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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LOUIE CANTU

12 DIONYSIUM: LB DEYO 15 JOE MORALES 18 CLOSING DOWN THE CACTUS 19 LBJ JAGUAR BAND 22 AVATAR

GUITAR CENTER

CONCEPT ARTIST

LACROSSE

H.P. LOVECRAFT

AMHARIC

MUSIC TIMELINE

DEAD MAN

QUESTIONS FOR JIBLADZE

ORIGAMI STARS

10 INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE

2010

Albert N. is a not-soKyle D. is not the average teenager attending LASA. He was born in England and he lived in Ethiopia for four years. He’s had an experience in his first fifteen years of life that some people never experience in their entire life. Now, he would like to share with you his worldly experiences

ordinary 15-year-old teenage boy at LASA. He was born in Korea and actually lived here for 12 years. So, he’s literally been studying about U.S. Albert, who is just getting to know about American culture, would like to learn more about the culture and share what he has learned…

Contributors

Max H. is a 14 year

old high school freshman attending the Liberal Arts and Science Academy. Max hails from Ry’lyeh, Cthulhu’s hometown under the sea, and adheres to the Subgenius philosophy. Among his varied interests are J.D. Salinger novels, the Butt Hole Surfers, Kurosawa films, and pyrotechnics.

Prasaad M. is a 15

year old currently enrolled in the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, in Austin, TX. His group’s magazine, he believes, combines elements that entertain the reader, like music, people, and movies. As Prasaad and his group have worked hard on their magazine, he hopes it will bring joy to the students of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

A look into the life of

Louie Cantu By Kyle D. Louie Cantu was a quiet, timid, shy high school freshman. He was a young, nervous boy, just entering his teens. However, this was three years ago. Now, all of the attendees of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas know of him and his antics around school. Cantu is a senior at LASA. On campus, almost everybody has heard of him, and he is a unique individual, with a very good ethical code. In his free time, Louie seems like an average teenager. He likes to listen to music, play video games, and hang out with his friends. He really likes camping and fishing as well. However, he also likes lacrosse and small-scale woodworking, such as woodcarving, both of which are rather uncommon pastimes for a teen to have.

Louie Cantu on the front lawn of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

Cantu has an unpredictable streak in him. He has an eclectic array of hobbies, and most of which your average teen hasn’t done. “I’m picking up fire breathing.” Cantu said, “I’ve stolen a bunch of traffic cones for a scavenger hunt. I’ve played tag in the mall in a banana suit. I’ve picked up

Cantu joined – and now loves – the Fire Academy. The Fire Academy is an award-winning program at LASA which fully certifies students, over a twoyear course, to be firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and something new that a lot of kids didn’t get to do, so I went for it.” He explains. This shows Cantu’s dedication and willingness to aid other people. He is willing to dedicate so much of his time to become licensed to assist others.

Louie Cantu wearing dark sunglasses and a false mustache. tai chi, to calm down from being angry a lot; I found a self-teaching tai chi DVD in Target, and I’ve learned from that. I’ve almost started a big fire in a storm drain, by throwing a Jumping Jack firework into it.” Cantu has gone skinnydipping at Barton Springs. He had always wanted to go skinny-dipping, and he was bored that night, so he went. Cantu bought a taser “just for fun”, and Bennett, one of Cantu’s fellow classmates, tased him in the leg. “I wanted to know what it felt like, so instead of pissing off a cop, I bought a taser. It kind of felt like licking a battery. It was slightly shocking”. It didn’t hurt him too badly then, but later in the shower it did. The tase left burn marks, which are now gone. Cantu’s parents don’t know he has done all of these things. He hasn’t told them, not because he thinks they’ll forbid him from doing them,

“I like lying and telling stories, so if I can make a living out of it, why not?” but because he just figured that his parents would think he was crazy. However crazy he might seem, he is different from the typical unpredictable teenager because he has incredibly strong moral values. “I’m not scared to try new things.” Said he, “Most of the decisions I make I try to base off of what’s morally right, though. There are a lot of greedy people in the world, and I don’t want to be one of them. I mean, I wouldn’t mind a lot of money; I just wouldn’t sell out my friends to get it.” Due to an urge to help people,

While he intentionally set out to join the Fire Academy, joining lacrosse was “kind of an accident” for him. At the LASA Showcase, Cantu was walking around, and some friends of his convinced him to sign up for lacrosse. He stayed after for practice one day, and he thought it was kind of cool, so he stuck with it. Although Cantu didn’t play lacrosse at Small middle school, he quickly picked it up at LASA. However, he left Small because there was too much bookwork. Since then, his schools have had a lot of interactive learning. He wants to go to Austin College, in Sherman, Texas, because Austin College has a reputation of being very hands-on. Cantu wants to major in psychology, because he likes hearing about other people’s problems and helping out with them, so he thinks psychology “wouldn’t be too bad of a career”. The fact that he is willing and wanting to listen to – and help with – people’s problems shows that he cares about others, and that he is a good person at heart. After high school, Cantu wants to take a gap year of sorts. “I want to travel a lot.” He says, “And kind of do that whole soul

Feature searching thing. I know I want to help people, but I’m not sure what I want to do. I want a break before I do that, though.” In college, Cantu thinks that he will probably be the same as he is now, personality-wise, his good personality – and crazy streak – persevering through college, perhaps beyond. “The first two weeks [of college] will be like freshman year. But I want to get to know people. You don’t want to piss people off; this is where you make pals for life. Also, I’ll probably be more academically focused – there isn’t much to do in Sherman.” said Cantu. Cantu enjoys acting, which he has considered as a potential career,

and has a whole host of costumes on hand. “I’m making a superhero costume out of a wetsuit, part of my lacrosse pads, leather boots, gloves, and I’m going to buy or make a mask.” Said Cantu, “I have three costumes in my car: a banana suit, a Sponge Bob suit, and a state trooper suit. I like lying and telling stories, so if I can make a living out of it, why not?” However, the attraction of a career in psychology outweighs his possible future in acting. He would rather help others in as many ways as possible, and out of the two, psychology fits this description better. Cantu comes from a line of influen-

tial, exceptional people, who have all inspired him to be a better person in society. His great grandfather was one of the generals of José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, commonly known as Pancho Villo. When they drew the border, he had to decide between living in the United States or Mexico, and would’ve been really rich had he chosen Mexico. However, he chose the United States, and that’s why Cantu is here now. His grandfather was a really good baseball player. He joined the army to fight in World War II. His commanding officer found out about the baseball, and made him become a mechanic. He worked on the Enola Gay, before it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Cantu used to be inspired by Superman, but lately his role model has been his grandpa. “He is dead now, but he shared a lot of the same interests as I did.” Cantu said, “He cared about his family. He knew what was best. He was just happy all the time, too. I want to be more like him.”

