Dec 17, 2004

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2004

Volume 48, Issue 4

Campus patroller fired after socializing with girls

Thieves burgle from portables

By Analisa Harangozo Business Manager

By Krissy Bussell Staff Writer

CVHS fired campus patroller Daniel Correia on Nov. 24 for walking a female student to his house, Correia said.

Correia, 23, started working at CVHS as a campus patroller on Nov. 3.

“A girl had gotten out of class because she was frustrated and wanted to share/vent her social issues and I was the uninvolved third party,” said Correia.

“I had forgotten the multi-way radio at my house, minutes away,” he said. “I, not concerned about doing anything wrong, invited her to go with me. She told me she wrote it in her journal and her mom read it. Her mother wrote a somewhat nasty letter to (Principal Debbie) Coco and that was it.”

CVHS administrators do not comment on personnel issues, and The Olympian was not able to reach the girl who walked with Correia.

Ariana Neves, a freshman, met Correia before he started working at CVHS. “I was walking back from this kid's house and he walked me home,” said Neves. “When he starting working here he asked if I was Ariana and he asked me to go ice skating. Then when I broke up with my boyfriend he asked me out. I was creeped out.

“He took people over to his house to smoke and he’s offered me cigarettes numerous amounts of time. He also told us how to break into the movies and how to choke your girlfriend,” Neves said. “He was pretty cool besides the fact that he asked me out.”

Student Ashlee Hoos also spoke about Correia’s contact with students.

“Daniel said my jeans were kind of tight but they looked nice and he said I have nice hair. He also told me what type of soap to buy to wash my body with,” stated Hoos.

“I thought he was cool, he was nice and everything. The only thing that freaked me out was when he talked about my clothes.”

Correia doesn’t think he did anything wrong.

“I think it’s wrong for young adults to pressure kids in any way but positive. Quite frankly the world needs to relax a little,” said Correia. “So many decent people are getting scowls and cold stares for being strange, not evil. I don’t

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Castro Valley, CA 94546

Alexia Laines / Staff Writer

Sophomores Richard Holland and Natasha Signorelli dance and enjoy the formal festivities of Winter Ball.

Underground paper Masada returns

By Amanda Gelender Staff Writer

Critiques on Christmas in the media, Homecoming week and The Olympian are just some of the articles published in the Nov. 18 issue of Masada, the underground newspaper formerly operated by Jake Gelender and currently run by freshman Erik Hughes. “[Masada] serves as an alternative newspaper, a place where people can voice their opinions without the bias taken out,” said Hughes. “If it’s just one stream of information, you can’t really get a second opinion or have any different thoughts. Like the media; if there’s only one opinion, and no one else says anything about it, then you’re kind of stuck with having to believe it.”

Hughes wrote the entire November issue that also included a brief history on Masada and “Strange but True” facts.

Gelender, the paper’s founder, graduated from CVHS in 2003 and attends the University of California, Berkeley.

“Masada made high school at least 100 times more fun and it made me at least 1 million times more popular,” said Gelender, who edited Masada his sophomore, junior and senior years at CVHS. “I’m sure Masada will stir up some controversy just because of the free speech, but there’s a whole new administration that I never had

to deal with,” said Gelender.

Hughes is not very concerned about the administration’s involvement with Masada.

“I expect there will be some [negative feedback], but Debbie Coco, the principal, supported me with it so I don’t think she’ll be really bummed about it,” said Hughes. “But the administration can’t really do anything as long as I don’t do anything illegal when I print it, so they can’t really touch me on it.”

Senior Lizzy Dostal read Gelender’s Masada and Hughes’ Masada and was available for comment on the underground paper.

“I really think Masada is off to a great start this year and I’m psyched that Erik started it up again. He obviously has a lot to say and it’s great that he has a way of getting it all out there,” said Dostal.

“I just can’t really see him totally following in Jake’s footsteps though I don’t think anyone can replace Jake. I really think that Erik should just continue doing his own thing and not really concentrate on trying to make Masada as it was when Jake ran it,” said Dostal. “I really like that it differs from The Olympian. It gives the population at CVHS something new and unedited.”

Hughes intends to publish

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Burglars stole five computers, a stereo system, a DVD player and other items collectively valued at more than $20,000 in four breakins during the last six weeks.

The chain of thefts started with the burglary of a laptop in Barbara Klews’ room on Halloween weekend.

Clare LePell’s room was the next to follow.

The police believe the thieves entered though the windows, which they unscrewed.

“The fact that so many things were disturbed, so many cabinets opened, filing cabinets looked though inferred they were here for awhile,” said LePell, who assumed that there was more than one thief.

The burglary in Lepell’s room occurred on the weekend of Nov. 20 and 21.

The thieves stole her laptop, printer and personal calculator.

The thieves seemed to be looking specifically for a key that led to the Interact club’s cashbox kept in the back storage room of LePell’s classroom.

The burglars extracted the door from its hinges and attempted to break open the locked filing cabinet.

Luckily, LePell had the key in her possession.

The police collected potential evidence such as a used glove and footprints left by the thieves, LePell said.

“I don’t like the sense of not being able to trust my students,” LePell said, assuming that the thieves are students who overheard the location of the money.

CVHS uses an alarm system called Sonitrol which sensors room entry and sound.

The thieves quietly entered each room through the windows, which did not activate the alarm, school officials believe.

Sometimes teachers forget to turn the alarms back on after they’re done using their classrooms, which are then open to all intruders, according to Assistant Principal Mark Autrey.

Autrey sent out a letter to all staff members as a reminder to rearm the alarms after leaving their rooms on weekends.

“The more people are proactive about it, the less it will occur,” Autrey said.

The next weekend, two more burglaries occurred in Diane Baldwin’s and Norma Severson’s classrooms.

“At first, it wasn’t a surprise to me because everyone has the key to get into that room,” Baldwin said.

After walking into her room Monday, Nov. 29, Baldwin noticed the absence of her computers and DVD player.

Immediately, she rushed to Autrey to report the burglary.

“When I walked in, I was absolutely shocked that this has happened to me. I felt so violated,” Baldwin said.

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Teachers demand 4.5 percent raise

By Trini McGeogh Staff Writer

Hundreds of members from the Castro Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) are demanding a 4.5 percent raise.

The district offered a 2.41 percent raise and a one-time bonus of 2.09 percent.

Without a raise, beginning teachers start at about $36,000 per year.

A teacher with 27 years of experience with higher credentials can make up to $72,000 a year.

Many teachers feel that their current salary is not enough. At a school board meeting held Nov.17, the members of the CVTA spoke up.

“We tried to give the board an idea of who we are as people, what our lives are like, and where we were with our finances,” said English teacher Eric Unti.

Because of the recent California

budget crisis, the district believes that it cannot promise the full increase in payment because it does not have the ongoing money to fund the full 4.5 percent increase that the teachers requested.

