sports Min-ister Vitaly Mutko knew what was going on, and directly in-structed that lab samples be manipulated. There are mixed emotions about punishment, however, many want to see Russia banned for life. Less radical are those who stand behind revoking a bronze and gold medal for two of Russia’s track competitors. Mutko stood up for his coun-try, full of young competitors, and pleaded that none of the new athletes are banned. “Clean sportsmen should not suffer,” he said in an interview with a Rus-sian news network. Although Russia admits to its cheating scandal, the destruc-tion of the 1,400 samples from the lab in Moscow rouse sus-picions. The dishonesty stains the integrity of Russia’s previ-ous athletes, who competed and won without doping. The Olympics itself is marred by cheating, whether from Rus-sia’s scandal or previous scan-dals. Such pettiness and greed destroys the purpose of the games: to unite globally through competition and increase one’s pride for their country.

By Zoe MendelStaff Writer

On October 16, in Alto, Texas, high school football player Cam’ron Matthews died shortly after collapsing on the field during his game. Matthews had a brain aneu-rysm in the hospital, but the immediate cause of death is not yet known. The loss of Cam’ron was very hard for the communi-ty of Alto. He was very well liked and known for being a hard worker and great ath-lete. Those who knew him, commented on how strong his faith was and how great of a role model he was. Sadly, Cam’ron’s death isn’t in iso-lated incident in the world of high school football. Cam’ron is the sixth high school football player in the country to die since early September of this year, the start of the football season for most schools. Five of them have passed away so far be-cause of indirect causes, like

heatstroke. However, statistics from the 2014 season show that the cause of player deaths directly from in-game injuries is significant. Five players died last year because of direct inju-ries like spinal and head trau-ma. Our Vikings are not im-mune. Players on La Jolla High’s football teams get con-cussions every season. Just last year one of our Vikes had to stop playing all together be-cause he suffered one that was too severe to keep performing. The amount of players dying as a result of the game has led to many changes in the precau-tions football programs take in regard to injuries, especially those involving the head and nervous system, like concus-sions. Legislation has been passed in every state, to take more care of players with sus-pected concussions and brain injuries. There’s been a surge in ed-ucational programs for both players and coaches, teaching how to detect concussions.

However, not every school and state has these programs, leaving some people under-educated about the dangers of brain injury. The Nation-al Federation of State High School Associations, has rec-ommended that high schools have fewer full-contact prac-tices per week. There are other strategies to make high school football safer. Several companies are designing helmets with built-in sensors, to detect when a player has taken too hard of a hit. There are already helmets on the market. Some schools are also putting more empha-sis on hiring full-time physical trainers who can strengthen the students’ bodies to be able to better resist spinal injuries. Many people agree that high school football is getting saf-er, and the new methods for detecting life-threatening in-juries hold lots of promise. If they are right, hopefully tragic stories like those of Cam’ron will be fewer and further be-tween.

By Jimmy IrwinStaff Writer

CAM’RON MATTHEWSHighschool Football Endangering the Lives

of Students across the USA

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SPORTS Hi-Tide November 20, 2016590 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

On Sunday, October 18th, hundreds of athletes jumped into the cold waters of La Jol-la Cove and began their day-long journey of swimming one mile, biking forty four miles and running ten miles all over San Diego. As spectators cheered on the athletes prior to the start, volunteers helped the athletes down the stairs and into the water, preparing them for an unthinkable trip. The event is the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s annual triathlon, often referred to as the Best Day in Tri, an attitude evident the minute one arrives at the event. La Jolla Cove is overwhelmed by laughter, smiles and cheering, brought on by participants and specta-tors, which are both there for the same reason, and leaving with something greater than they ever expected to gain in-spiration. Several athletes participated in relay teams, with a different participant in each leg of the race. One of those athletes was Aaron Loy, a Challenged Ath-lete at UCSB who came home to San Diego to participate in the triathlon for the first time. “I left (last year’s event) feeling so passionate about the posi-tive change CAF was making for challenged athletes across

the nation. So this year I asked my dad if he thought he could do the bike. My sister, who lives in Boston said she would train me to run 10 miles… and I decided I could be ready in a month.” Aaron was up for the challenge, and completed the mile-long cove swim in thir-ty-five minutes, something he was eager to attempt, saying “I was really excited to start the race and get into the water… My family, especially my sister was in my head at the end. It was not an easy swim for me but thinking about all the sup-port from her and willingness to come cross country meant so much, I needed to finish for her.” The tremendous amount of hard work and dedication is evident throughout the whole day, as the athletes compete, cheer and enjoy the challenge set before them. Mr. Atwell, a history teacher and water polo coach here at La Jolla High, has participated in the triathlon as an athlete and a volunteer, he encourages his students and athletes to do so as well. Each year, his water polo team helps carry athletes up and down the stairs to the cove prior to and after complet-ing the swim. He believes that everyone gains from this event, saying, “Personally I have seen the effects of the event because they have changed my own and my families perception of

what people, especially those facing physical challenges, are capable of. I think it helps the team gain a perspective on life. They realize that things aren't as hard for them as they think they are, and that the boys shouldn't whine or complain.” One of the La Jolla Water Polo team’s captain’s, senior Aidan Scott has been partic-ipating in the event since he was a sophomore, carrying athletes up and down the stairs at the cove. The event has had a lasting impact on him as well, as he said, “I hope our genuine enthusiasm reminds these athletes that what they're attempting is truly incredible given their circumstances. This experience is a great team building event for our entire team, and it also serves to put our own lives and problems in perspective. Five in the morn-ing practice doesn't seem too difficult, after watching a quadriplegic swim the cove.” The event impacts everyone in the community, as well as La Jolla High. From teachers to students, everyone can take part. The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s triathlon is an event not to be missed, where spectators and athletes alike leave with a sense of pride and inspiration and a newfound respect for everyone around them.

A New Challenge for Challenged Athletes

By Shayna KobrinetzStaff Writer

Hey Batter, Batter. Crack! The 111th Annual World Se-ries started on October 27, in Kansas City as the Kansas City Royals faced off against the New York Mets. With the concept of the series going back to 1903, the idea is that at the end of every baseball season, the American League and the Na-tional League c h a m p i o n s would face off in a “best of 7 games” series, that would de-termine the yearly cham-pion of the all American sport. The series is scheduled to start in Kansas City for the first 2 games, then move to New York for the next 3, and if necessary move back to Kansas City for the 6th and 7th games, due to the series’ rules and et-iquette demanding that the league who won the earlier All Star game— this year, being the

American League- would host the first 2 games and would have the home field advantage. In game 1, the Royals came out strong with a 5-4 win, and again in game 2 with a 7-1 win. In game 3, the tables turned as the Mets won 9-3, but were taught a lesson once again with a 5-3 win for the Royals, whose pitcher Chris Young, a former Padre, threw 5 perfect no-hit,

innings. Thus making the possibility of a Mets come back and the possibility of a Mets World Series win highly unlikely as the overall score, was now at 3-1 Royals. Going into game 5, Roy-

als fans were already seeing banners that read “2015 World Series Winners: Kansas City Royals!” and the Royals did not disappoint. Game 5 ended with a 7-2 win for Kansas City, marking this their first World Series ti-tle since 1985.

A Royal Win at the WorldsBy Jenna CunninghamStaff Writer

The NBA season just started, with its first game on October 27th, and with a new season comes new predictions about everything from this season’s MVP, to the best teams of each conference. Even with so little time passed so far, people are already starring to form their opinions on who will come out on top this NBA season. Many Californians have their eyes on the Western Con-ference, and some have their money on the Golden State Warriors as the number one seed, with prophetic shooter Stephen Curry expected to be an extremely powerful asset, like he was last year, along with teammates Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala. Kobe Bryant, on the Los An-geles Lakers, is another player that has offered powerhouse points for his team in the past. However, the 37 year-old has had the last three of his seasons cut short by injuries, leading lots of people to wonder if this season may be his last. When interviewed, Bryant said he’ll wait until this season is over to make his decision.

