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March 2009 Nogales High School Volume XL Issue VII

News BriefsBy Mariela Jaramillo

Inside this issue in the feature section...

Fernando Parra eager tolead NHS

Take a lookat the bestand worstsongs ever

Find out howmany musiciansmade their fameon the internet

More than 1,000 women werekilled in fires in India in a single year.Most of these deaths were the effect ofdomestic abuse. Domestic abuse is aserious issue in India. Young women,between the ages 15-34, are the most atrisk for the time being. They are threetimes more likely to be victims than theirmale companions.

Renegade soldiers assassinatedthe president of Guinea-Bissau in hisown palace, two weeks ago, just a fewhours after a bomb blast killed his en-emy. The military established that ab-solutely no coup was in process in thepoor West African nation.

All types of the common flu arecircling the country, and now after manyyears of effective medicine, the flu isresisting the main drug used for treat-ing it. Researchers have said that about98% of the medications usually takenfor the flu are no longer working. So far,four innocent patients have died due tothe infection.

Guinea-Bissau President killed

Flu strain or most popular drug?

Major killer of Indian women

Have you heard ofback masking? Findout what songs havehidden messages

Interested inpolitical bandsand theirmessages?

The Nogales High School AFJROTC isworking hard to raise money in order tohost a ground-breaking event... the firstMilitary Ball held in Nogales. Among otherefforts, the students recently held a carwash in front of Wal-Mart on February 22,which netted the group almost $300.

“We’re all enthusiastic and work-ing hard for the privilege of hosting the firstever Military Ball,” said Melody Agosttini,ROTC Corp. Commander.

Vehicles were in and out of the Wal-Mart parking lot and the students charged 6dollars to scrub and wash down each one,making sure to give their customers theirmoney’s worth so the word of their effortswould spread through town.

The Military Ball will consist of aformal ceremony in recognition of the peopleparticipating in the well-known group ofyoung military recruits and then a dance toend the event.

The ball is being held on March 28, here at NHS, and the ROTC students are allowed to bring along two guests. The car wash moneywill help pay for the total event, including the DJ and decorations. Everyone who participated in the car wash worked hard to raise themoney they needed to enjoy the reward of holding the ball by the end of this month.

“This is really good for every student involved because it’ll be the first year for the Military Ball and I’m having a lot of fun withall of my friends as well,” said Edgar Magana, ROTC member.

By the end of the car wash ROTC had raised $274 , which can actually amount toover $500 because Wal-Mart matches the moneyraised with a donation of their own.

"We had a great time at the car wash and it sounds like the ball is going to be a blast," said AFJROTC senior Jackie Medina.

By Alyssa Burkett

AFJROTC raises funds to hold Military Ball

AFJROTC members work hard cleaning cars for some extra money

Job shortage taking its toll

After weeks of speculation, the deci-sion has been made: Fernando Parra, cur-rent principal of Mary Welty Elementary, willbe principal at Nogales High School nextyear.

"I am glad the process is over. I wishhim the very very best and I know that stu-dents and faculty will get along with himand that it is all for the best," said currentNHS principal Mark Valenzuela.

Mr. Parra is not new to our campus.He himself was an NHS graduate who laterwent on to become a Spanish teacher here in1992. Along with teaching, Parra alsocoached and was the IB Coordinator, earn-ing many awards, including Teacher of theYear in 1995.

Parra got his Masters in Administra-tion from the University of Arizona, and wasthen hired as the Assistant Principal of NHS, working alongside Mr. Valenzuela. Parra wasalso the Athletic Director during his tenure as VP.

Over 20 hopefuls from several states applied for the job as principal of NHS. Theseapplicants were narrowed down to three finalists; two were administrators in NUSD and theother, a Middle School Principal in the Sunnyside District.

After a lengthy interview process involving teachers, administrators and one stu-dent, Parra was chosen for the position. He expressed gratitude to all those who supportedhim.

Para is set on improving the campus in any way he can and looks forward to tacklingthe challenges that may present themselves. One of his goals is to increase studentachievement and improve test scores.

Have you ever noticed the "NowOpen" sign at Melrose that has been upfor about a year now? This is a perfectexample of how, since businesses seemto struggle in Nogales anyway, the eco-nomic crisis has only made it more diffi-cult on them. What stores are actuallyclosing? When businesses close downpeople, like our parents and ourselves,lose jobs and getting jobs here in Nogalesis very difficult.

“In these times when the economyis so bad it is really hard to find a job,”said Hector Miranda. Hector was able tofind a job but it took a lot of time andperseverance.

Some of the ways President Obamaplans to help small businesses is by low-ering health care costs, expanding loanprograms, supporting innovation andhigh-tech job creation, investing inwomen-owned businesses and by sup-porting small rural businesses. But howlong will we have to wait until we can seevisible changes?

There is no telling how long wemust wait. For those having trouble find-ing a job, all you can do is keep trying.

A tip from business owners here inNogales is to take note that first impres-sions are really important when it comes

to finding a job.“Just come looking professional

and presentable,” said Quizno’s managerLeo, “It really looks bad when peoplecome for an interview in holey clothes orbaggy pants.”

They also want fast learners andpeople with good people skills who arewilling to work hard. When looking for ajob it is also important to remind yourselfthat you are the one who needs the joband so you cannot be picky.

“You need to be flexible and openup your availability,” said Wal-Mart as-sistant manager Luis Olivas.

Your efforts show in the resumesyou write and how you look at interviewsso even if there are not a whole lot of jobopenings in Nogales right now, if youreally do want a job you are bound to getone. Just keep trying.

By Michelle Ceballos

-Create a list of places you wish to apply-Put together a simple resume-Maintain an acceptable appearance-Stand up straight and be mature-Mentally prepare yourself forrejection

Here are a few tips:

By Lyanne Lira

Parra hard at work and highlyqualified to reign

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Every month, students who exceed in their classes and work hard to be rewarded receive Studentof the Month. Here are the following students for the month of March:

Abraham F. HernandezRecognized by: Mr. Jose Lopez GarciaDepartment: Math

Paola PonceRecognized by:Mrs. Judy RuhlmanDepartment: Fine arts

Lynette Balderrama, LeadershipRecognized by:Mrs. Judy RuhlmanDepartment: Fine arts

Valeria NavarroRecognized by: Mr. James PetersDepartment: Fine arts

Greta Solinap, LeadershipRecognized by: Mr. James PetersDepartment: Fine arts

Raquel GuillenRecognized by: Mrs. CarolGomez

Department: CTE

Kevin RomeroRecognized by:Mrs. Carolyn HernandezDepartment: P.E.

Josiah AstrogaRecognized by:Col. Marlon RuizDepartment: AFJROTC

Steve LopezLeadershipRecognized by:Vince VillanucciDepartment: P.E./Wrestling

Victoria Haro,LeadershipRecognized by:Col. MarlonRuizDepartment:AFJROTC

Students of the MonthBy Judy Bojorquez

Fernando RojasRecognized by:Mrs. Katrin BallDepartment: English

Roxanna DoyleRecognized by: Mrs. Rebecca GilDepartment: Science

Joseph AgosttiniRecognized by:Mrs. Yasmin JerezDepartment: MathRecognized by:Mr. Armando RomeroDepartment: Mod.Languages

Lourdes CervantesRecognized by: Mrs. Judith JimenezDepartment: Math Lab

Marvin PortilloRecognized by: Mr. Steve HeathmanDepartment: Social Studies

Senior Denisse Brito really outdidherself when it came to applying herself to-wards her senior project. Sure, all seniorsmust complete a senior project, but Brito’shard work and effort deserves recognition.

Brito did her senior project researchpaper on “How Contemporary Art Influ-enced Today’s World.” For her project, sheset up an exhibit in the NHS library on bothclassical and contemporary art. Brito’s ex-hibit included the four new paintings she

worked on forher seniorproject whichi n c l u d e d :Revolut ion ,The Door, Twi-light, andGrapes on aTable. Theother 16 paint-ings were doneby her in pre-

By Stephannie Quijada

By Sergio Valdez

Sitting around with nothingto do? Why not check out the lat-est videos on You Tube. And youdon’t have to be a video couch-potato, either; maybe you couldupload some videos of your own.

Posting videos on YouTubecan lead to opportunities andeven a little pocket change. Youcould even become famous, likethe new lead singer of old-schoolband Journey. Who knows, youcould also become the next CrisCrocker.

A while back, Journey (youmight know them as the “don’tstop believing” guys) took a lookat some videos on You Tube anddiscovered the newest member oftheir band. By uploading a demoof himself singing, young Philip-

pine singer Arnel Pineda got theopportunity of a lifetime. Now heis the lead singer for Journey, tour-ing the world and getting rich. Be-ing discovered by an extremely fa-mous 70’s-80’sband is somethingthat doesn’t hap-pen often. He maynot be an oldie orhave the samelook as the rest ofthe crew, but he’sgot the perfectvoice to spice up the band again.

"I’ll take 100 big ones on thebig guy and a dollar on the other."Kevin Furgecy, also known asKimbo Slice, was placed in theXtreme fighter for the recognitionof his pounding on the ghetto tal-

ent. His brutal videos left viewerswith an open jaw. This 235 poundbeast was contracted to theXtreme fighter to battle as a pro-fessional against the many shak-

ing opponents thatwill have to fighthim. You didn’t seeThe Rock get dis-covered on YouTube, did you? No,because beingKimbo Slice takesguts, and he’ll

probably take the guts of his com-petition.

Flip your hair, ring the bell,and "leave Britney alone," criedCris Crocker in order to make histrip down victory lane. DefendingBritney Spears on the internet has

A wild journey through the jungle of You Tube

Artistic hidden treasure lurks NHS hallsvious years (2000-2004.)

Brito has been painting since she wasseven. She took art classes at Hilltop Galleryfor three years where she learned to becomethe painter she is today. Denisse also ap-plies her talent in her art class at NHS whereshe has built her knowledge in painting. Britoenjoys being behind the easel at home aswell as in her art class at school. Shehas been in art all four years at NHS.

When Brito’s artwork was avail-able for viewing in the NHS Library,many teachers and students asked ifthey could buy one of a kind paint-ings, but Denisse does not paint forprofit, she simply does it because sheloves it.

“I like to paint because it’s away in which I can relax and see theworld with a different perspective,”said Brito.

Denisse is a talented younglady who is an example of one whogets her work done and knows how

to apply herself to the bestof her ability when it comesto the Senior Project. Britoplans on attending the Uni-versity of Arizona whereshe will major in architec-ture and minor in either in-terior designing or art.

This year Student Council has been busy beyond belief and eventhough the year is almost over, there’s no sign of them stopping.

Friday, March 13th the StuCo leadership attended the Youth onthe Border Conference to learn more about our community and becomemore aware of the issues in order to become better leaders. The seminaroffered several workshops, presentations, and a chance to speak tostage and film director, Luis Valdez.

