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ND Power House: 2014 The Football Team is looking to repeat as league champions, but will face a tough road as they take on a heavy schedule that includes a non-league game against Oaks Christian. As if last year wasn’t competetive enough, Serra and Chaminade have joined the Mission League this year. “We expect big things. We are a great team with a lot of potential......... We expect nothing less than a CIF championship” -Aaron Haigler, Team Captain Upcoming Event: 10/17/14 7:00 PM ND v. Crespi @ ND
Girls volleyball is now in one of the toughest leagues in the country, playing big competitors like Flintridge Sacred Heart and Marlborough. The team is expected to win big this year with exceptional players returning as well as new additions. “This is the strongest team Notre dame has ever seen. our first goal is to win league and after that we plan on making a strong run in playoffs.” -Katherine Bloch, Team Captain Upcoming Event: 11/4/14 6 PM ND v. Flintridge Sacred Heart @ ND
It will be an electric season for Cross Country, with meets like the Cal Poly invite and Mount Sac as highlights on a highly anticipated schedule. With Senior Captains Will Fegaredo and Juliette Federof leading the charge, the running Knights are expected to win league and make a run at CIF. “We have a really young team and have been training hard so I think the other teams will be surprised at how good we’ve gotten.” -Juliette Federof, Team Captain Upcoming Event: 11/5/14 Mission League Finals @ Woodley Park SEPTEMBER 2014
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Fall Sports Intro
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The Lady Knights Golf Team looks to continue their dominating dynasty. With Seniors like Lauren Crittenden, Janet Yeo, Kathryn Newton, and Samantha Winchester, look for a return to CIF glory for the team. “I’m really excited for what our team will do this year. We get along very well and our scores reflect the hard work we’ve put in over the summer. We plan on going undefeated in Mission League and we want to regain our title as CIF champs.”
Water Polo has set high expectations for itself, with team captain Ian Buenefae saying that the team expects to make CIF for the first time in two years. With this being the first year that they can play true home games, look for the team to have a great record by seasons end. “We have great team chemistry and plan on a very successful season regardless of the fact that we are in the toughest league in the toughest division in the country” -Ian Buenafe, Team Captain Upcoming Event: 10/22/14 4 PM ND v. Crespi @ ND
With a new league, Girls tennis will be a team to watch. After a top 3 finish in playoffs last year, expectations will be high.2014 seems like it will be a pivitol year for girls tennis. “This year our goal is to take 1st or 2nd in league. We are blessed to have an extremely talented team.” -Casey Anderson, Team Captain Upcoming Event: 10/2/14 2:30 PM ND v. Harvard Westlake @ Braemar SEPTEMBER 2014
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When Balancing Time Is Key To Success
By Nick Halaby One of the themes of Notre Dame’s mission statement is educating hearts and minds. In other words, Notre Dame strives to have students that are well rounded. When asked about her experiences at Notre Dame, Alum Chantal Garcia says that it was that well roundedness that was key to her collegiate and professional success. Garcia graduated in 2003 and says that she was influenced by many of her teachers. “I remember special teachers like Mr. Beckman, Mr. Savage, and Mrs. Harkins-James.” said Garcia, who went on to explain that it was Mrs. Harkins-James who encouraged her to pursue journalism. While at ND, Garcia was an editor of the Knight staff as well as part of the multi-cultural club and National Honor Society. According to Garcia, being so well rounded meant that she had to manage her time effectively. After graduation, Garcia realized that “with all the activities, Notre Dame was actually more demanding of my time than college was”. She would go on to attend USC where her work ethic and time management learned at Notre Dame would help her through school work and commitments like writing for The Daily Trojan. Her work ethic and drive were not the only things that The Holy Cross message instilled in her. After college, Garcia would go on to work for the
Department of Veteran Affairs, a decision that was affected by Notre Dame’s culture of volunteering. “At Notre Dame you’re always encouraged to volunteer, and I believe that was instilled in me and went in to my decision to work for the military,” said Garcia. Through her work, she makes decisions that lead to healthcare, housing and work benefits for veterans returning home from combat. She has done things like brief combat members on their benefits while meeting with them in Yokosuka, Japan. Her work ethic, sense of service and time management skills are all things that came to her from being a well rounded student. When asked to give advice to students about using the tools to find future success, Garcia says that it is important to become well rounded, but even more important to “explore and strive for what your passion is”. Chantal Garcia is a Notre Dame Alum who has used the tools given to her by the philosophy of educating hearts and minds to find success in the professional world. She, like many others who have passed through halls of Holy Cross schools, has used her heart and mind to influence the greater good of others. She has found her passion and decided to make it her life’s work, which should be an example for all current and future Notre Dame students.
