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Homecoming 2012

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What’s in this issue?4-5 RHS Updates; October News Highlights; & Letters from the Editors

6-7 Homecoming 2012

8-9 The New Look, Feel, and Taste Around RHS

10-11 Chipotle’s Food, Idea, and Music Festival in Lincoln Park

12-13 A Day in the life of... Interview; News and Facts from Mr.G & Mr. DeRose

Image Source: Google

Editor-in-Chief Alex Hanns

Co Editor-in-Chief Paulina Pachel

EditorsChristy DeVol

Jacqueline JaworskiJola Pach

Skirmante Survilaite

Formatting EditorGustavo Pereira

AdvisorMr. Lippstreuer

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14-15 Felix Baumgartner’s Amazing Feat; The Android Perspective

16-17 Culture Section: The History of Famous Spanish and Italian Foods

18-19 How to Spot a Scam on Craigslist; The Song that Everyone’s Talking About

20-21 Creative Corner: Poems & the Return of Fishy Fish and Octavious

22-23 RHS Sports: Football, Volleyball, and the History-Making Sabrina Bonanno

RHS Updates

News Highlights• Theunemploymentratehasdroppedtothelowestpointsince2009• ObamahaswonasecondtermasPresidentoftheUnitedStates,buthestillrefusestoadmitthatAmericaisscrewed.Perhapsthis“hope”heclaimsexistsiswhatwillgetmagicallyappearinhissecondterm.

• Asidefromwinningthehighestseatintheland,PresidentObamaalsoholdstherecordforhavingthemostlikedphotoonFacebook.

• HugoChávezwonathirdterm.Con-gratulations!You’vebeenpresidentsince1999.Caretoshare?

• OnthenoteofChávez,Obamahasearnedpraisefromhim,theCastrofam-ily(whohaveruledCubaforover50years)andVladimirPutin.Americaismakingfriends!Maybeournextpresi-dentwilllearntheirsecretstosuccess?

• AccordingtotheBBC,aplanethasbeendiscoveredthatorbitsapairofstarsthatareorbitedbyanotherpairofstars.

• LanceArmstronghasbeenstrippedofhissevenTourdeFrancewinsandbannedfromthetournamentforlife...Ouch.

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Sunday,November11:VeteransDay TimetohonorthosewhohavefoughtforAmericanfreedomTuesday,November20:ParentTeacherConferences a.k.aD-DAY

Letters from the EditorsHello everyone! Welcome back to another school year. My name is Alex Hanns and I am the new Editor-in-Chief of this fine

publication. Running the show with me is Paulina Pachel, our Co-Editor-in-Chief. We also have an additional 4 editors, Skirmante

Survilaite, Jola Pach, Jacqueline Jaworski, and Christy DeVol, and a formatting editor, Gustavo Pereira. Last but certainly not least

is our wonderful advisor, Mr. Lippstreuer.

Every single year, we are have new ideas and aspirations in order to make this the best newspaper as possible. Most noticeably

is the fact that it doesn’t really look like a newspaper anymore. Back in the olden days of 2010, we were still printing on tabloid

paper (aka newspaper paper). We decided to ditch the old format and transform the Rebellion into a more visually-friendly design:

the magazine. Moving to this format makes it possible for us to print in color and make sure that the Rebellion is always looking

fresh. Aside from appearance, we are buckling down on content too. Our team of editors want to make clichéd stories interesting

and fun to read. If any of you have suggestions to make the Rebellion better, please let us know! We’d love to hear your input.

After all, it’s the school newspaper! Please let us know how we’re doing and share your ideas. Post on our Facebook wall or email

me directly at alexhanns@gmail.com.

Finally, if anyone is interested in writing for the Rebellion, come to our meetings during Rebel Period on Mondays in Room 203.

Looking forward to a great year,

Alex Hanns, Editor-In-Chief

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Kudos to all of you—strangers, friends, acquaintances, and readers of this unbelievably great piece of publication that you’re holding: The Rebellion.

It’s that time of the year again—time to start the year with a bang. After three amazing months of fun in the sun, smooth-ies, beach parties, friends, and travel, we’ve come back to greet another amazing school year at Ridgewood High School—and I’ll assure you that it’ll be ah-mazing! As your Co-Editor-In-Chief this year, I will make sure that you will be satisfied with every monthly issue. This year’s newspaper will be filled to the brim with tons of interesting op-eds, music reviews, movie reviews, music playlists, concert updates, school events, comics, sports, recipes, photographs, A Day In The Life Of… interviews with fascinating individuals whose lives are quite inspirational, and so much more! We want to hear from you, readers of The Rebellion, about things you’d like to see. What would you like to read about? What makes your day? What would you like to find out about? Where would you like to go? The fate of this paper is in your hands—you’re our audience and we’re here to entertain you. The Rebellion’s job is to provide you with all kinds of essential information. As your Co-Editor, I want to make sure that your attention is always spurring—you will not be disappointed. Enjoy the year Rebels & always keep reading.

Xoxo—yours truly,Paulina Pachel , Co-Editor-In-Chief

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A Magical Homecoming: 2012by Paulina Pachel

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It’s that time of year again, la-

dies and gentlemen! We are home at last

and it feels better than ever! It’s time for

new relationships, memories, and some

more extensive high school fun. It’s time

to go shopping for flowers, dresses, shoes

and tuxedos. It’s time for boys to become

men and step up to the challenge of ask-

ing a pretty girl to be their homecoming

date. All in all, it’s time to let loose! And

who was the person who made all this

possible? The undeniable and lovely Ms.

