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The Rampage Montwood High School 12000 Montwood EP, TX 79936 www.hsj.org Volume 6, Issue 2 November 2011 Presidential Primaries Devin Lozano for United States President (1988) Staff Writer Representative for the United States House of Representatives, District 22 In December 2012, Barack (1976-1977) (1979-1985) Candidate Obama’s term will end. As for now for the United States Senate (1984) the Republican Party is searching Candidate for the United States for a candidate. Poeople are still House of Representatives (1974) waiting for democratic opposition Rick Perry from Paint Creek, for Barack Obama but that is highly Texas attended Texas A&M Univer- unlikely. As of November 28, 2011 sity. His political experiences include Herman Cain is in the lead. The Governor for the State of Texas Republican candidates are as follow: (2000-present) Lieutenant Governor Michele Bachmann from Stillwater, From left to right: Jon Huntsman, Herman Cain, Rep. Michele Bachmann, for the State of Texas (1999-2000) Minnesota attended Oral Roberts Mitt Romney, Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Commissioner of Agriculture for the University, College of William and Santorum Photo Courtesy of CNN State of Texas (1990-1998) Represen- Mary, and Winona State University. tative for the Texas State House of Her political experiences include a 2009) United States Ambassador to Singapore Representatives, District 64 (1985- representative of the House of Representatives (President George H. W. Bush) United States 1990) (2007 to present) and an Attorney of the Federal Trade Representative (President George H. W. Charles E. ‘Buddy’ Romero, III from Baton Tax Litigation. Bush) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Rouge, Louisiana attended Harvard Business Herman Cain from Atlanta, Georgia at- for Trade Development for Asia (President George School and Harvard College. His political experi- tended Purdue University and Morehouse College. H. W. Bush) Deputy Assistant Secretary for East ences include Governor for the State of Louisiana His political experience include candidate for the Asian and Pacific Affairs (President George H. W. (1988-1992) Representative for the United States United States Senate (2004) Bush) House of Representatives (1980-1988) Newton L. ‘Newt’ Gingrich from Har- Gary E. Johnson from Minot, North Willard M. ‘Mitt’ Romney from Belmont, risburg, Pennsylvania attended Tulane University Dakota attended University of New Mexico. His Massachusetts attended Harvard Law School, Har- and Emory University. His political experiences political experiences include Governor of New vard Business School, and Brigham Young Univer- include representative of the United States House Mexico (1994-2002) Candidate for United States sity. His Political experiences include Candidate of Representative (1979-1999) Speaker for the President (2000) for the United States President (2008) Governor United States House of Representatives (1995- Barack H. Obama, Jr. from Chicago, Illi- for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2002- 1998) Chair for the Republican National Conven- nois attended Harvard Law School and Columbia 2006) Candidate for the United States Senate tion (1996) A Republican Whip for the United University. His political experiences include Sena- (1994) States House of Representatives (1989-1994) tor for the state of Illinois (1996-2004) Keynote Richard J. ‘Rick’ Santorum from Mount Candidate for the United States House of Repre- Speaker at the Democratic National Convention Lebanon, Pennsylvania attended Dickinson sentatives, District 6 (1974 and 1976) Southeast (2004) United States Senator (2005-2008) Presi- School of Law, University of Pittsburgh, and Penn- Coordinator for the Nelson Rockefeller’s Presiden- dent for the United States of America (2009 – sylvania State University. His political experiences tial Campaign (1968) Congressional Campaign present) include Senator for the United States (1994-2006) Manager (1964) Ronald E. ‘Ron’ Paul from Lake Jackson, Candidate for the United States Senate (2006) Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. from Palo Alto, Texas attended Duke University School of Medi- Representative for the United States House of Rep- California attended University of Pennsylvania cine and Gettysburg College. His political experi- resentatives (1990-1994) Campaign Volunteer for and University of Utah. His political experiences ences include Representative for the United States Senator John Heinz. Republican Deputy Whip. include United States Ambassador to Chine House of Representatives (1996-present) Candi- (2009-2011) Governor for the state of Utah (2005- date for United States President (2008) Candidate Steve Jobs Remembered at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Lacking CEO was ill. But in the end, Job’s confidentiality Staff Writer direction, he dropped out of college after six took precedence over shareholder disclosure. In Steve Jobs was born February 24, 1955, months and spent