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Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | San Francisco, California

December 12, 2019

Vol. 26, Iss. 4

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Viral app brings security issues Gray Timberlake Editor-in-Chief

When senior Malinalli Cervantes created a TikTok that went viral, her primary focus was not the potential security issues she could have created for herself.

The TikTok app allows users to post 15 second videos that are typically set to popular music or “sounds.� Videos become “TikTok famous,� like Cervantes’, when they make it on the “For You Page� — an individually curated page of videos with trending videos and videos similar to those users have liked. “My dad is really concerned with privacy and security with technology,� junior Alliza Manayan said. “He asked me if I had TikTok, and when I told him I did, he asked me to delete it because he said they could take all of my information and use it because it’s not a secure app.�

The Chinese internet technology company ByteDance bought the app Musical.ly for $1 billion in 2017 and turned it into TikTok. The social media app is now the most downloaded app in the world, with more than 500 million users worldwide, but a recent U.S. government investigation has users wondering if the viral app could be a potential security threat for users.

Sen. Marco Rubio requested the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States to launch a national security review on TikTok in a letter to Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnunchin on Oct. 9. “These Chinese-owned apps are increasingly being used to censor content and silence open discussion on topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese Government and Communist Party,�

Rubio wrote in his letter.

Rubio claims that TikTok is a national security threat, but in addition to the security and censorship concerns for the United States, there are concerns for the privacy of every individual user on TikTok, especially once videos go viral, like Cervantes’.

The TikTok is set to an original sound by user @lyricplute with a voice saying, “Ayo private school check,� with Gold Digger by Kanye West in the background. The video features Convent & Stuart Hall students in dress uniform around campus, including the Sage lunch spread, Cortile, the view from the Williams Library and the Mary Mardel Chapel and has 376.6K views, 44.5K likes, 3277 reshares and 573 comments as of Dec. 9. “I made the video because someone sent me a video with the sound “private school check�

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Teenagers can choose to donate, but don’t

Volunteering, donating impacts communities in different ways Gabriella Vulakh Editor-in-Chief

Depending on socio-economic class, teenagers are often the population with the most expendable income, as they are not providing for their families or supporting themselves through school and other extracurricular activities, yet many teenagers do not set aside allowance or job money for charities.

“I think that those who can afford to donate their money should definitely make the sacrifice because the money means more to the charity than to a new outfit,� sophomore Amelia Abernethy said. “On the other hand, as a teen I can understand how many would rather volunteer instead of donating because many of us don’t have jobs or a source of income.�

Abernethy works year-round with the service-oriented Students In Action club, providing food for the homeless through its One Less Hungry Program, volunteering at Glide Memorial Church and participating in coastal cleanups. “I like seeing how our work helps people right then in the moment,� Abernethy said. “I think that in general, teens like

to volunteer rather than donate because it is more of a hands on experience, and you can see first had the impact that you are making on the community in need.�

The tradition of giving to others and donating to charities is rooted in the three Western monotheistic traditions Judaism, Christianity and Islam, according to theology teacher Michael Campos.

“Most people assume that the practice of Christmas gift-giving began with the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew,� Campos said. “The tradition has its roots in Judaism. Within the Jewish tradition, the Shema is complemented by the command that we treat another person as if they were an extension of ourselves.�

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Dec. 20, marking the end of the semester. Students will have a midday dismissal for the start of Winter Break and classes resume on Jan. 6.

Service Learning Director Ray O’Connor via email to sign up to donate.

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A Convent & Stuart Hall blood drive will take place on Jan. 9 on the Pine/Octavia Campus in partnership with Vitalant, a nonprofit organization that supplies blood to patients in need all over the United States.

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Sophomores will be heading on the annual President’s Costa Rica Trip after Winter Break, departing from San Francisco International Airport on Jan. 18 and returning on Jan. 25. Students will participate in class-bonding activities such as horseback riding, surfing and hiking.

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Staying secure

Women in tech present about career opportunities Gabrielle Guido Senior Reporter

A new club is offering connections and information for young women who are interested in exploring the field of technology as a possible career.

Junior Linda Karti started the Female Leaders in Technology Speaker Series as a way to host female technology professionals and foster interest in STEM careers.

“The goal of the club is to expose the Convent community to stories of successful women,” Karti said. “I want to help girls make connections with women already in the tech world.”

Natasha Mohanty, Vice President of Engineering at the software company Gracenote and who has also worked as a chief technology officer and tech manager for prominent companies like Google, spoke to the club in November.

“I hope to inspire young women of all ages and let them know that although technology is a field dominated by men, that doesn't mean women should find other fields to pursue,” club adviser Melissa Sisco said. “I want to show them that it's possible to be successful in the field and hopefully give them the push they need to follow their aspirations.”

With meetings every other Wednesday during CoLab in addition to outside talks from

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ROLE MODEL Female Leaders in Technology club members listen to software executive Natasha Mohunty present on the Broadway Campus about opportunities for women in the STEM field. The presentation was the first of a planned series.

female speakers, the club is emphasising the importance of women in technologically-focused fields.

“I’ve only been to one club meeting but I’m excited to see what I will learn,” junior Driscoll Callan said. “I hope it helps me to appreciate the work that the people in that field do.”

I want to help more women feel empowered.

— Linda Karti

Interacting with successful leaders in technology can be a starting point for students with an interest in technology but are unsure where to begin.

“I started this club because I want to help more women feel empowered to pursue their interests in technology,” Karti said.

“It’s important they feel this way in order to become leaders in the field.”

Karti says starting this club was a small action to combat the system that has oppressed women from pursuing a chosen profession. In coming months, she says students will be able to accumulate more knowledge from a variety of female standpoints.

“The field of technology is not limited to a specific job, there are a variety of ways women can be involved with technology,” Sisco said. “Speakers from those different fields will excite the young women who have a passion for technology and give them the resources they need to pursue college programs, internships, or other opportunities.”

The technology field is dominated by men with only 18% of computer science majors and 26% of computing jobs held by women, according to the National Center for Women.

“I joined computer science this year in IB,” Callan said. “I thought that joining this club might give me more insight into

Donating at young age instills habits From TEENAGERS, p. 1 Campos says that one simple way to donate money is to collect spare change and offer it to those in need, similar to a Tzedakah box in the Jewish tradition.

Individuals can also have birthday guests give money to Larsen charities instead of buying gifts, according to Abernethy.

“When I was in middle school, I had a friend that every year said to not give presents and instead to give cash that would be given to a charity,” Abernthey said. “This made me realize at a young age how important it is to help others who need it more than you.”

Before Thanksgiving Break, the Happiness Club asked Convent students to bring in $5 to their advisory groups to fund Safeway grocery store gift cards for families in need through Compass Family Services. In past years, students donated canned foods to make Thanksgiving baskets for families.

“Some may think organizing Thanksgiving baskets is tedious, but it is an important activity that encourages students to save a few dollars and donate,” Cam-

pos said. “Encouraging the community as a whole to be generous actually encourages those habits for individual teenagers.”

While donating locally can be beneficial, giving money to charities internationally is just as important, according to Olivia Larsen, an Outreach Focused Research Analyst at GiveWell, an organization that evaluates global health and development charities.

We’re looking for places were the need is greatest.

— Olivia Larsen

“One great thing about giving money as opposed to in-person volunteering is that funds are relatively easy to transfer, even to places that are far away,” Larsen said. “We’re looking for the places where the need is greatest.

Often that’s a place where it’s not really feasible for people living in the United States or San Francisco to be able to volunteer.”

GiveWell looks at meta-analyses and randomized control tri-

als to determine how charities implement, target and monitor intervention. The top GiveWell charities for 2019 focus on malaria prevention, deworming, vitamin A supplementation for children and unconditional cash transfer, where poor households in Africa can receive money with no strings attached.

“Last year our GiveWell donors made gifts ranging from just $1 to $65 million,” Larsen said. “We don’t have a recommended donation amount. We’re really interested in helping people who want to give a certain amount maximize that amount.”

People who wish to donate money can do so at secure. givewell.org, and can either choose one of the top GiveWell charities or let GiveWell direct their donation. Students who prefer to volunteer can speak with Service Learning Director Ray O’Connor to get help finding an organization.