Cantos!

Ms. Cantos, as many of you

know, is our favorite madwoman and

Homecoming is a

very stress-

ful time of

the year

for her.

However, she has an exquisite team of

people that helps her fulfill many of the

crucial obligations that have lead up to

this memorable Saturday night dance.

The events that t coordinate are: the Pep

Assembly on Monday, The Carnival on

Tuesday, Girls Flag Football on Wednes-

day, Night Rally on Thursday and last but

not least the decoration of the gym for the

dance on Saturday.

This has been Ms. Cantos’s eighth year

coordinating all of Homecoming and she

loves it. The theme for this homecoming

was Disney, an all-time favorite for her. It

revolves around our favorite Disney char-

acters—Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse,

princesses, princes, knights in shining

armors, magical castles, Pixie dust, and

anything else your childhood memory is

capable of conjuring up.

“The idea came up as a sugges-

tion and everybody loved it,” says Ms.

Cantos. “This is my dream Homecoming

so I’m very excited,” she adds. Taking

that statement in consideration, it’s no

surprise that every single detail of this

year’s Homecoming had to be perfection.

“We’ve been working on the decorations

since June and ever since then we’ve

been meeting up twice a week for final

touches.

“There’s tons to expect this year.

We’re planning to have a big Cinderella

castle, a pirate ship, a Mickey Mouse

arch that people will walk through…”

Ms. Cantos informed me. It was a

success, and Saturday night everyone

stepped through the Mickey Mouse arch

and into a Disney wonderland for a magi-

cal evening.

Magic was in the air that Satur-

day night—many grabbed their princes,

their frogs, their princesses, their magic

wands, their stiletto heels, or uh…their

best dress shoes gentlemen, and made

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A Magical Homecoming: 2012this one of the most memorable nights of their life. Students

were on the lookout for spirit days because each day had a spe-

cific theme to it and the more people dressed in the appropriate

attire for that day, the more points they earned for their class.

The days went as follows: Monday was class color

days and for those of you who are unfamiliar, Freshman wore

white, Sophomores wore red, Juniors wore blue and Seniors

wore green. On Tuesday we had our famous clash day where

people got crazy creative with their mismatched outfits and

no other person could say anything about it. Wednesday we

could’ve just as easily gotten out of bed and came to school in

our pajamas. Thursdays we put on our best Disney costumes

and/or Disney shirts! Last but not least, Friday was Rebel Pride

Day; students wore their best Rebel clothes to show off their

school spirit. In the end, the spirit trophy went to the one, the

only—class of 2013!

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Image Source: Ms. Cantos, Tania Chwala

by Jola Pach● ● ●

With construction slowly coming to an end and cooler temperatures residing in the building, students are finding that they just

can’t learn while feeling so comfortable. Having gotten used to last year’s intolerable heat and the constant loud noise that accompa-

nied their class time, they miss all the complaining they were entitled to.

Confused about the regular temperature, one student remarked, “It was the weirdest thing. I wore a sweater yesterday and it

didn’t look like I had gone swimming by lunch time.” Another says, “Learning about algebraic equations just isn’t the same without

loud clanging noises, so I hired my younger sister to bang pots together while I study at home.”

Now, with no drilling sounds resonating in the hallways, test scores are falling and students are less motivated than ever. They

hope that the peace and quiet stops soon so they can finally pay attention in school and improve their feeble GPAs.

by Kristina Lazzara● ● ●

The year is 2009, the school is filled with

the intoxicating aroma of teenage sweat,

tears, and the latest Axe cologne. As I

wander around the school, absorbing this

entirely new setting I come across an

unfamiliar smell. A sort of musty, your

grandmother’s basement kind of smell.

I being the curious freshman I am go to

investigate this intriguing stench. As I

grow closer to the source of my curiosity

I begin to hear whisper upon whisper of

this rumored “ghetto hallway.” Passing

Ms. Kumas’ old desk, behind a set of

heavy double doors I discover my long

awaited destination. The ghetto hall-

way in all of its’ ghettoness. Light blue,

paint chipped, squeaky lockers lined the

walls of this ancient ruin. Along with an

unfinished mural from the class of 1996

and to top it all off, a water fountain that

tasted as though you were drinking from

a rusty pot. Though intrigued by the sud-

den step back in time I couldn’t help but

feel disgusted. Those lockers are older

than most of the current population of

the school. Who knows what could be

lurking in those asbestos ridden crevices.

Now let’s take a few steps into the future,

2011 to be exact.

Junior year roles around and I

decide to go take a walk down memory

lane and visit the ghetto hallway. As I

come closer I hear the buzzing of drills,

banging of hammers, and the loud stomp

of work boots on linoleum. Construction,

construction EVERYWHERE. A grey

cloud seemed to instantly cast the school

into mourning. Despite its’ obvious out-

dated appearance the ghetto hallway was

loved by all who have been graced with

the chance to walk down its’ glorious car-

peted floors. Students, faculty, and even

the occasional visitor would double take

on the lovely 1960s décor. The ghetto

hallway gave the school a sense of hu-

mor, a school wide inside joke both jock

and band kid could appreciate. It was a

landmark, “The gym lockers? They’re

right down the ghetto hallway.” “The

visitor’s entrance? Right by the ghetto

hallway.”

