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CVC switch leaves game spirit flat Football suffers drops in attendance, revenue

BY MADIE WHALEN

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Attendance at RHS’ five home football games was down nine percent compared to last season. Some believe the school’s switch to the CVC is to blame for the drop.

For the past 17 years, Roseville High School’s athletics teams competed in the Sierra Foothill League, opposing teams from local schools like Woodcreek, Granite Bay, Rocklin and Del Oro. With this year’s realignment into the Capital Valley Conference, RHS lost historical rivalries – most notably its one with Woodcreek. Consequently, athletic events – particularly home football games – are now drawing smaller, less engaged audiences, and the school is losing money from a

drop in ticket sales.

According to some students, RHS lost more than just a rivalry when it moved out of the SFL. Because high school attendance boundaries often coincide with social proximity, RHS students lost the chance to compete against their childhood friends – the people who they grew up with, played Little League and rec soccer with, studied in middle school with and parted ways with when they transitioned into high school.

Tiger Cage leader Eric Tyukayev noticed both a lack of attendance and spirit during this

fall’s home football games and attributes both to the league switch. Tyukayev believes that because CVC schools are generally further away, RHS students don’t have relationships with students who attend them and are therefore less likely to care about, be spirited during, or even want to go to games against them.

“We used to play local schools – schools that [students] from this school have friends with and really want to go and see the outcome of [games against them],” Tyukayev said.

Tiger Cage co-leader Paige Spencer agrees.

“For Woodcreek games we’d get pumped,” Spencer said. “Even for other games [with]  CVC | Page 3

UC seeks major hike in tuition RHS grads may struggle with five-year increases

BY MIKAYLA STEARNS

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Senior Nathan Cimino (above) is one of 13 boys in his fourth-period AP Literature and Composition class of 37. Male students at RHS, in RJUHSD and across the country currently lag behind their female classmates in many measures of academic achievement, including AP and SAT participation and UC a-g completion. RJUHSD leaders recently committed to trying to figure out why.

District targets gender gap

BY GEORGE HUGHES

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ased on current course requests, female Roseville High School students will take 715 Advanced Placement courses this school year. Their male classmates will take only 470.

If this year is any like 2011-12 and 2012-13, boys in the Class of 2015 will graduate having completed the University of California’s a-g requirements at a rate more than 10 percent lower

than that of the girls who will walk the stage beside them.

Since 2010, nearly 60 percent of the SAT exams administered to RHS test-takers have been completed by female students.

Though a gender gap in upper-level academic participation is nothing new, the Roseville Joint Union High School District recently committed to examining the impact and severity of the inequities within its own academic programs.

RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said that the district knows about the issue and is still

Textbook utility now in question Common Core forces demand as district tries to embrace tech

BY JILLIAN FANG

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Though the Roseville Joint Union High School District pushed for a technological approach toward teaching, mandated integration of Common Core is leading them to purchase more textbooks.

High schools across California are stocking their classes with updated versions of textbooks due to the integration of Common Core Standards in Californian schools – these standards focus on critical thinking and problem solving. RJUHSD believes

analyzing data in order to better understand the issue at hand. He and other RJUHSD administrators recently committed to adding gender as a divisor in future breakdowns of district data.

“We don’t know what the problem is right now,” Severson said. “We just have a few data points. High school kids are complex, and we are going to have to do some real analysis and dig deeper into the data to figure out what exactly is going on.”

RJUHSD leaders feel that this gender gap is  GENDER | Page 2

that incorporating Common Core Standards will help produce a well trained workforce, because it will well equip students with critical thinking skills, problem solving and adaptive strategies and the ability to read and communicate complex information.

However, due to the encouragement from RJUHSD for a technological approach to teaching, in addition to most students having access to the Internet during school, some question the efficiency AVERY BRALEY EYE OF THE TIGER of these textbooks.

Since 2013, RJUHSD funded over $900,000 To comply with the ongoing Common Core adoption, RJUHSD continues on mobile devices, carts, training and licensing. to purchase textbooks for its student, but some doubt their effectiveness  TEXTBOOKS | Page 2 in the wake of the district’s recent embrace of technology.

Roseville High School students looking to attend a University of California school may be in for a bigger hit to their pocketbooks than they were expecting.

Two weeks ago, the UC Board of Regents announced THE PLAN that it will consid 5 percent jumps er adopting a new each year for “long-term stability” five years plan that would raise  Eventual tuition tuition at its nine of $15,563 (up undergraduate camfrom $12,192) puses by 5 percent a year for the next five years, potentially starting in 2015-16.

The proposal could add an extra $612 to tuition fees in the first year and, by the end of the five-year period, increase the current $12,192 annual tuition to $15,563.

“The California economy is growing  UC | Page 3

Community shocked by Smith arrest Class of 2011 graduate in custody on murder charge

BY RACHEL BARBER

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A recent graduate of Roseville High School who excelled in the classroom and on the athletic fields is currently facing murder charges in Oregon.

Last Wednesday, Salem police arrested Beau Smith, 22, in connection with the beating and murder of 66-year-old Michael Beau Smith Hampshire. Hampshire’s autopsy revealed his death was caused by blunt-force head injuries. His body was found near an inner-city intersection at 3:42 a.m.

Smith was found a few blocks from the scene, where he was then interviewed by police and arrested. He was charged with murder the following day. According to a report by the Sacramento Bee, Smith’s lawyer, Walter Todd, was granted a 30-day period to collect character references for  SMITH | Page 2

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Smith and prepare his case before facing a judge. Smith was denied bail, and authorities told Bee reporters he will likely remain in jail until his court date Dec. 11.

Smith graduated from RHS in 2011 and is currently a senior chemistry major at Willamette University in Salem. He also plays wide receiver for the Willamette Bearcats. While at RHS, he played tight end, wide receiver and free safety for the varsity football team.

He also played for the 2011 section championship baseball team. He graduated in the top five percent of his class with a 4.04 grade-point average, according to his former principal, Brad Basham.

Many of Smith’s peers and former educators expressed disbelief and shock in the wake of local media coverage of his arrest.

A high school friend of Smith’s, Trey Rosenberg (RHS ‘11), de-

scribed him as the type of guy that “had never even been in a fight.”

Rosenberg has known Smith since the seventh grade and remembers middle school days of playing flag football with his friend.

He says he saw Smith develop good character that “didn’t change at all” after he went to college.

RHS teacher Ron Volk coached Smith in football his freshman year and was stunned when he heard the news.

“I was totally shocked,” Volk said. “Beau was well-liked and just an outstanding person as well as an athlete. He was extremely respectful to his teachers and coaches. He was the kind of young man that you would hope your daughter would meet.”

When Smith played baseball for RHS, he was a key contributor to the team’s 2011 Sac-Joaquin Section championship run. His former coach, Hank DeMello, said he was taken aback when he

heard the accusations against his former outfielder.

“Anytime you hear something like that about someone you care about, you get a sick feeling,” DeMello said.

Smith also helped DeMello’s program grow after he graduated. During the summers after the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, he coached many RHS baseball players as part of an Amateur Athletics Union team.

“When I found out, it was hard to believe,” said senior Blake Grinder, who played under Smith both summers.

Though Basham “only knew [Smith] from afar,” he wanted to extend his support to his former student and his family and friends.

“Smith’s experience at Roseville was really good,” Basham said. “He was well liked by his peers. The Roseville High School community and I will keep the situation and all involved in our thoughts and prayers throughout the judicial process.”

CORRECTIONS

In our Oct. 29 issue, we misidentified senior Stephanie Christofferson as a co-captain of the varsity girls volleyball team. She is not a captain. We also misspelled the name of co-captain Kylene Landenberger.

Eye of the Tiger regrets the errors.

GENDER: Females only ahead in participation CONTINUED FROM FRONT

an issue because they want every child to perform at a high level, regardless of their sex.

RHS principal David Byrd also sees this problem at his school and is working with the district to find a solution.

“The district seems to be concerned about it and I feel like we are studying the problem,” Byrd said. “We are at the talking phase.

I am kind of at the thinking phase, but I think we have to do a little research first to figure out what this is.”

In addition to taking more classes, females are outperforming males in AP classes and exams.

Byrd feels that a solution needs to be found.

“I see it as a problem,” Byrd said. “There is a certain number of boys that could be, and should be, more involved in academic, high rigour courses, and they are not, and we need to ask why.”

Certain AP courses – such as AP Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP US History and AP Language and Composition – average at least eight more girls per class. The overall ratio is more than 6:4 in favor of the girls.

RHS AP Lit/Comp teacher Amy Mowrer has a total of 48 girls and 28 boys enrolled in her classes and thinks the gap is caused by natural interest leanings.

“Literature is often about relationships and human interaction is something perhaps girls are conditioned to care about in our society more than boys are,” Mowrer said.

Senior AP Psych student Zach Evenson thinks the gender gap might be because girls have more enthusiasm and passion for their education, whereas boys only take certain AP courses for the

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At a goal-setting meeting last Thursday, many RJUHSD staff members noted discrepancies in academic achievement between male and female students. The district is currently working to identify how wide the gaps run and why they exist. extra points toward their GPA. “I feel like girls have more of a drive to have a higher GPA and get into the colleges they want,” Evenson said. “In [AP Psych], girls actually have an interest in going into the psychology field, while the guys really just want to get the AP credits.”

This gender enrollment gap is not the same in all classes at RHS. RHS sophomore Andrew Smith says that he sees a difference in participation level based on sex.

“It’s not fair at all to say that one gender is smarter than the other,” Smith said. “But in discussions I would definitely say that girls are more intrigued in topics, especially in history and language arts classes.”

Although there have been more girls enrolling in AP courses for the past couple of years, boys have been getting better AP exam results. Last year, the boys’ average AP test score was 2.64, while the girls’ was 2.62. While only a slight difference, it raises many

questions as to why girls are outperforming boys in many other areas of education.

RHS counselor Robyn Pasco says that, from her experience, boys tend to prefer math and science classes while girls tend to prefer history and English classes.

Pasco said that the school and the counseling department is aware of the gender gaps in the AP classes and they want to find a solution to even the numbers out.

During the school years from 2010 to 2013, females in all schools in the RJUHSD have had higher a-g requirement completion rates than males.

At the end of the 2012-13 school year at RHS, 75.1 percent of girls had completed the a-g graduation requirements, while only 61 percent of boys did. Throughout the entire district, 76.5 percent of girls had completed the requirements and boys fell behind with a rate of 63.8 percent.

This trend is not only true for the 2012-13 school year but for previ-

ous years as well. In the 2011-12 school year, females in RJUHSD had an a-g completion rate 12.1 percent higher than males. In 2010-2011, females completion rates were 8.5 percent higher than males. At RHS, female students completion rates were 6.2 percent higher in the 2011-12 school year and 20.3 percent higher in the 2010-11 school year.

Another area of education where females are excelling above their male counterparts is their SAT participation.

Since 2010, data shows that more females take the SAT every year, but not just at RHS –the trend is national. The average percent of female SAT test takers versus male test takers nationwide since 2010 is 53 percent. In California, the average is 55 percent female and at RHS it is 59.6 percent female.

Although more females take the test than males, the SAT test results of RHS students show that males consistently do better than

females in multiple sections of the test.

The average score for the ‘Critical Reading’ portion of the test from 2010-14 for boys was 513, while females fell behind at 507.

From 2010-14, boys outscored girls in the ‘Mathematics’ portion by an average of 32.2 points. The only section of the test in which females outscored males was in ‘Writing’, where they average 15.8 points better from 2010-14.

Additionally, there is almost no gap in performance on the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE).

In 2013-14, females outscored males by an average of only seven points in the English Language Arts portion and males outscored females by an average of four points in the mathematics portion.

Overall, female pass rates were three percent higher in English Language Arts and one percent higher in Mathematics.

Last Thursday, staff leaders from around the district hosted a goal-setting meeting, during which teachers, administrators and school officials gathered in the Antelope High School library to discuss future goals for the district.

Their goals did not include finding a solution to the gender gap problem, though many pointed out discrepancies they noticed during group breakdowns of various data points.

Severson said that the district’s next step toward finding a solution is to further investigate the problem and then go from there.

“We just haven’t had anyone that had the time and the human capacity to be able to really dig into some of this data,” Severson said. “We are going to be doing that really hard over the next couple of months and see where it leads us.”

TEXTBOOKS: District to continually fund both tech, textbooks

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RHS also provided 40 iPads and a number of iPods to pilot Apple products. In addition, RJUHSD spent $500,000 to improve Wi-Fi coverage from 100 megabytes to one gigabyte. RHS – which now owns 500 Chromebooks – encourages this technological push, spending an average of $51,159 per year on technology.

According to RHS English teacher Amy Shishido, the efficiency of a textbook varies from class to class.

“The effectiveness of a textbook depends on the class,” Shishido said. “I don’t ever use it in my honors classes, but they

have their place in other classes.”

Sophomore Kaitlyn Pon, however, believes that textbooks still have a role in the classroom.

“I think textbooks are effective because you have them always accessible,” Pon said. “Also, they are there as easy references for work or assignments.”

As RJUHSD purchases more mobile devices, they will continue to provide textbooks as well.

This is partially because, RJUHSD has to follow the policy of The Williams Act, which mandates that public school students are to be provided with an equal access to instructional materials.

“Publishers are updating books to focus on Common Core to take

a look and update the textbooks with Common Core curriculum,” Montgomery said. “As Common Core continues, there will be greater demands.”

The process of adopting a textbook first begins with recommendations from a district-wide program, separated by departments.