Louie catching his breath on the sideline during a lacrosse game.

Photos courtesy of Louie Cantu

Theatre

DIONYSIUM

LB Deyo, the Athenium, and Austin’s only debate centered variety show

LB Deyo is a middle aged, red haired software writer for a videogame company. He plays basketball with his friends in his free time, and he lives with his girlfriend and a dog. If you ever saw him at a coffee shop or walking down a street in Austin, you wouldn’t think that he’s a very interesting guy. But to his fans, who know him as The President, he is part of a theatre program called the Dionysium. “The Dionysium is an intellectual variety show,” says Deyo as he sits coolly in the back room of the Flight Path Coffee House, intermittently sipping a bottle of Newcastle Ale. “It’s a combination of debate, lecture, theatrical performance and music, all presented in a watered down parliamentary style.” The Dionysium has its roots in the bars of New York. In his 20’s, Deyo wanted to discuss philosophical and intellectual topics with people at bars, but they seemed put off by his interest in debate. “People at bars were tired and wanted to relax”, says Deyo, and bringing up higher subject matter seemed almost like an insult to them. Thus the Athenium was born to create an outlet for Deyo’s passion for debate. “Back in the year 2000 in New York, me and Lefty Leibowitz started the Athenium. It was very similar to the Dionysium.” When Deyo came to Austin and started the Dionysium, he enlisted the help of Buzz Mo-

Story by Max H.

ran, a Foley artist with his own recording studio, and who is known as the Chairman for the Dionysium, Graham Reynolds, a highly regarded Austin musician who acts as the Maestro for the program, and Ben Keyfitz, an accountant and moderator of the Dionysium’s debates. “As far as the inspiration and the goal, the Dionysium is inspired by historical societies that aren’t really accessible nowadays,” says Deyo. The Dionysium is modeled after and inspired by the Royal Athenian Society, an Intellectual society founded in 1691 that would respond to philosophical questions from anonymous readers in gazette form. While the Dionysium has four members to answer these questions, just as the Athenian Society, the debate topics are posed by the members themselves, and conclusions aren’t always as definite as they could be.

“The Dionysium is an intellectual variety show. Its combination of debate, lecture, theatrical performance and music, all presented in a watered down parliamentary style.” -LB Deyo

From left to right, L.B. Deyo, Buzz Moran, and Graham Reynolds in the foreground

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While the Dionysium has always had the Royal Athenian Society in mind, The structure and location of the Dionysium has changed and evolved over the years. The Dionysium has played at many venues. Their first show was in 2000, at a club called 710, and fifteen people were in the audience. The Dionysium was also housed at a bar called The Ritz for a year. The Dionysium has gone a long way from small crowds shared with a band though; every time this reporter has been to The Dionysium, the theatre was pretty much full. This is due in part to the increasing experience of Deyo and his colleagues over the years. The entertainment is better and the act is smoother. “It takes time to figure out the balance between what is intellectually interesting and what is entertaining,” explains Deyo, and the Dionysium has perfected that balance. During a recent Dionysium that the reporter attended, A claymation short film was presented via projector, A debate was resolved in favor of the notion that art could be objectively bad, William Carlos Williams’ poem “The Great Figure Five” was recited and discussed, the School House Rock song “I’m Just a Bill” was sung along to by the entire audience, and a song was performed upon a musical saw. Because of the eccentric, interesting, and entertaining aspects of the Dionysium, Deyo’s debatecentered variety show has developed a following. “Around half of the audience is new each time, and the other half has been to the show before” Deyo says. The Dionysium attracts a lot of college students, but according to Deyo, there are a lot of intellectually starved people who come and really appreciate the chance to take part in it. The Dionysium also fills a niche in Austin’s spectrum of entertainment. “One Thing about the Dio-

nysium is that there’s nothing quite like it that I know of.” Deyo says. “Even though there are so many people that come back, it’s amazing how unheard of it is.” Though the Dionysium has been performed in bars and clubs over the years, for most of existence it has been held in the Alamo Drafthouse South, on the first Wednesday of the month. One of the great things about the Alamo is that you can order a meal in the theater, with a little table in front of the seat, and they also have an alcohol license, so around the end of every Dionysium, a toast is made to Dionysus, the god of parties and wine, hence the N.e Dionysium. Along with the main debate, there are side attractions, like little bands warming up for the grande finale, or as Deyo puts it: “All the other things are like planets orbiting the debate.” Usually in the beginning of the show, after ordering something from the Alamo’s extensive menu in the movie theater twilight, Graham Reynolds does a little background music on his crazy theatre organ, a few side acts are performed, such as a short film or a sing along, and the topic for debate is presented. Then the two debaters, usually an expert and a member of the Dionysium, are introduced and make their introductory statements, stating their thesis and talking about their credentials. The topic is debated until the end of the show, when the debaters take questions from the audience and

make their closing statements, after which the audience votes and the debate is resolved. The wording of the question is usually manipulated, and a lot of the time, somebody has to play devil’s advocate, such as in the topic performed this winter “Can Art be Objectively Bad?” The audience participation adds a lot of unpredictability to the act. “One thing I like about it is that it always surprises me. You never know what’s going to happen. I also like the humor, and the audience response” Deyo reflects. As Deyo says, “To me it’s a real treat to see people debate things out like that. Even if I’m not actively debating, I love to watch.” And evidently, a lot of Austinites like to watch debate, too.

