The Wildcat Tribune: Volume VI, Issue 6

THE WILDCAT TRIBUNE February 21 2019 · Vol. VI · Issue 5

WHAT’S IN A NAME: DV STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS SHARE THEIR NAMES AND STORIES

From left to right, senior Katie Williams, sophomore Rachel Liu, senior Rachel Liu and Officer Katie Williams talk about their shared names. // SARAH KIM & MEGAN TSANG

BY MEGAN TSANG & SARAH KIM Co-features Editor & Co-arts and Graphics Editor Names are used to identify a person, but do people identify themselves with their names? To answer this question, The Wildcat Tribune reached out to the name-doppelgangers of DV to understand how names shape a person’s identity.

RACHEL LIU (10) & RACHEL LIU (12) It was Thursday Access period, and we had the two Rachel Liu’s sitting cross-legged across from us on the hallway floor. Even at first glance, their differences were glaringly apparent. Senior Rachel Liu was dressed in comfortable sweats and a windbreaker.

Sophomore Rachel Liu had her hair pulled up into a bun, her feet clad in leather boots.

As we delved deeper into the interview, the distinct characteristics that define either individual came into sharper focus.

Senior Rachel began, “I’m friends with most of the Rachels I know … So I was really surprised about you, because I didn’t know there was another Rachel Liu.”

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Sophomore Rachel recalled how she had first discovered the existence of the other Rachel.

“I got some of your emails before. People don’t know which Rachel to pick,” Sophomore Liu said.

Not only do these two students share the same name, but they also share the same inspiration — their parents were fans of “Friends” and of a particular girl next door, Rachel Green.

But while sophomore Liu has never even watched the show, senior Liu had more of a connection to the character: “In some ways I’m like her. I know what I want … I think it’s pretty cool. She’s hot, right?”

To senior Liu, the middle name that she was given as a toddler holds more meaning than her first name.

“My middle name is Jing … which means like “quiet” in Chinese,” senior Liu explained.

“Apparently I was really loud as a child, so [my mother] wanted me to be quiet.”

A second later she started screaming about her love for Gothic books, then laughed at the irony.

They also shared another quality — they both have older brothers that are two years older than them.

When asked what it’s like to be the young-

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er sibling, senior Liu responded, “You get your way sometimes.”

The sophomore agreed, “A lot of the time, especially when I was younger.”

But that’s where the similarities ended.

Sophomore Liu is soft-spoken and calm, senior Liu is self-described as “crazy” and “ratchet.” Sophomore Liu is a Hufflepuff, senior Liu is a mix of Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Sophomore Liu hates math, while senior Liu is majoring in applied math. Sophomore Liu described herself as “allergic” to sports, while senior Liu has been playing soccer for 13 years.

Perhaps the contrast in personalities come from the name itself.

Sophomore Liu explained, “Rachel is a really common name in general. So I guess it would make me want to stand out more as a person.”

The 15-year-old feels that art is what makes her unique. She’s been taking art lessons since she was 10 years old.

Despite their differences, senior Liu ended the interview noticing one commonality: “Well, apparently I’m a loser. So yeah, we’re both ‘Liu’-sers.”

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INDEX

pg. 6 OPINIONS | 4 Disney Trademark sparks backlash SATIRE | 5 Quiz: What kind of Tax Evasion are you?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 8 “Rent” defies sterotypes SPORTS | 11 Wildcats lose Senior Night Basketball game to Dublin

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FEBRUARY 21 2019 NEWS AND FEATURES from pg. 1 “SAVE THE BAY” TACKLES ISSUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN THE BAY

OFFICER KATIE WILLIAMS & KATIE WILLIAMS (12) “My mom was like, ‘Why would I name her Catherine if I’m just going to call her Katie?’” Officer Katie Williams, the School Resource Officer at Dougherty, said with a laugh. As we chatted with her, she expressed an apathetic attitude about her name.

But for senior Williams, her name has been more of a burden. She explained that people often misspell her full name and that she herself finds the name “boring” and overly “religious.”

“It’s not that unique or creative, so it’s not my favorite name,” she said.

And this isn’t the first time she’s had a name doppelganger. As a student at Gale Ranch Middle School, she shared a moniker with the school librarian; they even had the same birthday. In both middle school and high school, Williams has received slips and emails intended for the administrators she shares a name with. And the reverse is also true.

“My friends would actually share all their presentations and stuff with [the librarian] instead of me,” Williams said.

“I’ve gotten a couple of emails about class projects,” Officer Williams confirmed with a nod.

Officer Williams describes herself as extroverted and athletic. When she was younger, she played every sport she could — often as the only girl on the team. Her background in athletics has helped her keep up with the physical demands of her work as a police officer.

For the senior Williams, it isn’t her name that creates a first impression, but her personality. Because of her monotone voice, people have given her the nicknames “Debbie Downer” and “Eeeyore,” like the animated donkey from “Winnie the Pooh.” In reality though, Williams is just reserved.

“I’m actually kind of introverted. Like, the second I feel slightly uncomfortable, I just don’t talk,” she explained.

The side of Senior Williams that people don’t get to see is her fulfilling her job at Starbucks, where she works as a trainer for three to four shifts per week.

When asked to describe herself, she said, “I like to always improve and be moving towards a goal, that’s how I function.”

Outside of school and work, Williams is also a big animal lover; she has two cats and a dog.

“I hate pets,” Officer Williams said in contrast.

While the pair had several differences, they share a history of traveling.

For senior Williams, her trips were to visit family in New York and Florida over summers.

Officer Williams was born in New York but lived all across California.

Since graduating high school, Williams has moved five times.

Reflecting on her journey, Williams said, “Each time was an improvement, a better step.”

BY RONIT KUMAR & STEVEN DENG Sports Editor & Copy Editor

As the sun rises over Livermore in the morning, a group of volunteers can be seen starting their day by pulling out weeds, picking up trash and cleaning up the Alameda Creek watershed.

These volunteers are not part of just another typical volunteering club. Rather, as close-knit members of Save the Bay, they specifically focus on raising awareness of environmental problems and cleaning up the environment, one volunteer event at a time.

“The purpose of our club is to raise awareness about some of the grave environmental problems that occur right where we live and to encourage young students to make a difference and do something that will not only benefit themselves, but everyone else as well,” senior club secretary Elisa Gonzalez said.

While many students would prefer to spend their day sleeping, hanging out with friends or catching up on homework over cleaning up trash, volunteering with Save the Bay can be a satisfying experience.

“What’s most rewarding is when we finish our work, we can see the difference we made and how much we helped the place we call home, and that is the best feeling ever,” Gonzalez said.

Mrs. Alissa Dreon, the club advisor, supervises the students and typically lets them “run the show.”

“The members and officers of the club are passionate about saving the environment. They are very welcoming to new members of the club,” Dreon said. “Students are aware of a problem and are making an impact through awareness and action — I love the mission of the club.”

To some, given how big a problem environmental pollution is, cleaning up a few rivers may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. However, these volunteers are making a true impact.

“We plan to tackle this problem with small but sure steps,” Gonzalez shares. “One event at a time, one organization at

a time, we will encourage our club members to attend as many environmental clean up events as they can so they can learn first hand of the issues we are facing.”

Save the Bay officers continuously promote club bonding so that everyone has an enjoyable time.

“We strongly encourage club bonding events so when we volunteer together, everyone will have a good time with their friends,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve had a couple club bonding events this year, one being we got to design our own club T-shirts and tie-dye them together.”

This year, all the club officers are seniors and are looking for other students to carry on the mission of the club. Whether or not this is the club’s last year, its officers and members plan on continuing to help our environment.

“We are all proud of what we have done to benefit our environment already, and we will all continue to do that in college and life beyond our schooling,” Gonzalez said.

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THOMAS TREASURES HER “DEROGATORY” TIME AT DOUGHERTY AS SEEKS TO INSPIRE AT DOUGHERTY A FINANCIAL ANALYST

BY SRAAVYA SAMBARA & KAVIN KUMARAVEL Co-managing Editor & Co-opinions Editor As she approaches retirement from her post as the school’s financial analyst, Mrs. Peggy Thomas reflects on her memorable career in finance and the unconventional educational journey which helped build it.

Thomas grew up in the Redondo Beach area of sunny Southern California, where the relaxed surroundings seeped into her schooling experience at South Torrance High School. She remembers spending time with her friends at the beach adjacent to the school on many warm evenings, and there having an excellent outlet from the academic pressures of her studies.

Even in those early years, Thomas describes having a talent for mathematics. She appreciated the way mathematics offered concrete solutions to real-life issues, which affected everyone around her.

Although Thomas considered herself a bright student who deeply enjoyed learning, she preferred the education of the real world to what’s taught in a traditional classroom. This sentiment informed her decision to not enter a four year college path, the conventional option for many of her peers. Instead, after briefly enrolling in a junior college, she opted to take up a job in a bank, rooted in her love of mathematics. However, Thomas stresses that her decision to leave college did not in any way signal an end to her education. Instead, it marked the beginning of a new type of education.

