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Volume 18, Issue 5

‘Habemus papam’

The Catholic Church selects a new pontiff The Pope Emeritus’ ““sherman’s ring” — depicting the apostle Peter shing on a boat — is scratched and broken so the ring can never be worn again.

Pope Bened ict XVI beco mes the rst almost 600 y pope to resi ears, making gn in the historic on Feb. 11. B announcem enedict leav ent es the Vatic on Feb. 28 fo an via helico r the papal re pter treat, Castel Gandolfo.

New elective designs parklet

4 Freshman juggles activities, ADHD

5 Misuse of popular drug rampant

6 After several days of meetings, the Sistine Chapel doors are shut and locked on March 12, beginning the Papal Conclave and the election of a new pope by the College of Cardinals.

Sports tape helps players

Inside the conclave, each cardinal under the age of 80 walks to the altar, holds up his folded ballot and says, “I call as my witness Christ the Lord who will be my judge, that my vote is given to the one who before God I think should be elected.”

Popular Chestnut haunt disappoints

QuickReads ▶ Easter Break begins at 1:15 today. Classes are scheduled to reconvene on Monday, April 7. ▶ Peru trip departs today for a 10-day visit to Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu and will include visits to archeological sites, markets and museums as well as the Sacred Heart School in Lima.

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▶ Welcome Tea for incoming freshmen is set for Tuesday, April 9. Newly-accepted eighth graders will meet their future classmates and take placement tests during the annual event.

Cardinal Bergoglio claims the name Pope Francis after St. Francis of Assisi and is inaugurated on March 19. Pope Francis is the rst non-European and the rst Jesuit to be elected to the Chair of Peter.

New head selected Dean Rachel Simpson to start job in July Liana Lum Reporter

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President Ann Marie Krejcarek announced current dean Rachel Simpson has been selected as the new head of school beginning July 1, during a special assembly held during lunch in the Center on March 7. “Simpson was able to articulate her vision as a leader and her dedication to the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education,” Krejcarek said. “When considering the various candidates that came through the finalist process, a differentiator See New head p. 7

▶ College information session for freshman and sophomore parents will be held in the Syufy Theatre on Wednesday, April 10. ▶ Spring Fling carnival is slated for April 12 at Stuart Hall High School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 and attire is casual. ▶ High school art show will be held on Wednesday, April 24 in the first floor of Syufy. Advanced students will show three or more pieces; multiple forms of media will be represented. ▶ Sophomore Symposium is scheduled for April 25 in the Adam and Duchesne Rooms. The year-long project explores theological, historical and scientific aspects of each student’s chosen topic.

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Science museum changes location

Madison Riehle Senior Reporter

an Francisco’s hands-on family science museum, the Exploratorium, is moving to a new location at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero and will reopen on April 17. “We needed more space to help the world learn,” Linda Dackman, a media representative of the Exploratorium, said. “We have teachers come every summer and we had to turn away two of three due to space, and we wanted to have a greater space for more exhibits.” The Exploratorium’s former home of 45 years at the Palace of Fine Arts was leased through San Francisco Recreation and Parks. The now-vacant space is set to house Town School starting Aug. 1 for the 2014–15 school year while the school is renovated, according to Town School headmaster Brewster Ely. “The Palace of Fine Arts is such a memorable place,” sophomore Caroline Lo said. “I will always think of the Exploratorium being there, but I think the move will change the way that it is viewed

and it will have a more lively and open atmosphere on the water.” Guests willing to pay the minimum of $25,000 per table at the Observatory Dinner gala on April 12 will be among the first to preview the Exploratorium. Opening Day will offer free admission to the entire museum, including the new outdoor exhibits and bay observatory. “We cannot anticipate how many people will come to the opening — hopefully very many,” Dackman said. “We have 600 exhibits, including 150 new exhibits which we hope to bring in families.” The museum has been looking for a larger, permanent space to expand since the 1990s, according to Dackman. Once Pier 15 became an option, the Exploratorium began a 6-year process to renovate the existing building. Until the Exploratorium reopens, pop up science booths are being set up at unexpected spots around the city at places like Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square. To track the locations of the booths, follow @theexplainers on Twitter.

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Passers-by look into the Exploratorium’s new space at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero. Located on the water, the museum is set to open on April 17, proceeded by a gala the night before. The new space will feature 150 new exibits as well as outdoor exibits and a bay observatory.

