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La Jolla High School 750 Nautilus Street La Jolla 92037

Volume LXXXVIV Issue 3-December 18, 2014

50People1Question:Check Out Student focus

By Sophia Ketring

Staff Writer

It has been a long time in themaking, but finally the compa-ny DecoBike is installing bikesin different parts o San Diego.Tis means that now people

can start utilizing this new,more eco-riendly orm opublic transportation. Tey nolonger have to use transporta-tion that emits waste into theatmosphere, like buses. Teycan pick the option that doesnot harm the environment aswell as helps ones own health.

Te intent o the bikes is tohelp those who dont have themost ideal options or trans-portation such as tourists orpeople who do not own oth-er orms o transportation,

such as a car. In addition, thebikes are supposed to promotea green option or transpor-tation. Te bikes are parkedat solar powered stations tourther promote eco-riendlytransportation.

Te delay or installing thebikes is due to disagreementso where the bikes should beinstalled. So ar, DecoBikehas installed some o the bikestations in downtown San Di-ego. About 50 stations are sup-posed to go up in downtown

in the years to come. Another180 stations are supposed tobe set up all throughout SanDiego. Te DecoBikes websiteprovides a map o where bikesare to be installed in San Di-ego. It shows that a handul ostations are to be installed inthe Mission Bay area as wellas near Liberty Station. Tecosts or renting a bike are $5or hal an hour and $12 ortwo hours. Helmets are notprovided though it is suggest-ed that you bring your own.

One can return a bike that theyhave rented to any o the sta-tions that are located through-out the city. Te bikes are notthe best alternative or travel-ing long distances because thebikes are stationed relativelyclose to each other. A map othe bike stations is suggestedwhen planning trips.

Overall, the DecoBike sta-tions are perect or peoplewho want to get out and expe-rience a glimpse o San Diegowhile being active.

spirit

update Unknown to most students,there is another review on itsway to La Jolla High School.WASC (the Western Associa-tion o Schools and Colleges)is an organization whose primegoal is to assess schools. A nega-tive assessment can lead to uni-versities not accepting a highschools diplomas as being valid.

Tis coming spring, theWASC review team will be vis-

iting LJHS and making tripsto every classroom. Tey willbe checking or multiple thingsthat they ound lacking in theirlast visit to the school. PrincipalDr. Chuck Podhorsky has beenworking to make sure the teamsexpectations are ulfilled. Teywill be ollowing up on any-thing recommended rom lastyear, Podhorsky said. Tis can be a real danger. Al-though no school in the SDUSDhas ever lost its accreditationbecause o a WASC review,

there have been cases in North-

ern Caliornia o schools notpassing. But Dr. Podhorsky said, Iam eeling good [about theassessment]. I went throughacademic initiatives with thechairman, and he was im-pressed with the work wewere doing here.

Many o the changes hap-pening to LJHS this past yearhave been in preparation or

the upcoming WASC review.Some o these include theimplementation o CommonCore into the curriculum,helping English LanguageLearning students, helpingout-o-area students, andre-visiting requirements orAP and Honors courses.

For out-o-area students,we want all students to besupported. We have had twoparent teacher meetings withamilies to try to help this is-sue.

Tis seems to be a growing

theme with WASC: studentequality. Some examples othis are also seen in the chang-es towards ESL students.

Tere are a percentage ostudents here that have En-glish as a second language. Wehave implemented two newcourses to improve this, saysDr. Podhorsky.

AP and Honors courses havehad their requirements updat-

ed as well, in order to make thecourses more accessible to stu-dents. Tere are three thingsthat need to be in sync in or-der or success: the student,the teacher, and the parent. Wewant to know when someonestruggles so that we can helpthem. When asked about whathis thoughts are on the chang-es he is making in accordancewith WASC, Dr. Podhorskyreplied that he is doing it notjust or WASC, but because itsthe right thing to do.

By Kieran BaumanStaff Writer

Hey Vikes, I hope you all had a greatTanksgiving break. Tismonth we are doing the hol-iday ood drive so be sure tobring in cans to your 2nd pe-riod class. Te winner o theood drive will get a class piz-za party and the 2nd and 3rdplace classes will have a donutparty. Also ASB Commis-sioner applications are goingto be in January so be sure tocome by the ASB to get moreinormation i youre interest-ed! Also thanks to everyonewho signed up or PowderPuff which will be held Janu-ary 9th. I hope you all have agreat Winter Break and HappyHolidays.

Zoe RashidASB President

WASC is on Its Way

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FEATURES:Holiday Traditions fromaround the world

SPORTS:Winter Sports Intro

A&E:Free the Nipple

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Black Lives MatterBy Vivi Bonomie

Staff Writer

Te night o August 9, 2014in the city o Ferguson, Missou-ri 18-year-old Michael Brownwent to a local mart to buy apack o cigarillos with a riend.As he walked down the street,he was stopped by local police

officer Darren Wilson. Wilsonand Brown got into an alterca-tion, which led to the firing o12 rounds by Officer Wilson andthe death o Michael Brown.

Speculation and rumor havebuilt the oundation or the caseo a white police officer thatshot and killed a black teenag-er. Te largest controversy lieswith the act that the truth willprobably never be known: didMichael Brown attack DarrenWilson? Did he steal, not buy,the pack o cigarettes rom the

store he was in? Did he looksuspicious while walking downthe middle o the street? Washe under the influence o mar-ijuana? Did he try to take Wil-sons gun? Tere are too manyunanswerable questions in thiscase or the public to receive thetruthul answers to all o thesequestions because at the end othe day, its the word o a police

officer against the word o aman who can no longer de-end himsel. Te nationwide controversyo this particular case erupt-ed on November 24 whenOfficer Darren Wilson wasnot indicted in court. Tissparked outrage in many whobelieved him guilty o murderand caused conusion and led

some to protest.Missouri law states that a

person can use deadly orcewhen they have a reason-able belie that deadly orceshould be used. In this case,reasonable belie is definedas grounds that could lead areasonable person in the samesituation to the same belie. Afer it was proven thatBrown was not as close to

the car as police had original-ly stated, it became conusingto the public not only the actthat the police had made sucha large error, but also the actthat a trained police officeround an unarmed man hala ootball fields distance awaythreatening enough to kill. Tedebate about his hand posi-tioning has lead to a symbolicstatement o its own; Brownsautopsy has shown that he wasin act shot in his arms whilethey were raised as well as onhis chest and through his head.Tis image has started a trendamong protesters who marchwith their hands raised whilechanting, Hands up, dontshoot. Tis spectacle has broughtan onset o protests all over theworld in major cities like NewYork, London, Los Angeles,and even San Diego. People areoutraged at the increasing ac-counts o police brutality andthe constant lack o responseby the court. Tese protestshave been sparked by the eventat Ferguson and have been ur-ther ueled by the recent deatho 43-year-old Eric Garner.

Tis image hasstarted a trend

among protesterswho march with

their hands raisedwhile chanting,

Hands up, dont

shoot.

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December 18, 2014OPINIONSHi-Tide 2

H- TTe La Jolla High School

Editors-in-ChiefJordan BowmanZoe Hildebrand

Isabel MelvinNews Editors

Jeanine ErikatNessie Navarro

Opinions EditorsSara Espinosa

Kaitlin Wheeler

Te Hi-ide, an open forum, isthe official student newspaperof La Jolla High School. Unlessotherwise noted, opinions beingvoiced in the Hi-ide belong tothe individual author. Te Hi-ide welcomes letters and opin-ions from students and staffmembers. If you have a letter tothe editor, please drop it off inRoom 514, or give it to any Hi-ide editor. You may also emailsubmissions to [email protected]. Submissions shouldbe typed and cannot be anon-ymous. Te Hi-ide reservesthe right to refuse any material.Advertisements are measuredper column inch. o advertisewith the Hi-ide or to purchasea subscription, please email usor call (858) 454-3081, exten-sion 4514. Issues are distribut-ed every four weeks. No part ofthe Hi-ide may be reproducedwithout written permission.

Features EditorsCamille FurbyLilly Grossman

Student Focus EditorLily Kennedy

Sports EditorStephanie Buchbinder

A&E Editor

Sarah Rainsdon

Business ManagerMisha Kabbage

Media EditorsShane LynchRyan Robson

AdvisorRobert J. Boyd

Staff WritersAndrea AlbanezCreekstar AllanKieran Bauman

Viviana BonomieJoseph Carroll

Sophia DorfsmanLucille Fitzmaurice

Ana GimberSophia Ketring

Jillian KoppIlana Larry

Yenitzia LopezTristan MacelliGeorgie MorrisLauren Robbins

By Andrea Albanez

Staff Writer

It happens to everyone whenthey enter high school. It isimpossible to miss, once youbecome a reshman, and it ishard to orget once you gradu-ate. Tis, ladies and gentlemen,is social drama. It is the one

thing in high school that takesover our lives that isnt worthour time.