“Nothing has been given yet,” said Jo Loss, president of the school board.

“We don’t feel that it’s responsible to say that we can give the full increase, because that’s not ongoing. There are 16 school districts in Alameda County. Seven of them are in trouble, and we don’t want to join them.”

If the district did give the full increase in the future, it might have to cut some school programs, Loss said.

There are still negotiations going on between the CVTA and the school board.

“I can see both sides of the issue,” said senior Beatriz Castillo, ASB school board representative.

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OPINION

Friday, December 17, 2004

Dear scumbags...

An open letter to the burglars from The Olympian

Rock the casbah

By Rada Feldman

Editorial:

Editor-in-Chief

Everyone must make a living. However, wouldn’t you agree that stealing necessary equipment and messing up the classrooms of innocent, already low-funded and barely surviving schools is crossing the line a bit?

Within the past month, you have stolen five computers, a stereo system, and DVD player, together worth at least $20,000, in four separate burglaries.

Exactly what would provoke you to steal from schools that are desperately clinging on to what little they have in order to offer a decent educational environment for their students?

Schools are the ones facing

I wish...

the harsh reality of the budget cuts plaguing our good old state of California the hardest. Where precisely is your decency?

Only horrific criminals would rob schools that simply want to cultivate a

well-versed, educated generation. What kind of low lifes go around from school to school, stripping them of anything worthy, leaving the rooms in complete shambles without disclosing who they are? Seriously, if you are so

hardcore, why don’t you just reveal yourself? We’re sure you’ll get a big pat on the back for robbing defenseless schools.

dents and their families.

UC undergraduates will be facing an 8 percent fee hike, and CSU undergraduates will be looking at a 14 percent fee hike, which is also the third hike in three years.

By increasing fees, poorer students and their families will be hit disproportionately

in regard to their capacity to pay, as opposed to richer students. But who cares about the poor? They’re not really people, are they?

Perhaps a fairer way to do this would be to do the unthinkable and… raise taxes?

Oh no! State income taxes are small in comparison to

the far larger federal taxes, and a small increase would be more than sufficient.

We at the Olympian feel that shafting the future of our country to cut costs would be a far more grievous mistake than imposing a slightly larger progressive tax burden on the populace.

Sincerely, The Olympian Staff

Don't be hatin' on higher education Editorial:

The recent fee hike for Universities of California and California State Universities is just another instance of the boot of state deficit coming down squarely on the necks of prospective college stu-

LETTERS

To the Editor

The Olympian is a publication of the Journalism Class, Castro Valley High School, 19400 Santa Maria Ave., Castro Valley, CA 94546.

Editor-In-Chief............................................................Rada Feldman City Editors........................................................................Erin Gaab Athena Gianopoulos Ben Topkins News Editor..........................................................Yelena Teplitskaya Opinion Editor.........................................................Randy Eisenberg Feature Editor.............................................Marie Antoniette Manuel Sports Editor.................................................Kawaianiani Malandish Copy Editors.............................................................Samantha Basto Divya Gopakumar Photo Editor.......................................................................Sean Ryan Systems Manager..............................................................Fabian Ma Business Managers................................................Moryah Schindler Analisa Harangozo Staff Writers: Krissy Bussell, Amanda Gelender, Quincy Hilburn, Alexia Laines, Kara Lawrence, Eric Lee, Melissa Love, Trini McGeogh, Katie Parr, Haseeb Sadat, Stephanie Spitzer, Arianna Spratley, Flora Tsang, Brett Volz, Denise Wong Advisor........................................................................Matt Johanson

Copyright 2004

Reader sees need for weed Dear Editor:

The article recently published, “There is No Need for Weed,” was an opinionated, uneducated viewpoint of marijuana.

First of all, no one goes home to smoke a pound of marijuana.

It is physically impossible, and if anyone owned a pound of weed, I doubt they would leave home in the first place. Most people who smoke weed rarely smoke more than 1/8 of an ounce at once. The known health hazards weed causes are because of the actual smoke, not marijuana. Eating marijuana will not likely harm you. In fact, occasional to moderate use of marijuana, in any form, is not ordinarily harmful to ones’ health, even if used over a long period of time.

I do not think marijuana should be made legal, because it should

not fall into the wrong hands (such as young children or our government), but the decriminalization of it would decrease the population of state and federal prisons drastically, and improve the lives of many.

Medicinal marijuana helps those with problems from insomnia to back pain or cancer. Are these pain sufferers wrong to smoke? Am I wrong to smoke? Or is there really a clear reason to smoke weed?

Sarah DeWitt

Actual non-dissenting response to Volz opinion

Dear Editor:

I would like to address Brett Volz’s article, “Unionize for Racism.” Brett asks, “Why are Caucasians not allowed to have a student union?” I personally am not sure if Caucasians are not allowed to

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If you could make one change in the world, any change at all, no matter how big or how small, what would it be, and why? There are so many changes that are needed in this crazy, mixed up world of ours that it is impossible to pinpoint one thing that needs to be altered the most. We desperately need to change things on a national, international and even personal level.

Our country is falling to shambles as a number of individuals in high political places resign, including our secretary of state and attorney general, leaving us to be governed by the illiterate George W. Bush, practically dead Dick Cheney and sheep-like Condoleezza Rice. What’s happening to this nation of ours? Should we wish for better leaders? Or should we wish for a stop to this futile, hopeless war on terrorism, which is really just a war on the innocent people of Iraq, that we’re fighting?

Should we hope that one day the leaders of this country of ours would realize that everyone deserves equal rights no matter what gender, race or sexual orientation they are?

Then there’s the bleak and horrific state of our world. With a genocide in Sudan, the never ending drama between Israel and Palestine, and the insane election crisis in Ukraine, where should we divert our attention? Then of course, there’re always the countless number of starving people in both developed and undeveloped countries who urgently need any kind of assistance, even if it’s a simple wish. There are people getting raped, murdered and exploited every single day in the world. Which single event should our wish go to?

There are so many flaws scarring the world that we live in today.

These flaws even reside within our very own school as our halls reek with homophobia, sexism and racism. Students are constantly judging and basing their hatred upon others merely on superficial standards. Whether it’s brusquely dubbing another girl a slut simply because of her choice of attire or carving a swastika into another student’s property, our school, too, just like our country and the rest of the world, is quickly deteriorating and falling apart. No wonder our world, our nation and our community is so full of hatred, pain and corruptness. Everything starts small and grows bigger. If we, the future generation, cannot even exercise equality and justice within our own school, how can we expect the world that we live in to? Perhaps a good start to eradicating all of this turmoil within our nation and world would be right here at our very own school.

OPINION

Friday, December 17, 2004

Sadies: an ugly sexist tradition

By Athena Gianopoulos City Editor

At first glance, the traditional Sadie Hawkins dance may not seem all that offensive, but maybe that’s because no one actually considers the undertones of the name of a dance.

