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In this issue: Kavanaugh inspires women to speak up Brett Kavanaugh is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the silence of victims like the women who accused him of sexual assault is a trend that has existed longer than his lifelong term ever could.

By Kaitlyn Busch, p. 5

Where do you do your shopping?

Do you remember the feeling of purchasing a new game when you were just a kid? How exhilarating it was to finally lay your hands on the precious copy that you couldn’t wait to get home to play. It’s memories like these convince me that buying in-store is the best option.

Riverside Football barrels through the competition to claim the Tri-6 Conference Championship

By Joe Laird and Simone Brooks

The 2018 Riverside varsity football team won the Tri-6 Conference Championship last Friday night.

Due to weather cancellations earlier in the season, the Pirates had to play three games in nine days to capture their first conference title since 2002.

Riverside trailed Jordan 20-19 with 1:48 left in Friday's game when Tyreik Winstead forced a fumble on the Falcons 40-yard line. Riverside proceeded to drive quickly down the field. A spectacular catch by Quinton Freeman got the offense

inside the 5-yard line from quarterback Landin Sledge. The drive was capped off by a game winning 24-yard field goal from kicker Jacob Bowers, and the Pirates won 22-20.

R u n ning back DeAnthony Bright rushed for a career-high 302 yards, which gave

him 2,024 yards for the season, the most by any running back under head coach Corey Lea. Bright also accumulated 21 touchdowns this season.

It is Lea’s first conference championship with Riverside and the Pirates' first football playoff

"Next week, we're playing for us."

Corey Lea, head football coach

ISS becomes RPC

By Javier Morales Durham Public Schools has implemented a new way to discipline students.

The most visible change is the renaming of in-school suspension (ISS) to the Restorative Practice Center (RPC).

Restorative practice is part of a new program implemented at Riverside along with the with other DPS schools this year. The program focuses on communicating personally with troubled students. Administrators are currently the only ones who assign students to RPC. Durham Public School’s Board of Education decided to implement the new discipline program. Principal Tonya Williams supports the decision because she believes RPC makes a more effective impact on students.

“We wanted to be more proactive than reactive,” said Williams. “Now they reflect on what they did with the

RPC coordinator.”

Jenique Taylor, Riverside’s new Restorative Practices Director, is in charge of working with students as well as being a social worker.

Taylor’s job focuses on keeping down in-school suspension by talking with them because she believes it impacts students more.

“Most students just need to have a conversation and let things out,” said Taylor.

Assistant principal Ashley Stevens believes students often struggle to communicate effectively when they have disagreements. Restorative practices focus on engaging with one another.

“One RPC practice puts students in circles to promote dialogue [about the actions taken] while getting them to reflect,” said Stevens.

Activities also include interacting with the other person they had conflict and communicate each others

problems and misunderstanding.

Freshman Damari Dixon finds RPC more effective than past disciplinary programs like in-school suspension. The ISS program was focused on disciplining the students for their actions but never gave them time to reflect about what happened.

“RPC is better [than ISS] by the way you are approached,” said Dixon.

Dixon said RPC lets students express their problems in dialogue circles rather than constant writing assignments.

Although ISS and RPC are in the same room they both implement different concepts on students.

Assistant principal Britton Brown thinks the changes may look small, but they can make a big difference.

“We’re trying to just making sure whatever happened [actions that brought them into RPC] doesn’t happen again,” Brown said.

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appearance since 2013.

Standing in front of a crowd of alumni, Lea congratulated his players after the game.

"Last week we were playing for the playoffs," he said.

"This week we were playing for the conference championship. Next week, we're playing for us."

Thanks to the conference title, the Pirates have two weeks to get ready to bring home Riverside’s first playoff win since 2006.

Riverside has a first-round bye and will play either 12-seed Jack Britt or 5-seed Seventy-First on Friday, Nov. 23 at home.

ISS se convierte en RPC

By Javier Morales

Las Escuelas Públicas de Durham han implementado una nueva forma de disciplinar a los estudiantes.

El cambio más visible es el cambio de nombre de la suspensión dentro de la escuela (ISS) (RPC).

La práctica restaurativa es parte de un nuevo programa implementado en Riverside este año. El programa se enfoca en comunicarse personalmente con estudiantes con problemas.

Los administradores son actualmente los únicos que asignan estudiantes a RPC. La directora de Riverside High School, Tonya Williams, explicó por qué la Junta de Educación tomaría la decisión de implementar un nuevo programa de disciplina en el sistema de escuelas públicas.

"Queríamos ser más proactivos que reactivos, así es que ahora reflexionan sobre lo que hicieron con el coordinador de RPC", dijo Williams.

La subdirectora Ashley Stevens cree que los estudiantes a menudo tienen dificultades para comunicarse de manera efectiva cuando tienen desacuerdos. RPC se centra en comprometerse unos con otros.

Por ejemplo, una práctica de RPC pone a los estudiantes en círculos para promover el diálogo (acerca de las acciones tomadas) y hacer que reflexionen, dijo Stevens.

Las actividades incluyen entrar en círculos de diálogo y comunicar problemas y malentendidos.

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By Alexis Del Castillo and Justyn Ramseur, p. 3

Reality might not be what you think Google! The company that keeps track of all of our internet history. Surely, it can’t go beyond that, right? Wrong.

By Ariel Fabito, p. 3

Movie Review: The Hate U Give The Hate You Give is a novel

by Angie Thomas, about a young girl named Starr. When Starr was younger she had two close friends, Natasha was shot during a drive by when they played outside in the sprinklers.

By Harper DeAndrade, p. 3

The most exciting NBA rookies and sophomores 10. Marvin Bagley was the second overall pick, and it looks like the Kings may have made a mistake. Doncic and Jackson Jr. are both looking like better NBA players than Bagley, and they are certainly more interesting to watch.

By Joe Laird, p. 7

Back in my day...

Riverside's Administrators talk about their high school experiences and wat they did when they were teenagers.

By Ben Patton and Simone Brooks, p. 8

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Ms.Williams makes a positive impact

•Editors: Mair Famet, Joseph Laird •Photo Editors: Fabian Hernandez, Javier Morales •Staff: Elijah King, Alexis Del Castillo, Ariel Fabito,Brisa Rabadan, Lance Gard, Jacob Breuer, Kaitlyn Busch, Ben Patton, Simone Brooks, Jeymy Rivas, Katherine Aparicio, Estefany Fuentes-Guiterrez, Stacy Colindres, Allan Leon Natasha was shot during a drive by while they were playing outside in the sprinklers. Now Starr has to cope with the death of her other close friend, Khalil. As Starr and Khalil are driving home from a party over spring break, they are pulled over by One-Fifteen, a white police officer.

What many might consider a routine stop over a broken tail light soon became a murder scene, as One-Fifteen shoots Khalil in the back three times.

He claims there was a gun, but there wasn't; it was a hairbrush.

Starr struggles with the identity of being an unnamed witness. People in Garden Heights start to find out, but at the private school she attends in the white suburbs surrounding Garden Heights she is afraid of being known as the kid who saw her friend get shot, again.

With pressure from Kenya, one of Starr’s friends from Garden Heights, she realizes it is necessary to speak out because what happened to Khalil wasn't right. Starr needs to prove that to the white peers she has at her private school, as she realizes even the people who are her closest friends see Khalil as a thug and drug dealer, not an innocent teenager who was murdered by One-Fifteen.

Like any movie based on a book, the director and script writers choose to make changes that the book readers might disagree with. The first example in the movie might not seem important, but it would have been so easy to get this detail correct: the color of Starr’s prom dress. In the book, Starr gets a light blue dress at the last minute to wear to prom, but in the movie Starr’s mom gets her a black dress and they talk about the dress over lunch.

A more crucial change that the di-

In October 2016, former Riverside principal Joel County left Riverside in an interesting state that needed improvement. Fights were more prominent in the school, and student involvement was at a low.

When Ms. Tonya Williams arrived at Riverside little did anyone know how much of an effect she would have on improving the school.

With her positive spirit, constant communication with both the staff and students, and willingness to improve the school, Williams has gained attention from everyone in the building, much of which has been positive.