Being a junior,I can think o themany stories, con-flicts, problems, andissues that manypeople create romother peoples opin-ions. Tis is a resulto having nothingbetter to do.

We make socialdrama and use it

to uel our sense oconfidence and make us eelbetter about ourselves. Teamount o social drama thatis built up over the course o ahigh school year is insane andonly serves as a way to eel thatour lie is better then someoneelses lie.

Many people that are con-sumed by social drama dontrealize how much it can affectsomeone. One word, remark,or rumor about someone cancompletely change the way

The 60s Are Back

Escape the Dramathey think about others, theirlie, and themselves.

Te amount o time spentlooking up someones Insta-gram or Facebook to find aflaw about their lie is timewasted. One single remark orrumor could change some-ones mood in less than a min-ute.

Even afer students graduate,high school drama can have

a long lasting effect on oth-ers. In some cases, studentsgraduate early to escape theimmature high school dramathey are going through. Oth-ers wont even return to theirhigh school reunion becauseo the sad and painul timesthey aced. While some peo-ple may think what they saidabout another person wontmatter later on, when it couldactually drastically change

how someone views lie.

An example o this can beseen in the movie Te BreakfastClub. It is based around fivestudents who are in detentionon a Saturday because o theirbad actions.

Te five o them, all withcompletely different character-istics and personalities, but allthe same on the inside, battlewith social issues and problemsthey ace at home and school.

None o them couldescape the issues theywere dealing with butwere relieved to dis-cover that they weresharing the samehardships with theirellow students. Tismovie gives a clearexample o how muchnegativity can arisethrough social dramaand sel-image. It is air to say nowthat we all know that

starting rumors or bringingup hurtul and bad commentsabout someone is not okay. It isup to us to avoid saying dam-aging remarks to others andstop spreading drama that isntneeded.

For the people who like tostart rumors or bring up socialdrama, know that anything yousay, do, or bring up, can affectpeople around you permanent-ly, even i it is meant to be un-

ny.

It Is Not Worth Your Time

One simple remarkor rumor could

change someonesmood in less than a

minute.

By Ana Gimber

Staff Writer

La Jolla High School hassome school spirit, but it could

use more. Te lack o partic-ipation is showcased in spiritweeks and events. Te prob-lem is that many students goto school events, games, andwear red and black just or ex-tra credit or to get out o class.

Not many students go tosports games and cheer onthe teams. Sophomore PrestonWeber responded to the lack ospirit in our school by saying,Not a lot o students come tothe tennis games, sadly. Tisyear Im sure we would love

the support. Te sad truth isthat most o the time the visi-tor school has more spectatorsthan we do.

Tere is also a small turn outat afer school events and somemajor sports games because othe cost. Big events like BlastOff and Homecoming are only$7, but people still find a wayto spend that money on a ewbags o chips instead. Te main times we displayschool spirit is at Blast Off,Homecoming Game, pep ral-

lies, and ootball games againstour rivals like Bishops and Ca-thedral. Even these events stilldont have ull attendance ratesand could use a lot more ans.

Vikings need to keep thespirit up. When talking toASB President and senior ZoeRashid about Spirit Week, shesaid, Its easy to blow it off be-cause its optional. She alsoadded, Tey have to want toget involved.

Many students say they wantpep rallies and find them to be

quite enjoyable, but most othe time its just because theywant to get out o class. Also,a flaw in the pep rallies is thatthe winter and spring athletesare never recognized like theall athletes.

It would be nicer i wewould be able to have a peprally in spring and winter sowe could recognize all theteams, Webber noted. One al-ternative would be to have peprallies but not recognize thesports teams because we dont

have pep rallies or winter andspring. Some other schoolshave night rallies to boostschool spirit, with multiplegames played by the students.

Tis way no one would missclass, it would be ree, and nosports team would eel exclud-ed. Another idea to increaseparticipation in Spirit Week isto have competitions or mostspirit between grades. Ourschool spirit may be low, thereis no reason we cant changethat.

IN NEED

OF SPIRITBy Lucy Fitzmaurice

Staff Writer

Te age o rebellion andflower power is back. Young

teens and adults are fightingor their belies and are try-ing to make a difference in theworld. Te 60s were the dayswhen pop-culture, individu-al reedom, music, clothingand sexuality reigned. In thisera, our thoughts and beliesrevolve around topics such asgay rights, world peace, em-inism, and the next line up oCoachella.

Te new hippie generationis now a time o expressionand not caring about what

your parents have to say. Tementality now is doing whatyou want and what is best oryou. We all believe in learningrom our mistakes and exper-imenting, but unortunatelywe express this in the modernterm o yolo. Our ree spiritsprance around in saggy jeans,lulu lemons and LF dresses,trying to think outside the boxand be creative.

Were born into a democrat-ic state o mind, proving ourways to the Grand Old Par-ty. Our ideas come rom theheart and the depths o our

bottomless and adventuroussouls, discovering new thingssimilar to those who roamedthe 60s.Music is reaching new heights

and ways to reach maximuminspiration and depict realand powerul emotion. Artistsare creating new methods o(singing, rap, alternative, pop,and dubstep). Coachella is thenew Woodstock Festival, withhippies and ree spirits flock-ing to the desert drenched inflowers and lace.

oday, our troops are fight-ing a war in Aghanistan andIraq, just as the men in the60s ought or their countryin Vietnam. War is inevita-ble, but people are fightingor peace more and more re-ligiously. Te controversy okeeping our troops over seasstill remains unsolved. Wartoday is as it was in the 60s:long and tiring.

Gay rights, eminism, weed,and GMOs in our oods are allnew things people are standingup or. Gay marriage has nowtaken over as the new move-

ment. People are putting theirtime and hearts into fightingor what they believe is right,such as promoting the legal-ization and destigmatization omarijuana use one election andstate at a time. Men and womenare taking a stand on what theybelieve by pouring their heartsand souls into their actions.

Lastly, individuality is blos-soming. Te journey o per-sonal reedom, puriying onessoul, and finding inner happi-ness is a goal or many. Spiri-

tuality has grown as well. Tedefinition is changing andevolving everyday. Freedom ospeech and press are also morestressed in these days. Individ-uality is also represented by be-ing selfish in the way o findingonesel. Listening to the innervoice while on the path o righ-teousness is key now, just as itwas a ew decades back.


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December 18, 2014 OPINIONS Hi-Tide3

By Saba Faridi

Contributor

It is not very difficult to bea good teacher. Tere are justa ew easy steps to make yourstudents love you! First off, it is important tohave a certain attitude towardsyour students. Always be se-rious in a way that makes thestudents scared to come talk toyou. Stay mad or unimport-ant reasons and never be sym-pathetic towards the students.Also, make sure you bring allpersonal problems into theclassroom, and take your emo-tions out on the kids.

Make sure you do variousthings like yelling, talkingvery ast (or very slow), andmaking un o the students.In addition, keep a good eyeon everyone and accuse themo various things they may ormay not have done. I you ever

HOW TO BEA TEACHER

have trouble expressing the wayyou eel, just use cuss words,they usually get the job done.

Now we get to the class poli-cies. Never accept late work un-der any circumstance and makesure there are very strict con-sequences or things like beingtardy or missing a day.

It is important to give lotso homework without caringabout the act that the studentsalso have 5 other classes to wor-ry about. In addition, dont wor-ry about actually teaching thesubject, they can always learnit themselves. Basically, youshould be satisfied with the actthat colleges and other teachersjudge the student on the gradesand not the teacher. Te next step involves the as-sessments. When giving tests,make sure the material on it hasnothing to do with the materialthe kids learned. Te tests needto be long and filled with ree re-

Fraternities Become

Co-EdBy Vivi Bonomie

Staff Writer

Rape occurring on college

campuses has finally receivedthe attention it deserves. Moreuniversities have ound them-selves in situations wheresexual violation has reachedalarmingly high levels. It is nosecret that raternities havedeveloped a reputation or thesexual harassment o emalesat their inamously wild par-ties.

While many different optionsare being considered in orderto prevent these awul situa-tions on campuses all over the

country, Wesleyan Universityin Connecticut has come upwith a very unique solution toprevent rape in these male-ori-ented houses: co-ed raterni-ties. Te university was orcedto look at their options aferseveral cases o sexual harass-ment on campus. One rater-nity, Beta Teta Pi, was giventhe shocking nickname o therape actory, while Psi Up-silon is embroiled in a sexualassault lawsuit. Te universi-

tys administration shockedmany students when Presi-dent Michael Roth made theannouncement that in thenext three years all raternitieswould have to become co-ed.

