Hi-Tide Issue 7, May 2015

La Jolla High School 750 Nautilus Street La Jolla 92037

OPINIONS:Protesting orRioting?

Issue 7-May 22, 2015Volume LXXXVIV

FEATURES:Whats your LJHoroscope?

student FOCUS:Before I Die...

SPORTS:Spring CIF Recap

A&E:Anthony KiedisScar Tissue

ACLU v. Podhorsky?The Battle for Free Speech at La Jolla High School, Part 2

By Ryan RobsonNews Editor Elect

The Hi-Tide has learned that two letters have been delivered to the administration of La Jolla High School (LJHS) and to the General Counsel of the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) concerning LJHSs Free Speech Bulletin Board (FSBB). The letters were jointly written by lawyers David Loy and Jean-Paul Jassy and detail how they believe that California and feder-al laws regarding free speech are being violated at LJHS. The letters, dated March 25 and April 27, address a number of issues related to the FSBB and free speech at LJHS, including: (a) an apparent attempt on the part of the administration of LJHS to illegally rewrite a 2012 legal agreement between the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the SDUSD con-cerning postings on the FSBB and on the senior benches; (b) a string of California and federal laws that the ACLU be-lieves that the administration of LJHS has violated, specifically in the manner in which it has addressed issues related to the FSBB; (c) a request by the ACLU for video footage of cameras directed at the FSBB to determine if LJHS officials improperly removed postings from the FSBB; in this

the posting date. The rapid re-moval of the Eric Garner posters violated this policy. After being made aware of their removal, the administration ran bulletin notices on December 12 and 17 that read in part:

(Dec 12): Students may dis-play messages on the bulletin board... consistent with AP 6210. All postings... must display the date of posting and may be re-moved after two weeks from that date, and (Dec 17): The bulletin board on the east facing wall of the Ad-min. Building adjacent to the se-nior benches is considered a free speech bulletin board. Please do not remove items place [sic] on this board. The Eric Garner posters and the bulletin notices made stu-dents more familiar with their long-held free speech rights and sparked a wide range of new content from December to the present time. Many of the higher profile postings during this time frame have either been critical of and/or satirized the adminis-

tration and some teachers. Many of these critical/satirical posters were removed well before the two-week time period mandated by the ACLU/SDUSD agreement, some of them within 1 to 2 days and others still within hours of being posted. On January 12, the adminis-tration posted a number of over-sized blue posters on the FSBB that made modifications to the Free Speech Policy found in the student handbook and on the LJHS web-site. In the days before the posting of these modifications, however, screen shots of the LJHS web-site, retained by the Hi-Tide, show that the student handbook with the legally agreed upon Free Speech Policy had been removed from the schools web-site without explana-tion. These modifications to the Free Speech Policy were made without consulting the ACLU, which is in part what prompted the March 25th letter from Messrs. Loy and Jassy. The administration had been previously warned of the potential of the ACLUs involvement with the FSBB at the February 2 Gov-ernance/SSC meeting. Those in attendance, including a LJHS vice principal, teachers, and parents, were told that imposing limitations on the FSBB had the potential to expand into ACLU contact, es-pecially given that the ACLU had dealt with the issue of free speech at LJHS once before. Although Dr. Podhorsky was

particular request, specifically in the days before the WASC visit on April 22; and (d) a warning that litigation may ensue to enforce the right [of LJHS students] to engage in speech that is protected by Cali-

fornia and federal law. Mr. Loy, the legal director of the ACLU of San Diego and Im-perial Counties, and Mr. Jassy, a LJHS graduate and lawyer in private practice who was named First Amendment Lawyer of the Year for 2015, successfully litigated a prior free speech law-suit against the administration of LJHS and the SDUSD in 2012. Wide use of the FSBB began in December 2014 when post-ers titled I Cant Breathe were posted on the FSBB and on oth-er bulletin boards around LJHS in response to the death of Eric Garner, an African-American man from New York. The policy that Messrs. Loy and Jassy hammered out with lawyers from the SDUSD states that posters posted on the FSBB must stay up for two weeks past

not present at this meeting, he told faculty through an e-mail update shortly afterwards that [I] contin-ue to work with our district legal team to stay within the legal pa-rameters of this board. The March 25th ACLU letter was addressed to Dr. Podhorsky and outlined in detail why the ACLU believed that California and federal laws had been violated by the administration in its handling of the FSBB. Each believed viola-tion was explained in detail and included citations of case law to support the ACLUs claims. The edited Free Speech Policy posted on the FSBB on January 12 stated that examples of content prohibited on the FSBB included violent images, racial, misogy-nistic, anti-sematic [sic], inciting hate messages, and language that is bullying, among other things. The latter echoes sentiments artic-ulated at the March 6 PTA meet-ing, at which Dr. Podhorsky in his Principals Report said that stu-dents were being actively encour-aged to remove posters from the FSBB that they felt were bullying.. In its March 25th letter, the ACLU argued that standing alone, the term bullying is vague and unenforceable. Though of course the school need not tolerate true threats or harassment that is severe or pervasive, it is certainly not enough to justify censorship that the speech is merely offensive to

Please see ACLU, page 10

The mere fact that expressive activ-ity causes hurt feelings, offense, or resentment does not render the ex-pression unprotected.- Sypniewski v. Warren Hills Regl Bd. of Educ.

By Vivi Bonomie &Ryan RobsonNews Editors Elect

Wheres Brian? queried a man placing a call to his son on a Saturday evening. Brians been shot, came the sobering reply. In the face. New York Police Depart-ment Officers Brian Moore and Erik Jansen had been patrolling a Queens neighborhood on Sat-urday, May 2, in an unmarked Crown Victoria when they saw a man, Demetrius Blackwell, give his waistband a suspicious tug. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Officer Moore asked, Do you have something in your waistband?, to which the 35-year-old male replied, Yeah, I got something, and fired a hand-gun three times at the officers. Moores father, a retired NYPD sergeant, called his sons phone

that night and received the shocking news that he was dead. A police officer with NYPDs anticrime unit, Moore died at Ja-maica Hospital Medical Center two days later, just a few weeks before his fathers wedding. Moores May 8th funeral drew a crowd of 27,000 mourners, many of them law enforcement officers from across America, whom the NYPD affectionate-ly referred to as a #SeaOfBlue. JetBlue waived the ticket price for officers who wished to attend the event in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasios support for the NYPD was praised by Patrolmens Be-nevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. According to the WSJ, Lynch said, The mayors recent words are measured and careful ... Theres support and thats important. The two men recently locked horns over com-

ments Mayor de Blasio made regarding a grand jurys decision not to indict the officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold despite his now-famous cry, I cant breathe. Violent interactions between police and citizens in America appear to have reached critical mass this year, with shootings sprawling across the nation and accusations flying. Over a month ago, in Balti-more, Maryland, twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray was pro-nounced dead from injuries sustained while in police custo-dy. Gray and a friend were walk-ing down the street with a knife when they saw several police of-ficers on a corner. The Baltimore Sun reported that Gray and his companion fled, unprovoked, and were pursued by police until they were arrested a few blocks away.

After Gray was arrested, the of-ficers requested a van to transport him. The van ride, which included several stops on the way to the sta-tion nearby, lasted approximately 40 minutes. Police stated that no force had been used to detain Gray; although he was slightly dragged into the van (as shown in a citizen video), he was able to use his legs and speak. Baltimore Deputy Police Com-missioner Jerry Rodriguez said, When Mr. Gray was placed inside the van, he was able to talk and when Mr. Gray was taken out of that van, he could not talk and he could not breathe. Grays death sparked large-scale protests in Baltimore as well as vi-olent rioting which was primarily fueled by cries of police brutality and inequality. Some involved in the riots were upset about the negative coverage they have been receiving from

POLICE PRECINCTS IN CRISISTension Increases Between Police Officers and Citizens Across America

A protest at a Baltimore Police Dept. building on April 25, following

the death of Freddie Gray.Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

media outlets. Fox News report-er Geraldo Rivera was confronted in Baltimore by a young protest-er who said, I want you and Fox News to get out of Baltimore city because youre not here report-ing on the boarded up homes and the homeless people on the MLK. Youre not reporting about the pov-erty levels up and down North Av-enue. Youre not here for the death of Freddie Gray. Youre here for a

Please see Police Crisis, page 10

May 22, 2015OPINIONSHi-Tide 2Hi- Tide

The La Jolla High School

Editors-in-ChiefSara Espinosa

Nessie NavarroNews Editors

Viviana Bonomie Ryan Robson

Opinions EditorsAndrea Albanez

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Student Focus EditorSophia Dorfsman

