2016 The Akbhar Spring Issue

THE AKHBAR A St u d en t Pu b l i c at i o n o f t h e A m er i c an Sc h o o l o f Du b ai

The Spr ing Issue Insidet his issue

Your Guidet o Inspir e Week!

AP Pr essur e

ThePr omdr ess st r uggl e

...and mor e!

THE AKHBAR2015/16: STAFF & EDITORS EDI TOR I N CH I EF: Ch r is Yu m , '16 L AYOUT EDI TOR: Kal ey Gar vey,'16 PH OTO EDI TOR: Paige Ar dil l , '17 ADVI SOR: M s. Pr axia Apostl e REPORTI N G STAFF: Dan ah Al k h am is, '16 Paige Ar dil l , '17

A Letter f r om the Akhbar Staf f School is a place f or lear ning, and we, the staf f of The Akhbar , have cer tainly lear ned a lot since our f ir st issue back in September of this year .

Impor tantly, we've lear ned the jour nalistic pr ocess is one that involves multiple stages of editing, dur ing which we cooper ate with one another to both give and r eceive f eedback in or der to pr oduce the best content we can. It involves a deep r espect and under standing of our audience and their concer ns. We came to the r ealization as a class, that if we wished to r each our audience in ever y issue, our wr iting would have mor e dir ection. We r ef lected and we def ined pur pose. Together we wr ote, r e-wr ote, voted, discussed and f inally ar r ived at a mission statement together as a class. This tr uly a milestone in the histor y of the publication. It's included below, in case you'r e inter ested. We'r e tr ying to live it out in this issue and each one that f ollows.

In this issue you'll see we've r edesigned our r epor ting to f ocus mor e on student issues on and of f campus. We've also added "Veiwpoints"; a r epor ting section dedicated to giving voice to the opinions on r elevant topics in the high school. We'r e staying tr ue to our r eader s, and keeping our f ocus on quality wr iting and r epor ting.

Leen a Jam al , '19

In open acknowledgement of concer ns r aised by our pr evious issue The Akhbar would like to sincer ely apologize to our audience. We lear ned f r om both the questions r aised and the suppor t we wer e shown dur ing this exper ience. In addition, we ask that you, loyal r eader s, f ind the patience to gr ow with us as we lear n and make edits to our own pr ocess. We hope you'll continue to enjoy the har d wor k and dedication put into this amazing collabor ation by each and ever y single wr iter .

Al ex Ku sh , '19

Thank you,

Lou is Le Rou x, '18

The Akhbar Staf f 2015-16

Basel Fayou m i, '16 Sh eh r yar Far ooqi, '19 Kal ey Gar vey,'16

M ar ia M or al es, '19 Aah an a Pu n jabi, '19 Ch l oe Ston e, '17 Kian Soh r abi, '18 Zeen a Sh eh adeh , '17 Ash l ey Th om pson , '17 Sar a Tr ogen , '18 Em aan Uppal , '16 Car ol yn W h itl ock , '16 Sowon Yoon , '17 Ch r is Yu m , '16

The mission of the Akhbar Student Magazine at the Amer ican School of Dubai is to inf or m honestly, enter tain r espectf ully, and give voice to the diver se viewpoints of High School students.

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Campus L ife An AKHBAr Excl usiv e : The inside Guide t o SowonYoon'17& MariaMoral es'19 Inspir eWeek 2016 Ever yon e k n ows th at n ext year th e ASD H igh Sch ool

is h ostin g th e fir st In spir e W eek . In spir e W eek is al l abou t gettin g u s ou t in to th e r eal wor l d pu r su in g ou r in ter ests an d passion s. Th er e's a l ot of tal k an d excitem en t ar ou n d th e h igh sch ool abou t th e tr ips (sor r y,Sen ior s!), bu t th e specific detail s abou t tr ips an d l ocation s ar e stil l top secr et. It's m ak in g ever yon e pr etty cu r iou s. W il l it l ive u p to th e h ype?

W el l , fear n ot, we've got you r cover ed with th e in side in fo. Th e Ak h bar staff did som e in vestigatin g an d cam e u p with th e goods on In spir e W eek . 2016 .

W e wer e given a sn eak peek of th e offer in gs an d we'

th in k it's goin g to be an am azin g week .

Th e catal ogu e com es ou t r igh t after Spr in g Br eak , bu t th er e ar e so m an y am azin g pl aces to ch oose fr om ! W e at th e Ak h bar h ave design ed th is qu iz to h el p you discover wh at you r per fect fit m igh t be for In spir e W eek . M aybe it's cl im bin g a m ou n tain , l ear n in g fir st aid in a ju n gl e, wor k in g with an en dan ger ed species, or ph otogr aph y in In dia. Th er e ar e so m an y possibil ities, bu t ju st on e ch oice! Tak e th is qu iz an d fin d ou t wh at wil l in spir e you !

QUIZ: What INSPIRES YOU? 1. W h at i s y ou r i d ea of a v acat i on ? a. Bu il din g som eth in g, h el pin g oth er s, givin g back

4. W h at i s y ou r i d eal p i ct u r e t o sen d h om e?

b. Tak in g pictu r es, l ear n in g abou t n ew cu l tu r es

a. H appy, sm il in g ch il dr en

c. Bol d l an dscapes, ju n gl es, m ou n tain s, ocean s!

b. A vibr an t m ar k et or city scen e

d. Doin g m y dr eam job

c. Th e view fr om th e top of a m ou n tain

e. Resear ch in g m y n ext step (col l ege, du h !)

d. M e h ol din g a gian t tr oph y

2. W h at 's y ou r l ev el of p h y si cal act i v i t y ?

e. A l ovel y col l ege cam pu s (wh ich I wil l h opefu l l y be atten din g n ext year.)

a. I don 't m in d P.E b. Th e m ovem en t of a pain tbr u sh c. I pl ay on e or two spor ts a year d. I'm l iter al l y r u n n in g r igh t n ow...to m y n ext cl u b m eetin g! e. OM G. Cir cl e th is for m e, pl ease?

5. Ar e y ou w i l l i n g t o sp en d a l i t t l e ex t r a? a. I don ?t m in d a bit extr a if it h el ps m e ser ve oth er s b. If I can expr ess m ysel f ar tistical l y c. YOLO! M on ey is n o obstacl e to exper ien ce! d. Be pr actical ! I wil l go wh er e it is econ om ical . e. I'm savin g for m y tu ition ...so n o.

3. I f y ou w er e t o p i ck a d r i n k w h at w ou l d y ou ch oose? a. Eth iopian Fair Tr ade Coffee b. Tea (En gl ish or Ch in ese) c. W ater or Gator ade d. I dr in k pu r e su ccess e. Red-bu l l

Campus L ife QUIz RESULTS If you picked...

M ost l y As: H ey th er e, h el pfu l on e! Seem s l ik e you 'r e r eady for a ser v i ce t r i p !

M ost l y Bs: You l ove ar t an d cu l tu r al exper ien ces. You 'r e r eady to soak it al l in on an ar t s & cu l t u r e t r i p .

M ost l y Cs: You r l ove of m oth er ear th an d al l h er cr eatu r es is str on g! Get r eady for an eco-ad v en t u r e t r i p !

M ost l y Ds: No tim e for "vacation " in you r wor l d. Th e fu tu r e waits for n o on e so gr ab you r i n t er n sh i p .

M ost l y Es: You 'r e a Ju n ior dr eam in g of col l ege or a r eal l y pr epar ed Fr esh m an . Get a taste of cam pu s l ife on a col l ege & u n i v er si t y t r i p .

Pr etty accu r ate, r igh t? Bel ow is a sn eak peak som e of th e am azin g exper ien ces you m igh t h ave!

Art & Culture in Paris

Learn Mandarin in China

Meet Elephants in Laos

Wander through Morocco

Visit Floating Villages

Paddle in Borneo

Leadership in Switzerland

Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Explore Vietnam

Dune Bash in Jordan

Build in Nepal

Medical Certification in Thailand

US & Canadian College Tour Marine Bio in Malaysia

Spanish in Costa Rica

Serve in Cambodia

Wildlife Conservation

Theater in London

Be Awestruck in Italy

Photography in India

Campus L ife Making your senior bucket l ist Sof ia Fazal '16 For a l ot of u s sen ior s, we h ave star ted r efl ectin g on ever yth in g th at m ade ou r tim e in h igh sch ool m em or abl e an d m aybe som e th in gs th at we wou l d l ik e to do with th e l ast cou pl e of m on th s of ou r h igh sch ool car eer s. I su r veyed som e sen ior s an d based on th eir r espon ses, I pu t togeth er th e top 5 th in gs on th eir bu ck et l ists.

1. Do som et h i n g y ou ?v e n ev er d on e bef or e.

Th er e h as to be som eth in g on you r h igh sch ool bu ck et l ist th at you h aven ?t don e yet . It cou l d be som eth in g su per sim pl e l ik e goin g to a season open er or watch in g th e sch ool pl ay.

2. Tel l y ou r f av or i t e t each er s h ow m u ch y ou ap p r eci at e t h em .

Ou r teach er s wor k r eal l y h ar d to h el p u s l ear n an d if an y of th em h ave m ade a big im pact on you r l ife, m ak e su r e you tel l th em th at!

3. Be su r e t o get ev er y on e t o si gn y ou r y ear book !

It m igh t seem su per l am e to do so n ow, bu t th ese m em or ies an d th ese peopl e ar e ver y im por tan t! You m igh t get som e m essages fr om peopl e you r eal l y didn ?t expect an d th is stu ff is su per br at to l ook back on .

4. M ak e am en d s.

After h igh sch ool , a l ot of th e r el ation sh ips an d social gr ou ps you h ave ten d to disappear. Later on in l ife, you m igh t r u n in to som eon e you h ated an d you m igh t ju st awk war dl y say h i to each oth er bu t I th in k it's r eal l y im por tan t to for give th ose wh o h u r t you an d apol ogize to th ose you h u r t so th at you can l eave h igh sch ool stu ff beh in d.