“There are two ways in which we engage in service, one is more direct and personal like volunteering, and the other is more systemic,” Campos said.

“The systemic approach encourages us to donate money, or do advocacy work. This is a little bit more challenging because often there’s no direct personal connection but it is also important.”

the business world of technology while I learn about computers themselves in class.”

Even those who are unsure about their interest in technology are welcome to attend meetings and presentations for the club.

“I would recommend this club to any student who has even a

There are a variety of ways women can be involve with technology.

— Melissa Sisco

small interest in technology or the STEM field in general,” Sisco said. “We want to reach as many young women as possible, so even if you aren't sure what the tech field is all about, I would encourage you to come listen to a speaker.”

Selected charities supporting women & children

Every Mother Counts Global maternal health everymothercounts.org

Shalom Bayit Domestic violence prevention for women

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Hamilton Family Center Homeless families in San Francisco hamiltonfamilies.org

Uganda-Kenya Support Mission Sacred Heart elementary & high schools

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From IT'S, p. 1 and asked if it was my school,” senior Malinalli Cervantes said.

“It wasn’t, but I thought I could do a better job. I was really surprised when I got 1,000 views in the first hour, but it just blew up from there.”

TikTok is transparent about what personal data it collects and how the company will use it and share it on its website “Privacy Policy” page. All TikTok users must agree to the Terms of Service, which includes the Privacy Policy, in order to create an account.

The Safety team at TikTok did not respond to multiple press inquiries from The Broadview.

“We collect information when you create an account and use the Platform, such as your contact details, content you create, and your location,” TikTok states in its Privacy Policy, “We also collect information you share with us from third-party social network providers, and technical and behavioral information about your use of the Platform.

We also collect information contained in the messages you send through our Platform and information from your phone book, if you grant us access to your phone book on your mobile device.”

While TikTok’s Privacy Policy is available to read in the Terms of Service, only 2% of people click on the Terms and Conditions when downloading a new app, according to a study by Deloitte in 2017.

“I don’t remember if I read the privacy policy, but I most likely didn’t because I was so excited and in such a rush to make a TikTok account that I probably skipped it,” Manayan said.

TikTok’s catchphrase “Make Your Day” connects to the dopamine that is released when scrolling through social media platforms like TikTok that makes users feel a sense of happiness. This constant scrolling is often associated with a behavioral addiction to social media platforms like TikTok that many teenagers face according to Addiction Center.

“I deleted TikTok for about a week and I’ve been redownloading it and deleting it because I am so addicted,” Manayan said.

“It just makes me so happy and watching the videos brings me joy, but the endless scrolling keeps me going and I spend hours on it.”

TikTok has a high retention rate with 90% of users visiting the app multiple times a day with the average user spending 52 minutes per day on the app.

“There is so much peer pressure to download apps like TikTok,” Allan Manayan, Alliza Manayan’s father said. “When your friends tell you to download an app, you bypass all of the privacy agreements, so I sadly don’t think people read the privacy policies.”

Beyond the information users share with TikTok when accepting the Terms of Service, further security risks can come with having a public account, as anyone can see the content that is posted. If Cervantes’ video had been posted on a private account, it would not have made it on the For You Page or gone viral.

“If my account was private I couldn’t go TikTok famous,” Manayan said. “I haven’t thought deeply about the risks, I just want to go viral.”

SACRED HEART

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A NEW BEGINNING Students pose in front of the Jackson Street Campus situated on the corner of Jackson and Scott streets in the 1920s or 1930s. The Jackson Street school was the third campus adopted by the RSCJs.

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cattered between the caramelcolored benches, vibrant stained glass and religious iconography of the Mary Mardel, RSCJ, Chapel, a number of inscribed wooden plaques serve as records of the women who founded Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco.

Reverend Mother Mary Keating, accompanied by Sisters Verde and Atkinson who both served as the first Masters of Religious Education, and Sister Moehler, arrived in San Francisco in July of 1887 to establish the first Sacred Heart school west of the Rocky Mountains.

Upon their arKeating Mary Guerin, RSCJ rival, and other religious rented twin houses on Bush Street between Octavia and Gough streets for the primary location for the school. The house, otherwise known as ‘Little Bush Street,’ was chosen because of its proximity to St. Mary’s Cathedral which was a little less than a mile away and then located at Van Ness and O’Farrell streets.

“There was no home waiting for them in the foothills of the Pacific Slope so they had to seek one,” Helen McHugh, RSCJ wrote in a 1942 history of the Leonor Mejia, school entitled “From RSCJ Bush to Broadway.”

“They found two houses — a couple of high, narrow and not at all extraordinary dwellings touching each other.”

Keating assumed the title of superior at the new Sacred Heart school, a title of the highest order in the institution. The first Mass in the Convent took place on Aug. 5 and class began 11 days later.

Sixty students were enrolled as of 1888 and 13 RSCJ joined the San Francisco community. The school operated with the principle that while the school was religiously diverse with Catholics and non-Catholics, students were expected to “the general regulation of the RSCJs.”

When Keating transferred to the Sacred Heart school in Chicago, Reverend Mother Mary O’Meara replaced her as superior. Under O’Meara’s leadership, the school moved to the new location at 715 Franklin St. at the corner of Ellis Street, with the first Mass taking place on Dec. 30.

Young boys enrolled in the preschool, foreshadowing Stuart Hall for Boys that would be founded almost 70 years later in 1956.

The entire school totaled to 90 students and 22 RSCJs, including those who taught the congregation’s new novices and postulants.

O’Meara soon transferred from the San Francisco school to the school in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Reverend Mother Mary Gorman replaced her as superior. Gorman

Mother Guerin had a deep and supernatural influence on the students.

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oversaw both the foundation of the boarding school at Menlo Park that became the current Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton and the increase of faculty at the Franklin Street campus to 18 RSCJs. Due to the destruction caused by the 1906 earthquake, Gorman decided to rent out the Franklin Street campus to the United Gas and Electric Company because the neighborhood had become undesirable. The school and convent temporarily relocated to 2020 Washington St. at the corner of Octavia Street.

“Life in San Francisco after April 18, 1906 was a bit disturbed and bordered on the haphazard,” McHugh wrote in an account of the schools, “From Bush to Broadway.” “Strangely enough, life managed to go on undisturbed and according to routine even though the school was uprooted near the end of the school year in 1906.”

Gorman joined O’Meara in St. Joseph and Reverend Mother Delphine McMenamy replaced her as superior at the revitalized Franklin Street campus in late 1906.

McMenamy purchased the property at 2700 Jackson St. at the cor-

ner of Scott Street and moved the school permanently, establishing an enrollment of 71 students in 1914.

McMenamy transferred to the Sacred Heart school in Seattle and Reverend Mother Mary Guerin replaced her as Superior in the fall of

Reverend Mother Hill was quite a remarkable woman.

— Mary Mardel, RSCJ

1914. Along with Mistress General Leonor Mejia, Guerin went on to establish and dedicate the new school chapel at the same time as James & Maud Lee Flood were building their new mansion at 2222 Broadway.

“Reverend Mother Guerin had a deep and supernatural influence on the students who understood that her reserve and apparent coldness hid her gentleness and devotion,” according to an informational packet on Guerin compiled in 1984.

When Mrs. Flood came back to visit the house, she said ”It’s more beautiful than it was when I lived there,” which was a great tribute to the RSCJs.

— Mary Mardel, RSCJ

Reverend Mother Mary McMenamy took over the role of Superior from Guerin, who was relocated to the Menlo Park (Atherton) school. The school’s enrollment reached a total of 115 students as Madeleine Sophie Barat, the founder of the Religious of the Sacred Heart was canonized in 1925.

On the verge of the Great Depression, the school had 24 RSCJ in its community with a student

population of 136 students. As the stock market crashed, Reverend Mother Blythe was established as superior in San Francisco, replacing McMenamy. Under her supervision, the Menlo Park school was incorporated as a senior college.

Gorman returned to San Francisco and took over superior from Blythe, who was sent to Menlo Park as their superior as the college grew. In 1937, the school celebrated its 50-year anniversary and reconnected with the newly-appointed San Francisco Archbishop J.J. Mitty.

