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Miss Universe. Miss America. Miss California. Miss Alameda. Mister IHS? Irvington High School once again broke the norm on May 30, 2009 as 21 juniors and seniors strutted their way down the runway, competing to be Irvington’s very first Mr. IHS. This event was carefully planned and executed by Mr. Alberto Ballado, who showed steadfast dedication to creating this event for the students of Irvington High School, with the help of the MeCHa Club. To kick off the night, the 21 contestants did a group dance, warming up the crowd for a long night of swimsuits, various talents, and dazzling formalwear.

After a special performance by junior James Jones and sophomore Katherine de la Cruz, the crowd was introduced to each contender. With a PowerPoint of pictures from the past years playing in the background, each student strutted his way across the stage, as MCs Josh Rebello and Brooke Stevenson ushered them in. In addition, each contestant gave us a line or two about why he was competing in the Mr. IHS competition, like Ryan Leung, who admitted that “I’m here to impress Lily Chu.” As the competitors readied themselves for the upcoming talent portion, dance group Project EM made their second appearance at Irvington, dancing their way into all of the Irvington’s girls’ hearts. Kicking

Work It, Boy!First ever Mr. IHS competition wins over crowd with night of talent and fashionBy Jennifer Siew

off the talent performances was Andrew Chhi with a self-choreographed dance. Following his act were Justin Lomker in a hot salsa number, Alex Soong show-casing his unique musical talent by playing Fur Elise by Beethoven on water glasses, Eric Mangan playing the guitar and singing, and Daniel Andrews replicating the infamous Napoleon Dynamite dance. Sahil Kotak enraptured the crowd with a Michael Jackson dance mix, while Ashwin Shanker kept the crowd clutching their sides with a comedic rant on Indian stereotypes, public displays of affection, and the ostentatious Lady Gaga. Vince Marino played upon the crowd’s humorous side, with his “Mini Dancer” mix, and David Martin presented a more unique talent with his video on slacklining. Louie Manos hosted his own cooking tidbit, creatively stalling while his meat-croissant sandwiches grilled in his compact cooker, and Sean Yoshikawa brought back his boy band buddies for one last performance on the Irvington stage. Christian Weeber took the audience down south, fusing a bit of redneck humor with harmonica-made music. Ryan Leung not only repeated his infamous “Take You Down” dance, but spiced it up a bit with a piece choreographed to “Love in This Club.”

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Only a couple weeks after Senioritis, the teachers matched the seniors’ effort with their biennial talent show, Faculty Follies. Performing to a sold out crowd on both Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15, the teachers did not disappoint. The theme for this year was “Staff Infection, and profits were used to pay for the school’s various scholarships and awards which would be given out at Senior Night. The scholarships include the Mary Roman Scholarship, the Faculty Follies Scholarship and the student of the year award.

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Teachers and staff give a rousing show at Faculty FolliesCatching the Faculty Fever

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School in AmericaIrvington receives a hybrid school bus after winning nationwide contest

By Rajeswari Ramanathan S o p h o m o r e s Alexander Chen and Jasper Lin brought Irvington the honor of being named “America’s Greenest School.” Sponsored by IC Bus, the America’s Greenest School competition was between high schools in the United States starting from December 2008 and ending in May 2009.

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On Friday, May 29, Valhalla hosted Mrs. Jackson-Whitmore’s third and fourth period dance classes’ recital. It showcased all of the dances her students choreographed throughout the year. “The show was great,” said Mrs. Linda Jackson-Whitmore, who teaches both third and fourth period dance class. “I was impressed by the variety of the dances and the flow of the recital itself.” The recital showcased routines from specific units, such as its multicultural and music video units and the free choice unit. The show also featured some of the dances that placed at the Spring Ohlone Arts Festival, such as a Tahitian dance titled “Drum Beats,” which placed first in World Dance Ensemble, and a hip-hop dance titled “Crazy Love,” which took first place in Theater Dance Ensemble. “Sometimes it was difficult getting everyone to do exactly what they needed to do,” said junior Renee Whitehouse. “But when it all came together in the show, it was worth it.” This year was also the first time Mrs. Jackson was able to use the new dance studio and dressing rooms for her classes.

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The Art Department’s 12th annual exhibition was held in the Black Box Theatre on May 29th. Hosted by Ms. Kim Parker and her studio art classes, the exhibition displayed works of art by 28 Irvington artists. Attendees of the exhibition had the opportunity to speak with the artists. Featured artists included senior Salman Qasim, an AP Studio Art student. Salman exhibited two works in pastel and one in pen and ink, among which was a portrait titled “Grandmother is Watching.” Another artist represented at the show was

This process occurred in two steps: writing and voting. Alex and Jasper had to write about a school that is successfully “going green.” Advised by Mr. Clint Johns, the two students began to work on this essay. Some of Irvington’s efforts to improve the environment include a solar panel and recycling. Mr. Johns said, “The biggest green improvement has been becoming the first food scrap recycling school within our district.” The top ten essays were posted online for people to vote. After being notified that Irvington was in the top ten finalists, Alex and Jasper had five days to complete the voting process. The Energy Efficiency Committee (EEC), a private group created by Alex and Jasper, represented Irvington in this competition. Mr. Johns also took a large part in helping these boys out. “Mr. Johns did the majority of the advising and made a huge

impact in publicity,” said Alex. “He contacted dozens of different networks and people to help get the word out.” They publicized the competition through several Fremont newspapers, including the Fremont Bulletin and social networking websites such as Facebook. Alex and Jasper created several Facebook events with the information on when and where to vote and they also had a Facebook group for publicizing. Mr. Johns also updated his Twitter tweets three times a day. The reward Irvington will be receiving includes a Plug-In Hybrid Bus donated by IC Bus Company, which will be shared by the entire Fremont Unified School District. Mr. Johns also stated that the district will be saving a lot of money with the bus. The usual cost of a tank of gas is about $2.71, but with the hybrid bus, the price comes

down to $0.60. In addition, one of Kennedy High School’s Green Academy students won a $200 greenandmore.com gift-card for being so involved in the voting process. However Mr. Johns has different goals for future green advancements at Irvington. He wants to make blackle.com, an energy saving website, the default search engine on every Irvington browser. Mr. Johns also wants to have the roofs painted white because it increases reflectivity and thus reduces the costs for heating and cooling. “I was extremely impressed by the level of participation from the students at our school and I’m proud of the spirit and good reception of the voting phase,” said Alex. “Everyone that has voted has made a difference; we could not have won without you!”

senior Joseph Rodriguez, who constructed a large mural of cityscape using multiple canvases. This is the first time the Art Department gained access to the Black Box Theatre as an art gallery. “There was a lot of enthusiasm about the new gallery,” said Mrs. Parker. “People are excited to see the Art Department really expanding and growing.” The exhibition was well received. According to Mrs. Parker, several students and teachers even offered to purchase some of the artworks on display. Overall, Mrs. Parker was pleased by the collection of artworks at the show and by the productivity of the Art Department as a whole. “We had more AP portfolios submitted this year than any other,” she said. AP Photography is hosting its own exhibition in the Black Box starting June 8th.

