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Alumna loses home; community displaced

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Alumna works in local politics

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Streaks enforce addictive nature of social media

Basketball starts season, hosts tournament

California on fire

Climate change effects worsen Josephine Rozzelle Editor-in-Chief

Sacramento Carr Fire 2018 229,651 acres 8 deaths

San Francisco

Camp Fire 2018

While the Camp Fire in Butte County made state history last month as the most destructive and deadliest fire to ever burn in California, scientists believe it is just one of the effects caused by shifts in Earth’s climate.

An increase in wildfire frequency is one of many possible repercussions of climate change, according to the Fourth National Climate Assessment released last month.

“Climatic changes, including warmer springs, longer summer dry seasons, and drier soils and vegetation, have already lengthened the wildfire season and increased the frequency of

153,336 acres 85 deaths

Ranch Fire 2018

(Mendocino Complex)

459,123 acres 1 death

36,807 acres 22 deaths

Nuns Fire 2017 56,556 acres 3 deaths

Atlas Fire 2017 51,624 acres 6 deaths

The fires depicted are those which affected more than 4,000 acres. Labelled fires are those which were the deadliest.

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Thomas Fire 2017 281,893 acres 15 deaths

Forest area

Woosley Fire 2018 Acreage fire affected

large wildfires,” according to the NCA assessment.

The assessment estimates that climate change has doubled forestburned area in the western United States from 1984 to 2015.

“By warming areas, you're going to create weather and natural events that occur more frequently like tornadoes and hurricanes,” biology teacher Denise Reitz said. “We're increasing all of those natural events by changing the environmental chemistry.”

Of the 20 most destructive fires in California history, 14 fires occurred in the last 15 years, according to an updated list released by Cal Fire on Nov. 30.

At the top of the list is the Camp Fire, which burned 153,336 acres of land — over five times the size of San Francisco. Air quality in the Bay Area reached “Very unhealthy” levels in the mid-200s as a result of the Camp Fire, according to AIRNow. “A lot of us don't really pay attention to climate change because sometimes it doesn't directly impact us, but it really impacted me when the Camp Fire happened,” sophomore Linda Karti said.

“I have allergies and asthma, so I couldn't really go outside.”

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NewsBriefs ►► NOËL, NOËL

The K-12 community will gather in the Herbert Center to sing Noels the morning of Friday, Dec. 14. Originally sung in French, Noëls is a Convent & Stuart Hall tradition in which students perform Christmas carols from their perspective language courses as a gift to the administration. Seniors also sing a song with their class while standing on the Mezzanine.

►► FINALS

NEXT WEEK

Final exams marking the end of the first semester are the week of Dec. 17. Students will have two two-hour exam periods per day and may meet with Executive Functioning Specialist Eli Kramer to get organized using the “bucket method,” a system to maximize material review time while minimizing stress.

Classes will resume on Jan. 7 after the Winter Break.

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Seniors serve community Class volunteers, gains experience during school day Gabriella Vulakh Features Editor

Instead of sitting in a classroom during B Period on Red Days, senior Jessica Louie leads routine stretches and reviews vowels and numbers in the memory care unit for residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Louie says that after physical and mental exercises, she either dances with residents to music from around the world or runs basketball and volleyball games as part Louie of her Social Awareness & Action class at Coventry Place, an independent and assisted living facility for adults.

“My grandmother has dementia so this opportunity is something personal for me,” Louie said. “This work has helped me realize that I cannot always do something in the moment to help, but I can create personal connections that go a long way for the residents.”

The Social Awareness & Action class provides seniors time during the school day to volunteer at organizations of their choosing.

Students convene every other Friday with Service Learning Director Ray O’Connor to read articles or watch videos pertaining to service and relate the material to their individual endeavors through written reflections, according to Louie.

“Volunteer work is an exposure to real life,” Theresa Markham, Coventry Place Activity Director said. “Volunteering can also help people choose a career they may be passionate about while also giving them opportunities for personal development.”

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RICA PREP

Upon returning from the break, sophomores and their families will meet in Syufy Theatre on Jan. 8 for a final meeting in anticipation of the Annual President’s Trip to Costa Rica. Sophomores, accompanied by faculty members, will leave on Jan. 12 and return on Jan 19 after a week of cultural immersion, service, outings and bonding.

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Paradise lost

RUINOUS LOSS Laura Mile's house, which was filled with irreplaceable photos and familial keepsakes, in Paradise in Butte County lays in ruins after the Camp Fire burned through the area. Every house on her street burned down, and she has lived in four separate houses with friends and family since she was evacuated.

All that is left to Miles's house is a sign post with her address on it standing alone amongst the rubble.

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Alumna loses home; community displaced

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t was a routine morning for Laura Miles, ’79 when she left for work on Nov. 8, but by the end of the day she was reaching out to her neighbors to retrieve her three dogs trapped in her house as flames came up the street where she lived.

“There are only a few roads in and out of the area,” Patti Hayes ’79, who lives in Grindley in Butte County, said. “Everybody was jammed together in traffic and bumpers and tires were catching fire. It was crazy.”

The fire led to the deaths of 85 civilians and the destruction of 18,804 structures, according to Cal Fire.

“I got pictures confirming that my house was gone four days after the fire started,” Miles said.

“All the hope that my house sur-

vived was extinguished. I was in shock. I was homeless.”

Miles said she has lived in four different places with coworkers and family since the fire broke out and plans to move to Redlands in San Bernadino County, where she previously resided.

Although the heavy rains Miles helped put out the fire, the area is now experiencing flooding and landslides.

“The rain came a little too late,” Miles said. “I wasn’t personally affected by the flooding, but have heard stories from other people. It’s disheartening to this area where we just went through this terrible fire, and now we’re having floods.”

Many members of the Butte County community made efforts to support those directly affected by the fire. Hayes’s daughter-inlaw lives in Chico, 14 miles west of Paradise, and hosted many of her family members until the evacuation lifted.

“She housed five carloads of people ages three months to 99 years old one night,” Hayes said.

“I still have a lot of friends who are couch-surfing. There are no hotel rooms and people are looking as far as Sacramento.”

The Oroville Hope Center in Butte County expanded its resources to serve the homeless in the area to help victims of the fire, according to Margie Hensley, who works with the center’s Camp Fire Hub. “There has been an amazing outpouring of the community around us, and even from out of

Climate change threatens state From CALIFORNIA p. 1 Cal-Adapt Climate Projections for the Bay Area include a one to three-inch decline in annual rainfall and an increased average temperatures in January and July by two degrees and four degrees, respectively, by 2050.

The report also predicts sea levels could rise as much 66 inches by 2100 and that the number of acres susceptible to flooding could increase by 20 to 30 percent in most of the Bay Area.

Climate changes cause the destruction and alteration of many natural resources, making the price of food and other necessities from these limited resources increase. Because of this, poorer populations will feel the effects of climate change the most immediately and devastatingly, according to Reitz.

“It's going to always trickle down because most of us with means will be able to pay that extra price for a while,” Reitz said. ”It's the people who already are living on the edge who, as the

cost of the basic needs of life increase because of fewer resources available, are going to be the most affected.”

Climate change’s effect on the future population is also significant, according to senior Emma Hubbard, who started the Environmental Action and Awareness club.

Conserve. Walk.

Drive less. Take public transportation.

— Denise Reitz

“Climate change will affect our generation much more than any of the generations above us, so it's more important than ever that we are educated about what is going on in that we know all the facts,” Hubbard said. “Once

we are all aware of what's going on, then it's up to us to use our knowledge to make a difference.”

