InFlight Auburn Riverside Student Voice MAY 6, 2014 • VOLUME 19• ISSUE #6
Meet next year’s ASB Exec Board. See page 5.
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InFlight May 6, 2014
Colleges shouldn’t look at our online profiles Cameron Fairchild STAFF REPORTER College-minded students have a lot to keep up with and freak out over in our bid to look the best we can to post-secondary facilities. While a student’s GPA and standardized test scores are of vital importance to college applications, a host of other qualifications, including a student’s sports, clubs, leadership positions, and volunteer work are looked at. The list is certainly long, but it is fair as an assessment of a student’s drive, capabilities, and interests in school and the workplace. But is it fair to be tracked during your leisure time? If you said no, get ready to get mad. This is exactly what several colleges are doing when checking on incoming applicants. Every post, photo, and 140-character witticism we make on the internet is checked over by a growing number of “admissions experts”. To be fair, private chats and messaging between friends on social media sites are not monitored by colleges, as that is considered an invasion of privacy, even by the most invasive institutions. That still doesn’t deter an increasing percentage of institutions from scanning all
of the “public” information present on Facebook walls and Instagram feeds. A survey conducted in 2013 indicated that between 2012 and 2013, colleges who confessed to looking at students’ Facebook profiles went
over the internet is a distraction from more important college acceptance requirements, like SAT scores and GPA. Furthermore, colleges have no right to judge a person based on the kinds of things they share with their friends and the things they say to blow off steam. The interactions people have with their close friends and people they’re comfortable with has a tendency to skew towards a more liberal use of language. Colleges studying an applicant’s character will not find an accurate reading by examining the kinds of statements students make on the internet. Even if posts accurately reflect a negative (and unfavorable) opinion, what can those words really do? Exempting a post about an illegal or dangerous act, the things put on the internet are harmless. Now that social media has become such a permanent, freeing enterprise in many people’s lives, it seems wrong and counterintuitive to restrict what can and cannot be said on the internet. College admissions should stop looking at our posts and concentrate PHOTO BY DYLAN JOHNSTON more on our actual achievements. Colleges have a tendency to get too close to our online activity. Students’ post-secondary options should up 5%. Surely there are more important factors in determining how well a student will fit into an institution and the life on campus? Making kids censor themselves and fret over what they can and can’t tell their friends
not be limited by the way they act on the internet.
Jacob Lonergan STAFF REPORTER Justin Bieber is a pop sensation that has swept the globe ever since his debut in 2008 with Usher, but over time, his reputation has gone from teen heartthrob, to a flat out yob. A yob is defined as a person, usually a young person, who is noisy, annoying and rude. Before I get into this story, I’d like to deter the normal “You’re just jealous” statements when a pop-star’s antics are brought into question. There is no jealousy. In fact, Bieber has a really good voice and a lot of potential. This isn’t about that, it’s about the wasted potential. Bieber’s name has been in the news a lot in recent times,
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and not for anything well-mannered it seems. Whether it’s driving while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drugs, assault charges, a possible felony for an egging attack on his neighbors home (which caused about $20,00 in damages), or just plain old vandalism, it seems that he’s always up to something new. Where’d it all go wrong? Well, Biebs was just your average kid when he was discovered. In many interviews he’s shown as a sweet kid that loves his family. But as his fame grew and grew, with crowds of girls at his feet and sold out concerts, it all obviously went straight to his head. It seems that many child stars/pop stars have immense fame thrown on them much too quickly and they don’t quite know how to deal with it. This would explain Bieber’s quick transformation from normal kid to a complete snob. You can also see him in an enchanting video after his arrest by searching for
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“Justin Bieber deposition,” where he completely blows off a lawyer who is asking the legal questions, pretends to fall asleep, and then procedes to diss Usher, the man who actually made him famous. The laywer asked Bieber a couple of questions about Usher and the pop star acted like he didn’t even know who Usher was. What kind of ungrateful punk would blow off the man that made him a star? If his behavior isn’t enough, his clothing would put eccentric artists like Lady Gaga (no disrespect to her) to shame. I’m not one to make fun of someone for their clothing, but the way he dresses is just ridiculous. Wearing your snapback barely on your head is bad enough, but when you start wearing leather pants and hardly ever wearing a shirt, that’s gone too far. Sorry Biebs, but the act is getting old. artwork, opinions and comments. However, we will not print any unsigned letters or work. Please contact us in room 402, through e-mail at inflightnews@yahoo.com or by calling 253-804-5154. Advertisement is available through InFlight. Advertising gives business the opportunity to reach more than 1800 faculty and students. Support students going to the state and national journalism conventions, help with publication costs, hardware, software, and resource purchases. We encourage students, faculty and community members to contact us through e-mail at inflightnews@yahoo.com or by calling 253804-5154 for further advertisement information.
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Pop sensation Justin Bieber is ruined
Justin Beiber first found fame in 2008 on YouTube, but has proven time and time again to be undeserving of that fame or the admiration his fans give him.
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Soap operas changed television for the better Cameron Fairchild STAFF REPORTER Continuous narratives dominate television these days. The Walking Dead remains one of the most watched shows on TV. The late, great Breaking Bad and even older shows like The Wire have captured audiences and critical appeal alike. Many people cite The Sopranos, David Chase’s hugely influential mob story, as the birth of this kind of storytelling. In actuality, the show merely elevated that art from one of television’s oldest creations: the soap opera. Decades ago, most TV shows centered around their characters instead of the story. Each week, regardless whether the show was a drama or sitcom, the premise reset itself and nothing changed. Each episode, outside of the occasional two-parter, was self-contained. The lone exception? Soap operas, which, as dumb as they were and in spite of the fact they were originally designed to advertise soap, told a day-to-day narrative, spanning and devaluing dozens of characters for the sake of contrived and cliché plotlines. It was with hesitation that television embraced in the mainstream a form of a throughline. Twin Peaks, which debuted at
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Soap operas, as demonstrated by this scene from Guiding Light, feature over-the-top plotlines. However, early soaps’ willingness to tell a continuous story has carried over into the serious shows of today.
