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Pope John Paul II once said, “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.”

In a world that has faced a pandemic, civil rights issues, political crises and other polarizing problems, all over the span of three years, we each share one thing in common: the place we call home, Earth.

As inhabitants of the planet, it is not only our right, but our duty to protect the land that we live on. An unfortunate reality we live every day as human beings is the perpetual destruction of our great planet. That is why, on April 22 of every year since 1970, billions across the globe celebrate our beautiful home and bring light to environmental issues such as pollution, deforestation, and littering.

Even in our own school community, students are working tirelessly to preserve our planet, combat these issues, and ultimately promote ways to be green.

Ursuline’s Environmental Club, led by Service Project Manager Siena Theivagt ’22, anticipates a great turnout for this year’s Earth Day at Ursuline.

“Ursuline students can use reusable water bottles, take time to wash out and reuse plastic containers and glasses, and even volunteer to help with Ursuline’s community garden,” Theivagt said.

Garden Manager Samantha Liao ’23 also encourages Ursuline students to help care for the garden.

“Right now, we have two beds that are near Bear, and we have planted turnips, radishes, spinach, Swiss Chard, and artichokes there.

We’re hoping to have a regular watering schedule probably two times a week, so if girls want to get involved, they are welcome to join us,” she said.

Currently, the Environmental Club is hoping to expand the garden for fall 2022 and is looking to garden more plants and increase student participation.

Theivagt also mentioned the importance of recycling and paying attention to the materials that can and cannot be recycled.

“Materials that can be recycled include cardboard, aluminum, plastic, glass, and this newspaper! You cannot recycle anything with grease or food stains,” she said.

Additionally, the Environmental Club is excited to announce their main event on Earth

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The competition will be held on April 22 during club period, with a panel of judges critiquing submissions of recycled fashion designs.

Everyone in the Ursuline community is encouraged to participate.

“To recycle means to convert into reusable material, so anything you would throw away or consider waste can be given a new life and turned into prize-winning fashion.” said Theivagt.

In general, Ursuline students are looking forward to contributing to various service projects and even social media trends this Earth Day. “For Earth Day, I would usually go to the beach and clean up. I also participate in an annual tradition of posting an Instagram post.

Basically just pretty pictures I have of places I have traveled to,” said Kamryn Carter ’22.

While Instagram or other social media posts may not be the most effective way to preserve our Earth, it helps bring awareness to Earth Day and is an outlet to inspire others to protect Earth’s natural beauty.

Nina Berry ’22 also notes that she is “going to be extra conscious of recycling the appropriate waste” this Earth Day. “I am going to pick up at least one piece of trash everywhere I go, both on campus and around my own neighborhood,” said Amelia Bruty ’24.

While it is important to acknowledge Earth on its designated holiday, it is equally necessary to honor it every day.

The Environmental Club has various plans, unrelated to Earth Day and the garden. For example, they have a variety of guest speakers lined up, such as a Citizens’ Climate Lobby speaker, who will speak on a certain carbon tax, as well as a presentation by a forest hydrologist.

Ultimately, Earth Day should not only be a day to recognize the need for reform on our Earth, or a means to celebrate, but a day to engender in human beings the urge to make an effort for the Earth every day. We are called to be stewards of the Earth to not only protect one another, but to sustain all living things on this wonderful planet.

With the help of our students, faculty, and staff, as well as the support from the Environmental Club, Ursuline can make every day Earth Day.

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Why We Can’t Just Print More Money

By SOFIA VELESIOTIS ‘24

“When I was your age, a chocolate bar cost a nickel! How can a Hershey’s cost $5?” The classic remark we all hear from our grandparents as they eventually move into how much the world has changed. Most of the time we pretend to listen while day dreaming about something else, but what if we focused on that beginning comment. Yes, the world has changed drastically in the past 50 years and perhaps at the center of all this change is money. More specifically how the value of money has changed, better known as inflation.

Now, what exactly is inflation? It’s an intricate concept which needs to be deconstructEd to understand. Mr. Patton, a UA teacher, explains, “Inflation is the overall increase in the prices of items people buy. This includes everything from food to electricity to the cost of streaming services. Inflation occurs for several reasons, but in general everything gets more expensive over time

due to supply and demand”.

In simplistic terms, inflation is when more currency becomes available, meaning the value of it goes down. Say, for example, a candy bar costs a nickel. Over the years, more money is available. The money is worth less because there is more of it. Technically $5 costs more than a nickel, but because there is more, the value is the same. Meaning, Hershey’s bars’ value itself stayed the same, but the money in the country became more available, meaning the manufacturer will ask for more money to keep the same value going for him in the new economic standpoint.

The main cause of inflation lies in the big question which everyone seems to ask: “Why can’t we just print more money if we’re in debt?”

The more money we print, the more value of it goes down. Let’s say there are $10 dollars in the world. $1 most certainly will be worth a lot of value.

But, if more money is printed, and now there are $100, that $1 will hold less value.

This becomes a problem for economies when it gets out of hand.

Countries which trade with one another do so through exporting and

importing. Exporting means they send their goods to another country and get paid for it; Importing means they pay and the goods get brought to their country. Currency is different in many countries. Let’s say inflation is not that evident in country #1, but is in country #2. $1 in country #1 = $10 in country #2. Now, one might think it wouldn’t be that big of an issue for country #2, because there is more money circling for them to pull out of. But let’s look at it from an individual’s perspective. If a person is paid in country #1 $100,000, then it’ll be a good wage, because each dollar holds a strong value. But, in country #2, as stated earlier, if they are also paid $100,000, it won’t be the same. If we are to compare, the economy of the first country holds more value in dollars. So, that person would be able to get their money’s worth.

But, in country #2, because there is more money circling, even though they are getting paid the same amount as the former country, they will not receive the same benefits to living because their value is worth 1/10 of the first country.

Mr. Biggs, another UA teacher, simplifies this is-

sue further. “When there is too much money in an economy (because interest rates are low and so the “cost” of borrowing money is low, too), it can cause an increase in demand, and this can also cause inflation. This is the reason why governments don’t simply print lots of money when the economy is in a recession (a recession is a situation where demand is low because many people are out of work and therefore don’t buy as much).”

Let’s say a country uses inflation to their advantage. Many people want to trade with them because it is cheap, for their value is lower. The workers will suffer, because there is a high demand for the goods and products, but the economy is boosted, for there such a high demand for their products, so it makes up for that value.

Now, when that universal question is brought up, it’ll be easier to understand just how intricate the economy is, how careful countries have to be with trade, and you’ll have an answer to stubborn grandparents.

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Ursuline’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof ’

By EMMA SWEENEY ‘22

Even if you have never seen the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” at one point in time you may have found yourself humming the catchy tune, “Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum.”

The famous melody belongs to the song “If I Were a Rich Man,” sung by Tevye, the lead character in “Fiddler.”

For the spring musical this year, Ursuline took on Fiddler on the Roof, which showed from March 3 to March 5 at 7:30p.m. and March 6 at 2:30p.m. in the UCPA. Fiddler on the Roof is set in Anatevka, Russia, a small Jewish community living under the dictatorship of Tsar Nicholas II, in 1905. At that time, Tsar Nicholas II placed discriminatory laws against Jewish people, evicting them from their homes. When the play begins, the town learns they will need to leave their homes soon to find a better life.

Filled with conflict and tradition, Fiddler focuses on Tevye, a poor dairyman, who is determined to find wellsuited husbands—who are preferably religious and rich—for each of his five daughters.

In Ursuline’s production, Mason Lee ‘22 (Jesuit) starred as Tevye alongside Grace Keller ’23 who played Golde, his wife. As for the daughters, Elizabeth Jiede ’24 played Tzeitel, Grace Gargullio ’23 played Hodel, Amelia Mappus ’24 played Chava, Ai-Vy Hoang ’25 played Shprintze and Tabby Ellis ’25 played Bielke. Elisa Welch ’24 was cast the

Fiddler.

Isabella Reasonover ’22, the stage manager for Fiddler, shares her excitement for this year’s musical and offers insight on her experience in theater.

Throughout her three years in Ursuline theater, she has learned that preparing for a musical requires dedication and commitment.

every day until 10:00p.m., running through the entire musical and training the stage crew.

Although practices were long and arduous, their hard work paid off.

“It is amazing to be there from the very first rehearsal up until opening night,” Reasonover said. “I [was] able to see the progress of the actors and all of the hard work everybody is putting

Reasonover explains that the cast and crew for Fiddler started rehearsing in January and practiced every Monday through Thursday until 7:30p.m.

During rehearsals, they built the sets, found props and learned lines.

Tech week began the week before opening night. During tech week, the cast and crew stayed after school

into this show. It [was] a wonderful experience to be a part of this cast and crew!”

Fiddler contains many entertaining songs and dance numbers like “Tevye’s Dream” or “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.”

“I am most excited for the audience to see the dancers do the bottle dance on stage and for the song ‘To Life,’”

Reasonover said before the show.

In one of the most iconic scenes in the show, the men perform a traditional bottle dance during the wedding festivities, which requires them to dance while balancing a wine bottle on their head. There was much difficulty in ensuring the bottles did not fall off during the dance.

“The dancers are going to be wearing hats and the bottles will have sand in the bottom, but they are actually going to be balancing them. They will not be attached with Velcro or anything else,” Reasonover added.

Since she is a senior, Fiddler marked the end of Reasonover’s Ursuline theater experience.

“I am sad to be leaving Ursuline theater, but I am so lucky to have been a part of it,” she said. “I have made so many great friends in theater and it has allowed me to break out of my shell.

Being the stage manager is one of the biggest leadership positions I have had, and I have been able to become a better leader.”

Even though the seniors’ chapters in high school theater are closing, many underclassmen are embracing lead roles and will continue to carry on the spirit of Ursuline theater.

Ursuline’s production of Fiddler on the Roof offered an unforgettable night filled with captivating musical numbers and beautifully crafted costumes and sets due to the diligence of a stellar cast and crew.

Sophomore Sadie Hawkins Dance 2022

By AVA MYCHEL RODRIGUEZ ‘24

With the theme “Iconic Movie Characters,” Saturday March 26th marked it’s very own iconic date for Ursuline Academy sophomores: The Sadie Hawkins Dance.

Sophomores were able to vote on the theme, and with 15 theme submissions and four theme finalists, “Iconic Movie Characters” was ultimately chosen.

“I thought the theme was pretty fun and creative,” said Marley Shepherd ’24. “There were a variety of outfits you could choose from to fit the theme as well as fun decorations.”

From Top Gun to Superheroes to Scooby-Doo, Sophomores were able to choose their costumes from any TV show or movie with their date, friends, or guests.

“My favorite part of the dance was definitely seeing everyone dressed up, I saw some really cute costumes throughout the night!” said Marley Shepherd.

Sophomores were able to bond with their class from seven p.m. to 10 p.m. in the new East Campus Courtyard. This is the first time Ursuline has hosted a dance in the courtyard.

The dance was planned by Sophomore Grade Dean Ms, Bailey and the Sadie Hawkins Dance Chairs: Elie Smith ’24, Grace Arnott ’24, Ashlee Bowser ’24, and Ava Mychel Rodriguez ’24.

“I loved being a chair because it gave me the opportunity to get more involved within the Ursuline community. I had so much fun working with other people on a fun event that made so many people happy!” said chair Grace Arnott ’24.

The morning before the dance, the Sadie Hawkins Dance Chairs and committee members decorated the Courtyard with decorations ordered over after school meetings.

“I loved being in the new part of Ursuline. The courtyard was so fun when it was decorated,” said Rachel Rader ’24.

The sophomores walked in through the doors leading into the

courtyard, that were transformed into VIP Access Doors, a red carpet with an Ursuline Backdrop and a balloon arch were set up so students with their date or friends could participate in a “Step and Repeat,” where they posed in front of paparazzi (volunteers from the Ursuline Photography Club).

The decorations also featured signs, movie posters, a “Now Showing” sign, cardboard cut-outs of celebrities and characters, streamers, and walk of fame stars for the Chairs and Ms. Bailey.

Even the tables, where students could be seen playing cards or talking with their friends, were adorned with a smaller version of the Oscar Award statue.

“My favorite decoration was probably either the Hollywood stars with all of our names on it or the fun cardboard cutouts with different characters,” said Grace Arnott.

On the green platforms descending to the dance floor of the courtyard, games of corn-hole, spike ball, and even a ping-pong table were set up, allowing sophomores to have some friendly competition against each other.

“Having it in the new courtyard was actually perfect, there was a lot of room to walk around and dance, and the dance floor was really nice and big,” said Marley Shepherd.

Many students danced to songs from DJ James Gregory, a faculty member at Ursuline, along with requested songs from students. Colorful lights from the DJ stand lit up the dance floor.

“My favorite part of the dance was dancing with my friends and my date,” said Rachel Rader.

Throughout the night, many sophomores migrated to the upstairs part of the courtyard, EC Dining, which showcased a view of Ursuline from sunset to nighttime. Water, candy, and snacks were laid out for attendees to enjoy while talking with their friends.

As the time neared 10 p.m., sophomores were dismissed from the dance, the movie night ending on their very own “iconic” dance experience.

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UA Mock Trial Advances to State

By KATHARINE BALES ‘22

“She redefined girlboss,” club experience needed!” Sawyer said. moderator Ms. Stewart said about “Students will perform an opening mock trial co-captain Shelby Sawyer statement that they created before ’22. the tryout that relates to our tryout The UA “mock trial” club, esprompt.” sentially Mock trial Ursuline’s tryouts serve speech and the purpose debate team, of sorting competes members annually into different in regional roles. They competido not detertions. This mine which year the students can team had become part the honor of of the club. advancing “The to the Texas purpose of state chamtryouts is to pionships get a ‘feel’ for the weekend of who is to be Saturday, March 5.

Shelby Sawyer, a senior and four-year member on the team, leads Ursuline’s mock trial chapter a witness and alongside fellow co-captain Kathryn who is to be an Wilson ’22. The senior members this attorney, [both] year were Sawyer, Wilson, Maddie decided by our Mulenex ’22, and Ella Kobyluch ’22. coach Tanner Hartnett,” she said. “[We are] a competitive club that “The tryout will ultimately be a facparticipates in the annual Texas tor in our decision whether to make High School Mock Trial competiyou a lawyer, witness or understudy. tion,” Sawyer said. “We argue However, it is important fake court cases in real to note that under“This year I courtrooms with studies almost judges, juries, witmanaged to win first always transinesses and attortion into lead place for best advocate in neys! We argue roles, and they Dallas and placed for best cases based on advocate in the state of Texas. I will always real life events participate at helped lead our team to state for least in one and in previous the first time in a decade, and it round during years have had cases based on the year.” is my biggest honor.”

Tiger King, Fire For example, - Shelby Sawyer ’22 Fest and many more Sawyer shares her current events.” experience being on Before students can mock trial throughout join Ursuline’s mock trial club, high school. Her decision to however, they must try out under come to Ursuline was largely based specific criteria. Sawyer describes on the opportunities for mock trial the process that precedes each year’s involvement. mock trial season.

“When touring Ursuline I heard “We host tryouts in the fall lots about the mock trial team and every year and all are welcome, no how they were all a tight-knit group of good friends who worked together to put together a case,” she said.

“Freshman year at the club fair I signed up to tryout and then joined the team.

I actually did not make the team roster, but I was an understudy, and it taught me everything I needed to know about mock trial! Even as a freshman I always felt included in the conversation.”

“Freshman year I was an understudy and then moved up to attorney sophomore year for the defense. My junior year I was the dou-

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ble attorney, meaning I represented the prosecution and the defense in a case about Tiger King! Being a junior and the double attorney was very intimidating at first because it was not done before, but I managed to pull it off and get nominated for best advocate in Dallas. Senior year I was a co-captain of the team with Kathryn Wilson and the double attorney again. This year I managed to win first place for best advocate in Dal“She redefined las

girlboss,” club moderator Ms. Stewart said about mock trial co-captain Shelby Sawyer ’22.

and placed for best advocate in the state of Texas. I helped lead our team to state for the first time in a decade, and it is my biggest honor.”

Advances to State

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and Wilson’s leadership this year, the team brought home the trophy from regionals.

“For the first time in a decade, we went to state this year,” Sawyer said.

“It all starts off in regionals, and we happen to be in Region Ten,” Sawyer said.

According to Sawyer, Region Ten consists of the hardest teams in Dallas area such as those representing Frisco CTE, Cistercian and Bishop Lynch.

“In our Region Ten competition we placed second going 4-0, advancing to the state competition!” she said. “This year we competed virtually in regionals due to Covid and in-person for state! It was super fun being back in the courtroom!”

As Sawyer and the other mock trial seniors approach graduation and begin the transition into a new chapter of their lives, she offers

some advice to the underclassmen.

“I would say just put yourself out there. There is a place in mock trial for everyone and just give it a shot! You will have a chance to shine, and our underclassmen are extremely important.”

Sawyer notes that underclassmen can have important positions and play a critical role in the team’s success at competitions.

“This year we had many of our roles performed by underclassmen such as Cate Compton (second-year attorney) and Akshaya Gelli (first-year witness).”

She wants to shout out Maggie O’Neal ’23 and Lexi Sauvage ’23, both first-year members who “took up huge roles and did absolutely amazing.”

As for Sawyer’s college plans, she will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. She intends to major in journalism with a minor in film and follow Boulder’s pre-law track.

When the seniors graduate soon, they will leave the underclassmen equipped with the skills they need to continue succeeding as a team. Go mock trial Bears!

Shelby Sawyer ‘22 Advice to Underclassmen “I would say just put yourself out there. There is a place in mock trial for everyone and just give it a shot! You will have a chance to shine, and our underclassmen are extremely important.”

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What Stress Awareness Month Means at UA

By ISABELLE BRUTY ‘22

Second semester is a busy time for everyone. Seniors are finalizing their college decisions, juniors taking their standardized tests, sophomores preparing to become upperclassmen and freshman transitioning into their second year at The Academy.

Fortunately, as of 1992, the month of April became nationally recognized as Stress Awareness Month. As a generation that has become much more conscious of mental health, and with all the chaos the past two years have brought, this April seems particularly important, especially among Ursuline students.

To all my fellow nail-biters out there, do not fear! Co-President of the Take A Breath Club Manahil Gill, as well as other Ursuline students, have several stress management tactics to help tackle and relieve your anxiety.

“Our favorite stress management tactics are meditation and yoga, which allow us to focus exclusively on the present moment and take a break from our work to practice something that truly brings us comfort, like reading or exercising,” Gill said.

Danna Lerma ’22 said, “I like to go on nature walks while listening to music to help relieve my stress. The breeze on my face, the smell of the outdoors and the fresh air are all really relaxing.”

“Coloring, painting or cleaning creates organization and control because you can make something clean or color in the lines,” Madeline Wilbert ’22 added.

After polling other classmates, another tactic they strongly encourage is journaling. Writing helps to unify one’s scattered thoughts and worries onto a piece of paper, allowing them to visualize stress, chaos

and responsibility leaving their minds and ultimately find peace.

While eating healthy, engaging in physical activity or participating in hobbies can be a definite stress reliever, there are more psychological ways to help change one’s mentality.

“Our best advice to UA students, given how busy each of us is, is to

truly live in the present moment, even though that’s easier said than done.

To help achieve that, we encourage students to space out their work to make sure they’re taking time for themselves and what they love,” Gill said.

Although it may be a challenging feat to relax when feeling out of control, it is necessary to recognize these moments, mentally address

them and try letting them go. Stressing while waiting for a test grade or college decision may seem like a way to cope, but it is detrimental in the long run. Avoid getting anxious about things you cannot change and try taking control of your emotions and reactions, despite future outcomes.

Gill and other Co-President Emma Slusher ’22 anticipate a good turnout for this year and are hopeful to educate their Ursuline peers on the importance of self-care.

“Our club is eager to continue providing a safe space for our classmates to unwind and practice mindfulness, especially during their hectic school days,” they said. “For Stress Awareness Month, we’ll place an emphasis on teaching the student body de-stressing techniques to help them finish out the school year strong. We might also sponsor a speaker to talk to students about such techniques.”

Implementing stress release tactics into a busy schedule is crucial in our lives, as mental health must be prioritized. As teenagers in 2022, we are much more aware of the consequences of mental illness and stress. Thankfully, the stigma of mental health can be more openly discussed and resolved as a community now than ever before.

For more information or counsel, you can always reach out to your Personal Counselor here at Ursuline. Other student-led resources include mental health advocacy clubs such as Active Minds, Mental Health Awareness, and of course, the Take A Breath Club.

And remember to slow down, take a breath, stay positive and take each day one step at a time!

How to Stop Semester Burnout

By MONTSE SPENCER ‘22

If you’re feeling tired no matter how much sleep you get, you’re lacking in motivation, or you’ve lost confidence in your school smarts. You have symptoms for a classic case of student burn out.

It makes sense. Its April. There’s barely over a month of school. Summer feels so far. Even as you’re getting back into the semester after spring break you find yourself counting down the days for summer break.

But your longing for summer starts to affect your grades and motivation.

Not to fear, you can still get back on track with 7 simple steps: If all you’re doing is stressing about school but not actually doing any schoolwork, its time to take a break.

Making time for enjoyable activities will help you remember what you’re working for. Taking an hour or two to just relax and have fun will boost your mood and prepare you to face

your homework again.

Running out of fun activities to clear your mind? What about running? According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise increases endorphins, dopamine, adrenaline – which are all brain chemicals that are associated with happiness and feeling capable.

Dr. McGonigal says, “working out is the best way to feel less anxiety and stress.”

If you’re not an active person, or just don’t like sweating, then going outside could be your alternative.

As stated by White Plains Hospital, “stress is relieved within minutes of exposure to nature as measured by muscle tension, blood pressure, and brain activity.” Time near leafy green spaces can reduce your cortisol, which is a stress hormone.

Nature also boosts endorphin levels and dopamine produc-

tion, which promotes happiness. By keeping your body happy, you can begin to find motivation to finish your schoolwork.

If all that doesn’t sound like your style, then maybe it’s time to grab your phone, text your friends, and have an intervention. There’s nothing more helpful than having your friends give you a lift up from a lazy spot.

“It’s always really nice when my friends and I take a mental health Sunday to recharge and get ready for the following school days,” said Cecilia Standford’22.

Once you’ve boosted your mood, its crucial to stay on a high. By setting goals, you’re planning on succeeding in the future. Writing them down will also help you envision and plan for your future days.

Make use of your Ursuline Planner and give it a little spruce by filling it with assignments and tasks to do.

If you still haven’t made any progress, not to worry – this just means it’s time to make some important changes.

Whether it’s deleting TikTok or buying a new planner, it’s important to know

yourself and understand what you and your brain need to succeed. Valerie Hoover ’22 says, “Whenever I feel like my motivation is slipping, I buy cute little stickers to put on my planner to help me look forward to specific days and keep working to reach my goals.”

If all fails, then its time to ask for help. You don’t want to be stuck in the gutter for a long time while you watch your GPA drop. And your personal counselor feels the same way. Don’t be scared to reach out to any of Ursuline’s staff. Or just take a breather in the Ursuline Personal Counseling lounge. “I can’t count the times that just sitting in PC has calmed me down,” said Caroline McDaniel’22. Additionally, don’t forget about your upperclassman.

They’ve been through the ups and downs and know the tricks to getting over a classic burn out.

With the help of organizational stickers and a sprinkle of motivation, theres nothing you can’t do. And remember what you’re fighting for! Only one more month left!

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Swinging Into the Master’s

By GRACE LAMONT ‘22

We are swinging into April with one of the most famous and competitive golf tournaments: The Masters.

The Masters is the only major tournament played at the same course every year. The tournament occurs every second Sunday of April at the August National Golf Club.

The Masters is one of the four major tournaments in the world along with the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Tournament.

The only way to qualify for the Masters is by having a high rank from the PGA Tournament, which occurs in late January.

To qualify for the PGA Tournament, a golfer must have a high rank in a designated number of smaller tournaments.

The champion of the Masters receives the famous “Green Jacket.” The Masters Green Jacket is introduced to the “Masters champ” in the

quick result of their triumph. The coat is acquired in Augusta before the winner is subsequently altered for their own custom-made width and height.

The initial purpose of the green jacket in 1937, was so members in the tournament could stand out in front of other members in the public who need needs guidance or assistance. The first green jacket was won by Sam Snead in 1949. The tradition of the jacket is that the winner gets to keep the jacket for one year and then gives it to the winner the following year.

The golfer with the most Masters titles is a man named Jack Nicklaus, who has won six Masters in his golf career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters tournament, taking the championship when he was 46 years old.

The name that you are most familiar with when it comes to The Masters is Tiger Woods. Tiger, in total, has won five Masters championships in the years 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2019.

Eldrick Tont Woods, also known as Tiger Woods, has been golfing since he was a child, and his skills became noticeable at age 8. Woods was the youngest and first African-American to win a Masters championship in 1997.

Two days after the U.S. Open in

2008, Woods suffered from a knee injury in his left leg and had to miss the rest of the season.

Last year, Woods got into a tragic car accident where he was driving 85 miles per hour on a 45 mile per hour limit road.

Driving too fast, Woods lost control of the steering wheel and crashed into a tree. Woods was unconscious and suffered an open fracture.

The biggest question in the golf world is: Will Tiger Woods return to The Masters in 2022?

The winner of the 2021 Masters was Hideki Matsuyama. He became the first Japanese golfer to win the Masters Tournament. He finished the tournament with an astonishing score of 10 under par.

Golf is an intricate sport, and it is as hard to learn as it is to master. The basic idea of golf is to get the ball in each of the 18 holes in the fewest strokes possible. The golfer tees off for each hole with the aim of getting the ball as close as possible to the putting green, or as close to the hole as possible.

If you are watching the Masters in-person, you also have an important role.

The crowd cannot talk, use phones or cameras or touch the ball if it lands out of bounds. Spectators must stand still while the golfers play, and they are expected to clap politely after the golfer has shifted his focus off of his swing.

Since this tournament is so popular, the prices are very high. The golf tournament starts April 4 and ends April 10. Tickets are being sold online from $1,000 to $10,000.

The Master’s is a competitive, historical and entertaining event that captivates the golf fans of America.

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Sister Mary: Heart of Ursuline, Champion of Serviam

By EMMA SWEENEY ‘22

Sister Mary Troy ’51 is somewhat of an Ursuline legend.

As a former Ursuline student, a member of the Ursuline sister community, former President of Ursuline, and member of the St. Joseph’s team since 1994, Sr. Mary continues to make a positive impact on her community and carry on the Serviam spirit.

