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Last week, FVHS students selected the ASB Executive Board for the upcoming year.

The candidates were allowed to pro-mote themselves beginning Monday, April 13 and greeted Barons with hun-dreds of posters and signs.

On Wednesday, April 15, the winners were announced. Juniors Michael Ackel, Dorothy Dang, Lindsey Delas Alas, Katie Edwards, Mukta Mohan, Brandon Taka-hashi, and Josephine Tran will lead the ASB for the 2009-2010 school year.

“I had butterflies in my tummy all day Wednesday. At first I was too nervous to

A Night in White

>> Band Students Go to the Bahamas and Disney WorldMembers enjoy an unforgettable experience

PROM: PAGE 2 Photo Credit: Zongwei Li

>> Huntington Beach Singer Making It Big

NEWS: PAGE 4Photo Credit: www.wikipedia.org

insideInterview with Matt Costa

ASB ElectionsNEW BOARD: The seven members cho-sen after a memorable election

Aztecs Outshine Barons for the Last Time

LONG PRACTICES: Drumline works hard to perfect its show

The FV Percussion Team has had an exciting past two weeks perform-ing in two major events.

Two weeks ago, the FV Percussion Team headed off to Green Oak High School in Temecula and performed “sdrawkcab” (backwards) in the SCPA (Southern California Percussions Alli-ance) finals. There, the team played and marched several parts of the show in reverse.

By ASHLEY TRINHstaff writer

Percussion Ends Another Excellent Season Drummers place among the nation’s best

Barons have fun at prom

No matter whether you went with a friend, a group, or a special someone, prom was the best

dance of the year. Prom 2009 was held in the White

House East Room at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. ASB chose the venue to go along with the theme, “A Night in White.”

Junior Eddie Alvarez expresses his satisfaction: “ Prom was probably one of the best dances that I have been to in all of high school. It was way better than homecoming and the rest of the dances

because the venue was great, and there were a lot of things to do.”

The night started at 8:00 p.m. and doors closed at 9:30 p.m. After waiting to leave things at the coat check, they were ready to enjoy themselves and make memories to last a lifetime.

“I expected this to be a crazy night [I had a lot of fun]. I have always wanted to go to the Nixon Library,” says senior Sara Khatib.

There is no dance without some great music. The DJ played a variety of songs from Britney Spears to Lil’ John. The dance floor got hot from all the body heat, but people took breaks by the rose gardens and fountains to cool off and en-joy the rest of the evening.

By CAMILLE REEDstaff writer

DAVID MENDOZAopinions editor

>> A NIGHT IN WHITE: CENTERSPREAD

FUN DANCING: A cute couple enjoys mingling at promCARMILLE GARCIA

TIFFANY PHAM

Seven elected to Executive Board

By MISAEL GALDAMEZentertainment editor

BRIE ROCHE-LILLIOTopinions editor

>> ASB ELECTIONS: PAGE 2

ASHLEY TRINH>> PERCUSSION:

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FV shows determination to beat Esperanza

HIGH JUMP: A Baron athlete success-fully jumps over her target

CARMILLE GARCIA

On Wednesday, April 22, the Esperanza Aztecs outran the Fountain Valley Barons Track

Team.Varsity members Carmille Gar-

cia (‘11) and Lauren Erickson (‘10) battled Esperanza’s infamous Teeny Adams, one of Sunset League’s fastest runners. in some of the longest races. Garcia placed fourth, running a 5:34 mile, with the first three places taken by the Aztecs.

However, Marissa Nickels (‘12) won

first place in her level, setting a person-al record of 5:47 in the mile. Madyson Ward (‘11) won by a landslide, with a 2:35 half mile. J

Collin Niselman (‘10) and Joel Gil-bert (‘10) also surprised their team with half mile races, achieving times of 2:10 and 2:03 respectively and claim-ing first place wins in each level.