From there, it is submitted to district administration and evolves into two meetings: an Invitation to Submit (ITS) meeting and the Instructional Materials Advisory Reviewers (IMRs) and Content Review Experts (CREs). The IMRs and CREs are given a presentation from the publishers and review samples of instructional materials.

After that, there are independent reviews of the textbooks – the IMRs and CREs meet together to deliberate and send reports of findings to the Instructional Quality Commission.

The district then hosts a series of public hearing and displays before getting final approval from the State Board of Education.

According to Montgomery, there’s not a specific set of funds for textbooks, but the district will always provide funds towards textbooks due to the fact that textbooks are a tool for both students and teachers.

According to the California Department of Education, the cost should be funded from the

Instructional Materials Funding because that money may be spent on any educational purpose as permitted by law.

“If we have funding for instructional materials then we will spend it towards textbooks,” Montgomery said. “In general textbooks are expensive. The district does not select the more expensive textbooks. We take recommendations from teachers across the district and do not choose the most expensive one.”

According to assistant superintendent of business services Gary Stevens’ secretary, Laura Jungsten, the district is still determining the funding for these new textbooks.

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CVC: Students hope to rekindle attendance, spirit, rivalry CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Del Oro and Granite Bay. We know of them. But now we play teams like Del Campo and Bella Vista, and we just don’t have that connection with them.”

If Nevada Union – which is in Shingle Springs and more than 30 miles farther away than any other old SFL team from RHS – is not considered, the average CVC school is almost 10 miles farther away from RHS than the average SFL school. Though new CVC rival Oakmont, at 3.4 road miles away, is closer than any school in 2013-14’s SFL, Antelope, the next closest at 8.2 miles away, is only slightly closer to RHS than Del Oro, which was the SFL’s most distant, save Nevada Union.

This increase in distance means RHS students often aren’t as familiar with the students and culture at the schools in the CVC as they were in the SFL. It also means that, for some students, actually getting to the games is a challenge in and of itself.

“It’s frustrating because I obviously want to cheer and go to some of the away games, but the schools are so random and I [have to] drive myself,” senior and varsity cheerleader Zoe Morriss said.

“The cheerleaders don’t have a bus like the football players. It’s so much gas money, and we’re only there for a short amount of time at a game against someone we don’t even know.”

Spencer said attendance at away games was poor this season. She said only a select group of students consistently made the trip to support the Tigers at their match-ups away from Hanson Field.

Attendance at home games also suffered. According to RHS financial records, ticket sales at Hanson Field’s gates were down nine percent this season compared to last year, and the school also received 20 percent less overall gate revenue during 2014’s five home games.

RHS staff attributed the proportionally larger decrease in revenue to a number of factors.

Because RHS’ JV team played on Thursday nights this year to meet CVC standards, parents, friends and other supporters paid less to watch their JV players perform than they would have last year.

Tickets cost $5 on Thursdays ($3 with a valid student ID), but $7 ($5) on Fridays. JV fans who didn’t return for Friday-night varsity games would’ve gotten off paying less overall this season, which could’ve contributed to the drop in gate revenue.

Student Government adviser Lindsey Parker also cites the JVvarsity division as a reason for the lack of attendance and spirit during this year’s varsity games.

“Before, all of the JV parents and fans came on Friday night, so when the varsity game started, they were already there,” Parker said. “They’d been there for two hours, it was a bigger crowd. But, now, JV parents aren’t necessarily coming back to watch varsity on Friday night. And not having that game before, means that when the varsity game starts, you don’t have that crowd from before spilling over.”

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Former RHS Booster Club president Tom Hack said the JVvarsity split affected RHS’ snack bar revenue as well.

According to Hack, the Booster-run snack bar raised anywhere from $3,500 to $5,000 per Friday night last year. One Friday night this year, the snack bar sold just $1,600 worth of food.

Hack believes more people are willing to come out if RHS hosts two games in one night, and that fans are more likely to attend one night or the other than to attend both.

Some also attribute the decrease to smaller visitor crowds.

Varsity football coach Larry Cunha, who finished his 28th year coaching RHS students last week, feels attendance comes more from who RHS plays rather than when. Teams on the CVC are generally further away, he said, and students from visiting schools are less likely to travel to RHS, just as RHS students are less likely to travel to them.

Senior and varsity football captain Shea O’Hara agrees. “[Students] know people at Rocklin, they know people at Del Oro,” O’Hara said. “Nobody knows anybody at Consumes Oaks, nobody knows anyone at Rio Linda. Since all the schools were so close together, it was easy to have a rivalry with all the teams. Everybody wanted to be at the games.”

In addition to a thinner crowd, some students also noticed a lack of spirit from those who were present at this year’s football games.

Though the Tiger Cage still filled some this year, Spencer believes it lacked the unity and energy it exhibited during the seasons before the switch.

“I think people still come,” Spencer said. “There’s still a good

amount of people and a lot of people still sit in the Tiger Cage, but no one listens to the people who are leading it, so I feel like we are way quieter than we have been in the past.”

Varsity cheerleader Kendra Klint said this year’s Tiger Cage was smaller and more disjointed than those she’s seen in the past.

“I feel like there was a time where they would actually yell back the cheers with [the cheerleaders], and now they all just stare,” Klint said.

To boost the spirit, Spencer hopes that RHS will be able to reignite a rivalry with another school in the league as the winter sports season begins.

However, according to the Cunha, this may be hard to do in the CVC. “Obviously in the SFL, you had neighborhood rivalries because everybody was in close proximity to one another,” Cunha said. “In this new league, we’re so spread apart that it’s very difficult to have and develop a rivalry.”

Despite this, Cunha does feel RHS may rekindle a rivalry with Oakmont.

“A lot of past alumni from Oakmont and Roseville view that as the rivalry since they were the original schools,” Cunha said. “I think that the students today don’t view it that way, but maybe in time.”

However, Cunha believes the Oakmont-Roseville rivalry could never measure to the WoodcreekRoseville rivalry. Though Woodcreek is technically farther from RHS than Granite Bay many RHS and WHS students live in the neighborhoods surrounding Cooley Middle School, where the average eighth-grade class is split almost evenly between future Tigers and future Timberwolves.

“When Woodcreek opened up,

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In RHS’ first season in the CVC, students saw a decline in attendance and enthusiasm during home football games, which many believe was due to a lack of established rivalries and geographic and social proximity with the schools the Tigers now face in the new league. they took Roseville kids,” Cunha said. “So the rivalry was from the get-go the way it was structured.”

For O’Hara, the WoodcreekRoseville rivalry was one of the most intense. “[Woodcreek] was really our biggest rival,” O’Hara said. “I remember last year the Woodcreek stands were packed – and they’re huge. You couldn’t hear anything on the field. It was awesome.”

However, he doesn’t feel a lack of crowd spirit should affect a player’s performance on the field.

“Some people don’t even notice the crowd,” O’Hara said. “As a player, it’s still a football game no matter what. You’re still playing against an opponent. You still have a job to do.”

Even so, sometimes playing a good game is more meaningful to O’Hara than a championship.

“Overall, in a sense of having a better chance of winning, I think it was a good switch,” O’Hara said.

“But in a sense of longstanding rivalries and school spirit, and play-

ing those teams that I’ve played all four years of my high school career, I probably would’ve rather stayed in the SFL … It would’ve been nice to play all the teams that I’ve been playing for all my life.”

Despite the changes brought by the switch, many students have high hopes for the spirit and rivalries that’ll play into the upcoming basketball season.

Spencer believes this year’s basketball games will give RHS’ student body a chance to get a little more familiar with the cheering sections at other CVC schools.

“I feel like maybe this basketball season will give us a feeling of other schools because we’ve never had face-to-face contact with Bella Vista or anyone like that,” Spencer said. “In basketball season, we’ll get to cheer against them and see what kind of spirit they have, and it’ll set us up for years to come.”

Klint also feels basketball season will bring out more student

spirit.

“The Moeller Maniacs might be more spirited just because it’s all so much closer,” Klint said.

“For football games, they’re way back [in the stands] and the field is up there, whereas basketball is more close and personal. Basketball is way louder because there’s so much energy in a small space.”

Varsity basketball coach Greg Granucci believes RHS could build rivalries with Oakmont, Whitney and possibly Antelope.

He’s confident in the spirit of RHS’ Moeller Maniacs, but admits that he isn’t sure what will come out of the student sections from the new schools in the CVC. “Our fans are great, our students are great, our Moeller Maniacs are great,” Granucci said. “[In] the SFL, [Woodcreek had] the Black Mob and Granite Bay had their group and Del Oro [had theirs], and so on and so forth.

I don’t know exactly what the CVC – [what] those schools will bring.”

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again and the need for an educated state workforce has never been greater,” UC president Janet Napolitano said in a press release.

“We must, as a state, expand capacity for Californians at our public university system and ensure that we maintain our excellence in academics, research and public service. For this we need financial stability. Students, their families, and the university itself need to plan for the future.”

According to a UC press release, the initiative would enable

the state university system to enroll “at least 5,000 more California students over five years while maintaining its financial aid program, increasing course selection and reducing the student-faculty ratio and average time to graduation.”

Though its financial aid program remains a priority for UC – families with incomes of less than $80,000 a year can have their tuition covered by the system’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan gift aid program – RHS counselor Graciela Fernandez believes rising tuition could be a problem for

students who don’t qualify.

“In the past, the Public Policy Institute of California has stated that financial aid and scholarships have largely spared students from low and some middle-income families from shouldering the cost of tuition increases at the University of California,” Fernandez said. “However, students who don’t qualify for financial aid or scholarships would feel the burden of tuition hikes.”

About 70 percent of RHS’ current senior class is on track to graduate having completed UC’s a-g requirements and thus will be

eligible to attend a UC school.

Six percent of the Class of 2014 indicated on their senior exit survey last year that they planned to attend one of the system’s colleges.

Fernandez thinks the fee increases may cause some of those students to look elsewhere.

“It could make some students explore other university options, such as the CSU system, private universities, out-of-state universities or community colleges,” Fernandez said.

Of the students currently attending RHS, the freshmen could

expect their college tuition fees to cost the most if UC’s plan is implemented in its entirety, since the increase would be complete by the time they graduate.

Many, including RHS freshman Chandler Higgs, don’t support the system’s proposal.

“It’s like [non-financial-aid students] are paying for other people’s college education when we can barely afford our own,” Higgs said. “I don’t think that’s fair.”

Freshman Will Risse is also similarly upset.

“We already have some of the top colleges in the world, and we

don’t need to make it more expensive,” Risse said. “I think we don’t really need to improve them that much if there are already people out there struggling to pay for college.”

The proposed tuition increases made freshman Maddi Stanton’s prospective application decision for her.

“I don’t like [the price hikes] – that grinds my gears, actually,” Stanton said. “[UC] is out. I’m going to a different college now.

All the colleges I wanted to go to in [the UC system] are done, in my mind.”

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NOTICIAS Ex alumno de RHS arrestó por asesinato POR RACHEL BARBER

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Un graduado reciente de la escuela secundaria de Roseville que sobresalió en el salón de clases y en los campos deportivos se enfrenta actualmente a cargos de asesinato en Oregon.

El miércoles pasado, la policía de Salem arrestó Beau Smith, de 22 años, en relación con la golpiza y el asesinato de 66 años de edad, Michael Hampshire. La autopsia de Hampshire reveló su muerte fue causada por lesiones en la cabeza de fuerza contundente. Su cuerpo fue encontrado cerca de

una intersección del centro de la ciudad a las 3:42 am.

Smith se le negó la fianza, y las autoridades dijo a periodistas del Sacramento Bee que probablemente permanecerá en la cárcel hasta su fecha de tribunal 11 de diciembre.

Smith se graduó de RHS en 2011 con un GPA de 4.04 y está en su último año en la Universidad de Williamette en Washington y juega fútbol americano para la universidad.

Muchos compañeros de Smith y educadores anteriores expresaron incredulidad y conmoción en respuesta a la cobertura de los medios.

Hay más chicas que toman clases del nivel avanzado que los chicos en RHS POR GEORGE HUGHES g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

Sobre la base de las solicitudes de los cursos actuales, los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Roseville chicas tomarán 715 cursos de nivel avanzado este año escolar. Sus compañeros masculinos de clase tomarán sólo 470.

Si este año es como los tres últimos, los niños en la clase de 2015 se graduarán de haber completado la Universidad de requisitos a-g de California a una velocidad de más de un 10 porciento inferior a la de las chicas que caminarán el

escenario al lado de ellos.

Desde el año 2010, casi el 60 porciento de los exámenes SAT administrados a RHS examinados se han completado por los estudiantes de sexo femenino.

A pesar de una brecha de género en la participación académica de nivel superior no es nada nuevo, el Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias de Roseville Joint Union (RJUHSD) recientemente ha comprometido a examinar el impacto y la gravedad de las desigualdades dentro de sus propios programas académicos.

Costa de matricula de UC puede que aumente

Cambio a la CVC afecta el espiritú escolar

POR MIKAYLA STEARNS

POR MADIE WHALEN

Estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Roseville que deseen asistir a una escuela de la Universidad de California pueden que gasten más de lo que esperaban.

Hace dos semanas, la Junta de Regentes de la Universidad de California anunció que va a considerar la adopción de un nuevo plan de “estabilidad a largo plazo” que aumentaría la matrícula en sus nueve campus universitarios por 5 porciento al año durante los próximos cinco años, lo que potencialmente puede empezar en el año escolar 2015-16. La propuesta podría añadir un extra de $612 para gastos de matrícula en el primer año y, para el final del período de cinco años, aumentar la actual matrícula anual de $12.192 a $15.563.

