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Empower Change Massacre By Tiffany Nguyen act clubs receive guidance from in- enough funds to build a school from other Interact districts will dividual Rotary clubs, they govern and a library in Bangladesh. We fly in to make an appearance in the What’s the first thing you and support themselves. also raised enough money to ad- rally. The energy radiating from inBy Charles Gaza Leandoer think of when someone says, “ex- Interact District 5170-- in ditionally have a book written in the attendees is ground-breaking. tracurricular activities?” While which John F. Kennedy’s Inter- the local language on Bangladeshi You may wonder, how can I be a On July 8th, the State of people normally gravitate towards act Club is proudly a part of--is culture and history. As service is part of this phenomenon? By the Israel started Operation Protec- sports, let’s not time you read tive Edge in Gaza, a small strip forget about this article, FLC of land off the Mediterranean our hardwork- 2014 will already Sea, containing almost 2 mil- ing clubs as have passed, but lion Palestinian citizens. In the well. John F. you and your seven weeks that followed, Israel Kennedy high friends can still dropped 20,000 tons of explosives school is home become part of onto the 25 mile long strip, killing to numerous the Interact fam- 2,100 Palestinian citizens (500 of clubs-- some ily! Throughout those being children) and wound- new, and oth- the rest of the ing 11,000 others, while 66 Israeli ers built on year, the thirteen soldiers and 5 Israeli citizens have generations areas of Interact been killed. Israel justifies this of devout stu- 5170 (yes, we are murder by stating that it’s in retal- dent-officers. so large that we iation to Hamas’ attacks on Israel, A club that had to section which Hamas states was in retali- has been able ourselves off) ation to Israel’s airstrike on July to call Ken- will work togeth- 6th. Whoever started this conflict, nedy its home er to reach our one thing is for sure: the murder of for multiple international innocent Palestinian civilians by years on-end and community Israeli militants needs to stop. No is our Inter- project goals matter what the reason, the death act Club. The through hosting toll speaks for itself. With over name “Inter- events that could 2,000 Gaza citizens murdered in act” was cre- range from char- their homes and on the street, it is ated by combining the words “in- the world’s largest and most rec- an extremely essential root of In- ity dinners and benefit shows to obvious that this is not an issue of ternational” and “action.” Interact ognized Interact district in the teract 5170, the district also per- service and leadership workshops. retaliation or self-defense, but an is an international organization of world, with over 100 clubs and formed approximately 70,000 To stay posted on these events, action motivated by pure malice service that fosters leadership and approximately 7,000 members in hours of community service in the join Interact Club! Anyone can and hatred. This is not a political responsible citizenship, and pro- and around the San Jose Silicon 2012-2013 school year. join, and you have nothing to lose. issue, but a human rights issue. motes international understand- Valley Metropolitan Area, Cali- Every year, as the weather Through joining, you will be in- In response to this, nearly ing and peace. Interact clubs are fornia. Our district is extremely gets chillier and students have ac- vited to our Facebook group page, every nation in the UN has de- sponsored by Rotary clubs (you dedicated to serving both the lo- customed to their classes, Inter- where all of our events will be nounced Israel, and the bomb- may recall that Rotary Interna- cal and international communities act 5170 holds their annual Fall posted. You and your friends can ings themselves have been called tional has embarked on a mission through volunteering and fund- Leadership Conference, in which also keep up with us at @jfkhs_ a criminal act by the UN Chief. to end Polio around the globe), and raising. Throughout 2012 to 2013, Interactors from all over the dis- interact on Instagram to catch a However, the United States con- Interact, as a district consisting of District 5170 raised over $100,000 trict (from Alameda to Santa Cruz) glimpse of what our events are tinues to support and sympathize a multitude of schools, organizes to support our international proj- gather to one central location to be really like. Though meeting atten- with the country. We are Israel’s at least two service projects a year: ect, titled “Life, Love, Literacy.” inspired to bring their soon-to-be- dance is not strict, nor mandatory, greatest ally, with most of their one that benefits their community For this project, we partnered revealed community and inter- we highly encourage you to attend trading revenue coming from us. and one that encourages interna- with an organization called Room national projects to life. Famous (meeting dates will be announced Continued on page 3 tional understanding. While Inter- to Read and were able to raise guest-speakers and even figures on our Facebook page)! What’s New, Ms. Vu? By Austerlino Anthony Galdo do her job well, Mrs. Vu says, “I most basic way: her own eyes. In Mrs. Vu, like many oth- winter, she loves to ski a lot. Snow- want students that are struggling her short time here, she has seen ers, loves to read. Currently, she boarding caught her interest, but As we wait for autumn fitting in, and I also want them that Kennedy students accept each is reading the “Fremont Unified she wasn’t very good at it, so don’t leaves to fall to mark a season’s to help themselves”. Mrs. Vu also other’s differences, and this dis- School District Agreement Con- expect her ripping and shredding change, Kennedy High School discussed a desire to reach out to tinct value of diversity at Kennedy tract,” admittedly not as exciting anytime soon. In the near future, has already welcomed a distinct she’d like to read about student change within the JFK Adminis- discipline and educational law, to trative Team. In July 2014, Mrs. help improve herself in her new Ai Vu, a former Instructional role. Coach with the Alameda County In her high school years, Office of Education, accepted the she remembers the great teachers offer from Kennedy to become our who taught her memorable les- new Assistant Principal. Part and sons, and friends who helped cre- parcel of an educator’s responsi- ate lasting memories. She wants bilities include a sense of accessi- students to interact with others bility; her enthusiastic willingness and learn from their teachers as to sit down and share her time for she did in her high school years. this article exemplifies this admi- Her most proud accom- rable quality. plishments are: having raised two During her tenure as an socially aware children. Her eldest Instructional Coach, Mrs. Vu son, who is nine-years old, is rais- supervised teachers within her ing money to save the pandas and school district and provided valu- fight breast cancer. Her daughter able feedback in her required cri- volunteers in the library and also tiques to help in assisting in their lends her time in fixing bicycles for progressive journey to continu- others who can’t afford the parts ously learn; in the same vein these and labor in riding their bikes teachers follow this process with again. Mrs. Vu is proud and glad to their students. It is this invaluable be a parent to such kids that care experience as an Instructional for lives just as much as she does. Coach at the county level that she students who are having difficul- is what drew her in accepting her as the latest Veronica Roth novel We can count on Mrs. Vu’s hopes to impart to her new role at ties socially and academically; new role. As our new Assistant of “Divergent” fame. Some of her passionate dedication to her stu- Kennedy. helping these students feel they Principal, she hopes to lead by books are about science, instruc- dents to remain a constant. Based In asking what Mrs. Vu are not alone and encouraging example; abiding by the rules so tional coaching, and non-fiction on her passion alone, she’s already hopes to accomplish at Kennedy, them to be themselves. D u r i n g students can know the rules and stories. She only reads non-fiction off to a great start. one can sense her palpable excite- our conversation, it is apparent follow them. She also hopes for books in the summer, and then ment in answering this critical that Mrs. Vu loves the Kennedy the students to have a good educa- displays the books in her office for Club Listings...... 2 question. “I want to do my job family of students and her peers. tion here and of course, create and students to borrow. Mrs Vu also Ray Rice Case...... 7 well. Like, really well.” answered Her feelings were not born in a maintain friendships that may last likes to explore the outdoors by iPhone 6 Debate...... 9 Mrs. Vu. Aside from wanting to vacuum, but rather grown in the beyond our years here at Kennedy. camping and hiking. During the Humans of Kennedy...... 10 Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352

By Kayla Kim Kennedy welcomes eight new teachers to the JFK staff. Many of these teachers have come from other schools, while others are new at teaching. We hope they quickly accustom to the Titan way of life! Students and staff are doing their best to make sure these new teachers feel welcomed. They were all mentioned during the welcome back rally and some of them even participated in the games! But what says welcome to the family like embarrassing them in the school’s newspaper? We were able to convince a few of them to recall some of their most embarrassing high school memories and here’s what they had to say:

“I mistakenly went to “It was picture day for the “I was playing water polo dur- “I don’t remember. High school school one day wearing swim team and I forgot to ing the homecoming game and was like, 30 years ago.” mismatched shoes.” shave…so I shaved my legs in I ran onto the field in my spee- –Mr. Tagami –Mr. Huerta class.” –Mrs. Castillo do.” –Mr. Triana

“I was walking across the stage for grad- “I called up my ex “One day, I fell down while “We were selling caramel lolli- uation rehearsals and I slipped and fell while under the influ- running across a crowded pops for our softball team’s fun- off stage.” ence of a concussion.” quad.” draiser. I was carrying a box of –Mr. Edwards –Mr. Le Count –Ms. Sartori them and fell and dropped all of them on the floor.” –Ms. Perez CLUB HIGHLIGHTS Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 Ebola: The next Black WATER CRISIS: How can YOU help? Plague? By Bryan Luippold ea, a country in West Africa, and The military would be involved in By Matt Gore has spread to the coastal capital, setting up and maintaining isola- In recent months, a dead- Conakry, and two other coun- tion units to prevent the spread- People need to start realiz- ly outbreak of Ebola emerged from tries. Sierra Leone and Liberia are ing of the deadly virus. President ing California is in a huge drought. West Africa. Since then, over 2,100 the victimized countries, as they Obama also requested more fund- The last drought this big was from people have died and no cure has have totaled over 7,000 cases. ing for the assets to fight Ebola, 1987 until 1992. It’s now 2014 and been found. Despite which would bring its way worse than it was in 1987. the desperate ef- the total cost of A drought is a period of time when forts to contain the this program to a geographical region has an in- viral disease, doctors over $250 million. sufficient water supply. Our whole have had no success. Despite the terrors state needs to really conserve wa- Ebola is of this outbreak, a ter because, at this pace, we will a contagious viral new source of hope not have any left for essential food disease that affects has been found. or drink. Our water supply has humans. According According to the already severely gone down from system called El Niño is supposed to the CDC (Center UN, three global 2011. Governor Jerry Brown has to bring California rain, those for Disease Control healthcare com- announced that California is in a chances now have dropped 25 per- and Prevention), panies have com- “state of emergency’ because this cent since May. El Niño is defined symptoms of Ebola bined their efforts is the beginning of a mega drought by warming the pacific oceans to include loss of ap- to create a new vac- that will require significant chang- create rain, California relied on petite, diarrhea, cine for immunity es, if we hope to divert tragedy. this warming of the Pacific Ocean vomiting, fever, to Ebola. Johnson headaches, weak- &Johnson, Glaxo- ness, and abdomi- SmithKline, and nal pain. The virus NewLink Genet- drowns victims in- ics have created ternally and triggers an infection Not only does this disease cause an effective vaccine that has been that spreads lightning fast. If in- death, but also places the country tested on four monkeys with Ebo- fected, the chances of death are at in an economic struggle as they la, and have succeeded in making an astonishing 50%, as recorded look to rebound from the deadly them immune to the deadly virus by the World Health Organiza- disease. The hardships the coun- tion (WHO). This viral disease is tries, families, and victims have on spread through contact with bodi- their shoulders are heavy enough ly fluids of infected individuals. to change the way they live. The The American Govern- disease has also caused fear and ment is sending doctors to several panic that has put the lives of the parts of West Africa to respond to medical workers in danger. Riots the many cases of Ebola. The vic- outside the medical centers have tims must be held in quarantine to led to uprisings against the medi- contain the virus; however, three cal staff, questioning their actions American doctors have been in- in the treatment of the victims. fected after being sent to help the The UN is now fully in- for ten months. Many areas are facing dras- and it worked successfully in the victims. Despite the various efforts volved with this crisis as health This deadly epidemic is tic situations. ABC News reported past, providing California with its at sending American missionaries officials are worried that this dis- spreading rapidly throughout the in a city called Lemoore, Califor- best rain year with 47.2 inches of to fight the deadly viral disease, a ease is spinning out of control. countries of West Africa, and could nia, where citizens have begun to rain in the late 1990s. El Niño can cure has yet to be found. The Unit- President Obama called the fight spread across the world if not con- hook up pipes and steal the water help, but it is very inconsistent, ed Nations (UN) are now exhaust- against Ebola a “national security tained and stopped immediately. out of the fire hydrants. This can no one knows when it will arrive. ing their knowledge to stop the priority.” The United States is now It is only a matter of time before be a huge problem if the city has Therefore, we must take measures deadly outbreak before it spreads investing its military into contain- another continent is infected by it, a fire and no water left in the fire to conserve with laws against over- globally. This outbreak originated ing the Ebola crisis in West Africa, where it may spread to dominate hydrants. Also, police need to en- use and waste. in a remote forested part of Guin- which has now spread to the U.S. the countries of the world. force some kind of drought rules This drought will affect or laws to conserve more water many people. According to the like they have done in Pleasanton, California Water Board, “Over California. At this point, Pleasan- 400,000 acres of farmland are ex- Russia Invades Ukraine ton has cut 25 percent of water us- pected to be fallowed, thousands By Arsalan Yahya was granted permission by the Ukrainian government. age. San Jose is also considering of people may be out of work, com- Russian parliament to dissolve Both sides have a number a required 20% decrease in wa- munities risk running out of drink- Russia had begun to de- Crimea into Russia. In the east of foreigners aiding them in the ter consumption per household. ing water, and fish and wildlife will ploy 1,000 troops into Ukraine of Ukraine, pro-Russian protests fighting. Citizens from the coun- However, few other cities in Cali- suffer.” The state government has to protect Russian interests in rise wanting to declare indepen- tries such as France, U.S.A, Italy, fornia have decreased their con- several measures in place that are Ukraine with 10,000 troops await- dence from Ukraine. Constant ag- Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and Ger- sumption and many cities have in- absolutely required by all citizens; ing at the border. The Russia and gression between protestors and many all have citizens in Ukraine creased water use. We can’t keep they include the following prohibi- Ukraine conflict has been ongo- Ukrainian government are un- assisting the effort. Mr. Davilla wasting this precious resource on tions: ing for more than nine months ending for months. Then on July Rias from Madrid joined the reb- stuff we don’t need such as water- beginning with Russia annexing 17, 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight els in Ukraine because of the So- ing lawns and washing cars in the -Potable water to wash sidewalks Crimea in the Southern Part of MH-17 from Amsterdam was shot viet Union aiding in the Spanish street. Everyone should get artifi- & driveways may not be used Ukraine. Russia has not directly down in pro-Russian held terri- Civil War. “I am the only son, and cial grass in their yard or drought -Runoff when irrigating with po- been involved in fighting, but pro- tory killing 298 people and 80 be- it hurts my mother and father and resistant landscaping instead of table water is illegal Russian rebels in Ukraine my family a lot that I am having to water grass, we really -Hoses with no shutoff nozzles to are advancing west from putting myself at risk. have to start conserving more wa- wash cars are prohibited the Russian border. NATO But... I can’t sleep in my ter than we are now, otherwise we -Potable water in decorative water (North Atlantic Treaty Or- bed knowing what’s going are in for tough times as California features that do not recirculate the ganization) has approved on here.” A man who goes succumbs to desertification. water sanctions on Russia and by Francesco. F joined the Additionally, the weather France have refused to sell Ukrainian side after years them warships until they of living in the country he leave Ukraine. Putin has had said, “I find myself at indicated he will not sub- home with the Ukrainian 10 Things You Can Do To mit to NATO’s sanctions Ultra-nationalists.” Both and is continuing to sup- sides have gathered a mo- Reduce Water Use port pro-Russian advance- mentum from other coun- ments. On September 5, tries supporting them, 1. Get artificial grass or drought resistant landscaping. 2014 the pro-Russian reb- but both are currently 2. Take shorter showers els and Ukraine signed a at a stalemate. The U.S 3. Repair all leaking faucets ceasefire with the rebels and EU are accumulating releasing 1,200 prisoners. more sanctions to impose 4. Laundry should only be done with a full load; don’t just The altercation on Russia to put Russia wash two socks and a shirt. between Ukraine and Russia be- ing children. The western nations in an economic threshold. Putin 5. Same as above, but for the the dishwasher, again make gan in November 2013 after pro- blaming the Russians for shoot- insists his country will hold up tests in Ukraine were gaining ing the plane down. After MH-17 calling it the “Kremlin” meaning a sure it is full or else it is a waste of water. momentum and becoming more crashed the U.S. and EU (Euro- fortress. Since April 2,600 people 6. Turn off sprinklers, or set the system to run only twice a violent. In February 2014 Presi- pean Union) increase sanctions on have died and 5,063 people have week. dent Yanukovych signed a deal Russia’s oil. The UN reports more been wounded in eastern Ukraine with his opposition, but protests than a 1,000 civilians a day are since the fighting began. Fighting 7. Turn off the faucet when you are not actively using it to continue. Then pro-Russian gun- trying to escape the conflict zone. will continue unless resolved, but brush your teeth. men seized key buildings in the August 31 Putin plans on giving as of right now a ceasefire has been 8. Purchase a drip system for plant watering Crimea (a province in Ukraine) statehood for Eastern Ukraine and signed to cease the bloodshed. 9. Grow only food producing plants in your yard capitol. In March President Putin NATO begins planning to aid the 10. Do not flush the toilet for urine (If it’s brown flushit down, if it’s yellow, let it mellow)