“..explore and strive for what your passion is.” - Chantal Garcia ‘03
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My GLA Ghana Trip
By Cameron de Matteis My feet press into the warm brown dirt. My skin embraces the bright summer sun. My senses are fully alive and I am aware of exactly who I am in this moment. This is bliss. Happiness exists solely in this moment. It’s noon and I have 5 kids hanging on me, including a mid sized girl who I am carrying on my hip. My back begins to ache from the weight but I refuse to let go of her sweet embrace. Instead I rest my head on top of hers, which is borrowed deep in the crevice of my neck. Three or four other girls attempt to braid my hair, to the best of their reach as they sing sweet childlike melodies. I am at peace. The inner loudness and chaos that so often dictates my mind has been silenced. Class was just let out and kids swarm the field to play futbol and hang out with the volunteers. The teacher role I SEPTEMBER 2014
fulfilled only moments ago transitions to that of playmate. I am coerced into learning the local hand games and find that they are not much different than those of my own childhood. My morning consisted of brick making, a taxing but rewarding process, and teaching my primary one class triple digit addition. As I am reflecting on today’s successes, my attention is aroused by the “2,4,6,1,1,” game being played a couple feet away. I rush to join and am immediately welcomed into the circle of smiling faces. My hands move speedily to the beat, which has become second nature to me and my breathes have become short and rushed as I too sing the “2,4,6,1,1” tune as loud as my voice allows me. This was a typical morning for me in Anloga, Ghana, where I spent a little over three weeks over the
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summer. My day was always full of amazing adventures and eye opening experiences. Other than brick making and teaching, activities consisted of visiting an orphanage that houses freed child slaves, feeding monkeys, swimming under the tallest waterfall in West Africa, and touring an old slave fort. Despite all the life changing things I did in Ghana, it is the relationships I made that made my time there so unforgettable. It is the inspirational mentors, the kind-hearted locals, and my amazing peers that I have to thank for making Ghana feel like home. I’m at a loss for words to describe how much of an impact my time in Ghana has had on my life and my aspirations. All I can say is that if home is where the heart is, then my home is over 7,000 miles away.
