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Sacred Heart school faces food shortage crisis

September 28, 2017

Convent of the Sacred Heart HS • San Francisco, California

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Convent & Stuart Hall will hold the second Procession and Blessing of Animals on Oct. 4 in front of the Flood Mansion from 8:30 to 9 a.m. in honor of the patron saint of San Francisco, St. Francis of Assisi. The school community is invited to bring their pets for a blessing.

Pets must be taken home at the conclusion of the ceremony.

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Freshmen, sophomores and juniors will take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test on Oct. 12 between 8 a.m. and noon.

Students will be tested on evidence-based reading and writing and math. Students should bring a College Board approved calculator.

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GREEN THUMBS Girls from the agricultural club at Kangole Senior Secondary School pose with the beginnings of their greenhouse project. The club is responsible for maintaining the greenhouse project, one of the efforts initiated by the school to become self-sustaining.

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Maize porridge, tortillas and beans cooked with small amounts of vegetable oil were standard fare at Kangole Senior Secondary School in northeastern Uganda, until the United Nations World Food Programme completely withdrew its support of the Sacred Heart school at the beginning of this month.

Without the aid from the WFP, Kangole SSS may be forced to close before the end of the school year in December and graduating girls will miss their government-mandated exams while hundreds of others will lose the entire year of schooling, only to be sent home to a place where food is already scarce.

“One of the benefits of the feeding programme is that it’s an incentive for parents to send their children to school,” said Sister Irene Cullen, RSCJ, of the Uganda-Kenya Mission Support Office, “and especially girls, because otherwise they’d just stay home and do domestic things.”

Historically, the boarding school relied upon the WFP to provide the staples for the breakfast and lunch of its 746 students and staff, while arranging its own dinner and supplementing all meals with produce grown onsite.

Inundated with need and facing a lack of resources exacerbat-

ed by the crisis in South Sudan which has thousands of refugees crossing into Uganda daily, the WFP does not have the money to continue supporting the girls’s school.

“Many, many groups are impacted,” Cullen said. “We were not singled out, but it’s part of a bigger picture when many things are happening in the world that are crises.”

Kangole is located in the Karamoja region, where issues of climate change, food insecurity and restrictions of land legislation have significantly affected the region’s development ranking. The gross domestic product, employment rates and other human development indices are consistently established as either close to or at the bottom for all of East Africa, which include South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, according to Jacqueline Gallo, a PhD candidate from the University of Cambridge who is doing a year-long ethnographic study at Kangole.

“The famine of 1980 brought attention to the region, including the World Food Programme, which has been operating here distributing food to schools as well as to village communities,” Gallo wrote in an email. “A major criticism of the World Food Programme’s involvement in the region is its lack of an exit strat-

egy and its neglect of long-term, sustainable food production development in the region.”

Karamoja has the lowest estimated levels of literacy in the nation, and a low school completion rate. Only 2 percent of girls complete lower secondary school and only 1 percent complete upper secondary school, according to Gallo.

Most of the girls attending Kangole rely on foreign aid and local scholarships to pay for their education, as even the low cost of school is out of reach for most families, according to Gallo.

“The Sisters of the Sacred Heart keep Kangole Girls’ school fees as low as possible but at the end of the day they must pay teachers and electricity, so they must charge something,” Gallo wrote.

Women with a secondary school education are less likely to have children before age 17, two-thirds less likely to be in a child marriage, and earn 15 to 20 percent more money than those who are uneducated, according to data collected by UNICEF. “The young women who have attended this school have left with a greater sense of purpose, commitment and hope as a result of the integral formation received and lived,” Sister Namusisi Noellina Birungi, RSCJ, Headmistress of Kangole SSS, wrote in a letter.

Many of the girls have aspirations for one of the “loving professions,” like medicine, teaching and social work, because they want to directly give back to their communities in their work, according to Gallo. “[Educating girls] is a long term commitment,” Cullen said.

“Now, we just need some assistance to keep the school open long enough to finish the year and put long-term solutions into action.”

The school has reached out to the Church, local officials and multiple foundations to establish a long-term solution for next year.

“If you educate a girl, you educate the nation,” Cullen said. “For every girl we keep in school, the family benefits, the community benefits and the village benefits — it is an economic force.”

Editor’s Note: Kangole Senior Secondary School does not benefit from funds raised at Convent & Stuart Hall’s Walk for Uganda on Oct. 21. Those funds support the tuition assistance at Sacred Heart Primary School and St. Charles Lwanga Girls Training Center in southern Uganda. Tax-deductible donations for Kangole SSS should be made out to Society of the Sacred Heart and mailed to the RSCJ Uganda Kenya Mission Support Office, PO Box 1444, San Carlos, CA 94070.

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Convent freshmen will lead all four divisions in the Walk for Uganda across the Golden Gate Bridge on Oct. 21. Breakfast will be provided between 9 to 10 a.m. and the walk will be between 10 to noon. The entry fee is $20. The proceeds fund scholarships for girls attending the Sacred Heart Primary School in Kyamusanala and the St. Charles Lwanga Girls Training Center.

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Events celebrate armed services.

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Blue Angels jets fly over San Francisco Bay in front of Alcatraz Island during last year’s Fleet Week. Planes fly over the City, Marin County and the East Bay during the Crissy Field airshow, often rattling windows, setting off car alarms and causing dogs to bark during practices and the airshow.

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he Blue Angels’ ear-piercing shriek as the five jets fly over the Bay Area is the most audible aspect of the San Francisco Fleet Week, but it is only one of 14 events occurring in the week-long celebration, which commences Oct. 1.

San Francisco Fleet Week is the largest annual event held in Northern California, drawing 1.5 million visitors to the Bay Area and is the standard for Fleet Week events in the United States, according to David Cruise, External Affairs Manager and Public Information Officer.

“In 1981, then-Mayor [Dianne] Feinstein, now Senator Feinstein, had this wonderful idea of resurrecting a very old tradition to help us remember and celebrate our armed sea services,” Cruise said. “That is what started the modern-day Fleet Week in America. It started here in San Francisco and it’s been going strong to this day.”

Junior Sofia Pirri, who credits her military family for her interest in the armed services, says

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she has an uncommon appreciation for Fleet Week.

“Growing up, I have always wanted to be in the military, and getting to be around people that served our country was something that was just a really big deal for me,” Pirri said. “To me, it’s like my own little holiday. It is really special to me and I am always super bummed if I can’t go.”

This year’s event is the 37th annual San Francisco Fleet Week, but the focus of the celebration has been modified through the years.

“In 2010, our mission changed from featuring the armed services and the big guns of the military to showcasing the humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities,” Cruise said.

While the Blue Angels are famous for their acrobatic performance in the skies above the Bay Area, features such as the San Francisco Center for Humanitarian Assistance, created in response to this mission change, tend to fly under the radar.

“We showcase the capabilities of the military who will be able

to help San Francisco and the Bay Area during times of crisis, like a large earthquake,” Cruise said. “We have various trainings between service members who are visiting, first responders, and emergency managers in the Bay Area to help them establish relationships so they are not exchanging business cards on the battlefield.”

Junior Hannah Kelliher has heard the Blue Angels overhead, but personally has never experienced the other Fleet Week events.

“Fleet Week is a really big deal in San Francisco — everybody who lives in San Francisco knows about it and it’s a big community event,” Kelliher said.

“I have only heard of going to the Marina Green to watch the Blue Angels — nothing else.”

