The road to the presidency is a long, costly, and arduous road. To appear on the na- tional ballot come November 6 th this year, a candidate must win their party nomination. To win the nomi- nation, a candidate must win the most number of dele- gates. Finally, to win delegates, the candidate must win primary elections in states. The candidate with the most delegates will win the nomination at the Party Convention. The Republican Party has met trouble this election year. Usually, the Republican Party is able to quickly decide on a candidate and lend support to that can- didate until the election. So was the case with John McCain, Bush, and so on. However, this year has been much more difficult and prolonged. Not only does this lead to further costs (nominees must spend money on ads), but it also destroys the Republican Party. In- stead of focusing on the true opponent, President Obama, the Republican candidates are only at- tacking themselves. This will only lead to a weaker and more frac- tured party on Election Day. Currently, Mitt Romney is in the lead with 458 delegates, Rick Santorum is second with 203, Newt Gingrich is third with 118, and Ron Paul is fourth with 66. Although it may seem as if Mitt Romney has the decisive lead, he has been winning states only marginally. In Michigan (Romney’s home state), Romney only won with 41% of the vote, with Santorum close behind (38%). Of the primaries to come, many are south- ern states, which favor candidate Santorum with his strong Catholic stance and conservative viewpoint. It will be in- teresting to watch and see if Santorum will be able to clinch the nomi- nation in the following days. For a more in-depth look, check out CNN’s primary center at: http:// www.cnn.com/election/2012/ primaries.html Republican Nomination by JAEMIN KIM [12] Special points of interest: Elections Entertainment Student Art DIY Tutorial KONY 2012 Greek Debt KIMCHI TIMES KOREAN PARENTS ASSOCIATION Volume 4, Issue 2 April 2012 Republican Nomination 1 The Vampire Diaries In Review 2 DIY Bow Headband 3 A Musical Experience 4 KONY 2012 5 Cold Petals (Art) 6 3 Idiots Review 7 Does Austerity Really Work? 8 Inside this issue: News “Instead of focusing on the true opponent, the Republican candidates are only attacking them- selves.”
Do you have a boring old headband lying around that you never really use? Instead of throwing it away, spice it
up with a bow! This simple and easy tutorial will show you how to transform it into a cute accessory.
Materials:
-A plain headband
-Ribbon (around 7/8” wide)
-Scissors
-Hot glue gun
Instructions:
1) Cut three pieces of ribbon: 3”, 7”, and 8” long.
2) Take the 7” and 8” ribbons and glue the ends
together.
3) Fold the 7” and 8” ribbons (they should be circles) in
half and glue at the centers. They should look like two 8s.
4) Stack the 7” ribbon on top of the 8” and glue their
centers together to secure.
5) Glue the bow you made on the headband.
6) Wrap the 3” ribbon (you still have it, right?) around the
center of the bow and the headband. Secure the ends
with glue.
7) Wear it on your head and you’re all set!
DIY Bow Headband by JULIA HONG [9] Tutorial
The Finished Product
Featured Riddle Enter the land of truth-tellers and liars.
Solve this: You walk into a land of truth-tellers and liars. Truth-tellers can only tell truths,
and liars can only tell lies. On your way through, you come upon two men from this land.
You ask them both, “Are you a truth-teller or a liar?” In reply, the first man mumbles
something you cannot make out. But the second man has heard what the first man said and
tells you, “He says he is a truth-teller. He is a truth-teller and so am I.” Can you trust both
these men, only one of them, or neither? (You may not ask the men any further questions.)
Answer: You can trust both men. (They are both truth-tellers.)
Explanation: In the case that the first man is a liar, that man’s response would have been “I am a truth-teller,” since he must always lie as a liar. But if the first man was a truth-teller, his response would still have been “I am a
truth-teller,” since he must always tell the truth as a truth-teller. So the second man’s first statement “He says he is
a truth-teller” is always true. That means the second man is a truth-teller, since a liar cannot tell any truths. Since
the second man must be a truth-teller, his second statement “He is a truth-teller…” must be true, meaning the
first man is also a truth-teller.
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Although the movie
Grease was released long before
we were born, the timeless love
story between the innocent Sandy
Dumbrowski
and bad-boy
Danny Zuko
holds a dear
place in our
hearts even
today. This is
why my fellow
students and I
were beyond
excited to
discover that
A m a d o r
Valley and
Foothill High
School would
c o l l a b o r a t e
this year to
bring Grease
the Musical to
the city of
P l e a s a n t o n .
The “lightnin’”
fast rate of
ticket sales
clearly dem-
onstrates the
public’s interest in watching the
classic tale come to life. But what
the two-hour performance cannot
reveal to the audience is the
amount of work, the number of
people, and the countless hours
that went into making this
production a reality. As a third-
year participant in the Spring
Musical, I can confidently state
that the musical never fails to
entertain and impress because the
cast, crew, and directors devote a
whole lot of their time to making
sure that each of the six
performances is of top quality.
The entire process begins
way back in December when hun-
dreds of eager students from both
schools attend singing, dancing,
and acting auditions and callbacks
for two weeks. Once the directors
make their final decisions and post
the cast list, the musical really
gets rolling. Cast members attend
singing and acting rehearsals
Monday through Friday from 3:30-
5:30 and Tuesday and Thursday
evenings are reserved for dancing
from 6:00-9:00. From January to
February, the performers actively
learn harmonies, memorize lines
from the script, and practice cho-
reography. Then, one week
before the performances in March,
every-one from the cast, crew and
orchestra moves into the theater
for the infamous Tech Week (also
known as “Hell Week”). Consider-
ing that musical members stay in
the theater
from 3:15-
9:15 five
days a
week, you
could say
that we
essentially
live there
during that
week. Tech
Week is
crucial, for
this is the
time when
e v e r y o n e
can treat
the run-
t h r o u g h s
like real
p e r f o r m -
a n c e s .