Student involvement has increased since her arrival. The end of the year surveys students have taken within the past two years show an increase in trust between the students and faculty and more involvement within the school’s administrative team.

It’s evident that there is more involvement within sports as well. Williams has been keen on advertising sports events by posting updates on twitter and helping promote the events in the lobby and via social media.

We appreciate much she cares about our sports teams and how much she’s willing to do to influence people to attend games, meets, or matches.

Even though Riverside has statistically shown improvement, there is always more to be done. Riverside still could work on more student involvement like seeking more ways to get more students amped up for

By Harper DeAndrade athletic events.

Riverside cannot thank Ms.Williams enough for everything she’s done A movie version of The Hate You to help improve the school and how it’s become a more safe and involved Give by a novel by Angie Thomas, environment. recently made it to the big screen in movie theaters worldwide. It’s the story of young girl named Starr who lives in Garden Heights, a fictional town, with citizens who are predominantly people of color.

The film received a ninety seven on Rotten Tomatoes, but I think this film deserved an even higher score because the casting was impeccable and the scenes were framed with such a realistic lense that it truly exposed the audience to the issue of police brutality in America.

When Starr was younger she was taught how to react when you enImmigration is once again a hot topic. Media outlets are covering the counter police officers. Her parents caravan of individuals traveling from many parts of Central America considered it “the talk.” The take towards the US border. Politicians are calling for everything from asylum is important because she loses two to military force, and human rights groups want to address the poverty close friends, Natasha and Kalil. and violence in Central America. But before anyone can reach a solution, we must acknowledge that immigrants are being unfairly dehumanized. hat did you think of the hate They are being harassed almost every day by neighbors, authorities, and politicians. In June 2015, President Donald Trump said Mexicans are “bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”

The media often portrays immigrants as dangerous people who we cannot trust. But the reality is the vast majority of people who come to the United States aren’t criminals. According to a New York Times article, The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant, the immigrant population has increased by 118 percent since 1980, while the violent crime rate has decreased by 36 percent. People from all over the world travel to the United States for a better life for themselves and their families.

"It was one of the best "It helps us understand They work hard in order to contribute to the country and their families.

Sadly, some people, undocumented or not, are criminals and hurt the movies I've seen all how the community people around them. But this does not justify the discrimination that year." works." immigrants get. The campaign video of Luis Bracamontes that was posted junior Camryn Atkinson - freshman Diona Wilson

by Trump last week conveys all immigrants as violent criminals. Just because Bracamontes is a criminal does not justify the overall prejudice and discrimination of everyone else.

There are several other ways Riverside students can challenge the current narrative. First, know the facts. On college campuses across AHS season 3, I highly recommend

By Stacy Colindres the country, an organization called Define American is trying to change Scream Queens as well. the media’s narratives, specifically the ones that are poorly researched.

As the colder months approach, If you enjoy crime shows like Students from Define American chapters all over the country worked there’s nothing you'd rather do than Law and Order, Bones, Twin Peaks, together to make campaigns like #factsmatter, which shares facts and sit down and binge watch a TV show. watch Making A Murderer. statistics that have been independently verified. They share these as key All of the shows listed in this guide Making A Murderer is the true story resources with news networks. can be found on Netflix. of Steven Avery, a man who spent 18 Next, consume news from a variety of reputable sources and acknowlIf you enjoy the horror and years in jail for attempted murder edge slanted coverage. Media outlets have biases, even if they claim they drama in Bates Motel and Scream and sexual assault. 18 years into his do not. Recognizing these biases changes the way readers learn about Queens, American Horror Story is 32-year sentence, DNA evidence their world. Getting news from sources across the political spectrum a must-see. found Avery innocent of all charges. helps build a more balanced and informed perspective on things like, Each season of American Horror Less than a year and half later, Avery in this case, immigration.

Story (AHS) follows a different set of finds himself along with his 16 year Finally, word choice matters, too. The Associated Press tweeted on characters and storylines. Currently old nephew, Brendan Dassey, back October 2018, “A ragged, growing army of migrants resumes march in its eighth season, some of the plot in jail arrested on charges of murtoward US.” The tweet portrayed the migrants like savages about to elements are loosely inspired by true der, kidnapping, sexual assault and attack the United States. This is an inaccurate over-generalization. events. Although none of the seasons mutilation of a corpse.

Define American also has a media campaign, #wordsmatter, that aims are directly correlated, it’s best to The plot twist is that Avery claims to prevent the use of dehumanizing words and descriptions towards watch all the seasons in order. he is innocent once again and is being immigrants. Through this campaign, they’ve already discouraged media Season one, one of the more pop- framed by the Manitowoc police for outlets from using words such as “illegal” or “alien” when referring to ular seasons, focuses on the newly embarrassing them with his first case. undocumented Americans. They even used the campaign to correct and moved Hamon family. Ben and From Dassey’s involuntary confesrepost the tweet from its previous state to,“ A vulnerable growing group Vivien Hamon are going through sion to apparent evidence tampering of mothers and kids resumes journey toward US.” Once the Associated marital problems after their recent at the hands of police, this show will Press was made aware, it immediately deleted the tweet. miscarriage and their daughter, Vi- have you changing your mind every Define American even works with television shows to make sure that olet Harmon, is severely depressed. episode. Watch Making A Murderer they portray any undocumented Americans in a realistic and relatable The family soon discovers there’s and decide for yourself if you believe way. They’re hoping that with these steps, people will better understand more to the house than they were Steven Avery is innocent or not. the complexities and challenges undocumented Americans face. originally told.

If you like the unexplainable or Everyone has a different way of viewing a particular aspect in life.

Scream Queens and American sci-fi like Stranger Things or The Topics like the caravan are positive to some and negative to others. It Horror Story were created by the 100, don’t miss Black Mirror. may seem like there is no way to meet eye to eye, but if we pay attention same person: Ryan Murphy. HowevSet in a technologically advanced to facts, sources and word choice, we can at least have a conversation. er, Scream Queens has a more come- world, Black Mirror follows differdic vibe to it than AHS. If you enjoy ent characters and storylines each

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rector made was leaving out DeVante, a character that Starr’s uncle Carlos and her father, Maverick, take under their wings, to get him out of dealing drugs. They helped DeVante because they felt guilty for not helping Khalil until it was too late, and he was a crucial character who helped them cope with feeling like they failed Khalil.

DeVante also helped Maverick accept that he can still do right by his friends even if he changed where he lived.

By leaving out DeVante they also left out the fact that Starr’s family does leave Garden Heights in the book, something they don't do in the movie.

Overall, the producers of The Hate You Give did a good job at adapting the book into a movie, but there are some things that they didn't need to change in order to save screen time.

Book readers expect some changes, but sometimes a change is made just out of a lack of consideration about what is written in the novel. The script writers and costume designers should have read more into the tiny details of the book that they skimmed over. The script writers also should have tried to keep the timeline more consistent with the book. Putting major scenes closer to the beginning to speed up the plot was not necessary in all cases.

The Hate You Give was written in order to expose readers from all walks of life to the true impacts of police brutality towards people of color. The movie brings this story to an even larger audience, but the book should be your first stop. The book gives you a more first hand view of Starr’s experiences, but three hours can’t even begin to cover the trauma and growth Starr goes through from Khalil’s death and trial to the aftermath of an nonexistent conviction.

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Season 4, episode 6: Black Museum is my personal favorite. This particular episode opens with a traveler, Nish, charging her car near an abandoned roadside museum.

Having nothing to do for a couple of hours, she gives in and visits the museum. The sketchy owner, Rolo Haynes, was a neuroscientist who displays all of his project prototypes and the stories to go along with them.

The episode jumps from past to present as Haynes tells Nish all about his experiments that have gone wrong in one way or another. The plot twist is unbelievable.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you have watched Netflix’s hit show, Big Mouth. The show focuses on best friends Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman juggling the horrors of puberty. The kids are often pestered by their hormone monsters, Maurice and Connie, at the most inappropriate times. The show isn’t for everyone, but it’s great if you’re into adult humor.

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What's the best way to shop?

Go back to the future. Shop in-store.

By Alexis Del Castillo Do NOT get with the times.

