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Streaming Vs. Cable Customers increasingly opting for lower cost, convenience ecently, streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu have become prominent among media consumers. As a result, viewers have begun shifting their interest from cable to video streaming websites. However, pros and cons come into play that leave customers torn between the two viewing opportunities and the decision can be narrowed down to one question: Which is preferable, streaming or cable television?

Senior Haley Radliff prefers the convenience of streaming.

“I like Netflix because with cable, you have the trouble of dealing with commercials, which I find annoying,” Radliff said. “The thing that makes Netflix so favorable is that you don’t have to deal with that.”

However, Radliff isn’t ready to give up cable.

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of my favorite shows such as ‘Teen Wolf’, ‘Fear The Walking Dead’, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’,” Radliff said. “Plus, with Netflix not all of my favorite shows are available, so the only way that I can watch them is through cable television.”

Anatomy teacher Magdalena Molledo said she is an avid Netflix viewer.

“I want to watch shows whenever I feel like it, not just when it comes on my television,” Molledo said. “The only thing beside Netflix that I use is satellite television, and I only use it for network shows and events such as the Super Bowl and [other] sporting events.”

Price is another factor in the decision of which service to buy. Research has shown that cable prices are significantly higher than the cost of internet video streaming. Satellite companies such as DIRECTV and Dish change between $45 and $65 per month for 55 to 240-plus channels and cable

NEWS companies such as Bright House charge from $65 to $70 a month for non-premium programming. By comparison, video streaming sites such as Amazon Prime charge $8.25 per month. Similarly, both Netflix and Hulu offer a beginning price of $7.99 a month or $95.88 a year.

For junior Summer Rhodes’ family, video streaming is an economical way to watch television.

“Cable was really expensive for my family. Out of all of the channels that were available with cable, I only used about 10 of them,” Rhodes said. “With Netflix, I can watch almost any show at anytime that I want.”

Junior Emily Browne said minimizing her television watching to internet streaming is all she needs.

“If I did have cable available, my other family members would be the ones to use it,” Browne said. “Since I have such a busy schedule, I don’t have a lot of time to watch cable television in addition to Netflix. If I do have free time, I would use it to wind down with Netflix. Also, the nice thing about Netflix is that you don’t have to wait for next week’s episode.”

Seventh-grader Aleah Bates said she prefers Netflix.

“Netflix is nice because you can stream movies, but I kind of like it sometimes and kind of don’t. The cool thing about Netflix is that it usually has new movies that I can watch, but after like a month or two they will take the shows or movie down.”

Moreover, the prominence of internet video streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu have served as an alternate opportunity to view shows for less than the prices of cable

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and satellite television. According to Huffington Post tech writer Timothy Stevonec, about a fifth of Internet streaming subscribers pay for television. The number of homes that have stopped subscribing to cable or satellite has increased to 7.6 million in the past three years.

But despite the benefits, Netflix lacks the capability of providing sports to its customers, leaving viewers such as sophomore Malea Nelson unsatisfied.

“We still keep cable around to watch baseball and football because my family and I can’t live without it,” Nelson said.

“Most of my family plays sports, and we like to keep up on what’s going on with the different types of athletics.”

Nelson also said watching sports through cable provides a way to bond with her family.

“Because we have cable, I always get excited to watch the World Series for baseball,” Nelson said. “My dad and I are always cheering for different teams. We have a fun tradition to try and cheer for the opposite teams as a sort of fun rivalry.”

History teacher Anthony Raheb said he uses an Android box as well as cable to watch movies and television.

“I used to have Netflix, but it ended up costing too much so we switched to the Android Box and I can watch movies and television; I’ve been watching so much ‘Star Trek’, it’s amazing,” Raheb said. “I still have cable because it has the network that has football, which means I can watch my Michigan Wolverines.”

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“I want to watch shows whenever I feel like it, not just when it comes on my television.”