Besides the fact that Sadie Hawkins is sexist and heterosexist, which I’ll get more into later, I think if people actually knew the roots of this dance they might be as disgusted as I am now.

In 1937, Sadie Hawkins, a cartoon character created by Al Capp, was considered the ugliest woman in her community and no man would court her. Her father, scared that she would never be wed (Heaven forbid), created a competition where every single man would run from Sadie and the first one she caught would have to unwillingly marry her. Of course, with being so ugly, all the men ran away and the one guy she managed to catch was forced to marry the hideous Sadie Hawkins.

This Sadie Hawkins idea soon became an annual event cherished by single women and dreaded by unfortunate male bachelors. If you’re anyone who believes in decency reading this, and especially if you’re female, I hope you’re overcome with overwhelming disgust and are insulted beyond belief. What are we doing in 2004 with 1937 ideology?

This dance signifies the false weakness of women in our society, when in reality women are just as capable of anything and everything men are. You might at first think that of course CVHS doesn’t intend for the Sadie Hawkins dance to be sexist, but the history behind the title and the message it sends out cannot be avoided— or ignored.

The Sadie Hawkins dance is famously a time when girls can ask guys to a dance, implying that all other dances is a time when guys should ask girls. A common counterargument that I hear is,

LETTERS

To the Editor

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have a student union, but even if they were, I am sure it would still be considered racist by many.

I personally wonder why.

Would people consider it racist if Native Americans attempted to start a student union? Of course not. So why are caucasians considered “racist” for attempting to start their own student union?

Basically, caucasians are being considered racist for merely trying to exercise the same rights that all minority students have. As for the

“But Sadie Hawkins is the only chance I have to ask a guy to a dance.” Hi, it’s 2004, do whatever you want. I’m sorry you feel that you do not have the courage to ask a guy to a dance other than to Sadies, but maybe that’s exactly why the tradition and title needs to be changed.

In addition to Sadie’s being sexist, the dance is also heterosexist because it assumes that all students are heterosexual since the tradition calls for a girl to ask a guy. Now, we all know that a homosexual couple could not be excluded from the dance, but how included would they feel if the whole tradition is for heterosexual couples?

We also all know that many students choose to attend Sadie’s in a group of friends just because it’s fun to dress up and take pictures.

If this is the case, then there should be no problem changing the title of the dance because it would still be themed with pictures and all that jazz. The only thing that I’m proposing to change is the title which connotes underlying messages of sexism and heterosexism.

“It’s a tradition. We have to keep it,” many students claim. Well, 70 years ago it was unheard of to marry outside your ethnic group, homosexuality was considered a disorder, and a woman’s place was in the kitchen. Just because it is a tradition doesn’t mean we should keep it. Change is the very reason I stand tall, able to voice my individual opinion without being stoned.

No one planning the Sadie Hawkins dance intended for it to be offensive. I’m sure a lot of students were unaware of its insulting history when they started promoting it. But the title carries more weight than first assumed. So even if the inequality this dance promotes isn’t obvious to you, or you feel unaffected by it because you are straight, please realize that we are reinforcing stereotypes by upholding such an offensive and disgusting tradition on our home turf. concern that a caucasian student union would become a breeding group for white supremacy groups, there is about as much of a chance of that happening as the ASU or BSU becoming a racial supremacy group. It is highly unlikely that this would ever happen.

If we want a less racially divided school, then we need to give all races, and not just minorities, the same rights. Caucasians should have the same right as Asians or African Americans to have a student union in which to learn about their culture.

Katie Bedard

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Go for chicken, not breasts

By Krissy Bussell Staff Writer

Call me stupid, but I honestly don’t think Hooter girls are just sex objects for guys to drool over.

Just the other day, I made a trip to Hooters in Dublin with my friends and I found it isn’t as bad as some people make it to be.

I’ll admit, their shorts are pretty short, but they are wearing tights underneath. And yes, at times the shirts can be revealing, but it is up to the girl on how low she wears that shirt.

I can honestly say that some girls wear more revealing clothes at CVHS than the Hooter girls do.

When I was sitting in my seat observing my surroundings, I noticed that not all the girls had their boobs hanging out. Some girls had sweatshirts on and some girls didn’t even have cleavage.

Also, not all the people being served were guys. There were actually a lot of couples there and even a lot of girls just hanging out with their friends.

They knew that some girls and guys would look down upon them and say they’re loose, but they also knew they would have some support, and not just from their bra.

So next time you want some good chicken wings or a nice waitress, go to Hooters and realize it’s not that bad.

Okay, I just have to say it: their chicken wings are good. I’ve heard people say that everyone just goes there for the girls and not the food, but not me. Each time I have been there I’ve eaten their chicken wings and other food which are both not bad at all.

Hooters also has good service. It isn’t just a bunch of bimbos walking around with their boobs hanging out; it is a nice bunch of girls just trying to make some money.

Hooters has never given me anything to complain about.

The waitresses are all very nice and my food has come fast each time that I have been there.

Last, people look at Hooter girls like they are the victims, but HELLO, did they not apply for the job? When they wrote their name down on that paper they knew exactly how they were going to be looked at and judged, but they continued on.

and everything else is just heavyduty parts. Why can’t they just buy a truck? It would save them a lot more money.

Plus, who needs a Hummer when all they’re going to do is commute and pick up the kiddies in it? I highly doubt that that person is ever really going to use it to its full potential.

If you look at the price of a Hummer and a regular car I think that a sane person would buy the regular car. The average price of a Hummer is $57,074 and the price of a Ford car is $24,190. Now, which one would you buy if you were only going from home to work and back again? It’s only logic to pick the cheaper of the two.

Yes, some people think that the H2 Hummer is a status symbol.

They think that if they own Hum-

mers that they look like they have more money than other people or that they’re “PIMP’N.” There are a few exceptions, some people really do live up in the mountains and need to have all the heavy-duty accessories and they do use the Hummer to its full extent. But even then you could use an SUV! I highly doubt that a person who lives in the city will use the Hummer to its full potential, or anywhere!

Maybe people should rethink their car options and pick a more environmentally friendly and time efficient car, or oh my God, how about walking or taking the bus.

But you know it would take effort to walk down the street and get into a seat that someone’s germs have touched. EEWW!

“Some girls at CVHS

wear more revealing clothes than the Hooters girls do.

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Hummers only harm

By Quincy Hilburn Staff Writer

I was sitting in my mom’s car while she was getting gas and an H2 Hummer pulled up beside us.

I was wondering how much gas it would take to fill that thing up, so I watched and I was shocked to see that it took as much gas to fill that thing up as it took to fill up two of my mom’s car.

I just sat and thought about how much money that person spends on gas alone, every week, then I thought of how much gas cost and I almost fell out of my seat, but the seatbelt kept me in place.