My initial response to thisso-called solution was to thinkhow contradicting it is to try

By Sara Espinosa

Opinions Editor

Late November saw the re-lease o the teaser trailer othe seventh episode o the StarWars ranchise; and with it, anew racial controversy. In thetrailer, the Black British actorJohn Boyega is seen on-screenwith a Stormtrooper outfit. In

the Star Wars series, however,Stormtroopers are supposedto be clones o an ultimate cre-ator o debated race. Tis scene caused upheavalin social media. Racial com-ments against Boyega romStar Wars ans invaded the in-ternet simply because he was ablack man filmed with a uni-orm. Although it is not evenclear why Boyega is wearinga Stormtrooper outfit, a racebased argument has alreadybeen raised. Tis is just an ex-

ample o how people quicklyjump to conclusions based onrace. Racial issues have alwaysdominated our country. Onewould think that afer all thoseyears o fighting and protest-ing, civil rights could finally bepracticed without a negativeoutcome. But obviously this isstill not the case.

Te Ferguson riots in Fergu-son, Missouri, are a perect ex-ample o what happens whendifferences are not solved.

Whether it was an injustice ornot, why is it that we use vio-lence to manage problems re-garding race?

Another example are the Rod-ney King riots in Los Angeles,Caliornia, in 1992. RodneyKing, an Arican American ci-vilian, was beaten to a pulp byour police officers, the majorityo them being white, afer a car

pursuit.Te police officers, as well as

Darren Wilson rom Ferguson,were acquitted by the court. Itseems to me that race is not al-ways the reason o social unrest,but an excuse, and that the me-dia seems to specialize in ea-turing cases involving people odifferent races to incite a senseo racism within the population. Te St. Louis Rams inuriat-ed the St. Louis Police OfficersAssociation when our oot-ball players beore a game per-

ormed the hands up, dontshoot gesture o solidarity re-garding the Ferguson Riots.

Te Association immediate-ly demanded an apology. Whyshould these men be disciplinedrom executing their reedom ospeech right? It is not a mattero race; it is a matter o justiceand airness.

Even more recently, DanielPantaleo, a white police officerin New York, was not convictedafer the death by a chokeholdo Eric Garner, an unarmed

Arican American man. Temedia is already linking thisepisode with Ferguson, Mis-souri. Did racism influence Mi-chael Brown to be shot? Didit influence Pantaleo to keepGarner in an illegal choke-hold? Only they know theanswer. What I do know,however, is that decisions in-

fluenced on race need to stop.It is not worth to cause up-

heaval over a persons skincolor. Afer all, we are all hu-man beings living in the sameworld. Isnt it time to stop thebickering? Disregarding race,a murder is a murder. Bill deBlasio, the current New YorkMayor said, Tis is a unda-mental issue or every Amer-ican who cares about justice.

I we want to start unc-tioning as a cohesive country,racism cannot exist between

people. Men and women,boys and girls, all deserverights to live a sae and happylie. But with conflicts, suchas the Ferguson incident, theyare preventing and or pro-hibiting people access to thiskind o desirable lie.

Te only way to preventthese terrible incidences romhappening is to stop the rac-ism and leave people withpeace. Race has been thecause o many conflicts, itstime to end this battle.

sponse questions, with a verylimited amount o time. Also,it is important to give thestudents pop quizzes (rightbeore the semester ends) onthings you know they are notamiliar with, just to add alittle spice to the class. Nowmoving on to the midtermand finals.

Not only must you give atest with a lot o questions,but make sure to include de-tails rom things they learnedvery early on in the year.Tese test most importantlyneed to be a very big portiono their grades. Because allthat matters is that you judgethem based on the tests theytake.

Te most vital and last stepor being a good teacher is totell the students how muchyou hate your job and the actthat you are not getting paidenough or this.

and prevent women rom get-ting raped by placing themunder the same roo as thosewho have been notoriously ac-

cused o rape or generations.However, while this solutiondoes in act seem ridiculous,the universitys argument isthe idea that mixing males andemales will create an environ-ment that is gender-equal.

Te expectation is that whenthe young men o these rater-nities are orced to live withyoung women, they will beginto see them as equals insteado sexual accolades. By livingin the same house, they willbegin to realize that women

are not much different romthem, a goal that has so ar,been apparently difficult toreach. While rape cases havebeen treated in many differentways and with many differentsolutions, it seems to me thatthis idea o co-ed raternitiescould actually work.

Even though I believe thatteaching men not to rape is amore long-lasting and obvi-ous solution, orcing them torealize that women are in thesame position as them, might

finally make them understandthat rape is a bad thing. It ishard to tell what the outcomeo this experiment will be, butwe can only hope that it will besuccessul and help influenceother universities while pro-tecting more emales rom en-titled rat boys along the way.

By Yenitzia LopezStaff Writer

At La Jolla High School,there are several rules involv-ing the dress code that manystudents either dont seem tocomprehend or simply do notlike. One o those many rulesincludes the use o hats, hoods,or headgear in classroomsand/or around campus, withthe exception o hallways. Nohats, hoods, or headgear in-side any building, is stated inthe 2014-2015 La Jolla HighSchool Student Handbook. Why is it that teachers eelthe need to make studentstake off hats while engagingin classroom activities? Someteachers may claim that wear-ing a hat inside o the class-room is disrespectul or evendistracting.

I believe that this rule is bothunair and unreasonable. Whatis so distracting about a hatthat I am only allowed to wearone in the hallways (passing

period) or in the quad? For some women, the use owearing either a hat or beanieinside the classroom might beused as a ashion statement, tohide a terrible haircut, or sim-ply a dreadul hair day.

For men, the use o a hatcould be taken as showing offavorite sports teams or justthe act that a person is reallyinto collecting hats. How is it that a beanie is saidto be distracting someone,but the flower-crown on thehead o the girl sitting next tome isnt considered distract-ing?

Saying that the hat I am wear-ing is distracting, is similar tosaying that the rings on myfingers are distracting. Beingdistracted in a class environ-ment is inevitable. I I want towear a beanie to keep my headwarm, especially now in thewinter time, I should be able todo that without a teacher tell-ing me to take it off because itis distracting.

HatsOn,HatsOff

RACISM HERE, THERE,

EVERYWHERE?


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December 18, 2014FEATURESHi-Tide 4

By Vivi Bonomie

Staff Writer

While veganism and vegetar-ianism have become rapidlygrowing trends among thoseseeking a healthier liestyle,one would think that this dietwould not apply to ones petsat home. In July o 2013, a small or-ange kitten named Roger wasbrought in to Lort Smith An-imal Hospital in Melbourne,Australia, afer being orcedby its owners to adopt a vegandiet. As printed in the Herald Sun,Dr. Leanne Pinold, the catsveterinarian stated, It wasextremely weak and collapsedwhen it came in. It was almostnon-responsive. She said that

By Andrea Albanez

Staff Writer

As the countdown to Decem-ber began, we were already inthe prime o the holiday sea-son. American holiday tradi-tions usually involve hangingup estive lights, decorating aDouglas Fir Christmas tree,singing traditional Christmascarols, and waiting or Santato come down the chimney.While many people through-out the month o Decembercelebrate this holiday, otherscelebrate other holidays basedoff o their religious practicesand culture. A prominent religious and

social holiday that many peo-ple celebrate is Christmas.While most view Christmasas the day o opening presents,being with amily, and watch-ing Christmas movies, theChristian denominations viewChristmas as the day when Je-sus was born. All Christian de-nominations, including Chris-tians, Catholics, Protestants,Lutherans, Mormons, and soon, celebrate Christmas in thisway, in addition to the Ameri-can spin on their holiday. Junior Gavin Heap, a Mor-mon, says that lots o peopledont know this, but Mormonsare Christian, so we do thestandard Christmas tree, pres-

ents, Christmas carols, andamily time together.

Another big holiday duringDecember is Hanukkah, a hol-iday celebrated by people whoare Jewish. Kelila Krantz, a senior, ex-plained how her amily prac-tices the holiday. We celebrateit or eight days. We light theMenorah, eat latkes, which arepotato pancakes, play a gamecalled Dreidel, and spend timewith amily.

Others may also wonderabout the Muslim religion andwhat they celebrate. SalmaHassane, a senior, explainedhow the lunar calendar affectsthe religious holidays they cel-

ebrate. Muslim holidays goby the lunar calendar, so ourholidays change every year.Tey move up eleven days, sosometimes they are during thewinter and sometimes they areduring the summer. So thisyear, we dont have any holi-days in December.

A holiday that is usuallybrushed rom the spotlight butstill important in this season isChinese New Year. A later hol-iday during the winter season,also because Chinese monthsollow the lunar calendar, theestivities usually start on Jan-uary 31st and go on or fifeendays. Junior Michelle Lee says that

when her amily celebrates theholiday, We have a big amilydinner and adults give kids redenvelopes or good luck in theNew Year. Inside o these redenvelopes is usually a decentamount o money. It dependson who gives it to you. Grand-parents give a lot. It is a estiveholiday like our New Years tocelebrate the coming o a newyear.

Tis demonstrates the varietyo holidays that are celebratedthroughout the month o De-cember. Peoples religions andtheir cultural traditions affectthe various holidays they cel-ebrate during the winter holi-day season.

the cats diet o potatoes, ricemilk, and pasta had made himcritically ill. Roger spent threedays in the hospital where hewas injected with IV fluids,placed on a heating pad, anded immense amounts o meat.

