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Vol. 47 No. 9

Cherry Hill High School East: 1750 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

May 2013

English teachers relieve stress through yoga By Allie Grossman (‘‘16), Kaylin Magosin (‘14), Jenna Wilson (‘15) Eastside Staf/ Eastside News/Features Editors

Yoga means union – union of the body and breath. Teachers around East express themselves through this mind-easing practice. Perhaps to ease the stress of the school days from their bodies, or simply to do as a favorite hobby, yoga has become part of many teachers’ daily routines. English teacher Ms. Alicia DeMarco has been practicing yoga steadily since the late ‘90s. She practices a variety of methods such as hatha, ashtanga (power), iyengar (alignment), bikram (the one in 110 degree heat, a set standard of 26 postures for 90 minutes). Mrs. Helena Dobromilski, also an English teacher at East, has been practicing yoga since 1975. “I started doing yoga in 1975 when I was diagnosed with sciatica. I had been reading yoga philosophy but not practicing the asanas until I had a physical problem,” Dobromilski said. Dobromilski is now a certified lyengar yoga teacher who practices yoga daily. Not only does yoga come in many different varieties, but yoga can also be categorized as meditative. DeMarco said, “Once you understand how a pose, or ‘asana’ works, it is easy to move in and out of it and really focus on the breath as a way to fully open the posture, which opens the body and the mind.”

She classifies the result as a feeling of lightness and happiness — an elevation of the mind and sense that all things are

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as they should be. Along with the many different forms of yoga, there are many different poses one can perform. Yoga creates flexible bodies, and also can also be an activity that is flexible in its performance. Yoga classes take place during all hours of the day and can ease a mind on overdrive. DeMarco said, “My practice is daily; I wish I was as disciplined with meditation. I try to sit every morning between 5 and 6 a.m. to do breath work and then simply

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pline, a way of life, a mental and spirtiual practice as much as, if not more than, the physical dimension,” Dobromilski said.

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DeMarco performs a tree pose.

for high school students’ busy lives. “High-schoolers are perfect candidates for yoga and its positive benefits,” DeMarco said, “the physical challenge and strengthening, the mental clarity and focus, the community created through practicing with others.” Dobromilski agrees that yoga has many benefits. “My favorite thing about yoga is that it is more than a physical practice. Yoga is a disci-

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A Yoga Club was recently started up at East led by DeMarco, after Kristen Hearn (‘14) came to her asking her to be the advisor. “I wanted to have a place to do [yoga] at school with other people, so we decided to start a yoga club,” Hearn said. “We are thinking about taking a trip to the beach this summer to do yoga there.” This beneficial hobby practiced at school may not only unite the body and the breath, but also

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unite teachers and students. “So far, it’s been working out great,” said DeMarco. “We did some guided mediations together, I showed them and talked to them about what prahna is, how to keep your spine straight when you’re seated...” DeMarco said that the main focus for the past few meetings has been proper breathing techniques to perform during yoga. So far, there are approximately ten people in the club. “I love the after-effect of yoga...I love how it made me calmer,” DeMarco said. “It’s toning the inside of your body just as much as the outside and your mind is calm.” The club is open to anyone who wants to practice yoga, no experience necessary. “If you are a beginner, choose a type of yoga and stay with it. Do not mix the various schools of yoga. Choose the one that speaks to you and stay with it. Otherwise, you run the risk of injury and will lose the quality of integration that yoga brings to a sense of well being. Do not let the ego interfere with your progression,” Dobromilski said. DeMarco summarizes yoga as a moving meditation. It has been part of her life for fourteen years and she is thrilled to have brought her pastime to the East community. Additional research by Kayla Schorr (‘14)/Eastside News/Features Editor

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Sassinsky fishes for success at aquarium By Kayla Schorr (‘14) Eastside News/Features Editor

Many faculty members at East have had quite interesting professions before working at school. However, biology teacher Mrs. Holly Sassinsky’s prior occupation truly seals the deal. From 1998 to 2003, Sassinsky worked at the New Jersey State Aquarium (now called the Adventure Aquarium), with fish, sharks, penguins and, of course, seals. Starting as an intern, she became a volunteer and ultimately a full-time worker. Sassinsky sure has spent a considerable amount of time under the sea. “After I graduated from college I became a full-time seal trainer,”

early in the morning and stay until really late at night in shifts. We had to blend up fish and feed it to the penguins with a syringe. We had to make sure it had the right food, it was growing the way it was supposed to be growing, and then reintegrate it back into the colony.” At the aquarium,

there were two distinct groups of workers. Sassinsky originally was associated with the group in charge of birds and seals; however, she later assimilated into the fish caretakers. At one point, there was a very high demand for SCUBA divers in order to take care of the sharks. At the same time, the original workers in this field were working on other projects, such as exploring the creatures in the big sea tank. Sassinsky saw this as a great opportunity since she knew how to SCUBA dive. “Anytime they were doing shark physicals or exams on the sharks, I would get

“Anytime they were doing shark physicals or exams on the sharks, I would get in and help them corral the sharks into an exam area and basically help out wherever I was needed.” Sassinsky said. “I worked on taking care of the seals, training them new behaviors, working on behaviors that needed a little work that they were just learning. It was mostly brushing their teeth, clipping their nails and taking blood.” Sassinsky said that she spent quite a substantial amount of time taking blood from seals without acting forceful. Drawing blood from an 800 pound seal while trying to keep it still definitely was not the easiest task. Sassinsky was also a part of the entertaining shows at the aquarium in

w h i c h SCUBA divers perform tricks with the animals while speaking with an underwa-

ter microphone. “We worked on behaviors that would show off characteristics of the seals that we would show during these shows, like jumps and waving the flippers,” Sassinsky said. A few years later, the aquarium opened a penguin exhibit with 17 African penguins. In addition to her seal responsibilities, Sassinsky worked with the penguins. “When we worked with the first chick, that chick needed to be handraised because the parents were new and they didn’t really know what they were supposed to do,” said Sassinsky. “We had to come in very

esting role in this little pup’s life. “The shark did not know anything about barriers or aquarium walls, so, when it was swimming, sometimes it would hit the wall and it would just fall,” Sassinsky said. “They needed people twenty-four seven in the shark tank with this tiger shark, along with all of the other sharks that were in the tank to swim with it and make sure that if it did hit a wall, we would then pick it up and direct it the right way.” When Sassinsky reminisces about her under-sea occupation, she remembers one thing specifically. “When I was there, one of the new programs that started up was a waterwork program where we actually got in the water with the seals,” Sassinsky said. “We were the only aquarium in the country to be doing that.” Sassinsky and other aquarium staff were able to influence the seals to stray away from their usual timid personas and adjust to humans swimming in the water with them. Sassinsky even had the opportunity to hold onto the front flippers of an 800-pound gray seal while it titled its head back and swam upside d o w n . Sassinsky performed this impressive trick in front of an audience at a few shows at the aquarium. In addition to this routine, Sassinsky added that she also is very proud that she was able to train a blind baby seal named Luke to get out of the water, which takes a while for even a seal with adequate vision. Sassinsky now teaches biology at East and often reflects upon her aquatic past during her lessons. Her fascinating former profession truly proves very interesting to her current students.

i n and help them corral the sharks into an exam area and basically help out wherever I was needed,” Sassinksy said. Other jobs included putting oxygen tubes down the sharks’ mouths so they would breathe out of the water and protecting them from hurting themselves while in the water. At one point, Sassinsky and her team helped raise a baby tiger shark and integrate it into the exhibit with the rest of the sea animals. Although tiger sharks are considered “man-eaters,” the one Sassinsky worked with was completely harmless since it was so young. In Art by Zoe Greenhall (‘13)/ Eastside Art Director fact, Sassinsky played quite an inter-

Did you know... The largest tiger sharks are said to exceed 18 feet in length. Seals give birth on land, unlike whales and dolphins.

As soon as a seal is born, its mother forms a bond with it by smelling it.

Information from: www.nmfs.noaa.gov www.snh.org

Tiger shark litters are generally very large, usually consisting of 35 to 55 pups.

If I could change something a b o u t SGA, I would try to improve Paulomi Banerjee its organization. (’13) SGA is meant to not only get people involved, but also to serve as a group in which people can have fun. Sometimes, however, it seems like a lack of organization causes duties to pile up at certain times of the year (such as Spirit Week and prom). I believe that if we try to better space out our responsibilities and utilize our time wisely, the events we plan will be better than ever. SGA is pretty well r u n . However, if there were something I would Abe Granoff change, it would be (‘14) the way SGA interacts with the rest of the school. A lot of other kids, not just the officers or representatives, have good ideas, which they should be able to share. If other students were allowed to sit in on SGA meetings, this would make it easier for SGA to get new ideas relating to events and other SGArelated activities. If I were to change one thing, that would be it. If there were one thing that I w o u l d c h a n g e about SGA, it would be Sam Amon to allow the rest of the (‘15) school to be more involved in what events we should have. I want to get the rest of the school involved because I don’t want students to say: “Why didn’t we do this or why didn’t we do that?” If the rest of the school gets involved in the school-wide events, then more people will participate and more people will have a fun experience. There is nothing that I w o u l d want to c h a n g e about SGA. Kennedy So far, I haven’t had Omari (‘16) any problems and it’s been a lot of fun. It has not been too much of a commitment, and I think it is run very well since I have many opportunies. SGA logo by Joel Greenspan (‘13)/ Eastside Art Director

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Twitter: the social network trending since 2006

My tweets are all so different. Some are in all caps for EMPHASIS. I try to go for humor in some, but then I express my opinions on things like current events or sports on others. It’s weird.

I tweet about the the funny, the dumb and the deep. None of this real life stuff.

My favorite person to follow on Twitter is Jose Canseco, the former baseball player. He’s just so ridiculous with some of the things he tweets that I’m convinced that he’s not actually a real person.

