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A word from your new Editor in ChiefHello Roosevelt students, teachers, parents, alumni and general hoi polloi! I write this letter to you all with the knowledge that this is my last Friday of junior year. It is also my first Friday as The Roosevelt News’ Editor in Chief, and this is a most exciting prospect.

After a summer studying abroad, I will return to this campus with the key goal of reflecting our school’s broad diversity; a diversity of backgrounds, ideas, and points of view.

Remember, the need for active journalism in society will nev-er fade. It is great responsibilty to present the news, and I aim to do so to the best of my abilities in the coming year.Best,Margaret Kahn

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Student Humor

Comics for students by students. This caption was written by fresh-man John Peterson in response to a hallway call-to-esoterics spon-sored by ASR.

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Summer fun in Seattle, WashingtonCut out this calendar and have a great 76 days

JuneSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

20 21 Finals Begin (sorry!)

22 23 Last day of school!

24 25 Rock n’ Roll Mara-thon

26 Pride Parade

27 28 FIFA U.S. vs. N. Korea

29 Britney Spears @ Tacoma Dome

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AugustSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Ra-madan begins

2 3 4 Nation-al Under-wear Day

5 6 Blue Angels

7 8 Peace Festival- Germany

9 Tisha B’av

10 S’mores Day

11 12 13 Int’l Lefthand-ed Day

14 Brasil-Fest

15 As-sumption of St. Mary- Spain

16 17 18 19 20 Tibet Fest

21 Hemp-fest

22 23 24 National Peach Pie Day

25 26 27 Finland Summer Festival

28 Makah Days

29 30 31 Eid al-Fitr

SeptemberSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 Bum-bershoot

4 5 Labor Day

6 7 School Starts

JulySunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Canada Day

2 Tour de France begins

3 Wood-en Boat Festival

4 In-depen-dence Day

5 6 7 Alad-din opens at the 5th Avenue Theatre

8 9 Harry Potter 1-3 @ the Cinerama

10 HP 4-6

11 World Popula-tion Day

12 13 14 Bastille Day

15 Harry Potter 7

16 Milk Carton Derby

17Bite of Seattle

18 19 20 Man U vs. Sound-ers FC

21 22 Capitol Hill Block Party

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24 25 26 National Bagelfest

27 28 29 30 Sound-garden @ The Gorge

Juniors Abby Nelson, Nina Tilgner, Emily Yockey, Sarah Sliker and Meike Jantzen participate in the World Cup Soccer Tournament. The tournament was meant to build community through soccer.

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110 bands from across the country applied to the Essentially Ellington Music Competition. Only 15 received invitations to New York with the Roosevelt Jazz Band placing second. Way to go Roosevelt Jazz!

2 billion people watched Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s royal wedding on Friday, April 29, 2011. In 1981 only 750 million watched Prince Charles (father of Prince William) and Lady Diana Spencer’s royal wedding.

55 people were arrested in London before and during Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s royal wedding. Some of the offenders included two groups of anti-wedding and anti-monarchy protest-ers.

9.9 million Twitter followers for Lady Gaga, who has the highest number of followers on the site. In one of her Tweets she said, “Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.”

3,440 The average number of Tweets per second made on the night the news broke of Osama bin Laden’s death.

300 million The approximate number of smokers in China. This number is equiva-lent to the entire population of the United States.

100 million pamphlets, in 61 lan-guages, that the Christian radio station Family Ra-dio Worldwide issued (along with 5,500 billboards) to spread the word of the “Judgment Day,” set for May 21, 2011. The station didn’t respond to any calls or emails that day.

123 people were killed by the deadliest tornado in decades that passed through the south side of Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, May 22. The storm tore up over 1, 800 acres of the city, de-stroying or damaging 6,000 structures.

96.7 percent of American homes have televi-sions. According to a recent study by Yale University, by the time most teens gradu-ate from high school, they will have spent 5,000 more hours in front of the televi-sion than they have in the classroom. That is equiva-lent to over half a year of nonstop Glee-marathoning!

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Surita SpignerStaff Reporter

Building human bridgesWorld travelers share lessons with school

Now that the Hands for a Bridge students

have returned from their trips to South Africa and Northern Ireland, the ac-tivist projects have be-gun.

Every Hands for a Bridge student is re-quired to do a project that brings what the class learned about building bridges and stronger communities, from the class and the trips, to the Roosevelt community.

“Students learn a ton from their experiences on the trip and we touch lives in both countries we travel to,” Hands for a Bridge teacher Carolyn Kenney Hall said. “But for me, the real test of their learning is whether they can apply some of the same concepts… to our home.” She wants them to take these proj-ects seriously and step out of their comfort zones and really try to make a difference. “I tell them that if they’re not un-comfortable, they’re not working hard enough. That’s what this project is about.”

Among the projects is the mural at RHS head-ed by seniors Sam War-

ner, Robin Ferrier and Jocelyn Diez, and juniors Darya Farivar and Theo Henderson.

On Wednesday May 25, there was a RHS World Cup Soccer Tour-nament where any staff member or student was invited to participate. The leaders of the tour-nament, Hands for a Bridge juniors Baker Conte and Elena Bishop, and seniors Jack Truitt and Ben Fredrickson, formed teams randomly so that the participat-ing students would meet new people. There was a bracket system and several three-on-three games being played si-multaneously on the football field.

One of the activist projects led by senior Mckenna Paddock and juniors Eliana Schwartz, Naomi Schwartz, Me-gan Murray and Rhys Berkwitt, on Friday May 20, was Challenge Day. Sixty students attended and were separated into groups of six people. The day began with some games for team build-ing and bonding and a discussion of what they wanted to get out of the activity. “We had them discuss problems they see within RHS and brainstorm ideas as to what they could to

change them,” said Pad-dock.

According to Paddock, the Challenge Day par-ticipants completed an activity that Ms. Kenney Hall does in the Hands for a Bridge classroom where they wrote about the importance of their race, religion, sex and economic status. They rated them from 1 to 4 on a scale of being easy or hard to change. They then discussed their rat-ings and why they gave them the number that they did. By doing these activities, the leaders of Challenge Day wanted to bring these students closer to help build a stronger Roosevelt com-munity.

The day proceeded and they went on to hav-ing the students get into larger groups and share what they got out of their experiences at Challenge Day. They had the stu-dents come up to a mic rophone and share some-thing they learned or enjoyed. “Everyone was able to share anything they were going through and there was no judg-ment. Everyone was su-per open and emotional,” said freshman Sudi Mo-hamed, a participant of Challenge Day. “We wrapped it up with a group hug,” said Pad-

dock. “We really wanted peo-ple to experience a safe environment within their high school where they could share piec-es of themselves where they usually don’t get a chance to do so,” she added. “I would say that we were very successful in this.”

There are still more activist projects to be presented to bring edu-cation to the students of Roosevelt. After a suc-cessful Challenge Day, Paddock said, “It’s up to them to share what they experienced with their friends and the rest of RHS so that we can ex-pand as a strong com-munity.”

Ms. Kenney Hall hopes that these proj-ects inspire the students of Hand for a Bridge and those at RHS community to realize that making new friends and helping people is vital to building a strong community. “I really wanted these HFB students to put them-selves on the line and develop leadership skills as they try to bring vari-ous groups of people to-gether here at Roosevelt, where they are known, where they have histo-ries. That’s the beginning of real change, real activ-ism, in my mind.”

Emma DunlapStaff Reporter

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So long and thanks for everything!

Math teacher Brad Wilson will be retir-

ing this year after 15 years at Roosevelt.

“I almost wish I could keep going but my son says it’s time to retire,”

he said. At age 72 he plans

to spend his retirement working out and travel-ing. He’s going to Austra-lia in the fall.

Those who have been in Mr. Wilson’s classes will remember his stories and his enthusiasm for Roosevelt sports.

He will continue to follow Roosevelt sports teams, he said. He also plans to substitute teach. “I hope to do al-most all my subbing at Roosevelt...I’ve really en-joyed the school and the students.”

Some of Roosevelt’s most beloved teachers

will be leaving Roosevelt this year.

They include: science teacher Kathryn Olson, li-brarian Priscilla Williams, math teacher Christopher Bates, special education teacher Jason Bowie, lan-guage arts teacher Tibor Devai, and special educa-tion teacher Ben Styler.

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Next year’s ASR President Emily Murphy will oversee elected and appointed officials.