Massacrecontinued from in Page Gaza 1 In fact, on July 18th, the or how little they care about Pal- US House and Senate approved a estine. The United States needs $225 Million emergency spend- to step up and start denouncing ing bill for Israel’s “Iron Dome” Israel’s actions like the rest of the defense system, a system designed world, and do something about the to intercept and destroy incoming mindless murder they are com- rockets. mitting. Al- The fact though the that the two coun- bill was tries are in approved a ceasefire 395 votes right now, to 8 just this truce proves will not last, how the and eventu- United ally Israel States is will destroy in Israel’s Palestine pocket. Although not explicitly completely. We, as American citi- saying it, we are supporting Isra- zens, cannot continue to sit idly el’s murder of thousands of inno- and allow this destruction to hap- cent civilians. American attitudes pen. We need to speak up and stop towards Israel and their policies giving Israel free reign over the in- are mostly positive, showing how nocent people of Gaza. little the American public knows, Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 Unknown Get Gone Girl Death 2002 By Page Turner and present. Another problem the can movie goers that they paid 1.5 film must face is getting the dy- million for the film rights to the By Yung Lou are showcased in Yung Lean’s first The bestselling namic between Amy and Nick just book. We can expect this to be an released album, Unknown Death novel Gone Girl will be the subject right. These two are no ordinary outrageous movie, but with the When people think of 2002. Lean’s style is incredibly of Hollywood’s next great thriller. main characters, they both have convoluted plot line and the com- Stockholm, Sweden, a vague im- unique, as his monotonous and Writer, Gillian Flynn has created surprising depth and unpredict- plex characters, chances are that age of a quiet, historical town heavily accented voice drones a shocking whirlwind of a book, full of simple, ordinary people is over the astonishingly beauti- where the characters change per- conjured. Like any other big city ful and complex beats Yung Gud sonas as easily as a diva changes in Europe, however, there is an produces. This is especially obvi- clothes…and speaking of divas, incredibly diverse and active un- ous in the songs “Lemonade” and main character Amy Dunne is a derground music scene. Much “Gatorade”, which feature Gud’s capitol D Diva, who you wouldn’t like the techno and electric un- typical wavy, slow, sleepy beats want to cross. She begins as a derground scene of Berlin in the and Lean’s equally drowsy line missing person and ends up as an obsession. Readers will not be able to put this book down. The story is part psychological thriller, part romantic adventure and part pathological study. Nick and Amy Dunne have a difficult marriage that involves true love, adultery, trickery and yes, Murder, but not the way you expect it to happen. Gone Girl boasts a couple of unre- liable narrators as well as a couple of outrageous plot twists that lead you to an inevitable and yet com- pletely surprising ending. Flynn claims to be inter- ested in “exploring the psychology and dynamics of a long-term rela- tionship.” She also exploited her own experience from her days as a writer for Entertainment Weekly, where she became an out of work writer when she was laid off. She used this situation to her advan- tage, not only to write the book, but also as part of the storyline; her main character is an out of work writer as well. Flynn’s voice delivery leaving a chill and nearly is fresh, disturbing, dynamic and 1980s, the rap and hip-hop scene vapor-like feeling with listeners. utterly engrossing. in Sweden, specifically Stockholm, It’s as if you’re floating on a cloud As for the movie version, is becoming huge. Perhaps the while sipping high calorie sugary Reese Witherspoon’s film compa- largest and most successful prod- drinks without a care in the world. ny has a tough task in making the uct of his movement is Yung Lean, However, with Yung Lean disjointed narration into a seam- an eighteen year old rapper based and his fan base, the aesthetic and less story line. Half of the story in Stockholm. His group, the Sad image that they exhibit is equally is told from the point of view of a ability, as well as a dynamic at- the movie will struggle to keep up Boys, includes his producer Yung as important as the music. It is journal written before Amy goes traction toward each other. Ben with the book. Gone Girl is a great Gud and fellow rapper Yung Sher- apparent in Lean’s lyrics and his missing; thus, the screenplay will Affleck and Rosamund Pike will mystery novel, and readers have a man. He also features Stockholm music videos that he is fascinated have to negotiate how to tell the play in the title roles. 20th Cen- chance to get the story first and in based rapper Bladee, and tends to by American culture, especially journal entries on celluloid, cut- tury Fox is so sure that this story it’s original form…so, get out and feature other Swedish producers Arizona iced tea and other sug- ting back and forth between past will capture the minds of Ameri- get Gone Girl. in many of his songs. At its core, ary drinks. He almost exclusively the Sad Boys are an inseparable sports high-end Nike gear in his group of friends, much like the videos and in real life, and his mu- A$AP Mob and HBK Gang, that sic is heavily influenced by rappers are just having fun making music. such as Nas, Madvillain, and Qua- They are incredibly young but get- simoto. His Sad Boys “movement” ting more and more coverage and is also taking the world by storm, popularity in the United States with thousands of followers and Spooky with each day. disciples on Tum- blr and Twitter. It’s less of a movement and more of a gen- eral aesthetic, where you just listen to the music and chill, and Spoilers feel accepted by your By Brittnie Caballero death to anyone who watches it. Zach is suspected by police for her fellow Sad Boys and Later, she finds out that a young murder. Meanwhile another cou- girls. girl named Samara connects to ple who are the next prey of this What these young the video. satanic group is closely watched men are doing, then, Spoiler Alert! Rachel does by the driver to do the same as is revolutionary. all of the work to find out that Sa- they did to Zach and Sam. They are making mara’s body is lying at the bottom people all over the of a well and then even goes down world feel connect- there to retrieve it, freeing the Lean and his crew gained ed and accepted though music, restless spirit. Rachel’s psychic fame through their most popular through the internet, without any son points out that Samara is evil, single, Kyoto, which has received discrimination or rejection. How- and Rachel has succeeded in free- millions of views on both Sound- ever, if you don’t want to bother ing her spirit to kill at will. cloud and Youtube. These young with any of that and you just want men went from making music in good music, pick up Unknown 3. The Sixth Sense (1999) their bedrooms for a very small Death 2002 on iTunes or on vinyl. Psychologist Malcolm Crowe is group of people, to having a world- Gud’s unparalleled production working with a boy whose name wide audience nearly overnight. 5. The Conjuring (2013) mixed with Lean’s unique style is Cole, Cole claims to be able to With every release it becomes ob- In the movie “The Con- will definitely satisfy your cravings see dead people. At first, Mal- vious that the group, and Lean’s juring”, the Farron family moves for something new, fresh, and a colm is skeptical about this even skills especially, are improving. into a home in Harrisville, Rhode little odd in the hip hop world. but eventually comes to believe in The culmination of these efforts Island. Unfortunately, the house is haunted with demonic entities, Cole through experienced events. which over take the Farron fam- Spoiler Alert! Malcolm ily. The wife, Carolyn, wakes up helps Cole learn to use his power 1. The Mist (2007) to find multiple bruises on her for good rather than evil. The end. A fogbank containing skin. The same morning, Sadie, Oh, and Malcolm is really a ghost bloodthirsty creatures comes their dog, is found dead. Carolyn who doesn’t realize he’s dead. stumbling into a small town, is forced to call over the Warren trapping a few dozen people in a family to investigate the paranor- 2. Devil’s Due (2014) grocery store. The movie changes mal events. There is a Satanic Group Stephen King’s original ending to Spoiler Alert! Later in the who uses women, especially young create a major jolt. movie, the Farron family is forced couples who comes to Dominican Spoiler Alert! Five charac- to stay at a motel, where they find Republic for honeymoon to carry ters drive a truck out of town, only out that Carolyn is possessed by a and give birth to children of their to see that the creature-infested witch who killed her child to wor- group. The couple normally thinks mist goes on forever. They run ship Satan. Lorraine and Ed find that it’s their baby and give all the out of gas and are so disheartened Carolyn trying to stab her daugh- care until the fetus is completely that they decide to commit suicide ter. They then give her an exor- grown. Then is forces the carrier rather than be killed by the crea- cism, and all is well. to cut their stomach and the baby tures. Since they have only four comes out. It’s taken by the group bullets, David shoots the other 4. The Ring (2002) back to their place. four people including his son Rachel is reporter who is Spoiler Alert! Sam kills and steps out of the truck to let investigating a video said to bring herself and when the baby comes the creatures kill him...except the out, the driver takes the baby. Army shows up, saving the day. Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352