A tweet from my account that has been re-tweeted alot is: “You know you have no butt when you wear yoga pants backwards for 5 hours without noticing #dangit”

Twitter has exploded since its creation in 2006. Now, seven years later, Twitter is a social media I originally decided to join Twitter site that is used by many East students. so I could talk to my favorite (and Eastside talked all things Twitter with the not so favorite) celebrities. It’s experts Jenn Cha, Garrett Clayman, amazing who will actually pay Tyler Drob and Ellie Trommer. All are attention to you on social media! seniors nominated for Best Person to Follow on Twitter and they disMETEOROLOGISTS ARE ALWAYS cussed what they tweet, why they WRONG. LIKE *MAYBE* IT IS tweet and why they have such a GOING TO SNOW. OR *MAYBE* ITS large following on Twitter. GOING TO RAIN. OR *MAYBE* IT S If I could pick one person to retweet me, it would be John Stamos. Just because.

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If I could have one person to re-tweet me, it would be Ellen DeGeneres.

I can t remember why I orginally joined Twitter, but hey, no regrets.

By Jenna Wilson (‘15) Eastside News/Features Editor

My favorite tweet I have tweeted is: “I feel so lied to. James Franco made it very clear that Spring Break lasted forever #springbreakforever” I re-tweet any tweet that I think “Wow, I wish I could have said that!” My name is Tyler Drob, and my Twitter handle is “Drobitir,” which is a nickname my friends call me.

The things I tweet about range from important things, funny things, sports, or stuff going on in my life. I tweet less now than I used to.

If I could have anyone re-tweet me, it would be Nicki Minaj. Her tweets are so brutally honest, which is strange for a celebrity. I really commend her for it.

I tweet probably around 15-20 tweets everyday. It used to be a lot more, which is why I have around 17,00 tweets.

A typical tweet coming from my account would probably discuss either a song I am listening to, how I am feeling or a current event in the entertainment world followed by a hastag that summarizes the tweet.

One of my tweets that got the most favorites and re-tweets was my tweet about playing football for West Chester. It got 100 favorites.

My favorite person to follow on twitter is @AmandaBynes.

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Say “Chip, Chip, Cheerio” at the British Chip Shop the street sits The British Chip Shop, the sister restaurant and bakery of The English Gardener Gift Shop. The family-owned To Cherry Hill residents, the store restaurant opened in 2010 and referred to as “the British shop in serves brunch, lunch, afternoon Haddonfield,” otherwise known as The tea, dinner and desserts. All English Gardener Gift Shop, may be items on the menu are uniquely overlooked amongst the many eyeBritish, such as Fish and Chips, catching shops that line Kings Cottage Pie and Welsh Rarebit. Highway. However, this specialty shop You won’t be able to find sandis truly one of a kind. wiches listed on the menu, but As the name suggests, The English you can order a “sarine.” Gardener Gift Shop houses an extenSimilarly, the word “soda” cansive collection of food and gifts importnot be seen, but go ahead and ed from Ireland, England, Scotland and order a “fizzy drink,” instead. Wales. Proprietors Gary and Denise All meals are made fresh on Coleman opened the shop in 2007. site, and The British Chip Shop Gary moved to the United States when has its own pastry chef. he was three years old. Gary said that he wants peoGary said, “I was born in England ple to walk away with a positive and grew up in Haddonfield, so [the experience after spending time items sold are] all food and cultural at either the restaurant or the stuff I grew up with.” gift shop. He said he wants cusThe shop welcomes customers from tomers to know they are getting all ethnic backgrounds, but a good por“a quality product at a fair price tion of the customers that frequent the and that [the] food at [the] Gift Shop are British, as one may Angie Nguyen (‘13)/Eastside Photo Editor restaurant is very authentic.” expect. Gary said, “The frequent cus- The British Chip Shop is located at 146 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ. Only a few places in South tomers are very familiar with all prodJersey remain as unique and ucts, especially the British ones.” their food, especially at Christmas and Easter,” authentic as The British Chip Shop and the “[We have a] loyal ethnic customer Gary said. English Gardener Gift Shop. base [people] come pretty good distances to get Directly across

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Help Wanted: Now hiring camp counselors By Leah Korn (‘16) Eastside Staff

With summer coming up, many teens are on the lookout for summer jobs. One great option for a summer job is to be a camp counselor. There are some very wellknown day camps in the South Jersey area, such as Tall Pines Day Camp and the JCC Camps at Medford, which are always looking to hire many eager teenagers. It can sometimes be hard for students in high school, especially underclassmen, to get jobs. Most hourly wage jobs require employees to be seventeen or eighteen, a requirement that many job-hungry high school students cannot yet fulfill. The job of a camp counselor does not require previous job experience, and you can start being a paid counselor the summer going into tenth grade

at both the JCC Camps at Medford and Tall Pines. Many teens from Cherry Hill spend their summers as counselors at these camps. “[Being a camp counselor] was fun because you really bond with the kids…it doesn’t even feel like you’re working because you are having so much fun. It feels like you are still at camp instead of actually working,” said Ilaina Edelstein (’15), who worked at Tall Pines last summer and is returning there this summer. “It’s fun being around the kids and I enjoy playing with them and looking out for them,” said Wendy Sherman (’15), a counselor at the JCC Camps at Medford. “I like that [the JCC Camps at Medford] have so many different activities and different things for the kids to do that it never leaves you bored.” Both camps also offer great counselor in training (CIT) programs. At the JCC, the CIT pro-

gram is going into ninth grade and at Tall Pines the CIT program is going into eighth and ninth grade. Brooke M i r o n (’16), who after being a camper for many summers, was a CIT at the JCC Camps at Medford last summer, described the CIT program as “amazing” and said that it completely prepared her to be a counselor. “At Tall Pines, being a CIT for a bunk was fun, energetic, always moving, and the CITs were always involved in the bunk activities, making it fun to be around the little kids,” said Marli Ehrlich (‘16). Another benefit that comes with working the job of camp counselor is the opportunities it provides in the future. Even a small job like being a camp counselor helps build a resume for future job

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applications. It also helps to open year-round jobs; many campers’ parents end up hiring their children’s camp counselors as babysitters throughout the year. Even though being a camp counselor does not pay as much as many other hourly wage jobs, it gives the counselors the opportunity to enjoy their summers while getting a little money. “I get plenty of time to be able to do what I want,” said Sherman in regards to free time after work. Being a camp counselor offers a happy medium between being able to enjoy summer and having a job. “The main job at both the camps is to take care of the kids and to make sure they are safe and having a great time,” Kayla Livecchi (‘13), who has worked at both Tall Pines and the JCC, said. If you think this sounds like a fun way to spend your summer vacation, you can apply for a job at a camp for this coming summer and bring smiles to young kids’ faces in the sun-shining days. Photo (left) courtesy of www.jcccampsatmedford.org/ Photo (right) courtesy of Jordyn Tobolsky (‘14)/ For Eastside

By Natasha Hauck (‘13) Eastside Community Editor

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The Bancroft school is a local school for kids Looking to experience Chinese culture? Hike in Machu with special needs. The severities of their disPicchu? Or help out a small community in India? Rustic abilities vary. There are some students with Pathways, a travel and service company for high school more severe disabilities who live at Bancroft students, can help you fulfill those desires. This summer, and require 24/7 care, though there are some I traveled with Rustic Pathways to spend four weeks in students with less severe disabilities who only small Tibetan communities in India. It was an extremely go to school there. The Bancroft school is inspirational and rewarding experience. While in India I always in need of volunteers who can help with had the opportunity to live and work beside the Tibetan weekend functions such as field days and parpeople in their community. We taught English to the chilties. Volunteers get to spend time with the kids dren training to be monks, we cemented a path for them and help the aids maintain a controlled envito walk to school on and we also helped build a temple in ronment. Because there are so many kids and which to pray. not very many aids, the volunteers are a huge The best part of this trip was having the opportunity to help! If you are interested in helping out, consee the people reap the benefits. The children smiled and tact the main office at The Bancroft School for laughed as we taught them words that may have sounded more information on how you can get involved. silly to their ears, such as “llama” and “hippopotamus,” and bowed down to us, thanking us for improving their walk to school. Just their smiles were enough to know how much they appreciated our work in their community. If you want to help out people like those in India and expe- If you volunteer, please tell us about it in our next rience a culture very different from your own, go to issue! community@eastside-online.org www.rusticpathways.com for more information on how you can broaden your horizon and lend a helping hand. Zoe Greenhall (‘13)/ Eastside Art Director Photo courtesy of http://www.bancroft.org/

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream (and water ice) By Emmy Silverman (‘13) and Rebecca Cohen (‘15) Eastside Community Editor and Eastside Entertainment Editor

When most South Jersey residents picture the face of Diane’s Water Ice, the familiar face of Manager Rachel Chain comes to mind. Too often gone unnoticed is the man behind it all: Owner Mark DeCesare. As a child, DeCesare enjoyed spending his summer days going to his preferred water ice shop to enjoy a cold dessert. In college, he majored in civil engineering and went into construction, but after an unfortunate run-in with bankruptcy, he decided to open Diane’s Water Ice. “I wanted to try a business that I could do in the summer and have time off in the winter so that I could do construction,” said DeCesare. In April of 1993, Diane’s Water Ice made its debut. DeCesare was so surprised to see many eager customers flock to his water ice

Diane’s logo by E m m y Silverman (‘13)/ Eastside Community Editor Diane’s photos by Wendy Sherman (‘15)/ Eastside Staff Sundaes logo by Rachel Cohen (‘15)/ E a s t s i d e Community Editor Sundaes photos by Brittany Nghiem (‘13)/ Eastside Photo Editor Diane’s and Sundaes storefront by Zoe Greenhall (‘13)/Eastside Art Director

