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May 27, 2014VOL. XXXVII, NO. 8 -��-*�.�"*):�*(
Students, faculty add takes on CD master plan
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It is without question that all of the school’s old buildings ZLOO� HYHQWXDOO\� EH� UHSODFHGħthat has been part of the masĥter plan dating back at least 20 years, according to headmaster Stephen Repsher.
The only doubts are ZKHQ they will be remodeled and what they will contain.
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But plans for the other EXLOGLQJVħSDUWLFXODUO\� WKH�/ĥVKDSHG�EXLOGLQJ�LQ�WKH�PLGĥdle school and a visual and performing arts complex that will probably either replace the current MP room or be DGGHG� WR� WKH� J\PħDUH� IDU�IURP�GH¿QLWH�
Repsher said both can likely EH�FRPSOHWHG�LQ�WKH�QH[W���ĥ���years, but there are not yet any complete plans or set dates.
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The performing arts buildĥing will probably be built after, according to Repsher. It will contain a performance venue with a real stage, along with practice and rehearsal rooms.
It may also contain space for visual arts, Octagon and MeĥGDOOLRQ��D�GDQFH�VWXGLR�ĪWKRXJK�SCDS doesn’t have a dance SURJUDPī�DQG�RWKHU�URRPV�
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Jay Holman, director of the physical plant, believes the VOLJKWO\� ROGHU� /ĥVKDSHG� EXLOGĥing is in greater need of repair and should be prioritized.
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Bruce Baird, sophomore history teacher, has been wanting to introduce a term paper at SCDS for 11 years, DQG�KLV�GUHDP�LV�¿QDOO\�FRP-ing true.1H[W�\HDU��%DLUG�ZLOO� WDNH�
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professor, and every year LQ�HYHU\�FODVV�,�HYHU�WDXJKW��from freshman to graduate student, they had to write a term paper,” Baird said.6WXGHQWV�ZLOO� QRZ� UHDG�D�
biography of a non-Amer-ican and write a paper on WKH�¿JXUH¶V� LPSRUWDQFH� LQ�D�KLVWRULFDO�HYHQW�
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THE ctagonO
School prepares for upcoming birthday
By Garrett KaighnEditor-in-Chief
What happens when an event that you have been planning for three years moves from the
planning to the execution stage? Just ask Richard Mancina, ’73, head of
WKH� VFKRRO¶V� ��WK�$QQLYHUVDU\� FRPPLWĥtee, who is currently doing just that for the impending festivities.
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The festival will replace the anĥnual Fall Family Festival acĥcording to parent Lindsey Sackheim, chair of the opening festivities. Live PXVLF��¿QJHU�IRRGV�DQG�a sampling of a museĥum that showcases the
school’s history will be featured. $WWUDFWLQJ� DOXPQL� LV� D�
primary goal for Sackheim. She said her previous experience
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“Traditionally the Fall Family Festival ZDV�D�YHU\�ORZHUĥ�DQG�PLGGOHĥVFKRRO�IRĥFXVVHG�HYHQW��EXW�ZH�ZDQW�KLJKĥVFKRRO�students and alumni, especially local alumni, to come to the September event,” Sackheim said.
To attract them, plans are in the works for a beer and wine garden, sugĥgested by teacher Daniel Neukom. The 3$�ZLOO�DOVR�EH�SLFNLQJ�XS�WKH�HQWUDQFH�fee for alumni and their families.
$�PDVVLYH�FDWHUHG�GHVVHUW�FRQIHFWLRQ�will appear at the September event.
“We still are in the planning stages for that, but I can tell you that it will EH�D�ELUWKGD\�FDNH�ZRUWK\�RI����\HDUV�´�0DQFLQD� VDLG�� ³,W� ZLOO� EH� D� µVLJQL¿FDQW�cake experience,’ shall I say.”
That alumni are planning most of the event isn’t mere accident.
³7KH� ��WK� DQQLYHUVDU\�was planned primarily by the parents because we alums weren’t quite old enough,” Mancina said. “Now, though, we are, and alumni have played a VLJQL¿FDQW�UROH� LQ�SXOOLQJ�WRĥgether everything.”
Wendy Ross, director of instituĥtional advancement, and Mancina are FRPPXQLFDWLQJ�ZLWK�WKH�RɷFH�RI��FRQĥgresswoman Doris Matsui, who is also a Country Day alumni parent, to make an appearance at the September event.
