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Occupy Davis presses on By Linda Ge HUB Staff Writer
Despite the lack of firstworld comforts, Occupy Davis protesters stick to their vision. Not only does the one-month old Central Park camp maintain its numbers, but new people consistently join the movement. Protester Brandon James participated in Bay Area and Southern California protests. He had just arrived from Occupy Los Angeles at the beginning of November, and firmly believes in the Occupy vision. “Live the way you want to live,” is how James describes the Occupy vision. During his tour of different Occupy protests, he and his traveling companions have educated others about police tactics, treated those with wounds and bug bites, and shared cold-weather survival tips. These activists aren’t leaving any time soon. According to www.occupywallstreet. org, the plan is to inspire communities to speak out about the unfair distribution of wealth between the poorer 99 percent of citizens and the wealthier one percent. Currently, James estimates that there are 20 to 30 protesters camping out, though he says many more supporters stop by to chat and help in any way they can. The campsite has expanded from a circle of tents to a society of its own; there are general assembly meetings in the evenings, a kitchen area that meets health department guidelines, and a “Free Store” that resembles a rummage pile of odds and ends. Hand-drawn posters decorate the campsite, ranging from messages like “Support Local Farmers” to “Everything for Everyone.” One guy walks around with a kitten in his arms; other pets, like two German shepherds, spend their time in a chainlink enclosure. “It’s about living with each other and staying sustained. For example, I just started cleaning this kitchen and didn’t ask for any help at all. And now three, six, nine people are helping me,” James said as he placed pomegranates in a fruit basket. Others wash dishes with wet rags and dump dirty dishwater into a compost bucket. OCCUPY continued on 2
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Student representatives from each social studies class attend the student forum meetings every other Wednesday to share their opinions on school policies with student school board representative Deniz Tumer.
Student school board representative Deniz Tumer relays the opinions he hears at the student forum to school board members Richard Harris, Susan Lovenburg, Tim Taylor, Gina Daleiden and Sheila Allen (clockwise from top left)
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Senior Hannah Mazet wishes the adminstration would designate a parking area reserved for seniors. Junior Hannah Cole-Leathers feels that the new attendance policy makes it harder for students “to even have the time to catch a cold.” Senior Cynthia Ochoa hopes that new course descriptions are written so students have a a better idea of what they are committing to when they sign up for a class. Ochoa, Cole-Leathers and Mazet, along with 52 other students, gathered in social studies teacher Kristin Swanstrom’s classroom during lunch Nov. 2 to discuss school policy issues they felt needed to be brought to the attention of the school board. The event marked the first-ever meeting of the DHS student forum, a new group on campus with the goal of providing a space for students to voice their concerns and recommendations for school policy, according to student leader Deniz Tumer. The governing body is composed of 55 student representatives from each social studies class on campus. Swanstrom noted that it was “up to the individual teacher as to how they chose their representatives,” but the goal was to create a group of students who would reflect “the whole diversity of the student body.” The idea for the forum was inspired by both student school board representative Tumer and Race and Social Justice group Ali Holder, Ryan Gross, Nick Howell, Linnea Lagerstrom, Arjan Singh and Michael Romero. Both Tumer and the RSJ group were searching during the spring of 2011 for ways to increase student voice in decisions regarding school policy. Originally the RSJ group wanted to know what rights students had on and off campus. “But it evolved into the sense that we realized that students had absolutely no idea what [their rights] were and they were not informed on what they could do on campus, what they couldn’t and how they could make a complaint,” Holder said.
The group surveyed 400 students and asked them if they knew how to file a complaint on campus; only 12 percent knew how. “It really got us thinking: how are you going to make a difference in your school and get your voice heard if only 12 percent of the student body knows how to do that?” Holder said. That question sparked conversation between principal Jacquelyn Moore and the RSJ group who both agreed that students needed to be provided with the knowledge of their rights and a way for them to communicate any concerns they might have about school policy. Meanwhile, Tumer was working with Davis Joint Unified School District employee Mel Lewis to create the same communication outlet for students. Tumer wanted to receive more student body input that he could bring to school board meetings. Both efforts merged this school year with the creation of the student forum. Senior Cynthia Ochoa, who was nominated to be a representative for Mike Kanna’s third period U.S. Government class, felt that the first forum meeting was a success. “It was fun to see other people there who want to invest their time because they are passionate about changing certain aspects of the school just as much as me,” she said. Forum representatives discussed issues related to advanced placement contracts, homework policies and the new drop deadline for classes at the first forum meeting. These topics, as well as the relationships between students and their counselors and teachers, are at the top of senior representative Graham Linley’s list of issues he would like to see improvement on during the school year. Linley was chosen to represent Swanstrom’s second period AP U.S. Government class. “It’s important for policy to be created in a more democratic manner so that everyone’s voice can be heard, or at least represented,” Linley said. STUDENT FORUM continued on 2
Union protests construction wages
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Four middle-aged men protest on the Dave Pelz bike overpass almost every frosty morning since early September. The men, one of whom is dressed as a grim reaper, stand on the overpass with a large sign reading: “Mori Seiki hurts our community. Shame on them!” The men are construction workers and members of Local Union 46, a carpenters’
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union that serves the Sacramento region. They are upset that Japanese machine tool manufacturing company Mori Seiki hired Takenaka Corporation for its construction work. Takenaka Corporation, which is also based in Japan, is not required to pay workers the prevailing wages and benefits that Local Union 46 has deemed adequate. And while Davis civic leaders have celebrated Mori Seiki for bringing at least
150 new jobs to Davis, Local Union 46 discredits this praise, arguing that Mori Seiki is “killing our economic recovery,” according to a flier the protesters offer. “This project got a lot of press about economic development and investment in the community. But we think it’s unfortunate that they didn’t give the standard pay,” Local Union 46 spokesman Paul Cohen said. WAGES continued on 3
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Concert honors veterans and service members By Kashmir Kravitz HUB Staff Writer
Symphonic band director Fredrick Lange conducts the national anthem while members of the audience stand. The national anthem was the second song of the “Lest We Forget” concert on Nov. 14. The concert commemorated combat veterans and active service members.
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Cole-Leathers, the representative for Fern O’Brien’s second period RSJ class, adds that “it’s important that students are heard because although administration may run a school, they don’t experience it. What may run smoothly for the staffing at a school may be taking a toll on the students.” Mazet agrees with Cole-Leathers and notes that students “work very hard every day to see fit that admin’s policies play out, and I think they should try to accommodate some of our needs as well.” Ochoa feels that communication between former and current students is necessary when students are deciding what classes to request for the next school year. The senior representative wishes that there could be “a way that both incoming and current students can communicate how hard classes were and what they thought about their teachers through some sort of web page on the school website.” Mazet feels that communication between teachers and students is also important. The senior noted that “it was nice to have Mrs. Swanstrom be [at the first forum meeting] and give the teachers’ perspective on some points, because I feel as though sometimes students don’t recognize both sides.” Swanstrom adds that her role as teacher adviser of the forum “is really to be present and answer any questions about whether something is legal or any clarification of institutional history and why some things might be the way they are.” “The forum is really student driven so my role is to be there for a reference point and an observer,” Swanstrom said.
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School attendance policy accomodates religious absences By Monica Lopez-Lara HUB Staff Writer
DHS students from different backgrounds and cultures require administrative accommodation for certain holidays. Eid-Al-Fitr and Eid-Al-Adha ar two major Muslim holidays for which students may need to miss school. Eid-Al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. Eid-Al-Adha is celebrated after the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca made by approximately two million Muslims worldwide. The Eid-Al-Adha’s date is also based on the Islamic calendar. Sophomore Nashiz Memon is a Muslim at DHS who celebrates both holidays. He says that depending on the year, he may have to miss classes in order to celebrate Eid. “I usually miss two to three periods on the day due to having prayer at the mosque in Davis, and since it’s twice a year, I would usually miss roughly the first half of two days in the year. But again, they could be on weekends, so I would
miss nothing,” Memon said. Jewish junior Lucy Hass has had to miss school for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, both Jewish High Holidays that are celebrated in the fall. “On both of these holidays, we’re not allowed to do any type of work, including go to school,” Hass said. Both Memon and Hass have been excused for religious purposes, and neither have had issues with excusing their absences. “So far, I have only had one Eid on a weekday, which was earlier in September, and I missed up to the beginning of my third period class. I went to the attendance office, had my older brother check me in, and was given a pass to my class. I got there and everything was fine,” Memon said. Currently, Davis Joint Unified School District policy states that students can be excused “to participate in religious exercises or to receive moral and religious instruction at their respective places of worship or at other suitable place or places away from school property
designated by the religious group, church, or denomination.” If the dates of certain religious holidays fall on a weekday, many students at DHS must miss school in order to perform the general rituals to celebrate the holiday. The DJUSD policy states that “no pupil shall be excused from school for such [religious exercise or instruction] purpose on more than four days per school month.” For these students who may sometimes need to miss instructional lessons, DJUSD policy states that “A pupil absent from school under this section shall be allowed to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory completion within a reasonable period of time, shall be given full credit therefor.” Hass says that she has had an overall positive experience when being excused from class for religious purposes. “I’ve never had any problem with having to be excused from class, and my teachers have always been accommodating,” Hass said.
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A couple stops by with a traveler box of Starbucks coffee and a package of sugar cookies. They protesters thank the couple profusely as someone videotapes the event. Unlike those in other cities such as Oakland, the peaceful protesters in Davis have been treated well by the community and maintain friendly relations with the local police. James said he has witnessed police brutality elsewhere firsthand: his friend, who has served as a medic in various Occupy camps, has had his camera destroyed and his finger broken. Not only is Occupy Davis tangibly present in Davis, but it now is part of the virtual world. Occupy Davis has a Twitter account and a Facebook fan page. Its Davis Wiki discussion page lists several events it is affiliated with, such as the “Day of Education and Action,” at the UC Davis quad on Nov. 15. The official Occupy Davis website has a list of general rules for its campers, which includes axioms such as “Do not invade personal property” and “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
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The symphonic band performs “Esprit de Corps.” The 76-member group has been rehearsing this concert since September.
Tubas roared, flutes hummed and drums pounded in honor of America’s veterans on Monday night at the symphonic band’s “Lest We Forget” concert. The concert was conductor Fredrick Lange’s last fall concert before his retirement after this school year. There was a suggested admission donation of $8 to the band department, while all veterans and people in active duty received free admission. Each piece had a story; one piece, called “The Greatest Generation,” celebrates the American people during World War II and reflects the societal changes during the war. “It’s not meant to glorify war or anything. It’s just meant to honor veterans,” senior Jenny Horn said. Horn plays alto saxophone for the symphonic band and also guest conducted “The U.S. Field Artillery March.” “Many of the remarks and feelings were showing that war is destructive to lives. This was done to show our support for those who go in harm’s way every day to protect us,” Lange said. In addition to songs about war, the band also performed “American Anthem” and “America the Beautiful.” Many of the songs played also incorporated hymns from certain sections of the military. “Music throughout history fires people up. The music is a very important part of the military,” Jay Brookman, a member of the California Air National Guard, said. Jay attended the concert to see his son, junior Wesley Brookman, play with the percussionists.
“There is a special sense of pride knowing that [my son] is playing military songs,” Jay said. Other students in the band beside Wesley have military lineage too. Junior Mackenzie Busch says both of her grandfathers are military veterans. Busch says the concert was very special to her as it allowed her to honor both her late grandfather, whom she never met, and her grandfather who attended the concert. “There is a piece we [played] called ‘Journal for a Soldier,’ and it’s based off of the naval hymn and Brahm’s lullaby and my grandpa [who was at the concert] was in the Navy. I also have the [flute] solo in that song so that’s doubly cool. I also feel it’s a way to connect with the one who died,” Busch said. The second-to-last song of the evening was “Armed Forces Salute,” which was a medley of each song for every branch of the military. During this time, the house lights were brought to half and military members in the audience were asked to stand when they heard their song. The audience applauded the soldiers and medics as the music played. “There were a number of people who came to our performance in military dress and they were honored by being admitted without being asked to donate, and received applause when we asked them to be recognized,” Lange said. Every fall concert has a theme; ten years ago the concert was also dedicated to veterans. Last year’s concert theme was “Legends and Scoundrels.” “The students played wonderfully. It was a moving experience for all,” Lange said.
Students of Vaner Sena Pathsala, a school that teaches Hindi and Indian culture, end their performance at the 2011 IAD Diwali Gala. While Diwali is a religious holiday, this event did not require participants to miss school because it occurred over a weekend.
In the Oct. 21 article “Jerry Brown signs DREAM Act into law,” The HUB misstated the officer position of junior Gaby Gutierrez. She is vice president of the Latinos Unidos Club, not president. In the Oct. 21 editorial “School must create safe environment for students,” The HUB failed to note that the administrator was contacted but could not comment on the issue presented due to student confidentiality. The HUB regrets these errors.
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Construction workers lay the foundations and set the walls for the Mori Seiki factory, which will be adjacent to the existing Mori Seiki labaratory (seen here in the background). The factory is set to be finished in a year and Mori Seiki hopes to hire local workers for the new factory jobs.
Dance plans go forward despite fire alarm setback By Annamarie Pilon HUB Staff Writer
The homecoming dance, Junior Prom, and the Blacklight Dance all occur between October and January. Junior Prom is taking shape as ideas come together and the date approaches. This year’s theme for Junior Prom is “The Most Wonderful Night of the Year,” according to Adam King, junior class president and head of the event. “It’s gonna be a winter wonderland snowy kind of theme,” King said. King believes that this year’s Junior Prom will exceed last year’s because it will be in the New Gym again and the prom committee will be more prepared for the location. “We have a higher budget so we’ll be spending more on decorations; maybe we’ll have a chocolate fountain […] we have a new DJ who DJs for clubs and stuff […] we’re really excited,” King said. Junior Prom will be on Dec. 10,
and tickets will be sold for only two weeks. The October homecoming dance, unlike previous years, was held almost a month after the homecoming football game because of scheduling issues. According to dance-goers, the nautical-themed homecoming dance got off to a good start, but was cut short. Approximately 45 minutes into the dance, a fog machine brought by the DJ set off the gym’s fire alarm, forcing evacuation. Junior Elisa Nelson was upset that she didn’t get to stay for the full two and a half hours. “I was actually having hella fun, but then it got shut down and we were waiting outside for like 30 minutes,” Nelson said. “It sucks because I paid $10 and I got to dance for maybe 20 minutes.” However, students who bought tickets to this dance will be given a free entry to the Blacklight Dance scheduled for late January or early February. Senior and homecoming dance coordinator Christine Tak believes that this is a fair trade for
students who just got to the dance when the alarm went off. “And then the people who got to dance the whole time, the whole 45 minutes, it’s like we give them extra!” Tak said. However, Nelson isn’t completely satisfied with the solution. “I personally want my money back because I’m not planning on going to the other dance, but I understand that they can’t just give people their money back because they need to pay the DJ and stuff,” she said. Student government did have other ideas for ways to refund the people who went to the homecoming dance, but none of them seemed like the right solution. “We were thinking about having a free dance, between now and Junior Prom,” Tak said, “but we thought that was bad because there would be too many dances in a short amount of time and we didn’t want to take away from Junior Prom.” The Blacklight Dance will be held after the Break the Record Night basketball game.
