School NewspaperDISPATCH“The beacon of truth since 1974” Issue II, Volume 48 Huntington High School Oakwood and McKay Roads Huntington, NY 11743 Inside This Issue: SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2018 OP-ED Procrastination: How to Spend Your Break NHD Free 2-3 Going Back into Time with Hunting- ton High School 3 100 vs. 101: Grade Culture 4-5 World AIDS Day 2018: What More Can Be Done in Terms of Prevention and Awareness? 5 Intersectional Feminism: What Is It? 6 Amazon Develops New Feature That Will Predict Your Purchases Before You Make Them 6-7 ate your homework. You might not KIARA GELBMAN get credit, but hopefully the teacher NATIONAL NEWS will appreciate the creativity. The California Wildfires: A Devastat- Well it’s that time of year Present Hacks: If you do not ing Record-Breaker 7 again… Holiday Season! Between want your holiday present to be wait- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs. The the days off of school and all the ing on long lines while listening to Political Machine 9 holidays just before the new year, the same songs on repeat, make sure A Tribute to George H. W. Bush 10 there is much to be excited about. to shop ahead of time! However, if However, I know the holiday season the holidays sneak up on you and SPANISH can sometimes be overwhelming, so you cannot shop ahead of time, you to keep your holiday spirits up, here can always shop online or master the Las “Patronas” Alimentan a Los is a five step survival guide to get art of regifting. Let Santa take care Inmigrantes De Centroamérica Que through the holiday season. of the rest. Viajan en “La Bestia” (with English Travel Hacks: Between the Ugly Sweater Hacks: There’s Translation) 10-11 packed flights and busy roads, ev- always an event where an ugly hol- erything is hectic about holiday iday sweater is required. Make sure YEAR IN REVIEW traveling. Whether you’re flying or to be prepared and get your sweat- 2018: Year in Review 11-12 driving, make sure to expect delays er ahead of time either online or at and be prepared. To keep your mind a nearby store. Remember not only COMICS from spinning as fast as a dreidel, Christmas sweaters can light up your holiday, you can also have a lat-ke Echo 12 try downloading your favorite music and movies and looking at the scen- fun by getting a Hanukkah sweater! SCIENCE ery you pass. Most importantly, if Christmas Music Hacks: If you you are flying bring earplugs to tune love to go straight from Halloween It’s the Aliens! Or Is It? 13 out any crying babies. fear to Christmas cheer, this is the Christmas Break Assignment perfect time of year for you. How- ENTERTAINMENT Hacks: We all know the struggle of ever if you try and hide from those Bohemian Rhapsody 13 the day before break when you are same Christmas songs every year, try given a sleigh full of work. If you finding some new Christmas music, Netflix vs. Disney: The Streaming War don’t want all that work hanging always having earbuds ready and if That Is Destined to Happen 14 over you like a mistletoe, get it done all else fails just embrace the spirit right away. However, if you decide and sing along. POPCULTURE not to be like a kid on Christmas Keep these holiday tips in The Culture: Should Kanye West Be morning and tear into your work all mind as we approach the holidays. Canceled? 14-16 at once, try spreading it out. If your They will allow you to relax, grab a mind stays in the North Pole the cup of hot chocolate and watch the SPORTS whole time and you forget to do any chaos all around you. What’s Going on with work, keep the holiday energy high Le’Veon Bell? 16 and tell your teacher that a reindeer • • • The Dispatch 2 Winter 2018 Dispatch PROCRASTINATION: HOW TO SPEND YOUR BREAK NHD FREE

ERIN YE CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Kerrie Joyce December vacation has to procrastinating on schoolwork. Hannah Bailin dawned upon us, and we might This means that at Huntington, actually get some proper sleep up to 1392 of our 1600 students for the first time since the end are putting off important tasks LAYOUT EDITOR of November vacation. The hol- right now, and waiting to buy their Hannah Bailin idays: hot beverages (first and Christmas presents on Christmas foremost), family time, Christmas Eve. I won’t call you out, but if music, and an escape from the you think I’m talking about you, I CONTRIBUTING STAFF schoolwork that’s been creeping probably am. Cassady Casabons, Christian Bellissimo, beneath our skin for weeks. We’ve You might not even be lazy. Colette Barron, Craig Haas, Dominick finally caught a break. Procrastination comes from the Stanley, Emerson Forbes, Erin Ye, Finn Latin word crass, which means Malone, James Kretschmer, Julia Giles, “To be fair, your tomorrow. You’re not doing your Kiara Gelbman, Kevin O’Donnell, Lucas procrastination NHD work because you’d rather Kelly, Luke Farrell, Melisa Torres, Na- do something else you find to be talie McCann, Shaye O’Beirne doesn’t make you a bad student.” of more fun or importance. Even- tually, you’ll begin to feel guilty, ADVISORS Wait. Did you finish your but even that’s not enough to reel Ms. Aimee Antorino, Mr. Edward Florea, and NHD project? If you’re reading you in until it’s far too late. Your Mr. Steven Kroll this article within eyesight or ear- brain cares a lot more about your shot of one of our lovely history present self than your future self teachers here at Huntington, feel because the cost of your choices free to nod and make yourself out now won’t appear until later. Now to be a dutiful student. You, my though, the price you’re paying is friend, are not fooling me. having to type up your bibliogra- phy in your room while everybody The Dispatch is Huntington High School’s official student publication. Written for over 1500 students A Character Analysis of the Pro- else is enjoying their winter break. attending HHS, The Dispatch is distributed to all stu- crastinator dents, staff and school community members at the school free of charge. To be fair, your procras- What You Can Do to Stop (or tination doesn’t make you a bad Start) The Editorial Board is the newspaper’s decision-mak- ing body, organizing and directing its operation. The student. Increased stress has a When it comes down to it, Dispatch staff has adopted the following editorial pol- scientific tendency to increase procrastination is a mindset more icy to express the rights, responsibilities and philoso- phy of the newspaper for the 2018-2019 school year. performance. Say you finish ed- than anything else. If you decide iting your paper at 11:59 on the that you’re tired of having to pull The Dispatch of Huntington High School is a public forum, with its student editorial board making all de- day of the deadline: this may not an all-nighter every time some- cisions concerning its content. Unsigned editorials ex- be an ideal situation, but it also thing that matters comes up, you press the views of the majority of the editorial board. might be a solid paper that you’re can take action to change your Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be pub- writing up. This is not applause ways. To begin, tell yourself that lished as space allows. Letters are preferred signed, but may be published by request. The Editorial Board for your procrastination. Nation- you want to take action rather reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clari- al History Day is a pretty big deal than need to. Rather than saying ty, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscen- ity, libel, privacy, and disruption of the school process, around here, and I’ve heard the “I need to finish that dumb his- as are all contents of the paper. Questions, comments, stories of the students who fin- tory project,” think, “I want to be and letters to the editor should be sent electronically to [email protected] or submitted to The Dispatch ish their project in the class pe- finished and fulfilled with NHD.” mailbox located in the main office. riod before AP World, or the guy Something as simple as a change

Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, whose entire project was a rock. in perspective can yield signifi- nor should any opinion expressed in a public forum be Those presentations probably ar- cant impact. construed as the opinion of the administration, unless so attributed. en’t going to Hofstra, or receiving If you know that you want a passing grade, for that matter. to start, yet the urge to commence The Dispatch’s goal is to provide readers with inter- esting content in a wide variety of areas. Such areas There’s balance when it comes to hasn’t dawned upon you, consid- include the news coverage of school and community doing assignments; some stress er counting down from 5 and be- events, as well as features on relevent topics. In addi- tion, The Dispatch will provide opinionated editorials is probably meant to be, but the ginning your work at 0. Once the on controversial topics, as well as provide previews type of stress that comes with be- process has reached an opening, and reviews for upcoming school and professional ginning a project the night before it’s far less likely to stop. Once sports seasons and other forms of entertainment. it’s due is a different, more dan- the ball is rolling, only an outside gerous situation. force can stop it. Newton’s first You’re also not alone. law applies to cognitive science Around twenty percent of people as well. Obviously, don’t do this identified themselves as chronic if you intend to continue lying... procrastinators in a recent sur- CONTINUED ON vey, and 87% of teens admitted NEXT PAGE The Dispatch Winter 2018 3 CONTINUED FROM greatly boost optimism and inspira- You’ve decided that you were PREVIOUS PAGE tion throughout your day. To max- done with your old habits, that you ...in bed once you get to zero, feel- imize productivity levels, set small were ready to start weeks before the ing smug about how you tricked your goals for yourself so that you’re giv- deadline and commit to procrastina- own brain. Get it together. You have en more chances to achieve them. tion-free life. Congratulations, you’re lots to do, and once the start is done, If your brain is constantly releasing now set to go forth, conquer the everything else seemingly falls into serotonin and dopamine, you won’t world. Enjoy all of the new-found place. want to stop what you’re doing. free time you have that’s not tainted So now you’ve started, but Think, you might actually enjoy do- with guilt and be sure to begin your you’ve got a mountain to climb. Re- ing your work. quest to world domination now, so search has shown that the progress as not to procrastinate on that, too. principle, the idea that you’ve made The Conclusion to Your Stalling an impact on meaningful work, Ways • • • GOING BACK INTO TIME WITH HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL of Education meeting with a pop- the time. Mr. Simpson liked it too, BRIGID HANNON ular vote the Union School started so the Athletic Council allowed it. offering free education in 1864. In From the school year 1944/45 many Let’s go back in time and learn 1897, the Union School changed its of the teams called themselves the more about the history of how our name to Huntington High School. Blue Devils. At the time America school became Huntington High Our school mascot is what makes was involved in World War II. While School. In 1793, 43 citizens pledged us who we are. Everyone would like Huntington decided on Blue Devils to find the funds to raise a school to know what led to our school’s as the nickname, it also has a patriot- building to help the young people in mascot. Well the Blue devils mas- ic meaning to it which was a big thing the Huntington community to get a cot belonged to the Trinity College during that time. There was a monu- high school education. Huntington which is now Duke College. A man ment for the French Army Mountain High School has been sending young named Bill Class came to Hunting- Infantry Division Chasseurs Alpins graduates to really good colleges in known as “Les Diable Bleus.” the United States to find every ca- Huntington Union School reer field out there. District played an important role in It all started out as a two-sto- Huntington education. According ry building built across the Old First to many archives, education started Church called The Huntington Acad- on February 11, in 1657. The first emy. The school is now owned by the school building was built in 1660, Town Hall. In 1857 on April 13, the and other schools were built after New York Legislature made a law that. The Huntington Academy was that created the Union School Dis- built in 1794, and closed in 1856- trict, which is the first district in the 57. Huntington High School opened state to offer public education above in 1857 with grades of 1-12. As the eighth grade. The first meeting was town grew, free education became served by George A. Scudder, Smith more popular. The new Huntington Woodhull, Brewster Conklin, Wil- High School was built in 1909-10 on liam A. Conant, James P. Jones and the same site as the other school. Its Henry G. Scudder who were local name was changed to R.L. Simpson businessmen and were also residents High School. Huntington in the ear- of Huntington. In April 1858 the ly years had a graduation tradition. Huntington Academy was destroyed; They would have the high school the Union School on the same day graduation in July at the First Pres- was built. The school offered edu- byterian Church. In 1893, the event cation through twelfth grade. The was switched to the Huntington Op- building opened in November 1858 era House, but it was soon changed with Algernon S. Higgins as the first ton in 1929 and became the first ath- back to the church. In 1911 gradu- principal. Higgins was also a teach- letic director. Bill, a Cortland grad- ation was held on Tuesdays, but in er who taught many of the subjects uate, created an athletics program. 1925 it was held on Mondays. Grad- that were offered in the school. At There was a group of sport teams uation was held in the auditorium for the time 220 students were enrolled that existed when he arrived. Bill decades. In 1981 the ceremony was at the school. The Huntington Board also added an inner sports program held outside on Sunday afternoon. of Education accepted the rights and for boys and girls. The school was For the first time in 2003, they held agreements of the Union School. known as “blue and white,” but Bill the graduation at 6 p.m. on the foot- The trustees said “there shall be one wanted the teams to be something ball field. Today’s graduation cere- high school, grammar school, inter- more. Mr. Class did some research mony is held at 6 p.m. on a weekday mediate school and as many prima- and he decided that he liked Duke’s on the football field. ry schools of locality of the primary mascot. So he ran it with Robert L. pupils may require.” During a Board Simpson who was the principal at • • • The Dispatch 4 Winter2018 100 VS. 101: GRADE CULTURE look at the entire the combined stress ing their grade point find themselves help- MELISA TORRES application, and not of their extracurric- averages and asking less as they watch stu- just grades. Howev- ulars and workload teachers for assign- dents tear themselves College appli- er, students are told where they would ments that can help apart over grades. cations have become from a young age that give up sleep just to boost their grades How can they change the looming shadow getting good grades finish one assign- to place on the high the stressful culture that hangs over the means getting into ment. This can cause honor roll. The high- if they seem to be a senior class’s head. prestige colleges. them to burnout and ly “coveted” titles part of the problem Many are packing A positive rela- give students chron- of valedictorian and as well? their resumes with tionship was shown ic stress, shown in salutatorian make While this tox- extracurricular activ- between self esteem a study published in for tense competi- ic culture is a huge ities, leadership roles, and high academ- Frontiers in Psychol- tion between the top issue, it applies to a high standardized ic achievement in a ogy. students because the minority of students. testing scores, and study done by Mo- Students that difference of one If you look at an ad- their transcripts with hammad Aryana in are vying for a place at point matters. This vanced placement 2010. This study elite universities plan can apply to the cor- class versus a regents “The differ- was conducted be- for rigorous course porate world as well, class, you can see the ence of a dou- tween 100 students, loads, even going as people try to out- huge difference in 50 boys and 50 girls. so far as to taking do each other for a atmospheres. Since ble digit GPA Students are finding six advanced place- chance at a promo- advanced placement versus a triple themselves associat- ment courses for the tion, encouraging the classes are more rig- digit GPA is ing their self worth weighted grade av- toxic culture in the orous, grades are the make or with their grades and erage and giving up real world. given more weight break point this can drastically lunch periods in the Studies find on transcripts, mak- for some stu- damage their self es- process. Are students that this culture does ing it even more vi- dents...” teem. Some parents really learning if they not only apply to tal for students to contribute to this by build their schedules high schools but even receive high grades. a high GPA. The first having an iron grip around the classes translates to colleges, Some students