Do you remember the feeling of purchasing a new game when you were just a kid?

How exhilarating it was to finally lay your hands on the precious copy that you couldn’t wait to get home to play.

It’s memories like these convince me that buying in-store is the best option. It will always be an option no matter what others you have available.

Since the inception of an economy in any civilization, there has been shopping.

Whether it be shopping for papyrus in the time of the ancient Egyptians, or as recent as going to Best Buy to get the new iPhone that was just released.

As much as these products may change, one thing that does not is the way in which it is purchased.

No matter what era you are in, in-store shopping will always be the best option for making a purchase.

For thousands of years people have gone out to get their goods from local merchants, and it has always been the best way to buy.

When purchasing online, consumers are often misled and deceived into thinking that what you are buying is something spectacular when in reality it is cheap, sub-par, and an overall a waste of money.

On the other hand, when you buy in-store it includes a level of security for what you buy, such as the actual size, quality, and immediate satisfaction of owning what you purchased.

When shopping online, you wait all week long, or even sometimes longer, to receive items. When shopping in-store, it happens in real time. I could not imagine having to wait long for a brand new vinyl to come in so I can listen to it on my record player, only to find out that it has warped while it was in transportation. So now I have to go through the hassle of shipping it back to get a refund

and wasting my time, all because it was one or two dollars cheaper online.

In a poll conducted in Mr. Smith’s AP English III class, out of 16 students, 14 preferred to shop for things in store as opposed to the two that prefer online shopping. This itself is evidence that saying Generation Z kids prefer to shop online. The idea that it is easier is just a myth.

It is obvious that many students and teachers still prefer buying in-person. There are major benefits to buying in person and in local shops.

Instead of giving your money to Amazon, buying local helps support Durham businesses. It boosts the economy and wealth of the city. That itself is enough reason to buy in-person and in local shops. With all the chaos happening in today's financially volatile society, contributing to local merchants is the least we can do to help.

But when the twenty-first century began 18 years ago, there was a massive change in everyday lifestyle. The emergence of online shopping has changed the way people purchase goods and services. Some may say it is better because of how convenient it is and that it is cheaper. But paying a little bit more to get it in person lets you know what you are wasting your hard earned money on.

Even if you prefer the convenience of buying online, there are many negative effects as a result of doing so. The packaging alone takes a toll on the earth, along with the fuel needed to deliver items. The packages use plastics such as bubble wrap, which take a toll. They are rarely recycled and could be put to better use. Although there are some world leaders that do not believe in this urgent problem, it is not going to go away. If we do not help the earth recover from the environmental menace that is online shipping and delivery, we won’t be there to witness earth’s recovery because we’ll be dead.

No matter what era you are in, in-store shopping will always be the best option for making a purchase.

Save your money. Shop online

By Justyn Ramseur People are too lazy to shop in store 2017 was the worst year recorded for traditional retail stores. Almost 7,000 store closures occurred throughout the year.

The numbers don’t lie: in-store shopping is dying because online shopping is better.

According to a recent Twitter poll, 80 percent of Riverside students prefer online shopping over in-store shopping.

“I like online shopping because I can do it at home,” said sophomore Mariana Figs.

Online shopping is way more convenient than in-store. Shoppers can search and buy from anywhere they want, as long as there is internet.

Instead of driving from store to store looking for a specific item, consumers can search what they want online and easily compare prices from multiple retailers.

Online shopping is also always open. Consumers shop twenty-four seven for anything under the sun. Maybe you want to buy a car at eleven o'clock at night. That is completely possible to do that from anywhere and will be shipped to consumers in a few business days.

Sure, some people complain that shipping takes too long and costs too much. But some online retailers like Amazon offer memberships that allow consumers to get quicker shipping options, like two day shipping with Amazon Prime, for free.

Even better, in some places Amazon offers Prime Now, which includes same-day delivery.

“I like online shopping because there is more variety” said sophomore Romina Solberg.

With a greater selection of brands, sizes and colors than you will find at local store,

online shopping is superior to in store shopping in this aspect, too.

It also allows consumers to shop for retailers from different cities, states, and countries. Consumers can shop international trends with no limitations. The candy “Hi Chew,” normally found in Taiwan, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong can be easily bought online and delivered at consumers door step.

Stock for products is also less limited due to the fact that goods are not stored in the same facility that retailers are selling the products from. Some online retailers allow consumers to conveniently place orders on out of stock products and will ship them once they are back in stock.

Consumers might argue that ordering online maybe risky because you may order the wrong size or model. However, it is very easy to make returns, and more and more companies are offering free return shipping.

Even the penny-pinchers are jumping on board. Many applications like “Honey”, ”Wishupon 2.0”, and “Everydime” allow consumers to track prices, find coupons, and cashback offers without any hassle.

The application “Honey” can be downloaded as a chrome extension that allows you to shop normally, without having to go through special websites. “Honey” allows users to click the Honey button during checkout to apply coupon codes and get instant savings If consumers want to continue to shop instore and waste their hard earned money, go ahead. But it is completely obvious that online shopping is superior to in-store shopping.

If consumers want to continue to shop in-store and waste their hard earned money, go ahead. But it is completely obvious that online shopping is superior to instore shopping.

Conspiracy Theories

Is reality a reality?

By Ariel Fabito

The Denver Airport case:

The Denver Airport is home to much speculation.British news outlets like The Independent and The Guardian have reported that the Denver airport is the headquarters of the New World Order (NWO) also known as the Illuminati. If you’re not aware of this supreme group, get ready for a wild ride.

The New World Order is a powerful and secretive group connected to the Nazi Party that wants complete authority over the all of the worlds' governments. NWO members focus on self-improvement, self-knowledge, social reform, and free thought.

The always-reliable Buzzfeed Unsolved reported that “Some people believe that the influence of the Illuminati, and the New World Order, goes as high as the president of the United States.”

Supporting Evidence: 1. Artwork around the airport is rather dark and creepy.. There are pictures of individuals sacrificing animals and a mural of a German Nazi ghost entering a city. The German soldier is depicted killing a dove that represents peace. Within the mural there are women holding dead babies, which symbolize the end of the new generation.

2. There was no reason to build another airport because Denver already had a main airport 3. The airport runways are in the shape of a swastika 4. There’s a 32 feet tall blue horse with beaming red eyes. According to The Independent article "The Darkest Conspiracy Theories about Denver’s Bizzare Airport," Sophie Claire-Hoeller writes “It's famous for its terrifying, 32-foot-tall statue of a giant horse with fiery, glowing eyes.”

5. In the same article, Hoeller noted the airport's dedication: “March 19, 1994. If you add those numbers together — 1+9+1+9+9+4 — you get 33, the highest level one can achieve in Freemasonry, which represents perfection” Opposing Evidence: 1. The airport made fun of the conspiracies and put up a “troll ad” in their airport My obviously important final thought: Obviously there’s something extremely sus going on in the Denver Airport, but I don’t believe it has anything to do with higher order groups. I believe that whoever was in charge of the decor of the airport was insane. Either that or he was just inspired by weirder art, which I give him respect for.

The coincidental swastika layout alongside the artwork definitely should be redone and remodeled if the airport wants to rid themselves of all the negative attention.

Google and our DNA:

Google! The company that keeps track of all of our internet history. Surely, it can’t go beyond that, right?

Wrong. In 2009 Google invested $2.6 million into the company called 23andme, a business that allows individuals to send in samples of their own DNA to the company.

23andme analyzes the DNA and provides the client’s ethnic background and potential medical concerns.

23andme shoots to appeal to the younger generation And the theory is that Google is holding our DNA samples to advertise products that match up with our physical attributes, such as meals, or medicines, in order to earn a large profit.

Another theory is that in the future, the US government will have the technology to give humans the ability to live longer. The only way an individual can live longer is if they have a DNA sample from when they were younger, and that’s when 23andme plays in.

If you desire the power to stay immortal, then the company will sell you back your DNA sample for thousands of dollars. Far-fetched I know, but somewhat believable nonetheless.

Supporting Evidence: 1. They use Youtubers to promote their product. Little kids have made response videos showing that they’ve purchased the kit 2. One of the founders of 23andme is married to the founder of Google. A DNA company is linked to a company that has all our search history.

