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La Jolla High School 750 Nautilus Street La Jolla 92037
Volume LXXXVIV Issue 5-March 13, 2015
By Ana Gimber Staff Writer
Most of the state-owned parks in San Diego County operated at a
loss in the 2014 fiscal year and ac-cording to a new finan-cial
report, seven of those parks were more than a million dollars in
debt. The California State Park System has been under fire in
recent years for fi-nancial mismanagement. A transition team that
is part of the department is charged with changing the way it does
business. A September 2013 state audit found that the park systems
financ-es were in disarray, with local park districts waiting
months to receive their cut of the an-nual budget. Governor Jerry
Browns administration wants the departments 280 parks to generate
more revenue and become less reliant on state funding. The
department also estimates it has $1 bil-lion in deferred
maintenance needs. In January, Gov. Brown pledged $20 million
toward
that end. The park system oper-ated 274 of its 280 parks at a
loss last year. The gap between what parks earned and what was
spent to operate the parks was
more than $300 million state-wide. In total, the state park
system brought in $114 million in revenue last year, compared to
expenditures of $445 million. Richard Conn, the president of the
San Diego Parks Asso-ciation said, Overnight cabin rentals could be
a big source of revenues for the park, but as with parking and
admis-sions fees, it will be a delicate balancing act for the
state. He
added, At a time [when] its trying to make the park sys-tem more
financially viable, the state also wants to make the park system
more ac-
cessible and affordable for underserved communities. Outside
marketing ex-pertise could help the state set the right price
points to reach its goals. The systems deferred maintenance needs
will be a lingering issue, and the state is eager to identify and
raise additional funding streams outside what the state can
collect. The department must maintain thousands of
historic buildings and objects, archaeological sites, trails,
and campsites, according to a Parks Forward report. Today, the
department does not have
sufficient funds for its ongoing maintenance let alone the
backlog of deferred maintenance projects and capital outlay
projects. In the past, bond funds have paid for capital proj-ects,
but those funds will be spent before the end of the decade. Peter
Jensen, presi-dent of the Torrey Pines Association said,...its
expensive to have parks and there isnt enough tax revenue
allocated
for it. In line with Parks For-wards recommendations, the state
plans to develop a net-work of nonprofit partners to help shore up
funding gaps, in-cluding Parks California, a yet-to-be formed
nonprofit that is expected to collect and distrib-ute funds from
government programs and private donors. The debt is huge and hard
to re-cover from but hopefully fund-raisers will help bridge the
gap.
STATE PARKS IN DEBT OPINIONS:Lack of Cultural Representation
SPORTS:Committed
Athletes
STUDENT FOCUS:WheresPenny?
FEATURES:Little Libraries
Around LJ
A&E:Film
Indoctrinated
The Global Leadership Con-nection in San Diego is an an-nual
event that nominates ju-niors from schools around San Diego to
participate in the pro-gram where they interact with various
juniors in the area, learn about leadership and self-confi-dence,
and apply to win schol-arships. This year, junior Lyd-ia Samuel
from La Jolla High School won the Jamie Harder Scholarship as
Female Youth Leader of San Diego, the highest award honored at the
program. This year, La Jolla High School sent 24 nominated students
to the program. When Samuel first heard of the program and de-cided
to attend the program she said she didnt expect anything going into
it. Going through the two seminars, Lydia thought the program was a
lot of fun with
all of the activities and games we did and meeting new people
from other schools. Her favorite speaker was Dr. Jeffery Rutgard, a
La Jol-lan who is the only interna-tional humanitarian
oph-thalmologist in the world. Samuel said, he helps the blind who
cant afford the eye surgery they need, and thats what I want to do
and [is] my goal in life. Going through the program, one of the
main aspects is to also try and win a scholarship giv-en by the
program directors. There was an applica-tion and interview process
that every student needed to undergo in order to be el-igible to
win a scholarship. Samuel said she thought she wouldnt win
anything. I was
just excited that I was actually chosen to be a part of the
pro-gram. On the day of the award ceremony, though, Samuel was
called upon as the winner of the Jamie Harder Scholar-ship,
receiving a $500 schol-arship to the college where she will attend
and a two week paid vacation to Washington, DC, to go through the
GLC experience and visit many sites and attractions that the
nations capital has to offer. Asking Carole Harder, the executive
director of Glob-al Leadership Connection, about Lydia Samuel and
how she was chosen to win the Ja-mie Harder scholarship, she said,
Lydia [Samuel] had high scores on her application and interview.
Her volunteer work over seas was very outstand-
La Jolla High Junior Wins Jamie Harder Scholarship
By Andrea AlbanezStaff Writer
UPDATE
its expensive to have parks and there isnt enough taxrevenue
allocated for it
SPIRIT
Hey Vikes, Happy March! Last month we had Red Ribbon Week, ASB
Ball, and Dodgeball. Thanks to everyone that came out and played
and also to every-one who came to watch. This year The Smurfs won
the boys bracket and Mafia 2.0 won the girls bracket. This com-ing
month we have Senior Vs. Faculty on the 13th. Buy your ticket
Monday- Thursday for $3 and for $5 on Friday. The game will be
during 5th peri-od in the big gym. Also com-ing up is Airband so be
sure to talk to your class officers about getting involved. Airband
will be after Spring Break on April 9th. Have a great month Vikes
and happy Spring!
Sincerely,Zoe RashidASB President
ing. During the Leadership Conference she was polite, positive,
and caring. She was friendly and kind to other stu-dents and to the
adults in the room. She was very enthusi-astic and appreciative. In
ad-dition, Samuel is on the var-sity track and field team and has
her own business of sell-ing her own jewelry that she doesnt use
anymore, which she started two years ago. With over 80 other
students from nine different schools in the San Diego area
apply-ing for the scholarship that she received, Lydia Samuel
winning the scholarship is a huge honor for the school, It is a
great opportunity for her and shows how she is a stand out student
and young adult in the San Diego community.
Photo Courtesy of Jordan Bowman
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March 13, 2015OPINIONSHi-Tide 2Hi- Tide
The La Jolla High School
Editors-in-ChiefJordan BowmanZoe Hildebrand
Isabel MelvinNews EditorsJeanine ErikatNessie Navarro
Opinions EditorsSara Espinosa
Kaitlin Wheeler
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By Lauren RobbinsStaff Writer
When it comes to using the restroom, everyone has had their fair
share of embarrass-ing stories as well as times when they simply
werent al-lowed to use the restroom, which has led to less than
comfortable circumstances. Here at La Jolla High, some teachers
have a system in place that allows students to only leave class to
use the restroom four or five times a semester. If all or some of
the passes are left over at the end of the semester, the student is
rewarded with extra credit (up to one percent added to the overall
grade). This potty system is ab-solutely ridiculous. Teachers
should not be allowed to con-trol how often students are able to
use the restroom. The main purpose of these passes is to limit the
time in which students miss instructional minutes and to stop
students from abusing the restroom passes. These types of
poli-cies, however, punish students. As a student in two
consec-utive classes that have limited restroom passes, I am
dis-
Drinking Age Controversy
By Mary DentzStaff Writer
Its July 17, 1984. President Ronald Reagan signs the Na-tional
Minimum Drinking Age Act. It is a law that enforc-es states to
raise the drinking age to 21 or withstand a ten percent cut from
their feder-al highway funding. The USA has had a roller coaster of
an experience with its legislation concerning the drinking age.
Most states have always had a drinking age of 21. The big exception
was during Prohi-bition, when alcohol became illegal and no one in
the USA, no matter what their age, was allowed to drink. Then came
the good old 60s. Along with the increase in student activ-ism
against the Vietnam War, the voting age was decreased from 21 to
18. A few states lowered their drinking ages to 18, but during the
fateful year of 1984, Reagan solidified things to what they are
today. I have returned from Spain as a foreign exchange student
where, as an 18-year-old, I was completely free and not pros-ecuted
for drinking alcohol. There are some comparisons to be made between
Europe and the USA that I came to
notice which perplexed me. A citizen of this country must be
over 21 in order to pur-chase or consume alcohol. Physiologically
speaking, the human body does not devel-op completely into an adult
until 21 years of age. Yet the USA says that you are an adult and
may vote and even die for your country at 18; that at 18 you are
just close enough to being, mentally and physical-ly, prepared to
kill someone... but not old enough to drink? That is just too odd.