By Brittnie Caballero

While school has started, summer is ending wears button-ups, but sometimes leaves and fashion is trending! Summer to Fall could have them unbuttoned while wearing a plain its pros and cons, the sun is out less, the clouds come tee underneath He states his own trend out more, and the leaves starts to fall, but when the instead of following other trends “I think seasons change so do the trending fashion styles. you should dress who you are instead of Knowing what trends to follow can be a headache, following celebrities all the time” but truth is, following trends should depend on your own taste and what you’d prefer to wear. May Naing, (sophomore at JFK) chooses more of a girl, floral style. In From summer to fall, fashion trends fact, she makes her own clothes, “I usu- changes a lot, sandals turn into boots, tank tops turn ally buy the fabric at Jo-Ann fabric and into sweaters, and shorts into jeans. A whole new craft store...” she revelation of fashion alters during this time of year. informs us, “I By Elaha & James So what’s trending in the fall? For girls its hoodies, prefer sheer or windbreakers and Uggs (obviously), boot cut jeans cotton fabrics Things you’ll need are also on the now trending list too. While for guys, when i make vests, skinny jeans and button-ups are what’s hot. clothes.” she usu- 1. Green hair spray Most importantly, knit is in! Knit cardigans, beanies, ally makes crop and sweaters too! tops and skirts 2. Black face paint and likes the Other than floral design that 3. White face paint weather, finding seems to be in trends to follow lately along with 4. Dark eye shadow depends solely high waist shorts. on who you are May’s favorite 5. Black liquid eye liner and the stores places to shop is 6. Red lipstick you enjoy, others Brandy Melville, may even follow and Forever 21. Steps the styles of certain celebrities. Ken- nedy has tons of students with unique Luis Gonzalez (Senior, at JFK) has more of a 1. Spray over your hair with trendy styles. somber, monochromatic style. “I pretty much the green hairspray wear darker colors…” he explains. His favorite Jessica Fernandez’s (sopho- designer is Rick Owens and he likes to shop at 2. Coat your face from the top more, JFK) style varies between a Uniqlo. of your forehead to your “dark, edgy, indie look.” “Kind of Admit it, going from spaghetti straps to school chin in white face paint. like adding masculinity to a feminine dress code can be difficult, but hopefully some look...” she said describing her style, students at JFK could inspire you to find your own “I like Alexa Chung’s style, and as for trendy look. makeup, I’d prefer a pop of color to a natural look.” While Bhroz Aryan,(Junior at JFK), shoots for a more casual look, normally

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3. SMUDGE black face paint, By Elaha & James liquid eyeliner, or eye shadow heavily over your Question– If you could shape eyelids. shift into anything for halloween, what would you shape shift into? By Tate

Danielle Vis 9th – “I would become Aries: Mar 21 - Apr 19 Libra: Sept 23 - Oct 22 Elsa from Frozen because I think that controlling the weather would be In the year 2078, You will go to awesome and she’s beyond gorgeous.” A Unicorn will an abandoned impale you in the fraternity house eye socket with and the dead its magical horn. entities will comfort you in a horrific way.