Music

The Life of a Musician: Joe Morales A Look Into a Talented Saxophonist and Song Writer. By: Prasaad M.

Standing there on stage, saxophone at his waist, Joe Morales looks at the crowd. He has done this a million times, but each time feels good. He raises his head to an audience of over 1000 people he has never met, or even seen before. The spotlights are on him. He steps toward the microphone, lifts his saxophone, and takes a breath. Morales has played before thousands of people, including former president of the United States George H.W. Bush. Because of his talent, the Mayor presented him the day July 3rd, 1993 as “Joe Morales Day”. He is an extremely talented musician. But in between the all the TV programs and live performances, his top priority is finding time to teach his students. It all began when Morales was nine years old. It was then he picked up the saxophone for the first time. Throughout school and above academics, music was his focus. “English was my second language, and I wasn’t very good at anything else except for music,” he said. “So I decided to stick with music.” Morales relied on music to create his career, although he did complete his college education. Morales was also encouraged and inspired musically by his family. “On both sides of my family there was music all around, all the time,” he

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said. “My sisters were all singers. My grandmother, on my mother’s side was also a composer.” But most likely the most encouraging was his dad. His dad, he says, “was a guitarist and a singer in a mariachi band”. As a child, Morales was inspired by many factors to pursue a music career.

contacted him. “I’ve played at all of George [H. W.] Bush’s inaugurals,” he says. “I played his presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. in 2000. I

Morales remembers his favorite accomplishment during his entire career. “I would say my favorite accomplishment was when in 1988 I was chosen to go play at the White House, and I was also the first person to ever sing in the Library of Congress. That was a lot of fun; I got treated like a very important person”, he says with a laugh.

“If you don’t treat music like a business, you’ll never succeed.” -Joe Morales

As Morales practiced every day, his dedication propelled his talent to pass that of his peers. Although it was a risk, after college Morales took music to a whole new level. “I was on the road for 13 years solid, traveling all over the world,” he said. Morales’ popularity grew, and as he became famous, more famous people

played Ann Richard’s inaugural ball, in I think it was 1990.”

Morales has acquired many accomplishments throughout his career. Playing before the President and Ann Richards was definitely during the peak of his career, but Morales has accomplished even more than that. July 1st, 1993, the mayor awarded him “Joe Moralez Day”, as an honor for his achievements. Morales has also written a lot of commercials for TV and radio during his career. Along with this, “I’ve written compositions and methods that have been published, for schools all over the country,” he says. Overall, “I feel pretty happy about my musical accomplishments.” These days, Morales doesn’t spend his time playing before the president. He

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doesn’t spend his time receiving honors. Instead, he is “semi retired” as he calls it. “Now I play whenever I want to play. I play live in churches, because I’ve devoted my life to the church” Morales says. “But if I feel like its worth playing somewhere, then I play.” Morales also performs at weddings, if he feels inclined to play. “I write arrangements for high schools, colleges, and television. I write music for short films and I compose music just about every day,” he says. Whenever he gets contracted by these people, he gets paid for it. “Not including the time I spend with my students, I play at least 3 hours a day. I still practice everyday because music is endless and I still learn everyday something new.” Morales spends most of his day teaching students. This job he takes seriously. “My favorite thing in the whole world is to see somebody learn” he says. Morales teaches almost everyday, “to make ends meet” he says. “[Teaching] is like giving a part of me away, and it becomes part of that person, and that person becomes part of me. It’s the most rewarding thing that anyone could imagine.” Morales’ impressive teaching record is backed up by award winning students. “I’ve had kids win national awards, had kids win scholarships of all kinds. I had one student 2 years ago win a $50,000 scholarship to LSU”, he says. Some of his students went on to place #1 in various state rankings, while others became famous in joining a band. One student won the top band in his category this year, during South by Southwest. They’re called Mother Falcon, says Morales. Morales currently has a family, his

wife and two twins. His older kids have all graduated, and one is currently a minor league baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. “My wife is a musician, brother-inlaw is a musician, my mother-inlaw is a musician, and my kids are musicians. We live a pretty musical life”, he says.

stage, recording stage, and the stage of mastering the art. Now he is sharing his experience and knowledge with people who he was once like.

Morales as a saxophonist has experienced what every musician goes through -the learning stage, intermediate stage, performance

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any things have changed in Austin over the years. Restaurants have been shut down, venues have been closed, and the spirit of old Austin is constantly being corroded away by the endless flow of yuppies. The latest step in the gentrification of Austin is the closing of the Cactus Café, one of the best music venues in the country. The Cactus has hosted influential artists such as Lyle Lovett, a country star who has won four Grammys, and Jonathon Richman, the leader of the 70s protopunk band the Modern Lovers. Naturally, some people are pretty pissed about this turn of events, judging by the hundreds of outraged comments posted by Austinites on the Austin American Statesman website Austin360.com

