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Chemistry exposed- is it all a lie? We thought scientific facts were undisputed truth, but at the end of December the atomic weights of ten elements changed on the worldwide periodic table. The perception of truth halted, as this moment in history hit us, changing the textbooks and books all over the world. Now the atomic weights are represented as intervals as opposed to the current single values. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) publicized this fluctuation of some element’s mass last month. Michael Berlund, a member of the commission, initiated the change of

Victoria XiaoWeb Editor

A 26 year-old college dropout who lives in Palo Alto, was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2010. In giving the award, the presentor said this man had changed “how we all live our lives.” Ask any one of the 1400 bearcats on campus and they would agree with that. Why? Because the winner was the founder of Facebook, the social networking program we spend hours on every night. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook when he was a college student, and it has grown a lot since its development at Harvard University in 2003. Origi-nally, Zuckerberg created Facebook only for college students, but seven years later, half a billion people have accounts. In 2010, Facebook constantly

SMHS swimmers lose pool Spring sports haven’t started yet, but the swim team already has a problem: the pool is broken. They will have to swim at the Col-lege of San Mateo’s pool until the pool is fixed. As the repair is scheduled to finish at the end of February, they will be out of the home court for quite a while—at least a month. Due to the change in venue, practices will be shifted from after school to 7:15 to 9 p.m. So far, responses from prospective swimmers have been varied. A lot of swimmers are worried about what effect this change will have on their coursework, as the new practice time is prime homework-doing time. “I don’t really go to practice much, so it doesn’t really affect me, but it really sucks for the others. Practice is at an inconvenient time, so I think it’s kind of dumb,” said Ronald Chen, a junior and an experienced member

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What do you want to happen in 2011?QUESTIONMAN

Andrew MacMillen, Class of 2014 Dominic Dawkins, Class of 2013 Brian Fox, Class of 2012 Ivan Capristo, Class of 2011 Deanne Baldwin, Staff

“I want better food for the caf-eteria.”

“I want my driver’s license. ” “I want safer drivers on the road.”

“I want to start boot camp in the Marine Corps.”

“I want to go to Chicago to see my new granddaughter.”

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You and I decide A potential incoming freshman tests out a static electricity ball at the science table at 8th Grade Night, when SMHS tries to attract students to our school.

San Mateo High School: What lies ahead?Morgan BabbsEditor-in-chief

Karen CheeStaff Writer If you tuned in to the KQED radio on Tuesday, January 18, you would have been lucky enough to hear our very own Hanna Evensen, junior, reading her essay on the program “With a Perspective.” “It’s about riding the Caltrain with my brother,” she said. “I wrote it in a day; the entire piece is a little under two minutes long when read aloud.” Intrigued by the prompt of offering “a perspective on anything local,” Hanna did not initially plan on send-ing it in to KQED. Finding it good food for thought, she was content with writing it for herself, and maybe a few lucky friends. However her sister Sara Evensen, freshman, read it and found it particularly impressive, successfully urging Hanna to enter it

February first and second loom ahead, I constantly see Renaissance Leadership’s efforts to inspire sopho-mores (mostly) to put their all into the CAHSEE, the California High School Exit Exam. My favorite banner is the one picturing a rope lassoing a piece of paper reading, “Don’t let the CAHSEE own you- YOU own the CAHSEE.” People should be bowing down to Renaissance lead-ership- they’re one of the groups of students and teachers on campus that recognize the importance of the upcoming test. To put it simply, what the banner reads is the bottom line: The CAHSEE can never own San Mateo High School. Based on the 2009-2010 CAHSEE scores, our school is currently in the infamous Program Improvement. The program poses potential threats to our curriculum. Supposedly if we dont get out Program Improvement we’d lose high level classes in order to focus on picking up lower level

students, and programs would be cut because of budgetary issues. However, we haven’t lost any classes yet. Our curriculum still remains one of the most rigorous and diverse in the dis-trict. It takes two years of scores to get in and out of Program Improvement so it’s up to the classes of 2013 and 2014. Due to No Child Left Behind, it’s becoming increasingly more dif-ficult to get out- a 60% proficiency is necessary. Unlike some other schools in the district, San Mateo High School it at risk of being in Program Improvement because we receive Title I money from the state. As a public school with a sig-nificant English Language Develop-ment population, we need this funding for our ELD classes and the algebra and English support. We spend about $150,000 in interventions, tutoring, and many other tasks that Intervention Counselor Fabian Morales performs. Burlingame is not a Title I school, so they’ll never be in this situation. Both Capuchino High School and Peninsula High School are in Program Improve-

ment, and it is likely that Hillsdale High School will go into the program after this year’s scores. Reasons for our students not passing the CAHSEE could be motivation, not enough practice, not realizing the im-portance and thus treating it as a joke, fear, or an absence of proficiency in the English Language. In 2009, 95% of our students passed, but in 2010, our passing rate decreased to 91%. Vice Principal Suzanne Woolfolk noted that over ten international students joined the group of students taking the CAH-SEE, a factor that perhaps attributed to the dip in the passing rate. Yet San Mateo High’s diversity is a quality we pride ourselves on. It’s wrong to punish our entire school when a fairly large percentage of our students don’t speak English quite well enough to pass the test. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, we celebrate- we have our International Week coming up. “The CAHSEE is one measure of our school. It doesn’t give you a full

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Stranger than fiction

Sometimes, real life truly can be stranger than fiction. At least, that’s what reality television producers would like us to believe. First it was shows like The Real World, shows whose constant in-your-face style seemed designed to show only the very worst sides of their admit-tedly ridiculously attractive casts. As hard as it sometimes was to believe that these shallow, conniving, hard-partying people were the products of real circumstances and not some cleverly-scripted prank on humanity, a reminder that the producers had ac-tively sought out such people to make the show more interesting was enough to convince me that it was all real. Now, though, I have trouble believing that this really is the case in the light of series like Jersey Shore (which, by the way, no longer even takes place in New Jersey; later this year, everyone’s favorite guidos are moving to Italy), Tila Tequila, and, horror of horrors, Bridalplasty. The concepts behind these newer reality TV shows are so absurd that it’s hard to describe them without laughing, and even harder to justify watching them—even as just a guilty pleasure. To me, the only possibly explana-tion is that the shows spring from the

same minds as sitcom scripts—after all, who but a seasoned Seinfeldian comedy writer could dream up a show about overly-muscled orange people and their pet goblin named Snooki, or a competition pitting brides-to-be against each other for pre-wedding plastic surgery? Really, mocking the laughable con-cepts behind reality television is often a matter of beating a dead horse, and my problems with the programming stretch beyond mere derision. As I see it, the real issue—the problem that needs to be addressed—is the fact that, year after year, pitch after pitch, we are repeatedly drawn in by the magnetic force of reality TV. Ev-ery single one of us who gets a guilty pleasure watching washed-up rappers and rock stars seduce and nix another potential girlfriend or sits transfixed as Snooki gets punched in the face is helping these people make astonishing amounts of money, and the soaring rat-ings tell the networks that, yes, we’d like some more documentary-style footage of wasted meatheads getting arrested, please. Besides, the amount of screen time devoted to the exploits of the shows’ “stars” simply reflects poorly on our society. As much as we try to explain away watching the umpteenth season of The Bachelor, the fact that the

By Jeremy VenookOpinion Editor

Welcome back to another exciting edition of “What Really Grinds My Gears!” In this article, I bring you twice the angry. In addition to my normal rants, I also went around campus and found out what makes you fume. Enjoy!

-Mac haters: If you own an Apple computer, you know what I am talking about. I own a Mac, and on numerous occasions, someone has come up to me and told me that PCs are superior. The argument always starts with the “Why do you own a Mac? PCs are so much better” statement followed by the “you can’t customize a Mac” routine. Believe me, I have looked at the pros and cons of Macs and PCs before. If I even remotely cared about your beliefs, I would come to you, but for now, keep your Dell out of my face.

-When random people sit in my lunch place: Yes, America is a free country. However, it is not unreasonable to ask you to get out of the seat that I have been sitting in for the entire year. If someone sees me in the same lunch spot day after day, it baffles me what compels that person to sit in that very same spot.