By Rachel Cohen (‘15) Eastside Community Editor

Whether it’s a long-awaited treat or a spontaneous pitstop on the way to the shore, a trip to Sundaes, located in Berlin, NJ, is always sweet. Although this South Jersey ice cream parlor is not located in Cherry Hill, or even a neighboring town, the longer drive is worthwhile and sure to cure your cravings. Before Sundaes opened in 1994, owners Phillip and Nancy Kogan had an autoparts business on the property. When deciding to open an

shop on day one that he was doing fist pumps in the back of the store. “At the time w e opened the store we didn’t e v e n realize that this location would be as popular as it is, but I t h i n k part of the reason for our success is we are on the border of three or four different t o w n ships,” DeCesare added. Contrary to popular belief, Diane does not actually work in the shop; however, she is DeCesare’s wife and co-owner of Diane’s Water Ice. When trying to choose a name for their new business, the DeCesares bought a book of baby names, but could not find a name to fit their image of an “old italian lady in the kitchen cooking.” They came to the conclusion that the perfect name to fit this description was Diane. “She loves the name,” laughs DeCesare, “she loves having the name on the sign because everyone wants to know who Diane is.” Never showing his face to the various crowds, DeCesare hides out behind the counter doing all of the dirty work. The water ice sold at Diane’s is made on sight from scratch, using the store’s own equipment and original recipe. “I paid a guy to show me how to use the equipment and worked for a while and perfected our

ice cream parlor, the Kogans’ kids were all for it. “[Sundaes] became a [family business],” said Nancy. The Kogans always loved cooking and wanted to make their own product, so an ice cream shop, which also sells water ice, gelati and soft serve ice cream, was a great way for the family to do so. All of the ice cream and water ice is homemade. Sundaes has over 20 different flavors for both its ice cream and water ice. It took some time for the Kogans to figure out their great recipes. Nancy jokes that they came up with recipes by making mistakes. The Kogans occasionally try out different flavors, but they

water ice to be more of a sherbet or a thicker texture. I thought that would separate us from the rest of the crowd. I have stuck with [the same recipe] ever since we opened the store,” said DeCesare. “We make our own flavors. No one will ever have our chocolate flavor water ice. It’s different from anything you can find because we cook it. We make the chocolate syrup here, so it’s very labor intensive.” Not only has DeCesare kept the original recipe alive, but he sells the same flavors that were available when Diane’s opened twenty years ago and does not plan on changing them in the future. “We won’t change anything because people are so used to it. If I go with some different flavor, I’ll get in trouble,” said DeCesare. Although the flavors have remained, the overall business has evolved. “I had one freezer that would hold 20 buckets of water ice when I first opened... however, what I didn’t realize was I would sell out the whole freezer of water ice at 10 o’clock and I’d have nothing for the next day...We immediately ripped the back of the store out and put a huge freezer in that would hold 300 or 400 buckets of water ice, which is why we never run out of a flavor,” DeCesare said. Diane’s Water Ice has continued to grow more popular with every spring that blooms. On any given Saturday, DeCesare said there will be anywhere from 500 to 750 customers. This year, there was snow on the ground, but the shop still had a massive line out the door on opening day. Due to their constantly increasing popularity, DeCesare wants to expand the business and open at another location, but is conscientious of steering away from a franchise. “We would set up a production facility, manufacture the products so I can keep control of the quality and then ship it off to the stores and that s how we’ll expand our business,” said DeCesare. Regardless of the number of locations, many customers stay loyal to Diane’s with each new season. Their familiar flavors and welcoming workers make returning customers feel at home when they step through the door on any hot summer day.

have always had their staples, such as “Mint Chocolate Chunk,”“Pieces of Reeses,” “Gotta Know It’s Cookie Dough,” “Phatter Batter” and “Sympathy for the Devil,” in addition to a variety of vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter, coconut and coffee flavors. “We try out flavors, see how they go; find out if they are keepers or not,” said Nancy. “Most of the staples we’ve had from the beginning…I keep the [flavors] that sell. You can go to an ice cream parlor that might have 80 flavors, where only 70 of them sell, I don’t want anything

that’s going to sit in the case…we really look for the most popular flavors.” Nancy said that Sundaes uses top of the line products, and has even upgraded storage and refrigeration systems to make the process of making the ice cream and water ice more efficient and less timeconsuming. “My product is very dense…if you pick up perhaps a commercial ice cream and our ice cream, you’ll see how much heavier it is because I use a small batching machine which makes for much less air,” Nancy said. After nearly twenty years of perfecting its product, Sundaes is a great spot to get a tasty treat.

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What should Congress do? Privatize?

By Peter Shivery (‘13) Eastside Staff

W a l k into any Introduction to Business class and you will learn that a

States Postal Service (USPS) were any other private company, it would meet the same fate. Now, the USPS certainly does not have an ultimatum as they are protected by Congress, but change will be inevitable for the agency. The only long-lasting worthwhile change is privatization. Forty-four cents an ounce is the cost to ship first class mail anywhere in the United States. In this day and age where first-class mail has declined significantly due to email, forty-four cents an ounce could not equate to the operating cost of sending mail to the most rural area of northern Alaska. UPS and FedEx, like any profitable shipping company, would charge the consumer the operating cost plus a slight margin of increase for profit. Why doesn’t this model change? Congress. Congress, in recent years, has been the biggest preventive force in ensuring efficiency within the USPS. They have prevented the agency from closing offices in their most unprofitable regions, stopping delivery on the weekend (like UPS and FedEx), and furloughing employees that are no longer necessary. Why might they be doing this

The USPS is about $15 billion in debt. you ask? To gain votes of course! Who would not love a hero that saved their local postal office, despite it being $100,000 in the red? In 2009, due to government agreements with unions, the average postal worker received $79,000 a year compared to their counterparts in the private industry making $61,000; 80 percent of the USPS operating costs go towards wages, a much higher percentage than UPS or FedEx. The biggest telling number might be how efficient the USPS has gotten. A decade ago, 35,000 letters took 70 employees to process. Now, it only takes about two (a 97 percent increas in efficiency); however, the USPS staff has only decreased by 20 percent over the last six years. Privatization seems like the only option. By removing the middleman, we can prevent the USPS from once again becoming unprofitable and adding to our already $16 trillion in national debt. By removing the middleman, the USPS can once again flourish in their first class mail monopoly throughout America.

By Amy Myers (‘13) Eastside Opinions Editor

Photo of Sam Lyons by Angie Nguyen ( 13)/ Eastside Photo Editor

Each day, thousands upon thousands of United States Postal Service employees are faced with the ever-present fear of job loss, while, for others, unemployment becomes a cruel reality. Now, why is there talk of privatizing a government agency that is inscribed in the U.S. Constitution? For profit? Are the jobs of nearly eight million employees, over 235,000 of whom are veterans, worth whatever short-term financial gain there might be? The demise of the USPS arose with 2006 legislation that requires the United States Postal Service to provide pensions for future employees who aren’t even conceived yet. Need some perspective? Well, the parents of these employees would be even younger than we are, right now, in high school. Now, tell me, what business could possibly thrive off of that model? None. No business can. The USPS isn’t failing because of a lack of mail intransit, but is failing because of this legislation that Bush, and his Congress, strongly abide by. And the USPS is panicking! The USPS has a board, yes, but not one that can pass its own measures that are not subject to the discretion of Congress. So, why would these corrupt politicians, who are being bought out by the United Parcel Service (UPS) and by Federal Express (FedEx), pass legislation to protect the USPS? The USPS is the only remaining factor standing in the way of FedEx’s and UPS’ domination of the shipping industry. As private companies, why would they care about the deplorable aftermath that could result from a deteriorating delivery service? They wouldn’t. That’s why it’s so crucial to fight against these selfish companies. The United States Postal Service does not use any taxpayer money, so why are we so afraid? Why do we think the USPS is such a burden? Frankly, it’s not. It’s a national asset that needs to be preserved. However, until Congress revokes that 2006 law, the USPS will continue to rot away. This, out of all of the issues regarding the USPS, is the largest obstacle that needs to be conquered. If Congress fails to remove this legislation, or thus grants the USPS more authority over their agency, it will be an unfortunate sin that will drastically plan for the demise of one of the most cherished Constitutional institutions. Long live the USPS!

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business can only operate if it achieves two criteria: (1) provides a service that meets consumers’ demands and (2) provides that service efficiently. There is a reason why Sony Walkmans, Pan Am World Airways, and Hummer are gone. All of these brands failed to either change in time to meet the market’s demands, or failed to provide their service efficiently. If the United

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The United States Postal Service is dying from a congressional chokehold. No other federal agency is being strangled by Congress’ insistence that it fully fund future employees’ pensions. Especially the pensions of future employees who aren’t even born yet. The Post Accountability and Enhancement Act has forced the USPS to pre-fund almost 75 years’ worth of health benefits and pensions for its employees in retirement. That means it’s paying for employees that haven’t even been born yet. Last year, the USPS defaulted on its pension fund payment for the first time in its history, and partisan fighting prevented Congress from doing anything to stop it. Congress and the USPS have considered closing post offices in order to save money, almost 80 percent of which are located in rural areas. According to former Postmaster General William Henderson, closing the offices would only s a v e

Over 235,000 USPS employees are veterans. about $295 million a year, about fourtenths of one percent of the Office’s annual $70 billion in expenses. This is why postal deliveries and access must not be privatized. Nearly 90 percent of Americans without broadband Internet access live in rural areas, so cutting the postal branches from these areas would severely hurt these people. Paying bills, contacting relatives and receiving packages would become more difficult. Cutting millions of Americans off from the civilized world would increase economic inequality, something this country is sorely suffering from. The USPS cannot be privatized. It may “save” the industry, but the effects on consumers would be catastrophic. Corporations, who are more out to gain a profit than to help people as the government does, would increase prices up to ridiculously high levels. Privatizing the postal service would end with corporations rolling in cash and the government with another industry stolen from

under its nose. The USPS

employs more than 574,000 people and privatization would mean that they would all be laid off, a devastating setback to an already shaky economic recovery. Congressional interference has caused the crisis facing the USPS. Congress needs to back off this oneof-a-kind regulation and let the USPS do what it does best – deliver the mail.

