Oct 2017

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Face-Off

Ethan Crichlow strives for greatness pg. 9

Is rock dead? pg. 3

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Durham grapples with confederate monuments

By Ashley Gonzalez

Riverside's fall athletes dance during Friday afternoon's pep rally. The football team defeated Panther Creek 49-21 later that evening and improved its • PHOTO BY ELIJAH KING overal record to 4-3.

The River is Rising

Football team routs Panther Creek to cap off exciting Spirit Week

By Zoe Ashe-Jones Emblazoned on the back of our shirts, in hashtags on Instagram and Twitter, and yelled from the stands, it’s finally coming true.

After a week of pajamas, pep rallies, and plenty of school spirit, Riverside’s football team beat Panther Creek 49-21, proving that Riverside is indeed on the rise.

“We put in a lot of work throughout the season to be competitive in conference play,” said senior quarterback Cole Infinito. “It was great to see that come to fruition. We have a great coaching staff who really knows what they’re doing and we as a team have really embraced the coaches and each other.”

Riverside football's Friday win

capped off a week of victories for all kinds of Pirate sports. On Thursday, the field hockey team beat Jordan 2-1 for a senior night triumph, and on Friday the cross country team beat Northern, also on senior night.

“Shoutout to my field hockey ladies for that win!” said junior Katie Parler.

Additionally, on their senior night, the tennis team beat Athens

Drive 7-2.

Thanks to a lot of hard work from athletic trainer Sarah Bell, there were homecoming shirts for sale and a pep rally the Friday of the game.

“I liked the shirts and the pep rally,” said Infinito. “It seemed like there were a lot of people at the game.”

From pajamas to workout clothes and homecoming shirts, RHS stu-

We put in a lot of work throughout the season to be competitive in conference play. senior quarterback Cole Infinito

dents celebrated every day leading up to Friday's main event.

“My favorite day was Tropical Tuesday,” said senior Justin Mofield.

“I got to wear my tropical shirt!”

“Tropical Tuesday was my favorite day, too,” said Parler. “I liked seeing how creative people got with dressing up.”

With days ranging from Throwback Thursday to Pajama Day, there was something for everyone.

“My favorite day was Wacky Workout Wednesday,” said math teacher Hana Baskin. “I own all of the correct clothing for it.”

“I dressed up because I think it’s fun,” said sophomore Kaia Spero. “I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t want to wear their pajamas to school.”

Charles Carter leaves Riverside

Assistant Principal accepts same position at Page High School

By Talitha Maxwell

new assistant principal."

Carter was famous for giving Josh Gooden, who has known Carter Williams will also miss Carter’s students candy, even when escorting since he was a third-grader at W.G. There’s a lot less candy in River- positive energy. them to ISS. Pearson. “He’s like a school father side’s hallways these days.

"He was always 'Johnny-on-the“It’s not gonna be the same [with- figure to me. He took me in under Assistant principal his wing."

Charles Carter took a Gooden said Carter new job at Page High was tougher on him School in Greensboro, in high school than NC. His final day at elementary school, Riverside was Friday, but that didn’t hurt September 29. their relationship. He “I will miss the lasting liked the way Carter community relationlistened to him. ships,” Carter said. “I “I’m gonna be on have been fortunate to my own,” he said. watch students grow up Gooden said he from elementary to high can’t go to other adschool.” ministrators because Carter took the new they don’t know him job because he wanted personally like Carter future opportunities to did. be principal.

“He was very “I’ll have the lenient with me,” same job [at Paige Gooden said, “and High School], but new talked to me about opportunities,” Carter the situation. I’m mad said. “It’s fresh start because Mr.Carter and a new opportunity didn’t talk to me to prove myself in a new about [leaving].”

•PHOTO BY TAJ SMITH district. I hope it leads Mr.Carter poses with junior Nyasia Green and senior Xharia Whitlow on his last day of school. Carter has worked at Mr.Carter has two to future opportunities Riverside for five years. daughters and one to be a principal.” spot',” she said. If you need some- out him],” said junior Curtis Powell. son. His oldest daughter is sixteen, his Riverside has four other assistant thing he's there. We're all trying to “Mr. Carter was always looking out youngest daughter is six, and his son principals and administrative intern fill that gap." for me.” is nine. In addition to his work as an Brittany Chambers, but Principal Even though Riverside will get Carter was an assistant principal educator, he is in the Army Reserves Tonya Williams knows Riverside a new assistant principal, many at W.G. Pearson Elementary School and spent time in Afghanistan as a isn’t the same without Carter. students feel Carter is irreplaceable. earlier in his career. He became an soldier. When he’s not working, he "When you're down on person, it ”He gives out candy,” said junior administrator at Riverside in 2012, enjoys spending time with his family. impacts the whole team,” said Prin- Janae Howell, “and if somebody is and several students worked with cipal Tonya Williams. “We all have in trouble he might save them de- him at both schools. to take on more work until we hire a pending on how bad the trouble is.”

“Mr. Carter’s the man,” said senior

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Triangle schools and cities are taking down Confederate statues, and people have many different feelings about it.

It all started in Charlottesville,VA. In May 2017 Charlottesville residents and advocacy groups began calling for the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general during the Civil War, from one of the city’s parks. On August 12 they gathered to protest, but this time first amendment advocates, some of whom identify as white supremacists, began counter protesting. The demonstration began peacefully but became tragic when a speeding car slammed into a crowd of protesters and left one dead - 32-yearold Heather D. Heyer - and 19 hurt.

One day later, in response to the Charlottesville protest members of the Durham community held a vigil in the city center to show unity and support the protesters.

Sophomore Macey Owen described the environment at the vigil as calm and peaceful. Hundreds of people gathered by the bull, but there were very few signs and chants.

“We weren’t there to to send a message or get media coverage, we were just there to show support,” Owen said.

Then, on August 14 activists in Durham gathered around a confederate statue outside of the former courthouse and eventually pulled it down. Sophomore Olivia Haynie was at what she thought was just going to be a rally to show unity with Charlottesville, but after the statue was taken down she described a chaotic yet excited environment.

“I wasn’t expecting the statue to come down so easily, so when it came down I was very excited,” she said.

On Duke University’s campus, a statue of Robert E. Lee located outside of Duke Chapel was vandalized on August 17. Two days later Duke President Vincent E. Price decided to remove it August 19 during the middle of the night. In a letter to the campus community he wrote that the monument would be preserved at a different location so that “students can study the university’s complex past.”

In Chapel Hill, at the University of North Carolina, students also protested over the Silent Sam statue on campus. According to UNC, the statue stands for “the sons of the University who died for their beloved Southland,” but many students have different opinions.

“I personally do not think that the statues represent slavery, but they do however bring back a bitter taste of racism and vulgarity that undermine our society as a whole,” said UNC sophomore and 2016 Riverside grad Addison Oliver. “The Confederacy lost, yes, but that doesn’t mean that families did not lose loved ones and history didn’t happen. I believe the statues - including Silent Sam - should be taken from the public spaces and moved to museums where all other historic artifacts are.”

Oliver isn’t the only student who believes the statues belong in museums. Lizz Galo, another UNC sophomore and Riverside grad, believes Silent Sam isn’t representative of her college community anymore.

“Silent Sam should be a patriotic representation of our community

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•Editors: Eliza Althisar, Zoe Ashe-Jones, Leonardo Galeas-Salgado, Joe Laird •Photo Editor: Ashley Cruz •Artists:Taj Smith, Priscilla Tuhkanen •Web Editor: Ricardo Galeas-Salgado •Staff: Luis Apolonio, Alexis Del Castillo, Mair Famet, Estephany Fuentes, Ashley Gonzalez, Sigrid Jensenoyaski, Elijah King, Zach Krause, Lucas Krieg, Talitha Maxwell, Sheenah Nela, Joshua Nicholson, Diavian Poole, Divaldo Santos, Abraham Sarmiento-Hernandez, Llahir Soto-Luna

Editorials

Are we getting our money's worth?

The lunch leave and parking passes at Riverside cost $100, a price that upsets the majority of students and families.

To many students, where all this money goes is a mystery. The money we think we are giving to Riverside is actually going directly to the Financial Department of the School Board. This money is “budgeted and appropriated for school purposes,” according to School Board Policy. When first reading this, anyone would be outraged, as we have no clue where this money is actually going in this general context.

However, the money is going towards some useful things, according to School Board Director of Security Tina Ingram, like the new security systems installed, cameras, and administrative radios.

These are important elements to a school system, but why does the students money have to go towards security improvements for the whole district? It’s our money, so shouldn’t it go towards things that will more directly benefit us and make school more fun?

We could put these thousands of dollars towards new sports equipment, new computers for the school, or even towards having pep-rallies every couple of months. This would keeps students engaged, and benefit us directly for the money we’re giving to the school.

Overall, we need to use this funding for the benefit of the student body of schools, because we are putting in the money. It is not fair to make us pay $100 for parking and lunch leave passes, for it to go all the way up to the district, and almost certainly not effect us directly.