Visual Arts ExhibitionAnnual art show showcases artworks by Irvington studentsBy Yu-Hsuan Lin

“[The dance studio] has been well used, and used a lot,” said Mrs. Jackson. “The students get a chance to see how they’re performing and get used to the professional aspect of dance. Before, it used to be a guessing game during rehearsals. Having dressing rooms was a big change because it really gave a nice, professional feel that the students could enjoy.” For most students, the class has a lot to offer outside of their other classes. “The dance class is amazing and really brings out qualities in oneself that

you wouldn’t have otherwise discovered,” said junior Jasreen Gupta. “It was a good experience because there is always something new to learn, and it makes the class a lot more fun,” said freshmen Duncan Padilla. For the future, Mrs. Jackson wants to further build the dance department. “I would like to have a full dance program beyond what we offer now,” said Mrs. Jackson. “It would offer not only creative dance classes, but also more dance technique classes for students who want to learn different styles.”

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“Advice Column: Catholic Church Edition” Last month, we published the Humor article, “Advice Column: Catholic Church Edition,” which depicted the Pope advising people to perform barbaric actions. This piece was in very poor taste and offensive to members of the Fremont community. As a student run paper, and a representation of Irvington High School, The Voice strives to promote high standards. The Voice staff deeply regrets printing this article and can assure the reading audience that nothing of this sort will be repeated in Irvington’s school paper. The Voice staff and advisor sincerely apologize for any grief or pain this may have caused any reader.

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“How to Survive Prom With-out Friends” The photo credit for the Humor article “How to Survive Prom Without Friends” was mi-sattributed to Jennifer Siew. The photo credit belongs to Elizabeth Elsner. The article was not meant to target any particular student. The photo was used due to its coincidental similarity to the content of the article, and the Voice apologizes for any misun-derstanding.

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With ticket prices at $15 per person, the staff was able to raise approximately $12000. According to Ms. Linda Kimmel, there was enough money raised to fund scholarships for the next two years. The show lasted a little over two hours and was filled with many rousing performances. Over eighty teachers, administrators, staff and parents created an ensemble performance for the school. Each teacher adopted an alternate persona, such as “Coca Cayla” for Ms. Fabienne Cayla and “Don’t Break My Hartigan” for Ms. Donna Hartigan. Most of the tickets sold out many days before the actual show, which was coordinated by Ms. Linda Jackson-Whitmore and Ms. Sharon Flores. Crowd reaction was often very enthusiastic. “The show was fantastic. It was one of the best shows we’ve ever had,” said Ms. Flores. “I was truly amazed at how well the faculty worked together, even at the last minute when so much was happening at the same time.” A total of thirty pieces were performed through two acts, with a fifteen minute intermission in between. There were a wide variety of talent acts, varying from musical performances to skits parodying today’s reality

television shows. The show began with a rousing piece by the Faculty Follies Band, The Anarchist Collective, which included strong performances by Mr. Vincent Wu on the drums, Mr. Marek Breiger on the harmonica and Mr. Scott Lewis on the guitar. Highlights in the first act included a rendition of the popular online video, “Potter Puppet Pals.” Mr. Wu, Ms. Beth Rothfuss, Ms. Christina Faitel, Ms. Cayla and Ms. Allyson McAuley performed their own version called “Severus Snape Puppet Pals,” to loud laughter and applause of the crowd. Act II began with the classic act, “I’m Glad I am An Irvington Staff,” where each teacher performed a small snippet to a song of what they would be doing if they were not teaching at Irvington. The science department also performed a skit lampooning the fashion sense of their teachers. However, probably the most crowd-pleasing act was “Part of this World.” The video depicted a humorous explanation of why exactly teachers confiscate students’ possessions. Faculty Follies ended to a thunderous applause with the finale, “Celebrate.” Mr. Jay Jackson, who was part of skits such as “Part

Rajan Mittal opened a door into the life of an Indian individual in a day and age of terrorism paranoia with a comedy routine, and Chris Caruthers expressed his love for, well, himself in a poem accompanied by a humorous slideshow of himself. Next, came the boy who “can’t dance, but who all the girls want to dance with”—Shirish Sharma, followed by the certified “Good Advice Giver” from New Zealand, Jesse Christian, who has indefinitely helped a large portion of the student body improve their lives through his “professionally given” advice. Ending the large talent section were Ryan Vincencio in another self-choreographed dance; Sean Lovejoy, accompanied by Brooke Stevenson in an original song; Trevor Ramos, swinging his way into the audience’s hearts; and lastly, foreign exchange student Henrique Belisario embracing the American culture with a fantastic imitation of Gloria Gaynor in “I Will Survive”. After a quick intermission, Act II kicked off with a special performance by the Irvington Banghra Club and a dance executed by Marlo Yonocruz and Brittany Taylor, leading into the much anticipated swimwear competition. Each contestant, for the most part, sported a pair of board shorts, and a prop of choice. Sahil Kotak and Ashwin Shanker brought out towels, while Jesse Christian carried a small beach chair and lounged on the stage in front of the crowd. Sean Lovejoy had an interesting outfit of choice, wearing nothing more than what seemed to be a pair of men’s briefs, and Henrique Belisario began his walk in board shorts, and ended it with nothing more than a speedo. As the boys changed back into their clothes, Josh Rebello and Brook Demers kept the audience entertained with a spicy salsa performance as a segue into the dashing formalwear section. Each contestant rocked the runway in a debonair tuxedo or elegant suit, trying to win the crowd over with a stylish walk and a dazzling smile, accompanied by Tracy Wang singing “Ain’t No Other Man”. After a short video collage of the contestants, it was time to announce the Top 5 contestants that would move on to the question portion of the competition. The Top 5 that had been chosen to compete for the $500 scholarship were Christian Weeber, Andrew Chhi, Ryan Vincencio, Alex Soong, and Henrique Belisario. Each of the finalists were given a short

