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Six students named Intel ����ę�������ǰȱ��ȱę�������by Jenny Chen News Editor

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AccomplishmentsTJ Quiz Bowl earns VHSL Liberty Dis-trict and AAA Northern Region title�On Jan. 19, TJ Quiz Bowl swept the Liberty District and AAA Northern Re-gion meets to secure a place at States on Feb. 23. The team consisted of seniors Raynor Kuang and Sarah Eltinge and juniors Nadege Aoki and Sid Verma. Also competing at the Metro Richmond Invitational at New Kent High School on Jan. 12, A team captain Kuang and senior Luke Waddell tied for third place. The B team of Aoki, Verma and juniors Kunal Debroy and Hari Sridhar placed sixth. TJ Quiz Bowl will compete on Feb. 2 on “It’s Academic” against area teams from Gaithersburg and National Cathe-dral high schools.

Threshold ranks Superior in NCTE evaluation���ě�����ȱ �������¢ȱ ����£���ȱ ������-old garnered a Superior ranking in the annual evaluation done by the Nation-al Council of Teachers of English.

Future Problem Solving teams have promising start�For the second practice problem ��ȱ ���ȱ ������ȱ ¢���ǰȱ ę��ȱ ��ě�����ȱ ���ȱteams ranked among other top Vir-ginia teams. This practice problem was in preparation for the qualifying problem, which dictates which teams advance to the state competition in March. In the senior division, seniors ����ȱ ���ǰȱ�����ȱ��ǰȱ��������ȱ����ȱ���ȱ�������ȱ����ȱ������ȱ����Dzȱ�������ȱLauren Huang, Katherine Lee, Andrew ��ȱ���ȱ�������ȱ����ȱ������ȱ������Dzȱ���ȱseniors Michelle Chang, Ian Lin, Arisa Smith and Christine Xu earned bronze. In the middle division, the team of freshmen Ghnana Madineni, Thuy-Vi Nguyen, Kavya Ravikanti and Virginia Sun earned bronze as did the team of freshmen Joyce Duan, Christopher Ho-ang, Minjoo Kang and Olivia Zhang.

All-District band members selected ������ȱ����������ȱ���������ǰȱŚŗȱ��ě��-son students were selected to perform in the District XI All-District Band from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at W.T. Woodson High School. Students include seniors Ryan Feng, Anu Goel, David Heo, Andrew Jiang, Seung Yeon Ju, Alexia Kim, Isa-bella Liu, Keshav Mantha, Will Stalcup and Daniel Wang, juniors Kaylyn Bu-ford, Caitlyn Carpio, Grace Chuang, Josh Chung, Brian Clark, Elise Favia, Bryan Higgins, Jung Huh, Rachel Iwicki, Kyu Kim, Maria Kim, Jonathan ���ǰȱ�����ȱ������ȱ���ȱ���¢ȱ�������ǰȱsophomores Marie Anderson, Orchi Banerjee, Sam Cho, Maya Chung, Noemi Glaeser, Arthur He, Kiley ���¢���£¢�ǰȱ�����ȱ���Ĵ���ǰȱ�����ȱ�� -man, Theo Richardson, Bobbie Sheng and Kai Smith and freshmen Aaron Geldert, Catherine Im, Jasper Treakle and Sara Warrington.

Mayuga honored as Girl of Merit�Junior Christine Mayuga was named one of the 2013 Washington, D.C. Girls of Merit by Girls World Expo. The D.C. Girls World Expo event was hosted by the Washington Examiner on Jan. 5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Mayuga was recognized for her work with the Special Olympics and Best Buddies, among other leader-ship and service activities.

Broom participates in National YoungArts Foundation program���ȱ ���ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ŗśŗȱ ę�������ȱ ���ȱ ��ȱ10,000 applicants, sophomore eu-�������ȱ ���¢��ȱ ���ȱ �����ȱ �Ĵ�����ȱYoungArts Week in Miami from Jan. 6 to 12 and played under the guidance of master teachers.

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I felt like entering Intel was a lot to handle,” she said. “Since the deadline was in mid-No-������ǰȱ���ȱ�Ȃ�ȱ ����ȱę������ȱ�¢ȱ����¢ȱ���-lege applications not too long ago, I didn’t have long to take care of all the recommen-�������ǰȱę��ȱ���ȱ���ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ��� ��ȱall the questions.” ����Ȃ�ȱ������ȱ �������ȱ���ȱ���ȱ ��ȱ �����ȱ

the Intel STS because it was on too short of a notice. The research report, however, was ������¢ȱ ��������ȱ ���ȱ ����������ǰȱ ��ȱ ����ȱwent through with her decision to submit.

Senior Dhruv Bansal had planned to en-ter the Intel STS but ultimately did not. His mentor had agreed to let him submit his project on the impact of carbon nanotubes on the lung im-mune system to the Siemens compet i t ion , but was unable ��ȱ ę��ȱ ���ȱ ���ȱmatching paper-work for Intel.

“It was a disappointment in the sense in that I had the report already  ��Ĵ��ȱ ��ȱ  ���ȱas most of the essays required for Intel,” Bansal said. “But on the bright side, the process of reviewing the paper for Intel made it publishable in a journal, so I got that out of it.”

Brenner spent his summer studying planetary science at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. While he was discouraged �¢ȱ ���ȱ����¢�ǰȱ ��������������ȱ ��Ĵ���ȱ���ȱ�����ȱę���ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ���ǰȱ���ȱ�¡����-ence with the research portion of his project was just the opposite, and the overall prod-���ȱ��� ��ȱ���ȱ ���ȱ����ȱ�ěǯȱȃ�ȱ ��ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ��ȱ�ȱ�����ę��ȱ���ȱ��ȱ

�����ȱ �¢ȱ �¢ȱ ������ǰȱ ���ȱ �ȱ ę������ȱ �����ȱwell before the deadline, so I decided that I would add substantially more work to my project,” Brenner said. “What allowed me to go so quickly through my research was that I loved what I was doing. It drew on a lot of my knowledge of geology, astronomy, physics and chemistry.”

Stuyvesant High School in New York City maintains a strong presence in the list ��ȱ����ę�������ȱ���ȱę�������ǯȱ����ȱ¢���ǰȱ ���ȱ������ȱ ��������ȱ ŗŖȱ ����ę�������ȱ ���ȱ ���ȱ

ę������ȱ ����ȱ���ȱŞŚřȱ��������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ������ȱ�����ǯȱ�� ��ȱ��������ȱ�����Ĵ��ȱ�����ȱ�����-cations than expected due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. ȃ����ȱ������ȱ ��ě�����ǰȱ �ȱ���ȱ�ȱ�����-

tive school so that accounts for much of the success,” Stuyvesant research coordinator Jonathan Gastel said. “We have a research program which starts in ninth grade which we are still growing and developing. That helps as well.”

