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f r o mT h e E d i t o r s We l c ome , c ur i ouss t ude nt s !Y oua r er e a di ngt hefir s tof fic i a l , mont hl yi Pol yma ga z i ne !F e e la c c ompl i s he d, be c a us et hi si sa mi l es t one .

T r us tme , i ti s .

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Ia ns we rt hi s ques t i onwi t ht hef ol l owi ngques t i on: whyi s n’ tt he r ea l r e a dya s c hoolma ga z i ne ?Ime a n, l ooka tus .

We ’ r ei Pol y .

Wea l lha v e i nt e r es t i ngs t or i est ot e l l , di v e r s eopi ni onst os ha r e .

Sowhyi s n’ t t hi sa l r e a dyal ongs t a ndi ngt r a di t i on?… T ha t ’ ss ome t hi ngIdon’ t ha v et hea ns we rt o, butIdi gr es s .

I nk &Pa pe rMa ga z i nei sr unbyy ourf e l l ow c l a s s ma t es , a nda ny one i nt e r es t e di nc ont r i but i ngi sf r e et ot a k epa r ti nt hi se x pe r i e nc e .

I pe r s ona l l ywa ntt hi sma ga z i net obe c omeas or tofc ompe ndi um ofc ul t ur e , a l lfil t e r e dt hr ought hee y esa nde a r soft hepe opl ey ou got os c hoolwi t h, pe opl ey oura gewhoy ouma yha v emor ei n c ommonwi t ht ha ny oupr e v i ous l yt hought .

T hema ga z i newon’ t bei na nys or tofne ws s t a nd, s oi t ’ l lbee a s i l ya c c es s i bl ewhe r e v e r y ouma ybe .

St uc ki nt r a f ficont hewa yt os c hool ?He y , y ouc a n r e a da na r t i c l ea boutwha tT Vs howsha v ebe e ngood( s oy ou k now wha tt obi ngene x t ) .

Wa i t i ngf ory ourc ol l e gec l a s st os t a r t ?

Ge ty ourpe e r s ’ opi ni onsont her e c e nte v e nt si nF e r gus on, s oy ou c a nbea ni nf or me dc i t i z e n.

Orma y bey ou’ r ej us te x c i t e dt ha tone ofy ourf r i e ndsha v ema det hec ov e rs t or y , a ndy ouc a n’ twa i tt o s e ewha t ’ si ns t or ef ort he i rc ov e r a ge .

Al li na l l , Iwa ntt hi spubl i c a t i ont oma k es omes or tofi mpa c ton t hei Pol ye x pe r i e nc e .

T hi ss c hooli sa l wa y sc ha ngi ng, a ndwha t be t t e rwa yt ok e e pupwi t ht hec ha ngest ha ni nmont hl y i ns t a l l me nt s ?I fy ou’ r es t i l lr e a di ngt hi smes s a ge , I ’ m fla t t e r e d.

Now ge tt ot her es toft hema ga z i ne .

El i j a hGa r c i a Cr e a t i v eDi r e c t or , I nk &Pa pe rma ga z i ne

St a f f : Ma de eDoc t or/ /Cor r es ponde nt Vi c t or i aNa k a i/ /Cor r es ponde nt J a s onWu/ /Des i gne r Sa ma nt haVi l l a nue v a/ /Cor r es ponde nt Mi l aRe y es/ /Cor r es ponde nt Br ook eBa i l e y/ /Cor r es ponde nt Ro gi neGome z/ /Cor r es ponde nt Ces a rPonc e/ /Des i gne r

Wi t hwe l ldi s t i ngui s he ddr e a ms , t he r ec omeswe l ldi s t i ngui s he d pe opl e .

I nt hi sma nne rofs pe a k i ng, Ia m he r et of or ma l l ya nnounc e i Pol y ’ sne wa ndf ul l yf or mul a t e dne ws l e t t e rma ga z i ne .

Atl a s twe , a s s t ude nt s , c a nbegi v e nt hec ha nc et opubl i c i z eourowns t or i esa nd v i e wsf ort hes a k eofe nc our a gi ngt heunde r s t a ndi ngofbot hi ns i de a ndout s i dea c a de mi c / non-a c a de mi ca f f a i r s .

Now s t ude nt s , t hi nkt o y our s e l v es , wha twi l lbe c omeofourl i v es ?How wi l lt hef ut ur ei mpa c t ourmode r nl i f es t y l es ?Ar eourt r a di t i ona ls oc i a lc us t omsi nj e opa r dy t hr ought hees c a l a t i onoft e c hnol o gy ?I t ’ sques t i onsl i k et hes et ha t s ur r oundourwor l da ndma yc omewi t hobv i ousorde ba t e a bl e a ns we r s .

Asa ne me r gi ngge ne r a t i oni t ’ si mpor t a ntf orust oha v eour opi ni onsa ndpr e di c t i onsa boutf ut ur ee v e nt si nc or por a t e dwi t h t he ma t i cdi s c us s i onsi nor de rt obe t t e runde r s t a ndt he m.

