Eye of the Tiger (Issue 2, Volume 14) by Eye of the Tiger

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Eye of the Tiger ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 TIGER WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Marc Chappelle NEWS EDITOR Mikayla Stearns FEATURES EDITOR Rachel Barber OPINION EDITOR Andrew Smith ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sophia Cook SPORTS EDITOR George Hughes ESPAñOL EDITOR Madeline Furdek PHOTO EDITOR Amy Adamson Zach Cheek Nikolay Lubko ONLINE EDITOR Nikolay Lubko FACULTY ADVISER Bobby Ritter STAFF WRITERS Albina Bassarab James Bateman Clay Boyd Austin Daly Alexx Doolittle Marina Efstathiu Elizabeth Hillman Gabi Hutson Kale Jibson Destine Kyubwa Jake Littlejohn Samuel Mailey Tommy Morin Johnny Mulligan Claire Oertly Hunter Rhode Delaney Rhodes Cesar Sanchez Kaden Schmittner Zachary Seminer Joshua Solso Eduardo Sotomayor Natalie Tran Victoria Wilkinson CONTRIBUTING CARTOONIST Viktoria Barr The mission of Eye of the Tiger, a news-gathering organization run by Roseville High School students, is to inform, entertain and serve as a public forum for student expression. We will accomplish our goals by reporting unbiased news while offering student perspectives in our columns and editorials. This includes, but is not limited to, prominent issues, changes and events that have an impact on the students and communities of Roseville High School. We will strive to report with depth, accuracy and timeliness. It is not our goal to evoke controversy or sensationalize issues. We do not push moral values or political agendas. Views expressed in the opinion and entertainment sections, columns and letters-to-the-editor are those of the individual author, and do not necessarily belong to Eye of the Tiger staff, this publication or Roseville High School. All letters-to-the-editor must be signed and are subject to review by the editorial board before inclusion in the newspaper. We reserve the right to edit submitted work as needed for space limitations and content. Nonattributed editorials reflect the opinion of the staff and must be approved by the entire editorial board.

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SBAC: Scores comparable to STAR CONTINUED FROM FRONT

At the same time, the SBAC results from the spring of 2015 reflect a disparity between the implementation of Common Core standards between ELA and math courses across site, district and state levels. Byrd believes that narrowing this disparity will be a long-term process. “When Common Core math came out, people went, ‘Whoa, this is a huge shift,’” Byrd said. “We have two years of kids who are not really going to be exposed to the [Common Core] math model. Then, we’ll have our first group of kids who will have had three years of Integrated Math.” Integrated Math teacher Kevin Fagan believes that each year teaching integrated math curriculum will have a compounding effect for student performance on the SBAC exam. He hopes that as students progress through consecutive integrated math courses, they become more comfortable with the material. “Even from the lower grades on up, as these kids are more used to Common Core and the materials that go with it and the expectations that go with it, I think over

time, it’s just going to get easier and easier for them,” Fagan said. Sophomore Integrated Math II student Jaydynn Santos agrees with the idea that students with more experience in Common Core-based courses will meet standards at greater rates. “I know a handful of people who find Common Core really difficult and they’ve never really had experience with it,” Santos said. “But then again it all depends on the person – if they really pay attention in class or just some people have a hard time learning.” By the spring of last year, most juniors had never completed an integrated math course. Fagan feels that another source of disconnect for last year’s juniors may have been a lack of familiarity with using technology in the classroom. “I think [computerized testing] probably affected them a lot,” Fagan said. “The kids we had in geometry – we didn’t do much as far as preparing them to take a test on the computer. We taught geometry the old way, where we took tests, they wrote things down.” Fagan acknowledges that across the math department, some teachers integrated technology into their classrooms more than others.

Quinonez believes that as more students complete consecutive integrated math courses replete with their technological ties, they will find the SBAC assessment more familiar on test day. “Testing via computers might actually seem natural to these young whippersnappers,” Quinonez said. “However, coupled with a few years of IM curriculum, I believe we will see a significant positive difference in our collective score in the coming couple years.” English teacher Deborah Sidler teaches her CP English 9 and Advanced Placement Language and Composition classes with this standard in mind. She believes that employing Common Core standards across English courses contribute to greater student success on the SBAC test. She feels that Common Core in ELA courses entails moving away from memorization and toward internalization of material. “Each student I have is an expert in their own world existence, so to speak,” Sidler said. “Harnessing that and then moving the whole class forward with all those experiences is more ‘Common Core’ to me.”

ISABEL FAJARDO EYE OF THE TIGER

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ADA: Campus facilities still prove inaccessible to some CONTINUED FROM FRONT

man said. According to principal David Byrd, RHS has plans to turn one of the computer labs in the 400 wing into a room specifically for independent skills special education. It will become a room where they can practice skills necessary in daily activities. The small gym currently has no wheelchair accessible ramps or elevators to rise to the second floor, but to add anything to the gym, they would need to add thousands of dollars to more small gym construction projects. “The moment we want to fix one thing on that building we have to tear down the whole building and start from scratch,” Byrd said. Even when in compliance, some students with injuries or

disabilities find it difficult to navigate the campus. Sophomore Morgan Tindall spent time on a scooter due to foot injury and experienced trouble getting into the small gym for PE due to a lack of handicap accessibility. “In the small gym there is no way to get in with a scooter,” Tindall said. Tindall also found it difficult to get around high school’s campus due to the size of the campus, space btween ramps and the crowds of students during passing periods. “They don’t have a lot of ramps,” Tindall said. “They are very spread out.” Tindall believes that accessing the upper fields can be made easier because of the new ramp and its more level ground for wheels.

35%: Funding opportunities open if RHS passes benchmark CONTINUED FROM FRONT

the number of families registered was at 33.4 percent, or 663 out of 1,986 students at RHS. To reach the benchmark 35 percent registered, 33 students would be needed to register for free and reduced lunch. Byrd, however, doesn’t see the current percentage to moving up to the 35 percent mark within the next month. “I kind of have a feeling where we’re at right now in mid-September is where we’re going to be at in early October,” Byrd said. When the Title I funds are distributed to schools in the RJUHSD, schools that aren’t at the 35 percent mark “get funded at what is left after the initial allocation to sites over 35 percent,” according to the director of Categorical Programs Judy Fischer, and schools that have met it are funded at 125 percent.

Last year, RHS missed the benchmark by 12 economically disadvantaged families, the closest to 35 percent the school had been in the last five years, according to RHS principal David Byrd. “When we didn’t hit the 35 percent mark, we didn’t get max funding,” Byrd said. “We got minimum funding.” The minimum percentage of required low-income families to qualify for extra Title I funding can fluctuate, varying from year to year. “Last year, that percentage was at 35 percent,” Byrd said. “I have been told that it can change every year, so it’s not always a constant, but we’re using that 35 percent as sort of the benchmark.” However, according to Fischer, the required percent only changes if the U.S. Department of Education decides on the change. Last year, the results of the count were released in November

by the California Department of Education, and RHS missed the requirement. The projected Title I funds that RHS anticipated to receive included the extra funding that would come with meeting the required number of low-income families. This caused issues in planning once RHS found out they hadn’t met the benchmark, and the extra funds were subtracted from the total funds. Unlike last year, RHS is waiting for the results in November to be released to determine expenditures. If RHS qualifies for the extra funding, the money would be put into programs intended to help those students from the registered families. Although RHS hasn’t had the opportunity to use the extra funds, they are prepared for it if they end up hitting 35 percent.

“When we get an infusion of money like that, if we could use it to buy technology resources to modernize and update our school for that 35 percent who comes to school here, that’s one of the expected purposes of that money,” Byrd said. RHS could also provide professional development for teachers who work with the low-income students, school supplies for students, and invest in programs like Project Lead the Way. “I’d like to use some of that money to update our facilities and update our technology and make sure our kids across the board are getting twenty-first century stuff,” Byrd said. RHS has seen Title I dollars already spent on paraeducators and tutors for ELD students - staff who are paid through this funding. “If I buy instructional materials, training for teachers, extra

sections of a class, books, things for the library, after-school tutoring,” Byrd said.” If I’m buying things that are for kids, then I’m hitting that 35 percent.” Until RHS hits 35 percent, the district has to approve any Title I expenditures. According to Principal Byrd, this doesn’t cause much of a problem, because the district “cooperates 100 percent.” According to RHS Nurse Edgerton, the free and reduced lunch program’s benefits such as reduced prices on exams are not as well communicated to students as they could be, and this lack of advertisement is partially why some qualified families fail to register. “I know that they aren’t getting everything they need,” Edgerton said,” So I want to mention that beyond access to these meals, it recognizes that there are other benefits that [they] might want to take advantage of.”

Revived Mural Club tackles first campus art project by Gabi HUTSON

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Art teacher Patricia Leong recently revived the Mural Club at Roseville High School. She had tried to start a club before but could not gather enough participants to continue on. “We had everything going last year as far as the concept,” Leong said. The club has already begun work on a mural on the west wall of the library building. Leong encouraged senior art student Tiana Ching to continue a mural that that Ching had been planning since last year. “I drew it last year,” Ching said, “The person who was suppose to draw it was too busy, so they asked me if I wanted to draw the mural. I wasn’t really as-

signed or anything.” Leong and Ching both felt they should discuss the concept of the mural and what the mural was suppose to represent before they developed plans for it. The mural will convey the message “how you earn your stripes through high school,” according to Leong. “It represents positive power. It shows baby tigers growing into adult tigers,” Ching said. “The baby tigers are the freshman and then the adult tigers are the seniors.” Ching is excited to showcase the club’s artistic skills through the mural. “Yeah, I'm definitely excited. I think it's gonna be a great mural,” Ching said. Leong expects the mural to be 14 by 16 feet wide, and completed by December.

MARC CHAPPELLE EYE OF THE TIGER

Above, senior Tiana Ching and junior Monet Shipp-Hester sketch part of the tiger mural on the side of the library.

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CAHSEE: State considering new requirement

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tendent John Montgomery, the CAHSEE’s alleged ineffectiveness inspired the suspension of the exit exam. “The CAHSEE was no longer an adequate measurement tool for high school exit exams,” Montgomery said. “There are much better instruments for gauging students’ success in high school and after graduation.” The remaining graduation requirements are still in place for the state and will be the only graduation requirements after a CAHSEE suspension. Students still need to complete classes for a total of at least 260 credits by the time they graduate. Because of this, Byrd believes the suspension of the CAHSEE will have little to no effect on RHS students’ readiness and education. “I feel like they’ve just gotten rid of something that was a lower level step in the graduation process,” Byrd said. “RJUHSD’s standards to graduate are much more rigorous than the CAHSEE.” Byrd also implies that ongoing political interference is hindering the initial goal of the exam, stating that the idea of it evolved into something “political and tedious to the point where it wasn’t helping students.” “Unfortunately, when things become political, I think you begin to lose what’s in the best interest of students and you start to get into the best interest of a lot of adults out there and the moment that happens it changes what the original intent was,” Byrd said. Still, California state education advocates anticipate a replacement exit exam before the end of the three year suspension period to ensure the accountability of graduates entering “the real world.”

In an email sent to CAHSEE Coordinators, Charter School Administrators, and superintendents across California, the CDE superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson explained the process as to how a new form of accountability may be determined. “[Senate Bill] 172 also provides California the opportunity to develop and examine recommendations for approaches to productive graduation policies that keep California moving towards higher standards for college and career readiness and higher graduation rates,” Torlakson said. He suggests that some form of test to ensure accountability will be useful, and includes his goals of what may further improve the benefit of testing graduating students. “California continues to move to new assessment and accountability systems that emphasize local control, continuous improvement, and preparing our students to be successful in college and careers,” Torlakson said. Byrd wishes to see greater rigor and better methods of determining success in a standardized test, but believes focus needs to shift from a simple standardized exit exam. According to Byrd, ideally the new exit exam would help students feel prepared for post-high school life. “I have an interest in having some kind of a standardized exit exam to demonstrate where you’re at when you graduate high school,” Byrd said. “But I think [the new method] should shift our time, energy, resources, and focus onto the things that we absolutely have to make sure students can do in order to graduate.” Byrd also hopes to contribute to the success of students to accommodate to the new system.

