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February 17, 2012

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Qualifications in question Junior asks Student Government to remove qualifications for ASB positions

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By Chloe Kim Editor-in-Chief

Sofia Cardenas, Claire Evans and José Arzaluz raise signs calling on students to vote for Cardenas as a write-in candidate in the ASB Presidential election. Cardenas is running without the approval of Student Government.

At the election assembly on Feb. 14, junior Sofia Cardenas and her friends held up signs urging peers to vote for her as a write-in candidate for ASB President.

“If 10 percent of the student body isn’t enough to change something, then what is?”

Cardenas shouted after the meeting, as she displayed her posters in the S-Quad. She was referring to the petition circulated that included more than 200 signatures calling for Student Government to allow her to run.

Cardenas is protesting the Student Government policy that requires ASB presidential candidates to have at least one year of experience in the Student Government class.

Cardenas, who does not meet this prerequisite, believes “anyone should be able to run.” She objects to the policy because she believes the requirement is exclusive and does not allow for a true democratic election of the school’s student leaders.

“That makes no sense to me.

It’s president of the student body, not Student Government,” Cardenas said.

Cardenas spoke with ASB adviser Eric Morgan and says he explained the class’ reasons for making the decisions. However, Cardenas called those reasons “pitiful.”

“When it’s Associated Student Body President, they should come from the student body, not a select group of 30 or so people who pick each other,” said junior Clare Evans, who is Cardenas’ friend and supporter. “We really want it to be a fair, equal election where anyone who’s passionate about this can run. We’re just really trying to change things here.”

Evans helped Cardenas gather signatures on a petition which Cardenas turned in along with her intent to run form.

Morgan later informed her that Student Government members, after class discussion, had decided to uphold their policy of limiting ASB President candidates to students with prior Student Government experience.

“We had a big 45-minute conversation about whether that rule should stand,” Morgan said. “And the Student Government class was

divided on whether that rule should exist, for the same reasons that Sofia had. And then we continued that discussion in the leadership team meeting that we have on Mondays, and the leadership team, hearing both sides of the issue, decided that the rule should stand.”

Currently, only candidates for ASB President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary require prior Student Government experience.

All other positions, including class presidents, ASB School Board Representative, ASB Communications Commissioner and ASB Clubs Commissioner, do not require a year of experience in the class.

Because the prerequisites are outlined in the DHS Associate Student Body Constitution, “I’m not actually allowed to just change the rule,” Morgan said.

“And if I did, I could lose my position [as adviser], because I violated the rules we have to follow.”

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Students take out more in Non-district loans for higher education credit limit Debt on the rise instituted College graduates who have thrown their caps in the air over the past two years find themselves tossed into a depressed economy and confronting employers with no interest in hiring.

According to a study by the Institute for College Access and Success, two-thirds of college graduates left college with loans averaging $25,000 in 2010. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, grads found themselves deep in debt with no feasible income coming in.

Student loan debt has been getting progressively worse during the past few years, jumping 5 percent from 2009 to 2010. For college graduates, unemployment rates are rising to unprecedented levels and the question arises: Is higher education worth it?

Soon Blue Devils will face decision day and choose a college to commit to for next year. For some seniors, the decision will be based not on programs or geography, but on cost.

Julie Clayton, financial aid adviser for DHS students, said community college is a good option for those worried about future debt. Clayton said that “any education is better than nothing at all.”

Clayton said that the amount of students deciding to go to community college has to do with the increased amount of student debt. “ If students do it right they can get out in two years and get their general ed, then

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Year Source: The Project on Student Debt

transfer to a UC. They’ve saved all that money, so they don’t necessarily have to take out loans,” Clayton said. “In some cases if those students get financial aid, it can pay for their whole two-year experience.”

One drawback that Clayton sees for a student going to a community college is lack of the on-site university experience, including living in the dorms and being part of the college scene.

The cost of tuition is rising faster than ever before, soaring up 37 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. With this number in mind, students have to make the personal

decision: Is the “university experience” worth the possible $25,000 in debt?

Senior Kathryn Clark has chosen to go to a community college next year because of costs. Clark has been applying for financial aid to help her pay for community college, but she thinks she will have to take out loans in the future.

“Everyone talks about how you graduate college with something like $30,000 in loans. Then you get a job and have to pay a ton of money to make up your debt,” Clark said. “I want to get scholarships so I won’t have to deal with that.”

The price of college is increasing, but the ability to afford education is dropping.

Tuition hikes are influencing the decision to pursue college educations, but eight in 10 students feel that higher education is more important today than it was a generation ago, according to The Institute for College Access and Success.

Despite the fact that the price of higher education has escalated, California fares better in student debt in comparison to other states.

The Golden State ranked 46 on the list of average debt between states, with an average of $18,000.

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A new rule will limit students to a maximum of 10 credits from online and community college classes. This policy is just one of the changes made to the course catalogue for 2012-2013 and means students have to be more selective about which courses they take outside of the district.

Courses that would be limited include Brigham Young University P.E. or U.S. History at Sacramento City College; thus, students have to debate which classes they elect to take during the summer or the school year.

Vice Principal Stacy Desideri said the new policy was enacted so that DHS students will use classes offered at DHS to graduate instead of other schools.

“We aren’t in any way limiting the credits you take, take as many as you like, but we can only take 10 on our transcript because when it gets a lot higher than that, you’re really not earning a Davis High degree, or diploma, you’re earning a diploma from Sacramento City College, you’re earning a diploma from other schools,” Desideri said.

Another change to the catalog is the creation of a new class, Math 300. Math 300 is a Sacramento City College course offered at DHS and taught by a DHS teacher.

Math 300 “is intended to help the non-mathematics major student relate to the spirit of mathematics through a study of some of its fundamental ideas,” according to the DHS course catalog.

Math 300 covers numeration systems, logic, sets, number theory, algebraic modeling, geometry, combinatorics, probability, statistics, con­sumer mathematics, graph theory, voting and apportion­ment and matrices.

However, some students are confused by the new course. Junior Anna Pan decided not to take Math 300 because of its confusing description. “[Counselors] weren’t clear about it during the presentation and I didn’t understand how it is a Sac City course but it is offered at DHS,” Pan said.

Math 300, a semester-long course, counts for 10 DHS credits as well as three Sacramento City College credits, according to head counselor Courtenay Tesseler.

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News

Student Forum Update

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Students reflect as Alphabet Moon closes

By Nick Juanitas HUB Staff Writer

Joyous crowds of children playing in Alphabet Moon have been a part of downtown Davis since 1991. But that ended in January, when the toy store officially closed after 22 years of serving the children of Davis.

Owner Christine Hildebrand said the opening of Target and the recession are the two main reasons Alphabet Moon closed.

Senior Jacob Ransdell was a frequent visitor of the store as a child.

Some of his fondest memories of the store were going with his parents on the weekend and looking at all the toys that were on display.

“I was definitely a Legos fan, but I enjoyed all the unique toys,”

Ransdell said.

Alphabet Moon’s sales began to dwindle with the recession.

The Davis Enterprise reported Alphabet Moon saw a 28 percent decrease in sales from years past during the Christmas season of 2008.

The opening of Target in 2009 contributed further to the decreases.

Junior Rachel Smith believes that Alphabet Moon was unique enough not to be seriously affected

by Target’s opening.

“Alphabet Moon offered different off-brand things than big stores.

Like Groovy Girls instead of Barbies. So it’s not like Target went into a price war with Alphabet Moon,” Smith said.

Avid Reader, a local Davis bookstore, will open a second store

at Alphabet Moon’s location on Second Street.

The new Avid Reader will pay homage to small businesses like Alphabet Moon and The Naturalist, and will offer more books on nature and travel as well as an expanded children’s game book section.

With the departure of Alphabet Moon, Davis has lost one of its last true small business toy stores.

Children and parents alike will now have to venture to Teach Your Children on E Street or Mother & Baby Source on Second Street in order to buy toys.

“It’s really sad that they closed, ‘cause it was a good kid store and it was very unique,” Ransdell said.

ASB: Leadership Team upholds qualifications

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of the class presidents and the ASB officers—can vote to change the rule. Currently, the leadership team has voted to keep the rule.

“The team unanimously decided that you need to have experience,” Morgan said.

The constitution can also be changed if students present a petition signed by 90 percent of the student body.

With more than 200 signatures on her petition, Cardenas currently has the official support of approximately 10 percent of the DHS student body.

Current ASB President Courtney Jimenez believes Student Government experience is crucial to her position.

“Very rarely are first-year students confident enough to step into important leadership roles because they lack experience,” Jimenez said.

“Experience provides a student with knowledge of how to approve funds, something we have to do for every single event, be innovative, answer questions, and set a good example for those who are new while being able to instruct others.”

According to Jimenez, it would be extremely difficult for new students to run the class and oversee every aspect of the events ASB puts on when they lack experience running these events themselves.

“In every other aspect of life, you cannot walk into a position of high importance. You have to work for it, and take every step necessary to get there […] Without the experience, hard work and full commitment to the class, a person is not adequately prepared to step into this leadership position,” she said.

Jimenez believes Student Government’s policies are justified because of her personal experiences.

“Having been thrown into an important leadership role my first year of being in the class, I can assuredly say it is a very difficult thing to do,” she said. “I was constantly having to ask questions and figure out the answers to things on my own.

There was an abundant amount of pressure to make sure things went the right way.”

However, Evans believes such experience can be gained else-

Adam King waits to deliver a speech laying out his plans as ASB President. Student Government did not allow Sofia Cardenas to run for the position; King won unopposed.

where.

“Sofia, for example, has a lot of leadership experience,” Evans said.

“She was in student government in junior high school, she is involved in a lot of clubs, and it’s hard to say that in order to lead the class, you need to be in that class. I think that it’s completely reasonable to say that she could run. She is perfectly capable of picking up on what she needs to.”

Another concern Cardenas has regarding Student Government’s policy is that its process of interviewing potential members of the Student Government class may exclude sections of the school population, leading to unfair representation, she said.

“There’s an application process [to get into the class],” Cardenas said. “That’s all fine and dandy.

But you pick your friends. I guess it’s good they’re all friends, but it means the class is just one social group, not the school.”

Evans also criticizes the process.

“Honestly, teenagers are not always as objective as they like to think they are,” she said. “Student Government has gotten to the point, sadly, where it’s one very specific social group. People are letting in their friends. […] A lot of these people are pretty disconnected from the rest of the student body. When they’re just with their little group of friends, they don’t know what the kids in the [Gay Straight Alliance] want, ‘cause they’ve probably never talked to kids in the GSA.”

Jimenez, however, believes that the current process allows for a fair representation of the school.

“Every student is capable of applying to the class if interested, and if not accepted has many other opportunities to represent their fellow peers through positions that do not require a year of experience,” she said. “Our class selection does its best to be diverse while selecting those students that are best capable for the job, and our election process provides students with other opportunities to represent their fellow peers in positions of importance that do not require a year of experience in the class,” she said.

Morgan believes the rule can be argued either way, and stated that he supports his students’ decisions.

“Protest does not change laws.

Protest puts pressure on people to change laws,” Morgan said. “It changes public opinion, so that laws get changed. Sofia is doing exactly what she should be doing when she’s unsatisfied with the rules.”

According to Evans, garnering publicity is exactly what Cardenas and her supporters are trying to do.

“We’re trying to get enough write-in votes to send the message that yes, the student body wants this changed,” Evans said. “If she gets enough votes to really send the message, we can change things, and in future years, everyone can run, and hopefully the way students get into the Student Government class will be changed.”

One of the issues raised at the student forum on Feb. 1 was changing the school calendar so that school could start and end earlier. The prime reasoning behind this change was to push finals before winter break instead of after. Some students also would like to end the school year earlier to avoid the heat that occurs in the middle of June.

Another issue discussed at the forum was what to do with the $10,000 that DHS was granted

by Davis Joint Unified School District from the $100,000 won in the Patch.com competition.

The forum representatives voted on ways in which the money could be spent.

The choices that were listed for the $10,000 grant were getting iPads, instructional software, wireless mouses or keyboards, wireless hotspots, LCD projectors or response clickers.