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As prom prices rise, parents’ wallets take the hit dress, for example, is well-known for being among the priciest items purchased for any given prom. As the president of promgirl.com, David Wilkenfeld, once said: if parents are going From a young age, American children picture to skimp, it is probably not going to be on the their prom night down to the most intricate dress. detail — long, flowing gowns and dark tuxes, Often parents buy the strings of pearls and cuff dress first and plan everylinks, party buses and thing else around it— the blasting music to drown shoes, the bag, the hair, out the rest of the high even the color of their school drama. child’s date’s tie. On promHowever, when junior girl.com, Wilkenfeld has and senior high school stualso brought up that retaildents start to prepare for ers in the prom-industry are the big day, their lavish unaffected by any economic dreams come to a sudden struggles in the outside halt. The one detail these world. students childhood dreams At Cherry Hill East, failed to acknowledge? The prom-buzz starts around money it all costs to make November. Constant chatprom dreams into a reality. ter about dresses, make-up In 2013, it is expected appointments, hairstyles that the average family and shoes take place inside sending one teenager to and outside of classrooms. prom will spend $1,078, an Separately, the individual increase of 33.6 percent aspects of prom do not seem from the average of $807 like big wallet-busters. A spent in 2011 according to $50 blowout here, a $45 a survey done by Visa. clutch there -- all together, According to the same surthough, the expenses add vey, in the Northeast, parup. ents plan to spend the most Overall, prom expenses with an average of $1,950. have significantly increased In comparison, Southern in the past couple of years. families spend an average While it is important to feel of $1,047, with Western and look the part for a highfamilies spending an averly anticipated night out, is it age of $744 and Midwest really necessary to dish out families spending an averSydney Steele (‘16)/ Eastside Staff the big bucks all for one age of $696 on prom night. night of high school fun? Regardless of the region From the salon packages to the dresses and tuxes, prom prices continue to rise. By Abby Hoffman (‘14)

Eastside Opinions Editor

this prom takes place, these prices are still off the charts, especially due to the fact that parents are voluntarily spending this kind of money on a high school dance. In more recent years, prom habits have become synonymous with wedding habits. The

Promposals take East by storm By Abby Hoffman (‘14) Eastside Opinions Editor

If you take the anticipation and technique involved in planning a wedding proposal and mix it with giddy high school upperclassmen, you would have a promposal. The newest prom fad, a promposal is when someone plans an involved scheme in which they ask their significant other or friend to prom at the end of the school year. While promposals are popular at high schools all around the country, Cherry Hill East seems to have developed an extra infatuation for the matter. This year especially, promposals have turned into something of a tradition. Junior and senior girls all expect to be asked in a newer, more creative

way than their other friends. For example, while one girl is asked with “Prom?” engraved into a necklace, another may be asked with a waitress serving a piece of cake with “Prom?” written in different colored icing. Whereas some girls enjoy the grand gestures, others inquire about the past simplicity of asking a girl to prom. For some, a phone call is much more intimate than a pile of balloons waiting for her when she enters her bedroom, or the request spelled out in paint on the torsos of the swim team. Many lavish public promposals do more to give an ego boost to the asker than they do to flatter and please the askee. Overall, prom should be more about the event itself rather than about the way someone asks their date.

Students share their opinions on the topic of Promposals at East Against Promposals: “Promposals are not necessary... Just send a message on Facebook asking, ‘do you want to go to prom with me?’ End of story.” -Dillon Rebock (‘14) For Promposals: “Promposals are cute... they allow the person to feel excited for the upcoming event. I hope that my date next year thinks of something outgoing!” -Hayley Aaronson (‘14) All information compiled by Abby Hoffman (‘14)/ Eastside Opinions Editor

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Change the lateness policy ment for tardiness, and that tardiness does not necessarily have a significant Eastside Staff impact on students’ academic careers. Being on time for school, jobs, events Many East students criticize the poland activities is crucial throughout icy. Abigayle Stoetzer (‘16) feels strongone’s life. Currently at Cherry Hill East ly that the policy should be different. the lateness policy states: Students who “The weather, the traffic and parents are late to school three times receive a who have to drive their kids to school warning. If a student is late three more and rush to be on time for work are times for a total of six latenesses per often factors that make students late to year, he or she will be required to school,” said Stoetzer. “An alternative attend a detention. If a student contincould be to extend how many [lates] per ues to accrue latenesses, more detenyear students should obtain before a tions and/or Saturday School detentions detention. Instead of six [lates], ten are the consequence. would be appropriate Detention for receiving a total of six before the punishment late passes is unfair. Being [is given].” late for six out of the Damian Stuchko one-hundred-and(‘13) also believes that eighty days of the lateness policy is school most likely not helpful. does not impact “The lateness polia student acacy should be demically. changed because Therefore, one it simply does not should not be work,” he said. penalized. At “Especially next East, most stuyear’s 7:30 a.m. dents underregimen will constand the tribute even more importance of to students’ school and morning latebeing on time ness. The conseHaley Schultz (‘14)/ Eastside Staff on a daily quences are not A student holds a straight-A basis. The unfair; they’re report card and a late pass. current j u s t p o l i c y ineffective.” must change in order to meet students’ Amanda needs. The school board should develop Lewis (‘14) an alternative that more effectively stands in between the two opposing addresses students’ best interests. sides. She said, “I think that there are The existing policy presents certain certain students who deserve a detencontroversies. Advocates of the lateness tion for constant lateness, but overall I policy believe that a detention is necesthink that a warning will be sufficient sary in order to teach students how enough to inform students that they important school and punctuality are. need to arrive to school early or on In addition, being on time for school time.” prepares students for life experiences. As to whether or not the lateness polThose opposed to the rule argue that a icy will change calls for more discusdetention is not an appropriate punishsions, meetings and planning.

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’s Summer Top Picks 2013 The Second “ Made in America ” Festival On August 31 and September 1, thousands of teens and adults will be found on the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway rocking out to various bands in this Jay-Z-curated music festival. This year’s lineup has something for everyone to enjoy. Headliners Nine Inch Nails, Beyoncé, and Deadmau5 have fans excited and ready for a crazy concert. Other preforming artists include Drake, Imagine Dragons, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky and many more. Tickets are on sale now and can be bought through Ticketmaster.

The Great Gatsby The sixth film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, The Great Gatsby, follows Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he uncovers the secrets kept by his enigmatic yet fabulously rich neighbor Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) in 1920’s New York City. Helming the movie is Australian director Baz Luhrmann, bringing the same flamboyant style that dominated his Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet. The movie opens on May 10.

Man of Steel

The End of Breaking Bad While many questioned the decision to split the fifth and final season of the acclaimed AMC drama about a science teacher turned meth kingpin into two parts, the payoff promises to be worth every day of waiting. The first part of the season has already earned unanimous praise, scoring 99 out of 100 on Metacritic.com, the highest of any season of any television show ever. Breaking Bad returns on August 11.

With the popularity of superhero movies on the rise, Man of Steel emerges as yet another remake of DC’s classic Superman. Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent after the destruction of his home planet, Krypton. He hides his powers until Earth is attacked and feels obligated to save his new world. Look for it in theaters on June 14.

Pacific Rim Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro’s first project in five years begins when giant monsters emerge from the ocean floor to devastate humanity. When humans develop giant robots to fight the giant monsters, giant action ensues. Pacific Rim hits theaters on July 12.

Kanye West ’ s Untitled Sixth Album

The Electric Run

Virtually nothing is known about Kanye West’s planned follow-up to 2010’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, other than that its release is planned for some time in the next few months.

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As themed 5K runs grow more popular, the Electric Run continues this trend. The Electric Run appears in big cities around the country and will be in Philadelphia on July 20 at Fairmont Park. Unlike most runs beginning at the crack of dawn, runners cross the starting line at 8:45 p.m., dressed in neon and wearing various light-up accessories to glow as they run. The run path is also lighted, creating a bright scene and loud music to encourage runners to finish the race while having a good time. This year, money from the Philly run will go to Variety Philadelphia. Be sure to register by May 2 to get the best deal.

The Return of Arrested Development Love for the ill-fated Fox sitcom has only grown in the seven years since its cancellation. Amid rumors of a movie, the series returns for a fourth season on Netflix with every original cast member returning. The fifteen-episode season, which deals with a film based on the events of the previous three seasons (hint), will follow a different format from past seasons, with each episode following a different character over the same amount of time. All fifteen will be released on Netflix on May 26.

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Jurassic Park to be buried again around time traveling. Recently, the actual creation of the movie has come into question, since even though Spielberg announced the plans for the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park series, there has been a lack of solid details about the film. Keeping with the series tradition of secrecy about the script and casting, the masterminds behind the film have promised fans that it will not only appeal to old fans, but also bring in new fans by using new innovations. “It will be starting a new trilogy that will go off in a completely different direction than the first three,” Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston said. The most anticipated d e t a i l that fans are interested in learning about the film is the location of filming. T h e TimesPicayune in New Orleans Joel Greenspan ( 13)/ reported Eastside Art Director that Jurassic Park 4 filming

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After over a decade of development, Jurassic Park 4 was finally given the concrete release date of June 13, 2014...only for Universal to put the brakes on once again. The studio released a statement early this month, promising to “bring audiences the best version possible”. Meanwhile, hype for the franchise’s long-awaited fourth installment has been huge. Director Colin Trevorrow is a relative newcomer to the Hollywood scene. Trevorrow has promised to stick to the past movies’ filming techniques, such as using physical dinosaur models and prosthetics rather than computergenerated m o d e l s . Trevorrow’s movie directing résumé includes Safety Not Guaranteed, a science -fiction movie that revolves

Pixar continues to please fans By Jenna Wilson (‘15) Eastside News/Features Editor

Pixar has released a new trailer for Monsters University, a sequel to the 2001 movie Monsters Inc. The film will be a prequel and take viewers back to Mike and Sully’s college days, following the characters as they learn how to become the expert “scarers” that all audiences know them to be. The film will be released on June 21, 2013. On the heels of this trailer release, Pixar has announced another sequel, Finding Dory, which will be released in fall 2015. It is a sequel to Finding Nemo, which was released in 2003, and while Pixar has released few plot details, Andrew Stanton, who codirected 2003's Finding Nemo with Lee Unkrich, said the film will center on Dory reuniting with her "loved ones,” and will be set on the California coast a year after the end of Finding Nemo. Finding Dory will mark Pixar’s fifth movie sequel—they have released two squeals to 1999’s Toy Story as well as a sequel to 2006’s Cars. While fans of Monsters Inc. had to wait 12 years for an announcement of a sequel, fans of 2012’s Brave may not have to wait that long. On April 17, Mark Andrews, who directed Brave, said that Pixar is considering a sequel to the movie. That announcement has many wondering if the folks at Pixar have hit their peak, considering that many critics were not impressed by Brave, stating that it did not seem to be up to the usual standard of Pixar’s feature films. But audiences who do not wish to view a sequel do not have to worry. Pixar has also announced

that Inside Out, an original feature film, will open in theaters on June 19, 2015. This announcement was confirmed by Disney, who stated that Pete Docter, the director of Monsters Inc and Up, will be directing the movie. According to the Press Release, Pixar’s new film will “take you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind” and be told from the perspective of the human emotions. For fans who can’t wait until the June release of Monsters University, Pixar has released three new short films entitled Tales From Radiator Springs, which focus on the Cars characters after Cars 3. These can be viewed online along with Pixar’s many other short films. The question many are now asking is: why so many sequels all of a sudden? Pixar has created various original and creative movies in the past, so why not release some more new movies rather than copious sequels? Fans seem to be getting bored with the same stories over and over. One must assume that Pixar only keeps re-releasing new versions of its old stories because of the success the first time around, but everyone knows the sequel is never as good as the original. According to slate.com, Pixar is now more concerned with its box office success than putting out good movies for families to enjoy, proving this to be the reason for multiple sequels. So, although these sequels will surely bring in revenue for Pixar, fans would like to see more original stories once again, like the ones we have all grown to love.