Taurus: Apr 20 - May 20 4. For the lips, cover your lips On your wedding Scorpio: Oct 23 - Nov 21 in red lipstick and either run day, your sig- the red lipstick in a thick, vague line about an inch nificant other will In the year 3005, th and a half past both corners Candace Rivera 10 – “If it was only secretly poison Childish Gam- of your mouth. The line for a night, I would shape shift into a your champagne bino will leave should curve like the joker’s werewolf because I would scare little and watch you as your side. demonic grin and blend a kids and say that it’s only a costume you slowly die. little bit into the white. To but in reality it’s not.” achieve the look, draw the lines on your cheeks and smudge them lightly with Gemini: May 21 - June 20 your fingers. Sagittarius: Nov 22 - Dec 21 5. If you already have naturally In the year 2052, very thin lips, this look is the world will During the easier, and you only have to be overrun by 2022 World extend the corners of your robots and they cup, Cristiano mouth a slight bit with the will imprison you Ronaldo will red lipstick. Devin Hall 11th – “I would want to and starve you to run up into the Tips be a vampire because I could fly your death. stands and ask and scare people from behind while for your hand they’re looking in a mirror. Get it, in marriage. because vampires can’t be seen in mirrors, so I’d be able to scare them Cancer: June 21 - July 22 when they would turn around.” On October 17, 2025, Capricorn: Dec 22 - Jan 19 you will be the survivor of an airplane crash but The next time you then get stranded on a use the microwave, deserted island, starve it will send off elec- to death and consumed tromagnetic waves by vultures. and fry your puny brain. • Make sure your red lipstick is a little hard and rough. Trace over your lips and smile 3 times. That way you Leo: July 23 - Aug 22 can really tell if you look like Dylan Solis 12th– “I would shape shift Aquarius: Jan 20 - Feb 18 the Joker or not. into Santa Claus because I could be The next time you go able to go around the world and mess to another country, you In the next year or so, • Though he sports the scars with people by making them think will be kidnapped, tied Drake will bake you of a smile, Heath Ledger’s that it’s Christmas instead of Hallow- up, put into an old shed delicious chocolate Joker doesn’t actually grin een. That would be the worst thing to where you will be forced chip cookies and write nearly as much as Jack do to a person, wouldn’t it?” a song about them for Nicholson’s does. Depend- to participate in the ing on which you choose annual tomato throwing you. to portray, you may want parade. to show a stern, troubled Pisces: Feb 19 - look or a jocular yet sinister Virgo: Aug 23 - Sept March 20 one. Either way, you’ll look 22 amazing. A crazed swat team will • invade your beautiful house The Joker carried around In the year 2091, you “joker” cards from playing will fall off a cliff while and force you to dance at card decks. If you so desire, admiring its gorgeous gunpoint. carry one around in this view, and then blissfully pocket of your suit. tumble to your death. Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 Is it Animal Art The Secret Sidewalk Cruelty? By Elaha and James The “White Witch of Niles” story of Scott’s Corners, she was thrown Or we heard back then was tied to the from the carriage when the horses Although secret sidewalk silent film industry. The story we were spooked by the first of two on- By Katrina Moniz an elephant to paint, a sharp metal is well known, not many can find it heard was that Essanay studios had coming horseless carriages (car). Elephants “painting” is a bull hook or nail is used to guide and if they do, they can’t find their a Halloween party “on location” in After she was thrown the 2nd car phenomenon in Thailand that has the paintbrush. When performing way back (JK!). It is located in Niles, the canyon. struck her. Miss Lowerey became animal rights advocates talking the mahout, the elephant’s train- off of mission. It is home to the An aspiring young ac- the first person to ever be killed by everywhere, questioning whether er, tugs at the elephant’s ear with White Witch of Niles. tress, dressed in white as Cleopatra an automobile in this area.” It is this practice is “good,” “bad,” or each stroke it makes. He nudges Many different stories have went to the party to “out” her affair said that she haunts those who walk “somewhere in between.” The act it up and down to get the animal been told but the one thing that they with one of the studio owners (Bill the sidewalk even after they leave. of elephants painting first began in to make a vertical line, or pulls it all have in common is the White “Bronco Billy” Anderson). the 1940’s as a circus act. In 1995, sideways to get a horizontal one. Witch. A former Kennedy student After a confrontation with two Russian To encourage spots and blobs he wrote, “I was a Kennedy High stu- Anderson and her wife, she ran away conceptual tugs the ear dent in 1972… There was a place crying, never to be seen again.” An- artists be- forward, to- where it spanned a small canyon. other Sidewalker wrote, “A young wards the Beware of the White gan paint- We used to climb out on the bottom woman whose last name was Low- Witch of Niles who ing with el- canvas. Sim- and tie a rope to the cement struts. erey was on her way to a wedding, ephants in ply, this is We were lucky we didn’t kill our- possibly her own. Riding in a horse roams the Secret Side- a US zoo. In the mahouts selves swinging over the trash pile, drawn carriage near the way stop walk! 1997, they painting, not then moved the elephants to Thailand itself. These where, the elephants are Asian el- not engaging ephants proved to be fast learn- in any sense ers and their work went viral. For of creativity, but are merely actors the first few years, the paintings performing. were done all abstractly, with the It is simply a tourist trap, elephant doing all the work. Then, as an audience watches the el- a few years ago, a Thai elephant ephants each stroke, eager to get camp started producing “realistic” their hands on one of these aston- paintings. ishing paintings. At some facili- Hundreds of videos could ties, the elephants were forced to be found of the endearing animal perform circus-like tricks for the painting flowers, trees, and self- tourists. Contrary, there are some portraits. One might think that an organizations, such as, “The Thai elephant painting a picture of itself Elephant Conservation Center” that give their elephants a choice. It has been found that some el- ephants love to paint, while others do not. Not all elephants can paint, and of those that do, some are bet- ter than others. At this conserva- tion center elephants are given the opportunity to paint, and the ones who show no desire are given different activities to do. In con- servation centers the elephant’s profit goes to the benefit for the care of the elephants. Paintings done by elephants are sold for up to $500, and an elephant usually makes about six paintings a day. is the cutest thing in the world and An Asian elephant who lived at the is a must see. However, elephants Phoenix zoo in Arizona sold for up endure months of physical abuse to 5,000 dollars in the late 1980’s. to learn how to hold a paint brush, In Thai, the elephant painting draw a straight line, paint flow- business has become so success- ers and leaves on trees. For years, ful, that soon they will need even they then paint the same repetitive more elephants to create more painting over and over again, ev- paintings. Unfortunately, not all ery single day, sometimes twice or of these Asian elephants will get a three times a day. When training life like the ones at the conserva- tion center.

Student Art By Katrina Moniz

Junior, Henry Rumohr, states, “Ms. Servandas’s sculpture class is the best Senior, Daniel Salais, expresses, “Ceramics is fun and cool be- class ever!!! Right now we’re making Papier Mache letters.” cause you get to be artistic and create whatever you want.”

In these pictures below, Kailey Nieve and Desiree Zapanta are taking a break from academics and using their creativity to make original artwork. Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 Football Team Rounding Into Shape Team USA Takes Gold

By Matt Gore ton, and Moreau Catholic winless. erup, whose is also a linebacker on By Rootvij Bage the tournament where a spectator Kennedy is ranked 396 in Califor- defense for Kennedy and had two might have felt like Team USA was One of the most important changes nia and ranked 5396 nationally, sacks vs Hercules, only behind Ja- The 2014 FIBA Basketball in danger of being eliminated. to our Varsity team this year is that but in our division 3 rankings, cob Murrieta with four sacks. World Cup was the 17th edition of The 12 man squad consist- our Kennedy Titans have a new they are ranked 14th, and they On the defensive side the FIBA Basketball World Cup, ed of Demarcus Cousins, Stephen kicker. He is a foreign exchange should make the playoffs the way of the ball, Jaime Contreras in- the tournament previously known Curry, Klay Thompson, Anthony student from Germany, here for there playing. tercepted the Arroyo quarterback as the FIBA World Champion- Davis, Mason Plumlee, Derrick nine months. In practice, our new The football team is twice, taking one interception for ship. It is a basketball competition Rose, Kyrie Irving, Rudy Gay, kicker named, Simon Bloecker, now 6 and 0, which is an amazing a touchdown, which in football is played by the men’s national teams Demar Derozan, James Harden, made two 40 yard field goals in a start, beating Arroyo 35 to 16 in called a pick six. In this week, Si- of the members of the Internation- Andre Drummond, and Kenneth row and he also went one mon Bloecker went 3 for 4 al Basketball Federation(FIBA), Faried. Many of the NBA’s top for two in PAT, point after on point after touchdowns. the sport’s global federation. It is players opted to not take part in touchdown in week two of Overall the team is looking considered to be the flagship event this tournament. Some key names the football season. That solid on offense and defense, of the International Basketball include Kevin Durant, Dwight takes an incredible amount especially the run game on Federation. The championship has Howard, Kobe Bryant, Chris of leg strength and accura- offense. If they keep playing been held every four years since Paul, LeBron James, and Dwayne cy to kick two 40 yard field like this, who knows what can the inaugural tournament in 1950. Wade. A number of these players goals in a row. Some kick- happen. Their next matchup Fans are always extremely excited took this precaution due to a ma- ers in college football have will be on Friday at 7:00 pm to see these tournaments because jor injury to Paul George in the na- trouble doing this, but col- at Hercules, who are 1 and 2, all the superstars, who are usually tionally televised scrimmage of the lege kickers can most likely so far in the season. separated by clubs in the NBA, are USA team leading up to the tour- make a 50 yard field goal. Here is a list of the remaining all playing together on the same nament. Paul George broke his leg Kennedy just varsity Kennedy Titans foot- team. This usually results in high in a nasty collision. The players, had a big week two vic- ball team’s schedule tory over Mt. Eden, a 47 Game #8 to 20 win. Some key con- 10/18 tributors were running back Ryan week 3. Arroyo is now 1 and 2 and 7:00p Lord, rushing for two touchdowns 0 and 1 at home. Strong showings Irvington (Fremont, CA) and well over one hundred yards. came from Braxton Kiester, rush- Game #9 Josh Mckinnie had two touch- ing for 134 yards on 16 touches 10/25 downs with 68 yards or 10 rushes. with a touchdown. Josh Mckinnie 7:00p Also, tight end Jacob Murrieta had rushed for 94 yards on 11 carries. @Mission San Jose (Fremont, CA) three receptions for 41 yards with Another good performance came Game #10 a touchdown. Kennedy Football is from Kaleem Abubukari. rushing 10/31 in first place, here are the stand- for 69 yards and a touchdown on 7:00p ings. Kennedy is in first, then only seven carries. In addition, @American (Fremont, CA) American second, Newark Memo- quarterback Shane Sanute went 6 **Note away games vs Fremont rial next in third, leaving Irving- for 11 with 54 yards and a six yard teams will be played at TAK, ton, Mission San Jose, Washing- touchdown thrown to Justin Bind- Washington’s Field.

