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THE GLEN BARD
Informed - Creative
Free
October 2014
(n.) a powerful person who initiates
events & influences people
Melanie
Kuhlmann
By Molly Hughes ’16
Kelsey Lentz ’16
Columnists
Eleven-year-old Melanie Kuhlmann sat
watching her brother’s Golden Eagles football
game. This game, in particular, started off just
like any other one; until she noticed that the
opposing Wheaton team had a girl player.
Having never seen or heard of any girl playing
football before, Melanie was immediately
inspired and asked her mom if she too could play.
The next thing she knew, her mom had signed
her up.
Melanie got her start in football through the
league Golden Eagles, starting in sixth grade.
Having to adjust to the grueling hard work
and high athletic demand that came along with
playing football was a difficult task for Melanie.
Waiting for her coaches and teammates to adjust
to having a girl on the team was even harder. Her
first season of football was a tough one, so tough
she was almost ready to quit.
“Being my first year playing, many of the
other guys had more experience than me. I was
benched for pretty much the whole first season,”
said Melanie. “In the beginning I didn’t have
much skill to bring to the team.”
Melanie didn’t quit though, like any talented
athlete she didn’t give up and her love for football
only grew. The tables turned for her when her
team progressed to the park district Super Bowl,
taking second place. That is when Melanie
learned how to hit properly. She began playing
tackle and soon realized she could actually take
people down. This gave her a sense of pride and
power and also made football a little more fun.
Flash forward five years: Melanie is the only
girl on the all-boys Glenbard West sophomore
football team. She plays guard and as for
adjusting to being the only girl on an all boys
team, she has done pretty well. The past few
years, Melanie has worked to prove that she can
still play football just as well as anyone else and
that she deserves her spot on the team. This has
earned her the respect and equal treatment from
teammates.
“I’ve played with the guys since Golden
Eagles. Having grown up with them, they’re kind
of like brothers to me and I’m like a sister,” says
Melanie.
The boys have also adjusted to having a girl on
the team; to them she is just another player. Like
every other member on the team, she is respected
and praised for her hard work.
“She has never been absent,” said sophomore
Patrick Mackey, when asked about his teammate
Melanie. “She shows up to every practice and
always gives a hundred percent.”
Melanie tries to help out her coaches as much
as she can and they are grateful for what she
brings to the team and how she influences other
teams also.
Sophomore Head Coach, Mr. Neiss, says,
regarding Melanie, “She is one of the hardest
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working players on the team. She is able to adapt
to different positions and fits in perfectly with
the rest of the team.” Melanie also contributes
to the team not only with her talent but with her,
“Energy, grit, and extremely positive attitude,”
says Coach Neiss.
Although it is difficult to commit to ten hours
of practice a week while still handling the
burden of schoolwork, it is worth it for Melanie.
It is definitely rewarding to do what she loves,
to break a common stereotype, and to impact
others. Melanie also assistant coaches a Golden
Eagles football team in her spare time, and she
was completely unaware of the impact she had
on those around her until two girls joined the
football team.
“I had no clue I could make a difference in
other people’s lives,” says Melanie, “During
Eagles equipment pick up a little girl ran up to
me saying I was the reason she started football
and that she’s watched all my games. That was
probably one of the best feelings ever.”
The 11-year-old Melanie who had just started
football could never have imagined she’d have
the influence to inspire other girls to do the same
and pursue their dreams. Melanie knows that
football is only going to get harder, especially
since next year is Varsity and the high school
boys are only getting bigger and stronger, but she
is going to try and stick with it.
Even if it might not be something most girls
usually do, nothing will stop her from pursuing
her passion. High school students often forget the
importance of finding something you love to do
and doing it, but not Melanie Kuhlmann.
Photo courtesy of Kathryn Graham ’16.
FASHION
PAGE 2 - OCTOBER - 2014
Trending on top: comfy to cute
By Meghan Loftus ’15
Columnist
“Anyone can
get dressed up
and glamorous, but it is
how people
dress in their
days off that
are the most
- Alexander
intriguing.”
Wang
For most students, every day is a “day off” when
you’re headed to school in
the fall. The weather is turning colder and it is much easier to wake up and throw on
leggings and a sweatshirt. I
agree with Wang and believe
the most intriguing outfits
come when the leaves fall.
