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Wednesday, May 25, 2011VOLUME XXX, ISSUE I DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCHOOL
The 60s and More Spring ChoirConcert Held in the DBHS Theater
COLUMN ONE
DiamondBar Recievesa Grant to
Enhance TrailSystem
Out of 300 applicantsthat appealed for grants onlyDiamond Bar, along with 43
other cities, was awarded. Thecity was required to restrictfunds to nature education.
Lea ChangFeature Editor
The Bulls EyeBURTONESQUE
Are you a fan of Tim Burtonswork? Well youre in luckbecause you can read all
about his recently openedexhibit at LACMA.Please see page 9.
ROYAL RELATIONSTired of hearing about theroyal wedding? Lets takea look at some princes
and princesses who arecurrently single.Please see page 8.
LADEN WITH OSAMAWhats done is done, butwas it really worth it? Turnthe pages to nd out more
about the death of Osamabin Laden.Please see page 5.
SUMMARIZING SPRINGThe spring season is comingto an end, so lets take alook at how the Brahmas
did. Flip the pages to reviewthe highlights of the season.Please see page 12.
INSIDETHISISSUE
Nine Diamond Bar High School SeniorsReceive Girls League Scholarships
Sing it loud, sing it proud...Diamondtone show choir sings and dances to Born to Hand Jive from the movie Grease together at the
last concert of the school year. Xing Yen Quek
HARMONIZE: Tickets were onsale from Monday, May 9, untilthe nights of the performances.Student tickets cost $9 and adulttickets cost $10. The Friday nightconcert was sold out.
Stephanie Cota
Asst. Photo Editor
Class of 2011Plans Senior Week
Available online at http://bullseye.dbhs.org
SCHOLARS:All candidates hadto complete an application alongwith a 300-500 word essay aboutthe signicance of communityservice and the experience theygained from it.
Holly LiuAsst. News Editor
[Please see AWARD
on page 3]
Smiling scholars...Girls League scholarship winners pose for a picture.
Diana Romero
GRADUATE: Senior Breakfasttickets cost $20 and the SeniorPicnic tickets cost $15. It cost$30 for both the picnic and thebreakfast together. A limitednumber of tickets was available.
Michelle LeeBusiness Manager
Students in Diamond BarHigh School applied for theseventh annual Girls LeaguesMerit Scholarship Award.
The application deadlinewas on Friday, May 6, and the
winners were announced onMonday, May 16.
Only seniors could applyfor this scholarship. VivianFaye Chen and Julie Wureceived $500; Tiffany Babband Frederick Choi received$250; and Nimisha Ganesh,Kalvin Lam, Gabriella Momah,Manan Shah, and Jason Wangreceived $100 each.
Girls League has beenoffering scholarships to seniorsfor the past seven years. Thiscustom was started by the clubsadvisor, Lisa Pacheco. Collegeeducation is not cheap; tuitionkeeps going up and every littlebit helps, said Pacheco.
The winners were selectedbased on a variety of factors.
A primary factor in the choicewas the amount of studentsinvolvement in the community.
This award is for thosethat help the community andthis allows us to give back to
them, explained the clubsInter-Organizational Councilrepresentative, junior JessicaCordoba.
All candidates had tocomplete an application
City of Diamond Bar ofcialsrevealed that the city receiveda grant from the State ofCalifornia's Natural Resources
Agency to better its own natureprogram on Tuesday, April 19.
Out of the 300 applicantsthat appealed for grants in thesummer of 2010, only DiamondBar, along with 43 other cities,was awarded with the money.To be eligible to obtain a grantfrom the Agencys NatureEducation Facilities Program,the city was required to restrict
funds solely to the furthering ofnature education.
A total sum of $61,063,given to Diamond Bar, will gotowards Sycamore CanyonTrail enhancement efforts,which include the constructionof benches and the additionof trash cans. Also, exhibitsand descriptions of plant andanimal life along the trails willbe included as an additionaleducational aspect.
Construction on the trail isexpected to begin in the winterof 2011 and completed in thespring of 2012. The city willcontinue to seek opportunitiesto enhance its parks and trailsthroughout the year.
The class of 2011 will bepresenting this years SeniorWeek from Thursday, May26, through Thursday, June2. The events will concludewith Graduation Night at
Disneyland from 9:30 p.m. to 6a.m. after graduation on June 2.
Senior Week is going tobe a wonderful celebration ofan amazing four years withone of the best classes ever topass through Diamond Bar HighSchool, commented the advisorof Class Committee of 2011Emily Clark.
Senior Week will start offwith the All-School Awards Nightin the gym tomorrow at 7 p.m. "Itis our last time to do somethingtogether as [a] class, so I hopeeverything goes well, saidsenior Eunice Lee, the SocialChairperson of the class of 2011.
The senior class will thenhave a Harry Potter themedSenior Breakfast at the Phoenix
Club in Anaheim on Friday,May 27 at 9 a.m. There will bea gourmet buffet breakfast anda senior slideshow consistingof pictures throughout the year,which were sent in by seniors.
Class Committee, InternationalBaccalaureate students, andValedictorians will be recognizedat the celebration.
After, seniors will havetheir rst graduation practiceon Tuesday, May 31 at 8 a.m.,followed by a Senior Picnic inthe upper grass football eld.There will be food provided bya Carls Jr. truck and a videogame truck provided by Games2 U.
Senior Breakfast ticketscost $20 and the Senior Picnic
tickets cost $15. It cost $30for both the picnic and thebreakfast together. A limitednumber of tickets was availableat the student store until Friday,May 20. Tickets for Grad Nightwere on sale for $100 fromWednesday, May 11 throughtoday, May 25.
The Class Committee of2011, class ofcers, and itsadvisors, Clark and LatitiaThomas were in charge of thisyears Senior Week. They havebeen planning the events sinceFebruary.
The seniors will have theirlast graduation practice in thegym on Wednesday, June 1 at8 a.m.
I am in awe of the spirit,
dedication, and unity of thissenior class, and I am condentthat the Senior Week activitieswill be a testament to just howspectacular this group of peopleis! said Clark.
along with a 300 to 500 wordessay about the signicanceof community service and theexperience they gained from it.They were required to submita recent transcript that reects
at least a 2.5 Grade PointAverage.
In addition to the transcript,they also had to submit a resume
The spring choir concertnamed The 60s and Morewas organized by the ChoirDepartment in the DiamondBar High School theater onThursday, May 19, and Friday,May 20, from 7 p.m. to 9:45p.m.
Each of Patty Breitagschoir classes participated inthe event. Some of the classesincluded Chamber Singers,Diamondtones, Marquis, andSolitaire.
This [is one of] the mostfun concerts of the year. Itsalso the most emotional concertof the year because its the lasttime the seniors get to perform
together, stated Breitag.The concert was successful
due to a sold-out house onFriday night. With the yearcoming to an end, all theseniors became very emotionaltowards the end of the last choirconcert.
Im excited because it wasa great show but at the sametime I am so sad because itis the end. It was an honor toperform with all those peopleand I had fun, stated seniorsoloist Kyla McCarrel. She sangGirl in 14G, Yesterday andWhere Have All the FlowersGone.
Other soloists includeTaler Lanning, who sang
Break, Jessica Bryant, whosang Glitter in the Air, andJenevieve Labunski, who sangForget You.
The rst half of the showincluded various competitionpieces performed by thedifferent choir groups. Some ofthe songs sang were Crazy forYou and Rolling in the Deep.
You would have to go to
one of our competitions to seewhat show choir really is; itsnot Glee, joked Breitag.
After ten minutes ofintermission, the concertfeatured music from the sixties.I thought it was very successful.The kids did a great job; theywere all pumped up. We had avery great year and Im lookingforward to next year, explained
Breitag.Tickets were on sale from
Monday, May 9, until the nightsof the performances. Studenttickets cost $9 and adult ticketscost $10.
The choir classes had beenpreparing for their show a monthprior to the concert.
Each class had its individualpractices during their class
periods. Additional practiceswere also held after school inorder for students to practicetogether.
I think the choir concertwent amazing, Im going tomiss all the seniors, explainedCharlie Luber. He added, weall had a lot of fun out there andI look forward to doing it againnext year.
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NewsNewsTHE BULLS EYE2 Wednesday, May 25, 2011
On Target Various Dancers Perform in theLast Dance Concert of the YearENTERTAIN: Tickets cost $8for presale and $10 at the door.The concert was divided into twoparts, with a short intermission inbetween. Senior dancers wereacknowledged.
Prisca Kim
Asst. News Editor
Friendly ReminderStarting July 1, 2011, a new law (AB 354) changing Californiaimmunization requirements for all students entering 7th-12thgrade goes into effect. The law requires that this coming schoolyear (2011-2012), all students will need proof of an adolescentwhooping cough booster shot called Tdap.