Another perennial producer of success is the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) in Durham, N.C. NCSSM is a public boarding school for about 660 juniors and seniors. Of the seniors, �����ȱ���ȱ����ę�������ǯȱ�����ȱ���ȱ��ȱę�������ǯȱ

Most Intel STS entrants from NCSSM take a research course in biology, chemistry, computational science or physics that begins as early as the winter of their junior year and allows students to create their own research projects for competitions.

“There are exceptions. We had one stu-dent who was not in a research class, and he

������ȱ�ȱę������ȱbecause he. had done a sum-mer program,” NCSSM Dean of Science Amy Sheck said. “So I would say there are multiple pathways to suc-cess in Intel, and they’re all hard.”

The Science, M a t h e m a t i c s and Computer Science Mag-���ȱ �������ȱat Montgom-ery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md. had ę��ȱ����ę�������ȱ

���ȱ���ȱę������ȱ���ȱ��ȱ���ȱ������ȱ�����ȱ��ȱŗŖŖȱstudents, 90 percent of whom complete re-search projects.

“By incorporating research techniques into our coursework beginning in the ninth grade, students are accustomed to the re-search process before they take on larger scale projects,” magnet program coordinator �����ȱ���������ȱ����ǯȱ

Like at NCSSM, Blair magnet program students typically begin research projects in their junior year.

“If our students did their projects during their junior year, we would anticipate a sig-��ę�����¢ȱ������ȱ������ȱ��ȱ� ����ȱ�������ȱ���ȱ������ȱ���ȱ ��Ĵ��ȱ ���ȱ��ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ���ȱIntel STS competition,” Glazer said. “Most of our mentorship project results aren’t coming in until now, so it’s really a timeline issue.”

Finalists will travel to Washington, D.C. from March 7 to 13 to have their projects judged. The top 10 award winners will be announced on March 12.

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Q: With the new budget plan and over-Ě� ���ȱ����������ȱ��ȱ�����ȱ�������ǰȱ��ȱ�����ȱincreased pressure to expand the size of our student body?

A: The school board has capped our enroll-ment. I can’t say they’ll never increase the cap, but I pressed the issue when we were plan-ning for our renovation. I don’t want to see an-other trailer when this thing is over. I was very explicit: if you intend on increasing the enroll-ment, then we have to build a school to accom-modate that. We’re going to keep it steady.�DZȱ����ȱ ����ȱ����ȱ ��ě�����ȱ���¢ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ

superintendent search?A: There’s no opportunity to vote. Usually

they’ll do some polling and then there are a lot of private meetings with the school board to ��������ȱ���ȱę�������ǯȱ����ȱ �ȱ���ȱ���ȱę�������ǰȱit’s a very public process. They may even have town hall meetings.

Q: Are we taking any additional measures to ensure the safety of students throughout the renovation procedures?�DZȱ�����ȱ�ěǰȱ �����ȱ �����¢ȱ �������Ȃ�ȱ��ȱ��¢ȱ

crossover between students and contrac-tors. Once the construction starts, parts of the ��������ȱ ���ȱ��ȱ£����ȱ�ěǰȱ��ȱ����ȱ���ȱ��������ȱnever see a contractor.

All contractors who might have contact with students need to have a common badge. We’ve set in motion a campaign through multiple venues to remind students that they shouldn’t be opening doors to strangers.

Q: Would you ever consider placing buzzers at doors, as in middle schools?�DZȱ �ȱ �����ȱ ����ȱ  ����ȱ ��ȱ ���¢ȱ ��Ĝ����ȱ

to manage. If you look carefully at the reno-vation plans, instead of one door, there’s a double door. When you go through the school atrium, the only doors that will be open will be ���ȱ����ȱ����ȱ��ȱ�������ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ�Ĝ��ǯȱ

We make sure that during very active times of the day, we position ourselves to be very visible near the front of the school.

Q: How do you feel about administrators having access to weapons or storing them in �����ȱ�Ĝ��ǵȱ�����ȱ¢��ȱ����ȱ�����������ǵ

A: It requires a trained marksman to be �ě������ȱ ���ȱ�ȱ �����ǰȱ���ȱ�ȱ ����ȱ������ȱ����ȱ���ȱ������ȱ�Ĝ����ȱ���ȱ �������ȱ�����-men. Even if someone had a weapon and you asked them to aim, there’s a high like-lihood they would miss, so no, absolutely not.

Q: Are cameras becoming more likely with the renovation?

A: They are likely in highly visible areas that would be accessible to the public. Our whole community will know that there’s a camera there. They would be in certain places where we have a high amount of people coming from the outside, but peo-ple wouldn’t see those until about 2016.

Q: How have we been progressing in the math department?

A: The proportion of students who are ������ȱ ��Ĝ����¢ȱ ���ȱ ����ȱ �� �ǯȱ ��Ȃ��ȱhired an intervention specialist whose pur-pose is to help monitor students so they get the support they need. The broader ques-tion is: Is this just an aberration, or are we noticing a general trend?

There is one troubling aspect. There’s a larger percentage of students going into AB Calculus. There’s a street perception that BC Calculus is a daunting course. That is a concern of mine. I want students selecting the most challenging math courses avail-able to them.

Principal talks about state of the school

Principal Evan Glazer speaks with seniors Mal-����ȱ������ȱ���ȱ����¢ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ������ȱ�ě����ǯ

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newsjanuary 25, 2013 3NEWSMAKERSCao garners scholarships

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Techniques documents clubs

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Science Olympiad sets record

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The News Senior Soojin Jeong takes a picture of the Public Forum debate team. Yearbook club photos took place starting on Jan. 9 and lasted throughout the month.

Backstoryȱ ����ȱ ¢���ȱ �����ȱ ���ȱ ę���ȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ����������ȱ���ěȱ��ȱ���������ȱ����ȱ������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ¢�������ȱ�����ȱ ŘŖŖŚǯȱ ���ȱ ¢�������ȱ ���ěȱ ���ȱ ������������ȱ ŗřŞȱclubs. Senior Rachel Dyment, the managing editor, organized the club photo process. ���ȱ ��������ȱ ��ȱ ����ȱ ����ȱ ������ȱ ��Ě����ȱ ���ȱ

yearbook’s theme, “There’s No Such Thing as a Comfort Zone,” because these photos are a new installment and ���ȱ �����������ȱ ��ȱ �������ȱ �����ȱ ����ȱ ��ě�����ȱ �����ȱmeet during eighth period and sometimes don’t have set rosters.