Sports EditorCreekstar AllanA&E Editor

Sophia KetringAdvisor

Robert J. BoydStaff Writers

Andrea AlbanezCreekstar AllanKieran Bauman

Jordan BearyViviana Bonomie

Joseph CarrollMary Dentz

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Yenitzia LopezTristan MacelliGeorgie MorrisLauren Robbins

By Tristan MacelliPhotojournalism Editor Elect In recent times, there have been a multitude of protests and riots within our home country. Most of these have re-volved around the issue of the lack of fair treatment for all cit-izens by police. Now, more than ever, the lines between peaceful pro-test and rioting have become blurred. It is hard to say for sure whether the intentions of these people were for the pur-pose of productively protest-ing or causing a disturbance. When you try to look at a protest that goes partially vi-olent or to dangerous levels of violence (including rioting, looting, and setting build-ings on fire), it is very easy to categorize it and say that the protesters involved are caus-ing unnecessary negativity. It would be illogical, however, to generalize a protest like this in such a manner. The reason people decid-ed to protest was to highlight something they believe is out of line or immoral. Furthermore, if the original out-of-the-door intentions were to cause harm to others and destroy things, it would have been so from the start. Also if there were groups of both non-violent and vio-lent protesters, it would be ju-venile to assume that the pro-test could be considered a riot, but should be seen, instead, was a mixture of both peaceful activism and violence.

In a different situation, one that would be clearly vi-olent and has no productive aim, one can safely categorize the situation as a riot. It caus-es no harm to generalize an event like this because of the circumstances. It is more pro-ductive because those involved can move the focus away from violence and more towards peaceful activism. The reason its okay to make observations more quickly in this situation is because there is a clear de-meanor; in most real life situ-ations it is best to wait until it has passed to make the most accurate judgment of whether it was a riot, protest, or mix. In the case of both Fergu-son, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland, there was no clear deviation from one side to an-other. During the Ferguson turmoil, many African Ameri-cans, and people of other races as well, took to the streets to show their discontent with the death of Michael Brown by a police officer. During the le-gal process to decide whether

the officer involved should be tried, looting and violence en-sued around the town. In Baltimore, Freddie Gray died while in police custody. This also caused many to take to the streets and call for jus-tice. This modern, urban social struggle is a dynamic forum for change that will continue to be confused with other phenom-ena, like in these cases of pro-testing or rioting. In order to better repre-sent this modern, urban social struggle, there should be a new term created to describe the instances of productive nonvi-olence and radical violence. A more neutral and fitting word or phrase such as turmoil or possibly public outcry would better represent the mixed feel-ings displayed by the people involved in both incidents. All in all, it is not simple, nor will it ever be, to describe the world around us in a bal-anced and accurate way, espe-cially when events are disputed and people adhere strongly to one side or another.

Blurred Lines Between Rioting and Protesting

By Mary Dentz Staff Writer Is the risk and inevitable permanent displacement of water in California worth wa-tering grass over? Must all of our houses mimic the white picket fence and pristine lawns that permeate the east and Midwest of the United States? To me, that just seems ri-diculous. I implore you, go out into the bush or a hiking trail around San Diego with your parents and take note of the landscape that will inevi-tably surround you. Notice all of the dry brush, gravel, lazing lizards in the sun, the cacti, succulents, and wild flowers. Ask your parents what they see. Does this system look healthy? Are the plants starv-ing for water? Or, do they look like theyve been there for cen-turies and have adapted to the sparse rainfall that is normal for southern California? Also, do you think you would see any green grass in a desert? Now, Im not referring to tall, bushy grass. But, green grass that one could picture spanning over a golf course. You dont see it on the trails or in the desert meadows deep in the hills east of central San Diego because it is not native. Native, by definition, means plants and/or animals that are of indigenous origin or growth. Green grass is not na-tive to Southern California, yet its present in suburban homes. Because grass is a foreign plant to our desert state, Cal-ifornia shouldnt have nice green lawns, but somehow we still pull it off, even in a drought. According to the As-sociation of California Water Agencies, as of right now, San Diego has entered a Level 2 Drought Alert. This calls for the watering of grass and plants only two to three days per week, with certain, oth-er regulations for watering during the summer and win-ter. Due to the drought we are in, grass is becoming the ene-my to all local residents. And so, we may ask our-selves: what can I put on my lawn instead of grass (or even tacky fake-grass)? You can put a number of different succu-lents, cacti, wild flowers, and arrange them around gravel walkways or stepping stones to give your garden a quaint and aesthetically pleasing feel. You will not only save money on your water bill, but also take those first steps forward to be-coming a more advanced and environmentally conscious in-dividual. Grass is whack, espe-cially in Southern California.

Grass: Friend or Foe?

By Kieran BaumanInternational News Editor Elect These past few months, na-tional news has been deluged with stories about ISIS, every-thing from bombings to arrests and even beheadings. There have been accounts of local militants fighting back against the terrorist force. There are many Americans who believe that the USA should launch a full assault on the forces of ISIS. As of now, the only involve-ment is supplying resistance groups, and most likely some involvement that the Amer-ican public is not aware of. If the U.S.A were to formally declare war on the organiza-tion (as was done to Al-Qaeda in 2001), ground troops, air units, mobilized armor, and all matter of drones would be sent into the Middle East to fight the ensuing battles. Some Americans think that taking action is necessary. This year, ISIS has released a hit list against American soldiers liv-

The War on ISIS ing in America, hoping that an ISIS supporter will kill them. FBI director James Comey has said that ISIS is present in all 50 states. Others worry about a full involvement, as it has the potential to sap economic resources, increase debt, and turn into another Iraq War. America should begin an as-sault, but only if our forces are backed by the United Nations (which includes world powers like Britain, France, Germany, China, Japan, etc.) Both sides have reason be-hind them, yet there is a prob-lem with not engaging at all. Even here in San Diego, ISIS is present. Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati was arrested in Rancho Bernardo this past Wednesday for being suspect-ed of ISIS connections. In an-other case, 6 men (including one from San Diego) were ar-rested for suspected involve-ment and intentions of travel-ing to the Middle East to fight for ISIS. Whether you like it or not, ISIS is a prominent threat. The USA should engage

them in an effective way. America should not have to go in alone; many other nations including Britain, France, Is-rael, and Japan have all felt the sting of terrorism at the hands of ISIS at some point. It should be a joint operation, organized by the United Nations, instead of just America rolling in by itself. The combined efforts would make the proceeding or-deal result in fewer casualties, and take less time due to more involvement. A front being led by only a single nation would be far less effective then com-bined forces. If intervention does not oc-cur, the situation will only grow worse as ISIS gains a bigger fol-lowing. Rebel groups are cur-rently fighting ISIS in the Mid-dle East, but that simply isnt enough. In just two years, ISIS has gone from a small terrorist network smaller than Al-Qae-da to a full blown global threat. The sooner the action is taken, the faster this terrorist group will be diminished, along with the violence and destruction.

A non-violent protest in support of Baltimore (Philadelphia, April 30, 2015)Photo Courtesy of Robert Horvath

May 22, 2015 OPINIONS Hi-Tide3

By Andrea AlbanezOpinions Editor Elect

We all come from different cultures, races, and ethnicities that define us as who we are. Our ideologies and beliefs can shape our everyday life and what we believe in. When cul-tural practices, traditions, or customs are misused, it can offend many who believe in the importance of being re-spectful to their practices and traditions. Nowadays, cultur-al practices and customs are being used as an accessory or style, setting aside their genu-ine significance. Now, more than ever, peo-ple are wearing jewelry, cloth-ing, designs, and hair styles that can be seen as hip and cool, but have great meaning for a certain culture. The holy cross, a univer-sal symbol for the religion of Christianity, is now worn by girls on their neck or ear, not as a religious symbol for God but as a weird looking T. Headdresses and Native American-printed or beaded clothing are seen as hipster by teenage girls, but are still sym-bolic to the culture of Native Americans; each symbol in Native American patterns are symbolic in some way to their native culture and head dress-es were only worn by the most influential and powerful mem-ber in a tribe. Box braids, a hairstyle that is predominantly worn by women in the black commu-nity, is now being embraced by other people from different races as a cool hairstyle. The infamous bindi that women wore at Coachella this year was worn as an accessory, when it has been used by many religions for thousands of years as a symbol of feminini-ty, wisdom, and being a Hindu woman of Islam. All of the examples listed above show how badly our modern age is disregarding the fact that these cultural customs still have significance even if you personally dont practice