Make an appointment today to get the booster. Turn in proofof immunization to your school. Uninsured or underinsuredstudents may qualify for the Vaccines for Children Program;call 1-877-243-8832. You can also see what immunizationsthe school has on le for you on parent portal. Check yourimmunization records to see if the school has all doses on lethat have been given.
AB 354 requires students to obtain the vaccine or completethe permanent medical exemption with a MD note or persionalbeliefs exemption prior to July 1, 2011. Any student who doesnot have proof of getting the booster or have an exemption willnot be allowed to start school until they give proof of one or theother to their school. For more information, visit the CaliforniaDepartment of Public Heath, Immunization Branch website atwww.getimmunizedca.org.
DBHS Placesin Vans ContestDESIGN: The 50 seminalists,including DBHS, competed in apublic online voting stage from
April 26 to May 2. The generalpublic was able to view and cast
votes on their favorite design.Justin Park
Asst. Editorial Editor
POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
The time has nally arrived; the last day of school is here!After the long stressful school year, get ready to lounge by thepoolside and spend lazy afternoons with your friends. Leavethe heavy textbooks and notebooks behind, and look forwardto the best three months of the year. Prepare to say hello tothe beautiful beach and to days lled with nothing but purebliss. Also, dont forget that the last day is a minimum day
which means even more time to kick back and relax!The last day of school is on Thursday, June 2.
TIME IN SCHOOL
Are you looking forward to enjoying summer break? Well, donot get too comfortable because there is still summer school!
Although it is summer, make sure to pay attention and tryyour best in summer school because it does count as a regu-lar school year grade. However, summer school is a greattime to reunite with friends and talk to them. Power throughthese six weeks, because once its nished, the true denition
of summer will start.Summer school starts on Monday, June 13.
The dance department heldits spring concert, Foot Notes,in the Diamond Bar High Schooltheater on Thursday, May 12,and Friday, May 13, at 7 p.m.
The concert showcasedpieces from various dance
classes. Performancesincluded competition dancesfrom throughout the yearand student choreographedpieces from the beginning ofthe semester. Dance teacherJanna Lindenberg evaluated thedances, and a total of 34 danceswere chosen.
Some of the dances includedMess I Made, Money, TheScientist, and Listen. Eachof the beginning dance classesperformed their own dancepiece.
The intermediate danceclass also had its own dancepiece choreographed byLindenberg, called LadiesChoice. The Taurian CompanyDancers performed the dance,
Boom! as a group, and AllMale Dance Crew showcasedWhats a Girl Got to Do?
People from all ofLindenbergs classes wereallowed to work together to formgroup ensembles. The studentschose their own groups, music,costumes, and choreography
on their own. It was awesometo work with my fellow dancersbecause everyone is sotalented, commented seniordancer Olivia Liang.
Tickets cost $8 for presaleand $10 at the door. Theconcert was divided into twoparts, with a short intermission
in between. Towards the end ofthe show, senior dancers wereacknowledged.
The spring concert is thelast performance opportunity forDBHS seniors. The seniors areso talented and many of themhave been in the dance programfor four years, said Lindenberg.
After the senior bows,there was one last piece, calledModern FX, then ended withthe ensemble bows.
The show was lled withso much talent, each and everydance was jaw-dropping,commented sophomoreattendee Suhail Kothari.
Dancing in the spotlight... Junior Kelley Kuit, sophomore Lina Park, and senior Jamie Choi (from left
to right) peform Money with other dancers. Courtesy of Jocelyn Hsu
Diamond Bar High Schoolwas a seminalist in thesecond annual shoe designingcompetition which was hostedby American manufacturer oforiginal surf and skate brand,Vans, on Tuesday, April 26.However, DBHS was not ableto advance to the next stage asone of the nalists.
Various students of JonHaprov's graphic arts classsubmitted their original shoeartworks in the Vans CustomCulture sneaker customizationdesign contest for a chance towin the Finalist Prize. Finalists
received an all-expense-paidtrip to New York City where theywould exhibit their designedartworks.
The grand prize, which isawarded to one nal winnerselected from ve nalists,consists of a $50,000 donationtoward the art program atthe respective school and anopportunity to sell personalizedfootwear in retail stores startingin 2012.
It was like Christmas inJuly. It was great to see thestudents achieve this, saidHaprov.
Of approximately 400nationwide school entrants,the competitors were narroweddown to 50 seminalists from
ve different regions consistingof California, Northeast,Northwest, and Southeast.DBHS was selected among theten candidates for the Californiaregion.
The 50 seminalists,including DBHS, competed in apublic online voting stage from
April 26 to May 2.The general public was able
to view and cast votes on theirfavorite design in each regionduring the phase. Dos PueblosHigh School located in Goleta,the school with the most votesin California region, became thenalist of the California region.
The [contest] was reallytime consuming, but the hardwork paid off. I was happy tobe able to express myself,commented senior SummerCanova, a participant in thecompetition.
The ve nalists chosenfrom each respective region,consisting of DPHS in Goleta,Franklin Pierce High Schoolin Tacoma, Washington,Moanalua High School inHonolulu, Hawaii, Ward Melville
High School in East Setauket,New York, and Eastern HighSchool in Louisville, Kentucky,will compete against each otherfor the Grand Prize. A judgingpanel of various industrymavens will analyze and selectone winning school in New YorkCity on June 2.
This annual shoe contestwas created in 2010 whenVans Sales RepresentativeShawn Gruenhagen and artteacher Franky Scaglione werelooking for ways to promoteself-expression in high schoolstudents.
"Supporting creativityis central to Vans' culture,"stated Vans' Vice President ofMarketing Doug Palladini in the
ofcial Vans press release.He added, "this platform
[also] helps us call attention tothe dwindling funding for artseducation in this country in animpactful way."
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News THE BULLS EYE Wednesday, May 25, 2011 3
News Bits USB Welcomes IncomingFreshmen to the DBHS CampusINTRODUCE:Most of the
students who attended the
orientation were from ChaparralMiddle School and South Pointe
Middle School. Approximately
800 students were present.
Vivian TangStaff Writer
Continued from page 1AWARD: Contestants had the chance to earn a scholarship.
that included the candidates
community service information,
verication of acceptance
into a college, and a letter ofrecommendation. Potential
awardees were interviewedprior to the selection of the
winners.
Wu commented, It's a
great pleasure knowing that myefforts and dedication to service
[have] been recognized, but
really, I'm just doing somethingI love. I truly appreciate Girls'
League for being such a giving
organization and grantingme this scholarship! She
continued, This has been a
major motivation to me, for I willcontinue feeding my dedication
to service by extending my
efforts beyond the college years
and throughout the rest of my
life.
Girls League funds thescholarships through their
fundraising. During the ValentinePlush Grams Sale and the Hop
into Spring with a Bunny Sale,
they sold plush toys at the upper-
quad; they also participated inthe All Club Food Fairs. All of the
proceeds from these fundraisers
went to the scholarships.Pacheco commented, Girls
League is a service based club
that gives to the community. Webelieve in making the world a
better place. We cant think of a
better way to achieve this goalthan by helping our graduating
Brahmas fund their education.
Jakub Maly, a 19-year-oldAustrian Olympic swimmer,
was buried alive at a Florida
beach. It took almost two
hours for 60 rescuers andcave-in specialists to dig him
up. His excuse for digging the
enormous seven-foot holewas merely to have some
fun during a day off from
Olympics training. It didnt turnout to be so fun when the
sand collapsed on him after
he jumped in.
Adel Mohammed
Dasqouqi ran away from
Cairos Abu Zaabal prison inEgypt earlier this year during
a three-year sentence forrobbery and extortion. Whenhe was captured, he was
found dressed in a womans
outt with a burqa that coveredhis face. Dasouqi was injured
when he tried to jump off a
three-story building to escapefrom police. He is currently
held at a military prison.
Coincidentally, Joe
Parker and Rick Hill were
two strangers who met for
the rst time in Hawaii anddiscovered that they were half
brothers. While Hills family
was on vacation, Parker, who
happened to pass by, offeredto take a group picture. Later
the two men began a light
conversation which led on todiscovering that they came
from the same hometown and
had the same father.
Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld
and French master chocolatierPatrick Roger created a
hotel suite made entirely of
chocolate in Paris. The room
featured a chocolate modelposing on a bed surrounded by
chocolate walls and furniture.The creation took over ten tonsof chocolate to build and was
created to advertise a new
chocolate ice cream bar.
Hotels in New York,
Hawaii, and Florida have sownelectronic tracking chips into
their towels and sheets to
prevent linen theft. By usingthese chips, they can charge
credit cards if the items are
missing.
The 8th grade orientation
was hosted by Diamond Bar
High Schools United StudentBody in the gym on Friday,
May 13, starting from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. The theme was
superheroes, but mainlyfocused on the movie, The
Dark Knight.
USB presented various
performances and videos to the
incoming freshmen. Studentssaw performances by All Male
Dance Crew, cheer, drumline,
song, and the Taurian DanceCompany. Brahma Foundation
representative junior Kevin
Hung and Commissioner ofAthletics sophomore Stephen
Lee emceed the event.
After I walked inside thegym, I went from thinking [it was
a] boring orientation to [thinking
it was a] full out superhero
party. It was awesome, saidattendee James Thongkham.
Some of the videos
included videos about tardies,
cheating, and athletics. Many
of the videos were made fromshort clips of different movies
and cartoons. Items that were
given away included beadednecklaces, class of 2015
bracelets, and pompoms. After
the presentation, studentswere given a campus tour
guided by USB members. The
event concluded with the 8thgraders receiving their summer
registration dates through a
lottery process.
I wanted 8th gradeorientation to be a long lasting
memory that was etched into
the minds of the incoming
freshmen for the next four
years, stated Commissioner ofVisual Communications junior
David Gamboa.
Most of the students whoattended the orientation were
from Chaparral Middle School
and South Pointe Middle School.Approximately 800 students
were present.
The [hosts of the event]were really friendly and inviting.
The orientation made [DBHS]
seem interesting. I am now
more excited to start freshmanyear, commented attendee
Mandy Yen.
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EditorialTHE BULLS EYE4 Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Editorial
The California Fish andGame Commission has recentlyproposed to increase the quotaof bears allowed to be huntedannually by 300 bears, raisingthe already sufficient maximum
of 1,700 bears per season. Thehunting season lasts roughlyfrom October to December, andthroughout these three months,bear hunters are required tohave an identification tag tokill one bear. These suggestedchanges will help keep a heavysurveillance over the bearpopulation to keep the quotain check, but these precautionsare constantly questioned with
unreasonable suggestions toincrease the bear hunting quota.The upcoming spring seasonmarks the third consecutiveyear that the commission hasproposed to expand bear hunting
in California. Killing more bearsin California will endanger boththe environment and the bearpopulation. This unnecessaryincrease will not only upset manyCalifornians by the inhumanity ofthe commissions actions, but itwill also pose a threat on the restof the environment.
Commissioner MichaelSutton admitted to the Los
Angeles Times that 99 percentof Californians disagree withthe commission and do not wantthis proposal to be passed. In
addition to this, the HumaneSociety of the United Statesrejected the proposition and21 Cal i forn ian legis latorsencouraged the commissionto abandon the proposal. TheHMUS and California legislatorsare right to do so, being thatthe commissions actions areharmful and unnecessary.Countless disagreements haverisen from animal welfare andenvironmental groups concerningthe opposition of the idea. Thesearguments have not changedover the last three years for goodreason, yet the commission stilldoes not hesitate to suggest
Claire HuangAsst. A & E Editor
the expansion of bear hunting.This request for an increase willonly satisfy a small portion ofCalifornians. The U.S. Fish andWildlife Service reported thathikers and explorers outnumber
bear hunters in a ratio of morethan 20 to one. Only onepercent of Californians takesup bear hunting as a sport;with this increase in the bearquota, a minute percentage ofabout 0.008 of the bear huntingcommunity will be satisfied with
one more kill, but 300 morebears will have lost their livesand a new threat to the bearpopulation will be created.
The commission stated thatit is necessary for more bearsto be hunted due to the growing
population of this species.Although the bear popu lationis gradually increasing, thecommission must keep in mindthat many bear habitats inCalifornia are changing due toconstant environmental dangersand that every decision will greatlyimpact the future of Californiasbear population. The gradualexpansion of bear hunting can
eventually lead to a larger quotafor bear hunters, numbers largeenough to place a negativeimpact on the bear population.The actions of humans haveendangered numerous speciesand subsequent ly causedextinction. For example, in 1922
the last grizzly bear in Californiawas shot; this scenario does not
seem implausible consideringthat the grizzly bear becameextinct in California due to
excessive hunting.
By agreeing to this proposal,the bear population in Californiawill show a dramatic decreaseas more bears will be killedannually. This raised quotawould allow the number offuture propositions regardingthe expansion of bear hunting
to increase as well. The CFGCshould consider the drasticeffects that raising this quotawill have on the environment, sothat their actions will not lead toextinction of an entire population.
A new scientific
breakthrough produced bycompanies such as PathwayGenomics have released ahome genetic test that allowspeople to test their DNA byswabbing the inside of theirmouth and sending the salivasample to a genealogy firm. By
doing so, people will be able tohave more knowledge regardingtheir likelihood of developinga specific kind of hereditary
disease. However, this processis unreliable, and will ultimatelyprove to be dangerous. Althoughthis kit represents undeniableprogress made by scientists,the practicality and reliability
needed to make it efficient islacking. These new at-homekits pose too many inexcusable
risks for it to be useful for theconsumers.
Reputable national healthorganizations such as theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention and the Food andDrug Administration have issuedwarnings to consumers lookingto purchase this new innovation.Both claim that genetic tests aretoo complicated to be done inthe privacy of the buyers ownhome and recommend thatgenetic tests should be doneonly with the advice of a doctor
and in a lab setting. In the
presence of a doctor, results canbe verified and different options
can be discussed immediately.With the kit, the users wouldhave to wait until their sample isanalyzed. Only then would theybe able to make an appointmentwith a doctorto discusstheir options.The FDA,which is ther e g u l a t o r ya g e n c yresponsiblefor reviewinggenetic tests,has approvedonly 12 ofthe 1,000genetic test
kits currentlyavailable. Of those dozen,none of them are the at-home version, but rathertests performed in clinicallaboratories with higher qualitytesting services. In order to helpprevent this defective productfrom being used, organizationslike the FDA should reject theproduct from being sold entirely.
This product also runs ahigh risk of false results, whichis inexcusable in the medical
field. If consumers are given
an incorrect result, there aresure to be a number of negativeconsequences. For example, if
Genetic Kit TestingColene Eng
Asst. Editorial Editor
Lowering Bear Quota
Every year during May,countless high school girlsand even several boys can beseen obsessing over hairstyles,dresses and suits, makeup, andmost of all, weight. They are allplanning for one of the biggestschool events of the entireyearProm.
Some students solemnlyswear themselves of f of carbohydrates, sugar, andall kinds of fattening foodsuntil the day after Prom, whileothers simply exercise until
they drop those extra two, five,
or even fifteen pounds needed
to squeeze themselves intothe typical skin-tight dress orform-fitting tuxedo. Whatever
the ex t reme me thod fo r
the rapid weight loss, moststudents regret their ridiculousand potentially dangerous andthreatening crash diets afterProm is over and forgotten.These weight-loss schemesare seemingly harmless, butthe grave risk that crash dietspose is not worth the seriousaftereffects.
Whether it is for Prom or fora new summer body, suddenweight loss is nothing short ofunhealthy. Nearly 90 percentof all crash dieters put all theweight they lost back on shortlyafter they stop their diets. Insome cases, extra pounds are
gained because of the dietersbodys inability to adjust to theabrupt change in nutrition intake.
Extreme dieting can often leadto skin problems, including acneand rashes, which obviouslycompletely shatters a typicalteenagers optimal look forProm night and couple pictures.
Excessive dieting can also causeheadaches, constipation, eventualextreme eating disorders such as
anorexia, and even the occasional
blackout. In their attempts tolook their absolute best, manyboys and girls ironically end upnegatively affecting their physicalappearances.
High school students shouldnever be putting their health atrisk for the sake of one ratherinsignificant night. Not only iscrash dieting untimely, but it alsovery inconvenient as Prom weekcollides with AP testing. Thechange in diet and lack of usualnutrients will strongly impact testscores. Students tend to feelgroggy and are often unableto focus when they have not
eaten properly before a test.They will ultimately benefit more
from reorganizing their prioritiesand realizing that an AP test faroutweighs looking exceptional
for Prom night. Some high schoolstudents will go to extreme lengths
in their attempts to impress theirpeers and dates and to makeProm the perfect night. Oftentimes,they succeed in single-handedlymaking their own situations worseby doing so.
C r a s h d i e t i n g c a n b edangerous, and is definitely not a
sensible option for obtaining theideal Prom body. Pre-Prom dietsare simply unreasonable, and caneven pose a threat to ones health.High school students need tofinally understand that one school
dance does not make or breaktheir high school experiences.
Overdoing a diet for Prom will onlybring them grief and a bad highschool memory, while establishinga healthy lifestyle will be beneficial.
Eye of the Editors
Every girl is beautifulin her own way andthey should be happywith what body theywere given.
Ashley Nakaishi,Freshman
I dont think theyshould [crash diet]because its unhealthyand people shouldbe proud of who theyare and not try to besomething theyre notfor one night.
Kassi Keys,Senior
Its good because
the girls look good fora special event, butits also bad becausecrash dieting isnthealthy.
Joseph Harrison,Junior
I dont think itshealthy for girls to dothose things to just fit
in their dresses. Girlsshouldnt have to dounnecessary thingsto look good for onenight.
Gabe Lopez,
Junior
Its cute that they tryso hard to impresseveryone, but itsunhealthy. There arebetter ways to try toimpress dates.
Jack Zhai,Senior
I dont think its a
good thing that girlsdo crash dieting [...]because its unhealthyand [...] if a girl feelsuncomfortable withthe way she looks, [it]doesnt mean she hasto change herself.
Taylor Yada,Sophomore
the tester receives a result that
claims he or she is prone to anincurable disease, it is very likelythat the affected customer willfall into depression. Althoughsome of the results may providean accurate warning, the chancethat the kits produce false
r e a d i n g smake it aproduct toodangerous tosell over thecounter. Thec ompan ieswho put thesekits on themarket areresponsiblefor the well-being of itsc u s t o m e r s
and if theresults are not completelylegitimate, the corporation willbe putting itself in a positionwhere it will lose its customerstrust.
A recent report issued bySenate Special Committee on
Aging stated that these testscan be unreliable, misleading,and overly vague. Consumerswill also have to pay an upwardtotal of over $3,000 for thekits which provide obviousrecommendations and advice.For example, If you smoke,
quit. In addition, the reportsclaim that genetic testing experts
say relationships between gene
mutations and most diseasesare unproven. Certified doctors
are a better alternative to theseoften unreliable kits that solicita product capable of producingthousands of false diagnoses.Good health is a complex and
fragile necessity in life; there isno room for any chance of faultydiagnoses.
Most manufacturers ofthese kits make claims thatare not supported with validevidence, maintaining that aperson can protect againstserious disease by choosingspecial foods and nutritionalsupplements. The results thenpropose a customized diet,including certain vitamins andcuisines. However, the FDA and
CDC say they know of no validscientific research or studies
showing that genetic tests canbe used safely to recommendnutritional choices.
This new genetic testingis creating an immeasurablenumber of downsides to thisproduct. The kit should not bemade available for purchaseuntil it is further advanced. Inthe future, when the technologyfurther develops, take-homesets may be effective anduseful, but as for now, interestedbuyers should be very cautiousbefore purchasing such anunreliable product.
This process isunreliable, andwil l ul t imatelyp r o v e t o b e
dangerous.
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Editorial THE BULLS EYE
Editorial PolicyThe Bulls Eye is a public forum that welcomes the views of ourreaders. Letters to the Editor will be accepted only if they aresigned. The author may, however, request anonymity. The staffreserves the right to edit letters without changing content. Forwardletters to Mrs. Grunseth, Room 250.
Asst. Sports Editors
Winston ChoRachel Halpert
Photo Editor
Diana Romero
Asst. Photo Editors
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News Editor
Jennifer Wang
Asst. News Editors
Prisca Kim
Holly Liu
Editorial Editor
Marcel Boubion
Asst. Editorial Editors
Colene Eng
Justin Park
Feature Theme Editors
Ruby HwangLaura Moffitt
Asst. Feature Theme Editor
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A & E Editor
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THE BULLS EYESTAFF
Editorial
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 5
The Democratic PeoplesRepublic of Korea experienced
a harsh winter that resulted
in severe food shortages that
affected the citizens greatly.According to the United Nations
World Food Programme,
without more internationalhelp, six million people in North
Korea may be at serious risk of
malnutrition or starvation. Thegenerosity of donor countries
has withered and diminished
over the last decade in responseto Chairman Kim Jong-Ils
unreasonable confinement.
Rather than being discouragedby Kim Jong-Ils poor national
relations, donor countries
should be giving aid in order tohelp the six million lives at risk.
The intense winter, severe
flooding, and foot-and-mouth
disease shook DPRK to itscore. FMD is a caustic viral
disease of cattle and swine.
Most animals recover, butthe disease leaves them
weakened. With the FMD, the
people of North Korea will haveless milk and meat, which will
affect their growth. Adding on to
the crisis, the rise of food prices
makes importing goods harderand more costly. Kim Jong-Il
needs to reestablish a strong
relationship between NorthKorea and the donor countries
like China, so that the citizens
can thrive again. The United
States food aid was renouncedtwo years ago after North Korea
disconnected all ties with thealleviating rations, yet the North
Korean government is not being
held accountable for the food
shortages. The governmentsdevastating economic policies
are fatal to the people of North
Korea. According to the WFP,government rations are at an
all-time low, currently supplyingno more than half of peoples
daily nutritional daily needs.
While malnutrition rates among
children have decreasedover the last decade, one in
every three children remains
constantly stunted, meaningthat they are too short for their
age.
Many people detestChairman Kim Jong-Il, however
neighboring countries have seen
the nation in distress, so theydecided to donate food to North
Korea. This is the type of effort
that needs to be seen today sothat the malnourishment can be
minimized once again. The U.S.
announced plans to distributeemergency food aid. The WFPsaid that the 3.5 million people in
North Korea who were suffering
from malnutrition would be fed.The purpose of the mission is to
examine the ways food security
in North Korea changed sincethe Crop and Food Security
Assessment Mission, which
assesses emergencies relatedto agricultural production
or overall food availability
problems, took place in
September 2010.If Kim Jong-Il continues to
ignore the needs of the people,
they will disintegrate and thegovernment will be thrown into
chaos. No matter how anyone
looks at this situation, it will
inevitably lead to this result.Cutting food supplies will lead to
the death of millions of innocentpeople. Instead of having people
suffer because of one person,
neighboring countries should
reconsider food aid in NorthKorea to save the citizens.
Countries Abandon NKHanna Yi
Asst. Feature Theme Editor
The merciless leader ofthe Al Qaeda network who
orchestrated the horrendous
9/11 terror attack in the United
States a decade ago, Osamabin Laden, was killed in a firefight
with U.S. elite forces on April
29, concluding one of the mostdevastating time periods in the
history of America. When one
considers the countless innocentcivilian lives bin Laden has
taken, the death of bin Laden
is worthy of the relief and joy ithas caused. Without a doubt, the
U.S. has made the right decision
to assassinate bin Ladenacourse of action necessary in
preventing the nation from falling
victim to his perpetual savageryagain.
Over the last few years,
American citizens have observed
their nation thrive in a seeminglyterror-free serenity. However,
according to new information
unveiled after bin Ladens death,the momentary peace from
terrorist attacks would not have
Pro: Osama Bin Laden AssasinationJustin Park
Asst. Editorial Editor
lasted for long. From bin Ladens
compound, the U.S. forcesdiscovered an intricate plan to
initiate a calamitous terror attackon the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
The attack would target mass
transit passengers in a majorAmerican city, assumedly New
York or Chicago.
Another terr or
m o v e m e n ts t r i k i n g o u r
nat ion would
p u b l i c l yh u m i l i a t e
America for its
vulnerability tothe Al Qaeda
and its inability
t o p r o t e c ti t s p e o p l e .
Therefore, it was unquestionably
the U.S. governments dutyto take extreme measures inpreventing such an attack from
taking place.
Fortunately, good measureshave been takenthe U.S. killed
the terror plots main perpetrator.
The discovery of this latent terrorwould not have been possible
had the U.S. not executed the
mission to assassinate bin
Laden. Now that bin Laden isdead, the chance of Al Qaeda
executing the terror plan hasbecome incredibly slim. All
railroad stations across the U.S.
are in an extremely heightenedstate of alertness after being
in fo rmed o f
t he a l l eged
terror plot, andbegan to equip
their facilities
with enhanceds e c u r i t y
s y s t e m s .
This sor t of p r e p a r a t i o n
w a s o n l y
made possibleby at taining
the vital information during
the invasion of bin Ladenscompound. I f the U.S. didnot execute its operation on
bin Laden, the dangerously
imminent terror scheme couldhave become a tangible reality.
Instead, the U.S. successfully
demonstrated its intoleranceover its enemies, by valiantly
assassinating bin Laden.
Despite the success of the
U.S. on their mission, thosewho oppose the slaughter of bin
Laden assert that capturing himalive would have been a more
prudent option. Over the past
decade, the U.S. governmentinvested over a trillion dollars
in various military attempts to
capture bin Laden alive. None
of the attempts were successful,and each failed attempt drew
America farther from succeeding.
However President BarackObama was intelligent enough to
comprehend the level of difficulty
in arresting bin Laden alive. Herefused to take any more risks
by authorizing the assassination.
Obamas sensible decisionultimately prevented the U.S.
from losing yet another chance of
stopping bin Laden from furtherexpanding his terrorism.
The iconic terrorist behind
Americas fear has finally been
put to rest. Americas killing ofbin Laden was not an action of
cruelty and imprudence. Rather,
it was a justified and satisfactory
endeavor to serve long-overdue
justice for its citizens.
It was unquestionably
the U.S. governments
duty to take extreme
measures in preventing
such an attack from
taking place.
Blazing Trails of Satire
On April 29, 2011, the single
greatest event in history of
England was aired live on every
television set in Great Britain.That fateful day marked the
royal wedding of Catherine
Middleton and Prince Williamof England. People brought
their entire families from all
over England, broke bread,
and feasted in front of the royalgates. It is very fortunate that the
rest of the world was given theopportunity to view this event
with minimal effort. Thankfully,
the trivial and far less significant
stories that tried to overshadowthe wedding were ignored by
reputable media outlets while
Middleton was walking downthe aisle. News stations in the
United States need to continue
reporting events like the RoyalWedding rather than burdening
audiences with stress-inducing
news stories.While the wedding bells
were humming through the
streets of Buckingham Palace,citizens of the U.S. found it
incredibly easy to find a channel
that was broadcasting thewedding. Instead of reporting onan extremely useless invasion of
Syrian troops onto Dara, Syria,
the U.S. recognized that humanrights are far less important
Royal Distractions in the MediaAustin Kong
A & E Editor
than the royal wedding. Media
stations are finally realizing that
royalty was established longbefore any human rights were
enacted.
Ano ther ev en t that lo st
its place to the undeniableimportance of the royal wedding
was a terrorist
plot by theTaliban that
caused 500
t e r r o r i s t
l eaders t oescape from
a prison inAfghan istan .
A l t h o u g h
this may be
impressive atfirst, the 500
leaders could
not possiblecompete with
the 500,000
citizens whoattended the royal couples
first balcony appearance. For
the past 10 years, the U.S.has constantly been fighting
the War on Terrorism overseas
thus making its military perfectlycapable of putting this matter
to rest within a couple of days.
People do not want to be botheredwith trivial happenings. Royalweddings, however, happen only
once a lifetime.
While Prince William waswalking down the aisle during the
ceremony, people at home were
freed of random terrorist stories
and military invasions. WhenAmericans managed to get a live
feed of the ceremony, they were
left with coverage that not only
exceeded their expectations, butrelentlessly informed them with
every detail
of the royalw e d d i n g .
A f t e r
M i d d l e t o n
r e v e a l e dher wedding
dress, thenews stations
e x p l a i n e d
e v e r y
significanceof the outfit,
emphasizing
her beauty.For the first
t ime, news
stations werenot easily distracted by seemingly
important, but completely
irrelevant terrorist attacksafeat that deserves recognition.
Instead of sympathizing for
countries that cannot manageto take care of their own pathetic
problems, women were lining up
in shops in order to create anexact replica of her dress.
Not only did news stations
provide excellent coverage of
the magnificent dress, theyalso covered the princes
extravagant and technologically
advanced attire. Using his heat
absorbent suit as an example,companies and manufacturers
all around the world can now
incorporate this technology
into their products. Homes canbe replaced and rebuilt with
ease, but a royal wedding can
never be recreated. Obviously,stations should have focused on
the wedding rather than the few
tornadoes that, incidentally, left
not even a thousand citizenswithout a home around the time
of the wedding. Once more,news stations succeeded in
recognizing that this number
does not come close to the
1,900 guests who received aspecial invitation to attend the
ceremony inside Westminster
Abbey.Nothing is more important
than the wedding of a royal
member of England; theevent was rightfully placed as
the highest priority of every
credible news station aroundthe world, while the priorities
of a few unreliable, never-to-
be-named-again news stationsplaced their priorities on human
rights and terrorist events. A
media station should reflectits countrys ideals; it shouldaspire to present its audience
with fame rather than the civil
destruction that is occurringaround the world.
For ten years, the United
States government has triedto locate Osama bin Laden,
the founder of Al Qaeda, a
global militant Islamic group
that launched a series of suicideattacks against the U.S. that
is more commonly referred toas 9/11. After this tragic event,
former President George W.
Bush announced that bin Laden
would be caught dead or alive andthe War on Terrorism overseas
began. When President Barack
Obama entered office, thecapture of bin Laden was one
of his top priorities and under
his command a U.S. militaryraid called Operation Neptune
Spear was authorized. In this
raid, bin Laden was found inhis Pakistani hideout and killed.
Although loca ting bin Laden
was an outstanding feat for theU.S. government, murdering him
immediately was an impetuous
act. The amount of effort, time,and money spent on trying to
Con: Osama Bin Laden AssasinationHolly Liu
Asst. News Editor
find him significantly outweighs
the value of bin Ladens death.Bin Laden was unarmed
during the invasion and therefore
could not have attacked. TheUnited States should not have
killed Osama when capturing
h i m w a s a
feasible option.Overpowering
h i m a n dbringing him
back for trial
was possible,and, if carried
out, i t would
h a v e b e e n
more beneficial.
His death does
not solve the
problems created by his radicalideas but by capturing and
interrogating him, the U.S. could
obtain a lot of critical information.The U.S. war efforts have
cost over three billion dollars and
ten years of military presence,yet the only accomplishment
has been bin Ladens death. His
death may provide comfort forfamily and friends of victims to
the terror attacks directed by bin
Laden, but it does not solve thedefinitive problem that the U.S.
currently facesthe dismantling
of Al Qaeda and similar terroristgroups. The U.S. is currently
at a standstill in the two wars
that have been
star ted overthe search of
bin Laden andmany lives are
cont inuous ly
being lost. TheU.S. entered
t h e M i d d l e
East to fight the
reign of terrorbrought about
by attacks led
by bin Laden, but his death didnot end the wars. By bringing
him to the U.S., the government
could have obtained informationand locations of other most-
wanted Muslim extremists.
Bin Ladens death will alsoresult in retaliations against the
U.S. by his followers. The U.S.
has already found extensiveplans, which target the country.
His death will eventually lead to
further causalities to U.S. armedforces overseas along with more
distrust in the Middle East. The
U.S. is occupying the MiddleEast in an effort to stabilize the
economic and political conditions
there, but his death will cause
a gradual disturbance in theMiddle East that could prove to
be counterproductive. Even ifleaving bin Laden alive would
have been dangerous, it would
provide the U.S. with leverage
to negotiate a cease fire with the
Al Qaeda.
Bin Laden should have been
apprehended; his death doesnot provide any closure in the
Middle East, instead his death
will kindle more trouble for theU.S. than capturing him would
have. Bin Ladens death was
abrupt and will require moreeffort, lives, and money to settle
the conflicts that will arise as a
result of his death. Capturing binLaden would have instead given
the U.S. more time and options
to deal with problems that havestarted from bin Laden.
Out of the Box
The Editorial Board invites The Bulls Eye readers to submitoriginal commentary based on current events. All submitted workshould be in accordance with the Editorial Policy in the staff box.
Selected entries will be published in a subsequent issue ofTheBulls Eye.
At the end of the day it doesnt matterif you have straight As. What mattersis how many people like your Facebookstatus.
Galeb Ayoub
His death does
not solve the
problems created
by his radical
ideas.
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8 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 THE BULLS EYE Feature
Girl 1: How did he ask you toProm?
Girl 2: Do you want to hear howhe was supposed to ask me or
how he asked me?Girl 1: Both! I like hearing failProm askings.
Teacher: No yelling in the
hallways!Girl: That was my laugh...
Girl: You know that one weirdroommate everyone is scaredof getting in college? Thatsyou.Boy: Okay, thats kind of true...
Girl: I ride the bus home!
Boy: I want to ride the bus
home. I could talk to old ladiesabout stuff.
Boy: Abraham Lincoln oncesaid that the trouble with quoteson the Internet is that you cannever know if they are genuine.
Elizabeth LeeFormer Editor-in-ChiefFormer News Editor
Single and Ready to MingleAustin KongA&E Editor
DETOXERCISELaura Moffitt
Feature Theme Editor
O v e r s i z e d
O r d e rAngie Zhang
Asst. Feature Editor
Have you ever eaten a
pancake? Well, of course youhave. Now, have you ever eatena GIANT pancake? One that was
longer than twice the length of
you palms? One that could easilyfeed four hungry people? One
that you had to put in a pizza
box to take home? This is exactlywhat I encountered when I went
to the Guasti Homestyle Caf in
Chino, California.This past Mothers Day,
I decided that instead of our
traditional dinner, my family
and I would go eat breakfast
to celebrate. We arrived at
the Guasti Caf expecting to
be seated within ten minutes.However, there was a huge
number of people waiting outside
the door. I was not sure whetherit was always this crowded or if it
was just because it was Mothers
Day, but our wait was about 30minutes long. Although there
were a lot of people, the service
of the restaurant was surprisinglyquick. Two minutes after we
sat down, a waitress came
over to ask what we wanted todrink. Our order took around 25minutes to come out, but when
I saw the dish, I understood
why. Each plates diameter wasaround the length of my hand
to my elbow, and they were all
completely filled with food. Iordered the pancake combo, andthe pancakes were literally the
same size of a medium pizza.
My moms omelet basically tookup half of her huge plate, with
the other half was filled with
fried potato slices. It also camewith a separate dish of biscuits
and gravy. My dad ordered the
Chilaguiles, a Mexican dishthat contains nachos, rice, and
beans. We could barely finish
any of our food and ended up
taking most of it home.
The overall atmosphere of
the restaurant was very relaxed
and friendly and the staff wasvery easy to talk to. The food was
pretty average, it tasted pretty
similar to the breakfast servedat Dennys and was your typical
homestyle breakfast, simple
and not overly fancy. Althoughthe price was a little towards
the high side, considering the
size of each serving, it was stillpretty reasonable. The serving
sizes at this restaurant are really
oversized, so plan on comingwith your friends or maybe fastingbefore you come here! You are
bound to walk away so full, you
will not have to eat anything elsefor the rest of the day!
Every month, we will bring you
some of the most ridiculous,
hilarious, flat-out idiotic, and
sometimes insightful things
we hear around campus. So
bewarewell be listening.
Overheard
in db
Teacher: No sleeping in class!
Student: But my eyes areopen...
Rachel HalpertAsst. Sports Editor
When I started high school,I never would have expected to
become the person I am now.
Though I am nowhere nearwhere I thought I would be (and
nowhere near where my peers
and parents think I should be), Iknow that I am happy. I realizedthat though I may not have
achieved what I had hoped and
planned to accomplish, I havegained so much more than I
could have ever imagined. It was
on this campus that I met someof the most amazing people in
the world, and one of my only
regrets about high school is thatI did not spend more time with
these beautiful human beings.
But high school is only
four years of your life, and youshould not dwell on something so
insignificant and trivial right?
That was what I used tothink. I wanted high school to
be over, to get out of this city
and break away from familiar
faces to encounter somethingnew and spectacular. As senior
year is drawing to an end, Iam realizing that though high
school is not and will not be
the most important time of your
life, it is still a memory thatevery teenager should have the
chance to keep for the rest of
their lives.Appreciate what you have.
That was the attitude that I had
developed in high school abouteverything but high school. I
appreciated all the situations
that I had been put in and all theobstacles I had to overcome in
my life, but I did not appreciate
high school.Even as I was starting senior
year in 2010, I still held to my
belief that high school was justa huge waste of time and effort.Now that I am almost finished
with my life here, I can finally
see that I did not appreciate highschool enough. I did not cherish
the time I had with my teachers
and my peers, and I did notmake high school a time worth
remembering.
While it is too late for me tochange this and too pointless
for me to dwell on this regret, all
I can do is give those who still
have time left a piece of advice:make cherishable memories.
Dear friends, thank you
for al l your kindness and
encouragement; please stay
amazing.
Dear family, thank you for allyour love and support.
Dear staff and faculty of
DBHS, thank you for all yourpatience and wisdom.
Dear former, current, and
future members of the journalism
staff, thank you for all your
knowledge and joy; please staywonderful and keep trying your
hardest to produce the high-
quality paper we are known for.
Boy 1: How was your AP Test?
Boy 2: I guessed on like 5...
Boy 1: Oh, I guess youre notgoing to college...
Looking to lose a little weight before the swimsuit season? Taking off some of those extra pounds
might tempt you to start depriving yourself of food, which is very unhealthy, but luckily for you, wehave two healthy and ingenious ideas to help you get your desired figureand fast!
Prince Harry of England, the younger brother of the newlywed Prince William, is still
up for grabs. The prince dedicates much of his time doing charity work in Africa and other
developing nations. He holds the rank of Captain in the Army Air Corps, Commodore-in-Chiefin Small Ships and Diving, and Honorary Air Commandant of Royal Air Force Honington.
Unfortunately, the prince is also enrolled in the Royal Military Academy, which does not give
him much room for fun. Thankfully, he has two personal secretaries to sort out and deal withhis love letters from various women.
Princess Beatrice of York is the stunning daughter of the Duchess of York, SarahFergusson. This beautiful bachelorette was also the first person in the royal family to finishthe London Marathon. She is also the first female in her family to be the first in line for thesuccession of 16 independent states. On the downside, she suffers from dyslexia whichdelayed her from taking her General Certificate of Secondary Education exams for a year.Eventually, she received high marks for history, drama, and film studies and she was alsoelected as Head Girl in her final year of school. Most would see her diability as a disadvantage,but who needs to know how to read when you have a face like that!
The limelight is slowly fading for the prince of music royalty, who is turning 53 this June.
On the bright side, he continues to date in hopes of finding his significant other. Notoriousfor his eccentric and unusual antics, Prince can still woo women with his amazing voice
and incredible passion for music. Doubtful? Many would feel the same way, but Princehas actually managed to win over girls almost half his age. His most recent girlfriend,
Misty Copeland, was only 29 years old! Over the past ten years, Prince has dated a grand
total of four different women who are all significantly younger than him. It seems that the
prince of music still has some game left in him.
With all the end of the year activities, it feels
like there is no time left in the day, yet all Brahmasseem to have weight loss on their minds. In order
to prove to students that starving themselves is
not the answer to weight loss, I decided to work offthe weight. By working out for 20 minutes a day, I
showed that it is possible to drop weight and have
the energy needed to complete everything on yourschedule. In just seven days I lost five pounds by
doing simple exercises each day.
At first I thought that exercising each day
would take a lot of effort, especially with so manyother things that I had to do in the day. It was
overwhelming to imagine cramming another
activity into my already overflowing schedule.For the beginning of the week I focused on
cardiovascular activity and ran a mile each day for
two days. Just by running a little every day I felt
refreshed and already seemed to be more awakeduring my classes; I even began looking forward
to exercising. After two days of cardio, I turned myattention to strength training, which I was terrified
to attempt. I started by bench-pressing, the most
intimidating of the strength training exercises, as
well as doing pull ups and lifting weights. It wasdifficult for me to do these exercises because I had
never attempting any muscle building activities
prior to this. I began to see results immediatelyand felt stronger each day. As my strength built I
had more and more energy, and at the same time
I felt more confident because I was losing weight.Not only did I lose weight, but my arms were more
toned and my stomach seemed firmer. Finally, I did
one last day of cardio to end the week. I was ableto run faster and further because my body was in
better shape. I was not as tired after working out
and felt like I had accomplished something. As aresult of the strength training that I did throughout
the week, I dropped even more weight while
gaining lean muscle.Even though I did not change anything with my
diet, I was still able to lose weight during the end of
the year rush. I was also able to drop the pounds
without losing any energy or focus by simplygetting up and moving for 20 minutes each day.
Modern society often reminds us that we need
a quick fix for everything. So, why not participatein a one-week diet right before Prom? I decided
to see how effective these miracle diets can be by
experimenting with a fruit detox.I was to consume only fruit and drink water or
100 percent fruit juice for a full seven days. I had
to stay away from dairy, sugar, carbohydrates,and, oddly, too much physical activity. This is very
different from starving oneself because the diet
specifically mentions to keep eating the fruit until
no longer hungry (this sometimes meant eatingcontinuously for long periods of times since I am
often left hungry).
I began my endeavors on Thursday, May 5and by the time I finished on Wednesday, May 12,
I lost a total of six pounds in seven days. It was
undeniably one of the most difficult challenges I had
ever overcome, as I have never tried dieting before.What made it even trickier was that I had to avoid
temptations presented by Cinco de Mayo festivitiesand Mothers Day meals. This is in addition to the
additional desires of going out to eat with friends and
taking food out of my refrigerator or food cabinet.
My daily routine consisted of drinking eightglasses of water, two glasses of fruit juice, an
average of one and a half fruit smoothies, and
snacking on various fruits. I ate mostly strawberries,pineapples, apples, pears, and tangerines. When I
went to make a smoothie, I combined all of the fruit
with orange juice and ice.Though it does not seem like enough food to
consume throughout one whole day, I was often
pleased to find myself a lot less hungry than Iexpected to be. During the experiment, I started to
notice the numbers drop on the scale and my energy
level increase everyday.My experience with detoxing taught me many
valuable lessons. I learned a lot about my self-
discipline and my limitations. On the other hand, Ido not think I will ever be able to repeat the sameself-control with such a strict diet again because it
became quite difficult to maintain after a while.
*Disclaimer: I had a hot dog while attending anAngels game on Mothers Day.
Boy: He talked to me onTuesday...so two yesterdaysago.
Hearts all over the world broke in unison as Prince William of England tied the knot with Catherine Middleton this past April. Althoughhe is now unavailable, do not give up hope! If you are looking for that happily ever after, you still have a few choices left. Here are some
of the most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes left in the royal family ready for you to sweep them of their feet.
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After the succe ss of the
original exhibition in New Yorks
Museum of Modern Art, Los
Ange les Coun ty Museum ofArt is also sho wcasin g Tim
Burtons creative work from May
29 to October 31. An exhibitionheld in New York attracted
more that 810,500 people in
five months, making it ranked
amongst the museums most
attended exhibits. The same
display will be held in the mostrecent addition of LACMA, the
Lynda and Stewart Resnick
Exhibition Pavilion.Tim Burton is famed for
his bizzare perception of death
and the way he incorporatesthis into his films and videos.
Beginning as a Disney animator,
Burton has gone a long way to
become a well known director.He has had a wide range of
Prisca KimAsst. News Editor
works. However it has not beenconfirmed whether the exhibition
will feature screenings of Burtons
movies like the MOMA exhibition
had. This gallery will not onlyfeature his work, but will also be
decorated to make the exhibitionfeel more Burtonesque. Themuseum has planned to install
giant figues from his movies,
such as the deer from the film
Edward Scissorhands.
including Jeon and Navarro.
On stage, Jeon never broke
out of character and pouredemotion into his parts. On top
of that, he danced energetically
without missing a note in any ofhis songs. As for Navarro, she
performed passionately, singing
from a low range of notes tohitting all the high melodies
within every song.
The musical highlighted thebest talents at Diamond Bar High
School, ranging from the music
playing in the background to theintricate dance moves on stage.
All of the songs were rehearsed
well and nicely incorporated in
each scene. The actors never
stepped out of character, andalways carried a professional
vibe. Each performer portrayed
a lot of emotion at every momentof the play, showing that that
they were accustomed to each
of their roles.The dances were very
entertaining to watch because
the ensemble executed difficult
moves while continuing to remain
in sync and flow well together as
a group. Although the musicalwas fun, the lighting was amateur
and stalled during each scene
change.Footloose as a whole,
stirred up positive reactions from
the audience with its outstanding
actors and original plot. Without adoubt, DBHSs Footloose was
an inspirational and impressive
work of art.
The annual spring musical,
Footloose was humorous,
emotional, and heart-touching.The thrilling performance had
strong actors and a suspenseful
plot.DBHSs Footloose was
a musical about a teenage
boy named Ren McCormack,played by senior Edison Jeon
in gold cast and senior Nieman
Gatus in the purple cast, whomoves from Chicago to thetown of Bomont with his single
mother Ethel McCormack, who
is played by senior Claudine
Cho (gold) and freshman RachelMcCown (purple). Ren discovers
that there was a law against
dancing in Bomont, which wasinitiated by the towns reverend,
Shaw Moore, played by seniors
Richard Che (gold) and SamWang (purple). In defiance, Ren
tries to fight against the town
council in order to get rid of thelaw by appealing to them.
As he tries to save the town
from such an odd restriction,he meets and falls in love with
the reverends daughter, Ariel
Moore, played by junior AlyssaNavarro (gold) and senior KaitlynMcCown (purple). In the end,
Rens courageous acts pay off
when the town gains its rightsto dance.
The musicals gold cast
had strong leading role actors,
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Other supporting actors did
not perform as well as Depp, but
they still made the film enjoyable.
One actor in particular, Geoffrey
Rush, created magic when he
shared the stage with Depp.Returning as Hector Barbossa,
Rush de l i vers a s t rong
performance with hisincredible chemistry
with whom everyone
he interacts.Unfortunately,
this film did not live up
to its predecessors.After the loss of the
old director, Gore
Verbinski, the filmlost i ts l ight andplayful mood and in
turn, took on a more
serious and action-based tone. It was
obvious that the new
director, Rob Marshall( M e m o i r s o f a
Geisha, Chicago),
tried too hard to makethe movie more action-driven,
which caused the film to lose its
former appeal.
On Stranger Tides waswithout a doubt an enjoyable
experience. This film will not
only satisfy hardcore Piratesfans but also the casual movie
viewers looking for a good time.
Jack mends ties with one of his
old lovers, Angelica played by
Penelope Cruz.Jack s charac te r has
developed a substantial amount
throughout the films franchise.
He transformed from a clumsy
and untrustworthy pirate into an
able and reliable captain. Depp
continues to amaze the audience
and steal the show with his
Oscar-nominated portrayal of thebewildered and unpredictable
pirate. Even after a four year
hiatus, Jack Sparrow has not losthis touch and zeal to make sure
his name goes down in history.
Austin KongA&E Editor
Arguably one of the most
anticipated films of this year,
Pirates of the Caribbean: OnStranger Tides did the best job
with the opportunity they were
given.T h e s t o r y
takes place an
uncertain amountof time after the
end of At Worlds
E n d . J a c kSparrow, played
by Johnny Depp, is
tricked into fallinginto the handsof Blackbeard,
played by Ian
McShane. Wordhas been circling
through the seas
that Jack Sparrowhad found the
Fountain of Youth.
D e s p e r a t e t oachieve eternal life, Blackbeard
uses Jack to guide him to the
holy water. Meanwhile, both
Spain and England enter therace to find the fountain, and the
film turns into an all out sprint
to take its ownership. Whilston Queen Annes Revenge,
Blackbeards mighty ship,
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THEBUZZ
Hakuna matata. What a
wonderful phrase! Thoughhaving completely no worries
is obviously impossible in the
world we live in today, I alwayslike to think that not adding
additional worry to ones life is
healthy. I dont think there is anypoint in stressing out. I mean,you can worry about something,
but there is no reason to keep
panicking and complaining aboutsomething stressful. Life is a lot
happier that way.
Senior year has been quitethe experience. I can definitely
understand why everyone loves
being a senior. This year, mygreatest struggle was not with
college applications, or grades.
The biggest thing I struggled with
was pride. At times, pride can behealthy, like the pride I have for
being part of the best class ever,
while in other instances, it canbe severely detrimental, like the
pride that comes with boasting.
Unfortunately, I am guilty of
having the more unpleasant sort.There is a very fine line
between pride and arrogance.I believe I was foolish enough
to cross that line. Like almost
all seniors, I procrastinated
heavily on apps. Nevertheless,I felt confident in what I did.
However, I let my pride blind me.
I thought that my rsum wasstrong. I thought that I could be
special and forego taking a visual
performing art. I thought that Iwould get into a strong enough
college so I would not regret
never taking a VPA. In thinkingall of this, I was arrogantand
wrong.
But now, as I reflect, I realize
that college was never the goal,
so there is absolutely no reason
for me to worry about whatschool I attend. I can make themost of any circumstances I
fall under, just as I have in high
school. I just cant get cocky,which brings me to my next point:
humility. Humility is awesome. If
I have ever emitted any senseof arrogance to you (like to
you, Lea!), Im sorry. Humility
is a virtue I hope to attain ineverything I do, for with humility
comes gratitude. Especially after
being humbled in Kenya last
summer, I think I have become amuch more appreciative person.
Now, I love showers. I love
paved streets. I love having aneducation. I love having a sack
lunch everyday (thanks to my
awesome mom!). I love having
an awesome brother and sister.I love knowing awesome
people. Thank you to myawesome teachers. Thank
you to all my awesome friends
(shout out to Jessica Pan! for
knowing that I was writing asenior column). Thank you to the
awesome soccer guys; we could
have beat Crescenta Valley anydaygiven proper refs. Thank
you to the awesome volunteers
of Key Club and CSF. Thankyou to my awesome journalism
staff. I already spoke to you
guys at the banquet about mythoughts on journalism. Make
sure you appreciate your time
tremendously as a member ofthe staff, and I hope you develop
your own meaning for journalism.
As I close, I want to remindyou to be modest and never getcocky. Arrogance is worthless.
Dont stress about anything. Its
unnecessary. Hakuna matata.God bless you all. (:
success starting with hisaward winning short film,
Vincent, to Beetlejuice,Edward Scissorhands ,
and Alice in Wonderland.
Every piece of work that
Burton has produced hashad audiences wondering
what he will do now before
viewing it. Burton has aunique vision with which
he creates numerous
masterpieces and he neverceases to astound people.
Tim Burtons fantasy
world of goth, humor, andpop culture will be explored
throughout the estimated
700 pieces of his individualart pieces that will be on
display. The wide variety
of his art pieces will includepersonal paintings, storyboards,film works, costumes, puppets,
and much more. His childhood
drawings and sketches will beshown along with his more recent
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With a flurry of new releases
including the highly anticipated
Mortal Kombat and Portal 2,
video gamers worldwide havea diverse range of games to
choose from, but those who own
the Play Station 3 may findit slightly more difficult to fully
enjoy these games.
On April 20, Sony shutdown its Playstation Network
and Quirocity networks leaving
PS3 users baffled and confused.In a released statement, Sonyadmitted they were experiencing
technical difficulties, but they
did not explicitly state exactlywhat had caused the problem.
In truth, the company received
news of a suspected hack on
Sarah ChoAsst. A&E Editor
April 19, but the company didnot disclose the information
until April 22. After a thorough
investigation, Sony discoveredthat user information, including
highly personal information,
had been compromised by thehacker. The company took steps
to inform the populace and
warned PS3 users to changetheir passwords while hinting
they may compensate users for
the stolen private information.T h e s i t u a t i o n t o o k
a dangerous turn when the
mysterious hackers contactedSony on April 29 and attempted toextort money from the company
by holding stolen credit card
numbers ransom. Confidentthat the numbers were securely
encrypted, Sony refused to pay
the hackers.
However, this isnt the first
time the PS3 system has dealt
with hackers. In December
2010, a group of coders namedFail0verflow publicly declared
at the Chaos Communications
Hacker Convention in Berlinthat the PS3 system was an
epic fail.
The group had found acritical weakness in the systems
encryption software and was
able to access a public keythat enabled them to run any
software on the machine. The
well known hacker, George Hotz,released this public key to PS3users worldwide.
As Sony struggles to repair
any bugs and find the culprits
of the hack, PS3 users will
continue to have to deal with the
difficulties from the mess.
AnExhibitionfaVision
The LACMA Tim BurtonExhibition will undoubtedly doas well as the first exhibition in
New York. Fans of Tim Burton
will experience a cultural breathof fresh air.
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their particular school by their
junior year. Munoz, brought
up to varsity as a sophomore,played rst base and some
third base. Last season, he wasconstantly moved between thetwo positions. At UCI, Munoz
will most likely be moved back to
his original position at rst baseor possibly the outeld. The
two of them have also received
scholarship offers from severaldifferent schools and even Major
League Baseball teams. Munoz
has decided to major in CriminalJustice at UCI but Mathews is
registered as undecided.
Senior Stephany LaRosa
accepted a softball scholarshipto the University of California
Los Angeles where she will
play ineld for one of the topranked softball schools in the
country. She has been on
varsity all four years and teamcaptain for three years. She
has consistently led the team in
batting average, runs, hits, runsbatted in, and homeruns since
her sophomore year. LaRosa
has been committed to UCLA
since her freshmen year. Sheplans to major in Biology next
year at UCLA.
Gloria KimStaff Writer
This school year, DiamondBar High School recognized
athletes whose gleaming talentsand performances have stood
out on campus. Their excellence
in their respective sports has
earned them recognition as anAthlete of the Month.
S e p t e m b e r - M o n i k a
Kozan: Kozan balanced herlife between varsity tennis and
viola. She will be attending Cal
Poly Pomona. In her senioryear, she won the league title
and was part of the number one
doubles team in the league.She looks forward to attending
college, meeting new people,
learning new things, and
building a successful career forherself in her future. Good luck
Sports
Sports THE BULLS EYE Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11
Rachel HalpertAsst.Sports Editor
For some, sports are a
passion, but for others, it ismuch more than that. Many
hope to continue their athletic
career beyond high school andeven pursue it professionally.
Every year, a select number of
talented athletes are offeredathletic college scholarships by
interested schools around the
country based on their athletic
performance and ablility.Diamond Bar High Schools
Class of 2011 proudly boasts fourathletic scholarship recipientswho have excelled in their
respective sport for four years.
Seniors Maggie Yang, KennyMathews, Jonathan Munoz, and
Stephany La Rosa have proved
to be the top athletes of theirclass. Wherever life takes these
gifted athletes, they will always
be remembered for their lastinglegacy that began at Diamond
Bar High School.
Class of 2011 Athletic Scholarship Recipients
Senior Maggie Yang
accepted a scholarship to
William Penn University forher achievements in golf. She
played four years on the varsityteam and reached the CaliforniaInter-scholastic Federation
Individual Championships her
junior and senior year. As teamcaptain, Yang led the Lady
Brahmas to an undefeated
season in 2010. She is currentlylisted in the Brahma Hall of
Fame. Although she has not
made her decision yet, Yangis leaning towards majoring in
Environmental Science.
Senior baseball players
Kenny Mathews and JonathanMunoz were awarded
scholarships to California
State University, Fullerton, andUniversity of California, Irvine,
respectively. As a result of his
immense skill and his value asa strong left-handed pitcher,
Mathews has been a starting
pitcher for the varsity team allfour years. At CSUF, he will
be following in the footsteps
of current professional player
and former Brahma, GaryBrown. Both Mathews and
Munoz were committed to
2010-2011 Featured Athletesand dont ever doubt yourself
because youre better than
everyone else, said Kozan to
her younger teammates.October-Joseph Olivier:
Olivier participated in four yearsof football, wrestling, and track
and will be attending University
of California, Los Angeles this
fall to pursue his dream ofbecoming a doctor. Although he
will not compete at college level,
he believes his participation insports has helped him manage
time and, more importantly,
view tough situations withoptimism. All champions have
faced defeat; [but] I have come
to realize that you cannot fulllyour true potential without
making mistakes and learning
from these, said Olivier.
December-Sarah Neely:
Neely has played on the
Rachel HalpertAsst. Sports Editor
The switch from the Sierra
League to the Hacienda Leaguein 2010-2011 had a remarkable
impact on the Diamond Bar
High School sports teams. Itmade for better competition and
more successful seasons for
nearly every team.The DBHS girls soccer
program made a name for
itself in 2011 by making a
complete transformation fromthe previous year. Coming off
of a 1-7 season, the team knewthat the league change wouldbe benecial. The program also
underwent coaching changes
when Matt Brummett took overthe head coaching position.
The competition leveled out
and Diamond Bar took third inleague with a record of 8-3. The
change in league was not the
sole reason for the astoundingimprovement this year. With all
of the improvements the team
made, it would have done better
in any league it was placed in.Similarly, the swim teams
assistant coach, Patrick
Murphy, became the headcoach for the 2011 season. This
along with the league change
resulted in a 5-1 season after
a 2-4 season in 2010. Wherelast year the members would
grow more distant with eachdefeat, the opposite occurred
this year; the team grew closer
together with each victory. The
bond of the team membersdeveloped so much that after
the loss against Walnut, they
still remained supportive. Thecompetition was not as strong
as previous seasons, but the
boost in morale led to morecondence in their ability to win.
With all of the success, several
swimmers were able to qualifyfor California Interscholastic
Federation and even Masters.
Out of all of the sports on
campus, softball has had thebiggest turn-around compared
to any other team. The teamwent from a 0-10 record in2010 to a winning record of
10-2 and Hacienda League
Co-Champions with BonitaHigh School. Though CIF
is unfamiliar territory to the
DBHS softball program, theLady Brahmas have proven
themselves throughout league
play to be solid competitors.While most teams saw
improvement from seasons in
the past, several of the already
excellent Diamond Bar sportsteams remained triumphant
and therefore were unaffected
by the change in league.Both girls and boys golf had
incredibly successful seasons.
The girls golf came into the
Hacienda League from lastyears Montview League, but
dominated both leagues equallywith back-to-back undefeated
seasons. The boys also took
rst place two years in a row
with a 9-1 record last year anda 12-0 record this year. This
just proves the Brahmas can be
successful in any league theyare placed in.
The cross country, girls
tennis, wrestling, badminton,boys tennis, and track and eld
team were also able to maintain
their success level even throughthe changes. The only different
aspect for those teams was the
competition it faced.
We were very excitedabout the natural rivalries and
about the equity within theleague. Sixteen of the 17 sportsmade CIF, and by that aspect,
it was the most successful year
in Diamond Bar history, said
varsity soccer team since her
sophomore year and ended her
term as United Student Body
president last December. Shehas been playing soccer for 12
years, but does not plan to playat the college level. Next fall,
she will be attending Brigham
Young University, possibly
majoring in InternationalRelationships and Business.
January-Brandon Huang:
Huang participated in varsitytennis and basketball. Next
September, Huang will be
attending Cornell Universitywhere he plans to major in
biochemical engineering. I
have no fears for the future, butI am anxious to nd out more
about myself in the coming
years, said Huang. He thanks
his senior teammates whohave been like a second family
to him.
February-Nicole Woo:
Woo has managed a successful
high school career, servingas the team captain for the
varsity basketball team. Sheis going to attend University of
California, Irvine and will major
in civil engineering, but will
not be continuing the sport forcollege. Basketball has been her
motivation to do well in school
and helped her become moreresponsible. Dont ever give up
knowing that you couldve tried
harder because if you do, yourejust going to look back with
regret, advised Woo.
March-Ryan Ma: Mamaintained a hectic high school
schedule bala
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