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Students On Trial PRHS Mock Trial team competes at SLO Court Houses by Marlee Drake, Copy Editor Despite valiant efforts, the PRHS Mock trial team was unable to triumph over their competitors at their four competitions, two of which took place on Jan. 30, one on Feb. 3, and another Feb.4. The team competed against Central Coast New Tech, Templeton High School, San Luis Obispo High School, and Atascadero High School. In their early competitions, the score gap was .07 but decreased to .02 in their final match. Even though the team went 0-4, they improved markedly and will be receiving two individual awards. This is the first year PRHS has had a mock trial team compete. To prepare for competition, the team met twice a week during the beginning of the season, and as competition began to loom increased to three times a week, meeting for an hour and a half after school. “I really enjoyed the feeling of being in a court and actually seeing people yelling, ‘objection! My witness is being badgered!’ I felt like I was an actual lawyer. It felt pretty cool,” said junior Maddy Owens, who took on the role of a defense lawyer in the trial. “Our students really rose to the occasion and really put every effort into it, even though it was their first year. They didn’t know as much as some of the other teams, but I feel like we really held our own,” said English teacher Janice Hoy, who is the co-coach of the team along with history teacher Seth Draine.
Not-So-Drowsy Rehearsals
The spring musical is just around the corner by Sabrina Hernandez, Graphic Designer Thirty-eight drama students and Drama Teacher Marcy Goodnow embarked on first rehearsals for the Spring Musical, Monday Feb. 1 after an exciting week of auditions and callbacks. “The Drowsy Chaperone” is the second production of the year, and will be the story of an imaginative musical theatre fanatic who’s recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, “The Drowsy Chaperone”, the tale of a Broadway actress, Janet Van De Graaff and her decision to marry debonair Robert Martin, comes to life around her as she listens to it in her apartment. “This is the first show that I’m acting in, but I was on spotlight for Alice in Wonderland. And it’s definitely exciting for me, because I want to pursue acting, I want to pursue that kinda art, as a career.” said freshman Cody Buchholtz, a first time member of dance ensemble,expressing his excitement to be apart of “The Drowsy Chaperone” production. “Not that many freshmen made it in, so it’s kinda cool that i did end up making it. I didn’t think i was going to make it in, honestly. [I’m] very proud.” The musical will be performed April 22,23,29,30 at 7:30 P.M. and April 24 and May 1 at 2:00 P.M.
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Website funding cut District website salary cut to $500 by Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor The Paso Robles High School’s website, largely viewed by students and parents as substandard, has paid a curriculum rate of $33 an hour for general upkeep. Now, a board-approved salary has decreased to $500 a year, creating doubt that the amount will be enough to bring the website up to a standard that pleases teachers, students, and parents. The good news is that the district website is evolving to become more user friendly with new templates, run by Schoolwires, and leadership positions for all school websites. The PRHS site “is definitely not user-friendly in its current state,” said Martha Clayton, the PRJUSD Public Information Officer. She does believe the new version of the website, available in about eight weeks, will be very user friendly. With eleven different sites for each elementary, middle, and high school, there is little consolidation for information, forcing parents to visit multiple sites if their students attend different schools and the significant upkeep of information and photos. The websites between each school lack consistency, and often do not contain recent information. For example, parents must visit each page of the different schools to find the general calendar of events, according to Clayton. Laurie Zenobio, who was previously administrator on the PRHS site from October to December knows that the site is not up to date. “The homepage no longer reflects what’s happening at school,” she said. Zenobio is now a substitute teacher and school librarian. She continues to run the drama website.
Prior to Zenobio’s management, the PRHS site was managed in HTML, which presented difficulties in ease of use and personnel who knew code. Zenobio explained that small code errors would cause problems with navigation. She converted the site to Google sites, which provided an easier website dashboard. But since Zenobio has stepped away, the website is not easy to navigate.The district site updates are ready to address the concerns. “The major goal of any website to to distribute information. We want to make sure that parents, students, staff, and community have access to a site that keeps them informed about what is going on in our schools,” said Clayton, who now is in charge of overseeing all school websites, while the different site leaders are in charge of updating their specific page. The website started in 2000 with the Web Design class. In 2009, teacher Bartt Frey took over the position, leading the class to control 90 percent of the website for six years. The site was originally created with the intent of helping students learn how to build and control websites, and create a place to post high school information. “The difficulty will arise in maintaining the site to a level that is beyond just basic,” said Frey, who teaches ROP Web Design, Computer Service and Repair, and Internetworking. Frey believes a professionally run website would cost over $10,000.
Municipal maintenance
Municipal Pool closed for renovations this upcoming spring by Grant Scheiffele, World Editor
The city has planned with the school district to schedule repairs with the least impact on sports programs. Because of the upcoming closure, the approximately 30 person swim team has found a place to practice all their starts and strokes: The Kennedy Club Fitness pool, which is also the only 50 meter pool in town, and the home of Paso Swim Club. “I feel like it’s a good idea to make the pool better, but yet again I do not like the idea of going to swim at Kennedy where there is already a club swimming there, and there would be limited space. Also, I’m disappointed that we won’t have any home meets and won’t have a starting block to dive from,” said junior swimmer Veronica Ayala, who will be swimming her third varsity season this year. The diving team, however, will have to travel south to
Sinsheimer pool in San Luis Obispo due to the absence of a safe diving location. “Our boards at Municipal pool are our only boards in the north county that are deep enough,” Diving instructor Donna McRoy said. “We’re hoping Cuesta will be filled up next week, only because it has more diving boards.” The Municipal and Centennial pools will be open and ready for use within a month after the end of the spring athletics season. “The pool will be closed starting Feb. 19 up until hopefully May 1,” said Lynda Holt, Paso Robles Recreations Manager, who has worked for the City of Paso Robles since August 2003 and as Recreations Manager since May 2011. Along with Municipal pool, Centennial pool will be fixed by the same contractor at the same time in the same manner. This assures that each pool will be up to standards and equally safe.
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2016 Presidential Campaign Students learn a majority of their information from
Social Media
39%
33%
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20%
are concerned with climate change
Candidate website
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56%
of students are concerned with immigration
73% Peers
60%
Debates
80%
Parents
Online/print news
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12%
78% of students are concerned with terrorism
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Pick Your President
concerned with gun control
support Bernie Sanders Gun Control: FOR
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PRHS students choose their preferred candidates
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Wants to let gun manufacturers have immunity from the law
Terrorism Policy Wants to dismantle terrorists’ recruiting methods and fight them on their home turf
Immigration: PRO
6%
Wants to protect families
Climate Change: REAL
Heavier background checks and ban on
support Hillary Clinton
assault weapons
Terrorism Policy
by Ana Mendoza, Photographer and Marlee Drake, Copy Editor
Believes destabilized regions lead to terrorism
Marco Rubio
Immigration: PRO
Gun Control: AGAINST
“A Fair and Humane Immigration Policy” to allow immigrants to get health care
Climate Change: REAL
“Law-abiding Americans deserve...to protect themselves and their families”
Terrorism Policy “America must show leadership and defeat ISIS.”
support Ted Cruz
3%
Ted Cruz
Immigration: AGAINST
Gun Control: AGAINST “It is a Constitutional right to protect your children, your family,
support Marco Rubio
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“We need to invest in an entry and exit tracking system.”
Climate Change: REAL
your home, our lives, “
Terrorism Policy “Our enemy is radical Islamic terrorism”
Immigration: AGAINST Top priorities are illegal amnesty and securing the border
Climate Change: NOT REAL
Donald Trump
Gun Control: AGAINST
“Americans are entitled to protect their families”
Terrorism Policy “In my book I predicted terrorism”
in every
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The 2016 presidential election will be held on Nov. 8, but the preliminary process of picking a candidate has already begun. The Republican party’s front runners Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz share common views on most issues, such as strengthening border security and beating out terrorism. Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, also share their views on providing citizenship for immigrants as well as believing in climate change. For the Republican party leads Trump at 33.6 percent with Cruz and Rubio behind Trump at 20.4% and 12.2 percent according to the 2016 Presidential Polls. As of the Democratic Party, Clinton and Sanders are going head to head as they’re at 51.8 percent and 36.3 percent. The results in the national polls don’t stray far from the results of PRHS Bearcats.
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
Gun Control: FOR
students suppot Democrats
students at PRHS support Republicans
Graphic by Nichole Landon, Graphic Designer
Immigration: AGAINST “The drugs pour in, and the money pours out. So we’re going to build a wall.”
Climate Change: NOT REAL
14%
support Donald Trump
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Co-Editors-in-Chief Emily Ayer Feature/Blind Date/ Web/PR Manager
Managing Editors
Jessica Cole Overview Editor
Mae App Feature/Art Director
Maureen Pushea Feature/ Blind Date/Art Director
Sadie Mae Mace News
Mariela Villa Feature/Business Manager/PR Manager
Business Team Valeria Cisneros Carmesí
Web Team
Kalyn Armstrong Health
Sam Mabry Graphic Designer
Editors Natalie Cole A&E
Photographers
Tegan Curren People
Emma Corippo Raegan Lomanto Ana Mendoza Madison Warren Coleen Wiest
Madecyn Penn Sports Nicole Raithel Environment Morgan Rego Food Mason Seden-Hansen Opinion
Photography Director Lauren Wassam People
Grant Scheiffele World
Editorial
Drive thrus vs. dorm rooms The idea of college reaches from a given to a forgone conclusion. But new research shows that joining the workforce and providing for family or savings doesn’t outweigh the benefits of college. But as smart as this seems when you are 19 or 20, four years after high school graduation, the results start to lean towards the college graduates’ favor. The annual earnings of someone with a bachelor’s degree is on average $15,000 more than people who went to a two year college, and $17,000 a year higher than high school graduates. But some people weigh the future earnings against the debt of college loans. However, the average debt for a college graduate is $25,000, a mere drop in the bucket when the estimated total economic value of college is currently at $500,000, according to The New York Times. But that isn’t the end of it. The Bureau for Labor Statistics reported that in the
most recent study in 2011, 63 percent of high school graduates were going into college. That 63 percent are less likely to live in poverty, be unemployed or live with their parents, and they are more likely to be married, according to the Pew Research Center. So, even though skipping college can seem like a good way to save time and start career, it may kill job opportunities later, especially in the current economic climate, where the 18 to 24-year-old population recently rose from 27.3 million to approximately 31.5 million. Life isn’t about skipping ahead and getting through everything that you don’t want to do; it’s about making the most of every experience, and one of the most important experiences of your twenties is going to college. It isn’t worth it to try and start a career without a degree, so take the time, and shell out the funds, because it is worth every penny and every second of hard work.