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As student body president next year, Emily Murphy

will oversee the entire student government. In a recent in-terview she talked about past accomplishments, future chal-lenges, and her plan to hand out more pencils and hot choc-olate next year:

The Roosevelt News: What was your motivation to run for ASR President?Emily Murphy: For the past two years I’ve noticed an ongo-ing movement to improve ASR and I really want to help con-tinue that movement for next year. I want to go to people and ask them, “Hey, what can ASR do for you?” instead of wait-ing for people to come to us. We as leaders are representing the student body. Being these representatives, it is our re-sponsibility to know what the students of Roosevelt want and need and if there is some-thing that will negatively effect the students of Roosevelt, then we need to go to the district and tell them, “Hey, we don’t want this; this is bad for our school.” TRN: How well will next year’s ASR officers work together?EM: Steckler has been on ASR for three years, Erik and I have been on it for two, and next year will be Dexter’s sec-ond, so they can hopefully use that experience and not skip a beat if I’m not there. We still need to talk to each other and figure out what our goals for next year will be, but the ex-perience of next year’s ASR council really helps because everyone knows how to put on a dance or any other type of

event and they know how the class works. Instead of having to train someone new, we can really hit the ground running and affect Roosevelt positively from day one. We’ll definitely work well together. TRN: What changes will stu-dents notice next year?EM: If you walk around the school, you’ll notice that the walls are so white and so bare, it kind of makes it look like a dungeon. I don’t know if it will be paint, artwork, or some-thing else but I really want

to make an improvement be-cause it affects the way people view our school. I also want to continue and maybe even expand RAK (Random Acts of Kindness, i.e. giving out pen-cils or hot chocolate before school), and keep giving back to the Roosevelt student body. I have been working on ASR to get more signs up about sports games, events around the school, and that sort of thing. Whether it be a football game, soccer game, tennis match, or whatever, if people don’t know

it’s happening, then nobody will go. TRN: Next year will be your third year involved in ASR. What is your proudest accom-plishment so far?EM: I really like leadership and I have excelled in that category throughout my time in the class. Last year Ms. Bo-swell introduced the class to a certification process where if you can read and fill out an inch-thick packet, then you become a Nationally Certi-fied Student Leader (this is

not an easy task, there are only around 200 of these in the United States). That was a huge one personally just be-cause of the time commitment because it took over 60 hours to complete.TRN: What are the biggest challenges to getting things done in ASR?EM: It’s definitely difficult to keep everyone’s attention throughout the period. We have so many meaningless but important announcements like when scissors change drawers. When people hear that kind of thing they tune out and might miss other more important things. Another challenge is communication. There have been times this year when people have come up to me and asked what time or where a certain thing is, and because I’m not on the committee that is putting that event on, I can’t answer their questions. Hope-fully we will be able to improve communication for next year. TRN: How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn’t know you?EM: I’m definitely a realistic person, and I try to be open-minded. Like if somebody comes to me and tells me some crazy idea, I won’t just imme-diately discard their opinion. I usually don’t have a problem getting to know people. I defi-nitely care about my friends and support them and go to their respective events. I can be very quiet though. If I’m not surrounded by people I know and feel comfortable with, I stay back and observe. I’m not always introverted though. I can be quiet at times but it is not hard for me to be social as well.

Meet your 2012 ASR officersMitchell Smith

Sports Editor

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Running Start students may soon have to pay tu-

ition for college classes.If a Washington State Sen-

ate proposal brought up in Congress on April 27 pushes through the State House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, students enrolled in Running Start, Washington State’s college education program for high school juniors and seniors, will pay 10 percent tuition for classes that are currently tu-ition-free. Since a five-credit course ordinarily costs about $500, this proposal will add $50 per class to the expenses of Running Start students.

The proposal has polarized people over its potential im-pact.

“If people need to pay more than what they’re pay-ing now, people will definitely drop out,” said Anna Mar-shall, Running Start advisor at North Seattle Community College. Full-time Running Start student James Nguyen agrees: “The main benefit that students always saw in Run-ning Start was...getting both

college and high school cred-its at the same time for free.”

Then again, some believe that Running Start would remain a bargain. Part-time Running Start student Kevin Gray pointed out that 10 per-cent of community college tu-ition isn’t nearly as great as tuition at a four year universi-ty that offers similar classes.

Roosevelt Counselor Wen-dy Krakauer said she expects this proposal to have little ef-fect on the number of running start enrollees. “It’s still such an incredible deal,” she said. Ms. Krakauer explained that students on free and reduced lunch have the option of get-ting tuition and other expens-es waived while other stu-dents would have to pay $50 per five-credit class instead of the $500 charged at four year universities. “I would have been very upset if they didn’t build in the waiver, but since they did I don’t think it will have much impact,” she said.

Still, the bill’s passage re-mains to be seen. There is no definite date or time that it will be voted on by the House, but a decision is expected soon.

Michael Steckler has been on ASR since freshman

year, which gives him the most seniority of next year’s officers. “Steck,” as he is affectionately called by his peers, plans next year to “learn about all the ex-penditures of the school.” He continued, “If someone asks ‘Why can’t we afford this?’ I want to be able to tell them why.” Steckler also enjoys ASR and said that “being a leader is really fun and meaningful.”

Treasurer

Next year will be Dexter Tang’s second full year

as an ASR officer. He plans to work with other schools to help the Seattle School Dis-trict reform its revenue collect-

ing policies. “They limit our revenue op-

portunities like changing the requirements for what can go into the vending machines, so it’s hard for us to raise mon-ey,” he said.

As for how he thinks next year’s officers will work to-gether, Tang noted that “the group has very good dynam-ics. [Everybody] knows what we’re like and how we lead, so we should be able to run it pretty coherently.”

Tang calls school arbitrary and says that he could prob-ably accomplish more if he didn’t have to go to school.

He taught himself how to cheat at poker by counting cards when he was younger and he runs an investment company with his friends.

Vice PresidentErik Strandoo has high

hopes and aspirations for next year. He plans to help the Roosevelt student body create traditions based around the building as well as to “start a butterfly effect. If [ASR] can get one person to do one thing, then maybe that will spread around the school and we can make people see things a little brighter,” Strandoo said. He looks forward to being able to do more in terms of assign-ments inside ASR, and pre-dicts that the officers next year will spend “less time learning and more time doing.” As for his life outside of school, he is a member of the cross coun-try team and the swim team at Roosevelt.

Secretary

After reading the signs, watching the speeches, going to the voting booth...ahem...classroom, and pulling the lever (filling in the bubble), the student body of Roosevelt elected four new ASR

officers last month. While we know their names, the common student may not know much about soon-to-be officers Emily Murphy, Michael Steckler, Erik Strandoo and Dexter Tang. For example, what are Dexter’s money-making schemes? What packet took Emily over 60 hours to complete? All will be revealed in: THE COMMONERS GUIDE TO THE NEW ASR OFFICERS.

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You’ve probably all heard about Donald Trump’s recent decision not to run for president. I’m here to tell you, America, that this is a big mistake on his part.

I really don’t think there is any dispute that Donald Trump should be running our country. Businessman, TV personality, and owner of the Miss USA Beauty Pageant, Trump would lead our country to be the God-fearing nation our found-ing fathers envisioned.

If Fox News has taught me anything, it is that politics are like a reality TV show. With all the scandal and backstabbing, our government plays out like an episode of “Jersey Shore.” So who better to handle the presidency than the current host of “The Ap-prentice,” the most tasteful show on the airwaves? “The Apprentice” shows us exactly how our gov-ernmnt should be handled: with the same zero tolerance Trump exhibits. Debt? You’re fired. Ter-rorism? You’re fired. Socialism? You’re fired. The invaluable experience Trump has gained from his many seasons on “The Apprentice,” and even more importantly, “The Celebrity Apprentice,” make him without a doubt the best man for the job.

He tackles the important issues, such as reveal ing Barack Hussein Obama’s real identity as a Ke-nyan Muslim extremist. Republicans tried to force this Obama character to admit that he was secretly trying to destroy America by making him show his birth certificate. Only Trump could force Obama to finally show his birth certificate, proving once and for all that he was born outside of America… oh wait. Well, Obama was wasting his time and ours on this whole birth certificate thing. He should be focusing on the real issues, like how the gays are secretly using mind control to destroy our family values. Shame on you, Obama.

We need an executive branch with power, au-thority and presence. We need a president and vice president who can walk into a room and immedi-ately command attention. But who could even come close to drawing the kind of attention that The Don-ald does? No one. That’s why, to fill the job of Don-ald Trump’s running mate, I nominate Mr. Trump’s hair. Faced with the dynamic duo of the magnifi-cent Mr. Trump and his imposing hair, terrorists will cower in fear.

Obviously, there will be some liberals out there who disagree with me, even some who will question the very facts on which I base my logic. Well, my only response to these people is “Who are you to decide?” You think you’re better than I am because you have your fancy computer phones, you don’t hunt moose from a helicopter every weekend, and you vote based on the candidate’s politics?

No one could run our country better than The Donald. His hair commands respect. His qualifications are outstanding, and only a complete idiot (Max) wouldn’t vote for him. And for those foolish liberals who think I will retreat in the face of Max’s big words, in the words of The Donald, “Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.”

