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he increase of individuals speaking up about recent and previously undisclosed sexual assaults is bringing attention to how both men and women have a range of understanding about consent.

An individual gives consent by explicit verbal agreement or by a clear statement of “Yes.” Any sexual contact made without the recipient's affirmative consent is considered sexual assault, according to the United States Department of Justice.

“Sexual assault includes violations of the body or bodily autonomy such as unwanted oral sex, unwanted penetrative sex or any kind of greater sexual touching,” sexual ethics educator Natasha Singh said. “Women are undoubtedly at greater risk for sexual assault and sexual violence, but with that said, boys are victims of sexual assault as well.”

Sexual consent cannot be assumed by body language, nonverbal communication, current relationship status, sexual history or incapacitation such as from intoxication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fifty-one percent of women report their perpetrators are their intimate partners.

“I think it's really important to know most sexual assaults take place at home or near the home,” Singh said. “We need to have much more training about how to communicate because oftentimes, there's a real lack of comfort in speaking directly to one another even between people in otherwise healthy relationships.”

Women need to be able to say ‘That is not funny. That is not what I want.‘

adults have very different levels of knowledge by the time they graduate high school, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Senior Riley Kramer says that compared to some of her friends who attended different elementary schools, she had a limited sex education that did not cover the topic of consent.

“There was very little sex education at my school,” Kramer said. “We maybe talked once about the different body parts, and I’m pretty sure that was the extent of it. I had to talk to friends and my mom about their experiences to learn about things.”

Depending on the course and where it is taught, a sexual education program could cover topics such as healthy relationships, personal skills, and sexual health and behavior. Subtopics could include anatomy, puberty, abstinence, contraception and consent.

Of the American students who do receive sexual education, most begin during sixth grade, according to Singh. Many other countries start before the age of 5.

“Many Dutch students report having better consensual first sexual experiences than their American counterparts and the Dutch start their education at age four, ” Singh said. “Often, we're embarrassed to talk about these natural topics, but when you don't teach a young person, for instance, the names of their body parts, how can they then realize if somebody is treating them inappropriately.”

Girls between the ages of 16 and 19 are four times more likely to experience sexual assault than the general female population, according to the Department of Justice.

“Sexual education is a very taboo topic and a lot of schools are afraid to really discuss it,” Kramer said. “I think that more conversation and more sex education would most likely allow for better communication and prevent some instances of sexual harassment or assault.”

Singh says the inconsistency in sexual education and knowledge about consent becomes especially clear in college.

“By the time you get to college and university you will encounter people who've had maybe no sex ed or who have been exposed to very few conversations about healthy relationships,” Singh said, “so there is a lot of ignorance when everybody's begin-

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We want you, too Singh says women and men need to learn how to give or not give consent to sexual experiences and need to be educated on the ways sexual harassment and sexual violence are manifested.

“In terms of safety, it is very important for people to not only focus on how to be safe, but also how to not perpetrate sexual violence,” Singh said. “There was so much emphasis for many years on girls to ‘Keep yourself safe,’ but not enough focus on ‘Don't be the person that violates somebody.’”

Equal access for young men and women to sexual education that has an emphasis placed on understanding consent could potentially decrease risk of sexual harassment or violence, according to Singh.

“We're living in a time where everybody's getting a lot more information about consent, but people have very different ideas of what consent looks like,” Singh said. “I understand why people go to the internet for information, but oftentimes the info ends up creating more stereotypes around gender and creating less progressive attitudes towards sex and sexuality.”

Since private schools have the ability to curate their curriculum and because only 24 states require sex education at public schools, teens and young

ning to sexually explore.”

While 46 percent of high schoolers have had some sort of sexual experience, 60 percent of college students are sexually active.

Director of Student Support Annie Egan says while it may be easier to not say anything when someone makes an inappropriate comment or action, young people should learn to speak up in awkward situations and pratice giving consent before they enter college.

“When someone makes a sexualized joke or maybe puts a unwanted hand on a woman’s thigh, that woman needs to be able to say ‘That is not funny.

That is not what I want,’” Egan said. “It’s very difficult to remove yourself and speak out in an uncomfortable situation if you have zero practice doing it, so practicing recognizing what your voice sounds like when you say ‘No’ is important.”

We need to do a much better job of normalizing conversations.

Adele Bonomi Senior Reporter

Steps to take after sexual assault Make sure you are in a safe location.

Call (800)-656-HOPE to connect to a local sexual assault service provider.

Seek medical attention and consider allowing medical professionals to collect evidence of assault using a rape kit. Avoid showering or bathing before arrival.

Who can offer support?

1 Friends and family 2 School counselors, campus Title IX coordinator and therapists

3 Free and confidential hot lines like

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Women are just as capable as men in protecting our society.

— Caroline Schulberg

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Convent & Stuart Hall Latin students will join over 1000 other high schoolers learning the language at the California Junior Classical League Latin Convention on March 29. The Convention, held in Orinda, hosts artistic, athletic, and academic competitions inspired

by Latin history such as Roman trivia contests and bubble soccer, played in inflatable orbs.

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Knowing what consent is and how to give it, however, is not enough to keep oneself safe. Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs can inhibit one’s ability to make coherent decisions regarding sexual safety, according to Egan, because alcohol and drugs alter brain chemistry, they affect moods, behaviors and thinking.

“Your abilities are compromised when you’re under the influence,” Egan said. “If you are sober it is far easier to be aware of your surroundings, to make quick decisions, to think more clearly and to communicate articulately to somebody else.”

At least half of sexual assaults that take place on a college campus involve alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

“It's important that we start talking about things like consent because, unfortunately, people can perpetrate sexual violence and not even think they've done anything,” Singh said. “We need to do a much better job of normalizing conversations and making communication direct.”

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“The military is often solely associated with masculinity, however, if women join the draft there would be more to help break down that stereotype and prove it wrong,” Schulberg, who is a senior, said. “Women in the military show society that women are just as capable as men in protecting our country.”

The Selective Service, an agency that has been historically used to draft men into the military, was the subject of Judge See WOMEN. p.2

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— Natasha Singh

Next draft could potentially include both women and men Young women may soon have to register for the Selective Service when they turn 18 and sign themselves up for a potential military draft following a federal judge’s ruling last month that the exclusion of women in the draft is unconstitutional.

A final report on the court case is expected in 2020 and the decision — which would require all 18-year-olds, no matter their sex, to register for the Selective Service — will be up to Congress on whether or not to implement the court’s recommendations.

Caroline Schulberg, head of the EmpowHER, a club focused on starting conversation about women in society, says that including women in the draft would not only empower new women to join the military, but also eliminate stereotypes about all women in service.

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Juniors have the opportunity to participate in the Bay Area Case Studies college event at St. Ignatius College Preparatory on March 31. Student and parent attendees may work with college ambassadors to look over mock applications and evaluate them. The ambassadors will give insights on why various applicants would be accepted or rejected at various colleges.

Childhood diseases see resurgence Gabriella Vulakh Web Editor

Childhood disease such as measles, whooping cough, mumps, and chickenpox are reemerging in the United States in recent outbreaks on the West Coast in California, Washington and Oregon, and doctors point to anti-vaccination groups as the cause.

“It is a tremendous risk when families do not vaccinate their children,” Dr. Anne Schafer, an endocrinologist in San Francisco said. “It can have really devastating effects not only for the child but also for the community.”

Every vaccine has a different length of immunity and immunity threshold. Seventy five to 85 percent of the population must be immunized for mumps to maintain herd immunity, a way of protecting individuals in a community who cannot be vaccinated, whereas 83 to 94 percent must be immunized for measles, according to the “Epidemiologic Reviews.”

“Herd immunity is the benefit everyone receives from a vaccinated population,” Schafer said.

“When enough people are vaccinated, everyone receives some protection from the disease because those diseases become so rare within that immunity.”

Some parents erroneously choose to not vaccinate their children, citing unproven possible negative effects from vaccines including autism, brain damage and behavioral problems according to the “Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics.”

These claims are false and vaccines do not cause these effects, according to studies performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Classes resume after the April 15–22 Spring Break on April 23 with the high school Jazz Band and Vocal Spring Concert in the Syufy Theatre on April 24 at 6:30 p.m., the K–12 Arts and Sciences Exhibit: “Creativity & Craft” beginning on April 25 located in multiple galleries on campus, and the Convent & Stuart Hall Prom on April 27 at 7–10 p.m. in the Flood Mansion.

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Girls empower girls in STEM All-girls robotics team filmed for documentary

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n upcoming documentary featuring Convent students will cover what it is like to be a member of an all-girls robotics team to encourage other girls to get involved in STEM. Stanford graduate student Ellie Wen is following the team that calls themselves The Missfits both as a play on words in reference to their all-girl team as well as a representation of the way many girls feel in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

“I had been interested in doing a film about women in STEM for

a while,” director and filmmaker Wen said. “Once I started following The Missfits at practice, I was instantly inspired by these girls operating power tools and working on solving really difficult problems.”