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Letter Editor to the
Camden Tucker Sci-Tech
Sabrina Hernandez Nichole Landon
Greetings –
I just received Volume 75, Issue 3 of your publication and, as always, am very impressed with the content and quality. Good job. I was struck particularly by the editorial “Is high school preparing students for the real world?” That’s a question that’s been asked since I was in high school (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away). I wonder if our school are preparing students for involvement in government, especially local government. Do our graduating seniors understand charter city vs general law city? Do they know what kind of city Paso Robles is? Do they understand the legal processes for planning
and development? Do they understand the Brown Act. Do they know how to get an issue in front of their local leaders and on the agenda for discussion and action? Do they know how to get involved, get appointed or get elected? These are just a few of the questions young adults should be able to answer if their government is to be responsive and effective. It is my opinion democracy works best when citizens are inspired, informed and involved. Steven W. Martin Mayor, City of Paso Robles
HILLARY CLINTON
Bringing equality
A Clinton catastrophe She will ruin this country
She’ll make America great again
by Camden Tucker, Sci-Tech Editor As the 2016 election nears, people start asking “Who would you vote for?” The next time you are asked this, you shouldn’t say “Hillary Clinton.” Clinton has had jobs from an Alaskan fish cleaner to the Secretary of State, and in all of them she has left a trail of disaster. The Skimm asked what prepared Clinton for the job as the President of the United Graphic by Madi Warren States, she replied, “One of the best jobs I had to prepare me to be president was sliming fish in Alaska.” Hillary got fired in the 80s from that same job after a week for being too slow. How can scraping the internal organs of salmon out even help you in the Oval Office? The answer: it won’t. The most known of her mistakes was when she used a private server to receive classified emails. Her decision violated Federal laws of record keeping. She deleted over 32,000 emails which she deemed private, also unlawful because no other qualified person deemed them private. During a September 2012 protest in Libya an American Diplomatic Compound and a CIA annex less than a mile away were both attacked. These attacks were caused because Islamic peoples were protesting against a movie called Innocence of a Muslim which included antiIslamic material, and in the heat of the moment militias attacked the American compounds. —Daniela Lopez, 11 These attacks left four Americans dead including US Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The compounds could have been defended and the death of the Ambassador could have been prevented if the bases had a higher level of security. The person in charge of such security measures is the Secretary of State, at the time Hillary Clinton. She denied the compounds request of more men to secure the compound before the attacks took place. If she can’t even say yes to higher defenses to a base in a dangerous area how will we be able to trust her to make critical decisions if we are in battle under her —Jenny Garcia, 10 term as President. Hillary Clinton has said countless times “isn’t it time we have a woman for president”. She’s right and wrong with that statement; she’s right because there should be a woman in the Oval Office, but she is absolutely wrong if she thinks it should be her. We shouldn’t be voting on someone just because of their gender, we’ve got to look at what they want for this country. Being a woman isn’t going to help you to be president it’s just going to make you a woman president. That’s all. Nothing more. If your only reason for voting for Hillary Clinton is that she’s a woman then you are definitely voting for the wrong reason. A woman president would be a dream, but Hillary Clinton would be a nightmare.
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by Emma Corippo, Photographer
“She’s a liar.”
“I’m for Bernie Sanders, but if you look at the polls, she has a good chance.” —Brian Kragh, 10
working to make changes. Having a women as a president would be a milestone for gender equality in America. The fact that women make less money than men is absurd. Women deserve to be treated equally. On average, women only make 77 cents to every man’s dollar. Unlike a man who can’t understand fully the struggle that women face, Hillary would fight harder for women’s rights. She relates to feminine reality. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights,” Clinton said at the UN World Conference on Women. Clinton doesn’t demoralize women of America, whereas Trump is practically an expert. Ethnic diversity in leadership roles has greatly improved over the years, and now it’s gender equality’s turn. We are trying to move forward, not backward, and with Clinton in office, we would certainly move forward. Another reason Clinton is a top contender for position as president is that she supports gun control. Gun violence has been an enormous issue now and in the past. Clinton wouldn’t take away the right of law abiding citizens to own guns, but instead limit selling guns to those who are mentally unstable. During a trip to New Hampshire, Clinton said “...we need to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, people with serious mental challenges, terrorists, all of whom now are perfectly free to go and find a gun somewhere.” The nation would prosper under the leadership of Hillary Clinton. We should not only vote for her because she’s a woman; we should vote for her extensive experience and skills. Donald Trump may say he’ll “make America great again,” but with Clinton it’s not just a slogan. Hillary Clinton will make America great again. Photo labeled for reuse
Photos by Annie Meeder and Emma Corippo
When it comes to leadership, one person has the mindset and compassion to be the next president: Hillary Clinton. Clinton would be a leader dedicated to the people of America, and also to immigrants. With her determination and experience, she would improve our education systems and rebuild infrastructure. Clinton has plenty of experience to lead our .nation. Clinton was a lawyer, elected Senior Class President of Wellesley College, and served as a First Lady, Secretary of State and as a Senator of New York. When husband Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas, she chaired its Educational Standards Committee. Because she has had so many positions in high power, Clinton is well spoken and skilled with politics and law. Unlike Donald Trump, she doesn’t blurt out irrational and bombastic statements. Additionally, Clinton has been advocating for better education for students in every community. “We need a president who will fight for strong public schools in every ZIP code across the country. I want to be that president. I want to fight for you...educators...students and for families,” she said on her campaign website. California, 2010 We need to be thinking about the future of America, and improving education is a huge part of creating a more aware society. Do citizens just expect everything to magically get better? How are students supposed to have well paying jobs if they don’t have a decent education? Clinton would help future generations achieve such a goal. She has also pledged to fix economic problems. Clinton said she would increase workers’ benefits, expand work overtime, encourage businesses to share profits with employees, and raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. The country certainly has economic issues, perhaps not as horrible as the recent recession, but we still need a president who is
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STUDENT VOICES
“I want to support her, but I don’t connect with her. Her topics don’t appeal to youth.
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Is America ready for a female president?
Choosing not to vaccinate your child poses risks for others
Anti-vax mentality sets back public health by Stephen Preston, Guest Writer
by Mason Seden-Hansen, Opinion Editor
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hen President Obama was elected in 2008, some people began to believe America was becoming a post-racial society. Now, this is clearly not the case. With things like police violence in some parts of America towards African-Americans and the popular support of Donald Seden-Hansen Trump— a presidential candidate who makes absolutely no effort to hide his racist opinions— it is obvious that racial tensions are still alive in America. It seems that the election of an African-American president did not move America away from its long history of bigotry. Rather, it pushed those who are racist to be more open about and it certainly angered a lot of people. With Hillary Clinton as the democratic frontrunner, it’s possible we may have a female president in 2016. But is America ready for this new development? Will the election of a female President result in a similar, more open assault on women like what has occurred towards minorities since the election of our first African-American president? Hillary Clinton’s election could bring sexist opinions out into the open in America. Women’s rights already are being besieged by many politicians. Ted Cruz voted against amendments to a law which would allow for more funds into the investigation of violent assaults on women. Media respect for women is also very low. Donald Trump said “You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] writes as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a*s,” according to The Huffington Post. It isn’t that hard to believe that the election of a female president might fan the flame of this open resistance to change. Already, a cultural backlash among misogynists is occurring due to women beginning to become more empowered and taking a much more prominent role in today’s society. Within America, there have always been people fighting against social change. There have always been people fighting against any sort of cultural shift that occurs. The abolitionist movement was resisted harshly, the civil rights movement was resisted harshly. Groups in power are rarely open to change that questions their ultimate authority, and the current example is white males fighting against other groups to maintain their power. The fact that people will fight against the equality of groups unlike themselves, particularly based on race or gender, should not deter people from pushing for change. Gandhi once said, “first they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” The fact that the election of a female president, a huge step forward for women’s rights and equality, might cause hostility towards women should not deter people from making steps towards equality. Many women have already suffered violence at the hands of men. If Hillary Clinton is elected, we all need to protect our country against a backlash against women. So while some Americans may not be, America is ready for a female president. In fact, America has been waiting for a very long time. 02.18.16 // Crimson Newsmagazine
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peculation and controversy surrounds the Holy Grail of humanity’s survival in the American household. The vaccine, first invented not long after the ratification of our Constitution, has been medical science’s Excalibur against the vast multiverse of diseases which threaten humans all over the globe, now especially in less developed countries where deadly outbreaks are especially
likely and fatal. However, despite vaccine’s platinum track record and near-infinite potential, the past 10 years have been marred with criticism of the proven trumper of smallpox, and the rising hero of malaria. To this day, baseless platforms wildly accuse simple vaccines of social and medical disasters, even though vaccines-cause-autism ringleaders Jenny McCarthy and Andrew Jeremy Wakefield ,the doctor who claimed a link between the two, have both gone back on their claims (now deemed a hoax) and the latter has since lost his practicing license. These claims, and those like them, play off of ignorance and fear and further perpetuate both. The end goal of these campaigns is your loyalty and then your wallet. Countless internet immunologists, with undisclosed credentials, use quackery and false claims to sell their tell-all books, with prices ranging from $25 to as much as $80. Any valid, civil discussion about vaccines must include a proper understanding of simple biology. Generally, any vaccine introduces a dead or weakened pathogen so your body’s immune system can naturally adapt to it and protect from it in the future. Nothing included in a vaccine can actually harm you, assuming you are in good health. Ingredients found in vaccines are harmless in the amounts present, and they are put there to ensure sterility and longevity of the pathogens inside. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that most vaccines include food-grade preservatives, suspending fluid, (saline or water is most common) and adjuvants like aluminum. The myths you hear about vaccines containing harmful amounts of mercury stem from the inclusion of Thimerosal, a harmless mercury-containing preservative. Luckily, this mercury is so trace you will probably find more cyanide in an apple than you will mercury in a vaccine. Either way, both are beneficial to your health.
Even though vaccinating a portion of a given population is great, a vaccine can only properly protect its group when a vast majority have Vaccine-preventable received it. This disease outbreaks in concept is known as herd immunity. recent years Vaccines, of course, California, 2010— Whooping Cough protect against outbreak - more than 9,000 cases a specific strain of pathogen. But Indiana, 2012— Chickenpox outbreak pathogens morph - 80 cases and mutate once inside an infected U.S., 2015—Measles outbreak - 189 host, changing cases (two children per thousand with the strain or measles will die) creating brand new mutations. The measles, a potentially harmful, fast-spreading disease that was declared free from the US in 2000, resurged across 24 states with nearly 200 cases due to unvaccinated individuals. This early 2015 case was linked to a perhaps-unknowing individual who visited Disneyland in California, and from there it spread across both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.Those who were vaccinated still were harmed because the measles virus was given opportunities to mutate and propagate. The CDC classifies 12 disease as “vaccine-preventable” and since 2008 the CDC has tracked outbreaks of mumps, polio, whooping cough, measles and more, all due to “anti-vax” movements. Infected individuals of these diseases can still harm vaccinated individuals. Larger outbreaks have reared their head all across the world. These outbreaks are especially devastating in developing countries because these regions often lack modern sanitation and healthcare. It is important to stay educated in a world saturated with inaccurate information and to always make empirical choices to benefit your health and, ultimately, your community’s health.
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fter a spinal operation and staph infection as severe as freshman Shane McGuffin’s, the average teen wouldn’t imagine playing sports or being too active anymore. For McGuffin, however, this life changing experience has been one that he has been able to bounce back from in more ways than he would have imagined. His ordeal started with summer knee pain, bringing him through two surgeries, a sightseeing trip to Boston in a wheelchair, numerous months of physical therapy, and the question of whether he would ever play sports again.
SURGERY ONE — THE KNEE In August of 2014, McGuffin felt an extremely sharp pain in his right knee during summer football practice. After about four days of pain, he noticed an immense amount of swelling and he started limping. McGuffin’s doctor referred him to Twin Cities ER, and the doctors there told him that he could possibly have a bacterial infection in his knee, and if it starts to turn red, or he spikes a fever, to come right back to the ER. That night, McGuffin spiked a fever of 104°F and rushed to the ER with his parents. After being transported via car at 2A.M. on Aug. 3 to Cottage Children’s Hospital in Santa Barbara, he had an emergency surgery on his knee with three incisions to remove a “mysterious bacterial infection.” McGuffin was prescribed antibiotics for six weeks every six hours, in which he had to visit the nurse’s office during lunch and nutrition the first week back to school in order to take his medications through an IV. After his IV was removed from his right arm, he began physical therapy at San Luis Sports Therapy which continued for three months. “[Physical therapy] really helped my right leg and knee strengthen and it helped me slowly get back to football, but I progressed far enough that I went back to my first football game and got a touchdown the first time I got in,” says McGuffin, who’s played football for four years as a tight end.