-People who rush my Photoshop work: Compared to most photo retouching techniques, Photoshop is a marvel of technology. That being said, Photoshop still has flaws. For one, not everybody can take Photoshop and retouch an image perfectly. I know how to use Photoshop, and when someone asks me to retouch a photo, I try to help as quickly as possible. The main reason for this haste is that people usually expect the picture to be done immediately. With high-quality photos, this is not an outrageous demand; but for everyday pictures, retouching takes time. It infuriates me when someone tells me to hurry up retouching a heavily pixilated photo. Art takes time—people need to be able to wait for it.

Now, here are some things that you said really grind your gears:

-Senior Peter Kennedy hates when people say that he’s being rude when he states objective facts or statistics.

-Senior William Fong gets annoyed when the school bathrooms are locked when you need them most.

-Freshman Alex Chen is angered by people who don’t study for a test and still get a better grade than he does.

-Junior Rolando del Pozo is irritated when the WiFi cuts out on his iPod.

-Senior Andrea Guzman hates spending all night on a homework assignment and then not having to turn it in.

-Sophomore Edgar Gonzalez is bothered when people stare at him for no reason.

In the fall, students spend the last week of school—finals week—stress-ing and growing white hairs over keeping their grades up. And just as school ends and they start to catch their breath, teachers bog them down with ungodly amounts of winter homework.

Especially for high school students taking multiple advanced placement courses, winter “break” no longer carries the same meaning: the study-ing and the homework detract from carefree hours of snowball fighting, snowman making or, in the case of Californians, traveling to places cold enough to actually have snow. “It’s called break,” fervently agrees

high school sophomore Fumi Ebara. “We shouldn’t have homework.” When teachers assign work, they create unnecessary stress for their students and a mountain of papers for themselves to grade, many of which are poorly or hastily done. Some students rush to get homework out of the way the first few days, and often forget critical material by

second semester. Others leave it for the Sunday night before school starts, plaguing Facebook with statuses like “OMG SO SCREWED” and “UGH, I HATE MY LIFE” as they rush to finish their assignments. There are, of course, your outliers: people who pace themselves and some who flat-out refuse to do homework at all. The latter have the right idea. Re-member when winter break meant nothing more than plopping down on your couch, popping a big bag of popcorn, and wasting away hours and

hours watching bad movies? Of course, there is an obvious drawback to having no homework over break: what if students forget too much material? “That wouldn’t happen,” answers Soobin Baik, also a sophomore. In-stead, she continues, students would be more ‘refreshed’ once school started. While winter break homework will probably not be eradicated anytime soon, students need to continue to fight and support a homework-free break—only then will they be able to truly start off with a clean slate.

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No breaks from homework

Reality television showcases such “celebrities” as Snooki, The Situation, Flava Flav, and Tila Tequila

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drama between one of the show’s more recent match-ups caused such an enormous stir speaks volumes about our culture’s weird priorities. Now imagine witnessing this bizarre phe-nomenon as an outsider, somebody not used to this kind of entertainment, and America’s reputation in some circles as a nation of boors starts to make a lot more sense. But the true horror sets in when you realize that people are not simply chosen for the shows, but often have to go through auditions to join the cast. It’s one thing when it’s an audition for The Real World, which probably entails just making a case for yourself on camera, or a dating show whose requirements likely read something like “be good looking;” but think for a moment what this means for a show like 16 and Pregnant. It’s not a stretch to imagine teenagers, people our age and in some cases even younger, go-ing out of their ways to get a bun in the oven in time to try out to become the next Snooki, the next television sensation. It’s high time we put a stop to this runaway train of absurd concepts and competitions. As quickly as these so-called “celebrities” are taking over the media, there’s an easy way to keep them off of our screens: change the channel.

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How do you spend your tutorial? The announcements end as I try to finish my homework. I try to ignore the noisy chatter surrounding me but it only seems to be getting loud-er and louder. “Quiet down, guys! People are trying to get their work done,” the teacher calls. That’s an un-derstatement, I thought. This pattern contin-ued throughout the 50 minutes of tutorial. Teacher rebukes students. The chastised students shoot the teacher an annoyed glare before resuming their whispers. The whispers rise to a high decibel, and the teacher rebukes them before the students continue talking. The bell rings signaling time to go to third period. I would have to scribble something down resembling the as-signment for half-credit.

People go to get help from teachers in tutorial. Tutorial is especially use-ful for athletes and anyone making up work for classes missed due to ill-nesses, family trips, matches or games. Doing homework, listening to music, or catching up on sleep are some uses

of the 50 min-u t e s . O t h e r students spend it doing home-work due third period. Some go to the library to work on group projects. And of course, there are those who get a pass to their

friends’ tutorial just to talk. While there are some who try to make the most of their time in tutorial, there are others who don’t really care about finishing their homework and spend the whole time talking with friends. The 50 minutes feels even shorter with the constant, distracting stream of chatter in the classroom. In some classes, the teacher might not always have control over the tutorial’s noise

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makes a noise similar to flatulence. But the question remains: are The Razzies a good or bad thing? The answer depends on whether or not you have a sense of humor. The way I see it, the more promotion, the better. There is a large audience that eats up tacky or bad movies, me included. When movies and actors are chosen to be the “worst” of the year, we take an enjoyment in viewing and mocking them. The Razzies do a fine job in bringing them to the forefront. Besides, if the past is any indication, The Razzies do not define an actor’s career. It doesn’t do wonders for the

movie itself, but actors such as Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Halle Berry, and Tom Selleck have emerged from their Razzie “wins” practically unscarred (Bullock actually won an Oscar for Best Actress the day after picking up a Razzie for All About Steve, making her the first to win both in one year). The categories this year are especial-ly humorous, like the new category of “Worst Eye-Gouging Use of 3D” and the continuation of “Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake or Rip-Off.” So be sure to tune in February 26 for a celebration of the absolute worst of the worst.

A salute to the worst of the worst

The Golden Raspberry Award

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Moment of clarityJeremy VenookOpinion Editor

Two weeks ago, we witnessed a shocking act of violence that many have called a side effect of exces-sive vitriol, even though there is no way of knowing precisely what went through Jared Lee Loughner’s head as he opened fire at a political event in Tucson, killing six people and wounding 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Upset as I was about the senseless tragedy, I was somewhat reassured to see what looked like a genuine m o m e n t of clarity throughout the ranks of the media and politi-cal system as many, including politicians and broad-casters, all stood up, dusted themselves off, and looked over what had happened. The constant commotion from all sides seemed to die down for a time as in-dividuals stepped back and considered what role aggressive speech and vio-lent allusions may have played in the disaster, with discussions of whether things like Glenn Beck’s agitated presentations and Keith Olbermann’s confrontational style may have been an aspect of this saga. To me, the reaction represented a positive recognition of the runaway tone of the political system and the 24/7 news cycle that keeps it on our television screens on constant replay. Somewhere along the line, it seems that a political world full of sound bites and commentators who scrutinize every little detail of every new development slowly began to shift away from true debates. In some corners, dialogue began to stray more toward diatribes, discussions gradually morphed into shouting matches and the conversations grew more and more heated and filled with heavy-handed metaphors. In such a climate and with such fervent speakers, it’s hard not to be transfixed, and some react in kind; but the casualty of taking colorful and provocative language too far is all too often real discussion.

Regardless of what motivated the gunman, one message we can all take from the tragedy in Tucson is both clear and pressing: As important as it may be to speak out and be frank in our opinions, it is just as necessary to be considerate in our actions and speech, not just to prevent future attacks but to ensure that reasonable conversations remain relevant. It’s a lesson that can be applied well beyond politics — re-turning to a more civilized tone can have great effects in all parts of life, in the home, at school and, of course, in the media.

Now, t h o u g h , I’m wor-r ied that this brief g l i m m e r of reason may recede a little too quickly as we grasp for straws in search o f t h e m e a n i n g

of Loughner’s actions. It’s been mentioned that he listed Mein Kampf among his favorite books; word got out about him reading The Commu-nist Manifesto. It wasn’t long before people were reading a little too much into each of these deductions; soon, a few hosts on the right began insinuat-ing that he was a radical leftist, while a handful on the left proposed that his actions were inspired by the rhetoric of the Tea Party. A few finger wags here, a chastisement there and before we knew it, Sarah Palin was making headlines accusing political opponents of “manufacturing a blood libel.” As tempting as it may be to try to pin this down on one person or one group’s vitriol, we can’t let promises to tone down our rhetoric become reproaches to others for raising the heat in the first place. It is my sincere hope that the les-son learned from this horrible tragedy will be the right one and that, whatever his reasons, whatever his political leanings, the senseless violence will usher in a much-needed gut check for a world all too interested in with-us-or-against-us arguments.