The money could also be appropriated to the library, and this choice received the highest number of votes.

The last item discussed was traffic enforcement at the west and north DHS parking lots.

The students believe enforcement is necessary because of frequent incidents of reckless driving and mindless speeding.

Senior Deniz Tumer is responsible for creating the student forum at DHS, which he runs alongside senior class president Caitlin Glassman.

Tumer says the forum concentrates on widespread school issues.

“This forum is originated toward immediate problems and not individual problems,” Tumer said.

Junior Tessa Peters recently joined the forum because she’s “been inspired to get involved.”

She admires the fact that the forum representatives can have different opinions and debate them.

“It’s inspiring to see that people aren’t afraid to say what they think about what the school is doing,” Peters said. “Besides, we end up discussing and deciding things that do affect the school; it’s not just to humor the students.”

Catalina trip moving ahead

By Kashmir Kravitz HUB Staff Writer

One of the perks to signing up for the Zoology and Botany class is the famed annual trip to Catalina, which is just around the corner.

While the trip itself tends to be stress-free and fun, certain problems arise surrounding the trip.

The Zoo/Bot students will take their annual three-day trip to Catalina next week from Feb. 26-29.

The students take a bus to Long Beach where they transfer onto a ferry that takes them to the Catalina Marine Institute, where they will stay for the duration of their trip.

On the trip, the group of students will be hiking, snorkeling and learning about the environment.

The trip costs $400 per person, and funds are available for students who cannot pay.

Regardless, $400 is a significant amount of money and some students, including junior Brianna

Franklin, feel bad about making their parents pay.

While the trip is good fun, students are missing three days of instruction time.

Senior Austin Day is spending no time stressing about the work he will have to makeup.

“I’ll miss a few things in various classes, but the makeup work shouldn’t be too difficult for me to take care of,” Day said.

On the other hand, Franklin is worried about all the work she will have to make up.

“I’m going to have to make up a ton of homework, especially math.

I’m probably going to be missing quizzes [or] tests,” Franklin said.

Franklin says that the hardest part of planning the trip was getting “everybody you want in a group [and] room.”

According to Day, Zoo/Bot students showed up from 6 to 7 a.m. on Feb. 3 in order to sign up for room assignments for the trip.

A message to our readers The HUB conducts a diversity audit yearly to ensure fair coverage of all students at DHS. This year, our audit revealed that we interview too few sophomores, males, and Asians.

On the other hand, we interview too many seniors, females, and whites.

However, in all of these areas, The HUB has made improve-

ments. For example, 20 percent of the students mentioned this year in our newspaper were sophomores, whereas two years ago, only 10 percent were. This year was also the first time The HUB covered Latinos fairly.

The HUB continually strives to improve the diversity of our coverage. For the full audit, visit www. bluedevilhub.com.

MEASURE C

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PHOTOS OF THE ISSUE

Measure C voting in progress

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of the voting-age population voted in the 2010 Congressional election

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Junior Sofia Cardenas and her supporters hold up posters to protest against the rules about ASB candidacy. As of now the rule is that students running for ASB positions have to have one year of Student Government experience.

1. Meet the prerequisites of applying to vote. You must be 18 years old by the next election and a U.S. citizen.

2. Complete a voter registration form. You can obtain one at any U.S. Post Office or DMV. You may also download a form at the California Secretary of State's website. This form asks you for basic information, such as name and mailing address, as well as your political party affiliation.

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3. Mail your form to your county election office no later than 15 days prior to the next election. For example, to be able to vote in the June 5 Republican primary, your voter registration form must be postmarked on or before May 21.

How to Register to Vote

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OMNEY BELIEVE IN AMERICA

Born in Winchester, Virginia. Attended a private

Raised in Michigan. He received his undergraduate education at Brigham Young University and went on to receive his JD and MBA at Harvard. Later became 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Roman Catholic high school. He majored in political RICK SANT RUM science at Pennsylvania State University. He later The Courage to Fight for America

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Primaries/Caucuses won: Florida, Nevada, Maine and New Hampshire.

Interesting fact: Father was born in a Mormon colony in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Biggest Blunder: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)

Primaries/Caucuses won: Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri Interesting fact: Sponsored the Workplace Religious Freedom Act with Senator John Kerry.

Biggest Blunder: “Manners is very important in our house,” – Santorum, in a book he wrote about manners.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh. Attended Gettysburg

RON PAUL College where he received his B.A. in Biology. He later

Served as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and went on to earn an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Tulane University. He taught history and geography at West Georgia College.

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RESTORE AMERICA NOW

went on to pursue a Doctor of Medicine degree from Duke University, where he graduated in 1961. He served as a flight surgeon for the United States Air Force.

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NEWT 2012

went on to receive his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a JD from the Dickinson School of Law. He left law practice after being elected to the House of Representatives.

Primaries/Caucuses won: South Carolina Interesting fact: Named “Man of the Year” by TIME Magazine in 1995.

Biggest Blunder: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the President’s wife. And besides, she

By Monica Lopez-Lara has cancer." (1994, about his first wife) HUB Staff Writer

Interesting fact: Identified with the Libertarian Party until 1988, when he became a Republican Biggest Blunder: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties... Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)

Source: CNN Politics Election Center

ELECTION 2012

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of the voting-age population voted in the 2008 presidential election

According to a poll on Patch.com, 79 percent of participants voted ‘yes’ to whether they would vote on Measure C. Measure C is a five-year, $320-per-year tax that will be decided in a mail-only election this spring. Some Davis residents approve of the measure while others deem it too expensive.

Supporters say Measure C is a renewal of the previous parcel taxes Q and W which benefit the Davis Joint Unified School District. However, some criticize it as a “new tax,” not a renewal tax because during a five-year period, the tax will cost more than $1,600 while Measures Q and W cost $1,280 during a four-year period.

Jose J. Granda and Thomas Randall Jr. are leading opponents of Measure C. On Feb. 3, Granda and Randall wrote an editorial for The Davis Enterprise. In the article, Granda and Randall questioned why the school board “is asking for more money when the product they deliver is diminishing in quality?” This “diminishing quality” is a reference to the DJUSD’s inability to rank within the top15 of Sacramento-area schools.

Kari Fry, a supporter of Measure C, says the opponents to the parcel tax are “very against taxes in general.”

According to Fry, the campaign hopes to educate people on Measure C because many people do not realize that it is a renewal of Measures Q and W and the tax money is spent on specific departments. “I think that everybody thinks that the school board just gets a lump of money and they can distribute it how they will, but the parcel taxes go for specific things,” Fry said.

One of these “specific things” is the financing of reading specialists at the elementary schools. These specialists aid special attention, at-risk children by offering tutoring services in reading.

Sophomore Ashley Dufresne supports Measure C. Her mother, Mindy Dufresne is a P.E. teacher at Holmes Junior High School. “My mom has gotten pink slipped before [and] I don’t think she liked the possibility of being cut,” Dufresne said.

Another avid supporter of Measure C is Davis parent Barbara Archer. “I want to reach out to young families and say ‘trust me, you don’t want a large kindergarten class for your student.’” she said. Archer especially wants elementary science and music programs to be available to young families.

She specifically remembers going to one of her children’s musical performances and seeing 112 students onstage performing. “All I kept thinking was that stage would be empty without parcel tax funding,” Archer said.

Archer also expects students who are of age to vote on the measure. “We’re really hoping students who benefited from parcel taxes will excise their right to vote for Measure C,” she said.

While Measure C supporters have considered the other side, proponents such as Fry believe that “to take all this funding away and try to just use the general fund to compensate, it’s just not possible. These things will just disappear and we’ll lose a lot of staff and teachers,” Fry said. Along with this loss of teachers will be the closure of all libraries in the district, and according to Archer, “the real heart of each campus is the library.”

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Features

SPEAK of the DEVIL Features

Shhh! Pass it on...

Students read notes, relive memories like them,” Yee said.

The poems focused mainly on one person, and Yee said that they wrote them because of “our love for our subject.”

Junior Nathaniel Clay has been passing notes since elementary school and he continues to pass them in high school.

One of Clay’s first incidents involving note-passing happened in second grade, with a substitute.

“She was the meanest sub I had, so I decided to draw her with devil-like features,” Clay said.

As Clay was in the process of passing the finished masterpiece to a friend, the substitute teacher caught him and confiscated the note.

“Of course, being the genius that I was, I labeled it [with] the teacher’s name. So when she saw it she got really pissed and gave me this look like she was going to murder me in my sleep. I shouted ‘please

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cards, notes and different pictures that friends have drawn for her in boxes in her closet, and whenever she sees the notes, they “rekindle a It’s the summer before senior lot of good thoughts.”

While Jimenez’s experiences Courtney Jimenez’s sophomore year and she has recently redone with passing notes were very her room. When she opens up her memorable and special to her, closet door, there they are: boxes junior Kelly Chiang mainly used and boxes filled with exponential note-passing as a source of enteramounts of notes that she accumu- tainment.

“History was really boring; passlated during her junior high years.

Jimenez started passing notes in ing notes helped pass the time,” eighth grade, especially in her sci- Chiang said.

Chiang does not think that the ence class. Jimenez and her friends had no need to worry about some- notes she passed were very meaningful, and she one else finding passed the their notes.

“The unspoken just notes because “Even if we were caught, it was rule between me she was bored.

Although in coded messagand my friends is Jimenez and es,” Jimenez said.

Jimenez and to never give away Chiang’s notepassing ended her friends used they intricate symbols the note no matter when finished junior for certain words what the conse- high, there are so nobody would still students be able to decode quences.” pass notes their messages, –Nathaniel Clay, who in high school. which mainly Junior Isaac consisted of notes junior Yee primarily about boys.

“The teachers did not care be- started writing notes with a friend cause we were good students,” in his English class this year.

“We sat next to each other and Jimenez said. Jimenez and her friends would even finish the class- wrote creative poems with each work for the week in advance so other,” Yee said.

Yee’s collection has grown quite they could just pass notes back and a bit since the start of the school forth for the rest of the time. “[Passing notes were] some of year, and later in the school year he the funniest and happiest times in formed a book with all the poems my life,” Jimenez said. “It brought inside of it.

“We even began to post them our friendships a lot closer.”

Jimenez has kept all of her online and everyone seemed to

By Glenn Hull HUB Staff Writer

PASSING NOTES continued on 6

Friends go all out for birthdays Deals for every day

By Linda Ge HUB Staff Writer

SUNDAY

$5 will buy a discounted grilled fish wrap at Fish’s Wild.

Monday

Pay $1 for a slice of pepperoni, pesto or cheese pizza at Uncle Vito’s with the purchase of a drink.

Tuesday

Get three tacos for $1.09 between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Del Taco.

Wednesday

have lunch with them or something.”

Sophomore Timothy Wu said that for him, it is the thought that counts, moreso than the fanfare of gestures. “My birthday was pretty cool. Although I tried to keep it [low-key], my friends remembered it. We hung out and while it doesn’t sound very fun or entertaining, it was a great bonding time.”

When planning for a friend’s

birthday surprise, though, one has to keep in mind district policies. Locker-decorating should be limited to tasteful and schoolappropriate themes. More importantly, designs should not be permanent; otherwise they would be considered vandalism. Front office secretary Christine Potts does not recommend bringing balloons to school, because they could easily become a classroom distraction.

Get a free waffle cone with every two scoops purchased at Baskin Robbins.

Thursday

Get two punches on your Cultivé stamp card when you buy a frozen yogurt.

Friday

Buy a lamb kabob at Sam’s Mediterranean Cuisine and get a free drink.

Saturday

Grab a chicken sandwich from Burger King for $0.99.

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Junior Elisa Nelson carries balloons given to her for her birthday. Many people give their friends balloons at school to celebrate birthdays.

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Students are celebrating their classmates’ birthdays far beyond the standard off-key rendition of “Happy Birthday” sung in class.

Shiny metallic balloons, lockerdecorating attacks and elaborate baked goods often appear in the hallways.