Crisis averted, everyone. Donald John “The Donald” Trump announced that he will not be running for president in 2012. Out of the hilarious spectrum

of Republican potentials in the nomination this year, Trump is easily the least qualified man for the job.

In 1991, Trump declared bankruptcy, costing Americans across the coun-try hundreds of millions of dollars. He had to do this again in 2009! This was due to bad, recklessly planned business ventures, such as trying to build a bil-lion dollar casino, while not having paid off previous loans. Trump made bad

business investments, causing his business to, at one point, be $3.5 billion in debt. Trump seems to enjoy losing millions of dollars of other people’s money. What else is Trump famous for? Cheating on his wives. Not wife, wives. Trump is now in his third marriage, and yet he believes gay marriage is not in line with the ideas of traditional matrimony. Last I checked, most wedding vows read, “until death do us part.” Until death do us part... Trump could work on that. Trump goes through wives the way our cars go through gas: quickly and without much thought.

Never mind Trump’s complete lack of mari-tal faith or his ineptitude at business, let’s look at why Trump is such a name in the news this year. Trump recently gained attention due to his blatantly false and racist accusations that Barack Obama is not a native-born citizen of the United States. Anyone who still believes this ridiculous claim is racist. This claim that a president isn’t a native citizen hasn’t been brought up against any president (who have all been white) before Obama. We have an African-American president, get over it. He was born in Hawaii! Trump claimed Obama’s birth certificate was missing and decided to send two private eyes to Hawaii instead of just listening to President Obama. All Trump ever went on to say about the legitimacy of his investigators was “They cannot believe what they’re finding.” More like they can’t believe you’re paying them to do something so stupid. Trump is a broke racist, whose claim to fame is saying that the man in power is there ille-gally. Sounds like a great choice for representative of the people of the U.S.

And Trump’s hair? Alex, I could almost under-stand your faith in Trump, your naïve belief that he could truly lead, but his hair? It looks like a fox stood in front of an enormous fan and then died on his head. A double comb-over? He looks just as idiotic as it sounds.

In conclusion, Trump is not now, was not before, and never will be the man for the job. There are dozens, literally dozens of other candidates to represent the Republican Party. And don’t get me wrong, I’m all for letting the other side get their opinion across. People deserve the right to be heard. But the crazies like Donald Trump? I’m sorry, you’re just not up to speed with the rest of American politics, and you’re fired.

O n May 1, my phone re-leased its signature ding,

delivering a note from a close friend sitting in her living room across town.

“Are you watching the news? Osama bin Laden is dead and the United States has his body. God, I’m so sad.”

This was not the reaction one would expect from some-one finding out about the capture of the world’s most wanted terrorist. You can un-derstand why I was stunned by her sorrow. Her words were the most inappropriate reac-tion imaginable to his justified killing. They were a slap in the face to the memories of the thousands of people he was

responsible for murdering, and I called her out on this. This is the death that even the Dalai Lama called a “necessary counter-measure.”

A new week began, and her unexpected opinion stuck at the front of my mind as hu-manity was left to understand those 40 minutes spent creat-ing a moment in modern his-tory. I now questioned whether there were other moderate, in-telligent Americans I knew and respected who did not agree with bin Laden’s killing.

Yet when I looked for them, I easily found further diverse opinions. A Roosevelt sopho-more admitted she “couldn’t celebrate any man’s death.” According to a poll done by New York Magazine on May 5 of 100 Americans at Ground Zero, 40 percent were em-barrassed by the groups that gathered to cheer at the very spot they stood. And my grandmother, a fearful Islamo-phobe, was riled up about his lack of trial.

I had to face facts: some people weren’t pleased with the events of that Sunday in Abbotabad, Pakistan. Yet this

was Osama bin Laden we were talking about. His actions united our increasingly bipar-tisan and argumentative na-tion in a common revulsion. As the nation fell deeper into a re-cession and issues like health care and same-sex marriage remained contentious, bin Laden was a subject on which we all focused our anger. Re-gardless of affiliation, Ameri-cans were deeply saddened by 9/11, and we united in the face of attacks on our soil. For the past 10 years, bin Laden was America’s Lord Voldemort, the elusive face of all that is wicked in the world.

I assumed all Americans followed this train of thought.I finally realized it didn’t matter if I thought my friend was right or wrong. There are always grey areas in mainstream is-sues. This acceptance is what we have forgotten, as shown with a symbol so shared as bin Laden.

We have found ourselves so swept up in group-think, where we must follow con-sensus for fear of getting left behind, that we have lost our own values and the ability to

recognize those of others’. The beauty of our country is that all citizens are entitled to the expression of opinion, but with this right comes the responsi-bility to treat these opinions as legitimate. The death of bin Laden exposed how much di-versity we are sacrificing in order to achieve the desire of a concrete definition of the American populace. National-ism was alive and well on the night of bin Laden’s death, painted on the faces of hundreds of euphoric citizens, but the key to truly uniting under our flag is by ending our dis-gust at the expression of views that shock and even scare us. Our motto may be “Unit-ed we stand,” but we can never truly unite until we see the two sides in every single situation.

I’m not ask-ing any of you to reconsider your reaction to the death of bin Lad-en. I continue to feel that his death

was warranted for the way he damaged millions of lives all over the world, not just lives of Americans. However, the next time I hear someone say some-thing that is beyond society’s standards of “acceptable,” I will stop and think about why we must follow these prin-ciples. A strong sense of na-tionalism, as rare as it may be

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When “The Biggest Loser” first came on the air in 2004, I didn’t think much of it. Besides the sort-of-clever name, it mostly just seemed like

obese people running up hills and a lot of televised sweating that I didn’t particularly want to see. I didn’t expect it to last too long, thinking it would be canceled after a season or two as almost all shows of its breed inevitably are. Now, seven years later, I have come to the painful realization that it has long outlived its life expectancy, stinking up what would otherwise be a fine network (NBC) for far too long.

“The Biggest Loser” is at its core immoral and damaging to both its participants and viewers. The days of apathetically ignoring the program are over; something needs to be said of the absolute worst show on television today.

One of the most immediately sickening aspects of the show is its high-horse ego. The creators of the show would have you think that they are some sort of humanitarians, and that the program is an inspirational and positive force to all those it touches, both as contestants and viewers. This is ridiculous. It’s still reality TV, the lowliest of all televised entertainment, and it doesn’t deserve to be treated as anything else. All the hallmarks are there: the cheesy contestants making corny jokes, the petty rivalries, the overdramatic cliffhangers before each commercial break. At least other reality shows accept themselves for what they are, sometimes even playing up the campiness or ridiculousness for some light-hearted humor. But “The Biggest Loser” suffers delusions of grandeur, believing that what they’re doing is somehow bettering humanity or “making a difference.”

Of course, there is a ton of bad TV out there. There always has been, and there always will be. Reality shows in particular don’t seem to be going anywhere. So

why should we care to point out this particular program? If the powers that be in TV-land want to make terrible programming, and are going to whether we like it or not, why not just let them? If “The Biggest Loser” went unnoticed by the general TV-watching public, as it ought to, there would be no problem. But this isn’t the case. People are actually buying it, buying into the faux philanthropy. “The Biggest Loser,” through some fluke of character among American viewers, has actually amassed a loyal and cultish following. And not the good quirky sort of cult following like the kind “Evil Dead II” or “The Big Lebowski” claim, but

the bad, brainwashing, here-drink-this-Kool-Aid kind of cult following.

So far, all of these grievances could still be written off as minor annoyances. But it gets worse. It gets

downright evil. Kai Hibbard, a Season 3 contestant who lost 118 pounds on the show, recently spoke

out about some serious injustices committed against herself and her costars. From the selection process

through to the end of her time on the show, Hibbard condemned nearly every aspect of the show. She called the experience “dehumanizing,”

and accused the show of brainwashing both the contestants and the viewers into believing that to be

overweight is to be “sub-human.” Over the course of the show, the contestants were locked in rooms, treated

like animals, and mentally abused and degraded. All the while they were constantly reminded of how “lucky [they] were to be

there” and how this was “saving [their] lives.” Because of the trauma and mental manipulation put forth by the show, Hibbard developed an eating disorder and severe body image issues that have plagued her since.

Hibbard is not the only one speaking out against the depravity of “The Biggest Loser.” Along with her firsthand account of the nightmares the contestants go through, many health experts have spoken openly about the dangerous effects the show might have on its viewers. Often citing the clearly unhealthy pace at which the show encourages people to lose weight and the long-term health risks caused by such activities, many have condemned the practices shown on the show. It’s dehumanization masquerading as humanitarianism. It’s brainwashing disguised as inspirational television. It’s drivel, it’s corrupt, and at the end of the day, it’s clear that any fans of “The Biggest Loser” ought have some serious moral questions about what it is they are really supporting.

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Moist clam glands glisten with trickling grape glaze.

