A closer look at the Shriver hopes American River for Olympics CENTER SPREAD| PAGE 8 SPORTS | PAGE 14 THE MIRADA Thursday, February 6, 2020 Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, California Vol. 54, Issue 4 Increase New census count causes in fragility states to take actions on college Annalee Gorman campuses Mirada Staff Annalee Gorman With billions of dollars in federal 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE Katie Newton spending and a congressional seat Mirada Staff at stake, the 2020 U.S. census is COULD BE UNCOUNTED IN causing California to count some of As a Generation Z begins to enroll its residents twice. CALIFORNIA IN THE 2020 CENSUS in college and Millennials leave to California has set aside $187 According to ppic.org enter the workforce, psychologists, million—the most money of any civil rights activists and other state--to ensure high participation professionals observed a disturbing rates in the census. trend in universities: a rise in fragility Dr. Kristina Victor, a political and safetyism on campus. science professor and California $1000 First Amendment expert Greg politics expert, said that participation = Lukianoff and social psychologist rates for the census are changing. FOR EVERY PERSON THAT FAILS TO Jonathan Haidt brought attention “The number of people TURN IN THEIR CENSUS, THE STATE toward the issue in 2018, when they (nationwide) who have said they are CAN LOSE UP TO $1000 wrote their book The Coddling of the going to fill out the census is lower American Mind. than past census years,” said Victor. Haidt and Lukianoff define Part of the state spending is going safetysim as a culture or belief in toward a mini-census known as which emotional safety has become California Neighborhoods Count. REPRESENTS THE a sacred value, making those who Canvassers will go door-to-door at POPULATION believe in it increasingly sensitive. about 20,000 homes in areas with DENSITY IN EACH Most recently, a debate at the low census participation. REGION OF CALIFORNIA University of Wisconsin prompted That’s just a sliver of the state’s 13 Assembly Bill 444. The Wisconsin million households, but the effort to State Assembly took executive seek out hidden homes and residents action on Jan. 23 on AB 444, though who are leery of providing personal CALIFORNIA it is unclear at this point what their information to federal officials is executive action entailed. part of a larger campaign to ensure EXCEEDED OTHER The bill aims to make the University that nobody is missed. of Wisconsin System adopt a policy Census Day is officially April 1, STATES IN SPENDING that would protect expressive rights but the census officials will follow on campus. AB 444 would force up with households who do not 75% UW campuses, and possibly some respond. With a large population of $187 million technical colleges in Wisconsin, to immigrants and other hard to count OF CALIFORNIA’S RESIDENTS ARE discipline students who impede other groups, officials are concerned TO ENSURE CENSUS student’s or speaker’s free speech. about a population undercount--and CONSIDERED “HARD TO COUNT” As Gen Z arrives at universities, SEE CENSUS PAGE 2 PARTICIPATION however, experts have seen a significant increase in such cases. When Gen Z began to dominate universities in the 2017-2018 school year, there were over 11 instances Rio creates new phone app for students when speakers were shut down by resources such as events, schedules, students of opposing views. Emily Borg calendars, maps, staff pages and In September of 2017, in a notable Allison Meier Mirada Staff more. uprising, students at UC Berkeley “It is a great idea to keep students caused the administration to cancel In Dec. 2019, Rio released a new organized and now I know what Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech due to app that can be downloaded on all is going on,” said senior Amanda violent protests. Apple and Android devices. With McGoldrick. While Yiannopoulos shares the click of a button in the App If users enable their notifications, controversial and often provocative Store, it can be added to your phone. they will be informed each morning ideals, the protests caused $100,000 The Rio Americano High School on what events will be happening on worth of damage and injured a app enables parents, students, campus that day with the location minimum of six individuals. teachers and administrators to and time of each event. The Free Speech Movement access important information, to The app also allows for quick originated at Berkeley, leading many keep up with the latest news and access to the school’s website along experts to question why students announcements and obtain key with the school phone number. In Senior Alana Newman opens the Rio app and views her upcoming at what was once fighting for free resources. the section labeled “Quick Links”, events. Photo provided by Alana Newman. speech would impede on a speaker’s “I