CdS Sunrise November Issue 2015

CdS Sunrise

Corona del Sol High School | Tempe, AZ | Vol. 38, No. 2

Danger or Defense?

Debating the role of guns in society

story by Megan Marples pg. 16

Contents

Staff

editor-in-chief Nikki Hinshaw

managing editor Katelyn Stys online editor-in-chief Carson Pyatt online managing editor Tanner Kujawa production editor Brenna Bochenek life & times Megan Marples sports Jake Pyatt online photo editor Maria Martin copy editor Kajal Dave cartoonist Celeste Hayes staff Faryal Ashraf Karly Castro Dion Deguzman Nikki Dull Juan Estrada Celeste Hayes Isabella Hulsizer Lauren Puffer Kasey Ruthardt Patricia Stoica

Cover photo by Nikki Hinshaw

adviser Kris Urban

The Sunrise is an open forum for student expression and welcomes letters on all matters. The staff reserves the right to edit as required. All materials submitted for publication must be signed. Views and opinions contained herein are those of the author and not considered to be the opinions of the staff, adviser, administration or the Tempe Union High School District. Unsigned editorials reflect the views of the editorial reflect the views of the editorial board. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service.

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From the editor Nikki Hinshaw | Editor-in-Chief By taking a glance at the cover of this paper, I’m sure you immediately formed an opinion about what you saw. Whether you eagerly opened to the spread to read the story or dismissed it with anger, you formed an opinion. Some of our readers may not agree with what we’ve written, and that’s ok. Others might share our opinions and commend our efforts. Nevertheless, we have the freedom to share these stories, both opinionated and factual. You are free to form your own opinions, but we hope that you take the time to read what we have to say. We acknowledge the fact that not all of our readers will share, or be open to the views that we express in our publication.

In the news, bias should never be present. As student journalists, the Sunrise staff works hard to eliminate bias from our news stories, as we’ve seen the consequences for those affected by misreporting. However, we are not averse to expressing our opinions. You’ll find those clearly labeled as such. Our staff columns take a stance on a variety of controversial topics, and are only meant to share the opinions of the staff member or members responsible for writing those pieces.

As you read this paper, I encourage you to keep an open mind. Acknowledge both the facts and the opinions and don’t jump to conclusions. Feel free to form your own opinions, but understand that we cannot please everyone. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “That if all printers were determin’d not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” We will not cater to what is politically correct or what will not offend people. That is not our job.

As members of the Sunrise staff, we aim to bring you news as well as share with you the stories and issues that are important to us. Gun control is an issue being debated nationally today and is not something we took lightly. However, as the next generation of voters, we felt as though it is an issue we should share with you. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy this issue and look for our next issue out in December. As always, you can submit letters to the editor at cdspublications1@ gmail.com. R

What’s online?

The CdS Sunrise staff works hard to produce content and post stories daily. Check out some of our newest content at cdssunrise.com. R

Teacher Andy Strom has a parttime job as an Uber driver. Check cdssunrise.com to read more about his job outside school.

Photo by Lauren Puffer

Many of Coronas football coaches graduated from CdS. Read more about how they ended up back on the Corona campus.

Photo by Celeste Hayes

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What’s in this issue...

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Social Struggle Students struggle to find a balance between the positive and negative aspects of social media Photo by Isabella Hulsizer

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Battle of the Brands See the differences between today’s popular brands Photo by Maria Martin

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Gun Control

Learn about why gun violence and gun control have become such hot topics in the news recently

Cartoon by Celeste Hayes

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Cornish Pasty Co. British pub-style restaurant brings English flavors to Phoenix Photo by Brenna Bochenek

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News

Students remember fallen senior Kasey Ruthardt | Staff Writer

Students release balloons in honor of fallen senior Alex Tamborski. Tamborski died on Oct. 11, 2015. Photo by Maria Martin

Senior Alex Tamborski was killed in a double homicide in Gilbert on Oct 11. Weeks after Tamborski’s death, his fellow Corona del Sol classmates still grieve for his loss. It was an unexpected loss to the class of 2016.

Tamborski was known as being positive, having a good outlook on life and always being able to make people laugh.

Senior Mackenzie Tanquary said she will miss his unique laugh the most. “Whenever I was feeling down he’d say something funny and laugh about it,” Tanquary said.

Even though his fellow classmates will be graduating without him, Tamborski won’t be forgotten. Tamborski grew up in the same school community as many of his fellow Corona classmates.

For those who knew Tamborski in middle school, his memory will last a lifetime.

“He’s always somebody I was able to go to when I was upset, because he was so happy,” said senior Chris Roberts. “My favorite current memory is all of our memories, he’s always going to be the same person.”

For senior Dani Sullivan, who met Tamborski freshman year, her favorite memories of him will never fade.

“He dropped his phone off at his dad’s house so his location would show that he was there, but then we would hang out for the rest of the night,” Sullivan said. “We ended up pulling an allnighter together and watched the sun rise at Corona and didn’t get home till 8 a.m.”

Tamborski is remembered as being a driven student, who would always achieve his goals.

“He wanted to be a pilot one day and his main goal was to date Selena Gomez and go on the Ellen Show,” Sullivan said. “He was trying to move to L.A. or New York to do all that stuff. He thought he’d be famous one day.”

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Vembu brings back Relay for Life Karly Castro | Staff Writer

Junior Nikhila Vembu leads a Relay for Life club meeting. The club plans to get students invloved in raising money that will go toward the Tempe Relay event. Photo by Karly Castro

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his time last year, a reconciliation of the Relay for Life club was an obscure topic. After coming back from an indefinite hiatus, the club has big plans. Choir teacher Greg Hebert is the club’s new sponsor and is very optimistic about the club this year.

“There are many students in the club who are fantastic leaders on campus involved in a different variety of capacities, so it’s a very eclectic group,” Hebert said.

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Cancer is a disease that has impacted many people, joining this club to connect with others who have also gone through the same situation.

“We are bringing (the club) back because cancer is a terrible thing and almost everyone can relate to being affected by it,” president and junior Nikhila Vembu said. “Having this club at Corona will hopefully offer some closure to those deeply affected by cancer and bring something positive out of such a negative disease.”

Relay for Life is a club that serves as a base for CdS students to form teams and participate in the Tempe Relay for Life event this spring. The event is held by the American Cancer Society once a year to raise money toward helping caner patients, survivors and research. There are thousands of Relay events held all over the world and the organization has raised over $400 million this past year.

Aside from getting its name and purpose out, the club plans on getting as

many students and community members as possible involved in teams to compete to raise as much money possible by fundraising. Club members are hopeful that anyone who wants to help out and be connected will do just that. The money raised will go toward the Tempe Relay event, where a large campout and walk are held. The event will take place on April 2 at the Tempe Diablo stadium.

“I started this club because I participated in a couple Relay for Life events and I’ve seen firsthand how impactful they are,” Vembu said. “In light of recent events the Corona community has been through, hopefully the members of this club can be a part of the healing process. It is a huge and inspirational event.”

Relay for Life is a perfect opportunity for anyone affected by cancer in any way to be around people with similar struggles, make friends, or are just looking for a good cause to support and help out the community.R

News

Unplugged, unhappy Kasey Ruthardt | Staff Writer For years every Friday during third hour teachers would turn on their TVs to watch the latest episode of [cdstv]. This year though, things are different. The TV cables have been unplugged disabling students and staff from watching [cdstv] in the way they were used to.

Now teachers have to go through the process of turning on their computers, pulling up YouTube and hoping their projectors will work properly. It’s making it more difficult for students to watch, especially when they have a substitute teacher who has no access to YouTube.

There are 97 teachers that show [cdstv] to their 3rd hour class each week, but if we have 20 substitutes then that’s a lot of students not tuning in. It’s not something that students are forced to sit through, it’s supposed to be something fun for students watch and enjoy and gain information about what’s going on at Corona.

“We do know that viewership is down, and that’s measurable because we can see how many views we can get,” said [cdstv] adviser Benjamin Forbes. “A lot of people can’t get their projectors working plus we have a lot of subs.”

Students who watch [cdstv] aren’t the only ones being affected. Students in the class are as well. It’s a production put on by students who are proud of their work and want people to watch it and appreciate their hard work. When they know people aren’t going to be watching it, it makes it harder for them to feel

motivated enough to produce a good product.

“It feels like it’s not worth putting all the effort into it because less people are going to watch it,” said senior Jessica Marlar. “It makes it more frustrating because we work so hard and we have this number in our head of 3,000 (views) when now it’s really only getting to 1,500 maybe.”

The process of putting it on YouTube isn’t necessarily harder; in fact, Forbes said it was much easier for them. They do run into some problems though, especially with being flagged for use of copyrighted songs.

“Copyright music and videos are fair use as long as it stays within the campus,” Forbes said. “Unfortunately, since we put it on YouTube it does get flagged, so we take it down after 24 hours to make sure we don’t get in trouble.”

The reasoning behind unplugging the cables is that it’s an outdated system. Outdated maybe, but not completely useless.

Especially when it’s helping to benefit a class of students working hard to show what they can do. When the decision was made over the summer to unplug the cables and keep them unplugged, Forbes wasn’t involved.

“I’m very upset, mostly because the one teacher that was affected most by it wasn’t asked if it was OK. It was just extremely disrespectful to do that,” Forbes said. “There’s a difference between outdated and obsolete; it’s not obsolete. It is an old system and the picture was bad but it put it out there.” R

Seniors Loryn Newman and Elijah Grisby shoot the Oct. 30 broadcast of [cdstv]. Since the TVs were unplugged, episodes have been uploaded weekly on YouTube. Photo by Maria Martin

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Guest Column

Change coming to AcLab Dan Brugger | Guest Columnist & Counselor I read with some dismay Miss Kajal Dave’s broad judgments of our school’s Academic Lab program in her opinion article in the September 2015 issue of the Sunrise, in which she states Ac Lab is, among other things, “complicated,” “convoluted,” “essentially, free time,” “not… implemented correctly,” and “a waste of time.” Of course she is entitled to her opinion and I do not expect average teenagers always to investigate the fact before publicly lambasting something they neither like nor fully understand, but I would encourage her and all students to work toward learning more about things in general and exercising patience before passing judgment, sticking out their tongues, and exclaiming “Icky pooey!”