“Fall fashion is my favorite fashion because I love being able to layer! Plus you
get to wear cozy sweaters,”
says senior Taylor Salo.
Robin Sackett agrees with
Salo, saying, “Oversized,
comfy sweaters and ankle
booties” are her fall favorites. These items are all very
popular in the fall but each
do make a statement.
Tara O’Connor describes
her personal style in the fall
as, “laid-back, effortless
and cozy while incorporating just a couple of accessories.” The accessories are
key. Some fall outfits can
get generic and repetitive,
but keeping the accessories
unique and fresh adds life to
a dull outfit.
Layering is perfect for
school too, from walks to Biester to the heated halls!
“If you ever see someone looking super stylish in
the hallway...it’s me. I rock
fall fashion almost as much
as fall rocks,” jokes senior
Elise Kahn.
Salo says her favorite fall
item is riding boots. “They
are versatile and you can
wear them with jeans, leggings, or skirts. Plus they’ll
be useful in the winter as
well, so they are a great investment.” Salo would de-
scribe her fall fashion as
“practical and sophisticated.
I like to look put together but
also prepared for chilly fall
days.”
Marissa Vivoda agrees
with her fellow classmate
saying, “My tall boots with
long socks is my go to item
in the fall because not only
are they fashionable but it’s
comfortable and warm when
it starts getting colder outside, which is also why fall
fashion is my favorite”.
And so the season of favorites begins! Layer up in
your favorite sweaters, socks
and jeans because it’s going
to be a long while until we
see the 90 degree days again!
Drawing courtesy of Shay Kiker’16.
Catwalk to Class:
NYFW to GBW
Photo of Oscar de la Renta’s runway show
courtesy of style.com
By Emma Goebbert ’16
Shay Kiker ’16
Columnists
CATWALK:
New York Fashion Week.
Even the mention of this iconic
week-long event makes everyone from streetstyle bloggers
to the designers themselves
feel a thrill. As one of the biggest culminations of art, style,
and even architecture, this
event marks the success and
epitome of innovative creativity for hundreds of designers
as they put forth the latest and
greatest designs. This year, it was all about
being bold. The bigger the better, with styles broadcasting
intense prints and vivid colors.
Not to mention flawless and
architectural tailoring. Here
were some of our personal
favorite collections presented
for 2014:
Cynthia Rowley: Featuring mod silhouettes with a
nod to the 70s, including shift
dresses, bell bottoms (making a comeback?), and bold,
oversized patterns, that were
balanced with vintage looking
floral prints. Geometric striped
accents and exaggerated textures felt very retro.
Alice & Olivia: Featuring
scenic, painterly prints in soft
pastels mixed with daring citrus shades, as well as playful
pattern mixing like graphic
stripes with florals. Unique
structured pieces and elaborate
fabrics make up this whimsical show.
Oscar de la Renta: Featuring a fantastic hodge-podge
of prints like gingham, eyelet,
lace, and checks in feminine
pastels and crisp whites. Add
in perforated overlays, sheer
paneling, feathers, and scalloped edges and you have one
of his best collections yet.
Honor: Featuring vintage
patterns and lace overlays that
work with the quirky silhouettes like belled sleeves, structural jackets, and flowing maxi
dresses. Kitschy prints with
unexpected details like graphic scallops and Candylandesque multi-colored polkadots
makes up this unusually genius collection.
CLASS:
Everyone anticipates back
to school week in terms of
fashion. Some plan days in
advance and others the morning of, but looking at backto-school staples is always an
event. These are the trends that
walked the hill of Glenbard
West’s campus in September
of 2014.
Printed Pants: Surprisingly, printed pants are back
in style. This trend is fashion
forward and has many derivations. The key with this trend
is almost anything is in- long
pants and capris, harem style
as well as skinnys, and fabric
detailing in addition to small
and large prints. Our advice
is to pair these pants with a
simple top. A quality cut black
tee or a solid colored tank will
work great, keeping the focus
on the pants themselves.
Statement Sandals: While
classic gladiators, strappy flipflops, and embellished sandals
are always popular in the summer seasons, this year set a
new bar. A new look has printed straps on sandals. This look
creates a bold pop to a simple
pair of jeans. Another recurring trend features intricately
woven straps that highlight the
foot and have a neutral color
scheme. These sandals can be
paired with louder pieces and
let the outfit still feel cohesive.
