The Crusader March 2016

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VOLUME LXV ISSUE v

March 2016

ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL

SERVING RIORDAN SINCE 1949

THE NEWSPAPER OF CRUSADER COUNTRY

Crusaders claim coveted CCS crown

By Abdallah Shami ’16

The team singing the alma mater after the CCS championship. Eddie hits a deep three against SHC during league. Photos courtesy CrusaderNation

After years of successful basketball seasons and numerous

goal of league champs. Riordan’s next game against Valley

trips to CCS, the Crusaders were hoping to once again win a

Christian showed that they were not messing around as they

with 3 wins and 11 losses. Entering the CCS III playoffs, the

league championship.

beat Valley Christian 94-68.

Crusaders were ranked fourth. Making easy work of Gunderson,

The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders are led by head coach

The team kept moving forward and played against

the Crusaders took on Burlingame High School in the semi-

Rick Buckner, who has had the position for nine years, and

Junípero Serra High School. Even with starting players Jake

finals. After a shaky first half the Crusaders did just enough to

assistant coach Danny Arias.

Rassam and Daniel Norman out with injuries, the Riordan

pull out the victory. WIth the victory the Crusaders would meet

Crusaders still managed to fight; however, fell short and lost

Sacred Heart Cathedral for a third time. Splitting the first two

“Finishing with a winning record, winning CCS, and coming

by three points (57-60).

meetings, the Crusaders were primed to stop the Irish. With a

together as a team.”

The Crusaders next played their homecoming game on

great shooting effort by James Chun ’18 and key plays on both

These goals are what Jake and his fellow teammates

Friday, Jan. 15, against the Saint Ignatius Wildcats. The Saint

sides of the ball by Daniel Norman, the Crusaders claimed the

wanted to accomplish this year. Winning CCS was one goal

Ignatius Wildcats were coming off of a good game after

schools’ 14th CCS crown.

that became reality because Riordan qualified for CCS.

defeating Sacred Heart for the Bruce Mahoney 61-60.

This year, the Riordan Crusaders have qualified for CCS as

Riordan’s two starting players Rassam and Norman

Northern Califonira playoff. The Crusaders beat Placer High

they ended their preseason record with 5 wins and 4 losses.

returned to the court. Even with the addition, the Riordan

School in their first game and fell just short to the ultimate

This accomplishment allowed the Riordan Crusaders to play

Crusaders were short of a win and lost to Saint Ignatius 41-42.

Nor-Cal Champion, Manteca Buffaloes.

for a CCS title in Division III.

The Crusaders started their regular season against Saint

4 record. Rassam believed he had the key to solving this

the season disappeared, for a few weeks and made the 2015-2016

Francis High School. They were close, but fell short, losing 54-

situation, “Get the ball moving, attack the basket more often,”

Crusader basketball team earn a spot in Riordan lore, by being

49. This loss was a wake up call for the team as they knew that

he said. “We have a great defense and a lot of heart we just

part of the school’s storied championship basketball program.

they would have to try harder if they expected to fulfill their

need to put that together.”

Senior basketball starter Jacob Rassam said their goals are:

The Riordan Crusaders hoped to improve their 1 and

The Riordan Crusaders finished their regular season record

The win helped Riordan earn the three seed in the CIF

All and all the struggles and heartbreaks of the beginning of

Archbishop celebrates Chaminade Day mass

By Jeancarlos Santos ’17

Lous Segale ’61 proudly displays his award.

Photo courtesy Prestige

Annually, Archbishop Riordan celebrates a

His

dear

friend,

Ronald

Isola,

who

mass in honor of one individual’s contributions

graduated with Segale in 1961, said, “He has

to Riordan High School. The Chaminade Award

made ARHS a better place through his efforts.

is a prestigious honor that has been bestowed

He had always given to Riordan and never

by the school and given to alumni, faculty and

sought credit. Always willing to help.”

staff, parents and benefactors since 1975.

In 2016, Archbishop Cordileone humbly

he and his brothers started a family scholarship

presented the mass to honor this year’s winner,

after his father passed away in 1999 as a way to

Lou Segale ’61. Even after graduating from

honor his parents.

Archbishop Riordan High School in 1961,

Segale has been involved in extra-curricular

of a leader. On Jan. 22, the Chaminade Mass

activities in many ways.

honored this leader.

After high school, Segale taught at Horace

Isola nominated Segale for this award. Also,

To many, Segale embodies the qualities

Isola said, “As a former recipient of the

Mann for 14 years; afterwards, he taught at

Chaminade Award I have always felt that the

Wallenberg High School in 1981. After retiring

mass and the entire day is a very special day. It

in 2003 from teaching, Segale began to help

helps to emphasize what it means to be a true

at Riordan athletic events. When Ron Isola

Riordan Crusader.”

coached basketball and then became athletic

Segale enjoyed the mass saying, “The

director, Segale was an essential part of

Chaminade Mass was very nice, especially the

establishing athletic dinners, football games,

music and singing. My family and friends all

basketball games, and other events.

said it was beautiful. The students and faculty always make me feel welcome.”

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Super Bowl 50 losers: Homeless and taxpayers

By Darren Bucko ’16 City,” a free fan experience.

but Mayor Ed Lee had a solution. His

$300-500 million change in our local

Well, first off, they closed several

statement to the homeless of our city

economy. Do notice I said change,

blocks of Market and elsewhere, one

was as follows: “We are always going

not addition or loss, as we have no

of the most traffic heavy areas in

to be supportive, but you are going

idea how this will turn out yet.

the city, and traffic wasn’t any easier

to have to leave the street. Not just

While the City of Santa Clara

during that period. As many as over

because it’s illegal, but because it is

has made deals with the NFL, San

a million people visited the City to

dangerous.”

Francisco has not, so it will be tax

see the game, and logistically it was

Yeah, that’s it. And while later, the

payer money going towards building

strained.

mayor did clarify that he’s planning

such things and other expenses.

In anticipation of the events,

on more than just moving and hiding

Making the city foot the bill is a not

theology teacher Ken Swan said, “It’s

the homeless somewhere else, due

a new thing for the Super Bowl, but

going to be really bad, take Bart.”

to the vagueness of it all, I doubt it

recently it has become even more

down on their couches, turned on the

However, that only scratched the

includes them having mimosas with

extreme.

television, and watched Super Bowl

surface of the issues.

the rest of us in Super Bowl City.

50, “The Golden Super Bowl,” the grand

There are about 3,000 homeless

While not that interesting, this

reminder, but more of a lesson. As the

finale of 2015’s football season, and it

people in San Francisco, and many of

whole extravaganza is expensive, and

NFL pushes the Super Bowl bigger

took place right here in the Bay Area.

them live in that area, which begs the

every year, the NFL shoves more onto

and bigger, more consumerism, less

They even shut down several

question, where did they go? These

the city. San Francisco is expected

actual football, know that all this has

blocks of Market and nearby blocks

kinds of events are notorious for being

to spend more than $50 million for

to be is a football game, and that

to build what was called “Super Bowl

hostile to homeless populations,

this, and it will lead to a predicted

excess isn’t necessary.

On Feb. 7 this year, America sat

Do not see this all as a depressing

Seniors pawns in college waiting game

By John Bermudez ’16

Rejections, acceptances, waitlists, and a handful of questions now swirl around the minds of the Class of 2016.

After long months of anticipation and stress, the seniors now play the waiting game to see how their future will pan out.

After months of completing applications, taking standardized tests, and having their families badger them on what they plan to do, it is almost over. It is safe to say that college is consuming the minds of the anxious students.

Where will you be going? Did you get in? What score did you get on the test? We all get tired of talking about college, but it is almost impossible to avoid in a conversation.

In the beginning of the year, students spent countless hours researching to find the perfect college. Many focused on dream

schools and aspired to attend those prestigious institutions. With high expectations came pressure.

Students found themselves worried about their grades, test scores, and extracurriculars.

Senior John Christian Canicosa said, “The hardest part about the process is making sure I did enough to stand out from all the other applicants.”

Now that the time for sending in applications is over, has the stress really subsided? It appears as if students are stressed out more than ever waiting for the results. I think it certainly has intensified the school environment for quite some time, and it continues to do so. I am willing to place a bet saying the stress will not fully go away until May 1st during National College Decision Day when students must commit to a college.

Even then, knowing how anxious students get nowadays, I would not be surprised to see them stressing out about the thought of college life. I have committed to a university, and I am still anxious about everything.

The topic of college seems like it will never fade away. It has gone from talking about where you are applying to where you are getting in. In a few months, the conversation will just switch to which college you are choosing. Luckily, for some of the

seniors, they have been accepted by many fine colleges and universities.

Senior Tycho Meimban said, “I have gotten into Fordham, Santa Clara, and Michigan, but I am still waiting for some other schools to see where I want to go.”

The Class of 2016 has received acceptances from Stanford, Michigan, Colgate, Santa Clara, and Boston College to name a few. With all of this success, the pressure is greater than ever to perform just as well as their peers. Students constantly ask where their classmates got in. While everyone is happy for all of their friends, it is a common instinct to want to be as successful as the people around you. After all, envy and the desire to be the best is a powerful tool that has the potential to motivate anyone to go above and beyond.

As expected, the seniors are all greatly worried about their futures.

No one knows if they are making the right choices, and only time will tell how successful everyone will be. If there is one thing that they all know, they are just grateful to be graduating in a couple of months.

Though the stress is escalating for the majority, everyone agrees that it will be worth it when they are stepping on the stage and receiving that diploma.

Editor: Ben Martin ’16 Contributing Reporters: John Bermudez ’16 Darren Bucko ’16 Eric Craviotto ’17 Christian Hammerich ’16 Chang Liu ’18 Nicholas Lobre ’16 Clayton Miranda ’17 Alec Moysov ’16 Louis Novicki ’16 Sean Palaad ’17 Roman Peregrino ’18 Rudy Ragan ’16 Moises Sandoval ’17 Jeancarlos Santos ’17 Abdallah Shami ’16 Jacob Taylor ’17 Newspaper Advisers: Ms. Mary Dalton Ms. Susan Sutton, CJE

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The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School

Alumni support school in classrooms, History Bowl Club: Past meets present on courts, on fields, and far beyond

By Jeancarlos Santos ’17

By Sean Palaad ’17

It is far too easy to see how deep the roots of Archbishop Riordan’s brotherhood goes, the 36 coaches, counselors, and teachers who have returned to their alma mater as evidence.

Archbishop Riordan High School continues to create bonds that transcend high school and inspire alumni who do not simply return to their former high school, but cultivate the brotherhood that has molded them into men.

The numerous amount of alumni who return foster the Marianist tradition and brotherhood unique to Riordan.

“It was very important for me to come back to Riordan. I saw the importance of an all-boys school and its effect on young men… Riordan is close to my heart and allowed me that opportunity,” said Daniel Curtin ‘07.

Curtin followed up on his word, committing to not only being present on the field as a coach on the varsity football team, but also in the classroom as a teacher.

“Hearing stories about Riordan from alumni like Mr. Perrotta or Mr. Datoc is really cool because I can relate to them.

They also help me understand how to maximize my time at Riordan and carry what I learn throughout the rest of my life,” Nicolas Lobre ‘16 said.

A grassroots vibe emits from alumni like Principal Vittorio Anastasio as they

reminisce about the numerous good times they had as students themselves and how they plan to keep the tradition alive that was passed down to them from alumni and teachers like themselves and then originally from the original Marianist brothers who founded Riordan High School and educated students The return of alumni like basketball coaches Will Watkins, Joey Curtin, and Rich Buckner and football coaches Daniel Curtin, Ryan Jones, and Darius Bell has given current students a fresh breath of Riordan’s past glories. These alumni coaches have experienced athletic success in their tenures as athletes at Riordan and personally know the commitment and heart it takes to win.

However, winning is not everything and Riordan’s coaching staffs understand that, teaching how take losses in stride and keep on trudging through hardships as life is filled with them.

Many alumni return to their “old stomping grounds” at least once in their life to reminisce about the“good‘ol days”, but for the 36 coaches, counselors, and teachers who have returned for a more permanent residence at Riordan, it is a furthering of their commitment that started the first day of their freshman year. It is a commitment of giving back to a Brotherhood that has created the men they are today.

