February 2013 - Lakeview Local Schools

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February 2013
Issue 6 Vol. 51
Bulldog
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Lakeview High School
300 Hillman Drive
Cortland, OH 44410
(330)-637-4921
Boy Scouts of America postpone vote on ban of homosexuals
By Michaella Radich
Layout Editor
Inside:
2
News
LHS administration
considers schedule changes
for performing arts classes.
3
People
LHS teacher Elaine
Morgan discusses her
participation in a musical
production company.
10
Entertainment
LHS student reviews new
movie Zero Dark Thirty.
Features
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The Boy Scouts of America
has postponed the vote on
lifting the ban on gays as Scouts
or troop leaders. The decision,
originally to be made by Feb 13,
is expected to be announced
by the week of May
20. The BSA’s
National
Council,
comprised
of
nearly
1,400 voters,
concluded
that
due
to
the
complexity of the
issue, they needed
more time to reach a
settlement.
Last summer, the BSA
confirmed its traditional
policy,
preventing
openly
homosexual individuals from
participating in the organization.
Earlier this month, however,
the BSA announced that it was
reconsidering the ban, ruled a
legal expression of free speech
by a private organization by
the Supreme Court in 2000.
The proposed lifting of the ban
would allow local scout units to
decide upon membership rules
for themselves.
Supporters of the ban fear
that disposing of the original
President Obama’s 2013
inauguration day falls on Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Sports
LHS senior Nick Preston
competed at the OHSAA
district meet for the fourth
straight year.
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Opinion
LHS students debate
whether women should
be allowed to fight on the
front lines of battle.
Owls are the only birds who
can see the color blue.
said,
“ T h e
issue is not
whether the scouts
themselves
openly
consider themselves gay.” For
Barker, he said “The problem
comes in when scout leaders
are homosexuals.” Barker said
he is concerned for “obvious
reasons,” but did not elaborate.
He said he hopes the BSA vote
does not result in the ban’s
lifting. Barker said, “It would
be best to keep it [the BSA] as it
is.”
Those in support of a new
policy for the BSA say that more
“A lot of moral positions we have held for so long are
begininning to change.”
-- Pastor of the Cortland Trinity Baptist Church Dan Barker
steps should be taken to further
the progress for homosexuals
within the BSA organization.
While the two sides have
differing opinions, both agree
that with the dwindling number
of boys in uniform every year,
the BSA needs to find a way to
reach out to today’s youth. The
Human Rights Campaign, a
major gay-rights group, warned
the BSA that they would lose
points in an annual “equality
index” should they continue
to allow troops to exclude
homosexual members and
volunteers.
Supporters of the ban’s
removal claimed that “allowing
gay scouts and troop leaders will
become an enriching element of
the scouting experience going
forward” (NY Times).
The issue of gay-rights within
the BSA is similar to decisions
recently made in the Pentagon.
U.S. officials, in a press
conference with the Associated
Press, announced that “The
military is poised to extend
some benefits to same-sex
partners of service members”
(NPR). This move comes two
years after the repeal of the
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
After the policy was repealed,
gay, lesbian, and homosexual
military personnel no longer had
to hide their sexual orientation,
but their same-sex partners did
not receive any benefits from
the U.S. Government. Secretary
of Defense Leon Panetta has
not yet decided exactly which
benefits will be extended
same-sex partners of military
personnel, but the Pentagon is
likely to offer partners access
to on-base amenities, as well as
some health care and welfare
benefits. Many spousal military
benefits will remain exclusive
to heterosexual partners for
now, because The Defense of
Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibits
the government from providing
certain benefits, like survivor
benefits, to homosexuals.
As both the U.S. Military
and Boy Scouts of America
organization move to further
gay-rights, the divide may grow
wider between moderates and
conservatives in the U.S.
Anonymous hacks government websites
By Michael Krafft
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BSA guideline will guarantee a
withdrawal of donations from
conservative church-sponsored
groups, as 70% of scout units are
backed by a religiousbased group.
Pastor Dan Barker
(Cortland Trinity
Baptist Church)
Sports Editor
O
n Jan. 26, 2013, the
“hacktivist” group Anonymous,
famous for its actions against
the Westboro Baptist Church
and the football players accused
of rape at Steubenville High
School, hacked the website of the
U.S. Sentencing Commission,
a government website and
organization. While they did
not steal much information,
they hacked the site to honor the
late creator of Reddit and hacker
Aaron Swartz, who committed
suicide while facing up to thirty
years in prison for charges that
he illegally downloaded millions
of academic articles. Swartz, a
well-known internet activist,
had accessed the documents
and released them to the public
without permission from the
authors or MIT, the place from
which he accessed them.
Anonymous has used radical
tactics throughout its existence
to gain awareness for issues it
deems important. While it has
been criticized for delving too
deeply into private information,
Anonymous continues to act
as a vigilante, working against
the government in many
situations. The U.S. Sentencing
Commission’s
website
displayed a short video from
Anonymous, threatening
the U.S. government
while stating that Swartz’
death could have been
stopped. The website
was chosen symbolically
because of the large
number of penalties the
Sentencing Commission
planned to hand down
to Swartz if he was
convicted of his crimes.
Anonymous is also
reported
to
have
hacked the U.S. Federal
Reserve
during
the
Super Bowl on Feb. 3. The
group compromised four
thousand bankers’ credentials
as part of Operation Last
Resort, an operation started to
gain awareness for hackers’
rights in response to Swartz’
trial and suicide (abc.com).
While Anonymous did not steal
any of the trillions of dollars
the Federal Reserve deals with
every day, they showed the
government and country that
they are capable of anything
and are not afraid of the federal
government. The group, using
t
h
e
handle @
OpLastResort, jokingly tweeted
following the hack, “Now we
have your attention America:
Anonymous
Super
Bowl
commercial 4k banker dox via
the FED.” The Federal Reserve
issued a response to the hack,
stating via a spokesperson,
“The Federal Reserve
System is aware that
information
was
obtained by exploiting
a
temporary
vulnerability
in
a website vendor
product. The exposure
was fixed shortly after
discovery and is no
longer an issue” (abc.
com).
The
federal
government
has
expressed
worry
over the hacks by
Anonymous.
The
House Oversight and
Government
Reform
Committee
has
called
Attorney
General
Eric
Holder to ask how the Justice
Department handled the case
against Aaron Swartz. The
Justice Department agreed to
disclose information to the
committee but no date has been
set for this procedure.
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The Bulldog Bulletin
News
Lakeview changes performing arts program
to make room for college readiness prep
Upcoming Events at
Lakeview High School
Feb. 28- LHS & Eighth Grade
Band Concert
Mar. 11- OGT Reading Exam
Mar. 12- OGT Mathematics
Exam
Mar. 13- OGT Writing Exam
Mar. 14- OGT Science Exam
Mar. 15- OGT Social Studies
Exam
Mar. 15/16- OMEA District
Contest
Mar. 29 to Apr. 5- Spring
Break
Mar. 30- First varisty and
junior varisty
baseball games
& first varsity
and junior varsity
softball games
By Casey Boldt
Fundraising Manager
C
hanging the schedule for the
performing arts programs at Lakeview
High School is being considered.
Richard Stevens, LHS Principal, said,
“This is just a proposal we have made,
not a definite plan.” The proposal
intends to give students more choices in
academics.
If the proposal is implemented,
performing arts classes currently held
during fifth period would be broken into
two 45-minute classes. Concert band
and symphonic band would be moved
into two different 45-minute classes,
separating the two bands. The choir
programs would remain as they are with
only the periods shortened.
Splitting concert and symphonic into
two periods would give the students
more sections of academics to fill. Also,
shortening fifth period would allow
Stevens to add in more courses that
will help students excel in their studies.
The school has not been able to offer
students the options needed because of
the schedule of band and choir.
“Performing arts are very important,
but, at the same time, I have a larger job to
get students college and career ready.
We want to balance out
and maintain the
integrity of the
LHS
program,”
said Stevens.
Since LHS will
transition away from the
five-test OGTs to the ten
PARCC (Partnership
for
Assessment
of
Readiness
of
College
and
Careers)
assessments and
exams, Stevens
said he wants to
make sure that
his students are
going to be ready for
any challenge they may face i
n
college.
“If a student fails an end of the year
exam, they fail the course. We want
to find a place during the school day
to recover that credit,” said Stevens.
The hour-and-a half long fifth period
available currently would be
altered, leaving only two
lunches. The extra time
would then be added
at the end of the day
as an eighth period
“prep class.” This class
would be used as a college
writing preparation class or
another educational class,
said Stevens.
Practices for marching
band will be held after
school or during the day in the
summer time. The practices after
school will take place two days a
week with a practice every Friday.
The band will attend band camp
before athletics start up in the summer.
When the band returns, its practices will
be scheduled during the week. Athletic
teams will have to schedule practices
around those times, Stevens said.
The Bulldog Bulletin Staff 2011-2012
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Co-Editors
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Morgan Sims
Valerie Szabo
Jayna Szwedko
Taylor Waid
Cassie Welsh
Shayla Williamson
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February 2013
People
Students waltz into
new hobby
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‘All that jazz’
LHS teacher participates in
production company
By Shayla Williamson
and feathered dresses for costumes”
said Aryes. Recently, they have been
Reporter
learning the Cha Cha for an upcoming
akeview High School Junior, Carrie dance recital in June. Ayres stated she
Ayres, and Senior Noah Bontrager, have recommends ballroom dancing to others
recently embarked on a new hobby: because dancing is fun and a great way
learning how to ballroom dance. The two to spend time with special others.
Philips, who has been dancing since her
are taught by dance instructor, Jen, at
mother
signed her up in kindergarten,
The Beat of Ohio in Champion, Ohio and
were introduced to ballroom dancing by said, “I mentioned ballroom dancing to
Carrie because I thought it would be a
LHS Junior, Ashlan Philips.
After being introduced to the idea of fun thing to do as friends.” Philips said
ballroom dancing, Ayres asked Bontrager she has taken every kind of dance from
to join. Prior to agreeing the dance with ballroom to tap, jazz, baton, and many
Philips and Bontrager, Ayres had taken other dance types. The twelve-year
a few ballroom classes with her dad in dancer said she enjoys dancing and said
ninth grade, which she said were an it is “well worth the twisted ankles and
opportunity to “have fun and spend time blisters from dancing in heels.” When
asked what her favorite dance move is,
together.”
Ayres said, “We were both reluctant at Philips said, “No move in particular, but
first. I’m clumsy, and Noah thought he I love swing!” Philips said it isn’t hard to
would be the only guy there. Plus, we incorporate dance into her schedule as
both could not dance until now.” Ayres she only dances for about an hour once
described their first experience as a “great a week.
The Beat of Ohio not only offers
laugh and really fun.” Like Philips, Aryes
and Bontrager dance every Wednesday. ballroom dance classes but also jazz, tap,
Of the types of ballroom dancing, Ayres ballet, hip-hop for boys and girls, cheer,
lyrical,
and
baton classes
also. Anyone
eighteen
m o n t h s
and up can
register with
a membership
fee of $25.00
individual
or
$35.00
per
family.