in quarter has come to on their children’s that give them the especially elite ones. regents classes may an end and the stu- gradebooks, rushing highest grade point Before even reaching find themselves de- dents who are apply- to contact the teach- average rather than college, many find jected with their ing to competitive er if one grade is out what they are actu- themselves burnt grades if they feel schools are cracking of place. This can ally interested in? out and dealing with their grades are not down on their grade place unnecessary Some students are mental health prob- “good” enough. point averages. The stress on the students aware that they may lems because of the However, grades difference of a dou- and their teachers, not do well at all in stress. Some never are only one part of ble digit GPA versus reinforcing this tox- AP classes, but fill find a way to cope the college applica- a triple digit GPA is ic culture. Students their schedules with and resort to sub- tion and should not the make or break are driven to keep an them because it will stance abuse. Anxi- deter students. The point for some stu- eye on their grades look good on their ety, depression, and gap between the un- dents, and it has because if even one transcript and not relationship prob- privileged and priv- come into question homework is miss- because they want lems can arise from ileged only widens. whether this type of ing, it becomes the to challenge them- chronic stress which It is even more dif- grade culture is good end. It is simply not selves. This builds a can affect academ- ficult for students to or bad for schools possible for students toxic mindset where ic performance and rise up into advanced around the coun- to keep their grades some students simply become a full cycle. placement cours- try. What exactly are high if they fill up just want high grades As the years pass by, es if they are not the factors that con- their course load with and do not learn. As studies find that lev- on the honors track tribute to this grade honors and advanced the marking period els of stress, anxiety, from the beginning... culture, what do stu- placement classes. ends, students find and depression in- CONTINUED ON dents do in order to Some cannot handle themselves calculat- crease. Teachers can NEXT PAGE receive higher grades, and most important- ly how does it affect students? It is no secret that students have a higher chance to be accepted into com- petitive universities if they have high GPAs, but is it the greatest factor? Plen- ty of colleges look at applications holisti- cally, meaning they The Dispatch Winter 20185 CONTINUED FROM PRE- that simply won’t path in life. Grades about that test grade stress, such as writ- VIOUS PAGE matter in the long matter, but they are in the next ten years. ing or coloring. Look ...it seems as though run. This can only not worth the many Define yourself by at pictures of cats, or they are “doomed” be repeated over and mental health prob- what you do and not dogs if you’re more from the start. over again, but stu- lems students face. with numbers on a of a dog person. It is very de- dents must realize Rest assured - you transcript. Take a Believe in yourself, spairing to see stu- and take the advice of students out there, walk, look at the blue Huntington High dents losing their adults that grades do worrying over your sky, and breathe. School. heads over grades not determine your grades, will find Find creative outlets self worth, or your yourselves forgetting to help cope with • • • WORLD AIDS DAY 2018: WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE IN TERMS OF PREVENTION AND AWARENESS? diagnosis is no lon- vent the spread students as educa- tion has come a long KERRIE JOYCE ger the death sen- of this illness, we tion about safe sex way in lessening the tence that it was in must think in terms is greatly beneficial, prevalence of the December 1 is the 80s. These med- of prevention and and if it could be illness. This World World AIDS Day, and ical advancements awareness. One idea worked out in a way AIDS Day, you can was designated so in include the intro- which I polled HHS with no legal or safe- show your support December of 1988 duction of antiretro- students and gradu- ty issues, we should by wearing the red as a day dedicated to viral drugs in 1996, ates on through the try our best to do it. ribbon, post on so- raising awareness of the most popular HHS Dispatch Ins- Our health classes cial media to raise the AIDS pandemic and effective treat- tagram, is whether or teach a full sex edu- awareness among caused by the spread ment being a com- not schools should cation course includ- your followers, and of the HIV, and a bination of drugs hand out condoms ing instructions on post graphs and sta- day of mourning known as (HAART). to students. 81% of the use of condoms tistics to raise aware- for those lost from HAART was an ex- responses said that and education on ness. the often fatal dis- tremely expensive condoms should be why they are so nec- *All facts and ease. Although the drug that most pa- provided to students essary in prevention statistics sourced pandemic was much tients couldn’t af- in school wheth- of HIV and many from World Health more prevalent and ford. However more er in health classes, other STDs. Organization, Inter- concerning in the affordable, generic the nurse’s office or Overall, HIV is national Partnership 1980s, the disease antiretrovirals have other means. While still an epidemic and for Microbicides, has not disappeared. been released and this is a good idea is far from gone, but and the UN AIDS In fact, approximate- are very successful in theory, schools medicine and educa- Organization. ly 36.9 million peo- in treating the illness have tried to do this ple worldwide were by binding to the and ran into many living with HIV in HIV enzyme called issues, and there are 2017, and 1.8 million reverse transcriptase federal regulations people became new- which is essential to for what schools can ly infected with HIV. the viral replication and cannot provide. Since the beginning process, and there- The main issue that of the epidemic in fore blocking HIV schools ran into with 1981, 77.3 million from making copies this is students punc- people have been in- of itself. In schools, turing condoms and fected with HIV, and sex-education has placing them back 35.4 million people become more ad- where they were be- have died of AIDS- vanced with federal ing distributed. This related illness. While regulations for what not only raised safety in the 80s hope for students need to be issues, it created le- HIV+ patients was taught, mainly fo- gal issues for schools very slim, in recent cusing on the use of because as they pro- years many new ad- condoms as the most vided the condoms vancements in med- effective way to pre- for students, and icine and education vent the spread of they were punctured, of safe sex have made STDs, including HIV, the schools could the illness more rare and pregnancy. be found legally lia- and treatable. As we ask our- ble for the incident. Thanks to these selves what more While there are some advancements in can be done to raise issues with it, pro- medicine, an HIV+ awareness and pre- viding condoms to The Dispatch 6 Winter 2018 INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM: WHAT IS IT? ance. Since the early COLETTE BARRON 1900s feminism has erupted into about In today’s soci- four waves. The first, ety, the existence of being women’s right diversity is visible. to vote, the second, Some individuals ad- being women’s fight vocate for diversity, for equal pay and the while others do not. third, diversity among Diversity is also con- women. Today, femi- siderably involved nism is currently in in feminism as well. its fourth wave. This Surprisingly, in to- wave specifically be- day’s society, there ing, the awareness of is resistance towards sexual harassment. diversity in the femi- However, it is time nist movement. to resort back to the A majority of third wave - diversity individuals may view among women. feminism in contrast- An absurd ing ways. Many may amount of wom- tersectional femi- en of a specific race, than heterosexual. en have placed their nism. Specifically, in- religion, or sexuality Women are also oc- “...feminism does own standards on tersectional feminism may be heavily pe- casionally penalized what type of wom- is the understanding nalized compared to if they receive a low- not just apply to en should be treated of women’s overlap- women of a different er pay or income a specific race or “equal.” For women ping identities. These race or religion. For compared to other sexual orientation. to place “standards” different identities example, Hispanic women. It applies to every upon other women can be viewed upon women are