Arts and Architecture Coed elective course has students creating real-world structures for clients

Tatiana Gutierrez Senior Reporter

oed groups in the Arts and Architecture elective have moved on from designing projects for imaginary clients to proposing a parklet for a North Beach restaurant. The elective partnered with Modus, a land acquisition, urban planning and architecture firm, to create a mini park in front of the restaurant, bar and venue Tupelo. “This new project is really interesting because our ideas might actually make a difference,” freshman Horacio Leon said. “It’s nice to finally advance from our previous projects to something as intricate as a parklet.” Students drew possible designs for the parklet in class and will eventually reference the drawings to create a final plan. “This will be presented to the parklets board on April 19,” art teacher Rachel McIntire said. “All the funding is there and all the partnerships are there. All we need is a really good design.” Senior Allie De Anda assisted McIntire three years ago in creating the architecture elective. “I was interested in architecture by the end of my sophomore year,” De Anda said. “That’s about the time that [curriculum coordinator Doug] Grant first introduced the idea of Elective Period being added to the schedule. He asked if any students had suggestions for the upcoming year.” The elective is taught by McIntire and SHHS art teacher Patter Hellstrom. “I have a background in interior architecture, so I started teaching it last year as a pilot,”

Annual show to benefit charity Simple Gifts fashion show is changing its runway to comply with fire codes

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Senior Allie De Anda helps sophomore Declan Ebeling design a parklet for a North Beach restaurant. The architecture students are partnering with Modus, an urban planning firm.

McIntire said. “I then proposed it to Ms. Hellstrom who was really interested in doing it, and we decided it would be an awesome class for a coed elective.” Projects leading up to designing a real public space have ranged from creating an affordable house for an imaginary client to a model chair. “All the projects we’ve done have been really conceptual and design-based,” De Anda said. As an introductory project, small groups created an installation that promoted civic engagement on one of the four campuses. “Students created ideas like a sand castle where the community could work together to build it in the style of a pyramid,” McIntire said. “Another group created this huge bubble where it was an area for both young and old to come together to play.” Another project had students creating affordable housing for an imaginary client moving to San Francisco.

“Designing a house was a challenge to accommodate all their needs into their price range,” freshman Stella Smith-Werner said. “My family wanted to be by the water, have a garden and space for their cat — all with four bedrooms — but didn’t want to be in the Richmond or Sunset [districts], so I put them into a houseboat in China Basin with an eco grass roof for more yard space and insulation.” SHHS head Tony Farrell asked the architecture students to create new chairs for the school’s courtyard as a project. “I really enjoyed that our chair project demanded focus,” Leon said. “It was necessary to have a sense of creativity to construct a chair that made sense.” The Arts and Architecture elective is open to all students and is taught at SHHS. “The elective is perfect for high schoolers of any grade level — we don’t need to have any background experience or knowledge to be successful in our elective.”

Aoife Devereux Reporter

he Simple Gifts Fashion Show is changing its runway layout for the first time in the show’s 7-year history due to a California fire code for schools.The stage will now be located by the Belvedere and the runway will be a floor carpet as opposed to the usual platform catwalk. “The changes to the fashion show will really only affect how the show looks,” Simple Gifts co-president Annie Mitchell said. “The carpet will make it easier for the models to walk, but a little more difficult for guests in the back rows to see.” A fire chief or a designated representative can stop a performance, such as the fashion show, if he or she finds obstacles or overcrowding in aisles or exits, according to California’s School Fire and Life Safety Code. “With the amount of people that were in past shows, the fire exits were all blocked,” club copresident Meaghan Heckscher said, “so if there was a fire, it would be hard to get everyone out of the building.” The Simple Gifts Fashion Show is completely student-run with students models, makeup artists, production designers and solicitation of behind-thescene-contributors. “The fashion show is not only fun, but important to show student leadership,” Franny Eklund, a Simple Gifts board member, said. “It allows students to take

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on responsibility by putting on such a large production by communicating with different people and places to get the job done.” Students will choose a local charity to receive the profits from the show. In the past, the club has donated to Get on the Bus, an organization that transports children and their legal guardians to prisons throughout the state to visit incarcerated parents, as well as donating to the Women and Childrens Clinic, which assists low income women and children with their immediate needs. The club has not decided on this year’s charity, but will announce it before the show. “We usually pick a charity that is a local organization that focuses on women and children in the Bay Area,” Heckscher said. “This year we are looking at the Breast Cancer Fund which focuses on eliminating environmental causes of breast cancer, A Home Within, which provides for the emotional needs of foster children and Dress for Success, which gives disadvantaged women professional attire.” Every year Simple Gifts asks a handful of local stores to loan their clothes for the show. This year’s stores include Athleta, J.Crew, Madewell, Sports Basement, Heidi Says, LF and Y&I. “I think that all-in-all we just want to keep it as successful and fun as it has been in years past,” Heckscher said. The date is set for April 19 in the Flood Mansion, but the ticket price is still to be determined.

The fashion show is not only fun, but important to show student leadership

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March 28, 2013

Staff Editorial

Intolerance in the City of Anything Goes

ike most large metropolitan areas, San Francisco is a melting pot of different cultures, nationalities and religions. Most native San Franciscans learn tolerance and acceptance along with their ABCs in preschool, but recently those levels of tolerance and acceptance have been challenged.