SURGERY TWO — THE BACK
BALLIN’: (lower left) Freshman Shane McGuffin dribbles the ball around the court in the Gil Asa Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 10. McGuffin scored 8 points in a 64-54 win against the Pioneer Valley Panthers. Photos by Maureen Pushea and Morgan Rego
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In March of 2015, McGuffin was fully recovered from surgery with the help of physical therapy and was playing basketball for his multiple club teams.While he was at a tournament in Fresno, playing for his club team “Bakersfield 94 Feet” ran by Mike Hove, things took a turn for the worst. After making a shot in the fourth quarter of the game, he was pushed to the ground by an opposing player and landed on his tailbone. After slowly getting up and finishing the game, he experienced constant pain for the rest of the weekend. The next day, McGuffin played in a tournament in San Luis Obispo for his other club basketball team “North County Jazz”, in which he had a fast break resulting in a similar push and fall on his tailbone. This fall, however, made it very difficult for him to walk, and he knew in his gut that there was something wrong. About a week later, spring break had begun and McGuffin hopped on a plane with former Lewis Middle School history teacher and current PRHS Psychology and Peer teacher Jenny Martinez, Lewis Middle School teacher Debbie McPherson and 15 other students
Knee surgery in August
2015
Has played basketball for seven
and flew about 3,104.5 miles to Boston, Massachusetts for a historical sightseeing adventure. “My back was hurting so bad and I had such a high fever that I felt like I shouldn’t go, but my mom thought it would go away a day later, but it just kept getting worse and I couldn’t sleep for three nights...I ended up seeing Boston in a wheelchair,” said McGuffin, who could barely walk and would have to ask his roommates for assistance with simple tasks like finding his socks and getting ready for the day. “It was a really very scary thing to do, especially since you look at this kid who is usually very healthy and in good physical condition and to see him get progressively worse throughout the trip. As a mom I had to think ‘does he just not feel good, or is he really sick?’ When he preferred to stay on the bus rather than be involved in the fun activities as we tour Boston, I knew he was pretty bad, ” said Martinez, who tried her best to tend to his needs. The day McGuffin and the rest of the crew returned to California, he took another visit to the doctor’s office. Much to his dismay, he was instructed to once again go straight to the Emergency Room at Sierra Vista. Upon arrival, McGuffin was told that he would undergo lower back surgery to remove a staph infection, a type of bacterial infection, along with two lamina on three different vertebrae. “I was just agreeing to everything. I didn’t really understand what was going on and the next morning my grandma was there and I asked her what happened and she said ‘you just had back surgery’ and I just felt shock and this deep throbbing feeling that I couldn’t go back to sports,” McGuffin said. After two days on bedrest, McGuffin attempted his first steps. “It didn’t feel the same as it did when I tried to walk after my knee surgery, and my right leg to this day does not feel right,” said McGuffin eight to nine months post surgery. During his back operation, a nerve was hit that made his entire right leg numb and it will perhaps remain like that for the rest of his life.
THE COMEBACK
Although McGuffin was able to play football starting in August, his freshman year, he was no longer a tight end, but a right guard. “I’m still pushing to be active and play sports and all that,” McGuffin said. Currently in the winter season, McGuffin is on the freshman basketball team playing anything from center to point guard to small forward. Friends and family are constantly blown away at his ability to never back down from a challenge. “He does whatever it takes to accomplish his goals and he never backs down for a challenge,” girlfriend and bestfriend freshman Brooke Milder. He recently was discharged from physical therapy on Jan. 28 with a smile on his face. “I just think that if anyone else was in the same spot that I was, they wouldn’t react the same, and they probably wouldn’t be doing sports. They probably would’ve quit by now, but I’ve just continued to be who I was before,” McGuffin said.
Back surgery in March 2015
Has played football for four years
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There are three ways to fix AVM. Surgically remove them, use radiation, or embolize them, which means doctors would insert glue into the gathering of blood vessels to stop blood from flowing through it. However, William’s grouping of blood vessels is too small to embolize, and surgery isn’t an option because it’s in the place of her brain that controls all motor motion. So, radiation is her only choice.
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or junior Breanna Williams, headaches have become the norm for the past six months, but on Feb. 3, the headaches escalated to an all time high. William’s bubbly laugh was reduced to silence as the raging headache prevented her from speaking. Williams has AVM, a disease in which headaches are an everyday ordeal, her family was alarmed that this one was painful enough to cut off speech and spurn tears. It meant there was a high chance that the headache could be signs of an aneurysm. Tears, unbidden, fell from her bright blue eyes down her cheeks as her grandparents, Helen and Mark Winters, drove her to the ER, with her mother, Jennifer Barnett, and boyfriend, Eion Hardesty, in tow, but the bright white lights in the hospital did little to sooth her throbbing head. The nurses gave her pain reliever, and she was sent to get two CT scans, in which they found what they believe to be a brain bleed. After four hours the doctors sent Williams home. She will visit Stanford Hospital in a March to check up on the tiny bleed. Williams was diagnosed with Arteriovenous Malformation, also known as AVM, at the beginning of November, but the splitting headaches started three months before, in August. The pain festered behind her eyes and would only go away when she slept, and running cross country only made matters worse. “Now that I can’t run I’m stressed out and it’s hard to relax.” Williams said. Williams started taking white pills called Imitrex for her headaches, a medicine that narrows blood vessels, but they did little help. She opted out of running most days, and missed day after day of school. Eventually, her family doctor, Doctor Karp, sent her to get an MRI and saw that something was wrong, but wasn’t quite sure what. After a trip to the ER because
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of a particularly headache, Doctor Karp knew what it was: AVM. Since then, Williams has had seven MRIs, another trip to the ER, four CT scans, an angiogram, an x-ray of blood vessels, and taken seven trips to Stanford H o s p i t a l . W illiam’s mother, Jennifer Barnett, not-soaffectionately named the blood vessels Charlotte, after Charolette’s Web (above) : William’s the spider from brain MRI shows her Arteriovenous “ C h a r l o t t e ’s Malformation (AVM). Web” by E.B. White, for its spider-like appearance. AVM is seen in only about 200,000 cases per year in the US, according to the Mayo Clinic. It’s an unnatural cluster of blood vessels on the artery that carries oxygen rich blood to the brain, and AVM prevents this process from happening. “I have chronic migraines. What can it be? And they’re like ‘well, worst case scenario, you got it,’ ” Williams said. Little did she know that, yes, her Imitrex pills shrink blood vessels, which should relieve pain, but for AVM, it only made the pressure go up in blood vessels, and since they aren’t supposed to be there, they are weak and susceptible to rupturing because of the high blood pressure.
Junior Breanna Williams’ battle with Arteriovenous Malformation by Annie Meeder, Copy Editor
Williams started radiation on the choking blood vessels Jan. 29 at the Stanford Cancer Center with Doctor Cheshire, Doctor Gibbs, and Doctor Taylor, who said the radiation went well, but the side effects were a surprise. “I didn’t feel anything, but the side effects are crazy! You know how your legs randomly cramp up during running season? Well, it’s like that, but on both of my legs everywhere and it won’t stop. Also, everything tastes super weird,” Williams said. Radiation is supposed to slowly dissolve Charlotte, but there are risks. If the radiation dissolves the gathering of blood vessels too fast, there’s a big chance William’s brain could swell up, which can potentially cause permanent damage to the brain. Even with radiation, it may take up to two or three years for the spider-like grouping to dissolve, meaning all this time William’s will still have headaches, and could have an aneurysm. “It sucks. The person that I care about the most is going through this,”said junior Eion Hardesty, William’s boyfriend of one year and seven months. Williams said her mother and Hardesty have been her strongest supporters throughout her struggle, both having attended all of her hospital visits. Despite the bleak outlook at the moment, Williams said she’s able to find some joy in her hospital visits through her desire to be a nurse, like her mother, who’s currently studying to become a nurse and taking microbiology, American Sign Language, and intro to addiction at Cuesta. “It makes me excited to be able to help people someday, and now that I’ve experienced being the patient, maybe I can help someone discover an AVM somewhere down the line.” Williams said.
Battling (above) : Junior Breanna Williams poses at lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Williams has been battling Arteriovenous Malformation since August 2015.
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Some of the most anticipated movies of the decade finally appeared on the REVIEW big screen in 2015: “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Mockingjay Part 2,” and the most longawaited of all, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Being a fan of all three sagas, I Lomanto saw all of these movies.
I admit I’m an action fan. I like the fastpaced, intense stuff, but I also live for the tender moments between characters, and I was not disappointed by either side of the spectrum this year. For the first time since 2012, the beloved team of Marvel superheroes assembled again. I couldn’t wait. Marvel movies have this effect on me where I get so excited that I start to shake and cry because I just can’t stand how awesome these characters are. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was absolutely thrilling, keeping me on the edge of my seat the whole two and a half hours. As I explored gothic-esque Hydra hideaways, Tony Stark’s lab, and the peaceful town of Sokovia, I fell in love with the Marvel Universe even more. There are so many levels to each part of the stories, so much history behind each complex character, and there is a never-ending world to discover. Piles and hours of background, theories, and fanfiction flooded my mind as I watched, wide-eyed as my heroes aimed, fired, and saved the world once again. I rocked back and forth in my seat watching as the Avengers raced the Sokovians to safety. There is so much power in a team of people working together, whether they’re super or not, and my heart gets excited. I get excited to see the team not fighting each other, to see Wanda and Pietro Maximoff finally fighting alongside the others, and to see each hero using their powers to do something good. The action, the
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heart, and the non-traditional robotic-invasion made “Avengers: Age of Ultron” my favorite Marvel Movie yet. Rolling Stone called it “a whole summer of fireworks packed into one movie.” I agree. Book-to-movie conversions are a fear of mine. The movie never comes out the way I vividly envisioned it. But I couldn’t resist going to see “The Hunger Games” in 2012. I am a huge fan of the book series by Suzanne Collins. I saw the first three movies with fellow fangirls. Our high expectations were beyond met. We forgave the missing lines and oddly cast characters, because overall, the movies depicting the first two and a half Mockingjay books satisfied our critical nature. T h e re f o re, when the release of “Mockingjay Part 2” showed up on our social media feeds, we all got excited. And I know why: Katniss’s story is a good one. “Mockingjay Part 1” leaves us in District 13 after a mentally unstable Peeta has been rescued--literally the worst cliff-hanger of my entire teenage life. After surviving the gore of the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell, Katniss, Panem’s symbol of hope, is thrown into the propaganda and politics of war. I liked that we got to see the nonviolent side of war as well as its action. Katniss’ inner struggles with the pressure of being a symbol of rebellion to her people puts PTSD and war trauma into valuable perspective. Her emotional roller coaster is intense. Happiness and love at a wedding for her friends suddenly sent my heart shooting down to my stomach when the mood changed from peace to danger once again. I bit my lip as Katniss snuck onto a supply plane heading to the edge of the Capitol, her heart hungry for justice against President Snow. Trust me, I wanted him dead, too, but I knew, because I had read the book, that Katniss was going to face more trauma, and I didn’t want that for her. She deserved peace and closure. But I knew that she would never be satisfied until justice was served. I held my breath. Along with her physical life at risk, throughout the movie, Katniss’s emotional state is unpredictable. She kept me wondering what she’d do next, but her reactions to the injustice of the Capitol makes her character relatable and accessible. She is human, but a very brave
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human--that inspired me. And the ending of this political, emotional, and intensely active movie captivated me with a peaceful meadow scene and a looming darkness in Katniss’ last words to the audience. Her haunting voice chilled my spine: “There are much worse games to play.” Suspenseful, heart-wrenching, and angsty, “ M o c k i n g j ay Part 2” is a film Star Wars to inspire and win the hearts of many fans. Finally, just before the dawn of the new year, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released into theatres meeting hordes of fans, young and old, head-on. In the film, we meet new villains and heroes and reunite with our favorites from the classics, like Han Solo, was my celebrity crush as a twelveyear-old. On their mission, Rey, the junker from the desert planet Jakku, discovers much about her past with the help of Han Solo and General Leia, commander of the Rebel Alliance, drawing me in with her connections to the original characters. And the ex-Stormtrooper, called Finn by his new friends, discovers who he is outside of the white armor and mindless blaster-shooting. His rejection of what he was raised to be is refreshing and powerful to watch. Our newest Star Wars heroes, Rey and Finn, are played by young English actors, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, an excellent casting. The whole adventure is tumultuous and exciting, but also reminiscent of the original as I watched Han Solo and Chewy jump back into the Millennium Falcon along with a gaggle of irresistible new characters, human and droid. These three movies, though very different in plot and plan, all captured me with the excellence with which they were made. As the characters raised guns, shields, hammers, bows, and blasters, I felt my heart flutter and pound faster and faster for the love I have for each of them. I know what you’re thinking. “This is supposed to be a review. Aren’t movie critics supposed to be ruthless and nitpicky?” Well, I won’t say that the movies were perfect. Each had small flaws, but the power of each film brings families and friends together and thrills the entire ride. We hoot and holler for our heroes. This set of movies gave me three things: excitement, inspiration, and a new hope. I’m willing to bet that I’m not alone. 02.18.16
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Elf's spaghetti Spaghetti with meat, Chocolate chips, Sprinkles, Poptart, M&M's Weird food combinations from our favorite movies and TV shows by Madecyn Penn, Sports Co-Editor
“It was really disgusting. The first two bites were pretty good, but then in the third bite you could start tasting every little thing. So you tasted the spaghetti sauce and the chocolate and then the poptart in the background. By the fourth bite I wanted to gag.”