the dawn of the ’90s, was among the first to show that soap opera conventions could be satirized and honed into a surrealistic vision. Other shows, such as The X-Files,
while not developing a story on an episodeto-episode basis, kept a main plotline, or “mythology,” largely in the background. But The X-Files, given a bloated run of over
cancelled Jan. 28 of this year? Well, folks, you can turn on your TV to Nickelodeon and new episodes are still there. It was a scam. A scheme. A swindle. A lie created by someone in order to gain something quickly. In this case, followers on social media. And most of you fell for it, even if just for a little while. In fact, Spongebob’s got a new movie coming out February 3rd, 2015. And what’s it called? Spongebob Squarepants 2, because that isn’t predictable at all. If that hoax wasn’t skeezy enough, there was one that was even stranger. From an unknown origin, quotes from Taylor Swift began appearing, all of which were eaten up by the public. Believed, admired, and quoted, over and over again. “I have sworn to only live free,” “as in everything, nature is the best instructor,” and “words build bridges into unexpected regions” are only just a few. Turns out they were actually quotes from Hitler. How’s that for rain on your parade? The most recent and controversial example of an internet hoax comes from a 14-year old girl named Sarah, or her Twitter handle, @QueenDemtriax, who tweeted “I am part of Al Qaeda and on June 1 I am gonna do something really big bye.” The authorities immediately responded and regarded the girl’s joke as an earnest threat. The incident blew up on Twitter, gaining the girl supporters and critics for her hoax. Should these kinds of things really be taken that seriously? Surely an investigation quickly exposed the emptiness of these
threats. Though these hoaxes are everywhere, they do very little actual harm if left alone. When @QueenDemetriax posted something as stupid as she did, the hoax should have been laid to rest quickly, not led to the girl’s incarceration. Hoaxes shouldn’t be taken seriously, otherwise they are given more power and can even become regarded as truth by the masses. But my question is why do these hoaxes begin in the first place? In @QueenDemtrax’s case, to gain popularity. On the flip side, many people go along with hoaxes to fit in to a cultural trend. “Because people want to fit in,” sophomore Erika DeMoss said. “They want to know what everyone is talking about.” “Because they’re ignorant and don’t know the truth,” freshman Hallie Nelson said. “Because they’re gullible,” freshman Kyle Breast said. “Because people are insecure because they’re being labelled,” freshman Franklin Inhthapatha said. Essentially, they’re all the same answer. Because people want to fit in. Because they want to feel accepted, and if that means creating or accepting false information, they’ll do it.
9 years, soon faltered with its storyline. The end of the ’90s signaled a dramatic shift in the process of serializing television. The Sopranos, which debuted in 1999, is legendary in the influence on modern TV: the antihero trope, a liberal use of violence and sex, and a deep and realistic portrayal of its characters all stemmed from the adventures of mob boss Tony Soprano. More relevantly, The Sopranos told one large story over its six and a half seasons and 80 episodes, taking the idea of serialization out of the exclusive realm of soap operas and genre TV shows and bringing it in vogue with prestige dramas. Thanks to shows like The X-Files, we have shows like Scandal and The Walking Dead. The Sopranos, however, paved the way for Breaking Bad and Mad Men, arguably among the best shows of all time. Serialized storytelling has become a mainstay in television shows, and the best ones weave together advanced plotting far above the quality of classic soap operas. Even modern primetime soaps, like Scandal and Teen Wolf, though heavily story-driven, display a level of sophistication greater than a soap opera like As the World Turns. But without these campy, rough, and continuous narratives, TV shows like The Sopranos and Mad Men might never have existed.
Internet hoaxes dominate the web Sara Koenig STAFF REPORTER I’ve never understood why people choose to believe what they read online. I mean, it’s like people believe that there’s some official that, for some reason that I am not privy to, monitors everything that goes on the internet and fact checks it. Why would some person who I don’t know about and most certainly didn’t choose to have, be going through all my stuff and making sure that what I say is true? As Sweet Brown would put it, “ain’t nobody got time for that.” Anybody can change something on a Wikipedia article. Any person can post a did-you-know fact. Anybody can say anything they want on the internet. It doesn’t mean it’s true. We claim to know that half the stuff isn’t true, but it’s like this smoke screen comes down when we go on the internet , and before we know it, we’re forwarding pictures of did-you-know facts and articles from Wikipedia without even checking to see if they’re true. As a result, hoaxes get out of hand because we devote so much time and attention on them. I’m not claiming to be exempt. Lord knows I’ve shared, retweeted, and repinned a lot of stuff that was probably total bull. But, I’m taking responsibility for it. I’m sure there are people who don’t just fall for everything that they read online, or in books, or magazines, or hear on TV shows and movies. But there are several examples of hoaxes that have gained a lot of attention. Did you hear about Spongebob being
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Students often believe the facts they read on Twitter right away without any knowledge of where these facts came from.
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Jude Hanno STAFF REPORTER We are called the global generation. The generation of technology. Technology brings a lot to the attention of everyday teenagers, and one of the most important factors of this is found in social media. Social media plays very distinct roles in our society and they can both be positive and negative. Social media is a very important outlet that describes the easy communication found in the world today. It is useful in a plethora of ways. It brings the world together and aids in transportation of information. It communicates people from all different parts of the world. It also helps to increase human interaction and brings people closer together. With great intelligence prospering everyday society, great stupidity comes well. Not only are we the generation wonderful things, we are the generation
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subtweeting, annoying hashtags, and an indifference to publicly announcing your life story to hundreds of people who probably don’t really care. Social media also ruins real physical interaction. Why fight in person when you can fight over text? It’s so much simpler to talk
Technology slowly disconnects us from the people around us. Even when physically spending time with friends, cell phones are constantly being checked. It’s like it follows us around and although it has so many advantages, it separates people from each other. There are so many reasons social media isn’t good for us, but that’s the thing with social media. No matter how many ways it destroys the important values of life, it has become such an important part of our everyday society that it’s impossible to get rid of. It now serves too much of a purpose. All its negative PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, WIKIMEDIA.ORG impacts on our lives are to people from the comfort of your home. unimportant due to how Why even leave the house? positive it is in regards to the way we live Social media is constantly being used as today. a shield, as well. You can say anything beWe are called the global generation. hind the safety of a screen that you might The generation of technology; and social not feel comfortable saying in person. It media is an important contribution that imhides your true identity. pacts our society.
Media fixates on Flight 370 Esports overhyped, toxic Eric Walker STAFF REPORTER
haps uncover what happened. What media companies should be doing is informing the public about news incidences that happen day to day. The flight disappearance was very newsworthy, and something like that rarely ever happens; however, the fact that they chose that story and covered it for a longer period is an injustice to the other stories that occured at the same time, and in the time CNN was still talking primarily about Flight 370, another earthquake shook southern Mexico, twice as bad as it was in Chile a couple weeks prior. Media companies are responsible for infroming people and reporting on new information, and shouldnt dwell on just one story.
Turn on the news today and it is not too uncommon for there to be a story on something that will grab your attention and keep you entertained. In recent years, mainstream news channels like CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News have become more like news broadcasters rather than journalists, only looking for an aspect of the story that grabs viewers and keeps ratings high. When the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 was happening, many other important things happened too. Still, these channels were still talking about the search for the airplane. Even with things like Crimea being over-run by Russia, an 8.2 Magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile, or people losing their homes and becoming helpless in their own land, CNN was still talking about “the search for Flight 370.” Yes, it is very strange that an entire aircraft carrying 227 passengers just disappeared out of the sky and is nowhere to be found, but is it really helpful and worth it to cover it minute by minute like some sort of CSI show? It grabs the viewer’s attention surely, and brings more income to the company when the audience is entertained. But where is the line drawn between entertainment and news? The definition of news is: “newly received and noteworthy information,” whereas with the ILLUSTRATION BY MACKENZIE BROWN Flight 370 case, they kept replaying the same information over and A simulation shows a helicopter discovering the almost over, and making simulations to per- completely submerged Malaysian Flight 370.
