InFlight #7, May 2013

Auburn Riverside Student Voice May 7, 2013 • VOLUME 18 • ISSUE #7

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Social media eats attention Ariya Phaophongsavath STAFF REPORTER

With the ever-expanding internet, the growth of social media is flourishing. If social media was a person, it would be a two-faced, unpleasant, ass hat that helps you with homework. Yet, it is the ultimate wingman when it comes to making friends and meeting random people. In my opinion, social media is helpful until it becomes a hindrance or used as a weapon.

Nobody can say that social media isn’t helpful. When you need to know what problems you had to do for homework, social media is there. When you’re wondering where to go for dinner, social media is there. And when you’re bored and there’s nothing to do, social media is there.

Social media is there to be used as a tool to help people in their everyday lives. “It helps people spread ideas,” senior Seth Arroyo said.

Even the bandwagon that was Kony 2012 prospered due to its spread over social media. I like social media because of that; a simple idea can turn into a huge sensation. Before Myspace, or even the internet, the thought of sharing an idea from here to China or Brazil in less than 10 seconds wasn’t

even conceived at the time.

Senior Daniel Waller understands the worth of this.

“It aids in providing cheap connection internationally,” he said.

Of course there are always two sides to a coin. With information sharing and anonymous connecting, come the trolls. They sit there on their computers and just make life hard for a person, a group of people, or everyone. “They have nothing else to do with their time,” senior Alexis Vargas said.

Trolling can come from a single person to an entire website. Their entire goal is to either make people mad or make people sad. They’re the most well known when it comes to using social media as a weapon.

Even without trolls, social media can hinder users from doing work or anything else really. For many people, living without social media is a life not worth living. This is where

social media turns into an addiction. With the evolution of mobile telecommunications technology, such as 3G and 4G, social media is now with you 24/7. Let’s be honest, nothing ever gets done when you’re with your friends. Social media in your phone is like having all your friends in the same room as you.

“Social media is a pain in the ass,” Waller said. Rightfully said. “Guess it’s time to do homework for class tomorrow. BAM! ‘Say happy birthday to Sierra Raider on her timeline.’”

Even though social media is full of trolls and hindrances, social media is still pretty useful. I use social media every day, but it doesn’t control my life. I don’t go around taking pictures of my food or places I’ve been to and post them on Facebook or Instagram it.

In short, using social media is perfectly fine as long as social media isn’t using you.

HSPE test causes students dread Mackenzie Brown STAFF REPORTER Every year, students all over the state venture into school to take the HSPE, and although it is dreadful, it has a practical purpose. People don’t really understand what it’s used for, but that doesn’t make it lose its importance.

HSPE stands for High School Proficiency Exam and it’s just a state-wide exam that tests students on a set of standards that are decided by the state.

Taking the HSPE is tiring, but it’s not all that hard.

Your teachers prep you all year for the test, so it’s pretty basic and it’s only based on things you have definitely been taught. You only have to pass it one time, and it’s easy.

You even get multiple chances to retake if you fail or miss the test, making it almost impossible to let the HSPE keep you from graduating, because it is a high school graduation requirement.

Taking the HSPE is useful, and people are always going to find reasons why they don’t think it’s accurate. One that I hear fairly often is from people who say they are smart, but not good at taking tests.

Comedian Daniel Tosh has an opinion that I find to be

InFlight editor-in-chief Jaymes Fleury business manager Lisa Gray cover photo Jaymes Fleury adviser Patrick Swenson

staff reporters Mackenzie Brown Danielle Chiriguayo Phil Couture Autumn Gray Lisa Gray Jude Hanno De’ja Heard Dylan Johnston Karlee Johnson Ariya Phaophongsavath Sierra Rader Alex Vasquez

It sucks to get up early on mornings that everyone else gets off, but you only have to do it once. And if you think about it, you put up with those three days of testing one time, you get nine extra half days your freshman, junior, and senior years. It’s only three hours early and it’s not like they’re requiring you to get up three hours earlier than usual at 5 am or something absurd, just regular school time like you do every single week.

Nothing really good comes from taking the HSPE, the only reward you’ll really receive won’t come until after the HSPE is over. There is PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSCE, one thing, however, that benefits strictly sophoCOMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG mores, and that’s the fact that teachers are much nicer when they know you’ve been testing accurate, “Don’t you love it when people in school are for three days. like, ‘I’m a bad test taker.’ You mean you’re stupid. Oh, “The day of the HSPE, Ms. Garcia and the students you struggle with that part where we find out what you were tired because of the HSPE and she didn’t care what know?” we did,” sophomore Collin Sutrick said. ”She didn’t care “It doesn’t seem to test the student’s ability accurate- what we did so most of the students laid down and slept.” ly,” sophomore Chandler Price said. Although the test may When you’re taking it, it seems like the absolute worst. seem like it doesn’t test the student’s abilities, it’s not a Once you look back on it though, it’s not all that bad and test to find out all of your strengths and weaknesses, or we’re lucky we have to pass something as simple as the how smart you are. The point of the test is simply to make HSPE to graduate. sure you can pass basic standards.

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To do or not to do? Sex is the question Alex Vasquez STAFF REPORTER

could get STDs and not even know it; also there is a risk of pregnancy. No one really seems to think of those consequences anymore, let alone the mental consequences either. There are many different effects of having sex so young, because the nervous and reproductive systems are still developing. In some studies, as seen on www.newsmedical.net, where scientists used laboratory animals to compare to humans, the data showed that especially in males having sex during adolescence, there are increased chances of depression later on in life. This could lead to many other prob-

lems.

Still, even without all the studies, people have their own reasons why they are sexually abstinent. “I think everyone has their choice. I mean if it’s their beliefs, then more power to them. I’m all for people doing what makes them happy,” senior Ridge Bean said.

Those who aren’t abstinent have their reasons as well. “I think that those who aren’t sexually abstinent are kind of wanting to grow up,” Sprague said, “Which I think is

Sexual abstinence. Constantly we are reminded to stay sexually abstinent.

Whether we do or don’t is a different matter. But the big question still remains: why is it so important?

Many people have different opinions. some might say that it’s not really that important, while others think that staying sexually abstinent is a must, at least until you’re married. “I think that you should be sexually abstinent at least until you find that special someone,” freshman Brandon Gonzalez said.

Others think otherwise. “I definitely think you should stay sexually abstinent until you’re married,” freshman Bree Sprague said.

Many students may have troubles maintaining sexual abstinence, while others think it’s really not that big of a problem.

“I don’t really think maintaining abstinence is important,” junior Victor Mojica said.

Unfortunately, many people just have sex because it’s considered “okay” in society. In all truthfulness it really isn’t. Most of society still frown upon this action.

PHOTO BY DANIELLE CHIRIGUAYO Their thought is that you really should stay sexually abstinent. There are just way too Junior Abby Allen, freshman Alonso Tirado, and junior Helena Kaarsholm stand up and support abstimany dangers out there if you aren’t. You nence.

perfectly fine, as long as they aren’t whoring around.”

Bean agrees. “I think it doesn’t really matter what you do, as long as you aren’t hurting anybody,” he said.

There are many different religions where sexual abstinence is enforced, such as Christianity and Catholicism, just to name a few. I agree and think that this is very good, because with a cause promoting something like this, more people are bound to follow.

Many factors can lead to someone not maintaining sexual abstinence. Especially in our generation, we are exposed to so many things that older generations never could have even thought of at our ages. With all the advancements in technology, parents are having a harder time controlling what their children can and cannot view, although some electronics do have parental controls where they can try to limit what they do and view, especially the inappropriate things such as pornography and sexting.

Whether you are sexually abstinent or not, you should still keep in mind all the consequences. It is highly recommended that you are to prevent serious infections, but it is not exactly enforced as well as it should be socially. But in the end, it’s all up to you on whether it is important to you.

Knives and condoms “challenge” our intelligence Danielle Chiriguayo STAFF REPORTER This past weekend, I found myself falling victim to the abyss that called YouTube, and the awe-inspiring, gut-wrenching, and never-ending amounts videos that it seems to host. I was hanging out with friends, and my friend suggested a certain video... One of the condom type.

As I watched my second condom challenge video—seemingly made viral by Shane Dawson—I was enthralled by the never-ending fascination that has befallen so many of my peers. [For the small percentage of you who don’t know what the condom challenge is, it’s quite simply just this: Person A snorts a condom, and in an effort to out-gross the majority of his peers, pulls said condom out through his mouth.] Video after video, I witnessed this disturbing trend being mimicked by boys and girls of different ages from all around the world.

On a daily basis, I hear someone in class or in the halls mention something “awesome” or “super gross” they saw the night before.

And later that day, or even at that moment because of the wonders of modern technology, they check out the fascinating video.

Guys. This fascination needs to stop.

You may ask: “Danielle, what fascination are you referring to?” And I would respond quite succinctly: the obsession that seems to plague our generation, often labeled as Generation Z. Coined by many magazines during the

’80s and ’90s, Generations X, Y, and Z are easy terms to classify groups of people born in a certain time period, such as the baby boomers. Generation X, our parents, is known as the “latch-key kids,” while Generation Y is our older brothers and sisters.

According to Newsweek, Generation Z is simply you or me. We are the students walking the halls of this school, and we roam the cities, malls, plazas all around the world. We are the first generation born into the information age. We are the generation that has wonders such as Google and Wikipedia.

We have so much at the tips of our fingers, and yet, here we are, watching videos of little girls listening to Taylor Swift while snorting a latex barrier device that has been created for use during sex.

We always come across new videos that somehow finds a way to outdo each of its predecessors.

Generation Z, where have our heads gone? Why are we taking part in these useless fads and trends?

Senior Chris Boettcher might have a reason to why our generation is so preoccupied with these internet sensations. According to Boettcher, our generation “has the constant need for attention and to be different.”

We are already a part of a consumerist society that exists to sell us useless products like the Tiddy Bear, or a Potty Putter.

Why are we falling even further into the claws of social media and the big corporations by becoming mindless drones that are only entertained by slapstick, and border-

line, disgusting behavior?

How can we sit in front of our glowing computer screens and watch these videos that do nothing more than burn brain cells and help egg on these ridiculous behaviors.

The cinnamon challenge. The condom challenge. The knife game. All useless.

Did you know that in taking the risk in trying to eat a tablespoon of cinnamon your lungs may collapse? Or maybe the possibility of cutting off a finger while playing the knife game never occurred to you—or worse, just slipped your mind?