With
this
membership,
individuals
are able to
enter into any
type of dance,
receive private
instruction,
and participate
Williamson
in
all
performances,
LHS students, Ashlan Philips (back left) and Carrie Aryes (middle),
e v e n t s ,
practice a routine for a recital in June.
intensives,
activities,
and
receive
discounts when available.
and Philips love swing dancing.
The Beat of Ohio offers group balrrom
Ayres said, “After June, we are most
likely done dancing until next season dance classes every Mon., Tues., Wed.,
while Noah goes off to college.” Ayres and Fri. The dance studio websites tells
said she hopes they continue to dance what style of dance will be taught for
as she said she would love to. Though each day. Each class is $5 and brining a
she described them as both decent at partner is not needed. Private lessons
dancing, Aryes said she “is clumsy in are also offered at a price of $10 for a
heals and Noah cannot remember the half hour practice. Private lessons need
routine.” Aryes and Bontrager have used to be schedueld. Private lessons need to
ballroom dancing as a way to have fun be scheduled, while group lessons can be
and spend time together and have not joined.The Beat of Ohio is located at 240
Marshall Avenue in East Warren, Ohio
entered into any dance competitions.
In their class, “Noah wears a sparkly tie and can be reached at 330-847-7113.
and dress clothes, while girls wear heals,
L
By Natalie Super
Layout Editor
L
akeview High School math teacher
Elaine Morgan takes her talents to
the stage participating in a non-profit
musical production company called the
Trumbull Senior Production Company
(T.S.P.C.) formed in 2009. The company
spring as well as “mini shows throughout
the year for company Christmas parties,
retiree’s luncheons, etc.”
This year, their annual show will debut
at Champion High School on June 1 at
7:00 p.m. and June 2 at 1:00 p.m. This
is the third year their performance has
been held at Champion High School;
however, four years ago, their show
Elaine Morgan
(left, top left
and bottom,
middle) dances
tap and jazz in
the Trumbull
Senior
Production
Company,
performing in
the local area.
is under the
direction of Jason
Burgermyer.
Morgan,
a
member of the
group
since
Feb. of 2009,
is a dancer in
the
company,
dancing
both
tap and jazz.
While
she
enjoys spending
time
dancing
these
days,
Morgan
said,
as a child, she
never enrolled in formal dance lessons.
However, she started to attend Jazzercise
in 1985 and continued with it just up
until 2011 due to the local instructor’s
retiring.
The local company, located on Parkman
Road in Warren, is a place full of talented
entertainers including singers, dancers,
actors, and ventriloquists who have
a love for performing. T.S.P.C. allows
people to have fun doing what they love
while enriching their lives and health .
The director of the group, Burgermyer,
who has 25 years of experience with the
theater and choreography, previously
produced for the Warren SCOPE Follies,
a performance group, whose proceeds
benefitted
programs
for
seniors.
Burgermyer then moved on to directing
the T.S.P.C. (Vindy.com).
Morgan said the company meets once
a week to rehearse and practice. The
company puts on an annual show in the
submitted
occurred at LHS. Their shows include
dancing, signing, acting, and many other
entertaining aspects.
Morgan said what she loves most about
dancing is the “sound of the taps” as well
as the “show music.” She also greatly
enjoys her time spent with the people of
the company because she has so much
fun being a part of the group. “We have a
great time together,” said Morgan.
Morgan also wanted to share with
students that the Trumbull Senior
Production Company has a $1000
scholarship, S.T.A.R. (senior theater arts
award), for any graduating senior who
will be attending college to major in
performing arts, such as music, theater,
or dance, in the fall. Any Trumbull
County student may apply. Students can
get applications for the scholarship in the
guidance office.
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Senior Spotlight
Jennifer Gearhart
What are your nicknames?
Jen, J-Fer
Who are your best friends?
Alex King, Haley Ball, Skye Hanek,
Sara Andrews, Sarah Daniels, Taylor
Ellsworth, Tim Horrman..and the rest
you know who you are :)
Who are your favorite underclassmen?
Katie Boggess, Baby Jay, Darby, My
Squad, and I guess Nick Durst :P
Who is your favorite teacher?
Mr. Sensabaugh and Mr.Shanower
What quote do you live by?
“Being happy doesn’t mean everything
is perfect it just means that you decide
to look beyond the imperfections.”
What is your theme song?
Pretty Girl Rock-Keri Hilson
Who is your favorite band/
singer?
Nicki Minaj
What is your favorite movie?
Drumline
What is your favorite t.v.
show?
“Big Bang Theory”
Who is your favorite actor/
actress?
Chad Michael Murry
What was your funniest high
school moment?
Drool Strap… haha :)
If you could have any super
power, what would it be?
To fly, so I could just fly
anywhere I want.
What is your dream job?
Pediatric nurse at Akron
Children’s Hospital
If you were a chess piece,
which would you be?
Queen
What is something interesting about
yourself no one knows about?
I danced for 12 years
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Hopefully, married and maybe have
kids
What sports/clubs are you in?
Band
What is the dumbest piece of trivial
information that you know?
Americans eat on average 18 acres
worth pizza every day.
If your life were a board game, which
would it be?
Candy Land
Brandon Bensing
B-ran, Bensing, Quad Bs, Bull Moose,
Ham Tree
Schmitt, Bubba, AJ, Jake, Nussle, Harris,
Groff, Brittni, Kristin, Alyson
D-BRO, Whitters, Tom, Macy, Alli, Calli,
Doc, Journey, Emma, Tyler, Angelo, Vine
Miss Bucko
“Live like you are dying”
Who is your favorite band/singer?
Kid Ink and Childish Gambino
Horrible Bosses
Who is your favorite actor/actress?
LIAM NEESON
Who is your dream date?
Meghan Fox <3
If you were any animal,
what would you be and
why?
A shark, because who is
going to mess with a shark?
If you could have any super
power, what would it be?
To fly, so I could fly to
Chipotle whenever I
wanted.
What is your dream pet?
Husky
What is something
interesting about yourself
no one knows about?
I’m secretly Channing
Tatum
Who would you rather be
Mario or Luigi, why?
Luigi because Peach is
fineeeee
In the future if you have
any children what would
you want their names to be?
Boy: Brad or Colin
Girl: Jessica
Where do you see yourself in 10
years?
Owning my own wellness center in
the Carolinas
Varsity basketball and football,
NHS, Beta Club, and Principal
Advisory
Have you ever been arrested?
Explain.
No, I’m good boy :)
What’s your biggest
accomplishment/achievement?
4-year letterman in basketball
What is the dumbest piece of
trivial information that you know?
That Santa Clause isn’t real :(
Trevor Watson
What is your favorite class?
5th period study hall with Mrs. Bucko
and Kristin
What is your favorite hobby?
Lifting
If you play a sport, what is your
favorite part of your favorite sport?
Game day
What do you plan to do after high
school?
Go to college and then join the Marines
What is your best memory of high
school?
The whole summer of 2012
What kind of music is on your iPod?
Country and rock
How many children would you like to
have in the future?
4 or 5
How would you describe
your perfect day?
Wake up, no school, and go
do something stupid with
Groff
If you could be the best at
one thing, what would you
choose?
Football
As a child, what was your
biggest fear?
Spending the night at my
friends’ houses (I was a big
baby)
If you had an unlimited
source of money, how would
you spend it?
Give it to the people that
deserve it and probably buy
a duramax and a muscle car
What are some things you
can’t live without?
Family and friends
How would you describe your dream
girl/guy?
Great sense of humor, great personality,
and someone who will act just as weird
as I do.
What is something that terrifies you
now?
Losing my friends or family
Was high school what you expected to
be?
Not really
Remember the Titans
Who is your favorite actor?
Vin Diesel
Who is a person you look up to?
My dad and my brothers
Sarah Estlack
Sare, Sarebear
Brittni Marino, Savanna Winch,
Alyssa Oaks, Alyssa Nicholas,
Sydney Stuber, and Emily Soles.
Who are your favorite
underclassmen?
My brother John Estlack, Angelo
Marino, Macy Ross, Michaela
Maus, and the rest of my
cheerleading girls!
Miss Bucko!!! I love her!
“Life is hard so treat it like
diamonds.”
What is your favorite t.v. show?
“Catfish”, “So You Think You Can
Dance”, and “Jersey Shore” (but it’s
over to my dismay -__-)
Jesse McCartney Omg.
If you were any animal, what
would you be and why?
A dolphin! Cause they’re
amazing- sharks ain’t got
nothing on dolphins.
Either to be a dancer in
Disney in the “Festival of the
Lion King” or to be a marine
biologist working at Sea World
with the dolphins.
If you were a chess piece,
which would you be?
I would pick a bishop--horses
are cool
A dolphin, obviously
Do you have or would you get
a tattoo? If so, of what?
Yes, I have the prayer of Jabez
tattooed on my right hip.
What is something interesting
about yourself no one knows
about?
I know how to knit and used to
take Japanese
In the future if you have any
children what would you want
their names to be?
Boy-Carter, Girl-Kilah
accomplishment/ achievement?
Getting an F in Precalc.
What is your favorite football
team?
Ravens…Ray Lewis <3
If your life were a board game,
which would it be?
Apples to Apples’ cause it’s
random and crazy!
February 2013
Senior Spotlight
Colin Eaton
Buck, Bucky, The Beast, The Werewolf
Adam Shortreed, Keith Hazel, Zach
Frasca, Lincoln Hall, Tim Hoffman,
Logan Hufstetler, Matt Grobosky, Nathan
Hanson, Alex Sims
Matt Jones, Robert McKay, Seth
Monroe, Josh Ascano, Sabrina Solis,
Alex Sinanovic, Javon Garrison, Chris
Hillier, Chris Shafer, Alyssa Lang, Kirstin
Sandford
Mr. Shan, Coach Z
“The saddest thing is wasted talent and
the choices that you make will shape
your life forever.” --A Bronx Tale
John Mayer
The Amazing Spiderman
What is your favorite tv show?
“The Walking Dead”
Roger Bumpass, the guy who plays
Squidward in “Spongebob Squarepants”
Haley Holbrook
What was your funniest high school
moment?
When Mr. Pav gave me $5 during
Spirit Week
If you could have any super power,
what would it be?
I’d want to shoot webs from my hands
like Spiderman
Something in law enforcement or the
military
Who would you rather be Mario or
Luigi, why?
Luigi, because he is awesome, and he’s
my favorite character in Super Smash
Brothers
In the future, if you have any children
what would you want their names to
be?
For a boy, Charlie, Jack, Eddie, or Jimmy
and for a girl, Sofia, Allie, Haley, or
Tiffany
Where do you see yourself in ten
years?
In the National Guard, and, hopefully,
I’m not dead
Drama club, Madrigals
What’s your biggest accomplishment/
achievement?
I got my Eagle Scout designation
What is your favorite football team?
The Pittsburgh Steelers
What was your favorite tv show as a
child?
“Hey, Arnold”
would it be?
The Walking Dead board game
Emily Yocum
Yocum, Em, Emmy
Lana, Laine, Natty Super, and Megan
Megan (Big Mac) Pasternak!