Dylan Johnston STAFF REPORTER
Sports are not defined by the physical capabilities of a team, they are defined by the mental abilities and wisdom they possess together. That is what esports is all about. There is nothing physical about it, it is all in the ability to make quick and smart decisions.
hyped, and in actuality the events are quite boring to watch. THE ANNOUNCERS YELL LIKE THIS TO PRETEND THINGS ARE INTERESTING, BUT REALLY THEY’RE NOT! It’s like being forced to hear shoutcasters at “mlg” Call of Duty tournaments. Wherever the hype decides to manifest itself, there is always a toxic community that soon comes in shortly afterwards. The word “toxic” is generally used to describe
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Esports are video games played professionally by a team or a single person. Some of these games include League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Starcraft, Dota 2, and many fighting games. The most watched game is League of Legends, which is recognized as an actual sport, and is considered as more than just an esport. The events for this game are insanely popular and huge; around 94k people watch the entire match using the live stream on Twitch.tv, and even more go the actual event itself. Sadly the events are way too over
a player that intentionally ruins the game. They take away from the fun and excitement of playing by being a part of a toxic environment that ruins it for everyone else. That can mean arguing with the team over whos to blame for losing the match, or it can be someone who does really bad and then procedes to leave the match. Esports do more harm than they do good, and it causes games to die. All games eventually die out, but esports make the process speed up faster. It also destroyes the community, and makes all of the good and welcoming people leave.
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New ASB executives elected Alex Vasquez STAFF REPORTER
special job, such as dealing with student problems, being in charge of spirit, working assemblies, computers and music. The positions are currently filled by seniors Sam Gocken, Lindsay Letney, Brandon
Hall, and junior Kristi Nguyen. The positions will soon be filled next year by juniors Summer Ramirez, Hayley Ayers, Cole Lindell, and sophomore Abby Gooch.
Although many of the graduating seniors are kind of sad to give up their beloved positions, they’re also excited for the new people to take their places. Every year, the school has elections to One position, spirit chair, will be see who will be the school’s leaders for the taken from senior Lindsay Letney and next year. given to Ayers for the 2014-2015 school The ASB Executive Board elections year. Letney said, “Haley seems like were held April 4. The results of the electhe ideal replacement considering her tion were announced at the end of the optimistic presence in Riverside.” day. The month of April has also been The students running for these posibusy for the current ASB. The second tions recited a speech in order to wow Annual Pancake Breakfast happened their audience and win votes. last Friday. The final results for the execuASB officers came in at 6 a.m. to tive board for the 2014-15 school year make all the pancakes and get themare as follows: Cameron Fairchild, ASB selves prepared. president; June Uiki, vice president; JesThe pancakes sold for $3 /person sica Fulford, secretary; Hannah Wilson, and $50 per class. Students who wore treasurer; and Corbin Smith, public relathe “We R AR” shirt received a free tions. pancake. Although this year’s ASB will leave The money made helped raise the school behind, students will see funds for Invest-Ed, which pays for many new faces next year. With the new sports and clubs for the school. faces in the ASB come many new ideas The ASB officers for next year planned. came with this year’s officers to help On April 22, the executive board ofmake the pancakes. ficers held interviews for four specialty ASB has been busy this month, exec board positions. These positions are PHOTO BY MADDIE NASSIRIAN but it’s important for the rest of next RSVP, Spirit Chair, A.V Tech, and Junior year. LASC. ASB Officers, from left to right: Haley Ayers, June Uiki, Abby Gooch, Cameron Fairchild, Kristi Nguyen, HanEach of these positions has its own nah Wilson, Jessica Fulford, Corbin Smith, and Cole Lindell. Not pictured: Summer Ramirez.
Multi-cultural fair debuts Relay for Life plans race ahead Jude Hanno STAFF REPORTER A multi-cultural fair will take place on Friday, May 16. The festival will start during first period and go on during both lunches, ending at the end of second lunch. Students will be working the booths and the displays. Every year our sister school Auburn Mountainview has held a mutli-cultural festival. The festival is basically where a bunch of students of different ethnic backrounds come together and make booths with displays, and sometimes food. New counselor Karen Brown ran this festival at Mountainview for the past few years. She is introducing this experience to the Raven student body this year. Each culture is to have their own individual booths, with several students of that ethnicity running it. The booths and displays will contain foods, clothing, and any other products that go along with that culture. For the past several years, Mountainview’s festival has boasted over a dozen booths, with even more students. Along with the booths, several dance performances will happen during the lunch periods for all the students to see. Some of the cultures displayed will include Mexcian, Middle Eastern, and other countries that make up the different ethnicities of the Riverside family. According to Brown, past performances have been amazing and captivating. They’re supposed to capture the essence of
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the culture for which the dance is from. All students are allowed to view the booths and try anything that is available there. Anyone who wishes to represent their culture can participate. The idea of the festival is to show the students the different kinds of cultures that are in the school. It also allows the students to get a small experience of the culture as well.
The Relay For Life organization is coming to start their annual event at the Auburn High Stadium for the entire night. This year’s event will take place on May 16. The event officially begins at 6 p.m. with the opening ceremonies and ends at 10 a.m. the following morning. In order to spend the night, a person has to raise $100 or more. According to their official website, the Relay for Life movement raises approximately $400 million. The money is invested in ground-breaking research, housing for cancer patients and helping cancer patients on their road to recovery. Throughout the event, fun activities are incorporated, such as dance contests, chocolate laps, and silent auctions. Some clubs at our school are taking part in this activity. One of them is National Honors Society, which has dedicated themselves to the project for the entire year. Another club is Key Club, active members in the Relay for Life movement that have been participating for quite some time. Relay For Life has made important contributions to the fight to end cancer. For the entire day, many moments make Relay for Life different and special. There is a survivor’s lap where all the survivors of cancer that attend take the
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first lap around the track. There is also the Luminaria, a ceremony that takes place after dark. It’s an honoring of those who lost their life to cancer and those who are still fighting. Candles are lit around the edge of the track as a tribute for those affected by cancer. There is also the “Fight Back” ceremony. It empowers us to take a stand against cancer and look for a cure.
