Akhbar Summer Issue 2015

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

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THE AKBAR 2015: STAFF & EDITORS EDITOR IN CHIEF: Mani Seeber, '15 LAYOUT EDITORS: Noor Mohammad, '15 Kaley Garvey, '16 COPY EDITOR:

Haya Anis, '17

STUDENT LIFE Beat Editor: Cheyenne Belt, '16 Layan Abu Aysha, '16 Chloe Folmar, '18 Rania Khan, '18 Jessica Nelson, '18

ARTS Beat Editor: Sophia Syed, '15 Noor Mohammad, '15 Nick Leibman, '15 Kaley Garvey, '16 Mohammed Suliman, '18

SPORTS Beat Editor: Louis Le Roux, '18 Natasha Graves, '15 Jonathan Shipcott, '18 Kian Sohrabi, '18

CURRENT EVENTS Beat Editor: Mani Seeber, 15

A Letter from the Editor: Summer Mani Seeber, '15 And what a year it was!

From the Fall,

Martina Elia, '15 Sophia Dennelly, '16

a fall back into careful routine, to the W inter,

Haya Anis, '17

a consolidation of that routine,

Yasmin Hamwi, '18

FOOD Beat Editor: John Henderson, 15 David Saba, '15 Anah Malik, '15

to the Spring, a time to rejuvenate that routine, and lastly, to the Summer, a time to bring a timely end to routine, dear reader, it was a fantastic voyage.

In this issue, we aim to provide some closure to a wonderful academic year.

From the food beat, with a tasty, yet sentimental exploration of favorite food items from back home, to the arts beat, we celebrate, and depict, new ends, and new beginnings.

W ith an eye on the great achievements of this academic year, and an eye on the next, we thank you for your loyal readership. Read long and prosper.

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S U M M E R !

STUDENTLIFE Tau r u s:

Apr il 21- M ay 21

St r en gt h W or d s: Depen dabl e, Per sisten t, Loyal , Patien t, Gen er ou s W eak n ess W or d s: Stu bbor n , Lazy, Possessive, M ater ial istic, Sel f-In du l gin g Tau r u s i n a N u t sh el l : Tau r u s is th e on e wh o h as im m en se per sever an ce, even wh en oth er s h ave given u p, th e Tau r u s r ages on , ju st l ik e th e bu l l , wh ich is Tau r u s' wel l su ited sym bol . Tau r u s's h ave a wel l k n own r epu tation for bein g stu bbor n , wh ich is n ot n ecessar il y a bad th in g.

Tau r u s ar e n ot fon d of ch an ge. Th ey l ik e th e fam il iar an d r ou tin e com for t of l ife. Tau r u s is easy goin g an d n ot on e to pick a figh t bu t sh ou l d som e poor sou l s attem pt to pr ovok e Tau r u s, th e wr ath wil l be k n own , for th ey h ave a tem per u n der n eath th e cal m su r face. Tau r u s ar e ver y r espon sive to th eir su r r ou n din gs. Th ey l ik e decor ation s, col or, an yth in g th at appeal s to al l th e sen ses. Tau r u s l ik e possession s an d ar e down to ear th , th ey do n ot l ik e gau dy, fl ash y or over th e top th in gs. Th ey pr efer com for tabl e an d cr eative settin gs an d objects. Tau r u s l ik es secu r ity, in ever y aspect of th eir l ives fr om h om e, to l ove, to car eer. Tau r u s ten d to be sel f-in du l gen t an d l azy, Tau r u s ar e m aster pr ocr astin ator s of th e astr ol ogy zodiac! Th ey do h owever h ave a str on g, per sisten t dr ive th at com es to l ife wh en th ey ch ose, an d n o on e wou l d ever k n ow th at th ey ar e l azy.

Fr i en d sh i p : A Tau r u s is an excel l en t fr ien d. Tau r u s h as few cl ose fr ien ds as opposed to m an y acqu ain tan ces. Th e few peopl e th ey h ol d dear to th em ar e gu ar ded an d pr otected. Th eir fr ien ds ar e tr eated l ik e fam il y an d th ey ar e fier cel y l oyal an d depen dabl e. Tau r u s l oves to be th e h ost or h ostess. Al th ou gh n ot a total social bu tter fl y, th ey can be sh y ar ou n d str an ger s, th e peopl e wh o Tau r u s l et in to th eir l ives ar e l avish l y cater ed to wh en Tau r u s decides to th r ow a par ty, th ey decor ate an d pr esen t ever yth in g l avish l y. Tau r u s wil l al ways pam per th em sel ves an d th eir cl ose gr ou p of fr ien ds.

Bu si n ess: Tau r u s is a str on g bu sin ess per son . Tau r u s is th e on e wh o h as im m en se per sever an ce, even wh en oth er s h ave given u p, th e Tau r u s r ages on . Th ey h ave a k n ack for fin an ce an d th eir fin an cial advice is pr ized. Th ey k n ow wh er e m on ey is to be m ade an d h ave th e abil ity to m an ipu l ate an d set th e path for th eir own su ccess. Tau r u s ar e n ot fr ivol ou s spen der s bu t th ey l ik e to l ive l avish l y an d su r r ou n d th em sel ves with n ice possession s an d foods, wh ich al l adds u p r esu l tin g in l ar ge spen din g h abits. Th ey wil l n ot spen d al l th eir m on ey an d cau se th eir bu sin ess to fail becau se if th ey do, th eir secu r ity an d stabil ity wil l be gon e an d th is wil l cau se th em gr eat str ess.

H ow t o at t r act on e: You ?d h ave to be ?l ik e m in ded?; th ey ten d to go for th ose wh o l ik e sim il ar th in gs. Don ?t m ak e th em feel r u sh ed, in an yth in g. Tak e th em to a n ice r estau r an t an d in tr odu ce th em to som e good m u sic. Sh ow th em you h ave assets th at pr ovide secu r ity (ak a. l on g ter m r el ation sh ips, good job etc.) Fin al l y, expr ess you r l ove for fam il y an d togeth er n ess.

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Jessica Nel son , ?18

Summer Dest inat ions Ch l oe Fol m ar, '18

Cl ose you r eyes for a m in u te an d visu al ize wh er e you ?l l be in on l y a few week s. Th e war m su n beatin g down on you r face an d th e feel in g of san d again st you r body. Th e sm el l of sal t water, th e beach y feel in g of you r h air, th e sou n d of waves l appin g u p again st th e sh or e. Tr opical per fection wash es over you with an oth er soft br eeze.

Ju st k iddin g, h ave fu n stu dyin g for th e SAT for two m on th s! Ch eck ou t th e m ap bel ow to see wh er e h igh sch ool er s ar e tr avel l in g over th e su m m er...wh en th ey ar en ?t cr am m in g in th eir su m m er AP assign m en ts.

M ost p op u l ar d est i n at i on s: - Un ited States - Texas - Boston - Cal ifor n ia - New Yor k - Can ada - Leban on - Egypt - Fr an ce - En gl an d - Spain

STUDENTLIFE Who's Your Per f ect Pr omDat e?

Ran i a K h an '18 Th er e y ou ar e on t h e d an ce f l oor , d an ci n g t h e n i gh t aw ay, l au gh i n g at som e jok e abou t t h e l i m o d r i v er ...bu t w ai t ! W h o am I su p p osed t o be d oi n g t h i s w i t h ?! Tak e t h i s qu i z d ow n bel ow , t o f i n d ou t w h o y ou r p er f ect p r om d at e i s.

W h at s t h e m ost st r essf u l t h i n g abou t p r om

I s t h er e a sp eci f i c p er son y ou h av e i n m i n d f or a d at e?

M ak in g su r e m y cr u sh h asn ?t ask ed an yon e to pr om .

p l an n i n g?

Fin din g th e per fect dr ess/ tu x.

I h ave two peopl e in m in d, th eir n am es ar e Ben an d Jer r y.

H m m , I?m stil l tr yin g to n ar r ow it down to on e per son .

Lol , wh at even is ?pr om pl an n in g??

W h at w ou l d y ou r p r om su p er l at i v e be?

W h at ar e y ou m ost ex ci t ed abou t f or

Sh owin g off you r cu te date.

In h al in g th e food.

M ost l ik el y to or gan ize

H avin g a gr eat tim e with fr ien ds.

Th at p er son y ou ?v e been ey ei n g i n cl ass.

It?s pr etty obviou s you two h ave som e spar k s, wh y n ot k ick it off at pr om ? H eadin g str aigh t to th e dan ce fl oor wil l defin itel y br eak th e ice.

Its?th e per fect way to get to k n ow som eon e, with ou t al l th e fir st date awk war dn ess gettin g in th e way.

M ost l ik el y to be sittin g down ,

M ost l ik el y to be seen gettin g

Go i n a gr ou p !

You r best f r i en d .

W h y str ess over on e specific per son wh en you can su r r ou n d you r sel f with ever yon e you car e abou t? Pr om is abou t h avin g fu n , an d n ot wor r yin g abou t l ook in g good in fr on t of you r date is a pl u s!

You both k n ow h ow to h ave a gr eat tim e togeth er, an d val u e each oth er ?s com pan y.

You wil l defin itel y h ave an u n for gettabl e exper ien ce, an d wil l cr eate m em or ies th at wil l l ast for a l ifetim e.

STUDENTLIFE Hel l o Senior Year Tiptoein g in to th e h al l s of ou r h igh sch ool bu il din g on ou r fir st day back fr om su m m er, fin al l y as sen ior s, we gaze an d m eticu l ou sl y exam in e ou r su r r ou n din gs, bewil der ed by th e r u sh of bitter sweet feel in gs in ever y join t in ou r body. Cou l d th is r eal l y be ou r l ast year of h igh sch ool ? Ar e we r eal l y th e sen ior s of cl ass 2016? Ou r m in ds ar e bl own away by th is su dden r eal ization , as we fin al l y com e to com pr eh en d th at th is is fin al l y it. Th e year we?ve al l been l ook in g for war d to. W e?ve m ade it th r ou gh ju n ior year : th e tou gh est gr ade in sch ool , an d n ow we?r e fin ish in g off h igh sch ool with th is on e l ast year.

