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CHAT GPT WROTE YOUR PASSWORD

By Michael Debby

“I have full control of all the devices in this building, including, yeah, accessing everything from my computer and all my multiple resources.” These are the words from Mr. Josh A., our Director of Business and Operations at BUGS. “We've also used AI to help us generate a nice complex password that would help in the event of a thing,” he adds.

Well, AI is kind of easy to hack. How do you exactly keep it all secure if you're using AI for it?

"We use AI independent of a student’s account. That way, the AI doesn’t know what students get which passwords."

Do you accept requests to change passwords?

"Typically, we don’t accept it on preference, but we do if it’s a security breach."

Can you change the passwords from your computer?

"Yep. I have full control and access from my computer."

Let’s say a student is hacking a teacher’s computer and sending everything to their personal account. If you know the student, what is the consequence?

"We follow our student code of conduct. Yes, inappropriate tech use is a serious offense. If it is a repeat offense, there will definitely be serious consequences."

In conclusion, there is someone who has access to all of your passwords, all of your tabs, who can change the password from FAR AWAY, and can lock you out any time. Meet Josh.

Violent Video Games And Their Effect On Cognitive Abilities

By Peter Sklyzonkshansylvasosla (this is NOT written by Ry Greer)

Most of us play video games and, according to Harvard Health Medical School, about 97% of kids play overly aggressive video games and 90 percent of those are rated 10+ or over. Is this really the best thing to do?

In 2018, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science read through a lot of studies. One study tracked the aggression of the kids who played video games between a span of 1 to 4 years. They were found to have reports of causing physical abuse to children, parents, teachers, and peers. This could have been caused by the fact that there are a lot of games where you work together with peers to beat up others or to beat up your peers.

As a result, violent video games, like Doom and Call Of Duty, can cause you to become aggressive. This means that you could throw fits more often, which could result in losing connection with your family, friends, or other relationships because this can affect their trust in you. This could then lead to depression... and one way to escape depression is to play video games. It's almost like a loop you can't get out of.

In Iowa State University, they created a study with 227 college students, measuring their aggressiveness in the past, and compared it to their modern behavior. They found that the students whose choices in games increased in violentness since junior high developed more aggressive traits. They also found out that the more time they spent playing video games, the lower their total grades are.

In conclusion, it is clear that parents should protect their kids from this “virus” of over-stimulating, addictive, violent video games before it infects us all.

A special thanks to Claudette Colvin

HOLY PITA,

U SHOULD COME

By the Big Back

KEY:

⭐ 1 point

✨ .5 points

Service ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Workers are very kind to people. The lines are normally short and to get the food normally takes 5-10 minutes. If you want to get back to school super fast you might want to skip this place.

Food ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨

The food is very good and it makes up for the wait. I highly recommend the french fries with wild sumac, it's super crispy and I also recommend the pita with hummus. It tastes good : )

BUGS Community Garden Workday

by Mr. Teddy

On Saturday October 11th, a group of BUGS students and families braved the unsettled weather for the first community garden workday of the school year. The sky was cloudy and grey, the wind was starting to pick up, and the first drops of rain were coming down when the first bugsters showed up.

Despite the rain, ponchos were distributed, tasks were assigned, and everyone got work! There were many projects completed throughout the day, including:

Building a new shed for our compost equipment
Repairing an old raised bed
Assembling a new table for the Peace Garden
Pruning bushes, harvesting basil, and weeding all around.
Mulching pathways and garden beds
And more!

This was our completed task list!

After 2 hours of hard work, all participants were treated to Joe’s pizza, topped with fresh basil from the garden. There will be more community garden workdays in the spring - we hope to see you there!

INTERVIEW WITH AN ALUMNI: What to Know!

By Tessa Confessore

Hi my name is Tessa, and I am here to give you advice from former BUGSters. Why do you need advice? Well, I figured this would be good for us to know since some students are applying to or going to high schools. Some people might be saying, "what is this?" still. In my experience, I started middle school wondering why I had so many extracurriculars and what to expect.

I got to interview former BUGSter, Seraphina Duclayan, about her time in High School. Here's how it went:

-What do you like about your high school?

I like the people at my high school, all of my friends that I’ve met here are great. I also like a lot of the classes that we have, I think right now my favorite is our art history class. My school also allows for you to have a lot of opportunities outside of school, like with art competitions and internships and stuff like that.

-How did you know that was/was not the right fit for you?

I knew that it was the right fit because it was close enough to my home when compared with other possible schools, and it had good programs in subjects that I like, such as film!

- What was it like to start high school?

Starting high school was a little scary, but I was lucky enough to have some friends going in. But when I got there I made plenty more friends and was able to get a handle on the new schedule relatively quickly

- How has it been going for you?

Obviously there have been hard times, like with any school, but I think overall it’s been a good experience, and I’m glad that I chose to go to Art and Design!

I hope that this advice helps you know what to expect in future years. In summary, I hope you have friends going into high school, but no matter what you're going to make friends by the time you're halfway through the school year.

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