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Deep Web evades mainstream government Jacob Lonergan STAFF REPORTER Many students know the standard internet sites: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, etc. But very few know that those sites make up about a tiny amount of the total internet pages. According to OEDB (Open Internet Database), search engines are only capable of searching about .03 percent of information on the internet. Crazy to think that stays true when Google is grabbing a couple dozen million results per search. Imagine the internet as an iceberg. Only the top small part of the iceberg pokes out of the water, while the main chunk of it remains hidden underwater. The middle of that iceberg is made up of many of the more risqué pages that can still be accessed just using normal browsers. That leaves the last part of the internet: the deep web. This side of the internet is only safely accessible from a completely separate and proxied browser. Trying to reach this side of the internet can be, in some cases, illegal or cause for an arrest warrant. Once you are online, you are only one forum’s page away from links to sites like The Silk Road, which is an eBay of weapons, drugs, and other illegal items. Though the Silk Road has been shut down, it was
only the leading site among many like it. The Deep Web functions as a black market, among other things. You may ask why this has not been shut down yet. The problem the government has is the fact that they don’t have the complete authority to shut it down because it’s a worldwide source. That, and the main
purpose of the browser is to anonymize the user so the activity can’t be tracked. The anonymity is furthered by the fact that there aren’t any numbers exchanged. No debit/credit transactions. All monetary actions are done through bit coin, or internet currency that isn’t traceable. The deep web has many other uses
The internet is like an iceberg- parts of it remain visible above the surface, but further in-depth exploration below that surface can uncover a larger underbelly.
other than drug and weapon trafficing, though that’s what it’s mainly associated with. One being, TOR (the anonymity network of the deep web), lets users avoid “traffic analysis” or the monitoring tools used by commercial sites, for one, to determine web users’ location and the network they are connecting through. These businesses can then use this information to adjust pricing, or even what products and services they make available,“ OEDB and the TOR project said. According to the Tor Project site, the program “also allows people to set up a website where people publish material without worrying about censorship.” The deep web has mainly been effective in hiding the locations of bloggers and politicians in brutally oppressive locations. Many countries that oppress their citizens also ban all use of social media in order to stop their actions from reaching the ears of people in more liberal countries. This is one of the only ways to get their word out without completely risking execution or jail. The overall concept of the deep web also rings through to many internet users through the idea of complete freedom of actions and expression. Only time will tell how the future of the deep web will pan out.
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Pet peeves irritate students Locker room photos violate privacy Maddie Nassirian STAFF REPORTER Pet peeves are one of the many perks of being human. A pet peeve is something that irritates you beyond belief for no logical reason. Many people have a pet peeve. It’s often something that irks them beyond belief. Sometimes, it’s just something that annoys them more than anything else. Students around the school have a cariety of pet peeves that impact their everyday lives, even if its just by a little. Sophomore Alexis Mclaughlin has the pet peeve of disliking the noise of chewing. “It just really bugs me when you can hear someone chewing their food,” sophomore Alexis McLaughlin said. “It’s obnoxious and disgusting hearing someone breaking down the food in their mouth.” Pet peeves come in all shapes and forms, whether it’s something as subtle as someone tapping a pencil, or as major as when people cancel plans last minute. The effects of pet peeves vary. Often times, a pet peeve makes someone squirm or feel like yelling. Pet peeves just irritate people and makes them want to scream at whoever is causing this pet peeve to happen. “I hate when people pull my earphones out of my ear,” junior Kyle Simmons said. “[It] makes me want to yell at the person.” Simmons is really into his music, and when people attempt to take that away from him, he gets irritated. A pet peeve has a different effect on everyone. Some might be slightly annoyed, others may feel so upset that they get a
little physical and want to punch something or someone. Really, it depends on the person. It also depends on how big the thing that irritates them happens, and how often, as well. Several students think that the two most common pet peeves are when students stop in the hallway, and when someone doesn’t use a blinker when switching lanes or turning. Stopping in the hallway is irritating because all the students in the school are trying to get from one place to another and its annoying when there’s something halting a student from getting to a different place. We only get 4 minute passing periods, when someone stops in that hallway, it shortens peoples times and takes away from that little 4 minute break in between their classes. Not using a blinker is irritating because the driver behind you needs to know where you’re turning because it impacts that driver, as well. “My pet peeve is a little weird,” freshman John Williams said. “I just really don’t like it when “caramel” is pronounced “car-mel” instead of “care-a-mel.’ You’re skipping an entire syllable that should be there!” “What really bothers me is when people lie,” freshman Gabi Greer said. “It’s extremely annoying and all it does is make people dislike you. Really, it gets you nowhere.” Whether it’s a common pet peeve or maybe something slightly (maybe extremely) unusual, it is a constant nuisance for those who have them.
Sasha Terry STAFF REPORTER Click! The sound of somebody taking a selfie in the locker room. It’s instantaneous and it can happen to anyone. People change in the locker rooms and the newest questions concern students’ personal safety when other students take photos. Social media is very popular among students and pictures and videos can end up on the internet in minutes. Suddenly, the safest place to get into a uniform becomes the bathroom stall. “It’s illegal!” P.E. teacher Julie Moberg said. “I don’t care if you’re texting somebody or listening to music. You can divide your time. You should not be taking picture s in the locker, regardless if its inappropriate or not.” Perception is reality and when you’re dealing with cyberspace, people delete their pictures on their phones, but we wonder if the picture is on the internet. People should feel safe in the locker room. If pictures were allowed to be taken in the locker room, the privacy of students would be corrupted because no one knows what students are able to do. Students are supposed to be mature adults and make appropriate decisions, but this is not always the case. What should students do with their phones in these situations? “I want them to leave their phones in a secure spot, locked up because there is so much theft in the locker rooms,” Bernard said. When going out to P.E. its recommended that phones stay locked up in lockers to prevent theft
and/or destruction of the electronics during the hour of that physical education class. Students pictures of themselves on social media sites like Facebook makes their lives public, not private, and open on the internet for everyone to see. “People just over step their boundaries and it ends up hurting other people,” junior Deanna Orlovski said about students taking pictures in the locker room. Taking and sending any explicit images or videos on any digital content is known as “sexting.” Students can get into serious trouble at school and with the law by sexting in public areas. This is important to uphold in this area because It’s illegal under the Washington State child pornography law. Students can be charged with a felony, and if convicted, they might be forced to register as convicted sex offenders for the rest of their lives. Getting registered as a sex offender will negativelly influence the rest of that childs life, and it will be hard for that student to progress in life. Sexting can also be charged in the same way as other criminal laws, such as those prohibiting harassment and cyberstalking. Even with consent, sexting still consists as an illegal activity. Taking pictures of someone in the locker room can hurt their feelings and it can change their life when you post a picture of them on the internet. Cell phones in locker rooms are a huge violation of students privacy and the school urges us not to take pictures or use them when in that enclosed space.
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Who’s behind locker #... Freshman
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Armando Valencia 5008 InFlight: Where’s your dream vacation spot?
AV: Tahiti.
InFlight: What do you want to do when you grow up?
AV: I want to be an engineer for NASA.
InFlight: What music genre do you listen to the most?
AV: Hip-hop or whatever is on the radio. InFlight: How would you describe school in three words?
AV: Fun, hard, and exciting.
InFlight: How often do you actually use your locker?
AV: 2 times a week.
InFlight: Where is your favorite place to go for a long walk?
AV: The back trail, over in the wilderness park (Roegner).
Junior
Hannah Johnson 6106
Natalie Mendez 3002
InFlight: How many siblings do you have?
InFlight: When’s your birthday?
HJ: I have two older sisters, Christina and Whitney. InFlight: What do you want to do when you grow up?
HJ: I want to own a hair salon.
InFlight: If you could get a dog right now, what would it be?
HJ: I would get a Chocolate Lab.
InFlight: Who’s your favorite teacher at Riverside?
HJ: Mr. Lewis.