Even if the emission of greenhouse gasses came to a complete halt, the effects of climate change will still affect future populations, according to NASA. The focus now is on mitigating the effects and adapting to them.

“Conserve. Walk. Drive less, take public transportation,” Reitz said. “The biggest thing that people could do is unplug what they're not using. Even your chargers; if you have a charger and take your phone off and you don't unplug it, it’s using electricity.”

The most important action is recognizing the scientific proof behind climate change, according to Reitz.

“The first step is acknowledging the science. Climate change is man-made and it is a fact,” Reitz said. “Until we have a government that will acknowledge that, yes, this science is true, we undermined science.”

state,” Hensley said. “We are doing it case-by-case, sitting with people and listening to their stories to see how we can really help them.”

The center partnered with Oroville’s The Father’s House Gift of Hope program to distribute donated Christmas gifts to children affected by the Camp Fire and other local children in need.

“As the recovery progresses, the needs of the community are going to change,” Hensley said.

“This is going to be an ongoing process that will take time and continued support.”

Various shelters in the area are holding over 1,000 animals and pets that were displaced or lost due to the fire, according to the Butte County Recovers site.

“The Butte County Fairgrounds has a lot of large ani-

mals and horses,” Haynes said.

“People were writing the phone numbers on the side of their horses and letting them run free so they could escape the fire.”

Miles said that she considers herself fortunate for what she has, as many people are living in parking lots and lost their jobs and their animals.

“I don't feel this way right now, but I feel like a catastrophe of something this large also affords an opportunity for kind of reinvention,” Miles said. “I hope I am able to take advantage of that.”

The Oroville Hope Center is accepting monetary donations at its website, orovillehopecenter.org. Additional donation sites and other ways to help are at californiavolunteers.ca.gov/ camp-fire/.

Seniors volunteer

From SENIORS p. 1 Students choose an organization at the beginning of the semester based on their personal interests or skills and worked with O'Conner to contact the organization.

Senior Molly Brown says she chose to work as an unpaid intern as a teacher’s assistant and tutor for Spanish-speaking third graders at Spring Valley Science Academy because she speaks Spanish and enjoys working with children.

“I either help the students with their math skills or work on English development, like the ABCs — really going back to the basics,” Brown said. “I have always been passionate about working with kids, and it is the greatest feeling when they get that ‘Aha’ moment.”

Senior Kate Etter, who works in the Ambulatory Care Unit at California Pacific Medical Center, said that the real-life experience component is what compelled her to take the semester-long class.

“I was interested in interning at CPMC before I heard about this class, and since the hospital requires that interns commit to 100 hours of service, it is nice having time dedicated to it during the school day,” Etter said.

“This work has opened my eyes to other people’s life experiences and has taught me how to interact with others.”

The course fulfills theology requirements and can be used as the service hour graduation requirement.

Seniors currently enrolled in the class plan to finish their volunteer work in December and a new group of seniors will commence the class and chose their organizations in January after break.

“Already in this short time that I have worked with the students, I have seen them learn new skills and grow in their English development,” Brown said. “It makes me really happy to know that I am helping them be able to communicate with their greater community.”

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Reaching out Service values bond club Cassie Eskicioglu

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ith on-going service projects such as distributing sandwiches to the homeless and coastal clean ups, the on-campus community service team Students in Action works to bring Convent & Stuart Hall students together by serving others.

“When I joined I was one of the only girls, and I joined with a few friends who were all interested in service,” SIA leader Grace Boudreau said. “We did not have the resources or did not know how to connect ourselves with service outside of school, so that is why I joined.”

SIA, an affiliate of the national organization of the same name, is open to students in all grades in both divisions.

“Our main goal is to amplify the good,” faculty moderator Ray O’Connor said. “That is a theme we have adopted this year, through SIA teams throughout the United States. It encourages us to come up with ways to be involved locally and to share out that involvement with others.”

SIA brings awareness and participates in service opportunities such as the Giant Race, an annual fun-run at AT&T Park supporting a range of charity organizations, and Christmas and

general toy drives.

“The purpose is to get students to learn how to implement programs and implement service and follow it through and see the benefits and the effects it has on others, so that it can inform them and shape them and their own character as they grow,” O’Connor said.

Local and national organizations have recognized Convent & Stuart Hall’s SIA chapter with the Foundation Gold Leadership School Award and the Bay Area Regional Award.

The team also addresses national issues outside of San Francisco, such as advocating for youth issues at the Catholic Youth Advocacy Day in Sacramento.

“SIA and service, first and foremost, raise an awareness about the needs of the community and world around us,” SIA member Wellsley Cohen said. “SIA empowers students to act on that need they see in the world and have a constructive place and support system to help them volunteer and help that cause. Serving also provides perspective about what “things” matter to us and how much we have to offer.”

The team aims to invoke change beginning in the school community with scheduling assemblies such as Anti Defama-

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HERE TO HELP High schoolers pack snack bags filled with Oreos, candy, chips and granola bars to give to the homeless during a One Less Hungry event. Students in Action meets one Sunday a month to hand out lunches to people living on San Francisco streets.

tion League’s No Place for Hate, a campaign program that seeks solutions to improving school environments.

SIA’s all-welcomed mindset creates community on campus, according to Cohen.

“Having SIA be coed and open for all grades really enforces that helping is not gender, race, or sexuality specific, but is for all people who want to serve,”

Cohen said. “I also think that as we build and contribute to the community around us, we build school community as well.”

SIA meets Fridays from noon to 12:15 p.m. at the Pine/Octavia campus. The meetings are intended as a time for SIA members to go over upcoming service opportunities, volunteer for them, and brainstorm future service projects.

“SIA really differentiates service from something that you only do to fulfill an hour requirement for school from developing relationships,” Boudreau said. “Service is a lot more than just helping yourself and a lot more than helping people — it is making a change and applying that change into your daily life.”

All politics are local

Alumna works for City supervisor Caroline Thompson

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HELPING HAND Miller Hall looks over fellow Legislative Aide Wyatt Donnelly-Lan Holt's shoulder at an email from Supervisor Stefani in their office in City Hall. Miller Halls' daily duties as a Legislative Aide include responding to emails and phone calls, working on projects within the district and managing all operations on Supervisor Stefani's schedule.

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hen Ellie Miller Hall, ’07 left Convent High School 11 years ago for college on the East Coast, she had no idea she would one day return to her hometown of San Francisco to help build the future of the City.

Miller Hall has been working as a legislative aide for District 2 supervisor Catherine Stefani — who was officially appointed in 2018 but who served as interim District 2 supervisor — for 11 months. Before taking on the role, Miller Hall worked in Boston as the Deputy Director for Operations and Scheduling for former Massachusetts Governor.

“I’m a sixth-generation San Franciscan from a family that’s deeply rooted in public service,” Miller Hall said. “When I was growing up, public service was always in the back of my head.”

Freshman Grade Chair Sarah Garlinghouse, who is a family friend of Miller Hall, has connections in the political realm who see her as a “rising star.”

“My friend who is a lobbyist was the one who wanted Ellie to come back and run Supervi-

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sor Stefani’s campaign,” Garlinghouse said. “She’s known as a firecracker and someone who is going to do really well in politics.”

Miller Hall, who acts as a liaison between the supervisor’s office and all neighborhood and community groups in District 2, says that Sacred Heart Goal Three first motivated her to pursue politics.