penalized Moreover, fem- single woman de- is absolutely absurd. race, religion, sexual both for their gender inism does not just spite their apparent As women, we have orientation, income, and race. While Cau- apply to a specific differences.” all been a part of our etc. It is time for us casian women are race or sexual orien- own lifelong strug- as women to step penalized for their tation. It applies to gle. It is apparent up and to recognize gender, but not their every single woman stereotype that femi- that women are the the diversity around race. Those who are despite their appar- nism only applies to customary target for us. We, as women, women but also mi- ent differences. It is a certain majority of sexual assault. This are all the same de- norities deal with time that intersec- women. Those who does not concern spite our identities. additional discrimi- tional feminism is stereotype believe race, sexual orienta- It is important that nation compared to recognized in order that feminism only tion, or religion. all women step up as those who are not for different individ- applies to women of Diversity and one. We also need minorities. The same ual perspectives to a certain race, reli- various identities to realize the disad- applies to women unfold. gion, sexual orien- among different vantages that several who obtain a sexu- tation, and appear- women is called in- women face. Wom- al orientation other • • • AMAZON DEVELOPS NEW FEATURE THAT WILL PREDICT YOUR PUR- CHASES BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM doors. There are at soon be released that According to Chloe, der that did not meet EMERSON least a dozen obsta- will allow Amazon to a twenty-year-old re- my expectations. I FORBES cles that one must predict your purchas- siding in Newfield, ordered a product at Amazon, once suffer through in or- es before you make “This feature is defi- 2 pm from work, and a beacon of hope der to successfully them. The consensus nitely an answered I clearly stated that for those who loved complete a purchase. among most people prayer. I see this as a the product must be shopping but de- Fortunately, this is seems to be that this huge step in the right at my house by the spised leaving their no longer the case. new feature will help direction for Ama- time I was home. homes has become Earlier today, Jeff everyday citizens zon. I recently wrote Much to my dismay, I a drag on the peo- Bezos himself an- avoid the unneces- a series of letters to arrived at my house... ple it once spared nounced that a new sarily long process of Amazon Headquar- CONTINUED ON from the great out- Amazon feature will ordering on Amazon. ters following an or- NEXT PAGE The Dispatch Winter 20187 CONTINUED FROM PRE- of crushing burdens ing Officer at Am- VIOUS PAGE imposed on Ama- azon Headquarters, zon’s customers. An- had this to say. “The ...thirty minutes later other is the vast array main issue our sub- and I did not see any of choices and user jects are freaking out packages anywhere reviews customers about is this whole on the property. It must suffer through idea of mind reading. took nearly FORTY in order to make a To answer the most HOURS after I or- proper purchase. common concern, dered my product Why can’t Amazon mind control is and for it to arrive! When just tell us what’s best always will be a pos- it finally did, it was for its users? At first sibility. If you really carelessly placed by glance, it seemed as think about it, mind my mailbox, which is though this upcom- control is something at least thirty yards ing feature would an- Americans are very from my front door. swer these problems, familiar with. How Keep in mind that but this is not entire- else to explain, oth- it is wintertime, and are looking for shod- is folks. Amazon has ly the case. er than mind control, Amazon expected dy merchandise. Ba- revealed its true col- Amazon has re- the proliferation of me to endure tem- sically, what we are ors as our corporate cently hinted towards the fidget spinner, peratures hovering in saying here at Ama- overload interested some slight problems which dominated the the mid-thirties and zon is stop kidding only in sucking our that could occur lists of top-selling retrieve my late de- yourselves and ac- paychecks dry. Are when this new fea- toys just last year. livery myself!” cept your place in life we supposed to just ture is activated. Sam There’s a lot of op- This is just one as our subjects.” accept this? I know I Gilbert, a Coordinat- tions out there if you example in a long list Well, there it do. THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: A DEVASTATING RECORD-BREAKER CASSIDY South has caused Firefighters are tak- Newsom, to tour the not fond of his trip 3 fatalities and has ing all lengths to try destroyed homes in to the state because CASABONA burned 98,362 acres, to stop the fires, but Paradise, California. they felt it was not The ongoing but thankfully it is in the meantime peo- According to CBS, right of him to in- fires in California close to being put ple are urged to evac- Mr. Trump claims sult forest manage- have forced people out, as it is 82 per- uate and take several that poor forest man- ment and then come to leave everything cent contained. Al- safety precautions. agement is the cause visit the people of behind and run from though these num- of the fires. On No- California. Howev- the horrific condi- bers change every Trump Visits Cali- vember 10, Trump er, some believe that tions they have creat- day, it is clear that the fornia to Discuss the sent out an insult- it was good for the ed. wildfires have done a Fires ing tweet toward the president to come People’s lives devastating amount On Saturday state of California, view the fires’ de- are completely of damage. November 17, Pres- threatening to take struction to inform changing with the Smoke from ident Donald Trump away payments from others about this traumatic wildfires these fires has got- traveled to Califor- the Federal govern- event. occurring in North- ten so severe, that nia after the amount ment if the fires ar- ern and Southern schools have closed of deaths increased. en’t put out. *Editor’s note: this California. Accord- and flights have During his vis- People had article was written ing to CBS, there been cancelled. Cal- it, Trump met with mixed opinions about in the context of the have been a total of ifornia currently has the Governor, Jer- President Trump vis- fires as they were oc- 71 deaths, with more the worst air qual- ry Brown, and Gov- iting the state of Cal- curing. expected, from the ity in the world due ernor-elect, Gavin ifornia. Some were catastrophic Camp to these fires. The Fire in the North. smoke can cause se- The Camp Fire has rious health effects, burned 148,000 acres including respiratory and is marked as the problems and can- deadliest wildfire in cer for those who are California’s history. frequently exposed The fire, being 52 to the smoke. percent contained, Many people has left 1,110 peo- express their sympa- ple to be unaccount- thy to the thousands ed for in the month who have lost their of November. The houses, as the fire Woolsey Fire in the continues to spread. 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Scan this QR code with your Snapchat camera or with any QR code reader app! The Dispatch Winter 2018 9 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ VS. THE POLITICAL MACHINE gaining experience cians who announced ly unopposed. Her has not shied away FINN MALONE as an intern for the their intentions to win sent shockwaves from the public eye. late U.S. Senator Ted run in the upcoming through the entire On her first day on On November Kennedy. However, 2018 primaries. She Democratic party, as Capitol Hill, she par- 6, history was made Ocasio-Cortez had also raised eyebrows many thought Crow- ticipated in a protest when Alexandria to pick up jobs wait- during her initial ley would be reelect- in support of chang- Ocasio-Cortez was ressing after the 2008 campaigning, refus- ed nonetheless, and ing America’s policies elected as representa- economic recession ing donations from even be in the run- on climate change, tive for the New York and to help support corporations run by ning for Speaker of while paving the path 14th Congressional District. The repre- sentative-elect will become the youngest serving representa- tive at 29 years old. Alexandria Oc- “Growing up in a working-class background gave Ocasio-Cortez firsthand experi- ence on the issue of income in- equality...” asio-Cortez was born into a working-class family situated in the heart of the Bronx. her family after her billionaires and pre- the House, should for “green jobs.” She Her father was a father passed away ferred to go door-to- the Democrats gain also brought atten- small business owner from cancer. Yet, door, canvassing