A Mori Seiki digital technology laboratory already exists adjacent to the bustling construction site where Takenaka workers are building the manufacturing plant, which they plan to complete in a year. The laboratory draws graduates from nearby UC Davis and UC Berkeley campuses for a highquality workforce, according to the Mori Seiki website. Similarly, the new manufacturing plant plans to hire local workers with four-year degrees. While the majority of the workers initially will be transfered from other Mori Seiki sites, the company aims to eventually have an entirely local workforce, according to a City of Davis Planning Commission staff report. “We think that people should understand that construction jobs are middle-class jobs,” Cohen said. “When a company like Mori Seiki comes into a community, the workforce gets imported and people can’t afford to live in Davis anymore because companies aren’t paying enough. That means less benefit to the community.” Not only will Mori Seiki provide employment opportunities to local graduates, it will also increase economic fluidity over time, according to Sarah Worley, City of Davis Economic Development
Coordinator. “The new company will generate direct economic benefits and also stimulate additional economic activity through purchase of goods and services from other companies and employee spending in the community,” Worley said in an email. Despite its consistent efforts in protesting, Local Union 46 has not talked with Mori Seiki, according to Cohen. Because the protesters are not within the city’s jurisdiction and the issue being protested does not involve the city of Davis, the protest has not experienced a reaction from the city. Mori Seiki’s refusal to require union-approved wages and benefits is not illegal and therefore not punishable. Local Union 46 has also opposed similar actions at UCD. Despite wage laws, UCD hired contractors who failed to pay their workers standard pay established by Local Union 46, according to Cohen. The dispute was settled in favor of Local Union 46 on Nov. 7. “We were pleased to see that the workers get paid what they should,” Cohen said. “But we also wanted the university to hire contractors that follow the law not just get the best price.”
Blue & White Foundation plans to give grants to students By Shauna Simon HUB Staff Writer
The Blue & White Foundation, an organization of DHS alumni, began the Student Activity Grant program this fall. The program was founded to support students who are in need of extra funding. Through this program, DHS students who would normally have financial difficulties can participate in curricular and extracurricular activities without worry. The program provides funding for activities and other expenses such as tutoring, sports equipment, musical instruments, sports training camps, art workshops and academic conferences. The grants are not limited to these activities and expenses; applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Nancy Peterson, president of the Blue & White Foundation, believes that the new program will not only support students by providing funding for activities, but also bring the group of alumni and students closer together. “The Activity Grant program is a new opportunity for us to reach out and connect with individual students and support their efforts to broaden and enrich their experiences at DHS,” Peterson said. The deadline for applications was Nov. 1. The next opportunity to turn in applications will close on April 1.More than 20 students entered applications for the Nov.1 deadline, according to head of the program, treasurer Cathe Richardson. “[We hope to] fund, either partially or fully, as many grant applicants as possible,” Richardson said. “[Many students] can’t afford items other students take for granted,” head counselor Courtenay Tessler said. Tessler sees this issue all the time and believes that grants are a great solution that will help guide students in discovering and following their interests. “[It] gives students the opportunity to be innovative… [It’s] a real opportunity to develop something,” Tessler said. According to Richardson, this opportunity exposes students to additional options that DHS cannot provide them with. “This program
BLUE&WHITE GRANT Examples of things students apply for:
- Instruments - Sports Equipment - Art Workshops - Costuming - Attendance to an academic conference - Sports Training Camps - Fine Art Workshops - Tutoring *Students receive funding or assistance with expenses for the above
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allows students to explore their options, and hopefully, may lead to other opportunities that otherwise may not have been considered,” Richardson said. Although there is no definite budget to the grant program, the Blue &White Foundation still needs to work within a reasonable financial limit. In approving the grants, the Blue & White foundation discusses each grant in a meeting. For the grant to be approved, it must fit the “profile” of a DHS student in need of funding for a significant curricular or extracurricular activity that fits within a reasonable budget. The Blue & White Foundation’s mission statement is to strengthen and sustain the connection between DHS and its alumni and friends by supporting and encouraging current DHS students. According to Peterson, this program fits in very well with the mission of the DHS Blue & White Foundation because it supports DHS students through interaction with the Blue & White Foundation. “[The program] provides us with a mechanism to support opportunities for current students with funding we have received from alumni and friends,” Peterson said.
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Sophomores Molly Aikawa (left) and Jane Waynera build a model of different types of molecules during a chemistry lab in Andan Bailey’s chemistry class on Nov. 16. Students used plastic sets to model molecules such as water and glucose, demonstrating what molecules look like in 3D and how the molecules bond together. (Would you like your class featured in The HUB? Email dhshub@gaggle.net.)
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Anytime there is warning light on on the dashboard, do not ignore it. When you see that the light is on, look in the owner’s manual to see what the light means.
very Wednesday at lunch, members of Freedom From Hunger Club, united by the goal of making a positive change in the world, gather in room L-21. The club organizes school and community events and raises money to benefit the non-profit, Davis-based organization Freedom From Hunger. Currently, the club works toward its Dec. 14 shoe drive when students and faculty can bring a pair of gently used shoes to L-21 at 8 a.m. in exchange for a breakfast provided by Noah’s Bagels. The club will donate the shoes to STEAC. The club will also host its second annual Race to End Hunger community track meet during the second semester. Last year’s track meet raised more than $1000 for the Freedom From Hunger organization. The organization takes a micro-finance approach to empowering women in developing countries; it provides women with small loans, allowing them to start their own businesses and eventually make a profit to end chronic hunger for themselves and their families. Junior Ceci Cajandig is motivated by the club’s dedication to civic duty. “[It’s a] good chance for community service,” Cajandig said. “The club actually has an impact.” This is her first year as part of the Freedom From Hunger Club, and she is most looking forward to the events hosted by the group. Many students are surprised to hear of what an impact the Freedom From Hunger club has on the organization’s cause. According to Christine Dodson, a member of the Davis Freedom From Hunger organization, the DHS club has raised more than $15,000 in the five years it has existed. This money has gone into the Davis organization’s micro-finance process. According to the Freedom From Hunger fiscal report from 2010, this method has aided more than 2.4 million women in one year. Dodson also explained why Freedom From Hunger chooses to give loans to women in areas in Asia, Latin America and Africa. “Domestically, it would take tens of thousands of dollars [for a woman to start her own business],” Dodson said. However, in less-developed countries, loans of as little as $14 can make a difference. “If a woman makes dresses by hand, she can make [a small profit]. But if she had a small loan to buy a foot-operated sewing machine, she could make dresses twice as fast,” Dodson said. This increase in efficiency and profit is what the DHS Freedom From Hunger Club is working toward.
Junior Laney Teaford makes a poster for a Freedom from Hunger club shoe drive.
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Apple founder, CEO, and iPhone creator Steve Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer.
playing a benefit concert organized by the Cultural Exchange Club at Newman Chapel downtown at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $10.
Jazz Band Presents: “Jazz Extravaganza” at 7:30 p.m. in the IPAB. General admission is $8, $6 for students.
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Presidential candidate Herman Cain is accused of sexual harassment by two of his female employees when he was president of the National Restaurant Association.
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Police in riot gear clear Zuccotti Park in New York of Occupy Wall Street protestors.
Latinos Unidos Club fundraiser will be held at El Mariachi downtown. 20 percent of the proceeds will go to the club.
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All University of California applications are due.
Junior Prom will be held in the New Gym. The theme is “Winter Wonderland”
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A shooting at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business injured one person, according to a school spokesman.
First blood drive of the year; must be 16 years of age to participate.
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NBA Lockout reaches its 140th day. Owners and players are still attempting to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement which will allow the NBA season to begin.
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“You just have to live your life” Student seeks independence despite disability Junior Holly Cooper sits in the East Library Classroom at lunch, watching her friends finish their posters for a club, talking and gossiping. The end-of-lunch bell rings. Time to go. Cooper talks for a little bit more, then maneuvers her wheelchair into a nicely executed three-point turn amongst all the cluttered tables and chairs, zooming out for her next class. She stops at the library doors as someone opens them for her, then joins the crowd of rushing teenagers. Cooper was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a physical disease where muscles are weak and spinal nerve cells are either non-existent or progressively die off. For Cooper, her disability is a perpetual stumbling block that she has gotten used to. “I definitely think about it sometimes, like when my friends go off and do things I can’t do,” Cooper said. “I don’t really like having [my disability] in my way, but you just kind of have to live your life.” John Cooper, Holly’s father, has “never seen [Holly] sit around and mope about the things she can’t do.” But it was hard growing up, Holly said. The limitations chaffed more, but over time, she had to accept it. “I can’t be upset, because if I get upset about everything I can’t do, I’d be upset, like, all the time, because there’s a lot that I can’t do,” Holly said. However, beyond her acceptance of physical limitations, Holly has had to contend with the reactions of strangers to her very visible physical disability. Children sometimes stare. Some question her. “Kids always used to come up to me […] and ask, ‘What’s wrong with you? Are you sick, or whatever?’ And some of the kids would be like ‘Oh, I can fix you, I’m a doctor!’ or whatever, ‘cause, you know, they don’t understand,” Holly said. “When I was little, it would creep me out, and I’d be like, ‘Go away.’ Now, I just kind of ignore it.” Adults sometimes praise God in front of Holly, thanking Him that
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Juniors Laura Aptekar-Cassels (left) and Holly Cooper (right) sit in the quad near the P building at lunch. The two friends eat lunch almost every day and enjoy sharing stories and laughs.
she is still with the living. One woman approached Holly on the bus, saying, “Thank God for you, thank God you’re alive,” according to Holly. But even the odd reactions become normal. “I get a lot of that […] I think that’s how people deal with [my disability],” Holly said. “A lot of people are really shocked to see a young person so frail […] It’s not like I’m sick, because I’m not, but they don’t know that.” But it’s other high school students who can be a bit harder to understand. “A lot of people, I don’t know what it is, they don’t—I don’t know, I don’t how to describe,” Holly said. “They don’t interact with me a lot. I don’t if it’s that they don’t know what to do, or how to act around me.” “[But] it’s also me too; I’m really quiet,” Holly added. “I’ve never seen her made fun of, but I’ve seen her [...] being treated like she has a mental disability […] like she’s a child, which is not cool
if you’re a teenager,” Cooper’s best friend, junior Chloe Jones, said. As her paraeducator, a position which entails taking dictation from Holly and generally assisting Holly in manual tasks, Leslie Brumer has seen a whole spectrum of reactions to Holly. “She has some friends that are accepting. But then it goes to the other side, where they’ll be sitting at the same table, and they won’t even look at her,” Brumer said. “And then there’s everything in between.” But Holly can be empathetic to those people who try their best not to notice her. “A month ago, she said to me, ‘If I didn’t have this disability, I don’t know how I’d react to someone in a wheelchair. Who knows, I could be just like they are,’” Brumer said. “She’s accepted it, in a way, where I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh.’” Holly can’t help but notice how her physical disability has made her perspective on life different from those of her peers. “A lot of high schoolers haven’t
really had to deal with anything big in their lives,” Holly said. “They all have this sense of anything is possible.” Participating in class can also be an issue. Her AP Biology teacher takes photos of plant cell slides through a microscope with her smartphone, and holds them up to Holly so she can see. Because she has trouble raising her hand, teachers, like her AP U.S. History teacher, have to remember to call on her. But despite all the little and large problems that arise with her disability, Holly is still very much a teenager. “She’s sort of the most normal of my friends,” Jones said. “She’s the one who keeps me up on pop culture […] She’ll drag me shopping every so often.” And just like most teenagers, Holly wants her independence. It’s just a bit hard when you have to rely on other people for pretty much everything.
“I definitely know I want to leave after high school,” Holly said. “I know it’s definitely going to be hard, because I need someone with me 24/7.” Holly, like many high school students, sees college as an opportunity to finally have some personal freedom. “Right now, the biggest [dream] is [...] to try to get into UCLA. That’s my biggest dream right now,” Holly said. “And try, y’know, to live on my own.” Holly remembers how she told her mother that she wanted to rely more on herself. “Mom, I really want to be more independent, and do my own thing, my health and care, and whatnot,” Holly paraphrased. But for now, Holly must deal with high school, friendships and homework. “She’s like every other teenager, except she’s in a chair,” Brumer said.
Friendship Day breaks students out of shells A Friendship Day facilitator walks into a third period class with a handful of packets with hand-drawn covers, and all of a sudden the heads of the students perk up, hoping the permission slip is for them, hoping that they get to participate in one of DHS’s most important traditions. Friendship Day was started after the murder of a Vietnamese student in the early 1980s. According to the present-day club adviser and social studies teacher Kevin Williams, there was bad blood between the Vietnamese students and white students, until one student was fatally stabbed. Williams said that Friendship Day was started as a movement away from hatred and toward understanding among fellow Blue Devils and seeing that there is “a lot more that unites us than separate us.” Over the years, Friendship Day has worked to break down racial and social barriers between students at DHS, and while it has given much to the school, the club has also helped many reach outside their comfort zone and understand better what being a Blue Devil is about. During Friendship Day, students play humorous games such as “Duck-Duck-Goose,” are assigned a “buddy” for the day and compete in contests. They also participate
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Juniors Lucy Brazil and Molly Thomas shake hands on Friendship Day. Its facilitators hope to get every student at DHS to attend the event once.
in more serious activities such as “Cross the Line,” an activity that teaches students that everyone at the school has dealt with hardships. As a sophomore, now senior Megan Williams was shy and unconfident about letting her true personality shine through. She felt that her quirkiness may be judged in the new high school atmosphere. When Megan got her Friendship Day invitation that year, she was excited, because she had always
heard stories about the club from her uncle Kevin. “I was really shy, but I saw the facilitators and how outgoing they were. I started participating in the games and became the loud and outgoing Megan I am today,” Megan said. Megan applied as a sophomore to be a facilitator. Today, two years later, Megan is the president of Friendship Day and feels that her experiences with Friendship Day forced her to “branch out in a good way.”
“When you’re a student there, you’re kind of just carefree, but facilitators can’t be hiding in a corner, which was what I was doing as a student,” Megan said. “[As a facilitator], you have to reach out to people.” Fellow facilitator and senior Ali Holder went to Friendship Day for the first time in November of her junior year. Holder said that she feels that that day was “the most influential day of high school for me.” “I saw at Friendship Day that there
were people just like me who dealt with the same things I did. I finally felt connected to the school in a way I never had before,” Holder said. Holder has seen the impact of Friendship Day around school and believes that the club really does make a difference. At the end of every Friendship Day, little notes are handed around so people can write to others who participated. The notes can be signed or anonymous. The participants also fill out surveys with their feelings about the day and the activities. “Last Friendship Day, I received an anonymous note from someone who told me that I helped them realize all the things and ways we can help change and act upon the problems around us,” Holder said. “I feel so amazed to make a difference to even one person. It just starts with one person who can spread compassion to others.” Kevin feels that Friendship Day not only helps spread social and racial understanding, but the most important thing he has gotten out of Friendship Day is seeing the facilitators “act more mature and more responsible than most adults [he] knows.” Kevin feels that it is important for the community to see what teenagers are capable of without adult intervention and feels that the growth he sees in the facilitators is the most rewarding part of his job as adviser.