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Logan Burns, 9
Michelle McPherson,12
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Spaghetti Tacos Spaghetti with meat Taco shells Chocolate chip (for flavor) “It was pretty good. You couldn’t really taste the choclate. You could only taste the spaghetti. I would definitely eat this again, if the shell wasn’t stale.”
Photos by Valeria Cisneros
Cheese Jerky Nacho cheese Original beefjerky “It was actually not awful. I would eat it as a snack. The jerky was kind of spicy and the cheese was cool so they balanced each other out nicely. I don’t even like cheese, but I liked this. It was actually quite delectable.”
Sandwich White bread Pixie stick dust Captain Crunch Butter
“It was gross. There was no flavor. It just tasted like sugar. It was like wet bread and then crunchy cereal. It was nasty.” 02.18.16 // Crimson Newsmagazine
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Skipping meals,
facing consequences Do students really get three meals a day? by Sabrina Hernandez, Graphic Designer
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our parents might have told you that skipping breakfast was bad for you, but after a quick google search, you have a cluster of websites arguing that skipping the most important meal of the day might help you lose weight, that it’ll boost your metabolism, or that it won’t do anything at all. And then there are the other philosophies, which include simply “eating when you’re hungry, and only when you’re hungry,” supplementing water for food, and many others. So with a barrage of different sources telling you different things, what’s the real consequence, or benefit, of skipping breakfast--or any meal for that matter? It’s suggested that skipping breakfast when you’re young affects your lifestyle as you age. An excerpt written by Evelyn Tribole, MS RD for Newport Beach Nutrition Counseling Office of Dietitian, suggests that skipping breakfast causes a person to be more stressed, perform at a lower quality of work, and have significant lack of brain power throughout the day. It can also make you something Tribole labeled as, “Hangry.” She claimed, “It’s a great description of when you’re getting so hungry that affects your mood, that it gets your angry. It sounds kinda silly but there’s a real truth to it.” Because skipping any meal can sour anyones mood. And will, in the long run, catch up with them. “Your blood sugar gets low, and your body needs energy to function, your cells need it to function,” said Tribole, “and so it’s kinda like trying to stop breathing. You can stop breathing, if you want, for a little bit, but your body is going to take over and compensate and make you pass out and breath again. It’s the same thing with eating, it [your body] is going to get you to eat. So what you might notice is that you start thinking about food more, you start getting more cravings, and it’s a biological response because eating is that
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important to survive.” And that boost to the metabolism or edge of weight loss? Fiction. Tribole said, “That’s probably the biggest myth that gets exploded out there, because it can [skipping a meal] actually end up making you overeat: I call it overeating backlash, and that as your body gets so hungry that you just don’t care. It’s like, I’m gonna kill you if I don’t get to eat that bagel. It’s not a good kind of hunger.” ”I don’t want someone to get the impression that ‘Oh my god, I went too long without eating’ and now they’re going to be in some really big trouble.” Tribole clarifIed, “it’s what you do consistently over time that’s the real issue.” And you might want to be worried about what you do over time. Women who skipped breakfast regularly had a 20 percent increased risk of developing type two diabetes, and men are more likely to have heart disease or blood pressure problems, according to Harvard School of Public Health. “Honestly, it’s probably because [skipping breakfast] doesn’t give me the energy I need. I feel like it takes you longer to get going with stuff.” said senior Natalie Stanfield, who can attest that skipping breakfast usually has a negative effect upon the rest of her day. But even knowing that eating breakfast before starting her day is the healthier, happier option, Stanfield admits that she hasn’t, and probably won’t. “I’ve thought about waking up like, 30 minutes earlier to make myself a bowl or cereal or something, but it just doesn’t happen.” Stanfield said. Her reasons for skipping breakfast are commonplace amongst teens who value sleep or other activities over it, but after what’s been dug up, does skipping a meal sound as smart and easy as it did before?
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percent of people who don’t eat breakfast usually get type 2 diabetes percent of people who skip breakfast have a higher risk of coronary heart disease percent skip dinner or lunch
Percent of breakfast skippers are obese
Information from TheDailyMeal.com and Information from StatisticBrainResearchInstitution.com
Their own odyssey
Blind Date13
by Morgan Rego, Food Editor
Playing the night away: Freshman Madison Wineman and Ryan Harvel playing Candyland. Harvel won both games.
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mid the games of Chutes and Ladders and Candyland, freshmen Madison Wineman and Ryan Harvel found themselves in their own odyssey in downtown Paso, not knowing what they had gotten themselves into. Harvel tapped his foot and talked nervously as he anxiously waited to see who he was going on a date with. He guessed the names of potential daters, but without success. Once he saw Wineman he smiled and laughed. “You were my first guess.” Both daters connected over school and sports, and the conversation turned to their hopes for the evening. As the lights of downtown Paso started to sparkle in the distance, their guesses only grew. “Are we going Good Times or Yanagis?” they asked in curious unison. When they arrived at their final destination, they were both overjoyed to see that it was the Odyssey World Cafe. Walking in the door with the aroma of freshly baked bread, they sat at a reserved table for two. The blind daters debated whether they should get something really expensive or stay modest on the menu. Wineman decisively chose a delectable chicken caesar salad, whereas Harvel gave up his usual steak for a mouthwatering chicken marsala. As they waited on their dinner, the two began to play one of their childhood favorites, Chutes and Ladders. Harvel, filled with excitement, won, but Wineman was not about to give up. Her hopes of beating him in the next round were dashed, however, when she still lost. Later, Harvel confessed to his tactics, telling her that she “will never beat (him) because you can’t beat a cheater.” The food arrived, and the daters chatted amiably about sports and filled the overladen table with laughter as well as chicken. The two were ecstatic to see that the food looked just as good as it sounded. They couldn’t get enough of the meals they were eating, but eventually the big portions
became too much to eat, especially if they were trying to save room for dessert. So the daters gathered up their homemade bread and caesar salad into the generic styrofoam to go boxes to have for the next day for lunch. Every proper date night needs to end with its dessert, blind or not. As the two scrutinized the dessert menu, the both came to consensus that what they should get is cheesecake. One thing Odyssey is known for is Trivial Pursuit, which was next on the menu for the daters as they waited impatiently for their dessert to come. Wineman thought it the game would be a walk in the park for her, yet she struggled alongside Harvel throughout the game. When the next card pulled revealed a question about baseball, Wineman was thrilled to test Harvel on his own sport. “What baseball equipment was first baseman Charles Wait first to wear?” Harvel gave a simultaneous nod and point at Wineman “Uhhhh, a glove?” Harvel was surprised to see that he was right. The time had come. The infamous cheesecake, with the raspberry sauce drizzled in the shape of a heart, was delivered to their table. The two of them sat as they looked into each other’s eyes to see who was going to take the first bite. They both looked down and back up at each other, and in synchronization dug their forks into the lovely dessert. In the blink of an eye, the cheesecake was gone. That night they parted closer, their friendship built on cheesecake and cheating on Chutes and Ladders.
Love is in the air (bottom left): Daters chat while enjoying dinner and cheesecake. Photos by Mariela Villa
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20s roommate, maybe two, just to pay the rent, electrical bills, water bills, maintenance, appliances, furniture, computers, printers, cell phone bills, credit cards, debit cards, checks, deposits, taxes, credit scores, clothing, shoes, groceries, pets, cars, and significant others. “The job market isn’t what it used to be. Your college degree or work history isn’t an easy ticket to success anymore. You are going to have to constantly prove yourself. Hard work is good,’’ according to Huffington Post. Now, I’m aware we have no clue how to handle the responsibilities and hard work that comes with adulthood. And it’s not our parents faults. It’s not our teachers fault. In fact, it’s no one’s ‘fault.’ All these new obligations are things most of us have never dealt with. This is a universal truth. And even though this universal truth has been around for centuries, teenagers are still at a loss for their upcoming adventures. “Your 20s are the ideal time to enjoy life but also to figure out just what you want yours to be about (even if that changes later on down the line) and to define yourself beyond your family, your school, or your upbringing,” according to collegestats.com
What young adults need to come to is a conclusion. A conclusion that maybe, just maybe, ages 20-29 are the test run. Yes, the 20’s are an experiment to find that happily ever after. However, there will always be work to be done all throughout life. And there is still so much more to life after your teenage years and your 20’s. “You will make mistakes and have failures, but you’ll learn how to learn from them and how to pick yourself back up and get on with life,” according to collegestats.com. So take this test run seriously, but also enjoy your youth before it’s gone in the blink of an eye. Check out the next pages to find the balance between serious and fun for your 20s. —Lauren Wassam, Photography Director
Relationships or nah?