Thomas reflects, “I got a whole different type of education about how to work with not only my peers but with supervisors [and] with customers.

And so it’s a whole, different, profound type of growth.”

Her first job in finance was as a bank teller at the United California Bank.

Soon, her ambition and work ethic attracted the attention of her superiors, and she was promoted to the new accounts division. After gaining experience in that position, Thomas moved to the American City Bank, where she worked as an operations officer before becoming an auditor for the bank. Her career finally brought her to the Tri-Valley, where she took a job in Pleasanton as a head of training at a local credit card bank.

However, Thomas soon realized she wanted to scale back to a part time job in order to spend more time with her children. She thus left the world of banking in 1992 and found a job at the SRVUSD district office managing the finances for the Department of Educational Services — which largely included state and federal grants to the school. Fifteen years later, when Dougherty Valley High School opened, she transferred to the site as the school’s financial analyst.

At Dougherty, Thomas’s job included managing the entire school’s finances, including parent donations, grants to the school, and student body finances. Thomas hadn’t managed student body finances previously and had to learn how to deal with student club, leadership and athletics accounts.

Over the years, Thomas garnered much appreciation for her work around the school. A “wall of love”— covered with thank-you cards and notes — lines the space adjacent to her office. Thomas, in turn, appreciates her positive work environment and the overwhelming support of her colleagues.

“I have so many good people that I work with. Everybody is very cooperative. I have a great administrative staff … We work well together, and I love the kids,” Thomas shares.

After having many years of experience in the field of finance while not always sticking to a ‘traditional’ path, Thomas reflects on how her life experiences could serve to help students.

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BY HARSHITA NERALLA & STEVEN DENG Co-social Media Manager & Copy Editor Scrolling through the School Loop News section, you’ll often see announcements for a club meeting, a notice advertisting a volunteer event, or even the occasional message about missing Airpods. Among these academic-related posts, you’ll most likely also see a few posts titled “Joke of the Week” and “Quote of the Week. ”

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“Your path has to be flexible. My suggestion is that you just know what comes along the way and know that you can always change especially when you’re young,” Thomas advises.

She emphasizes that everyone has a unique path through education and that they shouldn’t artificially limit themselves to a specific one because it is what everyone else seems to be following. She strongly believes that students should find their passions through whichever educational path appeals to them.

“I know all their paths will lead to success, I just hope that path is long and full of happiness and good health,” Thomas expresses.

After working at Dougherty for over a decade, Thomas describes her own decision to retire as a new path for her.

She hopes that with the extra time, she will be able to spend more time with her young granddaughters, travel and dance.

Thomas considers herself a perpetual student of the world and Dougherty as another learning experience. “[Dougherty has] given me a whole new education … I’ve loved every day of it.”

“I create jokes and quotes to help people relieve their stress — to [stop them] from thinking so strictly about school, numbers, GPA, SATs, and all these scores.”

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“Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.” - Alfred Adler Why did the turkey cross the road?

- Because he wasn’t a chicken “Darkness can only be scattered by light, and hatred can only be conquered by love.” - Pope St. John Paul II Widely known by his nickname “Derogatory,” junior Aneesh Virjala seeks to lighten students’ moods and inspire others by sharing jokes and quotes such as these on the School Loop News section.

“We have a really academic environment; it’s really competitive and stuff — I don’t want to start a club because

that’s the most Dougherty thing to do — I want to inspire people with the quotes and make sure they’re living for something beyond just grades, beyond just academics,” Aneesh said.

At the end of each of his posts, Virjala signs off with “D3r09@+0ry” — his widely-known nickname.

Virjala went to a private school before attending Dougherty and was shocked by its different culture. He soon earned the nickname“Derogatory” after making a post on School Loop urging other students to refrain from using derogatory language on campus. Even before posting on School Loop, he would also tell his friends not to swear. While this name may have initially been used to make fun of him, Virjala embraced the name, saying that “It was a pretty dope name, and I kind of liked it, actually.”

“My main intention was not for people to offend each other and to degrade people,” he says in regards to that first School Loop post.

Despite his initial belief that derogatory language shouldn’t be used at school, Virjala said that he no longer feels that way and that “you get accustomed to it.”

Still, while his beliefs may not be the same as they were two years ago, he is making a different kind of impact at school with his School Loop posts.

“I create jokes and quotes to help people relieve their stress — to stop them from thinking so strictly about school, numbers, GPA, SATs, and all these scores,” Virjala said. “I just do it to help others.”

While he has also faced opposition to his posts about not using derogatory language and his jokes and quotes of the week, this doesn’t deter him.

“It doesn’t matter, really. I’ll still do it even if people tell me not to,” Virjala said. “Even if they’re supportive or not, I’ll still do it.”

NEWS AND FEATURES

3 Benjamin Banneker Banneker was a wellknown almanac author, surveyor, naturalist and farmer. He was famous for his contributions to the scientific world, such as his invention of the wooden clock and his astronomical calculations, after which he was able to predict eclipses and planetary conjunctions. His six year series of almanacs were printed in at least four states. Artifacts of Banneker are still found in the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Oella and Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis, Maryland.

FEBRUARY 21 2019 Little Rock Nine Little Rock Nine was the name given to a group of nine African Americans who were the first to attend Little Rock Central High School, an all-white high school, after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court stated that it was unconstitutional to segregate schools. In November 1999, they were each presented a Congressional Gold Medal presented by President Clinton. The US government also issued a silver dollar to dedicate in remembrance of the group’s courage and determination.

BY CAROLINE LOBEL, CLAIRE ZHANG, TEJU ANAND & SANJANA RANGANATHAN Co-arts & entertainment Editor, Assistant Graphics Editor, Assistant Photography Editor & Staff Writer Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was a poet who played a key figure in African-American history. He attended Columbia University for one year in 1921, during which he became part of the Harlem Renaissance: a social and artistic movement celebrating black culture in the newly developed Harlem neighborhood of New York City lasting from 1910 to the mid-1930s. Hughes is known for fighting for social justice and racial equality using his writing as an outlet.

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was revered as a writer, dancer, historian, director and civil rights activist, most famous for her seven autobiographical novels. She established herself as a prominent actress and director, claiming the title of first black female director in Hollywood and two-time Tony-award winning actress. Characterized by her background in journalism as well as activism in the civil rights movement, she was appointed by Jimmy Carter to the Commission of International Women of the Year. She was known for breaking barriers, those holding back both females and African Americans at the time, and reaching unprecedented heights for a black female at the time. Serving as an inspiration to many, her award-winning books, poetry and films continue to be a testament to her perseverance and talent.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and activist who became one of the most well-known spokespersons of the civil rights movement. Today, he is most known for his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. King first became active in the civil rights movement through leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. He advocated using nonviolence and civil disobedience to advance the civil rights movement. In 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial inequality. As his career progressed, King became increasingly unpopular as his ideas grew more and more radical. His ideas started to encompass more than just racial inequality. King’s most controversial speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” demonstrated his stance against the Vietnam War. Exactly a year after the speech was delivered, on April 4, 1968, King was assassinated on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel.

The Obamas Michelle Obama was the first black First Lady of the United States. She graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School and went on to hold leadership positions at numerous non-profits and universities before taking a greater role in politics. Since Barack Obama’s election in 2008, Michelle Obama had an equally active voice as her husband, advocating for the close of the gender wage gap, increasing poverty awareness and, most notably, encouraging healthier eating. She spearheaded multiple initiatives to increase healthy food in school cafeterias as a method of poverty alleviation. Even after Barack Obama’s terms ended, Michelle Obama has remained active, giving speeches of support for Hillary Clinton in the previous elections and voicing her views on the actions taken by the current Trump administration.

Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4, 2008, as well as the first African-American president. He started his political career in the Illinois State Senate in 1996. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Sojourner Truth Obama was the third African-American elected since Reconstruction.

Thurgood Marshall Born to slaves in New York, He announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Thurgood Marshall was the first Sojourner Truth was sold numerous Feb. 10, 2007 and won; he served two terms. Some other accomAfrican American member of the US times as a child.

Eventually, she escaped plishments include being named Time Magazine’s “Person of Supreme Court and served as an Associwith one of her five children and took refuge the Year” in December 2008 and being awarded the Nobel ate Justice. He was a civil rights litigator for with a family until the emancipating New York Peace Prize in October 2009. His work as president has the National Association for the Advancement Anti-slavery law was enacted, emancipating all the benefitted millions of Americans includes pushof Colored People (NAACP) and is well known slaves.

However, when her son was illegally sold by her ing the Affordable Care Act into law and the for winning numerous cases in the Supreme Court. past slave owner after the law was in place, Truth took endorsement of same-sex marriage.