I just don’t know who in their right mind would want to buy a Hummer. I mean, all there is to them is a 350 Chevy V8 engine,

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FEATURE

Friday, December 17, 2004

“Seussical” deemed “Seuss-tacular”

No fishy smell here

wiggling, dancing, colorful fingers in the dark background which seems confusing, but the talented Hunches pulled it all together making it a clever, entertaining scene.

A job well done to the cast mem-

bers who performed as Hunches.

David Judson, director of “Seussical,” along with the help of a talented artistic staff put the musical together quite cleverly.

The Cat in the Hat, played by

Lauren Santos, entertained the audience with her lively performance as the mischievous, comedic cat and stole the show through audience interaction in the beginning of Act 2 and audience involvement

during the bidding of Horton the Elephant, played by Robert Pagan.

Gertrude McFuzz, played by Amanda Gelender, had a huge impact in the audience as well, with her dramatic gestures and humorous acts.

When looking through the audience, I saw nothing but smiles when she appeared on stage. The audience applauded the soulful sounds of the Sour Kangaroo, played by Kellean Beyelia, in all her scenes throughout the musical.

The Mayor and his wife, played by Dean Bacho and Andrea Blunt respectively, performed well-timed, synchronized lines which left an impression.

The accessory percussions played excellently in the musical. They added animated, enjoyable sounds which made the musical even more Seuss-like.

I believe that everyone who’s ever picked up a Dr. Suess classic and longs to revisit their past memories of the wonderful world of Seuss, will truly take pleasure in experiencing Seussical.

Overall, the Seuss-tacular Seussical deserved the standing ovation it received that night.

as I should have,” said Tam. Classes are extremely varied and must be carefully chosen. Some fo-

problems. Perhaps the format of the class is more important though. Consider the number of students, topics discussed, prominence of the program as well as the experience of the instructors.

CVHS students may consider taking courses in the Bay Area.

For the busy students, there is a SAT summer camp with Education Limited that is about $2,500.

“The classes are specified to fit students’ needs. Our courses, which take place over a range of two to three months, almost always guarantee an increase in SAT scores,” said Judy Hendrix, a representative from Kaplan Test Centers.

Sadly, SAT classes are not

low-priced. Ranging from $50 for specified classes to $2,000 for classes that cover almost everything, it may be difficult to afford.

For hourly private tutoring, the cost ranges from $50 to $100/hr.

Even with high costs, CVHS students may consider taking courses in the Bay Area. For students serious about improving SAT scores, the SAT summer camp with Education Limited that is about $2,500 for an intense study. Online courses from Kaplan or Peterson’s may be the solution for busy students.

They range from $200 to $350.

For those on a tighter budget, CDROMS containing tips and practice problems may be the solution.

Junior Lily Huang took a course over the summer at a program called Brain Child that was $2,000. Hardcore as it was, she felt that the SAT class helped, and was worth it, but hard work, and a will to learn was necessary.

“Even though the program definitely helped, I thought it was too long – a shorter class would’ve been better,” said Huang. The brand new SAT that will begin in 2005 is another factor that students may consider. With a whole extra section of writing and another level of math, classes may be necessary.

“It gives me another year of experience to adjust to the new SAT format,” said Tam.

By Analisa Harangozo Business manager

After setting foot in the cafeteria to see Sunday’s matinee of “Seussical,” I noticed the mass of people compiled in the cafeteria.

The show had no more tickets to sell within min utes before it had started.

The bubble bath scene appealed to the audience as the most cleverly created.

The artistically constructed Suess-like bathtub and colorful fishes dancing all over the stage perfectly fit the scene and ended up being a major highlight. The bubbles in the background polished off the scene, making it admirable and a joy to watch.

The “Havin’ a Hunch” musical number with the glow-in-thedark colored gloves blew the audience away. Its creativeness left me in pure amazement.

The audience saw nothing but

Kara Lawrence / Staff Writer

Kellean Beyelia and Robert Pagan spark up the stage during Act 1 of “Seussical.”

SAT classes assist in brightening up students’ futures

By Flora Tsang Staff Writer

From PSAT tutoring sessions to SAT I classes, there are thousands of choices for the average high school student to make. There are the prestigious test prep centers – Kaplan and Princeton, and then there are the local, less known private programs. But how to choose?

First, figure out if you really need to take a class. Narrow down the sections that need to be improved.

Ask yourself, is my vocabulary weak or am I not proficient enough in math? Secondly, search around for a cheap, yet well known place.

Sophomore Jodi Tam attended a two-week workshop for SAT prep.

“The SAT classes definitely helped. I learned a lot of new vocabulary and test taking techniques but unfortunately, I didn't take advantage of them as much

“It gives me

another year of experience to adjust to the new SAT format.

JODI TAM Sophomore

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cus on either vocabulary or math, while others center on test taking tips and easy ways of answering

Senior Chris Palia prepares eagerly for the SAT.

Sean Ryan / Photo Editor

FEATURE

Friday, December 17, 2004

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Various holidays descend upon CVHS Students shoot racism on campus

By Alexia Laines Staff Writer

Winter marks the beginning of many holidays. Here at CVHS, many religions are clustered together, often bringing various new traditions and customs. The winter season gives students the opportunity of appreciating many new and interesting celebrations other than their own.

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is Ramadan. This month long period was specifically created for greater religious devotion for people of Islamic faith.

Muslims fast, give alms, worship and perform other customs written in the Five Pillars of Islam. This year, Ramadan occurred Oct. 15 to Nov.12. Throughout this month Muslims take the time for inner reflection, spiritual growth and becoming closer to God. Christmas is one of the more celebrated holidays around campus. “I love Christmas,” said sophomore Chelsea Moore. “The festive atmosphere makes this one of my favorite times of the year.”

Often Christmas’ true story is shadowed by holiday commercialism, and the story of Christ’s birth is often forgotten next to the overdose of presents. As soon as the Thanksgiving turkey is sealed in Tupperware, you’ll hear Christmas jingles on the radio.

Though Christmas’ true spirit tries to stay sparked, the holiday shopping often leaves people in a frenzy by Dec. 25, but everyone seems to realize one of the biggest meanings of Christmas: family.

For people of Jewish faith Hanukkah started on Dec. 8 this year.

Many find that Hanukkah is just an eight-day gift exchange, but often do not see the true spirit of this celebration. “I love Hanukkah,” said sophomore Alix Mimran.

“It’s really a time where my family becomes closer, especially when we light each candle every night.”

The Menorah (candleholder) contains eight candles symbolizing the eight-day miracle the Jewish people had after they gained their freedom from Egypt.

The miracle was that they had only enough oil for the lantern to be lit

for 24 hours, but they needed several days before they could make more. The light miraculously stayed lit all eight days, signifying the miracle of Hanukkah.

In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga created the cultural celebration known as Kwanzaa. In the African language Swahili, Kwanzaa means “First Fruit.” Similar to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa is celebrated through a period of seven days, each day a different colored candle is lit on the Kinera (candleholder) to represent one of the seven principles also known as “Nguzo Saba.”

