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On Thursday June 5th, 2014 CRLS seniors celebrated graduation in the War Memorial Gym. Students and families enjoyed a lively graduation with speeches from the Honorable Mayor, Mr. David Maher & from student leadership including the Student Body President Sole Nazaire & Class of 2014 President Amy Tung. Graduation was simply magical. Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson CRLS Grad Matt Damon Donates $10k Respecting Maya Angelou to Support Kimbrough Scholars Cause By her mother’s boyfriend at the age of By was dedicated to issues revolving Charlotte Rosenblum eight. Four days after she told her Liam Greenwell around social justice. Register Forum Correspondent brother what the man had done, Register Forum Editor This past semester, the five he was murdered. “I thought, my students worked closely with the On May 28th 2014 Maya voice killed him; I killed that man, In April, five CRLS stu- Northeastern University’s Civil Angelou passed away at her home because I told his name. And then I dents -- Charles Boateng, Danielle Rights and Restorative Justice Proj- in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. thought I would never speak again,” Heims-Waldron, Katherine Year- ect, which tracks down unsolved A beloved poet, author, dancer, pro- Maya Angelou claims in her biog- wood, Nana Serebour, and Maedot racially charged homicides com- ducer, playwright, civil rights activ- raphy, I Know Why the Caged Bird Kassa -- culminated their semester- mitted between 1930 and 1965 and ist, director, actress, and singer, An- Sings. She stayed silent for the next long Kim- works to gelou lived to be age 86. Her nurse five years of her life. It was during brough This trip was wholly made possible track down and family report she was growing this time that she discovered her Scholars answers frail and had cancelled numerous love for books and literature. program by Matt Damon, whose...donation surround- appearances leading up to her death; When she was fourteen, a with a trip allowed the trip to happen. ing the Maya Angelou is and always will teacher and family friend named to Missis- case. be one of the strongest and most in- Ms. Bertha Flowers helped her to sippi, which was funded by a gener- The CRLS students re- spirational figures of contemporary speak again, showing her the power ous donation by alumnus Matt Da- searched primary sources, collabo- society. of the spoken word and unknowing- mon. rated with the CRRJ project, and Born on August 4th 1928 ly unleashing a voice that the world The Kimbrough Scholars contributed to the growing database in St. Louis Missouri, Angelou suf- desperately needed. Shortly after program was created in honor of of important findings relating to the fered a tough childhood. Her par- she resumed speaking, she reflected Les Kimbrough, a long-time CRLS ents had a “calamitous marriage” as educator, activist, and mentor, who Continued on page 2 she recalls, and she was abused by Continued on page 6 INSIDE THIS EDITION O p - E d S p o r t s A & E Summer Video Games Elliot Rodger Sailing Results Sisters on the Runway Page 4 World Cup 2014 Page 6 Personal Freedom Page 7 Page 5 June 2014 AAROUNDROUND SSCHOOLCHOOL Page 2 Graduation Day: “Dare to Dream” By Smith continued, won awards; further words Liam Greenwell “Proof of community can be of wisdom were also im- Hugh Dougherty seen in your actions...Wher- parted onto the graduating Register Forum Editor ever you go, remember that class by those honored. you will always be a falcon. Continuing the CRLS will always be your event, Valedictorian Anisha From the begin- home.” Nakagawa rallied her peers ning of the ceremony, Mr. Smith also re- to “use our passion and wis- when “Pomp and Circum- vealed that over three-quar- dom to shape the world.” stance” rang through the ters of the graduating class Anisha also hum- Field House, graduation, on had been accepted by a four bly noted that many oth- Thursday, June 5, was sim- year college or university, ers deserved recognition ply a magical night. and praised the success of for their accomplishments Hundreds of family the students. throughout high school, for members, friends, gradu- Salutatorian Jer- a variety of reasons: some ates, and faculty packed emy Sternbach reiterated artistic, some athletic, some into the redesigned Field this sentiment by showing academic, and some altruis- House -- speakers were set his confidence in his peers tic. up to broadcast the speeches graduating that night. “I Additionally, many A joint project between the Arts Department and the carpentry classes and music throughout the trust that everyone will do reflected on the struggles was presented to the brother and sister of Charlene Holmes. sprawling space, and a large great things and succeed in and trials that had brought Photo Credit: Larry Aaronson stage was set up at the far the future,” he stated exu- them to the stage that night the class of 2014, was pre- ished. It seems that even end of the area. berantly. -- Principal Smith solemnly sented to Holmes’ brother through so many challeng- Throughout the Halfway through the commented, “We have in- and sister. ing events, the class of 2014 night, a theme of togeth- ceremony, faculty distinc- deed weathered storms [to- Senior class presi- has been drawn closer, not erness proliferated the tion awards were given to gether].” dent Sole Nazaire emo- pushed apart. speeches and notes by ad- four teachers, voted on by The tragic loss of tionally told the audience, To end the event, ministrators, faculty, and the class of 2014, whom the CRLS student and 2014 “[Charlene] was the epito- Sole Nazaire encouraged the graduating students seniors wanted to recognize member Charlene Holmes me of kindness. This gradu- her classmates to rethink -- many, especially Princi- for their especially hard was also reflected on, and a ation is in honor of [her].” their class motto “Dare to pal Smith, noted the “great work. Ms. VanBlaricum, painting, created by the art “I feel very proud... Dream.” She challenged, community” the class of Mr. Flaherty, Ms. Hughes, department in tandem with to have been your princi- “It’s time to stop dreaming. 2014 had created together. and Jon Baring-Gould all the carpentry classes and pal,” Mr. Smith had fin- It’s time to start doing!”