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Senior Bryan Chen started Freestyle Club with a specific goal in mind. He wanted to help bring together students of different backgrounds, grades and academic levels by promoting a common interest: freestyling. Freestyling, according to Chen, is simply the act of spontaneity. The club focuses on certain activities that incorporate freestyling, such as dancing. At club meetings, the goal is to have fun. The club currently meets in the dance room to practice, but when second semester comes around, Freestyle Club plans to do shows on the quad every Tuesday. “We want to provide a relaxing atmosphere for students to relieve their stress during lunchtime, and at the same time, make friends and show off and learn new tricks,” Chen said. “We also hope to raise awareness for freestyle. Not as many people freestyle as people play sports.” The club is open to all who are interested in freestyling. “It’s super casual right now. Anyone can walk in or out whenever they want to. We’re all about relaxation,” Chen said. “Right now, we just practice our moves in the dance room and practice on becoming more and more consistent so that we won’t mess up as much when we perform on the quad.” Club member Dustin Choi enjoys Freestyle Club because it provides an outlet for him to practice his hobby of dancing.
“Whoever wants to come can just practice their moves,” Choi, a sophomore, said. “If they know other people who want to learn, they can come and we can teach them. Freestyle Club is where we can dance all we want at lunch and have fun.” Though freestyling is most commonly associated with music and dance, it can apply to any activity, according to Chen. “We play music and freestyle anything: basketball, soccer, dancing, yo-yo tricks. Sometimes, we just watch each other, and other times we teach each other,” Chen said. “Freestyling is creation. Freestyling is art in its truest form. What we do is more like performance freestyling. We make up our moves and combinations as we go,” Chen said. For example, with basketball, freestyle serves to turn a sport into an art form, according to Chen. “We use combinations of basketball tricks to create art and freestyle, but what I like to do is called more streetball freestyle because streetball, in my opinion, is the essence of real basketball,” Chen said. “It’s all a mind game about outwitting your opponent, and freestyle takes that one step further and makes it art.” The club also has deeper goals in mind. “Since freestyling has no limits or restrictions, we hope to use the spirit of freestyling to break cultural differences and create a more united campus,” Chen said.
Many male students at DHS are growing out their chin hairs this month, and not because they are lazy or want to show wisdom. According to the Movember foundation, the tradition of No Shave November began in 2003 in Australia, where it is called Movember because men grow out mustaches. The creators of Movember were inspired by breast cancer awareness efforts and wanted to raise awareness about male health problems, specifically prostate cancer. So, think of Movember as wearing pink in support of breast cancer only with a mustache for prostate cancer. Since 2003, Movember spread and www.us.movember.com was created so that men could register to grow a mustache, find sponsors and talk about their mustache progress during November. Throughout the past seven years, $174 million was raised for prostate cancer awareness and research. Social studies teacher Kevin Williams grows his beard while people pledge money to different beard styles on his website, www. noshavenovember.wikispaces. com. Whichever beard style gets the most total amount of money pledged is what Williams will style into on the evening of Dec. 1; he will keep the style through Dec. 2. All money pledged is donated to Williams’ Race and Social Justice class for necessary supplies. Last year, the first year of the fundraiser, Williams shaved his beard into a question mark and raised $896 from the fundraiser. To jog ideas, a graphic of many different designs is featured on Williams’ website; however, students also Google beard designs. Williams’ AP U.S. History students started debating in October about what the ‘stache design should be this year. “I’d personally prefer the han-
ZERO DEGREES By Mara Seaton HUB Staff Writer
It’s not easy for a girl to find a person willing to wrestle while watching Disney princess movies and eating ridiculous amounts of food. Senior Melissa Arthur was lucky enough to find two. Seniors Nadia Masarweh and Akilah Young have been best friends with Arthur for years, and according to them, they’re all like an old married couple, bickering and fighting, but always completely in sync with one another. What’s something funny about you guys that no one knows? MA: Akilah squeals, but everyone knows that. AY: Oh, yeah! When I laugh really hard, I squeal. It’s really high pitched. It’s like, you know that sound you can kind of hear but not really? NM: The mosquito tone. AY: Yeah, it’s almost like that. MA: The three of us like to cuddle. NM: Yeah, all night long. And we like to wrestle. MA: Yeah, wrestling is our macho time. Who usually wins? MA: Well, one time, Akilah tricked me and said we were going after Nadia together and then she flips me over on my back! NM: And then right after that, I attacked Akilah and brought her down! MA: Then we sat on her. NM: I won. AY: Actually, I did. MA: No, I won, but that’s another story. What do you do when you
hang out? NM: We like to wrestle with each other. We also like to eat a lot of food. AY: Chuy’s Taqueria is where we go for our date night. When we feel like dressing up, we go to Burgers and Brew, or we go to Nadia or Melissa’s house to watch Disney movies nonstop. MA: We have “OC” marathons. NM: Well, me and Melissa have “OC” marathons. MA: Yeah, Akilah doesn’t like “The OC.” Why are you guys friends? NM: Well, I’m friends with Melissa because for some strange reason, we just have everything in common, and it gets a little creepy after a while, but we’re like two of a kind. We’re friends with Akilah because we all bring something to the table. We’re all just weird and get along really well.
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By Kashmir Kravitz HUB Staff Writer
Before-and-after photos for teacher Kevin Williams (top) and juniors Brian Stabenfeldt (middle) and Kian Bagheri (bottom), who are all participating in No Shave November.
dlebar mustache,” junior Kevin Sorensen said. Movember eventually turned into No Shave November, which is most popular amongst college students. Many No Shave participants do not raise money and just want to show off their beards. Junior Austin Crinklaw admitted that he can’t grow much facial hair; however, he still has high hopes. “I want to have a sexy beard like a lumberjack. [I want it to be] a good three to four feet or so. Depends on how hard I flex my face,” Crinklaw said. However, showing off comes at a cost; many women don’t like beards. “[My girlfriend] hates them and will probably hate me for this,”
Crinklaw said. “My mom told me, ‘If you don’t shave I will kick you out of the house!’ But she was joking of course,” senior Hudson Nunes said. Nunes, a first-time participant, had to shave his beard after five days. “It was itchy and uncomfortable and made my face turn red,” Nunes said. Regardless of beard growth abilities, the ultimate point of the month-long holiday is to have fun. “It’s pretty much just a tradition that’s fun to do for those who can grow tons of facial hair; and fun to get laughed at for those of us who don’t,” Sorensen said.
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MA: Nadia would be Sleeping Beauty, because she’s obsessed with that movie. NM: Why? She’s boring; all she does is sleep! No, we’d be the three hyenas from “The Lion King.” What food embodies your friendship? AY: Together, we’d be a carne asada meal. Melissa can be the beans, I can be the meat and Nadia can either be the rice or the sour cream. NM: Why do I have to be the sour cream? AY: And together we’re the tortilla that brings it all together! MA: That’s so cute!
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Freestyle Club member and sophomore Domong Yah breakdances during a lunchtime meeting.
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Describe each other in one word. MA: Akilah is caring. NM: Yeah, caring is a very good word for Akilah. Melissa’s unique. MA: Nadia is special. NM: What? MA: You are. You’re really special to me. AY: Melissa: Spontaneous, in her thinking and whatnot. If each of you were a Disney character, who would you be? NM: Akilah would be… Who’s feisty? MA: Who’s demanding? Like, ‘I want it and I want it now!’ NM: Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty!” AY: What is that about!
Seniors Nadia Masarweh (top), Melissa Arthur (bottom left) and Akilah Young (bottom right) enjoy watching “The OC” and Disney movies together.
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‘Schweddy Balls’ causes discomfort Ben & Jerry’s has been creating unique ice cream flavors like Late Night Snack and Phish Food for almost a quarter of a century. The popular ice cream franchise’s newest creation has come with some controversy. The company’s newest flavor, “Schweddy Balls,” is based off of the popular “Saturday Night Live” skit with Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy, who sells balls of food, called “Schweddy balls.” The new flavor is made of vanilla ice cream with rum flavoring, pieces of rumflavored chocolate, and malt balls candy. This new flavor is facing opposition from parents who believe that the name of the ice cream is inappropriate. A group of parents have banded together across the country to form the One Million Moms association, calling for the boycott of the Schweddy Balls ice cream flavor. One supermarket in Los Angeles and another in southern California have refused to sell “Schweddy Balls,” along with a few Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops
across the country, due to boycotting by parents. Chico resident Darlene Hollmann, who was buying ice cream at the Davis Ben & Jerry’s, believes that “Schweddy Balls” is crude. “The name ‘Schweddy Balls’ is extremely inappropriate and it causes me to not want to buy the ice cream,” Hollmann said. According to Brittney McClain, an employee at the Davis Ben & Jerry’s store, “Schweddy Balls” is the most popular flavor right now because parents have told her that they can’t find it in the store. “We ordered 20 pints of it on a Wednesday and it was sold out by Friday night. We ordered 40 pints on the next Wednesday and it was sold out by Sunday night. It’s just really hard for us to keep it in the store,” McClain said. McClain went on to say that Davis parents who have come into the store have not treated the ice cream flavor with hostility, but instead have been asking for the flavor more and more because of the controversy that surrounds it. “When something is illegal or frowned upon, it just causes people to want it more,” junior Patrick Zhu said.
You’re probably asking yourself: Why would anyone eat an ice cream that sounds so disgusting, so revolting, and so wrong? Well, here are a few fans with the answer...
I heard it’s, like, totally fat-free.
It’s a good, honest, American dessert.
“WHY EAT SCHWEDDY BALLS” by Henry Anker It makes me feel young again.
I don’t need to justify myself to you, man.
I heard it gives you super powers.
Derived from the Latin word ‘sudatoris globus,’ it refers the process of releasing heat in the form of liquid from one’s globus.
It’s ‘cause I’m a schweddy baller, bro.
your photo here (Try it for yourself and tell us why YOU like it)
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What roasts coffee beans and also delivers them to your front door? A bike. Yes, that’s right. UC Davis graduate and owner of the Pepper Peddler Alex Roth created this novel idea. The Pepper Peddler is a local coffee business in Davis that promotes sustainability by using bikes to roast and deliver coffee to customers. Unlike big name coffee chains like Starbucks or Peet’s, the coffee beans at the Pepper Peddler are roasted in a bike-powered roaster that Roth designed and constructed himself. The roaster contains two separate roasting compartments and was originally designed to roast peppers, hence the name of the business. When the pepper roasting business could not take off in 2005 because of confusion with the health department, Roth decided to transform it. He met a friend who roasted coffee at home, and this experience inspired his new idea. “That’s when I realized that [coffee] was probably what I should
be roasting in the second compartment,” Roth said. Not only does this bike-oriented approach promote sustainability, but the coffee beans used by the Pepper Peddler are free trade organic beans purchased from Honduras in Central America. Some of Roth’s friends volunteer to power the bike, and each roast cycle takes about half an hour. Coffee is roasted fresh once a week, and after the roasting session is finished Roth takes the crew out for something to eat. The business was difficult to get off the ground in 2008 without the help of loans. “Most people take out a loan and factor in their own salary. I worked a day job instead and played in various bands for a living also. I had to work really hard,” Roth said. The hard work paid off because the company has grown tremendously in the past three years. “We have about 130 to 150 fulltime customers, and the company is doubling every year,” Roth said. To keep this growing customer base subscribed to Pepper Peddler delivery, coffee is dropped off inside a wooden box on the customers’ front porch once a week in re-
usable Kerr jars. Most of Roth’s deliverers are high school students who come in every Thursday, load up their backpacks with coffee and depart on their route. There are six different delivery routes: North, South, East, West, Town and Express. Da Vinci Senior Paul Hendriana is fairly new and has been working at the Pepper Peddler since May of this year. “I really like working here because it beats the heck out of any other job I can imagine, especially for a high school student since you can’t really get much,” Hendriana said. “Biking around instead of sitting behind a counter and asking ‘Would you like fries with that?’ is really nice.” Steven Santos, a 2011 DHS graduate, worked at the Pepper Peddler from March of 2009, Santos has recently moved on to another job but “without a doubt [working at the Pepper Peddler] is the best job ever. The only reason I moved on was because I couldn’t get enough hours,” he said. “I loved the jokes, my co-workers, getting paid to ride my bike and the overall atmosphere,” Santos said. He still stops by occasion-
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Pick a peck of peddled Pepper coffee
Pepper Peddler employees take shifts riding this bike as an ecofriendly way to grind and roast coffee.
ally on Thursday afternoons “to see how things are going.” In addition to front-door service, the Pepper Peddler delivers coffee weekly to the Davis Food Co-op,
where it can be purchased in bulk. The Pepper Peddler is located at the Upper Crest Bakery on Olive Drive near downtown Davis.
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Yo-yo tricks pose no trouble for Ian Bailey
Junior Gustavo Espinoza is one of Bailey’s close friends and he claims that Bailey’s yo-yoing strikes him as smooth, astonishing and extremely interesting. “I’ve always known that Ian was into yoyoing, but over the years, he has progressed a lot in his skills for his hobby,” Espinoza said. Bailey is sponsored by a yo-yo company for his videos, which is one of the main reasons why he keeps up his practicing. “A yoyo company called String Theory sends me yo-yos and strings and I make trick videos to advertise their products,” Bailey said. He also has a YouTube channel with 68 subscribers. He mainly keeps up with his practice by yoyoing at school, usually practicing tricks while his teachers are talking about something that does not really catch his attention.
Both his hands glide by within the strings to make them bounce off of each other and slide and twist in crazy patterns. When it comes to yo-yoing, his fingers work like magic. Champion yo-yoer Ian Bailey started yo-yoing in sixth grade and kept learning new skills about yoyoing from then on. Bailey started to play around with yo-yos when he was 12 years old. “I didn’t have any friends so I used yo-yoing as a stress reliever. Luckily, I don’t yo-yo as much anymore, due to me having friends that aren’t stuffed animals or imaginary,” Bailey said. He learned to be skilled at yo-yoing by watching numerous amounts of YouTube videos, practicing, devising new tricks and meeting with a group of competitive yo-yoers that call their club the Spindox. Bailey claims he does not care about getting the attention from people for when he yo-yos. He considers yo-yoing one of his favorite hobbies, but at this point, it is more of a pastime than a hobby. “I don’t plan to go too much further with my talent, because I
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Junior Ian Bailey performs a trick with his yo-yo. Bailey has his own sponsored YouTube channel.
mostly do it recreationally,” Bailey said. When junior Brian Reed first met him, he claimed that Bailey
definitely did not strike him as the type of person who would be interested in yo-yos. He was surprised when he first saw Bailey do
his fascinating tricks with his yoyo. “He’s incredible at it. Some of the stuff doesn’t even seem possible to me,” Reed said.
Watch a video of Ian Bailey performing some of his yo-yo tricks at www. bluedevilhub. com!
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As students brace for cold, hats take winter by storm By Kelsey Ewing HUB Staff Writer
As the temperature drops and storms roll in, students layer up and find warmth in hats. Hat styles include classic baseball caps, knit hats with ear flaps and furry hats with ears. Students are making the sacrifice of hat hair to keep their noggins cozy and warm.
Baseball cap Senior Alex Chong wears a Giants baseball cap for most of the year. “I’ve got to represent the Giants. It’s not a fashion statement,” Chong said.
