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Trump supporters rejoice at victory By Pau Gutierrez Staff Writer
Although most students at CVHS are disappointed with the recent election results, some are actually pleased, if still surprised, about the outcome of the presidential race. As Hillary Clinton said, echoing the wise words of Michelle Obama, “When they go low, we go high.” Based on this belief, instead of judging and letting our different political views divide us, The Olympian talked to students who supported President-elect Donald Trump, asking why they thought he was the best candidate. “There’s a lot of things I like about him. I like his immigration policies, how he wants to stop so many illegal immigrants from coming over,” said junior Crusificio Reid. “What I like about him is that he’s honest, even though he says some nonsense things and he might be racist and sexist sometimes. He’s honest, so I’d rather have somebody like him than someone who has lied in the past,” said senior Spencer Vanderpan. Concerning the recent antiTrump protests on campus, junior Zach Ghereben said, “It was kind of pointless. They took people out of class and interrupted others; I was taking a test and I couldn't concentrate because I had to worry about what people were going to say
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Barking narc sniffs for drugs but comes up empty pawed By Jessica Mi Editor-in-Chief
A giant bouncing ball of yellow fur and energy: drug-sniffing golden retriever Sandy and her handler Debra DeShaun paid a visit to CVHS on Dec. 5. CVHS admin brings drugsniffing dogs onto campus about 3 times a year. The visits are always scheduled for random times and locations, with the goal of deterring students from bringing illegal substances to school. The dogs sniff lockers, backpacks, and cars, but not students. “They could show up any day, so don’t bring it,” warned Assistant Principal Marisol Arkin.
During their visit, Sandy and DeShaun visited the girls locker room, photography room, 200 hall bathrooms, and the parking lots. They did not find any substances. “Every time we’ve had the drug dogs we have not been able to find any drugs,” Arkin said. This is a remarkable statistic considering the effectiveness of the searches. “If there’s odor [from a substance] coming out, the dog is going to smell it 100 percent,” said DeShaun. Since the dogs haven’t been able to detect anything recently, this could mean that CVHS has been a substance-free campus. “I’m impressed that students are not bringing it to school,”
Jacob Schoenfeld / News Editor
Senior Paolo Pimentel celebrates Trump’s victory. to my brother because of what his beliefs are. So it affected me in a negative way. I understand people have to express [themselves] but it doesn't mean that you have to go and ruin other people’s education. We’re gonna have to accept the result right now even though your candidate didn’t win.” It is important to emphasize that every point of view is re-
spected and valued at CVHS, and for that reason we thank our classmates for sharing their thoughts with us. We would like to encourage you to accept other people's points of view and to “make America great again” by proving to people that the beauty of this country is in its diversity and how we support each other, no matter our differences.
Congressman applauds CVHS walkout By Brittany Bracy Video Editor
Congressman Eric Swalwell visited CVHS for a town hall meeting about the election results on Dec. 3. Below are his remarks from an Olympian interview. Q: In light of the election results, what do you think is important for everyone to keep in mind in regards to what Donald Trump can and cannot do? A: We are not powerless. This is the story of American progress. I’m a football fan and so I look at it like a football game. Right now we've gone a few yards back, we've got to get back on the field and defend what we care about and for me that means defending the Affordable Care Act, actions
Jessica Mi / Editor-in-Chief
Sandy the drug sniffing-dog enjoyed her visit to CVHS but found no drugs.
Mara Moysen/ Staff Writer
Senior Brittany Bracy interviews Congressman Eric Swalwell. on climate change, and the Wall Street reforms. Q: What are you going to do to protect the undocumented
immigrants who have been in the U.S. their entire lives? A: We’re a country of immi-
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The dogs and handlers are from a company called Interquest Detection Canines, and are trained to detect illegal drugs, gunpowder, and medication. Although police dogs are usually German shepherds, Deshaun said it takes about six weeks to train the dogs, and that any dog can be trained to sniff drugs as long as they are “ball crazy.” “It’s a game of hide and seek,” said DeShaun. “They’re looking for a toy that smells like the drug.”
said Arkin. “We just want to make sure for everybody that it’s clean and safe here.” Although the title of “drugsniffing dog” may sound intimidating, Sandy has the opposite effect on students. Her ecstatic energy brought a positive atmosphere to the campus. After all, who doesn’t love to see a happy dog wagging its tail? DeShaun has been training dogs for 21 years. “They just still absolutely amaze me,” she said.