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Governor Brown has yet to sign off on the Senate Bill 172 passed on Sep. 10, which would suspend the California State High School Exit Exam for the next three years. This year’s sophomore will not be required to take the CAHSEE in the spring of 2016, and students who failed the test will continue to graduate. “We would have after school support and tutoring for kids who are struggling with math, language arts, or both,” Byrd said. Montgomery is excited for this shift in education and what he hopes to see accomplished. “I have faith that there will be a reasonable replacement for CAHSEE that will have greater rigor to certify that students are ready to graduate from high school and move onto College/Career oppurtunities,” Montgomery said. “This is an exciting time in education in which we are shifting to more real-world assessments of what students know and are able to do.”

JB Gale to host appellate court cases for AP Government class by AMY ADAMSON

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Roseville High School will host a genuine court session on Sep. 30 in the JB Gale Theater. The Third District Appellate Court invited all AP Government classes from the Roseville Joint Union High School District to watch the four court cases to be heard that day. This idea was proposed by a justice from The Third District Appellate Court through a program called Oral Arguments at High Schools. The organization picks two schools a year in California to host court cases for high school students to see a real example of how the judicial system works. There will be two different court sessions throughout the day with two different cases in each session. The morning session runs from 8:30-10:30 and the afternoon session runs from 12:002:00. Approximately 500 staff members, students and members

of the public are expected to attend each session. The cases that RHS will host have already been tried and will be appealed at RHS. The students may hear a range of different cases ranging from child custody to first degree murder. Roseville Joint Union High School District’s communication coordinator Shannon Blockton encourages students to take notes and ask the two volunteer attorneys present at the events any questions they may have. “The goal is for students to learn and understand more about the judicial system,” Blockton said. “It gives the complete experience which usually you don’t get until you serve on jury duty or have to deal with the courts with yourself or family.” The volunteer attorneys will go into each class separately about a week prior to the trial and they will give a powerpoint presentation explaining the procedures of an appellate trial. They will teach the students about an appellate

court and they will help the students understand the difference between an appellate court and a trial court. The third district appellate court will be providing materials that will help the student understand what a real appellate court looks like. They will provide metal detectors, the busing for other students and the attorneys. “The students will personally experience how the justice system works,” AP Government teacher Dana Dooley said. The main objective of the trial is to help student learn about our judiciary system and the key factors of it such as the difference of California courts and federal courts, the difference between appellate courts and trial courts, and they will be able to learn the different roles that are in an appellate court. “It will really help the students to see the curriculum come alive and to see the different players in the system and how justice is served,” Dooley said.

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Ham noted that RHS does need a little bit of everything in regards to its technology, but the main focus is the teacher’s technology across campus. Purvines oversees all of the technology needs on site and decides where the budget can be used most effectively on updating and maintaining on-site tech. “Even the media program has computers that were never meant to edit video, and they’re doing a

great job on equipment that is decent, but it’s not meant to do that task,” Purvines said. “Our photography lab, they’re running on machines seven, eight, nine years old. We have Project Lead The Way coming in which is going to be two new lab areas, so there’s lots of needs.” Purvines noted that many of the problems surround just maintaining the equipment that RHS currently has, but also that technology is not the only thing to require

upkeep at RHS. “There are other huge needs that are not technology. There’s facility needs and it’s all about the big picture, so even though I’m saying technology needs more money, there’s a lot of things that need money too. I would never steal them from one area,” Purvines said. “So I’m going to do the best I’ve got with what I’ve got. I’m always going to ask for more, but I get that there’s only so much money too.”

THE FACTS  Chair of Education Committee Carol Liu proposed SB 172 on Feb.

5. The senate passed it to governor Jerry Brown on Sep. 10.

 83 percent of sophomores who took the exit exam passed.  The exam will be suspended for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-

18 school years.

 The California Department of Education hopes to provide a

replacement exam by the end of the three-year suspension period.

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NOTICIAS CAHSEE ya no un requisito de graduación POR ALEXX DOOLITTLE a.doolittle@eyeofthetigernews.com

En el 5 de Febrero de 2015, senador Carol Liu introdujo el Senado proyecto de ley 172 sugiriendo que se suspenda el examen CAHSEE como condición para la graduación para los estudiantes de grado 12 en los años 2015-16, 2016-17 y 2017-18. El proyecto de ley fue aprobado y aprobado y está esperando la firma del gobernador Jerry Brown. El proyecto de ley fue aprobada y está en espera de la firma de Jerry Brown. El director de la escuela secundaria de Roseville David Byrd cree que el CaHSEE ya no es eficaz debido a su bajo nivel de intensidad. “Siento que hayas librados apenas de algo que fue un paso bajo nivel en el proceso de graduación,” dijo Byrd. “Me siento como las normas de RJUHSD para graduarse son mucho más rigurosas que el CaHSEE.” Esto significa que estudiantes de segundo año no llevará la prueba esta primavera y estudiantes que todavía tienen que pasar cualquier parte no es necesitan que continúe la prueba para graduarse. Estudiantes de segundo año

actuales no tomarán el examen esta primavera, ni actuales juniors y seniors que todavía no pasó, que ya no debe continuar la prueba para graduarse. RHS intenta ajustar a los requisitos de la ADA POR JOHHNY MULLIGAN j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com

Cuando la escuela secundaria de Roseville sigue a traerse en alineación de ADA y el Title IX, todavía tiene por delante varios cambios. Aunque la administración cuenta con lugares que les gustaría actualizar en el campus, el precio de la mejora de una instalación para cumplir con las leyes ADA aumenta grandemente otras instalaciones son identificadas como no conformes. “Si no hacemos nada en el estadio, [todo] debe ser llevado a traído [ADA],” asistente del director Jon Coleman. La caja de la prensa por encima de la Tiger Cage de RHS califica es otra ubicación no conforme que la administración le gustaría actualizar las gradas concreto tendría que ser rasgado para arriba, nuevas rampas tendría que ser añadido. El pequeño gimnasio es un otro lugar en el campus que la administración le gustaría actualizar pero debido a los requisitos de

ADA que no se pueden. Si intenta añadir algo al gimnasio necesitan para desgarrar las piezas y hacer todo lo compatible. “El momento que queremos fijar una cosa en ese edificio que tenemos que derribar todo el edificio y empezar de cero,” dijo Byrd. El pequeño gimnasio tiene actualmente elevadores ni rampas de acceso para sillas de ruedas a la segunda planta. Estudiante de segundo año Morgan Tindall pasó tiempo en una moto antes y después de su cirugía de pie y experimentado problemas metiéndose en el pequeño gimnasio de PE debido a la falta de acceso. RHS trata de alcanzar la marca de 35% para obtener fondos de Título I POR SAM MAILEY

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12 estudiantes considera socioeconómicas desafiada. “Cuando no la marca de 35 por ciento, no pudimos máximas financiación, conseguimos mínimos financiación,” dijo director de RHS David Byrd. En el curso 2014-15, los resultados de la cuenta fueron liberados en noviembre por el Departamento de Educación de California, y RHS había perdido el requisito de calificación en 0.3 percent. Los

fondos de título 1 que RHS esperaba conseguir habría ido para ayudar a los estudiantes de familias de bajos ingresos. sto causó problemas en la planificación una vez que el lado derecho hacia fuera no conocieron el punto de referencia, y los fondos adicionales se restan de los fondos. RJUHSD recibe fondos del distrito y está distribuidos en las escuelas basadas en el número de familias de bajos ingresos. Si el lado derecho califica para los fondos adicionales este año, se pondría el dinero en programas para ayudar a los estudiantes de las familias registradas. “Cuando recibamos este infusión de dinero, si pudiéramos utilizar para comprar recursos tecnológicos para modernizar y actualizar nuestra escuela para 35 por ciento que viene a la escuela aquí, que es uno de los propósitos previstos de ese dinero,” dijo Byrd. Otras mejoras con el dinero a proporcionar desarrollo profesional para maestros que trabajan con los estudiantes de bajos recursos, material escolar para los estudiantes, e invertir en programas como Project Lead The Way. “Me gustaría usar parte de ese dinero para actualizar nuestras instalaciones y actualizar nuestra tecnología y asegurarse de que nuestros hijos en todos los ámbitos están recibiendo cosas el siglo veintiuno,” dijo Byrd.

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Vacuna gratis contra la gripe Los retratos del estudiantes en su final año de Bill Smith Photogaphy debido

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REPORTAJES Estudiante de intercambio desde de Ecuador para pasar un año a RHS POR ALBINA BASSARAB

a.bassarab@eyeofthetigernews.com

La escuela secundaria de Roseville recibió un nuevo estudiante de Ecuador para el año de escuela de ‘15-16. El estudiante en el final año Erik Arellano asistirá a RHS durante 10 meses y él espera tener un buen experencia en los Estados Unidos. Esto es el segunda visita de él a los Estados Unidos. Este tiempo, él hizo el viaje solo por lo que es quedarse con una familia anfitriona. En Ecuador, Anglais es el primero lengua hablada entre los turistas y los profesionales, por lo que aprender inglés puede ayudarle a obtener un trabajo. “Me gusta aquí,” dijo Arellano. “Si mi familia y mis amigos estaban aquí, preferiría vivir aquí más que en Ecuador.” Arellano también quiere perseguir su interés en el fútbol. Él fue en un equipo de fútbol competitivo en Ecuador, y él espera para

unirse a un equipo en Estados Unidos también. “Quiero jugar con un equipo,” dijo Arellano. La madre de acogida de Arellano, Lisa Stripling, hizo claro que está contento de tener a Arellano en su casa. “Yo encanta Erik,” dijo Stripling. “Este niño tiene mucho que ofrecer. Yo siento que esperanza de que su experiencia es educativa y inspiradora.” Estudiante de transferia de Compton busca para traer el talento al RHS balonconesto POR CLAIRE OERTLY

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El estudiante en su final año Kenny Davis ha tenido a la transición de vivir en un país para mejorar su educación, así como su seguridad. “Mi madre me quería para salir el gueto, ella pensó es mejor para mi para ir un escuela en Roseville... Yo creo que mi madre vio a muchos de mis amigos se meten en problemas, cárcel, y

los asesinatos con los armas de fuego... Ella no mi quiso ser alrededor estos cosas”. dijo Davis. Su casco antiguo tiene un índice de criminalidad de 545, está lleno de caos, mientras que la ciudad de Roseville tiene un índice de criminalidad de 227. “Es un gran cambio ... Roseville está más tranquilo. No tengo preocuparse sobre conseguir un disparo en escuela, puedo caminar a escuela sin problemas, pero en Compton tengo decir, ‘enviar a los niños fuera de la dormitorio, un coche retrasado,’ tan está más tranquilo aquí,” dijo Davis. Davis está interesado en baloncesto, y ha jugado para la mayor parte de su vida. En su antigua escuela, había sido en el equipo de varsity desde su primer año de la escuela secundaria. El estudiante en su final año asiste a programa de verano POR DELANEY RHODES d.rhodes@eyeofthetigernews.com

El estudiante en su final año de

la escuela secundaria Kevin Carlson estudió en la Universidad de Florida durante siete semanas en un programa de verano llamado el programa de formación de estudiante de la ciencia. Estudió Ingeniería y astronomía. Carlson se sentía que este curso de verano realmente le ayudó a decidir qué carrera puede tomar en el futuro. “Aprendí mucho sobre instrumentos de Astronomía y aprendió algunos codificación en ingeniería”, dijo Carlson. “Aunque era intensiva y siempre estábamos haciendo cosas, realmente disfruté de mi tiempo allí.” dijo Carlson. Aunque era intenso y los estudiantes estaban ocupados con la investigación, y lecciones, es todo vale según Carlson. SSTP es un programa de residencia de Florida por lo que sus estudiantes fuera del estado en más difícil. Y Carlson siente que su experiencia fue lo ayudó a solidificar sus elecciones en los colegios que está pensando asistir. “Mi escuela alcance es MIT,” dijo Carlson.