series of questions to answer, awarding each a final opportunity to win the judges’ votes. The last question, was “What is your most memorable memory at Irvington?” Ryan said, “Just performing for all of you guys at the rallies and shows… It’s been great dancing for you guys,” drawing applause from the audience. Henrique shared a piece of his life story by telling the audience that “Coming here is the first time I’ve left my country… this is an experience that I will never get again in my life…” Finally, after a long, four-hour journey on stage, it was time to present the various awards. Lining the judges tables were activities director and teacher Ms. Kristina Palos, students Ada Torres, Bella Rivera, Katie O’Brien, Melody Chen, Nicole Nelson, and Ali Fremont, as well as community members Magdalena Leon, Santiago Reyes, Mana Kangahi, Abel Guerra, and Project EM member Ryan Allarde. The preliminary awards included: Mr. Congeniality, going to Eric Mangan; Best Swimwear, going to David Martin; and Best Formalwear, going to Jesse Christian. Alex Soong, the Second Runner Up, was awarded a $100 check, while First Runner Up, Henrique Belisario was awarded a check for $200. Christian Weeber was named Mr. IHS, and the winner of a $500 scholarship that will be paid towards his college funds. The night was extremely successful for not only the winning contestants, but also for the 21 gentleman as well as MeCHa and Mr. Ballado.

of this World” and “I’m Glad I am an Irvington Staff,” said, “The show went real smoothly. We have a talented staff with teachers not afraid to make fools of themselves.” When asked about his favorite skit, he was quick to highlight the science department skit. “It was very humorous, and I was impressed that they could get the entire department involved.” Sophomore Tiffany Bui echoed Mr. Jackson’s claims. “It was incredibly entertaining to watch Ms. Anand make fun of the way the other teachers dress,” said Tiffany. “It’s hard to imagine our very own teachers doing other things besides teach in the classroom.” The next show won’t be until 2011. Until then, the teachers will assume their regular teaching duties

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FACULTY Staffers put on spectacular perfromance for scholarship money and laughs

Come Say Goodbye to Mrs. Toy

Mrs. Toy will be leav-ing her position as PE teacher at James Leitch after this year. Please join us in showing appre-ciation for all Mrs. Toy has done at Leitch over the past 21 years. Feel free to gather old pictures and write words of ap-preciation or memories and bring them with you to the Leitch courtyard on Thursday, June 11 from 3:00 - 4:00pm, where you can visit with Mrs. Toy in the courtyard on her special day. If you are interested in contributing to this gift, please contact Aimee Hubacek at 656-1261 or at Hu-bacek6@comcast.net or drop off your donation to Lisa Blizel in the Leitch Library.

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Peer to peer file sharing has be-come the RIAA’s (Recording Industry As-sociation of America) worst nightmare. Say that you purchase an 80GB iPod that has the capacity to hold 20,000 songs. Us-ing the iTunes music store, $20,000 would be spent to fill the iPod. No one’s iPod should be worth more than their car. For a music collector with a compilation of about 1,000 CDs, it would take endless hours to rip all of the tracks. The only solution to this problem would be to download music in bulk by peer to peer networks. No prac-tical legal option is offered. But while the RIAA is biting their

Selina “marlo’s keeper” Mahesri

I used to think that all Indians were the same—brown and proud. But that was before someone told me that North and South Indians were as different as conservatives and liberals—with South Indians as the conservatives of India. Hearing jokes about engineering, oily hair, dark skin and all of the other stereotypes for South Indians have become part of dai-ly routine. I know it’s all just light-hearted fun, but sometimes it gets to me. I’ve heard plenty of people re-ferring to South Indians, as “dosa-eating, dark-skinned Indians,” but I guess I’m supposed to take these as jokes as well. I feel that South Indians deserve a lot more credit than they’re given. If we’re still go-ing by the general stereotypes here, then appreciate South Indians for being suc-cessful doctors and engineers; appreciate them for their healthy, delicious curries; and appreciate them for their different type of beauty.

First off, let me just say that I was once a pessimist—always believing in the duller sides of things. But let’s be honest. No one wants to be around a defeatist attitude and bear to listen to a constant rambling of how life always measures up short of expectations. That's not to say that no one is allowed to have a bad day, but that there's usually an appropriate response to every situation. The very fact that we can grum-ble about school means that we are luckier

Mishu is the best. Hands down. Point proven. Mishu’s name starts with an “M,” which can stand for: magnificent, magical, marvelous, miraculous, mysterious and mother. I don’t think Mishu has any beau-tiful offspring, yet, but people still love their moms as much as they love Mishu. Mishu is better dressed than that other one. When they both wear purple, we know who really rocks the color. Her charming laughter has the ability to purify the soul. Her warm, mocha eyes are as al-luring and captivating as a black hole…created by red matter (Star Trek reference

I’m afraid of the future.I plan on becoming an electrical engineer. No, I’m not the sort of kid who had memorized the first 20 digits of pi before the age of ten - I’m just a guy who happens to enjoy math, and feels like engineering would be a good fit. Will I end up being defined by stereotypes? I see adults who always talk about work and the stock market, and wonder: is this what the future holds? This scares the living daylights out of me; each of these adults have melted into one com-mon interest. I’ve always taken pride in my singularity, but what will happen when I go to college and immerse myself in a lec-ture hall of 400 other kids? I can’t help but wonder if this experience will slowly make me just like everyone else in my field. I hope that the lessons we learned at Irvington will carry us to success wher-ever our next steps may be and help us re-tain our individuality.

Ashwin “pedo” Shanker

I don’t consider myself any better or worse than anyone else, but man, those Filipino kids over there just seem so cool. You see them playing with their ukuleles and guitars, singing with their breathtak-ing voices and impressing the students with their incredible dance moves. They’re the most stylin’ kids in the school, always dressing to impress and constantly starting trends. Look at J.R. Yonocruz, always impressing the crowd, showing off his cra-zy dance moves. Or Katherine De La Cruz – we can all agree that her voice in Grease awed the crowd. It’s not that I’m ashamed of my Asian background, but dude, Filipi-nos are just naturally cool. It’s literally in their blood. Unfortunately I can’t do magic or dress cool like the Filipino kids do. I guess I shouldn’t be jealous; they can’t help being so cool.