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The value and change of relationships in our twenties
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he relationships we build with people are the foundation of our social lives. We learn to appreciate the people that are in our lives. People that come into our lives are either a lesson or a blessing, and in our twenties, we start to notice the value of our parents, significant others, and friends, and how the relationships with these people change over time. We may have thought that some relationships, or certain types, are left behind in middle school or at least high school, but it somehow manages to follow us into our adult lives. We enter the world of adulthood when we get into our 20’s. But that doesn’t mean that everyone has matured into a civil human being 100 percent of the time. Relationships are a big part of our lives, and when we get to this stage of life, this is where most of us find our significant lover or our best friends that we have always wanted. But it also comes with broken hearts and toxic friendships. Our early twenties is still the prime of our social life, as we are still in college, but it seems to disintegrate as we grow older when we become more involved in 47 hour work weeks and our own families. What we look for in people change as we go on in life and relationships become more permanent, rather than temporary. Paso High alumnus Zara Khan, who graduated in 2010, can testify to this, “staying in touch requires a lot of work. You don’t live down the street from friends or live in the same dorm anymore. Keeping in touch requires actual work, and with limited time, you’re forced to prioritize who adds value to your life and who makes you a priority too.” The standards of commitment change, especially with significant others. People stop looking for a simple fling and start looking for someone they can see themselves marrying. Instead of acting like kids, we start thinking of having kids. It’s crazy to think this, but it does happen. Instead of having sleepovers, we
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look for someone to move in with. The standards of commitment slowly start to become higher and more permanent. But the relationships we have with people aren’t always formed with the help of schools, teams or past history. It can be made by sharing the same goals, beliefs and life paths. “Make sure you both express yourselves and understand each other’s views, goals and aspirations. We are each other’s best friends, and we set goals together,” said alumnus Vicki Delgado, who graduated in 2010, and has been in a relationship with her now husband for 7 years. Our relationships with our parents change. They stop paying for things, and that’s when you start having to do things on your own, rather than being dependent on them. We start to notice where our parents used to come from. In our early twenties we make that jump from the nest and try to be completely independent from them, and we start to realize that our parents only want the best for us and will always be there for you no matter what and gain a better understanding of each other. “When you were younger, you dreaded talking to them, but now they’re the best listeners you’ll have,” Kylie McConville said, a writer for Elite Daily, “they’ve done more than you’ll ever be able to explain.” As we grow older we learn to appreciate the people close to us. We learn who are our real friends and who were just temporary. We notice the qualities we look for in people and the ones we don’t. Our twenties is the time to figure this out. It’s a time to better our relationships with others that continues throughout life. —Mariela Villa, Co-Editor-in-Chief
14% of 18-29 year olds live with a PARTNER
annual number of US MARRIAGES:
2,300,000
Information from Zero Hedge
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The tempting twenties The alcohol and drugs at your fingertips don’t guarantee a good time
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he twenties are a time of freedom, independence, and curiosity. They are a time of “yes I’m going to eat ramen noodles because they are cheap, but I’m also going to buy that rug because it would look cute in my apartment.” They are a time of personal growth, and a time to learn and make mistakes. Maybe you’ll take off, keep going,and never look back. It’s hard to learn when you’re out until 3 A.M. at a party, then show up to class with rats-nest hair and eye bags, still smelling like your roommates vomit from the night prior. It’s hard to feel safe when you find out that your classmate was assaulted walking back to the dorms after she got off work, and she never even saw it coming because she was too busy texting her boyfriend about their sex life. Ironic, right? It’s hard to grow when you’re called and told that while your friend was walking back to her apartment, she died in a drunk driving incident. The temptation of drugs or alcohol comes at a high price. While not every twenty something year old is reaching for a beer can to smash on their head, it’s become a commonly believed misconception that fun cannot be had without the aid of alcohol, drugs, and sex. In the U.S., 16.6 million adults ages 18 and older had an Alcohol Use Disorder, also known as AUD in 2013, and 825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 died from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Addiction. Now I know this sounds overbearing and like I’m your mother nagging you, but it isn’t just your life you’re putting on the line when you choose to have a drink and not give up your car keys. In 2010, alcohol was involved in 2,020 or 47.2 percent, of pedestrian fatalities and 11,087 (or 39.9 percent) of vehicle occupant fatalities, according to the Bureau of Transportation. So yes, I will continue to nag until it’s not common to see a twentythree year old out at a bar on a weekday night.
Gina Alessi '08
Q-&-A with a 26 yr. old Bearcat alumnus Alessi, who lives in Southern Cal, is a graphic artist and media specialist with a degree from CSU Fullerton.
What's the hardest part of being in your 20s?
I’m finding that it goes back and forth between money—and it’s kind of hard to build community, especially after college.
What's your favorite part of your 20s? Becoming my own person, living on my own for the first time, and being able to travel has been really great.
Can you explain how finances are different in your 20s? It’s hard because you are learning a lot of new information that no one ever told you. It’s hard, not only finding the money to pay for things, but also it’s hard to learn about loans, and bills, and credit scores.
What advice would you give? Say yes to opportunities more than you say no them. Meet new people, have fun, get involved.
—Emily Ayer, Co-Editor-in-Chief, and Mae App, Managing Editor
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18- to 24-year-old POPULATION rose from approximately
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What's the worst part of your 20s? Taking the time to find yourself takes time, but in the end it’s rewarding.
BRITTANY NATION 27 Chemistry
What is the best part of your 20s? Opportunity. You can do many things and all the doors are open to you. You just get to enjoy life.
ANTHONY OVERTON 28 Chemistry
How have your 20s changed you?
My 20s have made me realize that it’s okay to not have a set goal or plan for your life because plans change often.
SUSANAH REAL 24 Biology
How have your 20s changed you? My 20s have given me pespective. You find out what is important to you and important to your future. Chase your passions and never give up on your goals! You are capable of accomplishing what you want if you have the grit to work for it!
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20 yr. olds with four-year college degrees made 98 PERCENT MORE AN HOUR on average in 2013 than people without a degree
20 yr. olds MARRY, on average, at 27 for women and 29 for men
Information from the Office for National Statistics, Junior Statistics, Huffington Post, and Baby Center.
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CREDIT SCORE 850-760 769-720 720-680 680-620 620-000 What is a “good” credit score?
Excellent: 760 – 850 Very good: 720 – 760 Average – very good: 680 – 720 Fair – poor: 620 – 680 Poor: Below 620
When you are buying your first new car, would you rather pay $16,000 or $17,281 for the exact same car? Your credit score is the only thing that would cause this difference. A credit score is a number that reflects your history of paying debts and your current level of debt in order to predict your financial trends i n the future. According to a local banker, a credit score “is like a grading scale… it’s your credit G.P.A.” Students and young adults are especially likely to have low credit; the average credit score for people age 18-24 is 630.23, much lower than the average 696.57 of people age 55 and older. Credit scores affect your ability to get good offers regarding loans and credit cards. For example, someone with good credit might be able to get a car loan with no interest while someone with bad credit may have to take the same loan with eight percent annual interest. With bad credit, you may not be able to get a loan at all. Over the course of a three year loan, eight percent interest could add over $1,000. There are five factors that affect your credit score. The first is your payment history, or whether or not you pay your bills on time. Meeting payment deadlines will result in a high score in this category, and it makes up 35 percent of your credit score. A second major part of your credit score, which encompasses 30 percent of your score, is your current debt to your creditors. This category encompasses all of your debts, (car loan, house loan, etc.) but the most important factor is how much you owe on your revolving accounts, like credit cards. The less you owe relative to your credit limit, which is based on your income: the lower your income, the lower your credit limit, the better score you can have in this category. The other three categories have less of an effect on your credit score, and only account for 35 percent of your score. The first, which accounts for 15 percent of your score, is the length of your credit history; the longer you maintain good credit, the better. The other two (which each amounts to 10 percent of your score) account for the types of loans; if you have paid multiple types of loans, car loans, mortgage loans, credit cards, etc., you will have a high score in this category. The final category accounts for your searches for new credit. If you attempt to get too much new credit in a short period of time (i.e. a year), your score will be low in this category. The banks may wonder why you are so desperate for money and worry you won’t be able to pay your debt. One of the mistakes that people while in high school and college will often make is being too extravagant. They rack up debt they cannot or do not pay, which damages their credit score. The local banker we spoke to said ”the biggest issue [with people just starting a credit score] is they bite off more than they can chew...they don’t realize they have to pay.” Living within your means when first building good credit is important. Paying off your bills is a sure way to be responsible to your past, and to set up a solid future. Where do you want your credit score to be in a few years? — Mason Seden-Hansen, Opinion Editor
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The financial cost of life
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hen students leave high school for the final time, diploma in hand, they begin a new phase of life. This new phase can be pricy, to say the least. But how much exactly will it cost? The twenties are filled with weighted choices from college to marriage. College tuition prices can range from 4,000 to 44,000 dollars a year, prices which can seem extreme to the average American, considering that the average income for 2014 is $46, 500 a year according to the Social Security Administration. But college could provide more benefits in the long run with specialized careers giving out starting salaries as high as $103,000 a year, and the yearly average for college graduates falling and average of $30,000 higher than those with only high school degrees. Houses and taxes aren’t only a pain in Monopoly, the average American gives up 20 percent of their salary to taxes, and the average American spends $25,000 a year on housing and groceries. Marriage is another costly choice that 2.3 million people a year make, according to sound vision.com. The average age that someone ties the knot is 25, and although it costs only $60 to legally get married in a courthouse, the average wedding costs $29,858. If the marriage does not work out, the couple would have to spend approximately $15,000 to $30,000 on average for a divorce. If before or after marriage, a person decides to have a child, the average pregnancy costs $2,000, and the average abortion costs $450. After the child is born, the parents will spend around $245,340 raising that child. Despite the extensive amount of money you spend, being in your twenties will most likely be one of the best decades of your life, and according to Times.com, 23 year olds are the happiest compared to all the other ages. —Natalie Cole, A&E Editor
Karlee Anderson '10 Q-&-A with a 23 yr. old Bearcat alumnus I am 23 years old and I graduate May 2016 from the University of San Diego. I graduated in 2010 from PRHS.
What's the hardest part of being in your 20s?
Trying to decide what the next step is. Should I travel more? Should I move? Where do I want to work? It’s difficult knowing the decisions I make now may very well affect the rest of my life. It’s a lot of pressure!
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WHERE WILL YOUR MONEY GO? Among the life of college, careers, and relationships, your 20s is a time of responsibility. From paying for textbooks to buying your first real home, this is just a brief look at the future.