Our actions are only helping support the typical teen stereotype.

Time after time, I’ve heard my fellow peers use words like “yolo swag,” “dank,” and “swol.” And time after time, I cringe with agony at the unintelligable words they

utter. I have no idea why my fellow classmates continue to use these words that really mean nothing at all.

There are no logical benefits from partaking in any of these behaviors. The only logical side effect of any this behavior is to simply reinforce the stereotypical teenager archetype that we are all so well acquainted with.

We all want to be treated like adults, and recieve the respect and courtesy that comes with being “mature,” but if we continue to act this way, teenagers will never be taken seriously.

Please, listen up. Take the headphones out of your ears. Stop checking Facebook.

Generation Z, we really have to shape up. Because if we don’t, we will all be mindless zombies by the age of 25. And none of us want that.

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ASB election brings new faces Alex Vasquez STAFF REPORTER This year’s ASB Executive Board elections were held on April 5. This allowed students to vote on next year’s ASB president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and public relations. Several students ran for the different positions, all hoping to find better ways to help the school.

Many of the students who were running had plenty of ASB experience under their belt. All candidates had goals in mind to help even more with the school and students next year.

“I’ve had the goal of being ASB president for three years now,” junior Drew Wallen said before elections. “I really want to just improve the quality of life for each individual here,” said Wallen.

Like in a few elections prior, some candidates ran unopposed.

Even though junior Joey Lucchesi ran PHOTO BY DANIELLE CHIRIGUAYO without contention, he still wanted to give a good, short speech.“I just to From back to front, left to right: Joey Lucchesi, Michael Lucchesi, Drew Wallen, Sam Gocken, Brandon Hall, let everyone know how I plan to help Letney, Nicole Coppola, Meghan Lucchesi, and Miranda Martens. the school,” Lucchesi said before the elections. year though, there is a catch. The students bring some new ideas for next year. StuAlthough the ASB Executive Board elecrunning are not going to be able to give dents and staff are all looking forward to tions are over, the class elections are to be speeches. They are to simply campaign and what these elections will bring. held in May. The dates are yet to be deterthat is how they are to get elected.

The final results for the executive board mined “It’s going to be hard,” activities direc- are as follows: Drew Wallen: ASB president, Each class will have to opportunity to tor Meri Benedict said.

Joey Lucchesi: Vice President Meghan Lucelect a president, vice president, secretary, Hopefully, the upcoming elections will chesi: Secretary, Treasurer: Miranda Marand four senators to represent them. This

tens, and Public Relations: Micheal Lucchesi. Sam Gocken, Brandon Hall, and Lindsay Letney were also elected to Executive Board positions.

Class office election packets were due May 2.

This year, we even had a set of triplets representing our school on the Executive Board. Joey, Michael, and Meghan Lucchesi were the senior triplets who ran together. “It’s really nice that the school likes the triplets enough to elect all three,” junior Simona Allen said.

Over the past year, our school has been through a lot including the resignation of our former president and countless vandalisms.

“We are going to do a lot of meeting and team building this summer so that we have a really strong group overall,” junior Miranda Martens said. “Then we will focus on spreading positivity Lindsay throughout the school so that if any major problems happen the students will have such a high morale that the problem will not escalate.”

With our new ASB, we can only hope that through any difficulties next year, we’ll pull through with an amazing team of leaders. The team will be a strong group as we depart into the 13-14 school year.

A cure for HIV? Festival turns regional Ariya Phaophongsavath STAFF REPORTER On March 3, doctors announced that a two year old baby born with HIV had been reportedly cured. This is the first reported “cured” HIV baby.

Two years ago a baby was born with HIV due to the HIV infected mother not receiving prenatal care. 30 hours after the birth the baby was treated aggressively with drugs used to help with HIV. Miraculously, after one month the viral loads became undetectable.

“I’m happy for the baby,” junior Madison Moore said. After 12 to 15 months of treatment, the doctors lost contact with the mother and the baby stopped receiving treatment. On the 23rd month the baby was returned to the doctors and tested for viral loads. Amazingly the viral loads were still undetectable and the baby was presumed as cured.

“It’s a big step for modern medicine,” said Moore.

The baby is cured, but only functionally cured. Functionally cured meaning though there are still traces of HIV in the baby, the baby does not need any more treatment. The baby doesn’t have to worry about the virus coming back and bringing diseases with it.

Fourteen other people who received treatment after 10 weeks of infection have been reportedly functionally cured as well.

Though there are still chances of the virus coming back with a vengeance, chances are slim, and this allows the patients to live years without treatment.

Though early treatment helps, 85% of patients who received early treatment will still receive a rebound if they stop treatment.

“We’re a long ways away but it is still a step,” junior Lacey Knudston said.

Though the baby was cured of HIV, an HIV infected pregnant woman not receiving prenatal care is a rare case. “People should get prenatal care,” said senior Hayden Stanko.

A baby being cured of HIV is mostly big news for the developing world. Though young, this is still hope for big HIV countries such as those in Africa.

Most recently a test for a HIV vaccine has proven unsuccessful and has been halted.

Also, the doctor who led the all women team in curing the baby of HIV was named as one of the 100 most influential people in Times Magazine.

Jaymes Fleury EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Three days are left (May 9) for students to enter their films in this year’s Auburn Riverside Film Festival, which will be held here on May 16. This year it has been changed to a regional event that includes all three Auburn high schools.

Student films are shown before the audience and are previewed and scored by a panel of judges. The judges are professionals in the field of media and film. Cinematic qualities such as screenplay, camera angles, effects, and style are critiqued strongly by the panel in order to place winners correctly.

In order to have a chance at winning, students have to go through a lot of preparation and work in order to compete. “In order to prepare, the students have to fill out an entry form,” teacher Gina Sandland said, “and they have to look up the rules and guidelines on the school website.”

The genres are listed as: Horror, drama, comedy, sci-fi, commercial, and other. Films have a 5 minute limit and they cannot show any obscenities, violence, nudity,excessive blood, and other obvious school restrictions. Keep it PG-13. There is a chance of an award along with a certificate, but this

has not yet been disclosed.

Entry is completely free for audience members, who are also a panel of secondary judges for a kind of “People’s Choice Award.” Upon entry, audience members are given a ballot with basic categories. Possibly the most important ballot entry is the favorite/best category for each film genre where viewers can throw in their two cents to the movies they believe should win in its respective category.

Taking place at the same time as the annual ARFF is the Riverside Art Show. Students in or out of performing arts classes enter their pieces and have them critiqued by a panel of professional artists in the area, including past Riverside graduates.

There are many categories of art in the show ranging from sculpture to watercolor to graphic design, and all of it will be displayed throughout the 500 hall to the A.R.T. area. Again, viewers are given ballots to vote on their favorite pieces and artists.

Hosting the events are our arts teachers Paul Lewis, Wendy Woldenberg, Gina Sandland, and Kathy Lobdell. Each of them announce their fields and the entries within. At the end, each of these teachers will present the winners and their certificates.

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New Bird Flu strain: H7N9 Phil Couture STAFF REPORTER

dangerous virus for humans,” Fukuda said in a news conference in Beijing Wednesday.

The current mortality rate is 21%, but it is estimated to increase over time.

The H7N9 avian virus originated less Chinese health officials have taken than a month ago in China. It originally the virus very seriously. They have recently began as an avian disease, until it quietly published several articles online in the New evolved into a human virus. Of 77 cases, England Journal of Medicine. An excerpt 23 have died, and the death toll continues from the journal states “Since this H7N9 to rise. Many of the dead suffered multivirus appears to have emerged recently to organ failure and brain damage. Similar infect humans, population immunity is expected to be low, and persons of any age may be susceptible to infection.”

The journal shows the H7N9 virus is only being found in chickens, ducks and pigeons at live poultry markets. Officials from the WHO said there are already efforts underway in other countries to develop a vaccine after Chinese officials admitted international help would be needed with this.

There is no known cure for the virus, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun working on a vaccine. US virologists have warned that we must be prepared for the virus to mutate at any time. Ultimately, the only thing to do now is spread awareness of this potentially deadly PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSCE, COMMONS WIKIMEDIA.ORG virus and to wait. to the H1N1 ‘swine’ flu epidemic of 2009, h7N9 has yet to reach a pandemic state and there have not been any reports of human to human transmission. The main method of transmission thus far has been from poultry and birds.

According to CNN and Keiji Fukuda, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) assistant director-general for health, security and the environment, “This is an unusually

People in China go to extreme lengths avoid being contaminated by sickness.

Less trash equals more money Jaymes Fleury EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It’s time for some “Trash Talk.” As we know, our school has kicked off the Teal Movement in the Commons in an attempt to both save money and the environment.

Schools such as Auburn Mountainview have been ahead of the game and suspect that they have saved money from their recycled program. However, Auburn Riverside is the first school to have actual data on the

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Dumpsters are lighter as reult of the teal movement.

amount of cash saved from recycling.

The school’s trash bill is totally dependent on the trash’s weight. Fewer trays in the garbage equals less weight, which equals less money spent. The other items are not to be neglected. Milk cartons are emptied and recycled also, ultimately saving more weight than solely trays.

Last February our school obviously did not have such a program and we had spent $2,521.42. Because of the lighter amounts of trash, our school has spent $1,167.80.

Meaning, this month our building has saved around $1,353.62. The administration believes that February’s savings alone make up the cost for the plastic trays and that the proceeding months will yield more substantial savings.

“For whatever reason, February is our most expensive month besides December,” Assistant Principal Frank Ramirez said.

“Students and teachers are probably throwing away items and paper away from first semester.

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Reducing our garbage weight saved an abundance of money.

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DISTRICT NEWS Danielle Chiriguayo STAFF REPORTER Currently, in the Auburn School District are two new evaluation systems, both with the implicit goal of improving student welfare throughout the district.

The TPEP, or Teacher-Principal Evaluation Protocol, was enacted by the Washington State legislature in order to improve student learning and teacher effectiveness.

This new law will affect high schools across the state.

Each is evaluated differently, outlined in the various frameworks, which include the Danielson model, the Marzano Model, and the University of Washington 5D Cell. The UW 5D Cell is the framework that the ASD has chosen to follow.

Here at Auburn Riverside, 15 teachers and all administrators went through training in order to increase their overall effectiveness that falls in line with the bill.

The evaluation itself focuses on student engagement, curriculum, an assessment of learning, classroom environment, and professional collaboration and communication.

