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Volume LXXXVIV Issue 6 - April 17, 2015
spirit
update
Hey Vikes,
I hope everyone had a great
spring break! This month we
have several things going on.
We have the Talent Show, and
a testing week coming up. We
are getting closer to the end
of the school year, Vikes. ASB
elections are coming up as
well! There will be an informational meeting about elections
on Friday, April 17th at lunch
in room 305. ASB electionforms will be due April 22nd
and elections will be held in
May. For anymore information
you can look on the LJHS ASB
website. Have a great month
Vikes! Happy spring!
Sincerely,
Zoe Rashid
ASB President
OPINIONS:
FEATURES:
Apps as short as
our attention span
SPORTS:
San Diego
Padres
A&E:
BBCs Ex-Top
Gear Host
By Joseph Carroll
Staff Writer
Hi-Tide
Hi- Tide
Editors-in-Chief
Jordan Bowman
Zoe Hildebrand
Isabel Melvin
News Editors
Jeanine Erikat
Nessie Navarro
Opinions Editors
Sara Espinosa
Kaitlin Wheeler
Features Editors
Camille Furby
Lilly Grossman
Sports Editor
Stephanie Buchbinder
A&E Editor
Sarah Rainsdon
Business Manager
Misha Kabbage
Media Editors
Shane Lynch
Ryan Robson
Advisor
Robert J. Boyd
Staff Writers
Andrea Albanez
Creekstar Allan
Jordan Beary
Kieran Bauman
Viviana Bonomie
Joseph Carroll
Mary Dentz
Sophia Dorfsman
Ana Gimber
Sophia Ketring
Jillian Kopp
Ilana Larry
Yenitzia Lopez
Tristan Macelli
Georgie Morris
Lauren Robbins
OPINIONS
By Sophia Ketring
Staff Writer
Seriously, enough with the
selfie sticks. Is it really too hard
to ask someone to take a photograph of you? Is it that necessary to take a selfie with every
angle of a landscape or monument? It is just obnoxious.
When selfie sticks first came
out they seemed to be a good
concept for when youre hiking
or for when youre in a unique,
picturesque place, with not a
single person around. But now
that society has fully experienced selfie sticks in all of
their glory, they are just flat out
annoying.
Many places are now banning selfie sticks because of the
clueless people who use them.
Some are so distracted with
taking a perfect selfie that they
can create a dangerous environment around them.
OPINIONS
By Yenitzia Lopez
Staff Writer
Like to Like
#BoycottDolceandGabbana
By Vivi Bonomie
Staff Writer
In a recent interview in Panorama magazine, Domenico
Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
(Dolce and Gabbana) made
some controversial comments
about gay parents. We oppose
gay adoptions, said Dolce. The
one family is the traditional
one... No chemical
offsprings and rented
uterus: Life has a natural flow, there are
things that should
not be changed. This
statement
caused
quite a stir among
viewers who clearly thought they were wrong in
announcing this to the public.
Singer Elton John immediately responded by uploading an
Instagram post with the caption, How dare you refer to my
beautiful children as synthetic.
He continues on to defend In
Vitro Fertilization (IVF), stating
that it is a scientific miracle for
both gay and straight couples.
He finishes by stating, Your
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Strive For
Perfection
By Yenitzia Lopez
Staff Writer
When people think of eating
disorders, they usually think
of overly underweight people
looking for attention, when in
reality, it is a much more serious matter. They are not a fad
or a lifestyle; they are potentially life threatening disorders
that affect both a persons emotional and physical health.
The United States alone has
20 million women and 10 million men who suffer from eating disorders at some point in
time in their lives. These disorders include anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa, binge eating
disorder, along with several
others. Individuals that suffer from body dissatisfaction
experience anorexia, bulimia,
nervosa, etc. In many cases
these disorders are not reported to their medical doctors
and are left untouched.
People dont realize that by
starving themselves they are
denying their bodies the nutrients it needs to properly
function. This forces the body
to slow down its process to
preserve energy, leading to
problems such as bone density
reduction, slow heart rate and
blood pressure (risking heart
failure, fainting, muscle loss
and weakness.)
According to nationaleatingdisorders.org, anorexia has the
highest mortality rate from
the several eating disorders.
Females between the ages of
fifteen through twenty five
that suffer from anorexia have
a mortality rate twelve times
more than the average person.
The main reason why young
women starve themselves is
because they are unsatisfied
with their physical image and
how society will portray them.
Most celebrities in the eye of
the media are slim fit beauties
who are praised for their perfect bodies, while the heftier girls are hiding away their
bodies because they feel like
people are constantly criticizing them.
Not everybody is perfect and
not everybody is built the same
way. Women have yet to learn
that their body size doesnt define them. There is a difference
between starving yourself to
you be skinny for the approval of others and going on a
healthy diet to be self satisfied
with your own appearance.
It is very sad to see people
suffer from these disorders and
they should never be a light
topic. The societal norms of a
womens body shape are ridiculous and very unhealthy, not
something young girls should
be eager to follow.
