By Kate Voltz Book recommendation: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Memoirs often have to do either with major historical events the author lived through or their intense coming-of-age journey. Rarely do we see writers effectively create a story that encompasses all aspects of a person's life while also capturing the tumultuous time they grew up in. Persepolis does both. This graphic novel tells the story of the author's childhood and adolescence in Iran, through the overthrow of the Shah, the Revolution, and the following war with Iraq, while also explaining her personal and familial history in Iran that intersects with the cataclysmic events going on at the time. The illustrations and story are stunning, and both relatable and unimaginable. Such subject matter sounds like an intense read, but Satrapi handles it with grace and originality, making it a celebrated and essential read. Jokes of the season: Which country's capital has the fastest growing population? - Ireland. Every day it's Dublin! I was going to make myself a belt made out of watches, but then I realized it would be a waist of time. Why do mathematicians like forests so much? - Because of all the natural logs. Book quotes to know: “Enthusiasm makes up for a host of deficiencies.” — A Promised Land, Barack Obama “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou “Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” — Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson Photo by Lum3n from Pexels Sources: https://www.rd.com/jokes/puns, https://www.rd.com/list/quotes-from-books/ If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 3pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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By Charlotte Hathaway Would you do anything to achieve your dreams? Is there a certain place, or profession, or practice that beckons you? As the longer days, bluer skies, and greener foliage of springtime begin to show their faces again, high school students are thinking about their summer breaks and the new academic year that will follow. For many upperclassmen, this means an inevitable good, long, (and for most, terrifying) look into the near future—otherwise known as college. Collegiate athletics are a bright side for many students who also navigate the stressors of school. They can provide a sense of sportsmanship, community, and even (semi-)generous scholarships. But what if the institution behind college sports isn’t all it claims to be? Do the countless hours of free labor, apathy to injury, and violation of antitrust laws fly under the radar of the National Collegiate Athletics Association? Do they utter a word of equity to players who profit nothing where coaches and the NCAA itself make billions? Do they genuinely care about the athletic dreams and aspirations of their players? Get ready to inadvertently roll your eyes at yet another unethical practice—because despite what their website homepage might say, student-athletes are far, far away from “…the heart of NCAA’s mission." “To them nothing else matters,” writes former Division 1 athlete Cassidy Derda when describing the NCAA’s affinity with mass profits—and it’s true. In one year, the institution generates roughly 1 billion dollars from athletics, tickets, marketing deals, and more. Though one might think to call the NCAA stingy because of their attitude towards athletes, the corporation actually has no problem dividing profits when it comes to college coaches. Basketball and football coaches especially have been recorded making multimillion-dollar yearly incomes. The inequity is obvious, right? Players are constantly missing school for practice, games, and travel, which is a large part of the reason why their graduation rates are 20-30% lower than those of non-athletes. So, not only are the athletes working upwards of 40 hours a week, (rather similar to that of a paid corporate job), but they are compromising their educations to do so—with no salary to show for it. And perhaps the lack of salary isn’t even the most unethical part of this system, but rather the lack of compensation. Colleges directly profit off of the name, image, and likeness of many players, (referred to as NIL: Name, Image, Likeness). While enrolled at their school, athletes do not own their NIL, allowing the college to do with it as they please. This usually results in business deals and advertisements with big-name brands and TV networks. You might be telling yourself that athletes get a portion of this income because the college is using their own face and name, right? Unfortunately not. Though legislations arguing against this specific practice have recently been coming to light, there is yet to be an active solution. It’s hardly a revelation to recognize that America’s roots in racism, sexism, and exploitation run long and deep. They quietly, (or sometimes quite loudly), slip their way into many aspects of American life— athletics being no exception. In the realm of college sports, it is predominately women and people of color who are harmed most by the current system, making the disparity between athletes and the NCAA a civic fight, in addition to an economic one. Let us first take a look at Britney Griner, a college basketball sensation from Baylor University. After playing basketball for years with her school, Griner went on to become a professional athlete. Exciting as that must have been, her salary was still immensely dwarfed by that of male athletes playing the very same sport. Since the popularity of women’s athletics