Turbo, Mr. Ruane, Mrs. Schlatt, Senor
“To be yourself in a world that
is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest
accomplishment.” --Ralph Waldo
Emerson
What is your favorite song?
Current: “Radioactive” by Imagine
Dragons/ All-time: “Wonderwall” by
Oasis
Eric Church
Tie between Dark Night and Finding
Nemo
What is your favorite TV show?
“Supernatural”
Jake Gyllenhaal
moment?
Going through the McDonalds drive
thru after a game with Lana and
Emma Rogers. A HUGE spider came
down right in front of my face. Let
your imagination do the rest.
Park ranger out in Montana
An owl
Do you have or would you get a
tattoo? If so, of what?
I would get one, just don’t know
what of
I can hold my breath for ten minutes
Soccer, Beta, Spanish club, Ski club
Have you ever been arrested?
Explain.
I was in a crazy police chase once
accomplishment/achievement?
Making the All-County Team for
soccer
Always gotta rep the O-H-I-O! Go
Bucks!
Besides books, what has been in
your locker the longest?
A bag of Skittles. Taste the rainbow.
What was your favorite tv show as
a child?
“Franklin” and “Bear in the Big Blue
House”
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Meghan Gregory
Meg
Alexa, Lizzy, Hannah, Carrie
Mackey Williams, Alayna O’Rourke,
Valerie Szabo, Beth Hayes, Courtney
Cook, Makayla Pushak, Gina Reese
Mr. Ruane
“All of our dreams can come true if we
have the courage to pursue them.” --Walt
Disney
Luke Bryan
Pitch Perfect
What is your favorite TV show?
“Full House”
Ashton Kutcher
If you were any animal, what would
you be and why?
Giraffe, because they’re so tall
Ashton Kutcher
Penguin
What is your favorite article of
clothing and why?
Hoodies, because they’re comfortable
Luigi, why?
Mario, because he’s so much cooler
than Luigi
If you have any children what would
you want their names to be?
Ashton or Christopher
Where do you see yourself in ten
years?
In another state working as
a radiologist
Band
achievement?
Passing Handrych’s class junior year
Ohio State and the Miami Dolphins
What is the dumbest piece of trivial
information you know?
Every time you lick a stamp you
consume 1/10 of a calorie
If you could be any Pokemon, which
would you be?
Pikachu
What was your favorite TV show as
a child?
“Boy Meets World”
would it be?
Jumanji, my life is pretty crazy
Compiled by:
Jayna Szwedko
and Taylor Waid
Erich Schmitt
The Big German, Germanator, The Big
Kraut, Schmitty, Big E
Alyson Zurawick, The REAL Friday
Night Crew, Kristin Palumbo, Jacqueline
Germano
Calli Anne Schmitt, Tyler Gilmore, Justin
Journey, Lauren Cassassa, Thommy, and
J-Pish
Anybody but Handrych
“Someone will judge you no matter
what you do, so do what makes you
happy.”
What is your theme song?
“I’m Here For a Good Time” by George
Strait
Kenny Chesney
Finding Nemo
What is your favorite tv show?
“Workaholics” and “Key and Peele”
Carrie Underwood
moment?
Jake Payton falling from the high dive
of about 35 feet at AJ’s pond and doing
a belly smacker
If you were any animal, what would
you be and why?
A peacock because I have an amazing
peacock call
A miniature giraffe
I have screws in my wrist
Luigi, why?
Luigi because even though Mario is the
main character, Luigi dominates him
in just about everything
What is in your pocket/purse right
now?
“I’ve got $20 in my pocket”
Football, basketball, senior class
treasurer, tassel flipper
achievement?
Leading a last second drive to win the
game against Poland with a broken
hand on my throwing arm
Brownies, #Believeland
What was your favorite TV show as a
child?
“Spongebob Squarepants”
6
Features
Local heroin outbreak
connected to Detroit
By Marisa Pesa
Graphics Editor
A
rea police recently determined that the
heightening presence of drugs and violence in
the Mahoning Valley allegedly originate in
Detroit, Michigan. In the past few years,
an increasing amount of local crimes,
specifically the roundups of heroin rings,
have been connected to the Michigan
area some 200 miles away. (wkbn.com)
In Detroit, drugs are easily accessible and
cheap. The city’s southwest side is inhabited
with rows of scorched houses, property
that has fallen victim to gang graffiti, and,
more specifically, a vacant three-story
building filled with marijuana. Detroit’s
drug abuse rate has surpassed the nation’s
average, totaling to about 9.5%. (wkbn.com)
The local area’s drug connection with
the 8-mile city seems to have begun in
New Castle, PA in February 2006 when
28 people from Detroit and Lawrence
County were arrested in a drug bust. It
was believed that two Detroit groups
were attempting to establish a monopoly
over the drug trade in New Castle before
local authorities intervened. (wkbn.com)
According to New Castle Police Chief
Robert Salem, Detroit drugs dealers come
to small towns such as New Castle and
Warren because there exists less competition
and smaller police departments.
When
interviewed by news station WKBN, Salem said
that Detroit dealers
can purchase an ounce of cocaine for $500 and make a large profit by selling the
same amount to small town customers for anywhere between $2,500 or $3,000.
Because at least two drug busts a month involve a Detroit connection, New
Castle’s police department has dedicated four full-time narcotic officers in
HEROIN FACTS:
order to help combat the problem.
In more recent news, Warren
resident Marco Dukes was murdered
in November of last year. Dale Hatch
-In it’s purest form, heroin is fine
and Derrick Peete, both of Detroit,
white powder.
were arrested for the crime. All three
men have extensive criminal records,
-Street names include smack, junk,
the most notable being the victim’s
brown sugar, horse,and black tar.
record of about 30 local arrests couple
-Heroin abuse may result in fatal
with lengthy prison stays. (wkbn.com)
overdose, spontaneous abortion,
With the use of drug abuse on the rise
HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
and the drugs’ origins indefinite, Valley
police forces have requested the help of
Information taken from Foundation
outside agencies and drug task forces.
for a Drug-Free’s website
“We have seen in some areas an
increased presence from Detroit and, some
areas, it’s more Chicago [while] some
areas, we are still trying to determine
where the drugs are coming from and
what’s going on,” said FBI agent John
Holloway, a member of the Mahoning
Valley Violent Crimes Task Force.
It is estimated that almost 80%
of the valley’s street crime is drug
related. The predominant drug in
the area is now heroin, an extremely
addictive opiate. According to the
national drug prevention program,
Above the Influence, almost onefourth of the people who try heroin
become completely dependent of the drug.
How do people find themselves mixed
up in the business? Many dealers say they
do not have a choice in the matter; they must do
what is needed in order to feed their families. Others,
however, sell solely for profit or the lifestyle. (wkbn.com)
-An estimated 9.2 million people in
the world use heroin.
Up and coming careers offer new majors to consider
Top Twenty- Five Fastest Growing
Occupations in Ohio (2008-2018)
By Vindy Perera
Managing Editor and News Editor
S
tudents who are still unsure about their futures should not “be afraid to go
in as undecided or exploratory majors,” said Ramey. “Talk to teachers, students,
guidance counselors, as many people as possible, and take exploratory classes.”
Many seniors struggle with the question how to spend the next four years of their
educational career in order to prepare for a lucrative career. Majors such as petroleum engineering, biomedical engineering, digital science, music recording technology, social media, and sports management are among the most popular well-paying careers today, said Lakeview High School guidance counselor, Jonathan Ramey.
The website Ohio Career Information System is a helpful tool for those struggling to find a career of interest. The site allows students to discover specifics about
careers such as the necessary education, job details, and median salaries in Ohio.
Also listed are Ohio schools that offer each occupation’s program of study, as well as several assessment tools, such as personality assessments and interest assessments, to determine possible occupations.
The site also allows students to determine the necessary salary in order to finance their dream lifestyle, to locate possible employers based on state, to create
a sample resume, financial aid options, along with links to other resources such
as the Ohio Department of Education College and Career Planning Resources.
1. Home Health Aides
2. Personal & Home Care
Aides
3. Network Systems &
Data Communication
Analysts
4. Skin Care Specialists
5. Athletic Trainers
6. Physician Assistants
7. Biochemist &
Biophysists
8. Physical Therapist
Assistants
9. Applications Computer
Software Engineers
10. Financial Examiners
11. Occuaptional Therepist
Assistants
12. Physical Therapist
Aides
13. Medical Assistants
14. Medical Scientists,
except Epidemiologists
15. Veterinary
Techologists &
Technicians
16. Veterinarians
17. Self-Enrichment
Education Teachers
18. Pharmacy Technicians
19. Dental Assistants
20. Dental Hygienists
21. Research Computer &
Information Scientists
22. Computer Software
Engineers of
Systems Software
23. Heating, AC &
Refrigeration
Mechanics &
Installers
24. Optometrists
25. Employment,
Recruitment &
Placement
Specialists
Information taken
from the Ohio
Department of Job
and
Family Services’
Occupational Trends
(2008-2018) pamphlet
February 2013
Features
The dream realized
7
Presidential inauguration highlights MLK, Jr. Day
Medgar Ever’s was assassinated in his
Mississippi driveway and on Martin
Editor-in-Chief
Luther King Jr. Day, both significant
This inauguration year, on Jan. 21, 2013, leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.
Barack Obama was sworn into office
This year’s inauguration was only the
for his second term as President of the second ever to fall on Martin Luther
United States, the first African American King Jr. Day. U.S. Representative John
to hold the position. President Obama Lewis said, “It’s almost like fate and
used one of Dr.
history coming
Martin Luther
together. If it
King,
Jr.’s
hadn’t been for
Bibles during
Martin Luther
his
second
King, Jr., there
inauguration.
would be no
His
wife
Barack Obama
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as president”
Obama is the
(oregonlive.
first
African
com).
American First
Bernice King,
Lady.
Dr.
King’s
Civil Rights
yo u n g e s t
a c t i v i s t
daughter,
Myrlie Everssaid that the
Williams,
coincidental
widow
of
falling of the
Medgar Evers,
two events on
delivered the
the same day
invocation
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at
President
observance
Obama’s 2013
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Martin
inauguration.
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Day], actually,
The monument celebrating Dr. King, carved out of because
inauguration
it
a “Stone of Hope,” stands 30-feet tall amidst two
fell nearly 50
heightens
“Mountains of Despair.”
years
after
p e o p l e ’s
By Jordyn Ting
awareness about the King holiday.” B.
King said, “I also think it gives some sort
of validation to the significant work that
my father made to this country, to this
world, in fact” (oregonlive.com).
The impact of such African American
leaders still resounds today as seen in
the newly built monument honoring
the Civil Rights work of Dr. King in
Washington D.C.
After being designed and developed
by the ROMA Design Group for several
years, the memorial was officially
dedicated by President Obama on Oct.
16, 2011 (archdaily.com).
This monument is the only one in the
National Mall that celebrates a person of
color and a non-president, showing the
importance of Dr. King’s legacy on not
only African Americans but also on all
American citizens.
The memorial consists on a 30-foot
statue of Dr. King carved as a “Stone of
Hope” in between two “Mountains of
Despair,” symbolizing a quote from his
“I have a Dream” speech at the March on
Washington in 1963 (washington.org).