Perhaps people are not aware that the AcLab program is just one of our school’s Response to Intervention (RTI) initiatives, which include placing freshmen behind in literacy standards into reading class in order to catch up, as well as intervening with students who have several grades of F by increasing accountability and student-teacherparent communications via a trained RTI interventionist. Last year, the latter program was so successful in turning around students, roughly 85 percent of referred freshmen and sophomores went from failing to multiple classes to passing all or most of them. Without these interventions, school leaders believe that these students would have fallen through the cracks, as students have in the past, and earned few to no credits in their classes last year, which greatly jeopardizes their on-time graduation status.

Perhaps Corona students do not know that our teachers and administrators are responsible for student safety and must maintain

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student attendance records each period of the day, including Wednesday AcLabs.

This is the law. With this in mind, it is clearly not possible for all 2,950 students at Corona to self-select where they wish to go during AcLab. For the sake of safety and order, the program began this year by allowing teachers to call for only two students at a time. Once school leaders see that the processes are working and they do not have chaos on their hands, this number will increase.

NHS students will be allowed to travel soon to help tutor students for their community service hours. Additionally, teachers soon will be able to request that a few students be able to work in the library during AcLab. All of this will grow, but this is an area where patience is needed.

Perhaps all student body and faculty members have not heard about other interventions that take place during AcLab time. Beyond teachers being able to call a few students to visit them for individual tutoring or make-up work, a group of faculty members is working with students going through rough times socially or emotionally, either in individual or group settings. Another group of teachers is putting together a plan to work with students who continue to struggle academically even after the basic interventions have been attempted.

Yet another group of educators is working to support gifted-identified students as well as students in regular classes who show high potential to do well in honors, dual enrollment, or AP

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classes, but may just need an extra boost and a little support from time to time.

The best part of all of these programs is that AcLab allows faculty members to work individually to increase student success and well being, and these students get the much-needed support without missing valuable class time.

I know it can be tempting to become frustrated and disdainful when life changes in ways we dislike, but sometimes both students and adults need to practice acceptance and patience when it does. The AcLab program is full of good ideas and good intentions, and it will grow to better serve more students in due time. Everyone should remain mindful that even if we ourselves may not be directly benefiting from the program right now, many other Corona students are. Even if we can see no personal purpose to AcLab right now, that does not mean that it may not be a great help to us in the future. Is it perfect? Of course not, but why not be a part of the solution rather than the problem? As with anything, constructive criticism and helpful ideas can be beneficial, but dismissing something you neither appreciate nor fully comprehend as a failure or “waste of time” does nothing to improve the situation. R

Life & Times

Butler serves 4-year term as President Nikki Dull | Staff Writer Four years as Student Council president is quite the accomplishment and senior Alex Butler takes full pride in it.

Butler joined Student Council his freshmen year to see if he enjoyed it and has stuck with it ever since.

“Being in Student Council for four years now, you can tell that I really, really like it,” Butler said.

What first grabbed Butler’s attention his freshman year was the thought of making a difference.

“I wanted to join Student Council to make everyone have a better school experience,” Butler said.

Although Butler enjoys making an impact, he also loves the fun aspects that come along with Student Council.

“The best part of student council by far is in December. Every year we go to Crockett Elementary and we each have a buddy and we give them Christmas presents before their holiday break,” Butler said. “It truly is a humbling and memorable experience.”

Although participating in extracurricular activities is enjoyable, it can be hard to manage time and use it efficiently between school and everything else. Butler has developed skills over the years to handle the chaos. He says with a little bit of prayer and reminding himself about things like Student Council meetings, he knows to plan ahead.

“I simply keep things in my head and I just make mental notes of them,” Butler said.

There are times throughout the year when Student Council is busier than others, like around Homecoming or Prom, where a lot of hard work goes into planning.

“Student Council has its busy seasons for sure,” Butler said.

“Every Tuesday and Wednesday we have meetings.”

Butler, who is grateful for all the people he gets work with on Student Council, said he is excited to work alongside talented individuals. Not only Butler has being Student Council president been a fun experience for Butler, but also a learning one.

“The most important thing I have learned from all my years in Student Council is that you must be a very good planner,” Butler said. “You need to make sure that you are always on top of everything.”

On top of being Corona’s student body president, Butler is also in NHS (National Honor Society), SHS (Spanish Honor Society), Comp. Gov., and he has a job.

Butler hopes to go to a university and study political science and eventually return to Corona to be an American History teacher. As for now, he plans to be the best Student Body president he can be.

“I am truly thankful for everyone in Student Council and I am very excited to continue my hard work as president,” Butler said.R

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Social Struggle Tweets 11 Over the past two decades, human @life&timeseditor interaction has evolved from The power of social media sending letters to each other on teen culture to tweeting out the latest Corona del Sol, AZ news. With the creation of social media, information has never been more easily accessible. In a few clicks you can send out anything to virtually anyone.

Because the technology is so new, the world is still trying to grasp how to use it effectively. Unfortunately, some people decide to take advantage of social media by oversharing information and cyberbullying others. The negative choices teenagers make online can creep onto campus and into other areas of their lives.

Social media can also be used for staying connected to other people, whether they are around the block or around the world. It can broaden our perspective and help us learn about viewpoints different from ours.

No matter what form of social media you use, everyone is exposed to it in one way or another.

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Oversharing With the introduction of social media, people have used it to post pictures of their vacation, a fun day out, or a fond memory. Milestones are catalogued to be looked back on forever. When people decide to post multiple times a day, especially ones with little value added, it becomes an issue.

The more information someone puts out there, the less special it becomes.

“It is an interesting phenomena to watch with the newer selfie generation,” [cdstv] adviser Ben Forbes said. “I kind of don’t like the traffic that’s been going on as far as Facebook and Twitter and what not.”

Scrolling through social media can be a daunting task.

Teenagers have to constantly battle the waves of information thrown at them on a daily basis. When advertisements are mixed with memorable photos, it causes added frustrations. “(Social media) used to be about sharing pictures of friends and family, and now it’s all commercialized,” Forbes said. “I feel like every time I post a picture of my child, I’m selling a product at the same time.”

Being constantly exposed to everything that is around you can lead to depression as well. It is difficult for teenagers to

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Pictures Followers 4 2015 More not compare themselves to others when they are continuously being swamped by social media and the stereotypes that come along with it. With the latest filters being used, it is hard to decipher what is real and what is fake.

“We have this idea that everyone’s lives are perfect because that’s all people want to post for the most part,” School Resource Officer Amy Gallagher said. “I think it leads you to sometimes not be happy with what you have because you’re constantly comparing it against everyone else.”

Cyberbullying In the 21st century, bullying has increasingly become an issue. With the addition of social media, a new platform has been added to hurt others. Teenagers are able to verbally attack one another without seeing each other face to face.

“I think that it can destroy some people,” Gallagher said.

“It’s almost like people can hide behind their phone or behind their computer because they don’t have to see that person’s reaction, how they hurt them or upset them.”

Cyberbullying isn’t reserved for the online world.

Sometimes it can flow over into other aspects of teenager’s lives, which adds another layer to the conflict.

“I know our administration deals with (cyberbullying) pretty frequently when it’s not even happening here at school,” guidance counselor Dan Brugger said. “It can cause (students) to be depressed, cause them to try to miss school and to not be here.”

“It’s like writing Although social media allows authorities to have concrete everything in evidence of bullying, there are permanent marker damaging costs. where it used to be “A momentary lapse in judgment is permanent,” Brugger pencil.” said. “It’s like writing everything -Brugger in permanent marker where it used to be pencil. I think that’s the scariest thing to me.”

Teenagers have a difficult time grasping how their online choices now can affect them for the rest of their lives. All they see is what’s right in front of them and not how this can affect them especially in the corporate world. Employers have recently begun tracking potential employee’s presences on social media. If they are unhappy with what they see, none of the skills you have to offer will matter.

“The decisions and sometimes the thought processes of the things that you’re doing when you’re 16 is completely different than when you’re 30 years old,” Gallagher said.

Cyberbullying leads teenagers to be withdrawn from life. It also adds anxiety because the embarrassing details are

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But in extreme cases, mistakenly funny posts can have devastating results such as suicide.

“We don’t know how people are suffering on a day-today basis,” Gallagher said. “That could be a trigger that sends someone over the negative edge.”

Because social media is relatively new, few laws have been put in place to regulate it. For the most part, people are allowed to post at will.

“The First Amendment protects your rights to say things, but you have to own everything you put up now,” Brugger said. “That’s hard when teenagers are growing up and their brain is still getting wired to be responsible.”

Staying Connected Before social media, it was extremely difficult to stay in touch with others. People resorted to sending letters and calling each other. It was costly to do so, which limited communication even more. With social media, it has never been easier to communicate for free. Senior Reena Patel discusses how she communicates with her family in India.

“We actually talk almost every day with my family in group chats,” Patel said. “We FaceTime my family in India almost every other week.”

Being able to communicate with family members can strengthen bonds and improve your mood. The circle of people who support you is broadened that much further. It also encourages teenagers to take interest in other people’s lives.

“I’m very close with my family,” Patel said.

“Anytime I have problems and I need to talk, I vent to my cousins that are halfway across the world or halfway across the country.”

Without social media, it becomes exceedingly more difficult to know about important events in other people’s lives. While people used to communicate monumental events to others, small moments seemed to slip through the cracks.

“I don’t know how I would talk to my family,” Patel said. “A lot of us do live in Arizona, but our extended family, which in our culture we’re really close to, doesn’t live anywhere close.”

“It depends on who they (like),” teacher and librarian Brandy Walker said. “For example if they’re on Facebook, they could choose to (like) NPR and other informative social outlets instead of people like Kim Kardashian.”