Ear flaps In order to keep toasty, Chong trades in his baseball hat. “Once the weather gets cold, I start wearing those hats with ear flaps,” Chong said.
Beanie (with a visor) Senior Alex Chakhovskoi usually wears a knit beanie with a visor “mostly when I’m too lazy to do my hair,” Chakhovskoi said.
Animal Hats Senior Ellen Suder, who has four different animal hats, wears them for comfort and warmth. However, “there’s something gratifying about having some sort of interesting animal on your head,” Suder said.
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Students form first opinions on GOP candidates
Students in Chris Lee’s fourth period AP U.S. History class were asked to describe each Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential race with one word. Words which came up more than once appear bigger in the graphic. Below are pictures of the canidates and how Lee’s APUSH students described their political views. Rick Perry
Herman Cain
Mitt Romney
Michele Bachmann
Ron Paul
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“I don’t really know Perry’s “Believes in oversimplipolitical views because he fied viersions of things that won’t work.” can’t remember them.” “Perry is building a strong political view.” “He’s had some troubles, like the incident with his hunting lodge, possible drunk driving speech, and ... umm ... I forgot the third one. Oops.”
“He wants an electric fence that kills Mexicans and has a 9-9-9 plan that raises taxes on poor and lowers them for rich. He has issues with women.”
“Impossible to tell his views; he seems to view whatever people want him to that day.” “Strong Republican who came out of a Democratic state.” “He is a moderate who is for the repeal of Obamacare and for a strong defense.”
“She’s very religious with no experience in real lawmaking.” “Crazy, strange, confused woman.” “Her makeup always looks weird on TV.”
“He is a wacked-out libertarian.” “He wants no government and only the Constitution.” “He thinks the less laws the better.”
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman were also on the survey, but few students seemed to know who they were.
Learn some manners or get off the road abundance of slanted spots for your special parking needs.
Manners are at an all-time low in the parking lot of DHS, where students park as they wish and act as they please. For those who are plagued by unpleasant drivers, considerate drivers are a breath of fresh air and deserve recognition for their rare kindness.
Thanks to the patient driver Wednesday: the infamous day for a congested parking lot, as all grades are released at the same time. I sit in my car waiting for a chance to squeeze into the main lane and get onto W. 14th Street. Car after car inches up without acknowledging the fact that there are six cars waiting to merge. Faces of the impatient drivers look straight ahead. Maybe if they don’t look at me, they can try to convince themselves I’m not here. Oh! A nice boy in a Volvo is going to let me in! Score. The constant parking lot battle is leaving the lot. For many students, the concept of weaving one car in after another is unreasonable. Why be polite when you could just pull up far enough to leave the merging car no chance of squeezing in without being hit, or doing the hitting? It is a fine art trying to get out of the DHS parking lot, and to those who make the process easier, thank you. Thank you to those who wave in cars with a smile, even though they’ve been waiting just as long, if not longer. Thanks to those who give a wave of the hand as an acknowledgment to those Blue Devils (or Blue Devil parents) who do pause and give up 10 seconds of their day to let you in; their courtesy, although expected, should be recognized. To those who don’t let others in, start making kindness in the parking lot your daily good deed. You
Thanks to the straight parker It’s 7:43 on a Tuesday morning. After suffering through 20 minutes of traffic to get from Wildhorse to DHS, I pull into the parking lot with two minutes to spare, head to my parking spot, just to find an enormous white Ford truck parked diagonally across three spaces. Is it really that hard to park? Check lines, swing wide, and pull in. Parking straight doesn’t seem like a hard task, but some are befuddled by this simple steering. To those who are capable of putting their car between two lines, thank you. Thank you for taking the time to make sure the car next to you can open their doors, or pull out at all. Thanks also to those who park crooked but then proceed to slide back out and readjust, because fixing the mistake is as easy as shifting into reverse. Embrace the slight embarrassment of not getting it right the first time; make the morning ritual a learning experience. If you find that after trying, you still park crooked, move to the gym parking lots, where there is an
will still make it to Chipotle and back before the bell rings even if you sacrifice a millisecond to follow good driving etiquette; plus your karma will thank you for the thoughtfulness. Thanks to those who treat the parking lot as a lot, not a playground A tan Suburban filled with three high school boys drives through the parking lot. All of a sudden one of their bros walking into class decides to jump on the hood of a moving car while another beats his fists on the driver’s side window. The driver honks loudly and laughs, as if being a moving hazard is humorous. I’ve never seen swing sets or slides in our parking lot, but the parking lot has turned into a playground of stupidity. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s website for teen drivers, the citation rate for teenage drivers is 2.1 times higher than drivers of all other ages. Teens often call the stereotypes of their car handling unfair, but after the displays of immaturity in the parking lot, the statistics seem more justified. “Risk perception involves subjectively assessing the degree of threat posed by a hazard and one’s ability to deal with the threat,” the DMV website says. “Young novice drivers tend to underestimate the crash risk in hazardous situations and overestimate their ability to avoid the threats they identify.” To those who manage to park and walk to class without flinging
1. Pick a spot.
2. Pull wide. 3. Line up.
4. Pull in. One spot only, please.
5. Back out, reajust. Everyone knows you missed the lines.
Start again at step one. If repeated more than twice consider biking to school.
themselves in front of someone’s car, or on top of someone’s car, thank you. Thank you to the Blue Devils who understand the idiocy of these actions, because sometime someone is going to actually get hurt. How are you going to explain that one? “So I jumped in front of my friend’s car, and he just, like, hit me…” Yes. Yes he did. Surprised? Thank you to the students who treat the parking lot as just that, a parking lot. To those who haven’t gotten the memo that they’re in high school with the big kids now and that recess ended with graduation from elementary school, take
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a look at your actions, both as a driver and as a participant in parking lot stupidity. Sure, it’s fun to joke around with your friends. Parking in any way you want may save you a couple seconds, and you may get out of the parking lot seconds faster if you let no other cars in. There are perks to impolite parking lot proceedings, but you must realize that acting this way makes you look like a jerk. Thank you to all of the decent DHS drivers; hopefully others can follow in your footsteps to make our parking lot a place where courtesy and common sense come without a second thought.
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The Secret Life of
Bros
A new phenomenon has arrived at DHS and is developing into a subculture of manly proportions. Kelly Goss, Lauren Blackwell and Chloe Kim plunge into the dark and mysterious world of testosterone and bring you the facts on the puzzling world of this bromunity.
Man Mysteries
The Bro Code
By KELLY GOSS Editor-in-Chief
All articles from “The Bro Code” By Barney Stinson “Whether we know it or not, each of us lives a life governed by internalized code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. I call it “The Bro Code.” – Barney Stinson “How I Met your Mother” Article 1 : Bros before hos. Article 4 : A Bro never divulges the existence of The Bro Code to a woman. It is a sacred doucment not to be shared with chicks for any reason... no, not even that reason. Article 12 : Bros do not share dessert. Article 13 : All Bros shall dub one of their bros his wingman. Article 22 : There is no law that prohibits a woman from being a Bro. Article 26 : Unless he has children, a Bro shall not wear his cell phone on a belt clip. Article 28 : A Bro will, in timely manner, alert his Bro to the existence of a girl fight. Article 29 : If two Bros decide to catch a movie together, they may not attend a screening that begins after 4:40 PM. Also, despite the cost of savings, they shall not split a tub of popcorn, choosing instead to procure individual bags. Article 32 : A Bro doesn’t allow another Bro to get married until he’s at least thirty. Article 35 : A Bro never rents a chick flick. Article 37 : A Bro is under no obligation to open a door for anyone. If a women insist on having their own professional basketball league, then they can open their own doors. Honestly, they’re not that heavy. Article 39 : When a Bro gets a chick’s number, he waits at least ninety-six hours before calling her. Article 40 : Should a Bro become stricken with engagement, his bros shall stage an intervention and attempt to heal him. This is more commonly known as “a bachelor party.” Article 43 : A Bro loves his country, unless that country isn’t America. Article 47 : A Bro never wears pink. Not even in Europe. Article 54 : A Bro is required to go out with his Bros on St. Patty’s day and other official Bro holidays, including Halloween, New Year’s Eve, and Desperation Day (February 13).
Article 60 : A Bro shall honour thy father and mother, for they were once Bro and Chick. However, a Bro never thinks of them in that capacity. ***Violations of the Bro Code may result in a fine of up to $250,000 or in some cases permanent dis-Broment.***
Compiled by LAUREN BLACKWELL HUB Staff Writer
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Article 59 : A Bro must always post bail for another Bro, unless its out of state or, like, crazy expensive. (Crazy Expensive Bail > (Years You’ve Been Bros) x $100 )
The inner workings of male friendships remain, for the most part, a mystery to females. How do they show they care about each other? How do they resolve fights and do they ever have “heart to heart” talks like girls do? DHS guys answer these questions and reveal the truth about guy friendships. Senior Patrick Zhang feels that male friendships are “more low key” and don’t have as much drama as female friendships do. “If one of my friends wants to hang, we just do it and there isn’t really any planning involved,” he said. “I think we forgive each other faster for any wrong and just understand what drives each other.” Senior Matthew Lee agrees that male friendships might have less drama than female friendships, and that guys “tend to be more direct and actually mean what they do.” Lee classifies fights between guy friends into three different types: ones where a friend expresses hisdisagreement and then the argument is over, another where heated words are exchanged and initially the two friends do not talk to each other until they feel badly and make amends, and lastly, physical fights which Lee notes “generally don’t end well for either people, and unless they have one of those weird bonds, they probably won’t hang out for a while.” Senior Tyler Sousa adds that whether two male friends fight through their words or their fists, once they have released all their tension, the fight is over and the friends are back to normal. “Guys don’t usually hold grudges with each other after they’ve already fought,” Sousa said. So once the problems are resolved, how do guys show their guys friends they love them? UCLA psychology graduate student Mariana Preciado notes that “women and girls tend to express a lot more physical intimacy (for instance, hugging) in their close friendships than do men and boys.” Zhang adds that “male affection is a tough subject. It’s not really shown just accepted.” “Guy love is like the Earth,” Zhang said. “You don’t know how it got there, you don’t think about it, you don’t even have to treat it perfectly, yet you always know that
it will be there to support you.” Senior Alex Marelich agrees that in male friendships, the friends don’t need to “label” themselves as good friends for it to be known. Marelich states that lending a friend money, driving them places or simply hanging out with them will show the friend that they’re close. Sousa adds that he knows that a friend cares about him if his friend is looking out for him and “has his back.” Being able to “roast” each other while also giving compliments is another important aspect of guy friendships, according to Lee. “Seems a bit counter-intuitive, but it works,” he said. “Being able to poke-fun at someone knowing they won’t get mad is a good sign that they are comfortable enough as friends.” Senior Pat Kreidler adds that “During tough times guys do a good job of picking each other up by making jokes or keeping the mood light to make you feel better,” he said. There are two ways in which guys will address personal concerns when they are seeking the guidance or support of another guy friend, according to Zhang. In the first situation, Zhang notes that the supportive guy friend will ask the other friend if they want to talk, and the typical answer is no which the supporting friend will follow with: “ No? Great, I’m starving. Let’s get something to eat or some variation of that,” Zhang said. If the issue is much more serious; however, Zhang adds that the friend with the problem will usually direct the conversation with more of a command such as “Hey man. We need to talk.” “ It’s usually a demand if it’s serious that way it leaves no room for debate. We sit down, lay all of it on the table, five minutes later we stand up and shake hands,” Zhangsaid. Sousa adds that a guy version of a stereotypical girl “heart to heart” talk is “just making fun of each other and having a good time and going back to the way things were.” While Sousa agrees that men and women have different ways of communicating and acting with their same-gender friends, he says that although “they have different ways of expressing it, you know that they both love each other.”
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In-Depth
Meet the Bros By LAUREN BLACKWELL HUB Staff Writer
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eniors Matt Austin and Ryan Gross met during their sophomore year. They began their friendship as teammates on the JV soccer team. According to Gross, they were mostly friends on the field until Austin joined the same club soccer team. That was when the two became inseparable. According to Austin, the two are friends because of their similar interests and values. They also share the same sarcastic sense of humor. “We have a lot of inside jokes,” Gross said. When they are hanging out together, the pair can be found kick-
ing around a soccer ball or getting some food, according to Austin. “We eat a lot,” Austin said. According to Gross, he believes other people believe that he and Austin have a bromance because they are always at each other’s sides. “We’re both confident enough that we’re straight that we don’t have to worry about it,” Gross said. Austin also believes that most people think of their friendship as a bromance, but it does not concern him. “Most guys would think that sharing a bed is weird; we don’t,” Austin said. All jokes aside, Gross and Austin consider themselves as true friends
who have been through a lot together. “Once you get to high school, you know someone is really your friend if they truly care about you,” Austin said. According to Gross, it’s the little things that matter, such as “driving your friend across town on less than a gallon of gas and then running out along the way.” It also includes Austin carrying an injured Gross across the field after winning the CIF section championships against Jesuit in penalty kicks on Nov. 12. “When we won, Matt literally picked me up and sprinted all the way down the field with me in his arms,” Gross said. “He couldn’t quite make it and we just ate it!”
Seniors Matt Austin and Ryan Gross, Bros.
Giggles for the g-g-g-g-g-g-gang of friends yelled, “G-g-g-gang!” Sam: It was one of the most beautiful moments of my life.
By CHLOE KIM Editor-in-Chief
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How did the Gang of Friends begin? David: So, last year in Calculus AB, me, Michael, Sam and Jacob were all in Mr. Johnson’s calculus class. And we all were friends. But we were all lost. We had no purpose and we didn’t know what to do. We weren’t sure what exactly our goal or our meaning in life was, so during STAR tests, there was a question on the Healthy Kids Survey, that asked if we had ever been in a gang, or considered ourselves in any kind of gang. And I answered, “Yes. I’m in a gang of friends. And Michael, Sam and Jake, you are in the gang of friends with me.” Sam: And that’s how it all started. We never looked back. David: It gave us purpose to life. I mean, our bond is everlasting, like the gods on Mount Olympus. What do you guys do together? David: We have gang hangs. Gang hangs are when all four of us get together and have a blast. We like to hug and exchange bro fists all
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eniors David Ruff, Michael Rumery, Sam Theg and Jacob Cross developed a special friendship during their junior year as they bonded during calculus class. Their favorite activities include hugging, wrestling, exchanging bro fists and yelling encouragement at each other’s sporting events. Here’s a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the secret life of these bros.