“Our absolute number one goal is to get the most kids possible in the book each year,” team leader junior Madison Phillips said. “With so many clubs at TJ, we can record that individual people were in an organization, and tons more kids will be reading their book in one or ę��ȱ��ȱ ���ȱ¢����ȱ ���ȱ ��������ȱ ���¢ȱ ���ȱ ��ȱ �ȱ �������ȱclub.”

The inclusion of club photos also helps in competitions because judges look for a successful clubs and organizations section. ��ȱ��ȱ ���ǯȱŘśǰȱşŚŞȱ������ȱ��ȱ ���ȱ¢�������ȱ����ȱ����ȱ

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“November was a huge sales month. We pushed for sales every single day by posting a small tidbit of �����������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ��ȱ��������ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ� �Ĵ��ǰȄȱeditor-in-chief Priyal Gandhi said, “I think as the quality ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ����ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ¢���ȱ�����ȱ¢���ǰȱ�����ȱ������ȱ�ȱ���ȱeasier.”

- Jenny Chen

The News Freshman Ava Lakmazaheri, senior Austin Ralls, senior captain Katie Hsia, junior Owen Gray, junior Avand Lakmazaheri, freshman Andy Zhao and sophomore Janice Ong were part of the team that ��������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ��ȱ�����¢ȱ�����ȱ������������ǯ

Backstory The Science Olympiad team placed third ��ȱ���ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ��ȱ�����¢ȱ�����ȱ����������ȱ��ȱ�����¢������ȱ��ȱ���ǯȱŗŘǯȱ

“We got third place, the highest TJ has earned to date at this highly competitive competition. As a team, we made a ���������ȱ�ě���ȱ��ȱ����ȱ��������ǯȱ����¢���ȱ�����¢ȱ������ȱtheir weight and through our consistency, we beat out many nationally ranked teams,” Hsia said.

Up until then, the highest the team has placed in this ������������ȱ���ȱ����ȱę���ǯȱȃ����ȱ  ��ȱ ���ȱ ę���ȱ �����������ǰȄȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ ��������¢ȱ

��ȱ���ȱ����ǰȱ ������ȱ����ȱ�������ǯȱȃ��ȱ ��ȱ����ȱ��ȱ����ȱ�ȱpractice round.” ���ȱ������������ȱ ��ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ����ȱŘřȱ��ě�����ȱ������ǰȱ

ranging from Astronomy and Geology to Forensics and �����������ǯȱ��ȱ���ȱ��ȱ���ȱ������ǰȱ�����ȱ�����������ȱ��ȱ�ȱ���ȱof partners who work together in two to four events.���ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ę���ȱ ¢���ȱ ��ȱ �����ȱ ���������ȱ �¢ȱ

biology teacher Aubrie Holman. “The strategy is in teaming the people together and

knowing their strengths and weaknesses,” Holman said, “They practice with their partners and on their own, ��Ĵ���ȱ����ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ��������ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ�����ȱengineering devices and make study sheets.”

The major regional competition for Science Olympiad will take place on March 2 at Kilmore Middle School.

“I feel optimistic because we did really well considering the high level of competition. Hopefully, we can apply this ��ȱ������ǰȱ ����ȱ��ȱ ����ȱ��ȱ�����¢ȱ��Ĵ���ǰȄȱ�������ȱ����ǯ

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The News Senior Kevin Cao was surprised during �����ȱ ���ȱǞŗŖǰŖŖŖȱ����ȱ���������ȱ�������ȱ����ȱȱ������ȱ¢���ǯȱ����ȱ ��ȱ����ȱ���ȱ��ȱ���ȱę���ȱ������������ȱ��ȱ������ǯ

Backstory Since his junior year, Cao has won over $20,000 in scholarship money. Now that college ������������ȱ����ȱ����ȱ�����Ĵ��ǰȱ�������ȱ���ȱ��������ȱ���ȱsearch for scholarships. Cao is ahead of the game.

Cao has been proactive about the process by using the College-Career Center (CCC)’s database of scholarships.

“I come from a very humble background. My mom  ����ȱ ��ȱ ��ȱ �Ĝ��ȱ ������������ȱ ���ȱ ����ȱ ���¢ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�¢ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ�������ǰȄȱ���ȱ����ǯȱ

Cao’s most recent win came with the FCPS In Hope Freedom Rings Scholarship. Cao was one of the two  ������ȱ��ȱ������¡ȱ�����¢ȱ���ȱ ��ȱ� �����ȱǞŗŖǰŖŖŖǯ���ȱ ��ȱ ����ȱ � �����ȱ ǞŗŖǰŖŖŖȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ���������ȱ

ŗŖŚ�ȱ�����������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ������ȱ¢���ȱ���ȱ���ȱ����ȱgranted ���ȱ�������ȱ�����ȱ� ���ȱ��ȱ������¡ǰȱ ������ȱ���ȱǞŗŖŖȱ���ȱa formal awards ceremony.�ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��ȱ ��ě�����Ȃ�ȱ � �ȱ ��������ȱ ���ȱ ���ȱ�ǯ��ǯȱ

��ě�����ȱ ��������ȱ �������ȱ ���ȱ  ��ȱ �������¢ȱ �����ȱ��ȱ������ȱ�������ǯȱ���ȱ��ȱ����ȱ��ě�����Ȃ�ȱ�������ȱ���ȱ�ȱę������ȱȱ���ȱ���ȱ���¢ȱ�ǯȱ�¢��ǰȱ��ǯȱ����������ȱ� ���ǯ

“Kevin researches scholarships thoroughly and puts ���ȱ ����ȱ���ȱ�ě���ǰȱ����������ȱ����ȱ�¢ȱ���ȱ�����������ȱdeadline.” CCC Specialist Laurie Kobick said.

Cao owes much of his success to his experience with the organization he co-founded in his freshman year, Growth ���ȱ �����������ȱ �������ȱ ������������ȱ ���ȱ ���������ȱǻ���Ǽǯȱ ���ȱ ���Ȭ���ę�ȱ ��������¢ȱ ���ȱ ŗŗȱ ����ȱ ��������ȱ�������ȱ����������ȱ��������ȱ��������ǯȃ���ȱ���ȱ������ȱ��ȱ����������ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ����������ȱ

and philanthropy, and I try to let that shine in my applications,” Cao said.

