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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dearest Reader,

In a world of conflicting opinions, people often find themselves in wars of words. Polarized opinions can turn words into daggers, and divisive language has the power to tear people apart. However, debates and differing opinions also provide the world with the invaluable opportunity to grow. It is through differences of opinion that people can open their minds in the pursuit of cultivating a better understanding of the world around them.

Debate is present in a variety of fields, whether it be political, social, economic or anything else. Regardless of what topic people are talking about, or who they are talking to, most everyone will have something to say. Everyone has an opinion, but where people split is how they choose to use that opinion. Just as debates have the power to open hearts, they also have the power to break them. It is how people use their words and opinions that will decide which one.

- Alina Husain, editor-in-chief

SQUARING OFF Take a look at some of the most famous debates through history

When?

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1787-1788

What?

Who?

Valladolid Debate

US Constitution

Bartolomé de las Casas

Federalists

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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

Anti-Federalists

Why?

First moral debate in European history to discuss rights and treatment of colonized people

Articles of Confederation were ineffective in addressing conflicts, leading to the necessity for a new constitution

The Sides

De las Casas argued for the ending of slavery of the natives, while de Sepúlveda supported it on grounds that natives were designed to be enslaved

Federalists supported the Constitution and a stronger national government, while the Anti-Federalists supported a smaller, decentralized government

Winner

Europeans

Federalists

GRAPHIC // ADITYA BELAMKAR DESIGN // ALINA HUSAIN

DOUGLAS

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ALINA HUSAIN alinahusain@chsacumen.com

REPORTERS:

ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Alanna Wu alannawu@chsacumen.com Sam Shi samshi@chsacumen.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Apurva Manas Shraddha Ramnath

GRAPHICS ARTISTS:

COVER DESIGN: Alina Husain

Aditya Belamkar Jessica Mo Jai Sanghani Rachael Tan

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The Great Debates of 1858 Abraham Lincoln

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Riya Chinni Anushka Dasgupta Hannah Glazier Tara Kandallu Sameen Siddiqui

Raphael Li Selena Liu Kalea Miao Lin-Lin Mo Heidi Peng Nyssa Qiao Adhi Ramkumar Marissa Ryan Adam Spensley Amy Tian Christina Yang Alina Yu May Zhang

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Scopes Monkey Trial John T. Scopes

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Stephen A. Douglas

Tennessee

Lincoln and Douglas were running for the Senate as representatives for Illinois and debated on the issue of slavery

The trial was really just a ruse to bring attention to the town of Dayton, Tennessee, but it sparked a conflict between modernists and fundamentalists

Lincoln wanted to limit the spread of slavery in the nation while Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, or the right for states to choose to allow slavery

Modernists believed that religious concepts should be modified for modern times, while fundamentalists supported traditional ideals

Douglas in the short-run, Lincoln in the long-run

Tennessee SOURCES // THE TELEGRAPH, HISTORY.COM

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CHS students gather at the football stadium for a pep rally. Check out page 24 for more on overcrowding at CHS.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE Special Treatment for Student Athletes // 10 A deeper look into whether or not student athletes should receive special treatment

Political Climate Today // 16

Politically charged media is affecting how students at CHS get their news

Overcrowding Controversy // 24 Students and staff find themselves split on whether or not CHS has too many students

CONTENT Q & A // 6

Sue Finkam, Carmel City Council President, discusses life in the political sphere

Debate Across Cultures // 8

The differences in acceptability and manner of debate across different cultures

Marvel vs. DC // 14

In the battle between superheroes, which characters come out as fan favorites

Debatable Polls // 22

CHS voted and the results are in, take a look at where students stand on heavily debated questions

Cultural Appropriation // 28

A student perspective on the prevalence of cultural appropriation in today’s society

Lives Matter Movements // 30

A student shares her thoughts on the controversial Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter Movements

PHOTO // ALINA HUSAIN

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Q&A SUE FINKAM | POLITICAL LIMELIGHT

A closer look at what it is like to serve as an elected official and work in the political sphere

QUESTIONS | ALINA HUSAIN PHOTOS | MAY ZHANG, ALINA HUSAIN

When did you first begin public service?

2012 was the start of my first term on (Carmel) City Council.