3. Its website states: “We do use and share aggregate information with third parties in order to perform business development, initiate research, send you marketing emails and improve our services.” But it never names the third party user Opposing Evidence: 1. The technology for longer life hasn’t been invented yet.

2. 23andme’s website claims its safe, stating: “Personal information and genetic data are stored in physically separate computing environments, which is in line with the industry standards for security.”

3. 23andme can’t technically sell medicine, only recommend it Yet again another insightful opinion from yours truly: Call me crazy, but I do think that Google is keeping our DNA and will do something with it in the future. There’s going to be a scandal where executives are caught selling our DNA to one of their previously unnamed third parties. I don’t believe the whole immortality aspect of the theory; that’s just stupid, because who would actually want to live forever? But since Google is linked to this DNA company, it has the ability to leak everyone’s search AND medical histories.

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Riverside students play video games professionally, sell their art, and lead election campaigns "profesionales" que compiten por un premio really good group of friends, and a lot of other en efectivo. Uno de esos jugadores es White, great people in this school,” said Neal. “I have que juega Overwatch profesionalmente. really come to enjoy it.”

"Overwatch es un juego de disparos en La estudiante de último año Mercy Neal ha primera persona basado en clases en el que estado en todo el mundo, pero ahora es una completas ciertos objetivos", dijo White. pirata que comparte sus experiencias desde "Algunos de estos objetivos pueden incluir By Elijah King el extranjero con otros.

By Jacob Breuer capturar ciertas áreas, empujar un objeto Neal se ha movido con frecuencia en su vida Senior Mercy Neal has been around the siguiendo a sus padres, ambos son pastores. del punto A al punto B, o hacer ambas cosas For Riverside sophomore Josh White, video world, but she is now a Pirate sharing her en sucesión".

"Crecí en el sur de California por ocho años, games are more than just a hobby. experiences from overseas with others.

White ve el juego competitivo como un luego en Nueva Jersey por cinco años, y en Competitive gaming has become a worldNeal has moved frequently throughout her Fiji por tres años, y ahora aquí por un poco trabajo más que nada.

Juega por lo menos wide phenomenon. Throughout Riverside life with the lead of her parents, both who más de uno", dijo Neal. students watch Youtube videos of “profession- 3 horas por semana, pero disfruta mucho de are pastors. su trabajo.

Neal se mudó a Durham desde Fiji, una al” gamers competing for prize money. One “I grew up in southern California for eight nación insular en el Océano Pacífico cerca "La mejor parte de overwatch es la variedad such player is White, who plays Overwatch years, then in New Jersey for five years, and de Nueva Zelanda. No importa su ubicación, y la estrategia en cada partido". professionally.

Fiji for three years, and now here for a White dijo que un equipo profesional gena ella le resulta fácil cambiar y crecer “Overwatch is a class-based first person little over one,” said Neal. eralmente tiene ocho jugadores, pero solo seis donde está. shooter in which you complete certain objecNeal moved to Durham from pueden jugar a la vez.

Si un equipo gana un "Me gusta el cambio, en circuntives,” White said. “Some such objectives can Fiji, an island nation in the Pacific torneo, los premios son monetarios, el equipo stancias, me gusta rehacerme cada include capturing certain areas, pushing an Ocean near New Zealand. No practica en lugares separados.

Algunos de vez que me mudo, es una gran object from point A to point B, or doing both matter her location, she finds it los miembros del equipo incluso viven en la oportunidad, es difícil, pero definin succession.” easy to change and grow where costa oeste. itivamente hay un regalo en ello", White sees competitive gaming as more of a she is.

White se siente "muy bien" por que le paguen dijo Neal. job than anything. He plays for at least 3 hours “I like change, in circumCon mudarse desde Fiji y comenper weekday, but he very much enjoys his work. por jugar videojuegos, porque él siente como stances, I like to remake myself si le pagaran por hacer un trabajo duro.

El zar en Riverside hace poco más de un “The best part about overwatch is the variety everytime I move, it’s a really aprendió de la práctica, habiendo registrado año, Neal ha asumido muchas tareas. and the strategy in each match.” cool opportunity to have but it’s más de 1400 horas jugando Overwatch. Él Seis clases de AP, cinco clubes y White said that a professional team usually definitely difficult, but there is quiere tener la habilidad suficiente para ir muchas otras cosas le han dado la has eight players, but only six can play at one definitely a real gift in it,” a una liga. imagen a Neal en Riverside. time. If a team wins a tournament the prizes Neal said.

White realmente no juega ningún otro juego Usar sus experiencias are monetary. The team practices in seperate Moving from Fiji de manera competitiva, pero algunos de los la han hecho triunfar places. Some of the team members even live and starting at Rivmiembros de su equipo juegan juegos como porque ella sabe de lo on the west coast. erside a little over Rocket League y CS: GO. bueno que se puede White feels “pretty good” about getting paid a year ago, Neal Para aquellos que son nuevos en el juego, hacer, hacièndose to play video games, because it feels like he’s has taken on many el dijo que las comunidades son tóxicas y que notoria por los maegetting paid for his hard work. He got his skill tasks. Six AP classdebes tener cuidado de no dejar que las cosas stros, incluyendo from practice, having logged over 1400 hours es, five clubs, and Kate Mester, la bibplaying Overwatch. He wants to eventually te afecten. numerous other "Los que quieren ser juliotecaria. have enough skill to go to a league. things have shaped gadores [no deben] de"Mercy es abWhite doesn’t really play any other Neal’s image at jar que sus pérdidas les solutamente engames competitively, but some of his Riverside. Using afecten mucho", dijo cantadora", dijo team members play games like Rocket • PHOTO BY KAITLYN BUSCH White. “Enfócate en tu her experiences Mester. "Ella está League and CS:GO. has driven her to juego individual.

Las claramente moFor those new to gaming, he said succeed because victorias eventualmente tivada, intelectualmente curiosa y en general that communities are toxic and that comenzarán a llegar ". she is aware of the good that can be done from muy amable". you should be careful not to let things it, becoming noticeable by teachers, including Neal también está ayudando a encabezar get to you.

Kate Mester, the librarian. una iniciativa para informar a los estudiantes “Aspiring gamers [shouldn’t] let “Mercy is absolutely lovely,” Mester said. sobre la votación y otros temas polémicos.

Traducido por Jeymy their losses get to them too much,” “She’s clearly motivated and intellectually "Un desinterés en el mundo político es el Rivas White said. “Focus on their individual curious and overall authentically kind.” efecto del privilegio o la ignorancia porque play. The wins will eventually begin roll Neal is also helping spearhead an initiative nos afecta a todos, debemos sentir la tarea ing in.” to inform and spread the word to students about de crear un mejor lugar para vivir y sentirnos Para el estudiante de segundo año voting and other controversial topics. orgullosos", dijo Neal. de Riverside, Josh White, los “A disinterest in the political world is Comenzando en Riverside a principios de su videojuegos son más que un the effect of privilege or ignorance because tercer año, Neal ha expresado su amor por la pasatiempo. it affects everyone, we should feel a task to escuela y ha usado experiencias pasadas para El juego competiticreate a better place to live in and be proud construir otras nuevas. vo se ha convertido of,” Neal said.

"Estoy con el club de activismo, yo he en un fenómeno Starting at Riverside at the beginning of her 'salido' como lesbiana desde que estuve aquí, mundial. Los esjunior year, Neal has expressed her love for ha encontrado un grupo de amigos realmente tudiantes de Rivthe school and has used past experiences to bueno y muchas otras personas excelentes en erside ven vidbuild new ones. esta escuela", dijo Neal. "Realmente he venido eos de Youtube “I am with activism club, I have 'come out' • PHOTO BY FABIAN HERNANDEZ a disfrutarlo". de jugadores as lesbian since I was here, I have found a

By Jeymy Rivas Freshman Kristina Jacobs gets paid to create digital and traditional art.

She creates her digital art on a Huion GT-191 tablet with an art program called Clip Studio Paint. She creates traditional art using markers.

Jacobs is self taught. Her inspiration to start drawing came from watching TV shows. She slowly found out making art is something she loved and wanted to keep doing.