5. Go on a t r i p w i t h y ou r f r i en d s!

Pl an a week en d tr ip with you r fr ien ds so th at you can al l spen d tim e with each oth er befor e you par t ways for col l ege. Even if it's n ot to far away,ju st spen d som e tim e with th e peopl e th at m ade you r tim e in h igh sch ool su per fu n !

I h ope th at on e of th ese th in gs r eson ated with you an d if n ot, I en cou r age you to m ak e you r own bu ck et l ist.

Rem em ber to ch er ish th e l ast few m on th s we h ave l eft h er e an d m ak e som e n ew m em or ies!

Campus L ife Br ADEN gARRISON: MR. ASD OF 2016 Aahana Punj abi '19 W h at w er e y ou r t h ou gh t s on y ou r com p et i t i on ? Set h an d L u i z?

H ow d i d y ou get n om i n at ed ?

Th is year I actu al l y didn 't wan t to par ticipate in M r. ASD, it was m y good fr ien d Ar ya Sadigh ian wh o con vin ced m e. H e was al so on e of th e m an y peopl e wh o m ade H ow d i d y ou com e u p w i t h y ou r t al en t sk i t ?

M y or igin al sk it was ver y differ en t, H owever I h ad to ch an ge it becau se of th e fact th at it was too l on g. I was at Ar ya's h ou se an d we k ept bou n cin g ideas of each oth er u n til we fin al l y cam e u p with som eth in g

Seth an d Lu iz ar e both In cr edibl y tal en ted. In fact, far m or e tal en ted th an I'l l ever be. Both of th eir per for m an ces wer e absol u tel y m in d bl owin g. I h on estl y th ou gh t I was goin g to com e W h i ch of t h e ot h er p er f or m an ces st ood ou t t o y ou ? W h i ch d i d y ou r eal l y l i k e?

I l ik ed watch in g al l th e per for m an ces. I k n ow it sou n ds l ik e a copou t an swer bu t I'm bein g sin cer e. Th is year was pr obabl y th e m ost com petitive year in Di d y ou t ak e t h e p agean t ser i ou sl y or ju st ter m s of tal en t so al l of th e act's wer e ver y en ter tain in g. as a jok e?

Ar e you for r eal ? I'm a Ju n ior ,n oth in g is a jok e to u s. I m ean we h ave a r epu tation to u ph ol d as th e Rei gn i n g cl ass ch am pion s (You k n ow becau se W E wer e th e cl ass th at won l ast year... W h ich BY LITERAL DEFINITION m ak es u s th e "r eign in g ch am pion s"..) To be abl e to r epr esen t th em was som eth in g I took pr ide in an d I'm gl ad we as a cl ass pu l l ed off th e victor y for th e 2n d con secu tive year. # Re7gn # Bye # back 2back # Nadir th eon etr u ek in g # a6isa6n otag :)

W h at d i d y ou f i n d t o be t h e m ost d i f f i cu l t p ar t of t h e p agean t ?

ANDMOREFROM MR. ASD2015...Nadir

Th e speak in g par t was tou gh !

Khan

On a scal e of 1-10, h ow i n l ov e w i t h Br ad en ar e y ou ?

1,000,000,000,000!!!!! I LOVE BRADEN. Br aden is m y ever yth in g.

W h at ?s on e t h i n g y ou cou l d ?v e ch an ged abou t Br ad en ?s p er f or m an ce, i f t h er e i s an y t h i n g?

Th er e is absol u tel y n oth in g I wou l d've ch an ged abou t Br aden 's per for m an ce. It was per fect. H e is per fect.

Di d y ou v ot e f or Br ad en ?

OF COURSE I VOTED FOR BRADEN. I attem pted to m ak e su r e ever yon e el se did too.

W h at w as on e t h i n g y ou r eal l y l i k ed / ad m i r ed abou t h i s p er f or m an ce?

I l oved th e way h e star ted it!!!! H e per for m ed a l ittl e fu n n y sk it with Ar ya at th e begin n in g. I al so l oved th e sou n dtr ack !

W h at w er e y ou r t h ou gh t s on Br ad en ?s p er f or m an ce?

Br aden 's per for m an ce was ph en om en al . Br aden 's per for m an ce is th e sin gl e r ay of su n l igh t th at figh ts its way th r ou gh th e cl ou ds on a r ain y day. It is th e r ose th at per sists to gr ow in th e deser t. It is th e open in g of l igh t at th e en d of ever y dar k tu n n el . It is an in spir in g act of acr obatics th at I wil l r em em ber for ever. H ow does h e do it? Is it tr u e th at h e did h is fir st back fl ip at th e age of 2?! I h on estl y don 't k n ow.

Viewpoint s THEPROBLEM WITH PRESSURE: AP COURSES Zeena Shehadeh '17

in m in d th is is wh at th ey feel th ey ar e expected to tak e, n ot h ow m an y th ey ar e in ter ested in or wan t to tak e. If we on l y tak e th e am ou n t we ar e 'expected' to tak e, we ar e defeatin g th e pu r pose of ch oosin g cou r ses th at satisfy ou r in ter est an d in stead ch oosin g cou r ses th at on l y satisfy th e per ception of ou r sel f. AP?s n eed to stop bein g abou t fal l in g pr ey to pr essu r e, an d be abou t in ter est.

I?ve l ost tr ack of th e am ou n t of tim es I?ve h ear d, ?h ow m an y AP cl asses ar e you tak in g n ext year ??

As a cu r r en t AP stu den t, wh o is "on l y" tak in g two, I can con fiden tl y say th at m y AP cl asses ar e th e on es I wan t to in vest m ost of m y tim e in du e to m y gen u in e in ter est in th e topics. H owever ,for m an y it?s pr essu r e, n ot in ter est, th at dr ives th em towar ds AP cou r ses. Yet, AP cou r ses ar e n ot a m easu r e of in tel l igen ce, n ot a m easu r e of h ow h ar d you wor k , an d n ot a m easu r e of h ow good you ar e at a cer tain su bject. Th ey?r e sim pl y a m easu r e of you r in ter ests. Sadl y,th er e ar e n o easy ?5 steps? we can fol l ow to fin d ou t h ow m an y AP?s we sh ou l d tak e, bu t we can al ways fol l ow ou r in ter ests in stead of givin g in to pr essu r e an d com petition .

As M r. Con fer ,th e AP Lan gu age an d Com position teach er ,expl ain ed, ?it sh ou l d be abou t per son al in ter est an d ch al l en ge, n ot a pr escr iption .?

Un for tu n atel y,ou r per ception of AP cou r ses an d each oth er is fl awed. To u s, th ey ar e a deter m in an t of h ow r igor ou s ou r sch edu l e l ook s, h ow in tel l igen t we seem , or even wh ich u n iver sity we wil l get in to. M r.

Kettel l th e AP Econ om ics teach er al so seem s to, "fear th at too m an y stu den ts don 't tak e th at appr oach [th e appr oach of in ter est] du e to th e pr essu r e of 'su ccess'." Ou r per ception s can n ot con tin u e to str en gth en th e cycl e th at in th e en d on l y l eads to in cr eased pr essu r e.

Th e pr obl em with pr essu r e is n ot on l y th at it cr eates an u n h eal th y r el ation sh ip with AP cou r ses by viewin g ou r advan ced cou r ses as a bu r den r ath er th an an in ter est wor th pu r su in g, bu t al so cr eates an u n pr odu ctive h abit of ju dgin g on e an oth er.

In a su r vey I con du cted of 205 Soph om or es an d Ju n ior s, th e m ajor ity of th e stu den ts fel t th ey wer e expected to tak e between 4 an d 6 AP cou r ses in total . Now, bear

AP cou r ses seem to sn eak in to ou r con ver sation s an d som eh ow we en d u p ask in g each oth er h ow m an y AP?s we ar e tak in g an d th en eith er m ock each oth er for tak in g

?too l ittl e? or l ectu r e each oth er on h ow we ar e tak in g ?too m an y?. Th e su btl e pr essu r e th at is cr eated fr om th is in effective h abit does an d wil l affect stu den ts n egativel y. Al th ou gh n ot ever yon e wil l su ccu m b to th e pr essu r e, it is th er e an d it is toxic an d ju dgm en tal . Th e toxic pr essu r e cau ses stu den ts to tak e m or e AP cou r ses th an th ey can h an dl e, or feel em bar r assed by th e am ou n t th ey did decide to tak e. It h as com e to th e poin t wh er e stu den ts tak in g ?too l ittl e? feel th e n eed to ju stify th eir r eason s becau se th ey ar en ?t viewed as in tel l igen t or h ar dwor k in g, wh en in r eal ity th ey ar e ju st as h ar dwor k in g an d in tel l igen t as th e on e?s tak in g ?too m an y?.

Th e pr essu r e we u n con sciou sl y face ever y day su r r ou n din g th is topic m ay m otivate stu den ts to tak e m or e advan ced cl asses, bu t at th e en d of th e day th ey ar en ?t en joyin g th em , th ey ar e dr eadin g th em . Th e u n for tu n ate r eal ity is th at we, wh eth er we m ean to or n ot, com par e ou r sel ves to on e an oth er an d in tu r n str en gth en th e toxic pr essu r e. W e n eed to go back to wh en we ch ose ou r cou r ses based on con ten t, n ot per ception , an d wh en ou r in ter est based AP cl asses didn ?t cr eate ju dgm en t an d division . Th e on l y way for th is to h appen is if we col l ectivel y decide th at AP cou r ses ar e n ot a deter m in an t of wh o we ar e bu t a deter m in an t of ou r in ter ests. In m y view, it's th at sim pl e.

Viewpoint s Under st anding The Rol eof a Coach Chr is Yum'16 I often fin d th at th er e is a tr em en dou s am ou n t of r espect given to coach es by pl ayer s, an d vice ver sa in h igh sch ool l evel ath l etics. At th is stage, al l we wan t to do is h ave fu n com petin g an d th at?s th e pu r pose of su ch extr acu r r icu l ar spor ts in an y sch ool .

W e?r e wil l in g to set aside ou r egos an d do wh at th e team n eeds. H owever ,it can often be difficu l t to discer n th e r ol e of coach an d r ol e of pl ayer wh en it com es down to pl ayin g, especial l y in a gam e l ik e bask etbal l .