Flighty Frocks: Free People has begun the trend and
several companies have finished it off. The new slips and
light linen dresses have become a hit. These dresses can
be worn shorter with leggings
or longer as a dress. The versatile piece also transfers sea-
sons particularly well. Printed
versions have become refined
so the look does not become
too casual. Solid colors are becoming a staple item because
of the layering and abundance
of looks possible for wearers.
Hipster Headbands: While
headband trends have changed
significantly over the years,
headbands are back this year in
bigger and better forms. From
oversized, soft and stretchy to
glitzy thin adornments, each
holds its own characteristics
and expresses personality.
This trend is a great way to add
a little detailing to your look.
From the runway where bold
trends are making their debuts
to the subtle nuances seen in
street watching today, recurring trends and new fads are at
the top of most popular styles.
We will be on the lookout for
new things as the fall season
comes fully into effect.
Photos courtesy of Meghan Loftus ’15.
Did you know the first New York Fashion Week was held in 1943?
ENTERTAINMENT
Dining with the ‘Girl and the Goat’
By Madison Ratkowski ’17
Staff Writer
Calling all foodies!
Located in the “famous-forfood” West Loop in downtown
Chicago, Girl and the Goat
awaits diners looking for
a special evening of edible
heaven.
This restaurant is headed-up
by Iron Chef champion and
culinary master, Stephanie
Izard. Chef Izard’s twist on
New-American cuisine, served
in the style of small plates, is
not to be missed.
My visit to the ever-popular
culinary dream destination
took place first in July, then
again in September. Each
visit we were stupefied by the
unimaginable tastes that you
will not find anywhere else.
Along with the unique food,
the moderately-lit
trendy
decor sets the mood for a fun
night with friends!
The menu is broken up into
four subcategories; meat,
seafood, vegetable, and of
course, goat.
the
bittersweet
chocolate brownie,
deconstructed
and
served with chocolate
mousse, basil gelato,
and blackberries. The
gelato adds a nice
complement to the
chocolate, making it
sinfully delicious.
If I can’t convince
you of Girl and the
Goat’s
excellence,
how does a 4.5 out
of 5 star rating from
Girl and the Goat is located in the West Loop. Enjoy the Pig’s Face dish, served with a fried egg (right). Photo on the over 3,100 happy
left from girlandthegoat.com. Photo on the right taken by Madison Ratkowski ’17.
customers on Yelp.
com sound?
Sampling from each portion of delicately fried squash more!
On reviewer, Angela C.,
of the menu is a great idea, blossoms stuffed with warm
For the more adventurous
but make sure to order one crab meat, and come with a eaters, there is the dish that gave the restaurant a 5 star
of their signature dishes, the garlic chive yogurt sauce and made Girl and the Goat famous: review, saying, “Girl and the
pork shank. This fall-off-the- toasted marcona almonds. the oven-roasted pig’s face. Goat might be one of the few
bone tender cut of meat comes The crisp fried shell and the This tapas plate is composed oft-mentioned restaurants that
accompanied by stone fruit creamy filling make for one of juicy pork jowl, potato truly lives up to the hype. It is
kimchi, buttermilk dressing, tasty combo!
sticks, cilantro, and an egg the complete package.”
Next time you are looking
and house-made naan bread.
As for vegetarians, the Goat served sunny-side-up. Don’t
for
a special night out, check
The crisp skin and juicy pork has got you covered. Their let the name scare you away,
make for a mouth-watering roasted cauliflower dish of this dish is one of Chef Izard’s out Girl and the Goat for a oneof-a-kind meal!
combination.
multicolored cauliflower, mint, best culinary concoctions!
*Reservations available at
For seafood lovers, the pine nuts, and pickled peppers
Now, of course I can’t skip
squash blossom rangoons will send your taste buds for everyone’s favorite: dessert. girlandthegoat.com
are to die for! They consist a loop and leave you wanting You can’t go wrong with
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies : Experience taste of fall
By Amanda DuMerer ’17
Jessica Crane ’17
Satff Writers
It’s widely accepted that pumpkin is the favorite flavor of fall. But after a while, pumpkin bread and pumpkin spice lattes can get
old, not to mention never knowing what to
do with those extra cans of pumpkin puree.