In each category, teachers and administrators alike will be rated from unsatisfactory, to basic, to proficient, to distinguished.

Only teachers who have attended the district training will be graded, however.

Language arts teacher Geri Rohlff, who was one of the 15 teachers who attended the voluntary training, has mixed emotions over the new plan. She enjoys the opportunity to follow new guidelines—which will allow for “[teachers] to stand up and really do what they really have to do” in terms of teaching—but also has some animosity towards the implementation of the new plan.

“When it comes to setting a standard for student achievement, there’s a problem,” Rohlff said. In her opinion, each student has different needs in terms of learning, which can cause foreseeable issues when it comes to guidelines in the Protocol.

Along with TPEP is the Auburn School District Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan, originally created from 2009-2012, has recently been revamped in order to be implemented for the next three years. From 20132016, this plan will be slowly, but steadily implemented throughout the district.

This plan has been created to “promote and sustain professional learning communities, align instruction with learning standards, reduce dropout rates, increase ontime graduation, prepare all students for career and college, leverage partnerships with parents/guardians and the community, and focus district policy and resources to support student learning.”

The main strategic goals for the ASD Strategic Plan are: 1) student achievement, 2) community engagement, and 3) policies and resource management.

The coming 2013-2014 school year will hold many challenging, yet new implementations that are sure to keep Riverside on its feet.

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Space advances out of this world Jaymes Fleury EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A lot has been happening up there in the sky. The Pan-starrs comet swung around the sun and was visible, with a good set of binoculars, most of March. NASA’s Curiosity robot had some issues while reaching its destination at Yellowknife Bay (an area of Mars), where it dug into the surface. The memory unit of the rover failed and backup memory units were activated. Shortly afterwards, Curiosity drilled a small hole in the red surface, revealing a soft gray material below. The gray soil has been confirmed as mud rock. This type of soil could only have been left by an ancient water source.

The red material on the surface is oxidized soil. (NASA.gov)

Our planet is constantly hit by space material and meteors. Many will recall the meteorites (meteors that survive our atmosphere and hit the surface) that blazed through Chelyabinsk skies early February 15.

The fireball flew over buildings and broke the sound barrier. The succeeding shockwave knocked out windows and even set off car alarms. The meteorite is reported to have landed in a nearby lake. The rock measures 30 meters wide and it had injured 1,500 people (mainly through broken glass).

(NBC) Speaking of meteorites, we turn our attention to Sri Lanka. This “news” is debated among scientists, but nonetheless, it is interesting. Multiple tests on fragments of the meteorite reveal organic compounds and what may or may not be fossilized al-

gae. Little has been released on this topic.

NASA astronomers have been tracking a comet for quite sometime and have discovered it’s possible destination. Mars. The speed and trajectory of the comet has been recorded so precisely that astronomers can safely assume a flyby or collision on October 19, 2014. More recently on the Martian surface, the Curiosity Rover took a comedic photo. The rover’s looped path and seemingly random patterns took shape, a very phallic one. (SourceFed.com) Global warming, nuclear war, and overpopulation, oh my! There are many reasons why our home called Earth may be rendered useless or uninhabitable. Many experts give us limited expectations. Stephen Hawkings has repeatedly said Earth’s hospitality may cease in 1000 years. This is

why many forward thinking people support space exploration. A private space exploration company called SpaceX is planning to colonize Mars. The company’s head, Elon Musk hopes to shepherd a colony of 80,000 pioneers and engineers to our neighbor planet. Each brave explorer would have to pay an early estimated 500,000 dollar ticket. Plans would include creating a thicker atmosphere, habitable housing, fertilizer plants, and all would be transported via reusable rockets. The rocket will probably be a new class of SpaceX’s Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) a.k.a. the Grasshopper. The Grasshopper had a successful test late April when the rocket reached an elevation of 800 feet and landed safely. The flight lasted a minute, where it launched, hovered, and landed. (Spacex.com)

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The smog path left behind by Chelyabinsk’s recent meteorite.

NASA’s Curiosity rover prospects Yellowknife Bay before plunging into the soil.

Popular game SimCity online-only gameplay Dylan Johnston STAFF REPORTER On March 14, a modder UKAzzer uploaded a video of him playing SimCity offline to YouTube. It went to Reddit as well.

Simcity is an online-only game, meaning it was never meant to be played offline in the first place.

The game will kick the user off after 20 minutes of offline play. However, there are many features that can not be used in the offline mod. This means the game is still not ideal to be played offline, and it was meant to be that way. You can not save the game while offline, and cross-region play is not possible either.

In the video, he is also shown using the debug mode. In doing this he is able to edit highways that connect the cities together.

Normally in the game you can only edit within the set square of space you get. This

mod shows the actual population number, instead of the fluffed population number that users have complained about since the launch date.

The modder does not know if he will take the mod any farther. He will leave that up to the hardcore hackers/modders.

Maxis has announced that they have no intentions of making this SimCity available to be played offline. EA also released an update on the 26th that adds an Asia 2 server, bringing the server count up to 24.

Another reason the game does not support offline mode is because the servers offload a significant amount of the calculations required by the game. But this is not true, your client is the one that simulates your city, and it simulates the gifts from other cities in your region going into your city.

“EA did not force Maxis to require an internet connection due to DRM concerns” said Frank Gibeau, PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, PHOTOBUCKET.COM the EA Labels president.

SimCity was not forced Modder UKAzzer goes into debug mode and leaves the boundry set in the EA game.

to have a DRM, Digital Rights Management; Maxis choose to have that in the game itself. So if anyone is to blame for Simcity being offline it’s Maxis, not EA. The gaming community views EA as a bad company. Most people believe they make online passes, just to get money and they don’t care about there customers.

Overlooking that, they do support their games and customers by making updates, and if they didn’t then most of their games would be broken or no one would play them.

Likely, they use the online-only in Simcity to prevent pirating, but people will always figure out a way to get games for free.

Some players are hopeful that in the near future Maxis will update the game so it will be available offline. Or maybe UKAzzer will finish the offline mod.

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Above: Junior James Harris incorporates a blue polo with a pair of tan skinny jeans.

Harris is also wearing a pair of white and black pair of Vans.

Springtime for Sophomores Erykah Johnson and Cheyenne Green means bringing out the cardigans and the floral pastels. Johnson is in the floral print dress with a black cardigan, knee high socks and her black wedges.

Green is wearing a black cardigan with a tank top underneath, plus a pair of jeans and black boots.

The Weather’s Getting Hotter ...and so are you

Spring time is finally here, and new trends are starting to take place. The weather gets hotter and brighter colors are begining to show in everyone’s outfits.

What are some of the typical colors you see more when spring time comes around? We see more corals, pastels, brighter pinks and sometimes some mints.

Around the school each and every person has their own style. When it comes to spring, junior Katelyn Cowger said “I try to incorporate more of a 1950s look to my outfit every day.”

Senior Alexa Grim believes “it is important for me to make sure to have a certain color and just go with it.”

Let’s get real. Who really has the time or the money to go to the spa every day and get a full beauty treatment? There are some easy and cheap things that you can do to almost get the same results as an expensive spa.

We all have homework, outside reading, extra curricular activities and much more that causes us to get very little sleep. When you wake up the next morning your eyes are bright red and puffy, and no matter how much concealer you use, that puffiness just won’t go away. To fix the puffy problem, you can use green tea. According to seventeen.com, make some green tea the day before and soak some cotton rounds in the tea then lay them on your eyes; the caffiene in the tea will help the swelling go down.

Blow dryers, flat irons and curlers all strip your hair of its natural shine and nourishment; but, with some household items, your hair can look healthy. Mix together one egg yolk (for protein), one tablespoon of mayonnaise (to detangle), 1/4 of an avocado (to nourish), two tablespoons of olive oil, and a handful of conditioner in a small container and apply to hair for one to two hours; then simply rinse out for hair with a healthy glow and bounce.

Although winter is long gone, Washington can get a bit chilly, and if you are not properly hydrated your lips can get a bit chapped. A good way to get rid of those chapped lips fast is to exfoliate them. To make a natural exfoliater you will need one tablespoon of sugar, one tablespoon of cacao powder and one tablespoon of raw honey. Just combine them in a small bowl and apply to lips and let them sit

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for ten minutes. After ten minutes, simply scrub away and apply some chapstick.

Even when washing your face before you go to bed, you wake up and still get that occasional zit.

One simple way to almost get rid of the zit is after you wash your face and get out of the shower, put some toothpaste on your pimple and let it sit there. In the morning wash your face and the pimple should be noticeably smaller.

We may not all have the luxury of going to the spa and getting a head to toe beauty treatment, but we can all pamper ourselves at home.

Spring may be here, but summer is just around the corner. During the spring the weather starts to get warmer, so the layers come off.

What this means for girls is that the shorts and tanks come out.

Right now the shorts girls seem to be into are rompers. Lace shirts have been in for a while, but girls seem to be incorporating them in with their outfits very well.

Girls tend to wear more dresses and skirts that have some sort of floral print.

The guys seem to be deeply into their cargo shorts. Cargo shorts go with everything.

Some guys wearing polos.

Guys and girls do have some fashion trends in common. Girls are still wearing toms, and sometimes guys are rocking the toms too.

When it comes to shoes both guys and

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girls wearing are wearing Vans. The newest shoes seen a lot from everyone are boat shoes.

No matter if you wear a baggy T-shirt or a Vera Wang dress, rock whatever you are wearing and be confident. Don’t follow the newest fashion trends if they don’t make you feel beautiful; you are beautiful just the way you are and you don’t need to wear certain clothes to feel that way.

And remember, you are never fully dressed without a smile.

Junior Katelyn Cowger incorporates a 1950 high fashion look to her everday outfit. She is wearing a blank color dress with a belt in the middle. She is also wearing a pair of nude high heels that go perfectly with the dress and the belt.

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Lord of the Rings cake sweet suprise Lisa Gray STAFF REPORTER It was a 16th birthday party that one growing young man will never forget. On Sunday, April 14, Myles Earl’s friends and family hid in math teacher Thomas Earl’s classroom, anxiously waiting to startle Myles with a surprise birthday party.

“Some of Myles’s friends even dressed up in costumes,” Thomas Earl said.

The theme of the party was Lord of the Rings, and English teacher Jennifer Garcia made the cake. The cake was the Barad Dur Tower, the fortress of the evil Sauron. It came complete with the “Eye of Sauron.”

This cake was not just a normal storebought cake however; it was a cake of epic proportions. This cake was several months in the planning.