A version of this article first ran in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Jan. 22-23, 2011, as part of a weekly student perspective section.

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level and those are often the ones you get stuck in. You know, the tutorials you get a pass to before finding out that pure pandemonium is occurring. Noise is a growing problem in tutori-als. Students have complained about the constant chatter and roughhousing that makes it hard to focus on their homework. “I just wish people would keep the noise down,” sophomore Maylin Ortiz commented. “That’s why, most of the time, I get a pass to other tutorials so I can get my work done.” It’s become hard to get work done and get help from teachers due to noise. It’s also not fair to others who want to study and need some quiet time. If you’re all done with your home-work or just don’t feel like doing it at that time, it can be tempting to chat with friends, but try to keep the noise down or do something quiet like listen-ing to your iPod, reading a magazine, or taking a nap. It’s not fair for you to be noisy while others want to study and need some quiet time. For now, try to be considerate of others in tutorial and keep the noise level down.

A company’s logo is a small but critical detail that brings customer recognition and delivers a brands’ objective in a nutshell. So when many big name brands—Gap, Starbucks, iTunes—changed the face of their companies, customers like myself protested heavily and demanded back their logos. While a fresh design can make a company appear more modern and high-tech, a badly designed logo can make a customer think twice before

buying products: no one wants to buy from a store that has a logo looking like it was designed on Microsoft Paint. The Gap’s clean, skinny, white-on-blue logo had garnered so much recognition that when it was altered, it sparked enough protest that the com-pany was finally forced to change it. Of course, it’s understandable for a company to change its logo. If done right, it can boost profits, something desperately needed in the midst of a heavy recession. But there are other, more obvious ways of bolstering sales.

By Jean FanStaff Writer

Starbucks’s logo change dropped the name for a simpler image

No go for new logos “Companies should try to make their products better if they’re not selling,” points out sophomore Diane Liu. If a company is adamant about changing their logo, the least they can do is offer some variety. “They should just keep coming out with new logos,” suggests freshman Carolyn Wong. Despite being overlooked by many consumers, logos are an important detail of any business. Companies change prices, inventory, and even location on a whim, but most are wary about changing their logo. The popular coffee chain, Starbucks, seems to have the right idea. Since opening, it has changed its logo just a few times, each time making only slight alterations. Its most recent logo has been simplified with a clear purpose in mind: in order to expand to more industries, they have eliminated the words “Starbucks Coffee”. But few companies upgrade to logos that benefit their company—take the new iTunes logo. Their original logo has morphed into a futuristic blue bubble, a change that was greeted with legions of criticism. To big brand companies who have changed their logos, a word of advice from Liu: “Change it back.”

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Beginning in 1981, the lackluster award show initially had a small number of attendants, but with years of promotional coverage by the likes of CNN and BBC News, The Razzies eventually circulated regularly in the press and developed an audience. The Razzies are deliberately meant to be a joke. The materials used for the actual awards costs less than $5, and the name derives from the phrase “blowing a raspberry,” in which one

With award season in sight, talent of all shapes and sizes is acknowledged. The movies and musicians earn cred-ibility, and a wide array of viewers tunes in to root for their favorites. However, there is one award show that does the opposite of praising good work. The Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies for short, precede the Academy Awards by a day and feature awards for the worst films and actors of the year.

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Driving! Most teens look forward to the day when they are allowed to drive where and whenever they want. It is like Freedom unleashed, counting down the days until the ticket to heav-en is placed in their hands: a license, or maybe even a silly driver’s permit. No feeling can measure up to driving on the open road with no worries, except for abiding traffic laws. Driver’s Education: Most people groan when in the presence of this word, or rather two. Day in and day out, people push the next button over and over again just to move on. I mean, come on, how many buttons can there be in one program? Then again, we can’t complain because if this didn’t exist, cars would be colliding into other cars, trees, and buildngs left and right. Drivers need to know the rules of the road in order to ensure the safety of others, so it’s an essential part of training. Ed class can be boring at times, but I am glad I’m finally taking it. I have been wanting to for a long time, so I can get my license already,” Shabri Patel, a sophomore, commented. Driver’s Ed online may be lengthy and seemingly pointless at times, but at least you don’t need to meet with a teaher and sit in a classroom for

countless hours, as they did back in the day. Unfortunately, students aren’t the ones to decide when they begin their driving career. Usually it’s the parents’ job to choose when their child should drive and who will teach them. Parents aren’t legally allowed to have their children behind the wheel until they have their learner’s permit. They can however teach them rules of the road and answer questions about driving laws and regulations. Teens are re-quired to have six hours of instructed driving along with driver’s education before applying for a permit if under the age of seventeen and a half. Once that is done, they have to take a forty-six question test on driving and have their permit for a minimum of six months. Also they have to have driven for at least sixty hours, ten of those at night, before taking the driver’s test to obtain their license, assuming they pass. Once that last day of driver’s educa-tion has come, whether it is when you receive your certificate of completion or the word ‘congratulations’streams across the screen, all you want to do is scream, “Finally!” The day will come when you receive your license, whether you are 35 or 16 it feels good to have (so I have heard). Good luck to anyone able to obtain his or her license soon.

were from San Mateo High School. Perhaps Ms. Lovez You was some-body whose path I had crossed at s c h o o l , s o m e b o d y looking to m e e t a n d f r i e n d a s many people as possible?Intrigued, I posted a status, just to see what else I could deduce. Soon, I learned that Kitty didn’t only love me—she had

Kitty ‘Lovez’ You too- at least on Facebook Jeremy VenookOpinon Editor

Her name was Kitty Lovez You, and we had 64 mutual friends. Usually, I categorically reject friend requests unless the name triggers some sem-blance of recognition; but I have to admit, this seemingly random request piqued my interest. Maybe it was the anime profile picture, or the fact that I could deduce literally nothing from a cursory look at her page. But mostly, it was that name; I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of person would set up their profile under such a curious heading. I asked around a little, checking in with some of our mutual friends. Nothing. But there was an inkling of a pattern there—most, if not all, of them

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spread the Lovez to many other people I knew on Facebook. Thirty comments later, we had a plan: somebody would accept the request, see what they

Sunday nights are depressing. The stress begins to sink in again as you think about the school week ahead of you. It makes you cringe. Sleeping with all the stress in your mind gets pretty difficult. When you are finally able to fall asleep, your alarm clock rings, you start the day with five hours of sleep. At the end of day, you are exhausted; Women’s Day has a solution. A change in your diet can help. A study shows that eating certain foods a couple hours before you go to sleep will give you a good night’s sleep. Add almonds to your list be-cause it turns out to be the best food to snack on before you sleep. Almonds have magnesium, which helps your muscles relax and alert your adrena-line cycle to transition to the rest and digest mode. Relaxing your mind, relaxes your body, and insures you peaceful sleep. For those who love eating cereal at night to stop your midnight hunger it turns out it isn’t as bad as you think it

is. Cereal is a complex carbohydrate-rich food that increases the availability of trytophan in the bloodstream. Of course, choosing a low sugar and whole grain cereal makes it even better.

If you don’t like cereal, then trying eating oatmeal. Oatmeal has a warm and soothing effect. In addition, oatmeal has lots of calcium, magne-sium (which relaxes your muscles), phosphorous, silicon and potassium. However for those who like to top their oatmeal with loads of sugar, you might want to reconsider. Consuming large amounts of sugar before sleep as you know makes you hyper.

