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How many times a week do you gossip? *out of 221 students polled
173 Have you fallen prey to a rumor?
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It seems that for most high schoolers, gossip an everyday occurence than a bad habit. Not changed during lectures, passing periods and whispered behind secret and news-bearing ha and accusing stares are given throughout the vestigates just how often students at Leigh fal ticipate in gossip, and how it has impacted L
3. Someone else is taking your crush to Winter Ball. How do you react? A. Think, “I am so much better than that guy/girl, my crush should have asked me!” 1. You see a guy in the hallway with bizarre looking B. Make your crush realize that the two are in different ballparks. clothing. You… C. Spread a nasty rumor about the person who is taking A. Look back and think, “Ew, what a gross looking dude.” your crush to the dance. B. Call him a weirdo under your breath and move on. D. Be nice to his or her face but plan to ruin his or her C. Stare and walk by quickly. By Rachel Robell, Staff Writer time at the dance to make your crush wished that he D. Don’t even notice. or she had asked you. E. Think, “Wow, what great creativity!” E. Talk to your crush about how you truly feel about him or her, and let him or her make the 2. You hear an attractive girl is dating a decision. undesirable guy. How do you feel about
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“G ways true, it can right to judge others ly Kim “It’s inevitable.” just trashing someone for this? 4. You hear a rumor about one of you eases. It’s an epidemic.” -seni A. Feel that the girl is really lowering her closest friends. What do you do? omore Sadie Williams “I th standards. -junior Hiroki Kamihata “It’s A. Ignore it. B. A prep with a freak? Impossible. “People gossip because they think B. Call the person who said it an idiot and C. Make fun of them to everyone Katie Revilla “I gossip because move on. you talk to. “Gossip is most likely untrue.” -so C. Tell your friend and then plot revenge D. Tell them you are happy for spread because it’s not positive. I don on the person who started the rumor. them, but talk smack behind their say?” -freshman Shayda Muttlaib “W D. Tell the whole school about it and add juicy little tips backs. self.” -sophomore Saida Muttlaib “M to spice up the rumor. E. As long as they are both Adam Kirby “It’s amazing.” -sophE. Tell the person that is not true, and stop the rumor in its know... but I heard a lot of goshappy, who cares? tracks! Ballesdy Guerrero “I kinda it’s not fun.” -sophomore everywhere; get used to it. -sophomore Caitlin KanMostly Cs: Targeter because there is not reThough you do not attack the student body as a whole, you tend about. Unless school, but to target individuals. Focus on mending relationships with certain always talk about school. people instead of of gossiping behind others backs. Mostly As: Player about yourself constantly, I You may have a tendency to look at others’ bodies ing to continue a conversaMostly Ds: Two-Faced Friend and think, “Oh damn!” or “That’s gross!” Try to look at what it’s juicy.” -senior Andrea You have no interest in partonizing people you hardly know (or be hurtful depending what people have to offer on the inside as opposed to what their mere people you don’t care about). Instead, you focus on talking about always hurtful; sometimes it appearences tell you. the people closest to you: your friends. Weather it is an ongoing is interesting.” -junior Megan fued or you are jealous of them, you are a two-faced friend. Make hurtful by twisting the truth about Mostly Bs: Labeler an effort to maintain your integrity by being a good friend 24/7. purposefully hurtful way.”-junior Jamie You tend to put people in categories, such as “loose”, “preppy”, tend gossip doesn’t affect them, but in realit “goth”, “jock”, etc. whether you are conscious of it or not. Try to just can’t dismiss what people day about yo Mostly Es: Sealed Lips realize that people can be a mix of each category, and confining hurts.” -senior Kathryn Pasion “Gossip can You generally do not care about gossip, or what others think. You them to one classification taints your perception of them. people will always talk no matter if it’s good can keep a secret and you are a great friend. vent anyone from saying anything they want t happen.” -senior Bianca Saldana “I don’t stopped. A lot of gossip is often meant to be hur body feel bad. When used in a way like that, related to stopping the sun from rising and setti Fini “Gossip can be stopped by not being in sip; then gossip can be stopped.” -junior Mic “Gossip can’t be stopped because it is how in around.” -senior Prisca Toh “Ther when my friend supposedly did felt awkward around him. Gossip Satisfy your need to hear gossip by reading about the personal lives of celebrities in tabloids awkward.” -junior Raymond Ho “ it’s hard not to especially with your or on the internet. knows it’s not right, but we do it anyw If you catch yourself about to talk about someone, think about whether you would Stein “I think that its pointless becaus want someone to say it about you. If you would not, then keep it to yourself. lies then obviously there is no truth behind Gossip is used to humiliate or embarrass a If your gossiping habit is exceptionally bad, invent fictional characters with scandalous lives do it?” -freshman Arnela Colic “I’ll liste leave it at that. I wouldn’t go around spreadin to gossip about with your friends. then I’d probably tell the person they were wro