Summer Latin Those who create, rather than choose, futures

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Those who create, rather than choose, futures
Women in Science
Symposium showcase
career possibilities
by Zobia Chunara
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The Student Newspaper of Northside College Prep HS
June 2012, Volume 12, Number 9
Online at www.thehoofbeat.com
Summer Latin
by Jamilah Alsharif
Students on Northside’s Latin team are
preparing for the 59th National Junior Classical League Convention (NJCL) at Wake
Forest University in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. Although school ends June 15, students will attend the convention from July
26 to July 31, with Mr. Nifong as chaperone.
“Our goal for this year is to win first place
at Upper Certamen,” Jayce Feiger, Adv. 204,
said. “No Illinois upper team has ever made it
to finals, but we intend to win.”
Northside’s Latin teams placed just as
well in competitions this year as they have
in the past. Northside had all the top scorers
in the state for the Illinois Latin Tournament
and placed first and second for all of its teams
in the Illinois Certamen League. Students
were also awarded with numerous gold medals after taking the National Latin Exam, National Roman Civilization Exam, and Medusa
Mythology Exam.
Last year, all the teams made it to semifinals at NJCL but the Latin 2 team made it
into the final round and placed third. It was
the second time an Illinois team had made
it to finals, and it was the same team that
placed second the previous year as a Latin 1
team. Graduating seniors will also attend the
convention in July and represent Northside.
“This competition is extremely important to us seniors, as it is the culmination of
four years of study and practice,” Feiger said.
The team has raised over 4000 dollars
to help defray the cost of NJCL, which costs
about 500 dollars per student.
Northside
Ranks Top
U.S. News &
World Report
#1 High School in Illinois
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World Report
#10 Magnet High School in
the nation
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America’s Best
High Schools
#2 High School in the
Women in Science Symposium (WSS),
hosted by the Chicago Council on Science and
Technology on Saturday, May 12, 2012, took
place at the Northwestern Memorial Women’s Prentice Hospital
The scene inside, located at 303 E. Superior, did not at all hint at the dreary, icy day
in May. The lobby was filled with a hustle and
bustle as women sat around tables, eating
breakfast that the symposium served at 8:30
a.m. Across from the entrance was a line of
tables, filled with pamphlets, brochures, applications, and freebies for the young women
attending the event. The tables had representatives from organizations like Abbott, Argonne National Laboratory, and University of
Illinois at Chicago. After checking in, registering, and eating bagels, all 180 women made
their way into the auditorium and took a seat,
waiting for the event to begin.
One of the co-chairs of the WSS, Rabiah
Mayas, stepped up to the microphone and
welcomed the seated women. In her speech,
Mayas stressed the importance of women
paving a way for themselves in science because they are more than capable of leaving
their marks and making a difference in the
world today. It is up to women to take the
opportunity. The vision of the WWS was to
integrate more women into science by letting
them know the options available to them.
The full day event consisted of three 90
minute sessions, which each session containing three speakers.
The first session featured Suzanne MalecMcKenna, a senior counsel at Jasculca Terman and Associates, Inc., a strategic communications firm, and Director of Regional
Trees Initiative at the Morton Arboretum.
She spoke about her work in environmental
awareness and how she dealt with the politics
the job entailed. One of her many achievements has been developing and putting the
Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP) into effect. The CCAP was created to cut down on
Chicago’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Malec-McKenna’s approach to her job
is not to scare people about global warming
because she believes that people become less
receptive. Instead she changes her goals and
presents it in a way that would be interesting
for people with opposite views.
“When talking about getting people to
change, you have got to find a way to make
it important to them,” Malec-McKenna said.
For example, if she is talking to a corporation about reducing its pollution, she will
focus on cutting costs rather than the possibility of experiencing 31 days of 100 plus
degree temperatures if high pollution continues.
The next speaker, Dr. Vicky Prince, Associate Dean and Director of University of
Chicago’s Office of Graduate affairs, pursued
science in academia. She runs a lab at University of Chicago which focuses on zebra fish
developmental biology; her lab’s accomplishments have shed light on Hox gene regulation
of hindbrain patterning and evolution of duplicated genomes in vertebrates.
Her presentation included her life story
and the ten most important lessons she
learned the hard way: just say no; do the
things you enjoy; ask for help and advice and
keep asking; practice winging it; pass it on;
be encouraging to others; be professional be-
Dr. Singh, Dr. Pauline Maki, and Dr. Gilliam are answering audience questions. | ZOBIA CHUNARA
cause people remember what you have done
in administrative roles; seek input and strive
for transparency; grow a thick skin; stay sane.
The most important bit of wisdom that she
gave was to ask people for help.
“I didn’t see it as a sign of weakness to
ask for help; I saw it as sensible…,” Dr. Prince
said. “Most of all, help people to help you.”
What made the difference for her were
her mentors and the people she surrounded
herself with.
Dr. Teresa Woodruff, another speaker
who stood out, is a reproductive endocrinologist and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has an endocrine lab where scientists
research ways to preserve fertility after cancer. They look at how men and women with
cancer can still have biological offspring, and
in the process her lab has engineered an artificial ovary among other achievements. Her
team of oncologists, fertility specialists, social scientists, educators, and policy makers
support her in taking the lab’s research and
turning it into clinical care for patients battling cancer.
The second session began after a brief ten
minute break. This portion of the day included speakers who work in science and business
enterprise. Dr. Lynne Rueter, currently an
Associate Director at Abbott, joined Abbott
as a research pharmacologist with a PhD in
neuroscience. On the job, she chooses which
target Abbott scientists makes a drug for. She
also acts as a translator, communicating what
is being done in the lab to senior management, clinicians, customers, and investors. In
her presentation, she focused on how her scientific, business, and leadership knowledge
grew on the job.
“No one is going to make your career for
you. Don’t wait for an invitation to increase
your responsibilities or sphere of influence,”
Dr. Rueter said.
Dr. Rueter expressed her belief that those
who do not wait for the title to do the job are
the ones who rise to the top. Also stressed
was how she created her own job and included
things that were of interest to her, with Abbott’s support. Hoping to influence women
to take charge and break down barriers, she
emphasized that top positions in the pharmacological industry are filled by men and that
women need to believe in themselves and
their abilities to break through gender biases.
The final speaker in the second session
was Kapila Viges, who started a firm called
Mithra Ventures. Her business takes early
stage technology business incubation and
innovation to the marketplace. Surprisingly,
Viges graduated with an engineering degree
but wanted a job that was relevant and recognized her own skill as a translator. She takes
what goes on inside the research labs and
translates it into what customers and investors value. Like the previous speakers, Viges
stressed the importance of women in business and their success rates.
“Women do not get patented nearly as
much as men and women are underrepresented in technology ventures…” Viges said. “Activate, Astia, and Golden Seeds are examples
of groups that help women to start their own
businesses and support them along the way.”
Lunch followed the business presentations, and many of the women attending the
event were from a university or had a career
in science. The third session began with Dr.
Gilliam who, as Chief of the Section of Family
Planning and Contraceptive Research, looks
at the lives of young people, especially adolescent mothers. Dr. Gilliam is a doctor and
a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and professor of pediatrics and in her clinical work, she addresses gynecologic needs of
children and young women up to age of 27.
Dr. Singh, an associate professor at the
Lubar School of Business and an associate
research director, ended the day as the WSS’s
last speaker. This researcher explores career
management and issues related to career
choices. For example, she studied why women
do not pursue engineering, why they stay in
it, and why they leave. The results of her data
state that one in four women leave engineering, 14% of sample women who got a degree
never became engineers, 25% of women left
over five years ago, 7% left less than 5 years
ago, and only 54% are currently working as
engineers. At the end of the event, many of
the women who attended WSS individually
spoke to the guest speakers and asked them
more questions about their careers. To find
out more about WSS and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology’s upcoming
events, visit www.c2st.org.
Dr. Maki gives a presentation on the neurological
differences between men and women. | ZOBIA CHUNARA
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Photos: Hypnotik workshops
Workshop participants execute dance. | NELSON OGBUAGU
Saddle Shoppe and T-shirt Designs
More than thought that counts
There will be a big sale at the Saddle Shoppe during field day on Friday, June 15. We
will have discounted sweatshirts and t-shirts.
Come and do some shopping that morning!
Have an idea for a Northside t-shirt or do
you like to design t-shirts? We are looking for
by Carly Jackson
some new designs for t-shirts or sweatshirts!
If your design is chosen you can win a
new sweatshirt or t-shirt! Please submit your
designs to Mrs. Cirrincione at amcirrincione@
cps.edu.
Student Council 2012-13 election results
President
Aleksandra Czulak, Adv. 305
Vice-President
Tara Bagnola, Adv. 308
Treasurer
Devin Hilly, Adv. 405
Senior Senators
Emma Coleman, Adv. 309
Jesus Urquiza, Adv. 300
Junior Senators
Sarah Jessica Doi, Adv. 404
Elyssa Ryan, Adv. 402
Secretary
Gloria Ellis, Adv. 400
Sophomore Senators
Devyn Rigsby, Adv. 503
J.C. Strzalka-Steil, Adv. 506
PublicRelations Director
James Ozaki, Adv. 408
Elections for freshmen senators will occur in the fall of 2012.