By th e tim e we?r e sen ior s, we m ost defin itel y wil l be distr acted by col l ege appl ication s an d th e in ten se desir e to ju st fin ish h igh sch ool th at we seem to n egl ect wh at?s m ost cr u cial abou t th is fin al year : th e m em or ies. Th e on es we th in k we?l l for get, th e on es we th in k won ?t m atter in five year s tim e.

Th e day you r h ear t dr opped wh en you watch ed you r team scor e th e win n in g goal at a footbal l m atch , br in gin g togeth er you r team m ates, as you cr ied fr om h appin ess. It cou l d even be th e tim e you h ad ever y per son in th e au dien ce ch eer for you wh en you pu t on a ph en om en al per for m an ce in th e m u sical . It cou l d al so be ju st a sim pl e m em or y, l ik e th at on e cl ass you wer e tr yin g so h ar d n ot to l au gh in , attem ptin g to avoid al l eye con tact with th e en r aged teach er in fr on t of you or th at on e stu dy bl ock you h ad with th e m u sic bu r stin g so l ou d an d

Layan Abu Aysh a '16

ever yon e sin gin g al on g to you r favor ite son gs.

Th ese ar e th e m om en ts we?l l r em em ber wh en we l ook back at ou r h igh sch ool exper ien ce, n ot th e five h ou r s we spen t wr itin g th at col l ege essay or th e th r ee h ou r s of sl eep we h ad wh en we stayed u p al l n igh t stu dyin g for an AP test. Th e m em or ies we wil l r em em ber ar e tim el ess. Th ey wil l br in g u s back to th e m om en ts th at?l l m ak e u s wish we cou l d stay you n g for ever.

Let u s pu t aside ou r desir e to fin ish off h igh sch ool an d in stead m ak e l astin g m em or ies with th e peopl e we l ove, so we can l ook back at th ese days an d sm il e at al l th e m om en ts th at h ave m ade u s so h appy. Ou r l ast few week s of sen ior year is goin g to zoom past ou r eyes befor e we even k n ow it so we m u st n ot l et it pass with th e apath y an d l an gu or of a typical sen ior attitu de. 2016 is ou r year ; it is ou r tu r n to l au gh at ever y fr esh m an th at h as ju st begu n th eir h igh sch ool jou r n ey, it is ou r tu r n to wear sen ior h oodies an d wal k ar ou n d sch ool with ou r h eads h el d h igh , an d it is m ost defin itel y ou r tu r n to sh ow th e wor l d wh at th e cl ass of 2016 h as to offer.

STUDENTLIFE Being By Your sel f

Ch eyen n e A. Bel t '17

Th er e?s been a m om en t in ever ybody?s l ife wh er e th ey?ve h ad to sit al on e; wh eth er it be waitin g for th at special n o-on e, h avin g n o fr ien ds, or ju st pl ain ou t wastin g th e ?val u abl e? tim e you h ave. It?s at tim es l ik e th ese wh en you star t to won der abou t you r sel f wor th , an d begin to feel l ik e a com pl ete n o-l ife, l oser. No on e l ik es to feel al on e, or m or e im por tan tl y, to l ook l ik e th ey?r e al on e (th an k s social m edia). So h er e ar e som e ?cr eative? ways to l ook l ik e you ?r e doin g som eth in g, wh en in r eal ity, you 'r e a l on er.

W h il e sittin g at a cafe/ r estau r an t, tr y peopl e watch in g. Com e u p with r an dom back gr ou n d stor ies, or r eal istic su bu r ban h ou sewife catch ph r ases th ey m igh t u se. Im agin e th eir l ife bein g r em otel y in ter estin g com par ed to you r s. Th e possibil ities ar e en dl ess.

Go sh oppin g, an d pr eten d th at you ?l l bu y a l ot of th in gs. Tr y on th e u gl iest ou tfits ever im agin ed possibl e an d act extr em el y ser iou s. Th en go u p to peopl e ask in g if you r bu tt l ook s big. Al so ask if you ?r e baby bu m p is sh owin g becau se you ju st h appen to be 5 m on th s pr eggo.

Listen to m u sic. Give off th e h ipster em o vibe, wh en in r eal ity you ?r e gettin g you r T-swift on .

Tr y to text (Sn apch at/ FB/ W h atsapp/ wh atever you u se) som eon e you k n ow th at h as n o l ife, an d wil l im m ediatel y r espon d. Lu ck il y, you ?l l h ave som eon e to tal k to! Un l u ck il y , you ?l l n ever be abl e to stop tal k in g to th em . Th is is becau se th ey n ow th in k you ?r e th e poor sch m u ck wh o wan ts to be best fr ien ds.

Go th r ou gh ol d ph otos on you r cam er a an d l au gh at h ow stu pid you l ook . Th en tr y tak in g pictu r es of you r el bow so it l ook s l ik e a bu tt. Don ?t be afr aid to pl ay ar ou n d with an gl es. H eck tak e a sel fie if you ?r e feel in g dar in g.

Discon n ect with th e cyber wor l d an d tak e a l ook ar ou n d. Stay off you r el ectr on ics, an d tr y to im agin e a l ife wh er e tech n ol ogy doesn ?t exist.

Th en watch as ever yth in g sl owl y tak es a tu r n .

Ask you r sel f al l th e deep qu estion s of l ife, an d see if you can an swer an y of th em . Gu ar an teed to k eep you per pl exed an d in deep con cen tr ation . Al so gu ar an teed to m ak e you l ook l ik e you ?r e tal k in g to you r sel f, or wor se tak in g a du m p.

Th e BEST way to pr eten d you ?r e actu al l y en joyin g you r sel f is to r ead book . It sen ds th e m essage ?I-can -r ead-so-l eave-m e-th e-fr eak -al on e?, or a tastefu l ?yeah -book s-stil l -exist?.

Lastl y ou t of pu r e desper ation , m ak e a dash to th e r estr oom an d l ock you r sel f in a stal l . Cr y a l ittl e, l au gh a l ittl e, wait it ou t. Th is is 100% effective, on bein g in visibl e.

ARTS Summer Pl ays f or Sunny Days

TheSummer Ar t ist Inside of You M oh am ed Su l im an ' 18

Kal ey Gar vey, '16 Ever y su m m er m em or y h as a sou n dtr ack pl ayin g beh in d it.

Th is su m m er ?s pl ayl ist cover s a wide r an ge of differ en t m u sic styl es in cl u din g In die, Rock , Al ter n ative, Rap an d m or e. Fin d som e ar tists you k n ow an d get to k n ow som e n ew on es. En joy l isten in g!

1. Left H an d Fr ee 2. Ever l astin g Ligh t 3. On Fir e 4. Sil l y Boy 5. Isl an ds On Th e Coast 6. Nigh ttim in g 7. Al l Th ose Fr ien dl y Peopl e 8. Tak e a W al k 9. M idn igh t City 10. I. Cr awl 11. You & M e (ft. El iza Dool ittl e)

12. Favor ite Son g (ft. Ch il dish Gam bin o)

Al t -J Th e Bl ack K ey s L oon L ak e Th e Bl u e Van Ban d of H or ses Cocon u t Recor d s Fu n er al Su i t s Passi on Pi t M 83 Ch i l d i sh Gam bi n o [Fu m e Rem i x ] Di scl osu r e Ch an ce Th e Rap p er

13. You 've Got Som eth in g

Th e Ju n gl e Gi an t s

14. Th e M iddl e

Ji m m y Eat W or l d

15. Gir l s Lik e You 16. Back To Th e Sh ack 17. Th e Kin g an d Al l of H is 18. Su ck M y Kiss 19. Better Days 20. H an g Loose

Th e N ak ed an d Fam ou s W eezer W ol f Gan g Red H ot Ch i l i Pep p er s Ed w ar d Sh ar p e & Th e M agn et i c Zer os Al abam a Sh ak es

21. Th e City

Th e 1975

22. Roses

Ou t k ast

23. Be W h o You W an t To Be 24. Br eeze 25. Tel l

M ax Fr ost X X YYX X Ev en s

Su m m er, a tim e wh en peopl e switch off th eir l eft side of th e br ain an d l et th eir cr eativity fl ow. Som etim es, you com e acr oss a special m om en t an d in stead of sn appin g a pictu r e, you ?d r ath er in ter pr et it in you r own way. Ar tistical l y expr essin g you r exper ien ce is a gr eat way to captu r e a m om en t over th e su m m er. You m igh t go to th e beach an d see an aston ish in g su n set. You go back h om e an d th e feel in g you fel t wh en you saw th e su n set stil l l in ger s an d you th in k to you r sel f, ?th is deser ves m or e th an ju st a pictu r e.?You n ot on l y wan t to save th e th at on e tim e, bu t al so wan t to r ecor d you r em otion s.

Th e su n set th en in spir es you to cr eate a m aster piece of br u sh str ok es th at r eal l y l ets oth er s feel th e sam e way you fel t wh en you r eyes gazed th e su n set. M ak in g a pain tin g is on l y on e of th e m an y ways you cou l d pr eser ve you r em otion al stan dpoin t.

W r itin g abou t wh at you ?ve ju st exper ien ced can h el p you k eep a r ecor d of th at tim e an d th e em otion s you fel t. W h en peopl e ar e tol d to wr ite, th ey often th in k of a jou r n al / diar y en tr ies, bu t it doesn ?t n ecessar il y m ean th at. A poem or sh or t stor y is an oth er way of r el ivin g th e m em or ies. As Ter r y W h al in on ce said, ?I?ve n ever been m u ch of a ph otogr aph er. In stead I captu r e m y m om en ts on paper. It m igh t n ot be pr etty an d per fect bu t th e essen ce of it is on paper an d wil l ser ve to jog m y m em or ies for th e r est of it.?