didn’t know about it but it seems you can find athletic schedules, class ability to voice his or her opinions. like it would be very helpful for the of 2020 updates, news, meal menus, The app is an easy way to find “It is smart to have it as an app Well-intentioned overprotection future if it reminded you of stuff,” ParentConnection, Schoology, important information from the compared to having it on the website from some parents has increased over said senior Seth Hargett. Student Connection, student portal school and keep up with schoolwork because it is more accessible,” said the years and as a result, sensitivity The app includes many different and the weekly bulletin. and grades. sophomore Franchesca Cu-Pyun. SEE COLLEGE PAGE 2 INSIDE >> News|1-5 Opinion |6-7 Center Spread|8-9 Features|10-12 Distractions|13 Sports 14-15 ONLINE >> www.riomirada.com page 2 THE MIRADA|Friday, February 6, 2020 NEWS Australia bush fires plague wildlife Allison Meier senior Kaiya Thompson. “ I think if Mirada Staff everyone came together and helped donate and spread awareness then In Sept. 2019, Australia began there would be more resources to battling against 200 different stop the fire and help the animals.” bushfires. Australia is currently However, many people think that experiencing one of the worst money cannot solve all problems droughts and record high to help Australia. “It is devastating temperatures across the country. all these species are dying and mass In 2013, the temperature had extinction is upon us due to human reached 104.5 degrees Fahrenheit activity,” said senior Leah Winter. setting the record and held it for many “People need to create change, years. In 2019, the temperature had especially in our daily lives, but reached 114-120 degrees Fahrenheit people try to hide behind money to which surpassed all the previous settle all problems.” scorching heat waves. On Jan. 22, firefighters were elated The high summer temperatures and that there was rain on the forecasts to fires can be related back to climate help defeat the fires. However, even change which lead to more extensive with some of the relief, many of the harm on the land due to the increase problems were intensified. of warmer weather. The fires destroy trees and wildlife and pollute the air with clouds of smoke. While sometimes fires are needed Due to the fires, the land of brush “I feel horrible,” said senior to reset environmental cycles and replenish the soil, fires of this degree pose a dangerous threat. The Australia and plant growth was wiped out and Mckenna Schinderle. “It is fires are one of many fires that have captured the attention of international headlines in the past year. lead the water to fall down a slippery unacceptable that people still don’t slope, causing flash floods. Just as believe in climate change.” and over 3000 homes have been being investigated but the authorities cause. the people started to recover from With the fires spreading and destroyed. have found some evidence that in Many students are also coming up both the fires and flooding, another expanding, the wildlife populations With the threat of fires, animals are the state of New South Wales, 24 with ideas to help raise money to weather catastrophe decided to whip are declining even more than they becoming endangered and facing people were accused of arson and send to Australia to help with the back in. were before the fires, from habitat extinction. Many people in Australia intentionally starting some of the devastating catastrophes. On the same day there was an destruction, invasive species and are working together to save species bushfires. “I decided to sell the earrings I make intense dust storm that shook climate change. Australia contains such as the koalas to protect against Together, nationwide, communities on Instagram, and I sold one pair for New South Wales and Melbourne some of the most biodiverse the burning flames. have started fundraising through $5 and two for $8,” said Madsen. experienced hail storms. territories which are being destroyed “The fires in Australia really social media platforms and selling “There were way more people The smoke in Australia is expected every second the fires continue to broke my heart,” said senior Sierra jewelry or clothing items to raise buying earrings than I expected and to make at least one full circuit burn. Madsen. “The mass destruction it money to donate towards resources I was able to raise about $200.” around the globe. The fires have sent As of Jan 27., over one billion has caused to ecosystems and homes and families who were affected. People continue to repost and smoke fly up into the stratosphere mammals, birds, plants, reptiles alike is very alarming.” Celebrities such as Selena Gomez send donations to organizations on which also affects the atmospheric and more have been killed and 18 Conditions were intensified by the donated five million dollars, along different platforms.