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Midnight snacks are great for long study nights, better for sleep

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Quite strangely, tea is proven to help you sleep. Everyone has probably told you not to eat or drink anything with caffeine but it turns out that some decaf selections can help make you sleepy. Chamomile tea and green tea

are great sleep aids. Craving for dessert at night can be a pain, so snack on a fruit instead. Grab a banana because bananas have plenty of magne-sium and potassium. Bananas relax muscle immediately. That is also suggested before you run a race! If you’re not a big fan of ba-nanas, try cherries. Having a glass of cherry juice or eating some fresh or frozen cherries boosts your body’s melatonin. Melato-nin helps people with insomnia because it induces the yawns.

Hard-boiled eggs are another option that will help you fall and stay asleep. Surprisingly, a Japanese soup called Miso soup can be great help, and is scientifiacally supported; miso has amino acids that increase the amount of melatonin in your system Next time you have trouble falling asleep, try munching on some of these snacks that you’ll find laying around the house!

could learn from the full profile, maybe start up a little chat, and then report on it for the rest of us. No dice. As soon as the chat started, Kitty Lovez You unceremoniously blocked the per-son who initiated the conversation. All we could infer was that her name was most likely K a t h e r i n e — a t

least, that’s what we thought, based on a link in her information section. So here it was, two hours later, and

I still had absolutely no idea who this person was. The whole implausible tale struck me because of how ab-surdly peculiar it was to the world of social networks. Here was somebody who had done the Facebook equivalent of introducing herself, and yet none of our meticulously planned covert operations could bring us any closer to learning the identity of this mysterious would-be friend. I regret to announce that I am not at this point friends with the elusive Kitty Lovez You, whose request lingered in my inbox for several weeks before I finally clicked ignore. But the story continues—does anyone know who AnndReaa Zaara-ate is?

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A discontent Earthling, Katherine Hsu, junior, attended the American Astronomical Society Meeting in hopes of helping further the astronom-ical advances made in North America. The AAS was founded over a hun-dred years ago to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe. This year’s meeting took place in Seattle over the weekend of January 9-12, 2011. Representing our school’s Astron-omy Club, Katherine, along with our very own Ms. Seebode, presented two posters completed by members of our

Katherine Hsu stars at Astronomical ConferenceKaren CheeStaff Writer school and researchers at CSM. Hers

was of a tool that would help identify various stars, using the distance from earth and the radius of the star. “Larry and Ryan Chew have been orking on demystifying the dark body that eclipses the sta epsilon Aurigae every 27.1 years. They believe that eps Aur is eclipsed by a companion star with a large dust disk. The disk shows varying density of dust indicat-ing that it may be forming planets,” Ms. Seebode said in a press release. One of the few high school students present at the convention, Katherine was in awe of all the scientists. She

knew there would be many of them there, but was still surprised to see so few high school students. Commenting on how lucky she was to have attended the meeting, Katherine was thoroughly amazed, and evidently still is, about how she was able to converse with and learn from some of the very top astronomers. “It was a major learning experience,” Katherine says, “The atmosphere of the meeting was professional, but everyone was really friendly!” We wish Katherine and our As-tronomy Club the best of luck in their upcoming space adventures!

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Un ser humano es un ser humano. No importa si uno sea de Cuba, de la China, de México, de Francia o de Estados Unidos. A pesar de todo, todos venimos del mismo lugar. De un vientre. Pero muchos piensan que lo físico hace alguien menos - eso se llama racismo. Muchos piensan que el ser mujer le hace a alguien menos y eso se llama sexismo. Pero ¿cómo se llama cuando alguien piensa que el no tener papeles hace alguien menos? Eso no tiene nombre. Todos sabemos que en este país hay mucha variedad de razas. Mucha gente ha venido a este país en busca de un futuro mejor para sus familias. Muchos creen que es hasta un sueño venir a este país. Hasta hay una frase que dice “The America Dream” o “El sueño Americano.” Pero cuando al-guien llega a este país sin inspección o en otras palabras, sin documentos, ese sueño se vuelve una pesadilla. Esto no

es nada nuevo para muchos habitantes de este país: latinos, asiáticos o hasta africanos. Pero por la razón que hay tanta injusticia en el mundo, los derechos para los indocumentados siempre son insignificantes. Hay cosas supuesta-mente más importantes para la Casa Blanca como la guerra que estamos peleando en este momento y las elec-ciones presidenciales. Sin embargo, nuestro presidente actu-al, prometió una Reforma Migratoria y más derechos para los indocumentados que todavía no ha cumplido. Entre las leyes a favor de los indocumentados está la ley llamada “The Dream Act”. Esta ley fue pasada por primera vez en el 2003 pero desafortunadamente no tuvo éxito. Esta ley les daría la oportunidad de proveer la residencia y eventualmente la ciudadanía a miles de jóvenes que fueron traídos sin documentados a este país antes de cumplir los 16 años. Esta ley es completamente lógica porque si el gobierno no quiere perder otra generación de jóvenes con la ca-

Un sueño hecho pedazos

“Mi papá, porque él siempre esta ahí para mi y me dice lo que esta bien o mal.”

“Mi hermano, Juan Pablo, porque él es mayor que yo y siempre esta ahí para protegerme.”

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Hay muchas razones porque apren-der español. Por ejemplo, uno quizás quiera comunicarse con sus familiares o amigos, o para vacacionar en países latinos. “El hablar español habré muchas oportunidades para la cultura, trabajos o para viajar a países cuya lengua es español.” Dice la Señora Micheletti. El Español es hablado por un esti-mado de 350 millón de gente alrededor del mundo y es numero cuatro en la lista de lenguajes mas hablados del mundo. Muchos países como España tienen el castellano como su lenguaje dominante. Hay muchos otros países como Vénguesela, chile, Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay y Bo-livia. El saber español le deja a uno co-municarse con 350 hispano-hablantes en el mundo. 53% de estudiantes que atienden el Colegio o la Universidad están aprendiendo español en vez de otros lenguajes que son ofrecidos. El aprender el castellano ayuda a mejorar la experiencia de viaja al

Centro y Sur América. El conocer la lengua y la cultura de la tierra que uno visite, es garantizado de ayudarle mucho. Seria necesario hablar español para dar la dirección a un taxita, para ordenar comida o bebidas y hasta para hacer reservaciones. EL hablar español le ayudaría tremendamente. También pudiera usar el español para mejorar su potencial al nivel de empleado. La mayoría de trabajos en el mundo hoy en día, requieren que uno sepa mas de un lengua. Mientras que el mundo sigue creciendo, el hablar es-pañol le ayudara separarse de el puno de gente quien solo habla un lenguaje. El saber español le podría mejorar sus posibilidades de ser contratado en un trabajo que pague bien. La mayoría de gente podría ver la razón porque el hablar español es muy beneficioso. El hablar español le ayudaría hablar con muchos cono-cidos. Se toma tiempo para llegar a hablar español con fluidez pero los beneficios son extravagantes. Le daría la oportunidad de comunicarse con algunos de los 350 millón de gente en el mundo, de ser contratado en trabajo estable y para mejorar su visita en países de lengua castellana.

pacidad de ayudar a este país, debería de apoyar esta ley. Pero pues no es así no es como piensan los unos legisladores del Senado porque los Republicanos vo-taron en contra de esta ley mientras sólo faltaron tres votos de parte de los Demócratas para someterla la ley ante debate. Sí, leyeron bien, sólo para someter la ley ante debate, ni siquiera para aprobarla. Esta ley cambiaría las 2.5 vidas de muchos jóvenes que tienen muchas ganas de superarse en este país, pero después que esta ley fue hasta un punto ignorada, ahora muchos de estos jóvenes se han de sentir vulnerables. Este país influye mucha la justicia y la igualdad humana, pero muchos pueden decir que eso no se lleva a una acción. Es una lástima que los indocumentados son tratados como un secuestrador o hasta un homicida. Todos somos humanos, todos deberíamos ser feliz, todos debería-mos ser humildes, todos deberíamos ser iguales, y todos deberíamos ser legales.