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could be taking place in Baton Rouge, since Universal reserved the city’s Raleigh Studio from April to November of this year. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park 4, like those from the previous films, will be, according to experts, unrealistic. Their appearance will portray the idea that dinosaurs were scaly and leathery like lizards or dragons, rather than covered in feathers. These realistic images of dinosaurs will not be shown in the newest movie, leaving avid dinosaur fans disappointed. Trevorrow tweeted "No feathers. #JP4". Scientists are disappointed in the decision not to truthfully portray dinosaurs as they truly were in the past. Paleontologist Darren Naish, from the University of Southampton, believes the move to be a “disregard for knowledge,” saying “It helps perpetuate the notion that dinosaurs were all scaly dragons, alien and unlike modern animals." Though Jurassic Park fans have a while until a new release date, they can satisfy their Jurassic cravings by seeing Jurassic Park 3D, released earlier this month. The conversion from 2D to 3D took 10 million dollars and 700 artists. If the 3D version is any indication of the fourth movie, fans have plenty to be excited for with the release of the new movie and all the leathery dinosaurs to come.

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The Postal Service Give Up the ghost with reissue of popular 2003 album By Amy Myers (‘13) Eastside Opinions Editor

Well, they’re back. The Postal Service. No, not the government agency (they never left!), but the experimental pop band created by Ben Gibbard, renowned front man for Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel), and Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kelly) whose infectious music surpassed the mundane, over-synthesized and repetitious music represented by the early 2000s. Now, at the sign of “The Postal Service 2013” on their website, this amazing trio whose group derived from no real foundation is igniting a reunion tour to celebrate its ten-year anniversary of the release of its 2003 album Give Up. Known for their highly popular hit, “Such Great Heights,” The Postal Service has an effervescently upbeat quality in its music that, regardless of when a single was released, still colorfully relates back to its album release in 2003. Although most of its music was recorded between 2001 and 2003, many of the songs were gradually released years later, like “Be Still My Heart,” released in the beginning of 2005, the same year The Postal

Service would initially disthe fact that it in itself is band. Its top-charting song about a decade old, win the “We Will Become hearts of the younger genSilhouettes” is the band s eration with ease. highest charting song: it Its other single, “Turn hit #82 on the Billboard Around,” has a charming, Hot 100. suspended quality It is a breath of that enriches the fresh air to see listener with a this once lost Eastside s side project Rating: r e e m e r g e alongside two very promising singles that were just released this year. “A Tattered Line of String,” a just recently released song written around the release of Give Up, quickly captivates any inner Postal Service admiration; the calming voice of Ben Gibbard revives the emotions felt when one listens to The Postal Service for the first time. Quite different from their individual musical ambitions, together this trio s musical genius is still adaptive enough where it can easily resurface among the alternative community without beautiany difficulty. Already, “A ful piano Tattered Line of String” instrumental that quickly has crept up into the altertransitions into to the signative charts at #28, and it nature Postal Service is expected that this single sound. will continue to soar. It With all of this excitewas widely received and is ment of a unified band, its still able to, regardless of thunderous return has not

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been sold short. In fact, with the reissue of Give Up, and the announcement of the band s 2013 tour, The Postal Service is offering its uncanny album in many different physical forms, like vinyl, and audio forms, like covers of their songs by remarkable bands like The Shins and Iron & Wine. However, if you’re interested in immersing yourself in a live performance of t h i s album, ticket s a l e s a r e soaring and it is absolutely vital that each p e r s o n should purchase his or her tickets months in advance because even concerts in July have been completely sold out. With that, here lie the highest regards to this wonderful album and, hopefully, the captivating momentum of The Postal Service envelops you, too, through your speakers.

New from Deerhunter: Connie Lungpin* has entered the building... By Jack Braunstein (‘13) Eastside Editor in Chief

... and look, dude, she's PISSED at you. Totally miffed. She can't believe you let yourself forget that Deerhunter is a punk rock band. "How could you!" she sneers; she demands to know! Well, in your defense, the band has spent the past half-decade weaving themselves vibrant cocoons of dense, intricate psychedelic sonic charter voyages into the human psyche on ornate, shoe-gazey albums like Cryptograms and Halcyon Digest. Sometimes, you argue, it just felt so right to get lost in all that vivid haze and forget

that the tapestry of sound on which you found yourself so willingly splayed was just made of guitars and drums. She blushes, but hides her cheek in the ruffles of zebra print blouse, and reemerges with a scowl. "How quickly do you forget," she says cattily, "that when Microcastle leaked in 2008 we released a whole

album's worth of strange and penetrating besides, without warning? Or that at an Atlas Sound show last year I played a 65-minute cover of ‘My Sharona’ in a ski mask? Or, that our first album is called Turn It Up F*****, for god's sake? I bet it's hard for you to forget about the whole cross-dressing thing now, ISN'T it, you smug, spoiled internet-bred art-glutton?" You stand agape at a Connie Lungpin panting with rage. You sigh. "I'm sorry Connie. I guess you were a snotty punk this whole time," you concede,

breaking down into guilty tears. "Oh, honey. Oh. No, don't do that. No," she says, biting her lip, "Come on. Here." She hugs you. "It's just... I saw you guys on Fallon a few weeks ago, with the cross-dressing, and the new extra guitar player, and the fake amputated finger..." you manage between sobs, " and it was just such a PERFORMANCE! So brash, so fun! Oh Connie, it was like a whole 'nother world of

Deerhunter that I'd "I don't know... I was only seen come out just expecting somein interviews. I thing different," wanted to be a you say, acceptEastside’s part of it, but I ing the tissue Rating: just didn't know and wiping HOW!" away the She looks remainders of down on you with your breakdown. tender eyes. "I mean, you "Oh, you poor DID say in interthing. Listen, just views leading up to because the new album the release of sees us stripping down the Monomania that dense, exploratory form of the record was our past few records to a bristley garagef r i e d

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rock album that fills the space in your record collection between White Light/ White Heat, the Jay Reatard Singles collection and Hank Williams Sr.'s darkest moments, doesn't mean we're not the same kooky noise-rock band we've always been deep-down. A bunch of songs on here just sound like louder, messier versions of unpublished Atlas Sound demos, to be honest.” She offers you a tissue from the breast pocket of her blouse.

inspired by Steve Reich compositions." She chuckles knowingly, and shakes her head. "AND Bo Diddley. Don't you get it? Monomania isn't a return to form, nor a massive departure from the 'hunter you know and love. Instead, it's a super fun, loud, silly framework in which we can be ourselves and let loose like the rock band we feel like we are! We're playing dress-up, like Bowie or," she laughs, "Gene Simmons." You hug. *Connie Lungoin is the fictional nom de guerre of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox.

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By Rachel Tinkelman (‘13) Eastside Humor Editor

A combination of postwar disillusionment and the popularity of film noir produced several notable romance movies that were exceedingly dark and creepy compared to fellow members of the genre. They incorporate the iconic shadows of noir; however, they can almost be placed in a category all their own. They are characterized by a howling and almost ceaseless wind that is prevalent throughout the film, accompanied by the eerie screech of the violin. These movies are much like the gothic romance in literature, and in fact, the gothic novel Wuthering Heights was made into one of these films in 1940, filling the requirements of both a dark subject matter and a conveyed sense of loneliness and empty space, as well as an element of the supernatural. Any who have read Wuthering Heights can imagine how the director might have interpreted the adaptation to present the movie in a way that is creepy and unsettling. As hard as it is to imagine, many of this type of film go beyond that level of darkness without passing into the realm of ‘horror film’. One such movie, Portrait of Jennie (1948), is one of my favorite examples. A struggling and untalented artist, Eben Adams (played by Joseph Cotton) meets a young girl whom he begins to suspect is not from his time period. His suspicions are confirmed as he meets her several times, in a different stage of her life, at places she had been when she had lived. Adams had met a ghost. The two fall in love, and the film takes on a sense of star-crossed lovers, two souls meant to be together but foiled by the un-crossable distance of time. Adams follows her memory, tracing the occurrences of her life up to the end of it when she drowned at sea. When he looked for her spirit there, the same storm that overturned her boat breaks outs, separating them once again, this time for good. The entire movie foreshadows this last moment, with the sound of fierce wind and that signature disturbing music, all conveying a sense of loneliness and loss. In the end, the only thing left of Jennie was the single piece of art that Adams successfully made. It was all he could bring life to with a brush: a portrait of Jennie.

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Best Albums of 2013! (Thus Far...)

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ICEAGE: You’re Nothing to lead singer Elias Ronnenfelt (who looks like a young punk version of Leonardo Dicaprio) belt out almost unintelligible lyrics such as “Pressure! Pressure! Oh god knows! Pressure! On April 19, I was fortunate enough to attend Can’t take this pressure!” an Iceage concert. Hailing from Denmark, this Ronnenfelt s stage presence is insane and group of angry, emotionally impotent teens rode powerful; he lunges into the crowd, arms and in on the current Scandanavian resurgence of dangling like a sweater over the blood-thirsty post-punk; their music can be defined as an audience--which reaches for his hair and body-impressionistic mix of goth, hardcore and, of screaming tenacious lyrics into the faces of the course, punk. fans. At one point, a fan After riding a muchjumped on stage only to be delayed train and walking thrown down by Elias, back in the rain for twenty into the pit. It was definitely a blocks, I finally arrived at wild and memorable night, my destination, the First ending with some tasty slices Unitarian Church, a fine of pizza and a relaxing train place for a concert of this ride back to Ashland Station. type. At the venue, I Even though my going to the walked in and saw a barconcert is vital to my appreciabaric mosh pit, a group of tion of Iceage s new album, punks thrashing about in a You’re Nothing, it’s still a great sweaty wild pit of nihilism, record to listen to on your iPod shoving whatever they or when you’re cruising down came into contact with. I Route 73 in your car. carried several crowd Compared to their last album, surfers over my head and New Brigade, You’re Nothing brought them back to the contains more refined songground. I worked up one of writing and tighter production. the quickest sweats in my The songwriting, in particular, life. I witnessed fans jumpImage courtesy of pitchfork.com was something I grew quite ing on stage, running excited about on the first listen, savoring around to the other side, and jumping into the Ronnenfelt s poetic and forceful anthems. On myriad of hands that were raised high towards “Ecstasy,” which is one of the best songs on the the ceiling. I received several nasty bruises. album, along with “Morals” and “You’re This raw energy and ferociousness elevated my Nothing,” Elias loudly meditates, “Adorned in own spirit, allowing me to wash away the fruscarnal ecstasy/ A hazy focus blurs and sharpens tration and anger within myself, while listening

By Nick Mitchell (‘13)

Eastside Underground Editor

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sight/now my senses are leading me/a mere blow of wind could turn me into light.” Iceage combines the delicacy of poetry with a

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forceful edge when they deliver it with such fierce sounds. Unlike New Brigade, You’re Nothing is curiously tender and heartbreaking in some parts. I mean, it is a punk album, so I don’t think it will elicit many tears, but it is definitely emotive and somewhat sensitive. Nothing features a lighter-colored album cover than their first album, which was covered in dark plume smoke and a fervent flame burning down a house, a perfect symbol for what they were trying to convey. One doesn’t hear of many modern punk bands making a significant dent in the national music community, but I believe Iceage has made an impact, and a very large one at that. They also bring their own unique flair and pivotal energy, making You’re Nothing one of the most interesting and enticing albums that have come out this year.

Foxygen: We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic -up, further exploring the myriad of psychedelic tones that tickle both Rado’s and In 2012, Sam France and France’s ears. Jonathan Rado, otherwise “We’re trying to known as the psychedelic rock add a little fun, a litduo Foxygen, released Take the tle color,” France Kids off Broadway, an album said in a recent intercelebrating psych-rock of the view with Pitchfork. 1960s, with breezy, sometimes They certainly sucderanged tunes backed by a ceed in that regard, quirky and humorous set of creating lush, taut idiosyncratic lyrics. Even songs such as “San though their music may seem Image Courtesy of prettymuchamazimg.com Francisco” and like a recycling bin of discard“Shuggie.” In the lated sounds from the ‘60s, they are able to make ter, France croons, “You don’t their stuff sound something quite unique. Now, love me/ that’s news to me.” in a We Are the 21st Century Ambasadors of Peace aloof devil-may-care tone. The and Magic has come out; it’s a wonderful follow By Nick Mitchell (‘13)

Eastside Underground Editor

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album plays out like a greatest hits collection from a flower-childera band that never existed; Amabassadors is less of a cohesive listening experience than a bunch of really catchy songs that happen to be on the same album. By incorporating a variety of instruments, ranging from the xylophone to the guitar, Foxygen is able to serve up a scrumptious platter of ‘60s pop goodies that still sound unmistakably modern. We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, a wacky and memorable album, has proven to be a necessary listen for all ears.

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Eastside sits down with D.J.s of East By Jacob Borowsky (’16)

might have to stop being a name. don’t actually think I’ll be Eastside Staff DJ. My whole life I’ve been Q: What DJ do you famous, but people in the known as DJ Ying, and I think you take after most? neighborhood might know Recently at East, an don’t plan on changing A: I stand by Derek who I am. Eastside article about DJs that just because some Jeter. Girls love both of Q: And last question, do using the famous musicarticle gets printed. us, he’s famous, and someyou have a message for sharing website Q: Oh... ok then well, day I’ll be famous, and also any other DJs out there “Soundcloud” received trying to sucmuch student ceed? praise. Ever A: Yeah, I since the artido. A wise cle was pubman once lished, a surge said, “A good of unheard of DJ makes DJs have what he does attempted to fun. He is gain some thankful attention and that he has to hopefully had the for“go big.” These tune to be a DJs range in DJ. A real age from DJ is dilifreshmen to gent in his seniors, and work. Great while their DJs succeed; experiences bad DJs get vary, they are stuck at chilall united by dren’s birthone thing: day parties.” their names. My dad said Eastside has this to me decided to Photo illustration by Zack Becker (‘13)/ Eastside Humor Editor when I was interview five very young, A cool caption about a nametag, like, really, what can you even say about this? DJs to see and it is what being a anyway, how has being a he’s handsome, like me. what pushes me to work DJ at East is really like. DJ affected you, positively Q: You mentioned you’ll harder every day. and negatively? be famous someday, how To see the rest of DJ #1: DJ Ying (’14) A: It’s cool, I guess it’s do you plan on becoming a Eastside’s Q&A featuring Q: So, DJ, what is your (’16), a cool name. I get cool nickfamous DJ? Darnell Jermaine real first name? Donald Josephs (’13), names from people, like A: Well, first I’m gonna A: I don’t feel comfortJavier Dodson (’15), and Jay and Dee, so I guess it’s graduate high school, and able disclosing that inforMr. DJ Houssard, East’s good. I mean other than then college and grad mation. If people knew my German teacher, click that, like, people call me school. Then I’ll get a good real name, there would be right here. DJ so it’s really just my job and have a family. I so much controversy that I

New technology coming to East maybe By Kayla Schorr (’14) Eastside News/Features Editor

There is nothing teachers and students hate more than having to use or observe a SmartBoard that has not been properly calibrated. In fact, there are many technological issues that have been brought to the school’s attention. This year, teachers, students, East faculty, the Board of Education and many other mem-

bers of the Cherry Hill education system have decided that the Cherry Hill schools (especially East) need to revamp the technology at the schools. We might be getting tons of new technology to improve our deficient equipment. “I think it would be awesome if, like, the teachers didn’t have to spend half of our class time looking for the SmartBoard remote,” said Zack Tinkelman (’16). There are numerous improvements we would like to make to our machinery, if it

were possible. First off, East might purchase holographic SmartBoards. This way, students will not be able to fool teachers into writing on the SmartBoards with dry-erase markers. “We might be getting a lot of new technology soon, maybe. But probably

not,” said Dr. Ron O’Shmeeza. We may also be getting new TI-NSPIRE 2 calculators, which just scan math worksheets and automatically do all of the work without any manual entry necessary. The school district may also consider getting universal keyboards that have the control over the regu-

lar school desktops. So if a teacher types something on the SmartBoard, students would then be able to edit anything with their keyboards, making necessary improvements to teachers’ mistakes. “We really don’t know if and when this technology will actually be ordered,” said Board o f Education member Julianna Nascar, “In fact, w e aren’t sure if t h i s apparatus even exists, but we really want it for our schools!” Because of the high demand and cost for this potential East equipment, students intend to fundraise in order to pay for it all. “I mean I guess we could have a bake sale,” said Indiana Hudson (’14). Although plans for the new technology are still being worked out, East students have high hopes for what might come in the future. Maybe. Art by Rachel Tinkelman (‘13)/ Eastside Humor Editor

Curriculum approved for new elective on how to text in class without getting caught. Artisan match maker wishes people would stop asking her to set up dates. Security cracks down on school promstitution ring; hordes of desperate students forced to go stag. Promstitutionality of student’s promposal brought under questioning. Students dismayed at finding themselves pranked after showing up for the AP SIKE test. Student shows up for AP exam before proctors; is deemed “late.” Eastside editors seen tar-andfeathering those who turned in Dodgeball forms late.

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Sanjaya Malakar

Michael Bolton

Kid Rock

Once a household name, this forgotten treasure of the American Idol annals has ventured on to more high-profile gigs such as “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!” More recently, Sanjaya was last spotted headlining the New York City subways, covering Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay.” Although Sanjaya’s career has been at a standstill for quite some time, his music still lives on forever in our hearts. Vote for Sanjaya by texting 2006 to 1-800-IDOL.

How Are You Supposed To Live Without Michael Bolton? Helplessly romantic hits such as “Can I Touch You There?” and “How Can We Be Lovers?” are perfect for nights alone sketching pictures from eidetic memory of that cute guy/girl in your math class and/or sobbing. Ever since his iconic revival role in The Lonely Island s “Jack Sparrow,” Bolton’s fanbase has expanded exponentially. For fans of smooth adult contemporary and the radio show “Delilah.”

Upon hearing the name “Kid Rock,” many would probably think of Kidz Bop or Hanson. False. These people are just culturally unaware. Kid Rock is a Grammywinning, unrestrained, red white ‘n blue artist. He lives on American football, riding hogs, NASCAR and doing ANYTHING he wants because IT’S A FREE COUNTRY. Keep on truckin’, Kid Rock this one’s for you.

