February 2015

La Costa Canyon High School

MavLife

February 2015

One Maverick Way, Carlsbad, CA 92009

Volume 9 Issue 3

Encinitas Park Opens to Month of Success

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fter more than 10 years and 19 million dollars of planning, preparation and construction, the new Encinitas Community Park and its plethora of outdoor recreational and sports facilities debuted on January 13th.

Located west of Interstate 5 between Santa Fe Drive and Birmingham Drive, the 44-acre park includes a soccer field, a softball field, two baseball fields, a 13,000 square foot skate park and a dog park with more than two acres of space for both large and small dogs. The park accommodates visitors of all ages from barbecues, walking paths and picnic areas for groups and individuals to the spacious turf area and playground with climbing structures, ropes, slides and swings for children.

One of the largest and most frequented facilities in the park is the skate park, which is complete with an urban plaza area, planters, ramps, bowls, platform areas and more for skaters of all skill levels.

“They have a lot of ledges, stairs and rails, and it’s a good park, and it’s a good community too, so I really like it,” sophomore Jack Romero said. “Compared to other parks, I think it’s a lot more fun.”

The park was designed to be compatible with drought conditions, with an 880-foot dry creek bed that winds through the park among thousands of plants and trees as well as acres of synthetic turf fields.

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Cassandra Cyphers

A skateboarder prepares to do a trick on one of the ramps at the skate park at the new Encinitas Community Park on February 14.

Prospective Students Question UC Tuition Raise

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n November 2014, the 26 members of the University of California governing board voted to increase tuition by as much as 28 percent in upcoming years. Although the Assembly and Senate of California both rejected the proposal, there is debate on how to best raise the money needed to offset the budget issues that have plagued the college education system in recent years.

Shelly Meron, the Media Relations to the University of California Office of the President, explained the purpose for the potential tuition increases.

“The fiscal crises over the last few years have led to this pattern of very steep budget cuts from the state,” Meron said. “That has corresponded with some very sudden increases in tuition.”

The University of California board has generated some goals in response to these problems.

“We wanted to really build a sustainable long term financial plan that would help us preserve diversity and our academic excellence, and make sure that tuition is as low and as predictable as possible.”

The financial plan would support many components of the established system.

“We want to make sure that academic excellence at the University is maintained,” Meron said. “We want to enroll more California students. We want to increase diversity. We want students to have more

IN THIS ISSUE Guatemalan Students

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After a long journey through Mexico to reach the U.S., Guatemalan students look to find success through education.

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access to classes and lower professor-tostudent ratios. ” The extra funds raised through higher tuition costs would be put toward goals set by the board.

“That money would be put towards enrolling California students, and increasing diversity through the enrollment of those students,” Meron said.

Although a tuition increase may be necessary, the University of California hopes this isn’t the case.

“We believe that this is a university system that should be preserved and supported,” Meron said. “That takes an investment, and we certainly hope that the state will reinvest in the University so that the tuition increase is not needed. We will continue to work with [the governor] through the budget process this year to hopefully secure more funding.”

Nevertheless, many La Costa Canyon students are frustrated by the perpetuation of an already costly situation.

“There is no way every country has lower tuition costs and America just has these super high ones, and there’s nothing that we can do about it,” senior Max Capasso said. “I don’t buy that.”

Part of the anger stems from the idea that college is a necessity.

“Essentially you need to go to college, right?” Capasso said. “So you would think that

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as a society we would put importance on that.”

Another concern some students have is associated with the impact it would have on family funds in the future.

“I have to think about what it’s going to do to my parents’ future with all the loans that I would have,” senior Kelly Reed said.

With the raise of tuition on the horizon, smaller schools are starting to look like a better option for prospective students.

“The smaller schools can give a better education but they don’t get enough credit for it,” Reed said. “In the UC system, you’re in a 200 person class and you might not get as [good] of an education.”

As a result of the proposed tuition raise, some riots have occurred across the state.

Students have created posters, marched and chanted against these possible expenses.