“The Gang” is comprised of four seniors— (from left) David Ruff, Sam Theg, Jacob Cross and Michael Rumery— with a passion for their friendship.
the time. Michael: The bro fists are crucial. David: We have a gang sign. It’s where you flash your hand quickly. Michael: But the crude way is just to yell— Sam: G-g-g-g-g-g-gaaang! David: We’re not only the gang. We’re the Gang of Friends, which is GOF, but we like to represent the “o” as a heart, because we love each other. So we’re the G heart F. And there’s many more. Michael: We have three Facebook groups. The Gang, The Gang and G Heart F. David: Whenever something gets a clean sweep [four Facebook likes], we know that everybody in
the gang liked it. Sam: Four is the most beautiful number. Michael: We also got a sweep on a screenshot of a picture I took of two sweeps and we called it Insweeption. Sam: It was a sweep within a sweep. It was pretty swag. What are the Facebook groups? David: Sam started the Facebook groups. Michael: It was the second biggest innovation since David started the Gang of Friends. David: From then on, the gang blew up. Mark Zuckerberg wanted to be in the Gang of Friends, but we told him no. He tried to kick
us out of Facebook, but he knew if he kicked the Gang of Friends out of Facebook, he was about to get dipped. Do guys consider yourselves to have a bromance? David: I feel like a bromance doesn’t even begin to describe the Gang of Friends. What’s an example of an activity you guys like to do together? David: Sam’s a trumpet player. When he played a concert at the Vet’s, the gang went to support him. Sam: It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. David: Instead of clapping, we
What do you guys like about each other? David: Sam has pretty eyes. He has a very boyish charm about him. He’s the cutie pie of the group. If this was a boy band, I’d be the bad boy. Sam’s the cutie pie. Mike’s the brains. Actually, probably not. Mike’s probably not the brains. Jake’s the ladies’ man. I like Sam because he’s funny. He’s a little rascal. Sam: Can I not be the cutie pie? I’d rather be the rascal. David: Yeah, he’s the cutie pie rascal. I like Mike because he’s pretty intelligent, sometimes. He likes to argue, which I kind of like. He has really good food and beverages at his house. Sam: And he also has pretty eyes. David: He’s funny, too. And he drives us everywhere. He’s pretty lucky. He’s the chauffeur of the group. Sam: David is one of the most active gang members. That’s something I love about him. He’s a really nice guy. He’s a little sensitive from time to time. David: I do get sensitive. Michael: He has a big heart. David: Aww, you guys are making me cry. Michael: What do we like about Jake? Sam: He’s the common sense. He’s really what grounds us.
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Gearing up for the Bro life
Above: Typical Bro shoes like Vans are paired with calf-length socks, perferably Nike ones. Below: Bro hats feature Bro brands such as Famous Stars and Straps and Reckless. Right: Juniors Derek Plesants, Connor Stapleton and Colin Cohan show off their all-Bro style.
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Opinion
When your teachers don’t know the boundaries... religious or political views. Especially don’t talk about your negative views or stereotypes of other religions, cultures, or views. You might think you are being funny, but you are offending people. Stop.
By Emily Gao & Madie Delmendo HUB Staff Writers
The creeper As students mature from children to young adults, there is a transition that teachers need to make as well: a transition to wider boundaries. Some things should be obvious. It is never okay to comment on the size of a girl’s chest or backside, or the lack of size. It crosses a line to say anything about students’ clothing, especially if the article of clothing is particularly short, tight or low cut. There is a difference between saying “That color looks nice on you,” and saying “Wow, a skirt in December? Aren’t you just very, very, chilly?” Comments about clothing is a clear-cut way to say that you were
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Ever since kindergarten, students have learned to put teachers on pedestals. When students were young, teachers were seen as parental, wise and all-knowing, but as those students approach adulthood themselves, the reality of some teachers comes to light. Teachers can be awkward, too personal and just plain creepy. Although these teachers may do these things subconsciously and without knowledge of repercussions on their reputation, it is time that those instructors who cross unwritten boundaries of the student-teacher relationship get taken down from their pedestal.
looking at a student’s body, reading what a girl’s shirt or pants say means you were looking at her chest or her butt. Even though your actions weren’t meant to be creepy, to teenagers they are. The way to go is to just not comment on clothing at all, because comments on students’ clothing, especially female students, is a one-way ticket to being labeled as a pervert. Another path to the pervert reputation is standing too close to your students, or lack of eye contact when conversing with a female student with a low-cut shirt.
And never, ever set a picture of a girl in your class as your computer’s background image...especially not if you plan on using that computer to project a movie to your class. Too personal It’s nice to be friendly and funny around your students. Personal anecdotes that reflect the current coursework is a great way to help students understand while having fun in the classroom, but some personal facts about your life should stay private. Students don’t need to be informed of your past drug or alcohol
use, especially if those drugs were illegal or for a serious mental instability. Your classes don’t need to be enlightened on intimidate details of your love life; it especially makes it awkward when that love life goes to hell and your students continue to ask how your significant other is. The classroom is a place to learn, not a place to feel sorry or sad about things that have happened to a teacher, so refrain from traumatic sob stories or horrific events that have happened in your life. Above all, don’t talk about your
The parent dater Don’t put your students in an awkward position by dating their single parent. Outside of class, peers will taunt “So, I heard you have a new stepmom,” or “when is the wedding?” A good grade in that class suggests the possibility of leniency in grading. A warning instead of detention means mollified consequences. Whatever happens in the class, someone will always think it is because of special treatment, whether it is true or not. Although a teacher’s and a parent’s love life are their personal business and they should be able to date who they want, they have to take in consideration the child’s opinion in their decision. Parents and teachers should take the student into consideration and wait for the school year to end before dating. It may seem like a long nine months, but it saves the student social humiliation in their high school years. No one wants to be remembered as that kid with the parent who dated that teacher. Yes, all of these stories are real and were observed by a HUB staff member in junior high and high school.
Not all Latinos are Mexican By Shauna Simon HUB Staff Writer
Because the United States shares a border with Mexico, we are surrounded with Mexican influences. We all love our burritos, know how to wave “hola” to a friend and how to count to “diez.” Because we are raised with Mexican influences, many Americans wrongly classify all Latinos as Mexican. Common as it may be, this mistake is completely ignorant. You wouldn’t mistake an American for a Brit, would you? Of course not! They exchange the “o” for a “u” in mom and shout “mate” when talking to a friend. Sometimes it’s impossible to even understand a simple conversation with a heavy British accent. Sure, we all speak English, but the dialect couldn’t be more different. Spanish is no different. Spanish is spoken across continents and in many different locations but slang words and accents change with location. A student from Mexico might not even understand a conversation between two Chilean
students. Latino refers to someone who originally came from Latin America. For those who don’t know, Latin America is not the same thing as Mexico. Latin America stretches from the very top of Mexico to the end of South America. Mexico is only a small part of Latin America. Latin America is more than three times bigger than just Mexico. According to statistics powered by the organization Latin Focus, 21.8 percent of the entire Latin American population is considered Mexican. Junior Raquel Valdes, an exchange student from Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, sees this label as hurtful. The president of the Latino Unidos Club, Valdes can’t help but notice the “great sense of pride [Latinos have] for their [respective] countries.” Although she herself is Mexican, Valdes finds it upsetting that people look at a Latino and without any consideration immediately label them as Mexican. By classifying someone with the wrong home country, the false label in a sense “strip[s] them of their identity,” Valdes said.
Many Latinos band together because they share a common language and historical and cultural aspects, not because they are all from the same place. Latinos come from around the globe; it is ignorant to give such a diverse population a label as restricting as Mexican. Senior Yasmin Khouri is a Brazilian who sees Latino as “a culture whereas being Mexican means the country you’re from.” You wouldn’t call a Brazilian a Mexican, would you? According to Latin Focus, Brazil makes up 38.8 percent of the population in Latin America. So technically, calling a Latino Brazilian would be even better than labeling them Mexican. It really isn’t hard to steer clear of ignorance. Make an effort to know the different customs of select groups that make up Latinos. If that’s too much work, then don’t just assume. If you don’t know what differentiates a Latino from a Mexican, use the term that fits all of Latin America, not just 21.8 percent of the population.
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Seniors James Medel and Dajon Beltran discuss story ideas with HUB Staff Writer Gary Djajapranata on Oct. 26.
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Opinion
Why don’t boys get bad rep?
Letters to the Editor
By Grace Calhoun HUB Staff Writer
Boys should stay in male bathrooms
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We’ve all heard those stories of guys and girls at parties hooking up. While it depends on how intense their “interaction” was and how many hookups they have engaged in before, the reputations they receive afterward couldn’t be more different. The girl becomes a slut and the guy, a player. Maybe it’s because we are programmed to automatically associate words like ‘slut,’ ‘whore’ and ‘bitch’ with the feminine gender. But somehow, the idea that girls and guys who are undergoing the same sexual experiences emerge with completely opposite reputations is unsettling. Why the double standard? What makes the guy a player and not a slut? It’s not like the girl is doing all these things by herself while the guy is just sitting in a corner working on math homework. It’s called a hookup for a reason: because it takes two people. So technically, the guys are just as deserving of the same labels as the girls they get with. However, according to www. AskMen.com, a popular men’s blog, the reason why promiscuous women get the bad reputation is because they “have sexual propositions directly or indirectly thrown at them every single day. Because of this abundant supply of penis, women have the final decision to act on or ignore such propositions.” Really? Women are called these names because they don’t refuse every offer of sex that comes their way? Yeah, that’s fair. While it usually takes less for girls to earn a bad reputation, guys aren’t
completely immune to unfavorable reputations for their sexual actions. “If a guy sleeps with enough girls, he’ll get called a man-whore,” junior John Testerman said. Maybe the reason for girls being called these names has more to do with the nature of the female gender. “Girls will take every opportunity to say something bad about
each other,” said a junior girl who wished to remain anonymous. Nevertheless, the double standard between girls and guys regarding sexual activity is imbalanced in favor of the men. So maybe next time you hear about the latest hookup, please refrain from calling that girl you barely know a whore. Either ac-
knowledge that the guy she was with was being just as deserve the same reputation as she holds, or keep your judgments to yourself.
To the Editor, I found one of the articles in The HUB last publication to be incredibly offensive. Which one? The article about Moti Fox-Libet going into the girls’ restroom. I agreed with the woman who told him to leave. Why? Sexual orientation has no place in the restroom, but gender identity does. Being gay does not mean you wish you were female, but rather you identify as a male but prefer to have relationships with the same sex. Moti is male. He will tell you he is male. For that reason alone he should go into the men’s room. However, if he were transsexual, he would have the right to go into the women’s room. I wouldn’t have a problem with that. I’m openly bisexual, so there is no homophobia coming from me. I’m just saying this simply: girls go into the women’s restrooms; boys go into the men’s restroom. Co-ed bathrooms might be a good idea for those who identify as intersex, however, with diversity increasing as more reveal their true feelings. However, a man, no matter his orientation, never goes into the girls’ bathroom. Which matters more: the comfort of one man or most females at DHS? Majority rules. I’ve conferred with many of my friends, and they agree with me on this subject matter. We’re not close-minded; we just know gender lines and the difference between orientation and identity. — Hazel Mendonsa, sophomore
DHS needs unisex bathrooms To the Editor, Thank you for your article about the lack of gender-neutral or unisex bathrooms at DHS; it is an issue that should be brought to people’s attention. I personally do not identify as completely male or female, which makes using public bathrooms psychologically difficult. Generally I ask to be excused from class to use the bathroom so that the bathroom will hopefully be empty; or at lunch I walk to the public library, where I feel safe using either bathroom and I don’t worry about stares or violence, as I do at DHS. I’m an intruder in either bathroom, and often I just hold it all day. I deal with this every place I go that has public bathrooms. Because of how much thought and effort is required whenever I need to use a public bathroom, and because of my non-binary gender identity, there is much more I could say. However, I’ll finish this letter by agreeing that, considering how much time I, and other students, spend at school, at least one unisex bathroom being installed would make my life—and the life of students in similar situations—much easier. — Laura Aptekar-Cassels, junior
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DEVIL’S FUNHOUSE Entertainment
iPhone 4 vs. iPhone 4 S Camera Features: - iPhone 4 has a 5-megapixel camera - iPhone 4S has a 8-megapixel camera
Talk Time: - iPhone 4 battery will support six hours of continuous talk time. - iPhone 4S battery can support eight hours of continuous talk time.
International Use: - iPhone 4 works internationally only under AT&T - iPhone 4S is an international phone and roams with any carrier
Voice Control: - iPhone 4 has limited voice capabilities. - iPhone 4S has a new voice command feature for hands-off convenience: speaking to the phone will allow it to type or pull up applications
Memory: - iPhone 4 is currently available only in the 8GB version. The 16GB and 32GB versions have been discontinued - iPhone 4S is available in an additional 64GB capacity
Secrets of the tech tinkerers revealed “The last computer I put together was made of old parts that were lying around and collecting dust,” Johns said. “I don’t get to put together computers from scratch very often because it’s pretty expensive.” While Johns might not major in a technology-related area, he maintains that he will continue his hobby way beyond high school. In contrast, junior Hon Hsu focuses more on software than hardware. He produces media such as videos and graphic design. While he enjoys using interactive media to express himself, Hsu acknowledges that his penchant for technology is merely a hobby. “Sometimes I’ll have a project going on with a friend, and during those weeks I might put in two hours on it. It comes after school and work and friends though,” Hsu said. “I want to maybe go into biotech.”
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While teens today may claim to be hooked on computers, not many can say that they have experimented with graphic design. Even fewer have landed internships with information technology companies. And a small percentage of teens have built computers far superior than those offered in stores today. At DHS, these technology junkies walk the halls among us. Senior Alexander Chakhovskoi built his first computer from scratch in his freshman year. Since then, he has started a prolific business selling custom-built PCs to customers on Craigslist. “I’d get a request for a gaming computer with a certain budget. I’d get parts and assemble it by myself,
which takes 14 to 16 hours. My main focus is power—in the end, I’ll sell a better PC for about the same price as any other one on the market,” Chakhovskoi said. With an internship at a private Information Technology consulting group under his belt, Chakhovskoi doesn’t lack any credentials. He plans on getting his Cisco Certified Networking Associate degree this year before studying computer engineering in college. Like Chakhovskoi, senior Lucas Johns has a love for tinkering around with hardware. Johns explains that his dad built computers in the 1980s, when personal computers were still a fairly new concept. As a result, Johns has grown up with computers throughout his life. He knows his basics, such as setting up networks. Johns built his current computer in 2008 and completed his latest project last year.
Junior Hon Hsu uses the Facebook app on his smartphone. Hsu enjoys working with software technology, which he uses to produce media like graphic designs and videos.
Review By Glenn Hull HUB Staff Writer
Steve Jobs: cunning, brilliant, innovative. In Walter Isaacson’s biography “Steve Jobs,” Isaacson explores in great detail the life of one of the most creative individuals to ever inhabit the Earth. When you pick up the book, the first thing you will notice is the cover, which Jobs personally picked out: a black and white photograph where it seems that Jobs is staring intently right at you, directly into your eyes. The 571-page book is surprisingly easy to read. It starts out with Jobs’ early life as a child; you learn that he is adopted and his biological father is a wealthy Syrian businessman. The book ends with Jobs on his deathbed on Oct. 5. You quickly learn what Jobs was like as a child; he was very mischievous and was constantly tinkering with things. Steve considers Paul Jobs, the man who raised him, to be his real father. Paul Jobs was not book smart; he did not even complete high school. However, he was a mechanic and great at fixing things. I find it probable that although Paul Jobs was not academically smart, he was still a great influence on Steve’s engineering abilities. Steve grew up thinking that he was something special. He knew he was adopted and very smart, one of the reasons why he caused so much mischief during his early school years. From a young age Jobs was fascinated by technology and electricity. He was always building something or taking something apart. When he was a young teenager, he even landed a job at Hewlett-Packard designing electronics. As he progressed into his teenage years, he developed into a stereotypical 1970s-era child. He walked barefoot, practiced Zen Buddhism, took LSD and rocked out to Bob Dylan. Today, he would be considered a hipster. He applied to only one college: Reed College, a top liberal arts school in Oregon. Jobs did not like the strict course requirements that Reed made him take, so he dropped out. Jobs believes that taking LSD was a very influential part of his life that showed him another way to think about things. “Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it,” Jobs said in an interview with Isaacson. The amount of time that Isaacson spent talking to Jobs, his family, colleagues, childhood friends and any other person significant in Jobs’ life is phenomenal. If you are at all interested in learning more about Steve Jobs, Isaacson’s biography is the perfect book for you. It is well written, and makes you want to keep on reading. However, for the steep price of $35, you may want to check it out from the library.