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Put to the Test School  superintendents  from  throughout  Florida  recently  have  become  more  vocal  in  their  opposition  to  the  increase  in  standardized  testing,  and  Dr.  Desmond  Blackburn,  the  new  Brevard  County  Schools  superintendent,  is  among  them.  Hired  in  July,  Blackburn  has  joined  a  chorus  of  concerned  parents,  teachers  and  students  who  are  speaking  up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God  forbid  one  of  you  not  graduate  from  school  or  you  do  graduate,  but  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  skills  to  succeed,â&#x20AC;?  %ODFNEXUQ VDLG Âł,WÂśV KRUULÂżF WKDW \RX ZRXOG VSHQG years  of  your  life  with  us  and  not  be  prepared  to  succeed  in  life.  So  the  questions  start  to  become  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;how  soon  did  the  school  system  know  or  should  have  known  that  youngsters  were  having  academic  problems  and  were  not  prepared?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Blackburn  said  the  way  students  are  tested  needs  to  be  addressed,  and  bases  his  reasoning  on  something  his  father  told  him. Âł>+H VDLG@ HYHU\ WLPH \RX SRLQW WKH ÂżQJHU DW VRPHRQH HOVH WKUHH ÂżQJHUV SRLQW EDFN DW \RX ´ %ODFNEXUQ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  reminder  that  you  are  more  empowered  to  make  change  in  your  life  than  you  think  you  are.  So  I  was  reminded  of  that  teaching  in  late  September  when  I  and  the  other  66  superintendents  gave  Florida  the  vote  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no  FRQÂżGHQFHÂś DURXQG LWV DFFRXQWDELOLW\ V\VWHP 6R DW WKDW point  I  participated,  rightfully  so  I  believe,  in  an  effort  to  HVVHQWLDOO\ SRLQW WKH ÂżQJHU WRZDUG WKH VWDWH DQG VD\ ÂľKHUH is  what  you  are  doing  wrong.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Applying  this  strategy  to  Brevard  County,  Blackburn  GHFLGHG WR HOLPLQDWH WHVWV SUHYLRXVO\ UHTXLUHG E\ WKH county  to  be  given  within  a  three-­week  window  after   he  deemed  them  unnecessary.  He  said  these  tests  were  the  result  of  good  intentions,  but  that  the  execution  of  the  tests  appeared   to  have  done  more  harm  than  good. Â

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State assessment plan draws backlash from officials, community

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somewhere  along  the  New  Brevard  County  line  we  forgot  that  the  most  Superintendent  of  important  thing  a  teacher  can  Schools  Desmond  do  for  a  child  is  to  motivate,  Blackburn  cut  192  tests  from  the  countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  encourage,  connect  and  curriculum. draw  connections  between  academia  and  the  real  world,â&#x20AC;?  Blackburn  said.

Recent  changes  in  standardized  testing  have  riled  students  and  teachers  alike.  The  creation  of  some  new  Florida  Standards  Assessments  last  year,  has  generated  an  atmosphere  of  confusion  and  uncertainty  because  the  state  has  been  unclear  as  to  how  testing  data  will  be  used  and  how  they  will  be  linked  to  teacher  pay.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  strongly  dislike  standardized  testing  because  of  all  the  stress  it  puts  on  the  students  and  the  confusion  of  if  it  actually  is  going  to  count  and  is  it  going  to  help  us  get  into  college,â&#x20AC;?  freshman  Lydia  Howald  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  tone  down  the  stress  that  goes  with  testing,  I  think  that  would  make  it  a  lot  better.â&#x20AC;?

While  English  teacher  Adrienne  Gent  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  oppose  standardized  testing,  she  said  it  carries  too  much  weight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  standardized  testing  is  a  good  tool,  but  it  should  be  seen  as  that,  as  a  good  tool   and  not  the  end  product,â&#x20AC;?  Gent  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  developing  kids  we  use  a  lot  of  resources  and  standardized  testing  should  be  for  us  as  teachers  to  look  at.  It  should  not  be  for  students  to  think  that  they  are  great  because  they  tested  well  or  that  they  are  terrible  because  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  test  well  It  should  be  viewed  as  an  educational  resource  to  help  our  teaching  practices  UDWKHU WKDQ D ÂżQLWH ODEHO RQ D VWXGHQWÂśV DELOLWLHV ´ Students  are  required  to  take  state  tests,  such  as  the  FSA,  FCAT  and  End  of  Course  exams.  And  on  top  of  that,  many  students  also  choose  to  take  the  PSAT,  SAT  and Â

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“Being that West Shore is such an advanced college prep school, there is so much AP testing and students here are all on [the] college track, so they are taking the SAT [and ACT] multiple times,” testing coordinator Mike Drake said. “It is the burden of all the required testing that makes it seem kind of overbearing at times. I am not saying that the state tests aren’t important, but they seem like almost a nuisance here to students because we are more concerned with college entrance exams and tests that are going to award college credit like AP tests, than we are on how we did on the FSA test.”