Tankully, he was able to re-cover ully and was immedi-ately put up or adoption. Tis incident has orcedveterinarians to warn peo-ple against orcing ideolo-gies upon their unsuspectingpets. As they are carnivorousanimals, cats require a meat-based diet in order to main-tain their health, and while thevalues and decisions that comealong with being vegan maybe important to an individualperson, it is cruel to orce these

belies onto their pets.

Tis case was recentlybrought back to light as ap-parently more people have de-cided that being vegan cannotremain an individual journey,but that their cats must bedragged along with them.

I vegancats.com has anysay in the matter, the risk oa dead cat is better than therisk that comes with a cat thateats meat like its supposed todo. We live in a time wherepeople are respected or theirdecisions to eliminate animalbyproducts rom their diet. What some people ail to re-alize, however, is that this de-cision is not one they shouldmake or their pets who areobviously unable to objectand, thereore, suffer rom the

lack o meat in their diet.

By Joseph Carroll

Staff Writer

Recently, a ormer studentrom La Jolla High Schoolcreated a new sur brand andcompany called MAKO. Casey Richmond, who grad-uated several years ago, is oneo our partners o the com-pany, along with three otherriends rom Brigham YoungUniversity. Richmond and the oth-er partners o the companygrew up surfing, where theyalso had the chance to work atsur shops and learn about themany different sur industries.Te company was created ear-lier in November, and just re-leased their first line o cloth-ing several weeks ago. MAKO currently sells-shirts, crew neck sweat-

shirts, hats, and long sleevehenley thermal shirts, all owhich are perect or gifs andpresents during the holidaysand any occasion. MAKO items are being soldat Mitchs Sur Shop in La Jollaand their website, www.ma-

komg.com. Within just twodays o releasing their firstline o clothing, the complete

inventory o sweatshirts wassold out. As the company continuesto grow, they plan to comeout with a lot more items andproducts. MAKO also is goingto sponsor surers and pho-tographers in the near uture.

Richmond states,No matter how big weget we want to eatureup and coming sur-ers and photographers.

One o the students in-volved with MAKO is LaJolla High student KyleJetter. MAKO has eaturedhis photos on their blog, aswell as their Instagram. Jetter remarks, Im su-per stoked to be helpingout MAKO and to be tak-

ing pictures or them becauseits a sick brand and was maderom someone rom La Jolla.

New Surf Company Created by LJHS Alum Welcoming New StaffBy Misha Kabbage

Business Manager

As the seasons are changing,so is our staff here at La JollaHigh School. La Jolla High hasgenerally had the same staffand aculty or quite a whilenow. Within the past year, thathas been changing.

At one point during the lasttwo years, we had almost nocounselors. Now, we have ourwonderul counselors at ourservice at any time. Tis year,La Jolla High welcomed Ms.Karoczkai, also known as Ms.K, who is currently our newestcounselor.

Ms. K hasbeen coun-seling orabout sixyears, engag-ing with kids

across allprimary ands e c o n d a r yschool levels.She workedat Claire-mont HighSchool orthe majorityo her career, but revealed thatLa Jolla High has been her a-vorite work environment thusar. Ms. K says that what she re-ally enoys about La Jolla High

is that there are so many clubsand there is such a strong net-work o people involved in ex-tracurriculars. I am really im-pressed by the variety o talentsand hobbies students have, andI love the team o people I workwith. Ms. K is an application readeror UCSD, which enables herto give seniors lots o insightand help on what they shouldbe including in their applica-tions. She loves connectingwith students and encourages

everyone to stop by and get toknow her. La Jolla High has never hadanything more than counselingavailable to students who alsoneeded psychological atten-tion, so this year we are proudto welcome Dr. Joan Rich, ourvery own school psychologistand therapist.

Dr. Rich has been a develop-mental school psychologist ororty years, and spent the lastyear traveling in Europe withher husband. She loves work-ing with kids and enjoys theshort amount o time she hasspent with La Jolla High stu-

dents so ar. She explainsthat things aredifferent herethan her pri-or experienc-es. Here, I

am olded intothe counselingamily, where-as previously Iworked muchmore with spe-cial education,and not somuch with stu-

dents in general education.I am more available to the

general education studentswhich has been very interest-ing. I youre ever in need osomeone to simply talk to, ex-

press any issues or struggles to,contact Dr. Rich in the coun-seling office. Dr. Rich and Ms. Karoczkaihave already enriched ourcounseling department im-mensely, so i you havent meteither o them yet, stop by theoffice and say hello. Every student is encouragedto approaching and seekinghelp rom those in the coun-seling office, whether it beor academic related topics ortherapeutic services.

Photo Courtesy of Misha Kabbage

Vegan Vendetta Owners begin forcing vegan diets on their own animals

Photo Courtesy of Joseph Carroll

LJHS Students Holiday Tradtions fromAround the World


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December 18, 2014 FEATURES Hi-Tide5

December Recipe of the Month

By Sophia Dorfsman

Staff Writer

Some people see taking a gapyear as never being an option,while others dream o it. A gap

year can be filled with studyingabroad, interning, working, orjust figuring lie out. Lexe McCally, a senior plan-ning on taking a gap year,makes a good point that so-ciety is so conditioned to havesuch a structure. We are allpushed into this system wherewe are expected to go to highschool, college, and then gradschool, consecutively.

Not that that system is wrongor everyone, but by no meansis it necessarily right or every-

one. Tere are numerous otheroptions and alternative routesthat are great options. aking a gap year has beena thought that has been linger-ing in my mind or a while. Idecided when the work loadand the pressure was getting to

be too extensive and I thoughtit would be good to learn somethings outside o the classroomor a bit because there arethings that you cant learn roma book. I finalized my decision

at the beginning o this schoolyear, says McCally. Interested in agriculture, theenvironment, and design, butnot exactly sure what she wantsto pursue, McCally has her heartset on working with WWOOF(World Wide Opportunities onOrganic Farms), or the yearollowing her graduation. Tis organization offers achance or citizens around theworld to go live with a host whoowns an organic arm, whereyou can help out on the arm

as well. When one becomes amember, you pay a ee that is atmost $72, which allows accessto a database o many arms inthe country that they have cho-sen to arm in. Arrangements,like how long one will stay witha host and arm with them, are

planned directly with thehosts. Te time period a volun-teer works on a arm canrange rom three days to sixmonths. In most o the coun-

tries, you must be eighteen

years or older to participate,and there is no age limit, aslong as that individual is ableto work. Tere are some ex-ceptions, however, i you areunder eighteen, but the hostis responsible or anythingthat happens to you and most

hosts do not want that respon-sibility. While many would questioni a new adult could handlethemselves in a oreign coun-try, McCally knows what she

is doing and is mature enoughto go on her own. Her parentsand riends are very support-ive o what she has chosen todo, as long as she has a plan,which is to start off in NewZealand and work her way toAustralia, India, and then Eu-rope, arming in each countryshe visits. Tis will be her firsttime out o the United States. What comes with getting outo the country is immersinghersel in new and differentculture, I chose WWOOF be-

cause I think its a great way toully experience another coun-try because you are meetingthe locals, putting your handsin the dirt there, and seeingdifferent ways o lie. Where-as, when most people travel,they buy a key chain with their

name on it rom, say, Paris,and are just seeing the verysurace o what goes on in thecountry. McCally plans on going to astate school when she touch-

es down in the United Statesagain because it is affordable.Tis means she will apply orcollege next all. Afer talkingto the college admission o-ficers o the schools she wasinterested in, McCally realizedthat they preer that studentsapply the year beore they at-tend college, because an ac-ceptance is only valid or solong, McCally says.

Tere are other options, andLexe is a perect example oone o those. I you are set on

going straight to college, oneyouve adored or a long timenow, by all means, ollow yourheart. But i you arent quitesure what you want to do therest o your lie, experience theworld a little bit to figure it allout.

By Jillian Kopp

Staff Writer

A new rappuccino house,Te Frap House, opened on7846 Herschel Avenue thispast month. With sixteen di-erent flavors, including des-sert raps, coffee raps, tearaps, and ruit raps, one issure to find a rappuccino totheir liking.

Te small store also servesbeverages such as Izze Spar-

kling Juice, Fiji Natural Water,Zico Pure Coconut Water, Na-ked Juice, Pellegrino SparklingWater, espresso, hot chocolate,and tea. Tere is a display o basictreats, but they are limited be-cause they want to stay trueto the idea o a rappuccinohouse, and not a bakery.