DEPORTES Equipo de golf de las ellas va 5-0 en la temporada POR JAKE LITTLEJOHN

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El equipo de ellas de golf tiene un registro de 5-0, uno de sus mejores arranques a una temporada en mucho tiempo. El equipo de ellas de golf derrotó al mejor equipo Whitney en la semana pasada. Segué de Corey Fukumon, el entrenador del tiempo de golf de las ellas, Whitney fue el mejor equipo en el CVC. Kayla Kwong tiro su puntaje más bajo de su carrera de la escuela secundaria con un 33. El segundo menor puntuación fue Sydney Ferre con un 45. “Kayla he estado jugando muy bien y nos hemos todos sido tocar juntos muy bien,” dijo Delaney Grimes. “Nos resultados han sido fluctuantes a lo largo de los partidos de la liga, que es parte de por qué somos el equipo superior en la CVC, después de la victoria sobre Whitney.” El equipo se ve muy diferente que la última línea de años. “Con la lesión a Anna Ostrom y último años número dos, Abby

NIKOLAY LUBKO EYE OF THE TIGER

Muchos lugares en el campus de RHS no están aprobados por el ADA, lo que significa que no son accesibles para personas con disapacidad. Un ejemplo de esto es el cuadro de prensa sobre el Tiger Cage.

REPORTAJES

MARC CHAPPELLE EYE OF THE TIGER

Estudiante de intercambio Erik Arellano de Ecuador es aprendiendo muchos nuevos pasatiempos durante su tiempo en los Estados Unidos.

DEPORTES Hall no jugando, ha sido difícil,” dijo Grimes. Grimes está muy confiados en su equipo y cree que puede competir a un alto nivel, y ser uno de los mejores tres equipos en el CVC. Grimes se cree con los dos últimos jugadores en nuestro equipo jugando bien, sin duda bajará la puntuación total del equipo. Hemos estado jugando muy bien últimamente,” dijo Grimes. “Sabía que le ganaría a Whitney, aunque son la competición más dura en el CVC.” Dos estudiantes de RHS para jugar en Sac Repubic club equipo de fútbol POR TOMMY MORIN

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Los estudiantes en los tercer año Ryan Branigan y Keegan Ness han pasado fútbol de alta escuela para competir en un entorno más competitivo participando en el equipo de Sacramento Republic Academy, un programa de desarrollo juvenil que este año. Este es el primer año ha estado disponible cerca de Roseville y ambos Branigan y Ness fueron elegidos para estar en el equipo.

Los jugadores comenzaron a principios de agosto y sólo recientemente han empezado a jugar los partidos. Ambos jugadores han jugado fútbol durante años, a partir de Fútbol recreativo, a través del fútbol selecto, en competencia y ahora en el equipo de Sacramento Republic Academy. El programa es especialmente útil en conseguir la atención de los colegios como scouts de reclutamiento de universidades ver muchos de los juegos de la Academia. Para estos jugadores, colegio es el próximo desafío que les permitirá avanzar y crecer como jugadores. “Jugando para un Universidad es mi mejor meta,” dijo Ness. Según Branigan, mientras que 25 atletas en el equipo, sólo 18 jugadores son capaces de estar en la lista actual, que requieren los jugadores continuamente luchando por un oportunidad para jugar en los partidos. El programa requiere que los jugadores a firmar contratos, prohibiendoles jugar con otros equipos, incluyendo high School secundaria. Branigan y Ness fueron en

equipo de varsity de Roseville alto. Según el entrenador del equipo de varsity Pablo Gutiérrez, los dos jugadores tienen facultades extraordinarias que el equipo se perderá. “El año pasado recimos mucho bajo su dirección. Sin embargo, nuestro equipo está ajustando y nuestros nuevos jugadores están haciendo un excelente trabajo en la cobertura de su ausencia,”dijo Gutiérrez. El equipo de waterpolo recibieron un nuevo entrenedor POR JAMIE BATEMAN

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Este año de escuela, el profesor de matemáticas Paul Stewart ha cambiado de ser entrenador de fútbol de un niño de JV a ser entrenador de waterpolo de JV de las ellas. Stewart se espera desarrollar programa de waterpolo de las chicas este año por traer un equipo de JV. El primer meta de Stewart es desarrollar un fuerte equipo de JV con la finalidad de adecuadamente formación entrante agua polistas para que estén listos para competir en el nivel del varsity.

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El equipo de golf de la varsity niña ha disfrutado de una temporada de 5-0 hasta ahora, incluyendo a derrotar a su rival equipo de la escuela secundaria de Whitney. El tiempo de waterpolo de los el as no ha tenido un equipo de JV. La jugadora del equipo de varsity Lacie Reichmann dijo que Stewart ha hecho un buen trabajo de coaching del equipo hasta ahora esta temporada y que bajo su liderazgo las chicas ya han aprendieron muchas cosas nuevas. “Hemos estado comunicando más y pasando mucho más y nos presentará situaciones que no hemos experimentado antes y él nos guiará a través de ellos,” dijo

Reichmann. Stewart está optimista sobre clasificación para los playoffs pero él también dijo que el equipo tendrá algunos juegos difíciles. “Yo creo que un país en los playoffs es posible,” dijo Stewart. Jugadora del equipo de varsity Kiara Felix espera que el resto de la temporada en Stewart y siente que ha hecho un buen trabajo hasta ahora. “Él ha puesto todas nuestras fuerzas para hacer el mejor equipo posible”, dijo Felix.

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Foreign exchange student gains inspiration at RHS Senior travels from Ecuador for education by ALBINA BASSARAB

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Senior exchange student Erik Arellano will be away from his home in Ecuador to attend Roseville High School for ten months and is hoping to have an experience that will be both fun and beneficial. One of Arellano’s main goals is to learn the English language. In Ecuador, English is the most spoken foreign language amongst tourist providers and professionals. Therefore, Arellano feels that knowing English would be extremely beneficial in the future. Even though there is a big language barrier, Arellano says he is adapting well to his new environment and school. “I like it here,” Arellano said. “If my family and friends were here, I would prefer to live here rather than in Ecuador.” According to Arellano’s Algebra II teacher Chaudra Wood, his transition has been successful so far. “I think at the start it was a little difficult only because everything is in English and its Algebra II so it was probably hard to follow,“ Wood said. “But

it didn’t take him that long to figure out how it worked and what we were doing.” To widen his scope of understanding, Wood also organizes study groups with Spanish speaking students for Arellano. Junior Nate Ochoa, met Arellano while he was trying to figure out directions at the RHS campus, after which they became friends. “I met him because he didn’t speak English and [he] didn’t know where lunch was at, so I had to help him find it,” Ochoa said. Aside from improving his English, Arellano also wants to pursue his interest in soccer. He was on a competitive soccer team in Ecuador and is interested in joining one during his stay in America as well. “I really want to play soccer, but to get on [a team] I have to sign papers and since I’m from Ecuador it will be harder for me,” Arellano said. This is Arellano’s second visit to the states. His first visit was a couple years ago when he was 12 years old to Orlando, Florida. He made the trip alongside his family.

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Senior foreign exchange student Erik Arellano traveled from Ecuador to better his understanding of English and American culture. He will be attending Roseville for 10 months while staying with a host family, leaving his own family and friends behind. Though he is adjusting well to the States, he misses some things about Ecuador. He is mainly upset about the fact that unlike his first trip, he travelled to America alone. “I really miss my family, sister and friends back in Ecuador,” Arellano said. Arellano is currently staying with a host family who welcomed him with warmth and reassurance. Arellano’s host mother, Lisa

Stripling is glad to have him in her home. “I adore Erik,” Stripling said. “This kid has so much to offer and so much to learn. I am hopeful that his experience here will be educational and inspirational.” Stripling is anticipating a beneficial 10 months for herself, Arellano and others. “Not only for Erik, but also for all of the people he will be meeting,” Stripling said. “He’s a very remarkable young man.”

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Seniors recapture Tiger Cage spirit by VICTORIA WILKiNSON

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Seniors Bryen Mariano (pictured above) and Melissa Wade have taken the lead to improve RHS’ Tiger Cage. Their main goal is to increase school spirit and attendance at football games for the 2015 season.

This year, Roseville High School’s Tiger Cage, in the wake of appointing two new leaders, has witnessed an increase in attendance and student participation. Seniors Melissa Wade and Bryen Marinano have taken over the duty of leading the Tiger Cage for the 2015-16 school year. They felt that the Tiger Cage was lacking spirit and wanted to make a difference. “Last year it wasn’t really big and wasn’t really popular and nobody was going to the games,” Wade said. “I was like ‘I wanna make a difference my senior year. I want things to be different for our school.’” Both Wade and Mariano had the same ideas regarding the improvement and promotion of

Tiger Cage. “I saw that last year we were kind of struggling with the pride so I decided we needed someone who really cared about bringing new people to the games and bringing new ideas,” Mariano said. Wade had been talking to a friend that told her Mariano had the same idea, to lead the Tiger Cage and bring up RHS’s spirit. Wade got in contact with Mariano and they asked student government teacher Lindsey Parker if they could be this year’s Tiger Cage leaders. She immediately said yes. Wade and Mariano plan to make many changes this year and want to change the overall vibe of the Tiger Cage. “There was so much negativity in the Tiger Cage last year,” Wade said. “People would tell people to leave and I was like ‘no

that’s not okay we need to come together as a school.’” Wade and Mariano are also hoping to get fans more pumped at the games by giving out megaphones and T-shirts and by creating new cheers. “We are teaching new chants and we are getting cheer involved,” Wade said. “We’re getting the band involved, the drum line, the parents even are more involved they’re even saying it’s a totally different feel.” According to junior Corey Carstens, the new Tiger Cage leaders are doing a good job. “The Tiger Cage is a lot more rowdy than last year and a lot more energetic everyone seems like they’re having a good time,” Carstens said. Both Wade and Mariano believe Tiger Cage attendance this year will increase drastically. “I think it will increase a lot

because I actually run the Twitter account for the Tiger Cage and Instagram account and I am letting people know frequently what’s going on before the game,” Mariano said. At the homecoming football game the Tiger Cage leaders had the Tiger Cage do a chant saying “Ah-RHS-what?” inspired by a “student section goals” video on Twitter. The students in the Tiger Cage threw baby powder as they yelled this chant. Junior Megan Anderson caught the student section doing the chant on video and submitted it to the Twitter account @ SSGoals. “I DM’ed it to them and they saved it,” Anderson said. “I don’t know how but they posted it and viola, it’s famous.” Between Anderson and the account, the video received 293 retweets and 359 favorites.