Though now the hall has been

updated enough to now be called the

Hamptons hallway, much like the stub-

born Sears Tower it will always be known

as the ghetto hallway. A symbol of our

school’s past and the ever changing world

of Ridgewood High School.

The “Not So” Ghetto Hallway

Students Unable to Learn in Comfortable Environment

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by Aga Jarzabek● ● ●

The hall fills with the anx-

ious student body. School has just

started and the doors have let in the

first of the kids. None of them want to

be here. Their blissful, long summer

has just ended and they now have to

go back into the world of responsibil-

ity, stress, and worst of all…the caf-

eteria food. The memories of soggy

burgers, stale fries, and overpriced

salads are taunting them. Each step

towards the lunch room reminds them

that only plugging of the nose and

copious amounts of diet pop can get

them through each bite.

But as the threshold is passed

and the first footsteps approach the

cafeteria hallway, a new smell greets

everyone’s nostrils. In waves, it

flows through the halls, spilling into

classrooms, and weaving around the

students. Confusion seeps through

the crowd. For the first few moments

nobody knows what to think, but

eventually they recognize that the

smells tickling their olfactory bulbs

are simply the smells of great food, a

concept long forgotten at Ridgewood

High School. Luckily for staff and

students alike, however, it was time

for the previous food provider to

renew their contract, and the school

decided that they might as well look

for another company that could poten-

tially meet their gastronomical needs.

After a laborious search, the food

committee found exactly what they

were looking for in cafeteria food.

They picked Organic Life. The grade

D meat was replaced by fresh beef.

The barely thawed peas made way

for fresh pineapple and watermelon.

The sad, greasy “hamburgers” were

no more, and juicy burritos took their

place. And as the students excitedly

lined up to be served pasta only an

Italian grandma could make, they saw

something that needed a double take

to be believed: an actual human chef

preparing all the food they were going

to be eating for the next school year.

A wise man once said that

Ridgewood High School’s lunch

program was unredeemable. And up

until this year I never questioned his

words. I never believed in a God. I

thought that miracles were stories told

to comfort the lost and miserable. But

upon entering that school and smell-

ing and tasting that food, all my pre-

conceived ideas have been revoked.

The change is real, and it is here.

The Miracle on West Montrose Street THE NEW CAFETERIA FOOD THAT SHOCKED STUDENTS AND FACULTY

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Image Source: Google

by Alex Hanns● ● ●

On a breezy Saturday in

mid-September, Chipotle Mexi-

can Grill, everyone’s favorite bur-

rito chain, put on their second-

annual festival in Lincoln Park.

This festival, dubbed Cultivate,

was one of the coolest that I’ve

been to. Cultivate wasn’t simply

a food festival, nor a music fes-

tival; it was an accumulation of

food, music, and ideas on mak-

ing sustainable products.

As my friends and I

walked into the festival, we

smelt the familiar smells of

grilled steak and chicken, just

like walking into the local Chi-

potle. The aroma drew us into

the taco stand where it couldn’t

be more different. These tacos

weren’t topped with the regular

salsas, cheese, and sour cream;

they were topped with salsa

verde and escabeche (pick-

led cauliflower and carrots), a

pleasant surprise. They also

served barbacoa chili (a mix of

the spicy shredded beef, pinto

beans and black beans, topped

with sour cream and crispy torti-

lla strips) and carnitas tortas (a

sandwich stuffed with juicy car-

nitas, black beans, pickled red

onions, and queso fresco). In

addition to these Mexican deli-

cacies, Chipotle featured their

new Southeast Asian concept

that is open in Washington D.C.

that served pork and chicken

meatballs over jasmine rice, a

welcome addition to the festival

menu.

Aside from all of the

delicious food at the event,

there were many up and com-

ing bands performing at Culti-

vate. Among them were bands

named: G. Love & Special

Sauce, LP, JC Brooks & the

Uptown Sound, Allen Stone, and

J Roddy Walston and the Busi-

ness, plus Chris Golub, Chipot-

le’s very own DJ, “adding a layer

of groove to the celebration”

according to Chipotle’s website.

As a side note, Chipot-

le’s philosophy when making ev-

ery dish that they serve is to do

it organically and sustainably.

To do this, there is a higher

product cost, but the benefits

outweigh the price. Throughout

many displays, Chipotle showed

the horrors of conventionally

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raising pigs and the downfalls of using non-or-

ganic cotton. That’s why everything that comes

from Chipotle, including the t-shirts and nap-

kins, are environmentally friendly and made

responsibly.

Last but certainly not least, we got

the opportunity to meet Chefs Nate Appleman,

Kyle Connaughton and Joel Holland of Chipo-

tle’s own culinary development team. Through-

out the interview they all said that their mission

is to ensure the quality of Chipotle’s food. While

Chipotle is not releasing new menu items, the

culinary team works to improve and refine reci-

pes so each item always tastes the best that it

could be.

All in all, Cultivate was a major success

in my book. Delicious food expanded my pallet.

New music broadened my perspective. And new

ideas about sustainability made me think twice

about the products I consume on a daily basis.

Sept. 15, 2012 Image Source: www.zimbio.com

by Paulina Pachel● ● ●

Snap! Snap! Snap! Flashes go

off everywhere—because once you intro-

duce an introspective individual with a

vivid imagination to a camera, the photos

don’t stop.