2Q�)ULGD\��1RY�� ���� WKHUH� ZLOO� EH� DQ�2O\PSLFVĥWKHPHG� HYHQW�� +XPDQ� VKXIĥÀHERDUG� DQG� WKH� WUDGLWLRQDO� DOXPQL�soccer game will be held during WKH�KDOIĥGD\�DɱDLU��
On Saturday, May ����D�JDOD�ZLOO�FDS�Rɱ�WKH� \HDUĥORQJ� FHOHĥbration. It will feaĥture separate food VWDWLRQV�ĪLQFOXGLQJ�a gourmet hot dog stand reminiscent of WKH�¿UVW�&RXQWU\�'D\�IRRG� VHUYLFHī�� DQ� ³LQĥVWDĥSURP´� ZKHUH� DOXPQL�FDQ�UHOLYH�WKHLU�KLJKĥVFKRRO�PHPĥRULHV� RU� FUHDWH� QHZ�RQHV� ĪVHYHUDO� \HDUV�RI�DOXPQL�GLGQ¶W�KDYH�D�SURPī��DQG�WKH�full museum.
Plans for 50th anniversary celebrations underwayBy Manson TungReporter
Seniors end year with seminars
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Pointof
InterestSophomore project change
After nearly four months of searching,
the school has hired Joseph Tellez to replace
chemistry teacher Robin Altman.
Tellez was recommended by teacher
Chris Millsback’s wife, who works
with Tellez at UC Davis Medical
Center, where he is currently searchĥing cancer.
Tellez said that some of his
TXDOL¿FDWLRQV� IRU� WKH� MRE�come from his background
in research.
7KRVH� TXDOL¿ĥcations include a
bachelor’s in genetĥics from UC Davis
and a Ph.D. in celĥlular and molecular
biology from the
University of Nevaĥda, Reno.
“Being in research gives you a very
GHWDLOĥRULHQWHG� RXWORRN�´� 7HOOH]� VDLG�� ³,W�makes you want to always ask why and how
GR�,�¿QG�RXW�PRUH�´Sue Nellis, head of high school, said that
the greatest assets Tellez brings are an awareĥQHVV� RI� WKH� GLɱHUHQW� OHYHOV� RI� VNLOO� DPRQJVW�
KLV� VWXGHQWV�� D� WHDPĥSOD\HU� SHUVRQDOLW\� DQG�his knowledge of science.
“Some people think that chemistry is the
best thing to happen since apple pie, and othĥHU�SHRSOH�GRQ¶W�HYHQ�ZDQW�WR�WDNH�WKH�FODVV�´�Nellis said. “A good teacher has be able to balĥ
ance that on all fronts.
“When he taught a class with the
general chemistry students, they gave
him a positive review and said that he
was really engaged and seemed interĥHVWHG�´
7HOOH]�LV�DOVR�D�VHFRQGĥJHQHUDĥtion chemist, as his father was
one in the industrial sector.
Tellez said that
WKH� VZLWFK� LQ� MRE�came at a perfect
time.
“Research is
great, but there are,
of course, some reĥDOLWLHV�´�7HOOH]�VDLG��“You can’t spend
the time that you want with your family, and
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old daughter are looking to put down roots.
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The quest for a new chemistry teacher was
long and arduous, according to Nellis.
“First, you have to recognize that the pool
RI� FKHPLVWU\� FDQGLGDWHV� LV� VPDOO�´� VKH� VDLG��³1H[W�\RX�KDYH�WR�¿QG�VRPHRQH�ZKR�LV�ZLOOĥing to be in Sacramento. A lot of people are
not willing to do
that because we are
a small school in
a small city. Then
\RX� KDYH� WR� ¿QG�someone who likes
the school and the
VFKRRO�OLNHV�´She said that many candidates from the
East Coast who had a lot of teaching experiĥ
ence had no interest in moving to Sacramenĥto.
During the nationwide search, NelĥOLV� FRQGXFWHG� 6N\SH�� SKRQH� DQG� LQĥ
person interviews.
The search team
included Nellis;
headmaster Steĥphen Repsher; Kelĥlie Whited, head
of the science deĥpartment; Altman; Brooke Wells, new head
of high school; and physics teacher Glenn
Mangold.