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KIMBROUGH SCHOLARS the trip to happen. truth about what happened. What people faced Continued from page 1 However, the trip was anything but a is unfathomable and to downplay their plight is vacation: continuing the remarkable work ethic morally wrong.” cold cases. displayed previously by all five young adults, the Cambridge’s City Council, to recognize The students were deeply engaged and students continued researching their cases and the remarkable work of the students, issued a committed, working two afternoons per week interviewed multiple Civil Rights leaders while resolution officially congratulating all five mem- at Northeastern in addition to the normal class in Mississippi. bers. The students “worked collaboratively as time, as well as digging through the NAACP’s they developed research, critical thinking, and records, which are stored at Harvard’s Lamont However, the trip was anything but a va- analytical skills,” the declaration read. Library. cation...the students continued research- It continued, “these bright youth deserve To continue their research and increase ing their cases...while in Mississippi. to be commended for their remarkable research even more their understanding of the time pe- and laudable dedication to the pursuit of jus- riods and places they were researching, the five tice.” Kimbrough Scholars capped their experience On why the trip and overall experience The Kimbrough Scholar program will with an eye-opening trip to Mississippi. was so important, Katherine Yearwood, one of be available once again next year, and we hope This trip was wholly made possible by the Kimbrough Scholars, stated, “It is disrespect- Matt Damon will continue his unspeakably gen- Matt Damon, whose $10,000 donation allowed ful to the victims of these crimes not to [find] the erous support of this very worthy cause. June 2014 WWORLDORLD Page 3 For Professors in Academia, Violence in Art Poses Newer Challenges be treated like the adults they are By rather than little kids. Sophia Nikolayev Register Forum Correspondent On the other hand, some professors accept the fact that ma- A newly discussed topic terial is never solely academic and in academia today is that concern- that all students are subjected to it ing “trigger warnings.” Just this with a wide range of varied expe- year, students at the University of riences, hence the need for trigger Michigan, Bryn Mawr College, warnings. Oberlin College, Rutgers Univer- After consulting with soph- sity, Scripps College and Wellesley omore Caroline Molnar, her opin- have all requested “more thoughtful ion appears to lean against trigger treatment of potentially troubling warnings: “If all college students readings, films, lectures and works are put in academia that supports such warnings, an even bigger issue Saving Private Ryan might be affected by trigger warnings. of art.” Photo Credit:Thunderbird37 would be brought up, which is the Students find that some of ger warnings in academia will just works, not only will the writing the things they view in class feel infantilization of said students.” According to Molnar and diminish great literature. Now all itself be spoiled, but the morals to them as a threat to their safety, writing being filtered by the mod- taught from it won’t be able to aid and there’s nothing they can do to many others, because of this filter, students would start to adjust to a ern higher education will be put to students in the future. escape from viewing it. waste and not be appreciated as it With the continuous debate Many professors find the more immature learning mecha- nism and begin to be treated as if should be.” around trigger warnings, the final idea of warnings antithetical to the Erikson brings up the point decision narrows down to one ques- mission of higher education. They they are doing middle school level work. that most literature prepares read- tion. Should sensitive students get find them to be ridiculous and be- ers for the challenges of the broad- the butt end of the stick, or provoca- lieve that college students should Senior Amanda Erikson has a similar view to Molnar, “The trig- er world. Without access to such tive teachers? FCC’s Internet Proposals EPA and the New Breed of Powerplant CRLS students, the debate By By between the FCC’s net neu- Sophia Nikolayev Sophia Nikolayev trality seems to have created Register Forum Register Forum an evident breach between Correspondent Correspondent the one percent and the rest In January, a federal of the US. On Monday June appeals court denied the Junior Katy 2nd, the Environmental Federal Communications O’Loughlin believes that Protection Agency unrav- Commission’s proposed the FCC should reevaluate elled new rules designed “net neutrality” rules, which their new regulations and to reduce greenhouse gas would have prohibited In- change them so that they emissions from U.S. power ternet providers from giv- benefit everyone: “The In- plants. The rules will re- ing preference to or block- ternet is creating an inter- quire power plants to