The girls’ distance coach Jenny Sears demonstrated her support and belief in her runners when she said, “They competed really hard and showed a

By CAMILLE REEDstaff writer

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Concert Choir and Troubadours flew to New Orleans on Thurs-day, April 2, for a weeklong tour

of Louisiana and Texas. They began their Southern trip with

a haunted tour of the New Orleans’ swamps and then a scenic tour of life in the French Quarter.

On Saturday, April 4, both choir groups performed three songs each at the Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Concert Choir sang “Verbum Caro Fac-tum Est” (“The Word Was Made Flesh”), “Come To Me, My Love,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” Jordan Reynolds of Concert Choir won the coveted Maestro Award for his solo in “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” The Troubadours sang “Light-hearted Lovers,” “La Cruda Mia Nemica” (“My Raw Enemy”), and “Surely He Died On Calvary.”

The choirs delivered equally mag-nificent performances on a steamboat ride down the Mississippi River and won first place in the chamber choir and large choir divisions. Troubadours were also awarded the Adjudicator Award and Outstanding Choral Group, and Mr. Tison, Choir Director, won the best director award.

“It felt really good to come home with every possible trophy,” says second year Troubadour Noelle Carney (’11).

Concert Choir and Troubadours con-tinued their winning streak when they were invited to the Heritage Festival of Gold after receiving high marks from all judges. The competition will be held in Chicago, New York City, or Washington, D.C.

“It’s the best of the best,” says Mr. Ti-son of the prestigious event. “When we go there, we’re treated like royalty.”

The singers took a drive to Pinev-ille, Louisiana, the following day to

visit their director’s birthplace and church where he began playing music. The group performed at First Baptist Church and stayed overnight in church members’ homes.

“Louisiana is a totally different life-style; it is a much smaller town than Fountain Valley,” says junior Kevin Le.

The next day, the singers drove from Pineville to Natchitoches for a fun day on the Tison family ranch for a bar-beque lunch, tractor rides, and reunion of Tison’s old family and friends.

Mr. Tison says, “The trip to Natchi-toches was my favorite part. Having the students meet my family, and having all my friends really understand what I do means so much to me.”

Mr. Tison wasn’t the only one to en-joy the day at his family’s ranch. Senior Cory Kobel agreed that the highlight of the trip was “being where Mr. Tison grew up and meeting his family.”

Troubadour Kelsey Stewart (’09) says the best part of their side trip to Pineville and Natchitoches was “getting to spend time in a place where Mr. Ti-son spent most of his life learning about music.”

The relaxing day on the ranch was followed by a performance with the Northwestern University Chamber Choir. Both choirs received praise for their performance.

Afterward, choir members traveled to Dallas, Texas, and had another home-stay, this time with students from Keller High School and their families. The fol-lowing day the two schools took turns singing for each other.

Concert Choir and Troubadours made their way to the airport for their 6:30 flight home to Orange County on Thursday, April 9.

Mr. Tison proudly comments, “The trip was the success I dreamed it to be and possibly even more.”

FVHS Choirs Fly SouthSingers tour Louisiana and Texas

By BRIE ROCHE-LILLIOTTstaff writer

Many FVHS band, orchestra, and color guard members embarked on an international

voyage to the Bahamian coast and the one of the most iconic theme parks on earth, Walt Disney World.

Organized approximately one and a half years ago, the excursion allowed students to perform and showcase their musical skills, and was also a token of gratitude for contributing so much of their time to the band program.

After enduring a red-eye flight to Or-lando, the travelers set foot into a Royal Caribbean cruise liner, which took them to the Bahamian capital, Nassau, in three days.

Despite being in Nassau for only a few hours, nearly everyone had a great time. Students had the choice of a glass-bottom boat tour, snorkeling, or a walk through Nassau.

The cruise ship offered amenities most would envy, including two pools, two Jacuzzis, and a thirty-foot rock wall.

Next on the itinerary was Coco Cay Island, an island fifty miles from Nassau privately owned by Royal Caribbean. Smaller boats were lowered from the ship to allow tourists to reach the sandy beaches of this island paradise.