Earlier this month, AntiIslam advertisements were on select Muni buses, reaching the hundreds of thousands of peo-

ple who ride Muni everyday. To make matters worse, the latest allotment of advertisements has incredibly offensive homopho-

bic messages, another sensitive topic for our liberal city. Pamela Geller, head of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), created the ads as a way to garner a legal reaction from the city’s government. Her main objective is to further her extremist political agenda and create media publicity for her cause. The district attorney’s office is taking a passive approach by not drawing attention to the ads and allowing Geller’s group to run these advertisements without legal pushback. However, for many San Franciscans this approach isn’t enough. It is embarrassing for a city with

a legacy of tolerance and acceptance to have its city’s buses with “Equality for All” flashing above their windshields and distasteful ads discounting an entire culture on their sides. The First Amendment protects Geller and the AFDI, as well as other prominent hate groups. The question that arises is whether or not San Franciscans will allow these offensive ads to affect the city’s image of acceptance. Geller intends to use these hateful ads to appeal to San Francisco’s large homosexual community by attempting to draw a parallel between extreme homophobia and Islamic

culture. The AFDI-sponsored ads generate an interesting opportunity for conversation among San Franciscans as well as a timely opportunity for the city’s youth to speak up. There are many opportunities to organize counter-campaigns or tolerance rallies across the city. Geller may be entitled to her voice, but that does not take away ours. For the price of $5,000 San Francisco is relinquishing its place as a destination for acceptance and tolerance and exchanging it for a reputation as a city that allows hate speech to be broadcasted on city-sponsored transportation.

Fresh Take

Well, the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.

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It doesn’t say I have to like it, though.

the process

or our Theology 4 midterm, the Senior Class watched Emilio Estevez’s “The Way,” which he wrote and stars in alongside his father Martin Sheen. Sheen plays a detached and disillusioned father whose son (Estevez) dies while making a pilgrimage on the famed Camino, a route stretching from France to Spain. “You don’t choose a life, you live one,” Daniel, played by Estevez, tells his father Tom before he departs for his doomed adventure. After his son’s death, Tom completes the Camino in memory of his son, scattering his ashes along the way discovers the true purpose of his journey, which is to rediscover who he really is. It might be considered a stretch, but as seniors, the college process is our Camino. We all start out with one goal in mind — getting in — but end up with a greater sense of who we are and what we want. At first, as we excitedly and anxiously scrolled through schools on the Naviance website, seeing how we matched up on graphs and charts and adding schools to our lists, we imagined only how we would make our dreams reality.

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1. Malala Yousafzai returns to school. 2. Supreme Court hears Prop. 8 and DOMA cases.

1. She is still a target for the international terrorist group, the Taliban.

3. “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” set to move in to new time slot.

2. We need nine judges to determine who can love whom.

4. Golden Gate Bridge toll workers replaced by automated machines.

3. Fallon is rumored to be replacing Jay Leno.

5. Simpson to be the new head of school.

4. The change isn’t helping the unemployment rate. 5. Who will be the new dean?

Then, when it came down to actually filling out applications, we were faced with questions like “What makes you happy?” and “What do you believe and why?” What started out as simply a means to an end became a journey of self-discovery. I hope regardless of the outcome, we can come to appreciate the process that defined the latter half of our high school careers. That as we sit amid acceptance and rejection letters, we can look back and be glad that we were made to spell out who we were. In the face of those potential rejection letters, I hope we can stand up for that person we defined in our applications and realize that just because we didn’t get in, it does not mean we are not good enough. As we embark on this final stretch, these stress-filled weeks leading up to the final admissions announcements, I hope that we can all remember Daniel’s words. “You don’t choose a life, you live one.” Wherever we get in, wherever we go, we are living our lives. By choosing a college we aren’t choosing a life. Our lives are up to us.

We all start out with one goal in mind but end up with a greater sense of who we are and what we want.

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A new perspective

Elizabeth Smith

Childhood lesson loses value

p until this day, one banal phrase continues to drill its way back to the top of my mind when I make my daily trek to the bus stop: Don’t talk to strangers. It’s something I — like most other children — have been taught to ensure safety. It had an obvious and lofty significance as a young girl with the traumatizing news of kidnappings like those of Amber Hagerman, Elizabeth Smart and Madeleine McCann. Even as I get older, the message’s importance doesn’t diminish. When it comes to the infamous “stranger danger” issues like rape, I’ve stumbled across various posts on social networking sites that stress the importance of being aware of your surroundings, fighting back, and even subtle actions like speaking loudly and making eye contact, that prove the best solution — if teaching men how to

not rape is apparently impractical — is to be prepared. With this being said, I do try to exercise my smarts and take the words that have been ingrained in my mind for almost two decades seriously. But, naivety aside, for someone who does not want to live her life in fear and constantly obsessing, I do strive to tread a middle ground. That path straddles the side of being almost obsessively safe and being friendly. In a recent classroom discussion, it was brought to our attention that people have been losing their ability to be amicable, especially with the not-so-recent introduction of cell phones. It’s so easy to whip out a phone in a situation with a stranger, but maybe talking to a stranger isn’t so bad afterall. Sometimes I wonder if it is detachment from the “real world” that has forced some people to dejection, and in turn perhaps, to commit crimes or vio-

late people. While this is a little extreme, as we stop communicating with those that cross our paths, maybe we are backsliding. In the most extreme case that I can recount, I read a morbid short tale from a man who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Before going to the bridge, he left a note that said something along the lines of “If someone smiles at me on my way to the bridge, I won’t jump.” This is a select situation, and few people are likely to experience it in their lives, but it’s just a reminder. For me, I’ve learned to maintain a certain level of comfort in places like my bus stop, but to simultaneously not discount the commuters around me. Although I’ve been taught to instinctively adhere to the rule of thumb of never talking to strangers, perhaps I don’t have to disregard all of my faith in humanity.