For DACA Students, America is Home Home means different things for lots of people. For 800,000 undocumented young adults, it means America, and it might be ripped away.

On September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the phasing out of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. DACA protects children who came to the United States illegally from deportation, as long as they renew their DACA protection every two years.

The repealment of DACA is cruel and unfair to the thousands of immigrants who came here illegally as children and have done nothing but follow their parents and try to live in the United States. They came here illegally, but so did most of our ancestors 400-ish years ago. They were brought here by their parents, who, yes, were breaking the law. But it wasn’t their decision. Children should not be punished for the crimes of their parents.

People like to talk about how America is the greatest country in the world, but how great can we be if we ban the very people who will make our country great? Undocumented immigrants from Riverside alone have gone to Duke on full scholarships. They have met with the NC Attorney General to discuss ways to support DACA recipients. They’ve been part of our band, orchestra, theater performances, sports teams, engineering programs and ROTC. Immigrants truly are what makes America great, and the administration’s decision to repeal it is a disgraceful one.

DACA recipients are hardworking, involved members of the Durham, North Carolina, and United States community. If the administration chooses to phase out DACA, they should be ashamed of themselves. Sending hundreds of thousands of people to places they don’t remember is a disgraceful decision, one that will affect many people for the years to come.

Nicaragua: Land of lakes and volcanos

¿Estamos valorando nuestros dineros?

La pase de almuerzo y los pases de estacionamiento en Riverside cuestan $100, un precio que molesta a la mayoría de estudiantes y familias.

Para muchos estudiantes, donde todo este dinero se va es un misterio. El dinero que pensamos que estamos dando a Riverside es en realidad va directamente al Departamento Financiero de la Junta Escolar. Este dinero está “presupuestado y apropiado para propósitos de la escuela”, de acuerdo con la Política de la Junta Escolar. Al leer esto por primera vez, cualquiera estaría indignado, ya que no tenemos ni idea de dónde va realmente este dinero en este contexto general.

Sin embargo, el dinero va para algunas cosas útiles, según el Director de la Junta Escolar de Seguridad Tina Ingram, como los nuevos sistemas de seguridad instalados, cámaras y radios administrativas.

Estos son elementos importantes para un sistema escolar, pero ¿por qué el dinero de los estudiantes tiene que ir para mejoras de seguridad para todo el distrito? Es nuestro dinero, así que no debe ir para cosas que nos beneficiarán más directamente y hacer que la escuela sea más divertida?

Podríamos poner estos miles de dólares en nuevos equipos deportivos, en nuevas computadoras para la escuela, o incluso en tener pep-rallies cada dos meses. Esto mantendrá a los estudiantes comprometidos y nos beneficiarán directamente por el dinero que estamos dando a la escuela.

En general, necesitamos usar esta financiación para el beneficio del cuerpo estudiantil de las escuelas, porque estamos poniendo en el dinero.

No es justo que tenemos que pagar $100 por el estacionamiento y los permisos para el almuerzo, para que vayan todo el camino hasta el distrito, y casi con toda seguridad no nos afectan directamente.

By Eliza Althisar

This summer I jumped rope with two small children and it changed my life forever.

I was in Nicaragua with a group of students from Riverside High School and Githens Middle School.

Jumping rope may sound like a silly thing to remember and cherish most from such a cool trip, but it was more than just jumping rope, it was creating a relationship with someone who speaks a whole other language than I did.

I was told about the trip in October 2016 and I immediately decided it was something I wanted to do. This was the first time I had traveled without my family, let alone traveled outside of the country.

We spent a total of seven days in Nicaragua and at the end of the week, the students and the chaperones had developed deep, family-like relaCasa significa cosas diferentes para mucha gente. Para 800.000 tionships. jóvenes indocumentados, significa América, y podría ser quitado. The beginning of the trip was the El 5 de septiembre, el Procurador General Jeff Sessions anunció la eliminación gradual de la Defered Action for Childhood Arrivals, o DACA. DACA protege a los niños que llegaron ilegalmente a Estados Unidos de la deportación, namas si renueven su protección DACA cada dos años.

El derogamiento de DACA es cruel e injusto para los miles de inmigrantes que vinieron aquí ilegalmente como niños y no han hecho nada más que seguir a sus padres y tratar de vivir en los Estados Unidos. Ellos vinieron aquí ilegalmente, pero también lo hicieron la mayoría de nuestros antepasados h​​ ace 400 años. Fueron traídos aquí por sus padres, quienes, sí, estaban violando la ley. Pero no fue su decisión. Los niños no deben ser castigados por los crímenes de sus padres.

A la gente le gusta hablar de cómo Estados Unidos es el país más mejor del mundo, pero ¿qué tan grande podemos ser si prohíbemos a las mismas personas que harán que nuestro país sea grandioso? Los inmigrantes indocumentados de Riverside solo han ido a Duke con becas completas. Se han reunido con el Fiscal General de NC para discutir formas de apoyar a los receptores de la DACA. Han sido parte de nuestra banda, orquesta, actuaciones teatrales, equipos deportivos, programas de ingeniería y ROTC. Los inmigrantes verdaderamente son lo que hace a América grandioso, y la decisión del gobierno de derogarla es una vergüenza.

Los receptores de DACA son trabajadores, miembros de la comunidad de Durham, Carolina del Norte y Estados Unidos. Si la administración elige eliminar el DACA, deberían avergonzarse de sí mismos.

Para los sonadoros los Estados Unidos es su lugar

service portion. We were in a rural area called San Diego. The first full day we traveled a short distance to the community’s public elementary school. There we dug holes and filled them with gravel. We did this because the school grounds were flooding and ruining the children’s garden and their play area.

On the third day the children of the community were invited to come and meet us. To our surprise there were several kids waiting for us when our bus arrived at the school.

During the time we spent with the local children we played soccer, jumped rope, and shared a piñata. Even though some of us did not speak spanish, we all spoke the universal language of fun and friendship.

The second half of the trip we spent being tourists. We traveled to Granada, a city in western Nicaragua.

This part of the trip was spent getting to know the customs and the rhythm of the city. During this time we visited Mombacho Volcano

and hiked. The flowers were brightly colored and the healthy green glow of all of the plants were breathtaking.

Later that week we had another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to zipline through the canopy of the rainforest. We fed monkeys, boated along Lake Nicaragua, and were welcomed by so many kind people.

Being able to travel outside of the country and being able to help people has changed my life. I have a new appreciation for all the things we take for granted, and a new urge to change as many lives as I can.

It has given me more independence, a new perspective on life, and friends from both Nicaragua and America that I will have for the rest of my life.

This experience has transformed my life-and it will transform yours.

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Being able to travel outside of the country and help people has changed my life.

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October 2017

Face Off: Is Rock Dead?

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Is that even a question?

Even some major rock stars have voiced their opinions and claimed that rock is dead. In 2014 Joe Perry, lead guitarist and backing vocals of Aerosmith told BAM Magazine “ Rock and roll has dwindled down to literally a cottage industry," Sound And Vision reports.

John Mellencamp claimed rock is dead in 2017 during a recent Q&A conducted by the Direct Connection event series. “It’s not going to come back, We’ve seen it. It’s like we had a 50-year run of a particular type of music and

By Abraham Sarmiento Let’s face it, rock music is dying.

These days, rarely do I hear anybody get excited or talk about new rock songs and albums. Not only that, I also barely see any news about rock bands and artists.

From what I can tell, people are starting to lose interest in rock. Listeners are more interested in other types of music, such as rap, pop, EDM/ electronica, and Latin music.

Hip-hop and R&B have overtaken rock music as the most consumed genre of music in the country. Hip-hop and R&B have come in at 25.1percent while rock only comprises 23 percent of the country’s listening habit in terms of streaming and digital sales, according to businessinsider.com Does all of this mean that rock music is bad?

Of course not! In fact I actually enjoy listening to rock every once in awhile.

There are plenty of great rock bands, and artists such as, kiss, red hot chilli peppers, the rolling Stones,the heavy, pantera, etc.

People see rappers like Lil Pump, X, Ugly God, as the new 'rockstars'.

Fernando Morales, Senior history will tell us that.”

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Opinion

Rock never dies

It’s sad to see that even people in the industry are claiming that rock is dying. Even some students are claiming it too, Fernando Morales, a senior at Riverside said “I think rock music as in Queens ac/dc, van halen, is dying within our generation. People see rappers like Lil Pump, X, ugly god, as the new 'rockstars.' Rock is dying”. Another senior at Riverside, Lamar Mills said “Yes, because R&B and rap are topping the charts, while rock stays below” My opponent Alexis claims that rock provided new means of musical expression and inspired many young musicians that strive to be as good as, if not better than, their heroes, but rock isn’t the only genre of music that has done that.

Rap, R&B, and pop music are now inspiring young people to start making music the way rock used to. One example of a rapper inspiring new young artist to make rap music is Tupac Shakur, he inspired Nas, J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and plenty of other artists.

While rock music has had a great impact on music as a whole, it is slowly being overtaken by other genres of music.

By Alexis Del Castillo Rock is the lion of the music industry, standing for nobody and taking what it wants, when it wants.

It is the result of revolutionary approach to instruments and the advancing technology of the mid twentieth century that made rock possible. So why would one even suggest that rock is dead?

The genre of rock now has branched out from its humble beginnings as the emotion and stories a guitar cord can tell.

Now it extends from Classic Rock to Black Metal. From Led Zeppelin to Opeth, rock has laid a path for artists and instruments to add variety to music. It has not only provided a new means of musical expression, but it has also inspired many young musicians who strive to be better than their heroes.

When someone says rock music people tend to think about the greats such as Pink Floyd, Guns n' Roses, Metallica and Queen. Those who are unfamiliar with rock will overlook the fact that this type of music is not listened to just for nostalgia’s sake. Rock has become something far greater

and bigger. Music used to be a way for some to just sit back and relax. The problem is, people wanna move and wreak havok. It is a unique feeling. Rock creates that feeling. It has set the paths for bands such as Trivium, Muse, Alter Bridge, and Dorje all of whom have come upon the rock scene in the twenty-first century.

People like Abraham, who foolishly argue that all rock sounds the same or that there hasn’t been any innovation in the last decade. But there is lots of innovation all the time.

One example is Ghost.

They are currently one of the most controversial bands. Not only because of their unique sound, but also because of their imagery.

They have a “satanic” look that may be off putting to some but is appealing to many because it goes against many beliefs and is looked down upon. Frontman Tobias Forge being the Anti-Pope, has an image of an evil version of the pope, named Papa Emeritus, and his clergy of nameless ghouls their music preaches about “the evil one” and our relationship with him. It is an outlet for many that feel

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pressured to follow god and his “right” ways.

Ghost has been featured on national television with their single “Square Hammer” being played on Monday Night Football in early 2017. They have headlined concerts and festivals all over the world.

Their debut album in 2010 “Opus Eponymous” set the building blocks for spots on national TV by introducing music that accumulated a strong fan base. With Ghost’s new found fame they won a grammy for their single “Cirice” in 2016 for best metal performance.

Ghost is just one example that proves rock is alive and well. With indie rock becoming progressively more popular throughout the United States, bands such as Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse, Mountain Goats, and Silversun Pickups are revolutionizing how rock sounds and is produced to the public eye.

"Don’t just take my word for it, " said Junior Roland McDade, who has been listening to rock all his life, and the rebirth of rock is here. "The journey to rock’s success has been glorious and is not going to fade away at the sight of other genres success."

New releases from Ozuna, Fifth Harmony, and Kesha shake up fall playlists

By Estefany Fuentes Gutierrez

Everyone loves Ozuna Rising urban star Ozuna released his debut album, Odisea, on August 25, 2017. The album debuted at No.1 on top Latin album charts.

The slow and upbeat album contains dreamy R&B and reggaeton influences. On his album he touches on subjects like love and soul-healing feelings, all while dropping bars and rapping.

On some slower tracks, Ozuna showcases his talent and emotion.

The album contains hit song “Dile Que Tu Me Quieres,” which means “Tell Them That You Love Me,” which peaked at No.60 on Billboard charts.

You’ll hear me listening to this album while cleaning or in the car during midnight drives. The lyrics are easy to remember, so once you know them you’re going to want to yell them at the top of your lungs. It’s an amazing album that will have you on your feet dancing and wanting to hear more.

And if you don’t understand Spanish, don’t worry. Just let your body

dance to it and go with the flow of the beat.

If you like “Odisea” I also recommend listening to Bad Bunny, Bryant Myers, and Jory Boy.

New Harmony The self titled album Fifth Harmony is a new era for the ladies of Fifth Harmony.

After the leave of member Camila Cabello, the remaining members are able to showcase more confidence in their voices and music than before.

Full of pop and contemporary R&B influences, this album is more mature than their previous albums, 7/27 and Reflection. You can hear each individual’s vocal strength shadowed by their previous group member.

The songs are proof the girls enjoyed this album and poured their hearts into it. Lauren Jauregui, a member of the band, said this was actually the first album that she has enjoyed and would listen to it in her car.

In the previous albums they were obligated to sing about what the label told them. In this case they

we’ve heard from the artist.

The album shows her maturity as a person and artist. Unlike Cannibal, Warrior or Animal which contains the hit song “TiK ToK,” the albums show more of dance-pop and talks about being young, being lost, having fun and exploring.

In Rainbow, Kesha is pouring her heart and soul into the music. Even the music video contains emotion that the people can see and feel. She doesn’t really care who’s listening or what the listeners will say. She’s speaking her mind and making sure people know she fought for herself and no one can take her pride away from her.

You will feel as if you’re in her shoes going through her situations where she was sexualy, physically, verbally and emotionally abused by Dr. Luke. But she also wants you to know that life goes on if you try to fight through it.

Kesha’s album consists of a mix of upbeat songs like “Boogie Feet” and Kesha (no longer Ke$ha) has re- emotional ballads like “Bastards.” turned to the spotlight with her new if you like this album I recommend album Rainbow after 5 years without checking out Lady Gaga, Tori Kelly new music. and Tinashe.

This is her first album since her legal battle began with her former producer, Dr. Luke, three years ago.

Rainbow sounds unlike anything were allowed to express themselves and write lyrics they have always wanted too.

“Now we’re not getting on stage every night, going through the motions and singing the songs because we were told to sing them,” Normani said in an August interview with USA Today.

I can play this album without feeling embarrassed about someone judging me for listening to girly pop music.This will be Fifth Harmony’s best era and the world has yet to see what these talented girls can and will accomplish.

If you like the album,you might also want to try Little Mix, Hailee Steinfeld, and JoJo.

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You will feel as if you’re in [Kesha's] shoes going through her situations where she was sexualy, physically, verbally and emotionally abused by Dr. Luke. But she also wants you to know that life goes on if you try to fight through it.

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DACA recipients and supporters at in downtown Durham on september 6. The White House recently called for a border wall to be included in any new • PHOTO COURTESY OF PAM GONZALEZ legislation for dreamers.

Trump ends DACA

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Dreamers remain hopeful for legal status

By Jose Leonardo Galeas Eight hundred thousand young immigrants are now at risk of being deported after the Trump administration ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on September 5.

“As the Attorney General, it is my duty to ensure that the laws of the United States are enforced and that the Constitutional order is upheld,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said during the press conference on Sept 5. “We are a people of compassion and we are a people of law. But there is nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws.”

DACA’s repeal instilled concern among many influential figures in the U.S. “Let’s be clear: the action taken today isn’t required legally,” said former president Barack Obama.

“It’s a political decision, and a moral question. Whatever concerns or complaints Americans may have about immigration in general, we shouldn’t threaten the future of this group of young people who are here through no fault of their own, who pose no threat, who are not taking away anything from the rest of us.”

DACA was created by Obama in 2012 as a response to the failure of the DREAM act. In addition to granting a two year renewable work permit, this program gave eight hundred thousand Dreamers the opportunity to get out of the shadows, pursue jobs, attend college, and become more productive members of the community.

2015 Riverside graduate and DACA recipient Jose Enamorado, who is now a sophomore at Rochester Institute of Technology, was shocked when he found out that DACA was being repealed.

“I was utterly baffled. I had a bit of trouble realizing the issue at hand, and understanding the decision was

official,” Enamorado said. “The rescission of DACA did not make any sense to me. Aside from the social injustice and frank cruelty of the matter.”

The future of all DACA recipients now rests in the hands of Congress.

The implementation of the rescission was delayed six months to give the US House and Senate time to legislate a new policy for immigrants previously supported by DACA. Enamorado has hope that congress will act accordingly and come up with a solution so that he and 800,000 other dreamers don’t end up vulnerable of being deported.

“If congress fails to legislate a feasible plan to grant lawful status to those with DACA, my best bet is to study as hard as possible and land an internship for the summer where I can ultimately work to receive a permanent offer and seek sponsorship. If I don’t manage to do that, my last resort would to go back to Honduras if I am left with no other option.” he said.

A common misconception is that if an individual in the US is not a citizen, they do not have rights. That is not the case. The minute someone sets foot on US soil, they have just as much of a right under the constitution as any other citizen.

The Trump administration’s decision to end DACA, however, will reduce the rights that DACA students possess, particularly related to work and higher education.

Many private universities have stood out nationwide in support of the dreamers.

Even though DACA was repealed, Duke University President Vincent E. Price remains loyal to his beliefs that everyone deserves to attend college regardless of their immigration status.

“Duke has taken, and will continue to take, steps to support members of the community who may be affected,” said Prince in an article published

on Dukr's website on September 6, “Including: providing resources and guidance to students and employees, and making referrals to legal aid when necessary; maintaining confidentiality of student and employee records to the fullest extent of the law; continuing to meet the full demonstrated financial need for undocumented students; and strongly advocating for a long-term resolution through the DREAM Act and similar efforts.”

The University of Chapel Hill expressed its concern regarding trump’s decision to end DACA in a statement published on Sept 6, by the university leadership, including Chancellor Carol L. Folt.

“We are deeply disappointed and saddened by President Trump’s decision regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This change in federal policy is contrary to our own and Carolina’s heartfelt commitment to all members of our community, and it opens questions and concerns for students, their families, friends and others. While we are uncertain about the effects of yesterday’s decision, we remain fully committed to welcoming and supporting students enrolled in this program.

The issue of DACA now shifts to Congress, and that is where our energy to support Dreamers should be directed. Chancellor Folt yesterday joined leaders from other universities by signing the Association of American Universities (AAU) letter to Congress to enact a permanent legislative solution supporting undocumented students.” The statement said .

On Sept. 25 North Carolina senator Thom Tillis released a new Republican immigration bill. proposal have been proposed by Republican senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and James Lankford from Oklahoma.

This legislation, called “The Succeed Act” and co-sponsored by

Oklahoma senator James Lankford, would create a pathway to citizenship for the dreamers, but it wouldn’t allow them to facilitate any legal status to any close relatives.

“The people who are moving through the green card process are people who’ve gone through the process legally over a period of time,” Tillis said.

“This is a special group of people that we want to provide a solution to, but not necessarily let them expedite the potential admission of other persons,” he said.

In order to be eligible under this proposal act, individuals must have come to the U.S. before June 15 2012, and have been younger than 16 years old.

The Succeed Act would give dreamers a 15 years path to citizenship. First a five-year renewal “conditional permanent residence” status would be granted. After 10 years, they could apply for a formal green card.

Under conditional permanent residence, the Dreamers would have to earn a college degree, serve in the military for at least three years or be consistently employed.

The rescission of DACA did not make any sense to me. Aside from the social injustice and frank cruelty of the matter.

Jose Enamorado, '15

With the country still recuperating from the Charlottesville protests, local officials are working to resolve issues involving Confederate monuments.

Durham School of the Arts recently made a name change to its middle school building that was originally named “The Carr building” after Confederate general Julian S. Carr. Carr, an industrialist and philanthropist who was a pioneering figure in North Carolina development.

Originally a commander and later a general in the United Confederate Veteran army, following the Civil War he joined W.T. Blackwell and Company, one of the most prominent tobacco firms in Durham.

Carr was also an active advocate and supporter for the Democratic Party, as well as a trustee for the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, the school that later became North Carolina Central University.

Students have mixed opinions about the name change.

“It doesn’t really matter,” said Riverside sophomore Chi Infinito.

“It’s just named after someone who played a role in history. “It doesn’t really affect today’s society.”

“I think it’s an appropriate name change,” said Marco Hovey, a former DSA student and current Riverside junior. “I feel like having the confederate name or symbol of it anywhere is a form of intimidation.”

Others believe Durham Public Schools is making a big deal about nothing.

“It’s just the name of a building; it’s not anything special,” sophomore Sydney Pearce said.

DSA senior Izzy Salazar, who is also the editor of , DSA’s student newspaper, says students have kept calm about the name change.

“Either people don’t care or they’re fine with it happening,” said Salazar.

In the past week’s Durham School of the Arts principal David Hawks, has been working with Durham Public Schools’ Superintendent Bert L’Homme and school board member's to change the building’s name.

"The​​ name​ ​is the​ DSA​ Middle​ School​​Building," Hawks wrote in an email to The Pirates' Hook, "per the superintendent and the DPS Board of Education based on my recommendation."

Trump termina con DACA

Por Jose Leonardo Galeas Ochocientos mil jóvenes inmigrantes están ahora en riesgo de ser deportados después de que el gobierno de Trump terminará el 5 de Septiembre el programa de Acción Diferida por Llegadas de infancia (DACA).

“Como Fiscal General es mi deber asegurar que las leyes de los Estados Unidos se cumplan y que se mantenga el orden constitucional”, dijo el Procurador General Jeff Sessions durante la conferencia de prensa del 5 de Septiembre. “Somos un pueblo de compasión y somos un pueblo de ley. Pero no hay nada de compasión con el fracaso en hacer cumplir las leyes de inmigración “.

La recesión de DACA inculcó preocupación entre muchas figuras influyentes en los EE.UU.

Los soñadores mantienen la esperanza de un legalizacion

“Seamos claros: la acción tomada hoy no es legalmente requerida”, dijo el ex presidente Barack Obama. “Es una decisión política y una cuestión moral: cualquier preocupación o queja que los estadounidenses puedan tener sobre la inmigración en general, no debemos amenazar el futuro de este grupo de jóvenes que están aquí sin culpa propia, que no representan una amenaza , que no están quitando nada del resto de nosotros. “ DACA fue creado por Obama en el 2012 como una respuesta al fracaso del Dream Act . Además de otorgar un permiso de trabajo renovable por dos años, este programa brindó a ochocientos mil soñadores la oportunidad de salir de las sombras, buscar trabajo, asistir a la universidad y convertirse en miembros más productivos de la comunidad.

El ex estudiante de Riverside y recipiente de DACA José Enamorado, quien ahora es estudiante de segundo año en el instituto de tecnología Rochester, se sorprendió cuando descubrió que el programa DACA estaba siendo revocado.

“Estaba completamente desconcertado. Tuve un poco de problema para entender que la decisión era oficial “, dijo Enamorado. “La rescisión de DACA no tenía ningún sentido para mí. Aparte de la injusticia social y la franca crueldad del asunto “.

El futuro de todos los recipientes de DACA ahora está en las manos del Congreso. La implementación de la rescisión fue retrasada seis meses para darle a la Cámara de Representantes y al Senado tiempo para legislar una nueva política para los inmigrantes previamente apoyados

por DACA. Enamorado tiene esperanza de que el congreso va a actuar y llegar a una solución para que él y 800,000 otros soñadores no terminan vulnerables a la deportación.

“Si el Congreso no legisla un plan factible para otorgar un estatus legal a los que tienen DACA, mi mejor apuesta es estudiar tan duro como sea posible y conseguir una pasantía para el verano, donde pueda trabajar para recibir una oferta permanente y buscar patrocinio. Si no logro hacerlo, mi último recurso sería regresar a Honduras si no me queda otra opción “, dijo el.

Una idea errónea común es que si un individuo no es un ciudadano estadounidense, no tiene derechos.

Ese no es el caso. En el momento en que alguien pone el pie en territorio estadounidense, tiene los mismos

derecho de la Constitución que cualquier otro ciudadano.

Sin embargo, la decisión de la administración Trump de poner fin a DACA reducirá los derechos que poseen los estudiantes de DACA, particularmente en relación con el trabajo y la educación superior.

Muchas universidades privadas se han destacado en todo el país en apoyo a los soñadores.

Aunque DACA fue revocado, el presidente de la Universidad de Duke, Vincent E. Price, sigue siendo leal a sus creencias de que todos merecen asistir a la universidad independientemente de su estatus migratorio.

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Tough Talk

Despite alarming North Korea threats, students remain positive

By Ricardo Galeas

The threat of nuclear war between the US and North Korea keeps escalating, but Riverside’s current and future soldiers aren’t worried.

“I am not too worried about it,” senior Nate Glenn said, “I guess because in the past a lot of countries have threatened the U.S. I just kind of stack it up to like big talk.”

Nuclear power is now more accessible than it used to be back in the day, so the chances of North Korea having nuclear weapons are very high.

“I believe that they can have the capability of building such a thing but as of right now, not really,” Glenn said.

Some ROTC students believe there are more important and more pressing matters to deal with such as recovering from the hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

“As I look at it North Korea is kind of low on our priority list,” Glenn said.

Senior Samantha Vega Rios believes the United States shouldn’t alarm everyone until there is evidence that North Korea has the

nuclear power to attack the United States. As of now there is no solid proof.

“I think the United States should try to prepare for the worst but also not alarm people,” Vega said. “Because of all the natural disasters that are happening, we are just like trying to get back on

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our feet too as a country, as a whole country.”

Although some Riverside students might think they are ready for war now, there’s no guarantee that they will still feel the same way in the future in case there is war.

“I guess it can be one of those things where we could say yes right now, but when the actual time comes, you are just like yeah I am not ready for this.” Glenn said.

Major Roger Bailey, one of Riverside’s ROTC instructors, does not expect the issue to be resolved peacefully.

“I think eventually it would come to war because the leader of the country is a madman,” Bailey said.“[North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un] has got the weapons and he’s not afraid to use them, even though his country would be wiped off the face of the earth if he does. I hope it doesn’t gets to that. Nobody wants nuclear war.”

“It just depends on who they really rely on, because the United States does have a lot of enemies,” Vega said. “You see us fighting [in the Middle East], so it just could be a possibility of all those countries that we are enemies of could possibly just like get on us.” Vega said.

Even though Vegas is not planning to go into the military after high school, she feels like ROTC has helped her develop some leadership skills and be prepared if she ever needs to get involved in war.

“ROTC is reforming us to be like leaders, and to be prepared for the worst, I guess.” She said. “if it ever comes down to that we don’t really have to freak out.”

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and our country,” Gallow said, “but I believe that he is not truly representing the Carolina community and he should be taken down, but because of all the controversy that the statues have caused on campus I do believe that it is best to remove them and relocate them to a museum.”

Students at Riverside remain on both sides of the debate.

“I like statues. I think they’re a good way to commemorate things that have happened in the past,” said junior Shelby Ung. “It’s unfair to May 2017 Some Charlottesville residents began calling for the removal of a confederate statue in one of the city's parks.

take them down to the people that the statues mean something to.”

“I think the government needs to start stepping in and removing them,” Haynie said. “I don’t think that they should go away completely because people shouldn’t forget that this town has racist history and it’s not something we’re proud of but we can’t just forget it ever happened and hide that part of history, maybe they need to go into a museum and state where the statue stood.”

Regardless of the controversy sur-

August 13 Durham resdients held a vigil to show unity and support with Charlottesville.

August 17 A Robert E. Lee statue located on Duke's campus was vandalized.

August 12 Charlottesville residents protested the statue again but a counter protest was formed by first ammendment advocates, which led to tragedy when a counter-protester ran his car into a crowd of protesters and left several injured and one dead.

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“Duke ha tomado y continuará tomando medidas para apoyar a los miembros de la comunidad que puedan verse afectados”, dijo Prince en un artículo publicado por él, el 6 de septiembre. “Incluyendo: proporcionar recursos y orientación a estudiantes y empleados y remitiendolos a asistencia legal cuando sea necesario; mantener la confidencialidad de los registros de los estudiantes y empleados hasta el máximo alcance de la ley; continuar satisfaciendo la completa necesidad financiera para estudiantes indocumentados; y abogando firmemente por una resolución a largo plazo a través del Dream Act y esfuerzos similares “.

La Universidad de Chapel Hill expresó su preocupación por la decisión de Trump de poner fin a DACA en un comunicado publicado el 6 de septiembre por líderes de la universidad, incluyendo a la canciller Carol L. Folt.

Estamos profundamente decepcionados y entristecidos por la decisión tomada por el presidente Trump con respecto a programa de acción diferida para llegadas de la infancia (DACA).

Este cambio en la política federal es contrario a nuestro sincero compromiso con todos los miembros de nuestra comunidad, y abre preguntas y preocupaciones para los estudiantes, sus familias, amigos y otros. Si bien no estamos seguros de los efectos de la decisión de ayer, seguimos comprometidos a dar la bienvenida y apoyar a los estudiantes inscritos en este programa “.

“El asunto de DACA ahora

pasa al Congreso, y es ahí donde nuestra energía para apoyar a los Soñadores debe ser dirigida. La Canciller Folt se unió a líderes de otras universidades firmando la carta de la Asociación de Universidades Americanas (AAU) pidiendo al Congreso que promulge una solución legislativa permanente que apoye a los estudiantes indocumentados “, dijeron los líderes de UNC en un masaje a su Comunidad universitaria.

El 25 de septiembre, el senador de Carolina del Norte, Thom Tillis, publicó un nuevo proyecto de ley de inmigración republicano. La propuesta ha sido propuesta por el senador republicano Thom Tillis de Carolina del Norte y James Lankford de Oklahoma.

Esta legislación, llamada “The Succeed Act” patrocinada por el senador James Lankford de Oklahoma, esta propuesta crearía un camino para la ciudadanía para los soñadores, pero no les permitiría facilitar ningún estatus legal a ningún pariente cercano.

“Las personas que están pasando por el proceso de la tarjeta verde son personas que han pasado por el proceso legalmente durante un período de tiempo”, dijo Tillis.

“Este es un grupo especial de personas a quienes les queremos ofrecer una solución, pero no necesariamente dejarlos tener el potencial de admitir a otras personas” Para ser elegible bajo esta ley de propuesta, los individuos deben haber llegado a los Estados Unidos antes del 15 de junio de 2012, haber sido menor de 16 años.

La Ley de Succeed Act, daría a los soñadores un camino de 15 años para la ciudadanía; primero se otorgaría una residencia permanente condicional renovable cada cinco años. Después de 10 años, podrían solicitar una tarjeta verde formal.

Bajo la residencia permanente condicional, los Soñadores tendrían que obtener un título universitario, servir en el ejército durante al menos tres años o estar constantemente empleados.

rounding the statues, all sides seem to agree that everyone needs to come together. Overall, many students just want peace.

“One of the most important things is working together,” said Owen.

“Despite the many people who are spreading hatred there are way more people that want to work together, make things peaceful and a safe country for everyone living here because the people fighting for peace are the majority not the minority.”

August 19 Duke's presdient decided to remove the vandalized statue and preserve it so that students could study the universitiy's "complex past."

August 14 A confederate statue was pulled down in Durham outside of the old courthouse by protesters.

August 18 Durham faced KKK threats so a large group of Durham residents gathered in the city center to protest.

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2016 Riverside graduates Pam Gonzalez and Axel Herrera (fair right, front and back) pose with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and other students and activists. They met with Stein to discuss opportunities and support for Dreamers in North Carolina following President Trump's repeal of DACA. • FOTO POR COTESIA DE PAM GONZALEZ

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Evening Academy excites administrators, annoys students

New after school program designed to help students make up work

By Sheenah Nela As of October 3, students with six or more unexcused absences have to attend Riverside’s Evening Academy.

Evening Academy starts at 4pm, directly after school, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The hourlong program will allow students to get the makeup work they’ve missed out on in a specific class or all their classes.

Students who miss school frequently have several issues with the new program. “lf I don’t come to school in the day, when am I gonna come to school in the night?” said sophomore Raniyha Taborn. Taborn believes Evening Academy shouldn’t be a must at Riverside because there are other places holding similar programs, like learning centers or private tutors.

Sophomore Maliyah Wallace

thinks students won’t learn anything anyways because their teachers will not be there to teach them the work they’ve missed. She also worries the students attending Evening Academy will not be racially diverse.

“Ninety nine percent of them are going to be African-American kids, if they don’t come to school in the daytime, what does it look like for

Attendance is two-fold. It’s life skill, and it’s part of life.

Assistant Principal Ashley Stevens

them to come at night?”

Assistant principal Ashley Stevens will be heading this program and is excited to see the effects the afterschool program will have.

"If it's based on our attendance data, I can say that it [the students attending Evening Academy] will be diverse," said Stevens.

“As more students start to value attendance and getting to class we can support students even better," she said.

Stevens believes Evening Academy will get students to start noticing that they don’t have to, or won’t want to, come after school just to get their work. She is also well aware that students may need teacher support to help them understand their assignments or handle difficult content.

Her solution is peer tutoring. National Honor Society members will be volunteering as tutors during the program to help student in a specific

core class or elective.

Stevens wants to change students’ mindsets and help them understand the value of going to class.

“I want them to go to class so I so they can really get the most out of their classes.”

Stevens wants this to be a shortterm goal but have a long-term effect. She hopes to fix attendance issues, understand what students really need support in and relieve some stress from teachers who are making sure students have the work and are getting it done, and then grading it, all while managing their classes.

Ultimately, she wants students to understand and learn how to become accountable for themselves and know that there are people who can help them get the help they need.

“Attendance is two-fold,” Stevens said. “It’s life skill, and it’s part of life.”

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Assistant Principal Ashley Stevens sits alone in the Evening Academy classroom. Even though there are students who have six or more absences, they are not showing up to do makeup work.

The Secret Life of Riverside Teachers

By Sigrid JensenOyaski

It’s always weird to see a teacher outside of school, but the reality is that they spend more hours in this building than many people think.

Many teachers arrive up to an hour and a half before school and leave two hours after the 4:00 bell.

Adding in lunch and planning periods, teachers spend up to five and a half hours at school in addition to their designated time for students.

They are contractually obligated to show up at 8:30 and leave at 4:30 but most work overtime to get everything done.

“We have free time?” joked social studies teacher Alexander Groff.

In addition to teaching history and psychology, Groff is also the literary magazine adviser.

When they aren’t actually teaching, educators run clubs, attend meetings, and spend all of their free time trying to improve the learning experience for their students. English teacher Mira Rahili spends her free time grading papers, tutoring students, preparing for the next unit, and attending all kinds of meetings.

Rahili comes to school before 7:30 every morning and routinely stays after 6:00, making her school day almost eleven hours.

“On the old schedule I could get my work done after school,” said Rahili. “Now I make up for it by coming in early. It’s harder to get everything done in a timely fashion on the new schedule, especially being an English teacher with many essays to grade.”

Quite a few teachers don’t like the change in schedule from 7:302:30, to 9:00-4:00. Teachers still stayed until 5:30 or 6:00 on the old schedule but that would equate to 7:30 or 8pm now.

Theatre arts teacher Monique Taylor’s free time is spent planning and preparing for the school play or musical, depending on the season.

“The reality is there is never enough time,” said Taylor. “You just do the best you can.”

Governer Cooper visits Riverside Governer, First Lady promote free breakfast, meet with students

By Zoe Ashe-Jones According to senior Sena Zadeh, Governor Roy Cooper rocks.

Zadeh met Cooper on Friday, September 8 when he visited visited Riverside to promote his free breakfast initiative and No Kid Hungry (NKH), an organization working to provide kids in need with healthy food and

give their parents resources to make nutritious meals for their children.

“We talked about why I like engineering and why I decided to go into the engineering department,” said Zadeh.

While many schools offer free breakfast, Riverside’s program is unique because of how many students it provides breakfast for on a

daily basis.

“Governor Cooper and First Lady Kristen Cooper visited Riverside to observe how Durham Public Schools universal free breakfast program works in a comprehensive high school,” said principal Tonya Williams.

“Statistics show young people who eat breakfast do better on tests,” said

Cooper. “They are more focused, and they perform better. For kids who don’t eat breakfast at home, when they arrive at school it’s the perfect time to eat breakfast.”

Studies have shown that children who eat breakfast at school actually do better than children who eat breakfast at home, or don’t eat breakfast at all.

According to the Food Research and Action Center, students who eat breakfast perform 17.5% better on standardized math tests and attend 1.5 more days of school per year.

This has long-term effects, as children who attend class more recently are more likely to graduate and make more money than high school dropouts, according to nohungrykidnc. org.

Cooper spoke to the cafeteria staff and students about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast.

He also got a chance to meet with engineering students.

“The wide array of opportunities and careers for engineering students is amazing,” said Cooper.

“He mostly talked about how excited he was about how many females were there for the engineering program,” said sophomore Haley Carpenter. “He said we should stick with it because there are good jobs out there and the engineering field needs more women.”

Two years from now, Cooper hopes North Carolina will be top ten in the nation for education.

“I want to invest in early childhood education because kids who are in school before pre kindergarten perform better,” said Cooper. “I also want to increase teacher pay.”

Governer Cooper poses for a picture with Makayla McFadden in the cafeteria after touring the engineering hall. Cooper visited to see Riverside's free breakfast program in action and also toured the engineering classrooms.

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Charles Carter deja Riverside Subdirector accepta la misma posicion en la secundaria Paige.

Por Talitha Maxwell

New to you, old to some, It has a different effect this time Released on September 8, 2017 It, inspired by the novel that was written by Stephen King, was one of the most anticipated movies of the year. After seeing the movie a total of three times I can say, without a doubt, that it deserves a rating of 8.5/10.

It tells the tale of a band of friends called “The Losers” that fights a mystical, terrifying being known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, or It. Pennywise the Dancing Clown is a terrible being, as old as time itself, that feeds on the fear of people. It wakes from its slumber every 27 years to feed for a year and then hibernate again. However, this year he wasn’t expecting a band of children to fight against his reign of terror.

Played by Bill Skarsgård, Pennywise gets a whole new look that, in turn, brings a whole new scare.

Instead of being the same old generic clown, the creators of 2017’s It went for an impish and sinister look. Skarsgård plays the character beautifully by being undeniably ominous yet playful throughout the movie.

Skarsgård was not the only amaz-

duro con él en la escuela secundaria que en la escuela primaria, pero eso

Hay mucho menos dulces en los pasillos de Riverside en estos días.

El subdirector Charles Carter tomó un nuevo trabajo en Paige High School en Greensboro, Carolina del Norte. Su último día en Riverside fue el viernes 29 de septiembre.

“Extrañaré las relaciones duraderas de la comunidad”, dijo Carter. “He tenido la suerte de ver a los estudiantes crecer de primaria a secundaria."

Carter tomó el nuevo trano lastimo su relación. Le gustaba la bajo porque él desea llegar a manera en que Carter le escuchaba. s e r d i re c t o r e n u n f u t u ro .

“Voy a estar solo”, dijo Gooden.

“Voy a tener el mismo trabajo [en Gooden dijo que no puede ir a Paige High School], pero nuevas otros administradores porque no lo oportunidades”, dijo Carter. “Es conocen personalmente como Carter. un nuevo comienzo y una nueva “Fue muy indulgente conmigo”, oportunidad de ejercer en un nuevo dijo Gooden, “y me habló de la distrito. Espero que conduzca a situación. Estoy enojado porque el futuras oportunidades para ser un señor Carter no me habló de irse. director."

Carter tiene dos hijas y un hijo.

Hay otros cuatro subdirectores y Su hija mayor tiene dieciséis años, la interna administrativa Brittany su hija menor tiene seis años y su Chambers, pero la directora Tonya hijo tiene nueve años. Además de su Williams sabe que Riverside no es lo trabajo como educador, está en las mismo sin Carter.

Reservas del Ejército y pasó tiempo “Cuando no tenemos una persoen Afganistán como soldado. Cuando na, afecta a todo el equipo”, dijo la no está trabajando, le gusta pasar directora Tonya Williams.

“Todos ing actor in the movie. Finn Wolfhard, tiempo con su familia. tenemos que asumir más trabajo who plays Richie, one of the seven hasta que contratamos a un nuevo Translado por Jose L. Galeas children in “The Losers,” is also known for his participation in the series, Stranger Things. We all have that friend who is always cracking jokes and talking nonstop; Richie is that person, and is superbly portrayed

by Wolfhard.

Due to the amount of hype the movie got it’s no wonder that It was number one for two weeks straight and earned $189.1 million at the box office.

Although listed as a horror movie, I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as one. To me it is more of a thriller that has a couple good jump scares. Even though jump scares can bring you a sudden jolt of adrenaline and activate your fight or flight response, they are sudden and fade as quickly as they came, and are terrible at being scary.

In my opinion It is more of a creepy movie rather than scary.

Even though the scare factor isn’t all there the entire movie It still holds up as a well-put-together movie.

Celebrate the twenty-seventh anniAssistente de director Charles Carter posa con studiantes despues de "The Color Run" del 2016. Carter versary of the original by checking • FOTO POR COTESIA DE JESSICA FRIEDLANDER espera ser director algun dia. it out in theaters this week.

IT is totally worth the thrill

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subdirector”. Williams también extrañara la energía positiva de Carter.

“Siempre estuvo á la disposición de todos”, dijo Williams, “si necesitabas algo, él estaba ahí para ti, y todos estamos tratando de llenar ese vacío”.

Aunque Riverside tendrá un nuevo subdirector, muchos estudiantes sienten que Carter es insustituible.

“Da dulces”, dijo el estudiante de tercer año Janae Howell, “y si alguien tiene problemas podría resolverlos dependiendo de la gravedad de el problema”.

Carter era famoso por dar a los estudiantes dulces, incluso cuando los escoltaba a ISS. “No va a ser lo mismo [sin él]”, dijo el estudiante de tercer año Curtis Powell. “Señor, Carter Siempre estaba cuidándome.

Carter fue un subdirector en la Escuela Primaria W.G. Pearson a principios de su carrera. Se convirtió en administrador en Riverside en 2012, y varios estudiantes trabajaron con él en ambas escuelas.

“Señor, Carter es el mero, mero”, dijo el estudiante de último año Josh Gooden, que ha conocido a Carter desde que era un estudiante de tercer grado en W.G. Pearson. “Él es como una figura paternal en la escuela para mí. Me tomó bajo su ala.

Gooden dijo que Carter era más

Must see TV Walking Dead, Stranger Things headline fall's newest seasons

By Divaldo Santos

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The eighth season of The Walking Dead promises a war between the main factions, putting the three main communities - Alexandria, The Hilltop and the Kingdom against the big hostile group called The Savior.

After the first season ended with Mike, Dustin and Lucas finding their friend and losing one as well, the second season seems to pick up a couple months after the first. Keep your eyes peeled for the October 27 release date.

Next up is a popular DC superhero, The Flash. The last 3 seasons have been a struggle for the main character, Barry Allen, to protect his home city and friends. He regularly has to fight his minor villains from the comics, but every season has a menacing big bad, too.

Season 3 ended after Barry left into the Speed Force in order to save his world from a confusing paradox that was destroying the planet. Season 4 is due to come back on screens on October 10, picking up just a couple months after Season 3.

Last but not least is the highly anticipated Netflix original about Marvel’s The Punisher. After first being introduced within Marvel Netflix series, Daredevil, main character Frank Castle proved his worth with graphic fight scenes, such as when he faced and killed 10 prisoners at once by himself in a failed attempt by another Marvel villain, Kingpin, to get him killed.

The first trailer came out on Sept.

20 featuring everything expected from The Punisher: action, a classic Metallica song and characters fans will recognize and love.

Él es como una figura paternal en la escuela para mí.

Josh Gooden

Upcoming RHS Performances Chorus: 11/9 and 12/19 at 7 pm

Band: 11/16 at 7pm

Dance: 12/15 and 12/16 at 7pm

Theatre Showcase: 1/5 at 7pm

Tri-M Talent Show: 2/15 7pm

The Bad Seed: 11/30, 12/1, and 12/2 at 7pm

Black History Program: 2/22

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Athlete Spotlight:

Ethan Crichlow

By Lucas Krieg To some, soccer is merely a sport, but to others soccer is a passion and a lifestyle that brings people together to compete for glory.

Ethan Crichlow, a senior varsity soccer player, has found a love and passion for the game that is hard to match.

“Soccer is everything, I’ve been playing it all my life and I want to play the next level, and maybe one day play professionally,” Crichlow said.

Last year was a breakout season for Crichlow as he scored 10 goals and had 11 assists in 23 games, and this year he has played center mid, while still accumulating 1 goal and 2 assists through 13 games.

Balancing school and Soccer is not easy, though. He knows the importance of grades and has worked throughout high school to put academics before soccer.

“My parents have encouraged academics first,” Crichlow said, “They were student athletes as well so they can relate.”

Hoping to compete at the college level, Crichlow is currently being recruited by Eastern University in Pennsylvania, and also has his eyes on UNC Greensboro and UNC Charlotte.

The team is 4-8-1 at the time of publication, and Crichlow thinks they will finish strong if they work together.

“We have to know each other so we can connect and improve our chemistry,” he said, “We need to play more as a team than as individuals.”

Riverside’s varsity soccer coach, Eric Long, appreciates Crichlow’s skills and leading ability.

“Ethan has an infectious personality. He works hard at practice and is always trying to get better,” Long said, “He is definitely one of our team leaders. He’s a very skilled player and makes those around him better.”

This season in particular is different from others. Riverside has switched conferences, and the schedule has become harder with teams like Green Hope and Panther Creek looking to intimidate Riverside.

“It’s going to be a lot more challenging, but hopefully we make it to the playoffs,” Crichlow said.

Pirates' Hookok

U.S. Soccer: Does anyone care?

United States soccer is on the rise, but Riverside's population isn't interested

By Zach Krause On Tuesday night the fate of the United States Men’s National Soccer Team was decided. We now know if they will be attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But does anyone even care?

Here at Riverside, apparently not.

In a survey conducted in Riverside High School, 74 percent of responders said they didn’t care about the team. However, 50 percent said they do watch soccer either live or on TV. This suggests many students do watch soccer, just not the U.S. team.

This lack of support for the team is almost certainly impacting their performances. In the 2014 World Cup the team started the tournament by beating Ghana 2-1, in a match that most experts ruled the U.S. out of before it even started.

After that win, the U.S. played Portugal, and the game had over 18 million viewers. This is the most watched USMNT game in history. The team

outplayed a far more talented opponent, and would have won if not for a last minute equalizer.

With the support of the fans the USMNT almost beat one of the world’s best international soccer teams, and went on to have one of the most successful world cup runs in the history of the team, so support can make the difference.

The question is, why don’t people care about the team? The answer seems to be that at the moment, they aren't good enough to care about.

“We aren’t good relative to other countries,” said senior Lucas Coker.

“If we were better we would have more support.”

Lucas’s opinion seems to be a popular

one, as several others said the same thing. Some people opt to support for their native home country instead of the U.S., because they perform better. One example of this is senior Riverside senior Eric Garcia who supports Mexico instead of the U.S. This is a tricky situation for the U.S. to be in, since they perform better when people support them, but no one wants to since they don’t consistently win games.

Riverside soccer coach Eric Long also thinks that with more success will come more support.

“I think if they held the games all over the U.S. instead of just in the Northeast they would get more

support from that, too,” Long said.

Long also believes the MLS, which is the U.S. professional domestic league, is doing well and can help increase people’s fondness for soccer in the U.S. Another possible reason for the lack of U.S. soccer fans is that Americans prefer to watch other sports.

Currently, even regular season NFL games average more viewers than the U.S. vs. Portugal game. For example, the Dallas Cowboys- Denver Broncos game that took place at 4 p.m. during week two of the NFL season got almost 8 million more viewers than the U.S. vs. Portugal game.

Many students did not grow up watching soccer, and find it slower than popular American sports like football and basketball.

“I prefer watching basketball over soccer because it’s faster paced, and more action-packed,” said Riverside senior Carlos Rodriguez.

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A alguien le importa el futbol en U.S.A? El equipo de futbol de los estados unidos la han tenido dificil para clasificar a la copa mundial, pero la poblacion de Riverside no estan interesados.

Por Zach Krause

Anoche se decidió el futuro de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol Masculino de los Estados Unidos.

Ahora sabemos sí el equipo asistirá a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2018.

Pero en realidad a nadie le importa. Aquí en Riverside, aparentemente no. En una encuesta realizada en la escuela secundaria Riverside, el 74 por ciento de los que respondieron dijeron que no les importaba el equipo. Sin embargo, el 50 por ciento dijeron que ve el fútbol en directo o en la televisión.

Esto sugiere que casi el 25 por ciento ve fútbol en general, pero no al equipo de los Estados Unidos.

Esta falta de apoyo hacia el equipo es casi seguro que impacta su desempeño . En la Copa Mundial de 2014, el equipo comenzó el torneo venciendo a Ghana por 2-1, en un partido que la mayoría de los expertos descartaron la victoria de los Estados Unidos antes de que siquiera comenzara. Después de esa victoria, los Estados Unidos jugaron Portugal, y el partido tuvo más de 18 millones de espectadores. Este es el partido mayormente visto en la historia de la selección Estadounidense . El equipo superó

a un oponente mucho más talentoso, y habría ganado si no hubiera sido por un empate al último minuto.

Con el apoyo de los aficionados, la selección estadounidense casi venció a uno de los mejores equipos de fútbol del mundo y pasó a tener

La opinión de Lucas parece ser una de las más populares,ya que varios otros dijeron lo mismo. Algunas personas optan por apoyar a su país de origen, en lugar de a los Estados Unidos, porque tienen un mejor desempeño. Un ejemplo de

lugar de solo en el noreste, recibieron más apoyo de eso," dijo Long.

Long también cree que la MLS, cuál es la liga nacional profesional de los Estados Unidos, se está desempeñando bien y puede ayudar a aumentar la afición del fútbol en los Estados Unidos.Otra razón posible de la falta de aficionados al fútbol es porque los Americanos prefieren ver otros deportes. En la actualidad, los partidos de la temporada regular de la NFL promediaron más espectadores que el juego entre Estados Unidos y Portugal. Por ejemplo, el juego de los Dallas Cowboys contra los Denver Broncos que era a las 4 p.m. durante la semana dos de la temporada de la NFL consiguió casi esto es el estudiante de último año 8 millones de espectadores más que Eric Garcia quién apoya a México en el juego de Estados Unidos contra lugar de los Estados Unidos. Esta es Portugal. una situación difícil para los Estados Muchos estudiantes no crecieron Unidos, ya que tienen un mejor de- viendo el fútbol, y lo encuentran más sempeño cuando la gente los apoya, lento que los deportes populares en pero nadie quiere porque el equipo los Estados Unidos como el fútbol no siempre gana los partidos. americano y el baloncesto.

El entrenador del equipo de fútbol “Prefiero ver el baloncesto más de Riverside, Eric Long también que el fútbol porque es más rápido y piensa que con más éxito vendrá más lleno de acción," dijo el estudimás apoyo. ante de último año Carlos Rodriguez.

“Creo que si celebraran los partidos en todo los Estados Unidos en Traducido por Estefany Fuentes Gutierrez

Si fuéramos mejor tendríamos más apoyo Lucas Coker, estudiante de ultimo grado una de las temporadas más exitosas de la copa del mundo en la historia del equipo, esto demuestra que el apoyo puede marcar una diferencia.

La pregunta es, porque la gente no se preocupa por el equipo? La respuesta por el momento parece ser que el equipo no es lo suficientemente bueno para preocuparnos.

“No somos tan buenos comparados a otros países," dijo el estudiante de último año Lucas Coker. “Si fuéramos mejor tendríamos más apoyo."

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October 2017

Sports

PAC-6 beomes TRI-6

Riverside sports teams face Wake County schools, tough competition in new conference

By Elijah King

Jakes, thinks that will be difficult.

“The new conference will be Riverside athletics changed from harder because the teams are larger the Pac-6 conference to the Tri-6 and more competitive,” Jakes this year, and athletes have mixed said. opinions about it.

The Pirates join Athens Drive, Panther Creek, Green Hope, Jordan, and Cary High School in Tri-6, making some of the best rivalry games, like Riverside vs.

Northern, out of conference.

While Riverside joined the Tri-6 conference to create an athletic conference full of 4A schools, former PAC-6 rivals like Northern and Hillside now play in the Big Eight conference, which is made up of smaller 3A schools.

Some coaches see the change as a fresh start for Riverside’s teams, like head football coach Cory Lea. “[The conference change] is a chance to reshape our image and our sense of respectability as far as conference play and competing in the playoffs and to compete in conference championships,” Lea said.

Others, like sophomore soccer player Benjamin

Mens Soccer

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SPORTS BRIEFS

The men’s soccer team has started the season off with a record of 4-8-1.

The team has had a tough start to the year, playing a lot of hard competition, and it won’t get easier as they begin conference play.

"The conference is much tougher than last years,” senior Adam Caves said.

