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PERFECT CATHOLIC: pg. 3 Talking about confirmation, catholicism, and contemporary society’s definition of faithGENERATION OF QUESTIONS: pg. 4 Looking at the identity of Generation Y in comparison to the defining character-istics of previous generations

WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW: pg. 10 Athletes to keep your eye on in the 2015-16 winter sports seasonMORE THAN A GAME: pg. 10 Why sports are becoming less and less popular for high school students

FR. ROBINSON pg. 8 Feature on Jesuit priest, Fr. Robinson, celebrating his 50th anniversary as a Jesuit priestCANINE SECURITY: pg. 9 Jesuit’s invest-ment in dogs to rid the geese from school premises

NOVEMBER 2015, EDITION LXIV

PAGE EDITORS: Emily Preble & Katie Kelley

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Last month, the Jesuit Community said good-bye to David Blue as he

moved on to Central Catholic to be the new head basketball coach and Diversity Director. Now, the Jesuit Community welcomes our new Diversity Director, Melissa Lowery. Lowery was born in Portland, OR and was raised in West Linn. She moved to Southern California at age 19 and then back to Portland in 2005. She pursued a major in General Media and a minor in Sociology in 2006. Lowery graduated from Pacific Uni-versity in the Fall of 2009 and now lives in Hillsboro with her husband and two daugh-ters, Jayla, (13) and Ché, (11). Lowery heard about the opening for a new Diver-sity Director from Mr. Blue himself. “He said that he was leaving, and he thought I would be a great replacement for the position,” Lowery said. Lowery had been working for the City of Hill-sboro in the Parks and Rec-

reation Department. Her oc-cupations in this field ranged from Facility Director to vid-eographer to Zumba teacher and dance instructor. Lowery recently pro-duced her own documentary, Black Girl in Suburbia, a 55 minute feature that discusses the experiences of black girls growing up in predominant-ly white neighborhoods. “We talk about di-versity in the school system in Oregon,” Mrs. Lowery said. “It’s a personal perspec-tive piece talking about what it’s like to be a minority.” Senior Alzena Hen-ry saw the movie when it was screened at Jesuit in October. “Her movie opened up a huge amount of dis-cussions for issue and expe-riences that a lot of people don’t talk about,” Henry said. The documentary has been selected for multi-ple film festivals, including the St. Louis International Film Festival and the Inter-national Black Women’s Film Festival. Mrs. Lowery is hop-ing to continue to produce documentaries that inspire

and encourage conversations that otherwise might be un-comfortable to engage in. “I’ve been screening my film over the last year and it has showed me that there is a need for a conversation and that people are ready to have conversations like this,” Mrs. Lowery said. “The Diversi-ty Director position is going to allow me to continue that work and that dialogue.” As the wife of coun-selor and head varsity wom-en’s basketball coach, Mr. Lowery, Lowery has been able to make connections with students already, espe-cially with those on her hus-band’s team. “Her thoughts are very diverse,” Henry said. “She brings a new aspect in and she will recognize the ar-eas that need improvement. Her background knowledge will increase the education at Jesuit and increase more dis-cussions.” Another student who has gotten to know Mrs. Lowery fairly well before her official first day is senior Lauren Rivers.

“I first met Mrs. Low-ery during a presentation she did my freshman year during the early stages of her movie,” Rivers said. “You can tell she is very passionate about what she believes in. It’ll be excit-ing to watch how she impacts our community.” Lowery’s first official day is November 2. However, she has already been prepar-ing herself for her new role in Jesuit’s community. “I am hoping to do some brown bags that will al-low students to get to know me and for me to know them,” Lowery said. The next screening of Black Girl in Suburbia was on November 18 at PCC Cascade. If you want to learn more about Mrs. Lowery, stop by the Diversity Office in Sophomore Hall. She is planning on having an open door policy. “I want students to know that my door is al-ways open,” Lowery said. “No question is a bad question, or a stupid question. I love to talk and listen and my door will always be open.”

Lowery takes over as Diversity DirectorBY RAMSEY SULLIVAN, ’16

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Adapted from The New York Times Islamic State: Kurdish forces attacked the Islamic State near Sinjar, Iraq on November 12, capturing an essential highway to the town. Racial tension on col-lege campuses: Racial-ly charged language and actions on University of Missouri campus have led to racial protests around the U.S. to erupt. The president of University of Missouri resigned, as well

as Claremont McKenna College dean of students in response to the racial protests across the nation. Keystone XL Pipeline: After about six years of environmental discussion between Canada and the U.S., Obama finally reject-ed TransCanada’s request to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Nov. 8. Death Penalty: The state of California by the U.S. Federal Appeal Court is now appointed to uphold-ing the death penalty. Al-

though the original judg-ment on the issue stated that executing prisoners meant the death penalty was “cruel and unusual”, the court has now dis-missed that ruling as le-gally flawed. Since 2006, no one has been put to death in California and executions will remain on hold about whether lethal injections are constitu-tional. United Nations: On Nov. 12 the United Nations Security Council passed

a resolution that con-demned killing in Burun-di. It also called for urgent talks between the govern-ment and opposing forces.Refugees: The Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan is the new home to the world’s largest concentra-tion of Syrian’s trying to flee their country from a bloody civil war. They live in a community where supplies and material is scare, leading to hunger and unpleasant condi-tions.

BY KATIE KELLEY, ’16

Global and national current events

PAGE EDITOR: Mira Petrillo

President Search

In the year 1524 on the banks of the River Cardonaire in Southwest Spain, Ignatius

of Loyola began composing the Spiritual Exercises that nearly 500 years later would be the base of Jesuit education throughout the world. One of the practices that Ignatius emphasized was that of Spiritual Discernment. Spiritual Discernment is the practice of recognizing the feelings one has and understand-ing where emotion and intuition comes from and where they lead us. This value is an integrated part of education here at Jesuit High School. Not only does this aspect of spirituality take place in the classroom, but also in the lives of the administrators, es-pecially those involved in the process of “discerning” a new president for Jesuit High School. “We’re not just going through a decision-making pro-cess, we’re doing a discernment process,” said Fr. JK Adams, Su-perior of the Jesuits on campus and member of the Presidential Search Committee. “We’re doing a lot of praying and we’re trying to figure out what God wants for us and who God wants to be our next President. Ignatius has given us all kinds of strategies for figuring that out, so we are doing our best to pray a lot and seek God’s guidance and apply the confidence that Ignatius has that God’s will can be known.” It is no easy task for the members of the Presidential Search Committee to under-stand what it is exactly that God wants for our school. However, it is held in high regard that the will of God will be seen clearly as the process continues to un-fold. Students in every hallway of Jesuit High School care about the quality of the new president. After the legacy that Mr. Glad-stone is leaving behind, there is a strong expectation to uphold. “I would like to see a president who really cares about the students,” said senior Rachel Phan. “That is what Mr. Glad-stone does really well. He runs the school with enthusiasm and pride without losing the needs of the students in the process.” “Mr. Gladstone is always extremely eager to see students,” added senior Emily Holman. “He knows the name of every student and is always happy to see everyone. I hope to see a personable president at Jesuit next year when I come back to visit.”

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Everybody knows that person whose faith has dried out. They go

to mass, take communion, pray, and occasionally read the Bible, but there is no thought put into these ef-forts; they are merely going throughthe motions. At what point in life should people dedicate themselves to a certain faith? “In some cases faith, because it was forced social-ly by family, becomes too normal in people’s lives to

point where they don’t take it seriously or give it the respect it deserves,” junior Emily Piszczek said. “It be-comes this thing that wasn’t their choice in first place so they neglect it, they don’t nurture it because it’s not their own.” In Catholicism and many other religions, young people are asked to declare themselves to the faith with-in their early teenage years. In confirmation, people who are baptized go through a discerning process where they are more perfect-ly bound to the Catholic Church and are blessed with gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ideas of Confirma-tion have been corrupted in the minds of many young people. Instead seeing thesacrament as a blessing and step in their relationship with God, often it turns into

something their parentsare forcing them to do. “They don’t get the chance to explore their faith even if it’s the right faith for them because there’s too much pressure and they just want to be out of it,” said se-nior Anitra Meyer. However, the pur-pose of Catholic Confirma-tion is often confused with ideas of being a “perfect” Catholic who has all the an-swers. “The belief of con-firmation is that it begins the full blooming of the gifts of the Holy Spirit,” says freshman Faith Formation teacher Mr. Guyol, SJ. “It is not necessarily just a decla-ration, but a further opening of gifts.” Many positive Con-firmation experiences in-spire growth in faith and a deepening in their relation-

ship with God. “I think confirma-tion was a really good time for listening to other peo-ple’s stories and how they felt when they were my age,” junior Kara Skokan said. “I felt really in tuned with ca-tholicism at that time.” For many young people, Confirmation only increases their awareness of God’s presence and causes them to actively engage in their faith. Teenagers often take ownership of their be-liefs during the Confirma-tion process. Confirmation is different for each person; no two experiences are the same. While many young people may have seen Con-firmation as forced upon them by their parents, there are also many people who encountered God’s abound-ing grace.

