Everett Middle School San Francisco, California [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS]

Volume 04, No. 01 Where Owls get their news February 2007 Inside the Mind of Mencia

by Jesus Alvarez

arlos Mencia, the star of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia” is famous for his jokes and racial comments. But do some people ever take him too seriously? C The Straight-Up News spoke to Mencia about this, his background, and what inspired him to become a comedian. He also revealed he will star in a new movie with Ben Stiller and will have another season of “Mind of Mencia” in 2007.

MENCIA cont’d, back page ▲Image courtesy of Comedy Central The History Everett Under Construction of Everett by Bill Mak ave you ever wondered Currently fire safety is the Middle School why the third floor now most important reason for has renovating the by Victor Molina / por Victor Molina H “The project will fix a dead end? school but they Or how come bathrooms, fire alarms, are updating veryone at Everett knows a little some- bungalows are sprinkler systems, replace other things as thing about the history of Everett, but on the Everett countertops, and make the well. This does Edo they really know all of our historical Middle School school more accessible to not impede PE background? Do students know about very old playground? disabled people.” for students. rumors and things that happened in the school Everett is The Everett a long time ago? being renovat- — Francisco Duran, Principal Middle School For example, did you know that Everett ed. Relocated Modernization Middle School was sixth graders have already started Project is part of a government built on a corn- using the bungalows on the north project that involves our school field? A man named side of the schoolyard for class. district. The project affects sev- Edward Everett in The girls’ gym is also there. eral other schools. the 1920s founded ▲L to R: Mark Kashanian, Joel Heyne, and Joe Bilios. Bill Mak - SUN CONSTRUCTION cont’d, page 11 the school. It has already been more than eighty years since the foundation High School Decisions for Everett Students and construction of Everett and it spans a whopping 4.2 acres! Decisiones de High School para Alumnos de Everett ▲Edward Rueda The school itself has by Rowel Factor / por Rowel Factor image courtesy of a very long history Denise Rueda dating to the 1920s, hoosing a high school can affect the student’s future opportuni- scoger la escuela secundaria puede afectar el futuro de los estudi- which were also ties because if they do not choose the right high school, they antes si escogen la escuela incorrecta. HISTORY cont’d, page 11 Cwill end up in the wrong school for them. What high schools E Al aplicar a la escuela secundaria durante el octavo grado, al- do Everett Students plan to attend? gunos estudiantes consideran las clases electivas que ofrecen las escuelas. The Everett Middle School counselors, Ms. Adrienne Smith and También piensan sobre la ubicación, la cantidad de estudiantes, si sus Mr. J.J. Cortez, have a lot of information about high schools and what amigos atenderán, etc. IN THIS ISSUE: students need to do to get into them. When asked which high school is Algunos estudiantes escogen una escuela secundaria basándose en best for the Everett students Ms. Smith answered, “John O’ Connell, como les ayudará para entrar en la universidad. En otras palabras, si Lowell, and Washington.” atender una buena universidad le es importante, una escuela secundaria News...... 1 Mr. Cortez said, “There really isn’t a best high school, it depends con altos estándares les ayudará en alcanzar esa meta. Ciertos maestros Sports...... 2-3 on the interests from the student. Depending on the students’ interests, serán más estrictos en escuelas secundarias más difíciles porque tienen Reviews & Features...... 4-6 we could recommend the best high school for them.” For example, if expectativas más altas. a student wants to learn a technical skill, then he or she should prob- ¿Cuales son las escuelas secundarias que los alumnos de Everett Polls...... 7 ably go to John O’Connell High School of Technology. esperan atender? “John O’Connel, Lowell, y Washington,” dijo la Srta. Editorials...... 8 One way that Mr. Cortez believes students can decide on a high Smith, consejera de Everett. Smith y Cortez, otro consejero, tienen mucha Science...... 9 school is “by researching the different types of programs that different información sobre las escuelas secundarias y como los alumnos pueden high schools offer and also to visit those high schools.” entrar en ellas.

DECISIONS cont’d, page 10 DECISIONES cont, pagina 10 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] 1 February 2007 Sports Mexican Soccer Preview: Cruz Azul by Arturo Cabrera

exican soccer is cool because it has is one of the best in the league. Chelito” Delgado, “Super” Richard Nuñes, himself with the goalie to score. At press time, players from different countries. The goalie’s name is Oscar “El Conejo” and Miguel Sabah. Cruz Azul is in first place among eight other MIt has players from Brazil, Chile, Perez. What makes Oscar Perez a good goalie I asked one of my anonymous inter- teams. Based on how they are playing it looks Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and more! is that even though he is not that tall he viewees if Cruz Azul needs the for- like Cruz Azul will advance to the semifinals One of the most international teams in the jumps very high so the rival team mer players Francisco Fonseca, and might have a chance to go to the champi- Mexican League is Cruz Azul. One of the most does not score. Caniza, and Osorio and the onship and win it. I asked one of my interview- favorite Mexican soccer teams is Cruz Azul. What makes forward Cesar person said, “Yes, because ees if Cruz Azul was going to pass to the semi The team is based in the northwestern part of Delgado good is that when he they played better with finals and he said, “Maybe because if they keep

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u League, and it is one of the four most popular Richard Nuñez a good player r ever had. Also, because Cruz Azul is still waiting for their rival C teams in the league. In one of my interviews is that he is a good free kick f Francisco Fonseca was the to face to see they pass on to the next round. o

y with an anonymous soccer fan, I asked what do shooter and knows how to s player who made the goals.” Right now, Cruz Azul is getting a lot of e people think about Cruz Azul and they said “It’s make it in the goal. rt What some fans like about rest before facing their rival, Chivas in the ou a good team that plays each game like it was a What makes forward Miguel e c Cruz Azul is their style of play. quarterfinals. Then we will see who is going Imag championship match.” Cruz Azul has won eight Sabah a good player is that he makes Cruz Azul has a good offense be- to pass to the semi finals. Cruz Azul is going league championships and five CONCACAF good passes to other players so they can score, cause they play with a lot of passes. Also it has to face Chivas twice. First in Chivas stadium championships. One reason Cruz Azul has won or he scores when teammates pass him the ball. a good offense because Cesar Delgado breaks and then the final game will be played at Cruz so many championships is because their goalie Right now the best players are Cesar “El down most of the defense and is left all by Azul’s stadium. A New Beginning for the Everett Middle School Soccer Team Empezando de Nuevo con el Equipo de Fútbol de Everett Middle School by Alejandro Guzmán / por Alejandro Guzmán In English En Español

new season of Everett Middle SUN: When are the try-outs? a nueva temporada para el equipo SUN: ¿Qué pueden hacer los estudiantes que School soccer is here. The players, DS: The try-outs are the first week of de fútbol de Everett Middle School quieren ser parte del equipo para prepararse? Aboth new and returning, are prepar- November. Lha llegado. Los futbolistas, nuevos y DS: Lo primero y más importante, deben ing to face a tough schedule. With help from SUN: How many players can be on the veteranos, se están preparando para un arduo de asegurarse de tener buenas calificaciones. the new coach Mr. De Santis, the team is team? calendario. Además, quiero estar seguro que mis jugadores focusing on some new strategies to improve DS: Well, in order for us to be prepared De acuerdo con Oscar Martínez, un ex- se lleven bien entre ellos mismos, entonces es the Owls’ record. Mr. De Santis has some we need to have between 15 and 20 players. estudiante y ex-jugador defensivo del equipo importante que tengan una buena aptitud. Eso pointers for the new players who are joining SUN: Mr. De Santis do you have a favor- de Everett Middle School por dos años, los empieza con comportarse bien en clase. Y final- the team. ite coach that has given you inspiration? encuentros más emocionantes de los búhos mente, tienes que prepararte con buena aliment- Straight-Up News: How long have you DS: Bob Paisley is my favorite coach. serán contra Horace Mann y Herbert Hoover ación. Ya que los jugadores corren de arriba para been teaching here? SUN: Who is he? Middle School. Esos fueron [mis] partidos abajo en el campo, necesitamos mucha energía. Mr. De Santis: For 2 years. DS: He was a famous English football favoritos; [yo] siempre esperaba mucha acción SUN: ¿Cuantos jugadores pueden estar en SUN: What can the students who want to [soccer] player, who became the coach of the en el campo, dijo Martínez. el equipo? join the team do to get prepared? great Liverpool Club in England. Con la ayuda del nuevo entrenador, Sr. De DS: Bueno, para que podamos estar bien pre- DS: The first and most important thing You heard it here first, Owls! If you want Santis, el equipo se está enfocando en nuevas parados, necesitamos entre 15 y 20 jugadores. to do is to make sure your grades are good. to be part of the soccer team you need to be estrategias para mejorar el récord de los Búhos. SUN: ¿Tiene un entrenador favorito que le Also, I want to make sure that my players are prepared. We have a great new coach who is El Sr. De Santis tiene algunos consejos para haya inspirado? going to work well with each other, so make joining the team. We have a good chance for los nuevos jugadores que van a ser parte del DS: Bob Paisley es mi entrenador favorito. sure you bring to the team a good attitude, improving our record from 5-3. Good luck equipo. Platicando con el Sr. De Santis presentí SUN: ¿Quien es él? that starts with good behavior in the class- to all the players and coaches. que los Búhos tendrán oportunidad de mejorar. DS: Eran un famoso jugador británico, que room. Finally, make sure you are ready by Of course, all you other Owls out there Me senté y platiqué con De Santis un día se volvió el entrenador de gran equipo de Liver- eating well. Since the players are running up who are not on the team come out and give durante el almuerzo. pool en Inglaterra. and down the field, we need lots of energy your support. Who knows? Maybe you will SUN: ¿Cuanto hace que enseña aquí? SUN: Gracias, Sr. De Santis, por tomar el out there. get inspired to tryout for next season’s team. De Santis: Por 2 años. tiempo para contestar mis preguntas. Will the Giants be Giant Without Barry? by Salvador Patiño

ill Barry Bonds stay with For many years he played left field What will the Giants look like in the the Giants? For the first time and swatted homeruns into the San 2007 season if Barry Bonds, their star Wsince 2001 Barry Bonds will Francisco Bay. for so many years, stops shining for the be a free agent. This means that he can Recently, however, Bonds’ career team? Will they be less of an offensive he can stop playing for the Giants and has been plagued by a series of prob- threat? Will they lose corporate spon- sign on to another team. lems. He has been accused of using ste- sorship? Bonds was paid ninety million If Bonds leaves, fans wonder if he roids as a performance-enhancing drug. dollars for his five-year contract that will make another team famous and He is currently under investigation by a expired in 2006. In the years to come, successful. What will the Giants do federal grand jury for not paying enough how will the Giants spend the money without Bonds? taxes. Bonds also suffered a knee injury they would have paid Bonds if he were Barry Bonds started playing in the that required surgery and cost him four- not to re-sign? National League for the Giants in 1992. teen games in the 2005 season. I interviewed Everett Baseball ▲ Photo Credit: Image courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame BARRY cont’d, page 10