Jacobs grows her business by asking people around her if they would be interested in buying her art. Her main clients are teachers and some students. English teacher Alecia Knaub has bought Jacob’s art as a gift for her daughter.

Knaub asked Jacobs to draw her daughter as a Disney princess for her birthday.

“I think she’s very shy but has a great per-

sonality,” said Knaub. “That shows through in all the art pieces that she does.”

Jacobs draws on her tablet on her free time. Portraits are her favorite, but usually her clients specify what type of artwork they want.

The hardest part of this job is finding clients.

“It’s hard to find people who are willing to pay,” Jacobs says.

That’s why Jacobs prices are low, usually $5 or less per piece. When Jacobs sells a piece, she likes to put the money into savings, buy more art supplies like markers and paint, or splurge and get whatever she wants when she feels like it.

“I want to do this as a career,” Jacobs says.

La estudiante de primer año Kristina Jacobs, es pagada por hacer arte digital y tradicional.

Ella hace su arte digital en una tableta Huion GT-191 con un programa de arte llamado Clip Studio Paint. Ella hace arte tradicional usando marcadores.

Jacobs se enseñó ella misma. Su inspiración para empezar a dibujar vino de ver programas

de televisión. Poco a poco descubrió que hacer arte es algo que amaba y quería seguir haciendo.

Jacobs hace su negocio preguntándole a las personas si estarían interesadas e n comprar su arte. Sus principales clientes son maestros y algunos alumnos. La profesora de inglés Alecia Knaub ha comprado el arte de Jacob como un regalo para su hija. Knaub le pidió a Jacobs que dibujara a su hija como princesa de Disney para su cumpleaños.

“Creo que es muy tímida p e r o tiene u n a gran person• PHOTO BY JEYMY RIVAS ali-

dad”, dijo Knaub. “Eso se nota en todas las piezas de arte que ella hace.”

Jacobs dibuja en su tableta en su tiempo libre. Los retratos son sus favoritos, pero por lo general sus clientes especifican qué tipo de ilustraciones quieren.

La parte más difícil de este trabajo es encontrar clientes.

“Es difícil encontrar personas que estén dispuestas a pagar,” dice Jacobs.

Es por eso que los precios de Jacobs son tan bajos, generalmente $ 5 o menos por pieza. Cuando Jacobs vende una pieza, le gusta ahorrar dinero, comprar más artículos de arte como marcadores y pintura, o comprar lo que quiera cuando quiera.

“Quiero hacer esto como una carrera,” dice Jacobs.

Former Riverside teacher returns with his new book

By Ben Patton Author Scott Reintgen came to Riverside on Tuesday, October 16 to talk with students about his book.

A former English teacher, Reintgen student-taught English II at Riverside for one semester in 2012 before teaching full-time at Jordan High School the following year. In his classroom, he had a bookcase full of fiction novels. One day a student came up to him and asked about the collection of novels.

“There just aren’t any characters that look like me,” this student said.

When he looked for books that were focused around students of color, he found few. As a result, he decided to make his own. Two months later he had a book deal to write a trilogy based on his first book Nyxia. The book debuted in the top 5% of book deals.

“My main source of inspiration was my students,” Reintgen said.

Nyxia is a science fiction novel based to win the multi-million dollar prize. “ M y in space. book is for The main the front character is row sleepEmmett Aters, and the water, who back row lives in Dedreamers,” troit and is Reintgen desperate to said. find a way O n e to support special athis family. tribute of When an Nyxia is its opportunimain charty to make • PHOTO BY KATE MESTER acter: Emmillions mett is presents Scott Reingten speaks with a group of students who have read a young itself, Nyxia in the media center.

He later spoke to the freshman class.

African Emmett Amerdoesn’t ican male.

Reintgen knew it would be a think twice. Throughout the story, Emmett challenge to write through the eyes of a black makes new friends who he must compete with

teenage male. While writing the book, he frequently asked his students at Jordan to read parts of the book, proofing the actions and characteristics of Emmett.

“I don’t know if comfortable is the right word for how I felt,” he said. “I got more comfortable writing through the eyes of Emmett as the book went on, but you can never get it right.

The more you write, the more empathetic you become to other people’s situations.”

Before addressing Riverside’s entire freshman class, he talked to a few who had already read his book. One of the biggest questions was if there was going to be a TV show or movie for Nyxia. The answer was no.

“Give yourself room to be creative, it’s exceptionally fun to not be normal,” Reintgen said.

One student asked him if he writes with regard to the world around him.

“I have to be honest with what I see. Our generation really messed the world up, but I hope it’s going to be fixed by all of you.”

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Breaking the Silence After years of choosing not to report, survivors come forward • GRAPHIC BY ALLAN LEON

By Kaitlyn Busch Brett Kavanaugh is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the silence of victims like the women who accused him of sexual assault is a trend that has existed longer than his lifelong term ever could.

On September 14, 2018, it was publically reported that Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh had been anonymously accused of sexual misconduct occurring in the 1980s while he was in high school. Two days later, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came forward in a Washington Post article detailing her alleged assault, and later that month, two more women came forward.

On October 8, he became a Supreme Court Justice by a margin of two votes.

CBS News reported that more than 20 million people tuned in to watch Kavanaugh and Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27. But sexual assault allegations in the public eye are not a new concept, especially in the midst of the #MeToo movement.

In fact, this case reminded many of one in 1991 when then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by law professor Anita Hill. This allegedly occurred during his time as her supervisor at the Department of Education and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, beginning in 1981, although Hill did not come forward until September 12, 1991.

Thomas was confirmed.

The fact that both Ford and Hill did not share their stories until after a significant amount of time had passed brought into question the credibility of their claims. However, studies show that most victims of sexual misconduct do not report the offense.

By Estefany Fuentez Guttierez

Riverside students might know ASMR because of a meme that popped up on Instagram or Twitter, such as the little ginger girl who’s eating the honeycomb or the women eating a pickle while typing on a keyboard.

But long before famous people started producing these videos, ASMR was a real thing that helps some people manage real medical conditions.

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. ASMR may also be known as AIHO (attention induced head orgasm) orAIE (attention induced euphoria). The main purpose behind ASMR is to help people with anxiety and to help people relax. It may

Por Estefany Fuentez Guttierez Los estudiantes de riverside podrían saber ASMR debido a una imagen que apareció en Instagram o Twitter. La niña jengibre que come el panal o la mujer que come un pepino mientras escribe en un teclado.

Antes de que personas famosas comenzarán a producir videos, ASMR era algo que ayuda a algunas personas a manejar condiciones médicas reales.

ASMR significa respuesta autónoma sensorial meridiana. ASMR también se puede conocer como AIHO (atención del orgasmo de la cabeza) o AIO (atención euforia inducida). El propósito principal detrás de ASMR es ayudar a las personas con ansiedad y ayudar a las personas a relajarse. También puede ayudar a las personas con insomnio.

Jennifer Allen comenzó a estudiar y entenderlo y se le ocurrió el término de

“The underreporting of sexual violence has been documented by researchers extensively,” Nan Stein and Bruce Taylor write in their Education Week article "It Can Happen Anywhere." “According to a 2017 report from the Justice Department, only 23% of sexual assaults are reported to police.”

Some English I students at Riverside recently read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book's main character, Melinda, struggles with coming forward about being raped.

“She was afraid,” said freshman Lero Barclay.

Barclay said that the longer victims wait to share their stories, the fewer people will be inclined to believe them or give weight to their experience.

“They’ll be like, ‘That happened in the past,’” he said.

Riverside counselor Deondra Jenkins says that feelings of shame, pressure, and fear of being seen as a liar are all things that can play a role in a woman’s decision to remain silent.

“Sexual assault is something that happens to every woman at least once in their life,” Jenkins said.

She calls them survivors, not victims.

“I’m all for empowering those who have been victimized,” she said.

Feelings of low self-esteem and hopelessness can also impact a woman’s decision not to report. Women affected by sexual assault can experience learned helplessness, a psychological phenomenon theorized by Martin Seligman and Steven D. Meier, causing people who feel powerless to often just give up and accept their fate.