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By Linda Ge HUB Staff Writer
The man behind the magic Apple
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Madrigals prepare for December Dinner Gardias said. According to junior Andrew Block, a Madrigal, the Madrigals are rehearsing one to two times a week for an hour and a half after school, and in the evenings. “We’re cramming on a lot of music, and it is pretty intense in class. It’s like song, after song, after song,” said Kellee Hyson, a sophomore Madrigal. Kellee Hyson is a newcomer to the choir this year, but the Hysons are no newcomers to the Madrigal program. Her older sister Carmelle, who graduated in 2010, was a Madrigal for three years. While the Madrigals continue to perfect their performances, their parents plan and train for their parts in the production too. According to parent Arnie Hyson, the parents have a training day to learn how to serve the audi-
Karen Gardias conducts the Madrigals class during fifth period on Nov. 10. The Madrigals are preparing for their upcoming December Dinner on Dec. 2 and 3.
Sister city helps Davis get in the “Noh” By Mara Seaton HUB Staff Writer
For ten years, Davis has been a sister city to Inuyama, a small city in Japan. In 2008, the Davis Youth Flute Choir traveled to Inuyama for its first cultural exchange, and now, the people of Inuyama have returned the favor, sending the “Noh Flute Theater Company of Inuyama” to Davis to perform at the Veterans Memorial Center on Nov. 6. “Noh,” derived from the Japanese word for ‘skill,’ is a form of classical Japanese musical drama from the 15th century. The performers from Inuyama are either drummers, dancers or singers, and through their dances and costumes, they tell stories from ancient Japanese folklore. Masks are a large part of Noh, representing the deceased or a demon. The group performed dances like “Chikubushima,” a story about a sacred volcanic island in Japan’s Lake Biwa; “Kagetsu,” a story set near the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, and “Funa Benkei,” a story about unfortunate inhabitants of a boat invaded by nautical spirits. Members of the Japanese delegation group are staying with Davis families who are involved with the Davis-Inuyama program. Japanese teacher Naoko McHale is one of the many people involved in the Davis-Inuyama program. According to her, even seasoned veterans of the Japanese language and culture could have trouble understanding the complexities of Noh.
“This performing arts is difficult even for Japanese people to understand so it’s mainly for students who are taking Japanese and also people who are involved in the Davis-Inuyama Program,” McHale explained. McHale was in her early twenties when she first saw a group perform Noh, and she did not find it very interesting. “This is very slow movement, and for most young people, it’s kind of boring. When I was in college, I first saw it and fell asleep,” Mchale said. “It’s not like an exciting musical.” Over the years, McHale has grown to appreciate the subtle art that is Noh. Prior to the performance, the 21-person group offered a workshop Nov. 5. They offered explanations for stories they would perform the next day, as well as the deeper meaning of some of the movements in their dances. Junior Sabrina Williams is a member of the Davis Youth Flute Choir who went to the performance. She described the show as “amazing” and “very different from any theater work I’ve seen before.” Fellow Youth Flute Choir member Marta Drown opened her home to incoming performers, providing two members room and board. She also went to see the performance. “It’s nice as a musician to see how different cultures have their own take on basic instruments like flute and drums,” Drown, a junior, said.
ence efficiently. The parents have to learn to maneuver themselves perfectly so the audience can watch the show as they are served. There are eight people to a table, and each parent is assigned to a certain zone of tables like a waiter in a real restaurant. According to Arnie the training time helps make it go “fast, efficient, and smooth” on show day. On top of training and planning, the parents go to the church in the morning on the day of show to set up. They set up Christmas trees donated by the Boy Scouts, decorate the room with poinsettias and transform the church hall into a medieval festival. Arnie describes the process as a “magical conversion,” and the show as a “truly wonderful production.” Even though Kellee has seen the
performance before, she is still excited: “Since my sister was in it, I got see what it was like to watch it, and now I get to see what it is like to be in it,” she said. According to Block, the Madrigals are going to be singing a variety of Christmas carols, older traditional English songs and Italian Renaissance songs. Reserved seats are $40 each, and reservations can be made by contacting Madrigal parents Karen Block and Nora Brazil. Most of the funds raised during the event will go towards the Madrigals’ annual trip. According to Gardias, the destination of their trip is still a secret. Destinations from recent years include: New York City, Venice, Italy and Wales.
Senior Anna Jiang accompanies the Madrigals on a piano piece during fifth period.
Epic Wishes
FRIDAY Nov 11
By Genny Bennett HUB Staff Writer
Quick! It’s 11:11 ... make a wish! The eleventh day of the eleventh month during the eleventh hour, the eleventh minute, and at the eleventh second provided the perfect time for the most epic wish of the century. On 11/11/11 at 11:11:11 a.m. clocks and calendars showed only one number: 11. Although the origin of the trend is unclear, the daily occurrence of 11:11 prompts many people to make a wish. Junior Adam King sees the opportunity as “a twice daily shooting star.” King used to make wishes for himself, but after they continuously failed, he worried that he was being too selfish and he began wishing for others. Junior Rachel Smith also enjoys wishing because “it gets me thinking about what I really want” she said. Smith believes in the superstition that revealing your wish will keep it from coming true, but she does make one exception. She sets an alarm on her boyfriend’s phone for 11:11 and makes him call her so they can share wishes. “I know you’re not supposed to tell anyone, but it’s nice that at least
one person always knows what you secretly wish for,” Smith said. This age-old tradition has been passed on for generations by word of mouth, but numerologists believe there is a reason for the number’s magic. Numerology is the study of numbers to determine personal characteristics and important key points in a person’s life by calculating his or her life path number. A person’s life path number is determined by summing the digits that make up one’s birthday. Eleven is one of 11 numbers that make up the numerology chart and is considered to be a “master number.” According to tokenrock.com, master numbers “radiate enormous potential and are accompanied by a high level of inner tension resulting from an overwhelming desire to achieve something extraordinary.” The life path number 11 symbolizes the potential to be “a source of inspiration and illumination” according to www.decoz. com. Junior Kelly Chiang, a daily wisher, believes in this inspiration. She often wishes for small things such as success in school. “A few of my wishes have
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For two nights this winter the University Covenant Church will be unrecognizable. The hall will be festively decorated in a medieval style for the Madrigals’ annual December Dinner. The production is put on for two nights on Dec. 2 and 3. The night begins in the lobby where the Madrigals serve hor d’oeuvres to the guests and later the Madrigals take their places on stage to perform. The Madrigals December Dinner started as a one-night show in 1968, but was later developed into a two-night show to accommodate its popularity. The production is the Madrigals’ most lucrative fundraiser; the
church where the production is held seats 250 people, and last year the Madrigals raised approximately $15,000. The show also includes an auction where a multitude of donated items are sold. Not only is there singing and dinner, the entire night is a show. The parents serving dinner are in costumes and in character according to medieval time period. According to Madrigal director Karen Gardias, “There is a lot of movement that goes on with this particular dinner. It’s like a play almost; it’s a show with dialogue.” Currently, the Madrigals are running through the many steps of the show to prepare for the busy nights. “We have to know where to stand, know what to do, know when to march in and all that,”
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By Katie Van Deynze HUB Staff Writer
come true. Getting an A on my AP Chemistry test was one of them!” Chiang said. Senior Frank Feng does not participate in wishing, but if he notices the time, he will remind his friends to make their wishes. “I just never really believed in wishes, because as a kid I would wish on a lucky star or something of that sort, but it would rarely came true [...] I feel like I’ve outgrown wishing like how I’ve outgrown believing in Santa,” Feng said. Along with possible symbolic superstitions surrounding the magical number, 11 may be special because of its significance in history. Eleven was important with the signing of the Armistice to end fighting during the first World War on Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. For the big day, which only occurs every one hundred years, Chiang went all out. To predict the outcome of her big wish, Chiang played basketball and at exactly 11:11 shot a free throw. If the shot made it, she decided her wish would come true. If not, it wouldn’t. She made the shot.
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Entertainment
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BUY, RENT, or PASS?
By Daniel tutt HUB Staff Writer
“Horrible Bosses” Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day play flat characters who end up getting one of their bosses (Kevin Spacey) to kill another boss and land himself in jail. The few humorous bits do little to make up for the hour and a half I wasted during this movie. When the jail-bound boss waves his gun around, I was just hoping he would kill the three and end the movie right there. You disappointed me Spacey. You’ve elevated so many good movies, why couldn’t you put this one in the ground?
“The Trip”
“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon mix intelligent humor and expressions to create a comedic masterpiece. In this movie, they take a journey through northern England to write a food critique, while answering some questions on love and fame at the same time. Some say the hardest character for an actor to play is himself; well, Coogan and Brydon pull it off. The final contrasting minutes, with Coogan, alone, looking out from his balcony over a dark London and Brydon laughing with family in his small abode, show the deeper meaning of this melancholy but humorous picture.
Funny and, okay, maybe a little romantic, this movie surprised me. Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) separates from his wife, which sends him, his family, his friends and his babysitter along the rollercoaster of love; they all experience love’s romantic, cynical and ironic aspects. Carell shows his depth as an actor, capable of being funny and emotional at the same time. The writer, Dan Fogelman, went up a notch from “Cars” and “Cars 2” (not to mention “Bolt”) to create a movie with emotional drama and meaning. Still a little too sappy, but you’re on the right track.
“Everything Must Go” A great slice-of-life film based around the unfortunate Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) who loses his job and his wife on the same day because of a relapse into alcoholism. Sprinkling his scenes with humor, director Dan Rusk takes a skeptical look at love, happiness and friendship among the United States middle class. Although the film begins downtrodden, you come out of it with a sense of exuberance and even, dare I say it, hope. Compared to the usual Will Ferrell movie, which contains only slapstick and sexual humor, this is a breath of fresh air.
“Captain America” Director Joe Johnston created a cheesy movie that resembles propaganda, but I liked it. It takes the fantasy of the 1940s— to pick up arms for your country, for freedom and against fascism— and recreates it. The wimpy Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), small and chock full of medical problems, is chosen to be Captain America because of his idealism and compassion. After a few hiccups, he leads the United States toward victory against Hydra, a group of once-Nazis who plan to take over the world. As long as you don’t want to think, it’s great.
Nautical mayhem and jazzy jingles take over the stage
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By Gary Djajapranata HUB Staff Writer
Senior Elizabeth Kubey, playing Reno Sweeney, performs along with junior Margaret Starbuck (left) and senior Hanna Herrera (right) in the drama department’s production “Anything Goes.”
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The house lights dim. The audience hushes. The pit orchestra begins to play a swing tune. Violins dance lightly over the wailing of trumpets, fusing into cool riffs over a warm, sonorous melody. It is opening night. Suddenly the stage is bright, and purple curtains fall away as men in 1930s suits walk into a bar. Senior Jack Davis, playing the desperately-in-love Billy Crocker, strides in, his hair slicked back. He jumps, startled, when nightclub singer Reno Sweeney, played by senior Elizabeth Kubey, finds him in the bar. Reno asks Billy to join her on a nautical voyage to London, and Billy refuses—he is in love with somebody else, the elegant Hope Harcourt, played by junior Liz Winder. Reno flies into a rage and delivers the one-liner that kicks off the show: “Why are the cute ones always so dumb?” “Anything Goes” is a musical that features witty humor, jazzy tunes and a convoluted love square aboard a London-bound cruise ship. It is a high-energy comedy that elevates in hilarity and liveliness up until its quirky, laugh-outloud ending. Director Gwyn Bruch said that one of her prime reasons for producing “Anything Goes” was because she knew she had actors who possessed the talent to turn it into reality. Reno Sweeney’s vocal solos showed off Kubey’s ability to sing and dance in tandem. Duets between Hope Harcourt and Billy Crocker showcased Winder’s emotional performances and Davis’
Gobble gobble Students tackle turkey dinner in different ways By Nick Juanitas HUB Staff Writer
Thanksgiving is the holiday that is most associated with feasting. While most families have the traditional turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, some students’ families are thinking outside of the box. Sophomore vegetarian Ashlyn Savidge believes that vegetarians’ Thanksgiving meals don’t change just because they’re vegetarian. “I eat mostly the same food as a non-vegetarian simply without the turkey and meat in the stuffing,” Savidge said. Some families change up traditional Thanksgiving meals due to dietary restrictions, but other families use their own unique recipes that are passed down from generation to generation.
Whether it is jalapeño cranberry sauce or using the gizzard of the turkey in your gravy, recipes alter from family to family. Junior Monica LeFlore’s grandmother started the tradition in her family of putting orange juice in their sweet potato casserole, causing it to have a unique taste. “The sweet potatoes are my favorite in the meal because they are so sweet and delicious,” Leflore said. One unique turkey technique that is used by hundreds of families in the U.S. every year is deepfrying turkey. Junior Bailey Gary had fried turkey one year when her uncle came for Thanksgiving weekend. “It was the most delicious thing I’ve ever had because the turkey was so moist,” Gary said.
wide vocal range. And the entire play was significantly enhanced by senior Eddie Buchanan’s mastery of his character Lord Evelyn Oakleigh’s suave British accent and slick attitude. The play is only two hours long, but the cast and crew put hundreds of hours into making “Anything Goes” a success. Sophomore Wyatt Millstone, who plays the dashing cruise captain, says that a musical has three dimensions—acting, singing and dancing—and all three must be mastered for the big show. “We have to put a lot of energy into everything, because not only are we acting, but we’re singing and often dancing, so that’s three things you have to memorize,” Millstone said. Cara Rains choreographed the dances, and choir teacher William Zinn directed the music. “It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, putting it all together,” Bruch said. “These kids work obscenely hard at what they do.” To facilitate the “putting together” of all the musical’s elements, the cast worked through a process called tech week on the week of the opening, where the play is rehearsed in full costume several times. The cast and crew stayed in the theater every day after school until as late as 8 p.m. to practice set changes and reevaluate stage aesthetics. The night before opening, Bruch decided that some of the costumes “just [aren’t] going to work for me.” So everything had to change, at the very last minute. Before she taught drama at DHS, Bruch was an actress and costume designer. This background contributed to her desire for extreme professionalism. “I am an impossible perfectionist,” Bruch said. “I am a difficult
director to work with in some respects, because I know what I want the show to look like. I want people in the community to take our drama program seriously. Our students are just as talented as any other actors in the world, and they should be taken seriously.” According to Bruch, costumes, set and music contribute greatly to the musical’s sense of professionalism. Although only the cast can be seen onstage, many more people worked tirelessly to produce “Anything Goes.” Senior Sasha Hill, the show’s costume designer, said that she had to become an expert in 1930s fashion in order to make appropriate costumes. “It’s kind of shapeless, like straight-down dresses,” Hill said. She singlehandedly sewed 13 items, and altered many more costumes because “not very many people know how to sew.” The eighteen members of the pit orchestra, too, rehearsed relentlessly to perfect the music that shaped the musical. According to sophomore percussionist Bob Li, the orchestra began rehearsing one month before the play for three days a week, and four hours a day every day during tech week. Stagecraft students were also an important presence during tech week, finishing the last touches of their impeccable set. The boat they built featured a revolving turnstile, so that the scenes could alternate between different “rooms” aboard the ship. A business team handled advertising, ticket printing and ticket sales. The proceeds from “Anything Goes” will be directed to the drama department’s summer trip to Scotland, where they have been invited to perform at the international Fringe Festival.
