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January 29, 2016
volume 61
issue 5
Gigi Todd to leave LHS
“We have been blessed to have such an awesome activities director and we are
saddened by her departure. We wish her well in her future endeavors in Colorado.”
Alex Batterton
Opinion Editor
obituaries See page 3
Poetry contest winner
See page 4
Athlete of the Month
See page 7
El Chapo’s capture
See page 8
Mrs. Todd, English
teacher and Activities Director, is
currently teaching her final year
here at Lincoln High School. She
has taught British and American
Literature, as well as been the
activities director for the previous
five years. She will be moving
to Colorado Springs where her
family currently lives. She wishes
to be either a full time English
teacher or Activities Director so
she can dedicate her time with
one main focus.
“We have been blessed to
have such an awesome activities
director and we are saddened
by her departure. We wish her
well in her future endeavors in
Colorado,” said Chapa, a current
student of hers.
She has been a very
valuable asset to the LHS
community, and will be sadly
missed. Todd said that she was
going to miss working with one
of the best English departments
in the entire state of California as
well as some of the best teachers
she has ever worked with. She will
miss being an activities director
and working with student council
since it has been a very unique
and fulfilling time, such as when
she participated in the Ice Bucket
Challenge with Mr. Asplund or at
the Senior Sunset, an event that
has been added since she took
over as Activites Director.
“It is sad to see her
go, Im certainly happy for her,
since she has done a lot for this
school,”said Principal Terry
Asplund, when asked about her
departure.
Photo by Alex Batterton
ASB students Eli, Harley, and Kate gather around with Gigi Todd
deciding on and discussing ideas for upcoming school events.
Juniors and seniors
vote for prom theme
Tyra Green
Features Editor
On Thursday Jan. 14
juniors and seniors voted for
year’s prom theme. This year
the students in ASB decided to
let all of the juniors and seniors
vote for a theme instead of just
the students in ASB. Between the
four themes, Happily Ever After –
A Royal Ball ended up winning.
There were four themes
students were able to choose
from. The themes were Grease –
(The Movie), Happily Ever After
– A Royal Ball, Midnight in Paris,
and Taj-ma Ball – Bollywood.
Students were only able to vote
on Jan. 14 by using Voting for
Schools.
Prom will be held on
May 7 at the Brookside Country
Club. In the past only the students
of ASB got to decide on a theme
for prom and then presented it
to the junior and senior classes.
This year was the first time ASB
decided to give everyone a voice.
“We chose to let the
juniors and seniors vote for a
prom theme because we wanted
to involve the student body and let
them have a voice in their prom.
It was also a way to get people
more excited to go,” said Kate
Bartles, junior class secretary.
Giving the juniors and
seniors a chance to vote allows
them to be more involved and
have an interest in prom.
So many people were
talking about how unique and
exciting some of the themes were,
and there was a good range to
choose from. Happily Ever After
could have a slight Cinderella
twist to it, as well.
It’s up to the ASB class
to do the decorating now and to
make this one of the best proms
to attend.
Although they allowed
students to vote, it’s ASB’s job to
make sure everything is perfect
and that the night is not one that
will be easily forgotten. Maybe
next year students will even be
able to choose homecoming
theme and spirit days.
Donald Trump rally spawns hateful actions
Isabella Amaral
Staff Writer
photo courtesy of Google Images
Rose Hamid and her husband stand up at the Donald Trump
rally to protest discrimination against Muslims in America.
The idea to plan a
silent protest all started when
Rose Hamid planned to go a
Donald Trump rally after another
protester, Edith Garwood, told
Hamid of her idea to plan a silent
protest. Hamid’s goal was to get
as much attention as possible.
Before the rally, Hamid said
she didn›t feel like her life was
danger because she believes that
most people are kind at heart.
“My purpose for going
there, is I have a sincere belief
that if people get to know each
other one on one, then they’ll
stop being afraid,” Hamid said.
When
Hamid
first
arrived at the rally wearing a
hijab, the people around her were
kind and even shared their food.
However after she stood up, they
began to treat her differently.
They accused her having a bomb,
called her hateful things and one
man even gave her the thumbs
down.
At Hamid’s removal,
the people she sat around held
her hand and said “Sorry” as she
passed by to be escorted out.
“The people around me
who I had an opportunity to talk
to with were very sweet,” Hamid
said. “The people around that I
did not make contact with, the
people who Trump influenced,
were really nasty.”
Hamid,
Marty
Rosenbluth, and several other
silent protesters wore yellow starshaped badges that had the word
“Muslim” on them. Hamid also
wore a blue shirt with “Salam, I
come in peace.”
Once the crowd starting
chanting “Trump, Trump”,the
security
officer
saw
the
commotion as a sign to remove
her from the rally, along with a
handful of other protesters.
“This demonstrates how when
you start dehumanizing others, it
can turn people into very hateful,
ugly people,” Hamid said. “It
needs to be known.”
Detention for having no homework?
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Aylana Crosby
Staff Writer
Some teachers at LHS
are giving detentions for no
homework. Teachers want the
children to succeed, but the
way they are doing it is wrong.
photo by Alex Batterton
Detentions are being given to
students who fail to complete an
assignment. Teachers now have the
authorization to give them to any
students missing work.