An oth er way of captu r in g you r su m m er vibes is by m ak in g som e m u sic. You don ?t h ave to be an awar d win n in g ar tist to do th is. Ju st a qu ick 4 bar m el ody on Gar ageban d to get stu ff of you r ch est cou l d do. Seein g fr ien ds, or goin g som epl ace you th in k is special m igh t m ak e you feel in spir ed to wr ite or com pose a son g. You don ?t h ave to m ak e a fu l l 4 m in u te pl atin u m son g, ju st a qu ick tu n e wil l get th e job don e. You can pl ay a son g on an in str u m en t th at you l ik e, or even l ear n a n ew in str u m en t over th e su m m er. So if you DO som eh ow m an age to pick u p som e str ess over th e su m m er, ju st k n ow, th er e?s m u sic to be m ade.

W e al l wish we cou l d captu r e ever y l ittl e m om en t of ou r su m m er, bu t sadl y su m m er doesn ?t l ast for ever. M ak in g ar t can be ju st as good for r em em ber in g you r su m m er. If you ?r e ever bor ed du r in g you r l on g su m m er, ju st k n ow th at wr itin g a sh or t poem or m ak in g a h u ge pain tin g ar e al ways option s. Sin ce you h ave m or e tim e to you r sel f over th e su m m er, you m igh t feel m or e in spir ed th an u su al . Su m m er is a tim e th at com es with good vibes, so l et?s do ou r best to k eep th ose vibes goin g al l year l on g.

ARTS SUMMER MOVIES: WHAT DOYOUTHINK? Ch i r ag's Tak e

M ay 1st 2015

I bet you didn ?t see th is com in g: H awk eye is actu al l y awesom e. Avenger s Age of Ultr on was an en ter tain in g fil m , fu l l of th r il l in g action sequ en ces an d Joss W h edon h u m or. Even th ou gh Age of Ultr on does n ot en d Ph ase 2 of th e M ar vel Cin em atic Un iver se, it su ccessfu l l y sets u p sever al Ph ase 3 m ovies: Black Panther , Thor : Ragnar ok, an d Avenger s: I nfinity W ar Par t 1 & Par t 2. Som e peopl e m ay cr iticize th e pacin g of th e fil m , bu t I sim pl y don ?t agr ee.

Th at par t of th e m ovie was vital to th e devel opm en t of sever al ch ar acter s wh ich el evated th e m ovie fr om ju st a sim pl e action su m m er bl ock bu ster fl ick .

I h ave n o idea wh at to expect fr om M ad M ax.

Th e fir st tim e I ever h ear d of th is fil m ser ies was wh en I saw th e tr ail er for th is fil m .

H owever, it l ook s l ik e a r eal l y in ter estin g an d fu n fil m . Th e m ain cast pr ovides m e with h ope for th is fil m as th ey ar e r espectabl e actor s an d actr esses in th e in du str y su ch as Tom H ar dy (In ception , Th e Dar k Kn igh t Rises). As of n ow, I?m n ot su r e if I?l l be m otivated en ou gh to watch th e m ovie in th eater s, bu t I am defin itel y goin g to ch eck th is ou t wh en it com es ou t on DVD.

N i ck 's Tak e I am stil l on th e fen ce r egar din g Avenger s: Age of Ultr on.

Fir st off, I can see th e appeal of th e Aven ger s fr an ch ise, six icon ic h er oes al l m er gin g togeth er in to on e m ovie (th ats awesom e!). Th e col l abor ation th at n eeded to be don e between five separ ate dir ector s an d a pl eth or a of wr iter s to m ak e th e stor ies bl eed in to each oth er is al so im pr essive. H owever, Sin ce th e dir ector s wan t to con n ect al l th e n ew m ar vel m ovies to The Civil W ar and I nfinity W ar m ean s som e action s ar e m or e scien tific th an n atu r al . M or e or l ess focu sin g on h ow Ton y Star k is n ever r eal l y is ch astised for h is action s becau se h e is stil l n eeded as a h er o. Th er e ar e som e gen u in e good m om en ts in th e Aven ger s sequ el , with th e team com bin g power s, H awk eye h avin g a bigger r ol e an d th e team 's attem pt to l ift Th or 's h am m er.

Th e m ovie seem s to be pl ayin g al l th e r igh t car ds, k eepin g M ad M ax in Au str al ia, h avin g Geor ge M il l er, (th e dir ector of th e past th r ee M ad M ax M ovies) dir ectin g, an d even u sin g a th e or igin al scr een pl ay M il l er wan ted pu bl ish ed.

Th e on l y con cer n for th is m ovie is, it was tr apped in pr odu ction pu r gator y for abou t 25 year s du e to actor s l eavin g th e pr oject or l oss of fu n din g. W h ich spar k s th e qu estion s did th e m ovie tak e so l on g du e to in vestor s th in k in g it?s ter r ibl e?

M ay 15t h 2015 Th er e isn ?t m u ch k n own abou t Tom or r owl an d except th at its based fr om a Disn eyl an d r ide. H owever, th e tr ail er h as per son al l y been extr em el y in tr igu in g as it sh ows Br itt Rober tson em bar k in g on an a gr an d jou r n ey with Geor ge Cl oon ey, tr an scen din g tim e an d space. M y excitem en t is fou n ded on th e facts th at its dir ected by Br ad Bir d, th e dir ector of M ission Im possibl e: Gh ost Pr otocol , an d th at th e l eadin g actor s ar e both exception al l y tal en ted. I can ?t wait to see wh er e th is m ovie tak es m e.

Per son al l y, I h ave h ear d n oth in g abou t Tom or r owland oth er th en it is fr om th e cr eative m in ds of Dam on Lin del of an d Br ad Bir d wh ich , in oth er wor ds m ean s we h ave th e co-cr eator an d wr iter of ?Lost? team in g u p with Br ad Bir d th e wr iter of th e Incr edibles . I wou l d be l yin g if I said th at beau tifu l tr ain wr eck of a wr iter 's du o did n ot in ter est m e at al l , n ot to m en tion th er e appear s to be in ter dim en sion al tim e tr avel with H u gh Lau r ie (H ou se) pl ayin g th e vil l ain . W ith al l th at is in th is fil l m , Tom or r owl an d m ay ju st be th e h idden gem of su m m er m ovies.

M ay 22n d 2015 W oah . Th at?s wh at I was th in k in g after watch in g th e tr ail er. Pixar m ovies ar e a gu ar an tee to h ave th e per fect com bin ation of ador abl e, feel s, an d wow. Th e idea of actu al l y per son ifyin g peopl e?s feel in gs is a r eal l y or igin al idea th at pr om ises to be on e for th e ages. M y on l y con cer n is with h ow th is m ovie wil l fit in with th e in fam ou s pixar th eor y.

Ch ir ag Gar g '15 Ju n e 19t h 2015

Look it?s a Pixar m ovie, m ean in g for better or l ess wor ds th e m ovie is goin g to be pr etty good. Pixar does a good job of appeal in g to both th e ch il d gen er a, with wack y an d zan y ch ar acter s an d br igh t col or s bu t al so sn eak in a few adu l t jok e for th e gr own u ps an d ?In side Ou t? l ook s l ik e it wil l h ave al l th ose th in gs.

Nich ol as Leibm an n '15

Senior humans OFASD

W h at i s som et h i n g y ou w i sh y ou w er e bet t er at ?

I wish I was better at avoidin g peopl e th at I r eal l y don 't l ik e an d r eal l y don 't wan t to tal k to... you k n ow wh o you ar e.

Noor M oh am m ad, '15 Soph ia Syed, '15

W h at i s on e of y ou r best m em or i es?

W h en I was l ittl e we wen t sn or k el in g in th e h otel ar ea. W h en we wen t th er e, I r em em ber, in th e m om en t I was ter r ified becau se th er e wer e h u n dr eds of jel l yfish ar ou n d m e! It was ju st so r an dom ! An d I was ju st scr eam in g th r ou gh th e tu be an d fr eak in g ou t. M y dad th en pu l l ed m e back to th e pier. So, even th ou gh th at was ter r ifyin g in th e m om en t, l ook in g back it was on e of m y fon dest m em or ies.?

Describe a t ime t hat has made you happy?

So, at the beginning of this year I was so happy. Like I just don't know why but I was so happy and loved life. So I went to my room and just painted this huge colorful square on the middle of my wall--it was like a mixture of colors and was so big. And yeah, that is a time I was really happy.

Descr i be an ev en t t h at h as sh ap ed y ou r l i f e.

An even t th at h as sh aped m y l ife was wh en I wor k ed with u n der pr ivil eged ch il dr en . M ovin g to In dia was on e of th e h ar dest exper ien ces of m y l ife. I was u n awar e of th e wor l d ar ou n d m e, an d witn essin g ch il d pover ty sh ock ed m e. "Cu l tu r e sh ock " is on e way to descr ibe it, bu t I th in k of th e "sh ock " as an awak en in g. W ith m y par en ts' h el p, I join ed an NGO wh ich spon sor ed u n der pr ivil eged ch il dr en . W or k in g with th ese ch il dr en open ed m y eyes to th e r eal ity of th e wor l d. I k n ow with ou t th is exper ien ce I wou l d n ot be th e per son I am today.

W h at i s y ou r f av or i t e p l ace?

W h at d o y ou w an t y ou r l ast w or d s t o be bef or e y ou l eav e t h i s ear t h ?

Live you r l ife l ik e h ow you wan t to l ive it. Don ?t l et an yon e el se tel l you wh at to do. Th e m or e you do th in gs for you r sel f, th e h appier you wil l be. You can ?t l et oth er peopl e dictate wh at you wan t to do.

Th er e's th is on e cor n er of m y r oom wh er e I h ave l ittl e statu es an d can dl es an d fl ower s an d a bu n ch of l ittl e cacti an d a l u ck y bam boo an d it's al l r igh t n ext to m y bed. It's r eal l y cal m in g an d I u su al l y ju st sit th er e an d th in k abou t l ife.