“The great majority of Supreme Court Justices are almost action, suing the latter. This case was particularly famous always remembered for their contributions to constitutional for being the first black women to successfully sue a white man law as a member of this Court. Justice Marshall, however, is in court. After the court case, Truth became inspired by the unique because his contributions to constitutional law, priests she was employed by and became a devout Chrisbefore becoming a member of the Court, were so tian. Afterwards, she joined an abolitionist organization significant,” Chief Justice William Rehnquist said. where she met activists such as Frederick Douglass, Soon after his retirement in June 1991, President launching her involvement in civil rights moveBush appointed another African American ments. Reporters caught on, publishing her Clarence Thomas to be an Associate famous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman,” given at Justice and he has held that position the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention ever since. where she advocated for equal rights Harriet Tubman for black women.

Harriet Tubman was a key figure in the fight against slavery and the construction of the Underground Railroad. Although she was born into slavery, Tubman managed to escape through the Underground Railroad. After hearing that her niece and her niece’s family would soon be sold away, Rosa Parks Tubman made the first of 13 trips to Maryland. During Phillis Wheatley Rosa Parks is an iconic figure these trips, Tubman would eventually save around 70 peoBeing the first black female in the Civil Rights Movement. ple, most being from her family. During the American Civil poet to be published, Phillis Parks worked as a seamstress and War, Tubman became involved with the Union forces as Wheatley “became the most famous was the secretary for the Montgomery the first woman to lead an assault during the war. DeAfrican on the face of the earth, the chapter of the National Association for the spite more than two years of service, Tubman was Oprah Winfrey of her time,” historian Henry Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She denied compensation. Her humanitarian work Louis Gates, Jr. stated. Her poems were unique is best known for refusing to give up her seat to a left her in constant poverty. Today, she is a because they reflected her beliefs and her perwhite man on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama symbol of courage and freedom. sonal life. “Wheatley had more in mind than simple in December 1955. She was arrested for not giving in conformity. It will be shown later that her allusions to to the driver’s request that she give up her seat in the sun god and to the goddess of the morn, always the “white section” to a white man. Although she appearing as they do here in close association lost her job, her actions led to the start of the with her quest for poetic inspiration, are of Montgomery Bus Boycott, which in turn central importance to her,” John C. Shields led to the Supreme Court ruling that stated. She was declared by Molefi Kete bus segregation was unconstituAsante as one of the 100 Greatest tional.

African Americans in 2002.

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FEBRUARY 21 2019

DISNEY’S “HAKUNA MATATA” TRADEMARK MEANS WORRIES

BY DANIELA WISE Staff Writer

In the wake of the re-release of Disney’s film “The Lion King,” Zimbabwean activist Shelton Mpala calls for Disney to revoke its trademark of the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” in a recent online petition. So, one may wonder, is Disney making a wrong move here, trademarking a phrase closely connected to a rich culture, especially considering that Disney didn’t actually coin

“The fact that Disney continues to thrive in a divided world when the new ‘Lion King’ movie is coming out is an injustice. Success, monetary or not, should not come at the expense of a culture.” the phrase? Is this really cultural appropriation? Why does this matter?

This matters not because Disney is using the phrase, but because Disney is using the phrase for profit. As respected as the company is, this is hypocritical because it disrespects those in the Swahili culture. It places a phrase sacred to one’s culture on a T-shirt.

“While we respect Disney as an entertain-

ment institution responsible for creating many of our childhood memories, the decision to trademark ‘Hakuna Matata’ is predicated purely on greed and is an insult not only the spirit of the Swahili people but also Africa as a whole,” Mpala stated firmly in his Change.org petition.

Some may argue that Disney trademarked the phrase simply because they don’t want others to use the phrase, not necessarily because they want to make money off of it. Although that is a valid point, one must note that the only reason companies trademark phrases is to make money. According to Legalzoom, trademarked phrases must be intended for commerce. This means that such phrases must be used to sell goods or services — and to clarify, trademarks don’t prevent a person from using the phrase. Rather, they prevent the same or similar phrase from being used for profit — and with “Hakuna Matata,” Disney placed their stake on something that’s not theirs.

This is a picture-perfect example of cultural appropriation. The Cambridge Dictionary defines cultural appropriation as “the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture.” Cashing in on someone’s culture is not a way to show respect to or understanding of one’s culture.

It is also possible to argue that this is an example of political correctness and that it doesn’t quite harm anyone. Personally, this is was my first thought when I found out about this petition.

After all, Liz Lenjo, a Kenyan entertainment lawyer, disagrees with the petition. Lenjo said Disney ‘has not stolen anything’ and the outrage over the trademark is misplaced,” and that this does not detract from the value of the Swahili language.

While his argument is understandable, it seems to misplace the meaning of the controversy itself. It is about the trademark; it legally

ILLUSTRATION BY MAI WEBER allows the phrase to be used for Disney’s financial gains.

Other companies have trademarked phrases, including LG’s “Life’s Good” and Nike’s famous “Just Do It.” Trademarks for these companies have proven effective, but they’re not the same as Disney’s actions. These companies came up with their own phrase to generate business; Disney stole a cultural phrase without consent to advertise on Lion King merchandise for 25 years. Disney, let alone any company, should not be allowed to claim something they did not invent themselves, no matter the timing of a petition.

This petition may have come out as a surprise to some, and there is still no clear explanation to the timing of it. Maybe the reason this controversy didn’t come out before is because at the time of “The Lion King”’s original release in 1994, no individual or group felt the need to demand action.

As Mpala states, “At a time when divisive-

ness has taken over the world, one would think re-releasing a movie that celebrates the unlikely friendships, acceptance and unity, Disney would make a decision that goes completely against these values.” The fact that Disney continues to thrive in a divided world with the release of the new “The Lion King” movie is an injustice. Success, monetary or not, should not come at the expense of a culture.

As beloved as Disney is, this serves as a lesson for all: trademarking a culturally valued phrase is synonymous with turning plagiarism into a personally interested piggy bank. It also defines how companies go to extreme lengths for the sake of prosperity without thinking about the consequences of their actions. Simply put, it is clear that trademarking “Hakuna Matata” is just as bad as stealing one’s customs and portraying it as your own; Disney has committed cultural appropriation.

OPENING UP ABOUT HARASSMENT CLOSES STEREOTYPES BY CAROLINE LOBEL

Co-arts & entertainment Editor Sexual harassment — it’s a term you’ve most likely heard and/ or seen sprawled across the media.

Although some victims earn justice, negative stereotypes such as victim blaming still surround those who have been affected by sexual harassment. We need to advocate for more people to come forward about their experiences in order to normalize the conversation and finally put an end to these harmful assumptions.

Let’s start with what exactly classifies as sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is vaguely defined as unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances. These advances include but are not limited to: catcalling, unnecessary touching without consent and making sexual gestures and/or comments. Although harassment cases are common in a workplace setting, students can relate to the experience of being sexually harassed, whether at school or elsewhere.

A student, Kendall*, shares their story about being inappropriately kissed by their dentist. They were reluctant to tell people out of fear that they would be viewed differently, including their own mother.

The bitter truth about sexual harassment is that everyone has either experienced sexual harassment firsthand or knows someone who has.

A study conducted by the Harvard School of Education in May 2017 reports that 87 percent of women aged 18-25 have reported being victims of sexual harassment. Another study conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 2011 found that 40 percent of male students in grades 7-12 have experienced sexual harassment. These statistics, though already quite high, don’t account for the number of unreported sexual harassment cases.

Mrs. Rebecca Uscian, an AP Literature and English 9 teacher at Dougherty, thinks that people are reluctant to talk about their sexual harassment

experiences “because there’s a stigma, and there’s also this fear of repercussions. What happens when your boss is harassing you? What happens when it’s a friend at school? There’s a lot of repercussions that maybe you don’t want to happen, and so that deters you from reporting [it].”

“People perceive sexual harassment victims as weak. I don’t want people to think I am weak. I don’t want them thinking that I was ‘asking for it.’ I was just sitting there. It’s not my fault that I had no control in the situation,” Kendall* says.

Now, of course, no two sexual harassment experiences are the same, but many can relate to the stereotypes associated with them. Most of these negative assumptions place the blame on the victim — “You wore something provocative, didn’t you?”; “You must have said or done something that gave them the wrong idea”; “You should have done something to stop it from happening.”

Another negative result of the stereotypes is the internalized victim blame. Uscian says that victims have “a lot of feelings of ‘Why was I wearing that?’ or ‘What did I do to deserve

“I don’t want people to think I am weak. I don’t want them thinking that I was ‘asking for it.’ I was just sitting there, it’s not my fault that I had no control.” this? Because clearly it’s my fault,’ based on the narrative that we’re given in our culture.”

Our society has a twisted norm of placing blame on the victim, on making the victim feel like they did something wrong. This prevents them

from coming forward about their experiences.