Club members: 38

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Club Advisor: Mrs. Willobee

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Club Advisor: Ms. Grulio

By Rachel Tinkelman(‘13) EastsideHumor Editor

An astounding trend has thundered into East, the repercussions of it vibrating through the halls—in the form of “Photograph” and “Rock Star” blasting through the headphones of Nickelback’s new fan base. Although the fan base only consists of two almost belligerently fanatic girls, their devotion has inspired a wave of students to come out and proclaim their loyalty to hasbeen bands they have continued to dedicate themselves to over the years. When founder of the Nickelback Club Angie Nguyen (’13) was asked how she felt about the way she had inspired so many students to pursue their musical passions, Nguyen said only, “I just like Nickelback, okay?” Asked the same question, President of the club Zoe Greenhall (’13) cried emotionally to the lyrics of Chad Kroeger and said, “It was Chad that did all the inspiring, Chad and Avril. They make a beautiful couple.” Perhaps what President Greenhall said was true, for Avril Lavigne touched the hearts (and ears) of at least

three students at East, who are now contending for Mr. Chia’s advisory skills with a new outcropping of Backstreet Boys fan. Yes fan, because Alex Jennings (’15) singlehandedly formed the as-ofyet-unofficial Backstreet Boys Fan Club. Chia reportedly said, “I’m just not sure which to choose, they’re both so good! I mean, on the one hand I really prefer the Backstreet Boys, but then Avril has the ‘coolness’ factor.” Jamison Burgess (’14), who claims to be East’s biggest music connoisseur, refused to comment on which club he would join and only said that he would join a club. His exact words were, “Nickelback? The Backstreet Boys? Yeah, I’d like to join one of these clubs and beat them over the head with it.” He then deigned to say no more. When asked why he thought so many people at East had disguised their fandom for so long, the sole member of the Aaron Carter Club said, “Well, they’re not very popular.” Whatever curse held back these students from openly enjoying their musical heroes has been broken, and a torrent of vaguely remembered tunes flood the halls of Cherry Hill East. Rachel Tinkelman (‘13)/ Eastside Humor Editor

Nickelback fanatics Angie Nguyen and Zoe Greenhall gaze longingly at the sky, picking out clouds they feel resemble their heroes.

The Naked Brothers Band America’s favorite fully-clothed brethren starred in their own Nickelodeon mockumentary -ahemROCKumentary about the struggles of upper-middle class living as part time rockstar pre-adolescents. Rebellious tunes such as “I Don t Want to Go To School” brought about a new wave of anti-learning institution teenie boppers. Their girlish, prepubescent sound has touched the ears and captured the hearts of squealing girls on a universal scale. Club members: 1 Club Advisor: Mrs. MacMomboe

Tokio Hotel When you hear “Tokio Hotel,” think Lindsay Lohan’s Freaky Friday rock group “Pink Slip” mixed with a German happy grunge vibe. The highly popular German quartet from the early 2000s created its name in Europe and slowly made its way to the US. The most notable aspect of the group is the lead vocalist Bill’s porcupine-inspired hairdo and dramatic smoky eye shadow. Their greatest hits, “Monsoon” and “Ready, Set, Go!,” have nothing to do with Tokyo nor Hotels. Club members: 6 Club Advisor: Mr. Sachelbag

Vanilla Ice Robert Matthew Van Winkle, also known as Vanilla Ice, began his career as a true Texan, competing in Motocross competitions in Dallas. After breaking his ankle from his frequent motocross races, V-Ice’s music career began. Van Winkle vamps up classic Bar Mitzvah jams in his own old-school rap style, such as Queen’s “Under Pressure” and Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music.”

Club members: 3 Club Advisor: Mr. Rupoe

All blurbs by Zoe Greenhall (‘13)/ Eastside Art Director and Angie Nguyen (‘13)/ Eastside Photo Editor

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East coaching trio reflects on humbling experiences By Greg Frank (‘13)

ago, this was his last season and Moehlmann was spot on with his assessment of talent in the class of 2013, culminating with a Coach of the Year award for Moehlmann. For the first time in school history, Cherry Hill Cucinotti was the masterEast coaches have been named South Jersey Coaches mind behind what ended up of the Year in three consecutive seasons. being the fifth straight secThis run began last spring with Mr. Anthony tional title for Cherry Hill Maniscalco, who was honored for his season with East boys’ swimming. Much boys’ track. Mr. Karl Moehlmann then went out with like Maniscalco and a South Jersey Coach of the Year award of his own in Moehlmann, Cucinotti had his last season coaching boys’ soccer this past fall, and nothing but praise for his most recently Mr. Joe Cucinotti was named South athlete, saying “It’s a demonJersey Boys’ Swimming Coach of the Year. stration of what they’re capaFor Maniscalco, this award indicated how far he ble of doing.” has come in his time coaching boys’ track. The spring He continued, “They ve of 2009 was his first season and by his fourth he had never complained, never already won a Coach of the Year award. “I never questioned, they have the expected this early in my career to be in such a posifaith in me to put them in the tion, said Maniscalco. right spot.” Obviously there’s a strong sense of self-satisfaction There’s a lot to be said for for a coach in winning a Coach of the Year award, but the coaching job that Maniscalco was quick to point to the rest of his coachCucinotti did this season in ing staff as a reason for his achievement. Most of all, establishing such a good bond he thanked the athletes who helped make the award with the boys’ swimmers. possible, saying, “Our top athletes went out with the Things came together at the expectation that they were going to win.” right time, and after avengMoehlmann had a very special final season with ing a regular season loss to the boys’ soccer team, winning only the second Shawnee in the sectional Coaches Tournament in school history and advancing final, the boys’ swimming to the sectional semifinals of the state playoffs. team had another sectional “I felt honored, humbled and excited all at the same Angie Pacitti (‘13)/ Eastside Photo Editor title and Cucinotti would later time. I was even a little surprised,” said Moehlmann, have a Coach of the Year From left to right, Maniscalco, Cucinotti, and Moehlmann who knew years ago that this could be a season with award under his belt as well. pose for a celebratory photo. lots of potential. While it’s three different There were a lot of seniors on this year’s team, coaches, three different sports, and three different seasons, the best of all which meant things weren’t always as successful for the boys’ soccer team is the common thread between all three. as they were this year. “It puts Cherry Hill East on the map not just as an academic school but “Four years ago when I saw this group of seniors, I thought this could be proves we can also achieve athletically,” Moehlmann said. my last year. I saw a lot of cohesion and skill,” Moehlmann said in referIf this is a sign of good things to come and more coaching awards are to ence to the growth and development of all the seniors on the team this year. be handed down, then all athletes at Cherry Hill East should consider Things worked out perfectly for him as, just as he had planned four years themselves lucky. Eastside Sports Editor

Stern off to a terrific first half of East career solid team win. Stern did accomplish a nice goal of making Second-Team All-Conference his freshman year, but said he really is not worried about personal goals. Brandon Stern (’15) has “I’d rather have a quickly become one of East’s winning team and be a superior athletes in his first better teammate than two years of high school. The be a ball hog,” said sophomore has already Stern. “I’m trying to be acquired two varsity letters the best player and the and is soon to get his third best teammate I can after the spring season. Stern be.” acquired his first varsity letter Stern is very modest his freshman year, starting but would not mind every game for the East making first team Alllacrosse team. Stern plays Conference or even middle and was the Cougars’ firstteam All-Souththird leading scorer his freshJersey. These goals do man year. He also made not seem out of reach for Second-Team All-Conference Stern, considering he is as a freshman. the team’s point leader This year, Stern stepped with fourteen (eleven into the spotlight during the goals and three assists) third game of the football seaso far this season. son, getting his first varsity Certainly Stern has start at quarterback. acquired humble leader“It was very nerve-racking,” ship skills from the posisaid Stern. tions he has been in on Stern’s first start as quarthe football and lacrosse terback was against Eastern; field. It is safe to say East went into that game with that being the Varsity a 0-2 record. Unfortunately, football quarterback the Cougars lost that game but and the leading scorer of quickly bounced back with the Boy’s Varsity three straight wins after that. lacrosse team are two Stern was able to pick up his vital factors of both first varsity win against teams’ success. Given Moorestown. This was also the that Stern has came so Cougars’ first win in the new far in only two years as Group V Conference. a high school football Despite Stern’s recent sucplayer and a high school cess as the varsity quarterback, he is most notable for his Alison Wooten (‘14)/ Eastside Staff lacrosse player, just presence on the lacrosse field. Stern winds up in a game earlier this season against Eastern. As a sophomore, Stern based on his resume you Boys’ lacrosse had a record of has already asserted himself as one of the stars on the boys lacrosse team, and after would think that he 7-9 last season and was led by the football team started 0-2, Stern stepped in and held his own, starting a quarter- would be getting ready to graduate and move graduate Sam Kotler (’12), fol- back and going 4-4 as the team would finish the 2012 season at 4-6. on to try and play one of lowed by a young Brandon Brandon Stern, Mason Stevens (’13), John theose two sports at the next level in college. Stern. Stern, the team’s third leading scorer last Minion (’13) and Chris Hammerquist (’15). Still, Luckily for Cherry Hill East, the school still year, has been looking to bring that same skill the team is very young and has five freshmen has two more years left of superior athletic abilset to the team this year. starting. The team is trying to stay positive and ity to look forward to from Brandon Stern in “Even though I’m an underclassman, I think work with what they’ve got to try and pull out a both football and boys lacrosse. of myself as a leader,” said Stern.