We’ve all done it: ohmygawd,

time for a new Facebook photo, or

perhaps a night out—that picture has to

be taken. We all want the same result:

good photos. Albert Pławiński was just

an average teenager…until he discovered

the magic of photography. The incred-

ible sensation after capturing a moment

forever inspired him and got him hooked

on freezing time.

At first, he was mesmerized by

another photographer who happened to

be a pioneer for him at camp. Later on, he

played the role of photo editor and lastly,

he began to experiment with photos

himself. Now in his twenties, he’s taken

photography to a whole different level.

Albert says about his new approach, “I

have to admit that I’ve been experiment-

ing with some portrait type of photos

where I line people up and make them

pose. The key to that is having an inter-

esting background and a cool composi-

tion.”

Let’s not forget the proper equip-

ment—“[My] first camera was actually

a friend’s Nikon D90 that I borrowed at

camp...well he lent it to me for 3 weeks.

Knowing I might come to camp to do

more photos and now that I wanted to

take photography more seriously I bought

a D7000: my current camera with a 50

mm f/1.8 lens.”

Once that perfect photo is

captured, what exactly goes through a

photographer’s mind? For Albert it’s,

“Whatever I see I try to capture and keep

as a memory for eternity. You can teach

people about art but you can’t teach

someone to be an artist. I never took a

course but I read about proper exposures

and what to do to get a cool composition.

A lot of work is being able to see the

world in a particular way and sharing that

with others.”

That’s why the best part of pho-

tography for some is “seeing everyone’s

reaction after seeing their photos. Having

people go to camp just because they saw

their sibling’s photos from camp last year

makes it worth it. There’s a type of open-

ness in photography that can take away

your breath and pull you in.

“There’s even more to it. From

a different standpoint you can ask what

the photographer’s intentions are with the

message. It can be political or not. Why

are they photographing? Is what you

see the truth? So many questions to ask.

There’s a difference between photogra-

phy as art and photography as document-

ing. Sometimes these can be blurred

and that’s when we get some interesting

things.”

The average income of a profes-

sional photographer varies but it aver-

ages 24 grand. However, for Albert this

is merely a passion; he puts money last.

He says, “To me, money is only there to

help me get new and better equipment

to expand my skills and get some more

interesting shots.” And shouldn’t it be

like that for anybody?

All future photographers who

are now mere amateurs but yearn to

prosper and spread their wings should

consider taking a class in college on pho-

tography. Who knows? You may discover

something new about your talents that

you haven’t before. Just a theory.

A Day in the Life of... a photographer

“ ” WHICH OF MY PHOTOGRAPHS IS MY FAVORITE? THE ONE I’M GOING TO TAKE TOMORROW.

–IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM

Image Source: Paulina Pachel

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Fun Facts with Mr. DeRose

Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.

Cockroaches are animals, not insects. They are the fastest animals on six legs and therefore can run a meter a second.

Parrots and rabbits are the only two ani-mals that can see behind itself without turning its head.

Humans use fourteen muscles to smile and forty three to frown.

In the nineteenth century, millions of hu-man mummies were used as fuel for loco-motives in Egypt where wood and coal were scarce, but mummies were plentiful.

Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life Magazine more than anyone else. (14).

The average lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long.

The koala bear is not a bear; it is related to the kangaroo family.

It cost three cents to make a dollar bill in the United States.

Japan, as small as their country is, has two hundred volcanoes, and is home to ten per-cent of all active volcanoes in the world.

Top 10 Songs you should listen to!by Alyssa Martinez

• TheZoneByTheWeekndft.Drake• CliqueByKanyeWest,Jay-Z,BigSean• ComeAroundbyM.I.Aft.Timbaland• SmilebyLilyAllen• GetMeBodied(ExtendedMix)byBe-

yonce• Hot&FunbyN.E.R.D.ft.NellyFurtado• UnstoppablebySantigold• BambooBangabyM.I.A.• UsPlacersbyLupeFiasco,KanyeWest,

andPharell• DancingintheDarknessbyCharlixcx,

TheInternet,MikeG

“WHAT’S UP?”with Mr. Glogowski

a look at the evening sky for the month of October 2012

Fall is a great time to go star gazing. You don’t have to go far

to enjoy the night sky. Just find a place in your backyard that is not in

the glare of city lights, or if you have access to a car take a short trip to

a suburban location that is darker than Norridge or Harwood Heights.

On October 29th is the full moon. The reason for the full moon

is the Sun is directly opposite the Earth as it illuminates the moon’s

face. You can see the full moon early in the evening by looking east

just as the sun sets or later in the evening as it rises. As you look at the

moon, look for the most dominate feature of the Southern hemisphere!

Tycho is the source of one of the Moon’s most massive ray systems.

This ray system was caused by a large object hitting the surface of

the moon and ejecting rock and material out form the center. As the

material blasted out form the center it scattered across the surface of the

moon causing the streaks we now see on the surface. It is named after

the famous Danish astronomer and nobleman, Tycho Brahe (1546-

1601), who made important contributions by devising the most precise

instruments for studying the sky in his day.

If you have any question about astronomy submit them to the

rebellion staff and I will try to answer them!

Keep looking up!