When conversations shift to the debate over this year’s MVP, Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is nat-urally in the mix. In a poll performed by ESPN’s forecast team, James was pegged as the number one contender for the award. Coming in second was the New Orleans Pelican’s, An-thony Davis, and in third was the Houston Rockets’, James Harden. In the debate for this year’s best rookie, Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves was voted by the same ESPN team as the best bet so far, with his wide range of skills, and huge size of 6’11” sure to be his biggest assets. After him are Jahlil Okafor of the 76ers in second and Emmanuel Mudi-ay of the Nuggets in third. In regards to the Eastern Conference, there is lots of talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers being the top dogs, with stars like Lebron, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love filling their roster, which means that there will be fierce competition to beat such a stacked team. As the season progresses, forecasts will change, players will rise and fall through the ranks, and entertaining bas-ketball is sure to ensue.

By Jimmy IrwinStaff Writer

Tip off the NBA Season

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Sunday, October 24, 2015, was a beautiful, sunny day with an average temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit at Qualcomm stadium. It was a classic matchup between the San Diego’s Chargers and the Oakland Raiders. The Char-gers, up until that point had been having a relatively rough season with only 2 wins and 4 loses including losses to both-the Packers and the Steelers. The Oakland Raiders were coming off of a bye from the

previous weekend, while the Chargers were still recovering from a heartbreaking 20-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Not only did the Raiders em-barrass the Chargers, but there were so many Raiders fans in the stands that it looked, and felt like a Raider’s home game. The Oakland Raiders destroyed the Chargers for the first three quarters not al-lowing them into the end zone once. While the Raiders got 10 points in the first quarter, 20 in the second, and 7 in the third. Raiders’ quarter back, Der-

ek Charr threw 3 touchdown passes and the Raiders scored 10 points off of two Philip Riv-ers interceptions. In the fourth quarter, the Chargers made a slight come-back, by scoring 23 points and preventing the Raiders from scoring at all, making the end result of the game a Raiders win of 37-29. The Raider's first punt was midway through the third quarter. All in all, this loss is simply adding to the overall disappointment that the Chargers have caused for their fans.

By Jessica PennerStaff Writer

This year’s NBA forcasts, teams to watch, and power-house players

Chargers Disappoint

Photos Courtesy of La Jolla High PTA eNews

Varsity Water Polo Volunteering at the

CAF La Jolla Triathlon

At Left: Tyler Brown and Max Mendez help athletes up the stairs to

the transition area.

At Right: Maverick Becker helps athletes

find their starting group.

CARTOONS Hi-Tide November 20, 2015690 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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When Low Water Pressure looks like a Public Display of Affection

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STUDENT FOCUS Hi-Tide November 20, 2015890 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Hi-Tide9 90 YEAR ANNIVERSARYNovember 20, 2015

– Cultural Potluck Menu –November 20th, 2015

I. Argentinian Beef Empanadas with olives, peppers, eggs, and potatoes

brought by Sofia Soltero

II. Iranian Shirazi salad, persian cucumbers, tomato, lemon, olive oil, and parsley

brought by Bella Majub

III. Japanese Miso Soup with rice, seaweed, pickles, pickled ginger, and daikon

brought by Marina Movellan

IV. Jewish Matzo Ball Soup, chicken broth with matzo ballsbrought by Emily Gold

V. Swedish Pickled Herring, with a very unusual taste, but it is part of the etiquette to have it on the table

brought by Vanessa Itzkowich

VI. Austrailian Vegemite on Toastbrought by Charlie Davey

VII. Russian Kiev, chicken stuffed with cheese, wrapped in prosciutto with bread crumbs, and spices

brought by Nikolai Gaenzle

VIII. German Bratwurstbrought by Nikki Schroeder

IX. Norwegian Fårikål, staple mutton and cabbage stew with cabbage, whole black pepper, cooked as a casserole

brought by Jakob Kerns

X. Middle Eastern Roasted Lamb brought by Rachel El-Jof

XI. Mexican Chile Rellano, with green bell pepper, cheese, meat or beans

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XII. Danish Æbleskiver, spherical pancakes seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves

brought by Frederikke Soerensen

XIII. French Fougasse, sweet, flat pizza with sugar is sprinkled on top

brought by Pierre Hosy

XIV. Chinese Mooncake in honor of the mid-autumn festival, with a sweet, lotus seed paste filling, served in small slices with tea.

brought by Audrey Chan

XV. French Yule Log Cake, a sponge cake, baked very thin and then rolled into a cylinder, then slathered with chocolate buttercream

throughout. brought by Enrique Rayon

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By Jimmy Irwin, Austin Iverson, Joseph Carroll, Lucy Barton, and Tony CoanStaff Writers & Jack of All Trades

Illustrations Courtesy of Rebecca Ryan

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Hi-Tide November 20, 20151090 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

By Brooke KaufmanStaff Writer Cool it. That’s the title of Na-tional Geographic’s November issue, an entire edition devot-ed to what its publishers call the climate issue. But what exactly is “the climate issue”? To understand that question, it’s necessary to first know the many theories behind what’s causing climate change. Beginning just over a hun-dred years ago, in the late nine-teenth century, scientists made their first argument for the nat-ural greenhouse effect. They stated that human emissions of greenhouse gases could change the climate, and were subsequently not challenged in their ideas until many years later in the 1960s, when the warming effect of carbon di-

oxide gas became increasingly convincing. However, at the time, some scientists pointed out that human activities, in the form of atmospheric aero-sols (e.g., “pollution”), could have cooling effects as well. It seems as though many the-ories on why climate change was occurring were happening all at once. However, thanks to improving computer mod-els and observational work, a consensus was finally reached in the 1990s, greenhouse gases were deeply involved in most climate changes, and human emissions were bringing seri-ous global warming. The standard definition of climate change is the change in global or regional climate patterns, due to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. It seems compli-cated, but it’s really not. There are many ways to prevent the harmful effects of climate change, and its mainly because humans are at the root of the problem. For example, when power plants generate elec-tricity through the burning of fossil fuels, in particular car-bon-heavy coal, Earth’s atmo-

sphere is greatly affected. It won’t be easy to teach peo-ple to cut back on such a staple of modern-day life, but if ac-tions are not taken soon, (and if we don’t seriously cut down on the burning of fossil fuels) today’s planet will eventually be unrecognizable.

In terms of more small scale ways to help save the envi-ronment, there are many op-tions. People can “green their commutes” by carpooling, be energy efficient by us-ing eco-friendly bulbs, wash clothing in cold water, choose to use renewable power, buy organic and locally grown foods, stop using air travel as much (due to its large carbon footprint), trim their waste products, and much more.

Why You Should Be Scared of Climate ChangeNew Information on a Deadly Threat

“The standard definition of

climate change is the change in global or region-al climate pat-

terns..”