Kwanzaa is a time for family unity and the celebrator’s remembrance of their African roots. Kwanzaa is a celebration in which families honor traditions and value self worth, rather than a holiday of extreme gift giving.

Around CVHS, many people join in the holiday cheer and often experience a new type of holiday.

The beauty of diversity only grows stronger through the ties of different celebrations and traditions during the holiday season, making CVHS have true holiday spirit.

and the yang.” The feminine yin and the masculine yang have different energy forms. “If you look at the female body vs. the male body, the male is more square and the female more curved,” said Anderson.

“Masculine energy contains more hard lines. Feminine is softer.”

Anderson pointed out an interesting energy pattern within CVHS. Most of the internal structures of the school are square shaped, and exude male energy. “Yin” energy exists on the external parts of the school, in such feminine components as trees, grass, flowers and hills. “The yang is supported and surrounded by the yin,” observed Anderson. “They balance.”

Anderson believes that CVHS is nicely balanced between masculine and feminine energy, though the school leans a little more towards masculine. “We could have

flowers, areas of grass…just more curves. The pillars help. There are not a lot of fiery colors here. The walls are beige, blue, which is very calming.” The idea of Feng Shui also extends to food. According to junior Quanina Quan, there are hot-air foods and cool-air foods. “Hot-air foods are mostly junk food, like pizza, fried foods, foods with too much oil and most of what they serve in the cafeteria.

Fruits and vegetables are cool-air foods.” Cool foods should balance hot foods. “The idea is that you’ll get sick if you eat too many hot-air foods,” said Quan.

Anderson has no qualms about the food at CVHS, but she does worry that the classrooms are unbalanced. She balances out her own classroom by adding posters of mountains and water, as well as soothing “yin” colors, like yellow.

CVHS gender energies balanced

By Katie Parr Staff Writer

As balance exists in nature, it exists here at CVHS. Mountains balance the sea, winter balances summer, and on campus male energy balances female energy in the form of buildings and trees.

This is one element of Feng Shui.

Feng Shui is a “system where you incorporate some science with religion, Buddhism and Daoism, into interior design, which allows for the happiest environment,” according to junior Frances Ahn. “The correct placement of objects can bring out optimal performance.”

“Feng Shui is about searching for flow between different elements,” added health teacher Sue Anderson. “It’s about seeing what you have in your environment that allows balance between the yin

Students take part in “Annie”

By Eric Lee

Staff Writer The Hayward Area Recreation District (HARD) recently held showings of the classical Broadway musical “Annie,” with an ensemble cast consisting of several CVHS students.

The play was at the Douglas Morrison Theatre, during the theater’s 25th anniversary season. Among the CVHS people who starred in the play production were sophomore Deanna Ott, senior Amanda Gelender, and Math teacher Martin Waldron. Several CVHS students operated backstage as the theater technical staff and stage crew, including junior Ben Topkins and sophomore Arabelle Britton.

The play ran for about a month, from Oct. 15 to Nov.14.

proved the film. Yoon and Milan also received help from senior Armando Hernandez.

Racism is the new hot topic at “After Coco made her speech, CVHS. Seniors Alex Milan and and after racist things happened Eugene Yoon have started to film to my friends it inspired me,” said a movie about racism on campus. Yoon. The film will be advertised Yoon and Milan started making on the daily bulletin, the day the film in November. Both Milan before it comes out, and the anand Yoon have interviewed classes nouncements. There is no schedule with a written survey about racism. of when the movie will come out.

“A lot E v e n of teachthough ers all Milan and said enYoon think couragracism is a ing and big issue helpful at CVHS words,” s o m e s a i d students Yo o n . m i g h t T h e agree with movie them or has not they might c o s t differ from anything their peryet they spective. believe “A lot of that later homophoon they bic people w i l l are callhave to ing others pay for fags,” said somej u n i o r thing. It Amelia is going Lindstrom. to be Kara Lawrence / Staff Writer “ H o m o about phobic e i g h t Alex Milan and Eugene Yoon begin to slurs are m i n - film racism in campus. a bigger utes long and will be shown on problem than racial slurs. I’ve a separate broadcast just like heard more homophobic slurs the CVHS broadcast channel. than racist remarks at CVHS.” “There are always problems Nonetheless, both Milan and with making a film,” said Milan. Yoon are excited about their film.

“Since it is about racism, it is 100 “We might enter our film times more intense,” said Yoon. into a film festival if it is A d m i n i s t r a t o r s h a v e a p - good enough,” said Milan.

By Kara Lawrence Staff Writer

ACS club makes strides to save lives

By Katie Parr Staff Writer

Few people can say they have helped saved a single life, but members of the CVHS American Cancer Society club have already made strides to save thousands.

The ACS club raised over $2,000 between last summer and late Oct.. All the money went to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a fundraising walk for the prevention of breast cancer that takes place all over the nation. MSABC is a division of the larger American Cancer Society, which strives to find the cure for cancer, while assisting those who have already been diagnosed.

“It’s really nice to know you’ve made a difference in someone’s life,” said junior and club vicepresident Eleanor O’Keefe.

“It’s exhilarating knowing you’re helping out people who are in very bad condition,” agreed senior Evan Ballar.

Before each round of fundraising, the ACS members met at a participant’s house. The students then split into small groups of two or three, and went door-

to-door asking for donations.

“We mostly covered the big communities, like Columbia, Palomares, and Five Canyons,” stated O’Keefe. “Some people even went to ask for contributions by themselves.”

After the fundraising ended, some ACS members went to San Francisco to participate in the MSABC walk around Golden Gate Park on Oct. 23. More than 15,000 people total attended the event, which raked in $1.4 million.

About 20 people from the CVHS ACS club marched the five miles in the rain, for the sake of present and future breast cancer victims, and to represent the school.

“It rained while we were walking, but we put our hearts into it and carried on,” said junior Jamie Tam, the ACS club president. “This walk was for the future generations of women whose lives we could change.”

The ACS club members’ initiative duly impressed their advisor Colleen Mullany. “They’re very goal oriented and driven,” praised Mullany. “Here we have a strong group of kids who really do want to make a difference.”

6Boys’ wrestling bulks Senior chops away competition

SPORTS

Friday, December 17, 2004

up for new season

By Marie Manuel Feature Editor

Winter season is fast approaching, bringing along the cold weather that forces people under their blankets.

But to keep warm, these boys would rather run long distances and bulk up their muscles through lifting weights. Using their strength and stamina, they prepare themselves as the wrestling season pummels its way through CVHS. Wrestling coach Josh Wheeler, places confidence upon this season’s wrestling team.

“I feel good [about this year’s team],” said Wheeler. “I think they’ll do well this year.”