The 25-minute documentary follows the team through competitions and practices and focuses on the everyday lives of a few members, including team captain Maddie Woo, a senior at Lowell High School, and vicecaptain Ryann Minnis, a junior at Convent High School.

“I want to tell the whole story of the team, including what it’s like to be a high school teenager these days, so it’s not 100 percent

robotics related,” Wen said. “I’ve been following a few girls outside of school and have been able to catch a glimpse of their home life — like friends and family — just to get a fuller picture of what it means to be a girl in today’s society.”

Twelve girls from Convent, Lowell, Mission High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Independence High School founded the team in 2016 because they were dissatisfied with the gender discrimination they faced on coed robotics teams, according to Minnis.

“I’ve talked to a lot of girls on other teams, and they found that they weren’t really valued on the

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ON CAMERA Documentarian Ellie wen records as junior Ryann Minnis works with Convent Elementary first graders in the Spark Studio. Minnis is part of an all girls robotics team, The Missfits, that worked with the first graders to brainstorm ideas for robots that travel to the moon.

How often to get vaccines Every year Influenza

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- 2nd dose: 1-2 months later - 3rd dose: 6 months later

Hepatitis B (under 19)

- 2nd dose: at least 1 month after 1st shot - 3rd dose: at least 4 months after 1st shot

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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team or they were put into roles in public relations,” Minnis said.

“Unless they were dating someone on the team, they wouldn’t get any hands-on experience with the robot.”

The Missfits compete in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition as one of 43 high school teams in the Bay Area. Out of those 43 teams only nine are all-girls, including The Missfits.

The 19-person team aims to encourage girls to develop and maintain an interest in STEM, according to Woo. “I’ve heard it be called the cliff, where middle school girls either lose interest in STEM or shy away from it,” Woo said. “I think this time period is very critical for young girls with an interest in STEM to pursue this field at a higher level.”

The team designs and builds robots to participate in national and regional FIRST Robotic Competition (FRC). While building their robot, members also learn skills pertaining to computer-aided design, electronic design, machining, programming and project management, according to their website.

The public screening of the documentary is scheduled for June 15 at 2:30 in the Cubberley Auditorium at Stanford and tickets are free. Prospective students can join The Missfits through their website www.team6418.org or by contacting a member.

“I think our team is the embodiment of female empowerment because we’re all girls, we’re pretty young and we’ve been successful in competitions,” Woo said. “We’ve been pushing the idea of female empowerment forward, and I think that’s a very powerful story to tell.”

Immunity for the community

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“People believed it, celebrities endorsed it, and there is now an enormous misinformation campaign that really scares parents.”

While some parents also cite personal, moral or religious reasons for opting out of vaccinations, health officials urge communities to get vaccinated.

“I have never met a parent who was not trying to do the right thing for their child,” Tayama said. “I just think it’s unfortunate that they are not using the most accurate science.”

Measles complications include dehydration, ear and eye infections, laryngitis, pneumonia, seizures, and miscarriages.

Whooping cough complications include pneumonia, slowed breathing, weight loss, rib fractures from severe coughing and loss of bladder control according to the CDC. “People think these diseases are fairly harmless, but people can get hospitalized and even die,” Dr. Lisa Turman, a pediatrician at Oakland Medical Center, said. “Sometimes the symptoms of a disease can be hard to see and once you have contracted the virus, you can still be contagious for a certain amount of

time depending on the disease.”

While newborn babies and immunocompromised individuals cannot be vaccinated, the majority of the population can.

Healthy individuals who choose not to be vaccinated and rely on herd immunity to stay safe are increasing the likelihood of epidemiologic patterns shifting and serious diseases returning.

“There are very occasional times and very particular occasions when a physician might have a different recommendation about particular immunizations for a particular patient,” Schafer said, “but for the most part, vaccinations are recommended for all.”

Former Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 277 into law in 2016, banning religious or personal exemptions from vaccines and requiring all public and private school students in California to be vaccinated.

Convent & Stuart Hall’s policy only allows medical exemptions for vaccines and past personal or religious exceptions made before the 2016 law was passed, according to Director of Enrollment Management Jen Butler.

“The legislation that requires vaccines for school entrance is an effective strategy because that allows a vast majority of kids to get vaccinated to attend school,”

Tayama said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration closely monitors vaccines and does not distribute them until they are proven both effective and safe.

“Before vaccines come out on the market, they are tested and studied extensively,” Tayama said. “Once the vaccines are out being used, anyone can report an adverse effect so that it can be investigated.”

While minors must have parental consent for most vaccines, teens ages 12 and older can receive immunity for sexually transmitted diseases, such as the Human Papilloma Virus that has been likened to cervical cancer, without parental consent.

Local drug stores, urgent care clinics, doctor’s offices and public health centers administer vaccinations for low cost. Many health insurances also offer routine vaccines with no additional charge, according to Tayama.

“Immunizations are the safest and most cost effective way to prevent disease and even death,” Schafer said. “The medical community urges parents to make sure their children are immunized, and it hopes that teens who are not vaccinated in the United States will talk to their parents about that decision.”

Women in draft?

From WE p. 1 Gray Miller’s ruling because the service has not been used since 1973 but costs the U.S. government $24 million a year.

The service requires males from 18 to 25 to register and holds their information in case of a draft. Those who choose not to register can face consequences such as not being eligible for federal student aid, federal job training or a federal job.

The Selective Service could be eliminated entirely or could transition to a volunteer-only registration, where only those who show interest sign up, according to Military Advantage.

“The military is rewarding because since it is a man-dominated position and you are in the same position, you are breaking all types of stereotypes,” a female soldier from the U.S. Army Golden Gate Recruitment Center, who was not authorized to speak to the press, said. “When I first went into [the military] I was not allowed in combat arms, but now women can do anything [in the Army] that we want to.”

Miller’s ruling establishes that the current draft policy will remain unchanged, and no current recommendations are being put in to Congress, so no active actions are in place to change laws.

“Women being included in the draft has been a long time coming,” Sarah Garlinghouse, former women’s studies teacher, said. “I am a big believer in the Equal Rights Amendment, and I hope that one day it will be added to the Constitution.”

When I first went into [the military] I was not allowed in combat arms, but now women can do anything.

— Female soldier

The Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified in 1979 partly because of opposition to having women in the draft, according to Garlinghouse.

“I think that we could look at other countries that have drafted women, notably Israel, and see that it has been successful,” Garlinghouse said. “This presents another opportunity to overcome obstacles in the quest for gender equality.”

Israel has required both men and women to register for the draft since 1948 and women make up 20 percent of its professional army today, according to Jewish Women’s Archives.

Norway’s parliament also voted for women to be included in the draft in 2013, making Norway the first European country to draft women, according to Democrats Abroad.

“I have a son, and I understand that one day he could be drafted,” Garlinghouse said. “But if I had a daughter, I would be just as OK with her being drafted as well.”

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econd year International Baccalaureate Visual Art students presented their works in the Main Hall and the Syufy Theatre Gallery at the IB Visual Art reception on March 21, formally opening the art show featuring work from 33 seniors.

Depending on whether they are enrolled in the Standard Level or Higher Level course, seniors chose either two or three different types of media to work with and include in the show titled Reach & Rebel, according to Rachel McIntire, Visual Arts Department Chair.

“Each student is showing between seven and 11 works of art that they have been working on the past two years,” McIntire said. “We have some students who are doing fashion, 3D printing, laser cuts, traditional painting, photography, installation — it’s really impressive.”

Senior Sophie Egan says she chose to work with sculpture, painting and drawing, and connected all three components with a common subject.

“My main theme is climate change,” Egan said. “I really wanted to give a visual to climate change, so it’s not talked about — it’s something you can see.

Right now I’m doing a series of charcoals on how climate change affects animals.”

One specialized feature of the IB art show is the extended period of time students work on their pieces. Senior Avery Van Natta said the two-year component of the program allows for viewers to observe artists’ growth over a prolonged period.

“It’s two years of cumulative work, which I think is really interesting,” Van Natta said. “You get to see not only people’s art now but also how they’ve grown and changed.”

As juniors, IB Visual Art students presented smaller collections of their work in a show, which acted as preparation for their senior year art show.

“December of your first year of IB, you kind of get your feet wet, having an opportunity to show a small collection of your work,” McIntire said, “and then they go back into the studio for a full year and a half until they have the culminating show.”

Aside from creating their artworks, students also prepared for the show by writing curatorial rationales, composing exhibition texts for each work and planning how their work would be presented in the show.