NewsThe Octagon May 27, 2014 3
Chemistry teacher selected By Manson TungReporter
POINT OF INTEREST: Student groups announce positions for 2014-15
The new staff positions for the Medallion
yearbook have been chosen after much debate
by adviser Joel Rickert and senior co-editors-in-
chief Savannah Symister and Sydney Jackson.
Sophomores Gracie Strumpfer and Aidan
Galati have been chosen as next year’s co-ed-
itors-in-chief, with sophomore Julia Owaidat as
managing editor.
³$W� ¿UVW� ,�ZDV� UHDOO\� VXUSULVHG�EHFDXVH� WKLV�ZDV�P\�¿UVW�\HDU�LQ�WKH�HOHFWLYH��DQG�,�ZDV�MXVW�ZRUNLQJ�WR�EH�VRPH�VRUW�RI�HGLWRU��,�ZDV�DFWXDOO\�looking to be in design,” Galati said.
The Octagon has also chosen next year’s
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Nadgauda as editor-in-chief for the online
edition.
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QL]HG�SHUVRQ�DQG�JHQHUDOO\�,¶P�D�JRRG�OHDGHU��,W�was a big honor for me to be given the position,”
:LOOLDPV�VDLG�Student Council has also chosen its two
QHZ�RI¿FHUV��ZLWK��MXQLRUV�&DUROLQH�0HKWD�DQG�George Cvetich as president and vice president
respectively.
The Glass Knife literary magazine does not
choose its positions until the beginning of next
year.
—Austin Talamantes
Introduction to Arabic, Italian and Japanese
6WXGHQWV�LQWHUHVWHG�LQ�VDPSOLQJ�GLɱHUHQW�ODQJXDJHV�RYHU�the course of the year can take an introductory class in JapĥDQHVH��,WDOLDQ�DQG�$UDELF�ZLWK�WHDFKHUV�-DQH�%DWDUVHK�DQG�Patricia Jacobsen.
Since Batarseh will not be
teaching an AP Latin class, she
ZLOO�EH�VKDULQJ�KHU�ORYH�RI�GLɱHUĥent languages and cultures with
students in this class
Each language will be one triĥmester, so students can pick the
ones they want.
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was inspired to teach Arabic and
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food, part of her class will be sampling the cuisine and lisĥtening to classical and contemporary music.
Japanese will be taught in the last trimester by Jacobsen.
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After many attempts at formĥLQJ� D� -DSDQHVH� &OXE�� MXQLRU�Claire Pinson is looking forĥward to the class.
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Now it’s going be formally prepared, and we will learn a lot
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Training for the Shamrockin’ Half Marathon
Like the running club Jacobsen introduced six years ago,
the Training for the Shamrockĥin’ Half Marathon elective will
teach students about nutrition,
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Consumer Education
To prepare students for life beyond high school, Jacobsen
will also be teaching a class
on consumer
e d u c a t i o n ,
teaching stuĥdents how
to be smart
shoppers and
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independent.
Topics such as online
shopping, retirement
savings and credit cards
will be covered.
“We’re going to be
using our awesome
math skills to analyze
which method of saving
ZRXOG� EH� EHWWHU�´� -DFREVHQ�said.
Guest speakers, such
as parents of curĥrent and former
students who are
involved in inĥYHVWPHQW� ¿UPV��ZLOO�MRLQ�WKH�FODVV�for discussions.
Three new classes will be offered next yearLanguage, finance and half-marathon training to join list of electivesBy Kamira PatelEditor-in-Chief
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Juniors Chien Ho and Erin Reddy practice making a rainbow with acids and bases
in AP Chemistry. (Photo by Adam Ketchum)
Junior Dominic Stephen dressed up for the 2012
Shamrockin’ Half Marathon. Stephen was one of
many juniors who participated and trained with
Jacobsen for the event. (Photo courtesy of Stephen)
“Now (the Japanese elective is) going to be formally prepared and we will learn a lot more which will make people more interested.”
—Claire Pinson, junior
“If there is a lot of interest, then we might be able to extend the class for a whole year.”
—Patricia Jacobsen, teacher
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I had run it through my head 100 times. Just play my
game, don’t get intimidated by the other player and
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The Octagon May 27, 2014
“Competitive golf is a form of torture.”
—Garrett Kaighn, senior
Seniors perpetually disappointed by competitive golf
Junior Claire Pinson is one of two swim team members on the Country Day swim team. At sectionals, Pinson placed second in both the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley.
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“I nearly broke my put-ter out of sheer frustra-tion.”