On the cruise ship, students adored the food of the many casual dinners, calling it “incredible.” However, they complained that the cabins were very cramped, similar to most ships.

After docking back on the Florida coast, the band students headed over to the Magic Kingdom, a Disney World

theme park similar to Disneyland, to en-joy an assortment of rides.

During the last portion of the trip, FVHS band students went to Epcot, a Disney park about technology and world culture. Their second day at Ep-cot featured a backstage clinic in which everyone discussed the fundamentals of being great musician.

Finally, Disney’s Hollywood Studios gave students a glimpse of something a little closer to home, Hollywood. The park was centered on various enter-tainment outlets, such as movies and music.

Sophomore Bayli Anderson says, “We all had a great time at the Bahamas and at Disney World. It was surprising how cold it was in Florida, though; jackets and pants were necessary! Also, every-one pretty much behaved themselves, which is always good. It’s a shame we only do it every four years, but it was definitely worth it!”

The Barons later flew home, filled with memories of their exciting adventure.

Sophomore Conor Membrila says, “It was an unforgettable experience to which few can compare.”

Similarly, freshman Natalia Pombo says, “The Bahamas trip was absolutely incredible. Everyone had so much fun, from the cruise ship to Disney World. Mr. Wampler is amazing for organizing this.”

Band Students Go to the Bahamas and Disney World

NEW ORLEANS: Choir students pose for a picture in the French Quarter

Members enjoy an unforgettable experience

FORMAL DINNER: Band members enjoy their meal on the ship

By HASSAN RASSMYstaff writer

”“It was an unforgettable experience to which few can compare.

—Conor Membrila (‘11)

check the results, but I ended up finding out anyway. It was risky [running for Ex-ecutive Council] but it worked out and was worth it,” comments Katie Edwards on her election.

The candidates relied on posters, friends, and speeches to win the support of the student body.

“I got up every morning, cracked 2 raw eggs into a glass, listened to Eye of the Tiger, and then threw the cup away,” says newly elected Michael Ackel. “I then

proceeded to school, where I put over 9000 posters up that were all ultimately stepped on.”

“For my campaign, I got over 1000 fly-ers, spray-painted 40 t-shirts, bought 10 rolls of masking tape and came to school at 1 A.M. on Monday to start setting up. I have to give credit to my friends for help-ing me campaign, I couldn’t have done it without them,” adds Josephine Tran.

Some speeches were about making a difference next year by increasing school pride with better ideas and activities, while others were about acceptance at school.

Rene Marino (‘11) says, “I voted for

Michael Ackel because his speech was awesome! I also voted for Mukta Mo-han because I liked what she was saying about giving a voice to everyone.”

“I voted for the people I knew person-ally because I was sure they’d be good for the job,” adds Darlene Tieu (‘11). However, the voting process was not as easy for many students– the final seven had to be chosen out of a total of thirteen candidates.

“I knew most of the candidates this year, and it was really difficult to narrow them down. I ended up choosing the ones I thought had the best speeches,” comments Katherine Cunningham (‘10).

Now that the members for Board have been finalized, many Barons are hoping the members of the new ASB executive council will live up to the promises they made.

“I really hope that the new ASB actu-ally increases school spirit. It would be great if they could get students pumped up for school events,” hopes Carly Schlo-derer (‘10).

Newly elected member Brandon Takahashi encourages, “I hope to revital-ize school spirit. I want to make it come alive with more student involvement in events.”

SEAN SCOTT

>> ASB ELECTIONS: Seven elected to Executive Boardfrom FRONT

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The Barons placed a re-markable 3rd in the competi-tion out of the many southern Californian high schools.

The team credits much of its victory to intense practice. Their weekly Wednesday practices were from 5:30-9:00 and their Friday ones from 2:00-6:00. In this sea-son alone, the team’s practice hours totaled over 200.

Last weekend, FV Percus-sion also competed in the WGI world championships in Dayton, Ohio. Several teams from across the country and the world, including a Japa-nese team, competed.