This conference was a day-long experience which the attendeeshad been really looking forward to. Members who attended this eventinclude: Rafael Camacho, Stacy Lopez, Heidi Elizondo, Tasha Harrison,Cris Arroyo, Czarina Nafarrate, Josh Wodka, Alexis Parada, Daisy Vizcarra,Aaron Wodka, Alexis Kramer, Paloma Mayer, and Manny Felix.

“It was very interesting. I enjoyed myself and learned so much injust those few hours. I’m excited to share my experience with the rest ofthe StuCo members,” said Student Body President Rafael Camacho.

This event focused on the youth living in border towns and hadactivities involving Mexican history and the culture which we live in.Professor Hector F. Moroyoqui spoke about the culture and traditionsof the Sonoran tribe, the Mayo. In addition to elaborating on culture,there were drug prevention workshops and anti-violence presentations.

The students got a chance to speak to director Luis Valdez whoshared his witty childhood memories and gave a strong speech thatresonated with each person in that room. He was very charismatic anddown-to-earth which only made it easier for the students to focus.

“I’m glad the conference addressed topics that are vital to thehealth of our students,” said STUCO sponsor, Liz Thomson. “I waspleased by the dialogue this event generated.”

Some pieces by Denisse Brito, ondisplay in the NHS library.Denisse Brito

inspired many people to mock thisvideo, but that’s only becausethey’re not as creative as good ol’Cris Crocker. We see videos all overYou Tube of people sitting in frontof white sheets, holding camerasin front of their faces, and flippingtheir hair like a diva. Thanks to CrisCrocker, we now have many of hisvideos to choose from to enjoy agood laugh. Can you say "YouTube legend"?

As you can see, even thedumb and the brainless can makethemselves rich and famous just bytheir natural talent. From crazyninjas, to kangaroo fighting, it’sall shared by the one of manysources that helps people on theinternet to both earn and show.You Tube, the site for stardom.

By Czarina Nafarrate

AIMS Update

AIMS Math Test

Wednesday, April 1

No joke...this is a highstakes exam.

Remember to get a goodnight's rest Tuesday nightand eat a hardy breakfast

Wednesday morning.

Stay cool and focused

Good luck to all testing

Border Conferencehighlights teen health issues

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Over the past four weeks, someone has been leav-ing graffiti around campus and security has taken actionto bring the culprit to justice.

“To catch the person responsible, we have set upsome surveillance items around the areas the activitiesare taking place. We are also walking by those placesmore,” said, George Alarcon, head of security.

This is not a new problem for Nogales High School.Alarcon commented that this happens every year.

By Czarina Nafarrate

Attention all juniors and seniors! Are you ready fora fun and memorable night? Get your dresses and tux-edos because Prom is just around the corner! This year’stheme is “A Night in the City’.

Hosted by the Junior Class of 2010, this year’s promwill be held on April 18 at the Kino Springs Resort. Valetparking will be available as well as dis-counts for those who would like to dineat the restaurant beforehand. A widevariety of appetizers and desserts willbe served along with a selection ofmock-drinks such as Red Bull Spritzers.

Tickets will be available twoweeks prior to the event; single tickets- $45 and couples-$65. If you have any concerns feel free to contact any ofthe Junior Class officers.

Prom is almost here

For as long as can be remembered, musicians have beenrevered for their art across the globe. Many bands have usedthis power to spread their political message, whether it isthrough their music or charismatic front men.

Since the 1980s, U2 as a band and individuals, havelargely campaigned on behalf of such issues such as poverty,social injustices, and human rights. Front man Bono has alsoorganized major campaigns such as the Product Red campaignto raise profit for the Global Fund.

Political bands do not have to fall simply into the realmof human rights but of animal rights as well. Punk rock bandRise Against are strict vegetarians who are active campaignersfor PETA. In their video for the song “Ready to Fall,” they

By Pablo Valencia“What we’re dealing with here is what you call a

tagger,” said Alarcon.Although security hasn’t caught anyone yet, they

know that they will catch the person eventually.“We’ve dealt with this before. We’ve confined the

vandalism to a certain part of campus and to a certain groupof people,” said Alarcon. Soon the problem will be dealtwith.

address environmental degradation and its effect on ani-mals, along with the cruelty of hunting for sport.

But it’s not just rock bands that have a political agenda.Country music stars the Dixie Chicks received major back-lash after a comment made by lead singer Natalie Maines,saying “Just so you know, we’re on the good side withy’all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we’reashamed that the President of the United States is fromTexas.” It sparked much controversy, as many Americansbelieved that Maines should not have criticized the presi-dent on foreign shores. After a year of hostility, the DixieChicks came back with a new sound, but still keeping theirpolitical beliefs.

The music with the message: Using fame and fortune for the peopleBy Angela Gonzalez

Whenever someone who has inspired,entertained, or motivated us is lost, even ifwe didn’t directly know the person, itpunches a hole in our hearts. It hurts to knowthat person will no longer be around to singthose songs or tell those stories to the restof the world. Over the years there have beenthose unfortunate cases where talent hasbeen unexpectedly taken from us.

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer, gui-tarist, and songwriter for the band Nirvana.The band released three albums which wereall very successful. This success however,proved to be too much for Cobain. He be-lieved that the public had been misinterpret-ing his lyrics and music. During the finalchapter of his life, he struggled with drugaddiction to heroin. As indicated in his sui-cide note, the pressures placed on him bythe media and the public were too much forhim to handle. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was

found dead in his home in Lake Washing-ton. A self-inflicted fatal shotgun wound tothe head was the cause of death.

Tupac Shakur was loved by many de-voted fans. He was a best-selling rapper,actor, and activist. Much of his music waswritten about racial and eco-nomic equality, drug and al-cohol abuse, and violence.After leaving a boxing matchon the night of September 7,1996, he was murdered by anunknown killer. Whilestopped at a red light in LasVegas, a white Cadillac pulledover to the right side of thecar and began shooting.Shakur was hit by four bul-lets, two of which struck vi-tal organs.

John Lennon sang

By JC Clark

They live on and continue to inspire for the sake of music and fanatics

What can be better than a perfect day in thegreat outdoors enjoying wilderness? How about hik-ing with your fellow Girl Scouts sisters? Well that’sjust what Girl Scouts troop #7710 did. Two weekendsago, on March 8, this daring troop devoted a day togo hiking in Sonoita creek. They were accompaniedby Girl Scouts coordinator, Irene Cooper and her as-sistant, Mr. Thomson, who organized this adventure.

After their encounter with nature, the troopenjoyed a carne asada at Mr. Thomson’s house wherethey had fun mingling after their long day. This tripwas a great experience for the girls and it will helpteach them teamwork and companionship.

“The trip was so much fun. We got to experi-ence what it’s like to be in the wilderness. Being ableto go on a hike was a great adventure,” said KishaUgarte.

The big #7710 takes actionBy Judy Bojorquez

Graffiti is for the greedy; not the needy

Club NotesIn an effort to spread the message of water conservation,

the NHS Science club plans to hold a day of fun in the sun forelementary school students, teaching them about water con-servation and how important it is, especially in the state ofArizona.

“Water conservation is a very important skill to learn,especially here in Arizona, where it’s so hot and dry, and waterisn’t something that gets here so easily,” said sophomore AlekxisValenzuela.

The water day will be at the practice field, with elemen-tary students from across the school district being bussed here.The event will consist of 16 teams, each with two student-teach-ers and activity stations, teaching some aspect of water con-servation to each group.

Science Club hopes that these children take home thesefacts with them, hopefully spreading it to their friends and fam-ily, and thereby helping the earth.

It will be held Wednesday, April 29th all day.

By Angela GonzalezScience Club

Music resonated against the walls on March 26 as musicians of all ages gathered in the James K. Clark Auditoriumfor the Santa Cruz County Music Festival.

Several elementary and middle schools joined the high school in this event which celebrated the talent of band,orchestra, mariachi, and choir. The band portion consisted of jazz and concert bands.

The event lasted the whole school day and was very productive. The musical groups received a rating based ontheir performance (fair to superior with distinction).

“The festival went pretty smoothly and was very fun. The variety of music was incredible and lively. I really enjoyedbeing part of it,” said Randy Cochran, NHS band director.

By Robert Johnson & Czarina Nafarrate

The power of music brings students together

Elvis has left the building. ElvisPresley was the King of Rock N’ Roll. Hewas an American actor and musician. Hisdeep voice allowed him to sing a wide vari-ety of music including blues and ballads.He recorded hundreds of songs with over30 number one hits, and starred in 31 mov-ies. He died at the age of 42. On August 16,1977, he was found dead in a bathroom athis home in Graceland. After having severehealth problems, he became dependent ondrugs. The autopsy discovered ten pre-scription drugs that were in his system. Thecause of death was heart failure.

Although these artists were taken be-fore their time, they still live on throughtheir immortal words. They will never dieso long as their spirits continue to enter-tain and inspire.

about peace and love. Some say he was theleader of the Beatles. As a British rock star,he came to America and accumulated one ofthe largest fan bases in music history. Hisdistinct voice lead to even more success dur-ing his solo career after the Beatles broke

up. He was also a wellknown anti-war activistand a songwriter. Upon ar-rival, Lennon was shot todeath at his house in NewYork on December 8, 1980.The killer was Mark DavidChapman. After killingLennon, Chapman sat onthe edge of the sidewalkto read Catcher in the Ryewith the gun at his side.Lennon was rushed to ahospital but pronounceddead on arrival.

These girl scouts are making a move to encouragemore outdoorsy adventures.

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Opinion

Not very long if you keep living theway you do, that’s for sure. Health is some-thing not everybody thinks or really caresabout because, hey, we’re fit and lovin’ it.We’re also lovin’ that dollar menu and allthat good stuff and, frankly, we don’t careif it is greasy and full of fat because we’refit and lovin’ it.

You might be unfit (fat) and occa-sionally watch as fit (not fat) people shovelburger after burger into their mouths whichhave miraculously stretched to fit so muchin them. Think about this, though, we areyoung and our bodies are functioning atmaximum capacity, for the most part, to al-low the energy of running all our daily tasks(like eating) and chores (eating some more).

As you get older your body will gettired and your metabolism will slow downdramatically, lessening its ability to burncalories and break down food. What willhappen next is that you will get fat (or fat-ter) and in a few years you will start gettinglittle surprises from your body saying“Hey! What’s up?!” These surprises areheart attacks, strokes, cancers, tumors, anda McFlurry of other diseases.