Choosing when to get confirmed

BY KYLE PHELPS, ’17

Fr. JK Adams performing a Catholic mass during a school-wide mass in the Knight Gymnasium in October 2015.

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As Thanksgiving ap-proaches, students and other members

of the Jesuit community begin counting the blessings around them. Although it’s important to acknowledge blessings on the national day of gratitude, cultivating a mindset of grati-tude every day can have large impact on one’s daily life. Author and psychol-ogist Jack Kornfield defines gratitude as “a gracious ac-knowledgment of all that sus-tains us.” Gratitude includes

more than just saying thank you but is rather the mindset of having confidence in life it-self. Cultivating this gra-cious mindset is scientifically proven to have positive men-tal health effects on one’s life. According to a study done by Harvard Medical School, grat-itude is strongly associated with happiness, overall heath, and one’s ability to deal with conflict. “Appreciating the good things in life, no mat-ter how big or small, is a re-ally great way to stay positive and optimistic,” senior Ellie Sears said. “Especially when it feels very easy to succumb to the negativities in one’s life, gratitude can center your life and help you realize that ev-erything will turn out okay. I think gratitude can lead to a sense of humility and

self-awareness, two traits that can totally change the way you perceive the world.” Jesuit students, by definition, have a lot to be grateful for. Things such as Christian Service trips make students even more inclined to express gratitude in their daily lives. “It’s important to show gratitude because we are so blessed with so much stuff that many people don’t have,” senior Alexander Dalebroux said. “Jesuit students should always be grateful and never take for granted everything they have been given.” According to Psy-chology Today however, daily gratitude is hard to cultivate because it naturally opposes human traits such as the de-sire to credit oneself for suc-cess while blaming others for failure.

As often times per-ceived as spoiled and ungrate-ful by neighboring schools, the question can be raised, are Jesuit students living up to these perceptions? The mindset of Jesuit students regarding the school often seems to be ingratitude, as many students more heav-ily complain about the strict rules and hard classes rather than express gratitude for be-ing able to attend the institu-tion of Jesuit. “I’m not sure every-one appreciates Jesuit,” Sears said. “Although I don’t agree with everything the school does and I do believe that we as a community have a ways to go in terms of unity and acceptance, I also recognize that Jesuit is not a bad school in the slightest and I am very fortunate to have the opportu-nity to go here.”

BY MIRA PETRILLO, ’16Forming an attitude of gratitude

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Advice

BY CARLI WOOD, ’17

Stay in school, eat your vege-tables, don’t do drugs - fun-damental and underlying

statements that not only Jesuit students are told to live by, but teenagers all around the world. However, the Jesuit teachers had much more to say when asked about their past experiences going through high school and what they might tell their own high school selves. “Be authentic and gen-uine,” Ms. Case, of the Jesuit class of 2002, said, “I think that’s one of the hardest things to do in high school is to be who you are. I feel that my most genuine friendships came out of mo-ments when I was me.” By recognizing the mul-titude of flaws in how we com-municate with others today, students might come to better comprehend the reasons to take action and how they can do it. “Keep getting involved in different things,” Mr. Reis said. “I love how Jesuit has such a huge Christian Service program. Reach out to the marginalized at Jesuit. If you see kids that don’t have a lot of friends, reach out to them. Don’t exclude people, in-clude people.” Teachers have had a lot of personal experiences to look back on and reflect from. Many of these instances are still prom-inent in students’ lives, today. “I didn’t believe in what I was saying or what I was hear-ing about myself,” Ms. Case said. “I think it gets really really dam-aging and part of why we aren’t like true to ourselves in high school and why we wanna fit in. I wish that I could’ve been true to what I believed in which would’ve been not talking poorly about other people.” The pressure of high school and judgement of stu-dents can cause students to doubt themselves. This might sway a student to never expose themselves to other groups in fear of being criticized. “I would’ve started try-ing to get to know more people a lot earlier than just sticking with my whole circle of friends,” Mr. Andreas said. As seniors and juniors, students grow more open to new friendships and different experi-ences. Maybe freshman can start opening themselves up by ap-preciating who they are first. “Be kinder to yourself. Don’t be so hard on yourself or assume you’re not good enough,” Mrs. Barry said. “Learn to listen to your voice, not the voices of other people and of society which try to tell you who you should be.”

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OPINION 4

Defining each new genera-tion’s characteristic traits is a pastime for Ameri-

cans as old as America itself, one that has led us today to various broad, generalized points of iden-tification for current living gener-ations. The silent generation, according to history teacher Mr. Mark Flamoe, was “inherently conservative” after living through the horrific consequences of failed experiments of idealism in the Nazi, socialist, and communist ideologies. The baby boomers, Flamoe continued, were the rebel-lious idealists of the 60s and 70s, seeking the creation of a utopic world that might diverge from the practical realist universe enforced by the silents. Those of Generation X were labeled by an individualism and cynicism towards major in-stitutions, as well as what Flamoe describes as a reactionary “anger” to the “empty idealism” of their parents. And then, finally, there’s Generation Y. The millenials. What defines this next generation to dominate American society? Are we idealists? Skep-tics? Inquisitive? Over-parented? Over-saturated? Over-stretched? Hyper-connected? Paranoid? As-sertive? Empowered? Before attempting to look into the answers to all these questions, first a disclaimer: this conversation topic necessitates generalizations, and while not all identifiers of a generation could possibly cover the wide range of people within that age group, they attempt to reflect the shared experiences of those growing up during this time period. The defining issue to address in this conversation, one constantly cited by previous gen-erations as a major difference during the childhoods of millen-ials, is the prevalence of technolo-gy. Some may argue that technology makes those of gen-eration Y “lazy.” Millenials have grown up in a world where any question they can conceive might be answered simply by typing a few phrases into Google. These answers, if taken for face value, may not only be completely incorrect but also lack the depth that paralleled the pre-vious mode of answer-finding: a time-consuming research process that both Flamoe and Director of Admissions Mrs. Erin Deklotz remembered well from a time be-fore online search engines. Even senior Phoebe Mol recognizes the danger that easy answers can have for students of Generation Y in encouraging a superficial under-

standing of a subject by discour-aging further questioning. “For people that are more accepting of what they hear and less willing to be skeptical about what is bring told to them, I think that [technology] can be a really negative thing,” senior Phoebe Mol said. “They might just think the first thing they see is correct or be satisfied with a minimal answer when there’s re-ally so much more to explore. If they didn’t have access to technol-ogy and had to do all the research themselves and then form an opinion, it would be a much more genuine opinion.” Flamoe, DeKlotz and Mol also see a flip side to this ar-gument, however. Perhaps this instant gratification of answers actually, in DeKlotz’s words, “em-powers” Generation Y to find answers that delve deeper. Per-haps it even encourages further questioning and discussion by constantly and positively support-ing an inquisitive mindset with instant answers. “When I was young, if someone mentioned something about Napoleon, what was I sup-posed to do to find out?” Flamoe said. “Anything you want to know, you can find an answer to in a matter of seconds. Far from mak-ing you less inquisitive, I imagine having your inquisitiveness con-stantly reinforced with easy to find answers would simply make you more inquisitive.” Flamoe also suggests that claim around technology decreasing the inquisitiveness of Generation Y disobeys the basic rules of how the human brain works. Answers inherently lead to more questions, he explains, and so the more someone knows the more questions they have about how different ideas and processes work or interact. Beyond the discussion of questioning versus compla-cent millennial behavior, Mol provides another talking point about the effect that technology has on those growing up in Gen-eration Y, referencing the positive sense of awareness that has been made available to this age group through online media. “For so many social movements, like the ‘black lives matter’ movement for instance, social media has been a major conduit and catalyst for that,” Mol said. “That’s just something that it seems like older generations have a harder time understanding––we can find communities through social media, just on Twitter, com-munities that really care about what’s going on in Ferguson or with Sandra Bland.” For Mol, movements like these embody Generation Y’s affinity for positive change and