flying dunks, high scoring games, fan, and the world all sent prayers and plenty of dazzling plays that out to George for a speedy recov- Congratulations Kaleem Abubukari and Shane Sanute, and all the you would not normally see in a ery. Varsity Titans on an excellent Homecoming win! regular game. FIBA strives to en- Despite these setbacks,

tertain the world to the best of the team still had the most stars, their abilities and this tournament filled with young talent such as the goes above and beyond to achieve growing Anthony Davis, and the this. “Splash Brothers” Stephen Curry Team USA, the favorites and Klay Thompson. For players of the FIBA tournament, took like Cousins, Gay, and Derozan, home the gold medal on Septem- this was a time to improve their NFL Makes The Right Call ber 14, 2014. For the most part, it game and show NBA general man- was an easy road to the champion- agers that they are superstar cali- ship for Team USA. They won ev- ber players, increasing their value, By Arsalan Yahya for the first offence and the second proached the situation. Floyd ery game by a margin of 20 points and this is exactly what they did. offence would result in a life time Mayweather who has had his own or more, clearly displaying their Led by Coach K, Team The biggest controversy ban from the NFL. Two weeks lat- charges of Domestic Violence in the NFL over the past few years er, TMZ released the video of the slammed Ray Rice’s indefinite is the controversial domestic vio- Ray Rice knocking out Janay and ban claiming, “I think there’s a lot lence charge against Ray Rice. On the league came under fire for the worse things that go on in other February 15, 2014, Ray Rice and fiancée Janay Palmer were at an Atlantic City, New Jersey casino when a confrontation ensued. A video released by TMZ on Septem- ber 8, 2014 shows Ray Rice assault Palmer, knocking her out, and then shows Rice carrying Palmer’s un- conscious body out of the elevator being stopped by casino security. Since the assault, Rice and Palmer have married and have been under much criticism from the media. Many condemn Palmer’s decision of staying with Rice and defending dominance over the rest of the USA has dominated in world him for his actions. In March, both teams across the world. The team championships for the past de- Rice and Palmer started attending played Finland, Turkey, New Zea- cade. With a top tier coaching staff, couple seminars to aid their rela- land, Dominican Republic, and a strong emphasis on basketball in tionship. Rice has stepped up to ease on Rice’s penalty. Goodell people’s households. It’s just not Ukraine in the group stage, Mex- the nation, and a growth of talent apologize for his actions, “My ac- proclaims the league had never caught on video, if that’s safe to say. ico in the Round of 16, Slovenia in the NBA, USA basketball should tions that night were totally inex- seen the video, but TMZ reports You know I wish Ray Rice noth- in the Quarterfinals, Lithuania in continue to thrive and bring home cusable…It hurts because I can’t go the NFL never asked to see the ing but the best.” Also, many NFL the Semifinals, and Serbia in the gold medals. casino video. Law enforcement wives support Ray Rice and feel he Finals. There was never a point in officials state that they had sent should be punished, but Ray and a DVD copy to the NFL’s league Janay should be left out of the me- office and someone had verified dia. Currently, Rice is awaiting his that the league had received the appeal on his suspension claiming, tape. Currently, the case is being “I’m just holding strong for my investigated by former FBI direc- wife and kid that’s all I can do right tor Robert Mueller and will have now.” Ronda Rousey has come an independent inquiry. Goodell out and said, “She’d knockout Ray has also stated he will consult with Rice if he touched her.” The presi- dent Barack Obama has also voiced his disap- pointment out there and play football, but it with Rice hurts more because I have to be a and the NFL father and explain what happened and stated,” to my daughter.” domestic After the incident, Rice violence is had been only suspended for two contempt- games by NFL Commissioner ible and Roger Goodell. This minor suspen- unaccept- sion faced harsh criticism from able in a the press who stated, “The NFL civilized so- does not respect women’s rights.” ciety.” Ray Goodell came back to address the Rice was cut media on August 28 stating, “I take four women on domestic violence, by The Baltimore Ravens after the into account all of the information Ex-head of sex crimes prosecution video had surfaced, where he was before I make a decision on what unit and ex-directors of advocac- drafted and played for six seasons the discipline will be.” Goodell also groups and Rice was handed an indefinite states he had gotten the Ray Rice Numerous celebrities, ban from the NFL. punishment wrong and creates a women groups, and athletes have new policy for domestic violence, voiced their opinion on the Ray which is a six game suspension Rice issue and how the NFL ap- Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 Science ISIS: The New Terror Corner By Rootvij Bage the 17 days from 5 to 22 June, ISIS killed more than 1,000 Iraqi civil- ISIS is a Sunni jihadist ians and injured more than 1,000. grade). Scientists and research- ing plate, the Meissner ef group in the Middle East. While After ISIS released photographs ers are currently trying to find fect causes the magnet to levitate Today’s Article: it has built its status as an Islamic of its fighters, shooting hundreds substances with higher critical from its own magnetic field being state, it claims religious authority of young men, the United Nations Superconductors temperatures, hoping to one day bounced back to it. over all Muslims across the world declared that cold-blooded execu- come across a material that is su- Speaking of magnetism, super By Eugene Yakusevich and dreams to bring most of the tions said to have been carried out perconductive without any cooling Muslim-inhabited regions of the by militants in northern Iraq al- Hello everybody and wel- at all; in other words: a high-tem- conductors can also be made into world under its political control most certainly were the equivalent come to another edition of science perature superconductor. In the superconducting electromagnets. beginning with Iraq, Syria and of war crimes. corner! This month, we will be meantime, the low-temperature Ordinary electromagnets can only other territories in the Levant re- This is becoming an in- talking about a particularly bizarre superconductors we have on hand get so strong because the wires that gion. Isis has been designated as creasing problem for the US be- and astonishingly useful type of right now will have to do. wrap around them can only hold so a foreign terrorist organization cause it is interfering with their material known as a supercon- Because of their complete much current at a time. Supercon- ductor. Aside from their already lack of resistance, superconduc- ducting magnets hold much more evident “super” conductivity, su- tors can act like giant batteries. and can generate electromagnetic perconductors also boast an inter- Think of a superconducting wire fields ten times stronger than sim- esting array of other properties, as a long road, upon which cars ilarly-sized ordinary electromag- many of which are related to the (electrons) travel. In other met- nets. Remember the car analogy aforementioned superconductiv- als, the road exerts friction (re- I made earlier that turns a loop ity. We really won’t get anywhere sistance) on the car, causing it to of superconductor into a battery? just standing here, so let’s jump decelerate and ultimately stop. That effect can right in! Superconducting “roads”, on the be applied here If you look around, you other hand, exert no friction, and as well, causing will notice electronic devices of all thus, once energy is invested to get the supercon- sorts everywhere you look: lights, the car moving, the car can essen- ducting magnet phones, televisions, speakers, and tially stay looping around a circu- to go into what more. Modern society revolves lar track of superconducting wire is called “per- around the convenience provided for eons. In this way, hundreds of sistence mode”, by electricity, which is subse- trillions of electrons can be made which will keep quently provided by a large power to endlessly run around a circular it magnetized grid, made up of copper wires that track of superconducting metal, for months without any additional span great distances and trans- being diverted away to do work power needed (except for cool- formers that modulate the cur- wherever needed. Of course, the ing). This makes superconducting by the United States, the United overseas connections. ’ ISIS aims rent and voltage however neces- metal has to remain sufficiently magnets ideal for use in particle Kingdom, Australia, Canada, In- to horrify Americans to discourage sary. The power grid is reliant on cool in order for this to work, so physics, where their intense fields donesia and Saudi Arabia, and increased U.S. military involve- copper, a metal prized and low power consumption allow has been described by the United ment in combatting the Islamic for its high conduc- them to easily accelerate subatom- Nations and Western and Middle State. However, they also have tivity (or, in technical ic particles. Eastern media as a terrorist group another target audience: support- terms, low resistivity). One of the drawbacks of and as a fundamentalist and ex- ers and potential recruits for their Electrical resistance a superconducting magnet is that, tremist organization. The United terrorist movement.” ISIS is try- is measured in Ohms just like ordinary metal, it also has Nations and Amnesty Internation- ing to become America’s number (Ω), and electrical re- a limit on how much current it can al have accused the group of grave one enemy and it is trying to scar sistivity is measured in take. Once it surpasses this limit, human rights abuses. American citizens with their hor- Ohm-meters. Resistiv- the superconductor stops super- During the Iraqi conflict rific actions such as the beheading ity is an intrinsic prop- conducting and reverts to being in 2014, ISIS released dozens of of journalists, and the set of ran- erty, much like density; an ordinary metal. The abrupt loss videos showing its ill treatment of soms on innocent civilians. This it stays the same across in superconductivity means that civilians, many of whom had ap- event is certainly causing conflict all copper wires, all the metal becomes resistive, and parently been targeted on the basis between the two sides and could silver coins, all graphite pencils, any practical value is lost to the the electrons begin to slow down. of their religion or ethnicity. The be leading to a war, but hopefully and so forth. However, it is not large amount of energy needed to Since energy cannot be destroyed, United Nations reported that in it does not go to that extent. always a fixed number: resistivity cool the liquid helium involved. the electrons’ kinetic energy (their changes with temperature, also People who have some knowledge speed energy) is lost as heat, a like density. Substances typically of physics know that electric and process known as ohmic heating. become more resistive (and less magnetic fields are fundamentally Ohmic heating increases with cur- dense) when heated, and less re- identical. When a superconduct- rent, and since superconducting What Do You See? sistive (and denser) when cooled. ing material is cooled below its electromagnets usually have mas- In terms of resistivity, copper has critical temperature, tiny electri- sive currents running through the third lowest (at 1.68×10−8 cal currents begin to run across its them, the resulting heating is im- ohm-meters), followed by silver surface. These electrical currents mense; so immense that the cool- (1.59×10−8), and finally graphene generate their own magnetic field. ing liquid helium (or nitrogen) (1.00×10−8). Of course, building These fields cancel out most mag- instantly vaporizes, creating a a whole power grid out of silver netism inside the superconductor, Boiling-Liquid-Expanding-Vapor- would be unreasonably expensive, and in order to conserve magnetic Explosion (BLEVE) which usu- and seeing as we already have a flux, the exterior magnetic fields ally destroys the whole appara- problem with copper theft, I doubt become stronger. I really don’t tus. Ouch. Such a phenomenon is that silver would last longer. know the specifics as I haven’t tak- known as a magnetic quench, and Superconductors, on the en a dedicated AP Physics course it wouldn’t be a problem for high- other hand, are unique in that they yet, but I can tell you that the re- temperature superconductors un- have absolutely no resistivity: they sult is a phenomenon called the less somebody decides to point a conduct electricity without any Meissner effect, a defining charac- heater at them. resistance whatsoever. They only teristic of superconductors which That’s all for this issue! achieve this amazing property, causes them to prevent any mag- Next time, we will talk about an- however, when they are cooled to netic fields from passing through other interesting form of matter extremely low temperatures, usu- them, and in- known as a Bose-Einstein Con- ally involving liquid helium stead they have to travel around. densate. Until then, Stay Smart (which only condenses at 4.222 When an ordinary magnet is Kennedy! kelvin or about −269 centi placed on top of a superconduct-