Regardless of the situation,
teachers are allowed to give detention
to students who don’t do homework.
However some teachers have to
realize that not every excuse for not
having homework is a lie.
Teachers should at least give students
some warnings. It’s not always the
child’s fault when their homework
isn’t done.
Even if the homework is
the student’s responsibility, some
students are doing other homework
and did not have time.
Some teachers assign too
much homework when they can’t
or don’t have enough time to finish
lessons in class.
LHS is a great school, but
all the work the teachers’ assign is
getting way out of hand. Student
at LHS are walking around with
four different books in their hands,
and with five different folders and
journals in their backpacks.
Some teachers’ think that
all students deserve detentions if
they don’t do homework. The truth is
some deserve it, but some don’t.
Teachers should see what
is happening with the no homework
problem; let’s say a student didn’t do
their homework because they didn’t
have enough time to finish.
The teacher should find a
way so that the student can still do
their homework yet still have time
to get some rest. The ones who just
didn’t feel like doing the homework
are the ones who should be punished.
With all of these detentions
students will not be able to do any
sports or even go to their dream
college depending on the number of
detentions.
Opinion
Terrorist
Famous African Stars to boycott Oscars
stereotypes
Ayaana Williams
Editor-in-chief
Faith Roberts
Staff Writer
Terrorism, the focal
point of America’s fear and
interest, has cast its way into the
decisions of how we live and our
daily precautions. Our society
knows that when we see a terrorist, our country will not let them
live peacefully. Yet, what is it that
we are seeing? According to the
dictionary, terrorism is the use of
violence and threats to intimidate
or coerce, especially for political
purposes. But according to the
Telegraph, it seems that 50% of
people associate the religion of
Islam with terrorism. Muslims are
not terrorists, and we should not
assume they are due to a stereotype.
A person can be assumed terrorist if they “appear
to be intended to intimidate or
coerce a civilian population,” said
to the FBI.
So if we associate terrorism with Islam, and a person can
be assumed a terrorist by their
appearance, how can a definition
with no personal description be
so fragmented that a single group
of people is targeted?
In reality, more than
90% of all terrorist attacks were
non-Muslim, and out of the 300
American deaths associated with
terrorism, Muslims caused only
33, according to a FBI report.
Muslims are not threats,
and statistics prove that terrorism
is faceless. Yet, the persistent pursuit of the media to scare Americans icauses them to be stopped
at airlines, questioned and stared
at in public places because of a
close-minded stereotype.
We are currently living in a
day and age where racial controversy
goes beyond common racial slurs.
People generally will take
offence if anything, whether is has
to do with race or not, that might set
apart one culture from another.
Recently there has been a
case in which the Oscar movie award
ceremony lacked diversity in its
nominees.
It just so happened
that all of the actors and actresses
nominated for the Oscar award were
mainly white.
This controversy has caused
celebrities such as Will and Jada
Smith to boycott the Oscars.
However, what are the
actual chances the members of the
academy would just happen to be
so incredibly biased that they would
purposefully not choose to nominate
any African Americans?
photo courtesy of google images
Stars Will and Jada Smith are refusing to attend a event with a lack of
diversity such as the Oscars. Other African stars have done the same.
In such
cases as this, the chances are slim to
none.
The voting process for the Oscars is
an extremely long and complicated
undertaking that involves almost
6000 people voting for the nominees.
To think about it from this
perspective would make it seem
almost comical to think that all 5,783
members of the academy are racist.
People may be blowing this
out of proportion for a number of
reasons.
It may be because due to the recent
battles fighting racial discrimination
(police brutality, media, ect,.), this
feels like one more thing adding onto
the ongoing hate.
It could also be simply because the
media is what it is and when a probable coincidence such as this comes
up it gives the people something to
argue over.
No matter
the reason, the reality of the situation
is that it is more than likely the lack
of diversity in the nominations for the
Oscars is purely coincidental.
Where did home economics go?
Faith Roberts
People Editor
Many high school students do
not know the difference between a
debit and credit card, which can be
devastating since they’ll be on their
own in a few years.
This is just one of the many
reasons why a home economics class
is so important. A home economics
class teaches lessons in nutrition and
hygiene as well as economics. LHS
no longer offers this opportunity,
which is a disappointment since the
class teaches valuable skills that
everyone will need to know as an
photo courtesy of google images
Home economics class is a very valuable class that students should be
able to take while at LHS. Currently the course is not offered.
adult. It is also useful for kids who
do not have anyone else to teach
them these basic skills. For example,
the class teaches students how the
stock market works and how to cook
a healthy meal, no matter what time
schedule they are under.
This class teaches more than just
how to be a housewife. It teaches
skills students will use and need for
the rest of their life.
Home economics teaches
skills that will help prepare students
for certain careers.
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Once a spartan, always a spartan
photo courtesy to Record.net
Melissa Smith
Staff Writer
Michael (Mike) R. Anderson was a much loved
man. He was a loving father, brother, husband, son,
uncle, friend, teacher and coach.
Anderson was born in Iowa, and he died Jan.
1, 2016 at the age of 49. It was on this day that
he left behind his two sons Michael and Mathew
and Lynne Giottonini-Anderson, his loving wife of 24
years.