Drake also questions the relevance of these tests if they are not applicable everywhere.

“I think there is more than one way to show that you have those skills and you can do it on a multitude of assessments,” Drake said. “When you go to EFSC for dualenrollment, you can use an ACT score, and SAT score, or a PERT score to get in there, but you can’t necessarily use an FCAT or an FSA score to go to Eastern Florida.”

One concern of the FSA is that it will tie teacher pay to the performance level of each teacher’s students. This is achieved through the Value Added Model, or VAM, which is a complex mathematical process that determines how the test scores will be connected to the teachers.

“There are so many factors that go into how a student learns and how they can progress that is out of our control,” Gent said. “If you come from the ideal school full of great students and parents, like West Shore, it’s good.

But it is not always fair because you can have a teacher doing everything they can, but those students don’t show those gains because of their home-life issues. Then that teacher doesn’t get the pay raise.”

The Florida Department of Education has changed its method of operation during the past couple of years. It used to make decisions about testing and give the schools time to digest the new information and plan accordingly but now, according to Drake, the state gives the schools a decision without opening a dialogue about it.

“Good formative tests that you can get positive feedback from don’t happen overnight, they are something that are developed over years,” Drake said. “I think that’s what a lot of people feel has been the problem with what’s going on is that they have been rushing into things too quickly.”

Even with the county cutting 192 tests, Blackburn said he looks forward to further action.

“I can only hope that the state is going to take council from the superintendents, from the principals, from the parents, from the audit performed on the assessment that outlined some of its weaknesses. I only hope that they are learning and growing from their mistakes of the past.”

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Taking a test, senior Jeremy Gluck writes a document-­based essay, mandated in all classes, including physical education.

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Communicating through Light Science classroom first in nation to feature new Wi-Fi connection

Space-age technology â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the kind that may someday improve communication for astronauts traveling to Mars and beyond â&#x20AC;&#x201D; already has arrived on campus. A breakthrough lighting technology called Li-Fi, produced

by LVX System, has been installed in Paula Laddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s science classroom. The technology uses efficient LED lighting that doubles as a secure Wi-Fi connection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lights themselves are LED. I know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re programmable, so you could have different areas on, you can have different types of lighting in one classroom,â&#x20AC;? said Ladd, who teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a computer that is supposed to run the lighting system. It will have switches. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really involved. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a network connection. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s through the light photons, so if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bunch of people on it, the speed doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change.

The number of users has no effect. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overload the system.â&#x20AC;?

The possibilities for visual light communication range from use on future space missions to innovations that will benefit people in their daily lives. Visible light communication was invented by John Pederson, who also invented the thin lights seen on police cars, ambulances and emergency vehicles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;LVX Systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal with West Shore is to make it the school that features the first classroom in the world that will use the future of wireless communication technology,â&#x20AC;? said Pederson, the CEO and chairman of LVX System Companies. LVX System chose to partner with NASA to allow the United States to remain at the forefront of this

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Our goal is to deploy the technology into the government and to collaborate with NASA on research and development and in doing so, further enhance and develop technology.â&#x20AC;?

LVX System and NASA began their partnership July 30 in order to study and develop new applications for visual light communication. To that end, the two organizations hope to use the technology to communicate faster and more efficiently in space.

Here on Earth, the school will reap another benefit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from being the first classroom in the world to feature Visible Light Communication, West Shore will also be provided some of the most energy-efficient lights available on todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market,â&#x20AC;? Pederson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world of communications is a world where everybody always wants more bandwidth. Higher bandwidth and fully networked wireless solutions based on visible light communication applications will help support anything from mobile connectivity with your computer or cellphone to working on the space station.â&#x20AC;?

Not only are students benefitting from using this technology for experiments in the classroom, but they also have the opportunity to learn first-hand what goes into developing a new technology-based product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are just beginning to put it out there,â&#x20AC;? Ladd said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have been working on this for 20 years, for the patents, so it started quite a while ago. But it is really now coming to us. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really cutting edge. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just beginning to put it in places. And in my classroom, I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m only

1(:6 going to have one way to hook [the Li-Fi] up. Right now, it needs something similar to a jump drive. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to be throughout the whole room. Only one computer will have access to it.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Mohamed Naas has made the technology the cornerstone of his science-research experiment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found out that it had to do with quantum teleportation, which is basically a cool idea, using photons in light as a way to send information between two points.

