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Issue Number 3 https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Fall 2019 It Needs to Stop Somers 11U By McKenna Mullins Football Tusker Tribune Staff There are over 530 cases and 7 deaths from vaping. Feeds It's dangerous and life threatening. Vaping devices contain nicotine and many other substances that are addicting. There are many illnesses that can Westchester happen if you do vape. For example, you By Hunter Osborne could die, your lungs could collapse, and Tusker Tribune Staff you could become very sick. Vaping can According to, FEEDING also cause a cancerous tumor. It can harm WESTCHESTER, there are almost every organ in your body. 200,000 individuals in need of The devices themselves can ex- food in Westchester County. plode in your pocket or even when you are This is hard to believe for vaping, causing serious burns. a county known to be so rich, but Kids think that if they vape that it is true. So many families are they will become cool and popular. Vaping losing jobs or work for minimum is BAD and NOT COOL. It needs to come to an end. wage and cannot afford their Editor’s Note: For more information on the hazards of vap- bills, so buying food becomes a ing, please visit the U.S. Surgeon General’s website: https://e- hardship. This is where Feeding cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/ Westchester comes in to help. The program has been in existence for 30 years. They offer a wide variety of food including fresh produce, Shorter Passing Time is Stressful! dairy, meat, and whole grains. The Somers 11U By Aidan Coolican such a jumpy schedule as the 7th football team got Tusker Tribune Staff graders, but I have classes down involved with Have you been at gym and health with Mr. FEEDING late to a few classes this Arnett and then I have to run up WESTCHESTER year already? There may to the top floor, literally across thanks to Tricia Sternberg (6th be some variables, but the building to Grader and team member Cooper I think I know why. Mrs. Manko and Sternberg’s mother) who orga- The school fol- Mr. Mullaney. nized a food drive. lows the New York Last but After practice last Satur- state rules for how long completely not day, Tricia also organized the the instruction time least is that I team to make signs and posters per day is. We needed am getting held for our first food drive, which a few more minutes, so in for lunch and was held on Sunday, September they took away a mi- getting marked 22nd. The team was able to collect nute in between classes for peri- late every single day. I will not over 500 pounds of food. od 4, 5, 6 and 7. name names, but one teacher is The team will be continu- I get this switch up, but I getting mad at me for being sec- ing to collect food at all home have just a few problems. First onds late to a class that is 3 stair games for 11U. Please come in of all, kids are rushing from ways up and hundreds of feet to support for this charitable cause. class to class speeding down the walk in less that one and a half halls trying their hardest just to minutes. Somers 11U Football Home get marked on time for their Finally, I think teachers Game Schedule: class. They say no running, but should have a little leniency and  Sunday, October 6, 4 p.m. they also say don’t be late... Sec- allow us to get to class without  Sunday, October 13, 4 p.m. ondly, 6th graders may not have getting scolded.  Sunday, October 20, 4 p.m. The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Kuira- Va!