The solution? Pumpkin chocolate chip
cookies! They combine the classic texture of
chocolate chip cookies with the mouthwatering taste of fall. When the smell of pumpkin and spices begins to waft through your
house, combined with the delicious scent of
chocolate, you may never want pumpkin pie
again.
To start off your pumpkin chocolate chip
recipe: In a medium bowl, whisk together
the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until no brown sugar
lumps remain. Next, whisk in the vanilla and
pumpkin until smooth, and then set aside.
Enjoy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies this fall season!
In a large bowl, toss together the flour, Photo taken by Amanda DuMerer and Jessica Crane.
salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
If desired, after the cookies are removed from
nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Mix together the the oven, press a few more chocolate chips on
wet and dry ingredients, forming a very soft top.
dough, and then fold in a half cup of semiTransfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool
sweet chocolate chips.
after about ten minutes. The cookies will be
Finally, chill the dough for at least an hour, chewier the longer they cool, and the flavor
or up to three days. When the dough is done and chewiness is more noticeable a day after
chilling, take it out of the refrigerator and pre- they are baked.
heat the oven to 350F degrees.
The cookies stay soft, moist, and chewy
Line two large baking sheets with parchment stored at room temperature for up to 1 week.
paper or silicone baking mats. Meanwhile, roll Either the cookie dough itself, or the baked
the cookie dough into 1.5 tablespoon balls cookies, can be frozen for up to 2 months.
each. Make sure to flatten the dough because
Don’t lie - you’re ready to whip up some
the cookies will only slightly spread in the delicious pumpkin cookies right now. So get
oven.
on it!
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, though
This recipe is courtesy of Sally’s Baking
the cookies will probably still look somewhat Addiction (sallysbakingaddiction.com). Visit
soft and underbaked. Do not keep them in the her blog for more amazing recipes, any time
oven for longer because this may dry them out. of year.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick or 115 grams) unsalted butter
1/4 cup (50 grams) light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 Tablespoons (86 grams) pumpkin puree
1 and 1/2 cups (190 grams) all-purpose flour (careful
not to overmeasure)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg*
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves*
1/4 teaspoon allspice*
1/2 cup (90 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
* If desired, use 1 and ½ teaspoons of pumpkin pie
spice instead of nutmeg, ground cloves, and allspice.
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ENTERTAINMENT
The Future of Entertainment
By Carolyn Ford ’17
Staff Writer
If you’ve touched a computer,
smartphone, or any other internetenabled device in the past five
years, then you’ve probably heard
of a site called YouTube.
Created in 2005 by Chad Hurley,
Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, the
video-sharing website quickly
became an internet phenomenon.
It allows users to upload, view,
share, and comment on videos.
After the first two years of
initial success, YouTube, LLC was
bought by Google for 1.65 billion
dollars.
Now,
after
nine
years,
YouTube has become a place for
entertainers and educators alike to
share created content, as well as a
place for businesses to broadcast
content to a wider audience.
All kinds of content are available
on YouTube, from “vlogs” (video
blogs), short comedy skits, DIY
tutorials, educational videos, and
even videos of people playing
video games while narrating their
experience.
Members of the site can
“subscribe” to different accounts,
and will then be informed when
their favorite accounts release new
content.
In 2007, YouTube launched
the Partnership Program, which
allows “YouTubers,” people
who consistently post content to
YouTube, to be viewed by their
subscribers and to gain money by
allowing companies to advertise
on their videos.
The money that these YouTubers
receive is based on how many
views they get on their videos.
For people like Felix Kjellberg,
known as “Pewdiepie,” a video
gaming YouTuber from Sweden,
that can mean millions of dollars
in revenue a year.
Currently the most popular
YouTuber with over 30 million
subscribers, Kjellberg has close to
6 billion collective views across
the 2,000 videos currently on his
channel. But Pewdiepie is just
a snapshot of the popularity of
YouTube.
Comedy channels like Smosh,
JennaMarbles, nigahiga, and
RayWilliamJohnson
remain
in the top, all with millions of
subscribers.
And why is that? Nowadays,
kids, teens, and adults aren’t
going to the television for their
entertainment.
Instead, they turn on their
computer, or pick up their
smartphone.
Now, what can be done in a
20-minute television episode can
be done in a four minute video
on YouTube--except without
commercials, and totally free.