W h il e al l coach es h ave differ en t ph il osoph ies, th eir wor ds an d th eir action s ten d to em body two con cepts: pl ayer devel opm en t an d win n in g. In an attem pt to u n der stan d th e bal an ce between coach es an d pl ayer s, I in ter viewed ASD var sity boys?h ead coach , M r. Lam ber t, in or der to get h is in pu t on th e m atter an d to get h is opin ion s on th e separ ation of du ties between coach an d pl ayer.

Q: I n y ou r op i n i on , h ow m u ch r esp on si bi l i t y (or ev en bl am e) can y ou p u t on a coach ? On p l ay er s?

A: Coaches can be blam ed som etim es, for poor gam e-tim e decisions or lack of r elationships with player s, but m ost tim es issues ar ise when coaches' styles clash with player s' ability. I t needs to be a good fit for both coach and player s.

But at the end of the day it's up to the player s to get the job done. I always tell m y player s even if the coach as a bad plan, if we all follow the sam e plan we'll be alr ight. I n case the r elationship doesn't wor k between coach and player s in pr o spor ts, it's easier to get r id of a coach, than to tur n a r oster ar ound.

Q: I n y ou r op i n i on , h ow m u ch r esp on si bi l i t y (or ev en bl am e) can y ou p u t on a coach ? On p l ay er s?

A: The cr iter ia is sim ple: it's winning. W hen you lose, spectator s star t questioning the coaches' decisions, player s star t questioning the system , even if the system has pr oved to be successful. I t's all about winning,.W hat m akes a good coach is good player s. I coached som e gr eat player s, and they m ade m e look good m aking all their shots, and that was gr eat coaching, r ight? I coached som e bad player s that couldn't m ake a layup, so they m ade m e look bad and ever yone was questioning m y coaching. That is the per ception of the spectator s, unfor tunately.

So, th er e you h ave it. Th e bal an ce between coach an d pl ayer can be difficu l t to ach ieve, bu t is essen tial for a team to win . Yet, th e qu estion r em ain s as to wh eth er or n ot coach es wil l ever get fair ju dgm en t. be it h igh sch ool or th e pr ofession al l eagu es.

May I go t o t heBat hr oom? The Pivot al Power pl ay Danah ALkhamis '16 ?M ay I go to th e bath r oom ?? Th e dr eaded qu estion th at in var iabl y m ak es teach er ?s eyes r ol l . An on goin g battl e between stu den ts an d teach er s; th e r igh t to u se th e bath r oom . It is th e power pl ay am on g al l oth er power pl ays. W h il e th e th e an swer "n o" den ies m e m y basic h u m an n eeds, ask in g to go to th e bath r oom is a al so distr action an d cu ts off th e fl ow of l ear n in g in cl ass. H owever ,th er e com es a poin t wh en h igh sch ool er 's n eed to tak e con tr ol of th eir own l ear n in g, an d teach er s n eed to be abl e to in stil l th e tr u st of l ettin g th em l eave th e cl assr oom .

M an y teach er s ar gu e th at th e m ain r eason th ey h ave str ict bath r oom pol icies is to con tr ol th e occu r r en ce of k ids wh o u se th e bath r oom pass as a ch an ce to get ou t of cl ass. Som e teach er s feel th at we sh ou l d u se th e bath r oom on l y between cl asses. Th at ar gu m en t is n ot val id becau se even th ou gh th e stu den t m igh t h ave u sed th e bath r oom in passin g tim e th at does n ot m ean th at th e u r ge does n ot occu r du r in g cl ass tim e as wel l , especial l y if th ey k eep h ydr atin g. I u n der stan d th at teach er s n eed to k eep tr ack of th eir stu den ts at al l tim es or th er e is a l ack of tr u st in th eir stu den ts, bu t does th at give you th e r igh t to den y m e to in du l ge in a bodil y fu n ction or step ou tside for a secon d?

An oth er statem en t th at som e teach er s h ave m en tion ed is th at th ey get disappoin ted wh en th ey th in k stu den ts h ave an in tel l igen t qu estion bu t th en en d u p ask in g to u se th e r estr oom . Th e th in g is, you can ?t h ate a system th at you pu t in pl ace.

Th er e ar e m an y oth er option s th at can be adm in ister ed an d k eep con tr ol of th e cl assr oom . For exam pl e, you cou l d ju st h ave th e stu den ts l eave th e cl assr oom qu ietl y an d com e back qu ietl y,or m ak e a pass th at stu den ts can pick u p an d l eave th e cl assr oom with , or even h ave th e stu den t wr ite th eir n am e on th e wh iteboar d as th ey exit. Al l of th ese scen ar ios ar e cu r r en tl y active an d wor k in g in cer tain cl assr oom s. W ith th ese exam pl es th er e is r oom for abu se. Th er e wil l al ways be peopl e th at abu se th e system . Th e pr opor tion of peopl e th at abu se th e system is sign ifican tl y sm al l er th an th e peopl e wh o don ?t. Over al l , I don 't th in k we wan t ou r cl asses or ou r sch ool pol icies to be r u l ed by distr u st an d fear.

Al th ou gh , it seem s l ik e a sm al l th in g, ch an gin g bath r oom r u l es can be a h u ge step towar ds bu il din g m or e tr u st an d m atu r ity between teach er s an d stu den ts.

Viewpoint s Shoul d we hav e music in cl assr ooms?

Cl asses seem to be gettin g l on ger an d l on ger with

spr in g br eak appr oach in g. En er gy l evel s h ave been visibl y l ower du r in g cl asses an d peopl e h aven ?t been gettin g en ou gh sl eep to k eep u p with th e m ater ial . H ow can we tem por ar il y get ou r en er gy back ? Pl ayin g m u sic du r in g cl ass h el ps k eep th e en er gy in th e cl ass at a h igh l evel , cr eates a positive m ood in th e cl ass, cr eates a desir ed atm osph er e. Al on g with th ese effects, th er e ar e oth er sign ifican t ben efits. I, as wel l as exper ts an d teach er s, bel ieve th at m u sic in th e cl assr oom wou l d u l tim atel y h el p stu den ts l ear n an d wor k in a pr odu ctive way.

Sin ce pl ayin g m u sic du r in g cl ass h el ps k eep th e en er gy in th e cl ass at a cer tain l evel , th e teach er can con tr ol th e en er gy in cl ass, to an exten t, wh il e stu den ts ar e wor k in g.

Not on l y does th is m ain tain en er gy l evel s, bu t it al so cr eates a positive m ood in th e cl ass. Th r ou gh th is, stu den ts m ay actu al l y be m or e m otivated to wor k r ath er th an pr ocr astin ate du r in g wor k in g tim es.

I ask ed M r. Kettel l an d M s. Soh n h ow th ey fel t abou t h avin g m u sic in th e cl assr oom . M r. Kettel l bel ieves th at ?m u sic can pl ay a r ol e in cr eatin g a positive atm osph er e,? h owever ,h e says th at it ?m u st be appl ied cor r ectl y.? In fact, M r. Kettel l u ses m u sic to star t h is l esson , wh ich I h ave exper ien ced fir sth an d. Th e m u sic

Basel Fayoumi, '16

at th e begin n in g of cl ass r el ates to th e n ew topic an d cr eates an en er gy th at in spir es u s to l ear n abou t it. As for im pl em en tin g m u sic in to cl assr oom s, M r. Kettel l says ?Exposin g teach er s to th e best pr actices in in cor por atin g m u sic wou l d be th e fir st step,? wh ich m ean s th at teach er s wou l d n eed to l ear n h ow to u se m u sic effectivel y an d to th e cl asses?ben efit.

M s. Soh n agr ees an d says ?If m u sic is abl e to com pl em en t or en h an ce a l esson in som e way,th en it can be an effective tool for l ear n in g.? In addition , sh e bel ieves th at ?m u sic can be especial l y effective for differ en t l ear n er s (i.e. au ditor y,k in aesth etic).?

Al th ou gh it cou l d be ar gu ed th at m u sic in th e cl assr oom wou l d pose as a distr action for stu den ts, th e over al l effect of h avin g m u sic wh il e wor k in g or l ear n in g wil l pr ove to be ben eficial . Th is is wh er e th e pr oper im pl em en tation an d th e r igh t k in d of m u sic com es in to pl ace. Th e m u sic th at is pl ayed sh ou l d be cal m en ou gh to be back gr ou n d m u sic bu t at th e sam e tim e n oticeabl e en ou gh to cr eate a positive en er gy. I th in k th e ben efit m u sic wou l d vastl y ou tweigh th e r isk s becau se of th e positivity an d en er gy th at is pr odu ced, an d th e desir ed atm osph er e.

Qu est i on f r om a t each er p er sp ect i v e: Joh n s H opk in s Un iver sity con du cted r esear ch an d fou n d th at m u sic in th e cl assr oom s h el ps m ain tain en er gy l evel s, cr eates a desir ed atm osph er e, an d establ ish es a positive l ear n in g state. Do you th in k m u sic in th e cl assr oom wou l d be an effective tool for l ear n in g?

M r . K : I feel that m usic can play a r ole in cr eating a positive atm ospher e, but it m ust be applied cor r ectly. I use it to star t m y lessons, but I often am hesitant to use it dur ing class because it can easily becom e a distr action. Ultim ately, it depends on the m usic, the classr oom envir onm ent, and the lear ning activity.

M s. S :I f m usic is able to com plem ent or enhance a lesson in som e way, then it can be an effective tool for lear ning. M or e than anything however , I believe that m usic can be especially effective for differ ent lear ner s (i.e. auditor y, kinĂŚsthetic) , aiding in concentr ation or m otivation in var ious activities.

The r ight kind of m usic has the ability to cr eate and m aintain an uplifting envir onm ent in which spir its ar e livened, in a way that m ight put students in a m or e inspir ed m ood to engage in lear ning.

