Mirror 2018-2019 Issue 3

MIR ROR 9 November 2018 Vol. 87 Issue 3

Loma Linda Academy News Reflecting on LLA since 1940s

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Global Warming

According to NationalGeographic.com, global warming is the gradual increasing of the earth’s average temperature due to the greenhouse effect. When the earth’s temperature gets too warm, it leads to: melting of glaciers, longer periods of droughts, bigger tornadoes and hurricanes, and displacement and the possible extinction of animals.

According to United States Environmental Protection Agency there are multiple greenhouse gases, but the main one causing the majority of global warming is carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions are caused by burning fossil fuels, like oil, gas, and coal.

One of the major international efforts to prevent global warming, is the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), that aims to help diminish the effect of greenhouse gases

Photo by Jerry Xu

By Funanya Ikechukwu on climate change and global warming.

The main goal of this agreement is to keep the global temperature within two degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels.

There are many different methods that individuals can do to help their environment, including energy conservation, using biodegradable materials, and recycling. Planting trees help absorb carbon dioxide. Even with all of these efforts, humanity still has a lot to do to prevent the consequences of global warming. According to UN scientists, we have about 12 years until the global temperature rises to one degree Celsius, which can lead to disastrous effects on the earth.

According to the unfccc.int, The Paris Agreement was created to prevent our earth from getting too warm for any organism to live on our planet. The longterm goal of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global temperature increase to well below two degrees Celsius and to

limit the increase of global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. America has since pulled out of the Paris Agreement as of June 1, 2017.

Jazmine Weley (10) turns off her lights before she leaves her house and makes sure that kitchen appliances are off when they are not being used.

Isabel Genovez (9) recycles, reuses bags including grocery bags, uses a reusable water bottle, and conserves paper.

Suzanne Bathke, who is a part of the LLA faculty, recycles everywhere she goes, avoids using paper plates, reuses what she can, feeds animals stale food that would otherwise be wasted. She also cuts up plastic bags and she cuts up soda can plastic rings, so that animals would not get caught in the zips of the plastic bags.

Efforts big and small are important to combating the problem global warming.

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Seniors went to the Reagan Library on Thursday, November 1st .

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Senior Vespers was held at Noah Herrick’s house on Friday, November 2nd.

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Sophomores had a Fall Party on November 3rd.

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On Wednesday, November 7th, all juniors visited La Sierra University.

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High School Parent Teacher Conferences was on Thursday, November 8th, and started at 2:30 p.m. in the high school gym.

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The Festival Octavia Concert, which will be featuring the Loma Linda Academy Symphony Orchestra, is going to be held on November 10th at 4:30 p.m. at Loma Linda University Church.

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The Loma Linda Academy Wind Symphony concert is going to be held on November 10th, at 7:00 p.m. at Loma Linda Academy High School Gym.

The Origins of Black Friday

By Mai-Mai Ty

Historically, the day after Thanksgiving was always called Black Friday.

According to a website article called “What is the History of Black Friday?” by Kimberly Amadeo, it was just the day that unofficially began the Christmas season since the late 19th century. The name “Black Friday” was “famous in print” when a story in a stamp collectors’ magazine in 1966 (The American Philatelist), used it to describe the horde of shoppers in stores and traffic jams. Ever since then, the name was used by the public and continues to be the name of the famous “holiday” today (Amadeo).

The sales history of Black Friday is also quite impressive. According to Amadeo, shoppers did “half their holiday shopping” on Black Friday during the 20th century, but in 2013, the National Retail Federation combined the online and in-store sales for the entire Black Friday weekend and posted a result of $57.4 million in expending.

Although it is lower than $60 million spent in 2012, the sales history of Black Friday has shown incredible results of how much money people spend during the weekend (Amadeo).

There have also been memorable stories and experiences that people encounter during Black Friday. Malakai Thomas (10), who saw a woman pinning another woman down with her cart to get something off a shelf. He does not have any plans to shop during this year’s Black Friday weekend.

Another student whose name is Mikey Kelly (11), says that he and his family once camped outside a store to buy a Smart TV. “We didn’t bring a tent nor many blankets so I ended up sleeping in a shopping cart,” he says. With Black Friday coming up soon, Mikey is planning to buy a “new laptop... and possibly a better desktop” for home and school use.

The same goes for Brianna Barruga (9) and Danielle Gilbert (12), who plan to shop during this year’s Black Friday weekend.

Preferring to shop in-store, they plan to go out for fun with their families. Gilbert summarizes her first and most memorable experience as a “solid 8 hours of shopping nonstop.” She testifies her preference of instore buying as “a much better experience... to walk around and just being surrounded by the craziness of it all.” She also supports that it is “an opportunity to check out stores [she] wouldn’t normally go into and see what kind of deals they have for the day.”

Seeing that Black Friday weekend is coming up, there are many perspectives from students about the special deals and sales.

Although Thomas prefers online shopping during the “holiday” weekend, Barruga and Gilbert plan to go out and buy at the stores.