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Methane leaks in California —and everywhere else Increasing gas flows take their toll on the people and environment of the U.S. by Emmaline Voorheis, News Co-Editor
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he methane gas leak in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles, California may bring serious consequences to California, and is considered to be the worst gas leak in state history. The gas has been oozing from a ruptured well since October of 2015, and officials have doubled the area of its impact zone. The thousands of people affected by and relocating from the leak are increasing. Approximately 2,000 children experiencing a range of symptoms--from difficulty breathing to bloody noses--have been directed to schools outside the impacted area. Methane presents no long-term health risks, but an immense natural gas leak can cause fatigue, dizziness, headache, nausea and strange breathing patterns. Officials predict the illnesses that members of the community are experiencing are from odor solutions, or “chemical soups”, added to natural gas to make it identifiable. Earth/Environmental, Biology and GEO teacher Mark DiMaggio has been following the story. “The Southern California Gas company’s in trouble, because there’s this whole community of people… and they’re just like ‘okay, our kids are sick and they can’t go to school, we can’t go to work, this isn’t working at all,’ ” he said. He felt methane is a health risk to Porter Ranch residents. “You don’t want to be breathing methane.” A primary element in natural gas, methane (CH4) is an invisible climate change accelerator, heating the earth at 84 times the rate of carbon dioxide over the course of 20 years. DiMaggio explained PRHS uses methane daily, pumped underground below Niblick Rd. and used to cook food in the cafeteria and to heat rooms. He
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admitted methane plays a large role in American daily life. “It’s pretty valuable stuff.” Yet the greenhouse gas aspect of methane, especially in leaks, adds dramatically to global warming. “Methane is the second most important gas that’s causing global warming; all this stuff that’s coming out of the ground down there, it’s amplifying global warming,” DiMaggio said. To plug the L.A. spillage, SoCalGas is drilling 8,000 feet into the leak site in to intersect the oozing pipe and stop the drainage. Construction crews are very cautious, avoiding further aggravation of the leakage, drilling about 20 feet a day. Congressman Ben Sherman believes that if the first relief well doesn’t work, they will continue to toil
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until the drainage is stopped. “You[’ve] got to keep trying to seal this until either the field is empty, or the leak is plugged,” Sherman told CNN News. DiMaggio pointed out the tragedy that L.A. is leaking methane while legislators are trying to limit gas pollution. “It’s like canceling out all other efforts people are trying to do to not pollute,” DiMaggio said. The Porter Ranch leak may be the only incident recorded to this scale, but it is only one of many dangerous leaks across the nation. Experts believe thousands of similar U.S. leaks exist. Chicago faces one methane leak for every three miles; Indianapolis shows one leak every 200 miles. Methane leakage can occur at any stage of oil and gas production, from leaks along the millions of miles of domestic pipeline to intentional burn-offs of the gas at thousands of production sites sprinkled across the United States’ countryside. Hydraulic fracturing during the process can leak methane as well. Because of these factors, methane emissions may be up to 50 percent higher than originally predicted projections from the U.S. “The state doesn’t really require Southern California Gas to maintain their infrastructure—their whole network of pipes and pumps that they use and so they want to make profit… so they let it go,” said DiMaggio, who is confident that the moneymaking mindset of SoCal Gas is a major factor in the reason for the initial leak in their system. “Southern California Gas is under a lot of fire,” he said. At this point in time, federal regulators have yet to take action. It is predicted, however, that the state of California will step in and assume a leadership role in this process soon.
MAP (right above) : The map shows the affected area of the methane leak. The leak in LA county has affected the health of many Southern California citizens. THERMAL READING (above): Thermal reading of the gas pouring into the atmosphere. The denser methane stays low to the ground and dissipates as is rises higher and higher. (Photos used with permission)
Methane is the second most important gas that’s causing global warming; all this stuff that’s coming out of the ground down there, it’s amplifying global warming. —Mark DiMaggio, Environmental Sciences
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Hiking the Central Coast with Crimson
Harmony Headlands Trail
by Marlee Drake, Copy Editor
Distance: 4.5 miles round trip Difficulty: Easy Not everyone is quite ready to scale a mountain top, so for those hoping for something a bit easier, and perhaps a bit cooler, Harmony REVIEW Headlands is perfect for you. You can pick this hike up on highway one about a mile down the road from the town of Harmony. The trail goes roughly a mile towards the coast and from then on follows the coastline. There are cliffs and bluffs along here that are great for climbing and exploring if that tickles your fancy, and some small pebble beaches that you can climb down to and explore. There is very little elevation gain and can be done within a couple hours. It isn’t shaded at all, but you can always cool down by the water. When I went, we ran into very few other people and the hike was not at all crowded. This is really more a trail than a real hike, but it’s lovely for a warm day to take a walk down near the water. It’s great for people of any skill level. I found this hike perfect for a relaxed day with friends to just walk and talk. If you choose to explore the cliffs, remember to watch water level and wave size, as at high tide you could get hit by a large swell. An ocean spray may be more refreshing to some people, but I’d personally prefer not to hike wet.
Bishop Peak by Grant Scheiffele, World Editor
Distance: 3.5 miles round trip Difficulty: Intermediate Hiking up a peak is hard enough: It’s harder when it’s freshly rained on the trail and at every step you run the risk of slipping on thick mud back down to where you started. With 950 feet of elevation gain and roughly 3.5 miles of path to take up the mountain, Bishop peak can be a challenge to experienced hikers. The first stretch of the hike could be seen from the side of Foothill Blvd, and the trail clearly went upward, high into a nest of trees where the rest of the path disappeared into the fog. The trail goes up steep, winding paths, with very rocky terrain and clumps of bushes to your sides. Occasionally, you’ll pass by some wire set to the side of the trail to control runoff dirt from higher up the trail. As you get higher to the top, you’ll gain a look back on the trail below you and a far view of San Luis Obispo. The journey up can take roughly an hour with a walking pace to reach the top, but you can also run the trail if you feel up to the challenge. The trail will get hot at midday, so make sure to bring at least a liter of water and some snacks to stay energized. This hike is fairly popular among residents of SLO county and is hiked daily. I’ve made my way up Bishop peak twice before, and the struggle to the top is worth it. You’ll hike a beautiful trail to reach a stunning view from the tip of the peak. Don’t hike this trail when it rains hard, as it can be fairly dangerous with all of the slick mud coating the rocks, and you’ll be washing dirt off your clothes for days. On a dry morning, this trail will be a demanding but invigorating trek through one of the best day hikes of San Luis Obispo.
REVIEW
Killing Nemo The beads are swimming with the fishes by Nicole Raithel, Environment Co-editor
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t has been driven like a garbage truck into your mind over and over: recycle your plastics, recycle your plastics, recycle your plastics. And if you don’t, you are reprimanded. But what happens when you can’t recycle one of your plastic products because you didn’t know it was indeed plastic? Fun fact: the microbeads found in face wash, toothpaste, bodywash, and other cosmetic care products are plastic. They are complicated plastics dubbed: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polymethyl methacrylate, or nylon, according to The Story of Stuff Project, a posse of over 100 groups helping to phase out the beads. The microbeads are cheaper by the dozen than organic exfoliants like walnut husks, oatmeal, and fruit seeds. Every single time you scrub away the dead skin flakes on your face, those little beads travel through the water system until they ultimately become fish flakes. So, instead of non-recycled plastic bottles rotting in near-lifeless landfills, the beads that are found in personal hygiene products end up rotting in the ocean, along with all the fish it kills. I know you’ve seen the little exfoliating bubbles. They appear in every Clean and Clear™ commercial; sparkling and glinting with the water particles. However, these beads do not burst and make your skin fresh as a daisy on spring morning. They wash down, down, down the drain. Like a slippery fish. Let’s be clear, plastics in such microscopic sizes such as these cannot harm wildlife. However, these pellets of terror absorb the toxins around them. 808 trillion beads are washed down the drain per-day and eight trillion are washed into the ocean. The remaining 800 are meshed together into sludge: a substance often used to fertilize crops. And if water run-off from the crops is washed to the ocean, then more micromonsters are added to the rising capacity, all according to Environmental Science and Technology. These beads swim through water treatment plants-- which are not made to filter out these bubonic beads---where all human excrements are filtered as well. Evidently, there is plenty of toxins to soak up. Then fish in the ocean inhale this plastic gunk and it slowly poisons them to death. Evidently, fish breathe water. So, just as it is for us to inhale the smoke, fish are forced to breathe in our toxic plastic. Lovely. Luckily for the fish, on Dec. 28, 2015 the Microbead-Free Waters Act (H.R. 1321) was passed by Barack Obama. This act, as the name clearly states, bans the production of microbeads beginning Jan. 1, 2017. And as of Jan. 1, 2018, any cosmetic containing any intentional beads is prohibited. First presented by New Jersey Representative Frank Pallone in March of 2015, “the purpose of H.R. 1321 is to ban plastic microbeads from rinse off cosmetic products to prevent them from getting into waterways across the United States,” The Energy and Commerce Committee report stated. The year of 2016 is considered a “phase out” of these toxic products. However, you can still buy products with microbeads at your local pharmacy, Target, Walmart, and so forth. In the meantime, be conscious of what you rub on your face because it might end up in your sushi.
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Noticias en Breve Estudiantes en el juicio
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por Marlee Drake, Editor de Copia
Corte de fondos Web
Salario de sitio web de distrito a $500 por Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor El Paso Robles de la escuela secundaria sitio web utilizado por un sueldo de plan de estudios estándar de $29 la hora para el mantenimiento general. Ahora, el salario ha disminuido dramáticamente a $500 al año, dejando un más pequeño rayo de esperanza que el estipendio será suficiente para traer la página web hasta un nivel que satisface a docentes, alumnos y padres. Web conduce pagará un estipendio de $500 para el mantenimiento general del sitio web de la escuela secundaria, con la opción de maestros como voluntario para una web plomo posición. “Definitivamente no es fácil de usar en su estado actual,” dijo Martha Clayton, que es la oficial de información pública. Con once sitios diferentes para cada escuela elemental, media y alta, hay poco consuelo para obtener información, obligando a los padres a visitar varios sitios si sus estudiantes asisten a diferentes escuelas y mantenimiento significativo de información y fotos. Los sitios web entre cada escuela carecen de consistencia, y no contiene información reciente. Por ejemplo, uno debe visitar cada página de las diferentes escuelas para encontrar el calendario general de eventos, según Clayton. “Ya no es hasta la fecha. La página ya no refleja lo que está sucediendo en la escuela,”dijo Laurie Zenobio, que anteriormente era un administrador de la Página Web de octubre a diciembre y ahora es un maestro sustituto y bibliotecaria escolar. Ella continúa funcionando el sitio web de drama. El sitio web fue manejado previamente HTML, que presentó dificultades en facilidad de uso y disponibilidad de personal que conocía el código. Por ejemplo, si hay un pequeño error en la línea de código, la página entera desaparecería. Zenobio convierte el sitio en Google sites, que proporcionan un fácil panel de Web. Pero incluso ahora, el sitio web no es fácil de navegar. Sin embargo, administración está lista para responder a las
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preocupaciones. “La meta principal de cualquier página web para distribuir información. Queremos para asegurarse de que los padres, estudiantes, personal y comunidad tengan acceso a un sitio que les mantiene informados sobre lo que está sucediendo en nuestras escuelas”, dijo Clayton. El sitio web comenzó en 2000 con la clase de diseño Web. En 2009, maestro Bartt Frey asumió el control la posición, liderando la clase para el control de 90 por ciento de la página web durante seis años. El sitio originalmente fue creado con la intención de ayudar a los estudiantes a aprender a construir sitios web de control y crean un lugar para publicar información secundaria. “El sitio web realmente parece muy agradable... La dificultad surgirá en mantener el sitio a un nivel que está más allá de sólo básico,”, dijo Frey, que enseña diseño de Web de ROP, servicio informático y reparación e Internetworking. El trabajo de la página web ha pasado de contratar a un empresario de tecnología de la información para mantener el sitio al mando de Clayton. Con el sueldo de $500 en juego, Frey cree que el sitio web necesita más $10.000 al año para el control de la Página Web.
A pesar de los esfuerzos valientes, el PRHS falsa prueba equipo pudo triunfar sobre sus competidores en sus cuatro competiciones, dos de los cuales ocurrieron el 30 de enero, uno el 3 de febrero y otro Feb.4. El equipo compitió contra Costa Central nueva tecnología, Templeton High School secundaria, escuela secundaria de San Luis Obispo y Atascadero High School. En sus primeras competiciones, la brecha de puntuación fue .07 pero disminuyó a.02 en su partido final. A pesar de que el equipo fue 0-4, mejoraron notablemente y va a recibir dos premios individuales. Este es el primer año PRHS ha tenido un equipo simulado juicio competir. Para prepararse para la competencia, el equipo se reunió dos veces a la semana durante el inicio de la temporada y como competición comenzó a telar mayor a tres veces por semana, encuentro de una hora y media después de la escuela. “Realmente disfruté de la sensación de estar en un tribunal y realmente ver a la gente gritando, ‘ objeción! Mi testigo está siendo acosado!’ Sentía como un abogado real. Se sentía muy bien, “dijo junior Maddy Owens,, que asumió el papel de un abogado de defensa en el juicio.