Reverend Mother Eleanor Deming assumed the position of superior at the Jackson Street campus, while Gorman moved to Menlo Park. Soon after, Maud Flood, widow of silver baron James Flood Sr., donated her mansion at 2222 Eleanor Deming, Broadway beRSCJ tween Fillmore and Webster streets to the Society of the Sacred Heart. Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, the vicar and superior at the nearby Lone Mountain campus — now part of the University of San Francisco — oversaw the process.

“Reverend Mother Hill was quite a remarkable woman,” Mary Mardel, RSCJ, said in a 2016 Convent & Stuart Hall video on Founding Mothers. “It was she who did all the renovating and planning for this house, converting Eleanor Jenkins, it from a private home RSCJ into a school. It was no wonder that when Mrs. Flood came back to visit the house for the first time, she said ‘It’s more beautiful than it was when I lived there,’ which was a great tribute to the RSCJs.” Holy Saturday of 1940 transformed the school, as an open house and reception for the Flood family advertised the new owner of the “Palace Beautiful,” the newly appointed campus on 2222 Broadway. Soon after, Deming took over as Superior, Master of Religious Education Eleanor Jenkins became Mistress General and the first Mass was celebrated on April 2, 1940.

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New lenses, unproven results Despite rise in special glasses, medical benefits are unclear Gabriella Vulakh

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hile some individuals suffering from headaches, strained eyes and sleeping problems point to blue light from digital screens as the cause, scientists have not come to a consensus on whether blue light emitted from phones, tablets and computers is harmful.

“If you want blue light lenses on your glasses I'll sell it to you, but it’s not going to protect you from anything,” optometrist Clifford Lee at Invision Optometry said. “Some people do find comfort in wearing them and feel like their eyes are more comfortable and less stressed. There's just no science that shows this kind of benefit.”

Blue light glasses, also known as BlueBlockers, are nonprescription glasses with a slight yellow or orange tint that filter out blue light.

Individuals with prescription glasses can choose to add a blue light filter without impacting their corrective lenses.

Sophomore Brit Paulson says that her non-prescription blue light glasses help with migraines, especially when she is on her phone or doing homework on her laptop at night.

“I get migraines from looking at my computer a lot,” Paulson said. “I told my mom about it, and

then she got blue light glasses for my entire family.”

Migraines and other headaches can result from the strain of focusing on a screen for long periods of time, not necessarily from blue light, according to Lee. “Humans are designed to see the visible spectrum and blue is just one of those colors,” Lee said. “We have a blue cast on our screens, but it does not do damage to our eyes.

The worst thing the computer can do is cause a person to have temporary symptoms like decreased blinking which leads to dry eyes and strained eyes from the muscle work of focusing.”

Blue light, which has a short wavelength and high frequency, can also impact an

When I put my glasses on, I feel like they are actually helping.

— Brit Paulson

individual’s circadian rhythm which regulates sleep. Blue light is beneficial during the

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SEEING CLEARLY Sophomores Brit Paulson and Anneli Dolan work on homework while wearing their blue light glasses. Designed to filter out blue light from computers, the lenses look like regular glasses.

day because it helps with attention, reaction times and moods, according to Harvard Medical School.

Staring at screens at night tells the brain that it is still daytime and makes it more difficult to fall asleep, according to physics teacher Matt Woodard.

“There is still no negative health effects associated with blue light, but brightness definitely does stimulate the brain,” Woodard said. “That is why we rise with the sun and go to sleep at night when the sun goes down.”

Dimming screens using Night Shift, a built in feature on Apple devices, can help alert the body that it is time to go to sleep, according to Woodard. Paulson said that she wears her blue light glasses to help with sleeping in addition to using Night Shift.

“Sometimes when I forget to wear my blue light glasses, my eyes will start to feel kind of sore after a little while,” Paulson said. “When I keep my glasses on, I feel like they are actually helping. Maybe it's just me thinking they're working, but either way they make me

feel a lot better and I've been sleeping better.”

While blue light glasses may help some individuals, another way to avoid headaches and sore eyes is to take regular breaks.

Lee recommends looking up from the computer and out the window for 30 seconds every 15 minutes to ease focusing strain.

“It's like you're walking down the block with weights and you put them down every block for 30 seconds,” Lee said. “You can walk further and feel fresher. It's hard for people to do that but that's really the best advice.”

Tailored to reduce, recycle Clothiers work toward sustainability

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popular clothing store close to campus is offering benefits for recycling clothing through an online thrift store as a way to reduce clothing waste.

Reformation has paired up with ThredUp to create a program focused on reusing clothes and saving materials.

“You send in all your old clothes that you aren’t using anymore, that are in good condition,” sophomore Lauren Thompson said. “You get store credit at Reformation.”

I think everyone should try and use ThredUp.

— Lauren Thompson

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SEND OFF Sophomore Lauren Thompson fills her ThredUp bag with clothes she's no longer wearing. ThredUp gives credit from the clothing store Reformation for usable recycled clothing.

ThredUp is sells and buys clothes online, while the brick and mortar and online Reformation sells items made from sustainable materials and recycled clothing. Their newly

formed Reformation X ThredUp program offers credit at Reformation to people who send in clothes to ThredUp. Reformation creates “kits” for sending in clothes, an empty shipping bag with instructions on what Thredup will accept and decline. The user must activate the shipping label through Reformation’s website.

Once done, the items are sent free to ThredUp, and the sender will be notified on their credit to Reformation through email.

ThredUp will use approximately 40% of the items in an average clothing bag, with the rest of the clothes being reused or recycled, according to Reformation.

“ThredUp is good for the environment and you get store credit [for Reformation] so you can get new clothes, but you are not using new fabric and negatively impacting the environment,” Thompson said.

“I think everyone should try and use ThredUp because it is a good way to get more clothing and to make less of an impact with our waste.”

“Last year we worked together to save 10 billion gallons of water, which is the same as 15,784 Olympic swimming

pools and 128 million pounds of carbon dioxide, equaling 8,111 household’s yearly electricity use,” according to Reformation.

The impact of selling a used

ThredUp uses approximately 40% of the items

— Reformation

garment extends its life by 2.2 years, reducing carbon waste and water usage by 73%, according to Reformation the company claims.

Americans buy five times as much clothing than they did in 1980.

“My sister and I have been trying to support ThredUp because it’s a super easy way to shop in an eco-friendly way,” Thompson said. “The world is in a pretty bad place right now and this company created an easy way to reuse materials so anyone who has clothes they don’t wear anymore can find a use for them.”

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Caroling declines in popularity Few participate in tradition Olivia Rounsaville

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hile Christmas movies and advertisements often portray groups bundled up in hats and scarves walking through the snow singing carols at people’s doorsteps, very few still choose to participate in this Christmas tradition.

“It’s not a tradition in my family to Christmas carol, it was never someGutierrez thing I did or was interested in,” sophomore Nina Gutierrez said. “I also never see Christmas carolers in my neighborhood or in the city.”

Only 8.6% of Convent students go out caroling during the holidays, according to a Broadview survey.

Many of those students participate in holiday singing for service with organizations such as the Institute of Aging’s “Cable Car Caroling,” San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the National Charity League who all put together Christmas caroling

groups for volunteers.

“Christmas caroling, I’ve noticed, gives a lot of joy to people, especially those of older generations,” junior Audrey Pinard, who has been caroling for the past two years with NCL, said. “Knowing that we are able to bring back holiday traditions to them can bring a lot of joy to the community.”

Christmas caroling gives a lot of joy to people, especially those of older generations.

— Audrey Pinard

Christmas caroling can also be a way for people to get to know their neighbors and bring together the community during the holiday season, according to theology and spirituality teacher Brian Lorentz.

“People are less interactive

12 Amazon packages 11 feet of ribbon 10 gallons of gas 9 dozen Christmas cards 8 tubes of wrapping paper 7 trips to the mall 6 Starbucks cups 5 cookie tins 4 bags of tinsel 3 connecting flights 2 hours of traffic and a Christmas tree in the landfill.