Viewpoint s UN: A Fail ing Or ganizat ion Al ex Kush 19' Th e U.N., despite its am bitiou s, ben eficial goal s an d in itial pr aises, is l ik e m an y oth er or gan ization s: fail in g an d n ot fit for th e gl obal ized wor l d. Th e Secu r ity Cou n cil , H u m an Righ ts Cou n cil an d th e peacek eepin g m ission s, depr ive an d cor r u pt th e UN fr om its vital fu n ction s Let's view a few r ecen t m ajor con fl icts: Th e Yu gosl avian W ar , Sr i Lan k an civil war ,Rise of ISIS, th e Syr ian , Libyan an d Uk r ain ian Civil W ar ,th e su r ge of r efu gees in to Eu r ope. Th ese viol en t dispu tes sh owcase th e u tter fail u r e of al l in ter n ation al or gan ization s an d accor ds pu t post-W or l d W ar II. Du r in g th e 70th UN Gen er al assem bl y al l 193 l eader s cam e togeth er to ?discu ss an d sol ve? cu r r en t wor l d issu es. In r eal ity l ittl e was accom pl ish ed th an th r owin g viciou s bom bast at each oth er.

In stead of focu sin g an d r esol vin g th e issu es, wor l d l eader s u sed th e Gen er al Assem bl y as an even t wh er e th ey can accu se an d bl am e oth er l eader s for th e con fl icts.

appoin ted Sau di Ar abia to l ead on e of th e m ost im por tan t division s. A cou n tr y with ar gu abl y th e wor st h u m an an d civil r igh ts r ecor d in th e wor l d wh ich viol ates m ost of th e Un iver sal Decl ar ation of H u m an Righ ts doctr in e. Th is appoin tm en t r eceived a l ot of cr iticism fr om th e west an d som e even n ow qu estion th e l egitim acy of th e UN H u m an Righ ts cou n cil an d th e UN as a wh ol e. Th is appoin tm en t al so m ask s m an y viol ation s th at th e H ou se of Sau di com m itted in its n ation .

An oth er pr obl em with th e H RC is th at it ph ysical l y can n ot en for ce a decision , advice or l aw. Th e opposin g r egim e or gr ou p can disobey th eir or der ,br eak th e l aws an d absol u tel y n oth in g wil l be don e in r espon se fr om th e UN du e to th e fact th at it does n ot actu al l y h ave an in depen den t ?UN ar m y?. Th is h as been witn essed r ecen tl y with Ju l ian Assan ge's appeal to th e UN th at th e UK gover n m en t is depr ivin g h im of basic h u m an r igh ts. Th e H u m an Righ ts cou n cil in r espon se su ppor ted Assan ge's accu sation or der in g th e Tor y gover n m en t ?to com pen sate h im an d l et h im wal k fr ee?. Th e gover n m en t sn u bbed th e or der an d stated th at ?we wil l en for ce th e extr adition agr eem en t?.

Secur it y Council Un der th e U.N. Ch ar ter ,th e fu n ction s an d power s of th e Secu r ity Cou n cil ar e to m ain tain in ter n ation al peace an d secu r ity with th e u se of th e pr in cipl es an d pu r poses of th e U.N.; to in vestigate an y dispu te or situ ation wh ich m igh t l ead to an in ter n ation al con fl ict.

I r egar d th e Secu r ity Cou n cil , th e m ost im por tan t an d power fu l cou n cil in th e UN, as an oth er fail ed br an ch of th is or gan isation .

It can pass r esol u tion s wh ich con cer n wor l d peace an d stabil ity an d al so decides wh at m ak es su bstan tive r esol u tion . Th e cou n cil can r esor t to im posin g san ction s or even au th or ize th e u se of for ce to m ain tain or r estor e in ter n ation al peace an d secu r ity. H owever ,th e veto power it h as h as been viciou sl y abu sed by th e cou n tr ies defen din g on l y th eir n ation al in ter ests an d sel dom for th e sak e of oth er s. Cou n tr ies wou l d veto r esol u tion s th at do n ot satisfy th em . San ction s on Isr ael for settl in g in th e W est ban k , Ru ssia for in vadin g Uk r ain e, DPRK for its H u m an r igh ts abu ses al on g with th e r ecogn ition of th e state of Pal estin e, an d th e weapon em bar go on Sau di Ar abia h ave n ot been passed du e to on e of th ese five m em ber s vetoin g th e r esol u tion . In addition , Ch in a, h istor ical l y al l ied with th e DPRK, vetoed san ction s again st th e n ation . M ean wh il e, san ction s an d con dem n ation of Isr ael i W est Ban k h ave been vetoed m ostl y by th e Obam a Adm in istr ation an d UK, defen din g th eir cl ose r el ation sh ip with Isr ael .

Fu r th er m or e, th e Secu r ity Cou n cil fail s to r ecogn ize th e sh ift in wor l d power s. Cou n tr ies su ch as In dia an d Br azil deser ve a per m eabl e seat in th e cou n cil .

Recen tl y,th e Cou n cil m ade l ittl e to n o pr ogr ess in th e Syr ian con fl ict an d a su ccession of a Special Repr esen tatives for Syr ia h as ach ieved absol u tel y n oth in g. Ul tim atel y,th e Secu r ity Cou n cil , th e m ost power fu l par t of th e UN, is a cou n cil in wh ich cou n tr ies act n ot for wor l d peace an d stabil ity bu t r ath er for th eir n ation ?s in ter ests. Th is str u ctu r e an d beh aviou r of th e Cou n cil n ot on l y attr acts ser iou s cr iticism bu t destr oys th e objective an d efficien cy of th e UN.

Human Right s Council I bel ieve th at th e UN H u m an Righ ts Cou n cil (H RC), despite ach ievin g sever al in depen den t su ccesses ar ou n d th e gl obe, fail s to ach ieve an d pr om ote h u m an r igh ts in m an y cou n tr ies, especial l y th ose of wom en in war -tor n cou n tr ies. It r ecen tl y

Peacekeeping Missions Th e UN Peacek eepin g Oper ation is an oth er im por tan t br an ch of th e UN h as h as been cr iticised sin ce fir st depl oym en t h owever ser iou s accu sation s an d cr iticism cam e especial l y in th e r ecen t aggr essive year s. Th e UN tr oops wer e r ecen tl y accu sed of wom en an d ch il d sexu al abu se with h u n dr eds of cases bein g r epor ted by l ocal s wer e th ese for ces oper ate. In 2015 a h igh com m ision UN r epor t in ter viewed 300 H aitian wom en , 100 of th em wh o wer e m in or s wer e for ced to h ave sex with th e sol dier for exch an ge for m ater ial aid. Th er e wer e al so sever al cases of r ape an d sexu al abu se in Con go, Cen tr al Afr ican Repu bl ic an d M al i. Th is week a fr esh of n ew peacek eepin g accu sation s h ave been r eveal ed in vol vin g ten you n g gir l s wh o wer e for ced to h ave sex. M an y l ocal s in th e Cen tr al Afr ican Repu bl ic cr y ou t th at ?It is m or e safe with ou t th e for eign sol dier s h er e wh o in tim idate an d abu se th eir power with u s?. Th e m ission of th e Peacek eepin g oper ation s is to m ain tain peace an d secu r ity in con fl ict zon es bu t th at h ave fu n dam en tal l y fail ed to be ach ieved as th e UN Peacek eeper s in tr odu ce a n ew th r eat of au th or itar ian ism an d sexu al abu se. Th e UN th em sel ves do n ot pu bl icize m ost of th ese r epor ts as th ey do n ot wan t scan dal s an d a n egative in ter n ation al r epu tation . Accor din g to th e Gu ar dian , r ecen tl y,a sen ior UN aid wor k er h as been su spen ded for r eveal in g an in ter n al sex abu se r epor t to th e Fr en ch au th or ities.

Th e case stated th at th e aid wor k er passed th e discl osed docu m en t becau se of th e UN?s fail u r e an d l ack of in vol vem en t to deal with th e sexu al expl oitation s com m itted by th e tr oops.

Th e Secu r ity Cou n cil , H u m an Righ ts Cou n cil an d th e UN Peacek eepin g oper ation s ar e th e cor e of th e UN an d th eir m ission s ar e to m ain tain in ter n ation al peace an d secu r ity an d to in vestigate an y dispu te or situ ation wh ich m igh t l ead to an in ter n ation al con fl ict. Th e UN h as u l tim atel y fail ed to ach ieve th is essen tial goal an d is a feebl e an d spin el ess or gan ization .

M an y wor l d l eader s h ave spok en ou t again st th e UN su ch as Kofi An n an , th e pr eviou s Secr etar y Gen er al of th e UN. Over al l despite th e positive factor s an d r espon ses of th e UN, th e or gan ization m u st h ave l ar ge an d effective r efor m s in its m ost cr u cial agen cies to m ain tain its r epu tabil ity an d fu n ction .

Art s Str eet Nigh ts h as won th e 2015 Best Ar ts an d Cu l tu r al Even t awar d. Ever yth in g fr om food to ar t to m u sic h as been featu r ed in JBR an d after atten din g th ese even ts, it?s cl ear th e awar d was wel l deser ved. Col l ectivel y th e peopl e of Du bai r epr esen t so m an y cu l tu r es an d m an y of th em ar e wel l r epr esen ted th r ou gh th e sites, sou n ds, an d tastes of th is n eat even t. Read th e featu r ed even ts in th is ar ticl e to fin d ou t m or e abou t wh at you m ay h ave m issed!

Kal ey Gar v ey, '16

FOOD Du bai is k n own for its beach es an d its food. So wh at is m or e appr opr iate th an a m in i beach -side food festival to accom pan y spr in g ever y year ? Th is year it r an fr om Febr u ar y 25th u n til M ar ch 12th at JBR an d Kite Beach . W e wen t to JBR an d took a few of th ese food tr u ck s for a test dr ive.

Fr om Pizza par l or s to cafes, JBR h ad it al l on wh eel s.

Restau r an ts l ik e Sh ak e Sh ack an d Red Tom ato wer e a top h it, as th ese wer e th e l on gest l in es th er e. Bu t defin itel y wor th wait. Th er e was even a h om e m ade Ar abic food stan d th at br ou gh t th is W ester n ized cu l tu r e back to it?s r oots. An d wh at better way to en joy good food th an accom pan ied by good peopl e. Fam il y an d fr ien ds gath er ed in th e cen ter of al l th e ?on -th e-go? r estau r an ts an d en joyed a su n n y picn ic by th e beach togeth er.