Te Frap House, the first oits kind, opened on November2, 2014. o pick the flavors toserve, one o the managers,Laura Goldstein, and her part-

ner pick flavors that they decidetaste good, put them all on theshelves, and then reorder themost popular flavors. Teir most popular flavorsare the Frosted Latte, whichpatrons say tastes like coffee,the Cookies and Cream, andthe Vanilla Chai. Teir flavorsinclude Chocolate Decadence,Red Velvet, White ChocolateSymphony, Cookies and Cream. When interviewed, Goldsteinnoted that it is un to work

there, because they have musicplaying at all times. Te em-ployees are teenagers and youngadults. Tey are currently open-ing position or the upcomingbreak, and or the spring, whenthings start to get busy.Teir goal in creating the house

was to make a hang out spot orteenagers. Tey encourage highschool students to come and en-joy a $4.99 rappuccino whilehanging out with riends. TeStarbucks just down the roadhas yet to comment.

S a n D i e g o B a y s P a r a d e o f L i g h t s

By Sophia Dorfsman andLauren Robbins

Staff Writers

Here are some recipes to helpyou celebrate the upcomingholidays!

Sweet Curry Brown Sugar

Popcorn

Ingredients: -2 to 3 tablespoons coconutoil -1/2 cup popping corn -2 tablespoons unsalted but-

ter -2 tablespoons brown sugar -1 heaping teaspoon currypowder -pinch o cayenne -salt

Directions: 1. Put the oil in a large, deeppan with a lid. urn the heatup to medium, add 2 kernelso corn, and cover. 2. When the kernels pop, re-move the lid and pour in theremaining popcorn kernels.

Cover and shake the pot, hold-ing the lid on. 3. Cook over medium heat,shaking the pot occasionally,until the popping sound stopsafer about 5 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, melt the butterand stir the brown sugar intoit (this helps the brown sug-ar stick to the popcorn). Pourthe popcorn into a large bowl,drizzle on the melted butterand sprinkle in the curry pow-der, cayenne, and a good shakeo salt.

(Courtesy o Love and Lem-ons)

Peppermint Bark

Ingredients: -2 (12 ounce) packages milkchocolate chips

-2 (12 ounce) packages whitechocolate chips

-2 teaspoons peppermint ex-tract

-8 peppermint candy canes,crushed, divided

Directions: 1. Line a 12x18 inch jelly rollpan with aluminum oil. 2. Melt the milk chocolate ina microwave-sae glass or ce-ramic bowl in 30-second inter-vals, stirring afer each melt-ing, or 1 to 5 minutes. Dontoverheat or the chocolate willscorch. Stir in the peppermintextract. Spread the chocolateevenly in the prepared pan;chill until set, about 30 min-utes. 3. Meanwhile, melt the white

chocolate in a microwave-saeglass or ceramic bowl in30-second intervals, stirringafer each melting, or 1 to 5minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup o thecrushed candy canes. Spreadthe white chocolate mixtureevenly over the milk choco-late. Sprinkle the remainingcandy cane pieces evenly overthe white chocolate layer. Chilluntil set, about 1 hour. Breakinto small pieces to serve.

(Courtesy o allrecipes.com)

T h e F r a p H o u s e

Is a Gap Year an Option for You?

Photo Courtesy of Sophia Dorsman

Every year, the boating community o

San Diego holds an event known as theParade o Lights. Held on two consecutiveSundays in December, almost 80,000 spec-tators come to the San Diego Bay to watcheighty boats ully decorated or the holidayseason.

Te parade begins at Shelter Island, thentravels to the Embarcadero, Seaport Village,and eventually ends at the Ferry Landing inCoronado. Tis year, the theme is ChildrenStories, and begins at 5:30pm at Shelter Is-land and ends around 8:00pm when theboats make their final stop in Coronado.

By Camille Furby

Features Editor

Photos Courtesy by Shane Lynch


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Hi-Tide 6 STUDENT FOCUS Hi-Tide7December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

50 people-1 question: If you could only listen to

Seniors

sopho

more

s Juniors

faculty

one song for the rest of your life what would it be?

FRESHMEN

Molly

Saraspe

Ashley

Polcyn

Mitchell

Scott

Joe Vang

Natalie Coy John

Murphy

Abby

Cho

Leslie

Brown

Grace

Barioni

Brandon

RyanKelila

Krantz

Kai

Hope

Mark

RawdinSebastian

Banuelos

Gavin Heap

Mazzi

Tomaiko

Kyle

JetterPauline

Yue

Montana

Ruder-

man

Zach

Duffy

Tanner Ford

Ben BaroneKai

Movellam

Sadie

Lee

EmmyPolhman

Matthew

Moses

Johnny Dickerson

James

Whelan

Rebecca

Ryan

Camryn

Johnson

Khalil

Eley

Matt

Romero

Brooke

Odmark

Miguel Ochoa

Jenna

Simon

Hanna

Wells

KaroczkaiReminds meabout differ-ent peoplesperspectivesand I like thechorus.

BankertTe way it beginsand comes to an endit starts out really slowlike church music andthen youre like freak-ing out freaking out.

HawthorneTat is alsomy daughtersname.

Quesnell MarcusTesongspeaksfor itself.

Kinsel Tenenbaum EssexIts2Pacandthatsall youneed.

MorganIts allabout oneday at atime.

Elle

Hathaway

Ross

Shepard

Podhorsky

Flor Cardoso

Lindenblatt


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December 18, 2014SPORTSHi-Tide 8

So ar this season, the Char-gers have a record o eightwins and six losses, earningthem 3rd place in the AFCWest Division. Teir HeadCoach Mike McCoy, OffensiveCoordinator Frank Reich, andDeensive Coordinator JohnPagano work their hardest tohelp this team become the bestthey can be. In 2012 their re-cord was seven wins to ninelosses, which they beat in 2013earning a nine-win and sev-

en-loss record.In 2013 they qualified orthe playoffs or the first timesince 2009 but lost to theDenver Broncos in the Divi-sional Round with a score o17-24. Rivers was named theNFL Comeback Player o theYear and Keenan Allen brokemultiple wide receiver rookieawards. 2013 was an impressive yearor the Chargers and they aredoing everything in their pow-er to achieve greater this year.

Tis year the Chargers top

By Creekstar Allen

Staff Writer

Mone DavisBy Andrea Albanez

Staff Writer

Now that all the all sportshave come to an end, its timeto ocus on the prospective sea-sons o La Jolla High Schoolswinter sport teams. Te winterathletic teams include: mensand womens basketball, mensand womens soccer, womenswater polo, and wrestling. Teoverall goal o each team iso course to winCIF, which is nomean eat, butthese teams defi-nitely have the

talent and pas-sion that it takesto go all the way.Each team haslost a significantamount o tal-ented seniors sothis season is allabout workingtogether towardsvictory. Led by captains senior LaddCastellano and sophomoreReed Farley, the mens basket-ball team has had a great start

to their season with a winningrecord o 2-1. Senior JohannesOsypka says that one o theteams best moments this earlyon in the season was winningin Calexico against VincentMemorial High School. Teirother win consisted o a 70-22

game against Eastlake, whichwas also a solid victory. Un-ortunately, the team suffereda 68-78 loss against El Cajon,but senior Zach Duffy remainsoptimistic. He states, [the]goals or this year are to keepimproving, keep a winningrecord and to beat our rivalslike Cathedral and Bishopswhen the time comes. Withgoals like those comes dedi-cation and motivation, which

these boys certainly have.ough games in mind, seniorDaniel Hemming mentions,we are all playing pretty wellwith each other since most ous have played together sincemiddle school, and hopeullywith this team chemistry theycan bring home wins againstboth Cathedral and Bishops. Switching gears just slightly,the womens basketball teamlooks as i they are going tohave a promising season as

well. Tey have gained resh-man that are more than eagerto improve. Since most o theteam hasnt played togetherbeore, senior captain Sarahajran said that it was a toughbeginning, but weve alreadygotten so much better andthat every girl on the team hasa unique and optimistic per-sonality, which will help leadthem to success. One o theirteam goals this season is to de-

eat OLP, whothe womensvarsity basket-ball programhasnt beat inthe past threeyears. It wontbe easy but ithey continueto work well to-gether then it isdefinitely possi-ble. Te womens

varsity soccer team looks as ithey are going to have a strongseason lead by their captains:Senior Lillian Raffeto, juniorPhoebe Riley, and sophomoreOlivia Riley. In their first gameo the season our lady Vikingscame out on top with a 1-0 winagainst West Hills, the winninggoal scored by sophomoreEmma Delgado. When askedabout the team goals, juniorrisha urner, mentions, Wedont necessarily have goals

or the entire season but in-stead goals or each individualgame. With a tactic like that itseems promising that our var-sity womens soccer team willbring home many wins. Te mens varsity soccerteam, lead by senior captainsCaesar Hernandez and AlexeiSebald, started off their seasonin the Coronado invitationaltournament, which consistedo three games. Even though

the team lost two o the threegames, Will Curtis, a senior,says that the team is workingto, improve our skills as ateam and prove to all the ansthat we are the best team in SoCal. During one o the gamesin the tournament, againstMount Miguel, Lucas Keelingscored three o the our goalsthat led our mens varsity soc-cer team in a 4-2 win.Te wrestling team is led byjunior captains Jake Harvey

and Jack Hathaway. Te sea-son started out slow or themens varsity wrestling team,but since then has expandedto about a 20-person team.Harvey, explained, Te entirematch is 6 minutes long, three-two minute periods. He alsoadded, its an individual vic-tory; however, the points helpdetermine the team win. Teteam goals are or everyone tomake it to CIF and to become

better wres-tlers. Te wom-ens varsitywater poloteam led bysenior cap-tains Ad-dison Sealeand BellaJ o h n s o n .Teir bestwin o theseason so ar

was a 15-4 victory against Val-halla which continued theirundeeated season. Junior LexiAtwell stated, We have gottenreally close as a team. We arelucky because we dont real-ly have any drama. She adds,We want to beat Bishops andour other league rivals. Withall the hard work these youngwomen put in during earlymorning practice, they defi-nitely deserve a victory overBishops.