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SING OUT Junior Audrey Pinard smiles with her friends at the National Charity League with the Institute of Aging’s “Cable Car Caroling.” This year’s caroling was canceled due to rain.

with their local communities nowadays,” Lorentz said. “There’s a few moments in the year where you really get to interact with your neighbors, which is a really beautiful opportunity to connect with real and good people.”

Convent & Stuart Hall practices its own form of Christmas caroling every year at Noëls, a century-old tradition,

in which the four divisions come together to sing Christmas songs as a thank you gift to the president and heads of schools.

“I think it’s really cool to see the whole school participate,” junior Sophia Houts said. “I love getting to see all the kindergarteners sing, because I remember doing that when I was little.”

In addition to Noëls, Lorentz says he is interested in going

caroling classroom to classroom on campus and singing to teachers with students in some of his theology classes, something he has done at previous schools he’s worked at.

“We would sing Christmas carols in different classrooms which was a whole lot of fun,” Lorentz said. “We’ll see, hopefully there’s an opportunity to carol with the students here.”

Watch out Earth, holidays are coming

Travel, waste puts strain on environment Gray Timberlake

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hile giving gifts is on almost everyone’s mind this time of year, the environmental impact of waste over the holidays often gets disregarded.

Americans throw away 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Years than they do any other time of the year, and an extra 3.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide is produced in the United States during the holidays, according to a study at Vanderbilt University.

“It's so important to be extra environmentally aware over the holidays because of how much extra pollution there is,” Students in Action Environmental Representative Cristina Jackson said. “It's important not to forget the consequences of polluting the environment.”

Simple ways to avoid unnecessary waste include sending electronic instead of paper cards, using reusable or recycled gift wrap such as newspaper or cloth, avoiding gift bags and ribbons and consolidating Amazon orders.

“People aren’t focusing on how much waste they are producing because they are more concentrated on celebrating the holidays,” EcoFriends club cofounder Madi Lerseth said. “The environment is not going to be fixed overnight. It’s a process that takes time, so it's important to remember that everyday we should focus on fixing the small issues because in reality the small things make a difference.”

Christmas trees make up a

large portion of holiday waste, with more than 30 million people in the United States buying a Christmas tree each year according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Eighty percent of Americans have artificial Christmas trees, which, if reused for more than five years, are more environmentally friendly

It's important not to forget the consequences of polluting the environment.

— Cristina Jackson

than throwing a real tree away every year.

To avoid Christmas tree waste, Recology collects trees that are undecorated and placed next to a blue recycling can before 6 a.m. on the day recycling is normally collected during the first two weeks of January. Repurposed Christmas trees will be turned into mulch for landscaping in San Francisco parks.

“Recology CleanScapes will collect natural, undecorated, unflocked trees in 4-foot lengths from customers who subscribe to every-other-week food scraps & yard debris collection,” according to the company’s website. “No special arrangements are necessary; just put your tree

curbside on your regular food scraps & yard debris collection day.”

The environmental impact of the holidays goes beyond the material waste. The holiday season is the busiest travel season of the year in the United States, with the average person traveling 214 miles for Thanksgiving and 275 miles for Christmas and New Years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation.

“I think that right now there's not a lot of knowledge about how impactful travel is on the environment,” senior Isabelle Paul said. “My family took a road trip to Death Valley instead of flying across the country this year for Thanksgiving because we are making an effort to take less planes in order to reduce our carbon footprint.”

An individual’s carbon footprint is the emission given off by where they go and what they consume, measured by total release of carbon dioxide. Taking non-stop flights, traveling light or offsetting the emission of flights through websites like Gold Standard, which fund projects to offset carbon emissions, are ways to be more conscious of carbon footprint year round and especially during the holidays.

“Getting out in the community and volunteering for the environment around the holidays is a good way to help make up for the negative environmental impact of the holidays,” Jackson said. “But it’s also important to remember that caring for the environment should be something we focus on year round.”

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Whether it be keeping in touch with family when going out, monitoring safe driving, or seeing where friends are on a Friday night, tracking apps and location sharing have become increasingly common among teens and parents alike.

Sixty-seven percent of students use tracking apps with the most popular being Life360 and FindMyFriends to share their locations with parents, according to a Broadview survey.

“I understand why my parents have Life360 on my phone,” junior Isabella Lopez said. “If I were a parent I would feel more comfortable knowing where my kids are and that they are safe.”

Life360 is marketed as a family-oriented tracking app which shares live-time locations with group members and sends frequent notifications when a user leaves the house, arrives at work or school or drives at fast speeds.

“We started using FindMyFriends when my oldest daughter started taking the bus on her own,” Anke Mogannam, mother of sophomore Alia Mogannam and Laura Mogannam ’19, said. “It’s important to me that I don’t control my daughters but that we communicate about where they are.”

Although the app allows for easier communication about one’s whereabouts, many students complain that some of its

— Isabella Lopez

features cross privacy boundaries.

“I don’t feel like these apps create good trust between parents and kids because kids deserve to have freedom and responsibility without parents tracking every move,” Lopez said. “Strict parents create rebellious kids, so there needs to be better natural communication.”

Another tracking alternative is Apple’s FindMyFriends. The application, in comparison to Life360, has fewer features, is easier to navigate and is more straightforward in terms of design.

“Part of me wishes I had more privacy and freedom without FindMyFriends constantly tracking me,” Alia Mogannam said. “At the same time, it is really helpful when I need to get picked up from somewhere or meet up with someone.”

Snapchat has a tracking feature which takes the form of Snap Map, allowing users to see the location of their friends the instant they open the app. Snap Map also shows whether their friends are driving in a car, listening to music or flying in an airplane.

“I only really check Snap Map if I am meeting up with someone, so I think I have a fairly healthy relationship with my phone already,” Alia Mogannam said. “I’m not on Ghost Mode because personally I don’t really mind people seeing where I

— Anke Mogannam

am. I only add people I know, or at least know of, on snapchat, so I trust them.”

Snapchat gives users the option of turning off their location on the Snap Map for three hours, 24 hours or indefinitely through Ghost Mode which can be managed in the privacy settings.

“I don't use tracking apps or Snap Maps because my parents and I have never needed to use them,” freshman Emma Chongo said. “I always make sure to let my parents know where I am, like when I am waiting for the bus or going home.”

While the majority of students reported in The Broadview that they use location sharing with family and friends through tracking apps or social media, almost a third of students reported they have never used them nor do they feel the need.

“Aside from using Life360 with my parents, I share locations a lot with my friends on Snapchat and FindMyFriends,” Lopez said.

“It’s all becoming a lot more common.”

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To post or not to post

Teenagers become increasingly less private

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ith the heavy presence of social media in their lives, teenagers have grown comfortable sharing much of their personal life online, with many opting to create public social media accounts that anyone can follow.

“There is always some kind of concern with making anything public to everyone,” sophomore Takouhi Asdorian said.

“I’m more aware of what I post because it’s more easily accessible to a larger group of people. It makes me more aware of my digital footprint.”

When users sign up for an Instagram account, their account is public by default and allows all other users to view their profile, posts, and stories. Users must change their accounts to private, however, they can choose to become public if and whenever they want.

I'm more aware of what I post because it's more easily accessible to a larger group of people.

— Takouhi Asdorian

Public accounts enable users to view specific statistics about their profile like how many people have visited it, as well as other stats that are unavailable to private users such as how many users have sent or saved their posts. This feature, though, can also have effects on mental health as 43% of teens have reported feeling pressure to only post content that makes them look good to others and 37% feel pressure to post content that will earn them likes and comments according to a Pew Research Center study.

“My account is private because I like to know who can see my posts and activity on my account,” junior Hallie Williams said. “Other than occasionally receiving a random DM from a stranger I have not experienced any privacy issues, but I’m sure if my account were public I would have more safety concerns.”

Although intended for businesses and Instagram “influencers,” anyone can have a professional public account. Business and creator accounts, the two categories of public accounts that Instagram offers, allows individuals to display their personal contact information, which can result in unsafe online interactions.

“I made my account public because I was interested to see the analytics behind my account and my posts,” Asdorian said. “So far I haven’t experienced many safety concerns. I still receive some strange DMs, but it’s easy to block the person trying to talk to me.”