Don ?t fr et if you didn ?t m ak e it th is year ,you can stil l be su r e to visit th ese r estau r an ts at th eir m or e per m an en t l ocation s.

En joy th e food th er e or tak e it to th e beach an d h ave you r own food festival wh il e bask in g in th e su n . W ith gr eat weath er an d del iciou s food, Du bai food festival is defin itel y an even t to m ar k down in you r cal en dar s for n ext tim e.

Art s Du bai h as br ou gh t a bu n ch of ar tists in to m ak e th e wal k th r ou gh JBR even m or e en joyabl e th an it al r eady is. W ith m or e th an 20 year s of pr actice, on e par ticu l ar ar tist h as stood ou t fr om th e r est. Star tin g as a teen ger ,Sya h as been an active gr affiti wr iter wh o m ostl y pr actices in Lon don . H is wor k is k n own m ostl y for it?s u n iqu e styl e: ?ol d-sch ool easil y r eadabl e l ar ge l azy br igh tl y col ou r ed l etter s.? Sya h as h ad a n u m ber of com m ission jobs h er e in th e M iddl e East. Be su r e to ch eck ou t h is wor k featu r ed on Th e W al k .

Ar t s Ar tist: Sya

Sever al oth er ar tist h ave visited Th e W al k an d cr eated pain tin gs in fr on t of an au dien ce. Th ese pain tin gs ar e fu n an d in ter active for ever yon e wh o wal k s by. Th e goal for th e ar tist was to cr eate a 3D im age. Th is way wh en ph otos wou l d be tak en , th e back gr ou n d wou l d com e to l ife. In m an y of th ese pain tin gs peopl e can stan d in a design ated l ocation an d appear total l y tr an spor ted. Use th e h ash tag # DUBAIART to see for you r sel f. Th is is defin itel y som e ar t wor th ch eck in g ou t!

Art s Ar t s- Cur sions: Ar t Dest inat ions f or Spr ing Br eak M et r op ol i t an M u seu m of Ar t ? N ew Yor k , N ew Yor k Bein g th e l ar gest ar t m u seu m in al l of th e States an d on e of th e m ost visited in th e wor l d, Th e M et featu r es over two m il l ion pieces of wor k divided in to seven teen depar tm en ts in cl u din g Eu r opean Ar t an d M edieval Pain tin gs. Th e M etr opol itan M u seu m of Ar t is a m u st-see for an yon e visitin g New Yor k .

Th e L ou v r e ? Par i s, Fr an ce

W e h ope you h ave a r el axin g, en joyabl e br eak an d h ave fu n on you r ar ts-cu r sion s!

Ashl ey t hompson '17

Fam ou s for pieces su ch as Leon ar do da Vin ci?s M on a Lisa an d th e Ven u s de M il o, Th e Lou vr e M u seu m is on e of th e wor l d?s l ar gest m u seu m s as wel l as a h istor ic m on u m en t in Par is. Th is cen tr al l an dm ar k is h om e to n ear l y 35,000 objects of tim e per iods fr om pr eh istor y al l th e way to th e 21st cen tu r y.

Th e Si st i n e Ch ap el ?

Vat i can Ci t y Vatican City is k n own for h avin g on e of th e m ost fam ou s ar t destin ation s in th e wor l d: Th e Sistin e Ch apel .

Design ed by Baccio Pon tel l i an d h om e to m an y icon ic fr escos in cl u din g San dr o Botticel l i, Dom en ico Gh ir l an daio, an d th e Last Ju dgem en t by M ich el an gel o, th is ou tstan din g ch apel is on e gian t wor k of ar t.

Spr in g Br eak is qu ick l y appr oach in g an d with so m an y pl aces to visit, wh y n ot tak e a tr ip to adm ir e som e of th e m ost wel l -k n own an d am azin g ar t in th e wor l d? Fr om th e M on a Lisa in Par is, Fr an ce to th e icon ic M et in New Yor k City,ar t is ever ywh er e!

Th e Gu ggen h ei m Bi l bao ? Bi l bao, Sp ai n Th e Gu ggen h eim Bil bao is a m u seu m of m oder n an d con tem por ar y ar t an d h as m ade itsel f k n own as a wor l d-cl ass ar t destin ation .

Establ ish ed in 1997, Fr an k Geh r y?s Gu ggen h eim M u seu m Bil bao featu r es wor k s by Span ish an d in ter n ation al ar tists an d is on e of th e l ar gest m u seu m s in Spain . It h as ch an ged th e way peopl e th in k abou t m u seu m s an d con tin u es to m ak e con n ection s between ar t, ar ch itectu r e, an d col l ection .

STUDENTMUSICIANPROFILE: LAURABIANCHI '16 Lau r a Bian ch i is on e of th e twel fth gr ade stu den ts wh o par ticipated in th e AM IS festival in Lu xem bou r g th is year. Sh e is an accom pl ish ed sin ger wh o h as con sisten tl y been a par t of year l y m u sical pr odu ction s an d is al so a par t of th e H on or Ch oir at ASD. H ow d i d y ou f i r st becom e i n t er est ed i n si n gi n g? M y fath er is a m u sician . I al ways l oved to watch h im pl ay gu itar an d sin g an d I wan ted to be ju st l ik e h im . I did m y fir st sol o per for m an ce in fr on t of a l ar ge au dien ce du r in g K1, so I gu ess you cou l d say it's ju st in m y bl ood.

W h at d o y ou en joy m ost abou t bei n g a si n ger ? I r eal l y l ove th at sin gin g gives m e an oppor tu n ity to expr ess m y feel in gs. If I'm ever r eal l y,r eal l y h appy or an gr y or sad th er e is al ways a son g th at can expl ain h ow I'm feel in g. Bu t if th er e isn 't, th en I can ju st wr ite on e.

W h at i s on e of t h e ch al l en ges y ou f ace as a si n ger ? A l ot of peopl e th in k th at bein g a sin ger doesn 't r equ ir e m u ch wor k , bu t in r eal ity, M u sic Th eor y was on e of th e h ar dest cl asses I h ave ever tak en . M u sic r equ ir es an am azin g am ou n t of dedication an d discipl in e, bu t th at's wh y I l ove it so m u ch .

H ow w as y ou r ex p er i en ce at AM I S i n L u x em bou r g t h i s y ear ? AM IS th is year was on e of th e m ost am azin g exper ien ces of m y l ife. It was a per fect en din g to m y AM IS car eer. Am azin g stu den ts, dir ector s an d com poser s cam e togeth er to do wh at we l ove m ost. # AM IS2016!

EMAANUPPAL'16

Yes m y f r i en d s: i t ?s sp r i n g br eak . Th e sw eet ben ch m ar k bet w een Ch r i st m as joy an d su m m er f r eed om ; si x t een gl or i ou s d ay s of beach l ou n gi n g, ai r p or t w an d er i n g an d cat ch i n g u p on t h e h ou r s of sl eep w e m i ssed d u e t o Eu r o t est s an d an al y t i cal essay s (l ook i n ?at y ou M r . Con f er ). Bu t w h at i s sp r i n g br eak w i t h ou t som e t u n es t o set t h e m ood ?

Don ?t w or r y , w e?v e got a k i l l er p l ay l i st t h at ?l l k eep y ou gr oov i n ? n o m at t er w h er e y ou r ad v en t u r es t ak e y ou ? al l sp r i n g br eak l on g.

Paige Ar dil l '17 Al t ad or e - Bar Ligh ts Ar cad e Fi r e - Th e Su bu r bs Bah am as - I Got You Babe Ben H ow ar d - Pr om ise

Al abam a Sh ak es - H ol d On / Goin ' To Th e Par ty

M agi c M an - Par is

Beck - Bl u e M oon / Ram on a Ci t y An d Col ou r - Th e Gir l Best Coast - W h en Th e Su n Don 't Sh in e Col d W ar K i d s - M ir acl e M il e

Bl ood Or an ge - Ch am ak ay

Bl ood Or an ge - Ch am ak ay

Th e Bl ack K ey s - Never Gon n a Give You Up

Fl u m e - H ol din On

Ch et Fak er - I'm In to You Cage Th e El ep h an t - Com e a Littl e Cl oser Ch er r y Gl azer r - W h ites Not M y Col or Th is Even in g Th e Sh i v er s - Roses Cocon u t Recor d s - Nigh ttim in g Dead M an 's Bon es - Pa Pa Power

Del t a Sp i r i t - Cal ifor n ia

Good by e H on ol u l u - Bu m M e Ou t

Deep Sea Ar cad e - See No Righ t Gl ass An i m al s - Gooey

Fr an k Ocean - W h ite

H ear t l ess Bast ar d s - In to Th e Ligh t

Th e H eav y - Big Bad W ol f

I v an & Al y osh a - Easy To Love

Por t u gal . Th e M an - M oder n Jesu s Jai Pau l - BTSTU / Jasm in e M et r i c - Bl ack Sh eep

Jack W h i t e - Lazar etto

Jam es Bl ak e - Retr ogr ade Jet t y - Aval an ch e

Joy Di v i si on - Disor der

K an y e W est - Bl ood On Th e Leaves

K ool A.D. - Du m Diar y

M azzy St ar - Fade In to You

K en d r i ck L am ar - Back seat Fr eestyl e Dav i d Bow i e - H er oes Th e K ook s - Ooh La / Na誰ve M i i k e Sn ow - Pl astic Ju n gl e M ot op on y - W ait For M e

M GM T - El ectr ic Feel M od est M ou se - Fl oat On

Th e Sh i n s - 40 M ar k Str asse

Th e N ei gh bou r h ood - Baby Cam e H om e 2 / Val en tin es Th e M ol d y Peach es - An yon e El se Bu t You Th e St r ok es - Bar el y Legal

Sk y Fer r ei r a - Red Lips

Tr oy e Si v an - TOO GOOD

Vam p i r e W eek en d - H or ch ata / Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Tw en t y On e Pi l ot s - Ode To Sl eep Th e 1975 - Ugh

Top s - W ay To Be Loved

N eu t r al M i l k H ot el - In Th e Aer opl an e Over Th e Sea

Th e Fl y i n g Bu r r i t o Br ot h er s - To Ram on a

Paol o N u t i n i - Can dy

Rober t DeL on g - Lon g W ay Down Rad i at or H osp i t al - Fir ewor k s

Dan Cr ol l - Fr om Nowh er e K h ai - Do You Go Up I m a Robot Gr een back Boogie

Vel v et Un d er gr ou n d - Fem m e Fatal e Dex y 's M i d n i gh t Ru n n er s - Com e on Eil een

L ife St yle 6 Under r at ed Tr av el Dest inat ions

Sar a Tr ogen '18

Du bai i s a ci t y t h at con si st s of p eop l e w h o l ov e t o t r av el . Peop l e of t en t r av el t o l ot s of ex ot i c l ocat i on s, h ow ev er , t h ese l ocat i on s ar e al m ost al w ay s t h e sam e.