Anderson attended Mojave High School, where he
played four years of basketball, as well as baseball his
senior year. He finished his high school experience
when he graduated in 1984. Anderson then met his
future wife on a blind date while in college, at Sierra
College in Rocklin.
Anderson then completed his college time at Sacramento State University, earning a bachelor’s degree
in physical education. Immediately after college he
began his teaching career at Pacific Middle School.
Soon after though, he had felt as if his work had been
done there.
Anderson then went on to teach P.E. at Sierra
Middle School for 23 years. During that time he discovered that his passion was coaching J.V. basketball
at LHS. He ended up sticking with that for 17 years.
“He was an incredible person to be
around,” s aid Zach Nelson, freshman, a former student of Anderson. Anderson was loved by many
and he will be greatly missed.
is
Unforgettable Cole
People
Johnathan Fisher
Arts and Entertainment Editor
photo courtesy of Google images
The R&B singer/songwriter Natalie Cole
passed away Dec, 31 of congestive heart failure at age
65 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Cole started her career as a singer in 1975,
continuing in her father, Nat King Cole’s footsteps,
with her debut album Inseparable which experienced
large amounts of success and attention. Cole turned
out four gold and two platinum albums, putting her
name well known in the music industry and media
alike. After the album was released, Cole faced a
battle with addiction. She made a comeback in 1990’s
with her album Unforgettable… with Love.
The 1990’s was filled with many other
popular albums by Cole, including Snowfall on the
Sahara and The Magic of Christmas, which were both
released in 1999.
Cole went on in the 2000’s to start her acting
career, playing herself in the show Livin’ for Love:
The Natalie Cole Story.
Cole gave birth to one son, Robert Adam
Yancy in 1977 with her first husband Marvin Yancy.
Cole leaves us with the unforgettable
memories and enjoyment with her music and
entertainment career a legend, whose name with
forever be remembered in music and the entertainment
industry forever
photo courtesy of Google
Bowie’s ashes to ashes
Faith Roberts
Staff Writer
David Robert Jones, aka David Bowie,
died Jan. 10, 2016 at age 69 after battling cancer,
publically unknown, for 18 months.
Bowie was an influential singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and painter. He was
born January 8, 1947 in Brixton, London, England.
Early on, Bowie was identified as being
gifted in the music and artistic field. Throughout
his years in school, he was a part of his school
choir, played the recorder, took music and movement classes, played the ukulele, and the tea chest
bass.
He went to Bromley Technical High
School where he studied art, music, and design.
When attending, his half-brother introduced him
to Jazz, influencing him to pick up a plastic saxophone.
Bowie formed his first band in 1962,
with whom he played rock and roll at weddings
and youth gatherings. He left school a year after
and aimed to become a pop star. He joined several
bands after this.
Glenn Frey
says goodbye
Severus Snape joins Lily at last
Sheryll Agbayani
Peoples Editor
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman, departed
on Jan. 14 at the age of 69. He was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer after he experienced a minor
stroke in August 2015. This fact was unknown to
the public and only to his closest family and friends.
Rickman, famous actor and director, is
well known for his character Professor Severus
Snape, a potion master of Hogwartz, in the Harry
Potter film series. For his Snape character, he won
MTV World Cup Award for Favorite Harry Potter
Character Portrayal and People’s Choice Award
for Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast, in 2011, and
many more. Harry Potter fans formed a memorial
underneath “Platform 9¾” sign, located in London
King’s Cross railway station, as a reference to the
movies. Many of his fellow co-stars tweeted their
regards to him and his family on Twitter.
“I am pretty sure he came and saw
everything I ever did on stage both in London and
New York. He did not have to do that,” said Daniel
Radcliffe, an actor who played alongside Rickman
throughout the series.
He was also known for his role as terrorist
Hans Gruber in the 1988 movie Die Hard, Tybalt
in the 1978 Romeo and Juliet, and many more
films. His latest work is Alice Through the Looking
Glass, who voiced Absolem the Caterpillar, and
will be released in 2016.
“It’s a human need to be told stories. The
more we are covered by idiots and have no control
over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories
to each other about who we are, why we are, where
we come from, and what might be possible,” Rickman
said in an interview.
Rickman got into acting at a relatively late
age. At age 26, he received a scholarship to the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art in England. From there, his
acting experience and journey began, which led him
to a career that lasted nearly 40 years.
Besides his acting career, he was also a
ceremonial president of the International Performers’
Aid Trust, a charity that worked to fight poverty
among international artists.
photo courtesy of Google images
photo courtesy of Google images
Caleb Sukut
Staff Writer
Born Glenn Lewis Frey on Nov. 6, 1948
Frey was a co-founder of the rock band the Eagles.
He died earlier this month on Jan. 18
from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute
ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at the age of 67,
and was still recovering from intestinal surgery.
He co-founded the Eagles with former
friends Don Henley, Randy Meisner, and Bernie
Leadon.
Frey often wrote/co-wrote many of the
Eagles songs with the drummer Henley.
Frey also took the lead vocals on many of
the hit songs including “Take It Easy”, “Already
Gone”, and “Lyin’ Eyes.
When the band split up in 1980 Frey took
on a career of his own.