reduce ing certain Web traffic. connected world, and in emissions by 30 percent be- The FCC has now order to serve the public’s low 2005 levels by 2030. developed a new proposal interest, the FCC ought to The EPA hopes to finalize that would allow Internet focus on ensuring that this said rules by next year. service providers to charge power is available to every All states will then companies more for faster American, regardless of be given until 2018 to sub- connection speeds. their socioeconomic situa- mit their plans for meeting This way, an inter- tion.” the objective, which may net service provider would Freshman William lead to using renewable en- Power plants need to reduce their emissions by 2030. begin to start charging com- Preytis believes that the ergy technology or initiat- Photo Credit: Construction Digital panies for supplying faster FCC has gone too far: “For ing state or regional trade said speaker John Boehner Contrastingly, fresh- browsing to consumers. the third time since this agreements. in a statement. man Josh Kuh says, “Al- “At the heart of the administration began, the Instead of relying After asking Rindge though the plan would be proposed [rule] is the assur- Federal Communications on new legislation from what their thoughts were, beneficial to the environ- ance that it won’t be pos- Commission is attempting Congress, the administra- mixed thoughts were de- ment, an even larger issue sible for an Internet pro- to stuff network neutral- tion is using its authority rived. Sophomore Katelin than climate change in the vider to degrade the service ity down the U.S. Internet under the 1970 Clean Air McCallum gives us her pas- United States is the pover- available to all. Let me re- Service Providers, content Act to design these regula- sionate opinion on the pow- ty rate. With this proposal, emphasize that: the Internet providers and customers’ tions. Expectedly, the plan er plant: “Because health the prevention of climate will remain like it is today, throats.” has gathered much contro- effects of climate change change isn’t even guaran- an open pathway,” said FCC Preytis makes the versy. Republicans seem to are wide-ranging, if the teed, and either way elec- Chairman Tom Wheeler in a point that because net neu- be leaning towards the be- plan will prevent such con- tricity bills will begin to blog post. trality has already been dis- lief that the administration’s sequences, I believe that it skyrocket, meaning more Although some cussed with the U.S. Dis- move will result in job loss- makes sense for Americans and more people will begin agree with Chairman trict Court, the FCC won’t es and higher energy bills. accept it.” to obtain financial instabil- Wheeler’s approach to the get rid of it and the rest will “The president’s When people, es- ity.” regulation, others think it be forced towards it. plan is nuts, there’s really pecially those with chronic Kuh’s math is cor- could freeze market prac- Until Net Neutrality no more succinct way to diseases, are put face to face rect. Although it’s unclear tices, which would create is eliminated, internet us- describe it, Americans are with climate change they how much electricity bills a block in technological ers will be able to continue already paying more for become the most vulnera- will begin to increase, this breakthroughs and cause to use the services that they everything and here he is ble. Just as McCallum says, could affect several US resi- American consumers to are used to. To voice your condemning them to high- these new rules are a fight dents. To find out for sure, lose money. support for or against the er bills and lower incomes against climate change, we’ll just have to wait and After talking to proposals, visit fcc.gov. long after he leaves office,” which could save lives. see. June 2014 OOPINIONPINION Page 4 The Right Next Step Why Doesn’t the Media Cover Some Crimes? born with, placing much when they commit an act By less blame on them for the of violence, yet jump at the in Gun Control Charlotte Rosenblum crime. opportunity to tell the story thought him enough of a Register Forum By Meanwhile, in plac- of a troubled white boy led threat to warn authorities. Correspondent Paloma O’Connor es like Chicago, gang vio- down the wrong path. Register Forum Correspondent Yet, he was able to legally lence occurs nearly every The American me- When someone purchase the guns he later day, from primarily Afri- dia desperately wants to commits an extreme act of We’ve seen it all be- used to kill himself and six can-American gangs. Yet, maintain the ludicrous idea violence from the Elliott fore: first comes the mass others. the media covers very little that it is impossible for a Rodgers shooting to “typi- shooting, then come sorrow, An obvious solu- of this; this type of violence white male to do something cal” gang violence, there is anger, and waves of legisla- tion is stronger background is portrayed in the media as wrong, and that white males, no question that something tion – and then the world checks, coupled with men- “typical” or “expected”, al- even