W h et h er i t ?s Par i s, L on d on , t h e M al d i v es, Th ai l an d , et c. Th er e ar e 196 cou n t r i es w i t h so m an y ci t i es an d i sl an d s t o ex p l or e. H er e i s a l i st of som e of t h e m ost u n d er r at ed an d ex qu i si t e l ocat i on s al l ar ou n d t h e w or l d .

M ozam bi qu e A cou n tr y on th e east coast of Afr ica with pl en ty of wil dl ife, wh ite beach es an d cl ear water s with a n u m ber of l u xu r iou s pl aces to stay.

M ozam biqu e won ?t disappoin t you , th e weath er an d fr ien dl y l ocal s wil l al l ow you to h ave a pl easan t stay in th is beau tifu l Afr ican cou n tr y.

I cel an d No m atter wh er e you go in Icel an d it's on e of th e m ost beau tifu l an d u n iqu e cou n tr ies in th e wor l d. Th er e ar e so m an y th in gs to do an d see, wh eth er it's vol can oes or water fal l s an d br eath tak in g views. W h il e you 'r e th er e, tak e a dip in th e n atu r al bl u e l agoon .

Scan d i n av i a Al th ou gh n ot a cou n tr y,Scan din avia wh ich is m ade u p of Den m ar k , Nor way an d Sweden ar e som e of th e m ost u n der r ated tr avel destin ation s. Not on l y ar e th ey al l safe, cl ean , fr ien dl y an d h appy,th e cou n tr ies ar e easy to n avigate th r ou gh an d ever ybody speak s per fect En gl ish . Th e th r ee cou n tr ies h ave beau tifu l ar ch itectu r e with vibr an t col or s, especial l y in Copen h agen , Stock h ol m an d Osl o. Al l cou n tr ies h ave beau tifu l l an dscapes an d pl en ty of wil der n ess.

Por t u gal Por tu gal isn 't on l y ideal becau se it's in expen sive bu t th e cou n tr y is beau tifu l an d in cr edibl y diver se. You can en joy th e city an d visit al l th e beau tifu l pl aces or ju st k ick back an d r el ax in on e of th e m agn ificen t beach town s.

Col om bi a Th e cou n tr y is fil l ed with am azin g cu l tu r e, ar t an d a su r r eal n igh tl ife. Th e cou n tr y offer s som e of th e m ost beau tifu l beach es with per fect weath er year r ou n d. Th e l ocal s ar e al ways fr ien dl y an d you wil l be su r r ou n ded by an en vir on m en t fil l ed with good food, m u sic an d dan ce.

Can ad a Can ada isn 't th e top ch oice for h ol idays, despite th e ch il l y weath er , you r cam er a r ol l is gu ar an teed to be fil l ed with m esm er izin g sh ots of th e n atu r al l an dscapes an d wil der n ess. Th e cou n tr y doesn ?t l ack cu l tu r e eith er ,with l ots of vibr an t cities with a l ot to offer to al m ost an yon e.

L ife St yle ThePr omDr ess St r uggl e Chl oeSt one'17

Two m on th s. W e h ave two m on th s to fin d a pr om dr ess an d tr u st m e, I?ve al r eady star ted l ook in g. Fin din g th e per fect pr om dr ess can be a r eal str u ggl e.

You h ave to con sider col or , pr ice, l on g, sh or t, pl ain , spar k l y,r u ffl es, sl eeves or sl eevel ess, an d som eth in g th at m ak es you feel beau tifu l for a n igh t th at you sh ou l d n ever for get.

H er e ar e th e r esu l ts fr om a qu ick pol l ask in g fem al es fr om Sen ior an d Ju n ior year abou t th eir pr om dr ess.

W h at i s y ou r m en t al st at e r i gh t n ow d u r i n g t h i s p r ocess of f i n d i n g a d r ess?

-Fin e, al r eady h ave m in e 40%

W h at i s t h e m ost i m p or t an t f act or f or p i ck i n g a d r ess?

-"Pr ice"

-Cool as a cu cu m ber 10%

-"M ak e su r e th e col or fits you r per son al ity an d you as a per son . :)"

-I don 't r eal l y car e 30%

-"Com for t!"

-STRESSED!! EVERYONE H AS A DRESS AND I DON'T *RIP* 20%

-"It h as to m ak e m e l ook FINE!!!"

W h en d i d y ou st ar t l ook i n g f or d r esses?

-Last m on th 30% -Th is week 30% -W h en ever yon e star ted postin g th eir dr ess 30% -H aven 't star ted 10% Ar e y ou get t i n g y ou r d r ess i n t h e UAE or som ew h er e el se?

-UAE 50%

-"h m m .. pr obabl y pr ice. i ain 't abou t to spen d n o am ou n t of m on ey on a dr ess I'm pr obabl y goin g to on l y wear on ce."

-"SOM ETH ING I CAN DANCE IN!!!"

H ow m u ch d o y ou p l an on sp en d i n g?

-50 Dir h am s - 300 Dir h am s 44.4% -400 Dir h am s - 900 Dir h am s 11.1% -1,000 Dir h am s - 1,500 Dir h am s 3.3% -1,500 an d m or e 0% -Oth er 11.1%

-Som ewh er e el se 50% Ju st a gen tl e r em in der th at pr om is on M ay 13th . Give you r sel f en ou gh tim e to fin d you r dr ess an d don ?t str ess.

L ife St yle Spr ing Cl eaning f or your Body & Mind Leen a Jam al '19 W in ter h as passed an d n ow we m u st deal with th e r etu r n of th e l ife-sappin g h eat of ?spr in g? weath er. Besides deal in g with th e sadn ess th at com es wh en you th in k of th e bl azin g su n r etu r n in g, you m ay star t to won der wh at th e n ew season wil l br in g. H ave you ever th ou gh t abou t, r ath er th an spr in g cl ean in g you r h ou se, h ow abou t cl ean in g you r body? Detoxifyin g is ju st as im por tan t as h ot cocoa is in th e win ter. Tim e h as passed wh er e you h ave fu l fil l ed you r body with th e sweetn ess it n eeds. I?m n ot advisin g an yth in g too difficu l t (pu t down th at Su bway cook ie), bu t a sim pl e tr ip down to th e su per m ar k et an d cl ean in g u p of you r diet wil l h el p you star t a differ en t k in d of spr in g cl ean in g of you r own .

Foods t o Avoid:

Easy- t o- digest Foods

Su gar : Fir st step to cl ean in g ou t you r diet, is cu ttin g ou t al l r efin ed sweeten er s. Too m u ch sweet foods can h igh er th e r isk of h ear t disease, an d diabetes. Natu r al su gar s su ch as fr u its, vegetabl es, dair y,an d u n sweeten ed dr ied fr u it do n ot cou n t as added su gar s.

Gr een s: Spin ach an d k al e ar e on l y a sm al l por tion of th e gr een s th at aid in digestion an d cl ean sin g. Pr efer abl y eatin g th em cook ed, or in sm ooth ies in abu n dan ce. LA l ifestyl e.

Caffein e: Give you r body a coffee br eak , it'sgivin g you a fal se boost in en er gy wh en you r body is in n eed of r est.

Switch in g ou t you r m or n in g coffee for som e tea, (especial l y gr een tea) wil l pr ovide you with th e sam e al er tn ess an d at th e sam e tim e, cl ean se you r body.

Dair y: A popu l ar al l er gen , specifical l y in pasteu r ized for m . Tr y cu ttin g it ou t of you r diet for a wh il e, th en br in g it back in sm al l er por tion s an d l ess al l er gen ic sh apes: fer m en ted, r aw an d fu l l fat. Switch it ou t for qu ick su bstitu tes su ch as cocon u t an d al m on d m il k .

Gl u ten : A popu l ar pr otein fou n d in r ye, wh eat, an d bar l ey is k n own to cau se digestion deficien cies. It?s goin g to be h ar d, bu t th at pizza can wait.

Nu ts, Bean s, Gr ain s: H ar d-to-digest an d fair l y h eavy foods, wh en you ar e specifical l y tr yin g to get you r m etabol ism goin g m igh t n ot be th e best star t.

Vegetabl es: Peas, aspar agu s, l ettu ce, an d spr in g on ion s.

Cocon u t Oil / M il k : A h eal th ier r epl acem en t th an dair y an d u n n ecessar y fats, u se th em in sm ooth ies or sou ps for added fl avor an d en er gy.

Seafood: On e of th e m ost n u tr ien t-den se foods avail abl e, add ju st a bit to you r cl ean sin g gr een s. M m m m h m su sh i.

Low-Su gar Fr u its: Gr apefr u its, l em on s, ber r ies, papayas, an d m el on ar e am on g th e fr u its th at fal l u n der th is categor y.

Raw foods: After a win ter of h ot cook ed foods, you r body m ay be in n eed of som e fr esh er -tastin g foods. Toppin g you r sn ack s an d m eal s with som e r aw vegetabl es is an easy way to get you r spr in g cl ean in g goin g.

Dr in k -u p: Dr in k water ,an aver age per son sh ou l d be dr in k in g u p to 8 cu ps of water a day. It?s on e of th e top foods th at aid in digestion an d gets you r m etabol ism goin g. If you don ?t l ik e th e taste of pl ain n ess, tr y in fu sin g you r water with som e l em on , m in t, gin ger , or ber r ies.