Marching band students attribute success, inspiration to Toffelmier bY DELaney Rhodes

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Roseville High School’s marching band has increased from 38 students last year to 52 this year, making the program larger than it has been in the past few years. Band students feel this is going to help to balance out their sound. Senior Rudy Cedre, who’s been a part of band for four years, feels that this change will benefit the class. “We have a louder sound for one,” Cedre said. “It just allows everything to be a lot more balance, and since we were uneven between drumline and band, so it allows everything to be more balanced and a lot more in tune and all around, sound better.” Band teacher Mark Toffelmier, also feels that gaining students this year will also improve the program. “I’m very proud of last years group. It was little and they were as mighty as they could be,”

Toffelmier said. “But this year there’s more people so there’s more sound.” Freshman Aidan Tomlinson, really enjoys the vibe that the class gives off. She feels very comfortable and confident in the class, and says the classes main goal is to sound unified. “Band is like a family,” Tomlinson said. According to junior drum major Amanda Lopes, the older kids tend to take the newcomers under their wing and help them out, whether during class or just seeing one another around school. They will notice when they need help with something like homework or finding their way around campus. “In there, we’re just one giant, big family,” Cedre said. “The class is very close and very talkative, but we know how to get stuff done.” Cedre has enjoyed his years in band and respects his teacher.

He feels that he has learned a lot from the class and sees Toffelmier as inspiring. “Toff is something special. His teaching is very – what’s the word – not normal,” Cedre said. “But he is very motivational and he actually cares about the students even though we know he doesn’t always admit it. He’s good at what he does.” Lopes loves the class and Toffelmier is one of her favorite teachers. “He takes care of everyone and he’s not afraid to joke around with you but he takes what he does pretty seriously,” Lopes said. “He is a friend to us and he’s a really good teacher.” Sophomore Angelica Halsey, also feels close to the class and Toffelmier. According to Halsey, the class is fun and amusing, but also takes a lot of work and concentration. She also agrees with the idea that Toffelmier is not only a teacher they look up to,

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Drum major Amanda Lopes conducts the marching band, as they practice for their upcoming performances and competitions.

but also a part of the band family. “He’s hilarious,” Halsey said. “He’s easy to talk to and relates to the students really well. We all think of him as our grandpa.” The band’s first competition will be on Oct. 10 at Oakmont High School. According to the students, they are excited and

feel confident about the pieces they plan on performing there. According to Tomlinson, freshmen members may find the competition nerve racking but Toffelmier has prepared them to the best of his ability. “I’m definitely excited for it because there’s this one thing Mr.

Toffelmier said that’s really stuck with me, ‘people go to competitions to hear you play and you solely play,’” Tomlinson said. “Not just because they go to the football game to watch football, and they have to sit through the band. They go to band competitions to see you play.”

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Compton transfer student works hard, plays harder by CLAIRE ORETLY

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Roseville High School senior Kenny Davis moved to Roseville to better his education, as well as move into a safer environment. Davis’ mother insisted he leave the place he has always called home, Compton, and move to Northern California. “She wanted me to get out the hood,” Davis said. “She think[s] it’d be better for me to be out here. I guess she saw a lot of my, you could say ‘friends’, get in trouble, jail, shootings, and she didn’t want me to be around that.” His old town, with a crime rate of 3,861 per 100,00 people, has potential danger practically everywhere. Roseville only has a crime rate of 2,855 per 100,000. Although Davis acknowledges that he can never escape crime entirely, moving from Compton to Roseville provides a safer environment. “It’s a big change,” Davis said. “It’s more calm. I don’t have to worry about being shot going to school, like out here I can walk to school with no problem, but at home I have to like, ‘Oh [expletive], a car slowed down’ and that means you could possibly get shot, so it’s more calm here.” Davis currently lives with his uncle, Ronald Smith, who has lived in Roseville since 2009. Smith hopes that the new environment will give Davis a better education, and eventually help

him go to college within the next year or so. “[I] just [want him] to take advantage of the new environment and get a scholarship to college for basketball,” Smith said. When Davis moved, his mother, brothers and sister stayed in their hometown of Compton. Since they no longer are able to see each other often enough, both Davis and Smith keep in contact with them by texting and talking on the phone on a daily basis. When he knew he would be moving away from his hometown, Davis began looking for a

new school to go to. Before coming to Roseville, he applied to Woodcreek High School, but got denied due to overpopulation. “When I first came out here I was gonna go to Woodcreek, for basketball … but when I checked in, it was too packed,” Davis said. Davis is interested in basketball, and has been playing for the majority of his life. At his old school, he had been on the varsity team since his freshman year and hopes to make the varsity team here at Roseville. Davis goes to the gym practically every day, and plays basket-

ball often as well. “He’s playing basketball, sometimes at the gym, wherever kids play basketball,” Smith said. Upon arrival at RHS, Davis didn’t know anybody. Luckily, students were inviting and friendly and he made friendships quickly. Senior Prince Uwobahorana, one of Kenny’s new friends, saw him walking around campus by himself and decided to spark a conversation. “He wasn’t talking to anybody, and I was like, ‘Yo, what’s your name bro,’ and he’s like ‘I’m from Compton,’ and I

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Senior transfer student Kenny Davis recently moved from Compton to secure his safety. He also looks forward to bettering his sports and academic pursuits. was like ‘What? Thats crazy!’” Uwobahorana said. “Like you don’t see people in Roseville from Compton. And he’s been involved in basketball, and I play basketball too, and we’ve been playing basketball together since then.” Compared to his old school, Davis said RHS is more involved and interested in both their education as well as extra curricular activities. He feels that teachers in

Roseville are more involed with students and that the school has more spirit. “This school is way different than my other one, like we didn’t really have a lot of school spirit,” Davis said. “The only time was like Homecoming, and like winter formal were the only times that you would see people actually like dress up. Like, I dressed up the whole week, at my old school they’d only dress up on homecoming day.”

Senior Frankie Consulo strives to European classic take his music career beyond RHS rock meets classical FASHION COLUMN: SENIor Kelsey Hall

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What influences your type of style? I’m really influenced by the music that I listen to, which is kinda weird, but I like ‘60s rock and roll like The Zombies and The Beatles. I’m really into the ‘50s-’60s college prep boy look, like leather shoes, tweed, plaid, button ups. But at the same time really into like ‘60s French models, I don’t wear dresses a lot but when I do they are like short. I always want to be comfortable so in terms of mobility pants are great. I also really like 1890’s French Parisian bohemian look.

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Junior Anila Lijo recently transfered to RHS from Dubai with her brother. Both desire to obtain an education in the States.

Junior leaves Dubai to pursue education

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by DEStine kyubwa

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Roseville High School senior Frankie Consulo has mastered a multitude of instruments and plans on pursuing music as a post-high school career. At the age of three, Consulo began playing the drums, piano, guitar and bass. However, playing classical piano required specific determination. “Classical piano is from such a different era,” Consulo said. “It took me about a year to become fluent.” In middle school, he became interested in jazz and in high school, he joined the marching band. He is still currently a member. Mark Toffelmier, Consulo’s band teacher, enjoys Consulo’s enthusiasm and considers him an asset to the team. “He’s a student leader and in charge of the drumming,” Toffelmier said. “Frankie is really helpful and push[es] other kids differently than I can.” Consulo considers music a way of life and his family’s roots

pushed him to learn more about it. “My family has always been integrated into music, especially my dad – he was a musician,” Consulo said. “It’s always been a part of my life and it always will be.” Consulo genuinely enjoys playing, and improvement is very important to him. “I like playing and seeing the possibilities of progression,” Consulo said. “I want to be the best I can be.” He attended a guitar signing event in New York in which he met professional musicians. He was able to connect and communicate with them musically. “I’m at a point now [in my career] where I can sit and play with professional musicians,” Consulo said. However, Consulo struggled with knowing that the hobbies he pursued weren’t necessarily hobbies other students were interested in. “A lot of kids were going out to play football, playing sports and hanging out,” Consulo said.

Who are some people you consider Fashion icons, that inspire your outfits? I mean Alexa Chung is an obvious one. She wears a lot of menswear inspired stuff and I’m really into that. I’m really into that messy tomboy look. I also really like Madam Simza Heron in the new Sherlock Holmes movies. I’m obsessed with all her clothes. It’s all just a bunch of layers of crazy colors and the prints and the fabrics are all so great. So she weirdly influenced my style from sophomore year on. Where are your favorite places

to go and get your clothes? I go to Freestyle a lot. I go to Goodwill. I basically shop out of my mom’s closet and all my brothers and stuff. I’m also constantly swapping and borrowing clothes from friends. I go thrifting in Monterey a lot because they have all the good thrift shops that aren’t really looked through yet.

Is there anything you don’t thrift for? Yeah, my one thing is I always buy nice pants. So for things like shoes and pants I buy them from Urban Outfitters, like BDG brand pants, they sell last forever and they fit so well. Also American Apparel is another one that I love. How will your style change in the fall and as it gets colder? I really like to layer clothes, so once it gets cooler out I’ll probably start wearing more sweaters and scarves with jackets, or like tights with boot socks. What are some of the staples in your wardrobe? Leather loafers or boots, high rise black jeans, silk pajama shirts, my denim jacket and gray cashmere sweaters I thrifted out of the men’s section. I’m pretty much always wearing some combination of those.

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Senior Frankie Consulo’s passion for music is shown in both RHS’ and his personal band. His interests have created many opportunities to further his talent. He overcame this by continually pushing himself to get better from a young age. Consulo plans on pursuing a career in music later in life. “It’s all I want to do,” Consulo said. “I haven’t decided if I want to specifically pursue sound engineering, producing, composing or [the] music business, but I definitely know that I will be in the field of music for the rest of my life.” Consulo advises those inter-

ested in playing the drums, piano, guitar, bass or any other instruments to take the opinions of others into consideration in order to propel their music career. “Don’t let anyone discourage you, because there will be times when you’ll think you’re on that level and you’ll see something and it’ll make you realize you’re not,” Consulo said. “Use the criticism and opinions of those that are above you to push you to become better.”

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Classic European and rock looks inspire senior Kelsey Hall.

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Artists contribute to RHS culture BY ALEXX DOOLITTLE

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admire everything about art and, most importantly, its creators. I admire their ability to create something initially to benefit themselves that, in turn, inspire and instill happiness in others. I wouldn’t consider art as underrated, but maybe unnoticed. My admiration of art will never cease to exist, and I know a beautiful work of art when I see one. In this case, it wasn’t a particular piece of art but a moment of realization that sparked a need to acknowledge the unnoticed beauty appearing on campus. Walking through the office the other day, looking at my peers’ artwork hanging in the hallway, immediately put a smile on my face and a quote I once read, by Dallas Clayton, popped into my head: “It’s nice to make a thing, or do a thing, or find a thing that is the best thing you’ve experienced in a long time. This is not that thing but instead a reminder of how many things just like that are out there waiting for you.”

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Those paintings and drawings in the hallway created by the students in their art classes served as my personal reminder of just how many beautiful, man-made creations there really are to appreciate. My intent in writing this isn’t to create a cliché, motivationalspeech-type-thing that will magically inspire your inner-artist, but to send out a generalized

“thank you” note to the confident “thing” creators amongst us. Where their sudden widespread confidence boost came from remains enigmatic to me, but regardless of its origin, I love it. I love the burst of excitement I see in senior Tianna Ching’s expression when I compliment her newest art assignment. I love listening to junior Dan

Gunko’s enthusiastic replies when I ask him about anything regarding cinematography. I love hearing the pride in my journalism classmates’ discussions regarding their hard-earned, beautifully-shot photographs. I love reading the article featuring the expressive fashion fanatics sharing their inspiration and why they love dressing

the way they do. I love witnessing the shy student in AP Lang comfortably share their wordy opinion inspired by their love for writing. I love contributing to the positive feedback being given to ambitious musicians/ singers/songwriters after sharing their music through social media. Obviously, I love having the golden opportunity of being

surrounded by these beautiful “things,” but my utmost admiration in this is being able to look past the public pride and outer shell of confidence and see the happiness it provides them. The purpose of this was to share my appreciation and awe for my fellow “thing” creators and although I promised to avoid the motivational or philosophical tone here, I can’t help but end with some cliché words of inspiration. There are necessary components in being able to simply live a successful life: health, safety and security, order, money, not to mention good grades, a positive attitude and news articles in our case. But there are also components that make life worth living like the art, the movies and everything aforementiuoned. With my newlyfound recognition of the artistic culture on campus, my advice to you is to look up, check out the progress of the new mural, stand and stare at the artwork in the hallways, and compliment that fashionista’s outfit. I encourage you to read this article and step away from your mundane and realistic bubble, look up from your cell phone, take a break from worrying about your test next period or who just started dating who. Make it a priority to take time to appreciate the mushy-gushy, emotional, artistic and beautiful “things” that surround us.