Kim “deadly fists” Ngo I admit I pay attention to how I dress. Chances are, you do the same about yourself. But are we smart about it? The same exact pair of jeans are sold at Hollister and Target. Hollister prices it at $49.50 whereas Target prices it at $22.99. This leads me to determine that price does not necessarily imply quality. We focus on style instead of practicality. Don’t get me wrong. I own my fair share of Hollister clothing. We need to look for more substance in what we adorn. Due to hype for places like Hol-lister, we overlook the fact that marketers cleverly increase prices, knowing that con-sumers blindly buy based on brand names. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to look stylin,’ but we can be more intelligent when deciding what’s worth our money. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t buy some shabby sweatshirt either, but there are bet-ter places to find style for the right price.

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nails over the evolving music scene, not all artists are concerned. For example, Ra-diohead and Nine Inch Nails have posted their albums up on their websites for free to download. The internet is utilized by art-ists to rapidly spread their work domesti-cally and internationally. Concert tickets have dramatically risen for a reason: they compensate for the fall in CD sales. As long as artists are building a solid fan base that is willing to see them perform live, they don’t need to be worried about their poor record sales. And we, the fans, are actu-ally doing the artists a favor every time we choose a new song to download.

for non-nerds). Her unparalleled beauty and grace makes past Miss Universe win-ners look like Gollums. All the girls want to be LIKE her; all the guys want to BE her. Stephanie Meyer is writing a se-quel to “Breaking Dawn” where Edward, Jacob, Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle fight over who will get to marry Mishu. Mishu is like eating from a box of chocolates. Sometimes she’s milk chocolate, sometimes she’s coconut, sometimes she’s peanut butter, but regardless, you’re biting into yummy goodness. Plus, Salman sucks.

Yu-Hsuan “no boundaries” Lin

than 114 million impoverished children in the world who do not even receive an edu-cation. If we consider this and other sce-narios like it, it's easy to notice how negativ-ity often masks the positive aspects of life. But then in the end, it's the people who seem to search for flaws that strike me as ridiculous. It's far more refreshing to think positively. So as a recovering pes-simist, I assert that optimism has its perks and is far more rewarding for personal growth.

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PHOTOGRAPHER Many of you might have seen the fiesty and enthusiastic attitude of senior Ashwin Shanker in his article about the great and holy MEAT in the February is-sue of The Voice. While meat may be an acceptable option for some, I find it unnec-essary and heartless. Vegetarianism has its own bene-fits. Many people seem to misinterpret that vegetarians do not get enough nutrients since they cannot eat fish or beef. Foods like rice, wheat and broccoli are protein-rich, giving sufficient nutrients to the body. Vegetarians often avoid contracting dis-

eases caused by high-fat diets. Vegetarians are also proven to have a longer life expec-tancy, living about 15 years longer than meat-eaters. Just think of those 22 million animals being slaughtered every single day just to satisfy every American’s appetite. There are different varieties of foods avail-able for vegetarians through dairy products and vegetables. Maybe next time you devour a piece of steak, do keep in mind that an innocent living soul was killed just so you could take pleasure in your meal.

RAJI “babushka” RAMANATHAN

Being a columnist is extremely gratifying for my ego. Avid readers can take comfort in the fact that, come what may, they can always expect to see my face em-bedded in the otherwise bland text of the Opinions section. You're welcome, ladies. The past year seems scarcely enough to voice my various intellectual gems and brain farts. So I am going to cram as many opinions as possible into the next two inches of text. Enjoy. Orange juice is delicious. And healthy, too. Mr. Phillips is very good-look-ing for an English teacher. Was that a com-pliment to Phillips or a diss to the English department? I don't know, and I hope my English teachers don't either. Cough drops should be less delicious, because I can't stop eating them. Austria-Hungary will make a comeback. I believe in you, guys. Slavery is bad. Don't do it. That's about all I have for now. Stay safe, and make your mothers proud. In every generation, we are graced

by the presence of a single individual that embodies all that is journalism. For our generation, that is Salman Qasim. First off, the job of a journalist is to follow the news. Salman, being the amazing journalist that he is, has the news following him. Salman can create govern-ment scandals, car chases and scientific breakthroughs in a single day. And he has time to write amazing articles on all of them. Salman’s name also starts with the best letter of the alphabet: S. From this

single letter, we get amazing adjectives that all describe Salman with a high degree of accuracy: suave, shapely, sexy, sensitive, sharp, and smooth. How do all these char-acteristics not make him the better Editor- in- Chief ? Known for his impeccable sense of fashion, Salman is the envy of the fash-ion industry. Just like how Justin brought sexy back, Salman brought sweaters back. Such great talent has brought the attention of the entire universe, from the average Joe to the transcendental. Salman Qasim: The Voice of our generation.

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Many studies have shown that how one looks can directly affect his or her self-esteem, which, as a result, will affect our social life. But the question here is: why should we let that affect our life in the first place? It’s high school. People care about what you wear, how you look and how good your sense of fashion is. This imaginarily leads one to fear that their friends will ig-nore or not accept them. The key word here is “imaginarily.” Sometimes, we’re just paranoid; we lower our self-esteem, ourselves just because of our looks. As people overcome this para-noia, there is no reason they could not have a good social life. It comes to individual choices. People get to choose what to do on weekends, after school and most im-portantly, how to live their life. Therefore, no one should blame bad appearance for causing them a bad social life. It’s THEIR life in the end; they choose how to live it.

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It's ironic that we're at a loss for words, despite spending the last 3 years here, using our words the best way we knew how. Rachel, we've branded the proper quote format onto our bodies. Guess where Salman did it. Ashwin, your pole-dancing will forever live in our minds. Deep, deep in our minds. The computers have turned sentient, Daniel, and they wish to thank you for putting them together. Until they destroy humanity. Don't worry, Yu-Hsuan, we're sure Jesus still loves you. Tuan, you are sweeter than strawberry-mango chees-cake. Hogwarts is totally real, Kriti.. Thank you Beccah, for raising our white popula-tion 200%. Phi, we're sure someone, some-where is watching hockey. Marlo, we're sure you'll find some other people to eat chips off of. Thanks to you, Tina, Lady Gaga may consider wearing pants. Kim, please don't use your fans on anyone-except As-