The three Varsity captains of this year are juniors Malachi Mata and Shawn Schantin, and senior Haseeb Sadat. Agreeing with Wheeler, Schantin also deems this year’s team to be “pretty good.” He looks forward to the bright future looming ahead their wrestling team.

Compared to last year, Schantin believes this year’s group of

wrestlers is “older” and “more focused.” “[Our team] is definitely bigger than last year’s,” Schantin stated.

Even with a bigger team, Wheeler still spots good players amid the team.

“We have a group of talented student athletes; a lot of talented juniors,” said Wheeler.

Wheeler refrained from making any predictions as to the future of the wrestling team, but nonetheless he has a goal set for them.

“My goal is to send wrestlers to the state tournament in Bakersfield in March,” Wheeler stated.

In order to prepare the team for his goal of the state championship, the wrestlers undergo rigorous practices five days a week.

Along with five days of running and training, Wheeler stated that each wrestling match prior to the major tournaments (HAAL, North Coast Section, and State Championships) served also as a practice for them.

“Coach Josh has good techniques,” said Schantin.

By Divya Gopakumar Copy Editor

For most people, the only way they experience the fast-paced action of karate is by sitting on the couch and viewing the latest action flick, complete with stylized slow-motion.

H o w e v e r, s e n i o r S a m a r Shirmohamadi is not like most people.Beginning at the age of eight, Shirmohamadi has taken a part in this engaging sport for eight and a half years.

“I am currently a third-degree honors black belt,” said Shirmohamadi. “I just tested and earned this degree this past summer.”

Karate is well known to instill discipline and determination among those who practice it, as well as an assortment of other virtues.

“I have gained many valuable

things from being involved in karate,” she said. “I’ve learned about hard work, because good things don’t come easily and I’ve had to push myself physically and mentally to get a good result.

I’ve also gained more patience by acknowledging that working hard doesn’t automatically mean that I can achieve something right away.

Instead, it takes time.”

With all of the important values that karate has brought to Shirmohamadi, it isn’t hard to understand the challenge of narrowing the most entertaining parts of karate to just one.

“It’s really difficult to say what the most enjoyable aspect of karate is for me, because there are so many,” she said. “But I have to say that the part about this activity that I enjoy the most is teaching other students. It is very rewarding to watch students progress

and be a part of their martial arts experience.”

To add to the impressive list from her karate experience, Shirmohamadi had the opportunity to bear the title of “champion” a number of times throughout her many years of participation in karate. She also partook in a test to earn her third degree honors black belt.

“One of my memorable moments was my trip to the Philippines this last summer as part of a test. I learned a lot about the art itself and the strong bonds between the people in a martial arts community.”

Overall, karate has proven to be a beneficial experience and one that has made her stronger.

“Through hard work and patience, I’m always determined to get something done no matter how hard it may seem.”

their school.”

“Last year we were the 2004 state champion in California. We have seven returning state-placers, and a bunch of new girls that are really helpful. We’ll do well this season,” said Solis. “We also have a lofty goal to repeat our state championship this year. The girls are striving for the stars.”

“Overall, we’re a really good team, and the support we get from each other makes us all better,” said sophomore wrestler Dana Rogers.

Because wrestling is an individual sport, the individual players have their own goals. “I have a long list of goals this year,” said Dutchover. “I want to be in the top

third in state for my weight class, top third in NCS, and first at the Briones tournament.”

Rogers simply wants to get more wins than last year.

The team this year hopes to take the NCS title. Last year San Leandro beat CVHS by two points, according to Dutchover. San Leandro also had many more girls on their team.

“There is not much recognition for the wrestling team at the moment,” said Dutchover. “We only have about nine girls on the team,” she said. “But we’re growing.”

“More girls should join,” Rogers added. “Girls’ wrestling never gets enough attention, even though girls are just as good as guys.”

Girls’ wrestling prepares for season

By Stephanie Spitzer Staff Writer

The girls’ wrestling team prepares vigilantly for the season. The first match occurred Dec. 4.

“Last year was phenomenal. We were ranked as the first school in the state, and the second in NCS. We were a really strong team,” said sophomore wrestler Katrina Dutchover.

“The team concept is there in that everyone counts, but wrestling is really an individual sport,” said coach Steve Solis. “The whole team goes to the tournament, or ‘dual match’ if it’s against a single school, and the winning wrestler for each match garners points for

Girls’ basketball fourth at Amador Classic

By Kawaianiani Malandish Sports Editor

Eric Lee/ Staff Writer

Assistant Coach Jon Stevens surveys the team at the boys’ wrestling practice.

Girls’ soccer team predicted to be leader

By Haseeb Sadat Staff Writer

With 18 returning players and 11 seniors, the experienced Castro Valley girls’ soccer team is a favorite to defend the Hayward Area Athletic League title.

“This year our team looks very good,” said high-scoring forward senior Allie Sill. “Our top goal is to be back to back league champions.” Senior goalie Kelsey Haggerty agrees.

“Our main goal is to go undefeated in league and win the North Coast Section (NCS) title,” she said.

If the Trojans are looking to accomplish such feats they will need Sill and Haggerty to anchor the offense and defensive respectively.

Sill led the squad is scoring last year and Haggerty was the mainstay at the goalie position.

The Trojans, 2-1, are already off to a fast start, picking up two wins at the Amador Valley soccer tournament. As always, coach Paul McCallion holds high expectations for his soccer program considering they have back to back 20-win seasons. However, the failure of not winning the Division I NCS title still looms over the team.

The squad will need to perform with the same cohesion and strong defensive efforts displayed last year to put themselves in a winning position.

“Our team is like a big family,” said Sill. “We all get along very well and hang out outside of soccer too.”

The girls’ basketball team started its season this year with fourth place in the annual Amador Basketball Classic, which took place Dec. 1-4. Their first game in the tournament was against Amador, on their turf.

“I think we’re going to surprise people. I mean, Amador picked us to play against because they think they’re going to run right over us.

I think we’re going to win,” said Amanda Gaeta, a senior on the basketball team, before the game.

Amador tied the game with a buzzer-beating shot, but the Trojans won in overtime, 59-56.

The Trojans lost their second game to Washington, 54-50.

Their third game was against HAAL rival Moreau. Moreau captured the victory with a 60-45 score to take third place.

The 12 players on the Varsity team, which including six seniors, have been practicing hard under the watch of their new coach, Nancy Nibarger, since November.

The team is positive about how their season is going to turn out, saying they hope to make it to NCS. “I think we have a good shot,” Gaeta said. Their biggest rival, according to senior Rachel Quan, is Moreau.

Sean Ryan / Photo Editor

Senior Chris Scott plays basketall after school with his friends behind the gym.

SPORTS

Friday, December 17, 2004

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Girls’ Varsity cross country wins NCS

By Eric Lee amd Katie Parr

Staff Writers The CVHS girls’ Varsity cross country team ended its season on a high note by winning the North Coast Section Division 1 Meet of Champions, their first time ever winning.