is far less than men’s, being a professional athlete, and making about 1% of what her male counterparts make, (yeah… I’m not kidding.), was the highest rank Griner could ascend to. Because of this lack of notoriety, compensation for her NIL in college may be the only chance a female athlete has to be fairly reimbursed for her time, dedication, sensation, and skill. Just to give a clearer image of that 1% statistic, it is important to note that a professional basketball player in the WNBA makes about $75,000 annually, while the same role in the NBA makes roughly $7.7 million in the same time frame. Though Title IX began the struggle towards paving a fair way for female athletes, there is still much work to be done. This need for correction extends to other aspects of the current system as well, most notably subsidized sports. The NCAA doesn’t make its mass profits from every single sport; in fact, the vast majority of that annual income is raked in by men’s football and basketball. These two sports, unlike many others, are played mostly by Black student-athletes. These players bring home large profits to the NCAA and their school, and other sports are then subsidized, or basically, paid for, because of it. These sports include golf, tennis, and other non-big-buck athletics that are played by predominately white athletes. To put it in simpler terms: Black athletes make all of the money needed for sports played mostly by white people, and they, themselves, receive hardly any of it. These injustices, thankfully, have not gone unnoticed. Though there have been many court cases involving the NCAA in the past, the most recent and most notable is Alston v. NCAA. Shawne Alston (running-back for West Virginia) argues for collegiate pay/compensation where the NCAA argues against it. The main supporters of the NCAA’s stance on this issue usually like to argue the point that a scholarship is enough payment for a student-athlete. They claim that college is a place of learning, not a job where students are paid. Personally, I couldn’t agree more—college is not a job. So really, colleges should not be profiting on the likes of their athletes in the first place if, after all, the whole point of college is education and education alone. Frankly, there is enough exploitation and abuse of power in this country, and the need for even more is slim to none. Currently, it seems the Supreme Court will take the side of student-athletes; many of the judges appear skeptical of the NCAA's claims. Interestingly enough, this issue has united both conservatives and liberals both in and outside of the courtroom. A final decision in the case is set to be decided by the end of June 2021. There are many issues in college athletics that deserve addressing, far more than I can include in one piece of writing. Though mental health, injury, sexual assault/harassment, blatant racism, predatorial, irresponsible, and overpaid coaches were not topics touched on today, it is important to remember that they are present, in addition to the problems that arise with them. I’d like to pose my beginning question for you again; would you do anything to achieve your dreams? What if those dreams crossed paths with issues of collegiate athletics? Would you be able to swallow the injustices that come alongside obtaining your goal? As you ponder your choices for the future, don’t forget that there is injustice in nearly everything, and sometimes compromises must be made. Maybe your love for your sport allows you to look past the deep problems with the association that governs it—and that’s okay. As you make decisions for your future, do not let fear of injustice stop you. 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[email protected]. Thanks for reading! By Valerie Delos-Reyes What do I know? I know I’m drifting; I know I’m in that dreamlike state where I can’t tell if I’m awake, the place where ideas come to me. But I know I’m awake; I can tell by the cut on my finger, the way it hurts with real pain, and I know that’s good. I know that pain and being hurt are the only ways to tell if you’ve lived a real life. I know that if I go out and live and cut and bruise myself, it won’t matter, because the rewards of having taken that step and left the safety and monotony of my house — that will be enough, more than enough. I know I will heal. I know that if I fall too hard, there are people who love me that will make it feel better. I know that if I never experience pain, I’ll never be able to appreciate the beauty and wonder and joy when it comes. I know that nature is wild and untamed, and you can get hurt there, but it’s what came before us, where we were meant to be, so I will go out there and cut my hands digging in the ground and scrape my knees running and falling, and I will get dirt under my fingernails and between my toes, but that’s all right, because life is a thing that’s worth a little pain to live. If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 3pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
[email protected]. Thanks for reading! By Althea Balisi “Music is the universal language.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Music has come a long way, and artists from different cultures and with unique experiences have created much more music over the years. Music has evolved. According to The Method Behind the Music, “the earliest forms of music drum-based, percussion instruments being the most readily available at the time. Between 4000 BCE and 3500 BCE, the Egyptians had created harps, flutes, lyres, and clarinets. By 700 BCE, there are records of songs that include vocals and instrumentals.” We could never deny the impact and importance of music in our daily lives. Many other research centers, scientists, and universities have done studies about how music can affect our brain. According to one Johns Hopkins specialist, “listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a total brain workout.” Here is the timeline of the evolution of music:
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Sources https://www.brainfacts.org/the-brain-facts-book https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ https://method-behind-the-music.com/history/history/ https://method-behind-the-music.com/history/history/ https://www.aimm.edu/blog/evolution-of-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-2000s Top 100 Songs of 1950’s-2010’s http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-1950s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-1960s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-1970s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-1980s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-1990s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-2000s/ http://www.discjockey.org/top-100-songs-of-the-2010s/ Top 100 Artists of 1950’s-2010’s https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-50s/ https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-60s/ https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-70s/ https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-80s/ https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-90s/ https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-00s/ https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-artists If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 3pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
[email protected]. Thanks for reading! By Cecilia Bahnson In the midst of a global pandemic, art has proven to be a beautiful form of expression for many students, as well as a great pastime and even a way to earn some extra cash. With more than a full year of relative isolation, there have been countless hours to fill with creative work. And while COVID-19 has been extremely hard on the artists and creators who rely on open showcase venues and small businesses, wild circumstances can often be an incredible source of inspiration. So much stunning art has come out of this pandemic and there should be an accessible way for student artists to share their work with the world, as well as view other artist’s work. Luckily, The Arts Center in Corvallis is preparing several exhibits that will be open either virtually or in person this spring and summer. Arts Center exhibits to look for! Around Oregon Annual Exhibition 2021: This exhibit will showcase selected artwork from artists all over the state of Oregon. It is an excellent opportunity to witness the diversity in Oregon’s contemporary art and get inspired! The exhibit will be up for viewing at The Arts Center from June 24 - August 7, 2021. Arts Alive! 2021: “Arts Alive is a community event focused on sharing the creative experience, including opportunities to share work and create work for both attendees and participating artists.” This is a virtual event featuring guest artists and video mentoring for all who participate. It will be held over ZOOM on August 13 & 14, 2021. What Will Nature Do?: This exhibit will be hosted in collaboration with senior climate change scientist Dr. Dominique Bachelet. Dr. Bachelet, along with several other scientists from around the country, will work with artists to create discussions and presentations around the realities and complexities of climate change. All artwork will be relevant to climate change science or one of the featured guest speaker’s presentations. Artwork will be exhibited from September 30 - November 13, 2021. Lectures and presentations from the featured scientists will be recorded and open to the public. More information about these exhibitions can be found at https://theartscenter.net/ Displaying your own art locally! Putting yourself and your art out there can be scary, but it’s also exciting! No matter how far “out there” you go, every step is an accomplishment. Luckily, Corvallis has an amazing community of artists who are willing to help each other out. The Arts Center is always a great resource for artists of all levels and ages, but there’s more! You have probably seen art displays at coffee shops such as New Morning Bakery and Imagine Coffee. Pretty much every gallery and small business in Corvallis, including coffee shops, is full of local art-- so if you have any interest in expanding your art’s publicity, consider local businesses and cafes! All you need to do is reach out. Coffee shops in particular are great places for budding artists because the space is often free or very cheap with lots of exposure. Cafe owners also benefit from this because the rotation of new art brings in more customers and fosters a creative and cozy environment. Another great way to get your artwork out into the community is through the Benton County Fair, which hosts competitions and exhibits of various categories. As of this spring, information for the 2021 fair is not available, but in the past this venue has been a popular way for high school students and artists of all ages to enter their art and win prizes. And, as always, the Crescent Crier is happy to publish any CVHS student artwork on our website for the rest of the staff and student body to admire! In addition to