By Julia WaltonStaff Writer Potentially Dangerous Bacte-ria in the International Space Station. DNA sequencing is currently being done to detect a potentially dangerous bacte-rium that is coming along for a ride on the International Space Station. The purpose of the re-search being conducted is to determine if the bacteria has any harmful effects that could potentially be a danger for as-tronauts. Air filter samples from an HEPA (high-efficien-cy particulate arrestance) that is used in the ISS, and vacuum bags, were found to have high levels of Corynebacterium and Propionibacterium. Both of these are classified under Actinobacteria and could be “problematic” according to re-searchers. The presence of Actinobac-teria found is from a study conducted by experts from two NASA space centers, three universities, and a biotech firm, published in the journal Microbiome that also found possible viruses and mold. Al-though they have yet to deter-mine if the microorganism is harmful yet, researchers have

found that they are capable of causing skin irritation and inflammation. And because of the lack of gravity in space, dust and other particles (or in this case bacteria) do not settle on the ground as they do on Earth. Instead, they float around in the air and add on a greater threat to the health of the as-tronauts who already are sus-ceptible tohaving a weaker im-mune system by living in the space station environment. Contamination is already a grave issue for these astronauts which makes getting the bot-tom of this issue is so critical. A study done in 2009 in space concluded that Salmonella bacteria was seven times more dangerous than on Earth. Within tthe conditions of space, the Salmonella was tricked into feeling it was in a safe environment and was more inclined to multiply than in regular conditions on the Earth. Despite the regular cleaning check protocols for the station, this behavior in bacteria could bypass regular cleaning and create an issue for the vulner-able astronauts.

IN SPACE, NO ONE CANHEAR YOU COUGH

OSLO VOWS TO BAN CARS

“...it could prompt the US as well as other large pro-ducers of pol-lutants to lower greenhouse gas

emissions.”

government; to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and return them to pre-1990 levels.

The other parts of the plan include building more bicycle lanes, s u b s i d i z i n g the purchase of electric bikes and re-ducing the traffic by 20% over the entire city by 1990

as well as lowering it by 30% by 2030. The plan is for most of the cars by then to be zero emission vehicles. The hope is that with the ban of vehicles in Oslo, encourag-es other cities to do the same to cut down on emissions on a large scale. If other cities follow suit, it could prompt the US as well as other large producers of pollutants to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

By Samuel KinseyStaff Writer Under new government, Oslo, the capi-tal city of Nor-way, wants to ban cars by the year 2019. With the new elections over and the labor party in pow-er, this is one of the new changes the government is making. Because of the labor party allying with the green party, this change was prompt-ed to help combat greenhouse emissions. The change will af-fect all private vehicles in the center of the city. Although the city center houses only about a thousand people, during the morning and evening there is a large volume of traffic that passes through. The area is a center of commerce and houses any jobs and is home to 11 shopping centers. Local businessmen are concerned by the new plan as it may hinder commerce. The main reasons for this plan, as stated by the Norwegian

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By Ariana DennisStaff Writer ISIS has struck once again, leaving the world devastated and in mourning. On Thurs-day November 12, ISIS suicide bombers attacked southern Beirut leaving 43 dead and at least 239 others wounded ac-cording to the Lebanese au-thorities. “There’s a lot of shat-tered glass on the street, a lot of blood, and it’s really just a scene of chaos and carnage,” journalist Tamara Qiblawi told CNN not long after the blasts. The surviving suicide bomber claimed to be an ISIS recruit. Another bomber was stopped after trying to enter a Mosque to strike. Citizens are being urged to stay clear from the area and especially hospitals so ambulances can go back and forth more easily. The Prime Minister Tam-mam Salam declared Friday a day of mourning for the vic-tims of the bombings. ISIS’ main target seems to be Mus-lims as they are the biggest population of people killed by the terrorist organization. Every day in the Middle East, people are mercilessly behead-ed, and slaughtered. The attacks didn’t stop in

Lebanon as on Friday, No-vember 13th, ISIS struck Paris, France. Several attacks were carried out that night. Bomb-ings continued one after the other in and around locations including the Stade de France, Bataclan concert hall, and several restaurants. 129 were killed and many other injured. Reporters shared that people both dead and alive were cov-ered in blood and walked the streets in terror and hysteria. The pope shared his feelings of remorse stating “I am shaken, I don’t understand these things, done by human beings… There cannot be justification, reli-gious or human. It’s inhuman.” A week previous to these attacks, a Russian plane was bombed in Egypt on its way to St. Petersburg killing all 224 on board. Officials say they are confident the attacks were ISIS affiliated. Increasing terror from ISIS has been instilled in the hearts of many leading to radical actions. Islamaphobia is on the rise after the attack. Following the attacks in Paris, social media, especially twitter, was filled with hatred towards Muslims, including a trend-ing hashtag of #KillAllMus-lims. Others are desperately

trying to make it understood the drastic difference between Islam and terrorism. Even so, fear has built up tremendous-ly, leading France to close their boarders as a security measure. Other nations are also discuss-ing closing off their boarders too. This would lead to refugees being blocked from protection as there would be no safe ha-ven for them to flee to. Fur-thermore, France has sent air-strikes into Syria and Iraq as a form of what some call “sym-bolic defiance and revenge.” Others are worried civilians may be hurt in the process. Conservatives in the US are urging to close our own borders in order to block any refugee victims from enter-ing. Republican candidate Jeb Bush shared his idea of only allowing Syrian Christians in, in order to “save Christiani-ty” giving an example of how some people are neglecting to realize the biggest victims are the Muslims themselves. Nations are currently collab-orating and actively discussing how to combat this ever-grow-ing terror that has struck our world. Photo Courtesty of Wikicommons

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A World Left in Mourning

OMNIBUS Hi-Tide November 20, 20151190 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

It is always necessary to re-member that when someone tells you they like you, they are really putting themselves out there and showing vulnerabil-ity, so be kind. If you are truly not interested in them, then let them down easy, but make sure that you are not leading them on by saying things like “maybe next time.” I know sometimes it is hard to sort out your feelings about someone, so ask yourself this before deciding what to say: do I really like this person or do I just like the idea of someone liking me? It is very import-ant to take a stance on how you feel; otherwise you will end up giving wishy-washy informa-tion to the other person that will only lead to more confusion.

Love, Donna

“I paid for a girl’s dinner on the first date. Does this mean that I have to pay for every-thing now?”-Slightly on a Budget

Of course not! A relationship is a two way street and neither person should feel obligated to do anything. You should pay because you want to, not be-cause you feel that you have to.

Love, Donna

“How do you ask someone you like on a date?” -Concerned Lovebird

First thing to remember is to not over think it! Don’t let the word “date” scare you; just because you go on a few dates with someone does not mean you are in a relationship. This is simply a time to get to know someone better. You do not need to rent a gondola and have a band escort you to your five-star restaurant. Make it simple and fun. Start off my saying things like, “Hey, we should hang out sometime” or if you realize you both like the same things you could say “I love coffee too! We should go check out the new coffee place that opened up in La Jolla.”If the response you get back is something to the extent of “mmmm maybe” or “I am real-ly busy for the next few weeks” with no attempt made to plan something for a later date, then they are not interested.

Love, Donna

“How do you tell a guy or girl you aren’t interested in them?”-Genuinely Nice

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VIKING OF THE MONTHTHANKSGIVING MADLIB

By Nikolai GaenzleStaff Writer

A rather unheard of viking, Cnut the Great lived from 985- 1035 AD. During this time span, Cnut, pronounced as, “sea-nut,” ruled as the King of England and Denmark. He was the son of the Dan-ish Prince, Sweyn Forkbeard, heir to King Harald Bluetooth. At a young age, Cnut was given command of the Polish Navy and commanded to invade England. Within months Cnut, with help from the Polish military, disposed of the English ruler, Edmund Ironside, and declared himself King of England. In 1018, following the death of Herald II, the Danish King and Cnut’s brother, he returned to Denmark to secure his throne. Fol-lowing his commencement, large scale attacks from various Scan-dinavian countries began to befall upon the Danish empire. Many of the Scandinavian leaders, knowing that Cnut was frequently traveling between Denmark and England, took the opportunity to seize some weakened Danish territories. As a result, Cnut traveled to Rome to meet with Pope Conrad II to call for a ceasfire towards his Catholic Empire. In 1027, the Pope proclaimed that any attacks upon the Danish Empire to be con-sidered treason and punishable by treason, securing Cnut’s future. Although unofficial, later in life, Cnut proclaimed himself to be the King of Norway and Sweden. Cnut passed in 1035 and was su-ceeded by Harthcnut, his cousin. Cnut’s remains were buried in Winchester, Saxony and remained there until the English Civil War when they were removed and destroyed by the British. Cnut’s legacy is one of conquest and diplomatic stability that proved mutually benefitial for England and Denmark.