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Too high a price to stay focused

Photo Illustration | Rebecca Siegel

Some students feel the need to abuse medication intended for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in order to get ahead in school and perform at competitive levels academically. Teens legally taking the medication illegally sell perscriptions for Adderall to their friends or fellow students.

Freshman balances honors classes, sports, ADHD and acute insomnia

Rebecca Siegel Design Editor

or most freshmen, navigating the transition between middle school and high school is difficult enough, with shifts in academic expectations and new social pressures, but freshman Isabelle Armstrong deals with more than the typical first year struggles. Amidst managing a taxing schedule that currently includes daily varsity soccer practices, and a full homework load from all honors classes, Armstrong deals with acute insomnia as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). “I was diagnosed with ADHD in third grade,” Armstrong said. “They discovered I had way too much energy to handle.” ADHD has affected almost every part of Armstrong’s life, but most significantly her ability to get a full night of sleep. Despite needing lots of rest, Armstrong can face up to four sleepless nights a month. “In seventh and eighth grade I started to fall asleep in a few classes, and my teachers got worried,” Armstrong said. “It affected my grades so much so that my parents put me on the all natural sleeping aid melatonin.” Children with ADHD, who do not use a stimulating medication like Adderall to boost their ability to focus often have a delay in their nighttime increase in melatonin —

the chemical involved in sleep onset, according to Dr. Michael Craig Miller, Harvard medical professor, in an article for the online medical reference site, Intelihealth. “When I was younger, doctors suggested that I could be on Adderall when I was older, but my parents don’t believe in Adderall, so they had me focus all my energy into sports,” Armstrong said. “I now play sports six days a week.” In order to keep up her grades and her performance on the field or the court, Amstrong must be much more organized than the average high school freshman. “Properly prescribed, I have heard that Adderall or other such medications, can be helpful for the right patient,” Bruce Armstrong, Isabelle’s father said. “I have not noticed ADHD or acute insomnia severely impacting Isabelle’s work, so she must be incredibly disciplined.” Adderall has a significant impact on the ability of the brain to shut down at night time and produce alpha waves — the type of brain waves that the brain releases during healthy sleep cycles, according to the National Institute of Health’s Center on Neurological Disorder and Stroke. “The most common cause of insomnia is a sleep apnea,” Rey Pacis, a registered sleep technician at California Pacific Medical Center said. “An apnea occurs when a person stops breathing for

10 seconds or more and the brain is aroused, this is incredibly common, especially among younger patients.” Armstrong says staying active helps her manage both her ADHD as well as her acute insomnia. Her lifestyle provides the perfect outlet for all her excess energy as well as a demanding academic schedule that requires intense organization. “My life requires extreme d i s c i p l i n e ,”A r m s t r o n g said. “Everything goes hand-in-hand. If I don’t get a good night’s sleep then I can’t focus in school, which in turn stresses me out, so I have another bad night of sleep. It’s the same if I don’t stay on top of my homework.” ADHD can greatly affect the ability to deal with chaos and disorder, which in turn can lead to increased levels of cortisol and norepinephrine — chemicals that create stress in the brain, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Increased cortisol levels also affect the brain’s ability to switch from sending beta waves, the waves the brain sends out when it’s awake, to alpha waves. “I have to deal with my acute insomnia and ADHD everyday,” Armstrong said. “It affects every part of my life, but I work hard to keep it all under control.”

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Some teens use ADHD meds to ‘cope’ with academic pressure

Rebecca Siegel Design Editor

dents interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity for concern of their college prospects, and the reputations of their schools as well as their own. “It’s a pretty simple choice — risk your mom catching you and getting grounded for a weekend, or bump your SAT scores to Stanford levels,” a junior at a Marin County independent high school said. “It’s like you have to take Adderall to compete in school now — everyone’s a superstar.” The feelings aren’t uncommon. The college admissions process is incredibly competitive, according to Betsy Klene, a private college counselor based in Palo Alto. Some students have become more than willing to do whatever it takes to compete. “Adderall was really prevalent in college and now it’s trickled down to high school — partly, I think, because parents are nervous about the college admissions process and the competition may push their kids to the breaking point,” Klene said. “In my opinion, the kids who take Adderall don’t end up any better than the kids who don’t.” Teenagers who are diagnosed with ADHD and use prescribed Adderall often have to deal with misinformation that their ADHD medication gives them a leg up in the competition. “Adderall ‘levels the playing field,’it gives students with ADHD an equal opportunity to do well,” Annie Glenn-Schuster, the program coordinator of the Marin County chapter of Eye to Eye, an organization that advocates for children who experience learning differences including ADHD, said. “When students without ADHD abuse medication like Adderall to increase their ability to compete, it