LCC English teacher Matt Cunningham participated in one of these protests alongside University of California, San Diego students.

“I was coming back from La Jolla, and I saw that the students and some professors had blocked off [Interstate 5] and since I went to school there I stopped and I joined them,” Cunningham said. “There were a lot of students. They blocked the freeway.”

To Cunningham, the potential increase seems to contrast the original missions of the UC system.

“The goal is to bring a world class education to everybody,” Cunningham said.

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“At this point, the only people that can go to that school are the people who already have the background to do well.”

Cunningham believes that the UC system needs to keep one idea in mind.

“We need to make education affordable for the students who need it,” Cunningham said.

Although the schools seem to have a plan in mind, this issue may cause more people to look at the UC system in a negative light.

“Public universities are now a business and it’s sad,” Capasso said. “They have to run like a capitalist model. If I get into a UC, I’m going, but I’m not going to be paying exorbitant tuition with a smile on my face.”

ENTERTAINMENT 14 The Hungry Maverick

The MavLife staff tastes some of the best french fries in the area to find out which restaurant has the best salty snack.

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Cassie Amundson Staff Writer

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2 FEBRUARY 2015 News Shifting Leadership Alters Foundation Dynamics With the resignation of Foundation Director Janice Itterman comes the need to fill a role that controls student funds

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a Costa Canyon’s foundation is a non-profit organization designed to increase and improve educational opportunities for students, namely academics, arts and athletics. The foundation consists of a small office staff and several parent volunteers who dedicate their time to fundraise money to provide the school with additional services and opportunities not provided by the district.

Former Executive Foundation Director Janice Itterman has recently resigned and moved out of state. Her position has been filled by Dale Jaggers, who is excited about the opportunity.

“I love the people that I’ve met and I’m working with,” Jaggers said. “There’s a lot of great volunteers and I really enjoy that part of my job. I love Mr. Marcus, and I love being on campus and the energy of it is great.”

The foundation looks for multiple qualifications when deciding on the Executive Foundation Director.

“In order to be an Executive Director, you should have a degree or certification in fundraising and development or public administration,” Itterman said.

The work Jaggers has done prior to the work he will be beginning has prepared him well for his new job.

“I have my bachelor’s and master’s degrees,” Jaggers said.

“For the last 16 years, I’ve worked in the non-profit sector and the foundation is a non-profit.”

Other experiences are needed to provide the best possible service for the school, including volunteer work.

“Preferably five years plus experience in a non-profit environment, working on annual campaigns, and major gift donations,” Itterman said “You should have an understanding of non-profit business management and accounting principles.

Knowledge of public education is a big plus.”

Part of the director’s job includes the fundraising responsibilities for the school.

“The biggest challenges facing all Foundations today are finding funds to fulfill our mission, spreading the message/ communication, finding volunteers/ board members to take on leadership responsibilities, and keeping up to date with social marketing,” Itterman said.

Jaggers has some goals he would like to accomplish within

our community and with his new job here at LCC. “The goal is to get to the point where about 50 percent of the job is managing the office and about 50 percent of the job is fundraising,” Jaggers said. “I’m trying to find donors and businesses in the area, [trying to] have relationships with them, and trying to convince them that this is a great school to give money to.”

The foundation board was excited for the new Executive Director to begin working.

“He has a very infectious personality and has a lot of various experiences that will be a positive thing for our foundation,” Steigerwald said.

In the few weeks of his new job, Jaggers has faced some challenges.

“Its a very multifaceted job,” Jaggers said. “Its been a little difficult to wrap my head around all of the different things I have to do. The person that did this job before me isn’t here, so that makes the transition more difficult. If they were here and told me what I had to do it would be a lot easier.”

Jaggers will now be responsible for the responsibilities that previously belonged to Itterman. “[Itterman] helped us re-organize our office, our policies and procedures and upgrade our community outreach and our fundraising efforts,” Steigerwald said. “Additionally, [she helped] manage the office to create a great symbiotic bond between the school administration and our foundation to collaborate together for a common goal.”