Winter Sports IntroBy Lauren Robbins

Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy of Creekstar AllanPhoto Courtesy of Creekstar Allan

When people think o LittleLeague baseball, most thinko young boys playing base-ball against other young boys.But this year, the Little LeagueWorld Series had a player whonobody expected to be on thepitchers mound: a girl. MoneDavis, a 13 year old rom SouthPhiladelphia, was just an hon-or roll student in the 8th gradeattending Springside Chest-nut Hill Academy who lovedto play basketball, soccer, and

baseball.Now, most people know her

as a pitcher on the aney Drag-ons rom Philadelphia, makinghistory as being the first girl topitch a winning game in theLittle League World Series andmaking headlines as the girlwho can play baseball just aswell as boys.

Tough Mone Davis is ac-tually the ourth girl to play inthe Little League World series,she has made history becauseshe is one o the best players in

the entire league this year. Sheis the only girl to ever pitch inthe league, having a astballo 70 mph, which is equiva-lent to a 93 mph astball on aregular diamond in the ma-jor league. In addition to herwicked curve-ball and astball,the way she throws her pitcheswith great precision and accu-racy makes her a threat on themound or batters.

Mone Davis became a phe-nomenon in this years Little

League World Series when shebecame the first girl to everwin a ull game in the series.Tat day, they played againstNashville, pitching six inningsand striking out eight batters,allowing only 2 infield hits.Even in the fifh inning, whenthe opposing team pitcher hithis 85-pitch limit, Davis hadonly made 44 pitches. Te teamwon the game 4-0 that day, androm the shutout, Mone Davismade history as being the firstgirl to pitch a shutout in Little

League postseason history.

BOLT UP!rusher is Branden Oliver, with

371 rushing yards, ollowedby Donald Brown, with 149rushing yards. Te top receiv-ers this year are Keenan Allenwith 47 receptions ollowedby Antonio Gates with 35 re-ceptions. op deender is EricWeddle ollowed by DonaldButler. Deense successul withEric Weddle as the Chargers#1 deender with 64 combinestackles and Donald Butlerin second with 57 combinedtackles. In an exciting turn o events, 5

previously injured players, areall coming back in Week 11 orthe fight against the OaklandRaiders. According to USAoday, Running back RyanMathews was on the practicefield or the second time in asmany weeks on Wednesday,and linebackers Manti eo andMelvin Ingram practiced orthe first time. Saety Eric Wed-dle had to assure America thatthey are happy to have theirteammates back but they arenot relying on them or a win.

Tis past season, they had an

impressive eight wins, some

o which were against theirbiggest rivals, including theSeattle Seahawks. Te battleagainst the Seattle Seahawksin week 2 o the season was apleasant surprise and a muchneeded win or the Chargers.NFL Rush recaps the gamein one sentence as, San Di-ego Chargers tight end An-tonio Gates led his team with3 touchdown receptions intheir 30-21 victory over thedeending Super Bowl cham-pions. Seattle was down only

six points at the hal. With 12minutes lef on the clock, RyanMatthews gets pulled or theremainder o the game witha knee injury. According tobleacherreport.com, with 18seconds remaining in the finalquarter, Te Chargers comeout and take a knee and thenput through a field goal. Addi-tionally, the Chargers beat theBaltimore Ravens in week 13,where they redeemed them-selves and pulled through witha win in the last ew seconds o

the game.


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December 18, 2014 SPORTS Hi-Tide9

Mens Basketball@ Grossmont12/20/141:30 p.m.

Womens Basketball

@ Scripps Ranch1/6/156:00 p.m. Mens Soccer

vs. Hoover

12/19/145:30 p.m.

Womens Soccer

@ Rancho Bernardo12/18/145:15 p.m.

Womens Waterpolovs. GOHS12/18/145:00 p.m.

Wrestlingvs. Cathedral1/7/153:30 p.m.

Over the years the questionhas ofen been asked regard-ing school sports and why stu-dents are encouraged to donatemoney i as a public school, ev-

erything is supposed to be ree.Te truth about La Jolla Highis that the district only has alimited number o sports thatreceive unding. Tis meansthat sports that arent undedneed another way to make upor their lack o money.

o compensate or the mon-ey necessary to keep certainsports alive at La Jolla High,the Foundation requests do-nations rom the students andtheir amilies. Tese donationsare then used to pay or ne-cessities regarding each team,

whether it is an assistant coachor a new goal. Tis is done inorder to guarantee that theteam wont have to be cut.

Many students have ofenbeen conused in the pastwhen their coaches request-ed that they donate money atthe beginning o the season.Since La Jolla High is a publicschool, it is required that allschool-related activities, in-cluding sports, be ree, whichis why these donations arenot mandatory. No ees arelegally required, they are onlysuggested. Tis may leaveone wondering, what wouldhappen i players were unableto donate? Coach Conway,the Athletic Director at LJHS

said that it cant be pay-to-play, you cant say you have topay $50 to be able to do that.I we cant raise the money indonations, then we cant fieldthat team or we cant get newuniorms. Conway made itclear that these donations arenecessary or a teams success.I there was no money to undthe sport, whether donationbased or not, that team wouldsuffer rom the consequences. As a public school, the dis-trict has a responsibility toprovide unding or sports.However, lack o district undsmeans that only certain sportscan be unded. Conway talk-ed about lacrosse, saying thateven though it is a CIF sport,

the district still doesnt und it.Te amount o money each

team requests is simply deter-mined by its individual needs.Water-polo, or example, is avery expensive sport becauseo the cost o pool rental alone,whereas ootball doesnt haveto pay to play on the field. LikeConway says, With 27 differ-ent sports, [come] 27 differentneeds. Sports that arent representedby the district arent lef com-pletely on their own. Te LaJolla High School Foundationcovers these programs throughvarious undraisers and eventsthroughout the year. Con-way says, Because we field somany sports, were spread real-

By Vivi Bonomie

Staff Writer School Sports: Pay to Play?ly thin, which is a good thingbecause our kids want to getinvolved. Te downside, ocourse, is that the money hasto be divided more ways. It isno secret that we also like tocompete with private schoolssuch as Bishops and Cathe-dral. Conway says that thereis a difficulty that comes withcomparing ourselves to theseschools because o the mas-sive budget that they receiveor their athletic department.She also shares that the trutho the matter is that teams thatreceive more donations havea tendency to perorm betterthan those who struggle tomake enough cash to supporttheir needs.

U P C O M I N G S P O R T S E V E N T S

Photos Courtesy of Creekstar Allan

Womens VarsitySoccer


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December 18,2014NEWSHi-Tide 10

By Vivi Bonomie

Staff Writer

Street harassment has beenan issue plaguing women ormany years. According to asurvey conducted by the or-ganization Stop Street Ha-rassment, 65% o all womenhave experienced street ha-rassment at some point intheir lives. While this topichas been discussed beore, ithas been swept under the rugwhen compared to the likeso rape and assault. Nonpro-it group Hollaback! has taken

a stand to raise awareness orthis cause by filming volun-teer actress Shoshana B. Rob-erts as she walked down thestreets o New York City. TeGoPro that recorded her jour-ney filmed the 108 times thatshe was harassed in only tenhours. Te harassment rangedrom various remarks such as,Hey, girl, how ya doin? toeven more derogatory com-ments like, God bless youmamidamn! Tere is apoint in the video where Rob-

erts is ollowed silently by the

same man or five whole min-utes. Roberts is later ollowed

by another man who tries toget a response out o her byprovoking her with comments

such as, You dont speak? II give you my number wouldyou talk to me? While watch-ing the video, it is astonishingto witness the extreme levelso harassment that happen to awoman simply walking downthe street. Te video has reached glob-

al heights, now having over 33

million views on Youube. Iteven sparked the attention o

CNN, who then dedicated asegment o their news broad-casting to discussing the con-troversy behind the video. Onthis segment, stand-up come-dian Amanda Seales and SteveSantagati, author o best-sell-ing book Te MANual, dis-cussed their opinions on thisserious issue.

When the CNN representa-tive asked what both partiesthought o the content o thevideo, Seales quickly replied,Tis is not complimentary.