InFlight: Where is your favorite vacation spot?
HJ: California.
InFlight: What is your least favorite color?
HJ: Green.
InFlight: What’s your favorite board game?
HJ: Disney Scene-It.
NM: September 2, 1996.
InFlight: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
NM: If I want to look nice, maybe like an hour. Recently? 5 minutes.
InFlight: What’s a food that you eat a lot?
NM: Pho.
InFlight: What color do you wear most?
NM: Probably blue. Various shades of blue.
InFlight: If you could go on a vacation with somone, who would you take and where would you go?
NM: With Taylor Wega to California!
InFlight: What’s the best class you’ve taken at Riverside?
NM: Honors 10 with Mr. Swenson.
Senior
Alex McKay 7318 InFlight: How often do you actually use your locker?
AM: Never. I’ve used it once.
InFlight: If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be?
AM: The power to shapeshift.
InFlight: How would you describe school in three words?
AM: Fun, stressful, populated. InFlight: iPhone or Android?
AM: iPhone.
InFlight: What do you do when you get home from school?
AM: Do my homework and listen to music.
InFlight: Do you have a favorite play?
AM: All Shook Up!
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InFlight May 6, 2014
U rbexing: an exciting, risky pastime Eric Walker STAFF REPORTER
some, and for others it is the history of it. At times, this can be a dangerous activity since it may involve climbing massive structures for explorers to get the perfect view or picture. Urban exploring is mostly illegal because of trespassing and also ensuring the safety of anyone who tries to go where they don’t belong. However, most people do not vandalize or mess-up the sites in which they are going to. A lot of Urban historians have to sneak through manholes and tunnels to actually re-discover lost artifacts and structures. Paris in particular has an amazing underground paradise called “The Catacombs,” which is where the dead in cities from the olden days were laid to rest in a massive and seemingly never-ending maze of tunnels. Bones and skulls are stacked up there making it a scary yet fun place to explore. According to Daily Mail Online, the tunnels stretch an insane 200 miles under the streets of Paris, and were built in the Roman era, but were not as functional until the 19th century. Urban exploring is seemingly an activity that lives in the shadows, because many people do not know what it actually is and why they would want to do it. But thanks to them, they have rediscovered lost things hidden beneath cities for generations.
Urban exploring is not a new phenomenon. Humans have always been curious about the environment they live in, whether it be a cave in the mountains or in an urban habitat. Urban exploring or “urbexing” is where curious people go out and explore in tunnels, bridges, and abandoned places just out of interest or to maybe re-discover lost infrastructure. Although exploring is mostly illegal, it is very fascinating seeing citified environments from a different perspective, like seeing a two century-year-old tunnel system made out of original brick first hand. Those who want to find out more about urbexing can look online at the pictures and videos that document the niche hobby. One video in particular was called “Undercity,” where a man named Steve Duncan explores the underbelly of New York City. From visiting a group of homeless people living in a train tunnel and finding an abandoned subway station, to climbing to the top of the Williamsburg Bridge, Duncan was always fearless. He even dropped down into NYC’s first sewer, showing the oldest sewer in the city. Many wonder why anyone would actually want to risk their lives for a picture. The sheer beauty of the city is enough for
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Artist of the Issue: Varien
5 songs you should know: 1. Morphine 2. The Force-Halo Nova (This was his name before Varien) 3. Throne of Ravens 4. The Scarlet Dawn 5. Resurrection of the Dagger
Nick Pittsinger, also known as Varien, makes edm, dubstep, house, etc. Originally, he started out making orchestral music, and then progressed into making dubstep. What makes him unique is the immense ammount of variety in his songs. He incorporates a great use of the snyth in his songs. “The Scarlet Dawn” is a great example of how he combines the synth with the drop. He is very diverse in what genres his songs fall under. One week he might make dupstep, and the next week, trap. An example of this is the song “Le’Sprite Noir,” where he mixes a nice chill and relaxing song with a really nice French noir feel. Before Varien got to be where he is now, he was known as Halo Nova. In his AMA on reddit, he mentions that he did not know where it was going and that he kind of just messed around with it. He was one of the first people to be on the Monstercat Media family. They are a lable that posts music made by other artists. To find out more about his music, go to yotube.com/monstercatmedia.
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Drugs have consequences Jessica Perez STAFF REPORTER Put it down. Before students make the choice about starting drugs, they don’t always think through all of the consequences of a decision that will follow them around for a lifetime. Before taking a hit off the bong, does the student know the things they are putting at risk? Those who smoke, are filling their lungs with thousands of nasty chemicals. Once you know all the risks and effects of weed, or any drug for that matter, you are more likely to find them unappetizing. “It’s not a very smart decision [to bring them on campus] either,” freshman Anabell Cervantes said. School is not a place to get intoxicated, and there are consequences for those who decide to do it on campus. The police are called, students are suspended, or even worse, arrested. “There is a big chance [you’ll] get caught.” Cervantes said. “Compared to several years ago, I would say the problem [of drugs] has gone down in our school,” assistant principal Frank Ramirez said. “The education about the effects have gone up. That might be why.” The truth is, drugs usually trend with a certain class and they travel all the way through until that class finishes their senior year. It’s usually the influence people have on their peers that lead to the bad decision of drugs.
Another reason some people turn to drugs is because they feel they have no one who cares for them and are depressed. “There are other ways to take the pain away, like working out,” junior Gerardo Picazo explained. “That’s pretty much what I do.” Students who feel alone or upset can always talk to a counselor for advice as well. Another concern is that drugs have side effects. “[Drugs] make you age faster, and you lose your beautiful skin and teeth,” freshman Cervantes said. “All it really helps with is giving you health problems.” Students say they know drugs are bad, but they do them anyway. It’s like a forbidden fruit, because they can’t have it, and they want to do it. “Students don’t seem to understand the concept of self-control, so they go and do things that harm them for the heck of it,” junior Lucy Aguirre said. Maybe students don’t have self-control, or maybe it’s their understanding of drugs. Depending on how their parents raised them to think has a huge impact on whether or not students give in. If parents raised their kids not to surrender to drugs, they will be devastated when they find out you ever did. “I would never smoke because it goes against mine, and my parents’ morals,” Freshman Samantha Laishley said. Before picking up that swisher or snorting that cocaine, students should understand the risks.