“I grew up Catholic, and now in my life, I follow Sacred Heart values,” Miller Hall said. “They remind me to be a good person, tell the truth and help others. I really believe that my path and career in public service is because of Convent and how I was pushed to do whatever I wanted.”

Classes like AP Comparative Government, taught by history teacher Michael Stafford also prompted Miller Hall to think about a future in politics.

“Mr. Stafford taught a class that focused on the governments of five different countries over the semester, and I said ‘Whoa, I really wanna do this,’” Miller Hall said. “He’s definitely a part of my story.”

Stafford says he remembers Miller Hall as an outgoing and smart leader.

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“Ellie was very involved in the Convent & Stuart Hall community and very rooted in the goals of our community,” Stafford said.

“She had this way about her that said ‘the goals of this school are something that I really believe in and here’s how I’m living them out,” and people were inspired by that and followed her because she’s that good of a leader.”

After high school, Miller Hall attended College of the Holy Cross in Boston and majored in urban policies. During her Senior Year in 2010, she worked on Gov. Deval Patrick’s reelection campaign, which she says helped her get a job on his staff.

“When I met Gov. Patrick, I was so blown away by the way he talked about his work and the way he talked to voters,” Miller Hall said. “He would tell them ‘You don’t have to vote for me, you have to vote for you,’ and I knew I had to work for him,” Miller Hall says she plans to continue to work in politics and public service.

“Ellie is really well respected in San Francisco and in the political world,” Garlinghouse said.

“We’re going to see a lot of Ellie Miller Hall in San Francisco."

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Nine lives of clothing Thrift shopping offers more eco-friendly alternative to fast fashion

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he sound of hangers click as senior Avery Van Natta makes her rounds through the Fillmore Street Goodwill on one of her typical thrift shopping outings. She starts with the jackets and makes her way through the aisles, looking for any pieces that jump out at her.

Van Natta is one of millions of shoppers who thrift, helping reduce the fashion industry’s effects on the environment while building a personalized wardrobe and saving money. “[Thrift shopping] is a lot more sustainable because the clothing is being reused and reworn,” Van Natta, who has thrifted since she was 8 years old, said. “When you’re not buying fast fashion, it’s better for the environment because you’re creating less waste.”

Fast fashion, cheap, trendy clothing that shortens fashion cycles, has increased the rate that consumers purchase clothing but decreased the time each garment is kept, according to the World Resources Institute.

Almost 24 billion pounds of textile and clothing go into United States landfills every year, according to Goodwill Industries International.

“I like thrifting because you're not contributing to the process of new clothes being made,” sophomore Virginia Morford said. “I really like Salvation Army and Buffalo Exchange for sweatshirts with really fun graphics.”

Garment manufacturing produces about 20 percent of the

world’s industrial water pollution, according to World Resources Institute, with fast fashion brands like Forever 21, H&M and Zara, pumping out the latest runway looks on a weekly basis.

Thrifting, however, offers a wide variety of clothing, and 62 percent of consumers say they switched to thrifting because of constant new arrivals, according to ThredUp, an online consignment and thrift store.

Morford says she likes secondhand finds because they are often more unique.

“It’s nice because no one else will have the same clothes as you,” Morford said. “A lot of times I’ll go into the men’s section for sweatshirts to crop to make my size, and sometimes I go to the boys section and find graphic T-shirts.”

Thrifting surged in popularity in 2008, and between 2016 and 2017 the number of women who shopped second-hand increased from 35 million to 44 million, according to ThredUp. The thrifting trend is helping many resale stores such as Seconds To Go, a Convent & Stuart Hall-owned resale store on Fillmore Street. The store’s proceeds benefit the financial aid program for the four divisions.

The store, originally created to upcycle uniforms, now also sells clothing for men, women and children as well as other merchandise. Store manager Amy Kronk says the resale shop attracts many of the regular shoppers on Fillmore as more consumers’ eyes are opening to second-hand clothing.

“What people really love about

our store in particular is that we have unique and valuable pieces,” Kronk said. “We have collectible, one-of-a-kind things, whether it’s a vintage piece or an old piece of glassware or jewelry.”

Kronk says the store sometimes receives clothes with tags still on them but most of their donations are gently-used.

“If there is something that still has value that has a little bit of damage, we will sell it and mark on the tag that it is as-is,” Kronk said. “We make sure the customer understands that we are aware there’s something wrong with it, but that we still feel it could live another life.”

Online resale shops including ThredUp, Swap and Poshmark let users upcycle their apparel without leaving home. Thredup, like other consignment stores, sells users' items online and returns a percentage of the profit.

Morford says she likes that buying second-hand does not contribute to the production cycle of fashion, and the markdowns from retail price also help her save money.

“I still retail shop, but thrifting cuts down my spending because I can get a lot more clothes for less,” Morford said. “If I go thrifting, I won’t have to shop for a while.”

Van Natta says that shoppers who have never tried thrifting may like the treasure hunt aspect of it as they build a unique look.

“Thrifting really can help to develop personal style because each piece is different and special,” Van Natta said. “Pieces like that really become pillars of one's personal signature.”

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WHY THRIFT? Second-hand shopping benefits the environment Eco-friendly Buying a used garment extends its life by

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Massive savings If everyone bought used instead of new for one year the planet would save 165 B lbs of CO2

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Local shops Mission Thrift Large selection with $1 rack outside

Buffalo Exchange Trendy with variety of shoes

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Crossroads Trading Co. Contemporary and designer

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Thrifters sport second-hand finds Virginia Morford

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1. Set up a budget

2. Develop a savings habit

3. Be realistic

Calculate how much you spend on food, transportation and leisure.

Know how to compute unit prices and compare sales.

Track your progress and remember financial goals.

Adjust these items to be less than your income.

Set aside money to help with long-term goals.

Try to stick to your budget and not buy impulsively.

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‘I'll do it later’

Academic Support Team helps with organization skills Gabriella Vulakh

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ith school, swim practice and constant online distractions, sophomore Isabella Ritchie is working towards finding new study habits to accomplish her piles of to-do lists.

Ritchie is one of the 95 percent of students who procrastinate regularly, according to the American Psychological Association.

“I start the day with a whole plan, but then it just doesn’t happen because I get preoccupied,” Ritchie said. “It makes me really stressed because eventually everything gets pushed back farther and farther until the day before it’s due and I am forced to do all of my work.”

Convent & Stuart Hall Executive Functioning Coach Eli Kramer, who is introducing a new study system meant to help students with organizing their work, says the fundamental reasoning behind procrastination is that people have multiple projects and tasks they have to complete and do not know where to begin.

“People will make a to-do list but not make a crucial distinction between tasks they can do in one step and projects that require a bunch of planning,” Kramer said. “If you are able to brainstorm projects out into a bunch of different tasks, then you can get a series of shorter things done in a planned way, so you do not plow through something all at once.”

Many students such as junior Abby Widjanarko record assignments in a traditional paper planner, while others prefer to use digital programs such as My Study Life, which allows users to calendarize and organize homework, exams and class schedules while also tracking the percentage of completion.

“I like having a piece of paper where I can physically check things off as I go,” Widjanarko said. “Even if it is something really miniscule that I have to do, I write it down just so that I don’t forget.”

Varying activity between academically rigorous work, such as drawing, exercising or medi-

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Do you ever think

"I have time"

Contact your nearest Executive Functioning Coach and try these tips!

"It's not due for a week"

"I'm busy right now" "I'll do it tomorrow" Then you might be procrastinating!