“As much as people are talking about it more now, I still think that there can be a stigma around [sexual harassment],” Ms. Athena Agustin-Vadney, Dougherty teacher on special assignment and health teacher, comments. “I think if it’s in a situation where they might be judged by society, people still might be concerned about putting themselves out there and be judged because of something that happened to them that they may not have had any control over whatsoever.”

When being sexually harassed, victims are put in a positions like they’re trapped in a cage. They can’t do anything to stop the harasser or to get out of it. Unwillingly being put into a situation like that does not make the victim weak; if anything, that person is stronger because they made it through the situation.

People need to come forward with their stories and experiences because it will show the world that victims can’t be stereotyped. Talking about these experiences and adding context to them can help normalize the conversation. Normalizing the conversation in turn emphasizes the fact that all sexual harassment stories are different and that victims should never be the ones to blame.

“Information is always important, talking about things, normalizing honesty. I think silence has been normalized for the longest time. And that’s kind of been what we have encouraged, [these] don’t-ask-don’t-tell kind of things,” Agustin-Vadney says.

Some may argue that normalizing the conversation can normalize sexual harassment altogether. This, however, is not the case. Sexual harassment will not be normalized because these conversations will place emphasis on how disturbing it can be for victims. Why would anyone want to normalize doing something disturbing and inappropriate?

Normalizing the conversation actually encourages more victims to come forward, which can put an end to sexual harassment as a whole. The conversation will allow people to become aware that traumatizing experiences like these do happen. Exposure of the victim’s emotions and how each

victim experiences something different can render stereotypes invalid.

Ending these stereotypes encourages even more people to come forward and allows them to finally start seeking out the justice they deserve.

“If we really listen to one another, we see how people are impacted by [sexual ha-

have been proven to be helpful. Having people come forward about their experiences encourages others to come forward as well, as seen in the #MeToo movement. Getting rid of these stereotypes and this judgment will make people feel safer when talking about their experiences.

“When people think they’re the only ones that have experienced [sexual harass-

ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH KIM rassment], and we can move forward and we can realize that we need to treat our victims better,” Usican says.

We as a society need to realize that being sexually harassed is bad enough; yet, there’s another layer of pain that lies within these stereotypes. Victims have to face blame not only from others, but themselves.

This can lead to detrimental effects on one’s mental health.

It’s hard to deal with. And it’s not something that just goes away all by itself. So it’s important for them to discuss with somebody that they trust and kind of let it go eventually and get to the place where they can let it go and kind of move forward,” Agustin-Vadney says.

Talking about these experiences

ment], it’s hard to talk about it. But it’s something that’s [being] talked about a little bit more — we talk about it a little bit in health classes.

I think we’re trying to build a level of comfort so people can feel that coming forward isn’t going to hurt them in the long run,” Agustin-Vadney expresses.

Talking about sexual harassment and building that level of comfort is critical. We need to normalize the conversation and end these assumptions that prevent people from coming forward with their stories.

Victims need to get the justice they deserve and it all starts with putting an end to these stereotypes. *Names changed to protect privacy.

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3. WHICH MEAN GIRL ARE YOU?

5. WHICH “HARRY POTTER” BOOK WAS YOUR FAVORITE? a) “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” b) “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” c) “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ d) “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”

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a) Yellow b) Red c) White d) Blue

You’re not Reginald McCarthy, despite what it says on that tax return you just filed! Have fun claiming his tax refund for him though.

2. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE?

4. PICK A COLOR.

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a) My Ex’s: they don’t know why “Orange is the New Black” keeps showing up on their recents b) Netflix? No thanks, I just torrent everything, thank you very much. c) Me and my friends share an account and split the cost so we pay less. d) My own, of course. Duh.

a) Cady Heron b) Regina George c) Karen Smith d) Gretchen Weiners

Congratulations, you basic byotch! You’re primed to commit the most common form of tax evasion, avoiding pesky paper trails by underrepotting gambling winnings or tips.

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ASK PRANAV

With questions taken from our web-exclusive advice column, the Tribune gives some alternate advice, with some alternate intentions.

BY PRANAV CHILLAPPAGARI Public Relations Manager I have been reading our advice column recently and have noticed the regular contributors attempting to throw shade and be sarcastic. Their attempts were cute, but I am back and ready to show everyone who the real queen is.

Q: How do I get over a guy before murdering him... haha, just kidding, no, but really, he literally killed the old me.

- SofieDossiFan A: You literally sound like a knock -off version of Ariana Grande. GET. OVER. HIM. His crusty, tired, dry self won’t be there for you once you leave this prison. And don’t joke about murder (if you want to murder him, go for it) I am thriving as the one true god because I take no pity or mercy.

Love does not have a moral compass, and you shouldn’t either.

Q: Should I go into my friends’ backpacks to steal their food?

- Poopy pants A: Yes, America was built upon stealing from others. Practice your God-given right. If not, turn into a communist; what’s theirs is yours now. Live your fantasy.

Q: Is it real feelings if you like someone for their intelligence?

- SofieDossiFan A: Of course, pompous fool! Don’t mask your intelligence of fear of the layman. Be as meticulous and pretentious as you please. Love is nothing but a mask for the stupid to feel included.

Q: I love this person but they don’t kno. We r really good friends but i don’t want to mess up our relationship if i tell them that i like them. Do you think my ti-84 calculator will get jealous and thus fall in love with me if I get a new calculator? Do u think im being petty? Please help.

- calculateMyLove A: I would ask you to calculate the level of delusion you’re under, but it seems like you’re living that paradox.

Let me tell you something my good ol’ friend Marie Kondo told me: “If it doesn’t bring you joy, throw it away.”

If you know you will find more joy with a different calculator, get rid of the ti-84. Apply this logic to everything in life. Do your clothes not give you joy? Throw it away. If a childhood toy is not giving you joy, throw it away. If the men in your life are not giving you joy. THROW THEM AWAY. Q:Boba Tea Flavor Recommendations?

- Tea A: Come to Peet’s instead.

But also, rose milk tea to make you feel richer than the poor peasants who get jasmine milk tea. Make yourself feel elegant and better than everyone else, because we all know I am.

To read the Tribune’s genuine answers in our web-exclusive advice column, scan the QR code to the right:

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“I’m actually glad because he’s really easy to talk to. So it was easy to get a conversation going and talk about our interests and things like that.”

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I was really stupid and I didn’t know how to solve it. And I’m still kind of confused about it.”

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The Tribune hosted its annual Date Lab this Valentine’s Day, where two student volunteers from each grade were matched and sent on a blind date. The Tribune covered their dates (it’s not creepy, we promise) to see if sparks would fly. Here’s what they had to say.

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“After the date I think I’m going to start being more open to opening myself to other people, because it’s just a great experience to meet more people.”

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“I learned that she is very nice and funny. Also, she smiled a lot and seemed to be very easy to converse with.”

CHRIS

“I found out that she’s a very cool, committed person. She’s always open to trying new things. She’s very interested in doing bigger and better things in college.

So it’s just great to see that cool side of a person that you don’t know.”

ASHLEY

“He wants to pursue music in the future which I think is really inspiring because I love music and not a lot of people have the guts to go out there.”

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“UNBREAKABLE “RENT” DEFIES HARMFUL KIMMY SCHMIDT” SOCIAL STEREOTYPES BIDS GOODBYE

BY SASHA HASSAN News Editor

Nominated for “Outstanding Comedy Series” for the 2019 Emmy’s, the second half of the concluding season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” ends the show on an uplifting note as the character recognize their potential and part ways to pursue their own dreams.

STAND OUT EPISODE: “SLIDING VAN DOORS”

The nearly hour-long episode presents an alternate universe that diverges from the moment Kimmy chooses not to set foot in the Reverend’s van to see the movie “Sliding Doors.”

Alternate-universe Kimmy becomes the high school queen bee, accompanied by a gaggle of friends and her quintessial football boyfriend. Ellie Kemper slides into the role of basic white teenage girl so easily that by the end of the episode it’s hard to see Kimmy as anything but the person she could have been.

The alternate-universe Kimmy, living her sheltered life, constantly argues she has earned everything she has by hard work, like her diploma and job as a news anchor.

Ironically, everything different in the universe is due to chance and the subsequent butterfly effect: because Kimmy is never kidnapped, she becomes a news anchor, Titus becomes a movie star, Jacqueline marries Mikey and many more women are kidnapped before the Reverend is caught. The show proves it’s easy for privileged alternate-universe Kimmy to believe she would have succeeded as easily as she does had she been kidnapped, when in reality everyone is to some extent bound by chance. In this world, Kimmy chances on finding that her high school sweetheart is cheating on her with Donna Maria.

Kimmy admits to Titus that she chooses not to think about what might have happened to her had she never been kidnapped; instead, she chooses to focus on what she can do with her life in the present.