whin. SELINIPOOOOO!!! You have a good head on your shoulders. Quess, stop talking- too many words at once. We can't hear you, Karishma. Speak up. David, you know can't beat the pair of 3's. We're go-ing all in. Please don't banish anyone to the corner during the danceoff, Anisha. Jen, we accept you as a citizen of the United States. Neetu, your articles are as long as Quess's legs. Salman says you both need to shave them down. We need you to take some pictures, Raji! Oh wait, you already took them? Sweet. Sri and Shilpa, you both have done an exemplary job this year. We know you will love The Voice as much as we do (well, almost as much us ;) Keep the tra-ditions alive. Let the danceoffs go on. And dont erase the heart bullets! Mr. Phillips. Mix Master P. You are the perfect fit for us misfits. Thank you for adopting our mercilessly awkward class and letting us be our true, freaky selves. For three years now, we've been ending our school day with Journalism. And come June 12, we'll be ending our highschool careers with it. And we can't think of a better way to go. Thank you for being so memorable that it’s hard to narrow down the memories. You helped us find our words for the past three years. Thank you for making us speechless now. Love, <3 Mishu & Salman

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Quick, everybody: what channel is Versus on your cable system? What, you can’t find it? Versus, formerly known as the Outdoor Life Channel, broadcasts such viewing gems like deep sea fishing and ex-treme deer hunting. One half of America doesn’t get coverage from Versus; the other half doesn’t even know the channel exists. As long as this occurs, the NHL will never rise to prominence. Versus is in about 75 million households, while ESPN is in 98 million. Compared to ESPN's last NHL season in 2003-2004, Versus’ household ratings for

One of the many reasons why I am glad to be graduating is that I will no longer be a Viking. No offense to any of you descended from the famed Norsemen, but being a Viking has been a source of great sorrow for me over my high school career. Forget the fact that they are la

rge and smelly. The only things that Vikings are particu-larly known for are invading people’s vil-lages, burning them down, marauding their shores and eating all their food. The Vikings were pretty much the worst frat boys in the history of man. Don’t

Tina “cynic supremi” karimi

With summer fast approaching, many of us have encountered a particu-larly nasty problem: sweating out of con-trol. Over the course of these past weeks, I’ve formed a single question: why do we have to be born with sweat glands? It’s un-comfortable, counterproductive and often disgusts the opposite sex. “But sweating cools us down when we engage in physical activity!” So when I’m exhausted and dehydrated my body wants to release more water? Even

Quess “calculating” Liu

The age old question of what sports drink is better has and always will be one sided. Gatorade is clearly better than Powerade for several rea-sons. For one, Gatorade has been around since as long as any of us have been alive. Plus, if Powerade really was better, then why do our vending ma-chines only sell Gatorade? The fact of the matter is that Gatorade is more popular and tastes better. In fact, if Gatorade and Powerade got into a fight, Gatorade would beat Powerade up, hands down. No argument. Now for all you skeptics who don’t believe my opinion here are some solid numbers: Powerade: serving size 8 fl oz; calories 70; total carbs 19g; sugars 15g Gatorade: serving size 8 fl oz; calories 50; total carbs 14g; sugars 14g You can clearly see that Pow-erade has more calories from carbohy-drates and if you are a serious athlete then Gatorade is superior to Powerade in every way. But there will always be somebody who disagrees. When junior Dion Wu was asked why Gatorade was better than Powerade he responded, “Cuz it ain’t.” Of course, Mr. Wu obviously hasn’t had the privilege of drinking a decent sports drink so he is a lost cause. For everybody else, there is a bottle of Gatorade waiting for you.

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Pink knows a thing or two about girls. In fact, she goes as far as to describe the typical, jaded, wasteful and misguided girl in her 2006 hit “Stupid Girl.” There’s a sad measure of truth in the lyrics of “Stu-pid Girl” that plagues many in our society. And we pile on the blame. The media is to blame, Barbie is to blame, mod-els are to blame, society is to blame— ev-eryone but the girls themselves. Girls often score well in school, but these scores take a steep decline once girls hit high school. What’s more disconcerting is the increas-ingly common trend of hypersexual perso-

Ever felt as if you weren’t pretty or skinny enough? Or felt as if you needed to be cool just so you could fit in with every-one else? The media has been feeding our minds with some negative thoughts about how we look and who we truly are. Before I entered high school, I re-member watching movies like Mean Girls, which depicted high school as intimidating and cliquish. Movies like this made it seem as if only the popular kids were greatly ac-cepted because they were hot and cool. When I entered high school I re-

Karishma “innocent” Patel

I climb in and glide my hand over the oblong lever. I rev the engine. Yes, I AM talking about driving a manual vehicle. I write this article in order to settle the argument over which type of car is bet-ter, stick or automatic. My premise: auto-matics are for pansies. If the requirements for the driving test were altered just a little, mandating that all drivers take the test in a manual, Amer-ica would be a safer place. My reasoning: automatics are a piece of cake in compari-son to sticks, so if a person is a good driver in the manual they’ll be excellent in an au-

The selling of the princess ideal begins from the cradle as infant girls – and their parents fall in love with the glitter, glitz and glamour of princess merchandise. Princesses are beautiful, rich and polite – the wholesome good girls. So who would have a problem with Little Miss Ti-ara? Evidently, more than a third of American parents. These parents claim that they do not wish to put their child on a pedestal. Princesses themselves are harm-less, but their advertisements and pop-culture glam suck in parents and children

Niveditha “Loquacious“ Puranikmath

Trinidad and Tobago is a real country. So, for those of you who were wondering, there you are, it is in fact, real. For those of who have never heard of Trin-idad and Tobago, well you’re definitely not alone, but maybe it’s time you were given a little geographical education. Guys, Trinidad is a real country; it’s on the CIA website, so it’s definitely le-gitimate. Would the CIA lie to you about something like that? We have our own flag, we have our own exports and imports, we gained our independence from Britain

Jennifer “too foreign” Siew

worse, I feel like torrents of this acidic solu-tion hit my eyes. Some scientists claim that perspi-ration contains powerful pheromones that attract the opposite sex. I call shenanigans; from my observations and experience, a sweaty, smelly guy does not appeal to a normal girl. In fact, our sweat is comprised of water, chlorides, various odorants and urea which, for the majority of us, is not even close to invoking any feelings of arousal.

alike. In tough economic times, more par-ents are focusing on messages of frugality and humility that don’t coincide with prin-cess mentality. However, to simply outlaw princess paraphernalia would be futile. As with everything it’s best to keep in mod-eration. As with their older children’s ob-session with trading cards, t.v. shows and bands, many parents have drawn a line at what they will buy and when. Others are nixing diva-like behavior in the bud. Parents control the princess not the other way around.

tomatic. Plus, if the British can do it, we can, too. You’re welcome, America. On average, stick shifts provide better gas mileage (that is if you’re a pro-ficient driver, which I’m not so sure about). Not to mention, manuals are cheaper cars in the first place. Save the world and save money, it’s a win-win. And another thing - nothing im-presses the opposite sex more than know-ing how to drive a stick. So, if you ever need the extra points, just tell your crush that you and your car are two of one of a kind; it gets ‘em every time.