Music videos that were once
broadcasted on MTV are now
being uploaded to YouTube by
record companies.
Since 2002, overall TV
viewership has declined by 50%.
The quality of “internetainment,”
a term dubbed by Rhett and Link,
a popular YouTube comedy duo,
has gone exponentially up in the
past few years.
Not only that, but YouTube
has so much to offer, and new
channels are being created every
day; everyone can find a niche on
YouTube.
Very few YouTubers have
actually broadcasted content on
television, because their audience
is no longer sitting in front of the
TV; they’re in front of computers,
cell phones, and tablets.
Television entertainment is
becoming an element of the past
due to today’s faster-but-easier
form of entertainment made
possible through Youtube.
What’s hot on Netflix: ‘Orange is the New Black’
By Nicole Clapp ’17
Sarah Kitslaar ’17
Staff Writers
Orange is the New Black
first came to Netflix July 11th,
2013 and was created by Jenji
Kohan based on the memoir
Orange is the New Black: My
Year in a Woman’s Prison by
Piper Kerman.
Piper Kerman (known
as Piper Chapman in the
show) was sent to prison
after being convicted of
money laundering in a drug
trafficking case. The show
gives an inside look into
Piper’s life while serving
time in a women’s prison.
When Piper Chapman first
arrives to Litchfield Women’s
Penitentiary, she arrives
with her fiance, Larry, and
is shocked to find out that
prison is not as glamorous as
her real life.
She soon realizes that her
time in prison will not be
like the books she read in
preparation for her sentencing.
Piper finds it difficult to adapt
to prison life at first, because
the women she meets are
unlike any she has met before
in her privileged life.
Suzanne Warren, or “Crazy
Eyes,” has a huge crush on
Chapman, Galina Reznikov,
or “Red” is the cook who
Chapman gets into trouble
with, and her roommate
Nicole Nichols, or “Nicky,”
has a huge personality and
says whatever comes to her
mind.
These are just a few of the
characters Chapman meets in
the penitentiary. The woman
Chapman formally dated,
who dragged her into drug
trafficking, Alex Vause, is
also in Litchfield for her
crimes from the same case.
This puts Piper in a horrible
spot because she once loved
Alex, but also because Alex
was the one who ratted her
out to the feds.
Since Larry can only visit
Chapman every so often,
she finds it difficult to stay
relevant in Larry’s life and
not rekindle her love with
Alex. These are just a few of
the events that occur in the
first season with 13 episodes
running from 45 minutes to
an hour and a half long.
The
show
covers
controversial topics such as
drugs, sexuality and sexual
relations, transgender people,
and life in prison. The show
has graphic material such
as nudity, profanity and
violence, so take caution
before watching. It is rated M
for mature audiences.
With its 97% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes, people are
clearly in love with the hit
Netflix series. The second
season came out June 6,
2014, which brought in new
Did you know that Youtube has 1 billion views a month?
characters and conflicts.
Chapman runs into new
issues with Larry, Alex and
the rest of her crew.
The third season is projected
to come out in June or July of
2015, which is a long wait for
the huge fans of the show. We
highly recommend the show
with caution to teens our
age. It goes into detail about
issues that are discussed
among us every day, and it
is extremely entertaining and
witty. However, the show is
graphic and not for everyone.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dancing with the Stars
Season 19 stardom
Jake Buchnat ’15
Staff Writer
Early fall can only mean one thing
in television: time for another season of
Dancing with the Stars.
This ballroom dancing competition,
where celebrities are partnered with
professional dancers, has been going
strong for 18 seasons, making the upcoming season the 19th.
Actress Julianne Hough will be the
fourth judge on the judges panel. After
seeing her as a guest judge in previous
seasons, it seems likely she will be very
harsh. Also new to this season is professional dancer, Keo Motsepe.
Now lets breakdown the celebrity
cast of this season:
Most Likely to Surprise the Audience: Michael Waltrip
This NASCAR Driver has no previous dancing experience as he has spent
all of his time traveling for races.
However, his partner, Emma Slater,
was able to see the light in season 17’s
Bill Engvall, a fellow southerner. With
Emma’s versatility, Bill Engvall surprised the audience by showing he was
a true contender. She will probably be
able to do the same with Michael Waltrip.
Audiences love to see couples with
great chemistry, which can get Waltrip farther in the competition than he
thinks. With the audience’s encouragement, Waltrip may do some moves he
never thought he could.