What initially made you want to run?

I started working in the community in 2005 and I was on the management team that opened up IU Health North (Hospital), and one of my responsibilities there was to develop a strategy centered around the community. It was at that point that I really got to know the people who live here and work here, members of the city government, other business leaders and really kind of fall in love with the community.

What do you do now as a City Council member to stay connected with the community?

First, I send out a newsletter monthly, and my membership right now is about 1,700 people, and I built that one address at a time.

Secondly, I think I’ve had about a dozen or more public meetings where I just host a meeting at a school or a golf course or

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something like that to get feedback. Usually they’re around a specific topic; perhaps we’re putting in a roundabout or we’re putting in a new path, but also every single council meeting we have a public comment period so anyone from the public can talk about anything at that time, so certainly those are valuable as well.

How do you deal with topics that the public is divided on?

Well first and foremost, I think it’s important to listen a lot. People want to be heard. Ultimately, we may not agree with everybody; especially when there’s two sides, you’re not going to agree with half of them and whatever decision you make is going to divide in some respect.

However, it’s important to listen so that people know that you took their opinion into consideration when making your decision. Second of all, I think it’s really really important to get the facts, and the right facts. A lot of times when these issues pop up, they’re very emotional and facts get skewed, so definitely just get the facts. And third, ultimately I need to make the right decision for what I think is the right decision for the community, keeping my residents’ feedback in mind.

What would you consider to be your biggest impact on the community?

I don’t think I can say solely I’m responsible for any one thing; I mean, we work in a panel of seven and we work with all the city department heads, all the city employees, the Mayor. I would probably summarize it to say that my biggest impact has been being a fearless advocate for Northeast Carmel. They know that I’m active, I’m involved, I’m engaged and I’m responsive, and to me, that’s what I’m SEE THE FULL Q&A AT here for.

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Sue Finkam, Carmel City Council member, constantly tries to stay connected with citizens through her email newsletter. Finkam also hears from residents who speak at City Council meetings twice a month.

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The City Council and all city commissions meet in City Hall. The Council Chambers (right) is used for most large public meetings and the Caucus Room (left) for smaller groups.

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LET’S TALK (CULTURE)VERSY WORDS | ALINA YU PHOTOS | HEIDI PENG

Students compare cultural viewpoints on debate based on experiences at school and at home

Junior Danial Tajwer debates with junior Bridget Chemberlin. Tajwer said debate in America is a matter of not offending people, while in Pakistan it’s a matter of not offending authorities.

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s he walks through the halls, junior Danial Tajwer engages in conversation with ease. Involved in Model U.N., Junior State of America and the Muslim Student Association, Tajwer partakes in all kinds of discussions, and even debates, with students from different backgrounds. As a student with a Pakistani ethnicity, Tajwer is among the among both the 22 percent of minorities and 11 percent Asian minority in this school, according to U.S. News and World Report; thus, he said he finds culture plays itself into the many debate-like conversations he has with classmates.

Tajwer said, “Debate is critical and is respective and tolerant of other people’s views so that you can really understand other people and other cultures at large because without that you run the risk of isolation within your own cultural framework.”

Living in two separate worlds, the West and the East, Tajwer said he has seen differences in the types of debate that exist. However, Tajwer said he finds debate to be limited

in both cultures, for there are certain taboos in society that cannot be up for debate in a particular culture.

“In America, we kind of try to avoid controversy when it comes to some (topics) and that can kind of stifle intellectual debate. (That’s also) what you see in Pakistan; in a lot of individual Pakistani cultures, because there are a lot of traditional social norms that have been established for millennia (such as) the position of women in the household,” Tajwer said.

According to an article in The Guardian, a Pakistani man was sentenced to death in June for having an online debate with another user on Facebook, allegedly insulting Islam. This has not been the only case. In April, Pakistani journalism student Mashal Khan was shot dead just days after having an argument at his university over the Islamic religion. Although no such punishments exist in the United States, especially regarding arguments over any particular religion, American students like Tajwer with Pakistani Islamic backgrounds, or backgrounds from any

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“Over here (in America), it’s trying not to offend people, but in Pakistan it’s trying not to offend religious authorities,” Tajwer said. “It’s sort of interesting; in the case of religious orders, what people forget is that Islamic conceptions of law are self-emerged out of a term called ‘ijtihad,’ which is the whole idea that traditionally scholars used to butt heads trying to come to a consensus on Islamic (beliefs). These opinions crystallized over time, or over consensus, and people started to assume that’s how things were.”