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I have fallen asleep in class. Not only have I fallen asleep in class, I’ve fallen asleep in more than one class. Chances are you have, too. It’s not really the teachers’ faults; it’s not that the class is boring or that the teacher isn’t engaging or anything like that. It’s just that none of us has any time to sleep. We’re constantly told that, as teenag-ers, we need to get more sleep—ex-perts recommend that we should be getting nine hours of sleep per night at the very least. Teachers doubtless agree, and some never miss an op-portunity to make a teaching moment every time a student’s head drops by reminding us for the umpteenth time that we need to get more sleep. We know. We all know that we need more sleep; that’s why we’re falling asleep in the first place. And it’s not like we just don’t care about being well rested; yes,

we spend too much time on Facebook and watching television and what have you, but that’s not the only culprit. It’s just that, with such busy schedules, it’s nigh impossible to get a good night’s rest without sacrificing something else, be it grades, an extracurricular activity, or any semblance of a social life. Let’s take a look at my schedule for an average Thursday. Wake up before seven to have breakfast and get to school on time. After a long day of class, it’s off to my job at The Daily Journal for a few hours, then grabbing dinner before rehearsal at 6:30; I’m rarely home before 10 after a rehearsal that lasts a good 2-3 hours. Then, it’s time to wrap up all of the homework due on Friday; if I’m lucky, that’s only my B-day homework, but I often have some A-day homework left to complete. That doesn’t leave very long for getting nine hours of sleep, does it? For most of the student body, this schedule probably sounds famil-iar—the specifics may be different, but everybody has their reasons for

not getting enough sleep. It may be athletics, with three or more hours of practice every day after school; for some, it’s practicing an instrument; others have after-school jobs. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not complaining about having a busy schedule; personally, I chose to par-ticipate in activities that mean that I’m rarely finished before 11. But I can’t help but be irritated when adults tell me that I should be getting more sleep and that staying up into the wee hours of the morning is hazardous to my health, especially teachers who often follow up their advice by as-signing a pile of homework. I understand why teachers get an-noyed by students falling asleep in their classes; it’s disrespectful and it means that the student may be miss-ing a pertinent lesson. I’m just asking for a little bit of sympathy—a second to remember that the disrespect isn’t intentional, nor is it a product of pro-crastination, and that we don’t need to be repeatedly berated about the benefits of a good night’s sleep.

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You pass up vacation opportunities to remote islands because you’re worried you won’t be able to check Facebook or your email. Spending too much time chatting online has led you to view any personal contact with the human race as “awkward” or “creepy.”

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Traditional Indian food gets a spicy twist

Food

“We’re from New York, and this is some damn good food.” Well, there you have it: if the self-professed food snobs from New York like it, then it must be good. On a re-cent visit to All Spice restaurant in San Mateo, our meal was often interrupted with overheard musings from the table next to us, where the New Yorkers sat. Luckily they left the snarkiness at home and only had good things to say about the food, and so did I. Located inside a renovated Vic-torian home, the atmosphere in All Spice is all refined yet homey luxury. The room is lit by the warm glow of a fireplace and the walls are painted a shiny turquoise, but the effect is understated, not over-the-top. While the décor at All Spice is relatively simple, the food is anything but. I knew I was in for a high-class meal when the waiter brought us an amuse bouche of fried vegetable pakora. Wait, amuse what? I had never heard of it before either, but apparently an amuse bouche, a French term that literally translates to “mouth amuser,” is a single bite-sized hors

d’œuvre selected by the chef. To drink we had two refreshing twists on Indian classics, a passion-fruit-mint lassi and a basmati rice milk. Following our appetizer came the entrees, shortribs vindaloo and spinach dumplings. The dumplings, called hara kebab, were served with clove and nutmeg-brown butter and aged parmesan and were similar to Italian gnocchi. With a delicate flavor and soft texture, the dumplings seemed to almost melt in my mouth.

The shortribs were a standout. In a roasted onion, fennel and ginger sauce, the meat was accompanied by baby bok choy and molten goat cheese wrapped in grilled zucchini. While many vindaloo dishes I’ve ordered in the past at other Indian restaurants were far too spicy, this vindaloo al-lowed each unique flavor to shine

through and was complex without being overwhelming. The goat cheese was the perfect creamy accompani-ment to the spicy sauce, and the meat was so tender I practically didn’t need to use a knife. For dessert the waiter recommended the chef’s house-made ice creams, and I couldn’t resist taking him up on his offer. While the blackberry and basil ice creams were decent, the best by far was chili vanilla. It started off sweet and ended with a kick of spiciness.

Continuing with the chili trend, we also had a chili mango challah bread pudding topped with gin-ger crème anglais. While All Spice may

be out of the price range for most teenagers’ budgets (appetizers average around $10, with entrees around $20),) it is still a must-visit for a special oc-casion like a birthday or graduation dinner. Those interested in a twist on traditional Indian cuisine should be sure to check it out.

All Spice1602 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo

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On January 17th, the US was plagued with an imposter. Fans all across the world wept as the US remake of Skins premiered on MTV. If recent history is any indication, a US remake of the popular British drama seemed inevitable. It seems like these days people in the industry can’t make up their own ideas, so adaptations from previous movies, books, music, and television shows are constantly being remade. Skins is an avant-garde television show set in Bristol, England which casts a set of amateur actors portray-ing troubled teens undergoing risqué situations. There have been four seasons, and every two years the cast is replaced to make way for a newer generation. The program is currently a beloved British treasure, especially due to its music. Many are willing to defend the new US remake. In addition, many Ameri-cans have jumped aboard the Skins bandwagon and are eager to see how the US version plays out. However, with a closer eye, there are several reasons why the remake is an absolute catastrophe. First off, the US writers almost exactly copied the pilot’s script word for word from the British pilot. Every scene was carefully cloned. The actors were not remotely on par with those of the original. The act-ing was contrived and the chemistry between characters was not pres-

ent. Granted, there’s only been one episode, but for an audience that is judging its every move with a keen condescendence, there has to be at least a shred of acting credibility. In addition to the not-so-spectacular casting, the poor promotion used com-ments from bloggers calling out all of the new coming show’s flaws, such as “it won’t be as provocative,” and “they are just going to censor it and it’s just not going to be Skins anymore!” This seemed clever at first, however, every single one of the comments turned out to be accurate. Perhaps the biggest upset in the remake was the display of blatant censorship. The intimacy, word us-age, and subject matter seemed all too tame, especially considering the fact that the British version thrived on such groundbreaking factors. In the original, it was a no-holds-barred episode every week, with their English slang adding a fine touch to the dia-logue. In the U.S. version even minute details like a character’s bedsheets are made less racy. Unless the show somehow can devi-ate from the storylines of the original, then it will slowly but surely reach its demise. With much hype, the show premiered with commendable ratings, but they could easily lose that viewer-ship if it fades into the obscurity of censorship, and therefore, not set it apart from the other US teen dramas. The US remake of Skins is a pure signal for America to stop imitating what has already been perfected and come up with fresh new material.

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Beginning Friday, February 4, 2011, San Mateo High School’s Drama Department will be presenting their rendition of The Wedding Singer. Di-rected by Brad Friedman and choreo-graphed by Robyn Tribuzi, this year’s winter musical is sure to live up to the school’s superb reputation. Set in 1985 New Jersey, Robbie Hart, played by junior Nicholas Wetherbee, is a lonely and over-confident wedding singer who has recently been dumped by his fiancé. In a dark place, he runs into Julia Sullivan, played by senior Anna Crosetti, an insecure but beauti-ful caterer’s assistant. Robbie gradually falls for her, however, there is one thing standing in the way of their potential love : Glen Guglia, Julia’s fiancé. As the plot unfolds, we watch Robbie and Julia’s relationship blossom, fall apart, and come back together. Aside from the romantic aspect of the show, this musical is filled with jokes and funny quirks that will make you laugh. Based on the 1998 romantic com-edy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, the transformation of this motion picture into a live musi-cal is sure to be fun and exciting!

Although the musical mostly fol-lows the same storyline as the film, some of the plot and character components were changed. For instance, the old woman whom Robbie gives singing lessons to in the movie is changed to his grandmother in the musical. The changes are very small and most likely not very noticeable. For many cast members, this is their last musical here at San Mateo High, members like senior Jer-emy Venook, playing Julia’s fiancé. He says: “It’s a fantastic musical to be a part of, full of great songs and jokes (and plenty of refer-ences to 80’s music and pop culture). I’m really excited to be in this show as my last musi-cal at San Mateo.” The choice of using The Wedding Singer, according to director Brad Friedman, was based on his interest in choosing between old and modern types of the-ater. He says, “I bought the soundtrack and I really enjoyed to music.” Mr.