I got really interested in the idea and decided to go along with it. I will be doing something with seeing how efficient they are and how much money the school can save by using the lights. Depending on how far I go with my project, I will probably be testing how well the Li-Fi lights network actually works.â&#x20AC;?

Ladd said she was surprised by the amount of technology that came with the new lighting system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got an email forwarded from [science teacher Mary]

Anderson asking if I wanted the lights and I thought at that point it would only just be an alternative source,â&#x20AC;? Ladd said â&#x20AC;&#x153;So my [AP Environmental] students could check energy output and energy usage, I initially thought it would be just that. And I would have them compare these lights in my room to Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room, so we could compare her electrical output to mine. That was before I knew anything else about the system.â&#x20AC;?

Nass said installing a Li-Fi not only will allow NASA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the school â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to save money and function more efficiently, but there is also another benefit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fluorescent lights that NASA currently uses are about 98 percent less efficient than their [current] lights,â&#x20AC;? Naas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would save them money and their information would be more secure, since theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sending information through light, which is way more secure than sending information through radio waves that can be intercepted easily.â&#x20AC;?

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Hunger In Brevard Food-donation projects assist students in need

Every day, nearly 37,000 students enrolled in the Brevard County school system go to school unable to afford lunch.

That’s more than 37 times West Shore’s student population.

To assist students living in these conditions, the Free and Reduced Lunch program was established in 1946 under the National School Lunch Act. And while the program is helpful Mondays through Fridays, students are still hungry on the weekends.

The Children’s Hunger Project of Brevard County provides food for 1,400 elementary school students in 34 schools in Brevard. Volunteer Paula Dawson said the organization teams up with Brevard Public Schools’ nutritionists.

“They have helped us put together the food that they recommend as kid-friendly, that doesn’t need to be refrigerated,” Dawson said. “[It] is the most nutritious [meal] that they can put together in those categories.”

However, this organization is not the only one making an effort to help children in need. Eau Gallie High School has created its own food pantry to provide meals and toiletries

for the less fortunate and will soon add a clothing pantry.

The Commodore Gallie Food Pantry provides food for 42 Eau Gallie students and their families. It opened two years ago when volunteers began providing pre-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for students, and according to food pantry manager Cathy Poulos, the operation has greatly expanded.

“I visited a few churches and established a rapport with them which in turn provided us with many additional Thanksgiving meals and ideas on how to get started,” Poulos said. “It has expanded beyond what we dreamed we could provide for our students.”

While numerous local programs help hungry students, Poulos said support from the community is still needed.

“We need to be aware that hunger is local, and we don’t need to go to other countries to donate”, Poulos said.

“Children need food to be able to function in school, so donate to the local sharing center, food banks and volunteer if you can.”

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DECEMBER Â 2015 11

OPINION

Inbox Letters to the Editor

Hypocritical Zero-Tolerance for Bullying

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EDITORIAL

Hannah Brusca

Students join myriad clubs just to bolster college applications

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DECEMBER Â 2015 13

OPINION

‘Tis the College Decision AD

‘Tis the season for college decisions. Fa la la la AAAAHH! Around this time of year some seniors are not feeling the holiday spirit, due to the ever growing anxiety of getting into that “dream” school. The college acceptance process can become a nightmare, in comparison to what applicants hope their dream school will offer them.

I received a package from New College. It was a “you have been accepted, come to our school because we want you” package. Inside the confetti-filled box were informational packets; but, more importantly bumper stickers, sunglasses and a T-shirt. I realized they were trying to rope me into one of the most important decisions I will make in my adult life based on their swag giveaways. Many students can be blinded by the “They want me” factor. This is definitely a thing. My grandma jokes that’s why she married my grandpa 60 years ago, because my grandpa was relentless in his pursuit. Are colleges’ relentless emails, letters and now swag packages enough to persuade an innocent and unknowing high school senior?

The scary thing is that there are many ways that colleges can grab prospective students. For example, the quality of a football team plays a paramount role in a majority of student’s decisions. So much so, that the University of Miami just promised Mark Richt four million dollars a year, a number that could make Richt the second-highest paid coach in the ACC behind Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, according to USA Today’s coaching salary database. Four

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Universities pull out all the stops to lure next year’s students According to a poll taken on The Roar website, 41% of stu-­ dents plan on applying to six or more universities, and 60% of students chose a STEM-­related subject as their desired major.

million dollars a year is a hefty price to pay for a winning football team. But to some, this active football culture carries a heftier weight in choosing a place for higher education than some parents would desire.