2 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] February 2007 Sports High Hopes for Girls’ Basketball Reggie Bush: by Malena Osborne

irls’ basketball has always been one The Saint of the strongest sports here at Everett GMiddle School, but last year––after capturing three division championships in a of Football? row––the team only won three games, and by Lamonte Player one of these games was a forfeit. This year the team’s goal was to make it to the playoffs. Each game they got out there and did their s Reggie Bush the best football best and tried not to think they were going to player today? I was watching the lose. ISunday night football game, eating What was good about this year’s team is my popcorn that they worked together to build each other’s and chicken and confidence. If any one of the teammates got drinking Sprite, mad at something/someone; one of them would when Reggie always try to calm the other down. The team Bush made a practices were great. The way they practiced touchdown by was the way they played in games––which is shaking two why all of their hard work paid off. people. It felt There were a lot of reasons why the girl’s like it was basketball team this year was so special. When just for me. they had home games a lot of people came Here are a few reasons why I and supported them. It is amazing how many ▲ Image courtesy think Reggie people would show up. Sometimes support of Reggie Bush was all they needed to win a game. Bush is the best: Everett’s team is special because most ▲ Image courtesy of Ruben Urbina people on the team have known each other for a while. The Everett Owls girls’ basketball ers played. By the end of the season, the Lady Owls • He is a leader team is special because they treat each other Janesa Luie was a very important player. played eight games, ending up with a 6-2 win- • He scored 18 touchdowns last year like family. She averaged thirteen points per game, and loss record. However, they lost in the play-offs • He won the Heisman Trophy, the Most of the time the starting five players was a great defender. by seven points against Alice Fong Yu Alterna- seventh USC player to receive it were eighth graders Malena Osborne, Sharmila Another important player was Sharmila Kit- tive after halftime. • He gets good grades Kittrell, and Cora Robertson, and seventh trell. Early on she showed a lot of potential to Even though they lost, the team worked • His team lost only one game (after graders Janesa Luie, and Aloha McElory. You do well, and averaged ten points per game. She hard and played their best. The team definitely he’d hurt his ankle) would be surprised how well the seventh grad- is five feet four inches tall and played forward. has a shot at winning the playoffs next year. • He is like me The Lady Owls Sports Hot and Not List by Jessica Urbina Lo Bueno y Malo en Deportes by Christián García / por Christián García he Lady Owls softball team did not girls to play. It has been two years since the make it to the playoffs this year, but Lady Owls went to the playoffs, but this year they were very close. Last year the Lady many had faith that they would make it to the ay Area sports: are they hot? I live in eportes del Área de la Bahía: ¿es- T the Bay Area and it is cool to be a fan tán calientes? Yo vivo en el Área Owls sat at a one and seven game loss. championship. The team had only nine girls and sometimes Bhere. The 49ers are on their way to the Dde la Bahía y es buen lugar para los National Football Council championship and aficionados. Los 49ers están en camino para el had to forfeit because they did not have enough OWLS cont’d, page 10 if they win it will be great because all their campeonato del NFC y sí salen triunfantes será fans will be happy. The fans will celebrate muy bueno porque alegrará a los aficionados. by setting off fireworks to commemorate the Los aficionados celebrarán quemando fuegos victory. The city will be proud of the 49ers artificiales para conmemorar el triunfo. La for winning the championship and everyone ciudad estará orgullosa de los 49ers por haber will know they are hot. Do you want to know ganado y todos sabrán que son buenos. ¿Sabes what else is hot or not in sports? Read my list las otras cosas buenas y malas en los deportes? to find out. Lee mi lista para aprender.

HOT BUENO

The 49ers are HOT because they win some Los 49ers son un buen equipo porque ganan of their key games. They demonstrate good muchos de sus partidos. Tienen buen deportiv- sportsmanship because they don’t use bad ismo; por ejemplo, no usan malas palabras. words. El equipo de fútbol de Barcelona está The Barcelona soccer team is HOT because bueno porque su portero es excelente en parar of their excellent goalie. They have good kick- tiros de gol. Tienen buenos delanteros como ers like Ronaldinho and Saviola. Their jerseys Ronaldinho y Saviola. Sus camisetas son de are blood red and dark blue. rojo sangre y azul. The Giants Baseball team is HOT because En béisbol los Giants es un buen equipo they are my hometown team and it is important porque son el equipo de mi ciudad y es impor- to support them. Despite the steroids contro- tante darles apoyo. A pesar de la controversia versy Barry Bonds is still the best homerun sobre los esteroides, Barry Bonds todavía es el hitter ever. mejor bateador de home runs.

▲ Image courtesy of Ruben Urbina SPORTS cont’d, back page DEPORTES cont. en contraportada [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] 3 February 2007 Features Top Five Upcoming 2006 Holiday Movies Funny Películas de la Temporada Festiva del 2006 Movies by Christián Vásquez by Erika Aguilar very summer, moviegoers get excited nio Tarver plays Dixon. personas que hicieron “Wallace and Gromit.” about big action films and comedies. In Prediction: All of the earlier Rocky films “Night at the Museum” ave you ever wondered which funny the last few years, people have lined up were good so this one should be good too. Fecha de estreno: 22 de diciembre movies people are talking about? E to see “Superman,” “X-Men,” and “The Fast “Eragon” ¿De qué se trata?: Un guardián (Ben Stiller) HWell, the current top five favorites are and the Furious.” Release date: Dec. 15 en el Museo de Historia Natural en Nueva “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown,” “Nacho Libre,” But this winter, there are also some cool What it’s about: A relationship between York, descubre que las estatuas de Mayas, “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Shrek” (1 and 2), and movies. Here are some that look good: an 18-year-old boy named Eragon and female vaqueros y gladiadores en el museo toman “Click.” “Flushed Away” dragon named Saphira. Together they try vida en las noches y pelean entre ellas. La cosa “Ice Age 2” is about the three returning Release date: Nov. 3 to bring down an evil king played by John más grande que toma vida es un esqueleto de friends (Manny, Sid, and Diego) “in another in- What it’s about: A spoiled mouse named Malkovich. There are 3,000 special effects in T-Rex, que trata de devorarlo. credible adventure.” The three friends are enjoy- Roddy (Hugh Jackman) gets kicked out of the movie. Predicción: Parece ser chistosa porque Ben ing their new and melting world, when suddenly his penthouse and has to live in the sewers Prediction: It looks like a good action Stiller y Robin Williams actúan en ella. Manny, Sid, and Diego realize that the melting of London. He meets a rat named Rita (Kate movie because it has swords and dragons. “Rocky Balboa” icebergs will create a flooded valley. The three Winslet), and they try to get out of the sew- Fecha de estreno: 22 de diciembre friends race against time to warn everyone and ers. They have to escape two rats and a frog ¿De que se trata?: En la sexta película de to find a way to escape the flood. This movie hit man hired by Toad (Ian McKellen), the En Español “Rocky,” el boxeador retirado Rocky Balboa came out in theaters on March 31,2006. villain. quiere regresar al cuadrilátero después de ver “This movie is hilarious,” said seven-year- Prediction: This animated comedy looks una película generada por computador que lo old Andrea Qinsay, “I love the ending when good because the same people who made ada verano, los aficionados del cine se muestra peleando contra el campeón actual, Sid brought back to life the squirrel thing.” The “Wallace and Gromit” made it. emocionan con las películas de acción Mason “The Line” Dixon. Pero antes, tiene movie was a huge hit with the public viewers, “Night at the Museum” y comedias. Durante los últimos años, que convencer a sus promotores que tiene la especially the children. Release date: Dec. 22 C fuerza suficiente para competir. El campeón el público se ha esperado en cola para ver Another movie people are talking about What it’s about: A security guard (Ben “Superman,” “X-Men,” y “The Fast and the Antonio Tarver hace el pápel de Dixon. is “Nacho Libre.” This movie is about a man Stiller) in the Museum of Natural History in Furious.” Predicción: Todas las películas anteriores named Ignacio. He grew up as an orphan in a New York City, discovers that statues of Ma- Pero durante el invierno, también hay de “Rocky” fueron buenas, entonces esta debe Mexican monastery and now he is the mon- yans, cowboys and gladiators in the museum buenas películas. Enseguida se encuentran de ser buena también. astery’s cook. He cooks for the other orphans come alive at night and fight each other. The algunas películas que parecen ser buenas y que “Eragon” and cares for them, but he does not fit in and he biggest thing that comes to life is the skeleton yo recomiendo. Fecha de estreno: 15 de diciembre cooks terribly. He realizes that the ingredients of a T-Rex that tries to eat him. “Flushed Away” ¿De que se trata?: La relación entre un are what make the food terrible. Now he must Prediction: This looks funny because Ben Fecha de estreno: 3 de noviembre muchacho de 18 años llamado Aragon y una find a way to make money to buy better food Stiller and Robin Williams are in it. ¿De qué se trata?: Un ratón mimado dragón llamada Saphira. Juntos, tratan de der- and also to capture the heart of sister Encar- “Rocky Balboa” llamado Roddy (Hugh Jackman) lo sacan de rotar a un rey malvado representado por John nacion. He decides to earn money as a Lucha Release date: Dec. 22 su apartamento de penthouse y tiene que vivir Malkovich. Hay 3,000 efectos especiales en Libre wrestler when he finds that he has a talent What it’s about: In the sixth “Rocky” en las alcantarillas de London. Conoce una esta película. for wrestling. As it turns out, Lucha is forbid- movie, retired boxer Rocky Balboa wants to rata con el nombre de Rita (Kate Winslet), y Predicción: Parece ser una buena película den and Ignacio is forced to lead a double life. get back into the ring after he sees a com- tratan de escaparse de las alcantarillas. Tienen de acción porque tiene espadas y dragones. This movie came out on DVD on October 24, puter-generated movie that shows him fighting que escaparse de asesinos, dos ratas y un sapo, Entonces estas son las películas que pare- 2006. “This movie go dumb” said ten-year-old current champ Mason “The Line” Dixon. But contratados por el villano Toad (Ian McKellen). cen estar buenas para el invierno. Hay muchas Santiago Lopez, “It’s so funny I would go see it first, he must convince his promoters that he is Predicción: Esta comedia animada parece interesantes para escoger, pero estas son las again and again.” strong enough to compete. Titleholder Anto- ser buena porque fue hecha por las mismas que deben de ver. Another funny movie is “Napoleon Dyna- mite;” the directors of “Nacho Libre” also made this movie. This movie is about an ordinary god that let the players create tornados and teenage boy who has to deal with his life at earthquakes, and can call zombies to protect home as well as in school, where he is trying to the player’s place. The god is also known help his friend win a class president election. as the Titan. When the god comes out, there “This movie is awesome!” said Cassia Ander- will be a big letter T on the screen; when it sen, an eighth grader from Westlake. “ When has been summoned you will have to destroy I saw this movie I had to get all the stuff from everything your opponent has. Napoleon Dynamite!” This movie was a hit for In an interview with Mission High School most middle and high schoolers. student Chinggis Ganchimeg, he talked about Both the original and the sequel to “Shrek” what made the game special. “It is just that keep people laughing. Shrek is an ogre who this game is difficult, and it is just like real lives in a swamp along with other magical ▲ Image courtesy of Microsoft life. Also, I can learn about Ancient Rome. creatures. The entire kingdom is afraid of the by Chingun Ganzorig I lost, but it was still interesting.” When ogre and wants the reward for killing him, but asked further in the interview why it was still then the King sends the magical creatures to the ge of Mythology: the Titans is a long time to win because you have to do a lot interesting when he lost, he said “Everything swamp where Shrek lives. Shrek goes to find strategy video game. You can play it of things. There are some cheats, but if you was so real.” the King so he can make the magical creatures over the Internet and at home with play with them it will not be interesting. Arturo Cabrera, a seventh grader at Ever- leave. Then he finds himself on a quest to save A your friends. It is about ancient Romans, The point of the game is to summon the ett, commented, “This game was so enjoy- a princess, Fiona. Will he complete his mission Egyptians, and their gods. god. In order to do that you will have to able. It takes a long time to win… I played and save the princess for the King or will he fall To play, first you have to choose a god. build the god’s statue and make all the people it for a whole week.” Cabrera agreed with in love with her? “I love this movie!” said Letty You have 10 people with you, and with them worship it. Then, the statue will break down Chinggis, saying “(the game) could help you Gaspar, a twelfth grader from Los Angeles. you have to cut down trees, kill animals, find and the god will come out of the sky or from study about ancient Rome.” “The donkey is so annoying and funny.” The fruits, and build buildings. Some animals are underground. There are tsunamis, eruptions, Age of Mythology: the Titans, is the best sequel of “Shrek” is “Shrek 2.” This sequel is too powerful, so you better be careful. There tornados, and lightening. If you get a lot of strategy game in America today. The game even funnier than the original. This movie starts are charts that show if you have enough animals, the giant panda will get your people, was made by Microsoft Game Studios and about the happy newlyweds on their honey- materials, and you have to be clean or else and if you eat a lot of fruit, the giant tree will was released in September 2003. You should moon. But when they are invited to Fiona’s your people will have a “Black Death,”–a crush them. play it and learn more about ancient Rome, home where her parents live, an evil godmother sickness that was in Rome. The game takes a The players can get some powers from the and see what everyone is talking about. FUNNY cont’d, back page 4 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] February 2007 Features