By Sophia DorfsmanStudent Focus Editor Elect

These days, our teenage lives seem to be consumed by non-stop work towards our prospects. Guided by a cook-ie-cutter system, we are all on this path to make a great future for ourselves. Everything we do seems to be done to improve our resume and impress colleges. Since schoolwork takes up most of our time between September and June, summer break is the time for us to expand our horizons through other medi-ums than school. Sure, there may be a road trip or family vacation thrown in the mix, but summer plans are geared towards getting ahead. When it comes to thinking about the two and half month long break from school we have, most of us plan to im-prove our scores on the SAT or ACT through educational pro-grams; sign up for expensive,

Summertime Sadness multiple-week-long summer programs; intend to pursue in-ternship positions; or go on col-lege tours. Studying abroad for a month or taking a course in a hobby youre passionate about are also options. But what really happened to summer break? Whatever the reason is, summer seems to no longer be about solely relaxing and releas-ing your mind of all the stress. Its great to keep your mind go-ing when school is not in ses-sion; however, we are all going to burn out if we dont have a substantial, true break from it all. I need time to regenerate. You need time to regenerate. There is more pressure on us now to succeed farther than previous generations. The ex-pectations have become so high and absurd that it seems like when someone chooses to not do productive, educative activ-ities during the summer, they are automatically behind others who did. It feels like a compe-tition, when it should feel more

like we are in this together. Society needs to realize that there is an extremely heavy weight being put on all of our shoulders that will eventually cause us to collapse. We need to realize that we are all headed towards the same goal: we want to succeed in life, but we all have differ-ent definitions of success. I wish it didnt need to feel like a competition about personal success in life, but it too often does. I mean, so what if you spend most of your summer days laying out under the sun at the beach? Youre enjoying this stage in your life where you have that freedom and are awaiting the full-time working days. But if doing a whole lot of nothing isnt your thing, enrolling in a summer program, internship or getting a job probably is the path youll take. Both op-tions are perfect. I just wish there wasnt so much pressure to do the latter.

College Prep Taking Up Too Much Time

the culture or believe in its traditions. This could be due largely to the fact that people are not educated in what these customs mean beforehand. Many people just follow the crowd in what everyone else is doing. If people are wearing bindis or getting the box braid hairstyle and it starts to be-come a popular trend, people will instantly want to and will follow those trends, not realiz-ing how people can be offend-ed by it. In some cases, though, peo-ple might not be offended. Some view what people call cultural appropriations as just another culture adopting it and evolving it. In an arti-cle posted by the Huffington Post, Anjali Joshi explained how cultural appropriation is being taken too literally. Cul-ture evolves. Indians appreci-ated the beauty of a bindi and brought it into the world of fashion several decades ago. The single red dot that once was transformed into a mul-titude of colors and shapes Hindus accepted the evolu-tion of this cultural symbol. It is only when the true sig-nificance of a symbolic item is stripped from its religious, historical, and cultural con-text that makes it offensive to the people that practice a cul-ture. So, what can we actually say is cultural appropriation? Is it now so common that we all see and physically participate in cultural appropriation without realizing it? To everyone, it is interpreted differently. Some may see it as offensive to wear something that is symbolic to a culture, even if it is just for a party or just for fun. Others may be more lenient on their opinion as to what is cultural appropriation as long as it doesnt take away the val-ued meaning of the item. All in all, cultural appropriation shouldnt be regularly prac-ticed on all items that are from a specific culture, but if it is, it should not be stripped away from its true valued meaning.

Forgetting the Essence of Cultural Meaning

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May 22, 2015FEATURESHi-Tide 4

Aquarius: January 21 -February 18

Directly after graduation, you are stuffed into the car with your family for a roadtrip to the Midwest. You will spend your afternoons dodging questions about college and trying to get your tan on in 100 precent humidity and mosquito swarmed skies. Cell signal is as nonexistent as nutritious food. You steal the car to drive to the big mall a few towns away and nap in the AC cold comfort of the WalMart housing section.

Aries: March 20 - April 20 Since you cant seem to stay in one spot for more than two seconds, you will most likely be bumming it around from bonfire to bonfire meeting new people from schools all around San Diego and having a blast while doing so. Meanwhile, your friends will be wor-ried sick looking for you because youre not answer-ing anyones call and when they finally do find you, you wont have a clue as to why they are all mad at you. So, keep the marshmallows close but keep your friends closer.

Gemini May 21 - June 20 You will be spending the scorching hot summer days stuck in the small back office of your dads very prestigious job, which reeks of dust and old books, making coffee runs up and down the unfamiliar halls, trying to learn the ropes of your not so soon-to-be business. You slowly walk back into your clos-et of an office, only to check your phone and find 100-second long SnapChat stories of your friends jumping off of the Sunset Cliffs and submerging into the ocean. Dont lose faith.

Leo: July 23 - August 22 You will spend your summer trying to impress that special one, whether it be driving down their street for the 100th time, hoping they will finally turn their head and notice you passing by and hopefully saying, What a coincidence, or bathing yourself in your brand new cheap perfume/cologne, so they can later compliment you on your new sexy scent while gazing into your eyes.

Libra: September 24 -October 22

Summer will be a perfect combination of parties and shows. When your parents leave for Europe with-out you, you will throw a party. People from all parts of San Diego will flock to your house only to leave you alone in bed surrounded by suspicious stains and Dorito bags filled with vomit. Your true friends will stay to clean in the morning.

Sagittarius: November 22 - December 22 Summer will be full of delights for you. You will not have to chase the ice cream truck anymore, the ice cream truck will come to you. Summer also means more time to munch on hot cheetos and pretend you play soccer, we all know you dont. Do not miss the finale of your telenovela. SPOILER ALERT: she gets the man. A piece of advice: do not make your mother angry. She just got a new pair of chanclas.

Pisces: February 19 - March 19 You are officially a counselor at the summer camp you so fondly spent summers at through your child-hood. Your excitment is slowly chipped away as ev-ery afternoon you must take being chewed out by all the moms in their luxury cars for not remembering to re-apply their kids sunscreen or reminding you of their babys special diet. Your manager will then yell at you for leaving the kids unattended. Better keep a stick of zinc in your back pocket at all times and take deep breaths.

Taurus: April 21 - May 20 You are going to be wasting away in your bedroom while watching all the latest chick-flicks on Netflix and eating spoonfuls out of the Nutella tub while you begin waiting for mister right, while all your friends are having summer flings with mister wrong. Each time they beg you to come out and hang out with them, you give them the same old I cant, Im really busy excuse. In reality, you are definitely not getting busy in the same pajamas youve had on for three days.

Cancer: June 21 - July 22 This summer will be spent bingewatching Orange is the New Black for seventy two hours straight. You will become so absorbed that you will actually start to believe you are incarcerated in Litchfield. You are officially grounded when Grandma drops by for a visit and walks in on you trying to draw in teardrop tattoos surrounding the curve of your hands while donning an orange jumpsuitand you didnt even get time to come up with a cool backstory to explain yourself.

Virgo: August 23 - September 23 You might love spending time galavanting around, but your parking karma will be no good. You will get so many parking tickets for lingering too long in the 90 minute zones, even though you only went a minute over the time. Your parents will call you irresponsible and sell the car. Have no fear: your neighbor leaving for college will give you his vintage and in great con-dition beach cruiser. Dont forget your helmet.

Scorpio: October 23 - November 21 Your summer will be a never-ending adventure in search of the perfect Instagram post. Perfected fil-ters and timed for the prime hours of the evening for checking your feed, you keep them rolling in every week. Your crush seems to ignore every post, but his Snapchat story says hes on an African safari, which means he probably doesnt have any Internet access, right?

Capricorn: December 23 - January 21 You will begin this summer by getting prepped nonstop for school in the fall before even being able to breathe in the salty Windansea airs. If its not SAT prep or an English summer reading essay, its charter school courses to get ahead in the upcoming school year. Youd much rather be spending your time with your books than actual people. The early bird gets the worm, not a tan. Am I right?

Whats Your Horoscope?By Vivi Bonomie, Yenitzia Lopez, Zoe Hildebrand, and Sara EspinosaNews Editor Elect, Features Editor Elect, Editor-in-Chief, and Editor-in-Chief Elect

Disclamer: Horoscopes are not real predictions of the future. Please read all for maximum humor effect.