He wrote the song “The Heat Is On”,
with Harold Faltermeyer.
This song was the main theme for Eddie
Murphy’s action comedy Beverly Hills Cop.
He also had many other hit singles such
as “You Belong to the City” and “Smuggler’s
Blues”.
Frey had 12 songs chart the U.S. Top 100
during his solo career. Eleven of those were cowritten with Jack Tempchin.
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Poetry contest
winners
1st Place
Darkness - by Sofia De Guzman, Junior
Photos by Gracie Barajas
Above is a jacket left for anyone in need of one.
A note is attached saying to use to keep warm.
A homeless man crosses the middle of the street.
Pushing a basket in front of the homeless camp.
The homeless and the happening
Gracie Barajas
Sports Editor
features
For many years homelessness has been at
a high rate in Stockton. Homeless people are filled
in the streets with shopping carts, and if you drive
by you can see the villages that the homeless created. These people once had normal lives, but have
faced the hardships of losing everything.
Many people become homeless due to
drugs, the loss of a job, and unfortunately a good
number are veterans. The streets are mean, and
these people have no choice but to live in them.
South Stockton is where one can find
most of the homeless people. Camps and little villages are made by train tracks, and if one is driving
on the freeway one can see camps set up next to
the water. Homelessness has increased in Stockton
by 20 percent since 2014. Homelessness is common in California, so, civilians seem to be used to
it.
Around the holidays is when families and churches get together to feed the homeless. This holiday,
jackets were tied on the light poles of downtown
Stockton. The jackets were left with positive notes
for the homeless. Since shelters tend to get full, the
homeless have nowhere to stay and have to sleep in
the cold. By the freeway is a dangerous place to stay,
especially because there are cars going 50-60 miles
per hour.
Stockton’s unemployment rate has increased and so did the homeless rate. Unemployment checks only go so far to cover bills and the cost
of food, so not everyone can live off those checks.
There are some veterans that have the ability to receive many benefits and a place to stay. Unfortunately though, many veterans suffer from PTSD (post
traumatic stress disorder). PTSD is a mental heath
condition caused by experiencing something tragic.
The Stockton shelter statistics show an average of 3,090 people being served with about 1,500
volunteers. Of those people, 914 are families, 1,015
are single women and men, 52 are veterans, 417 are
disabled and 927 are children.
An average of 235 people are estimated to
be sleeping in the streets. There are always resources
and charities that can help the homeless in Stockton.
The shelters are always looking for volunteers.
Volunteering can be beneficial to students
by submitting there community service hours. Students at LHS can submit their community service
hours by volunteering at the shelter or anywhere else.
Upcoming student
directed plays at LHS
Men fear darkness
For the legends and the myths
Forge monsters where light doesn’t shine
Yet, darkness potential,
Greater than lights,
Reveals a fundamental truth;
Darkness holds no preferences
Towards conformity in life
Thus, in the dark, my skin is just like yours.
In the dark, his kiss is just as sweet as hers.
In the dark, my body can’t be stared at, can’t be judged.
In the dark, all our quarrels melt away.
For in the dark, we are all the same.
Thus, ‘tis compelling
To close my eyes at night
Release my insecurities
Break free from labels, immaturities
Not fat, nor thin
Neither brown-eyed nor blue
Not short. Not tall.
Just me.
At night I close my eyes
And revel in the thought;
How much clearer could we see
if the world went dark?
2nd Place
Generation Z - by Dillon Niceler, Senior
Faith Roberts
People Editor
LHS Advanced Drama Class presents
two upcoming plays. The plays are “Ashland falls”
written by Steven Stack and student directed by
Ashlyn Watty, senior, and “We’re all Guilty” written by James Reach and directed by Chris Shary,
Drama teacher. Tickets are $7 dollars. The plays
will take place at Sierra in the Multi-Use room.
Both plays have the doors open at 6:30 and start
at 7.
“Ashland Falls” follows a group of drama
students putting on a production based in Victorian
era, which they didn’t want to do in the first place,
that has mysteriously just received a new director after their old one disappeared. The director
knows a little too much about the plot line, which
follows the death of a girl. This comedic mystery
will be performed on Feb. 11, 12, and 13.
“ Directing would be a great way to show
a broader audience the way I think, “said Watty. “I
always felt that by directing I can show my imagination through pictures or actors.”
“We’re All Guilty” is a courtroom drama
that focuses on an incident between two teenagers that made one of them permanently disabled.
Follow the characters Judge Frasier, Gary Durant,
Skepticism surrounding darkness
Stems strictly from suspicion
Of the mysteries men’s minds make
Above is a poster from the actual play “Ashland
Falls,” Ashlyn Watty will be directing it at LHS.
Photos by Google Images
Above is a play bill for the atual play “We’re all
Guilty,” Chris Shary will be directing this play.
and others as the testimony of who is guilty takes
a turn to a deeper truth. This dramatic play will be
performed on Feb. 25, 26, and 27.
Both plays are usually directed by students.
However, due to the lack of people able to direct,
only one student will.
“I’ve always enjoyed directing and plan on
going to college for film,” said Watty.
Question of the Month:
What would you do with $1.5 billion?