Social media also allows users to be exposed to different perspectives on life. Before, people reserved themselves to their immediate circle of friends who shared similar views.

Now, people are able to not only interact with others, they are able to see how many different cultures view a specific topic.

“One of the positives would be having different viewpoints,” Walker said. “If you’re using social media to follow different outlets such as The New York Times, then you could broaden your outlook and get more information.”

For teenagers looking to go to college, students are able to follow certain universities on social media for the latest information about them. They are also able to get a better feel for the student life there if they are unable to tour the school.

People can learn day-to-day information on their favorite bands and artists as well.

“I think it is all going back to the individual user and how they use those things,” Walker said. “You decide every single day whether you are going to do something positive or you’re going to do something negative and be the kind of person you really don’t want to be.” R

Officer Gallagher’s Social Media Tips 1. Take appropriate safety measures: Do not give strangers your personal information - name, date of birth, address, school you attend.

2. Trust your instinct. If it does not feel right do not follow or accept friend requests to a page, person, company, etc.

Learning Information Social media has become an innovative tool for obtaining knowledge. Before the Internet, the main source of information was a library or newspaper.

Both sources can always be out of date. New developments on stories take time to be printed and distributed. Even television can lag behind in the information race. When the Internet came along, it increased the flow of knowledge ten-fold, yet it still wasn’t fast enough. While the Internet had an almost infinite number of resources, the individual user had to go out of his way to find the information. With social media, the information comes to you. As you scroll through Facebook, specific articles and websites are recommended to you by your preferences and likes. Sometimes it can be frivolous and unreliable information so it is important to be careful of your social media presence.

3. Don't post illegal activities or inappropriate behavior - Once posted, it is always posted. Think twice before posting pictures you would not want your future employer to see - or post anything that would embarrass you in the future.

4. Value the time that you spend face-to-face with your friends and family. Limit your time on social media and make a point to put down your phone while spending time with friends and family.

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Students plan to attend Naval Academy Katelyn Stys | Managing Editor

As seniors prepare for their future, many are applying to instate and out-of-state universities and some already have a good idea of where they would like to attend. Seniors Liam Stills and Melissa Hayhurst have been dreaming of attending the Naval Academy for many years.

The United States Naval Academy, located in Annapolis, Md., is a four-year university that prepares men and women to become officers in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. For Hayhurst, the school has been a dream since she was a freshman. Her family’s military background has inspired her to attend the Naval Academy.

“My dad was in the marines and (my) cousin attended the Naval Academy,” Hayhurst said.

She also said she is interested in the academy because of the benefits it brings.

“The government pays for your education in return for your service so it takes a huge weight off my parents’ shoulders, and mine,” Hayhurst said. “You’re guaranteed a steady job right out of college, not to mention an awesome job on a ship, in a submarine or flying aircrafts—serving your country.”

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Likewise, Stills aspired to attend the Academy out of the desire to serve his country.

“I want to go because I’ll be able to serve my country and the Navy Marine Corps and I’ll get a great Stills and Hayhurst education,” Stills said.

Both Stills and Hayhurst also have endured a hefty application process in order to become candidates for the Naval Academy.

“There’s a preliminary application which gets you into their summer seminar and that makes you an official candidate,” Hayhurst said. “Then you have to take a candidate fitness assessment, get a Congressional nomination and you have to be medically qualified.”

They both attended the summer seminar in Annapolis, which was a part of their preliminary application.

“It’s basically a program designed to give potential applicants/ candidates a real taste of what academy life is like,” Stills said.

This fall, they will both be meeting with Blue and Gold officers from the academy as a sort of college interview.

“There’s one of those (officers) for each district. You have to impress them, you have to be really well-rounded, have to have leadership, academics and athletics,” Hayhurst said. “It’s all kind of shifty though because even the people you think are perfect candidates sometimes don’t get in.”

Both students have high aspirations and ideas of what they want to major in and what act of service they wish to pursue.

“I might major in economics or political science or I might just go English,” Hayhurst said. “In the Navy I want to do service warfare, which is like being on ships and traveling,” Hayhurst said.

Stills, who wants to major in either economics or engineering—is not sure what service he wants to pursue.

“I’m keeping my options open,” Stills said. “The cool thing about the Naval Academy is you have a lot of options. You can do aviation through the Navy, or the Marine Corps, service warfare, submarines, infantry or artillery.”

The two have visited the campus several times and have fallen in love with its atmosphere. Both hope to be freshmen in the fall and eventually serve their country after college.

“I’ve visited the Academy three times and it’s a beautiful, productive environment,” Hayhurst said. “It’s a huge undertaking and actually kind of terrifying, but it’ll change me so much for the better.” R

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Battle of the Brands

Carson Pyatt | Online Editor-in-Chief Photos by Maria Martin

Trends can last a lifetime or just one short school year. No matter what is popular, it always seems that there are different brands that compete for business and high schoolers’ favoritism. A brand can simply be a convenient purchase for some and a matter of selfexpression for others. Here are some of the top face-offs in high school trends. These are some of the biggest battle of brands in the high schools scene today. But ultimately the decision is up to you: Which brands do you prefer?

Starbucks vs. Dutch Bros.

Coffee shops such as Dutch Bros have become popular among Corona students. Dutch Bros began in Oregon in 1992 and has since spread along the west coast, but has not evolved into a largely known chain. Many consider Dutch Bros to be a local coffee shop.

Local shops typically serve specialty drinks, common coffee creations and Italian sodas.

“I like the taste; it’s really smooth and really creamy,” senior Vamshi Avvari said.

It’s probable that every high school student knows what Starbucks is. First beginning to serve customers in 1971, this chain has boomed into the most well known and popular coffee places in the nation. Popular drinks include the Frappuccinos and seasonal drinks like Pumpkin Spice Lattes.

Some consider Starbucks to be overpriced, such as a grande mocha Frappucino (the medium adult size) costing about $5.

“I like (Starbucks) because it’s accessible and fast and relatively inexpensive,” senior Savannah Johnston said. “(I love) the Venti Americano with 2% milk.” R

Birkenstocks vs. Pali Sandals

Nalgene vs. Nathan

“Nalgene: Made for Real Life” is a statement featured on the homepage of the Nalgene website. This water bottle is advertised as “simple, safe and sustainable” for the user. Nalgenes come in various materials, colors, caps and sizes. As a reusable and durable water bottle, Nalgenes serve the purpose of keeping people hydrated, whether they be at school or in the woods camping. The commonly used 32 oz. Wide Mouth bottle is $10.99 “I love this water bottle because its really cheap...” sophomore Ben Formisano said.

“It’s just fun. It’s really useable, really handy. The loop is great because you can put it on you backpack and it’s easy to carry.”

Nathan is a company that creates various sporting gear such as training belts and smartphone holders for running. The product that most appeals to high school students is its water bottle. Typically carried in a 32 or 64 oz. size, high schoolers are beginning to use Nathan water bottles as their preferred reusable bottle. These come in various colors and lids similar to Nalgene, but have a spout that enables a person to sip out of. Depending on where you go, prices are typically around $13.

“It’s different, it’s new,” sophomore Trey Bussler said. “It comes in bigger sizes, and the cap on a Nalgene you have to take off.

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Originating in Germany in the late 1700s, Birkenstocks have been around for quite some time. These sandals have been in and out of fashion for years and have recently become an incredibly popular trend. People of all ages and genders are now likely to slip on a pair of Birks with any outfit: a dress, some running shorts or a casual T-shirt. These shoes are pricey, as their most popular styles worn by high school students are upwards of $100. However, many claim that Birkenstocks are incredibly comfortable and durable.

“I love wearing Birkenstocks because they are really trendy and they’re really comfortable to walk in for a long time,” junior MacKenzie Robb said.

“They are long lasting and they don’t fall apart no matter how long you’ve had them for.”

Pali Hawaiian Sandals, sometimes referred to as Jesus sandals, are cheap and comfortable sandals also worn with various outfits. These typically brown and black sandals are made of rubber, cost about $12 and are worn by a multitude of people.

While it seems Birkenstocks are more popular now, there are still many people that own and support the Pali Sandal.

“They are very comfortable and easy to slide on if you are in a rush,” freshman Jackie Lyons said. R

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The AP Debate Kajal Dave | Copy Editor

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really should just send someone to high schools to tell people that dvanced Placement courses are classes that a student AP credits are pointless.” can take and possibly receive college credit from. As She argues that once a student gets to college, AP classes are simple as the idea is, AP has become about more than irrelevant. Scores and the number of classes someone took doesn’t just a challenging class. matter anymore. Combine that with the limits on what credits a “I love it because I think it provides another level for those student can transfer to a university, and taking an AP test seems kids who just want more,” AP biology teacher Sarah Blechacz less appealing. said. “For those people who are ready for it, they can get ahead “I wouldn’t have taken them nearly as seriously (if I on credits, go into college with a little advantage and save some had known),” Belmont said. “I really was harsh on myself, money.” unnecessarily. Studying for APUSH, I had a box of tissues, my A student can receive AP credit by taking the AP test, which textbook and Nutella on my nightstand, and was crying while costs $92. Once they’ve taken the test, they receive a score out of studying. I didn’t let myself go to Prom or do anything like an five. Typically, a four or five gives credit. alternative prom.”

“I think it is (worth it),” Blechacz said. “Not only to look good There’s little doubt that the pressure on your transcripts and impress the school to do well in AP classes and tests exists. when you are trying to apply, but it really Taking more AP classes is seen as a better does give you a sense of how those college choice for getting into selective schools, classes are going to be.” but that can mean missing out on other AP classes are supposed to follow the opportunities. same curriculum and intensity of college “In sophomore year, I dropped courses. However, that isn’t always the orchestra so I could take AP Human case. Some universities review AP tests Geography,” Kalagara said. “I kind of every year to make sure they are up to wanted to take orchestra, but then I realized rigorous standards. Colleges can change the it would be better to take this other class score requirement and number of credits a because it was an AP.” student can receive from year to year.