Most parents hope their children will go to a college based on the quality of its academic programs in order to further their child’s pending careers. When you have to wait three hours to get your FSU decision and you know that it will take at least twice as long for UF’s online “Congratulations, you’re a Gator!” notice, iy begs the question: Do some colleges feel that they have it all due to their academic standing? Is there even a need to impress? Truisms such as these are what really cause the downfall of academically sound colleges.

Students, parents and colleges are all accountable for the twisted college acceptance mentality that plagues our nation’s seniors. At this time of year, the jolly season has become less jolly, whether it be the wait for acceptance or rejection, or just the pressure that comes from it. So before you deck the halls with your future alma mater merchandise, make sure the dream is truly the reality.

AD

14 DECEMBER 2015

Daphna Krause

Cry Baby

OPINION

Trigger Warning: This might offend your sensibilities

Dear  bleeding-­heart,  secular  progressive,  Ivory-­Tower-­living  college  students, Get  over  yourselves.  The  infantilization  of  our  once-­great  colleges  and  universities  has  created  a  culture  of  political  correctness  so  toxic  that  the  First  Amendment  and  higher  education  are  at  stake.  On  college  campuses  in  liberal  bastions  around  the  country,  including  UC  %HUNHOH\ DQG <DOH VSLQHOHVV VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV DUH EHQGLQJ WR the  increasingly  outrageous  demands  made  by  their  students  in  order  to  make  their  university  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;safe  spaceâ&#x20AC;?  from  ideas  and  people  deemed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dangerousâ&#x20AC;?  by  a  self-­important  minority  of  students.. ,Q D UDWLRQDO DQG VDQH ZRUOG &RQGROHH]D 5LFH WKH ÂżUVW African-­American  woman  to  become  Secretary  of  State,  would  have  no  problems  giving  a  commencement  speech  at  Rutgers  University  in  New  Jersey.  Her  inspiring  story  of  overcoming  gender  and  racial  discrimination  to  become  our  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  diplomat  in  the  Bush  Administration  is  one  that  would  resonate  strongly  with  female  graduates  entering  the  workforce  for  WKH ÂżUVW WLPH DQG WKDWÂśV ZK\ WKH 5XWJHUV ERDUG RI GLUHFWRUV unanimously  approved  her  speaking  engagement.  But  alas,  a  small  group  of  students  and  faculty  opposing  the  Iraq  War  wrote  a  petition  demanding  Rutgers  rescind  its  invitation  to  Rice.  Rather  than  deal  with  their  ignorance,  Rice  declined  to  attend.  But  our  childish  student  â&#x20AC;&#x153;activistsâ&#x20AC;?  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  there.  Bill  Maher  faced  protests  when  Berkeley  announced  he  would  be  giving  their  commencement  after  Maher  ridiculed  radical  Islam  on  his  HBO  show.  The  University  of  Missouri  football  team  threatened  to  go  on  strike  unless  a  grossly  exaggerated  â&#x20AC;&#x153;culture  of  racismâ&#x20AC;?  on  campus  was  addressed  by  the  resignation  of  the  university  president.  College  professors  are  adding  â&#x20AC;&#x153;trigger  warningsâ&#x20AC;?  to  texts  and  videos  that  might  have  racist,  sexist,  or  any  other  -­ist  views  in  order  to  protect  their  coddled  students  from  God  knows  what.  And  worst  of  all,  these  students  are  promoting  the  erasure  of  American  luminaries  from  university  campuses.  Missouri  students  defaced  a  statue  of  Thomas  Jefferson  with  Post-­It  notes  that  called  him  â&#x20AC;&#x153;racist,â&#x20AC;?  and  a  ³UDSLVW ´ , ÂżQG LW GLVKHDUWHQLQJ WKDW D PDQ DV HQOLJKWHQHG DV

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Sergio Carlos

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Reviews Film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steve  Jobsâ&#x20AC;?