Which is unny because Ithink guys think that by let-ting you know that they wouldbe interested in sleeping withyou, that is a compliment, andactually its really just objecti-ying me when Im trying towalk in my daily lie. Sealesmade a point that many wom-en would agree to and haveargued in the past: that cat-calling is not a compliment,no matter how it is expressed.Women are ofen criticizedor not appreciating the act

that someone is so generous-

ly taking time to complimenttheir bodies. What these crit-

ics do not understand, Sealesargued, is that women do notwalk out o their house hopingto be called out or their nicerack or sexy jeans.

Afer Seales spoke aboutthe act that catcalling is nota compliment, Santagati re-sponded, Te bottom lineis this, ladies. You would notcare i all these guys were hot.Tey would be bolstering yoursel-esteem, bolstering yourego. Teres nothing more thata woman loves to hear than

how pretty she is. Tis com-

ment was made directly aferSantagati stated that he was anexpert on the topic because heknows how men think. Whilethis may be true, this attributeis useless when it comes to thediscussion o a topic that isbased 100% on what a woman

is thinking.

Street Harassment: Uncalled For

Te reason this debate sparkssuch controversy is that there

is no real definition o whatstreet harassment is. For somewomen, it could be a simpleHow you doing tonight?while or others this is sim-ply considered an attempt atconversation. Tere is a fineline between showing interestand harassing a emale that iswalking down the street, andit can only be determined bythe emale hersel. Te goalo this project was men needto stop arguing that womenshould take this as a compli-

ment, and instead realize thatwhen a woman does not like tobe catcalled, then she has theright to say so, and to get upsetwhen her wishes arent respect-ed. Even i the man believes heis giving out a compliment,in the end, the woman is theone who determines whetheror not it should be consideredstreet harassment. Something as mundane aswalking down the street shouldnot be plagued with remarksand challenges as degrading as

catcalls.

en hours of walking in NYC as a woman presents the presence of cat calls

Te harassment

ranged from vari-

ous remarks such

as Hey girl, how

ya doin? to even

more derogatory

comments like Godbless you mami...

damn!

...called out for their

nice rack or sexy

jeans...

Garner was standing on thestreets o Staten Island, NewYork on July 17, 2014 when agroup o police officers beganto question him or sellingcigarettes illegally. Garner washeard asking the police officersto leave him alone, stating, ev-

ery time you see me, you wantto mess with me. Im tired oit. It stops today... Im mindingmy business, officer, Im mind-

continued from page 1... ing my business. Please justleave me alone. I told you thelast time, please just leave mealone. Te officer in question,Daniel Pantaleo, then proceed-ed to put Garner in a choke-hold while two other officersrestrained and handcuffedhim. Garner repeated the nowwell-known phrase I cant

breathe, eleven times beorehe stopped moving. He waspronounced dead one hourlater in a hospital and it has

now been concluded by medi-cal examiners that the cause odeath was the choke-hold andthe compression o his chestand prone positioning duringphysical restraint by police. Tese two cases havereached the public eye in alarge way, afer the video oEric Garners death was re-

leased and became viral, moreprotests sprang up and morepeople began to take action.

Here in San Diego a couple

o protests have occurred, oneincluded a group o people whodecided to block the I-5 ree-way in La Jolla on WednesdayNovember 26 during morningrush hour. People complainedthat this was not a sae orconvenient way to protest,but the protesters held out oras long as they could.

Te importance o the Fer-guson case and what many inthe public see as the murderso both Brown and Garner are

much deeper than a simpleact o police brutality. Whilethe police orce has ofen beenaccused o acting violently,without reason, and continuesto harass protesters across thecountry, the underlying racismin both o these cases is notlost on those who were incon-veniently protesting.

Sadly, it is now 2014 and thesame battle among races is stillbeing ought.

San Diegos homeless are given the opportunity to get out into a better life

One-Way Tickets Out of San Diego

By Andrea Albanez

Staff Writer

Te homeless population inSan Diego has been increasingin recent years. Due to the eco-nomic downall or other rea-sons, many people have beenorced to become homelessand to live on the streets.

Tis has been a problem inSan Diego or a long time withno proposed solution thatcould solve this issue.

On October 14th, the Porto San Diego, a sel-support-ing public benefit corporationthat manages the San Diego

Bay area, discussed financinga program o issuing one-waybus tickets to the homeless

population to move out o thecity.

Te proposal or the program

has not been approved yet,but the idea has already beenimplemented into two othergroups programs.

Te Downtown San DiegoPartnership, a nonprofit groupwho would also be involvedwith the Port o San Diego,has a program already calledWork Your Way Home, wherehomeless people are given bustickets to one o their relativeshomes.

According to Fox 5 News,the program requires partic-

ipants to agree to ollow-upchecks afer three, six and ninemonths about 300 people

have taken advantage o theprogram over the past twoyears, with only a ew return-

ing to the streets. Another program made by

the nonprofit organization,Te Alpha Project, also allows

homeless people to earn a busticket through community ser-vice. Tey have had this pro-

gram since the mid- 1990s.Bob McElroy, president o

Te Alpha Project, said in an

interview with Fox 5 News,Instead o just giving them aticket, we have them do com-munity service work and cleanup the community to earntheir bus ticket to get home.

Te idea is supposed to ben-efit the city and the homelesspopulation with beautiyingthe city and helping them gethome to amily.

Many people are in supporto the idea, especially the Porto San Diego and Te AlphaProject employees, believing

that the programs will help thehomeless people find jobs andget off the streets.

However, issues could ariserom the programs: some ormost o the homeless popula-

tion are native to the city al-ready, or need more than a busticket to get somewhere wherethey are secure and stayingwith relatives. Tis makeshomeless people incapable oleaving the city to stay withamily, which is a requiremento the program. Although the program is stillin the midst o being consid-ered as being an ideal solutionor the homeless population,its a good start into solving along time problem in the city

o San Diego.

...the programswill help thehomeless people

find jobs and getoff the streets.


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In 1963, Broadway producerBudd Friedman ounded theImprovisation in New YorkCity, a small club where peoplecould come watch singers per-orm in an intimate setting.

Business was good, with per-ormers like Judy Garland andLiza Minnelli appearing regu-larly. Budd couldnt have pre-dicted, though, the widespreadsuccess his club would soongain.

In 1964, comedian Dave As-tor appeared at the club to per-orm stand-up, receiving a pos-itive response rom the crowd.Tis inspired Budd to shif the

clubs ocus rom musical actsto comedy, and a huge numbero aspiring comics began flock-ing there in an attempt to gainame and recognition. Withinmonths, the club became themost important stage or livecomedy on the East Coast, andTe Improv as we know it wasborn. During the 70s, Te Improvwas host to some o the biggestnames in stand-up, though atthis time they were just start-ing out. Te likes o Chevy

Chase, John Belushi and JerrySeineld all originated here,while others like Billy Crystal

and Rodney Dangerfield wereregular perormers.

Jay Leno recalls driving toTe Improv weekly rom Em-erson College in Boston, hop-ing someone would allow himto have a ew minutes on stage.Jay was so determined to get inthat he would ofen sleep in thealley outside waiting or a slot,an experience he remembersvividly. I think the low pointwas, I was in the alley, andthere was a guy with a prosti-tute like eight eet away andI thought, 'Really? Is this mylie now?' But just to get on atthe Improv, it was worth it." In 1975, Budd had a visiono bringing his club to the westcoast, and ounded a secondImprov on Melrose Avenuein Hollywood. Tis locationwas host to a whole new set operormers, including SarahSilverman, John Stewart, andRobin Williams, to name a ew.Judd Apatow started doingstand up here with his room-mate Adam Sandler, an experi-ence that became the ocus ohis film Funny People in 2009."It was a very exciting time."Apatow recalls, "Jim Carreywould come to Adam and I atnight to write jokes or him..We were constantly surround-ed by these talented, hilarious,

inspiring people." During the 1980s, the cablenetwork "A & E" was creat-ed and began airing a weeklyprogram called "An Eveningat the Improv." Te show ea-

tured stand-up rom the Mel-rose location with Budd as thehost and became a nationalsuccess. Along with Satur-day Night Live, the programsparked a widespread inter-est in stand-up comedy andallowed numerous comics toexpand their careers to thebig screen. Films like CaddyShack, Animal House,and TeBlues Brothers all eatured co-medians rom Te Improv,while other comics like Jer-ry Seineld and Ray Romano

were able to secure lead rolesin hit sitcoms. Within a ewdecades, Budd had changedthe course o comedy in theUS, and allowed many unnyindividuals to bring their tal-ent into the limelight. oday, Te Improv is stillconsidered one o the mostprestigious comedy clubs inthe world, and has been hostto a whole new generationo stand up comics in recentyears. Daniel osh, Aziz An-sari and Dave Chapelle are

just some o the headliners tocome out o the Improv in the

last decade, while new comedi-ans are constantly in rotation.Tough the original New Yorkclub was shut down during the90s, there are now over 20 lo-cations across the US, makingTe Improv the largest andmost amous comedy chain inthe world. Last year marked the 50th an-niversary o the original clubsounding, and to commem-orate the occasion, Budd gottogether with ormer Improvperormers to create a docu-mentary about their experi-ences, entitled Te Improv:50 Years Behind the BrickWall. Te film was releasedlast December to positive crit-ical reviews, and eatured JuddApatow, Jimmy Fallon and TeWayans brothers, among oth-

ers. In a recent interview, Buddrecounted the experience, stat-ing, Te 50 years have reallygone byIts surreal lookingback. I never could have pre-dicted any o this success whenI opened in 1963, it just sort ohappened by some wonder-ul accident, much like mosto the things Ive done andaccomplished. When askedabout the uture o stand upcomedy, Budd had this to say:I dont expect to be around,mind you, but it doesnt seemto be anywhere near phasingout, anytime soon. Im justvery happy with my lie and allthe wonderul people Ive hadthe privilege o meeting overthe years. Its been a tremen-dous journey.