by Mark Baucox The History of Manga Manga Fan Q & A with Terry Yu Mark Baucox: How did you get started in [manga artist]. Through my research, I found it very Manga? interesting and continued to learn more about it. ou want action? You want comedy? Manga has all Terry Yu: I first watched anime on TV and then MB: How did you find out so much about this and more when a reader picks up the book and I went online. Once online I found that there was manga? begins to read. But everything has a beginning, and more than just anime and there were books called TY: I found out a lot about manga because I took Y manga as well. So I went to find my first manga a lot of time researching online and talking to people in looking at the history of manga, we can begin to see how manga and these styles are now a part of modern Japanese and [book] from one my local comic shops. that shared my interest in anime and manga. even American culture. MB: Why did you get started in manga? MB: Do you like manga? In looking at the history of manga, we first have to un- TY: I think it is more interesting than anime and TY: Yes, of course I like manga because it is a derstand that it came from ancient Japanese times. When it it tells more of the storyline that anime sometimes unique art style and a way of telling a story rather was first made, it was carved out on wood. As time passed, it leaves out. than traditional literature. eventually changed from woodcarvings, to Ukyo-e to modern MB: Why did you choose to research manga? MB: What manga do you like? comic/manga form. TY: Because I found manga interesting when I TY: The genres I mainly follow are: action, hor- first read it, and I felt I wanted to find out how it was ror/suspense, romance, and various ones. All of these made, and the history of how it came about. In this vary in their length and style of art, but they each way, I discovered perhaps I wanted to be a mangaka bring something different. Naruto Inuyasha by Scout Parker by Karen Tran

aruto is a popular Manga series Kishimoto decided to base his next story comes out of nowhere and starts to fight nuyasha, a Feudal era Fairy Tale, is a popular manga for teenage boys. The televi- on traditional Japanese culture. His first Iruka Sensei. Iruka gets hurt and Naruto series or Japanese illustrated comic book, read by Nsion series premiered in Japan version of Naruto was drawn in 1997; it gets really mad and does the “Shadow teenagers. in August 2003, and is the second most was a one-shot story about fox spirits. His Clone Jiutsu.” I In its beginning, Kagome Higurashi, a modern Japa- popular ongoing Manga right behind One final version, which debuted inShonen After the fight, Naruto’s sensei pro- nese high school girl, lives in a household crammed with Piece. On September 10, 2005 Naruto Jump in 1999, quickly became the most motes Naruto to a Genin ninja and they mystical talismans. Everything around her seems to have had its hour-long premier in the U.S. on popular ninja Manga in Japan. go out for some ramen, Naruto’s favorite a legend attached to it. A large centipede suddenly pulls Cartoon Network’s Toonami. The show Naruto, the main character of his food. Then the Hokage places Naruto in Kagome into the world of feudal Japan. has a rating of PG. The series length and series, is an underachiever at the ninja the same group as Sasuke and Sakura She discovers that her life was linked to the events of popularity is comparable to that of Akira academy. Naruto roams the village hidden and they get a new sensei. His name is hundreds of years past by the mystical Shikon Jewel. She Toriyamas’ Dragon Ball. in the Leaves, causing mischief and count- Kakashi and will train Naruto so he can must collect all the shards of the powerful Jewel to prevent The author of Naruto is Mashashi less pranks. He also enjoys a good bowl of become Hokage, the supreme leader of the evil lord Naraku from using the gem to become im- Kishimoto, an artist for the weekly ramen. His life-long dreams are to become the tribe. mortal. Shonen Jump magazine, born in 1974 Hokage, the village chief, and to become After Naruto becomes a Genin level To do this, Kagome teams up with a doglike half-de- in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. the greatest ninja of all time. Naruto also ninja, he gets a new leader. His name is mon called Inuyasha along with their companions Miroku, After spending time in Art College, he holds a secret that only he knows, that Kakashi and he has to help train Naruto, a monk who wants to defeat the demon lord Naraku, and won the Hop Step Award for best new the Nine-Tailed Fox that wreaked havoc Sakura, and Sasuke. After a little bit of Sango, a demon slayer who is looking for revenge after her Manga artist with his story, Karakuri. on his village is sealed inside his body. training they all have to go to the Chinin brother was killed and village was destroyed. Last but not He has special fighting techniques called exams because that will make them a least, they meet the orphan fox demon Shippo. “Clone Jiutsu” and the “Multi- Chinin level ninja if they can pass three This popular series was adapted into an anime series in Shadow Clone tests. The first test is a written exam, and Japan that ran for 167 episodes from 2000 to 2004. Jiutsu”. towards the end Naruto gets really nervous In summer of 2002, Cartoon Network’s late night Naruto’s best because he does not know any of the an- program, [adult swim], picked up the series Inuyasha, friend in the Tree Vil- swers. Then the leader of the written test where it currently airs today. Inuyasha is one of the most lage is Sasuke, says that there is only one question left in popular programs on cable amongst 12-17 year-olds. The a Genin level the test and if you choose to accept the last name comes from the show’s main character, and roughly ninja. Sasuke question you will pass the test, but if you translates to “dog demon.” is the natural get the question wrong you will have to Another spin off of the manga series are video games genius offspring of stay at a Genin level rank. Naruto accepts for the Playstation, Playstation 2 and other consoles. Since the once powerful the question and the leader of the written March of 2003, DVDs of the show have sold more than Uchiha Clan. test says that everybody who accepted the 800,000 copies. Sakura’s main question passes the written test. The creator of the series, Rumiko Takahashi, first pub- strengths are After the written exam is the survival lished in Shonen Sunday in 1996. Takahashi’s serial titles her intelligence test. In the survival test the characters include Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, One-Pound Gospel, and great chakra have to get two scrolls. Naruto and his Mansion Ikkoku, and Inuyasha. Additionally, she has control. Ka- teammates almost do not pass the test drawn many short stories, which have been published in kashi is a Jonin because other people keep attacking them, America under the title Rumic Theater, and several install- level ninja, wanting to get their scrolls. In the end, ments of a saga known as her Mermaid series. which is a very they pass the survival test. While in college, Takahashi enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, high ninja. He Then they have to go to the third a school for Manga founded by the famous artist Kazuo is the leader test but the Hokage says that there were Koike, creator of the series Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf of Naruto, too many people so they had to make and Cub. In 1975, while studying under Koike, Takahashi Sakura, and a preliminary exam to get rid of some started publishing her first doujinshi comics; these titles Sasuke. people. In the preliminary matches none included Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. In the be- of Naruto’s teammates got eliminated but Takahashi believes in the importance of interesting ginning of the some of his friends did, so that was bad. characters in one’s series. Her fascinating characters can series, Iruka That is what has happened on the show be linked to lessons she learned during her training with Sensei starts to so far. Koike. train Naruto. Now that you are caught up on the Inuyasha was Takahashi’s fourth major series. The While they show, you can watch Naruto Monday show was more like her dark Mermaid Saga than the ro- are training through Thursday at 9:00 PM and on Sat- ▲ Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot together a guy urday at midnight on Cartoon Network. INUYASHA cont’d, back page

[STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] 5 February 2007 Features Shoe Fashions At Everett Middle School by Nina Wong

round the hallways of Everett Middle or even a danger to students at Everett? the reason for the dress code is a problem with Footlocker confirms this, adding that other Nike School, students wear all type of Ruben Urbina, after school coordinator of gangs, and students wearing blue and red col- brand shoes are popular with teenagers. “Often Ashoes: K-Swiss, Converse, Air Jordan, Everett, has been with the school for 23 years. ors. Because of the dress code, students cannot it’s parents who buy the shoes for their kids.” and Air Force. This wide variety of shoes has He has noticed shoe fashions come and go, wear different colored clothes, but can wear Thirteen year-old, Christian Martinez says teachers, administrators, parents, and students since the dress code was implemented. “Con- different color shoes except for red and blue. that he has owned a pair of Jordans for almost talking. Since 2005, a dress code policy has verse was the number one shoe” in the ‘50s Librarian Keisa Williams says that she 5 years. His parents say that if his shoes are ex- required students to wear black, white, or gray. and ‘60s, when Urbina was in middle school, does not pay attention to what students’ shoes pensive, he has to take care of them. But if they But teachers have noticed shoes of various the coordinator says. “[The] Chuck Taylor look like. She also says that she has a pair of are for soccer it is OK if he gets them dirty. colors, designs and brands, both acceptable and style was worn by basketball players.” K-Swiss at home. Another thirteen year-old, Javier Lopez, unacceptable. In the ‘70s and’80s, Urbina noticed the Students back in the ‘70s and ‘80s wore a also wears Nikes which he has had since school Are shoes at Everett a way to show individ- students at Everett Middle School began wear- lot of puffy paint on their shoes, she adds. started. He says he already had a pair of black uality, or are the differing fashions a distraction ing shoes with different colors. He also says John Diaz, sales associate at the Serramonte Air Forces, so he bought a pair of white ones. Sharmila Kitrell, an Everett eighth grader, says she got herself a pair of Jordans because she says they are cool and are the “in” shoes. She also told us that she had had them for a month and that she had bought them herself. Jessica Urbina, another Everett eighth grader, says that shoes are not that important to students these days. “My parents don’t really care about what shoes I wear.” As far as what shoes students themselves are trying to get their hands on, Nike Air Forces are the “in” shoes. However, Everett eighth grader Alejandro

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My name is Everett Fashion Rupinder Kaur. I come from India. My by Tara San father’s name is Gwaharan Singh. My mother’s name ver wonder what people are saying about shirts, and clothes that come from South Pole is Balvir Kaur. Everett’s fashion sense? I interviewed or J Lo. San likes accessories like wristbands My favorite teachers Ethree people on this particular topic. or headbands, boy pants, boy shirts, and are: Mr. Algones, English, 13-year-old Erika Alejandra Aguilar, an clothes by Makaveli, South Pole, and Marithe and Ms. Cantrell, Social eighth grader at Everett says that she thinks Francois Girbaud pants. Studies. They help me ev- the clothes that people wear here are not fash- Holly Enrile an employee at Forever 21, eryday. Mr Algones makes ionable because some people’s clothes might sells accessories such as bracelets, necklaces English fun because he not match. and earrings. Forever 21 sells clothes for teen- plays bingo with vocabu- Aguilar also says that you can tell a lot agers and young women. “Well, we do not sell lary words. Ms Cantrell, about people’s personalities from the clothes things to certain people, it just happens, what- she helps me understand they wear; if they are sloppy or neat. ever they want to buy, they will pay for it,” American History with Aguilar finds her own personal style from said 18-year-old Enrile. They sell these items “Draw Picture.” Next year magazines that deal with the latest fashions. downtown and lots of people go there to buy I am going to high school. She notes that the current trends that are seen accessories and clothing. They sell clothes that I will miss my teachers Mr. around Everett are black jeans or sweats, people from Everett would like, like scarves, Algones and Ms. Cantrell. white polo shirts, black/white/gray shoes, and pants, shirts, and jackets. I love my teachers. a black/gray/white sweater or jacket. But no You can tell about other people’s personali- logos! This is a part of our uniform at Everett. ties if you look at their style. Some people at ▲ Photos Courtesy of NAME 16-year-old Rothany San, a former student Everett Middle School know how to match and at Everett says that it is stylish to match. He some students do not. Some students at Everett likes Jordan, Air Forces, Fila, and sometimes knows how to create fashion and some of them Converse shoes, and thinks that VANS skate do not. It stinks to get dumped by your girlfriend. shoes are out of style. San thinks that fashions So what do you think about fashion? Hollah for girls are girl accessories, girl pants, girl when you have something to say about fashion. It stinks to get your feelings hurt.

It Stinks It stinks to see her with another friend. It stinks it stinks it stinks to be alone. San Francisco but It’s Cool It stinks but its cool. Pizza Feature It’s cool when it stinks. by César Linares It’s cool to be alone too.

by Alejandro Guzman Aguirre izza is a popular form of fast food. The ry.” She reccomended Marcello’s Pizza located It’s cool when you find someone else that’s cool. creation of pizza century after century in the Castro. Other good places she recom- Pevolved in to what we know pizza to meded to get pizza were: Domino’s, Mr. Pizza It’s cool to have fun with friends. be today. Many people like pizza. To find out Man, and Déja Vu. The pizza at Mr. Pizza Man some of the best pizza places I asked Liberty is fast and cheap. Domino’s is good and has a It’s just cool. Star Velez about her thoughts on pizza. “It’s lot of grease. The pizza slices at Déja Vu are fast and good especially when you are in a hur- like buying two slices for the price of one. 6 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] February 2007 Features Everett Poll: The Great Big Mall by Cynteria Ragler

ave you checked out the new mall in town? The new mall is called the Westfield San Francisco Centre, but most people at Everett call it Bloomingdales, because of the large store inside. The stores in the mall range from Claire’s (a girl’s jewelry store), Border’s Books and Music, to Footlocker. The Mall also features a Century movie theatre, a fancy food court, and a Burke Wil- Hliams spa. In the middle of the mall is a very big dome that has been there for many years. Here are what some students in the Everett community thought about the new mall: Cynteria Ragler, 7th grade Zuri Seniga, 7th grade Nelson Vasquez, 7th grade Mayra Ayala, 8th grade Lamonte Player, 7th grade

SUN: What do you think of the new SUN: What do you think of the new SUN: What do you think of the new SUN: What do you think of the new SUN: What do you think of the new mall? mall? mall? mall? mall? CR: I think it’s big, and has lots of ZS: I think that the new mall is fun NV: I think that the mall is big and MA: I think that the mall is like ev- LP: I think that it is nice it has a lot cool stores. and very big. exciting. ery other mall except that it’s bigger of stuff and its fun. SUN: What are your favorite and SUN: What are your favorite and SUN: What are your favorite and then most malls. SUN: What is your most favorite least favorite stores? least favorite stores? least favorite stores? SUN: What are your favorite and least favorite store? CR: My favorite store is Claire’s, ZS: My favorite store is Claire’s NV: My least favorite store is least favorite stores? LP: My favorite store is Footlocker because I like jewelry, and my least because I love jewelry. I don’t have Bloomingdales because it’s boring. MA: My favorite store is Claire’s. because I like shoes. favorite store is Victoria’s Secret, a least favorite store. SUN: Which movie theatre do SUN: Which movie theatre do SUN: Which movie theatre do because I don’t like the smell. SUN: Which movie theatre do you like more, the new one or the you like more, the new one or the you like more, the new one or the SUN: Which movie theatre do you like more, the new one or the Metreon? Metreon? Metreon: you like more, the new one or the Metreon: NV: I like the Metreon because the MA: I like the Century because all LP: I like the Century. Metreon? ZS: I like the Metreon because it’s movies are better. their stuff is new. SUN: What is your favorite restau- CR: The Metreon because it has better and has more movies. SUN: What is your favorite restau- SUN: What is your favorite restau- rant in the food court? more movies than the Century. SUN: What is your favorite restau- rant in the food court? rant in the food court? LP: I like Panda Express. SUN: What is your favorite restau- rant in the food court? NV: My favorite restaurant is the MA: My favorite places are Jamba SUN: Do you like the way the new rant in the food court? ZS: My favorite place from the food pizza place. Juice and Starbucks. mall was built? CR: I like Panda Express because court is Mrs. Fields, the cookie SUN: Do you like the way the new SUN: Do you like the way the new LP: Yes I do because it’s big. I like Chinese food. place. mall was built? mall was built? SUN: Do you like the way the new SUN: Do you like the way the new NV: Yes, I do because it’s big. MA: Yes I do like the way it was mall was built? mall was built? built because it’s built well. CR: Yes, cause they built it so big ZS: Yes, I do because it has a lot to the point where there are lots of of stores. stores. As you can see everybody at Everett has something to say about the new mall. The most popular store from this poll is Claire’s. The restaurant people most like going to is Panda Express. When it comes to the movie theaters people were divided about which they liked more. The one thing every one I interviewed has in common is that they all like how many stores there are and how big the new mall is. One thing is clear: students at Everett have a new place to hang out at the new mall. Pets: An Everett Poll Everett Student Poll: Music Styles by Tania Moreno

ave you ever wondered hat do students at Everett think about would most like to hang out with. what kind of pets students music? Janesa “Nesa” Luie, seventh grade: “My favorite and staff here at Everett W Students at Everett think that all music type of music is R&B and hip-hop. My favorite artist H is cool, especially hip-hop and R&B. They like the is Chris Brown. My favorite song is ‘Shorty Like Middle School have? I did and I sure found a lot of interesting re- themes, the lyrics, and the beats of hip-hop and R&B Mine.’ I admire Alicia Keys. If I had one chance to sults. Besides the common pets like music and listen to them on their iPods, MP3 play- hang out with one artist it would be Alicia Keys.” cats and dogs, I’ve found out about ers, CD players and cell phones, according to some Lamonte “Boomer” Player, seventh grade: “My fa- other pets and magnificent stories. Everett students. vorite types of music are hip-hop and rap. My favorite I asked people about the pets they I spoke to several students and asked them about artist is Usher. My favorite song is ‘Riding Dirty.’ I had, and the majority said cats and their favorite type of music, favorite artist, favorite admire Usher. If I had a chance to hang out with one dogs but three of these people had song, the artist they admire most, and the one they artist it would be Beyonce.” something else to say: Janette Arevalo, 7th Grade ▲