Auburn Riverside High School
Smack High WA unites high schools Alex Vasquez STAFF REPORTER
so it has a lot more negativity,” they said. “But our older, more mature accounts have about a 50/50 balance of both negativity and positivity.” So, what exactly started all of these accounts? Well, it all happened in September last year when the entrepreneurs decided to make an account to help share sporting events from their school to others and to voice school rivalries and spread the word about who they were playing at that time. Their page set the tone for inter-school talk instead of inter-person talk. Meaning, the account sought to be a permanent solution to the questionable school rumor, gossip, and confession accounts they saw throughout high school that directly targeted individuals in highly inappropriate ways. This seemed to spark something. A few other accounts started popping up across the states. The inspiration for the account then evolved to basically find a way to give high school students an immediate and higher means to share news of what’s going on at their schools to others across the state easier. “Facebook doesn’t really seem to get the job done,” they said. “But Twitter is more meaningful and immediate.” Smack High doesn’t just stop at jokes and comments. In February, Smack High received news of Pennsylvania senior Kevin Grow, and his amazing four 3-point shots in his last basketball game from his teammates. What made Grow’s story really amazing is that he has Down Syndrome. He
Twitter is one of the most used social media sites. Many students use it to keep up with their best friends or even their favorite celebrities. Recently, a newer account has caught the eye of many students: @SMACKHighWA. @SMACKHighWA is an account where students from high schools all across Washington submit jokes or comments about other high schools in the state. Positive or negative, they’re reviewed and tweeted. This account isn’t the first of its kind though. There are exactly 24 active Smack High accounts in use, in 21 different states across the U.S. Each one is run by either a high school or college student who posts only user submitted content under the close supervision of senior moderators. Every volunteer Twitter manager is picked by senior members and partners of Smack High, who at this time would like to be known as Boston based tech entrepreneurs. “It would be very difficult to just have one person run all the accounts alone,” they said. “So when we pick them, we’re very careful to make sure that they’re mature enough.” If you have recently viewed the Smack High WA account, you may have noticed that it seems very negative. But don’t worry, not all the accounts are the same. “The WA account is one of our newer accounts,
had been the team manager for all four years of his high school career, until he was allowed to play in the “Senior Day” game, where he got the chance to make some shots. Smack High PA got news of this amazing moment and tweeted about it, which started a chain reaction. They then launched a campaign on all of their accounts from coast-to-coast for Grow. Several thousands of Smack High followers, along with other students, retweeted and tweeted, and eventually captured the attention of their local Fox News station. Grow was then featured on the local news and the push to get him featured on national television—ESPN to be exact—came about. Smack High then started the hashtag “#GetKevinOnSportsCenter,” accompanied by the hashtag “#SmackHigh.” “Sixteen thousand students retweeted and tweeted about this,” he said. “And then that Saturday, he was featured on the Top Ten.” Now, just because the local Smack High account isn’t as positive as the others are is not the users’ faults. In order for the account to “mature,” the students need to start submitting positive things as well. They need to steer away from all the nega-
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tivity. “Students start to gravitate to what they see. When they see something great they want to be a part of it, and they do become a part of it,” they said. “Just like with Kevin Grow. We had some students tweeting ‘If he doesn’t get on ESPN, I’m never watching it again!’ They went totally crazy, but crazy for something positive, which is what we aim for.” Although the overall goal is positivity, that doesn’t mean the jokes have to stop. Smack High encourages students to voice their school rivalries and want the jokes to keep coming, just as long as there is no harm intended for one specific person in mind.
MySpace
83%
78%
Pop icon Justin Beiber is slowly downfalling in the fan business. He cares more about his image than keeping his fans happy.
Road Trips
85%
Road trips are a very well-liked pasttime, especially as summer approaches and the weather improves.
68%
Neon Trees
57%
Most students find that 3D effects add to the movie, as opposed to those who find it gimmicky.
With three albums out and an ongoing tour, Neon Trees still doesn’t seem to capture the attention of students.
Easter
86%
A holiday filled with candy stuffed easter eggs still enthuses the student body to this day.
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Myspace, the old Facebook, is surely not making a comeback anytime soon. Not even MTV and Justin Timberlake can bring it back.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Transcendence can’t transcend Nolan’s influence Cameron Fairchild STAFF REPORTER Wally Pfister’s sci-fi epic Transcendence strives to elevate its B-movie charm by emulating recent “serious” films like Inception or Skyfall, but ends up with little more than a contrived plot and lackluster characterization. The target of an anti-technology terrorist cell, Dr. Will Caster (a sleepwalking Johnny Depp) succumbs to a bullet wound and is uploaded into a supercomputer by his idealistic wife and colleague (Rebecca Hall and a standout Paul Bettany). Soon enough, Caster’s mind has been taken over, and the machine becomes a powerful, godlike being, the target of FBI agents (such as Morgan Freeman, whose become such a punchline at this point that I actually laughed when he first appeared on screen) and terrorists alike, and the subject of Hall’s misplaced affection. The screenplay itself, written by firsttimer Jack Paglen, is a confused mess, dabbling in some interesting grey areas on the subject of man’s over-reliance on and the dangers of too-powerful technology to make up for its confusing characters (Hall’s character is particularly robbed of her defining intelligence, given her overemotional faith that her progressively evil computer is
actually her husband) until flipping the two and favoring character over philosophy for an unearned emotional payoff and an ideologically bereft pro-technology conclusion. It’s telling that a traditionally visual storyteller- Pfister has worked for many years as Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer- doesn’t have enough faith in his often stunning and atmospheric images to tell the story; an overuse of voiceover and monologue (which, to be fair, are two cardinal sins of Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy), clumsy repetition of previous scenes, and pat interior set designs give the film a pervading insular mood and bring the two-hour thriller to a crawl. Scenes are often killed early or shuffle off stage, especially when Hall or Freeman, neither of whom seem to care at all about the film, dominate the frame. It doesn’t help that Pfister is clearly living in Nolan’s shadow. It takes competence to make a dumb, fun idea like Transcendence’s a politically relevant and serious film in the way Nolan did with The Dark Knight (and failed to do in The Dark Knight Rises) and Pfister, as a first-timer, lacks that competence. Though told with uncommonly sophisticated visuals, Transcendence doesn’t trust itself or its audience enough and overwrites itself (and rewrites its characters) too often to hold much weight.
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Neon Trees, who released their first hit single “Animal” in 2010, just released their third album on April 22. This album is named Pop Psychology. Neon Trees first began getting exposure nationwide back in late 2008, when they had opened for the rock band The Killers on their tour. Soon after, they released their first full album titled Habits, which featured the hit singles “Animal” and “1983.” The band then continued to perform on shows such as The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. They also opened for many other famous names in music such as Panic! At the Disco, and My Chemical Romance. All in late 2011. In 2012, Neon Trees released their second album titled Picture Show. This album featured hit single “Everybody Talks,” which Neon Trees performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade later on that year. Now, in 2014 they finally released Pop Psychology. Back in February they had released the single “Sleeping with a Friend.” The song was very upbeat, catchy and immediately captured the listeners
attention. With a blend of ’70s disco and ’90s pop, along with their own unique modern rock sound, this song is easily enjoyed. The lyrics themselves were basically talking about friends-with-benefits. Which may not be the most appropriate thing for the high school audience, but really who cares? The album itself though, was actually disappointing. I felt like I was listening to very similar songs, only with different lyrics. I was expecting something more unique and different, like the band used to produce. Neon Trees is also going on tour in Europe, and then the U.S this summer.