Direct Messaging or DMs allow Instagram users to contact each other through the app. Although public accounts make users more reachable, DMs can still be sent to private accounts, and the recipient must accept the sender’s follow request before being able to reMarisa Donovan | THE BROADVIEW

spond to them.

Some social media platforms, like the photography editing app VSCO, do not include an option to make accounts private, so teenagers must also be aware of the content of their posts, in addition to other interactions like DMs that could potentially place teens in threatening situations.

“I am aware of the lack of privacy settings on VSCO so my username isn’t my full name and people can’t look it up easily,” senior Phoebe Froeb said. “Overall, on both Instagram and VSCO, I try to post photos that I wouldn’t feel weird about my family seeing if they came across them.”

VSCO’s privacy features allow users to unfollow other users which prevents messaging between the two accounts, as well as give the option to block other users from messaging and viewing their profile.

For the most part, profiles on VSCO remain accessible, even to those without an account who have access to a profile link.

In addition to protecting themselves from unsolicited interactions, the content that students post may have an effect on other parts of their lives like college admissions and employment.

“I definitely think that social media can have effects on things like college acceptance and jobs because social media can give people a certain view of you,” junior Driscoll Callan said. “If you’re not careful, it could portray you in a negative light.”

Content posted on social media can affect an individual’s chances of being hired as 54% of employers have found things on a prospective candidate’s profiles that have caused them to decide not to hire someone according to a Harris Poll survey.

Discriminatory comments, provocative photos and use of drugs or alcohol present on an individual’s profile are all among some of the reasons that an employer may decline to hire an individual.

“If a student mentions their Instagram page, or how many followers they have,

My account is private because I like to know who can see my posts.

— Hallie Williams

a college admissions officer might be intrigued but they can also look for no specific reason as well,” College Counseling Director Rebecca Munda said. “A student with a public account is only at risk if they are posting inappropriate information.”

Teens should be mindful of what they say and how it can impact their future goals. According to Munda, asking questions like, “Does my profile represent who I am?” and “Do I hide behind a fake name or account?” are helpful in determining if a social media account could negatively impact a student’s college admission.

“I think everyone with a public profile should be careful about what they post because this is such new territory and we really don’t know how much posts could affect college or employment,” Froeb said.

“I would generally air on the side of making things private when it’s possible.”

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Devouring the holidays

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Seasonal comfort foods may lead to weight gain

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andy canes and chocolate gelt may be considered holiday essentials, but overeating these sugary sweets can add an extra two pounds to a person’s waistline and be a killjoy for the holiday spirit.

Some see the focus on eating as a way for families to sit down during the often chaotic holiday season and spend quality time together.

“Food is very central in my family because we bond over food and we cook food together,” junior Sarah el Qadah said. “I just spent Thanksgiving with my family and food seems to be a really central point. Everyone likes food so we all sit around the table and we talk and have discussions with friends and family.”

The focus on eating and larger portion sizes can trigger a pre-existing disordered eating or bad relationships with food and overpower a focus on family time.

“For people who are trying to lose weight, the holiday season may seem daunting,” sophomore Lily Peta said. “There definitely

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is a social pressure surrounding eating and parties and dinners.”

Adults gain around two pounds — equivalent to around 7,000 calories — during the holidays due to over-eating, according to registered dietician and nutritionist Stacey Dunn-Emke.

“During the holidays it’s not so much the types of foods but it’s the extra calories we eat.” registered dietician and nutritionist Stacey DunnEmke said. “How often have you gone to a party for the holidays, no matter what religion is being celebrated and there's not food there.”

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Food is very central in my family because we bond over food.

— Sarah El Qadah

For kids and teenagers, consumption of sugar spikes during the holiday season which contributes to weight gain as

well as acne, brain fog and decreased energy, according to Dunn-Emke.

Instead of cutting out sugar and holiday foods entirely and risking developing a bad relationship with food, maintaining a balanced diet with enough protein and vegetables is a good way to stay healthy during the holidays and leaves room to indulge in sugar cookies, according to Dunn-Emke.

“I try to have a good portion of salad or greens, and then I have the main meal which is protein and dessert after,” El Qadah said.

“I tend to make desserts that are nutritional like point in it like if I make brownies, I try to substitute in sweet potato, or I make a gluten free or refined sugar free.”

Increasing exercise, taking walks after dinner, and not snacking on sugary treats like cookies or candy canes are

all good ways to stay healthy during the holidays while avoiding restricting foods, according to Dunn-Emke “Food traditions are an important part of our culture, so I don't feel like it needs to be eliminated,” Dunn-Emke said. “I still think you embrace all the holidays, you embrace the food that you find ways around it to stay healthy so that it doesn't cause a lot of emotional consequences.”

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1.14 Holy Names win 45-39 1 11.15 International loss 29-45 11.20 Drew loss 34-38

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11.23 North Coast Section (Varsity Girls) 6th place 11.30 CIF State Cross-country Championships (Varsity Girls) 16th place

Get presents, not a cold

Winter season increases sickness

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Madeline Thiara

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lthough the winter months are often spent with family indoors, being in close contact with others is a leading cause of why people are more prone to getting sick in the wintertime.

Increased travel, spotty hygiene habits and lack of sleep are all factors of what may cause someone to catch an illness in the winter. Shorter winter days with less sunlight can prevent the body from producing enough Vitamin D and melatonin which affects the immune system, according to Harvard Medicine.

“As the weather gets colder, people stay inside more in close quarters with one another,” Susan Dab, a pediatrician at SF Bay Pediatrics, said. “This causes people to breathe more on each other, which is how infection is passed.”

Just being a high schooler, which can include a lack of sleep, not eating or hydrating properly and failing to wash hands enough, can lead to getting sick, according to Dab. “If a high schooler is under a tremendous amount of stress which is interfering with their sleep, eating, or mental health,

then the student might get sick because their immune system could be compromised,” student counselor Laurie Pomeranz said.

“Stress can increase your proneness to illness because when you are under stress, your body is releasing a stress hormone called cortisol, which can also impact the immune system.”

Common colds and influenza are equally typical in the winter, but flu symptoms tend to be more drawn out and intense. The influenza virus is more stable in a cold, dry environment, which

Stress can increase your proneness to illness.

— Laurie Pomeranz

is why “flu season” is in the winter, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

“I definitely get sick almost every week during the winter and I think

that it is mostly because the environment and the weather is changing and I’m not adapted to it,” senior Sunny Stuart said.

“Since I make sure to get my flu shot every year, my sickness in the winter usually is a common cold.”

Seasonal flu shots protect the body from three out of the four types of influenza viruses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The 5 San Francisco Health Centers offer the flu vaccine for $2.

Increased travel during the holidays can be another possible factor of catching a cold or the flu in the winter.

“Studies have shown that the germ-filled air on an airplane is not what makes us sick while travelling,” Dab said. “Getting sick while travelling happens because while travelling, people can experience stress and fatigue, which can impact the immune system.”

Along with stress and fatigue, being in close contact with possibly sick people during travel can also lead to contracting a respiratory illness very quickly as many travellers do not postpone their plans because they are sick.

The germs in coughs or sniffles can last on a surface for up

Madeline Thiara | THE BROADVIEW Source: CDC.org

to two hours which is why travellers must make a conscious decision not to touch their eyes, nose, or mouth while in public places such as airports, according to the CDC. Washing hands frequently and wiping down surfaces, such as airline tray tables and armrests, with disinfectant are both ways to protect one’s self from the germ-filled plane.

“I use Flonase for my nose and Claritin for my allergies daily, and to prevent my allergies from interfering with a cold that I could have,” Stuart said.

Decongestants and antihis-

tamines, such as Flonase and Claritin, help to reduce the swelling in the passageways of the nose, which relieves pressure and improves the flow of air, for people who are prone to allergies, according to WebMD. “The advice for interfering with the passage of infection is the same no matter what time of the year it is,” Dab said. “This means that one must be aware of hand washing, covering their cough, and living a healthy lifestyle all year around and not just during the winter to fight illness and to build up a robust immune system.”