Itterman leaves LCC with the hope that our foundation continues to expand the opportunities for the students here at LCC. “It is my hope that the LCC community continues to help the foundation expand opportunities for your children and make a difference in their lives and future,” Itterman said. “In such a competitive world it is more important now than ever.

By enhancing education at LCC you help our teachers, teach at an even high level. Together we can raise the bar.”

Jade Harabedian

Victoria Zamora

Dale Jaggers plans to fill the shoes left by previous the Foundation Director by making a difference on campus through fundraising and managing the office.

Staff Writer

Encinitas Park Opens to Community [continued from page 1]

Photos by Cassandra Cyphers

Above: Scootering student heads toward the Encinitas Community Park’s skate park on February 14.

Top Left: Signs posted around the park indicate hours, rules and locations of various facilities available for the general public.

Bottom Left: New areas are now in recreational use by many different groups of people.

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The landscaping looks like it’s very drought-resistant,” Audrey Bromstad, who lives near the park and visits frequently, said. “It looks like it fits into the landscape beautifully.”

Early stages of development for the park faced objections from citizens who opposed the original intentions for the park’s ultimate design. Negotiations between concerned citizens and residents living near the park, including Bromstad, and the City of Encinitas postponed the completion of the park for more than a decade.

“I have absolutely no regret in the delay, because the citizens actually made the park better in every respect,” Bromstad said. “We fought for it to be a community park.”

Bromstad and other residents in the area raised money in order to sue the City of Encinitas. They hoped to change the plans from a large-scale competitive sports park, which would have created disruptive light pollution and traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods, to a “multigenerational community space,” catering to the varying interests of families in the community.

“In the end, just like almost every decision in public policy, it’s a compromise and you try to do the best you can to balance all the different interests,” Encinitas City

Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said. “I think they did a good job in the end of finding the right balance.”

Among the selling of bonds and use of savings in the budget, financing for the park involved the reallocation of funds from other development projects in Encinitas. The completion of those projects has been delayed in favor of the Encinitas Community Park project.

“It’s a huge investment, it was very expensive, and that’s where we’re putting our money, is the things we value, outdoor recreation and play time,” Shaffer said. “There’s only so much money to go around and you make choices.”

Nevertheless, the final product has been well-received and is already being enjoyed by visitors from around the block and around the county.

“I see nothing but positive,” Bromstad said. “I think that it’s ideal, and I think that all the neighbors that worked so hard to make it are very happy with the park.”

Cassandra Cyphers Contributing Writer

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Influenza Virus Proves Difficult for Students to Avoid

Students are warned against the current season’s eruption of the common flu; vaccines evidently useless against new strain

Center for Disease Control on Herd Immunity

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“When a critical portion of a community is immunized against a contagious disease, most members of the community are protected against that disease because there is little opportunity for an outbreak.”

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his year’s heightened flu season, affected by lowered vaccination rates and varying strands of the flu virus, spread widely this winter.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Influenza A (H3N2) viruses are most common so far. This type of virus is related to illness and death, especially in older people and children. This season is forecasted to be especially severe.

In accordance with the CDC prediction, many students at LCC have been got sick this winter.

“I didn’t get sick last year and I have a pretty strong immune system, but it was just a thing that our shots didn’t really do anything for,” senior Maddy Hurst said.

Principal Bryan Marcus reflects on the academic effect of the flu outbreak.

“We’ve definitely seen a little bit more absences than we’ve seen in past years, but for the most part it seems like kids are getting healthy quick and getting back to school,” principal Marcus said. “They are doing a very nice job of staying caught up.”

Emergency room nurse Michael Germuska believes it is important to call the doctor immediately upon contracting flu because some antiviral medicine can be given to reduce the severity and length of the illness.

“You want to call your doctor or primary care physician as soon as you start to have

symptoms because there’s medicine that they can give you that is effective, but it has to start in the first couple days,” Germuska said.

Despite the importance of attending school, flu spreads faster in close quarters, so safety is imperative to the educational environment.