(similar to more than half of the world) and we reproduce normal, breathing, function-ing people that do happen to live on the island. Additionally, yes, the population in-cludes more than the individuals that make up my family and no, we’re not all terror-ists. Our language does not consist of clicks and making weird shapes with your mouth, we speak English, same as countries like Ja-maica and Guyana, we just have accents, same as every other country on the planet. So it’d be greatly appreciated if we laid off the Trinidad jokes now, they’re getting old.

believe me? Just look at their helmets! They look like the primitive forerunner to those hats with the beer cans on either side. How exactly are giant horns on the top of your head supposed to help protect you from the enemy? So whenever anyone urged us to behave with “Viking spirit,” I was never quite sure how to react. Should I get up and bash my neighbor’s head in with a club made of the bones of some unfortu-nate foe? It just seems to be encouraging bad behavior to tell teenagers to act like Vi-kings. So, I’m glad I won’t be represented by an ogre anymore.

alized it was nothing compared to what I believed it would be. No one really cared if you were pretty or popular. Everyone was busy doing their own thing and not wasting their time on other people’s lives. There was no point in losing my true identity and turning into someone I wasn’t. The media should stop lying and leading us to believe a perception of high school that is not true. School has been nothing like Mean Girls; we girls are really quite nice.

Anisha “smooth criminal” Babbarnas of female celebrities and the girls that are stupid enough to mimic them. I refuse to believe that, collec-tively, the young women in this world don’t have the brain power or the will power to reject the pressure and stereotypes being portrayed by society and the media. Girls that resort to extreme meth-ods of weight control, girls that pay insane amounts on designer labels, girls that idol-ize raunchy celebrities— girls that trade in intellect for the superficial things a superfi-cial media throws at them— aren’t victims of a vindictive media; they’re stupid.

playoff games is down about 35%. It’s sad when the highest rated NHL game on Ver-sus still has weaker household ratings than an rerun episode of Hannah Montana. When two games happen to occur at the same time, the NHL cannot broad-cast both like the NBA, where one game will be on TNT and the other on ESPN. In fact, the only way to watch the other game is to purchase NHL Center Ice for $20. As long as the world’s greatest sport lies on a channel that most Americans are com-pletely oblivious to, no one will ever know what they’re missing.

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1. What will you miss the most?Laughing like crazy on the courts. Mishu’s screams. Tanveer singing Lion King Songs. Jessica and her craziness. I’m going to miss everyone.

2. What’s your favorite memory?Ah! There are too many. I remember when all of us seniors decided to sabotage the un-derclassmen by attacking them with water guns and balloons on that one really hot day.

3. What made you want to pursue ten-nis in high school?It was different from the other sports I was doing at the time, and I want-ed to meet new people by joining a team. Before high school, I had only been playing in small, local tournaments- I was looking re-ally to just en-joy the sport.

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4. What final words would you like to say to your teammates?Oh my gosh, where’s the food?!

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2. Can you remember an incident in which you were especially proud of your team?A moment where I was most proud of my team would be when the Varsity girls cross country team won MVALs for the first time in 2008. We worked very hard throughout the season and had to come together to beat out Washington in order to win league. I was proud of us because we pushed through the hard times together and were there for each other, and in the end came out victori-ous to bring home Irvington’s first Varsity girls cross country league title.

My most memorable mo-ment while playing athletics at Irvington came during softball when I hit my first homerun as a freshman.

3. Who has been your biggest inspiration in athletics?My biggest inspiration in athletics has been my team because I always want to give my best effort for the benefit of my team in order for them/ us to succeed and go far as a team.

1. What is your most memorable event play-ing ath-letics at Irvington?

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1. What has been your favorite mo-ment through all four years of bas-ketball?My most memorable moment I would have to say was when I hit the game-winning shot against MSJ earlier this year. My coach during the timeout said he wanted the ball in my hands so I could make a move. I did just that and we beat MSJ, 53-51.

2. Who is your biggest inspiration as an athlete? Why?Since my childhood I’ve always looked up to Michael Jordan and still do today. Michael Jordan dedicated his life to basketball and always improved on what hethought would make him the best basket-ball player and role model on and off thecourt.

3. What is your favor-ite pre-game ritual?My pre-game rituals are to listen to my Ipod and to visualize myself in key game situations. I usually go over and talk to my teammates to see if they have any questions about the plays. It’s important to me to focus on what our team needsto be successful.

1. What was your favorite memory over the seasons?Other than all the awesome pasta feeds, I liked bonding parties. My favorite cross country memory is NCS, sophomore year, when I qualified the state track meet. My favorite track memory is the Top 8 invitational this year where I ran a great race and got second.

2. What are your future goals for the sport? Do you plan on continuing this sport in college?I hope to continue running for the rest of my life. I will be running both cross country and track in college and I hope to start racing some longer distances.

3. What athletes do you look up to? Any role models or idols?I look up to the high school runner Jordan Hasay because she’s running some really amazing times. Also to college runner Mel Lawrence, who is also running well. She was my counselor at running camp. I also like Deena Kastor, who’s run-ning awesome marathons.CATHERINE CRINIGAN

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1. What’s your most memorable game throughout four years of water polo? The first game we ever played this year was at Freedom High. As we were walking out, this boy came up to me and said, “You’re an amazing goalie!” and I was so flattered. I couldn’t believe someone actually thought I was that good. The best part was the rest of my team, all little underclassmen girls, standing behind me and giggling.

2. How did you feel after your last water polo game?I cried so much. It was a joyous cry. It was one of my stronger games but it was sad because it was over. I loved my team so much and we had grown together. At the same time, it was a testament to myself of how far I came and I couldn’t be more proud of myself or my team.