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Senior Eric Hilton, who placed fourth in the league,
practices his swing. (Top photo by Kamira Patel, bot-tom photo by Micaela Bennett-Smith)
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The Octagon May 27, 2014 5News
The future of the band and orchestra is unclear next year.
This year the two groups tried something new, joining forces to perform as a combined group led
by orchestra teacher Felecia Keys. The two groups plan to combine again for the winter conĥ
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not the two music groups will return to practicing separately next year.
Performing together caused a number of problems. One was lack of practice time for the individual groups.The orchestra and band have practiced independently only
once a week, as opposed to twice or three times. “I think for the sake of improving ourselves, we need to
meet more,” Keys said. ³:H�ĪQHHG�WRī�ZRUN�RQ�VNLOOV�WKDW�DUH�VSHFL¿F�WR�VWULQJ�SOD\ĥ
ers.”Junior Emma Williams, orchestra concertmaster, agrees.
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This year, “we had to be careful about the type of music and the level of music that we chose,” Keys said.
The two groups had to adjust to playing music that was written for combined orchestra and band instruments, not just the individual ensembles
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more Colby Conner, second chair viola, said. Volume was another problem. According to Conner, the orĥ
chestra has to play louder because the brass instruments are more naturally powerful.
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For example, they took silver at the Forum Music Festival.
In April 2013 at the same festival, SCDS music groups won the Sweepĥstakes Trophy, awarded to the school with the highest combined scores of its band and orchestra.
“I was really proud then,” Williams said. “I was whooping and jumping along with the rest of us when they called our name from the stage.
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“I was honestly rather embarrassed,” she said. Therefore, both Williams and Conner are happy the groups
may be split again next year. Nonetheless, Keys said that the orchestra enjoyed practicĥ
ing with the band.“It was fun, and I think all of us, including the kids, really
enjoyed the sound we created together,” she said.Williams said she learned more about what it takes to make
a big group sound good. As far as the school music program goes, she has been a
part of only small groups: chamber groups and orchestra. ³3OD\LQJ�ZLWK�VXFK�D�ELJ�JURXS�ZDV�GH¿QLWHO\�D�GLɱHUHQW�H[ĥ
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orchestra sounded great.“It was probably the best way to utilize the instrumentation
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tra.
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The museum will be constructed in a trailer, to pay homage to the trailers that originally housed the school.
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The combined orchestra and band practice “Pomp and Circumstance,” which they will play at the high-school grad-uation (above). Sophomore Serajh Esmail plays his cello during rehearsal (right). (Photos by Cissy Shi)
“We’ll just see what happens.”—Felecia Keys, orchestra teacher
Point of InterestSpirit committee
Next year, a spirit committee, which will be in charge of spreading news of school spirit days and sporting events, will join the ranks of Student Council.
“A lot of people don’t know things like when the spirit days are,” said Student Council ad-viser Patricia Jacobsen.
Sophomore Julia Owaidat and freshman Avi Bhullar will co-chair the committee.
The committee will be in charge of announc-ing school spirit days along with encouraging students to wear school colors and get excited for sports games.
One way the committee plans to do this is by wheeling around a wagon full of spirit equipment, such as red and black face paint, for students to use before sports games.
“[We] will have this wagon with all these supplies and will go around saying ‘Hey, let’s get all spirited out!’” Bhullar said.
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My Angle
By GrantMiner
(Trigger warning: the following column contains trigger warnings. If you have ever been triggered being warned of said triggering, please do not continue.)
My adviser forwarded me a New York Times arti-cle the other day (although original forwarding credits go to teacher Jane Bauman). It chronicled the quest of some UC Santa Barbara students to apply trigger warn-ings to the entirety of the school’s curriculum.
For those ignorant of the word’s meaning, a “trig-ger” is basically anything that can cause an episode of post-traumatic stress.
In its purest form, the word addresses the needs of a person who’s had some serious prior trauma.
However, in a fashion typical to today’s youth, it has become bastardized enough to refer to anything that could make people feel uncomfortable.
What began as a way to describe something that could be potentially harmful to a very small set of peo-ple (scenes of violence from a certain war, etc.) has since devolved to require warnings before everything from violence to racism and even to romance (to pro-tect anyone who’s had a particularly nasty breakup).
The problems that arise when this concept is applied to education are evident.
Obviously, any science or math course isn’t threat-ened (they’d better watch what they put in those word problems, though). The danger is to the humanities.