In the debate class offered here, students learn to construct an argument and to stand in front of the public, according to Marie Satchivi, English and debate teacher. Satchivi said students debate over topics which are controversial, but not necessarily ones that will divide the class. As a part of the African Canadian minority herself, Satchivi said she is aware of cultural issues and tries to pick topics that are broad enough in terms of culture.

“We know that our nation is already divided, so personally I am trying to stay away from topics that will divide us even more. We offer the students the possibility to choose their own topic that is controversial but meaningful to them,” Satchivi said.

Catherine Yuan, debate team member and senior, said the debates in school are different from the conversations at home and on the team. While on the team, debate is more structured, Yuan said in the school environment arguments and discussions with peers are filled with learning opportunities.

“Part of (debate) your knowledge about the topic.

If you’re debating on the debate team, you have to research; you have to know a certain amount of stuff and background knowledge,” Yuan said. “I feel like when I am debating with my peers, I learn a lot more than I actually debate; we could be talking about a topic I don’t know much about and that happens a lot of times when you’re just arguing with another person.”

Furthermore, Yuan said students should keep an open mind and welcome new ideas, because it gives them an opportunity to learn about other cultures and have deep conversations with members of a given culture.

Tajwer said, “I come with a really open mind and nothing really surprises me anymore. Other cultures seem less foreign, weird or alien. When you remember your own eccentricities, the other person seems more like you.

You are able to not try to harangue the other person into believing what you believe but instead try to understand where they are coming from and their viewpoint.”

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Debating Throughout History

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In Pakistan, as an Islamic country, debate and reasoning were encouraged, but only in a way that showed and the search for truth.

In Great Britain, debates were a big part of society and often grew into formal discussions.

In China, debate was usually expressed through poems and songs, or formally with the emperor.

NOW

Take a closer look at how methods of debate have evolved within different cultures

Debaters must argue carefully to avoid offending religious or political leaders.

Great Britain is one of the few countries that has complete freedom of speech.

Citizens keep differing opinions to themselves, especially those that go against the views of the party.

SOURCES // RFA.ORG, CAMBRIDGE.ORG, SALAFI-ISLAM.COM, CALL-TO-MONOTHEISM.COM GRAPHIC // AMY TIAN DESIGN // ALANNA WU

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SpEciAl SElEctioN WORDS | ADAM SPENSLEY PHOTOS | ALINA HUSAIN

With busy schedules, many student athletes have trouble finding time to complete all their work, but providing them special treatment might undercut other activities

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ccording to the National Federation of State High School Associations, last year in the United States, 7,963,535 students participated in athletics. This means that an estimated 55 percent of high school students participate in athletics.

With such a large number of student athletes, more high school students are exposed to the tough schedules that they and CHS students alike must learn to deal with. But while some feel that having a tough schedule is just part of being a student athlete and learning to balance time is an important skill, others feel that receiving academic special treatment would be beneficial to their success as student athletes.

DESIGN // ALINA HUSAIN

Academic special treatment in the case of student athletes is when athletes would receive special treatment like homework extensions, being able to take tests at a later time and many other exceptions, all in the pursuit of accommodating their schedules. However, receiving such special treatment could potentially anger students in other extracurricular activities because they believe it undermines the work those particular students do in the extracurriculars theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re involved in.

For his part, Jack Muller, Cabinet member, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer player and senior, said he believes getting special treatment as a student athlete would undermine the work he does in other extracurriculars.

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Jack Muller, varsity soccer player and senior, is also a Cabinet member at CHS. Muller helps run House meetings and fundraisers as a part of student government.

“I value my work in other extracurriculars as well, so something like (receiving special treatment) wouldn’t be fair,” Muller said.

Andrew Bacon, football player and sophomore, said he also agrees with this. According to Bacon, giving special treatment to athletes could undermine other clubs.

“I do think that people would see (other extracurriculars) as less important,” Bacon said.