sense of idealism. But then again, Mol re-lates, this may not hold true for all of Generation Y. She suggests that some millenials might retain the stereotypical Generation X pessi-mism about political movements, failing to “care” about a movement based on the belief that it doesn’t directly relate to them. In the end, she concludes, someone’s attitude would seem to rely on the type of media that they subscribe to, and whether that media challenges their beliefs or reinforces them. Deklotz brings up an-other important consideration in the discussion of technology’s affects on Generation Y, looking to aspects of human empathy and emotional connection in the relationships that millenials form online. “The number of peo-ple that kids know now is much greater than the number of people I knew when I was their age. And the way that they know them is through a device,” DeKlotz said. “If you’re friends with someone on Instagram––is there a real at-tachment? You may not even like them that much. You might friend them just because you want to have another friend or you want to see their pictures. You’re hyper connected, but not necessarily in a good way.” While DeKlotz certain-ly values online movements as an important source for raising awareness, she also recognizes that any online activity lacks a crucial point of human connec-tion that she believes is, on a larg-er scale, currently lacking for not only those of Generation Y but everyone else living in this digital age. Any online commu-nication, she elaborates, fails by itself to move beyond a point of understanding to true empathy, because the only way to create empathy is through a sense of hu-man connection that transcends the four corners of a screen. For those whose understanding of a political or social movement has no genuine applications in life and relationships, their knowledge gleaned from social media doesn’t surpass an awareness, which is different than an empathetic un-derstanding. The online social move-ments created and supported by those of Generation Y in the last five years serve for many as evi-dence of a characteristic millen-nial idealism in all areas of life, a determination to address issues of modern injustice. Some, on the other hand, think of Generation Y’s idealism as a temporary characteristic, one related to the current age-range of millenials age more than some-thing inherently defining the gen-

eration itself. “You go through this stage where suddenly you can think abstractly and you think you are seeing the world in ways previous generations are not,” Flamoe said. “But almost every generation has gone through this stage and then had their idealism beaten down through life. I don’t know if this generation is more than idealistic, or if that’s just a de-

velopmental stage.” Of course, as many con-crete or even speculated varianc-es exist between the generations, there will always be more funda-mental similarities than differenc-es. And more than that there will always be something to criticize. “Previous generations said TV was going to destroy people,” Flamoe said. “It’s always something.”

BY OLIVIA GLASER, ’16What defines the future of Generation Y?

PAGE EDITOR: Olivia Glaser

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Gaining perspective abroadBY BAILEY COOK, ’17

From right to left, the flag of Germany, the flag of China, and the flag of Spain.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention, in 2008 approx-

imately 16% of children and ado-lescents’ daily caloric intake come from added sugars. Recently, stu-dents among the Jesuit communi-ty have begun to eliminate added sugars from their eating habits. Refined sugar is obtained through the extraction of sucrose from sugar cane. After the sucrose is removed from the plant, it can be formulated into white sugar, high fructose corn syrup, or brown sug-ar. Once the sucrose is developed into various forms of sugar, it can

be utilized and added to several foods and beverages. “I used to have desert every night,” senior Julia Marieb said. “Syrup, which unfortunately has a high sugar content, was my favorite.” According to the Ameri-can Heart Association, the average American consumes around 22 teaspoons of added sugars daily. Excessive amounts of sugar in an individual’s diet may cause health problems such as tooth decay, dia-betes, or vitamin and mineral de-pletion. Sugar in high doses hin-ders the body’s ability to function

properly. Over time, excessive sug-ar consumption can lead to diabe-tes and possibly cancer. Not only has the un-healthy treat shown potential for future health issues, but for addic-tion as well. Despite being aware of the possible negative outcomes from excessive sugar consump-tion, teenagers choose to increase daily sugar intake, possibly because of the inability to control the sugar addiction. “Sugar consumption is now an epidemic,” Mark Hyman, M.D., author of The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet said. “The long-term effects will be stag-

gering.” Students within Jesu-it have begun consuming less amounts of sugar for various rea-sons, but each individual has a common goal: to live a healthier life. There are various advantages to eliminating or lowering sugar intake. Individuals who have fol-lowed this sugar-less lifestyle have reported an increase in energy, longer time-periods without any occurrences of an illness, and less headaches. “I started to lower my sugar intake as a Lenten promise,” Marieb said. “After a few weeks I began to notice a difference in my

energy level. I felt healthier, less tired, and was less susceptible to colds.” There are healthier alter-natives for desert than the standard bowl of ice-cream such as dark chocolate, sugar-free candies, or frozen yogurt. However, sugar in moderation, as long as the nutri-ents vital for the body’s survival are being consumed, allows for a healthy balance. “I recently went to the doctor and discovered I had low levels of vitamin D in my body,” senior Elizabeth Reynaud said. “I know as long as I nourish my body, some sugar consumption is okay.”

BY SAM LOUIE, ’16

Students living a sweet, sugar free lifestyle

PAGE EDITOR: Emery Hanel

As Netflix has become a popular phenome-non to teens in recent

years, how has it affected us? Streaming services such as Netflix have broken down traditional barriers. Online streaming the most popular shows on tele-vision has sucked in many teenagers over recent years, and the instant gratifica-tion of watching any show whenever and wherever has hooked many people. “People can watch multiple series of shows at one time and watch any show again from where they left off,” senior Ryan Weiss said. In fact, according to the Statistic Brain Re-search Institute on “Netflix Company Statistics,” Netflix has hooked a total number of 64,000,000 people who are subscribed today. This number only increases by the total number of hours spent by Netflix members. Today, members spend a to-tal of 2 billion hours watch-ing streamed videos and T.V. shows through Netflix ac-counts. Do these factors re-ally benefit us? To a student, the perks of Netflix include the many educational shows that it offers. Documenta-ries, historical shows, and even some films that students watch in class are provided by Netflix. As many Jesuit stu-dents often watch movies and documentaries during class, sometimes students who are absent from school miss the information that the films provide. “Due to missing school because of illness, va-cations, or other reasons, on-line sources like Netflix help me keep up with the class

films that I missed and help me not to fall behind in class discussions,” senior Carol Mendiola said. Although there are educational and non-educa-tional perks of Netflix, there are also disadvantages that affect Netflix users world-wide. Netflix can easily be-come an addiction. Many people binge-watch their fa-vorite T.V. episodes on a daily basis. While homework, es-pecially as Jesuit, is assigned almost everyday, Netflix can replace these priorities. Binge-watching ep-isodes can make both our bodies and brains sluggish, causing us to lose metabolism needed to do well in school and get priorities done. This can effect our sleeping cycles. It is shown through many trials of study that watching television can inhibit our ability to get a good night of sleep. With loss of sleep, stu-dents tend to perform poorly in school and in all their oth-er activities. “The issue does not necessarily revolve on the amount of sleep, but about how much kids put off their school work in order to catch up on their favorite shows,” Ms. Amanda Case said. To many kids, catch-ing the next episode of the latest television series is of utmost importance. Although watching Netflix is not the worst ad-diction to have, it is import-ant to understand it’s positive and negative effects. Watch-ing multiple episodes of Net-flix in one night does not simply imply that everyone will do poorly in school, or suggest connotations of de-pression. On the other hand, if Netflix becomes our main priority, we may suffer the consequences.

BY LIZ HASTINGS, ’16Netflix obsessed

Immersing in another culture often provides a more panoramic view of

the world—a perspective that some Jesuit students have al-ready seen. Senior Molly Quil-lin spent the last two years of high school in Beijing, China, where her father’s job moved her family across the world. Molly attended the Interna-tional School of Beijing, in a northeast suburb of the city. “I think that the best thing about [my year abroad] was meeting people from all over the world,” Quillin said. “I got to meet people from Aus-tralia, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Korea. That was really cool to expand my per-spective of the world and all the different world views just kind of got personalized with these people.” After her time abroad, Quillin feels she brings a more global perspective to Jesuit. “I have seen a differ-ent city, and not just seen it but lived in it and experienced it,” Quillin said. “I learned how to

integrate within the culture.” For Quillin, living far from America helped her see the world’s grandiosity. “I think I bring more hope for people,” Quillin said. “There are other places in the world. The world doesn’t end in Portland, Oregon,.” Junior Mira Khare studied abroad in Germa-ny during her junior year. She participated in a stu-dent exchange through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, a Government scholarship program for high school students to travel to Germany. Khare lived with a host family in Frankenthal, Germany, a town about one hour south of Frankfurt. During her year there, Khare integrated into the German culture by attending a tradi-tional Gymnasium school. “Living there is the best way to experience it,” Khare said. After living spending her year abroad communicat-ing solely in German, Khare came back to the United States

practically fluent. The opportunity to live abroad in high school is a unique chance, so a popular time to live in another country is in college. For Mrs. DeKlotz, a program in college gave her the chance to study abroad for a semester of her junior year. DeKlotz lived with a host family in Valencia, Spain, where she studied at a Spanish university through a Gonzaga study abroad program. “I think [traveling abroad] is an essential part to a student’s education in this cen-tury,” DeKlotz said. “There’s not a lot of time in life when a person can actually live and study in another country for an extended period of time unless it is done during the school years.” Experiencing first-hand the language, traditions and culture of Spain opened her eyes to how different ev-eryone in the world is. “When you step out of your own culture, you are able to see that your culture is not the only way to do things,” DeKlotz said.