The history curriculum, I think, speaks for itself. AP European History alone would require enough trigger warnings to fill the better part of a small textbook.
Don’t even get me started on our English classes.Have you heard that they’re teaching sophomores
the Bible now? That’s probably the most triggering book in existence.
If you’re searching for something offensive to warn people about, look no farther.
Sodomy, incest, premarital sex, domestic violence, racism. Yup, it’s all here. I’ve even heard that some guy gets nailed to a cross.
The “Good Book”? I think not.The real problem with this kind of movement is that
it encourages people to ask that their environments be regulated, with careful warnings and considerations given to them at each turn to prevent them from getting offended or being uncomfortable.
But the parents of the UCSB students sent their kids to the second-biggest party school in the country to learn to make intelligent decisions, not to learn curric-ular baby-proofing.
(Trigger warning: if the idea of a permanent end frightens you, please circle back to the beginning.)
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dents who leave
notes and homework
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away and makes a big
mess. Plus, don’t you
need those papers?
Our MP room isn’t a place at which a prospective student musician or actor would look and say, “Wow, I think it would be really cool to perform here!”
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We know the MP room will eventually be replaced with a performing arts center. But eventually could mean it’s the next project, or the one after that, or the one after that—a new performing arts facility is some-thing that has been desired for a long time and is still years down the road.
Our programs will always be limited by the size of our school, but the lack of a proper place to perform (or even to rehearse) is a huge turn-off for serious mu-sicians and actors.
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Ruby Bennett-Smith enjoys the grain breakfast provided by owner Micaela. Ruby also loves apples and once lapped up a soda given to her by Micaela’s brother Morgan, ‘13. (Photo by Elena Bennett)
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the pool (or in the shade) with one of our recommendations—Sparknotes unnecessary.
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“The Glass Castle”“The Glass Castle” is a memoir by Jean-
nette Walls, an author from New York.
Raised as a homeless, hopeful daughter
of a drunk and an irresponsible mother,
she must fend for herself while taking care
of her siblings. Written with no self-pity and
absolute honesty, this book chronicles the
hidden struggles of a woman.
—Avi Bhullar
“Born Standing Up”Yeah, (auto)biographies are kinda
dry. But this one is by Steve Martin, so
there’s plenty of comic relief.
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sadness quota yet.
“The Name of the Wind”Magic, adventure, romance and action
merge for an epic read in Patrick Roth-
fuss’s “The Name of the Wind.” The book
follows a young man named Kvothe after
the murder of his family and his quest for
revenge. Rothfuss does an excellent job
of making the characters in the book re-
latable, and the book’s story is both com-
pelling and engaging. While it is rather
lengthy at nearly 700 pages, the book
never seems to lose its purpose and re-
mains entertaining throughout.
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the ones you love die twice. Au-
thor George R. R. Martin shows no
mercy.
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I’ll bring a notebook.
“The Affair”If you care for suspense at all, then Lee
Child’s “The Affair” is right up your alley.
“The Affair” marks the 16th installment in
Child’s Jack Reacher series (and perhaps
you’ve seen the movie with Tom Cruise),
but Reacher’s toughness and the plot twists
never get old. In this book, Reacher is sent to
Carter Crossing, Miss., to investigate a mur-
der that increasingly resembles a cover-up
to protect a soldier with powerful backings.
Reacher must uncover the truth, while oth-
ers try to bury it forever.
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“Watchmen”“Watchmen,” by Alan Moore, is a
comic-book masterpiece. Between
the complex, fascinating characters,
the morally ambiguous storyline, and,
of course, the stylistically nostalgic
drawings, it is an iconic piece of work.
—Amelia Fineberg
“Cloud Atlas”In David Mitchell’s saga, spanning cen-
turies, six protagonists grapple with themes
of free will, capitalism, racial prejudice and
truth. The stories are nested like Russian dolls
and tied together with repeating motifs.
Each story has a unique tone and feel, and
together they make a cohesive patchwork
of excellent writing.
—Amelia Fineberg
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to
the Galaxy”Even if you’ve already read this, it’s worth
another read. “Hitchhiker’s Guide,” by
Douglas Adams, follows one Arthur Dent,
who wakes up on a Thursday to the end of
the world. He hitches a ride on an alien ship,
and the adventures begin. And remember,
as the Guide notes, a towel is the most use-
ful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.
—Amelia Fineberg