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Arts & Entertainment
InFlight May 6, 2014
The Other Woman was mediocre at best Mackenzie Brown EDITOR-IN-CHEIF
Leslie Mann
Cameron Diaz
Kate Upton
The Other Woman, directed by Nick Cassavetes (of The Notebook fame) and written by first-timer Melissa Stack, is an uneven and unfocused, but still lightly enjoyable film. Out of every movie I have ever seen, I’ve never seen a movie that I’ve had such mixed feelings for. The Other Woman is centered around two characters who find that they are seeing the same man. Essentially, it’s like John Tucker Must Die, but with full grown woman behaving like high schoolers. The two women run around trying to sort out their feelings and bring the guy down, while in the process, discovering his other girlfriends (this is where Kate Upton makes her appearance) as well as his other secrets. Overall, it wasn’t the plot that brought the value of the movie down, but the characters. Cameron Diaz played a tough, independent, wild and free woman who takes control and knows what she’s doing named Carly Whitten. Unfortunately, Diaz herself does not. Leslie Mann, on the other hand, played the downright annoying wife, Kate King. I’m not even entirely sure how she sounds talking normally considering how she was whining for the entire duration of the movie. She was the needy wife, the stupid one who relies on the boss, I get it, but she was just unbearably obnoxious. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, aka Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones, is the only main character with enough lines and
a solid performance to really stand out. He’s not funny, given that he plays the villainous husband Mark King, but he plays his part with conviction and really makes the part live in ways the script does not. One character appearance I was quite excited for was Kate Upton’s. To my disappointment, she didn’t come in until towards the end, and all she really did was say a few lines, dance drunk, and make breakfast. I wasn’t surprised at her acting. Of course, she played a ditsy character and she played it well. Models-turned-actresses pretty regularly disappoint, but luckily Upton is more Marilyn Monroe than Bai Ling. The idea was interesting, not unique, but interesting. The entire point of the movie, the revenge seeking, was put off until what felt like nearly the end. They knew he was cheating, they whined about it and drank their feelings away, we watched a few montages where the two main characters gradually became best friends, and then, finally, they came up with a game plan and made it happen. That was supposed to be the highlight of the movie, but the commercials falsely advertised it as the crux of the piece. Unfortunately, the movie just isn’t as funny as it should be. Mann and Diaz are too bland, one-dimensional, and whiny to really be funny or even relatable, and they act like high schoolers the whole time. Upton is the “joke� character, and she gets a few laughs, but rarely any actual lines.
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Like many modern comedies these days, the movie suffers from dramatic tonal shifts. The beginning bogs itself down by taking itself overly seriously and forgetting to say anything funny, while the back half plays like an uneven comedy at best. The Other Woman has its fair share of problems, but enough positives to even itself out into inoffensive mediocrity. It’s not the funniest or the most insightful thing you’ll ever see, and I can’t really recommend it at theater price, but it’s worth it to rent from Redbox or Netflix if you’re in the mood for some dumb fun.
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Colourist debut album dazzles Chicago Willy’s boasts dogs and burgers Jude Hanno STAFF REPORTER The Colourist has finally released their first complete album. Named after their band, it features a variety of different songs all within the same genre of music. According to their official band website, their music could be described as “pop-fueled, indie-bred rock.” The Colourist is a rising band that stumbled together in a warehouse in California. The two leaders of the band, Adam and Maya, met and decided to make music together. There are four members to the band: Adam Castilla, Maya Tuttle, Kollin Johannsen, and Justin Wagner. Literally every single song in this album gave me goosebumps. The first time I decided to listen to it, I went through the entire album three times in pure awe at how wonderful it was. Having to pick favorites was challenging for me because I loved every single song so much. Although I had a love for all of
them, a few spoke out to me that I found myself relating to. Those are the ones I could pick as my favorites. The first song would be “Stray Away,” which discusses the struggle between wanting to love someone but also fearing for the hurt that they may cause you. Opening up your heart to someone new can be really challenging, but once you know them well enough, it’s even harder to stop yourself from falling for them. This happens regardless of whether you wanted to or not. Another song would definitely be “Little Games,” which was the first song to be released before the new album even came out. This song is incredibly catchy and the combined voices of Castilla and Tuttle make it totally worth a favorite. Not only does it sound incredibly wonderful, it also tells the story of pain. It tells the story of being hurt by someone you had never expected would hurt you. As teenagers, we are constantly playing mind games. We play hard-to-get or like people just for the sake of the challenge, not for who they are. “Little Games” is relatable because it talks about how these mind games being played aren’t okay and shouldn’t be tolerated. Love should be simple. These two songs would be my favorite because they’re relatable. As teenagers, we experience feelings like this every day. High school relationships can be messy and unpredictable. This album as a whole describes that pain. It puts what we’re feeling into words. The Colourist is definitely something I would recommend to anyone, regardless of the type of music they listen to. The entire album is upbeat, catchy, and incredibly meaningful.
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Dylan Johnston STAFF REPORTER
off the BBQ, with the cheese melted right on top of the dog and bacon. Might I add that the bacon was not at all crispy or burnt, but was juicy and tasted like heaven. Unfortunately, it only came with one strip of bacon. All of this was then put inside of a nice soft poppy seed bun which might not sound that good, but trust me, it was great. Sadly, one of the most important items at any burger joint was not that good: french fries. They weren’t salted enough, and tasted quite bland. I also could not find any table salt to use either. Looking at it
Bacon Cheese Dog. Yes, that’s right, a hot dog with bacon and melted cheese on top, all inside a poppy seed bun. This was one of the many gourmet food items off the menu at Chicago Willy’s. This restaurant is located next to the Pick-Quick on Auburn Way N. The location is not in the best place because they have to compete with another burger joint across the street. Coming in to the parking lot I thought the restaurant was a “drive through only,” and then I noticed the green sign almost camouflaged in front of some bushes. The inside of the restaurant was very nice and it was quite big inside compared to what the building outside looked like. The theme of Chicago Willy’s is surfing: one of the bar tables is a PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, FLICKR.COM surfboard, along Chicago Willy’s serves delicious kinds of food like the bacon cheese dog with a wall with pictured above. art of Willy riding on a surfboard. The place was very clean from a health perspective, the fries were and I noticed nothing out of place. The perfect for someone who might be trying to service was also good; the people working eat healthier, which is not usually the goal there were friendly and greeted me with a when eating a bacon cheese dog and fries. smile. Overall I would give Chicago Willy’s a This restaurant specializes in burgers solid 4 out 5 Whoopi Goldbergs. They ofand hot dogs made from frest meat that is fered great food, good service and a quiet never fried or grilled. I had a bacon cheese and clean environment. dog when I went down there, which was delicious. The dog tasted like it came straight
Goat Simulator shows promise Dylan Johnston STAFF REPORTER You can be a goat. Become one with the goat. Goat Simulator is a sandbox game where players run around causing havoc in a small town as a goat. This game is good for about 10-20 minutes of gameplay time. If you want to go for achievements and unlock every little se-
cret, then it will take about 1-2 hours. Goat Simulator is really not worth $10 at the moment, considering there is too little content for it to be priced that high. It should be free. The amount of bugs in this game are extremely high. They could have at least made it run on the source engine, but no, it just had to run on the Unreal Engine 3. Thankfully, the developers put Goat Simulator up on the Steam Workshop, so now people can make user generated content for the game. This will extend the life of the game for quite a while, as long as people make things for it. There aren’t any mods worth mentioning at the moment, but hopefully someone will come up with something good.