showcases and exhibitions, there are also art competitions held virtually through several different organizations. Many of these competitions offer scholarships, cash rewards, mentoring, and award nominations to winners and finalists. Receiving formal recognition through one of these contests can make a huge difference on college applications, regardless of what school students are applying to or what they plan to focus on in the future. Notable art competitions to explore in 2021! Celebrate the West Regional Art Competition: Celebrate the West is hosted by the Western Governors Association. High school students are invited to submit any amount of original two-dimensional artwork inspired by their home state. Finalists may receive up to $1,500 and will have the option to meet with the state governor and display their art at their state’s capitol building. This competition does not require an entry fee, and all framing and matting will be provided. The final deadline for submissions is April 30, 2021. Visit https://westgov.org/celebrate-the-west/competition/2021-competition for more info! The Artist Magazine Annual Art Competition: This is an international visual arts competition which invites student artists of 16 years or older to submit their work to one or more of the five offered categories. Categories include portraits and figures; still lifes and interiors; landscapes; abstract and experimental art; and wildlife. Prizes include cash, scholarships, and exposure through publications (winners will have their work published in The Artist Magazine). This competition requires an entry fee of $20 per piece. The final deadline for submissions is June 7, 2021. Visit https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-competitions/artists-magazine-annual/ for more info! Notable art competitions to explore in 2022 (deadlines for 2021 contests have passed)! The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: This competition is a great opportunity for students in grades 7 through 12. The contest will likely be open for entries around September and costs include a $7 fee per entry or a $25 fee per portfolio. Financial assistance is offered. Scholastic Art and Writing judges will be looking for "work that demonstrates originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision." Prizes will include scholarships worth up to $10,000, as well as exhibition and publication opportunities. Visit https://www.artandwriting.org/ for more info! National YoungArts Foundation Competition: The National YoungArts Foundation accepts 15-18 year old visual, literary, and performing artists and musicians. Entries will likely open during the summer, and a $35 application fee is required. Finalists in each category may receive “cash awards, mentorship by accomplished artists, a lifetime of creative and professional support, a peer network of distinguished artists, nomination for U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and national recognition.” Visit http://www.youngarts.org/ for more info! No matter your level of skill, any form of art is valuable and anyone can be an artist. The most important thing to do is to make sure that you are creating art for yourself and because you love it, not solely for the purpose of outside recognition or validation. That will come, but first you’ve got to create something expressive, just for yourself! And, as always, have fun with it. Image sources: Photo by Skylar Kang from Pexels; Photo by Miesha Maiden from Pexels Sources: Amiria GaleAmiria has been an Art & Design teacher and a Curriculum Coordinator for seven years. “31 Awesome Art Competitions for High School Students (2021).” STUDENT ART GUIDE, 3 Dec. 2020, www.studentartguide.com/resources/high-school-art-competitions-list “Artists Magazine 38th Annual Art Competition.” Artists Network, Golden Peak Media, 23 Feb. 2021, https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-competitions/artists-magazine-annual/ Kevin. “The Arts Center Corvallis - Local Arts, Crafts, Gifts, Changing Exhibits.” The Arts Center, 2021, https://theartscenter.net/ “National YoungArts Foundation.” Home, 2021, www.youngarts.org/ “Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.” Home | Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, 2020, www.artandwriting.org/ Sundquist, Kate. “Prestigious Visual Arts Competitions for High School Students.” CollegeVine, 4 Mar. 2020, https://blog.collegevine.com/prestigious-visual-arts-competitions-for-high-school-students/ Western Governors Association. “Celebrate The West.” 2021 Competition | WGA, 2021, https://westgov.org/celebrate-the-west/competition/2021-competition If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! 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[email protected]. Thanks for reading! By Vincent Bottaro With the release of all these new updating schedules during this pandemic, it may be time to wonder if we should consider other options for our school in general. Another option for our school to use would be to make the switch to a year round schedule as opposed to the current 3 month long summer schedule. There are many arguments for this, and it seems like an interesting idea. The agrarian schedule that involves a 3 month summer was originally introduced so that all the farmers in school could go home and help pick crops since summer is when most plants are ripe. This schedule worked very well when everyone was farmers, but nowadays most students, at least in the CV area, don’t work on their farm during the summer. Another thing to