“I believe Mr. Earl and I first discussed it in January,” Garcia said.

From top to bottom, the cake stood nearly three feet tall, with a diameter of 20 inches. The cake weighed approximately 40 pounds and the entire cake was edible.

The cake was chocolate-flavored (except for the Rice Crispy Treats) with raspberry filling and hand-made by Garcia. The rubble on the side of the tower was made from Rice Crispy Treats. The chocolate fon-

dant was handmade. The gum paste was used to make the tiny 1/8 inch walls on the bottom of the cake was also handmade.

The crown on the top of the cake was also made out of Rice Crispy Treats. The cake was painted black with edible paint from an airbrush gun that Garcia borrowed from science teacher Michael Van Eaton.

It took Garcia about a week and a half to make the entire cake.

They did not eat the cake the day of the party.

“The cake was too stunning to eat on party day,” Thomas Earl said. “I left it in my class so staff and students could come look at it.”

Thomas Earl and his sixth period class along with Garcia’s sixth period class devoured the cake. The gumpaste work and the small towers, which had to harden, were done the weekend before the birthday party.

“I also began making the chocolate fondant, the frosting, and the filling the weekend before,” said Garcia. “All of these things can be stored in the fridge without going bad.”

English teacher Jennifer Garcia spent days making a The Lord of the Ringsthemed cake for Myles Earl’s birthday.

Photos courtesy Thomas Earl

Garcia made the cakes, the Rice Crispy Treats, and the eye (from melted sugar) on the Wednesday before the party. Garcia started layering and covering the cakes with fondant on Thursday. By Thursday night Garcia had all of the layers of cake and Rice Crispy Treats stacked on each other.

“All day Friday and Saturday were spent putting the details on the cake. On Sunday, I finished the airbrushing to give the cake a rock-like gray appearance,” Garica said.

Garcia had to do a great amount of research into how the actual models for the movie were made.

“I found several pictures online and taped them to my cupboards so I could refer to them while I was building the cake,” Garcia said.

This was not Gracia’s first time making a cake. Garcis started making cakes for her son (Ian) when he was three. Garcia usually only make cakes for her own childrens’ birthdays.

She has made a few other

cakes for very close friends, but she doesn’t make a business out of it. It’s just a hobby she really enjoys.

“I didn’t like the cakes from the store bakeries because I thought they were boring,” said Garcia. “But professionally decorated cakes are extremely expensive.”

Garcia has always enjoyed watching the TV shows like Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes. So she decided to start learning how to decorate on her own. She has never taken any classes, but she does have a friend who originally taught her how to make fondant. Everything else she learned has been through practice.

“I wanted to make this cake because I knew it was going to be very challenging,” Garcia said. “It is the largest cake I have ever made, but I knew if I could do it well, it would be amazingly cool!”

All of Garcia’s hard work paid off when the day of the party came and she saw the birthday boy’s reaction.

“The second that I saw it I nearly fainted with excitement,” sophomore Myles Earl said. “I thought I was dreaming the entire time.”

The party and the cake were both giant successes.

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Sneaking out, ticket to adventure Autumn Gray STAFF REPORTER

Sneaking out of your house can cause serious consequences.

Whether it’s getting hurt or getting caught, it’s something many Sneaking out can be students don’t want to risk. “I think just just thinking “Oh hey, that it’s a bad idea because there’s let’s sneak out and go on no one that could help out in case a walk at midnight;” howsomething bad happens,” freshman ever, it could end up being Melissa Chamberlain says. so much more. It can be In 2012, one high school sturisky and dangerous, but dent, after being caught sneaking for some students, the risk her boyfriend into the house, was is worth the reward. punished in a way almost unimagiThe threats of sneaknable. Rather than being grounded, ing out don’t bother some she was forced to stand on a street students at Riverside. Many corner wearing a sign that read “I students have different sneak my boyfriend in at 3am and points of views on sneaking disrespect my parents and grandout. “I think it’s wrong beparents.” cause anything can happen Whether you chose to stay to you without adult superindoors or you play the dangerous vision” freshman Brandon game of sneaking out, think about Rojas says. any potential consequences.

“I think people who According to Auburn police, the sneak out are pretty cool. curfew for the city of Auburn hapI consider them interesting pens to be 11 PM. If a student under people,” freshman Evan photo by Jaymes Fleury the age of 18 is outside without a Korn says. guardian or parent, they must be in“I feel like it’s fine, side by the time the clock hits 11. because they’re just kids,” A student’s social life precariously lies in the balance.

Orlovski is an example of a stufreshman Kyle Sutrick dent being caught for sneaking out by her it” Rojas says. says.

“I decided to just go swimming,” Korn parents. She got her phone taken away for According to shoutoutnews.org, in a five months and received little trust from study done with one hundred students, 73 says.

Kids and teens don’t usually think twice her parents. “I don’t really like talking percent of students have admitted to sneaking out of the house before. Even more, 85 about sneaking out, but rather just think of about it because it really pisses me off. It percent have lied to their parents about the fun they think they will have. Sophomore was a really rough time for me.”

Getting caught by your parents is not Tiffany Orlovski, who used to enjoy sneaking where they are going.

Sneaking out can be dangerous, but for out, believes in the saying, “Strict parents the only consequence that can happen.

There are many dangers out in the night many students, it’s the only way to get out create sneaky children.”

Paranoia also sparks when you’re walk- time because there is no one around to of the house.

Students have less important reasons for ing around during the night time. “Whenever stop any illegal activity from happening.

Whether you sneak out or not, always sneaking away. “I was hungry and wanted to I sneak out, I’m always afraid that cars are remember to stay safe. walk to go to McDonalds, and I don’t regret following me,” Korn says.

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Strange Addictions

Sierra Rader STAFF REPORTER Normal to everyday life is the strange happenings that we are surrounded by on a daily basis. Shows like My Strange Addictions, Hoarders and Extreme Couponing are great examples of how strange life can be.

Here at Riverside we may not be going to extremes but things can get weird.

A strange addiction is an addiction to something strange, like licking cats, or eating chalk. Some kids at school have strange addictions and some are weird, crazy, and just straight up scary.

Senior Alex Amezcua is addicted to smelling baby wipes. She has been addicted to baby wipes ever since she was a little girl. “I have loved the smell of baby wipes since I was 5 years old,” Amezcua said. “I became addicted when I helped my mom change my little sisters diapers. Ever since then I have been addicted.”

Some addictions, although uncommon, seem extremely dangerous. “I’m addicted to the smell of bleach,” an anonymous student said. When asked about the health risk, the answer was quite shocking. “Yeah, I do think of the health risk if I drink it, but I really don’t think of any health risks because I don’t think it is a problem.”

Freshman Evan Korn says he is really addicted to Cheerios. The reason Korn is addicted is because of his parents. “My mom got me hooked on them. She bought them one time and ever since then I have been hooked. Now I can’t live without them in my life.”

Sometimes the addictions can get really smelly. “I’m addicted to smelling my shoes,” another anonymous student said.

“I’m just paranoid about how my feet smell.”

Google Glass eyes new technology Ariya Phaophongsavath STAFF REPORTER With self driving cars and blazingly fast internet, Google has been busy creating and innovating things that would leave a person frozen with the words “WOW” over their face. With this year’s Google Glass, Google has once again topped itself when it comes to futuristic innovations.

These glasses are a product of Google, though there is more to it than just that.

Imagine the scanners in Dragon Ball Z, the ones that the bad guys used as their maps, power level scanner, and GPS. Google Glass is just like the scanner but instead it’s a pair of glasses that takes pictures, records videos, tells time, answers calls, and opens apps.

Google has basically gone into the future, stole blueprints from a successful future company, and brought it into this century.

The way Google Glass works is that a small projector from the CPU is attached to the sides of the glasses, and projects whatever is needed to the prism. The prism is a small piece of glass that helps project

of 2013 for under $1,500.” everything from the CPU to Unless you’re a developer the front of the user’s eyes. willing to invest $1,500 dolFor people with prescription/ lars for these futuristic pair normal glasses, Google Glass of glasses, you’re going to can actually adjust itself have to wait until 2014. around the normal glass.

With new innovations On one arm of the glasscomes new controversy. es, there is a touchpad and a Having a pair of glasses that micro USB cable. Amazingly, can record videos and take the glasses are lightweight pictures sounds something despite all the features and from a spy movie and most parts in it. But Google Glass people are worried because isn’t a cell phone by itself. To of that. Already there are get all the features that are 18+ places (i.e. strip bars, listed, the user must connect clubs, etc) banning Google it to their phones through Glasses due to obvious reaBluetooth. sons.

The biggest concern PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, COMMONS WIKIMEDIA.ORG Despite all the probwhen it comes to any new lems, Google Glass is still a invention is cost. At the mo- Google Glass comes at a price of $1,500 when they come out in 2014. huge step into the future dement, a person must pay picted in movies and comic $1,500 to even be a tester According to Alex Marin from Policymic, for these glasses. To most people, it sounds “Google hopes to launch Glass by early 2014, books. With glasses that shoot images into like for someone to get their hands on one though the company is already pushing out your eyes, the technology of the future is of these miracle glasses, they are going to developer editions, priced at $1,500. A con- something to look forward to. have to empty out their wallet and bank. sumer version will be available by the end

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White smoke announces: Pope Francis elected Lisa Gray STAFF REPORTER The sign that everyone was waiting for finally came. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, which meant that the new Pope had been chosen.

People were shocked when they learned that Pope Benedict XVI was resigning. According to atvn.org, “this is the first time in 600 years that an election has been held because of a Pope’s resignation. Most elections occur as a result of a Pope’s death during his papacy.”

The process of becoming a Pope is very complicated and could take a very long time. To elect a new pope, every cardinal under the age of 80 must travel to Rome to participate in the conclave election process. Once all of the cardinals are in Rome, the mission to find a new Pope starts with a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

To make sure that there is no tomfoolery or cheating going on, the chapel is checked for microphones or any other recording devices. Also the cardinals are unable to communicate with anyone during this election process, so all of their phones are also blocked and withheld until the end of the conclave.

All of the participating cardinals begin by taking an oath of secrecy that they cannot possibly break. Once the oath is over, the first voting process can begin. The voting process starts with each cardinal casting one vote (he can not vote for himself), and in order to be elected, a candidate must

receive two-thirds of the total vote. If there is not a two-thirds majority, then the voting process will continue with two votes in the morning and two in the afternoon for five consecutive days, or until a two-thirds majority of the cardinals vote in the same way. And just to make sure that there is no sabotage and to keep it anonymous, the ballots are burned at the end of each voting session.