“It’s important for the students to stay home when they’re sick and then while they’re there that everybody uses really good hand hygiene,” Germuska said.

In accordance with this, the administration and custodial staff work to guarantee a sanitized and healthy school environment.

“We are going through cleaning classrooms and doing the things we normally do to ensure we have a very healthy and safe environment, which we do,” Marcus said.

In order to ensure this safe environment, LCC has nightly clean-up crews that sanitize classrooms.

“They work their eight hours from 2:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., then they go home and come back again the next day,” Marcus said.

“There are six of them that do that and they are amazing individuals.”

The effectiveness of this year’s flu vaccination has been predicted.

“This year they think it’s about 23 percent effective, and only about 40 percent of the population in San Diego has been

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immunized for the flu,” Germuska said.

While less than half of the population is vaccinated, the CDC recommends vaccines for safety reasons.

“The CDC believes that the vaccine

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could prevent about 13,000 flu-related hospitalizations nationally,” Germuska said.

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New Health Law Makes Jobs Difficult for Lunch Department P

assed in 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act authorized qualifications to regulate the nourishment kids receive in schools across the country. This law, designed to help eliminate childhood obesity, allotted schools participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs more money to spend on fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods.

Additionally, it limited the amount of sodium and fat meals could contain, and even offered low-fat and fat-free choices.

However, the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to crack down on nutrition may not be as beneficial as some had hoped. In response to these new requirements, the Nutrition Services Department was outraged. Now, staff members struggle to sell students certain foods while, at the same time, adhering to the new law.

“It’s been a tough year for us because we’re not happy selling you what you don’t want, but we’re being forced to,” said Debbie Quebedeaux, the Nutrition Services Supervisor. “It’s not because we wanted it that way. We want to give them more what they want, but it’s the state regulations that are out there now. They’re very on [top of] all the fats, all the salts, and all the whole wheat grains on the pizza bread dough, which the kids don’t like.”

Conscious of these health concerns, the staff members emphasize the growing responsibility on students to make their own decisions. They believe the kids should be able to choose which foods they want to buy, instead of the government.

“You guys are adults,” Quebedeaux said.

“You can make up your mind as to what you want and what you don’t want to buy.”

According to the nutrition team, the kids dislike the healthier foods that the new Act encourages. Because of this, the department itself is struggling financially.

“We’ve done a huge metamorphosis over the years, and we used to make buca money,” Quebedeaux said. “We used to sell [products] like how it is at the football games.

Carbonated beverages were a really good

money maker for us and that got taken away.

We used to sell candy; that got taken away.”

To the cafeteria workers, the money issues result from the fact that the new requirements dictate different portion sizes.

“Portion sizes are smaller; prices are the same,” Quebedeaux said. “Because when they make that and it qualifies as a stateregulated portion, it costs more money. We get charged more, but we have to keep it the same, even though it’s a smaller portion.

People will come and buy two or three bags, but they’re going by one serving.”

The workers also express dissatisfaction regarding how affordable the food, after adopting the recent portion changes, is to students.

“It’s gotten more expensive,” Linda Barber, a Nutrition Services Assistant, said.

“California’s probably the only one doing this strict regiment. And it’s because of Michelle Obama. She started it.”

The cafeteria chaos, however, remains locked behind closed doors. On campus, there remains a myriad of mixed feelings among students regarding the food available.

“It’s not as healthy as it could be,” said junior Zac Compos, armed with two years of experience working in the Calf. “It does meet regulations, but it’s still second string food.

So, we get relatively the same food product level as they would get in a prison.”

In addition to having nutritional concerns, students also feel that the healthiest items tend to be the priciest.

“It’s almost like putting a price on health,” Carter said. “If you’re going to have healthy food, you should make it accessible to everyone.”

Students continue to reveal their discontent with the costly spectrum of meal options.

“They have been bringing in salads and things like that, but they are really expensive,” Compos said. “Pretty much all the relatively grade A foods that they sell are the more expensive foods. Most people probably go toward a $3 pizza than a $5 salad.”