“They have to curate the work, so deciding where they want it

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FEATURED Senior Kira Daley shows her mother a piece of art from her collection. Her collage, ”Unattainable,” is a representation of how magazines portray Western beauty standards.

to be,” McIntire said. “They actually have to install it with me.

That’s part of IB — not just having the teacher hang all of their work, but for them to really think about how they want to share with the audience.”

Egan said she worked with McIntire to decide how her work would be grouped, the type of frame and if her paintings would be hanging or laying flat.

“It’s always kind of scary to see your work together because

so often we just create individual pieces without imagining how it’s all going to work together,” Van Natta said.

Egan says she hopes observers will see the connection between her works that follow the theme of climate change.

“I’m excited to see if people catch on to my theme,” Egan said. “We have artist’s statements, but a huge part for me is if people see it right when they look at your work or do they

Bon appetit, ´ time to feast Alumna opens two Oakland restaurants

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tarting with few employees and customers, May Seto Wasem (’97) and her husband Dave Wasem have grown their small-scale deli into Grand Lake Kitchen, a bustling destination for where locals can get dishes like Savory French Toast or a Smoked Fish Tower.

“In the beginning there were only nine seats at the counter, two tables inside and a couple tables outside,” Seto Wasem said.

“We started really small because we didn’t know if it was going to succeed or not. It was really slow to start. Oakland seven years ago wasn’t the popular food destination it is now.”

Now, the two-hour wait for Sunday brunch marks the restaurant’s status as a fan favorite in the area.

“It’s actually painful to hear that the wait is so long because

we still remember what it’s like to have no customers,” Seto Wasem said. “We’re really grateful every time the phone rings or people come in.”

Seto Wasem said she made the decision to go to cooking school after working in restaurants during her college years.

“This is something I wanted to do because I like food, and it made me happy when I did things for other people,” Seto Wasem said. “I didn’t want to have a boss anymore — I had worked for other people for a long time.”

Seto Wasem has now worked in restaurants for 20 years, and she currently owns and runs her restaurant with her husband Dave Wasem, the main chef.

“I was working as an executive sous chef at Park Tavern Restaurant in North Beach,” Wasem said. “Originally, the deli was going to be a solo project for May. As the project got bigger and

bigger, she approached me about joining. It was an easy choice.”

Getting breaks and having a work-life separate from homelife can be difficult when running a family business, according to Wasem.

“It is very easy for the lines between the two to blur and bleed into each other,” Wasem said.

“The biggest benefit is that you get to nurture and grow your business as a couple. It is very rewarding and gratifying to see your ’baby’ grow into a successful enterprise.”

Grand Lake Kitchen sponsors community service events like sock drives and free hamburgers for participants in a blood drive, a value cultivated by the emphasis of service in her Sacred Heart education, according to Seto Wasem.

“You have to give when you can — it’s as important as taking when you need,” Seto Wasem said. “You have to push yourself

to do both at all times. Giving has always been emphasized in the Sacred Heart way. I think it’s a solid reason why it’s always on my mind now.”

Seto Wasem and her husband are in the process of opening a new location in the Dimond district of Oakland.

“We see a lot of regulars that come from other other districts and other neighborhoods, so there’s definitely a lack of dining options,” Seto Wasem said. “We live [in the Dimond district] and when we get home we want to eat out too, but we end up finding ourselves coming back over here or just cooking at home.

So we’re really excited to bring a restaurant like this to a different community.”

Grand Lake Kitchen is located at 576 Grand Lake Avenue in Oakland and is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Reservations can be booked at grandlakekitchen.com.

have to read about it.”

The show will run until April 12 and is located throughout the Main Hall in the Flood Mansion and the Syufy Theatre Gallery.

“For the students, it’s really important to have that opportunity to show what they’re working on, even though they’re not 100 percent confident in it,” McIntire said. “It’s like our tradition of public speaking; you show what you’ve been doing, hold it and keep on working.”

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CHEERS May Seto Wasem serves a customer at her restaurant, Grand Lake Kitchen. Seto Wasem and her husband opened the restaurant in 2012.

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Senior choreographs musicals

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rom late night dance classes to play and musical practices nearly allyear-round, last week's “Love’s Labour’s Lost” marked the last high school play for one student choreographer and actor.

Delaney Tobin began acting in theater in middle school and since then has been in 13 shows ranging from “The Tempest” to “A Chorus Line.” Tobin also choreographed pieces for the Convent & Stuart Hall theater program for the high school and the middle school shows.

Dance is pure emotion and body movement.

— Delaney Tobin

“I create the pieces and help the other students understand each movement,” Tobin said.

“My job is to help people who have never considered themselves dancers learn how to move in a way that helps tell the story and to not be afraid to be

vulnerable when learning something new.”

As she creates a piece, Tobin says she considers the message the music is trying to convey and how the audience will receive that message when it is paired with dance.

“When acting you’re able to use words to express your message, whereas with dance it’s pure emotion and body movement — which some find harder,” Tobin said. “Being able to express a tone through dancing or choreography strengthens me as an actor because I am challenged to strip the piece down to simple movements and expressions.”

Tobin also assisted in creating on-screen projected backdrops and cartoons for the fall middle school play, “Wind in the Willows.”

“I have seen Delaney really grow as a great teacher and collaborator,” Theater Programs Director Margaret Hee said. “Often times I am not even there when she is choreographing. I give her a lot of responsibility because I know that I can really trust her.”

Tobin plans on continuing theater in college by minoring in either dance or theater.

Castmates such as sophomore Halsey Williamson say Tobin has taught the cast members

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Williamson said. “It makes it a lot easier to take orders and learn from her because she is a fun and easy person to talk to.”

Theater provides students a subset community within the school for students to try new things, according to Tobin.

“When you come into the

theater program, you’re welcomed into an environment where everyone feels safe and free of judgment,” Tobin said.

“People should come see the plays and musicals to support our amazing theater program that will continue to grow and flourish as the years go on.”

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“Having Delaney as a choreographer is really cool because she is a student, so you can talk to her about school and regular life, and then she is also working with you with choreography and teaching you different things,”

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hile pain and ailments in old age may be common and even expected, young adults and teens are beginning to feel an early onset of aches and injuries from prolonged tech use.

“I work on my laptop in bed, and it always hurts my neck because of the way I’m sitting,” senior Kira Daley, who says she is on the device for about five to six hours a day, said. “Then I move to my desk where my posture is better, but still I’m kind of slouching and looking down all the time.”

Daley says she experiences pain in both her wrists and back from repetitive use. The effects are common among other young tech users; 92 percent of 18 to 25 year olds who use devices for more than five hours a day reported having pain in their hands or wrists, according to Live Science.

Certified hand therapist Melanie Johnke says she sees an increase in young clients coming to her practice, Golden Gate Hand Therapy, with repetitive stress injuries or pain from

technology use.

“We are seeing a group of people come in who are in their 20s and already having to take time off of work because they are in so much pain,” Johnke said.

“If you’re not taking a break all day long and you’re typing, doing mouse work and not changing your position, you’re going to build lactic acid in your muscle tissue and start having pain.”

Johnke recommends technology users take one to two minute microbreaks every 30 minutes, either stretching or relaxing their arms. While laptops are convenient for short-term use, she says they are not ideal for long durations of time.

“If I’m working on my laptop for longer than 30 or 45 minutes, I can usually start to feel cramping in my fingers and wrists,” Barnes said, “but I normally keep working.”

Frequent users should get ergonomic equipment for their laptops, such as laptop stands, external keyboards and mice, according to Johnke. If that is not possible, users should to try and find a position in which their arms are at 90 degrees.

Not all users notice pain from technology use, but Johnke still recommends preventative measures to technology injuries.

“Some people can work in terrible positions and still be unscathed,” Johnke said. “When you’re young, you’re more pliable. A lot of students are not going to have issues right away because they bounce back so quickly, but it’s more looking at the future.”

Hours of looking at a screen can also cause digital eye strain, including symptoms such as headaches, blurred vision and dried eyes, according to the American Optometric Association. The 20-20-20 rule — a 20 second break every 20 minutes looking at an object 20 feet away — can help protect eyes and vision.

Johnke says there needs to be more education for all kinds of impediments brought from technology use, starting in high school.

“By the time they see me in my office, it’s not usually a quick fix,” Johnke said. “I like to tell my clients, ‘It took a while to get to this point and it takes a while to undo it.’”

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Smartphone user data, location tracked

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rom their location to shopping preferences, most smart phones track every swipe, click or like their users make and automatically create profiles for them resulting in online data collection running the risk of invading the users’ privacy.

“Ad tracking and cookies are all about documenting your behavior on the internet, potentially to make your experience smoother and to serve you ads for products you are interested in buying,” John Villasenor, University of California Los Angeles engineering professor, said.