May 22, 2015 FEATURES Hi-Tide5

By Sophia DorfsmanStudent Focus Editor Elect Makes 7 piesCook time: about 2 hours

For the Dough:2 cups flour, plus more for dusting1 tbsp. sugar1 tsp. kosher salt16 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and chilled2 tbsp. whole milk2 eggs

For the Filling:1 tbsp. unsalted butter5 oz. strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped2 oz. rhubarb, peeled and roughly chopped3 tbsp. sugar tbsp. rice wine vinegar tsp. freshly ground black pepper tsp. fresh lemon juicePinch kosher salt

Instructions:Make the dough: Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Using a dough blender, two forks, or your fingers, cut butter into flour mixture, forming pea-size crumbles. Whisk milk and 1 egg in a separate bowl and add to flour mixture; work dough until smooth but with visible flecks of butter. (Alternatively, pulse ingredients in a food proces-sor.) Flatten dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 1 hour before using. Make the filling: Melt butter in a 2-qt. saucepan over me-dium. Cook strawberries and rhubarb until soft and jam like, 68 minutes. Stir in sugar, vinegar, pep-per, lemon juice, and salt; cook 3 minutes more. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and chill at least 30 minutes before using. Assemble and bake the pies:

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough thick. Trim edges to make a 10 x 12 rect-angle. Cut dough into six 4 x 5 rectangles; gather dough scraps, re-roll, and cut one more rectangle. Place 2 tbsp. filling in center of each rectan-gle. Whisk remaining egg in a bowl and brush edges of rect-angles; fold one short side of dough over the other, encasing the filling. Crimp edges using a fork. Transfer pies to parchment paper-lined baking sheets and chill 20 minutes. Beat remain-ing egg; cover and chill. Heat oven to 400. Using a fork, prick tops of pies; brush tops with the remaining beat-en egg. Bake pies until golden, about 20 minutes; let cool slightly before serving. (Recipe courtesy of Saveur Magazine)

Recipe of the Month

By Yenitzia LopezFeatures Editor Elect

Before Music Messenger, the only way to share music was through sending YouTube links or via email. The new buzzing app allows users to search just about any song in the world, create playlists, and send them to any friend on their contacts list via text mes-sage. The song(s) will then be stored in their Music Messen-ger library, where the person who received the message will be able to go back and listen to that song at any time. The app also introduces its users to the top music charts, genres, and current playlists. Not only is this app super con-

venient, but it is also available in 10 different languages. The app that first started off as a small business in Israel is now valued as a $100 million app that works wonders. Nearly seven months after the app was launched, it was able to successfully complete two rounds of $35 million in funding. With the help of in-ternet entrepreneur Kobo, who in only months after its launch sold his previous startup (Pheed), Music Messenger was introduced to the world. Pheed, which was another social media app, sold for $40 million to Mobile Media, only 18 months after its release. Kobo along with his co-found-ers Shai Azran and Uzi Refaeli, began to create Music Messen-

ger together. With the help of other internet sources such as Ya-hoo!, SoundCloud, YouTube, Baidu, and several others, Music Messenger is able to provide users with a wide va-riety of music. Unlike other free music providers, Music Messen-ger also has a Download on iTunes window that is shown every time you click on a song. The business model in-tends to prompt users to pur-chase songs to benefit artist earnings, so everyone is hap-py. This summer, the app is planning to expand to China, and soon after to Brazil, In-dia, Asia, and Latin America.

Since not everyone can afford a monthly subscription fee for music streaming devices such as Spotify or Tidal, Music Mes-senger is the app that will allow you to listen to all your favor-ite songs without having to pay any additional fee. According to musicmessen-ger.com, Ash Pournouri Man-ager of Avicii, said, Music

Messenger showcases the next era for music sharing and pro-motion. It is the first app that prop-erly addresses the need and wish to communicate through music and listening to it in a lu-cid, organic way with friends. Music Messenger is the new music messaging service and its at the tips of your fingers.

A New Twist on Music Sharing

By Vivi Bonomie News Editor Elect

Saturday, May 2nd, brought the birth of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, fourth in line for the throne, into the royal family. The birth of Kate Mid-dleton and Prince Williams baby girl has been highly an-ticipated since the announce-ment on September 8th that the Duchess of Cambridge was pregnant with the royal cou-ples second child. The Duchess went into la-bor Saturday morning around 6 a.m. at Londons St. Marys Hospital and gave birth to Princess Charlotte almost two and half hours later. She was accompanied by Prince Wil-liam and her two trusty mid-wives. Less than twelve hours after delivering her baby, Kate and William left the hospital to be monitored at home. The Duchess received heavy criticism after leaving the hos-

pital, with critics claiming that she appeared to look too per-fect for someone who had just given birth. On Twitter, people began to write comments exclaiming that it was impossible for any-one to look so put-together af-ter being in labor. Middleton left the hospital in a yellow dress and Jimmy Choo high-heels, her hair flow-ing perfectly in the wind and her makeup flawless. While her appearance seemed to be shocking to the world, the people of London could not have been happier as they celebrated the birth of Princess Charlotte.

The Next in Line

By Ana GimberStaff Writer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are invited and urged to turn our attention to the plight of the 33% of individuals in America who suffer from a mental ill-ness. On our La Jolla High School campus alone, 1 in 4 teens suf-fers from a diagnosable mental health condition. That means there are approximately 400 students at LJHS who suffer from ADHD, mood disorders (depression, anxiety, and bi-polar disorder), self-harm, or

addictive disorders. Stigma surrounding mental illness is the single factor that prevents teens from asking for help. They fear being perceived as weak or crazy, and becom-ing an outcast by both friends and classmates. In most cases, the longer a student goes untreated, the worse the consequences. Just like a fire that is easy to put out in its early stages, a mental health condition is much eas-ier to treat and manage when symptoms first appear. Imagine that the student next to you has ADHD, and

think about how difficult it must be for that student who has trouble staying focused to succeed academically. They also may get in trouble a lot because they simply can not control their outbursts or im-pulsive behavior. Students battling with de-pression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder also carry a heavy burden. They undoubtedly keep their painful depression, deep, uncontrollable anxiety, and dramatic mood swings to themselves as well. Sometimes the pain and loneliness is too great, and the

support too weak. The tragic result is the death of our class-mate, friend, or loved one by suicide. It is important to know the signs that your peer may have a mental illness. Signs include: Prolonged depression, extreme highs and lows in their mood, excessive worries and anxieties, social withdrawal, dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits, and suicidal thoughts. If you recognize any of these signs in a person, make it a point to ask them how they are doing and show your con-

cern. Being a teenager, and get-ting through high school alone, is a difficult task for any-body. But add debilitating de-pression, anxiety, addiction, or self-harm to the picture, and you have a perfect storm. Fear of what others might think, and of being different keeps adolescents from reaching out for help. La Jolla High students are diligent, compassionate, bright, and socially aware. We owe it to our fellow students and friends to become educat-ed about mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Month

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The Newest Addition to the Royal FamilySTRAWBERRY RHUBARB HAND PIES

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Hi-Tide 6 STUDENT FOCUS Hi-Tide7May 22, 2015May 22, 2015

Before I die...Before I die I want to________________________________.

Before I die I want to________________________________.



























sleep for 36 hours straight - Raquel Brown

write a book, maybe historical fiction. - Adina Keeling

take a flight into space - Dominick Sokotov

travel the world - Shayna Kobrinetz

have a family - Kiana Middaugh

graduate college - Matthew Romero

sail around the world - Lauren Matich

travel to Thailand - Elise Roberts

go to Greece - Odalys Gonzalez

get my pilots license - Joseph DAngelo

Eat a burger from Harrys while Lana Del Rey sings me Summertime Sadness while she caresses my cheek - Ross Shepherd

be one of those people walking in the background in an action movie, with Tom Cruise on a motorcycle - Julia Albanez

go cage diving with great white sharks ... because I find big sharks utterly fascinating - Alexandra Bacall

save someones life - Robert Freeman

learn to be in a one-man band - Juntai Zheng

Have a nice career and get married - Bryan Rosenthal

travel the world and experience everything I can. Becoming a marine biologist wouldnt hurt either - Maddie Bolinger

pull a big bank heist and steal one hundred thousand dollars and get away with it - Anonymous

visit every country in the world or learn as many languages as I can, at least be bilingual or trilingual - Shealie Brew

eat as many unique foods as I can - Nikta Asadollahi

become a doctor because I want to help people - Pauline Losay

jump off a big cliff with a wing man suit - Kai Movellan

go to Hawaii because its beautiful - Steven Le

be part of a movie or T.V show - Rahmina Arbabi

bungee jump off a bridge - Stefan Do

run a marathon, visit all the national parks, and skydive - Brent Eaton

travel the world in 100 days - Kendra Salo

be able to take a picture in every country in the world - Basma Abdellaoui

FRESHMEN

SOPHOMORES

JUNIORS

SENIORS

Dream as if youll live forever, live as if youll die today. - James Dean

By Joseph Carroll, Creekstar Allan, Vivi Bonomie, Yenitzia Lopez, and Georgie Morris

Before I Die is a global public art project that invites people to reflect on their lives and share their personal aspirations in public space. Visit beforeidie.cc to see where these chalkboard walls are located.