“La economía de California está creciendo de nuevo y la necesidad de una fuerza de trabajo educada estado nunca ha sido mayor,” dijo el presidente de la UC, Janet Napolitano, en un comunicado de prensa. “Debemos, como un estado, para ampliar la capacidad de los californianos en nuestro sistema universitario público y asegurar que mantenemos nuestra excelencia académica ...

Para esto necesitamos la estabilidad financiera.”

Durante los últimos 17 años, la escuela secundaria de Roseville compitió en la liga de Sierra Foothill (SFL), oponiéndose escuelas locales como Del Oro, Granite Bay, Nevada Unión, Rocklin y Woodcreek. Con el reajuste en la Conferencia del Valle de Capital (CVC), RHS perdió una rivalidad histórica con Woodcreek, entre los fondos y una audiencia.

Sin embargo, de acuerdo con algunos estudiantes, RHS perdió algo más que una rivalidad. Estudiantes de RHS perdieron la oportunidad de competir contra sus amigos de la infancia – las personas con quien ellos crecieron y quien ellos conocen.

El líder de la sección, Eric Tyukayev de estudiantes notó tanto la falta de asistencia y espíritu, atribuyendo tanto al cambio de ligas. Tyukayev cree que debido a que las escuelas dentro del CVC son generalmente más lejos, los estudiantes de RHS no tienen relaciones con ellos, por lo tanto, son menos propensos a la atención, tienen menos probabilidades de ser enérgico y, en relación, tienen menos probabilidades de asistir a los juegos.

También las ventas de boletos ha disminuido debido a la falta de asistencia.

Expresar sí mismo por disfraces en octubre

Tres chicas crean una banda de punk

POR JOSLYN CARRELL

POR MARIAN ABDELMALEK

Para Ray Sandige, el mes de octubre fue un tiempo para disfraces y también un tiempo para subir su confianza en sí mismo.

Después de ver un aporte en Tumblr que decía, “todo el mes de octubre es Víspera del Día de Todos los Santos,” Sandige empezó a venir a la escuela en un gran variedad de disfraces.

La primera semana Sandige comenzó vestirse, ella llevó disfraces del tema de Disney. Ella hizo la mayor parte de sus disfraces de su clóset o de cosas de su casa. Ella estaba tratando de enviar un mensaje. Ella quería mostrar que es importante que no se tenga miedo de ser sí mismo.

Sandige recibió muchas reacciones hacia sus disfraces, pero nada fue un lastre para ella continuar llevándolos a la escuela.

Sandige está feliz que e ayudado a crear más confianza en sí mismo en las cosas que ella decida hacer.

A través de su pasión por la música y el deseo de cambiar el estereotipo, tres chicas se reunieron para formar una banda.

Estudiante en su último año Lena Lewis, alumna Taylor Brummet y Vanessa Escobar son los tres miembros de su banda “Kill the Cute” - un nombre significaba para mostrar un lado diferente de bandas de chicas.

“En una gran cantidad de escenas de la música, en un montón de bandas en Sacramento, no se ve mucho a las niñas y si lo hace todo el mundo dice “son adorables o algo así,” dijo Lewis.

La banda de rock ha estado junta durante dos meses, con Escobar tocando el bajo, Brummet jugando los tambores y Lewis tocando la guitarra. Las tres cantan y escriben canciones juntos y han escrito tres canciones hasta el momento, inspirándose en los temas de los tres de ellas se pueden relacionar.

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REPORTAJES Estudiante explora la creatividad a través de crear música electrónica POR SOPHIA MOGANNAM s.mogannam@eyeofthetigernews.com

Estudiante en su último año Olif Tadewos utiliza sus talentos para crear música electrónica.

Durante los últimos dos años, Tadewos ha hecho música en el software en su estudio casera que le ha permitido expresar su estilo individualista.

Tadewos incorpora sus habilidades tecnológicamente inclinados y su pasión por música en una forma rara de instrumentales que se produce a través del computador. La dificultad en la búsqueda de la música electrónica va más allá de tener un oído para el tono perfecto. Requiere el desarrollo de una idea de la creación en lugar de la reproducción de música que exige tiempo y paciencia. También es vital tener el equipo correcto como altavoces de buena calidad que retratan con precisión el verdadero sonido de la música.

En la creación de música electrónica, Tadewos ha aprendido a usar métodos musicales, tales

como compresión paralela, para incorporarlos en la ética de trabajo cotidiano. Hacerlo ha desatado su creatividad ye le ha permitido buscar constantemente nuevos procesos para que expandir sus capacidades en la tarea cotidiana, tales como las matemáticas.

Actualmente, Tadewos esfuerza para desafiar a los de su curso Tiger Tech para desarrollar un software que se puede utilizar para la producción de la música y anima a sus compañeros de la clase de guitarra básica para descubrir nuevas formas de mejorar sus habilidades musicales a través de la tecnología.

En su futuro, Tadewos quiere combinar la tecnología y aspectos musicales de su pasatiempo y estudia música cuando vaya a la universidad. Él también espera que pueda incorporar sus intereses en su trabajo algún día.

Tadewos piensa que su mejor logro es su habilidad de descubrir conocimiento a través de la música electrónica.

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POR AMRAN BISLA

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El equipo de voleibol de la escuela secundaria de Roseville ha comenzado la postemporada con una explosión. Los tigres jugaron Los Kimball Jaguares y Los Bulldogs de Vacaville. Ganaron los dos juegos con decenas de 25-21, 25-17 y 25-10. Contra el equipo de Vacaville Los Tigres les ganaron con una puntuación de 2521, 29-27 y 25-20.

Estudiante de su tercer año Ryan Blackwood cree que el equipo ha cumplido con sus expectativas que tenían en los primeros días de su temporada.

“Somos un equipo determinado. En el comienzo de la temporada nuestro objetivo era llegar a la postemporada y lo hicimos,” dijo Blackwood.

Los Tigres están clasificado s con el número dos de la CIF SacJoaquín soporte de la sección de voleibol de la División II. El equipo que está el número uno son sus rivales Los Vikings de Oakmont.

El próximo juego que van a jugar Los Tigres van a hacer con equipo de Rocklin. La última vez que Los Tigres jugaron Rocklin, Los Tigres ganaron.

El juego todavía va estar muy

La merma de asistencia y falta de espiritú entre los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Roseville está siendo atribuido al cambio de ligas de la SFL a la CVC.

REPORTAJES

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Tres estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Roseville han formado una banda que ellas esperan que combatirá los estereotipos de bandas de mujeres.

DEPORTES

DEPORTES Voleibol varsity

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difícil porque la última vez los puntos estaban muy cercas.

Estudiante y jugador de su último año Stefanie Christofferson siente que el equipo sí esta preparado pero necesita a trabajar en unos lugares si quiere ganar contre Rocklin.

“Yo creo que estamos preparados para el juego pero necesitamos a practicar sirviendo la pelota antes del juego,” dijo Christofferson.

Los Tigres terminaron su temporada con un récord de 29-11, poniendo ellos segundo en la liga detrás del equipo invicto Oakmont Vikings.

Campo a través POR SPENCER BRACCO s.bracco@eyeofthetigernews.com

El 15 de noviembre el equipo de la escuela secundaria de Roseville correrá en el los campeonatos en Sac Joaquin Estudiante del último ano Arturo Sotomayor agarró séptimo lugar y estudiante de primer año Emily Botnen agarró tercer lugar.

Van a correr en en el encuentro estadal el 29 de noviembre en Woodwork Park.

Sotomayor ha contratado con la Universidad de Los Ángeles.

Gólf varsity

Fútbol americano varsity

POR MAX MODESTE

POR LOGAN ASH

El equipo varsity de campo a través terminó recientemente su temporada en el tercer puesto en el torneo de CIF-SJS División 2. Esto es la primera vez que Los Tigres llegaron a la postemporada como equipo.

En adición estudiante de su segundo año Kayla Kwong calificó para los CIF-Masters como individual agarrando 78 puntos.

También Kwong agarró primer equipo en CVC y estudiante de su segundo año Abby Hall también agarró primer equipo en la CVC. Los Tigres jugaron muy bien quedando en segundo en la CVC detrás de Whitney. Los tres equipos mejores calificaron a la postemporada y Roseville estaba ahí y ganó un lugar.

“Esperamos que competiremos por un campeonato y seguir avanzando en la postemporada el año próximo,” dijo Fukuman.

Una cosa positiva en el futuro es que el equipo es joven y todos van a vernir atrás en los siguientes años.

Los Tigres mejoraron a través de la temporada, y según su entrenador, ellas conseguieron experiencia valiosa.

El viernes pasado Los Tigres jugaron sus rivales anteriores Del Oro en un juego en donde Los Águilas eliminado Los Tigres en la primera ronda de la posttemporada. Roseville perdió 14-6 en los últimos momentos.

El juego empezó con Los Tigres recibiendo la bola. Estudiante de su último año Chad Alves golpeó la bola pero el jugador de Los Águilas se le cayó la bola y Los Tigres brincaron para agarrarlo. Las Águilas recibieron la bola otra vez y con 1:51 en el reloj agarraron un touchdown. Estudiante de último año de la escuela secundaria de Del Oro Logan Hurst corrió la bola para agarra los primeros puntos del juego.

En el segundo trimestre estudiante de su último año Max Fereira golpeó la pelota 47 metros de distancia para anotar 3 puntos, pero se perdió.

En los primeros momentos del cuarto semestre Los Tigres renunció a la pelota a Las Águilas y con 8:56 en el reloj Las Águilas agarraron otro touchdown. El marcador era de 14-0. El tiempo se estaba acabando y con 6:28 en el juego Los Tigres agarraron un

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Los Tigres del equipo fútbol americano perdieron contra Las Águilas 14-6 en su primer partido de la postemporada en la liga de la CVC. touchdown.

A pesar de la pérdida, coordinator defensivo Brad Hunkins quedó impresionado por el juego del equipo y la lucha que pusieron.

“Todo los jugadores vinieron para jugar y jugaron muy duro,” dijo Hunkins. “Jugaron como si no tuvieran nada a perder.”

Los Tigres terminó la temporada con un récord de 6-4 pero 6-5 con el juego de la posttemporada.

También terminaron segundo en la liga detrás de la escuela Del Campo.

Tenis varisty POR DEVIN ORR

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El equipo de tenis de la escuela secundaria de Roseville llegó a la postemporada, pero no terminó en la manera que ellas querían.

Jugaron dos juegos contra Kennedy y Rio Americano. Perdieron el segundo con una puntuación de 8-1.

El entrenador Donny Nush espera que la experiencia motivará los jugardores más jovenes para llegar aún más lejos en la próxima temporada.

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Senior Lena Lewis finds passion in punk Part of local, norm-challenging girl band

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

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Senior Lena Lewis (left), RHS alumna Taylor Brummet (drums) and friend Vanessa Escobar (right) formed a punk-rock band, Kill the Cute, two months ago. Lewis said they want to try to use their music to fight the “little girl band” stereotype.

Through their passion for music and desire to change the stereotype, three girls came together to form a girl band.

Senior Lena Lewis, alumna Taylor Brummet and Vanessa Escobar are the three members of their band Kill the Cute – a name meant to show a different side of girl bands.

“In a lot of music scenes, in a lot of bands in Sacramento, you don’t really see girls that much and if you do everyone’s just like ‘Oh, they’re a little girl band,’ or ‘They’re adorable’ or something,” Lewis said. “They don’t pay attention to the music as much, but we wanted to kind of get rid of that whole stereotype that like, just because you’re a girl you have to be super cute or whatever.”

The rock band has been together for two months, with Escobar playing bass, Brummet playing drums and Lewis playing guitar. All three sing

and write songs together and have written three songs so far, drawing inspiration from subjects the three of them can relate to.

When they’re not working on their own music, the band often performs Bikini Kill covers, an American punk-rock girl band, known for their feminist lyrics.

“A lot of people don’t quite understand that feminism isn’t about showing that women are better than men,” Brummet said. “It’s about showing that women are capable of anything men are. I’m proud to be in an all-girl band. It feels very empowering because it’s so typical for men to be a part of that. I like that we’re giving other women that sense of empowerment and possibly inspiring them to get more musically involved.”

One of the bands songs, “Lost at Sea,” is written by Lewis and reassures girls that they should not be ashamed about natural things that they go through. Lewis is currently working on a song about homelessness titled “Unaddressed.”

“I go out to Sacramento sometimes to see friends and stuff and

I always see homeless people.”

Lewis said. “Even in Roseville there’s homeless people everywhere. It’s just a serious problem.”

Escobar loves the feeling of combining her passion and friendship and getting a result.

“My favorite part is experiencing all the crazy feelings you get while playing with your own friends,” Escobar said. “When your words and sounds are joining and emotion takes over I write down what I’m feeling and turn that into a song. I’m just happier and always looking forward to each practice.”

Along with practicing once a week and writing songs, the band is getting ready to perform at Beatnik Books in old Roseville this February. The band hopes to record and sell CDs in the future.

Brummet hopes that those who listen to their music are able to connect with it.

“I hope people get a sense of why we wrote our music and hopefully they can relate to what we write,” Brummet said.

Where rhythm meets tech Senior Olif Tadewos meshes interests with home-crafted electronic music

BY SOPHIA MOGANNAM

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Senior Olif Tadewos utilizes his multiple talents to create electronic music. For the past two years, Tadewos has made music on software in his home studio that has allowed him to express his individualistic style.

Tadewos incorporates his technologically-inclined skills and his passion for music into a rare form of instrumentals that is produced via the computer.

The difficulty in pursuing electronic music goes beyond having an ear for perfect pitch, but rather that it requires developing a feel for creating, rather than playing music, which demands time and patience. It is also vital to have the right equipment, like high-quality speakers that accurately portray the true

sound of the music.