Led by freshman Karlina Beringer, the team claimed a victory over Amador Valley, the school favored to win.

“It was not expected of us to finish higher than the top four,” admitted cross country coach Peter Brewer before the race. “It will require a great race from everyone involved.”

Later on, both boys’ and girls’ teams celebrated by pelting cross Brewer’s home and car with 430 rolls of toilet paper.

Beringer won fourth place overall in the meet with the running time of 19:02. Also following her were fellow freshmen Kaitlin Santistiban (19:40) in seventh place and Kwai Philpott (19:50) in eleventh place, and junior Amy Sweetman (20:02) in fifteenth place.

Rounding out the squad were junior Kaitlyn Banchero (20:30) in twenty-third place, sophomore Andrea Chow (20:48) in twentyseventh place, and sophomore Pauline Simmons (21:06) in thirty-eighth place.

The team finished second in the Hayward Area Athletic League rankings, only behind longtime nemesis Bishop O’Dowd.

The season started off on a rocky start when the team’s top runners were unable to race due to injuries.

Fortunately, the surprise of the season came in the arrival of freshman stars like Beringer, Santistiban and Philpott.

“The emergence of the freshmen girls changed the complex-

ion of the season,” Brewer recalls.

“They exceeded all of our expectations.”

The team also qualified to compete in the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno on Nov. 28. This was the team’s first appearance at the State Meet in ten years.

“This was a great, outstanding season,” said Brewer. “I have no idea what next season will be like, but based on what I see, I will build on that.”

For only the sixth time in CVHS history, the team qualified for the State Meet.The competitions’ depth and talent was overwhelming.

The girls were surprised to see their lead runner, Beringer, finish 82nd in the race. The Trojans placed 20th out of 23 teams in Division I. Their goal was to finish better on the Fresno course than previous CVHS teams.

However, the girls faced a major setback when Brewer pulled Karen Chan, the number two runner out at the last minute due to a nagging hip pain.

Pouring rain on Saturday contributed to already low morale, and by the time the CVHS girls ran in Division I, the course was slippery and full of puddles.

“The Division I race in California is the fastest race in the country,” Brewer said. “They did just fine. This is the first time they’ve competed against teams of this caliber.”

The girls had mixed feelings about their race. While Beringer maintained that they “did great,” Simmons, who replaced Chan, was unsatisfied with her own performance. “I ran slow. I could have gone a lot faster.”

“We’ll still have the whole team intact next year, when they’ll be ready mentally,” said Brewer.

Katie Parr / Staff Writer

The NCS girls cross country team smiles after winning the NCS match.

Boys’ cross country season ends

Boys’ cross country team placed third at NCS meet

By Krissy Bussell Staff Writer

The boys’ cross country team placed third at the HAAL Championship meet on Nov. 13. Since 1960, the boys have placed first 27 times, but the last three years haven’t been as successful.

Moreau Catholic placed first with 30 points, Bishop O’Dowd placed second with 54 points and Castro Valley placed third with 71 points at the HAAL Championship meet in Hayward. Senior Jordan

Bailey placed first for Castro Valley and seventh overall with a time of 16:43.

“I had a good race at HAAL and grabbed seventh,” said Bailey. “I was really happy to make All League.” Bailey said that his year was full of ups and downs because he came in with high expectations.

He then got sick, but was still able to finish the year strong.

CVHS placed third at NCS behind De La Salle and Liberty, with a score of 106. Senior Scott Clark came in first for CVHS with a time of 16:38. Mike Langella placed second with an identical time.

Baily placed third with 16:41.

“Usually, people run alone on the race but this year it was something different. With one mile left there was five of us running together. We were all pushing each

other along and there was a huge team effort,” said Bailey.

Clark said the season went well and he was very happy with the teams performance of the team at NCS. “It was like nothing I have ever seen before,” said Clark. “We all ran as a team really well and we all pushed each other. We set personal records for our times on the course, too.

“A downfall of the season was when Jordan got sick towards the end of the year.When he recovered he did really well. I was sick at the beginning of the year and was out for two weeks,” said Clark.

One of the runners attributes the team’s success to the coach. “Peter Brewer deserves a lot of credit because he has brought our team together,” said Bailey.

S u p e r S a v v y S p o r t s SBytKaraa Lawrence rs Freshman Kimberley Willis

Kimberly Willis might be young at CVHS but she has put a lot of time into cheerleading. Willis has been cheerleading for three years and has made it on the Varsity cheerleading squad. Willis also participates in gymnastics and soccer.

“It’s a lot of pressure, and I don’t like messing up because a lot of people notice,” said Willis. Although she likes cheerleading she would not choose it as a career choice.

“I’d like to be a cheerleader in college, but I don’t think its going to happen,” Willis said. “To be good at cheerleading you have to be sharp in motions and memorizing dances easily.”

Sophomore Devon Shultz Devon Schultz, a sophomore on the JV football team, has fun while improving his skills. “One time we were playing football and this guy had the ball and someone accidently pulled his pants down but he still just ran all the way to the touchdown line,” said Schultz.

Schultz has been playing football for four years and is interested in playing sports in college and possibly involving sports in his career. The time is a problem.

“Training is all year around, but the season only lasts two months,” stated Schultz.

He is also in wrestling. “One thing I’d like to work on is team work,” said Schultz.

Junior Becky Ribiera

Senior Leona Chan

Becky Ribeira, a junior, knows what it is like to run as fast as Forrest Gump. Ribeira has participated in cross country for three years and is on the Varsity team at CVHS. Ribeira would like to improve more on her speed and answering the phone [a technique that helps use your arms while running to go faster]. “It takes speed and endurance to get in shape to run in cross country,” said Ribeira.

Although she likes both her coaches, Peter Brewer and Raul Perez, Ribeira said, “I’m not planning to run in college or as a career.” One thing Ribeira does not like about cross country is, “Getting in shape which is hard and it hurts really bad.”

Tennis player, Leona Chan hates it when she spits water on a serious opponent. “I was drinking water before this really serious match and someone said something funny and I spit my water out and hit my opponent,” said Chan.

Chan has been playing tennis since eighth grade with Mr. Lawrence at Canyon Middle School. She is now a senior and on the Varsity girls’ tennis team at CVHS. She is also involved in badmitton. She doesn’t plan to pusue tennis as a career.

“Tennis is tiring and I do get hungry out on the courts when I play. I would also like to improve on my back stroke and playing in double matches,” stated Chan.

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DISTRACTIONS

Blast from the past brings gifts

By Alexia Laines Staff Writer

It’s been over 30 years, and everyone still wouldn’t mind being in Santa’s black buckled boots for a day.

From a dooms day device to world peace, we’re skipping decades to see what students (of all eras) say they would like to give to the world if they were good ‘ol Saint Nick for a day.

December 20,1968 If you were Old Saint Nick and you had only one gift to give to the world, what would it be?