Words in Ewe My name is..nkonye enye Thank You...Akpenawo Welcome.....Woezor I love you..Me lorwo Please......Medekuku Yes.........E No..........Ao
“I give of myself fully to these kids. These kids that are the future of Ghana. The future of our world. I only hope that I have imparted some bit of wisdom on them.” A Priceless Bond: Sarah. If ever angels were to exist, I am convinced Sarah would be one of the finest among them. Sarah, only seven years old is sweeter than the water of the ripest coconut, more precious than the finest gold. Sarah and I first crossed paths in the Primary one class I taught, she my student, and I her teacher. The greatest irony being that she soon would become my greatest teacher and I her most enamored student. From the first day we met I was captured by her presence. Day after day we were inseparable in the classroom and out. Moments of laughter, play, and happiness are the sweet gifts her memory gives me. Her warm, soft hands are wrapped in mine. She turns to look up at me with a grin as big as the moon. Her eyes are as bright as diamonds and they light up with the childhood
innocence she is bound to someday lose. My life flashes before my eyes and I realize that not long ago I was that young girl. I wish for her sake that I could freeze time and she would never have to grow old. She could live in the folly of childhood forever, at peace with the world. I can feel the warmth of my tears streaming down my cheeks. As I am forced to leave the place I call home, I can feel my heart shatter into a million unfixable pieces. Every part of me desires to stay in Ghana. Will I ever hold little Sarah in my arms again? It’s unbearable to think this might be the last time I ever see her. She who has changed my life and stolen my heart is now over 7,000 miles away. Isn’t it funny how from such a distance I can still hear the sound of her raucous laughter, see her eyes dance when she smiles, and
feel the roughness of her unshaven head brush against my neck? It is beyond difficult building such a strong connection with someone, especially when they had such a unique presence in your life, and then not be able to keep in touch. I feel like a small part of my liveliness has been torn away from me, never to return. The small rural village she occupies hinders her from possessing the same tools I have to keep in touch long distance. For this reason, Sarah and I have no means of communication. It is only the memories I have of her that keep her existence a reality in my life. Her memory ignites the flame of my passion. This is who I am. This is who I am destined to be. I am destined to roam the unknown world, thriving off the relationships I make on my journey.
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#IAmNotYourStereotype By: Jeannie Gonzales and Tracy Tanusi
On Facebook and other social media sites, a new hastag has risen to popularity: the #IAmNotYourStereotype. St. Joseph’s College students created this new hashtag to promote awareness in our true identities, not our stereotypes. What stereotypes do YOU have?
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By Jeannie Gonzales Depression consumes my family’s everyday life. For the past year, it has made it nearly impossible to go a day without talking about my Grandmother. When someone suffers with a lifelong battle of depression, we tell them to simply seek help. I used to believe that “Oh, it is just a mental illness, grandma can get over it with the help of some medication,” but this experience has helped me realize that it is just not that simple. My grandmother cannot see the beauty surrounding her life because depression dominates her. I have never had a good relationship with my grandmother, so I might be a little biased. For the longest time, I never felt sorry for her, and I blamed her. Mental illness is not like a broken leg where you can easily see it, but I have learned that through time, the disease will begin to physically show itself on the victim. My grandmother does not look the same. Hollywood creates movies based on people who look like her. She sits in darkness all day long, hoping for something to miraculously change in her life. I never understood the concept of waiting and not working towards a goal, so I blamed her for not getting better. She will not go to therapy or take medication because she believes it will not work for her and that it worsens her depression. She has successfully battled depression in the past through these forms of intervention, however times have changed, and now she does not believe it will work. Going to therapy once, and taking your medication one night will not have the effect it should have on a person, but as I am writing this, and researching depression, I learned that she honestly cannot get into a healthy, rational state of mind. She is just an empty, hollow mass of skin and bones.
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I see the emotional toll her illness has had on my family, especially on my father. A mother’s relationship with her child should be something cherished and admired, but they both have simply given up. My dad tried to help for the longest time, but she would not allow it as the problem has increasingly worsened in her mind. He is not even her son any more, he is just her “errand boy.” The hardest thing I have ever dealt with was when my father sat down and cried to me about how he does not want me to think less of him and that he is a bad son. He has to be blunt and straight forward because there is no arguing with her since she thinks so irrationally. The truth is, my dad loves his mom, he wants her to have the most independence he can offer without constantly being worried about her. There is nothing emotionally there with my grandmother any more. She is not worried about the family; she is only concerned about herself. Depression affects nearly 15 million Americans, and around twenty percent of teens suffer with depression before they are an adult. Teen depression can lead to drug and alcohol abuse, self-loathing and self-mutilation, pregnancy, violence, and even suicide. With suicide rates going up every year, it is important that we are aware and present in the lives of those suffering with any mental illness.