Dear Donna

Cnut the Great

This Month’s Topic: Dating Advice

FEATURES Hi-TideNovember 20, 2015 13 90 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

By Zoe MendelStaff Writer

Among this year’s new fash-ion trends, a few students have inserted their own twist on popular footwear. A local La Jolla Freshman has been spotted multiple times around campus without any footwear whatsoever. His appearance has been noted by several stu-dents around campus, whose typical reactions are of confu-sion and curiosity. A few have mentioned the sanitary haz-ards that may occur for our “Barefoot Boy,” but none of this has stopped him. In an in-terview with the shoeless stu-dent, he explains the reasoning behind his lack of footwear.

Contrary to popular sup-position, the reasoning be-hind his peculiar footwear is impeccably simple. To him, shoes just aren’t very neces-sary. The student dislikes the feeling of having closed toed shoes or sneakers, which make your feet overall hot, sweaty, and generally uncomfortable. On the rare occasion that he does wear shoes, he prefers flip-flops, which are the clos-est option to barefoot there is. He was jokingly asked what the bottoms of his feet looked like, to which he simply re-sponded, “Black.” No surprises there. Our Barefoot Boy’s fa-vorite type of ground to walk on is grass, and nobody blames him. Another popular ques-tion from observers is what he does when it’s raining. He re-

Trendy TimesFeaturing... Barefoot BoyBy Shayna Kobrinetz

Staff Writer Whether it’s AP Spanish or Honors Pre- Calculus, there’s no way to avoid studying. With up to six hours of home-work each night, the students of La Jolla High School have searched åendlessly to make studying more bearable. Whether you like to listen to music, eat a snack, or study with friends, making studying more enjoyable will always in-crease your success rate. Dull subjects are required in high school, so studying is of-ten a bothersome task. Fresh-man Kai Leach said, “I watch movies or TV shows [while I study] so I end up studying for like four hours.” Sophomore Anna Skillman agreed, saying “…it’s like background (noise) and I get to pretend I’m study-ing.” Goal-setting can quick-en the pace that you study at, giving you more time to re-lax afterwards. Setting break times can be important, and can even help with your time goals, encouraging yourself to get as much done in each chunk of study time. Snack breaks are essential to helping your brain focus on the material, and not on your stomach. Sophomore Nathan Miller shared, “I usually eat ice cream and study on the Qui-zlet race game.” You can also

use snacking as a self-motiva-tor by eating a different snack when you reach certain points in the material. Students also enjoy studying in groups or pairs, many using friends as study buddies and encouragement. Sophomore Brooke Kaufman studies with her twin sister, Paige, and some-times other friends as well. She said, “I like to study with anoth-er human to add some flavor!” However, the best study buddy is often your computer, as stu-dents rely more and more on online study tools, such as Qui-zlet. Freshman Cavan Walsh said, “I look on Quizlet to make sure I have the same definitions as other people.” Teachers also use Quizlet to help students study, and learn the material more easily. Mrs. Maycock, an En-glish teacher here at LJHS, said, “I’ve used [Quizlet] for study-ing vocabulary. I think it works for some people based on their study habits.” Mrs. Collins add-ed, “It’s great for teachers who want kids to memorize.” Quizlet is the ultimate study tool for the tech savvy. It allows students to create self-quizzes, play games, and even make flashcards. Whatever your techniqueis , studying can easily turn into a fun task, so just remember, take a deep breath, have a snack, and you’ll do great!

Fun in a Cram Session

By Jade MoujaesStaff Writer

Without a doubt, college is a stress that will plague your ex-istence throughout your high school career. However, if you remember to remain calm and take each challenge one step at a time, then you will be sure to feel more relieved when it comes to be your first semes-ter of your senior year. When you first start high school, it would be good to take note of the classes that you enjoy and start to look into possible ca-reer options that are available in areas that you are passion-ate in. Also, write down every award you receive, activity you are in, and volunteer ser-vice you performed, this will make your life significantly less stressful when you are filling out your college apps. Some majors require that you submit an extra portfolio. It would be wise to collect sup-plementary materials if you are planning to study art, the-atre, or architecture. Once you start to get a feel for what you are interested in, look up majors that are related to what you like. You would

be surprised at the amount of bizarre majors that are avail-able that you may have never thought of pursuing. After you have found some majors that interest you, it is time to look up colleges that offer them. It is always smart to look up the basic facts of a school such as acceptance rate, religious af-filiation, and campus size before you decide to look deeper into the programs offered. Write down all the schools that you like and why you like them. Writing down what you liked in a school is so helpful when you need to cut some colleges from your list and have to remember why they are on your list in the first place. It is good to make a list of wide ranging schools so you have more to pick from. Take challenging class, but don’t kill yourself trying to take every AP at once. Remember that you are young and this is a time in your life to make mem-ories and build relationships. You will get in somewhere! And even if it is not your first choice, it could be the school that you were meant to go to and didn’t even know it. Take a deep breath, keep truckin through, and enjoy your youth.

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Truckin’ Good FoodBy Asha AlagiriStaff Writer

Food trucks have become increasingly popular in the streets of San Diego. They are portable restaraunts con-stantly on the move that can virtually change location whenever they want yet still be able to serve fresh food wherever they are. Conve-nience is one key component of these food trucks making them very popular amongst San Diegans. Food trucks sell anything from small snacks to elaborate and unique meals, trying to set themselves apart from the competition. Being able to walk up to a local food truck for some food on the go is an innovative, convenient way for many people. Just like restaurants, many people also have favorite food trucks that they can find at their local street cor-ner. Trucks like Kona Ice, Red Hot Stove Oven, and others have raised a lot of attention as well as popularity to their business. It has become in-creasingly popular to hire food trucks to serve food at parties, instead of having food catered, this way you can go and get a customized hot fresh meal straight from the truck. These trucks are in high demand and some busi-nesses have a loyal following. The trucks move base from season to season to ensure maximum profit. Philly Soft Pretzel Company says, “We typically stay in the Mission Bay area during the summer on peak afternoons. And we like to get a spot close to the parking lot so people can grab a quick bite before they head off, but during the school year we typically go to almost a different school everyday for different times because the kids love the pretzels and ital-ian ice,” says Casey, one of the owners of Philly Soft Pretzel Company. Food trucks are becoming popular among teenagers due to their accesibility. Sydney Brown says, “I have been to a couple food trucks, though only one has been in La Jol-la. One food truck is near my work during the summer and I used to go almost everyday to grab a really good snack. They are so convenient and cool, I almost like them better than regular food stands.” Food trucks are a new trendy way to order food that is expanding, although some very popular food trucks do still circulate through La Jol-la every now and then. Ice cream trucks will forever re-main the top choice among the food stands on wheels, but food trucks are not so far behind.