Other attractions of Fleet Week include the AT&T K-9 Heroes: Bark at the Park, a free event at Duboce Park featuring demonstrations by K-9, rescue and therapy dogs as well as the San Francisco Fleet Week High School Band Challenge in Golden Gate Park.

“It’s been a signature event

since 2010,” Cruise said. “We bring 10 Bay Area high schools to compete for cash prizes and they play alongside our Marine Band. Since 2010, we’ve handed out over $200,000 to Bay Area schools to help their music programs.”

The members of the armed forces participating in Fleet Week have contributed more than 10,000 hours of community service in the Bay Area since 1981, according to Cruise.

This year’s airshow, taking place Oct. 6 to 8, will feature the Canadian Snowbirds, a fleet of jets in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and ships in the Royal Canadian Navy in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Event schedules are available at https://fleetweeksf.org.

“Serving in the armed forces has always been something courageous and brave,” Pirri said. “People never talk about it enough, it’s kind of our taboo topic in America, but being able to see it and experience it for a week just really makes me gung ho and empowered to want to do it more.”

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Unexpected gift delights Convent & Stuart Hall receives congessional flag.

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STARS AND STRIPES President Ann Marie Krejcarek holds the flag gifted to the school by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The Capitol Flag Program allows members of Congress to request a flag to be flown over the U.S. Capitol on behalf of a constituent.

hen President Ann Marie Krejcarek found a package waiting for her one day in the middle of June, she was surprised to find that the person who sent it was House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, whose four daughters all graduated from Convent.

“It was a little bit out of the blue,” Krejcarek said. “I got a FedEx box and I found this wonderful letter addressed to me personally.”

The box contained the American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol when Pope Francis addressed the Joint Session of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015.

“On that inspiring day, Pope Francis renewed the faith of Catholics worldwide and inspired a new generation — regardless of their religious affili-

tion, to be instruments of peace.”

Pelosi wrote in the letter. “He reminded us of our sacred and inescapable responsibility to those struggling to escape poverty, persecution and war.”

While the flag connects to the four divisions through religious affiliations, it also embodies other meanings. “[The flag] symbolizes the connection that we have to our elected leaders,” history teacher Michael Stafford said. “It also in some ways symbolizes our global connections to other global institutions like the Church.”

A different flag is flown over the Capitol building everyday, and sometimes multiple flags fly in one day, according to Stafford.

“Flags can be [given] out as gifts and constituents can request them,” Stafford said. “[Which is] cool because the Capitol is a beautiful artifice and

it’s a place that whenever you walk in, there’s a buzz, a feeling of energy that things are happening.”

Krejcarek has already used the flag to begin the school year with the Convent & Stuart Hall leadership team.

“The raising was beautiful,” Krejcarek said. “I read the letter when we raised [the flag] to our leadership team — which was about 27 of us — and when the day was over we performed the folding ceremony.”

Krejcarek sent a photo to Pelosi of the flag in its case to show gratitude for the unexpected gift. “[The flag] was a resurgence of keep on doing the right things at the school — keep alive and well on what Sacred Heart does stand for uniquely,” Krejcarek said. “It felt quite personal not just to me, but to me as a part of this school.”

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Natural disasters affect Network schools

Comparing Hurricanes Harvey & Irma

Recent hurricanes caused temporary closings of Sacred Heart schools in Texas, Florida.

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from loss of electricity, which was restored last week.

“The maintenance people came the day after the hurricane and worked 80 hours that week just to clean up and begin working on the electrical issues,” Carrollton sophomore Amber Johnson said. “They are really the reason we were able to go back to school so quickly.”

Carllotton was closed for a total of seven school days, be-

fore and after the hurricane hit.

When the school reopened, students were told that if they did not have access to clean uniforms, they were allowed to wear appropriate free dress. Some buildings remained closed after the return of school due to the power loss, according to Johnson.

Because of its location on the water, locally owned sailboats washed up on Carrollton’s field.

The boats will remain there until either an owner comes to claim them or until 60 days have passed, when the boats will be removed.

Despite the widespread destruction in the Southern states, Duchesne and Carrollton are both lucky to only have endured minimal and manageable damage. That being said, members of the Sacred Heart Network from all of the United States have made efforts to aid the disaster.

Written on an community whiteboard wall at Duchesne was the reflective question “Post Hurricane Harvey, what would you like to see happen?”

“One response that really stuck out to me was ‘The love and helpfulness that was shown to everyone including complete strangers to continue. We should love and care for each other always, not just during rough times,’” Guidry said. “I am confident that this will show throughout our wide community.”

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hile Convent & Stuart Hall come to the end of their the month of school, students from across the country at the Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart of Houston and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami face a completely different midSeptember checkpoint.

As the first major hurricane since Wilma of 2005, the Atlantic hurricane Harvey hit Texas, specifically the Houston area, on the evening of Aug. 25 and continued into the first week of September. Severe flooding and winds up to 130 mph left the city completely untravelable and caused immeasurable property damages and physical injuries.

Unlike most of Houston, Duchesne was lucky enough to have suffered no property damage, but the community was greatly affected by the storm, as students and faculty commute from all over the Houston area.

Duchesne senior Katherine Guidry’s home, which was not predicted to be in flood zone, had three feet of water above the floor. The flooding forced Guidry and her family to live with her neighbors during the last portion of the storm. Now that school has resumed, Guidry lives with a classmate while her parents reside outside of town with other family members.

“When we evacuated, we actually had people come with a lifeboat to help us with our dog and other things and when I walked out into the street the water came right to my mid-chest area,” Guidry said. “The distance from my family has been difficult because we are not together to really support each other.”

Though Duchesne is an independent school and thus has the option to close and re-open when it pleases, Head of School Patricia Swenson decided to follow the lead of other nearby schools and suggestions from local authorities. Issues of safety and accessibility led Duchesne to keep its doors closed until the Wednesday after Labor Day. Accommodations for the returning students included free dress, adjusted arrival and departure times and academic changes in homework for about two weeks after the start of school to ease the community into normalcy.

“I am so pleased to see Goal 3 [to educate to a social awareness which impels to action] being lived out daily within our Duchesne community,” Swenson said. “It is heartwarming to receive such a tremendous outpouring of support from our Sacred Heart families and alumnae locally, domestically and internationally.”

Shortly after Hurricane Harvey hit, warnings were sent out to the entire state of Florida for the next upcoming storm —

Hurricane Irma. First striking Miami, Irma made its way up the west coast of Florida.

Located on the south eastern tip of Florida, Carrollton was not directly in Irma’s path, and like Duchesne, did not suffer from major property damages aside

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Sacred Heart flood with rain from Hurricane Irma. Low water levels also entered part of the school building. With maximum wind speeds up to 60 mph, Irma made its way through the Caribbean, up through Florida and into Georgia in the first weeks of September.

The Category 5 hurricane led to the deaths of at least 100 people and displaced thousands who suffered from severe damages to their properties.

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The number of 18-year-olds with a drivers license from 1983 to 2014 has decreased by 25%.

The top three reasons for 18 to 39 year olds to not have a license are: 1. They are too busy.

2. Vehicles are too expensive.

3. Other transportation is available.

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Teens are waiting longer to get behind the wheel.

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hile high schoolers in the ’90’s movie “Clueless” hustled to get their driver’s licenses once they turned 16, many teens are tending to hold off until much later to start driving.

“I haven’t had much time in the past two years to get a license,” alumna Neely Metz (’17) said. “Public transportation and Uber make it a lot easier, so I don’t really need one.”