If you’re like most girls I know, you’ve already stopped reading, burned this issue of The Roosevelt News, and made arrangements to transfer to another school with a less icky student publi-cation. If you don’t get it yet, slightly cup both hands over your ears and mouth, forming a soundproof tunnel, and say the sentence to yourself. Feel free to exit this article if it’s too intense for you.

Wow. Now that it’s just us cool peo-ple reading, I’d like to talk about what an amazing sentence I’ve come up with. It’s a complete non sequitur, but you cannot deny its power. Aurally, it is a hearty sound-salad of little popping sa-liva bubbles and wet teeth-clacks, but it undeniably gets its true wheels from the thick, crisp, heady “moist.” “Moist” really is the perfect word, yet it receives more hatred than any other word in the English language, and noticeably from the female population. Well, I’m here to defend the underdog of the word world,

so get your mind open and moist.The reason I find English to be a

great language is that for the most part, words sound like what they are. Con-sider the words we’ve chosen as curses; they’re short, sharp, loud and blunt as hell, which allows us to rattle them off in great quantities and have each one sting more than the last. Yutch. G r u s t . Trock. I just made those up, but they sound like real curse words, don’t they? That’s not even the half of it; drop a brick on the ground, and tell me that the sound it makes is not ee-rily similar to “brick.” Even the word “mar-bles” is full of rounded letters.

“Moist” is one of the most perfect examples of this type of word perfec-tion. It perfectly encapsulates its own true meaning; it evokes a more subtle, creepy, visceral wetness than simply “wet,” which anti-moist girls have long proposed as an alternative. The word begins with a soft “mmm” sound, mim-icking someone’s warm, low, conden-sation-forming breath. The “oi” is the

sound of the suction created when two moist objects are pulled away from each other. Lastly, the “st” adds a crisp and sobering flourish to the word, like a small drop of sweat that falls with a sizzle onto a griddle.

“But it’s just gross,” you might say. You would be absolutely right, but

its grossness is not a legitimate rea-son to hate it. Moisture is very often a gross thing, and in order to convey that unique grossness, you need an appropriate word for it. For instance, feel my hand after I’ve handled a melon and put it back on the spray-rack at my local supermarket. How would you describe the feeling? It’s too light to be

“wet,” It’s too superficial to be “damp,” My hand has warmed up a little by now, so it’s no longer cold enough to call “clammy.”

Well, how about “moist”? Yes, that will do just fine.

The way I see it, hating “moist” has become such a cliché that we have be-come blind to the real menace words, the words whose sounds are decep-tive, inasmuch as they don’t sound like what they mean. I’ll tell you some words you should hate.

There’s “shoes,” for one. Lace them up, put them on, run down the hall, wear them out completely; they will never once in their life make a sound that sounds like “shoe.” “Firm” means stiff and resilient, yet the word can be blown over just as easily as a fern, or fur, or a fir tree whose roots are not firm. “Outspoken” sounds like when someone is outgunned or outnumbered by words, yet it means exactly the op-posite. Lastly, there’s “utilize.” No mat-ter what, you can always say “use” in-stead of “utilize,” and your peers will thank you for sparing them from the unneeded pretense.

I’m sure you can think of many more (the world can never have enough word-hate, after all), but please, ladies, I’m done hearing you complain about “moist.” In fact, you can be the end to the ignorance; I encourage you to use “moist” wherever it is applicable, and to create moist situations where it is not. In many cultures (and especially among desert peoples, I would imag-ine), moisture is revered! So grab the closest moist living or nonliving organ-ism to you, hold it tight against your body and face, and if the level of mois-ture allows, give it a big raspberry. Who knows, it may dry up tomorrow (or ad-vance to “wet”).

Stop judging and embrace the word you secretly loveMoist Moist Moist Moist Moist

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The Story

On August 21, 2003, John Jasmer (bottom left), age 16, was lured to the Tulalip Indian Reservation by Jenson

Hankins (top left), 17, and Joshua Goldman (middle left), 18, both of whom he had been close friends with since the beginning of freshman year. Jasmer accompanied Goldman and Hankins under the belief that the three were visiting a marijuana farm in Marysville. He was completely unaware of the cruel fate that was awaiting him and that had been care-fully planned by his close friends the night before.

Six days later, Jasmer was found buried in a hasty grave with 29 stab wounds and multiple bludgeons to the head. Police were led to the body by Hankins and Goldman, the two who had in fact committed the crime of murdering their best friend.

The three had been dubbed the “J Crew” and were nearly inseparable during the summer of 2003. Yet upon arriving at the reservation both Goldman and Hankins set aside their memories of their close bond with Jasmer. They brought along knives and hammers under their shirts, preparing to carry out the murder plan they had been cultivating since June of that year. Jasmer was brought to a heavily wooded area and once distracted, was struck by Hankins and Gold-man. The two finished the brutal act by dropping Jasmer into the grave the two had dug the night before.

Only a few months prior to the murder, the three boys had come into a dispute over a rumor regarding the rape of Hankins’ 15-year-old girlfriend. Jasmer had continually insisted their relations were consensual, and eventually, the rape charges were dropped after the victim decided not to pursue them. This event appeared to leave few repercussions on the boys’ friendship; according to an April 9, 2004 Seattle

Times article, Jasmer apologized, and everything appeared to be “smoothed over.” However, their relationship was not as stable as Jasmer believed. Hankins had been plotting to kill Jasmer to get him back for the alleged rape. Goldman was recruited by Hankins, and the two began to plot Jasmer’s murder, which they would carry out two months later.

The Reaction

“I couldn’t believe that was true,” football coach Jeffrey Ware says, as he re-calls the time police first came to inquire about Hankins’ and Goldman’s where-abouts. “They told me they were suspected for the murder of Jasmer and I told them that they’d made a mistake, those were a couple of his best friends.”

Police first began to investigate Goldman’s and Hankins’ involvement in Jas-mer‘s murder after receiving notice from the therapist of a student at Roosevelt. This student had relayed red flag information during a session, giving the thera-pist reason to believe the two friends were involved in the disappearance and possible murder of Jasmer. After being taken into custody, Goldman was quick to admit his involvement and disclosed details of the location of Jasmer’s body, eventually leading police to the grave he and Hankins had dug the night before.

While this unfolding of events took many of those around Hankins and Gold-man by surprise, as Mr. Ware looks back now, he reflects on a possible warning sign. Hankins, who had been participating in the mandatory summer practices Ware had been leading, had called his coach’s home only hours after he had committed the crime that later landed him in prison for 23 years.“He told me he wouldn’t be able to play in the coming season, that he was sorry, but it just wasn’t going to work out,” Mr. Ware remembers: “The bigger question is, how could Goldman have gone through with the season after what he’d done? His at-titude never changed afterwards; there were no signs.”

Although neither Mr. Ware nor the boys’ teammates seemed to have noticed any major changes in behavior or indications of what had happened, there had been other kinds of warning signs that came to light in the weeks after the act. Many of the foreboding warnings, however, were neither received nor handled properly in the eyes of many concerned by the horrendous event.

Why Weren’t the Police Called First?

According to Seattle police, two calls were made to Roosevelt High School con-cerning threats about an unidentified student. Both a school administrator and a parent left messages with receptionists that never made it to the then active vice principal as intended. A chief operations officer for the Seattle Public Schools is quoted in a Seattle PI article from soon after the murder stating that missing the calls “is not appropriate and our expectation is that every message, every com-munication that goes to a school is delivered and returned.”

It is still unclear why these potentially preventative warnings were never dealt with using proper protocols, passed on to a higher authoritative figure, or relayed

to the police.

Is Roosevelt to Blame?

Although the school has, in the past, been held somewhat responsible for this tragedy, the ques-tion remains as to why they were the first source to which these serious concerns were reported. School was not in session at the time of the warn-ing calls or the murder itself. Allison Fitzgerald, a current Roosevelt PTA member, calls into ques-tion why a seriously concerned parent would set-tle with leaving a message at a high school rather than calling on the expertise of police when the life of a student was at risk.

“You have to call both the police and the school,” she says. “It shouldn’t be a decision of which one, but both.”

Because the messages that were left with re-ceptionists concerning the threats and warnings of what was being planned were “of vague nature” (as stated in the Seattle PI), Roosevelt had little information to work with when it came to pre-venting the murder.

Seattle PI and Seattle Times article archives reveal that the some of the adults who knew the most about the plans and plot of revenge were the ones who had the least amount of involve-ment with the warnings.

A Roosevelt classmate of Jasmer had heard of the plot in June and later told her parents about the supposed danger that he was in. She then went on to tell her neighbors, her boss, her friends and even a friend’s father (Seattle PI). This calls into question why, if at least five people were informed of the potential danger, Roosevelt High School was the only source held responsible for calling the police.