when committing hei- is wrong with them psycho- forgets. tal health legislation allow- most completely invalidat- nous crimes, are better than logically. So why does the Elliot Rodger’s ing therapists to report po- ing the crimes committed people of color. This is a media portray crimes com- rampage in Isla Vista, Cali- tentially violent individuals and invalidating the human- direct attempt to maintain mitted by white men far fornia on May 23, 2014 can without compromising pa- ity of these gang members, white supremacy that has differently than crimes be attributed to numerous tient-therapist confidential- yet to be noticed, and committed by people of factors: mental illness, po- ity. yet to be tackled. colour? No matter the color of some- lice negligence, misogyny. But mentally ill kill- It is no mere coin- Nearly all of the And Rodger was ers make up a small fraction one’s skin, their suffering cidence that white men recent shootings com- misogynist and mentally of a much larger whole, and deserves to be adressed. who commit crimes are mitted by caucasian diseased, no doubt. But to the Isla Vista shooting is but more often sent to in- men, such as the Sandy dismiss his killing spree a highly publicized hair on stitutions, while men of Hook shooting and the El- without acknowledging the the mammoth’s back. labelling them as people color who commit crimes liott Rodgers shooting, to failure of gun control laws Mentally ill killers without morals. are more often sent to pris- name a few, were written is to ignore the larger trend attract the most attention, Everyone has mor- on. off nearly immediately as of gun violence in the Unit- but the problem is much, als, no matter the color of When someone the products of mental ill- ed States. much bigger and often ill their skin, what muddles causes suffering, it is be- ness. During the week addressed. Case in point, those morals is outside cor- cause they are suffering The two men who before Rodger’s “Day of alcohol consumption is es- ruption including mental ill- themselves. No matter the committed these acts of vio- Retribution,” eighty people pecially closely linked to ness. The media is almost colour of someone’s skin, lence were portrayed almost died of gun violence nation- gun violence – yet Georgia unwilling to delve into what their suffering deserves to as the victims, suffering a wide. just passed a bill legalizing could be going on in the be addressed. The United States guns in bars. What could mental illness they were mind of a person of color has gun ownership and gun possibly go wrong? violence rates higher than My point is that gun any other developed coun- violence is a problem that try in the world. can be addressed and, more- There have been over, we must address. seventy-four school shoot- Mass shootings have ings since Sandy Hook, been normalized to a point averaging one per week for that is, frankly, not normal, eighteen months. And, of and the impetus for change course, there were the mas- dies with short memories. sacres at Aurora, the Sikh Seven people died that day. temple, and Fort Hood, Don’t forget the among others. people who have died from Elliot Rodger was gun violence. Don’t forget in therapy. His mother to act. Image Credit: Trigger360

forcing the problematic idea that by society, and the other, widely After desperately trying to Feminism in the women exist for men. Even the so accepted and unnoticed. This is convince the reader that his life has called ‘nerd girl’ exists as a girl- the spectrum the perpetrator cov- been unfair while describing a rich Modern World friend. The vast majority of popular ered when he shot 6 people at the Hollywood upbringing, he names films present only a small handful UC Santa Barbara campus on May the women who he blames for his By of female character tropes. 23rd. Sans this murderous rampage, actions. Diego Lasarte and It’s not surprising that these his beliefs were only a more ex- News agencies harassed Klara Ingersoll stories are perpetuating the male- treme version of widely spoken at- some of these named people. One Register Forum Correspondents gaze (the defining concept for why titudes towards women. paper, the New York Post, even put media predominantly portrays the Instead of analyzing the root a young woman on the front page, We are constantly flooded experiences of heterosexual males) of the perpetrator’s hatred, much of headlined “Killer Crush; Childhood with stories of violence towards seeing the me- snub set me off, killer seethed,” women, such as the massive Boko that “In dia was validating that this girl has some re- Haram kidnapping in Nigeria, or the Instead of analyzing the root of the per- 2011, quick sponsibility for his actions. stoning in Pakistan, reminding peo- petrators’s hatred, much of the media was women to write Lines such as “the aspiring ple of the frequency of gender based com- quick to write him off as mentally ill. him off model whose childhood rejection hate crimes. prised as men- of [the perpetrator] lit the fuse that These violent stories are crit- 18% of all directors, executive