Jenkins and fellow Riverside counselor Catherine Sebring say that anyone who has been sexually assaulted, specifically as a teen, can experience an identity crisis. They lose their ability to trust because they feel so violated. They don’t know who to confide in. “[Ford probably] tried to brush it off," said freshman Yaquelline Vásquez López. "She thought, ‘What if it was just an accident?’

She didn’t want to acknowledge it.”

Vásquez López, another student who has read Speak, also said that teens could be hesitant to report an assault if underage drinking was involved.

Sebring says that for teen victims, the perpetrator can often be someone with whom they have a close relationship, such as a family member. School counselors have a duty to report to a parent or guardian any harm to a student that they are informed of. This could keep students from reporting sexual misconduct to them, Sebring says, especially if the assaulter is a family member.

“If there’s anything [students are] struggling with, they don’t have to hide,” Jenkins said.

“My space is a safe space.” #WhyIDidntReport and versions of this hashtag have become popular on social media amid the Kavanaugh news.

“When I was 17, during the summer after I graduated high school, I was supposed to be on a date and ended up the guy took me to a house and five guys raped me." one Twitter user, Barbara Chapnick, shared using the hashtag. "I am 72 years old now and this is

"[Sexual assault survivors] don't have to hide" Deondra Jenkins, guidance counselor

the first time I have ever spoken up. I have been too ashamed to report.”

Silence is not limited to victims of these crimes. Don Palmerine was a 17-year old student at a Pittsburgh Catholic school when he both witnessed a rape and participated in a sexual assault at a party. 50 years later, he recently came forward to tell this story in a Washington Post essay.

“I think men should be part of the #MeToo movement." Palmerine said in a National Public Radio segment of All Things Considered.

"I think we should come forward and talk about what we’ve seen, what we’ve done - I think that should be part of it.”

In the essay, Palmerine wonders if these women, now his age, have shared their stories.

“They certainly wouldn’t have gone to the police - at the time, a subtle notion persisted that an assault was always the girl’s fault, that she shouldn’t have gotten herself into that position in the first place,” he writes. “They wouldn’t have told their parents, who would probably have scolded them.”

Even in today’s climate, people were hesitant to believe the women who came forward with allegations against Kavanaugh.

“It is a display of hysteria to rally around Ford - ignoring the inconsistencies and omissions in her tale - as the poster child of women’s rights,” writes criminal defense attorney Catherine Cherkasky for USA Today.

“I don’t know whether Ford, Ramirez and Swetnick are telling the truth or have other motives for coming forward,” writes Theresa Vargas for The Washington Post. “But I know this: Just because someone doesn’t talk about an incident for years doesn’t mean it didn’t occur. And too many people are now talking for us to pretend this is just about politics.”

The rise of ASMR trying to get good sounds for people who get triggered.

ASMR not only focuses on that but it can also help with things such as loneliness, feeling isolated, depression, mood swings, worry, grief, poor concentration, and general stress.

Some people watch ASMR because it’s entertaining to them and not so much about getting the sensational feelings behind ASMR. “There are times I watch them to fall asleep but I don’t end up falling asleep because I want to watch more,” said Cabrera.

When some people watch ASMR videos they expect to get tingles.

"Tingles are a static-like tingling sen-

sation that typically begins on scapland moves down the back of the neck and upper spine," said Joe Lee, an editor for MakeUseOf. Viewers get these tingles when you listen to soft voices, unique sounds or soothing sounds such as scratching, crunching, tapping, whispering and or brushing.

For example, anASMRtist (a person who makes ASMR vidoes) makes videos that use sounds likely to trigger extreme tingles.ASMR triggers include eating sounds, whispering, or tapping on objects.

There are also visual triggers, such as physical touch and hand and light movements. There are also role plays,

such as when people pretend to be doctors or teachers.

“I like watching ASMR videos where they eat aloe vera.” said junior Nikky ortiz Not everyone understands ASMR. This is because they don’t get tingles.

They don’t feel any type of sensation from the sounds.

Studies suggest most people won’t get tingles, they’ll just watch from the entertainment. Other people don’t like ASMR because they get triggered by the sounds but in a negative way.

“I find it weird that people record themselves eating,” said senior Gabriela Angel.

ASMR en 2010. ASMR comenzó a ser cambios de humor, la preocupación, popular en 2017. En 2018, ASMR se el dolor, la falta de concentración y el hizo más popular debido a los famosas estrés general.

YouTubers que lo intentaron y personas Algunas personas miran ASMR que lo exploraban. También por la porque es entretenido para ellos y no gente que se burla de ello en las redes se trata tanto de obtener sentimientos sociales. Celebridades como Cardi B, sensacionales detrás de ASMR. Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne “Hay veces que los veo para dormir, exploran y experimentan con ASMR. pero no termino quedandome dormida Las celebridades están experimentando con ASMR para comprender de qué se trata todo esto y para comprender que hay personas que disfrutan de ciertos sonidos. Mientras estas celebridades experimentan, lo disfrutan y se ríen al mismo tiempo que intentan obtener buenos sonidos para las personas que se activan.

ASMR no solo se enfoca en es, sino que también puede ayudar con cosas como la soledad, el sentirse aislado, la depresión, los • GRAPHIC BY ANNISIANNA EGERTON

porque quiero ver mas,” dijo Maria Cabrera.

Cuando gente mira videos de ASMR, ellos esperan que se estremecen. “Los hormigueos son una sensación de hormigueo similar a la estática que generalmente comienza en los escapes que se mueven hacia la parte posterior del cuello y la parte superior de la columna vertebral. Según Joe Lee, editor de MakeUseOf. Los espectadores reciben estos hormigueos cuando escuchan voces suaves,sonidos únicos o sonidos suaves como rascarse, crujir, hacer tapping, susurrar o cepillarse.

Por ejemplo, ASMRtist (una persona que hace videos de ASMR) hace videos que usan sonidos que pueden provocar un hormigueo extremo. Los desencadenantes de ASMR incluyen sonidos de comer, susurrar o

tocar objetos.

También hay disparadores visuales, como el toque físico y los movimientos de la mano y la luz. Por ejemplo, juegos de rol. Donde las personas pretenden ser doctores o maestros etc.

“Me gustan ver videos de ASMR donde comen aloe vera”, dijo la estudiante junior Nikky Ortiz.

No todo el mundo entiende ASMR. esto es porque no tiene cosquilleo. No sienten ningún tipo de sensación por los sonidos. La mayoría de las personas no tendrán cosquilleo, solo lo verán desde el entretenimiento. A otras personas no se activan por los sonidos pero de una manera negativa.

“Me parece extraño que la gente se registre comiendo”, dijo la estudiante senior Gabriela Angel.

also help people with insomnia.

JenniferAllen startedASMR started back in 2010. She began to study and understand it and came up with the term of ASMR. ASMR started to become popular in 2017. In 2018 ASMR became more popular because of famous YouTubers trying it out. People also began making fun of it on social media.

Celebrities such as Cardi B, Gal Gadot, Margot Robbie, or Cara Delevingne explore and experiment with ASMR. Celebrities are experimenting with ASMR to understand what the hype is all about and to understand there are people out there who enjoy certain sounds.

They are having fun with it, but also

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The Pirates' Hook 2018 Blackbeard Awards The Pirate's Hook recognizes outstanding fall athletes

Junior cross country runner Taylor Healy has been a valuable team member.

“Taylor has done a great job improving this year,” said athletic director Robert Duncan.

Healy set a personal record at regionals on October 18.

Senior tennis player Isabel Young has played tennis since she was 10 years old. Young’s dad also played tennis throughout high school.

“I loved it," she said, "so that’s what got me playing in the first place.We used to play together a lot when I was young but now I play more because I love my team.”

Young feels like the coach has pushed her to do her best in ways she didn’t know she could be pushed.

Senior field Hockey player Molly Woods has always been a good player.

“Woods has played extremely well in field hockey as well as lacrosse. She has been a key in Riverside Pirates offense in field hockey," said athletic director Robert Duncan.

Woods is an offensive and defensive specialist. She does a great job controlling the ball.