Mr. Glogowski

Image Source: Walter Glogowski, 2009

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A Jump from Space“RED BULL STRATOS, A MISSION TO THE EDGE OF SPACE. ONE MAN. ONE

BALLOON. ONE JUMP FROM THE EDGE OF SPACE BREAKING THE SPEED OF SOUND.”

by Alex Hanns● ● ●

Records have been broken.

Boundaries have been crossed. Dreams

have been fulfilled. All in one jump.

On October 14th, 2012, Felix

Baumgartner became the first human to

break the sound barrier with only the

assistance of gravity and set the world

record for the highest jump.

He ascended though the atmo-

sphere in a 2,900 pound capsule that

was attached to a giant balloon. This

wasn’t just any balloon though. It held

30 million cubic feet of helium and was

1/10 the thickness of a Ziploc bag. Fully

inflated, the balloon reached a height of

335 feet, 25 feet taller than the Statue of

Liberty!

This apparatus brought “Fear-

less Felix” up to the stratosphere. At

128,000 feet (24 miles), he jumped from

the highest point in human history. When

the door finally opened and he was stand-

ing on the small platform ready to jump,

Felix was humbled. He said, “sometimes

you have to be really high to see how

small you really are.” Then, he jumped.

He reached a maximum speed of 833.9

miles per hour while freefalling for 4

minutes and 20 second and landed safely

back in Roswell, New Mexico just 20

minutes after leaving his capsule.

This all happened on a special

day too. The scheduled date for the jump

was October 9th but because of weather

conditions, it had to be put back 5 days.

This postponement made Felix’s jump

coinside with the 65th anniversary of the

first supersonic airplane flight, which was

piloted by American Chuck Yeager in

1947 aboard the Bell X-1 rocket plane.

Who would’ve known that 65 years later

that a man could surpass the speed of

sound alone.

Througout the mission, Felix had

a team of 70 people working with him to

accomplish this great feat. Joe Kittenger,

the previous world record holder for the

highest jump, has been the man in charge

of the Red Bull Stratos mission. “Felix

trusts me because I know what he’s going

through — and I’m the only one who

knows what he’s going through,” said Mr.

Kittinger when asked about their relation-

ship. Felix certainly had a wonderful

mentor.

When asked about why he

wanted to jump from such heights,

Baumgartner said, “All of my life I have

been looking for unique goals, things no

one has accomplished.” Kittinger knew

just what he meant. “From the beginning

of mankind, the boys want to go higher,

faster, lower,” he said. “It’s a fascinating

part of human nature. We’re never satis-

fied with the status quo.”

Image Source: Google

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-Taken from redbullstratos.com

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY HIGH TO SEEHOW SMALL YOU REALLY ARE.“ ”

Too Little Too Late...THE ANDROID PERSPECTIVE TO THE APPLE-ANDROID WAR

by Gustavo Pereira● ● ●

“When you think about your

iPhone, it’s probably the object you use

most in your life. It’s the product that

you have with you all the time,” said

Jony Ive, Senior Vice President at Apple.

If that statement is true, then why does

Apple refuse to update their phone to

become what consumers actually want?

Phones are changing to become faster,

better, and more useful than ever before,

yet Apple seems to be drifting from the

trend all other phone manufactures are

following. But why?

Siri is a personal assistant

designed to make the life of an iPhone

user easier. Yet it really doesn’t. You say

something you would normally type in a

search box, then you wait for a voice to

give you a response that a simple Google

search could’ve done. In what situation

would it be more convenient to speak

than to simply type on your phones touch

keyboard? When you’re driving? I don’t

think so. Texting and driving was banned

not solely because of drivers not seeing

the road, but because they were being

distracted. Siri doesn’t remedy that situ-

ation. Siri’s usefulness only shines when

your hands are tied behind your back

and you have to make a search on how to

escape from it.

For the first time ever, Apple has

increased the size of the iPhone’s display.

The iPhone 5 now comes with a 4 inch

display. Innovative? Sure. But a tad late.

Android phones have been having a

display bigger or equal to 4 inches since

2009. Why did Apple wait so long to

introduce this enhanced screen size? Just

a commercial ploy designed to get more

money. If Apple were able to convince

people that smaller screens were bet-

ter, then Android phones would have to

either change or suffer a huge drop in

their sales. But since people realized that

larger screens were better, Apple was

forced to adapt... three years later.

The Apple iPhone’s screen

also fails in another aspect: its dull,

washed out images. Would you rather

have a phone that has a sharp image

and produces dull colors that don’t even

resemble the real world, or a phone that

produces sharp vibrant images and makes

photos seem as if they’re actually real?

Apple boasts about their Retina Display

but the real winner in this category is the

Android’s Amoled Display.

iOS 6. Apple’s new mobile op-

erating system. Apple claims to have the

world’s most advanced operating system

yet all this recent update has brought is a

more advanced version of Siri that now

requires you to look at your phone now to

get the information you asked for and a

version of maps not dependent on Google

that actually leads people the wrong way.

iOS 6 was also expected to bring widgets

(a revolutionary new way to access infor-

mation on your phone faster than opening

up an app) to the interface, yet it didn’t.

The first android phone, the Google G1

was released in 2009 and it featured

widgets. iOS 6 can’t be the world’s most

advanced mobile operating system if it

lacks features present in technology 3

years older than it.