“I know for a fact that music and technology work perfectly together,” Tadewos said.

Tadewos seeks inspiration from various artists and their techniques. He uses SoundCloud as a resource to discover more genres.

In making electronic music, Tadewos has learned to use musical methods, such as parallel compression, to incorporate them into everyday work ethic.

Parallel compression is mixing a lightly compressed signal with a heavily compressed version of the same signal.

Doing so has sparked his creativity and allowed him to seek new ways to expand his capabilities in everyday tasks like math.

Currently, Tadewos strives to challenge those in his Tiger Tech course to develop software that

can be used for music production, and, additionally, encourages classmates in his Basic Guitar class to discover ways to enhance their skills with technology.

As an educator who endeavors to teach his students about quality music and the universal vernacular of a broad range of genres, Guitar teacher Brian Hack appreciates Tadewos’ ambition to record electronic music.

“It’s really refreshing to see one student that actually gets what’s musically happening in the world,” Hack said.

In college, Tadewos hopes to combine both the technology and musical aspects of his hobby and major in music technology. He would like to work for a company that creates software and continue to go into the studio to make music.

“I’ve been able to unmask a lot of knowledge through [electronic music], and I think that’s my greatest accomplishment,” Tadewos said.

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Above, senior Olif Tadewos works out of a home computer studio to create the electronic music he says allows him to express his creativity. Though Tadewos also plays the guitar, he says his exploration of the relationship between music and technology has allowed him to improve himself inside and outside of both media.

Costumes more than Halloween fad for junior Ray Sandige Used October dress-ups to boost self-confidence

by JOSLYN CARRELL

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Above, junior Ray Sandige demonstrates how she painted her face before school one day last month as part of a costume that mimicked the traditional style used during the Day of the Dead. Sandige wore costumes to class throughout the month of October to remind herself and others to not “be afraid of what you like to do.”

The month of October was a time for costumes for junior Ray Sandige, and in the process, a time when she built her self-confidence.

After seeing a post on Tumblr that read “The whole month of October is Halloween,” Sandige started coming to school in a diverse array of costumes, the post having her question why everyone doesn’t dress up every day, leading her to doing so.

The first week Sandige began dressing up, she dressed in Disney theme, matching Homecoming spirit week. She made most of her costumes out of her closet or from things around her house, some outfits being references to different aspects of pop culture. However, wearing costumes was more than doing it to be in the spirit of Halloween. Sandige was trying to send a message.

“At first it started out as me having fun, but then it became don’t be afraid of what you like to do,” Sandige said. “Just because someone says something doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.”

Sandige got many different reactions towards her costume craze, but nothing held her back from continuing to come to school with a new costume.

Junior Dominic Benavides had positive thoughts about Sandige’s costumes.

“I think it’s really cool that she can be herself and not care what anyone thinks she’s really showing what it’s like to be an individual and have individuality and I think its unique and it definitely shows how ones confidences can really shine,” Benavides said.

The positive feedback Sandige received encouraged her more to keep trying new things.

“I did a Nudist on strike,” Sandige said. “A lot of people got a kick out of that one because I was wearing clothes, and I wore a white

trash bag and on it, it said white trash. For most of them, I thought of the most school appropriate costumes I can wear that fits what I like.”

One of her most popular costumes was inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey. Sandige wore all white clothes and stapled different grey paint samples to her shirt to resemble the “50 shades.”

Sandige’s Drama teacher, Stuart Smith, was glad she chose to express herself.

“Ray is one of the cleverest and most creative minds on campus, in my opinion,” Smith said. “[This] is a perfect example: she has something to say about contemporary culture, or just something whimsical that needs saying, and she does it with wit and panache.”

Sandige has decided to make dressing up an October tradition for her, and is happy it’s had such a positive impact on her life and helped her gain confidence in herself and the things she does.

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FASHION COLUMN

Senior Sai Suresh watches budget

SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

Suresh likes to dress comfortably.

His favorite accessory is his watch.

by MICHELLE IM

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How would you describe your style?

I love watches. I’m obsessed with watches. I live the Marshalls life - Marshalls and TJ Maxx. I like any stuff that’s cheap.

How much do you usually spend on clothes?

Honestly, I hate shopping. I hate shopping for myself. Hmm. How much do I spend? If I go shopping, I spend about $20. Get a couple of shirts, pants. Shoes are what’s the most expensive.

Actually, watches are the most expensive definitely.

Do you have any particular brands that you like?

For watches, I love expensive watches first off. Things like Audemars Piguet, Patek Phillipe, Louis Moinet, stuff like that, but those are like $200,000 dollars and up, so it’s my dream to own one of those.

What watches do you have now?

[On my wrist] is an Invicta... I’m wearing an Invicta right now. My grandma gave it to me. It’s an Invicta Subaqua Chronograph.

Anything else about your fashion?

During winter, if I try to dress nice, I try to get an argyle sweater, wear a long-sleeved shirt where you’ll be able to see the collar, tuck everything in, wear some boat shoes with that, and you’re pretty much set.

Do you like casual or formal better? Somedays casual and somedays…?

Somedays it’s casual. Somedays it’s better I guess.

How do you decide that? Is it how you feel in the morning?

It’s just if I have time or not honestly. But every day, I make sure to wear a watch on my wrist.

Like without a watch, I just feel naked.

What started your watch passion?

I’ve always loved watches. Ever since I was a kid, my dad used to have some, maybe when I was six or seven-years-old.

Now that I actually have some money, I’m able to go out and buy some watches. My parents give me watches too. My friends know I love watches. I couldn’t go around and describe all the watches I want; there’s too many.

I can’t even do it.

Do you recommend watches to your fellow peers?

Watches are always a good thing to have. You seriously need to have a watch to be a man. Having a watch is just something that men do. It’s the final detail. If you have on a suit but you don’t have a watch on, it just doesn’t work. You always need to wear a watch. Watches just complete the outfit.

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Drama program goes dark to shed some light From the Belly of the Horse spotlights issue of veteran PTSD

by LUZ FLORES

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Hoping to show support for U.S. veterans, the drama department put on a show to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder last weekend.

From the Belly of the Horse is a play that follows six soldiers, who have PTSD, coming home from the Trojan War. The audience is also introduced to two goddesses, one from the side of healing and one from the side of war, and they both want to figure out how to make sense of PTSD. The play closes by finding out how these soldiers come to find out how to survive and heal.

The primary focus of the play was to depict how people with PTSD cope with it. The goddesses represent the audience’s unfamiliarity with PTSD. Junior Alesha Bonner, who is in her third year of Drama, plays the Goddess of Healing, Epione, while freshman Madison Dodson plays opposite of her as the Goddess of Carnage, Mahkai. In landing these roles, Smith looked for chemistry between the two during the audition process.

“I had to practice a lot with the other girls to see which pair had the most chemistry,” Bonner said.

Dodson, while still relatively new to the RHS drama department, still expressed excitement about getting the part of Mahkai.

“I auditioned thinking I’ll see how it goes and I just gave it my all,” Dodson said.

Senior Dylan Presti, who portrayed the soldier named Kyknos, was inspired to join the play because his grandfather was a Vietnam veteran and had suffered from PTSD as well.

“I think the best part about this play is the message we are putting out there,” Presti said.

“We are showing the audience that there is more than the problems you are facing and that giving up shouldn’t be an option.”

Though Presti has been acting since he was five years old, he still found that landing the role was one of the most difficult things he’s done.

Senior Ryan Bartholomew, another one of the leads, portrayed the solider Markarios.

Bartholomew was inspired to be a part of the play because he’s never really been in a serious role and this was the first play that he’s seen trying to deal with this problem, being motivated to audition. He also auditioned for Markarios because he felt like he was connected to the soldier.

“I felt a deeper connection because his personality, I feel is very similar to mine, so that got me deeper into the role of the character,” Bartholomew said.

After watching the show senior Henry Irwin was impressed by how good the play was.

“The show was really dark, but it was extremely well acted,” Irwin said. “It’s a challenge to have teen actors have the darkness they had to have for this show, but they pulled it off.”

Irwin also felt that the play brought first-hand experience of PTSD to the audience in a different way, and that the way that the drama department had delivered the message was extremely powerful.

Bartholomew believes that it’s important that people understand the difficulties veterans face after returning from war.

“This is an issue that people overlook, they think that soldiers

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RHS’ marching band competed in the Grape Bowl Classic at Lodi HS on Nov. 1 and took home a first-place trophy in the 1A division before moving up to 2A.

Marching band plays way to higher division

by HAYLEE SEX

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Roseville High School’s marching band has strummed their way to a new level.

The marching band traveled to Oakmont High School, Lodi, and Merced for three different competitions. The team competed in the division 1A at Oakmont and The Grape Bowl Classic at Lodi High School, taking home two first place trophies. The team upgraded to a higher division, 2A, at the Merced competition. They ended up placing second, facing schools with up to 20 more performers in their bands.

“We were in the novice division for the Lodi competition because our band is small,” senior drum major Susan Levine said.

“At Merced there wasn’t a novice division because all the bands that show up are just naturally bigger yet it doesn’t mean that they are better.”

RHS was the first performance of the night at Merced’s competition.

“We were the first ones to compete,” Levine said. “It was quite interesting and we set the standard. It was a little nerve wracking but at the same time exciting.”

Levine is satisfied with her band’s performance at the Merced competition and how they captured the audience.

“People were clapping after the solo was done and we caught the audience’s attention most definitely,” Levine said. “We were so happy with how it all turned out.”

Band director Mark Tofflemier praised the band’s improvement and believes their marching and posture have improved the most.

“Their marching has gotten a lot better,” Tofflemier said.

“They are occasionally out of step now rather than instep and their posture has improved considerably. The technical aspect of marching has gotten better and they have gotten more comfortable with the music.”

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Last weekend, RHS’ drama program performed the in-house play From the Belly of the Horse to show their support for US veterans and those suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder. The play depicts six soldiers who come home from the Trojan War and are left to deal with the physical and mental trauma. are coming back are fine, when that’s not true,” Bartholomew said. “No one really knows how to really deal with it or cope with it, or whatever the signs or symptoms are.”

First year drama student, freshman Ashley Blake helped construct props for the show.

She’s happy she could be a part of a show that addresses “some serious issues such as PTSD.”

“I truly love the fact our drama group has the opportunity to put on activism pieces,” Blake said.

“Most school theater groups wouldn’t dare to put shows like this due to the controversery. It is really brave of Mr. Smith to put on a show like this.”

Drama teacher Stuart Smith believes that choosing to base the play on such a heavy issue was difficult. The play required the

actors to find a certain maturity that students aren’t typically asked to show, especially because they would need to put on a maturity that would be gained from such a life changing event.

“This play is a perfect example at what makes our theater program special,” Smith said. “[Students] will be thinking differently about theater than they had before.”

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november 19, 2014

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very November, nearly every Roseville High School senior’s hand is cramped from bubbling in endless amounts of standardized tests, typing out countless personal statements and checking off his/her list of official documents that must be sent off to his/her top colleges.

As the eldest of four sisters, both my mother and father, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and even my sisters expect me to attend a four-year university. Any adult, as well as most fellow seniors, with whom you find yourself immersed in more than a 30-second conversation, will interrogate you and ask what your current academic GPA is, your top colleges are and what your major will be. These questions are enough to make anyone go psychotic.

Most RHS seniors, including myself, view all these steps we must take – the SAT, the ACT, AP exams, accumulating official transcripts and tax documents and, of course, the entire four years of high school themselves – as an incredible burden.

I find myself constantly complaining to anyone and everyone who has ears about how thin I’m spread and how exhausted I am with everything that comes along with senior year and everything I have to do in order to attend a four-year university.

However, about two weeks ago, I came across a quotation that read, “Being expected to go to college and pursue a tertiary

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education should not be viewed as a burden and, instead, a blessing. For most, college is a lofty dream.” It was then that I realized the gravity of the numbers 55 and 34.1.

The first number, 55, represents the percent of high school graduates and their families who say tuition and other expenses associated with attending a fouryear university or even a junior college are seemingly far too much than they can support.

The other number, 34.1, represents the percent of high school graduates who will not attend a four-year university or a junior college due to this reason.

For years, ACT has worked to convince students of the importance of a high-quality education, if for no other reason than the significant difference in income between those who have a college degree and those who do not, as median annual earnings for full-time working college-degree holders are $17,500 greater than for those with high school diplomas only.

Students and their parents finally are aware of the importance.

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The overwhelming majority of parents want their children to go to college. Minority parents, in particular, want their children to go. And let’s not invalidate the students’ desires – 78 percent say they want to go to college.

All numbers considered, I reevaluated what the term ‘expectation’ meant.

Of course, if you look up ‘expectation’ on Dictionary.com, you will be greeted with their definition of “the act or state of expecting,” so this clearly required some reflection of my own.

Expectation implies that you possess the opportunity to do

whatever you are “expected” to do.

You are expected to wake up in the morning and attend all of your classes every Monday through Friday, but, my goodness, thank the heavens you are alive and have the opportunity to wake up in the morning and receive a free public education.

Every day for the past three years, I have woken up, attended all of my classes, completed my assignments and done my homework in hopes of receiving high grades so I can woo some college admissions officers and make a spot for myself on one of my top

college’s admissions roster.

Somewhere, in between all of those obligations, I find time to groan, complain and whine about all the things I must do just to be able to attend a good college.

Some kids wonder not, “Will I be able to get into a good college?” but instead, “Will I even be able to go to any college at all?”

What I never considered, however, is that some kids at my school and in my classes know they will not be rewarded with acceptance to a tertiary school after four years of hard work, due to the financial burden.