Long Live Te ImprovBy Shane Lynch

Media Editor

Photo Courtesy of Wikicommons


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Over the past 60 years, South-ern Caliornia has steadily gar-nered a reputation as a musical

hotbed, with amous bandslike Te Doors, Te Red HotChili Peppers, Sublime, etc. alloriginating here and contrib-uting to the world o music atlarge. In addition, Sur Rockand Tird Wave Ska both de-veloped in Caliornia, whileexisting genres like Punk andAlternative have evolved to in-corporate these new influenc-es. Tough people ofen viewLos Angeles as the hub o So-Cals music scene, there are anumber o prominent and in-

fluential bands that have theirorigins right here in San Di-ego. Te earliest and perhapsmost amous among them areTe Stone emple Pilots, whostarted recording music in theearly 90s. aking heavy influence romboth Nirvana and Pearl Jam,Te Stone emple Pilots heldthe rare distinction o beingone o the only grunge groupsbased outside o Seattle, and as

a result were able to gain a sub-stantial ollowing among genreans at San Diego clubs. Teir debut album, Core,reached number three on the

Billboard Albums chart in1992 and allowed them to be-come one o the most com-mercially successul bandso the decade. Following thedeath o Kurt Cobain and thedecline o grunge in the mid-90s, the Stone emple Pilotschanged their sound to incor-porate elements o classic rockand bossa nova, and continueto record music in San Diegotoday. Another prominent SanDiego group that developed

around the time Te Stoneemple Pilots were becomingamous, though with a ocuson reggae rather than grun-ge, was Slightly Stoopid, whooriginated in Ocean Beachin 1995 and were inspired byartists like Buju Banton andYellowman. Tey blended el-ements o rock, punk, anddub to create a distinct soundreminiscent o other Calior-nia reggae groups such as 311.

December Concert CalendarDecember 31-

Fitz & Te antrumsPromenade Square Park

December 23-Earl Sweatshirt

Te Observatory

December 31-Youngblood Hawk

Promenade Square Park

December 29-iesto

Valley View Casino Center

January 23-

Pierce the Veil and SleepingWith SirensViejas Arena

December 20-French Montana and Jeremih

Club Nokia

December 30-Iration

Te Observatory

December 30-Yuna

Fonda Teater

December 31-BANKS

Te Observatory

January 16-Little Hurricaine

roubadour

January 23-Te Night errors o 1927

Te Roxy Teater

January 31-Silverstein

House of Blues

January 18-Eric Church

Valley View Casino Center

By Sophia Dorfsman

Staff Writer Society is built in such a waythat certain actions are unac-ceptable. We guide our dailylives by keeping in mind whatis socially tolerable or not, liv-ing by rules. Most o the time,we dont even think aboutthese rules, we just ollowthem because we are so ad-ept at unconsciously knowingwhat is allowable. A group thathas recently questioned one othese rules is the people be-hind Free the Nipple. For thosewho havent heard about it, itsexactly what it sounds like. It was originally a small cam-paign to advocate or womento have the same right men dowhen it comes to going toplessin public. o get their messageout, Free the Nipple is officiallymaking a movie, starring LinaEsco and Lola Kirke that will bereleased on January 1st, 2015.Te issues were addressingare equal rights or men and

women, a more balanced sys-tem o censorship, and legalrights or all women to breast-eed in public, say the activistson their website. In the film,the women behind the move-ment, along with their ellowsupporters, go shirtless in thestreets o New York City, with

First Amendment lawyersnearby, in order to challengethe fines posed against wom-en who expose their breasts,including while breasteeding.

Some countries look atbreasteeding as a natural rightto women and allow them to

Keep your shirt onbecause youre cold,because youre shy,

because you want to but dont keep your

shirt on because itsthe law!

have laws against it being donepublicly. Miley Cyrus, CaraDelevingne, and Lena Dun-ham are just a ew celebritiesin avor o this protest. One othe messages in the film, andone o the already best lines othe film has to do with how vi-olence is glorified while wom-ens bodies are censored. Teyask, why is my nipple moreobscene than a murder?

It is illegal in 35 states orwomen to be bare-chested inpublic, at any time, and theconsequences can be big. Techarges in Louisiana, or ex-ample, are $2,500 and up to 3years in jail. Te odd thing isthat women are still being ar-rested, even though topless-ness was legalized (in NewYork City) back in 1992. Oursexuality has been taken awayrom us and is essentially be-ing sold back to us, says an ac-tivist in the movie trailer.

In the large scheme o things,whats the big deal? We all

have that body part; womenjust have more tissue in thatarea. Because todays societyhas over-sexualized womenand their bodies, nipples mustbe censored and not exposedin public or on social media.Women exposing their nip-ples is extremely contradicto-ry to social standards, whichgoes back to societys rules.In act, the over sexualizationhas probably led to groupslike Free the Nipple becausethe people behind them wantto change the way breasts areseen.

A topless man is perceived ardifferently than a topless wom-an. Chelsea Handler recentlyposted a photo on Instagramcomparing hersel shirtless ona horse to Putin shirtless on ahorse. In minutes, her post wastaken down. She kept repost-ing the picture and complain-ing about how Instagram kepttaking it down. One o hercaptions was, I a man posts

When the band members werestill in high school, they wereapproached by Sublime ront-man Bradley Nowell aboutdoing some gigs up in Long

Beach and were subsequentlysigned to his label, Skunk Re-cords, afer being impressedwith their work. Tis decisionallowed Slightly Stoopid togain widespread recognitionand brought them substan-tial popularity among youngsurers and stoners. Te groupcontinues to tour requentlyat venues like Coachella andLollapalooza and plans on re-leasing new albums in the nearuture. wo additional San Diego

bands are Switchoot and Blink182; the ormer an Alterna-tive Rock group and the lattera Pop-Punk band. Switchootwas ounded in 1996 by Chris-tian surers and ocused onthemes o aith and salvation.Te band struggled to find itsdirection initially as they wereorced to deal with various re-cord labels who each had di-erent thoughts about wheth-er or not to market them as a

Christian band or as a standardalternative group. Ultimately,Switchoot opted to maintaintheir religious identity andare now very popular among

Christians and non-Christiansalike. Blink 182 emerged in Powayduring the Pop-Punk surge othe early 90s, taking heavy in-fluence rom such groups asTe Ramones, Pennywise, andGeneration X. Teir soundincorporated elements oskate punk with classic rockand helped them stand apartrom other popular groupslike Green Day. Te hit single"Dammit" put Blink 182 in thelimelight and allowed them to

move past their underground

a photo o his nipples, its OK,but not a woman? Are we in1825?

Te real question is, i Freethe Nipple does win their fight,and women go along with it,will the over sexualization de-crease? Most likely, the answeris no. And o course, womenwill still hesitate to join themovement because they dontwant to be victimized by men.Tere are other American or-ganizations similar to Free theNipple, like Goopless Inc. andopree Equal Rights Associa-tion that are fighting or thesame cause. As one would ex-pect, many countries in Europehave decriminalized non-sex-ual toplessness. Tere are stillsome organizations abroad likeLes umulueuses in France,who gather individuals ordemonstrations in support othe laws being changed. Tis isa worldwide issue that is beingought by women around theworld.

San Diego Bands

Free the Nipple

roots by appealing to a wideraudience. Tough they were onhiatus during the mid 2000s,Blink 182 has since gained asubstantial ollowing among

todays youth and recently re-turned to the scene with the hitalbumNeighbors. While these are the most wellknown bands to originate inSan Diego, many lesser knowngroups started here as well, in-cluding Delta Spirit, Pinback,and Wavves, to name a ew.

Perhaps not as prolific as LosAngeles, San Diego has con-tributed a great deal to South-ern Caliornia's unique soundand continues to spawn newmusic each year.

By Shane Lynch

Media Editor

Photo Courtesy of Wikicommons

Blink 182 at the Showcase Teater in Corona, July 18, 1995.

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