I spoke to Sr. Mary, who shared her incredible story, reflecting on her time at Ursuline and offering advice to current and future Ursuline students.

In 1939, she began her time at Ursuline as a first grader, back when Ursuline had a grade school, which closed in 1976 as high school enrollment grew.

She attended all three Ursuline campuses—the old campus on Live Oak, Merici High School on Walnut Hill Lane and the current Ursuline campus as we know today.

Throughout her time at Ursuline, she was very involved. According to Ursuline’s alumnae webpage, “she

was the editor of the yearbook, Junior Class President, Student Body President, and was voted May queen by her peers.”

She graduated Ursuline in 1951, which she claims is one of her favorite Ursuline memories.

“It was a great memory to graduate from Ursuline Academy,” Sr. Mary said. “At that time we graduated from what was the Ursuline chapel. Back then, there were two days of graduation: one day was class day (where you wore the white dresses) and the second day you wore a cap and gown. It was the best of both.”

She first considered becoming a sister around her Ursuline graduation.

“I looked at the Ursuline sisters who mentored me over the years and the thought came to me: ‘Maybe I can do that,’” she said.

She also reflects on the impact one of her biggest inspirations had on her decision to enter the sisterhood.

“A memory of a person I think of is the sister who was Principal at the time, Sister Dolores Marie.

I have a very fond memory of her.

She is one of the biggest reasons why I became an Ursuline sister,” Sr. Mary said.

She built a foundation of Serviam during her time as an Ursuline student, which she carried on throughout her life.

She has served as a sister all over the world—including New Orleans, Rome, and Oxford. Sr. Mary is an example of an inspirational and dedicated leader who has worked not only locally, but also globally.

Furthermore, throughout her 83 years at Ursuline, Sr. Mary has watched Ursuline undergo massive change and evolution.

She has seen buildings come and go, witnessed the number of total Ursuline students grow from 100 to around 900 and marveled at Ursuline’s advancements in STEM education.

She admires Ursuline’s evolvement, while also staying true to tradition. However, with change, comes loss.

St. Joseph’s, a two-story white house bought by Ursuline in 1963 that presided on a five- acre piece of land, was the location where Sr. Mary previously worked alongside the President, Alumnae, and other volunteers.

St. Joseph’s was demolished in 2020 to make way for the new building, known as East Campus.

“Yes, that [St. Joseph’s] was a beloved building and beloved campus, but that’s evolution… in its best sense.

Even though you missed what has gone before, you can’t miss in it the sense of hanging onto it because life goes on and evolves,” Sr. Mary said.

As I listened to Sr. Mary’s insights, I realized that no matter how much Ursuline changes, the Ursuline experience is timeless.

When she was an Ursuline student, Sr. Mary remembers how easy it was to complain and focus on the negative, which is an experience most Ursuline students can relate to today.

However, she insists to stay in the present and be involved as much as possible.

“Be open. Don’t shut out reality— in persons, events, and history itself.

Be open to all that you are immersed today in Ursuline,” she said.

She added, “We all complain when we are in something, but be open to opportunities that are there in your path and don’t pass them up.”

Sr. Mary reminds us to take advantage of every opportunity and soak in everything Ursuline has to offer.

We need to cherish traditions that bond all Ursuline students past and present—especially Intramurals and graduation.

If you are considering trying something new, remember to be more like Sr. Mary and say to yourself, “Maybe I can do that.”

An International Student at Ursuline

By MONTSE SPENCER ‘22

According to the 2019 Census, a total of 69,518 students around the world enrolled to high schools throughout United States. Of those, 3,821 ended up in Texas. And 1,241 choose to study in Dallas. Ursuline Academy proudly supplies student visas to a total of 5 students.

Me being one of them.

While I was practically raised in the United States, I did have a different childhood than the rest of my classmates. I’ve been exposed to different sides of cultures throughout my life – and Ursuline has granted me the great opportunity to continue expanding on that knowledge even more.

Clubs like Global Advisory Council (GAC) and Latinas Unidas have kept me grounded in my own culture while also opening my perspec- tive to a multitude of different societies around the world.

Latinas Unidas and Ursuline’s Spanish teachers always made me

feel like a confident Hispanic while

GAC allowed me to meet the rest of Ursuline’s international class.

In the area surrounding Dallas, there’s a little over 100 schools, either universities or high-

schools, that give out F-1 visas.

I have always felt honored to be able to have an opportunity to study in the United States and have wanted a chance to give back.

Alongside other international students around Dallas, spreading awareness for immigrants and those hoping to come to the U.S has always been a passion. Cecilia Spencer’ 26 said, “I really like to help out people who could be in our situation, because the only difference between us and them is Ursuline.”

While I have been raised in the

United States, others have lived their lives in their home country. Fabiana Morlale, a Peruvian student studying for a semester in Dallas says that being an international student is harder than she expected. She said it felt strange because “all of a sudden you’re away from your home, your parents, your family and your country. Everyday small things that you’d do at your home, or your family would do makes you feel (homesick).”

On the contrary, you get to experience something that you’d never be able to experience if you were in your home country. “The education you get is different, your perspective about different things changes and your mindset expands,” said Morales.

Personally, I feel like there’s a huge difference between semester and full degree international students because of the homesickness factor.

After a while, you start considering where you live home. I’m glad to be in United States with friends and family, instead of an international student traveling from country to country. Thank you Ursuline for giving me a life in Dallas.

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April Crossword

By The UA Crossword Club

ACROSS 1.

Body shop?

4. “Best Picture” winner at the 2022 Oscars 8. occasional medicine dropper?

11. It’s not free of charge 12. Follower of fire or bombs 13. Type of exam one might take in a language class 14. Home land 15. “___ your sources!” – every teacher ever 16. old Italian bread?

17. Hindu god of compassion and love 19. Just over a yard 20. One with a supporting role?

21. Print maker?

22. Rock who got rocked at the 2022 Oscars 25. Moving vehicle 26. One host of the 2022 Oscars (“Did I miss something?”)

29. Like the fabled Piper 30. Nope 31. A case of pins and needles?

32. Where Springsteen was born 33. Square root of IX 34. Runner’s pain 35. Sentence structure?

37. Neither partner 38. Like some flaws 40. Follow-up shot, for COVID-19 44. A bird, in ancient Rome 45. Spanish watch painter 46. Jules’ counterpart, in Euphoria 47. Ursuline Dallas ____ 48. Precal teacher who wears pink on Wednesdays 49. A lode off one’s mine?

50. “___ Maria” 51. One year in a trunk 52. U.S. bill

DOWN 1. R&B duo ____ Sonic 2. Short bread?

3. Start to freeze?

4. Secret stores 5. Short, maybe 6. Facts 7. Pirate’s “yes” 8. Italian omelette 9. It might be double-dog 10. Having wings 13. Stick in the fridge 18. Hurried home?

19. Senior service day 21. Office transmission 22. Apple core?

23. He/Him/___ 24. Likely to form bonds 25. Lucky Roman number 27. Mom, across the pond 28. Puppy’s bark 30. 0 31. goofs 33. Having a bug 34. Making dove noises 36. Relief 37. “The Dark Knight” director 38. FDR’s dog 39. Tel tail?

40. Java neighbor 41. Put one’s foot down?

42. French bread?

43. Casting requirement?

45. Department of Fire & Rescue, abbr.

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“Business of Kindness”

By HANNAH SINGER ‘23 Every day we see more and more students ditching the iconic Starbucks cup for the bright yellow La La Land Café cup.

Little do they know they are supporting a business with a true mission to make the world a better place.

Francois Reihani founded La La Land at the age of 24 after dropping out of Southern Methodist University. He dedicated his business to the success of foster children after visiting Dallas CASA, which is a program in which volunteers are the voices for abused and neglected children, especially in the courtroom. The volunteers help the courtroom judges make the best decision for the child.

Reihani started a nonprofit called We Are One Project, which helps former foster children find employment.

The nonprofit’s goal is to provide foster youth older than 18 with therapy, mentorship, higher education, jobs and housing.

However, there was one major hindrance with Reihani’s nonprofit: the foster youth in the We Are One Project were not getting hired due to a lack of working experience and

their unique struggles.

So, Reihani got to work and hired employees from foster care backgrounds, showing the businesses that turned these people away that they are valuable individuals worthy of success and a supportive community.

“Kindness will change our society,” Reihani told “DMagazine.” “Imagine what would happen if every business set out to solve a little problem or give back.”

Today, in every city that has a La La Land café, there is a flagship store, which runs an 8-week internship program for foster youth. It is a place for youth to learn life skills, on the job training, customer service training and mentorship.

“At the end of 8 weeks, youth can decide what they are passionate about what career fields they want to go in,” La La Land’s mission statement said.

But after the 8-week internship, the foster youth are part of the We Are One program (WAO) and La La Land family forever. As lifelong members of the WAO program, they will always have access to the WAO resources and will always get help with job placement, housing, schooling and therapy.

The Foster Care system is far from

perfect. According to the National Foster Youth Institute, thousands of young adults age out of the foster system each year, and about 20 percent become instantly homeless. Unfortunately, only about half of these young adults successfully gain employment.

In 2019, there were 29,927 children in foster care in Texas, and 2019, there were almost 424,000 children in foster care in the United States. For many, the day they turn 18, they leave the foster care system and are immediately faced with the task of finding a place to live, food, clothing, education and a source of income.

For any 18-year-old, this is a giant shock to the system, and for someone who has had little-to-no stability and a truly loving community and family, the challenge to stay afloat becomes even greater.

Reihani’s coffee shop provides more than a job. His café provides communication and interview skills, skills people can use for life. Reihani also hopes that his business helps his employees learn how to navigate aspects of our world, like filing taxes and managing finances.

As La La Land expands, so does its outreach. With a relatively new

location in Santa Monica, California, the café spreads awareness about the struggles foster youth face.

However, the café is just a starting point. “Even if we open 1,000 cafes, we’re not going to solve the entire problem,” Reihani said to “Good Morning America.” “Not every youth wants to work in a cafe for the rest of their life, so it was very important for us to be able to create a model to where we could share that with other companies so they can also be a part of the solution.”

The next time you see a La La Land coffee cup, remember the mission behind the company. “We’re not in the business of coffee—we’re definitely in the business of kindness,” Reihani said to “CBS News.”

April Fool’s Day: More Than A Day of Laughs

By NATALIE RO ‘22

As temperatures warm in the month of April people all around the world ready their Silly String and banana peels for the funniest holiday of the year: April Fool’s.

The history of April Fool’s day is similar to the culture of the holiday, there is no definitive answer to what is true and what is not. But since the holiday has started it has become a day that everyone can participate in.

Some historians speculate April Fool’s Day began in the late of 1500s when the French switched to the Gregorian calendar. People were confused because they were slow to realize that the start of the new year was January 1 instead of April 1. They continued to celebrate the new year on April 1, while others pulled pranks on those still celebrating it in April.

“These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person,” according to history.com There are other pagan holidays that celebrate their own version of April Fool’s. The Romans held festivals called Hilaria in which cult member of Cybele would dress up in disguises that would mock other citizens and the magistrates. “There’s

also speculation that April Fools’ Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather,” according to history.com.

April Fool’s did not become popular until the 1700s when English men would pull pranks on each other such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs. In Europe some pranks are taken too seriously and leaving people confused.

For example, “BBC aired a segment in which a Swiss farming family harvested long strands of pasta from their spaghetti trees. In England at that time, Spaghetti was still an exotic delicacy with mysterious origins, so many viewers bought the report hook, line and sinker. Some even called in to ask how to grow spaghetti trees of their own.

The BBC reportedly suggested, “Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best,” according to history.com.

Since then, the holiday has spread all around the world and have given companies the opportunity to fool their customers.

“In 1996, Taco Bell, the fastfood restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell.” And in 1998, “Burger King advertised a “Left-Handed Whopper,” scores of clueless customers requested the fake sandwich.” states history.com.

Along with fast food chains, Google has been known to pull some hilarious pranks.

In 2015, Google released Pac-Maps on April Fool’s, which allowed users to play Pacman on Google Maps. Also, they released a new product for your backyard or garden called Google Gnome.

“It’s a smart gnome for your lawn

that can tell you the direction of the wind and inform your child that all living things decompose, “according to an article from The Verge.

Today, you can ask your Google Assistant about April Fool’s in which it will reply with cryptic advice about being weary of those you trust and not to believe everything you see.

Google says that it is a way to showcase the Assistant’s personality.

Teachers from Ursuline even remember times they were fooled by students.

Ms. Pujol recalls, “During quarantine, one of my friends who teacher third grade got her husband to start her class and he said “hi third grade, it’s Mr. Steiss. Mrs. Steiss isn’t here anymore. From now on, there will be no more fun. No more singing, no more dancing and probably had these poor eight years olds going.”

Ms. Smith remembers, “When I was teaching middle school, we begin each day in chapel singing a number of hymns. The eighth-grade prank that year was to remove the hymnals from all the pews before the service. Imagine our surprise when we reached for the hymnals to sing the opening hymn and discover ours but everyone else’s in the congregation was missing. It was a quiet service.”

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Tonight! Tonight!

By LILLIAN ASHMORE ‘22 It is 10:35p.m. central time and the lights come on, the band starts playing music, an audience full of people begin to clap and cheer and a man walks onto stage with a big smile and skip in his step.