Photo courtesy Ben Martin ’16 The History Bowl Club has joined the array of distinct and interesting clubs that Archbishop Riordan has to offer.

Moderated by social sciences teacher and Riordan alumnus Jeff Isola, the History Bowl Club is an exciting competitive club for competitors that include an intricate array of historical questions as well as other topics such as the arts, sports, music, and sciences.

The club competes through the History Bowl and Bee: High School division, which also sponsors other history competitions throughout the United States. At its first competition at Saratoga High School, the club struggled at first since they were not accustomed to the new format, but they adapted and beat two teams at the tournament.

Also, the goal of the competitions as expressed by the website of The History Bowl and Bee is to promote history education throughout the United States, and around the world.”

Isola encourages students to join the club “if they have a passion for history or even if they like trivial quiz games such as Jeopardy.”

Overall, the club is beginning to emerge and is looking for other students to participate and represent Riordan at these competitions and have a nice time competing with colleagues.

The club meets every Tuesday at lunch in room 218. Finally, the club intends to recruit more people so that they can enter a competition in San Diego, and possibly qualify for nationals, which would be held in Washington, D.C.

Fr. Faller offers baptism, confirmation classes

By Jean Carlos Santos ’17 The

themselves in the Catholic

work in their lives. One of the

community is influenced by

faith.

Although the classes

primary ways this salvific work

the courageous work of Father

have not yet been conducted

is accepted and received is

William Joseph Chaminade,

due low interest, it is Fr. Faller’s

through the sacraments.”

who was the founder of the

goal to spread the work of

Also, Jimmy Velasco ‘17

Society of Mary. Chaminade

Christ into the lives of the

said, “I think it’s great what

was a devout Catholic, and

students.

Father Faller is doing. It may

at Riordan, students have

He

goal

influence some students to

been taught in the Marianist

would be for students to have

see that Catholic faith isn’t

tradition to help foster the

an opportunity once a week

just about mass. It’s much

Catholic faith.

at lunch to learn about the

more than that, it’s love and

Faller,

Catholic faith and prepare to

joy in Jesus.”

the chaplain at Archbishop

receive the sacraments. The

Anyone

Riordan High School, has

number one goal of my work

obtaining

been offering Baptism and

at Riordan is for students to

of Baptism or Confirmation

Confirmation

to

encounter the person of Jesus

should see Fr. Faller. The offer

those interested to involve

Christ and to accept his salvific

still stands.

Father

Riordan

Cameron

classes

said, “My

Photos courtesy

interested the

in

sacrament

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Te a m s s e e k m o r e f a n s u p p o r t

New science teachers spark cBy Chang r eLiua’18 t i v e e l e m e n t

By John Bermudez ’16

Enrollment at Archbishop Riordan

show up to support sports teams that

has increased to a recent high of 700,

are struggling.”

but the students are not showing up

to the games. The most popular sports

Joseph Gordnt, Science Teacher

Colleen O’ Rourke, Science Teacher

and Asst. Wrestling Coach

sports at Riordan are even less popular.

Gordnt grew up in the Bay Area

O’Rourke grew up in Pleasanton

often struggle to bring in 100 students,

Basketball generates high attendance;

and attended Bellarmine College

and attended Foothill High School.

while the least popular sports are lucky

however, virtually all of the other sports

Prep where he mainly wrestled. After

After

to even get 10 students.

fail to get serious attention. Players are

The enrollment at Archbishop

always motivated to do their best and

graduating, he went to University

Pomona College where she earned a

Riordan has gone from approximately

get the win for the school, but the lack

of California, Davis and then to

Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

500 students in 2012 to almost 700 in

of attendance in most of their sporting

Marquette College, earning his law

She earned her Master’s in Biology

2016. After years of increasing the size

events certainly does not help.

degree. He then worked in Salinas as

at Long Beach State. After receiving

of the student body, there seems to be

Senior

a Quality Assurance Supervisor. After

her education, she went into field

little improvement in attendance in the

Hammerich

games and overall school spirit. Both

attendance kind of stinks because our

his life in the Bay Area, he moved out

studies around California and even

teachers and students wonder why,

team could always use more support to

to Milwaukee where he practiced as

in Australia. She also designed online

and see it is a current problem that is in

help the atmosphere and morale of the

a criminal defense lawyer. He chose

digital science learning platforms

the process of being fixed.

team.”

to come to Riordan because of the

for the classroom, so her goal here

In the beginning of the school

Many athletes are not affected by

Catholic, all boys education, and

is to learn how digital learning and

year, Riordan’s football team had its

the lack of school spirit at their games,

because he really wanted to teach

education functions in the classroom

most successful season in recent years.

but all agree that it certainly helps to

Having a great record in the highly

have hundreds of Crusader brothers

science. He looks forward to sports

setting. She loves that Riordan is a

competitive West Catholic Athletic

cheering. Tennis coach Ed Stephens

such as football and the blood drive.

place with a great community of

League, attendance at some games,

said, “Attendance isn’t that important

After donating blood during the fall

connections and support for the

particularly the Riordan vs Serra game,

of a factor in some sports, but it helps

blood drive, he really enjoyed the

students and faculty, which makes it a

have been extraordinarily high. In that

when the spirit and enthusiasm is there

experience and was satisfied to see

great place for a healthy educational

game alone, more than 1,000 students,

to help support the students.”

parents, and friends attended.

Players in all sports do a better job

how well organized the drive was.

environment. She is excited to be back

On the other side, some games

when they have people cheering for

His goal here at Riordan is to help out

in a high school community, but also

against

especially

them. It seems that the bulk of the

the school community. His favorite

to see how iPads are integrated into

non league schools, garner less than

student body’s spirit is concentrated

element is Helium because it is fun to

the education. She compares herself

100 people. The inconsistencies in

on one or two sports. Even then,

see things float.

to a red-tail hawk, which she accepts

attendance have confused many of the

the attendance at those sports is

students.

inconsistent and average at best.

Senior Rudy Ragan said, “I’m not

Though ignored by many, the majority

too sure why the games have an

of the sports teams at Riordan, are not

inconsistent number of people in the

very well attended.

other

schools,

audience, but it feels like people don’t

As a contrast, the winter and spring

baseball said,

player “The

Christian lack

of

graduating,

she

went

to

as her spirit animal, because of its qualities of strength and adaptability to change.

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Meteor strike in Russia puts astronomers on sky alert

By Eric Craviotto ’17

Photo courtesy newyorker.com

On Feb. 15, 2013, a large meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. This exploding fireball, or also known as a “superbolide,” caused mass devastation, which injured about 1,491 people and damaged more than 7,200 buildings.

The Chelyabinsk meteor is thought to be the biggest natural space object to enter Earth’s atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska event. Unlike that historic event, this strike was recorded by many people using modern

technology. Researchers are able to study different angles, furthering their data. Astronomers were unable to see the meteor coming because of its “small size” and because it was moving toward our planet from a sun-facing direction, which blinded the telescopes. Entering the atmosphere, the 20-meter-wide meteor exploded with the energy of around 500 kilotons of TNT and created a large shock wave that was felt by locals three minutes later. This shockwave was powerful enough to knock people off

their feet if they were directly below it. At its peak, the mysterious fireball glowed 30 times brighter than the sun, which left people with skin and retinal burns. Windows shattered, buildings were damaged, and many people were injured due to this mysterious rock from outer space. In the aftermath of the air burst, a large number of small meteorites fell on Chelyabinsk.

Local residents witnessed extremely bright, brighter than the sun, burning objects over the neighboring regions in Kazakhstan. Public videos showed fireballs streak across the sky followed by a loud boom. The air smelled like “gunpowder, sulfur, and even burning odors,” which lasted all day.

Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, said it proves the “entire planet is vulnerable to meteors and a spaceguard system is needed to protect the planet from similar objects in the future.”

The Science study led by Olga Popova of the Russian Academy of Science in Moscow said, “The rest of the rubble could still be part of the nearEarth object population of asteroids.”

This could mean that more pieces of space rock may be headed toward Earth.

Diego Cabrera ‘17, said, “When I first

heard about the meteor event, I seemed to be very interested in it. The wonders of space are limitless, a tiny meteor can give us a lot of information about what it was made of. I believe another meteor will hit Earth and I think it would hit around the Pacific Ocean because most of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.”

Riordan teacher Tony Dunn said, “The meteor attack definitely showed us what could potentially happen to us in the future and we need to discover a lot more about this event. The attack reminds us that we need to be on alert for more attacks to come.”

Located just minutes from Interstate 40 in Northern Arizona near Winslow, Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between an asteroid traveling 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago. Officials estimated the overall damage at more than $33 million. It is unknown when another “hundred year event” will occur again and people will not be prepared for the next one. Years later, the impact of the surprise Russian meteor explosion is still being felt all over the world.

G l o b a l w a r m i n g w or r i e s c ont i nu e t o h e at up

By Eric Craviotto ’17

Photo courtesy teamechorealestate.com Global warming today does not seem like a big issue in the community, but when people really delve deep into the research, they will see that the Earth is quietly heating up. As everyday life goes, most citizens aren’t usually concerned, or don’t even know what the melting ice caps and droughts truly mean.

According to scientists, global warming may have started around the 1950s, but there is no observable evidence of anthropogenic CO2 emission based global warming. Given it researchers have acquired, the data is clear that temperatures began to rise.

Although the increase of near-surface

atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming, most of the energy in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming.

From melting ice to the warming of continents, many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented ever since the Earth first started supporting life. Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, leading to increased radiative from CO2, methane, CFCs and nitrous oxide, have increased.

Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing every day with

the new inventions of modern day technology. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported, “In 2014, scientists were more than 95 percent certain that global warming is mostly being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human/ anthropogenic activities.”

John Ahlbach, Riordan theology teacher and recycling proponent, said, “I’m against global warming. We’ve known about the problems for about 50 years. People did what was easy.

Jimmy Carter tried to get people to understand but people knew helping the environment would hurt businesses.

Now we know that we can help the economy by putting in solar panels.

If we help environment, we save health because we have a state in the US with children drinking water tainted with lead.

The big money has gone into denying the problem is even there.”

Lawrence Huynh, Riordan student said, “Human responsibility for global warming is undeniable, yet rather than fixing the crisis, we as a species continue to drive ourselves toward extinction.

Here at Riordan, the progression of our composting and recycling programs could significantly affect our San Francisco community.”

The Earth contains a naturally

occurring amount of greenhouse gases because without the Earth’s atmosphere, the Earth’s average temperature will be well below zero. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that “during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.5 to 3.1 degrees F for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 4.7 to 8.6 degrees F for their highest.”

The warming that is shown in the instrumental temperature record is consistent with a wide range of observations documented by many independent scientific groups.

Future climate changes and other impacts will be different from region to region around the world. The anticipated effects include the rise in the Earth’s temperature, the rise in sea levels, the changing of precipitation, and the expansion of deserts within the subtropics. The Arctic will continue to lose glaciers, permafrost, and especially sea ice.

Some future weather changes may include hotter heat waves, droughts, and ocean acidification. This will have a heavy impact on the Earth’s organisms because most organisms will no longer be able to live in an area and will go extinct due to these tragic events.

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El Nino storms threaten to wash away drought dilemma

By Nicholas Lobre ’16

Obscure candidate hopes v o t e r s t a k e n o t i c e

By Darren Bucko ’16

Photo courtesy breitbart.com It is said to be virtually impossible for El Niño to end the drought. The near catastrophic damage is going to take a long time of steady rain and not just El Nino, which is only here for a short time.

El Nino is so inconsistent that it makes it extremely difficult to depend on it for very long.

California actually depends more on storms from the Gulf of Alaska and Pineapple Express.

“We are about 40 inches below where we should be in terms of water level,” said Ted Johnson, a hydro-geologist with the Water Replenishment District of Southern California on sfgate.com Yet, more than 92 percent of the state was experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions in early April of last year. Water became such a hot commodity in the state that people were stealing it out of deltas and canals.