Luis Hernandez, an after SUN: What kind of pets do you school program teacher have? JA: I have many pets on my father’s SUN: What kind of pet do you have? land in Honduras. I have cows, LH: I have a cat named Oreo. horses, and dogs. SUN: In the past have you had pets? SUN: Have you had any pets in the LH: Yeah I did. I used to have a dog past? and a small lizard. JA: In the past I’ve had a dog and a SUN: What games do you play with spider monkey. “My favorite type of music is “My favorite type of music “My favorite type of music your pets? SUN: What are a few of the things R&B and hip-hop. My favorite is hip-hop. My favorite artist is hip-hop. My favorite artist is LH: What I like to do best with my you enjoy doing with your pets? artist is 112. My favorite song is Beyonce. My favorite song Mary J. Blige. My favorite song cat is play with a string, which my cat JA: With my dogs I like to play fetch is ‘Cupid,’ by 112. I admire is ‘We Fly High.’ I admire is ‘Walk it out.’ I admire TLC. really enjoys. and with my horses I like to race. I Mary J. Blige. If I had one Beyonce. If I had one chance If I had one chance to hang out SUN: Why do you have a pet? have pets because they’re interest- chance to hang out with one to hang out with one artist it with one artist it would be Chris LH: I have a pet because I think ing and because they keep me busy. artist it would be Bow Wow.” would be Bow Wow.” Brown.” they’re fun, they’re cute, and be- SUN: Why did you decide to have — Ayonna “Aonna” Currington, cause the cat I have needed a home. a pet? — Maria “Li’l Laughter” Garcia, — Zuri “Ze Ze” Seniga SUN: Do you think it’s hard having a JA: I decided to have a pet because seventh grade seventh grade seventh grade pet here in the city? If yes, why? it keeps me company. LH: Well, I think that having a pet SUN: Do you think it’s hard having a isn’t really hard. Everything depends pet here in the city and why? on you. If you do what you’re sup- JA: I don’t think it’s hard having a pet If any of your students have good writing material, we could really use it in posed to do everyday and grow ac- in the city but I don’t have pets in the Letter from the SUN Editor our newspaper! It would be really great if you could send me any writing as- customed to it won’t be so difficult. city. They are all in Honduras. to the EMS Teachers: signments you feel other studentsshould read. (You can put the pieces in the 826 mailbox in the main office.) Thank you for your time. PETS cont’d, page 11 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] 7 February 2007 Opinion The ABC’s of PE by Jose Olivares Rodriguez

hy is Physical Education class (PE) running back and forth until the teacher says Why Arnold Stinks important? to stop. PE is important because students Our PE classes usually happen outside rnold Schwarzenegger was just re- His views on immigration (racism) W need to be in a good shape. If they are in good though, where there is no grass in the yard, He wants everyone to speak English, elected as Governor of California. shape, they stay a healthy weight and can run only concrete. Sometimes students fall on the even though he could not when he first A I think he stinks out loud. He fast and play sports. If you are healthy you can concrete and get hurt. came here. He is trying to change the law needs to use his money to buy a big box stretch well and are more flexible. When asking Eduardo Guzman an Everett to only allow English speakers to take the of Tag and Axe body spray. He stinks so When asked why students have to take PE. seventh grader, if he thinks we run too much, driver’s license exam. I think that he is be- much that I want to kick his “bottom dollar Terry Yu, an Everett seventh grader responded, and is it hard, he answered, “Yes, we run too ing racist by not letting people from Guate- and fifty cents.” Here are three reasons why “So they can learn how to play more sports.” much and it is very hard.” mala, Mexico, El Salvador, Cuba, and Asia I think he is messing up California with his When asked why PE is important Terry said, When asked if he feels safe in PE he re- become drivers. Just because he was forced new policies, and why I think he should not “[You need it] for your physical education and sponded, “Yes, I just don’t like it because they to learn English we should not have to. be Governor: so you can be in good shape.” never give us free time.” When asked if he Students at Everett take PE one hour each could change one thing about PE he answered, His intolerance What he has done to our schools day. Students go to the yard for PE where they “more free time.” He does not let people who love each He has cut funds for schools, which is play soccer, basketball, kickball, baseball, and Chingun Ganzorig, another Everett seventh other of the same sex get married, he cutting education, which is why California softball. grader thinks we need PE “Because we need vetoed a gay-marriage bill. Just because he test scores are way low. According to No- If it is raining the students have to go into to work out a lot… we need to be in a good is straight does not mean everyone else has Arnold.com, he made a deal with the Cali- the gym for PE Also, if the students have to shape.” Does he think PE is important when to be. He wants everybody to be exactly fornia Teacher’s Association to decrease K- take the Pacer test that students take in PE they we go to high school? “Not if you were good the same, so it is illegal for a man to marry 12 funding, and they got $2 billion dollars, are not outside, but in the gym. at it in middle school.” another man or a woman to marry another half of which is in unconstitutional funds. When the students take the Pacer the Everyone has to take PE here at Everett. woman. What is next? Taking out the Cas- California’s per pupil funds are $6,500, teacher puts a CD into the radio and when the Try to have a good time and have fun. PE is tro from San Francisco, California? compare that to New York which provides students hear a ‘pip’ noise they have to run one of the most important subjects in school nearly $11,000 for each student. –– Alberto Garcia to the other side of the gym. They continue because students need to be in good shape. Dream Cars by Ochir Ganzorig Advice eople have many opinions about what family. It would use less gas, and it would have cars should be like. They also drive a DVD player and a TV for my kids to watch Pmany different types of vehicles. cartoons.” Kate, a 31-year-old nurse, owns a 2000 Seventh grader Mark Baucox’s parents Everett Advice Toyota Camry. She thinks cars should be safe, drive a black Volkswagen. They have owned and have a nice color. She prefers SUVs to the car for six years. According to Baucox, it is any people have problems. Often to try not to break up with your girlfriends other cars. According to her, older cars “had very strong and it has very good mileage. the answers are right under their by not fighting with them, and taking good bad shapes and … were not strong.” She says If Mark had a chance to make his own Mnoses and they just need a little care of them. Talk to them, and most of all that if she could design her own car it would be car it would be a hover car with a tank body, guidance. As a good observer, I decided to do not get on their bad side––trust me, you eco-friendly, and it would have a good audio painted blue with a giant white strip right in the try an advice experiment. This will be the do not want to! player and air conditioner. middle. Inside, it would have a TV, comfort- first in a series of Everett advice columns. OK girls, here is some relationship Kevin Lee owns a 2004 Audi A4. He said able seats, and an ice maker. I asked my mom, Evarista Morales, if advice for you. Here are some signals that that his car is very fast, but uses a lot of gas. Mark says that he hopes cars in the future she had any problems in her life and she your boyfriend does not like you anymore: He thinks cars should be comfortable, but will all hover and turn in to suit cases, just like said, “Yes I do, son.” And then I asked her Signal #1: He might try to run or turn should also be safe. Kevin said that cars have the Jetsons. “Police cars,” Mark added “would what was wrong? She answered, “Well, away from you in the hallways or when changed a lot from when he was a child, “Cars have blaster guns inside them.” I have a lot bills to pay and I am really you are with your friends. [now] use much less gas, and they became The way cars are made right now, the stressed out. What can I do?” (She played Signal #2: He might be talking to an- smaller, and some technical stuff. There are environment is suffering. Our cars still have a along like if I would give her real advice.) other girl and you don’t really see it. They navigation systems and people use them for way to go before they are perfected. Perhaps in I said to try to relax and do one bill at a could just be friends, or are they… remembering places and not getting lost. Some the future cars will be more eco-friendly and time. She actually listened to me! My mom Signal #3: If he has your phone number navigation systems have voice recognition and have another fuel source. In the future, maybe actually took my advice. After this, she was and he’s not calling you like usual, well it tells when or where to turn.” there will be faster cars and more free roads for more relaxed about paying her bills and is that means he is mad at you or you did Lee said, “If I had a chance to make a car, it speed, but for now cars will stay this way until doing okay. something to upset him that day. But, it would have lots of space because I have a big they are improved. After my mom’s advice session worked, might also mean that he wants to break up I asked my sister about her problems, but with you. she just thwacked me on the head. Instead, Signal #4: Your boyfriend might not be I asked my cousin who I knew had a lot of answering your calls when he knows you problems and who would probably be will- are calling. Well, I do not have any advice Street Racing ing to talk to me. He had problems with his for that kind of problem, but you could by Terry Yu girlfriend and he thought he did not spend talk to him privately. If he is not into you enough time with her, so he was scared she anymore just break up, he was not the right treet racing is very popular in Tokyo, people showed up for the race. might dump him. I told him to ask her if guy for you anyway and there’s plenty Japan. It’s talked about in the movie, When asked if he thinks street racing is he thinks they spend enough time together. more out there. S“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo cool for people, he answered: “No, because He told me that she said, “Yeah. But try to If you need any more advice come up Drift.” they might die and hurt themselves. And they hang out more with me than your friends.” to me in the halls or at lunch, because I Racing should take place on a racing track may block the highway.” Seeing that this advice stuff really really want to help you people with your because it is not as dangerous as it is on the In street racing, racers push the gas hardest works, I checked out Dear Abby’s website problems. I have had a lot of problems and street. If an accident happens on the track, they can and they race someone. The problem which helps people who need more advice have worked through them, so that is why I there are people there to help the racer. The is street racing is illegal. than I can give, because I am only a begin- think I can help you out. police are involved in street racing, too, be- Some people think street racing is cool or ner at advice. I would recommend that if ‘Till the next issue—Rock your prob- cause they try to stop the people from racing. exciting, but they need to remember that street you want to get advice from a professional, lems out! In an interview, Everett Middle School racing is illegal. It is dangerous and could lead like Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), dear- Peace. student seventh grader Chingun Ganzorig to life-threatening accidents. Maybe the city abby.com is a good source. talked about a street race he saw outside of could build a track for the people who want to My advice for all you guys out there is – Eduardo Saul Guzmán Morales his bedroom window in theFillmore District. race? We could change street racing to track When asked where he thought street racing racing. This could stop the dangerous parts of should take place, he answered: “Where there street racing and then everyone could enjoy are no cars or people.” Ganzorig said many racing. 8 [STRAIGHT-UP NEWS] February 2007