Every weeknight on NBC since 1954, a comedian has walked onto stage to make a crowd of people smile and laugh at a take on modern news. Mak-

NBC then placed Jack Paar as the new host in 1957, naming the show “The Jack Paar Tonight Show,” and he is the host that made the program take off. He not only hosted

Then the show, but also put emotion and his own opinions into the mix. People were infatuated by his passion and comedic genius, as he never shied away ing headway for a nationally recognized television program, Sylvester “Pat” Weaver created NBC’s The Tonight Show— originally referred to as “Tonight.”

Weaver created both NBC’s Today in 1952 and Tonight in 1954. As the mastermind behind one of America’s greatest lasting programs, he placed Steve Allen as the first host of Tonight and it became a smashing hit.

Allen introduced the idea of an opening monologue, celebrity interviews and comedic segments, and he was the first person to interview the random person on the streets of New York City. Executive producer Jules L. Green changed the backstage portion of the American talk show industry forever. He came up with the idea to pay all guests no matter the fame, the same union price for their appearance to spend more money on the host and segments.

People began to love Allen and yearned for more of his work. He then began starring and hosting his own Sunday show “The Steve Allen Show.” As this program became more popular, Allen left the NBC Tonight show, and it was canceled for a short period of time.

from controversy. Paar eventually quit NBC after they censored one of his jokes and came back over a month later continuing the joke in his open monologue. He eventually left the show for good in 1962.

NBC scouted Johnny Carson after he quickly became known as one of the most humorous hosts on television. Then in October of 1962, Carson was made the new host of The Tonight Show. Carson’s already large following carried to Tonight and his hosting was set to last for a long time. In 1973, Carson moved the original home of the New York Tonight Show to Los Angeles, California.

He stayed with NBC for 30 years because of his high ratings reportedly taking over around 20% of NBC’s income. Carson knew his worth and around 1980 became fed up with the demand of the job. He and NBC negotiated for

roughly a year and settled on the show lasting 60 minutes instead of 90, along with having Mondays off. Carson stayed with the program for 12 more years and retired his crown.

After a few trial runs, NBC placed Jay Leno as the new host of Tonight in 1992. From this great success, many companies tried to copy this show style. David Letterman and Leno were competing for the best primetime late night show. Letterman was originally supposed to takeover Tonight as he was hosting Today for some time to get him ready for the position, but he was pushed out because of his “sass” behind the cameras compared to the likeable Jay Leno.

Letterman had Leno beat for a few years with his late-night show until Leno took the Tonight Show into his own hands and replaced those who were not team players. His personality and quick wit soon won over the latenight watchers, and NBC was back on top.

In 2009, Conan O’Brien was made the new host of Tonight, which he had been waiting for since 2001 when he turned down offers to become other

hosts of latenight shows.

Leno was hurt by this take over and NBC favored Leno in their decisions to continue.

O’Brien only last-

ed one year in waiting for better agreements with NBC and his show, but Leno was put back on in 2010 after O’Brien was bought out. Leno hosted for another four years.

Then in 2014, a former SNL star and young heartthrob Jimmy Fallon took the reins of the Tonight Show and moved the program back to the heart of New York City. The show, now called The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, was introduced to the media with Fallon entering the stage on his opening night, where he announced his gratitude for the opportunity to be back home after 40 years.

Speaking to the people and appealing to the audience, Fallon remains an A-list celebrity, as he has introduced a new way not only to interview, but also to become friends with his guests. Fallon makes connections with the people and plans on his show being relaxing “so you can go to sleep with a smile on your face and live a longer life,” as he stated on his opening night.

This single show has created the outline for all late-night talk shows worldwide. American television would be tangibly different without Tonight’s appearance due to the programs that followed in its steps: The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel Live, etc.

All comedians and actors alike admire these latenight show hosts and their work on the screen. Although they are not acting, these comedians have made a huge impact on modernday television.

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WHAT IS INTRAMURALS? “What is Intramurals?” The infamous question Ursuline girls get every year.

Many say it’s too hard to explain or simply say it’s a competition between the grades.

While that is correct, there is so much behind the 65-year long tradition. Before Neuhoff Gym can even become center stage for the 3-day ordeal, each grade must put an extraordinary effort into ensuring a hopeful 1st place in any category.

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of Intramurals.

So, with that in mind, Intramurals was decided to remain in the spring for the 2021-2022 school year.

Around Thanksgiving, each grade gathered in class meeting with the goal to decided and vote for an intramural theme.

Many girls created a slide to present to their grade that best explains their idea and how the theme could be incorporated into

Freshmen Results: Spirit: 2nd Hallway: 3rd Video: 3rd Mural: 4th Volleyball: 4th Parent Campaign: 4th Alumnae Theme Award: 4th

her grade’s hallway.

“I think everyone on hallway enjoyed the entire experience and loved getting to see the final product on finale day after working so hard,” Eakes said.

As for the sophomores, Shelby Lovejoy really enjoyed the bonding aspect of painting hallway.

“My favorite moment was when we were all sitting in the Kiva atrium listening to music and painting,” Lovejoy said.

Junior rep Margret Gramling decided to share the responsibilities with her co-chair Ava Phillips. This year was a little bit challenging for juniors.

“We had a really tough time trying to cut the paper and get it ready to paint, but we did successfully with the help of the girls on the hallway committee. We were working up until the last seconds, but I am super proud of how it turned out,” Gramling said.

Working on hallway is a very tedious and time-consuming category in Intramurals. Grades must plan, cut long panels of paper and tape them together, sketch the drawings, paint over the sketches and finally hang the finished product on Decoration Day. Senior Addie O’Connor spent the majority of January and February putting her heart and

now I have blue grass!” Holman said.

The juniors had a similar problem to the sophomores, except the unwanted paint landed somewhere it shouldn’t.

“We ran into some bumps along the way, like dropping green paint directly onto the mural,” Kat Weber said.

Despite that little set back, Weber believes all that hard work was worth it.

She is proud of how the mural turned out and how it looks in Fox Family Center. Kat is especially proud of her mural chair, Ellie Mentgen, for leading the whole committee.

As for the seniors, there wasn’t any paint spillage on their mural but there were some other mishaps.

“During the ice storm, I had to drive the mural to Emma Brodsky’s house so she could work on it the day after the snowstorm. Let’s just say that my car is not made for the ice,” Emma Whitley said.

Whitley loved working on the mural with Cady Lambert and Emma Brodsky at Emma Lochridge’s warehouse painting, listening to music, and talking.

The video is a challenge for every grade each intramural, but this year the chairs worked around the clock to make sure their 8-minute video was number 1.

After placing last for the past two years,

Senior Results: For those who need an explanation or even a refresher of Intramurals that is more concrete than the boring “it’s just a competition” answer, Intramurals is a threeday competition with several categories: Theme, Parent Campaign, Hallway, Mural, Video, Spirit, Volleyball Each grade must agree on a theme that best represents the class and its color.

After determining a theme, committees are formed by the student leadership team. Each committee works for roughly 6 weeks, mostly on weekends, ensuring that the hallway, mural, spirt and video are all planned and completed to the highest degree of perfection.

While the grades face off through intense volleyball games the three days before Spring Break, alumnae and faculty vote for the different categories. Winners are then announced on the last day of competition.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions last school year, school administration made an executive decision to move Intramurals to the week before spring break instead of holding the competition the week before spring break. This switch received massive amount of positive feedback from students.

Girls felt as though there was more time to prepare and to soak in all the experiences

Spirit: 1st Hallway: 2nd Video: 1st Mural: 1st Volleyball: 1st Parent Campaign: 1st Alumnae Theme Award: 1st

each category.

Senior Breanne Tehan created an elaborate slide explaining her theme idea, the Greatest Showman/Senior.

“I was a little nervous to show everyone my theme since there were so many other good ideas and I didn’t think anyone would like it,” Tehan said.

The themes for this year’s Intramurals were Frosh Hollow (freshman), Tangled (sophomores), Junior Bulls (Juniors), Back to the Future: Senior Edition (Seniors).

It is an unwritten rule to keep your grade’s theme a secret until reveal day, so it is common for a grade to also vote on a cover theme. This year the juniors and seniors really took withholding their theme from the other grades and each other.

Senior Emily Askew who has both a sophomore and a freshman sister at Ursuline found it very challenging to keep her grades theme a secret.

“They kept on trying to get it out of me,” Askew explained, “I eventually caved and told them that our theme was the Greatest Senior, even though it wasn’t.”

After the themes were established, each grades leadership team created committees for the following categories: Hallway, Mural, Video and Spirit.

This is how some of they prepared for the week of competition.

For Hallway, freshman leader Ursuline students close out 2021-2022 intramurals Catherine Eakes with the alma mater loved getting to oversee

Pictured above are seniors winning spirit. Pictured below are the seniors winning volleyball.

soul into the Seniors Hallway. The eldest grade had a slight advantage since they sketched and painted off campus. Senior Emma Lochridge and her family graciously allowed the hallway committee to utilize their family company warehouse to use for all their drawing and painting needs.

“It was a lot of fun to be in such a large environment, listening to music and painting with all my friends,” O’Connor said, “During one of the big ice storms, all my friends spent the night together and we painted two panels in the chilly warehouse…it was really fun.”

The Mural preparations are very similar to Hallway: sketch, paint, hang.

Because of how large the mural is, there is bound to be some mishaps when it comes to painting and sketching.

Sophomore mural chair, Rankin Holman invited people over to her house on the last day to add the finishing touches to their mural “When we were painting, one of the girls stepped backwards and ended up stepping on a tub of blue paint. It splattered all over my driveway and grass, so

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the juniors viewed this year as their comeback season for video.

“I think someone would come up with a great idea and all of us would start yelling and jumping up and down. It was so thrilling whenever we had a single good idea after losing intramurals for two years in a row,” said Claire Cardenas the Junior rep for video.

However, the seniors felt an added amount of pressure to win after dethroning the 2021 seniors last year in video.

Mimi Simons, Cecilia Stanford, Kate Lynch and Emma Whitley put all their brain power into creating a first-place worthy script. They all spent countless hours creating a cast, filming and editing.

Seniors each year have the privilege to film off campus unlike all the other grades.

“I really enjoyed being able to film at a retro diner that had the same vibes from Back to the Future,” Stanford said.

The seniors were also able to incorporate an actual DeLorean curtesy of senior Emma Sweeny’s family friend.

“I am still astounded that the seniors found an actual DeLorean,” Senior Advisor

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INTRAMURALS 2021-2022 Day 1: The day had finally arrived. After countless hours of preparation, all four grades were ready to compete for 1st place.

Girls started arriving to school in anticipation for the volleyball games that afternoon. The halls were filled with fairy wings and wands, yellow wigs, dress suits and goth outfits.

To get spirit points, each grades student leadership team assigned dress up days for their classmates.

During both A and B lunch, a handful of seniors connected their phone to the overhead sound system and played heavy metal and punk rock songs to fit their theme for the day, emo.

Senior Katherine McMahon created a Spotify playlist after reaching out to her grade group me and asking for suggestions.

In addition to playing music during the lunches, the senior section was decorated with black tablecloths and

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Day 2: Just like day one, each grade dressed up for spirit points.

The freshman dressed in florals, sophomores were princesses vs. Vikings, juniors were basketball players and the seniors dressed head to toe in denim.

Junior Morgan McDowell enjoyed this theme day the most.

“I really liked how we were all wearing the same basketball

Sophomore Results:

Pictured above is the sophomore hallway.

Pictured below are the sophomores reaction to winning 1st in hallway.

Spirit: 3rd Hallway: 1st Video: 2nd Mural: 2nd Parent Campaign: 2nd Alumnae Theme Award: 3rd

Junior Results:

Pictured above are the Juniors, Margaret Gramling and Ava Phillips crying of hapiness after hanging the hallway. Pictured below are the juniors cheering on their volleyball team during finale day.

Spirit: 4th Hallway: 4th Video: 4th Mural: 3rd Volleyball: 2nd Parent Campaign: 3rd Alumnae Theme Award: 2nd

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black streamers by Senior Breanne Tehan.

“I wanted to make this theme day the best Ursuline has ever had,” Tehan said.

At 1:40, Ms. Ayotte announced on the speaker system it was time for the seniors to head to the gym who were then followed by the juniors, sophomores, and freshman.

For the first time in over two years, all four grades gathered in the same space yelling, cheering, stomping, clapping, making as much noise as physically possible.

During the 2020-2021 school year, Intramurals was moved from the original dates before Thanksgiving to the last three days of school before spring break. This allowed for the school to assess the global pandemic happening and how it would be the safest to host Intramurals. Instead of yelling and chanting, girls could only make noise with inanimate objects like pots and pans, clappers and drums.

So, when girls found out that they could yell as loud as possible, they did not take that for granted.

The volleyball matches for day one was Seniors vs.

Freshman and Juniors vs. Sophomores.

While the juniors defeated the sophomores with ease, the freshman put up a good fight against the seniors.

Volleyball has not been the Class of 2022’s strong suit. In fact, they have only one won game in the three years that they have competed, so when the seniors made a comeback at the end of the first set and ended up winning the game, the whole school was amazed.

jersey. It was nice to order something other than the basic custom ink t-shirt that all the other grades get,” McDowell said.

Before the intramural festivities begin, the grades all design their own t-shirt that involves the theme that girls can wear any of the intramural days, but the juniors decided to do something out of the ordinary.