Once a Pope has been chosen, he goes onto the balcony over St. Peter’s Square to give a brief speech and say a prayer.

Many already know but on March 13, 2013, a new Pope was chosen due to the sudden and unexpected resignation.

According to krtv.com, “Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, the senior cardinal deacon of the Church, stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and announced that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected as the new Pope, and taken the name Pope Francis.”

With the new Pope in place, the Catholic community now has someone who represents them as a whole. Although the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was a shock to people, Pope Francis was elected with a purpose: to lead an entire religion.

Taking the microphone at Vatican City, Pope Francis wants to lead Catholics with a purpose.

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North Korea in direct violation of sanctions Danielle Chiriguayo STAFF REPORTER

there have been allegations of human rights violations, including infanticide, torture, executions, and many other severely For as long as man has damaging actions. lived, there has always been In 2002, the independent some sort of conflict. Neancountry reactivated a nuclear derthals versus animal in the reactor, and did not allow outcavemen days. The Romans and side agencies to inspect their the Persians. The Crusades. The nuclear accoutrements. In 2006, English Civil Wars. The Amerithe DPRK successfully tested a can Revolution. Recently, there nuclear weapon, and in 2007, has been the WWII, The Cold after much new tensions arising, War, a deal was made to shut down its More prevalent in our reaction in exchange for diplominds however, is the conflict matic relations and aid. Yet, albetween North Korea and the most as soon as the negotiations United States and its allies. were made, North Korea accused After World War II, the Kothe US, Japan, China, and Russia rean peninsula was separated PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSCE, COMMONS WIKIMEDIA.ORG of failing to meet their ends of between the governments that the bargain. now run North and South Korea. Only time will tell what will happen next in the tumultuous conflict between Recently, tensions between American forces had helped set North Korea and the rest of the world. the Democratic People’s Repubup South Korea, while the Solic of Korea and other nations viet Union took care of North Korea. The divide that split both states is masters of the revolution and construction across the world have risen to unprecedentare the masses of the people and that they ed highs, starting in early 2012. A number known as the 38th parallel.

North Korea, more formally known as are also the motive force of the revolution of sanctions had been imposed upon North Korea, and many of the country’s actions the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and construction.”

It is this self-reliant ideology that start- were direct violations of the sanctions. has had a tumultuous history, and is under In February of 2013, according to CNN, a form of government that they refer to as ed the tension that now exists between the “juche.” Their juche ideology, according isolated country and the rest of the world. North Korea tested a nuclear weapon unto the official website of the DPRK is, “the According to the BBC, since the mid 1990s, derground. According to the Korean Central

News Agency, the government-ran news outlet, the purpose of the test was “to defend the country’s security and sovereignty in the face of the ferocious hostile act of the U.S.” In March, in response to North Korea’s actions, the Security Council imposed stricter sanctions, which included public condemnation, financial sanctions, and increased UN State authority. Yet, as a result of the new sanctions, the DPRK threatened South Korea and the U.S. with nuclear warfare. They also nullified the 1953 armistice between North and South Korea.

On April 18 however, amid heightened tensions and a variety of propaganda videos that were uploaded depicting the fictional destruction of a variety of American cities by nuclear weapons, Pyongyang has stepped down in its violent rhetoric, and has taken part in preliminary talks.

According to The Wall Street Journal, North Korea is willing to take part in talks of non-nuclear disarmanent, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.

On April 26, South Korea pulled its workers from the jointly ran Kaesong complex, which was a symbol of cross-Korean peaceful relations.

Only time will tell what will happen next in the tumultuous conflict between North Korea and the rest of the world.

Feature 11 Defying stereotypes one person at a time Auburn Riverside High School

Lisa Gray STAFF REPORTER

Jude Hanno STAFF REPORTER

African-Americans like fried chicken, Asians are smart, Blondes are dumb, and Hispanics are illegal. We’ve all heard the many stereotypes circulating around generations that cause us to judge different people. Where did these stereotypes come from? Many students have a variety of ideas concerning where they expect them to come from.

According to remember.org, a stereotype is defined as a “generalization about a person or a group of people.” Stereotypes aren’t always true.

There are many generalizations about being Asian. Sophomore Brianna Herron gives us an idea of one of them. “We can’t open our eyes.”

People also like to stereotype people with blonde hair for a variety of reasons.

According to Senior Brad Griffin, “when you hear people stereotyping blondes, it’s usually about girls.”

According to a recent article by Slate, the stereotype of a “dumb” blonde began in 1925 when a famous novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos, painted the picture of a fictional character named Lorelei who “was more superficial than stupid” and “got ahead by using her looks.” This novel was made famous by Marilyn Monroe, who acted the part of Lorelei in the movie.

The stereotype continued to be popularized when it was applied to recent movies that are incredibly popular in our youth today. Actress Reese Witherspoon portrayed a “dumb blonde” in the widely known com-

edy, Legally Blonde. But this movie showed into the United States. The Mexicans were hair and even her makeup,” senior Alexa that there are more to blondes then their trying to escape Mexico from all of the drug Grim said. “‘Mean girls’ are stereotypically bodies when she was able to get a degree trafficking and terrible living conditions. pretty, but if people got to know someone in law.

They wanted to come to the United States before deciding that they’re mean, they’d be surprised.”

Another ethnic community that gets and live the American Dream.”

Another common stereotype is about stereotyped are African Americans. ConAlthough this stereotype exists, it is in stantly, you hear the stereotype that Afri- no way an accurate description of the his- nerds. People stereotype nerds as people can Americans prefer fried chicken, corn panics in our community or in our nation as with only other nerds as friends and spend all of their free time studybread, and watermelon ing. to most other foods.

“I check every nerd Amina Blyden, who category.” senior Matthew is an African American Lundberg said. “In math student, describes anclass, I’m such a nerd. But other example to us that people are surprised when she has experienced. they see me in my Jeep, “People are surprised I’m or when I’m skiing or foursmart. They don’t expect wheeling. If I enjoy some[African Americans] to thing, it’s not going to stop be.” me from doing it no matter Where do these steif it is a sport or something reotypes come from? ‘nerd.’”

Authentichistory.com When seeing or meetpredicts that they were ing anyone for the first taken from southern traphoto by Lisa Gray time, remember the simple ditions where there’s a large majority of the Af- Some diverse students of Riverside stand together in support of defying unnecessary ste- rule of treating people how you want to be treated. No rican American popula- reotypes. one wants to be generaltion. Although this theory ized or unwillingly shoved into a category hasn’t been confirmed, it does explain why a whole. they might enjoy foods such as cornbread, There are more stereotypes than just based on the color of their skin or what watermelon, and fried chicken. ethnicities, such as cheerleaders, nerds, they are wearing.

Stereotypes sometimes have a base of Hispanics also get stereotyped. Junior jocks, stoners, and the populars.

Cristian Godinez explains that “they call We all see them on the sideline getting truth; so yes, maybe people of Asian decent us wetbacks (someone who illegally enters the crowd and the players pumped up. But have narrower eyes compared to others the US) because we cross the river and bor- once those cheer uniforms come into the but the same fact will get exaggerated and der.” school courtyard these young women auto- blown out of proportion. We are all human and have to live on the same planet toAccording to Wordpress.com, “these matically become vapid mean girls. stereotypes originated when Mexicans start“People judge too quickly by the look gether; so lets get to know each other first ed illegally crossing the border from Mexico of a girl—what she wears, how she does her before passing judgement.

International Worker’s Day kicks off May Karlee Johnson STAFF REPORTER May Day, also known as International Workers Day, is a day commemorating labor unions around the world. For hundreds of years, May Day has been a symbol of the struggle that many of the people in the working class experience.

One of the biggest brawls of last year has still yet to figure out who is to blame.

May 1, 2012, a group of hundreds of people gathered at the federal courthouse, which is where the brawl began. People began smashing windows in the back of this building. King 5 reported that once windows were smashed in the brawlers proceeded to throw in homemade explosives made out of toilet paper rolls and juice pouches. The group then separated into smaller groups going to each of their destinations.

One group smashed in windows in the front of the store NikeTown. Anything that got in the way of these destructive groups were completely taken care of without a doubt. The big one was how they smashed windows of customers cars that were parked all around the building.

If you look up the correct definition of what May Day is, you will see this “May Day is recognized as the U.S Law Day.” The Industrial Workers of the World website says,

“this was the day for all workers who were not able to receive any more hours if they have already worked their 8 hours shift. In 1886, one hundred thousand people began

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Demonstraters fight the man, using their first ammendment rights.

walking off their jobs, and it wasn’t until May 3, the brawl began between protesters and police.” As you can see, May Day was about fighting for jobs in the 19th century. It wasn’t about destroying everything in sight.

May Day now is about fighting for labor rights. Labor rights include salary, benefits that come with the job and many other things. Everyone knows at this time we are in a bad economy. A lot of people were let go from their jobs and just dropped from everything they will ever need. As groups were brought together in 2012 they were there destroying everything to point out to the police that their jobs were all they had.

This May day, although not as wild as previous years has still proven to be full of demonstrations that promote the days ideals. In Manhattan according to the New York Times there was a protest in which five people were arrested. The group’s goal was to fight against capitalism.

Only time will tell what future May Days have to bring.

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FPS Phil Couture STAFF REPORTER The year is 1992. Wolfenstein 3D was created, and the first person shooter genre was born. Though not the first of its kind, the earliest first person shooters were created in the 1970s. Gaming systems and technologies have made increasingly greater advancements since the new millennium, from the introduction of the Halo series, to the groundbreaking artistic design of the CryEngine that was first released in Crysis.

A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game that places the player in the game world from the visual perspective of the player character and tests the player’s skill in aiming guns or other projectile weapons. In the modern era of video games, key technologies such as 3D graphics, online play, and modding were first showcased by this genre.

Enhanced realism combined with graphic violence has also made FPS a common topic in ongoing controversies over video games.

Single player campaigns had been the main focus of FPS since its first creation.

Since the release of Doom, multiplayer capability has also been a major focus to the gaming industry. For some, their first game may have been one of the originals, and for others, it may have also been after the millennium.

“My first FPS was Call of Duty 1 on the PS1,” senior Trevion Jones said, “but my favorite right now is Zombies, because it’s pretty fun, there’s strong replay value, and it requires a lot of team coordination to survive.”