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How to Improve Studying Skills

sponds that he still goes bare-foot, puddles, mud and all. To address concerns about health and sanitation, the Barefoot Boy was asked if any of the administration had spo-ken to him about his peculiar habit. According to him, the only attention from faculty he received was from the P.E. Department. The student was asked to wear athletic shoes for the class, a request to which he obliged. In the student hand-book, there is no mention of footwear except to condemn the use of slippers; therefore, there is no reason for any dress code to take place, unless of course it becomes a health hazard or safety violation. So far, our Barefoot Boy can con-

tinue his trendy habit in peace. Aside from this student, a small number of other stu-dents have since been seen without shoes on during the school day. When he was asked his opinion about start-ing a trend, the barefoot boy responded, “It’s kind of cool to start a trend, I’ve never started one before but it’s cool I guess.” He plans to continue his habit for the rest of the year. Although the habit is inter-esting and understandable, it is doubted that many oth-er students will take part in this new trend due to health hazards, comforts, and even pure style of shoes that keeps them on most students’ feet. However, our Barefoot Boy is applauded for his interesting choice of footwear.

FEATURES Hi-Tide November 20, 20151290 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

PRETTY IN PINK

By Shayna KobrinetzStaff Writer

At five AM on Friday, No-vember 20, men and women from San Diego and beyond will gather at the Del Mar Fair-grounds to begin the twelfth annual San Diego Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk. The tra-ditional three-day, sixty mile journey throughout San Di-ego starts before the sun rises and often finishes well after sunset. This walk raises mon-ey for breast cancer research, advocacy, and world-wide awareness and education. This month, thousands of walkers, volunteers, survivors and crew members will hit the streets of San Diego to celebrate friends and family, as well as hope for a cure. Over 2,000 participants will come together in åorder to ensure a healthier future for young men and women every-where. Thirty-three years ago, Nan-cy G. Brinker created the Su-san G. Komen Organization in memory of her sister, Su-san, who had recently passed away from breast cancer. The organization raises money through donations and three day walks across the country to further advance research, fund support, advice and assis-tance programs, and provide grants and community health

programs nationally. The Su-san G Komen 3 Day helps fund these programs through the two thousand, three hundred dollar minimum fundraising amount required of the walk-ers. Many walkers, however, go beyond this minimum, with the 2014 San Diego Event raising over six million, eight hundred thousand dollars. Other events across the country exceeded this

Three-Day Breast Cancer Walk

goal as well. Walkers and supporters still come out year after year to sup-port the past, present and future of breast cancer. Jeanne Wild-er participated in honor of her mom, who was fighting breast cancer. Siobhan Debenedetto walked last year in memory of her sister, Paula, who lost her fight to cancer two years ago. In an interview with CBS 8 during last year’s walk, she said, “She’s been with us the whole way. She’s been poking us, she’s been

By Sophia DorfsmanStudent Focus Editor

For the Pie Crust:1 stick (4 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces3 to 4 tablespoons cold water1¼ cups (6¼ ounces) un-bleached all-purpose flour1½ teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon salt

Place the butter pieces in a bowl and freeze for at least 20 minutes. Mix the dough by placing the flour, sugar, and salt in the food processor. Pro-cess for 10 seconds to blend the ingredients. Add the frozen butter pieces and pulse 6 to 10 times (in 1-second bursts), un-til the butter and flour mixture looks like crushed crackers. *Alternatively, you make also cut the butter by hand with a pastry cutter, or fork. The only difference would be to cut your butter in two parts. Cut in the first half, making sure to achieve the texture of crushed crackers. Then add in the rest of your butter and cut until the size of peas. Continue with recipe as normal. Immediately transfer the

butter-flour mixture to the large bowl. Sprinkle three ta-blespoons of the cold water over the mixture and fluff it in. Continue to fluff it in, and stir 10 or 12 times. It will not be a cohesive dough at this point but a bowl of shaggy crumbs and clumps of dough. Before bringing the dough together, you need to test it for the correct moisture content. Take a hand-ful of the mixture and squeeze firmly. Open your hand. If the clump falls apart and looks dry, remove any large, moist clumps from the bowl then add more water, one teaspoon at a time, sprinkling it over the top of the mixture and immediately stir-ring or mixing it in. Test again before adding any more water. Repeat, if needed. The dough is done when it holds together (even if a few small pieces fall off). If the butter feels soft and squishy, refrigerate before con-tinuing. If the butter is still cold and firm, continue to the next step. Turn the dough onto a work surface and knead gently 3 to 6 times. If it won’t come together and looks very dry, return it to the bowl and add another tea

Recipe of the Month: Apple Hand Pies

spoon or two of water (one at a time), mixing in as above, and try again. Divide up the dough into 6 equal balls of dough. Each should weigh about 50 grams. Refrigerate for the 6 dough balls for 30 minutes, but I strongly rec-ommend letting it chill all night. This allows time for the dough to hydrate fully and for the butter to firm up again. Roll each ball of dough out. If the dough has been refrigerated for more than 30 minutes, it may be very firm and hard and will crack if you try to roll it. Let it sit on the counter for 10 to 15 minutes until it is malleable but still cold. Dust your work surface generously with flour and set the disk on the flour. Dust the top with flour. Roll, turning the dough. If at any point the dough becomes warm and sticky, gently fold it into quarters, unfold it onto a baking sheet and re-frigerate for 15 minutes, or until the butter is firm again. Make circles of about 1/8th thickness. For the Filling:2 cups apples 1 teaspoon lemon juice¼ teaspoon lemon zest

¼ cup & 1 tablespoon evapo-rated cane sugar, divided 1 tablespoons flour1 tablespoons brown sugar¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon cinnamon¼ teaspoon nutmeg¼ teaspoon cloves1 egg ~ for egg washa small side of water Pre-heating your oven to 375˚F. Peel and core your ap-ples and dice into very, very small cubes. Place diced apple in a bowl and toss with lem-on juice and zest. In a separate bowl, combine all of your dry ingredients. Once thoroughly mixed, add this sugar mixture to the diced apple, mix well and set aside.

For Assembling:

Transfer dough circles to a baking sheet lined with parch-ment paper. Fill one half of the circle with a few spoonfuls of the apple filling. Fold the side without the filling over the filling and, with a moistened finger, run your finger along the outer edges of the square, this will help seal the dough together when you fold it over. With a fork, crease all the edg-es of the pie. Brush the tops of each pie with egg wash (1 beat-en egg), and cut 3 small slits on the top in each one for ventil-iaton and decoration.Sprinkle the tops with the remaining ta-blespoon of sugar and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve. I suggest eating them warm!

laughing at us.” Debened-etto’s team of fifteen raised over forty thousand dollars for last year’s race, and some members of the team will be walking again this year. Nan-cy Phillips, a member of De-benedetto’s team said, “Last years walk truly had to be one the most rewarding and memorable experiences of my life. My heart said I had

to walk again for Paula, the survivors, and those who are fighting the battle now.” Phillips and three of her teammates from last year, including Debenedetto, and thousands of both men and women are preparing for an-other weekend of laughter, smiles and joy as they train to walk another 60 miles, support millions of more men and women, and cele-brate life in the nation’s larg-est 3 Day Walk.