By Natalia Tellez takes care of the animals, Tusker Tribune Staff plants, harvests, and If you have never heard stores the crops. of the Tarahumaras, they are The Tarahumaras work a group of indigenous people together in cooperation to of northwestern Mexico. The Tarahu- construct homes, build mara’s have been inhabiting the lands fences, construct canoes, for a very long time, living in separate and prepare land for farm- communities far apart from each other. ing. The main crops they They have survived all the harsh win- farm are corn, beans, pota- ters and summers, wars, politics, and toes, zucchini, and lima overall every daily challenge you can beans. Tarahumaras usu- think of. Over 60,000 of them in num- ally gather seasonal wild plants like roots, ber and every single Tarahumara is berries, and more. M eat is only eaten on ra- kind, welcoming, talented, and in my re occasions because it is scarce so only opinion incredible. when an animal is sacrificed for a ceremony An ancient Tarahumara legend or another special occasion will it be served. tells us that the tribes came from the Most causes of the Tarahumaras ill- north of Aztlan in around 1300 BC look- nesses are natural factors caused by the ing for land. A small group of them weather, humidity, and wind but over time stayed in the place which is now cur- they have developed many remedies to rently the state of Chihuahua and are cure them. For example, Bariguchi is now large civilizations. Another hy- chewed and used to cure strong coughs in pothesis told by the Tarahumara’s is adults, Onwa is drunk in tea and is good that they have lived on these lands for muscle aches or general physical weak- forever and received their knowledge, ness in children and adults, and Chiijame ways of living, and traditions by an is also drunk in tea and helps stop diar- older race, one older than ours. We rhea or stomach problems. have many theories but the Tarahu- The Tarahumaras have believe in mara’s are mostly still a mystery to having illnesses due to supernatural cause us. which are treated by other Tarahumaras To the Tarahumaras, the most called Owirumames. They help with en- important aspect of the communities chantments, healing from bewitching and is their family because with them they loss of soul. together confront every problem they The Tarahumaras consider their will face. children to be ready for marriage when they The woman are in have the capacity to work by themselves, charge of household needs including know the value and need of sharing, and taking are of the children, preparing understand the value of faithfulness to an- food, blanket weaving, and the making other person. If within a marriage one these of works tools that might be needed. requirements is broken, separation is re- Meanwhile the men’s role is building quired. houses, working the land, cutting When a Tarahumara wishes to mar- wood, hunting and gathering either ry a another, they must approach the mayor plants, fruits, or fungi depending on and ask for his permission. Then once ap- the time of the year. proved at church he proceeds to write his The children also help out; the name on a rock and throw it at the loved daughters go with one. The girl then has the power to throw the mothers and back a rock with her name, sealing the pro- likewise for the posal or give him his own rock back show- sons. They will ing she is not interested. If she keeps his start helping out rock, within a couple of weeks or a few from the moment months, the two are married. they can walk and Sports enable Tarahumaras to be speak simple words indivuals while still remaining united with whether it's by sell- the community. Men play carrera de bola ing handcrafted (ball run), el cuatro ( the four), and el items or doing quince (the fifteen). Woman play a game small chores around the house called ariweta. and field. The whole family Continued on Page 3 The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School The Game That You Can’t Comprehend

By Sam Sanz every turn and they can’t cross Tusker Tribune Staff over another line or themselves. Part 1: Two Dots, Two Much Fun When you draw a new line, you Two dots... Two dots can put a new dot on it. No dot It’s a game of 2 dots. Simple can have more than 3 lines going Right! Well let's see each possibility in to or coming from it. this game. Nerd’s Once it gets 3 lines, it is no- longer playable and is a “dead Words dot”. The first person to have no possible moves loses. Now let's play some games of Sprouts with some Tusker Tribune Writers. I played two games with people in the Tusker Tribune staff—Noah and Joseph. We both had a fun time playing Sprouts and after a few moves we started to strategize on what moves to make.

Part Two: Two Dots, Two Much Confusion

So, let’s just say that you lost a game of Woah! That’s a lot of possibilities. Welcome sprouts to your friend Billy. You want to get your to the game of Sprouts. Sprouts was created in revenge on Billy. Your first idea is to find an 1967 by Cambridge mathematicians John Conway equation for sprouts. NOTHING. There is no algo- and Michael Paterson. The game soon became a rithm or equation to win a game of Sprouts. school-wide phenomenon and was very popular The thing is you find who can win. outside of the school. Here is how you play. Sproutology as they call it is the study of the First a player draws one line between two game sprouts. dots or from one dot back to itself. You draw a line Continued on Page 4 Culture speed is only starting to reach its fullest at that From Page 2 time. For them, those 42 kilometers is only a The most well-known Tarahumara game warmup. And this is so surprising because the is the ball run; it is played by two through five Tarahumaras run every race, run through all the men on each team. They run kicking a baseball rocky terrain in sandals! size ball which they handcrafted out of madrono In conclusion, the Tarahumaras are a very wood and run between 7-20 kilometers which amazing civilization and even though it is said takes up to 40 hours non-stop. They do this be- that they are uncivilized, that is not true. It cause they believe the ball represents the world might appear that way because their concepts are and by keeping it in the air, they are making the reduced to basic, simple physical needs. I feel world go round. Furthermore, Tarahumaras are that more people should learn about the Tarahu- some of the world best runners winning the long- maras, their traditions, and live without technol- est marathons consisting of 120 or 180 kilometers ogy, or electricity. Oh, and in case you didn’t (about 110 miles). They are not said to win mara- know, Kuira- Va means hello and goodbye in the thons that are 42 kilometers long because their Tarahumara’s language! The Tusker Tribune Page 4 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School 30 NBA Teams, 30 NBA Offseason Moves: Part 2