Twitter’s lenient content policies desensitize users BY MADDY FURDEK

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Impractical block schedules puts a strain on schedule flexibility options

BY TOMMY MORIN

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ven now, in my junior year, I have yet to agree with the purpose and reasoning behind block classes. Having five classes constantly each term is now normal, but it seems that this block schedule isn’t actually as beneficial as it aims to be, and really should be adjusted. People say that block classes can work together with similar material and collaboration, but this really isn’t the case. Classes like Freshman Seminar and Health and Safety are blocked, but I don’t see the logic in that as there is hardly, if at all a commonality between them. While other classes like Honors English 10 and AP European History are more similar than Freshman Seminar and Health, they still aren’t overall even that close

in material. The teachers of these classes meet together and discuss the topics they are teaching to try to connect some themes between the classes, but this block system can sometimes force unnecessary curriculum changes to unite them. For example, in English 9, which was blocked with Geography and World Cultures, we would read articles about global warming because that was the corresponding topic in the other classroom. It might seem that reviewing global warming helps us understand Geography content, but looking at articles through a literary standpoint doesn’t convey the same information. Another issue with this setup is coordinating the designated days for a certain class. Some classes alternate while switching midway through the period on a certain day of the week while others just alternate every other day. With this type of organization, one absence could mean that a student could possibly only see that specific teacher once or twice in a week, depending on the setup of the classes throughout the week. With the fast-pace cur-

riculum that high school teaches, it becomes incredibly easy to fall behind.. Some students think having class every other days means extra time for homework, but that’s a common misconception. I find myself receiving more homework, as teachers see two days to do work as two days to do “two day’s worth” of homework. Even when just one teacher has this viewpoint, extra homework still comes along for some reason, and this then causes the student to delegate more time to one class in order to stay on top of the workload, which is hazardous because it could lead to a grade decline in another. Being in my junior year, I have multiple rigorous classes as I try to prepare for college applications. The irony behind this is that while I have an increasingly difficult curriculum, I find myself with less of an overall workload. This also happens to be the first term in which I don’t have a block schedule. While this may just be a coincidence, it seems likely that this is the reasoning behind this occurrence.

My original high school plan involved me taking the AP Language and Composition blocked with AP U.S. History. But after experiencing block classes in both my freshman and sophomore year, I opted to take U.S. History over the summer at Sierra College. Taking APUSH at Sierra College allows me to take AP Lang while avoiding the block as well as open up my schedule for another class option. Having a block schedule doesn’t affect the number of classes one takes over the course of the year as it still totals to eight classes, so why is it necessary to block them throughout the year rather than just making them separate classes for one normal term? The ability to have four classes a term for half of the school year is really beneficial as a student can take a class in the fall that is a prerequisite for another class they plan on taking in the spring, ultimately providing more overall curricular flexibility. Without this setup, students can’t get ahead by taking classes that build off each other in the same year.

like many other students at RHS, rarely go a day without checking Twitter. It’s a great way to stay in the know; I enjoy how easy it is to discover what’s going on not only at my school, but within the world around me. Twitter is the missing link that brings all millennials together - with social media, especially Twitter, where privacy settings are sparingly used, we have a well of seemingly limitless information on what everybody is learning about, talking about, and most sensationally, what everyone is laughing about. Here’s where my problem with Twitter begins: Twitter is especially notorious for having little to no censorship on the content that people Tweet, making it an unbounded resource for people of all ages to literally upload anything. Nobody is safe from seeing things they don’t want to see; Twitter doesn’t even offer a warning for the video you came upon unannounced. I’ve seen raw, uncut videos of fights, bullying, shootings, people jumping off buildings, pornography, and most recently, a video of a cat falling multiple stories to its death. I both understand and appreciate that this is the generation of documentation and nothing I say now will change that, but Twitter is not the right place for these already untasteful videos. A full 65% of all Twitter users are under the age of 25, which speaks for itself as far as the gen-

eral maturity level of the website. People are not uploading these videos to express remorse or teach a lesson; they’re being shared with the world to challenge the general shock value of the users and to garner a maximum amount of retweets to achieve viral fame. The majority of Twitter users, myself included, can’t help but watch when a video caption screams out about how shocking or how a user “NEEDS TO SEE THIS.” It’s human nature to want to see what everyone else is watching and know what everyone else is talking about. However, had I known that I was going to be watching a graphic and harrowing iPhone quality video of someone ending their life jumping off a skyscraper, I would have swiftly avoided it and gone about my day scrolling the Twittersphere. I agree with freedom of speech, and agree that people should be able to Tweet what they want, even if I don’t agree with what it is they want to post.To make matters worse, the only option that Twitter offers to rid your feed of unsavory content is the “report” button, which tends to have little to no effect on actually ridding the site of the explicit videos. This lack of available change makes it nearly impossible to avoid the inevitable videos strewn throughout everyone’s timelines. I wish the lack of cautionary advice before watching a video or clicking a link- something that similar social media site Vine offers. Vine was even bought by Twitter in October 2012, and before you can watch any 6 second video on Vine that has been deemed as “graphic,” it warns the user and makes them click a confirmation button before the video plays. Why is this not available on Twitter videos? A simple warning could help prevent thousands of people from seeing something they had no intention of watching.

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Bathroom policies set unfair restrictions on student needs BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

Fitness should persist past sophomore year

j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com

fter two full years at Roseville High School and starting on my third year, I have noticed that there are two kinds of teachers -- those who give us three bathroom passes for an entire term (or even a year in block classes), and the logical teachers who let us go whenever as long as we tell them before we go. We all know this dialogue: “Excuse me, can – I mean – may I go to the bathroom?” to which the teacher responds, “What? You already used the two bathroom passes I gave you this year! During a whole 18 weeks, you have to respond to your human necessities more than twice? That is just outrageous.” It just makes no sense. How could a teacher possibly expect a student to use the bathroom three times in four months? I go to the bathroom more than three times a day, and I am willing to bet that everyone else does too. Last year I had a teacher who was all the way in the portables who only allowed us to use the bathroom twice all term. She also happened to have one of the strictest late to class policies of any teacher I have had. There was no possible way to make it to her classroom in time if we wanted to use the bathroom. We had three choices: go to the bathroom and be late (using one of the two “free” late days she allowed), use

BY ZACHARY SEMINER

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one of the two precious bathroom passes she gave us for the whole term, or hold it in for nearly two hours - suffering through class and hope that we have time between periods to stop by the bathroom. But when she has to go to the bathroom and makes us wait outside the classroom she just laughs it off and does not realize her contradictory, hypocritical actions. Having a strict bathroom policy does more harm than good. The whole reason is so that students are in class for the whole hour and a half, but when feel the urge to go it can be very distracting. Yeah, we would still be in class for the whole period if we refuse to use our passes but having to go can be more distracting than the five minutes it takes to go to the bathroom. Instead of five minutes, it turns

into an hour of distraction, not brought by phones, not by friends, but by our bladders. On top of the strict policies, it is ridiculous that some teachers will offer extra credit for not using the pass. Really? Is it so important that a student holds it in so they can’t miss five minutes of our class. The extra credit they offer is very little, too, and makes almost no difference in our final grade. Every person is different. Some people can wait all period or even all day while others can struggle to make it to lunch without using the bathroom. It is not fair to compare those two students and decide for people when they can use the bathroom. But of course, all of these problems involved with going to the bathroom are totally okay when we manage to save our passes.

We’ll get a whopping 10 points, surely that will save our grade that suffered directly because of our suffering! And we all know that when we apply for jobs we will surely casually mention how we were able to last an hour and thirty minutes, four days a week, without going to the bathroom. without going to the bathroom, because everyone knows how important of a life skill that really is. I am not trying to say that students should be allowed to wander around campus, but teachers should be more lenient regarding bathroom usage. There are people who would take advantage of relaxed bathroom policies and those students should be restricted more than others, but as a student who only uses the bathroom when I actually have to go, I find it unfair that teachers expect to control an uncontrollable urge.

hysical education is a dreadful thought for most upperclassmen, but what about it is so resented that we resort to laziness instead? What new things would you learn or do in a third term in P.E.? Why is it beneficial to me now? The P.E. class is filled with with activities that may push some, but that often distract them from the real reason they’re there: so they aren’t gassed after a set of warm-ups,so they don’t need a nap after climbing the 900’s stairs, so they can live a healthier life. With the reality that many students aren’t fulfilling the goals of P.E., why not have another year of P.E.? Why is it that the day we become upperclassmen, fitness becomes optional? Everyone uses the example of Americans becoming obese due to lack of activity and poor food choices, and we only reinforce that stereotype by cutting P.E. for juniors. School lunches definitely don’t help and while there are healthy food choices, they still offer many more unhealthy items such as cheeseburgers and pizza covered in grease which a lot of students opt for. I’m a student athlete who runs track and cross country, so those two runs twice a week in P.E. don’t really bother me. What does

bother me is how people feel that they can’t run a mile because they aren’t physically fit. This is not a very high stress activity and more people should feel confident in running it. Sports can help you stay fit, but what good is it if you don’t know what you’re actually doing? During the season the sport is beneficial, but they often don’t doesn’t teach them how to stay fit in the future. If you’re not fit, then why not continue to stride for a fitter lifestyle? Especially when you can get class credits and can do your workout during school with your peers for motivation? Often students just go through the motions in P.E. instead of actually pushing themselves for the better body that everyone wants to stride for, but doesn’t want to work for. We all know that 60 minutes of exercise is recommended everyday, but if we don’t have a P.E. class junior year than when and where will this activity time happen? Because we all have things to do after school, including homework and other activities. Excluding the few who go to the gym everyday, consciously we know that we will go home, do our work, and sit around all day. Due to the fact that P.E. is only required for two years gives off the impression that fitness isn’t considered to be as important as academics. I understand that it would take up another spot in your schedule and they would need to finance the class, but is that going to do more harm to you than what will happen to you if you continue unhealthy habits?