Birthday surprises are a lovely reminder that you are thought of and appreciated—which is why junior Holly Cooper was speechless on the morning of her birthday. A group of her friends, the leader of which was junior Chloe Jones, had spruced up her beige metal locker.

They covered it up with wrapping paper and pictures of her favorite band: The Beatles.

“I just really didn’t expect it at all,” she said later, sitting in the grassy quad at lunch with her friends. “I was looking forward to a few wall posts on Facebook, and that was it. But my friend in L.A. called me too, and we talked on the phone for a while. I had a good day.”

Jones shrugged off her thoughtful gesture as something a friend would naturally do. “Holly mentioned her birthday one day, so I just planned something online with our mutual friends. It worked out well,” Jones said.

According to junior Asha Byrd, a decorated locker will not only bring a smile to the friend’s face throughout the day, but also “leaves an impression” on all passersby. Balloons also do the trick.

While girls get involved in giving presents to each other, guys do not place as much emphasis on birthdays, according to sophomore Thasos Athens. “I’ll bake brownies or make a card, that’s it. Oh, and

By Kelsey Ewing HUB Staff Writer

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Students keep friendships despite long distances A U-Haul full of boxes sits in a driveway as it awaits the Lau family’s departure to Texas. Just before the truck departs with its drivers, former DHS student Orya Lau hugs her best friend Sarah Norris goodbye.

Like Lau, many students at DHS are torn apart from their friends when they move away from Davis.

Similarly, new students in Davis face the same problem.

The most important part to keeping up a long-distance relationship is communication. Tools like Facebook, Skype and texting allow students to keep in touch with their faraway friends.

“Technology makes it easy to Skype and text, but it’s never the same as being able to see them in person,” senior Cara MeadowsSmith said.

Meadows-Smith has lived in Connecticut and is a native of England, where she spent much of grade school. Meadows-Smith became closer with people she wasn’t as close with when she lived in England or Connecticut.

“I was surprised because the people I thought I would stay friends with, we kind of stopped talking,”

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By Kashmir Kravitz HUB Staff Writer

Sarah Norris (left), 16, and Orya Lau, 17, hang out during Norris’ trip to Texas this past winter break.

Meadows-Smith said.

Junior Earl Breedon has moved from Thailand, where he knew mostly family, and France, where he had a close friend who he has kept close with. Breedon sometimes still visits France and is visiting again this summer so he will be able to see his friend.

Breedon had less time with his friends overseas because he had to move so much.

“It was also upsetting to be away from my friends in America, so I am kinda used to [leaving friends] now. I have to do more with them and have a better time with them

in the time I have,” Breedon said.

Like Breedon, Norris says she knew she had to spend quality time with best friend Orya Lau last year after learning that Lau would move to Texas during the summer.

“When I first heard that she was moving, the date that they had in

mind was so far off in the distance that I didn’t even really think about it much,” Norris said. “After it really sank in, my first reaction was that we had to spend lots of time together and do as much as possible.”

Norris has maintained a close relationship with Lau through letters, Skype and texting. According to her, the two talk every day which, to her, has proven how deep their friendship runs.

According to Lau, the move tested the true bonds of her friendships.

“Once you leave there are those certain people you still keep contact with and still want to have that bond with, and everyone else who doesn’t make the effort is just disregarded in the end, I guess,” Lau said.

While Lau remains close with her Davis friends now, she fears what might happen in the future.

“Eventually, we’ll have to stop being as good of friends as we are now, to the point where all our friendship will be is just a mere ‘happy birthday’ on Facebook,” LONG-DISTANCE continued on 6

A dude and his hair: Which celebrity haircut cut are you?

The Justin Bieber You are young, charismatic, and have all the ladies fawning over you. You think you’re the king now, but once you hit puberty, your teenybopper fan girls will move on to real men, like Hugh Jackman, and forget all about you and your hair-flip.

The Russell Brand You’re wild and you love to stand out. You don’t care what anyone thinks of you, and you go out of your way to prove it. Unfortunately, your “devil-may-care” attitude, mixed with your impulsive behavior, may be your downfall in the end. To be safe, stay away from bubble gum and pop stars with blue hair.

ZERO DEGREES Garrett LaRue and Patrick Zhang are two DHS seniors who are the best of friends. Over the years, LaRue and Zhang have had more than their fair share of antics.

Whether it’s playing practical jokes on their ninth grade teacher Mr. Bryant by hiding all of his desks, or eating way too much Chinese food, LaRue and Zhang always manage to make the most fun out of any situation. Here’s what they have to say about their friendship: Where did you meet?

GL: We met in fourth grade at Valley Oak in GATE. Mrs. Olmstead’s class. Olmsteaders!

PZ: Olmsteaders. That’s we called our dragon ball team— GL: No, that’s what we called our class.

PZ: But what’s that particular game we played?

GL: Dragon ball?

PZ: Yeah, see it was dragon ball!

What were each of you guys like in fourth grade?

GL: We were nerds and quiet….

PZ: Yeah, just sat in the back of the class not saying anything.

GL: But we were tight… we hung out.

If you guys were a famous celebrity couple you’d be…

GL: What’s the most dysfunctional one?

PZ: What’s the one that lasted like 60 days? Oh, Kim Kardashian.

We’d be her and whoever she’s with now.

When you guys are together what do you usually do?

PZ: Most times it’s like, food because we’re always hungry.

GL: Food related, yeah sure.

PZ: He always wants Chinese food for some reason and I eat Chinese food every day so I always get really exasperated every time he says ‘I want to eat at Hunan’ or something, Hunan’s a Chinese restaurant.

GL: I think we just talk about stupid stuff, funny stuff.

So what do your guys’ families think of the other?

GL: My mom loves Patrick but she gets him confused with all my other friends.

PZ: All your Asian friends.

GL: So like, one of my friends will come over and she’ll be like ‘Oh how is Patrick?’ and I’m like ‘That’s not Patrick’, ‘How’s John?’ ‘That’s not John’, but she loves [Patrick] and she loves his mom too.

PZ: Uh, for some reason my parents don’t know many of my friends ‘cause I don’t bring them over that much so the only friend they know is Garrett. So they’re always like ‘How’s Garrett doing? Is he dating anyone? He’s such a nice guy. How’s he doing in school, did he get into college?’ That’s the only friend they know so that’s all they ask about.

GL: My mom asks about Patrick all the time but she also asks about all my other friends but they’re just one friend combined ‘cause she can’t tell them apart.

Did/do you guys participate in sports together?

GL: I think track lasted a while.

PZ: Yeah, we just screwed

The Drake You used to be a high school jock at some dramatic school in Canada, but you now want to shed your “good boy” image and have people take you seriously.

You want people to think you’re hard, but deep down, you’ll always be little Jimmy in a wheelchair.

The George Clooney You’re suave and classy, and no matter how old you get, women everywhere will still be drooling over you, you silver fox. You have a pure heart, but you have a tendency to date the wrong people.

Your classic looks and incredible talents will make you an instant success, so sit back, relax and enjoy the spotlight.

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around in track, but that’s pretty much it.

Funny stories?

GL: Well we hated each other for awhile.

PZ: I don’t remember, GL: It was like, a year in junior high where we didn’t talk to each other for whatever reason. I don’t know.

PZ: I have no recollection of this.

So that was the only fight you guys have ever gotten in?

GL: I don’t know, [it’s] weird, he doesn’t remember it.

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Move over ladies, there are new trendsetters in town. Celebrity males are taking over the spotlight from their female counterparts showing off their luscious locks. While Hollywood’s leading men are breaking out of the mold and trying new things with their tresses, young followers are doing the same. From the Bieber to the Clooney, each haircut has a distinctive attitude that goes along with it.

So we ask: which celebrity haircut are you?

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By Mara Seaton HUB Staff Writer

PZ: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

GL: Okay…

PZ: What is this, should we talk about this? Are you okay? Are there unsettled feelings? I always felt you were reserved.

GL: Maybe I’m grouping my friends together…Oh, Mr. Bryant’s class, that’s probably the best funny story I can come up with.

PZ: Oh, ninth grade Mr. Bryant’s class.

GL: We were grouped together as the [stupid] circus.

PZ: That’s what Mr. Bryant called us. There was the studious

corner and the [stupid] circus. And all we did was play Uno in the middle of class.

What do you at sleepovers?

GL: Well, we have pillow fights and tests of manliness. We wrestle.

PZ: We box, all of this is shirtless. We’ve built forts I think.

GL: Oh yeah! Mattress forts, and Nerf gun fights, can’t forget those!

Describe each other in a sentence that rhymes:

If Patrick Zhang (left) and Garrett LaRue were a celebrity couple, they would be Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries.

PZ: Garrett has really strong abs that can withstand multiple stabs.

GL: Patrick’s pecs go well with turtlenecks.

Ok so, tell the “bear” story: PZ: Oh yeah, once we wrestled a bear.

GL: We were backpacking in Alaska and a bear was going through out stuff and we were like hell no, and Patrick was like ‘I’m a lifeguard.’

PZ: I know pressure points on bears. I was punching it in its jugular.

GL: I was suffocating it from the inside. This is all true.

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Hawaiian bracelet: Free (high school graduation gift)

Cardigan designed by CAbi: $110 dollars

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Socks from Marshalls: $3

Clogs: $80

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Belt designed by CAbi: Free (gift from neighbor)

Fern O’Brien is a dapperly dressed history teacher at DHS whose style is influenced by cultures and countries from all around the world.

O’Brien’s style can be dubbed as casual with a sophisticated flair, but at the same time has tones of trendy, eclectic and fun. For footwear, O’Brien keeps it comfy with her trusty clogs. A fashion favorite for O’Brien is the designer CAbi (Carol Anderson by invitation). While she’s always mixing up her wardrobe with different funky accessories and scarves, O’Brien can be spotted 99 percent of the time wearing her Hawaiian bracelet, a high school graduation gift.

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February 17, 2012

Features

Hitting the books while working the look

By Shauna Simon HUB Staff Writer

While some students spend their after-school hours playing sports or hanging out with friends, others are taking headshots and auditioning for jobs as models. They travel to San Francisco on weekends for photo shoots and come home late after a long day behind the camera.

While fifth-grade classmates were jumping rope with friends and kicking around the soccer ball, now-senior Juliana Wynkoop was busy smiling for head shots that she would use in her very first photo shoot.

Wynkoop skipped into the prop room to choose her prop for the photo. Then she was taken to a stylist who handpicked her outfit.

Next, she was rushed to hair and make-up. “I felt like, well… a model!” Wynkoop said.

Young and insecure, Wynkoop was never comfortable with the way she looked. Nevertheless, in this moment, when her outfit was just right, her hair perfectly done and her make-up without a smudge, Wynkoop felt “confident and beautiful.”

“I was happy with the way I looked, and it was the best feeling in the world,” Wynkoop said.

Senior Emily Knox, another model, remembers craving attention when she was young. “I was a ham in front of people,” Knox said. Now, Knox models because the ability “to sell a product with just a picture” fascinates her.

According to Knox, modeling isn’t just for “drop-dead gorgeous girls. Models actually look like everyone else.” A model’s job is to

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Senior Juliana Wynkoop travels to San Francisco for modeling auditions every one to two weeks.

“portray the idea the photographer envisions,” Knox said.

Wynkoop sees modeling as showing personality through a photo. “I realized that I had the easy part in this job; I just have to be myself and have fun. It’s up to the photographer to catch that,” she said.

While Wynkoop enjoys modeling, she has always been the pageant girl in the family while her older sister pursued modeling.

According to Wynkoop, modeling and pageantry tend to overlap; both involve walking a runway, a walking in-high-heels aspect and both come with the risk of rejection. Because they are so similar, “everything [comes] so naturally,” she said.

Wynkoop and her sister travel to San Francisco for an audition ev-

PASSING NOTES: Students reminisce over youthful class-time experiences continued from 4 don’t eat me!’ and ended up having to write an apology letter to her.”

Being caught by a teacher is not an unusual experience for Clay.

“I’ve gotten caught so many times and almost every time they want to see the note,” Clay said.

In third grade, Clay was caught in another note-passing escapade.