Despite the tough start, Caves thinks the team could win at least two more games. He feels the team has gotten better than in past years and they have a bright future.

The men’s JV soccer team has had a good season so far with a record of 6-1-3, getting off to a great start.

The next home game for both Varsity and JV is on October 16 against Jordan High School. The Pirates will celebrate Senior Night on Oct. 26 when they take on Athens Drive.

By Luis Apolonio

Many of Riverside’s athletic programs have struggled with low participation, lack of access to facilities, and even academic eligibility. sophomore Gia Brooks says that the new conference will amplify these issues.

“It will definitely be harder because all the other schools have better access to resources and when you have better resources you do better,” said Brooks.

“I want to make sure that riverside students section is on par with Wake County student section," said Principle Tonya Williams, "Then everyone knows we have Riverside pride. Roll Pirates Roll!”

One common criticism students and coaches share is the fact that Riverside no longer play teams in Durham. Jordan High School is the only other Durham school in the Tri-6 Conference. ”The bad part of it is you always wanna play teams in your city, you always want a chance to win your city, the rivalry thing,” Lea said.

Women's Tennis

The team finished fourth in the conference, and concluded their season Riverside’s women’s tennis team on Monday at the conference meet. finished the season with a record of 7-8.

By Zach Krause The team performed well, considering their tough conference according to senior captain Janae Andrews.

“This is about what we were expecting because the new conference The field hockey team won their has some of the best tennis teams," first game in two years last Thursday, said Andrews. "We did surprisingly defeating Jordan High School 2-1 in well considering our competition.” double overtime, now with a record The team had big wins which proof 1-8 on the season. vided morale boosts and proved that Jordan started the scoring in the they can dominate their opponents. first half, but Riverside equalized “I would consider this season a late in the second, with a goal from success because even though we senior Aria Oliver, assisted by junior didn’t have the best record," said Molly Woods.

Andrews. "We had a lot of beginners The first overtime ended scoreless, on the team this year and they made but the Lady Pirates forced a penalty a lot of progress.” stroke in the second, and junior Ally Head coach Steven Rochkind, Nichting finished off the game by considers this season a successful burying the shot in the bottom left rebuilding year and wants the team corner. to play even better next season. “[Winning] was overwhelming,” “Our goal for next season should be said junior attacker Zoe Tallmadge, to try and get third in the conference,” “It was the best feeling ever.” said Andrews.

Field Hockey

The field hockey team will cap off the season at Chapel Hill on October 17, looking for their second win of the season.

By Joe Laird

Cross Country The cross country team thanked their seniors in style on October 6, beating Northern on Riverside's senior night.

Assistant Coach Hana Baskin is proud of her team.

“They’re improving a lot," Baskin said. "We have a lot of newer runners, as in freshmen and also people who are new to running completely, and they are really putting in a lot of dedication.”

Baskin thinks that the team atmosphere has improved from last year.

She also believes that the team has a lot of leaders, including senior Allen Stockburger.

By Jordan Macmillan

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Seniors Lewis Reo and Alejandro Rabadan listen as Coach Hugh Macmillan assesses the situation at half time. The soccer team's next game is against Jordan on October 16, as they look to turn around their season in the coming weeks.

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Guest Column

Small but powerful

By Sarah Bell

I want all of our teams to win. I want all of our athletes to meet their highest goals. For some, that means making the team. For others, that means winning a state championship.

For others, that means earning a Division I athletic scholarship and playing on television. I find myself paying close attention to our athlete’s development as they progress from freshman to seniors.

As a high school athletic trainer, it is my job to prevent, treat, and rehabilitate injuries that occur during athletic contests at our school. As part of that job, I attend every football practice and game from June to November.

During this time, I am able to witness and assess many things. I witness extreme talent, muscular builds, exceptional work ethic, God-given height, politeness, and punctuality. I unfortunately also witness inability to grasp movement concepts, poor muscle tone, apathy, 4’11” freshman, rudeness, and chronic tardiness.

Although I want all of our athletes to reach their goals, I often find myself rooting the hardest for those individuals that possess strong work ethic, promptness, and politeness.

Regardless of athletic ability, it is the athletes that never stop working and possess the best attitudes that I enjoy being around the most. My college softball coach would always tell us to, “Control the controllables.” I have since then found myself repeating that phrase to athletes as well as truly believing it myself. Athletes cannot control their height, hand size, or natural athletic ability, but they can absolutely control their work ethic and attitude.

It is this focus on “the controllables” that keeps me paying attention to Janore Peaks. Janore is a 5’2” wide receiver on the Junior Varsity football team. If you were to attend a football practice, you would not hear his name yelled often. This is not because he doesn’t get playing time, but because he very rarely messes up. Often in practice, the names you hear yelled by coaches are those that are being reprimanded. Although Janore is one of the shortest and smallest players on the team, he doesn’t let that affect his ability to succeed on and off the field. Janore runs the most precise routes out of any wide receiver in the football program. Although he uses this to his advantage on the field to evade defenders, he is also tough and able to compete with athletes in the air to capture the 50/50 ball.

After not practicing defense for over a year, during a game, the coaches randomly put him on defense because his teammates were not getting the job done, and he performed flawlessly.

He has also earned a spot to play on Friday nights because of how perfectly he knows the playbook. He knows it better than about 1/3 of the Varsity team.

Every time I see Janore do something awesome, I purposefully try to hype it up. I make it a point to talk about his successes to the athletes that stand an entire foot taller, can jump higher, and can run faster. How can he get the job done when they cannot? Why can he always be early to practice, run hard during conditioning, and look adults in the eye when being spoken to? It’s because size doesn’t matter. The phrase sounds entirely cliché, but it is completely true. Janore should sit at the back of the depth chart, but because of his work ethic he stands tall at the front.

I am excited to see what the future holds for Janore and his teammates as they grow on and off the field.

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Pirates' Hookok

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Science teacher Emma Refvem and her friends dressed up as Ghostbusters in 2016. Many Riverside teachers still dress up for Halloween.

Ghosts, candy thieves and cross-dressers Riverside teachers share crazy Halloween stories

By Llahir Soto-Luna Watch out for Riverside teachers this Halloween, for they are dressed up and ready to party.

Unlike most adults who sit and hand candy out during Halloween, many on the Pirate staff actively participate and dress up, with or without children of their own.

“When I was little, my craziest Halloween experience was a man who didn’t like giving out candy,” said orchestra teacher Sara Moore.

“He would leave a bucket of candy outside and I took handfuls of candy.”

Moore is also proud of her ability to use school supplies to look scary.

“I made a costume using materials found in Riverside,” said Moore.

“The tech theater teacher did my makeup and I borrowed the theater room’s ghost costume.”

“One of my craziest Halloween experiences was when my friends and I made a haunted house and scared people,” said science teacher Emma Refvem.

It’s a good thing Refvem didn’t see Moore’s ghost costume. Had they crossed paths Trick or Treating last year there may have been an issue.

My craziest costume was a Ghostbuster costume I built myself.

Science teacher Emma Revfem

“My craziest costume was a Ghostbuster costume I built myself,” Refvem said. “I put wires in it to make it look official” Media center specialist Kate Mester is new to Riverside this year, but no stranger to Halloween.

“My craziest Halloween experience was when I was in rural Illinois,” Mester said. “My two brothers and I were riding a bike and my youngest brother, Luke, fell off the bike and bit the tip of his tongue off.

"We had to go to the ER and get his tongue stitched back together. While we were at the hospital, my brother

Kurt took two trash bags full of the neighbor’s candy.”

For CTE teacher Eric Wilson, Halloween is always a family affair.

“Once, I dressed up as my wife,” said Wilson. “She teaches at Riverside too, as a foods teacher. That was my craziest experience and craziest costume.”

Wilson said dressing up as his wife was a one-time thing. This year he plans on taking his kids Trick or Treating, dressed up as a dad taking his kids around the neighborhood on Tuesday, October 31.

New Pirate teachers join the ship

By Mair Famet, Talitha Maxwell and Estefany Fuentes

Catina Jones

Courses: math, CTE Hometown: Rockingham, NC Last school: None Fun fact: Loves going to her son's football games

Nicholas Flippen

Course: EC MU Hometown: Mulberry, NC Last school: Forest View elementary Fun fact: Loves dogs and the movie Secret Life of Pets

Kirsten Steele

Course: English 2 and creative writing Hometown: Creedmoor, NC Last school: none Fun fact: The closest she’ll get to a horror film is Law & Order: SVU.

Elizabeth Moreno

Courses:ESL Hometown:Durham, NC Last school:Githens Middle School Fun fact: Loves the vibe, the kids and the teachers at Riverside

Scott Rodgers

Course: math 2 and discrete math Hometown: Raleigh, NC Last school: none Fun fact: Hit a million-dollar home with a golf ball when working at a country club.

Linda Fajardo

Hometown:San Antonio, Texas Courses: world history Last school: Davie, FL Fun Fact: Is a huge history nerd • PHOTOS BY MAIR FAMET