Most Likely to be the front-runner:
Lolo Jones
This olympic hurdler will definitely
be loved by both the judges and America. The judges will embrace her technique. She must be very flexible if she
is able to jump over 3 foot hurdles while
running like the wind and being able to
compete in the Olympics. She also has
no fear of jumping, which can
allow for some great tricks.
America will vote for her because of her technique, cuteness,
and professional partner.
America will want to see the potential of Keo Motsepe as well as
Jones’s amazing technique week after
week, which will get her very far.
Most Likely to Bicker with His Partner: Antonio Sabato Jr.
Just take one look at his profession
and you know there will be some drama: he’s a Soap Opera Actor.
Soap operas are all about emotional
drama, and General Hospital is no exception. Sabato probably thinks fighting is perfectly normal after seeing it
24/7. Also, his partner, Cheryl Burke is
not known for her kindness. She takes
dancing very seriously and often lashes
out at her partner. She even got season
16’s D.L. Hughley, who is a comedian,
to bicker with her. If a comedian bickered with her, a soap opera actor will
bicker with her but to a bigger extent.
The producers probably paired them
together just to see whether Sabato can
put drama aside to dance, or whether he
will argue with Cheryl nonstop.
Most Likely to receive votes from
teenage girls: Jonathan Bennett
Teenage girls sometimes play a
huge part in the votes, as they seem
to vote for whomever they think is
the most attractive contestant. Usually
such contestants, such as season 17’s
Brant Daugherty and season 18’s Cody
Simpson, will make it past the first few
weeks, but will go home when the judges get more critical.
This Mean Girls star will definitely
be safe through week 5, but as other
contestants rise up in rank with the
judges, he will land in the middle of
the pack. After week 5 is when America
really votes based on dancing rather
than popularity. In that
case Bennett will get eliminated a few
weeks later.
Most Likely to be Eliminated First:
Betsey Johnson
If the idea for Dancing with the Stars
would have been pitched 30 years ago
when this lady did cartwheels after her
fashion show, she would have made it
very far. Now, however, this fashion designer is 72 years old. She will not have
as much stamina as her younger competition does. Plus, she is a fashion designer. She has no experience with the
performance aspect of dancing either.
Fellow contestant Tommy Chong is
also over 70 years old, but he is very
comedic and knows how to act. Johnson, however, is in one of the toughest
situations a 72 year old fashion designer can be in.
Most Likely to be the Comic Relief of
the Show: Alfonso Ribeiro
This Fresh Prince of Bel Air actor is
very funny. He will often use comedy
as a way to get audience votes. Before
the show has even started, the number
one question fans have been asking is
whether he will do the “Carlton,” a famous Fresh Prince dance. This guy will
be very fun to watch like the previous
season’s Drew Carey.
Not only is he funny, but he actually
has dancing experience as he starred in
the Broadway musical The Tap Dance
Kid. With his dance experience, he may
be
the
first
person
i n
the history of show
to break the “comedy
curse,” as comedians
have historically done
poorly on the show.
Most Likely to Have Great Chemistry with Their Partner: Sadie Robertson
This Duck Dynasty star is very lucky
to be prepared with Mark Ballas, as
Mark Ballas always does well with very
conservative partners. Ballas is very
knowledgeable about keeping a routine
modest without losing its pizazz. He
was able to get third place with both
season 11’s Bristol Palin, and season
18’s Candace Cameron-Bure.
Robertson will also learn to go outside her comfort zone with an encouraging partner like Mark. People who
go outside their comfort zone get both
higher judges scores and more America votes for showing what they never
thought someone like Robertson would
do.
Most Likely to Get a 10 from Len:
Janel Parrish
Anyone who knows Len Goodman
knows he is very critical and rarely
gives out perfect 10s. It takes a heartstopping perfect routine to get a 10 from
Len. Janel, however, has some dancing
experience and a lot of acting experi-
ence.
Plus, her
partner,
Val
Chmerkovskiy,
is the type that will
push the dancer very
hard to improve every week. With Val’s
brother winning last
season, these two will
be more determined
to win the mirror ball
than any other couple.
They will reside to technical perfection and tricks;
two things that Len Goodman loves to see in a routine.