The number of young people with a driver’s license has steadily decreased over the past 30 years, with 80 percent of 18-year-olds owning a license in 1983 and only 60 percent owning a license in 2014, according to a study by the Transportation Research Institute at University of Michigan.

The reasons for this change are unclear, but for Metz and April Matsumoto (’17) their busy schedules and the availability of other transportation options are reason to defer getting a license.

“Because I still live in San Francisco, I don’t need to have a driver’s license,” Matsumoto, who attends University of San Francisco, said. “Also, I never

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he prospect of learning the difference between an I-9 and a W-2 form, figuring out how to use company technology, and balancing work with school commitments is a daunting load for any employed teenager to handle, but it can be made even more difficult by underestimation from employers.

Despite the added precautions of work permits and restricted hours, laws meant to protect minors are often abused in the workforce.

One of the most prevalent violations in regards to teenagers and young adults is when employers hire someone as an intern, according to lawyer Robert Nelson, who specializes in employment law.

“Employers are like, ‘I need somebody to do the scut work around here, but just being around us is so valuable because they are gaining work experience or a foot in the door to our industry’ — and it is unlawful,” Nelson said. “If those people ever get called on it, they will have to end up paying the ‘intern’ the money that they should have been paying them all along.”

Nelson said employees, including interns, need some exchange for the work they are doing, such as money or community service hours.

A Convent High School student, who wishes to remain

anonymous in fear of losing her job, currently works at a camp and tutoring service where she said her employer wanted her to work an unpaid 30-hour trial period. She said they wanted to have to time decide whether or not they should hire her because she had no prior teaching experience.

“I was confident in my abilities as a teacher,” she said. “I was able to write them back, and I said that I was qualified for pay and was not interested in this job if they were not going to pay me for my first 30 hours.”

The employer immediately decided to pay her $16 per hour after she confronted them.

“Some of my coworkers did not complain,” she said. “They ended up working the 30 hours for free.”

Teens can run into other problems in the workforce besides being underpaid such as discrimination and harassment.

Some warning signs are employers that are creepy, offensive or ask inappropriate questions during an interview, according to Nelson.

“Generally, people are on their best behavior when they are either interviewing for jobs or interviewing candidates for jobs, so it is only going to go downhill from there,” Nelson said. “If you get a bad sense from someone during the interview, it is usually a pretty good indication that is not going to work out.”

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Junior Cat Tseyref worked in retail last March and says she was constantly underestimated because of her young age. Tseyref first noticed the the lack of respect from her employer before she even officially started.

“My boss looked down on me because he did not think someone my age could be responsible,” she said. He would go up to customers I was talking to and say, ‘Don’t listen to her. She is only 15.”

Tseyref said her boss did not treat any of her coworkers, who were all older than 30, like he treated her.

“He treated my coworkers as if they were friends,” Tseyref said, “but he would always call me a child.”

Tseyref never confronted her boss, and the comments persisted until she quit.

Employees who are minors and have a concern should first go to their parents and then consult one of the numerous state and federal agencies that exist to help with certain types of employment violations, according to Nelson.

“There are entities that handle people not being paid what they should such as the California Labor Commissioner, ” Nelson said. “Conversely, if workers are being harassed or discriminated against, there is the Department of Fair Employment Housing.

Although, sometimes it is quicker reaching out to an attorney.”

really got the chance to take the permit test.”

Matsumoto says she generally uses San Francisco Muni to get around the City.

“My college gave me a free Muni pass, so it motivates me to use public transit more,” Matsumoto said. “That’s been my way of getting around, so it’s not too different from high school.”

Frequent construction work, traffic and limited parking in the City also discourage Matsumoto from wanting to drive. She says she would probably need a car if she went to college outside of San Francisco.

Metz, who goes to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, takes Uber or the bus system when she wants to go into the city.

“It’s kind of inconvenient now because North Carolina is much more spread out than San Francisco,” Metz said. “In a state where the cities and amenities are more spread out, it’s a lot better to have a license than in a very walkable area like San Francisco.”

Despite the benefit of having a car, Metz says it is not the most prominent thing on her mind right now.

Other teens refrain from get-

ting a license due to the cost of insurance, but many drivers are under the false impression that car insurance rates decrease as the driver gets older, according to Craig Gambucci, a Property and Casualty Sales Representative for AAA Auto and Home Insurance.

“Back in the day, rates were based on age, but state regulations now say it depends on how many years of driving experience,” Gambucci said. “Somebody who gets their license at 16 and somebody who gets their license at 30 pay the same price because they have the same years of experience.”

Gambucci recommends parents start their children driving early to get the meter running and eventually have a lower insurance rate, instead of waiting until they are 18 or 21. Despite this, he notices the trend that teens are getting their licenses later.

“It’s a good thing to have, especially as I get older, to drive places myself when I can’t rely on friends or public transportation,” Metz said. “I feel like I need to get one, it’s just not as big of an issue right now, so I don’t worry about it as much.”

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Sleepy students

Juggling responsibilities Students find several factors impacting their sleep:

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s students shuffle into their first period classes, suppressing yawns and fighting the urge to go back to sleep, many find the early start time of school makes it difficult to be well rested.

“I do not get enough sleep,” senior Lauren Wasserman, who says she sleeps about six hours each night, said. “It’s just hard to get that little sleep and be up and at school by 8 a.m. every morning.”

Most Convent girls sleep for six to seven hours on school nights, according to a Broadview survey — falling short of the eight to 10 hours recommended by the National Sleep Foundation. Homework and sports are the top two factors impacting students’ bedtimes, which for most is between 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.

“We have too much work to do and not enough time to do it,” Wasserman said. “The load is heavy especially for seniors applying to colleges. It just is a little intense with all that going on to not be getting the proper amount of sleep.”

Sleep deprived individuals have more difficulty receiving information and have a lack of focus, attention and vigilance, according to research conducted at Harvard Medical School. Less sleep also hinders the ability to recall previously learned information.

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“It’s really hard for me to focus early in the morning when I am exhausted,” Wasserman said.

“I can always remember things better when I’ve had a full eight hours of sleep.”

It’s just hard to get that little sleep and be up and at school by 8 a.m. every morning — Lauren Wasserman

Sleep cycles shift in adolescence, making it difficult for some students to fall asleep before 11 p.m., according to the National Sleep Foundation.

Hundreds of schools across the United States have implemented later start times, such as Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton that now starts at 8:45 a.m. for most students.

Junior Poppy Cohen, who transferred to CSH from Henrietta Barnett School in London, had later start times at her previous school that started at 8:45 a.m. four days a week and at 9

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n order to get San Francisco closer to its goal of zero waste by 2020, Recology, the local resource recovery company, has added items to its list of what can be recycled in blue bins and increased the amount of compost sent to farms.

“Zero waste is an idea that means sending next to nothing to landfills or incinerators,” said Recology’s Public Relations Office Robert Reed on a “Stories” Youtube channel.

Besides paper, cans, plastic bottles and cardboard, Recology now allows San Francisco residents to recycle all plastic bags that are not labeled compostable or biodegradable, paper cups, paper milk carton with wax lining, ice cream containers and fabric.

In anticipation of an increase in recycling, the City approved measures to send out larger recycling bins while also decreasing the size of the trash and compost bins for each house-

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hold. Recology plans to deliver the new bins by the end of the month.