Community members took it upon themselves to ensure their neighbors were not wasting water in a trend known as “drought shaming.” Using social media and specialized websites, Californians tattled on each other for using too much water.

Riordan has taken it upon themselves to help the drought by turning our plants and green grass to a nice brown shade. This is a small effort, but any work can lead to a huge change. The drought hasn’t done much to Riordan, but is still something to be conscious of.

Students Joshua Wells and Justin Lee both feel as if Riordan is making a difference. Josh said, “The field looks pretty beat up, which clearly means that the water is being saved.”

Justin noted the “Save Water” signs around the school.

“One week of rain doesn’t make up for four years of historic drought.

We are in a very deep hole,” said Mike Anderson, California’s state

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climatologist in the Los Angeles Times.

But there are some brighter reports that have came out as well.

The recent weather has actually done California a dramatic favor by adding to the water reservoirs.

The reservoirs currently stand at 53 percent, which is dramatically better than the 29 percent that it was at on Dec. 8, 2015.

One of the most powerful El Niños on record has been gathering strength and looks very likely to bring heavy rains to key Northern California areas, which in turn will provide water for the rest of the state. This has come at the perfect time for the very dry California. The reports say that El Niño has actually got stronger than anyone had anticipated.

Matthew Rosencrans, head of operations for the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center told the San Francisco Chronicle, “From the latest observation, it’s still on an upward trend, not even topping out right now.”

As for how many stormy weeks California needs, Anderson said that’s hard to answer because the combination of precipitation, water runoff and snow pack needed to halt the drought vary considerably across the state.

In order to mitigate the drought impacts, California needs to see a well-behaved wet pattern continue through the winter and spring. Simply put: The drought could end this year. But for that to happen, as California enters the fifth year of the worst drought in the state’s history, rains will have to continue arriving in pounding, relentless waves through April to fill depleted reservoirs and dry rivers and push the Sierra snow pack to at least 150 percent of normal.

This is still very possible and with some consistent storms California will be okay and the future certainly looks wet.

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Supreme is gaining steady support

candidate,

after filing as a Democratic candidate

platform, Fern replied, “I am in favor

in the New Hampshire primaries.

of mandatory toothbrushing laws,

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time,

as long as there is no punishment

supporters are hopeful that the 2016

for disobedience.” (Vermin Supreme

will be the year that the grassroots

has expressed support for secret

candidate will be put in the White

dental police in an effort to combat

House.

gingivitis).

Fern was then asked the following:

for

the

fourth

Vermin Supreme may not have the

and

“Despite

Clinton or Donald Trump do, but by

do you believe that a grassroots,

May, his name is sure to be on every

independent, underdog candidate

outlet’s headlines. A Massachusetts-

like Vermin Supreme has a chance

ian running in New Hampshire,

at the White House?” Fern thought

Vermin

immediately

for a second and replied, “He has the

recognized by his multitude of

chance to visit the White House, but

neckties, series of extravagant coats,

no election.”

black rain boot situated on his head,

Though many of Riordan High

and often an oversized toothbrush.

School’s students are not of voting

Vermin

his

age, or are not registered to vote, the

political campaign in 2004, on a

next generation has an opinion on the

platform that is unique to say the

election. Darren Bucko ’16 said he is

least. Supreme proposes the funding

aware of Vermin Supreme’s campaign

of time travel research, in an effort to

and platforms, and that “he (Vermin

go back in time and kill Hitler. He also

Supreme) seems like he cares about

promotes mandatory tooth brushing

the American people.” Bucko added,

laws, enforced by funding for secret

in regards to his electability, “If Trump

dental police to enforce the law.

is, he is.”

Supreme’s

defense

Many voters do not believe that

budget allots money for a zombie

an underdog candidate like Vermin

awareness program, which he hopes

Supreme can garner the support

will promote zombie-based energy,

necessary to come to the forefront,

which would lessen our national

but there is evidence to the contrary.

dependence on foreign oil. But most

“The fact that Deez Nuts (presidential

popular amongst his supporters,

candidate from earlier this year)

Supreme offers a federally subsidized

took 19 percent of the polls that he

program which would supply every

was included in, tends to bolster my

American a pony, free of charge.

argument,” Supreme told ABC news

In

in an interview in New Hampshire.

is

Supreme

Iowa’s

began

proposed

2012

Democratic

lack

of

his

household recognition that Hillary

Supreme

the

detailing

attention,

caucuses, Vermin Supreme received

It should also be noted that

1.4 percent of the vote. Social

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders

Sciences teacher Christopher Fern

came

said, “I am aware of Donald Trump, if

obscurity. Supporters believe Vermin

that’s who you are referencing, but I

Supreme should not be ruled out for

wouldn’t call him such names.”

his initial lack of popularity.

into

the

headlines

from

March 2016

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7

The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School

Commentar y : Is Trump secretly a Democrat?

Race for Oval Office intensifies

By John Bermudez ’16

By Louis Novicki ‘16

Photo courtesy donaldjtrump.com

Political debates, publicity events,

registered Republican Jeff Isola said,

and a whole lot of bashing on social

“The election will be very interesting. I

media all point to the upcoming election

believe that there is a high possibility

in November. On Nov. 8, the general

of having four candidates at the end. If

election will be held between the

I had to pick on which side to vote, I’d

Republican and Democratic nominees.

probably vote libertarian.”

The presidential debates started as

Despite what should be a battle

early as August for the Republicans and

between

as late as October for the Democrats.

Democrats, the candidates seem to be

With each party initially having a clear

attacking members of their own party

front runner, there was not much

in hopes of getting the nomination.

controversy on who would get the

Sanders is constantly degrading Clinton

the

Republicans

and

Since his campaign began in

conservative views on some issues,

June of 2015, Donald Trump has

they do not identify with the GOP.

been the center of attention in

Before 2012, this described Donald

the GOP, appearing to be the most

Trump. What caused the sudden

conservative candidate in the race.

change in Trump’s political views,

nomination for either side.

for receiving a fair majority of her

He has gained a large following

and what caused a businessman

Many expected Democrat and former

donations from Wall Street, while she is

from the radical right wing, but is

to

his radical platform really devised to

outside of the President’s wallet? To

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to

accusing Sanders of having unrealistic

put Trump in the White House?

understand this, we should take a

face off against Republican and former

policies.

Most

look at the 2000 presidential race.

Florida governor, Jeb Bush. Months into

On

the campaigning, it is not as black and

Republicans are scolding Trump for

white as people would think.

being unqualified, immature, and only

Senior Maopeli Ali said, “I’m surprised

doing it as a publicity stunt. Meanwhile,

all

Americans

politically

are

well

literate

aware

of

involve

himself

in

politics

In the year 2000, George W Bush

the

other

side,

multiple

Donald Trump’s campaign, which

was elected, even though Democrat

is infamous in most circles for

Al Gore won the popular vote. But

purposeful political incorrectness,

despite this, Green Party candidate

harsh attacks at other candidates,

Ralph Nader is accused of splitting

to see all of these different people

Trump is attacking everyone, telling

and often inflammatory racist and

the left vote, thereby aiding the

running. Bernie Sanders’ popularity

Bush he is low energy, and attacking the

sexist remarks.

Republican Party.

shocked me, and I was shocked to see

appearances of Kentucky Senator Rand

His platform is increased efforts

Many see this same kind of

towards immigration control, with

dynamic during this election. Donald

so many Republicans trying to get the

Paul, and former Chief Executive Officer

a temporary ban on all Muslim

Trump has on multiple occasions

nomination.”

of Hewlett Packard Carly Fiorina. English

immigrants. When the blatant shock

stated that he has no allegiance to

Clinton

faces

value of his platform is overlooked,

the Republican Party, and that if he

formidable

opponent

we see that Donald Trump, besides

were not given the nomination, he

on the issues described above, does

would run independently. Trump

not hold serious political views.

has a die-hard fan base, and many

Earlier in the race, when asked

a

surprisingly Vermont

Loder said, “I believe the Democratic

Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders, who

Party has shown that they are a

has gained popularity among the

stronger side with more knowledge and

conservatives would vote for him

nation’s young adults for his extremely

capabilities. I am worried about Donald

about concrete political issues, such

regardless of party affiliation.

left beliefs and policies, is almost dead

Trump on the other side because I do

as gun control, abortion, or taxes,

Come

his responses elicited no passion the

conservative rift will likely produce

even with Clinton in the early states,

not think he has enough experience.”

way that his immigration rants did.

a nominated moderate Republican

specifically New Hampshire and Iowa.

In regards to Trump and his policies, Louis

His views on most debated issues

candidate (Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio,

Jeb Bush, the Republican party’s prime

Novicki ‘16, a libertarian communist and

seemed to be that of a moderate

Ted Cruz), but with the crucial

candidate, was pushed out of the

registered Independent stated, “I’m not

Republican.

circles of radical Republicans giving

Donald Trump is anything but a

their votes to Trump. This would

spotlight after a shocking reveal from

surprised because that is his character.

moderate Republican. Many would

obviously aid the Democrats. Some

reality television star, businessman, and

He does not have a political platform,

classify him as a radical Republican,

would say that this is just a naturally

billionaire, Donald Trump, announcing

but he garners more attention as a

or a neo-fascist. But to see more

occurring series of events within

his candidacy.

celebrity rather than a politician.”

background on Trump’s real policy

the conservative race, but what if

Senior Rudy Ragan said, “I thought

views (outside of immigration) we

Donald Trump has ulterior motives?

need to observe him as what he is:

What if his aim is not to go to the

it was a joke at first. It’s kind of scary

nomination that there are splits within

a rich New York Democrat.

White House, but to assist others in

seeing what will happen because he has

the two parties. The candidates often

doing so?

many extreme beliefs.”

say what needs to be said to disparage

with the Democrats often hold

What if Donald Trump is a

After the big announcement, Trump

their competition. All the Democrats

positive views on abortion and gay

political saboteur on the payroll

marriage, have fear of firearms, and

of the Democratic Party? It makes

has held a considerable lead in almost

can agree on is that they will overtake

beyond social issues of the sort, do

perfect sense. As we have seen

all the polls. Only retired neurosurgeon,

the nation’s elite and powerful. The

not want taxes or other restrictions

in most every election since the

Ben Carson, and Texas senator, Ted Cruz,

Republicans, on the other hand, bond

that would affect their economic

Reagan years, successful liberals will

have come close in the voting. Even

over their common hatred of Barack

interests (labor unions, EPA, etc).

do anything to appear moderate.

Though

They take every action necessary

then, their success in gaining popularity

Obama.

Rich business tycoons that align

they

hold

relatively

November,

Continued on page 11

the

in

teacher and registered Democrat Kim

was short lived. History teacher and

There is so much pressure to win the

8 LOCAL & WORLD NEWS Student barber creates buzz

March 2016

The Crusader Archbishop Riordan High School

Hoverboard craze linked to setting houses ablaze

By Clayton Miranda ’17

By Rudy Ragan ’16

Photo courtesy Rudy Ragan ’16 Fashion and hairstyles are important to high schoolers. Javier Garay, a junior at Riordan, has been cutting students’ hair for almost two years now.

Javi does on average eight haircuts a week and to this day has 50 people whom he gives haircuts to regularly. He cuts hair at his house during the summer and breaks.

During the school week, he cuts hair in the Riordan gym, in the bottom of the bleachers where the trophies are located. He charges only $10, as compared to some barber shops that charge upwards of $30.

He first became interested in cutting hair because he wanted to cut his own hair. His brother’s friend, John, was the person who inspired him because he made him look good and Javi wanted to do the same for others.

He first started cutting his brother’s hair and used YouTube as a reference to learn how to cut fades, tapers, etc. The first Riordan students he cut were Nick Silva ‘15 and Jaron Balisi ‘16.

Jaron said, “I was nervous the first time because I didn’t know if he was good or not with cutting other people’s hair. He actually did a really good job and I liked my haircut.”

“Javi Cuts” spread around Riordan through Instagram shoutouts and Snapchat. After people saw how good he was at giving haircuts, more and more people started asking about “Javi Cuts.” Even some teachers such as Social Sciences teacher and head football coach Kevin Fordon and Spanish teacher Armando Castillo are clients.