By Benji Cutler brook felt betrayed, and Tusker Tribune Staff wanted to get traded. So If you read my article last week, the Rockets gladly traded “30 NBA Teams, 30 NBA Offseason Chris Paul and 2 first Moves: Part 1”, then you know that I took round picks for Westbrook, all 15 teams in the Eastern Conference, reuniting James Harden and I told you their best move in last summer’s and Russell Westbrook, offseason, either a signing, draft but this time, they’re both way better than pick, or trade. That article what they once were. should let you know the latest moves LA Clippers: Last season, being the 8 for the 2019-20 NBA season, begin- seed in the west, they had enough cap space ning October 22. Today’s article will for 2 super max contracts after trading be exactly the same as last week’s Danillo Gallinari. With all that cap space, article, but this time, I’m going to tell they did an amazing job, signing Finals you the other 15 teams’ best moves MVP Kawhi Leon- in the offseason. These 15 teams are ard and MVP candi- the teams in the Western Confer- date, ! ence. LA Lakers: Dur- : With their deadly duo ing the first half of the of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis being ful- season, the Lakers were ly healthy this season, they are looking towards a looking at trading for low playoff spot or high non-playoff spot. They , but nev- signed Delon Wright, a solid starting point er did. At the beginning guard, and Seth Curry, a great spot up shooter to of the offseason, they traded , Brandon come off the bench. Ingram, Josh Hart, and tons of draft picks, to get : With a mid-second Davis and LeBron on the same team! round pick, trading for with the Heat, Bol : Trading their star may be a very nice to help their team. In point guard, Mike Conley, they took away a huge Free Agency, they took Jerami Grant and his big contract off of their hands. They drafted Murray salary away from the Thunder, helping Denver State star with the 2nd pick, and Bran- at the power forward position. don Clarke later in the draft, who went on to win Golden State Warriors: Even though Summer League MVP! losing superstar will hurt the War- : Having star riors’ chance at another title, they did resign Karl Anthony-Towns, and being in the middle of Klay Thompson and picked up the Nets best their rebuild, all they needed was more young player last season, D’Angelo Russell to play pieces to help their team in the future. So they next to Steph Curry! traded their 11th pick and Dario Saric for the 6th Houston Rockets: Once the Thunder pick, drafting Texas Tech’s . lost Paul George to the Clippers, Russell West- Continued on Page 5

Game # of Dots Player 1 Player 2 From Page 3 Denis Mollison a Professor of Applied wins wins Probability at Heriot-Watt University. John Con- way bet 10 shillings (about 10$) that Mollison 0 yes couldn’t complete a full analysis of a 6-dot game 1 yes of sprouts in 1 month. He did it. It took him 47 pages to do this. 2 yes His discoveries are represented by this chart. 3 yes

4 yes After that... the computation couldn’t han- dle it. Hold on. How can there be a zero-dot 5 Yes game? Well if there were 0 dots the first player 6 yes can’t draw so, the second player wins. Early com- puters have gotten up to 11 dots and later some- body did 7 dots by hand. Now were on 11 dots by The game of Sprouts is a fun, simple yet hand too. confusing game. The Tusker Tribune Page 5 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School How Ronny J Got On Both Sides of the Em & MGK Beef