Make a to-do list *Make tasks small/easy to tackle Take small breaks

Use a study app (MyStudyLife)

tating can help improve focus and attention span, according to Kramer.

“I take breaks in between my work because it helps me calm down and refocus,” freshman Madison Kwan said. “I do geometry first because it takes longest for me, and then I do any other classes I have homework in.”

In an effort to prevent procrastination, freshmen and sophomores are working with Kramer and the Academic Support Team through December on organizational strategies and work habits, specifically utilizing Google Drive.

“I am looking forward to working with Mr. Kramer

because I have been meaning to find a specific way to start organizing my life,” Ritchie said.

“I have tried making lists and giving myself little rewards, like a break or piece of candy after completing a difficult assignment, but those usually do not work. Hopefully this new system will have positive results.”

Phone app can cause user obsession

‘Streaks’ encourage constant, immediate communication

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SNAP IT Juniors pose for a Snapchat photo before class. The app encourages users to send daily photos to multiple friends.

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reshman Kelly Cronan sends a photo to 120 of her Snapchat friends everyday.

Sometimes it’s a photo of herself, what she is doing or who she is with, but the photo always has the same typed or hand-drawn caption with an “s” or the word “streaks.”

Snapchat streaks — indicated by a number next to a friend’s name that represents the days the sender and recipient have snapped a picture back and forth without fail — were created for users to communicate easily with friends, according to Snapchat Inc. “Streaks are a way to remind yourself to talk to people you

usually don’t talk to and to talk to your friends every day,” Cronan said. “I like Snapchat streaks because they are a fun way to communicate and a great way to get to know people better.”

While Cronan is an avid snapper, some students such as junior Lauren Tulley have stopped sending snaps and using the app entirely because of the time commitment retaining streaks demands.

“A lot of my friends had Snapchat, so I was encouraged to use it,” Tulley said. “I stopped using Snapchat and sending streaks. I was spending an hour and a half a day when I could have used that time in more productive ways such as schoolwork or hanging out with

people in person.”

Cronan says she enjoys streaks, but also says that a drawback to them is the addicting feature of needing to “snap” back and forth instantly.

“I find myself on Snapchat more just because of streaks,” Cronan said. “Once I send them out, people respond to them and then I respond. Before I’ve realized it, I’ve been on my phone longer then I anticipated.”

Sophomore Hallie Williams used Snapchat daily but sends pictures individually to friends instead of sending out one mass picture with the traditional streaks remark.

“I respond to people’s snaps, but I don’t send streaks daily like a lot of people do,” Williams said.

“When I sent streaks frequently, I didn’t like the obligation I felt to keep every streak going.”

Although the app allows for frequent contact between users, the gamification of Snapchat has led many students to rely on it as the only way of communication between individuals, raising concern Tulley.

“Streaks can be good if you do not see someone often and want to keep in touch with them, but many [of my friends] are at school so streaks seem like a waste of time to me,” Tulley said. “I think streaks were really popular for a while, but now they are declining a bit because people are realizing that it is more valuable to spend time with people in person, face-to-face.”

Library offers resources for teens

Free programs promote collaboration, creativity Gray Timberlake

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hile libraries are stereotypically silent places with outdated computers and spaces strictly for individual studying, San Francisco Public Libraries offer a variety of free programs around the City for teenagers, ranging from recording studios to online movies for streaming.

Checking out books from libraries and retrieving information online are popular resources, but teenagers also have access to The Mix at the SFPL Main branch, a library space for 13 to 18 year olds.

The Mix allows teens to explore their interests through events and workspaces in a welcoming, creative environment, according to Xima Avalos, SFPL librar-

ian at the Golden Gate Valley branch.

“Most library card holders aren’t aware of how many resources they have access to,” Avalos said. “The Mix has activities for every teen to enjoy, or they can just hangout.”

Resources include a recording and film studio, books targeted for teens, video games and a laptop checkout system. The space differs from a typical library space with its cafe-style seating, speakers and projection screen.

“The idea of libraries is usually unappealing for teens because you have to be quiet and study,” Avalos said. “At The Mix, you don’t need to be quiet. You can hangout with your friends and eat the free snacks and chat because it’s designed for noise and collaboration.”

With The Mix and the 28 other branches, in-library resources are easily accessible, but these resources expand further online, with SFPL’s eLibrary, home to audio books, online articles, streaming music and movies for library card holders. Kanopy Movies, a movie streaming site similar to Netflix, allows SFPL card holders to stream 10 free movies a month.

“San Francisco Public Library was named library of the year in 2018,” SFPL youth volunteer Kai Johnson said. “I think this wasn’t only for our extensive book and database selection, but mainly our versatility in programs and online resources.

Every resource available through SFPL, both online and through the physical libraries,

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS Teen Center Manager Cathy Cormier helps a student on a school tour make a button at The Mix at the SF Public Library. The center has a cafeteria, open space and recording studios.

are completely free and available to everyone who possesses a library card.

“Getting a library card is extremely easy,” Johnson said.

“Teenangers can come in and fill out a short application, and as long as they have a school ID or driver's license with their name

and photo, they can get a free library card from any branch.”

Upcoming events in at The Mix include coding, book swaps, music recording opportunities and Christmas movie screenings. Events and online resources are at themixatsfpl.org.

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hen outside appearances and weight define “healthy,” relying on scales and measuring tapes may not tell the whole story.

Some follow diets or exercise routines to stay in shape, and others use quantitative measurements like a scale or Body Mass Index to measure individual fitness, but these numbers can be misleading, according to a 2008 U.S. National Library of Medicine study.

“Studies have shown that BMI measurements are completely inaccurate because people have different body compositions, and muscle weighs more than fat,” Strength and Conditioning Coach Barclay Spring said. “If somebody is short and very muscular, their BMI is going to be high, which is thought to be bad when that's not necessarily the case.”

Body Mass Index, a calculation based on an individual’s height and weight, places an individual in categories ranging from Underweight to Obese, which corresponds to whether or not the individual may be at a higher risk for health issues. BMI does not actually state a person’s level of health, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Healthy shouldn’t be all about the way that you look, it’s how you feel.

— Camilla Sigmund

While there is a correlation between BMI results and actual body fat, BMI is limited in its ability to diagnose those in the overweight and intermediate categories because it does not take into account body fat distribution, according to a NLM study.

After rowing for five years, senior Camilla Sigmund says she has seen this inaccuracy with boys on the men’s rowing team for her club.

“I have friends on the men’s team who are around 220 pounds and 6 foot 3 inches tall and their BMI tells them they are overweight,” Sigmund said. “They're not overweight because of fat — it’s muscle. I've seen them lift their body weight, and there’s no way they're unhealthy.”

Weight can fluctuate multiple times throughout the day depending on the type and amount of food a person has

consumed as well as the what time a person eats, according to Spring.

“I don't recommend people weighing themselves any more than once a week,” Spring said.

“A lot of people get stuck on the number on the scale instead of the actual health of their bodies.”

Finding the correct dietary plan and exercise routine that makes the body look and feel good may seem like the end of the issue, but there is also a mental aspect of health, according to Sigmund.

“Healthy shouldn’t be all about the way that you look, it’s how you feel, which also extends to your brain,” Sigmund said. “If you're eating well and exercising enough but are constantly thinking about your diet, your mindset is not healthy. This can be even more harmful to your health than the food you eat.”

Focusing too much on having the correct diet and exercise routine can be especially harmful to athletes who use measurements like BMI to quantify their progress.