The unanswered white bugs Have you ever noticed the minute “white bugs” that swarm the air around you this fall? According to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the bugs are known as the ash whitefly, or Siphoninus phillyreae. According to OSU, the ash whitefly originate from California, Arizona, and oth-er southern states, with a warmer climate. Over the past two years, their population has boomed. In 2015, the ash whitefly has abruptly filled the air of the Willamette Valley, moving from the fires in Northern California. The flies are estimated to live from 30-60 days. One can find them in fruit trees, native plants, or orna-mentals. At Jesuit, the flies are commonly found swarming the athletic fields, and affecting the players and coaches. “They get in your eyes, nose, and mouth,” senior Kyle Hamper said. If you were to take a stroll through the practices and games that go on at Jesuit, you

will often see people swat-ting the air, or running away. Their size advances their annoyance, as they creep into people’s ears, mouth, hair, eyes, etc. “The bugs are a serious annoyance, especially when swarming,” senior Dylan Johnson said. “Fun Patrol has a number of secret procedures to guard against potential health risks. Some may be, but don’t necessar-ily include, eating donuts, sour patch, popcorn, or anything else the super fans care to give us.” The female ash flies create eggs that are placed within plants. If the temperature is above 77 degrees Fahrenheit, the egg can develop from egg to adult stage in 25 days. Because of the warmer temperatures and climate in Oregon, the flies have been able to multiply and remain a nuisance for quite some time. Many say they accidentally swallow several in one outing. However, according to senior Kyle Hamper, “I eat an average 1,000 a

day.” People question whether or not they affect how one performs. “Other than a nuisance, we have not been tremendously affected by the bugs,” Coach Potter said. “When playing you do not notice them as much, but when stand-ing around you really see how many are out there.” The flies do not only arise in athlet-ic terms, but also in the daily lives of society. Many notice them inside a building, just as much outside a building. Although harmless, the flies seem to be taking over as the sun goes down.

By Emma Graham, ‘17

Our goal is to have fun this year with or without snow. We will have snow; I don’t even want to think about not having any. We made it work last season.

Coach Willy

Most long range weather forecasts predict higher average tempera-tures for the Pacific North West due to “Super El Niño.” The ski team will be having another tough year with ski conditions.

Preparation for a natural disaster is crucial to the recovery that would follow. The three most likely natural disasters to occur in Oregon are earthquakes, wildfires, and torna-does, all of which you should have an emergen-cy kit ready for. Below are the five essentials to have in your family’s emergency kit.

1. Food: Your kit should contain enough nonperishable food to sustain each person in your family for at least three days. Make sure

to choose food that meets the dietary needs of everyone in your family–including a suffi-cient amount of pet food for your animal companion. The food should be rich in nutrients and not require any refrigera-

tion or cooking, as typically utilities such as a refrigerator or oven will fail to work in the event of a power outage that generally tends to accompany most natural disas-ters. Additionally, try to pick foods that aren’t spicy or salty as these increase thirst, and water will be limited.

2. Water: Similar to your supply of food rations, your kit should have enough drinkable water to sustain each person in your family for at least three days, though fourteen is more ideal. There should be at least one gallon per person each day, and at least an extra half-gal-lon for members of your family who may be pregnant or ill. Additionally, be aware of your climate — if you live somewhere dry and warm, have an extra gallon at hand for each person.

3. First Aid Kit: For obvious reasons, your emergency supplies should include a first aid kit that contains a “first-aid manual, sterile gauze pads of different sizes, adhesive tape, adhesive bandages in several sizes, elastic ban-dage, a splint, antiseptic wipes, soap, antibiotic ointment, antiseptic solution (like hydrogen peroxide), hydrocortisone cream (1%), acet-aminophen and ibuprofen, tweezers, sharp scis-sors, safety pins, disposable instant cold packs, calamine lotion, alcohol wipes or ethyl alcohol, [a] thermometer, [a] tooth preservation kit, plastic non-latex gloves (at least 2 pairs), a flashlight and extra batteries, a blanket, [and]

a mouthpiece for administering CPR, [which] can be obtained from your local Red Cross” (KidsHealth).4. Documents: Your kit should have photocop-ies of personal documents such as a medication list, pertinent medical infor-mation, proof of address, proof of deed to a home, proof of lease to home, passports, birth cer-tificates, and insurance policies. Moreover, your kit should have all of the contact infor-mation for your relatives or other people you may wish to contact in the event of a natural disaster. Also have enough hard cash to sustain each member of your family for three days on hand.

5. Technology: Your kit should have a battery-powered or hand crank radio, a NOAA Weather Radio with a tone alert, and a portable power station with a charger attached to power the devices you will need, such as a cellphone.

Your go-to surival kit; prepping for a natural disasterBy Emery Hanel, ‘17

Meteorologists have predicted that this winter will be largely impacted by the weather pattern know as “El Niño.” El Niño is a climate pattern that usually starts in December. During El Niño both air pressure and the water of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean rise. This then causes a shift in wind patterns. El Niño is part of the weather phenom-enon known as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO also includes La Nina, which is the phase where the regional waters cool. El Niño affects ocean currents, temperatures, winds, and the weather in Australia, South America, and North America. (National Geo-graphic Encyclopedia) For the Northwest, this normally causes a warm-weathered winter, due to the shift in winds that pushes warm air in the Northwest’s direction. Although it does not usually have a great effect on the amount of precipitation, it

does mean that there could be less snow in the mountains due to an overall increase in normal temperature. (Fox 12 Weather) This year has been predicted to be a particularly strong year for El Niño. “The collection of warm water has been in the Pacific Ocean for longer than normal and is larger than normal, meaning that those effects [of El Niño] will be exaggerated,” AP Environmental Sciences teacher Mrs. Ma-honey said. “This means that we will likely get a pretty mild winter.” However, predictions are often found inaccurate. Because El Niño effects so many parts of the climate, it can cause a wide variety of weather patterns. “The winter of 1997-1998 was the last time we had one [El Niño] that was this size, but we actually had an excessive

amount of snow on the valley floor,” Mahoney said. “So it’s extremely variable what ends up happening”. Predictions made by meteorologists are simply showing what the trend in years past has been and what will happen according to the trend for the following year. There is no way to know exactly what will happen this winter until the time arrives.

El Niño has big impact on worldBy Ashley Mepham, ‘17

Most people know of the San Andreas Fault line, the continental transform fault that runs down the California coast. This fault line is responsible for some of the most powerful and devastating earthquakes ever recorded. Senior Mike Petroff, a student in AP environmental science, learned about how earthquakes are formed. “Earthquakes are stored energy that build up. Once something slips, all that energy is released,” Petroff said. The probability of a large earthquake hitting the San Francisco or Los Angeles area due to this fault line is very high. However, many scientists believe the next really big one will hit the Pacific Northwest. This earthquake is predicted to be a

cause of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a zone that runs from Vancouver Island to Northern California. This zone has the potential to cause one of the highest magnitude earthquakes ever, similar to the 9.0 magnitude destruction Japan experienced in 2011. “We have the Juan de Fuca Plate go-ing under the North American Plate, and that causes friction,” Biology teacher Mr. Schaal said. “When the plates come together, they don’t slide perfectly. They stick and then they slip.” The Pacific Northwest has rarely suffered large earthquakes, yet scientists have realized that mega-quakes in this area happen in a cycle, on average they occur once every 243 years. The last time an earthquake hit this region was in 1700, which means we are a little

more than 70 years overdue for an earthquake. In the event of an earthquake, it will be a devastating blow to the Pacific Northwest. Oregon residents need to start preparing for the event of an earthquake. Some Jesuit stu-dents have already taken action to prepare for the Big One. Junior Mack Niedermeyer has taken several steps to prepare for the potential quake. “I have a kit in my garage with supplies for around two weeks,” Niedermeyer said. “It has food, water, basic necessities. Then, I’ll move to Idaho because Portland will be in ruins.” Whether someone currently has a plan or not, Oregon residents need to start plan-ning for the inevitable Big One.

Next detrimental earthquake to hit Pacific NorthwestBy Ramsey Sullivan ‘16

An illustration of El Niño weather patterns.