“They are also mechanisms to gather enormous information about you.”

Ad tracking presents ads to users based on their interests, formulated through browsing history. Many companies track browsing histories without a user agreement and can potentially sell this data, according to Villasenor.

“We are the product” Villasenor said. “Services like Google or social networking services that are “free” are free because we’re paying with our data. What they’re collecting from us is not direct dollars, but information — which is then very valuable.”

When websites or apps request

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permission to track locations or browsing data, the information given about what they are tracking is often vague or misleading, according to Villasenor. Some companies do not allow users to navigate their website or app until they have given permission for cookies, tracking or location services.

“If I’m on an app on my phone, I’ll press allow without even thinking about how the app will track me or what I’m allowing it to do,” junior Isabelle Paul said. “If I don’t press allow, the notification keeps popping up, and it annoys me, so I press allow for convenience of me using my phone.”

Geofencing is another form of location-based targeted advertising that is found in a variety of apps including Sephora, Target and Apple Maps. The feature tracks users' GPS coordinates and uses them to send promotions or advertisements for brands or deals near the user’s location.

“Geofencing can be used to control where a certain device is being used,” Villasenor said. “It can be used if somebody is renting a bicycle that can’t be taken out of a certain area to make it so that the pedals don’t work.

In that case, the bicycle is being tracked, which is different from tracking someone’s location

without their permission.”

Many public transportation users rely on the technology to track Muni buses and trains. San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency uses NextBus to track buses and trains in real time to report to Muni apps and signage.

“Real-time tracking has been something our riders really appreciate and rely on,” Paul Rose, SFMTA Chief Spokesperson and Media Relations Manager, said.

“When it goes down people notice, and that’s when we experience a negative situation. For the most part it has been very reliable only been a positive experience for our customers.”

The technologies of geofencing, ad tracking and cookies may be seen as invasive when they are not initiated by the user. The way they are integrated into users’ daily lives makes everything, from logging in to online accounts to checking when the bus arrives, easier and less private.

“Electronic devices and online services are very convenient, and disabling one thing may make something else difficult,” Villasenor said. “If you disable location tracking, you can’t use Uber or Lyft because they won’t know where to pick you up. There are some things you can do, but it’s very difficult to limit it because we’re all choosing to engage in this digital ecosystem.”

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Steps to prevent further tracking Go to myactivity.google.com.

On the left sidebar, click Activity Controls.

Turn off Web & Activity and Location History.

Delete the Facebook app and use the Facebook mobile browser.

Install a tracker, such as disconnect.me, on your device.

Change location setting to While Using the app by going to Settings, Privacy, Location Services and selecting Google Maps.

Use a search engine that does not track information, like DuckDuckGo or Startpage.

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Autonomous vehicle awareness increases Industry leaders work together to inform public, policy makers

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ars with sensors whirling on top and jutting out of the sides — prototypes of self-driving cars being tested for public use — have become fairly common sites on San Francisco streets. With the rapid advancement of automated vehicle technology, industry leaders are educating future consumers, while testing their products.

“We want everyone to be a part of the conversation about the future of our transportation system,” Tania Andringa, coalition manager for Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, said. “We believe that public engagement will be more successful if it is a united effort – rather than having each organization making its own outreach efforts.”

PAVE — a coalition of industry, nonprofit, and academic institutions — is attempting to educate the public and policymakers on facts regarding automated vehicles. One of the founding members is Cruise, a self-driving car company based in San Francisco.

One of the most common misperceptions about

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self-driving cars is that there are currently fully autonomous or driverless vehicles on the road, according to Andringa.

“There are no fully automated vehicles available for public use, but media reports regularly refer to ’driverless cars,” Andringa said. “It’s a problem because concerns about how today’s vehicles behave – even if they are not fully automated – create public mistrust that could stand in the way of achieving the benefits of automated vehicles.”

Seventy-three percent of Americans reported that they would be afraid to ride in a fully self-driven vehicle — 10 percent higher than last year — according to a study published by AAA. Cruise’s Autonomous Vehicle Trainers are currently safety testing the company’s electric selfdriving vehicles in San Francisco, which plan to function similarly to rideshare companies, like Uber and Lyft, are currently being driven and safety tested in San Francisco, according to Mason Smith, Public Affairs Manager for Cruise.

“In San Francisco, there are more people, cars and cyclists, which requires a car to be aware of all of the objects and roadway users at any given time,” Smith said. “That rich environment tests our object detection, prediction and response functions.”

Trainers, who oversee the safe testing of their vehicles, go through an extensive training program in which safety is emphasized.

Cruise will not deploy its vehicles for public use un-

til it is completely confident the vehicles are safe, according to Smith.

“The person in the driver’s seat has oversight over the vehicle and can disengage autonomous mode just like deactivating cruise control in traditional vehicles,” Smith said. “With the turn of the wheel or press of the brake, they are able to convert the vehicle from autonomous mode or safety testing mode to manual mode. The car can then be driven as if it were any normal car.”

We want everyone to be a part of the conversation.

— Tania Andringa

Computer Science teacher Liam Carey said he has integrated the discussion of automated vehicles into his curriculum because of its relevance to computer science and life in San Francisco.

“Students are growing up seeing this technology develop, whereas it’s a really strange concept to most adults,” Carey said.

“The more they understand it, the more they can make decisions about the future of that technology by making laws surrounding them or actually making the cars.”

The United States fell from third to fourth place in the 2019

Autonomous Vehicles Readiness index published by KPMG International, trailing The Netherlands, Singapore and Norway.

The study cited a lack of a national approach towards autonomous vehicles, which the index stated could cause difficulty in attracting autonomous vehicle business to the United States.

This deficiency may change as three Republicans in the House of Representatives called for “bi-partisan self-driving vehicle legislation” in a letter referencing the index to Frank Pallone, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 9.

The letter also referenced the potential self-driving cars have in the reduction of the number of car accidents. An estimated 40,000 people died in car accidents and 4.5 million were seriously injured in 2018, according to the National Security Council.

“We’re building the technology that we think can reduce the likelihood of crashes on the road,” Smith said.

Ninety-four percent of car accidents have driver-related causes, comprised mostly of recognition errors, like being distracted, decision errors, like driving too fast, and performance errors, like poor directional control, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration.

“PAVE exists to combat confusion and misperception with cold, hard facts,” Andringa said.

“To achieve the benefits autonomous vehicles can bring, the public must understand, accept and trust them.”

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SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG Sexual assault, harassment remains an overlooked issue

College sexual misconduct ignored Proposed legislative changes may further disadvantage victims

Mason Cooney & Laura Mogannam

This story includes information about a sexual assault. The Broadview has chosen not to use the survivor’s name and has omitted certain details due to ongoing litigation. hat started out to be a friendly college gettogether turned into a sexual assault for a female in her early 20s. After reporting the incident to her college, she says she felt victimized all over again.

With colleges’ increased concern about reputation, victimization may become the norm.

Colleges that receive federal funding are required to ensure that no discrimination on the basis of sex occurs in education programs and activities, including sexual assault and harassment, under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act, but new rules proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos would change the way colleges comply to Title IX. “If these proposed rules were to go into effect as they’re written, then schools would be allowed — and in many cases required — to ignore students who report sexual harassment,” Shiwali Patel, a Senior Counsel for Education at the National Women’s Law Center, said.

Approximately 20 percent of college women and 15 percent of college men are victims of forced sex during their time in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Yet, 89 percent of universities reported zero incidents of rape in 2015, according to the American Association of University Women.

Current Title IX processes still raise concern about how colleges respond to complaints, which has led the Office for Civil Rights to have 305 open cases for colleges mishandeling reports of sexual violence, according the Chronicle of Higher Education.

“Universities are not expected to guarantee that no one will ever suffer sexual misconduct on their campus — that’s too much to expect,” Frank LoMonte, Volunteer Senior Legal Fellow at the Student Press Law Center, said.

“What they are expected to do is to diligently follow up. When they get a complaint, they’re supposed to take it seriously and act with confidence, and if they don’t do that, that is when you start talking about a hostile environment.”

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schools would be required to presume that no harassment occurred until a determination is made.

“Our concern is that this would just exacerbate beratement that women and girls lie about sexual assault, or they’re reporting it because they want attention,” Patel said.

The woman in her early 20s, who claimed she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at

I was very naive and trusted that they had my best interests.

— Young Woman

her university and reported it to her school’s Title IX coordinator, experienced the process first-hand.

“It was awful,” the young woman said. “As I went through the Title IX process, I was very naive and trusted that they had my best interests and were really trying to prosecute him and get all the evidence they could.”