Hm, not good, eh? A lot of the foodyou eat when you are young has good stuffand bad stuff in it. Fast food will usuallyhave a high amount of fat and cholesterol

that builds up in your arteries. Think aboutit this way; you are sipping soda througha straw, that soda is your blood, and all ofa sudden bits of gum are sticking to theinsides of the straw. Slowly but surely thegum will create a wall of sticky delicious-ness (if you get hubba bubba) and it won’tbe so easy to drink soda anymore (or getblood into your heart). Then you die. No,it is not a happy ending because you arenot taking care of your body.

It really does not take a doctoral de-gree to figure out if something is bad foryou, just look at the nutrition facts and,more importantly, the ingredients. If there’sa word that you can’t even pronouncethen you better not eat it (or you shouldlearn to read) because a lot of food isstuffed with preservative chemicals suchas sodium nitrite, which has been provento cause cancer over long term consump-tion (note: sodium nitrite is found in al-most every type of meat, soup, or breadyou eat… except for when there is a tagthat says “CONTAINS NO SODIUM NI-TRITE”, in that case you’re safe). Yes, itcan be a whopper of a task to know whatto eat and what not to eat but if you startliving healthy now, you won’t be askingyourself “how long will I live?”

How Long Will You Live?By Fernando Villa

The price of justice

As I stand in line at the supermarketwaiting to pay for my groceries I cannothelp but skim throughsome magazines. I’ll usu-ally make fun of odd-looking celebrities ormaybe even wish I hadtheir clothes, but re-cently I cannot help butbe annoyed by the manypictures of artists ChrisBrown and Rihanna.

As many of usknow, these two wereseen to be the ‘perfect’couple by the media andthen he hit her leavingmany bruises. After hear-ing about this, I got anintense feeling of notcaring. In addition, Ikeep wondering why itseems as if every singleperson cares (way too much, by the way)about this couple.

I would usually ignore the trash thatannoys me and eventually forget about it,but it seems as if this is out to get me. Iturn on the TV and there it is, ‘TEXT ONEIF YOU THINK CHRIS BROWN IS SOOOGUILTY’. I turn on the computer and thereit is again, even in the web pages that aresupposed to post news stories. It’s not

By Laura LeyvaEven celebrities mess up...who cares?

that I don’t care about relationship abuse,in fact, I think it’s horrible. What is even

more horrible is how it ishappening to so manypeople around the worldbut nobody is payingmuch attention. For aminute I actually thoughtthat by something like thishappening to a well-known music icon, peoplemight open their eyes tothe real issues... but thathasn’t happened andprobably won’t. I supposeeverybody is excessivelybusy keeping track of ev-erything his or her favor-ite celebrities say or do.I’m not saying that fa-mous artists are notpeople too, and that weshouldn’t care that they

are victims of many issues going on in theworld, but what I am saying is that we shouldstop caring so much about them just be-cause of their fame.

It’s possible for me to rant about thistopic for hours, but I won’t. Therefore, I willjust say one last thing, people care way toomuch about what happens to celebrities be-cause of their fame and that, in all honestly,is stupid. Enough said.

Many of you have undoubtedly seenthe shirts, coffee mugs and bumper stickerswith such slogans as “War is not the an-swer” or “Violence never solved anything.”I would never say that anyone who promotesthese slogans is stupid, because peace is anoble ideal. But when they go to the ex-tremes of ruling out the use of military forcefor even the direst situations, they are naïve.The notion that all the world’s problemswould simply disappear if our country didnothing but endorse a policy of endless dia-log and negotiations is ridiculous.

Throughout history, war has helpedsolve most, if not all, of the most disturbingviolations of human liberty the world hasever known. War ended the tyrannical rulethat presided over the United States duringthe Revolution, it ended slavery, defeated

the Nazis in World War II, forced the un-yielding Japanese to surrender in World WarII, and is on its way to exterminating terror-ism and promoting freedom throughout theMiddle East.

Evil cannot be tolerated and allowedto grow into something more dangerous. Un-fortunately, peace is not always an option.Does anybody think that if you would justtalk to people like Adolf Hitler, ask them nicelyto please stop, or give them what they want,they will just back off? Well, leading up toWorld War II, someone named Neville Cham-berlain did. In a time when Hitler had unlim-ited power and controlled the flow of infor-mation in Germany, Chamberlain (BritishPrime Minister) was so obsessed with notgoing to war that he gave 11,000 square milesof Czechoslovakia to him.

Hitler promised peace and everyone

applauded Chamberlain for appeasing theGermans. Winston Churchill saw it for whatit was; a defeat without war. Hitler could nowcontinue to spread his rule and obtain landwhen all he had to do was threaten to go towar. Hitler, of course did not keep his prom-ise (didn’t see that one coming). The manwho didn’t hesitate to kill 11 million peoplein gas chambers did not even give breakinga promise a second thought. Eventually, Brit-ain had to face Nazi Germany as a weakernation. A nation should have the courage tostand up for what it stands for and to de-fend itself against evil regimes. Appease-ment doesn’t work. Evil on this level mustbe confronted and defeated.

War is hell. It is without a doubt oneof the worst things a man can experience.My argument is not that war is good or thatthe Marines should immediately be sent infor every problem. Far from it, my argument

is that it should always be an option thatremains on the table, even if only as a lastresort. Diplomacy doesn’t always work, andbecause of that fact, war is sometimes nec-essary.

In the case of Israel, for example; youcannot simply ask that the Israelis lay ontheir backs defenseless and allow terroristgroups like Hamas to destroy their cities andkill their people. This is just one situationwhere diplomacy means nothing. Even thefounding fathers of our country realized thatforce was necessary to sustain liberty andmaintain world order. During the AmericanRevolution, in Patrick Henry’s famousspeech, he asked, “Is life so dear, or peaceso sweet, as to be purchased at the price ofchains and slavery...give me liberty, or giveme death!”

By JC ClarkWar is the answer: diplomacy cannot defead absolute evil

Many state legislators, such as some in Kansas, are con-sidering overturning the death penalty, saying that the cost ofkeeping a death row inmate is too high, especially in these timesof economic turmoil. Due to the many appeals cases whereinmates try to keep themselves alive, they cost millions of dol-lars in lawyers fees, not to mention their stays at federal pris-ons.

Can you put a price-tag on justice? Will the guilty bepardoned because of the cost to put them to death?

Many of the states planning to remove the death penaltyfrom the law books would save an average of 2 million dollarsper case, claiming that the money saved will be used for stateand community service programs. Instead of condemning a mur-derer, a rapist, someone who chose to break the law, to death,they’ll just let him live in order to save money to pay for someprogram? Why not save money by refusing to pay for the luxu-ries given to these prisoners, such as hot water, libraries, internet,and just give them the bare necessities to survive? Why notfollow the example of Sherriff Joe Arapio and Tent City inMaricopa County?

If one takes another’s life, that person deserves to pay.Justice should not have a bargain basement price, justice shouldbe served swiftly and fiercely, whatever the cost.

By Angela Gonzalez

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Opinion

Reporters

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Crude violence, murderand gunshots; this is whattoday’s television and allsources of media has turnedinto. The worst case is thatwe, as teenagers who watchviolent scenes, are more likelyto display aggressive behav-ior, thoughts and emotionsthan those teens who are lessexposed to violent program-ming. The media can be veryinfluential and has the abilityof controlling or influencing aperson’s thoughts, actionsand emotions.

An experiment revealed that exposure to media vio-lence can cause immediate increases in aggressive thoughtsand tolerance for aggression in both children and teenagers.For example, in studies with younger children, youngsterswho were shown a brief violent film were slower to call anadult to intervene when they saw two younger children fightthan were peers who had watched a neutral film. Apparently,the single violent clip appeared to make the children more

By Cris Arroyo tolerant of aggression.Violent programming on

TV is not the only source of vio-lence that we have today, Violentvideo games have recently sur-passed violent TV as a matter ofconcern for parents andpolicymakers. Why you ask, wellthere are 3 basic reasons: First,children are spending an increas-ingly large amount of time play-ing video games; second, a largeportion of these games containviolence; and third, because thechildren playing these games areactive participants rather thanobservers, they may be at risk of

becoming aggressive themselves. The impact of exposure to vio-lent video games has not been studied as extensively as the impactof exposure to TV or movie violence; however, the results reportedfor video games to date are very similar to those obtained in theinvestigation of TV and movie violence. Some may debate whetherthe media increases violent behavior amongst teens, yet what isknown for sure is that violence in the media is surely not decreasingit

Cris Arroyo and Fernando Rosas are depicting whatteenagers that are exposed to Violence on TV do.

Recently the vast majority of the mainstream me-dia has gone absolutely crazy over the comment madeby talk radio host Rush Limbaugh that he hopes Presi-dent Obama fails. Even Obama himself, along with hisChief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, has specifically men-tioned Rush Limbaugh as someone whose advice mostpeople should disregard. The problem is that they tookhis statement out of context and completely misrepre-sented what he said.

The media played the sound bite “I hope he fails”and condemned Limbaugh for the outrageous state-ment, saying that to hope that the president fails is thelike hoping the country fails. As Limbaugh points out,it’s the opposite. He wants the country to succeed,which is why he wants the president’s policies (social-ism, no guns, universal healthcare, etc.) to fail.

What Obama stands for entirely contradicts ev-erything this country has stood for since our foundingfathers fought to make it that way. This is why I, likeRush, want President Obama to fail miserably. Thereshould be nothing wrong with saying this. In a FoxNews poll taken in 2006, fifty-one percent of Democratswanted President Bush to fail. Where was the outcrythen?

Obama blames Limbaugh for the lack of biparti-sanship that should be taking place in Washington dur-ing this economic crisis. He basically says that Repub-licans are evil because they share this hope for failureand stand up to oppose every bill that Obama proposes.Maybe it’s just that some people in the governmentstill have principles worth standing up for.

When there’s one party that believes in the freemarket with no government interference, and anotherwhich believes that the government should control thewhole economic system, there really isn’t any room forcompromise. You can’t negotiate freedom. Either youhave it or you don’t. Imagine if our founders had said,“Yes, we believe in freedom of speech, but sometimesit’s okay to censor people.” That’s why these peopleare elected, to take a side, not to check their beliefs atthe door when the president says so.