“The man [who called in] said the school dis-trict, however, should have been under obligation to inform police of the alleged threat,” stated the Seattle PI. Despite the fact that these threats oc-curred during the summer months when school was not in session, he and the others aware of the situation found that they themselves were not under obligation to inform police of the potential murder. An out-of-session school was instead held accountable for the deadly situation.

“If you’re not involved with the school, or school is not in session, you have the obligation to call the police if it’s a substantial threat or warn-ing,” says Allison Fitzgerald, reflecting on what a parent’s responsibility is when it comes to serious rumors.

A common sense call to the police rather than informing a high school after hearing talk of murder would have had more of an impact on this

situation. Unfortunate-ly, this strategy was not implemented in 2003, and the consequences

turned out to be deadly.

How Roos-evelt Handled the Tragedy

After all was said and done, when the school year started three weeks later, Roosevelt was forced to cope with the aftermath of the devastating event. Stu-dents were encouraged to seek grief counseling from the school’s Teen Health Center (THC), and trauma specialists from Harborview Medi-

cal Center were called in as another resource. However, according to Nancy Schub, a counselor in the THC who was working there at the

time, hardly any students or staff reached out to take advantage of the help of-fered. She recalls even being “admonished” for bringing in outside help.

“I’m sure we could have done a better job,” says Ms. Schub. She recalls that the THC was not a well-established or completely active resource at the time, and believes that if something like this were to happen again their involvement would be more accepted and utilized by the Roosevelt community.

“The situation was so highly charged, we were not fully coordinated,” says Ms. Schub, “The building and staff were not cohesive.”

At the time of the murder, the staff and administration were going through a number of changes, Ms. Schub remembers. In 2004, Roosevelt was still located in the Lincoln building and administrative changes were imminent. The transitions contributed to the “non-cohesive” environment previously described, leading to the general feeling among staff that Ms. Schub puts into words as “We don’t really need to deal with this here.”

Coach Ware remembers a similar attitude present at the time.“I don’t think there was an active attempt to hush it,” he says, “But I was

amazed at how quickly it was forgotten.”

What has Roosevelt Learned?

This blasé attitude is not one that Ms. Schub believes would reoccur should a similar situation arise in the future.

“I feel confident there would be much more open communication,” she says. “We would do a better job sitting down with staff to figure out the best way to deal. We would be more vigilant, it would be a different experience. We’ve learned from what happened, and we now have a stable, trusting administration. We could utilize others’ expertise.”

At the top of this sturdy administration is Roosevelt’s Principal Brian Vance, who believes that the most important way to help people deal with grief is sup-port.

“People need to feel safe and secure,” he says, “We would need to give them a place to express and deal with their emotions, but the circumstances would dic-tate how public an event that grieving process would be.”

Although the school is now better equipped to handle such situations, part of Ms. Schub’s job, along with Mr. Vance and the rest of the staff, is to help prevent the necessity of this type of grief counseling. Threats reported to her or any other district employee are required to be disclosed to a higher authority for investiga-tion. This seemingly straightforward rule, however, is sometimes more complicat-ed than it appears. Tensions often run high in a building packed to the brim with high school students, and not all of what is said around school and/or behind

Ms. Schub’s closed counsel door mer-its further explora-tion.

“It gets a little fuzzy there,” com-ments Mr. Vance on whether or not all threats and

warnings should be taken seriously, ”Each person will have their own opinion, so there’s a judgment call to be made.”

Ms. Schub, whose take on the warnings is similar to Mr. Vance, states, “Bot-tom line is people have to take things they hear seriously. But there’s a lot of he said/she said, and I have to use discretion.”

Ms. Schub explains that she often calls on a second opinion, sometimes talk-ing hypothetically to administration in order to grasp the authenticity and danger of these threats.

“I’ve been doing this long enough, and I just try and use my professional ex-pertise.”

Unfortunately there are times when Ms. Schub and the staff’s professional expertise is unavailable, as the case was in 2003. Months when school is out of session and weekends are when the protocols and rules enter a bit of a gray area because most of the staff is technically on vacation along with the students. Ms. Schub tries to mediate this problem by leaving a message on her school answer-ing machine informing callers that she will not be there, and directing them to a local crisis line that will deal directly with the issue or warning.

A similar message, Ms. Schub says, should be left on the school’s phone, po-tentially helping to prevent a comparable situation from happening.

“It’s easy to look back in hindsight,” she says, “But we are much better pre-pared to both prevent and cope with something like this now,” potentially helping to prevent a comparable situation from happening.

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Eight years later, still struggling to find closureLucy Davis and Abby Zieve

Staff Reporter and A&E Editor

August 21, 2003

Jasmer lured to his death by his two best friends Hankins and Goldman.

August 28, 2003

Goldman and Hankins linked to murder and subsequently arrested.

September 2, 2003

Hankins and Goldman to be prosecuted as adults; charged with first degree murder.

August 30, 2004

Goldman agrees to tes-tify against Hankins after he pleads guilty to first degree murder.

November 5, 2004

Hankins found guilty of first degree murder.

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Roosevelt High School’s football team in fall of 2002. Ironically, Hankins, Jasmer, and Goldman were seated together in this photo.

From left to right: Jenson Hankins, John Jasmer and Joshua Goldman.

A memorial commemorating Jasmer at the first footballl game of fall 2003.

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Apparently Roosevelt’s math teachers are worth more than just

their brains, and Sunday, May 29, they were determined to prove that. Eight math teachers representing Roosevelt High School participated in the 100th annual Ski to Sea relay race that began in Mt. Baker and ended in Bellingham, Washington. Involving seven grueling sports, Michael Miller (Mr. Miller), Margaux Isaman, Judson Miller (Judson), Bryan Marenstein, Chris Bates, Chris Holland, Jeff Ware and Matt Nelsen valiantly competed in the “cooperate division” against eight burly Bellingham firefighters.

Mr. Miller, aware that Judson and Mr. Marenstein had previously competed in Ski to Sea, proposed this adventure as an opportunity to further bond with his peers. “As a Western grad [located in Bellingham], I’ve always wanted to compete in this relay,” said Mr. Miller. “It had come down to the fact that there were so many athletic people, especially runners, in the math department that we had to try it out.”

Each contestant carried a remote timer that served as the baton to be handed off to the teacher in the next event. Ms. Isaman started off the race with four miles of cross country skiing after which she handed off the remote timer to downhill skier Mr. Miller. Next,

Mr. Bates ran a challenging eight miles, then passed the timer to cyclist Judson, who endured 38.5 miles on the road. He passed the timer to Mr. Marenstein and Mr. Holland, who braved 18 miles on the Nooksack River together in a canoe, and handed off the timer to Mr. Ware for 14 miles of mountain biking. Finally, for the last leg, Mr. Nelsen sea kayaked for five miles.

Not all RHS math teachers competed, but others cheered on the sidelines. “I’m disappointed that my cardiologist wouldn’t allow me to compete,” Brad Wilson said before the race, “but I will be s u p p o r t i n g them as much as I can.” Royce C h r i s t e n s e n and Mr. Wilson a c c o m p a n i e d Ms. Isaman, Mr. Miller, Judson, Mr. Marenstein, Mr. Holland, Mr. Ware, Mr. Nelsen and Mr.

Bates. Possessing both the brawn and

the brains, these eight math teachers were successful in completing this 100 mile race and finished in 166th place out of 500, 134 places behind the

firefighters. “I think we did really well,

considering that we were a first-time team,” Ms. Isaman reflected. WIth a whopping time of 9 hours, 40 minutes, and 12 seconds, these mathletes were somehow able to complete a 100-mile course. Can the Garfield math teachers do that?

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100 miles,100 years, 7 races, 7 venuesMath teachers conquer these, they do all the numbersEllie Neilson

Feature Editor

Seniors dominate Powderpuff

On the hottest Seattle Friday in a long time, the junior and senior

girls of Roosevelt battled it out on the football field to determine the 2011 Powderpuff Champion. They played in front of an estimated 350 fans, probably more fans than any other RHS sporting event this year outside of Homecoming. The coaches for both teams were excited for the game to get started.

“I feel pretty confident,” senior coach Will Miller explained before the game, “Our girls are pretty pumped up. Expect a senior win.”

Junior coach Garrett Mack echoed the same feeling for the junior side. “I’m pretty confident that we’ll win and that our girls know their plays and that they’ll execute well,” he said. His co-coach, junior Paul Gray was in agreement and excited for the game. “I’m a little bit aroused and scared for the seniors.”

When asked how he felt before the game, senior coach Peter Ianelli said that “I haven’t heard good things about oh-twelve. They won’t know what to do and we’ll shut down everything they do.” In opposition Mack predicted “all out domination” and “high scoring on the juniors’ part.”

The players were just as eager as the coaches to get out on the gridiron and could hardly wait for the game to begin. “We have

our war paint on,” said senior Natalie Kahn. “I’m ready to crack some bitches,” added senior Katie Greene.