In September 2017, DeVos released a Q&A on Campus Sexual Misconduct to serve as interim guidance after rescinding the 2011 and 2014 guidance that included eliminating the 60-day time frame of investigations and giving schools the responsibility to collect the evidence.

The young woman said she believes her investigator was biased in favor of her assailant.

“The tone and the manner in which this lady spoke to me and asked her very skewed questions was unbelievable,” the young woman said. “She would purposely ask me questions that would confuse me and make me mess up my story.”

The young woman returned to her campus during a school break following the assault to be interviewed because of discrepancies between her statement and her assailant’s. When she received the final report, she was given time to read through it and submit a statement back.

“It was just filled with lies,” the young woman said. “I had to constantly relive my trauma not only from my own perspective but from the perspective of the guy who raped me.”

More than 90 percent of college sexual assaults are not reported at all and between 2 to 7 percent of reported sexual assault cases are false, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Under the proposed rules, schools would only be obligated to investigate if victims reported their sexual harassment or assault to a Title IX Coordinator or “any official of the recipient who has authority to institute corrective measures on behalf of the recipient.”

“When you think about who students opt to report to, it’s going to be someone who they trust,” Patel said. “If they’re a student athlete, it might be their coach; it might be their professor. It’s likely not going to be a dean or someone in a higher level who they might not know at all.”

The young woman said it took her several weeks to explicitly tell others she had been raped.

“Telling my parents was, and probably will be, one of the top three hardest things I have ever had to do in my life,” the young woman said. “I was holding back for that reason. I knew that the pain that this would evoke in my family and the suffering isn’t just consolidated to myself. I didn't want to burden them with something so dire and unbelievably gruesome.”

Under DeVos’s proposed rules, the school would not be required to investigate the young woman’s case because it occured off-campus.

“Schools would be required to ignore all Title IX complaints that occured off-campus or outside of a school sponsored program, even if that student is forced to see their harasser or rapist on campus every day,” Patel said about the proposed rules.

I thought, ‘This has to end somewhere.‘

— Young Woman

Students living in on-campus dormitories and sorority houses are 1.4 times and 3 times, respectively, more likely to be raped than students living offcampus, according to a study published by the National Institute of Health.

“Just because the assault occurred off campus doesn't mean that the trauma is any less severe,” Patel said. “Their education is still going to be impacted.”

A college woman is twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed, as opposed to all women, who are robbed five times for every four sexual assaults, according to The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Current rules hold colleges to respond “reasonably” to complaints of sexual harassment, while DeVos’s proposed rules would require colleges to not act “deliberately indifferent” or “clearly unreasonable,” according to the National Women’s Law Center.

“For Betsy DeVos to think that this is a procedural process you can go through by completing steps one, two and three is just unbelievably naive, since this process is anything but ordinal,” the young woman said. “These

Nobody wants to be known as a campus where a lot of sexual misconduct goes on.

— Frank LoMonte

revisions really are going to protect institutions further. When my dad read them he just started crying. It’s going to hurt the victims.”

The young woman said underreporting is one of the main issues with how colleges handle sexual assault.

“People are only focusing on the fact that sexual assault is happening on universities,” the young woman said. “Yes, that is the root of the problem. However, you have to tackle different barriers on the way. One of these barriers is the fact that every school is underreporting.”

LoMonte says that the vagueness in laws allows schools to interpret them broadly in their favor to keep sexual misconduct a under wraps.

“Nobody wants to be known as a campus where a lot of sexual misconduct goes on,” LoMonte said. “That’s a blow to the college’s image. It really comes down to this fixation of promot-

ing a favorable public image and not hurting donations.”

LoMonte says that statues like the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act need to be rewritten so they are not used to easily conceal sexual misconduct.

“It’s always easier to do your job without public scrutiny, but it’s not the way the law works,” LoMonte said. “The process should be as transparent as humanly possible because that’s the only way the public can have confidence that it works properly. The moment a college opens an investigation, they should be creating a version of the file that is the publicly disclosable.”

Knowledge that sexual assault investigations occur can cause other people to come forward, according to LoMonte.

“Once I found out that [my assailant] has done this to other girls, I thought, ‘This has to end somewhere,’” the young woman said. “I wish someone had done something before me, but the reality is, that did not happen.

What matters is what I do from here on out.”

The Department of Education will review over 100,000 comments made by the public before making the ruling on DeVos’s proposal.

“It would not only further traumatize survivors who are trying to seek help, but would discourage many survivors and witnesses from the process,” Patel said. “I just think that they should not be moving forward with the proposed rules at all.”

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he increase of individuals speaking up about recent and previously undisclosed sexual assaults is bringing attention to how both men and women have a range of understanding about consent.

An individual gives consent by explicit verbal agreement or by a clear statement of “Yes.” Any sexual contact made without the recipient's affirmative consent is considered sexual assault, according to the United States Department of Justice.

“Sexual assault includes violations of the body or bodily autonomy such as unwanted oral sex, unwanted penetrative sex or any kind of greater sexual touching,” sexual ethics educator Natasha Singh said.

“Women are undoubtedly at greater risk for sexual assault and sexual violence, but with that said, boys are victims of sexual assault as well.”

Who can offer support?

1 Friends and family 2 School counselors, campus Title IX coordinator and therapists

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Sexual consent cannot be assumed by body language, nonverbal communication, current relationship status, sexual history or incapacitation such as from intoxication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fifty-one percent of women report their perpetrators are their intimate partners.

“I think it's really important to know most sexual assaults take place at home or near the home,” Singh said. “We need to have much more training about how to communicate because oftentimes, there's a real lack of comfort in speaking directly to one another even between people in otherwise healthy relationships.”

Women need to be able to say ‘That is not funny. That is not what I want.‘

— Annie Egan

Singh says women and men need to learn how to give or not give consent to sexual experiences and need to be educated on the ways sexual harassment and sexual violence are manifested.

“In terms of safety, it is very important for people to not only focus on how to be safe, but also how to not perpetrate sexual violence,” Singh said. “There was so much emphasis for many years on girls to ‘Keep yourself safe,’ but not enough focus on ‘Don't be the person that violates somebody.’”

Equal access for young men and women to sexual education that has an emphasis placed on understanding consent could potentially decrease risk of sexual harassment or violence, according to Singh.

“We're living in a time where everybody's getting a lot more information about consent, but people have very different ideas of what consent looks like,” Singh said. “I understand why people go to the internet for information, but oftentimes the info ends up creating more stereotypes around gender and creating less progressive attitudes towards sex and sexuality.”

Since private schools have the ability to curate their curriculum and because only 24 states require sex education at public schools, teens and young

adults have very different levels of knowledge by the time they graduate high school, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Senior Riley Kramer says that compared to some of her friends who attended different elementary schools, she had a limited sex education that did not cover the topic of consent.

“There was very little sex education at my school,” Kramer said. “We maybe talked once about the different body parts, and I’m pretty sure that was the extent of it. I had to talk to friends and my mom about their experiences to learn about things.”

Depending on the course and where it is taught, a sexual education program could cover topics such as healthy relationships, personal skills, and sexual health and behavior. Subtopics could include anatomy, puberty, abstinence, contraception and consent.

Of the American students who do receive sexual education, most begin during sixth grade, according to Singh. Many other countries start before the age of 5.

“Many Dutch students report having better consensual first sexual experiences than their American counterparts and the Dutch start their education at age four, ” Singh said. “Often, we're embarrassed to talk about these natural topics, but when you don't teach a young person, for instance, the names of their body parts, how can they then realize if somebody is treating them inappropriately.”

Girls between the ages of 16 and 19 are four times more likely to experience sexual assault than the general female population, according to the Department of Justice.

“Sexual education is a very taboo topic and a lot of schools are afraid to really discuss it,” Kramer said. “I think that more conversation and more sex education would most likely allow for better communication and prevent some instances of sexual harassment or assault.”

Singh says the inconsistency in sexual education and knowledge about consent becomes especially clear in college.

“By the time you get to college and university you will encounter people who've had maybe no sex ed or who have been exposed to very few conversations about healthy relationships,” Singh said, “so there is a lot of ignorance when everybody's begin-

ning to sexually explore.”

While 46 percent of high schoolers have had some sort of sexual experience, 60 percent of college students are sexually active.

Director of Student Support Annie Egan says while it may be easier to not say anything when someone makes an inappropriate comment or action, young people should learn to speak up in awkward situations and pratice giving consent before they enter college.

“When someone makes a sexualized joke or maybe puts a unwanted hand on a woman’s thigh, that woman needs to be able to say ‘That is not funny.

That is not what I want,’” Egan said. “It’s very difficult to remove yourself and speak out in an uncomfortable situation if you have zero practice doing it, so practicing recognizing what your voice sounds like when you say ‘No’ is important.”

We need to do a much better job of normalizing conversations.