They designed a basketball jersey since their theme is based off the Chicago Bulls.

The matches on day two were Seniors vs. Sophomores and Freshman vs. Juniors. The seniors were still on a high from only winning their second volleyball match ever so the pressure was on to beat the sophomores.

While the games were going on, there were live stream on UALive for alumnae, parents and girls at home to watch and listen to.

Sophomores Mary Atwell, Ryan Bomersbach, Charlotte Robinson, Ava Mychel Rodriguez and Junior Kat Weber were commentators for the broadcast during the volleyball games.

“I really enjoyed commentating on the second day,” Rodriguez said, “I did it last year and I was excited to do it again and see all four grades in the gym at once.

UALive had a total of 2,271 viewers for the three days of competition.

The day ended with a victory for both the seniors and juniors. Setting up the Day 3 volleyball game to decide the winner.

Day 3: The day had finally arrived. Finale day. Girls arrived at school in their class colors with the hope that their grade will win a category.

The day started off with girls meeting with their advisory getting excited for the events ahead. During that time members of the hallway and mural committee took down all the decorations in main hall and the murals were moved to Neuhoff.

“It was sad taking down hallway. All the countless hours we spent painting in my warehouse taken down in minutes,” Emma Lochridge said After the halls were stripped, all the grades but the seniors gathered in the gym waiting for the seniors to make their grand entrance.

Seniors Melissa Torres, Celeste Mannel and Breanne along many other Rangerettes with choreographed the senior entrance for their grade. They each created a dance that represented a certain decade and invited members of the grade to dance.

“I absolutely loved getting to be apart of the senior entrance. In years past, only a handful of seniors got to dance, so it was fun when we all gathered in the middle and danced to 22,” Senior Lilly Ashmore said.

Following the entrance, the grades got to see each other’s videos. The witty jokes and intricate editing captivated everyone’s attention.

After all four videos premiered, the volleyball nets were put up and the matches began. Freshman vs.

Sophomores and Juniors vs. Seniors. The upperclassman game was the most contested game this year. While they were battling for first, the sophomores were dominating in their game against the freshman.

After each winning one set, the Juniors and Seniors moved into a third set. The score was neck in neck until senior Lily Edwards spiked the ball over the net to end the game.

The whole senior class immediately stormed the court. Due to their past challenges in volleyball this win meant even more to the Class of 2022.

Once the crowd settled, Ms. Brown walked onto the floor to announce the winners of each category. Seniors received first in Parent Campaign, Volleyball, Mural, Video and Spirt while the Sophomores received first in Hallway.

It is without a doubt that this year’s intramurals will be one for the books. The incredible dedication and sportsmanship this intramural season will set a precedent for the years to come.

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‘Honey, I’m Home’: Amsterdam’s Plan to Save the Bees

By PIPER RUTHERFORD ‘22

Structures like the one below, “Insect Hotels”, are being used in Holland are being utilized to help provide bees with habitats

Many previously overlookedovergrown, small, sunburnt patches of grass are now being transformed into areas of cultivation for the benefit of the dwindling bee population in Amsterdam.

Ecologists working for the Holland city have discovered “insect hotels,” that require minimal space and can now be seen along major highways and lively transportation hubs, such as Sloterdijk Train Station, as experts hope that these buzzing insects will check in to their hotels and stay for a long time.

Closer to home, alarming numbers were discovered after a recent study by the University of Vermont, unveiling that there was a 23 percent decrease of the national bee population within the short span of five years from 2008-2013.

The city of Amsterdam has recently implemented a $38.5 million dollar sustainability fund to foster an environment that promotes the reproduction and wellbeing of bees.

This economic action was taken in response to the staggering twothirds of the 300 bee species in Holland that are currently endangered.

The calls for concern have reached government officials in the Netherlands, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geert Timmerman, shared the government’s environmentally conscious goal to have at least half of the public green areas growing native plants that will flourish in the cool climate of the country which is influenced by the North Sea. Timmermans said.

Private institutions, land and many businesses are heavily encouraged to avoid using pesticides, and instead, rely on natural, organic remedies for agricultural purposes.

As popular as rooftops are for entertainment scenes such as restaurants and lounges areas, the clever innovation of green rooftops are beginning to find a home in the city.

These rooftops are also furthering the development of climate control

by reducing heating and cooling systems indoors.

An excellent example is the Zoku Hotel, that is known for its homegrown rooftop garden as integration practices have catalyzed the collision of technological advancements and

nature, including the growth of vegetables, moss, and endangered shrubs.

Zoku’s Brand and Concept Manager, Veerle Donders, also boasts about the addition of the widely talked about, “insect hotels,” which are small wooden structures with drilled holes penetrating the sides of the box to allow for bug and insect nesting, a perfect place for bees to make honeycombs.

“People will stay here hugging a pillow and say that they don’t want to leave, that they don’t want to go into town. They also say that all of the nature eases their minds from the stress of city life,” Donders said.

As for the action taken locally by residents of the larger area of Amsterdam, most homes have now removed an immediate 16-inch path of pavement beginning from the exterior walls of their homes, and with this nearly two-foot space, most

neighborhoods are advised by local community ecologists as to what will thrive in their vicinity.

Great strides have been made in the efforts to reverse the consistent decrease of bees in the 20th century, being a topic of growing concern since 1950, as 66 percent of the bee species in the country are on the red list, therefore, endangered.

Whereas the diversity of wild bee and honey bee species in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, have increased by a whopping 45 percent since 2000 due to environmentally mindful practices.

These promising numbers coincide with a 2015 survey in the city that verified the 21 new bee species that were unexpectedly discovered as many threats that jeopardize the growth of these

populations have been actively curbed, such as urbanization, that expands agri-

The Zoku Hotel designed a rooftop garden and dining area that provides a habitat for bee’s and a relaxing outdoor area for their guests.

culture and deprives the bees of places to pollinate, lack of beekeepers, the convenience of fertilizers and pesticides, in addition to, invasive pests that damage green spaces.

Given the pollination dilemma, Ecology Professor at Wageningen University, Professor Keijin, has made it his mission to propose a pollinator strategy to the Dutch government.

The pollinator strategy aims to resuscitate the meek populations of bees, butterflies, and insects, eventually exceeding 75 percent of the nation’s food crop.

However, Professor Keijin admits that this is an ambitious proposal, a task that will require tremendous effort on behalf of all invovled.

“Sadly, there is no silver-bullet solution,” Klejin said.

“I noticed that I couldn’t do anything about most of the problems facing bees, but I saw that there were not enough flowers, and I can personally sow wildflowers. It’s simple.

I want to see more routes in the country covered, and I hope that this can also spread internationally for the sake of the environment and our bees.”

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By HANNAH SINGER ‘23

NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Christmas Day. The JWST reached its destination on Jan. 24, which is approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

This destination has been named the Lagrange 2 point.

According to the Webb Space Telescope’s website, “Webb will build on the legacy of previous space-based telescopes to push the boundaries of human knowledge even further, to the formation of the first galaxies and the horizons of other worlds.”

The Space Agencies said that

the infrared technology “will reveal that hidden universe. This hidden universe includes ‘stars shrouded in clouds of dust, water in the atmospheres of other words, and the first light from the earliest galaxies ever formed.’” Infrared light can be confusing, especially because we cannot see it with our own eyes.

“Infrared light has a longer wavelength and can pass through objects in space that visible light is blocked by, such as gas and dust,” representatives of the Royal Museum in Greenwich in the United Kingdom said, “This is why images taken using telescopes which detect infrared frequencies can pick out objects beyond these clouds and

appear clearer than those taken using other telescopes.”

The JWST will bring us closer to searching for life beyond Earth. The $10 billion telescope will look for the formation of the universe’s first galaxies.

The Webb telescope can see back in time. NASA says that as the universe expanded, the wavelengths of light stretched beyond visible red light to infrared light, and with its infrared technology, the Webb will be able to see earlier parts of the universe. NASA calls this idea the cosmological redshift.

The JWST is named after James Webb, a former NASA administrator who oversaw the beginning of the Apollo program, which ultimately led to the first man on the moon, along with several other notable discoveries.

Many wonder how this telescope differs from the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched in the 1990s and has made numerous discoveries, one of which is the discovery of black holes.

It is important to note that the JWST is not replacing the Hubble. It will provide access to a part of the light spectrum that the Hubble never has. In short, with its newer, innovative technology, the JWST is expanding on the discoveries of the Hubble.

The Webb is seven times more sensitive than the Hubble, and three times the size.

The Hubble can only see visible and

ultraviolet light and orbits around the earth at an altitude of 570 kilometers, whereas the JWST will orbit1 million miles above the Earth. The JWST will sit at the Lagrange 2 point, which is its current location.

One setback of the JWST is that because it is so far away—farther than any human has ever travelled in space—an astronaut will be unable to fix it should something go wrong.

The largest telescope in the world, the JWST saw its first star on February 11. This star is called the HD 84406 and is seen through each of the telescope’s 18 mirror segments. The star image shows the star 18 times, and scientists are actively working to align the mirrors to produce a single image of the star instead of 18 separate ones. This is a pivotal moment for the telescope, and the mission team is ecstatic and optimistic about its future discoveries.

“After all these years, to actually see data when we’re in zero gravity in space, it is emotional,” Lee Feinberg, the Webb optical telescope element manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland told Space.com on Feb.11.

“We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe,” Bill Nelson, the administrator of NASA, said in a statement to “New York Times.” “And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!”

How Earth Day Came to Be

By AVERY ZULICK ‘22

The success of the first Earth Day was incredible: bringing in an impressive number of people from all demographics and political parties to celebrate the environment.

The idea of Earth Day came about in the 1960s, when there were very few environmental laws protecting our air and water. Laws were limited because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had not been established yet. Contaminated air and water seemed to be the norm during this time as industry pollution continued to increase. However, a few people saw this arising issue and thankfully began to work on promoting environmental protection. Gaylord Nelson, also named the father of Earth Day, was one of these few. Nel-

son’s ideas grew into a worldwide celebration for the planet.

In the 1960s, Nelson saw how college students began to protest the Vietnam War from anti-war “teachins.” He wanted to raise the public’s awareness about environmental issues from the energy of the anti-war movement. Nelson’s idea was to put these issues in the national spotlight and on a political agenda by sponsoring a “national teach-in on the environment.”

Serving two terms as the Governor of Wisconsin, Nelson earned the title “the Conservation Governor” as he began his environmental legacy.

Nelson was later elected to the US Senate in 1962 and worked to bring environmental issue to the national stage for 18 years In September 1969, Nelson encouraged Americans to dedicate the next spring to environmental education. This nationwide event gained great enthusiasm, so

for this event was done without emails, cell phones, the internet or even fax machines.

With much success, Senator Nelson’s idea worked. Environmental issues were given national and political attention because of the first Earth Day. Consequently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and numerous laws protecting the environment were created, including the Clean Air Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act, the Water Pollution and Control Act Amendments, the Resource Recovery Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Surface Mining Control and The Father of Earth Day Reclamation Act. Gaylord Nelson Mobilizing over 200 million people in 141 countries, the first Earth Day in 1990 went global. Environmental ismarched in massive rallies to demonsues were now a worldwide topic and strate for a healthy, sustainable enviinfluenced the 192 United Nations Earth ronment. Rumor has it, April 22 was Summit in Rio de Janeiro. In 2000 Earth chosen because it was between colleges’ Day focused on climate change and spring breaks and final exams. clean energy, and 5,000 environmental The first Earth Day had an extremely groups and 184 countries participated. successful turnout. 10,000 elementary Sadly, Gaylord Nelson passed in July and high schools, 2,000 colleges and 2005. His legacy lives on through the over 1,000 communities combined to continued celebration of Earth Day. It’s make 20 million Americans who parup to our generation now to keep our ticipated that day. What continues to planet healthy! amaze people is that all the planning Nelson had to establish a sperate organization called Environmental Teach-In, Inc. to help people prepare. To be the nation’s coordinator for teach-in, Nelson hired Denis Hayes, who then built a staff of 85 to promote this upcoming event across the country. Nelson also hired scientists, academics, environmentalists, and students to establish a steering committee and persuaded Congressman Pete McCloskey to serve as his co-chair.

On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans participated across the U.S. and

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Coachella Takes the Stage Again After Two Years

By NATALIE RO ‘22

It is that time of year again where social media influencers take Instagram photos of their best and craziest outfits for the springtime festival, Coachella.

The hesitancy of COVID-19 in California has delayed Coachella for the past two years, but this year they have decided to crowd the fields again with popular music artists and their fans.

This springtime festival was first started 23 years ago in 1999 by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen. The lineup was completely different compared to now, with The Rage Against the Machine and Toll opening. It was not a huge success, selling only 25,000 tickets making zero profit, which led to the closing of the festival in 2000.

It was almost the first and last

Coachella, but luckily, they started again in 2001 because of the changes made such as extending the festival from one day to two weekends, adding bigger artists, Weezer, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Now Coachella is one of the most popular music festivals with over an average of 250,000 people attending every year.

Along with the guestlist expanding, ticket prices have gone up significantly due to the popular demand of attending the festival.

“Those looking to attend the threeday festival this year can expect to pay $429 for a General Admission pass. This admits one person to all three days of the festival, and grants

access to on-site parking. If you want an upgraded experience, a VIP package costs $999 and allows access to exclusive areas of the festival grounds.