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ON YOUR MARK

New arena, new experience

Chase Center provides new home for Warriors Adele Bonomi Sports Editor

Run it out Athlete suffers

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SLAM DUNK The Golden State Warriors play the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center on Dec. 9. The new arena in Mission Bay can seat over 18,000 people each game.

Madeline Thiara Senior Reporter

Since the opening of Chase Center in Sept., Mission Bay’s new 18,000 square foot stadium has hosted music concerts and Warriors games. The arena also brought Thrive City — a 3.2 acre plaza with dozens of restaurants — to the neighborhood.

“Chase Center is overall easier to navigate than Oracle Arena and everything inside is more clean and organized,” sophomore Eliza Spaht, whose family has season tickets at both venues, said. “The Chase Center commute is much easier and I enjoy how the new arena is decorated nicely.”

Seventy percent of season ticket holders from Oakland’s Oracle Arena transferred their tickets when the Warriors moved to Chase Center, allowing fans on the waiting list to fill up the remaining 2,000 seats, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

“I really enjoyed my time at Chase Center when I went to an Elton John concert, as they had incredible food options and the whole event ran

smoothly," senior Miley Sherman said. "Unlike other concerts, I didn’t have to leave during the last song to avoid traffic since there was a convenient area for Uber and Lyft pick ups and drop offs.”

Chase Center features new technology such as a video board on the street side of the building which is used for road viewing, transit information and movie nights. There is also a moving indoor gantry, similar to a steel cage, that no arena has seen before, according to William Hon, an architect who worked on the Chase Center project for six years.

“The gantry is the most unique feature of the building because it allows for center stage concerts that can play right under the scoreboard without having to rig,” Hon, who works for MANICA Architecture, said. “It is very complex and I would consider it to be a miraculous engineering achievement.”

Chase Center also sports the National Basketball Association’s largest scoreboard with 9,500 square foot of LED lights developed by Samsung, which

retracts into the ceiling fully to optimize space for concerts.

The Chase Center project, which began its process in 2012, was originally planned to reside on Piers 30-32 next to Oracle Park instead of in Mission Bay. Residents in the area did not want another large stadium, claiming the neighborhood would no longer be “family friendly” with blocked views and increased traffic, according to The Examiner.

Residents of the area proposed a ballot measure “Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act” to the city in Dec. 2013 and the proposition passed in June 2014. The ballot’s approval affected the Chase Center project, which forced it to move locations.

“It became clear that the reality of that project on that site was not possible and we started to look at alternatives,” Hon said. “Moving the entire project resulted in a big reset button since we had been working on the project for quite a while already.”

The adjacent Thrive City hosts Bay Area-based restaurants, as well as activities such

as yoga sessions and ice skating. The Hooptopia experience allows visitors to travel through different rooms while playing basketball and candythemed activities.

“At Hooptopia, there are many interactive activities such as a slam dunk simulation, a ball pit, and vertical jump tests,” freshman Jardin Davis said. “While I was in Thrive City, I really enjoyed the restaurants and shops inside and I can’t wait to go back to Chase Center for a concert or a Warrior’s game.”

The Warriors first game at Chase Center on Oct. 5 marked their first time playing in San Francisco since the 1960s after moving to the West Coast from Philadelphia.

Upcoming events at Chase Center include the Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings on Dec. 15 and Ariana Grande on Dec. 17 and 18. Tickets for the game range from balcony seats at $50 to courtside VIP seats at $2,250 and tickets for Ariana Grande range from $87 for balcony seats to $555 for floor spots, which are available on chasecenter.com.

Stick the (winter wonder) landing

Cold weather sports encourage winter activity Gabrielle Guido

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Senior Reporter

hether gliding on ice or skiing down the slopes, teens have options for activities outside of school sports during the winter.

Lake Tahoe, three hours away by car, offers both recreational and competitive skiing for all ages and levels at its numerous ski mountains. Ski resorts like Sugar Bowl offer lessons and ski team for teens to improve their skills.

“There is added difficulty and necessary mental adjustments that are inherent in skiing that set kids up for success later on in life,” Nick Santamaria, Sugar Bowl Director of Youth Programs said. “We separate the focus from results and improve skills during practice, coaching the person as an athlete, and working to create even better kids.”

Ski teams typically meet on the weekends and provide commitment and teamwork without being a full-week ob-

ligation. Those who are reluctant to be on a ski team can ski on their own time with oneday passes starting from $100 at resorts like Northstar and Squaw Valley.

“I have always loved the snow and the cold,” junior Sofia Jorgenson, a former ski team member said. “I also liked meeting new people from all around and being able to bond over my favorite sport.”

In closer proximity, the holiday ice skating rink in Union Square and the year-round indoor rink at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco offer free-skate sessions as well as lessons.

“I took lessons for three years,” Meere said about her time at the Yerba Buena Center. “I was able to bond with my sister by taking lessons with her.”

Specialized winter programs and entertaining activities can also have other benefits like confidence.

“The self-sufficiency along

with resiliency that kids get, are the two main pillars in our program,” Santamaria said. “With our staff modeling these behaviors and encouraging the kids to experiment, we have found that we can make a huge impact on a kid's belief that they can go out and master their own destinies.”

Activities like ice skating help students find relief from stress, build up endurance and get a cardio workout, according to the University of North Carolina. Teens can not only get moving but choose times of exercise that work best for them.

“Skiing has taught me how to manage my time,” Jorgenson said. “I would go up every weekend to train or compete so I had to set a time to sit down and get my homework done.”

For teens unable to devote enough time to a full-time sport, they can experience much of the same collaboration and fitness of organized athletics, while having fun

with flexibility in their schedules.

“I’m really excited for this season because I get to ice skate again,” Meere said.

“Having fun will help me destress before finals.”

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Union Square Skates $5 Adult admission $10 Yerba Buena Skates $6 General (6 and up) $13

Northstar Adult 1-day pass $144 Teen 1-day pass $118 Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows

Sugar Bowl

Adult 1-day pass $119 Teen 1-day pass $99

Adult 1-day pass $121 Teen 1-day pass $100 Gabrielle Guido | THE BROADVIEW Sources: Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows Sugar Bowl Resort, Northstar California, Union Square Ice Rink, Yerba Buena Center

“New York Times” Opinion video beginning with a foot stomping down on a track took over news and social media platforms in early November, encapsulating Mary Cain’s detrimental experience with the Nike Oregon Project.

When Cain was 16, Alberto Salazar, formerly the world’s most famous track coach, called her and told her that she was the most talented athlete he had ever seen. Cain dropped out of her freshman year at the University of Portland to train full time at the Nike World Headquarters.

The opportunity presented itself as a dream-come-true to Cain, but she was unaware of the patriarchal systems that oppress women awaiting her.

The all-male staff at the Nike Oregon Project was convinced that the petiteframed Cain needed to lose more weight and stay at 114 pounds in order to run faster.

The required weight loss resulted in RED-S Syndrome, causing Cain to miss her period for three years and to have a lack of estrogen, which degraded her bone health, and caused her to break five different bones.

The all-male staff at Nike Headquarters allegedly disregard for the downfall of Cain’s physical health, as females require a vastly different training system than men, differing in physical in body fat and necessary iron and estrogen levels, points out the gaping hole in sports: the lack of female coaches and leaders in the sports world.

Salazar’s program at Nike World Headquarters not only destroyed Cain’s physical health, but also her mental stability.

Cain says feelings of loneliness led her to suicidal thoughts, and she began to cut herself. After Cain did not run well in a race in 2015, she confessed to Salazar her self harm, but he ignored her cry for help and simply told her that he wanted to go to bed.

Cain vocalized her experiences to her parents, and she quit the team. She was no longer trying to make it to the Olympics, but simply trying to survive.

Cain’s instance displays how sports have been male dominated for centuries, as in the 2017-2018 for NCAA Division 1 schools there were only 10 women coaches compared to 83 men according to a 2018 study by the Tucker Research on Girls and Women in Sport and the Alliance of Women Coaches.

The vast majority of running coaches being men has resulted in male focused programs, coaches, and diets that ignore the specific needs of female athletes.

Without the representation of female coaches, this change will never happen.