By Joseph CarrollJack of All Trades

Last November marked the creation of the new surf com-pany MAKO, created by La Jolla High School alumnus Casey Richmond his friends Dylan Higginson, Anne Cap-ener, and Sean Kimball, who all attend Brigham Young Uni-versity. Now, a year later, the company has expanded with the release of new products, the sponsorship of surfers, and placing their products into more stores. MAKO came out with their first clothing line on Novem-ber 2, 2014. Since then, more items have been designed and created, including new t-shirt designs, long sleeve t-shirts, board shorts, hoodies, fleece joggers, wallets, new hat de-signs, and beanies. Their most popular product sold is their crew neck sweatshirt. MAKO started selling their products in both the La Jolla and Solana beach Mitch’s Surf Shop and has now expanded to getting their products into Cove )in San Clemente), Called to Surf (in Provo, Utah), and Amara (in Orem, Utah). MAKO has also created a surf team to sponsor talented surfers. The newest addition to the surf team is Conrad Carr

from Malibu. Also sponsored is LJHS alumni Cole Castella-no, who is in Hawaii for both school and surfing. Another surfer sponsored by MAKO is Andy Pierce from San Diego, who can be seen at La Jolla reefs nearly every day. MAKO has not officially started to sponsor any photographers or videographers, but they still like to hook up talented kids with MAKO gear. Since last year, sales and pro-duction have increased each season. With the exception of a few items, all of their prod-ucts are made and embroi-dered in the U.S. The clothes are made and printed in Los Angeles while embroidering takes place in Utah. Higgin-son uses one of his rooms to warehouse inventory as well as ship out items. Richmond says, “We are always looking for ways to grow… Our plan for this upcoming year is to get into more retail locations, and expand the product line.”

Mako: One Year in the Making

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Photo Courtesy of MAKO

Photo Courtesy of Sophia Dorfsman

Recipe courtesy of The Broken Bread

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Michigan Officer Kills Teen 17-year-old shot after flashing high beams at Sherrif ’s Dept. Sgt.

By Zoe MendelStaff Writer

Deven Guilford, a 17-year-old from Michigan was shot and killed by Sherrif ’s Depart-ment Sergeant Jonathan Frost after flashing his bright head-lights at the officer’s car. The family filed a lawsuit against Sergeant Jonathan Frost for stopping all three of the driv-ers who flashed their lights at him, including Guilford. The high school basketball player had been driving to his girlfriend’s house after a game with his church team when the officer stopped him. Accord-ing to videos recorded of the incident by Guilford and the officer’s body cam, Guilford complained to the officer that his high beams had blinded him; so he flashed his own to tell the officer to turn them off. When Frost denies having his high beams on at all, Guilford became agitated. The video from Frost’s cam-era shows that Guilford re-fused to show proof of license, registration, or insurance for his vehicle, claiming that he had done nothing wrong. Af-ter repeatedly refusing the officer’s demands and finally admitting to not having his license, the officer forced Guil-ford out of the car and onto

the ground. He tried to video-tape the exchange on his cell phone, but it was kicked out of his hands. Frost then threatened the teen

with a Taser while attempting to detain him. After refusing to lie flat on the ground, Guilford was Tased. Instead of being subdued by the shock, the teen jumped up in anger. According to the spotty footage, the next ten to fifteen seconds consist of heavy breathing, shots, and a scream. Photos of Frost after the in-cident show him with a bloody nose and face. He claimed that the teen had attacked him by throwing punches. The officer later reported that he felt he was losing consciousness as he fired at the teen. In an interview with CNN, Frost claims, “I feared that if I were to lose consciousness, he would take my gun and shoot me with it.” Guilford’s body was recovered and examined

as well, and doctors found seven different bullet wounds in the teen’s head, neck, and torso region, as well as small amounts of Tetrahydrocan-

nabinol, or THC (one of the main chemicals in marijua-na) in his bloodstream. In his car, a cigarette rolled with one gram of marijuana was con-tained in a plastic bottle. The family’s lawsuit claims that Michigan Traffic Law does not penalize flashing brights to alert other drivers that their high beams are on. The suit alleges that Frost was unconstitutionally detained before he was shot, breaching his fifth amendment rights. The Sherrif ’s Department supports Frost’s actions as neccessary self-defense. For some, this event is proof that police brutality is not bounded by race, because Guilford was white. A Face-book page supporting the teen is gaining traction. Others side with the Ser-geant that the teen was unco-operative and aggresive. A video of the encounter can be found on YouTube.

By Lucy BartonStaff Writer Last week, San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) moved along the process of making schools more LGBTQ (Lesbi-an, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)-friendly by unanimously approving October to be LGBTQ History Month for schools all over the county. The recognition of this community has received positive responses from students who have been pushing for equality all over the district. Gay Straight Alliance clubs gave the most positive reaction, having students speak out in favor of ed-ucating the district on the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgen-der, and queer people. Accord-ing to Fox5, Alexandria Galvan from University City High School agrees, saying, “I felt that our is-sues weren’t being addressed. It’s gonna help kids understand LGBTQ students more and the students won’t feel so isolated.” LGBTQ History Month and Bullying Prevention Month will work together in the month of October to educate students on the history of LGBTQ people with the hope that this understanding

will consequently reduce bully-ing. This will then begin to make schools a safer environment for these students, an objective that has been the goal of executive di-rector of the Youth Advocacy Of-fice, Vernon Moore and San Di-ego LGBTQ Pride spokesperson, Fernando López Jr. According to KPBS, the organization states “the district plans to make schools saf-er for LGBTQ students” through education of the associated is-sues. “We have a duty to keep our schools safe and inclusive,” says Moore. Board member Kevin Beiser agrees, saying that more must be done to make schools more safe for LGBTQ students. According to Fox5, earlier this year, the board members took a step in making schools safer for these students by “implement[ing] mandatory training for all staff for working with LGBTQ students.” This re-sponse, according to activists, is long overdue. López says that advocates have been pushing for changes like these for years. “San Diego Unified has been dragging its feet in a lot of respects,” he states, but this could be the step that it needs to get the ball rolling.

By Lucy BartonStaff Writer Early Monday morning, on October 26, the police were called to Spring Valley High School in South Carolina on the grounds that there was a disruptive student that refused to leave class. Deputy Ben Fields from the South Carolina Police Department was caught on camera flipping the student in question out of her chair and dragging her across the room before telling her to put her hands behind her back and handcuffing her. The video shows the other students present in the room looking on speechlessly. Ac-cording to NY Daily News, the officer told another student, “I’ll put you in jail next.” The girl was apparently not injured, but was arrested along with another male student for disturbing the peace, and was released later to the custody of her parents, according to The NY Times. Spring Valley High School

is in Richland County, South Carolina and is made up of about 2,000 students, 52 per-cent black and 30 percent white. Fields being a white officer and the harassed being a black student raises more questions and anger about the treatment of black Americans by the police force. According to The NY Times, Fields is listed in the school district’s website as one of the two officers that were assigned to the high school. He also “coaches the school football team’s defensive line and is the team’s strength and condition-ing coach.” NY Daily News also states that the students referred to him as “The Incredible Hulk” for his strong build. Despite this seemingly-unproblemat-ic picture, Fields has been ac-cused of several lawsuits with similar cases in the past. In 2007, Fields was charged with a violation of civil rights by Carlos Martin and his wife, Tashiana Martin. The lawsuit

states that the officer slammed Mr. Martin to the ground and handcuffed him, kicking him in the process, and then drenched him in pepper spray. Another deputy confiscated the phone Mrs. Martin was using to record the event. In 2013, there was anoth-er charge of violation of civil rights against Fields, this time made by former-Spring Valley student Ashton Reese, accord-ing to The NY Times. Fields is described in the law-suit as “unfairly and recklessly target[ing] African-American students with allegations of gang membership and crim-inal gang activity.” In both of these cases, though, he was not found guilty of any crimes.The school board is now aid-ing the sheriff ’s department in its investigation of Fields. According to The NY Times, black school board member Amelia B. McKie stated that “the removal of Officer Fields would be a top priority for the board.”