The great part about Javi is that he is doing it because he genuinely enjoys making people look better. Students see it as refreshing seeing someone working hard because they love what they do, not just doing it for the money.

Javi said, “I love doing it because I control my own schedule and it is stress free. It can get overwhelming when I am cutting multiple people, but it is part of the business.”

Despite his success, he is not interested in becoming a barber, but cutting hair has taught him many skills such as marketing and finance. He has even designed his own logo.

Javi Cuts is becoming well known around Riordan High School and now everyone wants a “Javi” cut.

Photo courtesy mashable.com not buy generic hoverboards.

not to leave it unattended while

2015 ended with a bang and

The chances of a hoverboard

charging. I do enjoy riding it around

so

hoverboards.

getting destroyed are higher if

my block when I have the time and

Consumers’ hoverboards have been

consumers were to buy a poorly

outside conditions are suitable.”

reported blowing up, catching on

made board. Another way that will

Christian added,

fire, and in some cases resulting in

help preventing destruction of the

my only issue with it is that the

people’s houses being burnt down.

hoverboard is to not overcharge the

hoverboard occasionally makes a

board, and to only use the charger

thumping sound on one side for

batteries inside of hoverboards heat

that came with the hoverboard.

each wheel rotation, but that was

up and cause the highly flammable

This situation has occurred not

because I ran over something like

liquids inside to catch on fire. This

only in the United States, but in

a pebble and it must have gotten

is dangerous because it can result

United Kingdom and Hong Kong

caught between the wheel and

in people being burned from the

as well. Not only has the U.K.

frame. As of now, no complaints.”

fire, burning the user’s rooms, and

outlawed hoverboards, but they

Because of the many incidents,

in some cases, the whole house.

have destroyed almost 23,000 of

airlines have found that it isn’t

There is no specific brand of

them. It has even happened in the

safe to allow them on passenger

hoverboards that are defective,

Bay Area.

planes. Airlines such as American,

which means anyone who has a

In Petaluma, a family was left

Alaska, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue,

hoverboard could be at risk.

homeless because of a fire caused

Southwest, and United Airlines

It is unknown why the batteries

by a charging hoverboard. Jean

have all banned hoverboards,

inside of the hoverboards explode.

Heller, the neighbor of the victims,

and the US postal Service has also

In many cases, the hoverboards

said, “Stop selling hoverboards.

prohibited mailing hoverboards via

caught fire when charging, being

They got a hoverboard for their

their planes.

ridden, or sitting in a kiosk. It is

grandkid and look, now they’re

The threat of the hoverboards

theorized that the cause of the

homeless. It breaks my heart.” The

catching on fire has resulted in

fires could be because of users

family had bought the hoverboard

Overstock.com to stop selling

overcharging

only 12 days prior to the incident.

hoverboards completely.

damaging the battery.

In the last issue of The Crusader,

Not only are hoverboards a

Dominic Chartrand ‘17 said, “I

Christian Pascual-Fernandez ‘16

dangerous fire hazard, some claim

think that hoverboards are safe but

wrote about the cool factor of this

they have caused dozens of injuries

I’m not sure if I would trust having a

new technology and how he really

from falling off of the board that

hoverboard in my house.”

wanted one. Well, he bought one.

have resulted in people to go to the

Some ways to prevent having

He said, “So far I have had no

emergency room.

a hoverboard catch fire is to first

problems with it, making sure

did

people’s

These incidents occur when the

the

boards

and

“I guess

March 2016

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Sway leads way in hip-hop today

By Sean Palaad ’17

From starting the rapping career of an NBA player to interviewing the president about Jay Z, Los Angeles’ Sirius XM Channel 45 radio show, fans believe “Sway in the Morning” provides the most variety and insight in any radio show in America.

who were there for him when no one else was.

“I figure when I go on tour I can take some of my homies off the streets… do something good for them lowkey, y’know? It’s not ‘cause I want ‘thugs’ or ‘gang bangers’ to toughen me up

Akon shines light on solar energy for Africa

By Jeancarlos Santos ’17 R&B singer Akon plans to give energy to up to 600 million

childhood

is Aliaume Damala Badara Akon

Akon, Thione, and Samba to start

Thiam, is a Senegalese-American

this program so that everyone

record producer and singer.

could benefit. Not only is the

Akon was

born on April 16,

or anything… it’s just not like that,” said YG. In an interview with Sway, Calvin Broadus Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg, openly explained his relationship with Dr. Dre in the days where he had just left NWA and needed lyrics for his beats.

“I knew this COULD be something special.. but when I was performing for Dr. Dre … they were starting to pay a little more attention to me and it was throwing me off because I was the background … like I was there to support Dre. It was special,” said Snoop Dogg about his humble beginnings.

Die hard fans are sure to find different aspects of their favorite public personalities that Sway brings to light. “Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite rappers and I’ve kept up with him for awhile now, but hearing how he talks about Dr. Dre and East Coast rappers like Big Pun on Sway in the Morning, I would have never thought,” said Nick Lobre.

Talking to people as a career requires a specific ambiance and likability that allows a comfortable environment where the interviewee can divulge information he would either never give out or only to ones close to him.

“He (Sway) doesn’t ask popcorn questions. He’s been doing it for so long people just trust him and his interviews are always something special,” said Broadcast teacher Mauricio Wright.

Sway, over two decades, has created that special ambiance and, through his experience, also created an engaging dialogue that makes sure to give anyone a unique listen every day.

that

encouraged

energy campaign for students

1973 in St. Louis, Missouri and

and

attended Clark Atlanta University.

help hospitals, improve roads,

After studying music at Clark

facilitate communications, and

Atlanta, Akon dropped out after

lower the annual 3.5 million

one semester. Afterwards, Akon

African

rose to stardom and produced

pollutants or fires in the home

record hits with other popular

produced by toxics. Since early

artists such as Snoop Dogg and

2014, the program has covered

Eminem.

more than 15 countries and plans his

success,

Akon

has received major scrutiny for

Sway Calloway, the centerpiece of “Sway in the Morning,” has been the principal provider for music news for more than a decade giving Tupac, Notorious B.I.G. and Eminem their very first voices on radio on his local show in the mid 90s.

After stints with the pivotal Wake Up Show, which hosted well known hip-hop artists as well as up and coming ones on KMEL-FM in the Bay Area, Sway’s instinct for great sounds and promising talent landed him as host for his own self produced radio show similar to The Wake Up Show hosted by Eminem’s uncut, uncensored radio channel Shade 45 Sirius XM. “Sway in the Morning” airs every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.

“It’s exciting to hear the newest songs from artists I have never heard of in my life and artists like Kanye West,” said Alec Moysov ‘16.

Sway co-hosts “Sway in the Morning” with Heather B, who along with Sway, is an influential and respected character in the ever growing culture of hip hop. These attributes, along with great voices, allow guests on their radio show to open up or say things that otherwise would not be said in any other interview.

In an interview with Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, better known as his rap and stage name “YG,” Keenon opened up to Sway on the reasons why he invited his friends from “the streets” whom the public and media viewed as “gang bangers,” “thugs,” and “delinquents.” YG said he just wanted to give back to people

It was their experiences during

Africans. Akon, whose real name

Despite

Photo courtesy okayplayer.com

conditions.”

business,

deaths

it

intends

from

to

harmful

to add 10 countries this year.

Overall,

the

has

throwing a fan off the stage in a

covered

concert in New York and investing

installed more than 100,000 solar

in an African gold mine. Recently,

street lamps,1,200 solar micro-

Akon, along with other sponsors

grids, 102,000 solar domestic kits

and colleagues, established a

and has indirectly created 5,500

campaign to provide energy for

jobs for the people in Africa.

more than 600 million Africans.

Life

480

program

Issues

communities,

instructor

John

The program was established

Ahlbach said, “What is there not

by Akon, Samba Bathily, and

to like about this? Imagine the

Thione Niang with the goal to

power of a computer in the hands

harness clean solar energy on

of these kids. Solar energy makes

a continent that has up to 320

that possible.

days of sunshine, and has also

stoves so trees need not be cut

received more than $1 billion

down for fuel.”

from international banks.

AP

It can also heat

Environmental

Science

Prior to the program, a majority

instructor Michael O’Brien said,

of Africans in rural areas did not

“It gives them a life not possible

have constant access to energy,

before. I hope that we eventually

which was detrimental to the

move to this model.”

local rural populations in Africa

Junior Jonah Rivera said, “As

because it resulted in a much

a fan of Akon, I think it’s a great

higher crime rate, forced students

cause.”

to stop studying, and affected

Also,

it

has

received

businesses because they could

extraordinary

support

from

not sell products at night.

people around the world. Thione

In fact, co-founder Thione Niang

Niang said in a news release, “You

said, “When I was young, we had

just know you’ve done the right

to study by candle light with only

thing when you see grown men

one candle for the entire family. I

and women crying in wonder

want to make sure that children

because it’s the first time they’ve

no longer have to work in those

ever seen artificial light.”

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Luke, are you my father? Star Wars: The force is strong with this one

By Louis Novicki ’16

By Eric Craviotto ’17

Photo courtesy starwars.wikia.com

By this point, everybody who is interested enough to read this article should have seen The Force Awakens. If you have not, that is your own poor scheduling.

I have watched and analyzed every minute of that film, and have heard quite a few theories. However, one of the most popular theories out there is that Rey is Luke Skywalker’s daughter. If the now non-canon post-Galactic Civil War events are to be followed, this theory assumes that Rey’s mother is former Imperial assassin turned rebel fighter Mara Jade.

Though this theory is unlikely, there is some evidence for it. Foremost, the passing down of Anakin Skywalker’s light saber, which was taken from Anakin

by Obi-Wan Kenobi after their duel on Mustafar in Revenge Of The Sith. Luke Skywalker was given this saber by Obi Wan during A New Hope, and Luke used this saber in his duel against Darth Vader in Cloud City during The Empire Strikes Back. It was then supposedly picked up by scavengers in the lower levels of Cloud City, and made it to Maz Kanata. Rey found the light saber in the basement of Maz Kanata’s castle during The Force Awakens. The theorists claim that handling that light saber is proof of a familial relationship between Rey and Luke.

While entertaining, this theory creates many inconsistencies, and is just plain uncreative. On the most superficial level, Rey does not act or resemble a Skywalker.

Also, she speaks with an English accent, which nobody of the known Skywalker family does. Both Daisey Ridley (Rey) and John Boyega (Finn) speak naturally with British accents, as do many Star Wars cast members, previous and current.

However, many use a fake accent for their characters, with Obi Wan Kenobi being one of the only exceptions. Why would the writers try to convince us

that the daughter of a Skywalker sounds nothing like her father, grandfather, or grandmother? As for the theory that it is a learned accent, where would it be learned from? Rey spends most of her days scavenging alone and bartering her finds, she is not in a London pub. The only way this theory could be supported would be the non-canonical assumption that Mara Jade Skywalker speaks with a British accent.

In addition, Rey’s abilities are worth examining. Rey, an inexperienced force user (unless we are to believe theories that she had been present during the massacre at the hands of the Knights Of Ren), successfully uses a jedi mind trick on a First Order Stormtrooper, hands free. Jedi mind tricks are often associated with the most trained, wise jedi, like Ben Kenobi. Plus, no member of the Skywalker family has ever successfully used a mind trick. Luke attempted one on Jabba in Return Of The Jedi and was laughed at. Rey had no training and was able to get a stormtrooper to release her.

Even if not for all the evidence to the contrary, the idea that Rey is Luke’s daughter is also uncreative. The Galaxy has existed for billions of years, with stories that cover all of those periods.

Only in about 30 years BBY (Before Battle Of Yavin) or the events of A New Hope, was there any significance or even any mention of anyone within the Skywalker lineage. Why suddenly after billions of years, would there be a young boy whose offspring would forever screw up the galaxy every few decades? It is nothing more than poor writing.

In 2005, the Star Wars saga seemed

Star Wars since the beginning, or even

like it was over when Lucasfilm and

newcomers who have never seen the

Twentieth Century Fox released “Star

previous films.

Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.”

Social

This would complete the prequels

teacher Andres DeRosales said, “I was

trilogy and tie the story back to the

very excited. It has been a long time

original trilogy first released back in

coming from ‘Return of the Jedi’ and

1977.

especially the opening scene with Star

This all changed in October 2012

Wars. It felt like watching the originals

when Disney bought Lucasfilm and

when I was 5. Just through the movie,

announced that they would begin the

it was exciting and thrilling, but there

process of making a new trilogy to add

was little disappointment. Overall, I

on to the already magnificent Star Wars

was definitely pleased with what they

films.

put out. I understood why they set up

Co-produced and co-written by

the bridge between the original trilogy

J.J. Abrams, the production of “Star

and this one.”

Wars: The Force Awakens” took almost

Some fans were shocked and

six years to complete. Some of the

froze in their seats. Jackson Liao said,

location shooting was done in the Abu

“Although the new Star Wars movie

Dhabi desert and the Irish island Skellig

reminded me of Episode IV a little too

Michael, but most of filming was done

much for my liking, it still was a fun

at Pinewood Studios in England.

movie to watch. The new characters

are really enjoyable and replace the old

The movie takes place 30 years after

Science

and

Theology

the Battle of Endor and the destruction

cast well.”

of the Death Star in Return of the Jedi.

The main characters of “The Force

Wars film made up for past franchise

Awakens” include John Boyega as Finn,

mistakes. In a sense, what Star Wars

Daisy Ridley as Rey, Adam Driver as

does is offer viewers a meta-drama

Kylo Ren, and many more.

whose actual topic is fantastical

This iconic movie sought to bring

narrative itself.

not only the love of Star Wars back into

Many believe that the “magic” is

the now, but families closer together

back. For the most part, J.J. Abrams has

with the use of the force. According to

done a fantastic job at capturing the

The Hollywood Reporter, “The Force

original Star Wars feeling as shown in

Awakens has set records with $100

the characters. Other reactions seem

million in advance ticket sales, with 50-

to agree that “The Force Awakens” is

60 percent of that number expected to

equally as good, if not better, as “Return

go towards the film’s opening weekend

of the Jedi” in 1983 and that it is overall

alone.”

better than Episodes I, II, and III.

The film shows no signs of slowing

Others indicated that this new Star

With the movie earning this much in

down either. Even up until now, industry

such a short span of time, it shows how

insiders estimated that $120 million

much love there still is for Star Wars,

in pre-sales was already a distinct

and no doubt many hardcore fans will

possibility. This wasn’t unexpected at

see The Force Awakens multiple times

all as the opening night of ticket sales

in theaters.

caused such an online surge that sites

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is

Eager fans have two years or so until

like Fandango crashed. Only Star Wars

now being screened in theaters across

the release of Episode VIII, the second film

could put up summer blockbuster

the U.S., and if you’ve already seen it,

in the new trilogy. With many questions

sales in the midst of winter.

make sure you bring your friends and

left, the release is suspected to be even

After viewing the film, consumers

family, who have or have not seen the

had

movie, to watch this fantastic film.

bigger than Force Awakens. Stay tuned for more fan discussion.

emotional

and

memorable

reactions, from those who’ve seen

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L i t t l e k n o w n D r. S e u s s Is Trump secretly a Democrat? movie not for children Continued from page 7

By Darren Bucko ’16

Photo courtesy lassothemovies.com

to avoid offending people, even

worth examining.

their political rivals. They do not

Celebrities do outlandish things

want to be called environmentalists,

when they begin to fall out of the

feminists, socialists, communists, or

spotlight. So imagine when Donald

any other “-ist” that implies political

Trump gets approached by Bill

controversy. Those are bad words to

Clinton or Joe Biden or whatever

them.

other sleezy liberal aristocrat and

They strive for the impossible

says, “We have a new show to pitch

goal of getting everybody to vote

to you, you’re the star, there’s big

for them. For example, presidential

bucks, and you’ll have a huge viewer

candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton

base.” All it takes is a few episodes

has had videos of her going around

of The Apprentice to show enough

where she switches her accent

about Trump to see he why he would

depending where she is. She’s a

go for this.

Dixie girl at rallies in South Carolina,

If this is not enough evidence,

she’s a street kid when she speaks in

consider the timing of Trump’s

Brooklyn, she is Bill Clinton when she

controversial

is at some expensive gala, and she is

actions in reference to Democratic

Rosie The Riveter when she is at a

Party drama. In June, when Hillary

statements

and

Siamese twins connected by their

academy for 500 young boys who all

beards, a man without a face, a mile long

play on one massive piano. Most of the

progressive college in the northwest.

Clinton was under fire for her email

piano played by 500 enslaved children.

plot revolves around Bart attempting to

scandal,

These all sound like surrealist nonsense

free his mother from the trance she is

has recently come under fire from

his

dreamed up by Dr. Seuss, does it not?

put in, and escaping with her.

his original voters for 8 years of

immigrants bringing “drugs, crime,

Indeed they are. These come from the

Where this movie really shines is

very little change, and is accused of

rapists.” The next time Hillary’s email

being a centralist. What way can a

controversy made headlines, it only

1953 film “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,”

in its diverse musical numbers, from

Democratic candidate gain attention

took 36 hours for Donald Trump to

which was written by Theodor Geisel,

the highly ponderous chorus piano,

and support without proposing

say that he wanted to invade Mexico.

better known as Dr. Seuss, though he

to the blues music coming from the

real political change? How does a

Are these outbursts attempts to

hated the film so much he refused to

imprisoned musicians, and all of it is

democrat gain moral high ground

draw attention away from the

without saying anything radical? By

negative press that the democrats

recognize it.

written by Dr. Seuss. Although many

making the opposition seem scarier.

are receiving?

I decided to watch this movie,

verses were cut, the music is still ahead

That is where Donald Trump comes

History teacher Jeff Isola has

desiring to write a movie review, came

of its time, and would be considered too

into play.

thoughts on the Trump campaign

upon this film and was immediately

macabre or shocking for 50s audiences.

Trump’s speeches feel like a

and its effects on the Republican

satirical script for Saturday Night

race. When asked who he believed

intrigued. President Harding was killed

The movie also succeeds greatly

Live, or South Park. They are radical

created the Trump campaign, he

by a Norwegian vampire? While being

in costume design, and easily the

enough to be divisive, and simple

had “no idea”. In regards to the effect

a flop at the box office in its day, it has

most recognizable aspect in the film,

enough to garner support from

that Trump’s campaign had on the

since become a cult classic due to its

other than the piano of course, is the

rural

others

republican race, he sighed and said,

who previously seemed politically

“It’s hard to say, it’s polarizing. The

utter bizarreness and great soundtrack,

hand hats all the children pianists are

illiterate. What if Trump’s campaign

party otherwise would be more

a reputation I wholeheartedly agree

forced to wear. Dr. Terwilliker wears

is in fact a big script for the comedic

unified, but he (Trump) *sigh* causes

with.

increasingly

television program that is American

a lot of

The movie is based around young

outfits throughout the movie, which

politics?

What does the popularity of

Bart Collins, who lives with his single

greatly reflects his descent into power

The Democratic Party has a lot

Trump say about the American

to gain from planting a bomb like

voter? Isola thought, ran his hand

mother. Bart dreads his daily lessons

madness.

Trump.

The democrats now can

through his hair, sighing, and

with harsh piano teacher Dr. Terwilliker,

This movie is not for everyone,

point their finger proclaiming “look

said, “(the popularity) shows the

and complains about it to August

especially its target market, children. It is

how racist and backwards these

discontent of voters with American

Zabladowski, the plumber, whom he

very surreal and not for the faint of heart.

GOP folks are, guess you either vote

politics, similar to Carter’s campaign

for Hillary or you vote for this racist

in the 70s, which was a reaction to

wishes his mother had a romantic

The acting for Bart is wooden, though

nut.” It’s bipartisan politics at work.

Nixon.”

interest in instead of Dr. Terwilliker.

the tyrannical Dr. Terwilliker makes up

Slandering the reputation of the

At this point and time, we can

During one practice session, Bart falls

for all other acting shortcomings. It’s

GOP (as if they needed help with

not know for sure Donald Trump’s

asleep and dreams of the Terwilliker

not a classic, by any sense, but I found

that), causing havoc on the debate

intentions any more than we would

floor, and the estimated split of the

know another politician’s intentions.

Institute, a prison for all non-piano

definite enjoyment in watching it, and

conservative vote together make

But with this evidence provided, it

playing musicians and also a 24/7 piano

that’s really all that matters.

a Democratic victory a dreadful

seems hard to deny that he is not

potential reality. Trump’s personality

what he appears to be.

fantastical

dictatorial

President Barack Hussein Obama

communities,

and

and personal connections are also

Donald

Trump

made

controversial

remark

about

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Celebrities hit the court for charity

By Roman Peregrino ’18

morning off to volunteer. They provided much of the manpower and completed the setup.

Next door, in Chaminade Hall, another event was underway in conjunction

with

the

Celebrity

Basketball game.

Volunteers and more football players

came in and made 500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to feed the local homeless. While not the most visible part of the day, it was an important opportunity to give back and a feel-

Seniors Peter Kolokotrones and Eric Galindo with former 49er wide receiver standout Terrell Owens before the game.

Photo courtesy Peter Kolokotrones

The Super Bowl. The biggest sporting

event in America came to the Bay Area in February. The day of the game was one of great football, many sacks, puppy monkey babies, and a Broncos win; however, Feb. 7 was actually the culmination of a blockbuster week of far reaching events in the Bay Area. One even came to Riordan!

The Bay Area Gridiron Celebrity hoops XVIII took place the day before the Super Bowl, Feb. 6. While this was not the most publicized Super Bowl event, like the events at Super Bowl City, it just may be the most important.

The Gridiron event was put on by Juli Jordan, CEO of Juli’s Kids Motivated to Succeed LLC in order raise awareness and money for this great organization.

Juli’s Kids is a “nonprofit organization

whose mission is to enrich the quality of life of today’s abused, abandoned, neglected, and homeless youths who have been placed in the foster care system,” as described on the event website.

The website goes on to say, “This year Juli’s Kids will work with a number of Santa Clara/San Francisco foster care group homes and charity organizations whose focus is on these phenomenal, talented youth who need our support, encouragement, inspiration and care.”

good experience for all those involved.

“It was a good cause,” said Jordon Fox ‘18. “The peanut and butter sandwich

Everyone who took part in this event

event was cool to be a part of.”

felt that it was for a great cause. Don

At around 2 p.m, the celebrities

Benjamin, celebrity and model, said

started arriving and the festivities were

“[I] am here supporting a good cause.

Gridiron Celebrity Challenge is a great one.”

Steve Lan, local recording artist explained, “I am from the Bay Area so I’m giving back. Anytime I can give back

ready to begin. There was a palpable excitement in the air from the fans and the big name players were happy to be there.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver

to a positive cause, I am all for it.”

Andrew Hawkins, another celebrity in

Lastly, R&B singer Tank gave his

the house, said, “It is a cool experience.

reasons, stating that “Juli is a personal

The people seemed excited. This is a

friend and she has been an advocate

great opportunity to give back; the cool

for the kids as long as I can remember.

side of being a pro.”

I have been doing her events for 10 years. For me the kids have a special place in my heart, so I give my time my money, my resources [to them].”

In addition to the aforementioned Don Benjamin, Tank and Steve Lan,

Finally, the game began. This was a charity game and many of the athletes did not go full speed. There was little defense, which led to dunks and highlight reel plays. The opposing

many sports celebrities took part in

teams represented the AFC led by

the festivities. Football star Terrell

Tammy Brawner and BdotAdot, and

Owens, Tammy Brawner, 10th female

NFC led by Tank and Terrell Owens.

on the Harlem Globetrotters, slam dunk

The game may have featured less

champion Guy Dupuy, and basketball

defense than the NFL Pro Bowl the week

impersonator BdotAdot headlined the event.