The ROMA Design Group competed
against as many as 1,000 designers and
won an international design contest to
earn the honor (archdaily.com).
African Americans will recognize
the 50th anniversary of the March on
Washington in August of this year.
Eighth grade students created found
poems based on Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
A Dream
by: Natalie Gottfried & Sydney Palo
For his dream to become a reality-a dream
of equal rights,
of working together,
a dream,
to join hands as one-freedom from fear must ring
for Sandy Hook Elementary students,
for immigrants across the nation,
for inner city neighborhoods,
for girls in Afghanistan,
for women in the Middle East,
for citizens of the world.
By any change necessary.
Lakeview’s Valentine’s Day stories
“
Every year for Valentine’s Day,
my husband lets me pick out
what ever I want for
dinner. This year I picked hors
d’oeuvres and he started
preparing it last night.
“
“
”
-Carrie Schlatt, LHS staff member
I got a $25 gift card to
Chipotle for
Valentine’s Day!
”
-Brandon Bensing, LHS senior
“
Since I was a little kid, my
parents would make me, my
sister and my brother go on a
scavenger hunt on Valentine’s
Day. At the end of the
scavenger hunt, there would
be bags ofcandy. It has been a
tradition ever since.
Valentine’s Day, my
“For
boyfriend got me an edible
arrangement.”
-Michaella Radich, LHS senior
Since Valentine’s Day and my anniversary fall
close to the same date, I took my wife to Key
West on our 25th anniversary.
-Richard Stevens, LHS principal
”
”
-Nicholas Boldt, LHS freshman
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Features
By Jayna Szwedko
Reporter
Z
ero tolerance policies in
schools have become more strict
less tolerant. Zero tolerance
policies punish students and
teachers for infringement of
any school rule, whether drug
or alcohol use on school
grounds or the use
of a weapon,
such as a gun
or knife. Such
policies
are
implemented
at the school, district,
and state levels in order to
ensure students and faculty
that they are always safe.
While it is obvious that
school leaders should be
focused on the safety of
students and teachers,
zero tolerance policies
are not proving to be
succeeding in improving
schooly safety and behavior.
Zero tolerance policies have
been heavily criticized by the
Suspension of kindergartener sparks
zero tolerance policy controversy
media because of allegedly
unfair
punishments,
how
inflexible they are and how some
policies lack common sense.
Recently, for example, of
why zero tolerance policies
have been so profoundly
criticized is the suspension
suspended for ten days after
she caught an administrator’s
attention because she was
merely discussing with a fellow
classmate about “shooting
bubbles” with a small, Hello
Kitty automatic bubble gun
that
she
did
not
of a kindergartener last month.
According to ABC News, the
five year old girl was originally
have
possession
of at school. She
was forced to undertake
a
psychological
evaluation during her
suspension, which was
later reduced to two
days. The evaluation
concluded that the
girl had normal mental
health and was not a threat
to others around her, according
to ABC News.
Lakeview
High
School
assistant
principal
Larry
Herrholtz said, “There are
negative outcomes of zero
tolerance policies. Often, the
root of the problem needs
to be addressed. Although
adjustments
of
behavior
have
been enacted and
behavior has been
altered in school, out
of school behavior may
still be a problem. We go
one step further to address
the problem by bringing
in the student and his
or her parents and
figure out why the
bad behavior occurred
and to make sure it
doesn’t happen again.”
Excessive and unnecessary
suspensions and expulsions
often provide negative and
harmful outcomes. TheAmerican
Psychological
Association
concluded
that
available
evidence does not support the
use of zero tolerance policies
as defined and implemented,
that there is a need to revise
and adjust the policies, and
that the policies produce many
harmful consequences which
could make school “less safe”.
Herrholtz believes that policies
should stay the same.
Zero tolerance policies also
may discourage people from
reporting prohibited behavior,
for fear of losing relationships.
They may be unsuccessful in
the very purpose for which they
were formerly established.
On the other hand, publicizing
harsh and unfair punishments
to other students may scare
them enough to adapt them to
appropriate behavior, rather
than students resisting.
“The mere threat of Lakeview’s
policies effectively stops bad
behavior. When a student sees
the outcome of another student’s
bad behavior, he or she knows to
obey the rules. Common sense
most prevails over controversial
or weird situations,” said
Herrholtz.
2013 Grammy Awards show off talent
By Lauren Hennessy
photography editor
T
he Grammy Awards, the
most anticipated award show
in February, were broadcasted
on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. on the CBS
channel. The Awards brought
some of the biggest stars into the
spotlight and, as a result, made
this year’s Grammies’ audience
the second largest since 1993.
The 2013 Grammies was full
of excitement, from the several
live performances to the big
awards. The lineup for live
performances this year included
big names such as Justin
Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Ed
Sheeran, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Carrie
Underwood, Miranda Lambert,
and others. Swift opened with
an over-the-top performance
of her hit song “We Are Never
Getting Back Together.” Her
performance
channeled
a
Cirque du Soleil and Alice in
Wonderland theme with men
on stilts, rabbits, ballerinas, and
puppeteers covering the stage.
Other
noteworthy
performances of the night
were Justin Timberlake and
Bruno Mars with Sting. Justin
Timberlake made his return
to the music world with two
performances. His first song
was a duo with Jay-Z of “Suit
and Tie,” both artists donning
full suits with ties. Justin
then returned to the stage to
perform his song “Pusher Love”
broadcasted in black and white
like the Big Band Era. Bruno
Mars along with artist Sting took
the stage by storm, performing
Bruno’s song “Locked out of
Heaven” and covering The
Police’s “Walking on the Moon”.
The Grammies closed with
a performance by LL Cool J,
Chuck D, Travis Barker, Z-Trip
and Tom Morello.
Artists Mumford & Sons,
Gotye, and Fun. won big
awards at this year’s Grammies.
Mumford & Sons received the
award for “album of the year”
for their album “Babel.” Gotye
won two awards for his song
“Somebody That I Use to Know”
for “record of the year” and
“best duo/group performance”
for featuring artist Kimbra. Fun.
also walked away with two
large awards, their song “We are
Young” featuring artist Janelle
Monae won “song of the year”
and Fun. received the award for
“best new artist”.
Clips, pictures, and the
winners of all categories are
available for those who missed
it on MSN.com
Best new artist:
Pop record of the year:
Best dance recording:
make study time count
By Audrey Letson
Reporter
-Take notes in class
and of the chapter
-Read over notes
30 minutes per
study session
-Make flashcards
to quiz yourself
-Quiz yourself
with end of
chapter questions
-Ask for help
After
a study done at
Kent
State
University,
some of the most-popular
study strategies, such as
highlighting and rereading,
have proved not to be as
effective as believed. In an
Education News article,
professor of psychology
at Kent State, John
Dunlosky
states,
“Schools and parents
spend a great deal of
money on technology
and programs to improve
student achievement, even
though evidence often isn’t
available to firmly establish
that they work. We wanted
to take a comprehensive look
at promising strategies now,
in order to direct teachers,
students and parents to the
strategies that are effective yet
underused.”
This study showed that the
two strategies that brought the
best results include practice
testing
and
distributed
practice. Making and studying
notecards and answering
the questions at the end of
a textbook are two of the
most productive strategies in
practice testing. Distributed
practice is when studying
is spread over time and
quizzing yourself on
material as you study.
Four of the least effective
study
strategies
include some of the
most popular, such
as
summarization,
highlighting,
underlining
and rereading. Dunlosky
comments on this strategy:
“I was shocked that some
strategies that students use
a lot – such as reading and
highlighting – seem to provide
minimal benefits to their
learning and performance.
By just replacing rereading
with
delayed
retrieval
practice, students would
benefit” (Education News).
For more information, check
out the January 2012 issue
of Psychology Science in the
Public Interest, where the
report, “Improving Students’
Learning
With
Effective
Learning
Techniques:
Promising Direction From
Cognitive and Educational
Psychology” is published.
February 2013
Features
9
Public suspicious of bureaucratic toying with figures
By Katie Chuirazzi
Reporter
T
o decipher real facts from false
facts is becoming increasingly difficult
for citizens. Political manipulation in
data provided to the public has been
ongoing in today’s society. On Feb. 1,
2011, The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
released unemployment figures at a 9%
unemployment rate, a decrease from
the 9.4% unemployment rate prior to
the Feb. 1 release. In order for the
unemployment rate to drop by
.4%, more than half a million
people would have had to
have found jobs in the
month of January
alone. As published
by the Associated
Press in 2011, “[The
drop] is the most
encouraging sign for
the job market since the
recession ended…a government
survey found weak hiring
by big companies. But more
people appear to be working
for themselves or finding jobs
at small businesses.” However,
according to economist John
Williams, if unemployment
were computed the way BLS
did it prior to 1994, the true
unemployment rate would have
been 22.2% in 2011, a fact the government
would never want to advertise to the
general public.
When determining unemployment rate,
the BLS takes into consideration a factor
known as seasonal fluctuation. As stated
by the BLS, unemployment tends t o
be
higher
i
n
January
a n d
February, when in most parts of the country
experience colder temperatures. Work in
fields such as agriculture, construction, and
other seasonal industries are limited. With
seasonal fluctuations, employment typically
r i s e s
every June, when high school
a n d
college students enter the
labor
force in search of summer
jobs.
Williams believes these
seasonal
adjustments have been distorted
by the depressed economy during
the past couple of years. Williams
said, “. . . The extraordinary
severity and duration of the
economic duress in the United
States during the last three to four
years has destabilized traditional
seasonal-factor adjustments and
the related monthly reporting of
certain economic series. The
unemployment rate rose in
January 2011, not seasonally
adjusted. The 0.4% decline
reported in the headline
January unemployment rate
appeared to be a seasonalfactor issue” ( http://www.
bls.gov)
Therefore, the
seasonal adjustment jobs
were created out of “thin
air” and not filled by people.
In reality, unemployment
increased slightly; it did not
decrease.
By making statistics appear to
be in favor of a better economy, the
government may be attempting to
boost the morale of U.S. citizens
with falsehoods.
The Festival of Nations
embraces cultural experiences
By Valerie Szabo
Assabe M’Baye of TamTam Magic taught
the crowd African words, such as “ja ja” for
yes and sang along to the traditoinal drum
music.
Reporter
T
he Festival of Nations, sponsored by the Akron Children’s Hospital and the Welty
Family Foundation, was held at the Akron Civic Theater on Feb. 2, 2013. For the past
four years, the number of vendors and performers has grown in size, as has the audience
members, resulting in a fun-filled night of culture and entertainment.
The festival features cultures from around the world, all represented by a dance
performance on the main stage and a vendor. The night began with the Scottish Celtic
Eagle Pipe Band, followed by a group of German Youth Dancers and Shri Kalaa
Mandhir, a group comprised of dancers from the Center for Indian Performing Arts.
During the interlude, guests in attendance had plenty of time to explore the food, gift,
and interactive craft booths.
With food in hand, the audience returned to their seats to watch the Elinopoula
Dancers and the Ohana Aloha Dancers perform cultural dances from Greece and
Hawaii, respectively.