Feelings seemed to be a little less confident with the junior players. “We’re going to try our best and go with the flow,” said junior Tanner Adams. Junior Rhianne Janovich

was “ready to die.” Nevertheless, they were prepared and resolved to do their best: “We are going to play our hearts out,” concluded Adams.

The actual game was a one-sided affair, featuring a dominating performance by the seniors with the final tally at 38-0. The seniors were led by the outstanding rushing of Jessie Ayers and Kahn, whose speed and quickness made them nearly unstoppable. The juniors at times were able to counter with Janovich and Adams, but were never lucky enough to find the end zone.

When asked what went wrong after the game, Adams admitted, “Our defense just didn’t work, [and

on the offensive end] we could not catch a ball to save our lives.”

Coach Gray admitted that “[The seniors] looked really good.” But he also said that “If a few things would’ve been different it would’ve been a closer game,” mentioning missed catches, badly thrown passes and flags that accidently

fell off.For the seniors,

everything turned out as expected. “For us it went as planned,” said Greene. “It was pretty easy, [and] everything worked,” said Coach Ianelli, reflecting on his team’s performance.

Despite the blowout and the competitive and intense nature of Powderpuff, ultimately this game is for fun and tradition. It is generally the last big sporting event of the year and it brings fans, coaches and players together. “It totally united us,” said Janovich.

“It brought the girls in our grade together.” In a school that has 1,700 students like Roosevelt, and with graduating classes having on average upward of 400 students, this opportunity to get to know one another outside of class is a special one and is appreciated at Roosevelt.

Powderpuff is “something people get excited for,” said Ianelli, and “if we took it away people would definitely get pretty angry.”

It’s “obviously one of the more fun events of the year,” concluded Miller.

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Senior Natalie Kahn runs the ball as the junior girls give chase.

Can’t miss sport-ing events of sum-mer 2011

The Championships, Wimbledon: June 20-July 3 The 125th edition of the world’s most pres-tigious tennis tournament will almost cer-tainly feature in the finals at least one of the most dominant players in the history of the sport: Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. The pair have combined to win 23 of the last 27 Grand Slam singles tournaments.

Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners: July 14-July 17This critical four-game series immediately following the All-Star break could have play-off implications for both teams. Currently, the AL West is slowly becoming a two-horse race, with the Rangers narrowly leading the Mariners.

Manchester United FC @ Seattle Sounders FC: July 20, 7 p.m.This friendly features the hometown Sound-ers vs. the defending English League Cham-pions and runner-up in the UEFA Champi-ons League, Manchester United.

The Tour de France: July 2 through July 21The most difficult and highly regarded bike race in the world faces a new era without Lance Armstrong. However, the sport may have found its new star in Alberto Contador, winner of the Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2010; as well as the 2008 and 2011 Giro d’Italia races.

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Roosevelt to get new football coach

After a year-long sabbatical in Argentina, A Roosevelt High School

math teacher, Matthew Mueting-Nelsen will be returning to RHS in September of 2011. As well as reoccupying his job as a teacher, he will also take over as the new head football coach, replacing Jeff Ware who recently resigned to spend more time with his family.

Roosevelt’s football players have expressed great excitement toward Mr. Nelsen’s anticipated tenure as head coach, during which the team anticipates him to handle the football program wisely with expertise and inspiration. “Mr. Ware will be missed,” said junior defensive back Sam Carletti, “but if anyone else had to take the position, I’d say Mr. Nelsen should.”

When Mr. Nelsen begins as head football coach, Roosevelt’s team will still be competing in an uphill battle against hard-hitting teams such as Bothell and Inglemoor. While it is unrealistic to believe that Mr. Nelsen’s coaching will transform Roosevelt’s team into champions overnight, it is a reasonable vision that his coaching will

help them take important steps toward making the team everything it can be. The program hopes his knowledge of the sport will be a potential vehicle for the team’s improvement.

Because of his four years of experience as the head freshman coach, Mr. Nelsen can be expected to make smart decisions for the team. Former Coach Ware strongly recommended Mr. Nelsen as a replacement to Athletic Director Mike Scott and Principal Brian Vance. “He wants the job and knows the ins and outs of the position” noted Mr. Ware. “He’s a good strategist, he’s great with the kids, and he’s well-organized. I am confident he will do well.” Mr. Scott also expressed utmost confidence in Mr. Nelsen’s wisdom. “He is intense about the game but calm enough to make good decisions,” said Mr. Scott, “he doesn’t make emotional decisions that cost so many teams championships.” Mr. Scott also acknowledged that Mr. Nelsen’s experience as the freshman coach qualifies him for the position of head coach. Mr. Scott explained that Mr. Nelsen’s coaching experience has given him a valuable understanding that his job is not to coach every

individual player. “He understands the role of the assistant coach,” said Mr. Scott. “He coaches them to coach the kids.” Due to such strong support from his colleagues, Mr. Nelsen was the only person considered for the vacancy.

In addition to his calm demeanor under pressure, his players hold him in high regard. “He was a very good freshman coach and knows a lot about the game,” remembered junior Nick Nestingen. He then added that “everyone likes Nelsen a lot, and everyone will be very motivated to play.”

Mr. Nelsen’s players are anticipating great coaching out of him and he intends to deliver. “I take a lot of pride in coaching a team I once played on,” he stated. “Roosevelt football is a big part of who I am and I can bring that element to motivate and inspire the players to be better athletes.” Along with improving the team’s athletic performance, he intends to make the Roosevelt football team everything it can be by making sure his players act appropriately outside of football. To reach the level of decorum he aims for, Mr. Nelsen will demand they perform at a high academic standard

and make prudent choices off the field. By demanding the best possible performance and propriety from the team, Mr. Nelsen’s simple goal of “improving from the first day to the last day” seems within reach.

Nelsen returns, steps up to replace WareJosh Grega

Staff Reporter

Sweatbox to Samadhi, Seattle yoga studios reviewed

Sweatbox, Capitol HillThey say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and

this mantra holds true to my experience at Sweatbox. Al- though the studio could potentially be great for hot yoga, my first time there will likely be my last. I was immediately turned off by the yeasty odor of sweaty carpet. One would think that carpeting in a room that reaches 105 degrees would be unsanitary, but even so, the studio at Sweatbox has wall- to-wall car-pet. The only illumination came from white twinkle lights, and al-though charming, they did little to energize me through the hour-and-a-half workout.

Surrounded by experienced men and women, I was hur-ried into breathing exercises traditional to the Bikram style of yoga. As we transitioned from a series of balancing pos-es, compressions and Shavasana (resting pose), the lights dimmed and the temperature climbed to one similar to that of a humid afternoon during the peak of summertime. It was easy to observe my postures in the mirrors covering every inch of wall space, as well as notice that all my classmates were advanced enough to have been one of my teachers. The instructor was toned and radiated health, yet her teaching style was dry and did not encour-age enlightenment. Her strict tone and direct manner of explaining the poses left me with a feeling of dissatisfaction. The end of class focused on final relaxation for what seemed like seconds, and my body and mind were barely disengaged by the time I was being asked to pay for my class to make way for the following session.

Although they offer a 10 class for $10 deal to first time students, the classes must be taken within 10 days after the first, and otherwise each costs $20. The classes are spendy and targeted toward an older clientele.

Samadhi, Capitol HillI decided to take the 7:40 p.m. “Rejuvenating” class at Samadhi after

a week of marathon yoga. On a sleepy day, I arrived at the urban studio without expectations and ready to find out what a “rejuvenating” class had to offer. At the beginning of class the new Bon Iver album provided vocal harmonics while I settled into my mat, absorbing the cavernous ceilings above and the muraled walls (painted with Sanskrit quotes and yogic symbols) before I closed my eyes to begin the pre-practice medita-tion. The next time I opened my eyes, the lighting had shifted to twilight’s purplish hue that brought my relaxation level up without even starting

any yoga. The class was relaxing; I even dozed off in a few of the ex-tended Shavasanas; however, rejuvenating was not the best word for it. After class, my eyelids drooped as I rolled up my mat in the

dim studio. Instead of feeling refreshed and ready for some late- night homework, I was ready to hop into

bed and prolong the clear-minded rest that only y o g a can bring. Samadhi isn’t known for its

“Rejuvenating” class, but for its expert teachers and serious dedication to pro-

moting the balanced lifestyle that yoga symbolizes. I could tell just from the professional instructor, the “om” sound coming from the adjacent studio, and the regulars with whom I took the

class that Samadhi is highly respected in t h e Seattle yoga community, as well as

by myself.