Apple’s iPhone fails in many

aspects, but one thing that the Apple team

gets right is the way they present their

product. They make it seem as if you, the

consumer, NEED the product when you

truly don’t, also known as brainwash-

ing. They also display the iPhone 5 as

if it were a new product when it really

isn’t. The iPhone’s design and operating

system hasn’t changed since it’s begin-

ning in 2007, whereas Android phones

offer a wide variety of phones constantly

being updated. The iPhone stays behind

while Google Android phones continue to

revolutionize the way we see phones. The

Apple iPhone, the world’s most innova-

tive paperweight.

THINK DIFFERENT. THINK ANDROID.

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Andulancia has played an incredibly significant

role in the history of Spain, but what separates Andulancia

the most from all other regions of Spain are the tasty snacks

that are provided for free in restuarants when ordered with a

drink. Ladies and gentlemen, Spain presents you with tapas.

Etymologically speaking, tapas were born when

people covered their drinks with a lid to protect it from flies.

Somewhere along the way, it became custom to put small

bits and pieces of food on top of the lid.

So, what exactly are tapas? The Spanish word

“tapa” is another way of saying “lid” or “cover.” They are

a variety of appetizers that can be served cold or warm. In

certain places, tapas are served as one meal—where a person

can order different kinds of tapas and combine them as one.

The idea of tapas is to encourage conversation during a meal

without necessarily devoting an entire focus towards food.

Tapa restaurants are windows to the Spanish soul.

Tapas can be grouped into three main categories:

cosas de picar (things to nibble), pinchos, and cazuelas.

Cosas de picar refers to finger food—the most famous: olive-

the signature Spanish, Mediteranean finger food. Pinchos is

a tapa that is eaten with the help of a toothpick. Last but not

least, cazuelas are tapas that come in sauce—like dumplings

or meatballs—or if you want to get really fancy—shrimp

fried in garlic.

If you are ever in Spain and it is the authentic tapa

you desire served the traditional way and at no cost, the

province of Granada is your place to be.

Spain and the Origin of TapasEspaña y el origen de las Tapas

by Paulina Pachel● ● ●

Andulancia ha jugado un rol muy importante en la

historia de España pero es lo que la separa de otras regions

en España es sus sabrosos aperitivos. Son aperitivos gratis en

bares cuando son ordenados con una bebida – camas y cabal-

leros: España les presenta las Tapas!

Etimología dice que el nacimiento de Tapas ocur-

rio cuando la gente cubría sus bebidas con un plato pequeño

para protegerlo de las moscas. Al pasar el tiempo la gente

pone pequeños trozos de comida encimade del plato.

¿Pues, que son las tapas? La palabra Española

“tapa” significa “lid” o “cover” en ingles. Son varios de

aperitivos. Tapas pueden servirse calientes o friós. En otros

lugares, tapas pueden servirse como una comida—las perso-

nas pueden pedir diferentes tapas y combinarlas como una

comida. La idea es a fomentar las conversaciones.

Tapas nunca son servidas en la casa. Los españoles,

cuando salen de sus casas en la noche, se reunen con sus

amigos en los bares de tapas. Estos bares son las ventanas de

la alma Española.

En general, tapas son muy deliciosos.

Tapas tienen tres categorías: cosas de picar, pinchos,

y cazuelas. Cosas de picar son pequeños aperitivos como

aceitunas. Por otro lado, pinchos son cosas que pueden ser

comidas con palillo de diente. Finalmente, cazuelas son tapas

en salsa como albóndigas—o camarones fritos en ajo.

La provincia de Granada es el lugar para saborear las tapas

auténticas.

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In the late 1800’s, the renowned baker Esposito

made a new dish in honor of the beloved Italian Queen

Margherita of Savoy. Today, this dish is known as the pizza.

Of all the pizzas he made, the queen loved the plainest one

of all. It was just topped with a simple fresh tomato sauce,

fresh buffala mozzarella and basil. She liked this pizza the

best, not only because it tasted good, but because its color

scheme of green (basil), white, (mozzarella) and red (tomato)

resembled the Italian flag. In honor of the queen, the chef

named that style of pizza Margherita and that’s still what we

call it today.

An authentic Italian pizza from Naples must meet

certain criteria. It must not be thicker than 0.3 centimeters

in the middle and the edge must not exceed 1 to 2 centime-

ters. Unlike American pizza, it must not have too much fresh

mozzarella cheese-no more than 300 grams! (Chef Esposito

would roll in his grave if he ate a Lou Malnatti’s pizza!)

For a really good and authentic Italian pizza in Chi-

cago, go to SPACCA NAPOLI! It’s the best! Just ask the

Italian students. We go there on field trips!

Who doesn’t love pizza?Chi Non Ama la Pizza?

by Michael Nasca● ● ●

Alla fine del 1800, il famoso panettiere Esposito ha

fatto un nuovo piatto in onore della regina italiana Mar-

gherita di Savoia. Oggi chiamiamo questo piatto pizza. Di

tutte le pizze che ha fatto, la regina amava la più semplice

fatta con il pomodoro fresco, la mozzarella di buffala, ed il

basilico. Questa pizza era la sua preferita non solo perché

aveva un buonissimo sapore, ma anche per la combinazi-

one di colori che sono uguali alla bandiera italiana: verde

(basilico), bianco, (mozzarella) e rosso (pomodoro)! In onore

della regina, lo chef ha chiamato quest pizza Margherita.