he light-green Prius idled in a parking lot behind a Bay Area high school as the driver, a cheerleader, executed some mental arithmetic uncommon to high school math classes. After a minute of silence between buyer and seller, the cheerleader turned around, declared the price per 30 mg, accepted her payment, and handed over a plastic bag of 10 small orange pills to one of her peers, who was wearing pearls. The illegal drug deal wasn’t for a recreational drug such as Ecstasy, but for Adderall — an amphetamine prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The cheerleader said, in a good month she can round up about $800 just by pawning her older brother’s prescription. “I don’t sell any other pills,” she said, “but according to my friends who do, Adderall is like the easiest drug to sell to kids our age. Everyone is trying to get into Harvard or something.” ADHD diagnostic rates have risen an average of 5.5 percent a year since 2007, according to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Generic Adderall prescriptions swinging around local high schools has increased almost directionally proportional to the rising ADHD rates, making the drug much more prevalent than in previous years. “It’s way too simple now, almost everyone I know has a hook for Adderall,” a senior at a San Francisco independent high school said. The senior along with the other high school stu-

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puts ADHD students at a serious disadvantage.” Selective universities in the United States accept on average less than 12 percent of the applicant pool, often eliminating star contenders based on less than a thousandth difference in the decimals of their Grade Point Average, according to a senior at a San Francisco independent high school. Extremely ambitious high school students say that the chance of that elimination cannot exist. “I play three varsity sports, I’ve already taken five Advanced Placement classes and I lead two student organizations on my school’s campus,” she said. “I can’t be less than perfect. If Adderall is the only way to achieve that, so be it.” What many highly ambitious students may not know is Adderall is a narcotic just as addictive as cocaine and Heroin, according to the CDC. Abusers are likely to go through withdrawals if they suddenly stop taking the medication. “I did Adderall for a while, but it made my eyes strain and my heart hurt,” another student at a Bay Area independent high school said, “I eventually had to go to the doctor for inconsistent heart [palpitations].” Adderall abuse can cause changes in mood and on an extreme, depression and anger management problems just like any other stimulant according to a study conducted by the University of Wisconsin. “It wasn’t until college that I really saw other people pressured to abuse Adderall,” Natalie Garnett (‘11) who attends the University of California, Berkeley said. “I was surrounded by such driven girls at CSH that they kept me motivated.”

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March 28, 2013

Sports Roundup

▶ Track

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Tape one for the team Kinesiology tape gains popularity among athletes Shannan Lum Reporter

Coach: Michael Buckley Captains: Amelia Baier, Tess Holland Next meet: March 30; Chabot Relays @ Away (Chabot College) 8 a.m. “I look forward to watching our girls race their best and improve their times significantly,” captain Amelia Baier said. “We have a strong team and that we will continue to become stronger.”

▶ Sailing

Coaches: Adam CorpusLahne, Brent Harril Captain: Francesca Dana Next regatta: April 20; Gold/Silver Pacific Coast Championships @ Away (Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club or Sausalito Yacht Club, dependent on placement) “I look forward to seeing the girls grow as sailors, teammates, and competitors,” coach Corpus-Lahne said. “The girls just had their best result ever, taking first place in the Silver fleet at the Golden Bear regatta, besting 27 other teams.”

▶ Badminton

Coaches: Sarah Garlinghouse, Christi Cinti Captains: Casey Stuart, Kimmy Pace, Everet Tom, Devin Harvey Record: 2-3 Next game: Today vs. International HS @ Away (International HS) 4 p.m. “Compared to last year, we have a lot more players,” captain Casey Stuart said. “I’m really excited because with more people on the team, comes more skill.”

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Senior guard Gina Domergue prepares to pass the ball to one of her teammates during a recent game. Domergue is wearing kinesiology tape on her right shoulder due to a tear in her labrum.

Varsity basketball player Senior Gina Domergue is one of the growing number of athletes whose game-day uniform goes beyond a singlet and shorts and includes a new piece of gear — kinesiology tape. Student athletes run the risk of getting hurt in practice and during games, so many are willing to buy and apply redeveloped athletic tape to prevent damage and help heal current injuries. “The tape makes it easier to move my bone more freely in the socket and relieves some pressure in that area,” Domergue, who underwent a Glenoid Labrum shoulder surgery as a sophomore, said. Developed by Japanese chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase, this taping method gently lifts skin and the attached tissue covering the muscle, allowing blood and other body fluids to move freely around the targeted muscle, according to Kinesio Taping-Global. Domergue applies the elastic, therapeutic adhesive tape during basketball season on her shoulder for better shot positioning. Maya Fok, a registered and licensed occupational therapist, uses a special tape created by a Kase instead of the commercial brands such as KT Tape or SpiderTech. “I used it after I had ACL/meniscus surgery done on my knee to help with swelling and healing,” Fok said. She does not use kinesiology tape on her patients, although some of her co-workers do. “They use it to help positioning for physically disabled chil-

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Coaches: Elena De Santis, Anne Guina Captains: Bianka Quintanilla-Why, Sara Svartvasmo Record: 1-7-1 Next game: April 10 vs. Urban @ Home (Crocker Amazon Soccer Fields) 4 p.m. “Even though the team is very small, we don’t let other teams use that to their advantage,” captain Bianka Quintanilla-Why said. “It only makes us work harder and holds us more accountable to each other.”