What does each one mean? Riddle Of The Issue

Which way is the bus headed, Left or Right? 90% of preschoolers get the question right, yet only 10% of adults get this right.

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iPhone 6: Is It Worth It? By David Nguyen has an A8 processor which is lot By Gerardo Tejeda focusing and duo stereo speakers more powerful from the previous for high definition sound, which is The iPhone 6 has ar- iPhone’s chip. An NFC chip for Many “good” things about something the iPhone lacks con- rived, but does it stand out from near field communication which the next-generation iPhone 6, but firmed by HTC. Android comes in other phones? You might want past iPhones did not have. NFC are those facts enough to turn many varieties of phones, de- to consider a few reasons why can be used to make payments a you against Android, Windows signs, and features unlike Apple’s you should or should not buy it. lot simple by just scanning your and their products? Sure, you iPhone products who contain a According to Cnet, the iPhone 6 phone to the credit card swipe. can argue that the screen sizes very limited amount of hardware is available in two varieties, a 4.7 Both the new iPhones and iPhone are growing with Apple’s own and software. Also, according to inch model to replace Apple’s pre- 5s can be used with the upcoming version of the phablet, however, The Guardian, there have been vious flagship, the iPhone 5s and Apple Watch, Apple’s first ever they are only trying to copy the claims by the non-profit organi- the iPhone 6 Plus, 5.5 inch, which smart watch. The Samsung S5 original version of the phablet zation China Labor Watch that is made to compete with phablets is still made out of plastic, mak- like the Samsung models such as there are manufacturing plants in (for example, Samsung Note ing it a downfall to android users the Galaxy and Note phones. The China that treat workers in illegal Series). The iPhone has an alu- while the iPhone has a strong Samsung Galaxy S5 has a Super and abusive conditions owned by minum body and is a lot thinner and stylish aluminum casing, but Amo-Led display, a 16 megapixel Apple Inc. Workers are asked to than the iPhone 5s, this makes the iPhone is simple to use, has less camera, inferred blaster to control stand for 69 hours per week even iPhone 6 look like an iPod touch carrier bloat ware, fewer secu- your TV, and is water resistant, though Apple has a self-imposed 5. The screen is made out of sap- rity breaches, in addition fixing something the iPhone 6 does not limit of working for 60 hours per phire crystal, which is supposed to a problem is as easy as talking have as stated by GSMareana. . week. This says plenty when they make the screen harder to scratch to AppleCare or the Apple store The Samsung Galaxy S5’s has a cannot even follow their own or shatter. In addition, the resolu- while androids need to be sent to slot for a micro SD card to expand regulations. Their staff are also tion of the screen for the iPhone 6 the manufacture to be repaired the memory and the battery is working without adequate protec- has a 1334×750 retina display and if under warranty. All in all, the user replaceable, meanwhile the tion at risk of chemicals, noise a 1920×1080 resolution for the iPhone 6 is worth buying because iPhone charges an extra hundred and lasers. Overall, hopefully you iPhone 6 Plus. According to CEO of its big major change that Apple dollar for more memory and the will think twice before buying of Apple, Tim Cook, the iPhone 6 made in years. battery is not user replaceable. another Apple product such as the The HTC One M8 is equipped iPhone 6 since there are setbacks with a duo camera for better to be considered.

Entertaining Animals?