CLOSING DOWN THE CACTUS U.T. Shutters an Austin Landmark

By Max

At the root of all things is the money issue. In this case, the Cactus Café and informal classes, programs that cost about 1.3 million annually, are being shut down by University of Texas in response to Rick Perry’s mandate to reduce spending by two percent. Reading the comments left by indignant music-lovers on the Austin American Statesman website, a simple question is repeated over and over: Why doesn’t U.T. just take a tiny sliver of Mack Brown’s grotesque multi million dollar paycheck and use it to pay the measly $122,000 a year to keep the Cactus running? In addition to using some of the football funds, U.T. could overhaul the Cactus to serve better food and drinks, along with charging a slightly higher door price to actually turn a profit. While walking around the U.T. campus, especially on the drag during SXSW, you may notice that there are a lot of music venues. A lot of them serve better food and alcohol than the Cactus, and a lot the time the music is free. Why, you might ask, is it so important to keep the Cactus Café open when there are so many other live music venues in and around the U.T. campus? Well, the answer is quite simple. Walking past all the different bars with live music, there is two really big unifying characteristics: the crowds are really obnoxious, and the bands usually suck. Whereas, in the Cactus Café, one of the longest standing live music venues in Austin, not to mention one of the most highly regarded, has an amazing line up of famous acoustic artists and local bands and an almost completely silent audience. While at a venue such as the Mellow Mushroom obnoxious crowds may drown out the bad music, whenever a musician strums the first cord of a song on their guitar at the Cactus Café, the crowd goes deathly silent in the hypnotic trance of live music. This aspect of the Cactus, along with it’s proximity to the U.T. campus, makes it an integral part of Austin. Without the Cactus Café, it would be a lot harder for music-loving U.T. students to see great live music. Without the Cactus Café, in other words, Austin wouldn’t be such a supportive city for emerging young musicians. In fact, one of the big reasons that some U.T. students decided to come here for school was so that they could see live music in one of the most highly regarded venues in the country!

In conclusion, The Cactus Café, is an integral part of life in Austin for me and many other music-connoisseurs in Austin. I think that U.T. administrators should reach into their deep coffers to pay the $122,000 to keep the cactus running. After all, publicly funded colleges, such as U.T., have never been for profit organizations, and things like the Cactus and informal classes are a big part of what publicly funded colleges should be providing for the public. If U.T. students don’t save the Cactus now, they won’t be able to enjoy great live shows later as alumni when they have better taste in music.

1st photo courtesy of Brian Berzer 2nd photo courtesy of Southwestern University

Opinion

The One The Only

R A U G D A N J BA . D e l y K y B

The LBJ Jaguar Band excells in all areas. One of the top bands in the nation - here is their story.

jaguar band is, in fact, definitely worth the time put in to it – just ask any person in the band. As for the quality, well, the LBJ Band made it to the statewide competition this year. If that’s not good, well then I don’t know what is. Some might say that the LBJ Jaguar Marching Band actually hurts you, as it reduces time to do your homework. However, this is not an issue, as the members of the marching band can get help on a problem in the homework if they need it. In this way, the band is a beneficial institution for studying and homework. Also, as you need to be passing a class to march, this provides great incentive for a student to get all their work done properly and on time. Being in the LBJ Jaguar Marching Band is an incredible bonding experience, and even more so for freshmen. You’re going to get some bonding with any afterschool activity, however, none are field, Daniel Athey quite like being in the marching heard nothing of band. Coming back to school to rehearse three weeks bethe loud noise and fore school actually starts up wild cheering. His thoughts were in one again after the summer, the place only. As the drum majors’ hands band members have time to fell, he started to blow, the music flowbecome really close together ing copiously from his horn. Only once and form really strong bonds. off of the field did his ears finally open, did he finally The freshmen in the marching band, when school starts up, hear that all of the spectators in the prestigious Alwill know many more people amodome were cheering for him, for his band. than the freshmen who aren’t I feel that the LBJ Jaguar Marching Band is great, in the band, and this leads to being one of the best high school marching bands more self confidence. Being in the United States. It is a very skillful, with many outside together, working toincredibly skilled musicians in. Many hot hours are gether, and sweating together really builds that strong sense put into it, marching around on asphalt, yet it is defof community. Also, being in initely worth your while. the LBJ Jaguar Marching Band In my experience with the LBJ Jaguar Marching band leads to one having a lot of – although that is still quite a short time – I have school pride. Also, every week in football season, if you’re not in the band, you get to never heard anybody complain competed nationally, amongst look forward to attending and about it. True that doesn’t mean the best high school marching playing at the football games evthey don’t, however, it definitely bands in the nation. ery Friday. lends more sway to my arguMarching band members earn The LBJ Jaguar Band is topment. P.E. credit in the fall and a fine notch, ranking in effectively the Most people that I’ve found in arts credit in the spring. This alnational level. It is worth the my travels all over the world lows for members of the marchtime and effort put into learnwould agree with me when I say ing band to get multiple creding a show, and it fosters a great that Texas has the most comits, including a P.E. credit, even sense of community. Also, if the petitive and overall best marchif you don’t consider yourself band makes it to the statewide ing bands in the United States of sportive or athletic. competition, it gives you an America. As the LBJ Jaguar Band Some might say that the LBJ enormous sense of great accomhas made it to the statewide Band is not a very good band, plishment, which is immensely competition multiple times, the and is not at all worth the time wonderful to experience. All in last being just last year, effecthat you would put into it. They all, the pros of the LBJ Marching tively, the LBJ Jaguar Band has are sorely mistaken. The LBJ Band most definitely outweigh the cons, and it is an experience not to be missed.

MARCHING ONTO THE

Opinion This the LBJ Jaguar Band, performing in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the state competition

This a few of the marching hats, as well as a trumpet, before competing in the state-wide competition in San Antonio, Texas.

The Drum Majors preparing for a competition

Photographs by Amy Holton

Opinion

Avatar By Albert N.

James Cameron makes another history.

Last Saturday, I went to the movies with my good friends to watch Avatar. As I entered the theater, I could see the people filling all the seats with funky 3-D glasses on. As I sat down in my comfy seat, the movie started, and the screen was filled with wonders from James Cameron’s imagination. The awardwinning director, who also directed the legendary movie, Titanic, has made a legendary movie once again. Avatar, released December 2009, made $505 million in 5 weeks, breaking the previous box office records held by Titanic, another movie by

es Jam d f o te ions anima ily t u l o eas ors rev he de act more t f o t a one that m lm a lo s i fi s Thi eron’s could a C m at he h so t James Cameron. It’s now nominated for 9 Oscar awards: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Directing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects. Breaking his own old record of Titanic, which was nominated for 14 Oscar awards, it seems like James Cameron may be the best director in history. It is true that not everyone enjoyed Avatar. Couple of my friends complained about the movie and didn’t enjoy it. They said that the movie doesn’t have any stories but full of random actions. But the Hollywood Report writer, Kirk Honeycutt, beg to differ. He says Avatar is “a fully believable, flash-and-blood romance” and “eggs the action”. It not only has a kicking-butt action, but also has a story of love that can’t be made. It’s almost impossible to make a movie that everyone likes with all these people with different tastes. For Avatar, majority of the population enjoyed watching it. Chinese movie