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Practicing Pride

▶ Swimming

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Freshmen Willa Hegarty (left) and Nora Hanak (right) hit the birdie during a badmiton game at Chinese Christian.

▶ Fencing

Coach: Leo Bello Captain: Eliza Klyce Next game: April 2 vs. Balboa HS @ Away (Balboa HS) 4 p.m. “Because our team is pretty big this year, especially the boys team, we are hoping for the all around team trophy at the end,” captain Eliza Klyce said.

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▶ Soccer

Coach: Victoria Fernandez Captains: Katie Stableford, Cate Svendson Next meet: April 12 vs. Marin Academy @ Away (Marin Academy) 4 p.m. “We have a well-rounded team this year between the seniors and the new freshmen girls,” coach Fernandez said. “We have a lot of good match ups and our team is much stronger than last year and so far the races have been exciting to watch.”

dren as well as increase their range of motion,” Fok said. Kinesiology tape has plenty of satifisied users like Cyclist Lance Armstrong, who praised the hotpink tape in his book “Every Second Counts” according to Gary Mihoces of USA Today, but it also has its critics. “I almost tore my ACL during soccer,”McKenna Eichler said. “I found out that my body shape makes my outer thighs weaker than the inner and created problems while running. I would apply tape on part of my shin and around my knees but I don’t think it works because it would always come off.” Both Fok and Domergue agree that kinesiology is worth the cost of $12 to $25 a roll, but can last up to five days and is waterproof. The tape can be bought on the Internet or at local pharmacies and sports equipment stores.

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Varsity soccer listens to coaches Elena De Santis and Anne Guina and senior Gina Domergue after a game at Crocker against The Bay School. The next game is Apr. 10 at Crocker against Urban.

classmate and I laid out an ambitious and unique senior year plan at the beginning of this year: the Giants would win the World Series, the ’49ers would secure a Super Bowl victory and the Golden State Warriors would at least make the NBA playoffs. In October we were well on our way, with the Giants’ trouncing of the Detroit Tigers, propelling the home team to World Series champion status. We were in very good shape in February to flawlessly execute our scheme, although we weren’t actually contributing anything other than fandom to our plan’s success. We suffered a slight setback with the Niners’ loss in Super Bowl XLVII, but are currently back on track with the Warriors looking like potential playoff contenders. My point is, Bay Area sports are at their absolute finest, and with the Niners moving to Santa Clara and the Warriors readying for a transition to San Francisco’s financial district, the current state of our local

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teams will never be replicated. But for now, for this year, the Bay Area is at the peak of sports performance in every major field. It is time for us in the Bay Area to start giving our teams the respect they deserve, to once again “believe” in the teams that in recent history let us down. We have to learn to put our faith in our athletic culture once more. I, for one, am a die-hard Warriors fan, a rare breed, seeing as the Warriors have barely managed to have a winning season since I was born. Things are different now. All of our sports teams are becoming legitimate competitive threats, destinations for coveted free-agent players. In the grand scheme of professional sports we are becoming major players, and our cities are beginning to invest accordingly. New stadiums and more publicity are only some of the recent perks. Bay Area natives are easily proud of their cities, and now it’s time to share some of that pride with the teams that represent us.

Bay Area sports are at their absolute finest.

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SACRED HEART

The Broadview

March 28, 2013

Ringing in spring

Sacred Heart families participate in annual fundraiser Celebrate Spring is the Parent Association’s largest fundraiser, taking place before Easter eachyear. Events include the Garden Luncheon, Evening Gala, Family Festival and a wine tasting. CES seventh grader Edna Tesfay (far left) admires her classmates’ ar twork at the All-School art gallery in the Adam Room. Each year for Celebrate Spring all students from the four-school community contribute to the gallery. Outside of the Flood Mansion (top right), families from the four-school community line up to receive lunch from food trucks parked on Broadway. Cuisine such as Kara’s Cupcakes and Vietnamese street foodwere served at the event. CES 4th grade teaching associate Holly Posner (bottom right) helps kindergardener Lucia Bykhovsky make a colorful bracelet at one of the many interactive booths at Celebrate Spring. SARAH SELZER | The Broadview

Dean tapped to be next head

Helping hands Volunteers rebuild houses in New Orleans Ashley Latham & Jaime Hum-Nikishado

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Dean Rachel Simpson chats with junior Claire Pardini and sophomore Jackie Wong during Sophomore Academic period. Simpson has been at Schools of the Sacred Heart for 18 years.