“CAN’T YOU JAMOCKS EVEN BLOW UP A BUILDING RIGHT?” Much to her chagrin, Lillian gets to teach Artie’s spoiled millenial

daughter Sheba Goodman a lesson in taking responsibility, something the rich and delusional girl has never done in her life. With the help of a stripper judge and pep talk, Lillian instates Sheba as the caretaker of Artie’s Farties, a group of disadvantaged children assissted by a charity her father founded.

However, when Lillian is cast out of her house/tugboat, she decides that she’s been living in the same place for too long and resolves to go down with the house. Confronted with the ghosts of her two lovers, Lillian stubbornly refuses to leave the apartment before it’s ‘ploded. By a fluke, Lillian survives to do greater things than haunt her gentrified neighborhood as a ghost, finding new ways to harass yuppies.

“THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.”

The wayward Titus’s life is frazzled when ex-boyfriend and forever love Mikey announces that he’s getting married to his new boyfriend, seemingly out of nowhere. The heartbroken Titus opts to focus on his broadway debut at “The Lion King,” Following advice from Kimmy, Mikey forces himself in a moment of heroism to confront his true feelings and admit he’s still in love with Titus.

Ultimately, Titus gets to live the luxurious life he’s always striven for, becoming a real Broadway star with Mikey at his side. In a way, this conclusion is the most satisfying of the season: Titus is reunited with his estranged lover and the dream he gave up on decades ago.

BY TAYLOR ATIENZA & AMRUTA BARADWAJ Co-features Editor & Assistant Sports Editor

Against a backdrop of vibrant flyers and graffiti, a solemn opening narration set the scene for Dougherty’s performance of “RENT,” transporting the audience to a world of young artists struggling to survive in New York’s Bohemian Alphabet City.

The DV Theatre Arts Program presented “RENT” Feb. 7-10, telling the story of people struggling against the passage of time at the crossroads of fate, love and friendship. The musical — created by playwright Jonathan Larson — features vibrant characters with unique ties to one another. Beneath their friendships and liveliness resides the ever-present threat of AIDS, which, combined with the wild variability of life, slowly pulls the group apart.

dance or this boyish charm, but with ‘RENT,’ it’s put into this angst and this emotion, where there’s this feeling of ‘If I don’t do this, I’m dead.’”

This raw emotion is further exemplified through the characters’ relationships. Amidst tightly-knit friendships, the characters find themselves entrenched in a struggle to find love as the passage of time threatens to cut their lives short. Struggling musician Davis and recovering addict and sex worker Marquez are caught in a game of push and pull, with Marquez seeking to live vivaciously in the time she has left while Davis is hesitant to fall in love again after realizing just how short life can be.

The inconsistency between Marquez and Davis represents the way romantic relationships develop over the course of the musical.

“Mimi is a character who has AIDS but still lives everyday like it is her last; she loves hard and is vulnerable.” Tsao recalled. “To really understand RENT and

cus on romance and the fragility of life, the musical highlights and seeks to reduce stigma surrounding AIDS, particularly its association with the LGBTQ+ community.

“Mainstream media has a very narrow view of the people that make up our society, so anytime we can present the stories of underrepresented cultures, we need work to ensure that they are seen,” Vega stated on “RENT”’s inclusion of different expressions of sexuality and gender.

The DV Theatre Art Program’s production of “RENT” shone a critical spotlight on both issues affecting marginalized groups and the versatility of the students involved. Ebid elaborated on the sense of camaraderie and closeness between members of the cast that made the musical possible.

“We’re so close to one another, and we feel every moment of the show together. It’s amazing. Just simply feeling their support, I’m so honored and grateful

“I STILL HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHERE I’M MEANT TO BE, BECAUSE IF I DIDN’T … I’D GO CRAZY.”

While Kimmy originally believed she needed to travel to London to realize her dreams, Kimmy finds her true purpose in the book she wrote earlier in the season. When “The Legends of Greemulax” becomes a hit, Kimmy realizes that she can make a real impact on children by sharing a story, even if it isn’t necessarily her story.

Kimmy’s realization is bittersweet as she is evicted from her tugboat/apartment, leaving her to say goodbye to the cherished friends she once roomed with.

The story starts where it ends, at the grand opening of a roller coaster at a Gremulax-themed park where Kimmy and Lori Ann reunite to chase roller coasters as mother and daughter.

Kimmy achieves her goals in the final season. //ILLUSTRATION BY CLAIRE ZHANG

“How we gonna pay last year’s rent?” James Patricio and Isaiah Mendiola sing on stage together. // SHEYDA LADJEVARDI Dougherty’s performance of “RENT” is a production with electrifying song and dance, along with its fair share of melancholic moments that elicited tears from the audience. It focuses on the friendship of roommates Mark Cohen, Roger Davis and Tom Collins (portrayed by senior James Patricio, freshman Isaiah Mendiola and senior Filo Ebid, respectively). Davis falls in and out of love with Mimi Marquez (portrayed by senior Jade Tsao) while Collins finds fleeting happiness with Angel Schunard (portrayed by sophomore AJ Sohrabi) before her untimely death. Joanne Jefferson (played by senior Riya Gupta) and Maureen Johnson (played by junior Izzy Roth) are a couple of polar opposites, but both organize protests against the landowners who mistreat the artists and transients of the neighborhood.

Patricio explained his character’s role in the musical, describing the importance of Cohen’s perspectives as one of the only characters physically untouched by the AIDS epidemic to the main storyline.

“My character Mark, he is an aspiring filmmaker; out of all of the six main characters, he does not have AIDS. His main worry is that all of his friends will die before him and he will be left alone.

He wants to take a video of everything that is good and pure in the world so that he can distract himself from the fact that everyone else has AIDS,” Patricio stated.

Indeed, as much as “RENT” is a celebration of the best parts of life, it is also a reflection of the ephemeral and unpredictable nature of human life. The very real threat of death shadows many of the characters as they navigate life in Manhattan, often producing an undercurrent of desperation for more time.

“While this is also less dance-based and more movement-based, this one requires a lot of energy to be put in to be something that we usually aren’t, because we’re Dougherty students and we have to fit these angsty New Yorkers from the 1990’s,” Patricio said. “It’s a different feel from ‘In the Heights’ or ‘Grease,’ where that energy was put into

its characters, I did lots of research on Mimi and the Bohemian lifestyle.”

Contrary to Mimi and Roger’s relationship, Schunard and Collins have a more straightforward romance. Mutual attraction coupled with the diagnosis with HIV create an immediate connection between the pair. However, Schunard’s quickly advancing illness complicates their relationship in the second act; an initially promising future between the two quickly ends in tragedy. Ebid explained the difficulty of portraying a complex character like Collins, and how he kept himself focused during more emotional scenes.

“It was really tough for me to get such a difficult character down,” Ebid said, adding, “You have to understand what a character is thinking at all times, and you can’t also show that you’re thinking on stage . . . That was the hardest part, just to balance all these things together and merge them into the character.”

Mr. Paul Vega, director of the musical and the Theatre Arts program, further elaborated on how the cast prepared for each of their roles and the task of carrying heavier themes throughout the play.

“We had a lot of discussions about different ways to understand the character,” Vega said. “Sometimes I would give real-life examples about people who have gone through similar situations, just to kind of get them in the right mindset of what they need to do to create the character in a believable way.”

While AIDS is the central threat to each of the relationships in “RENT,” it isn’t the only factor that introduces tension into the musical; substance abuse, poverty and brutality are also issues explored on stage.

“When [these issues are] presented on stage, [they] force the audience to confront these issues and actually think about them,” Vega said. “It’s an important thing to do because it treats these issues with humanity instead of treating them as statistics.”

“RENT” continues themes of diversity and inclusion that were first established in “LOVE/SICK,” the program’s fall production. In addition to its thematic fo-

to have their company with me,” Ebid said. “It took a lot of practice, but it took a lot of support as well. I think we all just rose to the occasion for this show.”

The show was a particularly sentimental production for its cast, as seniors performed their last musical on the DVHS stage. The message of loving and living resonated with the cast members who commented on their favorite elements of the play.

“Our last performance, especially, was very emotional. It was hard for us seniors not to cry, and I just wanted to hold out that last note as long as I could because I knew once the song was over, my DV drama career was over,” Patrico, whose role as Mark Cohen has a special place in his heart, said.

Tsao echoed his sentiments, explaining what the musical meant for her in her final year with the program and elaborating on the bond she shares with her castmates. “‘RENT’ is by far my favorite production that I have been a part of in my high school experience. Something about this show brings people together and reminds us that there is no day but today,” she said. “I know that I will never forget about the cast and the joy we shared bringing ‘RENT’ to life.”

Both the hardships endured by the protagonists of “RENT” and the moments that embrace what life has to offer are essential components of the play, communicating the musical’s message of valuing relationships with others and loving unconditionally.