Clay had a friend from Spain who came and stayed in his class for several weeks.

Clay was passing a note back and forth with his friend when the teacher noticed and came over to the table to attempt to take the note.

“At this point, both the teacher and my friend were competing for possession of this note until my friend pulled a super trick move and swallowed the note,” Clay said.

“She got really angry and made my parents meet her to talk about passing notes.”

“The unspoken rule between me and my friends is to never give away the note no matter what the consequences. Usually there are things on the notes that are best

hidden.”

Although those two episodes occurred roughly eight years ago, Clay still passes notes in high school.

“Whenever a teacher or sub is going on and on about some random idea that I couldn’t care less about, that’s when the notes come out,” Clay said. “I can say with confidence that the notes aren’t actually very meaningful; they’re just to pass time.”

Clay tries to save most of the notes because he thinks that they are fun to look back at. “I never purposely go searching for them, but when they show up in my backpack a month or two after writing them, they’re loads of fun to read.”

Clay believes that “it’s hard to tell if passing notes brings friends closer. I guess it would really depend on how serious the content of the note was and if you were caught or not.”

“For me, when the teacher tries to take the note and fails, that is when the relationship between me and my friend is strengthened,” Clay said.

ery one to two weeks. Going from Davis to San Francisco and back again leaves Wynkoop with little homework time, making it difficult to balance school and her modeling career.

“It’s like a sport,” Knox said.

“Modeling takes practice and time so it’s hard to balance school.” After coming home late one night from an audition, Knox had little time for homework and had to rush through her assignment.

Not only does modeling get in the way of schoolwork, but school also gets in the way of modeling.

School prevents Knox and Wynkoop from doing certain shoots or signing with modeling agencies.

When asked to sign with an agency in Los Angeles, Knox had to tell the agency that she couldn’t sign until she graduated.

LONG-DISTANCE: Students keep, lose long-distance friendships continued from 5 Lau said. “It really is a scary thought, though, because all my best of friends were the people I met in Davis.”

However, Lau believes that her and Norris’ friendship will last a very long time because their bond is so strong.

Junior Will Kingscott moved to Davis from Pismo Beach, Calif. after seventh grade, and, unlike Lau and Norris, his relationship with his old best friend has dwindled.

“We don’t have the context of each other’s lives. Telling [him] about events turn into a mess of clarifying questions about who’s who and what idiosyncratic Davis things happened,” Kingscott said.

Kingscott still sees his friend sometimes because he has family in Pismo.

“But when I see him, we get together like a tree on fire,” Kingscott said.

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February 17, 2012

In-Depth

What is Lov T

he HUB staff members compiled answers to this question from various people, all from diverse walks of life. Hear what they have to say about love.

“Love can be defined many ways.

For me, love is about devotion.

Whether it is being devoted to the love of your life or being devoted to the new baby you brought into the world or the best friend from childhood. Love is devotion to each other, whoever that may be.” -Betsy Rosario, mother

“Love is when two people are crazy enough to want to spend the rest of their lives together. True love is when that plan actually succeeds.” -Kyungsook Yu, mother, lives in Korea

“Love is that feeling that two humans share when each is willing to die for the other, when each is willing to go through trial for the other, and when they are willing to do each of these for no reason except out of their mutual love.” -Nolan Taeksang Yoo, junior

“Love is when you like someone…so much, that you want to get married together.” -Cesar Chavez third grader

“Love is consistency.”

–Demond Huff, campus supervisor

“Love is growth. It’s growing together and as individuals. It’s something that takes a massive amount of care, concentration, dedication, communication and commitment. It needs proper nourishment. Love is the hardest work there will ever be."

-Zachari White, gay teen and former DHS student

“Baby don’t hurt me.” -Cleverbot

“It's not sex. My idea of love is giving [...] if you love a person, you'll do everything you can to please him.” -Margaret Davoren, 104, became engaged on first date.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” -Preston Wang,senior, quoting 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

“Love is sad and depressing" – Brendan Chen, junior

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Piglet: How do you spell love?

Pooh: You don’t spell it, you feel it.

“Love is a many splendid thing. T’is the April rose that only grows in the early spring. Love is nature’s way of giving a reason to be living" – Judy Wettstein, married Davis resident “Love = Friendship^10 + patience.” Dan, Judy’s husband

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“Love is unconditional surrender to another.”Sarah O’Keefe, English teacher

“Love is a deep and lasting bond that satisfies biological, psychological, emotional and intellectual needs in persons, and unites them with a divine presence that is active in the universe.” - Jim and Amy Goss, grandparents

"Love is a feeling you had for someone else who you have feelings for in a very special way. It is hard to explain, but it feels nice to love someone" - Nicholas Burns, junior high student.

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“Love is when you prefer your dog to all others. When you’d rather have Phish Food ice cream than oxygen. Also when even peskiness, a tendency to sleep through school and an abiding sloppiness is not enough to let you think your daughter is anything but exceptional.”-Michael Seaton, father

Junior Sierra Nguyen holds hands with her fiancé, senior Kris Mackewicz, 17. Mackewicz proposed to Nguyen on Jan.14 at the park where they spent their first date.

Big questions, diverse answers about love What is love? How do I know I’m in love? Where will love take me?

HUB Staff Writer

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sk a group of people what love is, and no one will have the same answer. What exactly is love?

In answering why humans are driven to seek love, local marriage and family therapist Linda Hendricks says that “we feel more secure in life knowing that we are not alone, that we have someone by our side.” Hendricks defines love as “a special bond between two people that adds joy to our lives like nothing else can.”

Students, on the other hand, have a myriad of different interpretations of the idea of love.

What is love?

Seniors Tim McIntyre and Lin Yang have been in a relationship for more than three years, but even they do not have a definitive idea of what love is.

Here is the couple’s discussion on love: LY: Well, on New Year’s Eve, Tim stayed up until 4:30 [in the morning] with me writing my college app essays. I think that was love.

TM: Yeah, like being willing to put the other person’s interests in front of your own.

LY: Love is being willing to put up with Tim’s lameness.

TM: (laughs) Yeah, it’s being willing to stop worrying about yourself and worry about the other person for awhile.

The irresistible pull figuring out what we are looking Ask sophomore Chris Fuss what for in a relationship. love is, and he’ll tell you that love “What type of person is right for “is a very warm, soft, fuzzy feeling us? The end of that first relationyou get between your stomach and ship is one of life’s most painful your heart. It goes back and forth experiences, and it can often feel in between, and it’s like… a fuzzy as though we will never love anydog with long hairs.” one else again. In order to find the Love presents an irresistible person who is truly right for us, we pull— this irresistible “fuzzy dog” need to go through a difficult proled Fuss to his girlfriend, fellow cess,” Hendricks said. “However, sophomore Amanda Campos. most people agree that it is worth The two the trouble.” met in Erica Senior Kris I used to think about Mackewicz beClark’s fifthperiod biolmyself [...] but now lieves he has ogy class this found the one.

I’m thinking of him. year, where On Jan. 14, true chemMackewicz proistry sparked posed to his girl- junior Sierra between friend, junior SiNguyen, about her them. erra Nguyen, at “We didn’t the park where fiancé talk to each they “first hung other for a out.” long time,” Fuss said. “But we got Nguyen, who accepted his proto know each other a little better, posal, describes the experience as a and we set up a little play date, pleasant surprise that changed her and then we hung out […] What outlook on life. we did was, we played tag, just us “It kind of caught me by surtwo. We were both very energetic prise,” Nguyen said. “But now it’s people.” made our relationship a lot stronAs the two grew closer, Fuss ger. It made me think of future, and says that they found that “We have how my future could be. It made a lot of the same sense of humor. me try a lot harder to go farther in we both like being around each life and be something better, so me other.” and him can have a great life.”

Finding the one Mackewicz, 17, says, “I’m really Hendricks says that love carries happy with her, and I couldn’t rerisks because “we allow ourselves ally see myself being with anyone to become so vulnerable in love.” else.”

The therapist says that one of the The couple intends on marryimportant tasks of adolescence is ing “sometime in college or after

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“Love is something that can't be defined, it has to be felt.” –Daniel Dutulescu, junior

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college,” according to Mackewicz.

They have already discussed many aspects of their shared future.

Nguyen is planning on going to college wherever Mackewicz chooses to go at the end of this year.

“I see us making a lot of money,” Nguyen said. “He’s going to go to a good college, and I want to be a nurse. I see us in a big house, really happy.”

Nguyen and Mackewicz say they have made the right choice.

Food, water, shelter (and love) Love, according to Hendricks, is a basic human need.

“Human beings are social animals,” Hendricks said. “We would never have survived as a species if we had not banded together. We are ‘hard-wired’ to form attachments to others from the day we are born.”

Romantic love aside, familial love is also crucial in the development of a child. “Babies literally die without human contact,” Hendricks said. She cited the incident of Romanian orphanages under the rule of former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in the mid-to-late twentieth century. In an attempt to increase his country’s work population, Ceausescu banned birth control in 1966 and left hordes of abandoned children to the care of state institutions. “[The orphans] were fed and kept warm and dry,” Hendricks said. “Yet [some] died because they were not held and did not have a relationship with a special care-

“Love is like orange and blue paint—together they make each other brighter.”

-Neal Rock, junior

giver.”

Hendricks notes that when procedures in these orphanages changed and babies were “held and cared for by a primary person,” the death rate decreased.

Last spring, senior Cynthia Ochoa gave birth to a baby boy, whom she named Luis. Ochoa says Luis receives the maternal care and love only she can give. Loving as a parent, Ochoa says, is like nothing else in the world.

“I’ve had boyfriends or whatever in the past, but having a kid is completely different…like, a way different feeling. It’s so undescribable,” Ochoa said. “There’s a bond, especially because I’m the mother […] since he was in the womb, you just grow an extremely close bond.”

Ochoa says that after giving birth and returning to school, “it was really hard for me to leave him.

It’s just like a really strange attachment.”

A common theme resounds across what Ochoa, Nguyen, McIntyre and Yang all said about love. Ochoa is constantly thinking of her son and his future. McIntyre and Yang agree that love is thinking of the other’s interests first.

Nguyen said that love “made me not really think of myself. I used to think about myself […] but now I’m thinking of him.”

As these statements suggest, perhaps love— whether romantic or familial— is giving yourself over entirely, in both thoughts and actions, to another.

"Mutual respect, support and appreciation, a feeling that brings us together and gets us through every day." -Kasandra Baltic, junior

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DEVIL’S ADVOCATE Opinions & Editorials

Why aren’t there more supporters at girls’ games?

Rubia Siddiqi

As the clock displays the last few seconds in triple overtime, Blue Devils tensely sit still, watching, hoping their team will make the last basket, and 3… 2 ... 1 ... the crowded gym transforms into chaos with DHS students cheering crazily as the varsity men’s basketball team’s beats Elk Grove on Jan. 27.

A few days earlier, the varsity women’s basketball team made just as dramatic a victory, but the cheers paled in comparison to those for the men’s game.

DHS is great in many ways, but it fails to treat women’s and men’s sports equally.

Often, the men’s basketball games are on Friday nights, whereas women’s basketball games are regularly scheduled for weekdays or early weekend mornings, when it is inconvenient for students to take time out of their schedules.

“I think it is the nature of the game. Women’s basketball always receives less supporters, but if our games were advertised on the announcements like the boys’ games are, we would probably get a larger and livelier crowd,” junior Maya Tarasenko said.

Tarasenko has been on the women’s basketball team since her freshman year, and believes that the men’s team gets the most supporters. She suggests including a halftime show in the women’s games to attract a larger crowd.

Some students attempt to create

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HUB Staff Writer

According to Student Government, 1,123 students came out for the men’s varsity Break the Record Night basketball game on Feb 10.

Student Government did not keep track of the number of attendees to the varsity women’s game earlier that day.

an equally supportive atmosphere for all of our teams. Senior Laila Rizvi, an officer of the Blue Devils Club, claims her club advertises for games for both genders equally.

BDC is responsible for encouraging school spirit by promoting games and activities at school.