“When people work really hard to have good body composition and get a number that says they're unhealthy when they're not, it can make people really upset,” Spring said.

Many athletes justify unhealthy eating habits and pressure to have a certain body type with sports they are playing, according to Sigmund. Sixty-six percent of Convent students said they have lost weight or dieted for a sport, according to a Broadview survey.

“In the athletic world, women especially are pressured to have an athletic build and playing sports can convince them that their body type isn’t good enough which is tied into the media too,” senior Kate Ward said. “What the media says is healthy won’t always mean healthy for you.”

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he unrealistic standards of beauty and appearance shown on social media platforms, on entertainment programs and by celebrities may cause teenagers to struggle with self-love and can lead to mental health issues and eating disorders.

More than 70 percent of women age 18 to 30 say they do not love their bodies, according to ABC News. These insecurities develop at a young age, and more than half of girls aged 6 to 8 say they want to be thinner, according to Common Sense Media.

“I remember having a difficult relationship with my body since I was 10, however, I struggle with it now more than ever,” junior Annabelle Applegarth, who is currently managing body image disorder, said. “As people, we want to fit in, so when we see that we don’t fit the ‘norms’ portrayed around us, it is easy for teens especially to feel bad about themselves in ways they haven’t before.”

Senior Izzy Gutierrez says one of the main reasons many girls are unhappy with their appearance stems from the manner in which television and social media platforms, such as Instagram and Snapchat, portray women.

Eighty-seven percent of girls 10 to 17 who act on TV shows are significantly below the average weight for their age, according to Common Sense Media.

“Social media constantly shows an ideal body with a tiny stomach and thigh gap so that people think there is only one type of beautiful,” Gutierrez, who has struggled with depression, body dysmorphia and an eating disorder, said. “I now know there is not one type of beautiful, but having media propose this idea constantly makes teens look at themselves and their body to try to determine if they qualify as beautiful to the world.”

More than one-half of teenage girls have taken part in unhealthy dieting methods such as excessive exercise or dangerous eating habits due to dissatisfaction with their bodies, according to the Canadian Paediatric Society.

“Sadly, I see many people in my community use unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with pain and sadness,” Gutierrez said. “From personal experience, I know that although they seem to work in the short term, these methods are harmful in the long run.

If unhealthy methods are frequently used, they can lead to long-lasting mental and physical illnesses that are hard to break.”

Teenagers are especially at risk of developing destructive eating patterns.

Ninety-five percent of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25, according to National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder.

Applegarth says there are many misconceptions about the connection between body image struggles and eating disorders.

“It’s very common for individuals to assume that having body issues automatically means that someone has an eating disorder,” Applegarth said. “This is not always true. A person can dislike the way they look, wish to have a different appearance or struggle to obtain self-love, but their relationship towards food looks different compared to those struggling with an eating disorder.”

Social media constantly shows an ideal body with a tiny stomach and thigh gap so that people think there is only one type of beautiful. I now know there is not one type of beautiful.

— Izzy Gutierrez

The Convent & Stuart Hall community has addressed these common mental health issues with the aim of promoting self-love and school support through clubs like Bring Change 2 Mind, a group that works to prompt conversations and brings awareness to mental health issues, according to K-12 Director of Student Support Annie Egan.

“We have taken steps like having members of our Bring Change 2 Mind

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chapter share personal experiences or bringing in a variety of speakers to discuss the theme of body positivity to instill a love for yourself,” Egan said. “Increasing the general awareness of these issues leads people to ask more questions and offer concerns for their community.”

Community support systems made up of trusted adults help individuals struggling with body image avoid turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms, according to Gutierrez.

“These experiences are usually like a roller coaster ride,” Gutierrez said. “Every ride is different and it is never a linear and easy ride, so finding trusted adults and professionals is extremely important.”

Some students at Convent & Stuart Hall are actively trying to reduce the misunderstandings of mental health and self-love issues through clubs like BC2M and through involvement with organizations like the National Eating Disorders Association.

“I recently attended the NEDA Walk, which is a walk to help end the stigma and raise awareness towards eating disorders and mental health,” Applegarth said. “During the walk, my team and I created signs and posters to help spread different messages pertaining to BMI, the diet culture and other related topics.”

Egan says the student and faculty effort to bring awareness is unique at Convent & Stuart Hall and that the school strives to be an all-accepting and supportive community.

“The mindset here at school of ‘come as you are, and you’ll be treated with great care’ makes it a healthier place to be at” Egan said. “This mindset means we do not want you to conform or look like somebody else. It means that you, in your body and your mind, are good enough and are worthy of just as much love and attention and care as anybody else.”

Applegarth says the most valuable assistance anyone can get who lacks self-love or struggles with body dysmorphia — a disorder diagnosed to those who think about real or perceived flaws constantly — is support from friends, family and other trusted adults such as doctors.

“If a person is struggling with their relationship with their body, the most important and helpful thing they can do is ask for support,” Applegarth said. “It’s easy to feel alone in this struggle, but chances are, there are plenty of people who are in the same boat.”

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Ways to get help for an eating disorder

Call the National Eating Disorder Association Helpline at (800) 931-2237

Talk to a trusted adult, like a parent or guardian.

See a professional who specializes in eating disorders like a doctor registered dietitian.

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he recently renovated weight room in the Herbert Center will welcome a new mural to its walls come second semester with a studentdesigned and executed painting of Convent & Stuart Hall athletes.

Lead by seniors Megan Mullins and Harris Rutherford, the project developed as an idea for their CAS project, a requirement for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

“We are going to put eight silhouettes of athletes on the wall in an athletic stance,” Mullins said. “We’re then going to write ‘Sacred SF Athletics’ across the mural with the school emblem using both schools’ colors.”

The project is almost completely student run, excluding a few suggestions from the athletic department, according to Athletic Director Elena DeSantis.

“I love that they’re taking the initiative and going forward with it,” DeSantis said. “They’re doing a great job asking questions and making sure they have everyone represented.”

Several athletes, including tennis player Mason Cooney, have been chosen by the student body to pose for the silhouettes through a voting form sent out

by Mullins and Rutherford.

“I was completely surprised and honored when I found out I was chosen to be on the wall,”

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FIRST WORD Sophomore Cecilia McQuaid and junior Sofia Telfer stretch in the weight room in the Herbert Center. The new mural will be painted on the back wall of this room.

Cooney said. “It’s a great way to get our athletes represented and put a personal touch into the new workout room.”

In preparation for the painting of the mural, Mullins and Rutherford have planned the layout of the wall and communicated with the athletics department.

“We’re trying to include every sport, so we’ve been going to practices and games,” Mul-

lins said. “We talked with Ren Marquette, Elena DeSantis and Barclay Spring about what we should have in the mural.”

Cooney says the addition of fans to the mural would help those who don’t participate in sports feel included as well.

“The mural is a great way to raise school spirit,” Cooney said. “If possible it would also be cool to get some pictures of fans

cheering because they’re just as important to the sports program as the players.”

The mural team aims to begin painting the weight room over Christmas Break to avoid conflicting with sports practices.

“I hope the mural will allow the younger kids to look up to the high schoolers on the wall and see the athletes they can aspire to be,” Mullins said.

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There's more, period

Innovative menstruation products offer environmentally, economically efficient alternatives to traditional disposables Olivia Mohun

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hile most women use traditional period products such as tampons and pads, a variety of modern options like menstrual cups and absorbent undergarments offer women an array of alternatives during their monthly cycle.