- Tahmina Achekzai

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Sophomores Andrew Seliskar and Luke Thorsell walk into Room 147 and head over to two tables piled high with an assortment of bagels and cream cheese containers. As they munch on the bagels and chat with their teammates, they receive curious glances from people who pass by, eye-ing their bandaged wounds, broken limbs and black eyes.��ě�����ȱ� ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ���ȱ�ȱ����Ȭ��������ȱ���������ȱ��ȱ

having outrageous spirit days, including “Pink and Sparkly ��¢Ȅȱ���ȱȃ�������Ȃ�ȱ��������ȱ��¢ǯȄȱ��ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ��ȱ���£¢ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ���ę��ǰȱ����ȱ�������ȱ�������ȱ��-gels every meet day and participate in secret pals, for which members are assigned a teammate at the beginning of the season to give gifts to. After meets, the team members enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.ȃ����ȱ���ȱ����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ���������ȱ���-

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they have meets or games. “One of my favorite spirit days that the Winter Track

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Winter Track is starting a new tradition this year to en-

courage underclassmen and upperclassmen to get to know ����ȱ �����ȱ ��Ĵ��ǯȱ���¢ȱ�������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ �����Ȃȱ ����ȱ����ȱbeen planning a Sadie Hawkins activity to bring everyone on the team together.

“Our team is divided into guys and girls and short and long distance, so we wanted to do some bonding that mixes ������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��������ȱ ����¢���ǰȄȱ ������ȱ ������ȱ ������ȱ����ǯȱȃ���ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ�����¢ȱ�¡�����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ���ȱȁ���Ȃȱ��ǰȱ���ȱ�Ȃ��ȱ�����ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ�����ȱ��ȱ��ȱ��ȱ��ȱ���ǯȄ

Although some sports do not participate in spirit days or ¢����¢ȱ����������ǰȱ���¢ȱ��ȱ����ȱ��ȱ�ě���ȱ��ȱ���������ȱ����ȱspirit in their own way. ���ȱ ������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��¢�Ȃȱ ����������ȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ ��������ȱ ��ȱ

wear formal shoes, shirt and a tie on the days they have a game or scrimmage. ȃ���ȱ����¢���ȱ�����ȱ��ǰȱ���ȱ�ȱ����¢ȱ��������ȱ��ǯȱ��ȱ�����ȱ

��ȱ����ȱ�¡���ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ����ȱ��¢ǰȄȱ���������ȱ�����ȱ����-si said. “You could say that it helps contribute to team unity, and it also means that everyone in the school can tell who is ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ���ȱ ��ȱ���ȱ�ȱ����ȱ����ȱ��¢ǯȄ

The wrestling team does not have designated spirit days, although some members wear their spirit clothes on match days and indulge in snacking with friends.

“A couple of people bring cinnamon swirl bread to meets, ���ȱ�ȱ�� ȱ������ȱ ���ȱ���������ȱ��ȱ�����ǰȄȱ������ȱ������ȱ�������ȱ����ǯȱȃ��ȱ�����ȱ��¢�ǰȱ������ȱ ���ȱ�����ȱ ���Ȭ��ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ������ǯȄȱ����ȱ�������ȱ�����Ȃ�ȱ ����ȱ ����ȱ��ȱ��¢�ȱ ���ȱ��������ȱ

�������ǰȱ �� ����ǯȱ �������ȱ ������ȱ ��ȱ ��ě�����ȱ ����ȱ ����Ȭwide activities throughout or after the season.ȃ����ȱ ���¢�ȱ �ȱ ����Ȭ ���ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ ���������ǯȱ ��ȱ ����ȱ

have a team sleepover at the end of the season and hang out after almost every meet since we only compete Friday ������ǰȄȱ����ȱ� ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ�������ȱ������ȱ����ǯȱȃ�����ȱ����������ȱ���ȱ��ę�����¢ȱ �¢ȱ���ȱ����ȱ��ȱ��ȱ�����ǰȱ���ȱ���¢ȱlet people on the team get to know upper and underclass-���ȱ���¢ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ����ȱ������ȱ��ȱ������ǯȄ���ȱ�����Ȃȱ����������ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ�����ȱ������ȱ����Ȭ��ȱ�����ȱ

winter break at school for athletes to spend more time with ����ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ���ȱ��ȱ��� ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ�ěȱ���ȱ�����ǯ

“Lock-in is a really great opportunity to get to know the ���¢���ȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ �����ȱ ������ȱ ����ȱ ��Ĵ��ǰȄȱ ������ȱ �����¢�ȱ����ȱ����ǯȱȃ��Ȃ�ȱ�����ȱ��ȱ��ȱ����ȱ��ȱ����ȱ���ȱ ���ȱ �Ȃ��ȱ��-���ȱ����¡��ȱ���ȱ���ȱ������¢ȱ�����������ȱ���ȱ�������ǯȄ�������ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�����������ȱ������ǰȱ��������ȱ���-

ticipating in winter crew training also have their own work-out traditions.ȱȃ��ȱ�� �¢�ȱ����ȱ�ȱȁ� ����ȱ��¢�ȱ��ȱ���������Ȃȱ ������ȱ

a few days before winter break, and each class gets to choose �ȱ ������ȱ��ȱ����������ȱ��¢�ȱ����������ȱ���ȱ �����ǰȄȱ��-����ȱ�������ȱ����¢ȱ������Ĵȱ����ǯ��� ȱ��������ȱ����ȱ������£�ȱ����������ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ��������ȱ

to bond as a team.“We go out to dinner every Friday to eat and rotate

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Spirit days, team dinners and other team-wide activities and traditions have fostered a sense of community and fam-��¢ȱ���ȱ��������ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ������ȱ��ȱ��ě�����ǯȃ��ȱ�����ȱ����ȱ��ȱ����ȱ������ȱ¢��Ȃ��ȱ����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ����ȱ ���ȱ

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photo illustration by Sandy Cho and Yena Seo

Left to right: Junior Rachel Laveson, senior Mig Gebril, sophomore Andrew Seliskar, freshman Thuy-Vi Nguyen and senior Giovani Basurto dress up to show spirit on game days.

Winter athletes don their idiosyncratic gear to show team prideSporting Spirit

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entertainmentjanuary 25, 2013 8

by Jennifer WalterEntertainment Editor

“Catchphrase” and “Statuesque” are two plays that were performed at “The Playwright’s Workshop” on Jan. 11, an event organized by students to showcase their plays after the annual “Knight of One-Axe” canceled that part of the event.

“As someone who had waited two years for an opportunity that was ��ȱ ������ȱ ���������ǰȱ ����ȱ  ��ȱ ���Ĵ¢ȱfrustrating for me so I emailed and talked to the supervisors of TJ Drama about creating another opportunity for student writers,” Rudin said.