Now r e l a x , t hi si snotapr oj e c t , ( a tl e a s tf ory oui ti s n’ t )butf orc r e a t i v et hi nk i ng l e t ’ sc a l lt hi sav es s e lofs oc i a l i z a t i on.

Sof a rourt e a m ha sf oundt ha t ourpr i ma r ya udi e nc e , t hes t ude nt s , c a nbev e r yi nt e r es t i nggr oupsof pe opl e , i fgi v e nt heoppor t uni t yt oe x pr es st he ms e l v es .

T ha t ’ sba s i c a l l y wha tI nk &Pa pe r ’ sa l la bout .

I ti si nourdes i r et oe x pos edi f f e r e ntbodi esofr es e a r c ht ot hes t ude nt t ha ti sbot he a s i l ya c c es s i bl ea nde l a bor a t e d.

I ti si nnowa your i nt e nt i ont oi nt i mi da t ea ny onewi t hl e v e lt we nt yv oc a bul a r yt e r msor c onf us i ngI v yl e a gue -s t y l e dpa pe r sa boutt hemos tr e c e nts t udi esi n ne ur obi ol o gy .

T r ut hf ul l y , wea r eas ma l lgr oupofs t ude nt s , whoma y orma y notbet hene x tSt e v eJ obsorGha ndi , wi t ha na ppe a lf orge t t i ng as t or yort hes t or ya ndt e l l i ngi ti nar a wa ndunfil t e r e dc ont e x t .

I n ma nywa y s , s t or y t e l l i ngc a ns t a nda st hepi nna c l eofi ns pi r a t i onf or t hos ewhoa ppe a lt oi t .

I nt hi sc a s e , whe nwet hi nkmos ta boutour owns t or i esf ort hef ut ur e , mos tofusmi ghtfindt ha tnow i st het i me t obr i ngoutourbes ts e l v es , pe r s ona l l ya nda c a de mi c a l l y .

T het r ut hi s , noneofusmi ghte v e rk now wha twewa ntt obe c ome , i tc a nbeha r d t ode c i phe rs ome t i mes .

But , y ouk now wha t ?T hebes tt hi nga boutt hi s i st hel a c kofl i mi t a t i ons .

I t ’ sa l mos tadi s c omf or t i ngr i ghtofpa s s a ge , t ol i v ei nawor l dofma nyt r i a l sa nds t r uggl i ngpa t hwa y s , buti fy ou wa nts ome t hi ngba de nough, y ou’ dbemor et ha nha ppyt ot a k ei ton, f ul lf or c e .

T hi sv es s e lofs oc i a l i z a t i oni sma def ort hi sv e r yr e a s on, us i ngmode r n-ba s e ds t udi esa nds t ude nt -dr i v e ns t or i est oi l l us t r a t e t hef ul lpot e nt i a lwee a c hha v et obe c omegl oba l l y -f oc us e da nd i nt ui t i v ei ndi v i dua l s .

So, onafina lnot eofmy“ L i f ei sf r e e ”r a nt , Iwoul dl i k et os a ygood l uc kt oa l ly ouf ut ur edoe r sa nde v ol v i ngt hi nk e r sofI nt e r na t i ona l Pol y t e c hni cHi gh.

I tma ynotbea ne a s yt a s kt ogot hr oughhi gh s c hool , buti t ’ sbe ne fit sdoha v eawa yoft a k i nge f f e c t .

Re me mbe r , f r e e dom ofc hoi c ea ndf oc usofdes t i na t i ona l lha v eawa yofde fini ng usi nt hee nd.

I nk &Pa pe rhopest oc a pt ur et hes emome nt sa nds ha r e t he m wi t hot he r swhohol ds i mi l a rdr e a ms , a swe l l .

Now a s ky our s e l f , Wha twi l lbey ourf oc usofdes t i na t i on?

Ma y l onDa y Cont e ntCoor di na t or , I nk &Pa pe rMa ga z i ne

B ac k g r o u n dP h o t oc r e d i t s : Wi k i me d i ac o mmo n s

MUSIC

FASHION

Twin Sisters’ Combined Success: A Review of Ibeyi’s Self-Titled Album

TWIN PEAKS

Ibeyi- Self-Titled Debut Album released in February. 17, 2015 Listening to Ibeyi’s self-titled debut album was an experience. Twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz, led their listeners to a spiritual journey like no other.

Born in Cuba and moved to France two years later, the musical duo created songs that reflected their colorful West African, Cuban, and French roots. Lisa served as the captivating voice of the duo while Naomi provided the accompanying sounds of Afro-Cuban instruments. With a fusion of jazz, R&B, and soul as well as a combination of English, French, and Yoruba lyrics, this 15 track album explored the facts of life by telling stories of love and loss, pain and comfort, and hope and sadness. Haunting and heartbreaking, this album was able to give its listeners a chance to reflect on their individual lives and dream of hope and fulfillment. The songs are extremely personal and emotional, reflecting their fearless approach in sharing their art and making it relatable to everybody who listens to them.