Finding the right gift can be a fun experience, allowing the gift-giver to take many factors into account, like the impact that the gift
will have, both on the recipient and on the
gift giver. There are many options available to
people looking for a great gift, like making it,
buying it from a craftsperson locally or across
the globe, or making a donation in the name
of the gift recipient.
You can make your own gifts, like jewelry, or decorate an object already made, like
a pen or collection box. Many people do this,
as it eliminates worries about the impact of
shipping or producing a gift will have on the
environment, and there are many options.
This also may be preferred by the gift receiver
and they may be happy to have a gift that has
taken the extra effort to find.
Another option is to buy a gift from a
craftsperson locally. Many open markets take
place during the summer months, and will
offer products made by artists and designers
from the Chicago area. For example, the next
Randolph Street Markets will be on Saturday,
June 23 from 10 am to 6pm and on Sunday,
June 24 from 10 am to 5 pm at 1340 W.
Washington Avenue.
Students can purchase $5 discounted admission tickets at the gate and $3 tickets online at www.randolphstreetmarket.com.
Another market that features goods
made by local vendors is the Maxwell Street
Market, which takes place every Sunday at
800 S. Des Plaines St. from 7 am to 3 pm
Many farmers markets, like the Division
Street or Lincoln Park Farmers Markets feature treats and sometimes beauty products
that can be given as gifts.
Another way of benefiting a cause while
honoring your friend or family member is to
make a donation to a charity or organization
in his name. It is possible to verify an organization’s tax exemption status online at www.
irs.gov/charities/index.html.
Local School Council (LSC) Report
by Zobia Chunara
Meeting: May 8
Present: John Ceisel, Kathleen Andrade, Barry Rodgers, Robert Albritton, Nicole Flores, Vicky Andrews, Gail Myers Jaffe,
Cathy Quigley, Diane Monnich
Principal’s Report:
-CPS released the budget summary,
which Mr. Rodgers shared with the LSC.
-Northside is down 2.8 faculty / staff positions, and 5 positions school wide. Currently, Northside is negotiating with CPS and has
been assured that CPS will try to work with
NCP to return positions.
-The number of counselors has been reduced from five to three, and we should have
a fourth counselor. NCP currently has four
counselors plus Ms. Spillane.
-Mrs. Monnich noted that with the large
number of students going to college, we need
more counselors. Mr. Rodgers stated that
he will strongly advocate for the number of
counselors.
-There has been a message from down-
town saying that CPS will maintain or increase current level of funding to support the
full school day.
-Supplemental General State Aid includes a one-time addition of $29,000 plus
for NCP. $197,910 is college ready funding
that comes from devolved dollars. Because
35% of students have free or reduced lunch,
Northside does not receive greater amounts
of discretionary funds.
-The LSC voted on a partial solution to
the budget issue, but the process will not be
completed until the June meeting.
-Approval of budget and CIWP was submitted by May 23 to CPS.
-LSC voted on the full school day schedule, CIWP, and SGSA.
Friends:
-In a conversation about salaries and the
budget, LSC discussed that the salaries of library aides and guidance aides are fixed, and
raises are not factored in. However, there may
be changes in expected health insurance contributions.
-Mr. Lim’s stipend has been reduced, but
Mathtangs finish strong
Teachers and staff say goodbye
Math team takes
seventh at ICTM state
competition
Five teachers leaving
Northside are looking
for new opportunities
by Timothy Suh
AJ Tran, Adv. 201, leads a dance workshop with Northside students. | NELSON OGBUAGU
not his workload. Teachers will need to prepare for the regular school year and the extended day teachers includes Mr. Lim, clerks,
and aides in library or counseling office.
-Minimum positions being funded are
necessary to run the school; teaching positions are more difficult to fund.
-Northside will be working with CPS to
be a leader in technology in the district and
throughout the city and will be requesting
CPS to waive a fee for every computer on the
network.
-Mr. Rodgers spoke about student discipline. There were a couple of incidents where
students were not behaving according to code
of conduct online. This directly affects school
community and therefore is in the purview of
the school.
-A parent suggested the use of colloquium time to educate students about cyber bullying, in line with CPS’s cyber bullying policy.
-In aligning the current curriculum to
common core standards, teachers are preparing for a wider range of incoming freshman
and the XY periods.
-One of Northside’s priorities is to enhance instruction: using technology to keep
up with outside world where technology is
used predominantly. Interim assessments
will be online in the future, and teachers will
work to keep up with changes in the field.
-Finance committee reported that the
school fee income is $346,000; approximately
700 students pay after free and reduced lunch
are factored in.
-Parent Network went to CPS and addressed the board, along with other schools,
about longer school day concerns.
-Community relations is looking for
posts on bulletin board and more contributions for EPIC, which is now online.
-CWIP as prepared: approved unanimously
-$6084 to pay for coaching (4 assistant
coaches for softball and men’s and women’s
lacrosse): approved unanimously
Upcoming meeting dates:
LSC: June 12
Parent network: June 8
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On Saturday, May 5, the Northside Math
Team took a three-hour trip to the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to compete
in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) state competition. The team
qualified for state after it placed first at the
regional competition at North Park University in February. The competition is one of
the state’s largest competitive math contests
with over 160 participating schools. Schools
are divided into divisions based on size, with
Northside in the 3AA division, the second
largest.
The competition consists of a variety of
different tests. First, there are the traditional
four-levels of math competitions: Algebra I,
Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus. However, a unique feature of the competitions
includes the additional events like the calculator competition, in which teams of five are
tested on their abilities to utilize calculator
functions to solve difficult problems. Other
events include an oral competition about a
pre-determined math topic, the Freshmen/
Sophomore Eight Person Team, and the Junior/Senior Two Person Team. At state, another event is the relay competition, which
tests teams’ ability to work together and trust
each other, as the answer to the first runner’s
question will be a variable for the next runner’s question.
Northside has been preparing for the
event since February, drawing up a 9-week
plan for practices. The teams for each event
also wrote up a list of concepts to make sure
they covered in practices as well as a goal
score to aim for at the competition. Overall
team goals included each person learning two
new concepts prior to competition, and scoring 700 points, a score that would have ensured a top three finish in the past years.
At the competition, although many of the
teams fell a little short of their goals, Northside performed strongly, taking fourth in Algebra I, fifth in Algebra II and Pre-Calculus,
and sixth in Geometry. Another placement
was the Junior/Senior Eight Person Team
that took tenth with a score of 45 and with
Vernon Hills High School taking first with a
score of 75. Northside’s strongest showing
was the Junior/Senior Two Person Team, a
competition that occurred throughout the
day and culminated in the top finishers competing in a live round, the final event of the
day. The team of David Jaffe, Adv. 204, and
Mohammed Harris Khan, Adv. 308, took in
first place with 49 points over Lakes Community High School’s 44. Northside has never
finish ed first in this contest. These events
helped push Northside’s overall team score to
577 points for a seventh place finish.
by Regine Sarah Capungan
“There are so many [memorable experiences at Northside], all of them so different,”
Mrs. Susan Boeck, special education department, said. “Our wonderful all-school colloquia that brings in renowned guests from so
many fields…the phenomenal artistic, theatrical, and musical productions honed by our
fine arts and English departments, graduations, Snake Road, beach cleanups.”
This year, Mrs. Boeck and five other
Northside teachers and administration will be
leaving their positions at Northside, four of
whom will be retiring. The four retiring teachers include Mrs. Virginia Apel, world language department, Mrs. Susan Boeck, special
education department, Mr. Louis Correa, Mrs.
Lekkas, counseling department. Mr. Nathan
Harada, science department, has also decided
to leave his position at Northside, but for other
career opportunities.
The retiring teachers have dedicated
many years to teaching at Chicago Public
Schools (CPS), such as Mrs. Boeck, who has
been teaching with CPS for 27 years. Aside
from occasional substitute teaching in the future, Boeck still plans to pursue other volun-
teer opportunities. One of these opportunities
include the Hippotherapy program, a program
that puts disabled people on horses to work on
muscle control and self confidence.
“I have done this before and found it tremendously satisfying to see the physical and
emotional gains that can occur,” Mrs. Boeck
said. “I also would like to volunteer with
Health and Human Services transporting elderly and disabled individuals to medical appointments and nutrition centers. I did this one
summer, and the clients are so grateful for the
courtesy extended to them.”
Mrs. Apel is Northside’s first and last
German language teacher at Northside, because the German language classes have fallen
victim to school budget cuts. She has been in
charge of the German Honor Society at Northside, the exchange trips between Germany
and Chicago, and beginning Spanish language
classes. However, Mrs. Apel will continue
teaching the German language to adults at a
location that is not at Northside.
The retiring teachers found that their
teaching experience at Northside was among
the most rewarding of all their years within
both CPS and the field of education.
“The enthusiasm of students and staff for
daily life, and the laughs, the wit, the kindness, and the talent of everyone in this building,” Mrs. Boeck said. “It has been a rare privilege to be part of this work in progress named
Northside College Prep.”
Let them ride and let them eat pie
The Kinetic Sculpture
Race returns for more
fun segments
by Calum Blackshaw
While NATO riots occupied downtown
Chicago on Saturday, May 19, Northside’s
Kinetic Sculpture Race was without any protestors of its own. The art event took place
away from the helicopters and the city police,
with its own Kinetic Kop security officers. The
event had segment stations in front of each
building entrance and in the school field, with
the starting line for the race on the sidewalk
across from the Celestial Garden.