WEATHER

A chart showing how snow fall in the Pacific Northwest is at an all time low. (The Weather Channel)

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In mid-October, Mrs. Lowery was hired as the new Jesuit Diversity Director. Being the

wife of Mr. Lowery, this had the Jesuit Crusader wondering about what happens in the daily life of a faculty couple. Simple things like sav-ing gas, helping each other grade papers, or seeing each other often throughout the day can be ben-eficialto your job as well as your marriage. For faculty couple Mr. and Mrs. Villareal, having dif-ferent class schedules makes it harder for them to get to school. Benefiting from being able to work together, having more than one car is not a necessity for their family. “We do drive together normally. Occasionally, though, when one of us has an early or late meeting, the other one has to ‘bus it’.” Mrs. Villareal said. “Mr. Villareal usually drives because I like to relax!” Mr. and Mrs. Keller have a similar situation. Mr. Keller is a teacher at Edison High School. Although they have a car, they choose a different way to get to school most days of the week. “Most days, we bike in together (each on our own bike; we don’t have a tandem), but when we have to drive, we always

drive together.” Mrs Keller said. After their drive to school, the Villareal’s normally part ways as they walk into Low-er Arrupe every morning. They don’t see each other much until the end of the day, not including the rare sighting in the five min-ute passing periods. Being able to wander around campus creates more time to spend together for faculty couple Rick and Laurie. “Being able to roam around campus is definitely a benefit. It creates more time we can spend together at work and at home,” Laurie states. Being a high school teacher isn’t easy and can be very time consuming, making it diffi-cult to spend quality time together. Although your spouse is in a close proximity, eating lunch with them is not a priority for these couples. The most challenging factor would be finding a break from their busy work schedule to spend free time together. “It’s always a challenge to keep a good work/life balance, but doing so is important to any mar-riage. Teaching requires us to be creative, to think of ways we can spend time together even in the midst of constant business,” Mrs. Villareal said. “If we let ourselves get too caught up in school stuff, we can start to feel disconnected.

So we work at that—and mostly we succeed.” Because these couples share the same occupation, they take advantage of their common interests when needing advice for a lesson or sharing the brilliant work of one of their students. “We get advice from each other on how to structure lessons, share our successes, or steal each other’s teaching mate-rials,” Mrs. Villareal states. “The possibilities for collaboration are endless.” Being an English teach-er, Mrs. Keller takes home a large load of papers to grade frequent-ly. It is hard for Mr. Keller to help with this load, not teaching the same subject. Mrs. Keller under-stands her husband knows how it feels, being very comforting for her. “When Rick works the late night games, I normally stay with him instead of going home early. It makes more time to spend together,” Laurie said. Whether it is getting excited over a student’s brilliant thesis statement, or finding time to spend together by biking to school, these couples truly enjoy working with their loved one. They focus on taking advantage of the opportunity they have and find the happiness in sharing a common interest with each other.

Daily life of a faculty coupleBY STELLA KALOMIRIS, ’17

Mr. and Mrs. Villereal, Rick and Laurie, and Mr. and Mrs. Keller, all of whom work on campus.

COURTESY OF BELLA MARCONI, ’17

Father Robinson celebrated his fiftieth year as a priest earlier this year.

Since the anniversary occurred during the summer it was not celebrated at school until September, when there was a special Mass to celebrate. Alumni from the class of 1965 also showed up for their 50th reunion. Father Robinson had taught some of them when they came as freshmen to Jesuit in 1961-62, his third year of teach-ing, and was pleased to have them back to help him celebrate this milestone. “I don’t know how many students I have taught,” Father Robinson said. “They have been many many times, a moment of grace for me. Many

of them tell me years late that they appreciate what I have done for them.” Father Robinson at-tended a Jesuit high school in Ta-coma, WA for four years. After he graduated he attended Seattle University, where he was study-ing to become a pre-med major. However, after a few years, he decided that it was not the best fit for him. Many Jesuit teachers impressed him both in high school and college, and in that same second year, he felt he could also teach and made up his mind to join them. In September 1952, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Sheridan, OR. Part of his train-ing was the 1959-62 interval he spent teaching at Jesuit. Then, in

1965, at Saint Aloysius Church in Spokane, WA, Father Robin-son was ordained a priest. At the end of this se-mester, Father Robinson will have been at Jesuit for 49 years. “I am excited that he is receiving appreciation for all of the work that he has done,” ju-nior Tristan Parker said. “He is a great contribution to the Jesuit community, and cares about ev-eryone deeply.” Over those 49 years he has had the opportunity to take on many jobs. He taught history for 39 years. Along with teaching he had several other jobs. He was the Athletic Director and has also coached football, baseball, basketball, and golf. “He has contributed a

huge amount to the Jesuit Com-munity,” Parker said. Although Father Rob-inson is no longer a teacher at Jesuit, he still remains an active part of the community. He pre-sides at masses, assists with the sacraments, and does various work for the development office, such as calling up alumni. “I was in amazingly good health,” Father Robinson said. “How does anyone survive? It’s by God’s will. I’ve never been so ill that something happened, I’ve never had a heart attack. I’m in amazingly good health as a teacher.” After being at Jesuit for all these years, he considers the community his home. He hopes to be here for a few more years to

come. “[Something I learned is] the presence of grace,” Father Robinson said. “The being the instrument of grace is some-thing that has grown and made me more and more realize how important this school is.”

BY REBECCA PFLUGER, ’17Robinson celebrating fifty years as a priest

PAGE EDITOR: Conor Chapman

Got geese? Over the next couple of months, don’t be surprised to see

dogs, specifically Border Col-lies, roaming around campus. Jesuit has recently taken part in the Canada Goose Manage-ment Plan to rid the campus of the increasingly growing flock of geese. “The school has had a geese problem for at least the last 7 to 8 years, but each year it has gotten worse,” head groundskeeper at Jesuit, Jeff Wood, said. In the past, the geese would stay only on the back fields and could easily be shooed off. “But as the geese got tamer, and more used to be-ing around people, they got a little bolder and started going around to other parts of cam-pus,” Wood said. The main problem with the geese are the mess they make. One adult Cana-da Goose consumes 3- 4 lbs of grass and creates 2- 3 lbs of droppings per day. Cleaning up after the geese soon became a problem no one wanted to deal with. Along with that, the geese are sometimes very aggressive, making it dangerous for them to be around campus. The solution to this

problem are the Geese Guys, a locally owned and operated company in Portland. The goal of the Geese Guys is to mitigate conflicts between human pop-ulations and Canada Geese as well as decrease and potential-ly eliminate the resident goose population on the property in a humane matter. This is where the dogs come in. “Whenever we see any geese, all we have to do is give [the Geese Guys] a call,” Wood said. Highly trained Bor-der Collies humanely stalk and herd the geese off the property by silently and intently staring at the them. “The dogs don’t ever attack or come in physical con-tact with the geese,” Wood said. However, the geese however see the dogs’ intense gaze as a predation attack, and will likely flee the area because they become very fearful in situations like these. The geese then will hesitate to return to the property since they are constantly being stalked by the Border Collies. “We thought we’d try the program out for three months, and hopefully in that time period, we can get rid of the geese for good,” Wood said.

Canine SecurityBY KAMYA CHANDRA, ’17

COURTESY OF RILEY CORBITT, ’17

Collies will be used to scare away geese in hopes they won’t return.

You’ve been there. In class, legs crossed, your left knee bouncing

up and down. “Don’t think of water, don’t think of water,” on repeat in your mind, while a wa-ter-deprivation headache emerg-es from the depths of your in-seat potty dance. You stare at your water bottle, yearning to take a sip but you wouldn’t dare, know-ing that one more drop might put you over the edge. You want to go to the restroom, but you can’t. Why? Some teachers don’t allow it, and the Jesuit handbook doesn’t stip-ulate a bathroom policy. “I think that there is enough opportunities for [stu-dents] to use the restroom be-tween classes,” Mr. Jason Hil-dreth said. “If they manage their time well, it should be something

that’s able to be taken care of.” Though some teachers do allow restroom use during class, many students don’t want to receive the punishments some teachers employ as a con-sequence of using the restroom during class time. “What I wind up doing is that if [students opt to use the re-stroom during class], I will often have the students do something outside of a jug. If they [choose to use the restroom during class] multiple times, I will give them a jug,” Mr. Hildreth said. “The main reason I do it is to prevent [students] from leaving the class-room to do something like play a game on their cellphone or text somebody, which are all things that I have seen students do and heard about students doing.” For those with more active restroom habits, there are

some teachers who are willing to be understanding of the need to use the restroom at arbitrary times. “I think that [whether or not students should be allowed to use the restroom during class] should be up to the discretion of the teacher. I myself do allow [students] to use the restroom during class,” Mr. John Andreas said. “My reasoning for [allow-ing students to use the restroom during class] is that I don’t see it as a distraction to [the learning environment] and I see it as if they truly do have to go to the bathroom, that is a distraction for them.” Mr. Andreas’ view of re-stroom use during class parallels that of many students. “If you have to go to the bathroom during class, that’s all that you think about, and you

can’t focus on the actual school work like you should,” sopho-more Keely McCormick said. “You need to be able to go to the bathroom so you can focus on class.” “[In my classes, stu-dents] can go [to the restroom] whenever they want as long as they are not disruptive to their classmates or to me. The excep-tion to this would be that if there are student presentations, they can’t go,” Ms. Amanda Case said. Per contra, teachers with similar perspectives to that of Mr. Hildreth shed light on the reality that many students misuse the privilege of utilizing the re-stroom during class time to go on their cellphones. Some students see a private environment such as a restroom as an opportunity to disobey school rules without the risk of being caught.