Signs and Symptoms of Depression in Teens • Sadness or hopelessness • Irritability, anger, or hostility • Tearfulness or frequent crying • Withdrawal from friends and family • Loss of interest in activities • Changes in eating and sleeping habits • Restlessness and agitation • Feelings of worthlessness and guilt • Lack of enthusiasm and motivation • Fatigue or lack of energy • Difficulty concentrating • Thoughts of death or suicide
New ways to get the news.
By Gabriela Avila
Social media is slowly but surely becoming the central focus of the average teenager’s life. As our attention is continually drawn to our laptops and smartphones, social media is becoming our main medium for connecting with what is happening in the world. News, involving everything from celebrity gossip to political issues, is reaching us through various sites like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and more. One of the reasons that social media is starting to replace traditional news sources is because it is so fast. #Ferguson spread like wildfire over social media sites, causing journalists to flock there for themselves. As social media speeds up, traditional news sources race to keep up. “It makes the job more stressful,” Alice Speri, journalist for VICE News, said. “Everyone races to see who can get the news first.” This speed contest can often lead to misinformation on the part of both social media and traditional news sources. When things need to be put out quickly, facts are not always checked, or in some case cannot be checked because nobody knows anything with certainty. Despite the added pressure that she has received due to social media, Speri thinks it is a wonderful way for everyone to stay informed, so long as they pay attention to the right sources and do a little research of their own. “Everything needs to be taken with a grain of salt,” Speri said. “Pretty much anyone can have a platform online and write what they want, and they tend to get really passionate about certain issues. It is an extra burden for readers to do additional research.” Online there is no shortage of available places to pull information from. However it still takes extra effort to see both sides of any issue on social media. “The information that you see on your homepage comes from what your friends are seeing and comes from algorithms based on your interests,” said Speri. In other words, if you follow a lot of liberal people on social media, the information that you see comes from a liberal perspective. The same is true if you follow conservatives. The key in getting news from social media is to get as much information as possible from a variety of sources. Look beyond your dashboard or homepage and see what people are saying across sites. Remember that a lot of what people post are their own opinions, not facts. New information is always coming to light, so “facts” of today may be different tomorrow, especially when everyone is racing to report. Social media is making it easier for us to get news on important topics, but it is also making it easier for us to forget that not everything we hear or read in the news is true. We are starting to accept everything at face value. No matter where we get our information we need to remember Alice Speri’s advice and take it all with a grain of salt, gathering as much information until the truth, or whatever’s closest to it, reveals itself.
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By Emily Glennon On Saturday, September 6, aliens, cowboys, superheroes, mean girls, angels, devils, and other characters flocked to the Notre Dame cafeteria. This was no ordinary costume party. As any Notre Dame student knows, the gathering of hundreds of unusually dressed girls was due to the annual Froshbox dance.
Froshbox is arguably one of the most important dances for a Freshman. Few are impartial to this dance; you either hate or love it. Although it may not be anyone’s favorite school event, Froshbox serves its purpose in setting the stage and evoking enthusiasm for the upcoming year. “Every year it evolves into whatever the personality is of that class” says Mr. Thomas. He describes the class of 2018 as “dramatic”, due to their elaborate costumes and themes including outer space, Cake Boss, New Orleans, and superheroes. Let’s see if these Freshmen live up to our expectations.
Froshbox is often a nerve-wracking and uncomfortable experience for Freshmen. Being persuaded into social interaction with another student you do not know well in a relatively new environment is intimidating. However, looking back on these awkward moments, the majority of students remember them fondly.
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Napa Quake Ferguson Riots
SoCal Drought Excessive flooding in South West
Apocalypse By: Lauren Crittenden
What’s Going On?