Rudin went on to direct her play, “Statuesque,” with senior Saloni ���� ��ǯȱ ȃ�����������Ȅȱ  ��ȱ  ��Ĵ��ȱby junior Jordan Goodson.ȃ�ȱ �����ȱ ȁ�����������Ȃȱ �ěȱ ��ȱ �¢ȱ

family. We play the game a lot, and it

�� �¢�ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ ��Ĵ���ȱ �����ȱ �������ȱand competitive,” Goodson said. “I’ve  ��Ĵ��ȱ �ȱ ������ȱ ��ȱ �����ȱ ���ȱ ����ǰȱ ��ȱwell as a full-length play. I’m currently working on my second full-length play.”������ȱ ����ȱ �Ĵ����ȱ ���ȱ

Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts, a prestigious drama camp, in the summer. She is not the only student pursuing drama outside of the department. Sophomore Misha Ryjik works professionally as an actor.

“The best job I’ve ever had was working for Synetic Theater,” Ryjik ����ǯȱȃ��ȱ ��ȱ�¢ȱę���ȱ����ȱ ������ȱ���ȱa professional cast, and I really felt like I was learning a lot and having a good time.”

Ryjik has worked at the Synetic Theater in Crystal City, at the Ambassador Theater in Washington

D.C., and at Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theater and has played Lysander in “A Midsummer Night Dream” at Synetic Theater.

Senior Malaika Murphy had an internship with the Folger Theater from September to December studying Shakespearean literature, including “Hamlet,” “Richard III” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

“We learned everything from Elizabethan politics to how to skewer someone properly with a rapier,” Murphy said.

Ryjik and Murphy will continue acting in college. Rudin and Goodson also intend to keep writing.

“Playwriting is my passion and what I want to do with my life,” Goodson ����ǯȱ ȃ�ȱ ��� ȱ ��Ȃ�ȱ �ȱ ��Ĝ����ȱ ������ȱ ��ȱthrow myself into, but it’s what I love, and I’m going to pursue it.”

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“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” a theatrical production by the National Ballet of Canada, astounds viewers with fantastical sights. The ballet loosely follows the plotline ��ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ�¢ȱ�� ��ȱ�������ǯȱ���ȱę���ȱ�����ȱtakes place at a party from the mid-19th century, but when a storyteller transforms into a rabbit and Alice falls through Jell-O into Wonderland, the audience knows that this production is far from normal.

The interpretation done by the National Ballet of Canada was simply spectacular. ���ȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ �������ȱ �ě����ȱ  ���ȱ �������¢ȱdone and perfect for the portrayal of the story. Alice travels around Wonderland, becoming bigger and smaller throughout the performance.

The dancing was also technically impeccable, during the various pas de deux done by Alice, portrayed by Heather Ogden, and the Knave of Hearts, McGee Maddox. ���ȱ���ȱ�Ĵ��ȱ ���ȱ �ȱ �����ȱ ��������ȱ ���ȱnumber while the Queen of Hearts remained graceful despite the humorous nature of her numbers.

This company’s interpretation of “just a dream” was particularly surprising, with Alice waking in the modern world.

The ballet did a great job of bringing out reactions from the audience. There were many humorous dances, as well as melancholy partings between Alice and the Knave. Unfortunately, the Queen of Hearts was not very intimidating at all, having a more humorous part.

Overall, the production was fantastic and whimsical, perfect for the story. The dancers’ beauty shines through the weird and intricate sets, telling the story perfectly. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” will be at the Kennedy Center through Jan. 27.

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by Arya DahalOpinion Editor

It begins normally enough. A distraught father and a car crash. In the new creepy thriller, “Mama,” the normality ends �����ǯȱ ��������ȱ �¢ȱ ������ȱ �������Ĵ�ȱand produced by Guillermo del Toro, the movie provides old-fashioned thrills and scares more than the modern gore and blood. “Mama” originally appeared as a Spanish language short-movie in 2008.

The story centers around two sisters, Victoria and Lilly, who are taken from their house and abandoned in the woods at a ¢����ȱ���ǯȱ����ȱ¢����ȱ�����ǰȱ����������ȱę��ȱthe sisters in animal-like conditions. They are given to their uncle, Robert, and his girlfriend, Annabel. Slowly but surely, the new parents soon begin to feel a malicious and possessive presence in their house.

One question drives the entire plot of the movie: Who is Mama? Unlike many other horror movies that leave viewers  ���ȱ �ȱ ���ěȬ������ǰȱ �������Ĵ�ȱ �����ȱan answer to the question and a semi-�����������¢ȱ ������ǯȱ ���ȱ ę��ȱ ����ȱ �ě���ȱmany heartwarming scenes that are not as common in the horror movie genre.

However, the second half of the story drags on. Although the scares pile up, ����ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ę���ȱ ����ȱdisappears. Mama’s appearances, Lilly’s creepy wild habits, and a sympathetic end ����ȱ ���ȱ ę��ȱ ����ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��������ǯȱ��ȱ �������Ĵ�Ȃ�ȱ ę���ȱ ę��ǰȱ ������ǰȱ ��ȱ ��ȱcertainly a step in the right direction.

One thing’s for sure: Two barbaric girls and an over-doting Mama are enough to make a solid PG-13 horror movie. If you’re in the mood for a few scares and a simple plot line, “Mama” is the right choice. But for hard-core horror fans like me, the movie proved to be just another comedy.

by Michael ChaoOpinion Editor

NBC’s latest comedy to premiere goes by the name of “1600 Penn,” one that reeks of a response to ABC’s hit comedy “Modern Family.” “1600 Penn” tells the ����¢ȱ ��ȱ �ȱ �¢�����������ȱ ę���ȱ �����¢ȱ ��ȱthe White House, one that languishes in the comedy sitcom’s no man’s land of annoyingly unfunny.

The plot seems to center itself on Josh Gad, who tries and fails to play the role of the president’s immature son, Skip Gilchrist. Gad’s character is grating because every not-so-funny line that comes out of his mouth is predictable. Unfortunately, it does not bode well if the bane of your show turns out to be your main character.

Another thing that has plagued “1600 ����Ȅȱ��ȱ���ȱ��������¢ȱ��ȱ����ȱ�ȱ����ȱę���ȱimpression. Its pilot episode was quite frankly, unwatchable. The second and third episodes, “The Skiplantic Ocean” and “So You Don’t Want to Dance,” were ���ȱ ����ȱ ��Ĵ��ǯȱ�����ǰȱ ��ȱ ���������ȱwith tired jokes and leaves the viewers smacking themselves at his stupidity.

There is some good to be found amidst the failure of “1600 Penn.” The premise of the show seems promising, but the viewer is left wishing for political humor where only half-developed, generic jokes lie. Once the audience starts to realize that all the mildly funny lines get exhausted in ���ȱę���ȱ�� ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ����ȱ�������ǰȱ���¢ȱwill start to lose hope.

