Just Teens Magazine

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Science doesn’t intimidate her… CONTRIBUTERS: - A discussion with one of the most inspiring and intelligent teens alive today (Pages 3-6) Mary Shaw Relationships can be rough… Jen Hatrak - Some advice on how to make them better! (Pages 8-9) Katie Kokoszka Why we love John Smith… - An interview with one of our favorite actors: See what he’s been up to, hear all about his newest film, and learn Jesenia Ramirez about his next great activism project (Pages 11-14 ) Elizabeth Abken Plus… The best way to protect your skin from the sun (Page 7) A great place to spend a weekend with your friends (Page 10)

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sat down with Amy Hamilton, a 22 year old Come into contact with the skin. Unlike ordinary sunscreens, Sunshield cannot research scientist from Boston, be washed off with soap and water, and Massachusetts, who is now studying at the can only be removed with rubbing prestigious Princeton University. She has just alcohol. Sunshield is safe for the eyes, produced a new type of sunscreen called lips, and the nose as well; however, the Sunshield, which is guaranteed to prevent skin special formula creates a seal around cancer. When asked how she came up with the body, which prevents eating or the idea, Amy explained that she and her drinking. When playing or lounging in girlfriend were at the beach one day, and the sun all day, one can be sure that the although they were using sunscreen as sun will not come into contact with the directed, they were concerned with the long- body. term affects of sun exposure. Avid beachgoers, they wanted to be able to enjoy Curious, I asked Amy how she created the sun, without having to worry about skin this product, and what types of cancer when they grew older. Amy, a chemist chemicals are involved. She assured me and biology double major at Princeton that all the products are safe and University, decided at that moment to begin harmless to the body, and she created researching skin treatments. She came up the sunscreen in her laboratory. “It was with a product she calls Sunshield, a an accident, really. I began my day in sunscreen which, when rubbed into the skin, the lab like any other. However, this literally creates a shield around the body so particular that damaging UVA and UVB rays cannot 5

Day I decided to try something new. I mixed Wanted to be a chemist, Amy explained, polysorbate with nitroglycerine, and accidently, “Oh yes! Ever since I can remember, I my finger came into contact with the solution. loved learning about molecules and Afraid of the effects, I attempted to wash it off chemical formulas! I also love math, with soap and water. When I was unable to do which is a huge part of chemistry, and so, I was puzzled. Lunch time rolled around, I’ve learned through chemistry and math and as I went outside of the building, I noticed about discovering the world. I also love that the molding of the two chemicals created a working with other people and helping seal around my skin. I was relieved to discover others. When I was ten, and just later that rubbing alcohol removes the learning about chemistry, I hoped that chemicals, and the area under the seal was not one day I would be able to develop a sun damaged at all! My life partner and fellow product that would help people in their chemist, Rachel, said that I should mix it with a daily lives. My ultimate goal is to find a crème and create a new sunscreen, which cure for cancer, in which we would not would become the life changing formula for all need a type of preventative method for who love spending time in the sun! Thus, my curing such a horrible disease.” creation was born! For a final question, I asked Amy if there Amy explained that ever since she was a young is any advice she could give for teenagers child, she was always interested in science. She who are attempting to start a business. received her first chemistry set when she was She replied, “Do not give up. Always try ten years old, and from then on, she fell in love to reach your goals no matter how with chemistry. When asked if she had always 5

Difficult the task may be. Do not ever let Stanford University: anyone tell you that you cannot do something http://www.stanford.edu/ because of who you are or where you come from. Remember that if you have a vision, and Sources: you want something to be changed, it will be Google image: up to you to make that change.” http://www.creativematch.co.uk/cmn w/images/i Stock_chemist300.jpg. 4 I thanked Amy for her candor and advice, and December 2007 to all the young readers who are reading this, remember to protect your skin, and always work hard to achieve your goals! If you are interested in learning about chemistry and wish to study it in school, check out the following colleges and universities: Princeton University: http://www.princeton.edu/main/ Cornell University: http://www.cornell.edu/ 6

Our panel of bisexual, HELP! straight, and gay experts helps I NEED with all your relationship needs SOMEBODY… Expert #1 A: There is nothing wrong with being attracted to more than one person at a time. In fact, I think it’s healthy! It is your own bodies way of telling you that maybe it isn’t quite as happy with the status quo as you think. If your and your boyfriend are meant to be together in the long run, I believe it will happen. This does not mean, however, that you need to deny your current feelings. Be open to change and new experiences and follow your heart. It will, eventually, lead you in the best direction for you. 8