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why he was drawn to this musical, con-sidering nobody else has done this show yet. Simi-larly, San Mateo High School was the first to do Rent back in 2008. Fre-idman says, “I like the way the movie was turned into a musical, and the placement of songs.” One of his favorite scenes from the show is when Robbie and Julia sing a duet ballad, along with the joyful open-ing scene. Sophomore Ch loe S tude -baker, a part of the ensemble for

her first time, says: “I love being in The Wedding Singer! I love being surrounded by such nice and talented people! The dancing is fun and excit-ing, and the music makes the entire show a fun time. I love how close I’ve gotten with some of my fellow cast members. This show has been a great experience and I can’t wait to audition for the musicals next year! Everyone should come see and support us.” The Wedding Singer comes out on Friday February 4, 2011, continues through February 6, and then again from February 11 through the 13. Shows start at 7:30 and the Sunday matinees begin at 2:30. Tickets are available at the door for 15 dollars, or online at: www.smhsdrama.org

Bringing the 80’s to life

tor turned politician said, remembering how his previous roles centered around his character having to face danger and violence. Fortunately for him, his first choice script is one without too much action for his character. Called With Wings as Eagles, Schwarzeneg-ger would be portraying a Nazi com-mander from World War II, who ends up saving a group of children he was initially meant to kill. “This script is based on a true story,” he says. “I want to be more encourag-ing as an actor, and I believe I can manage this challenge.” Although reviews and comments on-line seem to be negative toward him or jokingly expectant, Schwarzenegger himself seems confident in returning to the business that made him famous.“I’m like a sponge,” he says, “absorb-ing all the knowledge and always interested to learn new things.” Well, we’ll soon find out if Arnold is as competent playing a Nazi com-mander as he is as governor.

No longer the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t twid-dling his thumbs in hopes of finding something to do. Unlike the 12.4 per cent of Californians without a job, Arnold’s got an offer and is now do-ing his part as a citizen: getting a job. Hoping to return to show business as an action film star, Schwarzenegger already has three scripts to mull over and pick from. “In the future I have to adapt to roles (for) my age. Clint Eastwood has also done it the same way.” Wait, what? Clint Eastwood being compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger? Seems a little weird. Maybe it has something to do with Eastwood having been a part of the business and earning much ac-claim, while Schwarzenegger has been vegetating, er, governing, since 2003. But he seems very optimistic about the whole idea, even with his old age. “Extreme fighting or shooting is not possible anymore,” the 63-year-old ac-

Karen CheeStaff Writer

Arnold returns to film

Zach LorenziniStaff Writer Perhaps the best popular depiction of love and love lost since 2009’s 500 Days of Summer, Blue Valentine pre-miered on New Year’s Eve, and to my surprise, shattered all expectations. The film centers on a couple, Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), during two periods of their lives: one being their initial and flour-ishing love and the other, several years later, in their slowly failing marriage. The couple, both seemingly polar opposites of the other, fell in love instantaneously in New York City. Dean, an uneducated young man working in a moving company meets Cindy, a medical student aiding her troubled family and grandmother in Pennsylvania. Almost too quickly, the couple gets married after receiving the news that Cindy became pregnant with the baby of an ex-boyfriend. The film is both a celebration and a cautionary tale of love. However, the it largely depended on its two lead ac-tors to carry the film, which is exactly what they did. With a delightful score by indie-rock band, Grizzly Bear,

Blue Valentine was easily one of my favorite films of the year, much worth anyone’s drive to Palo Alto or San Francisco for the more artistic theaters. A standard worldwide release into popular theaters will come shortly. After competing in the 2010 Sun-dance Film Festival and the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Blue Valentine emerged as a huge contender for a multitude of awards and a load of controversy. The romantic drama underwent a rollercoaster of rating appeals and repeals. In the U.S., the film initially received the NC-17 rating due to “emotionally intense sex scenes” and “a beating.” With this rating, the film could have potentially suffered in terms of box office and overall viewer-ship, as most flag the NC-17 rating as awfully inappropriate or extreme. However, through much petitioning and professional requests in Decem-ber, The Weinstein Company gave the film its well-deserved R rating. Small theaters all across America distributed the film with no scene cuts in response to the rating change. The cast is all too familiar, with

romantic-drama alums Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams taking on roles both similar and different than their past ones: Gosling, most noted for his work in The Notebook, and Williams, most noted for her roles in Brokeback Mountain and Dawson’s Creek. The film easily displays the growth of their careers and talent. The two got to know each other throughout the process of filming. However, unlike most films, Blue Val-entine had no script and no planning. Filmed entirely on a handheld camera, the actors willfully spent several days together with the cameraman simply filming their real interaction for hours at a time. Although 90 percent of what was filmed didn’t make it into the movie, the overall feel of raw footage and realistic dialogue was fairly obvi-ous and very well delivered. The Chrysler Film Project, a presti-gious institution in which new direc-tors in the field of independent films are evaluated by a panel of industry professionals, praised and awarded Blue Valentine’s script for its emo-tional depth and versatility of both leading actors.

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Various celebrity impersonators from the 80s, including Michael Jackson, make an apperance in the show.

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the weights because it is more con-sistent and accurate as the previous weights were averaged. The Table of Standard Atomic Weights changed the mass of hydrogen, lithium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, chlorine and thallium. This year, helium, copper, and lead will be discussed. The new representation may be a little confusing so here is an example courtesy of www.scientificamerican.com. “ Now instead of carbon listed as being 12.0107 atomic mass units with a measurement uncertainty of about 0.0008, it has an official atomic weight of [12.0096; 12.0116], where the brackets and semicolon indicate an interval of atomic weights.” This variation in weight is not out of uncertainty about the real atomic weight, but rather alternative masses depending on its location so an exact number can’t be given. You might be wondering then why the hundred other elements stay the same. Well, I have an answer. They have one stable isotope opposed to the ten elements, which have more than one, causing the mass to be an average depending on the different isotopes in nature. Multiple SMHS students say that this change is “so cool and an epic moment!” It is true, we haven’t seen this kind of radical change on such a common resource in chemistry in our lifetimes. Scientists use the element’s weights

Chemistry classes have been changed forever

all the time, whether it is to trace something back to its origin or finding the content of an object. This change may be hard for some people to grasp though, especially beginning chemis-try students who this periodic organi-zation is new to. Others may think that this alteration is a helpful step because there will be less arguments about the true mass of the elements. Overall, the higher level of accuracy, as a result of the periodic modification, should help chemists all over the world.

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changed its designs and features to see what works best. Zuckerberg now has a whole team to help him create new ideas to improve his website. In true Internet start up company style, Zuckerberg allows his team to wear casual clothes and lounge on couches at work. Facebook’s success in 2010 is un-matched by almost any website ever created. In 2010, Facebook obtained its 550 millionth member and contin-ued to maintain its popularity with its longtime users. Facebook became so popular that now, on many websites, there are “like” buttons, so you can

show your friends on Facebook things that you think are interesting. Facebook essentially overtook Myspace and other social networking sites with its popularity. Zuckerberg’s creation has dominated the internet as well as teenagers’ lives. According to the Times article an-nouncing his award, Facebook has profiles for one out of every twelve people in the entire world. In America, one out of every four page views on the internet is Facebook. There are 75 lan-guages that Facebook can be viewed in all around the world. People around the world spend 700 billion minutes on Facebook every month. Facebook has not yet stopped its growth, because 700,000 people join

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Facebook dominates 2010every day, more than the 357,000 babies who are born every day. This means that the Facebook join rate is almost double the birth rate of the world. If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world, only behind India and China. Slowly, Facebook is acquiring every member of the population on its site. Facebook has become so popular that its users have begun to dislike it because it takes over their lives. Many people spend all of their time on Facebook, instead of doing their or homework or other productive things. Sophomore Jonathan Slowey says, “I wish Mark Zuckerberg didn’t make Facebook because it’s really distracting.”

of the team. Another member of last year’s swim team, who has asked to remain anony-mous, worries that the broken pool and new practice time will turn away prospective new members. “It’s too bad,” he said, “because I really want the swim team to get big. And it only broke because the heater—they don’t cover the pool, so it overworks.” Some people aren’t ambivalent at all about their feelings on the subject. “It’s stupid, and I know whose fault it is. It’s Rich Farley’s fault, coach of the swim team. He never covers the pool,” stated Shadi Barhoumi, a sophomore who was also on the swim team last year. Nevertheless, it’s not entirely a bad situation. Sophomore Patricia Weng is excited “‘cause swim season is starting and the CSM pool is a newly-remodeled, Olympic-sized pool.”. Perhaps the broken pool is a blessing in disguise. “But the practice times are too late for my liking,” Patricia added. How-ever, despite her worries about the swim schedule conflicting with her workload, she will still join the swim team, no matter what.