The law says you must be at least 18 to be licensed to drive;
how-ever, here in our fair state of California, a child of a mere
15 and years of age can be-gin to drive. In Spain, there is no fear
of underage drinking because few people abuse it. Its like when
someone tells you not to do something: you are more likely to do it
out of spite. This begs the question, on a scale of importance to
the American public: do we con-sider driving less dangerous than
going to war, and war less dangerous than drinking? It may seem a
little redun-dant when you look at it, but it doesnt mean that the
USA has to be as unaware of these truths as we may seem.
couraged to use the restroom when I need to go because, who
knows, maybe I will need that extra one percent at the end of the
semester. Because of this possible need, I am forced to lower my
water in-take during these periods so that I wont have to use the
restroom and waste a pass. Lets be real here. If I wont use my
passes because I want insurance for my grade, and yet I really need
to use the restroom, Im going to be fo-cusing on how much I need to
go instead of what I am sup-posed to be learning in class. I have
to deal with this every-day, and I feel that it is wrong to make a
student choose be-tween their health and their grade. One percent
can make a difference between two let-ter grades. If a teacher
wants to give students a chance at extra credit, it should be done
in an academic man-ner instead of through ex-tra credit policies
like these. These passes are a hindrance as well as a health hazard
to all students at La Jolla High. My intention is to not get into
potty talk here, but when you gotta go, you gotta go.
The Restricting Potty System
With great power comes great responsibility, or so goes the old
adage. It sure seems sur-prisingly relevant at La Jolla High
School, where we have been witnessing an increasing trend of
students exercising their right to post on the Free Speech Bulletin
Board (FSBB). Starting in December, LJHS experienced a sudden
explo-sion of student posters that caused lots of morning chatter
near the senior benches. Every-thing from satirical criticisms of
the administration to links for students SoundClouds were seen and
snapchatted by many. However, it has not gone unnoticed that many
of the posters, whether they could be considered positive or
neg-ative, have been removed pre-maturely, rather than staying up
for the two week duration mandated under the now infa-mous 2011
ACLU settlement. I spoke with some students about the posters last
week and the general consensus was that the FSBB is a space
individual to LJHS character and should be protected. A lot of
students
said they didnt appreciate seeing what was called hate speech
posters on the wall on March 3. The following day, posters on the
wall even read, Free Speech Board doesnt mean Free Hate Board.
Branding certain things as hate speech, however, isnt legally or
socially viable. The ACLU says on its website that speech that
deeply offends our morality or is hostile to our way of life
warrants the same constitutional protection as other speech because
the right of free speech is indivisible. That means that even if
some-thing is considered offensive by almost everyone who sees it,
it still falls under free speech and cannot be torn down, no
mat-ter how poorly it may reflect on the school as a whole. I know
many teachers and students strongly disagree with this view, so
permit me to explain. The term hate speech is nearly impossible to
define, because it varies so widely de-pending on who youre talking
to. For every student or teach-er who found recent posters
outrageous and disrespectful, I could talk to another stu-dent or
teacher who said they thought they were absolutely
hilarious. It proved nearly as po-larizing as the black-and-blue
(not white-and-gold!) dress. Even if you absolutely ab-hor a
certain poster, tearing it down doesnt create a more positive
environment at our school. Instead, it likely makes students who
utilize the FSBB feel more controlled or like they arent being
heard, and therefore more likely to con-tinue posting similar
content. Instead, students and teach-ers should be encouraged to
put up posters that address the issue from their point of view. For
instance, in the wake of the big display of posters about Dr.
Podhorsky in ear-ly March (which was almost entirely removed by
lunch), many other students put up posters opposing those views,
both directly and indirectly. One example are the post-ers put up
by the AVID class stating that it did not agree with what had been
expressed about the principal. A day lat-er, upbeat posters
appeared about teachers or classes with the tag #LoveLaJolla. No
matter what anyone feels about a specific posters con-tent,
students at LJHS have a legal right to be able to post
all their ideas (whether rude or sappy) with the expectation
that their poster will remain up, even if every single other
per-son on campus cant stand it. Everyone who participates in free
speech at LJHS has an unofficial social obligation to be
responsible with what they put onto the FSBB. But even if we
disagree with a poster or dont think a poster is re-sponsible, we
cant respond by showing childishness and irresponsibility by
removing it. We should actively en-courage openness, toler-ation,
and individualism of all ideas on the FSBB. I hope that as a campus
we can re-purpose the free-speech area into a unique and
constructive feature of our school (regard-less of whether student
post-ers are considered positive) by taking a more open, rath-er
than oppressive, approach. You might disagree with ev-ery single
word in this arti-cle, or you might think its the greatest piece of
writing since they came up with the screen-play for Goldfinger.
Maybe you hate Goldfinger. As long as you permit me to express my
views, youre more than welcome to express your own.
Freedom of Hate SpeechBy Ryan RobsonMedia Editor
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March 13, 2015 OPINIONS Hi-Tide3Opportunity & Value
No Way to Recover From a Bad Grade By Vivi BonomieStaff Writer
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf applied for a job at
an Abercrombie and Fitch Kids store and was rejected for wearing a
black headscarf. As a Muslim wom-an, this headscarf is part of her
religion and culture, so she was clearly shocked when she realized
that she wasnt hired because she didnt match Abercrombies look
policy. The part of the policy men-tioning head scarves was removed
once Elauf took legal action. The case has now reached the Supreme
Court and a decision will be made by the end of June. The fact that
Abercrom-bie is still in business amazes me. After the scandal
where the less-than-attractive CEO mentioned that only thin and
beautiful people should wear their clothes, it became appar-
ent to me that this would not be the kind of place I would ever
set foot in again. This case only aids in my dislike for the
over-priced brand. When a 17-year-old girl is looking for a job,
she is al-ready nervous enough about the application process, the
interview, and all other things that may stand in the way of her
and that job. Religion should not have to be anoth-er thing to add
to that list. Besides the fact that this is clear discrimination,
it is sim-ply ridiculous for stores to have look policies when it
comes to their workers. If a store is trying to target skinny
peo-ple, then they deserve the bad press they are going to receive.
Too many girls are already insecure about themselves and their
bodies. The last thing we need is for stores to reject them based
on their appear-ances instead of their skills.
By Sara EspinosaOpinions Editor
Why is it that some cultures are more celebrated than oth-ers?
Cesar Chavez Day is sup-posed to be observed every March 31st,
Chavezs birth-day. The date is a state holi-day in California, and
Presi-dent Obama gave his support for it becoming a national
holiday in 2008. This, how-ever, has not yet happened. Even though
Latinos form a big part of Californias pop-ulation and culture,
Cesar Chavez is the only Latino to have a day observed in his honor
in California. Cesar Chavez Day does not receive as much attention
as oth-er state or national holidays. Students are taught in school
from a very early age about the importance of diversi-ty and
tolerance, using crafts and projects to learn about the countrys
most significant leaders. As they get older, un-fortunately, they
begin to real-ize that many events of cultural importance are not
celebrated. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrated on January 19th,
is one of the most recognized and celebrated national holi-days,
worthy of parades, TV specials, and even a day off in school and
work. Black Histo-ry Month is celebrated on the adjacent month of
February. It is important to celebrate the different cultures in
the United States, but it is also im-portant to acknowledge
more
than what we currently do. May is Asian-Pacific Her-itage Month,
but many peo-ple are not aware of this and most schools do little
to rec-ognize it. Just as Cinco de Mayo is not the only Latino
holiday, Chinese New Year is not the only Asian holiday. Schools
also do little to rec-ognize Filipino American History Month
(October) and Native American Her-itage Month (November). If we are
to observe and cel-ebrate different heritages, we might as well
consider taking the chance of learning about as many as we can. The
current, clear lack of cultural represen-tation will eventually
lead to ig-norance in future generations, who through silence are
being taught to disregard the tra-ditions from our forefathers.