By Nick Ciocco(‘14)

Eastside Staff

Boys’ lacrosse is going through a difficult season, as they have never had a winning season in the history of the program thus far at East. The team only has four returning starters:

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Colleges take recruiting to the world wide web they’re blanketing everybody and seeing who’s interested in them and that’s not the type of studentathlete we’re interested in.” Over 12 years ago, Ryan Spoon, Moynihan has 19 years of a college swimmer, started a webrecruiting experience, yet still site hoping to make the college prefers the traditional recruitment recruiting process easier. Studentprocess of scouting and looking for athletes who would usually be the players that fit and show interoverlooked by colleges could make est in the team. a profile for coaches to see their Prabhakara believes, regardless best swimming times. Now, of some coaches’ reservations beRecruited.com about sites like his, that caters to all sports his site does not need to and is the largest do anything else to prove site that allows the legitimacy of its athstudent-athletes letes’ statistics. to market them“We do have a verifiselves to college cation process,” he said. coaches. “High school coaches can In 2006, three log on and verify various men created a site information and there’s to help coaches really no incentive to lie and student-athon beRecruited. If you letes share film run a 5.0 40 [yard dash] and playbooks effiand you put up that you ciently. Six years run a 4.5 40 [yard dash] later, hudl.com the first coach that sees streamlines the you will know that that’s film of potential not the case, so there’s college athletes in no incentive to put false addition to being a information on main source for beRecruited.” ESPN’s high While these self-marScreenshot by Darby Festa (‘13)/ Eastside Sports Editor school football and keting sites may not be basketball player Recruiting sites allow athletes to see which coaches have viewed their profiles. great for all coaches, evaluations. most students benefit With the rapid growth of services. They make money by process or used connections to get from them, giving them another recruiting, sites like these have offering premium services, like the noticed. Now, while these services chance to get noticed, play a sport flourished over the internet, giving ability to see which colleges visited still exist, newer sites offer a free, in college and, especially in this students from small schools with economic climate, save some your profile and potential college simpler alternative. less access to scouts a chance to money on an education. matches based on location. But “I would think of us more as a get noticed and play sports in col“If you’re a senior and you other fee-based sites like hudl.com match.com or a LinkedIn,” lege—and millions across the haven’t done anything in your have become popular because of Prabhakara said. “We create that country have jumped at this career to be worthy of a scholartheir multimedia services. initial connection between a stuchance. ship offer and you come out and all Though hudl started with the dent athlete and a coach. We don’t Since its inception, over one milof a sudden you’re a great player, goal of sharing of playbooks and visit your games or do any recordlion students and 35,000 college chances are it may have taken six, videos for teams, the company ing or evaluation of you everything coaches have signed up with eight or 10 games in past years for learned to use its video expertise we provide is given by either the beRecruited. While the number of you to get noticed by the top colto help students promote themathlete or the parent or the coach.” active student accounts fluctuates leges and by that time they might selves to colleges by partnering However, the self-reporting yearly, CEO Vishwas Prabhakara be filled up,” Mitch Sherman, a with ESPN RecruitingNation. The process drives some coaches away said that users rose from around senior writer at ESPN site’s services cost from $261 to because of potential inaccuracies. 125,000 in the class of 2011 to RecruitingNation, said. “But now, $6000 depending on the quantity “I don’t really pay attention to about 200,000 in the class of 2012 because of these services and the of film and number of accounts a any recruiting services,” said and he expects anywhere from way recruiting is covered, two team wants, and features used. In Michael Moynihan, Northwestern 300,000 to 400,000 students in the games into your senior year that an interview with University girls’ soccer coach. class of 2013. same player might get noticed and SiliconPrarieNews.com, hudl’s “They’re very generic, with some “Most of our growth has come might get a scholarship offer.” CEO David Graff said he expected prospects you can just tell that

By Mike Reisman (‘13)

Eastside Sports Editor

over the past few years,” he said. “One person will sign up for beRecruited at a particular high school and the next year you’ll see five, maybe 10 kids from that high school and then the next year there may be 20 kids from that school and it just keeps adding up.” Websites like beRecruited have grown extensively because of the ease of use of the sites and the free

to have about 10,000 high schools, colleges and professional teams using the site by the end of 2012. Before, colleges could only send individual scouts out to watch games and championships to find possible recruits, making it nearly impossible for students from smaller schools to get noticed. Some students had the opportunity to hire companies to help lead them through the recruiting

Field is more than just strength By Darby Festa (‘13) Eastside Sports Editor

To say a strong person would make a good shot put thrower is the same as saying a tall person would make a good basketball player, or a person who can jump high should play volleyball--a straight-up fallacy. As much as a tall person has the potential to be at good basketball, this does not necessarily mean that he will be. The same reasoning stands for field events in track and field, such as shot put, discus, jumping, pole vault or javelin. Although strength is a major component in becoming successful at any one of these events, technique is even more important. Brandon Bryant (‘13) said, “Technique is everything. If you just try and muscle it, you will never truly hit your potential. But most young throwers don t realize that until too late.” Fortunately, Bryant was never fooled by this misconception. Some of his best scores include 43’8” for shot put, 123’ for discus, 21’4” for long jump, 40’4 for triple jump, 5’8” for high jump and 9’6 for pole vault. Ellie Trommer (‘13) agrees with Bryant. Trommer said, “Technique, in some aspects, is more important than strength. If you don t have the proper throwing technique, then whatever you re throwing isn t going to go very far.” Trommer is a javelin thrower, whose personal record is 80 feet. But Bryant and Trommer’s accomplishments would have been impossible without hard work. Both athletes give it their all in regular season practice and off-season training. When it’s not time to compete, they have to maintain conditioning, as well as lifting regularly. Also, depending on what season it is, they have to practice with indoor equipment. During the season, however, the regimen changes. Practice begins with a team warm-up, consisting of two laps and plyometrics to stretch out. Then, the team breaks apart into their respected groups to train for specific events. “Practice can change from very long and hard [with] a lot of throws and technique drills, to very light with just form throws and a little bit of footwork drills,” Bryant said. “Technique is important. Without it, strength is pointless.” Just because a person is tall does not mean he can play basketball. Just

Angie Pacitti (‘13)/ Eastside Photo Editor

Coach Brown instructs a discus thrower on proper footwork. because someone can jump high does not mean she should play volleyball. Just because somebody is strong does not mean he or she can excel in field events. Although strength comes into play, no field athlete can truly succeed without the proper technique and skills.

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May 2013

East students find success, enjoy rowing teammates really well. Besides racing, Waxman said one of the Rowing is becoming a best things about rowing more popular sport in is the people you meet South Jersey, and, and the friends you although it is not a school make. Plus, races allow sport, there is a club at teammates to end up the Camden County Boat traveling to many differHouse along the Cooper ent places. Coming up, River. It’s called the Lauren Rotkovitz has a South Jersey Rowing race in Miami for which Club, and it is not only she is very excited and fairly successful, but also also races in Baltimore, provides the opportunity Virginia and Kentucky. for East students to row South Jersey Rowing on the Cooper. Club members also do a In rowing, competitors lot of races closer to race boats using oars to home: the SJRC regularpaddle the boats through ly finds itself on the the water. It is also Cooper River, where the referred to as crew and is club practices, and also one of the oldest Olympic across the bridge on the sports. To see a video of scenic shores of the the South Jersey Rowing Schuylkill River in club rowing click here. Philadelphia, PA. But crew is also a very In addition to the long, challenging sport. Lauren difficult competitions, Rotkovitz (‘13), an experithe training for rowing is enced rower who has been intense: rowers train six rowing since her sophoto seven days a week more year, says that crew and, in the summer, not is “extremely difficult only do they have trainboth mentally and physiing early in the morning, cally.” Courtesy of Lauren Rotkovitz (‘13) but they also sometimes But she still loves it. Lauren Rotkovitz (‘13) and Sarah Haber, a junior at Lenape, row together during prachave two practices a day. Rotkovitz is going to col- tice on the Cooper River. For anyone considerlege for crew at of hers thought rowing including a feature in an have to stay at the river all ing rowing as an extra-curMassachusetts Institute of looked cool and asked her article from the Cherry Hill day waiting around after ricular pursuit, Lauren Technology this coming to join with her. While her Sun. multiple heats; sometimes Rotkovitz and Waxman fall. After she leaves the friend quit right away, Greg Waxman (‘14), who they have to row in pouring both say that you have to South Jersey club, her Lauren stuck with it and has been rowing ever since rain or windy weather, stick with it and stay motiname will stay there as she loves it. his parents forced him to which can be difficult. But, vated. No rower is good at introduced her younger sis“[Rowing] changed my do a sport, says that racing both Waxman and Lauren his or her craft right away, ter, Nicole Rotkovitz (‘14), life and keeps you really is the best, worst and hardRotkovitz agree that winbut with time and to the sport. fit,” she said. est part of crew. ning feels great after all perserverance, an amateur Lauren Rotkovitz startLauren Rotkovitz has Lauren Rotkovitz also the hard work they put in. rower can struggle his or ed rowing when her tennis been getting attention said that the races are Rowers must work hard her way into success on the team was cut and a friend locally for her success, stressful. Rowers, she said, and cooperate with their water. By Nicole Grant (‘16)

Eastside Staff

Brown steps in as new girls’ throwing coach By Mike Reisman (‘13)

throwing team to be as competitive this year, Brown still expects a lot of improveAfter taking a few ment and years off from coaching development throwing for East’s Boys’ out of a very Track and Field Team, young throwCoach Mr. Mike Brown is ing group. back, but this time he “We only finds himself in a position have two in which he has never seniors. We been—coaching a girls’ have a lot of team. freshmen so “I wanted to coach a we’re respring sport and one of building my goals was I never through the coached girls and I really freshmen wanted to try coaching and sophogirls,” Brown said. “I saw mores,” said the position open and I B r o w n . talked to [Girls’ Track “We’re conand Field Head Coach] stantly workMr. Troutman and he was ing on beatexcited to have someone ing personal with experience coaching records. We throwing.” don’t have Brown, also the our main wrestling coach at East, focus on winstopped coaching boys’ ning events-track and field a few we’re focused years ago to be able to on breaking spend more time with his personal kids. Now that he is goals... these back, he has found coachgirls are ing girls to be much difgreat, they ferent from coaching really are. Angie Pacitti (‘13)/ Eastside Photo Editor boys. They work “They respond differ- Coach Brown gives members of the girls’ track team instuction on how to throw the discus. hard and ently, you have to know they’re fun.” what motivates them and makes of coaching wrestling. While he wrestling is all about winning, I So far, Brown has enjoyed both them respond,” he said, “But since enjoys the extreme competitivethink the girls really enjoy being coaching throwing and working I’ve been teaching so long, I think I ness of wrestling in the winter, part of the team,” he said. “It’s with the girls’ team, and if this was able to anticipate it and adjust Brown said that the more relaxed been a great experience so far, I’ve year is any indication, he may be pretty quickly.” girls’ track team also has its benereally enjoyed it.” coaching girls’ track for a long Brown has also found the atmosfits. While he does not expect the time. Eastside Sports Editor

phere of coaching girls’ track and field to be very different from that

“I like the lower level of intensity here. Where everything in