Jessica Murray is an astrologer and a writer. Her most recent book is called Soul-Sick Nation: An Astrologer’s View of America. Recently, she sat down for Your Horoscope: an interview with Straight-Up News reporters Elizabeth Jeronimo and Mayra Do You Believe Everything You Read? Ayala and she also answered their questions by e-mail. SUN: What is astrology? SUN: What signs are compatible with by Elizabeth Jeronimo and Mayra Ayala other signs and why is that? JM: Astrology works by the ancient principle of Hermetic Law*: “As above, JM: By this I assume you mean Sun ow many Everett students go to birth chart shows what signs were in what so below”. This means that there are signs. It is a popular misconception that a MySpace, the Internet, or even their parts of the sky and where their longitudes cycles in the sky that are mirrored by person’s chart can be reduced to a single cell phones each day to check their and latitudes were located the minute you cycles down here on Earth. This implies sign, but (when you read your horoscope H that all of existence is connected. So by in the newspaper) this is just shorthand, horoscopes? Do you read your friends’ were born. Each of the symbols in this wheel horoscopes? Do you wonder who you’re means something and these symbols represent looking at one part of the universe, you not real astrology. Astrologers take into can infer meaning about another part account what each of (at least) ten planets compatible with? Do you always believe a part of the self. The Moon represents the of the universe. The reason this works (the Sun and Moon count here) were what you read? feelings, Saturn represents potential fear, is not because of cause-and-effect; it is doing at the time of birth. We calculate To answer these questions and Mars represents will, and Jupiter repre- because of “synchronicity.” The planets what sign each one of them was in. A more, the SUN interviewed a sents aspirations. Then the astrolo- don’t cause things to happen; they just person may have a Sun in Cancer (which professional astrologer, Jes- ger looks at the angle. Planets provide the symbolism so that we can is what people mean when they say “I’m a see what a particular time period means. Cancer”) but five other planets in Gemini. sica Murray, to find out what can be 180 degrees or opposed, Their positions are used like a great big That makes a difference in how they come she thinks about the horo- which means that they are in a clock. across and what their life purpose is. scopes we all read. “Real tug of war. SUN: Is astrology an art or a science? SUN: What would you recommend for a astrologers don’t think Jessica Murray was intro- couple that seems to get along, but are much of those columns,” duced to astrology 35 years JM: Though many people mean different incompatible astrologically? she said. “When someone ago in a café at 16th street and things by the two words, I’ll apply my says, “’I’m a Libra,’ it is like Sanchez. There, a man intro definitions here to say that astrology is a JM: It’s very complicated, involving a I le science in the sense that it is a system of breakdown of all the different planets in m g drawing a stick figure of a per- ag oo duced her to an ancient system of techniques that seeks to explain human the two charts -- not just the Sun -- all e G son and calling it a portrait.” courtesy of symbols, like hieroglyphics, and the and natural phenomena. It is an art in the the different houses those planets are in, To really understand a person symbols meant a lot of different things. sense that the results get interpreted by and all the different aspects (geometrical through astrology, you first must know the “Some astrologers say that they tell the a “reader” -- the astrologer-- in a way that angles) between those planets. exact time and exact place of birth to deter- future,” said Jessica Murray. “[But]I believe allows for the mystery of inspiration. Astrologers can look at two charts and see a lot of things that don’t show on the mine that person’s “chart.” Jessica checks that the future is being created at every mo- SUN: Why are so many people interested surface. All couples have certain parts an “Ephemeris” (“like a calendar of the ment. As an astrologer I’m interested in help- in astrology? of the relationship that are smooth and sky”) to see how and where the planets lined ing people understand their impulses.” JM: I think because people realize, in other parts that aren’t smooth. Astrology up, and at what longitude and latitude were Though many people don’t check their their hearts, that the universe is an inter- believes that they were drawn to each present when you were born. Based on that birth chart for details like where their signs connected whole, and astrology is based other for a very specific set of karmic reasons -- not necessarily the reasons information, the astrologer casts a birth chart were when they were born, they do check on that. People intuitively know that their lives have meaning, and that’s the whole the people think. or a horoscope decodes the patterns of that what their basic horoscopes are or who they thing astrology emphasizes. Also, modern *Hermetic Law can be defined as a set of religious person’s life. are compatible with. Although, astrologers religions have lost their credibility for a lot and philosophical beliefs that go back to the early Astrologers use the planets to calculate may not be able to tell your future exactly, of people. So the ancient truths fill a gap. centuries of the first millennium. where they were in the sky when you were horoscopes can be entertaining and even give born. This wheel is called a birth chart. The you a vision of what may happen next. Science Trip to Point Bonita Trip to Point Bonita by Jessica Hernandez by Tiana Madayag Classroom Lesson: At the Lighthouse: Ranger Trina came to our classroom When we got to the lighthouse we he classroom lesson of the sugar. It is grey even on the continental plate from to give us a lesson. She told us that we had to cross a bridge. It was a small but given by Ranger Trina though it comes in other colors. the oceanic plate. After a few were going to have a field trip on Thurs- scary bridge. When Sarah and I were Tand her assistants was When the Graywacke Sand- minutes talking about it, we ate day. She said that we would see three crossing we were scared because we so much fun! We learned about stone weathers, it gets rusty just the Oreo cookies. They were so kinds of rocks at Point Bonita. The three looked down and saw the water crashing different kinds of rocks and like the Pillow Basalt. delicious. were Radiolarian Chert, Graywacke into the rocks below us. When we got to they gave us candy that was When we went hiking for The field trip to Point Bonita Sandstone, and Pillow Basalt. She said the other side we started searching for a like the rocks we learned about. two hours, I learned which rock was so fun. I think it was worth we would see them at Point Bonita. She rock. When we found it the Ranger said We learned about the three was which. We really did not it because you can learn from it made us look at some rocks and try to we were correct. main rocks at the Marin Head- get to touch them because it and it is part of your education. figure out what their names were. lands, which are the Pillow was muddy and wet. A rock we I was so scared to go in the tun- Basalt, the Radiolarian Chert, passed by was broken. I think nel. It was dark. The tunnel was Oreo Activity: Was it worth it? and the Graywacke Sandstone. it was a Graywacke Sandstone short though so that means that At the field trip we were talking This field trip was worth it because We also learned about diver- or a Radiolarian Chert. It was I was less scared. about how mountains are formed. As an I learned about three different rocks. gent, serpentine, subduction, like half of it broke off and When I went to cross the example we used the Oreo cookies the It was a beautiful view over there. The and convergent movement. The made a landslide. I also learned bridge to the Point Bonita Ranger gave us for the activity. We had breeze of the water hitting my face was candies we ate were so good when you go to Point Bonita Lighthouse, I was so scared to split the cookie so all the cream would nice. We saw some animals on the way because we had a jolly rancher, and you see half of the ground because the bridge was rocking be on one side. The side with all the there. When we were done with the trip a gumdrop, and a jellybean. has no rocks and the other half side-to-side and to me, it felt cream represented the Continental Plate. we ate our lunch in the visitors center. It The jellybean is like Pillow does, the little rocks were from like it was about to fall. I felt The Ranger said that when the Oceanic was warm and I liked it. Basalt because its color can be a landslide that happened in safe when I was done crossing Plate rubs against the Continental Plate grey, black, or green. The tex- the past. the bridge. I saw the Pillow they form mountains in the edges of the ture is shiny and smooth. When We also did an activity with Basalt rock. It really looked continents. the jellybean gets weathered it Oreo cookies that was so excit- like pillows. We took some starts to rust and when it rusts, ing because we were playing pictures. I was so cold there. I SUN Staff: it gets crumbly and rough. with them. We were talking was mad because I wanted to Erika Aguilar Elizabeth Jeronimo Terry Yu Rupinder Kaur The jolly rancher is like the about how the oceanic plate and see San Francisco, but I could Mayra Ayala Bill Mak Alejandro Guzman Jesus Alvarez Radiolarian Chert because it is the continental plate converged. not because of the fog. The Mark Baucox Tania Moreno Cesar Linares Tiana Madayag blocky. The texture is smooth The oceanic plate was the view was cool because you Arturo Cabrera Jose Olivares Christián García Jessica Hernandez and hard. The jolly rancher has one with the most icing. The could see the ocean splash on Ochir Ganzorig Malena Osborne Cristián Vásquez many colors and it does not continental plate was the one the rocks. This field trip was Alberto Garcia Scout Parker Jessica Urbina weather. with the least icing. To demon- one of my favorite field trips at Maria Garcia Lamonte Player Nina Wong The gumdrop is like the strate the oceanic plate and the school in my whole entire life. Chingun Gonzorig Cynteria Ragler Rowel Factor Eduardo Guzman Tara San Salvador Patiño Graywacke Sandstone. The tex- continental plate converging, I would love to go again with Morales Karen Tran Victor Molina ture is gritty and rough because we were scooping some icing my class.

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This season the team won four out “I think the star players are Malena In practice, the team should have Coach David Speidel, of seven games; this improvement can Osborne and myself.” focused more on catching and swing- avid Giants fan, about be credited to the girls’ experience The Lady Owls won a victory ing the softball. They made mistakes what he thought the with the sport. against the top schools in the divi- that should not have been made. Giants might be like Most of the members had been sion, Marina and Francisco Middle “Maybe we could have worked without Barry Bonds. playing for two or three years. Work- Schools. Last year when Everett on more catching and a little more “It depends on who ing with fourteen girls, the Lady Owls played these teams the Owls were not hitting,” said Kitterell. During the stays with the Giants,” never had to forfeit a single game this the best and they lost by many points. first two games, the team did not work Speidel said. The Giants year. This year they tried their best and together because of the lack of com- have eleven other free When asked what she likes about finally began to work as a team. munication: they did not know each agents, he explained, and the team, Sharmila Kitterell, eighth In order to make it to the play- other, but as time drew on they began they are all good players. grader, and co-captain of the Lady offs Everett needed to win two more to work as the Lady Owls. If these players sign on Owls, said, “I liked the team this year games. Kitterell said, “I think we This year the team was good, but to other teams, the Giants because softball is one of the best should’ve won the games against there is definitely room for improve- may be in trouble. sports and I enjoy playing it.” Claire Lilienthal and Roosevelt, ment. Even though the team did not “They will be less The team had a good attitude because they were kind of easy games make it to the championship this year, of an offensive threat,” toward enjoying the game. It helps to win,” Claire Lilienthal Alternative the vast change in the stats from past Speidel added. When them become confident and have School and Roosevelt Middle School seasons have given the team hope for asked what would hap- good sportsmanship. Kitterell added, were at the bottom of the division. upcoming years. pen to corporate sponsor- ship if Bonds leaves, Speidel noted, “Most SHOE sponsorships will stay ▲ Image courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame because they are associ- Cont’d from page 6 acquisitions of pitching talent could ated with the Giants and the park.” improve their defensive game and Guzman tells us that shoe brand and many “different colors and designs not too expensive. But students differ He added, “I think some of the balance out the loss of Bonds. With style matter to the students at Everett. and styles of shoes.” Today he wore on whether or not shoes matter to sponsorship will go away.” out the attention of the media on He affirms that Jordans are “the most a pair of green and black skater-style them. Students avoid blue and red If Bonds does not play for Barry Bonds, the Giants can focus popular shoes at Everett.” He spent FILA shoes. He says that at Everett, by wearing predominantly black and the Giants in the 2007 season, the better on baseball than before. about $200 for his Air Jordans #4 basketball shoes are more popular white Nikes that are the “in” shoes Giants will have more money to The season of 2007 will be a although his mom expressed concern than skater shoes. right now. Because the dress code spend on other players. This could mystery for the Giants because they were too expensive. Overall, students say that their is restrictive, many students wear help the team. For example, they nobody knows if Barry Bonds will His dad also wants him to wear parents mostly do not care what different kinds of shoes to express might improve their pitching staff stay. What will the Giants look black shoes, but Guzman prefers shoes they wear as long as they are themselves. by resigning Jason Schmidt. Such like? Time will decide. DECISIONS DECISIONES