May 22, 2015SPORTSHi-Tide 8

This past month we have had a lot of great sporting events. The NFL Draft and the 141st Kentucky Derby brought the usual excitement that oc-curs this time of year, but many were amped and focused on the fight of the century between Emmanuel Man-ny Pacquiao and Floyd May-weather. The hype accompa-nying the event brought much speculation as to how it would play out, but many were disap-

pointed with the outcome. The build up to the fight was what caused the fight to get so much attention. Many people were buzzing on social media, choosing if they were on Team Pacman (Pacquiao supporters) or The Money Team (May-weather supporters). The overall money spent on the fight and bidding on a win-ner was enormous. Accord-ing to CNN, $180,000 is the estimated cost of the ringside

seats on the night of the fight; $100 was the fee pay-per-view subscribers had to pay in or-der to watch the fight; and $1.5 million was the net worth of Pacquiaos shorts alone after the fight. And, according to The Guardian, a $500,000 bet on Pacquiao to win was the biggest wager that the MGM Grand ever had for a fight. The event that took place on April 23rd became a $300 million dollar fight that many were ex-cited to watch. The fight itself had unex-pected outcomes. Mayweath-er threw 435 total punches in the match, with Pacquiao close behind with a total of 429 punches. This was below Pacquiaos usual average of thrown punches. Though they both had a similar amount of punches, Pacquiao only landed 81 of those punches, while Mayweather landed 134 punches. Based on the statistics, the three judges scored the fight as 116-112, 116-112, and 118-110 in Mayweathers favor, result-ing in Mayweather winning the fight by a unanimous deci-sion. At the end of the fight, many

were upset by the fact that Mayweather won, but many more were more upset about the controversy that arose af-ter the fight. According to The National, just an hour after the fight, Pacquiao was com-plaining about an injury in his right shoulder during the fight; since he did not come forward with the injury before the fight, he is likely to face disciplinary action for failing to disclose a previous shoul-

der injury. Viewers watching the fight at the arena or pay-per-view who felt that the end result was cheated from them have considered suing. The fight that was supposed to be a mega-hit turned out to be an average fight between two great boxers that many felt were beyond their prime. We will just have to wait again until we have the next big box-ing match to see if it is all that we hope it to be.

Two World-Renowned Boxers Face Off in the Fight of the CenturyAndrea AlbanezOpinions Editor Elect

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

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Deflategate Update New England Patriots quar-terback Tom Brady has been punished with a four-game suspension without pay in re-lation to his probable involve-ment in the Deflategate scan-dal, which saw the Patriots using under-inflated footballs to gain an advantage in the playoffs against the Indianapo-lis Colts in January. The teams were competing for a spot in Super Bowl XLIX, which the Patriots went on to win. In addition to Bradys sus-pension, the NFL announced on May 11 that the Patriots were also being fined $1 mil-lion and would forfeit their first-round draft pick in 2016 and their fourth-round draft pick in 2017. Attorney Ted Wells was hired by the NFL to investigate the scandal, and his findings confirmed that the team did, in fact, use deflated footballs to gain an unfair advantage against the Colts. Although it was not found that Brady had direct involvement with the deflation of the footballs, the report stated that it is more probable than not that Brady was at least generally aware of

the inappropriate activities of equipment assistant John Jas-tremski and locker room atten-dant Jim McNally. Jastremski has been with the team for 14 years and, according to CNN, has been in charge of prepa-ration of game day footballs for the past three years. The league said that Jastremski and McNally have been indefinite-ly suspended without pay since May 6 and cannot be reinstat-ed without NFL approval. Due to his suspension, Brady will not play in the first four regular season games of 2015 but will still be allowed to participate in training camp and other preseason activities. Controversy has arisen out of the decisions, as some be-lieve that Brady is not being punished in a harsh enough manner, while others believe he should not be punished at all. Bradys agent Tom Yee de-fended Brady, saying that, the discipline is ridiculous and has no legitimate basis. The NFL Players Associa-tion has appealed the decision, claiming, in part, that there is insufficient evidence to pun-ish Brady.

By Stephanie BuchbinderSports Editor

The La Jolla High School Archery Team has done very well this season. The team took first place in the regional tournament and will be going to the state tournament at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vis-ta. One high school the team is look-ing forward to facing is a r c h - r i v a l G l e n d a l e High School in Los Ange-les. A c c o r d -ing to team member Gil-lian Franks, If our team did have a rivalry, it would be Glendale because they are a pretty skilled team, but we are better. After the previous coach passed away mid-season, the team was saved when ex-Archery coach Mr. Teachworth volunteered to take over the position. The team currently practices in the cafeteria after school.

Unlike some sports that require physical endurance, quick reaction skills, and phys-ical contact, Archery requires mental discipline and relaxing the body to stay as concen-trated as possible. Xiao Bao,

a junior on the La Jolla High School A r c h e r y team, says, The ar-chery team is great be-cause its fun when youre being watched by e v e r y o n e when youre about to shoot, and it relaxes you but also

makes you tense because you dont want to miss the target. LJHS is very privileged to have an archery team as many schools do not offer a program like this. Junior Aaron Garcia said, I like getting to know everyone on the team and also getting to be a part of a sport that other schools dont have.

Aim to Please By Joseph CarrollStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of Kieran Bauman

The Archery Team Currently Has Four Nationally Ranked Players

May 22, 2015 SPORTS Hi-Tide9

Many people have the dream of becoming an Olym-pic medalist. The journey to get there is different in every country and there have been many controversies about whether or not children should be trained at a young age to compete in the Olympics. China is well known for their ruthless training of young chil-dren to compete for the gold medal. Many have wondered how Chinese competitors are so much stronger, faster and fitter, than their rivals. The sport that this crucial technique is most common-ly found is gymnastics. Chil-dren as young as the age of four train in the gym for up to eight hours a day, six days a week. While training tech-niques appear to be extreme to other eyes, it provides in-sight and explanation to why China is winning so many of these events. Parents of these promising athletes, some of whom are poor, are often giv-en a home in their hometowns by the local sports department. Others just want a decent edu-cation for their children. Gym-nastics is the main event where this occurs, but it isnt the only sport. Figure Skating, Diving and also swimming are some

of the sports that China excel in due to early training. Chinese also excel in the fol-lowing sports; canoeing, swim-ming, speed skating, American football, Badminton, Bandy, also known as Hockey, Base-ball, Basketball, Boxing, Chess, Cricket, Curling, Figure skat-ing, Football, Golf, Motor rac-ing, Rugby Union, Snooker, also known as pool, Speed skating, Table tennis, also known as ping pong, Tennis, Volleyball and Weightlifting. Not all of those sports require training at such a young age but are all taken very seriously. There has been an escalat-ing amount of anger and dis-agreement these past years over the conditions of these children, who are forced to live and breathe their sport, many of whom are boarded at the training center away from their families. Although China is the most involved with train-ing these kids early in their life, other countries such as Russia and European countries are in on the technique as well. Just like China, they take the kids at a young age and competi-tively train them at a sport. You have to be sixteen years of age to compete in the Olympics so clearly you need to start early, but is being forced at the age of four too early?

By Jordan BearyStaff Writer

Born to Win

Field Update Many students at La Jolla High school have been aware of the field reconstruction since it was proposed, and now that the construction is well underway Mr. Hawthorne has agreed to update the student body on the progress of the project. There are still many deci-sions to be made about the outcome of the field. Mr. Haw-thorne announced that while the field is under construction, the teams that normally prac-tice on the field would find al-ternative sites to practice and compete, provided through the efforts of our athletic di-rector, coach Conway. There is a possibility that some field hockey games will still be played home at Muir-lands as normal, but sports like soccer and football may not be so fortunate to play that close

to home. One thing that is being con-structed is a tennis pavilion that is going to be put next to the current tennis courts with stor-age and office space as well as outdoor seating covered by an awning. Other alterations to the field include replacing the press box, remaking both the turf and field, repainting the home bleachers, installing permanent away bleachers, a new weight room, and rebuilding coaches offices. Also, a new entrance by the archway near the 500 build-ing will be turned into a func-tioning funneling point into the stadium. Overall, its going to be a challenge. However, we can use it as motivation and give us the opportunity to rally to-gether, believing that we can win no matter where we play. The whole process is estimated to be completed in a total of 18 months beginning to end.