As for Kelly, he also prefers online as long as he can get the same deals. “Not having to deal with all the pushing and shoving that comes with Black Friday is always nice,” he says.

Pumpkin Pie

Autumn, the season of harvest, is now upon us. It is a tradition in the United States to eat pumpkin pies during fall and early winter because the pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time. As people may have different diets, there are alternative recipes to choose from, which are original recipe, gluten-free recipe, low-carb recipe, and dairy-free recipe.

INGREDIENTS: 1. 1 can of pumpkin puree (15oz.)

2. 1 can of evaporated milk (12 fl. oz.) (dairy-free and low-carb options: 1.5 cup of almond milk) 3. 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell (gluten-free option: 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deepdish gluten-free pie shell) 4. 2 large eggs 5. ¾ cup granulated sugar (lowcarb option: do not add any sugar) 6. 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

By Cheerleen Hu

7. ½ tsp. ground ginger 8. ½ tsp. salt 9. ¼ tsp. ground cloves INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl.

Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

2. Pour into pie shell.

3. Bake in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Top with whipped cream before serving.

Original recipe by Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie: https:// www.verybestbaking.com/ recipes/18470/LIBBYS-Famous-Pumpkin-Pie

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What Are You Thankful For?

By Lucia You

Since Thanksgiving is coming, lots of student have ideas about who they are thankful for and how to show their thanks to them. Let’s take a look at some of their answers.

T.C is a senior at LLA and one thing he is thankful for is himself. He works hard this year and he always tries his best. On Thanksgiving, he will buy a gift for himself and take a break during the coming vacation.

Andrea Vargas is from the freshman class and she is thankful for her sister who lives in New York. Her sister is there when she needs her and always listens to her.

Her sister is her best friend in her life. During Thanksgiving, she is going to New York and say “thank you” to her sister.

Billy Nelson is a sophomore here at LLA. He is thankful for two things: his parents and teachers. He thanks his parents for always being there no matter what happens.. Billy also wants to thank all the teachers for caring about the students. When Thanksgiving comes, he plans to do something to show his thanks for them.

Lauren Jones is from the junior class. She is thankful for two things: her parents and brothers. Her family always supports and takes care of her. Her parents and brothers are funny people and there are always lots of laughter whenever she is with them. During vacation, they will eat and enjoy the Thanksgiving season together.

Pastor Skoretz is a religion teacher at LLA. He is thankful for his wife. In December they will be married for 28 years. He is also happy for his three kids. “They are amazing and wonderful,” and he likes to spend time with them. Pastor Skoretz is also thankful that his parents are in good health, and are having blessed life.

On Thanksgiving, he plans to have a big meal with his sister, brother and parents.

Mr. Uribe is a Spanish teacher at LLA. He is going to thank his two sisters, particularly his youngest sister. They have many things in common, such as their love for food. During Thanksgiving, they will get together, and he is planning to cook some Chinese food for them.

Ms. Phillips is a math teacher at LLA. Her son will come home from college on Thanksgiving. She wants to show him the good job she did in cleaning his room.

She will also see her brother and his family and do some fun things together. She doesn’t see them often, so this holiday is going to be a good time for them to meet each other and stay with her brother’s two little kids.

Ms. Robertson is a computer teacher at LLA. She wants to thank her family, her family for always there to support her. She and her family are best friends.

During Thanksgiving, she plans to spend time with them and say “thank you” to them.

Ms. Robertson

Mr. Uribe Ms. Phillips

Billy Nelson

Andrea Vergas

Pastor Skoretz

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Lauren Jones

Zero Degrees Review

By Maya Townsend

Although Boba Tea House and Ding Tea have seemingly become Loma Linda’s signature cafes, it may be time to switch it up for a change. Zero Degrees might just be the kind of different we’re looking for.

Zero Degrees is an Asian-Hispanic fusion cafe that will soon be coming to Redlands Blvd, Loma Linda by Ding Tea and Bakers. It is best known for its unique drinks and snacks. Its menu includes a variety of slushies, coffees, milk teas, and floats as well as food items such as chicken, elotes (Mexican grilled street corn coated with salt, chile powder, butter, lime juice, and mayonnaise), and fries. For an extra 50 cents, you can add boba to the drinks or make the elotes extra special by adding hot Cheetos to the corn.

My guest and I made our way to Zero Degrees in Riverside at 4:30 p.m on Sunday, November 4. Being close to UCR, the cafe was full of college-aged students. The ambiance was lively with the sound of people laughing and catching up with friends. The lights were low, allowing the natural lighting from the sunset to illuminate the room.

My guest and I ordered one Mangonada slush (a mango slush with Tajin seasoning and Chamoy), a split-cup (a cup with a divider in the middle so you can get two drinks without buying two cups) with one half Jasmine milk tea with boba and the other half lychee crush green tea that came with large chunks of lychee in it, and two food items. I ordered the classic elotes and my guest ordered garlic noodles with egg. The total came out to $25.00.

The tea came out after about five minutes. The milk tea was good, but nothing above average.