Det ox Recipes: Bak ed Sweet Potato with Gr een s: -

2 pr ick ed/ bak ed sweet potatoes 1 tbsp ol ive oil 1 sl iced on ion Sal t 1 sl iced avocado Cayen n e Lem on

Detox Sm ooth ie: -

1 cu p fr ozen ber r ies 1 cu p spin ach or k al e ½ cu p fr ozen ban an as 1 cu p fr u it ju ice (an y ju ice you l ik e)

Detox W ater : -

1 l ar ge pitch er of water Raspber r ies Sl iced cu cu m ber s Fr esh m in t Peel ed gr apefr u it

Th is is ju st a l ittl e boost in or der to h el p you r each a h eal th ier l ifestyl e an d goal . You can l et go of th ose cook ies for a wh il e, bel ieve m e, on ce you get th ose fr u its an d vegetabl es in , you wil l feel so m u ch m or e en er gized an d ju st over al l , a h eal th ier per son , you won ?t r egr et a m in u te of it. An d pl u s, it?s an easy way to star t you r spr in g or su m m er bod r egim e, so wh y n ot give it a tr y?

L ife St yle How t o STay f it t his spr ing Car oly n Whit l ock, '16 W in ter in Du bai is (sadl y) com in g to a cl ose an d befor e you k n ow it, su m m er wil l be u pon u s. If you ?r e l ook in g for ways to star t gettin g you r bod r eady for th e beach , Th e ASD gym doesn 't h ave to be you r m ain wor k ou t ven u e. W e l ive in on e of th e fastest gr owin g fitn ess h u bs in th e wor l d, you don ?t h ave to l ook far to fin d a n ew activity to get you r sel f in sh ape.

Running Tr acks JBR: In th e even in g it ten ds to get pr etty cr owded an d you m igh t fin d you r sel f h avin g to dodge th e swar m s of oth er r u n n er s an d tou r ists, bu t th e tr ack at JBR is gr eat for th ose wh o l ik e ear l y m or n in g r u n s. After war ds you can gr ab br eak fast at Eggspectation or a h eal th y post-wor k ou t sm ooth ie at Fr u teir o Do Br asil .

Al I t t i h ad Par k : M or e com m on l y r efer r ed to as th e Gol den M il e tr ack , th is tr ack su r r ou n ds a beau tifu l l y l an dscaped gar den an d is su r r ou n ded by an assor tm en t of r estau r an ts an d cafĂŠs. It?s 3 k il om eter s l on g an d is popu l ar with dog wal k er s an d fam il ies, bu t r ar el y feel s cr owded.

K i t e Beach : At 14 k il om eter s, th e Kite Beach r u n n in g tr ack is th e l on gest in th e city. It begin s at th e Bu r j Al Ar ab an d en ds n ext to th e Du bai M ar in e Beach Resor t. W h eth er you l ik e to go in th e m or n in g or th e even in g, th e view of th e city an d th e ocean is al ways a gr eat back dr op for a r u n .

Paddl eboar d Yoga/ Kayaking W at er cool ed Du bai offer s Stan d-Up Paddl e boar d yoga or ?SUP Yoga? cl asses. Su itabl e for both begin n er s an d exper ts, a qu al ified yoga in str u ctor teach es l esson s u sin g a paddl e boar d r ath er th an a yoga m at. Ben efits in cl u de str en gth en in g th e cor e an d im pr ovin g you r bal an ce.

W ater cool ed pr ovides al l equ ipm en t n eeded for 120 dh s per per son .

SeaYou offer s a gu ided k ayak tou r of th e Pal m . Th e tou r begin s at Sofitel Th e Pal m an d en ds at th e sam e h otel after a sh or t br eak on th e beach with a view of Du bai M ar in a, th e Bu r j Al Ar ab, an d th e Bu r j Kh al ifa. If you ?r e down to tak e a day tr ip to Abu Dh abi, Nou k h ada Adven tu r e Com pan y offer s 2 h ou r s of gu ided k ayak in g th r ou gh th e h ear t of th e m an gr oves at h igh tide. Th e tou r is avail abl e in th e Easter n M an gr oves Nation al Par k , Yas M an gr oves, an d Al Rah ba. If you ?r e l ook in g for a m or e in for m ative tou r ,you can book th e ?Eco Tou r ?.

BounceFit If you ?ve been to Bou n ce, you k n ow h ow tir in g fr ee ju m pin g can be.

Bou n ce n ow offer s an h ou r l on g str u ctu r ed exer cise r egim e th at con sists of h igh -in ten sity l ow-im pact car dio wor k ou ts th at wor k you r cor e an d r aise you r h ear t r ate. Each cl ass is 80 dh s.

Sport s Senior At hl et e Pr of il es

Th e stu den ts at ASD ar e extr em el y pr ivil eged with gr eat academ ic oppor tu n ity, al on g with an am azin g ath l etic pr ogr am . Ou r ath l etic pr ogr am offer s an oppor tu n ity for th ose wh o do n ot pl ay spor ts, an d a gr eat oppor tu n ity for th e exper ien ced ath l etes to r each th eir poten tial . Th e ASD ath l etic system sen ds off m an y sen ior s ever y year ,r efl ectin g on th e h ar d wor k an d dedication th ey h ad pu t in for ou r sch ool an d th em sel ves. W e h ave in ter viewed som e of th e m ost exper ien ced ath l etes th at wil l be gr adu atin g th is year to see h ow th ey exper ien ced th eir ath l etic exper ien ce in ASD.

Louis l eRoux, '18

Q: W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p ar t of t h e ASD at h l et i c p r ogr am ?

Defin itel y th e M ESAC tou r n am en ts!

Q: W h at i s y ou r best m em or y f r om t h e sp or t s y ou 'v e p l ay ed at ASD? For su r e m y Vol l eybal l M ESAC in In dia l ast year wh en we won M ESAC. W e h ad been str u ggl in g again st th e Doh a team for th r ee year s an d to fin al l y beat th em with pr etty l ow con fiden ce was in cr edibl e.

Q: W h at ar e y ou r p l an s t o be i n v ol v ed i n sp or t s w h en y ou gr ad u at e?

I pl an on pl ayin g in tr am u r al in col l ege an d m aybe tr yin g to wal k on as a l iber o (vol l eybal l ) in col l ege.

Q: H ow d oes y ou r i n v ol v em en t i n sp or t s i m p act t h e r est of y ou r l i f e?

Pl ayin g spor ts h as r eal l y devel oped m y ch ar acter in or der to devel op social sk il l s an d to u n der stan d wh at it m ean s to be a team pl ayer on an d off th e cou r t. I h ave al so gotten a sen se of l eader sh ip an d it h as r eal l y bu il t u p m y com petitive attitu de an d h as sh owed m e th e im por tan ce of fitn ess in m y l ife specifical l y.

Sarah Wel chel , '16

Q: W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p ar t of t h e ASD at h l et i c p r ogr am ?

W h at I en joy th e m ost of ASD's ath l etic pr ogr am is th at th ey pr ovide a l ot of oppor tu n ities for ath l etes to im pr ove an d k eep th e com petition str on g by in vol vin g differ en t sch ool s in th e r egion .

Q: W h at i s y ou r best m em or y f r om t h e sp or t s y ou 'v e p l ay ed at ASD? W h en Coach Ru iz got a tech n ical du r in g ou r gam e again st DAA an d h e said h e did it on pu r pose.

Q: W h at ar e y ou r p l an s t o be i n v ol v ed i n sp or t s w h en y ou gr ad u at e?

I wil l pr obabl y join a cl u b team or do an in tr am u r al .

Q: H ow d oes y ou r i n v ol v em en t i n sp or t s i m p act t h e r est of y ou r l i f e?

Bein g par t of a team , h el ped m e th in k in a m or e col l ectivistic m an n er an d al l owed to becom e m or e discipl in ed in th e way I or gan ize m y tim e an d com m it m ysel f to differ en t th in gs in l ife.

Quinl an Hooker, '16

Sport s Q: W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p ar t of t h e ASD at h l et i c p r ogr am ?

I l ove th e fact th at you bu il d su ch gr eat fr ien dsh ips an d bon ds in you r team s.

Q: W h at i s y ou r best m em or y f r om t h e sp or t s y ou 'v e p l ay ed at ASD? M y best m em or y was br eak in g th e 400m H u r dl e M ESAC r ecor d in 2015 Q: W h at ar e y ou r p l an s t o be i n v ol v ed i n sp or t s w h en y ou gr ad u at e?

I wou l d l ik e to con tin u e Tr ack an d Fiel d after I gr adu ate bu t we wil l see h ow m y wor k l oad is.

Q: H ow d oes y ou r i n v ol v em en t i n sp or t s i m p act t h e r est of y ou r l i f e?

It h as h el ped m e u n der stan d differ en t types of peopl e an d gr own m y abil ities to be a l eader.

Anna Nemet h, '16

Q: W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p ar t of t h e ASD at h l et i c p r ogr am ?

Bein g a par t of a team th at h as becom e so cl ose an d expl or in g differ en t par ts of th e wor l d th r ou gh r u n n in g. I r eceive con stan t feedback fr om m y coach es an d h ave im pr oved dr am atical l y in th e l ast 3 year s of Xc. It's good fu n !

Q: W h at i s y ou r best m em or y f r om t h e sp or t s y ou 'v e p l ay ed at ASD? Goin g to In dia m y fir st M esac an d stayin g with a k or ean fam il y in Del h i.

Tal k abou t cu l tu r e sh ock I fel t l ik e I was in two cou n tr ies at on ce! Th ey m ad e m e wear th ese sl ipper s ever ywh er e in th e h ou se an d fl ipped ou t wh en I wal k ed ar ou n d with ou t th em .

Q: H ow d oes y ou r i n v ol v em en t i n sp or t s i m p act t h e r est of y ou r l i f e?

W el l fir st off Cr oss Cou n tr y m ak es it so you can eat al m ost wh atever you wan t an d n ot wor r y abou t it. I h ave al so l ost 50 pou n ds fr om r u n n in g wh en I fir st star ted in 10th gr ade. Cr oss cou n tr y is a gr eat spor t for th ose wh o wan t to get in sh ape an d be apar t of a gr eat team !