The song Thinking of You was tribute to their deceased father, Miguel “Anga” Diaz, a very influential percussionist in Cuba.

“We walk on rhythm and we think of you” is a line in the song, and it shows their hopes to follow their father’s footsteps by creating entrancing and inspiring music.

This song, like any other song in the album, is full of thought, heart, and inspiration. It was evident that they based their words on different parts of their lives that shaped the people they are today. Mama Says is about their mother’s response to the death of her husband. With the line “The man is gone, and mama says there is no life without him”, we are reminded of the pain and longing that makes ushuman. Our courageous hearts get wounded from time to time, and our iron fists can go limp from fear, but that won’t stop us from fighting.

The Diaz twins shared their family values and traditions through their songs like the way grandparents pass on their wisdom to their children. This is their way of making a strong impression with their first fulllength album. Merely 20, they have already seen the dark shadows of life. They are ready to share the world their life stories and struggles as well as the lessons they learned and the growth they experienced.

This album is sad yet refreshing. It’s painful yet human. And that’s what makes this one of the realest and greatest albums I’ve ever come across. Its ability to touch their listener’s hearts and change their perception of life is what makes it a unique and timeless masterpiece.

TV REVIEWS

by: Maylon Day

“On Wednesdays we wear pink.”

Fashion Interview w Brooke Bailey, Rogine Gomez, and Giselle Pineda: Every once in a while if you pay attention, you’ll spot Brooke Bailey, Rogine Gomez, and Giselle Pineda strutting through the halls of IPoly, with matching outfits.

“We try to dress up at least once a month. It’s not always the same days- well for ‘Wednesdays we wear pink’ it’s always on Wednesdays- but we also do floral on random days; sometimes we dress up as greasers. It varies,” says Brooke. “Our themes are just inspired by whatever we feel like like doing. It’s fun!”, Rogine adds. As for the planning of their matching outfits, “We just decide on a one a week in advance to give everyone notice. From our group, the others sometimes join in, but it’s usually just us three.” The group is super close; from inside jokes to lunch dates to matching outfits, they try to have the most fun they can while at school. Brooke explains, “It’s a sort of bonding thing; it brings us together and plus we look really cute together.”

Twin Peaks, renowned ‘90s murder mystery and Golden Globe Award winner, exceeds viewer expectations within minutes of starting the pilot episode. With culmalative ratings of 96% on reviewing sites such as Metacritic and bands like Bastille writing songs about the characters, it’s enough to make one consider viewing this pinnacle of a serial drama.

If you are on the fence about watching this Twin Peaks, I implore you to give this show a chance. Twin Peak’s atmosphere is packed with drama, every moment causing viewers to be pushed further towards the edge of their seat.

The show begins with a bang: detailing the gruesome murder of one Laura Palmer, a local to the town of Twin Peaks. Throughout the episode, the audience is guided along Twin Peaks, being shown various suspects who might’ve been behind Palmer’s murder (some of which include her classmate and even her boyfriend.) After forty minutes of suspense, an unjust arrest and the discovery of clues beneath Palmer’s fingernails, the pilot ends abruptly, leaving the audience scrambling to play the next episode while wondering: who really killed Laura Palmer?

Even the most hesitant of viewers can’t argue against the mysterious atmosphere that follows the eerie town of Twin Peaks. It might not be the ‘90s anymore, but Twin Peaks is capable of striking

terror into the hearts of audiences in modern day settings too.

(If the dated nature of the show is still less than appealing to you, though, don’t worry. Twin Peaks is going to be rebooted for premium cable channel, Showtime, sometime early in 2016. You will be able to get the rawness of 90s murder mystery in the comfort of a contemporary setting in just one year.)

BETTER CALL SAUL

Better Call Saul, an American crime drama, is the latest in writers Vince Gilligan’s and Peter Gould’s long list of Emmy worthy works.

The show itself is a spin off of AMC’s prodigy child, Breaking Bad, in which we follow the life of James McGill (A.K.A., Saul Goodman, criminal defense lawyer) six years prior to the world of Breaking Bad’s commencement.

“So, what makes this show so special?” One might ask, sceptically.

Better Call Saul is unique in its ability to lure audiences in in a matter of moments via interesting methods of plot development.

When the pilot begins, audiences watch as Goodman cowers from the world, isolated and paranoid. It immediately begs the question: god, what happened to him?

In the scene following, we’re brought back to a time where Goodman was still a fumbling, awkward lawyer with trouble in the courtroom. The stark contrast between the two scenes leaves audiences reeling in fascinated confusion. Throughout season one, we get a feel for Goodman’s character through his constant misfortune and begin to grow attached to this different side of the protagonist.

Better Call Saul’s travel back in time is nothing if not captivating. If

the show’s ability to break records for highest rated series premiere is anything to go off of, then Better Call Saul is in for a good run.

It might have some large shoes to fill, but if it continues along this path of greatness, it will be matching its parent show’s éclat in no time at all.