Work started in Crusader Forum the night before, with gym setup, and continued through the morning of the event. Many of the varsity football players showed up on their Saturday

before; however, everyone still had a good time and left content. Darrien Gunn ‘17 said, “It was cool how kids get to see stars play. I had a good time.”

Fox concurred. “I had fun, meeting the celebrities was really cool.”

B a s e b a l l team ready to round bases

By Rudy Ragan ’16 After a subpar season, ending with a record of 11-14 and 2-12 in league play, the Riordan baseball team looks to improve under third year Coach Brandon Ramsey.

Although last year in league was tough, they are looking a lot more promising. They are led by the veteran leadership of Kobi Allen, Jackson Chase, and Christian Hammerich all of whom have been on Varsity since Sophomore year.

In addition, other returning Varsity players include Nick Hanhan, Alex Hanhan, Nick Gonzalez, Daniel Cortes, Christian Ralleta, and Brain Ceinar. All of the Varsity players have been working hard in the weight room since the start of the school year. The season started Feb. 1 and the first league home game is March 15 against cross town rival Saint Ignatius.

It’s been a successful offseason because the baseball team is getting an all new infield, new dugouts, and a new batting cage. The new dugouts and batting cage were built by the Varsity team and the coaches.

The dugouts and batting cages have not been renovated in a very long time, so it was much needed, players said.

Coach Ramsey said, “We are looking strong this year and the boys have been working really hard.”

Senior Christian Hammerich said, “We play in one of the hardest leagues in California, but we have competed hard the past couple years and look to have a good season.”

The WCAL is one of, if not the, toughest leagues in California for baseball, especially. As a league, they get roughly 20 Division I scholarship in baseball alone. Over the years, they have produced many major leaguers and a large number of draft picks such as Pat Burrell, Barry Bonds, and more recently, Jordan Paroubeck and Matt Krook.

Despite this tough competition, Riordan looks to have one of their best years in recent memory.

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Riordan rugby maximizes momentum S o c c e r t e a m

heads forward

By Alec Moysov ’16

By Abdallah Shami ’16

Photo courtesy Riordan yearbook staff.

Riordan Rugby is something to see,

tiered man team.

As new players

However, Riordan Rugby was placed

as they enter the hardest division in

began to join the team the coaches

in a very tough league with one team

California and possibly the nation.

always stressed that they wanted the

in particular, Jesuit High School, who

The Riordan rugby team was first

rugby team to be a brotherhood.

had won a national title last season.

created in 2013 with just enough

Senior

Ilalio

Consequently, Riordan Rugby had a

members to build one team. The 20

commented on how the team helps

tough season last year and ended the

man roster, with just a few of them

build a stronger brotherhood at

season with 4 wins and 6 losses.

knowing how to play the game, were

Riordan, saying, “It already has.

It

With the majority of the starting

able to finish the season with an

established the true meaning of

team from last season coming back,

astonishing 6 wins and 4 losses.

brotherhood the moment rugby

fans hope for the best. This league

This record not only proved that

became a part of Riordan.”

will be extremely tough, and the

Riordan Rugby had the potential

The influx of new players allowed

team is aware of how much effort

to become a great program, it also

the team to create two additional

they will have to put in to experience

showed that great coaches can create

15 man teams. These three teams

a satisfying season. Every man will

a winning team with players having

dominated the league, shutting out

have to do their best and give their

little to no experience.

every team in the league. Riordan

all so that this season will be one to

As the 2013 season came to an end,

Rugby finished their regular season

remember.

the 2014 season was just beginning.

with 12 wins and 0 losses, only losing

Senior Starter Sam Tofi said their

Students of all grade levels began to

in their playoff game.

team’s goal for the year is to “win one

join the team as they had heard about

2014

impressive

game at a time, and execute plays

last year’s successful season. As more

season for the team, and they knew

well.” He added, “If we do this right we

students began to join, the original

they would have to work hard to be

can have a shot at Nationals.”

20 man roster had jumped to a three-

a good team for the 2015 season.

Captain

was

a

Payton

very

Riordan soccer looks to go far and beyond in WCAL for the first time in many years. The soccer team has been a struggling program in the past years and has been trying to find its identity in WCAL. As Riordan soccer got its first league win in more than 15 years last year, the team in 2016 looks to come back and is hungry to contend with the other WCAL teams.

The Junior Varsity team and freshman team both look to develop for the up and coming years ahead of them. Junior Varsity head coach Kevin Esquivel looks to have his JV team improve significantly.

Esquivel said, “I think we have a lot of good individual talent and it will be a process.

We have about five or six good individuals that can help shape the team.”

Many of the varsity soccer team athletes believe this is the year to make a change in the program at Riordan. For the first time in many years, the mention of CCS and playoffs is in the picture.

Senior defender Coleman McGrath said, “I believe with a stronger team and many players returning from last year we can break this Riordan soccer dry spell over the past years.”

Head coach Mike Cisneros, and assistant coach David Esser look to build on last year’s team and improve the team’s weaknesses. The team, chemistry wise, looks solid with many of last year’s varsity players returning to play their last year.

The current roster as of 2016 consists of a majority of many seniors. Senior forward Luke Malek-Zadeh and team leading scorer last year, Cesar Pulido, are up front and look to continue their offense and give the team an edge in scoring.

Malek-Zadeh said, “I think I can help influence the younger players on this team and can help continue scoring for this team.”

The Riordan midfield consists of solid seniors Esser and Brandon Geraldi, junior Patrick Rodil, up and coming sophomore Mark Malek-Zadeh and freshman Nico Hillison, who all look to distribute the ball and control the game.

Riordan’s senior back line consists of the same four from last year and look to be the anchor for the team, consisting of right back speed demon Alec Moysov, center backs Coleman McGrath and Christopher Umanzor, and left back Cameron Anderson.

The team has started the season with three wins already in pre-season and looks to continue those results into league.

Riordan soccer finished the preseason with a record of 3 wins 2 losses, and 1 tie.

The team seems poised for a promising 2016 season and these hungry seniors want a strong season and a playoff run.

The Riordan soccer team finished with a disappointing overall record of 4-14-2. The Crusaders hope to improve next year.

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N i n e r s p i c k u p p i e c e s Giants hope to get even in 2016

By Christian Hammerich ’17 after dreadful season

By Alec Moysov ’16

Photo courtesy sportsblog.com The San Francisco 49ers look to start from scratch in the offseason and rebuild. Rebuild mode would’ve never been thought of for a rich 49ers organization, but after last year’s offseason consisting of many of the team’s key players leaving and head coach Jim Harbaugh not connecting with the front office, many knew the up and coming 2014-15 season would not be pretty.

The signing of Jim Tomsula as head coach was questionable to many of the fans and now that he’s gone, the team is rebuilding . . .again.

The 49ers were off to a good start in the season with a win against the new and improved Vikings. Many fans were left optimistic until they faced the high scoring Steelers. The Niners were dominated 48-13 and this game set a precedent for the rest of the season.

Struggling their way through, they finished last in the NFC West and with an overall record of 5-11. The Niners were ready for rebuild mode.

Many fans blame the CEO of the Niners, Jed York, for this catastrophic season. With a bad relationship between Jim Harbaugh and the head office, many of the players could feel the team was not in good shape and either retired or left to join other teams.

Rudy Ragan, a Niner fan, accuses Jed York of his poor management.

Ragan said, “He is a power hungry man.

He should be sitting back and letting the coaches and general managers with more football experience handle the situations.”

Right after the last game of the season against the Rams, the Niners started their offseason by firing head coach Jim Tomsula. The search for a new head coach was on. With many coaches around the league being

fired after struggling years, the Niners looked to take advantage. The Niners eyed coach Chip Kelly of the Eagles and Mike Shanahan.

Chip Kelly, an offensive minded coach, was fired from the Eagles due to a season that did not meet their expectations. Shanahan is a Super Bowl champion caliber coach who was back in the coaching business, and the Niners fans hoped to land him.

The Niners, after a week of interviews, landed a coach, officially hired coach Chip Kelly to a 4 year/$24 million dollar contract. There have been many conversations of drafting Cal quarterback Jared Goff and trading quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

With the signing of Chip Kelly, the question now is who will be the starting quarterback? Kaepernick, many say, would fit into Coach Kelly’s playbook very nicely and would break out of his slump. But having a poor season this year and being replaced by backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert for half the season, the question is still unresolved.

Kaepernick fanatic Luke Malek-Zadeh said, “I really do think the hiring of Coach Chip Kelly would secure his starting spot and would allow him (Kaepernick) to thrive significantly.”

Kelly may resolve the Niners’ offensive problem with his fast paced offense. Torrey Smith tweeted, “Guess I might have to start running right now to get in shape” (@TorreySmithWR).

But the defensive end may be a little shaky.

Fans will have to wait and see how this can be resolved and look closely to who the Niners draft. The Niners offseason is going to be key on how the team plays over the next couple of years.

Photo courtesy sfgate.com clause after the second year.

The San Francisco Giants went into the

Evans and Sabean were able to fill both of

offseason this year looking to improve in

their needs by signing both the pitchers

very specific parts of their team that they

and Denard Span (31) of a 3 year $31

had lacked, which hurt them in the 2015

million contract. The Span signing seem

season.

to be a tricky situation considering he

The front office of Larry Baer, Brian

only played 61 games for the Washington

Sabean, and Bobby Evans all had two

Nationals last year because of hip surgery,

main goals in mind: To improve the

but if he is healthy it could be one of the

team’s starting rotation and to find an

biggest bargains of the offseason.

outfielder who could preferably play Left

Now that they have spent $251

Field and Center if needed.

million

Luckily this year’s free agent class

additions seems out of the question

was abundant with outfielders and

except for cheap relievers or minor

starting pitchers. With starting pitchers,

league contracts. Lincecum is still a free

there is a first tier and second tier, based

agent with multiple teams reportedly

upon their value, age, performance, and

interested. The only room the Giants

projectability.

have for pitching opportunities is in the

this

offseason,

any

other

The ace level selections included, with

bullpen. So the only way he will return to

their ages noted, David Price (30), Zach

the giants is in the bullpen preferably in a

Greinke (32), Jordan Zimmerman (29),

long relief role.

and Johnny Cueto (29). The second

Rudy Ragan said, “I think the Span

tier options are much more affordable

signing is good because he’s a good

because their value is not as high or they

defensive center fielder and we won’t be

are too old to receive a lengthy contract

forced to put Pagan in Center anymore.

of a lot of money. Those options included

I think this offseason has gone really

Mike Leake (28), John Lackey (37), Scott

well because it is the first time in along

Kazmir (31), Jeff Samardzija (30), Wei-Yen-

time that they have gone out and spent

Chen (30), and Doug Fister (32).

money on quality free agents and they

The SF Giants this offseason have

filled a lot of needs”

picked up right handed pitchers Jeff

Samardzija on a five-year $90 million

“I feel they did very well by putting them

contract and Johnny Cueto on a six-year

in a place to succeed for another World

$130 million contract with an opt-out

Series title.”

Baseball Coach Jimmy McCarthy said,

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Doping scandal tests Olympic Games’ mettle

MMA marvel loses to dos Anjos

By Alec Moysov ’16

By Abdallah Shami ’16

The Olympic organization was left with a wake up call as Russia’s track and field team is accused of widespread doping. After years of accusations of doping and cheating in the sport of track and field, Russia’s team has finally been caught, according to the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations).

Russia has been temporarily suspended from the sport of track and field due to substance abuse and the Drug Agency continues to search for more evidence to have Russia’s track and field team banned from competing.

Russia has been caught a number of times.

In fact, they had more drug violations than any other country in 2013. With 225 total violations accounting for 12 percent of the world’s drug violations, one fifth of that 12 percent has been cases from the sport of track and field.

Russia’s temporary ban has been an

Photo courtesy independent.com

epiphany to track and field athletes around

This man has many names,

signing was only the beginning of

cross that made contact with Aldo,

but is known to most as UFC

McGregor’s climb to fame.

knocking him out in the first 13

disgusted in the World Anti-Doping Agency

Featherweight Champion and The

McGregor was scheduled a

seconds of the first round. This

throughout the years.