8 Limbs, WedgwoodThe professional yet friendly

environment at 8 Limbs is attrac-tive to someone of a more serious yoga

attitude. Not only should one come here to increase their fitness level, but to also deepen their yoga knowledge and

level of expertise. After a quote read in Sanskrit, the opening Vinyasa flow led into a period of time dedicated solely to practicing inversions (handstand and other poses with feet above head). The spacious room, with soft golden sunlight walls and hardwood floors made a peaceful setting in which to practice the more challenging poses. We worked in partners, as well as individually with the instructor to perfect our form and attempt to domi-nate the challenging handstand. The teacher was obviously well-versed and helped me immensely as I learned handstand (called Adho Mukha Vrksasana in Sanskrit). We finished class with more asanas (“body positons” in Sanskrit) and then Shavasana. I rose from my mat happy and balanced, and interested in purchasing the 2 month pass (only $86 for unlimited classes at any of the four 8 Limbs locations: Wedgwood, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Phinney Ridge).

Yoga to the People, University DistrictLaying on my mat after completing a Vinyasa yoga class at Yoga to the People

(YTTP), I felt flooded with a winning combination of energy and relaxation to take on the day. I opened my eyes and took in the studio, flooded with sunlight shining through the floor to ceiling windows. The high ceilings and streamlined design made up for the close quarters with my classmates. YTTP operates under the philosophy that everyone should be able to practice yoga, and therefore many classes are dona-tion-based and open to anyone of all skill levels. Although class is extremely afford-able (free for Vinyasa and $8 for hot yoga), no corners were cut when establishing the studio earlier this year. The shower and locker rooms were extremely spacious, well lit, and have a bright white color scheme.

The environment continued to be pleasing, with pretty music (featuring works from Bon Ivar and Alexi Murdoch) in the air throughout the studio, including dur-ing the session. Bodies and hearts rose as melodies swelled during the intense flow. The youthful (yet well-trained) teacher spoke encouraging, insightful and inspiring words to charge us through thigh burning Utkatasana (lightning bolt pose). We made it through, then laid down and finished class with a quote and the peacefully ruminating tone of Tibetan singing bowls, an instrument with ancient roots in the yoga culture. We rose from our mats and I realized how great yoga is for combating high school-induced stress thanks to my new peaceful state of body and mind. YTTP is the perfect place to venture for a first time or hundredth time student and one will feel right at home among the people of all kinds who frequent YTTP.

Willow TanselOpinion Editor

Roosevelt’s new head football coach Matt Nelsen.

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at the opportunity to practice the stress-reducing, calm-inducing movements of yoga at some of the most popular studios in Seattle, and for a grade no less! So here I have given you the student-style review of Seattle yoga. Enjoy!

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Just as many Roosevelt athletes participate on sports teams not connected to RHS, many of the

actors here at Roosevelt are involved in drama out-side of school. The plays they act in outside of Roos-evelt often differ greatly in their content, actors and rehearsal.

There are various reasons why Roosevelt actors pursue drama outside of school. The major reason is because they enjoy acting and want to continue their passion outside the confines of Roosevelt. In addi-tion, drama outside of school offers different experi-ences than those that might be found at school. “I really enjoy doing theater outside of school because you’re around people who are doing this for a liv-ing and you get a different experience,” said junior

Kai Daly, who has done plays at the Bathhouse near Green Lake, and at Village Theatre in Issaquah.

Some of the differences he cited were actors having memorized all their lines weeks before the premiere and having more “tech time” in out-side-of-school plays, synchronizing all the lighting, sounds and other technical aspects of a show with the actors’ lines.

According to many RHS actors, they participate in more straight-theater outside of school than at Roosevelt, where musicals tend to be the major productions. Accord-ing to junior Maddie Daviss, the work she does with Young Ameri-cans’ Theatre Company can be more “grimy” and “gritty” than what she does at school.

There are positives and nega-tives with drama both inside and

outside of school. “It’s definitely fun to have kids you know at school,” said Da-viss. “But outside of school, it’s more serious, because it’s only people that care.”

Junior Jake Lar-son seemed to be thinking along the same lines. “It’s a better real-world experience but you don’t always know what to expect,” he said when explaining his experience with theater outside of school. Away from school one may not be familiar with the other actors in the play or the director, and they might be out of their comfort zone when compared with their drama experience at school.

Despite all these apparent positives about drama outside of Roosevelt,

these actors were still appreciative of what they have here at RHS.

When asked which she preferred, drama in school or drama outside of school, senior Noelle McCabe said, “I like both equally because

Roosevelt has more musical theater and Seattle Pub-lic Theater has more dramatic theater.”

She also acknowledged that if she did not attend Roosevelt, she would definitely participate in more theater outside of school, a compliment to our won-derful drama program. Finally, McCabe said that Roosevelt has an “incredible tech crew” and that “in school we’re more supported.” At the Seattle Public Theater (located at the Bathhouse), where she has been involved for about 10 years, they “don’t have a strong tech crew.”

Some of the actors who participate in theater out-side of Roosevelt are looking to make a career out of drama. Others are still unsure if they will pursue theater, but the productions in which they partici-pate outside the walls of RHS serve as a means for them to enjoy their passion and also as a bridge be-tween school and what a future career in drama may resemble.

Baker ConteStaff Reporter

Junior Maddie Daviss takes a break in the drama hallway.

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Odd Future release is a mixed bag

Virtually every rapper alive would like their listeners to believe that

they “don’t give a [expletive].” Of course, the real percentage of those who are actually as care-free (or jetted or based or however they want to put it) as they claim to be is actually far less. If they really were, then why do they keep de-voting so much time on their albums boasting about their apathy, refuting claims that they care about anything, and attacking their critics?

T y l e r , the Cre-ator is no exception to this, de-spite the fact that he has built his reputation largely on his own indifference edging on nihilism. Tyler’s new album, “Goblin,” is full of respons-es to hipster bloggers, gay rights activ-ists and “white America,” essentially anyone who has criticized his work but also contributed to the hype surround-ing it. The album holds a rough sort of brilliance, but it also feels deeply af-fected, and not in a positive way, by all the attention Tyler has received of late.

A little background: Tyler, the Cre-ator heads up a Los Angeles hip-hop collective called Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA, or just simply Odd Future. The members are young, mostly teenagers, with Tyler himself only 20 years old. Over the past couple of years, the members of Odd Future have released a startling number of albums and mix tapes be-tween their many members. They have also generated an enormous amount of

buzz, much of it surrounding their dark and often violent lyrics, with many crit-icizing the recurrent themes of murder and rape prevalent in Odd Future’s music. “Goblin,” Tyler’s second solo al-bum released May 10, is more or less business as usual for the Wolf Gang captain, with all of these trademarks intact. As such, two things can be ex-pected to follow it, as they have already preceded it (and most other things OF-WGKTA-related, for that matter): sen-sation and controversy.

One thing that makes Tyler, the Creator so in-triguing is his y o u t h . R i g h t down to his af-finity for

skateboards and tube socks, Tyler is a kid. Many listeners would be undoubt-edly shocked to hear such violent and hateful words spilling from the mouth of a boy barely out of his teens, but Ty-ler’s songwriting serves a unique pur-pose; it shows us what a dark place the teenage mind can be.

“Goblin,” somewhat of a concept al-bum, continues Tyler’s dialogue with a fictional psychiatrist, which began on his first album, “Bastard.” Over the course of the unnecessarily long album, Tyler and his shrink pick apart his life, from his absent father to his violently depraved fantasies. For a rap album, it’s incredibly introspective and reflec-tive. Where most rappers are boastful and egotistical, Tyler is insecure and self-deprecating. The song “Nightmare” is the perfect example of this, and the most emotionally irksome on the al-bum. Tyler tears into his violent fan-

tasies, his insecurities and his suicidal urges; nowhere else on the album does his torment feel so authentic.

At other times, however, he pushes it too far. He raps at such great length about being things he’s not; a rapist, a murderer, etc., that it becomes difficult to pick out what is honesty and what is fantasy, and in the end the whole thing starts to feel very artificial. With his credibility lost, what ought to sound like the confessions of an emotionally torn suicidal teenager end up sounding

like a whiny kid crying for attention.As much potential as Tyler shows

in his writing, “Goblin” has one glar-ing flaw that sours the whole package: the production. More off-putting and offensive than any of Tyler’s most de-praved lyrics are his beats. The drum noises sound like they were recorded from a cheap keyboard and the synths might well have come pre-loaded on GarageBand. Over time, all the shoddy production begins to blend together and one crappy beat is almost indis-

tinguishable from another. “Gold-en,” for example, sounds like a re-cycled version of “Sandwitches.” Despite the pas-sion in Tyler’s vo-cals on “Radicals,” the bass-less beat makes the would-be furious song sound weak and u n c o n v i n c i n g , and it drags on for far, far too long.

The most frus-trating thing about “Goblin” is that Tyler’s po-tential is so ap-parent, but most songs on the al-bum are either ruined by horrible production or af-fected by hype. As an artist, Tyler could do better, and as a listener, so could you.