Our names are Sophia and Noor and w e started Humans Of ASD in the Spring of 2014. We thought it w ould be really cool to create an exhaustive catalogue of ASD' s inhabitants, so w e set out to photograph students and teachers and began collecting quotes and short stories from the people w e met. Taken together, these portraits and captions became the subject of a very vibrant project.

W h o i s som eon e y ou ad m i r e?

W h at i s som et h i n g y ou ch er i sh ?

Recen tl y I stu den t dir ected th e m iddl e sch ool on e acts an d I l ove it. I l oved in ter actin g with th e you n ger gr ades; it?s fu n , an d it was bon din g tim e with m y 8th gr ade br oth er. Som etim es th e m ost m ean in gfu l th in g you can do is to gu ide an d in spir e k ids, becau se it?s th e k in d of in ter action th ey?l l r em em ber. Bu t I al so can ?t for get abou t th e on e ver y special per son in m y l ife r igh t n ow -- I ch er ish you al ways. Pl u s, r ecen tl y th er e's been a steady str eam of H aagen Dazs cr em e br 没 l 茅e ice cr eam in m y fr idge, an d I?d say I?m pr etty gr atefu l for th at.

W h at d o y ou w an t p eop l e t o r em em ber abou t y ou w h en y ou l eav e t h i s ear t h ?

I wan t peopl e to r em em ber th at even on m y dar k est days, I did wh atever was in m e to r em ain positive. Th e en er gy you em it often tr an sfer s to th ose wh o you su r r ou n d you r sel f with , so wh y n ot pass on th e positivity?

W h at i s som et h i n g y ou f ear ?

W el l , I?ve al ways h ad a difficu l t tim e gr aspin g th e idea of ?gr owin g u p.?To m e, bein g you n g is a tr u l y won der fu l th in g. I feel l ik e th e exper ien ce you h ave at th is tim e is u n l ik e an y oth er.

Lik e, th ese ar e th e m om en ts you star t u n der stan din g wh at l ife's al l abou t, th ese ar e th e m om en ts you exper ien ce th in gs for l iter al l y th e fir st tim e. It?s su ch an im por tan t tim e of m y l ife an d even tu al l y, th e n u an ces of you th an d adu l th ood wil l becom e m or e appar en t, an d wh en I th in k abou t th at, I get a bit sad. I don ?t k n ow, it m ay sou n d a bit weir d, bu t I fear th at idea of l osin g m y you th .

Who or what is your f avorit e t hing and expl ain why?

My dog. Why? Because he can't talk.

I?d ch oose m y br oth er, Ram sey. So m y br oth er l eft wh en h e was 16 year s ol d an d I was 6. H e m oved ou t becau se h e did som e bad th in gs accor din g to m y par en ts. M e an d h im wer e r eal l y cl ose.

W h en h e l eft, h e obviou sl y wou l dn ?t be ar ou n d as often . Bu t th e th in g is I wou l d see h im as a r ol e m odel . I m ean h e?s stil l a r ol e m odel despite al l h is fl aws. It was so awesom e wh en h e?d pick m e u p an d br in g m e ou t to do stu ff. Ju st th e fact th at h e wou l d stil l tak e th at tim e ou t to see m e even th ou gh h e m ade th e ch oice to l eave, sh ows th at h e?s am azin g. Ram s is u n der stan din g of ever yth in g I do in m y l ife, an d n ever ju dges m e based on an yth in g. H e?s--h e?s ever yth in g th at I wan t to be.?

Descr i be an ev en t i n y ou r l i f e w h i ch ch an ged y ou ei t h er f or t h e bet t er or f or t h e w or se?

In m y ju n ior year I h ad to m ove to th e States wh er e i l ived with on l y m y sister s.

Th e tr an sition to pu bl ic sch ool did n ot go wel l for m e an d I was r eal l y n ot in a good pl ace at th e tim e. Du r in g win ter br eak , m y sister s an d I cam e back to Du bai to visit ou r par en ts an d fr ien ds an d towar ds th e en d of th e br eak I decided I wan ted to m ove back . So with ou t m y par en ts' k n owl edge, I r e-en r ol l ed m ysel f in to ASD an d wh en I I got in , I tol d m y par en ts. Th is was th e 1st tim e I fel t l ik e I took con tr ol of m y own l ife an d th at even t m ade m e a str on ger an d a m or e in depen den t per son .

Spor t s NHLTop pl ay er s of 2015 season Joh n ath an Sh ipcott '18 NH L?s r egu l ar season h as official l y en ded, an d th e

ar e al ways on top of th er e gam e, con tr ibu tin g to th e win s,

pl ayoffs h ave official l y star ted. Th er e ar e som e big team s

an d k eepin g th eir team s h opes u p in l oses. Th ey ar e al so th e

pl ayin g, an d th er e ar e qu ite a l ot of pr ediction s for th is year s

top pl ayer s, becau se th ey n ever stop pr acticin g, an d if

pl ayoffs

som eth in gs goes wr on g th ey l ook to th e br igh t side of th e Th er e ar e sixteen of th e NH L?s best team s

pr obl em , an d fix it.

com petin g for th e biggest pr ize in h ock ey h istor y. Th e

Now l ook in g at th e pl ayoff's an d th e top pl ayer s in

Stan l ey Cu p!!! Sixteen team s en ter ed th e battl e for th e cu p,

th e pl ayoffs. W h at m ak es a good pl ayer in th e pl ayoffs, ar e

an d h al f of th ose team s h ave been k n ock ed ou t. Bu t l ook in g

th e on es wh o u se th e wh ol e r in k , to m ove th e pu ck towar ds

back at th e r egu l ar season , th er e h ave been som e ver y good

th e goal . Th ey ar e th e pl ayer s th at ar e al ways con tr ibu tin g,

n ew an d ol d pl ayer s. Al exan der Ovech k in (W ash in gton

an d al ways con tr ibu tin g to th e win s. Th e top goal ies in th e

Capital s) h ad th e m ost goal s scor ed with a total of 53 goal s.

pl ayoffs ar e th e on es th at don 't l et in l ots of goal s, an d th e

An d th e n ext best goal scor er is Joh n Tavar es (New Yor k

on es wh o m ak e spectacu l ar saves. Look in g at stats on th e

Isl an der s) with a total of 38 goal s. Th e top two goal ies of th e

cu r r en t stan din gs, th e top pl ayer s ar e Cor r ey Per r y, Patr ick

r egu l ar season , ar e Car ey Pr ice (M on tr eal Can adien s) with a

Kan e, an d Tyl er Joh n son . Th e Top goal ies ar e H en r ik

total of 44 win s ou t of 66 gam es, an d a GAA (goal s again st

Lu n dqvist an d Cr aig An der son . An d wh at m ak es th em th e

aver age) of 1.96. Th e secon d best goal ie was Br aden H ol tby

best goal ies ar e th e am ou n t of sh ots th ey bl ock an d th e types

(W ash in gton Capital s) with a total of 41 win s ou t of 73 gam es,

of saves th ey m ak e, an d th er e over al l gam e. So over al l wh at

with a GAA (goal s again st aver age) of 2.22.

m ak es pl ayer s good, ar e th er e sk il l s an d dedication s to th e

W h at m ak es

spor t, an d th eir position , an d al l of th ese pl ayer s sh ow gr eat

th ese pl ayer s so exqiset, an d al l ows

th em to be th e top pl ayer s in th e l eau ge is th e fact th at th ey

tal en t an d sk il l in th er e gam es th r ou gh ou t th e season .

Photo Credits: Google.images.com

Top Pl ayer : Al exan der Ovech k in

Top Goal ie: Car ey Pr ice

Spor t s How t echnol ogy can impact your f it ness Lou is l e Rou x '18

Ph oto Cr edit: Googl e.com

As we fin d n ew ways to wor k ou t an d exer cise, we com e in to con tact with m an y differ en t tech n ol ogies th at can m ak e you r h ar d wor k m or e efficien t, bu t on th e oth er h an d it can back fir e. Nowadays, th er e is pr obabl y som e el ectr on ic m ach in e at you r fin ger tips th at can be u sed to wor k ou t, an d becom e a m or e fit per son . Th ese in cl u de tr eadm il l s, assister s for l iftin g weigh ts, an d oth er in ter estin g th in gs l ik e r owin g m ach in es. I wou l d su ggest th at we u se th ese tech n ol ogies to th e best of ou r abil ities. Al th ou gh th ese n ew tech n ol ogies you m igh t fin d wil l h el p if you u se th em , th er e ar e oth er distr actin g tech n ol ogies th at can k eep you fr om excel l in g. So tech n ol ogy can do al ter you r ou tl ook on cer tain th in gs, especial l y fitn ess.

Tech n ol ogy can be u sed easil y to wor k ou t. W el l k n own th in gs su ch as tr eadm il l s, el l iptical m ach in es, an d oth er th in gs su ch as r owin g m ach in es. An d on th e oth er side of th e spectr u m th er e ar e th e th in gs th at wil l k eep you fr om wan tin g to go ou tside or go exer cise. Goin g ou tside to wor k ou t wil l h el p you in you r per son al fitn ess. Th is wil l l ead to you feel in g better abou t you r sel f an d you wil l feel l ik e you h ave m or e en er gy an d can be m or e focu sed. If you get in to watch in g a m ovie on you r TV, or pl ayin g a gam e on you r l aptop, you feel qu ite com for tabl e. You can spen d h ou r s sittin g down with you r l aptop, or pl ayin g a gam e on a gam e con sol e of som e sor t, an d you can en d u p doin g th e sam e wor k in g ou t. W h en you do get goin g, sin ce som e of th ese el ectr on ic wor k ou t m ach in es can be qu ite h el pfu l , you

can pu sh you r sel f an d get som e good wor k don e.