Although Black History Month is important to remem-ber, so are the
months dedicat-ed to other cultures. Heritage should be celebrated
every day. In some peoples minds, Cesar Chavez was just as
import-ant as Martin Luther King, Jr. In a culturally diverse
school, such as La Jolla High, it is ex-tremely relevant to be
proud of who we are and where we come from. We should be proud of
our ancestors and the rich traditions and customs that are given to
us at birth. If there is not a day dedicated to every culture,
these unique and personal traditions and customs may be lost
forever.
Lack of Cultural Representation
You Cant Work For UsWearing a Hijab Prohibits a Girl from
Working
By Andrea AlbanezStaff Writer
Each year, high schools across the country celebrate Red Rib-bon
Week, a week that is ded-icated to alcohol, drug, and violence
prevention aware-ness. La Jolla High School did a great deal for
the campaign. ASB hung posters all around school with catchy
phras-es against drink-ing and smoking. The ASB brought in Scott H.
Silver-man for an assem-bly to discuss his personal challeng-es
with drugs and drinking. During this assembly, Sil-verman explained
how he overcame these challenges to become the success-ful man he
is today. The ASB even hung cute red ribbons on doors through-out
the campus to symbolize Red Ribbon Week awareness. Though LJHS went
through all of these measures to make students more aware of
alco-hol and substance abuse, the question remains: Does it real-ly
have any affect on students? Now, Im not trying to be a bad person
or make ASB look bad in any way. It is hard try-ing to organize a
school full
Red Ribbon Weak?
of teenagers to focus and lis-ten to anything, especially on a
topic that everyone knows about. Its just that we all know the
horrible implications that occur with overdosing and drinking, so
just telling us that over and over again wont help change our evil
ways. Every high school deals with drug and alcohol problems. Many
students, because of
peer pressure, partying, curi-osity, or just wanting to rebel
from authority, have tried al-cohol or drugs. To be perfectly
honest, many students at our school do drink, smoke, and do drugs,
and having an adult tell them not to do it will not sway them away
from this. One week of posters and having a middle-aged man talking
to us about how he went rock-bot-tom because of drinking and
alcohol abuse to publishing his
own book about stopping his addiction will not change the minds
of many teenagers. We really do not know if this one week of
awareness does anything to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. May-be
this assembly had value for those students who did not already know
about the horrors of drug and alcohol abuse, but, then again,
every
student grew up being told not to drink, smoke, or do drugs. And
yet many of these same students now participate in those
activities. Drinking and doing drugs are realities of life that are
dif-ficult to block out when we are
growing up. We all get ex-posed in some way to these things,
whether it is through the media or in our own lives. To change how
often teen-agers are exposed to alcohol and drugs would require our
entire country to limit drugs and alcohol everywhere, and that is
near impossible. In short, the idea of Red Rib-bon Week is great,
but the overall, the effectiveness of the campaign is
debatable.
We really do not know if this one-week of awareness does
any-thing to prevent drug
and alcohol abuse.
Photos Courtesy of Creekstar Allan
By Tristan MacelliStaff Writer
Grades are always a harsh topic with students. No stu-dent wants
to face the reality of their possible failures. In spite of this,
the idea of ex-tra credit was created in or-der to give students
auxiliary opportunities to show skill or staunchness of their
abil-ity in a particular subject. This sounds like an excel-lent
way to offer students some relief amidst the stress of testing.
Although this seems like something that should be widely accept-ed,
some people doubt what these opportunities pertain to. For
instance, some teachers have gone so far as to offer
students additional credit for attending certain spirit events
or dances, most or all of which require the purchase of a ticket.
While in this case the extra credit does not pertain to the actual
subject matter of the class, the purpose of achiev-ing the credit
is to push stu-dents to go beyond their own social comfort zones.
This sounds unimportant, but in general, making connections is one
of the most important things, and what better place to do it than a
social spirited event where all are accepted? One teacher in
specific, Mr. Teachworth, gave some insight as to why he offers
certain ex-tra-credit assignments: By me making the dances, the
sporting events, the plays [worth extra
credit], it gives the kids that might not otherwise have a
reason to go. He also went on to emphasize the impor-tance of
having fun in high school, which he felt was un-realized by many
who focus only on the importance of grades. In the end, the extra
credit does not affect the stu-dents greater knowledge, but the
overall education experi-ence can be appreciated more. It is no
secret that some high school students would consider the majority
of their teachers mundane in the abil-ity to teach. That being
said, any teacher offering bonus opportunities that force stu-dents
to go outside their com-fort zones should definitely be looked at
in a different light.
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March 13, 2015FEATURESHi-Tide 4
By Misha KabbageBusiness Manager
On February 24th, 2015, Mr. James Marine Biology class welcomed
the annual white sea bass. The schools partnership with
Hubbs-Sea-World Research Institute and the California Department of
Fish and Game enables Mr. James students to partici-pate in the
amazing program. This ongoing [mariculture] project is a great
opportuni-ty for students to apply both bi-ology and tech-nology in
what will be a rapidly growing indus-try in California, shared Mr.
James. When the fish first arrive, they are anesthetized so that
students can weigh them and measure their length. They are then
released into a tank pro-vided for the class to raise their fish.
The students
U-Touch is an organiza-tion that raises money to help sponsor
kids in small towns on the outskirts of Gulu, which is Ugandas
capital. The La Jolla High chapter of this organization has 11
students that they specifical-ly sponsor in their education. In
addition, they have built Wi-Fi enabled tech-nology centers which
host programs, allowing adults to learn how they can help the
children by participat-ing in a training program. According to Lou
Rasse, co-president, this program has been overall successful.
Tuition for the students is due three times a year, so the money
that you donate will go into a safe for the time being until the
program sends it off to Ugandan schools, which then directly
translates into funding the kids tuitions. Lou Rasses desire to
help these students in Uganda start-ed in the sixth grade when a
representative from U-Touch
By Sophia DorfsmanStaff Writer
Who really reads real books anymore? In modern times, the
literal book is becoming old-fashioned, and reading, a lost art.
There are individuals out there, how-ever, who are trying to keep
the hobby alive. Have you ever spotted a doll house-like struc-ture
filled with works of liter-ature around Bird Rock, across from our
school on Draper Avenue, in the greater San Diego area, or even in
another city? Well, they are called Little Free Libraries and there
is a real organization behind it all. Back in 2009, Todd Bol from
Wisconsin came up with a de-sign for a small model of a house which
he would fill with books. Once complete, he placed this model out
in his front yard with a sign stating Free
Books. He was inspired to make and continue this DIY project by
his mother, a former schoolteacher, who absolutely loved reading.
Eventually, Bols creations were recognized by
someone who wanted to take the project to the next level. Rick
Brooks, a man very knowledgeable in the field of social networking
and mar-keting, partnered with Bol to spread the word of this
cre-ative enterprise. They even-tually sparked a movement of free,
little libraries worldwide. According to the organiza-
tions website, littlefreelibrary.org, the goal is to promote
literacy and the love of reading and encourage a better sense of
community in all neigh-borhoods. Since we current-
ly live in a time period where everything re-volves around
technology and everyone seems to have their eyes glued to their
screens, its reassuring to have that sense of community in which
there is distance from such habits. A year ago, it was estimat-ed
that there are around 15,000 Lit-
tle Free Libraries around the world. There are almost 24
locations of Little Li-braries in San Diego alone. Not all Little
Libraries look like houses; some are in the form of a VW Bus, a
telephone booth, or some other creative and unique shape.
Interested in building your own Little Free Library?
Little Libraries Around La Jolla
Uganda came into her class-room and explained how much of an
influence students could have on these students lives. After this
presentation, Lou decided to start a Muirlands branch of the club.
She also con-ducted the first fundraiser for it. Students in
America have access to a free and public ed-ucation. Students in
many parts of Africa, not just Ugan-da, dont have that luxury. It
is important that we give back to the people who dont have anything
to help them suc-ceed in life, and our support is what U-Touch is
advocating. U-Touch Uganda is currently in the middle of its yearly
LJHS fundraiser. The club is giving out prizes for those classes
that do-nate the most to the foundation. Some of the prizes include
hand-made jewelry of all dif-ferent shapes and colors made by women
in Uganda as well as a cookie bigger than your face. Another prize
is a pizza par-ty for the top classes, as well as free tickets to
Disneyland.
U-Touch Uganda LJHS Making a Difference
will closely observe and study the fish for about two months,
until they are freed into San Diegos Mission Bay. La Jol-la High is
the only school in the county to offer this pro-gram for free to
its students, and the second in the state. This program is unique,
ed-ucational, entertaining, and a great opportunity for students to
learn hands-on about the growth of sea bass. Stop by Mr. James in
room 911 to see these magnificent sea bass grow!
Marine Science in Action
Mr. James class works on live sea bass
Photo Courtesy of Misha Kabbage
Photo Courtesy of Sophia Dorfsman
By Creekstar AllanStaff Writer
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March 13, 2015 FEATURES Hi-Tide5
By Sophia DorfsmanStaff Writer
There is something to say about brewing a pot of coffee at home,
but theres more fun in going to a caf. Its all about the coffee
served, the vibe of the location, and the aesthetic of the space.
No matter where you go, its pretty much guaran-teed there will be
access to a cup of coffee in the area. There are quite a few places
that stand out in San Di-ego, in terms of the coffee
department.
Pannikin Coffee & Tea 7467 Girard Ave. (2 minutes from
school) With all Pannikins little nooks and crannies, it cer-tainly
feels like a home away from home. Senior and two year Pannikin
employee Lexe Mc-Cally says it is her favorite coffee shop not
because the coffee is better than other coffee shops Ive been to,
because you can certainly find better coffee, and tea, and food,
but the atmosphere there is very re-laxed, there is no pressure.
The way that Pannikin works is different than any other caf because
each barista works separately and has their individual cus-tomer at
once, so its more personable. McCally adds that Pannikin is also
great because you can have a homeless guy come in and order a
cof-fee and you can also have Scott Peters come into the caf, so
you can have some one who is so wealthy and someone who has no
money at all and lives on the street. They can both come in to the
same place, order the same drink, and still hand you the same
amount of money, and that connection is what is great about it.
Theres no judgment at Pannikin.
Bird RockCoffee Roasters
5627 La Jolla Blvd. (5 minutes from school)
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is probably one of the better-known
coffee shops for us La Jollans. Its per-fect if you are looking for
the perfect place to sit and chat or do homework near the fresh
ocean air. There is also a Little Italy location on Kettner Blvd.,
however, the La Jolla Blvd. one is much closer to school. They
serve the typical coffee options, plus some funky flavored ones,
and a few pastries from local bakeries.
Java Earth Caf4978 Cass St.
(8 minutes from school)
This is the one coffee shop I would say is the perfect mix
between good coffee and delicious food. They have a wonderful, wide
selection menu for breakfast or lunch. I highly recommend the
bagels and paninis. Not only do they have the usual coffee styles,
they also carry a unique variety of teas. Oh, and if this is your
kind of thing, they have a great blended Mat-cha Tea that tastes
exactly like the blended Green Tea Boba from Urth Caffe in Los
Angeles, minus the tap-ioca pearls. Whether it is before or after
your thrift shopping in PB, Java Earth is the perfect stop for a
pick-me-up.
Coffee & Tea Collective 631 9th Avenue. (22 minutes from
school)
The ultimate groovster joint, Coffee & Tea Col-lective has
just opened its second location in the East Village of Downtown San
Diego. Their original store-front of three years, in North Park on
El Cajon Blvd., has an outstanding aesthetic, a clean atmosphere,
and an attractive feel. Audrey Chan likes how its really quiet and
peace-ful, so you can get some work done there. And they have great
waffles. With bold artwork and lettering on the front of the
building at their new location, Coffee & Tea Collective is sure
to be the fresh center of coffee culture. The warehouse-like space
continues to contribute to the creative feel. The space is shared
with a new cold-pressed juice shop, called Juice Saves. For a great
vibe, and even better coffee, stop by Cof-fee & Tea Collective.
They have a wide selection of beans from a multitude of
countries.
Cafe Moto 2619 National Ave. (22 minutes from school)In an area
where not a lot is going on, Cafe Moto is a gem. Coming across as
tiny coffee shop when walking in through the front, new customers
will be amazed that there is a whole back where customers can buy
any product related to coffee, including different va-rieties of
roasted beans and a wide array of brewing machines. This company,
roasting since 1968, proudly uses or-ganic milk and cream with
their all their drinks. I highly recommend their pour overs because
the gases escape more slowly, creating a smoother more delicate cup
of coffee.
James Coffee Co. 2355 India St.
19 minutes from schoolLocated under the trail of landing
airplanes, James
Coffee Co. is in a large, warehouse-like space. When you walk
into the building, there are a few small boutiques on either side,
selling leather goods, sun-glasses, etc. There is an open space
with a couple of tiny tables surrounding the coffee bar. The aura
of the shop is groovy and makes you feel like you are in Los
Angeles or New York. This small, independent company roasts on a
fully electric roaster releasing zero emissions into the
atmosphere. I ordered a lat-t, which came in a Gibraltar glass, and
was beyond satisfied. The taste was smooth and had no
bitterness.
A Good Cup o Joe in San Diego
Photo Courtesy of Lexe McCally
Other Photos Courtesy of Sophia Dorfsman
Photo Courtesy of Lexe McCally
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By Vivi Bonomie and Sophia Dorfsman
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March 13, 2015SPORTSHi-Tide 8
For some students who have played a certain sport for a long
period of time, its inevi-table that colleges will want to recruit
them. This process con-sists of a college coach reaching out to an
athlete, or an athlete reaching out to a coach. There are usually
athletic scholar-ships involved that each ath-lete, and their
respective sports program, will continue to maintain as long as the
athlete meets the admission require-ments. There are a handful of
athletes at La Jolla High who have committed to schools to continue
playing the sport they love at the college level.
Junior Chloe Luyties has committed to the University of Hawaii
for Sand Volley-ball, and plans on majoring in Marine Biology.
Chloes decision was influenced by her dad, who won an Olym-pic Gold
Medal for volleyball and the fact that she couldnt play the sport
in her previ-ous home state of Mississippi. Chloe wants to go
profes-sionally for volleyball, because her dad took did so, The
Olympics would obviously be awesome, but well see. Her
best memory from over the years would have to be win-ning the AA
Tournament with Riley Young because that was the first womens
tourna-ment she played in. In terms of her worst memory, Ive gotten
hit in the face plen-ty of times. Thats never fun.
Senior Lillian Rafetto, who committed to Dartmouth Col-lege in
New Hampshire, has played soccer since the age of 6. She plans on
majoring inhistory and doesnt want to pursue the sport
professionally. Her parents didnt play soc-cer, which was part of
the rea-son it was the sport she picked. Lillians favorite part
about playing soccer is how there is kind of like a dynamic to it,
like you have to be all into it oth-erwise you are out of the flow
and it doesnt work as well. Luckily, all of the good mem-ories
playing soccer have out-weighed any bad memories. Abby Waldburger,
current-ly a junior, has committed to the University of California,
Berkeley, or Cal, for Sand Vol-leyball. Ive been contacting schools
since September and
Cal has been my top choice the entire time, and I went up to go
visit 2 weeks ago and things just kind of happened. Although she
just started play-ing Sand Volleyball this year, Abby has played
volleyball since 7th grade. Before vol-leyball, Abby used to swim
only because her brother did, when in reality she absolute-ly hated
it. Swim wasnt real-ly her thing, mainly because it was an
independent sport. Her favorite part about play-ing volleyball
would have to be the team aspect. Even though there are only two of
you in doubles like sand volleyball, its better to have someone be
on your side. Also, it seems to be in her blood, as her parents met
playing Sand Volleyball.
When asked if there was ever a point where she thought she was
going to quit, Abby said she wasnt quite sure if she was going to
continue this year be-cause she didnt make her club indoor team at
Coast. Through the frustration and sadness, Abby decided to play
sand only, which is now a NCAA
sport. Her goal is to play some pro-tournaments out of college,
which is pretty competitive.
Football player and senior Reid Martin has committed to the
University of Chicago. It all began in the summer be-fore his
freshman year when some of his friends were go-ing to try out for
the team and his dad wanted him to try out. Over the years, hes
made great memories like listening to the song More Than a Woman by
the Bee Gees in the locker room, rap battles, and roast-ing
sessions. Reid loved play-ing football through his high school
career because he got to make a ton of friends that he wouldve
never met other-wise. A lot of my best friends from high school
have been guys Ive met on that team. When the team got a new coach
during Reids junior year, the first day of prac-tice was so hard
and difficult, it made him doubt whether or not he wanted to
contin-ue playing, but he is glad he persevered. His worst mem-ory
was breaking his foot last summer before his senior year.
College Bound AthletesBy Sophia DorfsmanStaff Writer
MarchMadness
By Joseph CarrollStaff Writer March Madness is an annu-al
basketball tournament fea-turing the NCAA D1 college basketball
teams. It is a sin-gle elimination tournament with six rounds, and
it begins with 64 teams total. Once a team loses, they are out of
the tournament and the winner goes on to compete in the next round.
The top 16 are known as the Sweet Sixteen, the top eight as the
Elite Eight, and the top four as the Final Four. The winner of the
tournament in 2014 was the University of Connecticut, and in the
finals they played against University of Kentucky. U Conn was
giv-en a seventh seed at the begin-ning of the tournament. This was
the first time a team given a seventh seed made it to the
championship game and won. Last year, Warren Buffett of-fered one
billion dollars to any-one who correctly predicted the outcome of
every single game. The first 32 games are preset. In a bracket, an
individual can predict what team wins which game, continuing this
pro-cess until they have a winner. According to math professor Tim
Chartier, the chances of someone predicting every sin-gle game
right is 1 in trillions. No one in 2014 was able to predict every
single game right; Buffett, however, gave one hundred thousand
dol-lars to all that submitted a bracket that was in the top 20.
This year, the tournament will begin on March 17 and will be held
throughout 14 cities across the country. Fans can watch the games
on TV or on the Internet.
Womens Lacrosse
7:00 pm vs. Del Norte
3/13/15
Swim
3:00 pm @ Tierrasanta Rec
3/19/15
Mens Lacrosse
7:00 pm @ LJCD
3/13/15
Mens Tennis
3:30 pm vs. St. Augustine
3/19/15
Badminton
3:00 pm vs. TPHS
3/19/15
Track and Field
3:00 pm @ Kearney
3/19/15
Baseball
3:30 pm vs. Mission Hills
3/17/15
Mens Volleyball
4:45 pm vs. Cathedral
3/13/15
Softball
4:00 pm vs. High Tech SD
3/13/15
Mens Golf
3:00 pm vs. St. Augustine
3/17/15
UPCOMING EVENTS
Photo Courtesy of Chloe Luyties
Photo Courtesy of Lillian Raffeto
Photo Courtesy of Reid Martin
Photo Courtesy of Abby Waldburger
High school athletes decide to pursue their sports on a
collegiate level
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March 13, 2015 SPORTS Hi-Tide9
It all started with the Spanos family, the family who owns the
Chargers. They have been asking for a new stadium for the Chargers
for over 10 years. However, this new stadium would cost over $1
billion. According to UT San Di-ego, in 2004 it was estimated that
if the new stadium were at the Qualcomm site in Mis-sion Valley, it
would bring in $15 million per year to the city of San Diego.
However even with that income and with a total gross increase of
around
$50 million, it still wouldnt be enough to pay for the new
sta-dium, let alone raise revenue. The Raiders had a similar
di-lemma on their hands, so both teams decided to join forces and
share a new stadium if they couldnt find new ones of their own. The
New York Times revealed that the two teams are considering
build-ing the stadium for $1.7 billion near the 405 freeway in
Car-son, California, 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. This
situation could have pos-itive and negative repercus-sions for both
teams involved.
The traffic around the stadium could be bad but on the up-side,
they would both get the new stadium that they have been trying to
get for years. According to ESPN, the Char-gers were the first to
get the Carson stadium proposal 9-10 months ago and the Raiders
joined in later, which intensi-fied after St. Louis Rams owner Stan
Kroenke announced plans in January to build an 80,000-seat stadium
in Inglewood. Sharing a stadium has worked once before, with the
New York Jets and the New York Giants, who have been sharing
their
By Creekstar AllenStaff Writer
L . A . S u p e r C h a r g e r s ?
Unfortunately, the lack of winter teams bringing home a CIF
Trophy this year caused heartbreaks for the six teams, but five of
them did make play-offs. After talking with the cap-tains from each
sport team it seemed that they were all proud of their teammates,
especially their work rate and teamwork. According to Reed Farley,
captain of the mens varsity basketball team, said he loved playing
with the team because he thought they were a good group of guys
that always put in hard work which made it fun to be a part of. The
same situ-ation occurred for the captain of the womens varsity
basket-ball team, Sarah Tajran. When asked about the team this
year, her response was, Ive played basketball pretty much my whole
life and of all the teams Ive played on, I loved this one the most
because we were such a tight unit. Sarah also stated, We started
off super weak so we only had each other and we were so close.
Beating UC and teams we had previously lost to was probably when we
gained all our strength. It made us all stronger and better! Both
our mens and womens varsity soccer teams made it to the first round
of CIF and lost in a tough match. James Penner reflected and
stated, From offense to defense, we improved and had better
re-sults than last season. Hon-estly everyone stepped up and
contributed. We played best when everyone played well and together.
In our playoff loss, we didnt do either and, combined with some bad
calls by the ref, our season ended too soon. He says that the
highlight of their season was beating Cathedral Catholic on
their senior night because he thought that the whole team played
well together with the leadership and wisdom of the senior players.
On the womens team, captain Lillian Raffetto commented when asked
about highlights from the season, Beating Bishops was a huge win
for us, and it was really the turning point in the season. Lillian
also said, Jess Penner and Maddie Lavelle stepped up big time in
the midfield and helped create scoring op-portunities. Sophia
Bourne played a huge role in the de-fense even though her natural
position is up top. When we moved Sophia into the back, we started
winning games. According to senior Addison Seale, captain of the
womens water polo team, the goals for the season were just to have
fun, work hard, and make great memories with the team. When asked
if there were any star players that brought up the team this year,
Addisons response was, We all worked hard as a team the whole year!
As captain, Jake Harvey thought that the mens varsi-ty wrestling
team was greatly improving and rebuilding the program after losing
many senior last year and getting a new head coach. When asked how
the team approached matches, Jake quoted head coach Kellen Delaney,
saying, Every team opposes you. He continued, Our team approached
every single deal with a fire and an excitement that I havent seen
in a while. Overall the six teams worked hard to beat many good
teams. This year, each team worked ex-tremely hard to bring back
the fiery reputations that the LJHS sports teams had in previous
years. Great season, Vikings!
stadium for the past 30 years. However, they are in sepa-rate
divisions, while the Char-gers and the Raiders are in the same
Division, which could further complicate the issue. Because the
Chargers and the Raiders both play in the AFC (American Football
League) West, one of the two teams would likely be required to swap
places with a team from the NFC (National Football Conference)
West. As stated by Business Insider, the two teams cannot be in the
same division and overall, this is a big deal because not only
are the teams bitter rivals, but unlike the New York teams,
which play each other just once every four years, the Raiders and
the Chargers play each other twice every year. However, UT San
Diego mentions one good aspect about the switch in divisions. It
would not only termi-nate a rivalry that predates to 1960 but
likewise ends rival-ries that are over 50 years old between the
team. Although some of the rivalries would be settled, some
prevalent ri-vals, including the Chiefs and the Broncos, would
remain.