— Natasha Singh

Knowing what consent is and how to give it, however, is not enough to keep oneself safe. Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs can inhibit one’s ability to make coherent decisions regarding sexual safety, according to Egan, because alcohol and drugs alter brain chemistry, they affect moods, behaviors and thinking.

“Your abilities are compromised when you’re under the influence,” Egan said. “If you are sober it is far easier to be aware of your surroundings, to make quick decisions, to think more clearly and to communicate articulately to somebody else.”

At least half of sexual assaults that take place on a college campus involve alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

“It's important that we start talking about things like consent because, unfortunately, people can perpetrate sexual violence and not even think they've done anything,” Singh said. “We need to do a much better job of normalizing conversations and making communication direct.”

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hether it be for monitoring heart rates, sleep patterns, exercise routines, viewing text messages or simply just the time, fitness trackers and smartwatches can cater to many different audiences.

“A couple of years ago, Convent & Stuart Hall put together a fitness walking challenge for faculty and staff,” history teacher Sarah Garlinghouse said, “so I purchased a FitBit and participated in the walking challenge.

Now I’m hooked.”

The portable FitBit gadget tracks an individual’s daily health data and then downloads it to an app on a smartphone device, allowing each customer to view their daily steps taken, calories burned and nightly sleep patterns, according to Garlinghouse.

“I use my FitBit every single day,” Garlinghouse said. “On my newer FitBit I now receive positive messages everyday, and I can also challenge other students and colleagues directly from the device.”

Similar to Garlinghouse, lacrosse coach Rebecca Jenkinson recently purchased a FitBit Ionic as a motivator to move around more throughout the day.

“I purchased my FitBit over MLK weekend because I had just started this New Year’s kick to get healthy,” Jenkinson said.

“Now I just love that I don’t have

to have my phone on me, and I can track my fitness.”

Jenkinson says she utilizes the FitBit for several different purposes, including a feature that creates workouts for customers based on the amount of time they input.

“I like that the FitBit suggests quick little workouts each day,” Jenkinson said. “If I’m not feeling creative enough to create my own workout, it chooses one for me based on the amount of time I have and whichever body part I want to work on.”

While some prefer the simplicity of the FitBit, senior Emmy Sobol chooses to use a different form of tracker — the Apple Watch.

“The Apple Watch allows me to be more aware of how much I stand and sit each day and just overall how much I exercise,” Sobol said. “It’s really convenient and comfortable. I tend to use it a lot for calling, texting and listening to music.”

Much like the FitBit, the Apple Watch is designed to be worn on a wrist with the same ability to connect to an application and download health and exercise data. Due to the number of other functions on Apple Watches, such as texting and calling, prices can range higher than FitBits.

“If you’re looking for a watch solely for [monitoring] health, the Apple Watch might not be for you because it has a lot going on,” Sobol said. “It has the exercise aspect to it, but if an

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CHECKING IT Spanish teacher Rebecca Jenkinson checks her heart rate on her Fitbit Ionic watch. The watch has features to check the user’s heart and activity throughout the day.

“Our bodies function best when we are living a balanced life and moving around enough,” Jenkinson said. “My FitBit makes me more aware of how active I am, how much I’m sleeping, and just serves as a nice reminder to have consistency in my life.”

Tracking steps and exercise throughout the day can be a

[individual] isn’t really interested in all the other applications, then the FitBit might be a better choice.”

Regardless of the smartwatch brand, a smartwatch tracker can provide motivation to be more active throughout the day and also serve as a reminder to live a balanced lifestyle, according to Jenkinson.

Staying fueled up

Pre-workout snacks

Eating before workout impacts quality, energy

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eciding between a sugary sweet or a proteinrich snack before a workout or game can have a huge impact on athletic performance and overall health.

“Ideally you should eat within two hours before training,” Strength and Conditioning Director Barclay Spring said. “If the workout is longer than one hour you should consume some carbs and sodium intra-workout.”

While many believe working out on an empty stomach is optimal, eating before exercising actually helps the body burn more carbohydrates and positively impacts one’s metabolism, according to a study by the “American Journal of Physiology: Endocri-

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nology and Metabolism.”

“I usually eat some kind of protein or carbs before practice,” senior Amelia Estes, who plays volleyball and lacrosse, said.

“My goal is to get as much fuel in me as I can so that I remain high energy throughout my workout.”

Consuming a variety of proteins such as salmon, tuna, nuts, lentils or eggs can help increase the process of muscle protein synthesis, according to the Mayo Clinic. Complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, brown rice and oats can provide for an extended burst of energy.

“I try to avoid simple carbohydrates because they aren’t very nutrient-rich and the boost they give me never lasts long,” Hubbard said. “Sugary options like chocolate seem like a good op-

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Ensuring that one is hydrated is one of the most important

My goal is to get as much fuel in me as I can.

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pre-workout precautions, according to the American College of Sports Medicine, which recommends consuming about 17 ounces of water two hours prior to exercising to ensure hydration

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and increase thermoregulation.

“Water intake should be minimal during the workout as most water should be consumed before and after,” Spring said. “The ideal amount of water consumption is half to three-quarters of your body weight in ounces of water. If the weather is hot or the athlete is a heavy sweater, they should consume up to the same amount as their body weight in ounces per day.”

Estes said listening to her body is crucial when she exercises.

“I’m always refilling my water bottle and making sure I’m drinking enough, both before and during my workouts,” Estes said. “I can tell when I’m eating right and drinking enough because I can push through and don’t lose too much steam.”

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rewarding experience, according to Garlinghouse who has walked over 2938 miles with her FitBit on.

“There’s just something about being able to take 10,000 steps each day,” Garlinghouse said. “I feel like I’ve accomplished something, and then I’m more motivated to take the stairs and walk to work instead of taking the elevator and driving.”

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Eggs provide a low-calorie, high protein snack filled with healthy fats that helps improve muscle performance.

Apples provide low-glycemic carbs and fiber that can benefit muscular strength.

Whole wheat bread contains fiber and protein to fuel bodies better than refined grains.

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PUNCH Senior Jessica Louie and her fellow Taekwondo classmates practice a move during training at their class at UCSF. Over the last 10 years learning selfdefense, Louie has earned two black belts out of the nine that Taekwondo students can receive.

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Martial arts students dedicate years to training Gabrielle Guido & Audrey Pinard

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nstead of playing school or club sports, a few students spend their afternoons and weekends at their taekwondo dojangs, working towards their next degree black belts.

Taekwondo, a type of martial arts, teaches combat as a form of self-defense through kicks, punches, blocks and open-handed strikes. Taekwondo students can earn a total of 10 colored belts and nine black belts, each representing athletic and symbolic achievement.

“I am on my third black belt, and it took 12 years of really hard work and perseverance,” sophomore Olivia Meere said. “I started when I was 4 years old because I thought it would be fun and continued because I’ve made friends there. I just love doing it.”

Meere and freshman Arianna Benton have their third degree black belts, and senior Jessica Louie has her second degree. To achieve a first degree black belt, students must have their red belt with a black stripe for nine months or 162 hours of practice.

“The biggest thing taekwondo has taught me is to be aware of my body and surroundings,” Louie said. “It has given me confidence. I’m able to notice things that most people just gloss over.”

Martial arts teacher Fernando Navarrete agrees and says students also gain confidence from challenging themselves and succeeding.

“You can’t ever give up,” Navarrete said. “It doesn’t matter how old you are, what’s wrong with your body or anything that’s come up in your life that might keep you away from your goals — you have to keep trying.”

The combat-driven practice incorporates philosophies and values associated with religions like Buddhism and Daoism, like integrity, discipline and perseverance.

“Physically, I learned how to use weapons, spar and break boards,” Meere said. “I also learned a lot of life lessons like determination and selfcontrol through the years.”

Benton says the values she learned as a 3 year old when she began the sport have stuck with her. She now teaches students as young as toddlers and says the community aspect has become her favorite part.

“You have to be a role model for these kids, so you can’t quit or give up,” Benton said. “You have a responsibility to hold yourself to a higher standard and be an example towards the lower ranking students.”

Diving right in

Swim team members strive for personal bests

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he swim team’s current ranking is pending due to delays in score reports, yet the season marks a couple of personal bests for some swimmers.

Co-captain Anna Doggett and freshmen Madison Kwan both beat personal best times this season, Doggett with a 1:10:9 100-yard butterfly and Kwan with a 1:19:25 individual medley — a combination of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

“I have evolved a lot over the past four years, and I attribute a lot of that to swimming,” Doggett said. “A personal best is an achievement that marks my growth.”

Each swimmer’s competition race time is converted to points that, when added together, determine a team’s standing results.

The team practices and trains with its Stuart Hall counterparts, but the coed group of 22 swimmers compete as two separate single-sex teams at meets.