“It is definitely important to support both genders because the point of school spirit is to take pride

in your school and the teams,” Rizvi said. “And everybody in this school, no matter what sports team they are on, deserves to be treated with equal respect and support.”

Unfortunately, this ideal school environment is not always reflected at DHS. The men’s basketball games are usually crowded with a mass of male students who have come to support their friends on

the team. Bros support bros. Why don’t girls support girls?

“Research proves that men and women do better when they have support from their peers,” Rizvi said. The amount of support and believers a team has affects its performance, which means if more students decide to take a break from studying and spend at most two hours cheering for our Lady

Devils, the women may have a better, more victorious season.

The varsity women’s basketball team has many talented players, some of whom are as young as the freshman class, which means there is surely an intense game to follow.

Students just need to get up and show their love and support for all the teams.

Rankings aren’t everything Stop SOPA and preserve Internet freedom

HUB Staff Writer

Every year, dozens of publications, like the “U.S. News and World Report,” offer holistic assessments of colleges, listing schools such as Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth as the top institutions for higher education. However, these quantitative rankings cannot give students the insight necessary to choose the school that fits them best.

One of the biggest decisions of a college-bound student’s life is choosing where to go after high school. When it comes down to deciding which school will be the next step, students should consider how well they would fit at a college before considering the given school’s rank.

Publications nationwide release annual lists ranking colleges in categories ranging from best overall performance to best food to best school for specific programs. These rankings are indicators of various aspects of a school, but decisions cannot be made based on rankings along.

A high ranking on such lists and the prestige it entails do not necessarily indicate the education one can receive at a school. While a high-ranking school may be the ideal school for one individual, these rankings are not applicable to all students.

After all, how accurate is a numeric ranking in portraying how a student will succeed at a college?

Officials at Claremont McKenna College, which was listed at no.9 for the 2012 rankings of best liberal arts colleges by “U.S. News and World Report,” recently admitted to falsifying information that is considered when determining these rankings.

Kelly Goss Editor-in-Chief

Facebook exploded with protesting statements about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Jan 18.

Many DHS students, while trying to access Wikipedia to study for finals, had met the black screen of Wikipedia’s 24-hour protest against SOPA. The simulation of SOPA’s possible effect on websites such as Wikipedia spurred discussion of the proposed legislation.

Students were furious, and they have every reason to be.

The two legislative acts, SOPA and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), would give the judical branch of government the authority to block foreign host sites that sell stolen or counterfeited goods, and domestic sites that link to the foreign sites

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Kelsey Ewing

How a student fits with the ideals and environment of a school is certainly more important in deciding where he or she will spend the next four years of his or her education than rankings.

Whether a college is ranked no.3 or no.53 will determine neither success nor happiness. Instead, the environment—student lifestyle, school size, location—and the opportunity—programs, resources, standard of education—will determine a student’s ability to succeed.

“The school can help only so much. In the end, it is all about your own determination to succeed,” senior William Liu said.

Furthermore, the purpose of continuing one’s education through college is to learn. However, the prestige and rank of a college do not always indicate the level to which a student will succeed.

“The prestige built up at a school is usually largely based upon academics, so education at a prestigious school is going to be excellent,” junior Mikaela Zufelt said.

“However, lower-ranked schools still can offer great educational opportunities.”

While rankings may suggest that the majority of students have done well at the school, the results most students have seen are not the results all students will see.

However, rankings should not be entirely ignored in choosing a school, because they can help the college-bound student narrow down choices. Nonetheless, a more individualized approach will ultimately yield the best results and the perfect school.

Students must assess aspects of a school from a personal point of view and consider with less weight or reject these generalized rankings given by publications. The pivotal decision of where to go to college must be based on an individual’s interests and priorities, not on the sometimes-inaccurate perceptions that others hold of the college.

would also be liable.

Wikipedia was not the only website to participate in a 24-hour blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. Wordpress, Google, Mozilla and Twitpic joined the protests as well.

The battle between those for and against SOPA and PIPA focuses on one question: Is protecting against piracy more important than protecting the freedom of expression of the Internet?

Those promoting these antipiracy acts do not recognize the culture of today’s technological age, that risking U.S. citizens’ First Amendment rights on the web is more dangerous than downloading the latest pop song or watching your favorite TV show on Youtube.

On its black screen, Wikipedia challenged its readers to “imagine a world without free knowledge.”

For the majority of high school students, this idea is impossible to imagine. Facebook, Google, Wikipedia, Twitter and Youtube have become necessities for today’s high school and college generation, and as a country the U.S. prides itself on its First Amendment rights which guarantee an Internet free of censorship. Certainly the U.S. would not like to become a country like China, which

is known for censoring information from its citizens.

Congress members who support PIPA and SOPA argue that movie and music corporations are losing money because of piracy and that this problem has become so prevalent that it outweighs the current freedom of information on the Internet.

However, these government officials fail to note that an act is already in place to protect these companies. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) allows the government to remove specific, unauthorized content from the Internet.

The Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which was signed by President Barack Obama in October 2011, also protects anti-piracy by allowing foreign companies the ability to demand that Internet Providers remove conterfeited web content in the U.S. With the presence of DMCA and ACTA, there is no valid reason to put SOPA and PIPA into action. These two loosely worded acts would jeopardize the sustainibilty of major websites such as Wikipedia, and for what benefit?

DMCA and ACTA already protect intellectual property theft and piracy.

In light of the black-out protests and valid concerns about censorship from U.S. citizens, Congress has shelved the two proposed antipiracy acts (SOPA and PIPA) and is trying to find a balance between protecting copyrighted materials and freedom of expression.

The Senate is also scheduled to ratify ACTA in response to citizens who are worried that ACTA is also inhibiting their free expression on the Internet.

Congress must realize that the Internet now dominates the way people receive and send information. If this technology is inhibited by these anti-piracy acts, the U.S. is denying its citizens the First Amendment rights they value so much.

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February 17, 2012

Op-Ed

3D disappointments Too many 3D movies are not worth the price Katie Van Deynze HUB Staff Writer

incredible detail by George Lucas and his animators, and 3D will bring that world even closer to the viewer. Lucas created “Star Wars” in a world with technologies ahead of our time and the moviemaking of the Star Wars saga was decades ahead of its time and will get better and better as technology catches up to Lucas’ vision.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” was another great use of 3D technology, bringing J.K. Rowling’s magical world closer to the eyes and minds of audiences across the globe.

Though 3D seems to be the new big change in the movie industry, just like the change from black and white movies to color, this change seems unnatural and unnecessary to animated classics that were wonderful to begin with.

Just because there is this new technology to put in movies, does not mean every new movie needs to be made in 3D or that every already-great movie needs 3D added to it.

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by Monica Lopez-Lara and Madie Delmendo

Rules of attraction It is a well-known fact that men have a 1-10 scale for rating women, but us ladies have rankings too. To celebrate Valentine’s Day week, we are going to give Blue Devil guys a secret look into the elusive rankings of guy hotness. This is the way we see it…

Foreign Accent: +2 You could be the plainest man in the room, but if you speak with a foreign accent, heads will turn.

In a hallway of “Dude!” “Bro!”, and “Sketch!”, you’ll be considered a knight in shining armor.

Soon you’ll have a flock of girls around you asking you to repeat words back to them like a parrot. When you call French fries “chips,” girls will swarm. Plus, everyone subconsciously relates British accents with intelligence, which is a major plus.

Cuteness factor: +1 Insider tip: associate yourself with cute things. Babies, puppies and kitties are the most basic. You’ll quickly lose count of how many girls’ eyes light up and say “AW!” So go steal your baby cousin or your neighbor’s new dog, take some pictures and update your profile picture on Facebook. Girls love guys who are good with kids; it’s genetic. Dogs are loyal and loving. Associating yourself with one makes you look so, too. Extra points if your pet has an adorable or awesome name (Chubbs, for example).

Jeans and sneakers rule: +1 Yes, the saying is “don’t judge a book by its cover,” but nobody picks up a book dressed in cargo pants and moldy sneakers and says, “I wanna read this book!”

Nice, dark wash jeans and Vans are not that hard to find. We won’t care about you unless you care about yourself; make it look like you do. General rules of thumb: your jeans should not show your ankles and you should never wear the shoes you work out in to school. Yes, we notice.

Buy multiple sweatshirts; wearing the same one every day is tacky and we’ve got to wonder if it gets washed.

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To say that a ton of movies have come out in 3D this year is an understatement, and to say that all of them were worth the extra $3 in admission is far from the truth.

More than 30 movies have made their way to the theaters in 3D this year. Some are re-releases just for the sake of using 3D and the film industry making some extra cash, and others are debuting for the first time.

Movies released in 3D during the past year include “The Lion King 3D,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” “Dolphin Tale,” “Beauty and the Beast 3D,” and movies such as “Glee: The 3D Concert,” “Rio,” and “Gnomeo and Juliet.”

Of those movies, how many really benefited from the 3D effect? The answer is only a select few. Hollywood and filmmakers should cut down on the amount of 3D movies they are making or the effect will be lost on films that don’t benefit from the effect at all.

For example, the re-release of animated Disney movies such as “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King” is a waste of 3D technology. They are classics, and these classics are great because of their simplicity and the 3D effect does absolutely nothing for the flat two-dimensional drawings.

The artists who

drew these characters and worlds through hundreds of drawings had in mind the purpose of making these worlds as real as possible, and adding the three-dimensional effect to these classics just makes the picture seem fake and takes away from the Disney feeling.

Despite the total $29.6 million grossed by “The Lion King 3D” alone, one needs to take into account the $3 difference in price to go see a 3D film, and the number of moviegoers who just went to introduce their favorite Disney film to the younger generation.

Though it was great seeing our Disney favorites back on the big screen, the 3D effects did nothing for the movie and just made animation look like a pop-out book.

Though re-releasing the beloved Disney classics into theaters is a great money-making idea, releasing them in their original two dimensional form would have a greater effect, and would let the younger generations enjoy the same classics that their parents and grandparents fell in love with.

Despite the ridiculous overuse of 3D, there are movies that should be and deserve to be made in 3D. George Lucas bringing “Star Wars” back to the big screen is probably the best use of 3D since James Cameron’s “Avatar.”

“Star Wars” is a world “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” created with

The

Height: + 1 No matter how much chemistry you share, girls don’t date boys shorter than them. Effortlessly being able to reach up to grab a glass on the top shelf that your girl just can’t reach is a huge plus. Women are subconsciously drawn to guys who look like protectors, guys who ooze the “I’ve got your back” factor. Short guys just don’t have that advantage.

The other women: +2 It is adorable when a guy loves his mom and protects his little sisters. How you treat the other women in your life is a huge indicator of how you will treat your girlfriend. Tagging your mom in photos on Facebook, sending her “I love you” texts and willingly picking up your little sister from school shows us that you are mature and caring enough for a relationship.

Hygiene: +1 It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that you should brush your teeth twice a day, shower and wear deodorant. Hair that looks like it could hold a flame because of the amount of grease is not going to get you a date.

When you’re hitting on a girl and smell like the boy’s locker room (and NOT after an Axe bomb), we can guarantee you that she is hoping someone will save her from the stench. Nobody wants to kiss a guy with onion breath; that’s revolting. Altoids don’t cost that much, just saying.

Intelligence: +2 We don’t expect you to be in all AP classes or aiming to be a rocket scientist, but if you think Newt Gingrich is a character from Harry Potter, it’s not going to get you very far with the ladies.

Even reading your local newspaper or TIME magazine puts you on a higher pedestal than just being interested in “Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition.” Have a sense of what is going on in the world, and balance street smarts and book smarts. That isn’t just a skill that will help you land a girlfriend, that’s a life skill.

Questions? Comments?

Concerns? Write a letter!

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The HUB appreciates its readers and enjoys hearing feedback. If you want to write us a letter, submit it to L-20 or dhshub@gaggle.net.

Your opinion matters!

HUB Staff Writer Shauna Simon collaborates with Student Goverment junior Kelly Chuck to come up with story ideas on Jan. 31.

Thanks to Student Government for collaborating with HUB staff members to come up with story ideas for this month’s issue.