pro- tally ill. This invalidates that his mi- turned him into a madman,” insinu- icized by the majority of the world. ducers, producers, writers, cinema- sogynistic rhetoric is widespread. ate that her choice was to blame for At the same time we are flooded tographers, and editors working on The factor which sets him his actions. In reality, people choose with harmful male representations the top 250 domestic grossing apart from countless others is his who they want to be with, they ac- of women, such as in popular tv films” (Martha M. Lauzen, Ph.D extremist actions, not his misogyny. cept, they reject and they make shows like the Big Bang Theory, a “The Celluloid Ceiling”). This is reaffirmed by the reaction of these decisions based on their own poster example. This perspective often the media covering the mass shoot- needs and desires. This portrayal The female characters on shames women for rejection i.e. ing and his published online ‘mani- denies the female perspective, em- this show exist for the male char- “friend-zoning.” These are the two festo’ consisting of a 141 page rant pathizing only with men. acters, without their own ambitions ends of misogyny, one being overt- saying “Women’s rejection of me is and driving and motivations, rein- ly violent and widely frowned upon a declaration of war.” June 2014 EEDITORIALDITORIAL Page 5 Trial by the Press; We Are One Register Forum By Hugh Dougherty Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Register Forum Editor 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 349-6400 The power of words [email protected] is embroiling our country in a conflict with the public Editor-in-Chief release of a voice record- Liam Greenwell ‘16 ing allegedly attributed to a “person of interest.” This Managing Editor person owns, it seems, a Hugh Dougherty ‘15 controlling interest in a piece of property structured Faculty Advisor as a corporation founded Steven Matteo in 1970. Because of these Established in 1891 as the C.M.T.S Register words allegedly attributed to this person, there is a “Listening to every voice, wide spread movement to printing what you need to hear” take this person’s owner- Personal freedom is treasured by all... ship. Photo Credit: Entrepreneur.com The 1617-19 Epi- which we operate today. the wealth of the few at the demic killed off 90-95% Is today’s conflict a expense of many. of the population living in challenge to the USA Con- Our founding doc- Massachusetts. When the stitution? The Constitu- uments in the USA and people from Europe ar- tional Amendments provide amendments have the vision rived, the remaining popu- that neither the federal gov- that we should all strive for lation was decimated and ernment (Amendment V) a more inclusive society. very sick. Since few Native nor the state governments President Barack Obama Americans were in the At- (Amendment XIV, Section recently discussed the rights lantic Coast colonies of for- 1) shall deprive a person to privacy. Many people eign nations, the colonists of life, liberty, or property are stepping up to purchase were able to write their own without due process of law. the controlling interest the rules of conduct. In 1789, a Some suggest these “person of interest” has in ...but how much freedom is too much? Photo Credit: TIME document was constructed words are an attack on in- the corporation. mon ground that we can society. by these new immigrants clusion, or an attack on Everyone in the work with. We are all the As was chanted at and descendants of immi- property rights, or an altera- USA is a founder of the “new kids on the block”; the Staples Center in LA on grants called the U.S. Con- tion of human rights to sup- country or a descendant of we welcome and assist each Tuesday, April 29th, “We stitution, which unified the port the growth of a com- the immigrant founders. We other, include others in our are one!” country into one and under mercial product to increase have a fundamental com- The Experience of a Lifetime By she saw. Katherine Yearwood Her son, who was Register Forum also in attendance, pulled Correspondent out the painting depicting her vision of her grandson. After all of our She had commissioned the questions about the vic- painting at the local shop- tim’s lynching had been an- ping mall. Obviously this swered by his surviving 80- vision served as a catharsis. plus year old daughter, she It was an antidote for the started to talk to us about poison that ailed her for so the sudden death of her long. Mississippi is the 31st largest state in the union by population. late grandson who had died I fought back the Photo Credits: OnlineMaps; Family Search tragically in a car accident. tears. The grandson depict- He was an aver- ed looked just like all of I had always used these people we met in Lib- want to let go. I held on as age teenage boy: interested us: Charles, Nana, Maidot, my privilege of living in erty and Macomb and saw long as I could until I finally in music, basketball, best Dani and me. I realized I a nice city such as Cam- first hand how they were forced myself to drop her