Bachelor #1 is the all-American kid next door. He is an athletic cat, spending most of his time playing sports like basketball, or catching a game on the tube. #1’s idea of a perfect Friday night is spending it beneath the starry autumn sky, battling for glory on the football field. But when it comes to the ladies, Bachelor #1 can tone down the competition and bring it to the personal level. His idea of a perfect date isn’t anything involving money. He’d rather spend his time with his woman freely and intimately strolling around in the park. #1 looks for the same high level of energy in his women, preferring the active kind that has a good sense of humor. He shows the same passion for the ladies that he does on the field. When asked what he would do if a man ever talked to the object of his affection, he replied, “That would never happen.”

If one was to look up “smooth” in a thesaurus, the name of Bachelor #2 would surely show up. With his sultry voice worthy of an R&B song and the swimmer’s tan, #2 has no trouble catching the ears and eyes of the female persuasion. While the ladies may flock to him, this bachelor stays down to earth as much as he stays in the pool. On a Friday night, you can find him hanging at home with his friends, demolishing them at games of Halo and Super Smash Brothers. #2 is a simple guy who won’t be changed by even the loveliest of ladies: a red flag for him in a woman is a controlling nature. When it comes down to it, this bachelor’s laid back personality can be best be seen in his idea of the perfect date: a summer walk on a beach under the setting sun.

Bachelor #3 is the Renaissance man that dabbles in several arts and interests. A musical enthusiast, this guy loves turning up his System of a Down and Muse albums while shredding on the guitar. #3 also spends a lot of his time outdoors, partaking in the many pleasures of physical activities such as running, inline skating, and paintball. His perfect date would be a spontaneous night in the city, letting its never-ending opportunities wash over him and his potentially significant other like a shower of possibility. Bachelor #3 yearns for a woman who can share his eclectic interests in music and activities, and is capable of deep, intellectual conversation. But don’t be fooled, as classy as this Bachelor can be, most who know him attribute his charm to his unparalleled sense of humor and infectious laugh. For the all around package, Bachelor #3 is your man.

Bachelor #4 is a very visible face at Moreau that loves to socialize. He is a bright, out going, and lively young man that uses his sense of humor to bring smiles to students’ faces. In fact, he dislikes it when girls don’t laugh at his jokes. He also values a great sense of humor in a relationship. He believes the glass is half full “until you drink some”. If he were to be an animal for a day, he would be a lion. He loves playing videogames in his spare time and playing basketball. He enjoys listening to mainly old music like Nirvana and admires Tom Hanks for his acting ability. If he had three wishes to his disposal, he would wish for the ability to not have any homework, to fly, and have more wishes. In ten years, he sees himself as ‘The Prince of The Universe’.

Bachelor #5 is a tall, skinny, playful and vibrant young man that is always looking to have fun. He loves playing his guitar and listening to rock music. If he could live anywhere in the world, he would choose New York because he loves the city. He doesn’t believe in love at first sight and he values a girl who is kind and caring in a relationship. His favorite movie is Fight Club and if he won the lottery, he would buy a nice car. He is the type of guy that you could easily open up to and depend on. If friends come over, he would prepare them cereal since he can’t cook but plans to learn how to in the future. Overall, his friendly nature makes him a very worthy lad who any bachelorette could appreciate.

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If one was to look up “smooth” in a thesaurus, the name of Bachelor #2 would surely show up. With his sultry voice worthy of an R&B song and the swimmer’s tan, #2 has no trouble catching the ears and eyes of the female persuasion. While the ladies may flock to him, this bachelor stays down to earth as much as he stays in the pool.
On a Friday night, you can find him hanging at home with his friends, demolishing them at games of Halo and Super Smash Brothers. #2 is a simple guy who won’t be changed by even the loveliest of ladies: a red flag for him in a woman is a controlling nature. When it comes down to it, this bachelor’s laid back personality can be best be seen in his idea of the perfect date: a summer walk on a beach under the setting sun.

Bachelor #3 is the Renaissance man that dabbles in several arts and interests. A musical enthusiast, this guy loves turning up his System of a Down and Muse albums while shredding on the guitar. #3 also spends a lot of his time outdoors, partaking in the many pleasures of physical activities such as running, inline skating, and paintball. His perfect date would be a spontaneous night in the city, letting its never-ending opportunities wash over him and his potentially significant other like a shower of possibility. Bachelor #3 yearns for a woman who can share his eclectic interests in music and activities, and is capable of deep, intellectual conversation. But don’t be fooled, as classy as this Bachelor can be, most who know him attribute his charm to his unparalleled sense of humor and infectious laugh. For the all around package, Bachelor #3 is your man.