Does your fourth period class want to join The HUB for story planning next week? Talk to your teacher and contact us at dhshub@gaggle.net.

The HUB Policy The HUB is written, edited and typed by members of the DHS HUB class. It is a non-profit publication paid for by advertisements and donations. The HUB was established as an open forum of student ideas and expression. Our content reflects the interests and ideas of students but not necessarily those of the Davis Senior High School administration and faculty. Staff opinions are the majority opinion of the HUB staff. This publication is not subject to prior review. The administration of Davis Senior High School should not be held responsible for The HUB’s content.

The HUB 315 W. 14th St. Davis, CA 95616 Editors-in-Chief: Kelly Goss, Chloe Kim Copy Editor: Gary Djajapranata News Editor: Daniel Tutt Features Editor: Anna Sturla Op-Ed Editor: Madie Delmendo Entertainment Editor: Rubia Siddiqi Sports Editor: Kelsey Ewing In-Depth Editor: Monica LopezLara Infographic Editor: Emily Gao Website Editor: Lauren Blackwell Webmaster: Marc Santana

Radio Producer: Grace Calhoun Art Director: Charlotte Chen Graphic Artists: Annamarie Pilon, Henry Anker, Rafael Boucher Photo Editor: Anders Young Photographers: Peter Lin, Lani Chang, Jenny Davisson Business Manager: Jiajing Zhang HUB Staff Writers: Glenn Hull, Mara Seaton, Nick Juanitas, Genny Bennett, Linda Ge, Katie Van Deynze, Meem Mohsin, Shauna Simon, Kashmir Kravitz Adviser: Kelly Wilkerson

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HUB CHOICE AWARDS Compiled by Monica Lopez-Lara & Madie Delmendo HUB Staff Writers

It’s the red carpet season, so HUB staff members were inspired to vote for their favorites in student-friendly categories.

Here are The HUB’s picks in the first annual HUB Choice Awards.

Most Hilarious Comedy “Bridesmaids” Most Dramatic Drama “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Most Amazing Movie Cast “Crazy Stupid Love” HENRY ANKER/HUB GRAPHIC

Coolest TV Cast “Modern Family” Best Album – Pop “21” by Adele Best Album – Alternative “El Camino” by The Black Keys Best New Artist – Female Ellie Goulding Best New Artist – Male Bon Iver Best Special Effects “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” Best Animated Movie “Rango” Trashiest TV Show “Toddlers in Tiaras”

Red Carpet Wrap-Up Compiled by Monica Lopez-Lara & Madie Delmendo HUB Staff Writers

Oscars – Feb. 26 (Nominations) BEST PICTURE “The Artist” “The Descendants” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “The Help” “Hugo” “Midnight in Paris” “Moneyball” “The Tree of Life” “War Horse” LEAD ACTOR Demián Bichir, “A Better Life” George Clooney, “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin, ”The Artist” Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

LEAD ACTRESS Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs” Viola Davis, “The Help” Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady” Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn” ANIMATED FEATURE FILM “A Cat in Paris” “Chico & Rita” “Kung Fu Panda 2” “Puss in Boots” “Rango”

Golden Globes - Jan. 15 MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY “50/50” “Bridesmaids” “Midnight in Paris” “My Week With Marilyn” WINNER “The Artist” DIRECTOR Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris” George Clooney, “The Ides of March” Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist” Alexander Payne, “The Descen-

dants” WINNER Martin Scorsese, “Hugo” SUPPORTING ACTOR Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn” Albert Brooks, “Drive” Jonah Hill, “Moneyball” Viggo Mortensen, “A Dangerous Method” WINNER Christopher Plummer, “Beginners” SUPPORTING ACTRESS Berenice Bejo, “The Artist” Jessica Chastain, “The Help” Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs” Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants” WINNER Octavia Spencer, “The Help” CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Morgan Freeman

cast in a motion picture “The Artist” “Bridesmaids” “The Descendants” “Midnight in Paris” WINNER “The Help” TELEVISION: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series “Breaking Bad” “Dexter” “Game of Thrones” “The Good Wife” WINNER “Boardwalk Empire” Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series “30 Rock” “The Big Bang Theory” “Glee” “The Office” WINNER “Modern Family” 48TH LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MARY TYLER MOORE

Screen Actors Guild Awards - Jan. 29

Grammy’s — Feb. 12

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES: Outstanding performance by a

RECORD OF THE YEAR Bon Iver, “Holocene” Mumford and Sons, “The Cave”

Katy Perry, “Fireworks” WINNER Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” ALBUM OF THE YEAR Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light” Lady Gaga, “Born This Way” Rihanna, “Loud” Bruno Mars, “DooWops & Hooligans” WINNER Adele, “21” BEST RAP SONG Wiz Khalifa , “Black and Yellow” Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, “I Need a Doctor” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “Look At Me Now” Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Otis” Lupe Fiasco, “The Show Goes On” WINNER Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie, “All Of The Lights”

February 17, 2012

Entertainment

E-reader revolution

By Chloe Kim Editor-in-Chief

PETER LIN/HUB PHOTO

Students hauling around 20 pounds worth of textbooks daily– fear no more. E-readers, much easier on the back, may be replacing hefty print textbooks in the near future.

Some students, such as senior Alex Chakhovskoi, have already made a partial switch.

Chakhovskoi currently uses a tablet—the Kindle Fire—for his government and AP Statistics books, the two textbooks he reads electronically.

Though Chakhovskoi cites the screen as too small for active typing and note-taking in class, he believes tablets are useful tools for students simply because they cut down on the sheer bulk of most course textbooks.

“I have owned two e-ink books in the past, and I have to say the first and foremost advantage is portability,” Chakhovskoi said.

In addition to simply reproducing the text on a screen, electronic textbooks for Apple’s new iBook 2 application are already taking advantage of the new medium and incorporating interactive and multimedia elements to enhance the learning process.

“If you want to tap on the photo to enlarge it and rotate it, you can,” said senior Michael Yen, a fan of Apple’s new textbooks. “Another really cool thing is, anything you highlight with your finger gets collected at the end and you can review it in your notes section.”

Other features include a built-in flashcard maker, interactive quizzes and videos.

“There’s going to be a lot more integration in teaching in the next few years. Since video is on the top of that list in technology, Apple is being insanely practical by incorporating it,” Yen said.

In addition, “you don’t have to stay in textbook app,” Yen said.

“You can close that and open up Safari, a graphing calculator … the Internet is at your fingertips.”

Senior Ryan Uota uses his iPad textbook to study for his classes.

3D brings ‘Star Wars’ films to life again A review by Katie Van Deynze HUB Staff Writer

The first installment of the “Star Wars” series came to theaters 35 years ago. In May of 1977, viewers and filmmakers around the globe were awed by the innovative visual effects that brought writer and director George Lucas’ vision to life.

Now, more than a generation after its inception into film history, “Star Wars” has managed to make its way to the theaters for the seventh time. George Lucas has found a way to impress a new generation of viewers with 3D effects.

Though “Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace” is considered by most fans the worst of the saga, one cannot say it doesn’t have its share of action. This film includes podracing, lightsaber Jedion-Sith duels, droids and a variety of innovative spacecrafts.

The 3D effects displayed in this movie are well worth the extra $3. Whether this is your first time experiencing the world of “Star Wars” or you are returning for more, these effects will not disappoint.

The “Phantom Menace” follows Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jin (Academy Award Winner Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and their quest to put an end to the control of the Trade

Federation over the peaceful planet of Naboo. Along the way they come upon a young Anakin Skywalker, a slave living in Tatooine who has the makings of a Jedi.

The final lightsaber duel of the film between the two Jedi and the Dark Lord of the Sith is magnificent will leave all expectations blown away.

Not only were the large parts of the film incredible in 3D, but the small details made the entire world seem real. Even the simple sight of Anakin’s protocol droid, C-3PO, with all of his intricate working circuits and parts showing in 3D was worth the trip.

Every time you thought the cool 3D parts were over, there were just more intricately designed effects to come.

For loyal “Star Wars” fans, seeing these beloved films on the big screen again served as large portion of the attraction.

For students at DHS, the first prequel came out when we were between the ages of 3 and 5. None of us have seen the beloved original trilogy on the big screen.

Seeing

“Phantom Menace” back on the big screen visually enhanced with 3D effects is only a taste of the five more 3D films to come, leaving viewers full of anticipation of what Lucas and his team can do with the rest of the “Star Wars” films.

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iGot game

By Gary Djajapranata HUB Staff Writer

iPhones, iPod touches and iPads are omnipresent in our lives— and part of the reason is because these devices provide a platform for various addictive games.

You’ve all seen the kids in your class who just can’t let go of their iPhones. Whether they’re slicing fruit or Doodle Jumping or Temple Running, they are absolutely hooked on mobile gaming.

Here are, in no particular order, the five biggest, most obsessive games of the year.

Temple Run

Can you dash through a dark temple while collecting coins and avoiding hungry demon monkeys? Can you jump off ledges and duck beneath massive trees, as well as steer clear of scorching beams of fire? This game, which involves rapid maneuvers and speedy jumping, quickly became a hit among iPhone gamers early this year, peaking at no. 1 on the App Store charts for several weeks. Temple Run is available as a free download on the App Store.

Tiny Wings

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First it was Angry Birds, then it was Tiny Wings.

For some reason, iPhone gamers have a special affinity for games involving birds. Tiny Wings, however, takes a different approach than Angry Birds— the object is to fly over various hills and islands before day turns to night. Tiny Wings costs $0.99 on the App Store.

Scramble With Friends

The newest of the “With Friends” series, Scramble With Friends is a wildly addictive word game that pits the player in a frantic two-minute word search.

The player must create words from letters in a 4x4 grid to score points against an opponent, who can be either a friend or a random player. Scramble With Friends is free on the App Store; however, there is also a premium ad-free version that costs $0.99.

Cut The Rope

Om Nom is hungry. Pieces of candy are hanging on ropes far above Om Nom’s head, and your job is to cut the rope to deliver the sweets into Om Nom’s mouth. Cut The Rope, praised for its original gameplay, is available on the App Store for $0.99, and there is a free “lite” version for players who want to try the game before buying.

Fruit Ninja

There’s nothing quite like slicing up various fruits and watching their multicolored juices splatter on the wall. Every time you slash a fruit in half, you hear a satisfying squelching sound that confirms that you did your job well. Fruit Ninja is available on the App Store for $0.99, and a “lite” version is also available for free download.

Senior Nate Tiangco works on his art piece for the AP art students’ exhibit at the Pence Gallery.

The art show will take place March 2-25 and will feature 30 to 50 pieces made by DHS students.

Art students to showcase work at Pence Gallery

By Shauna Simon HUB Staff Writer

T

he upstairs level of the Pence Art Gallery will soon be covered in 30 to 50 pieces made by DHS students.

The exhibit, March 2-25, will give AP Art Studio students the opportunity to display their work in a real gallery.

This is the first year that the Pence Gallery will display DHS students’ work and AP Art Studio teacher Lynette Diem hopes that it will not be the last.

“We want to be able to show off our students’ work,”Diem said. Diem organized this trip to “celebrate the accomplishments” of her Drawing and Painting students as well as Ted Fontaine’s photography students.

“We want to fill up a room [with] AP themed [work],” Fontaine said.

Diem sees this opportunity as a “privilege” to be a part of one of the more premier galleries. Participation is open to any AP Art Studio student who is willing to put time and effort in to the exhibit.

Students are responsible for not only producing the art but also displaying it. Students are required to hang up their own artwork and attend the reception which will be held on March 6 from 6-9 p.m.

To rent the space in the gallery, Diem applied for a grant from the Davis School Art Foundation.

In order to prepare students for the exhibit, Diem prepared presentations from professional artists and critics.

Art critic Chris Beer will be speaking to students on Feb. 27 to help guide them in the right direction. In addition, artist Malaquias Motoya spoke to students all this week.

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Entertainment

Students upset about cartoon corruption On average, children between the ages of 6 and 18 watch 14 to 28 hours of TV per week, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Reflecting back on TV shows of their childhood, students believe that

what they watched influenced them more positively than the shows of today’s younger audience.