The lychee tea, however, was delicious. It was sweet and refreshing, and the lychee chunks added something to chew on. Within minutes of receiving the tea, the Mangonada slush was called out. It was visually appealing. I was so excited to drink it that I could hardly wait and take a picture. Five minutes after that, the elote corn was prepared. We grabbed two forks and dug in to find that it was the perfect combination of mayo, cheese, Tapatio, and lime to balance the flavor of the sweet corn it covered. Lastly, the garlic noodles came out. On top, there was a fried egg. The noodles were nicely seasoned and the egg added texture and protein. It was as if I couldn’t get enough of the entire meal. Even so, my guest and I both had leftovers.

Overall, I give Zero Degrees 5 stars out of 5. The atmosphere was so comfortable and everything was yummy. Each location varies in what it offers, and although the date of the opening in Loma Linda is still unknown, I am very excited to see what they will have in store for Loma Linda.

Vaping Is In The Air

Phone Addiction?

By Noah Hernandez

By Cyndee Xu

Vaping is one of the newest phenomenons hurting teens today. “15- to 17-yearolds have over 16 times greater odds of being current JUUL users compared to those between 25 and 34 years old” -Truth Initiative. “Eleven percent of high school seniors, 8 percent of 10th-graders, and 3.5 percent of eighth-graders reported vaping with nicotine”-Yale Medicine. Our school participated in a survey composed of 175 boys, 184 girls, and 13 students outside of that binary for a total of 372 students. 96% of the students said they know what vaping is, but do we know everything? Vaping is a newer way achieve a high by inhaling “a combination of propylene glycol or glycerol—also called glycerin—as a base, and nicotine, marijuana, or flavoring chemicals to produce common or outlandish flavors, from mint to ‘unicorn puke.’ ”-Yale Medicine. When vaping, people are inhaling a vapor created from the liquid heated in a vaping device, ie. vape pens, e-cigs, modpods, etc. The mod-pod allows people to “vape liquid made from nicotine salts found in loose-leaf tobacco instead of the traditional free-base nicotine found in most e-cigarette liquid.” -Yale Medicine.

Despite these devices being harmful to the environment and their bodies, teens today are still attracted to the phenomenon. Reasons for this would be availability, such as someone in their family that vapes. Also the scents advertised to target the current youth, come in a variety of flavors from mint, to sour patch kids, even unicorn barf. Another reason is that teens believe that vaping is safer than smoking. Although vapor is less harmful than smoke, the chemicals that enter your body will still do major damage. That is why California raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products to age 21. “What this means for California is now we can know that our youth are less likely to be addicted to this horrible drug of tobacco,” said Gov. Jerry Brown.

In The Mirror’s survey, 58% of the participants said that someone they know vapes, which could potentially include themselves. Over half of our student population knows someone or they themselves are vaping. We interviewed Mr. Krpalek on our school’s policies, and he said “If you are caught using tobacco/ marijuana on or off campus it is referred to the Administrative Committee as stated on page 12 of the Handbook and they follow the Citizenship & Discipline Policy, pages 15-19. Use of tobacco /marijuana is a Level III infraction which is 9-12 demerits. That requires a minimum 5 day suspension and several other things listed, including loss of office and ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities to name just two. Reaching 13 demerits triggers beings asked to withdraw from school.” If you come forward about using, you will take part of the Voluntary Intervention Program, and if you follow the guidelines, you will receive no demerits. More information can be found on pages 13-14 of the student handbook. Of the participants in the survey 35% of them believe that vaping is healthier than smoking, and 3% do not know if it is or not. 61% of the participants believe that vaping is not safer than smoking. The 61% are the most accurate, in fact, one JUUL pod contains the same amount of nicotine as 20 cigarettes, and users are 4x more likely to start smoking if they vape. Vaping has been linked to weakening your immune system and damaging your blood cells. JUUL, a type of mod-pod, is ahead of the e-cig sales with making 72% of that market as of August 2018. Although it is is a major part of the vaping industry, most teens do not consider JUUL to be a tobacco product. Safer has never, nor will it ever mean the same thing as safe.

Base on the results, if you are a high school student in Loma Linda Academy, you are likely to: have a smartphone and spend 2 to 3 hours on your phone everyday. You use your phone mainly for watching videos and using social media. You use your phone right before you go to bed, you do not have the habit of turning on “Do Not Disturb” mode on your phone. While you think your cell phone distracts you, you are sure that you are not addicted to your phone.

Are you addicted to your phone?

During the recent Mirror survey, we asked all the students in Loma Linda Academy about everyone’s phone usage. Out of the 389 valid results, 9 people said that they do not own a smartphone which is about 4.2% of the people surveyed. On the question asking about how many hours they spend on their phone per day, the most popular length is 2 to 3 hours each day with 120 receptants chosen this answer. The two main uses of phone are to use social media and to watch videos including Youtube, Netflix and Hulu. 62.2% students thinks their cell phones do not distract them and 77.4% student use their phones before they go to bed. On the question of whether they use “Do Not Disturb” mode, both sides are nearly equal, with 5 more people do not turn on this function. Finally, 264 out of 389 people think they are not addicted to their phone.

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