Tam Tam Magic, the final performers on the stage, featured several drummers and
dancers. The leader of the group, Papa Assabe M’Baye, a native of Senegal, West Africa,
spoke between the songs and educated the audience on the history of the songs and
dances.
Various food vendors and information booths lined the Grand Lobby and the Upper
Mezzanine of the Civic Theater. The German, Asian, Indian, Scottish, and Irish food
was reasonably priced and very delicious. Simple, everyday food such as sausage
sandwiches and potato salad shared tables
with Indian chana masala and samosas. A
cupcake stand as well as an “American comfort
food” booth with fried chicken and mac-andcheese was available for the less “adventurous”
attendee.
Members of the Steelin Hearts Drum Band,
Steve and Angel Lawrie, held presentations in
the Upper South Salon and offered the chance
for those in attendance to learn how to play
the steel drums. In the Upper North Salon,
the Confucius Institute demonstrated and
explained calligraphy writing. The Institute
also set up several presentation boards
illustrating Chinese culture and history.
The Festival of Nations offers a cheap
form of entertainment for those interested in
unfamiliar cultural experiences. The Akron
Civic Theater encourages attendees to, “travel
around the world while sitting in your seat!”
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Dancers from Ohana Aloha, a hula school in
North Royalton (right), performed traditional
hula dances while wearing very large,
colorful costumes that represent the
entertaining culture.
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Asian Services in Action, Inc. sold egg rolls and
fried vegetable rice (left) as part of the traditional
Asian cuisine.
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Entertainment
Off The
Beatin’ Path
A column designated for ‘offbeat’ music
By: Marisa Pesa
Love is a mixtape:
1. “A New Life” - Jim James
Jim James’ debut album “Regions
of Light and Sound of God”
possesses a unique sound (Bono
meets the Beatles?), different from
that of My Morning Jacket. The
first minute of this song is strictly
vocal, then it quickly picks up
with drums and other instruments
I’m too ignorant to know the
names of. Though James is a bit
repetitive (the line “a new life” is
sung fourteen times), his whining
is anything but annoying.
2. “In The Aeroplane Over The
Sea” - Neutral Milk Hotel
A basic acoustic guitar strum
never ceases to make me happy!
This soft, sweet, silly song makes
me want to spontaneously picnic
with my nonexistent lover in a
field filled with butterflies, daisies
and dancing rabbits. The Avett
Brothers’ cover is also worth a
listening to.
3. “The House That Heaven Built”
- Japandroids
This heavy indie rock band
produced the scream-along,
garage anthem of the year man.
While it isn’t Shakespeare, singer/
guitarist Brian King gets my blood
a flowing by talking trash on all of
his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriends and
promising her that “they’ll love in
my shadow.” These clever lyrics
correct anyone who might mistake
them for a pretty punk rock duo.
4. “For The Better (The EP
version)” - The Floorwalkers
It has now been scientifically
proven; listening to The
Floorwalkers for ten minutes on a
daily basis can greatly reduce your
risk of heart cancer, heart disease
and even heartache.
5. “Angels In The Snow”
- Elliott Smith
If you were to clump ten Marisas
in a room and interrogate them
individually, all but one (that
Marisa with the Johnny Deep
fetish) would agree that Elliott
Smith is the closest thing we
humans have to heaven on Earth.
Smith morphs the distraught,
the ugly, and the mundane into
something so heart-wrenchingly
beautiful that I cannot even
muster up a word worthy of my
feelings towards this musician.
Zero Dark Thrity:
The 21st century’s best historical documentary
By Katie Lamar
Editor-in-Chief
O
n Dec. 21 2012, thrill seekers
and history buffs flocked to theaters
for the opening of Zero Dark Thirty,
the first realistic and
historically
accurate
social representation of
the United States’ brutal
investigations leading
up to and the execution
of Osama Bin Laden.
Maya,
the
main
character is sent to
Iraq as a controversial
CIA interrogator. She
discovers a lead into
the inner workings of
Al Qaeda.
Through
years
of
persistent
searching she is able to
locate Osama’s hideout.
The movie then turns to an “over the
shoulder” view of United States’ Marines
during their attack and capture of Osama
Bin Laden. In the end, the viewer is
left with an unfulfilled ending, asking,
“What’s next?” for American soldiers
and the world as a whole.
As my family and I exited the theater,
my father said, “I don’t think I liked
it.” If looking for a 3-D action flick, this
film may not live up to expectations. To
the more modest movie-goer, like me,
the movie was appropriately thrilling.
While it is rightfully rated R for intense
violence and language, the film is an
incredible account of the harsh tactics
employed by the United States’ military
when interrogating members of Al
Qaeda and the will of one woman to
attacks. Even though much controversy
arose regarding the classified origins of
information in the film, it is important,
just like any other documentary, for the
sole reason of recording history.
While the film was definitely proAmerican in nature, it was certainly worth
the watch. In the future, I see it becoming
a widely-seen historical reference, not
because of the special effects; though the
cinematography is artfully chosen and
enhances the
Below and left are scenes from the 2012 film Zero
Dark Thirty.
Photos from: www.IMbD.com
protect the American
people. I came to the
realization that it is
not about whether or
not the viewers like
the movie, but rather
whether or not he/
she appreciates and
recognizes the sacrifice made by United
States’ interrogators and soldiers. This
film is one of the only representations
of this fateful time in recent history
when the world lives in fear of terrorist
realistic effects of the film, but because
of the impeccable acting, the raw human
experience and historical accuracy
conveyed throughout.
New phone apps hit stores
By Ashley Olejnik
Reporter
N
ew phone apps have hit the app
store with force. The first release of
the game Temple Run became such a
huge success that the creators,
Imangi Studios, created a Temple
Run 2. With ratings of 4.7 out of
5, in only 13 days, the second
Temple Run was downloaded
50 million times by iOS,
Android, and kindle users
(news.cnet.com).
Along with the game
Temple Run creators,
Kiloo games, released
Subway Surfers with
ratings 4.7 out of 5,
and downloads past
9,000,000
(Google
Play).
Lakeview
High
school
juniors, Zach
Grzelewski
and Aleks Sinanovic
said, “You don’t have to
think; you just play the game,
and they are both very addicting” about
both apps, Subway Surfers and Temple
Run 2.
In addition to Subway Surfers, the
game Ruzzle is rated 4.1 out of 5. Ruzzle
is a fast-paced word game with more
than 25 million downloads. The main
idea of the game is to form as many
words as possible to win against your
opponent (Google Play).
Lakeview High school junior, Alex
Shortreed said, “I chose to play Ruzzle
because everybody else had it, and I
wanted to fit in; also I liked the idea of
competing against my friends.”
RedSpell created the game What’s
the Word with rating 4.8 out of 5. This
puzzle game is made as a brain teaser.
What’s the Word is in 48th place
in overall downloads.
With ratings over
4.5 out of
5, flow is a
simple
yet
addicting
puzzle
game
where players
pair all colors
together, leaving
no spaces left on the
board (Google Play).
Phone apps such as
Wanelo and Snapchat
are also popular. Wanelo
is an online catalog of
products organized by
people. The users of Wanelo
are using their accounts
to buy and blog items they
will or want to buy. With over
1,000,000 users Wanelo is the
“best shopping entertainment”
with ratings 4.6 out of 5 (Google Play).
In addition to Wanelo, phone app
Snapchat has over 3,000,000 users with
ratings 3.7 out of 5. Snapchat gives users
a chance to share moments with friends
in little to no time (Google Play). The app
lets users decide how long friends can
view their message. All of these phone
apps are offered in both apple and
android stores for free.
Top Apps of
Lakeview
High School
1. Temple Run 2
2. Wanelo
3. Ruzzle
4. What’s the Word
5. Snapchat
6. Flow
February 2013
Entertainment
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: not with video games
By Amber Palmer
Features Editor
E
very gamer in the history
of forever has his or her favorite
video games of all time. Usually
they’re from their childhood or
are those that have made them
into the gamer they are today,
so they continue to replay those
games. Videogame companies,
it seems, are taking advantage
of this deep rooted part of a
video gamer’s psyche with
remakes, for which Nintendo
is notorious, with their remake
of Super Mario 64 as
Super Mario DS when
the DS hand held
system
launched,
t h e i r
remake
of
The
Legend of
Zelda: The
Ocarina of
Time
for
3DS as a
launch title,
and now The
Legend Of Zelda:
Wind
Waker,
rereleased
for the WiiU.
Nintendo
isn’t the only
company
guilty
of
remaking
games.
Microsoft is
infamous
for
“ruining”
Rareware
games since their purchase
of the company, making the
unmentionable third Banjo and
Kazooie game Banjo Kazooie: Nuts
and Bolts, as well as remaking
Conker’s Bad Fur Day.
While this process seems to
be an automatic money maker,
especially with such iconic
games as The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time and Super Mario
64, Nintendo should realize that
its fans are not stupid and can
see a remake from a mile away.
Oh, so they made the graphics
better? That’s great…. But if the
gamer has played that same
game over 30 times, why would
he or she drop 50 dollars on the
game, plus up to 200 dollars on
the system just to play the same
thing they already have?
I’m not saying that videogame
remakes are necessarily a bad
thing. Actually, with Nintendo’s
being on its “let’s remake all of
the Zelda games” trend, I’m
praying for a The Legend of
Zelda: Majora’s Mask remake.
In order to make a remake
successful, or at least not a
waste of money, however,
more new features should
appear on the game. Boss
Challenge mode has been
added to The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of
Time and the new
“visions”
give
“hints”
to
people who
c a n ’t
figure
o u t
where to
go next, but
even these upgrades
aren’t enough. What I would
like to see is added secret levels
that require the devoted fans of
that game to have to step out
of their comfort zone and not
be able to beat a level simply
because they’ve played it a
million times.
This upgrade was done to
some effect with The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master
Quest. Basically, this is Ocarina of
Time on steroids. An example is
if you’re playing and you know
that you’re supposed
to go in this
door
from
the previous
times you’ve
played
the
normal game
BAM! There’s
something
else entirely
in there, or
the
room
is mirrored
from
the
original design.
In a sense, it
makes the
game even
h a r d e r
because the
player has a
preconceived
i d e a
of what to expect. While this
version of Ocarina of Time is also
offered on the 3DS version of
the game, it isn’t any different
from the Master Quest version
for Nintendo 64.
Some gamers look at certain
games as a “sacred cow”
(Ocarina of Time is one of those
games to most Zelda fans), so
a reluctance to change parts of
the game is understandable;
however, there is nothing that
irks a gamer more than the
company taking away parts of
the game (I’m looking at you,
Microsoft). For those who don’t
know about Conker’s Bad Fur
Day, it was the swan song of
Rareware as a company, and one
of the very few M rated games
for the Nintendo 64 console. If
you want an idea of how profane
this game is, it opens with a
reference to The Clockwork Orange
film and then goes to a scene
with the cute furry anti-hero
stumbling around drunkenly
in a bar. Along with the alcohol
use, there is some extremely
profane language and crude
(but usually hilarious) humor.