By Creekstar AllanSports Editor Elect

Mr. Hawthorne Gives an Update on the Field Reconstruction

As the year comes to a close, so do the spring sports, as they wrap up the end of their season by participating in CIFs.

Mens Tennis According to senior Sasha Kovacevic the mens tennis team made it all the way to the semi finals of CIF, where they lost to Torrey Pines.

L across e The mens lacrosse team is still in season and made it into CIF as the 7th seed. Un-fortunately, the womens la-crosse team lost to La Costa Canyon in the first round of CIF.

Bas eb al l According to senior Luke Bucon, We are currently the number one seed and just have a couple of games left in the season. If all goes well we will win CIF.

Mens G olf The mens golf team has not started their CIF match-es yet; they, however, had an important match on 5/14. Senior Holden Ward said, Its been fun playing on the team this year and hopefully we will win our next couple of matches.

Badminton In speaking of their record, senior Caris Wei said, Our record right now is 7-2, and we will be deciding to see the next team we play for CIF.

Softball According to senior Katja Sarajan, the softball teams re-cord is 12-11, and they are in their final week of league play. Their senior night took place on May 14.

Sw im The swim team had pre-liminaries on May 13 and finals on May 16, with many of the varsity team members competing. After the finals on Saturday, qualifying swim-mers will go to the next level, which is state. Jack Chapman remarked, Were second seed to Torrey Pines with our first game of CIF against East Lake. Were all hoping to move far and win as many games as possible.

Track&Field The track team had their qualifying meet on 5/15 and CIF is on May 23 at Mt. Car-mel High School. Junior Sa-tori Robertson is one of the members of the team who qualified for CIF in pole vaulting.

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R E C A PBy Joseph CarrollStaff Writer

How Young is Too Young To start Training for the Olympics?

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Mens Varsity LacrosseWestern League Champs The mens varsity lacrosse team, led by six seniors, went 9-0 during their league season and took the title of Western League Champions.

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planners. This is a major victory for not only La Jolla High School students, but for all students throughout the district, Loy said at the time. This updated free speech policy will allow students across San Diego to exercise their free speech rights, unfettered by administrative censorship. Now, both Messrs. Loy and Jassy have returned to the site of the Hoshijima v. Shelburne case, with Dr. Podhorsky now holding the reins. Jassy, a class of 1992 LJHS graduate, said in 2012, It riled me to see my alma mater turn its back on the First Amendment While students (at LJHS) under-stood the meaning of free speech, sadly, the administration needed to be educated in what our First Amendment actually means. (Note: The lawyers involved do not consider their two letters con-fidential).

some listener. (Saxe v. State Coll. Area Sch. Dist.). The ACLU con-tinued with: The mere fact that expressive activity causes hurt feelings, offense, or resentment does not render the expression unprotected. (Sypniewski v. War-ren Hills Regl Bd. Of Educ.). As for messages involving race, etc., the ACLU argued that the term [r]acial, misogynistic, anti-sematic [sic], inciting hate is an unlawful restriction on speech by itself. Under 48907, a school may not prohibit student speech simply because it presents contro-versial ideas and opponents of the speech are likely to cause disrup-tion. (Smith v. Novate Unified Sch. Dist.). The Supreme Court has held time and again, both within and outside of the school context, that the mere fact that someone might take offense at the content of speech is not sufficient justifi-

cation for prohibiting it. (Saxe) The March 25th letter con-cludes that [t]o the extent LJHS has concerns about the mere content of speech on the bulletin board, it may respond with its own speech or advocacy rather than the blunt instrument of un-lawful censorship We appreci-ate your prompt attention to the matters raised in this letter, in the hope of avoiding litigation that would otherwise be necessary to enforce the right to engage in speech protected by California and federal law. When no response was ap-parently given by either Dr. Pod-horsky or the SDUSD, the ACLU sent the April 27th letter, which was addressed to the SDUSDs General Counsel and specifical-ly made two requests. First, we would appreciate an investigation by your office and/or other appro-priate District staff into whether

ACLU (cont.)

For additional reporting and photos, please visit:ljhitide.com/FreeSpeech

By Tristan Macelli & Andrea AlbanezPhotojournalism Editor Elect &Opinions Editor Elect

On April 20th, construction of the new La Jolla High School football field began. This is the start of a major endeavor that was put into place to beautify the campus and bring LJHSs football field up to code in terms of things like wheelchair accessibility, etc. The major focus of the con-struction includes improvements to both the stadium and the mens locker room. The current prog-ress of this project can be seen in the lower parking lot outside the gymnasium. The workers have begun to make the temporary locker room. It is the first step in a large-scale construction project that is intended to take around eighteen months. Although this initial step is will end up with something beau-tiful for LJHS, it has caused quite a disruption to everyone who parks at school. Since nearly all of the lower parking is occupied by construction, many of the teach-ers and students who were regu-larly parking in that area are now forced to park elsewhere. The lack of ample parking near and around the school makes finding a spot even harder for everyone who normally parks on the west side

of the school. When it comes to handicapped spots, the situation is even worse because of accessibility concerns. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title 24, Ac-cessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be locat-ed on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance (sandiego-county.gov). The parking lot next to the ad-ministration office and gym had the accessible handicapped park-ing, the spaces that legally fit the requirement above, but construc-tion has blocked this area off. The other handicapped parking spots are located at the pool and at the cafeteria, but, because of their dis-tances from the main office, this will prove a burden to those who most need accessible parking and are trying to get to the main office.

This construction has also caused a rise in noise level over the entirety of the day and, es-pecially when jackhammers were being used to break apart cement, could be heard at least halfway across the campus in the 500 Building. During any other time of the year these construction noises would be bothersome but proba-bly bearable, but the construction and its loud noises conflicted with the annual Advanced Placement (AP) testing schedule. Some AP test-takers were subjected to the noise of the construction, includ-ing loud jackhammers, during their testing. Gary Stanford, the projects director, said this construction disruption will only affect the AP testing schedule this year. The demolition is slated to continue through August.

CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTION

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By Tristan MacelliPhotojournalism Editor Elect

Following a rant posted on YouTube about rejection, Roger Elliot went on a shooting spree in Isla Vista. He killed 6 people and injured 14 others. That was a year ago. But history repeated itself with another shooting that took place in Santa Barbara this past May 11th. This shooting, which was less harmful, involved two perpetra-tors, Jose Gutierrez and James Taylor, both of whom are alleged-ly gang members.

The motive for this shooting does not appear to have any con-nection to last years occurrence. The victims of these two shooters were two University of California Santa Barbara [UCSB] students who had some previous relations with the two alleged gang members. Initially, the inter-actions between Gutierrez, Tay-lor, and the students were calm, but they quickly escalated into a physical altercation. A violent scene unfolded and eventually the alleged gang mem-bers robbed the UCSB students at gunpoint and then shot them.

Neither of the students sus-tained life-threatening injuries but they nonetheless ended up at the hospital. Before the alleged gang members escaped, the stu-dents managed to catch Taylor. Gutierrez got away. Gutierrez was tracked down after being admitted to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, where he was soon after placed into po-lice custody with Taylor. Although there is no connec-tion to previous shootings, this event has reopened old wounds for residents in the area who were afflicted by the Isla Vista incident.

LJHS officials are improperly re-moving postings from the stu-dent bulletin board. Given the history of free speech problems at LJHS, we believe such an investi-gation is appropriate. The ACLU also made a Cali-fornia Public Records Act request for video camera footage from 12:00 AM on Monday, April 20 to 11:59 PM on Friday, April 24, which covers a week-long time frame when many student post-ers were removed from the FSSB during the instructional day be-fore LJHS WASC Accreditation visit on April 22. Hi-Tide records show these posters were dated 4/16 and 4/17, and should not have been taken down until 4/30 and 5/1. The ACLUs involvement in free speech at LJHS stems from a 2011 lawsuit. In February 2010, the LJHS Persian Club utilized the schools senior benches, which are typically spray-paint-ed with birthday messages and prom proposals, by painting the

words Freedom for Iran. After LJHS administrators, in the words of the ACLU, white-washed the benches, students Yumehiko Hoshijima and Wilson Mokiao painted another message on the benches, Freedom for Iran and LJHS. When that message was also painted over by administrators, Hoshijima filed suit in San Diego Superior Court for violation of the First Amendment. Hoshijima was represented by David Loy of the ACLU and Jean-Paul Jassy of the Bostwick & Jassy law firm. At the time, former principal Dana Shelburne told the La Jolla Light, Those benches are to carry positive, school-related messag-es birthdays, athletic events, dances If its negative: We paint it out. If it doesnt pertain to school or school functions: We paint it out. The suit was settled over a year later in February 2012, leading to the creation of the current Free Speech Policy in LJHS student