According to Muller, both sports and clubs require a lot of hard work like showing up for meetings, games, practice and events. The work even continues outside of school. “(A sport) is just another extracurricular. All students should be treated equally,” Muller said.

Still, dealing with pressures to do well in school and the added pressures to perform well in their sports, student athletes can struggle to balance their responsibilities. The struggle to do so could be a reason why some feel student athletes deserve academic special treatment. Bacon said he believes special treatment isn’t something athletes need.

“You don’t have to be involved in extracurricular activities; if it means you have too much on your plate then you have to drop something. School has to come first,” Bacon said.

Proponents of special treatment for student athletes argue that receiving extensions on assignments would

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ease the lives of students athletes and cause them less stress. But, opponents say giving athletes an easy way out of their busy schedules won’t teach them anything.

Colin Altevogt, men’s cross-country coach and world language teacher, said he feels the same way.

“Part of being a student athlete is learning how to balance time. It’s about learning to balance all your responsibilities.

That’s the most important part,” Altevogt said.

Time management is a skill many students struggle with and are constantly trying to improve. Even adults can struggle with time management at times. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016, out of all employed people, 22 percent did all or some of their work at home. Opponents of special treatment for student athletes argue these habits can be prevented by learning how to balance athletics and school.

“Time management is huge. I’m always planning out weeks and days,” Muller said.

To help out his players with time management and

completing assignments, Altevogt has spoken with his team about it.

“I haven’t noticed anything with my players, but we have talked about using SRT time wisely,” Altevogt said.

Muller acknowledged that special treatment would be nice but said he understands the value of time management.

“I’ve thought about (asking for special treatment), but I just have to manage my time well. It’s important to balance time because it’s a skill you can use in the future,” Muller said.

Muller, Bacon and Altevogt all said athletes are better off learning how to manage time rather than receiving special treatment. For these athletes and coaches, they said the skill of learning how to balance responsibilities is more important than receiving special treatment because of athletics.

Muller said, “I don’t think they would deserve (special treatment)because athletes should have the same academic standards as everyone else.”

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATION Here’s a closer look at the prevalence of high school sports across the nation and the merits of participation

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percent of high school students that play a sport

high school students are 57 percent more likely to drop out if they are not engaged in any extracurriculars

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percent of high school students said that student athletes tend to be leaders at the school percent of principals said they believe extracurriculars, like sports, are beneficial for students to participate in

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Jack Muller, varsity soccer player and senior, currently serves as one of the captains for the men’s soccer team. He said this encourages him to use his time better because he wants to set a positive example.

Number of High School Teams Nationwide Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Cross-Country Women’s Cross-Country Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer

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MarvElOuS DiSCuSSioN WORDS | KALEA MIAO PHOTO | ALINA HUSAIN

Marvel Comics and DC Comics are equally successful, excelling in different areas

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f you know me personally, you’ll know that I am a superhero aficionado. If you know superheroes (or have been paying attention to movies in the past few years), you’ll know the titans of the industry — Marvel Comics and DC Comics — and the debates on which company is better. From my perspective, I find that Marvel primarily excels at live-action adaptations, while DC is more successful with the comics themselves.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) 2008 “Iron Man” was well received by audiences and critics alike,

setting the standard for superhero movies. It was the basis for the rest of the MCU, and later led to the creation of its counterpart, the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

One thing that the MCU is particularly praised for is its casting ability. Robert Downey Jr.’s casting in “Iron Man” as the titular character was regarded as spot-on with Downey’s prior struggles with drug-related charges in the late ‘90’s, closely mirroring those of his character, Tony Stark. Similarly, the casting of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America is also highly regarded, not only

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Kalea Miao, HiLite managing editor and senior, shares her opinion on the debate over Marvel and DC heroes.

Miao loves both franchises and says each have their own unique merits.