When Conker’s Bad
Fur
Day
was rereleased
u n d e r
the
title
Conker
Live
and Reloaded for
Xbox, Microsoft
did a good thing
by creating a new
multiplayer
mode
(which I’ve never
played, but I haven’t
heard very good things
about) and a disservice
by censoring the
dialogue. Part of the
humor of the game
is that these cute little creatures
are swearing like sailors in a
very vibrant world, and they
censored all of it, even though
the game still kept its M rating.
Granted, in the original game,
some censoring of the more
coarse language occured, but for
every little thing to be censored
and still to be stamped with the
M rating is completely ridiculous
and defeats the purpose of even
remaking the game.
At the end of the day, there
is no safe answer to remaking
games…. Oh, wait, yes, there
is. Make new games! Instead
of remaking a Mario or Zelda
game, make a new one that
challenges the fans in a new
way and makes its way to the
fame of the classic titles that
“deserve” to be remade.
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Popular remakes
and rereleases
Devil May Cry series
Diddy Kong Racing
Final Fantasy 3 & 4
God of War series
GoldenEye007
Ico and Shadow of the
Colossus
The Jak and Daxter
Series
Kirby’s Adventure
The Legend of Zelda:
Link’s Awakening
The Metal Gear Solid
Series
The Mega Man Series
Silent Hill Series
Tomb Raider Series
Resident Evil Series
Betty and Coretta:
African- American widows’ example empowers women
By Morgan Sims
Reporter
Lifetime film, Betty and Coretta,
gives an exclusive on the women
supporting leaders Malcolm
X Martin Luther King Jr. and.
Narrated by Ruby Dee, the
movie portrays a tone of power.
Women, especially AfricanAmerican, were considered
much lesser than Caucasians
or even less than their own
husbands. When the passing of
Malcolm X occurred, in front
of Betty Shabazz, playedd by
Mary J Blidge, and her three
young girls, Shabazz faced her
greatest fear. Shabazz lost her
husband, her rock. On the other
hand, Malcolm had been more
dependent upon his wife than
she is on him in keeping him at
ease and caring for what would
be six children.
After learning the news of
Malcolm’s death, Coretta Scott
King was shown heartbroken
for Shabazz and yearned to
reach out to her. C. King is
played by actress Angela Basset.
Soon after, Dr. King himself
sent a letter to Shabazz offering
any aid needed by the hurting
family. The two women did not
meet until the time they were
both widows. C. King led a
silent march with her children
in the same town in which her
husband was assassinated and
greatly inspired Shabazz to
speak out about the person that
her husband really was. The
two women met at a convention
in which each of them spoke
upon the problem of racism,
but Shabazz specifically spoke
of the peace that her husband
supported. In this short speech
to
the
African-American
community Shabazz attempted
to keep the positive name of
her husband alive and not let
the media kill him once again.
The assassination of Malcolm
X was enough for Shabazz,
she desperately wished for
the media to refrain from
shedding a negative light on
her deceased husband.
Speaking from memory,
Dee narrates parts of the film.
Set up as an interview, Dee
discusses plots in the story
The meeting of C. King and
Shabazz plant the seed for a
Shabazz. The King and Shabazz
children befriended one another
as well.
The film illustrates
the strength behind
the seemingly fragile
women. Before losing
her
provider,
Dr.
Shabazz was always
told by Malcolm X to
remain home and tend
to the needs of the
family. Dr. Shabazz felt
blackfilm.com slightly uncomfortable
with the thought of
Dr. Betty Shabazz (left) converses
her husband looking
with Coretta Scott King (right).
down upon her and
seeing how stressful
she had caused her
mylifetime.com
wonderful
friendship. life to be. However, it showed
C.King (left) is seated with Shabazz The two grow to become the world and those who knew
independent, more so her that women can be just as, if
(right) at a civil rights convention
than ever. C. King aided not more, productive than their
in the film, Betty and Coretta.
Shabazz in speaking more spouse. Though it is shown in
frequently and continuing the celebration of Black History
as they occur. She describes the movement. Shabazz went Month, Betty and Coretta is more
the two couples, as heroic and back to school, earned her of a women’s empowerment
inspiring.
diploma and became Dr. Betty film than a civil rights film.
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Sports
Ravens survive furious 49ers comeback:
John Harbaugh comes out on top in the ‘Battle of Brothers’
By Isaac Daffron
Reporter
Top 5 Super Bowl
commercials
1. Oreo Whisper Fight
Google.com
The Whisper Fight reminded
us how important it is to
stay quiet in a library.
2.
Doritos Goat
Google.com
It isn’t a Super Bowl without
a great Doritos commercial.
This does not disappoint.
3. Man vs Cheetah
T
his year’s Super
Bowl did not have a
Manning, Rodgers, Brees
or Brady. Two overlooked
quarterbacks, Joe Flacco
of the Ravens and Colin
Kaepernick of the 49ers, led their teams
to the biggest game of the year. The
Baltimore Ravens, holding off a second—
half surge by the San Francisco 49ers,
won the franchise’s second Super Bowl,
34 to 31.
Ray Lewis came back from injury in
January, announcing that the playoffs
would be his “last run” (ESPN.com) and
providing the energy the Ravens needed
to take their play to the next level.
The Ravens and 49ers took similar
routes to the playoffs. John Harbaugh
coaches the Ravens while his brother
Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers. The
Ravens offense began struggling halfway
through the season, so John Harbaugh
fired the offensive coordinator.
Jim Harbaugh started the season
with quarterback Alex Smith. Smith
suffered a concussion in week nine.
Colin Kaepernick filled in with great
results. Jim Harbaugh decided to make
the switch permanent and stick with
Kaepernick as the starter.
The Ravens survived the post season
Reporter
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Skechers’ shoes will
somehow allow us to tackle
cheetahs and befriend
gazelles. Awesome.
4. Hyundai’s superkids
Google.com
Hyundai delivered on its
inspiring clip of superkids
fighting bullies.
5.
Kia Babies
Google.com
“I mean, who doesn’t like
babies? They’re adorable.”
-Katie Lamar
Compiled by: Michael Krafft and Isaac Daffron
on the arm of Flacco, who did not throw
an interception in the playoffs. The 49ers
ran their way into the Super Bowl behind
Frank Gore and Kaepernick.
The 49ers received the opening kickoff
but had to punt after three plays. The
Raven’s first drive ended in a touchdown.
Flacco threw a thirteen yard strike to
Anquan Boldin. Kaepernick led the 49ers
to a field goal on their next drive. Flacco’s
mobility was great early on: he avoided
sacks and completed throws on the run.
Lewis was slow, getting beat by receivers
and missing an open field tackle on
Frank Gore. Lewis ended the game with
four tackles.
Tensions escalated in the second
quarter, as both teams shoved and jawed
after plays. San Francisco’s Lamichael
James fumbled, and Ed Reed picked off
Kaepernick. The fumble led to a Flacco
touchdown pass. After the interception,
LHS swimmer Preston
competes at districts
By Aaron Paczak
Google.com
Daffron
The Lombardi Trophy
rests in the Pro Football
Hall of Fame until the
week of the Super Bowl.
the Ravens attempted
a fake field goal—the
first one in Super Bowl
history—but it failed.
The Ravens continued
to dominate the second
quarter with Flacco
throwing
a
third
touchdown pass. The
49ers kicked a field goal and headed into
the locker room at halftime down by
fifteen points.
The Ravens played lights out, until
the lights actually went out. Jacoby
Jones took the second half kickoff back
for another Ravens touchdown. Half of
the stadium then lost power for thrity
minutes. When the lights came back on,
the 49ers turned it on.
Kaepernick threw a thirty-one yard
touchdown to Crabtree, Gore ran for a
touchdown, and David Akers kicked
a field goal all in the third quarter. The
Raven’s lead was cut to 28-23 at the start
of the fourth quarter.
The Ravens managed two field goals
in the last quarter. Kaepernick scrambled
for a touchdown, but the attempted
two point conversion failed. The game
came down to the Raven’s defense. The
49ers made it to the five yard line with
less than two minutes left. Lewis and
the Raven’s defense stopped the 49ers
on four consecutive plays, securing the
victory and Lewis’ storybook ending.
akeview High School senior Nicholas
Preston competed at the Ohio High
School Athletic Association Division Two
district swim meet at Cleveland State
University on Feb. 15.
Preston made his fourth trip to the
CSU natatorium for the district swim
meet this year, his experience definitely
playing a role in his performance.
“I knew what I was getting myself
into,” said Preston, “The nerves really
didn’t get to me this time, which helped
me focus on the task at hand.”
Preston swam two events at the meet:
the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard
freestyle. Earning his best times in both
events at the sectional meet this year,
Preston was ready to improve yet again
at districts.
“After dropping time at sectionals, I
was confident that I would drop more
after another week of preparation,” said
Preston.
Among the thirty other swimmers
competing against him in his first race,
the 200-yard freestyle, Preston had one of
the best personal records at one minute
and fifty-four seconds. He bested that in
the race placing twenty-first and gaining
a new personal record of one minute and
fifty-three second.
“The 200 has always been one of my
favorite events as well as one of my best.
In the 200, I only have to swim eight so
my times are not as bad,” said Preston,
“but after about twelve laps I start to
wear out and my times aren’t where they
need to be in the 500.”
Even though he has never advanced
past the district level, Preston isn’t
as focused on placing among other
swimmers at meets, as he mainly focuses
on dropping time on his events.
“My main goal is always dropping
time, even if I don’t advance on to the
next meet. All the hard work throughout
the year isn’t shown in my success
among other swimmers whom I compete
against, but it is shown in my own
improvement, and that’s what gives me
the most satisfaction,” said Preston.
Five minutes and twelve seconds was
Preston’s personal best in the 500-yard
freestyle coming into the district meet.
Five minutes and nine seconds later,
he had bettered his record by three
seconds.
“There is no better way to leave the
sport,” said Preston, “I couldn’t be
happier with my performances and the
way which I have worked to improve
myself.”
Preston has swum since the age of six
and has always known that swimming
was his sport. From a young age, Preston
has been coached by Frank Supancic.
Over the years, the duo has shared
many practices meets together. Preston
contributes much of his success to his
longtime coach and mentor.
“Coach Supancic is a great guy. He has
helped me, not only in the pool, but also
in being a good citizen,” said Preston.
“I’m going to miss him greatly.”
The OHSAA Divisions one and two
stare meets are being held in Canton,
Ohio on Feb. 22 and 23.
Ting
Preston (the third swimmer from the
left) set a new record for himself in the
200-yard freestyle (above).
He also earned a personal best time in
the 500-yard freestyle (below).
Ting
Ting
February 2013
Sports
13
Schools must provide physical activity for differently-abled
By Kathryn Dickey
the year. “The adaptive P.E. class does
the same activities done in a regular
P.E. class except for adaptations made
to meet the need of the students. “For
example, when we play volleyball we
use a beach ball instead of a regular ball,”
said Lakeview High School gym teacher
Cindy Dickey. “The students seem to
love P.E. class, they are always having
fun and smiling.”
the most exercise compared to all of the
other activities in gym class.”