industry even had to ban Avatar because it was destroying their own movie industry. Avatar contributed not only to the film industry, but also to new developments in film technology. When James Cameron wrote Avatar, he knew that there wasn’t the technology required to film this movie. Invented technology was motion capturing brought to a new level where every detail of the actor’s performances gets preserved in the final CGI character as they appear on the screen. Actors can see their avatars from the movie instantly as they are filming. Also, producers of the movie invented this new camera, in order to make the movie 3-D, this makes the movie wondrous that films everything in 3-D. This invention would significantly drop the cost of making 3-D movies. Now, many directors can make 3-D movies more easily that cheap 3-D movies are going to be more popular than cheaper 2-D’s.

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Avatar has impacted the world a lot in many different ways. Avatar was evolutionary not only in movie industry, but also in technology and economy. This movie made our movie industry and 3-D technology better than it was ever before. It may not be the best movie in the history. However, it is definitely one of the most influence movies of the history.

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Music

Guitar Center: What’s The Big Deal? By Prasaad M.

M My hands are strumming a beautiful Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport. I could never purchase this guitar, priced at $1,750. But what an experience it is to slide my fingers around its slick maple neck... I could never have this opportunity if I wasn’t sitting here in Guitar Center. Personally, I believe Guitar Center is a great place to buy music products, as it has many great products sold at cheap prices. It is also an easy place to get in and out of if you come prepared and know what you want to buy. Now some people get really excited when they see a guitar like this Ernie Ball Music Man Axis. They want it and other products right away. But really, they don’t know for sure if they want it. It’s like a kid wanting a toy. When the child arrives at the toy store, there is too wide a selection of toys for his little eyes. He cannot decide which toy he wants, which in turn results in much time spent over contemplating a decision that should have been made BEFORE entering the store. This illustration is, relatively, what happens at Guitar Center. People walk into Guitar Center not knowing what they really want, like the child in the story. These people spend a long time trying to get the general idea of what they really want while in Guitar Center. This is a problem some

of the critics have with Guitar Center. A solution to the child story would be this: The child decides for himself which toy he wants, or at least what type of toy (plane, car, jack-in-the-box, etc.). The child would then be able to scan the toy store, find the toy, and check out with his parents. The people who enter Guitar Center could save themselves time if they decide what they want before they walked in. For example, say our guy (imaginary) plays rock music and wants to buy an electric guitar. He should research which guitars would suit his music style. Also, he should research which guitar body style he likes. He should research the prices of these guitars, and what he is willing to pay. Having this in mind, our guy could then walk into Guitar Center and quickly make his purchase, instead of asking a sales rep whom may not be very credible and most likely very time consuming. Guitar Center has many benefits to offer. One, the prices are incredible. Guitar Center will match any price found on the internet from one of their top competitors. They will match any price they have on their website too. Guitar center also has free shipping for many expensive products. The Guitar Center stores have a few used instruments and equipment available to purchase at an extremely low price. I saw a guitar, a used Taylor 614ce, in

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“You know, I do shop at Guitar Center and I think every musician does. Every musician will sit there and go ‘f--k! Guitar Center sucks’ but it’s not true! Guitar Center is rad because they have such a wide selection.” -Tom Delonge

Center a month ago. This used guitar was priced at $1700; there was nothing wrong with it. In fact, you couldn’t tell it was ever used. How much does a new Taylor 614ce cost? $2,900. Clearly, you can’t beat Guitar Center’s price. Another thing Guitar Center has to offer is its multiple locations. For example, there are three Guitar Centers in Austin alone. Big cities like Los Angeles or Chicago most likely have 5 or 6. There is a Guitar Center in driving distance for almost everybody in the US. One other thing Guitar Center offers it’s consumers is the wide range of products they sell. For example, a standard Guitar Center store sells electric guitars, amplifiers, acoustic guitars, keyboards, microphones, bass guitars, drum sets, electric drum sets, sound systems, speakers, and accessories (including guitar picks, pickups, straps, capos, microphone stands, etc.). The range of products at Guitar Center is unbelievable. Now that we’ve finished all the facts, let’s talk about peoples’ opinions. If Guitar Center is so great, why do some people no like it? Well, that’s a good question. Some people like to spend their time in stores. They look around, and then look around again, and again, until they realize how much time they have spent. Or maybe they don’t even care about the time, just their self-contemplation and the people around them. They may

look around for an hour in Guitar Center. Then they may play an acoustic guitar for 30 minutes. Then they may talk to a sales representative about the guitar, even though they don’t really want it. The person then has just wasted 2 hours of not doing anything productive. This could be why people think Guitar Center is a hard place to purchase anything. It could be because some people are procrastinators and whenever they go to Guitar Center, procrastinate in buying the product and instead play something else or talk to a sales representative. Some people don’t like Guitar Center because they do not carry exotic products, such as rare guitars and amplifiers. I don’t really know for sure the reason people think this way about Guitar Center. My point is that Guitar Center is not the problem. You have to know what you want. You can’t waste your time and procrastinate, or get sidetracked by other products. If you do, then it will be hard to buy anything. And if you are looking for something exotic, don’t look in Guitar Center. Do you expect them to carry that rare product in all the hundreds of stores around the US? No because then it wouldn’t be rare, would it? Guitar Center has a lot to offer consumers like you and me. It’s time we stop criticizing and take advantage of all Guitar Center has to offer (prices, locations, range of products, etc).

Feature Feature Bottom: This was one of the concepts he did for his one of the most recent games, “Incredible Hulk”.

Concept Artist By Albert N.