“I hope Obama fails too”By JC ClarkPerhaps it was the musical differences or the death of

manager and friend Brian Epstein, but Yoko Ono pointedout these and many other issues, coming between TheBeatles. I recently read an article in which the writer blamesPaul and Linda McCartney for the band’s rupture. He claimsLinda was unpopular among the band members and Paulwanted to spend all his time with her, due to her “constantneed of attention” and “Paul’s obsessive love for her”. Healso stated Yoko was actually very closeto George and Ringo and caused no prob-lems whatsoever, since she was very in-dependent. He has to be kidding! Thisguy has it all backwards! Lennon him-self was quoted in a magazine article com-plaining that they all hated her. Last timeI checked the word “they” is plural, mean-ing “they” are George, Ringo, and Paul.Maybe she wasn’t the only reason theFab Four went their separate ways, butI’m sure she had a lot to do with it. Idon’t even know her personally and sheannoys me; she took naps underLennon’s piano and would randomly yellout his name interrupting, and ultimatelyruining, recording sessions. Can’t yousee how that would be very annoying?Even non-musicians would agree, I’m sure.Yoko was relentlessly looking for Lennon’s approval andattention. She so wanted to be part of the greatest bandknown at the time. Of course, this would ruin the concept of

the band and really, her vocals aren’t that great. Can youimagine the sound of two crows fighting right in the middleof “Hey Jude”? Aren’t we lucky she never got in? How-ever, since she didn’t get in, she sabotaged the band.She took advantage of the tension between Lennon andMcCartney and only fed Lennon more lies and ridiculousideas. She manipulated his choices and convinced him thatMcCartney was out to ruin his musical talent by sabotagingLennon’s songs. Yoko, Yoko, Yoko... if only she knew what

real music was; thenmaybe she would haveseen that Lennon andMcCartney were lyricalgeniuses together. Shebelieved she was doingLennon good and thathis career would onlybloom after the break-up.Rapper Nas believes shedid, but he’s a rapper andprobably has only heard“Imagine,” Lennon’sbest song as a solo act,and probably his onlygreat song.I guess what they say istrue: love is blind.

Lennon proved it to us and unfortunately, this blind loveaffair tore The Beatles apart. RIP- The greatest band ever.Thanks a lot, Yoko.

And now let’s introduce...Yoko oh-no!By Czarina Nafarrate

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? I know the janitors are. The quarter has ended and yet still things haven’t changedin our bathrooms. Juan was here, Puro West Side; one thing is writing on school property but another is writing in the bathrooms. I meandoes your mom enter the bathroom at home and see “puro class of 2009” written all over the walls? No, I don’t think so.

What’s the reason behind this immaturity? If that’s how people send their message does that mean students should have theirbackpacks written on? Message from Joe “Tuck it in Sirrr!” Take a moment to think about it. “Hey Danny, you want to go check the newson CNN to check what’s up?” “No, I’ll just read the bathroom walls.” Isn’t that what text messaging is for?

Writing you love so-and-so or advertising the gang you plan on joining next month doesn’t help people in any way. Soon, we willbe writing on homeless people or better yet, on ourselves.

By Sergio Valdez

“Serg Dog was here”... Graffiti becoming a concern on Nogales High campus

Inappropriate material on our TV sets, part 3

Dear Editor,The tuck in policy has me terribly disturbed. The tuck-in

policy is meant for our safety so that people can’t concealweapons, but there are some things that need to be concealed.

We all know that the new fashion statement for any-body is the skinny jean, but when you tuck everything in, youcan see EVERYTHING! Won’t it be much nicer to walk aroundwith loose jeans than walking around campus, looking ateveryone’s details? If you do sport the skinny jean, do every-one a favor and leave it un-tucked.

-Eric Palau

Dear Editor,As in my last letter, I wish to reinforce my notion,

that enforcing patriotism is a foly within this campus.The aim of patriotism is to excite the constituents of anation to a voluntary appreciation of their country, notto ensure that every citizen is waving a flag or chantinga hymn. I don’t feel it proper that I’m “politely asked” tostand during the nation anthem under threat of a refer-ral.

-Luis L.

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It’s not easy for a band to become legendary and de-fine a generation, unless, of course, the band in question isthe Beatles.

This group consisted of the creative geniuses of JohnLennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.Together, they wrote and performed over 200 songs and lefttheir mark on this planet.

Indeed, the Beatles accomplished a lot of things whenthey were together, while the only thing the Jonas Brothershave managed to do isgather a fan base of easilyamused, shrieking girls andwrite a few mediocre songs.Are they popular? Ofcourse. Does that meanthey’re particularly tal-ented? No.

The Jonas Brothersare just another boy bandthat has managed to getgirls to gather in large mobsand fight for autographs.They are only famous be-cause they’re famous,people like them because that’s what they are supposed tolike. Of course, being “attractive” also helps them becomemore popular among these young girls who probably wor-ship them.

The Beatles got the whole world to fall in love withthem because they were talented; they received attentionbecause they deserved it. The Beatles helped people seethings differently; they made bizarre tunes nobody could un-derstand but were still understood regardless. The Fab Fourwere able to be a great influence on society that challengedpeople to go farther and the Jonas Brothers make 13 year-oldgirls blush, so yeah I guess they’re the same.

The Beatles were perhaps the greatest musical groupthat was ever formed; they still manage to maintain their rel-evance today despite the tragic death of two of its members.The Jonas Brothers are a big thing now, but in the futurethey’ll probably just be a memory in the minds of women whohave finally grown up and faced reality. The two bandsshouldn’t even be compared because of their vast differences.The Beatles will live forever as legends. As for that othergroup, well, we’ll see.

“Hit me baby one more time,” surelysomething we’ve all heard at least once.But some people have found that if thesong is played backwards, then you canhear the words, “Sleep with me, I’m nottoo young.” This is an example of backmasking.

Back masking is when a message ishidden in a song and can be heard whenthe track is played backwards. Some re-searchers also have found that some backmasked songs can contain subliminal mes-sages that can potentially affect the lis-tener.

There are also various other ex-amples of back masking. One example isthe song Another One Bites the Dust, byQueen, which is said to say “It’s fun tosmoke marijuana” when back masked.Another song that is widely believed tohave back masked messages is LedZeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven. It is saidthat when reversed the songs says satanicmessages.

Back masking was first made popu-lar by The Beatles in their 1966 album,Revolver. They said that they started ex-perimenting by reversing tapes and theyliked the sound. Back masking also con-tributed to the “Paul is Dead” rumor. (See“Don’t stop the ocean, I need to feel atidal wave” on the next page )

What they do to guys like us in prison

Musical March MBy Kennara J. Ramirez

By Pablo Valencia

Individual Artists:Ozzy Osbourne- 10%Elvis Presley- 7%Bob Marley- 28%Jimi Hendrix- 13%Bob Dylan- 15%Billy Joel- 12%Michael Jackson- 15%

By Mariela Jaramillo

Everyone has an old band that they jamout to once in a while; here are two polls of100 people around campus who miss the goodold days, rock and roll, and the musicians whomade rock history.

They made our heartsrace and palms sweat

Jo Bros worthy to sit at same tBands not even comparable

Back masking [egassem lanimilbus]By Alfonso Villarreal

Various bands have been accusedof back masking; some include Led Zep-pelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen,Styx, AD/DC, The Eagles, Judas Priest,and The Rolling Stones. These and someother bands have also been accused ofinserting subliminal messages in theirmusic, which is said to persuade the sub-conscious.

There have also been court casesagainst bands because people state thatthe music persuaded them to commit in-sane acts. There was one court caseagainst AC/DC because someone saidthat their music inspired them to commitmurder. Another similar court case washeld against Judas Priest because twoboys said that their music contained sub-liminal messages that made them want tokill themselves.

While some people think that backmasking exists, others think that it is com-plete nonsense and extremely hard to hidein a song. People think that having a sub-liminal message hidden in a back maskedsong and making the words fit in the songwhen played forwards is nearly impos-sible. Whether back masking is used forsubliminal purposes or not, if you listento a back masked song long enough,you’re bound to hear something.

Inspiring, magical and enlightening. Sometimes the odd balls are the ones you’regoing to want to be like when you grow up.

From being the odd balls sitting in the back of the class to being on top of the charts.These five fellows, brothers Gerard and Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryaralso known as My Chemical Romance (MCR) came to be a band of interest.

Born and raised in New Jer-sey, Gerard Way and former drum-mer of the band, Matt Pelissierstarted off the band after Gerardpulled the plug on art, quote innicer language “the hell with art,”by writing “Skylines and Turn-stiles” dedicated to the devas-tating 9/11 attack. The attack waslike a loud gunshot for Gerard,making him reevaluate his wholelife and pursuing his secret Pas-sion, music. Before making theband Gerard had nothing great

going for him. Working in a comic shop as an artist Gerard battled with alcoholism, prescrip-tion drug abuse, an illness in the family and severe depression.

Needing a guitar to round off their music, Pelissier and Way looked back to theirhometown of Belleville, New Jersey. They joined forces with lead guitarist Ray Toro whowas between bands at the time. He agreed to help them and put some riffs guitar to thewords that Way and Pelissier had written. When they needed a bassist, Gerard’s brotherMikey Way bought a bass guitar and began learning as MCR began making more songs.All they needed now was a rhythm guitarist to help fill in the background of Ray’s solos.The Answer was Frank Iero. Having just quit a band named Pencey Prep, Iero dropped outof college to begin playing with his favorite band at the time-- MCR.

The band got a dark punk/emo image, which they like to call violent pop. The bandreleased their debut cd “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought me Your Love” withMCR’s first song ever written “Skylines and Turnstiles”. Then their first tour in a van thatthe Ways grandmother bought them. The band never saw the super stardom this tourbrought upon them coming.

Leaving Eyeball Records they signed on to Reprice Records (Warner) to record theirgreatest album yet “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.” Their singles “I’m Not Okay,” “TheGhost of You and Helena” (written for the Way’s grandmother who had just died) seemedto broaden their fan base working with bands such as Thrice, The Used, Alkaline Trio andTaking Back Sunday gaining major success selling 11,000 albums the day of the release.

By 2007 with a sober and better lead singer MCR’s 3rd studio album “Welcome to theBlack Parade” went platinum. Now the bands grandiose career seems to be sticking around.This is now the band that we will look in 10 years and they will render your heart the sameas they did when you first heard them.

My Chemical Romance’s lyrics will raise the hair on the back of your neck, make youwant to rock out, and make the passion of rock n roll stick in your soul till death.

The infamous eight track called Stairway to His possibly the greatest musical piece ever, but hacreated one of the largest controversies in the musdustry. The debate over what the song really meanstinues to this day. However if you ask me, Led Zepcame up with the best song ever.

The first time you play the song, two thingpop into your head. One: This is an awesome song.The dudes who wrote this put the drugs into sex, drock n’ roll. The opening tune is what is most knownthe song, and it is what sticks in your head after theends. Then the lyrics go from a lady in gold, to a bird, to a piper. Then, the beat picks up and in a couseconds goes into a head rocking guitar solo by JPage. After a while the song dies down as Robert Pvoices fades away saying, “And she’s climbing theway to heaven.”