Along with efforts to increase recycling, the City is also pushing for an increase in composting. Bay Area farms and vineyards are starting to use the compost from Recology to grow cover crops. The produce take up carbon and nitrogen from the environment and contain it in the soil, according to Public Relations Manager Robert Reed.

Replicating San Francisco’s Recology program may be one of the most effective steps Recology can take in an effort to slow climate change according to Reed.

Although it is too early on to say if these efforts will save the school money, Convent & Stuart Hall will help follow the new recycling guidelines and post signs of what is and is not recyclable, according to Plant Operations Director Geoff DeSantis.

“Given the recent weather trends influenced by global

warming, we know that reducing and reusing is going to be the best option for us,” Desantis said. “We are just doing our part to hit San Francisco’s goal of zero waste by 2020,” Students say they are already working towards this zero waste policy at home and at school.

“Anything my family and I can compost and recycle, we will,” senior Rosie Morford said.

“When at school, I try to be very mindful about what bins I put my trash into because it’s the fastest way to finish lunch and put my remains into any bin, however, it’s important to put it into its designated bin.”

These recycling changes and bin replacements are expected to go into full effect mid to late October, according to Recology.

“I think people just need to be more aware of what they are throwing away,” Morford said.

“It only takes an extra 20 seconds to pick the right bin and putting that extra couple of seconds makes a huge difference.”

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a.m. on Wednesdays.

“You get less sleep, even though it’s just half an hour less, it seems quite significant,” Cohen said about her start time at Convent. “I get tired quicker, and my attention span is shorter.”

Academic Support Director Betsy Pfeiffer says it would be beneficial to students if school started later because it would allow them to get in a cognitive space to absorb information and to get enough sleep.

“I would love for it to be a possibility for our school,” Pfieffer said. “It’s just about shifting the instructional minutes, so students wouldn’t have to stay later, and then the sports wouldn’t be impacted. It’s just a logistical thing, but I don’t think there are cons.”

California State Senator Anthony Portantino introduced a bill in February that would require California high schools and middle schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. by July 1, 2020. The bill passed in the Senate despite opposition from California School Boards Association and Republican lawmakers, and is currently moving through the Assembly.

“School starting later would be beneficial to my mental health,” Wasserman said. “Sports, work, family commitments and homework just make it really hard for people to be well rested and prepared to learn.”

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School supports students’ freedom of expression

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ublic school students “do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates,” according to the 1969 Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, yet even as a private school, Convent encourages students to exercise their First Amendment rights.

Because public schools are funded by the government, they have limited ability to censor students, as the First Amendment prohibits government officials from suppressing constitutional rights. Private schools, which are not funded by the government, can censor students, although Convent strives to provide an environment for students to freely express themselves, according to art teacher Rachel McIntire.

“We really try to foster a space where they can exercise their rights in the spirit of wise freedom,” McIntire said, citing Goal 5.

“You can say whatever you need to say, but make sure you are being thoughtful and you’re thinking of all sides.”

Goal 5, “educating to personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom,” places high trust and expectations in students to share

their voices, according to Head of School Rachel Simpson.

“We have to invest in you the power of your voice and the right to speak when you’re in a school,” Simpson said. “We want to be a place that promotes student voice, and that’s always been what Schools of the Sacred Heart are about.”

We try to foster a space where [students] can exercise their rights in the spirit of wise freedom.

— Rachel McIntire

Convent High School has been recognized with the First Amendment Press Freedom Award for three of the past four years, a designation for schools who actively support and honor the First Amendment through its student

media, according to the Journalism Education Association website.

“It is not common for private schools to be recognized with FAPFA,” John Bowen, former Scholastic Press Rights Director for the Journalism Education Association, said in an email. “Only three have ever done so: [Convent], The Archer School in Los Angeles and Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio.”

While students are supported in expressing themselves, McIntire says they should keep their school audience in mind.

“I talk a lot about where you are and who your audience is,” McIntire said. “Being a K to 12 school that is open to so many different constituencies, I talk about where you would show your work and to whom.”

Teachers’ trust in students allows them to provide guidance instead of just censoring students’ voices, according to Simpson.

“When you have a school that is so founded on the quality of the student-teacher relationship, you know the students and you know you are not going out on a limb,” Simpson said. “My job is not to say no, my job as a teacher and administrator is to guide.”

“I go to Mass at school but I won’t pray or kneel. I respect everyone else who does participate because everyone respects what I believe in. Then outside of school I go to temple school on Sundays and celebrate the Jewish holidays.”

— Ari Levine, sophomore

Freedom of speech “I wrote an exposé for the Poetry Festival about the propaganda I felt like our country was putting out. My goal was to highlight what’s wrong with our country, and I tried to use provocative language. I think what’s great about this school is the security in a setting like that, and I wasn’t surprised that I was allowed to use that language.”

— Samantha Stovell, junior

Freedom of the press “I was submitting my poetry to literary magazines and I kept getting rejections. So I thought there should be a place where youth could share their artwork and writing, and different opinions and beliefs. So my friend and I started our own magazine and we are currently in the process of publication.”

— Jasper Conacher, senior

Freedom to assemble “I went to the Women’s March and the walkout we did from school. It’s important that people our age do something and send that message out in the world [that] we aren’t just bystanders. Even though it may not make a direct impact, it still sends a message and can inspire others to speak out.”

— Cali Debevoise, senior

Freedom to petition “I’ve signed online petitions such as defending [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] and fighting for a longer sentence for Brock Turner. It’s an easy way to show support for something because it takes about five seconds to type your name or write your name down if someone approaches you in person.”

— Sarah Mahnke-Baum, senior

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Assembly offers opportunity to non-voters Lack of voting power leads minors to utilize First Amendment rights to assemble for voicing opinions, supporting causes.

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rustrated by outcomes of elections in which they had no say and policy changes which endanger their livelihoods, thousands of teenagers too young to vote have taken to the streets in recent weeks and months to let their voices be heard by exercising their First Amendment right to peaceable assembly.

“Everybody has First Amendment rights — it doesn’t matter if you’re a citizen or not,” Rory Little, a law professor at UC Hastings, said. “It’s great to know your constitutional rights, but you need to be smart about how you exercise them.”

The exercise of the right to peaceable assembly may be one of the most complex of all, especially with heated situations that can easily develop in group settings, but can be one of the most effective ways for students and other underrepresented groups to share their opinions, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

“I went to the Science March in Washington, D.C. last spring,”

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senior Eden Schade said. “While it was more of a gathering of a group of people in support of a cause rather than a protest, it was amazing to see the number of people who decided to show up to support something they believed in. They could have assumed other people would go and stayed home, but they didn’t.”

Schade’s experience was not unique, but gatherings of frustrated and angry people can sometimes lead to violence, making it difficult to spread the idea or message the event was conceived around, according to Commander David Lazar, who leads the San Francisco Police Department’s Community Engagement Division.

“A group may say that its event will be peaceful while planning to commit acts of vandalism or violence, or a group may contain ‘splinter groups’ of violent protesters wanting to incite trouble.

Law enforcement can be a conflict flashpoint,” Lazar said, “but we always try not to be.”

Because anyone can participate in a protest, regardless of their age or voter status, it is especially important to have a

plan in place before attending an event, according to Lazar. Not drawing unnecessary attention through provocative clothing or signs, carrying identification at all times, having a contact outside of the area, and setting a time limit on participation can all make attending a demonstration a positive way to affect change.

I was disgusted with what I was seeing politically and felt a need to visibly and actively show dissent.