Moreover, some stu-dents see the restroom as a way to escape from the class simply because they are bored. There-fore, some teachers are naturally hesitant to allow students to leave class to use the restroom. “We have students here on campus that can run a mile in five minutes, the same amount of time that students have to get from class to class, so that should mean that, with where the bath-rooms are located, there should be enough time for them for stu-dents to use the restroom,” Mr. Hildreth said. “As I have said and as some of my [history] colleagues have said, it is very difficult to learn history on a full bladder,” Mr. An-dreas said. “[However,] if a student is clearly abusing this privilege, I won’t allow them to [use the re-stroom during class] anymore.”

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BY EMERY HANEL,’17

PAGE EDITOR: Jaclyn Flood & Conor Chapman

Should using the bathroom be a privilege or a right?

Turf may pose risk

The dreaded yellow JUG slip everyone at Jesuit fears is shared with all Je-

suit schools around the world. The meaning behind this disciplinary action is the same for each school. Many of the members here at Jesuit are taught a myth about what JUG actually means. Our school is one of the only schools that still believes JUG stands for “Justice Under God”. “It is derived from the Latin word JUGUM, meaning ‘yoke’ or ‘burden’,” Dean of Stu-dents at Loyola HS in Los An-geles Mr. Annarelli said. “Re-searchers from a number of Jesuit schools have traced the et-ymology of JUG and found that JUGERE, ‘to yoke’ or ‘to burden’ someone with the punishment of their behavior.” As a community of schools, we all share the same purpose behind a JUG. Some may perceive this act of disci-pline as a way to produce fear of staff from students, but the pur-pose of this discipline is based on

helping Jesuit students succeed. “I believe it truly prepares students to work within the guidelines of a system in an envi-ronment like Jesuit High School,” Mr. Maxie said. “The rules we have are a part of the entire pic-ture and allows students to be in a system conducive to learning.” Most all Jesuit high schools share this form of pun-ishment, but each school has incorporated it differently inside their respective communities. Boston College High School in Massachusetts hands out five to ten JUGs a week, while Seattle Preparatory School in Seattle, Washington hands out five to six JUGs a year. “We look at the amount of JUGs we hand out every term,” Mr. Maxie said. “Last year, when the number was exorbitant, we figured out a way to fix it. We de-cided to change our technology violation JUG; realizing most of them were coming from technol-ogy related reasons.” When comparing a staff member’s view on JUGs to a stu-dents, often the two ideas differ.

Both understand the reason and purpose for a JUG, but many students are skeptical about the distributing of this disciplinary form. “So many JUGS are giv-en out that I think they’ve lost some of their power and a lot of kids aren’t too concerned when they get one,” junior Sage Taylor said. The frequency with which JUGs are currently being given out has lead students to view lunch and after school de-tentions casually. Ideally, when you receive a JUG, you should re-alize you did something wrong, work for the school in punish-ment, and then move forward as a more intelligent and insightful student. If students develop the idea that getting a JUG is “no big deal”, they forget the purpose of this traditional discipline: reflec-tion and transformation. Contrary to what some community members believe, JUGs are a vital part of the Jesu-it education, and without them student’s realities at school would be very different.

On November 3rd, 2015, ESPN presented a spe-cial on E:60, touching

on a concern close to many student athletes: are turf fields safe? Every student at Jesuit has played on one of the turf fields at some point, and all who have been on the fields know about the small black pellets under-neath the artificial grass. “After games and practice I have the black pel-lets everywhere,” senior soccer player Salyna Blue said. “They get all over my gear and stick to any scrapes I get on the turf.” The pellets are official-ly known as “crumb rubber.” In the mid-1990s, America was having a problem disposing of tires that were hard to burn and could not be put in landfills. The solution came to cut up tires and use them as a product in a practical application: as a foundation for synthetic turf fields. “The pellets provide a much softer impact than the previous field,” senior quar-terback Eric Restic said. “At the end of games or practice, though, they are all over me and my uniform.” When crumb rubber was introduced, the EPA did not run a “risk assessment”, and we are now learning of the damaging effects the rubber could potentially have on ath-letes after prolonged exposure to the turf. Many coaches around the country are growing con-cerned about the health of their players. Amy Griffin, the goalie coach at the University of Washington, began to keep a list of athletes she saw with cancer in Seattle area hospi-tals in 2009. Since then, the list has grown to nearly 200, and Washington State is beginning to cross-reference Griffin’s re-cords with state ones to see a trend. Many of the athletes played regularly on turf fields.

Most are soccer players, about two thirds of them goalies. While there are no conclusive long-term studies, the current hypothesis is that many of the crumb rubber pellets contain known carcin-ogens, and because of athletes’ prolonged exposure to the pel-lets in the form of inhalation and touching open wounds cancer can develop. The Jesuit administra-tion has paid close attention to new details around turf fields, and continues to look into all options to keep athletes safe. “It’s an important topic to talk about, and we are talking about it almost every day,” Athletic Director Mike Hughes said. “This topic has been in the news for about three years, and we have been watching it and looking for studies.” Right now, the scien-tific evidence says there is no problem with the turf fields, but we are watching because there is some anecdotal ev-idence that there could be health problems associated with the turf. Jesuit is currently in the process of replacing the turf fields, and the administra-tion is looking at all options, including replacing the crumb rubber with “Nike Grind,” which would be made of recy-cled shoes instead of tires. “There’s no evidence yet that’s making these links,” Gina McCarthy, the Admin-istrator for the EPA, said. “But that doesn’t mean we’re dis-missing the concerns.” For the Jesuit ad-ministration and many others around the country, the most important thing to do is keep watching for new studies, and continue the conversation about how to keep players safe. As of now though, some are worried cancer will be added to the list of risks fac-ing athletics today.

BY CONOR CHAPMAN, ’16

BY NATALIE LANDGRAF, ’17

COURTESY OF GRACE BECKER, ‘17

JUG distribution, especially technology violations, has become more prolific, causing discipline to lack meaning.

Uncovering the story behind JUGs

In a culture that is completely enamored with sports, it’s puzzling that the number of kids participating in youth sports is

dropping, and dropping fast, with 16% across the board. The recent decline may result from some of the negative media attention that cer-tain aspects of professional sports has received like the dangers of concussions and sport scandals. Unfortunately, this noise is causing parents to only look at these negatives, and miss the true value and true message of sports. While winning a game or champi-onship for fans and players alike is an excep-tional feeling, it’s not the best thing that comes out of the game. Nothing more valuable comes from sports than the platform it provides kids: a platform to learn, grow, and have fun. From little league baseball to kick and chase soccer, sports give kids the opportunity to learn the world around them in new and exciting ways, giving them a safe place to win, lose, and de-velop. “I played pretty much every sport growing up, from football to basketball to baseball, you name it,” Senior Collin Dunn said. “All of them grew me in different ways. I learned so much out on those fields and

courts.” Some of life’s most important values like being able to cooperate with others, hard work, and discipline can’t be taught in a class-room. When kids are stretched out of their comfort zones, the very nature of sports, in-credible growth happens. “Sports provide key dynamics when it comes to the development of communal principles by enhancing the physical and mental well-being of individuals,” Professor Kenneth Marci said. No professional athlete started play-ing their sport for the money or fame. They started playing because it was an opportunity to build friendships, develop themselves, and most importantly have fun. A recent study by the American College of Sports Medicine showed that kids who participated in sports had improved motor skills, increased self-esteem, and were better in cooperation and teamwork situations than their counterparts that did not. While sports are not forever, all kids should have the opportunity to have a fun place to develop some of life’s most important lessons for at least a short period of their child-hood. America’s future needs to be shaped playing some of America’s favorite games.