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Students can also prepare for high school in Francisco’s high schools, because they have Escoger la mejor escuela para cada deben de considerar es la ubicación de la es- a few different ways. They can get good grades, worked at some before coming to Everett. Ms. alumno de Everett depende en los intereses cuela porque afecta el tiempo que se toma en do their assignments, work on extra credit Smith worked at the International Studies Acad- del alumno. llegar. Washington se encuentra en el distrito projects, and get involved with after school emy (ISA) for a year, she thought that ISA was “En realidad no exista tal cosa como Sunset, Lowell está por San Francisco State, activities. OK because a lot of the students have already la mejor escuela secundaria,” dijo Cortez. y John O’Connell está en el distrito de la Ms. Smith also gives another suggestion to have their minds made up as to whether they “Depende en los intereses del estudiante. Mission. Los alumnos utilizan una ó más de help students prepare for high school. She says, were going to pass or fail. Basándonos en esos intereses, podemos re- las líneas de Muni ó toman BART para llegar “By studying, [and] asking questions about the She learned that the newest and most chal- comendar la mejor escuela secundaria para a sus escuelas secundarias. high school they want to lenging thing in high school is ellos.” Por ejemplo, si un alumno quiere Algunos consejeros de Everett también choose, [and learning] “There really isn’t a the exit exam, the high schools obtener habilidades técnicas, entonces él fueron parte del personal en las escuelas about the high school en- best high school, it depends expect students to be inde- ó ella puede probablemente atender John secundarias. La Srta. Smith trabajó en la try and exit requirements.” pendent and to have self help O’Connell High School porque es una escuela secundaria ISA por un año. Ella dijo on the interests from the Location is an impor- skills. escuela técnica. que la escuela estaba bien porque la mayoría tant part of choosing a student.” Mr. Cortez on the other El Sr. Cortez dijo que los estudiantes de los estudiantes ya habían decidido si iban high school. For instance, — Mr. J. J. Cortez, hand, taught in students’ fresh- pueden decidirse en una escuela secundaria a pasar ó no. Ella aprendió que uno de los George Washington High Everett Middle School counselor men year English, and he also “con investigar los diferentes tipos de pro- aspectos nuevos y más difíciles en la escuela School is out in the Sunset taught ELD students. He also gramas que ofrecen las diferentes escuelas secundaria es el examen de salida, además de District, Lowell Alterna- mentioned the high school secundarias y también visitando esas escuelas que se espera que los estudiantes de se- tive High School is by application deadlines were secundarias.” Alumnos también pueden pre- cundaria sean independientes y puedan ayu- San Francisco State, and John O’Connell High coming up, so that students should start select- pararse para la escuela secundaria en varias darse a sí mismos. En contraste, el Sr. Cortez School of Technology is in the Mission District. ing what three high schools they would like to maneras. Pueden tener buenas calificaciones, ha enseñado ELD y clases de primer año de The location is something to consider as far as attend. “We are at the stages where students terminar sus tareas, trabajar en proyectos de inglés. También mencionó que las fechas transportation goes when deciding on a school should start researching and meeting with their crédito extra e involucrarse en actividades de de cierre para las aplicaciones de escuela because it has an effect on the time it takes to counselor. The eighth grade Parents’ Night [was después-de-escuela. secundaria se estaban acercando, entonces arrive. It would effect their transportation de- on] November 8th, and the reason I’m giving that “Al estudiar (y) hacer preguntas sobre la estudiantes deben de empezar a escoger las pending that the students either use one or more date is because [that’s when] students and their escuela secundaria que quieren escoger,” dijo tres escuelas a las que quieran atender. “Esta- Muni lines or to take the BART train, which parents [should have] information about the high Smith, “[ellos] aprenden sobre los requisitos mos en la etapa en la que alumnos deben de might increase their commute. school selection process and application,” noted de entrada y salida de escuela secundaria.” empezar a investigar y tener citas.....con sus Everett’s counselors are familiar with San Mr. Cortez. Otra parte del proceso de decisión que consejeros.”

Mr. Bilios Ms. Estrella Mr. Urbina Linda Gebroe Luke Lambert Chris Tillisch Thank you to the following Everett staff and Ms. Brown Ms. Ginsburg Michele Ayala Pam Grisman Vinnie Linares Liberty Velez Ms. Cantrell Ms. Romero Jenny Argueta Dylan Houle Lindsey Pace Amethyst Ware Straight-Up News volunteers for making this Ms. Case Ms. Rueda Jo Ann Brothers Emily Jocson Terry Pan Dan Weiss issue such a success! Mr. Cortez Ms. Schaadt Todd Chapman Eugenie Howard Ryan Purdy Mr. De Santis Ms. Smith Mark de la Viña Johnston Nancy Stait Mr. Duran Mr. Speidel Darren Dieguez Felipe Motta Jennifer Tanguay

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called “The Roaring 20s.” were students here at Everett a long time ago. cuela y entenderán un poco más a esta escuela. y en actualidad Everett nunca tuvo una piscina. The founder of this school, who was he? Her father started working here at Everett as ¿Sabían que Everett Middle School se con- Esa piscina se dice que estaba aquí en Everett, He was Mr. Edward Everett, who was known a custodian. Edward Rueda was also a track struyó sobre un campo de maíz? Han pasado pero en actualidad es la Piscina Mission, que se as a really great speaker. The most famous and coach in his time here at Everett Middle School. ya más de 80 años desde la fundación y con- encuentra entre la 19 Avenida y Valencia. prominent fact about Mr. Everett was that he One of his students was the infamous OJ strucción de esta escuela y cubre un tanto de En 1958, el Sr. Edward Rueda, padre de was the main speaker at President Lincoln’s Simpson. He was a student at Everett Middle 4.2 acres. La escuela misma tiene una historia Denise Rueda, quien trabaja en la Aula de famous Gettysburg Address back in November School a long time ago and was in Mr. Rueda’s muy larga que se data allá por los 1920s, que Padres, era maestro, entrenador de atletismo, y of 1863. It was more than a hundred years ago class. Denise Rueda also said that even Al se conocen también como los “los locos años subdirector de Everett Middle School. Ambos, that he decided to found this school. Cowlings, OJ Simpson’s alleged accomplice veinte.” la mamá y papá de Denise fueron estudiantes Mr. Dunsmore, a retired Everett teacher, was also here and studied at this school. ¿Quién fue el fundador de esta escuela? Ese de Everett hace mucho tiempo. Su papá em- was a student here at Everett. Then he became There is more than just these few stories in fue el Sr. Edward Everett, quien se conocía pezó a trabajar aquí en Everett en el departa- a teacher and taught here for ten years as a the history of Everett. There is more than just como un gran declamador cuando estaba vivo. mento de custodia. Se puede encontrar más gardener on the school grounds. Because he this information if one looks for it. The history El hecho más prominente y famoso acerca del información sobre la familia Rueda y hasta has worked here for so long, he knows a lot of of Everett doesn’t stop with Mr. Everett, Mr. Sr. Everett es que fue el declamador principal sobre la historia de la escuela. Uno de los estu- the history of this school. Dunsmore, or Mr. Rueda, it continues on and durante la famos Declamación de Gettysburg diantes del Sr. Rueda fue el muy conocido O.J. Mr. Dunsmore mentioned several stories will as long as the school thrives with each del Presidente Lincoln en noviembre de 1863. Simpson. Denise Rueda dice que Al Cowlings, about the school, including a rumor about a girl generation. Fue hace más de 100 años atrás que decidió el alegado cómplice de O.J. Simpson, también that died in a swimming pool. This pool was fundar esta escuela. estudió en esta escuela. supposedly here in Everett, but it was actually En Español El Sr. Dunsmore fue un alumno de Everett. Esto es sólo una pequeña pieza de todo lo at Mission Pool, which is located between 19th Después se volvió maestro y enseñó aquí por que se investigó. Hay mucha más información Street and Valencia Street. It is said that the Todos los que atienden a esta escuela saben diez años antes de retirarse. Hoy en día, él si uno quiere encontrarla. La historia de Ever- rumor originated at Everett, but then the rumor algo sobre la historia de Everett, ¿pero de veras trabaja como jardinero en la escuela. Porque ha ett Middle School no para con el Sr. Everett ó was transferred to the Mission Pool. saben toda la historia? ¿Saben los alumnos trabajado aquí por tanto tiempo, él conoce mu- con el Sr. Dunsmore. Continuará en cuanto la In 1958, Edward Rueda, the father of Denise sobre rumores muy antiguos y cosas que ocur- cha de la historia de esta escuela. Durante una escuela siga en conjunto con cada generación. Rueda the current Everett Parent Liaison, was rieron en la escuela hace mucho tiempo? En entrevista, el Sr. Dunsmore empezó a hablar La historia de Everett Middle School continu- a teacher and then Vice Principal of Everett este artículo todos podrán ver y leer algunos sobre una niña que murió en una piscina. De- ará a crecer con el paso de los años y con cada Middle School. Both her mother and father interesantes detalles sobre la historia de esta es- safortunadamente este es un rumor muy antiguo uno de sus alumnos y miembros de la facultad. CONSTRUCTION PETS

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Maria de Jesus Garcia, 7th Grade According to Principal Fran- renovations and the addition of the cisco Duran, “The project will fix bungalows. The bungalows are for SUN: What kind of pet do you have? bathrooms, fire alarms, sprinkler students from the third floor class- MG: I have a dog that’s a Chihuahua and a systems, replace countertops, and rooms. When they finish renovating miniature pincher mix. SUN: Have you had any pets in the past? make the school more accessible to the third floor they will begin on the MG: I had two fish, two hamsters, and a cat. disabled people.” The school will second floor. SUN: What things do you like to do with your also receive improved flooring, We may not be able to see some pet? doors and other things to increase the results until next year. The school MG: I like to play tug of war. I also like to take school’s appeal. layout will not change with the him to the park and see him run around. In an interview with a student at renovation. Principal Duran has SUN: Why did you decide to have a pet? Everett, he believed that the bun- stated that he will try to minimize MG: I decided to have a pet because I like galows take up too much space and any problems and inconveniences animals. My favorite animal is a dog. SUN: Do you think it’s hard having a pet in the reduce the amount of play space. The that may result from this temporary city? Why? noise of installing systems into the switch. MG: Yes because in the city it’s more likely that ▲ 3rd floor boys bathroom building disturbs this student’s focus The choices of the renovation a car will hit them if you let them loose. during class. will be a long-term investment. Principal Francisco Duran him- However the change, we will need self prefers the school building, but to make adjustments. For our present John Flanagan, substitute teacher is glad to be able to use bungalows. time however, we will need to use Some of the work has already the bungalows and will wait for the SUN: What kind of pet do you have? started, such as the third floor changes to happen. MF: I have a cat named Suki. SUN: Have you had any pets in the past? MF: I’ve had a couple of dogs, some cats, two fish, a turtle, a hamster, and a mouse. SUN: What activities do you do with your pet? MF: In the dark she chases the light of the flash- light. She also enjoys playing with string and the caps of drinks. SUN: Why do you have a pet? MF: It came with my girlfriend, but I love animals. SUN: Is it difficult to have a pet in the city and why? ▲Everett Library construction MF: Sometimes it makes traveling difficult. Gen- erally, cats are easy to take care of.