Dodgeball Tournament 2015
Photos courtesy of Ilana Larry
Photos Courtesy of Ilana Larry
The Smurfs went undefeated and won the mens
championships. Pictured from the team are Reid
Martin, Chris Macy, and Nathan Gibfried.
Hellz Ballz prepares for their first game. Their team included
Ad-dison Seale, Karli Canale, Claire Andrews, Lexi Atwell, and
Helen Lee.
Hellz Ballz and Mafia 2.0 face off in an intense game. The Mafia
2.0 ended up taking the womens championship title.
Mafia 2.0 gets ready to begin their first game. Pictured
from
Mafia 2.0 are Natalie Coy, Emma Willis, Madeline Gates,
and Brynn Duguid.
By Jordan Beary Staff Writer
Winter Sports Recap
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erage. On top of that, when the story was shared, the names of
the three victims were left un-said and people became angry, one
tweet had a picture of Deah and Yusor on their wedding day with the
caption, Remem-ber them like this. Deah and Yusor had names,
dreams, and families #MuslimLivesMatter. People also exclaimed
their outrage at the fact that the word terrorist wasnt used to
describe Hicks. Tweets were sent out arguing how quickly people
referred to the killers in the Charlie Hebdo shoot-ing as
terrorists but refused to do the same for Hicks be-cause he is not
Muslim but instead, a white Christian male. One tweet read,
Ter-rorism has no religion. This event is an example of that.
Islamophobia was orig-inally defined by the 1991 Runnymede Trust
Report as the unfounded hostility to-wards Muslims, and there-fore
fear or dislike of all or most Muslims. Islamophobia came into the
spotlight af-ter the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on
Sep-tember 11, 2001, by Muslim extremist group Al-Qaeda. For many
different reasons from increased ISIS activity to Je Suis Charlie
to the Os-car-nominated film American Sniper, there has recently
been an increase in Islamophobic sentiment around the world. On
February 10, 2015, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Deah Shaddy
Barakat, 23, a
college student at the UNC School of Dentistry his wife and
fellow student, Yusor Mo-hammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her younger
sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Sal-ha, 19, were all shot and killed in
their home. Po-lice arrested their neighbor, Craig Stephen Hicks,
42, and released a statement saying, Preliminary in-vestigation
indicates that the crime was motivat-ed by an ongoing neigh-bor
dispute over parking. While the police never ruled out religious
motivation, it was also not discussed. The father of the two girls,
Mohammad Abu-Salha said told CNN, We have no doubt that the way
they looked and the way they believed had something
to do with this. He added that trouble with Hicks didnt start
until Yusor moved in, with Barakat who wore the head-
scarf that clearly identified her as Muslim. His daugh-ter had
spoken to him before about two different occasions in which Hicks
knocked on their door looking for a fight with a gun in his belt.
She told her father, I think he hates
ISLAMOPHOBIABy Vivi BonomieStaff Writer
This past month, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in
Jupiter, Florida, announced the creation of a novel drug candidate
against HIV so po-tent and effective that the dis-covery could work
as part of an unconventional vaccine for HIV. This new drug blocked
every strain of HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV (simian immunode-ficiency
virus), including the variants most difficult to block. The drug
additionally of-fers protection against dos-es of the virus higher
than what normally occur in hu-man transmission for at least eight
months after injection. Due to the fact that HIV and
HIV Vaccination Breakthrough
By Kieran BaumanStaff Writer
The Chapel Hill Shoot-ing spurred a media frenzy in the defense
for Muslim lives. Although Islamopho-bia is present in everyday
life, there are also many people trying to combat Islamopho-bia. In
places such as Canada and Australia, social exper-iments are being
conducted to gage how people react to different situations
regarding Muslims and Islamophobia. In October 2014, there was a
shooting in Canada in Par-liament Hill, Ottawa, by a Muslim man. A
week after this event, three men set out
to do a social experiment in which a white actor harass-es a
Muslim actor, in order to record peoples reactions. The response
was immediate; peo-ple quickly stood up for the Muslim actor one
man told the white actor- You know what? You cant stereotype and
judge people by their clothes or their nationalities or any-thing
else what happened there [at the shooting] was an incident of
fanatics. Everybody cannot be punished for that. Another bystander
even ended up punching the white actor in the face, resulting
in
us for who we are and how we look. A university spokesper-son
shared that at least 2,500 people attended a vigil held the
day after the shooting, on the university cam-pus. These three
bright students had high aspi-rations and hope; they were avid
members of the community and of-ten fought to give back to those
less fortunate. This event sparked the hashtags Mus-limLivesMatter
and
JusticeForMuslims, which quickly rose and became the most
trending topic on Twitter. Media outlets everywhere were also
accused of islamophobic standards when this incident did not
receive expected and anticipated levels of media cov-
Unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear or
dislike of all or most Muslims
By Vivi BonomieStaff Writer
Preventing Islamophobiaa bloody nose, along with a sense of
satisfaction for the success of the experiment.
Islam means peacewe wish to
break down bar-riers and spread
awareness aboutIslamophobia.
Over in Australia, the Mac-quarie University Muslim Students
Association (MUM-SA) created a social experi-
ment of their own. Similar to the previous one, they had an
actor publicly harass Muslim girls, who were also actors, and a
young boy in the middle of Hyde Park, Sydney. The actor yelled and
even attempted to look in their bags for bombs. Reactions were
similar with people of all different rac-es, genders and ages,
coming to the defense of the victims. A second social experiment
conducted in Canada involved a man standing on a street in Toronto,
blindfolded with his arms outstretched. He had two signs next to
him that read, I
am a Muslim. I am labeled as a terrorist and I trust you. Do you
trust me? Give me a hug. The heartwarming clips show random
strangers com-ing up to him and doing ex-actly what the posters
asked. This three-minute video was posted on YouTube on Janu-ary
31, 2015, with the caption, Islam means peacewe wish to break down
barriers and spread awareness about Islam-ophobia. The video now
has over one million views and has been recognized all over the
world as a small step toward the elimination of Islamophobia.
Photo Courtesy of Jeanine Erikat
One Step Closer to Tolerance
AIDS have killed thousands of people across the globe and have
one of the highest fatality rate of any disease, this development
has been met with great excitement. AIDS is very dangerous be-cause
of its method of attack. It kills your immune system. With your
immune system gone, now even the slight-est cold is life
threatening. The drug has not been used in human testing yet, but
as-suming all goes well, there is an excellent chance that this
miracle drug could save thousands of lives. It operates by using
gene therapy, which some would argue is a contro-versial method of
medicine.
LJHSs AP Biology teacher had her own say on things: If we can
come up with that, thatd be great, said Mrs. Tenenbaum. The problem
is that HIV is a mutating virus, so thats a stumbling block. A
mutating virus is able to change itself to get around obstacles,
like vaccines. When asked about how realistic this drug being
created could be, she responded, Its still huge to go from monkeys
to hu-mans. What they are devel-oping is different than other
vaccines. This is not your nor-mal vaccine. Theyre targeting the
actual virus, not training your Immune System. There is no date set
for human trials.
President Obamas new im-migration plan as of Febru-ary 16, 2015,
has been halted. Obamas plan, which is gen-erally referred to as
depor-tation relief for immigrants, was created in order to
pro-vide immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as
children with the eligibili-ty for relief from deportation.