friends. Her beloved grand- could never fathom how bridge, Massachusetts to still enduring with courage hand. son’s demise was so unex- hard it must be for her to cage me such that I could hope and faith, I had to ad- Before going on this pected and painfully tragic have to deal with the pain of not ever feel that pain of ha- mit I had been living in a trip to Liberty and Macomb that she told us she cried the loss of one she so loved. tred. Whenever I witnessed state of disillusion. Mississippi I never expect- for five months straight. her grandson had not been someone’s behavior guided She was truly amaz- ed to feel the emotions I felt She explained she finally lynched. Still I will never by racial prejudice, I sought ing. I am grateful that she then, and can still feel to this stopped crying when one know how she copes with psychological explanations was willing to share with date. I owe my new aware- to excuse their be- ness to my fellow day she put her head down this pain. Nor will I ever I had allowed myself to ignore in her lap to cry again. ask. havior. I readily did Kimbrough Scholars That is when she had a vi- Suddenly I had this this even when I de- what was going on in the US students and teachers, sion of his face. She told us revelation. I had allowed tected racism coming pertaining to the pain of racism. and also to the many he appeared in the clouds myself to ignore what was from friends. Mississippians that I wearing a white robe. He going on in the U.S pertain- I knew there encountered working had big white wings and a ing to the pain of racism. I was still racism in the Deep us her stories about life and on this specific lynching. I halo. She told us that at first knew that there was rac- South. Now I can submit to death and her grandson. Be- also have to credit all that I she was not sure if she had ism in the world: however I the pain and learn how and fore we departed we began have learned while work- been dreaming. She real- denied the idea of my ever why these racist things went to say our last goodbyes. I ing on this Cold Case dur- ized it was not a dream. She having to confront pain of on. When I witnessed first remember hugging her and ing our time at Northeastern thanked God for this vision racism. hand the plight and pain of holding her hand. I did not University. June 2014 AARTSRTS && EENTERTAINMENTNTERTAINMENT Page 6 Fashion with a Purpose The Three Games to Watch out for This Summer everyone seemed to be By By This year, the summer, on the surface, Isabel Goldstein having a good time.” looks bleaker than ever: after The Evil Within SOTR decided Liam Greenwell Register Forum Register Forum Editor was delayed a few weeks ago to October 26 from Correspondent just this year to include August 26, it seems that there are no AAA games male models as well as It is estimat- Summer is typically the driest period -- or even small indies -- worth mentioning. female models. Senior However, this is far from the truth: ed that one in four Ian Lee -- one of the of the year for quality games, lacking even the women will be do- blockbusters that Hollywood churns out year we here at the Register Forum have been pe- lucky guys -- approves rusing release lists and are pleased to an- mestically abused in of this change: “This by year. Instead, gamers are usually left milling their lifetime. This is through their backlog as they wile away the sum- nounce our list of summer games to watch year’s SOTR event out for (after you play Watch Dogs): a shocking statistic, to was a huge success mer months. say the least. But it is for all those involved. one that Sisters on the I think the inclusion Runway, a club in it’s of guys this year re- second year at CRLS, ally helped us expand wishes to integrate our audience and raise into conscious thought more money. For a and discussion. good cause, I was On May 23rd, able to help out, try Sisters on the Runway something new, and hosted their second be a part of something annual fashion show. greater than even our The proceeds from the school.” show, as well as other There were money raised by the also wonderful open- club throughout the ing acts of dance and year, all go to Tran- music by local high 1. Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft Montpellier; June 25; $15) sition House, a local schoolers and rousing, Valiant Hearts is trying to do many things that have rarely, if ever, been done in video games before. shelter for domestic gracious speeches giv- Not only is it trying to conquer the tough and complex issue of World War I -- which inherently violence victims. en by multiple people lacks the sentiment of “glory” of many other wars, and was a bloody and dirty conflict -- it is also The show’s involved. tackling the issue from a human perspective, focusing on characters from both sides of the war. Its theme explored fash- President four main characters -- and their canine companion -- are all trying to help a young German soldier ion throughout dif- Zarya Miranda is find love using a puzzle-adventure game play style; the themes of love, cooperation, and survival