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January 27, 2023 | Vol. 4 Iss. 04
NEWS BREAK Doomsday Clock shows world is close to catastrophe The world is closer to catastrophe than ever before, according to the Doomsday Clock, the metaphorical measure of challenges to humanity, was reset to 90 seconds before midnight on Tuesday. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said the move — the closest to widespread calamity humanity has ever been judged to be — was due “largely, though not exclusively,” to the war in Ukraine.
Drummer Lachlan Mangum warms up while competitors and friends cheer him on for Bountiful High School’s Battle of the Bands.
BOUNTIFUL HIGH ROCKS OUT AT BATTLE OF THE BANDS By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL–An auditorium full of high school students is anything but quiet but last week’s assembly at Bountiful High blew the roof off. Battle of the Bands has become a tradition at the school and for organizers David and Alexandra Sandberg it’s in their blood. “We’ve been doing it for six years,” said Alexandra. “Our oldest son entered the Battle of the Bands eight years ago and a whole world was introduced to us. This displayed all that he loved and gave him a chance to perform in front of the school. It gave him a place to do that. We took over and never looked back. We just couldn’t let it go.” It’s run through the PTA, said David. “They started the program 20 years ago.” When the Sandbergs got involved they decided to bring it to the next level. “It’s been life changing,” said Alexandra. “We’ve seen so many little miracles. Most of these kids don’t do other things.This gives them a chance to shine. Many are going through really hard things. This is how they speak.” They hold auditions in September, she said. “We had seven bands try out and only four can go through. Every single band was cheering on the others. Those four bands go onto region.” There’s also an open mike where students perform original songs. “One of the girls sang her song and everyone was crying,” said Alexandra. “Our hearts were breaking. It was a song to her sister telling
America has a work problem A new Gallup poll finds that large numbers of workers, especially Gen Zers and young millennials, are not engaged with their jobs. Young people in particular reported feeling less cared about at work and having fewer opportunities to learn and grow.
Third Mass Shooting in three days Only 3 days after the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California that took the lives of 11 people, a shooting in nearby Half Moon Bay has taken the lives of 7 more. Together with a crowd shooting in Oakland the day between, 19 people have died in the same area in the last eight days. These shootings are the 37th, 38th, and 39th of the year, which is not even a month old yet.
Disney World’s Splash Mountain closes for good
AHSHAT DHIMAN (PLAYING GUITAR) with the band Times Abominable plays the crowd and gets love from his friends and fellow competitors.
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her how much they would miss her if she committed suicide. Some of them are going through a lot of hard stuff. It's through music they can express themselves.” Bands have to play an original song and a cover song, said David. “The cover song has to be family friendly. It can’t talk
about drugs or have foul language and nothing sexual. They learn to live by the rules. It’s a beautiful thing having rules, structure. It teaches them life skills.” The Sandbergs have brought in some Please see BATTLE: pg. 2
Fans had one final run down Splash Mountain in Florida's Disney World on Sunday, before it closed for good. It had been in operation since 1992. Renovations on Splash Mountain, which many fans consider a Disney staple, began on Monday. Disney announced in June 2020 that it was planning to reimagine the ride after growing complaints due to its associations with the 1946 film Song of the South, namely a Change.org petition with over 21,000 signatures stating that the ride is “steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes.”