UC SANTA BARBARA SHOOTINGA Year After the Isla Vista Shootings, Gunmen Strike at UCSB.

different story. Other protesters have questioned why mass media coverage came only when the riots had started, and not when Freddie Gray initially died. In a polarizing piece titled Why Everyone in Baltimore Hates the Media, Gawker report-er Andy Cush attempted to justify the riots and explain the rioters outburst, writing, A few days of chaos in the streets is a pittance compared to a few generations of poverty and violence at the hands of the state. As of now, the six police offi-cers have been charged with the death of Gray, which has been called a homicide. Questions have been raised over the speed at which the pros-ecutors pressed charges, and whether the switchblade Gray was carrying was in compliance with state law. Attorney William Murphy told CNN that Gray had a pocket knife of legal size. According a CNN.com story from April 29, There were more than 20 criminal court cases in Maryland against Gray, and five of those cases were still active at the time of his death. The cases in-volve mostly drug-related charges, but there are charges from March for second-degree assault and de-struction of property. Questions about use of rea-sonable force by police have been raised near San Diego as well. On April 9 in San Bernardino, eleven police officers pursued and beat a man riding a stolen horse. The suspect, Francis Jared Pu-sok of Apple Valley, allegedly fled by car when police arrived at his house with a search warrant for an identity theft investigation. When police next located Pu-sok, he was riding a horse he was suspected of having stolen. When he was thrown by the animal, offi-cers deployed a Taser, which they claimed was ineffective because of Pusoks loose clothing. The full encounter was cap-tured on video by the helicopter of a local NBC affiliate, whose anal-ysis determined that two officers immediately delivered a punch to the head and a knee to the groin. Sheriff s deputies continued to

rush the scene, with the officers surrounding Pusok swelling to eleven men. KNBCs reporting concluded that the officers had kicked him 17 times, punched him 37 times, and struck him with batons four times, with thirteen of those blows appearing to be taken to the head. Although several deputies re-ceived medical attention, Pusok did not. After the attack conclud-ed, Pusok remained unmoving for 45 minutes. Pusok had previously been convicted for resisting arrest, an-imal cruelty, disturbing the peace, attempted robbery, and failure to provide evidence of financial re-sponsibility. Many argued that the Taser should have been enough to sub-due Pusok for arrest. His moth-er, Anne Clemenson, stated, He didnt deserve something like that. To tase him, the beatings that I see them doing to him - its uncalled for. You see him lying down, and they continue to kick him, hitting him and punching him. Why? The officers involved were im-mediately suspended. San Ber-nardino County Sheriff-Coroner John McMahon said, The video surrounding this arrest is disturb-ing and I have ordered an internal investigation be conducted im-mediately. On April 21, Pusok reached a $650,000 settlement with San Ber-nardino County lawyers. With this situation behind us, we can move forward with protecting our residents and ensuring that local [law] enforcement is responsive, effective and restrained, County Supervisor Curt Hagman said. With at least 65% of Americans owning smartphones, citizens have become more empowered to record police activity or become catalysts for change. Many of the Baltimore riots involving high school students were organized via Snapchat with references to the blockbuster Purge films. If citizen-police violence con-tinues to increase, Americans will be watching to see if a major re-structuring of police operations is necessary.

Police Crisis (cont.)

May 22, 2015 A&E Hi-Tide11

By Yenitzia LopezFeatures Editor Elect Anais Bordier and Saman-tha Futerman were both born on November 19, 1987, in Bu-san, South Korea, and were both adopted by separate fam-ilies. Anais is now a designer raised in Paris, France, while Samantha is an American ac-tress and director who was raised in New Jersey. !e two have been separated by 5,000 miles for 25 years and neither of them had a clue that the other existed. And then that changed. It was weird, but I feel like there was a strange calm, and comfort as well, and something that I can't really explain, Fut-erman said to dailymail.co.uk. We talked for three hours. !e two "rst met over the Internet in 2013. Anais was watching one of Samanthas

Youtube videos and noticed that she looked and sounded exactly like her. A#er looking further into Samanthas whereabouts, such as her occupation, her date of birth, etc., Anais approached Samantha by sending her a message on Facebook explain-ing how she, too, was born on the same day in Busan, South Korea. !e two planned a one hour Skype call, which quickly turned into three hours, in or-der to further get to know each other. !ey then formally met in London and then again in Los Angeles. At the start of the adven-ture, the two started a cam-paign with Kickstarter to raise funds to produce a documen-tary entailing their journey of discovering whether they were twins or not. !e documentary, titled

Twinsters, was released on March 15, 2015, at the SXSW Film Festival. Exactly one year and one DNA test later, the two were con"rmed to indeed be identical twin sisters. !ey now speak on the phone ev-eryday and have co-written a book titled Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sis-ters Reunited. For Christmas, Futerman got necklaces that say Best Friends Forever for her and her sister. It sounds really cheesy, but I think we need those lit-tle kid's moments and those cheesy moments together, Bordier said. Futerman described "nd-ing her sister like that feeling on Christmas when you open up the presents, the one you were asking for, it's that pure feeling of joy - that's how I al-ways feel.

T w i n s t e r sBy Sophia KetringA&E Editor Elect !is summer, La Jolla is hosting the 6th annual La Jol-la International Fashion Film Fest. !is festival honors the best of the best fashion "lm makers and gives the public a chance to view screenings of some of their "lms. !is is the "rst international fashion "lm festival created in North America, therefore it is showing the public a relative-ly knew type of "lm that fo-cuses on fashion. Fashion "lm makers are now able to receive more credit and exposure to the industry of fashion because of the festivals that are popping

up around the world. !e festival is from July 24 to July 25. You are able to pur-chase tickets to the festival at LJIFFF.com. For $25, you can buy a ticket to an a#ernoon screening of some of the "lms on July 24. For $50, you are able to go to the actual festival award night on July 25 and for $70 you are able to buy a pass that allows you to see all of the screenings. If you are interested in fash-ion and "lm, this is a fantastic opportunity to be exposed to certain people in the indus-try and gives you an ability to see the interesting people who came up with the idea for such unique "lms.

La Jolla International Film Festival

By Andrea AlbanezOpinions Editor Elect

Everyone enjoys watching a good movie. From thrillers to comedies, everyone has a movie genre that they love above all others. !e superhero genre has gained a lot of traction with audiences worldwide since the introduction of the concept of the superhuman. From the return of Marvel to the revival of classics like Superman, the popularity of superhero mov-ies is at an all time high. With their concepts of escapism and fantasy, its no wonder how great an e$ect the superhero genre has had on movies. Many people enjoy super-hero movies because of the

powerless they sometimes see in their own lives is answered by power on screen. And then there are the cool special ef-fects: web-slinging, %ying, smashing, and Batmans gear. Right now, Avengers: Age of Ultron is in theaters, already earning millions, and the next anticipated superhero movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, is expected to be a ma-jor hit. Other great superhero movies that people enjoy in-clude Spiderman, League of Ex-traordinary Gentlemen, X-Men, Hellboy, Watchmen... there are really too many to list. For all of these movies, the di$erent superheros have their plots, superpower, and villains that make each and every su-perhero movie unique, mak-

ing millions obsessed with the movies. Superhero movies have also gotten a lot of attention from how Hollywood portrays them. A hit superhero movie has special e$ects, actors, and advertisement that turn the movie from being just anoth-er hero movie to a worldwide phenomenon. !e revival of the Marvel and X-Men series have only increased due to the buildup that Hollywood has given them. !e era of the superhero is here to stay. !e genre of su-perhero movies is only getting bigger with more original su-perheros being created to feed the demand of the increasing popularity of the resurgence of comic book classics.

Hollywood and Superhero Movies

By Andrea Albanez and Creekstar AllanOpinions Editor Elect & Sports Editor Elect !e Avengers: Age of Ultron is the sequel to the highly praised Marvel movie !e Avengers. In this "lm, the team is back in action, "ghting against a vil-lain of Tony Starks own cre-ation, Ultron. !is sequel to !e Avengers ful"lled the expectations of many superhero enthusiasts,

Marvel and Avengers lovers, and your average moviegoer. Filled with intense action, each "ght scene throughout the "lm had its own unique sequences and timing that made them more enticing as the mov-ie went on. It also provided a good amount of comic relief that had the audience rolling with laughter. !e balance between the physical "ghting and the emo-tional sides of all the characters made the movie have an equal

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

amount of action and emotion that made the movie enjoyable the entire time. Being a lover of the Avengers and of super-heroes, this "lm was the per-fect sequel to a fantastic "rst "lm and a great buildup to the next "lm in the series. I would give this movie an 8/10 rating. Action-packed with humor, great e$ects, and memorable moments from all of the char-acters, it is one movie every-one should see before school gets out.