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Sports
Auburn Riverside High School
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Baseball in swing
Girls polo makes waves Track and field strides to improve
Sara Koenig STAFF REPORTER
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Claire Bedsworth STAFF REPORTER
With the start of each new sports season a team will have lost teammates and gained new ones. For some sports it’s easy to move on, but within a team it can be difficult. As senior Brady Cummings put it, “It’s hard to have better chemistry this year than last year because we had such a great group of seniors.” Every team has goals; the biggest is almost always to make it to State, but the smaller ones still hold significant importance. Junior Noah Freelund has goals too. “Beat Kentwood, keep all the pitchers’ arms healthy, and outbat the other teams.” This season the team has won eight games and topped many rivals, but they have also lost nine games. Starting May 13, the team will being going to Districts.
The girls waterpolo team is getting closer to State and the athletes are getting more anxious about placing well as the season comes to an end. The girls are going through tough challenges and they are playing as hard as they can. Head coach Mike Van Eaton said he wants the girls to continue winning the games and to try to get the girls into a summer waterpolo league after the season. “I have seen a huge improvement in the girls and we’ve been working hard in practices,” Van Eaton said. The team wants to win through the wild card games starting in two weeks because they didn’t make it automatically to State. The team has won five games and lost three this season so far. They also have a big home game today against Auburn at 7:30 p.m. and they have an away game against Kentridge on May 8 at 8:30 p.m.
Track team members and coaches are looking forward to individual and team successes among the track athletes. The track team is constantly striving for improvement. Coach Bill Sumner described his long-term goals for his team as “running faster and farther, jumping higher, and throwing farther.” “We’re gearing up for dual season with the dual meets,” senior captain Rachel Covey said. According to senior captain Toni Villa, the team is “trying to get as many people as possible into the postseason.” The team has a lot to anticipate this season. “We look forward to winning one of our invites,” Covey said. Other key athletes on the team include Jessica Packer, Josh Turner, Isaia Tiangson, Matt Saunders, and Lauren Crimi.
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Boys soccer: kicking competition
Girls tennis creates racquet Fastpitch hits one over the plate
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Tennis this season has been doing a lot better than they have been last semester, according to Coach Bruce Diehl. This season, they have a better chance sending more kids to post-season matches. After their last game against Federal Way High School today, there will be a tournament held at Riverside for SPSL on May 9-12. The team has a lot of strengths that make them unique in comparison to other teams. For example, the top four players on the team are also the top in the league. Diehl comments and says their most valuable players would have to be the two on their number one doubles team, junior Carson Heilborn and senior Sydney LaValley. Carson Heilborn believes her team has a lot to offer each other. When asked about her teammates, she says “they’re the best!” If they are able to beat Curtis High School twice, they could be one of the top best in the league.
This season’s fastpitch team has been productive in their efforts to fundraise for the rest of the season. The money used during these fundraisers goes towards new equipment, transportation to games, and other important needs required by fastpitch. This is Bryce Strand’s second year coaching the fastpitch team. Before last year, he had never expected to coach fastpitch. Although he is fairly new to coaching fastpitch, he couldn’t be happier with the team he has at hand. The assistant coach for fastpitch is Matt Muxen. His most valuable players would be senior Emma Bedsworth and junior Taylor Poe. Before the game, Strand makes sure to focus mostly on the safety of the players. Before anything, he makes sure they have the necessary equipment to keep themselves safe and concussion free. The team’s last game is tomorrow, May 7.
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The boys soccer team’s season is coming to an end, and the boys hope to minimize their mistakes and pull through to the playoffs. According to junior Adrian Correa, Lucas Turner is a great leader, and the one who saves them the most. “He hardly makes any mistakes.” Most of the boys really seem to think he helped lead them towards their victories. They have had five losses, but this doesn’t change their outlook on the season. “I am proud of the boys’ positive attitudes,” boys soccer coach Robin Saaneras said. The boys’ last game will be held on May 9, 2014. It is going to be a home game against Tahoma High School. According to co-captain Nathan Means, if the team manages to “scrap a couple wins at the end of this season,” they can accomplish their goal of making the playoffs. Despite this unlucky season, the boys are still maintaining their hope, and keeping up the hard work.
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InFlight May 6, 2014
Buchanan serves volleyball LAX 2015 Sara Koenig STAFF REPORTER
Maddie Nassirian STAFF REPORTER Freshman Clarice Buchanan has a lot going on. At school, she is an honors and advanced placement student. Outside of school, she is solely dedicated to volleyball. Buchanan has been playing volleyball for practically her whole life. However, she didn’t join club volleyball until she was 9. “I started club because my sisters did it and it looked fun,” Buchanan said. “I see myself having a future in volleyball.” She enjoys both indoor and beach volleyball. Buchanan plans on going to the Olympics for beach volleyball with her best friend, and partner, Hannah Pukis. In order for that to happen they need to play tournaments during the summer. Last summer, Buchanan and her partner won an American Volleyball Association tournament in Alki. She has practice a few days a week that last a couple hours each. Every day, she works out for an hour and a half and on Mondays and Wednesdays, and occasionally Sundays, she has training for four hours. Also, she takes a volleyball class at school, which is an hour long period. The team she is currently on is Kent Juniors Volleyball Club (KJVBC). On April 19
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Freshman Clarice Buchanan has always had a passion for volleyball and hopes to play profesionally some day.
they competed in a prime time volleyball tournament. There were several bids that could be won for each region and the national bid is the highest. Two girls that used to be on Buchanan’s team had left the team last minute for another team. “They were acting super cocky,” Buchanan said. “They said they were going to win the national bid and we were super stressed out.” Clarice and her team ended up playing that team for the national bid. The results were more than satisfactory for Buchanan’s
team. “We won and the girls on the other team even cried,” she said. “It was so exciting. I’m so proud of my team for accomplishing that.” CORRECTION: In the March issue, Dave Goethals was incorrectly identified as the head track coach. Drafting teacher Bill Sumner is the head coach. Sumner has been the head coach for 30 years, including every year since Auburn Riverside opened. Goethals is an assistant coach.
Lacrosse is coming to Riverside next year. No coach has been decided yet. In the past, many students played on a club outside of school, but popular demand has led to the creation of the upcoming spring sport. According to senior Joey Lucchesi, an experienced player of the sport, “It has been called the fastest game on two feet and it is a mix of a lot of different sports. It has the fast pace of basketball and the intensity of football or hockey.” In the words of freshman Garret Rosin, “it’s a lot like field hockey but it requires more hand-eye coordination.” This intense sport will soon blend with the student body and into the school’s atmosphere. The lacrosse team hopefuls are confident in the program’s ability to succeed. “I want for people to believe in us,” freshman Brooklyn Forte said, “more because people look at the East side like Bellevue as better but we’re a really good club and we’re about to be a really good program.”