You gotta go through this
A carthasis
A metamorphosis
To realize life isn’t always in a rush
Eventually you will have to make a push
Think through what you will have to do
Remain the same original you
And learn to love the world true
But take your time
Appreciate the roses and the rain in life
The fact that you are living
Breathing
Hating
Loving, liking, and needing
Just keep reeling in emotion
Dealing with life like the sway of an ocean
But take your time
Eventually you’ll have to realize
With your own eyes
That your golden dreams
Have a rusted copper seam
Tearing apart at your silver stitched heart
But once you acknowledge your broken apart
That’s when you’re your own individual
A grown up residual Of a blown up news paranoia
You have to realize
Life is more than the cynical.
3rd place
Utopia - by Cameron Walker, Senior
No garbage on the ground,
No homeless men to be found.
No overpopulated cells,
No existence of hell.
This is my utopia
No locks on doors,
No girls called whores.
No deaths from drugs,
No crime from thugs.
This is my utopia.
Photos by Ayaana Williams
“I would first help
out my parents with
money, and then
maybe buy myself
something.”
Lorenzo Auer,
freshman.
“I would pay of
thing for my parents,
make sure I can go
to college, and go to
Disneyland.”
Illiana DaSilva, sophomore.
“I would make sure
my family was taken
care of and all my
friends would have
matching Range
Rovers” Jon Fortune,
junior.
“Free Gucci Mane.”
Tyler Peralta, senior.
No cheating on one’s mate,
No drinking to escape.
No fraud on credit cards,
No bullying to be “hard”
This is my utopia.
The reality of the world,
Is a very sad thing to see.
But no matter what one does,
It will always be.
This is not my utopia.
Kanye to release WAVES
Juan Solis
Staff Writer
Album art work courtesy of Google Images
The most recent artwork rapper Kanye West released for his new album entitle WAVES which is to release Feb, 11.
seemed to be with West’s seemingly
apathetic attitude towards the album,
brushing off questions about the
album with simple claims that he was
working on it, and that it would come
out sooner or later. It’s very difficult
to predict what the music on SWISH
will sound like, as West has proven
multiple times that he can create
new and unique sounds.
“Of course I’m excited for
Kanye’s new album. Everything
he’s made is good, and he’s one
of the greatest of the time,” said
Harry Potter Hermione casting controversy
Sheryll Agbayani
Staff Writer
We are all familiar with the
well-known novel and film, Harry
Potter. The Harry Potter sevenpart series was originally created by
author J.K Rowling that ended with
the Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows. The new eighth part of the
series, Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child, is being released in a form of
a play. In this production, all roles are
being played by new actors.
One character in particular,
alone, caused controversy to erupt
within social media. Based on the
film, Hermione Granger, the witty
and clever Muggle wizard, was
always portrayed by actress Emma
Watson, a white English girl, but in
this additional chapter, Grander was
casted by Noma Dumezweni, an
English African-American woman.
Due to this choice of appearance
for the character, many people
opinionated that “it does not make
sense” or that the play has now “lost
all credibility”. However, there were
Image courtesy of Google Images
The new cast of the eighth instalment of the Harry Potter series entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Left to Right: Noma Dumezweni (Hermione), Jamie Parker (Harry), and Paul Thornley (Ron).
other people who claimed that they
could not wait to see this play and are
more than eager to see what the play
has to offer.
“I cannot wait to see Noma
Dumezweni as Hermione on stage
this year,” said Watson, the actress
who formerly played the role. Along
with her, many of the other original
cast members had congratulated
Dumezweni and wished her luck
through social media. J.K Rowling,
as well, defended Dumezweni
against the people who disagreed
with this casting.
“Hermione
was
only
described as having brown eyes,
fizzy hair, and very clever. White
skin was never specified,” said
Rowling.
Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child will open at the
Palace Theatre London in July, and
is presented in two parts, which are
intended to occur in order on the
same evening or on two consecutive
evenings. This is an entirely new
and original chapter created by J.K
Rowling herself, Jack Thorne, and
John Tiffany.
Friday April 15 &
22
Saturday 16 & 23
Sunday 17 & 24
Coachella Valley Music
and Arts 2016 lineup
Meagan Domingo
Staff Writer
In California the infamous
Coachella concert is the happening of
the year. The line-up this year is absolutely fabulous, with almost every big
song or artist featured. All the artists
have “Been on our minds” according
to Ellie Gouldings new hit, and are
coming together for this event. From
rap to indie, or even the classic rock,
Coachella has it all, and in only three
days this year, April 15 to the 24.
Make sure to save the date, because
this is a perfect time for rocking out
with friends, making memories and
having story for a lifetime.
-Ellie Goulding
-M83
-Monster and Men
-G-Eazy
-Rae sremmurd
-Guns N’ Roses
-Ice Cube
-Disclosure
-Zedd
-A$ap Rocky
-Calvin Harris
-Sia
-Major Lazer
-The 1975
-The Chainsmokers
-Cold War Kids
-Alessia Cara
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Arts and Entertainment
Kanye West has officially
announced that his newest album,
SWISH, will be dropping on Feb.