— Mary Crawford

“Be smart in terms of gauging the mood of the crowd in an effort to stay safe,” Lazar said. “If you ever feel unsafe, you can either leave the area and reassemble elsewhere or decide to

call it a day.”

Senior Mary Crawford, who attended several protests this year, said that while going to the events probably did not change much in the way of policies, she felt better afterward.

“I’ve been to a few [protests], most notably the ones in the week after Trump’s election, one after the first repeal and replace of the [Affordable Care Act] and one at the airport after the travel ban in February,” Crawford said.

“I went because I was disgusted with what I was seeing politically and felt a need to visibly and actively show dissent.”

Neither Schade nor Crawford ever felt unsafe at a protest, and both appreciated that the protest environment was more about being part of a group of people united under a cause they cared deeply about than anything else.

“The right to assemble lets us find strength in seeing others who share our goals, and can help show that there is a desire for change,” Crawford said.

“Without the right to assembly, we would be significantly restricted in our ability to express our wants and needs.”

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Breakfast proves to be the most important meal of the day.

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imilar to many Americans, sophomore Jade Despanie skips breakfast and considers dinner to be her most important meal of the day.

“I don’t eat breakfast because I don’t really have enough time, and sometimes I’m not even that hungry,” Despanie said.

Breakfast can have a direct correlation to improved classroom performance. Students who eat breakfast advance their short-term memory, reading, arithmetic and problem-solving skills, according to a Tufts University study.

Skipping meals is a slippery slope to get into. — Rochelle Lacey

“In the ideal world, I would recommend breakfast or lunch being the main and biggest meal of the day,” Rochelle Lacey, Registered Dietitian & Wellness Specialist at the Olympic Club, said.

Insulin action in the body and the pancreatic hormone which digests sugar and stores glucose, is most active in the morning, allowing those who eat breakfast to maintain the same BMI, and prevent long-term weight gain, according to an American Society for Nutrition study.

“When people incorporate breakfast, a specific breakfast with higher protein content, greens and fruit and remove the processed grain like cereal, they start to feel a lot more energetic and tend to snack less later on in the day,” Lacey said.

Skipping breakfast can increase health risks such as cardiovascular diseases, according to a recent study by the American Heart Association.

“Skipping meals is a slippery slope to get into,” Lacey said.

“At least — having a little protein or some nuts and a piece of fruit — even if it’s a small grab and go meal, is beneficial and essential for keeping your metabolism going.”

Lacey advises smoothies with greens, fruits and protein powder as a fast and healthy breakfast option in the morning. “[Breakfast] gives me the energy that I need for my morning classes and helps me focus

SPORTS STATS Varsity Volleyball

J.V. Volleyball 8.23 v. Gateway 2-0 win 8.25 v. Drew 2-1 loss 8.29 v. International 2-1 win 8.30 v. Waldorf 0-2 loss 9.6 v. Bay 2-0 loss 9.8 v. Bentley 0-2 loss 9.13 v. Urban 2-1 loss 9.14 v. Berean 2-1 loss 9.16 v. Marin Academy

2-0 win 9.22 v. University 2-0 loss

8.23 v. Gateway 3-0 win 8.25 v. Drew 3-1 win 8.29 v. International 3-2 loss 8.30 v. Waldorf 3-1 loss 9.6 v. Bay 3-1 loss 9.8 v. Bentley 3-2 loss 9.9 v. Tournament

at Tamalpais 9.13 v. Urban 3-1 loss 9.14 v. Berean 3-0 win 9.19 v. Marin Academy

3-0 loss 9.22 v. University 3-10 loss

Cross Country

Varsity Tennis

9.5 College Prep Invitational

9th of 16 teams 9.9 Lowell Invitational 11th of

22 teams 9.19 BCL West Meet #1 Ryan

Minnis 4th overall

8.24 v. Redwood Christian

7-0 win 8.29 v. Branson 1-6 loss 9.7 v. Mercy 7-0 win 9.12 v. St. Ignatius 0-7 loss 9.22 v. Lick-Wilmerding

1-4 loss

J.V. Tennis 9.8 v Lick-Wilmerding 3-2 loss 9.15 v International 5-0 win 9.18 v Bay 3-2 win 9.22 v Urban 3-2 loss

Frosh-Soph Volleyball 8.30 v. Waldorf 2-0 win 9.5 v. Crosspoint 2-0 win 9.13 v. Urban 2-0 loss 9.19 v. Bay 2-0 loss 9.25 v. Head Royce 2-0 loss

Golf 8.29 v. Holy Names

260-202 win 8.12 vs. St. Joseph ND

239-214 loss 9.19 vs. Bay 198-215 win

Sailing 9.30 First Regatta NorCAL #1

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especially when I eat something healthy,” freshman Gabi Guido said. “I love breakfast because you can have French toast and pancakes when you want to be unhealthy, but when you want to be healthy you can have eggs and fruit.”

Twenty to 30 percent of Americans skip breakfast, which makes them further susceptible to obesity, diabetes and damaged glucose metabolism, according to the American Heart Association. Individuals who

eat breakfast everyday are less likely to be diagnosed with these medical complications, while maintaining low cholesterol and blood pressure in addition to the necessary stamina required for morning classes.

Lacey also advises substituting caffeinated and high sugar content beverages such as coffee, juice and tea with water. It is essential to consume water during breakfast to combat dehydration that takes place during sleep. “[Hydration] with water is

super important,” Lacey said. “I always recommend to start the day with a glass of water and to have two cups of water for every one cup of caffeinated beverage. Sodas can also be dehydrating, so instead if you want the carbonation, consider a bubbly water like Pellegrino which will hydrate you too.”

“It sounds so cliche but it has been scientifically shown that breakfast is the most important [meal of the day] and I truly believe that it is,” Lacey said.

New athletic director promises parity Anthony Thomas says he’s “a big advocate of girls.”

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he new head of athletics and physical education has already met with all sports teams and athletic directors across the four divisions to share his goal of unifying all athletic programs and offering equal opportunities for all athletics.

Anthony Thomas THOMAS b e g a n working at Convent & Stuart Hall over the summer after over 20 years as an athletic director including Sacred Heart sister school Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton.

“I am here to oversee the entire four-school program, then work with the division directors to try to make sure that we are doing things admirably and in a way that benefits everyone,” Thomas said.

In part of his introduction to the varsity and junior varsity tennis teams, Thomas shared his goals for the team including working directly with the coaches to create more challenging practices and increased avail-

ability of facilities for students.

“He wants to give us the tools to be able to win,” sophomore Isabella Parmenter said. “We will have a lot more practices where we won’t be on the tennis courts at all. Instead, we will be in the gym or the fitness room lifting weights or running on the treadmill because he thinks strength is very important.”

Thomas also discussed the qualities of a leader and captain during the Captain’s Council meeting held Sept. 20, according to sailing team co-captain Lulu Desai.

“I definitely think the athletic program is going to change a little bit, it is going to become more Convent & Stuart Hall, less of just Convent and separate Stuart Hall,” Desai said. “I think that is going to be really good for spirit and getting people excited to come to games and be part of all of the sports.”

Convent Athletic Director Elena De Santis and with SHHS Athletic Director Charley Johnson will work directly with Thomas to manage both the athletics and physical education programs.

“He has really brought [the divisions] together so we can all utilize our strengths to benefit all of the programs,” De Santis said. “We are one big team just like any sports team, where it is

not just one person doing everything, but working together.”

Thomas says he hopes to focus his time specifically on Convent athletics, aiming to create more opportunities for female athletes through the addition of new sports teams, such as lacrosse and beach volleyball.