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FEATURES
By Andrea Albanez
Staff Writer
In this modern day of technology and the iPhone, what
many people obsess over
are the applications, commonly known as apps.
Whether it is the newest game or the newest social media outlet, certain
apps can skyrocket from
being unknown to becoming the top app worldwide.
Even though we have many
apps that will remain as the
must-have apps for the iPhone, there are many apps
that have quickly risen to
fame and then fallen into obscurity at as quick a pace.
Gaming apps are some of the
Pacific Beach
With its close proximity to Tijuana, San Diego is a culinary haven for Mexican food ranging from traditional to modern. The Hi-Tide asked students in each grade
to pick their favorite burrito spots from La Jolla, Pacific Beach, and Downtown. Whether it be Rigobertos Taco Shop right down the street, or Lucho Libre in Mission Hills, students from La Jolla High School travel all over San Diego at times to try new places, and here are the results that we have collected for the best burrito.
By Sophia Dorfsman
Staff Writer
Many individuals around
the world cover their face in
powders, colors, and creams,
as makeup has become a standard to almost every culture.
The issue is that most users
dont really know what they
are putting on, and eventually into, their bodies because
what you rub on the surface
of your skin does eventually
get absorbed through the skin.
According to the Palo
Alto Medical Foundation,
the average teen uses 15
to 25 cosmetics per day.
The term cosmetics includes any product someone
uses to refresh, such as shampoo, toothpaste, sunscreen, or
makeup. They go on further
to say that the whole point
of cosmetics is to help you
clean and protect your body.
In the past few decades unfortunately, there have been large
rises in chronic diseases and
changes in the way our bodies
work. It may be time to rethink
what you put on your figure.
By Lauren Robbins
Staff Writer
Photo
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Photo Courtesy of
Isabel
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FEATURES
Hi-Tide
By Ilana Larry
Staff Writer
When asked about her experience with SAT prep class,
La Jolla High School junior
Charlotte Riedler was quick
to explain how the experience lacked value. It felt like
a waste of time, said Riedler.
Like Im paying for tips and
tricks to pass this test that feels
more like a competition of
who hired the best tutor and
not on students actual skills.
When students approach
the test as an obstacle, relying
on tips and shortcuts, they
arent developing their critical thinking skills. Instead,
they are further enforcing the
idea that the test is a waste
of their time by having to
memorize random strategies.
Many students headed for
college consider achieving
high test scores as an obstacle in their college application process, not to
mention incredibly unfair.
Why should your work for
four hours on a Saturday
morning count the same as
your work for four years? This
leads to spending thousands
By Sophia Ketring
Staff Writer
Month
Suicide Awareness
Know the signs before its too late
By Lauren Robbins
Staff Writer
Did you know that every
14.2 minutes someone commits suicide? In todays society, the term suicide is often used with ignorance, but
in reality every year about
38,000 people in the United States die due to suicide.
In the state of California alone about 4,000 people
die due to suicide every year.
A designated week each year is
dedicated to suicide awareness.
In the San Diego Unified
School District, yellow ribbons along with cards with
the prevention hotline number on it are passed out to
let students know that help
is available if they need it.
Suicide prevention is everyones business because no matter where they come from or
who they are, no life deserves
to be cut short. Even if one
is not close with the person,
they can make a difference.
We live in a time where
every detail of ones life, the
good and the bad, can be
tracked through social media.
Even horrible events
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CELEBRITY OBSESSED
Hi-Tide
SPORTS
By Kieran Bauman
Staff Writer
By Yenitzia Lopez
Staff Writer
Michael Sam is a defensive
end who played college football
for the University of Missouri
and was later drafted by the
St. Louis Rams in the seventh
round of the NFL 2014 Draft.
Following his college football
career, Sam publicly came out
as the first ever gay football
player drafted into the NFL.
After being cut by the Rams
at the end of training camp,
Sam spent time on the Dallas
Cowboys practice squad before being waived (claimed by
another team prior to the athletes four years of experience).
From playing on a college
football team to being the
first gay man ever drafted by
the NFL, Sam is now taking
the dance floor. After appearing as a contestant on the hit
competition television show
Dancing with the Stars, Sam
received some criticism from
the football community for
partaking in such a committed
event, airing a week before the
start of the NFL 2015 Scout-
Kevin Dixon
Senior Kevin Dixon reflects on his high school track career
By Andrea Albanez
Staff Writer
March
Madness
Recap
SPORTS
San Diego
Super Padres
The San Diego Padres season is off to a great start
By Stephanie Buchbinder
Sports Editor
Hi-Tide
NFL Blackout
Rule Suspended
By Ana Gimber
Staff Writer
The NFL has suspended the blackout policy for
the 2015 regular season.
This means every football
game will be aired, unlike in
past seasons. The unpopular blackout rule stated that
if a game wasnt sold out 72
hours before kickoff, the game
would not be shown on TV.