College class rigor raises stakes, commitment BY SAM MAILEY

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here is something about the sense of urgency that comes from a sink-or-swim classroom environment that makes me work harder, and I don’t think I’m alone here. A few students and I took a course at Sierra College to avoid taking the A.P. U.S/Lang block here, and I don’t know of anybody who didn’t pass the class. In that class, there’s a different vibe that high school classes can’t imitate that motivates me to

succeed. Like I mentioned earlier, it’s a combination of a uncomfortably unfamiliar, volatile environment and forced independence that generates a sense of urgency to fend for myself that drives me, and maybe others, to put more effort into the class. Late July finally arrived, eight weeks was finally over and the countdown to the 2015-2016 school year began. Two weeks passed and it was time to go to first period, and something felt missing within the classroom. Some tension was lacking, it was a relieving change, but I felt lazy simply by being there. In the Sierra course, there are no late passes, no test make-ups without proof that you were in a car accident or hospitalized or both, and if you were caught talk-

ing you were kicked out of the class. Only knowing the somewhat loose classroom dynamics of high school, meaning the lenient turnin and test make-up systems that some teachers use, and below, these strict policies set me on edge, but in a way that was beneficial to my success in the class. I’m not a straight-A student by any means, so I usually identify with the average, occasionally lazy student. In class, loose-construction ideals rule my academic decisions, “she didn’t say the worksheet is due, looks like I don’t have to do it,” something like that, right guys? At home, “I never understood today’s lesson, so I just didn’t do it,” sound right guys? These high school class policies are part of the reason I haven’t

necessarily been as successful as I would like, I tend to exploit the low consequences of turning in work late, and taking advantage of test retakes, which enable my laziness.. Initially, this seems like I’m just using them how they’re intended to be used, for the benefit of a busy student.***Oops, I forgot the quotation marks around “busy.” The issue isn’t that teachers are lenient in their turn-in policies, it’s how easily they’re exploited by students who are too “busy” to complete the homework, to study for the test, to care at the moment. As long as they have the safety net of test retakes, late passes, the canned food drive-extra credit (word to Robbie Short) to justify their laziness, procrastination will forge on.

While they might be beneficial now, it seems these forgiving deadlines and grading policies are creating bad habits for students which could be detrimental to their success in classes beyond high school. Students need to understand how essential initiative is to passing classes higher than high school level, where they can’t cry at the end of class for extra credit opportunities or beg the professor to round them up to a C-; after all, turning in assignments on time and studying just seems like a better route than ditching all pride and pretending to like the teacher in order to save their effort-reflective grade. Teachers, please understand that I’m not insulting your ethics. Seriously, please don’t get rid of them, they help me out a lot.

Students, please understand that I’m actually insulting your academic discipline. Seriously, it’s disappointing that we’ve developed these exploitative habits, and it’s sickening that the teachers’ benevolent and generous efforts are abused by student dishonesty. Not to mention the students that are honest in their utilization of these policies. It’s unfair to them when a teacher ceases the test retake policies because of consistent misuse from other students as a backup plan instead of a second chance. The contrast between a college and a high school classroom made me realize how good we have it right now and how much the charitable efforts of the teachers go unnoticed or get relentlessly exploited by students.

Common Core emphasis on group work not beneficial Problems arise when group work is forced upon students

s Roseville High School continues to implement Common Core curriculum, it’s increasingly engaging students in one of the more prominent focuses of the new educational standards - group work. One of the majors shifts that educators are being asked to embrace is to approach learning as a collaborative process, one where students work together to problem solve. While this may seem like a good idea at first, it does pose some serious concerns. I mean,

don’t get me wrong, we all look forward to group projects; working with our friends, hanging out and slacking off until the last minute and presenting together. But really, are these types of projects actually helpful or useful for our learning? I mean, we are only doing half the work, and since we’re with our friends, are we truly giving our full effort? I understand working in a group can make class more enjoyable, but I’m not as focused or giving a full effort and always find myself

BY KADEN SCHMITTNER

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getting distracted. Most the time, I opt to work on my own because then I don’t have to rely on others in my group to get work done. One of the worst problems with groups that I’ve noticed is relying on people to actually contribute to the assignment and to make sure they get it done. Sometimes we get to choose our partners, and when that happens we can

choose people who will help with the work; However, this isn’t always the case- occasionally they choose partners for us and we could get stuck with some unwilling partners. I hate groups for that exact reason; I always seem to get stuck with taking on most the work load. When we don’t have a choice, we can get paired with the lazy students who won’t do any work. In this instance, we have two options: take initiative and turn a four-person project into a series of lonely all-nighters, or receive a poor grade and be associated as one of the lazy students in the group. This makes me wonder what I did to get stuck with this

kid and why they should affect my grade, it just feels that so unfair. I don’t think large groups are as effective as individual work because that means dividing the workload, which only leads to less work and less learning, and this could lower the overall quality of the projects. When working alone, we get to research everything and learn more, and we are responsible for ourselves, only have to rely on ourselves to get the work done without stressing about whether or not our partners are as committed to achieving the same quality of work. But the hardest part of groups is organizing times to work on the project together. Everyone

has different lives, so scheduling or coordinating is tricky, so most kids end up blowing the projects off until last minute because of this. I hate the stress of last minute work and the subpar quality that it brings, especially when I’m the only one in my group feeling it. This is why the heavy focus on group work is a flaw in this push toward Common Core. I do not think groups are useful or effective for a student’s learning and the grades they receive are often only reflective of the effort and work of a single student. Ideally, group projects would be a great idea, but students tend to ignore the fact that they are intended to be collaborative efforts.

Entertainment

september 21, 2015

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FALL PREMIERE WEEK

As the annual influx of show premieres and season returns begins this fall season, Eye of the Tiger’s entertainment staff took a look at some of the bigger offerings. Here are the shows that engage, interest and surprise us the most. Make sure to visit eyeofthetigernews.com for our full reviews and coverage.

SCREAM QUEENS BY AMY ADAMSON

a.adamson@eyeofthetigernews.com

Two decades after a mysterious death at Wallace University in the sorority Kappa House, Grace Gardener (Skylar Samuels) starts her college years at the University. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of her mother she plans on pledging into the sorority Kappa House. For years, the women in the sorority of Kappa House have been the most pristine and elite women of Wallace University. But when Dean Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee Curtis) decides that she is tired of the way the leaders lead the house and minimize every girl that pledges into the sorority, she makes the decision that any girl who wants to pledge

into the house is automatically in. Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts), head of Kappa House, is furious with this decision, so she decides to make the new girls lives a living nightmare. From hazing to rude comments to horrible rumors, Chanel thinks the new girls are about to quit. Out of nowhere, someone is attacked and another person is murdered by a stranger in a red devil mask. No one knows who it is, since everyone has murder on their minds. The quest is to find out who is hiding behind this devil’s mask. This show and all the great actors such as Lea Michele, Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas, will give you the chills and a good laugh.

EMPIRE BY MARC CHAPPELLE

m.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

I’m read for another season of ballsy accusations and big plot twists. The show that took FOX and the greater entertainment world by surprise is back for another season -- hoping to do it all again. Empire centers around the chaotic lives of the Lyon family running a hugely successful music company that has seen both very dark and light times. The show follows a family trying to keep things together when torn apart by the realities of the dirty business that got their business to unprecedented heights. Like any pilot, the first season took time to ease us into some very emotional backstories and character development. Now, all the

scandals, dirt and drama is out. With this season, I’m expecting the characters to go out guns blazing. At the end of last season, Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), the music-producing magnate, falls hard. I’m excited to see how his sons Andre (Trai Byers) and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) complete their hostile takeover of their dad’s company. I doubt Lucious will stand by. He’ll pull some strings. Beyond the exciting events of the show itself, it stands as a fun musical drama that features black Americans prominently (almost exclusively). More representation in the media, especially on a show that leads FOX’s ratings, is definitely a good thing.

ONCE UPON A TIME BY ELIZABETH HILLMAN e.hillman@eyeofthetigernews.com

Once Upon a Time is not over yet. This Sunday, season five premieres. In this modern day fairytale, most of the creatures and characters we read about as kids, come to life in a town called Storybrooke. A curse was put over the town, the curse made them forget their true fairytale identities. Emma Swan, “the Savior,” is brought to the town with a destiny to break the curse. After four seasons, I’m still hooked. This show is great for all ages. You can never outgrow your favorite stories. Although not all the most famous characters live here, many have returned. Mary Margaret (Snow White) and her husband, Da-

vid Nolan (Prince Charming), keep the town safe, along with their daughter Emma Swan. Emma fights battles, but still has time for some romantic relationships. In this upcoming season, Ruby (Red Riding Hood) is said to come back to Storybrooke. With her witty comments and kind personality, I’m siked to have my favorite character back. In season 5, I’m siked to see who else becomes a threat to Storybrooke. Producers have also confirmed the introduction of LGBT relationships making their debut on the show, which many fans are excitied about. I can’t wait to see new characters and storylines in this upcoming season.

Scream Queens airs Tues. on FOX at 6 p.m.

Empire airs Wed. on FOX at 8 p.m.

Once Upon a Time airs Thurs. on ABC at 8 p.m.

HTGAWM

GREY’S ANATOMY

THE DAILY SHOW

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

m.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

The premiere season of How to Get Away with Murder led us on an emotional rollercoaster shrouded in the mysterious world that is the justice system (in TV dramas, anyway). Running the show in this crime drama, a brilliant lawyer Annalise Keating (emmy nominee Viola Davis), became increasingly vulnerable (and relatable) throughout last season. The show so easily forges emotional connections between the viewer and the characters on screen. I found myself rooting for and against people. I felt invested. Now, I’m interested in seeing how’ll she’ll bounce back from the traumas and confusions of last season. The first Annalise was strong on the outside -- I want the second

to be strong on the inside. With the crazy, murderous cliffhanger of last season’s finale, Annalise should be able to demonstrate just that, her inner strength. I can’t ignore how addicting the twisting and turning events of the show are, however. I probably have a knack for dramas dealing with justice and immorality of institutions, as I so religiously follow the Thursday night creations of Shonda Rhimes. (I’m looking at you, too, Scandal.) Either way, coming off of an intense cliffhanger, it’ll be exciting to uncover the show’s most overarching mystery. After that, I’m not sure what to expect -- crime dramas know no bounds, and that’s why I love the shows from Shondaland. I never know what’ll happen next, but I know I’ll be invested.

HTGAWM airs on Thurs. on ABC at 10 p.m.

BY MARINA EFSTATHIU

m.efstathiu@eyeofthetigernews.com

Grey’s Anatomy is finally coming back to ABC’s Thursday night drama lineup with its twelfth season premiere. Season eleven brought us some devastating losses and multiple cliffhangers that left the viewers wanting to see what is next to come for the doctors of Grey Sloan memorial hospital and main character Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). She went through a difficult situation and had to take a year off of work to recuperate. But she is back and ready to face what is coming next. Season twelve promises new hot doctors to replace the much loved “McDreamy,” who we lost last season after a car accident that left him brain dead. Patrick Dempsey who plays Derek Shepherd was ready to finish his

long term role in the show. Shonda Rhimes had a tough time making the decision to kill off “McDreamy” but it was either that or having him and Dr.Grey’s love story end with lies and cheating. Any fan or dedicated watcher of the show knows that the show will not be the same without the much loved Dr. Shepherd. He played a major role in the show and the hearts of many viewers but they are excited to see what suspenseful events are up next for the show. You will have to wait until Thursday night to see what direction Rhimes is going to take the show in next. Who will she kill off? Who is she going to bring on? Will there be a new love interest for Grey, or will she stay single and take more time to focus on her work and children?

Greys Anatomy airs on Thurs. on ABC at 8 p.m.

BY JOSH SOLSO

j.solso@eyeofthetigernews.com

Since the announcement in March that Trevor Noah, the relatively unknown Comedian from South Africa, would be replacing Jon Stewart on the Daily show starting Sept. 28, there has been much anticipation as to whether Noah will live up to the long lived legacy that Stewart left at Comedy Central. From the very beginning of his tenure on the network, Stewart brought a level of satirical charisma and comedic freshness to the topic of politics that no one had ever seen before which made every episode of his 17-season term the worthwhile watching. As sad as many fans are to see him go, many people are excited about the fresh personality. Noah first joined the Daily

Show in 2014 as a contributor. He made his first U.S. performance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and later premiered on The Late Show with David Letterman, making him the first South African comedian to appear on any late night talk show. He has been very quite successful in his previous comedic debuts, having toured all over the world doing stand-up and has performed in front of sold-out crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Having come from South Africa, Trevor Noah brings a very new and different perspective to American comedy that will be very interesting to see how his views play out in his analysis of United States politics compared to past comedians.