FVHS placed 4th overall, while King Phillips HS from Massachusetts placed 3rd, Trumbull HS from Connecti-cut took 2nd, and Pacifica HS from Garden Grove took 1st.

Andrew Neeld (‘10) adds, “It was really fun because we knew a lot of other kids from drum line and we got to see each other out of state and represent Southern California.”

>> PERCUSSION: Drummers place among the nation’s bestfrom FRONT

College EditionRoaming ReporterThe Baron Banner caught up with some seniors to discover the colleges they did and didn’t get into.

By MUKTA MOHANstaff writer

David Self: “I got into Santa Barbara, Long Beach, and Riverside, but my mom doesn’t want me to go to a party school so I’m going to OCC.”

Kara Kraus: “I didn’t get into any of my first choices, but I think the college that I’m going to, UC Santa Cruz, is a really good fit for me. I probably should have studied harder over the years, but I’m still really excited to go to Santa Cru.z”

Lauren Erickson: “II’m happy because the colleges I applied to were the ones I wanted to get into, except for Notre Dame, but I didn’t really want to go there anyway. I’m going to Northern Arizona University because I just like the training area for running, the altitude, and the girls on the team

Before

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Roaming Reporter by Rachel Meads

<A NIGHT IN WHITE: Front

Walking through the First Lady’s Rose Garden made for a romantic eve-ning for couples. Sophomore Claire Nguyen says, “The roses were so pretty and the stars bright. The cool breeze made for the perfect way to cool down.”

In case their feet could not keep up with their high spirits and needed a little rest, there were tables located indoors and outdoors dedicated to their relaxation. A soda and dessert bar helped supply important nutrients to tired bodies, with sweets ranging from cheesecake to chocolate-cov-ered strawberries, although the water line was still the longest.

There was more than just music for people who preferred not to dance. Gambling tables were set up so stu-dents could play blackjack.

“Playing 21 was cool. It wasn’t real, so you could play over and over and

The Roaming Reporter caught up with Barons to see what they had planned for prom.Question: What are you looking the most forward to at prom?

Steven Little (‘10): “I’m excited to go

with all my friends,especially Allison

Landau.”

Jackie Weber (‘09): “It’s my senior year

and getting ready and getting together with

friends is always fun.”

After

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Roaming Reporter by Kali Hoang

never lose,” says junior Kevin Le.

Earlier in the evening, students were able to tour Richard Nixon’s birth-place. According to the tour guide, “Most of the furnishings, including the bed where the President was born and the piano he learned to play, are original.” There was a long line for caricatures, but those who waited thought it was worth it.

Junior Chris Wu says, “Once the artist started drawing, it only took like five minutes. It’s a really cool drawing that you can keep for a long time.” All of ASB’s hard work in planning prom paid off. When the music faded away at midnight, people were sad to leave and had made moments that will be remembered forever. “This year’s prom was amazing. I think it was the best one ever. The location, the music, the set up – every-thing was perfect,” adds senior Dustin Vu.

Photography by Claudia Cheffes, Carmille Garcia, & Beverly ChoCenterspread by Michelle Doan

The Roaming Reporter caught up with Barons to see what they had planned for prom.Question: What did you think about your time at prom?

Ryan Sharpe (‘09):“It was magical. I had a great time. I couldn’t have asked for a better

senior prom.”

Cassandra W.(‘10): “The DJ was really good. It was also

really nice to explore the place.”

6 sportsThe Baron BannerTuesday, April 28, 2009

CALENDArTuesday, April 28 to

Thursday, April 30 is STAR Testing.

Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 15

is AP Testing.

Monday, May 25is Memorial Day, a holiday.

Wednesday, June 10 to Friday, June 12

is Finals.

Friday, June 12 is the last day of school for

underclassmen.

STAr TESTING

On to be a LegendBasketball coach has a way with words

IMPROVING SOMEBODY’S GAME: Coach Schultz gives Nathan Torres (‘11) advice

Basketball player, coach, writer – Fountain Valley’s own JV bas-ketball coach, Steve Schultz, has

written two short stories for Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball.