Everett is teeming with people who have The SUN gets a special tour of the construction with pets. It just takes a little bit of time to find out Mr. Bilios Ms. Estrella Mr. Urbina Linda Gebroe Luke Lambert Chris Tillisch the general contractors and project managers Ms. Brown Ms. Ginsburg Michele Ayala Pam Grisman Vinnie Linares Liberty Velez what those pets are. I, for one, had a great time Ms. Cantrell Ms. Romero Jenny Argueta Dylan Houle Lindsey Pace Amethyst Ware Images courtesy of Bill Mak hearing about the people who have pets. Once Ms. Case Ms. Rueda Jo Ann Brothers Emily Jocson Terry Pan Dan Weiss in a while some people get bored without a pet Mr. Cortez Ms. Schaadt Todd Chapman Eugenie Howard Ryan Purdy to cuddle or play with, so they start asking their Mr. De Santis Ms. Smith Mark de la Viña Johnston Nancy Stait caretakers if they can have one. Everett is a Mr. Duran Mr. Speidel Darren Dieguez Felipe Motta Jennifer Tanguay place you could think of as a forest or a jungle because of the variety of pets people have here.

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SUN: Does anyone take your jokes too My friends would always laugh at my com- seriously? ments. But the funny thing was I would get CM: I don’t think a lot of people take me mad because I was like, “Dude, I’m not trying too seriously because I really don’t get that to be funny.” And they’d say, “I know, that’s much hate mail. But the people that take it seri- why it’s so funny, man. Your face! You should ously take it way too seriously. In the end, I am see your face!” I tried it because of my friends. a comedian on a comedy show on a comedy It has nothing to do with me. I never thought network telling jokes. If you’re going to take I would be a comedian. I never thought of anybody seriously, it should be the president of telling jokes. I never thought that would be the United States or Osama bin Laden. Don’t an avenue that I would ever want to pursue. It take me seriously. I’m just a glorified court wasn’t glamorous to me. It wasn’t anything. I jester. didn’t even know what stand-up comedy was SUN: Was there any point where you until my friends were like, “Dude, you need thought you were going to be in a gang? to be a comedian.” I was like “What’s that?” CM: No, I never ever thought that I was They were the ones that did it for me. There going to be in a gang. That just was never an was a time when I flew a Cesna 806 (airplane) I think that cham- option for me. First of all, my parents never and I was going to be a pilot. And all that went pions always know would have allowed that to happen, and away the minute I went on stage. that they’re going to secondly, I wanted to make something with my life. No matter what, I always had hope. be champions. If there is anything I can do to keep hope En Español — Carlos Mencia, alive in young kids growing up in disad- Comedian vantaged neighborhoods, that’s it—just the hope that they can be as successful or more SUN: ¿Hay gente que toma tus chistes muy successful than me. For me, that is [the] really, en serio? really relevant part of what I do out there. CM: No creo que mucha gente me tome Just the fact that I’m successful, I hope that muy en serio porque en realidad no recibo shines the light on hope. I had that growing muchas cartas de odio. Pero la gente que lo up. I always knew that I would get out of the toma en serio lo toma muy en serio. Al final ghetto. I always knew that I would own a nice de todo, yo soy un comediante en un programa house, whether it was by getting straight A’s de comedia en un canal de comedia contando triunfado, espero que eso de luz a la esperanza. CM: Mis amigos. Yo era un estudiante con in school and becoming an engineer or by do- chistes. Si vas a tomar alguien en serio, debe Yo tenía eso al crecer. Yo siempre creí que puras As. Tenía buenas calificaciones, atendía ing what I do. de ser el presidente de los Estados Unidos ó iba a salir del ghetto. Siempre supe que iba la universidad. Siempre creí que ese era mi I truly don’t believe your will to accomplish Osama bin Laden. No me tomes en serio. Sola- ser dueño de una casa bonita, sea por obtener escape. Nunca creí que era chistoso. involves anybody else but yourself. You have mente soy un juglar de corte glorificado. puras As en la escuela y hacerme un ingeniero Mis amigos siempre se reían de mis comen- to believe you will make it happen. Every suc- SUN:¿Hubo alguna ocasión en que creíste ó haciendo lo que hago, siempre supe que tarios. Pero lo chistoso es que yo me enojaba cess story is filled with “I knew this was going que ibas a ser parte de una pandilla? pasaría. porque decía, “Pero mira, no estoy tratando de to happen.” I think people that don’t think that CM: No, yo nunca creí que iba ser miem- Yo de veras no creo que tu voluntad en hac- ser chistoso.” Y ellos decían, “Yo sé, pero por way allow the intrusion of negativity to stop bro de una pandilla. Esa simplemente nunca er algo involucra cualquier otra persona. Tienes eso da risa, hombre. ¡Tú cara! ¡Deberías de ver them. And then you end up not doing it. fue una opción para mí. Antes que todo, mis que creer que lo harás. Todas historias de éxito tu cara!” Y lo probé debido a mis amigos. No I think that champions always know that padres nunca hubieran permitido que eso pas- están llenas de “yo sabía que iba a pasar.” tenía que ver nada conmigo. Nunca creí que they’re going to be champions. You can tell ara, y por segundo, yo quería hacer algo con Yo creo que las personas que no piensan así iba a ser comediante. Nunca se me ocurrió con- when you’re watching a Super Bowl which mi vida. Fuera lo que fuera, yo siempre tuve permiten que la intromisión de negatividad los tar chistes. Nunca creí que ese fuera un camino team really believes it’s going to win it. It’s esperanza. detenga. Y después paras sin hacer nada. que yo quisiera seguir. No me era atractivo. No that thought process, that feeling, that gut Si hay alguna cosa que pueda hacer para Yo creo que campeones siempre saben que era nada. No sabía ni que era ser cómico hasta thing. I think you need to have that. mantener la esperanza viva en niños que crecen van a ser campeones. Puedes darte cuenta cu- que mis amigos estaban con eso de, “Hombre, SUN: What inspired you to be a comedian? en vecindarios de bajos recursos, eso es—sola- ando miras el Super Bowl que equipo de veras necesitas ser un cómico.” Y dije “Que es eso.” CM: My friends. I was a straight-A student. mente la esperanza que pueden triunfar como cree que va ganarlo. Es ese proceso de pensar, Ellos fueron quienes lo hicieron por mi. Hubo I was getting good grades, going to college. I yo ó ser más triunfantes que yo. Para mí, esa ese sentimiento, esa cosa que sientes adentro. un tiempo en que yo volé un Cesna 806 (aero- always thought that was my way out. I never es verdaderamente la parte más relevante de Yo creo que debes de tener eso. plano) y iba a ser piloto. Y todo eso se fue la thought I was funny. lo que yo hago. Solamente el hecho de que he SUN:¿Que te inspiró a ser comediante? primera vez que me paré en el escenario. INUYASHA FUNNY SPORTS / DEPORTES

Cont’d from page 5 Cont’d from page 4 Cont’d from page 3 / Cont. de pagina 3 mantic comedies she had been writing. and her son destroy their nice visit. Her son In English En Español The television series, Inuyasha debuted wants to break up Shrek and Fiona so he can in 2000 and ended in 2004, the TV series have a chance with her. “The funniest part of consisted of 167 episodes and spawned major ‘Shrek 2’ is when the gingerbread man falls in NOT MALO films. Unfortunately, the anime ended before the water,” Said Scout Parker, a seventh grader the manga did. Rumiko recently stated that at Everett. The Raiders are NOT hot because they have Los Raiders no están buenos porque han the series would continue to be at least 500 The last funny movie on the top five list lost too many games this season, which puts perdido muchos partidos esta temporada, chapters, or 50 volumes, making it her longest is “Click.” This movie is about a workaholic them at the bottom of their league National colocándolos en los últimos lugares de su liga, work since Takahashi’s professional career architect, played by Adam Sandler. He finds a Football Council (NFC). They have butterfin- el NFC. No pueden sostener la pelota, es como began in 1978. “universal remote” that can rewind or fast-for- gers and cannot hold on to the ball. They do si tuvieran grasa en las manos. No corren lo Takahashi is the best selling female comic ward his life. But then the remote turns on him not run fast enough to avoid getting tackled. suficientemente rápido para evitar ser atacados. artist in history. More than 100 million copies and tries to overrule his choices. “This movie The soccer team, Chivaz (from Mexico), Me siento mal por ellos. of works have been sold. Because of this, she is sort of funny but I still like it. I like the part are NOT hot because they constantly miss the El equipo de fútbol mexicano las Chivas es is often called “the Princess of Manga.” where he fast-forwards the fight he has with his goals. The other teams steal the ball from them malo porque constantemente falla en sus goles. Today Inuyasha is arguably her most popu- wife,” said Emerald Dan, an eighth grader at all the time. They do not past the ball to their No le pasan la pelota a sus compañeros. Un lar work with both male and female readers, in Westlake. teammates and a team cannot win with only equipo no puede ganar con un sólo jugador y el Japan and in the United States. In conclusion, these movies are all funny. one player and the coach gets mad. entrenador se enoja. Fans of the manga series can find the show Many people have different opinions, but I The Oakland A’s are NOT hot because they Los Oakland As no están buenos porque Inuyasha on the Cartoon Network (ch 54) think we can all agree that these movies make are the Giants’ rivals. They sometimes play son los rivales de los Giants. A veces juegan Tuesday through Friday at 12:30 and 4:00 am. you laugh…at least once. well but they play poorly more often. bien, pero la mayoría del tiempo juegan mal.

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