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Upcoming concerts Student Debates Homecoming Girls wrestling Rodeo Recipies 2016 Elections Deadpool(video game) Did you know? Letter from the Editor Hey everybody! This is one of our last issues and just like all the rest of the magazines I am very proud of how it has turned out. With the dedication of our newspaper staff we have been able to do three issues so far! In this issue we focused on fun things. From concerts, to books, to the rodeo and video games coming out; even movies! Along with those topics there is also hard hitting articles about how children act these days and events going on in Beyer, like the STEM center and program night and the sports around school, focusing mostly on the girls this season. -Skylar Green. E.O.C Editor-in-Chief: Club President: Advisor: Skylar Green - Senior Chris Jenkins - Senior Clay Thomas Contributing Staff: Athena Garcia - Senior Tanner Gentry - Senior Kara Liu - Senior George Dancer - Senior Jolan Glover - Senior Allison Bonta - Senior Mary Ridquist - Junior Brady Stockdale- Senior Jacob Selby - Junior Cierra Douglas - Junior Hannah Stickland - Junior Breanna Griffits - Junior Morgan Ott - Junior Pictured from closest to furthest: Pictured from left to right: Clay Thomas, Jolan Glover, Cierra Hannah Strickland, Mary Ridquist, Kara Lui, Douglas, Chris Jenikis, Skylar Green, Allison Bonta, Chris Jenkins. Jacob Selby, Brady Stockdale, Breanna Griffits, Jolan Glover, and Athena Garcia. and Morgan Ott 1 ordinary The Lack of Youth Voting in America to By: Kara Liu “I’m not interested in politics at all right Youth Involved in our Democracy. “Voting is A 24-year-old student at MJC, Jorge Diaz, Extraordinary now,” says Thomas Moore, an 18 year-old a habit… It’s getting the start of the habit that agrees that the Internet has fostered a stronger by Chris Jenkins & Skylar Green from Modesto who is currently serving in we’ve been very poor about doing.” connection between the voters and the politics. the Army. “I have more important things to In conjunction with their statements on “Technology has made it possible so that worry about.” the importance of civic and political education, anyone can obtain any information immediately Says Bailey Johnson, a senior at Enochs both Zukin and Eisner stressed what Eisner and keeps the youth updated.” High School, “Although they voice their labeled the ‘vicious cycle’ of the situation. opinions, most of my friends are not “Young people don’t vote, so candidates don’t Whether technology has hurt or helped planning on voting... They don’t feel like bother to spend time talking about their issues youths get closer to politics, it’s evident that it’s their vote will make any difference.” because it’s so much better to talk about the essential to get these low youth voting rates as Such statements represent the issues that the people who are going to go to soon as possible. vast majority of the American youth the polls care about,” says Eisner. “Voting creates history…It’s not just about in describing their relationship with When reviewing the topics focused on by this election. It actually affects the future,” government and politics. Whether it’s the 2016 presidential candidates, Zukin points Eisner points out. “It’s important for the voices apathy, distrust, or a lack of external out that very few of their focal-points are and concerns of younger people to be heard stimulation, the fact is that very few youth-oriented. “If you look at the political young people are choosing to vote, and in the same way it’s important for any group debate going on now, you might see a lot of to feel like they have a chance to change the in a democracy such as ours that relies things that are of interest to seniors, like health, on everyone’s participation in order to but you see almost no discussion of college political agenda. By not participating, you’re function, this could be a problem. debt. Politicians’ strategies are to focus on shutting yourself out of the process,” she In just a few months, Modesto will those people who are habitual voters. They’re says, then adds,”I understand why people feel open its polls to vote for California’s fishing in the pool where the fish are,” he says. disenfranchised, but that’s all the more reason party candidates in the 58th presidential “If you don’t participate, the issues that you why it’s important to use the tools that are there Alex Coronado (pictured above) is a race car driver. primaries. Yet despite the common have are ignored by politicians. It’s a chicken- for us citizens.” Alex drives an alcohol injected 360 cubic inch sprint car that euphemism of people “flocking to the and-egg question.” Yet despite the statistics and underlying produces 700 horsepower. He has won roughly 20 races and polls,” turnout during elections in the past Another reason behind young adults’ lack of frustration, not all millennials regard politics few decades has been far from bountiful. voting could be attributed to technology. Most with apathy or confusion. placed in over 150. He started on go carts at the age of five. According to the US Census Bureau, voting teens and young adults would rather take out rates have dropped for all age groups, their phone to scroll through social media than “Government is something I am extremely Then at age seven, he advanced to the sprint cars he drives excluding a convoluted surge in those 65 pick up a newspaper or discuss politics with interested in,” says Brooke Nawrocki, a senior today. His sponsers are: Weisner & Cerato Machine, Max and older, within the last half-century. their friends. Zukin, whose article “What’s at Hughson High. “I feel it is very important For example, in Stanislaus County’s local the Matter With Polling?” was featured in the that I participate in government and voting. We Muscle, and San Jose . elections last November, only 22% of the New York Times, regards the proliferation of have an incredible opportunity to have a say in area’s voting-age population cast their vote. cellphones as both a distancing factor for youth choosing the leaders of our country.” Christopher was bullied So much for “flocking.” and an interference in election polling. Shares Jorge Diaz, “I feel it is very In specific, the so-called “millennial” Interestingly enough, while older adults important that I participate in the government for years during elementary and generation, ages 18-24, have consistently view technology as a hindrance to political because if I do not cast my vote and stand up middle school. He was always had the lowest voting rate among all age engagement, youths view it as a unifying agent. for what I believe is right, government officials groups. In the 2012 elections, millennials “I think technology and social media in the smallest one in the class and and politicians can create their own agenda.” ranked the least likely to vote with a particular are huge when it comes to the therefore an immediate target. He turnout at only 38%. This disproportionate political process, says Tyler Olson, a senior “I am very interested in politics and love to hear lack of political participation by the at Downey High and prospective voter in the other people’s opinions and views on certain was fed up with being treated that American youth has been apparent ever upcoming elections. “It has definitely brought subjects,” says Bailey Johnson. “I think that since the voting age was lowered to 18 by the youth closer to the election.” this election is going to be a big one, especially way and got into martial arts. Later, the 26th Amendment in 1971. Although since I am finally at the age where I can vote, he tried powerlifting and finally the statistics supporting this drop in voting and any decisions made will highly affect my are clear enough, it’s the question of why future.” found his calling. this generation refuses to vote that puzzles So Who are You Voting for In Tyler Olson also regards the upcoming Christopher Jenkins is the scientists the most. the Election? Cliff Zukin, a Political Science elections with interest and excitement. “I strongest juvenile powerlifter at his have been following politics for a while now. Professor at Rutgers University and A handful of seniors who will be elligible to author of A New Engagement?: Political Because this will be the first election I can gym. He is also the highest ranked vote in the November presidential elections actually vote in, I am very interested and want Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing volunteered who they’re planning to vote for. juvenile in both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu American Citizen, has a few theories Here are some of the responses: to be as informed as possible.” and Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing). for this deterioration in youth political Yoeli Barrientos, 18- “Bernie Sanders because Just how important the youth vote will be participation. “We’ve had a breakdown in he is the only one who seems to support and in the 2016 elections is yet to be determined. He is a 17-year-old senior with over the transmittal of norms of citizenship… represent the youth of today.” If this younger age-group began to represent four years of experience under his Millennials are raised by parents who Madison Keyes, 18- “I’m unfamiliar with his a bigger portion of voter constituency, the talked about politics less and sort of policies, but I like Ted Cruz.” transmitted generational values less,” Zukin cycle could be broken and politics would start belt.