Oggi quando andiamo in un ristorante italiano e vogliamo

questo tipo di pizza, ordiniamo una pizza Margherita.

Una autentica pizza italiana da Napoli deve sod-

disfare determinati criteri. Non deve essere più spessa di

0,3 centimetri al centro (molto sottile) e il bordo non deve

superare 1 a 2 centimetri. È molto differente dalla pizza

americana perchè non ha nemmeno molto formaggio-non più

di 300 grammi. (Il pizzaiolo Esposito A differenza di pizza

americana, non deve avere troppo fresca mozzarella-non più

di 300 grammi! (Il famoso pizzaiolo Esposito si rivolterebbe

nella tomba se mangiasse la pizza di Lou Malnati!)

Spacca Napoli Pizzeria1769 W. Sunnyside, Chicago, Illinois 60640 (773) 878-2420

http://www.spaccanapolipizzeria.com/

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by Skirmante Survilaite● ● ●

This summer I learned how to spell “Portuguese”, tie my shoes the right way, ride a skateboard, use my Magic

Bullet, and deal with Craigslist scammers. I also learned to be thankful for them, believe it or not. I mean, without

those eight scam emails to one serious email, I would still be my same old gullible self. Well… Maybe I still am. But

still, I do have reason to be thankful for them. First off, they would start off my every day with a good old laugh. I

mean, seriously Mr. smith walker and Ms. jane Dan, if you have an email address, at least capitalize your name right.

Anyone taking the five minutes to create an email address for themselves would, so your capitalization errors lead me

to suspect that this is not an email you use very often. Why is that, hmmm? Do you have something to hide? Hm? Hm-

mmmm? (Shine bright light in face here)

Okay, well, maybe you’re a complete dimwit and really don’t see anything wrong with the name you used for

your email address. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. But here is the real trademark to a Craigslist scam- the email

will go something like this:

“Ni hao, fellow Craigslist user. I am contacting you with great happiness and trust in the hopes that we can

kindly do business together. I have seen your wonderful item for sale and am positively ecstatic about it and complete-

ly fine with its condition. I hope we can proceed with complete trust in one another. I regret to say that my grandmoth-

er died and I will not be able to come see your item, but I will have a business associate of mine mail you a check for

2,135 dollars so that you can guarantee that this item will be mine. If you could please remove your ad from Craigslist

to keep those other scavengers off of our prize, I would be eternally grateful. I will also need your full name, full ad-

dress, times when you will be home and social security number. Your first born would also be appreciated.

Thank you very much, and may the force be with you.”

Whereas a real inquiry will go something like this:

“Hi! I saw your ad and does the item work? I live in Tinley Park, would you mind delivering it for me if I went

through with the purchase? When can I see it, too?

Thanks dude :) ”

So if you ever decide to post something on Craigslist, here are the lessons learned:

1. If they sound Chinese, they are. Don’t ship to China, they’re supposed to ship to us.

2. Ms. helen Dan , I am not asking you on a date for you to need to reply, “I am out of town at any time you want to

meet, so I cannot see you in person.”

3. You know, maybe I wouldn’t be so hesitant to deal with you if I could understand what you’re saying…

4. And, last but not least, I am listing my item for $350! Not $2,135!

Thank you and have a good day!

craigslistTIPS ON HOW TO SPOT A CRAIGSLIST SCAM

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The Nature’s Love By Christy DeVol

I glance at my reflection,only to see an ordinary person.Hair, frizzier than a branch, mixed with twigs;and a face, distorted by the rings of water. Longer as I look, the painting changes;

showing its nature view of me;fair as a flawless goddess.As I reveal my soul to the cool waters,the nature shows me her unforgotten love.

The clear lake, clearer than solid diamond,purer than the prettiest pearl,yet vaster than the Sahara,is as beautiful as a young flower.

WritingBy Diane Bendik

Writing is a unique technique that cannot be copied

Just like playing an instrument with lingering lyrics

Writing wonders wildly with the writer’s feelings

It can be loud like listening to lovely music or it can partake in

A low key. Where there is wind there are sounds, where there

Are sounds there is music written by someone who hears or sees

Far behind and far beyond.

CREATIVE CORNER

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The Nature’s Love By Christy DeVol

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The Super Fun SongBy Victor Bertocchi & Aga Jarzabek

A Band of Brothers: Ridgewood Football

by Jacqueline Jaworski● ● ●

The Ridgewood High School

Varsity Football team truly represents

Shakespeare’s idea, especially freshman

Vinny Scaletta and junior Mikey Ach-

ramowicz. Not knowing these boys well,

one might think that they have nothing

in common, but I beg to differ. In my

three years of writing sports articles for

the Rebellion, I have never met anyone

quite as devoted and compassionate about

their team and sport as Achramowicz and

Scaletta. Scaletta fondly speaks

of his team, “ They’re going to war with

you every Friday night. They’re the ones

that have your back. It’s like one big fam-

ily.”

Achramowicz adds more to the

brotherly bond the team shares: “I kind

of look at my team straight up as broth-

ers. Mainly because we all want the same

thing and we all work together for it. As

we work together for it we form a bond

and we have this chemistry that I don’t

even think that actual brothers have.

We’re always sticking together.”

Many people wouldn’t know that Mikey

and Vinny both were inducted into

varsity during freshman year. “I see a lot

of myself in Vinny just because of the

outstanding size he came with freshman

year. The one thing different between

him and me is that I had a little bit of that

nervous feeling freshman year. I can tell

that Vinny has no fear. Personally I think

he’s a better freshman player than I was.”