As m ost of u s k n ow, tech n ol ogy r u n s a l ot of ou r l ives, an d m ost th in gs n owadays in cl u de som e el ectr on ic in tegr ation . Th is does in cr ease efficien cy in ou r l ife, bu t m aybe n ot in th e ways we n eed. You r wor k can get don e qu ick er. Th er e is m or e accessibl e en joym en t, bu t th at gets in th e way of exer cise an d ?tr eatin g ou r bodies l ik e tem pl es?. So don ?t get stu ck on watch in g a m ovie, or sit ar ou n d on Facebook for sever al h ou r s. In stead go ou t an d do som eth in g, go for a wal k , go to th e cl osest gym , jog ar ou n d you r bl ock . It wil l n ot on l y k eep you m ovin g bu t it wil l al so h el p you feel better.

Get t hat summer beach body!

Natash a Gr aves '15

Ever yon e wan ts th e per fect su m m er beach body to sh ow off to al l you r fr ien ds back h om e or wh er ever you m ay m igr ate to after sch ool en ds. H er e ar e som e fu l l body wor k ou ts, al on g with diet tips for h eal th y eatin g to give you r body th e per fect gl ow befor e su m m er.

2-Pi ece t u m m y t on er :

Box i n g bi cep bu r n er :

20 sit-u ps

1 m in sh adow boxin g

50 r u ssian twists

20 bicep cu r l s

20 l eg r aises

20 l ater al r aises

1 m in pl an k

20 tr icep dips

50 bicycl e cr u n ch es

1 m in sh adow boxin g

20 r ever se cr u n ch es w/ yoga bal l

25 air pu n ch es with weigh ts

30 sec each side pl an k

5 m in ju m p r ope

*r epeat x4*

25 pu sh u ps

20 m in r u n

*r epeat x4* 20 m in r u n

Spor t s Senior At hl et ePr of il e Rebal Adbu l H adi '18 Sen ior s ar e th e l ifebl ood of th e h igh sch ool spir it h er e at ASD. Th ey ar e in ch ar ge of or gan izin g even ts, becom in g l eader s, an d dem on str atin g r ol e-m odel beh avior to al l in th e gr ades bel ow.

H owever, wh en academ ics ar e pu t on h ol d, ou r sen ior s u se th eir fr ee-tim e to do am azin g th in gs. H obbies an d spor ts th at r an ge fr om h or seback r idin g an d r ock cl im bin g, to m ar tial ar ts an d l iftin g. In th is ar ticl e we wil l in ter view two sen ior ath l etes, David Saba an d Joh n H en der son . Togeth er th ey h ave over 9 season s of spor ts th at th ey h ave par ticipated in , an d ar e stil l k eepin g th eir test-scor es h igh .

Fir st off, we h ave David Saba. H e wil l be gr adu atin g in 2015 an d h as on l y on e season of wr estl in g on h is bel t. So, you m ay ask wh at m ak es h im a sen ior ath l ete? W el l David Saba h as gon e to th e gym for ever y season sin ce 8th gr ade, an d it sh ows. H is r ecor d Deadl ift com es in at 400l bs an d h e can th r ow ar ou n d du m bbel l s as th ou gh th ey wer e feath er s. H e says th at goin g to th e gym h as m ade h im ?swol e?, abl e to ?bou n ce h is peck s?, an d gr eatl y r edu ced h is aggr ession an d str ess. H e tol d m e, ?If you 'r e ever m ad, go l ift?.

H owever, goin g to th e gym ever yday for h ou r s m u st be eatin g away at h om ewor k an d stu dy tim e. W e ask ed h im h ow h e m an ages h is tim e between sch ool an d tr ain in g an d h is r espon se was sh or t an d sim pl e, ?I don 't, gym tak es pr ior ity?. It?s th is sor t of deter m in ation th at al l ows h im to k eep on tr ain in g despite ch al l en gin g cl asses an d a m assive wor k l oad. Now, we r eal ize th at th is is David?s l ast year h er e at ASD an d we ask ed h im wh at h is favor ite spor t r el ated m em or y was. H e said, ?Th e day th at I fin al l y got m ad en ou gh , an d an gr y en ou gh to deadl ift th e 400l bs.? Th is to h im was a m ajor m il eston e on th e r oad to a str on ger body an d m in d, an d a m em or y h e wil l k eep with h im l on g in to h is adu l th ood.

David Saba

On th e fl ip-side, we h ave Joh n H en der son . Joh n per son ifies wh at it m ean s to be spor ty an d h as par ticipated in ju st abou t ever yth in g. H e h as fu l l y com pl eted 5 season s of ath l etics over a two year span an d in doin g so h as sh aped h is ch ar acter. H e says th at h avin g to be on a team an d stil l wor k h ar d h as tau gh t h im h ow to be or gan ized an d pr oper l y tak e advan tage of h is tim e. H e says th at h e al ways m ak es su r e to l eave Satu r day com pl etel y fr ee so th at h e can wor k on an yth in g th at h e n eeds to, an d get cau gh t u p on al l of h is stu dies. Th is gives h im en ou gh tim e to fin ish off h is wor k , wh il e u se th e r est of th e week for ath l etics an d spor ts. H is favor ite spor t m em or y fr om h igh sch ool ath l etics was th e 2014 Bask etbal l fin al s. H e said th at it fel t am azin g seein g al l of th e h ar d wor k pay off, an d seein g th e dr eam s fin al l y com e tr u e.

John Henderson

"K FC cal l ed , t h ey w an t t h ei r ch i ck en l egs back , Zu l f i ?

-Dav i d Saba

SPORTS NFL Dr af t weekend and NBA MVPRace

Kian Soh r abi '18

It?s cr u n ch tim e in th e NBA r igh t n ow, th e pl ayoffs ar e h appen in g an d stor yl in es ar e for m in g. W il l LeBr on get an oth er r in g an d im pr ove h is ar gu m en t of bein g th e GOAT (Gr eatest of Al l Tim e)? W il l th e H awk s sh ow th at you don ?t n eed star pl ayer s to win ? Or wil l Steph en Cu r r y an d th e W ar r ior s con tin u e th eir am azin g season an d win it al l ? Th ese ar e th e qu estion s th at wil l be an swer ed du r in g th e NBA Pl ayoffs.

Th e secon d r ou n d of th e pl ayoffs an d th e M VP r ace ar e h eatin g u p. Al so, Der r ick Rose is back ! W e say it ever y year, bu t h opefu l l y th is tim e h e?s r eal l y back . Th e Rock ets pu l l ed off an (Left to right) Stephen Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook am azin g com eback again st th e Cl ipper s. Th e Con fer en ce Ch am pion sips wil l be between th e Atl an ta H awk s & Cl evel an d Caval ier s, an d th e H ou ston Rock ets an d Gol den State W ar r ior s. Th r ou gh ou t th e season , Steph en Cu r r y pl ayed an d won th e M VP Awar d. Th e 2 m ain can didates wer e Steph Cu r r y an d Jam es H ar den . Ru ssel l W estbr ook was in th e con ver sation , bu t th e Th u n der wer e n ot abl e to m ak e it to th e pl ayoffs an d it becam e a h u ge k n ock again st h im . Som e peopl e th ou gh t LeBr on Jam es sh ou l d be M VP, bu t h e didn ?t do an yth in g ou t of th e or din ar y to win it. Th is l eft Steph en Cu r r y an d Jam es H ar den . Jam es H ar den ?s team , th e H ou ston Rock ets, h ad qu ite a few in ju r ies du r in g th e season , yet Jam es H ar den was stil l abl e to win th em gam es an d h el p th em advan ce in th e pl ayoffs. Al so, h e aver aged a h igh am ou n t of poin ts per gam e. Steph en Cu r r y?s W ar r ior s coasted to th e # 1 seed in th e power fu l W ester n Con fer en ce an d Steph Cu r r y dom in ated th e stat sh eet. H e was in th e top 6 for poin ts per gam e, steal s per gam e an d assists per gam e.

In th e NFL, it?s cu r r en tl y th e m ost im por tan t (an d for som e, bor in g) tim e of year, th e offseason . Th is is wh er e team s can m ak e or br eak th eir season . A h u ge sign in g or a gr eat dr aft pick cou l d be wh at pr opel s a team to a Su per Bowl victor y. Th e fir st r ou n d of th e NFL Dr aft h appen ed on Apr il 30th an d th er e was an en ticin g cl ass of pl ayer s. Th er e was a gr eat var iety of pl ayer s th r ou gh ou t al l position gr ou ps. M an y bel ieved th at Leon ar d W il l iam s was th e best pl ayer in th e th e dr aft. H e's a DT th at h as el ite l en gth , str en gth , an d ath l eticism (an d h e can pl ay 3-4 DE). Th e dr aft's m ost in tr igu in g pl ayer is Jam eis W in ston . A pr o-r eady qu ar ter back th at n eeds to im pr ove h is decision m ak in g, both on an d off th e fiel d. H e th r ew 18 INTs to a m er e 25 TDs an d h e h as a l en gth y cr im in al r ecor d. M ost fam ou sl y, h e's h ad sh opl iftin g in ciden ts (in vol vin g cr ab l egs an d soda).

(Left to Right) M arcus M ariota, Leonard Williams, Jameis Winston, Todd Gurley As m an y peopl e expected, Jam eis W in ston was sel ected by th e Tam pa Bay Bu ccan eer s with th e fir st pick of th e dr aft. After war ds, th e Titan s sel ected Or egon ?s du al -th r eat QB, M ar cu s M ar iota. Th e Jack son vil l e Jagu ar s took a pr em ier pass r u sh er in Dan te Fowl er Jr. (wh o u n for tu n atel y tor e h is ACL l ess th an an h ou r in to h is fir st pr actice, h e's n ow ou t for th e season ) an d th e Oak l an d Raider s got secon d-year qu ar ter back , Der ek Car r, a l egitim ate tar get in Am ar i Cooper. Th e dr aft?s top pl ayer fel l to th e fifth pick wh er e peopl e bel ieved th at th e Redsk in s wou l d tak e h im or tr ade th e pick . Neith er h appen ed as th e Redsk in s dr afted Br an don Sch er ff. Th e Redsk in s fil l ed a h u ge n eed on th e offen sive l in e, bu t m igh t r egr et passin g u p on su ch a h igh l y r egar ded pl ayer. On l y tim e wil l tel l if th ey m ade th e cor r ect ch oice.