Senior football player DeAnthony Bright Recently broke the two thousand yard rushing mark, which in football is an extremely solid accomplishment. Bright is also averaging over one hundred yards a game He says that his biggest accomplishment has been being a leader for his team and putting them in a good spot.

"I'm proud to be a Pirate because It’s the most help I have had here," he said. "My loyalty stands with the Pirates.”

Sophomore Walker James plays center attacking mid for the boys varsity soccer team.

Soccer, for James, was an influence because of his father who played soccer until college. James's brother also is involved with soccer. Walker says he feels like a leader to his team mates even as an underclassman. He tries to set an example with his work ethic.

Senior Alexia Crutchfield as a extremely good volleyball player.

Her skills were on display on senior night, especially when she led the Pirates to a come-from-behind third-set win against Cary High School.

“Lex pushes us to work hard while making practice and games very enjoyable,” said teammate Camryn Atkinson.

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Sports

NBA Player Rankings

Fall Sports Highlights

Which NBA rookies and sophomores are the most exciting to watch?

By Joe Laird

1) Trae Young Trae Young may not be the best of the rookies, but he is certainly the most interesting to watch. The comparisons to Steph Curry are obvious, as his range is as good as anyone in the NBA, along with his impeccable passing ability. Averaging 18.5 ppg and 8.2 apg makes him a fun player to watch nightly.

The fall sports season finished off on a high note this year for a lot of teams. The volleyball team had a record of 3-18, led by senior Alexia Crutchfield (top left).

Melenie Garcia and the field hockey team scored more than double the number of goals than they had in the past three years (top right). Qiuhu Louie and the women's tennis team went 2-10 overall with big two big wins over Athens Drive (bottom left). Ben Neal and the men's soccer team went to the state playoffs for the first time since joining the Tri-6 Conference (bottom right).

2) Luka Doncic Arguably the rookie with the highest ceiling, Doncic has done nothing but impress so far this season. He has shown everything that was expected of him, from his scrappy defensive ability to his passing ability on the offensive end. The pairing with Dennis Smith Jr. makes the Mavericks one of the most interesting NBA teams to watch and certainly gives Doncic a place to shine.

3) Donovan Mitchell Donovan Mitchell was the most exciting player to watch in the NBA last year, regardless of being a rookie or not. He averaged 20.5 points last season, and as the number-one scoring option on a great defensive team in the Western Conference, it’s only assumed that his averages will go up this year. He has the opportunity to be an All Star this year, and his growth will be fun to watch.

4) Jayson Tatum Tatum is emerging this season as an allstar for the Celtics, and maybe even the best player from the 2017 rookie class. He has been the Celtics number-two scoring option, only behind Kyrie Irving, and has shown flashes of greatness. He is being compared to Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant almost nightly, and his 16.1 ppg has show his promise.

5) Dennis Smith Jr. Smith had an underrated rookie year on a bad Mavericks team, but with the additions of Luka Doncic and Deandre Jordan, he will continue to improve, and become a standout in the 2017 class. His athleticism and scoring ability combine for an incredible show, and the new weapons around him give more opportunity to improve.

6) Allonzo Trier Trier is an undrafted rookie out of Arizona, and he surprised everyone with his preseason performance with the New York Knicks.

There’s a possibility Trier spends a portion of the season in the G League, but his role on the Knicks has been decent so far, and he has put up several 20 point nights as a two-way player.

7) De'aaron Fox Fox has led the Kings to a 8-6 record this seaosn despite their low expectations entering the season. He has put up 18.7 ppg, 7.1 apg, and 4.4 apg, and looks to have a good shot at most imporoved pl;ayer this year. His explosiveness and partnership with Willie Cauley-Stein looks promising in the coming years.

8) Markelle Fultz Every time he makes a jump shot, Sixers fans erupt. Fultz was the first pick in the 2017 draft, but he injured his shoulder after college, forcing him to relearn his jump shot.

The results are atrocious, so his success is a positive for his fans. It will be fun seeing his growth over the course of the season, if there's any, but people are trying to stay optimistic that he will turn his career around.

9) Deandre Ayton Ayton was the number one pick in the 2018 draft for the Phoenix Suns, but he hasn’t had many flashy plays or highlights thus far. He’s quietly averaging 15+ points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, and he looks to have great potential as a modern NBA center.

10) Marvin Bagley III Bagley was the second overall pick, and it looks like the Kings may have made a mistake. Doncic, Jackson Jr. and Trae Young are all looking like better NBA players than Bagley, and they are certainly more interesting to watch. He is only playing 22 minutes per game for a thriving Kings team, and he hasn't been a huge part of their success. I am a Duke fan, so it’s tough to admit this, but it’s the hard truth.

• PHOTOS BY BRIAN AIMERICH

Winter Athlete Spotlight RYAN WEAVER Freshmen swimmer

Height: 6'3 Weight: 160

"I would like to beat the rivals like Northern and Jordan."

"I would like to make it to states and most likely final."

JEVON JOHNSON Senior basketball player

Last Years Stats: 10 ppg 4 rpg 1 apg 40% from 3pt 66% Free Throw

Height: 6'3 Weight:155

"I want to land a conference championship."

"I like the feeling of playing basketball, running, jumping and dunking."

By:Fabian Hernandez

RPC cont. de p.1 Damari Dixon, junior en Riverside, encuentra que RPC es más efectivo. El programa ISS se enfocó en disciplinar solamente a los estudiantes por sus acciones sin reflexión.

"RPC es mejor [que ISS] por la forma en que te acercas", dijo Dixon.

Dixon dijo que RPC les permite a los estudiantes expresar sus problemas en círculos de diálogo en lugar de tareas de escritura constantes.

Aunque ISS y RPC no son lo mismo. "RPC se enfoca más en prevenir lo que sucedió (las acciones tomadas para guiarlos a los programas de Disciplina) no vuelven a suceder", dice El Sr. Brown, Administrador de Riverside.

Go to Chipotle at 2608 Erwin Rd Ste 144 in Durham on Nov. 19 to help support The Pirates Hook. 1/3 of all proceeds to go the production of the newspaper.

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Pirates' Hookok RHS students travel to State Fair

(From top left) Ashley Stephens, Britton Brown, Chaundra Clay, Craig Carlson, Kara Robinson and Tonya Williams.

Back in my day...

RHS admininistrators discuss their high school experiences

By Ben Patton and Simone Brooks The Pirates’ Hook (PH) : What were you like in high school?

Ashley Stephens: I was not cool.

Britton Brown: I was actually pretty quiet, I hung out with a small group of friends.

Chaundra Clay: I was shy, I kept my grades up and did not like a lot of people.

Craig Carlson: I was in the middle of everything. I very much enjoyed high school for the most part.

Kadeidra Carr: I was Homecoming queen and was involved in SGA and student council.

Kara Robinson: I was outgoing, I blended with everyone and was a band geek.

Tonya Williams: I was insecure, I skated through high school and did not connect with any students or teachers.

PH: Did you play sports?

Stephens: No. Brown: I played sports every season. I played soccer, hockey, baseball, and I swam in the summer.

Clay: I played shot-put for the Durham striders (track and field team) for a summer.

Carlson: No. Carr: I played volleyball and soccer and I was a cheerleader.

Robinson: I played basketball year-round.

Williams: No. PH: Were you popular?

Stephens: No I was not.

Brown: I wouldn’t say popular or unpopular. As I said, I had a small group of friends that I loved hanging out with.

Clay: I was known, but not popular. I had a more academic base.

Carlson: I’d say I was well-known.

Carr: Yes because I was a socialite and cool with everyone plus I was Homecoming queen.

Robinson: I mostly blended with everyone. I was a band geek.

Williams: I was not.

The Hook: What was your nickname?

Stephens: I didn't have one.

Brown: I did not have one.

Clay: At home it was "Boo".

Carlson: In college, it was "Cookie," because I liked cookies.

Carr: My nickname was "Bebe."

Robinson: "Nilla." Now it’s Caroline.

Williams: I didn't have one in high school.

PH: If your friends described you in three words, what would they say?

Stephens: Happy, passionate and outgoing.

Brown: Weird, nice and fun.

Clay: Outgoing, successful, caring Carlson: Loyal, reliable, and tolerant.