“The sculpture race is based off similar
events in Baltimore and California,” Mrs.
Joanne Minyo, head of the fine arts department, said. “I like to think of it as a fun chal-
lenge for the sculpture students.”
Art students arrived before the race to
set up the segments. Teams had to complete
each segment objective and receive an item
necessary for finishing the race.
“Students come up with new segments
every year,” Minyo said. “We like to make ones
that refer to pop culture or to events happening in the world. Some segments are reused,
but that is because they are a lot of fun.”
Tasks ranged from hitting piñatas of failing Republican candidates to dancing along
with songs played on ‘a Dell’ laptop, sung by
Adele, to eating weird pies and doughnuts on
strings with no hands.
Four groups took part in the event, one
called Our Hearts Go On (members include
Michelle Bozenda, Adv. 309, Celia Calder,
Adv. 308, Nora Hardy, Adv. 309, Rory Johnson, Adv. 304, Luis Mejico, Adv. 304, ClareScheeb Feeley, Adv. 300, Chloe Yanny-Tillar,
Adv. 303, Eddie Smith as mascot and Phoebe
Students race for the finish line in one of the race’s segments. | SHARON FLORES
Thatcher as their pit crew) as the piece and
the riders’ attire were in homage to the characters of the film, “Titanic.”
The Sixties team (Connor Blake, Adv. 309,
Emma Coleman, Adv. 309, Madison Dore,
Adv. 300, Jacob Laden-Guidon, Adv. 307, and
June Murphy, Adv. 204) had Samantha Delacruz, Adv. 304, as a prom queen riding a cake
that was pulled by her adoring pilots. The Pirate Sheep, Featuring Mother Goose Friends,
were a band of sheep pirates pulling their
ship of cardboard by bicycle, with Chris Amidei, Adv. 301, David Huang, Adv. 403, David
Jaffe, Adv. 204, Nora O’Brien, Adv. 406, Angelo Perez, Adv. 407 and Hikari Sugisaki,
Adv. 308. The smallest group was Color the
Rainbow, a three-woman team that pulled
an oversized Crayola crayon box (Katarzyna
Frys, Adv. 300, Christine Kerrigan, Adv. 204,
Alisa Mealer, Adv. 307, and Vicky Inojora
as their pit crew). The teams were to go and
receive a specific item from each segment
around the school, riding around the school
twice and trying to win by any means, including stealing another team’s mascot or bribing
the judges for favor. There were three student
judges, as well as faculty members who did
not work in the fine arts department. The race
was to begin at 1:00 pm; however, one team
blew out a tire on one of their bicycles, and
the race was held until they fixed the issue,
about 45 minutes later.
Each team went out from the starting
line at a different time, all going to an unoccupied segment. Amid the tricks each segment held, teams had to be wary of their opponents moving ahead of them or taking the
team mascot, which teams needed in order to
move their sculptures ahead. The school’s Kinetic Kops were to watch for these disputes as
they surveyed the race on their own, radioing
for backup if needed.
A bucket of spaghetti is spilled over a student in one
of the race’s segments. | ANDRIANA MITRAKOS
After the doughnuts and pies were eaten
and it was confirmed that all teams had
crossed the finish line, awards were given to
the teams. Our Hearts Go Out won the award
for first place, but there were also awards for
fastest team, the best mascot, the best dirty
tricks, and the coveted ‘Rick Santorum for
finishing last’ award. In a celebratory mishap,
the main prize fell from the winners’ hands
and smashed onto the pavement. Despite
this turn of events, the kinetic sculpture race
ended with cheerful teams and smiles all
around.
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NCP News • June 2012 • The Hoof Beat
Preparing for Ghana
Green Fest brings healthy lifestyle awareness
Kelsey Waxman shares
her senior project at
Green Fest
by Brendali Rios
Luke Brodarick, Adv. 209, working in his photography class. | ANDRIANA MITRAKOS
by Jamilah Alsharif
Some seniors anxiously wait for the day
they will leave home and head to college, but
Luke Brodarick, Adv. 209, is preparing to leave
the country and create what will be one of the
greatest experiences of his life in Ghana. Brodarick will travel through the American Field
Services (AFS), an exchange program with
over 40 participating countries. Here is the
Hoof Beat’s interview with Brodarick.
The Hoof Beat: How many students will
be traveling with you?
Brodarick: There will be other kids in the
country but I won’t be anywhere near them. I
don’t know exactly how many but there will
probably be about 10 to 20 kids in the country with me but in the entire program, worldwide, there is much more.
HB: Where will you be traveling?
Brodarick: Ghana, Africa, but I don’t
know the town or specific location and I won’t
for a while. I probably will be in rural town
that surrounds one of the more industrialized
cities.
HB: Describe the process for applying to
the program.
Brodarick: They have a lengthy application. Lots of writing and you also have to
interview with them. Mr. Hughes was the
first person to suggest a gap year to me, and
he showed me a handful of programs and
through my own research I chose AFS.
HB: How is this decision related to your
future plans?
Brodarick: I plan on majoring in photography, specifically photojournalism. This is
going to be an amazing opportunity for work
in this area. I am already strongly familiar
with the strong history of photojournalism
that Africa has which gave me a sort of predisposition to want to go there.
HB: Do the participants get sent to different areas?
Brodarick: All over. Primarily Europe.
Ghana is the only African country that they
can offer a travel to. There will most likely be
another participant in the area but he or she
won’t be from America and probably won’t
speak english, so although there are plenty of
participants, I probably won’t ever see them.
HB: What do you hope to take out of this
experience?
Brodarick: I’ve lived my entire life in the
same neighborhood, in the same city, in the
same country. I just want a chance to see the
world as it is in other places.
While most seniors are preparing for college in the fall, Brodarick will spend his summer preparing for his trip to Ghana. Other
gap year programs students can look into include CIEE, Aspire by API, and Global Routes.
On Saturday May 12, Northside College
Prep hosted Green Fest, a student led presentation led by Kelsey Waxman, Adv. 202, on
how to live a healthier lifestyle. The cafeteria
served as the setting for a presentation on living a healthier life and how it can be done easily and affordably.
At 10 am promptly, the Zumba instructor
welcomed about 30 eager participants and led
them in pre-workout stretches. Zumba dancing is a Latin inspired fitness class combines
all the rhythms in Latin music and puts it all
into a cardio workout. The third floor atrium
was full of energy as the participants let loose
and released their inner dancer. A complementary yoga class was also offered, led by
Ms. Martha Mulligan, math department.
Student director Kelsey Waxman expressed gratitude to both the attendees and
the representatives of organizations such as
Purple Asparagus, a non-profit organization
that educates children, families, and the community about eating well for the body and the
planet. Maya Works was also another nonprofit organization present that promotes
economic development for Maya women and
their families by supporting a marketplace for
their handcrafted goods. Feeding America,
the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief
charity, was also in attendance.
As the culmination of her senior project, Waxman felt that it was her obligation to
present to the community all of the environmental and health-conscious student initiatives at Northside as well as outside organizations that support student involvement in
combating these issues.
“The idea for the event came from my senior project, a research analysis of the Chicago Public School lunch program and its shortcomings in terms of adequately feeding and
educating its students,” Waxman said. “The
second semester has been used mainly to
analyze the data collected first semester from
Northside students and put together projects
that will supplement the lack of nutrition and
health education in our schools and in the
community at large.”
Eamon McInerey, Adv. 209, led the free
raffle that had prizes ranging from iTunes
gift cards and t-shirts to a whole Earth Box
kit, which is an easy way to grow your own
vegetables without harming the environment
with pesticides.
At the event, attendees received free
samples of environmentally friendly hand
soap and even chocolate.
Ms. Lisa Volesky, Science Department,
was Kelsey’s mentor.
“Kelsey’s project was of her own design,”
Ms.Volesky said. “Kelsey was successful in
generating interest and awareness among the
student body and community at large.”
An overall success, Green Fest brought
insight to students and the community about
how to both live a healthy life, and how to help
others do so as well.
“Get educated,” Waxman says, “Know
where the food you’re eating comes from.
Stay away from ingredients that you can’t pronounce. Get exercise, spend time outside, but
most importantly, embrace change. Realize
You only live once
Northside seniors
complete one journey
and begin another
Daniel Hautzinger, Adv. 205, gets his blood pressure
taken. | ANDRIANA MITRAKOS
that you can live a healthier lifestyle without
being wealthy or having the luxury of time.
Small changes have a larger impact than we
expect.”
Spending the summer at the beach is
not in the plans of 21 fortunate Northside
students will be going on an all-expense paid
trip to Japan for two weeks, sponsored by Kizuna. Kizuna, literally translated to “bonds of
friendship.” Kizuna is a program that seeks
to promote understanding of Japan’s recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake of
March 2011 and foster long-term relations
and interests between both the American and
Japanese cultures. “When I first got the e-mail offering a free
trip to over 20 students, I almost deleted it,”
Ms.Park, world languages department, said.
“It sounded too good to be true. I thought it
was spam!”
Northside was one of few schools chosen by Kizuna to participate because of its
academic reputation in the study of Japanese
language and culture.