Where most of us, including

myself, see college as a burden and some form of family obligation, some high school students see college as an unattainable dream – one they will not be able to grasp, no matter the quality of person, grades or extracurriculars.

Being expected to do well in high school, as well as being expected to attend a four-year university, means that I am privileged enough to do such a thing, whereas some are not.

Next time I find myself being interrogated by an adult about my future, I will thank my lucky stars I am blessed to be expected to go to college.

Thanksgiving no longer means what it should – and it’s our fault

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Safety drills promote apathy, confusion, unsafe inefficiency

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afety drills, such as recent fire and lockdown drills, are quick and friendly reminders of what actions to take in the rare event that either a fire will occur or an intruder will lurk through the campus. But it has come to my attention that this system has multiple flaws.

The obnoxious alarm sounds, students cheering with relief at the stalling of their essays and exams, teachers sighing with a secret peeve toward what will happen next. It seems as though drills are haphazardly incorporated into a random school day, causing many students and teachers to not take them seriously.

While teachers are hustling to grab their attendance rosters and send students to either the football field or to hide under their desks, classrooms are bursting with scattered discussions and disorder.

Shouldn’t students be getting instructed on what to do? From my experience, there has been so much confusion about what is the designated line to be on. Instead, there is a large mass of impatient teenagers attempting to squeeze through the gates in order to reach the open football field and hopefully spot a few familiar faces.

In the case of a real fire, students would be flooding the campus in a chaotic manner to reach the nearest exit from campus. The

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football field is not convenient in proximity for many classrooms, and it is unlikely that everyone will abide by the tedious process of congregating on the field. In addition, if a small fire in the culinary classroom were to set off the alarm, does that require that everyone evacuate their rooms?

On a similar note, lockdowns are typically false alarms given the area that surrounds RHS. But when they’re the real deal, students most likely won’t be prepared aside from their application of basic common sense and fightor-flight skills. Things as simple as being clued in on the safest zones of classrooms when an intruder is armed or how to hide to make the classroom appear vacant could potentially save lives.

In my sophomore PE class, I sat through a presentation on selfdefense and learned techniques that could allow me to fight for myself. It was strange being introduced to something that was

so violence-oriented and contrary to what I was normally taught, which was to lock the doors, hide and be quiet. However, it was eye opening to discover an alternative to this method of safety. It was a new, weird confidence thing that students obtained. We were told that it was worth it to try to save our lives if we could.

As far-fetched and frightening as it may seem to adopt a new system, perhaps it will benefit our school to partake in simulations where an admin member acts as an intruder and students and teachers are forced to act accordingly. Maybe it isn’t so crazy to inform the student body of places they can turn to in order to escape the fire, rather than wait until it is too late. Even the bravest teachers can only be so courageous until they have to save their own lives first. It’s human nature. It’s time that fire and lockdown drills be altered to support modern emergencies and safety techniques.

What it all comes down to it, there is no way to tell when something bad will happen. Schools are unfortunately often the victims of attacks and natural disasters. It is up to us to either continue on in an ill-prepared fashion, as if nothing will ever really happen, or to take initiative in breaking the system so that RHS is as prepared and confident as it can be.

hanksgiving has come a long way since its original conception, and while change is necessary, I feel like it has lost its original purpose.

I decided to go out and ask a few people what Thanksgiving really meant to them. While the answers varied, there were a few statements that the majority tended to agree on.

Thanksgiving is about being thankful for having food on your table each and every night.

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for all that you have and spending time with the ones you love. While all these reasons sound pretty, the reality I see is far from it. The way many of us celebrate Thanksgiving does little to make any of these underlying reasons apparent.

While many people said that they were thankful for the food on their table, the way people across our country are acting goes completely against that. You would think that after thinking about the past year and realizing that you’ve been incredibly fortunate, people would make an effort to help those in need.

Being genuinely grateful for what you have been given should naturally result in wanting to give back to the person who has helped you out.

I see a complete lack of appreciation and thankfulness toward people who do a lot for others.

From bosses to teachers, I really have not seen anybody take that step to make sure that they know that others are thankful for what they have done for them.

While thanking the person who directly helped you is important, I know that some attribute their success to beings that can’t exactly be personally visited. I know that I’m no expert in every single religion out there, but I know that a common theme is one of giving – not only giving their attention to these beings, but also to those in need.

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All people, regardless of their religion, should really start to look at those who have not been as fortunate.

Being thankful usually means that you have either experienced a lack of something in your own life or are aware of people being in that situation. Both are enough reason to start acting, but the overwhelming amount of empty donation bins across grocery stores tell me people aren’t doing everything they can.

In addition to that, acknowledging you’ve had enough food generally means that you’re pretty far from starving. It makes no sense to say that yet spend the day mindlessly stuffing yourself full of food. This day is more about being thankful than it is about celebrating.

It makes absolutely no sense for so many people to spend this day eating endless amounts of food, especially when many of them are doing little for those who are not as fortunate.

I understand the food that people eat together is a way for them to feel connected, but it can make an enormous impact on the lives of animals.

The foods I always hear about people eating are far from the vegan food I am accustomed to eating and unfortunately, lead to mass murder of innocent creatures.

It’s hard for me to imagine sitting down and giving thanks as if I’m some sort of caring person. I just don’t see how anyone can be thankful for the carcasses across their table, especially after knowing the kinds of lives these ani-

mals lived.

Another thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of people claim to be thankful for everything they have.

This includes objects like phones and clothing. I know people have to work hard to get these things, but I’m not seeing any real appreciation for these objects.

I can remember saving my allowance for toys and being totally in love with them for years.

I appreciated them and remembered what I had gone through to get them years after. With gadgets being made in the blink of an eye, it seems like no one cares about what isn’t new. Kids and adults alike treat these objects like garbage once they find out someone has a newer version.

It is extremely upsetting seeing so many people claim to be thankful, yet spend the very next day rushing to get more.

Black Friday extends back into Thanksgiving more and more each year. Not only that, but it goes against everything that people say. If you’re happy with what you have, why spend your time and money trying to get more?

Black Friday also pulls families apart. Part of being thankful for your friends and families should include spending time with them. Whether it’s telling them you care about them or just hanging out, it’s important to be around people you love.

A cold, dark line does count as a place to be with them, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

There just seems to be a disconnect between what people say and how they act. While people can choose how they spend their day and how grateful they want to feel, more should look at the name itself for inspiration.

If this continues, I don’t see why we should continue lying to ourselves about what that day is about. If people aren’t willing to change the way they act, why not change the name? NoThanksgiving doesn’t sound too bad.

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november 19, 2014

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SOPHIA MOGANNAM EYE OF THE TIGER

15 symptoms of senioritis 1. Not showering before school

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Every homework assignment is done at the last minute. Try as you might, senioritis makes it impossible to do homework more than 12 hours before it’s due.

10. Difficulty reading things longer than a few paragraphs

4. Reaching your absent/tardy limits

Those infected with senioritis often have shorter attention spans and find it extremely difficult to read and absorb anything longer than a couple of paragraphs. You may notice blurred vision when staring at words for too long. You can barely read a SparkNotes summary for English, let alone an entire novel.

Senioritis is known to make students feel a false sense of sickness in the morning that causes a strong desire to stay home. Lack of motivation to make it on time to classes also increases.

5. Studying for tests is a foreign concept Who needs to pass? Sierra College is right down the street.

6. Short-term memory loss How are you supposed to remember a due date if you can barely remember to shower anymore?

With senioritis, signals are sent to your brain that block any information crucial to your success at school. This also manifests when you see yourself forgetting items like your keys or lunch at home.

7. Extreme difficulty waking up in the morning Studies have shown that senioritis causes a rapid increase in energy at nighttime and a severe decrease in the morning. Those infected will set four to five alarms in the morning and still not be able to get out of the bed when they wake up. People will stay up on Twitter for hours but won’t get out of the bed for a more important thing: school.

8. Overpowering impulse to rebel

11. Sudden spasms that make you look at the clock often As a result of senioritis, your head may become difficult to control. Sudden spasms are not uncommon. If you suspect you have senioritis, you’ve probably noticed that you inadvertently look at the clock multiple times during any given class period, anxiously waiting for the bell to ring.

12. Feelings of restlessness while sitting in class for normal periods Sitting for long periods of time (not spent in front of your TV or computer) may make you anxious and restless. You feel a wave of claustrophobia hit you as soon as you step into any classroom, and you will probably find yourself going to the bathroom two to three times a class period just so you can get up and walk around before you explode.

13. Increased trend of intense irritability

9. Drastic increase in Netflix usage

As you get through the last few months of high school, you might find yourself becoming easily irritated by the people you’ve gone to school with for the past four years. You may have tolerated them before, but as soon as you’re afflicted with senioritis, you won’t be able to hide your disdain for some of your more annoying classmates.

You might not have the motivation or attention span required to finish your English essay, but you can finish an entire season of Breaking Bad in one sitting.

14. Not having enough energy for a 15th reason

Openly texting in class, refusing to follow dress code, parking in a reserved parking spot; they’re all signs that you’ve been infected.

access to the lot if you are outside of school grounds. Personally, I feel my car is much more secure in the locked parking lot than leaving it exposed in the Berry Street lot.

I believe that installing security cameras would go a long way in making the Berry lot more secure.

The Berry lot is right in front of Independence High School and it gets plenty of traffic passing by on normal school days, as well as from people walking by.

Short of adding a gate in front of the lot’s exit, which would be so inconvenient for those with

The threat of having security cameras, and posting signs saying the lot is being monitored by security cameras, could deter people from vandalizing and committing petty crimes to the cars of students.

It does help that campus monitors are walking through and checking the lot, but they cannot be there to watch over the lot all day like the cameras could. Making it known that there are cameras in the lot could definitely make the lot more secure.

Although it might be costly to install these cameras, I believe the benefit would definitely outweigh the cost of these cameras. We would protect students’ property and keep campus moniters from the monotonous job of guard duty.

This could help prevent future tire slashings and other crimes to student vehicles. I think something must be done to make the Berry lot more secure, and cameras seem the sure way to go.

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2. Wearing sweats or “scrubbing”

3. Intense procrastination

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first or fourth off or appointments during the day, the lot cannot be protected without cameras ensuring that it is watched.

The tire slashings were obviously very frustrating to the victims and the cameras could prevent future crime.

As a student who has to park in the Berry lot, I would feel much more comfortable leaving my car in there knowing cameras were watching over it and my car.

Because the tire slasher can be in there at any time, I quite often go through the school day worrying that something will happen to my car. We shouldn’t have to worry all day while we’re trying to learn in class.

Even the legal problems with having a car vandalized would be bettered, if not solved completely. We would know the culprits based on their faces and neither the victim nor school would have to worry about covering the costs of the vandalism.

How do you sell whole grains? You don’t.

In the morning, cleanliness just isn’t as important as sleeping in.

Sweatpants become increasingly acceptable as senioritis develops and makeup becomes less important. People no longer care about the latest trends as now it seems like everyone is wearing sweats.

ue to limited parking spots at Roseville High School, many students are forced to park in the Berry Street parking lot.

Whether it is more convenient for students to park there, or due to lack of free spots elsewhere around the campus, it does not change the fact that Berry is an open lot with access to anyone.

Recent tire slashings in the Berry Street lot cannot go unnoticed.

There must be an action taken to prevent future tire slashings, or other common acts of vandalism to student vehicles. One reasonable way to make the Berry lot more secure would be to install security cameras.

The main parking lot, or Senior Lot, is much more protected as the gates remain locked throughout the school day. I have also seen yard duties or other campus officials walking through the lot.

Senior Lot is also more tucked away and it is very hard to gain

et your air-popped, butter-free popcorn!” Imagine trying to raise funds for your club, organization or sport without the box of variety candy, the chocolate bars or the home-baked falldecorated cookies. Replace those moneymakers with whole-grain replacements and sugar-free imposters, and what do you get? I’ll tell ya – not money.

Thanks to the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, championed by First Lady Michelle Obama, Roseville High School’s bake sales, food fundraisers held during the school day and snacks sold in the school vending machines are subject to big changes that will soon manifest.

484 students of RHS’ population are in 12th grade. That means a fair estimate would be that almost 484 students at RHS are 18 years of age or soon to be such.

Legal adults.

You mean to tell me that young adults who can vote, go to war, process cognitive thoughts, complete AP courses, handle college applications, possess a driver’s license, even be a parent, cannot choose what snacks they want to buy on their school campus?

I can understand that with the obesity problem in America, feeding our elementary-aged students sugary snacks may be setting them up for failure because they can’t make wise judgments based on their day’s calorie intake, activity level and other important factors. But taking it to our high schools goes too far.

Not only do students deserve the right to choose what they want to consume, but it also greatly hinders the fundraising process and monetary contributions of

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school clubs and groups. A vital part of the selling-buying process is the on-campus sales encouraged by the vision of the creamy milk chocolate bar wrapped in gold foil.

Trying to sell whole grain crackers and sugar-free brownies is a formidable task to assign to the head of fundraising for each club. Fundraising is hard enough with teens spending most of their money on gas or clothes.

For many years, fundraisers have been dependent on choco-

late bars and Skittles to easily and quickly raise funds, and it proved successful. Although those things may not be healthy, nutritious options, students are going to pull out of the RHS parking lot and into the Taco Bell drive-thru regardless. The ban on ‘unhealthy’ foods most likely won’t have any impact on the health of our students.

We can’t act like we can control how students act or what they want to eat. Try as they might, school administration cannot make a kid not want cookies.

Students will find some way to eat chocolate bars at school whether they bring them from home or buy them from a club.

School fundraisers would at least allow the clubs to profit and students would get the candy bars they so deserve.