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A review of Tyler, the Creator’s “Goblin”

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The album holds a rough sort of brilliance, but it also feels deeply af-fected

“It’s a better real-world experience but you don’t always know what to expect,” says junior Jake Larson, pictured here with se-nior Noelle McCabe.

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Seattle Independent Film FestivalThirty-five years of eye-opening entertainment

Beyond the world of high-scale cinematic produc-tion spilling from Hollywood on a daily basis is a

spectrum of films that many barely give a second glance. Low-budget films (many international) that display more creativity than most Disney films put together litter the other side of the spectrum. But where does one find these types of films, you may ask? Seattle is very lucky to be a hub for films like these. Often known for its music and artsy vibes, Seattle does not dis-appoint when it comes to films either. Seattle International Film Festival (known as SIFF) is a center for films ranging from foreign to local, artsy to documentaries, sad to uplifting, and many more. If you take the time to look, there is a film for any type of movie goer held at SIFF or one of SIFF’s branches, which include Pacific Place, Egyptian, Neptune, Triple Door, MAX and more.

If you’ve heard of SIFF but never taken the time to check it out for yourself, then recon-sider! New movies come and go from SIFF con-stantly, so there is always something to choose from and look forward to. In fact, their 37th annual film festival (the largest film festival in the country) just ended on June 12. The film festival’s movie se-lection had been sorted into 10 different “pathways” (Love Me, Do!, Make Me Laugh, Thrill Me, Creative

Streak, Open My Eyes, Sci-Fi and Beyond, Take Me Away, Spellbinding Stories, To the Extreme, and Face the Music) which was to ensure that there was a film for anyone and everyone (with selective taste or not) out there available to see. That is in fact one of SIFF’s biggest goals, to have a type of film available for every

kind of cinematic taste, “with so many venues, edu-cational opportunities, and films to choose from, the possibilities for extraordinary experiences are end-less,” states the SIFF 101 guide on their website.

So why attend SIFF? Why not just head on down

to the local cinema instead? Well, SIFF provides a theater for all types of films, not just Hollywood blockbusters, and helps to foster a community that is more informed, more aware, and more alive as it is given the opportunity to have these extraordinary films so nearby. “It is SIFF’s mission to create ex-periences that bring people together to discover ex-traordinary films from around the world,” SIFF.net states in their mission quota.

SIFF even provides opportunities to meet some of the filmmakers, attend educational panels and classes, and to sign up for programs that encourag-es kids and teens to become involved and connected through film. Tickets to shows are normally around $11 and can be purchased online, at the main SIFF cinema next to Seattle Center, or in special circum-stances, at one of SIFF’s multiple other branches. The staff works hard to keep the culture of each film the center of attention so all foreign films are shown in their original language (subtitles are added). This helps to keep the film’s original emotion and char-acters just as strong and alive as they were when it was originally shot.

So whether you’re a long time SIFF attendee (props to you for if you are!) or have never been be-fore, take the summer vacation as an opportunity

to head down to SIFF and see amazing films from all around the world while basking in the cinematic experience that Seattle offers. You’re bound to find a film you’ll be raving about for weeks to come, so drag a friend along or fly solo, but there’s one thing for sure: SIFF is calling your name!

Roosevelt’s photography stu-dents are among the best

in the state, and from May 5 to June 5 their art was on dis-play at the Seattle Public School Naramore Middle and High Art Show at the Seattle Art Mu-seum (SAM) in an exhibition to showcase young talent. The art pieces, which included photos, ceramics, sculptures and draw-ings, were chosen from hun-dreds of applications by four judges: one from the Seattle Art Museum, an artist, a teacher, and a gallery owner. “It was great for the students to see a sampling of what other people are producing because it gives them an idea of what is going on outside of the school.”

The Roosevelt students with pieces in the exhibit included juniors Ruby Townsend, Ali Ov-enshine, Sage Appel and senior Annika Morgan, who won first place for Originality and Cre-ativity and third for Technical in the exhibit competition. “I didn’t think I’d win,” noted Morgan, “it was really surprising.” Morgan didn’t even know she had won at first, because on the day the winners were announced she was taking an AP test. “I only found out because Ms. Otto sent me a Facebook message.” Morgan wants to pursue pho-tography in the future, and win-ning awards in this exhibition means being able to add to her photographic resume.

The exhibit was set up salon style, meaning that the authors’ names weren’t featured, only their corresponding number. “I don’t know if Ms. Otto had anything to do with it, but all of Roosevelt’s art was at the front

of the room for everyone to see,” said Morgan. “It was really im-pressive.” The SAM helped with the exhibit by bringing exposure to the students by putting the art in the “Downtown Commu-nity Procession of Artistic Cre-ations,” which also featured art-ist Nick Cave’s “Sound-suits.” Having the art showcased near the Sound-suits helped bring publicity to the art because the exhibit was very popular and brought more viewers to see the photography as well.

This exhibit was a great op-portunity for Roosevelt’s pho-tography students to get more publicity for their art, and it was also a really good way for other people to come and see what middle and high school-age kids are capable of producing. Most people aren’t used to seeing the level of talent that students have and being able to show the art to them was very eye opening. “I loved the exhibit,” said one visi-tor. “It was really amazing to see all of this young talent.”

RHS photography students take over the SAM

Lucy Davis Staff Reporter

Frozen yogurt has made its way up the I-5 corridor all the way from Los Angeles

to Washington. With summer just around the corner, sunburns just waiting to hap-pen, and the growing fad of frozen yogurt in mind, I made my way down to zoeyogurt and Menchie’s, both relatively new frozen yogurt establishments.

zoeyogurtNewly opened in March next to Turnpike

Pizza on Green Lake Way, zoeyogurt is cheap-er than Red Mango with its over-inflated pric-es for a wimpy dish of yogurt. This cute and somewhat hidden shop seemed like the per-fect place to begin a frozen treats adventure.

As soon as I got there, I immediately grabbed a biodegradable dish and headed to-ward my favorite flavor: Original Tart. Today, however, this bitter but sweet frozen treat wasn’t quite enough to satisfy my taste buds. Along the wall were about 12 different flavors, which change from week to week while keep-ing some regulars. Luscious Lemon was my first new flavor, tasting like a sweet lemon drop with a creamy, almost meringue-y hint, a very mellow lemon flavor. Next along the line of deli-cious choices was Apple Pie, which was remarkably simi-lar to authentic apple pie, but frozen. Praline was my least favorite, with too much of a fake caramel hint that tasted like Smucker’s Cara-mel Sauce gone wrong. Also among the yogurt choices were several yummy sorbet flavors, which were just as tasty, especially the Her-shey’s Kisses Chocolate.

But aside from the won-derful yogurt flavors, the toppings, which were the best part in my opinion, were even more numer-ous and exciting. There was everything from strawberries to mango, from chocolate chips to graham cracker crumbs and mini M&Ms, along with hot fudge sauce or hot marshmal-low goo. I felt like a kid in a candy store. And all of this, with free samples and at only 43 cents an ounce, my wonderful concoction of Original Tart, coconut, chocolate chips, and mini M&Ms, only cost $2.98. As if this deal

couldn’t get any better, the only trash cans available are for compostable items only and the spoons and dishes are completely biode-gradable and eco-friendly.

Menchie’sWilling to go to further lengths to find

more wonderful frozen yogurt, I ventured into the Queen Anne neighborhood, hoping that Menchie’s, another growing frozen yogurt franchise, would be worth the trip. It proved to be worth all 4 dollars per gallon of gas, and more.

With about 10 flavors, there was a slightly smaller selection than zoeyogurt, but the swirl lever that is between the two flavors in each section made up for it. Even if Cinnamon Bun and German Chocolate Cake might not taste fabulous together, it’s the thought and idea that count, and it’s just cool. German Choco-late Cake was my favorite, behind of course the Original Tart. German Chocolate Cake didn’t taste like the homemade German chocolate cakes I’ve had in my life, but it was a smooth, dark chocolate concoction with a hint of coco-nut. Its “swirl buddy” wasn’t nearly as good;

cinnamon buns should stick to being in the oven, not in the freezer. Cupcake was too sweet for my liking, tasting like a bowl of cake batter that someone accidentally emptied the sugar jar into, and Geor-gia Peach was just too peachy for me. However, Peanut But-ter and Chocolate Silk were heavenly, smooth, and tasted just like their namesakes.

After trying the numerous flavors I headed to the top-pings area. Thirty-four amaz-ing and colorful types of candy awaited me, and that’s not in-cluding the fruit, cheesecake bits, raspberry swirl pastries and sauces. At the same price as zoeyogurt, only 43 cents, the yogurt was just as fantas-tic. As I sat outside, watching the sun go down over Queen Anne I reflected on how fabu-

lous this whole experience had been. And with Menchie’s going in at U Village this summer, it will be even easier and eco-friendly to make my way down to the Village or to Green Lake and enjoy a sunny day with my new favorite food.

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