S. CAROLINA DEPUTY FLIPS STUDENT ACROSS CLASSROOMStudent-filmed YouTube video goes viral; Internet firestorm ensues

OCTOBER: SDUSD’SLGBTQ MONTH

District aims to appease advocacy groups

By Jillian KoppOmnibus Editor

Beginning on August 1st, 2016, it will become legal for licensed individuals to carry a concealed weapon on a Texas college or uni-versity campus. The date also marks the anni-versary of a mass shooting on the University of Texas at Austin cam-pus in 1966 that left fourteen dead and thirty-two wounded. Supporters say the new con-cealed carry law will help keep campuses safer from shooters, and cite statistics showing that concealed handgun licensees are “convicted of violent crimes at about one-fifth the rate of the gen-eral population,” and that “more than 150 U.S. college campuses currently allow licensed concealed carry and have done so for an av-erage of five years, without a single resulting assault, suicide, homi-cide or accidental death,” accord-ing to TribTalk.org. The new law has quickly drawn ire from some Texas students, teachers, administrators, and in-terest groups. Daniel S. Hamermesh, eco-nomics professor at U-T Austin, resigned in October by sending a letter to U-T President Grego-ry Fenves. He feared that the law would put teachers at risk of being shot by “disgruntled student[s]” and that teachers might feel pres-sured to give students higher grades if they were more succep-tible to gun violence. After long debates, senators

agreed to allow university presi-dents to create gun free zones and specific safety conditions for their campus and staff. Texas Students for Concealed Carry chapters founder Chase Jennings criticized those trying to create on-campus “gun-free zones,” saying they merely cre-ate an “illusion of safety” and go against the “spirit of the law.” He called opponents “alarmists” who are “trying to get people riled up,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Many anti-gun advocates have also raised concerns over the in-creased risk of weapons available for student suicide. However, in an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times, Jonathan Zimmerman compares gun con-trol to Prohibition. “...this contro-versy isn’t really about guns, any more than Prohibition was about drink. It’s about different ways of seeing the world and — most of all — about who will gain the symbolic upper hand.” Twelve states currently allow concealed carry on campus by law, while twenty-one other states generally allow the schools them-selves to set their own weapons policies, according to Armed-Campuses.org. As proponents await specifics on implementation from univer-sity presidents, groups (such as Gun-Free UT) at campuses with a larger anti-gun sentiment have vowed to fight the law to the death and are preparing for a legal and philosophical fight.

CONCEALED GUN CARRY LEGALIZED ON TEXASCOLLEGE CAMPUSES

Reformers lock “horns” over new campus weapons law

Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Jonathan Frost was hospitalized after the incident.Photo Courtesy of Eaton County Prosecutor’s Office

A&E Hi-TideNovember 20, 2015 16 90 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Entertainment Calendar November 22 November 23November 20 November 27 November 30

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By Jade MoujaesStaff Writer

Many people have fallen in love with the Hunger Games book series that takes the read-er into a futuristic world where teenagers are randomly chosen to fight each other until there is only one remaining from a specific dis-trict. Due to the pop-ularity of the books, they have been made into movies; the latest movie being Mock-ingjay Part Two. This movie starts where Mockingjay Part One ended. The protago-nist, Katniss Everdeen, is look-ing to avenge the people from the tyrannous rule of Presi-dent Snow as she enrolls her best friends Gale and Peeta to help her in her fight. The new movie, much like the ones of the past, is sure

By Kieran BaumanStaff Writer Whenever a new movie from the James Bond franchise is an-nounced, the hype builds, and the recent release of Spectre is no exception. It’s a franchise so iconic, people can hardly help but to love the series for its action, characters, and plot. The character of Bond has in-grained himself in pop culture on a level as deep as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. In fact, there probably aren’t too many moviegoers that haven’t seen at least one Bond flick in their lives. This is due to the age of the series; it began in 1962 with Dr. No, and currently stands today at 24 films with Spectre. Over those 53 years, much has changed in the franchise, from the themes and the plots to the actors and the direction. When Bond first began he originated from a series of

novels written by Ian Fleming, making the first of franchises movies different than they are today. Besides the actors (the character of Bond currently has had six different actors fill the role), the series’ tones and

themes have also undergone massive changes. The standard Bond equation was “bad guys wants to do something evil, James Bond stops him with help from a female companion, fan-cy gadgets, and a fast car.” Plots ranged as normal to seeking missile launch codes (For Your Eyes Only) to as ludicrous as a villain robbing Fort Knox, or stopping a villain from causing

007a global financial meltdown via EMP satellite (Goldfinger, and Goldeneye respectively). While these films aren’t con-sidered bad by any means, their plots don’t exactly deliver any message besides standard action thrills. Newer films, however, have plots that have been hailed as more realistic, or that carry more social mes-sages than those of the past. Casino Royale was praised for showing a more raw emotion-al side to James Bond, as the film portrays him in his first days as a 00- agent. Quantum of Solace, although panned for poor cinematography, was commended for its focus of a plot based around an oil/water crisis, which still today is a very real danger. And fi-nally, Skyfall was praised on the breaking of the standard Bond equation, as it diverted from the superfluous plot to

a more realistic dramatic tale with themes of homeland se-curity, domestic terrorism, and a line of duty in a profes-sion. These changes can also be seen in the actors- each differ-

ent actor brought something new to the table. Sean Con-nery is said to be the most ac-curate portrayal of Bond, yet with Roger Moore of Pierce Brosnan showing the charac-ter in a lighter, more family friendly light. Daniel Craig is by far the biggest deviation from the standard Bond ac-tor; before the premiere of his first film, a massive out-

cry of disappointment from fans was received, as Bond has always been portrayed with black hair and brown eyes. People also saw Craig as less of a James Bond and more of Jason Bourne, claiming that the series had been impacted too much by modern action. However, they were proven wrong, as Craig’s portrayal has been critically acclaimed more than any other actor to fill in the role. Even if you aren’t a fan of cinema, there’s sure to be something in this tradition for you. The series has preserved through generations, so re-gardless of if there is a new film right around the corner or not, it may be worth your while to visit an old Bond film, or dabble in a more modern take on the iconic franchise. James Bond will always remain a classic.

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to be filled with action and the gut-wrenching suspension that forces the viewer to the edge of their seat. Jennifer Lawrence will live on as the role of Katniss as she continues to promote a healthy body image and inspire young girls and boys that watch

her perform. Heart-throb Josh Hutcherson again makes people swoon as he plays the highly likeable charac-ter of Peeta. For a boy who made his first de-but in a film premiered by Animal Planet, Josh Hutcherson has made his way up the ranks

and into people’s heart. Mockingjay Part Two is the last movie of the Hunger Games saga, much to the disappoint-ment of self proclaimed su-per-fans. The movie opens on November 20th of this year and is a must see for any movie lov-er.

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2

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By Georgie MorrisStaff Writer This year so far has been one where YouTubers have become the new celebrities. Ordinary people sitting in front of a camera in their bedrooms are becoming su-perstars. Many of these You-Tubers have gained millions of subscribers to their chan-nels, and have hundreds of thousands of views on each video. But what makes YouTubers so popular? To start off they are ordinary people who can relate to the viewer on many different levels. With You-Tube being so easy to upload content on and with so many users, (over one billion) there

are many different styles of videos that are uploaded. Videos can range from beau-ty to comedy to gaming vid-eos, there is a YouTuber out there for everyone to watch and love. With the amount of people

watching there is a huge mar-ket to make money. YouTubers can make money off of the ads that play before their videos and off of companies that will sponsor specific videos. It is hard to say how much You-Tubers make but the website Penna Powers predicts that

they make around $10,000 per 100,000 views on a video, and that is just on the video alone. Due to YouTube becoming so big, many conventions have been dedicated to YouTubers. These conventions include VidCon and Playlist Live. At

these conventions You-Tubers have meet and greets and panels, which gives their dedicated fans a chance to meet them in person. Those types of conventions make You-Tube all the more popu-lar because fans get to see

their favorite video bloggers in person, as opposed to watch-ing a lifeless screen. YouTube has changed the game for how people view ce-lebrities, overall they have be-come much more relatable and it is easier for the audience to see stars as real people.