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Iron Man: Batman

because he physically suited the role, but also in terms of opposite. For example, “Wonder Woman” from the DCEU Thor: Wonder Woman is ranked the best superhero movie on Rotten Tomatoes, personality, as Evans has demonstrated his beliefs in liberty and righteousness on social media and in interviews. surpassing the MCU’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Conversely, DC has been praised for the gritty, dark “Iron Man” and “The Avengers.” “Wonder Woman” also nature of its art and characters. DC is particularly skilled demonstrated spot-on casting with Gal Gadot as the titular with using this to develop more complex characters character. Conversely, in the comics realm, Marvel has that are much harder for readers to decipher. “Injustice: presented the same grit in the “Civil War” and “Civil War Gods Among Us,” a series covering an alternate universe II” series that is so often featured with DC, presenting the Solo movie featuring a tyrannical Superman, highlightedthis aspect. same complexity of characters that makes readers question Fresh on Rotten Because of the complexity of DC’s characters, readers get Tomatoes if characters are truly “good.” less of a black-and-white, good-and-badSuperpowers/enhanced story and are left In short, the debate about which company is better abilities to question if heroes are truly “good,” or if they are just is minute in relation to what the companies’ goals are: Alien/God better than their villains. relating to people via the media they create. Critique However, it should be noted that neither company their content if you’d like, but don’t bash only because of is worse than the other. In fact, there’s evidence for the company affiliation.

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THOR

Played by: Chris Hemsworth Real name: Thor Odinson Gear: Mjolnir (hammer) Abilities: enhanced speed, strength, stamina, and durability, longetivity, lightning manipulation

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PARTISAN PRESS WORDS | ANUSHKA DASGUPTA PHOTOS | SELENA LIU

Recent studies show America’s political climate is more divided now than ever before: students and teachers reflect on the media’s role

DESIGN // ALINA HUSAIN

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Senior Jose Ortuzar reads The New York Times in the Carmel Cafe. Ortuzar said he also uses CNN and Politico as news sources.

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n the digital age, we are constantly exposed to a rapid cycle of information. Twenty-four-hour television channels offer breaking news headlines every few minutes, we can choose what we read from a plethora of sources, and social media websites allow political accounts to post their views and to connect people who espouse similar viewpoints.

All of these developments have led to the speculation of the media’s role in the current political climate.

According to a January study by the Pew Research Center, 86 percent of Americans view the United States as more politically divided today than in the past. This stir from the past presidential election and other events has caused students to reflect on their differing political views and how the media has impacted them.

Jose Ortuzar, CHS Democrats Club president and senior, said, “I think the (political climate) is getting more polarized. People only hear arguments and news

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US history teacher Sandy Gardner talks to one of her students. Gardner said she thinks it is important for students to understand different perspectives.

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they agree with, so that makes it unconstructive and we can’t have an open conversation about any policy matters.”

Ortuzar said he believes the media has been thrust into the spotlight because of the president’s negative relationship with news outlets.

“I think (President Donald) Trump tries to delegitimize

THE NEWS SPECTRUM

the news media by saying things like ‘fake news’ for anything that makes him look bad. He said (the media) were the enemy of the American people, and I think that’s completely wrong, but a lot of people listen to him and also think the media is very biased and not objective enough. Some of that is the media’s fault, not everything is 100 percent accurate, but most (news outlets) correct it,” Ortuzar said.

Take a closer look at where popular news outlets fall on the political spectrum.

LEFT WING Mother Jones

36 percent of The New York Times readers identify as liberal

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Jose Ortuzar, president of CHS Democrats and senior, uses the Politico app on his phone to keep updated with the news throughout the day.

Ortuzar keeps the app’s notifications on so he is alerted when any major news story breaks.

On the other hand, U.S. history teacher Sandy Gardner said the media has continued to play a similar role throughout U.S. history. She said today, more people are focused on the media because of the amount of available information and the question of what sources to trust.

“A lot of people believe the media is playing a more significant role, but it actually played quite a bit of a role in

even (President Abraham) Lincoln’s election, to where Lincoln was trying to address what the media was also saying about him,” Gardner said. “I think the issue people are having now is trusting information and verifying if that information is correct and newsworthy. Of course, there’s a lot more talk about it in the White House and in Congress, and so, because of the election, the role of the media is sort of in the forefront.”

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60 percent of Fox News viewers identify as conservative

RIGHT WING

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Sophomore Evan Gray said he identifies as a conservative. He said he also believes America’s political climate is highly divisive, but much of this is caused directly by the media and its coverage of irrelevant topics.