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Swimming in foreign water until February

NeWsA new flavor hits San MateoZach LorenziniStaff Writer Froyo Baggins has entered the building. Beginning Tuesday, January 18, 2011, San Mateo High School will begin selling Yumi Yogurt brand frozen yogurt at two dollars for a six ounce cup. There will be four flavors available, including Berry Berry, Chocolate, Vanilla, and Chocolate-Vanilla Swirl. Principal Yvonne Shiu says the addition of this tasty treat was “not a school site decision, but a district decision.” The food service director, Ed Takenaka, is known as the “boss” of what food we get offered here at San Mateo High, so he’s the real mastermind behind this exciting

addition of frozen yogurt. As Mrs. Shiu says, the frozen yogurt is a “fun and healthy alternative” con-sidering that the district won’t allow Jamba Juice on the campus due to its outrageously high and unheard of sugar content. So far the reactions of students have been positive, but Mrs. Shiu and lunch-lady Denise Faggly believe that the students will be more enthusiastic about the yogurt once the weather gets warmer. The combination of cold treats and cold weather don’t go very well together. An issue brought up by Ms. Faggly is the refrigeration of the yogurt. She says that there’s not an area in the lunch carts where the frozen yogurt

can be kept cold, and be prevented from melting. In order for this to all work, there will have to be some form of refrigeration system installed in the lunch carts. Out of the three delicious flavors, Mrs. Shiu’s personal favorite is Berry Berry, and Ms. Faggly’s is Chocolate. Sophomore Victoria Andersen says: “the Berry Berry flavor is disgusting! It tastes like cough medicine.” How-ever, she likes the chocolate flavor. Sophomore Shaina Prasad would disagree, as she “loves the Berry Berry flavor”. Now it’s your turn! What will be your favorite flavor? Find out today! Froyo is on sale now, available in the cafeteria during lunch only.

Sophomore Fumi Ebara enjoys some vanilla frozen yogurt in the hallway.

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in the contest. “She looks up to me a lot,” Hanna said, “I wouldn’t have turned it in if it wasn’t for her.” Hanna hopes that more people will ride public transportation, compli-menting its safety and eco-friendli-ness. She especially likes how you can meet a lot of new people: “Creeps and non-creeps,” she said with a smile. “I’m happy that I could make an im-

pact on listeners, especially my sister, because she really looks up to me so much. I inspire her every day, I would say,” she stated happily. With a Perspective is a radio series on KQED, which anyone can submit stories to. At the end of Hanna’s show, the announcer said, “Go Bearcats!” much to the delight of many listening students.

A bearcat makes history on the radioKQED, from page 1

Junior Hanna Evensen was given time on the KQED radio station to read her essay.

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view of who we really are. You look at Program Improvement and then our AP scores and National Merit scholars and it just doesn’t add up. Unfortu-nately, the fact that we’re in Program Improvement is the most publicized aspect. It’s not fair in terms of aca-demic measurement- parents think it’ll make a huge impact on classes when it really doesn’t,” said our principal Yvonne Shiu. However, our situation has wors-ened. A letter is being sent out to all prospective students in July informing of the status of Program Improvement and that every student is entitled to a transfer if desired. It’s important for parents to know that colleges do not penalize students for being in a Pro-gram Improvement school, nor will students lose class selections. “In the past the letter didn’t come until October when students were already enrolled and had gotten to

know us. Hopefully this year it won’t be too much of a burden. It depends on what parents will think. If too many students leave, teachers will have to be cut,” continued Shiu. Thankfully, the district helps us out through Measure O improvements, money that allows us for our modern-ization efforts such as the new Biotech building and the upcoming PAC reno-vation. The district has luckily taken measures to make sure that we won’t have to sacrifice classes to meet the demands of Program Improvement. “It worries me that incoming stu-dents- before seeing what SMHS has to offer- will chose another school. It’s like judging a book by its cover. People shouldn’t see Program Improvement and then worry that it’ll change their high school career,” said Woolfolk. She, along with other administra-tors, is worried about the image that Program Improvement gives us: “It’s not a reflection of what’s going on at

our school,” continued Woolfolk. Even though incoming students aren’t familiar with our amazing sense of community and spirit, San Mateo is nevertheless a magnet for certain irreplaceable aspects, includingVi-sual/Performing Arts and Biotech. Our school also has the highest SAT scores and the most Merit Scholars out of any other school in the district. “This exam and these preparations aren’t jokes. If students like what San Mateo High stands for and who we are here, then they need to try their best on both the CAHSEE and the STAR tests. It’s not about a score, it’s much bigger than that,” said Vice Principal Suzanne Woolfolk During my speech at 8th Grade Night, I was sure to let over 300 prospective students and their parents know how passionate I am about San Mateo High School. It’s absolutely certain that there’s something for everyone here. We have an environment in which ev-

ery student is genuinely happy- that’s the perfect place to grow and learn for four years. I couldn’t have asked for more out of a high school experience socially, academically, and extracur-ricular-wise but even so, I know that anything is possible. Here’s a basic concept: If you love your school, do well on the CAHSEE. To focus on improving CAHSEE scores, sophomore math classes do CAHSEE problems as warm-ups, and English classes do a unit that focuses on CAHSEE material. Sophomore CAHSEE tutorials have been estab-lished to give needy students extra attention. “We’re doing everything we can to get out. We’re working on those students who don’t normally take the test so seriously,” continued Shiu. Sophomores will be taking the English part of the CAHSEE on February first and the Math part on February second. Good luck!

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A New SF Era BeginsMatt ErlickSports Editor San Francisco 49ers’ Team President Jed York sat in his office at the team headquarters in Santa Clara a day after the Niners’ week 17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The NFC West di-vision favorite had finished the season with a disappointing record of 5 and 11, far short of everyone’s expecta-tions. With much pressure to produce a playoff caliber team, the 49ers were headed into one of the most important off-seasons in team history. The Niners entered the 2010 season with an up and coming coach in Mike Singletary, who was supposed to lead them into the playoffs for the first time since 2002. This was also sup-posed to be the year that quarterback Alex Smith proved his worth as a former #1 draft pick. Unfortunately, the season fell far short of the hopes. They began the year starting off 0-5, and could never really recover in time to turn it around. Throughout the dis-gruntled season, the team underwent five changes at quarterback, and two major changes in the coaching staff. Quarterbacks Alex Smith, David Carr, and Troy Smith all started games during the year, none showing more than mediocrity. Offensive Coordina-tor Jimmy Raye was fired after week 3 due to the teams’ poor offensive performance. But York made the big-gest statement when Singletary was fired with one week left in the season, leaving a vacancy at head coach. York made it clear that the 49ers would fill the holes in the front office and in the coaching staff as early in the offseason as possible.