“Northside does very well in this study”
Ms.Park said. “We scored the highest in the
As I face that today, June 11, 2012, is the
last day I will see all the faces of the senior
class, sitting together, waiting to be called
up to the stage for a certificate that confirms
we studied at Northside College Prep High
School over the last four years, I cannot help
but think about all that this piece of paper
does not mention. This uniform certificate,
given to each of the 249 seniors graduating
today, does not represent each of our own
minds, personalities, and individualities.
For each senior, the joys and struggles of
high school have been different, but senior
year was when we united together and tried
to make it the best year. In many ways, senior
year was the greatest and most memorable,
but our journeys diverge starting today.
For this reason, I cannot help but look
back to the start of my time at NCP. No one
sprinkled bits of wisdom over my head when
I first walked these hallways. Instead, I took
high school one step at a time and looked to
my peers. From my peers, I learned to be creative, try new avenues, pursue the answers
Moving on up and out
Northside seniors look back
at the past four years
Phases of highschool as they
they come and go
to my questions, go after what I love, and to
slow down life and enjoy today. “You only live
once,” resonates throughout the NCP Class of
2016, thereby strengthening my belief every
day that what I choose to go for in my life
should be my decision, not anyone else’s.
There is no one definition of success.
Make your decisions your own, your mistakes your own, and your dreams your own.
One person’s definition of success is making
it to the NBA; another’s is trying his best at
whatever he does; cooking in different countries; being a leader in the social atmosphere
of high school in college; beating his friend at
Yu-gi-oh; pursuing the idealized job of being
a lawyer or doctor; or even singing indie rock
for hours every day.
Each person’s steps to their version of
success are different, just as our approaches
to high school were different. More than
likely, our approaches to college and the future will vary dramatically. Many of us will
get a bachelor’s degree, but some of us may
choose to skip college and start a band, like
the Smith Westerns.
Others may realize that paying thousands of dollars to get a degree is not what
will make them happy, and instead use a special talent to do photography, work on a farm
over the summer, or computer program and
begin the next social networking site.
“Dream what you want to dream; go
where you want to go; be what you want to
be, because you only have one life to live and
one chance to do all the things you want to
do,” is what the Class of 2016 is all about. We
all are smart, bright, and intelligent individuals, but we all use those qualities in different
ways, sometimes not for the best reasons, but
because we believe that life is short.
Each of us will reach our goals one day,
but what we should make sure to do is to
make the journey our own. The Class of 2016
is filled with adventurous and interesting
people, not afraid to take chances and do
what they love.
If you have not done something in high
school and feel that you could improve, you
may want to try that in the next four years.
Just make sure that you make your decisions
with thought, care, and because you want tonot because someone else wants you to-and
you will go far. One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.
Yours sincerely,
Zobia Chunara
Print Editor-in-Chief
Moving on up and out
Accepting high school
phases as they come
Waxman is getting interviewed for a broadcasting network. | ANDRIANA MITRAKOS
All expense-paid trips to Japan
by Diego Vela
EDITORIALS
EDITORIAL
You only live once
nation on the National Japanese Exam and
continuously participate and succeed in Japanese competitions.”
Students going on the trip were chosen
by a committee at the school, elected based
off of essays and their perseverance in the
Japanese classroom.
“Ultimately, we chose students who have
studied and will continue to study Japanese,”
Dr. Murphy said. “We want these students to
return to Northside and be able to use their
experience in the classroom and share it with
our community.”
While on the trip, students will be exploring Tohoku, Kyoto, and Tokyo. They will
spend their time there volunteering and helping clean the aftermath of the earthquake, as
well as integrate themselves into the Japanese culture. They will interact with students
from other schools and explore foreign affairs, in hopes of strengthening bonds.
“I’m looking to get a realistic idea of
Japanese day-to-day life and culture out of
this experience,” Grace Oczon, Adv. 205, said.
“When you think about it, the average American does not know too much about Japan.”
Students will also get a taste of Japanese family-life by staying with host families.
They will shadow the students and visit their
schools, as well as experience genuine familial
traditions.
“I look forward to my home stay the most
because I heard from my friends from the
spring trip that their families were very nice
and they had a lot of fun together,” Lily Lu,
Adv. 301, said. “I hope that I will get a better
understanding of the Japanese lifestyle and
have a great and unforgettable time.”
Students will be going on the trip from
July 8 to July 21, first landing in Tokyo and
staying for two weeks.
“I hope to make long-last memories,”
Daichi Takeuchi, Adv. 303, said. “I would want
this trip to be one of those life-changing adventures. I’m also hoping to make some new
friends seeing as how a lot of the students
going on this trip are underclassmen I haven’t
really met.”
Four years. It has only been four years
since I first entered Northside as a freshman.
Yet, in the span of those four years, swine
flu has come and gone, an earthquake tore
apart Japan, governments were overturned
in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, and countless
famous faces passed away. It is incredible
how much can change from just one year to
another. Sophomores, you can surely testify
for any freshman that your first AP class will
forever change your experience at Northside. Juniors will complain how much easier
sophomore year is in comparison, and seniors
know that nothing compares to the stress of
applying to colleges. However, the lesson is
not that each year is an inevitable slide into
increasing stress. It is that each year offers a
unique experience mixed with triumphs and
low points that are hard to conceive prior to
actually living it.
The first change you will face is the transition from freshman year to sophomore year.
The most notable difference is that you finally
have a class below you. You will deride them
as “freshies,” complain how they clog the hallways, and forget that they are what you were
only a year ago. Undeniably, freshmen are a
little clueless. However, it will be important
to make friendships in the grade below, no
matter how lowly you might see that. These
people are the ones who will hold your future
in their hands when you run for an office, try
to lead a sports team to victory, or organize
a club meeting. In addition, Northside is a
small school and your grade alone is hardly
a large enough social sphere for four years.
Sure, you can make friends with upperclassmen, but just as they must stoop to interact
with you, so you should return the favor and
grace the lower grades with your presence.
Another important change will be the availability of AP classes. AP classes are much
more fast-paced than honors classes, but they
are also a unique and enjoyable experience.
You get to go in-depth into a topic, exploring
it through a more interesting lens than honors classes. And, nothing matches the postAP freedom at the end of the year. What you
take is entirely up to you. I am a firm believer
that if you are willing to put in the necessary
work, which may be different from person
to person, you can succeed in any AP class.
However, if history is neither your strong
point nor remotely interesting to you, do not
hesitate to take Honors US History over AP.
Follow this rule throughout high school when
choosing classes. It is less about the class and
more about what you choose to make of it.
Junior year marks the first time you can
deservedly be called an upperclassman. You
begin to take leadership positions in extracurricular activities. Do not be afraid to run
for office in your clubs if you are willing to
put in the work and have demonstrated that
you are just as qualified to run as anyone else.
Seeds of college woes finally begin to take
root as you start considering your high school
resume. Do not worry if you look back and
feel like you have not accomplished anything
yet. You still have half of your high school career ahead of you. Take the opportunity now
to find something you love and running away
with it. Start initiatives, look for summer
programs, anything that lets you do what you
like to the full extent. Never let anyone tell
you that your interest in something means
nothing, no matter how strange or mundane
it may seem.
Finally, it will be time to rise as juniors
to seniors. It honestly will get hard to even
remember that there are underclassmen, but
really try and reach out to them. However, senior year is all about getting ready for college.
It is overwhelming, but the best way to tackle
anything from college applications to finishing your self-assessment is doing a little bit at
a time. There is plenty of time from September to January 1st to write one essay a week,
or even a month, and it gives you the chance
to review your work, which is a precious opportunity. Nothing is handed to you. The students who are happiest with their college application experience are those who went out
of their way to inform themselves of colleges,
the process, scholarships, etc. While this time
is stressful, remember this is the one time
you will have to endure this experience.
It is quite amazing to look back at my
years at Northside and see it in such distinct
parts. However, it also lets me see each year
with a unique fondness and set of memories.
Regardless of the countless advice you will
receive, your high school experience is singularly yours. When you find time to reminisce,
days from getting your diploma, whether you
will cringe or smile is in your hands. Take
chances, make mistakes, and be bold. However, even if you don’t achieve all that you
wanted to, no one else can affect how you feel
about your decisions. Look back in pride.
Yours sincerely,
Tim Suh
Web Editor-in-Chief
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The Hoof Beat • June 2012 • Arts & Entertainment
LIVE EVENTS
THEATRE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE
“How to make
Acrobatics
at its
it finest
work”
Acrobatics and circus mayhem are top tier at Navy Pier
Cirque Shanghai puts on an
excellent performance
Cirque Shanghai
puts on a spectacular
performance
LIVE EVENTS
Sorry For Party Rockin’
The LMFAO concert, a
great start to Summer
2012
by Brendali Rios
Uncle and nephew, Redfoo and SkyBlu,
brought the party to Chicago on Saturday,
May 26, to kick off the summer of 2012.
With about 13,000 audience members in attendance at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont,,
the famous duo, LMFAO, made their stop
in Chicago to start off their Sorry For Party
Rockin’ Tour. They were accompanied by Eva
Simons, Far East Movement, and Quest Crew,
the winners of MTV’s America’s Best Dance
Crew in season three.
Thirty-seven year old Redfoo and twenty-six year old SkyBlu, started out in 2008
with their Party Rock EP. Since then, the
duo has been producing hits such as “I’m In
Miami B-,” “Party Rock Anthem,” “Sexy and I
Know It,” and “Champagne Showers,” among
others.