W il l iam s?wait cam e to an en d at th e 6th pick after th e New Yor k Jets sel ected h im . Th is gives th e Jets 3 ver satil e, power fu l defen sive l in em en . In addition to th e defen sive l in e, th e secon dar y Leonard Williams l ook s str on g with Dar r el l e Revis, An ton io Cr om ar tie an d 2014 fir st r ou n d pick , Cal vin Pr yor. W ith so m an y gr eat pl ayer s, th is defen se l ook s to be on e of th e best in th e l eagu e. Th is dr aft h ad m an y steal s th r ou gh ou t, th e Dal l as Cowboys sn agged 3 fir st r ou n d tal en ts in Byr on Jon es (1st Rou n d), Ran dy Gr egor y (2n d Rou n d), La'el Col l in s (UDFA). Th e Cowboys sh ow a l ack of r egar d for pl ayer s' l egal tr ou bl es in an attem pt fil l th eir team with tal en t. On e of th e m or e u n der r ated pl ayer s in th e dr aft was Tyl er Lock ette, wh om was dr afted by th e Seattl e Seah awk s, was a gr eat val u e pick by th e Seah awk s. H e cou l d becom e a l egitim ate sl ot weapon an d a gr eat com pl im en t to big Jim m y Gr ah am . H is scou tin g r epor t is sim il ar to an oth er Seah awk s pl ayer, Ru ssel l W il son . Com in g ou t of col l ege, th e on l y k n ock again st th em was th eir size. It h asn 't been a pr obl em for Ru ssel l W il son , wh o h as l ed th e Seah awk s to 2 NFC Ch am pion sh ips an d a Su per Bowl Ch am pion sh ip.

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Cur r ent Ev ent s Thr owing it out The Ivor y Tower : How Russel l Br and Pr ov ed Pol it ics is Ev er yone's Game H aya An is ,'17 W h eth er h e m ak es you r bl ood boil with sh eer fr u str ation or with th e spir it r evol u tion , Ru ssel l Br an d h as cer tain l y m ade ser iou s h eadl in es th is year. In l ate M ar ch of 2015, th e com edian tu r n ed activist ear n ed th e n od of appr oval fr om on e of Br itain ?s m ost in fl u en tial cu r r en t affair s m agazin es, Pr ospect M agazin e, wh ose r eader s h ave voted h im fou r th in th eir an n u al tabl e of th e wor l d?s top th in k er s.

Pr ospect M agazin e?s tabl e th is year pl aces Br an d am on g figu r es su ch as l eadin g econ om ist an d bestsel l in g au th or of Capital , Th om as Pik etty, wh o tops th e tabl e, as wel l as Gr eek fin an ce m in ister Yan is Var ou fak is, wh o com es secon d. Th e Can adian econ om ist an d en vir on m en tal activist Naom i Kl ein cam e in th ir d. Br an d?s n om in ation for th is pr estigiou s pol l is a testam en t to h is su ccess in th e pol itical sph er e, despite h is n on -pol itical back gr ou n d.

As an actor an d com edian , Br an d?s im m er sion in to pol itics is qu ite u n expected. Robin M cGee, on e of Br an d?s m an y detr actor s, cr iticizes Br an d for n ot bein g a ?ser iou s pol itical th in k er.? Accor din g to M cGee, Br an d?s col l oqu ial l an gu age an d h u m or do n ot su it th e ser iou s n atu r e of pol itics. Bu t Br an d?s witty del iver y an d u sage of com m on l an gu age is wh at al l ows h im to en gage a wider au dien ce in issu es th e gen er al pu bl ic u su al l y ign or e. As th e Can adian pol itical ph il osoph er W il l Kym l ik ca wr ote, ?dem ocr atic pol itics is th e pol itics of th e ver n acu l ar.?

M cGee?s cr itiqu e of Br an d?s l an gu age is r efl ective of th e r eason s pol itics ar e often con sider ed ir r el evan t to th e you th today. Th e l an gu age u sed by th e pol itical in tel l igen tsia is excl u sive an d h ar d to u n der stan d.

Br an d?s u se of sim pl er an d u n der stan dabl e l an gu age is open in g pol itics to th e m ain str eam , a step n ecessar y

in cu r atin g an edu cated an d in for m ed society.

Ru ssel l Br an d?s appear an ce in th is l ist is th e cu l m in ation of al l h is wor k con cer n in g pol itical an d social issu es. In 2014, Br an d pu bl ish ed h is book , ?Revolution,? a pol itical m an ifesto in wh ich h e advocates a social r evol u tion wh er ein , "cor por ate tyr an n y, ecol ogical ir r espon sibil ity an d econ om ic in equ al ity" com e to an en d. H e pr oposes th e er adication of th e "n ation state", th e dem ise of m u l tin ation al cor por ation s an d th e in jection of spir itu al th ou gh t in to th e str u ctu r e of society. In l ate Decem ber of 2014, Br an d cam paign ed again st th e eviction of fam il ies fr om th eir h om es at th e New Er a estate in East Lon don . H e did so su ccessfu l l y, ear n in g a pol itical su ccess for society?s in visibl e sou l s. Br an d is cu r r en tl y wor k in g on h is sh or t fil m , ?Th e Em per or ?s New Cl oth es,? a fil m abou t th e gr owin g dispar ity between econ om ic cl asses, dir ected by M ich ael W in ter bottom , an d star r in g Br an d h im sel f. H is oth er pr ojects in cl u de ?Th e Tr ews,? a You tu be sh ow on wh ich Br an d an al yzes n ews an d pr ovides h is own , often in ter estin g, in sigh ts.

In a wor l d wh er e votin g r ates am on g you n g adu l ts ar e r apidl y fal l in g (du r in g th e Am er ican pr esiden tial el ection s, votin g r ates am on g you n g adu l ts fel l to 38.0 per cen t in 2012 fr om 44.3 per cen t in 2008), it?s eviden t pol itics ar e of n o in ter est to th e aver age per son today. By br in gin g pol itics in to th e m ain str eam an d m ak in g con spicu ou s effor ts to ch an ge th e statu s qu o, Br an d is tr u l y ch an gin g th e pol itical l an dscape. H e?s u sin g h is cel ebr ity to dr aw atten tion to th e stor ies th e m edia often ign or es. If an yth in g, h is effor ts sh ou l d be en cou r aged r ath er th an con dem n ed.

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Cur r ent Ev ent s To Liv e or To Die? Soph ia Don n el l y, ' 16 On M ay 16th , Dzh ok h ar Tsar n aev was sen ten ced to death . Th is al l began two year s ago, on Apr il 15, 2013, wh en Dzh ok h ar Tsar n aev's bom bs deton ated at th e fin ish l in e of th e an n u al Boston M ar ath on , scor ch in g fl esh , sever in g l im b, an d k il l in g 3 in n ocen t peopl e. Th e ju r or s h ave ju st r each ed th e ver dict th at th e 21-year -ol d Boston M ar ath on bom ber sh ou l d r eceive th e death pen al ty for th e cr im es h e h as com m itted.

Th e victim s wh o wer e in ju r ed in th e bom bin gs testified du r in g th e pen al ty ph ase of th e tr ial as pr osecu tor s tr ied to sh ow th e ph ysical an d em otion al im pacts th e attack m ade on th e victim s, an d th eir fam il ies.

W il l iam Cam pbel l , fath er of Kr ystl e Cam pbel l , a 29 year ol d wom an wh o died in th e bom bin gs, said, "Kr ystl e was th e l igh t of m y l ife. Sh e was extr em el y sm ar t, h ar dwor k in g, beau tifu l , ever y fath er 's dr eam . I m iss h er a l ot." (CNN)

sen ten ce, som e fou gh t again st it in cl u din g Bil l an d Den ise Rich ar d, th e par en ts of eigh t-year -ol d M ar tin wh o was k il l ed in th e bom bin gs. Th ey say, ?W e k n ow th at th e gover n m en t h as its r eason s for seek in g th e death pen al ty, bu t th e con tin u ed pu r su it of th at pu n ish m en t cou l d br in g year s of appeal s an d pr ol on g r el ivin g th e m ost pain fu l day of ou r l ives." (CNN) As for n ow, Dzh ok h ar Tsar n aev faces an appeal s pr ocess th at wil l l ik l ey l ast a decade.

H e is n ow th e you n gest per son on death s r ow in th e Un ited States of Am er ica.

Cel este Cor cor an , an oth er victim wh o l ost both l egs, al so testified with h er em otion al r ecol l ection of th e bl ast. Sh e said, "It h u r t too m u ch . I ju st didn 't car e. I r em em ber th in k in g I was goin g to die, th at n o on e cou l d go th r ou gh th at m u ch pain .? (CNN) W h il e a l ar ge m ajor ity ar e in favor of th e death

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AVINDICATIONof t hest at us quo: THEELECTION M an i Seeber '15 Th e Un ited Kin gdom , on e of th e m ost r el evan t, an d econ om ical l y str on g cou n tr ies in th e wor l d, is goin g th r ou gh a pivotal el ection pr ocess. Th e par l iam en tar y gen er al el ection s, an el ection th at decides th e sequ en ce an d scope of th e n ew Par l iam en t, is essen tial in fom en tin g th e con tin u ation of th e dem ocr atic par l iam en tar y tr adition th at th e UK so pr ides itsel f on . Th e ch al l en ger s, David Cam er on , th e l eader of th e con ser vative par ty, is squ ar in g off with Ed M il iban d, th e l eader of th e l abor par ty, with var iou s ch al l en ger s su ch as Nick Cl egg an d Nigel Far age r ou n din g off th e el ection . Th is el ection , pr edicated on th e ch an gin g econ om ic an d social cl im ate th at th e UK fin ds itsel f in , pr om ises to be tr an sfor m ative.