the next 18 months dropping 2004, he had a successful surgery to remove the to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah “John” in on “creative” classes. pancreatic tumor. Jandali, two graduate students who gave him In 1976, when Steve Jobs was just 21, Early in 2009, reports circulated about up, unnamed, for adoption. As an infant he was he and Wozniak started Apple Computers. Jobs Jobs’ weight loss, some predicting his health adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs, and named and Wozniak are credited with revolutionizing issues had returned, which included a liver Stephen Paul Jobs. As a boy, Jobs and his father the computer industry by improving technol- transplant. Jobs had responded to these con- would work on electronics in the family garage. ogy by making the machines smaller, cheaper, cerns by stating he was dealing with a hormone Paul would show his son how to take apart and intuitive, and accessible to everyday consumers. imbalance. After nearly a year out of the spot- reconstruct electronics, a hobby which instilled Among these machines were the iPod, iPhone, light, Steve Jobs delivered a keynote address at confidence, diligence, and mechanical ability in iPad, iMac, etc. an invite-only Apple event September 9, 2009. young Jobs. In 2003, Jobs discovered he had a neu- With respect to his personal life, Steve While he was an intelligent thinker, his roendocrine tumor, a rare but operable form Jobs remained a private man who rarely dis- youth was filled with frustrations over formal of pancreatic cancer. Instead of immediately closed information about his family. What is schooling. In elementary school, he tested so opting for surgery, Jobs chose to alter his pesco- known is Jobs fathered well, that administrators wanted to skip him vegetarian diet while weighing Eastern treat- a daughter with girl- INDEX NEWS to high school, but his parents declined. Jobs ment options. For nine months Jobs postponed friend Chrisann Bren- SPORTS spent his spare time at Hewlett-Packard, where surgery, making Apple’s board of directors nan when he was 23. Homecoming he befriended a brilliant computer engineer, nervous. Executives feared that shareholders ENTERTAINMENt Steve Wozniak. After high school, Jobs enrolled would pull their stocks if word got out that their Continued on pg. 7 Features news page 2 El Pasoans Protest Corporate Greed Devin Lozano 4.4 billion in 2009; Received $1.9 billion in tax ter. It was a lunch style table with crockpots, Staff Writer refunds; Received $1 trillion in bailout and paid spoons, napkins and a tub of water. His reason no Federal Income Tax.” Other spray-painted for being there was to protest the corporate A movement starts with an idea “and an cardboard laid outside of tents with sayings like greed but mainly to support the others there. idea is bulletproof.” That is a quote from the film “Where is Robin Hood when we need him?” He wants to bring awareness to the problem V for Vendetta, film that was based off of Guy and “Heal America tax Wall Street.” These signs which is the main goal of most protesters. Dyl- Fawkes who tried to destroy the government in reflected the thoughts the protesters had about lan, who just returned from service in the Navy, order to rebuild it. Modern day revolutionaries Big Banks. was there to support his fellow El Pasoans. He have adopted the Guy Fawkes mask, featured in Lina Murillo, a mother of two, was there wanted to be there for his friends that could not. the film, as a symbol for any politically charged to “Protest and stand up because the Govern- This is a movement with the common movement. Occupy El Paso was no exception. ment has sold out to large corporations.” She man standing up to fight what is wrong. These This movement all started in New York was there with her two kids and husband. They people are standing up for an injustice and with Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park. The all camped out together near the sidewalk they need support. El Paso should stand up as a 99%, everyone who falls below the top earning facing the Bank of America. Mrs. Murillo was community and support them. elite, decided to stand together to regain control very well spoken of their government. The reasons behind this and not the typical movement are corporations being too powerful, image you conjure to get less tax for the common people, stop war, up when you think make college more affordable and to increase of someone who minimum wage. The people behind Occupy wants to “stick it America, the protests going on around the na- to the man.” She tion, call themselves the 99%. Anyone who falls could be your aunt, below the top earning 1% are part of this. They teacher, next-door- want people to band together and fight this neighbor or any greed. other person you “Corporations should not be involved run into everyday. as much as they are in today’s politics,” said This showed the one of the many El Pasoans camped out in San diversity of the Jancinto Plaza. This is their second week of people that camped protest.