The added weekend earned Coachella a reported $47.3 million in gross revenue that year, with gross revenues reaching a historic high in 2017 at $114 million.,” according to insider.com.

They have introduced the lineup for the weekends which include famous artists such as Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Ye (formerly Kayne West) and Megan Thee Stallion.

Previously, they did have Travis Scott in the lineup, but due to the recent December Astroworld concert disaster, they decided it was best to not include him.

The festival will be held April 15-17 and April 22-24 at Riverside County, California.

According to its website, guests will be required vaccination or a negative COVID test within the past 72 hours. California has been strict on their health guidelines regarding COVID, so making the

announcement that Coachella is going to happen this year is huge news.

In previous years, influencers partner with a designer and wear fun spring or summer clothes with bright colors.

A lot of A-list to D-list celebrities show up wearing either basic or very extra clothing “Cardi B kept her look for a Revolve party at Coachella simple: a patterned shirtdress and hot pink sneakers. Mrs. Bieber celebrated her Levi’s partnership in the brand’s classic denim, paired with a lace bustier and Vans sneakers,” according to Glamour.com.

In 2019, Ariana Grande and NSYNC were seen taking photos together, in which later Ariana Grande performed on that same day. That same year Kendall wore an off the shoulder baby blue dress to the Revolve event party.

Even social media influencers such as James Charles, who is now cancelled, Liza Koshy and David Dobrik.

With new Tik Tok influencers on the rise, maybe they will make a “celebrity appearance” alongside their “hype house” buddies.

With all the COVID-19 craziness the past two years, it is good to see how people can still enjoy the fun things in life such as attending music festivals with friends.

“We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring people together. Each of the songs on UNLIMITED LOVE is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe.”

4. Thomas Rhett Five-time Grammy award nominated and CMA award winner, Thomas Rhett is releasing another album. Where We Started is out on April 1 . The album features 15 tracks which Rhett all co-wrote but one. This will be Rhett’s sixth studio album. Rhett surprised his fans by deciding to release Where We Started instead of following up his 2020’s Country Again: Side A with a Side B. He admitted to reporters over Zoom that this was not originally supposed to happen, but that he has “learned to roll with the punches over the last five years.” Three singles have dropped from the album, with “Slow Down Summer,” peaking at #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

5. Jason Aldean Jason Aldean’s 10th studio album, MACON, GEORGIA is set to release on April 22, 2022.

According to his website, jasonaldean.com, “The new project reflects both where he’s from and how far he has taken his signature sound.” The album has a 30-song track list, with 20 new songs and one live hit from his past 10 albums.

The name of his album is a nod to his hometown. “Where you were raised has such a big influence on who you become and for me it’s no different…especially from a music standpoint,” Aldean said on his website. “My little hometown of Macon was heavily instrumental in my musical background. Growing up in an environment that was a crossroads between Country music, Southern rock, blues and R&B, it was just natural to blend different sounds in my own way.” Aldean is nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award for his single with Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You,” which will be featured on the album.

Albums to Appreciate in April

By AVA MYCHEL RODRIGUEZ ‘24 April is a new month, which means new album releases to enjoy from various artists this spring. From rock to country, here are the upcoming music drops to anticipate.

1. Rex Orange County Rex Orange County’s fourth album, Who Cares? is to be released on March 11.

Who Cares? has a total track list of 11 songs. This album is his first in almost three years, following 2019’s Pony. It comes seven years after Rex Orange County’s first album Bcos U Will Never B Free in 2015, and five years after Apricot Princess. Rex Orange County kicks off his Who Cares? tour in Miami on May 4 and will come to Dallas on May 22 to perform at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.

2. Charli XCX Charli XCX newest album Crash? is set to be released on March 18th.

This is Charli XCX’s fifth album, and the final album in her record deal with Atlantic Records. Three singles off the album have already dropped:

“Good Ones” in September of 2021, “New Shapes” in November of 2021, and “Beg for You” in January of 2022. Crash? follows Charli XCX’s 2020 album how i’m feeling now. The “Fancy” singer will go on a 23-stop international tour through North America in Europe this year, beginning in Oakland on March 26th.

3. Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with their first album since 2016.

UNLIMITED LOVE will be released on April 1st. This album will be the band’s first with guitarist John Frusciante in 16 years. As the band was formed in 1983, this will be their 12th studio record, and their first since 2016. The five-time Grammy award winners dropped their first single off the album, “Black Summer,” on Feb. 4, 2022.

In a statement released with the 17-song track list, the band members Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante said,

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2022 Grammys Move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

By AVA MYCHEL RODRIGUEZ ‘24

The 64th anniversary of the Gram“We are excited to take the Grammys is bringing many changes for 2022. mys to Las Vegas for the very first Originally set for Los Angeles time, and to put on a world-class on January 31st, the music award show,” he said. “From the moment show postponed its date to April 3rd we announced the postponement of due to the Omicron variant of COthe original show date, we have been VID-19. inundated with heartfelt messages of “The health and safety of those in our support and solidarity from the artist music community, the live audience, community. We are humbled by their and the hundreds of people who work generosity and grateful for their untirelessly to produce our show remains wavering commitment to the Grammy our top priority. Given the uncertainty Awards and the Academy’s mission.” surrounding the Omicron variant, As the new date approaches, the holding the show on Jan. 31 simply nominees and host have already been contains too many risks,” the music announced. industry group said Jan. 5, according to This year’s host will be comedian the nypost.com.

Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show.”

Due to the shift of date, the CMT Noah is a returning host, as he hosted awards, originally scheduled for April 3 for the first time for the 2020 Gram, will be rescheduled as well. mys as well as the 2021 Grammys. In Last year, the Grammys 2021 were the past, Noah has also been nominatalso postponed from the regular Janu- ed for a Best Comedy Album award. ary night to March 14.

One final change the Grammys The date will not be the only part made this year was expanding their of the Grammys that is changing this four general field categories, which year. The Grammys will now be held at include song of the year, best new the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las artist, record of the year, and album of Vegas for 2022, instead of the Crypto. the year, to have ten nominees instead com Arena, previously the Staples of the previous eight.

Center, in Los Angeles. This will be the With 11 nominations, Jon Batiste first time the Grammys will be held in takes the lead for the 2022 Grammys.

Las Vegas.

According to The Hollywood ReWhile the exact reason for this porter, Batiste is an Oscar winner and change of location is not clear, CEO of a bandleader on The Late Show with the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Stephen Colbert. His album We Are, Jr. commented on the adjustment in a which was released earlier this year, press release. received nominations for some of the most sought-after categories: Record

of the Year and Album of the Year.

“I just was sitting there by the eighth one and I was just like to myself, I was talking to God, there’s a lesson in this for me to learn, there is something, it’s great, but there’s so much happening in my life right now and this is happening. And, there’s something in this that’s bigger than me and just adulation for me that I have to learn in this. I’m so grateful,” he said in reaction to the nominations on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

After Batiste, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R all tied for eight nominations, the second highest nomination number is Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo each with seven nominations.

These are Olivia Rodrigo’s first Grammy nominations,

following her 2021 album Sour, which is nominated for Album of the year.

People.com reports that if “she wins all four general field categories, she will be only the second woman and secondyoungest woman to do so.” The youngest woman to ever win all four of those categories is Billie Eilish.

For Eilish, this Grammy Awards will be her third continuous year of receiving nominations for Record of the Year, for her 2021 release Happier than Ever, Song of the Year, for the title track “Happier than Ever,” and also Best Pop Solo Performance.

While there will be no live audience this year, the 2022 Grammy Awards will be live at 8 p.m. on CBS. For those who prefer streaming, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV will air the award show along with Paramount+ , which will have the show on demand.

have 8 albums reach number 1. Fans should expect to hear songs from all of Bieber’s albums, including songs like “Boyfriend” from the Believe Album in 2012, and even “Peaches” from his newest Justice album.

concerts will take place in countries including Austria, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and so many more.

He will be touring throughout 5 continents, 20 countries, and performing in a total of over 90 shows. Additional shows in Asia, Japan, and the Middle East are soon to be announced as well.

Justin Bieber has not gone on tour in 5 years, in 2017, for his Purpose tour, which was cut short due to Bieber’s health issues. This time around, Bieber seems to be healthy and more prepared for his tour than ever before. His photographer and videographer, Rory Kramer, said “trust me, you don’t want to miss this.”

Senior Elle De La Garza says, “I am so excited because I bought tickets to his Changes tour in 2020 and it was cancelled because of the pandemic. This new album is my favorite and I cannot wait to see Justin Bieber live in action in a few months.”

Senior Isabelle Bruty will also be attending Bieber’s Dallas show and says, “I am a Belieber for life, and if Justin does not play “Baby”, at his concert in Dallas, we are going to have a problem.”

This is definitely a tour you will not want to miss, so grab your friends and buy your tickets to the Justice World Tour.

Bieber’s Justice Tour Back On

By TESS BOWERS ‘22

Ever since Justin Bieber’s tour for his album, Changes, was cancelled due to the pandemic, fans have been waiting for his next appearance on stage.

Luckily, the tour is here, and Bieber is coming to Dallas on Sunday, May 1 at the American Airlines Center. This concert has been rescheduled for the second time to this date after being postponed nearly two years ago on June 27, 2020, and then once more last year on August 5, 2021.

Bieber’s tour is called “Justice World Tour” and he will be performing his 5th and 6th studio albums, Changes, and Justice. The tour will be kicked off on February 18th at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. Joining him as the opening acts on tour will be JADEN, ?Teo?, as well as Eddie Benjamin and Harry Hudson, who will be performing in select cities.

Tickets are available now, and $1 from every ticket purchased will be given to the Bieber Foundation. The Bieber Foundation was founded by Justin himself, and he has partnered with First Responders Children’s Foundation to share the inspiring message of the dedicated first responders in healthcare, fire services, and public safety who continue to protect us each day.

Senior Vice President of AEG Presents and International Touring,

Simon Jones, says “Justin’s return to the international stage is going to be a juggernaut of a run, and to see how fast the tickets are flying out the door is testament to his status as one of the worlds biggest live music draws.”

The morning that Bieber announced his world tour, 31 of the shows sold

out within hours. As of now, almost 1,000,000 tickets have been sold.

After the Justice album was released, it landed at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making Bieber the youngest solo artist in history to

After performing in 52 different shows in the United States, finishing in Milwaukee, MI on June 24, Bieber will begin his international tour on August 3, 2022 in Skanderborg, Denmark, and will perform in his final concert of the Justice World Tour on March 25, 2023 in Krakau, Poland. Other international

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Patricia Field’s Imprint on Modern Television

By CARLISLE MYERS ‘22

In popular television, the people who work the hardest often take a backseat to the stars.

One of these people, known for her work off-set, has just emerged once again with the revival of a cult classic.

Patricia Field, 79, has received widespread critical praise for her pioneering vision of what constitutes style, a fashion philosophy that values eclecticism, creative expression and what she calls “an understanding of oneself over the chasing of trends.”

Credited by many as a pillar of women’s fashion, she acted as the costume designer for the first Sex and the City and, more recently, for the Netflix hit Emily in Paris.

For her work on the former show, Field won an Emmy Award and received five nominations for Best Costume Design.

She also received an Academy Award nomination for The Devil Wears Prada, as well as continued recognition for her work on television series such as Ugly Betty, Hope & Faith and most recently for Darren Star’s hit TV Land series Younger, starring Sutton Foster and Debi Mazar.

She did not work on the popular revival of Sex and the City, as she was too busy with Emily in Paris, working at her New York gallery ArtFashion, and on select consulting projects.

Field’s unique fashion was already popular in New York—she opened her first downtown store, Pants Pub, in 1966, which then transformed into a boutique on 8th Street.

She shuttered her shop in 2015 to work on ArtFashion.

The costumes on her breakthrough Sex and the City are widely considered as game-changing for how women dress today.

They were crucial in the comeback of vintage clothing, as shown on protagonist Carrie Bradshaw in nearly every episode.

Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Brad-

shaw, was “critical” to the costume development, according to Field.

“She was very participatory,” Field said. “Of course, I came in with the idea of the ‘Carrie’ necklace. It was give-and-take and it worked out very well.”

Assistant designer Eric Daman calls Bradshaw’s clothing an “iconic moment in vintage fashion.”

“It was an ‘ah-ha!’ moment for myself and the world: You can just be whomever you want to be and it

adore.

“She wants to impress,” Field said of protagonist Emily Cooper, calling Emily’s trendy, vintage, expensive, and a little ridiculous wardrobe a “nod to her excitement at

doesn’t always have to be a Lacroix dress,” Daman said.

Field’s effortless and inventive styling, showcased in Sex and the City, made a comeback in both the sequel and the movie.

Having established herself as a

fashion and styling icon, her designing for Star’s Emily in Paris met every high expectation.

Star Lily Collins entered every episode with eclectic colors, stylish (though impractical) shoes, and at least one of Field’s signature vintage pieces.

The show is packed with the maximalist, candy-colored fashions fans

being there—it was intentionally cliche.”

For a Parisian touch, Field took pieces from the vintage store Les Merveilles de Babellou in Paris’ Clignancourt neighborhood.

Items from designers including Stephane Rolland and Alexandre Vauthier, whose strapless black top she paired with a tulle skirt

by New Yorker David Dalrymple, were paired with trendier pieces from American designers.

It’s obvious that Emily’s clothing and accessory choices, including a $4,000 vintage Hermes bag, aren’t typical of those a junior marketing executive would wear.