W ith th e el ection s sch edu l ed to be h el d on th e 7th of M ay, each pol itical par ty h as scr am bl ed to pr odu ce a viabl e cam paign . Th e Labou r Par ty is cam paign in g on a pr om ise to m ak e Gr eat Br itain m or e equ itabl e, cu ttin g back on som e of th e excesses r esu l tin g fr om th e econ om ic

r ecover y after th e GFC. Th e Con ser vative Par ty is cam paign in g on m ain tain in g a str on g econ om ic r ecover y, an d a gen er al per iod of pr osper ity th at th e Con ser vative Par ty m an aged after th e GFC. M an y of th e oth er par ties, n ation al ist par ties in Scotl an d, W al es, an d Nor th er n Ir el an d, ar e cam paign in g for gr eater au ton om y with in th eir h om e n ation s. Oth er s, su ch as th e con tr over sial UKIP par ty, ar e tappin g a r ich vein of n ation al ist sen tim en t.

Opin ion s ar e pol ar ized in Gr eat Br itain over th e com position of th e n ew Par l iam en t. W ith th e econ om y in r u de h eal th , th e Con ser vative Par ty seem s to h ave a r eason abl e base to con tin u e m ajor ity r u l e over Gr eat Br itain . H owever, th at econ om ic gr owth h as com e with a degr ee of in equ ity, an d r isin g pr ices. M an y social an d pol itical qu estion s h ave n ot been an swer ed by th e cu r r en t gover n m en t, qu estion s th at Nation al ist, an d m or e l eftist par ties m igh t h ave com pel l in g an swer s for. Al l in al l , th is pr om ises to be a power fu l el ection , on e th at sh ou l d defin e a cou n tr y th at defin es m an y th in gs.

Cur r ent Ev ent s TheYemeni Conf l ict : Sect ar ian Tensions Boil Ov er H ash im Sh u bbar, '18

Pro Government soldier holding up his gun at a protest

Th e Yem en th at was for m ed in 1990 was n ever a peacefu l n ation , n or was it ever u n ited. It its sh or t 25 year h istor y, it h as h ad sever al ar m ed r evol u tion s an d h as been Al -Qaeda in th e Ar abian Pen in su l a's h om e for th e past decade. Th e con fl ict th at boil ed over in m id-Febr u ar y of th is year is is th e r esu l t of th e H ou th i m il itar y cou p th at was su ccessfu l an d h ad tak en over th e cen tr al gover n m en t. Th e H ou th is ar e a Sh ia gr ou p wh o r epr esen t 40 per cen t of th e cou n tr y's popu l ation . H owever, du e to th eir cl ose ties to Ir an an d disl ik e of Sau di Ar abia; th e gu l f states m ade th e decision to in vade Yem en with th e su ppor t of th e pr esiden t th at was disposed by th e H ou th is, M an su r H adi. Yem en h ad al r eady been th e poor est, an d l east devel oped Ar ab n ation ; th is con fl ict can on l y do m or e dam age to a cou n tr y th at h as been in com pl ete tu r m oil sin ce 2004. So h ow did Yem en get in to th e cu r r en t state it is in ?

Th e con fl ict tr u l y star ted in 2004 wh en Th e H ou th is l ead an ar m ed r ebel l ion again st th e cen tr al gover n m en t. Th e H ou th is ar e m em ber s of a r ebel gr ou p, wh o adh er e to a br an ch of Sh ia Isl am k n own as Zaydis.

Zaidis m ak e u p 40 per cen t of th e popu l ation an d r u l ed Nor th Yem en u n der a system k n own as th e Im am ate for al m ost 1,000 year s u n til 1962. Ever sin ce th e u n ification of Nor th an d Sou th Yem en ; th is gr ou p h ad been oppr essed an d exil ed ou t of power. Th e in itial r ebel l ion in 2004 was star ted by H u ssein Badr al -Din al -H ou th i. H e r ebel l ed in an effor t to win gr eater au ton om y for th eir h ear tl an d of Saada pr ovin ce, an d al so to pr otect Zaidi r el igiou s an d cu l tu r al tr adition s fr om per ceived en cr oach m en t by Su n n i Isl am ists. After H ou th i was k il l ed by th e Yem en i m il itar y

Houthi Rebels moving tow ards the Frontline in Aden

in l ate 2004, h is fam il y took ch ar ge an d l ed an oth er five r ebel l ion s befor e a ceasefir e was sign ed with th e gover n m en t in 2010.

H owever ten sion s boil ed over again as pr otests again st M an su r H adi br ok e ou t. Th e H ou th is saw th is as an oppor tu n ity an d u sed th ese pr otests to gain m or e su ppor t an d l an d in Yem en . Th ou san ds of H ou th i figh ter s fr om n or th er n Yem en seized con tr ol of th e cou n tr y's capital , San aa. Th e gover n m en t was weak , its ar m y fr actu r ed, an d th e r ebel s th ey took th e city in on l y fou r days. Th e gu l f states, seein g th at an oth er Sh ia, an d Ir an back ed gover n m en t h as com e to power, wer e in fear of Ir an star tin g to cr eep u p on th eir bor der s. M id-Febr u ar y a Sau di-l ed coal ition an n ou n ced "Stor m of Deter m in ation " wh ich was th e n am e of th e in vasion of Yem en th r ou gh air, an d possibl y on e th e gr ou n d on ce th e H ou th is' gr ip on th e cou n tr y is weak en ed. Th is br in gs u s to wh er e we ar e n ow.

Yem en is in a state of In stabil ity, l ar ge-scal e displ acem en t, weak gover n an ce, cor r u ption , r esou r ce depl etion an d poor in fr astr u ctu r e. Th is h as on l y been wor sen ed by an In vasion by n eigh bor in g states th at ar e in fear of th e con fl ict spil l in g ou t u n to th eir own bor der s. H owever, th e in vadin g states h ave h ad n o r eal su ccess in th eir objective of pu sh in g th e H ou th is back to th e n or th west of th e cou n tr y, an d l oosen in g th eir gr ip on e th e n ation 's capital , San a'a. Th e H ou th is ar e h ol din g str on g, an d it seem s l ik e th is con fl ict wil l be in deadl ock as l on g as each side is n ot back in g down . W h at is sadden in g is th at al l th is figh tin g is h u r tin g n o on e oth er th an th e Yem en i peopl e, an d separ atin g th em far th er th an th ey ever wer e.

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Cur r ent Ev ent s Amass Gr av e: TheSecr et Pl ight of Immigr ant s M ar tin a El ia '15

A m ass gr ave is bein g cr eated in th e m iddl e of th e M editer r an ean Sea. Th is week en d, th r ee boats sen t ou t distr ess cal l s to th e Ital ian coast str u ggl in g to tr an spor t th e h u n dr eds of im m igr an ts ar r ivin g fr om Libya. Over th e year s, th er e?s been an abu n dan ce in im m igr an t sh ips th at h aven ?t been abl e to safel y m ak e it to th eir destin ation , m ost of th em bein g m ost of th em bein g sh ips star tin g fr om th e Nor th er n Afr ican coasts an d h eadin g towar ds th e Sou th of Eu r ope. Th is year al on e it is bel ieved th at 900 im m igr an ts h ave died ju st tr yin g to m ak e th e tr ip to safer sh or es. Th e EU does n ot h ave an y pol icies for th ese sh ips or th e situ ation in gen er al m ean in g th at th er e ar e n o safety pr ocedu r es set in ston e for th e wel far e of th ese peopl e m ak in g th e jou r n ey. W h o?s to bl am e? Does th e EU h ave a m or al obl igation to h el p th ese cou n tr ies in n eed? H owever th e m or e th e death s in cr ease, th e m or e th e EU is bein g pr essu r ed to fin d a sol u tion . Tal k s wil l be h el d in Ital y between th e Pr im e M in ister of M al ta an d Ital ian Au th or ities to see wh at steps n eed to be tak en to stop th is death su r ge.

Th e im m igr an ts wh o do su ccessfu l l y m ak e th e voyage, ar r ive in Ital y in h opes of fin din g jobs. Th ey ar e l eft disil l u sion ed th ou gh becau se of th e fin an cial cr isis h appen in g in th e r egion , m ak in g it h ar d en ou gh for th e peopl e of th e cou n tr y itsel f to fin d jobs, l et al on e for th ese n ewcom er s. Th ese im m igr an ts ar e th en pl aced in cam ps in Sicil y or go as far as Ger m an y to fin d fam il y. Th e m ayor of Sicil y, En zo Bian co, states th at th e avail abl e r oom in Sicil y for th ese n ew com in g im m igr an ts, is decr easin g r apidl y an d th at

if som eth in g is n ot don e, th ese acciden ts ar e goin g to h appen m or e an d m or e often .

If th r ee acciden ts ar e capabl e of h appen in g in on e week al on e, wh at wou l d an in cr ease of th em l ook l ik e? Th e pr obl em n eeds to be sol ved in Libya to begin with , as m ost of th e boats l eavin g fr om th er e ar e pr essu r ed n ot to becau se of th e safety of th e voyage an d con dition s of th e boats. W ith th e on goin g con fl ict h appen in g in Libya an d th e in stabil ity of th eir gover n m en t th e pr obl em s h appen in g in th e M editer r an ean h aven ?t m ade th e l ist yet. On e of th e su r vivor s fr om th is r ecen t acciden t stated th at peopl e wer e bein g l ock ed in th e bottom r oom s of th e boat an d ask ed n ot to m ove to k eep th e boat steady; th e boat con tain ed 950 peopl e. Accor din g th e M al tese Pr im e M in ister, Joseph M u scat, ?gan gs of cr im in al s ar e pu ttin g peopl e on a boat, som etim es even at gu n poin t.? In r espon se to th is, Ital ian Pol ice states th at sever al ar r ests h ave been m ade on th e sh or es of Sicil y of su spected oper ator s of h u m an tr affick in g.