Men’s Ski TeamLast year: Metro league champions and State champions Goals: “My motto for the season is, Do simple better,” said Coach Willy.Athletes to watch: Carson Little ‘16, Bridger Ueeck ‘17, and William Grimme ‘16

Women’s Ski TeamLast year: Metro league 2nd place and 3rd in stateGoals: “Put the team first, individual sec-ond,” said Coach Case.Athletes to watch: Molly Jansky ‘16, Claire Jacobson ‘16, Mia Baudey ‘16, amd Ashlyn Bronson ‘17

Men’s BasketballLast year: 21–2, Metro League Cham-pions and 2nd in State Returners: 8Goals: Coach Potter said they are go-ing to lean on their “good core” to build momentum for this season. Athletes to watch: Malcolm Porter ‘16 and Cameron Parker ‘17

With the fall sport sea-son coming to an end, Jesuit sports

teams have put a lot of effort into preparing for the playoff season. Before playoffs, the undefeated varsity volleyball team couldn’t wait to start the tournament for the state cham-pionship, since returning vic-torious from the Nike Tour-nament of Champions as well. “We know what to ex-pect going into playoffs,” senior Jasmine Gross said. “As long as we do what we are supposed to do hopefully we will do well. I personally am also motivat-ed to win state since it’s my last year playing volleyball for Jesuit.” The varsity volleyball team’s excitement helped them to win the state championship for the second year in a row. They fin-ished the season undefeated with a record of 80 wins and 0 losses. After winning metro but losing in the playoffs last year, the football team is determined to win state this year, especially consider-ing the number of returning seniors. They have 37 seniors on the team and most have been on the team since sophomore

year. That being said, senior Mike Petroff knows the importance of keeping level heads through the seniors last time going to playoffs. “Our goal—and I think the goal for every team —is to win state,” Petroff said. “In order to do that we have to take one game at a time, play one play at a time, and try not to get ahead of ourselves.” The cross country team was also excited to compete at state in Eugene. Their top seven runners from both the boys and girls team ran for the state championship. “We have a really strong team this year with four freshman and dedicated senior leaders, that said, I’m confi-dent all of our training will pay off,” said junior Grace Becker. Thanks to their prepa-ration and teamwork, the wom-en’s team placed second in state and the men’s team placed fourth. After losing the Met-ro League title last year, the women’s soccer team feels that it is especially important to do well and put in the extra effort in all of their games this year. “Our goal right now is to win our Metro League title this year since we didn’t win it last year,” senior Michelle Escobar said, “From there we just need

to take it game by game. Anoth-er goal of ours is to win state.” The team is already put-ting in work towards redeeming themselves from last year. They also feel a need to prove the pow-er of teamwork and dynamic, since the majority of their team is underclassmen who have nev-er experienced playoffs before. “A lot of people didn’t think that we would have a great team this year because we have so many underclassmen,” Escobar said. “But we have a great dynamic between the upperclassmen and underclassmen, and you can really

see that this team puts in the effort”. At the time the article was published, the women’s soc-cer team’s playoff season had not finished, but they were going to compete at the state champion-ship on Saturday, November 14th. Similar to the wom-en’s soccer team, the men’s team had an especially young group of players this year that was also new to high school playoffs. “Our team was different this year because we have a super young team and we are also pret-ty small; yet I think we definitely

had the potential to beat the oth-er teams,” junior Joe Rocker said. “We worked really hard this year”. Older players have tak-en on the responsibility to inspire the younger members and moti-vate them to succeed in playoffs. “We really worked to install among our team and espe-cially among the younger players the ‘Our team versus the world mentality,” senior Cole Knox said. The teamwork was clear in their games; however, they un-fortunately lost 2-0 in the quar-ter finals against West Salem.

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Winter Sports PreviewBY GENEVIEVE KLEIN, ’17

The varsity football team comes together during a early season match-up against Central Catholic.

COURTESY OF BOB KERNSBY ASHLEY MEPHAM, ’17

Fall sports teams battle deep into the playoffs

PAGE EDITORS: Tommy Mulflur & Genevieve Klein

BY TOMMY MULFLUR, ’16Men’s Swim TeamLast year: 13-1, 2015 Metro league champions and combined 3rd in StateGoals: “Ultimately make a good show-ing at state,” said Coach Butcher. Athletes to watch: Sean Calkins ’16 and Ryan Packan ‘16

Women’s BasketballLast year: 20-3, 2015 Metro Champions and 6th in state Returners: 7Goals: Attack the season “one practice, one game, and one play at a time” said coach Lowery. Athletes to watch: Kate Anderson ‘16 and Alzena Henry ‘16

Women’s Swim TeamLast year: 13-1, 2015 Metro league champions and combined 3rd in StateGoals: “Focus on the concept of team while also helping them reach personal goals,” said Coach Butcher.Athletes to watch: Ryan Falk ‘16, Emily Holman ‘16, and Aimee Piercy ‘16

Senior Claire Jacobson racing down Mt. Hood last year in a giant solalem event.

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More than just a game

This winter season, many music fanatics are getting ready to see some of their fa-vorite artists come to town. Although the lineup does not include many widely known musicians, the bands that will be playing here in Portland are exciting our lo-cal Jesuit community. At the Roseland Theater, The Chainsmokers play on December 2, and for $20.00- $25.00 you could hear the hit song #SELFIE live. At the Moda Cen-ter, big country stars hit the stage December 6 at The Bull Santa Jam and these tickets are selling fast at $55.00. Meanwhile, the Wonder Ballroom is starting the winter season off with The Mowglis on Decem-ber 4 following Slow Magic with Giraffage Decemeber 12, both concerts costing $22.00. The main head-liner this winter season, Odesza, comes to Portland at the Roseland Theater De-cember 4. This electronic music band has hit number one on music charts all over the world. “I would say I am most looking forward to Odesza,” junior Millie Or-lando said. “I know that their concert is going to be a lot of fun and really excit-ing.” Whether your ex-cited to see Odesza or the

many country stars coming to play for The Bull Santa Jam. Each artists brings a different experience to each of their concerts, filling each show with the love they have for their music. “I love concerts be-cause they allow me to see my favorite bands perform my favorite songs in a close environment,” junior Alyssa Froude said. This December line up excites many of those who have found a love and passion for music in their life. Each of these concerts brings a different style of music to the stage. Odesza will bring fans that enjoy his electronic background; and many will enjoy the style brought forth from the alternative rock band, The Mowglis. The Bull Santa Jam is one of the only country concerts bringing country stars to Portland this sea-son. The event stars Hunter Hayes, with special quests Maddie & Tae, A Thousand Horses, and James Otto. Tickets are still available for all of these art-ists. Do not waste the op-portunity! Attending a con-cert is a great opportunity to make memories that can last a lifetime. Each event is a new experience waiting to happen. “The memories that you make during a con-cert become the best part about the event,” junior Ky-lie Rice said.

At the 2015 prom assembly, the student body was blown away by the thrilling promo-

tional short film, “Goldencuff”. Completely self-taught in the field of videography via the in-ternet, senior Mario Sarich came up with the idea of creating a short film with the plot line of a feature length movie before the James Bond theme for prom had even been approved. Collaboration with fellow students Adeeb Chowdhury ‘15 and Hudson Paine ‘15 got the project moving. “We wrote a script depen-dent on a female character who took the brunt of the acting,” Sarich said. “Then we set our filming dates.” Without any school re-sources or funds to produce the promotional video, the makers of “Goldencuff” resorted to personal connections and sought out stu-dents with talents in cinematography. Sophomore Mitchell McCullough offered the use of his drone and aerial cinematography skills for the short film. Cameras from Sarich, Paine, and senior Dylan Johnson were also used in the making of “Goldencuff”. The dirt bikes featured in the car chase scenes belonged to the Sarich family.