Schultz was first involved with bas-ketball at the age of five when he played mini-mites at the Fountain Valley Rec. Center. After falling in love with the game and developing a tenacity, he turned to coaching.

Schultz has coached many basketball camps – including ones at Duke, UCLA,

UCI, Stanford, OCC, CSULB, Michigan, and Occidental College.

This year will be Schultz’s ninth year of coaching basketball, seven of which have been at Fountain Valley High School. His teams have enjoyed much success, having won several champion-ships, including winning streaks seven out of his eight years.

Schultz claims that these are highlights but not his greatest achievements.

“My most prized possession is my box of letters that I have at home,” says Schultz. “It is full of letters my former players have sent to me over the years. The greatest reward for any leader is to have people say, ‘Your life has elevated my life.’”

One thing we all can look forward to from this inspirational man is more of his writing. He is currently looking to publish his first book, The Questions, all while working on another book titled Anything and All Things... The Anthem to a Championship Life

Along with his books, Schultz has written a column for Fountain Valley Living magazine and is expected to be published in June.

“Writing for me is fun; it is very pleas-ing to see my work published,” he com-ments. “That is really what I want my writing to accomplish: to help people, add some value or maybe entice them to think about something they haven’t thought of before.”

As his career grows, Schultz con-tinues to be a selfless individual, pro-moting both people and basketball. Fountain Valley is definitely lucky to have someone like Steve Schultz on our team.

By MALLORY TROTTstaff writer

lot of heart. We also set many personal records.”

The sprinters didn’t fare quite as well. The meet began with a disqualification because of a dropped baton in the 4x100 boy’s JV race, and the boy’s Varsity 4x100, which usually dominates, ended with defeat.

However, the girl’s lower level 4x100 races claimed victories for FVHS. Krissy Knowles (‘09) won the 100-meter dash in a quick 13 seconds, and also came in first in the 100-meter hurdles race. Paige Grigus (‘11) also stood out with a lower level 100-meter hurdles win.

The jumpers were some of the biggest contributors to the Barons’ points with a dominating 9-0 pole vaulting score. Jeff Tran (‘09) and Josh Alvaro(‘10) dis-played their pole-vaulting skills with im-pressive 11-foot vaults.

Runner Stefanie Delgado (‘11) ex-pressed her high spirits and determina-tion, saying, “We are a much better team than what was displayed today. We will surely beat Esperanza in Sunset League Prelims!”

For the past five years, FVHS athletes have considered their games against Esperanza, Edi-

son, Newport Harbor, Marina, and Los Alamitos highly anticipated league events. League games usually draw the largest crowds and are prepared with the most intensity.

However, five years ago, the athletes considered Huntington Beach High School a key part of their league and Newport Harbor a faraway member of the South Coast League.

Every so often, the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) determines a need or desire for change, and the leagues go through a “releaguing” pro-cess – a shuffling of teams in the vari-ous leagues. The leagues consisted of the same teams for the last five years, but this year the releaguing process is happening again.

The CIF governs all California high school sports. It is broken into different sections and a number of different divi-sions, the higher the division, the hard-er the competition. These divisions are then divided into leagues, each league consisting of anywhere from five to ten teams.

For many years, FV has been a part of the elite Sunset League. However, the teams accompanying us have changed a

number of times. For the most part, the leagues are based on location, which is why Edison, Marina, and Fountain Val-ley have always been tied together.

In the last releaguing process, Hun-tington Beach was replaced by New-port Harbor. This was mainly due to Huntington Beach’s developing foot-ball team. This year, after a trial run in a division II league, Huntington decided it would be in the best interests of their other teams to return to the Division I Sunset League.

“I’m excited to see what Huntington will bring back to the Sunset League, especially for aquatics,” says swimmer Erika Lucas (‘10).