Luckily, things that are to be prepared at home and not con-

sumed on campus, such as cookie dough, frozen pizzas and preformed pretzels, are still allowed to be sold as fundraisers on campus. Perhaps student-oriented groups can look to some of those items to sell.

Another viable option could be non-food items, such as t-shirts (everyone needs something to wear on rally days), keychains or lanyards.

Although these items may be more difficult to order and distribute, there is the possibility that they will generate a higher income for our clubs and sports because their selling value is much higher than that of a chocolate bar.

Despite the new limitations on items to be sold at school, our students are innovative and intelligent enough to invent creative ways to continue earning money for the things they are passionate about.

We should be glad Roseville’s now in the CVC

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ransferring into the Capital Valley Conference (CVC) is hands down the best change Roseville High School has had in the athletic field in the past decade for a variety of reasons.

First off, in the Sierra Foothills League (SFL), we were only competitive in a few sports due to the fact we were playing powerhouse schools like Rocklin, Del Oro and Granite Bay. Despite the fact that we have gotten rid of our crosstown rivals at Woodcreek, we have already established our own rivals in the CVC. Dating back to the early 70’s, Oakmont has always been our rival, whether or not we were in their same league. Woodcreek, Granite Bay and Rocklin did not even exist back then.

Even though we are now returning back to our previous generation’s rivals, we have also

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gained even more rivals with the Whitney Wildcats when they plastered our school’s campus with “Wildcat Power” propaganda the week our football team obliterated them 58-24.

Even though Whitney brought the wrath of Roseville’s finest athletes upon them, there will be no escaping Bryce Crouch hitting a three-pointer or Max Modeste putting one out 300 feet in right field.

Many students have been upset with the move down because we play teams that are not as good

as those in the SFL. I disagree with those who disapprove of the switch because our teams are working harder than ever and getting noticed for the work they put into their sports.

Despite both the fact that we have done very well in the CVC and the constant negativity toward our league along with its lack of worthy opponents, I love seeing our athletes walk around with pride for their sport for doing so well and advancing into the playoffs.

For instance, our tennis team has made playoffs for the first time in 25 years, the water polo team made it to the semi-final game in playoffs, the volleyball team is still going strong and the football team had a five-game win streak to clinch a playoff berth.

In fact, the only team that did not make playoffs was our soccer team and they missed their playoff berth by half a game.

Along with moving along in playoffs, the boys water polo team members are co-CVC champions right alongside Bella Vista.

It is clear that the switch was the right move. Our teams are actually able to show their skills more effectively and we are getting the recognition we deserve.

Our teams work so hard and their sports and academics and what they do every day, and the CVC shows that hard work through our consistent vistories.

It should give us great pride to play in the CVC, winning over teams that we may not have normally gotten to play. The switch showcases our athletes’ talents and I’m glad we get to experience that.

Although we lost our rivals in the SFL, we will gain back each grudge we had against every single one of them, but in the meantime we will continue our path of destruction in the CVC.

november 19, 2014

Entertainment

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Interstellar navigates cosmos, emotion

BY MADISON TELLES

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There was one small step for man, one giant leap for space odyssey cinema, thanks to the newest galactic film, Interstellar.

Even though it shares stark similarities with 2001: A Space Odyssey, there is not enough that can be said about this movie.

The aesthetics, the plot line, the drama. Perfect. The big budget sci-fi movie considers a simplistic story of love and sacrifice, beautifully entwined into almost three hours of footage. The simplicity is the most beautiful part – it’s thought-provoking and edgy.

The film’s dusty Earth, stricken by poverty, environmental struggle and constructed thinking reflects the direction that our Earth is heading toward – living on nothing but blight-resistant corn products and hope of a better tomorrow.

The movie’s discussion of actual theoretical physics problems and their solutions lends it a sense of credibility. It does play along with the stereotype of quiet and reserved scientists, which made hearing their dialogue somewhat difficult at certain points.

Admittedly, the science conversation here initially takes a bit of effort to get your head wrapped around it, but director Christopher Nolan generally spells it all out.

Do note, though, that Nolan doesn’t always spell the science out correctly – he does compromise real science at times,

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Interstellar encompasses the journeys of intellectuals and their families as they seek out a solution for impending human extinction. The film tells an exhilarating, ambitious tale of time, love and exploration. stretching it into the abstract, and that’s expected in Hollywood. He’s known for embracing abstraction. His compromises can be overlooked for their ability to further the storyline and tie up loose ends.

Having stumbled upon an underground NASA station under the reservoir near his corn farm, former pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) goes on a cosmic mission accompanied primarily by Dr. Amelia Brand (Anne

Hathaway) and her team. Venturing into the depths of space, they travel through a convenientlyplaced wormhole just outside Saturn’s rings to find a hospitable planet for the human race.

Nolan’s awe-inspiring take on the cosmos is one of the most obviously striking elements of the movie. From the bubble-like wormhole with its mirrored surface to the blinding black hole, Gargantua, space has never looked so magnificent nor

monumental. The movie captures space in a way that very effectively makes our place in the universe feel insignificant.

Where the most heart-wrenching arc of the movie begins with the fact that Cooper leaves his two children back on Earth, uncertain of when or if he’ll return.

Thankfully, Cooper’s expression of this daunting uncertainty consistently convinced me. His acting wasn’t ever overdone, and I never felt as though I needed

more from him. The other actors, including Hathaway in her role as Brand, continued this trend.

You’ll find yourself equally devastated and contented.

Murph’s drive to continue following in her father Cooper’s footsteps in science by continually trying to solve the problems of gravity and singularity in space despite her painful abandonment, you can’t help but feel conflicted.

Murph’s hope often wavers, almost to her breaking point, and

it truly is devastating to watch.

You’ll feel your heart rip apart into a million pieces. You’ll feel your eyes explode as you gaze upon the way Nolan constructed the galaxies. The movie explores space as much as it does your emotions. Interstellar left me feeling introspective, thinking about the things of importance in my life instead of vanity.

Beauty doesn’t last forever.

Eventually, it all turns to dust in a corn field.

Satirizing the puportedly post-racial Gyllenhaal almost Dear White People saves Nightcrawler touches on identity

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The articulate comedy Dear White People opens dialogue concerning our modern society’s race relations, offering insight into refreshingly complex African-American college students.

Its witty delivery overshadows a tendency to fixate on a smattering of pertinent messages rather than a coherent narrative. The film takes an engaging, satirical approach to the touchy topic of race.

The movie takes place in a fictitious Ivy League, Winchester University, and centers on the lives of four black students: Samantha White (Tessa Thompson), Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams), Colandrea “Coco” Conners (Teyonah Parris) and Troy Fairbanks (Brandon Bell).

White’s unexpected election as head of a traditionally black residence hall sparks cultural strife on campus that confronts the typical notions of black identity.

The identities of each of these students serve to challenge these preconceived notions in a manner not commonly seen in mainstream media. The representation offered to African-Americans today is often limited to the same stereotypes that have been around for centuries. A black face on screen, typically, must adhere to these stereotypes in order to command entertainment worth.

Prime examples are evident in Tyler Perry movies, Reality TV and even Disney’s kid show Jessie.

Dear White People notably strays from this common trend and provides complex, stereotype-debunking characters.

For example, Samantha White is a bi-racial activist and black culture enthusiast that listens to Taylor Swift’s music and Lionel

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In Dear White People, Samantha White (Tessa Thompson) hosts a campus radio show that embodies the movie’s comedic satire. The movie itself and the characters in it buck the stereotypes involved with the black community.

Higgins is a gay, afro-sporting “geek” who doesn’t quite fit in anywhere.

Each complex character serves to challenge what a young black adult is supposed to be like. Their individual problems are strikingly different, ensuring they don’t fit into a mimick-able.

The importance in this lies in the recognition that while there is a black population that exhibits behavior that does adhere to some stereotypes, there exists a black population that doesn’t.

Racist microaggressions, affirmative-action, and the effects of Eurocentric standards of beauty are all comedically addressed explicitly or implicitly in the film. A prime example takes place during Samantha’s radio show ‘Dear White People’ when she announces that “the amount of black friends required to not seem racist has been officially raised to two.”

A black friend does not inher-

ently exempt someone from racially problematic thoughts or actions. The film brings this line and many other race-related concepts to light in a fashion that is both brutally, unabashedly honest and entertaining.

My fear concerning the movie lies solely in the impression someone might form if the stillprevalent issue of institutionalized racism isn’t evident to them.

The movie touches on so many important concepts involving race relations and black identity, and as a black teen, it was refreshing to see it brought to life.

As a result, it was easy for me to pick up on the implicit intentions of certain dialogues and actions that made the movie amazingly impactful.

I fear the only thing that someone would take away from the film, due to its climax, is that under no circumstances is blackface okay. (Evidently that isn’t already obvious.) That’s disheart-

ening because the film’s purpose, though not to offer a definitive solution to the issues of race relations, lies in an understanding that there are issues that should be in conversation.

My experience watching Dear White People was simultaneously compelling and empowering.

I felt forced to question what it means exactly to be black, regardless of what pervades the media. Through the film, I recognized that not knowing where the lines are drawn is perfectly okay.

Identity isn’t black or white. It lies in so many different shades of grey.

Despite how easily its title opens itself up to simple writeoff judgement, Dear White People’s intentions don’t lie in fostering “white guilt,” but in raising awareness. Its satirical approach to race-related issues is witty, fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining and definitely worth your time.

In Nightcrawler, a dramatic look into the underbelly of Los Angeles, a disturbing yet intriguing Jake Gyllenhaal stars as the wide-eyed, spooky character of Louis (Lou) Bloom. The movie is set in modern day Los Angeles, where crime is abundant and relentless. Lou is in need of a job, and when he discovers “nightcrawling,” he finds himself immediately hooked, deciding to take it on for himself.

With the help of his new partner Rick (Riz Ahmed), Lou sets off into the night in search of car crashes, crime and other newsworthy events - nightcrawling - in hopes of capturing on-scene video footage. After obtaining video, Lou then attempts to sell it to local news producers for cash. Lou strikes up a relationship with a morning news producer, Nina Romina (Rene Russo), and his nightcrawling career begins.

Lou’s character is very unnerving and weird, but Gyllenhaal manages to play him superbly. Lou, spacey and disconnected at times, is extremely socially awkward. Gyllenhaal’s convincing performance truly makes the audience feel as if Lou belongs in a mental asylum.

Lou’s sidekick, the homeless and timid Rick, was not nearly as interesting as his creepy partner.

A weak character in the movie, Rick did not play an overly integral part in its plotline. Lou shares the sentiment, judging from the final decisive moments of the movie.

Director Dan Gilroy, best

known for writing Real Steel in 2011 and The Bourne Legacy in 2012, did quite a good job with Nightcrawler, considering this was his first time ever directing a movie. He produced and wrote the film as well, but it was Gyllenhaal’s performance that gave this movie its ‘must-see’ element.

Unfortunately, Gyllenhaal’s amazing performance is one of the few things that make Nightcrawler a hit. The plot is strong and includes a few exciting twists, but the end leaves the audience wanting more.

The majority of the movie sets the scene for the final piece of film footage Lou had worked so hard for: a huge car crash, multiple dead victims and lots of mayhem in the streets, but for the amount of time it took to build, the ending could have been a lot more climactic.

The trailer for the movie contained a lot of footage from the final scenes in it, making me feel as if I had already seen some of it.

Lou, Rick and his videogathering crew embarked on a few brief journeys resulting with the climax and its lacking fulfillment, but in the end, they all came together as something that felt finite. The movie left me feeling little satisfaction, especially given the huge build-up to the movie’s close.

Gyllenhaal’s performance was more than enough to make Nightcrawler a movie that the audience will enjoy, but it will leave them wanting more excitement from Lou, Rick, his videogathering crew and their missions into the hazardous night.

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BARBERS’ GUIDE

Netflix bridges relatable, unusual

BY CATHERINE BARBER & RACHEL BARBER

entertainment@eyeofthetigernews.com

On those rainy mornings or quiet nights when you’ve exhausted the TV guide and are looking for something new, you turn to Netflix for generous offerings and a warm embrace. Senior Catherine Barber and freshman Rachel Barber are here to show you what you should watch as you journey through the media provider’s vast and exciting world.

GILMORE GIRLS In 2008, my older sister purchased every season of Gilmore Girls on DVD. Over the course of a few months, I watched every single episode with by her side.

Having found out that the series landed on Netflix, I revisited one episode just couldn’t stop watching.

Gilmore Girls is definitely a feel good show. It follows Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory’s (Alexis Bledel) relationship throughout the important stages of life. The show takes place in the small town of Stars Hollow, where we get to know several of the quirky town members.

The show is very different from any other shows on TV because it tells the incredibly endearing tales of the characters and their everyday struggles – like dealing with controlling grandparents, running a business and going to school. It feels like you know the characters on a personal level.

There are no plane crashes, no serial killers and no life-or-death missions that haunt the characters.

If you can’t keep up with fast-paced talking, this show may not be for you. The characters always are always full of wit and sarcasm. I would recommend Gilmore Girls to anyone who wants to watch an amusing show that they can feel connected with.

-Catherine Barber AMERICAN HORROR STORY On the complete other side of Netflix lies one of the darkest, twisted, most engaging shows of all time, American Horror Story.

The first two of four seasons, Murder House and Asylum, are both currently on Netflix.

The show stuns me with the way it avoids cheesy horror or cheap jump scares, but delves into deep, haunting intellectual horrors. The show maintains a deep, meaningful plot – rather than delivering just a mediocre story and a scare.

You also grow to care for the characters, no matter how twisted and demented they are. For example: the beautiful Evan Peters.