“I am a big advocate of girls and sports,” Thomas said. “I am the only boy — I have three older sisters — so I grew up in a household of women and know how important it is. My focus will really be on Convent and how we can improve.”

Many students, including junior Elizabeth Worthington, have already worked with Thomas.

“He is very determined to make beneficial changes this year,” Worthington said. “He has been very helpful in communicating with the lacrosse community across San Francisco to start a team here.”

Thomas plans to call on the input of student athletes for feedback on what is or what is not working in the athletic program, in an effort to understand how to benefit the athletic department as a whole.

“I will be [the students’] Number 1 fan,” Thomas said. “I want students to know that I am going to advocate for them and what they want to achieve.”

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Cheerleader shatters stereotypes Junior finds athletic passion outside of school.

Teams are qualified in two categories: age group and skill level.

During competitions, judges use ver since seeing a telea scoring rubric based on the vision special about an team’s skill level to determine award-winning cheer their score, according to Henteam when she was younger, judrickson. nior Emma Kob has dedicated “You have to be very diligent herself to cheerleading for Paabout what you do cific Coast Magic’s because it’s hardcompetitive cheer core cardio for team. two minutes and “I’ve been cheer30 seconds,” Kob leading since the said. “You know sixth grade,” Kob you can physisaid. “I wanted to cally do it because do gymnastics — you’ve worked for mostly for the tuman entire year, but bling — but I reyou have to clear ally like getting new your mind and say skills and working ‘I can do this and I towards goals. I iniKOB have my entire team tially got started in working with me.’” tumbling, which is my favorite For Kob, the biggest initial part.” challenge was learning how Kob practices at least three to balance school work and times a week, frequently ending cheer, as well as dealing with practice at 10:30 p.m.. The team the distance of the gym where begins practices with a warmup, she practices. then focuses on various stunts “I have to leave an hour early including baskets, pyramids and because it’s in South San Franjump sections to prepare for cisco near the airport,” Kob said. competitions, according to Kob’s “It has turned out to be a good coach Tyler Hendrickson. thing because I got to know a “The team competes approxilot of people at the gym, so now mately 10 times throughout I have my school friends and the season,” Hendrickson said. my cheer friends from different “They put everything together parts of the city.” in an artistic routine that not The physicality and comonly requires them to develop mitment of cheerleading is ofthe skill set, but the muscular ten overlooked because of the strength and endurance to do a misconception of cheerleaders full routine.”

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as being whiny girls who don’t work hard, according to Hendrickson.

“People tend to think cheerleading is like the movie ‘Bring It On’ and that cheerleaders just want to be popular,” Kob said.

“Competitive cheerleading is more about passion than status.

It’s a lot of hard work, mentally and physically.”

The performance aspect of cheerleading can be difficult for new cheerleaders to adjust to, according to Hendrickson.

“When we go to some of these competitions, we’re in major event arenas with hundreds — even thousands — of people,” Hendrickson said. “When you step out on that floor, it’s a test of will, nerves and composure to not just learn things, but to perform them in a way that they look easy and elegant and graceful under pressure.”

Many athletes begin cheerleading individually with direction from outside coaches before joining cheer teams, which challenges them to step outside of their comfort zones, according to Hendrickson.

“When I joined the team, since I’m on the shyer side, I learned how to speak up and have a bit more confidence and work well with others,” Kob said. “Because of how much I’ve learned from cheerleading, I hope to continue cheer for as long as I can.”

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pep rally last week. The rally recognized each of the sports teams in turn, with two students posing as school mascot, the Convent Cub.

All-school rally concludes Spirit Week

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onvent & Stuart Hall wore its finest TeacherStudent Swap clothes, pajamas, ‘decades’-day attire, jerseys and school spirit gear last week in recognition of Homecoming Spirit Week.

In the days leading up to the Homecoming football and volleyball games, students and teachers alike abandoned dress code. Theme dress days culminated in a day of Cubs

& Knights spirit gear, as both schools gathered in the Stuart Hall’s Dungeon for a pep rally to celebrate and recognize fall sports teams. Student Council Sports Representatives Kiki Apple and William Kahn called each team up in turn to be recognized. In a nod to all students’ extracurricular efforts, Apple and Kahn also announced the cast members of ‘The Crucible.’

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Brawls between teams detract from game.

very now and then in the wake of a pitch-to-the-head or a snide comment, a gloves-off, bench-clearing brawl will erupt between two teams in front of me at a baseball game. Although the players may leave suspended or even concussed, when I look to the fans around me, they chant messages of support for their team, not ones of caution for their safety.

Most major league sports involve altercations.

For sports such as baseball, a player charging the mound is sometimes seen as a highlight, deserving of its own replay video on the team’s website or a feature on Sportscenter’s Top 10 reel. For others, such as hockey, games without a thrown punch are rare.

The frequency of fighting in hockey is so high, it warrants its own website — hockeyfights.com.

More than 33 percent of games have included violent confrontations since 2000. Any player who engages in a fight is issued a major penalty, in accordance with Rule 56 of the National Hockey League rule book, which entails five minutes in the penalty box.

Fighting is such a large part of hockey that a game without an altercation might be a disappointment to the fans. When a safe, calm and controlled game becomes a letdown to spectators, the sport alone is may not be what spectators pay to see.

Many major league organizations do not even take an active part in discouraging team-againstteam altercations, subsequently strengthening a

culture of violence in sports.

The National Basketball Association takes one of most proactive efforts to prevent large confrontations. The rule book states “all players not participating in the game must remain in the immediate vicinity of their bench,” and “violators will be suspended, without pay, for a minimum of one game and fined up to $50,000.”

This regulation prevents arguments between two players from escalating into bench-clearing bouts, while in baseball, a pitcher-on-batter conflict easily and quickly turns into a fight with 100 percent team participation. More often than not, even relief pitchers in the bullpen will make the 300-foot run to the mound simply to have a part in the action.

That being said, Major League Baseball has no rules regarding in-game fighting. Players are often ejected and suspended, but there is no certain penalty and immediate disciplinary actions are left to the judgement of the umpire.

With a varying level of punishment, fighting is all but encouraged to very clearly mitigated.

For sports in which consequences for fighting are few, spectators’ focus on the excitement of a brawl should be redirected on the art of the sport.

No matter the excitement spectators might feel around the frenzy of a fight breaking out, it detracts from the game and can only result in players’ suspensions, ejections and injuries. Spectators should cheer for the game, not for the fight.

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Climate change calls for international response

ommunities ripped apart by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma can focus on little but immediate recovery efforts, but climate scientists see the devastating storms as ominous warning signs of what is to come as global warming increasingly threatens the planet.

While climate change is not directly to linked to the recent storms, research shows strong correlations between the rising trend in global temperatures and an increased risk of drought and storm intensity.

President Donald J. Trump announced plans to remove the United States from the Paris Agreement, a multi-national agreement designed to intensify the global response to climate change, citing that the terms of the agreement are “unfair” to the United States. Countries included in the agreement will attempt to keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels.

Over 2.7 million jobs could be lost by 2025 if the United States stays in the agreement, Trump claimed, citing a study from the National Economic Research Associates. But this statistic is an extreme that has not been validated by other economists, according to PBS Newshour Correspondent William Brangham. While participation in the agreement would reduce the number of jobs in the coal industry, the deficit

would be made up for in the increased availability of “green jobs,” which include working in renewable energy.