By Jose Rojas

Stairway to Heaven o

1. You should’ve thought twice before you let itall goYou should’ve known that word, bout what youdid with her2. Tonight but I can not baby girl and that’s theissueGirl you know I miss you

By Alexis Kramer

Name That Tune

3. Fui, Fuego por ti, Hoy sólo quedan las cenFui, todo y sin ti, desaparezco poco y poco yperdí4. Some boys romance, some boys slow danThat’s all right with me5. The star maker says it ain’t so badThe dream maker’s gonna make you mad

Rock Bands:Metallica- 13%Led Zeppelin- 23%AC/DC- 19%The Eagles- 15%Pink Floyd- 9%Rolling Stones- 15%Styx- 6%

The, oh so dreamy, Jonas know, but in fact, the Jonas Brokeeping fans up to date with the

The Jonas Brothers began13, Nick. Nick Jonas originally bBroadway. It’s as if this boy was Broadway?

Now, of course the Beatlsecond half of the 20th century

Disney Channel. “Kids of the Fuof their contract. Their album “Jincluded songs such as “S.O.S” more recent album, “A Little Bit LFor the 2009 Grammy’s, KevinWonder. Just a few weeks ago, Experience was released, drivinthe steps of the Beatles’ first molittle thing they do, from writing charts.

People, or shall I say, pootalent, and are just idiotic to thebeautiful, but they have the potentheir songs everywhere and youmagazine known to mankind. It’Beatles. It’s obvious that mostBrothers, but hello, reality checktheir lives to watch them on TV

You just don’t know it, buand accomplishments. It’s amaziit big time. They most definitely

By Karo Peraza

Jo Bros deserve m

Give me a shot to remember

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Madnesse table as Fab Four? By Michelle Ceballos

In 2004, Armando (a.k.a. “Mando”) Arana never imagined that he would be so musically successful within the spanof five short years. Now at the age of eighteen, Mando is a singer, songwriter, devoted musician, and frontman for the localacoustic/pop-punk band Midway.

The band of brothers known as ‘Midway’ consists of Mando Arana (vocals/guitar), Dino Aguirre (drums), DavidGutierrez (bass), and Augie Zepeda (guitar); all of whom are seniors here at Nogales High School. The group is managedby SILO4, an indie music label created by ex-Nogales Apache, Robert Villegas.

Mando began putting his own musicand lyrics together along with help from hisfriend Dino in their previous band, ‘BehindThe Label’. The group lasted from 2007 to2008 and gained a decent sized local fan base.However, because of the graduation anddeparture of two senior members, BTL cameto an end in the summer of ’08. Afterwards,Mando decided that he wanted to keep play-ing his music along with Dino still on drums.The two continued to rehearse, write, andperform under their new name, ‘The Differ-ence Between Us’.

“We chose that name because we feltthat our music sounded really unique whencompared to other acts that were in the area,”said Mando.

In July 2008, Mando and Dino askedtheir best friend David Gutierrez if he wouldbe interested in playing bass guitar in theirband. David was ecstatic but skeptical be-cause he did not know how to play a singleinstrument. For the next few months at re-hearsals, Mando and Dino would simply teach David where to place his fingers and what strings to hit on the bass.

On Friday October 24th, TDBU traveled up to Phoenix to record their first demo. During that weekend their manager,producer, and media director commented that if Mando, Dino, and David wanted to get recognized they would need a new,catchier and shorter name. A couple of short weeks later they decided to rename the band ‘Midway,’ after a favoritehangout spot of theirs.

In December 2008, the boys’ friend Augie Zepeda joined the group to fill the sound and play second guitar. Augiewas originally offered the position in September but denied because he was busy working with the drum line at the time.Luckily, since Augie’s joining of Midway, the group has gained an immense new sound along with plenty more fans.Midway now plays all around Nogales getting crowds energized with songs such as, “Fairground,” “Need More (Time ToParty),” and “Green Day”.

Midway is currently in the process of submitting their demo to numerous major record labels such as Victory, FueledBy Ramen, Photo Finish, ECA, and Epitaph. Their ultimate goal is to get signed to a professional label, record their firstalbum, tour around the United States, gain thousands of fans, and make a living doing what they love. If you would like tosee Midway perform live you can catch them at their next show on April 3, 2009 here at NHS. If you would like to contactthe boys of Midway or show support them you can go to http://www.myspace.com/midwayaz and add them as a friend.

Midway was hiding Behind the Label

In ascending order: Armando Arana, David Gutierrez, Augie Zepeda,and Dino Aguirre

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However, playing the song backwards creates acompletely different song. Forget climbing to heaven, thissounds like a message from the head honcho of evil him-self. Suddenly “If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’tbe alarmed now, It’s just a clean spring for the May Queen”turns into something similar to sad Satan torturing peoplein a tool shed. I don’t know about you, but that’s scarystuff right there. Listen to that segment of the song, andPlant’s strange pronunciation makes the back maskedmessage pretty real.

So which is it, ultimate rock song or Señor Satancalling us? Honestly, I really don’t think it matters. Thesong is a pure stroke of genius. Heaven versus hell, for-ward and backward. It all cancels out and leaves nothingbut a classic. Stairway to Heaven is a rock song for theages.

or a fiery passage to hell?

It happened on a rainy morning. November 9, 1966 tobe precise. He stormed out of the studio and drove off. Thestoplight changed, he didn’t notice and the accident tookhis life. A crowd began to gather around the body wrappedin flames. His face was disfigured, he looked familiar, but noone could recognize him for sure. No dental records wereavailable, but a name was under the license plate records:Paul McCartney.

The three other members were heart-broken, but theshow had to go on. The media was silenced through bribesand pleas; the tragic news never reached the faithful fans. Alook-alike contest was held and innocentcontestants were thrown into the great-est scheme in the world of music. Will-iam Campbell was the winner and manystill believe that he has been the PaulMcCartney we know and love for the past43 years.

Fans everywhere have found hid-den messages in songs and album cov-ers throughout the years. Whetherthey’re a coincidence or intentional, it’sup to you.

Probably the most famous messagehas to be the Abbey Road album cover.The outfits in this album cover representmuch more than just fashion statements.Lennon is in white representing a priest,Ringo as the undertaker, and George as the grave digger.Paul is in fact barefoot in this picture, which is a symbol ofdeath, due to the fact bodies were buried barefoot in theolden days. Also, if you look closely at buggy in the back-ground you can read the license plate which reads:LMW28IF… Linda McCartney Weeps and Paul would havebeen 28 IF he would have lived.

In the album cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely HeartsClub Band everyone is looking at a freshly-dug grave. Onthe drum reads “Lonely Hearts.” Using a mirror, you couldplace it perpendicular to the center of the drum splitting thewords “Lonely Hearts” in half, the combined writing reads -1 ONE 1 X HE DIE. This means that the “1 One 1” equalthree, or that Paul is gone, and the “X” is meant to cross outPaul. Between the words “HE” and “DIE” is an arrow thatpoints directly to Paul.

Songs are said to indicate McCartney’s death as well.Revolution 9, a “song” with commotion and nonsense, is

one of these songs. If playedforward you can hear agoniz-ing screams from a man, a carcrash, and sirens all remindersof how Paul allegedly died. Al-though, throughout the song allyou hear is a man repeating“Number 9” over and overagain, you could hear “Turn meon, dead man,” if played back-wards. A line from “A Day inthe Life” is too obvious to ex-plain: “He blew his mind out ina car; he didn’t notice that thelights had changed. A crowd ofpeople stood and stared, they’dseen his face before...” These

are just a few, but various songs talk about a death at 5 inthe morning; the time Paul died.

A clever hoax used for publicity or a cry of guilt fromThe Beatles? Only time will tell, but in the meantime listen tothose songs closely and see for yourself, you might besurprised at what you hear.

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6. No, we’re not gonna make this rightSo I’ll give a kiss and say goodbye7. Ratti Ratti Sachi Maine Jaan Gavayi HaiNach Nach Koylo Pe Raat Bitayi Hai8. Someday I’ll wish upon a starWake up where the clouds are far behind me

as Brothers against the legendary Beatles you ask? Sounds crazy, IBrothers are making their way up to the top with song after songtheir tour dates.an their musical path to success at the ages of 17, Kevin, 16, Jo, andly began singing at the age of seven and began his career working onas born to be a star. I suppose you want to tell me Ringo Starr was on

atles are among the most influential popular music artists of theury, and sure they’ve had about 75,000 songs but have you ever

stopped to think maybe they are an influence tothis gorgeous musical trio made up of Kevin, Jo-seph, and Nicholas Jonas? That’s right. The JonasBrothers have said that the Beatles are one of theirmain inspirations and that they want to make peoplehappy with their music, and that’s just what theydo. From sold out concerts everywhere to scream-ing fans wherever they go, just a little bit longer,and it won’t be long before these brothers go downin history.

On August 8th, 2006, the Jo Bro’s releasedtheir first album “It’s About Time” which includedthe not-so-famous single, “Mandy”. After releas-ing their song on MTV and not making it quite asbig as they hoped to, they signed a contract with

Future” was introduced in the movie Meet the Robinsons, as a part “Jonas Brothers” pretty much made them who they are today. ThisS” and “Hold On”, two of their biggest songs yet. They now have ait Longer” which includes more words of love that teens can relate to.

vin, Jo, and Nick, were up on stage with the one and only, Stevieo, on February 27, 2009, their movie Jonas Brothers 3D Concerting fans crazy all across the universe. They’re simply following inotion picture A Hard Day’s Night, no harm done, so let it be. Every

ng their own songs to playin’ their own music, they are burnin’ up the

oor unfortunate souls, like to believe that these young lads have nothe music world, but they seem to have it good. Not only are theytential to really make it bigger than what they already have. You hearou see their pictures plastered across the front page of almost every. It’s not fair that they get so much trash just because they’re not theostly 5-12 year old girls have a crazed obsession with the Jonasck, almost every girl out there from the ages of 15-99 are running forV or see them in concert. but those Jonas Brothers have got me going crazy with their musicazing to know that at such a young age, these underdogs are makingely are the kids of the future.

e more credit than they are given

Don’t stop the ocean, I need to feel a tidal waveBy Czarina Nafarrate

Entertainment

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By Angela GonzalezConcerts coming in March

Some shows give their audi-ence security; the fans know ex-actly what’s goingon. ABC’s Lost,however, is nothinglike that; instead it’san onslaught ofconfusion and in-sanity.

The show isabout survivors ofoceanic flight 815,which crashed on adeserted islandlocated…somewhere.The island is clearlynot all as it seems; itis inhabited by na-tives known as “the others”, has avicious monster, hides researchlabs left behind by the mysterious

By Pablo Valencia

organization called the DHARMAinitiative, and, well, it has some-

thing to do with time travel.That all seems overwhelm-

ing, and a lack of answers may leave

you upset but you can very easilyenjoy it. All you have to do is ex-

pect the unexpected.Rational thinking willget you nowhere be-cause, as you could tell,nothing going on onthis island really makessense. If you can acceptthat fact, then might ac-tually start to under-stand the show and youwill look forward towatching more.