The lack of women’s power in sports is shown in how females only hold 40.8% of head coaching jobs for women teams and make up only 10.5% of Division I athletic directors.

This underrepresentation of females in sports needs to change. With more women in power positions, the systems that train girls are more likely to be altered to meet the needs of females needs rather than men.

A change in systemic oppression against women in sports must occur so that instances like Cain’s are not repeated.

OP-ED

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STAFF EDITORIAL

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‘Giving season’ does not have an age limit

Teenagers should spend less on themselves and more on others

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e’ve grown up with holiday specials on TV and advertisements proclaiming the “true spirit of the season” — the idea that by foregoing presents and material goods we’ll feel better inside.

This has not changed the fact that teenagers donate next to nothing to charities.

More of teenage spending needs to be directed towards charity; quite simply because it can be. The average teenage income is not required to support a family or to pay bills, and yet teens will still spend up to $2,600 a year on food, clothing and entertainment for themselves, according to a Piper Jaffray investment bank survey.

While “giving season” staples like Salvation Army bell ringers and giving trees at church or in the department store make donating easy, it’s easy for teens to adopt a “someone else will do it” mindset, in the hopes that other, more generous individuals — like their parents — will compensate for their stinginess.

We take jobs at burger joints and juice shops and babysit on weekends to practice fiscal responsibility and “adulting,” but we forget that being fiscally responsible has a global connotation.

Teens will spend up to $2,600 a year on food, clothing and entertainment for themselves Caring for the needy and being a citizen of the world by engaging in philanthropy and supporting charities will improve everyone’s lives. Not just our own.

The math is sound: the average grande Starbucks’ latte costs $3.65. It costs $675 to put a girl through one year at Kulungu

High School, our sister school in Uganda.

This tuition cost can buy about 185 Starbucks’ lattes. If five friends decided that would each be able to survive on a deficit of 37 lattes a year, they could collectively be able to put a girl in Uganda through a year of high school.

If nothing else, we know that giving feels good. Teens are under more pressure than ever these days, resulting in unprecedented depression and suicide rates. Giving to others with our money and our talents is known to lower blood pressure, release “feel good” hormones in our bodies and reduce anxiety, according to a Health Psychology study.

By forgetting about ourselves for just a little bit in this selfiedriven, FOMO-focused social media culture we live in, donating gives ourselves a muchneeded respite from the pressures of our daily lives.

It’s time for us to make like the Grinch, expand our hearts and open our wallets.

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DO YOU DONATE YEAR-ROUND OR JUST DURING THE HOLIDAYS?

"My family does a gift exchange for kids in need during the holidays." ­­— Roxy Comerford, freshman

“My family donates to a toy drive during the holidays for kids who won’t get presents.” ­­— Annika Hansen, freshman

“My family tends to donate to charity during the holidays such as Goodwill.

We try to make an extra effort during the holidays." ­ ­­— Mia Sassi, sophomore

“My family donates to charities all year round. I think it’s important to give back.” ­ ­—Bella Wasserman, junior

“My mom is on the board of Little Sisters of the Poor, so we do a lot of service there.” ­­— Grainne Birmingham, senior

VULAKH'S VIEW Gabriella Vulakh

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Editor-in-Chief

Let’s discuss, peacefully

amily gatherings always include delicious foods, catching up with relatives and the part I dread most: enduring tense political conversations at the dinner table.

During family meals, my conservative grandfather loves to share his opinions about the impeachment, Fox News and the president. Within minutes everyone at the table is screaming back and forth while I try to eat my food and excuse myself as fast as possible.

When I used to try sharing my own opinions, they simply got lost in the yelling. The discussions are hopeless and no one bothers listening or having a calm, diplomatic conversation.

In preparation for the holiday season, “The New York Times” published Angry Uncle Bot, a virtual robot, which simulates political discussions with both a conservative and liberal bot, allowing individuals to practice having political conversations through the form of pre-written text messages.

After the user selects a text-message, a note from either Dr. Karin Tamerius, founder and managing director of Smart Politics, or David Campt, a conflict resolution specialist, pops up with advice about whether the individual was neutral or provoked more anger.

Political diversity is a challenging obstacle that many families experience, with 39% of respondents reporting they see political diversity within their families, according to a Public Religion Research Institute/The Atlantic survey.

American politics have become so polarized that for some individuals it has replaced religion, race or even social class when choosing a spouse and forming a family.

For some parents, politics is such a sensitive area that they do not want their children marrying individuals from opposing political parties.

Thirty-five percent of Republicans and 45% of Democrats said they would be unhappy if their children married an individual from the opposite political party, according to the PRRI/The Atlantic survey.

While many people choose to avoid having tense political conversations at all costs, especially during the holiday season, these discussions do not have to end in arguments or strained family dynamics.

Tamerius and Campt recommend asking open ended and non-threatening questions, listening to responses, agreeing when possible, responding in a way that shows an understanding of the other person's perspective and ending with an anecdote that brings in their own perspective.

Instead of yelling across the dinner table, which can make the other person angry and defensive about their opinion, the team recommends taking time to really listen to what the opposing side has to say.

Political discussions are an opportunity for families to broaden their perspectives and have peaceful, thought-provoking conversations. After all, family meals are a time for families to come together, not grow farther apart.

1. BART has partnered with the Salvation Army to provide aid to homeless.

2. Recent rain storms will likely end California fire season.

3. Uber rejected over 40,000 potential drivers who did not pass background checks.

4. Columbia University announced it will give refugees full scholarships for tuition, housing, and living expenses.

1. Homeless are staying in BART stations during cold weather.

2. The rain creates potential for mudslides in burned wildfire areas.

3. Uber announced 3,045 reported sexual assaults by drivers in the past year.

4. Around 70.8 million people are currently displaced worldwide.

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Help us help ourselves

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SHOULD WE HAVE COUNSELORS ON CAMPUS?

Students need counselor on Broadway

It's important to talk to someone about issues you aren't comfortable talking about with parents. ­­— Nicole Klein, freshman

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aving a bad day at school, whether it be from stress or something going on at home is normal, but not having a school counselor on campus can make a student feel isolated and stuck without any support.

Students attending a private school like Convent & Stuart Hall receive a lot of help from grade chairs, college counselors and academic chairs and students are very lucky to have such a wide academic support system, but students have not had access to a school counselor with a permanent office on the Broadway Campus since the beginning of this year.

School counselors are trained to recognize mental illness.

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impossible to navigate on her own.

An academic chair or trusted adult is helpful when a student needs guidance, but if a student has an undiagnosed mental illness or behavioral issue, the student may not get the proper help to solve their issue.

Teenage mental health issues are on the rise, with 70% of teenagers reporting that depression and anxiety are a major problem among their peers, according to the Pew Research Center.

Beyond normal teenage emotions, school counselors are trained to recognize mental illnesses. Counselors are able to intervene in situations when they think it is necessary and refer a student to a psychologist or psychiatrist outside of school if more support is needed.

Mental health issues are an especially important topic for girls. Thirty-six percent of teen-

age girls reported feeling tense or nervous every day compared to 23% of teen boys, and 20% of teenage girls reported experiencing a major depressive epi-

Mental health issues are an especially important topic for girls.

sode compared to 7% of teenage boys, according to the Pew Research Center.

Convent has begun to put an emphasis on “self care” and prioritizing mental health. Assemblies give students tips on how to de-stress and focus on their

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well-being. Apps pop-up everywhere with the intention to help students improve their mental health and balance their emotions.

These are good strategies, but for some students it simply isn’t enough.

There needs to be a school counselor at all times on the Broadway Campus so that girls can feel comfortable talking about issues that concern them.

Though mental health awareness has increased and the stigma is decreasing, talking about mental health issues or strong emotions can make a person feel really vulnerable and it is important to make them feel comfortable enough to share.

No one can be forced to go to a school counselor, but schools should still make it as easy as possible for students who do want help to be able to access the proper resources at all times.

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It’s helpful to have someone to talk to especially as finals approach because it's a stressful time.