Skyblu suffered a back injury while doing
the “wiggle,” a famous dance move that led
him to underperform at the 2012 Super Bowl
performance with Madonna. After physical
therapy, Skyblu and Redfoo kicked off their
tour in March.
Doors opened at 6 p.m. and LMFAO fans
began pouring in from both entrances. People
dressed in the group’s signature zebra print
tights and colorful t-shirts anxiously awaited
the performance.
First on stage was Eva Simons. The Dutch
singer who is featured on LMFAO’s album, is
widely known for her hit single “Take Over
Control,” in which she is featured alongside
Afrojack. Although having started her career
at the age of 18, the now 28 year old is still
an amateur performer. Coming first on stage
LMFAO performing at the Allstate Arena, Rosemont | COURTESY OF ABIGAIL BARRAZA
to a crowd ready to “party rock” put her in
a tough situation, but she managed to pull
through her set.
Far East Movement brought the West
coast energy to the building, kicking off with
their song “Girls On The Dance floor.” Their
intricate dance moves and enthusiasm got
the crowd up on their feet. J-Splif, Kev Nish,
Prohgress, and DJ Virman, members of the
band, expressed their gratitude and excitement to be in the city. Their flashy leather
jackets and mismatched shoes suited them
well, as they are unique in many ways.
Not only did their music get the crowd
pumped for what was to come, but they also
teased at what their next album has in store.
The bass was so loud that the floor shook as
they performed. The excited fans moved to
the beat of “Dirty Bass,” which is also the title
of their new album, and has already hit the
number one spot on Japan’s Billboard chart.
The band parted with two chart topping
songs, “Rocketeer” and “Like a G-6,” the song
that ultimately launched its career back in
2010.
At around 9 p.m., the crowd chanted for
LMFAO and sure enough, they were next on
the lineup.
Redfoo and SkyBlu joined their dancers on stage, being introduced by their song
“Rock the Beat II.” They welcomed the fans
and encouraged them to get on their feet
and party-rock with them. As they sang their
second song, “Sorry For Party Rockin,” giant
inflatable zebras were tossed into the crowd.
When it came time for their song, “Boom
Boom Pow,” a cover of The Black Eyed Peas’
song, their infamous robot pal, Shuffle Bot
joined them on stage. The duo danced and
jumped on stage, outfit change after outfit
change.
Their featured dancers, Quest Crew,
made all that more enjoyable. Their cut up
shirts, wildly colored hair, and tight pants
went well with the image that LMFAO carries.
After their song “Yes,” LMFAO fully
opened the stage up to their dancers from
Quest Crew, who had a mash-up of songs
that they performed to. From dance moves in
sync, to people flying in the air, to a guy spinning on his head while hula-hooping, Quest
Crew had it all.
As the concert came to an end, Redfoo
and SkyBlu performed some of their best
known songs: “Champagne Showers” and
“Party Rock Anthem.”
“Put your hands up/everybody just dance
up/ we came to party rock,” sang Skyblu as he
vigorously shook a bottle of champagne and
doused the front rows.
For their “Party Rock Anthem” set, Shuffle Bot made a second appearance and danced
to the beat.
Finally, the moment many had been
waiting for, their “Sexy and I Know It” performance was up. The duo appeared shirtless
and in zebra-print speedos; their dancers followed with zebra print tattoos on their arms
and printed leggings. They performed the
“shuffle” and gave it their all.
The concert was a success. Fans as young
as eight came out and partied with LMFAO,
had fun and energetically kicked off summer.
TELEVISION
Nothing much, just hanging out with the guys y’know
New series “Men at
work” one sided in its
content
by Calum Blackshaw
Some shows have a distinct audience
they try to appeal to, generally through the
context of its characters’ actions, their script,
and the overall scenario. TBS’s new comedy
‘Men at Work’ is a show that tries to appeal to
a male audience. While this makes the show
popular in one group’s mind, it does not seem
like the show will last with such a standard
premise.
‘Men at Work’ focuses on a group of male
coworkers who are also buddies outside of
their jobs. Their ideals are very simple: pick
up girls, watch out for each other, but also
compete with their friends in a series of adolescent behaviors and acts. The show’s pilot
episode begins with one of them, Milo, break-
ing up with his long-time girlfriend, and his
friends (Gibbs, Tyler, and Neal) are trying
to help him get over her. Meanwhile, Neal
is trying to excite his relationship with his
girlfriend through other means, and Gibbs
has a close encounter with Tyler’s maid. The
episode includes bad advice, bad behavior,
drinks, and more women, a summation of
what to be expected in this show’s future.
Nonetheless, the show is still pretty humorous. The series’ creator, Breckin Meyer, is
also an actor that has been in several roles involving guy culture (“Franklin & Bash,” “Road
Trip,” “Robot Chicken”). His experience is evident in how the characters act, allowing for
hilarity to ensue. Another well-known comedy actor in the group is Danny Masterson,
the once notorious conspiracy-theorist/social rebel Steven Hyde from “That 70’s Show.”
Men who watch this show are likely to have
their share of laughs at the relatable topics
and actions that these four guys make.
This single-sided audience, however, is
the main setback to the series as well. The
show puts a lot of effort into appealing to
men in terms of plot and story structure, so
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the audience can be very one-sided on a gender scale. Aside from this point, the content
is also rather unoriginal, as it looks like the
show’s scenarios are based in plots very cliché
for comedy series on a whole (think Barney
from “How I Met Your Mother,” but with four
of him and each one in competition with one
another). The characters are not very dynamic, and the script seems to be their biggest
selling-point as a comedy. The show seems
like one that will fall under after its first season.
“Men at Work” is a comedy series that
comes off like so many series before it. It can
bring laughs to its audience, but the premise
and the scenario limit it from many TV viewers. The most important part of the series is
the dialogue, which picks up the slack of the
episode’s plot and the lack of character interest.
Overall, the show is one most likely to
last for only a few episodes because it will not
be able to attract a larger appeal for its audience.
by Sylvia Wtorkowski
Cirque Shanghai: The Year of the Dragon
is an entertaining family show that skillfully
combines acrobatics, detailed wardrobes,
original music, and many other Chinese elements into one delightful adventure. It centers around talented youth straight from
China who demonstrate their various talents
and strengths at the Navy Pier Skyline openair theater beginning on May 24 and extending until Sept. 3.
From the front row, it was clear that each
and every performing individual gave it their
all once put before the audience. This was due
to the apparent drops of perspiration on each
performer’s forehead. I found it to be incredible that not one Cirque Shainghai member
grimaced throughout the entire show, despite
a few potentially fatal moments. Instead,
large smiles remained on everyone’s faces
during the course of the entire event as if they
had been painted on prior to the show.
The 75 minute-long performance commenced when numerous group members
dressed in Asian apparel ran onto the stage
bearing a large dragon over their shoulders.
This action made the audience aware of the
fact that it is currently the year of the dragon,
if they did not already know so. It altered the
entire experience in a positive light in that
the entry made it seem as if the show itself
was taking place in China.
One of the most suspenseful acts was
by “Imperial Thunder.” This is a group of five
motorcyclists, four males and one female who
ride at an alarming speed in a steel globe, all
at once without coming into contact. This
death-defying act literally kept audience
members fidgeting in their seats as they
feared a potential collision taking place.
Other dangerous acts included a Teeter-
Cirque Shanghai members perform an incredible balancing act | SYLVIA WTORKOWSKI
board and the Wheel of Death. Regarding the
latter, the performance resembled a hamster
wheel of sorts where each person climbed
both inside of the wheel and on its rim as
the speed increased. At one point, one of the
performers placed a blindfold over his head as
he climbed on the outside of the wheel, losing his footing twice but catching himself just
in the nick-of-time and avoiding disaster.The
only mishaps during the course of the entire
show were two cases in which a Chinese yoyo
was not caught after being launched up into
the air. This, however, was virtually unnoticeable and did not take away from the overall
magnificent, suspense-filled show.
Although the acts revolving around the
Chinese performers were undoubtedly the
most impressive, the performance did not fail
to include participation from eager audience
members. There were two instances in which
a random individual was selected to temporarily become part of Cirque Shanghai. The
first was when a young woman was pulled out
of the front row and onto center-stage to toss
a balloon into a basketball hoop. After two
failed attempts, the man holding the hoop
incorporated some humor into the show by
making a sarcasticly anxious face as he came
within a foot of her and continued to sport
a look of anxiety as to whether or not she
would make the shot.
The other was a man in his early twenties who was prompted to copy the actions of
one of the stage performers. He began doing
simple humorous things such as various fastpaced hand dances and placing miniature
articles of clothing on himself, and soon afterwards was asked to repeat the flips made
by the cirque member. After a moment of
considering the potential risks, he successfully recreated the backflip done by the other
individual, wowing the entire audience with
his confidence.
Overall, this is an energetic and suspense-filled show that is suitable for all ages
and is performed throughout the course of
the entire show. There is no excuse as to why
someone would not want to participate in the
year of the dragon’s circus event. Go to the
following website for scheduled performance
dates and times: www.navypier.com/cirqueshanghai/schedule.html.