By Shane Lynch Sta" Writer !ere was a time when music was about the message, about conveying passion and ideas in an intelligent and po-etic way through meaningful lyrics. !ese days, however, it seems that the soul in music has been replaced with a desire to make songs with catchy and simplistic beats with ignorant and lazy lyrics. !is is a bit of a sweeping generalization, as there are still plenty of bands out there who make quality music with thoughtful lyr-ics; though in the case of the most popular bands and those which appear on radio stations these days, it would seem that writing songs with catchy lyr-ics rather than meaningful ones has essentially become the norm. !is seems to be most evi-dent in todays pop music and hip hop, which seem to favor commercial appeal over hav-

ing an actual message. Lyrics in todays music can be plain trashy, as well as promoting misogynistic ideas and youth-ful entitlement. !ere was a time when hip hop actually meant something, and chron-icled the struggles of growing up in an impoverished envi-ronment while surrounded by crime. !ese days, the majority of hip hop seems to glamorize a lifestyle of excess achieved by making money through mu-sic, and promotes having a self righteous and greedy persona. Despite this, there are still some artists in di$erent genres who value good songwriting these days, including !e Foo Fighters, Mac Demarco, Kid Cudi, and Slightly Stoopid, to name a few. Bad music has existed in every decade, and it will be interesting to see if this trend of trashy lyrics will become the norm for future artists or if there will be a return to the days of quality songwriting.

Is Music Losing its Meaning?

Photo Courtesy of WikiCommons!e cast of !e Avengers at the 2014 Comic Con

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By Vivi BonomieNews Editor Elect

!e media has recently been hit with a frenzy of ru-mors surrounding the story of Bruce Jenner. People appear to be surprised that a"er win-ning a decathlon, becoming the face of Wheaties, having three wives and six children, Jenner has decided to under-go the transition to become a woman. Speculation had been surrounding the gold-medalist a"er his recent divorce with re-nowned Momager Kris Kar-dashian, which was #nalized

March 23, 2015. !e couple had been separated for two years. On April 24, 2015, Jenner agreed to do an interview with Diane Sawyer where all ques-tions would be answered. Up until this point, a preferred pro-noun had not yet been openly expressed, but that night, Jen-ner told Diane, For all intents and purposes, I am a woman. He explained that his whole life was a constant struggle between accepting who he was and who he wanted to be. As a child, Jenner admitted to dressing in womens clothing but, as he got older, it was some-

thing that he continued to do. Many people ask, how did he keep cross-dressing a secret from his wives? Jenner says

that it was treated as more of a habit than a way of life. !e di$culty for many

...its hard enough that theyve lived a

whole lifetime hiding who they truly are, without the whole

world judging them for it

No Longer Hiding

Tori KellyFriday, May 29

House of Blues San Diego

Cold War Kids, Penny-wise, Atlas Genius, Modest

Mouse, and moreSunday, June 7

Sleep Train Amphitheater

!e KooksTuesday, June 9


Charli XCX, Bleachers, and Borns

Tuesday, July 21!e Observatory North Park

Best CoastFriday, June 26

!e Observatory North Park

Ed SheeranTuesday, June 23

Valley View Casino Center

Ingrid MichaelsonFriday, June 12

Humphreys By !e Bay

Milky Chance and X Ambas-sadors

Monday, August 3SOMA San Diego

Tokio HotelFriday, July 31


Imagine Dragons, Halsey, and Metric

Tuesday, July 21Viejas Arena

Pierce the Veil, Mod Sun, Black Veil Brides, and more

Wednesday, August 5Warped Tour

Qualcomn Stadium

Taylor Swi", Vance Joy, and Shawn Mendes

Saturday, August 29Petco Park

Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, and Hoodie AllenSaturday, August 8

Sleep Train Amphitheater

By Mary DentzSta! Writer !e word punk can mean many di%erent things to an ar-ray of people. Some describe it as a music genre. Others see it as a way of life, their style, or a rebellious movement to over-throw their suppressive ad-versaries. Whatever your view may be, one cannot deny that there is most certainly an avid punk community right here in San Diego. Punk started in the late 70s thanks to British groups like !e Clash, !e Sex Pistols, and American bands such as !e Ramones and Black Flag. Punk revolved around straying from the common gradient of society. It was meant to help people #nd themselves and to inspire people to do whatever made them happy. Next came a kind of thrash-ing called New Wave Punk. Bands like Devo, !e B-52s, !e Cure, !e Talking Heads, and many others helped to develop Punk music from its rough-edged beginnings to a more palatable and deeper version, the New Wave Era.

Summer Concert Calendar

By Shane Lynch Sta! Writer !e Red Hot Chili Pep-pers are considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time and have been making music for over three decades now. !eir original blend of funk, punk, rock and rap was truly revolutionary for its time and remains unique today. All this success would not have been possible without the resilience and passion of its members, most notably singer and front man Anthony Kiedis. Keidis was born in Mich-igan in 1962 to Margaret No-ble and John Dammett, both actors, and moved to Holly-wood in 1974 to live with his now-divorced father full-time. Kiedis attended Fairfax High School, where he met Michael Balzary, aka Flea, and the two became inseparable. "We were drawn to each other by the forces of mischief and love. We were both social outcasts." !rough Flea, Keidis start-ed to become interested in mu-sic, especially punk. !e two of them frequently snuck into venues on the Sunset Strip, and on one such occasion met Hillel Slovak, who became the

third founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. !e band gained notoriety for their wild stage antics and released their #rst two albums in 1984 and 1985. Both were well received. Kiedis, howev-er, developed a dependence on heroin at this time, which af-fected his ability to contribute to the band. Hillel had also begun using heroin and OD'd a"er a week of drug abuse. !e news was too much for Kiedis, who &ed to Mexico. A"er weeks of hiding, Kiedis returned to LA to face the reality of his friend's death. He also checked himself into re-hab. Kiedis and Flea eventually regrouped and invited drum-mer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante into the band. !is newfound unity and sta-bility allowed the Chili Peppers

to release Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik in 1992, which pro-pelled the band into stardom. John le" the band but re-joined several years later, replacing Dave Navarro. In-spired by his return, the Chili Peppers released Californi-cation, By !e Way, and Stadium Arcadium, all of which are considered among the bands #nest work. Kiedis has gained a great deal of wisdom from his ex-periences. Fame is destruc-tive with all that I have witnessed and endured, I have come to realize that it is the love of others and life and music and your ability to overcome that brings you true ful#llment. !e Red Hot Chili Pep-pers were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Scar Tissue: The Hardship and Triumph of Anthony Kiedis

Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia

!e rise of pop-punk, folk punk (like Andrew Jackson Jihad), funk and disco (like the critically acclaimed group, Da" Punk), indie-rock, garage punk, and even Death-Metal can all #nd a little bit of their ancestry originating from the Punk movement.

San Diego has had a couple of punk-like bands born from its bowels. Grand Ole Party, a group formed of San Diego residents, debuted their #rst album, Humanimals, in 2007. !e band, Neveready, was also formed here in San Di-ego. Some of its members even went to La Jolla High. Punk has in&uenced many di%erent genres of music and artists and whether you care to recognize its importance or not, it is a portal to individual-ism, freedom, and acceptance.

The Progression of Punk

Bruce Jenner Decides to Share with the World his Life Long Struggle

Photo Courtesy of WikicommonsSex Pistols in Paradiso

!e Red Hot Chili Peppers s

people who grew up with Jen-ner as an image of the ideal manly man is the di%erence between sex and gender. While Jenner may have the anatomy of a male, he identi#es his gen-der as female, which means in the ever-evolving world of gender politics, he is a woman. In the interview, Jenner said, I look at it this way: Bruce was always telling a lie. Hes lived a lie his whole life about who he is. And I cant do that any longer. My brain is much more female than it is male. Its hard for people to understand that, but thats

what my soul is. Jenners life has been on dis-play since long before Keep-ing up with the Kardashians became a hit, and while it is di$cult for some people to understand how a 65-year-old man is becoming a woman, others would say that what is more important is that Jenner receives the support and re-spect he deserves during this transition. !is latter group would say that its hard enough that hes lived a whole lifetime hiding who he truly is and does not now the whole world judging him for it.

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