3NewsDec.16, 2011

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NORAH CUNNINGHAMAssociate Editor

Library to fundraiseat Barnes and Noble

Students support Ché Café

It may be fun to go to a sports arena concert, but there is something to be said for smaller, more intimate music venues.

They give attendees the opportunity to get up close and per-sonal to the band, meet others who share their same music taste, and experience new music. One of such venues is the Ché Café, which unfortunately is facing the imminent pos-sibility of closing.

This La Jolla gem is a live music venue located on the UCSD campus.

Known for its indie music performances, art-adorned walls, and vegan food, it has been in business for over thirty years. Despite its popularity and loyal following of concert attend-ees, as well as the fact that it is run by volunteers, the Ché is facing financial difficulties. Even though the venue is located on the campus, it doesn’t receive funds from UCSD. In order to cover the insurance, water and electricity bills, money must come from events and the food they sell.

There have been numerous attempts by the university to close the venue over the years, but it now faces a serious threat. The Café must raise $12,000 by March to cover its insurance premium if it wishes to continue on.

If the Ché closed, it would upset musicians and music lov-ers from all over the greater San Diego area. One fan of

the Ché, senior Megan Peranteau, feels passionately about the Café, and consequently has taken a significant role in trying to ensure that it does not close by incorporating it into her senior project.

Peranteau put on a benefit show on Dec. 10, where local artists such as Grim Luck and Poway High senior Ben Levin-son performed.

Incorporating the Ché Café into her senior project was a given for Peranteau. “It’s such an awesome opportunity to do something I really enjoy doing and to help out a place I care about. It’s one of those things where even if I wasn’t being graded on it, I would still be doing it.”

All of the money raised at the benefit put on will go to-wards the $12,000 debt.

Like Peranteau, Levinson is passionate about the Ché Café. “I would be very sad if the Ché closes,” Levinson said. “Not only is it one of the few all-ages venues in San Diego, but it does feel like something of a home.”

Not only does this particular venue provide a location for people of all ages to enjoy music, instead of being hindered by the frustrating 21 and over cutoff, it also appeals to music enthusiasts because it is more about the music than the money.

“The fact that it is less business-oriented than other venues gives it a very accepting vibe,” Levinson said.

Levinson urges students to check out a show or two at the Ché and support local music and art in general.

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CASSANDRA VICKAssociate Editor

Write the Iliad; draw the Iliad; photograph the Iliad; join The Iliad.

Poway High’s student newspaper is looking for passionate Ti-tans who wish to express their talents as reporters, artists and photographers for second semester this school year.

The Iliad is a fifth period class that allows students to become published writers and artists.

Being a part of the newspaper staff gives students the oppor-tunity to investigate and share striking campus and local news and fads, and to expose the people and events that make Poway High the amazing institution that it is.

“It gives students the opportunity to discover things about the Poway High student body and the Poway community itself, and to share what they learn with their classmates. They also get the rewarding experience of being a part of a publication at such a young age,” Editor-in-Chief Gabriella Kitch said.

Interested students should see Adviser TerriAnne Libby in room J-5 for an application.

Barnes and Nobles is showing their support for education by hosting a book fair benefiting the Poway High School library that runs through today.

This week, 20 percent of the price of every book purchased with a voucher found on the Poway High website at the Carmel Mountain Barnes and Nobles will be donated to the PHS library. The book fair will also be available for online book purchases by visiting BN.COM/bookfairs and entering the book fair ID: 10618262.

According to PHS Librarian, Katherine Powell, there is a pos-sibility for more book fairs in the future. “We would like to make it an annual holiday event. Once upon a time, seniors hosted book fairs in the library as their senior projects. I would be very happy to help any interested students host a fair as their project,” Powell said.

With the proceeds from the Barnes and Nobles book fair, the PHS Library will continue to offer students the resources and materials necessary for success.

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Posing: (Above) Sophomore Brian Previte shows off his present costume on Tuesday. (Right) Senior Jessica Jack-son and junior Natalie Fournier huddle in their ski gear on a rainy Monday. LONDON DETRICK// The Iliad

HANGING LIKE A THREAD: A mural in the Ché Café, a cafe at risk of closing due to its lack of funds, students from Poway High School have been working to save the cafe through a benefit concert. MEGAN PERANTEAU// The Iliad