Lost is on ABC,Wednesday nights at 8o’ clock. Of course,you’ll be totally lost

(pun intended) if you start watch-ing it midseason so you shouldcatch up by going to abc.com.

Let your imagination get Lost

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus released their third studio al-bum, Lonely Road, on February 3, 2009. The first single off thealbum was ‘You Better Pray” and landed on number 14 on the Bill-board 200. This is also the last album that featured guitarist EliasReidy, who left after the disc was recorded.

Lonely Road has a softer sound than their previous albumDon’t You Fake It and includes less rock songs and more ballads.This album also has a fair share of religious songs like “Believe” and“Godspeed.”

My favorite songs on the record are “Pleads and Postcards,”“You Better Pray,” and “Step Right Up.” These songs are appealingto me because they’re more upbeat than others on the CD and haveenjoyable lyrics. All the songs are based on something different andhave a varied sound.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes soft rock and anoccasional alternative rock song. This album strays from the path ofthe last disc, but it is still enjoyable and catchy.

By Alfonso Villarreal

CD review: “TheLonely Road” not asgood as last album

How would like to fight and survive a zombie invasionwith only 3 friends, and no help? Valve (the company that cre-ated “Orange Box” and “Counter-Strike”) started the nextgeneration game “Left 4 Dead”. Left 4 Dead for the PC, andXbox 360, is based on a wide mass infection that has continuedon for over 2 weeks… with help at every corner gone and killed.You’re the only group left. You’re the only ones left for dead.

When you first play the game, it is like a peek a boo gamewith zombies popping out from each side, roof, and walls. Thezombie reactions are accurately real, because shooting a bulletnear one, will make them look for you and attack. During thegame you will encounter stronger, more mutated zombies suchas; the Smoker who can stretch his tongue across and grab andlick you, the boomer which is a big round zombie that vomits you in acid, the hunter whichlooks for you and beats you down, and the witch who is the strongest heavily mutated

By Robert Johnson

zombie who can trick you into thinking she is a little crying girl inneed of help.

Along with the story line playing with the computer, youcan get some friends online to help you in Cooperative gameplay. In co-op you can have more control of who can do what asa team, rather than having the game itself follow along. It offersversus mode which is two teams. One team as Infected and theother as survivors, the game ends at the death of the last survi-vor.

Overall since Valve’s reputation has been known to makeinteresting and unique multiplayer games, Left 4 Dead is beyondthe best and more critically awarded game for the end of theWinter Season. If you would ever want a game that has excite-

ment, suspense, and teamwork online, Left 4 Dead would be right for you. Grade: A

Left 4 Dead game is a deadly experience worth playing

The need for ‘seeking guitarists’ advertisementsis over, with internet anything is possible

Indabamusic.com was created as a social net-working page website for musicians who wish to sharetheir music and also collaborate with artists from allover the globe.

The site was founded on February 2, 2007 byfounders of Veritas Records, Dan Zaccagnino andMatthew Siegel. Indaba offers many tools for aspiringartists to share ideas. By creating a profile, a person isallowed to rate other people’s music, comment, postpictures, and blog. By doing so artists are able tomake many connections in the music world. Indabaalso offers programs known as sessions which areonline recording projects. Sessions can either be pri-

By Laura Leyva

Discover music from every corner of the worldvate and only members who have been invited can viewit or take part in it, or they can be open to the public andopen for auditions. Artists are able to speak with musiccollaborators, exchange audio files, mix music, and man-age legal rights. The page is also able to keep a record ofeverything that happens during sessions. The site alsofeatures a session console. The session console allowsmembers to mix and edit audio in the web browser of anycomputer. It can also be used to mix down separateaudio files made by other members into one mix to besaved as a single file. But in order for music to be up-loaded and edited online, users must use their own re-cording software first.

Indaba is one of many music collaboration sitesbut it is also one of the of the most popular. The need fora band is over, technology has taken over.

March 29th The Morning Light @ The RockBrett Dennan @ The Rialto

March 30th Candlebox @ The Rialto

Justin Townes Earle @ Club CongressApril 1st Eleni Mandell @ Plush

Health @ Social Culture Gallery

April 2nd The Bled @ Club Congress

March 31st Divine Heresy @ The Rock

Dear And the Headlights @ The Rhythm Room

April 3rd Fall Out Boy @ Mesa Amphitheatre

April 4th Ryanhood @ The Rialto

April 5th nevershoutnever! @ the Rialto

April 7th In Fear and Faith @ The Rock

Like July 18th, 2008 (the day The Dark Knight hit the-aters nationwide) March 6th, 2009 is a date many committedto memory. To millions of fans of the acclaimed comicbook series, the premiere of Watchmen was a big deal. I amfamiliar with Alan Moore’s Watchmen, so my expectationsfor this adaptation were low, knowing at least it wouldn’thold a candle to the original.

The film ran approximately three hours and has abastion of a plot. It stays relatively faithful to its precur-sor, opening with the murder of ex-superhero The Come-dian (Jeffery Dean Morgan) and an introduction to Ror-schach (Jack Earle Haley), a right-wing, paranoid, wantedvigilante.

What follows is a plot that stretches over four de-cades, beginning with the era of the Crimebusters (think anextremely grittier version of the Justice League) and endingon the eve of global nuclear war. My only bone to pick isthat some points that really make the story were missing Grade: C+

By Paulina Ibarra

from the movie, which stole dimension from the charactersand made the plot that much harder to understand.

It’s relieving to see that Zack Snyder has matured asa director. Snyder must have realized that in order for Watch-men to succeed, he couldn’t rely on his old bag of tricksthat got him through 300. Gaudy slow-mo shots are rare

and the depth of the plot isn’t overshadowed by excessiveblood and guts. The result is tempered and gorgeous cin-ematography.

But the film would have withered without Morganand Haley. They personify these intense characters andexhibit all their strengths and flaws with honesty. Nite OwlII (Patrick Wilson), a retired superhero, is so engaging andpathetic, you’ll sympathize with his struggle to call theshots in his life again. Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cudrup) wasimpressive as the only guy with superpowers in the movie.Unfortunately, the performances of Silk Spectre II (MalinAkerman) and Ozymandias (Matthew Goode) become deadweights the other actors have to carry.

Though not Oscar-worthy, Snyder can rest assuredthat no violent mob of ticked off fans are en route to burn hishouse down. Watchmen will leave the comic book puristssated and first-timers pining for a copy of Moore’s graphicnovel.

Watchmen hits theaters—did you watch the “Watchmen?”

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Have you ever encountered some-thing so captivating you can’t help but ex-plore it? In the film Coraline, which is basedon a British novel, Coraline Jones (DakotaFanning) moves to Oregon with her ratherdistracted parents. The house she movesinto seems to be strange and mystifying,especially when Coraline finds a mysteriousdoor behind a bookshelf. After Coraline fol-lows some mice into the door, she finds thatit leads to an alternate universe that is basedon her life.

She meets her “Other Parents” (TerryHatcher and John Hodgman) who do what-ever it takes to make Coraline happy. Sheends up loving the other universe and en-

By Alfonso Villarreal

Be careful what you wish for: you just might get it

He’s been a cop, a chocolatier, a pirate, and a demonbarber, but who exactly is Johnny Depp?Born on June 9th,1963 John Christopher Depp II has wowed audiences withhis every performance, but before his acting career, Deppled a difficult life.

After his parents’ divorce he began to self-injure atthe age of 15. He subsequently dropped out of school topursue a career in music, his first love. He joined a rockband, The Kids, and was pretty successful; they evenopened for Iggy Pop. As his music career took off, so didhis relationship with Lori Allison. One night, before play-ing a gig Johnny drank a little too much, insulted Iggy Popand proposed to Allison, who of course, said yes.

He took a break from The Kids and began his job as

By Czarina Nafarrate

ters it whenever her real parents aren’taround, but the Other Mother wants Coralineto stay there forever, which is when the prob-lems begin.

Coraline is an amazing movie with ex-ceptional animation. The scenes are full ofcolor and life with music that goes alongperfectly. The transitions from Coraline’s ex-tremely dull life to the fascinating and viva-cious alternate world explode with color anddemonstrate how creative the minds behindthis film are.

This movie is technically a kid’s movie,but I wouldn’t take a five year old to see it.After I heard little kids screaming to theirmothers that they were terrified, I would sug-

gest this movie forolder children whoaren’t scared soeasily.

This is agreat movie whichI recommend to ev-erybody because ittells a great storyand the animationis simply remark-able. I give this filman A- and is a thrillto see. Be sure tocatch it at a theaternear you.

a pen telemarketer. With every call he’d make, he’d have anew character and thus a great actor found his calling. Justbefore the divorce Allison introduced Johnny to NicholasCage. Cage suggested Johnny should take up acting, andbeing in need of money, Johnny agreed.

He met with Cage’s agent, got an audition and gotthe part automatically. His charisma and sex appeal wereperfect for the camera and his acting skills were not so shabbyeither. He decided to give music up for a while and go on alittle “acting adventure”. He has, since then, played diverseroles that have gotten him Golden Globe awards and Oscarnominations.

He still plays music now and then and has held ben-efit concerts and recorded albums with his current band P.

Johnny Depp: Is there anything this man cannot portray?He is the happy fa-ther of two and iscurrently datingFrench actress andmodel, VanessaParadis. You couldsee him in his up-coming movies asthe Mad Hatter inTim Burton’s Alicein Wonderland andhe voices JackKahuna Laguna in the recent Spongebob episode“Spongebob VS. the Big One”, now available in stores.

The controversies brought forth bystem cell research and medical emancipa-tion mesh in one of Jodi Picoult’sbestsellers, My Sister’s Keeper.

At first, Picoult’sway of describing every-thing from eachcharacter’s point of viewcan feel repetitive, but af-ter the third chapter youbecome engrossed byPicoult’s vivid descrip-tions and complex yet re-latable characters.

After their daugh-ter Kate is diagnosedwith leukemia at age two,Brian and Sara begindesperately seeking acure. They cannot actu-ally cure Kate but canput her into remission byfinding someone geneti-cally compatible with her and extractingblood from their umbilical cord. Finding anexact match is difficult, and their eldest sonJesse is not an option, so they decide to“create” a baby, so to speak, so they can

ensure a genetic match. As a result, Saragives birth to Anna, who ends up having togive lymphocytes and bone marrow andother bodily fluids every time her sister goes

into relapse.After Anna, 13, is

told (not asked) she mustdonate one of her kidneysto Kate, she visits Mr.Campbell, a lawyer, to filefor medical emancipationfrom her parents. It isshocking and somewhathorrific that she would dothis even though her sis-ter will surely die, butwhen you hear her pointof view it is difficult to saywho is wrong and who isright.