Junior Stewart Green watched shows like “Clifford,” “Sesame Street” and “Arthur” when he was younger.

Although Stewart’s younger sister watches the same shows that he did, Green believes that the shows most kids watch today are “way

By Chloe Kim Editor-in-Chief

Students hauling around 20 pounds worth of textbooks daily – fear no more. E-readers, much easier on the back, may be replacing hefty print textbooks in the near future.

Some students, such as senior Alex Chak, have already made a partial switch.

Chak currently uses a tablet— the Kindle Fire—for his government and AP Statistics books, the two textbooks he reads electronically.

Though Chak cites the screen as too small for active typing and note-taking in class, he believes tablets are useful tools for students simply because they cut down on the sheer bulk of most course textbooks.

“I have owned two e-ink books in the past, and I have to say the first and foremost advantage is portability,” Chak said.

In addition to simply reproduc-

more inappropriate for their age and introduces concepts like how to dress and act that [kids] shouldn’t be learning.”

Sophomore Brigitte McFarland’s all-time favorite shows were “Rugrats” and “Spongebob.” She still watches “Spongebob” all the time, but wishes “Rugrats” was still on.

The shows of McFarland’s childhood provided more than entertainment, but also provided a common ground for her and her brother to enjoy

ing the text on a screen, electronic textbooks for Apple’s new iBook 2 application are already taking advantage of the new medium and incorporating interactive and multimedia elements to enhance the learning process.

“If you want to tap on the photo to enlarge it and rotate it, you can,” said senior Michael Yen, a fan of Apple’s new textbooks. “Another really cool thing is, anything you highlight with your finger gets collected at the end and you can review it in your notes section.”

Other features include a built-in flashcard maker, interactive quizzes and videos.

“There’s going to be a lot more integration in teaching in the next few years. Since video is on the top of that list in technology, Apple is being insanely practical by incorporating it,” Yen said.

In addition, “you don’t have to stay in textbook app,” Yen said.

“You can close that and open up Safari, a graphing calculator … the Internet is at your fingertips.”

together.

McFarland believes that the TV she watched had more wholesome humor compared to shows on TV today such as Nickelodeon’s “The Mighty B!” “Kids’ shows now are worse because they try to be funny by being gross and violent. When I was little, the jokes were funny without all of that stuff,” McFarland said.

Junior Madi Aguilar also believes that current TV shows are a negative influence on children.

“Many Disney channel shows

show sarcasm and rudeness as being funny and okay, hence kids tend to me more defiant and rude to other people,” Aguilar said.

Junior Asia Calvo enjoyed “Pokemon” during her childhood and has a little brother who now enjoys watching shows like “Family Guy” and “Adventure Time.”

Calvo does not have the same reasoning as Green and McFarland on why current shows are worse.

“New shows just aren’t as interesting and funny as the shows we watched as kids,” Calvo said.

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By Genny Bennett HUB Staff Writer

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February 17, 2012

Sports in Brief 5 FACTS

Gym Prices

Fearless Foster leads women’s basketball

By Kelsey Ewing Sports Editor

Men’s varsity basketball: Record: 14 wins and 10 losses overall; 5 wins and 3 losses in league Hayden Russell has the highest points-per-game ratio on the team at 13.4

By Genny Bennett, HUB Staff Writer

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Foster began playing basketball when she was 5 years old in Pennsylvania. Starting in 1997, Foster played on various United States Air Force women’s and co-ed basketball teams as a part of her 20-year basketball career.

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Coaching a team is an opportunity for Foster to teach a dozen girls about more than just basketball. “Coaching encompasses much more than just the game to me,” Foster said. “Teaching fundamental life lessons and helping these young ladies develop character is my ultimate goal.”

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Peak Performance 2795 Second St.

$49/month

Men’s JV basketball: Record: 12 wins and 3 losses overall; 4 wins and 0 losses in league

Peak offers personal training as well as group classes such as yoga, boxing and spin classes included in the monthly membership fees.

Specials: 6 months for $182, only about $1/day 12 months for $365, only about $1/day

Women’s varsity basketball: Record: 9 wins and 15 losses overall; 2 wins and 6 losses in league Ashleigh Vandenbrink has the highest points per game ratio on the team at 11.0

Physical Edge 1460 Drew Ave., South Davis

Women’s JV basketball: Record: 4 wins and 5 losses overall; 2 wins and 2 losses in league

$44/month Specials: 6 months for $250 $41.66/month 12 months for $480 $40/month

Foster has also coached for the Davis Hoops Wildcats program for the last five years.

Physical Edge has a full gym with weights and machines but specializes in physical therapy.

Ski Team: Varsity women’s team has four first-place wins Varsity men’s team has two firstplace wins, one second-place win and one third-place win

Davis Swim and Fitness 303 Ensenada Dr., South Davis

While coaching for teams prior to coaching in Davis, Foster coached in several different states and four countries.

“Being in the gym is one of my favorite places to be and helping teach the game of basketball to all these athletes is awesome,” Foster said.

Davis Swim and Fitness has a heated pool, personal swim training, an outdoor basketball court, and more than 30 group fitness classes each week.

$47/month

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Davis Athletic Club (DAC) 1809 Picasso Ave., East Davis Davis Athletic Club offers martial arts classes, CrossFit training, a pool, a jacuzzi and saunas as well as group classes and personal training.

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This season is Karen Foster’s first year coaching the varsity women’s basketball team.

However, she has been involved in the DHS women’s basketball program since 2004.

Snowboard Team: Ranked first place in the Central II division The women’s and men’s varsity teams had four top 20 individual finishes each Wrestling: Eight wrestlers made it to divisionals Senior Scott Derby won second place at the Delta Valley Confidence, which was the highest finish for DHS Information comes from coaches and athletes

By Glenn hull HUB Staff Writer

JV TEAM

By Grace Calhoun HUB Staff Writer

DHS’ JV ski team is dominating the slopes and racing strongly this season. The team’s 4-4 record has them at first in the section, and the team is plump with valuable racers.

In the team’s last race at Sugar Bowl, sophomore Jeff Ewing took first for JV men, followed by five other Davis racers to secure a onethrough-six victory.

As for the women’s JV, junior Genny Bennett snagged first, trailed by sophomore Dilara Tezcan who took second. “They’re

both really strong,” ski coach Bob Brewer said.

The JV team’s untarnished record is not the result of talent alone.

Brewer says the team has also been training very hard. It also helps that there is an “enormous number of JV racers this year, about 20 freshmen.” Brewer said.

The JV team is open to all grades, meaning that freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors alike can all be a part of the JV squad. They do the same workouts as varsity and often, the JV and varsity teams’ skiers between the teams. Performance in their prior race determines whether they will be racing

Iris Eddy

JV or varsity for the next race.

The races take place in one of four areas each week: Northstar, Sugar Bowl, Boreal and Alpine Meadows.

According to Brewer, the ski team has excellent chemistry. “[The team is] just huge. They all just sort of appeared, it’s great,” he said.

While it is not possible for JV racers to qualify for the state meet, Brewer is confident that quite a few JV racers will be bound for state next year. “I can tell you, there’s a half a dozen JV kids that I would not be surprised if they qualify next year,” he said.

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JV ski squad shows promise

Junior Tom Bergamaschi, who is a member of the JV men’s ski team, races down the slopes at Sugar Bowl.

ATHLETES OF THE ISSUE

Nick Howell

Rugby Da Vinci senior Iris Eddy, who started playing on the Davis Lady Rugby Team during her junior year, is now the captain of the club team. She is not sure if she will continue playing rugby in college, but hopes to play for the Northern California All Stars team this summer.

Snowboarding Nick Howell, a senior on the DHS snowboarding team, started on the slopes when he was very young. Last year, he qualified for states. He hopes to continue competing in college, possibly at UC Santa Barbara or in Boulder, Colorado.

Why do you love your sport?

Why do you love your sport?

I love this sport because you don’t need any experience to play at all; they teach it all to you. I also love it because you make such great bonds with people on your team and from other teams.

I love just being up in the mountains, getting to see all the different views at the top of the mountain and just being able to get fresh air

How do you mentally prepare for a game?

How do you mentally prepare for a race?

I think of things I want to accomplish in the game like making all my tackles or just being aggressive in general. Usually as the game is going my adrenaline is pumping so much that not a whole lot is on my mind except getting that ball and getting it to another player on my team or getting it down the field.

Right before I go down the race course, I just take a deep breath and just go.

Don’t fall.

I think one of my most memorable moments was last year when our team played against Berkeley’s team. It was raining and really muddy and our team really pulled together and supported each other. We won that game and at the end we were covered head to toe with mud. It was probably the best game we played.

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What is your most memorable moment in rugby?

What is your most memorable moment in snowboarding?

Last year, our last race was at Boreal, and it was so windy and blizzard that the lift got closed. We had to hike for our last run. I also qualified for states that race.

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February 17, 2012

SPORTING DEVIL Sports

Keep your head in the game Men’s lacrosse team braces for ImPACT

By Lauren Blackwell HUB Staff Writer

Reginald Dunn, Joseph Norris and Dr. Richard Hinton, men’s football yields the most concussions in men’s high school athletics with men’s lacrosse coming in second.

Senior Peter Spitzer obtained two concussions during the football season this year, but has yet to have one during lacrosse.

“I had a secondary concussion the first time and

then got another one 10 days later, but the next one was only first degree,” Spitzer said.

Spitzer did not realize he had a concussion at first.

“When it first happens, you honestly don’t realize what happened. It’s just kind of like your whole vision just kind of goes black.

You pop up in a random place,” he said. “You kind of just can’t move; you’re just standing there and you have no idea what’s going on.”

According to certified but for sports, it is used in athletic trainer Steve De- any contact sport where Hart, the former director of “somebody potentially can be hit athletic training in the at Sacramento When it first happens, head or State University, ImPACT testing you honestly don’t re- get any is a cognitive asalize what happened. kind of sessment tool that It’s just kind of like whipl a s h is used to create your whole vision just t y p e a baseline assessment of cognikind of goes black. of motive function.

You pop up in a ran- t i o n with “We can use dom place. their the baseline inhead.” formation in regards to after - Peter Spitzer, senior, “We somebody gets who had two concus- cusea itn a concussion,” sions this year DeHart said. as just DeHart said o n e ImPACT testing more tool to determine can be used whether someone has a for many concussion and has returned reasons, fully from a concussion,” he said. “We can measure symptoms on a clinical observation, but this ImPACT test is giving us the ability to measure the brain function in ways that we can’t do it clinically.”

According to DeHart, there can be subtle injuries to the brain during a concussion that cannot be detected by physicians, and if a player is allowed to play a sport again without these injuries being healed, they are more susceptible to getting injured with a less se-

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The first time senior Carson Stone got a concussion was in a lacrosse game during the men’s varsity lacrosse team’s season last year. He collided head first with another player and “just blacked out and woke up on the ground like three seconds later,” he said.

T h i s

year, players on the men’s lacrosse team have the option to get Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) before the season begins as a part of concussion awareness.

The purpose of the test is to assess normal brain function, so that if an athlete suffers from a concussion later, physicians can gauge the severity of the injury and how much recovery is needed.

According to a study conducted by Andrew Lincoln, Shane Caswell, Jon Almquist,

In this photo illustration, junior Mikie Schlosser, left, and senior Peter Spitzer collide headto-head. Collisions like these are conducive to concussions among lacrosse players.

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Dual-sport athlete dilemma

The track and field team warms up before practice. Some members of the team are leading an effort to rename “track practice” to “tracktice.”

‘Tracktice’ makes perfect

By Kelly Goss Editor-in-chief

With 226 Facebook page “likes,” approval from four coaches and a gain in popularity, the word ‘tracktice’ has become a source of controversy between track and field teammates.

The word, which is a shortened way to say track practice, was introduced to the team by distance runner Grace Calhoun during the 2011 track season. However, the word just began to gain momentum during this year’s pre-season training, according to ‘tracktice’ supporter Laney Teaford.