The idea is there, but the execution and acting is noticeably lacking. Unless ¢��ȱ����¢ȱ����ȱ�������ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ��ȱ��ȱ��ȱ�ȱThursday night, “1600 Penn” warrants no more than a quick glance when other shows are on commercial breaks.

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by Thrisha PotluriManaging Editor

In the past year, frozen yogurt (froyo) shops have opened in nearly every shopping center. Now, the frozen yogurt ���£�ȱ���ȱ�������ȱ���ȱ��ě�����ȱ��������¢ǯȱLocated within walking distance, Menchies held its Grand Opening on Nov. 15 in the Pinecrest Plaza shopping center.

Like other froyo places, Menchies is self-serve, allowing customers the luxury of creating their own combinations. Simply ������ȱ ��¢ȱ �����������ȱ ��ȱ Ě�����ǰȱ ����ȱyour toppings and pay based on weight.

Before selecting your yogurt, you have the option of sampling any of the ŗŚȱ ���������ȱ Ě�����ǯȱ �������ȱ �����ȱ ����ȱBlueberry Açai Tart to even Ice Cream Sandwich Bar, a delightful froyo rendition of the classic ice cream treat.

While there are 14 choices, the ��������������ȱĚ�����ȱ���������ȱ����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ ��Ĵ��ȱ �������ȱ ��ȱ��������ǯȱ ���ȱ �����ȱPunch Sorbet and Kiwi Strawberry Sorbet  ���ȱ� �ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�����ȱĚ������ȱ�������ȱ����ȱdid not have the same texture as the other yogurts and tasted more like smoothies. While they may not hold true to the concept of frozen yogurt, they are relatively healthy.������ȱ ���ȱ  ���ȱ ��ȱ ¢�����ȱ Ě�����ǰȱ

Menchies has a topping stand, with standard chopped fruits, candy and cookies. However, Menchies has a limited selection of toppings. Additionally, the chopped fruit did not look fresh. Still, the fair number of topping and froyo combinations makes for a unique snack each visit.

So if you’re in the mood for some ice cream after school, head over to Menchies for this healthier alternative. Be sure to check out the store’s Facebook page for special discounts, promotions and free giveaways.

photo courtesy Jordan Goodson

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healthjanuary 25, 2013 9

By Alexis WilliamsFeatures Editor

This season is often the busiest time for students. With midterms, interviews and internship applications, many stu-dents experience stress. For some, this stress can have painful repercussions. Many students experience back pain on a regular basis during the school year from stress and a variety of other rea-sons.

“When I am really stressed, I experi-ence pain in my lower back for about a day,” sophomore Connor Simpson said.

Back pain can come from stress be-cause it can cause muscle tension in the back, making a person more prone to injury and soreness. Stress can lead to sleeping problems, which is also a cause of back pain.

According to chiropractor Philip Go-linsky, heavy backpacks are one of the major causes of back pain in high school students.

“High school students carry a lot of weight in their backpacks. Teenagers, especially ones who are not done grow-ing, can have serious back pain because of backpacks,” Golinsky said.

Golinksy said that muscle weakness in the back is the main cause of back pain.

“My schedule is pretty physically strenuous. I do a lot of heavy lifting for my daily tasks,” junior Carl Fremlin said.

Essentially, the muscles in the back and core are not strong enough to hold

weight.“My back usually aches on the bus

ride home, especially on anchor days,” sophomore Kendra Song said.

Improper technique in athletics can also cause pain.

“Back injuries are probably the third most common type of orthopedic injury, after knee and ankle,” athletic trainer Heather Murphy said. “I see kids with back injuries very often.”

According to Murphy, back injuries are due to a lack stretching before sports practices.

“There is a small time frame for warm-ups in after-school sports, so stretching is not a focus during that time. It is a problem because not stretching properly leads to injuries, especially in sports that concentrate on the back, like crew and gymnastics,” she said.

Murphy also believes that a lack of physical activity during the day can cause back problems.

“Students who are sitting down all day hunched over or who have poor posture are less flexible in their backs and hips. Inflexibility causes soreness and injuries,” Murphy said.

According to the National Institutes of Health, there are many ways to treat chronic back pain without seeing a doc-tor. Medications such as over-the-coun-ter pain medicine and anti-inflammatory medicine help keep swelling down. Heat and ice packs relax muscles. There are also various stretches and exercises de-signed to help back pain.

“When my back pain is really bad, I put hot rice bags on my back,” junior Roy Rinberg said.

However, it is important to recognize the differences between structural prob-lems and muscle weakness. Structural problems cannot be fixed by simple methods like exercise and usually re-quire a doctor’s intervention, such as surgery or chiropractic treatment.

Senior Michelle Chang has severe back pain because of a skeletal disorder called L5 sacralization, in which the fifth lumbar vertebra fuses with the sacrum vertebra. The disorder, which occurs at birth, was aggravated when Chang be-gan rowing her freshman year.

“The severity of my back pain de-pends on the day, but it is a daily strug-gle,” Chang said.

Fortunately for those with structural problems, there is a long-term solution in some cases.

Sophomore Kyle Herndon has scolio-sis, a disorder in which the spine is not completely straight, but it has been get-ting better through weekly trips to the chiropractor.

“I have always had bad posture, which may have contributed to my sco-liosis. Going to the chiropractor has re-ally helped, though,” Herndon said.

In order to prevent back pain, exercis-ing and core strengthening help prevent back pain.

“I try to deal with pain by stretching and seeing a chiropractor at least once a month,” Chang said.

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Stretch 1: Bring knee up to chest. Repeat with other leg. Repeat each leg several times.

Stretch 3: Lunge with knees bent. Push hips forward.

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Stretch 4: Tuck foot under knee. Twist body over leg.

Students experience back pain for a wide variety of reasons

Pain in the back

photos and reporting by Alexis Williams. Student pictured is senior Julia Arthur with athletic trainer Heather Murphy.

photo illustration by Alexis Williams

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features january 25, 201310by Shayna HumeFeatures Editor

During the month of January, students usually begin the interview process. Inter-views are conducted for various reasons, including college applications, scholarships, recognitions and even sometimes intern-ships.

“I had never done an interview before this year at all, so I didn’t know what kinds of questions would be asked of me,” senior Minh Bui said. “I got a lot of help from the College and Career Center about giving an-swers that would help my interviewer get to know me.”

For some college-bound seniors, the in-terviews are the hardest part of the process. ����ȱę�����ȱ �¢�ȱ��ȱ��� ��ȱ�����ȱ���������ȱ��ȱ��Ĵ���ȱ�������ȱ����������ǰȱ�����ȱ����ȱ��ȱbe many ways to makes mistakes.