Rating: Â 4 Â Paws

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Music â&#x20AC;&#x153;Riot  Boiâ&#x20AC;?  by  Le1f Rating:  4  Paws

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Television â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Good  Wifeâ&#x20AC;?  Season  7 Rating:  4.5  Paws

After  a  disappointing  sixth  season,  TGW  is  rekindling  the  spark  that  made  it  the  best  show  on  television

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Windows  Phone  10 Rating:  3  Paws

Windows  Phone  is  making  quite  the  case. Â

The  new  Steve  Jobs  movie  is  a  full  on  view  of  the  three  iconic  productions  that  end  up  going  into  the  launch  of  the  iMac.  Following  his  life  from  the  years  1984  to  1998,  the  digital  revolution  unfolds  at  the  hands  of  the  genius  that  was  Jobs.  With  Michael  Fassbender  playing  Jobs,  the  movie  is  fast-­paced  and  interesting.  Screenwriter  Aaron  Sorkin Â

showcases  a  nice  balance  in  praising  Jobs  for  his  genius,  yet  criticizing  him  for  his  arrogance,  alienation  and  betrayal.  Despite  some  dull  PRPHQWV WKH ÂżOP PDQDJHG WR NHHS hold  of  the  audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attention.  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  it  again  in  theaters,  but  I  would  recommend  it  for  anyone  who  is  interested  in  a  behind  the  scenes  look  at  Jobsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  career.

Departing  from  his  beat-­maker  role  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Combination  Pizza  Hut  and  Taco  Bellâ&#x20AC;?,  for  the  group  Das  Racist,  New  York  rapper  Le1f   has  entered  a  world  of  avant  garde,  experimental  hip-­hop.  His  new  album  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Riot  Boiâ&#x20AC;?  includes  an  impressive  mix  of  samples  that  clash  and  create  a  bizarre,  auditory  trip.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  much  going  on  at  the  same  time  that  multiple Â

listens  may  be  required  to  appreciate  the  full  essence  of  the  album.  Le1f  successfully  breaks  from  the  plaster  mold  that  is  commercial  hip  hop  and  produces  a  sound  completely  his  own.   He  has  created  an  album  with  a  vibe  that  has  energy  to  keep  parties  going  coupled  with  a  surreal  tone  where  you  can  lay  down  and  experience  the  music,  recommended  for  any  scenario.

Alicia  Florrick  (portrayed  by  Emmy-­ winner  Julianna  Margulies)  is  back  where  we  want  her.  After  her  crushing  defeat  last  season  in  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  race,  Florrick  is  the  underdog  again,  cast  out  by  her  former  law  partners  and  forced  to  start  over  in  the  unforgiving  and  fast-­paced  bond  court.  With  the  addition  of  newcomers  Cush  Jumbo  and  Jeffrey  Dean  Morgan,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Â

*RRG :LIH´ LV ¿OOLQJ WKH KROHV OHIW E\ the  departures  of  Josh  Charles  and  Archie  Panjabi  -­  a  signal  that  it  intends  to  return  to  the  formula  that  made  the  show  so  popular  in  its  early  seasons.  Throw  in  presidential  campaign  drama  and  workplace  antics  at  Lockhart,  Agos  &  Lee,  and  The  Good  Wife  is  reclaiming  its  title  as  the  Queen  of  TV.

Windows  Phone.  Go  ahead  and  laugh.  You  have  probably  never  even  given  the  under-­ appreciated  operating  system  a  thought,  but  you  may  want  to  think  about  them  a  little  more.  That  is  because  with  the  advent  of  Windows  Phone  10,  the  line  between  a  desktop  computer  and  a  mobile  phone  KDV DOO EXW YDQLVKHG 7KLV LV WKH ¿UVW WUXH H[DPSOH RI D XQL¿HG RSHUDWLQJ V\VWHP

an  operating  system  that  can  run  on  any  device  with  equal  functionality.  Dubbed  Microsoft  Continuum,  this  feature  is  currently  released  on  Microsoft  Lumia  950  and  the  950XL  but  the  company  promises  the  feature  will  be  rolled  out  to  other  Windows  phones  shortly.  This  could  be  a  game  changing  feature  and  force  other  companies  to  make  their  own  rendition  of  this  functionality. Â

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Gabby McKessey

Jonah Hinebaugh

Sergio Carlos

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LOVE/HATE

Love it!

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snapchatâ&#x20AC;?