Recipes for side dishes like Monica LeFlore’s sweet potato casserole are widely available on the Web. Here’s one recipe that appears on several sites.
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. canned sweet potatoes 3 tbsp. butter 6 tbsp. brown sugar 3 eggs, separated 1/2 c. orange juice 1 tbsp. grated orange peel 1/2 c. milk 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1-2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ginger 1/2 c. chopped nuts 1 tbsp. of honey or agave Mini marshmallows Mash yams. Set aside egg whites, nuts and marshmallows. Beat all other ingredients together using a whisk or electric mixer. Stir in nuts. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and stir into larger mixture. Put in baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Take out of oven and cover with layer of marshmallows. Cook for 10 more minutes.
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Sports TIMELINEin Brief 5 FACTS
SPORTS FEATURE
Coach Dan Gonzalez
CLASS OF THE ISSUE
Men’s varsity soccer:
Won sections; in semifinals Ryan Gross had three header goals. The team finished 25th in the nation, according to ESPN Powerade rankings compiled on Nov. 13.
By Kelsey Ewing Sports Editor
Women’s varsity water polo: A CHANGE OF PACE/ COURTESY PHOTO
Basketball coach and math teacher Dan Gonzalez has been teaching at DHS since 1995.
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Gonzalez first started coaching in 1987 after taking a basketball coaching class at CSU Sacramento. His first team was the JV Wheatland High School basketball team.
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While he did not play in college, the CSUS basketball coach offered Gonzalez the opportunity to play, but Gonzalez turned down the offer because he was a student teacher.
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Gonzalez likes having his math students play for him because he likes being a part of their lives in both academics and extracurriculars. Basketball is his favorite sport to play, but baseball is his favorite to watch.
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Gonzalez’s favorite professional basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
Junior Maia Polis (right) gets a quick start at the beginning of the 2005 Turkey Trot. Polis is one of the dozens of DHS students who have competed in the Turkey Trot during their younger years.
Students run, volunteer at Turkey Trot By Grace Calhoun HUB Staff Writer
The last time senior Tess Williams ran in the Turkey Trot, she was a mere 14 years old. Her 5K time of 20:56 was good enough to place second in her age group. Williams was given a shiny silver medal for her accomplishment. While she won’t be running this year, Williams still remembers her experience as a runner in the Turkey Trot as special and rewarding. The Turkey Trot is an annual fun run that takes place the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year marks the trot’s 24th anniversary. The trot is an event whose goal is to bring the community of Davis together and encourage people to make exercise part of their daily routines. The Turkey Trot event raises money for free after-school fitness
programs put on by A Change of Pace Foundation. The trot offers events for everyone, from 10Ks to competitive kids’ fun runs. Change of Pace employee Jeannine Henderson believes the kids’ runs to be “very important to us because it is so important to start exercise as a part of daily lifestyle at a young age.” Henderson expects about 4,000 runners to participate in the Turkey Trot overall this year. Many DHS students will be attending as volunteers this year. Junior Natalie Ho is a member of the Key Club, which focuses on community service. Ho expects about 15 to 20 people from the club to be volunteering at this year’s Turkey Trot. “It’s one of the more popular events,” Ho said. As a volunteer, Williams found the event to be quite rewarding, “I volunteered last year, and it was a
really great experience. Its almost as good as running. It’s actually better because you don’t have to [run].” Williams remembers some of the special memories she had as a volunteer, “I personally handed out the gummies last year and they had a lot extra, so I gave them to people who I thought really deserved it and felt that feeling of giving which was close to the holiday season,” she said. Running stores around Davis like Fleet Feet offer training programs for the Turkey Trot. Fleet Feet employee Forrest Jordan believes that runs like Turkey Trot are beneficial to the community. “I think Davis has a big running community; you’ve even got the kids running,” he said. “[Turkey Trot] inspires people to come and learn about running and things like what types of shoes are best for them. It’s a good way to meet people,” he said.
Won sections for third time in a row; Zoe Malot had three goals in the semifinal.
Men’s varsity water polo:
Made it to section finals; Connor Stapleton had seven goals in the semifinal game, which was more than the other team combined.
Women’s varsity tennis: Made it to the semifinals in sections. Inés Guinard is the number one singles player.
Cross country:
Jack Scranton won sections; Sophie Meads got second in sections. Both are headed for states along with Danny Pugh, Daniel Gonzalez, Sugal Sutter, Ryan Greenough, Andrew Croft and Paul Mohr. Meads is the only representative of the women’s varsity team at sections.
Women’s varsity volleyball: Season record: 5-3 Section record: 3-1 halfway through sections. Later, the team lost its 15th place seed in the round of 16. Information comes from coaches and athletes. By Glenn Hull HUB Staff Writer
JV TEAM
By Gary Djajapranata HUB Staff Writer
The JV men’s soccer team closed its season with a record of 21 wins, one loss and one tie. Center midfielder Alex Perez attributes his team’s success to strong team chemistry. “We gel together,” he said. “We play tough each game; we play hard.” According to Perez, there are no “weak players” on the team. Perez, now a sophomore, said that when he was a freshman, the team relied
heavily on its older sophomores while the freshmen lay waiting in the wings. This season was different. “We had a good class of freshmen to help us out,” Perez said. There was little distinction between the freshmen and the sophomores; the team depended upon the skills of each player to seal one victory after another. While the entire team was solid, it did have standout players who exceeded expectations. The highest scorers of the season were freshmen, according to coach Alex Park. Freshmen David
Villegas and Alex McIntyre scored 28 and 18 total goals in the season, respectively. Defense was also a defining element of the team’s success. Park said that his team’s strong defense meshed well with a relentless offense. The team scored 115 goals in the season and let in just 17. The team, on average, let in less than one goal per game. Park is satisfied with his players’ exceptional performance and considers the season a success, adding that his sophomores are now ready to move up to varsity.
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Dominating the field
Rami Awad-Rashmawi goes shoulder to shoulder against a Jesuit player during a JV soccer match. The team ended the season outscoring its opponents 115 to 17 in the overall total.
ATHLETES OF THE ISSUE Zoe Malot
Ryan Gross
Women’s water polo
Men’s varsity soccer Ryan Gross is a senior and is a co-captain of the men’s varsity soccer team. He has been playing soccer for 14 years and has already signed to play soccer at UC Davis.
Senior and team captain Zoe Malot just finished her fourth and final season of DHS water polo. She has been playing water polo for approximately nine years and was first introduced to the sport in kindergarten. Malot plans to play water polo at the colllegiate level. Her top choices are UC Berkeley, Princeton, UC Davis and UCLA.
What is your favorite memory of soccer? Without a doubt the section championship we just won. The team just came together; it is such a good group of guys. It is always good to represent your school and win for your school and your town.
What was your favorite game of the season?
What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?
My other favorite is section finals where we also played really well as a team, and it was my last high school game. Sections is surrounded by a ton of Blue Devil pride.
I was named to the All-American Team on Nov. 13 as the only kid from California, so I got to represent California in the All-American Game in Alabama.
What is your favorite drill to practice? It’s not really a drill, but 6 on 5 because all the special plays we get to run to trick the opponent are always fun, and you almost always get a high percentage shot off. By Katie Van Deynze & Lauren Blackwell HUB Staff Writers
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The Campolindo game at the Davis Fall Classic because it was at night which makes it exciting and pumps me up. We played really well as a team in that game.
What are your plans for the future? Next four years, I’m playing soccer at UCD. After that I’d love to take soccer as far as I can. Once I’m done with soccer I’d like to go into the CIA.
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Sports
Sophomore speedster steals section spotlight
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By Rubia Siddiqi HUB Staff Writer
Senior Shayne Reagan listens to football coach Steve Smyte (not pictured) during the season’s last game on Nov. 4. While DHS lost the game, Smyte said that the team showed improvement.
She ran a 1600-meter race in 5:09. She has placed first in about one-quarter of the cross country meets she has participated in. She has been contacted by Brown University, UCLA, Northwestern University and several other colleges about running for their teams. She is Sophie Meads, the sophomore who surprises her teammates, family members and coaches with her exceptional abilities as a runner. Meads began running cross country and track and field when she was in the seventh grade after Harper Junior High’s cross country coach, Alex Wright, convinced her to run. Since then, she has accomplished many goals and enhanced her love for running. “I like a lot of things about cross country, especially the people who do it and the coaches,” Meads said. She plans to continue running in college, but is not yet allowed to take any official action with recruitment from the colleges that are interested in her due to National Collegiate Athletic Association provisions that restrict recruitment
to junior year of high school. Regardless of this provision, Meads still sets goals for herself and her team. “Some of my goals this season are to make it as a team to the state meet and to set a personal record at the state meet, should I qualify,” Meads said. According to cross country coach, Bill Gregg, the team raced in the section championships on Nov. 11, in which Meads finished in second place. “[Meads’] finishing place qualified her to compete at the California State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 26,” Gregg said. Although Meads achieved her goal of qualifying individually for state championships, the team as a whole did not. Meads believes that in order to improve, she needs to change her tactics for staying hydrated while running, but also believes she has abilities that work to her advantage. “My strengths are being able to run fast for a long period of time and pacing myself,” Meads said. In her opinion, Gregg has had a strong influence on her by helping her improve her strategies and gain
those strengths. “Cross country and track and field have taught me a lot of things, but most of all, [they have taught me] to be disciplined and to take care of the little things so that the big things can happen,” she said. Meads believes that simply giving effort is what affects the performance of an athlete and that there are no real tricks to doing well. “You just have to work hard during practice and do the little things, but most importantly you have to want it,” she said. Meads’ teammate, senior Kate Latsch, considers Meads to be her little sister and has seen her improve in her running over the years. Latsch believes that training always improves a runner’s time and performance, but “[Meads] has worked especially hard to improve her times from last year,” Latsch said. “During our workouts, she always does what our coach advises her to do, and she does it well.” “Her determination, her stamina and her stride in order to maintain a fast pace continuously for three miles is what makes her such a great athlete,” Latsch said. “Sophie can maintain a 6:15 mile pace for the duration of three miles; that’s incredible!”
By Katie Van Deynze HUB Staff Writer
Blue Devil quarterback Shayne Reagan brought his hand back and released the ball for an 11- yard pass into the endzone. The pass was received by senior wide receiver Corey Nelson and was both Nelson’s and Reagan’s final touchdown for DHS. The Blue Devils fell to the Monterey Trail Mustangs in a close game of 27-14 on Nov. 4. Though the Devils lost their last game, Reagan said, “we competed till the last minute, so in a sense we ended on a high note. Even though the scoreboard said 27-14, we had a glimpse of hope all through the end, like we had in all season.” Reagan, a senior, reached 18 touchdown passes to tie the record he set last fall for most TD passes thrown in a season. He totaled 1,669 yards passing for the season, 153 yards short of Brendan Edmonds’ 1994 record. Reagan said that he might have been able to break the record if the team had played the regulation 10 games in the season. The Blue Devils took a game break before leagues to train, which prevented them from playing the 10 games they usually played in previous seasons. Reagan also holds the records for most complete passes in a game at 23 passes and most TD passes thrown in a game at five passes. The Devils closed the season with a record of 2-7 overall, 0-5 in DVC record and the same number of wins as last year. Of the season as a whole, coach Steve Smyte said, “I think it went real well. We doubled our win total [over the last two seasons] and we won on the road which we hadn’t done the year before.” Smyte is really proud that his team could move the ball on everybody. He said that even on the games they lost, they managed to get the ball down the field. According to Smyte, one of the team’s most impressive achievements was its effort against Elk Grove. The Blue Devils lost to Elk Grove 35-18 on Oct. 28, and the Elk Grove team was undefeated and remains undefeated as it goes into the section playoffs. “We played them better than any other team this year. We put yardage on them and really moved the ball,” Smyte said. Reagan said that his favorite moment of the season was the first TD pass in that game. “They seemed indestructible, and getting points on the board against them was a big deal,” Reagan said.
Enterprise sports writer Bruce Gallaudet has been watching and reporting on Blue Devil football for many years, and has knowledge of the Blue Devils’ previous seasons and players. According to Gallaudet, Davis is in one of the toughest leagues in Northern California. “Davis has to play one after another, after another good teams. Davis’ problem right now is that not only through the high school, but also through Junior Blue Devils, they are trying to resurrect a football program that was once the best in the region and it’s hard to do that with fewer than 30 players on a football team,” Gallaudet said. The DHS football program is losing 10 seniors this year, and the underclassmen have some large shoes to fill. The graduating seniors include: Reagan, Marcus Charles, Nick Jenness, Corey Nelson, Kris Mackewicz, Jacob Schroeder, Alex Magrino, Austin Day and Francisco Leon-Gomez. Commenting on the loss of Reagan, Smyte said “you get a QB like Shayne once in a new moon. He has a great attitude and always has a smile on his face. He is gifted as an athlete as well as a thrower and is like a sponge; he soaks up everything you tell him. He’s going to be a great QB for whoever is lucky enough to have him next year.” “We are losing one of the best defensive players in the whole league,” Gallaudet said about Nelson, who totaled 113 tackles: the second highest in the league. The question of who will become next year’s quarterback is still undecided. According to Smyte, there are two frontrunners for the position: junior Grant Dickerson, currently a linebacker, and sophomore Quinn Williams, the JV quarterback. “[Williams] has a ton of potential, and Grant has looked awesome when we put him in those QB situations,” Smyte said. According to Smyte, the quarterback will be “whoever wants it the most.” Returning next year is sophomore Winfred Roberson. Roberson was the running back for the Blue Devils this season, and ran a total of 933 yards in the season. Roberson hopes to break the 1,000-yard milestone, and is already training to reach this ambition. He said he will do a lot more running this year to help him reach his goal. Only nine running backs have reached 1,000 yards in Blue Devil football history, and only two in this decade. In 2009, Courtney Williams rushed 1,011 yards, and in 2006 Josh Reese rushed 1,117 yards.
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Football falls short, but grows stronger
Sophomore Sophie Meads trains for her upcoming race in the cross country state championships with her teammates. Meads was the only DHS female runner to move on past the section championships and to the state championships.
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Sports
Members of the ski team work on strengthening their core muscles at dryland practice starting as early as 6:30 a.m. on some days. As of Nov. 7, the ski and snowboard teams have been training at dryland in preparation for races, which begin in early January.