MOVIE
Men in Black comes back
The third movie of the
franchise comes into
theaters
by Miranda Roberts
The audience filled up about twenty percent of the iMax theater on the day after the
Friday premiere of Men in Black III. Despite
the small group in the theater for the 7 p.m.
showing, Men in Black III made $187 million
over the Memorial Day weekend.
The movie opened as a femme fatal,
played by Nicole Scherzinger, walked into a
space station in knee high leather boots and
a matching skin tight dress with a miniature
cake. A small, but deadly, alien leapt out of
the cake and killed the two guards before leaping to the chains around the prisoner, Boris.
The alien slinked into Boris’ palm as it curled
around the alien, and he and the woman escaped the lunar prison. Boris ruthlessly shot
a hole in the wall of the prison with s apace
gun, sending about fifty Men in Black agents
and the woman into the vacuum of space. He
then vowed to seek revenge on the one who
took his arm, imprisoned him, and killed his
race: Agent K.
The dynamic pair, K (Tommy Lee Jones)
and J (Will Smith) are shown attending the
funeral of the leader Ted who is replaced by
agent O (Emma Thompson). When a fracture
in time causes K to die 40 years earlier, J is
able to explain to agent O K’s habits that she
remembers from when they were young. O
decides that Boris must have gone back in
time to kill K and sends J back to make the
match even.
The rest of the movie takes place in the
past with a younger version of K (Josh Brolin). This K is portrayed as the complete opposite from his stoic future self. The two
characters work well together despite the
time difference; seeing the younger version
of K reveals more about this cryptic character compared to the past two Men in Black
films. This movie focused on the history
and backstory of K more than the first two installments did. Previously, he was the picture
of a veteran of the agency. It was refreshing
to see K as the junior agent in the pair during the trip to the past. There a new side of
K was discovered, though not without some
familiar quirks: his love of country music and
down to earth calm, which contrasts J’s anxiety. This new side showed more reckless and
impulsive behavior reminiscent of J’s time as
a new agent.
Action scenes are plentiful in this movie.
In one chase, J had to flip over the counter
of a Chinese restaurant while glass from the
store front exploded at him with a flash of
dark emerald light from the gun of an alien.
He managed to save the waitress and calm
her down as K rushed in the back to capture
the owner who had allowed this ambush to
happen to the two federal agents.
Men in Black III is available in most theaters around Chicago in regular viewing as
well as 3D and iMax.. The iMax experience
made the sounds of the movie more realistic
and defined them better than a regular viewing. There were not many scenes that made
the audience jump back in their seats from
something coming out of the screen, but the
audio and crisp picture alone on the screen
made seeing Men in Black III in iMax worth
it.
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Arts & Entertainment • June 2012 • The Hoof Beat
LIVE EVENTS
SPORTS
A mix of good artists and a bad everything else
The Drake concert
featured some great
music
by Chris Ceisel
Drake played a concert at the First American Bank Amphitheater on Saturday, June 2,
during a cool summer night. This was one of
his stops on his Club Paradise Tour. If you are
planning to go to a concert at the First American Bank Amphitheater, you have to know
a few things. First, there is only one way to
get there coming from the highway. Second,
there really isn’t a good way to get there using
public transportation, so you will have to join
almost everyone else and drive there. Knowing this, you should allow at least a half an
hour for sitting in line waiting to park outside
the event.
The event staff was very helpful and relaxed, something that you don’t normally
see at bigger concerts. The actual amphitheater looked awesome; there was the stage up
front, seats in front of the stage, and then
a grassy area for people who didn’t want to
sit down. There were also sky boxes kind of
like those you would see at Wrigley field. The
biggest problem with the venue was that the
grassy area was behind the seats. This didn’t
allow people who wanted to dance and move
around get close to the stage, which is essential for a great concert.
The other problem with the grassy area
was that there was no middle ground. It was
either people dancing provocatively or standing around looking at people dancing and listening to Drake. This made it so no matter
what, you felt a little bit uncomfortable. If
you were dancing you could feel people eyeing you, and if you weren’t dancing, you just
had to stand there and feel weird. There was
also no way of escaping the constant smell of
booze, weed, tobacco smoke, and body order.
The artists were good. Waka Flocka
Flame knows how to perform with a crowd.
He came down offstage and was walking
around the seated area. He got everyone
going crazy and made the concert start great.
J Cole followed and he was good he played
some good songs, but didn’t do anything special or unusual. He performed well but didn’t
do anything to wow everybody.
The staff decided they wanted to build up
suspense before Drake came on. There was silence for about 30 minutes before Drake came
out. The crowd started to get riled up and
that was exactly what the staff wanted. When
Drake came out the entire concert went crazy
for his entire opening song.
J . Cole on stage riling up the audience |CHRIS CEISEL
Drake sent off mixed feelings. He had
some cool things going like some fireworks
and a pretty good light show in the background. The problem with Drake is Drake
knows who his fans are and he performs for
them. So if you aren’t a teenage girl who
thinks Drake is the sexiest performer in the
game today, he wasn’t performing for you. He
played songs that were hard to dance to because the beat was very slow. He also seemed
to have lines that he rehearsed to transition
in between songs. They weren’t subtle at all
either.
An example would be when he said how
this concert was the greatest concert ever,
that this was probably the greatest day in his
whole life, that we, as a crowd, made it seem
like it was his birthday even though it wasn’t,
then he did a song with the word birthday in
it. It was very obvious that he had had that
planned out before he even got on stage, and
better concerts usually have artists doing
whatever they want without planning it beforehand.
It is very hard to be a performer, because
you have to constantly be singing, and entertaining the crowd with what you do by jumping around the stage and dancing and whatever you can think of. The songs Drake chose
were hard for him to dance to too because
they were slow. Most artists play faster songs
so they can just jump around and go crazy,
but the beat didn’t really warrant that for
Drake, so he had to try and make up for entertaining the crowd in other ways. One way
he found was he lifted up his shirt to show his
abs and I thought that my hearing was about
to go, because every girl in the crowd hit a
new high note at that moment. I will say it
again, Drake knows his fans.
Drake played some of his more famous
songs. He opened with “Lord Knows,” then
he started playing some of the songs from his
new album. After a while, he brought some
throwback songs out, like “Over” and “I’m On
One.” He played some crowd favorites like
“Crew Love.” Drake knows his fans.
He also brought out some guest performers. Waka Flocka Flame, 2 Chainz, and Chief
Keef all performed for the crowd. Waka Flocka Flame played “No Hands” and like before
when he performed, he was great; he got the
entire crowd going. 2 Chainz didn’t please the
crowd at all, the performance was subpar, and
the fact that it was short was a blessing. Chief
the upcoming City
Championships
by Sylvia Wtorkowski
Waka Flocka Flame performs before the crowd |
CHRIS CEISEL
Keef came out for one song, but that song
was the highlight of the night. He played “I
Don’t Like.” The crowd went its most insane
at that point. He is a great performer, and his
performance that night was great enough to
make me want to see him live again.
This concert deserves 5 out of 10. The
venue wasn’t made to have a good crowd; it
would be a better place for some sort of play
or something. The crowd itself wasn’t very
good either. Something felt off the whole
time. The performers as a whole were good,
especially if you liked Drake, because the
other performers were incredible. I didn’t
really enjoy listening to him, but people who
like Drake said he was good. So it depends on
your opinion of Drake. I would recommend
not going to see Drake, he doesn’t really put
on that good a show, but in the end it’s up to
you.
Individuals throughout the ages wit a real hunger for art
by Carly Jackson
The Art Institute of Chicago may have
many pots on display in its European decorative arts collections, but is there a pot that an
artist used to make a meal inside the museum? There is at University of Chicago’s Smart
Museum of Art at 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. in
a new exhibition called Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art, which will be at
the museum until June 10. Ripkrit Tiravanija’s “Pad Thai,” which includes the pots and
photos of the leftovers of a meal he cooked in
the exhibition rooms of the Paula Allen Gallery in New York City, is one of the dozens of
artworks collected, all of which explore the
ways people share food and drink around the
world.
The artworks include videos, like Ayman
Ramdan’s Iftar, which is 8 minutes and 50
seconds of a meal eaten by 12 poor workers
in Cairo who are all standing on one side of a
table. The men simultaneously recreate Iftar,
the meal with which Muslim’s break their
Ramadan fast, and Leonardo da Vinci’s The
Last Supper. The men are speaking with each
other, ripping bread, and serving each other
cups of Coke from two-liter bottles; however,
seems like it could be happening at a local
community center.
There are many more demonstration
pieces as well, which make the exhibit unique
but also at times, make a viewer wish it was
focused on the pieces at the exhibit. Works
like Bonnie Ora Sherk’s Public Lunch photos,
which show the artist eating or serving lunch
in various places, are fascinating, but a viewer
might wish they had seen them first hand.
For example, Sherk eating a meal at a fully set
dining table in a cage at the zoo, while a tiger
eats raw meat in the next cage, are things one
might rather see in person than in photos.
There are many other photographs displayed in the Feast exhibit that may seem
more traditional at first glance in comparison
with Sherk’s works, but are intricately composed and actually chromogenic, meaning
that they are developed with a normal silver
image which is then replaced with a color dye
image. For example, Laura Letinsky’s Untitled #8 is a photograph of cutouts of sorbet,
pastries, melons, Cheetos chips, and meats
which have beautiful, muted pink, grey, and
peach colors that are fascinating when studied in detail.