But Field and collaborative stylist Marilyn Fitoussi maintain that her

style is important to her character.

Fitoussi originally styled Emily and other characters in flannels and Keds, but, after receiving looks from Star and Field, changed her style.

“They said, ‘No, no, no, we’re doing a romantic comedy. So we don’t care about reality.’ And that [became] rule number one,” Fitoussi said.

Emily in Paris received severe backlash from real-life Parisians on Field’s clothing choices.

But Field says that doesn’t deter her.

“I think the depression is driving fashion right now, sneakers, sweatshirts, hoodies. I hate to say it because everybody’s wearing it. But I have a very hard time with it. I don’t like one look that everybody wears.

It just becomes a trend. We know it and we get sick of it. We’ll get sick of that.”

She added, “All I’m trying to say is that fashion reflects the zeitgeist and right now it’s sweatshirts and sneakers. I’m not a fan. I have said it before. I have sweatpants. I wear them at home. I don’t go to work in them. I like fashion to be expressive and an opportunity for people to be creative with themselves and enjoy.”

Despite the negative feedback, searches for clothing worn in the show skyrocketed following the releases of both seasons.

Field, already established as an icon, maintains the importance of wearing what you truly love instead of following the trends.

“Look in your closet and pull out different pieces, and wear them in a way you’ve never worn them before,” she said, adding that she’ll keep things oversized or look for items that don’t necessarily ‘go’ together.

“You’d be surprised.

It’s just about opening up your mind to new things and closing your mind off to old habits, particularly what’s trendy. The point is to look uniquely yourself.

But, you must know who you are. You have to have the confidence in your taste and how you feel.

Otherwise, go to a chain store.”

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By OLIVIA GRAY ‘22

Going back to the turn of the 19th century, soda was a household staple in American Homes. Soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo drew consumers in with their attractive packaging, successful marketing campaigns and creative advertisements. Flash forward to today, one and every two Americans consume soda every day.

Drinking one everyday can lead to weight gain, increased cancer risk, obesity and tooth decay. Once a household staple is now transforming into an unhealthy addiction. Poppi, a new soda company, is seeking to reclaim the household staple without the negative effects.

Poppi, a company based in Dallas, turns classic sugary sodas into gut healthy apple cider vinegar sodas without losing the flavor and attractive packaging.

Back in 2016, Alisson and Stephen Ellsworth founded their beverage company Mother. The couple started experimenting drinks in their

home kitchen that would help Allisson with her chronic health issues.

“After combining fresh fruit juice with prebiotic powerhouse apple cider vinegar, we created a soda that tasted amazing and provided real health benefits,” Alisson said during an interview.

In fact, after creating this new beverage, Alisson praised apple cider vinegar claiming that after drinking their recipe every day for a week, her symptoms vanished.

Once the couple generated several flavors like Classic Cola, Strawberry Lemon and Raspberry Rose for their brand, they bottled it up and sold it at the Dallas Farmers Market.

Every weekend when the couple set up shop, there products would sell out within the first hour which quickly led to a large following to the brand.

Class of 2021 alumnae, Sarah Jane Nelson, is a devoted fan to the prebiotic beverage.

“I love how it doesn’t taste bitter and sour like so many other prebiotic drinks like Kombucha,” Nelson said.

By 2018, the husbandwife-duo generated a significant amount of income and popularity in Dallas, so they decided to go onto Shark

Tank with the hope to get one of the sharks to invest in their company and take the brand to the next step.

Rohan Oza, also known as the Brandfather to many, fell in love with the product and the story behind it, so he offered a $400,000 investment for 25% of the company.

“The night shark tank aired, within a few hours, we were sold out of product on our online store,” Stephen said in an interview.

However, the couple did run into a slight problem.

They quickly learned that the name Mother could not be trademarked.

“Rohan advised us to that we needed to rename our company, and we had to say no to all the retailers approaching us because we wanted to make sure we trademarked a name that fits our company,” Stephen said.

Despite not being in stores for several months, the newly named company Poppi managed to make 1 million dollars in business after bringing Rohan on board.

The name Poppi derives from the term soda pop because instead of it being high in sugar and calories, it’s

low in sugar and full of benefits.

In addition to their rebrand, original glass bottles were replaced by an aluminum can with bright colored pop art designs.

“The design of the can is almost like an artist designed it,” Rohan said, “You see it on a shelf, and you want to gravitate towards it.”

In fact, Rohan loved the rebrand so much he decided to double his initial investment of $400,000 dollars because of how confident he was in the company’s success.

Before Rohan joined the Poppi team, the beverage was only in 200 retail locations, now they are in 1000 locations nation wide managing to get a spot on the shelves of retail giants like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Central Market and Target.

It is without a doubt that Poppi has set a precedent for the way soft drinks should affect their consumers. The next time you are headed to the grocery store ditch the addictive old soda and grab the new healthy alternative, Poppi.

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Having children learn “vowel-heavy” words and placement recognition from the puzzle game can allow them to enjoy understanding problem-solving skills at a young age. This will also help with the association that learning is exciting.

Josh Wardle, a software engineer from Brooklyn, created the daily word game at age 38. He created this game for his wife in an effort to support her love for word puzzles. The game then expanded to his family, and they quickly became fixated on solving this five-word puzzle every day. From this positive feedback, Wardle expanded the game to the public in October.

The game grew almost 300,000 people within a few months and has skyrocketed since. The “New York Times” saw the potential in this creation and bought it from Wardle for over a million dollars. After being sold, it is played more than 500 million times a day.

There is rumor that “The New York Times” bought Wordle to make it a part of their $5-a-month subscription to their games. This subscription includes their famous 80-year-old crossword, a spelling bee, titles and

many other daily word games.

This rebranding and potential costliness of Wordle is a very controversial idea, and many are not happy with the “New York Times” for buying out a small entrepreneur to make more money from the common people. It seems as if their idea is to create a diehard fan base for Wordle over time and make it a part of their $1.25 weekly contribution.

With both backlash towards the “New York Times” for having two different subscriptions for their articles and games, avid Wordle players seem willing to make the game payment.

Wordle has become a game for the masses and will without a doubt stay relevant for a long period of time.

Through benefiting cognitive growth and embracing a competitive edge, people of all ages should start playing this game.

As this game becomes more widespread and popular among all age groups, the question remains: would you be willing to spend a monthly payment for a daily word puzzle?

The Hype Behind Wordle

By LILLIAN ASHMORE ‘22

“Did you try ‘e’ yet? What about ‘t’?”

Testing both intellect and patience, the newly obsessive word game “Wordle” has become a worldwide sensation.

This puzzle begins with a five-letter word guess and figuring out from that attempt whether a letter is in the correct daily word. The letter will turn yellow if in the word, but in the incorrect location, and green if it is in the word and right placement.

The new East Campus has provided the Ursuline community with ending spaces for collaboration, learning and independent work. Rather than seeing students mindlessly shopping online during their free periods, though, you will find that many laptop screens a r e filled with blocked letters of green, yellow

and dark gray.

Using every spare moment to figure out another solution to the word puzzle, Ursuline students have become engulfed in the sensation of Wordle. This daily word game has taken over the lives of not only students, but also people of all ages. My mother and many other parents have begun competing with their children in how many tries it takes to get the correct word.

This game has become not only a competitive take on knowledge, but it is also helping improve people’s memory along the way. While teenagers are using this word game as a fun way to pass time, they are improving their cognitive brain function. Research from the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reports that “doing such puzzles improves memory, attention, the executive function of the brain and information processing.”

Wordle has been a new way for middle- and elementary-school teachers to incorporate word association into their learning. On the social media app TikTok, for example, a teacher filmed his teaching break and showed his third-grade students helping answer the Wordle of the

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The Battle to End Affirmative Action

By PIPER RUTHERFORD ‘22

Prestigious universities within the athletes, legacy students, a part of United States such as Harvard Universi- the dean’s legacy list based on donaty and the University of North Carolina, tions, and the children of the faculty, are both known for their rich tradition which constitutes for a total of 40 to and competitive student body. However, 43 percent of white students out recent scrutiny on behalf of white of the four percent of and Asian applicants, have total applicants who “Considering accused the institutions of were accepted race as one factor allegedly favoring the to Harvard in among many in admisadmittance of Black, 2016. sions decisions produces Hispanic, and Native Whereas fosters a more diverse stuAmerican demoa recent dent body which strengthens graphics. poll from the learning environment for This complaint Pew in 2019 all, as we examine each apwas proposed by revealed that plication on a holistic the Students for Fair the Asian level,” Admissions, a Consercommunity Harvard President vative, student-led group, is the minority Lawrence Bacow that blames Affirmative Acgroup that suffers tion for violating students’ civil the most as a result of rights and infringing upon the 14th income inequality, given that Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause out of the 73 percent of Americans to overturn the Grutter vs. Bollinger de- that believe U.S. colleges should not cision of 2003, that was a landmark case, use race or ethnicity as a deciding in which the United States Supreme Court determined that the Affirmative Action admissions policy would be upheld for the University of Michigan Law School.

This all comes to attention as, Ed Blum, sole member of the Project on Fair Representation, which he founded in 2005, is posing a lawsuit against a bill that was introduced to Congress on Wednesday, Feb. 2, on behalf of Democratic lawmakers, Representative Jamaal Bowman and Senator Jeff Merkley.

This bill, if passed, intends to end legacy admissions to U.S. colleges and universities, with the firm belief that the scandalous process disproportionally favors the wealthy, white students, who are fortunate enough to fashion a highly facregarded family name. tor in admissions decisions, 58 “Children of donors and alumni may percent of these Americans are Asian, be excellent students and well-qualified, as they are now seeking race neutral but the last people who need extra help approaches with the reliance on merit in the extensive college admisand extracurricular sions process, are those who activities instead, start with the advantages as stated by University of of family education and California California system, money,” Bowman said.

RepresentaUniversity of Georgia, However, if Contive Young and Texas A&M University, gress does choose to Kim. have all dropped Affirmative end legacy admis“HarAction policies at their sions, this decision vard uses public will prove to be race at universities as early as every stage monumental in the case of those students of the admis1996 with the state of who are minorities and sions process.

California. first-generation families.

African-Amer“All students deserve an ican and Hispanic equitable opportunity to gain admisstudents with PSAT sion to institutions of higher education, scores of 1100 and up are invited to but students whose parents didn’t atapply to Harvard, but Asian Ameritend or donate to a university are often can students must score a 1350 to be overlooked in the admissions process recruited by Harvard,” Kim said. due to the historically classist and racist This debate is nothing new, as in legacy and donor admissions practices 1978 with Affirmative Action, it was at many schools across the country,” declared that race would be used as Bowman said. a determining factor to diversify an That said, as recent studies have incoming class pertaining to colshown, applicants that are most vulleges across the board, that remained nerable and at a clear disadvantage, unopposed for nearly 25 years, until are those threatened by the unfair Grutter vs. Bollinger, which is presadmittance for students that are either ently what Harvard University and

end to Affirmative Action will cause a sharp decline in the number of Black and Latino students who pursue a higher education, from as much as 14 percent Black applicants to only 6 percent, and 14 percent Hispanic applicants to just 9 percent.

This also pertains to the new stigma that minority students who are admitted into a 73 percent of Americans that rigorous school are believe U.S. colleges should currently not use race or ethnicity as a facing, deciding factor in admissions regarding the notion decisions. that they are accepted solely based on their race rather than majority opinion, on behalf of Former Justice Anthony Kennedy, did not align their academic performance and acwith her wishes in the final decision of colades.

Similarly, new procedures that have what is now known as Fisher v. Unibeen put in place such as finding new versity of Texas. financial aid programs are to destigmaThus, the stance on racial and legatize those families who feel that their kids are not going to be wanted due to their low-income status.

For instance, in the case of the University of Nebraska, all in-state residents who are fully enrolled and maintain a specified GPA, will receive a yearly Pell Grant to assist with students’ financial woes. Additionally, the University of Texas at Austin, conducts discretionary admissions for those students whose families earn less than $40,000-$99,000 per year.

Likewise, many campuses have added other socioeconomic factors to be acknowledged, observing a student’s familial income, wealth, neighborhood demographics, single parent status, parents’ education level, and high school performance. These are now cy admittance protocols have divided seen as optional essay questions for college campuses for years across the country, as the University of California students to have a section embedded within their application, in which they system, in alliance with the University of Georgia, and Texas A&M University, can elaborate on any personal hardships and familial obligations that they have all dropped Affirmative Achave encountered. tion policies at their public “The In the meantime, the universities as early as world has Supreme Court of the 1996 with the state changed, but the United States is set of California. common law hasn’t to hear arguments While in a changed.

I would for both sides beginstudy conducted hope that 50 years of ning in October of in 2015 by, The very clear law would 2022, while many Journal of Higher universities remain stand,” Education, reported adamant in their fair that states such as, Justice Olivas and innocent admissions California, Washingprocesses. ton, Nebraska, Michi“Considering race as one factor gan, Arizona, and Oklahoma, among many in admissions decisions currently ban race-based Affirmative produces fosters a more diverse student Action considerations, which is subbody which strengthens the learning stantial given that these eight states environment for all, as we examine educate about 29 percent of all U.S. each application on a holistic level,” high school students.

Harvard President Lawrence Bacow On the other hand, the current U.S. said.