Varsity soccer out to prove their skillBryan OkadaStaff Writer

The boy’s varsity soccer started off their season with a record of 5 wins,one loss, and one tie as of Janu-ary 27 2011. In the preseason, they were very dominant, beating many teams and they look to do so during the season. They look to improve and will try not to lose games by working harder during practice to improve the team’s flaws. The varsity team has also added many more great players. Freshman Ramiro Molina, who moved up to varsity has already scored three goals in only two games. He is a great new scorer for the team, and adds more speed and a better controlled offense. The team also got new sophomore players Ryan Onizuka and Kent Turtletaub to fill in as midfielders during the game. “It feels really good to be on varsity as a freshman because I get to play with older people and bigger people as well, and it makes me better,” said

freshman Ramiro Molina. “It feels good to be on varsity as a sophomore because I get an edge on the rest of the sopho-mores. By the time I become a junior or senior and we all are on varsity, I will most likely be used to the higher inten-sity play. And that will make me get an edge on the new people who move up to varsity that we play against,” said sophomore Ryan Onizuka. “It feels great to be on varsity as a sophomore because I get to practice with the team, and playing with better people gets me better. As a mid-fielder I need to be able to run the team, and what I am

learning from playing with varsity will help me get in shape and be able

to handle the ball better by the time I am a junior or senior,” said sophomore Kent Turtletaub. During the preseason, the team beat

“Packers over Steelers, 28-21.MVP: Aaron Rodgers.”Nevada Shurtleff, Class of 2014

“Steelers over Packers, 31-21.MVP: Ben Roethlisberger.”Daryl Semien, Class of 2013

“Steelers over Packers, 30-21.MVP: Ben Roethlisberger.”Candace Stephens, Class of 2012

“Steelers over Packers, 24-7.MVP: Big Ben.”Shawn Lal, Class of 2011

“Packers over Steelers 28-20.MVP: Aaron Rodgers.”

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QUESTIONMAN What are your predictions for the Super Bowl?

many good teams with reputations of being top-notch schools includ-

ing Serra. Beat-ing them in the preseason was a great boost for the team because i t he lped the players be more confident, and it got the team’s reputation up. “It felt good beating Serra because they have a really good reputation, being a private school, and if you asked any-body, they would have thought that Serra would kill us just because

they have that reputation of being a private school that has a great sports program,” said sophomore Ryan Onizuka.

The players all have different posi-tions and different roles on the team. Nobody really plays multiple posi-tions, and everybody has a specific job, like an assembly line in a factory. “I think my role on the team is to score since I am a forward, and that’s what forwards do,” said Ramiro Molina. “My role on the team during game is to run the whole field and get the ball from the defenders. I also have to play defense and,” said sophomores Ryan Onizuka and Kent Turtletaub. There are many captains that lead this team. One of them is Angel Mejia, who has a big role as a captain on and off of the field. “My role as a captain is to give all the players motivation when they are not feeling that good. And on the field during games, my role is to make my teammates better at what their positions are,” said Mejia, a junior. We wish the varsity boys soccer team the best of luck throughout the rest of the season.

Jed York’s words came true on Janu-ary 4, when the team promoted Vice President of Player Personnel Trent Baalke to the position of General Man-ager. “My entire focus is now dedi-cated to finding the next head coach of the 49ers,” said Baalke to 49ers.com after being hired. Baalke showed his legitimacy three days later, when former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh signed a five-year/25 million-dollar contract to become head coach. Greg Roman and Vic Fagnio, who coached with Harbaugh at Stanford, will serve as San Francisco’s Offensive and De-fensive Coordinators. Harbaugh, who played quarterback for 15 seasons in the NFL, fills the need for an offensively-minded head coach in San Francisco. Although he only has seven years of coaching experience, his four years at Stanford where he compiled a 29 and 21 re-cord, including a 12 and 1 record with an Orange Bowl victory in 2010, prove he is ready to be a head coach in the NFL.“I accept this competitive challenge will-ingly, and look forward to it,” said Harbaugh to 49ers.com. Now that the m o s t o f t h e changes in the front office and coaching staff are taken care of,

it is time for them to get to work. The 49ers will look to assess team needs through free agency and the amateur draft. They will seek improvement in the secondary and on both sides of the line. But the need for a quarterback will be superior to everything else going on in the off-season. It is very likely that none of the quarterbacks on the 2010 roster will return, which means someone new will be taking the snaps under center for the 49ers. Some NFL analysts believe that San Fran-cisco will address the need at quarter-back by signing or trading for a proven veteran like Donovan Mcnabb. Others believe they will take a quarterback early in the draft and start completely fresh. After a rough 2010 season, the 49ers look to get back on the right track. With the right off-season moves, the 49ers should be back in the playoff hunt in 2011.

Senior defender Naoki Nakamura launches the ball upfield

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Giants The Giants are in full off-season mode, and their projected 2011 roster has for the most part taken shape,

with a few position battles left to take place during spring training. Top pros-pect Brandon Belt, who is aiming to crack the starting

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SportsWarriors must continue recent success to keep playoff hopes alive

defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha. Now they look towards the NFL draft where they must improve in all aspects of the game, especially on defense.

Stanford Football The Stanford Cardinal’s impressive 12 and 1 season was capped with a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the BCS Orange Bowl. But soon after the victory, Coach Jim Harbaugh an-nounced he was leaving to coach the 49ers in the NFL. Still, with quar-terback Andrew Luck returning for his senior year, and the hiring of Coach David Shaw, the Cardinal should compete for national title next season.

Warriors As of January 26, the Golden State Warriors’ record stands at 19 and 25. They currently stand in 12th place in the Western Conference. Their play

agreed to terms with right-handed relief pitcher Grant Balfour on a two-year deal. Two days later, they signed lefty reliever Brian Fuentes to a two-year deal. The moves will greatly bolster Oakland’s bullpen, and look to be helpful additions in the A’s 2011 playoff run.

Raiders The Oakland Raiders are already making noise in the early part of the off-season. Unfortunately for them, the moves that notorious owner Al Davis has made are being questioned by the Raider Nation. Coach Tom Cable was fired after a respectable 8 and 8 season, and replaced with Offensive Coordinator Hue Jack-son. Although Jackson was a good hiring, fans are becoming impatient and bothered with all the coaching changes year in, and year out. They also released top

lineup in the outfield or at first base, will be one of the most intriguing news headlines in the Giants spring training camp. All players must report to spring training by February 26, but many of the Giants’ players will report early to get a head start on the Cham-pionship-defending season.

A’s The A’s have had an entertaining off-sea-son, and don’t seem to be slowing down. On January 14, they

has improved as they have won ten out of their last 15 games. Guard Monta Ellis has continues to excel and

vie for an all-star roster spot, by averaging a team-leading 25.8 points per game. The Warriors must continue their re-cent success in order to

stay in the playoff conversation.

Cal/Stanford BasketballThe Cal and Stanford basketball sea-sons are in high gear. As of January 26, Cal’s record stands at 10 and 9 overall. Leading the way is forward Harper Kamp, who is averag-ing 14.4 points per game. Stanford is off to a good start with a 10 and 8 record. Guard Jeremy Green leads the team in scoring, averaging14.7 points per game.

Girls soccer has CCS hopes

The girls kicked off their season with a bang, by beating Burlingame. The season so far has been going great. The girls are still working hard every day after school to continue to improve and they hope to make it to CCS this year. The team this year is led by seniors Katelyn Turtletaub, and Paige Roth-schild who will take on the leadership role of the team. “My goal for this year is to make CCS. Also I hope that we can do as well as we did last year. I will want to be there for the younger people and help them to be better and lead San Mateo when I’m gone,” said Katelyn Turtletaub. “My four years of playing soccer at San Mateo have flown by. I loved play-ing here and I will miss it. This year I will be giving it my all and I hope that we will come out every game playing our best and making CCS,” said Paige Rothschild. This year there are two new young talents on varsity. Their names are Hayley Walker and Aislinn Oka. Both of them are really happy to be able to

Dewei ZhengStaff Writer

be playing on varsity. “It is a privilege to be able to play on varsity. I hope that I do well and I will continue to play better. I am looking forward to this season. I have been playing soccer for my whole life pretty much,” said Walker. The girls play in a very difficult Bay Division, playing teams like Woodside who have been known to be good at soccer. The key player for all soccer teams is the goalie. That’s where you’ll find Karyn Jacobs. Jacobs has been playing goalie for a long time now and she does it well. Jacobs rarely lets in goals, if the opposing team can get it past the strong defense. Her comment on the season was, “This year will hopefully be successful. My goals are to make CCS and to always beat Burlingame.” With their record at 4-1-1, the girls are tied for 1st place in their division, but still they are always looking for ar-eas to improve and become an unbeat-able team. So far they have tied against Burlingame and Menlo-Atherton the season is almost at where they want it. They just need a little bit more work, and we all expect to see them in the CCS playoffs.

Junior halfback Dayna Sakata kicks the ball upfield vs. Burlingame 8 Things to Know About

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