Social  media  app  where  users  can  send  pictures  and  videos  to  friends.  The  new  privacy  policy  allows  the  company  to  save  your  pictures  without  the  userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  knowledge.â&#x20AC;?

Public Figures

Democratic  candidate  running  for  president  in  the  2016  election.  His  pro-­immigration  and  legalization  of  marijuana  policies  cause  a  lot  of  controversy.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  agree  with  a  lot  of  his  views  VR ,ÂśP GHÂżQLWHO\ voting  for  him.  I  agree  with  his  stance  on  medical  Jared marijuana.â&#x20AC;? Muzzone,  12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  excited  to  see  the  movie.  I  heard  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  using  the  actors  from  the  original  movies  again.â&#x20AC;? Sky  Morgan,  9

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bernie  Sandersâ&#x20AC;?

George  Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  original  Star  Wars  trilogy  makes  a  reappearance  this  Christmas  Day  with  the  release  of   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star  Wars  Movies Episode  VII:  The  Force  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star  Wars  VIIâ&#x20AC;? Awakens.â&#x20AC;? Â

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Hate it!

What is it?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  like  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  that,  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Snapchat  anything  nasty  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  still  use  it.â&#x20AC;? Kaliyah  Hody,  7

Julia Kuehnast

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their  whole  thing  was  that  the  pictures  deleted  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  as  comfortable  using  Fatima  the  app  now.  Jarrah,  11 Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  right.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  used  to  really  like  him  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  agree  with  one  of  his  new  policies.â&#x20AC;?  Rachel Montgomery, 10 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  the  story  line  or  anything.  Darth  Vader  is  really  weird  and  his  Omar  Jarrah,  sound  effects  are  8 dumb.â&#x20AC;?

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Electronic  dance  music  fans  gather  in  Miami  each  March  for  the  three-­day  Ultra  Music  Festival.

The ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of EDM Festivals fraught with fun, danger

Electronic  Dance  Music,  or  EDM,  has  grown  to  become  one  of  the  most  popular  forms  of  music.  The  once  unknown  sound  that  started  out  in  underground  clubs  under  the  name  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disco  Sucksâ&#x20AC;?  has  grown  exponentially  in  the  span  of  30  years  into  a  $6.2  billion  industry.  The  rapid  expansion  has  come  with  a  multitude  of  new  artists  and  excess  radio  time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;EDM  is  a  genre  of  music  that  most  people  can  get  pretty  into,â&#x20AC;?  junior  James  Crown  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  accessible  and  fun  to  dance  to,  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  surprise  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grown  so  large.  People  just  want  to  have  a  good  time  and  party.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  with  any  other  music.â&#x20AC;?

Since  their  beginnings,  EDM  festivals  have  grown  to  over  100,000  attendees  every  year.  As  more  people  attend  the  festival,  the  use  of  narcotics  and  hard  drugs  increase.  Since  most  events  start  in  the  middle  of  the  day,  dehydration  and  serious  injury  is  possible.  Around  the  world  15  people  have  GLHG DWWHQGLQJ IHVWLYDOV PRVW ZHUH XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH RI drugs.  It  seems  as  though  these  health  risks  have  become  an Â

ongoing  trend  at  festivals,  and  EDM  fans  are  well-­aware  of  it.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  personally  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  surprised  that  there  have  been  several  cases  where  people  at  EDM  festivals  have  died  due  to  heat  or  drug  use,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Evan  Johnson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;EDM  festivals  are  practically  designed  to  dramatically  enhance  the  experience  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rave  drugsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  which  are  extremely  common  at  the  festivals.  EDM  festivals  draw  not  only  people  who  enjoy  the  electronic  dance  music  genre,  but  also  others  who  are  in  search  of  an  extraordinary  drug-­induced  time.  Having  been  to  a  festival  in  the  past  three  months  myself,  I  know  that  security  requires  festival  [attendants]  to  empty  the  contents  of  any  bags  brought  into  the  festival.  Likewise,  they  give  every  person  a  security  pat  down.  These  measures  could  prove  ineffective  if  a  person  takes  drugs  just  prior  to  entering  the  festival  or  is  holding  drugs  that  are  capsulated  and  well  hidden.â&#x20AC;?

Despite  the  risks  fans  go  through  in  order  to  attend  a  festival,  EDM  continues  to  spread  throughout  the  world  as  a  popular  genre  of  music.

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2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to Vermont to visit my uncle and my aunt.â&#x20AC;?

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