Teams wake up early to train for slope action By Kashmir Kravitz HUB Staff Writer
The ski and snowboard teams start racing and practicing in Tahoe in a few weeks, but before practicing on powder, all athletes must get up earlier than normal to go to dryland workouts. The mission of these workouts is to prevent injury when athletes practice and race on the snow. “Dryland gets the kids in better shape before our first on snow practices, so they can get more out of the practices than they would if they were not ready,” snowboard coach Marcia Heller said. The workouts, which began on Nov. 7, focus on the skills and muscles most necessary for success
on the mountain. Ski team coach Bob Brewer says the ski team workouts focus mainly on core and leg muscle exercises, both of which are areas of the body necessary for success. “[Dryland doesn’t] really tire me out. There isn’t a lot of running because it is mostly core stuff,” sophomore skier Megan Beckman said. According to Heller, snowboard workouts are very focused. “We do [...] running and run the stadium stairs for two of the stations, then we have a core strengthening station and then a balance station. So, the emphasis is on core strength, leg strength, and ankle and leg balance challenges, which are all needed for snowboarding,” Heller said. “Overall it’s a workout, but it
won’t necessarily tire you out,” junior snowboarder Nick Wehran said. Snowboard workouts are Mondays and Fridays for around one hour before school starts. Ski team has an additional practice on Wednesdays. Senior skier Sachi Wong says that ski team workouts are not very strict. Skiers can be 45 minutes late and Brewer will not be angry as long as the skier brings him coffee. Wehran, however, says that if teammates ditch too many days of snowboard dryland, they could lose the bus ride to Tahoe. While getting up earlier than normal and working out can be tiring, Wong and Wehran agree that they get used to it after the first week.
“I am usually tired, but I normally just have to get back into schedule with it by going to sleep earlier and it becomes a schedule by the third time,” Wehran said. Brewer says that he would rather be sleeping in, but knows how important it is for his team to have dryland practices and to unite the athletes. Heller doesn’t enjoy getting up earlier either, but knows it is effective for her team. Adjusting to waking up earlier soothes the shock of waking up around 5:30 a.m. twice a week to go to practices and races. Wehran notices an improved performance due to the early morning workouts, but Beckman does not. “I do other sports during ski sea-
son, so I am already in shape for ski team,” Beckman said. Improved performance or not, Wong says that she formed friendships thanks to ski team. “I like it for the people. I like having fun with the people and the coach is really fun and we just joke around,” Wong said. Heller says that, apart from skills, dryland teaches discipline to the athletes and valuable life lessons. “I would not classify dryland as particularly fun, but I get fired up myself trying to get the kids ready for the hill, and trying to instill a good work ethic. Work before play is how the world works,” Heller said. “Most successful people are that way due to hard work, not luck.”
SOCCER: AYSO reaches out continued from page 20
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ers, I’d speak German to other ones and then a little bit of French to a different group and that worked really well,” Safford said. “If, [in Davis, coaches] spoke more Spanish, at least for me, I would like to become a part of a league here. But I cannot because I can’t really speak English and it’s really hard for me to understand it,” Flores said. However, Safford thinks there are more than just language differences between players. Players with different cultural heritage play differently: British players tend to have a pass-oriented game while Latino players tend to have shorter passes and drive up the middle. “I think [diversity on soccer teams] is simply a microcosm of the way diversity works in society in general,” Safford said. “In other words, there are some really obvious benefits because you get different ways of doing things and you get really interesting mixtures of techniques and tactics, but, at the same time, it can be somewhat challenging because as a result, at least at the beginning of the year, not everyone is on the same playing field.”
Senior James Medel ollies off of the steps of the IPAB. Medel participated in a local skateboard competition and took third place in his bracket.
Ground Zero hosts skate competition By Mara Seaton HUB Staff Writer
Senior James Medel got his first skateboard when he was ten years old as a gift from his older brother. By the time he entered sixth grade, he had already mastered the ollie and the kickflip. This year, Medel’s devotion to the art of skateboarding paid off when he came in third place in the intermediate, over- 16 bracket in Davis’ annual Ground Zero-sponsored skate competition. Like Medel, fellow seniors Spencer Snow and Blake McDonald also competed in this year’s event. Medel first entered the competition when he was in seventh grade,
and has competed three times since with plans to compete more. “I compete because I love to skate,” Medel said. “My older brother Amado skateboarded before me and I wanted to skate to, and I did and I fell in love with it.” McDonald also competed in the last tournament that took place in October. “I’ve been competing for a couple of years and I got first place this year,” he said. McDonald came in first in the same bracket Medel placed in. Skaters compete as either beginner, intermediate, or advanced, each completing two heats where they skate for a minute to show
their ability and receive scores frlom judges After the beginners’ heat, a “product toss” takes place, with Ground Zero employees throwing out products like hats, shirts and skate gear to the crowd. While Ground Zero is the main sponsor of these events, competitors are also sponsored by multiple skate companies like Vans, Analog and Globe. The competition takes place every year in downtown Davis between F and G St., near the local Ground Zero store. It gives amateur skaters a chance to show people their talent and get recognized for their skill.
Soccer pipeline AYSO does strive to attract all Davis players to their teams. “We distribute fliers advertising AYSO registration to all the elementary schools in Davis both in English and in Spanish. We also advertise our programs in Woodland, West Sacramento and Dixon and we get a number of players each season from these towns,” AYSO Regional Commisioner Jan Baschee-Danzer said. Somehow, the word didn’t get to Flores, who didn’t know AYSO existed. Senior Jonathan Ramirez missed the AYSO registration deadline and now plays informally with friends and cousins in Sacramento instead. “I didn’t have a chance to join AYSO and, by the time signed up, it was already too late,” Ramirez said in a Spanish-language interview. While AYSO does market its program toward Spanish speakers, newcomers to Davis can feel out of the Davis soccer loop. Many Davis children become a part of a Davis team in early elementary school, drawing in their parents, and creating a unique system. This ‘soccer pipeline’ isn’t confined to Davis soccer teams. Latino players themselves have their own
internal circuits. Flores, unaware of the Davis teams, began to play on Sacramento and Woodland teams because of the encouragement of his friends. In addition to AYSO and club teams, there is also a ‘soccer pipeline’ for the DHS soccer teams. “Many of [the DHS] players come from club soccer [DSLC], which is quite expensive,” Principal Jacquelyn Moore said. Money can keep some players out of this trajectory. “I was trying for [DLSC] last year, and they said I made the team, but I just had to have the money. But I didn’t have the money because it’s too expensive. That’s the only reason [I didn’t play],” junior Marco Torres said. Torres has played on both Woodland and Dixon teams, but is currently playing in AYSO. He has moved frequently around Yolo County, living at times in both Woodland and Davis. DLSC predicts a maximum cost of $1800 per team per month, according to the DLSC website. AYSO has a $160 registration fee and the AYSO Select season is estimated to cost $750 for each player, according to the website. Both AYSO and DLSC offer scholarship opportunities for players with financial difficulties. Sports at DHS must be provided free of cost to all students, but perceptions can also keep players from trying out. Many students who are new to Davis don’t feel they would be as accepted among the DHS team, in which most players are already friends. “I don’t think they would accept me but I’ve never tried, and I don’t really know if they would accept me or not,” Ramirez said. “The team is mostly Americano and because of that, and because I’m Latino, maybe I wouldn’t work well with them.” The DHS men’s varsity soccer team does have nine students who are first- or second-generation immigrants and four Latino students. Men’s varsity soccer coach Ashley Yudin and women’s junior varsity soccer coach Bob Smith both stated that they did not believe there was either anti-immigrant or antiLatino sentiment on DHS soccer teams. For Marco, the DHS soccer team is an opportunity to play a highly competitive game without the cost of DLSC. “Next year, I’m going to try out for varsity [at DHS], so, hopefully, I’ll make it,” Marco said.
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Two teams, two victories
Junior Derek Pleasants saves a Jesuit shot on the Blue Devils’ goal at their game on Nov. 12. The Devils’ close win in the game secured a section title.
Senior Rachel Johnson (with ball) looks past freshmen Colby Stapleton and Mara Dominquez to the goal at the sections championship on Nov. 12. The Devils took the title with an 8-5 win against St. Francis.
Men’s soccer goalie saves final game in penalty kicks
Women’s water polo boosts level of play in second half
By Natalie Silver HUB Correspondent
As varsity men’s soccer captain Ryan Gross sat on the Blue Devils’ bench icing his swollen ankle last Saturday night at Cosumnes Oaks High School, his team closed in on a dramatic Sac-Joaquin Section championship. Locked in a tense penalty kick shootout with heavily favored Jesuit, the sixthranked high school team in the nation, the Devils were one successful shot away from victory. Gross was unable to take the kick because he injured his ankle. Instead stepped up unheralded senior Ben Slavich, who was about to become one of the most unlikely heroes in DHS soccer history. “I was definitely planning on taking the last PK,” Gross recalled Monday, two days
after DHS captured its sixth section crown with a 5-3 victory over the Marauders in penalty kicks after overtime ended in a 2-2 draw. “But I knew Ben was confident and I was sure he was going to make it; it was awesome that it came down to him, of all people.” Slavich, who lacked the club soccer background of most of his teammates, was a newcomer to the DHS team this season, having earned his way onto the squad with his effort and intensity during tryouts. He had played less than 30 minutes of the championship game, and only because coach Ashley Yudin wanted to give star winger Matt Austin a breather. Yet when it came time to try to finish off Jesuit, an opportunity made possible thanks to an earlier save by junior goalkeeper Derek Pleasants, Yudin did not hesitate to call Slavich’s name.
Go to page 17 for a profile of varsity soccer player Ryan Gross in Athlete of the Issue.
“When it came to that moment, I knew,” Yudin said. “Everyone had confidence that he would do it... and he did. [It was] so sweet. Jesuit has a bunch of talented players, and we might have less as a whole—but we’ve got more heart.” As Gross hobbled onto the field to join his teammates in a joyful celebration, he knew he had witnessed something extraordinary. “It was just a great story for him to come out of nowhere and make the team,” Gross said of Slavich. “Then [to see him] work hard all year, even though he didn’t get a ton of playing time, and then come through to make the most important shot of the year—it’s really exciting for him. We never had a superstar all year. It was always a team effort and that’s how it ended.”
By Sophie Meads HUB Correspondent
Water always beats fire and Nov. 12 was no different. The Blue Devil women’s varsity water polo team proved this fact when they played the yellow and red Troubadours of Saint Francis. It was a tough battle, but after much preparation, the Blue Devils captured their third section title in four years and ninth overall, with an 8-5 win. The Devils were well aware that fire runs on three things: fuel, heat, and oxygen. If one were to take any of those resources out, there would be no fire. Last Saturday, the Blue Devils did not just take away one resource from rival school Saint Francis, but all three vitalities. The suffocating, fluid team of blue prepared for
this game by watching tapes from earlier games and doing a lot of “chalk talk.” Led by coaches Doug Wright and Dakotah Mohr, the Devils focused on having a great helping defense and being patient with the ball on offense. According to Mohr, Davis had an advantage because goalie Haley Cameron is arguably the best goalie in the section. During the game, Cameron made seven saves. The Devils stole the heat when Haley Wright buried a bullet from eight meters out. It was an “oh-my-gosh type of shot,” Mohr said. By halftime, Davis also had tallies from Zoe Malot and Rachel Johnson, who scored twice, as the Devils found themselves tied at four. It was during the second half that the Troubadour fuel ran out as they only found the back of the Devil net once. As the fire came
to a slow, the water started to gain speed, and by the end of the game the Devils had a three-goal lead thanks to Wright and Malot, who both ended the game with a hat trick. At the buzzer, the Troubadours were at loss of oxygen and it was clear to the 500-plus fans that the fire had been extinguished. According to Mohr, head coach Wright told the girls to take it all in and be in the moment. The section champions did just that as they celebrated their accomplishment by pushing the coaches into the pool. “[We] completed a goal that we had set at the beginning of the season,” Stanfordbound Johnson said. According to Mohr, the Devils won their ninth section title because everybody played to each other’s strengths. The Devils ended the season with a record of 29-4.
See page 17 for Athlete of the issue, featuring Zoe Malot of the championship water polo team.
Check out page 9 and www.bluedevilhub.com for more on Sophie Meads’ section title.
¡Going for the gol! Spanish speakers join non-local teams for cultural, language reasons
It’s the final game of a soccer championship, and the exA Light on Latinos citement is palpable. DHS junior Richard Flores joins his teammates, changing into his uniform and his cleats, which he affectionately calls “tacos.” Flores and his A HUB Series teammates walk Part Two: Soccer onto the cancha, the Continues in Dec. Issue soccer field, finally facing their opponents. Both teams believe that they’re destined to win this game. The coin is tossed in favor of the home team. Both teams arrange themselves around the middle boundary. The game starts in an explosion of movement, with Flores joining the flurry of players sprinting to take the ball. Spectators and coaches scream encouragement and advice in Spanish. The cancha is still damp, and Flores slips whenever he makes the big push to drive the ball into the goal. The final push is made. Flores’ team wins. In all the joy and excitement, the other team cries foul. The other team’s coach marches over to Flores’ coach, and they begin to argue. “¡Jugaste sucio!” the other coach says, alleging dirty
punches and kicks. Flores’ coach denies any such thing, blaming illegal contact on the slippery grass. Neither side walks away quite happy. But it doesn’t matter. To Flores, it was still a great game, held on the soccer fields of Woodland, 12 miles from his home in Davis.
and family. “The reality is that Latinos, particularly Spanish speakers who don’t feel welcomed into the dominant English-language leagues, don’t feel comfortable and would rather stay among their own,” said Miroslava Chávez-García, associate Chicana/o Studies professor at UC Davis. Linguistic barriers When he lived in Los Angeles, Flores Richard Flores came to Davis seven played for a mostly Spanish-speaking team months ago. He doesn’t speak English well; that went on to win medals in local tourhe prefers Spanish. naments. However, when he moved to Even though he lives in Davis, he reguDavis, Flores had to travel to Woodland larly travels to Woodland or the 15 and Sacramento to find teams on miles to Sacramento to play his favorwhich he felt comfortable. ite sport: soccer. “There are many [Latinos] that [In Davis leagues] “[In Davis leagues] they speak a lot play soccer in other areas, because they speak a lot of of English and I don’t understand a here they speak English all the time, lot of what they say,” Flores, a junior, and some [Latinos] don’t speak EngEnglish and I don’t said in a Spanish-language interview. lish,” senior Mario Gomez said in a “I wouldn’t feel like a part of the Spanish-language interview. understand what team. It’s for that reason that I prefer Many Davis-area coaches, howevthey say. to play in Woodland or in Sacramener, are trying to use their multilingual to. There they speak more Spanish.” abilities to bridge the gap between -Richard Flores, Many Spanish-speaking students, players. in a Spanish-language interview including Flores, perceive Davis Hugh Safford coaches AYSO and teams, such as those in the American DLSC teams, using his ability to speak Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), the Davis Legacy Soc- four languages fluently and three languages “enough to get cer Club (DLSC, formerly DYSL) and at DHS, as the do- by” to build connections with players. main of majority English-speaking and native-born players. “I had a team recently where we had kids who I would These students consider the soccer teams in Sacramento and speak Portuguese to some of them, I’d speak Spanish to othWoodland more familiar and welcoming. They play either SOCCER in structured teams and leagues, or informally with friends continued on 19
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