Secretary of Education, Miguel CarWhatever the decision may be, it dona, believes that this bill would also will be a cataclysmic effort in setting waive legacy preferences for historically Black colleges, as well as the hun- forth a long-standing precedent.

“The world has changed, but the dreds of liberal arts colleges that heed common law hasn’t changed. I would legacy factors when determining what hope that 50 years of very clear law applicants to admit. would stand,” Justice Olivas said.

Furthermore, many fear that the the University of North Carolina are seeking to overturn.

Instances of these complaints have been seen before, as more recently, in 2013, Abigail Fisher, a white woman who unsuccessfully attempted to end the consideration of race in the University of Texas’ admissions policies, was met with the dismal outcome as the

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Sinking Into 110 Years

By EMMA KENCHEL ‘22

On April 15, 1912, international disaster struck causing ships ranging from sailboats to cruises to have certain safety protocols so that a repeat of the infamous shipwreck of the Titanicwould never happen again.

The 52-thousand-ton ship set sail on April 10, 1912 out of Southampton, England to embark on its journey across the North Atlantic Ocean to New York City.

Not only the biggest and most luxurious ship at the time, the Titanic was also the most technologically advanced ship at its time.

On board, there was a 30- to 40-foot-long control panel that could control all of the generators, fans, and lighting on the ship. This panel also controlled the condensers which turned steam back into water along with a few of the machines that would take salt out of the water to make it drinkable for people on board.

Another fairly new luxury on the ship were the four elevators that could take you to each floor along with the telephones in some rooms.

But the most technological advancement on the ship was the wireless communications set up for morse code.

The main transmitter was housed in the Marconi Room, named after the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, who is known as the father of long-distance radio transmissions. The antenna was strung between the ship’s

masts about 250 feet above the oceans surface.

Most ships at that time could only transmit messages a distance from 100 to 150 miles during the day only. But the Titanic was capable of transmitting messages for 500 miles during the day and 2,000 at night.

Although the ship had some of the

best technology on board, some of it contributed to the downfall of the ship.

Since all the passengers were ecstatic to be able to send messages to their family while they were on their excursion across the North Atlantic, the transmitter was flooded with messages.

The operator was beginning to work overtime attempting to send out all the messages that he overlooked one important one. Around 11:30 p.m. on April 14, an operator on the SS Californian, a British Steamship sailing not far from the Titanic, messaged them warning them about the ice ahead.

The overworked and tired operator, Jack Philips, shot back at the message saying “shut up, shut up, I’m working

the Cape Race”, referring to a message that was being sent to Cape Race, Newfoundland, about 800 miles away.

The SS Californian didn’t respond to the Titanic’s signals because their operator had gone to bed after being

dismissed and rebuffed after his warning message.

About 10 minutes later, the Titanic’s lookout spotted an iceberg about 500 yards away and called out an alarm. Without enough distance to adjust the ships course, the Titanic side swiped the iceberg damaging 330 feet of the right side of the hull above and below the water line.

Less than an hour after the ship hit the iceberg, at around 12:30 a.m. on April 15, the Titanic began to sink.

At around 2:05 a.m., the forward part of the ship’s deck began to go underwater. Not long after, the ships bow went under and the stern rose into the air.

As gallons and gallons of water was engulfing the ship, Philips, the operator on duty, was sending out SOS messages to as late as 2:17 a.m.

When Harold Bride, the other operator came in, he noticed a man trying to steal a life jacket off of Philips back who was too busy to even notice.

The ship sank at 2:20 a.m., and Philips was among those who perished. Around 1,517 people also passed in the tragic accident with only 750 survivors. The survivors in lifeboats were soon rescued by the RMS Carpathia.

Hopefully, in todays day and age, with new technology, sinking into tragedy will never be a fear of ours.

Local Dallas Clothing Shops

By AVERY ZULICK ‘22

If you have ever been to the Dear Hannah location in Dallas, you have probably met Hannah! Hannah launched dear Hannah in 2012 right outside of New York City. She was 24 years old and, on a mission to create the happiest, friendliest, and chilliest store. Hannah grew up in Los Angeles and adapted a styled that was casual, comfortable, trendy, beach, bold, and always one step ahead! She took that style to curate a store with bright colors, affordable price points, and an overly friendly staff. Now dear hannah has expanded to having multiple locations and a website.

Hannah strongly emphasizes customer service and believes that everyone will dear hannah with a bright and pleased attitude!

Location: 6717 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205.

Instagram @shopdearhannah.

“Opened in 2011, we strive to bring fresh fashion forward merchandise to our customers. We try to give our customers styles that they can feel their best in. From our tops, to our rompers, and even shoes, we know you’ll find what fits your look. With our only boutique in Dallas, TX we know that not everyone can make the trip out to our store that is why we created this online store. We spend time picking out unique and trendy pieces that we know our customers will truly love.

We order in small quantities to keep our merchandise current so get it before it’s gone! Happy shopping!”

Location: 4424 Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75225.

Instagram @adelineshops.

Hemline offers so many cute styles ranging from tops, shorts, jeans, shoes, accessories, and even handbags! Their new arrivals are especially perfect for the warm weather in Texas.

“Today, Hemline continues to grow and has become a veritable style empire. The brand has truly become a trusted and sought-after resource for covetable fashion in New Orleans and throughout the Southeast. There are currently 28 locations across Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee.”

Follow Hemline Dallas Location on Instagram to scope out all their new arrivals! @hemlinedallas.

Location: 4439 Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75225.

“Sofie Grey is the boutique for the fashion forward woman looking for the ultimate trendy and key pieces to add to their wardrobe. Providing everything from an outfit for a fun night-out, to a day with the girls, and even athleisure. We bring fashion trends from local designers from Los Angeles and New York. A haven for all necessities, statement pieces, and contemporary-wear adding that extra touch for the perfect outfit.”

Location: 8415 Preston Center Plaza, Dallas, TX 75225.

Instagram @shopsofiegrey.

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5 COFFEE SHOPS TO TRY IN DALLAS 1. Drip Coffee Locations: Lovers 4343 Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75225 Down Town 3888 Oak Lawn Ave. Suite 106 Dallas, TX 75219

2. white rock coffee

“When I am looking for fresh coffee, I have to go to drip.

It’s the best coffee in Dallas” Savannah Johnson ‘22

3. ascension Locations: Design District 1621 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75207 Addison 14131 Midway Road Addison, TX 75001

“It atmosphere very homey, their mocha is amazing and they put it in a really cute mug and do the latte designs and everything” Isabelle Bruty ‘22

Locations: Preston Hollow 5930 D Royal Ln, Dallas, TX 75230 Preston Center 8333 Douglas Ave Suite 150, Dallas, TX 75225 Lakewood

“It’s a great alternative if you’re looking for a place to study besides your local Starbucks.

Their coffee is really good. I always order a vanilla latte with almond milk.”

Melissa Torres ‘22

4. houndsooth Locations: Henderson Avenue 1900 N Henderson Avenue Dallas, TX 75206

5. Merit

Sylvan / Thirty 1878 Sylvan Avenue E150 Dallas, TX 75208

Locations: Deep Ellum 2639 Main Street Suite 140 Highland Park 4228 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75219

“I love thier iced vanilla latte. The vanilla and espresso flavors compliment each other really well!”

Katharine Bales‘22

“Houndstooth is such a great spot for studying. It’s perfect because you can choose to sit inside or outside to work. I always order a chai tea latte.”

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Social Media: Good or Bad?

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BY ELLE DE LA GARZA We live in a world full of technology… a world where seemingly everyone has a phone and social media. Of course, social media has its benefits. How could it not when so many people are users? It is a place where people can connect, share and create content.

The numbers tell the story. 4.48 billion people worldwide, representing more than half of the world population, use social media. Social media use has grown an average of twelve and a half percent year-over-year since 2015. The downfall of this, though, is that the rise of social media comes at a price, one that promotes distraction, disengagement and a steep decline in social skills.

The first thing most people do in the morning is check their phones and mindlessly scroll. Not only does this habit feed the subconscious unhealthy habits, but it also prohibits people from living in the present.

People spend an average of two hours and 25 minutes on social media each day. If a person signed up

at 16 and lived to 70, that person would spend 5.7 years of their life on social media. Applying that number to the average life expectancy of people in the United States, Americans are devoting 7.4% of their life to social media.

This statistic does not sit well with me knowing that our precious time on earth is being diminished by platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok. It wasn’t until I went to summer camp for two weeks without my phone that I realized how majorly social media influences my life. Without my phone, I was able to enjoy the presence of others and the small wonders of life without distraction, and most importantly, I was able to truly live in the moment.

Our generation thrives on seeing other people’s lives through a handheld screen. Although this can serve as an entertainment source for some, for most it has a negative impact on mental health. Several surveys show that frequent users of social media tend to have

problems with anxiety, depression and reduced attention and sleep.

A study published by Holly Shakya and Nichols Christakis in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2017 tracked 5,208 Americans from 2013 to 2015 and found an increase in Facebook activity was associated with a decrease in reported health.

So why is our generation so addicted to a habit that has been proven to be bad for our health?

The fear of missing out, or “FOMO,” is a real thing among teens in our generation. In BBC’s article “FOMO: How the Fear of Missing Out Drives Social Media ‘Addiction,’” a study encouraged high school students to live without social media for a week.

A teen from the study said that the more she went on without her phone and social media, “the more disconnected and isolated from the world [she] felt.” Our generation obsesses over keeping up with others through social media to avoid a

bad case of “FOMO”, making sure they are in the know just to fit in.

Another thing our generation fails to notice about to social media is that it is simply a highlight reel of other people’s lives. Hyper-fixating on someone’s life through social media hurts our generation’s self-esteem through comparison.

Lastly, social media is the main cause of a decrease in social skills. It allows for fewer face-to-face conversations because users are acclimated to communicating online.

One popular way to limit phone use is through Apple’s “screen time” feature. This measures exactly how much time you spend on your phone and shows which apps are most distracting in your daily life.

You can also use it to put a time limit on your mostused apps.

It is clear that social media has a negative effect on our generation, whether it be through “FOMO,” comparison, or a decline in social skills. Our generation needs to learn how to detach from the online world and learn what it means to live in the present.

College Advice from a College Dean

By CARLISLE MYERS ‘22

“What a school like Ursuline allows you to do is be prepared for college.”

As the second semester drones on, college decisions still loom for many seniors.

Juniors begin their Coll e g e Counseling meetings, and sophomores start exploring colleges that catch their eye.

But where is everyone in the process?

More importantly, where should everyone be, and what should Ursuline girls of all grades expect in the near future?

Dean Matt Myers is here to help.

Myers is the ninth dean of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU).

After serving as a medic in the U.S. Army Airborne from 1979 to 1982, primarily in Panama, he received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and a Masters of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina.

He has served as visiting faculty at ESSEC-Paris and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, as well as having taughtteaching at the Vienna University of Economics and in other locations including Italy, Romania, Taiwan and Uzbekistan.

He has appeared or been cited on CNBC, Fox Business, CBS Radio, “The Financial Times” and “The Wall Street Journal.”

To add to his impressive list of accomplishments, he also has two daughters at Ursuline—seniors Winston and Carlisle Myers, who are fraternal twins.

When asked about a typical second semester for seniors, Myers emphasizes the importance of keeping grades up.

“You should take as many courses as possible that will prepare you for freshman year [of college],” he said.

“It’s important to stay motivated this semester, so these classes should keep you interested.”

Most seniors are done with applications, but those awaiting decisions have likely heard the term “demonstrated

interest,” which entails touring campuses, emailing admissions counselors and ultimately showing “interest” in colleges.

According to Myers, though, not all colleges consider this as an admissions factor.

“It depends on the school. Smaller schools need to see that you are serious about attending the school—for big state schools who are largely admitting based on GPA and test scores, it’s not as important.”

Although demonstrated interest happens before and during applications, juniors don’t need to worry about doing this yet.

However, several seniors recommend getting a head start on standardized testing.

Emma Kenchel ’22 took her SAT in September 2021, right in the middle of college applications and a tumultuous first semester.

She thinks that if she could do it again, she would take it junior year.

“It was so hard to balance SAT prep with college applications and my other commitments,” she said. “Take it junior year so that you don’t need to worry about it when you start applying to college.”

She also mentions regretting taking the SAT and prefers the ACT due to the smaller math section.

“The ACT has four sections while the SAT has two, so it’s easier to get through math with the ACT.” Finally, sophomores should start exploring what they’re interested in.

“I don’t think it’s too early for sophomores to consider what they want to do later in life,” Myers said.

“For example, if you know you want to go overseas, studying abroad at a university is a great option.”

He added, “Think about what you want to do, and when you’re a junior, explore colleges based on what you decide.”

To round off the father-daughter interview, Myers notes how different college is from high school.

“They’re worlds apart.

It’s a completely different universe.

What a school like Ursuline allows you to do is be prepared for college—it teaches you the right habits for being a good student and for understanding what a heavy workload is.

But once you get to college, it’s different in so many ways.

The challenges will be different, but at the same time, a whole new world will be brought to you, both academically and socially.”

Key Takeaways: 1. Start researching colleges during your sophomore year.

2. Make a list of qualities you want/ don’t want in a school.

Make a pros/ cons list for each school.

3. Take the SAT/ACT during your junior year.

4. Show demonstrated interest to schools you apply to. Look at which schools consider “demonstrated interest” as an admissions factor.

5. Even after you get into college, keep your grades up and stay focused.

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