“We get to work with young maSPLASH Junior Abby Widjanarko swims the butterfly in a race last season.

Swim season began in January and will continue throughout the spring.

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Meets are broken down into events that are defined by age, sex and type of stroke.

turing adults who all have different personal goals yet the same goals as a team,” coach Cassandra Esparza said of working with a coed group. “Seeing how they navigate this process is different each year, but they all usually say the same thing at the end — that swimming in high school is like getting a taste of what it's like in the real world.”

Cross-country, track and field, sailing, and badminton also have coed practices.

“Our meets typically run about two hours, and they’re incredibly fast paced,” co-captain Abby Widjanarko said. “At most a swimmer can have four events — usually it is two individual events and two relay events, which consist of four swimmers.”

The team practices at Hamilton Recreation Center three days a week and trains with Strength and Conditioning Director Barclay Spring on land the other two days.

“Due to the unique nature of the scoring system we won’t know our exact ranking for a while,” Doggett said.

“But I’m optimistic about our season and what we can accomplish.”

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School’s the game

Athletics play too large a role in college admissions

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n many college campuses, sports play a notable role in the university’s admissions process and revenue streams.

During admission processes each year, Division I schools, such as those that are a part of the Big 10 or the Pac-12, set aside a number of admission spots to the sports department for recruiting student athletes.

As a sports fan and player myself, I am all for an exciting and spirit-filled college game, but the recent news about coaches accepting bribes for students who are unqualified athletically as well as academically has me thinking about the disparities between those admitted for athletics and those admitted for academics at highly competitive colleges.

Up until a few years ago, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, an academically rigorous and athletically competitive university, created fake, easy-to-pass classes for their athletes to ensure they would be able to perform at games, according to “The Atlantic.”

Even at smaller schools such as Williams College, that compete at a Division III level, dedicate almost a fifth of the spots in each

It remains important for colleges to put academics first. freshmen class to athletic recruitment, according to the “New York Times.”

Not only do these athletes often tend to be below the average academic standards at a selective college, they also typically demonstrate that same academic ability in college classes — which then leads to incidents like the University of North Carolina scandal.

While sports team at universities offer a place for students to share their talents outside of the classroom and be part of a team, it remains important for colleges to put academics first.

Designating a significant number of admission spots to athletes or creating back ways for them to cheat a university’s rigorous academics sends the message that generating revenue from games is more important than educating other students who have the potential to become leaders in their fields of success.

Student athletes deserve a place in the admissions process, however, when it comes to highly selective and academically rigorous schools, they should not take priority over other students in the arts, those who work jobs and volunteer, debate members, journalists and all those who are just as committed, if not more, to their academics and future careers.

Athletes compete in group events known as relays as well as in individual events.

A personal best is achieved when a swimmer reaches her fastest time ever in an event.

At each meet, swimmers receive a heat sheet which tells them the events they will compete in.

At the start of a race, each swimmer dives into the pool from her assigned swimmers block.

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Digging deeper

Victims deserve unbiased investigations

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s victims of sexual harassment and assault come forward in the wake of the #MeToo movement, thirdparty organizations should be brought on to college campuses to help schools thoroughly and unbiasedly investigate each new case.

Almost two-thirds of college students reported that they had experienced sexual harassment on college campuses, according to the National Sexual Resource Violence Center. While colleges are required to regulate and prevent sexual harassment on campuses under Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendment, many universities mishandle the investigation process and do not carefully look into each case.

The Obama Administration sent out a “Dear Colleague” letter to United States universities in 2011 threatening to revoke federal funding if they did not strictly follow Title IX obligations.

Public colleges, though, are still able to get around these regulations as they do not have to publicize education records relating to sexual assault complaints under the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act. Three years after the “Dear Colleague”

letter, students at Columbia University filed a complaint with the federal government claiming that the college had not properly investigated their sexual assault cases and had mistreated them.

Colleges rarely seriously punish sexual assault perpetrators. Fewer than one third of students who commit sexual assaults on campus are expelled and only 29 to 68 percent are suspended, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study.

While college campuses often try to quickly cover up sexual assaults in order to maintain their reputations, minimize legal responsibilities and keep financial security, third-party organizations would be able to conduct professional investigations objectively and provide fair and legal representation for victims without ulterior motives of their own.

Third-parties need not replace colleges in these investigations, but the two should work in conjunction with each other.

While third-parties run neutral investigates, college representatives would work with victims to schedule classes and room assignments far from their alleged perpetrators.

Already 20 percent of sexual assault

victims fear repercussions for reporting harassment and 12 percent say their mistreatments are not important enough to report, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Applicants should be aware of college policies before enrolling, and students already enrolled should demand just representation and thorough investigations.

Colleges must in turn recognize their students’ wishes.

The implementation of an unbiased and equitable investigation system from thirdparty organizations would make victims more comfortable to speak up and receive the support and justice they deserve.

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SHOULD YOUNG WOMEN, LIKE YOUNG MEN, BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT?

“I don’t think any women have less of a capability to serve their country.” ­­— Fiona Zhang , freshman

“If men and women are both drafted it would be fair because women aren’t any weaker than men.” ­ ­— Sloane Riley, freshman

“Women, like men, should have equality in all aspects of life, even if it means being drafted.”­­ — Ella Holliday, sophomore

POINT OF VIEW

“If we want a completely equal society, where there is no sexism or hierarchy, women should be drafted in the military.”

— Kate Wing, junior

“I think that it would create more equal opportunities because it will be a more equal divide of people who are leaving.”­ ­— Angelina Orefice, senior

Paying through life

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College scandal points to bigger issues

did not want to write about the college process.

It’s cliché and at this time of year, almost every high school newspaper has a column or opinion piece on it.

But that changed when the now-infamous college scandal broke.

For those who haven’t obsessed about the scandal that seems like a plotline straight out of “Gossip Girl” or “The O.C.,” William Singer — under the guise of a non-profit organization — allegedly took hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in payments from wealthy parents to get their children into some of the most elite colleges and universities in the country.

Singer and a group of collaborators allegedly worked together to facilitate fake SAT and ACT scores, falsify information on applications and portray students as competitive athletes to ensure their acceptance into schools like Yale University, the University of Southern California and Stanford University, among others.

As a high school senior hearing back from colleges, the scandal is captivating and disappointing.

The worst part, however, is I wasn’t surprised.

I always assumed there was a back door for families who could afford to pay someone to open it.

The lengths some parents go to and the number of checks some write in order to secure their child a spot in their school of choice simply illustrates the toxic amount of pressure some parents, teachers and students can place on school's brand name.

Actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mos-

simo Giannulli allegedly paid Singer $500,000 so their two daughters would be falsely designated as crew recruits at the school. Loughlin and Giannulli probably didn’t spend half a million dollars so their daughters would get a USC education, though. Instead, they paid for the value of having “University of Southern California” in big letters at the top of their daughters’ diplomas.

Some counselors, parents and — tragically — even students no longer base the college admissions process on finding the school with the right fit for the applicant. Instead, they strive to find the “best” school, established by its low admissions rate and high name-recognition.

This desire to get admitted to schools with singledigit acceptance rates is what made the college admissions world ripe for a scandal. Parents wanted to be able to say their child goes to Yale and Stanford so badly that they paid fortunes to ensure it.

Even worse is the cycle perpetuated once children of wealthy families undeservingly get accepted.

Those privileged enough to pay their way through the back door of schools like Georgetown and UCLA exit as graduates of the most respected and admired universities, already a step ahead of the qualified students whose spots they took.

A college education should not be about the name of the college on the diploma, but unfortunately that is what it has become. The pressure to go to a college for its reputation is so extreme that it compromises the value of the college admissions process, and higher education as a whole.

1. New Zealand banned militarystyle semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles within a week of a mass shooting.

2. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1.800.273.8255, the Crisis Text Line is 741-741.

3. San Francisco City Attorney has introduced legislation to ban the sale of e-cigarettes.

4. Gov. Gavin Newsome has paused carrying out the death penalty in California.

5. The Jonas Brothers released a new song for the first time in six years.

1. 111 people were killed by guns in the U.S. so far in 2019, yet no gun control bills have gone to Congress.

2. Three individuals associated with mass shootings have died by suicide in the past two weeks.

3. 37.3% of high school seniors say they vaped in the past year.

4. 30 states currently execute criminals.

5. The band broke up in 2013 due to tensions among the brothers.

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Not the last straw

HAVE YOU EVER HAD INJURY FROM TECH USE?

Misplaced focus leads to insufficient action Gray Timberlake

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Look, I didn't get a straw!

I'm helping the environment.

ovements such as The Last Plastic Straw and #StopSucking are spreading awareness about the environmental harm caused by single-use plastic straws, but these campaigns are not able to independently make permanent environmental changes.