Drowsy Chaperone por Sabrina Hernandez, Editor de Gráficos “El Drowsy Chaperone” es la segunda producción del año, y será la historia de un fanático del teatro musical imaginativo que es grabación de ficción 1928 comedia musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone”, la historia de una actriz de Broadway, Janet Van De Graaff y su decisión de casarse debonair Robert Martin, vuelve a la vida a su alrededor mientras ella escucha a él en su apartamento. “Este es el primer show que actúo en, pero estaba en foco para Alicia en el país de las maravillas. Y es sin duda emocionante para mí, porque quiero seguir actuando, yo quiero seguir ese arte un poco, como una carrera. “dijo el estudiante de primer año Cody Buchholtz,una primera vez miembros de la danza. “No muchos estudiantes de primer año hacen, así que es un poco fresco que terminan haciendo. No pensé que iba a hacer, sinceramente. [Estoy] muy orgulloso. “ El musical se realizará abril 22,23,29,30 en 19:30 y 24 de abril y 1 de mayo a las 14:00.
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Sistema de la UC llega a la comunidad Latina El alcance para latinos se está convirtiendo en un objetivo por Valeria Cisneros, Editor de Carmesí Los años que vienen después de la secundaria pueden ser aterrador para un adolescente. Pero el miedo de la Universidad es diferente para un estudiante Latino, que espera para un futuro mejor que sus padres lo que en su juventud. Las universidades de California tienen un objetivo de más alcance de estado a los estudiantes subrepresentados de California. El programa de Achieve UC ayuda a los estudiantes producir currículos excepcionales para prestigiosas universidades dentro y fuera de California. En actualidad 12.000 estudiantes fueron ayudados durante el otoño pasado con preparación para admisión a la Universidad y oportunidades de ayuda financiera. Objetivos de Achieve UC para estudiantes de bajos recursos que se consideran como material de colegio e inspira a los estudiantes tener ambiciones educativas para un futuro mejor. “Estamos poniendo Achieve UC con esteroides”, dijo el Presidente de UC Janet Napolitano. “Queremos que los estudiantes y sus familias para saber que una educación de la UC es alcanzable y es asequible”. El sistema de la UC está diseñado para los estudiantes de 12.5 por ciento superior en California, pero en el otoño de 2014 allí pero en otoño de 2014 inscripción de negro y estudiantes latinos cayeron miles corto. “El esfuerzo, ahora en su tercer año, ha ayudado a incrementar el número de los estudiantes UC en tanto como 30 por ciento en las escuelas secundarias participantes,” según UniversityofCalifornia.edu
Napolitano cree que la idea falsa más grande con las universidades UC que es inasequible para las familias de clase trabajadoras. Ayuda financiera es una gran parte del mensaje que conduce a Napolitano a los consejeros, estudiantes y padres en su mayoría hispanohablantes. “Si hay un mensaje que queremos que los alumnos a escuchar, es esta: si estudias duro, hay un lugar para usted en la Universidad de California,”, dijo Napolitano en un video de YouTube de UC lograr. “ Una educación de la UC no sólo es factible; es asequible”. Préstamos se ofrecen a los estudiantes con familias que ganan menos de $80.000. El azul y oro oportunidad es un programa de préstamo ofrecido a los estudiantes. Según el Admission. UniversityofCalifornia.edu, para ser elegible para la azul y oro oportunidad un California Dream Act solicitud y formulario de verificación de GPA de Cal Grant deben presentarse así como verificar que usted es residente de California o tiene estatus de AB 540. Demostrar total ingresos familiares por debajo de $80.000 y financiero necesario, según lo determinado para programas de ayuda federal basada en necesidad. Ser en sus primeros cuatro años como un estudiante de la UC y dos años si usted es un estudiante de transferencia. Así como cumplir con otros requisitos de campus de UC ayuda. UC está progresando con sus esfuerzos para una universidad más diversa en su conjunto. Con UC Presidente Janet Napolitano en el frente del UC será sin duda logrará su objetivo.
Encontrar el equilibrio Ejercicio y comer saludable realmente van de la mano
por Kalyn Armstrong, Editor de Salud Aunque el ejercicio tiene sus beneficios, muchas personas están bajo la impresión de ejercitándose vigorosamente y comer menos conducirá a un mejor estilo de vida. Que no es el caso cuando la comida es el combustible como Marisa Bolívar, una nutricionista local de Templeton, explica. “El metabolismo es nuestro
motor interno... una analogía simple es un coche. Como nuestro metabolismo requiere de calorías para funcionar correctamente, un auto requiere de combustible para operar. Si usted no proporciona el metabolismo con calorías suficientes, no realizará,”dijo Bolívar. También mencionó la disminución del metabolismo de cuando una persona come menos se produce porque el cuerpo realmente se pone en modo supervivencia y responde a la menor ingesta de calorías, por lo que en realidad se hace más difícil perder peso.
Palabras que no se traducen por Valeria Cisneros, Editor de Carmesí Traduciendo es una cosa muy dificil. Especialmente cuando la palabra que está tratando de traducir no tiene una palabra para ella en el idioma que desea traducir en, raro, lo sé. Y no me refiero a cuando el profesor de español no sabe cómo decir la palabra porque simplemente no lo saben, pues no. Es decir, cuando no hay una palabra que existe para ello. Además, las palabras y frases que existen en un idioma, pero no en otro podrían revelar mucho de la cultura en que viven. Por ejemplo, los esquimales tienen por lo menos 50 palabras diferentes para la nieve porque la nieve es la vida. El caso es el mismo para Español e Inglés, excepto reemplazar la nieve con tacos. Estas son algunas palabras en español que por alguna u otra razón no hay unapalabra para ella en Inglés, no sé por qué. Primero es morro o morra que por lo general puede significar dude, “Hey morro, ¿dónde estás?” En realidad no tiene una traducción exacta en Inglés, y el morro\morra es más de un término de argot. Otra palabra que no se puede traducir exactamente en Inglés es desvelado que significa estar deprivado de sueño, pero en Inglés que decía “he estado despierto durante mucho tiempo.” No “Estoy desvelado.” Extranamenta enchilar es una palabra que los estadounidenses no tienen. Enchilar es cuando su paladar ya no puede tomar otro cheeto, ya que debido a que su lengua se prenden fuego no está fuera del reino de las posibilidades. Teniendo en cuenta que la mayoría de comida mexicana puede ser picante, no es una sorpresa que hay una palabra para la situación específica. Cada quincena significa cada 15 días y el más cercano equivalente Inglés es cada dos semanas. En Inglés, la manera de decirlo sería “En quince días vamos a la playa” Aunque no sé por qué alguien tendría que describir quince días, lo que por lo general se puede decir es en dos semanas. Te quiero y te amo tienen los significados similares pero diferentes. Ambas frases pueden significar Te quiero, te quiero, pero es para sus amigos muy cercanos y te amo es para su pareja. Por último, no hay traducción en Inglés específico para la acción de despertarse temprano. En Inglés que realmente le acaba de decir “Me desperté temprano.” Sin embargo, en español la acción de despertarse temprano es “madrugar”. Algunas de estas palabras son muy importantes para el idioma español, como te queiro para cuando estás sensación de que no quieren perforar su mejor amigo, o enchilar, cuando se acaba de comer demasiado Valentina en sus churritos. Y muchas de estas palabras se puede decir mucho acerca de la cultura hispana y mucho más en profundidad que en la cultura Inglés.
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Beat the breakouts
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Finding the balance Exercise and a good diet go hand in hand
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n top of the stress of homework, oral presentations, and essays, these pesky by Kalyn Armstrong, Health Editor blemishes seem to have one singular 3 4 8 purpose: to ruin a good day. But what is your skin trying to tell you? After all, acne is a sign of something, whether it’s that you need to Illustration by Raegan Lomanto 6 drink more water, eat foods with less grease, 5 or even to just simply clean the things that are Marisa Bolivar (left) : Local in close contact with the face. Dating back registered dietitian explains thousands of years, skin analysis goes into why 7 the benefits of balance. breakouts are occurring in certain areas of the Photo by Kalyn Armstrong face. Now we can use science to answer our questions about almost anything but before technological advances everything had to be determined by looking and touching. ver since grade school, we have all known that colorful pyramid with all the foods Chinese medicine looks at the whole grouped within it. We learned about calories and presumably how many we should body and determines how everything works take in each day. Knowing what we consume is important, but even more important together, according to Dr. Dan Hsu, an NYC is finding the balance between food and exercise that varies from person to person specialist in Eastern medicine in “Face Mapping” based on their physical activities. by Faith Xue. For example, the liver was considered to be connected to the eyes Although working out has its benefits, many people are under the impression that working out and even now, 2,000 years later, a sign of a liver problem, such as jaundice, can vigorously and eating less will lead to a better lifestyle. That’s not the case when food is your fuel be yellowing in the eyes. Using that information, Chinese medicine developed skin as Marisa Bolivar, a local registered dietitian, explains. analysis or “face mapping.”
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“The metabolism is our inner engine...a simple analogy is a car. Just as our metabolism requires calories to function properly, a car requires fuel to run. If you don't provide the metabolism with sufficient calories, it will not perform,” Bolivar said. She also mentioned the slowing of metabolism when a person eats less occurs because the body actually goes into survival mode and responds to less calorie intake, so it actually becomes more difficult to lose weight. Finding a balance of the calories among other nutrients you need to build muscle or healthily lose weight can be difficult because all of our bodies are affected by foods and activities differently. Some athletes excel in endurance, in quick jolts of speed, or just enjoy the positive effects of working out. Because it is crucial to maintain a balanced intake, knowing what fuels us is crucial for our health. “We can think of a calorie as a unit of measuring the energy that food provides us. A longer or harder workout requires more calories (meaning, more energy) to support the training,” Bolivar said. Being aware of how much energy you will need is important for an active lifestyle. The average calorie intake is 2,000 to 2,500, but elite athletes exceed this by over 1,000 or more calories, according to Huffington Post. Thus, the myth of eating less and working out more can be dangerous because of how much we must consume to keep ourselves in balance with our daily lives. Although calorie counting is something common among society today it is recommended by Bolivar to instead consume what makes our hunger feel satisfied because this is how our body naturally lets us know what is the perfect amount. Bolivar explained that health risks on the body are also involved with this unhealthy habit of not eating enough, such as fatigue or the inability to replenish itself, because working out becomes more tiresome and injuries also become more frequent in athletes. Keeping in mind that our body is a temple is crucial when one aspires to lose weight or change their diet. Making an overly drastic change can be dangerous because of all the healthrelated risks involved. Don’t focus as much on your calories and more on how your body feels with exercise and your balanced food diet.