3. Your water polo journey would not be memorable without the losses, besides the wins. Which loss/failure will you remember the most?I think it was sometime around mid-way through the season. I think we lost by a point but I remember that game because I was finally understood it was okay to lose. I was working my hardest throughout the game. As a Captain and a goalie, it is extremely important that I never show when I’m broken. It was the first time I didn’t feel like I had done the best I could, even though we lost. It was the first time I didn’t feel like it was my fault. I had given it my all and sometimes it is okay to lose because that is, in the end, how you learn.

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1. What was your favorite memory or memories over the season?My favorite memory was when a player on Mt. Diablo punched me i n the helmet.

2. What athletes do you look up to? Any role mod-els or idols?

I look up to my grandpa Dan Birdwell who played for the Oakland Raiders and played in Super

Bowl II.

3. What got you first interested in football?What first got me interested in football was the history of football

i n my family. my uncle played college ball and my grandpa played pro ball.

4. What kind of exercises do you do to pre-pare yourself for a game?I stretch while eating salted and roasted pea-nuts.

5. What are your future goals for the sport? Do you plan on continuing this sport in college?I am done with football. I am too injury prone so this sport isn’t a good one for me.

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CHRISTIAN WEEBER

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Interviewed by Kim Ngo

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1. Do you have a special/favorite club that you use?My driver... it’s the most fun to hit, espe-cially after a bad hole. It’s fun to swing hard and crush one down the center of the fairway.

2. What was your most memorable meet?This year’s league tournament, for sure. 5 under par is my best tournament total so far and the 4 un- der par 68 in the sec-ond round is my best competitive round to date.

3. What has this sport taught you?Golf teaches you to be mentally tough. You can be great one day and ter-rible the next so you have to keep pushing through the bad play until you get to something good again.

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2. What makes this year’s season so spe-cial to you?This year’s season is so special because we did

so well and went to NCS. We didn’t go as far as we would have wanted, but we tried our best. Also,

the seniors on the team have been playing together

since we were 13. Our last and final season on the team was special.

1. How do you feel you have improved as

a player this year? I feel I improved as a pitcher during the sea-son because of my team-mates, their support, and our coaches.

3. If you could do one thing over again from this

season what would it be? I would want to try harder to become a better person on and off the field and fix any mistakes I could have made during the matches.

4. Do you have any plans to contin-ue playing baseball?Yes, I have plans to play baseball at the college level. I have a couple of schools looking at me.

1. What first got you into gymnastics? My mom put me in gymnastics. She said I was jumping off the walls at home and climbing on everything so she signed me up and I stuck with it.

2. What do you love most about gym-nastics? Best/worst parts?Everything. I really love flipping and flying high and how it’s one of the few sports that combines teamwork with individual goal setting. The worst part is getting injured. The best part is getting new skills.

3. Most memorable moment?My most memorable moments are coming back from an injury and having an amaz-ing senior season!

4. What will you miss the most about gymnastics?I will definitely miss my teammates the most. We always have such great team bonding and have so much fun together!

5. How is gymnastics at Irvington different from outside gymnastics?Club gymnastics is more serious. We train all year round and compete with people around the nation. High school gymnastics is extremely laid back and less intense. Instead of being pushed to excel, you go at your own pace.

SHELBY MATSUOKA

Interviewed by Phi Nguyen

1. What is your first soccer memory? How about your best?My first memory was when I first started juking players out when I was about 8 years old. My best memory was when I went to Florida to play soccer.

2. How do you feel before a game? How do you prepare for one?I feel confi- dent and I know what to do to complete my task. To prepare for a game, I listen to my music; mostly techno.

3. What makes you so passionate about soccer?It pumps me up how 11 players can make the fans in a stadium go crazy.

4. What has been your most painful mo-ment?There was a tour-nament in Idaho where I lost in the semifi-nals. It was so tough, I didn’t stay for the final game and drove home feeling like a loser.

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Bzzz. Bzzz. A Yellow Jacket Coming Your WayBy Karishma Patel

Who said you can’t enjoy a re-freshing non-alcoholic beverage over the summer? This mouthwatering drink will make you crave them all summer long. Let’s try an easy recipe of a delicious “mocktail” that will cool you and your friends down for the hot summer.

Prepare Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

Cooking Instructions:Using a cocktail shak-er, fill it up halfway with ice.

• ice cubes• 2 cups pineapple juice• 2 cups orange juice• 11/2 cups lemon juice

Add the three juices pineapple, or-ange, and lemon to the cocktail shaker. Shake the mixer well, and strain the juice into a glass. Garnish the glass with a sliver of lemon or orange and enjoy!

Pineapple Salsa!By Sri Ravipati

What’s a better way to show your fun side at a party this summer than to bring something that’s juicy and fresh? Pineapple salsa is the perfect summer snack—it combines fruit and vegetables to create a tropical fiesta in your mouth. Not only is it delicious, but this pineapple salsa recipe is nutritious and light, and can be eaten with just about anything—from chips to salmon. If you’re looking for a new dip for your chips, give this recipe a try!

Ingredients:• 1 can pineapple chunks• 1 onion (diced)• 1 red bell pepper (diced)• 1 green bell pepper (diced)• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves

(chopped)• 1 tablespoon lemon juice• 1 jalapeno pepper (optional)• salt (for taste)

Cooking Instructions:

1 Combine pineapple, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and onion in a bowl and mix.Add in cayenne pepper, cori-ander leaves, and lemon juice. Mix well and refriger-ate until ready to serve.

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A Delicious Cold C e l e r y S o u pBy Tina Karimi

Celery soup is a fun, light and ex-otic meal for the blazing hot summer days. It’s not too hard to make and the results are truly worth it.

• 2 cups of water• 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 leek, chopped (1/2 cup)• 6 cups chopped celery. • 1 onion, chopped (1 cup)• 6 cups of chicken stock • 1 boiled and chopped potato• 1 3/4 teaspoons of salt• A pinch of cayenne pepper. Op-

tional, but sexy.

Prepare Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

Cooking Instructions:Wash all ingredients, of course. Acquire a pot.Cook your celery, onion and leek together in oil for about 10 min-utes. Stir from time to time.Then, add the stock and let it come to a boil.

Add your potato and let it sim-mer for about half an hour.

Take out your mixture and blend it until smooth.

Then add salt and cay-enne pepper. Enjoy.

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CheesecakeBy Kriti Gupta

Now that it’s summertime, try your cooking skills and attempt this deli-cious cheesecake! Grab some friends and indulge in this wonderful dessert!