“I think that the most important thing that people should know about the performance is while the subject matter is a little mature, I think the message is something that is universal no matter your age,” Vega explained. “I think the most meaningful thing about ‘RENT’ was the way the students came together to really show how important it is to share love and respect for one another, and [they were] able to spread that message to the audience.”

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“THE RECKONINGS” DEALS A REAL RECKONING TO ALL INJUSTICES

BY EVA SHEN Staff Writer

In her latest memoir and book of essays, “The Reckonings,” Lacy Johnson grapples with justice, punishment and the gray space in between, serving up a timely platter of penetrating truths and uncomfortable realities.

Early on, Johnson reveals her fragmented past, in a straightforward way: she was kidnapped, raped and almost killed by the man she loved.

It’s betrayal in the most intimate, terrible form, and throughout her collection of essays, Johnson explores this imbalance of power — men soaring high above, women stranded underneath.

Does she want vengeance for the countless ways he wrecked her? On behalf of every woman who was ever suppressed by a man?

Justice is what Johnson is seeking — or rather, a reckoning. In one forceful, vehement phrase, Johnson crystalizes everything the title and the essays stand for: “More than anything, what I want is a reckoning … I want a reckoning for the woman shot in the back of the head and the man killed while running away … I want the truth told back to us. I want the lies laid bare.”

And not only does Johnson want justice for women, but she also wants justice for everybody.

Through the multitude of essays, she explores, with anguishing honesty, a wide scope of the ways humanity has turned for the worse: violence toward women, school shootings, terrorists, guns, rape, etc.

It feels a little overwhelming, a rush of horrible things coming at you like a black, threatening

wave. The abundance of topics that Johnson tries to cover makes her writing slightly confusing, losing the reader in its harsh twists and turns.

Despite this, her writing is simple and bare, sincere and brutally honest. This lack of flowery words lends clarity to her prose, letting it penetrate deeper and fiercer, like a polished diamond.

Her words are unobstructed by unnecessary language, making them easier to understand.

The first several essays were so bare they were slightly flat; while the topics she covered were timely and powerful, her voice fell short. There was nothing particularly refreshing or electric about the prose, nothing too memorable in the way she told her stories — the words were lackluster and bordering on dull, despite their slender intensity.

Her intricate descriptions of daily life go on for a little too long, so my attention slipped. But it is somewhat understandable: Johnson gathers all the little details, and wrings them out like a towel, enforcing the belief that the world is still grossly leaning toward men and toward violence.

The desperate, almost hopeless truth that Johnson conveys is that there is much to be feared in this world. In her own experiences, Johnson outlines the many unconscious ways in which she protects herself and her children, from keeping “sharp” scissors on her desk to praying that her children “come home safe” from school. These are dark revelations, but despairingly, also jagged realities that Johnson confronts everyday.

Yet as the book progresses, it becomes less a vacuum of depression, and more of, in a true sense, a collection of powerful and assertive essays. This is where Johnson focuses on a central topic: rape.

In the chapter “Speak Truth to Power,” Johnson follows one horrifying piece of evidence with the next; she takes the much-discussed issue of rape and intensifies it vividly. Murder results in a dead body, kidnappings are proven with the lack of one — but rape is the only crime in which the victim herself is doubted.

In moments of gripping, voltaic brilliance, Johnson’s prose seems to tunnel into the reader’s mind with its dauntless concepts. “For most women, rape has been the norm and respect the exception,” she says.

The words are fiercely and necessarily uncomfortable: “[S]he is seen as meaningless.”

Johnson tells the story of the first time she was raped, at age 14. It is gross and ugly and traumatizing. Johnson writes, “And here I am, alive, still speaking … We must tell anyone and everyone who will listen. And those who will not listen must be made to hear.”

This is the message to take away.

In her following essays, Johnson covers other raging issues such as the environment (“Guilt itself is useless and worth nothing”), race (“[I]ts construction has everything to do with power and very little to do with skin color”), evil, humanity and the power of art “in the age of apocalypses.” But in the end it all comes down to the same urgently provocative message: to tell anyone and everyone.

The essays in “The Reckonings” are worth reading, perhaps even a must-read for those who declare themselves feminists or activists. Johnson addresses the staggering issues of feminism, terrorism and violence, and fearlessly ponders the future of humanity. In Johnson’s writing, one

IMAGE COURTESY OF LACY M. JOHNSON WEBSITE might find solace and inspiration in nearly every subject.

“The Reckonings” was released in November 2018 and can be found on Amazon for $17.

THE KEBAB SHOP “YOU” STALKS NETFLIX AND TOPS THE BLOCK ATTRACTS VIEWER ATTENTION

BY SANJANA RANGANATHAN & VIVIAN KUANG Staff Writers

The Kebab Shop, an award-winning Mediterranean fast-casual dining chain, recently opened a new location in San Ramon that offers a casual, moderately priced dining atmosphere best for a hangout with friends or a laid-back family outing.

The Kebab Shop opened mid-December 2018 in the Crow Canyon Plaza and offers Mediterraneanstyle kebabs, falafel, salads and sandwiches with a counter-service model, where customers order at the counter and can eat at open seating in the restaurant or order to go. Originally from San Diego, the chain has expanded to Orange County and the Bay Area; the San Ramon location is the fifth in the Bay Area. The Kebab Shop also accommodates a variety of diets, featuring vegetarian, halal and gluten-free menu items.

When first entering, the urban vibe is evident and purposeful.

Large, circular white bulbs dangle from the ceiling and the walls are gray with red accents. A short wall divides the eating area from the area where guests stand in line to order. Emblematic of open concept dining, the food preparation area is separated from the dining area only by a glass pane, allowing guests to see inside. Most tables seat four to six people; if you come with a smaller group, be prepared to share a table with another group.

We visited The Kebab Shop on a Tuesday around 1:00 p.m. and the shop was slightly crowded, but we were still easily able to find seating.

The only concern regarding the crowd was parking, as The Kebab Shop is situated in a large complex with numerous popular stores and restaurants. The atmosphere is slightly loud, but the tables and floor were both very clean, especially for a fast food-style restaurant.

We ordered a chicken flatbread wrap, falafel rice box and the crave fries, each dish priced at around $10 and the fries being an additional

$4. The service was relatively quick; from coming in, our order was taken after about five minutes and the food was ready seven minutes later. Each customer was given a pager that indicated when he or she should go to the pickup window.

Food was delivered on a tray in takeaway style containers, closer to fast food style dining than a formal setting.

In general, the food was fulfilling and well-made. The portions were large, so much so that we both ultimately packed part of our meal to go. The highlight of the meal was the variety of fresh sauces, including garlic yogurt, dill yogurt, spicy cilantro and spicy chili sauce. The Kebab Shop prides itself on making these sauces fresh, and they added another dimension to the flavor of their dishes.

The chicken flatbread wrap was another highlight; the chicken was tenderly cooked and the vegetables, especially the pickled onion, prevented the meal from becoming too heavy. The falafel rice bowl contained vegetables, a choice of protein (we chose falafel, the vegetarian option) and saffron rice. The vegetables, while fresh, were bland if additional sauces were not added. However, the saffron rice and falafels were well seasoned.

One area in which The Kebab Shop fell short was the crave fries, which were dressed with yogurt sauce, feta cheese and pickled onions. The fries were overly salted, a problem which was compounded by the excessive amounts of feta. While the pickled onions worked well in the flatbread wrap, here they seemed out of place, clashing with the savoriness of the rest of the dish.

Overall, our trip to The Kebab Shop was an enjoyable experience.

Excluding the fries, the meal was well prepared and fresh, and the sauces accentuated the classic Mediterranean flavors. Although the dining setting is not conducive for a formal or business meal, the moderately priced food, quick service and fairly high quality make The Kebab Shop ideal for a relaxed meal with friends or family.

BY RITIKA SABHARWAL Staff Writer

Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble’s recent television show “You” aired on Netflix Dec. 26, 2018, immediately gaining popularity despite its troubling and sinister plot. Although it is based upon a love story, one can’t ignore its creepy and disturbing scenes that depict stalking to an extreme level.

“You” was originally a novel by Caroline Kepnes, published in 2014 with a sequel, “Hidden Bodies,” before being adapted into a television series. Unlike his classic love stories, “Love, Simon” and “Life As We Know It,” which portray romantic fairy tales, Berlanti’s “You” does quite the opposite. This psychological thriller puts a twist on modern romedies and illustrates the darkness of the human mind. Most importantly, it throws light onto the prevailing issue of stalking in society and

around Joe following Beck everywhere she goes and tracking her every move to tweak their fate. Although he faces several obstacles along the way, he somehow manages to overcome them by committing the most horrific crimes possible. As Joe gets closer to Beck in each episode, his level of stalking becomes more intense. Therefore, despite the discomfort it brings, it creates suspense as to how far Joe will go.