Carr: Genuine, outgoing and funny.

Robinson: Caring, funny and positive.

Williams: Mature, serious and stuck-up.

PH: What were some of your hopes and dreams back then?

Stephens: I wanted to help people and become a Peace corps helper.

Clay: I wanted to be a teacher by fifth grade.

Brown: By the end of ninth grade, I knew I wanted to be a history teacher.

Carlson: I wanted to be an administrator.

Carr: I wanted to be a lawyer.

Robinson: I wanted to attend college, have a better life than my parents, and build friendships and continue to have them.

Williams: I just wanted to get through high school.

PH: Did you want to become an administrator back then? Why? If not, what made you change your mind?

Stephens: No. Administrating pays more, and I get to help students.

Brown: No. I took some classes in the field and I liked them and I’ve just continued from there.

Clay: No. I wanted to get paid more and also I wanted to help student and staff influence policies.

Carlson: Yes. I was exposed to how much of a good difference an administration could make. I realized I could make a difference.

Carr: No. Robinson: No. I wanted to be a teacher in college but I decided to be an admin.

Williams: Yes. I always knew I wanted to connect with students.

PH: What role did your parents play during high school?

Stephens: My parents played a

"I always knew I wanted to connect with students."

Principal Tonya Williams

great role, I was told, “Ashley you are smart and beautiful and you can do whatever you want to do.”

Brown: I had very supportive parents.

Carlson: My parents were very involved and were always there to help out with things, but they didn’t hover.

Clay: My mom played a good role. She said that I could not bring anything less than a B. She also said, “You don’t have a tobacco field to pick so there is no reason to have a C.” Carr: My mom was very handsoff because I was so self-motivated.

Robinson: My parents were a little supportive.

Williams: My mom was always the “do your work” type. She made sure I had good grades.

PH: Who was your biggest inspiration back then?

Stephens: My sister was my inspiration because she did what she wanted to do every day, even if she struggled.

Brown: One of my biggest inspirations was my grandfather. He wanted all his grandchildren to go to college and I didn’t want to disappoint him.

Clay: My fifth grade teacher was my greatest inspiration. She left a lasting impact.

Carlson: My biggest inspiration were my teachers. My history teacher Fred Krieger especially.

Carr: My god mom/volleyball coach, because she accomplished great things.

Robinson: My biggest inspiration was my mom. I wanted to be better than her.

Williams: I didn’t really have any inspirations.

PH: Who or what has influenced you the most?

Stephens: My sister.

Brown: In high school, it was probably the coaches. I had a lot of good coaches who instilled a lot of good values in me and helped get better not only at sports but also in school.

Clay: My leadership teachings over the years have made me the principal I am today.

Carlson: Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson from the Chicago Cubs.

Carr: My mom was my biggest influence because she was a single mother raising her kids. She is the strongest woman that I've ever come in contact with.

Robinson: My mom influenced me the most in a good way and a bad way. I wanted better.

Williams: (N/A) PH: What were your biggest challenges during high school?

Stephens: My biggest challenge was finding new friends after my sister graduated three years ahead of me.

Brown: My biggest challenge was math. I had tutoring before and after school just to pull off a B or C, even while working really hard.

Clay: I was very to myself. I was not a big fan of crowds.

Carlson: My biggest challenge was my foreign language class.

Carr: My biggest challenge was balancing my sports life because some of them were in the same season.

Robinson: I was worried about funds and grades, not doing enough and not being with my parents.

Williams: School was pretty easy so my challenge mostly was motivation.

PH: What do you wish you would have done differently in high school?

Stephens: I was I had taken more risks. I was too much of a rule-follower, always helping people.

Brown: I wish I had worked harder my ninth and tenth grade years. I could have worked a lot harder.

Clay: I wish I would have joined the school band. I wanted to play the clarinet.

Carlson: I would have done more extra-curriculars, such as drama.

Carr: Honestly I wish I would have done nothing differently. No regrets.

Robinson: I wish had focused more on being a student. I am the oldest of four girls. I had to be the mom in the family.

Williams: I would have been on the cheerleading team but I have two left feet. No one pushed me to do that.

"My biggest challenge was math; I had tutoring before and after school."

Assistant Principal Britton Brown

Midterm elections break records

By Justin Ramsuer “Kids Voting Durham” and Riverside partnered to create mock elections in the media center during the week of October 29.

With the help of the Riverside Activism, Democrat and Republican Clubs, they were able to spread the word to students at Riverside. Last year only nine percent of the student body participated in the mock elections.

Although media center coordinator Kate Mester was hoping for 35 to 50 percent participation, it tripled from nine percent to 27 percent. The votes from the mock election were almost the same compared to the actual state

Interestingly as a whole, the school voted to not pass the amendment, while the state did.

The national midterm election was groundbreaking for underrepresented groups in America. For the first time, there were two Native American women, two Muslim women and one Hispanic woman elected into the US Congress. Colorado Democrat Jared Polis is now the first openly gay man elected as governor. Marsha Blackburn and Martha McSally both became the first females to be elected into the Senate from Tennessee and • Graphic by Ben Patton. Data courtesy of Kate Mester election.

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By Ariane Allard-Spink On the coldest day in October students from six Riverside classes took an adventure to the fair.

Students visit the fair every year on ‘Can Day,’ a day when people can donate five aluminum cans instead of paying admission.

Riverside teachers and nurses made special preparations to ensure students with special needs could also attend.

“We have to get all the stuff prepared,” said Kim Leetch, a nurse in Riverside's Multiple Disabilities (MU) program. “We need to gather medicine, make sure we get everything ready.”

Although admission is taken care of on Can Day, the program has other costs to cover.

“Paying for the bus is the biggest challenge,” said Nicholas Flippen, who is in charge of the MU program.

“It’s the biggest hassle and we have a small number of kids, we can’t just charge a huge amount for the kids.”

Students were excited upon arrival to the fair, and teachers and peer helpers are greeted with many screams when leaving the school.

“This gives my kids an opportunity to socialize with people outside of where they learn,” said Quentin Headen, an Exceptional Children (EC) teacher. “We try to get them to feel like they are a part of the community and we take them so they feel like they are a part of this world and not different from us.”

People working booths at the fair welcomed the EC students and even gave them free toys and extra chances to play when they got to the fair.

“The biggest challenge for my class is their excitement because they are so happy to go out into the world and do things,” said Flippen, “other than that they just have fun like everyone else.”

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En el dia mas frio de octubre los estudiantes de seis programas en Riverside tomaron un viaje a la feria estatal.

Estudiantes visitan en el dia de latas, el dia que puedes donar cinco latas y no pagar la admisión.

Los maestras y enfermeras hicieron preparativos especiales para asegurar que sus estudiantes con necesidades especiales pudieran asistir.

“Tenemos que prepare todas sus cosas” dijo Kim Leetch, una enfermera en el programa de discapacidad multiple (MU). “Necesitamos reunir su medicina, asegurarnos de que tenemos todo".

A pesar de que la admisión esta cubierta, el programa tiene otros costos que cubrir.

"Pagar por el autobús es la mayor molestia", dijo Nicholas Flippen, quien está a cargo de MU. "Es la mayor molestia y tenemos pocos estudiantes, no podemos simplemente cobrar una gran cantidad por los niños".

Los estudiantes se emocionan al llegar a la feria, y los maestros y compañeros de trabajo son recibidos con muchos gritos al salir de la escuela.

"Esto le da a mis niños la oportunidad de socializar con personas que no son de donde aprenden", dijo Quentin Heading, un maestro del Programa para ninos excepcionales (EC). "Tratamos de hacer que se sientan parte de la comunidad y los tomamos para que se sientan parte de este mundo y no diferentes a nosotros".

Las personas que trabajaban en los puestos de la feria dieron bienvenidas a los estudiantes de EC y en incluso les dieron juguetes gratis y oportunidades adicionales para jugar cuando llegaron a la feria.

"El desafío más grande para mi clase es su entusiasmo porque están muy felices de salir al mundo y hacer cosas", dijo Flippen, "aparte de eso, se divierten como todos los demás".

Traducido por Stacy Colindres