Most games varied greatly during the ’90s, from mystery games to action-adventure.

“The First FPS I played was GoldenEye, and it was pretty cool,” senior Bradley Keener said. “But my favorite shooter right now is Battlefield 3. It dominates all of the other current shooters in every way.”

This timeline is in no way fully complete or entirely finalized; and, as more games continue to be released through the current and nextgeneration consoles, gamers will undoubtedly see more technological advancements and more innovations in the FPS genre.

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throughout the years

Maze War & Spasim Maze War and Spasim are the earliest documented FPSs, although there is controversy on which game came first due to Maze War’s exact release date being undocumented.

Doom

DOOM refined Wolfenstein’s 3D template by improving current textures, stairs, and visual effects such as flickering lights and total darkness.

Quake

Quake was an FPS that centered around online multiplayer and was the first FPS to have player clans.

Halo

Halo, created

by Bungie, was originally released for the XBox. It was responsible for the huge rise of popularity of FPS.

F.E.A.R.

A landmark combination of japanese-horror plus FPS, highly credited for it’s artistry, narrative and design.

1974

Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein was an instant success and brought popularity into the FPS genre.

1992

1993

Marathon

Bungie released Marathon and innovated vertical aiming, dual wielding, and versatile multiplayer modes.

1994

1996

Half- Life

Previous first-person shooters had focused on gameplay with comparatively weak plots. Half-Life had a strong narrative and broke the usual mold.

1998

2001

Battlefield 1942 Battlefield 1942, the first of its kind, featured large scaled battles over land, air and sea.

2002

2005

M.A.G.

With a multiplayer mode that supports 256 players on one map, MAG (Massive Action Gaming) is definitely a big step for multiplayer war games.

2010

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42 takes swing at racism Mackenzie Brown STAFF REPORTER With all the movies that have been coming out in theaters lately, moviegoers have a lot of options at the theater. Out of all the horror, comedy, and action, I chose to see 42, the story of Jackie Robinson.

Before arriving, I had thought it would be super boring and historical like Lincoln, so I bought a ridiculous amount of food, planning on making it a nice dinner and a show instead of a simple movie. The food was quickly put away, however, when I became completely focused on the movie. 42 was not boring in a historical sense, but was a touching movie about the difficulties of racial diversity.

The movie 42 is the story of Jackie Robinson and his experience being the first African American to play

Chadwick Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.

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for a team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, in the NBL. Through the racism he endures and his struggle to bond with his teammates, he greatly contributes to the success of his team.

The historical movies in theaters can be boring sometimes, like the ones you see in history class; 42, by surprise, was not at all that kind of movie. Despite the fact that it was about racism, a serious topic, the movie actually tended to be a little more light-hearted. In some parts of the movie, it was even a little more humorous.

42 did a great job keeping up with the time period of the 1940s. It was historically accurate and all the actors chosen fit greatly. The movie isn’t weak or gentle when it comes to the topic of racism, which actually is a good thing. It really shows you how much of a struggle it was for Jackie Robinson and it puts you on edge.

The fact that it’s a biography is stunning because it’s so unbelievable and the intensity of the film makes you frequently forget that it’s not just a movie, but a part of history.

It’s important that we know the story of someone who had a huge impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and if you decide to watch any films that greaten your knowledge of that time, make it 42.

Milestones & Fouls

Racism & Sports Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals at the1936 Olympics in Berlin

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Tiger Woods turns pro in 1996 83% of golfers on pro circuit are white

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March 2013: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination through sport

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April 2012: Washington Capitals’ Joel Ward scores the series-clinching overtime goal against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Twitter explodes with racist messages directed at Ward... ...Ironically, the Bruins were the first team in the National Hockey League to employ a black player.

No injustice in new game Scary movies fascinate Dylan Johnston STAFF REPORTER

The main villian is, surprisingly, Superman.

He gets all hurt and rebuilds Metropolis after it gets blown up. Then he takes it over and becomes the “high counselor.”

The multiplayer is fun, just like any fighting game. There are 1v1 matches, KOTH, and survivor. The connection to the multiplayer server is good. I haven’t experienced that much lag. For example, when you lag out of a KOTH lobby, it lags everyone in the lobby and you as well.

I would give this game a 9/10, just because the game feels like Mortal Kombat.

It would have been nice for it to be different.

Injustice: Gods Among Us, is a fighting game with DC characters, such as Superman, Batman, and even Solomon Grundy.

This game is made by NetherRealm Studios, makers of Mortal Kombat. It is available for the PS3, Xbox360, and the Wii U. The artwork/graphics are amazing; they aren’t next gen, but they’re still cool. The charecters keep the comic book-like aspect of the costumes, while keeping a modern look.

The producers must have taken a long time designing the way each character looks. Little details everywhere make the costumes look more real, and the textures in the costumes just add to the awesome. The costumes are not the original costumes, they are more modern. The game itself runs like Mortal Kombat (big surprise there).

Most of the special moves are inputted like down left, or left right.

Each character has its own special ability. For example, Lex Luthor gets a shield that blocks anything. All of the characters also have an ultimate move. The maps are interactive, so when you hit someone out of the map there will be a special animation, like you crash into a wall and then get hit by a train and go to the next level of the map.

I love the story in Injustice, which is quite intense. The plot focuses PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, COMaround Green Arrow, Aquaman, Green MONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG Lantern, Wonderwoman, and Batman.

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What else is scary? “I thought Insidious was scary,” sophomore Emily Ramirez said.

“Or probably Sinister.”

What makes a horror movie scary?

One of the most intense movie types are horror films because of the amount of Bittrick believes they’re scary when fear they drive into us. There are a plethora “they’re not rated PG or PG-13. And I like if of different horror films that students be- the horror isn’t centered around gore.”

Ramirez believes suspense is an attrilieve are the “scariest movies.”

“I know this might sound really lame,” bute that makes a good scary movie. “It sophomore Katherine Bittrick said, “but gets you out of nowhere.”

Bunger gives us another idea. “Scary I think Paranormal Activity. I don’t know, paranormal stuff just freaks me out. But movies are bad when they have bad efI watched it alone in the middle of the fects. It doesn’t make the scary movie very scary.” night.”

Sophomore Erica Russaw believes scary Freshman Amanda Bunger believes The Devil Inside is the scariest movie of all time. movies “have to freak you out. You have to “It was just the people in the movie,” she be drawn into it.”

According to The Daily Beast, our brains said. “The way they look and act, like they like scary movies because they give us were possessed.” “fear, catharsis, and a sense of doom.” It explains how many humans love to “be scared out of their wits.”

Sophomore Shanika Serdahl explains that she likes them only when she’s with a boy.

A recent student survey on campus revealed 33% of students did not like scary movies, while 67% said they enjoyed them.

Do you have your own scariest movie? Let us know!

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Evil Dead remake unsurprisingly gory Phil Couture STAFF REPORTER

Evil Dead to be a fairly good movie, save for Alvarez, who has the potential to be either a hit or miss.

The film is incredibly gory, and the violence is out of this world. In one particular scene, Eric, who had predicted all of these events to occur from the Book of the Dead, is assaulted by a nail gun nearly a dozen times, yet still is alive as the Deadite continues to approach him. Throughout the course of the film, these scenes continue to become more intense, and when you think you’ve seen the peak, you’re nearly halfway there.

A great thing about this Evil Dead is that unlike all of

the previous action/horror films, Alvarez does not employ CGI into the making of the film. “We didn’t do any CGI (computer generated images) in the movie. Everything that you will see is real, which was really demanding.There’s Walking into a dark movie theater with only a vague a reason people use CGI; it’s cheaper and faster. We reidea of what the plot is can be a hit or miss, and in a researched a lot of magic tricks and illusion tricks,” said Almake like the new Evil Dead, although we all certainly know varez. what’s going on, it’s still going to be one hell of a ride.

Similar to the original, Evil Dead employs gory mayhem The plot of the story involves five friends leaving to a and a dark humor that seems to fit right into the storyline remote cabin to help their friend, Mia, the protagonist, go without drifting away from the scene. What truly brings us cold turkey over an opiate addiction. Within the first night, all together to enjoy movies like these is the element of they discover a tome bound in huhopelessness and isolation these man flesh, covered in a black trash five are facing, possibly because bag and surrounded by barbed they have to rely on themselves to wire. Despite repeated warnings on defeat the supernatural evil. the book to not hear, say, nor write In all, Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead the book’s incantations, Eric does has something for everybody; outall three of these things. From that rageous gore and violence, terpoint on, everything goes downhill ribly frightening and exhilarating for our friends in the cabin. antagonists, and dark humor remiThough met with mixed opinniscent to the original. Though ions when the movie was first anit’s not quite up to par with the nounced, it has undoubtedly atoriginal, it’s still an entertaining tracted a lot of attention. Much story and I would give it a humble of the old cast from the old The seven out of ten for a number of Evil Dead worked on the new film, reasons. First of all, similar to the including Bruce Campbell, the prooriginal, the acting is very sub-par. tagonist of the original film. Fede Unlike the new version, we honAlvarez is directing the new film, estly cared about what happened who is fairly new to Hollywood. to Bruce Campbell in the original; Sam Raimi, the original director, The only person I could seem to returns as a producer. photo courtesy creative commons license, flicker.com cheer on and connect to was Lou With all of this in mind before Taylor Pucci, who was a minor watching the movie, I anticipated The possesed Mia creepily stares through the cellar door, awaiting more bloodshed. character at best.

Wedding needs counseling Sierra Rader STAFF REPORTER The Big Wedding is a beautiful disaster of a movie.

Amanda Seyfried plays Missy, the blushing bride who marries the gorgeous groom Alejandro, played by Ben Barnes.

That is the setting scene for the fiasco that this movie is.

It all starts when the family comes together for a wedding. Things run somewhat smoothly, only having minor bumps and bruises. But everything falls apart when Alejandro’s mother Nuria (Ana Ayora), a hardcore Catholic, comes to the wedding. No problems? Think again. Alejandro’s adoptive parents Ellie (Diane Keaton) and Don (Robert De Niro) are previously divorced. Nuria doesn’t believe in divorce, which forces Ellie and Don back together, and Don’s longtime girlfriend, Bebe (Susan Sarandon), out of the picture. What happens next is up to you.

This movie’s plot was hard to follow and jumped around a lot. It was a good movie for a girls’ night out. If chick flicks are your thing, then this movie is for you. The Big Wedding had twists and turns and really shocked me at points.

Although this movie was funny it was your typical wedding movie. Unfortunately, this movie does disappoint in the area of originality and humor. It was predictable and very sappy. It’s just not as funny as it was meant to be, and not as appealing as I expected. The laugh factor was very low considering half the jokes meant to be funny were not.

Going into the movie theater I wasn’t sure what to expect and no one really does. Starting the movie off with a quote about love, I was sure this movie was going to be

amazing, but the more the movie went on the more I realized how this movie was just like any other “wedding gone wrong” type movie. These type of movies are refreshing but this one was just not appealing.

As I sat and watched this movie, it shocked me. The making of this movie really surprised me becuase the making of this movie just sucked.

This movie luckily had an all-star cast, which definitely added brownie points for me. Although this movie was not the best, the climaxing reveal was amazing! The family let loose and all flaws were out. It was the most interesting part of the movie and pulled me in and gave me a shock and kept me awake. Although most of this movie was not very interesting, the climax is plenty reason to watch the movie. It really surprised me and made this movie 20 times more interesting.

Overall I would give this movie a five out ten, because it lacks originality and was a bit too sappy for my taste, but it did have an amazing climax and did have a few cheap laughs that I did enjoy. Also, the cast was amazing and had some recognizable people like Topher Grace, who was also seen in That 70s Show, and Robin Williams seen in Night at the Museum. The cast was well picked and I enjoyed how they played their parts.

I recommend this movie if you are into sappy, romantic, big-hearted, “forever after” type movies. It’s also incredibly cheesy but it’s also a little cute. If you’re not into movies like that, maybe this movie isn’t for you.

The Big Wedding is an okay movie, but it’s never sure what it wants. It’s incredibly cliche, but the plot line can be interesting. There have been better movies out there, and I would on whether you should see it or not is totally up to your tastes in movies.

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Spring brings new talent White River gets Warped Alex Vasquez STAFF REPORTER This years spring talent show brings new faces to the spotlight. Many students have the opportunity to show off their many talents to a fairly large audience. The spring auditions were held on April 30. Allowing students to have plenty of time to prepare for the talent show, which is to be held on May 9.

Many people have auditioned for the talent shows in the past, and were excited for the new changes this year. Which included a new teacher to set up the show, which is Mr. Norberg.

“This is the fourth time that I’ve auditioned and was surprised to hear Mr. Stenson wasn’t running things,” sophomore Erica Russaw said at auditions. “ Plus, there usually is an audience for auditions, but this year there isn’t. This makes me pretty happy and less nervous.”

Some of the students who tried out have been in school productions in the past.

Ranging from a school play or just a concert for choir, band or orchestra. “I’ve been in almost all the school plays except for one, and then in two talent shows,” senior Zane Nuttal said, “I think it’s all about sending a message to the audience, this now is more of a loving farewell.”

Some people this year many have never even performed before. Nonetheless, they all still had very great chances at a new experience. “Doing the talent show is a fun experience,” junior Rizelle Rosales said. “for those new and old.”

There are many perks of the talent show, not only to the audience but also the participants. The audiences get to experience hands on how the students perform, while the participants get to experience the adrenaline rush of performing live. “I like to watch all the different people make their music,” freshman Alonso Tirado said, “I also like to perform because performing live is so much fun!”

Every student has their very different and unique talents. Some students auditioned in pairs, as singles or as a group. All ranging in many talents from dancing to singing or playing an instrument. “Hearing and watching all the people perform sort of makes you start to appreciate others,” said Russaw, “not just in their different tastes but also in the way they put themselves out there for others to see.”

There will be 35 students performing in this years talent show, whether it’s their first or last time they will be performing their best. All singing, dancing or playing their hearts out and sharing their wonderful talent. Good luck to those talented Ravens!

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bands and companies trying to advertise.

Even if you only go to see one band, all the extras included with Warped Tour will make the experience totally worth it, and there are different types of music to explore.

This year, our Warped Tour will be on June 15. There will probably be good weather; however, it’s on the same day as senior graduation. The Vans Warped Tour web page has all the information about the show including the bands that are playing, what to bring, and even transportation info.

Check it out at www.vanswarpedtour.com.

For the second year in a row, Auburn has been lucky enough to host Van’s Warped Tour at the White River Amphitheater.

Warped Tour is a full day concert event that features around 150 different bands of the rock, pop, and alternative genres.

Tickets cost around $50, but with all the bands available to see, it’s completely worth it. There are generally five or six different stages with bands all performing at the same time with schedules so you can pick and choose which concerts you would like to see. Between concerts, you can visit stands or booths all around the venue.

It’s a really big area and it’s all outdoors.

Last year, Warped Tour was a great time. There are so many people to see, and in between shows, there’s food to eat, booths to visit, and activities to do. Some of the best features of Warped Tour are the slip n’ slides and especially the free giveaways.

Simply waiting in line will PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSCE, COMMONS FLICKR.COM earn you free stickers, bags, During Warped Tour 2011, band members from one show crawled and even water bottles from in giant hamster balls to surf the crowd.

MTV Awards surprise many Jude Hanno STAFF REPORTER

The winners of the movie awards include many surprises. For example, Will Ferrell, who won the award for Comedic The MTV movie awards on April 14 sur- Genius, was something that sophomore prised many with all the comedic sketches Anna Gennette agrees with. “Will Ferrell is hilarious! Especially when he came out with it included.

The host of the show, Rebel Wilson, his Asian family in the show.”

Another exciting winner of the award starred in the hit movie loved by most students, Pitch Perfect, as the lovable charac- show was Taylor Lautner for “Best Shirtless.” Gennette seems to agree with this as ter “Fat Amy.” Sophomore Kealey Carralez loved the well. “Yes! He’s so hot!” Although she likes idea of Rebel Wilson being the host. “She’s Taylor Lautner, she does admit to wanting hilarious. I liked the part where her fake Channing Tatum to win.

Carralez also thinks Tatum should have nipple was showing,” Carralez explained.

“And she pretended like she didn’t even won this award. “If you see him in Magic Mike. That should’ve made him win.” notice.”

Sophomore Ciara Weybrew also agrees Wilson opened up the show by flying down to the stage in a pink iron-man-gina that Lautner probably wasn’t the best pick. suit, and surprised everyone with the many “Personally, I’m not a big fan of Taylor Lautner, but I think someone else should have laughs and jokes she included. won. Like, Channing Tatum or Zac Efron.”

The top winner of the night, who won awards in two categories, was the movie Pitch Perfect, which won awards for both “Best Breakthrough Performance” and “Best Musical Moment.” Gennette feels that these awards were well deserved. “I love that movie!”

The night was filled with exciting moments. From Seth Rogen going butt-naked to Rebel Wilson singing Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb,” the MTV Movie Awards was a night PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSCE, COMMONS FLICKR.COM filled with unexpected turns and Rebel Wilson shows off her stunning sense of humor while unexpected winners. hosting the MTV Awards.

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Karlee Johnson STAFF REPORTER Baseball season is sadly coming to a close. Although the team has had a good start, players are looking forward to what is in store for them this year.

As the baseball season ends, they are currently sitting in second place in their division. which is a huge accomplishment to the players.

“The season has been up and down so far, but for the most part it's been pretty great." junior Brady Cummings said.

Everyone has their favorite part of the season. Math teacher and baseball coach Jon Aarstad’s favorite part is "seeing the kids improve and looking forward to watch them improve even more.” Aarstad has succeeded in helping the students improve, and that’s incredibly evident with the fact that they have placed second in their division.

Cummings’ favorite part is "seeing a smile on Aarstad’s face after a solid victory.” The players display a lot of respect for their coach and that respect is returned by his coaching skills.

During games the players believe their hitting has been superb because of all the hard work put in to each of their practices.

The pitchers have also been great.

For the past three years, the team has made it to State, and senior Michael Robinson hopes that they will make it to State this year as well.

“This year the chemistry throughout

the team has been like mixing vinegar with baking soda,” Robinson said. “They just explode.”

Each week throughout the school year, the WIAA recognizes twelve varsity athletes, a male and a female from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week. Senior Austin Marty happened to be one of the selected players.

The team is going on to Districts for the third year in row. They are going to work hard so that they can make it to State.

The first playoff game was on May 2, the day after InFlight went to press. A win meant they’d continue to play.

There is still more to look forward to throughout the rest of season for baseball. The future of Riverside baseball continues to surprise fans with their accomplishments and effort. This season has been a good one so far.

Senior Austin Marty has been an asset to the team, and recently won Outstanding WIAA Player of the Week.

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Coach steps down Sierra Rader STAFF REPORTER

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On March 18, varsity girls basketball coach Tim Nelson stepped down. In his letter of resignation Nelson said he was leaving with high regard for Auburn Riverside.

“I will always remember the respectful and spirited student body as a highlight of my time at Auburn Riverside,” he said.

This year’s girls team really pulled through, finishing the year with a secondplace tie in the SPSL North, and advanced to the West Central/Southwest Bi-district playoffs.

Besides losing recent coach Nelson, the team also lost its coach last year, and the year before that. That means three new coaches in the past three years.

Tension still runs high. “It will be hard to cope with a new coach,” senior Kendall Foster said. “It was surprising, but we’re used to it.”

But senior Ilona Snyder had other thoughts. “Change can be good,” she said.

Coping can also be hard on the girls and their basketball styles. “Each coach has different coaching styles and that might affect us,” Snyder said. “Especially having to adapt to a new coaching style.”

Nelson was a big part of this year’s success. “He was nice to everyone and had a positive attitude,” Foster said.

He was also named SPSL North Division Coach of the Year. “He always saw the best in people,” senior Shantell Jackson said.

Leaving their former coach may be a struggle but thats a part of growing up. “A new coach should have a good relationship with the team,” Foster said. “They should also be willing to hear the players.”

Sophomore Rachel Davey, however, has other ideas about the ideal coach. “They have to know the game, and get along with the team.”

Davey believes the old coach had most of the qualities a coach needed. But Jackson had a different response. “No not all of them. He’s not confident.”

When a head coach comes in they get to pick the assistant coaches. Upon Nelson leaving, his assistant coaches might be out of a job next year once a new head coach is hired.

Next year, the team has high hopes that the new coach will only bring positive changes to the team. Hopefully, the Lady Ravens will do just as well next year as they did this year by playing strong, and maybe even making it to State.