The junior distance runner believes that ‘tracktice’ is “a cool word that rolls off the tongue. Why would you say track practice when you can say ‘tracktice’?” Teaford said.

Distance runner Daniel Gonzalez however, feels that ‘tracktice’ should not be used to replace track practice. The senior, along with many of the varsity men’s distance runners, feels that using this new word will reshape the image of the track team.

“The word ‘tracktice’ is really just for lazy people who don’t want to say track practice,” he said. “[The men’s distance runners and I] feel that, being on the track team, people should recog-

nize us for our hard work, so when we’re talking to people we shouldn’t just show blatant laziness.”

In efforts to expand the popularity of the word ‘tracktice’ and respond to opposing teammates’ views, Teaford, Calhoun and senior track teammate Tess Williams created the official Tracktice Facebook page.

The runners used the page to encourage fellow teammates, track and field event coaches, DHS graduates and collegiate runners to “like” ‘tracktice’ and begin using the word in their daily vocabulary.

Gonzalez and those opposing the word have also contacted collegiate runners and DHS graduates through Facebook to gain support for keeping the tradition of track practice.

According to Williams, the supporters’ goals are to make ‘tracktice’ a part of the national language of track and field athletes and to have ‘tracktice’ in the Webster’s Dictionary. So far, ‘tracktice’ supporters have reached their short-term goals of 200 “likes” on the Facebook page and have posted videos of DHS staff and coaches who formally approve of the new word. Among these official supporters is campus superviser Demond Huff.

“I approve of the word ‘tracktice’ because I am cool

with the kids having swag, and I thought it was very creative and swagilicious for the kids to combine track and practice to make up ‘tracktice’,” Huff said.

Huff believes that ‘tracktice’, which is already defined in Urban Dictionary, has the possibility of becoming a word in Webster’s Dictionary because “it’s a very cool word, it’s very easy as far as the definition and it’s simple and different.”

Track and field head coach Spencer Elliott, who formally approves of ‘tracktice’ through a video interview on the word’s Facebook page, is more unsure than Huff that the word could one day be in the dictionary.

“Because track and field isn’t a mainstream sport in the same way that basketball, baseball and football are, it would be pretty impressive if it actually ever hit the dictionary,” Elliott said.

“But it’s not because it’s not a great idea. It has to do with the fact that it’s only specific to track, and track’s not a mainstream enough sport.”

‘Tracktice’ supporters plan to continue recruiting athletes to support their word by creating “tracktice makes perfect” T-shirts and having approving coaches like Elliott use the word during ‘tractices’ this season.

By Grace Calhoun HUB Staff Writer

Sophomore Kian Reno has quite a busy schedule.

Because he is a multi-sport athlete, Reno is always athletically involved with one of his three sports. When one sport nears its end and another begins to start up, Reno is faced with a twoweek period of athletic overlap. As his sports begin to collide, Reno and many other multi-sport athletes face challenges with balancing athletics, homework and other everyday strains and pressures.

The DHS campus is overflowing with two or three sport athletes.

While playing more than one sport is often a gratifying experience, it proves to be a challenge to already timestrained students. “It is a lot of work and a lot of stress physically on your body and it just takes a lot out of you,” Reno said.

Junior football player and snowboarder J.C. Roeckl also has to endure a twoweek overlap for his sports.

Like Reno, Roeckl feels burdened at times by the multi-sport struggles he faces.

“It’s a problem because you wake up early in the morning and you’re working then and even after school you’re working even more,” he said.

“By the time you get home you’re really tired and you don’t have that much energy to get your schoolwork done or even get to it.”

While academic stress is a

prevalent issue in playing multiple sports, it is not a dealbreaker.

“I feel like I’m pretty on top of my classes; [teachers] are pretty lenient on missing school for sports.”

R e n o said.

DHS’ ski team coach Bob Brewer understands the physical problems accompanying multi-sport athletes doubling up. “There is risk of overtraining the athlete which reduces performance and increases risk of injury,” Brewer said. “Additionally there is the stress of being pulled early to another sport for conditioning and tryouts due to either real or perceived pressure from the coach of the upcoming season.”

To steer clear of easily avoidable injuries, Brewer prefers his athletes not to condition for another sport during ski season. “It’s important for the athlete not to overtrain,” he said. “In the fall, I tell my athletes not to come to dry land practice until they are done with cross country or whatever fall sport they are participat-

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Two-week overlap between seasons challenges athletes

ing in.”

At times the pressures of a multi-sport athlete can be overwhelming, but according to both Reno and Roeckl, it is worth the work.

Not only does playing two or more sports look good on college applications, they said, but it can also be “very fun and keeps me in shape year-round,” Reno said.

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Sports

Coaches, athletes debate the dangers of doing too much

By Anna Sturla HUB Staff Writer

DHS sports demand excellence.

Athletes respond by training hard, often on their own time, and following the direction and training regimens of their coaches. But among the athletes themselves, the boundary between excellence and overtraining is ill-defined, and one that can be easily crossed.

The American College of Sports Medicine defines overtraining as “excessive exercise [...] in which the individual becomes chronically fatigued and performance progressively diminishes.” However, what contitutes overtraining among athletes themselves is often hazy, according to junior Laurel Darragh, a member of the cross country and track and field teams, and a former lacrosse player.

“You’ve got to train hard enough to get better, but not hard enough to get injured, or worse,” Darragh said. “There’s a fuzzy line between uncomfortable pain and actual pain. The whole point is to push yourself to get a little bit better, and to push yourself, you’re going to be a little uncomfortable.”

However, for Corey Nelson, a senior on the varsity football team, overtraining can only happen in the most extreme of workouts.

For Nelson, overtraining is “when you drop, and you’ve just killed all your muscles, and you can’t do anything. I think it’s total

body failure.”

“I don’t believe in overtraining,” Nelson added. “The only person I believe did it was Brian Cushing.” Cushing is a professional football player who, according to Nelson, trained so hard his tendons snapped, and had to be sent to the hospital in shock.

Steve Smyte, head coach of the varsity football team, did not have as extreme a definition of overtraining as Nelson. He defined it as “train[ing] so much that it ends up giving you a negative training result.” Smyte did say that he believes the term overtraining is overused.

“I sometimes think people confuse overtraining with training hard,” Smyte said. “Here, I don’t think we have enough time with our athletes for them to overtrain.”

But despite the careful training regimens laid out by coaches and trainers, some athletes continue to train through the pain.

Darragh contracted tendonitis playing lacrosse, but finished the season. As a member of the cross country team, she also contracted Piriformis syndrome, which results in nerve pain, but also continued to play.

“I didn’t stop. I finished the season. But if you look at my times, they gradually got worse,” Darragh said.

“That’s just like an athlete’s mentality,” Darragh added. “We don’t quit [...] You just don’t want to let down your team. You work so hard, that to get injured is like to throw it all away.”

“There’s kind of a desire to keep working past the pain, to be the best and suck it up and not show weakness,” said junior Marta Drown, a member of the track and

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Overtraining vs. training hard

Senior Corey Nelson, a member of the varsity football team, lifts weights to continue his training in the off-season. Nelson does not believe that overtraining exists except for extreme situations.

field and cross country teams. “No one wants to be the weak link of the team.”

Dan Gonzalez, head coach of the men’s varsity basketball team, believes that coaches have to make sure that assigned workouts and training regimens are balanced, but said that playing on more than one

Davis Diamonds moves location

team or working out too hard on one team was most often to blame for overtraining.

“They push themselves, and then there’s also the expectations of the teams they participate on,” Gonzalez said.

However, Gonzalez concurred that coaches are responsible for

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CONCUSSIONS: ImPACT testing is most important in concussion prevention vere impact.

“We want to make sure you’re back to baseline before you go back into play,” DeHart said.

Spitzer said some measures have been taken to help prevent concussions in lacrosse.

“They have the semi-new Pro7 helmet, which is supposed to be concussion-proof and prevents concussions,” he said. Many kids have the helmet, but it’s not mandatory, according to Spitzer.

DeHart, however, is skeptical of the concussion-proof helmet.

“I don’t know if anything is concussion-proof, but [ ... ] they put

will of the majority by making such difficult conditions that we won’t be able to move anyway,” Major said.

If Davis Diamonds is unable to move to the South Davis location, the center will have to find a facility in Dixon or Woodland because property in Davis is too expensive, according to Major.

“We would probably go to Dixon where our broker has found us a good building and where there is no longer a gymnastics club,” he said.

However, being located outside of Davis would not be preferable because most of Davis Diamonds’ customers are Davis residents, like Whalen.

If all goes as planned, the move to 5080 Chiles Rd. should be well underway by August, according to Whalen.

However, Whalen will be going away to college in the fall so she will not get to use the new gym.

“But maybe I’ll come back and visit,” she said.

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A city council meeting in January gave Davis Diamonds Gymnastics preliminary permission to move from its current location in East Davis to a vacant car dealership on Chiles Road in South Davis.

Davis Diamonds has been at the same Second Street location for nine years.

Many members of the Davis Diamonds community attended the council meeting in order to show their support for its move.

Co-owner of Davis Diamonds James Major was one of the many at the meeting.

Davis Diamonds has “outgrown [its] current gym and needs a bigger one, both for more students and better students” and the new facility has twice as much space as its current 9,000-square foot location, according to Major.

DHS senior and gymnast Irene Whalen, who has been going to Davis Diamonds for almost 10 years, was also at the city council

meeting and agrees that the bigger facility would create a safer, more efficient environment.

“The new facility’s a lot bigger so we’ll have room because right now there’s not enough space for all the classes, and the equipment that we have; it’s too close together,” Whalen said. “Sometimes the girls run into the boys and little kids run into the big kids. It’s not good.”

Major also states that with more room, Davis Diamonds will be able to get new equipment such as trampolines and in-ground pits, which are deep pits in the floor usually filled with blocks of soft foam.

Whalen is especially excited for the pit because it will allow gymnasts “to do cool tricks off the bars and have a safe landing.”

Because the council permission is preliminary, there is always a chance, according to Major, that the deal could fall through.

When the city council votes on Davis Diamonds’ permit conditions on Feb. 21, “there is always the possibility that the minority [of the council] will try to thwart the

continued from back indicators that determine the level of impact that a person has taken,” he said. “The challenge is, there is no one guideline for everybody.

Everybody is different.”

DeHart believes that ImPACT testing is of the utmost importance in concussion prevention and awareness.

“I think it’s vital what we’re learning of the prolonged effects of what we’re having, one year, 5 years, 10 years down the road and the cumulative effect concussions have,” DeHart said.

Jersey mania

Davis Diamonds, currently located on Second Street, received the OK by city council during a meeting in January to move locations. Davis Diamonds will be moving to a vacant car dealership on Chiles Road in South Davis.

By Annamarie Pilon HUB Staff Writer

guiding the players on their teams effectively.

“When workouts aren’t balanced, that’s when athletes get hurt,” Gonzalez said. “That’s something coaches have to be aware of.”

Though overtraining can often result from an athlete working out too hard on their own time, it can also result from a coach inadvertently pushing athletes too hard in practice, particularly during highpressure moments such as tournaments and tryouts.

Junior Malia Fujisawa, a varsity women’s field hockey player, said tryouts are where she felt the most overworked.

“You work out two times a day, and that usually goes on for a couple of days,” Fujisawa said. “You do a lot more in a lot less time than you would do on your own time.”

For Darragh, try-outs come with an inherent paradox—making sure students, some of whom may be attempting a sport for the first time, are up to the physical rigors of the team while not pushing them over the edge of physical injury.

“It’s hard to give everyone different workouts when they should all be at the same level,” Darragh said. “But it’s part of the coach’s qualifications [for a student to join the team], so how do you balance that?”

Overtraining often remains a difficult problem for athletes and coaches, with no completely defined line between excellence and overtraining, or where responsibility for overtraining begins or ends.

“It’s not the coach’s fault or the athlete’s fault,” Darragh said.

“Maybe it takes an injury to understand where your limits are.”

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hen DHS students don their favorite jersey, they are likely to go local. Here are the favorite logos spotted during an informal count in campus hallways.