According to the Chicago Tribune, this plan would also provide
relief from deportation for up to 5 million immigrants that do not
have legal sta-tus or do not qualify to apply for temporary work
permits. This plan has been post-poned due to U.S. District Judge
Andrew Hanens rul-ing. Hanen voted against the program because he
believes
that the administration had exceeded their authority by
inserting itself in this issue. In addition to Judge Hanens ruling,
Republicans will cut the funding for The Depart-ment of Homeland
Security if the issue is not resolved. Ac-cording to the Times
Union, Home Land Securities 40 bil-lion budget runs out Feb. 27.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stat-ed that he wants to
avoid a temporary shut down of Homeland Security because of the
fact that it could possi-bly cause a political disaster. The hold
up on the depor-tation relief program has yet to be solved and is
continu-ing to cause conflict between Republicans and
Democrats.Despite that this issue remains unresolved, funding for
Home Land Security continues.
Immigration HoldupBy Sophia KetringStaff Writer
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A new mural appeared in La Jolla earlier last month on the
alley-facing side of 7661 Gi-rard Avenue. According to the article
published in the La Jolla Light, the mural is part of the Athenaeum
Music and Arts Library's "Murals of La Jol-la" project. The mural
is titled "Tear Stains Be Gone" and was made by the artist Jean
Lowe. It appears to be an advertisement at first glance because it
says, "Tear Stain Remover. Being Human is hard, but it doesn't have
to LOOK that way! Only 14.99." After reading this "advertisement,"
one realizes that this couldn't possibly be a real ad and must be
satirical. In an interview conduct-ed by the La Jolla Light, artist
Lowe stated, "I'm just play-ing with the idea that you
can buy something that's going to make you feel bet-ter or
transform your life." This is quite a strange mu-ral to have in La
Jolla because it does not follow exactly what one would call a
mural. When most think of a piece of this nature, they think of a
paint-ing that does not have words or mimic an advertisement. This
mural seems like a con-troversial piece of art to have in La Jolla,
a place known for having many wealthy people as residents. Could
this mu-ral possibly be implying that wealthy people are truly not
happy even though they are surrounded by all of these riches?
According to a survey done by the La Jolla Light, the mural is
widely disliked. This is most likely because of the lack of visual
appeal, but it does leave one a lot to think about.
By Sophia DorfsmanStaff Writer In recent times, there has been
an uprising of magazines. Not the type that are filled with
advertisements and made of thin paper that rips too easily if you
turn a page too hard, but magazines that revolve around the beauty
of simple living, stories of cool people doing cool things, and the
promo-tion of adventuring near or far. Most magazines cover a wide
variety of articles, rang-ing from an interview with a chef to a
personal anecdote
Although Dr. Seuss died in 1991 at 87 years old, new books based
on lost writings keep being published posthu-mously, reminding us
all of the beloved poet that he was. One place where his writing
has been found is here in La Jolla. According to USA Today, when
Seuss wife, Audrey Gei-sel was remodeling her (mount Soledad) home
after his death, she found a box filled with
pages of text and sketches and set them aside with some of her
husband's other materials. Mrs. Geisel found a book called What Pet
Should I Get? in 1991 after he died and sub-sequently rediscovered
it in 2013. She then gave it to Random House, Seuss long-time
publisher. Many other pages of writings and sketch-es were found
and are sus-pected to have been written/drawn between 1958 to 1962.
What Pet Should I Get? fea-tures the same siblings seen
in the 1960 book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. All of
Seuss discovered writings are being kept at the University of
Califor-nia, San Diego, in the very distinctive and eponymous-ly
named Geisel Library. According to The Huffington Post, Cathy
Goldsmith, Seuss former art director said that, I know he is
looking down, watching over the process, and I feel a tremendous
responsi-bility to do everything just as he would have done
himself.
Dr. Seuss Lives Again
Tear Stains Be Gone
of an interesting individual to a guide for a city. Sometimes,
the journal will have a more narrowed focus and cover topics
relating to the particu-lar message of the magazine. The specific
characteristic
MAGAZINE CULTURE
By Creekstar AllanStaff Writer
Concert Calendar
CRSSD FESTIVALWaterfront Park(Embarcadero)
3/14/15
KONGOS: LUNATIC TOURHouse of Blues
3/19/15
ECHOSMITH WITH THE COLOURISTHouse of Blues
3/29/15
SIR SLY Wiltern 3/13/15
HALSEY/THE YOUNG RISING SONS
House of Blues San Diego3/13/15
WOLF ALICEBootleg Theatre
3/14/15
BLINK 182, RANCID,BAD RELIGION
Musink Festival Costa Mesa3/22/15
TYGAFluxx
3/26/15
WEEZERThe Observatory
3/28/15
By Yenitzia Lopez, Staff Writer
HAERTSThe Roxy Theatre
4/7/15
MIKKY EKKONorth Park Theatre
4/8/15
GEORGE EZRA Belly Up Tavern
4/14/15
TORO Y MOINorth Park Theatre
4/15/15
CLEAN BANDITNorth Park Theatre
4/16/15
The specific char-acteristic that
makes these maga-zines so unique and
inspiring is their aesthetics. The ed-itors and designers
clearly put a great amount of thought and effort into the layout of
each vol-
ume.
that makes these magazines so unique and inspiring is their
aesthetics. The editors and designers clearly put a great amount of
thought and effort into the layout of each volume. Magazines like
Kinfolk, Dar-ling Magazine, Cereal Maga-zine, Gather Journal,
Week-end Almanac, Caffeine Mag, Another Escape, Oak: The Nordic
Journal, Oh Come-ly, Nourished, and Tiny At-las will lure you in
with their distinctive look and espe-cially exquisite photographs.
Such publications are typical-ly quarterly, with their first is-sue
coming out around March and their fourth issue being released right
before the end of a year. A few are sold in stores like
Anthropologie. Theres always the option of ordering online, too.
Most magazines, in addition to the printed vol-ume, publish their
articles on their website, ; however, an additional payment or
sub-scription is usually required to view features on your
comput-er or other electronic devices. Prices range from about $18
to $25, depending on the mag-azine. A bunch of these mag-azines are
based in Europe, especially in the U.K., there-fore shipping costs
are always something to keep in mind. Any of the magazines
de-scribed above will make your Sunday morning and encourage you to
get the most out of your day.
Music: millions listen to it each and every day. Mil-lions also
stream their mu-sic on Spotify each and ev-ery day, but very few
realize what is going on in the mu-sic industry when we do so.
According to Spotify, each time someone streams a song the songs
rights holder, usu-ally the songwriter, earns be-tween $0.0006 and
$0.0084 per stream. To determine how much a rights holder is paid,
Spotify multiplies its monthly earnings from sub-scriptions and
then adds to that the percentage of total streams a rights holders
song accounts for. From that num-ber, Spotify then takes 30% of
those earnings for themselves. The additional 70% is divid-ed up
between rights hold-ers, artists, and record labels.
Although it is unknown how much each artist pays their record
label for licensing and distributing, we do know that the money
that goes to the labels goes towards the li-censing and
distribution fees. Because of Spotify, artists are making more
money than they normally would if they simply released a CD of
their songs. This is because there are those who are still willing
to buy a CD and then those who simply want to stream certain songs.
For instance, Taylor Swift was streamed half a million times per
month before de-ciding to pull her music from Spotify. Drake pulled
17.3 mil-lion plays the week of his se-cret mixtape release If
Youre Reading This Its Too Late. On the other hand, un-popular and
unknown art-ists do not earn nearly as much money as the top 50
artists streamed on Spotify.
In 1999, the average music buyer spent nearly double the $120
yearly subscription price of Spotify on music, both in CD and vinyl
format. The clos-est comparison that there is today is iTunes. The
average iTunes music buyer spends $48 a year on digital music. For
Spotifys $10/month fee, subscribers not only get to stream their
favorite music, but they also get to do so whenev-er and wherever
they want for less than they would have in 1999. There are only so
many songs you listen to at a time, and you usually end up
forget-ting them only months later. This is part of the reason why
a Spotify subscription makes sense to so many music lovers. Through
its flaws and strengths, Spotify can be seen as pop musics
experimental laboratory. It may not ben-efit smaller artists so
much, but it does benefit consumers.