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Boys, girls track & field set strong pace Mackenzie Brown STAFF REPORTER With school sports teams heading to State as the year comes to an end, Riverside’s track and field team has been kicking some serious competition out of the way.

Boys captain senior Trevor Love has

been pushing the team to success, leading the pack with a lifetime best time of 1:57.93. He plans on not only setting some great times for himself, but to beat records.

“I would love to break the 800 record set by Carl Moe back in ’03,” said Love.

One record set this year was by freshman Ari Lavanway, who broke the freshman

three kilometer steeplechase record.

Although the season is going well, as it ends, the focus will be on what happens after. “We’re hoping that we’ll have a good post season,” distance coach Bill Sumner said. The post season is after the actual season, when the team goes to Districts and/or State.

Photo courtesy Bill Sumner

Photo courtesy Bill Sumner

Defiying gravity, senor Grace Werran sets new heights while pole vaulting at the meet against Thomas Jefferson.

Senior Cheri Broch leads the pack in a long distance race against competitor Thomas Jefferson.

Girls captain senior Lauren Saunders has a great team that’s been doing work.

“We excel at the 100/200/long jump with Brandi and Britani Williams,” Saunders said.

“Cassidy Brown and I have put up some good mile and 800 times, while Rachel Covey has excelled at the 2 mile.”

From the boys’ side of things, the team has been doing well at all events. “We have actually been very well balanced in everything this season,” Love said. “Which is awesome!”

Coach Sumner also thinks the boys have been doing well as a team, “Our hurdlers, sprinters, and throwers are doing well. Actually, the whole team,” he said.

Other than Saunders and Love, some of the strongest team athletes include senior Brandi Williams, sophomore Brittani Williams, seniors Racheal O’Neil, Cassidy Brown and Rachel Covey for the girls, as well as seniors Joe Miles and Devon Larson, and sophomore Maryea Harris for the boys.

The team has done great at their eight meets so far. Catch the teams next weekend at the SPSL sub districts in Kent and French Field.

As the season comes to a close, the athletes try to make the best of their post season. “They’re a good group of athletes,” Sumner said. “Fun to be around.” Hopefully, they’ll do great at State and finish off the season with success.

Soccer juggles hopes

Key players, true talent

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Day after day, game after game, they have endured the intensity and brutality that comes with soccer. According to history, soccer is one of the the most popular sports in Europe and America. The game has a vivid history in world sports. The players on Riverside’s soccer have high hopes of reaching a higher stage.

Junior Lucas Turner said he hopes that he and his team make it to the playoffs.

“That would be a plus for the season,” he said.

The team gets along and think they are doing pretty well with their games. “Also, we only lost to the hardest teams,” senior Adrian Ocon said. “I’m really proud of us,” Sophomore Adrian Correa hopes their season ends well. “Losing and not going to the playoffs would really end the season in the wrong way,” he said.

For some student athletes playing school sports, it’s hard to keep grades up, but not for Jordan Loomans. “My grades went down when I started playing but I got them back up again.”

This year’s team has been better than ever. The team has great unity, players and the coach.

Last week, the team won a game against rivals Auburn High. The game was held at our school and, after falling behind

in the first half, the Ravens brought it back together to win the game 2-1.

Tomorrow, they head to SPSL playoffs as we send our high hopes with them that they do great.

Senior Alston Hentges tries to steal the ball away from an opponent.

From soccer to baseball, to fastpitch, our players express so many team building qualities, and should be recognized for it. Players who are fully committed, have patience and are open-minded about the game and their team, tend to be some of our best players. They keep a positive attitude, which only allows the whole team to just be thankful.

Starting with boys varsity soccer, sophomore Adrian Correa thinks senior Alston Hentges is one of the key players for their soccer team. Alston’s been in soccer since he was 3. “I looked up to my brothers when I was younger,” Hentges says, “and so then I started playing.”

“They lift us up, talk to us on the field,” Correa said, “and they direct people where to go in order to be more successful.”

Hentges adds his thought on how their team has improved. “We’ve gotten used to each other because the chemistry has built up.”

Sophomore Brittni Williams thinks senior Rachel O’Neil is one of the key players for their track and field team. “She always does her best,” Williams said, “and gives words of encouragement.”

O’Neil started running the hurdles when she was a sophomore. “I think we’ve grown more competitive on Monster Mondays,”

she said, “and are staying more focused at track meets.” O’Neil gives her thoughts on what her team does the best. “We’re really good at persevering. We don’t give up when we have a hard opponent, but instead come with a positive attitude.”

Sophomore Hannah Juth thinks junior Emma Bedsworth is one of the key players for their fastpitch team. “She helps the whole team,” Juth said, “and keeps us on track during our practices.”

Freshman Stori Freelund thinks senior Karlee Rogers is one of the key players for the water polo team. “She is just so great,” Freelund said, “and is easy to look up to and learn from.”

“We want to win and be together,” Freelund said. “It’s a team thing so we have to be together.”

Freshman Nicole Johndrow thinks sophomore Jessica Fulford is one of the key players for the tennis team. “She’s always ready to play,” Johndrow said, “and she always does her best.”

Gavin Hettinger is one of the key players for the boys baseball team. Gavin’s been playing baseball since he was 8-years-old. “Our team tries their hardest,” Hettinger said, “and we really know how to stay together.”

Hettinger gives his thoughts on what the team does really well. “At first we couldn’t bat, and now we’re better. We’re now able to play as a team instead of individuals standing together.”

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Girls water polo splashes competition Lisa Gray STAFF REPORTER The Lady Ravens have had a strong season, with hopes of going on to State.

With senior captains Kari and Kamlyn Swanson and Karlee Rogers, and junior Lauren Esparza, with their coach Jim Isom (the players call him “Ice”) by their side, the girls feel that although they are usually considered underdogs, they feel like they have come back strong this year.

As of April 19, the girls have had fourteen league games and one gymboree that did not count toward their league games.

Out of their league games the Ravens won five and lost nine. Although there were more losses than wins, the girls still displayed an outstanding amount of talent.

According to senior Kamlyn Swanson, some of the team’s goals are to “make it to Sstate, and have our team play to our full potential.”

This is coach Jim Isom’s fifth year coaching water polo here. His goal for the girl’s season is to get second in division.

“The girls water polo team lost nine talented girls last year,” coach Isom said, “and it will be tough to replace all those people, but I feel like we will peak at the end of the year. But we are getting a lot of experience for the new girls and we

are getting better, and we are on the right track.”

Even though it is pretty close to the end of the season, the team has bonded well. “We are starting to play as a team,” Kamlyn Swanson said.

Some of the strongest players on the team are Kari Swanson, Karlee Rogers, Lau-

ren Esparza, Charrisa Dorn, Alyssa Esparza, Kammi Helm, Mollie Ridge and Kamlyn Swanson.

The Ravens have been strong and have been playing to the best of their ability. Last Thursday was the team’s last home game.

PHOTOS COURTESY JIM ISOM

Sophomore Mollie Ridge aims to score in a game against Auburn Mountainview.

Senior Kammi Helm plays goalie for the Lady Ravens.

Girls tennis continues to dominate Sierra Rader STAFF REPORTER

Photo by Sierra Rader

Sophomore Carson Heilborn practices along side her coach, Bruce Diehl, as they practice for their last tournament.

The varsity tennis team fights to go to the SPSL with two wins and two losses.

Captains this year are seniors Brenna Bruil and Natalie Jones.

Some key players for this year are Brenna Bruil, Natalie Jones, Carson Heilborn and Lindsey Sanborn.“They are seated in districts,” coach Bruce Diehl said. “A lot of girls came from volleyball which is a good crossover.”

Tennis coach Diehl has been coaching in the district for 22 years. In his 22 years he has won 12 league titles, two district titles, two runners up in State, and a whopping 363 wins with only 154 losses. “This is not our most successful year, but we do have a lot of good players and a lot of potential for next year.” He enjoys coaching tennis because “its a fun sport and playin with the kids. I wouldn’t want to coach if I couldn’t participate.”

Tennis creates more than a team, it also creates a family. “One of my favorite parts of tennis is being able to be a family,” said Natalie Jones.

Sophomore Lindsey Sanborn’s favorite part is different.

“I like having fun and having the choice between doubles and singles,” she said. “Relaxing with the girls, too.”

Some goals for the team are to win the most they can and prepare next season’s girls to have fun and be aggressive. “My personal goals are to have fun this season,” Sanborn said.

Riverside tennis has been around since 1995 and since then our team has really grown. “I have been playing for seven years,” Jones said.

Some players are just joining the family. “I have been playing since my freshman year and I’m only a sophomore,” Sanborn said.

Sports create long lasting memories and friendships.

“Memorable parts of my career are making varsity my ju-

nior year, or playing my first singles game on Junior Varsity my freshman year,” Jones said.

The girls participated in the SPSL league the last few days and due to the printing date of our paper, we do not know how they did. The season has officially ended for the team and Riverside hopes to see many of them back next year.

Photo by Sierra Rader

Captain and senior Brenna Bruil practices for one of the last times as the season closes.

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InFlight May 7, 2013

Fastpitch has difficult season, but improves Autumn Gray STAFF REPORTER The fastpitch team is improving their skills, and are working hard as a team. Despite their hard season, they are still improving, and giving their best effort.

The fastpitch season started out rough, but the girls aren’t losing faith, and are keeping a positive outlook on their season together as a great team.

Sophomore Hannah Juth has been playing fastpitch since the third grade and she really enjoys the game. “We’ve improved a lot,” Juth said. “We’ve worked on our batting and have a lot less errors.”

Pushing through the season is difficult, but the team stays together and works hard for improvement. Their intense practices consist of efficient work and improvement.

The team is also becoming a great family, and aid each other to success. “They help the rest of the team out, “ Juth said, “keep us on track, and have great dedication, which makes us only want to participate even more.”

Senior Samantha Lawson finds working together as a team the most important quality to have. “One thing we do really well is staying together as a team should,” Lawson said, “because you can’t have a game without a dedicated team.”

The fastpitch team also has thoughts on how they’re doing positively as a team together. “We’re good at communicating with each other and working as a team,” Lawson said, “because I’ve found that we’ve grown closer to each other over the course of our season.”

Juth agrees. “I think we’re really good at defense, communication, and we get along really well,” Juth said. “We seem to be able to rely on each other a lot more than when the season first started.”

Since the team has been struggling this season, some of the players have pointed out the things they can improve.

“Our team can improve by working on our batting,” Lawson said, “because I think it would be more effective on our whole score.”

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