and the House back. Oc- tion on her social and her mother was she became active in talking face-to-face asio-Cortez then media about the is- an immigrant who her community, vol- with her constitu- would face her Re- sue of picking up hailed from a small unteering as a com- ents. publican challenger, and moving to the town near Arecibo, munity organizer. In The self-de- Anthony Pappas, in nation’s capital. Rep- Puerto Rico. Grow- the 2016 election, scribed Democratic the November mid- resentatives are pro- ing up in a work- she was an organizer Socialist supported term. By that time, hibited from working ing-class background for the Bernie Sand- universal healthcare she had become the any jobs on the side gave Ocasio-Cortez ers campaign. Soon under “Medicare for subject of ire to con- during their transi- firsthand experience after, she traveled All,” free college tu- servative pundits, tion to the House, on the issue of in- across the United ition, having the rich who slammed her leaving a person a come inequality as States to aid in po- pay their fair share of for being too left- three-month wait- she watched her par- litical protests, such taxes, and a more en- wing and accused her ing period between ents work hard day in as the ones held vironmental-friendly of being more of a their first and last and day out. Despite in Standing Rock, New York. Note, this Communist, rather paychecks. She also that, her parents North Dakota. is not some radical than a Democratic came out in criticism worked hard to get The protests communist agenda, Socialist. Regardless, of Amazon’s bid for a her a quality educa- at Standing Rock but rather policies the negative atten- headquarters in Long tion, with her ending sparked something supported by a ma- tion seemed to work Island City, while be- up going to a public in Alexandria Oca- jority of Americans. in her favor, as her ing on the receiving school in Yorktown, sio-Cortez, finding When the primaries campaign gained a end a 1.7 billion dol- roughly 40 minutes herself falling deep- rolled around, she large following from lar tax break. Now all away from her home- er and deeper into defeated the Demo- across the nation. eyes will be on the town. After gradu- politics. She became cratic incumbent, Joe When the midterms representative-elect’s ating, she attended locally involved, Crowley, in a 57% to came around, she next move, with the Boston University joining the Bronx 43% win. Crowley won with a 77% to media avidly watch- and received degrees chapter of the Dem- had been represen- 13% result, winning ing. in economics and ocratic Socialists of tative of the district by a difference of al- international rela- America. On May 17, for the past 19 years, most 90,000 votes. • • • tions in 2011, even 2017, she was one of winning the past Since her elec- many budding politi- five elections main- tion, Ocasio-Cortez The Dispatch 10 Winter 2018 A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE H. W. BUSH

George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President bassador, Chairman of the Republican National Com- of the United States, has covered national news with his mittee, Director of Central Intelligence, and served in recent passing. Bush passed away on November 30th, the United States Navy in World War II, ranking as a 2018, at 94 years old. Prior to his own presidency, he Lieutenant. He attended Yale University, was married to served as Vice President to President Ronald Reagan. Barbara Bush who recently passed, and has 6 children, He had also served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Am- including former U. S. President, George W. Bush. LAS “PATRONAS” ALIMENTAN A LOS INMIGRANTES DE CENTROAMÉRICA QUE VIAJAN EN “LA BESTIA” ILSI MARTINEZ cia “El Otro Lado”. troamérica, esa será una pizarra con los Es una obligación En las aldeas la única comida que nombres de las co- que se han autoim- EUCEDA cercanas de la fron- harán en días, quizás cineras, las que limpi- puesto porque lo más “Las Patronas” tera de México y Es- hasta semanas. Cam- an y las que reparten importante es ayudar es el sobrenombre tados Unidos, cien- inando semanas por la comida de la sem- al hermano necesit- que los inmigrantes los desiertos fronter- ana, algunas mujeres ado, “La palabra del que viajan por tier- “...cientos de mu- izos los inmigrantes preparan más de 100 evangelio convertida ra hacia los Estados jeres se reúnen a lo dan todo por el almuerzos a la sem- en acción”. “Las Pa- Unidos les dan a las cocinar y prepa- sueño americano que ana, algotras se en- tronas” enseñan una mujeres que les lan- rar comida para les promete una me- cargan de recoger las lección de vida, ayu- zan comida hacia el aquellos hombres, jor vida. donaciones de comi- dar sin esperar nada tren “La Bestia” sin mujeres y niños, Las meriendas da y en buscar botel- a cambio. ningún pago. Estas viajeros a fuerza usualmente son elab- las de plástico por las ENGLISH mujeres han esta- orados con frijoles, calles lavarlas y lle- TRANSLATION do ya alimentando a de la necesidad arroz, pan, tortillas narlas de agua para los hermanos inmi- económica y la y atún. Algunas vec- acompañarla con la “Las Patronas” Feed grantes por más de violencia desmedi- es huevos hervidos, comida y más que Immigrants From 20 años. Se levan- da que se vive en verduras o frutas que todo para los largos Central America tan temprano a coc- los países de Cen- los aldeanos proveen y duros días de cam- Who Travel in “La inar ollas gigantescas troamérica...” para cooperar. Pero inata en el desierto. Bestia” de comida. Ellas no son pocos los que Cuando todo está lis- tienen descanso, ese tos de mujeres se proveen puesto que to tienen que llegar “Las Patronas” es un trabajo duro reúnen a cocinar y esta muy dificil con- a tiempo que pase is the nickname that de todos los días sin preparar comida para seguir hasta para ali- el tren y empezar a immigrants who trav- descanso, puesto que aquellos hombres, mentar a sus propias lanzar la bolsa de es- el by land to the Unit- todos los días pasa el mujeres y niños, via- familias, pero estas peranza y amor que tren “La Bestia” re- jeros a fuerza de la personas lo dan todo preparan. ed States give women pleto de inmigrantes necesidad económica por el hermano inmi- “Las Patronas” who throw food to colgando de donde y la violencia desme- grante. “Las Patro- insisten que la labor the train “La Bestia”... puedan sujetarse y así dida que se vive en nas” trabajan en gru- continuará realizán- CONTINUED ON esperar a cruzar ha- los países de Cen- po, organizadas con dose pase lo que pase. NEXT PAGE The Dispatch Winter 201811

CONTINUED FROM der of Mexico and that promises them a the cleaners and the ing the bag of hope PREVIOUS PAGE the United States, better life. ones that distribute and love that they ...without asking for hundreds of wom- The bags of the food of the week. prepare. any payment. These en gather to cook food are usually Some women prepare “Las Patro- women have been and prepare food for made with beans, more than 100 lunch- nas” insist that the feeding the immi- those men, women rice, bread, tortillas es a week; some are work will continue grant brothers for and children, travel- and tuna, sometimes responsible for col- to happen no matter more than 20 years. ers by force of eco- boiled eggs, vege- lecting donations of what. It is an obliga- They get up early to nomic necessity and tables or fruits. But food and to look for tion that they have cook gigantic pots the excessive vio- there are few who plastic bottles in the self-imposed because of food. They have lence that is lived in provide since it is streets to wash them the most important no rest. They do it the countries of Cen- very difficult to even and fill them with thing is to help the everyday since “La tral America. That feed their own fam- water, so they can eat brother in need; “Las Bestia” passes ev- will be the only meal ilies, but these peo- their food and, above Patronas” teach ev- eryday full of immi- they will get to eat ple give everything all, for the long and eryone a lesson in grants hanging from in days, maybe even for the immigrant hard days of hiking life - help without where they can hold weeks. Walking for brothers. “Las Patro- in the desert. When expecting anything in and wait to cross to weeks in the border nas” work in groups, everything is ready return. “El Otro Lado.” deserts, immigrants organized with a they have to arrive in In the nearby give everything for blackboard with the time for the train to • • • villages of the bor- the American dream names of the cooks, pass and start throw- 2018: YEAR IN REVIEW you lost someone close to you, got The Good KERRIE JOYCE fired from your job, or faced some Black Panther was the top grossing other adversity. No matter how 2018 movie of 2018 *Editor’s note: Please mind that this went for you, we all grew and flour- A milestone for many reasons, is being written in mid-November ished as people, and will have to en- Black Panther was probably the most of 2018, and I am unfortunately not ter the new year whether we like it impactful thing that happened in a psychic or a time traveler, so if I or not. Aside from our personal de- 2018, in my opinion. It was the first miss a headline or two… sorry folks. velopments, there were several huge mainstream American comics movie news headlines in 2018 that shocked based on a hero of African descent, First off, I think we can all us throughout the year as well, good and it was directed by Ava DuVernay, agree that a LOT happened in 2018. and bad. 2018 was a chaotic year for making her the first black woman to A lot as a nation and a lot in our per- the United States, and as citizens and direct a film that grossed over $100 sonal lives, and I truly do hope 2018 human beings these top news stories million in the domestic box office. was an amazing year for you. But if deeply affected us, for better or for it wasn’t, 2019 is coming and already worse. With new White House cab- Kendrick Lamar won The Pulitzer set to be a phenomenal year for you inet members, midterm elections, Prize to thrive and flourish in whatever as- multiple movies grossing over $1 Kendrick Lamar became the pects of your life you desire… de- Billion dollars, conquests for wom- first rap artist to win the Pulitzer pending on your attitude, of course. en and the lgbtq+ community, and Prize for his album “DAMN” Maybe 2018 kicked your butt, maybe 308 mass shootings according to the it was the best year of your life so far. National Gun Violence Archive. So Laverne Cox was on the front cover Perhaps in 2018 you got your license, here it is: the good, the bad, and the of Cosmo got a new dog, new boyfriend, better ugly… well, controversial. Laverne Cox, iconic Orange... grades or blah blah blah… or maybe CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE The Dispatch 12 Winter 2018 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE has given a voice to victims across isfies both sides, and keeps us safe. ...Is the New Black actress, became the nation and has created a new era While no legislation has been passed the first trans woman to be on the for our generation, where victims of yet, I believe there will be because cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine, an sexual violence will no longer suffer both Left and Right can at least agree iconic magazine for women’s health, alone and silent. that the amount of death America fashion, and pop culture. faced at the hands of guns in 2018 The Bad is astounding, and change needs to Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Get Mass shooting at college bar in occur immediately. Out Thousand Oaks,California Jordan Peele was the first black 13 people were killed at Bor- California was ravaged by wildfires screenwriter to win the Oscar for derline bar in Thousand Oaks, many Many are missing and have best screenplay for Get Out, the first of which were students from Pep- passed away as a result of the Wool- horror movie based solely on racism. perdine University and other local sey and Camp fires that are destroy- schools. Many of the victims were ing everything in their paths current- Women in Saudi Arabia became al- also victims of the Las Vegas mass ly. Many people have lost their homes lowed to drive shooting where many were killed at a as a result of the fires in Malibu and The country repealed its ban country music festival. The shooter Paradise, California. Multiple celeb- on women drivers and women are was a marine veteran and posted on rities were victims of the fires and hitting the road. Instagram during the shooting. evacuated due to the fires spreading to celebrity populated areas in Mali- Record-Breakers for women, Anti-Semitic mass shooting in Pitts- bu and Los Angeles. LGBTQ+, and minorities winning burgh political office in the 2018 midterms 11 people were killed when an The Controversial History was made in the 2018 anti-semitic gunman entered the Tree elections with 117 women winning Of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and Nicki vs. Cardi political office, including the young- yelled “All Jews Must Die” as he The two have been feuding est woman to ever be elected to Con- opened fire on worshippers. for quite some time, and recently gress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the got into an altercation at New York first Native American Women to be Mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Fashion Week. Whose side are you elected to congress, the first Muslim Douglas on? women to be elected to congress, Though it feels it was much and the first openly gay man to be longer ago, the historic mass school Serena Williams US Open dispute elected governor. shooting that resulted in the death In early September 2018, Ser- of 17, was only in the beginning of ena Williams had a dispute with an Crazy Rich Asians this year on February 14th, 2018. The umpire, Carlos Ramos, accusing him Crazy Rich Asians was the first shooting at MSD in Parkland, Flori- of sexism, and being a “thief ” and a movie of its kind, giving much need- da was the deadliest school shooting “liar” after he penalized her for be- ed representation in Hollywood to in our nation’s history and gave light ing coached, and then she was fur- Asian Americans. to the March For Our Lives Move- ther penalized for smashing a racket, ment, which has become the largest, and docked a game for her outburst. Beyonce and Jay-Z released “Every- mainstream movement of our gener- She was then defeated by opponent thing Is Love” ation. Naomi Osaka, and congratulated her on her win. The “Me Too Movement” 305 Other Shootings The Me Too Movement began There isn’t enough paper, The Midterm Elections and gained mass support this year af- ink, or time in the world to list the Democrats won majority of ter the revelations of sexual miscon- amount of gun violence that occured the House of Representatives while duct in Hollywood by many powerful in 2018, but the good news is that Republicans maintained control of figures, including Harvey Weinstein both Democrats and Republicans are the Senate. and Kevin Spacey. The movement working to pass legislation that sat- ECHO

JAMES KRETSCHMER

Have art to submit? Remind Text @dispatchhs To 81010 Instagram DM @HHSDISPATCH The Dispatch Winter 201813 IT’S THE ALIENS! OR IS IT? of Enceladus is an HANNAH BAILIN ocean that could po- tentially harbor life. If you haven’t Microbial life that heard, two Harvard is. And that’s not astronomers have even the kicker to proposed that the this whole situation. unidentified flying NASA revealed new object, Oumuamua, findings about Ou- that passed through muamua on Novem- our solar system ber 14, breaking the last year is an “alien news that it’s more probe.” The astron- of an asteroid than omers are Shmuel “alien probe.” Us- Bialy and Abraham ing the Spitzer Space Loeb, and their ex- Telescope, NASA was able to confirm clamation wasn’t an celeration without logical equipment. birthed life in our so- internet post gone that trace amounts of the presence of out- They go on further lar system could have CO, CO2, and dust viral. Oh no. They gassing. Bialy and to propose that Ou- occured in a small wrote a research pa- were coming from Loeb claim that so- muamua is a probe corner, or even sev- Oumuamua. The fact per to back up their lar radiation pres- sent by an alien civ- eral small corners, of claim, shaking up the that outgassing was sure is the force that ilization to Earth, the universe. But we not observed was scientific community propels Oumuamua, with its trajectory be- haven’t found solid and the country, if due to a fresh icy and its pancake-like ing that of a target- proof of that yet. mantel on its surface, you caught it on the shape isn’t a natural- ed probe instead of One of the only news. and H2O was a con- ly occuring shape of a random trajectory leads we have is on tributing factor to its Good thing is, comets and asteroids. of an asteroid. This Saturn’s moon En- I read their research acceleration. But what does this tidbit could explain celadus. Cassini was Despite these paper so you don’t mean? According to Oumuamua’s abnor- able to confirm that have to. So, sit back, findings, it’s still the two astronomers mal acceleration pat- the plumes of mist kind of up in the relax, and enjoy some Oumuamua is artifi- tern, but that’s pretty that reached the out- of that good alien air that Oumuamua cial, theorized to be much it. The rest is er atmosphere of the could potentially be content. a light sail detached up for speculation. moon were in fact The most con- a probe. I guess we’ll from some sort of It is possible that the water vapor. Beneath just have to wait and fusing feat of Ou- advanced techno- same conditions that the ice-rock surface muamua was its ac- see. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY whenever this year is identity. Throughout ter half of the movie times I noticed any KEVIN brought up, and that the movie Freddie this is amplified with unnecessary cam- O´DONNELL movie is Bohemian is shown putting his the choices Freddie is era work. The only Rhapsody. The film pleasure first follow- given and in the face gripe I have is with In the latter is centered around ing the philosophy of the true problem the special effects end of 2018 we hav- the retelling of Fred- of hedonism. This that others try to in the movie really en’t been given many die Mercury’s life. It comes to affect the keep him trapped in. breaking my immer- memorable mov- focuses heavily on view his wife, band- Even though this sion toward the end. ies but we were giv- themes of friend- mates, parents, and movie is a biopic Overall this movie is en one movie that ships and the divide even himself has on while watching it you a must watch while it will be remembered of sexuality and his way of living. The must take the crucial is still in the theaters middle of the mov- turning point scenes and is worthy of the ie focuses on this with a grain of salt as praise it deserves. It sexuality and iden- they are manipulated is a breath of fresh tity struggle when to be more cinemat- air for people that they start hinting at ic. The movie had regularly watch mov- Freddy’s activities af- well fleshed out char- ies like myself and is ter the performanc- acters, as it should a good break from es. These scenes are being a biopic, and the action and fan- coupled with calls to the writing for the tasy movies recent- his wife back home characters is all very ly. I hope that Bryan to show his choices well done. The cin- Singer is given the in clear contradiction ematrograpy always opportunity to make to the life he was liv- kept me attentive and more great movies ing before. In the lat- there weren’t many like this one. The Dispatch 14 Winter 2018 NETFLIX VS. DISNEY: THE STREAMING WAR THAT IS DESTINED TO HAPPEN with the slingshot of Such classics as Beau- make is that Netflix’s no original Netflix LUKE FARRELL streaming and then ty and the Beast, The original content such content at all. proceeded to trample Lion King and Inside as Orange is the New In the end, this First came upon the entertain- Out will be unavail- Black and Unbreak- will end up being a Blockbuster, which ment scene. How- able to stream on able Kimmy Schmidt big streaming war be- was a video giant in its ever, a new change there when the time are what is pulling tween two entertain- is brewing up in its comes. Additionally, Netflix away from a ment giants. Netflix, own right. It seems Disney recently ac- dependence on 3rd the rookie compared “...a new change that a mouse is want- quired 21st Century party content, which to Disney, showing is brewing up ing to get its hunk of Fox in a major bid, is partially correct. great promise in the in its own right. cheese in the stream- with Comcast being According to For- entertainment indus- It seems that a ing-age pie and its the runner-up. Dis- tune magazine, Net- try with its streaming mouse is wanting name is Mickey. ney’s share of that in- flix has put out 88% platform, but Dis- to get its hunk The Walt Dis- cludes 20th Century more original pro- ney no matter what of cheese in the ney Company has Fox, with movies in- gramming for its au- will ultimately pre- streaming-age pie been a source for cluding Titanic, Av- diences than last year, vail from this situa- entertainment in the atar and the X-Men which is making the tion. It has nothing and its name is movie industry for series all under Dis- breakup better for to lose. Whether it be Mickey.” years and has always ney’s realm. Also, the them. However, the through merchandise turned out fantastic longest running sit- or theme park rides, day, with direct mov- material, unless you com ever, The Simp- “...this will end Disney is like a stock ie rentals and buying watch any direct-to- sons, is with Disney, up being a big market portfolio. options in all depart- DVD sequel. They which had already streaming war You do not want all ments. According to too have felt the sting been pulled off of your eggs in one bas- the Washington Post, at the box office with Netflix awhile back. between two en- ket, so you have to Blockbuster had over Netflix’s continual Note that the deal tertainment gi- diversify your assets. 9000 storefront lo- stomp on their suc- did not include cer- ants. Netflix, the Netflix, on the other cations in 2004, be- cess, but Disney is tain enterprises such rookie compared hand, is a bull trader ing the Goliath of trying its own shot at as the Fox News to Disney...” who is not prepared its era, but then the a streaming service Channel, Fox Sports for the bear market David known as called Disney+. This or other sports prop- same article states to hit them. Netflix, the DVD is certainly major to erties within the that 80% of users are direct mailing com- note as Disney mate- company. watching non-origi- pany, had arrived. It rial will be taken off The main argu- nal programming and • • • took down Goliath of Netflix by 2019. ment that people may that over 40% watch THE CULTURE SHOULD KANYE WEST BE CANCELED? include R. Kelly, Bill repeated praise of died at the age of 58 stormed the stage, LUCAS KELLY Cosby, and Stacey Donald Trump, and due to post-opera- grabbed Taylor’s mic Dash to name a few. exposing his friends tive complications. during her accep- Surrounding Should Kanye by posting noncon- Kanye’s mother was tance speech, and an- Coachella headline be added to the list? sensual screenshots an important figure nounced Beyonce’s rumors, the hashtag Let’s break it down. of their conversa- in his life and his ac- video was “one of #cancelkanye was As we know, within tions. tions following her the best of all time.” resurrected on so- the months following In order to un- death imply her de- Various celebrities cial media. Kanye’s his return to Twitter derstand Kanye West, parture was a point expressed disap- behavior has escalat- Kanye West was in a review of his past of change. Those proval back then for ed to a point where the spotlight for his needs to be taken actions include his the incident includ- we have to talk. In comments regarding into account. Some 2009 interruption of ing the then-current 2018, West’s behav- slavery and his pub- would say Kanye Taylor Swift’s accep- president, Barack ior has landed him a lic admiration for has endured a lot as tance speech after Obama, calling West spot for discussion the President. His a young man. Less winning the VMA a “jacka**” in an and an application Twitter account be- than a month after Best Female Video off-the-record com- for acceptance into came a collection of the release of Gradu- award over Beyonce. ment. This looked... pop culture cancella- his attempts to tweet ation in 2007, Kanye’s If you recall, to state CONTINUED ON tion. Canceled icons inspirational quotes, mother, Donda West, the obvious, Kanye NEXT PAGE The Dispatch Winter 201815 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ...like a turning point for Kanye’s politics. In an in- terview with Char- lemagne Tha God, Kanye expressed his feelings about Obama, “Obama came to me before he ran for office, to me and my moth- er, to let me know he was going to run for office, because I am his favorite art- ist, because I am the from controversy not equal pop cul- know it’s something not dealing with greatest artist of all with wide opposi- ture cancellation. about, you know I the mental health time….so Obama tion. The climax of “You don’t love Hillary, I love and the therapy.” is like, Ye, you’re feed from Kanye’s have to agree with everyone. Right. The artist is talking my favorite artist, I Twitter was in the Trump, but the mob But the campaign, about reforming the want your support, month of April. can’t make me not ‘I’m with Her’ just criminal justice sys- I’m running for of- This was the month love him. We are didn’t make me feel, tem, not amending fice. Then, I went on Kanye made his both dragon ener- as a guy, that didn’t the constitution to stage. And it would most controver- gy. He is my broth- get to see my dad allow slavery. He have been good if sial statements. On er. I love everyone. all the time. Like also is talking about this video didn’t get April 25th, Kanye I don’t agree with a guy that could the accessibility of out, but you saw tweeted two im- everything anyone play catch with his mental health ser- the video [where portant statements does. That’s what son.” In the eyes of vices to inmates Obama called him about his thinking. makes us