Riots have broken out in Ferguson, lines have been crossed in the Middle East, terrorist groups have brutally murdered Americans, and natural disasters have damaged our country’s terrain. What’s going on? It seems as if everything is falling apart, bursting at the seams, unable to contain the overflowing issues at hand. With all this drama hanging over our heads we can’t help but think how these events will affect our future. First off, there are the race issues. Following the death of Michael Brown, some citizens of Ferguson, Missouri have been peacefully protesting against their possibly problematic police officers. These riots seem to be reopening wounds in predominately black communities. It’s hard to believe that it was only two years ago when Trayvon Martin, another black youth, was murdered. According to Senior Ian Buanafe, “the recent killing of Michael Brown will lead to an increase in racial tensions in the near future, but I honestly hope that one day these racial tensions will no longer exist, although I don’t believe I will live to see all races living in harmony.” SEPTEMBER 2014
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Another problem is the Middle East. The ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis over the Gaza Strip has tested our allegiance to our country’s allies. These problems have been going on since the creation of the state of Israel; the fighting seems never-ending. Is there any way America can peacefully intervene?
Next are the terrorist groups who threaten and murder our country’s people. Throughout our lifetime we have seen devastating attacks and have lived in fear of barbaric extremists. “Our generation has grown up with national terrorism,” comments Senior Kathryn Newton.
“Although we have lived it, we never really realized the full extent of the problem. Now as we grow older we can finally understand what’s at stake and how bad the situation really is.” Now the problem we are faced with is ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) a group now notorious for beheading American journalists and leading mass executions. They are ruthless. “We need to figure out a strategy fast,” states Senior Rachel Sanders. “We need to show these terrorists that we mean business when they put our people in harms way. They need to know as a world super power we will not tolerate this. Obama** needs to lay down the law and take action to protect our nation.” And finally, our environment is in trouble. Southern California is in a severe drought, there are flash floods in Arizona and Nevada, tropical storms threaten both coastlines, and the heavy rains, hail, and disastrous winds are damaging the Midwest. Not to mention, Napa Valley experienced a very large earthquake, which brings about the question, “is the big one coming?” So what can we do to change the path we are heading down?
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Now!
If you were president how would you handle current world issues?
Even though there have been so many issues overseas, we have other important things to deal with on the home front, like race based riots in Ferguson to droughts in Southern California along with other complications on our own turf. Well, now that a lot of Notre Dame seniors are 18 or turning 18, the voting privilege may provide us with a say in the subject matter. This November is a midterm election year. All seats in the United States House of Representatives and some of the seats in the United States Senate will be challenged. Although it is not a presidential election, we still have the opportunity to make a difference in how our country is run. **Obama: Recently the president has developed a strategy addressing the problems in the Middle East. This includes airstrikes by the US military, sending an additional 475 American military advisors to Iraq, and arming Syrian rebels. The House “okayed” Obama’s request to arm and train these rebels to fight Isis. (Vote was 273 to 156).
Ian Buenafe (Sr.):
“If I was president I’d be primarily focused on foreign affairs. I’d try to talk to the organizations we are most conflicted with and try to find a peaceful solution...The issues at home I’d focus on would be trying to help the poor in our country. I believe we need to care more about the people here at home.”
Eddy Dabsys (Sr.):
“I would never be in a position of political power so I’d leave it up to Mr. Hernandez.”
Rachel Sanders (Sr.):
“I would be a more aggressive president. I would want other countries to know that they shouldn’t mess with us.”
Paige Hollingsworth (Jr.):
“I would try to make better foreign alliances with other countries so we can better understand what is going on in other parts of the world.”
Lexi Nielsen (Fr.):
“I would try to solve current issues peacefully. I’d get the majority opinion from the people and negotiate with Isis to find a good solution.”
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BLUE is the new GOLD
The wrap sheet of the new teachers roaming Notre Dame.