This doesn’t mean that students should “My sister is in college right now and not take any AP classes. For those who what she’s doing is so much more fast-paced wish to learn more in a certain subject, AP and difficult than what we’re doing,” senior classes offer advanced curriculum.

Sheena Kalagara said.

AP classes are not as intimidating as Kalagara took one AP class in her sophomore year, seven in junior year and is Senior Sheena Kalagara has bought many books like the they seem. If a student enjoys the course ones pictured above to help her prepare for AP tests. Many material and puts in effort, he or she can do taking four in her senior year. students turn to such resources for test help. Photo by Kajal Dave well. Even so, there are some who feel like “The only ones that kind of apply to AP isn’t for them. The time commitment is a common concern. my major are maybe calculus, biology and chemistry,” Kalagara “I have a lot of things on my hands—marching band, choir— said. “This year, I’m not really taking any AP classes that apply.

European history is a lot of fun, and statistics is math; I like math.” the extracurriculars I do,” junior Cameron Goldman said. “I feel that with regular classes I can feel that I’m getting the highest Kalagara may have scored high enough to receive college grade I can and not have to bury myself in so much homework.” credit, but sometimes students cannot use the credit they have However, Goldman still is a little apprehensive about the fact obtained.

“The big issue with it is if you want to get into graduate school, he does not have the most challenging courses on his transcript.

“It’s crossed my mind a lot of times, especially because they want to see you took the credit at a university and not a high rigorous courses come up a lot in college,” Goldman said. school,” college freshman and Corona alumna Laura Belmont There are plenty of classes at Corona that are extremely said. “If it applies to your major, if it’s critical, you have to take it challenging, even without the AP label, such as Calculus 3-4 and again.”

Humanities.

Belmont took her fair share of AP classes in high school, but “Just because it’s not an AP class doesn’t mean it’s not she cannot use many credits at ASU. She is a biological sciences difficult,” Kalagara said. major and is hoping to double major in medicinal biochemistry.

For each student, the situation is different. AP courses can “I think the only credits I could use were calculus and give an engaging curriculum to some and stress to others. In the chemistry,” Belmont said. “Language kind of counted.” end, it’s up to individual students to decide what AP classes are While she was successful with her AP tests, she does have for them. regrets about her AP experience.

“They are not usually as hard as everyone makes them out “AP classes instill work ethic and give you a competitive to be, so if you ever have the chance to take them you should,” environment, but AP classes are a status symbol,” Belmont said. “I Kalagara said. R was talking to my advisor and she basically was saying that they

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All about the apps Celeste Hayes | Staff Writer

All apps are available in both the Apple and Google Play store for free download, excluding Sleep Cycle, whose price is listed below.

Shopping Wanelo-A free app that makes shopping a snap. It gives you great deals on fantastic items.

Shopkick-Get great deals and even gift cards for your favorite stores.

By checking into this app you can shop from your favorite stores.

Gilt-Add all the items you’d like to your basket, and even change the color or sizes of your favorite clothes.

Speak Up Reach Out

Join us for a group like no other on our campus! Develop & create ideas with your peers while sharing ideas about how you can be the change at your school. Can’t wait to meet you at our Thursday meetings.

Come join us in a supportive place.

Mission: We speak out to the Corona community by spreading awareness & getting facts about healthy lifestyles. We reach out to people in need of support.

EVERY Thursday 2:15 pm in Webb’s room E276 This project has been funded by Drug Free Communities Support Grant & Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care in a partnership with Tempe Community Council, Tempe Coalition and the City of Tempe

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Games AA-A strategic game involving numbers. Is fun and addicting.

1010!-A puzzle game that resembles Tetris.

Jurassic World-An interactive gateway into the blockbuster movie(s). Build your own Jurassic Park and dinosaurs.

2 Player Reactor-A free two-player game. Puzzle games with double the players double the fun.

Music Spotify-A radio that allows you to look up a certain artist or a favorite album.

Listen to music related as well as the artist you looked up. With limited skips with each use.

Google Music-A free radio, it allows you to customize each radio station to your taste.

Sound Cloud- This app allows you too search for an artist and/or song. You can listen to it just once or create different folders with your music. You can label and have multiple folders full of your music.

Staff Picks Viggle-An app that gives you points for watching movies or TV or even listening to music. Just tap on Viggle while you’re lounging and let your points rack up. Your points will eventually lead you to free gift cards from some of your favorite stores.

VSCO Cam-Take photos like a pro with this app. It allows you to not only snap away but also edit to make your pictures look the best.

Sleep Cycle-The easy alarm clock. This app measures your sleep and wakes you when you are in your lightest sleep. No more waking up with a jump. Sleep Cycle is 99 cents on the Apple Store and free on the Google Play Store.

Buzzfeed-A fun app and website that has a variety of different things to do.

From news stories to funny quizzes, Buzzfeed is a fun app that will surely pass the time.

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East Coast vs. West Coast Kajal Dave | Copy Editor

The east coast of the United States holds so much to do and see compared to the west coast. There are more states, more cultures and more history. From education to entertainment, the east coast has more to offer.

One of the biggest reasons the east coast is better is that it has history. Early American history took place there, and a lot of history is still being made. When you get over to the west coast, there really isn’t a lot of culture to experience. Going back east, you can explore colonial houses or historic battlegrounds.

Established schools are also on the east coast. Most of your Ivy Leagues and elite universities are in the east because they are older, have a lot of alumni and consequently have money. Even at the public school level, the education on the east coast is better.

From Maine to Florida, there’s a variety of environments and entertainment. In the South, there are beaches and some of the most famous amusements parks in the world. People come from everywhere to visit Disney World and Universal Studios, which have attractions that their California counterparts do not. The weather is warm and sunny. As you go up north, it gets cooler.

New York is simply iconic: there’s shopping, shows, food and a rich mix of cultures. Then there’s the other large cities, like Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The east coast hosts financial centers and the capital of the country. There’s so much going on there.

The best part is that it’s green. There’s colors and sights that you just can’t get on the west coast. When fall comes, the leaves change color to vibrant oranges, yellows and reds. Then, in the winter, everything sort of turns muted. The only colors are grays, whites and browns that make everything seem slower and more peaceful.

If you want to travel on the east coast, there’s a network of trains to get you to your destination. There aren’t long lines like there are in the airport or frustrating security. Just buy a ticket and hop on a train to get where you want to go. The big cities are closer to each other than the cities on the west coast, so it’s easy to take a weekend trip.

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With the battle of west coast versus east coast, people tend to make the comment “west coast is the best coast,” a catchy slogan which I could not agree with more.

The west coast provides a perfect stepping stone into life.

It’s a region of the U.S. that is very diverse when it comes to jobs, culture and people.

You have almost every option for a job right at your fingertips as the west coast is very modern and is home to a state that is very up beat and current when it comes to career opportunities.

California is home to some of the most well known cities in the world; Hollywood, Los Angeles and San Francisco. All three are major starter cities for people who want to start a new life. Whether you want to be in the entertainment business or work for a major company, California provides you with these opportunities. California is also a great place for entertainment.

There are 118 beach cities with over 1,000 miles of beaches along its coast, which provide the perfect weather year-round.

That weather makes it perfect to go to amusement parks like Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Universal Studios and Six Flags. Also, Hollywood is known as the “movie capital of the world” every year an average of 500 movies are created and most movies made in Hollywood make hundreds of millions of dollars when released.

With the busy life of California, there’s always a place to wind down when you cross the north border into Oregon and further up into Washington.

I had a conversation with senior Bianca Arevalo who moved to Arizona last year from Oregon and has also lived in Washington. Arevalo described Oregon as “really mellow and adventurous.” She found that Oregon is a good place to find the diamonds in the rough. You can find more local stores and restaurants rather than chain stores. Also, it’s a very nature friendly area. You can find some of the most gorgeous hiking spots in Washington and Oregon.

The west coast is the perfect place to live a modern lifestyle.

You can live the life you choose with all the options that are available on the west coast. With its year-round welcoming weather, you may climb up to reach the peak of your life and career or collect yourself and live a calm and relaxed life.R

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Years of gun violence raise questions about Second Amendment, gun control Megan Marples | Life & Times Editor

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un control has been a major topic in the United States, but recent events have made the issue even more prevalent. With such a controversial topic, people cannot seem to agree on why shootings are happening and how to prevent them. Until America takes a stance either way, gun violence will continue to occur.

Gun History According to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, the Second Amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

These vague words have been a controversial topic since they were penned over 200 years ago.

“I think the intention at the time was to be able to arm ourselves, have our own militias and protect ourselves from the invading force,” AP Government teacher Ryan Malham said.

“Nowadays the Second Amendment just stands as a right to gun ownership. I think what it means is that Americans have a right to protect themselves.”

Just as Americans have evolved, so has gun technology. Instead of muskets we have assault rifles such as the AK-47. It used to take minutes to load a gun and fire, but now it takes only seconds. This allows less time for people to protect themselves and less time for the shooter to think through their actions.

Throughout the years there have been many court cases involving gun rights. Government teacher Lisa Adams said it was a court case in 2008, D.C. vs. Heller, that opened the doors to conservative gun ownership.

“D.C. vs. Heller dealt with the District of Columbia and said that the Second Amendment did give the right for individuals to own guns,” Adams said. “Before D.C. vs. Heller, it had been over 80 years since there had been a case (about guns) that came to the

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School Shootings One of the most startling outcomes of gun violence is school shootings.

“Look at the proliferation of events we’ve had in the last 15 years starting with Columbine,” Adams said. “(There are) shootings at schools (and) mass shootings.”

Since the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., countless students have been killed due to gun violence.

In 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School was added to the list of school shootings. Twenty first- and second-graders were killed along with six teachers at this Newtown, Conn. school.

“I can’t think of anything more horrific than helpless second graders being shot down in cold blood by a crazy person,” Malham said. “There are people out there that are convinced that Sandy Hook is a conspiracy theory, that it never happened, that it’s only so we can have further gun control.”