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By Jade MoujaesStaff Writer When most people think of musicals they envision jazz hands and over exaggerated faces that sing cheesy songs with long ending notes. Ham-ilton is none of these things. Hamilton is a musical based on the biography of Alexan-der Hamilton with lyrics and music by Lin Manuel Miran-da. However, instead of Alex-ander’s life told through what one would think of as tradi-tional musical songs, it’s told through rap music. In fact, the soundtrack was fourth on the rap charts behind Drake, Future, Fetty Wap, and Mac Miller for the week of Octo-ber 24th according to the New York Post. This new musical is not only educational, but extremely en-tertaining; it engages even the most history-hating person with the use of modern music.

Hamilton is taking Broadway by storm and hopefully will have a chance to tour in San Diego in the upcoming years. If you do not have the resourc-es to jump on a plane to New York and would still like to experience the music, the en-tire soundtrack is available on Spotify. Hamilton is not the first suc-cess Lin Manuel Miranda has had; he also wrote the music for the popular show In the Heights that infuses Spanish vibes and rap music into a show about a poor Hispanic neighborhood. The rave re-views Lin Manuel Miranda has received prove that the art of theatre is constantly evolving and that there are no limitations to what visual performance can be. Hamilton transcends all stereotypes of musical theatre and welcomes a larger audience into appreci-ating the art that can take place on a stage.

By Austin IversonStaff Writer

Recently, one of the biggest trends gaining increasing pop-ularity is music festivals. Since 1999, Coachella has gone from a weekend of 25,000 people to three days of 85,000 people a day. The Ultra music EDM fes-tival had its record number of attendees of 165,000 people, in 2012. People gravitate to these large-scale events and crowds taking place over mul-tiple days instead of a normal concert because they get more for their money, and are able to see their favorite artists all in one place. One of the biggest and most diverse music festivals in the US is South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. SXSW com-bines the big names and new, up and coming talents in the various bars and clubs across Austin. The most well known EDM festival in North America and one of the biggest music festi-vals in the world is Ultra Mu-sic Festival in Miami. Ultra is a

big party across the city of Mi-ami with headlining DJs such as Deadmau5, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Kaskade, Zedd, and many more. With such overcrowding though, it has had issues in the past with hos-pitalizations and even death due to trampling. The obvious music festival choice for us in Southern Cal-ifornia is Coachella. Located

in a desert in Indio, Califor-nia, Coachella hosts all kinds of music from EDM, to indie rock, to hard rock. It is also known for arranging once in a lifetime performances like OutKast’s first reunion appear-ance, the Replacements’ fourth show since 1991, and the un-forgettable Tupac hologram performance. Another popular music fes-tival in Southern California is the Vans Warped Tour. It’s a festival on the move that wreaks havoc on 40 cities in 8 weeks every summer. It hosts bands from the genres of punk

and Pop-Punk, Metalcore, EDM, and everything in be-tween. On the more rock side of things, GWAR B-Q in Rich-mond Virginia is a rock festi-val with artists in the genres of black metal, sludge metal, Thrash Metal, Punk, and Rap. It also doubles as a big bar-becue with food trucks sur-rounding a lake, hosted by the heavy metal band GWAR, who headlines and puts on a crazy show every year. Knot-fest is a rock festival hosted by Slipknot that also doubles as a twisted carnival with flaming carnival games, a ring of fire, and the nightly thunder dome where two people fight until the other taps out.

Other big music festivals in-clude Bonnaroo, Electric Daisy Carnival, Sasquatch!, Lollapa-looza, and TomorrowWorld. Whatever kind of music you are into, be it EDM, indie rock, punk, or metal, there’s a festi-val out there for you.

By Nora BeckerStaff Writer

Disney has announced that they will soon be releasing a new, more diverse princess. The expected arrival of this Princess’ movie is Novem-ber 2016. The movie will star Moana Waialiki the first ever Disney Princess of Polynesian descent. Although Disney has not revealed much of the plot, the story takes place in the an-cient South Pacific islands. Moana, voiced by 14-year-old Hawaiian native Auli’i Cravalho, is the only daughter of a chief with a family history of navigating the seas. She sets out to find a storied island that her ancestors failed to find. Along the way, she is joined by her hero, a demigod (a minor god) named Maui, voiced by Samoan Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. As of October 2015, the of-ficial Disney Princesses were

Snow White, Cinderella, Au-rora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida making the majority of the princesses white or of European decent. This has caused a cry for a more diverse range. Moana’s character will make for a more diverse selection of princesses, however, her story may have come about for a dif-ferent reason other than diver-sity. The movie will be the first completely computer-gener-ated film created by directors John Musker and Ron Clem-ents. While visiting Fiji, the duo saw the impact the ocean had on the locals, and decided to make a living character out of what they experienced. They also realized that the sculpted faces of the South Pa-cific Islanders lent itself well to the style of the computer gen-eration. Moana is sure to be an ex-quisite role model to young children with her strong atti-tude and confidence. Be sure to check her out next year.

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By Brooke KaufmanStaff Writer In late September the San Diego Museum of Art opened The Art of Music, its largest exhibit to date. The exhibition is located in the museum’s building at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park. It presents a cul-turally diverse exploration of the intersection between mu-sic and art and also celebrates the centennial of Balboa Park. Further, the exhibit pays trib-ute to the daily musical per-formances being held in the park during the yearlong 1915 Panama-California Exposi-tion. The display features over 200 pieces including paint-ings, sculptures, photographs, textiles, examples of contem-porary video, installation, in-teractive sound pieces, and musical instruments. It will be accompanied by several relat-ed event such as live musical performances, workshops, and showcases. The Art of Music describes itself as an exhibition focused around three central themes: the musician as motif, the so-cial intersections of art and music, and the formal con-nections of art and music.

Because the display spans me-dia, time, and culture, its col-lective body of art is not only wide-ranging in diversity, but in historical background and cultural significance. From the symbolic role of musicians in works such as Greek terracot-ta figures and Chinese metal-work, to the depictions of mu-

sical performances at the court and in the theater, this exhibit covers all you need to know about the inspirational effect music has had on visual art for hundreds of years. The San Diego Museum of Art was able to combine works from its permanent collection with those obtained through the loans form major museums and private collections. The artists whose works are dis-played range from well-known artistic giants such as Pablo Pi-

casso and Henri Matisse, to lo-cal artists like John Baldessari, a San Diego native whose ab-stract piece “Person with Gui-tar” is currently being shown. Further, historical aspects of music are also being represent-ed in pieces such as Beetho-ven’s original Symphony No. 9 manuscript. The overall pleth-ora of artwork is diverse in not just its subject matter, but in its style and creativity as well. Admission to the exhibit was first opened to the public on September 26th, and will run through February 7th of next year. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $9 for college students (with ID), $4.50 for children 7-17 years, and free for chil-dren 6 and under. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. A visit to The Art of Music is an excellent way for audienc-es to open their minds to the incredible effect music has on art. Roxana Velasquez, the ex-ecutive director for the SDMA, says, “In this exhibition, what the audience will be enjoying is how music has been fun-damental part of civilization.” Through the variety of art, The Art of Music is an event not only enjoy, but marvel.

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