Bachelor #4 is a very visible face at Moreau that loves to socialize. He is a bright, out going, and lively young man that uses his sense of humor to bring smiles to students’ faces. In fact, he dislikes it when girls don’t laugh at his jokes. He also values a great sense of humor in a relationship. He believes the glass is half full “until you drink some”. If he were to be an animal for a day, he would be a lion. He loves playing videogames in his spare time and playing basketball. He enjoys listening to mainly old music like Nirvana and admires Tom Hanks for his acting ability. If he had three wishes to his disposal, he would wish for the ability to not have any homework, to fly, and have more wishes. In ten years, he sees himself as ‘The Prince of The Universe’.

Bachelor #5 is a tall, skinny, playful and vibrant young man that is always looking to have fun. He loves playing his guitar and listening to rock music. If he could live anywhere in the world, he would choose New York because he loves the city. He doesn’t believe in love at first sight and he values a girl who is kind and caring in a relationship. His favorite movie is Fight Club and if he won the lottery, he would buy a nice car. He is the type of guy that you could easily open up to and depend on. If friends come over, he would prepare them cereal since he can’t cook but plans to learn how to in the future. Overall, his friendly nature makes him a very candidate lad who any bachelorette could appreciate.

Like many other Internet phenomena, Facebook began as a basic networking website and morphed virtually overnight into one of the world’s most frequently visited websites.

Much of the student body at Moreau is gradually migrating to Facebook due to the drought of communication on MySpace.

“It came to a point where I’d sign onto MySpace and absolutely no on would be online, so I think I was forced into making a Facebook,” senior Cindy Machado said.

With its booming online community, Facebook has been making valiant efforts to satisfy its users. The functional interface, thriving newsfeed, and addition of third party game applications are only a few reasons why Facebook has been an immediate success story.

“I think that people like Facebook because it is very interactive,” junior Sarah Creely said. “You can join in on any conversation you see.”

Facebook exceeds MySpace in new users with over 1 million signing up every week, adding to the whopping total of 50 million active users today, according to the Web trafficking site CrunchBase.

MySpace has also been on a steady decline due to its troubles in maintaining a solid user base. Many students and teens have noticed the lack of features and integration of user-friendly apps, and have departed from MySpace because of this.

“MySpace got less interesting because nothing new was being developed. It just became a boring everyday routine for me,” freshman Janelle Dela Cruz said.

The monotony of MySpace also lies within the housekeeping of HTML and the endless hours one wastes from refreshing the home page in hopes of a new comment or friend request.

Junior Sean Rodriguez feels that that slaving over his profile became mundane. “I’ve grown out of it,” Rodriguez said. “I was tired of decorating it and reading pointless spam and survey bulletins. With Facebook, you don’t have to worry about beautifying your page because everyone has the same layout.”

The excess of advertisements also added to the frustrations of many former MySpacers.

“There is too much intrusive advertising”, English teacher Kathleen Weltchek said. “Facebook doesn’t have pop-up advertisements like MySpace does. MySpace is less social and more commercial.”

Many students, however, think that MySpace still has a place in the realm of Internet titans.

“I don’t think MySpace will completely die out because people want to stay connected with their friends who don’t have a Facebook,” senior Allen Jerald said.

Countless students also think that MySpace dominates in a vital category of social networking that essentially keeps them alive: music. MySpace is consistently teeming with new artists and fresh music to accommodate the ears of those who want to stay up to date with today’s music.

“I liked how I got messages from artists wanting me to check out their music. I think MySpace is still standing because a lot of people still use it to look for new music,” senior Jun Oregana said.

In response to this advantage, Facebook has implemented a powerful photo-uploading engine, which many users are satisfied with.

““It’s really easy to share pictures. You have immediate access to other peoples photo albums and recent uploads,” English teacher Gretchen Tornabene said.

Currently, Facebook is the leader in photo-sharing sites with over 4.1 billion photos uploaded, eclipsing the photo-sharing powerhouses Flickr and Photobucket.

“The sharing capabilities Facebook has surpasses MySpace by a long shot. You can easily tag photos of people and even post personal videos on their wall,” said sophomore Hawa Foster.

In addition, the ease of use and simplicity of Facebook boosts its appeal even more with students.

“Finding friends, especially long lost ones, is much easier on Facebook than MySpace. I used to spend hours searching for and adding friends on MySpace,” freshman Kim Ly said.

Facebook developers have also introduced a simplified version of its site called Facebook Lite to accommodate users who only want to see their friends’ statues. The ‘Twitter-like’ set up makes it easy for one to update his or her profile on to go.