consider about this 3 month break is the knowledge displacement. Over half a million students reported an average of a 25% loss of what they learned last year. Multiple weeks are used at the beginning of the year to catch students up on what they forgot, and that is valuable teaching time during an already rushed class. But don’t worry about not getting a summer vacation. There are a couple different options for the schedules, with the most popular one being 60 days in school, and then 20 days off. So it's about 3 months on, and then 3 weeks off. The second most popular option is 45 days in school, and then 15 off. There are other options, but these are the most widely used. These days ultimately end up falling around winter break as well as spring break, so instead of one week off there will be three. And you will still have the same amount of time in school, because there will still be 180 days of instruction by teachers, which is the same as an agrarian schedule. While preparing to go back to in-person school, consider the possible idea of getting more constant breaks throughout the entire school year as opposed to one single long break that can be detrimental to retaining knowledge. Sources: https://www.brookings.edu/research/summer-learning-loss-what-is-it-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/ https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/yr/guide.asp#:~:text=Both%20traditional%20and%20some%20year,have%20180%20days%20of%20instruction.&text=The%20most%20typical%20instructional%2Fvacation,popular%20is%20the%2045%2F15. https://www.verywellfamily.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-year-round-school-621001 If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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[email protected]. Thanks for reading! By Hope Humphreys April Fools’ Day is a day filled with pranks, trickery, and unsurprisingly, many hoaxes as to how it came to be. So, how did this mischief-filled holiday actually start? What historical events led to Taco Bell convincing gullible Americans that they bought the Liberty Bell and renamed it “The Taco Liberty Bell,” or to my fifth grade teacher persuading over half my class that we needed to save the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus? Even looking beyond hoaxes, the true origins of April Fools’ Day are unclear, but various historians have speculated on and debated connections to many different events throughout history. The earliest connected event, a celebration called Hilaria, began in ancient Rome. This festival took place at the end of March and honored the goddess Cybele. It included parades, games, disguises, and mocking other citizens, including nobility. April Fools’ Day has also been tied by some to various celebrations of the vernal equinox, which marks the beginning of spring. Another occurrence that historians have used to explain April Fools’ Day began in France in 1582 after they switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. This switch moved the start of the new year from around April 1st to January 1st. People who rejected the new date or were unaware of it were made fun of, being called “April fools” and pranked. One of these pranks was placing paper fish on their backs to symbolize that they were “poisson d’avril” (April fish), implying that they were gullible and “easily hooked.” One historical hoax was pulled off by Professor Joseph Boskin from Boston University in the 1980s. He managed to convince many, including the Associated Press, that April Fools’ Day originated from a group of court jesters and fools questioning Roman emperor Constantine’s rule. According to him, Constantine was amused and allowed a jester named Kugel to become “King Kugel” for a day, who declared it a day of absurdity. From then on, it became an annual tradition. There was only one problem with this story. Boskin completely made it up on the spot. The star of the story, Kugel, was named after a traditional Jewish noodle dish. In actual fact, by the 18th century celebration of April Fools’ Day had spread across Europe. A common prank was to send people on fake errands. In Scotland, April Fools’ Day was actually celebrated for two days, the first being “hunting the gowk” (fake errands) and the second being Tallie Day, in which people would attach things such as tails or kick me signs to the backs of others. One prank on April Fools’ Day in 1698 Britain was an invitation to “the Annual Ceremony of Washing The Lions” at the Tower of London. Unfortunate attendees of this made-up ceremony found no celebration, and were mocked in the newspaper for falling for it the next day. While all of these explanations are possibilities, it is unlikely the true origins will ever be known for sure. For all we know, historians may be having a good laugh at all of our expenses, or the record-keepers of the past had a good laugh at them. The concrete beginning of April Fools’ Day fittingly remains a mystery, a testament to the good-humored chaos and confusion associated with the day. To learn more about how you can help the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus For more information on the “King Kugel” hoax: How a BU Prof April-Fooled the Country | BU Today Sources: April Fools' Day: Origins, Meaning & Hoaxes - HISTORY April Fools' Day: Why Do We Celebrate It? infoplease: April Fools' Day: Origin and History How a BU Prof April-Fooled the Country | BU Today If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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