In contrast to most television shows, “You” is mainly comprised of a detailed voice-over of Joe’s thoughts. It includes a similar voice-over of Beck’s thoughts as well, albeit quite short-lived. Though unusual, it portrays the occuring events as to how the character perceives them. Beck’s voice-over is somewhat bearable, although agitating due to her obliviousness; Joe’s voice-over, though perturbing, gives an insight into his dubious intentions.

With his menacing stare and charis-

Joe is stalking Beck in Mooney’s bookstore. // IMAGE COURTESY OF NETFLIX the dangers of ignorance. matic deception, Penn Badgley does an The pilot episode begins with a outstanding job at capturing the charbreathy voice-over by the main charac- acteristics of a stalker. Although he was ter, Joe, played by Penn Badgley. As the originally conflicted with the nature of main girl, Beck, walks into the library his role, Badgley ultimately adopted Joe where works, he inwardly com- the mentality of a stalker with great ments on her every move -- the jan- accuracy. Throughout the show, his gling of her bracelets, the looseness of tone suggests that everything Joe does, her blouse. While Joe figures Beck out whether good or bad, he does for Beck. from her actions, we too can figure Joe He kills for her, manipulates her life for out for who he really is: a stalker. This is her and causes her immense pain withthe moment when he develops an ob- out feeling even the tiniest bit of resession for her and decides to stop at morse. Somehow, Joe thinks his brutal nothing to get her. The show revolves actions are justified because of his love

for Beck and constantly reminds himself of it. This effectively exposes stalkers and demonstrates their reasoning for not having done anything wrong.

The television series’ victim, Beck, is played by Elizabeth Lail, who takes on the role of an oblivious, innocent girl.

Beck is a struggling writer who craves appreciation and is manipulated by several people in her life. She is also a pushover and arguably fails to see people for who they really are. Lail successfully portrays Beck’s character with her flamboyance and flirtatious smile, in this way bringing out the ignorance in many of us.

As a television show with many twists, the craziness doesn’t end there. Beck’s best friend Peach, played by “Pretty Little Liars” star Shay Mitchell, also has an obsession with Beck. Her collection of half-naked photos of Beck and her desperate attempts at making a move on Beck suggest the same. Here, Mitchell phenomenally depicts a jealous and attention-seeking girl who wants Beck all to herself.

The background music that plays at several times during the show builds up anticipation for the following events. It also draws attention to the severity of Joe’s actions and creates a sense of curiosity as to how far he will go each time.

Building upon the character complexity, the sets in this television series are also very creative and significant.

The bookstore where Joe works reflects his sane personality, and his lair below it depicts his trait of consuming obsession. Peach’s house depicts her wealth and ultimately her spoiled nature.

Beck’s apartment is such that there are tall, looming windows without curtains, enabling everyone outside to see her through them. However, the fact that she does not care about her privacy only furthers her ignorance and manifests her desire to be noticed.

The main purpose of “You,” which it effectively accomplishes, is to raise awareness about stalkers.. Though uncomfortable, its suspense drives the plot and creates a well-rounded show. wonder what happened in the end.

“You” premiered domestically in September 2018 on Lifetime and internationally on Netflix in December of the same year.

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FEBRUARY 21 2019

MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS DUBLIN RIVALRY GAME IN SEASON FINALE

BY SASHA HASSAN News Editor

After bidding the four seniors on the song team and men’s basketball teams farewell, the Gaels beat the Wildcats 73-58 in DV’s final home game of the season on Feb. 7.

Prior to the start of the game at 7 p.m., the teams called forth each departing group member underneath a blue and white balloon arch sporting a silver “2019.”

Song team said goodbye to seniors Alyssa Chen, Connie Deng, Hannah Mauricio and Jessica Wang, each of them taking turns standing under the arch laden with flowers and surrounded by friends.

The basketball team then honored seniors Justin Masilang, Reece Tahira, Gian Pinzon, Kyle Zalatar, Jordan Wringler, Ethan Chung, Demonte Aleem, Abhijeet Sandhu and David Wong, each posing for a photo opportunity with family and their coach, Mike Hansen.

Hansen expressed his team’s strategy going into the game. “[Dublin is] explosive, so I want to make sure we hang around early and

don’t make too many mistakes. If we survive the first quarter, then it’s good for us,” Hansen said. “Our guard play is really solid so I expect them to not be able to press us.”

Dublin coach Tom Costello shared his game plan going up against the Wildcats.

“We’re going to have to defend really well because [the Wildcats] shoot really well,” Costell said. “We’re going to have to get that rebound.”

Ultimately, both coaches expressed their hope for victory. “[I hope to] get through Senior Night and get a win,” Hansen said.

The players expressed optimism as they prepared to face off. Playful pre-game banter helped lighten the mood on the court.

“Try not to foul, Aba,” one of the boys joked.

Last year, the Wildcats lost to the Gaels by only two points, making this year’s rivalry game especially anticipated.

The Wildcats started with a slight advantage, with two three-pointers in the first quarter. In the last 43 seconds of the period, the home side began chanting “Defense!” as the Wild-

cats fended off the Gaels, concluding the first quarter 13-11.

The second quarter was heavy in fouls, with Dublin fouling less and scoring most of the points.

Dublin’s Anthony Roy then stunned the crowd with two three-pointers before bagging two successive two-pointers, swinging easily from the hoop.

The quarter ended with a tense halfcourt shot from the Wildcats, which bounced off the hoop moments after the buzzer signaled the start of halftime, much to the dissapointment of the home crowd. Halftime began with the Wildcats one point behind the Gaels at 20-19.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the gap only widened as the game continued. After a brief halftime performance, Roy scored two more two-pointers, grabbing onto the hoop each time. Although DV’s Pinzon managed to score a three-pointer, the third quarter ended 48-38 with the Wildcats trailing.

Despite the point gap, the Wildcats finished the game strong, scoring one point followed by an impressive five three-pointers in succession. With

YEO LEADS MEN’S SOCCER OVER MV

BY SARAH KIM & ELAINE PARK Co-arts & Graphics Editors

Two goals precariously scored in the last fifteen minutes by junior defender Robert Yeo allowed DV men’s varsity to triumph 3-2 over Monte Vista on Feb. 5, but the positions were flipped in DV’s game against Dublin on Senior Night, Feb. 7. Oakland Technical’s forfeit of the following Saturday conference game allowed the Wildcats to enter playoffs.

As soon as the whistle blew, Monte Vista pounced on an opening in DV’s defense and attempted a shot on the goal that fell flat. Both sides were on the offensive as soon as the game began. In the midst of repeated close, yet unsuccessful shots on goals and rebounds attempted by both sides, MV managed to score a goal.

During the second half of the game, Monte Vista continued to block DV players from passing to one another, dribbling the ball forward near the penalty box several times, though DV was able to intercept it on several occasions.

However, any attempt to move towards Monte Vista’s goal was unsucessful as the other team continued to pressure DV’s defense in order to attain an attempt to score. With a close tie until the very last seconds of the game, Yeo scored the winning goal, ending the game 3-2.

Yeo said, “Honestly, it was kind of crazy. It didn’t even feel like I scored. I thought I tied the game and it turns out that we won it.”

DV JV soccer coach Julio reflected how “the boys fought for every single goal — especially that last one. We kept pressing—we kept pressing in and a goal was eventually going to fall in, and we finally got that third one.”

The Wildcat versus Gaels game started with a shot on the goal by Dublin that missed only narrowly, soaring over the top of the goalpost.

Despite DV’s continuous offensive efforts, the team was pressed to defend against Dublin, who relentlessly intercepted DV’s passes and made consecutive attempts at the goal. Following a series of passes that wove past the Wildcat’s defense, Dublin made the first goal twenty minutes in. Not even three minutes later, however, junior defender Ryan Motta successfully reflected the trajectory of the ball to senior midfielder Hudson Price. Price chipped the ball back to Motta, who passed to Yeo. The defender then scored a shot past the overextended goalkeeper into the corner of the goal.

After the game, Yeo accredited the successful shot to his teammates, saying, “It was a great pass by my great teammate—Mitchell Bryson.

[He] hit it over the top. I saw it bouncing. I just took a hit and it went in.”

Soon thereafter, the senior midfielder David Parkin scored another point for DV via a successful team maneouver following a corner kick, pushing the score up to 1-2. Just before the end of the first half, Dublin regrouped attack efforts, of which one made it past DV’s goalkeeper who had misjudged the trajectory of the shoot and failed to prevent it from rolling into

Head Coach Mike Hansen controls the huddle in the game against Dublin. // SASHA HASSAN

5:35 left on the clock, the gap between the teams narrowed to 52-47, with the Gaels in the lead.