Dickey said, “The best part of this class
is seeing how much fun they are having
ublic schools incorporate ways to
and how appreciative they are.”
allow students with disabilities equal
LHS freshman Philip Davis said, “I love
opportunity to participate in physical
to play the game of basketball because I
activity. Students who are differently
feel like I am an accomplished player due
abled must be given a fair chance to
to how good I am.”
play on a traditional sports team or have
LHS student Andrea Castle said she
leagues of their own (Associated Press).
enjoys a game of volleyball
Depending on
while LHS senior Greg Irwin
the
disability,
would rather play Hunger
Ohio’s athletics
Games because he can go fast
associations
and he is tough. LHS tenth
sometimes create
grader Charles Turner said he
separate events
loves to throw the frisbee a far
for
students
length.
with
special
LHS orthopedic teacher Kim
needs, which is
Allen said, “Overall, the kids
allowed as long
have learned an abundance of
as athletes are
characteristics from the gym
treated the same
class that will help them in the
as those without
future, such as participation,
disabilities
cooperation, and directions.”
(The Columbus
LHS student Jacob Hull said,
Dispatch).
“Dancing is enjoyable for me
In
some
because I like listening to the
cases,
special
music and doing the limbo!”
education
Essential to the success of the
students
are
program is the assistance of 12
given
the
Submitted
student aides: “This is a great
opportunity
experience for the student
to
participate
The fourth period gym aides work with the students in orthopedic department.
aides… it is fun and rewarding
in
physical
LHS eighth grader Mikayla Meardith because they learn how to teach and
education during school hours. For
example, many Ohio schools, including said, “In hunger games, I am able to how to be patient, they are very caring
Lakeview High School, have already throw the ball and get people out of the students,” said Dickey. Kim Black, an
LHS orthopedic teacher said, “Our kids
opened their gyms and fields to disabled game.”
A favorite seems to be “Hunger games, love when the study hall aides come to
students. LHS meets these expectations
by offering disabled students the a game played similar to dodge ball,” said the gym class and talk and tease them
opportunity to participate in athletic LHS orthopedic teacher Darla Garlock. because overall they just want to fit in.”
She said, “The activity is a favorite of all
A study, however, by the U.S.
activity during the school day.
Office,
The adaptive P.E. class is held fourth of the kids, because everyone seems to Government Accountability
period every day of the week throughout enjoy themselves and they are receiving released in 2010 found that schools faced
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challenges integrating students with
disabilities into athletics, and sometimes
students were excused from gym class
activities due to their disabilities (The
Columbus Dispatch).
The U.S. Department of Education
was urged to clarify for schools what
obligations they had to the disabled
under the federal Rehabilitation Act,
which was designed to prevent people
from being discriminated on due to
their disability. Their new guidance is
supposed to clarify and help bridge the
gap between federal expectations and
the reality of the system as reported by
the GAO (The Columbus Dispatch).
“Sports can provide invaluable lessons
in discipline, selflessness, passion and
courage, and this guidance will help
schools ensure that students with
disabilities have an equal opportunity to
benefit from life lessons they can learn
on the playing field or on the court,” said
Education Secretary Arne Duncan in an
interview with Associated Press.
On a national scale, in many states,
including Ohio, a Special Olympics
is held for the differently abled. The
concept began in the early 1960’s, and
has grown to include programs in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, and
150 different countries around the world
(Special Olympics Ohio). The mission
of the Special Olympics in Ohio is to
provide year-round sports training and
competition opportunities for all ages
(Special Olympics Ohio). The Special
Olympics contributes to the physical,
social, and psychological development of
the athletes, which helps gain confidence
and build a more positive self-image that
carries over into the classroom, home,
job, and community (Special Olympics
Ohio).
X Games--death shocks the world of snowmobile racing
By Laura Ogurchak
Reporter
I
t’s no secret that professional sports
can cause serious injury or death. This
year in Aspen Colorado, during the winter
X Games popular snowmobile freestyler
Caleb Moore, of Texas, was injured while
competing and eventually died after
having his 450-pound snowmobile land
on top of him after attempting a backflip.
Moore was only 25.
Megan Paskey, a Lakeview senior, said
“although it’s sad, at least he died doing
something he loved.”
According to USA Today, Moore told
New York Times in an interview before
the race he’d had ten concussions in his
snowmobile career. His was the first
death in the 18 years of the X Games
history. According to newsday.com X
Games officials canceled a snowmobile
freestyle demonstration in Tignes,
France, in March as specialists look over
safety regulations. According to freep.com
Carl Schubitzke, ISOC President/Race
Director said
“We are absolutely devastated with
the tragedy that occurred at the ESPN
Winter X Games this past weekend in
Aspen, Colo.”
The games, started in 1995, were
originally called “Extreme Games.”
The first year included skateboarding,
“I’m feeling good! To be on
top of the podium and have
mountain biking, sky surfing, bungee
your name in the history books
jumping, roller blading, and even street
with those legends is the best
luging. Street Luge is an activity that
feeling in the world,” said
involves riding a sled-like board down
Willett on ESPN.com.
a paved road or course. ESPN spent a
Olympic gold medalist Shaun
recorded $10 million in the first year. By
White dominated the Superpipe
1997 the games were officially renamed
winning his sixth consecutive
the “X Games.” The same year, skiing
X Games gold medal on the
and snowboarding were introduced. The
last day of the competition.
games became more extreme with the
According to bleacherreport.com
inclusion of snowmobile free styling and
White has won the last five in
www.powermag.com
ice climbing.
a row making him the most
Like the Olympics, the X Games
dominant athlete in the history
These five X Games competitors are skiing
include a summer session featuring the
of the X Games.
in dangerous conditons.
world’s best athletes in skateboarding,
A Japanese eighth grader
BMX, Moto X, rally, and surfing.
Ayumu
Hirano scored a 92.33
Schultz and Levi LaVallee went home
According to ThomasNet.com, Mike
with three gold medals on the second run assuring him the silver
in the winter. By keeping medal in snowboard Superpipe finals.
the snowmobiles in top He spoke little English but didn’t need
performance and bodies translation in order to win the medal. This
strong through the physical has been the biggest accomplishment
demand of the competition, in the 14-year old’s life according to
competitor Shultz won his newspakistan.com.
The freeskiing X Games competition
third consecutive gold medal
took
place in Park City Mountain Park
according to ESPN.com.
as
champions
David Wise and Maddie
Snowboarder Eric Willett
Bowman
killed
it on the Halfpipe.
won the 2013 Billabong Style
This
was
Bowman’s
third straight win
and Air contest. It was the
according
to
about.com.
Next up David
rider’s first major win and he
motocross.transworld.net
was excited to take his place Wise and Maddie Bowman will compete
in the company of previous for a FIS world cup in Russia.
Some say the X Games and Olympic
SnoCross rider Doug Herny wins bronze medal
winners such as Kevin Pearce,
events
are too dangerous: you be the
in the SnoCross competition.
Travis Rice, Jim Ripper and
judge.
Terje Haakonsen.
Opinion
14
#Letsmakeitawkward
Twitter shreds through population
By Cassie Welsh
Reporter
Remember the days when you would spend hours
on AIM designing your profile and chatting with
‘Bots’ and coming up with clever away messages?
Those AIM profiles changed to MySpaces
filled music, top friends, and comments.
From there social networks spiraled out
of control. With the invention of
Facebook, people now express
their most honest thoughts with
‘TBH’ (To Be Honest) and occupy
their time with Farmville and
requests for just one more nail
to finish their barn. Twitter
then flew onto the scene with
hash tags and meaningless
tweets documenting every aspect
of a person’s life.
With
the
invention
of
social
networks, instant messaging, and text messaging,
communication has lost its personal touch. Seldom
do teens write notes or even call friends to catch
up on the day’s latest events. It’s rare to see an
adolescent without a cell phone in his or her
hand. What has happened to the days when
people really spoke to each other? –Out the
window with the 175 million tweets sent every
day (Infographics Lab). To make matters worse, most
of those tweets say pointless narcissistic things such
as, “going 2 the mall w/ my bff @JaneDoe,” dictating
exactly what they’re doing at every moment of the day.
By replacing words with abbreviations and symbols to
fit the 140 character limit, users are further inhibiting
normal speech and infuriating self-proclaimed
“grammar Nazis.”
I, too, have a twitter, TBH, and have often fallen prey
to tempts of tweeting, however, a
few things bother me to the
point that I want to delete
my twitter. “Parody
accounts” are one of the
many irritants bubbling
to the surface on twitter
such as “Condescending
Wonka”
and
various
accounts imitating actresses
and singers. These accounts
make me so angry because
there is literally no point to
them whatsoever; they just
try to be funny in a style that
mimics the character. But the
tweets are not funny, they’re
annoying. Another thing that
bothers me is the people that
feel the need to tweet
every ten seconds as if
I and everyone else in
the twitter-verse really
need a play-by-play of
their lives.
Teens are not taking the time to really communicate
with each other. According to Alex Lickerman, M.D.
of Psychology Today, in person conversations can
have a huge impact on our mental health. “They’re
no real substitute for hearing people laugh, which
Student Responses
“It’s pointless, yet
addicting and a
complete waste of time.”
--Emily Lazor, LHS jr.
“People get in
confrontations that
are not appropriate
for twitter.”
--Sarah Garvin, LHS jr.
“Nobody really cares
about what you’re
doing 24/7.”
--Nick Preston, LHS sr.
has real power to lift our spirits when we’re feeling
low.” Technology can be the ultimate downfall of a
relationship due to situations such as misinterpreted
texts and tweets. Lickerman also blames technology for
“block[ing] us from registering the negative emotional
responses.”
Considering these negative effects, teens should
think twice before sending emotional tweets and texts
because of misinterpretation and lack of empathy from
twitter users. Next time you wish to express a heartfelt
sentiment, try writing a letter or calling the person you
wish to talk to, believe me, it will be worth your time.
Mission Impossible:
One girl on a mission to find Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now
By Katie Smith
Opinions Editor
A
s Valentine’s Day approaches and I once again
find myself spending it sans boyfriend, I sit with my
Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and contemplate the perfect
men in my life. . . .And I draw a huge
blank.
Maybe my standards are too
high, or maybe I just haven’t
been exposed to the right
guys because I have yet to
find a guy I find worthy
outside of a movie.
Some of my favorite
movies have my idea of
the perfect man in them,
especially my favorite:
Pride and Prejudice. (If
anyone hasn’t seen this
movie, he or she needs to
check it out right now!) Mr.
Darcy is handsome, smart, a
gentleman, and he isn’t afraid
to share his feelings. These are
impossible standards for any real life
man, but a girl can dream.
This daydream got me to thinking. Who
are the best male characters in film and what
makes them so amazing? My top guy, as I said,
is Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, but my second
favorite is probably Westley from The Princess Bride.
His dedication to his love, Buttercup, is super romantic,
and, what’s more, he came back from the dead to save
her from her ultimate doom. If that isn’t a declaration
of undying devotion, literally, I don’t know what is.
Having never personally watched the Titanic all the
way through, but having friends who gush to me about
how romantic and amazing Jack Dawson is, I have to
put him on the list. He sacrificed himself for his love,
choosing to freeze in the ocean to save his love, Rose.