More recently there was the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon. During his speech after the shooting, President Barack Obama challenged the media to compare the number of American deaths by terrorist attacks to the number of American deaths by gun violence over the last decade. Within 24 hours CNN answered his question.

“For every American killed by terrorism in the U.S. and around the world, more than 1,000 died from firearms in the U.S. during the most recent decade,” CNN said. “The gun fatalities cover all manners of death including homicide, accident and suicide.”

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Supreme Court.”

Current controversies regarding guns include where guns are allowed to be carried or if citizens should be allowed to own them at all. The federal government has yet to make a decision either way.

In 2008, the District of Columbia ruled that the Second Amendment did give rights for individuals to own guns.

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Mental Health One major blame for gun violence is that the shooter has mental health concerns that have influenced their actions.

“Guns are a manifestation of what is happening up in your head,” Malham said. “Mental health is a bigger problem in this country today than gun control. If we can reasonably assure that people in this country are sane, then I think guns will be less of an issue.”

Tracking mental health could prove to be difficult and it would be a community effort to ensure the accuracy of it. Some people believe there are other contributing factors.

“I think videogames have a part to play in that because when we shoot people on those games it desensitizes us,” Adams said.

“It is easier to train military now to shoot people than it used to be.”

Currently, mental health is a topic people avoid discussing. It is much easier to accept physical health because you can see it and treat it with a fair amount of accuracy. Mental health has very few physical detections if any, and the treatments are usually on an individual basis.

“We need to make mental health less stigmatized,” Malham said.

Regulation Gun violence is something we all have to be aware of.

Whether or not guns are negative, negative occurances are happening with guns. Senior Alli Hayes believes regulation is the solution for gun violence.

“I feel if we regulated (guns) we could prevent a lot more deaths,” Hayes said. “There are a lot better ways to combat issues or people rather than shooting someone. I think people are pushing (gun violence) off to the side because they don’t want to deal with (it).”

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Future Controversy Gun control has become a major issue in America over the past decade and will play a major role in the near future. It will be an important topic of policy for the upcoming 2016 presidential election. As views on this issue become increasingly divided, deciding how to address it will be a factor in the satisfaction of the citizens of the United States. Overall, the frequency of gun-related incidents has prompted attention to gun control’s role in modern America.

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Junior Josh Staples feels that with a six-month waiting period between buying a gun and receiving gun is the ideal solution for gun regulation.

“The thought is, if someone is willing to wait six months for a gun, they’re willing to use that gun responsibly,” Staples said.

“They’re not using that time to plan a major (theft).”

The idea is that six months will hopefully give people time to do the right thing. Many shootings are done in the heat of the moment, such as the one at NAU. Another idea Staples had is that sensors should be built into guns so that law enforcement can track a gun’s location. Going even further, a gun should have a sensor only allowing the licensed gun user to fire it. Staples applies his sensor theory to the recent shooting at Umpqua Community College.

“If someone sees on a sensor that guns are moving towards (Umpqua), guns that don’t belong to the police or the military, that’s a red flag and police officers can go there,” Staples said.

This idea, while regulating guns, does not abolish them completely. It would allow more freedom with guns, but others would be aware of its location. Staples explains his idea.

“If you’re allowed to have a gun, you should be allowed to carry it to protect yourself,” Staples said. “But if you have a gun, other people need to be protected from you as well.”

Sophomore Zach Burchi shares similar views but stands up for his right to own a firearm.

“There should be higher regulations, but that doesn’t mean it should be taken away in general,” Burchi said. “Taking it away doesn’t mean it’s going to be gone; it’s going to be in the hands of wrong people. Criminals can still get guns, but regular civilians who don’t do anything will be defenseless.”

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Some argue that having more guns would decrease gun violence as it could be a tool to protect themselves. Others believe it would cause more mass shootings. Schools have been a recent target for gun violence. School Resource Officer Amy Gallagher deals with threats on school campus through a variety of methods.

“If we have anyone that presents a threat to other people, we have to deal with the threat that we have,” Gallagher said. “If we’re dealing with a deadly force encounter, we obviously want to use the least amount of force necessary to keep the campus safe.”

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Stop the violence Brenna Bochenek | Production Editor We hear all too frequently about gun violence on the news. Whether you get your news in the paper, on TV, social media or by word of mouth, we’ve all heard about mass shootings and gun-related homicides and it has to stop.

Just last month, there was a mass shooting in Inglis, Florida, which marked the 1,000th mass shooting since 2013.

When we hear about gun violence, it almost automatic for us to assume that it is a mass shooting, which means that there are at least four victims. There is no excuse that can justify why this country does not have national regulations regarding the purchase and use of all types of guns.

People can be subject to gun violence almost anywhere, particularly in Arizona. So far in 2015, CBS News has reported that Arizona has the 14th highest number of gunrelated deaths in the U.S. We are subject to possible gun violence anywhere at anytime. The FBI has verified mass murders have taken place in common areas such as places of religious worship, restaurants and even movie theatres. It is not acceptable for people to be anxious in movie theatres whenever someone gets up to use the restroom because they are frightened that the person is going to return with a firearm. Too much time is spent locating exit doors and keeping an eye on the theatre employees to pay attention to what is happening on the big screen.

The mass shootings that get the most news coverage often occur on school campuses. There should be no reason why students of any age should be afraid to go to school or hang out with their friends.

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classwork and extracurricular activities.

It is hard to fully understand why our great country does not have strict policies when it comes to gun control.

How do some politicians merely turn their heads when they look at the number of people killed each year by gun violence? In 2013, 33,433 people were killed by some type gun violence. According to CBS News, this was the first time in history the odds of getting shot were almost equivalent to the odds of getting into a car accident. The United States should be following in the footsteps of the UK, Australia and Canada, countries who have seen the benefits of enforcing strict policies regarding the use of guns. In 1996, Australia passed a law that banned all automatic and semi-automatic weapons. This sudden change in Australia’s laws came after a mass shooting at Port Arthur, where 35 Australians lost their lives. Australia also enforced a strict licensing requirement, which forces citizens to undergo a detailed background check and demonstrate a justifiable need to own a weapon (sports-shooting or living on a ranch). There can be no doubt that the reason why the number of gun homicides in Australia has dropped by 59 percent and why Australia has not had any mass shootings in almost 20 years.

Many people justify owning guns because of the second amendment, which states that citizens legally have the right to bear arms.

The right to bear arms is definitely something that all healthy, responsible citizens should have, but we should not have unrestricted access to any type of weapon we want. When the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791, the only “arms” that were available to citizens were muskets and pistols. Our technology has advanced at such a rapid rate that people are now easily able to keep automatic assault weapons in their homes. No one needs an assault weapon to keep their loved ones safe. There are plenty of other options available to you that will protect you just as well. There should be restrictions on what types of weapons are readily available to the public and a more in-depth process to determine who should be legally able to purchase guns.

People defend gun rights because America is “the land of the free.” However, the second half of that statement “and the home of the brave” is often forgotten. America cannot truly be the home of the brave until all of it’s citizens can go to work or school and not fear for their lives. We deserve to live in a country that respects the fact that many Americans do not feel safe in a society where anyone can carry around a weapon that has the power to end lives. R

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“We have a right to bear arms and the government would be overstepping (if they imposed gun control).”

“I think people should have guns to protect themselves.”

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“America, as a first world country, needs to step up and do something about gun control because obviously what we are doing now isn’t working. We still have mass shootings and it’s to the point where you hear about something and you think, ‘oh, there’s another one.’ It’s become so desensitized.”

“It is in the constitution that there shall be no laws prohibiting the ownership of firearms.

If someone is mentally ill, unless they are convicted of a crime, there is really no legal basis under the constitution to prohibit them from owning firearms. There is a lot of uncertainty there.”

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“I understand the second amendment allows us to possess a gun. We are allowed to have that, but people who do have a gun should be careful with where they are. There should be restrictions on when and where you can have a gun.”

“I think that it’s fine the way it is now. We can get a permit to have a gun. I don’t think it should be free, that anyone can just carry around a gun. There should be limits on that.”

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Breaking gender barriers Tanner Kujawa | Online Managing Editor

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ociety’s expectations of both males and females are defined through gender roles. Where you grow up can help influence your definition of genders as different cultures around the world have different expectations of males and females in their society. Even though more women are joining the workforce and things such as gay marriage and gender identity issues are becoming more accepted, there is a lot to be done before we reach gender equality and rule out these norms and expectations. These changes in gender roles affect people in a variety of places. They affect all Americans to some degree.

There are obvious physical differences between the sexes. However, studies have actually shown some mental differences between males and females. According to WebMD, females’ brains are stronger in areas like language and fine motor skills while males are more prone to things like childhood learning disabilities. On average, a male brain is about 10 percent larger than a female’s. However, a larger brain does not necessarily mean that they are smarter. Despite these inherent differences, researchers believe that by setting aside the gender roles assigned by our society, males and females can become more equal.

“My hypothesis is that we could possibly erase this difference if we pushed girls out into the exploratory mode,” said Martha Bridge Denckla, PhD, a research scientist at Kennedy Krieger Institute to WebMD. Denckla predicts that as more girls explore things like sports that are traditionally reserved for boys, the data on spatial ability will show fewer differences between females and males.

A lot of people assume that gender roles come with or are based on sexuality. However, gender roles are a societal construct taught to children at a young age by their parents, teachers and the media. Boys and girls are treated differently as soon as they are brought into this world.

The idea that females are more fragile and emotional is instilled from birth. Statistics show that males are more likely to die in infancy than females; however, the idea that girls need more protection is confirmed by studies that show that parents are more likely to respond faster to a baby girl’s cry.

Throughout childhood, boys and girls are confined by the limits of their gender. It is said that a child will form his or her gender identity by the age of 3, and this can be influenced by anything from the clothes they wear to the toys that they play with. If you go into any toy store, there is a boy’s section and a girl’s section for toys. If a child wants a toy from the wrong section, he or she is looked down upon. This destructive behavior helps to influence children into being insecure with who they are. Senior Reilly Campos, a self-proclaimed feminist who believes in the equality of genders, recognizes that this is a problem.