However, the 16-point final quarter pull was not enough for the Wildcats to close the Gaels’ lead. Quick, successive baskets by Dublin brought the final score to 73-58, ending in a victory for the visitor side. “[The season’s] been great,” Coach

Hansen said, stating the team’s next goal would be to get to NCS playoffs.

The Wildcats didn’t seem too disheartened by their loss, least of all the team’s seniors.

“The outcome doesn’t really matter,” Zalatar said, about the game results. “I just wanted to have fun.

That’s pretty much it.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DEFEATS COWBOYS DURING SENIOR NIGHT

BY KATIE WILLIAMS Co-social Media Manager

Senior Sterling Kung forces Gaels’ midfielder Jason White away from the goal. // SHEYDA LADJEVARDI

a corner of the net. The first half of the game came to a close with a tied score of 2-2.

After the second kick off, the Wildcats and Gaels struggled to keep the ball in their control long enough to attempt a shot on the other’s goal. Tensions climaxed when player Price rushed to defend against a player from the opposing team and that player tripped over Price’s extended leg. Immediately, the DV player was given a red card by one of the referees to the audible dismay of the observers.

Assistant Coach Sean Zarrabi said, “I’m personally not one that likes to blame the referee but there [were] some questionable calls out there. The red card obviously hurt us as well because they were already outnumbering us swarming us. So the fact that we had to go down a man as well—that only hurt us more.”

Despite being down a player, the Wildcats drove the Gaels back to their side of the field and attempted a shot on goal. Sophomore midfielder Joseph Mamandol executed a pass to senior forward Kirollos Semary, but Semary’s shot on goal was directly caught by the goalkeeper.

Almost exactly a minute after, Dublin earned the upper hand by intercepting a defensive block by Semary and kicking the ball over DV’s goalkeeper into the net. In the last few minutes of the game, DV players put forth an effort to raise the score from 3-2 to 3-3, but, besides one shot that missed the goal just narrowly, the Dublin goalkeeper consistently intercepted their shots. Finally, the whistle sounded on the game with Dublin in the lead at 3-2.

The Oakland Technical versus Dougherty Valley game on Saturday, Feb 9 resulted in DV’s win by Oakland’s forfeit. Having made it into playoffs, the DV men’s varsity team faced off with Amador Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 13, which resulted in the Dons’ victory.

On Feb.5th, Dougherty Valley’s women’s basketball team ended Senior Night with a win against the Livermore High Cowboys. The victory marks the second and final win for the Wildcats’ season.

Ending with an overall record of 4-22, the Wildcats faced numerous obstacles throughout the season. From changing coaches mid-season to missing out on the summer league, Women’s Basketball had a rough start to the year.

The team’s original women’s basketball coach, Kellie Beckman, stepped down after facing immense pressure from outside sources.

JV coach Marqus assumed the role of coaching both teams after Beckman’s resignation.

Despite this change, senior and team captian Sarah Milota believes the staff switchup greatly improved the cohesivness of the team. Milota explains that one dynamic missing for the most of the season was a lack of connection between the players. In turn, this led to a breakdown during games within the Wildcats.

“It was hard this season to focus on just playing the game with the new coaching situation thrown at us and the drama created because of that, so it was easy to get sidetracked and create excuses for not doing as well. But, I think a lot of us learned, including me, that we need to set aside our thoughts and instead focus on what we came there to do, which is play basketball” senior Alexandra Naicker explains.

At Senior Night, the Wildcats managed to pull together to secure a win against the Livermore High Cowboys. Ending with a score of 56-43, the game was a sweet ending to a troubling season.

After struggling throughout the first quarter, the Wildcats managed to come back in the second quarter to secure a 10-point lead against the Cowboys. From there on out, the Cowboys failed to gain any traction.

Team captain Milota cites this game as an

Sophomore Rianna Lee scores the layup shot against the Cowboys. // SHEYDA LADJEVARDI

example of what the team had been lacking throughout the season. Instead of crumbling after the first quarter, the Wildcats came together as a team to win. Although Milota admits she wishes more of the season’s games were spent like this, she wouldn’t have wanted to end her final season any other way.

“I do not regret participating because I love the sport and my teammates, and I can’t imagine spending all of that time doing anything else. Basketball had given me an outlet, despite all of the crazy things that happened during my time in the program,”Milota says.

Overall, the Wildcats’ women’s basketball team ended its season on a bittersweet note.

Seniors Alexandra Naicker and Sarah Milota describe this season as a harrowing yet a very impactful season.

Junior Gracie Akers shoots the free throws after a foul by the Cowboys. // SHEYDA LADJEVARDI

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SPRING SPORTS: COACHES GOALS SOFTBALL

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“Our goals are to qualify for the NCS. That would mean improving by two to four games from last years’ ending season. We missed out by two games last year. If we would have won by two more games, we would have qualified for NCS. That is our goal every year. That is our goal — to be in the playoffs.”

VINCE FELIX //CARSON CAVALETTO

VOLLEYBALL(M) “As with any program, the goal is to build a solid base that can develop over time.

I have a number of talented freshman players on Junior Varsity who will one day be Varsity players, so making sure they a good grasp of the fundamentals of the sport of volleyball is vital to success in the future. Additionally, I have a group of seniors, REGINA CONLEY juniors and sophomores on //YEARBOOK Varsity that are solid, that work well together and are mechanically sound. We will work hard and that is all a coach can ask for.”

“This is our fourth year in EBAL. It is our first year as an official badminton league. It is really exciting for us to see the other programs that have been developing.

SRV just started a team. I’m looking forward to seeing more new players. At the Dougherty end of it, we are planning to take a squad of 40. I’m looking forward to ANNIE NGUYEN working with a really strong //SCHOOL LOOP team. We want to do it again.”

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MS. RACHEL DECKER

WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS JUST SHORT OF FIRST SEASON VICTORY ON SENIOR NIGHT

BY DANIEL SHEN Managing Editor

SPRING SPORTS RECORDS

Ending a winless but not goalless January campaign with its senior night, the Dougherty Valley women’s soccer team lost on Jan. 31 to visitor Cal High, 3-2, despite goals from sophomore forward Chloe Richard and junior defender Alyssa O’Brien.

Entering the match, the Wildcats hoped to continue their scoring streak, having bagged their first two goals of the waning season in their previous two games against San Ramon Valley and Carondelet. But in the seventh minute, Cal drew first blood with a grounded strike past DV goalkeeper Abby Bradford.

Following their conciliation, the Wildcats retaliated with two blocked attempts on goal. Then, in the 23rd minute, Richard found herself alone with the ball against two white Cal jerseys on the left wing. After dribbling in and around them for 20 meters, she cut away at the outside edge of the penalty area, created two feet of space between her and her defenders, and fired. Her curling strike

BADMINTON: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

found the bottom right corner of the net, equalizing the score at 1-1.

The tied score was short-lived as Cal scored twice from a deflected free kick and an own goal in the 27th and 36th minutes, respectively.

Freshman forward Morgan Pearson almost immediately earned back the latter goal from just outside the right edge of the goalie area, but her blazing strike just missed the upper left corner of the net.

After halftime, the Wildcats and Grizzlies’ back-and-forth continued, the home side led by its three seniors (defender Brooke Boheneck, midfielder Rachel Liu and forward Emily Reimer). A 65th minute foul draw and penalty kick by O’Brien allowed the Wildcats to prevail in the second half 1-0, but Dougherty ultimately lost to Cal, 3-2.

Although they failed to complete the comeback, the Wildcats remained positive about the one goal-difference result.

“The results have gone from 7-0, 8-0, 9-0 and now, we’ve scored in our last three games … We’re not going to get pushed around, no matter

BASEBALL: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

SWIMMING: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

Senior Night photos: Brooke Boheneck (top left), Emily Reimer (top right), Rachel Liu (bottom right) , All seniors (bottom left). // Carolyn Bried

what team you are. I think we kind of proved that against Cal High when we, I would say, we shocked them,” Coach Kasey Addiego said.

In reflection, both Coach Addiego and the players said that the result embodied the team’s core mindset throughout the season: to stay positive, to never give up and to keep improving.

MEN’S TENNIS: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

MEN’S LACROSSE: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

Boheneck agreed, saying, “While it’s been a very tough season and we go up against some like pretty tough competition, I think we come out of it really strong … We’ve gotten better at looking at our competition as a positive thing. In the past, we looked at it as a negative thing. We were playing really good teams. And we were losing a lot, which was difficult. But I

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TRACK AND FIELD: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

MEN’S GOLF: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Season Record: 0 - 1 League Record: 0 - 0

think now we’re looking at it as a way to improve, a way to come closer.”

With away losses 10-1 at Monte Vista and 1-0 at Dublin, the Wildcats ended their season with 0-14 record.

Nevertheless, Addiego remained positive, stating that this was a “building” season and that they’ve “gotten better” despite poor results.

SOFTBALL: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Season Record: 0 - 0 League Record: 0 - 0

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