Mit chel l Berry, '16

Sport s The DREAM SEASON: Leicest er Cit y

Shehr yar Far ooqi, '19

As we all know, and as I ?ve said m any tim es befor e, it is m ost definitely the year of the under dog in football.

Leicester City ar e 7 gam es away fr om winning the title, and it?ll definitely be the biggest sur pr ise in English footballing histor y. I m agine that - a team that, not too long ago, wer e in the r elegation zone for 19 weeks str aight, ar e now 8 points clear at the top of the table. A team full of under per for m er s last year suddenly have som e of the best player s in the league - their str iker is the top goalscor er in the league so far and even br oke a Pr em ier League r ecor d. H ow far can Leicester r eally go? Can they actually achieve the im possible?

wHYARETHEYDOINGSOWELL? You cou l d ar gu e th at th e on l y r eason th ey?r e doin g th is wel l is becau se of th e con fiden ce th ey gain ed wh en th ey m ir acu l ou sl y l au n ch ed th em sel ves ou t of th e r el egation zon e an d in to safety after spen din g 19 str aigh t week s in th e r el egation zon e (18 of wh ich th ey spen t in 20th ), an d I com pl etel y agr ee with you . Th ey sh owed spir it an d deter m in ation to pr ove to th e wor l d th at th ey ar e good en ou gh to stay in th e Pr em ier Leagu e, an d th ey got wh at th ey deser ved in th e en d, win n in g th eir l ast 4 or 5 gam es an d cl im bin g to 14th , con dem n in g QPR, H u l l , an d Bu r n l ey to h ead back to th e Ch am pion sh ip. W e?ve seen th at sam e dedication th is season , an d u n der a m an ager l ik e Cl au dio Ran ier i, Leicester can go fr om r el egation str u ggl er s to r egu l ar top 4 can didates. Th is season was a com pl etel y differ en t stor y com par ed to th e l ast on e. Th ey star ted th e season off u n defeated, with th eir fir st l oss com in g after 7 gam es. Th ey?ve l ost on l y 3 gam es, an d won 19 ou t 31. Th ey?r e fl yin g at th e top of tabl e with 66 poin ts, an d ar e 8 poin ts cl ear of th e secon d pl aced Spu r s, wh o ar e al so h avin g a season wor th tak in g n otes of. Th ey?ve beaten gian ts l ik e M an ch ester City an d Ch el sea (wh o won th e l eagu e l ast year an d ar e cu r r en tl y in 10th fol l owin g a ter r ibl e fir st h al f of th e season th at saw th eir m ost decor ated m an ager sack ed again ) an d br ok en r ecor ds. Th e best par t is th e fact th at it r eal l y seem s l ik e a two-h or se r ace at th e top of th e tabl e.

Ar sen al , wh o ar e in th ir d, ar e 11 poin ts beh in d with a gam e stil l to pl ay again st str u ggl er s W est Br om wh il e City ar e h over in g ar ou n d 4th an d ar e 15 poin ts beh in d th e Foxes, al so with a gam e in h an d. Th ey?ve got h ear t, an d th ey?ve got th e tal en t, so it?s ver y possibl e th at th ey m igh t go on an d actu al l y ach ieve th e im possibl e.

Th e BPL tabl e, as of M ar ch 20th , 2016. Leicester ar e 8 poin ts cl ear.

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WHOARETHEIRBEST PLAYERS? Jam ie Var dy,Leicester an d th e Leagu e?s top scor er ,scor ed in 11 gam es con secu tivel y,br eak in g for m er Un ited pl ayer Ru u d Van Nistel r ooy?s r ecor d of 10 gam es in a r ow. An oth er sh in in g l igh t in th eir cam paign so far is th eir ?Al ger ian gift,? Riyad M ah r ez. Th e win ger sign ed fr om Fr en ch Secon d Division side Le H avr e two year s ago h as been on e of th e best pl ayer s of th e season , bein g in vol ved in 26 ou t of th e 61 goal s Leicester h ave r ecor ded th is season , an d r each in g dou bl e figu r es for both assists an d goal s. Fin al l y,Fr en ch defen sive m idfiel der N?Gol o Kan te deser ves a m en tion . Th e 24 year ol d sign ed fr om Ligu e 1 team Caen h as been a r ock in th e m idfiel d, m ak in g won der fu l tack l es an d bein g a h u ge h el p to Leicester ?s al r eady sol id defen ce. M an y tim es h e was th e on l y r eason th e opposition h asn ?t scor ed, an d is an in tegr al par t in k eepin g Leicester ?s titl e h opes al ive.

Kan te, M ah r ez, an d Var dy cel ebr atin g a goal togeth er.

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Sport s Pr o and Con- cussion Discussion

Kian Soh r abi '18

M ik e W ebster ,Ju stin Str zel czyk , An dr e W ater s ar e a cou pl e of fam ou s victim s of Ch r on ic Tr au m atic En ceph al opath y (CTE). CTE is a disease wh ich is cau sed by excessive h ead tr au m a an d cau ses gr eat m en tal pain to its victim s. Th e afor em en tion ed pl ayer s wer e m ade even m or e fam ou s after th e m ovie Con cu ssion (2015). Con cu ssion (2015) is th e stor y of Doctor Ben n et Om al u (pl ayed by W il l Sm ith ) an d h is battl e again st th e NFL to ack n owl edge th e l in k between con cu ssion s an d CTE. H is r esear ch an d con cl u sion s ar e devastatin g to th e br an d of th e NFL, bu t h e figh ts for th e pl ayer s th at died an d th ose wh o wil l if action isn ?t tak en . Th r ou gh ou t th e m ovie, m u l tipl e facts wer e discl osed an d m an y m em ber s of th e au dien ce took th ese to be tr u e. An d m ost of th em ar e tr u e. H owever ,th er e ar e a few th in gs to n ote abou t wh at?s tr u e an d wh at?s n ot tr u e abou t th e m ovie.

Myt h: The Federal Government was Invol ved in t he St ory In one scene, federal agents go into Dr. Omalu?s boss?office and arrest him. Omalu exclaims that they are attacking his boss to get to him; however, this is not true.

Omalu?s boss, Cyril Wecht, was indeed arrested by the government, but it was unrelated to the Omalu?s pursuit of concussion-related diseases. The fact that this? arrest is related to the NFL has strong implications, the most serious of which is that the NFL?s commissioner asked the federal government for assistance in helping get rid of Omalu. This is not only false, but also insulting to the United States?government. In reality, the arrest occurred 3 months prior to Omalu?s work and was about an unrelated incident. While, in the movie, Omalu proclaims to never testify against his boss. In reality, he testified in court and attempted to claim his boss?old job, although he ultimately failed.

The Fresh Prince takes on a more serious role to help spread aw areness about concussions and CTE

Fact : Th e Sci en ce Beh i n d Con cu ssi on s an d CTE Con cu ssion s do l ead to CTE an d its effect is as str on g as it is por tr ayed in th e m ovie. Th is is an in dispu tabl e fact. Th e US Nation al Libr ar y of M edicin e Nation al In stitu tes of H eal th iden tifies som e sym ptom s of CTE as in cr eased ir r itabil ity,an ger ,apath y,or h avin g a sh or ter tem per. Addition al sym ptom s wh ich th e m ovie por tr ays ar e cogn itive difficu l ties, episodic m em or y,execu tive fu n ction in g an d in cr eased su icidal ity ar e sym ptom s of CTE. W h il e th e exact r el ation between con cu ssion s an d CTE is stil l u n pr oven , it is stil l factu al l y cor r ect to state th at th er e is a r el ation .

M y t h : Ret i r ed N FL Pl ay er s ar e L ess H eal t h y t h an Us Th e m ovie m ak es it seem as if ever y Su n day,NFL watch er s ar e witn essin g th e sl ow death of th ou san ds of m en . Th is is n ot tr u e. Al th ou gh it?s en tir el y possibl e th at an NFL pl ayer wh o h as r eceived m u l tipl e con cu ssion s m ay r eceive CTE, th is is a ver y sm al l fr action of th e popu l ation . W h il e CTE itsel f l eads to su icidal th ou gh ts, on aver age, NFL r etir ees ar e l ess l ik el y to com m it su icide th an oth er m en of th eir age an d r ace. In addition to a l ower su icide r ate, NFL r etir ees ar e l ess l ik el y to die fr om can cer ,h ear t disease, diabetes, acciden tal fal l s, an d h om icides th an oth er s. Th is sh ows th at wh il e con cu ssion s ar e n o jok e, it?s an over wh el m in gl y sm al l por tion of NFL l ives wh ich ar e im pacted by th is.

M ost pl ayer s l ive l on ger ,l ive h eal th ier ,an d r etir e ear l ier.

Dr. Bennet Omalu and Will Smith Th e NFL is th e m ost pr ofitabl e spor ts l eagu e in th e Un ited States with an an n u al r even u e of 13 bil l ion . A scien tific stu dy displ ayin g th eir spor t as on e th at k il l s its pl ayer s in a cou pl e decades is h ar m in g to th eir bu sin ess. Th is is wh y th e NFL wan ted to discr edit Om al u ?s r esear ch . Now, H ol l ywood h as m ade a m ovie abou t th e stor y of a m an stan din g u p again st a gr eedy cor por ation . Th at?s wh at th is m ovie is abou t. It h as sol id scien tific eviden ce, bu t a l ot of m isin for m ation becau se it does n ot r el ate to th e pl ot of th e m ovie. Sin ce Om al u ?s r esear ch an d battl e, th e NFL h as don e m an y th in gs to decr ease th e l ik el ih ood of con cu ssion s. Th ey h ave r el ocated k ick offs, added m or e pen al ties, an d cr eated an or gan ization to teach you th pl ayer s pr oper tech n iqu e. In addition , stu dies sh ow th e con cu ssion r ate in you th footbal l is l ower th an th at in you th r u gby an d you th h ock ey.

M ean in g th is is n ot on l y a footbal l pr obl em . H owever ,th e l esson s l ear n ed fr om m an y team spor ts ar e ir r epl aceabl e. Ever y spor t h as its r isk s an d ben efits. It?s im por tan t to weigh th e r isk s an d th e ben efits befor e m ak in g an in for m ed decision befor e pl ayin g an y spor t.

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