But Facebook, at first, was not created for everyone. Harvard student Mark Zuckerburg created the site strictly as a means of communication for the Harvard community and neighboring schools in the Boston area. Within several years, Facebook’s seemingly promising network had Internet powerhouses Yahoo, Microsoft, and Friendster offering to acquire the company for billions of dollars.

The real question is, will Facebook be the undisputed king of social networking sites? Or will it be another dying Internet fad?

“MySpace will die out sooner or later,” Creely said. “But I think that there will always be a new website that will attract people, so Facebook might be in the same boat [as MySpace] in the future.”

Facebook’s wide variety of online flash games, including Facebook poker, Restaurant City, Typing Maniac, Yoville, and Mafia Wars, have taken the site by storm.

“All the games are simply just too fun,” freshman Bianca Magpayo said.

The games range from the childish Farmville and Pet Society to the more mature poker and Mafia Wars.

Part of why flash games appeal to students is because of the animations.

“[It’s the] bright lights and flashing color,” sophomore Darrell Nielsen said.

A bigger draw is the competition games provide.

“Sometimes, it’s just really fun to compare your high scores with friends to see who’s better at a certain game,” senior Greg Jay said.

Magpayo enjoys long, late night games of Bejeweled and Restaurant city, but she keeps on playing because of one of her friends.

“My friend Sergio Reyes took all my food in Restaurant City and I want to get everything back!” she said excitedly.

The communal aspect is a major cause of the boom in Facebook gaming in recent months.

“I think the games are booming because you can see your friends’ wall posts, and you check out the game and get hooked,” Jay said.

A lot of Facebook users share that repetitive wall posts from people may get annoying, especially if it shows their achievements in a certain game. Yet this is the attraction that brings many users to play games in which their friends are excelling.

Adults enjoy the games for similar reasons as students. English teacher Michelle Dwyer enjoys playing games while taking a break from grading her students’ essays.

“I love Scrabble! Especially the fact that I can chat with other people while playing the game,” Dwyer said. “I also play games on Facebook because I love the connection I have with my two sisters and being able to play with others.”

All of the benefits come with potential dangers.

“It takes away a lot of my study time, which is why I try to be cautious about playing games on Facebook,” Magpayo said.

“I have self-discipline when on my laptop, so I know when to play games and when to finish work,” Dwyer said. “I believe students should also try to have self discipline as well.”

The restraint required for staying on task, however, is difficult for some to harness.

“Once you start though, you need to finish the game!” she said.

Once Nielsen reached the end of his favorite games, he understood the merits of playing.

“The rewards you get such as beating your friends are amazing. Also you get a picture of a trophy when you win something!”

My brother continually told me since I was a sophomore to get a job.  He told me not to be the loser who has to beg their parents for money (His way of saying “don’t be like me”).  Working actually helped me realize the fulfillment in taking that first step to be independent and contribute something to society—like top-of-the-line smoothies.

My decision to try to get a job was influenced not only by my brother’s words, but also by the fact that I needed to contribute money to my college fund.  Tuitions for UC and CSU increased by nearly 10 percent over summer to help balance their budget, thus making any thing I could place in my savings important.

Soon after I took the steps to apply for jobs, Jamba Juice was the first to get back to me, and asked for an interview.  Despite all the preparation I put into it session, my answers weren’t as scripted as I thought they’d be.

Rather than being uptight and uncomfortable, I tried to incorporate as much of my personality as possible— hence why the middle-aged man interviewing me and I discussed the newest Star Trek film.  I am a professional after all.  And as a professional I was hired 10 minutes into my interview.

I felt like a baby going into my first day on the job.  I soon realized that this first job of mine was a transition phase in attempting to give myself more responsibility, and relieve my parents of some.

My transformation into a loyal servant carrying out the will of Jamba Juice was evident (I’m not brainwashed, I swear).  I started out as the employee who, in my first week of employment, thought I was locked in the 20° walk-in-freezer for an entire minute until I realized it was a push door, not a pull door.  I continued as the guy who soon memorized at least half of the recipes within a month.

What did all this amount to?  A wonderful, crisp paycheck every other week.  I think this is the point my brother was trying to emphasize.  Guaranteed he never knew a thing about hard work in his high school years, I’m guessing he knew that feeling of getting money you worked hard for.

Although I didn’t get all the money out of my paycheck, it still felt liberating to have a source of income other than my parents or my grandparents’ holiday money.  I’m still able to put it all away in my funds for college knowing it will pay off, when I won’t have to worry as much about all the loans and grants I’ll need.

Years from now maybe I’ll be a success.  Someone might ask me what brought me to be successful.  I wouldn’t doubt my answer would be “Learning the value of independence…courtesy of a cold, fruit smoothie.”