GEORGIA CAPPELL CRIME: Vice Principal of Academic Affairs SENTENCE: Teaches the Freshman Seminar class, PAST OFFENSES: 31st year as a teacher and administrator; previously teaching chemistry at St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, then moving onto St. Bernard High School in Playa Del Rey where she taught math, science, computer studies
Story by Katie Schooley
ANDREA BETANCOURT CRIME: Technology Specialist SENTENCE: works with the student iPads and in the classrooms with teachers PAST OFFENSES: worked part-time at Notre Dame last year and has worked in various customer service positions, Class of ‘04
ELIZABETH GRAVES CRIME: Teacher SENTENCE: Teach AP Stats, Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry, and Algebra 1 PAST OFFENSES: fourth year of teaching math, taught math and student leadership at Maranantha High School in Pasadena
CRIME: Teacher SENTENCE: teach Computer Applications, AP Computer Science, Introduction to Engineering, and Robotics; mentor the after school FTC and FRC robotic teams PAST OFFENSES: began teaching in January 2012 at Van Nuys High School where he taught Introduction to Computer Science, AP Computer Science, AP Physics and then moved to Pasadena High School where he continued to teach Introduction to Computer Science and AP Computer Science
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JONATHAN LEE CRIME: Alumni Relations Manager SENTENCE: works with Notre Dame alumni, helps write the Knight letter and plans events such as the 10 through 60-year reunions. PAST OFFENSES: worked in other administrative roles, worked at DreamWorks for three years, Class of ’04: involved in band and volleyball while at Notre Dame
TERESA FITZSIMMONS CRIME: College Counseling SENTENCE: Senior College Counselor for seniors with last names L-Z PAST OFFENSES: teaching and working as a high school counselor for 30 years in New York, Rhode Island, Texas, California, Ohio, Virginia, Arizona and even Germany
CRIME: Teacher SENTENCE: Acting Teacher, Theater Director PAST OFFENSES: teaching for 13 years all over Los Angeles, first full-time educational job was last year at Westmark School in Encino
AMANDA TEPE CRIME: Librarian SENTENCE: New librarian PAST OFFENSES: taught math and student leadership at Maranantha High School in Pasadena
GINGER HOLLOWAY The Knight Staff would like to give a special thanks to all the new teachers for participating in this story and we wish them well on their future with the Notre Dame family. SEPTEMBER 2014
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Perfection ‘Round the World
By Alex Stephenson
“Beauty”: a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially sight, as defined by the dictionary. This definition does not even begin to encompass the true beauty of the heart, mind and soul. However, beauty is most often used when referring to the physical aspects of a person. These aspects differ depending on what soil you are standing on. Italian? British? South American? While these so called standards can be similar, they each have defining aspects.
Matilde Guma, Italian Model “We are born like a white In my opinion, the concept of beauty canvas, inside and out. It has been modified by stereotypical standards imposed by society, [such as] is our job to turn ourselves giant breasts on skinny girls who eat al- into a little great mastermost nothing to fit into size 38 (Italian). A beautiful body is a healthy body. Not piece,” obese and not too skinny. In Italy, young - Matilde Guma people are bombarded by stereotypical images of body builders and those androgynous figures that strut down the catwalk. However, I believe beauty is in the harmony and right balance of body shape. The most disarming beauties, for me, are those of mixed races and cultures. I personally prefer non-conventional styles such as punk, Goth, rock, hip-hop and hippy, which express my personal creativity.
Ana Gonzales, Venezuelan Film Major That is such a hard question to answer, and I want to be able to answer it by saying that physical beauty doesn’t matter because everyone is beautiful, but in the back of my head, I have the real answer I am trying to deny. In Venezuela, they have a pretty set guideline for beauty, which I still hold but have been trying to change. I have been trying to value a more bright and honest smile, eyes that light up when they speak about what they love and a healthy body (not exactly skinny). However, in Venezuela, they teach us to value a skinny body, the tight gap, big breasts and a big butt, a perfect, skinny nose, and long beautiful hair. My friend Maya fits both in my opinion.
Dulcie Everrett, British Student
There is a lot of pressure on girls to have the perfect figure and look pretty all the time… skinny, nice hair, but natural look[s are] important to girls in England. For guys, the standard is to be tall and muscular, so not too scrawny. It depends for a lot of us, and a lot of people obviously think different things are beautiful, but those are pretty much the standards in England. SEPTEMBER 2014
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