In preparation for their interviews, many ��������ȱ���ȱ ��������ȱ���ę��ȱ ����ȱ ���ȱ����ȱthem look as professional as possible. Ac-cording to the College and Career Center Specialist Laurie Kobick, girls should dress in business casual unless told otherwise. Busi-����ȱ ������ȱ �Ĵ���ȱ ���ȱ �����ȱ ��ȱ ���������ȱ ��ȱnice pants or a skirt and a blouse or a sweat-��ǯȱ ��������¢ǰȱ��¢�ȱ ������ȱ�����ȱ ��ȱ�ȱ��Ĵ��ȱdown shirt and khakis, or some equivalent.

For college alumni interviews, the gradu-ate isn’t generally told anything about the ap-plicant prior to the interview, so students are often advised to bring a resume to prompt more discussion during the interview. How-ever, even without that, interviews are nor-����¢ȱ���¢ȱĚ���ȱ���ȱ ������ȱ ���ȱ���¢ȱ��ȱ ���ȱconversation progresses.

“I thought that the interviews would be more intimidating, but the interviewers are all very nice and love to share fun stories about their schools,” senior Laura Brouck-man said.

“Our talking points mainly included my job at Georgetown, what I liked about the re-spective schools, my favorite classes and ex-tracurriculars—nothing particularly strange for an interview,” senior Gabi Johnson said.

Interviews themselves can range from informal meetings, which are more typical those done by college alumni, to more tradi-tion ones for internships and scholarships.

“Scholarship interviews are much more formal and require preparation,” senior Kev-��ȱ���ȱ����ǯȱȃ��������ȱ�Ĵ���ȱ��ȱ�ȱ����ǯȄ

Most commonly for interviews for schol-arships, students have already made it through one round of applications, so the in-terviewer will already have their information

from their application.ȃ�ȱ�������ȱ��ȱ��ȱ�ȱ��ě�����ȱ�������ǯȱ��ȱ���ȱ

interview, they asked me questions about �����ę�ȱ����������ȱ���������ȱ�ȱ���ȱ����ǯȱ���¢ȱalso asked why I had chosen to write the spe-��ę�ȱ����¢�ȱ����ȱ�ȱ���ȱ��ȱ�¢ȱ�����������ǰȄȱ���ȱsaid.

Another kind of interview that students ����ȱ ę��ȱ ����������ȱ ������ȱ ��ȱ ��ȱ �������� ȱfor an award or recognition. Junior Will Ashe recently had to interview in front of an entire panel to make the rank of Eagle Scout.

“I had to essentially explain how I showed leadership during my project and also an-swer questions about what I had done dur-ing my time in the Boy Scouts to prove that I deserved the rank to the interviewing panel,” Ashe said.

However, in all cases, it is a good idea for students to research the college, scholar-ship or recognition in preparation for the interview. Students should be prepared to ask questions that aren’t answered on a program’s website.

“I didn’t bring a list of questions to my college interviews, but I made sure to look at the website of the school to think of some. Usually I asked about housing, the Greek system, study abroad and sports opportunities,” Brouckman said.

For college interviews, not only should students ask questions about the college, but Kobick also advises asking the interviewer about their own college experiences.

“If the interviewer is older and out of college for many years, they may not ����ȱ ��ȱ�������ȱ�ȱ�����ę�ȱ���������ǰȱ���ȱcould share what their favorite class was and what they learned,” Kobick said. ȃ���ȱ�������� ȱ������ȱ��ȱ����ȱ�ȱ������-sation with give and take on both sides.”

For college applications, interviews ���ȱ ���������ȱ�ěȬ������ǰȱ �������ȱ ���ȱcollege alumni association in the area. Not all students get to have an interview, but the earlier a student gets their appli-cation in, the more likely their shot is to have an interview.

A common misconception about col-lege interviews is that they can damage ¢���ȱ������ȱ��ȱ��Ĵ���ȱ��������ǯȱ��ȱ��ȱ����ȱthat the interviewer sends a report of the interview to the college admissions of-ę��ȱ�����ȱ��ȱ��ȱ���ȱ���ȱ���ȱ���ȱ�������ǯHowever, the purpose of the interview is just to provide more information about the applicant.ȃ��ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ�ě����ȱ��ȱ�������� ǰȱ

they should always accept it to help their ad-mission to the college,” Kobick said.

For students who are nervous, or just need help preparing before going into an interview, there are many ways to practice beforehand.

“I do practice interviews with students and give them guidelines with sample ques-tions to prepare at home,” Kobick said. “I also tell students to google who is interview-���ȱ����ǯȱ���ȱ ���ȱ��ȱę��ȱ�ȱ������ȱ�����-est to get the conversation going.”

In addition, many of the most common interview questions are already out there on-line. Interviewers generally ask broad ques-tions to get to know the candidate.

“My interviewer asked why I liked Columbia and what I thought I could add to the culture there. Also, he asked

where I thought technology would go in the next 20 years,” senior Ryan Madani said.

In the end, most students agree, post-interview, that the reality of interviewing is much less stressful than some make it out to be.

“I just acted professionally, dressed well and tried to make it show that the school was my top choice,” Johnson said.

Upperclassmen prepare for interviews

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Practicing good study habits in the days and weeks lead-ing up to a major assessment is a skill at a premium at this time of year.��������ȱ ��ȱ ��ě�����ȱ ����ȱ ��������ȱ �¢�ȱ ��ȱ ����¢���ȱ

that vary from subject to subject. ���ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ����ȱ������ȱ��ȱ��������ȱĚ��������ȱ���ȱ���-

cepts that require memorization, such as vocabulary for for-����ȱ ���������ȱ ���ȱ ���ȱ ���ǯȱ ���������ȱ�����ȱ��� ����Ȃ�ȱĚ��������ȱ����ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ ����������ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ��ȱ �����������ȱinto her routine. ȃ�ȱ �������¢ȱ ����ȱ ����ȱ ��ȱ Ě��������ǰȱ ������ȱ�����¢ȱ ���ȱ

French vocab and anything I need to memorize in chemis-��¢ǰȄȱ��� ����ȱ����ǯȱȃ����ȱ �¢ǰȱ�ȱ���ȱ����¢ȱ��ȱ����ȱ���ȱ����ȱtake them in the car, and even cramming in extra studying at lunch is a whole lot easier.”��ě�����Ȃ�ȱ ���ȱ ����ȱ �������ȱ ����ȱ

hosts quarterly study skills sessions dur-���ȱ������ȱ������ǯȱ����ȱ�������¢ȱ��ȱ������ȱtoward helping freshmen develop good study habits early on. ȃ���ȱ����¢ȱ������ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ�ȱ���Ȭ

�������Ȭ�����ę�ȱ �����ȱ ��ȱ ��ȱ ���ȱ ����ǰȄȱChristina Ketchem, the Big Sibs sponsor, said. “I think that they are especially use-ful for freshmen who need to ask about time management tips.”