11. SWISH is West’s seventh solo
studio album, following the release
of his critically acclaimed 2013
album, Yeezus. Within three weeks
of the New Year, he has released
“Facts”,“New Friends”, and “No
More Parties in LA”. Besides just
being on the album it self, these new
tracks are also a part of his G.O.O.D
Friday series. This is when he releases
a new track every Friday leading up to
the release of a new album. Last year
was a primarily barebones year for
West, with his only official releases
being the songs “All Day”, and “Only
One”, along with some snippets of
potential tracks, such as “Fade”.
Many fans had begun to believe that
SWISH would suffer the same fate
as Dr. Dre’s Detox, which was never
released because Dre felt it did not
meet his standard of quality. Another
issue with the release of SWISH
Thomas Alcaraz, junior.
From the Jazz infused
soul on Late Registration, to the
icy, somber pop of 808’s and
Heartbreaks, it will be exciting to
see what this newest album brings
to the table. Sales on this album are
expected to be high, but with West
being out of the musical limelight
for nearly two years, it will be
interesting to see how he fares
against currently planned hip hop
releases. Albums such as Drake’s
Views From the Six, Viper’s U a
Stupid Dummy, and Cal Chucesta’s
The New CALassic 2 are all slated
for a February release, ensuring
that SWISH will certainly have
some competition within the hip
hop world. Following the release
of “No More Parties in LA”, West
has released the official track listing
for SWISH. The album features 10
new tracks. While the amount is
seemingly low, many have begun
to speculate that it is only one part
of a bigger, more grand album.
Which would very much fall in line
with West’s tendency to to push the
envelope of his music.
NFL playoffs
6
Caleb Sukut
Staff Writer
Sports
With the NFL playoffs now
over the Super Bowl has been set as
the Denver Broncos and the Carolina
Panthers.The Broncos are the home
team and the Panthers are the away
team. I think the Broncos will be
defeated by the Panthers by a final
score of 38-24. I believe this because
of three reasons.One is because Cam
Newton has been on a tear lately and
so has the rest of the team. Greg
Olsen, a tight end for the Panthers, is
one of the best tight ends in the game
right now, being one of Newton’s
main receivers.Also because of the
way that the Newton is throwing and
running the ball the way he is, I am
pretty sure that the Broncos defense,
even though being number one in
the league during the regular season,
will not be able to stop the way that
Newton plays with all of that energy.
The second reason is because
the way the Panthers defense has been
playing this entire season. I do not
think that the Broncos offense will be
able to get many points on the board
with the way that their offense has
been struggling kind of as of late.
I mean with Josh Norman
arguably being in the top five
cornerbacks category and Luke
Kuechly and Thomas Davis Sr. being
the best linebackers in the NFL right
now, I do not think that Manning will
be able to move around a lot and be
able to throw to some of his best wide
receivers considering the fact that the
Panthers secondary is arguably the
best in the league.The third reason
is because a couple years ago in the
Super Bowl against the Seahawks,
the Broncos made one mistake in the
beginning of the game and they ended
up throwing the whole game away. I
believe that if that were to happen
again that the Broncos would choke
like they did a couple of years ago.
Another reason, the Panthers
offensive line. They have protected
Newton very well all year long, and
I think that since a Super Bowl title is
on the line, especially since it would
be the first in franchise history, that
this opportunity would give them that
little extra boost to do exactly what
they need to do to stop the number
one defensive line in all of the NFL.
Adam Wells wrote a story that that
was featured on bleacherreports.com.
He predicted that the Panthers would
win by a final score of Panthers 27,
Broncos 17.
“I believe that the Panthers
will win because right now they are
on a tear,” said Charles Bartman,
junior.
“I think that the Broncos
will win the Super Bowl this year
by a score of 24-27,” said Raymond
Thompson, freshman. Not everyone
has given up on the Broncos, there is
still hope for both of the NFL teams.
MLB hall of
fame
Alex Batterton
Opinion Editor
Ken Griffey and Mike Piazza go into the hall of fame through
distinctly different routes, yet they’ll
reach the game’s ultimate destination
– the Hall of Fame – alongside each
other. Ken Griffey Junior was the first
overall pick in the 1987 draft, made
it to the majors two years later as a
teenager and always seemed destined
for greatness. Mike Piazza was an unwanted junior college first baseman
taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers in
the 62nd round of the 1988 draft as a
favor to his father’s longtime friend,
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Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr.
were inducted in the Hall of Fame.
manager Tommy Lasorda, and only
on the condition he would convert
to catcher. Griffey and Piazza, polar
opposites in some respects, were both
chosen to enter the shrine in Cooperstown, N.Y., with Griffey receiving
the highest percentage of votes ever
at 99.32%, just three votes shy of
unanimity.
“To have the highest percentage is definitely a shock, because
I don’t think that way,’’ Griffey said.
“The big thing is to get into the Hall
of Fame, no matter what you got.’’
Griffey went on to become
the sixth-leading home run hitter in
history (630) and one of the most
complete players of his generation,
earning the AL MVP award in 1997
and winning 10 consecutive Gold
Gloves as the Seattle Mariners’ center fielder. In a 10-year stretch from
1991-2000,
Griffey averaged 40 home
runs, 113 RBI and a .976 on-baseplus-slugging percentage, before a
series of injuries hampered his play
during the second half of his 22-year
career, after he joined his hometown
Cincinnati Reds in 2000. Piazza won
10 consecutive Silver Slugger awards
with the Dodgers and New York
Mets, and his 396 home runs as a
catcher (427 overall) are the most of
any backstop in history. A .308 career
hitter, Piazza became the first catcher to compile 200 hits in a season, in
1997, and batted .300 or better.