On the other hand, some regular buyers

Kailey O’Connell

Sophomores Alex Whapels, Jack Romero and Dylan Feuling converse over the nutritious food options in the lower lunch area.

argue that the costs are reasonable.

“There’s a lot of stuff that’s priced the same,” said sophomore Noelle Chalepas, who buys food at the Calf every day. “It’s usually $1 or $2.”

Though opinions range on the topic of prices, the cafeteria staff members indicate their concerns with purchasing a variety of healthier foods.

“If you buy organic items, it’s going to cost you a lot more money,” Quebedeaux said.

“Our department is suffering, but we’re doing the best we can.”

Although natural products such as produce may be costly, the staff insists that a majority of the food is made fresh.

“All the hot stuff is made here, and all the cold stuff comes in from Canyon Crest,” Barber, said. “Not that we can’t make it, but we don’t have the time nor the manpower to make our cold products.”

Most kids, unaware of these facts, are often repelled by the unhealthier options at school. Some avoid the food altogether, thinking it’s not fresh at all.

“I think that they’ve tried to make it healthier, but at the end of the day, most of it is still processed,” junior Zach Carter said.

“I don’t really think what they have is that lean or healthy because most of it’s pretty packaged.”

Despite this feedback, the nutrition team maintains that it keeps the kids’ best interests at heart.

“Every day we try to offer something different, and make it fun for the kids,” Quebedeaux said. “Hopefully they’ll come by, eat, and be more mentally stimulated and ready to learn.

In the end, Quebedeaux, Robinson, Barber and the other cafeteria members stay optimistic for the future, confident that the students’ health is in good hands.

“We have a passion for working here,” Robinson said. “We enjoy our jobs very much.

We’re happy.”

Kailey O’Connell Staff Writer

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Opinion

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Editorial: Guatemalan Students

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ive days out of the week we attend classes on campus, so, to most of us, this campus holds nothing more than what we can see with our own eyes. However, past what we usually see and experience on campus, there are students who are just learning English and experiencing their first months in the United States. These teenage students bring many experiences with them, trials and successes alike.

Yet the main problem they are facing these days is discrimination, on and off campus.

So in response, the MavLife Editorial board firmly supports making the campus a more inviting place for these students, academically and socially.

To propose a solution to this problem, the problem itself must be investigated.

Escaped from a post-war Guatemala, fraught with crime and corruption, these brave students have left the only lives they’ve ever known, in order to earn money for their

Head Photographer: Victoria Zamora Social Media Director: Zuleyma Sanchez

Senior Staff Writers: Keith Demolder, Anna Gardiner-Feldman, Kara Gibson, Jade Harabedian, Dan Stuart, Reilly Tiglio Staff Writers: Kennon Aarnes, Cassie Amundson, Kalli Anderson, Nick Beach, Brittany Bloom, Gillian Chaffer, Chad Crilley, Cole Dean Amira Flores-Banuelos, Cady Francis, Bryce Gallagher, Kailee Hall, Connor Hines, Dare Hunt, Corinne Ikehara, Kennan Loesch, Zoë McGowan, Amanda Mester, Bridget Murphy, Kailey O’Connell, Miranda Rodriguez, Samantha Smith, Audrey Uhler, Lynette Vandiepen, Kate Weis, Calvin Zeljak

Calvin Zeljak Staff Writer

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ne of the most popular websites among teenagers is YouTube. According to mostpopularwebsites.net,YouTube is the third most visited website in the world, only behind Google and Facebook. Since the website’s launch in February 2005, it has become increasingly popular. It provides a creative space for people to relax, laugh, be amazed and on rare occasions, become famous.

However,YouTube had humble beginnings. Originally, users mainly used the site for entertainment purposes, what YouTube was originally designed for. But over the years, the video site has grown from an entertainment website into a business for

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the hard work they put into their studies, but also recognition for hurdling so many obstacles in order to get to this stage. After months of physical and mental trials, the least our campus could do is recognize students who have achieved a higher level of real-world experience than most of us even hope to obtain.