Other contestants include comedian Tommy
Chong, Back to the Future
actress Lea Thompson, talk
show host Tavis Smiley, YouTube personality Bethany Mota, and
UFC champion Randy Couture.
This is to be one exciting season of
Dancing with the Stars.
Novel Idea: Join Ender in space at Battle School
By Hailey Ardell ’17
Columnist
While many
students
may
dread
having
to go to school,
those opinions
may
change
when school is in
space.
Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s
Game is set in a future Earth that
has faced two alien invasions and
lives in constant fear of a third that
may destroy Earth and its people for
good.
The main character, Ender Wiggin, lives on Earth with his family:
two emotionally distant parents, a
sadistic older brother, Peter, and a
caring older sister, Valentine. Ender
is very intelligent, which makes him
a social outcast from the other children his age.
Ender’s life changes forever when
he is recruited to Battle School, a
military school that trains children
with an eventual goal of being soldiers against the alien army, should it
ever attack Earth again. The students
are divided into teams to compete
against each other in zero-gravity
war games that are meant to train for
real war strategy in space.
Ender is separated once more
from his peers, though this time by
the meddling of teachers, who hope
that, with guidance, Ender may be
the soldier capable of bringing about
Earth’s salvation.
Meanwhile on Earth, Ender’s siblings come up with their own plan
for changing their world. Peter and
Valentine share Ender’s intelligence
levels, but were passed over for Battle School for being too cruel and
too gentle, respectively. By anonymously posting articles on the futuristic equivalent of the Internet,
Peter and Valentine try to gain
popularity and the ability to
influence public opinions.
Peter’s aim is to control the
world by taking advantage
of the current unstable political system, while Valentine just wants to ensure
that Peter is kept under
control.
This book is able to interest readers with its science
fiction technology and futuristic ways of life. It holds this
interest with alternating points
of view between Ender, his siblings, and the directors of the Battle
School.
The novel has not only been read
for enjoyment, but has also been recommended reading for several military programs because of the strategies Ender uses during the “games”
at Battle School.
Orson Scott Card also provides an
intriguing speculation on what the
future could be like if there is truly
life beyond our planet.
While not a new book, Ender’s
Game has retained prominence
since its
original publication in 1985 with a
film adaption in 2013. Even
if you’ve seen the movie and
think it tells the entire story,
trust me, you’ll want to give
this book a read.
Picture drawn by Kim Vela
’17.
Did you know that Orson Scott Card wrote Ender’s Game in only four weeks?
ENTERTAINMENT
Press Start: Why are mobile games so addictive?
By Ben Buchnat ’15
Columnist
Picture this:
it is late at
night, you were
supposed
to
be doing your
homework, but
instead you spent four hours
playing Candy Crush. You
know this is an awful habit to
have, but you still do it anyway.
Why is that?
Well, through some observations I have made, I think I
know the answer.
Mobile games are so addictive due to three key characteristics. The first being the
amount of time required to play,
the second being the ease of
access, and the third being the
perfect amount of difficulty.
If you spend four hours on
your phone playing the latest
edition of Angry Birds, you
can thank great game design
for your waste of time. The developers of these games know
these principles very well and
will even exploit these to keep
the player coming back.
The first characteristic of an
addictive mobile game is the
amount of time required to play
one level. Games like Temple
Run and Subway Surfers are
great at keeping the player on
guard. When you first pick up
the game, you are not very good
and beating your high score will
be quick and easy. However as
you get better and better, your
runs become longer and longer.
But the player is still under the
illusion that the level will not
take much time. This leads to
the player opening up the game
during most of their spare time.
Ease of access is another
thing many of these games do
well to try and suck players in.
Most of the popular games in
the app store are free, making it
a low-risk situation for the consumer. The player is not asked
for payment at the beginning
so they are allowed to be immersed in the experience right
away.
Then, through micro-transactions (mini payments throughout the game), the company is
able to make a profit from the
game. Although some companies do abuse this, ethics aside,
this is how you can get sucked
into paying $100 for extra lives
in Candy Crush.
Candy Crush follows the trifecta of addictive characteristics: time required to play, ease of access, and the
perfect amount of difficulty. Photo courtesy of candycrushsaga.com.
The main reason why some
of these games are so engrossing, though, is that they have
the perfect amount of difficulty associated with them.