Th e EU is bein g pr essu r ed to h el p stop th e death s of im m igr an ts in th e M editer r an ean bu t u n for tu n atel y on l y so l ittl e can be accom pl ish ed in Eu r ope. A l ot of th e pr obl em sol vin g is al so goin g to h ave to com e fr om th e al r eady tr ou bl ed cou n tr ies in Nor th Afr ica su ch as Libya. If som eth in g is n ot don e to h el p th ese im m igr an ts th en th e m ass gr ave in th e M editer r an ean wil l ju st k eep in cr easin g u n til th e voyage is n oth in g m or e th an a r oad to death .

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Food Don't be af r aid of Del hi bel ly

by An ah M al ik '15

In dia is h om e to som e of th e best food, an d ever yon e k n ows th is. Th at?s wh y th e cu isin e h as m ade it to pr actical l y ever y cou n tr y, an d its big dish es ar e wel l k n own th r ou gh ou t al l n ation al ities. I wou l dn ?t bl am e you if you wen t to In dia ju st for th e food. Bu t wh en it com es to eatin g in th e cr owded, poor l y r egu l ated cou n tr y itsel f, issu es ar ise.

Tou r ists an d l ocal s al ik e r em ain cau tiou s an d war y of eatin g in In dia, an d wh er e th ey eat, u n der stan dabl y, bu t in som e cases per h aps too cau tiou sl y. Tou r ists an d oth er in ter n ation al s do n ot n eed to be so afr aid, ju st a cer tain l evel of k n owl edge an d awar en ess, th ou gh , is defin itel y im por tan t.

1. Str eet food is an essen tial exper ien ce, it?s del iciou s, it?s fast, an d it?s com pl etel y differ en t to r estau r an t food. It?s easy to be fr eak ed ou t by str eet food th at doesn ?t l ook san itar y, bu t it?s al l abou t fin din g th e r igh t spots. Look in g for cr owded str eet food ar eas is a good in dication , bu t l ocal s can h el p tel l you wh at?s wh at too (so l on g as you can tr u st wh o you ?r e tal k in g to).

2. Th e gen er al idea of tr u stin g oth er s?in cl in ation is ver y im por tan t in In dia, wh en you ?r e in a r estau r an t don ?t be afr aid to ask for th e m ost popu l ar dish es, as you wil l k n ow th at th ey ar e pr obabl y th e safest eat con sider in g th ey ar e m ade for so m an y peopl e al l th e tim e. Popu l ar r estau r an ts ar e al so gen er al l y safe to eat in (as wel l as th e fact th at th ey pr obabl y h ave th e best food).

3. Ask for disposabl e pl ates. W h en it com es to str eet food, u ten sil s ar e defin itel y som eth in g you wan t to be car efu l of, 99% of str eet ven dor s wil l h ave disposabl e pl ates/ for k s/ k n ives to eat with , bu t do n ot k eep th em in obviou s view as it is ch eaper to ser ve food in m etal pl ates. If you ask for disposabl e pl ates, ch an ces ar e th ey wil l h ave th em , an d th ey wil l n ever h ave been u sed befor e.

4. Or der in g ver y h ot food is a good in dication th at ever y h as been cook ed wel l , an d wil l decr ease you r ch an ces of eatin g an y h ar m fu l bacter ia (th e h otter th e better !)

5. Th e fin al tip I wil l l eave you with is or der in g water. It is tr u e m an y peopl e ar e given u n san itar y water, su ch as fr om th e tap, bu t th er e is a way to en su r e you ar e given san itar y water. W h en or der in g, specify you wan t Rever se Osm osis water, as th is is pr obabl y you r safest bet. Rever se Osm osis is a type of san itar y dr in k in g water an d is offer ed al m ost ever ywh er e in In dia.

As In dia gr ows an d m oder n ises, so ar e its r egu l ation s on h eal th an d safety. Com pan ies su ch as Coca Col a with a big fr an ch ise n am e en ter In dia an d dom in ate as a tr u sted com pan y. Th is in val u abl e tr u st dr aws a l ar ger cr owd of cu stom er s, an d as a r esu l t r aises th e bar on san itation an d h eal th safety in In dia. Today, th e stan dar ds ar e m u ch h igh er th an befor e, an d th is wil l on l y k eep in cr easin g. If you ?r e fl yin g al l th e way to In dia, don ?t m iss th e oppor tu n ity to fu l l y exper ien ce th e cu l tu r e, an d in du l ge in th e del iciou s food!

Food TheFood We'v eMissed

By Joh n H en deson '15

Livin g over seas is tou gh , an d som etim es al l you wan t to do is go h om e gr ab th at bag of n on -cr u n ch ed u p Fu n yu n s or th r ow a h ot pock et in th e m icr owave an d bin ge watch a season of Gam e of Th r on es. Yet th er e's on l y on e pr obl em , its u n h ear d of to fin d a per fectl y pr eser ved bag of ch ips in Du bai an d h ot pock ets can ?t seem to m ak e th e tr ip over. So you cr y as you eat a bag of BBQ Fr itos wh il e dr in k in g a Pocar i Sweat th in k in g abou t h ow far away su m m er is. Th an k fu l l y for ASD stu den ts su m m er is r igh t ar ou n d th e cor n er an d th e food we?ve al l been cr avin g th is sch ool year wil l fin al l y be with in ou r gr asps, an d with th e taste on ou r ton gu es I ask ed th e qu estion to a few m em ber s of ASD ?wh at food h ave you been m issin g??

Gr iffin Ken n edy'15 Ch ipotl e steak bu r r ito's ?W h at m ak es th e steak bu r r ito so am azin g?? ?Becau se you can pu t an yth in g in th at bu r r ito an d it wil l al ways taste of per fection .? said Gr iffin , wh il st a tear of l on gin g r an down h is ch eek .

M ath ew Du m ol t an d Au stin Per vis'15 Ch ick -fil -a

M s. Apostl e - En gl ish Teach er Or an ge Door "W h at is it abou t th e Ph o at Or an ge Door th at m ak es it so special ?" ?It h as th e best, m ost fl avor fu l br oth . I'l l defin itel y m ak e m u l tipl e stops th er e th is su m m er to get m y fil l of th is del iciou s sou p!?

Zach ar y M asr i'17 Bu ffal o W il d W in gs

"W h y Ch ick -fil -a? "

?W h y do you m iss Bu ffal o W il d W in gs??

?Becau se its del iciou s? said M att with a n od, on l y to be cor r ected by Au stin ?Becau se its scr u m didl yu m ptiou s.?

?En dl ess win gs on Th u r sday n igh t. I al ways get h on ey bar becu e an d h ol d a cu r r en t r ecor d of 35 bu t m y br oth er s is 50...?

Food guil t y univ er sit y pl easur es: Teacher Edit ion by Joh n H en der son '15 Un iver sity is (pr obabl y) th e fir st tim e you 'r e on you r own , an d th e wor l d is you r oyster. You can fin al l y decide wh at you wan t to eat (m aybe tak in g in to abou t wh at you sor t of need to eat), an d in du l ge. Befor e Sen ior s ar e off, an d faced with th is, th e teach er s at ASD wan ted to dr op som e of th eir u n iver sity su r vival foods (eith er as r ecom m en dation s or foods to avoid at al l costs). In th eir own wor ds, h er e ar e som e gu il ty pl easu r es. Read with cau tion .

M r . Bl esk e - M ac an d ch eese dr essed u p. Easy an d ch eap.

10 m in u tes to m ak e.

2 boxes of m ac & ch eese (gen er ic was fin e 50 cen ts a box).

M ade to dir ection s, with bu tter an d m il k . Sau tee an on ion in bu tter, add gar l ic, add gr ou n d beef. M ix with m ac an d ch eese. Feeds, l ik e 6 peopl e. Keeps wel l . Good for br eak fast, l u n ch , din n er. For extr a fl avor, add sou r cr eam , m or e ch eese, even veggies.

M r s. Ru i z - On e of th e m ost disgu stin gl y del iciou s h abits th at I l ear n ed in col l ege was eatin g deep dish pizza dipped in r an ch dr essin g, an d oth er del icacies su ch as Fr en ch fr ies dipped in W en dy's Fr osties or su per sized val u e m eal s with a Diet Cok e.

M r . Con f er - Ram en n oodl e sou p. I u sed to bu y it in 24-pack s al on g with a k n ock -off Dr. Pepper cal l ed Dr. Th u n der. M y h ear t an d k idn eys ar e for ever dam aged.

M r . N el son - Taco Bel l an d Coffee - it was ch eap, good, an d per fect for l ate n igh ts!

M r s. N el son - ch ocol ate cover ed espr esso bean s... I u sed to eat th em du r in g tests.

M r . Sh u bai r 1) A pizza pl ace at In dian a Un iver sity cal l ed "M ad M u sh r oom ". Th ey h ad th is ch eesy br ead th at we wou l d devou r at al l tim es!!! 2) A bu r r ito pl ace cal l ed "La Bam ba's". Th ey adver tised "bu r r itos as big as you r h ead" an d th ey wer e h u m on gou s!!!

Th e food was so ch eap an d I th ou gh t it was del iciou s, wh ich is wh y it was su r vival food. Th e r estau r an ts wer e al so open til l , l ik e 2-3am , so you cou l d or der at al l tim es, wh ich was awesom e for a u n iver sity stu den t stayin g u p way too l ate. In r etr ospect, it was pr obabl y pr etty disgu stin g even if I th ou gh t it was del iciou s, bu t l ate n igh t or der s of ch eesy br ead an d tr ips to La Bam ba's for a m assive bu r r ito defin itel y br in g back a l ot of fon d m em or ies of u n iver sity an d fr ien ds.

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