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“We’re led to believe when we’re little that girls are supposed to play with Barbies and boys are supposed to play with trucks,” Campos said. “If a boy is like ‘I’m going to play with a Barbie,’ he is called gay because he is doing that. We should let them do what they want; it is not going to affect who they are when they’re older just because they want to play with a doll.”

As children grow older, advertising influences them more and it is able to play a bigger role in their lives, and in turn, their gender identity. Toys such as remote controlled cars, which can be fun to play with for both genders, are marketed specifically to boys. Companies tend to market things like craft supplies, coloring books and kitchen sets to girls as these are seen to be feminine activities by society. Advertisers are careful not to call boys’ toys dolls—they’re action figures. Again and again, societal constructs of what it means to be male or female is fed to us even when we don’t realize that it is happening.

When children transition into young adults, they are especially susceptible to influence by media. Publications like fashion magazines portray the unrealistic ideals of the female and male bodies. Girls are made to feel that they need to be skinny and wear makeup to be beautiful while boys are expected to boast sizeable muscles and a ripped six-pack. These gender expectations can lead to eating disorders and even depression. They enforce the idea that if you do not live up to these gender norms, you will not be good enough for society. Gender roles and expectations don’t end once people have come into themselves, but rather amplify as boys and girls become men and women.

Senior Griffin Davis, a transgender female who breaks the barriers of traditional gender roles, explains that these expectations can be destructive to humans.

“These gender role expectations lead to sexism and oppression against others who are seen as a lesser being or an outcast,” Davis said.

As a transgender, Davis feels that society wants to force her to be something that she’s not.

“I feel that being born male, some people expect that I remain a male since I was born like this, I have to do it this way because that’s how it is (supposed to be),” Davis said.

“I can create my own self based on the way I feel.”

Despite the wandering eyes and judgmental looks she may receive from other students, Davis has the confidence to break typical gender roles and she doesn’t care about the criticism she may receive as long as she has a support group by her side.

“The only way to have enough confidence to break barriers like I do is to have the urge to be your own person, be a nonconformist, find a close-knit support group and have no care for whatever others think about you,” Davis said. “As long as you know yourself and stay true to yourself, that is all that matters.”

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One of the biggest parts of adult life in which we experience gender divides is in the workplace. According to the United States Department of Labor, of the 123 million women ages 16 years and over in the U.S., 72 million, or 58.6 percent, were labor force participants– working or looking for work. Women comprise 46.8 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 46.9 percent of the labor force in 2018.

Despite their major role in the working class, in 2014 women working full-time made only 79 percent of the money that men were paid–a pay gap of 21 percent.

Although this gap has decreased significantly since 1970, when women were making 59 percent of what men were making on average, there is still a long way to go before society has gender pay equality.

To try to combat gender roles, groups and movements such as the feminist movement have formed.

“There’s a lot of different definitions for it (feminism),” Campos said, “The ‘dictionary definition’ is believing in the social, political and economic equality (of genders).”

Feminists have been known to advocate for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women’s suffrage, sexual harassment and sexual violence–all of which fall under the label of feminism.

“There’s a difference between just believing those things and actively trying to change things and make a difference,” Campos said.

Campos has been known to frequently express her feminist beliefs on social media platforms such as Twitter. However, she admits that she doesn’t think society will ever reach complete gender equality.

“As much as we think we are moving forward there is always someone who disagrees,” Campos said.

Campos believes that a major step that we can take to move toward equality is acceptance of people, especially children, who “The only way break these gender norms. to have enough “People around them confidence to break (children) are telling them barriers like I do is to what’s right and what’s have the urge to be wrong and they feel like what they’re doing is your own person.” making them a bad person.

-Davis When you step up it makes those people feel validated that what they’re doing is OK,” Campos said.

Despite the progress that has been made to help eliminate gender roles in the U.S. and worldwide, there is still a lot that needs to happen if we as a society hope to reach total equality of the genders. R

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ociety has come a long way in regards to striving for equality. There have been major movements over the past century that have better enabled people to be considered equal, such as legalizing the right for women to vote or same sex marriage. Not only on a legal scale have there been changes made, but society has become more accepting of different people as well, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. Pop culture has its fair share of successful men, women, African Americans and Caucasians. Although we have made significant strides forward, there are still everyday gender stereotypes that must be addressed in order to better achieve equality.

Staff Editorial Opinion of the Sunrise Editorial Board

Dress Code

The most common topic that constantly stereotypes young adults is the dress code. The implementation of a dress code is not a completely appalling idea, as it gives structure to our school and does help avoid inappropriate messages at Corona. However, there many facets of the dress code that are somewhat discriminatory against females. The most common issues girls are dress coded for are spaghetti strap or racerback tank tops. While it is important to wear adequate clothing, the exposure of a girl’s shoulders should not be deemed “inappropriate” and “a distraction to the learning environment.” This teaches teenagers to sexualize student bodies. In reality, exposed shoulders should not be a dress code offense, as a shoulder should not be a distraction from learning.

Work Place For those high school students seeking jobs and careers in the future, there is still speculation over whether employees of different sexes are paid the same salary. While many businesses do pay their employees equally regardless of their gender, there are still studies implying the opposite, which is cause for concern.

Women and men in the same position should be earning the same amount of money, as their productivity and success is not based upon which gender they are. While this is a major stereotype in the job field, there are minor stereotypes that take place in essentially every job. We see places that only call men to help customers carry purchases out to their cars. A nail salon employee is usually deemed a job a female would hold, while a construction worker would be presumed to be a male dominated job. Those men holding female associated jobs and men employed in typical female positions should not be regarded as the black sheep of society. Instead, they should be respected for their employment choice and praised for their willingness to break the mold.

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dance, boys are expected to come up with extravagant ways to ask a girl to the dance. Boys are typically expected to pay for tickets to the dance as well as dinner. In general, boys are held to the standard that they should pay for dates practically all the time. Football is seen as a sport for males; cheer is seen as a sport for females. These are common gender expectations that lead to others later on in life.

Men are looked at to fix things, be incredibly masculine and are often genuinely expected to take care of something as simple as killing a bug. Women are often sought out to fix more delicate problems and tasks—the female does the sewing, cleaning and cooking. These are the common stereotypes that we see on a daily basis, and we want to see something change.

High school, and the world as a whole, should be a place where people are free to express themselves however they want and be treated equally, regardless of their gender. People should not be discriminated against based upon something as irrelevant such as gender or race. Even something as simple as “You can’t carry that, you’re a girl” or “Pink is a girly color” are common phrases that should be on their way out of everyday use. In a world where being different is being encouraged, now more than ever, society should aim to rid itself of stereotypes. Women and men should get paid equally, girls should be encouraged to try out for football and boys who want to be on the cheer team should be supported.

It is impossible to create absolute fairness with one article, but we hope that people begin to realize their actions do make a difference; reaching equality is in our own hands. R

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Body image can weigh you down Celeste Hayes | Staff Writer When you look in the mirror you always hope to see a beautiful confident person, but that doesn’t always seem to be the case. We’re always obsessed with our body image. Be it our weight, clothes or even our skin and hair color, it seems we always see the worst in ourselves.

I personally understand the heavy weight of body image and its effect on our lives.

When I was 13, I became good friends with a group of girls. When I began eating lunch with them I noticed they wouldn’t eat. They told me they were trying to lose weight and they were far too busy for exercise. At first I thought they were being really silly.

Soon, I began to feel bad. To me these girls already looked thin enough. I began to heavily question my own weight and slowly my vision of myself began to be distorted. I looked heavier and heavier each time I looked at myself. I scowled each time I looked in the mirror. I had begun to hate my appearance.

Before I knew it, I too cut out lunch. I then started to skip breakfast as well and halfway through my year I was living off of just dinner.

I did lose weight, but I lost something else too. My energy was low and my temper was quick. I was tired all the time. My grades started to nose dive. I was sad and weepy. I felt like screaming and crying all at once. Every time I looked in the mirror I still saw a fat little girl.

In fact, looking in the mirror almost became a chore. I’d look and immediately start to pick myself apart.

‘I’m too fat and too short. I have too many zits. My teeth aren’t straight enough.

My hair is gross and ugly.’

Everything about me was wrong. I wanted to look like the beautiful models on the TV. I wanted to feel confident. Being young and dumb I thought the only way to accomplish that was to not eat. I wanted to be thin, because for some reason thin

a year and a half, I still have trouble with the way I look. Then again, so do lots of people.

I know I’m not the only one who wakes up every morning and hates to see their reflection, but I also know there are healthier ways to “change” the way we look.

There are diets for weight, medicine for zits, braces for teeth.

There are even special products for hair.

It’s hard to remember that the most important parts of people are on the inside. We spend a lot of time primping and manicuring our outer appearance. We often forget that what’s inside is what counts.

Honestly, I don’t think there is a single person who has ever felt 100 percent confident. But that’s ok; humans aren’t meant to be perfect.

Even if I’m not completely comfortable with my appearance, I know there are always ways to work on that.

When I look around, I see a whole lot of beautiful people with lots of different stories and feelings. I often wonder if they’ve ever felt the way I do.

Body image is a lot like the weather. Sometimes there are days Celeste Hayes that are bright and good. You feel and look good. Then there, are the stormy days, odd reason, that pushed me over the edge.

I wasn’t getting thin fast enough. So for the when you feel your absolute lowest.

We’ll always be able to pick ourselves first time in months I ate lunch, and I ate up. Fads come and go. Clothes and dinner. But late that night, when everyone hairstyles change. There will always be the was asleep, I snuck into the bathroom. “growing up” time period.

Then I did something I had never done There are years where we’re awkward before. I purged. I made myself throw up and clumsy, we’re hungry and constantly my lunch and dinner. changing. Remember when you wake up in I sat on the bathroom floor for a half the morning to smile. Always think highly an hour, just crying. I could hardly believe of yourself. Don’t be so hard on yourself. what I had done.