Taking a break from live action, I have to mention
that Pixar may be responsible for some of the best love
stories told without speaking, or too much of it, ever.
In Up, the first part of the movie is a montage of Ellie
and Carl’s
love story. The stirring first
part,
I can honestly say, is a
better love story than
Twilight. In Wall-E,
lonely robot WallE and his hightech love, Eve,
communicate and
clearly show their
emotions without
the benefit of
being able to talk.
It is a beautiful
movie, and I can’t get
enough of their love.
All these leading
men have something in
common, though. They all
have all the attributes a woman
looks for. But what is the most
important characteristic? What
makes someone “datable?” Is it more
important to be wealthy or attractive?
Funny and social, or smart and creative? Is
it most important to have a good personality?
I know that people must be passably attractive to
attract others, but is that the most important thing?
I polled the student body and am happy to report
that while men may be from Mars, and women from
Venus, we do place emphasis on the same attributes
when looking for a date. Both boys and girls want
someone with a good personality. This surprised me.
Call me a cynic, but I always thought that guys placed
more emphasis on looks. Why else do girls spend hours
primping for school, while guys can throw on any old
thing and still get the girls? Girls are more willing to
kiss a few frogs before they find their prince, while guys
are definitely more visual creatures.
This Valentine’s Day, before you cry yourself to
sleep because no one in high school loves you, please
remember that you might not have met your Mr. Darcy
or Jack Dawson yet because he’s waiting for you out in
the world that you have yet to experience.
5 Benefits of Being Single:
1. You don’t have to share anything, including your feelings
and your food.
2. Friday nights and weekends
are full of free time to work
on more important things, like
your personality.
3. There is no pressure to look
your best everyday, as you
don’t have to impress anyone.
4. You can dance to “Single
Ladies” by Beyonce without
shame.
5. Sisters before Misters,
everytime.
February 2013
Opinion
15
Male vs. Female
Women on the Front lines of battle
Congress debates over non-issue
By Aaron Paczak
Reporter
O
ne of the first issues addressed in
the 113th Congress of the United States
of America was deciding whether or not
women should be allowed to fight in the
front lines of battlefields for the United
States.
The nation’s Secretary of Defense,
Leon Ponetta, strongly agreeing with
those who are for women in combat, lifted the 1994 legislation which prohibited
women from fighting on the first lines of
ground defense.
Ridculously wasting their time in session, members of Congress have found
yet another way to refocus their attentions from issues affecting the nation’s
disrupted public safety and trembling
economy to a common sense issue.
If someone is the right person for his
or her job, he or she should have to opportunity to do said job. Congressmen,
or really anyone else, who would like
to reject the logic of my last statement,
clearly base their side of the issue off
emotions.
Fighting on the front lines of a battlefield is not something meant exclusively
for the gender of a person, rather it is
meant exclusively for those who are
physically capable of doing the task at
hand. If a woman has a job in the military
and wants to fight for country’s freedom,
then why should she be restricted to the
receiving the advancement opportunity
if she has the physical and occupational
resumé to do it?
With that in mind, the legislation banning perfectly-capable-of-fighting-fortheir-country women from the front
lines of battle seems as though it lacks a
little logic, as do all debaters of this subject. . .
Not only does the fact that those who
disagree completely defy logic baffle
me, but also does the fact that those who
disagree have virtually no reason to disagree. If no one can give a good reason
for something not to happen, then there
should be no reason for debate.
Some people argue that women should
not be allowed to stand on the front lines
of battle because they pose as a distraction to the men fighting alongside. Really though, considering the immense
amount of battle action on the front lines,
there is no way women could be of a substantial distraction to the men and vice
versa.
Others may argue that women should
be automatically allowed to fight
on the front lines otherwise
they are being discriminated
against. Those who argue
this way also must not realize that few people, let
alone women, are able
to be as physically
able as they must to
be able to fight on
the front lines.
All sides taken
on this issue are
dumb ones. How
such a non-issue
can be debated in
the Congress of
supposedly the
best republic in
the world for
such a long time,
I do not know.
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“Yes. If a guy can do it, a
girl can do it too.”
-Megan Paskey, LHS senior
“Yes, women can do
anything men can do, only
they can do it in high heels!”
Woman for women in combat
By Katie Lamar
Editor-in-Chief
T
raditionally, in the U. S. military,
men only have served on the front lines
of battle; however, in accordance with
the Feb. 7, 2013 order passed under
Employment Disputes, the United States
is catching up with the rest of the world’s
militaries in allowing women to serve at
the front lines.
Women now make up 14 percent of the
active military. They, just like men, have
made the choice to defend their country
and now can serve in the ultimate
position: combat. Some concerns have
arisen regarding the new positions for
women. While a majority of military jobs
are available to both men and women,
some are reserved for men as better
better physically suited.
Additional
logistical,
regulatory, and disciplinary
costs of integration are also
great. Having women in combat
could hinder the all-male
morale and cohesion of a
unit, and the question
of military readiness
is
also
raised.
Pregnancy can affect
the deploy-ability of a
unit, especially if it has
a majority of women.
As a woman, I am
most concerned about the
abuse of female soldiers
by the enemy, the enlisted
men, and even by their
superiors. Both male and
female prisoners are at risk
of torture and rape; however,
misogynistic societies may be
more willing to abuse female
prisoners. In addition, the threat of rape
or abuse from male military superiors is
so apparent for female soldiers that it is
now listed as an occupational hazard.
In another light, Katie Hodges, a
corporal in the infantry who has served
in Iraq since 2008, says, “I didn’t want
a job where I would be stuck indoors
at a desk filling paperwork all day.”
Hodges represents the modern woman
who possesses a strong work ethic, in
any profession, and strives to succeed.
Women of the military are no exception
and have proven as capable of serving as
men. Every recruit undergoes the same
basic training; therefore, the gender of
the soldier is arbitrary as long as the
recruit is qualified for the position.
By allowing women to serve in combat
the military increases their applicant
pools for all jobs, guaranteeing more
willing recruits, and the overall number
of capable soldiers to perform tasks. This
would also aid the all-volunteer forces
struggling with falling retention and
recruitment rates.
In modern combat, all women
serving are exposed to “front-line
risks.” Support for modern women in
the military is strong, which could be
another indication that the addition of
women would be encouraged; however,
where men are better suited physically
for some jobs, women may be more
effective at jobs requiring interpersonal
skills. With the increase in available
soldiers, commanders could choose the
most talented for the job.
Finally, serving in the combat is usually
a key factor in military promotions
to senior officers.
Without career
advancement, it would be much more
difficult for women to reach the higher
ranks.
“Women
should b
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to accep
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anceme
opportu
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nities w
it
occupat
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n
in the
militar y.”
-Nick Pr
eston, L
HS senio
r
”If women want to put their
lives on the line for their
country, then why shouldn’t
they be allowed?”
-Alli Pavlik, LHS junior
105 High Street
(330) 638-1100
Bring this ad
in for a free
taco!
16
Opinion
Hufflepuff & Heartbreak
By Michaella Radich
Hermoine Swan
Sometimes after a tragic event,
it is hard for us to accept a new
reality. We may choose to believe
that a person or thing we have lost
has temporarily gone away with
the intentions of returning to our
lives. I’m going to come right out
and say, “Borders has no intention
of returning!” and with every rainy
day or all day study session, the
wound is ripped open and a heap
of salt dumped in. And let me tell
you, it burns.
I’m not the most avid of readers,
although I wish that I were. I don’t
read nearly as much as I’d like to,
but when I do read a book, I am
wholeheartedly devoted to it. You
are probably all confused as to why
I’m so upset (yes…STILL) about
Borders’ closing, considering that
I’m not your typical bookworm. I’m
not even sure I understand why I’m
upset, but if you don’t miss Borders
as much or more as I do, you might
as well stop reading here because
you won’t understand or appreciate
any of this.
I’ve always had a strange,
inexplicable love for Borders and
need to spend most of my free time
there. I loved to browse overstocked
shelves and examine each book that
stood out to me, contemplating
whether or not I should buy one,
and then if I would actually read it
once I got it home (a sure fire sign
that I’m not a fiend for fiction). I’d
take a break from my paperback
hunt by delving into the cases of
CDs, always perfectly organized and
waiting to be listened to. I’d stop
at each of the kiosks and listen to
the sample songs on the huge black
headphones. Every genre sounded
perfect in the store, enhancing my
pleasant disposition, even though
outside the store I
probably
wouldn’t
have picked up any
of those albums in a
million years. Thank
god I developed my
fear of ear funguses
after this phase in
my life, or I would
have missed out on
some serious bliss. I’ll
probably need to have
my ears checked now,
because writing this
entire paragraph has
thoroughly
freaked
me
out…anything
for
the
sake
of
entertainment.
Ear
fungus
may
not be appetizing,
but Seattle’s Best Coffee definitely
is. I praised the Borders baristas
and thought more highly of their
chocolatey coffee drinks than
Starbucks (I’m not a huge fan, please
don’t come after me with stakes
and torches). After spending my
childhood drinking hot chocolate
and reading in the celestial-themed
children’s section, I always thought
when I was older I would pack up my
books, cool laptop, hot boyfriend,
and study in my cute outfit, coffee
in hand. Now, I’m lucky if I can
bring myself to study at all, let
alone get all dolled up and go out
for coffee. So, I guess you could
say I didn’t exactly live up to my
childhood expectations (but then
again neither did Borders).
The highlight of my time spent
in Borders was after regular store
hours and involved fizzy red juice
and plastic fangs. You guessed it,
the Breaking Dawn release party.
I’m proud to admit that middle
school Michaella was beyond
excited to camp out at Borders with
my fellow “Twihards” as we awaited
the release of the series’ last 700
pages. This brings me to the next
part of reality that I’m unwilling to
accept: the end of the Twilight and
Harry Potter series.
Before I even get started, I’m
going to address all you hardcore
fans of “the classics.” If you think
that Harry Potter and Twilight are
for the simple minded and that
I’m an idiot for loving them, then
you can point your eyes away from
your newspaper because I do not
care. Not only does the end of these
series mean the end of my favorite
literary indulgences, but the end
of an era, and the beginning of an
era, too. JK Rowling and Stephanie
Meyer – two spunky, amazing,
genius women – were pioneers
in the modern literary world of
magic and mythical beings. After
both series became crazy famous,
stores’ shelves were cluttered with
knockoff Edwards and larger than
life Dumbledores saving damsels
in far more distress than Bella Swan
or Neville Longbottom. Personally,
I appreciate the originals far too
much to waste my time on any of
these second generation vampire
series, but to each their own.
Boys, if you’ve hung around long
enough to reach this point, here’s
some news for you: girls love boys
who love books. More specifically,
girls love boys who can appreciate
Harry Potter and Twilight (girls love
Alex Vine). Learn all you can about
The Ministry of Magic and The
Volturi, and I promise you’ll get
all the ladies, all the smart ones at
least.
For those of us struggling with
these heartbreaking means of
an end, I hope that we can come
together and find the light (or a
support group). But for now, cope
the best you can by dreaming of
Hogwarts and Forks every night
and disregarding anyone who tells
you “Barnes and Noble is exactly
the same.” It’s not the same. At all.

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