From New head p. 1 was Simpson’s desire to lead Convent specifically. The professional level of the position or the location of our school might have motivated other candidates in the process and when I considered these factors, I wondered if they would ultimately best serve our leadership needs.” Krejcarek made the final decision as to the new head of school after input from a student advisory group, faculty, parents, alumnae and the four schools’ board of trustees. “(I wanted) someone who would have my back and know me instead of being a figurehead I don’t really know,” sophomore Marie de Tomasi, who participated in the student focus group, said. The search began with 340 resumes and was eventually narrowed down to four candidates who underwent extensive interviews and background checks until Simpson was chosen, according to Krejcarek. “I have become very attached to the Goals and Criteria of our Sacred Heart education and feel a very devoted commitment not only to the Goals and Criteria but especially to Convent of the

Sacred Heart High School,” said Simpson. Students looked for similar characteristics in a new head of school and say Simpson’s experience in the Sacred Heart community is beneficial. “(I looked for) someone who supports the community and tries to make everyone around them better, which I think Ms. Simpson will do well,” senior Isabella Borges said. “She has been a part of this community for so long and knows what our culture is about. Although people have doubts about her, I think she will do a very good job.” Simpson, a first-class honor graduate of Oxford’s St. John’s College, came to CSH in the fall 1996 as a French and English teacher, eventually serving as the International Language Department chair. She was also dean of studies at Stuart Hall High School for two years as well as the CHS acting head of school for six months. “My classroom functions in a spirit of camaraderie and, given the subjects I have taught which are very language-centric whether its French or English, the capacity for students to engage in dialogue in the classroom is something

that I have always developed in my classroom environment,” Simpson said. “I would like to see that open-dialogue flourish as an administrator, too.” Simpson envisions an improved Sacred Heart culture along with students who desire a stronger sense of community, hoping the school can become their “home away from home.” “We will continue to be a culture at one with our Goals — Goals that focus on prosperity of spirit, academic commitment, awareness of the world outside Convent and a heartfelt connection to one another within the Convent community,” Simpson said. “Very importantly, it’s a culture where each young woman learns to be uniquely and confidently herself.” Simpson says she also wants to preserve Sacred Heart traditions. “I hope to continue to lead Convent’s tradition of being a joyful place of learning for its young women and to encourage the growth of a 21st century learning environment where each Convent graduate can feel as well prepared for her future as possible,” Simpson said.

onvent and Stuart Hall students are returning to New Orleans during spring break for the sixth annual service trip to rebuild houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina. “I am looking forward to immersing myself in the New Orleans culture,” said sophomore Christina Berardi. “I am excited to take part in service to help others rebuild their lives and to bond with my classmates.” The volunteers will be working in the Lower Ninth Ward, which received most of the damage from the hurricane in 2005, as well as broadening their knowledge about the lingering effects of the disaster. “The students will learn about cultural and socioeconomic problems through the Religious of the Sacred Heart living in New Orleans,” Raymond O’Connor, who is leading the trip, said. The Lower Ninth Ward is geographically the largest of the 17 wards, or city districts, in New Orleans. Students and chaperones will be working with the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit organization that strives to remove all barriers from those who are struggling to recover from the devastation caused by natural disasters, according to the organization’s website. “My older sister went on the

Mexico service trip and had a great experience with the people she met, junior Dustin Sullivan said. “I want to go on a service trip in hopes of having the same experience.” During last year’s trip, students installed light bulbs with the Green Light Project, which works to make new homes energy efficient. “This allowed us to distribute compact fluorescent lamp [energy efficient] light bulbs to families who have lost everything in the storm,” senior Casey Stuart said. Volunteers also helped clean up the New Orleans Museum of Modern Art Park by raking leaves and picking up trash. “The trip was such a great experience,” Stuart said. “It changed my perspective of how grateful people are.” Stuart said. “I also realized how much we take for granted. We have so much compared to the people who had to rebuild their lives.” Some students attending the trip for the first time are expressing apprehension. “I’m excited for the experience, but nervous to be in a place I’ve never been before,” Sullivan said. Other volunteers aim to gain a new type of knowledge from the trip. “I hope to understand what they’ve gone through, how it affected them, and to make a difference in their lives,” Berardi said.

Hurricane Katrina fast facts • 3rd deadliest hurricane in the United States • Approximately 1,800 total deaths • 275,000 homes demolished • Estimated $110 billion in damages Source: http://www.hurricanekatrinarelief.com — Compiled by Emily Seeley

CITY LIFE

The Broadview

March 28, 2013

Food For Days Alice Jones

Barn a bit of a bummer

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The Winter Mix salad comes with a delightfully light and tangy dressing, but it could use some more slices of fresh bread on the side. Make sure to dig to the bottom for all the goodies.