Everything about one of the coolest jobs in the world

Deep love bonded them. The bond is so strong that it is impossible to break them apart. He doesn’t care about people making fun of him, because he knows that none of them have ever felt the way he does. He is so devoted to his love that he spends every minute of his life thinking about it. A teenage boy is in deep love with his console and his video games. Kelly Goodine used to be one of these lovers of video games. Now he’s the cupid that shoots the arrows at young teenagers’ hearts; he’s a concept artist for video games. Concept artists are the painters who are trying out concepts for the games. He used to work for Bioware until he moved to Austin from Canada. One of his recent works is Incredible Hulk and he’s currently working on different kinds of games such as the games for Facebook and iPhone applications. Goodine “draws [environments and characters for the game] and then paints them on the computer using some various programs”. This seemingly glamorous job actually has

quite challenging side. “Usually when I’m concepting, I have to keep in mind that these characters are going to be 3-D characters,” he said “so, there’s difference between 2-D drawing and 3-D character. When you draw something in a cool pose or whatever, some people think ‘Oh, that’s great’, but the thing is, knowing that it’s going to be converted into 3-D model, you have to think about how it works in 3 dimensions.” First challenge of the concept artists face is drawing in 3-D dimensions. Since all recent games are based on 3-D, all the concepts need to be drawn in 3-D as well. However, drawing 3-D’s on 2-D paper or screen is not so simple. “People that draw,” Goodine said, “traditionally, have hard time moving onto 3-D”. There’s 2 ways of drawing 3-D well enough for designers to easily understand what’s going on. One way is to draw from many different angles, usually the front, back

and side, sometimes top. Another way is to draw “¾ view from the front and ¾ view from the back”, says Goodine. He, who has been drawing in childhood as comic book artist wannabe, did not have much trouble with this. “But, I found that people that can usually draw really well and start learning 3-D early on usually [learn it] quite easily.” Another harsh truth about being an artist is instability. “Sometimes a lot of company come and go overnight.” Goodine said. Many artists don’t get to keep their job or stay where they are for long time. There are always younger and better artists coming up from college. These newcomers to this industry are more motivated and skilled with

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Top Left: One of Goodine’s favorite hero. When I asked him to draw his favorite character, he was able to draw this in less than 30 minutes. Top Middle: Another concepts Goodine created for “Incredible Hulk”. This was the concept for one of the boss fights Top Right: Character design he did for the game he is currently workig on, “Platinum Life” which is the game for Facebook.

it might not fit in with your vision what the game based off on.”

new techniques. However, Goodine is proud to be veterans. “I’m really happy about everything I’ve learned” said Goodine, a 14-years veteran concept artist. He is still learning from his peer designers, and said that the most enojoyable part of his job is “collaborating with the other artists”. When the veterans get too together, they share tips and advices they have and use. Since he likes to do what he does, it’s always fun for him to learn and get better. “You are happy about the work you’ve done and people of your department have done.”, He said, “But sometimes, the other department….”

There is also not-so-bright side of working with others. A lot of different people contribute their time and effort in order to make a game. Sometimes, not everyone agree with each other and not everyone does satisfying job. As long as you are working for, someone, you will not be allowed to do whatever you want make the game you want. “A lot of times what happens is that there will be outside publishers who have a lot of control over a game and they might want fundamental changes that absolutely kill the game because they are thinking about ‘well, the other game [that is already on the market] was successful, let’s do that.’”, He said “And

Another reason why this job is so unique is that it is one of jobs that people truly put passion and love into. Not many people enjoy their jobs and “take pride and joy doing it”, nor have “fun” while at their work. “The best artists I’ve met are usually fairly quiet.”, Goodine said, “Whatever it is [they do], they just take pride and joy doing it.” Goodine was drawing the scenes for a comic book, which he has been privately working on, on the two touch screens with a pen in his mouth and hand for the last 3 hours. Finally, he let go of his pen gently without taking his eyes off of the screen, smiling with satisfaction and pride. He just completed another arrow of cupid.

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Literature

THE MONSTERS OF

H.P. LOVECRAFT By Max H.

H.P. Lovecraft was an influential horror and science fiction writer in the early 20th century. Lovecraft lived from 1890-1937 and lived most of his life in Providence Road Island, his birthplace, and the setting of many of his stories. H.P. Lovecraft was unknown in his day, and most of his works, such as the renowned “Call of Cthulhu” were published in the sci-fi paperback series “Wierd tales”, and were never critically acclaimed as the horror classics that they are today. While Lovecraft barely made enough money from his work to live with his wife, Sonia Greene, he is credited by many authors, incluiding Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, as being a major influence in their work, and his work has permeated popular culture to the extent that “Hello Cthulhu” dolls can be bought and a Black Sabbath song was based off of Lovecraftian mythos, entitled “ Beyond the Wall of Sleep”. Cthulhu: Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous monster. Cthulhu and the mythos surrounding him was created by Lovecraft in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu” and was published in the science fiction paperback “Weird Tales” in 1928. Lovecraft describes Cthulhu as being vaguely humanoid in stature and proportion, and possessing dragon wings, prodigious claws, and a scaly, octopus head, with dangling tentacles. As the Cthulhu worshipping cult in “Call of Cthulhu” explains it, Cthulhu lives on earth in his sunken city at R’lyeh in a dreamlike state, waiting for the moment when he is awakened and can wreak drestruction upon the cities of man and reinstate the rule of the old ones, a group of alien monsters to which Cthulhu belongs. The most famous of ancient texts referring to this future event reads “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”, translating from the alien language to “In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming”. Yog Sothoth: Yog Sothoth, also known as “The Lurker at the Threshold” and The Beyond one”, it’s N.e translates to “The Abnormal Ones are coming”. Yog Sothoth was created by Lovecraft in 1927 in the novella “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” and is said to take the form of a glowing conglomeration of spheres. Yog Sothoth is omnipotent, and is the one entity more powerful than the all-mighty Azathoth. Yog Sothoth also fathered a half-human son N.ed Wilbur Whateley in Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror”. Elder Things: The Elder Things, the first extraterrestrial race to inhabit earth, were created by Lovecraft in the short story “At the Mountains of Madness”, which was published in 1936 in the paperback “Astounding Stories”. Elder Things are very intelligent creatures, and bioengineered the Shoggoths as slaves to build their great metropolises on earth. The Elder things are described by Lovecraft as spiny cucumber shaped animals, possessing characteristics of both animals and vegetables. Based around it’s six foot high ridged barrel-shaped body, an Elder thing has five eyes, five mouth openings, five wings, five tentacles, and five feet. The Elder Things civilization was weakened by the rebellion of their Shoggoth slaves, and toppled long before humans populated the earth.