Notorious. Will Conor McGregor

preliminary fight the next month

victory gave McGregor the title UFC

add another name to his list? UFC

against Marcus Brimage. He won

Featherweight Champion.

Lightweight

the fight with a technical knockout

Senior Alec Moysov said, “He

good.

in the first round.

This was his

is changing the sport of UFC

Conor McGregor learned to

first win while signed for UFC.

and making it more entertaining

fight in 2006. He was 17 at the

McGregor continued to climb the

for younger viewers who have

time.

He was taught by future

ladder in the featherweight bracket

never experienced the sport. He

UFC champion Tom Egan in a town

as he eventually was faced with

represents national pride for his

known as Lucan in West Dublin,

the interim UFC featherweight

country Ireland.”

Ireland. This is where McGregor’s

champion Chad Mendes, which he

McGregor

passion for fighting emerged.

won in a technical knockout in the

more titles as rumors report he is

second round.

gaining weight to climb to the UFC

Champion

sounds

A year after he trained with Tom

became

in how they have let so much cheating go on World renown 1,500 meter runner Jenny Simpson said in a interview with The New York Times, “At the highest level they’ve failed me personally and they’ve failed every athlete in the sport, and I’m glad to hear they feel that way because I feel at least admitting it is the first step to cleaning it up.”

Varsity track and field athlete Charles Levine said he believes Russia shouldn’t be suspended from the 2016 Olympics. “It isn’t fair for those individuals who have been working hard and haven’t violated any drug policies,” he said. “Also, taking away a huge country

still

thirsts

for

and competitor would affect the atmosphere greatly.”

Not only are there allegations against the team for doping, but ARD, (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten

Egan, he made his MMA debut in

As

the

Lightweight bracket and challenge

der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) the world’s

an amateur fight against Ciaran

new interim UFC Featherweight

UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael

second largest public broadcaster, did their

Campbell for the Irish Ring of Truth

champion, he only faced one more

dos Anjos. McGregor fought dos

some suspicious activity in the way the Russian

promotion in Dublin.

opponent to claim the title of UFC

Anjos for the title.

government acted about the case.

won that night with a technical

Featherweight

José

Senior Nic Lobre said, “He will

helped curate the doping of their athletes

knockout in the first round.

Aldo.

On Dec. 12, 2015, Conor

destroy Rafael dos Anjos before the

After that night, he became

McGregor fought José Aldo for the

second round.”

professional and was signed by the

UFC Featherweight champion.

However, McGregor lost the

Irish Cage of Truth promotion. Six

match and did not claim the title.

years later, McGregor signed with

as both fighters landed punches.

UFC in a multi-fight contract. This

However, McGregor landed a left

McGregor

McGregor

the world. Many athletes and organizations are

champion,

The fight started off with a bang

own private investigation and sniffed out

Many believe that the Russian government

and helped cover up some drug tests. There have been many allegations but no specific evidence has been found.

The IAAF gave Russia a chance before the 2016 Rio Olympics to clean up their act and stay drug free. Many people have questioned if Russia even deserves a second chance after the they have been cheating throughout the years.

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Warriors stay golden, return to playoffs

By Nicholas Lobre ’16

The Warriors began the 2015–16

season by winning their first 24 games,

eclipsing the previous best start in NBA

history, set by the 1993–94 Houston

Rockets and the 1948–49 Washington

Capitals at 15–0. The Warriors also are

looking to surpass the 95-96 Bulls’

44 home game win streak with their

current total at 39.

Passing the Bulls would be huge

considering the Head Coach Steve Kerr

was on the 95-96 team and was out with

injury most of the year. The Warriors

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Kobe to hang up jersey

By Moises Sandoval ’17

Retirement? Another star is leaving? Yes, another superstar has decided to retire at the end of the 2015-2016 season: the first ballot Hall Of Famer, Kobe Bryant, who has had a tremendous career accomplishing many records, and setting new ones.

Michael Jordan, the legend, to help him out.

“Michael Jordan is actually one of the first people that I told over summer,” Bryant said, via ESPN Los Angeles. Michael Jordan told him to “just enjoy it, no matter what happens.”

have had interim coach Luke Walton as

their coach and are still successful.

After winning the 2015 NBA Finals,

the Golden State Warriors didn’t sit

the second best winning percentage

back and celebrate, instead they are

in NBA history at 72-12 over the 2015

focused on returning to the NBA Finals

calendar year. In terms of individual

once again and breaking records on

records, Green is on track to set some

their way.

triple-double records and Curry will

almost certainly break his own three

The Warriors are currently 61-6 and

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The Warriors are now the holders of

their success on the court has come

pointers made in a season record.

down to great team chemistry, never

After playing against the Lakers,

ending hard work during the offseason,

Kobe, who is going through his farewell

and the talented players who each play

season has tweeted, “When the shots

a role to help the team. The Warriors are

u take r the shots the defense wants u

the number one team in the NBA and

to take but r the shots ur comfortable

are not comparable to any other.

taking #curryriddle”

With all eyes on Steph Curry, the

Senior Eddie Stansberry, a member

Warriors have certainly relied on their

of the Varsity basketball team, said, “The

2015 MVP, but not just him alone.

closest competition to the Warriors are

Golden State’s success may come from

the San Antonio Spurs who’ve had

Draymond Green whom many consider

success in both their team play and

to be the change and the key in the

amazing coaching throughout the

ignition for the Warriors. Green is the

years.”

kind of player that any fan loves to have

on their team, but when he isn’t on your

have had a fantastic home win streak

team, you simply hate him.

very similar to the Warriors.

This is the kind of reception that a lot

Stansberry went on to say that he sees

of great players have faced throughout

“the Warriors back in the finals and

their careers. The Warriors could be off

possibly winning again.”

to this impressive start because they

The Warriors still have a long way

have the best second unit in the NBA.

to go, but with the events unfolding as

With arguably the best center tandem

they have, many look to the Warriors as

in the NBA and a huge cast of stars, the

the most entertaining and best team in

Warriors find themselves full of talent

the NBA. It’s a great time to be a Warriors

and in a league of their own.

fan.

The Spurs currently sit at 57-10 and

Photo courtesy hdxwallpaperz.com Kobe Bryant started his career as a 17 year old kid, coming out of high school, winning the slam dunk contest as a rookie. During his career, he managed to be a 5-time NBA Champion, 2-time NBA Finals MVP, won the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2008, 17-time NBA All-Star, 11time NBA All First Team, 9-time NBA All Defensive First Team, 2-time NBA Scoring Champion.

Kobe Bryant announced on Nov. 29, 2015 that he will hang up the jersey and retire. He’s played 19 seasons and entering his 20th and final season. Kobe didn’t decide on his own about retirement, he asked

Kobe Bryant supported his statement and agreed with it. On the day that he announced his retirement he also said, “My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind. But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.”

Janio Baltodano ‘17 said, “I think it’s reasonable for him to make the decision on his retirement. He will be remembered as one the greatest players to ever touch a basketball.”

Coach Danny Arias said, “As a Celtics fan, I really didn’t like Kobe, but he was a heck of a ball player. He kept the competitiveness in the league.”

Student athletes face challenges in two arenas

By Christian Hammerich ’16

Being a student athlete is a very hard and taxing thing to do while in high school or college. Even though high school and college athletics are very different in the time they take up in a student’s life, the process is still the same.

Rudy Ragan Varsity golf team, and former baseball player said, “Getting home late after games, matches and practice it is hard to buckle down and get work done.”This is a thought among many student athletes at Archbishop Riordan High School, including Varsity baseball player Jackson Chase, “Being on the baseball team takes up a lot of time. We end practice around 6 every night.” It is very important for athletes to get good grades to be able to move on to the next level in college. Being a high school student is hard enough with everything that goes on, but

when you add a sport it is a whole different story.

Athletes learn a lot while being on a team or in an individual sport, about character and perseverance. These help tremendously in everyday life outside of school and sports. Athletes learn to focus and manage their time effectively which is pivotal in being able to get good grades in school. To even play sports at the high school level a player must have a 2.0 GPA or higher and to play in playoffs it is a 2.5 GPA or better. This can be a challenge for some and easier for others.

Many coaches have gone through the different levels and struggles of being a student athlete, which helps because they bring wisdom and knowledge of the right ways to do things and to succeed in school and sports.

March 2016

FOOD & SPORTS

Bacon adds sizzle to meals Chipotle

By Nicholas Lobre ’16 struggles to recover from E.coli outbreak

By Clayton Miranda ’17 Chipotle, a popular Mexican food restaurant, has lost many customers due to recent outbreaks of E.coli.

Because of the outbreaks, many of Chipotle’s customers fled and were afraid to eat there.

More than 500 people have reported to have gotten sick from eating at Chipotle in the last half of 2015. The company does not know why or how the outbreak happened, but assures the public that they are taking precautions to stop the spread of the virus.

Chipotle’s business has taken big hit because of these outbreaks, with sales dropping 14.6 percent.

On Feb. 8, Chipotle closed all of their restaurants to hold food safety meetings with all of its employees.

An official statement from Chipotle read: “To ensure that the ingredients we buy are safe—meaning they are not contaminated with germs that could make people sick—we have established strict guidelines and procedures that our suppliers must follow.”

In the meantime, damage control is in effect. The restaurant’s identity is being ruined by these outbreaks because Chipotle has always been proud of serving local and fresh ingredients and these outbreaks have caused people to question their credibility.

In terms of legal avenues, Chipotle could face criminal charges for poisoning hundreds of people. Claims include that victims of this virus were infected because of employees who were sick and working when they weren’t supposed to.

So customers wonder: Is it safe to eat at Chipotle? Ever Esquivel said, “I like Chipotle but I wouldn’t eat there anymore after this incident.”

The last time an outbreak like this happened was in 1993, when an E. coli outbreak at the Jack in the Box chain affected more than 700 people. The outbreak left 178 victims permanently impaired and killed four children.

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Bacon is making something of a huge impact on today’s culture.

The bacon craze may not be the newest food trend, but it is certainly a mainstream icon.

There is no timeline as to when bacon just blew up. Bacon has been an internet fad and is still a mystery to many as to why it’s so popular. Is it the taste? The texture? The look? The smell? What could it be?

Regarding the general bacon craze, Anne Smith, owner and director of the L.A.-based New School of Cooking, said in the LA Times that the pork explosion may be an offshoot of the trend toward more localized eating.

The “slow food” movement, as it’s called, lends itself to pig meat because the animals can be raised just about anywhere. The Internet has seen the claims of YouTube channel Epic Meal Time and clips like “Bacon is good for me.”

It has become pretty apparent that bacon is huge and will not be going away any time soon, even with the scare of shortages that came back when the pork surge began last year when a virus swept through U.S. farms in about 30 states and killed millions of pigs.

Bacon prices have shot up around 10 percent this year alone and reached an all-time high of $6.11 per pound, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A half-pound slab

of bacon now costs about $3.99, as opposed to last month when it was about a dollar cheaper. To show how much one loves bacon, there is now a coffin that someone can be buried in, filled with bacon.

More than any other food, bacon has been lifted by the comfort food trend because of that instant recognition. Picture a piece of bacon.

Now, just try to convince yourself that the signature smoky aroma and fatty saltiness has not already trapped every flavor receptor in your mouth and nose. Bacon has so much fat that many view it as an unhealthy substance.

So when foodies see bacon on a menu, they know exactly what they’re getting, just like the familiar reassurance of a slice of pizza or French fries. Plus, bacon’s just never fancy, so no one feels intimidated ordering it. All of a sudden, you’ve got yourself a trend.

Bacon has always been in every supermarket and everyone knows how to cook it. And everywhere they look, chefs and restaurants are telling them it’s the must-use ingredient. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Yet due to the ingredients alone, bacon has always been there for us, and will always be there, but it’s high time we all stepped beyond the comfort zones of familiar trends and showcase something different.

CYO keeps hoop dreams alive

By Rudy Ragan ’16

Basketball fans who want to see some of the most fun, competitive high school basketball should check out the San Francisco Catholic Charities CYO High School League at Serramonte and St. Emydius.