But with Huntington excited about returning, Esperanza has put in a bid to get out. Esperanza will no longer be in the Sunset League as of next year. Instead, they will be moved to the Cen-tury League. Many believe this is due to Esperanza’s frustration with the extended traveling time to their oppo-nents’ schools in the Sunset League.

Other big league news includes the creation of a ten team South Coast Conference, and a Pacific Coast league which includes all five of the Irvine schools along with Corona del Mar.

It will definitely be interesting to see how the league shuffling affects Foun-tain Valley’s sports teams next year, and CIF as a whole.

Sunset League ShuffleHB returns, Newport

Harbor and Esperanza outBy RACHEL MCMILLEN

editor

Amid the din of the spring season sports, many of the off-season sports are vigorously prepar-

ing for their next season – including girls’ soccer.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-day the players are hard at work with one goal in mind – to dominate the next season. They follow a rigorous schedule in order to keep in the best physical shape possible.

The Lady Barons start the week with an hour of drills and scrimmag-es, and then finish it off with a sec-ond hour of weightlifting (on Monday and Wednesday afternoons) to keep the adrenaline running. Fridays usu-ally consist of repeating Monday’s workout.

All of this hard work may seem unnecessary, but according to Taylor Merickel (‘11), “Off-season is keeping us in shape and ready for anything. It’s allowing us to play together as a team before season starts.”

Merickel strongly believes in the benefits these workouts will have on the upcoming season. “We are going to win a lot of games, and we will be ready to beat any team that gets in our way.”

With this attitude, it’s hard to imag-ine anything stopping them from suc-ceeding in the seasons to come.

Lady Barons’Off-season

Soccer UpdateBy JENNIFER SCHULTZ

staff writer

>> TRACK: FV shows deter-mination to beat Esperanzafrom FRONT

Tuesday, April 28 is for sophomores only.

Wednesday, April 29 is English and history (excluding freshmen).

Thursday, April 20is math and science.

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Many students and some teach-ers at FVHS are members of Facebook, MySpace, and

other social networks, and sometimes, students send friend requests to their teachers. The question arises: is it ap-propriate for a teacher to add a student as a “friend” on these social networks before the student graduates?

“I wouldn’t add a student as my friend if they were still at school,” says Ms. Carbone. “I feel like students would get mixed into my private life because I have my own family, friends, and rela-tives on there. It would be better to wait until they graduate.”

“It’s better just to wait until a stu-dent graduates,” says sophomore Phoe-be Bui. “You don’t really need to know your teacher’s Facebook because you see them almost every day. But after you graduate, it’s a great way to keep in touch.”

“It’s kind of like seeing your teacher in the supermarket or something,” says junior Shary Ngyuen. “It’s always weird seeing your teacher out of the school.”

Many teachers’ Facebooks contain their private information, ranging from

family and friends to personal informa-tion that they may not want to share with a current student. Adding a stu-dent as a “friend” opens this informa-tion to the school population.

But there are some who say that it’s fine for a teacher to add a student as a “friend.” One advantage is that students can get help on their homework or con-cepts that they are confused on.

“I don’t think there is any harm in that [adding a student as a ‘friend’],” says junior Farah Wareh. “You could ask a teacher a question if you don’t get something, and they’ll likely respond faster compared to an email because people check their Facebooks more of-ten now.”

“I let my students add me on their

Facebooks,” says Mr. Yarnton. “I found out that it’s a good way to help them in Spanish because they type messages to me in Spanish. Plus, if the network is down, students can’t get in touch with me through email because that wouldn’t be working.”

“I think its fine for teachers to let their students add them as their “friend”,” says junior Tao Tran. “It really helps the student sometimes because posting a message on Facebook is way faster than waiting for a teacher to re-spond to an email.”

Obviously, the opinions of faculty and students vary. Most teachers do, however, wait until students gradu-ate to add them because they feel that students’ questions can be answered at school. But they graduate, Facebook is a great way for students to keep in touch with their high school teachers. Some teachers even ask their former students for insight on college life and advice on high school and give that information to current pupils.

So is being a “friend” of a teacher on Facebook inappropriate? No, so far student “friends” have not used their teachers’ private information for harm-ful purposes, and they can receive addi-tional help on confusing material.

Add Me as Your Friend!Should teachers add students as “friends” on Facebook?

By TOOBA GHIASstaff writer

”

“I let my students add me ... it’s a good way to help them in Span-ish ... if the network is down, students can’t get in touch with me through email.

—Mr. Yarnton

The Death of an Old MediumEfficiency and economy prompt the transition to online newspapers

By SAMI YERUNKARstaff writer

Nowadays, the print industry is dying, but the more efficient web-based news is taking its

place. In this new age of digital text and widespread information, newspapers around the world are becoming exclu-sively online.

According to Slate Magazine, major newspapers like the New York Times and scores of smaller papers have down-sized their staffs in recent months.

We should embrace this change for the better. We may not be able to thumb through the pages of an online newspa-per, but the Internet is more efficient. We receive news as quickly as possible from many sources, local and interna-tional. Nobody should oppose a change so beneficial or economical.

I always have been interested in read-ing the news, but I was driven away by

>> DEATH OF PRINT: PAGE 8

Baron Banner: So, you’re from Huntington Beach?Matt Costa: Yes, I live over there.

BB: Did you grow up there?MC: No, I actually grew up in Cypress, which is off the 405, exit on Valley View. And I also grew up in Florida which is off the B-Line in central Florida near Kissimmee. There were lots of lakes around so there was always a lot of water, which I think is a very “natural thing.”

BB: What did you do in Florida?MC: I was a skateboarder. I wasn’t a pro or anything, but I skateboarded a lot.

BB: Do you think that growing up as a skateboarder influenced your music at all?MC: Definitely. You get turned on to so much music through skate videos from all walks of life and hear it all the time. You get turned on to so many different things.

BB: How did you start writing music?MC: I broke my leg in a skateboarding accident and I couldn’t really do anything for 18 months so I picked up the guitar I had gotten earlier and just started

playing.

BB: Your most popular songs are “Mr. Pitiful,” “Cold December,” and “Sunshine,” but what are your personal favorites ones?MC: The ones that I’m writ-ing right now.

BB: You’re working on a new album. How is it going to be compared to your previous ones?MC: It’s going to be a lot more different. It’s going to be more 60s in a literal sense.

BB: Do you have any advice for future songwriters?MC: Existentialism.

BB: Thank you for your time.MC: No problem.

8 entertainmentThe Baron BannerFriday, April 24, 2009

Campus of the Dead: Thomas Panaccione

the enormous size of the news-paper. It was difficult to navigate through the numerous folds to find information that I liked. With new navigation tools such as hierarchal structures and search boxes, it has never been easier to look for what interests me.

The same goes for other applica-tions in the print industry, including books and magazines. Recently, re-search in electronic paper and e-ink led to the development of efficient and long-lasting eBook-readers

such as the Amazon Kindle, which also serves as a digital newspaper reader and distributor.

Switching to a digital medium is also more economical in the long term and easier to use.

According to the Business In-sider, “Printing the NYT (New York Times) costs twice as much as sending every subscriber a free Kindle.” It is considerably cheaper to publish online. The transition is natural, if not necessary.

Even for the Baron Banner, a small, student-run school newspa-per, it costs significantly more to print 2000 copies per issue than to host the online server for the web-site, which contains much more information.

Huntington Beach Singer Making It BigInterview with Matt Costa

Matt Costa is a singer-songwriter who plays warm, summery music along the lines of Donavon Frankenre-iter, Jack Johnson, and Jason Mraz. He has been signed by Brushfire Records

Many know Costa for his hits “Mr. Pitiful,” “Cold December” and “Sunshine,” but few know he is a Hun-tington Beach resident.

I had the chance to see him perform on Saturday at Fingerprints for Record Store Day.After the show Costa was gracious enough to let me interview him for the Baron Banner.Here’s what he had to say about skateboarding, his new album, and how to get to Cypress.

MATT COSTASukodu

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