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The Panthers gather around in celebration of their accomplishment. This
year is the 50th anual super bowl, so the intensity increases till gametime.
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Girls’
basketball
starts off
strong
7
Caleb Sukut
Staff Writer
The girls varsity basketball team is doing
an excellent job this year.As of Jan. 25 the varsity
team is ranked 65 in the state and 509 in the nation.
They are 15-4 and are currently ranked fourth in the
Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 standings.Coach
Christopher Roemer has done an excellent job this
year leading these girls to this fantastic record.
There have also been some standout
players on the team.One of them is Zahria Hendrix,
junior.She has outstanding averages of 8.7 points
per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 3.5 steals per
game, and 2.5 assists per game. All of her averages
for her stats are all well above the norm. Another
outstanding player for the team is Lianna Tillman,
junior.Tillman has averages of 11.1 points per
game, 4.2 assists per game, 1.6 rebounds per game,
and 2.4 steals per game.
Even though her rebound average is below
average every other stat stands out as well.
Photo by Lianna Tillman
Tillman dribbles the ball down the court against the opposing team. Hoping to advance further
into the game, the ref stands by observing any foul plays on both sides of the teams.
Marcus Surgick
Staff Writer
The St. Louis Rams are moving to Los Angeles and
the San Diego Chargers have expressed interest in
going to L.A. as well. If the Chargers were to decline the offer, the Oakland Raiders could fill that
spot. The Rams will become NFL’s new Los Angeles’s team in this season, but won’t be moving
into their new stadium in Inglewood until the 2019
season.
The NFL team ownership took a vote to approve
the relocation of the Rams by a 30-32 margin.
This well exceeded the minimum vote needed to
approve the team’s moving. There was also another
option on the vote, which was allowing a move to
Los Angeles for the Chargers and the Raiders. This
vote failed to overshadow the votes in agreement of
the Rams moving.
The fee to move a team is $550 million. Stan
Kroenke, owner of the Rams, has the option to pay
that all at once, or ten annual payments of $64 million can be payed. A source informed Jim Trotter,
veteran NFL reporter, that Kroenke would actually
be paying the fee in a single payment.
The Rams will have to wait a year or so to even
negotiate changing the name the new stadium. This
could change if a deal with a second team is made
before then.
SPORTS
Rams move out of St. Louis
L.A. Memorial Coliseum is where the Rams
are expected to play until the Inglewood stadium
is complete. If the Chargers planned to relocate,
it is unclear where exactly they would play. It has
been about two decades since the Los Angeles
area had NFL football at all. The Chargers are
still trying to work something out to stay in San
Diego. The Raiders are also working out a deal
with northern California.
The NFL has told teams investigating Los
Angeles to include the stadium design. The
Chargers and the Raiders want to stay right where
they are, but unfortunately San Diego and Oakland
do not have anything stadium wise in the process
of being built.
Athlete of the
month: Gabriel
Olivera
Johnathan Fisher
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Photo by Johnathan Fisher
Olivera gets the near fall points against Lodi High School on their senior night. The match carried
on to double overtime at which it was lost in the final seconds by excessive stalling calls by the ref.
The LHS wrestler Gabriel Olivera
sophomore has earned the title athlete of the
month, not only for his athletic success this
year, but also his ability to maintain a higher
than average GPA, as well as for the support and
inspiration he provides for his teammates and
fellow students.
Olivera has wrestled since he was
six years old. Following in his older brother,
Alejandro Olivera, an LHS graduate’s footsteps
and carrying the tradition on through high school.
“Gabriel deserves athlete of the month
because no matter what type of adversity he faces
he goes in there 100 percent. The opponent can
weigh more than he does, be older than him, be
bigger in size, but he still gives 100 percent. He
tries his hardest and never backs down, but also
understands that if he loses, he loses, if he wins he
wins, as long as he’s able to come back the next
day,” said head wrestling coach Albert Alonso.
Once Olivera’s on the mat, it’s not
size, or strength that matters. Olivera looks at
the opponent, keeps a right mind and keeps his
mind focused on winning and what he can change
during the match to wear his opponent down.
“People look like they’re really good,
but really it’s just how much will power you have.
Having an older brother who went to state, it’s
pretty intimidating, but it has helped me know
I need to try harder, and it motivates me to be a
better wrestler.”
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El Chapo’s great
escape backfires
Tristin Lomboy
Staff Writer
news
Mexican drug lord El Chapo was captured
and arrested by Mexican authorities in the coastal
city of Los Mochis on Friday, Jan. 8. It is now the
third time that he has been imprisoned. El Chapo
is now locked up at Altiplano Prison, the same
maximum-security prison from where he used an
underground tunnel to escape from last July.
To prevent El Chapo from escaping
again, security has greatly increased and 24-hour
surveillance cameras have been placed in all parts of
his cell. All these measures were put into place after
the Mexican armed forces found out that El Chapo
nearly evaded capture from Mexican marines by
resorting to the same underground tunnel trick that
he used to escape from prison.