The show keeps each season fresh as it introduces new settings, timeframes, plotlines and characters (but not actors).

I must say, the amount of eerieness and twistedness in the show exceeds my expectations. The writers really go for it, and don’t shy away from the grotesque. I think the show’s unabashed approach is a quality to be proud of. It’s a must-see TV rarity. If you have a remote interest, it’s a worthwile experience.

I can guarantee it’s like nothing you have ever seen before.

-Rachel Barber

november 19, 2014

Disney crafts lovable adventure in Big Hero 6

BY THALIA BENNETT

t.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

Inflatable, huggable and amiable, the marshmallow that is Baymax is sure to shuffle his way straight to your heart – all the while, recording your heart rate and enveloping you in a hug.

Big Hero 6 is a warming comedy/action animation film following the unprecedented adventures of Hiro Hamada – a young prodigy who fosters an affinity for the nature of robotics – a rag-tag team of four science enthusiasts attending futuristic San Fransokyo’s Institute of Technology and, of course, the titular character Baymax as they embark on a mission to apprehend a tech-savvy malefactor in a kabuki mask.

My specific experience in the theater shaped my initial impressions of the film. During the opening weekend, the room was peopled sparsely with kiddies and parents.

It is a PG film, but I still anticipated the movie to garner far more attention than the empty seats suggested, given the wide appeal Pixar films often offer. I must say, it was somewhat discouraging, though it was far from a token of what was to unfold.

As I watched the movie unfold, I realized I felt the same adoration for Baymax as I did for Groot in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. As such, the ungainly caregiver exhibits some of the same idiosyncrasies as the inarticulate lion heart does. They are both pleasantly frivolous and compassionate towards all, and it’s these traits that supply a

sizeable portion of the movie’s tenderness.

Baymax is dubbed as a “healthcare companion” and is compelled by his meticulous programming to provide succor to anyone that utters the word ‘ow.’ If this compulsion isn’t charming, I don’t know what is.

Alongside Baymax are the everwinsome characters of Hiro, his brother Tadashi (temporarily), Honey Lemon, Go-Go Tamago, Wasabi and Fred. In other words, the lively menagerie is quite comical.

Let’s just say that Tadashi sparks the inception of the group’s exploits… in a very poignant fashion. The film managed to elicit a few tears more than once, although to be fair, I’m a

considerably emphatic person.

Big Hero 6 encapsulates an amalgam of properties and emotions that made me feel both giddy and melancholy. The humor was satisfying as a whole, only failing to enchant on a handful of occasions with superfluous sound effects. The action scenes and the team’s heroes were dynamic and faintly reminiscent of Disney’s Incredibles.

Admittedly, the plot was indeed slavish. Even still, the film concludes neatly and there was justification for everything. Little ones definitely won’t mind; it’s designed to be endearing and should be embraced for that much.

And in between it all, the settings were sound and replete with Japanese popular cultural under-

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Young robotics fanatic Hiro Hamada teams up with four technology students in Big Hero 6. The movie offers up fun, relatable characters. tones. As a Japanese-American fusion, San Fransokyo’s towers, bridges and landscape were vibrant and dazzling.

For what it’s worth, Big

Hero 6 is entertaining and endearing, and I think we can all take a cue from Baymax’s fist bumps. You’ll just have to watch the movie to catch that reference.

Gameplay bugs mar breathtaking Paris in Unity

BY LUZ FLORES

l.flores@eyeofthetigernews.com

Assassin’s Creed: Unity is centers around one of the bloodiest times of French history, the French Revolution.

Without spoiling the game too much, you play as Arno Dorian, the son of an assassin, and start the game around the eve of the French Revolution. The story seems pretty cookie-cutter but the characters you encounter can be pretty exciting.

People who have played previous games in the Assassin’s Creed franchise won’t be surprised to see that the gameplay formula hasn’t changed much at all. The controls aren’t exactly the most responsive out of all the other Assassin’s Creed games that I’ve played, but they weren’t overly annoying.

The gameplay truly suffers from a lot of glitches that are in Unity. In my first play session, I encountered bugs immediately.

Even in the intro, for God’s sake.

The intro should be one of the main things that the developers should get right, since many

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Although Unity touts beautiful Parisian skylines, it’s plagued with gameplay bugs uncharacteristic of a top-tier franchise. people form their first impressions during the first hour or two of the game.

Who doesn’t find it a hassle to restart a mission, especially one where you get a lot of things done, all because of a stupid bug that renders you immovable. It’s just plain stupid, especially for a AAA game that shouldn’t have so many stability problems.

When the game decides not to glitch out on you, you may be-

come familiar with dropped frames, or laggy as hell gameplay. This is mostly noticeable when there’s a crap ton of NPCs populating your screen, but even when you’re climbing buildings in solitude, there can be instances where the frames drop so low that it feels like you’re reading a picture book.

I don’t want a picture book. I want a fluid game that focuses on free-running and doing cool assassin things, not a game that focuses

on getting you stuck in a building because the game has trouble with stability.

Mind you, all these bugs occurred within my first two days gameplay. Who knows what’ll happen to me if I venture 50 or 100 hours into the game.

Luckily, Unity sports a nice amount of weapon and clothing customization. For someone who basks in the glory of seemingly limitless customization, this a

big plus. The extensive weapon customization does a bit to remedy the repetitive combat that often plagued previous entries into the series. With the different clothing color options, it’s pretty much up to you to choose whether you want Arno to look like one suave dude or a badasslooking mothertrucker.

Beyond the inhibitive glitching, Unity suffers from another glaring issue. Annoyingly, microtransactions dominate this game.

I can’t begin to tell you how the barrage of bullshit microtransactions ruin a game like this. I want honest returns for advancing in the game, not a pay-to-win system. Either way, the developers or the publishers are at fault here because when developing this game, they seemed to have wanted a quick cash grab.

Assassin’s Creed: Unity holds good potential to deliver some solid experiences, but the many bugs, glitches and the cheap microtransactions tarnish one of my favorite time periods in history.

Sadly, the game simply shapes up to be a mediocre mess.

EAT ME WITH MADIE WHALEN

Starbucks straddles fine line between strong, sweet Each issue, senior Madie Whalen will scour the Roseville area to find the best, the worst and the so-so of a particular dining scene. This issue’s target: Coffee.

“Coffee is the lifeblood that fuels the dreams of champions.”

-Will Ferrell in Kicking and Screaming I love Shady Coffee and Tea. Not for their drinks – because they’re terrible – but because the hipster in me loves spoken word and snapplause.

I love the

BY MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

warm cozy atmosphere. I love bad chai and scruffy beards. I love ripped skinny jeans and teenage angst. One does not go to Shady’s for the drinks, you go to experience the fascinating world that is Rosevillian hipster culture, which is worth the $3.00 macchiato that’ll end up in the trash.

Dutch Bros. has recently gained popularity over Starbucks, and honestly, I’m not sure why.

It’s good coffee, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just that – good. I’m not a strong coffee person, and take it sweet, but Dutch Bros. overdoes it. Dutch Bros. coffee is so sweet I might as well have bought cookies and candy. I’d drink it for dessert but decaf coffee is pointless coffee. Admittedly, I’ve only ever had Dutch Bros. a handful of times, but that’s probably because of their coffee is just average, and nine times out of ten, the wait to actually order is too long. The people working in the little shack are always so welcoming, though,

even if a little bit over the top.

But Dutch Bros.’ big personality isn’t motive enough for me to drive to Rocklin for some regular old coffee.

Peet’s Coffee and Tea is for people who like their coffee black and bitter. Their coffee is so strong, drinking it gives me this weird headache. But hey, if you’re into caffeine and masochism, Peet’s is your place.

And because Pipeline isn’t even worth mentioning, Starbucks, Starbucks is a classic.

Always good, even if a little over priced and corporate-y.

Starbucks’ atmosphere is al-

ways warm and inviting, but sitting and staying with a laptop and a macchiato makes me feel pretentious. No matter the line, I feel as though Starbucks’ wait is never that bad, and always worth it.

Starbucks coffee is liquid bliss. When it’s hot, I get a tall iced passion tea lemonade ($2.55), when it’s cold I get a tall caramel latte ($3.75) and patiently wait for Christmas time each year for the delicious, but severely overpriced seasonal caramel brulee latte ($4.15). Starbucks lattes are sweet, but not too sweet. Strong, but not too strong.

A perfect medium that makes for a happy caffeinated morning.

Sports

november 19, 2014

page 11

DO ends Tigers’ win streak, season

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Last Friday, the Tigers fell to their former Sierra Foothill League rivals, the Del Oro Eagles. In the end, Del Oro eliminated Roseville from the playoffs with a 14-6 victory. The Tigers clinched a playoff berth after going on a five-game win streak to close out the league season, after opening 0-2 in the CVC. Roseville received the ball to start the game and the Eagles immediately stopped them in their tracks. Senior punter Chad Alves kicked it away, but the punt returner bobbled the ball and multiple Tigers jumped on the ball to give the possession back to the Tigers in Eagle territory.

Senior quarterback Michael Dobler advanced the ball further until he rolled out of the pocket on a third down and fumbled the ball on the 10-yard line.

As the game progressed, both sides gave up costly turnovers in the opposing team’s territory that could have led to points being put on the scoreboard.

The Eagles were first to strike by having senior quarterback Logan Hurst sneak in a touchdown with 1:51 left in the second quarter. As the Tigers started their drive, head coach Larry Cunha replaced Dobler – who was shaken up on the fumble after a hit to the head – with junior Blake Rayback.

Late in the half, senior kicker Max Fereira attempted a 47-yard field goal, but his kick fell just short.

The Tigers were not able to put any points up before the half as they trailed Del Oro 7-0.

At the beginning of the second half, the Eagles got the first possession, but were not able to place any points up on the board. With

Rayback in at quarterback, Cunha decided to run more read options to use Rayback as a throwing and running threat against the Eagles.

Even though both teams went back and forth throughout the third quarter, the game remained stagnant with the Eagles in the lead, 7-0.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Tigers coughed up the ball to the Eagles. Del Oro then methodically drove down the field which ended in yet another rushing touchdown with 8:56 remaining in the game as the Tigers trailed 14-0 in the first round of playoffs.

The Tigers were down by 14, and made a quick drive down the field ending with a four yard touchdown by junior Ben Zahniser.

The extra point snap was off target as Fereira scooped up the ball to go for the pylon. He was stopped just short by multiple Eagle defenders.

The Tigers were now down 6-14 with a mere 6:28 left in the game. The Tigers were able to stop the Eagles with enough time to march down the field score

PLAYOFF RESULTS Water Polo The Roseville High School varsity boy’s water polo team’s playoff run came to an end on Thursday with a heartbreaking defeat to Rio Americano 20-7.

Senior Nick Sapp lead the team with three goals with fellow senior Josh McCown scoring two of his own.

Despite their loss in the semifinals, the Tigers won their first and second games in sections against Bear River High school and Benicia High school.

Sapp lead the team to victory against Bear River with three goals and senior goalie Joey Costa had 18 saves.

In the victory against Benicia, McCown lead the team with four goals, with Sapp following scoring two.

Tennis once more. As the time began to wane down the Tigers did all they could do to put it in the end zone.

Rayback and the Tigers were face to face with a do or die fourth down situation.

Rayback forced a roll out to his right side, dodging multiple Eagles and barely getting the throw off as an Eagle defensive back jumped in front of Roseville receiver Tyler Haupt, and intercepted the pass as he fell down in the end zone.

By falling in the end-zone, DO took possession at the twenty yard line with a mere 1:12 left in the game.

The Eagles would then kneel out the clock to let time expire as they would win the game 14-6.

Despite the loss, defensive coordinator Brad Hunkins was impressed by the team’s play and the fight that they put up.

“Everybody on that roster came out and kicked the living hell out

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

After winning five games in a row, the varsity Tigers fell to the Del Oro Golden Eagles 14-6 last Friday in their first playoff game since the move to the CVC. of Del Oro,” Hunkins said. “They played their hearts out and they played like they had nothing to lose.”

The Tigers finished with a regular season record of 6-4, and an overall record of 6-5, including

their playoff loss.

With a 5-2 league record, the Tigers finished third in the CVC behind number-two Del Campo (5-2 in league, 7-4 overall) and number-one Cosumnes Oaks (7-0 in league, 8-3 overall).

Volleyball picks up tempo for postseason run

With the move into the CVC the Lady Tigers were able to break their 30 year playoff deficit.

The team started off with six straight losses but were able to finish the season with a 9-6 record. The team’s run in playoffs came to an end last week in their 8-1 loss against Rio Americano.

Doubles team senior Nicole Kern and freshman Jada Kranig were able to fend off a team sweep.

The Lady Tigers won their first playoff match against Kennedy 8-1, but were unable to produce the same result.

“We knew it was going to be tough,” junior Marina Efstathiu said.

In the singles and doubles tournaments, the Tigers were unable to make it to the finals, but had reached the semifinals. Even though it was short, the team enjoyed the opportunity they were given.

“It was actually really fun,” senior Elise Abel said. “We had to work harder to compete with the tougher teams.”

Coach Donny Nush hopes the experience will motivate the underclass players to go even further next year.

Golf The girls varsity golf team recently ended their season with a third place finish at the CIF-SJS Divison II tournament. This was the first time the Lady Tigers have ever been in the postseason as an entire team, not just individuals.

In addition to the teams accomplishments this season, sophomore Kayla Kwong qualified for the CIF-Masters as an individual where she shot a 78. Kwong received a First Team All CVC award along with sophomore Abby Hall who also received the award.