The Daily Show airs next Mon. on Comedy Central at 8 p.m.

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september 21, 2015

Until Dawn brings new aspect of fear BY SOPHIE COOK

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Travi$ Scott collaborates on, speaks out with new release BY CLAIRE OERTLY

c.oertly@eyeofthetigernews.com

Travi$ Scott’s new album, Rodeo, mixes multiple genres of music into one great album. He has many famous stars featured on his album, helping the songs sound better, as well as gain variety and publicity for the album in general. Leading up to Rodeo, Scott produced an album called Days Before Rodeo, anticipating fans for his new release. Scott’s album isn’t set on one type of music, but instead features a multitude of different artists, including Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Quavo, The Weeknd, Chief Keef, Young Thug, Swae Lee, Toro y Moi and even Schoolboy Q in a bonus track. The variety of featured artists on his album help convey that Scott is not just another talentless rapper, but is more of a skilled artist who can work well with practically any artist, despite their preference in music genre. Antidote, a song Scott produced prior to Rodeo, helped make the album even more popular when it came out. “Maria I’m Drunk,” featuring Justin Bieber and Young Thug, is a song depicting how much all three artists love women and partying. They all enjoy the lifestyle they live, and this song is a way of them showing it. The tune of the song is relatively slow, but its relaxing, yet bumping, beat still makes the listener want to sing and dance along to the song. Another song, “Piss on Your Grave,” featuring Kanye West, gets the listener extremely hyphy. The objective of the song and lyrics is to teach the next generation that standing up for yourself is important, and anyone can do anything they want; the world is theirs. Scott’s previous album, Days Before Rodeo, helped make Rodeo an even bigger hit when it came out. Fans were waiting for the release for a while, and when it dropped, they all went and listened to it. Rodeo relates to Days Before Rodeo in the sense that the songs are not limited to certain types of beats, and Young Thug is featured multiple times in each album. Both albums are really good, but I personally prefered Days Before Rodeo to Rodeo. Scott has been an idolized musician since his first signing in 2010 when he performed a duo with OG Chess, named The Classmates. They later made two projects, Buddy Rich and Cruis’n USA, but unfortunately the two split up after a financial dispute. After that, T.I. sparked an interest in Scott’s talent and gave him a call. He was then introduced to Kanye West’s engineer, who helped him through the musical industry. Scott is currently on tour with The Weeknd and BANKS, and is visiting almost everywhere across the US and parts of Canada. The closest ones to Roseville are in Oakland on Dec. 5, and in San Jose on Dec. 6.

The new big title realease of Until Dawn is a cinematic horror story exclusive to Sony’s PS4 that brings drama, raging teenage hormones, suspense and cringe worthy dialogue. At first glance, this game appears to be the cliche, teen slasher story we’ve all seen in movies before. After playing it however, I would argue it is in fact much more than that. Now, it’s no secret that Until Dawn borrows plenty of tropes and mechanics from games like Heavy Rain or The Walking Dead, where in which your choices will affect the way your game plays out, but the developers of UD have taken this concept to a whole new level. Before the story even begins, the player is introduced to the “Butterfly effect” which most of us are already familiar with, that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. And that’s precisely what this game is all about. Players jump into the lives of eight teenagers returning to a cabin in snowy British Columbia a year after the disappearance (and presumed death) of their friends Hannah and Beth. The teens decide to reunite at the cabin to celebrate the lives of the ones they’ve lost and to find closure. With its almost nine hours of gameplay, the game definitely takes its time to introduce you to the all the characters, including some familiar faces, such as Hayden Panettiere from Heroes, who plays Sam, and Brett Dalton from S.H.I.E.L.D, who plays Mike. Due to the extensive character development, it doesn’t take

long for the player to decide who they want to keep alive, and who they’re ok with losing (I’m looking at you, Emily). The only problem I had with the characters was they were so cliche and stereotypical, it was almost like they were designed to make me hate them. Toward the end of the game, however, I had grown so attached to them that I found myself going to great lengths to try and keep them alive, even the ones I didn’t like. To me, the true horror of this game, aside from the abundance of jumpscares, is the fact that it plays on your own personal fears. In between chapters of your story, you are psychoanalyzed by a doctor (played by Peter Stormare) who asks you a series of questions relating to your biggest fears. Most of the questions consist of choosing one or

the other, for example; Clowns or Scarecrows (I chose clowns), and the game will adjust slightly based off of your answer. UD forces you to confront some of your worst fears, and that to me is scarier than any potential psycho murderer. Choice is the real hook of this game. You as the player are in control of all choices, big or small, that the characters make. More than half of those choices are ones that you have only a few seconds to decide on. Fast decision making combined with the near overuse of quick time events means you have no choice but to act on pure instinct and your fight or flight response, (and your ability to push a button really fast). The catch is, you can’t replay any of the chapters until you’ve finished your game, so there are no second chances.

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Chris and Ashley search the Lodge.This games explores new elements and mechanics of fear that bring originality to the cinematic horror game genre. The player is forced to live and deal with the consequences of their actions, and that is what makes this game so irritating yet so realistic and therefore appealing. UD offers thousands of play paths and hundreds of possible endings. This is a game intended

to be played more than once, and I highly recommend you do so. Sit in a dark room, wear some headphones and immerse yourself. This, like many other games, is the best way to get the full experience that you want from a game like this one.

Honeymoon gets fans excited for a new tour BY VICTORIA WILKINSON v.wilkinson@eyeofthetigernews.com

Lana Del Rey released her album Honeymoon last Friday with 14 dark and ballad-like tracks. Del Rey had been advertising this album since her previous Endless Summer tour. She even created a Honeymoon Hotline. The hotline is a phone number you can call where Del Rey talks about the album then gives you options to listen to some of her favorite podcasts. This album closely resembles her two albums Born To Die and Paradise. My favorite songs are “Art Deco,” “Religion” and “24”. The songs on the album are dark ballads that are pretty slow. There is a lot of instruments and not many studio produced beats. Like Born To Die and Paradise the album entails many dark themes like loss of love and hanging around the wrong crowd. The song “Art Deco” describes Del Rey’s friendship with fellow singer Azealia Banks. It describes the two’s experiences in the New York clubs and how Azealia is

a bit wild. Religion is about Del Rey’s relationship with a mysterious man. She claims that he is her religion because she loves him so much. The song “24” is about Del Rey’s want for a rich, bad man. Del Rey portrays a sad character in love looking for fame through men and money. She writes and sings her songs as this character. She writes like she is in a dreamworld and the topics she talks about in her songs are based on her reality but contain many elements of a fantasy world. Lana confirmed that she will be going on tour to promote the album in 2016. Her fans are anticipating the release of the dates and locations for the tour, on her last tour Del Rey came to Mountain view, and I attended. Her previous tours have had high attendance and took place in other countries as well as the United States. Her fans are hoping that will happen again. It is a know fact the Del Rey prefers performing in European countries, not encouraged by her U.S. fans.

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Peter McRobbie stars as Pop Pop in The Visit, a new Shyamalan movie released last week.

Visit doesn’t live up to horror fan expectations BY GABI HUTSON

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Director M. Night Shyamalan released his new movie The Visit on Sept. 11. The plot of the movie revolves around two children named Becca and Tyler visiting their grandparents, Doris and John, for the first time while their Mom goes on a cruise with her new boyfriend. Becca decides to take the opportunity to film her and her brothers visit to their grandparents in a documentary type style, hence the found footage style of directing. The kids soon discover that Doris has weird habits at starting late at night such as projectile vomiting, scratching on the walls naked, and running back and forth through the hallways. The kids confront John about Doris’ weird behavior but he simply dismisses it as “being old.” Even though John acts just as strange in his own way, the kids try their best to brush it off and

enjoy the time they have with their grandparents. The movie was more raunchy than scary. It makes you turn away but more so in disgust the terror. The Visit is lazy for the most part as it takes the easy way out and uses gore and jump scares rather than a well written script to scare the audience. Despite its attempts to be a convincing and believable story, which a lot of critics are praising it for, there were way too many variables that made it less believable. It was as if the director spent more money trying to make it more convincing and it didn’t even pay off. Honestly the movie was mostly just boring and gross. In the aspect of acting the cast was solid and convincing for having to play very one dimensional characters, but it was mostly the cheesy scripting that held the movie back. The interaction between Tyler and Becca seemed like a genuine

sibling relationship, a bit campy but still realistic. The Visit had a good balance of humor and horror especially on the kids part and the little quirks that were included in their characters, though they got annoying at times. The comedy aspect of it was extremely predictable, you knew exactly the joke that the character was gonna make before they made it, which made watching the “funny” parts of the movie a bit irritating. The movie of course ends with a plot twist, as most M. Night Shyamalan films do, that was sopredictable it shouldn’t even be called a plot twist. I liked the ‘found footage’ concept that they tried to portray, but I think they made it high budget to be believable found footage, even though that’s extremely redundant) . The Visit has potential to be a good horror movie but because it was predictable and boring for the most part it wasn’t able to achieve it full potential.

Sports

september 21, 2015

page 11

Junior soccer players join SR Academy

BY TOMMY MORIN

t.morin@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School juniors Ryan Branigan and Keegan Ness became members of the U-16 Sacramento Republic Academy team, a youth development program that began this year for the Sacramento Republic Football Club, last May. The United States Soccer Federation chose the SRFC as one of four soccer clubs in the U.S. to be added to the United States Soccer Development Academy this year. The SR Academy requires players to sign up for a regionwide tryout in which they compete with other players from the Northwestern Division to earn a place on the team. The team then narrows down the number of players until they have found the most talented group of players in the region. Both players have been playing soccer since they were young, starting with recreational soccer and advancing as players and improving their skills in order to compete at more competitive levels of soccer as they grow older. The U.S. Soccer Development program is helpful for players in terms of college recruitment, as scouts from colleges watch many of the team’s games due to the potential talent that the team presents.

HUNTER RHODE EYE OF THE TIGER

For players on these development teams, college is the next challenge that will allow them to advance and grow even more as players. “College is my goal right now,” Ness said. According to Branigan, while 25 athletes are on the team, only 18 players are able to be on the current roster. This means that the seven players that are not on the roster will not be able to play in matches, even though they are on the team. This requires players to continually fight for a spot to play in matches, incorporating a more competitive atmosphere into the program. The program is official in its recruitment process, requiring players to sign contracts forbid-

ding them from playing on other teams. Because of this, both Ness and Branigan are unable to play for the RHS varsity soccer team this year. Branigan and Ness both played on the RHS varsity soccer team in previous years. Ness played on the team during his sophomore year and Branigan played on the team for both his freshman and sophomore years. According to RHS varsity soccer head coach Pablo Gutierrez, the two players have extraordinary abilities that the team will miss greatly this season. “Last year we grew a lot under their guidance,” Gutierrez said. “We would be much stronger with their skills. However, our team is adjusting and those players who unexpectedly joined our team are

COURTESY KEEGAN NESS

Evan Panganiban (left) is one of three sophomore soccer players who were pulled up to the varsity team to help fill in for the loss of past players Keegan Ness (right) and Ryan Branigan. Ness and Branigan joined the U-16 Sacramento Republic Academy team last May and are not allowed to participate in high school play. doing an excellent job in covering their absence.” Gutierrez is referring to sophomore varsity players Evan Panganiban, Max Garbolino-Mojica, and Ryan Kwong who were all pulled up to the team this year. All of these sophomores have experience playing on competitive teams and have had little trouble adjusting to the varsity

level, according to coach Gutierrez. The team has started off slow this league season with a record of 1-2. The team beat Del Campo High School in their first league match but lost back to back games against Cosumnes Oaks High School and Antelope High School.