It is a beautifulheart-wrenching storywhere everything ends

up different than you would have ever sus-pected. The moral dilemmas presented areso terrible you would prefer to not thinkabout them but this page-turner will keepyou thinking and reading.

Controversial book receives an ABy Michelle Ceballos A movie without a soundtrack is no movie at all. The music always creates the

mood and sets the foundation for the movie. It creates suspense, causes terror, andgives hope. Movie scores have always been an essential element to the quality of amovie. They often make you feel a certain way or even convey messages that cannotbe expressed with mere words or even actions on screen. Below are some of thegreatest examples of how a movie’s soundtrack can make the greatest difference.These movies were all incredible, but it’s hard to imagine any of these movies with-out the memorable songs that accompany them.

Rocky: This score definitely deserves its spot on the list of all time greats. Thesound of those trumpets when Rocky Balboa is striving to get into shape for thegreatest match of his life, or when he actually wins it, is unforgettable. This score wascomposed by Bill Conti.

Star Wars: Just the first of John Williams’ many musical masterpieces, the StarWars theme song is probably the most recognized movie song ever. Anybody cho-sen at random could probably hum every note. Whether it be the opening credits ofevery movie in the saga, or during the most pivotal moments throughout the films,this song gives you the feeling that you are truly on an adventure, in a galaxy far, faraway.

Indiana Jones: Another by John Williams has got to be the Indiana Jonestheme. The adventurous feel of the score puts you right next to Indy in all the action.After watching the movie, you will be singing it for days. And if you ever hear itagain, you’ll be directly transported to the world of Indiana Jones. You will think ofthe giant rolling boulder, the Holy Grail, and most of all, Indy barely saving his handfrom a crushing wall only to rescue his hat.

Titanic: James Horner does an amazing job with the score of Titanic. Otherworks of his include the incredible music from Legends of the Fall. The “TitanicHymn to the Sea” is the theme song played throughout the most romantic and themost tragic scenes of the movie. The unforgettable score was played during thefamous scene where Jack and Rose are together at the point of the ship, and alsoduring the final scene when Rose is reunited with the Titanic.

By JC ClarkMovie soundtracks that score

People often search for something in life that they willbe passionate about. Many can continue searching for theirentire lives. But for the lucky ones, like Rodolfo Leyva, thejourney was and continues to be a success.

Music had always been part of 17-year old seniorRodolfo Leyva, but it wasn’t until about two years ago thatmusic production became his passion.

“I kind of always knew that music would be a big partof my life” said Leyva.

Rodolfo always had a way with technology. He neverneeded help from anyone in figuring out how to work music

programs in the computer. Following his dream to producetook a lot of effort, mostly because of his inability to affordmuch of the equipment needed to mix music. Due to it beingexpensive, for about a year he had to figure out differentalternatives to music production equipment and succeededat doing so. At one point, he was finally able to afford hisown piano and began to produce not only covers of differ-ent songs, but original pieces, also. He has previouslyworked with Rafael Leyva under the name RL Productions.They both collaborated on uncountable tracks and still con-tinue to do so but are currently concentrating more on solo

projects. Leyva has made his music known mostly on thepage myspace.com. His tracks posted on the page include“Love Lockdown,” a remixed “Let It Rock” by KevinRudolph, along with many other remixes and originals.

Though he lacks much of the things needed to be-come a professional producer at the moment, he cannot beclassified as an amateur. He is passionate about his dream,and knows that although it will take hard work to become awell-known icon in the music business, he will not give up,and knows that he will somehow get there. Visit his myspacepage and let music travel through your head.

By Laura Leyva

Featured Apache of the Month: Rafael Leyva and his love for music production

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Bangin’ From The BaselineBy Alexis KramerBy Fernando Villa

Tennis is a sport that demands not only strength and endurance, but also a keen eye and strong wit. Theboy’s tennis team headed by Coach Ralph Alonzo proved that they are capable of achieving all of these skillswith their first four victories of the season, earning them their undefeated status. A total of 9 matches areplayed during a tennis match between schools; 6 singles and 3 doubles. The team that wins 5 of thosematches or more is declared the winner.

Nogales vs. Sahuarita Mustangs (8-2)VarsityRafael Camacho def. Drew Ortega 7-6 (7-5), 6-3Fernando Villa def. Andy Suppes 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)Eduardo Preciado def. Carl Olsen 3-6, 6-3, 6-3Roberto Rojas loss. Dylan Carpenter 2-6, 2-6Ivan Villa def. Matt Kappes 6-4, 6-2Johnny Ortiz def. Tim Farris 6-2, 6-1Villa/Camacho loss. Suppes/Ortega 4-8Joel Stone/Diego Valencia def. Olson/Carpenter 8-6Ivan Villa/Roberto Rojas def. Kappes/ Farris 8-0Junior VarsityManny Felix def. David Park 8-0Arnulfo Elias def. Mark Mckeunsa 8-2Travis Jones def. Eddie McTeague 8-3David Soto def. Dan Shift 8-3Nogales vs. Santa Rita (8-1)VarsityCamacho loss FlynnF. 7-6(7-4), 4-6, (10-7)Villa F. def. David W. 6-0, 7-5Preciado def. Josh L. 4-6, 6-4, 10-2Rojas def. David K. 6-0, 6-0Villa I. def. Will S. 64, 6-2De La Fuente def.Charles 6-4,6-1Camacho/Villa defFlynn/Davi 8-0Stone/Valencia def.Josh/Charles 8-5Zarate/Ortiz def. David/Will 8-4

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Yes it was the Apaches who beat Rio Rico on Thursday, March 12, with the score of6-2 for their 7th win this season. The Apaches currently have a record of 7-2.

On Tuesday, Nogales beat Catalina, 11-9, under the dominant arm of pitcher KeithZuniga , who is currently 2-0. Pitcher and first base Juan Espiricuetagot a home run along with another from Corey Calixtro and Rob-ert Gonzales. Although Catalina had come back in the final in-nings, the Apaches at the end of the game remained the dominantones.

Baseball season began with a great start from the preseasontournament. The Apaches won three games and lost two at theSkyline Invitational which was held from February 26 until March

6 .With a grand slam from Daniel Zuniga and an outstanding defensive line, Nogales left

Nogales Apache Baseball team returns on an upswingBy Sergio Valdez

With their season just beginning, the Lady Apachestennis team have dominated the court with three victo-ries in just one week. Their first big win was over Sahuaritawith the score of 7-2. Special recognition goes to fresh-man varsity player Lucia Suarez, for making it to the frontpage of the Nogales International sports page over herwin against Brinley Suffess of the Sahuarita Mustangs.

“It’s pretty cool to be number one as a freshmanand now that I have the title, I have to keep it for the nextfour years,” commented Lucia.

Two days later, the girls had another victoriouswin over Amphi with the final score of 9-0 and withintwenty four hours, another win with the score of 9 -0 overSanta Rita.

Final game scores against Sahuarita include:SinglesLucia Suarez NHS, def. Brinley Suffess, SHS, 6-3; 6-0,Fernanda Miller, NHS, def. Jennifer Wandlan, SHS, 6-2;6-3Clarissa Jimenez SHS, def. Greta Solinap, NHS, 6-7(7-4);6-4Maiya Block, NHS, def. Carly Bejman, SHS, 6-4; 6-1Tasha Harrison, NHS, def. Lisa VanWangen, SHS, 6-2;6-2Vicky Robles, NHS, def. Taylor Stevens, SHS, 6-0; 6-1DoublesL. Suarez/M. Block, NHS, def. B. Suffess/C. Bejman,SHS, 8-2 J. Wandlan/ C. Jimenez, SHS, def. F. Miller/T. Harrison,NHS, 8-9(3-7)Pilar Bell/Yamile Diaz, NHS, def. L. VanWangen/T.Stevens, SHS, 8-2

Lady Apaches Show no Love

The skeptics would call this reck-less behavior, but to people like David Belle,creator of the acclaimed sport Le Parkour,treating an entire city as a playground is anart form.

Created in the streets of Paris by ateenager David Belle and friend SebastienFoucan, this activity known as Le Parkour,though already famous around the streetsof Paris, gained fame from all over the worldwhen it was featuredin a Luc Besson filmtitled ‘Yamakasi’ afterthe gang Belle andFoucan led.

Parkour is a wayof using every ob-stacle in one’s path inorder to find new andcreative ways aroundthe city. It combinesspeed, originality andnot only physical butmental strength, also.With no rules, teamwork, or competitive-ness, it cannot beconsidered a sport but a discipline that re-sembles Martial Arts. Although Parkour is

Extreme Sport. Le Parkourin many ways similar to Free-Running, it in-volves more precision and emphasis notonly moving as fast as possible but alsomoving in the most efficient manner pos-sible, while Free-running puts concentrationmore on acrobatics. People who become veryskilled at this activity also to learn to dealwith many physical and mental obstacles.For first time practitioners of this sport it isnot recommended that they start by jump-ing up and down from walls but taking it

slow you might getto that point eventu-ally.

A l t h o u g hBelle dropped out ofthe Yamakasi groupfearing that commer-cialization wouldthreaten the innerspirit of the sport hebegan a new groupnamed Les Traceursand continues to in-spire many people topractice the sport.Anyone can practice

Le Parkour, so long as you’re not jumpingdown a walk on your first attempt.

Senior Rafael Camacho prepares for his strike

Paradise Valley with an 8-1 win.Varsity coach Oscar Favela was pleased with all the pitching

and offensive/defensive that was presented on each and everygame.

“Overall it has been going all good for us because the kids have kept their head inthe game,’’ said Coach Favela.“This season we’re looking forward to making it to State because of our great hittingand great pitching staff,” said Jaycob Romo. It’s still a little to early to be thinkingabout the play-offs with 16 games ahead of them, but the Apaches are certainly on theright track. Be sure to attend their next home game at Memorial Park on March 31 vs.Cholla.

Nogales vs. CDO (5-4)VarsityCamacho loss. Andre Smith 2-6, 2-6Villa F. def. Brennan Klein 6-2, 7-6(7-3)Preciado loss Griffin Thomme 6-7(2-7), 3-6Rojas loss Nick Morin 4-6, 1-6Villa I. def. Ruben Cnotreras 7-5, 6-3Ortiz def. Matt Marchard 6-2, 6-3Villa F./Camacho def. Smith/Morin 8-5Preciado/Ortiz loss Thomme/Klein 4-8Rojas/Villa def. Nieth/Contreras 8-2Junior VarsityFelix def Noree 8-1Elias def. Alan 8-2Jones def. Jessie Boone 8-3Soto def. Hayden Snell 8-0Wodka def. Eddie 8-2

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NFL: The search for Marquis Cooper from the Raid-ers and Corey Smith from the Lions was called off afterseveral days of being reported missing near Florida. Twoothers accompanied them and were reported missing overthe weekend. One of the men was found clinging to theboat with a life preserver.