There are always resources, from My parents found out about everything fitness plans to counselors. You are never a few days later. I cried, hard. I had never alone. It is ok to not feel confident all the felt so ashamed as I did in those moments. time. Even if it is hard to truly appreciate I had disappointed my parents. My the way we look, we can still be happy. sisters were shocked and disgusted. Most Don’t let your “body image” weigh you importantly, I had let myself down. down. R Even though I have been “clean” for equaled beautiful.

And one day, I took it to another level.

One of my guy friends said something about weight. Not mine or any other girl I knew, but some movie star. It was along the lines of “she’s perfect.” But for some

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Young artists display unique talents Patricia Stoica | Staff Writer

Badlands - Halsey I’ve heard so much about Halsey that I couldn’t help but assume she wasn’t really worth the hype. Her debut album, Badlands, is a concept album, using the “Badlands” as a metaphor for a lonely, desolate mind. At 20 years old, Halsey (who’s real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane) has proved to the world that she’s worth paying attention to.

Her sound is largely atmospheric, dramatic and enticing. In that regard, she reminds me a lot of Lorde. If they weren’t singer-songwriters, they’d be amazing authors. A strong story-telling ability is a huge selling point for me, and she has that. It also seems like one of the things she’s very good at is working with producers to let her songs come across exactly as she wanted you to hear them.

There’s a line in “Hold Me Down” that says, “My demons are begging me to open up my mouth/I need them/Mechanically made, the words come out.” To me that line seems to capture the overall mood of the album: darkly confessional lyrics, Photo courtesy of Moxie set on top of a smartly produced electronic sound. Halsey has writing credits on every song and it’s evident that she’s clever - not only lyrically but production-wise. The instrumentation of her album is simply on point.

Her biggest problem is lack of variation. What she does, she does very well, but in the long term, that’s generally not enough.

Halsey’s album remains mostly consistent in theme and mood, excepting a unique, occasional high note or something equally interesting. The most upbeat song on Badlands might be “Colors,” which has a cool break in the music for Halsey’s spoken-word relation: “You were red and you liked me because I was blue/You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky/And you decided purple just wasn’t for you.”

“Haunting” is another highlight, perhaps the most musically interesting on the album. It also features some great harmonies and an interesting opening sequence. The most disappointing moment on Badlands is on the song “Young God,” the only track written solely by Halsey. There’s a moment going into the second verse where she has you convinced for a second that there’s going to be a triumphant build up, only to let it fall flat.

Does Halsey live up to her hype? Maybe, but she definitely has the ability to be an amazing songstress. As of right now, she stands as an artist with a boatload of potential on her shoulders. R

WILD EP - Troye Sivan Troye Sivan is a multi-talented, world famous 20-year-old. He’s an actor, YouTuber and singer-songwriter. His most recent endeavors have been musicallyinclined. He just released his fourth EP WILD, and it’s something I was excited to learn about. I’ve been a causal fan of Sivan for a couple years after watching his videos on Youtube, and was very pleasantly surprised to find that his EP, TRXYE from last year was actually quite good. So naturally, I had expectations for WILD to be even better, or at least just as good as his previous release.

But I found that my hopes for a great album had begun to sink somewhere halfway through. None of the songs are bad, but they simply lack any really interesting elements or especially clever lyrics. I think the biggest problem lies in Sivan’s singing. Although he’s proved that he’s a good singer on past releases, for some reason it just doesn’t come across on WILD. He’s got a lovely voice, but even so, it’s not enough to overlook weak melodies and uninteresting moments that are Photo courtesy of Moxie meant to be highlights.

As a whole, WILD falls flat. However, there are some lovely moments where a light shines through briefly. Most notably, there’s a song called “DKLA,” which features Australian singer/rapper Tkay Maidza. “DKLA” stands for “Don’t Keep Love Around,” and most of the song edges on boring. Maidza comes in with a rap that really lifts the song up, and it’s a nice break from what feels like a slightly dull experience. There’s another feature on “Ease,” which is one of the better songs on WILD, by New Zealand band Broods.

Georgia Nott, lead singer of Broods, offers up some lovely harmonies that definitely make the song.

I was really expecting more from Sivan, and hopefully he’ll get back to the goodness that could be found on previous releases. As of right now, WILD could be great background music. R

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November Staff Playlist S Here are our staff picks for some good music to check out this month...

Brenna Bochenek 1. “Cosmic Love” Florence + the Machine 2. “Sweet and Low” Augustana 3. “Uneven Odds” Sleeping At Last 4. “Goddess” Banks 5. “The John Wayne” Little Green Cars

Kasey Ruthardt 1. “Ms. Jackson” OutKast 2. “Sangria” Blake Shelton 3. “Break Up With Him” Old Dominion 4. “Say You Do” Dierks Bentley 5. “Only Call Me When It’s Raining” Gnash

Dion Deguzman 1. “FOOLS” Troye Sivan 2. “Mykonos” Fleet Foxes 3. “Drive” Oh Wonder 4. “Prisoner” The Weekend feat. Lana del Rey 5. “Art Deco” Lana del Rey

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New fall TV dramas hit highs, lows Brenna Bochenek | Production Editor

Blindspot (NBC):

Quantico (ABC):

Airing Monday nights on NBC, Blindspot is a whirlwind of intense action and drama. The show started off with the FBI finding a woman (Jaime Alexander) drugged in a duffle bag in Times Square. She has no memories and almost every inch of her skin is covered in tattoos, which are revealed to be clues to a sinister plot. The FBI soon found out that she was a trained Navy Seal before her memories were taken away. This helps her in being a powerful asset to the FBI in finding out who did this to her and what the clues on her body mean. Right from the beginning the show was nonstop action, always keeping the viewer anxious about what would happen next. The way the show is put together does not allow for a single dull moment.

The only thing I would critique about this show is that the fastpace does not allow for the viewer to get to know any of the supporting characters. However, Alexander’s truly incredible performance makes up for this. In the same scene she is able to go from a powerful fighter to a vulnerable woman who has no idea who she is or what happened to her. I was immediately hooked on Blindspot and cannot wait to watch Alexander uncover the truth about what happened to her and why.

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There has been a lot of hype about Quantico on TV and social media recently and I am very happy to say that it is well deserved. This show is incredible; Quantico follows a group of FBI trainees as they navigate the rigorous training program. It also contains flash-forwards to nine months in the future where a terrorist attack has occurred and Alex (Priyanka Chopra), who successfully completed her FBI training, is being framed for the crime. One reason this show stands out so much is that it truly makes an effort to have a diverse cast. There is a very close ratio of male to female characters, and the female characters are not portrayed any weaker than their fellow male trainees. The show also acknowledges that FBI trainees can come from different religions. Eric (Brian J Packer) is Mormon, Nimah (Yasmine Al Massri) is Muslim and Simon (Tate Ellington) is Jewish. Ellington also portrays the first openly gay FBI trainee. Quantico has the perfect mix of high-pressure action sequences and quiet scenes, which help us to get to know the characters better. The script is extremely witty, which helps to balance out the more intense elements of the show. I would highly recommend this show to everyone who likes watching TV shows that have action, drama and suspense. Quantico airs on Sunday nights. R

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Blood & Oil (ABC):

Scream Queens (FOX):

If you’re looking for a show that has all the classic elements of an ABC drama, Blood & Oil definitely fits the bill. The show is focused on Hap (Don Johnson) and Darla Briggs (Amber Valletta), who are getting rich on the North Dakota oil boom and will stop at nothing to be the biggest names in the oil business.

It also has romance in the form of newly married couple Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody (Rebecca Rittenhouse), who move to North Dakota to escape debt and strike it rich in the oil business. Blood & Oil wouldn’t be an ABC show without a little family drama. Wick Briggs (Michael Foster Scott) gets disowned by his father for not wanting to work hard to maintain his share of the family business and wants to get revenge by making his own millions in the oil industry. The problem with Blood & Oil is that its stereotypical TV drama features give it a very overused, almost boring, feeling. Aside from the cliffhanger at the end of the first episode, the show has been predictable and very slow moving. It was hard for me remain interested for the entirety of its one-hour time slot. Blood & Oil airs on Thursday nights on ABC. R

In a show that aims to be both comedic and frightening, Scream Queens tries to tell the story of how mean-girl sorority president Chanel (Emma Roberts) tries to save her reputation when Dean Munsch (Jaime Lee Curtis) declares than she cannot turn away any student who wants to join her sorority.

Also, someone dressed as “Red Devil,” the school’s mascot, is running around killing people. Scream Queens is puzzling because the characters were created to be shallow. As a viewer, this is annoying but also amusing. The show has great comedic timing and brilliant one-liners, but all of that is ruined for me by the fact that the characters are brainless and just plain weird in their own ways. Another aspect of the show that made me question my opinion of it was its inability to live up to its name. Hearing the name Scream Queens and watching the advertisements for the show gave me the impression that the show contains a lot of suspense and frightening elements. While the “Red Devil” is pretty creepy, I found that the show was more comedic than scary. If you want to form your own opinion, Scream Queens airs Tuesday nights on FOX. R

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Cornish Pasty Co. Megan Marples | Life & Times Editor I opened the door to the Cornish Pasty Co. and was shrouded in darkness. Every window was blocked allowing no light to shine through. To the right was a huge dining room with communal tables. I entered through the back door, so I took a quick left through a hidden hallway into a more intimate dining area. The long room had small tables against one wall with a bar table spanning across the other. Other than the faint glow from the kitchen, the only light available was the dim red haze over each table.

I sat down at the furthest table in the back and looked over the menu. True to its name, there were over 20 pasties available. They ranged from the classic Shepherd’s Pie to more exotic Cajun Chicken. They also offer vegetarian and vegan

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pasties. Since they are already half-baked, pasties cannot be customized. Almost all of them ranged from $9 to $10.

A pasty isn’t something that is seen every day in Arizona.