Mikey explains.

Although these two might be

fairly similar, the beginnings of their

love for football are completely different.

“All of my cousins always used to play

football. So I was supposed to play too,”

Vinny explains. “ I was built for it.” But

not everyone has football in their genes.

“It’s kind of the exact opposite for me,”

Mikey admits, “I was always into skate-

boarding as a kid and I was good at it.

It started in fifth grade when I watched

football. I was always a physical person.

Once I started watching football and

playing it at recess I started developing

this passion for it.”

In war, there are always heroes

and mentors that pull them through.

“They [the team] all help me out. They’re

all like my older brothers,” Vinny ex-

plains, “ Mike was in the same situation

as I am. He helped me out a lot during

the off-season. He was in varsity in his

freshman year. We can relate to each

other and I relate to the older linemen.

The older linemen help me out, like C.J,

Jake, Billy, and Nick help me out and tell

which way to go and what to do.” Even

Vinny’s “brothers” are impressed by how

far he has come.

“The way I look at Vinny is the

greatest view ever. He works as hard as

he can,” Mikey explains thoughtfully,

“The thing I like about him the most is

that he’s the most polite and teachable

and coachable kid ever since I’ve been

here. But on the field he’s an animal.”

When the war is over and the

soldiers of football go their own paths,

there is the next generation that will take

their place and make a new legacy. “My

advice is you just got to work hard, “

Vinny explains. “ I went to all the work

outs. I’ve been probably working nine

months for this. In the summer we had

the camps and I went to all of them. You

just got to work hard; you can’t give up

just because you’re too sore. Mike played

through a concussion and that didn’t stop

him.”

Not only should you work hard

during the off-season and during practice,

one should never lose hope when the

going gets tough. “My advice is never

quit,” said Achramowicz. “Like Vinny

said, I played through a concussion. I got

rattled pretty good at Elmwood Park. I

got up and scored a touchdown during

that game. Never quit in the game just

because you’re losing. Never ever quit

football and never ever quit your pride of

the team.

BEYOND THE FIELD WITH

MIKEY AND VINNY

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he today sheds his blood with me shall be my brother…” -William Shakespeare (Henry V)

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Sabrina Bonanno Makes HistorySABRINA’S FEAT BRINGS RIDGEWOOD TO ITS 2ND INDIVIDUAL STATE TITLE

by Skirmante Survilaite● ● ●

Sabrina Bonanno: a state golf

title, Metro-Suburban All-Conference,

2nd overall in boys, 1st in girls, and a

medalist 12 times (meaning that she re-

ceived 1st place in a dual meet). Besides

this, she is a remarkably humble, hard-

working student. It’d be a great end right

here, to say that this is how she ended her

high-school career with a bang, but she’s

still a Junior. What’s in store for Ridge-

wood next year? Only time can tell, but

it’s sure to be astounding.

So, already we have more than the one-

and-a-half lines dedicated to Sabrina

in the Chicago Tribune. However, we

are most definitely going to hear about

her again, and not just in the school’s

newspaper, or even the Tribune! A very

applicable question for her right now is

whether this is the end. She has achieved

practically all there is to achieve right

now. Her thoughts are quite optimistic,

though: “I finished it all for school, but

there’s my whole life to continue. I don’t

know what yet… but there are always

bigger and better things.”

It’s pretty difficult to imagine much

above winning State, but with Sabrina’s

attitude, the world better watch out. Her

reaction to the question of how she felt

after she won the honor was touching, to

say the least. “Oh man,” she said, a hesi-

tant smile showing that she still couldn’t

believe it, “no one even told me I won.

You don’t even realize you’ve won until

you’re on the bus ride home. Then you

realize, and it’s pretty exciting.”

Sabrina has brought fame to Ridgewood,

being 1st in State for perhaps the first

time in its recent history, or maybe even

its whole history. It really is difficult to

accept this fact, let alone imagine what

she is capable of accomplishing later on.

But it’s certain that this is not the end,

and it’s certain that Bonanno will be a

legend.

#WINNING

As captain, how do you keep the team motivated?

“As captain, I keep the team motivated by just encouraging ev-

eryone and keeping their spirits up. When a girl gets frustrated,

we got to keep it positive, pat her on the back and tell her you

got the next one, just shake it off.”

How do you feel about the season?

“A lot of us knew it was going to be a rough season because all

of our senior starters had graduated last year, but that just gave

other girls the opportunity to step up. We have been working

hard and have improved a ton since the first day of practice.

Many teams are looking past us, but each game we give it all

we got and prove that we can compete with anyone.”

What do you like about the port and how long have you

been playing?

“I’ve been playing the sport for 7 years and the intensity of it is

what draws me the most. I love the fact that teamwork really is

a major part of the game, that everyone has to push themselves

and contribute on the court in order to be successful.”

What’s the best part about being on this volleyball team?

“Family. We are more than just teammates, we are family.

Everyone has each others’ backs. This doesn’t only apply to

varsity, but to the program as a whole. The younger girls look

up to the older girls and the older girls are always encouraging

the younger girls.”

Bump, Set, SpikeAN INTERVIEW WITH SLADANA “SLUSHY” NIKEZIC

by Marissa Marchese● ● ●

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