While their decisions to progress onward into the more competitive soccer scene may affect RHS’ soccer program, this is the pathway necessary for Branigan and Ness to take to excel and develop into more skilled athletes. “Both are greatly missed in our program,” Gutierrez said. “But they make the right choice on joining the Republic program.”

Varsity girls golf 5-0 after beating Whitney BY JAKE LITTLEJOHN

j.littlejohn@eyeofthetigernews.com

After defeating Whitney High School by 14 strokes with a score of 241-255 at their home course of Sierra View Country Club last Thursday, the Roseville High School varsity girls golf team improved their record to 5-0. According to Corey Fukuman, RHS’ varsity girls golf coach, Whitney was the top team in the Capital Valley Conference heading into Thursday’s match. RHS’ number two golfer junior Delaney Grimes said that the team fought well through the tough matchup. “It was a close match, throughout the day,” Grimes said. “We played solid though.” Grimes was excited heading into the match because she feels that playing against tougher op-

ponents is good for the team. “I love playing tough competition,” Grimes said. “It makes us play better.” Grimes has been playing alongside the team’s number one golfer, junior Kayla Kwong, since the season began. Kwong shot the team’s lowest score against Whitney and also broke her high school career record with a score of 33, which is three strokes under par. The next lowest score was junior Sydney Ferre with a stroke count of 45. According to Grimes, Kwong will be the key to the team’s success this season. “Kayla has also been playing very well lately,” Grimes said. “We have been feeding off [of] each other quite nicely.” So far this year, the team has suffered the loss of two key play-

ers.

This has forced other players on the team to step up their performance levels to compensate the loss of these players. “With the injury to Anna Ostrom and last years number two, Abby Hall not playing, it has been tough,” Grimes said. “Although they are key players, we still find a way to win.” “Heading into the match, I was very nervous,” Ferre said. “I felt unsure about our team, and we haven’t yet played tough competition like Whitney.” Grimes is very confident in the team’s players and believes that they will be able to compete for a top three spot in the CVC. “Most of our players on varsity are juniors and expect to improve a lot more, by next year,” Grimes said. “Roseville’s varsity girls golf has a lot to look forward to.”

The varsity girls golf team poses after playing against Oak Ridge High School at Serano Country Club in their first match of the preseason. The team lost to Oak Ridge but is currently undefeated in league with a record of 5-0.

Boys water polo looks to repeat last year’s success

Girls water polo receives new coaches, key players BY KALE JIBSON

BY HUNTER RHODE

k.jibson@eyeofthetigernews.com

This fall sports season, Roseville High School Integrated Math teacher Paul Stewart has switched coaching positions from JV boys soccer to varsity girls water polo. Senior water polo player Lacie Reichman said that Stewart has done a good job coaching the team so far this season. “We have been communicating more and passing a lot more and we will bring up situations that we haven’t experienced before and he will walk us through them,” Reichman said. Sophomore water polo player Kiara Felix said that this year the water polo program has picked up multiple talented freshman She believes that freshman JV player Annie Hoppis has great potential and is a key player to the team. “Annie has done amazing as a

COURTESY SYDNEY FERRE

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COURTESY LACIE REICHMAN

Freshman varsity player Shannon Young looks to gain possession of the ball for the Tigers in their match against Casa Roble. The team is 2-0 in league. freshman and I think she will get pulled up [to varsity] at the end of the season,” Felix said. Stewart hopes to further develop the girls’ water polo program this year by bringing back the junior varsity team. The girls water polo program at RHS has not had a JV team for several years. However, Stewart has brought the JV girls’ team back into the program this year under the leadership of former RHS varsity water polo player Evan Artica.

Stewart is optimistic about clinching a playoff spot this season but also said that the team will have some tough matches. “I think a playoff spot for the Roseville varsity is realistic,” Stewart said. “I just don’t know if we can beat Oakmont and Bella Vista.” Felix looks forward to the rest of the season under Stewart and feels that the team is doing well. “He has put all our strengths together to make the the best team possible,” Felix said.

Boys varsity water polo has returned from their previous season where they claimed the title as the Capital Valley Conference league champions. However, the team took a big hit this year due to the amount of seniors they lost from last year’s team. The team is now adjusting to the new players moving up from last year’s squad. “We are still rebuilding this year,” varsity boys water polo coach Brad Molina said. “I think [the players] are slowly starting to learn how to play together.” The Tigers have started off their league season with a record of 1-1 after finishing preseason with a record of 2-1-1. This year’s varsity team only has one starter from the previous season because most of the team

COURTESY WILL SCHAB

Varsity goalie junior Robert Oliver defends the Tigers’ goal during a home game. The team went 2-1-1 in preseason and are currently 1-1 in league play. consists of juniors. Senior captain Will Schab has been working on progressively getting the team closer and collaborating together to create a stronger bond among the players. Molina acknowledges that the team needs to start finding their offense and become more aggressive in the water. He also said that the team needs to finish their games with the same fire they start them with. Schab still sees a lot of potential in this team.

“We do have a lot of depth on the team, especially in our juniors who provide a lot of speed in the water,” Schabb said. “And the returning seniors show a lot of experience from last season.” The team captain also said that last year’s league championship win serves as motivation for the team this year. “I think we can definitely turn things around and come out looking as well as we did last year and possibly make it into playoffs again,” Schab said.

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september 8, 2015

CVC PREVIEW

The Tigers open up their league season against Del Campo High School at home this Friday. Below is a look at the Tigers’ preseason and expectations for the CVC, as well as a sneak peak into every upcoming game.

HOW WE’RE DOING The Roseville High School varsity football team finished preseason with a record of 2-1, beating Chico High School and Rio Linda High School, and losing to River Valley High School. The Tigers look to build on their 2-1 start and aim to perform well enough in league to advance to playoffs. The rushing attack for the Tigers was strong this preseason. The Tigers have two very powerful and quick running backs, junior Jay Razzano and senior Ben Zahniser, which they use to their advantage on offense. Razzano had four touchdowns during preseason and Zahniser had two. Zanhiser also averaged 68.5 running yards per game. The passing game for the Tigers complimented their running game as well. The statistics put up by senior varsity quarterback Blake Rayback have not been flashy, but he has done a good job leading the offense. Rayback is a dual threat quarterback and has used his legs well

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so far this year, averaging 81.5 rushing yards per game in the preseason. The defense also performed well during the preseason. Led by defensive back Zahniser and varsity outside linebacker Jordan Woods, the Tigers’ defense relies heavily on senior players, but juniors Chad Stamas, Jimmy Jaggers

and Josh Bamford all play big roles on the Tiger defense. The Tigers defeated Chico High School 35-27 in their first preseason game of the year. In his first varsity game as a starting quarterback, Rayback was able to make big plays but struggled to get the ball into the end zone, throwing no touchdowns and two

interceptions. Razzano lead the way with two touchdowns for the Tigers. In the second week of the preseason, the Tigers played their home opener against the Rio Linda Knights, emerging victorious with a final score of 39-21. The Tigers came out hot, scoring 25 points in the first half, but slowed

up towards the end of the game. Razzano ran in two touchdowns and Zahniser added on a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown along with 113 all purpose yards. Rayback threw his first touchdown of the year and added 96 rushing yards to the cause. Junior wide receiver Josh Clark caught his first touchdown of the year and caught three passes for 86 yards. “Josh is really good when it comes to catching as well as gaining yards after the catch,” Rayback said. For their third game of the year the Tigers lost 55-43 to the River Valley High School Falcons. After trailing 36-14 at half-time the Tigers stepped up on both sides of the ball, outscoring the Falcons 29-19 in the second half. Clark reeled in a 30 yard touchdown along with multiple receptions for over 30 yards each. Rayback threw for 242 yards and rushed for two touchdowns, both more than 32 yards.

WHO WE’RE UP AGAINST

DEL CAMPO (9/25)

COSUMNES OAKS (10/1)

ANTELOPE (10/9)

BELLA VISTA (10/16)

The Cougars like to run the ball, averaging 134.5 rushing yards per game. The Cougars also have a dangerous special teams, recording 107 kick return yards against Rosemont. The Cougars gave up a combined 14 points against Rosemont and Edison, proving a solid defense.

The Wolfpack are another run heavy offense in the CVC, averaging 217.3 rushing yards per game. Their passing game is weak, averaging only 135 passing yards per game combined with a touchdown-interception ratio of 2-3. The defense for the Wolfpack is their strong suit, only giving up 22 total points in the preseason.

The Titans have a strong defense with three interceptions and an average of 8.5 sacks per game. Their defense only gave up 14 points in the preseason, so points could be hard to come by. The offense for the Titans is strong, scoring an average of 32 points per game.

The Broncos have a solid dual threat offense this season. Thus far they have averaged 118.7 passing yards and 154.7 rushing per game. The team has shown that they may have the makings of a strong defense with four interceptions so far this year.

PRESEASON

2 - 1 record with wins against Edison and Rosemont

2 - 1 record with wins against Marin Catholic and Rio Linda

LAST SEASON

VARSITY 20 - 17 Del Campo JV 35 - 7 Roseville

VARSITY 35 - 14 Cosumnes JV 22 - 7 Cosumnes

PLAYER WATCH

QB Ben Purcell threw six touchdowns against Edison RB Javon Jackson ran for two touchdowns in the league opener

PRESEASON

3 - 0 record with wins against Monterey Trail, Sheldon and Laguna Creek

2 - 1 record with wins against Mesa Verde and Cordova

LAST SEASON

VARSITY 27 - 25 Roseville JV 13 - 8 Roseville

VARSITY 41 - 14 Roseville JV 28 - 0 Roseville

PLAYER WATCH

RB Dante Davis averaged 8.1 yards per carry in the preseason MLB Wesley Bennett averages 7.7 tackles per game

QB Montel Aaron has 590 passing yards and a 7-2 touchdown-interception ratio DB Garrett Chapman averaged seven tackles per game and had 21 tackles during preseason, 15 of which were solo

PLAYER WATCH

RB Andreas Litton has 150 rushing yards and three touchdowns this season WR Alex Scondras had 5 receptions for 119 yards against Mesa Verde

WHITNEY (10/23)

PONDEROSA (10/30)

OAKMONT (11/6)

The Wildcats have a strong offensive attack averaging 365.7 passing yards per game along with 186.7 rushing yards a game. They do a good job of containing the pass, averaging one interception per game.

The Bruins are strong on both sides of the ball, with an average of three interceptions a game and an average of 200 yards passing and 117 rushing yards rushing per game on offense. However, they have surrendered an average of 175 rushing yards a game on defense.

The Vikings struggle on the defensive side of the ball, giving up a combined 79 points in three preseason games. The offense is a run heavy offense and has rushed a total of 49 times. The Viking offense has show signs of strength, scoring 36 points against Foothills.

PRESEASON

2 - 1 record with wins against Rocklin and Enterprise

LAST SEASON

VARSITY 58 - 24 Roseville JV 35 - 0 Roseville

PLAYER WATCH

QB Hunter Rodrigues has 1028 passing yards, 312 rushing yards, 19 total touchdowns OLB Vasiliy Kubay averages 11.0 tackles and one sack per game

PRESEASON

1 - 2 record with a win against Lincoln

LAST SEASON

VARSITY 39 - 7 Roseville JV 28 - 13 Roseville

PLAYER WATCH

RB Sage Dahl averages 11.6 yards per carry WR Kevin Ackernecht has 11 receptions for 389 yards and three touchdowns

PRESEASON

2 - 1 record with wins against Foothills and Casa Roble

LAST SEASON

VARSITY 56 - 8 Roseville JV 49 - 0 Roseville

PLAYER WATCH

QB Jake Knapp averages 98 all purpose yards per game MLB Cameron Daniels averages 6.5 tackles per game and two tackles for loss