individ- Kanye West, Donald in America’s pris- a jacka** for rush- “Free thinkers uals. And we have Trump represents on system. Kanye ing Taylor Swift on don’t fear retaliation a right to indepen- a beacon of hope West is a sick man stage at the MTV for your thoughts. dent thought.” for male culture in with a good heart. I Movie Awards]. The The traditional — KANYE WEST a society with dete- believe Kanye is an same person that sat thinkers are only (@kanyewest) April riorating patriarchal artist who is aware down with me and using thoughts and 25, 2018 influence. Donald of the problems my mom I think words but they are Kanye sees Trump may be seen that face this coun- should have com- in a mental prison. a country divided as a father figure try and only seeks municated with me You are free. You’ve and only seeks to to Kanye West and to reform. Kim directly.” already won. Feel unite it. Donald as his crusader for Kardashian’s vis- An offhand energized. Move Trump’s captivation masculinity. it to discuss pris- critique from the in love not fear. Be in the media is what To his state- on reform at the President of the afraid of nothing.” Kanye may admire. ments regarding White House and United States can be — KANYE WEST That “dragon en- slavery, Kanye faced the eventual suc- really damaging to a (@kanyewest) April ergy” Kanye talks more criticism for cessful pardon of narcissist. Since re- 25, 2018 about is another tweeting that the Alice Marie John- activating his Twit- Kanye West way of saying male 13th amendment son shows a level of ter account in April, doesn’t want to energy. Male en- should be abol- concern from the Kanye has been a vo- be told what to ergy is something ished. For those of Kardashian-West cal supporter of an- do, say, or feel. It not abundant in the us who may have family. Recently, other Obama critic, suggests that he is Kardashian-West slept through so- in response to the Donald Trump, and against conformity, family. During his cial studies class, California wildfires, his presidency. His as well as negativity. visit at the White the 13th amend- Kanye, in connec- public support of His rally for “free House, Kanye West ment abolished tion with Adidas President Donald thought” should be explained this male slavery. He later and Yeezy, donated Trump has angered respected. energy and joked went to TMZ to ex- a total of $500,000 and offended many However, about his own fam- plain the tweet say- to relief efforts. of his fans. Kanye Kanye West is a ce- ily, “You know my ing, “There’s people With respect to West represents a lebrity figure who dad and my mom getting paid $0.08 mental health, celebrity political doesn’t see the separated, so I a week working for Kanye has been un- culture against the political severity didn’t have a lot of companies that are clear about his is- status quo. West of our times. He male energy in my privately owned and sues. In 2016, he is an artist who doesn’t read into the home. And also I’m a lot of them are canceled his tour doesn’t subscribe to context of his state- married to a family first-time offenders. after being admit- commonality. He ments. Kanye has a that, you know, not A lot of them are ted to UCLA Med- shares a connec- right to an opinion a lot of male energy nonviolent crimes. ical Center with... tion with Donald and his support for going on. It’s beau- And then also we Trump, both arisen CONTINUED ON NEXT the president should tiful though. You deal with, we’re PAGE The Dispatch 16 Winter 2018 CONTINUED FROM lationship with Kim that surround Kanye help or is he a mar- several times as he PREVIOUS PAGE Kardashian, and his show a genius in dis- keting genius? improves it. There ...hallucinations and new outlook on life. tress, a man in need Besides all that, is no other artist that paranoia. In the first West later revealed he of help, care, and a this October, Kanye has contributed more visit to TMZ in May, was diagnosed with a little love. West looked to be than Kanye West to Kanye admitted that “mental condition” On the other stepping away from the transformation he was once addicted at the age of 39. hand, it’s important politics saying, “My of hip-hop in the last to opioids after re- However, in his Oc- to point out the tim- eyes are now wide decade. From 2004’s ceiving liposuction. tober meeting at the ing of all this non- open and now real- College Dropout to Upon releasing his White House with sense. Nearly a week ize I’ve been used this year’s release of album, Ye, fans no- Donald Trump, West before tweeting his to spread messages Ye, there is no doubt ticed the description said that he was mis- love for Trump, West I don’t believe in. I in saying Kanye West on the cover art. The diagnosed with bipo- revealed a bunch of am distancing myself has contributed to front cover of the lar disorder and was album dates includ- from politics and the sound of our album read “I hate just sleep-deprived. ing the upcoming re- completely focusing generation. Kanye being Bi-polar...It’s Kanye West is a trou- lease of his record, on being creative.” West should not be awesome.” The al- bled superstar and his Ye, and another al- Kanye is focusing canceled. bum was full of lyr- statements shouldn’t bum with Kid Cudi. on his next album, ics giving insight to equal cancellation. Controversy sells. Yandhi, which has • • • his mental state, re- The controversies Is Kanye in need of been pushed back WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LE’VEON BELL? CHRISTIAN sions had been set season, the drama season games. for 47 yards. between the two continued. In Janu- A few days before As the season con- BELLISSIMO sides and would rise ary of 2018 Bell said the season’s start, tinued Conner had Le’Veon Bell is in February of 2017 he would consid- Bell’s agent informed his ups and downs the five- year starting when the organiza- er retirement if he the public that this but remained consis- running back for the tion franchise tagged were to be franchise holdout will take tent. After week four, Pittsburgh Steelers. him to keep Bell from tagged again, and some time. His team- Bell hinted at return- leaving the building. two months later he mates were furious. ing for week seven, “Bell and the Bell was not happy was. The tag put him Mike Pouncey, Ra- but that wasn’t the about that but said at around $14.5 mil- mon Foster, and Da- case. Le’Veon Bell Steelers are in he would want to lion for the season, vid DeCastro were failed to report to the hot water since finish his career as a making him the high- among the few team- Steelers by the dead- he has refused Steeler. est paid running back mates who had bad line which means he to report to the By April of 2017 in football at that things to say. Three can’t play in 2018. He team...The reason another choice by for his holdout: the Steelers hinted at money.” a future without Bell. The organization Since 2013 he has drafted local running played every year, back James Con- proving he’s an elite ner. Conner would and elusive back for spend his rookie sea- the team. Well, ex- son backing up Bell. cept for this year. However the coaches Bell and the and staff remained Steelers are in hot impressed by him water since he has re- making negotiations fused to report to the with Bell a whole team. The pro bowl lot easier. Prior to running back did not the 2017 season Bell report to the team in started his first hold- time. Once again Bell days after their state- removed the Steelers time for last Tues- out for $15 million was not happy, and ments came week one from his social me- day’s deadline to play a year. The Steelers for a second year in of the season which dia, no other team this season, making offered a 5 year $42 a row he was denied Bell would miss out could work out a him ineligible for the million deal, but it free agency for this on. This meant that trade for him, and year. The reason for wasn’t enough for one year pact. By the an $855,000 game James Conner con- his holdout: money. Bell. He didn’t report time training camp check for Bell would tinues to play good Going back over to training camp for came around for the be left on the table as the team gets hot. two years, Bell and all of 2017 until he 2018 season Bell did for no one to collect. It appears the the Steelers have signed his franchise not report yet again. But, it gets worse. Steelers are doing struggled to get on tender guaranteeing This meant the Steel- James Conner abso- just fine without Bell. the same page re- him $12.1 million for ers would have to lutely dominates in Once the season ends garding contract ne- the year which both- rely on James Conner his debut, running it will be exciting to gotiations. The ten- ered him. who already was hav- for 135 yards and see where his talent After the 2017 ing impressive pre- catching five passes will take him.