By Rootvij Bage One of the most obvious cepted for humans and animals to By Jivtoor Egab as the animals aren’t being abused points is that it is completely im- be treated on the same field, but then there seems to be little harm For thousands of years, moral. Other animals may not they should have equality with us I am in favor of using ani- in having animal entertainers. Be- humans have used animals as have the same level of knowledge on terms of moral rights, meaning mals as a form of entertainment. I sides, many animals love interac- objects of entertainment. We ob- as humans, but they feel fear, pain should be equally important think that animals can be used to tion with humans and certainly serve animals being restricted at stress and pain just as we do. It whether it is a human or an ani- enhance the quality of human life. entertaining is interaction with a mal that feels it. We have Hunting has grown in popularity crowd weather it is an audience slaughterhouses set up greatly over the years and hunting or a camera crew. Circus animals all over America and see- events nowadays are often large are often caged and actually enjoy ing them with first-hand scale competitions. A tournament entertaining crowds and getting experience would prob- called, The Grand National, has attention from many people. ably make stomachs flip. To be more humane, we must treat these animals in a better manner and find a way better way to kill them. If you wouldn’t want a human to be treat- ed a certain way, then an animal shouldn’t be treated that way. It is as simple as that. Circus animals are trained to perform tricks using whips, sticks, and go through food de- privation. Wild animals such as lions, tigers, and elephants are kept in tiny spaces. These animals are forced to travel thousands zoos, being stripped of the free of miles in cramped and lifestyle they deserve to have. On is immoral to gain pleasure ei- squalid conditions and frequently top of this, we take joy in these ther from the suffering or forced end up physically and mentally ill. animals being caged in, their free- performance of another living be- All this, purely for the entertain- Where people seem to be dom taken away. Humans have ing, especially when that being is ment of exploitive humans. an audience of 153,000 paying going wrong is the basic concept of also hunted animals for years. In controlled. It would never be ac- spectators at the event and an ad- entertainment. Using animals in modern times, we have turned ditional 600 million people in 140 circuses is entertainment, not tor- hunting into a sort of enter- countries watch it on television. ture. There is nothing inherently tainment, where we depict our These types of competitions bring wrong against training animals or sadistic society that thrives off up themes of struggle that make enjoying the entertainment pro- the death of innocent animals. communities come together in an vided by trained animals. At dog One of the biggest representa- experience that reminds people shows, for example, dogs trained tions of animals used for en- that they aren’t alone. Many peo- in obedience and agility remind tertainment would be in circus ple use hunting as a medium to es- people of the strength, skills, and shows. Animals at the top of cape the stress of reality and par- utility of the working dog. If the their food chains such as lions ticipating in these competitions animals are not properly cared for, and tigers are belittled to per- with thousands of other people or are mistreated during training form shows to please arrogant gives them a sense of happiness. or showing though, this is tor- exploitative humans. The use Animals have historically been ture and should not be permitted. of animals for mere entertain- used as beasts of burden. In mod- For this reason, I believe animals ment is becoming an increas- ern times, there seems to be very should be used as a form of enter- ing point of debate in our soci- little “burden”, and a considerable tainment. ety. amount of entertainment. As long Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352 The Appropriation of Free Anarchy Asian Culture in the By Brittnie Caballero ernmental freedom. Since then, anism. Anarchism does not reject anarchism revolutionized into a organization either, Chaz Bufe de- When people think of whole new society. scribed it as “rather a preoccupa- anarchy, they often think of re- Our idea of anarchism is tion with it—a preoccupation with United States bellious actions and rebellious how society should be organized people. That’s what we do often, in accord with the anarchist prin- By Luis Gonzalez cially at fault, selling Japanese we judge based on what other ciples of individual freedom and “Kimonos” with traditional In- people tell us, or make us believe, social justice.” Whenever the word dian prints on them, even though especially authorities. We would Anarchism is all about “Asian” is brought up, a vivid im- they’re really just long cardigans. judge on what we've heard, rather freedom, in both positive and age of foreign food, bright car- But when people see “kimono”, than judging based on our own negative senses. Freedom from toons, and far off, exotic lands the same image of far off lands thoughts and opinions. Anarchy is the government, the rich, and the comes to mind. This image has about absolute freedom, mentally, media. In the book Homage to been cultivated by people in the spiritually, and socially. The whole Catalonia by George Orwell, he United States for the past hundred idea of anarchism is to break free completely misleading, in fact, a mentions what anarchism is and years, and these stereotypes are from anything that separates us synonym for anarchy is actually that it’s worth fighting for. only becoming more pronounced from the exploration of our world, “chaos” and terrorists were often What does one think an and enforced as the media and minds, and souls without con- even referred to as “anarchists.” anarchist is? Usually, the most public continue to perpetrate sideration of what we've been in- Even Chaz Bufe commented say- common answer is “A chaotic, them. The Asian community is unbalanced, and rebellious seen as little more than a humor- person.” Someone who car- ous footnote, people who are ex- ries bombs and spikes up pected to work as hard as their their hair or wears chains, parents did to get straight A’s and and a trench coat in an alley. high paying jobs as doctors and Actually, most anarchists lawyers. Not only is their image look and act normal, almost constantly skewed by the public, disappointingly normal. An- but their culture has been sto- and beautiful geishas appears, archists are even a lot more len and appropriated to the point and they wish to appear different peaceful than we think, and and distinct, without and worry only act out to what they be- about the history or importance lieve in. In fact, according to of that garment. Restaurants and Antonio Forza, most anar- fast food establishments are also chists are simply self-aware guilty of this, selling fortune cook- humans who have outgrown ies (Which were invented by white and abandoned the need for people), imitations of ramen and others to tell them what to chow mein, and other mockeries think and how to live. where it has been stripped of any of traditional dishes. These copies Mental anarchy plays a sort of meaning and importance. are almost always poorly executed structed to think and believe. ing “When anarchism is men- large part in the social philosophy Examples of this can be and mislabeled, with no worry A brief history of the evo- tioned, it's invariably presented of anarchy because of how anar- found literally anywhere in the about their cultural significance. lution of anarchism starts with as merely a particularly mindless chists think and believe. Mental United States, from the China- Of course, it is not only Asian cul- the Greek word an- “without” form of youthful rebellion.” which anarchy is very important to an- towns that have been artificially ture that is being appropriated. and arkhos “ruler.” Modern anar- is often spread to the public. An- archism because it sets an anar- engineered by white American But the United States’ fascina- chism developed in the late 1860’s archism is not terrorism, actually chist’s mind free. architects to look “Chinese” and tion with China, Japan, and other in International Working Men's a mind-boggling amount of anar- Anarchism is very con- “exotic”, to the hundreds of stores, such countries has reached such a Association, which was an inter- chists are always against terror- troversial and looked down upon boutiques, and restaurants that damaging and offensive peak that national organization that shot to- ism. Noteworthy living anarchists by the general media because not steal, mislabel, and make profit something must be done. People wards bringing together a variety include the great philosopher and many people understand what an- from the ancient traditions and need to be educated about how of different, left-wing socialists, linguist Noam Chomsky. archy really is, and what is really cultures that have been so jealous- harmful appropriation is, and how communist and anarchist political Anarchism is not, amoral is, is a society that only wants to ly guarded for thousands of years. important these cultures are to the groups. This group wanted gov- egoism, primitivism, nor libertari- be free. Stores like Forever 21 are espe- world. Humans Of Kennedy By Sukhamarpal Kaur

“My biggest goal right now is to be the director for “My biggest dream would be to not to leave the world un- “Be yourself. Ignore what everyone else thinks. Be who Mary Kay. My teams name will be “The Rock and changed. I don't want the world to be the same when I leave you are and not what other people want you to be.” Too Rollers.”” as when I came in. I want to make a difference.” often we try to be someone we are not. There are people (Ms. Marie) We all have opportunities to change the world yet we stay on who are a completely different person at home and when a plateau. We try to fit in with society which leads to us being they come to school they have a different personality. just like the rest, making the world run how it always has. People say they dislike two faced people, but, unwillingly Someone has to bring a change, why not one of us? It could perhaps, there are some of us that live two different lives. be a small change but we should all want to better the world (Paola Rosas) for the future generations, for our future kids. (Shannon Washington)

“My mom has taught me to value the inside more than the outside. Having good characteristics is much more important. She used to and still tells me, ‘It is “The happiest moment of my life was when my more important to be pretty on the inside than the daughter was born. She was born on the 24th of Feb- outside.’” ruary this year and her name is Reverie Jean Hunter. Often the general public and/or students at John F. She's super cute and I rather be with her all day than Kennedy High School spend too much time worrying any of you. I hate you all.” about how they look instead of who they are on the I’d rather spend time with a little kid than people at inside. Yes, it is important to be presentable on the “My largest goal would be to have a career that I school. Definitely understand where you are coming outside but the inside is much more important. enjoy and raise a happy family.” from. (Ms. Vega) (Kimberly Bartlett) (Mr. Hunter) Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352

Separated at Birth?

Kayla kinda looks like... Lucy Liu Kiki kinda looks like... Malcolm X

Mr. Velez looks llike... The Most Interesting Man in the World

Joe looks like... Freddie

Elaha looks like... Zendaya

Rootvij looks like... Drake Fall 2014 Vol. 5. No. 1 TitanTribune.Tumblr.com The Titan Tribune @JfkTitanTribune (510) 657-1070 Ext. 27352