By Noah Volkman right now. I’m about to work right now.’ One of Tusker Tribune Staff them just happened to be ‘RAP DEVIL’ and After making a name for he rapped on it immediately. He sent it to me, himself in South Florida’s I thought it was crazy. He was super excited SoundCloud rap scene, producer like, ‘Yo, we’re about to go crazy with this.’” Ronny J made a huge splash in 2018 by Fans took notice of Ronny J being landing two tracks on ’s Kami- credited as the producer of both “” kaze. and “RAP DEVIL” almost immediately, which One of the songs, “Not Alike,” set led to several internet conspiracy theories. In off a beef with Machine Gun Kelly, who an interview with The Breakfast Club, MGK returned fire with another Ronny J- explained that he wanted to take aim at Em produced track, “RAP DEVIL.” In a re- on an even playing field. “Let’s also say it like cent Uproxx interview, Ronny explained how he it is,” he said. “You took two weeks; I took two ended up on both sides of the still-simmering days. You used a Ronny J track; I used a Ronny J feud. track. You used a million-dollar studio, I used a It all started when the New Jersey-born dressing room before soundcheck.” In addition to producer’s manager asked him to send beats for “Not Alike,” Ronny placed another beat on Kami- Em’s upcoming album. “I sent beats and few days kaze for “The Ringer,” which also name-drops later, he was like, ‘Alright, Em wants these two,’” MGK and Ronny’s previous collaborator . Ronny remembered. “A month later, two months For what it’s worth, it appears that neither later, he’s like, ‘Alright, it’s going on Em’s al- Eminem nor MGK holds Ronny’s part in the beef bum.’” Around the same time, he was in LA when against him. The producer says that he’s still a friend told MGK to come by the studio. “I played sending beats to both rappers. Perhaps he can some beats or whatever, and he took ‘em,” said help facilitate MGK’s proposed collaboration to Ronny. “He was like, ‘Yo, I got to go to my studio end the feud once and for all.

role players to fill out the team. They The NBA th From Page 5 drafted with the 25 Tusker : pick, and signed good players to help Tribune Picking up Lonzo Ball, Bran- the team like Kent Bazemore, of don Ingram, Josh Hart and Mario Hezonja, and Hassan Somers many picks, they were going Whiteside. Middle School : The all young these next couple Kings are a young and exciting seasons. Very unexpectedly, team, but their offseason was- Co-Editors they also ended up with the Noah Volkman st n’t exciting. The main things 1 pick, picking up Zion Wil- they did were signing Dewayne Joseph Melillo liamson without a doubt. Dedmon, Cory Joseph and Tre- They also drafted Jaxson Editorial Staff Hayes and Nickeil Alexander- vor Ariza. Walker, and signed San Antonio Spurs: The Samuel Sanz and JJ Redick. Spurs did not do anything special, Allison O’Connor Oklahoma City Thunder: besides signing Trey Lyles and trad- Losing their star players Paul George ing Davis Bertans. They were sup- Reporters and Russell Westbrook, they will posed to sign , but he Hunter Osborne probably start rebuilding this season, went with the Knicks instead. Natalia Tellez only having an old Chris Paul, Ste- : Picking up Mike Benji Cutler ven Adams and Danillo Gallinari. Conley, the Jazz are looking for a Noah Volkman : The Suns are high seed playoff push. Helping that Sam Sanz rebuilding the team, but they didn’t push a lot, they signed a very helpful have an impressing offseason, only player, Bojan Bogdanovic, from the drafting at the 11th Pacers. They also picked up two role pick, and signing FIBA World Cup players, and . MVP , a good point guard That’s it for my little series, that ends the streak of years that “30 NBA Teams, 30 NBA Offseason Phoenix had a bad point guard. Moves”. I hope these facts about each team helped you understand what : happened around the league this Making it all the way to the Western summer. Next up, is the beginning of Conference Finals last season, the the NBA season on October 22! See Blazers only needed a couple more you then!