Matt Cassel from the New England Patriots wastraded along with veteran linebacker Mike Vrabel to Kan-sas City. The two players were traded to the Chiefs for the34th pick of the draft. Some like what Belicheck was doing,others are fuming over who they traded and for what.

NBA: Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat scored 48points for a double overtime win, including several buzzerbeaters and the decisive 3 pointer, over the Chicago Bulls.

After being carried off on a stretcher during the Lak-ers-Blazers game, Rudy Fernandez was released from thehospital on Tuesday with a bruised chest and a right hippointer.

NCAA Basketball: Experts have already pickedwhat teams will be seeded in this year’s tournament. Manypredict UNC, Pitt, and UConn to be the top teams. Kansas,Oklahoma, and Louisville could take the other number oneseed if they perform well in their conference tournaments.

NCAA Football: U of A quarterback WillieTuitama was arrested for DUI on Sunday night. Tuitama’sposition in this year’s draft could be greatly affected bythe incident.

New top pick for the draft, OL Eugene Monroe fromVirginia, has shown that he has the ability to help estab-lish a running game to the left side and has also displayedgood hands and feet for great pass protection.

NHS senior Steven Lopez won the State Wres-tling Championship in Glendale on Saturday, February 21st,the first state championship for Nogales in 25 years. Lopezwent to regionals with the NHS Wrestling team a weekprior to state where six teams competed. Lopez took stateas he took on four wrestlers.

Steven has been wrestlingsince the age of five. His uncle wasa state champion at Desert ViewHigh School in Tucson which in-spired him to wrestle as well. Hewrestled Freestyle in Tucson andhad tournaments every Saturday.Later on, he wrestled at CalabasasMiddle School in Rio Rico from 6th-8th grade and then wrestled fresh-men through junior year at RioRico High School.

Lopez may be an excellentwrestler but he is more than just abeautiful 135 pound guy withtoned muscles. He maintains goodgrades and had a 4.0 GPA the firstsemester of this school year.Lopez is undecided about wherehis education will carry on afterhigh school. He said he is scaredabout what career he is going towant and whether or not he is going to wrestle at whichever school he chooses to attend. But he does know he is

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staying in state in order to be here to support his youngerbrother throughout his four years of high school.

Steven enjoys spending as much time possible withhis younger brother and paint balling. He snacks before hismother’s meals and eats several small meals a day. During

the week, he cuts off junk food andeats whatever he wants over theweekend. Lopez works out everydayin his weights class to keep his mus-cular physique in shape.

Steven chose wrestling as theonly sport to take part in after he suf-fered a concussion his freshmen yearduring a football game while he at-tended Rio Rico high school. Aftersophomore year, he focused solelyon wrestling and is proud of his ac-complishments this year.

“I was blessed to have the bestteammates and coaches this year,”said Lopez as he attempted to throwa piece of his shoe in the trash canand missed: “that’s why I wrestle,”said Steven.

All in all, Steven is a friendlyguy with a wonderful future ahead ofhim. Wrestling is just one of the manycharacteristics that make him the

great person that he is. Steve Lopez is an example of how aperson can excel both academically and athletically.

By Jose Rojas

By Stephannie Quijada

Track team hurdling past opponentsGet ready, get set, go! The 2009 track season has

officially started with high hopes for a victorious season.Coaches Gatica, Villanucci, Vipond and Hernandez

(Short cake), are prepared and confident, expecting fullpotential out of these rising stars.

The team’s first formal meet was Wednesday, March4th, at Cienega High School in Tucson. It consisted ofcompetition from three other schools, Cienga High School,Empire High School, and Rio Rico High School. The girls’team took first place in the entire event, leaving them withhigh prospects for the rest of the year.

“The girls’ team did very well for the very first meetof the year, and scored 88 points. We did great as it wasonly our first meet,” said Coach Hernandez.

As forthe boys’team, al-though theydid not do asgood as thegirls, their ef-forts showedin their keypoints, the4x400, the 100meter and the

Wrestler Steve Lopez Takes State

By Robert Johnson

The Nogales High School girls’ softball team has begun to turn things around, winning their most recent gameagainst Rio Rico 16-2 last week, and defeating Catalina 13-12 on March 10th

“We’re doing good, they have a good attitude, and are having fun during the game and in practice,” said coachDober.

Their recent lost against Canyon Del Oro and Douglas started them off hard, but their recent game with Catalina gotthem on the right track.

“I feel that our team really worked hard and did their best against the other teams we played against,” saidsophomore, Victoria Carrillo “We never give up and keep trying our best.”

As their wins keep climbing, the team has started playing more as a team, leading to better games and even morevictories.

The NHS softball team has been working hard in practices with their solid infield and good outfield.“We’re not there, but the girls are trying to work extra in being the best,” said Dober.Players such as Karla Bracamonte, and Victoria Carrillo have been practicing their pitching, having pitched an

amazing 100 balls in the past week.The JV team is also on the offense, evident by their domination over Rio Rico last week with a final score of 25-16.

The team also beat Catalina by one run on March 10.Don’t miss the next game March 31 vs. Cholla.

By Mariela Jaramillo

By Jose RojasAfter tipping off last Thursday,

this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketballtournament has already eliminated 48teams and only the strongest have madeit to the Sweet Sixteen. Top seed Louisville hasproved they deserve the top spot by playing solidly inthe first two rounds of the tournament. However, the Uof A Wildcats have defied all predictions of an earlyelimination and will be playing the Cardinals for a chanceto play in the regional finals. Last year’s champion, the

Kansas Jayhawks will be playingthe Michigan State Spartans insearch of another title.

In the West Region, theUConn Huskies will be looking todefeat the Purdue Boilermakers andmake it to Final Four. However the

red-hot Memphis Tigers will be looking to shut the dooron the Huskies after taking care of the Missouri Tigers,however if Mizzou continues to play hard, it’ll be a toughgame to predict.

Possibly the toughestbracket in the Sweet Sixteen, theEast Region will be pitting four topteams against each other. Pitts-burgh will be tipping off againstXavier University and the DukeBluedevils will square off withVillanova. The two teams thatmove on will have a tough game to win the region title.

And last but not least, the South bracket has thedominating Tyler Hansbrough and the UNC Tarheels

playing against the Gonzaga Bull-dogs and the seemingly unstop-pable Oklahoma Sooners, underthe lead of Blake Griffin, againstthe Syracuse Orangemen.

Lady Apaches Striking Balls out of the Park

200 meter dash. They took 2nd place for the entire event andonly lost by eight points.

The boys’ and girls’ varsity track teams competed inan invitational up in Douglas. After hard practices and along bus ride up, they did great and showed full potential.The boys ended up winning 6th place out of about 15 otherschools, and as for the girls, they took 3rd place on the entireevent.

The next home meet is Wed., April 1 vs. Sabino HighSchool. Meets begin at 3:30, so come out, enjoy the niceweather, and support our Apache athletes.

Sports Briefs

Victor Mendoza Jumps high

Hannah Milner hurdles with ease

**Make sure you tune in tonightwhen the Arizona Wildcats take on top-seeded Louisville. Go Cats!

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AriesLuck is on your side! Keep your cool, no matter

how moody you might be feeling on the 13th and14th. You’ll make better decisions if you don’t give into melancholy

TaurusYou may not know why everything is going so

darned well, but it is — and it feels great. Take time toenjoy it, you’re in for lots of goodies as spring arrives.

GeminiYou’re feeling well rested and ready to embark

on something brand new on the 13th and 14th. Chancesare, whatever you start now will grow into a major partof your life.

CancerYou’re at the height of your energetic powers

on the 15th and 16th. You look good, you feel goodand it seems like everybody likes you!

LeoYou’re ready to explore and begin some long-

term savings strategies — it won’t hurt to be moreeconomical and, right now, it could help a lot.

VirgoIf you don’t want to get what you want, keep

your mouth shut until the 25th. If you want to get whatyou want, though, by all means say something!

LibraYou are ready to splurge a little, on the 20th and

if you don’t go totally overboard, a little sinfulnesswill do you good.

ScorpioGo ahead and revel in your strength and sense

of accomplishment, but don’t run over any innocentbystanders. By the 16th slow down and proceed withmore caution.

SagittariusA junky diet makes you feel junky, and that

makes it harder for you to let romance into your life.Change your diet this month and you’ll change yourlife forever.

CapricornYou’ll really need to focus if you want to get

meaningful work done on the 18th. Somebody is hold-ing a butter knife behind their backs on the 22nd.

AquariusKeep smiling, everything is going very well. It’s

almost as if all you have to do is open up, breath indeeply, visualize and whatever you want to wish forwill come true.. you never know!

PiscesIf you’re feeling low, it's time for you to cancel a

few plans and catch up on your beauty sleep or startreading a good book to maximize your relaxation.

HoroscopesBy Judith Bojorquez

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By Paulina Ibarra

This day in historySignificant Events· 1484 - William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop’s Fables.· 1812 - An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela.· 1830 - The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.· 1881 - Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.· 1934 - Driving test introduced in the United Kingdom.· 1942 - World War II: In Poland, Auschwitz receives its first female prisoners.· 1953 - Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.· 1958 - The United States Army launches Explorer 3.· 1965 - A truck loses control down Moosic Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, killing the driver. This accident

later inspired the 1974 Harry Chapin song, “30,000 Pounds of Bananas.”· 1967 - Ten thousand people gather for the Central Park Be-In.· 1971 - East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form People’s Republic of Bangladesh

and Bangladesh Liberation War begins.· 1975 - The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force.· 1976 - Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.· 1982 - Groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, DC.· 1997 - Thirty-nine bodies found in the Heaven’s Gate cult suicides.· 1998 - Oued Bouaicha massacre in Algeria; 52 people killed with axes and knives, 32 of them babies under

the age of 2.· 1999 - The “Melissa worm” infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world.· 1999 - A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a

lethal injection to a terminally ill man.· 2006 - In Scotland, the prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into

force.Birthdays· 1874 - Robert Frost, American poet· 1904 - Emilio Fernández, Mexican screenwriter and film director, inventor of the Oscar· 1930 - Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice· 1934 - Alan Arkin, American actor· 1940 - James Caan, American actor· 1940 - Nancy Pelosi, American politician and 60th Speaker of the House· 1948 - Steven Tyler, American singer (Aerosmith)· 1950 - Martin Short, Canadian comedian· 1968 - James Iha, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle)· 1985 - Keira Knightley, English actress.

1. Should’ve Said No by: Taylor Swift2. Kiss You through the Phone by: SouljaBoy3. Fui by: Reik4. Material Girl by: Madonna5. Spaceman by: The Killers6. Tonight by: Jonas Brothers7. Jai Ho by: Rahman f/ Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer8. Over the Rainbow by: Israel Kamakawiwo Ole’

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