The Feast exhibit also features many interactive artworks, including Potluck: Chicago, a project that organizes potluck dinners as a method for encouraging community
discussion. Potluck: Chicago had a display at
the Feast exhibit which included quotes from
participants.
“Our host, Maritza, gathered a few fami-
Baseball
Racing the Clock
Senior Day Success
Varsity plays Fenwick for the last
game of the season
Northside beats Mather 9-6 with
help of five seniors
Men’s junior varsity tennis adds win to their list Track city,
Team members have
track state
high expectations for
ART
The Feast exhibit at
University of Chicago’s
Smart Museum
Women’s Lacrosse
lies and we each brought a dish that represented a memory in our lives,” a participant
in the potluck at En Las Tablas Performing
Arts studio on 4111 W. Armitage Avenue,
said. “The richness of Latino food mixed with
exquisite ethnic plates from other countries,
the smiles, the growing up stories related to
the food, the conversations... all the beautiful faces of adults and children enjoying each
other.”
During the course of the May 8, semifinals for Northside’s Men’s Junior Varsity
Tennis Team City Championships versus
the Taft Eagle’s swift speed proved to be no
match for our Northside players’ impressive
serves and well thought-out technique. In
order for Northside to play in the Team City
Championships that upcoming Saturday,
May 12, the junior varsity Mustangs needed
to win three out of five of any arrangement of
matches, and they did just that.
The semi-finals took place at
Northeastern Illinois University, and it consisted of single players, first doubles, second
doubles, and third doubles. Northside’s second doubles Jonathon Koewler, Adv. 304,
and Caleb Broughton - Delong, Adv. 500, who
competed against Taft with a record of 5-2,
made a series of movements that helped contribute to their win. At one point in their individual match, a Taft player leaped into the
air, whipping the tennis ball across the court
and bystanders were sure that the round
would be a loss for the Mustangs but Koewler
dove, contorting his body at a strange angle
to hit the ball swiftly across the court, pleasantly surprising all of the fans .
In addition to Koewler, Noah Asimow,
Adv. 308, and Alejandro Ballesteros, Adv.
504, felt that Matthew Potok, Adv. 202, deserved recognition for his performance at the
qualifying match.“I am extremely proud of
my team and feel like we all put forth a good
amount of effort, especially Potok, or as we
like to call him, “Mother Poland,” Ballesteros
said. “This is due to the fact that he is one of
the players who works the hardest.”
Aside from the excitement of defeating
the skilled Taft Eagles, Northside players
were looking forward to the May 12 Team
City Championships. However, as of May
30, Northside has not yet competed against
Whitney Young for the title.
“There is a discrepancy as to whether
Whitney Young has a full junior varsity team
or not,” Northside tennis coach, Alexander
Hughes, said. “Now that they want to play
for the championships, we are willing to participate, but we want to play fairly. They think
they’re nickel slick, but I’ve got their penny
change.”
For two weeks, Coach Hughes has attempted to contact the head of sports administration but has not received any returning
phone calls. As the team waits for a response,
by Sarah Capungan
Jonathon Koewler, Adv. 304, hits. | SYLVIA WTORKOWSKI
it organizes team activities and practices to
remain prepared for any upcoming matches
or the championship itself in order to assure
a successful end to the season.
Mustangs trample Jones on Senior Day
Northside women’s
varsity soccer shines,
crushes Jones 6-0
by Andrew Hague
The Mustangs’ soccer team seniors
made sure to enjoy their last time wearing
maroon and white on the soccer field on
May 11 by shutting out Jones College Prep
6-0. It was a sunny and cool day outside as
alumni and parents came to watch Victoria
Andrade, Adv. 200, Jennifer Tee, Adv. 206,
Jennifer Arista, Adv. 202, Qing Hu, Adv.
206, Maura Illing, Adv. 200, Karly Raber,
Adv. 205, Kim Truong, Adv. 204, and Bridget O’Brien, Adv. 203, finish their Northside
soccer careers.
“We played one of the best games of our
season,” Andrade said. “It was a real nice for
us seniors to end our time at Northside with
a big win.”
After a brief introduction of each senior player by coach Robert Albritton, math
department, both teams took the field. The
Mustangs opened strong by maintaining
possession of the ball for the majority of the
first half. Andrade was noticeably dominant
on the field as a midfielder, often being the
only Northside player who took an opportunity to take a shot on goal when she had
the chance. The Mustangs seemed reluctant
to take any shots that were any longer than
15 feet from the goal. It was not until Bella
Manobianco, Adv. 507, found an opening in
Jones’s defense that there was a goal, which
left Northside up 1-0 at the end of the half.
In the second half the girls really picked
up their pace in the game, as their intensity
raised and kept up against Jones’ increasing pressure. Soon, the Mustangs started
to make the game look easy, as Andrade and
Raber each scored, putting Northside up 3-0
early into the half.
“Throughout the second half, we picked
up our offense,” Raber said. “We really wanted to not let up and keep up the pressure.”
Jones lacked any offensive punch as
Truong and the Northside sweepers were
left alone in the backfield for most of the
game watching their offensive, led by Andrade’s second goal to bring the score up to
4-0, taking apart the brittle Jones’ defense.
Nora O’Brien, Adv. 406, was set up in a perfect position in the box to receive a welltimed pass from Raber and score, leading to
a 5-0 lead. O’Brien scored once more to end
the game at 6-0.
“It was sad to see the season and our
time at Northside end, but it was great to
go down with a victory,” Andrade said as she
walked off the field.
Northside ended the match with happy
seniors who walked off the field in tears and
cheers, carrying homemade cupcakes from
fans as the group ended their time playing
at their high school.
Jennifer Tee, Adv. 206, kicks the ball while a player from Jones approaches. | ANDREW HAGUE
This year, Northside’s Women’s Track and
Field Team has earned more awards than any
Northside team in history. On May 18, the
Women’s Track Team traveled to Charleston,
Illinois for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Track and Field State Championships after their victory at sectionals. Several
teams from around Illinois were present at
the weekend long meet, which took place at
Eastern Illinois University.
“I was really nervous because for awhile
we were scared that we would be way out of
our league, and the girls at the meet were
so amazing at running,” Women’s Track and
Field Captain Lisa Wendt, Adv. 203, said. “It
was a really fun experience though.”
Although individual Northside athletes
have achieved athletic merit in the past, the
Women’s Track and Field Team’s victory at
Sectionals marked the first time any Northside sport won an IHSA Sectional title as a
whole. Of the 18 athletes that competed in
Sectionals, 15 qualified for State.
“My proudest moment this season was
watching the girls’ track team win the sectional championship and qualifying for the
state championship,” Jose Nebrida, one of
the women’s track and field coaches, said.
“I’m so very proud of these fifteen athletes.”
Along with the team’s overall successes,
several individual school records were also
broken. All record breakers were commemorated with a watermelon and a plaque at the
annual Track and Field banquet at the East
Bank Club. In the 4x200 meter relay, Aliyah
Jervier, Adv. 402, Deja Lindsey, Adv. 406,
Michelle Chojnacki, Adv. 501, and Kristin
Wojcik, Adv. 404 broke a school record with
their time of 1: 52.70.
Madison Weatherly, Adv. 501, also broke
a school record in the 1600 meter run with a
time of 5:34.92. She became the fifth fastest
freshman mile runner in Illinois. Teammate
Mary Coomes, Adv. 403, ran the 1600 meter
run with a time of 5:41.29, making her the
tenth fastest sophomore mile runner in Illinois.
“This season was a success because the
track and field athletes and their coaches were
quite motivated to win,” Coach Nebrida said.
“Everyone worked and played hard this year.”
Along with record breakers and other notables, the captains for next year’s team were
also announced at banquet. The captains for
the women’s team will be Coomes, Claire
Sheib-Feeley, Adv. 300, Taylor Provax, Adv.
307, and Golda Kaplan, Adv. 308.
This year’s season has set the standard
high for seasons to come. Since only two
members of the team will be graduating this
year, the rest of the team is likely to return
and attempt to improve their best scores.
Several underclassmen on both the State and
Sectional teams were awarded varsity letters
at the banquet for scoring varsity points at
their meets.
“Through consistent practice, perseverance, passion and the pursuit of perfection on
both coaches and athletes, success will again
prevail,” Coach Nebrida said.
12
Sports • June 2012 • The Hoof Beat
Bump, Spike, Miss
Men’s Varsity
Volleyball
Team misses
a chance for City
byAndriana Mitrakos
On Tuesday May 7, Northside’s Varsity
Men’s Volleyball Team, took on AGSCI, in a
head-to-head match on Northside’s courts
for a chance at the city title.
“The game was really important to the
team,” Chad Massura, middle blocker, Adv.
302 said. “Had we won, we would have continued on to play against other teams for the
city title, but because we lost, we were out of
the tournament [for city].”
Warm-up for the Men’s Varsity Volleyball
Team began around 5:15 p.m., after a junior
varsity game. Fifteen minutes later, Justice
Reed, Adv. 206, Danny Washelesky, Adv. 301,
Umair Hamid, Adv. 304, Chad Massura, Adv.
302, Adam Garlewicz, Adv. 307, and Niko
Nodal, Adv. 201, took the court and opened
the game.
