201 S. Gammon Rd, Madison, WI 53717 jmmswordandshield.com “Sword & Shield” @jmmnews [email protected] JANUARY 2020 VOLUME LIV James Madison Memorial High School Student Newspaper SUSTAINABLE JMM WINTER HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPORTS UPDATE By Evanka Amin TRUMP RESTRICTS By Nic Braico FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM By Sagarika Pal OK BOOMER! MEME PROMPTS GENERATIONAL WAR HOW TO GET NEW YEAR’S By Elliot Weix THROUGH FINALS CROSSWORD WEEK! By Amina Waheed By Amina Waheed JANUARY 2020 Happy New Year Spartans! We’re Amina Waheed and Evanka Amin, your Arts and Entertain- ment Editors here at the Sword and Shield! We keep you up-to-date on everything from award shows to artist of the month! We hope you had a restful and fun winter break as we enter the new year. Finals are right around the corner and it’s the perfect time to show how much you’ve learned in all your classes this semester! Winter sports are AMINA WAHEED EVANKA AMIN continuing this month and the Mid-Winter Co-Arts & Ent. Co-Arts & Ent. 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Miracle ry Field is Too Cast Interviews 17 // Horoscopes 23 // The Black Plauge in China?! on Ice Lives On Crowded 2 www.jmmswordandshield.com EDITORS Co-Editors-in-Chief Maggie Di Sanza & Jessica Jiang Student Life Editors Jassi Chahal & Alexander Hendrickson Opinions Editor Joylyn Gong Sports Editor Nic Braico News Editors Amira Pierotti & Eliana Sauer Arts & Entertainment Editors Evanka Amin & Amina Waheed Layout Editor Davis Hardy Operations Manager Brynn Sailing Copy Editor FINALS SCHEDULE: Aarushi Vyas 21st: Periods 4, 7, & 1 ADVISOR 22nd: Periods 3 & 6 Teri Parris Ford CONTRIBUTORS Evanka Amin Julianna Baldo Mia Braico Nic Braico Conley Burch Jassi Chahal Caleigh Christy Emmelyn Cullen Tanay Desai Emmie Digon Maggie Di Sanza Davis Hardy Sasha Henderson Jessica Jiang Rachel Lewandowski Jace Liu Sana Mujanni Sagarika Pal Sanjay Palta-Hill Ms. Paust Amira Pierotti Saivarshini Rishi Grace Runo Brynn Sailing Eliana Sauer Mihika Shivakumar Veronika Souzek Aarushi Vyas Amina Waheed Elliot Weix Antonio Wu 3 Amy Yao 3 JANUARY 2020 STUDENT LIFE FINALS ADVICE By Amina Waheed Hey Spartans! Finals are approaching, and this is of- ten a stressful time of year as the semester wraps up. However, there are a few things that you can do to make studying less of a burden and to help you feel confident going into your exams. For starters, don’t cram. Cramming may seem like a good idea when you are pressed for time or have a lot of material to cover, but let’s be realistic - there’s no way you can learn everything taught over the semester in a night or two. The curve of forgetting is very real; you’ll SENIOR ADVICE COLUMN forget 70% of what you’ve learned a day after you’ve By Brynn Sailing and Nic Braico learned it. The best way to strengthen your memory What’s the best advice for studying for finals? is to review notes and concepts every day after you Nic: What makes finals difficult is that there’s so much first learn them to cement the idea into your brain. your teacher can test you on. However, most classes To have time to do this efficiently and successfully, won’t be that specific, so don’t devote too much energy it is imperative that you make a plan. That’s right; into studying very specific topics. Another important it’s time to bust out that planner that has been at the thing is to take frequent breaks. For me, I always had a bottom of your bag for the past three months and volleyball tournament in Chicago the weekend before, so write down what you’ll study for every class each day my “breaks” were spent playing volleyball. The last thing before finals, starting now! It’s best to start early so I’d suggest is to check how well you have to do on certain that you have extra time to review concepts you feel exams to get the grade you want. Many websites offer unsure about. Speaking of which, always remember this simple calculation. Try hard of course, but spending to get help from teachers during flex time, or before most of your time on a class you need a 20% on to get an or after school for reinforcement on more difficult A isn’t the best time investment for you. things. Recognizing when you need help will aid Brynn: you in success now and beyond high school. Many Studying for finals has always been a necessary evil. The teachers also inform their students on the format of only way to get through it is simply to put your head the exam - this can help you study the correct things, down, bear the burden, and work through the pain. My so pay attention when teachers speak about finals. go-to method starts with scheduling a period of time to While studying, try to break things up into chunks sit down with your schoolwork with no distractions - to make studying less painful. It can be hard to focus yes, throwing your phone across the room so you don’t in on something for 2 hours straight, so divide your see Snapchat notifications is sometimes required! Then I time between many days and utilize timing methods make a list for each final: what’s going to be on the exam, such as the Pomodoro technique. Finally, remem- what kind of exam to prepare for, and materials I have ber to eat healthy, drink lots of water, exercise, and that corresponds. I go through one by one and make a get enough sleep before and throughout finals. Not note sheet full of important information and things I only will this help you feel less stressed, but it will need to remember. Taking it class by class and formulat- also help you keep your mind clear and ready for ing a review for yourself to prepare for each exam is the information overload while studying for your exams more surefire method in my book for nailing your finals and while taking them. The home stretch is ahead, this semester! Spartans! 4 www.jmmswordandshield.com JANUARY 2020 GENDER EQUITY ASSOCIATION JANUARY UPDATE By Maggie Di Sanza The Gender Equity Association has been up to a great deal throughout January and December! December’s monthly theme was healthcare related to women, trans, and gendernonconforming people. To kick off December we discussed the politicalization of abortion, and what we can do to further female reproductive justice in the United States. We watched the wonderful Netflix documentary, ‘Reversing Roe,’ and learned all about abortion access in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. It was certainly a very interesting time! We then met with a few representatives from the District about restructuring our health curriculum throughout Elementary, Middle, and High School to be more inclusive, accurate, and far less othering. These few meetings were great and we cannot wait for legitimate action to be taken at the District level! In addition, we conducted our annual Pad & Tampon drive, collecting money from students all across the school to raise money to provide menstrual products to impoverished people in the Madison community! 2020 NEW YEAR’S HERE We also had some incredible guest speakers in December! A representative from the Sexual and WE COME! Reproductive Health Association of Dane Country By Elliot Weix visited to speak about youth access to reproductive New Year’s Eve is approaching fast and with comes it the healthcare, and how we can get involved! We also long-upheld tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions.