THEMOORNEWSPAPER.COM ISSUE 4, VOL. 104FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

ALL-AMERICANHALL OF FAME

Community Service: Selfless or Selfish?CAROLINE RENEditor In Chief

While AHS has branches of international service clubs such as Key, Leo and Interact, it is also home to clubs unique to the campus. A concern of some is that students join these clubs merely to present a con-structed facade for college admissions.

“People join clubs to have something to put on their college applica-tions, since everyone else is doing it too,” junior Red Cross member Edwin Cheung said.

Many service club mem-bers attribute their reasons for joining to other aspects, such as social reasons.

“College apps may have influenced me a little bit but I really tried out for the members in the club,” junior Leo member Mark Yue said. “I came into high school as a shy kid who didn’t really know many people so I tried for a ser-vice club as a way to break out of my shell.”

However, some believe

attracted by the general at-mosphere and friendly feel-ing.

“I picked Leo Service Club for the fact that it is known to be a family, and after I made it, I wasn’t dis-appointed!” Yue said.

Others find

To current high school teachers, the motivation to volunteer is not as selfless as it may seem.

“Students join service clubs because they believe it helps them get into col-lege, and colleges do take those things into consid-eration, but not as much as students think they do,” Kaibigan adviser Ron Ma-tossian said. “I don’t think students really enjoy help-ing the community; it’s not that big of a deal to them. They just like hanging out with their friends at ser-vices.”

Despite a more cynical view, service club members express their genuine love of volunteer work.

“College applications did affect my decision to join a service. However, I didn’t just join to have it on my college applications, but to give back to the commu-nity,” senior Campus mem-ber Audrey Chan said.

Additionally, with the 10 service clubs at AHS, stu-dents must decide which one best fits their interests and personalities. Some are

that social purposes detract from the true value of a ser-vice club.

“I think over the years that I’ve been at AHS the word ‘volunteer’ has been distorted and it’s become a label,” junior Las Moras member Macy Chung said. “Your level of popularity at this school solely depends on which service club you are in or what ‘connections’ you have and clubs are be-coming more and more su-perficial.”

For admissions officers, the decision is beyond a student’s having just com-pleted a quantity of com-munity service hours.

“Community service shouldn’t be about ticking off a box,” Dean of Admis-sion and Financial Aid at Wesleyan University Nan-cy Hargrave Meislahn said, according to the New York Times. “What we’re look-ing at is, what is the student doing with his or her time? And part of that, we’d hope, is that they show some form of engagement toward the community at large.”

Accession West Nile Virus in San Gabriel ValleyELTON HOStaff Writer

Each year, summer features the advent of the mosquito season, with the bug population peak-ing in August and September. Although they are a common an-noyance, many people may not be aware that the U.S. encounters alarming annual outbreaks of the West Nile virus (WNV) that is transferred by mosquitoes. With the discovery of the virus’s pres-ence in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV), officials are requesting that citizens do their best to avoid infection and prevent its spread.

The SGV Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed WNV activity in the cities of Arcadia, Irwindale and Monterey Park on Aug. 27. Positive samples were found in both actual mosquitoes and “Sentinel Chicken Flocks,” groups of chickens carefully maintained to allow the tracing of virus activity. Dead birds contain-ing the virus were later detected in neighboring cities like Azusa, Covina, Glendora, La Verne, Monrovia and West Covina.

As of Sept. 17, 150 human cas-es of WNV, including 6 deaths, have been reported in California

the correct use of a simple insect repellent will drive them away.

According to CDC, about 80 percent of people infected with WNV will actually display few to no symptoms. The other 20 per-

cent will develop conditions such as fever, headaches, joint pains, rashes, vomiting and diarrhea 3 to 14 days after being bitten. Minor symptoms fade after 5 to 10 days,

but fatigue and general weakness may persist for weeks or months. In very rare cases, the virus may cause a severe, even fatal, neuro-logical disease. The elderly and those with weak immune systems or health conditions have a higher chance of being strongly affected.

According to NIH, WNV first appeared in the U.S. in 1999. The amount of reported cases in the country has fluctuated throughout the years, with 2012 having a par-ticularly high number at 5,674.

“I never knew about West Nile [being present in the U.S.]. I wish there were some kind of warning sent out to the residents in the contaminated area. I am scared about the virus, even if it mostly consists of normal cold symp-toms, [since it is incurable],” sophomore Samantha Lin said.

The community plays a part in preventing the spread of WNV. Bodies of standing water are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, so SGV’s Mosquito Control Dis-trict asks that they be removed or regularly cleaned. In addition, un-naturally large amounts of dead birds may be a sign of virus cir-culation and should be reported to local authorities immediately.MOOR graphic by SYDNEY LI

SGV Mosquito & Vector Control District manager Kenn Fujioka said in a press release.

Bites can be avoided in several ways. The National Institute of Health (NIH) recommends stay-

ing indoors from dusk to dawn, the time in which mosquitoes are most active. Also, screen cov-ers on windows and doors keep insects outside of the house, and

by the national Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Neither a vaccine nor a treat-ment method for WNV has been developed. One thing to keep in mind is that WNV is transmitted

solely through bites from infected mosquitoes, except in rare cases.

“Preventing West Nile virus from making you sick is as sim-ple as preventing mosquito bites,”

out about specific clubs by word of mouth from friends and peers.

Besides the positive ele-ments of volunteer work, there are some aspects of service clubs that members feel could be improved upon.

“[We should have] fewer hours,” sophomore Interact member Sharleen Mock said. “The amount of hours one has to complete seems a little far-fetched.”

MOOR graphic by SIMON ZHAO

DEREK WUStaff Writer

Social media is a very important aspect to adolescents in the 21st century, who update, tweet and post many detail of their lives. Recently, Glendale High School, a member of the third-largest school district in Los An-geles County, hired a company, Geo Listening, to track about 13,000 middle and high school students via so-cial media to search for any online bullying, online posting of graffiti and generally unacceptable behavior.

The company is not “hacking” profiles, controlling student usage of social media and is not ask-ing students for their passwords; it is simply monitoring students’ public profiles. The school district has the right to view the profiles of their students to improve the school environment, as it is its re-sponsibility to make its schools safer such as preventing bullying. This newly enforced program is ben-eficial in persuading students to change their profile settings to private, as the program shows the stu-dents how easy it is for a stranger to access a student’s personal information . The program will also force students to think twice before posting anything inappropriate that could lead them into trouble.

However, a researcher from UCLA called the program “big brother-ish,” comparing it to online monitoring by the government and questioning Glendale High School’s stalker-like, abusive methods. While some may consider this program inappropriate, the social media monitoring service only investigates public profiles of students-unlike a big brother program which investigates private information-and leaves private material confidential.

Students interviewed at Glendale High School said that if this policy could prevent suicide or bullying, they would not mind the administrators knowing a few extra details about their lives. Parents also agreed for safety concerns. This program is beneficial to students and parents, by preventing any further crimes and bullying,without causing any legal and privacy issues.

Glendale High School Students’ Privacy ‘Infringement’

Intervening in foreign affairs has always been a messy business and the U.S.’ proposed military actions in Syria are no exception.

Since 2011, the civilians of Syria have called for greater free-dom and democracy from their government, and what could have been peaceful solutions led to horrific conclusions. Ac-cording to BBC, the speculations over the use of chemical weap-ons worsened, reportedly kill-ing over 100,000 innocent lives.

As the international commu-nity becomes more wary of what is to come, the U.S. leaves many puzzled, as there was a lack of real direction presented by the Obama administration even while renewed presence in the Middle East seems to be unfavorable as troops are being withdrawn from Afghanistan. This in turn leads to the question we need to ask ourselves: Should the U.S. be selfless and help Syria or should the United States be selfish and

stray from other’s problems?The situation in Syria is so

complex that no one can explicit-ly explain all of the aspects of the conflict. Many are concerned that the U.S.’ questionable history of involvement will repeat itself, but analysts believe that the differences between Kosovo in 1999, Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011 are too large for comparison with Syria’s conflict. There are reper-cussions for any action from send-ing the Navy Seals to air striking chemical weapon storage facili-ties that we, as the U.S., will take. Let’s not forget that we recently decided to withdraw all military intelligence from Afghanistan back home, and with American “influences” nearby in Iraq, be-ing involved in another Middle East country seems impetuous.

Obama has considered limited military action which can “deter and degrade” the Syrian govern-ment’s ability to deploy chemical weapons. However, what hap-pens following American military action? We would love to assume

that, af-ter the strike, ev-erything will be resolved, but that w o u l d not be the case since President

Bashar Al Assad warned the U.S. that he would “defend himself against any aggression.” Then we would have to start counting the days until Assad might re-spond to the attack and consid-ering how many civilians might be killed, which would draw in the allies of both countries along with Syria’s neighbors.

The situation would continue to escalate with the worst case sce-nario being going to war with Russia and Iran, Syria’s allies.

What then, can be done? We must ask ourselves: Are we ca-pable of becoming involved in the problems of others and is all this for humanitarian efforts and not for our own self-interests? Though the U.S. has a military budget of approximately $680 billion- larger than the next 10 highest budgets combined, (China, Russia, the U.K., Japan, France, Saudi Arabia, India, Ger-many, Italy and Brazil)- we must recognize the fiscal realities of war in this century. In previous wars, it was acceptable to the American people that incurring more debt would be offset by en-suring the world’s safety. How-ever, these times are different and the realities of national debt coupled with the cost of military intervention is simply too much of a burden. Coming up with an

alternative to military action is what should be done instead.

On Sept. 14, the United States and Russia reached an agreement to not only have all of Syria’s chemical weapons given to inter-national control, but also to de-stroy all such weapons by 2014.

However, this leaves the re-gime unpunished for the unparal-leled violence enacted against the Syrian people- a crime against humanity. People are not just being killed, they are suffering from the long, drawn out symp-toms of using chemical weap-onries. Whether or not we are concerned with the weakening of this country’s status as the “global cop” for not acting upon a humanitarian crisis, it should be the repercussions of military ac-tion which causes us to hesitate.

All of our actions must pri-oritize Americans; we cannot and should not act preemptively, unilaterally and without dili-gence like we did in the Iraq War.

Staff Editorial: Should the United States Intervene In Syria With Military Action?

“The guys have more privileges because the dress code is mostly applied to girls, [specifi-cally restricting clothing like] short shorts, crop tops, etc.” Amy Boonsun, Freshman

“Guys and girls have equal dress code [standards; the dress code] lets us [equally] express ourselves in a mature modest way.” Nick Iniguez, Freshman

“The dress code is biased [against] girls. I [have] honestly never seen guys dress coded. Why are guys allowed to sag their pants/shorts down to their knees but we can't wear some pair of shorts?” Andrea Hong, Sophomore

“[No.] The dress code is too harsh [for both sexes.] We can't even wear sports jerseys to support the teams we like [and] we can only wear our school's hat. We should be able to wear anything as long as it's not really inap-propriate.” Brian Nguyen, Sophomore

“Yes, there is a double standard. Guys wear inappropriate shirts all the time and don’t get caught, but girls who wear shorts to school are always dress coded.” Sara Hernandez, Junior

“There isn't a double standard; it's not like guys are walking around with our flies open, and the 'trend' of sagging pants is basically over. On the other hand, girls get dress coded for [clothing] which can be sexually objectify-ing.” Allen Chen, Junior

“The dress code is not fair because girls have more rules to abide by than guys do. Girls have it harder because girls have [fewer op-tions of attire to wear] that aren’t too ‘reveal-ing’.” Fiona Tang, Senior

“There is a certain extent to how baggy and revealing your clothes [should] be. However, the school [‘s dress code is too strict]. We've had nothing but hot weather and there's no choice for girls but to wear shorts and it's a shame that they get dress coded for trying to [cool down].” Steven Bonus, Senior

Viewpoints:Is there a double standard in the dress code for males as opposed to females?

MOOR graphic by SIMON ZHAO

With the advancement of technology, social media exercises an invisible influence on us. Cyber-communication, an advanced, convenient and efficient form of digital communication allows us to interact with each other instantly. However, it simultaneously creates potential dangers and an impermissible invasion of individual privacy, which cannot be ignored.

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Everything is instant in the world of today; informa-tion is expected to flow constantly and unrestrictedly, but not unmonitored. Millions across the planet use social media sites carelessly, yet few think of the risks of publicizing their personal information. Created by Mike Dorsey in 2006, Twitter is one of the most prominent social networking sites today and, much like other social networking sites, users are given the “guarantee” of privacy--or the illusion of it. In reality, everything that people say or do on the internet is recorded, and can be seen by almost anyone. The site is also free to share the personal informa-tion of its users with third parties. This is stated in their Terms of Service but most users never read the entire document. None of this means that the site is unsuitable for use; however, let it be a reminder that users should always be cautious of the amount of personal informa-tion they provide online and the kinds of messages they submit. No matter how many times the “delete” button is pressed, it is impossible to remove information from the World Wide Web. With today’s technology, anyone and everyone can see anything.

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take. Myspace is just one of the many

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sites that require precaution.

Instagram is an application that is currently creating a revolution for all smartphone users. It has quickly be-come the most popular photo-sharing and social media venue for all Android and iPhone users. After being acquired by Facebook and expanding its base to Android, this already-popular app has skyrocketed in its number of regular us-ers. With the increase in use and buzz surrounding this photo application, many people question the positive and negative effects of Instagram. The original creators of Instagram met its original goal: creating a fast, easy, and efficient photo-sharing app for its users. Not only does the photo goes to Instagram’s da-tabase, while posting the photo, it also gives you options of also posting it to different social sites like Face-book, Twitter, or Tumblr. Some say that Instagram replaces the use of all those social networks combined, allowing users to post their current thoughts into one photo. In-stead of carrying around a huge digital DSLR camera for world-class professional photos, you have a high quality camera in the palm of your hands with Instagram installed into your phone. However, the biggest gripe coming from the photography world is that it devalues the art of photography. With one click of a button on your smartphone, nearly anybody can acquire the façade of being a “professional” photographer.

JOSEPH NEY-JUNStaff Writer

SYLVIA WINSTON

Features Editor

BARRY CHEUNG Staff Write

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Remembering Carey Couch- Emotional Commemoration

ANHAYTE GUAJARDO KAYIU WONGStaff Writers

On Aug. 30, former AHS stu-dent and athlete Carey Couch was honored during the halftime ceremony of the varsity football team’s first home game. Couch had passed away during his se-nior year of high school on Jan. 1, 1995. With the football team receiving brand new jerseys this season, Couch’s former varsity football coach Lou Torres and Ath-letics Director Gerald DeSantis decided to retire Couch’s No.10 football jersey in honor of him. The jersey was presented as a gift to his parents during the ceremony.

“It was very difficult to see

his jersey retire, after [Couch made] such an impact to the pro-gram and the team. He was spe-cial and we don’t want anyone else with the No. 10,” Torres said.

While attending AHS, Couch was a four-year athlete in football, baseball, track and wrestling. A few days prior to his death, Couch suf-fered a knee injury after winning a wrestling title. However, he began to coughing up blood the next day and his parents took him to Kaiser Permanente in Hollywood. Tests showed no visible sign of injury but rather that the flow of oxygen in Couch’s body was being clogged. During exploratory surgery the next morning, Couch went into sudden cardiac arrest, and doctors quickly began catheterization to di-

agnose the problem. He then died during the procedure from arrhyth-mia, or irregular heartbeat, with no history of heart complications.

The news of Couch’s death devastated his parents as well as his second family at AHS. To those who knew Couch, his con-stant enthusiasm made him stand out and leave behind a legacy to the programs he was a part of.

“He was the type of kid who ran 100 miles all the time. There was never a ‘slow’ for him. It was like there wasn’t enough that he couldn’t do,” former AHS athletic trainer coach Luis Brambila said.

During his senior year, Couch was the first athlete at AHS to re-ceive the Blue and Gold Award. DeSantis and Torres initialized this award to recognize Couch for hav-ing outstanding character and for his accomplishments during foot-ball season. After his passing, the two renamed it the Carey Couch Award and it is still awarded ev-ery year to acknowledge a varsity football player with the most spirit and positive influence on the team.

“When [Couch] wasn’t there, you noticed difference. Be-cause of his enthusiasm, many kids [were] inspired to be just like him,” Brambila said.

During Couch’s halftime honor-ing, his parents, brother and former teammates gathered to celebrate the impact Couch made during his high school career. Retiring his jersey epitomizes how much Couch’s passion moved his coach-es, peers and the whole school.

“[Couch] was a good student, [a] good athlete and an outstanding young man,” Coach DeSantis said.

KEVIN KONGSports Editor

The Olympic Games, known for bringing nations and athletes together in the name of sports-manship, has been established as an international tradition. On Sept. 7, the International Olym-pic Committee (IOC) met in Bue-nos Aires to discuss changes to the Olympics in the 125th IOC Session. Members from several nations comprise the IOC and vote for the location of the 2020 Olympics, the new IOC president and the addition of a sport for the 2020 Games.

Three metropolitan cities were in consideration for the 2020 Olympics: Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid. After representa-tives of each city presented to the IOC, the IOC voted in two rounds. Tokyo led the first round while Istanbul and Ma-drid tied; however, Istanbul won by a slim margin of four votes in a tiebreaker. In the second round, Tokyo received 60 votes over Istanbul’s 36. After news of “#tokyo2020” became offi-cial, emotional responses from all over Japan were received.

“Tokyo’s bid [invited] us to ‘dis-cover tomorrow’ by deliver[ing] a well-organised and safe Games

that will reinforce the Olym-pic values while demonstrat-ing the benefits of a sport to a new generation,” former IOC President Jacques Rogge said.

In addition, the IOC voted on a new president after Rogge’s term ended. Thomas Bach, a for-mer gold medalist from Germa-ny, won in two rounds of a voting session by a margin of 20 votes.

“You should know my doors, my ears and my heart are al-ways open for you,” Bach said.

Bach will hold office for eight years with the possibil-ity of an additional four year term based on reelection.

Another major vote that took place was whether the IOC should add wrestling, baseball/softball or squash to the 2020 and 2024 Games. The voting oc-curred after presentations from each respective sport’s corre-sponding international federa-tion. In a one-round voting ses-sion, wrestling won over the other two sports by over 20 votes.

Wrestling, initially cut from the Olympics by the IOC on Feb. 12, will return to the Games as one of the most anticipated sports.

As enthusiasm spreads around the world in excitement of Tokyo 2020, the IOC plans for successful and joyous Summer Olympics.

SIMEON LAMStaff Writer

With league play quickly ap-proaching, the freshman foot-ball team has been preparing well through its daily practices.

Though they lost their first non-conference game to Arcadia with a score of 6-8, the team’s confi-dence level is very high after con-secutive road victories against the La Canada Spartans and the Temple City Rams, with scores of 18-13 and 32-0, respectively.

The Moors, with a record of 2-1, have been led by freshmen coach Anthony Martinez through-

out the summer and into the fall.“This is the best team, talent-

wise, that I’ve ever had. We could easily be 2-0 right now,” said Mar-tinez. “I think we have the poten-tial to win the championship.”

Since the summer, the team has practiced continuously. Each practice consists of stretching, mile warm-ups, individual and team play, conditioning and de-briefing. They work on their team defense most often, as Marti-nez’s style of play focuses his team specifically on defense.

“While the offense is coming along, the defense is solid,” said Mar-tinez. “We’ve given up a combined

21 points in our last three games.”With Martinez’s high ex-

pectations and optimism, the team captain also has his own expectations for the team..

“My goal for our team is to win the Almont League Championship and get over five shutouts,” captain and strong safety Sheehan Ramirez said.

The team has also stayed com-mitted throughout the summer. According to Martinez, they have 72 players out there everyday, even with the constant training. “It’s a lot more challeng-ing than I’ve ever played be-fore,” said Ramirez. “It takes about ten times more stamina.”

WESLEY TSAIStaff Writer

Volleyball is a sport that consists of hitting, passing and teamwork, but to the freshmen team, chemis-try is much more important to than other factors. For some, volleyball is a new sport before entering high school, but for others, it is different.

“I [have played volleyball] but it was just in PE. It’s different from the other sports I [have] played, because it involves a lot of communication, foot-work, chemistry and timing,” fresh-man defensive specialist Julie Han said.

Through experience, “They’ve adapted to each other by becom-ing a team. Sure, the girls [goes] to

school together, but team chemis-try is much different from a friend-ship. It is similar to being a family and always helping someone who is [falling behind] to get back up,” said freshman coach Ashley Arase said.

The freshman girls’ volleyball pre-season record is 0-3 after a defeat against Arroyo, but the team moves on as it is a lesson to be learned. They believe practicing on their passes and improving in communication skills are essentials to “get the game going.”

Preseason is still early, but Arase is giving the team full at-tention and working diligently to make sure that, by the time league starts, the team will be prepared.

Freshman Football Exceeding Expectations

Freshman Girls’ Volleyball Team Dives Through Preseason

125th IOC Voting Session Elicits New Changes to Olympics

Photo courtesy of TEVIN VOONGCAREY COUCH REMEMBERED Father Harry Couch and his fam-ily speak at halftime at the Aug. 30 football game. During the ceremony, Carey Couch’s No. 10 jersey was retired.

MOOR photo by SHANNON KHA THE PLAN In preparation for their September 17th game against the Rosemead Panthers, the Lady Moors freshman volleyball team gathers to discuss their strategy.

MOOR graphic by SIMON ZHAO