Gray said, “(The media) focuses a lot on what Trump says, but not what he means and his policies. I think the media needs to stop being biased, which I get — they’re private corporations — but I just think they shouldn’t be

if they want to be trusted and they want bigger viewership ratings.”

In this sense, both Gray and Ortuzar said they agree the media has covered topics not directly important to the American people.

Ortuzar said, “I think if the media focused more on policy and showed what kind of policies Trump is enacting that affects people it might be better for the country as a whole. Especially the cable news—not so much print— focuses on sensational topics just to get ratings.”

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Senior Jose Ortuzar said he typically turns to CNN when he wants to watch television news. Ortuzar said while he does feel CNN is left-leaning, it is more neutral than other stations like MSNBC and Fox News.

Gardner, Gray and Ortuzar all said students should expose themselves to multiple sources to gather their thoughts and political views. Both Gray and Ortuzar said engaging in conversation with other students who have different political views is important, as long as everyone remains respectful and discusses constructively.

Gardner said, “Some students are very politically active, but there’s certainly a large portion of our student body that (does not) watch the news. That’s not at the forefront of what’s important to them on a daily basis, so we’re trying to expose

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them to more connections and current events that they’d be interested in.”

“As young people we have the responsibility to hold our representatives accountable and even hold our media accountable,” Ortuzar said. “We are a stakeholder in this discussion, and it’s our future that’s being played with, so every young person should be involved in some kind of civic engagement. I think politics gets a bad name, but we as young people can change that and make it a more sincere and more responsible field.”

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Number of CHS students who voted for...

20 30 50 10 40 69% prefer football’s student section 31% prefer basketball’s student section 85% drink Starbucks coffee

15% drink Dunkin’ Donuts coffee 68% eat in Main Cafeteria 32% eat in Greyhound Station 77% would rather attend prom 23% would rather attend Homecoming 74% would rather watch Disney Channel

All information for these polls was taken from the Hilite Twitter page.

To participate in future polls, as well as recieve updates about current events at CHS, follow @hilitenews on Twitter!

26% would rather watch Nickelodeon 51% prefer Spring Break 49% prefer Winter Break

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Watch CHS students junior Peter Jiang, sophomore, William Rice, junior Luke Kaehr, junior Emilie Prill, sophomore Yasmine Pehlavan and senior Joanna Zhang test their ability to discern Coke and Pepsi at: http://chsacumen.com/

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Students progressively clap faster to the sound of drums. The CHS student body was out at the football stadium for a pep rally.

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he debate between critics who believe this school has exceeded its student limit, and those who say that it’s perfect the way it is still persist. Those who believe CHS is too big argue that the school should split into two separate schools.

“I guess my thought on (overcrowding) is that the benefits outweigh the negatives. You think of all the things that we as (CHS)... can offer students, the great classes we can offer, the extracurriculars we can offer, just the experiences we can offer because of our size,” Principal Tom Harmas said. “If it might take you five minutes longer, that’s why we give you 10 minutes to get to class to get through the hallways. I think back at Creekside Middle School when we were at 1,600 kids, the hallways were pretty packed, but everyone seemed to make it in five minutes. The hallways are pretty packed here, but everyone seems to make it in 10 minutes.”

Jake O’Hara, student at Sheridan High School and junior, said he contemplated whether he wanted to go to CHS or Sheridan.

This school’s size played a role in his decision.

“I think overcrowding is a problem at (CHS) because there’s at least 1,000 kids per grade, and there’s less of an opportunity at sports. Getting to your classes is harder and the hallways are always crowded. I think it

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(TOP LEFT) Students eat lunch in the Main Cafeteria. This is typical of CHS lunch periods. (TOP RIGHT) Students enter the Senior Hallway during Homecoming week. The hallway is usually less congested on normal days. (BOTTOM) Most of the CHS student body is gathered on the stadium for the Homecoming pep rally.

Some students not pictured were to the side of the bleachers.

affects Carmel because everyone is always rushing, and they have to share a lot of things and people can get lost easily.

(CHS) should split into two,” O’Hara said.

According to science chairperson Jennifer Drudge, the facilities at CHS are able to handle the amount of students attending, and with such a big school there are more opportunities for students to get involved.

“Sometimes people worry about kids getting lost in a shuffle this big, but I think that kids themselves have done a good job of starting up interest clubs to keep them involved,” Drudge said. “We have certain athletics where we have hundreds of kids involved in, whether that’s cross country, swimming or football. There are opportunities for kids to get involved and I think when you have the facility that can

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CHS students crowd onto the path from school. On Green Day, also known as Homecoming Day, the CHS student body left school early and met at the stadium to see events such as the Charisma performance, the Trike Race and to foster a sense of school spirit.

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handle it, then it doesn’t make a lot of sense to build a second one,” Drudge said.

Junior Class president Meredith Lipps said overcrowding is not that bad, notwithstanding the hallways between the A-rooms and B-rooms.

Harmas said according to a recent demographic study, the student population in the next several years will drop. He also said, this year the school only grew by 50 students, so the overcrowding issue will take care of itself.

“I have always been a Carmel fan,” Lipps said. “My dad went to Carmel, so I’m really pro-Carmel obviously, but I would say we don’t need to split schools because we all fit here now, so I don’t see why we can’t fit here in the future, and it really gives more opportunities cause there’s more people. I don’t think there will ever be an issue for it, that they need to split schools or anything like that. It just keeps us as more of a family.”

Drudge said the administration and the school maintain classroom sizes, which have barely risen in the last five or six years, although enrollment has risen drastically

in that time period. She said departments do their best to put restrictions on class sizes, which consists of the administrators looking to see how many students should be in a classroom as far as what is the best environment for learning. In addition, admistrators see how much space there is in a class to utilize the space in the most effective manner. She said the student to teacher ratio is not set in stone since there are always kids who move in, or schedule changes occurring, but they try to set the class size around an ideal number.

Drudge said, “I know in the hallways there are some areas of the school where the hallways narrow, so you get that little bit of bottleneck effect, and that’s usually the worst in the first couple two to four weeks of school and then as students start to find different ways to get to classes that becomes less of a problem. Sometimes it feels crowded when we put everybody in the gymnasium, but as far as individual classes go, I don’t know that our school of 5,000 is that much different for a classroom size versus a school of 2,500.”

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IT’S MY CULTURE...

Peace and Acceptance: Why this isn’t the case for instances of cultural appropriation WORDS | NYSSA QIAO PHOTOS | CHRISTINA YANG

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t’s not uncommon to look through social media and find photos of users donning designs imitating Chinese “qipaos” — traditional Chinese dresses — on both revealing clothing and trendy shoes. Stores that follow mainstream trends, like Forever 21, also manufacture these patterns onto their products and sell them without trying to educate buyers on the cultural importance of what it is they’re wearing. These trends take elements of traditional Chinese culture and turn them into pieces meant for superficial use, like fashion and “aesthetics.” Chances are, however, people who wear these items for the trend don’t understand the significance of what they’re wearing. This is just one example of cultural appropriation.

The Cambridge Dictionary defines cultural appropriation as “the act of taking or using things

Senior Nyssa Qiao shares her opinion on recent controversies about cultural appropriation.

from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture.”

“It’s just a fabric,” some say. No, it’s really not.

These designs were originally created for qipaos, also called “cheongsam.” Cheongsam is a woman’s dress with Manchu origins dating back to 17th century China, resembling the “changshan,” a traditional long shirt worn by men. A recent exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America explains that women chose to wear the qipao “because they wanted to look like men.” This symbolized the move toward gender equality in China and later became the formal attire of female diplomatic agents in 1984, embodying the identity of being Chinese. Today, women still wear the garments for Chinese celebrations to convey tradition, respect and formality. But when people wear the design of the qipao as crop tops and other

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NOT YOUR TREND clothing items, they disregard and disrespect the meaning and history of the cheongsam.

Numerous times in pop culture today, we have seen the usage of elements from different cultures to emulate a sort of “exotic” look. Non-black celebrities don cornrows or dreadlocks, non-Native Americans wear headdresses, white chefs give their take on the “correct” way to eat Vietnamese pho… the list goes on. The appropriation of cultures is so commonplace today that people don’t even seem to realize what’s wrong with the entire concept.