ferent cultures. This thrilled with the will undoubtedly find their way into the story, making for a truly unique narrative. This wholly new meant that models not night’s outcome: “The experience will also be crafted in Ubisoft’s own UbiArt framework, which has contributed to the only wore brands like highlight [was] that LF and student-made everyone from all parts 2. The Last of Us: Remastered (Naughty Dog; July 29; $60) clothing, but they also of Cambridge came to- The Last of Us was one of the best games of the last generation, and now it will be available for wore kimonos and sa- gether as a community those who missed it on the PS3. Though the remastered version offers little in terms of “upgrading” ris. This variety in cul- to support a cause that the already-brilliant game besides the obligatory 60fps/1080p stats improvement (even the visu- ture aimed to empow- isn’t brought to at- als from the original still look better than most new-gen games), the re-released version will allow er women (and men) tention as often as it many more players to experience the masterpiece. If you haven’t already played the game, now is from all cultures. should be. It was an the perfect time (especially since you can now use your spiffy new Dualshock 4 to play it). Addition- Junior Cris- amazing feeling to see ally, the $60 box will include all of the original’s DLC and updates. tina Vaca, an audience people so excited about member and SOTR the clothing, opening 3. Hohokum (Honeyslug; August 12; Price TBA) enthusiast, was blown acts, raffles, every- Described as being “simply about the beauty of exploring,” away by the show: thing. Overall it was according to IGN, Hohokum has no score, time limit, or way “It was very impres- an amazing night!” to fail. The game is divided into multiple worlds, each with sive and well put to- It seems that activities and a single objective, through which the player gether. The models Sisters on the Runway guides the Long Mover -- a snake-like creature controlled by looked great; SOTR has truly proven the two buttons. The game is a Playstation exclusive, and will did a great job at styl- meaning behind their release on PS4, PS3, and Vita; the game also features a cus- ing them in beautiful slogan: “fashion saves tom-made sound track which is interacted with by the player. and unique clothing. It lives.” When it releases sometime this summer, be sure to check was a great show, and out this unique, playground-like experience -- and feast your

MAYA ANGELOU seventeen, Angelou gave leader Martin Luther King rights activist. She briefly most famous poems, Still I Continued from page 1 birth to her son Clyde. To Jr. Angelou concentrated became close friends with Rise, speaks to and applies on this period of silence make ends meet for her further on her writing ca- Malcolm X and Martin Lu- to anyone searching to find writing the poem I Know and her son throughout the reer, but also organized civil ther King Jr., each before power and independence Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1940s she worked many rights movements such as they were assassinated. within themselves, despite “The caged bird jobs over the next several Cabaret for Freedom. She Throughout all of what they must face. sings with a fearful trill of years, including a nightclub then performed on Broad- this time, throughout her “You may shoot me things unknown but longed dancer, creole cook, paint way in Jean Genet’s play entire life, Maya Ange- with your words, You may for still and his tune is remover at a dent lou wrote. Though she cut me with your eyes, You heard on the distant hill for and body shop, a ...she captured her life and her life wrote everything imag- may kill me with your hate- the caged bird sings of free- sex worker, and inspired both women and African- inable, screenplays, TV fulness, But still, like air, I’ll dom.” the first black Americans everywhere... scripts, news articles, rise.” Her world was female streetcar short stories, movie Yes you will Maya. opened, she realized a life conductor. scores, and documen- Though your body may not of silence would be a life In the 1950s she be- The Blacks. In 1961 she taries, she is most famous be present here on Earth, unfree, and she began to came immersed in the arts, moved to Cairo, Egypt, and for her poetry. In her poetry forever your words and speak as the caged bird teaming up with legendary then lived in Ghana. She she captured her life and her your achievements, strength sings, fighting for freedom. choreographers Alvin Ai- worked as a journalist and life inspired both women and accomplishments, in- Three weeks after ley and Pearl Primus. Af- an administrator at the Uni- and African-Americans ev- telligence and power, will graduating from the Cali- ter meeting novelist James versity of Ghana where she erywhere to be strong and grace and inspire our lives. fornia Labor School, at age O. Killens and civil rights became prominent as a civil to have pride. One of her Forever, still you’ll rise. June 2014 SSPORTSPORTS Page 7 Sailing Makes Waves in League Standings CRLS