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Amharic

A brief glimpse into the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic By Kyle D.

In Amharic, unlike English, the fundamental sounds are clusters of a consonant sound and a vowel sound. It has a phonemic orthography, which is a writing system where the graphemes (the written characters) correspond to phonemes (the spoken sounds). These phonemes are what make up the words. The syllabary is comprised of hundreds of graphemes, even with there being multiple graphemes for the same phoneme. Amharic has ejective consonants, which are pronounced while simultaneously closing your glottis, producing an explosive, almost clicklike sound. They are shown at the right with an apostrophe following the letter. The chart at the right is part of the Amharic syllabary. The letters at the left correspond to the consonant part of the grapheme, and the syllables at the top correspond to the vowel part of the grapheme. They’re shown with the example of the first row of graphemes, having the consonant ‘B’. If you find the consonant you’re looking for, go across the row and find the correct vowel sound.

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ቤ ብ ቬ ቭ ሴ ስ ሼ ሽ ኬ ክ ሌ ል ኤ እ ዜ ዝ ዤ ዥ ዴ ድ ጄ ጅ ጼ ጽ ጴ ጵ ጤ ጥ ጬ ጭ ሔ ሒ ቴ ት ቼ ች ቄ ቅ ፔ ፕ ሄ ህ ሤ ሥ ሜ ም

ቦ ቮ ሶ ሾ ኮ ሎ ኦ ዞ ዦ ዶ ጆ ጾ ጶ ጦ ጮ ሖ ቶ ቾ ቆ ፖ ሆ ሦ ሞ

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MUSIC GENRES By Prasaad M.

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FILM

REVIEW BY MAX H.

The film Dead Man, a black and white western masterpiece directed and written by Jim Jarmusch and starring Johnny Depp, manages to be both contemplative and exciting. While the train scene at the beginning may be a bit slow, the film as a whole is a fine model of great pacing, mood, and subtlety. The film starts out as a typical western, as plaid suit-clad Easterner William Blake (Johnny Depp) rides a train to the prototypical Western town of Machine, bearing a letter that grants him a job at the town’s main employer, Dickinson Metal works. After he is refused the job, Blake goes on a one night stand with a flower girl and is shot when her vengeful ex fiancé, the son of Dickinson, comes to her house. Blake kills the spited lover and rides out of town on a stolen horse, with nothing but a suit, a top hat, and a revolver. The rest of the film takes place as Depp and a mysterious Native American N.ed Nobody trek through the Wild West as three quarrelsome gunslingers chase them. In addition to Johnny Depp, Dead Man has a fantastic cast, with many cameos by actors such as Iggy Pop as a Philistine-hating cannibal, and Gibby Haynes, the singer from the psychedelic band Butthole Surfers, playing a brief role as the man receiving services upon his member in a back alley of Machine. From the beginning of the movie, all the actors are superb, ranging from Robert Mitchum as Dickinson, to Gary Farmer as Nobody the cryptic American Indian. Another thing that I like about Dead Man is the superb cinematography and soundtrack. The meditative, high contrast, black and white filming has lots of great handheld shots and perspective shots, making the audience feel like a casual viewer. The instrumental guitar soundtrack by Neil young also fits the mood of the film very well with lots of long drawn out refrains and repeated, ponderous phrases that seem to waver and twist, like coiling smoke. One of the repeated themes of the film Dead Man is Nobody’s confusion between William Blake the poet and

William Blake the outlaw. Nobody is an avid fan of Blake’s poetry and quotes it throughout the film, with the haunting quotes “Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night” and “The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision’s greatest enemy”. All in all, this a very well executed film, albeit sometimes slow, the style and cinematography is wonderful, the plot is interesting and engaging, and the dialogue is humorous and insightful. This is the best Western I have ever seen.

Overall Rating: 9/10

10 Questions

The8 Questions for Mr.Jibladze. By Albert N.

Ten random questions to get to know Mr. Jibladze better. when would you go?

You could not pay me enough to be a teenager. Noooo. I’m happy Now. Being [a] teenager sucks. So, yeah, you know, [Now] is great. I love it. [Now] is perfect. I got a job, I get to travel a lot. I live like a college student. I don’t own much. Everything I own is back at Georgia. I have none [here]. So, I can go wherever I want.

What’s your favorite stuffed animal?

Ugh, I don’t have fairy stuff, man. I guess it has to be a Homer Simpson. I don’t have Homer Simpson stuffed animal. Or Krusty the Clown. Yeah!

If you could go back in time and kill someone, who would you kill? Photos by Albert N.

Why do you what you do?

[I] have freedom; [I] have 3 months off during the summer and then 2 weeks during the winter. So, I go back home and I usually go back home during summer. My uncle lives in Barcelona so I go to Barcelona a little while, then I go to Georgia. If you had only 2 weeks of vacation a year, that’ pretty tough. This is good.

If you could switch your profession, what would it be?

Oh, that’s tough one. ‘The’

Vladimir Putin. Prime minister of Russia. Totally. I would pay money right now if I (7:02) only job that would be perfect would Dan Castellaneta’s job. I would like to be Homer Simpson’s voice. That is the best job EVER. Homer Simpson is my American idol. I want to be just like him.

What is your favorite TV show?

Other than [Simpson], lately, I’ve been watching Dexter. It’s [about] a serial killer. It’s a good show. I don’t actually have a TV. So, I just watch occasional stuff on computer. That’s it.

If you could go back in time,

Health or wealth?