The car chase, one of the epic action scenes central to the vid-eo, was the first to be filmed. To en-sure their safety during this scene, people were stationed at the entrance to the gravel road with walk-talkies to watch for oncoming traffic. “Hudson hopped in the back of his Volkswagon with the back lid up,” Sarich said. “I was on the dirt bike behind him and we shot it at full speed. We were going about 60 miles per hour.” The cast, largely indepen-dent of the homecoming court, was able to devote more time to the cre-ation of this film over many months than past promotional videos. After 6 months of planning and over 200 hours of work, the en-tirely student produced and funded short film “Goldencuff” now has more than 4600 views on Youtube. “Thankfully, the student fundraiser last year was a success and provided us a $2000 budget to invest in video equipment,” Sarich said. “That money went partly to the professional camera that ‘Sleep Tight’ was shot on.” Working hard to meet the expectations they set in spring, Sa-rich and Johnson put together a hor-ror film for the 2015 homecoming

assembly. Several students supplied skills and resources for the making of “Sleep Tight”, starring seniors Lizzy Rees, Carolyn Connell and J.D. Dem-ing. Having already established the horror theme for the home-coming video, Sarich and Johnson approached Rees in late September about playing a part in the movie. “This was my first time do-ing anything with film really and it was such a beneficial learning expe-rience,” Rees said. “It was a very col-laborative project and I was able to experiment with some actions and scene work.” While Sarich, Johnson, and senior Jack Levis worked together to write the camera shot order, Rees’s acting, including her screaming and heavy breathing, was mostly improv. Shot over the course of a few weeks and featuring multiple students in-volved in the drama department, “Sleep Tight” further demonstrat-ed the difference that planning and commitment make in the quality of Jesuit’s promotional films. While it has over 1000 views on Youtube, “Sleep Tight” and “Gol-dencuff” can also be found on the school newspaper website, www.je-suitcrusader.org.

There is no doubt that Jesuit provides students with all of the tools and

resources necessary to succeed. The art program, in particular, consists of top-notch facilities and experienced teachers who are committed to the program and its students. With the help of these resources, talented graduates have been able to make both national and international im-pacts in their professions. Pro-filed below is the first of many who have applied their passion and talents in the arts to make profound impacts in unique ways. Check back in future edi-tions for profiles on other ac-complished Jesuit artists. A graduate of the sec-ond coed class at Jesuit in 1995 and the Architecture program at the University of Oregon in 2000, Sara Clark (Vreed) ap-plies her talents in the arts to designing spaces that are acces-

sible for all and specifically ca-ter to her clients’ needs. As an architect for the Department of Homeland Security Immigra-tion and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Clark designs field offic-es for the United States govern-ment. “Currently, my Area of Responsibility includes New York City and I am in awe of the dedicated team of Feder-al Law Enforcement Officers,” Clark said. “I feel honored to be able to apply my skills to de-velop spaces that support their duties.” A main focus of Clark’s job is to read how people use spaces and how the design of the space will help maintain safety and prevent risks as well as enhance its overall efficiency. This design move-ment, known as Universal De-sign, has been gaining traction ever since the passage of the American’s with Disability Act in 1990 and has continued to

be a centerpiece for Clark’s work. “I saw firsthand the sometimes humiliating or dangerous circumstances that came about when the built en-vironment did not take in the needs of those with mental and physical challenges,” Clark said. Through her Christian Service work in high school, Clark began to look at the built environment with new eyes to see how people really used spaces and how she could make the space better for the day to day experience while still keep-ing them visually appealing. While pursuing her career in Architecture, Clark was accepted into the Rome Study Abroad program and spent a summer in Rome, Italy studying architecture. “I travelled throughout Europe, was exposed to designs and buildings I had only stud-ied,” Clark said. “That experi-ence allowed me to go beyond

the textbook and actually walk through these amazing spaces in the moonlight!” In addition to her time in Italy, Clark had the oppor-tunities to volunteer for a local Architect towards the begin-ning of her career, worked on projects for the USDA Forestry Service, the Max light rail sys-tem, and the first LEED Plat-inum Senior Housing Urban High-rise in the US, among many others. “I have been part of teams that created the urban landscape of Portland, met peo-ple who shaped national policy, and support folks who were the first responders on 9/11,” Clark said. “I get an up-close view into the workings of local and national government, and even had the brief opportunity to sit as Planning Commissioner for the City of Beaverton. Clark thanks Jesuit and its faculty for a lot of the core values and skills that she

utilizes daily in her job. “The work I did in Gail Fleenor’s course exposed me to mediums and techniques that resulted in a wide range of art work that was used for my portfolio,” Clark said. “Course-work in Mr. Simmons’ Phys-ics and Mr. Benware’s English were instrumental in fostering an appreciation for the techni-cal and nicative arts.”Overall, through the founda-tion and knowledge base that Jesuit has given her, Clark has been able to positively affect the lives of people all around the United States and the world while continuing to pursue the career that she loves. “I love what I do but most of all, I love how my ca-reer has evolved and continues to evolve without losing the core tenants: technical, com-municative, and creative artis-tic trifecta,” Clark said. “There is not another job that I would rather do.”

BY JACLYN FLOOD, ’17

PAGE EDITORS: Sam Louie & Kamya Chandra

Students take filming to the next level

Portland concertsBY NATALIE LANDGRAF, ’17

Art alumni make national and international impactBY ARIANA WILTJER, ’16

COURTESY OF MARIO SARICH, ’16

Goldencuff: the student produced and directed promotional short film for prom 2015.

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BACK

In a world of statistic-driv-en news sources, the climate is heavily em-

phasized, especially in the classroom. And rightly so. Ac-cording to NASA, global temperature has risen 1.4 de-grees since 1880. To put that in perspective, nine of the ten warmest years on record have occurred in the 2000s. Dis-proportion at its best. But these rising tem-peratures aren’t a free-float-ing issue--a hotter climate has a domino effect on the state of the rest of our envi-ronment. First, the ice. There is a logically inverse rela-

tionship between land ice concentration and climate change: as temperature ris-es, ice melts. As of right now, our land ice concentrations are decreasing by 287 billion metric tons per year. But that newly melt-ed ice doesn’t just disappear into thin air. It all joins our oceans, increasing the total water volume on earth and raising sea level approximate-ly 3.22 millimeters per year. For low-lying coastal areas like Bangkok, Mumbai--and a little closer to home-- Mi-ami and Boston, a sustained rise in sea level will have ir-revocably destructive conse-quences. But the problem is, with all these alarming changes going on, sometimes we get lost.

As the situation stands now, it doesn’t seem like our world is going to implode. Our everyday lives seem to be as usual, other than the freakishly warm fall afternoons and the million ash flies that swarm around campus. Yet these changes can’t be coming out of no-where. Whether we like it or not, our--as well others across the globe-- actions are leaving their mark. Granted, it might not be an overtly “It doesn’t affect me, so why should I care?” at-titude, but there often seems to be a disconnect between how we view our small, triv-ial, daily actions in terms of the larger problem. No, the world won’t end because you took a 10

minute shower today and left your car running all morn-ing. But multiply that loss of usable water and energy AND the environmental im-pact by hundreds, millions--there’s where we start to see an impact. So the harm comes when we adopt a mindset, often subconsciously, that al-lows us to think, “Well, noth-ing I do is going make a dif-ference.” We’ve all been guilty of it, parent and teacher and student alike. And it isn’t that we as a school are ignorant to this issue. We are home to an in-credibly active Green Team, a state-of-the-art ‘eco-friend-ly’ science building, and the illustrious Green Rib-bon Award. Recycling and making conscious, environ-

ment-bettering decisions are even principles mentioned in our student handbook. But after you admire the fancy plaque for a few minutes, stop. Don’t use an award as an excuse to assume that someone else will recycle your plastic bottles for you. Join green team and actually participate. Plant a tree ev-ery once and while. Carpool. Print things double-sided. Care. Most of all, don’t think that what you do has no impact. Don’t think that someone else will always pick up after you or clean up your mess. Right now, that’s actu-ally our exact job. We’ve been handed a world that is suffer-ing, and now we are tasked with discerning a way to save ourselves and our home.

Editorial

PAGE EDITORS: Olivia Glaser & Ariana Wiltjer

Editor-in-Chief: Emily PrebleEditor-at-Large: Olivia GlaserJunior Editor-in-Chief: Emery HanelOutreach and Social Media Editor: Ashley MephamOnline Content Editor: Sam LouieMagazine Editor(s): Mira Petrillo and Katie KelleyNews Editor: Mira PetrilloEditorial Editor: Katie KelleySports Editor: Tommy Mulflur

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Solutions: 1.b: Claire & Olivia Asato; 2.f: Zach & Lauren Rivers; 3.c: Rachel & Allison Hickey; 4.d: Marielle & Anselm LeFave; 5.e: Tyler & Tanner Tropio; 6.a: Kellar & Nolan McCarthy

Lifestyle Editor: Ashley MephamFeatures Editor: Conor ChapmanArts Editor: Sam LouieModerator/Teacher: Mr. Dan FalknerStaff Writers: Kamya Chandra, Bailey Cook, Jaclyn Flood, Emma Graham, Liz Hastings, Stella Kalomiris, Gennie Klein, Natalie Landgraf, Rebecca Pfluger, Kyle Phelps, Ramsey Sullivan, Ariana Wiltjer, Carli Wood

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