The Guatemalan students on campus have endured many struggles in order to obtain the position they hold today, so respect and recognition should be given by everyone on campus. On a final note, despite the vast amount of knowledge that our campus has to give to these students, they also have lessons that can be beneficial to us as well. All they need is a chance to share their knowledge, and that originates with each of us offering them the appreciation and honor that they deserve.

some, and an obsession for others. As for myself, I believe the changes YouTube has implemented in their website are a positive change in their structure, and the birthing of advertisements and YouTube personalities will only further their success.

YouTube personalities, better known as YouTubers, post videos on their channels in an effort to get subscribers, or followers.

The more subscribers that a YouTuber gets, the more popular they become and that has a direct correlation to how much money they make.YouTubers can make money from private sponsorships, a YouTuber will insert a company’s products into his or her videos.

There are many different types of YouTube personalities, each drawing a different crowd to their videos. Some YouTubers post videos of themselves playing video games, others have their own weekly talk show and some post a variety of things.

But, no matter which way you look at it, YouTube has gone from a fun website to a fulltime job for some people.

Another way YouTubers make money is off of advertisements that play before their videos.YouTube is watched almost as much as television, so by placing advertisements before

videos,YouTube and users make money from the ad, and people become aware of what is being advertised. It’s a win-win situation for YouTube, the YouTubers, and the advertisers.

I think that the changes we see in YouTube are for the best. People have become more and more reliant on technology and YouTube has taken advantage of that by broadening its appeal.

For many people worldwide,YouTube has become like a favorite television channel, and watching a YouTuber’s videos has grown to be similar to a favorite television show.

YouTube has changed greatly over its 10 years of existence. It has transformed from a way of viewing funny moments of people caught on camera, into a way to make a living.

Kennon Aarnes

Clubs Should Be a Positive Outlet for Students

Adviser: Stacy Hardcastle

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families and find a better education. Just to travel into America took a cross-country trek through Mexico with danger of being caught.

While the trials they faced in order to get here are set in stone, the difficulties they face today can be the source of change. In an interview with one of our writers, the majority of Guatemalan students mentioned that they are the victims of discrimination on and off campus, oftentimes because of their proficiency in Mayan dialects, instead of Spanish or English. Because of this, many Guatemalan students on campus feel that they aren’t welcome, or that this inhibits their ability to obtain an education.

As a campus, we constantly strive to make the school a welcoming place for people of all ages and grades, but never put into practice that same principle with students from other countries. What these students need is recognition. Mainly recognition for

YouTube’s Quick Rise to Business Success

Photo Editor: Felix Bonnevie

Copy Editor: Molly Mineiro

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Senior Staff Writer

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chool clubs have always been a prominent part of campus culture. But to most students, the club scene nowadays seems a little cliché. With advances in technology, the idea of people gathering for club meetings is a dying art. Giant social media websites like Facebook and Twitter have made it easier for people to connect without any face-to-face

contact whatsoever. While these changes benefit society in some ways, they have also removed people from more traditional activities.

Obviously, using social media websites are still resourceful tools. However, it is important to live your life in moderation, especially regarding the use of electronics on a daily basis.

The alternative could be joining a club.

Clubs at school are great for so many different reasons. For example, joining a club can be a great way to meet new people, whether the club is about games, helping the community or something more personal to you. Meeting with friends or clubmates can also be a great way to relieve stress, talking to people you are familiar with can be very therapeutic.

A club can also be a way to reflect, by compelling you to ask yourself if you are who you want to be. Even if a club meeting only happens once every few weeks or once every

“Meeting with friends or clubmates can also be a great way to relieve stress.” few months, it is still a great way to stay in touch with people in person.

Finally, knowing which clubs are present on campus is the best way to get involved in one. If you didn’t get a chance to check out the Club Rush earlier this year, it is definitely something to look forward to in the future.

The booths that clubs put up are always a hit among students.

So, whether you are looking for a hobby or simply to be a part of something, your options are almost limitless. At the end of the day, time spent on social media could have been better spent among a group of people with similar interests.

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