After a 15 minute firefight between his
bodyguards and a team of marines, El Chapo
managed to crawl for one mile in a sewage pipe
under Los Mochis before security cameras caught
him climbing out of a manhole into the streets. He
then hijacked a car and attempted to drive out of the
city.
Fortunately, the authorities were able to
intercept El Chapo after the owner of the stolen car
called the police. The drug lord was finally captured
by the same team of marines and taken to the
nearest hotel as a temporary detainment measure
until reinforcements arrived to take him to prison.
Since his arrest, Mexican authorities were
shocked after learning that Hollywood actor Sean
Penn had interviewed El Chapo in a hideaway
Upcoming
events and
dealines
-ASB applications due Feb. 20
-Valentine Gram sales Feb. 5-11
-Mr. Nice Guy nominations due Feb.12
-Powderpuff applications come out Feb.
11
-Open Mic Night (In the library) Feb. 17
-ASB Elections Feb. 16-19
-Windows On Your Future Feb. 24
-Class officer applications Feb. 25
-Club Presidents’ meeting Feb. 10
-Senior vs. Staff dodgeball game Feb. 25
For more information on
upcoming events and deadlines for this
month visit www.lincolnhigh.org or visit
the activies office, or any of our school
activities officers.
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Mexican Drug lord El Chapo is finally captured
and forcibly taken away by armed forces.
in October, unintentionally setting of a chain of
events that lead to the drug lord’s arrest. Many
are questioning Penn’s and Rolling Stone’s ethics
in allowing El Chapo to approve the story before
publication.
During the interview with Penn, El Chapo
described himself as a family man who only entered
the drug business because he couldn’t find a job,
and that he only resorted to violence in self-defense.
Mexican authorities say that this as a lie because El
Chapo’s cartel is responsible for starting many of
the gang turf wars that killed over 100,000 people
and left 20,000 others missing since 2004.
Life Outside Lincoln
Hydrogen bomb test
set off in North Korea
Tristin Lomboy
Staff Writer
North Korea announced on Jan.6 at 10:00
a.m. local time that it had successfully tested a
miniature hydrogen bomb. The test resulted in seismic
activity in the form of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake.
This is now known as the country’s fourth known
nuclear weapons test. The North Korean government
also claimed that the test was conducted in a safe
manner, and would have no devastating effects on the
surrounding environment.
South Korean intelligence agencies and
U.S. defense officials are currently analyzing the
location of the test site to confirm minimal damage
to the environment. In addition, North Korea has also
claimed that it’s ready to create a hydrogen bomb
that will be capable of “wiping out the entire U.S. at
once.” Despite these comments related to wiping out
the United States, the crew that tested the miniature
hydrogen bomb claimed that the test was “neither to
threaten or provoke anyone.”
U.S. forces stationed in South Korea were
put on their highest alert ever in the area to deter any
possible North Korean provocation. Additionally,
North Korean officials stated that nuclear weapon
development was crucial in order for the country to
protect itself against foreign interference in North
Korean affairs. They have also claimed that the bomb
is capable of defending the country from any military
invasion.
Minimum wage
continues to increase
Genessa Escobar
Staff Writer
According to the Webster dictionary, “ Minimum wage is the amount of money per hour that
workers must be paid according to the law.” The California minimum wage was raised Jan. 1, 2016 to $10
in hopes of diminishing the poverty line in California.
Unfortunately
some
negative
results may occur. A raise with the minimum
wage can cause inflation.
Certain Low-paying jobs would also be at risk for elimination.
The increase in wage would increase the
standard in living. According to The United States Department of labor,89% of those who are going to benefit
from the minimum wage being raised are 20 years old
or more, and 56% are women. So despite popular belief,
the typical minimum wage work is not a high school
student working to earn extra spending money. 55,000
workers in the congressional district are going to benefit many adults struggling to live above the poverty line.
“ As the cost of living goes up so should the
minimum wage” said Alex Shaklefield, senior. Paying
people more than poverty wages doesn’t just help the
people, it helps the economy as well.
Suspected terrorists
roam the U.S.
Aylana Crosby
Staff Writer
There are two most dangerous suspects that
have been on America’s Most Wanted.
The first is Yaser Abdel Said, born on Jan
27, 1957. He is an Egyptian resident of the United
States who killed his two teenage daughters in
Irving, Texas over some religious reservation with
them. Said has been on the one FBI’s most wanted
list since Dec. 4, 2014, but is still at large. Following
the murder of his daughters, he vanished before the
county police could take action against him. There
have been no recorded sightings of him from any
source in the United States.
Some suspect he may have flown to Egypt.
The second suspect is William Bradford Bishop Jr.,
born in Aug 1 1936. Bishop is a former United States
Foreign Service Officer who has been placed on
the list of FBI’s most wanted. He was placed on the
list on April 10, 2014 for allegedly murdering five
members of his family in 1976.
Bishop is believed to have disappeared
after disposing of the bodies of his family members
and ditching his car at the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park in Tennessee. Intelligence agencies
believe that he could be somewhere in Europe or the
United States.