Recently, utilizing online resources has surfaced as a popular approach to studying as more and more information becomes available on the Web. Several textbooks that students use have websites that provide outlines, extra problems and practice tests.

Freshman Evelyn Mo studies for the ���ȱ�¢ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ��������ȱ��ȱ���ȱ��¢ȱ��ȱ

 ���ȱ��ȱ���ȱ������ȱ���ȱ������ǯȱ���ȱ��������ȱ����ȱ�����ȱ�������-es are helpful in the long run “because you get daily practice on all aspects of the test.”

Junior Romain Debroux praises sites such as Paul’s Online Notes, KhanAcademy, and APNotes, which he uses for sev-eral of his more challenging classes.

“Seeing other people’s notes and their way of understand-ing concepts helps me understand the material more thor-oughly,” Debroux said. “My notes are always structured a �������ȱ �¢ǰȱ��ȱ�����ȱ�����ȱ��� ȱ��ȱ�ȱ��ě�����ȱ�����������ȱ��ȱthe material.”

Online sites have also emerged as an advantageous way to study with peers. Senior Michelle Wang and her friends use Google Docs to create group study guides. Wang notes that Google Docs is a convenient and indispensable resource be-

cause it eliminates the hassle of having to compile notes from separate Word documents.

Other students prefer to study face-to-face with their friends over the Internet.

“I always use Skype to do group studying sessions,” said junior Rena Mazur. “It helps a lot to have several of your friends on Skype to answer your questions and together plow through the material.”

Other online resources similar to Skype include video ���Ĵ���ȱ���� ���ȱ�����ǰȱ��������ǰȱ���ȱ�����Ƹȱ������ǯȱOther students exchange information with their peers by cre-�����ȱ������ȱĚ��������ȱ��ȱ���£���ȱ���ȱ�������ȱ���������ȱ��ȱFacebook groups.

Group studying, however, is not for everyone. According to junior Jamie Simon, collaborating with peers is not always

�Ĝ�����ȱ���ȱ������ȱ��ȱ���������ȱ��������¢ǯ“I like group studying, but only when you

����ȱ������ȱ������ȱ��ȱ����¢ȱ�ě�������¢ȱ���ȱ���ȱso many that studying becomes secondary,” Simon said. “You have to strike a balance and

reach some happy medium between the two.” Another distraction arises from the temp-

tation to spend time on social media websites ����ȱ��ȱ��������ȱ���ȱ� �Ĵ��ǯȱ����ȱ��������ȱ

choose to block these websites. Sophomore Pegah Moradi uses SelfControl, an app for Mac users that creates a blacklist of websites that can-not be opened for a predetermined amount of time.

“Once you block the websites, you can’t ac-����ȱ����ȱ��ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ ���ȱ¢��ȱ��ǰȄȱ������ȱ����ǯȱ“It’s really helpful because I sometimes auto-matically click on Facebook even when I’m try-ing to focus on studying.”

In the end, it’s about feeling ready.“Just smile!” junior Julian Nguyen said. “If

you studied your hardest, all you can do is go in ����¡��ȱ���ȱ���ę����ǯȄ

graphics by Shayna Hume

Midterms:

Surveyed students reveal how far ahead they studied for assessments

infographic by Shayna Hume

Boys should dress in a ��Ĵ��Ȭ�� �ȱ �����ȱ ���ȱkhakis.

Not at all 18%

Less than 2 months 37%

Over two months 24%

Over a year 21%

Less than a week 53%

Less than two weeks 33%

Morning of/ Not at all 8%

Less than a month 6%

SAT, PSAT and ACT:

What to Wear:

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Girls:

Boys:

Business casual for girls is nice pants or a skirt and a blouse or sweater.

Girls:

Boys:No shorts or athletic clothing unless told to dress casually by the interviewer.

Nothing revealing, too short or inappropriate.

90 students responded to the intranet poll

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culture january 25, 201312WHAT’S COLD? WHAT’S ?

2012

2013Students dish on changing trends of the new year

COLD HOT#YOLO #THEMOVE

Tim Tebow

Cupcakes

Jeans

Apple

Classrooms

Instagram

Pandora

Facebook

College Apps

Alfred Morris

Donuts

Leggings

Trailers

Snapchat

Spotify

Twitter

Bucket List

“Alfred Morris is more of a man than Tebow will

ever be.”- senior Justin Hwang

“It’s the move to say that it’s the move. No doubt about it.”

- senior Mookie Goodson

“I haven’t worn jeans in two months and counting, and I do not miss them. I predict leggings will reach eternal in-style status just like jeans have.”

- senior Jasmine Denizard

“Snapchat is an art form. Ins-������ȱ��ȱ��ȱ�Ĵ����ȱ��ȱ����-ing art that failed. I couldn’t care less what you had for

lunch thank you very much.”

- junior Andreas Butler

Samsung

‘Jersey Shore’ ‘Buckwild’

“Why are there so many cupcakeries everywhere? Get

some of that Krispy Kreme. And I don’t mean the awful rapper on

YouTube.”- junior Rebecca Duke

“Apple is popular, but I think Samsung will be in this year. I’m �¡�����ȱ��ȱ���ȱ�����ȱ�� ȱĚ�¡����ȱ����-������ǯȱ���ȱ���¡¢ȱ������ȱ��ȱ���Ĵ¢ȱ

cool.“- sophomore Helen Zhang

“‘Buckwild’ is basically ‘Jer-sey Shore’ but the redneck version. ‘Jersey Shore’ has just been going on for too

long.“- senior Zach Ho

“I thought I would hate trailers, but it’s a nice wake-up call and

it’s nice to get fresh air. The trailer computer labs are the best, and

they’re nice and big.“- sophomore Anant Das

ȃ������¢ȱ��ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ�������ȱ��ȱgives you more control over

what you want to listen to. Pan-����ȱ��ȱ����ȱ���ȱę�����ȱ�� ȱmusic in a genre you like.“

- senior Daniel Edwards“I have a senior bucket list

with big things like get-ting into college, but also like meeting everybody in the Class of 2013. “

- senior Avanti Shirkeȃ� �Ĵ��ȱ��������ȱ�ȱ��Ĵ��ȱ�����ȱ���ȱ��ȱ��ȱ

unload what’s going on in my mind. It’s like my ��Ĵ��ȱ������ȱ����¢ǯȃ

- freshman Cheryl Mensahgraphics, layout and reporting by Amy Ahn