From the
lighting to
set changes
to props,
cos tumes,
makeup, hair, etc., each detail of
the musical is perfected so that the
audience can honestly say that the
musical did not fall short of their
expectations.
The commitment required
to be in the musical may sound
overwhelming, yet there are over
fifty people that participate in this
process. The reason? Because
while there is great stress and
sacrifice involved, all members of
the musical can leave knowing
that they have made a new family
and a new memory of a truly
incredible experience.
A Musical Experience: We Go Together by MARIANNA NAM [11] Entertainment
5
Uploaded on
March 5, 2012, a video
by an organization
known as Invisible
Children has gone com-
pletely viral, reaching
viewers all across the
world. By the end of
March, that video had
over 100 million views,
making it one of the most
viral videos of all time.
This 29-minute film was
created to increase
awareness of a man
named Joseph Kony, an
international criminal
and Ugandan warlord.
The video features the
founder of Invisible
Children, Jason Russell, who intro-
duces Kony to the audience while
at the same time explaining the
situation to his son. Russell uses
personal anecdotes to explain to
listeners how Kony has affected
the lives of many, especially the
families in Uganda. According to
the video, Kony takes children
from their families and creates
child soldiers as a way to gain
power. Spreading the word about
Kony is the first step of the organi-
zation’s plan to find and stop him.
Invisible Children believes that
the way to stop him is to make it
impossible for him to be unseen.
The idea to “make him infamous”
is one that the video urges its
viewers to take part in. Simply
clicking the share button on the
screen or sending to a friend has
allowed the video to spread, but
the organization has set a date for
the world to make a louder impact.
On April 20, 2012, supporters of
the KONY 2012 movement will go
out and cover buildings and
streets with posters and signs to
make it impossible to not see Kony.
They hope that this will convince
the US government to intervene
and no longer ignore the problem.
Consequently, Invisible
Children as an organization has
become the center of controversy
for many who choose to believe or
disbelieve the words of Jason
Russell. Some argue that most of
the money that is donated to
Invisible Children goes into profit
for the staff rather than the cause,
while others claim that Joseph
Kony is not even alive. Also, the
video itself seems to cause some
issues among critics who note that
the video is too personal, showing
more of the founder’s son than
actually explaining the details of
Kony’s actions and whereabouts.
While the video mentions that
Kony’s exact whereabouts are
unknown at the moment, others
are convinced that Kony has left
Uganda over five years ago and
that Kony is currently moving the
LRA, which is the name of the
army he created, to other parts of
Africa. Having the US interfere in a
country where Kony is not even
residing in could prove to be
more detrimental than helpful,
allowing Kony to build his forces
and springing yet another war on
the US when we don’t have the
funds to do so.
Invisible Children has
countered such arguments by
reassuring the public that the
financial costs and gains are all
recorded and available for public
view, as well as maintaining a
strong belief that this plan will
ultimately bring an end to Kony’s
war for power and the abduction
of children. Each individual seems
to have had a different take on the
same video, and I urge you, if you
have not already, to watch this
video yourself and form your own
opinion on this weighty topic.
KONY 2012 by SUNYOUNG KYE [11] News
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Cold Petals by DANA KIM [12]
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we
look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has
been opened for us.” –HELEN KELLER
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Student Art
7
Upon release, the film 3
Idiots broke all opening box office
records in India.
“All Is Well,” meaning
everything would be all right, is
one of the remarkable lines in the
movie 3 Idiots. At first, when my
friend recommended this movie to
me, I was not really interested in it
as I do not usually like comedy
movies, especially ones that just
list idiotic or eccentric behaviors
of main characters. However,
when I came to watch this movie
by chance, such thoughts were
totally changed. It not only gave
me a sense of empathy towards
characters in the movie but also
provoked tears and laughter.
The primary background
of the movie is ICE, the
preeminent engineering college
in India. The acceptance rate of
the school is nearly 1000:1, and
thus it is where all the brilliant,
intelligent, and hard-working
students are congregated. And
then there is Rancho, a genius man
who is quite different from other
students. Unlike others who are
stuck in a rut and view the world
with a narrow scope, Rancho does
not conform to typical ways of
studying, the typical vision of the
smart people, and typical aspects
of life. He always questions and
looks beyond the ordinary.
The professors and
students in ICE focus on
grades and scoring good
careers rather than invent-
tion and creativity. In oppo-
sition to this philosophy,
Rancho states, “Life is not
about getting marks,
grades, but chasing your
dreams.” Moreover, Ran-
cho always encourages and
comforts his friends when-
ever they face difficulties
by saying “Whatever the
problem in life is…just say
to yourself ‘Aal Izz Well.’
This won’t solve your
problems but it will give
the courage to face it.” As
Rancho seeks passion, real
dreams, and happiness
with positive thinking, his
two friends Radu and
Farhan begin to find their
dreams as well. Rancho gives
important, yet often-overlooked
lessons not only to the two idiots
Radu and Farhan but also to me.
I, as a little Asian girl, have
always grown up under certain
expectations from my parents.
These burdens are that I should
study hard, go to a renowned
college, and get a good job. From
watching this movie, Ranchos’
words, “Chase excellence and
then success will follow,” im-
pressed me and made me intro-
spect about my own excellence
and interests. This movie 3 Idiots is
not merely a comedy movie that
just wants you to crack up or laugh
out loud. It more importantly
enlightens us to ponder about our
own identities and about Life.
3 Idiots Review by LILY KWAK [11] Movie Review
“We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery,
guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The
world is all gates, all opportunities. –RALPH WALDO EMERSON