Randy Cook: If I were Old Saint Nick I’d give the world my mail-order hormones.

Everett Eicher: I’d give Mrs. Santa Claus; I’m sick of living with her all these years.

Eileen Cunningham: Straight teeth.

Mr. Sobieske: Pel Paese cheese, moon size.

Chris Nisperos: I would give the world a solid gold brick as a symbol of peace and love. The United States is the richest country in the world and yet we don’t have these two elements.

Linda Pasqual: A pink and purple polka dot world-warmer.

Andy Frank: My one and only genuine Louisville slugger signed

by Yazz.

Mike Marquardt: A heart transplant.

Mr. Vaughn: Me. Terry Jagoda: I’d give the world my chocolate chip cookies.

Riely Ricky: A river, because it’s clean.

Steve Pinata: Clean air for everyone.

Mr. Poulsen: I would give a heart.

Bob Hughes: A giant ostrich egg so it can hatch and eat the

Windows locked more securely due to burglaries

THEFT: From Page 1

The thieves stole a computer, keyboard, monitor, and stereo from Severson’s room, which had contained the alarm, connected to the 900 area.

One of the few precautions taking place in the portables (where three burglaries have occurred) is placing a wooden stick between two windows to keep them securely closed. School officials have also bolted some windows shut. Department representatives are brainstorming other policies and procedures to stop the burglaries.

“I think we have to trust each other and I don’t want an atmosphere that lacks that trust,” LePell said.

world.

Jack Buckinham: I would give Morgan’s ape.

Dan Atwood: The Dooms-Day machine.

Becky Lawrence: A cure for cancer because of the unhappiness it causes.

Peggy Riggs: A book that tells how to solve the world’s problems.

Vince Flores: A bottle of booze.

Dave Gifford: 4-F Classified.

Mr. Wallace: I would give the world enough to eat.

December 1, 2004 If you were Old Saint Nick and you had only one gift to give to the world, what would it be?

Nick Chun: Best Buy certificates.

Matt Aranda: I would give everyone a giant ice cream cone.

Kendall Jones: A fast car.

Roger Kim: Freedom.

Heather Klobukowski: A sandwich.

Carleen daSilva: I’d get rid of all the negative thinking.

Derek Dutra: World peace.

Lindsy Gottermeyer: A lifetime of happiness.

Elisa Banks: Peace.

Liz Hamilton: A puppy.

Patrick Brookins: More gasoline.

Kevin Garcia: A million dollars.

Jeanine Martinez: Candy canes!

Jessica Knudsen: Logan.

Stephanie Saunders: Logan.

Melissa Wu: Logan.

Suzanne Holst: A telephone with unlimited calls so everyone can keep in touch with their loved ones.

Amy Sweetman: Anything that they wanted.

Sean Welch: I’d give the gift of love.

Friday, December 17, 2004

Man robs student on Heyer Ave.

LA POINT’S LAUNDRY LIST

COMPILED BY ERIN GAAB

Alcohol: An intoxicated senior boy was cited for being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage on Nov. 9 at 12:00 p.m. A teacher suspected his intoxication during his P.E. class and sent him to the office.

He admitted to drinking beer offcampus and was released to his parents.

Theft: An unidentified man pushed a sophomore boy down and stole his money on Nov. 3 at 1:20 p.m.

All Information reported is according to Deputy La Point.

UC, CSU tuition will increase

By Flora Tsang Staff Writer

For the 2004-2005 school year, there will be a 14 percent increase in tuition fees at University of California campuses for undergraduates.

California State Universities had an 8 percent rise in their cost for undergraduates.

Few CVHS students believe this will deter them from attending the colleges.

“The price increase does not really stop me from applying to the UCs and CSUs but it does stop me from applying to more schools I would like to go to,” said senior Christina Chocha.

“It’s harder to get into the UCs for the students now, and I think it will get even harder because of the cost,” said Susan Elliot, a counselor at CVHS. “But never think the school is too expensive

– apply anyways.”

The ten UC campuses will rise 8 percent annually until 2008. This school year, the price has risen 14 percent for undergraduates.

However, attending a UC is still cheaper than other prominent state schools.

UC tuition, with the increases, still costs a lot less than almost all of the other state universities.

For the in-state tuition, it costs $8,000 to attend University of Michigan, while the in-state tuition for UCs is about $6,000 a year.

“I’m not too pleased with [the tuition fees] because it limits the number of students who can afford to attend,” said sophomore Andrew Fong. “But because of the state deficit, I think it’s necessary.”

At the CSUs, like the local Cal State Hayward, fees have risen $1,000 since the year 2000, and increased 76 percent in a mere four years.

Masada operates as open forum

System-wide, the average annual price is $2,334. Even so, the cost of attending a CSU is still one of the lowest for any state university in the nation.

“Raising fees is a very difficult decision for all of us. This is one of many actions we are forced to take as a result of the budget cuts experienced over the previous three years,” said Murray L. Galinson Board of Trustees for CSU, according to CSU Fullerton’s Website.

The major increase in tuition fees at the California universities is a result of the $29 billion statewide deficit.

As a result of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts, the UC Board of Regents decided to decrease enrollment, reduce financing for teachers, and reduce financial aid on top of all the fee increases because of a lack of funds.

Patroller walked student home

PATROLLER: From Page 1

MASADA: From Page 1

Masada once a month or once every two months depending on the amount of material he has to write about.

His mother funded the first issue, but Hughes will rely on donations to fund copying future publications.

Masada operates as an open forum for students to express their opinions, but Hughes will not print articles that “are just about hate” or “have no real point.

Gelender is very happy that Erik is continuing Masada, and he hopes that students will utilize the paper to express themselves.

“Masada is only cool if kids start saying the [stuff] that on their minds,” said Gelender. “So be sure to give those articles to young Erik.”

The boy was walking home from school when 18 to 20-year-old male pulled over on Heyer Avenue. The man got out of a blue Acura and asked the student for money. When the boy refused, the man pushed him down and took the student’s money, which amounted to about $10. Then he got back in the car and drove away.

Please contact a Student Resource Officer with any information about the suspect.

Stephanie Spitzer / Staff Writer

The stop sign fom the Santa Maria and Mabel junction rests beside the tree in the 400 hall after some students removed it from the street.

know what people think, but I know what they could think, and none of that was the case.”

Social studies teacher Jeff Goldstein has positive memories of Correia as a CVHS student.

“I had Daniel a long time ago in one of my classes and I remember he was the kind of kid you wanted in class. He had a lot of energy and didn’t have any behavior problems,” Goldstein said.

“I enjoyed being a patroller on a certain level. I was able to connect with students in a general way and see how things have changed for better or worse since I was a student,” commented Correia.

“Honestly, I wanted to see if I could help the school to understand how education could be more enjoyable and create more peace and unity with the campus hoping it could be a model for the California education system.”