Three years ago, Catholic Charities CYO Athletics created a basketball league for high school students. This league is exciting to watch and play in for high school students who are not ready for their basketball careers to be over.

Roland Tianco, Athletics Assistant Manager for Catholic Charities CYO, said “Traditionally, CYO sport seasons end after 8th grade. About 70 percent of our former CYO participants do not make their high school teams, which leaves the majority without a place to play.

With all that in mind, our High School League was born in 2012 to provide an opportunity for any high school aged boys and girls with a chance to play organized sports.”

High schoolers can create teams with friends and former teammates.

Many of the participants are from local high schools such as Riordan, Sacred Heart, and Saint Ignatius. However, the

majority of the league consists of Saint Ignatius students.

There is an entry fee of $85, but it pays for a reversible jersey, gym time, and referees. The teams are divided into two or three divisions and each team plays five to seven divisional games in a season.

After the regular season, the top four teams in each division plays in a single elimination bracket. Many participants have said that it is way more fun than playing for a school team.

Paul Newland ‘16 said, “I like playing CYO High School basketball because it is extremely competitive and I love the trash talking between teams prior to the games because I know most of the players on other teams.”

Catholic Charities CYO Athletics has been successful in introducing basketball for high schoolers. This year, there were so many teams trying to sign up that there was a waiting list for the first time. There has only been positive feedback from athletes who have participated, and current Riordan players hope next year more Crusaders will fill the ranks.

Brand names mitigating factor in glove choice

By Christian Hammerich ’16

Photo courtesy evaluatingbaseballsmanagers.com Baseball players take great pride in the glove that they use and have a very specific taste when it comes to buying a new one.

There are many different brands that make gloves with different leathers and patterns, including Nokona, Wilson, Rawlings, and Mizuno. Those are seen as the more popular brands amongst the players, with Rawlings and Wilson seeming to be in control of the market.

Certain types of gloves can be very expensive from its quality of leather to its quantity supplied. The more expensive gloves are the “Pro Preferred” and “Primo” models by Rawlings, which is their top of the line.

Nokona and Rawlings both have gloves made in the United States, with Wilson being made in Japan. Popular players in the MLB who use Rawlings are Paul Goldschmidt, 1st basemen for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Bryce Harper, Outfielder for the Washington Nationals.

Wilson is the other big name company and pros who use them are Clayton Kershaw, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Brandon Phillips, 2nd basemen for the Cincinnati Reds.

Amongst the pros, the most popular gloves are Rawlings, Wilson, Nike, depending on a player’s position; the top three spots stayed relatively the same with Mizuno coming in fourth.

Riordan baseball players have their own preferences, and here they are: Daniel Cortes (Rawlings), Jackson Chase (Rawlings and Wilson), Kobi Allen (Rawlings), Christian Ralleta (Nokona), Alex Hanhan (Wilson), Nick Hanhan (Rawlings), Nick Gonzalez, Jake Pashby (All Star), Coach Jimmy (Mizuno), and Coach Gallegos (Rawlings).

That’s five for Rawlings, two for Wilson, and one each for Nokona, All Star, and Mizuno. Each player has their own preference based on fit style and the leather.

The benefits of a certain glove are mainly based on its leather because better made gloves will last longer and not fall apart.

Jackson Chase said simply, “Rawlings is the best.”

Jake Pashby said, “All Star makes the best gloves for catchers because of the leather and fit.”

Some players choose gloves also based on nostalgia. Kobi Allen said he likes Rawlings because “my dad used Rawlings when he played.”

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myParish app connects c h u r c h t o p e o p l e

By Jacob Taylor ’17

Photo courtesy stgeorgeparish.com

Created June 30, 2014 by Diocesan

Publications, the myParish - Catholic

around church, for not only many lay people, but ordained officials as well.

Life Every Day app has been a growing,

One major reason for this possibly

outstanding representation of the new

is the massive age gap for church

modern church.

attendees. Statistics done by ABC

The app offers many services and can

News and Tony Morgan Live tell

be seen as “partner” app for the avid

that 65 percent of people age 65

church goer. The most significant part

and older report participating in

of app revolves around the connection

religious services, while the younger

with one’s parish. The app allows for

demographics show around a 20

any parish to adapt its software into its

percent attendance.

community by request.

Knowing that the younger

Doing so, one can use a messenger

demographic seems to be a more tech

program allowing to read parish news

savvy demographic today, people

bulletins and reply back as well. The

would think it’d be a great app for

app allows for many more uses, such

them. The sad part is young people go

as updating a mass calendar, readings

to church less often.

and homilies from mass, available

The app has great potential though.

confession times, and multiple shared

I could see it used as a tool for the

prayers.

elderly if it could just be introduced

Using the application I found that

to them. Now that the community

it runs very smoothly and is quite well

has decided to modernize, the church

built. The only issue I could really find

much modernize as well and figure a

using the app is the lack of current use.

way to keep a new age audience and

It still seems to be a rather new idea of

spread Christ’s good word.

March 2016

New phones receive ringing endorsements

By Moises Sandoval ’17

Deciding on what phone to get next? Which of the best phones of 2015 should you buy? Well you can wait a little bit longer because one of the biggest debates we have today is which phone is better: iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S6?

In 2014-2015, both Apple and Samsung produced one of their best phones yet, the iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S6. Apple had their iPhone 6 released in September 2014 and later Samsung released their Galaxy S6 in October 2015.

Both of these phones show resemblance in size and how they look, but the Galaxy S6 has a bigger and wider screen, which means more room for enjoying your videos and browsing the web. Also, the Galaxy S6 has more phone storage because they vary from 32GB phones to 128GB phones.

Probably one of the biggest questions people ask themselves is: Android or IOS? With the latest version of IOS, Apple has added some big features, some which have been present in Android for some time.

You now have more actionable notifications. The latest IOS 8.4 update also delivered Apple Music, the company’s first music streaming service. Samsung has had criticism for its heavy-handed additions, and unnecessary apps. Samsung has definitely made significant improvements with its software approach but Apple has the better software between these two phones.

Between the two phones, the Galaxy S6 has the better sound

using electronic applications revolving

Photo courtesy youtube.com

quality. Both of these phones have great cameras. Apple makes the very best of its setup and you can still get great, natural photos with many of the same qualities you’d associate with the S6.

The S6 is known for low-light shooting, sadly because it lacks optical image stabilization. They are both amazing cameras but the iPhone is the one to go for. The battery in the two phones are both lasting, but the Galaxy S6 stamina levels beat the iPhone 6. When charging the iPhone 6, it takes at least 3 hours to charge whereas, the Galaxy S6 takes about an hour.

The source of Trusted Reviews had many arguments on what each phone had that was similar to each other and, at the end of those arguments they had an answer.

Many people left comments saying their opinions of which phone is better, with half of the people saying Apple wins and the other half said Samsung wins.

“When you count up the little wins, the S6 comes out on top,” said Max Parker, who wrote the article on the argument between the two phones.

“It may look like the Galaxy S6 is beating the iPhone 6 by a mile, but remember that Samsung is six months ahead of Apple,” said Sarah Mitroff on cnet.com The debate ends here. If you’re into design and what phone looks better, then the iPhone is for you.

But if you’re into which one is the better piece of technology, you should go for the Galaxy S6.

March 2016

CAMPUS NEWS

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Alumni lunch caps successful ARHS year

By Roman Peregrino ’18

doing so well.

to Murphy’s own journey to becoming

“I am so happy with the progress of

the sports broadcasting personality he

[Riordan sports teams],” Best said. “It’s

is today. The format was quite successful,

great.”

and Murphy got many laughs from the

There to connect with the alumni

Guest speaker, Brian Murphy from KNBR with President Joe Conti and John Feely ’77.

Photo courtesy Development Office

“We had a great year. The whole school is going in the right direction!” That is the answer given by William E. Best, a member of the Board of Trustees, when he was asked about why support from the alumni of Archbishop Riordan has reached new levels.

Indeed, 2015 was a good year for Riordan. Attendance has been moving steadily upwards and the football and cross-country teams had amazing seasons. The school is even getting a much-needed paint job. This upswing is reflected by the increase in alumni involvement. It was first reflected in historic levels at the golf tournament, then again when it shattered records at the Downtown Luncheon.

Headlined by Brian Murphy, of the Murph and Mac show on KNBR, the downtown luncheon took place on Dec. 4 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. The attendance was record setting, as 225

“John Feely, Stephen Etter, and Brian

several current students from all grades:

Murphy were fantastic. I am really

Mario Giusto ‘16, Dylan Ennis ‘16, Aidan

grateful for what they did. They were

Verba-Hamilton ‘16, Raymone Sanders

tremendous. Murphy especially. He

‘16, Phillip Kaulave ‘17, Daniel Etter

really connected with our group.

‘17, and Eric Santos ‘19. They spent the

Fantastic job,” said Rovetti.

answering questions.

for lunch.

Marc Rovetti ‘87, alumni director, said, “The turnout was great! It was the best crowd we have ever had. The atmosphere was absolutely buzzing.

With the format that was set up, it was absolutely phenomenal.”

and represent today’s Riordan were

day conversing with the alumni and

assorted alumni and parents gathered

Not only was there a great turnout,

but an amazing ambiance as well. “It was a fantastic atmosphere-very festive,” said Bob and Katie Hanson, parents of Matt ‘19. “It felt as though we had been here before even though this is our first time. Lots of enthusiasm and passion.”

The energy and enthusiasm were evident from the get-go – everyone was talking and celebrating their alma mater.

The toast of the luncheon was the CCS Championship Bound Riordan football team, and state qualifying Cross Country team. All the alumni were very proud of the sporting teams, and were excited to seeing their alma mater

crowd.

After the program, Murphy said, “First of all, I was quite impressed by

“The luncheon was great,” said Santos.

the support. This is a great school with

“It was packed and I got to meet many

a great program. I was given a warm

die-hard alums. It was fun because I

reception; there is obviously a great

got hear a lot of cool stories [from those

bond within the alumni with everyone

who went before me].”

very proud of [their ties to Riordan]. It is

After checking in and time for

exciting times for the football program.

conversation, the guests went down

I am excited by the support, it’s nice to

from the top floor of the hotel to the

see. This is my first Riordan event... I

second, where tables were arranged

would definitely come back. I know I

around a podium and a riser, where

will always be welcome.”

Brian Murphy would later talk. After

Overall, this was a great day. Rovetti

eating a delicious meal of chicken,

said of the response, “I got the sense

broccoli, mashed potatoes, and gravy,

that people had a good time. It spilled

the program began.

over to the Marines a Memorial Club

The opening speaker was John

afterwards. I got e-mails, nice calls, and

Feely ‘77, VP of sales and syndication

all around compliments to a job well

at Comcast Sportsnet, who did a quick

done. I would like to thank John Ring

introduction of the headliner, KNBR’s

for all the work he put in. Also thanks

Brian Murphy. The format of the day

again to the speakers, Etter, Feely, and

was similar to an actor’s workshop

Murphy, and all the volunteers and staff

set-up, with Stephen Etter, father of

that made the day successful.”

Daniel, asking Murphy pre-determined

After such a strong and successful

questions and some from the audience.

showing, how can this year’s luncheon

The topics ranged from high school

be followed up? “Wait until next year,”

sports, to Bay Area major sports teams

Rovetti said with a grin.

Peregrino dominates speech competition

By Crusader Staff

Sophomore Roman Peregrino won

competition on March 1, with the

First Place in the Lions Club District

possibility of going to the next level of

Excelsior speech competition tonight on

representing San Francisco’s Lions Club

Feb. 17.

in the state competition.

According to moderator Joey Klobas,

Roman’s speech was based on the

“He delivered an amazing speech. After

title: Liberty and Justice for all. What

weeks of working and coaching, he

does that mean to you? After winning

came out on top, winning first place!”

in Zone 1, he is moving on to regionals,

Corvi, Student Speaker Chairman for the Lions Club, after winning the

He

which will take place later this month.

competition.

represented the district in their next

Joey Klobas next to Roman, his mother Elizabeth Peregrino, and Paul

was

awarded

$100

and

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