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The creamy thick layer of brie is what brings this high stacking Truffle sandwich all together. The soft rosemary focaccia is delicious, but the sandwich was too small a portion for $10.

ur group of seven mobbed down Chestnut Street and walked into Blue Barn with expectations high and wallets at the ready — our big bucks turned into a long wait. The sign “Slow food takes time” hanging above the cashier shouldn’t be taken lightly. The slowest plate was the Kid’s Grilled Cheese with white cheddar on Acme’s pan de mie. This tasty but time-consuming grilled cheese was a whopping $7 and took over a half hour to be served. We should have noticed the “Please allow extra time” next to the Grilled Cheese in the hand-out menus. Nonetheless, it melted not only on the press but in the mouth. The salads were the first to arrive, lead by the Winter Mix with dino kale, mixed greens, bleached heirloom broccoli, roasted winter squash and kumquat, dressed in a mix on balsamic vinaigrette and Meyer lemon juice. The salad is light and lemony with savory elements from the sprinkled pine nuts and parmesan mixed with the arugula. The salads are huge and perfectly filling without any guilt, except possibly enjoying them too much. The Winter Mix was light and citrusy, with savory elements from the sprinkled pine

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nuts and parmesan mixed with the arugula. The best salad is the Beets & Greens, filled with impeccably creamy, cool and smooth goat cheese with strawberries, cinnamon candied pecans and grilled balsamic onions in a balsamic vinaigrette. It’s always my go-to order, but experimenting with an additional scoop of albacore tuna salad on the side was not as tasty a combo as expected. The Chinese Chicken Salad was served with chunks rather than traditionally shredded chicken. It was hard to get a perfect bite with the romaine lettuce, chicory chop, orange, carrot, snow peas, scallion, herbs, slivered almonds, a bunch of black sesame seeds and a few soba noodles in a sweet ’n’ sour vinaigrette. I went out on a limb and ordered a random sandwich, the Truffle. When it was presented to me I was starving and thrilled, but as I dove into the thinlysliced peppered turkey breast, brie d’affinois, balsamic onion, and Roma tomato, I realized the pieces of the herbed focaccia were relatively small. The portion was fine but the price was 10 bucks and didn’t seem all that worth it. It was worth it to get the cup of french fries with my sand-

wich, which saved me 75 cents for the same size a la carte. Some of my dining companions were not fans of the canola and olive oil mix used in the fryer, but I thought the oils gave the potatoes a nice solid salty crunch. Other friends of mine branched out ordered the Falafel — which ended up to be a disappointment. The falafel patty was overly crispy and pretty hard, making it pretty dry, and came between too-thick pieces of whole wheat bread instead of a more appropriate pita. Blue Barn’s attempt at a falafel sandwich definitely fell short. A sandwich that always comes up strong is the Skirt, a grilled Niman Ranch skirt steak with melted provolone on a ciabatta roll spread with a rosemary aioli and packed with arugula, Roma tomato and balsamic onion. This sandwich is dripping with the juices from the incredibly tender beef and the heart of the loving chef preparing it. I have been frequenting Blue Barn for years and I was disappointed to introduce this restaurant to peers of mine when it didn't live up to my expectations. For first timers I would suggest ordering salads with no additions and trusting the original flavor combinations.

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Anti-Islam advertisements shock city

Claire Fahy Editor-in-Chief

ong regarded one of the most liberal and openminded cities in the world, San Francisco has found itself engulfed in controversy with anti-Islam ads parading around the city, plastered on the sides of Muni buses. The ads are funded by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization deemed a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, District Attorney George Gascón and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu have each come forward to denounce the content of the “Islamophobic” ads. “Our position is that it is hate speech,” Stephanie Ong Stillman, the communications director at the district attorney’s office, said. “It is insinuating all Arabs and Muslims are terrorists and dehumanizes a community very valued here in San Francisco.” The San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency has decided to spend the entire $5,000 revenue from the ads on researching hate speech and its effects on the

Muslim community, a decision that angers AFDI founder Pamela Geller. “I’m going to sue the city because (donating the money) is a violation of the establishment clause, shows preferential treatment towards a particular religious group, (and) it shows a special accommodation,” Geller, who failed to respond after consenting to an interview via email, said in an interview with Sun TV published on her website. Muni decided against pulling the ad campaign to save thousands of taxpayer dollars to fund the potential court case. “They have to run them,” Stillman said. “If not, the group could sue them because they’re protected under free speech.” Some Muni drivers say they feel uncomfortable with the ads in their workplace. “If I get a bus with an ad on it, I say no,” a Muni bus driver, who requested anonymity based on the controversial nature of the topic, said. San Francisco is not the only target of Geller’s campaign. New York City officials’ attempted to

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pull the ads from subway trains was thwarted after AFDI sued citing First Amendment rights, according to Stillman. In lieu of a court case, San Francisco officials are working to prevent further prejudice. “What we in the district attorney’s office are trying to do is to educate the community,” Stillman said. “This is hate speech. Hate has no place in San Francisco.”

BPA-free water bottles In response to the cafeteria’s recent discontinuance of selling water of plastic bottles, students have turned to toting BPA-free bottles filled with filtered water to remain hydrated.

In the next few weeks a second round of AFDI-sponsored ads are scheduled to appear, focusing on homosexuality and bearing messages such as a quote from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that reads, “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.” “Our respect for free speech does not mean we allow hateful speech to go unchallenged,” Chiu said during a press conference. “As a former civil rights attorney, I’m proud to stand with our Muslim American families to send a message that San Francisco embraces diversity and tolerance, not hate and bigotry.”

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