Originating in Cornwall, England, pasties are made of a layer dough filled with different ingredients, ranging from potatoes to marinated chicken. It is then folded in half and crimped around the edges.

After looking over my options, I settled on the Cottage Pie and Carne Adovada. Each pasty is more than enough for one person, but I was interested in trying a few. After waiting for 20 minutes, my meal arrived.

First I tried the Cottage Pie pasty. The pasty was filled with seasoned beef, peas and carrots, potatoes and onions. Cheddar cheese oozed out as I cut into it. This warm traditional meal is perfect for a chilly evening.

If you want a pasty with more heat, order the Carne Adovada. This Mexican style dish is filled with shredded beef and comes with a side of salsa that is perfect for dipping. After trying it, the pasty became one of my favorites.

When it comes to dessert, Cornish Pasty Co. has many options ranging from $6 to $7. I settled on the English Toffee Pudding. The pudding comes out in a small cauldron, still bubbling from the oven. Combined with the side of vanilla ice cream, it is the perfect mixture of warm and cold.

Cornish Pasty Co. opens at 11 a.m., but I highly recommend going for an early dinner. With its dark atmosphere, it is perfect for an evening meal.

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Muddy Buddy Snack Mix

A one bowl recipe for a sweet treat!

Faryal Ashraf | Staff Writer

Ingredients: - 2 Cups of Chocolate Chex Mix Cereal - ¾ cup of confectioner’s (powdered) sugar - ½ cup of Reese’s Pieces - 1 cup of Reese’s peanut butter cup (chopped into chunks) - ¼ cup of vanilla chips - ¼ cup of chocolate chips - ½ cup of salted peanuts

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Directions: 1. Place all of the ingredients except for the vanilla chips into a gallon sized ziploc bag and shake until powdered sugar coats all of the ingredients.

2. Melt vanilla chips in the microwave for 15 seconds, stirring every 5 seconds and drizzle over mix 3. Grab a bowl and enjoy!

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Currently trending...

Floral Prints I am in love with floral prints as long as they’re used correctly. Just like flannels, outfits using a floral shirt, cardigan, etc. should be used wisely. If you do plan on wearing a floral piece of clothing, it’s better to simplify the rest of your outfit to balance it. Imagine wearing roses on your shirt and daisies on your shorts; that is not a flattering sight.

Keep blossoming into the amazing flowers you are, Corona.

Flannels Flannels are super comfortable to wear around and not to mention they also look good with about any outfit.

However, I highly recommend not wearing a flannel if you have any other patterns on your clothes. Remember, flannels are not country chic; not all farmers wear them.

They’re a ‘90s fashion trend that comes back every year.

I can’t wait to see your flannel game this fall and winter.

Harem Pants

Strong Eyebrows Some people’s eyebrows are “on fleek” but other people’s eyebrows are a little too “on fleek.” The obsession over the perfection of eyebrows has grown this past year. There are people in this world that will spend almost all of their allowance on brow pomades and pencils.

When a person’s eyebrows look natural, I commend them on their skills.

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I have seen many girls around Corona rock this trend; called genie pants.

Harem pants are the modern day MC Hammer Pants.

Lightweight and free flowing, Harem pants add a laidback, sophisticated look to any outfit.

This is an oldfashioned statement being brought back to life.

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Guys get their groove on Boys defy sterotypes by participating in dance Isabella Hulsizer | Staff Writer Dance is an athletic activity that requires strength, endurance and skill. It is quite the ideal fit for energetic teenage boys. However, at Corona, a majority of students in dance classes are female. This year there are four guys who have decided to join dance classes. Dylan Dryden, Bryan Olas, Vince West and Calvin Bentley have been coined the name “Dance Dudes.”

“I enjoy the tone of the classroom,” West said. “You can go in the class and forget everything around you; it’s a great way to express myself.”

All four boys agreed that dance allows them to break out of their comfort zone and show their passion for movement in a different way than in a normal P.E. class.

“It seemed more fun than a regular P.E. class,” Bentley said. “It is definitely different than anything I have ever done before.”

Not only does dance give the boys an assortment of physical activity but it also helps the activities they do outside of the classroom.

“I’m a gymnast, and it helps with technique and form.” Olas said. “I can tumble so I thought that would be nice to “You can go in addition to the show.”

Along with Olas, Dryden the class and also does different activities that forget everyincorporate dance.

“I dance for color guard and we thing around mostly do contemporary and jazz,” you.”

Dryden said. “Color guard actually -West

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Sophomore Bryan Olas stretches during class. Olas has been in gymnastics previously. Photo by Maria Martin

helped me with dance. I learned things in color guard that really help me and some of the dance work helped me in guard. It bounces off, and it helps in both ways.”

All four “dance dudes” are planning to continue with the program next year. Bentley is even interested in continuing to dance in college.

“I’ve thought about it quite a lot and I do think that would be a cool option maybe at Mesa Community College or ASU,” Bentley said.

If you’re a guy and you’re interested in dance, the four guys say you should definitely join.

“It’s unlike any class I’ve ever taken and it is so worth it,” West said.R

Aztec hockey on the rise

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Nikki Hinshaw | Editor-in-Chief

Recently, posters have popped up around campus, drawing attention to a previously unrecognized Corona sport with this comical plea: “Yes, Corona Hockey exists!” Despite the club status of Corona Hockey, the program has steadily grown over the past few years as students are increasingly taking advantage of another athletic opportunity Corona provides.

Despite a growing awareness for the sport and the ability to play on a high school platform, Corona’s team is currently made up of hockey players from around the state that allows the team to complete a full roster of 19 players.

“Corona is made up of a mixed team,” Head coach Mario Nucci said. “The league decided on the make up of the schools and teams based on districts the schools are in.”

Although the players do not all attend the same school, the team is still able to develop a strong bond.

“We have people from Tucson (on the team),” senior Garrett Langefels said. “Half of us are from Corona and then others are from Mountain Pointe. It’s interesting, but we gel pretty well. I think we’re an interesting group of people. We’re all really good together.”

Once the Corona team had been established, Divisions and opponents were set.

“Corona is in the Varsity DIII,” Nucci said. “(It’s) made up of eight teams.”

The Aztecs started off the fall season playing in the annual Labor Day tournament, where Langefels assessed his personal goals in addition to team goals that would need to be worked toward this year.

“I’d like to score more,” Langefels said. “Our team needs more scoring and I’d like to step up and do that.”

Although he is fairly new to the Corona team, Langefels has been involved with the sport for around 12 years.

“My dad influenced me (to play hockey) because he’s from Minnesota and that’s the state of hockey,” Langefels said.

“Hockey’s a really exciting sport and it’s fun to play.”

With a majority of the team being underclassmen, Nucci plans on Langefels serving as a leader on the ice. “(Langefels) plays center,” Nucci said. “(He) has been with the team for two years and is now captain. He is highly utilized on special teams (penalty kill and power play). (He is) a role model and team leader to help develop the underclassmen. Garrett will play a big role in our goal scoring and defensive play.”

With the leadership of Langefels and a strong roster, the hockey team looks to continue growing and performing well in its division despite the loss of eight seniors last year.

“Last year we finished the regular season in third place,” Nucci said. “We play 20 regular season games. All teams make the playoffs and play each other based off the rankings. Our goal is to finish in the top half of the division.”

Overall, Nucci has noticed the improvements to the Corona hockey program since he was first introduced to the Arizona High School Hockey Association and asked to be Corona’s head coach.

“Three years ago we only had 12 players and now we have had full roster with tryouts,” Nucci said.

As the program evolves, Corona hockey provides an outlet for athletes, like Langefels, who are interested in a less traditional Arizona high school sport.

Langefels skates down the rink with the puck. Corona hockey is a Division III school. Photo by Juan Estrada.

If the opportunity presents itself, Langefels is open to continuing his hockey career in college, most notably at Arizona State University, which recently became a DI hockey program. For now, he is focused on building a strong team going into his last high school season. “(I want to) just become an all-around better team offensively and defensively,” Langefels said. R

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Sports bring communities together Jake Pyatt | Sports Editor I don’t think many would argue that a sport has had an ability to bring people together. Most often, the events unite those rooting for the same team. Even those who root for opposite teams feel a sense of unity in the fact that they share a competitive spirit and love for the sport. More and more, we see that sports have the ability to unite us for causes that reach far beyond any one game.

There are some people who see sports as nothing more than a game played at any given moment. But for those of us who follow sports as if it were a religion, it runs deeper than that. Embedded in sports are many life lessons and stories that enrich our lives. There are stories of redemption, hard work and grace. There are opportunities to use sports as a platform for important messages, as well as unite people in an effort to bring attention to issues that are important to all. Sports have an ability to bring together people who may not see eye to eye on other situations but share an appreciation for the game.

It is nice to see that our school has embraced the idea that we too can use sports to unite our students, parents and faculty to bring attention to causes that are important to us and the community as a whole. We have shown support for causes such as breast cancer awareness and childhood cancer.

On Oct. 2 students held a pink out during the football game to

help bring continued awareness to breast cancer.

There have been multiple Corona sporting events where we have shown support for our own, including white- and gold-outs for Ridge Vanderbur and Lauren Hightower.

These are moments where we can put the importance of any given game in perspective and simply be grateful that we have an opportunity to come together and stand united in support of our Corona family and show how we are Aztec Strong.

Yes, we do show signs of support with all dressing one color. But what about the day after the game? Do we stay united and show continued support that carries on past the end of any given game or sports season? I would encourage all of Corona’s students to recognize that we are stronger united than separate. This is true when we are rooting for a victory at the football game and even more true when we are supporting our own classmates who are facing significant life challenges and embracing any opportunity to bring attention to issues that affect our communities and society. R (Left) The student section wears pink during the home football game on Oct. 2. Students showed their support for breast cancer awareness month. (Above) The Tribe wore their “Ridge” t-shirts in honor of former student Ridge Vanderbur during his battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The Aztecs have come together over many tragedies to support each other at sporting events across campus. Photos by Maria Martin

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