Although 8.7 million straws litter coastlines globally — and this may seem jarring — straws make up only 0.025 percent of all plastic waste in the oceans, according to the National Geographic Society.

Eight million metric tons of plastic are thrown away into the ocean every single year, and straws are the seventh most common plastic item found in the environment, trailing cigarette butt filters, plastic bottles, plastic bottle caps, food wrappers, grocery bags and plastic lids, according to a 2018 UN Environment study.

The environmental problem that grows every hour will not simply be fixed by eliminated plastic straws.

California has made substantial progress to cut down the use of many single-use plastics, and was the first state to ban single-use carryout bags in 2016, and is currently making

Hmmm... but you have a plastic bag and a plastic cup...

"When I am on my computer for too long my back hurts." ­­— Celeste Roam, freshman

"I get headaches, but I don’t experience pain from technology regularly." ­ ­— Hallie Williams, sophomore

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efforts to diminish the number of single-use water bottles. The California Legislature also introduced the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act on Feb. 21, which includes a policy of reducing or recycling 75 percent of single-use plastic packaging by 2030.

This is not enough.

If plastic continues to be thrown away at its current rate, the plastic in the ocean will weigh more than the fish by 2050, according to a study con-

ducted by the World Economic Forum. New legislation in California may increase the amount of plastic recycled, but the plastic already in the ocean is not going away any time soon.

A dish soap bottle washed up on a beach in Somerset, England, with an advertisement of a fourpence discount five months ago.

The United Kingdom stopped using the pence as currency in 1971, meaning this bottle floated through the ocean for at least 47 years.

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The bottle is a clear indication that the consumption of singleuse plastic not only needs to be reduced, but that new attempts need to be made to clean up pollution that already exists.

The movement to end the use of single-use plastic needs to start somewhere, but the environmental problem that grows every hour will not be simply fixed by eliminating plastic straws. Plastic straws are a problem worth solving, but they are only the tip of the iceberg.

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It’s time to stand up

Speaking up is hard, but necessary

series of photos of high schoolers at a house party went viral earlier this month.

The pictures show a group of students around pull-out tables as they extend their arms in the Nazi salute and stand in front of a swastika formed out of what appears to be beer-filled, red Solo cups.

Understandably, local and national communities became outraged after the photos surfaced on March 3. Like many others, I was repulsed by the outright display of bigotry and revolting reminder of crimes committed against the Jewish community throughout history.

The teens were students at various private and public high schools in and around Newport Beach, California and are facing different levels of punishment as a result of their involvement, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Paul Nussbaum, President of the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, responded to the incident by saying similar attacks can be avoided if young people are not only taught the history behind hateful symbols like swastikas or signs like the Nazi salute, but are also taught to appreciate faiths that are not their own.

We have been fortunate to attend a high school that emphasizes the importance of valuing others’ beliefs. That said, world religion classes and diversity assemblies alone will not teach young people to appreciate opposing opinions.

If we strive to be empathetic and mindful of those different than us, we need to be aware of situations in which individuals are treated with disrespect and stripped of their human dignity.

Even more so, we must recognize when it is our duty to stand up and say something when a

We must recognize when it is our duty to stand up.

derogatory comment is made — be it about religion, race, gender, sexuality, politics or heritage.

That, however, is a task easier said than done.

Speaking up to friends, peers or family is uncomfortable. It’s easy close to our ears to a friend’s sexualized joke or a classmate’s slight racial slur, but being a bystander in a questionable situation is not that different from being the perpetrator.

While the Newport Beach students have released apologies saying they know what they did was wrong, we should ask ourselves the question: Would I have said “This is not okay” if an attendee at the party?

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GO GREEN The Presidio Main Parade Ground is a popular spot for visitors. Originally built in 1898 as a training site, the field is now used for sunbathing, picnics and private events.

More than a tourist attraction National park offers variety of springtime activities

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pproximately two square miles lining the northern coast of the City, the Presidio of San Francisco is the city’s own national park, offering everything from a rich history to modern cuisine.

The Presidio served as a fort to Spanish, Mexican and United States militaries in the 18th through the 20th centuries and is home to over 350 historically significant buildings today.

“It’s really an urban national park,” Lisa Petrie, Presidio Trust

Media Relations Specialist, said.

“It’s the best of both worlds in an urban area, yet it’s kind of an escape with greenery and ocean breezes.”

A popular spot for outdoor recreation, the park includes 25 miles of bikeways and 24 miles of walking and hiking trails.

“I love the Presidio because there are so many great places to hike with my dog,” sophomore Olivia Callander said. “The trails lead to so many beautiful and historical sites.”

In addition to its long history, the Presidio houses four Andy

Goldsworthy modern art installations and family-friendly attractions, such as the Presidio Bowling Center and the Walt Disney Museum.

“Our entire grade went bowling in the Presidio during orientation,” freshman Darcy Jubb said. “A lot of activities in San Francisco revolve around the Presidio.”

The Presidio Picnic, one of the most highly-attended food truck events in the city, runs every Sunday from March through October and attracts over 6,000 visitors to the Main

Post Lawn every weekend, according to Petrie.

“On sunny weekends, it’s nice to go to [the Presidio Picnic] for some good food, especially the donuts,” Jubb said. “Sometimes it’s a little crowded, but that’s part of the fun.”

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy collaborate with the Presidio Trust to offer volunteer opportunities such as planting seeds and guiding tours on a daily basis.

“We’re always happy to have volunteers,” Petrie said. “All

kinds of weekly projects happen in several areas of the park. Volunteers can help with the community gardens, the nursery, habitat restoration projects and cleanup day.”

Located in the northwest end of the city, the Presidio and all of its opportunities are accessible from the Broadway campus by the 43 Muni bus line on Lombard .

“The Presidio is truly a special area of its own within San Francisco,” Callander said. “Whenever I’m there, I don’t even feel like I’m in a big city.”

Taco ’bout delicious

Mexican cuisine shines in Italian neighborhood

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ith minimal lighting, close proximity seating, loud music, and Mexican-American eats, Don Pistos creates a contemporary food experience that draws neighbors and foodies alike, despite having no sign or name on the restaurant.

Normally solely found at taquerias, Don Pistos brings Mexican-inspired food to a sit-down and comfortable setting. From tacos to tortilla soup, the menu covers many Mexican dishes.

The ultimate choice is the 22-ounce Pork Chop ($32).

Grilled, slightly charred and served with a cucumber salad resembling coleslaw, the seared pork and refreshing taste from the cucumbers perfectly contrast each other.

Another shareable dish, for possibly three, is the Puerto Nuevo Lobster (price changes) served with rice, beans, and tortillas. While it requires the use of a lobster cracker tool, the tender and fresh, not fishy, seafood taste is worth the extra work.

The Mexican Salmon Sashimi ($15) — while a simple dish — oozes with citrus flavor from the lemony ponzu sauce ending in a slight kick from the chile pepper, cilantro and onion topping.

Served in a cast-iron skillet, the corn tortilla, beans, cheese, and choice of meat in the Enchiladas ($18) come melted together with a slightly spicy enchilada sauce that is made with chili powder, yet balanced by the

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dollop of sour cream.

The Mussels and Chorizo ($13), while a starter, is an ideal, filling dish for one. Diners enjoy delicate mussels with a flavorful garlic, white wine broth that the mussels soak and are prepared in, which is accompanied by toasted and charred bread for dipping purposes.

Don Pistos also has a weekend brunch menu including a Breakfast Burrito ($13), Pork Tamale & Eggs ($14) and the Taco Sonora ($13). Containing beans, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and a choice of meat wrapped by a flour tortilla, the Taco Sonora combines the best aspects of a burrito and taco.

Located in North Beach on Union and Grant streets, Don Pistos opens at 5:30 p.m. every weekday for dinner and closes at 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday. Don Pistos is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m on Sundays for brunch.

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SAVORY The Pork Chop, served with cucumber salad, is a customer favorite at Don Pistos. Other house specialties include the Puerto Nuevo Lobster and Carne Asada.

Packing it away

Tiny backpacks become part of daily fashion

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ike scrunchies, slip dresses and fanny packs, miniature bags and backpacks are making a comeback from the ’90s and can be found everywhere.

For a hands-free and stylish look, tiny backpacks make it convenient for carrying essentials. A phone, wallet, keys and a jacket

can easily fit into the fun-sized bag and prevent over packing so the backpack is not too heavy.

With the trend featured in the popular film “Clueless,” backpacks come in various styles, colors and materials, providing options for all fashion preferences and desires.

— Amy Phipps

Urban Outfitters $50 Iridescent Backpack

Fjallraven Kanken $70 The Kanken Mini

Steve Madden $60 Benvoy Backpack