Spotify StreamingBy Yenitzia LopezStaff Writer
By Sophia Ketring Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy of Ryan Robson
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As we all know, music festi-vals are becoming more and more
popular. New ones are popping up in a wide range of different
locations. The new-est up-and-coming festival for San Diego is
called KAABOO. They dont, however, like to be labeled as a
festival. According to the festivals website, kaa-boodelmar.com,
they are a new kind of arts and entertain-ment mix-perience
designed around comfort, quality, and good times. The festival is
all about sand, sun, friends, and great live music. This year the
event is locat-ed at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds. It
starts on September 18th, a Friday, and ends on that Sunday,
Septem-ber 20th. Each day, the perfor-mances start at eleven in the
morning. Besides the headlin-ers No Doubt, The Killers, and Zac
Brown Band, some stand-outs in the lineup are Foster the People,
Snoop Dog, Young the Giant, Spoon, The Roots, Sheryl Crow,
Awolnation, and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Of course, there
are many oth-er musical acts performing. Another aspect KAABOO
is
incorporating is comedy. Co-medians such as Joel McHale, Lewis
Black, Jeff Garlin, and Ron Funches will appear. Sit, relax and
fall out of your seat with nationally recognized co-medians in a
comfortable set-ting that serves as a welcomed change from the live
music outside. Any of these acts catch your eye? Well, dont fear
because tickets arent as expensive compared to other festivals. The
Hang Loose Guest Ac-cess Pass is $259, with a pur-chase fee of
$29.95. Soon, that price will increase to $279 and eventually $329,
the gate price. However, there are VIP Passes, which have a heftier
price tag. In addition, Parking/trans-portation is not included in
any pass, but can be purchased separately when you buy your pass.
For more information on tickets and purchasing tickets, visit their
website, kaa-boodelmar.com. The festival is rain or shine and all
purchases are final sale. There is a catch, however, because
individuals seventeen and under must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian. If you are eighteen and up, you also have access to the
Encore, the late-night dance party going from 10:00
P.M. to 2:30 A.M. Although still in works of planning, the
specifics of the event are out, with KAABOO promising to provide
addi-tional services, besides music. If you are in the mood, you
can get a henna tattoo or a massage, your nails done or hair
blown-out. Sit for a quick hair cut and hot shave. In an attempt to
make it the ultimate California experience, they of-fer the chance
to bask in their sandy beach area at the Sun-set Cliffs main stage
that offers premium cabanas for rent and an elevated view of
perfor-mances. They are also trying to provide top-notch cuisine
from local, healthy options. Not only will KAABOO pro-vide a
fun-filled weekend, they will also donate money to lo-cal
organizations like Feeding America San Diego, the San Diego Music
Foundation, Sur-frider Foundation, and Oper-ation Amped. One dollar
of every pass sold by KAABOO will be split equally among our
community partners through our charitable giving program, KINDNESS.
For every dollar of additional contributions made, KAABOO will
match it dollar for dollar.
By Mary DentzStaff Writer
On Wednesday the 4th of March, C.S.E.C. (Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Chil-dren), a local San Diego group, gave a
presentation at Lincoln High Schools auditorium. The presentation
included a docu-mentary called Indoctrinated that was produced and
shot here in San Diego. The film was an hour long and was followed
up by a panel of people who are involved in either law enforcement
or ju-venile crime, with an emphasis in prostitution. The produc-er
of the film gave an intro-duction beforehand, sharing that the
project had been in the works since 2004 and had been funded by
numerous anti-crime and grassroots or-ganizations, including the
San Diego City School District. Its content centers on human sex
trafficking; more pointedly, prostitution from many differ-ent
perspectives. The film focuses on the sto-ries of several young San
Di-ego women who have escaped the lifestyle and who are now in
positions of counseling oth-ers who are at risk.
Film Indoctrinated
KAABOO San DiegoBy Sophia DorfsmanStaff Writer
The year was 1991; Bran-don Boyd, a senior at Cal-abasas High in
California, got together with two of his musician classmates to
start writing songs in his garage. Their early work was heavi-ly
influenced by such bands as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and The
Red Hot Chili Peppers; all of which Brandon would later say gave
him the desire to start mak-ing music of his own. After playing
some gigs at local clubs for a few years, the still unnamed band
was asked to produce a name for an upcoming show. Brandon, in
describing his obsession with music as a sort of haunt-ing force,
landed on the name Incubus. The band enjoyed steady work at
nightclubs on the Sunset Strip for a number of years, frequenting
such venues as the Whiskey a Go Go, The Roxy and the Trou-badour.
In 1995, Incubus re-leased its first album, Fungus Amongus, which,
though well received, was said to be de-rivative of the Red Hot
Chili Peppers album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. After receiving similar
criti-cism with their second album S.C.I.E.N.C.E., Incubus final-ly
achieved breakout success with Make Yourself in 1999, a highly
successful album that established their reputation as bold artists
with their own identity. With Make Yourself, Boyd began to display
his con-fidence and maturity as a songwriter, exploring themes of
individuality, resilience in the face of adversity, and the courage
to remain true to yourself and your dreams even when encountering
overwhelming resistance. Musically speaking, Incu-bus also pushed
the bound-aries when they introduced turntablist Chris Kilmore to
the band, providing them with a highly distinct sound which set
them apart from other bands of the late 90s. After touring
continu-ously for the next two years, Incubus retreated to an
oceanfront mansion in Mali-bu to begin working on their next album,
which would later be known as Morning View. It was during this
time
that Brandon went back to his roots and began surfing again, as
he had almost con-sidered becoming a pro surf-er as an adolescent
before pursuing music. Possibly due to the tranquility of this
pe-riod and the break from the pressure they were experienc-ing
while being constantly on
Make Yourself: The Story of
Incubus After the screening, the pan-el delved deeper into the
is-sue by answering questions from the audience. They also brought
up the larger issue of human trafficking in San Di-ego. Human
trafficking covers not only prostitution but also the slavery of
undocumented workers. They stressed that the FBI has identified San
Diego as one of the top ten urban areas in the United States with
the highest intensity of human trafficking. It has reached critical
numbers in San Diego in the last few years. The panel also pointed
out that traditionally it was runaway teen girls who were most at
risk for being lured into prostitution. The vice squads monitoring
the situa-tion targeted many of the hot spots in San Diego known
for this kind of activity. The situation, however, has changed in
recent years as ev-erything has gone online. The people affected no
longer have to be those out on the street, but can be lured from
right in their bedrooms. Through online dating sites, social
me-dia, traffickers can reach you from the comfort of your own
home. Girls as young as eleven
have been known to be recruit-ed. The reasons as to why these
girls, as opposed to boys, are easily lured into sex
trafficking
the FBI has iden-tified San Diego as one of the top ten urban
areas in the United States with
the highest intensity of human traffick-
ingis because of a lack of love and attention at home. When the
kids are discon-nected from their families, school, and life in
general, they look to easy sources for atten-tion, and that is how
the pimps rope them into the life. In order to save these kids,
education and awareness is instrumental to the fight. During a
response to a question, a panel mem-ber said, One of the greatest
threats is that good people like you listen to the message, and do
nothing. Prevention of this issue is key to erasing it from San
Diego, and ultimately our country.
By Shane LynchMedia Editor
With Make Your-self, Boyd began to display his confi-
dence and maturi-ty as a songwriter, exploring themes of
individuality, resilience in the face of adversity, and the courage
to remain true to yourself and your dreams even when encountering
over-
whelming resis-tance.
tour, Morning View ended up being a much more reflective and
introspective album than Make Yourself. Boyd allowed himself to
ex-plore more personal stories about loss and longing as well as
love and hope, resulting in an album that so far has been their
most commercially and critically successful work to date. Between
2001 and 2011, Incubus released three other albums that, while
well-re-ceived, didnt live up to the success of either Make
Your-self or Morning View. De-spite this, Incubus recently released
two new singles and is set to release two new EPs in 2015, which
together will form a new album. Whether or not the bands new album
lives up to its pre-vious success is irrelevant at this point, as
Incubus has al-ready established themselves as an original force in
the music world.
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