The DivaCup, a reusable flexible cup that collects menstrual blood in place of a tampon, allows women to wait a greater amount of time between product changes. While pads and tampons are safely protective for a few hours, a menstrual cup is protective for up to 12 hours.

“I have friends who have used The DivaCup and they really like it,” senior Natalia Varni said. “It’s nice using a reusable product and not having to go out and buy

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supplies every month.”

Clothing lines such as Thinx also offer women period-proof undergarments that can absorb “up to two tampons’ worth” of blood before needing to be washed. There is also no risk of contracting TSS, Toxic Shock Syndrome, from the item because it is worn externally.

“I think the most appealing part of period-proof underwear is getting to wear them when you’re sleeping or working out because that’s when I find that pads/tampons are the most inconvenient,” senior Poppy Cohen said. “I think that the underwear being reusable is definitely a big pro, especially because disposal products are so expensive.”

The cost-effective, reusable sanitary products also boast environmental benefits.

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The average woman will use more than 11,000 tampons in her lifetime and nearly 20

It's nice using a reusable product and not having to go out and buy supplies every month.

— Natalia Varni

billion sanitary products end up in North American landfills annually, according to a 2016 Harvard Business School study.

While the disposal of tampons, pads and their packaging can be harmful to the environment, menstrual cups, absorbent underwear, and other less-conventional products have proved to be more eco-friendly.

“The fact is our period products are really detrimental to the environment because they are not organic and they take a long time to decompose,” senior and Environmental Awareness Club President Emma Hubbard said.

“I think women, young women especially, should be open to the idea of reusable products.”

While menstrual cups are often advertised as a safer form of protection than tampons, they provide just as many risks as their traditional counterparts, according to University Claude Bernard study.

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“I would say that the menstrual cup is not protective and similar precautions of usage [of tampons] should be advised,” co-author Gerard Lina said.

“That includes: hand washing; less than six hours of use; sterilization between uses; and avoiding use overnight when sleeping.”

Despite possible complications that may arise from misuse of the menstrual cup such as TSS, some women are still interested in trying them.

“I think a lot of women use tampons and pads because they may be nervous to try other products,” Varni said. “I think we as women should embrace our body and be curious about it rather than afraid. Practice being comfortable with feeling uncomfortable.”

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If the shoe isn't made to fit Athletic attire should include women's sizing as well

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FIRST WORD Sophomore Cecelia McQuaid passes the ball to senior Mason Cooney during the basketball team's game against Mercy High School in the 2018 Hoops v. Cancer Classic. The team hosted the tournament for the second year in a row and came in 8th place overall.

Bouncing back

Varsity and JV basketball jump into new season

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ith modified practice techniques and four new members, varsity basketball began its preseason by hosting a tournament for the second year in a row.

After securing a win against Cambridge International Preparatory School on Nov. 27 the Cub went on to participate in the Marin Academy Tournament from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, and hosted the Hoops vs.

Cancer Classic last weekend.

“We are teaching how to run a fast break and how to press full court,” coach Reynolds Marquette said. “We are also working on trying to get offensive looking for the right shots for the right players

In the future there are a lot of things we have to be thinking about, but it would be great if we could win some more games and improve the team.

— Cecilia McQuaid

and doing a lot of work on fundamental skills.”

The team won its match against Albany High School during the Marin Academy Tournament, and faced teams such as Mercy High School, Branson High School and the Bay School in the Convent-hosted tournament.

Due to a concussion, co-captain senior Kiki Apple has not been able to play for the past four games, so lower class-

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men have had to step up, according to McQuaid.

“In the Hoops vs. Cancer tournament, we really picked up our defense,” sophomore Cecilia McQuaid, one of five returning players, said. “One of our seniors got injured, so our whole team had to pick up our game. Some of the freshmen really stepped up.”

McQuaid says the team dynamic is different from previous years because the JV and varsity teams now practice together every day. The shift has helped the less-experienced and younger players develop their skills and create more cohesion between all players and all grades.

“When playing against people who are better than you, it helps you improve faster,” McQuaid said. “It’s very beneficial for the program as well to have joint practices because it makes the program last longer.

The newer players become a feeding team for varsity.”

The team has also made adjustments to its practice etiquette with new stretching and cheering routines implemented daily, according to McQuaid.

“We clap at the beginning of every practice, and I think it brings our team together which is very important,” McQuaid said. “When you play basketball, you have to put all your trust in your teammates.”

Three freshmen and one junior joined the 13-person team this year, which is led by senior captains Kiki Apple, Mason Cooney and Jordan Russell.

“We have quite a few new girls who I am really excited about and will add a lot to the team as they get used to this level of basketball,” Marquette said. “It is a big step up for the freshmen.”

The next game is against The HeadRoyce School in Oakland, Dec. 14 at 4:30.

“We have a lot of room for improvement, and the seniors will be graduating,” McQuaid said. “In the future there are a lot of things we have to be thinking about, but it would be great if we could win some more games and improve the team.”

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fter receiving a letter from a young girl commenting on the absence of girls’ sizes for his signature shoe the Curry 5’s, Golden State Warriors basketball star Steph Curry is looking to make a few changes to his shoe line.

Nine-year-old Riley Morrison crafted the letter with her father to highlight the fact that Curry’s Under Armour collection currently only lists options for young boys. In the letter, Morrison asked Curry to try to add options for girls in the future..

Although it has been over 46 years since Title IX law decreed the basis of sex should not be a factor of participation when it comes to activities and programs, female athletes are still an afterthought in many aspects of sports — even when it comes to simple matters such a athletic attire.

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The basketball shoe industry has been dominated by male NBA players’ brands for decades as it has been more than 20 years since Nike Air Swoopes, named after Sheryl Swoopes, debuted as the first WNBA line, according to The New York Times.

As a result of the limited number of basketball shoe options for women, young girls often turn to the men’s section to find the shoes they need, an outcome that can often lead them to think their participation in sports is not as important as men’s.

While it is true that we don’t have as many women representatives when it comes to shoe lines, female athletes still have the same need for athletic footwear as men.

As for Steph Curry’s response to Morrison’s letter, he promised changes would be made immediately and sure enough, Under Armour recently stated that next year's Curry 6’s will be listed under a co-gender section and not be labeled just for boys.

Although popular NBA lines such as Steph Curry, Lebron James and Kevin Durant may make more sense financially, it remains important to include women’s and young girl’s sizing in marketing and sales.

Women maintain the same rights to play as men do which is why young fiery girls like Morrison are the types of leaders women need to keep pushing for change and fight to be more than just an afterthought.

A soccer ball has 32 panels, representing the 32 countries in Europe.

The maximum number of players per team on a field is 11.

Any part of the body except the hand and arm are used to score a goal.

High school soccer games are 80 minutes long.

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Screenagers rule Device addiction plagues teens

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hile social media allows friends to connect and chat, many teenagers face pressure to keep up with frequent posts, photos, captions and comments, which can cause stress and device dependency. Apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and VSCO are all popular hubs for teens that allow users to share snippets of their lives to followers through photos and videos, but a desire to maintain a virtual reputation and online presence can easily turn into a dangerous full-fledged addiction.

Instagram and Snapchat cause the most anxiety and feeling of inadequacy, according to a 2017 Royal Society of Public Health study that tracked the moods of 1,500 adolescents as they used five different popular platforms.

Despite the unnecessary distress social networks create, 50 percent of teenagers say they are addicted to their mobile device, according to a 2016 poll

by Common Sense Media. Fifty-nine percent of parents said the same of their children.

With so many teenagers attached to

their cell phones, unplugging can be difficult even for those who want to take a break.

Many teens experience “FOMO,” the fear of missing out, as a result of what they constantly see on social media.

“Teens crave the social connection and peer affirmation that social media affords for some, if not all,” according to University of Texas and University of California study focusing on the social media habits of eighth graders.

The need for validation encourages an unhealthy mentality as teenagers turn to social media for approval and as their self-worth grows dependent on the notifications that pop up on their screens.

While it is unrealistic and unnecessary to make teens give up their Snapchat streaks and stories altogether, those who find themselves checking in on their likes, comments and friend requests every five minutes — especially those who recognize the detrimental effect of that habit — may want to

consider weaning off of social media.

Teenagers who are looking to cut back on their screen time can download apps that allow users to track their social media usage throughout the day and aim to promote awareness about how much time people spend on their phones.

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iPhones with updated software also provide this feature.

With finals and Christmas break fast approaching, students may benefit from a social media hiatus as we prepare to sit for exams and spend quality time with friends and family.

DO YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA?

"I have gotten good at monitoring the amount of time I spend on social media. It doesn't consume a lot of my life." ­­— Livi Webb-Purkis, freshman

"I spend too much time on social media, especially when I'm procrastinating and not doing my homework." ­­— Sofia Houts, sophomore

"I think at home I can get really lost in my phone and it can take me hours before I start my homework." ­ ­ — Kaya Newhagen, sophomore

"During this school year I've definitely cut back the time on my phone and got my priorities straight." ­ ­— Caitie Rois Macken, junior

"I spend way too much time on social media because whenever I do not want to do my homework, I go on SnapChat or Instagram— even though it's pointless." ­­— Sophie Mack, senior

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ast month I had to evacuate my own city.

I live in a single-family house in a safe residential neighborhood in an American city known for its eco-friendly practices, but still, my health was in severe danger.

The air quality in San Francisco rose to the mid200s on AIRNow’s Air Quality Index, a measurement within the “unhealthy” zone. Smoke from the Camp Fire, 175 miles northeast of the City in Butte Country, poured into my hometown, enveloping everyone in the Bay Area in dangerous air. The air quality was the worst in the world, not to mention the worst in San Francisco’s history.

This isn’t the first time in my lifetime — or even in the past two years — that I’ve lived through a record-setting day in San Francisco. The City had its hottest day in history at 106 degrees last September.

I could blame whatever electrical failure may have caused the recent fire or the winds that carried it to the Bay Area, and I could blame the 105-degree day on a fluke. Instead, I blame climate change.

The earth's average temperature has increased 1.4 degrees since 1880, and two-thirds of that change has occurred in the last 40 years, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. In 2014, average sea levels were 2.6 inches higher than those in 1993 and continue to rise nearly one-eighth of an inch per year, according to the National Ocean Service.

These changes seem small. After all, what could single-digit changes possibly cause that would threaten the world? The answer to this question is terrifying.

Released just last month by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the Fourth National Climate Assessment warns that the seeminglysmall change in Earth’s temperature will hurt American infrastructure, the economy, agriculture, and energy production. The assessment predicts climate change will also cause the spread of disease through insects and pests, in addition to extreme weather and climate-related events — like the record-breaking hurricanes, snowstorms, wildfires and heat waves many U.S. citizens experienced just in the past year.

But we’ve all ignored the signs. We’ve all said, or at least thought, “We don’t need to do anything now. We can fix it in a few years.”

Well, our time’s up. Those few years never existed.

I always thought I would be the last one to feel global warming’s effects. I thought I’d be protected in my elevated, heated home in a well-developed American city. If that’s true, then the fact that I fled my home last month is a grave sign.

Climate change is no longer something we can put off — it never was — but now is our last chance to fix it.

Take the bus. Ride a bike. Limit your showers to five minutes. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Most importantly, write letters to government officials who have the power to do something about climate change, but who refuse to believe it exists. Call their offices.

March in protests demanding better legislation.

If we don’t, there might not be another generation to do so.

1. Creating a Google+ account can increase an individual’s or business’s visibility in Google searches.

2. The #MeToo movement continues to shine a spotlight on sexual assault.

3. San Francisco is officially in its rainy season and is welcoming muchneeded showers.

4. Netflix released a teaser for Season 3 of “Stranger Things.”

5. Vallejo and Webster street doors are now alarmed for safety.

1. A Google+ bug affected 52.5 million people, leaking user data to outside app developers.

2. A former student at Baylor pleabargained for no jail time after being indicted on four counts of sexual assault.

3. Rain caused flash flooding and mudslide warnings where the Camp Fire raged.

4. The new season starts in summer.

5. Community members have to walk up or down an extra hill or seven flights of stairs to enter and exit.

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Teach how to live, not work

Schools should provide classes that teach life skills

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ost seniors can write a paper on Plato’s ideal state of a chair but would be clueless if they needed to assemble Ikea furniture, let alone balance a checkbook.

Throughout their 13 years of formal education, most students have not been taught the skills that are necessary to successfully live on their own when they leave for college.

Family and consumer sciences classes, formally known as home economics, are often stereotyped as classes for young women to learn how to cook meals, mend clothes and clean for their future family, but in reality, they can teach all young adults important life skills in areas such as finance, leadership and physical and mental health.

FCS classes declined 38 percent between 2001 and 2012 nationally, and the number of FCS teachers declined 26 percent during the same time period, according to a Pittsburg State University study.

Teaching life skills such as how to do one’s taxes or interview for a job then falls to parents, who may not have the time or ability.

Many adults may think that the formal instruction of these skills is unnecessary due to their perceived simplicity, but studies prove otherwise.

Young adults need to be taught the skills to succeed in and out of the classroom.

Forty-three percent of college students could not name one difference between credit and debit cards, and 79 percent did not know the difference between a traditional bank and a credit union, according to a 2016 study by LendEDU, an online marketplace company.

Even in college with the support of being surrounded by peers who are experiencing the same obstacles of living on their own for the first time, young adults often lack the

ability to take care of themselves.

Almost everyone has heard college horror stories about communal sinks becoming clogged because people keep dumping ramen in them, or of disgusting showers that look like they have not been cleaned in decades.

If FCS programs become more common, more college students might find healthier, equally cost-efficient alternatives to ramen, as well as avoid clogging drains. Bathrooms might be cleaner.

The decline in FCS classes is largely attributed to the decline in FCS teacher preparation programs as schools become more focused on core subject areas and testing, according to the Pittsburgh State University study.

If young adults are going to become active members of society, they need to be taught the skills to succeed in and out of the classroom.

Middle and high schools need put more focus on FCS classes in addition to core subjects, so society can be filled with esteemed biologists and historians who can sew on a button, as well as make advancements in their field.

WOULD YOU TAKE A FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE CLASS?

"The class would make the transition to adulthood much more comfortable." ­­— Shelby Low, freshman

"It's important to know how to do finances and how to fix problems yourself." ­ ­— Bella Wasserman, sophomore

"We usually need to figure out how to be independent alone. It would be nice to have a class to learn." ­­— Harriet Ritchie , junior

Being a senior is the perfect time to learn everything that will help prepare myself before I go off on my own.­ ­ — Cat Tseyref, senior

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Unboxing the problem

very time FedEx delivers a package, I feel the same emotions of pure joy and surprise that I have when opening a present on Christmas — even though I tracked the delivery in the days leading up to its arrival.