Trump has incorrectly implied that the agreement is binding for the United States. The agreement is made up of 166 different countries with their own individual promises, and relies on voluntary commitments.

The president complained that the United States was not coming “first” in the agreement, yet no country should come first if it is contributing to the destruction of our planet. This agreement tackles climate change from a world perspective — what matters is the survival of the Earth.

Together, the United States and China emit half of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, according to InsideClimate News. Since the United States is one of the largest contributors to the problem, it follows that we have a responsibility to reverse problems we created.

Increased levels of carbon dioxide contribute to an increased natural greenhouse effect, which traps greenhouse gases — nitrous oxides, carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor — in Earth’s atmosphere. An excess of any of these gases throws off the delicate balance of factors responsible for the healthy maintenance of Earth’s biosphere, including an upward trend in temperature.

Sixteen of the last 17 years have been the warmest on record, and the global temperature is up 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, according to NASA. While it may seem like a small amount, rising atmospheric temperature not only leads to increased intensity of storms, but melting ice caps, rising sea level and the destruction of animals’ natural habitats.

As individuals, we can help reduce our

carbon footprint by walking, biking or taking the bus to work or school, conserving water and switching to “green power” like solar, water or wind.

Even if the president does not agree with these terms, the American people should take action themselves. Climate change will have detrimental effects if nothing is done. It is our planet, we all need to take strides to protect it.

WHAT DO YOU DO TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?

“I do a lot of carpooling and sometimes I’ll take the MUNI places. My family also composts and recycles.”

— Gabi Guido, freshman

“I take the bus and ferry everyday to get home because I live in Marin.

I’m glad I have to do that because it forces me to be eco-friendly.”

— Margaret Millar, sophomore

“I sort my waste into compost and recycling bins. I also make sure to put my trash and waste in the right bin because I know it makes a big difference.”

— Grace Boudreau, junior

“I take the bus and I always try to be mindful about what I’m using and how I’m using it so I don’t make extra waste.”

— Angela Chao, junior

“I reduce my carbon footprint by recycling and carpooling everyday. I really care about this issue and just want to try and do my best.” ­— Olivia Sanchez-Corea, senior

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Home (not so) sweet home Immigration process is due for reform.

y biggest worry the two weeks before Senior Year began was cramming in my summer reading. My dad’s — just over 30 years ago — was immigrating to America.

A year prior to moving, his parents, brother and he filed their immigration request forms, adding their names to the infinitely long waiting list of hopefuls trying to enter the United States. They spent that year anxiously awaiting an approval letter.

My mom immigrated in half the time on a student visa, but she had to wait another six months before getting a green card, allowing her to live and work here, and another five years before she was eligible for citizenship.

Both my parents and their families immigrated legally because they were fortunate enough to be able to go through the lengthy process while living in a safe place, not having to flee an active war zone or constant threats of danger.

They were able to prepare for the naturalization test and pay the fees to become a citizen because they had the time and resources.

But not everyone is that lucky.

Just over 11 million undocumented immigrants were living in the United States in 2014, according to Pew Research Center. About 1.7 million of them were minors.

That same year brought a hope to those mi-

nors through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, implemented to protect individuals who immigrated to the United States illegally as minors. This offered a temporary solution, but gave many people peace of mind.

Under the Obama Administration, DACA recipients, also called Dreamers, became eligible for work permits and received a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation. President Trump announced his plan to rescind the legislation early September, and offered Congress six months to come up with a replacement.

Many of these Dreamers came to the United States to escape poverty, violence and threats to their lives. They pay taxes, have jobs and are in many ways “American.”

Instead of taking away the hope that DACA fostered for hundreds of thousands of youth, we need to advocate to reform the current exhaustive immigration process that is preventing legal immigration. If DACA is repealed, Dreamers, who have already been living in America for years, must be offered a path to citizenship, one that is far less extensive than the current process.

These Dreamers deserve a chance to fulfill their own American Dream just as much as my parents did 30 years ago.

1. Tunisia abolished the ban on marriages between Muslim women and nonMuslim men.

2. President Donald Trump will travel to Puerto Rico to assess Hurricane Maria damage.

3. A new billboard at the Bay Bridge toll plaza calls for the impeachment of Donald Trump.

4 . Donald Glover made history as the first black actor to win the Emmy award for directing a comedy series.

5. Student storage is scheduled to be added to the Flood Mansion and Siboni in October.

1. Many citizens fear equality will worsen the animosity between Tunisia’s church and government.

2. It took Trump five days to acknowledge the crisis.

3. It’s only scheduled to be up for two weeks.

4. It’s taken 69 years.

5. Construction has forced students to leave their belongings in hallways or in the Main Hall.

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‘Nude’ not nude for all

Manufacturers need to consider varying skin tones in products.

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he Band-Aid brand, cosmeticmanufacturers and undergarment businesses pride themselves on products that camouflage to one’s skin, however they do not have everyone’s skin in mind.

A lack of diversity in skin tone shades plagues many companies, sending the message that the flesh tone of the audience they target is fair-skinned. People with skin tones darker than light-skinned caucasians were hard pressed to find products made with them in mind.

Pop-singer Rihanna recently released 40 different shades of Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear

Foundation as a part of her FENTY BEAUTY makeup line.

Shades are numbered from 100, “for very fair skin with neutral undertones,” to 490, “for very deep skin with cool undertones,” as described by Sephora.

Rihanna’s variety in tones provide much-needed products for those with dark skin and the tanner shades were, and still are, mostly sold out at Sephora.

More than half of the colors are unavailable, including all tones from 350 to 440.

One of many labels which have modified their products to include darker shades is Louboutin, which this past summer released two new shoes, each with five or six shades — all called nude.

When it comes to Band-Aids,

people with darker skin tones often face a choice between a so-called flesh-colored bandages that do anything but blend in or cartoon bandages that portray princesses or superheroes.

Tru-Colour Bandages aims to solve that problem. The three different tones of bandages — light, medium and dark — are targeted to fill the lack of diversity.

The American Eagle sub brand Aerie, which sells undergarments, released a new collection of colors available for purchase. Instead of naming the colors all as nude, Aerie named their darker shade Inspiration, Strength, Honesty, Energy, and Confidence, according to Glamour Magazine.

This movement to accept in-

finite definitions of the color nude is long overdue, and popular brands such as FENTY BEAUTY and Aerie have shined a brighter light on the problem most companies are still trying to resolve.

Many manufacturers use the stereotypical excuse that “dark shades will not sell well” to escape having to include a diverse range of color in their product, according to Refinery29. This is a weak justification, as shown by the short time in which Rihanna’s new products have sold out.

Retailers need to break free from the archaic definition of nude and incorporate all shades of skin into their products because skin color is not just one color.

HOW EASY OR DIFFICULT IS IT FOR YOU TO FIND MAKEUP IN YOUR SKIN COLOR?

“It’s difficult for me to find makeup in my skin color because I either get a shade that’s too dark for me or too light.”

— Bella Wasserman, freshman

“It is pretty easy for me to find makeup in my color. If they do not have my skin color then I can mix colors.”

— Avani Mankani, sophomore

“It’s pretty easy for me because I have a light skin tone, which is pretty common, so then it’s easy for me to find the color I need.”

— Elizabeth Worthington, junior

“I settle for something that is kind of my skin color, but I’m not super picky about the exact color. I’ve also mixed colors together to get the right shade.”

—Mary Gray Simon, senior

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ongress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.”