• 1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wa-fer cookies

• 1 1/4 cup white sugar • 1/4 cup melted butter • 2 packages cream cheese, diced • 2 cups sour cream • 3 eggs • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1/4 cup butter • 2 tablespoons water • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix the chocolate wafer cookie crumbs with 2 tablespoons of the white sugar and the melted but-ter. Press firmly into the bottom. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes.

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Prepare Time: 5 hours

Ingredients:

To Make Topping: Mix 1 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanil-la and 2 teaspoons white sugar until smooth. Spread over hot cake and refrigerate for 4 hours.

To Make Cheesecake: In a food pro-cessor beat 1 cup of the white sugar and cream cheese. Add 1 cup of sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well and pour into prepared crust.

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Question: What is your favorite IHS memory?

Freshman Felicia Smith

“Spend-ing time with my f r i e n d s in the s a m e b o r i n g classes!”

“ W h e n p e o p l e threw pa-per air-planes in the Black-light Ral-ly.”

Sophomore Tejomay Gadgil

“Everyday is an IHS m e m o r y to me be-cause each year passes by so fast.”

Junior Silvia Valdez

By Shilpa Sharma

Summer Fashion Update!

Senior David Lau

“[A student] talked about the Queen of Canada during his impromptu speech. He made it up 100%.”

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The Do’s and Don’ts of this season’s new trendsBy Anisha Babbar

The fashion Do’s:

Ladies, the summer f a s h -ions are in! The ve rd i c t is as fol-l o w s : d r o p w a i s t s i l h o u -ettes are a must. They can give most body types a tall, slen-der shape. So abandon the high waist skirts and opt for low-er waist jeans. A l s o , winter is over. Put away the depress-ing charcoals and whites, and rejuve-nate your closet with fresh, bright hues. Bright reds, blues, yellows and greens are what you need to be looking for. And to mix it up a little, complement your solid color outfits with acid wash jeans and tie-dye tees. And guys, as a matter of fact,

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Girls, we know the weather is hot and it’s tempting to strip off every layer until we’re only at the bare essen-tials, but itty bitty booty shorts are a no. Instead, be creative with how you stay cool in the heat. Wear thinner layers, brighter and lighter colors, wear capris or at least shorts that run until at least mid thigh. At the same time, we don’t want you burning to death. So please keep your uggs in the closet. Save the winter attire to be worn when it’s supposed to be— during the cold. And guys, there are a few fashion faux pas you want to be aware of also. Don’t get carried away with the bright neon colors. Unfortunately for you, the colors of the rainbow aren’t on your palette when it comes to wardrobe selection. Stick with cool, calm colors

The fashion Don’ts:

in: American Apparel hoodies. They’re thin and have a loose fit, making them ideal for summer wear. Similarly, V-necks in plain dark solid colors are a d e f i n i t e t h u m b s up.

How-e v e r, just be-c a u s e i t ’ s s u m -m e r ,

doesn’t m e a n you have to get carried away with all the bright colors. Stick to cool grays and blacks and other low key shades. Along the theme of dark and cool colors, dark plaids are definitely a go for this time of the year! They’re so-phisticated, but casual enough for sum-mer. And if you really want to spice it up, we recommend that you invest the time to search for a one- of- a- kind graphic t-shirt to wear underneath that hoodie.

as opposed to bright shades that go out of their way to pop out at you. Another rule that seems easy, but is often broken, is: never wear sandals with socks. Ever. If you and your socks have ma-jor abandonment issues, then opt for shoes that cover your whole foot, such as Vans or Converse.

Photos: Anisha Babbar, Shilpa Sharma

Anderson felt his blood freeze, despite the mag-ma flowing through his veins. “Mo-mother?” he mouthed. The word was foreign to his lips, and it made a screeching, raspy sound as it scraped itself past his larynx. Years of

solitude, pain and misplaced misanthropy finally broke through the dam of self-de-nial within Anderson’s psyche, and were released in an inhuman howl. Wrenching himself from the bed, Anderson grasped the frail woman and held her tightly against his well-toned chest. Torrents of tears flowed down his beautifully sculpted cheeks and onto the shoulders of his long-lost mother. “Wait a minute,” Anderson re-leased the woman, who promptly collapsed on the floor, gasping from her full embrace with the modern Adonis. “My mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. I read it on Wikipedia.” “I did not fully explain myself,” Mala said. “Mrs. Vanderbilt’s hips were too wealthy and precious for childbirth. I, her servant at the time, was chosen to be your surrogate mother. Your fetus was implanted in me, along with lead lining to protect me from the nuclear reactor that powers your heart.”

“No wonder I destroy the floor-boards every time I fart,” thought Ander-son to himself. “You have a momentous task ahead of you,” Mala said, staring into Anderson’s eyes and stroking his face in a way only a long-estranged surrogate mother could. “Salman bin Lin, whom you encountered on your journey, is the weapon of mass destruction Al Qaeda had been building for decades. His fighting and sexual prowess are unrivaled, as they are based on your own. Only you have a chance of stopping him before he carves a path of craven destruction and lust across America.” “Farewell, mother!” Anderson cried as he leapt into action. “I must defeat Salman bin Lin!” He ran. And he ran. He ran until his calves could throb no more, until the ground ceased to bend beneath him. He had made it to bin Lin’s strong-hold: Narnia. Anderson, standing on top of a sheer cliff, looked down at bin Lin’s do-main as his salt-and-pepper hair whipped about in the wind. “Bin Lin,” Anderson whispered in a soft but guttural voice. “Let’s finish this.”

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umorthis. Change it.”To Mrs. Pike and Mr. Phillips, I love white people. In fact, I love people of every race. Regardless, I’m glad that you two were the ones who had to put up with my nonsense. Raji, thanks for be-ing an awesome underclassman. Kim will always be my favorite Vietnamese, Yearbook, photo, person-thingy. Becca…likes to run, and so does Kriti. Thanks for abandoning us, SAMIHA AND LINDA! Jen, where’d you go? Anisha, you are the female version of Michael Jackson, ex-cept way cuter. Yu-Hsuan “Lin” “Rain” “Del Torro” “Borderline”

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“I thought a hook was just some-thing you bring with you to pres-ent. Then they kicked me out for bringing a weapon!”

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3. Your parents wiped your nose and said “what a good girl” about fifteen times during your visit to the campus in front of important people.

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1. You sent your new college pres-ident nude photos of yourself to “seal the deal.”

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