PLAYOFF RESULTS The outcome of last night’s game against the Rocklin Lady Thunder was not available at press time. Please visit eyeofthetigernews.com or twitter.com/EOTNews for that score.

Cross Country ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

BY AMRAN BISLA

a.bisla@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s varsity girls volleyball team started off the season slowly with a record of 5-12, before turning it around and eventually leading to an 11-game win streak.

The Lady Tigers played their best when they played at home, where they were able to maintain an overall record of 10-2.

Yet, when they played away, they were 6-4 and barely managed to break .500. Still, the Lady Tigers held their own in the new league (the Capital Valley Conference), in which they carded an outstanding record of 11-3, with only losses against Oakmont and a loss to Bella Vista.

Senior Abby Jensen feels that playing in the CVC was a good experience for both her and her teammates.

“Being in a new conference

was fun, not knowing a lot about the teams we play made it more of a challenge,” Jensen said. “Although I miss playing in the [Sierra Foothills League], the CVC isn’t bad, either.”

Once the season ends, the varsity team will lose a total of four seniors, but will have a formidable set of seven sophomores playing in their second year at the varsity level and three returning juniors once the season starts up again next year.

Jensen had a great time playing with her team throughout the course of this season.

“I’ve has a really great time this season, it’s been fun and I couldn’t be prouder of my team,” Jensen said.

The RHS girls varsity volleyball team also started off their postseason play with a bang.

They first played the Kimball High School Jaguars, who had an

In their first season since the switch to the CVC, the varsity Lady Tigers overcame a slow start to find success in the playoffs. The team swept the Kimball Lady Jaguars 3-0 in their first playoff game last Tuesday, Nov. 11 (above). overall record of 18-20. The Lady Tigers were able to beat them 3-0 with match scores of 25-12, 25-17 and 25-10. In the Tigers’ second match, they played the Vacaville Bulldogs, who had an overall record of 24-11. The Bulldogs previously played the Yuba City Honkers in their first playoff matchup and defeated them 3-1.

The Lady Tigers swept Vacaville 3-0 with match scores of 25-21, 29-27 and 25-20.

Junior Ryan Blackwood believes that the team has met their team expectations from the beginning of the season.

“We are a determined team,” Blackwood said. “At the beginning of the season our goal was to make the playoffs and we did that. We did that so I would say we are an ‘eye-on-the-prize’ type

of team.”

The Tigers are ranked number two in the Division II California Interscholastic Federation SacJoaquin section volleyball bracket. Cross-town rival Oakmont was ranked number one and also beat their previous two opponents to end up in the other semi-final match against Vintage.

For the Lady Tigers’ semi-final match yesterday, they played the Rocklin Thunder, who are ranked number 3 in the section and has an overall record of 26-1, which had them tied for first in the SFL. The result of the game was not available at press time.

When the Tigers previously played Rocklin, Roseville swept them 3-0 with very close match scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 26-24.

During their first two games,

head coach Ron Grove believes that they were solid in their play, especially in terms of keeping steady during games.

“We played well, we played well in games and played consistently and had no dips in our game,” Grove said.

Grove has high hopes for their next match against Rocklin.

“We expect a better prepared team, and we know we have to play at our best to have a chance to win,” Grove said.

Senior Stefanie Christofferson feels like the team’s preparation helped, but they still have a few areas to tune up in.

“I think we were well prepared for the games we’ve played ,but we need to work on serving before our game against Rocklin,” Christofferson said.

On Nov. 15 the Tigers ran in the San-Joaquin Section Championships. The Roseville High School Cross Country team had representatives in the freshman, sophomore and varsity level races.

Senior Arturo Sotomayor, who recently signed with UCLA ,finished in seventh place for the Tigers. Freshman Emily Botnen was the third runner to cross the finish line in the Division II varsity girls race.

Sotomayor and Botnen are both advancing to the CIF State Championships on Nov. 29 at Woodward Park.

There were not enough varsity boys to qualify them as a team at Sections. However, the varsity girls team came in sixth place out of ten teams. Freshman Emma Smith and Sophomore Madison Meade both finished in the top 25 but will not be going to State.

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Abby Jensen

Spiking in at the number one overall ranked player for the 2015 fall sports top athletes is Abby Jensen. Jensen has been playing volleyball for five years and recently committed to play at Utah Valley University.

Jensen has led the Tigers to an overall record of 27-11 and a league record of 11-3. Not only has she led the Tigers to second overall in the CVC, but the number two seed in the San-Joaquin Division II playoffs.

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Nick Sapp

Splashing in at number four on the list is three year varsity water polo player Nick Sapp.

Sapp was the leading scorer this season with 106 goals, increasing his varsity career goals to 250. Last season, the Tigers did not have a league win.

This season, Sapp led the team to an 11-1 league finish. He recently scored the game winning goal against Ponderosa high school to secure first seed in sections.

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kayla kwong

Chipping in at number seven is sophomore Kayla Kwong, the number two golfer in the CVC. She deserves a spot on the top ten spot for leading the girls golf team to their first playoff appearance as a team in Roseville history.

At the SJS Division I I tournament at Rocklin CC, she shot an 85, which was good enough to place her as second overall in the tournament and qualified her to go to the CIF-SJS Masters golf tournament, where she shot a 78.

“She held her own admirably at the really talented Masters tournament,” head varsity coach Corey Fukuman said.

Along with Kwong’s great performance this year on the golf course, she does other things that make her a great teammate who is respected among her peers.

“She is a great teammate and well respected by her teammates,” Fukuman said.

She is one of the leaders of

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EMILY BOTnen

Running in at number 10 in the top ten athletes list for fall is freshman cross country runner Emily Botnen.

Botnen continuously improved since the first day of practice during the season, which quickly earned her a spot on the varsity cross country team.

She continuously improved her times and placed third overall at the Capital Valley Conference section championships.

“Emily is just a ferocious competitor,” said coach Gary Casagrande. “She gives it her all.”

Botnen has handled the pres-

Throughout the season, the Tigers have had multiple close matches that came down to the wire. Coach Ron Grove said that Jensen has always risen to the challenge in the biggest moments.

“One of the things she does is always rise to the occasion,” Grove said.

“When the team needs her the most she is always there.”

Sophomore Shelbie McKay said that Jensen has not only helped her in volleyball, but even outside the game. She’s glad to know her.

“I pretty much knew nothing about volleyball going into it,” McKay said. “Abby has helped me not only grow as a volleyball player, but she has also helped me grow as a person.”

“Nick is the backbone of the squad,” varsity teammate Bailey Clark said. “Whenever we need that one goal to ignite the game, we will find a way to get the ball to him and he’ll score.”

Sapp was a major contributing factor as to why the Tigers made first seed in sections. According to fellow varsity player Kevin Gard, without Sapp, they would have not had the season they had and probably would not have secured the first seed spot in sections.

Sapp has had offers to continue playing water polo from colleges such as Occidental, Chapman, and Ponoma Pitzer, however he has not

made a decision as to where he will continue his water polo career. the team with the ability to lead by example.

“Kayla keeps us positive and is humble,” teammate Sydney Ferre said. “She also keeps us focused and motivated.”

Along with her outstanding personality, she has also improved from last year by going form her nine-hole average score of 51 to 41 this year.

“Her drop in average is something that is huge and is dedicated to her h o u r s spent improving her short game,” Fukuman said.

This is also why she has become a leader by example for her hard work continuous all year long.

“She really puts in the work and [by] being around her, you can tell she has a motivation to succeed with the sport,” Ferre said. sure involved with being a freshman and the top girls runner for Roseville High School in a way that has been described by her teammates as “impressive.” She quietly leads the team by example and sets the mark for the runners behind her.

Botnen’s accomplishments include five top 10 finishes.

Of those, three were better than fifth.

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Senior Arturo Sotomayor has unarguably been the top runner for the Roseville High School’s boys cross country team this fall. Sotomayor has finished in the top 10 in seven out of the nine races he ran in this year.

Sotomayor has totaled five top five finishes. His best race was a second place finish in the Pacific Tiger High School invitational.

Sotomayor just recently finished in fourth place on Oct. 31, in the Capital Valley Conference finals.

According to cross country coach Gary Casagrande, Sotomayor has been a leader to

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Bryce kasch

“Kasching” in at number five is senior football player Bryce Kasch.

Kasch has played two years on the varsity football team. As a junior, Kasch played just defense, but as a senior he is playing on both sides of the ball. Kasch played both corner back and wide receiver.

According to head varsity coach Larry Cunha, Kasch is a great athlete with many tools that attribute to his success.

Some key tools are h i s size, strength and good speed.

On the offensive side Kasch displayed a major threat to defenses due to his ability to make space.

Senior quarterback Michael Dobler believes that not only his ability to make space makes him a threat, but how he uses is speed and pure athleticism to catch any ball thrown his way. These attri-

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Ryan Andrada

Tackling the eighth spot on the 2014 Roseville High School top ten fall athletes list is senior football player Ryan Andrada. Although Andrada has been a four year member of the Tigers’ football team, he was never a week one starter until this past season. Now Andrada is the leading tackler on the team, as well as one of the team captains.

“Ryan is one of the hardest workers I know,” defensive coordinator Brad Hunkins said.

“He will make sure everyone

the team by always leading the workouts and training hard every day. He also believes Sotomayor has a great chance of advancing to the state meet level as an individual.

“He pushes himself to make sure he is training at the level he is capable of,” Casagrande said. “I think that carries over in the competition because he is used to training hard.”

Sotomayor’s hard work also doesn’t go unnoticed by his fellow runners, including junior Brayden Leach.

“He is a driving force for our team,” Leach said.

“He definitely sets an example.”

Sotomayor finished in sixth place at the SacJoaquin Subsection meet on Nov. 8.

butes have allowed Kasch to have 18 catches for 409 yards and six touchdowns.

“Bryce does a great job at using his speed and athletic ability to go get any ball thrown his way,” Dobler said. “He is a great target to throw to.”

On the defensive side, Kasch identified receivers very well. He broke them down, studied them and did not allow them to create space when going up against him.

This makes h i m very hard t o beat.

Another thing Kasch does well is simply being aggressive.

This allows him to take control on the corner and not allow his man to get open. If receivers do somehow create space, it can be bad news for them as Kasch is said to be one of the hardest hitters on the defense. around him is working as hard as he is. He is just that kind of guy.”

With eight games already played in the season, Andrada has an impressive 61 tackles, with an average of 7.6 tackles a game.

According to head coach Larry Cunha, Andrada’s physicality is what makes him a special player.

“Andrada brings a tough side to the field that intensifies the defense,” Cunha said.

Teammate Bryce Kasch feels that Andrada does a good job of reading the field and making sure the defense is on point.

“He is the overall best tackler on the team and does a great job of helping linebackers with their job,” Kasch said.

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Bryce crouch

Coming in at the number three spot on the fall sports top 10 list is senior Bryce Crouch.

Crouch has played a variety of different positions for the Tigers, including tail back, full back and safety.

He has piled up a grand total of 604 rushing yards along with 139 receiving yards.

Crouch has totaled for ten touchdowns though the air and on the ground. Crouch has also returned a punt for a touchdown midway through the season for the Tigers.

“Crouch is the most versatile player on our team this year,”

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Kelechi ukaegbu

Coming in at the number six spot is senior tennis player Kelechi Ukaegbu. As a four year player, Ukaegbu helped lead her team to playoffs for the first time since 1989.

She was a huge factor, staying at the number one singles for the entire season facing some of the league’s toughest players.

“She is someone I can count on to compete and win every match,” coach Donny Nush said. “It makes it easier for her teammates to focus on their matches.”

Ukaegbu ended with a 9-5 record in league. As a team captain, Ukaegbu led her team by example through her hard work and encouragement.

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joey costa

Ranking number nine on the list is varsity water polo goalie senior Joey Costa.

Costa has defended the net on the varsity squad for two years, working his way up to team captain in his final senior season in the pool. Costa has stopped an impressive 302 out of 520 shots on goal this season, ranking first in both saves and goals against average among all CVC goalkeepers.

“If something isn’t right what Joey does is just brings us all together, talks to us and finds the flaws if were making mistakes, corrects us and tells us what we need to do to play our best game,” varsity starter Bailey Clark said.

Costa was a key asset to the

head coach Larry Cunha said.

Crouch is one of the team’s captains this year and this is his third season on the varsity football team. Despite the fact he had a season ending injury last year, he came back strong with return for his senior season.

“He is a very positive player,” junior running back Ben Zahniser said. “He inspires everyone to do their best.”

Throughout the year he has been placed all over the field to best suit the teams needs and create the most dynamic team possible. Crouch h a s combined for a total of 743 yards leading the team for all-purpose yards.

“After her match she would always cheer us on,” junior Marina Efstathiu said.

Ukaegbu continued to improve every year and is a role model for the younger players.

She has been solid throughout her tennis career but this year she stepped it up, and has proven it to be her finest year.

“This is year has been her best year,” Nush said. winning season of the Tigers as he helped secure them a good seed in sections with his quick reactions and intimidating facial hair.

According to teammate Bailey Clark, Costa is the heart of the team as he provides the suppressing voice that echoes across the water leading his teammates day after day.

“He’s the face of our team, ” Clark said. “He’s the big picture of our team. We rally around his big saves and score when we need to.”

Without Costa, the Tigers would have been left with a big hole in their defense and a wide open net.

Costa has become the profound voice of the team throughout the year.

List compiled by: Logan Ash

Bryce Crouch

Brad James

Amran Bisla

Fouad El-Chemali

Max Modeste

Connor Blatnick

Adam Erickson

Devin Orr

Spencer Bracco

Nick Espino

Daniel Ryan

Matt Brackmann

Zack Farr

Nick Sapp

George Hughes