One might wonder, then, if America is such a melting pot of people of different ethnic backgrounds, how are we supposed to learn and appreciate other cultures if people are always going to be so sensitive and ready to call out “cultural appropriation?” Who decides if a group owns a certain culture? Who has the right to represent and speak for it?

It’s simple — if you’re not from or even familiar with a certain culture, don’t tell people from that culture what they should or should not offend them. If you don’t understand what certain elements symbolize and the weight they carry, why tell those who grew up with them how they should react? The reason many minorities say the appropriation of their culture is only a discussion between the minority group is because generally, people from other cultures don’t understand the significance of something in a certain society. It can be difficult telling the difference between cultural appropriation, appreciation and exchange, and I will admit, sometimes people overreact and can be disrespectful when explaining their viewpoint. However, in order to work toward the point where people can embrace and wear items from other cultures without being policed and called out for appropriation, they must understand why their actions are wrong. In addition, minorities must be respectful when educating their counterparts.

That being said, genuine interest in other cultures shouldn’t be disregarded. Sharing items and traditions from various cultures makes life interesting. The importance lies in the intention when adopting elements from different cultures and making sure it is not just to keep up with trends, but rather to appreciate the diversity in the world. A

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Supermodel Karlie Kloss received backlash after the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for walking the runway wearing a Native American headdress.

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The public accused Lady Gaga of cultural appropriation for donning traditional Muslim headwear in her demo track “Burqa.”

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In her music video “Bounce,” Iggy Azalea was accused of parodying Bollywood and traditional Indian garb.

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nclined to establish one nation—under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all— our precedential president, George Washington, focused on listening: he acknowledged every point of view represented in constitution drafting and lawmaking. Presidents thereafter have often struggled to emulate Washington’s example, leading to divisiveness in Congress, U.S. citizens or both. Our divisive issues today may seem different from ones the founding fathers faced; however, they can carry the same weight. Unyielding decisions we make shape the trajectory of not just U.S. history, but also world history. Going forward from Washington, balance was no longer the quality we prioritized in our decision-makers; instead, we have chosen a singular, hard stance on the debates at hand and eventually voted ourselves into polarizing parties. That has created an environment in which divisive issues such as the following prosper today: racial, gender and socioeconomic inequality.

But how can we direct ourselves to balanced deliberation once again?

There are a few reasons why many people tend to restrict themselves with one viewpoint.

First and foremost, humans have an innate bias instilled as the product of the people with whom they are surrounded, the setting they live in, their cultural and familial background and, most importantly, their experiences. That’s okay; no person can be absolutely neutral in every decision they make. However, they always have the option of going the extra mile of looking through another’s eyes. And that’s not impossible, because when we empathize

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friends, classmates and leaders, and I can talk to my school resource officers and the local police department. And I should, because until I have done those things, I cannot, with confidence, derive a definitive decision.

Reality is not black and white. Achieving understanding of all the shades in between can be the most intimidating thing in the world, and often when people are intimidated, they can get aggravated and defensive in debate.

But it’s important to remember that the only way to achieve understanding is to accept compromises, and to compromise, you must communicate without having the mindset to win a debate going into a conversation.

Take a step back, press pause and think. Try to understand as much as you can, and if you still don’t feel like you can make a decision, then you don’t have to. Learning is the goal in conversation, not winning.

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with others unlike ourselves, profound unity and understanding mend our differences.

So how do we achieve balanced deliberation? Personally, I am not only a journalist, but also a young minority. I can’t say, with confidence, that I have absolute authority over my own stances until I have done my own research, talked with other people and listened. Even then, the possibility of new information and new viewpoints may lead to a shift in stance. I need to stay open to that possibility. Have you ever thought about what it’s like to be an African American male in the NFL while “Take a Knee” is happening? Have you ever put yourself in the shoes of a white police officer while protests are taking place in cities like St. Louis and Charlottesville? I certainly cannot: I share zero characteristics with those people. But I can do research, I can talk to my African American

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The Other Wes Moore

By Wes Moore This novel chronicles the lives of two men born under similar circumstances.

One is in jail, while the other became a successful business leader.

The novel puts forth debate upon the fairness of the society we live in.

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