Health. What the hell would you want wealth if you are sick? If you have your health, you can get anything you want.

Simpsons, Family guy or South Park?

Oh, hell no! Simpson. The original Simpson, Homer Simpson is the man. Yeah.

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Origami Throwing Stars By Prasaad M.

Here is a cool how-to which you can do in the comfort of your home. The classic oragami star figure can be incorporated with an LED and weighted battery, to make a fun throwing LED oragami star.

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Gather your materials. First, buy a 1.5cm x 18 cm strip of translucent vellum. You can find this at an art store or online. Also purchase a 5mm Super Bright LED (any color) and a CR2032 3V Lithium Battery. These can be found at a local electronic shop or ordered online. Lastly find some duct tape,

Next pinch the LED wires as close together as you can without them toughing. Wrap translucent vellum around the LED bulb in a starlike pattern- shown in picture. For more info on wrapping the star visit youtube. One the star is completed place the battery in between the two LED wires. Wrap battery and wires with duct tape, making sure the wire is firmly against the battery. The LED should be lit. If not, reverse the battery position.

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The Top 10 Most Influential People at LASA

4 Erin Austin

By Albert N.

1 Mrs. Aguayo-Tabor 2 Malcolm Gibbs

1)How does this make you feel? - I’m sure. I don’t what way I am influential. I’m happy that you guys I’m influential in same way at LASA. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - I do a lot things and I’ve done them for long enough. So, I’m in leadership positions in all of them. I like being known and I like knowing people, too.

1)How does this make you feel? - I feel honored. I think it’s a good thing that you guys think teachers are influential. And, hopefully, you saw influence as a good think not a bad thing. 2)Why do you think you are on the list? - I’ve been here long time. I’m the head of Department of Social studies and I am in a lot of committees. So, I think I’m visible. 3)Who else should be on the list? - I think we have very influential teacher who helps or runs very visible clubs. Maybe Science Olympiad sponsors. Mr. Journeay in terms of science. Your student leaders and probably seniors, because they have been around a while and led. Charles, because he does the announcement and everyone kinda knows who Charles is. Probably people play certain sports or multiple sports.

1)How does this make you feel? - I feel kinda cool. I always I was kinda dorky and weird. Honestly, I’m just being myself. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - They think that I’m cool. I think people like the fact that I can be myself. I’m being myself and people like that about me. When people are around me, they think they can be their selves because I’m being myself as well.

3) Who else should be on the list? - Mr. Risinger is influential. Daniel Aethey is influential. You guys are putting me in a spot here. 3) Who else should be on the list? - I think Marvelous should be on the list, because she does every thing. She’s got good grades, she’s SUPER athletic. I think she’s like number 2 runner in the state. She’s got full ride to Columbia [university] Ms. Aguayo. I would put Mr. Snyder. He’s my FAVORITE teacher in our school.

3 Charles Yu 1)How does this make you feel? - I feel honored. But I don’t know what I did to get this honor. 2)Why do you think you are on the list? - Because everyone says my N.e in the hallways and I do the announcements and everyone knows who I am. 3) Who else should be on the list? - Ms. Ruch-Flynn, one of the Sci-Tech teachers because they have been here longest. Mr. Journeay actually should be on that list too. Ms. Aguayo. Jim Phillps. Sam Ferris.

Photos by Albert N.

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5 Gryphon Rice 1) How does this make you feel? - It’s okay I guess. I was a little bit surprised. I didn’t know you guys did this kind of lists. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - Cause I’m pretty well-known because I’m pretty loud. And everyone kinda has to know me.

6 Marvellous Iheukwumere

1) How does this make you feel? - Aww, that’s sweet. That makes me feel great about myself ‘cause y’all consider me as one of the top 10 most influential people at LASA. Every where I go I try to leave positive impact and, as I’m going to college, I hope that I could do that in college. That’s what I want to. When I grow up, I want to make a change in the world.

2) Who else should be on the list? - Ms. Aguayo. Miran Lou. She’s really smart and nice. She’s influential in a fact that she’s smart, she’s not like smart person who doesn’t like to help others. She’s willing to help others and she helped me,

7 The Brownes

8 Mr. Risinger

1)How does this make you feel? - Good, I suppose. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - Yeah, definitely cause I play magic, for sure. I’m big. Lots of people can see me. I met a few extra people after becoming a prom king. 3) Who else should be on the list? - I think Nova is pretty influential. No, I seriously think so. Gossip Queen, no, social overlord? That’s couple of terms I would use to describe her. She’s got a lot of friends. If she has opinion on something, it gets respected, first of all, and a lot of people tend to agree with it.

10 Mr. Jibladze

1)How does this make you feel? - [Being responsibility] is quite a responsibility, isn’t it? It’s something to be careful of and to take very seriously. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - Because we are very good. We do our job right. 3) Who else should be on the list? - Nobody else. No. Let me see. Mr. Sharp. Ms. Elbom. Charles. Maddie. Erin Austin. Pellowski? Maddie: You should go bug Zane. Mr. Risinger

1) How does this make you feel? - That makes me feel very good. I’m proud of that. If I’m influential in anyway, that’s a good thing. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - I think I’m on the list because I am very open and honest with my opinions and feelings in class. 3) Who else should be on the list? - That’s a great question. In faculty perspectives, faculty is so dyN.ic it is difficult for me to N.e specific 10 people that should be on that list. I think Daniel Aethey would be on that list because he’s the prom king. So you have to obey that. [Erin Austin]’s dad is a federal judge. So if you don’t put her on that list, you don’t know what kind of hit you can get.

1)How does this make you feel? - I was surprised. Maybe if it was popularity contest, I maybe the funniest, you know. I mean, I’m not even sure about that. 2) Why do you think you are on the list? - I don’t know. I haven’t been at LASA that long. I guess I’ve been here for, good god, five years. But still, there are so many teachers who have been here longer than me with better work. 3) Who else should be on the list? - You got Haynes, Aguayo, Risinger. Add Davis and Journeay.

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