A: Questioning is a normal aspect of all relationships, especially ones that have gone on for so long. Your and your boyfriend may have settled in to a routine by now which makes life seem less interesting, which could be part of 2 the reason you are looking to people outside of the relationship for excitement. Try to talk to your boyfriend, not just to let him know what’s going on but also to just increase communication, which can do wonders for a struggling relationship. And get to know this girl you are crushing on. You may learn that, upon closer examination, she is not the right person for you. Give the issue some time, but always make sure you are being honest with yourself and your feelings. A: A year is a long time for a committed relationship at your age, so it is 3 not unusual that you may get spooked. Your questioning may only be a result of that, or it may indeed be something more. Try to weigh how happy you are with your boyfriend at this moment and see if losing that could be worth it, if you like this girl that much. Make sure you make your final decision for yourself, but try to let your boyfriend know you’re 9 conflicted, so whatever happens doesn’t seem so out of left field for him.

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Interview with John Smith… Is not given the importance it deserves. Us: I totally agree, so why don’t you tell us a little about the December 14, 2007 movie, the character you play in it, and his life? With this new movie The Fear of the Victim J: Alright, well in the movie I am hitting theatres soon, we wanted to interview Albert Johnson, a 36 year old man main character John Smith. John plays a married to Mary Johnson, who is victim of domestic violence, which is a topic 40 years old. We have been that is not given much attention. But why married for six years and we have don’t we just ask the man himself, and let him two kids which I love dearly. talk to us about the movie. When we got married we were Us: hi John, Welcome! We’re so happy to deeply in love and we got along have you here and thanks for coming. great. A year after we got J: Thank you for having me. married we had our first baby, Us: oh it’s our pleasure! So why don’t we Sam, and then a year and a half begin by talking about the upcoming film. later we had Billy. I worked with J: Ah yes, this is one of my favorite ones so far. a small construction company, I would say that this movie, really made me and Mary worked as a teacher at open my eyes to this subject of domestic the middle school in our town. violence. I feel as though this subject Things were going great in our 11 marriage. However, after Mary

was “let go” by the school because she I had to let go, and I had to leave. But had missed so much time at the that’s all I’ll tell you for now, just know school, (with her two pregnancies) that it’s a phenomenal movie filled things began to really change. Mary with happiness, sadness, anger, and began to feel useless and a burden fear, all in one, and not many movies towards me. She would always be can portray all these emotions mad and very stressed out with the together. situation, and would take it out on me. Us: Whoa! This is an intense movie She would could me names, and once, and an even more intense role you during a fight she kicked and slapped have to play. You seem very me. It got to the point where I was passionate about this issue, do you intimidated and didn’t even want to go mind sharing some facts of domestic home. I could never, and would never violence with us? even consider, hitting her back; or J: Oh sure, well I should start off by abusing her in any way. As time went saying what exactly domestic violence on the situation got even worse, until I is. It is any physical, sexual, emotional, finally realized that I was a victim of psychological abuse by one person in a domestic violence. I wanted to get out relationship to control the other one. of there but I feared for my own life It ‘s also important to understand that and I didn’t want to leave my children. domestic violence isn’t just physical, it Although she never touched my kids, I can be anything from name calling, to couldn’t help but worry. In the end withholding money, to stalking, 12

You have become a spokesperson, and advocate To intimidating, and more. It can happen to against domestic violence. Is anyone, no matter the sex, age, race, etc. this true? J: Yes it is. Ever since I began “It got to a point working on this project, it opened my eyes like I said where I was before. I’ve been doing presentations and assemblies at schools, against domestic intimidated and violence. We want to raise awareness about this issue didn’t want to go and I think that we are doing a great job; it’s really working home.” out. Us: That’s great and one last thing before we wrap up. Is there anything you want to Us: So something else I found very say to the victims? interesting, is that not only were J: Yes there is one thing you you in this movie about domestic have to remember, you are violence, but now, outside the not alone and that none of it movie you are doing your part in is your fault. Lastly, you must 13 raising awareness to this problem.

Understand that help is available, you just have to look for it. Us: Well, thank you very much for your time. We appreciate you coming to talk to us about your movie. We wish you the best of luck and we’ll be sure to watch the movie when it comes out. J: Thank you very much for having me and giving me the opportunity to talk about the issue. Don’t forget The Fear of a Victim in theaters February 3, 2008. Http://www.dviolc.org/imag es/ribbon.jpg. 14

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