The opposing team served first, but
Northside managed to receive the first point
of the game after the opponents failed to
save a spike. After securing the second point,
AGSCI picked up and scored the next five
points. As the game carried on, the teams
edged closer to a tie, and with a missed serve
from AGSCI, the teams were tied 7-7. Northside began to drag behind, until a spike put us
only one point behind AGSCI with a score of
9 -10 fifteen minutes into the game.
The game continued as AGSCI gained
seven points in a matter of minutes, while
Northside secured only three, bringing the
score to 12-17, before calling time. When the
game resumed, Northside secured five consecutive points, bringing the score to 17-17.
After calling time out the Mustangs began to
rake in the points, but as soon as they saw
the end of the tunnel, the game took a sharp
turn, and the tables turned again. Northside
managed to pull into focus and win the first
match with a spike by Reed, bringing the final
score to 25-22.
The next match began promptly at 6:00
p.m. after the teams switched sides of the
court. The game began well as both teams
secured points, but when the score reached
7-10, Northside began to fall behind. AGSCIs
picked up the game and scored consecutively
until the score reached 8-14 and Northside
called time. Soon after Northside was lagging
behind AGSCI 16-24, and one more point
would cost Northside the game. Reed spiked
and secured a point, after a few tosses back
and forth, beginning the consecutive win of
five points that brought Northside back into
the game, and reopened the possibility of a
win. However, this time AGSCI secured the
win with a final spike, setting the score to 2125.
“I think we were well prepared and could
have won the game but some errors were
made at critical times and AGSCI, which was
equal with us in terms of talent, was able to
take the game,” Massura said.
The game was now going to be determined by a third match to see who would secure the overall win, and move onto other city
competitions.
Northside won the first point from
Nodal’s serve, opening with a positive attitude. The game continued naturally, with
Senior Sweep
Chad Massura, Adv. 302, spikes. | ANDRIANA MITRAKOS
both teams winning points. Then, consecutive losses to AGSCI brought the score to 6-7
before a touch of the net gave Northside a
point to tie 7-7. Northside began to lag behind AGSCI after this tie, but came back up
reaching another tie at 14-14 before calling
another break. Three consecutive points were
score by AGSCI and time was called again.
After this, Northside managed to pull back
into the game and get the score up to 2024. This was a critical time in the game. One
more point for the opponents, and Northside
would be out of the city playoffs. A spike by
AGSCI swayed the game in their favor. The
final game ended with a score of 21-25, as the
AGSCI took the win and secured a position in
the future city playoffs.
“I was quite disappointed with the loss,”
Massura said. “It was the first time a team
from Northside had lost in the first round
of city playoffs and I felt that we could have
done considerably better.”
Women’s lacrosse versus Fenwick at State
by Chris Ceisel
On Tuesday May 15, the Varsity Women’s lacrosse team lost a home game to Fenwick 3-8. Fenwick came out at the beginning
of the game ready to play, and controlled the
ball almost the entire first half. They had the
ball on offense and this allowed Fenwick to
score goal after goal. It started to look like
the game would be a blowout going into halftime, as Fenwick was leading 7-0, and Northside looked beat physically and mentally.
Then something clicked in those girls’
heads. This was the last half of lacrosse a lot
of the girls would play, and they didn’t want
it to end badly.
“We let them score a lot in the first half,”
Senior Kacie O’Connell, Adv. 204, said. “But
we got together during half time and decided
as a team we weren’t going to take this loss
like we were during in the first half. So we
came out and caused some turnovers and
beat them in the second half 3-1.”
The difference between the first half and
the second half was ball control. The first half
Northside couldn’t even get a lot of shots on
goal, but when they had the ball on offense
they got to take a lot more shots and were
able to score more goals.
The goalie for Fenwick was very good,
and although she let three goals in during the
second half, she stopped a lot of goals, and
helped maintain the lead they had. Northside could have gotten a lot closer and maybe
even had a chance to win the game in the second half if the goalie for Fenwick was a little
worse.
“The goalie for the other team was really
tough,” Maddie Psenka, Adv. 308, said. “It
was hard to get the ball around her, and we
were having a lot of trouble scoring on her.”
Northside had the ball on offense in
the start of the second half, but it seemed
like whatever they did they couldn’t score.
Then Ninajasmine Malapit, Adv. 306, got the
ball on a fast break, and she made the other
team appear to be running in slow motion
because of her speed and lateral quickness.
She wove her way in and out and around the
other team, and before the defense could do
anything she was at the goal ready to score.
She managed to fake out the goalie and score
Northside’s first goal.
O’Connell had a great play in the middle
of the second half to spark the dominating performance Northside displayed in the
second half. Fenwick seemed to be gaining
some momentum, stopping Northside pretty
regularly, and were starting to move the ball
back on offense when O’Connell perfectly intercepted a pass, and raced downfield towards
the goal. She sliced between two defenders,
cut back in a slightly different direction to get
by a third, and then shot the ball at the goalie.
Her stick had been stopped midway through
her shot by a defender, but the ball still managed to escape and go in the right direction.
The goalie looked like she would easily stop
it, but the ball managed to bounce under her
stick, and O’Connell scored the second goal to
secure the momentum for Northside in the
second half.
“She was on a mission,” Senior Jessica
Tang, Adv. 204, said. “As soon as she stole the
ball she was gone. She was already past a lot
of the other team because they were running
in the other direction when it happened, and
they just couldn’t get back in time to help on
defense. She knew exactly what to do with it
as soon as she got the ball and we all pretty
much knew she was going to score.”
Megan Kerstein, Adv. 304, came through
with a great shot. Northside was passing the
ball well and getting good looks, but nobody
seemed to be able to score. Kerstein got a
great pass, and used a precise shot and got
the ball past the goalie to score Northside’s
third and final goal.
Although they lost the game they felt
good about how the season went. They lost
the state playoff game last year 20-2 to the
state champions, so they felt like they did
a lot better this year. This was a strong end
to the season, and although they’re going to
miss a lot of the seniors next year, the underclassmen are strong and look to pick up next
season where they left off this season.
Maddie Psenka, Adv. 308, faces a player. | CHRIS CEISEL
by Calum Blackshaw
The sun shone on the field in Rogers Park
on Wednesday, May 9, while Northside Men’s
Varsity Baseball Team set it up for their game
against Mather. The original game date set
two days earlier was canceled due to weather.
But the clear weather on that day made for
excellent conditions for a Senior Day win of
9-6.
Northside began to set up in the northeast field of Rogers Park at 3:30. The makeup
was set as a Mustang home game, rather than
the away game initially meant for that Monday. Mr. Bill Miller, the facilities manager at
Northside, set up a speaker system for the
team’s warm-up which played Thunderstruck
Radio from Pandora, with songs like AC/DC’s
‘Shoot to Thrill’ and Aerosmith’s ‘Sweet Emotion.”
At the start time for the game, Northside parents and team members gathered on
the field to congratulate five of the six senior
players in varsity baseball: Sam Miller, Adv.
208, Tyler Sauter, Adv.200, Ian Reeves, Adv.
207, Michael McMannon, Adv. 200, and Clint
Tres, Adv. 202. Fabian Lara, Adv. 206, was
absent.
Reeves was the starting pitcher for the
Mustangs. He walked the first player and
struck out the next two. He then gave up a
home run to the fourth batter and Mather
scored an early lead resulting in 0-2. In the
Mustangs half of the first inning, Zen Iwankiw, Adv. 400, singled, then stole second and
made an attempt to steal third that ended
with an out. Miller hit a double, followed by
a walk by Tres. McMannon singled, and Tres
took second base as Miller ran home to bring
the score for 1-2 in Mather’s favor at the end
of the first inning.
In the second, two Mather batters went
out, followed by a walk and an out at first
made as Reeves ran from the pitcher’s mound
to tag the runner. Northside’s AJ Janowski,
Adv. 502, singled, followed by a single by
Reeves and a walk by Iwankiw. Janowski
made it home with a hit by Miller, and a big
hit by Tres brought in two more runs for a
lead by the Mustangs, 4-2. Arron Kruze, Adv.
403, got out with a sacrifice run batted in
(RBI) as Miller scored a fifth run.
The next inning went with no runs in
by either team; in the fourth inning, Mather
loaded up the bases and made one run. For
the Mustangs, Miller singled and made a
steal, Tres walked to first, and both ran it
on McMannon‘s triple. Kruze made a single,
allowing McMannon to score for an inning
wrap-up of 8-3 Mustangs.
In the fifth inning, Malcolm Grba, Adv.
508, began pitching relief, allowing three
walks and three outs. Wyatt Grillo, Adv. 507,
batted in place of Reeves. He singled, followed by an out by Miller, and a single by Tres
was the last on-base hit Northside made in
the fifth.
Sauter pitched for the sixth, allowing
two walks, and then followed by a single that
gave Mather a run. The fourth Mather batter hit a sacrifice fly that scored a run; Grillo
caught the hit in centerfield, and threw to
second base for a double play. The fifth hitter
walked and a double by the sixth batter gave
Mather its sixth run. Northside was on-edge
and looked to get some runs in to keep the
lead. McMannon and Kruze got out, and Cooper Tonachel, Adv. 300, stepped up for Grba.
He made a double after a missed catch by the
pitcher and then stole third. Sauter doubled
and brought Tonachel in for a score of 9-6.
In the final inning, McMannon pitched, and
pitched three strikeouts for a Mustang win.

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