the broadview september 21, 2007
convent of the sacred heart high school | san francisco, california
Annual fundraiser supports women Students and faculty will participate in a 5-kilometer run or 1-mile walk along the Embarcadero on Sunday during Komen Foundation’s 17 th annual San Francisco Race for the Cure to support breast cancer awareness and research. “[Breast cancer] is a women’s issue,” said Dean of Students Celine Curran. “I want my students to be knowledgeable about what could face us in the future. We won largest team last year, I’m hoping to repeat that support again as Schools of the Sacred Heart.” Founded in 1982, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is one of the largest breast cancer awareness organizations having raised over $1 billion to find a cure for breast cancer, a disease that occurs in one out of every eight women. Race Day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. near the Ferry Building. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning. — Zoë Newcomb
Evening socials build community Five coed Supper Club events kicked off the first two months of school, ranging from a boat dance on San Francisco Bay to a performance of “Mamma Mia” at the Orpheum Theatre to a City Arts & Lectures presentation by musician Ben Gibbard. “I know from Student Council meetings that [Stuart Hall boys] are fun people, and Supper Club is a great opportunity to bring everybody together,” said Student Body President Natasha Abdulmassih. Upcoming events include ice-skating at Yerba Buena Center and a lecture by Chris Matthews, host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” Dean of Students Celine Curran advises students to sign up for these activities as soon as possible because tickets are limited for some events. — Anjali Shrestha
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Too many teens skip first meal
RENA HUNT | the broadview
mary slattery
sacred heart editor
Many teenagers have difficulty finding the time to eat breakfast in the morning so they don’t. But it really is the most important meal of the day. “Breakfast literally means ‘to break a fast,’ and while sleeping, you are fasting for six, eight, ten hours,” said Linda Bobroff, Ph.D. nutritionist and professor of nutrition education for the public at the University of Florida by phone. “When you wake up in the morning, your body needs
nourishment and your brain needs glucose, which can easily be attained by eating breakfast.” Teenagers who eat breakfast tend to have a greater attention span in school. “Research shows that young people who do eat breakfast do better in school, mostly because they don’t have the distraction of being hungry,” said Bobroff. “They can also focus more on school, rather than on when their next lunch break is.” Not eating breakfast has proven to be a distraction in school for
editor in chief
Although most donors think of charities as philanthropic, some unsuspecting donors are unaware of the fraudulent activity lying beneath some of these organizations of “good will.” In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there were over 4,500 “charities” listed on the Web, and over 60 percent were said to be illegitimate by the FBI according to the Federal Trade Commission
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Even a muffin and a quick coffee will help stave off hunger, therefore lessening the risk of overeating at lunchtime. senior Rachael Hurd. “I eat breakfast about 90 percent of the time,” said Hurd. “But this was one of the mornings that I didn’t and I felt sick the rest of the day because I was so hungry.” Not eating breakfast in the morning can cause overeating later in the day. “If you skip breakfast, there is the chance that you will make unhealthy choices at lunchtime because you are so hungry,” said registered dietician Alyssa Wilson. “It takes 20 minutes for your see teens p. 4
Meals can be healthy, quick, easy u Oatmeal with chopped nuts and raisins, sliced banana, or berries u Whole grain toast or bagel with peanut butter u Fresh fruit with yogurt and granola u An egg on whole grain toast u Calcium fortified orange juice u Low fat cottage cheese with a melon u English muffin sandwich with cheese and u Fruit and yogurt smoothie egg u Scrambled eggs in a whole-wheat pita
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u Add grated fruit to pancake mix
Sources: www.betterhealthusa.com and www.baptisteast.com
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(FTC). “Those giving to a bogus charity don’t realize it, so they don’t complain, which is why it is so prevalent,” said San Francisco attorney Peter Van Zandt, who practices in financial services. “The only real protection people have is to ask questions.” Scamming is not just using donated money for personal profit, but it can also include not telling the donor exactly how funds will be used, according to Van Zandt.
“The scam is sometimes the amount of overhead and administration costs associated with running the charity,” said Van Zandt. “It may serve a legitimate purpose and give to a worthy cause, but 95 cents of every dollar goes to overhead and only five cents goes to the charity. I think a good charity should spend less than 15 percent on overhead.” In 2005, a Kentucky-based charity named A Child’s Dream see some charities p. 4
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