Sailing Continues Success of Previous Seasons, Increasing Momentum By ships at MIT on May 21st. Hugh Dougherty Cambridge placed well out Register Forum Editor of 25 plus teams in the two day long Mass Bay League This past fall sea- Champs and was able to son was the last season for continue the momentum CRLS sailing team coach throughout Wednesday Tom Soisson. Coach Sois- at the Mass High School son served 10 plus years as Champs at MIT having the sailing coach and helped been just edged out by a few coach the team to a Nation- points of qualifying for the als invitational in 2006 in finals. New Orleans and many first The spring season place positions in the Mas- came to a close on June 6th, sachusetts Bay League. and the CRLS sailing team Immediately began hopes to continue this suc- the search process for a cess on into the fall season new coach that might help and in years to come. The continue the team’s recent team will be sending sailors successes of winning both 2013-14 CRLS Sailing Team Spring Season (Left to Right) Elijah Gunther, Liam Greenwell, Coach Jeff Gilbert, Paloma O’Connor, Ursula Hirschi, Hugh Dougherty, Ben Gross, & Benno to the National High School “First Place” 2012 in our Photo Credit: CRLS Sailing Parents Single handed Champion- respective division and coach so close to the sea- Hard practice has increased The experience that ship qualifiers in October voted by our racing peers son, the team had to start the efficiency of the team. members of the team bring and to National High School to receive the coveted “The season a week late on April “Most of our opposition from past years on the team Invitational qualifiers in late Corinthian Award” for best 7, giving very little time to took April vacation off, but or previous experience summer/early fall in order sportsmanship. Within our prepare with limited helped jumpstart the to compete in national high respective divisions 2013, time for practice for “Most of our opposition took success. school events. the team came in “Second the regattas that were Racing contin- To continue the Place” in overall divisions scheduled. April off, but we had some ued on through late CRLS tradition of prepar- and “First Place” in one di- The racing great practices over break.” May ending with the ing, supporting, and send- vision. was off on April 28th Massachusetts Bay ing qualified racers to re- Luckily, coach Jeff to a good start with League Champion- gional and national events, Gilbert was recruited as the three boats racing, placing we had some great practices ships on May 19th – 20th requires team planning two new coach just in time for well to give the team a com- over the break,” coach Jeff and the 41st Massachusetts years into the future. the start of the 2014 spring petitive standing overall. Gilbert said. High School Champion- season. Due to finding a

Bold World Cup Predictions: Brasil 2014 By and South Korea. They can Nicholas Thilo-McGovern walk into the round of 16, Register Forum Staff and will find themselves playing (assuming my ear- It’s that time again. lier prediction about Por- The world turns their atten- tugal is correct) the USA tion toward the most popu- or Ghana. Admittedly Bel- lar tournament in the world: gium is not the best team in The World Cup. Will Spain the World Cup but they will repeat? Will the USA make have an easy walk into the it out of the group stages? latter stages of the tourna- What is the toughest and There are over 6 million spectators attending the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with 32 countries competing. ment. Look for Belgium to easiest group this year? All Photo Credit: fifa.org turn a few heads this year. will be answered with a few fall into the same old rut of one surprise. This will be it. will draw against them. The The hardest group bold predictions. focusing on their club be- Group G has Germany, Por- deciding game will come in the world cup this year SPAIN WILL NOT fore country. Before 2010, tugal, Ghana, and the USA down between the USA and will be Group D. Uruguay, REPEAT Spain had never finished battling for two spots. Some Ghana. Portugal may only England, and Italy are all Let’s start with on the podium so after a 80 people will look at that and finish with three points this contenders and unfortunate- something easy. Yes, Spain year drought, they now de- say the USA are in real trou- year. ly one of them will have to has some amazing players. cide to win two in a row. It’s ble, but not necessarily. BELGIUM WILL WIN pack it in early. The easiest And yes, they won in 2010. impossible. Germany should at IT ALL group is by far Group H, I find it very unlikely that PORTUGAL WILL NOT least draw against Portugal, My Black Horse with Belgium, Algeria, Rus- they go all the way. On pa- GO BEYOND THEIR leaving Portugal with only pick has to be Belgium. sia, and Korea Republic. per they should win, but in GROUP one point. It is possible that They are in the easiest group The other groups are pretty real life they are going to Every year there is the USA and Ghana also with only Algeria, Russia, solid.