The policy was created by
NFL owners and put into effect in 1973 because NFL
By Izzie Melvin
Editor-in-Chief
This years mens NCAA college basketball tournament,
widely known as March Madness, took place from March
17 to April 6. Duke Universitys
Blue Devils ultimately brought
home their fifth national title
trophy after beating the University of Wisconsin, a fellow
1 seed, with a score of 68-63.
Standouts in the national
championship game included
Duke freshman Grayson Allen, who scored 16 points in
21 minutes. Allen said, When
I saw us get down a little bit,
I saw that we needed energy
out there. Thats what I wanted to be. Other notable players included Tyus Jones, Jahlil
Okafor and Justise Winslow,
with Jones scoring 19 points in
the second half. With this success, talk of a one-and-done
approach has been circulating.
My team had great grit
and determination. Our defense down the stretch was
magnificent,
said
Duke
head coach Mike Krzyzewski, according to cnn.com.
As for Wisconsin, who won
their one and only championship in 1941, they managed to
keep the game close, leading
multiple times throughout. The
Badgers beat both Arizona and
Kentucky in this years NCAA
tournament, teams with a
2 and 1 seed, respectively.
Bracket competitions took
place throughout the nation, with a twelve-year-old
boy creating an almost perfect bracket. He was denied
the prize because you must
be eighteen or over to participate in ESPNs challenge.
Womens Lacrosse
Mens Lacrosse
Badminton
Baseball
Softball
5:00 pm @ Bishops
4/17/15
4/17/15
4/28/15
4/20/15
4/21/15
Swim
Mens Tennis
Mens Volleyball
Mens Golf
4:45 pm @ Saints
4/23/15
4/20/15
4/18/2015
4/21/15
4/20/15
By Ana Gimber
Staff Writer
Up coming Events
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NEWS
10
Gregory McLaughlins
Shoot the Gays Proposal
By Yenitzia Lopez
Staff Writer
deleted the entire misconduct section under the pretense that things described
represented only individual officers, not the entire
SDPD. Weiss also added
that he never made any
corrections
anonymously nor at work, and that he
believes all content edits
comply with the terms of
service listed on the website.
Along with edits made by
Weiss, the SDPDs misconduct section has also been
altered anonymously. On
October 18, 2014, two paragraphs were removed, one
which described the story of
SDPD Officer Carlos Garcia,
who shot and killed a man
named Tommie Dubose.
The second paragraph was
a summary of the LA Times
story on the suicide of Officer David C. Hall, who was
a suspect in a hit-and-run
accident when he died. On
January 10, a paragraph was
deleted which described the
DUI case of Detective Jeffrey Blackford, who crashed
his car but was assisted by
two off-duty friends who
never reported the accident.
The user also removed a
story about Sargent Daniel
McLaughlin who in 2009 allegedly used excessive force
against an elderly man.
These edits were made anonymously. Some edits did not
have any notes explaining
the reasons for the changes.
A&E
By Vivi Bonomie
Staff Writer
To anyone who watches
the hit HBO series Game of
Thrones, seeing naked people
on screen isnt even reason to
blink anymore. The show has
been recognized for its fair
share of nudity and sex onscreen. More and more people
have begun to notice that most
of the nudity in the show is displayed by females. While many
women have been shown partially and even totally nude, it
is rare to see a completely naked man.
These details have not only
been addressed by fans of the
show but cast members as well.
Kit Harington, who plays John
Snow in the show, did an interview with GQ where it was
mentioned that part of his contract requires him to disrobe
whenever it is asked of him. To
this he replied, Its only right,
if youre going to make a show
The Game of Thrones cast speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Motown Comes
to San Diego
Sophia Ketring
Staff Writer
The critically acclaimed
Broadway show Motown is
making its way to San Diego
this June as a part of their national tour. Motown The Musical takes the audience on Berry
Gordy's journey of creating his
record label, Motown. This record label was created in a time
when racism was incredibly
rampant in the music industry
A&E
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U-TOUCH
Why We Love Brownstein
APRIL EVENT
(No, Not the Bears)
By Sophia Dorfsman
Staff Writer
If you have seen Portlandia or love feminist punk rock
bands (who are we kidding,
thats more of an and rather
than an or), youve probably
heard of Carrie Brownstein.
Brownstein, the 40-year old
star and co-creater of the satiric comedy series of the Pacific Northwest city, isnt one
of the more popular rock artists. She poses, however, as an
icon to many women through
her band, Sleater-Kinney.
The band is a big part of
the Riot Grrrl movement, an
innovative, feminist dedicated punk movement that began in the 90s and has been
successfully revived by way
of todays thriving feminist
internet culture. Band members Carrie Brownstein, Corin
Tucker, and Janet Weiss stand
out for their lyrics conveying their negative attitudes
of war, conservative beliefs,
and stereotypes of genders.
They are also known for
pioneering female
guitarist to comedic
performer and luminary in the independent rock world
Spring Concert
Calendar
Marina and the Diamonds
Birch North Park Theatre
Saturday, April 18
Tennis
The Irenic
Saturday, May 2
Passion Pit
North Park Theatre
Sunday, May 17
Paramore
SDSU Open Air Theatre
Friday, May 22