Ten words, written into the First Amendment to the Constitution by James Madison over 200 years ago, became the subject of controversy in recent weeks when the right-wing group Patriot Prayer attempted to host a rally in decidedly left-leaning San Francisco.

Local leaders fell into an uproar, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Mayor Ed Lee denouncing the event as a “white supremacist” rally and calling for the National Park Service not to grant the group a permit, despite the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center does not classify the group as a hate group, nor does it classify the group’s leader, Joey Gibson, as an extremist.

Pelosi and Lee justified their reactions to the announcement of the rally by citing reports of violence that have dogged previous Patriot Prayerorganized events.

Despite being granted a permit by the NPS, Gibson cancelled the event the afternoon before it was scheduled, and subsequent plans for other locations fizzled out. The day was mostly marked by the actions of the “counter-protesters,” who held peaceful marches and rallies at multiple locations throughout the city.

As the events unfolded, I could not help but feel that security concern was not the only reason that Pelosi, Lee and the Board of Supervisors came out so harshly against the planned event. I worried that their reactions affirmed the position

that some ideas cannot, and do not, deserve to be shared.

I proudly wear a “Hillary for President” button on my backpack, and I cheered when the Supreme Court decided that gay marriage is constitutionally-protected. I do not agree with the views espoused by Patriot Prayer, but I do not think that peaceful expression of those views should be limited or prohibited because they are different from my own.

When one person stifles another’s voice, they completely remove the opportunity for peaceful cooperation between the groups. As I watch the politics of this country become increasingly partisan, I wonder whether the idea of lawmakers working together rather than against each other is a fantasy that exists only in my dreams.

Was frustration with the stagnant nature of politics and politicians who argue but never seem to achieve any change the reason why this country elected Donald Trump to the presidency?

As a journalist, I will be the first to protect the freedom of speech, as it guarantees me the right to express ideas like these without fear of legal consequence or retaliation. I hope that all of our elected leaders want to protect every American’s right to feel that way.

But, it appears we often forget one thing — freedom of speech goes both ways. My neighbor is just as entitled to attend a Patriot Prayer rally as I am to wear that Hillary Clinton button on my backpack.

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Food on Fillmore

New dining options hit the neighborhood.

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tudents tired of repetitious food and beverages choices can now dine at several new storefronts recently opened around the Broadway Campus.

Two years after announcing that it would take over the old Tully’s Coffee’s location at 2453 Fillmore St., Blue Bottle Coffee Company finally opened its doors in June. All caffeine lovers should go, but non-coffee lovers, beware.

Its Cold Brew ($4) is a slap in the face with every sip, even with copious amounts of milk and sugar. It is the ideal drink after pulling an all-nighter or a lengthy test to keep the drinker awake.

For less extreme coffee enthusiasts, Blue Bottle’s Caffé Latte ($4.75) and Caffé Mocha ($5.25) provide subtler coffee flavors, while still tasting delicious.

There are not many non-coffee options, but the Hot Chocolate ($4.50) is the best of its kind, with very strong chocolate overtones.

A quick four-minute walk from campus, Blue Bottle’s menu makes a coffee enthusiast squeal

with joy. The coffee shop is perfect for meeting with friends or just for a quick to-go drink, but not necessarily for studying as it can be noisy. It’s pricey for a high schooler’s budget, but as an occasional treat, its beverages add variety to a monotonous routine.

Moving down Fillmore Street in the opposite direction, about a seven minute walk from campus, Loving Cup recently opened at 2201 Union St. The dessert shop sells specialty frozen yogurt, where customers can choose from pre-fixed options, create their own, or a combination of the two. The pre-fixed menu provides customers delectable options that have set add-ins to the yogurt base.

The Dirty Hipster, a vanilla blended with Nutella and Oreos, is a reenergizing after-school treat. With plentiful cookie bits and strong hazelnut flavor, the frozen yogurt is a cooling treat a hot day.

For customers with less of a sweet tooth or wanting a change, Loving Cup sells several flavors of rice pudding that taste so homemade they could be fresh out of a grandmother’s refrigerator. A small, for frozen yogurt or

rice pudding, is 5 oz. ($4), a perfect size without leaving customers feeling overly full.

Further down Fillmore towards the Marina District, MAC’D, at 3347 Fillmore St., sells made to order mac and cheese. Unlike Loving Cup, there are no pre-fixed options. Offering 14 different mix-ins ranging from meats to vegetables, MAC’D lets customers create the dishes of their wildest dreams.

All customers have complete control over their meals, from sauces and pasta type to mix in and toppings, and nothing is off limits.

The four sauces compliment the dish with different flavors.

The Goddess provides subtle garlic undertones while still being a light cream sauce. Customers even have control over the shape of pasta, choosing between elbow, shell or cauliflower.

The portion sizes are filling and well sized. All plates are the same price ($11), except for specialty items such as vegan sauce (+$3), cauliflower in place of pasta (+$2) and crab (+$3) or shrimp (+$3) as a mix in.

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TAKE A SIP Blue Bottle Coffee offers treats such as a saffron snick-

erdoodle and double chocolate cookie. The coffee chain opened on the corner of Fillmore and Jackson streets this past June. to get to during short lunches, and Saturday. Loving Cup is even after taking the 22 Fillmore open noon to 9:30 p.m. Monday MUNI line, but for longer perithrough Thursday, noon to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to ods, it’s a delicious excursion.

10:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

MAC’D is open 11 a.m. to 9 Blue Bottle opens at 6:30 a.m. p.m. Sunday through Thursday and closes at 7 p.m. everyday. and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday

A pigment of your imagination Color Factory takes the City by storm.

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RAINBOW Junior Worth Taylor plays with confetti in one of the

Color Factory’s exhibits. Several artists created the 15 color-specific installations displayed throughout the museum curated by Jordan Ferney, founder of lifestyle blog Oh Happy Day, and her team.

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he pop-up Color Factory museum opened the doors of its rainbowstriped building to the public this August in Union Square after months of anticipation, becoming an instant hotspot for both tourists and locals, with tickets sold out through the month of September.

Dedicated to all things colorful and self-described as a “playground of pigment,” the museum boasts 12,000 square feet, two stories and 15 featured works of interactive color including a giant ball pit visitors can swim in, a room full of confetti visitors are encouraged to throw or roll in, and a 10,000 ribbon grid by Swedish artist Jacob Dahlgren that spectators may navigate their way through.

“We’ve brought together this talented group of artists and cre-

atives, with a deep love for color, to make these delightful experiences,” Jordan Ferney, Founder and Chief Officer at Oh Happy Day, the design group that curates the exhibits, said.

Getting to interact with the art in a museum is such a unique experience.

— Worth Taylor

The colorful space also features a scratch-and-sniff wall full of nostalgic scents and a yellowthemed gift shop full to the brim of strictly yellow souvenirs.

“My cousin won two tickets to the museum through work, so

we went together,” junior Worth Taylor said. “I first heard about the factory through social media, but the visit definitely exceeded my expectations as every room was overwhelmingly full of color.”

Visitors can take pictures in photo booths scattered throughout the museum to document their time and sample edible creations such as macarons by Chantal Guillon and Garden Creamery soft serve ice cream in flavors such as roasted pineapple.

The factory taps into different, less traditional forms of art, according to Taylor.

“Getting to interact with the art in a museum is such a unique experience.” Taylor said. “I think pop-up museums like the Color Factory are a really fun way to reach out to younger audiences.”

Ticket details and museum updates are available at http://www.colorfactory.com.

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