— Alia Mogannam, sophomore

It's extremely beneficial in times of stress or for the collage process. ­­— Erandi Arciga Duenas, junior

Students get very stressed and having someone to help overcome negative feelings is important. ­­— Michelle Wong, senior

Policy instead of identity Judge candidates on their policies

amala Harris dropping her campaign for presidency caused the once diversified pool of candidates to be back to that typical of American politics: white and predominantly male.

The race for president started with record-breaking diversity with black, Asian and Hispanic candidates and six female candidates — more than ever before in a presidential election — and the first openly-gay candidate.

Many of these candidates are dropping out of the race, leaving the white male stereotype to once again oversaturate American politics.

Candidates who have qualified for the sixth Democratic debate now include Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Amy Klobucher and Tom Steyer. The Democratic candidates are all white and two-thirds male, while the Republican candidates are all white men.

Harris did qualify to speak at the debate, which requires 200,000 donors and either 6% in two early-state polls or 4% in four national or early-state polls, but lacked of financial support.

While candidates like Biden, Styer and Sanders are evaluated for their policies, Harris was caught up by being examined for her blackness and for being a woman. She was even portrayed by Maya Rudolph on “Saturday Night Live” as the “fun aunt” of America who does not care about the polling numbers and just wants a viral moment.

Diversity is necessary in politics. The United States is a representative democracy, but

having white male politicians is not at all representative of the diversity of the United States, with a candidate pool that is 72.2% white and 22.2% female. The United States is 60.4% white and 50.8% female, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Yest, the media focuses on the other aspects of candidates, making them stand out for their diversity instead of their qualifications.

Harris being black or Buttigieg being gay may mean that they would have more knowledge and empathy for communities that have been historically oppressed in the United States, but the candidate’s policies should be what is driving citizens to support them, not their race, gender or sexuality.

Klobucher said during the Democratic debate on Nov. 20 that she did not believe that Warren, Harris and herself would have made it onto the debate stage if they had as few qualifications as Buttigieg, who has not held public office higher than mayor.

Women having to work harder in politics to get to the same places as men was frequently brought up in the 2016 election when many Americans questioned how Donald Trump, a businessman and television personality with no experience in political office, ran against Hillary Clinton who held office as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.

The candidates don’t all look like the Founding Fathers, which is a positive step forward for representation in politics, but if candidates are evaluated by the color of their skin rather than their character, policies and qualifications, we are taking a step backward.

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The ‘Nut’ turns 75

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xtravagant set-pieces, enthusiastic dancing and vibrant music intrigue an annual large audience for the seasonal ballet, The Nutcracker.

“My mom and I go to the show together, as it has been a tradition since my childhood.

I enjoy spending time with her and the show is so beautiful every time,” said freshman Sage Swartz. “There is something special about each performance that continues to grab my attention.”

Every dancer in SF Ballet will perform in the show, which encompasses in 31 performances.

More than 160 students who study at the SF Ballet School will participate in the two hour show.

“Many children, even those who aren’t able to afford it can train at SF Ballet School on scholarship,” junior Olivia Callander, who performed as the lead role, Clara, for two consecutive years said. “The Nutcracker brings the joy of dance to the community.”

Most of the dancers are fulltime students, and some struggle with balancing an intense rehearsal schedule with their school-work, according to Callandar.

“In total, I’ve danced in SF

Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker for the past seven years, adding up to over 100 individual performances,” Callandar said.

“It’s difficult to manage finals with rehearsals and shows, however performing on the Opera House stage alongside professional dancers is so magical and rewarding that it makes all the hours of preparation worth it.”

The original ballet was first shown in St. Petersburg, Russia and tells the story of Clara and her journey through a magical world with her Nutcracker. The show brought to San Francisco in 1944, incorporates modern aspects of city-life.

“The Nutcracker has continued to help me get into the holiday spirit because of its Christmas theme,” Swartz said. “It makes you feel as if you are experiencing Christmas all at once.

It is exciting because each of the dances have their own Christmas feeling.”

The extravagant performances utilises grandiose set pieces like a 30 foot tree, an 18 pound ballerina doll and 600 pounds of snow according to the Nutcracker informational brochure.

“The San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker stands out as the first full-length Nutcracker ever to be performed in America,” said

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TIPPY TOES The Nutcracker dances in a number to commence Clara's Christmas journey. Ballet students performed in accompaniment to music conducted by John Nardolillo.

Callander. “The world fair was held right here in San Francis co, so this particular staging of Nutcracker incorporates many aspects of our city. For example, the party scene in act one is set in a Victorian style home, and the bug scene of Act 2 is set in the Conservatory of Flowers.”

The other side of the show encourages community involvement, collaborating with charitable organizations like the Boys and Girls Club and the Children’s Enchantment Fund (CHEF) to allow low-income families to at-

tend the show at no cost.

“Through CHEF, San Francisco Ballet offers free tickets to families and individuals who may not otherwise be able to attend the Nutcracker, a signature event for children and families of the Bay Area,” said Kate McKinney, the Communications Coordinator for the Chris Hellmen Center for Dance, where Convent students have danced.

“Since 1992, CHEF has provided over 30,500 tickets to these families. Anyone is welcome to donate to CHEF.”

Tickets start at $25 and may be purchased by calling Ticket Services or visiting the sfballet.org/ nutcracker. The 75th annual will continue through Dec 29 at the War Memorial Opera House.

“We also participate in the SF Firefighters Toy Program, where Nutcracker patrons are invited to bring unwrapped, new toys or books for children in need,” McKinney said. “People can drop them in the collection barrels located around the Opera House lobby.”

Love is in the air, ‘Actually’

Symphony special pairs music with movie Mackenna Moslander

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he San Francisco Symphony will perform a live-rendition of the soundtrack from a Christmasthemed romantic comedy at Davies Symphony Hall for two days during their holiday performances.

This is the second consecutive year the orchestra will perform “Love Actually” which is a film that takes place in London and follows intertwining and heartwarming stories set during Christmastime that released on Nov. 6 2003. Many of the holiday performances are lively and engaging experiences for all ages, according to a SFS press release.

“Having a movie in addition to the music was what interested me in going in past years,” sophomore Celeste Roam said.

“When I went, I heard how beautiful the symphony was and soon after went to a solely musical performance. I think a movie can help to show a lot of students

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that the symphony can be fun.”

The SFS educational outreach provides school concerts and music training programs for youth to engage with music.

Attending the symphony is especially engaging young musicians, according to sophomore Chelsea Li. “Watching them play is not only inspiring, but interesting, because I get to see different styles of playing.” Li said. “I am a pianist and I never play in a larger group, but watching the symphony made me want to try new things.”

“Love Actually” features Christmas songs such as “White Christmas” and “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The movie is a combination of Christmas cheer and heart warming storylines, according to freshman Jardin Davis. “‘Love Actually’ is one of my favorite movies,” Davis said.

“The live music sounds like it is going to be super fun because it would only enhance the ambi-

What’s pumping in the City With cold and wet weather underway, fuzzy socks are a festive staple for keeping warm and cozy this winter. Animal skins and furs were tied around ankles to provide an extra layer of warmth in the Middle Ages, but as socks continued to develop in the Medieval times, they were hand sewn and only members of the noble class

wore them. Fuzzy socks provide a 21st century vegan alternative and come in various patterns, lengths and styles that can be worn outdoors with boots or more casually around the house.

Fuzzy socks are not only a fashion statement, but also a way to defend against the cold weather.

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ance of the setting further.”

In addition to the Christmas songs, the film also features a cover of “All You Need is Love.”

The song, which was released in 1967 was written by the Beatles, although the version used in the film was recorded by Lynden David Hall.

“When students think of the symphony I think they tend to assume most of the music will be classical and from the baroque-late romantic period,” Li said. “Whenever I go I find that they play a much wider range of genres and time periods than people assume, especially if it is a special event like a movie or a dance.”

The “Love Actually” performance takes place on Dec. 17 and 18 at Davies Symphony Hall with ticket prices ranging $70170.

Visit the symphony website sfsymphony.org to register as a student for discounts tickets starting at $20 for upcoming shows.

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PLAYING ALONG The San Francisco Symphony plays the soundtrack along to the film of "Love Actually" during the holidays. The symphony also presents other holiday performances throughout December.

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