As an avid online-shopper, my purchases are varied, but my go-to online store has to be Amazon. Amazon leads the world in internet revenue as it carries everything from designer clothes to electronics and fresh produce, and prides itself on its “fast, free, and convenient” Prime system to get customers millions of products with twoday, one-day and even same-day delivery.

Amazon has changed my family’s shopping habits. We now opt to order things like toothpaste and toilet paper using our Prime membership rather than walk four blocks to Walgreens.

Almost all U.S. adult consumers have made purchases through large-scale sites like Amazon, with 96 percent of U.S. buyers considering expedited shipping while shopping, according to a 2017 United Parcel Service study.

Despite the $12.99 monthly fee or the $99 yearly rate, most of Amazon Prime members are highly satisfied with the expedited delivery service, but online shoppers are paying a larger price than they realize for instant product delivery.

The environmental cost of two-day shipping is far from free. Rapid shipment means companies focus on getting packages out fast, not consolidating them. Orders are often divided into extra boxes, requiring more vehicles to be on the road

in order to make the promised arrival dates.

The increased number of cardboard boxes generated from split online shopping shipments has forced more than 70 percent of San Francisco’s single-family homes to upgrade to large recycling bins, according to Recology San Francisco.

The problem goes deeper since emissions are produced from package deliveries both on the road and in the sky, as trucks produce about 20 pounds of carbon dioxide per gallon of fuel burned and planes release nearly 200 pounds of carbon dioxide an hour.

Next-day deliveries of face lotion and textbooks are convenient, and consumers are also drawn to the easy, quick policies online stores have for returns and exchanges such as Zappos’s, a shoe and clothing distributor, that accepts returns free of charge up to 365 days after purchase.

The simplicity of returning products to Amazon and niche stores like Zappos increase the time products spend traveling and thus, increases atmospheric pollution.

I do not plan on stopping online shopping anytime soon, but I will think twice before clicking the quickest delivery option — or deciding if I need to purchase an item online at all.

As our environment changes, we need to be more attentive of how consumer habits affect the natural world. Rather than mindlessly order things as they come to mind, I will now make the distinction between what I “want” to order online from what I “need” to order.

CITY LIFE Victorian fair brings Christmas past to present day

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FESTIVITIES Sophomore Halsey Williamson looks into a bookshop window at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair. The fair has dozens of antique and gift shops to visit.

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replica of Victorian-era London comes to life with carolers, roasted chestnuts, and theatrical costumes in an experimental world that allows visitors to dress up, play along, or come in everyday 21st-century dress.

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is filling the Cow Palace exhibition space in an annual Bay Area tradition.

“It was a really immersive experience,” sophomore Halsey Williamson, who visited the fair, said. “The hundreds of people in costume who played these characters made the day 10 times more enjoyable.”

The holiday tradition dating back to the 1970s allows visitors to explore 19th-century London while eating traditional food, shopping and seeing live reenactments of Charles Dickens’ greatest literary works, such as “A Christmas Carol.”

“I learned that sometimes it's good to do something for the sake of fun,” junior Ella Beard

said. “It was amazing how many people were using British accents.”

The hundreds of people in costume who played these characters made the day 10 times more enjoyable.

— Halsey Williamson

Visitors can send telegrams, feast at one of the restaurants on Pickwick Place, take dance lessons at Fezziwig’s Dance Party, and watch musical performances at Victoria & Albert’s Music Hall.

Sophomore English teacher Rachael Denny says she encour-

ages her students to visit the fair since her classes will read Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.”

“The Dickens Fair gives you the best understanding of the time period in which Charles Dickens was writing,” Denny said. “To have a moment to experience life as he experienced allows you to better understand the authors’ writing.”

“I felt like I had been transported back to London,” Beard said about her visit last year.

“There are so many activities and costumes that people put so much effort into. That made the experience really magical.”

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is open every weekend at the Cow Palace through Dec. 23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door, $30 for adults and $18 for children under age 12.

“I would definitely go back next year,” Williamson said.

“There was so much to do, and I feel like I barely scratched the surface in the three hours I was there.”

Hummus among us

Israeli restaurant serves up an array of chickpea dishes

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ith Israeli cuisine lacking in the Bay Area, a new restaurant brings a spot for traditional, yet modern Israeli food in a hummus-centric environment.

Oren’s Hummus is true to its name, focusing on an array of hummus, a Middle Eastern dip made of chickpeas with spices including cumin and Sumac.

With the slogan “rip, scoop, eat,” for eating pita with hummus, Oren’s shows its focus on hummus dishes and its casual environment.

The Hummus Classic ($8.95) holds a perfect consistency and can be spooned in a warm pita, while the Jaffa Style Hummus ($10) — slightly thicker and topped with more garlic and pine nuts — brings a different texture to a classic hummus.

The Hummus Lamb ($16) is a more substantial meal, topped with braised lamb that melts in the mouth and leaves diners wanting more.

Oren’s offers sit-down, takeout and grab-and-go dining options, making it an ideal place for busy workers and curious foodies alike.

For those looking for a simple, light order, the Yogurt and Muesli ($9) is absolutely divine, as it refreshes a diner’s palette.

The vanilla flavored Israeli yogurt paired with the mix-ins of granola and chopped apples comes together to create a healthy, simple dish.

The Traditional Shakshuka ($13.50) offers another minimalistic and flavorful dish, with a roasted tomato base and topped with two poached eggs.

A larger and shareable dish is the Rice Bowl ($14.95) that comes with the option of a chicken or beef kebab and is served on top of a tumericspiced basmati rice base with tomatoes, garlic, onions, mint and

parsley. The rice enhances the flavor of the meat kebab, c r e ating a dish boosting with flavor and spices.

Another favorite is the Bourekas, flaky savory pastries that are traditionally filled with potatoes, cheese or meat. Oren’s bourekas are filled with either mushroom, potato or cheese ($1.95 each) and can add a light supplement to any meal.

There are a few speciality simple dessert options at Oren’s, but the house-made baklava ($2.25) is the best way to end a meal. The multiple layers of crispy phyllo dough, crunchy pistachios, and honey come together to create a delicious flaky, gooey bite.

With four locations in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Cupertino, Oren’s offers delicious Israeli food on the peninsula.

Oren’s Hummus is open from Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The 3rd and Mission streets location offers a convenient spot for Westfield Mall shoppers.

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irst created in the 1910s, faux fur jackets serve as an alternative to real animal fur and have become more realistic and more abstract as the soft outerwear takes on new shapes and colors.

The fuzzy jackets became even more popular in San Francisco to keep warm as the weather gets colder. Faux

fur coats are comfortable and come in endless lengths and fits, making them pieces all can enjoy.

Many of the new styles of fuzzy jackets do not aim to be a realistic replica of a fur coat, rather a simply comfortable layer that can be dressed up for a big night out or used at home to stay warm this winter.

— Olivia Rounsaville

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YUMMY HUMMY Oren's Hummus offers over 10 hummus options to split at the table including eggplant, mushrooms, chicken liver, and cauliflower. The first location was opened in 2011 in Mountain View, and the San Francisco location was opened in July 2018 in the financial district.

Just ‘fur’ fun

Keep warm in fuzzy jackets

Urban Outfitters $79 Camilla Teddy Coat

Nordstrom $76 Soho Faux Shearling Jacket

Amazon $28.99 The Black Fuzzy Jacket