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Use the face mapping key below that corresponds with the face 1 FOREHEAD REGION: This area usually pertains to the bladder and digestive system. Breaking out in this section often means that you should be intaking more water and whole foods because the digestive system is having a hard time breaking down the fatty foods. Try implementing fruits and vegetables into your diet. 2 AREA BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS: This area is related to liver and acne here could indicate the need to slow down on smoking or alcohol and rich food consumption. Breakouts in this area could even mark a possible food allergy. Try out foods that lend your liver a hand, such as dandelion root, milk thistle seed, yellow dock root, and water. 3 LEFT CHEEK: Cheeks are linked to the liver more than to the respiratory system. Dr. Hsu recommends taking in “cooler foods” like more winter melon, watermelon, and cucumbers. It is also recommended to wash or clean things that are in close contact to your face, such as your pillowcase and cell phone, often. 4 RIGHT CHEEK: The right cheek is connected to the lungs and sugar intake. Cut back on sugary foods, as well as seafood, and start doing more aerobic exercises and breathing exercises such as just counting in your head as you breathe in the early morning. 5 AROUND THE MOUTH: Using lipsticks or liners can
cause pimples around the mouth. Getting zits in the corners of your mouth may occur if greasy or spicy foods are eaten. To eliminate the zits try eating more fruits, fibers, and vegetables. 6 JAWLINE: A big amount of dental procedures can cause zits to form around the jawline. For women, this area is connected to the ovaries. It is common for breakouts to form before or during menstruation. 7 CHIN: The chin is paired with the small intestine. Hormonal imbalance, sometimes caused by stress, food allergies, and a poor diet cause breakouts. Try out a purifying mask, face steam, or consider consuming hormone balancing foods, ashwagandha or chasteberry. 8 NOSE: The nose is connected to the heart and lungs. Switch spicy foods, meat, and salt with fruits, nuts, and vegetables. If the breakouts are constant try upping your Vitamin B consumption by taking in fish, eggs, dairy products, or meats.
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Heat or Ice?
How sports affect your mind and body
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ophomore Will Stroud’s worst nightmare came true in a way that would affect him his entire year on Oct. 30, 2015 . Halloween night PRHS JV boys’ football team had a game against Righetti High School and Stroud, playing wide receiver and free safety, was aggressively tackled to the ground. Stroud tried to stand up, but a shocking pain in his knee forced him back to the ground, and his knee was twisted to an unnatural angle. The doctor on the field took care of his injured knee and Will stayed to support his team before returning home. Like Stroud, most athletes think an injury like this would never happen to them, but anything can occur. Monday, Nov. 2, he went to the doctor and found the devastating news: his ACL had been torn with a six to nine month recovery. Eighteen days later, Stroud went to the hospital to get the surgery needed to mend his torn knee. “An ACL injury is the tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament—one of the major ligaments in your knee. ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops, jumping or changes in direction—such as basketball, soccer, football, tennis, downhill skiing, volleyball and gymnastics,” according to Mayo clinic. “It is tough, but I just have to move on and make sure that I am healthy for next season”, said Stroud, knowing he can’t play as he did his freshman year on the basketball and baseball teams. However, he is still keeping up a positive attitude and hoping he can play next year. Stroud believes that the injury has taught him things he would have never known if he had not torn his ACL. “It has taught me to be patient and to not quit, even when you don’t feel like pushing yourself” Stroud said. He is hoping he will be ready to start back up again in May, “I’m still gonna go 100 percent and give my best effort on the field or court,” Stroud said. The most common injury in Bearcat football is knee injuries and four athletes including Stroud tore their ACL. This includes sophomore Wyatt Gidcumb, junior Matt Horne, and senior Justin Davis in 2013. For our Bearcats playing basketball, the most common injuries are ankle sprains, knee, and shoulder injuries. On the boys basketball team, four boys recovered from sports injuries, but the girl’s side didn’t get off as easy. Most of the
team has sprained an ankle or finger. Seniors Nathalie Barahona and Gwen Lundy have had all of the common basketball injuries and the whole team has had at least one or two setbacks. Junior Bailey Lewis received a severe sprain during her varsity girls basketball practice on Jan. 18. She jumped up for a shot during one of the drills and landed with all her weight on her left foot, which did not land flat, so it caved under her body and popped loudly, causing her teammates to look in the direction of the sound. This was Lewis’ first severe ankle sprain and she was on crutches for a whole week. Lewis hoped to be back on the court in a week or so, but was not sure she would be 100 percent by then. “It’s really frustrating not being able to play with them, especially because one of our previous starters was just back from an injury last night and we could have had the original starting team back,” Lewis said. Her coaches pushed for a fast recovery so Lewis could get back on the court. She was disappointed, having gone from playing small forward to bench warmer. However, she still goes to the games to support her team. “It’s really espousing my love for playing and the game since I’m not able to do it right now” said Lewis. Once she is able to play again, Lewis plans to play her hardest on the court for her team. “I’ll still give it my all. I don’t really see a point in playing if you don’t,” said Lewis.“It has made me realize that there are things in life that just take time to get through.” Her injury has taught her that not everything in this world needs to be rushed. The important things in life take time. The key to being an athlete is learning patience, because that’s part of the whole package. People are going to get hurt, other teammates are going to be annoying, and the coaches will push athletes as far as they can go. Real athletes have the patience to play the sport, not just the skills.
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-Increases blood flow -Relaxes tight muscles after a straining workout -Calms for after a straining workout or practice
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It is tough, but I just have to move on and make sure that I am healthy for next season. — Will Stroud, 10
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-Icing and then heating afterwards is another good tactic for reducing inflammation -Heat is recommended to be used for a long-lasting injury such as a torn muscle
“What I’ll do is heat if it’s tight cause that loosens it up, and if it’s really swollen or really sore I’ll just use ice which brings down inflammation” —Chloe Kerns, 12
Ice -Slows blood flow to injury so swelling is reduced -Reduces inflammation -Prevents further damage of tissue -Numbs pain -Use ice as many times as you want in a day with a duration of 20 minutes on 20 minutes off for the injury -Ice is recommended for a recent sprain
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Freshman Torri Pugh hopes to play her third varsity sport at PRHS
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3 BEAST MODE (above) : Freshman Torri Pugh has dominated in two varisy sports during her debut year at Paso Robles High School. Photos by Grant Schieffele, and Steve Pugh
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ometimes freshmen have the skill set to be moved up to varsity for their one main sport, however in the short time freshman Torri Pugh has attended PRHS, she has already made two Varsity sports and is hoping to claim her third.
CROSS COUNTRY Pugh was brought up to the seventh man on the varsity cross country squad after only training with the team for two months. Out of the seven girls on the team, Pugh consistently ranked in the top five, bouncing from third to fourth to fifth, depending on who was faster that week. A surge of excitement came over Pugh on Sep. 5 at the Big Ditch Invitational meet, in which she qualified to run for the Varsity squad, running a 17:33 for the shorter course. Pugh credits her best race to the CIF Prelims meet on Nov. 14, in Riverside where she ran a 19:25. Pugh dedicated that race to family friend DJ Bigelow, whose memorial service was the same day, making her unable to attend.
WATER POLO This winter, Pugh abandoned her lifelong sport of soccer, in order to “try something new” and play on the Varsity water polo team with her older sister senior Makenna Pugh. “It’s fabulous...I love playing with Makenna. It’s really fun because she’s a really good player, and I feel like since she’s one of the captains, everyone looks up to her a lot, including myself, ” said Pugh, who is currently playing an outside position of wing or flat, due to her small, quick stature. Pugh was pleasantly surprised at the
by Maureen Pushea, Co-Editor-in-Chief amount of playing time she had earned for being “just a freshman.” Although she misses her Madrid club soccer team family, Pugh has enjoyed her first season in the pool and is looking forward to continuing her waterpolo career next winter. Pugh, who is currently number seven, is excited to carry on the family legacy next year, wearing cap number two like her older sisters Makenna and Kylie both did. “It’s fun getting to be on a team with my sister! She’s a great athlete and hilarious, she’s just fun to be around! We get along well, so it’s cool that we can work well in the pool together also. I like that we are teammates, best friends, and sisters!” said Makenna, who also runs Cross Country and Track.
TRACK Entering the spring season, Pugh is looking forward to getting back on land for the track team. As she hopes to run for the varsity squad, she also plans to pole vault along with running the distance races of the 400 meter and 800 meter. “If I run fast enough, then I definitely think I could be on varsity!” Pugh said with a hopeful smile. As her freshman year comes to a close, with possibly three varsity sports under her arm, Pugh runs and swims off into a bright future in athletics in her high school career.
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FRESHMEN DOMINATE Twelve freshmen raise the bar by participating on varsity sports teams by Morgan Rego, Food Editor
WATERPOLO
SOCCER
MacKenzie Raymond
Aubrey Pasky
Atiana Stratman
Sergio Torres
“There’s a lot of team bonding that goes on and they really become your family.”
“Just the experience of it all is truly gratifying.”
“I look up to a lot of the upperclassmen because they have more experience than I do.”
“Being on varsity is cool. They all show me respect.”
TENNIS
WRESTLING Nathan Garcia
John Morones
Sienna Berry
Livia Rambo
“I was honored to be on varsity. Working hard pays off.”
“I was pretty happy to know that I made it to varsity.”
“We get to play challenging teams, and I got along with all of the older players.”
“I really liked my teammates and my coach, we all got along really well.”
CROSS COUNTRY Pablo Cortes “The trips to the races were my favorite. We always got In N Out on the way home”
Photos by Morgan Rego and Coleen Wiest
Kendall Caruana
“My teammates were my favortie part. They made made me feel a part of something special.”
BASKETBALL Marshall Wiesner
Kimmy Buchanan
“It’s very challenging, but it is definitley worth it being on varsity.”
”I was kinda nervous at first, but then I kinda just got used to it.”
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Winter Sports Update Standings as of press time GIRLS BASKETBALL 6 - 7 The girls varsity basketball team, currently ranks fourth place in the PAC 8 league. With an overall season total of 7-16 and league total of 5-7, the lady ‘cats are four games behind the Mission Prep Royals (9-3). Senior captain Grace Rosa, has scored 332 points in the season, with an average of 16.8 points a game, in the 21 games shes has started in. Freshman Kimmy Buchanan has scored 31 three-pointers in the 15 games she has played in. Junior Bailey Lewis has had 30 assists in her 18 games played. Perhaps the girls’ greatest game of the 2015-2016 season, was their win against the St. Joseph Knights on Friday, Jan. 8. The Bearcats played their highest score earning game of 62 points against the Lady Knights’ 58 points.
BOYS WRESTLING W - L As they make their way towards league finals in winter sports, our varsity wrestlers find themselves ranked fourth in the league. Through losses and wins in an up and down season, or Bearcats have fought it out. They’ll compete in PAC-8 League Finals on Saturday Feb. 13 and Sunday Feb. 14 at Pioneer Valley High School. Captain senior Blake Irysh states that the season has been a struggle, but the team will try their hardest at PAC-8.
BOYS BASKETBALL 1 - 12 The Varsity boy’s basketball team had a rough season, leading them to a one win, 12 loss overall record. The best game of the season was perhaps their one win on Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Pioneer Valley in which they won 5542. “This season has been a learning experience for the younger players,” said senior captain Ty Jones.
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BOYS SOCCER 6 - 7 Boys varsity soccer team ranks fifth in league, a drop from last years season, with an overall record of 11-10-4, 6-7 in league.Their top scorer this season is sophomore Jose Mejia, a first year varsity member, scoring four goals this season, one more than junior Leo Anaya and senior Ivan Flores. This team really grew and learned how to work as a team, with a little more than half being new to this team.
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GIRLS WATERPOLO 4 - 4
The girls water polo team ended the The girls soccer team ends the season with a splash, finishing 3rd in the season with an overall of 4-14-2 and Feb. 9 league tournament. With a 7-3 a league total of 1-13-1. The team league finish, the lady Bearcats move on fought hard every time their cleats hit to league finals Feb. 11 as one of the top the green grassy field and have made teams. many memories and relationships that will playback in their memories for a lifetime. Photos by Maureen Pushea, Grant Schieffele, Lauren Wassam, and Mariela Villa
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