The games are easy enough to
pick up and play, but difficult
enough to keep the player invested. This is such a delicate
balance that many games fail at.
The game is either too hard at
the beginning or the difficulty
never ramps up in time for the
player to care. However, many
successful mobile games are
amazing at finding this balance.
It keeps the player both pleased
with themselves and unsatisfied
enough to try again to get a better score. This is the main fac-
tor that keeps me coming back
to games like Subway Surfers.
The addiction is real and these
games keep me invested for
weeks, even months, which is
something most AAA console
games struggle to do right now.
Did you know Candy Crush has 44 million monthly active users ?
FEATURES
Ishmael Beah speaks to packed West auditorium
By Erin Delany ’16
Columnist
On August 28th, students, parents,
staff and community members packed
into the Glenbard West auditorium
to see Ishmael Beah speak. As he
ascended the podium, his well-tailored
suit and happy demeanor suggested
his background as a United Nations
representative and author, but revealed
nothing of a life that could very well
have ended sixteen years earlier.
In 1993, Mr. Beah fought in one
of the bloodiest civil wars in recent
history. At the time, he was thirteen
years old.
Ishmael Beah spent his childhood in
southern Sierra Leone, a coastal nation
in West Africa bordered by Liberia
and Guinea. When he was twelve his
childhood ended when the Civil War,
instigated a year prior near the Liberian
border, reached his village on the other
side of the country. His entire family
murdered, Beah found himself taking
refuge in the jungle, running from
both sides of an unspeakably violent
conflict.
“When the war reached us, everything
changed,” Beah reminisced. After
running through the countryside for
a year, he came across a SLAF camp,
the Sierra Leone Armed Forces. He
was brought into the camp and began
running errands and doing menial tasks
for the soldiers, but was quickly trained
Ishmael Beah chats in the English Office before speaking to a packed
to fight. Beah was thirteen, and he knew
auditorium at Glenbard West. Photo courtesy of Maddie Giffin ’17.
that now he was in the army base, he
For three years, Beah traveled Sierra he and his comrades would take hard
couldn’t leave. “It was the safest place
to be,” Beah reasoned, later elaborating Leone with the armed forces, fighting drugs to the point of inebriation. Beah
that he would be treated as a traitor and with them as a child soldier. In order to has bullet wounds on his body that he
dull the reality of their current situation, cannot remember receiving because he
shot if he attempted to escape camp.
was under the influence. “The
drugs would make you feel
out of your body- you weren’t
connected to yourself anymore.”
At age sixteen, by a stroke of
luck, Beah was pulled out of the
war by the United Nations and
sent to the capital of Sierra Leone,
Freetown, for rehabilitation.
Along with the substance
addictions he developed during
the war, Beah also suffered
understandable
psychological
trauma. He now reflects, “There
was a lot of intimidation, fear, and
psychological manipulation…
you couldn’t make a connection
to anyone.”
Beah spent several months
rehabilitating. While he was at
the center, an opportunity arose
for children around the globe
to speak at a United Nations
summit regarding the use of child
soldiers. Former soldiers could
interview for the chance to travel
to New York City and speak at
the event. Although Beah became
angered by the questions asked
during his interview and began
to yell and break things, he was
selected to speak.
When he arrived in New York,
Mr. Beah had his first experience
speaking in front of a United Nations
panel, a position in which he would
one day reside. Although he had a
speech prepared for the summit, when
he went to speak, he “threw away my
paper and spoke from [his] heart.”
This experience was part of Beah’s
motivation to become a writer.
Upon his return to Sierra Leone,
Freetown fell under siege. Beah’s
home country was no longer safe for
him, so he escaped the nation and
began hopping illegally from country
to country in search of amnesty, finally
getting on a plane to the United States.
In New York City, he reconnected with
a woman he had met while attending
the UN summit years prior. This woman
would become his adoptive mother.
Mr. Beah completed high school
in the states and, upon his graduation
from Oberlin College, began his career
as a writer and UN representative. He
wrote his first book after he graduated
from high school. Entitled A Long
Way Gone, this memoir details his
experience as a child soldier.
“People need to understand what
happens to communities during war,”
Beah insisted. He is adamant about
the fact that Sierra Leone had been
misrepresented by the media during
the conflict, and hopes that his book
will put a human face to the sometimes
impersonal television and newspaper
coverage.
The immense success of his first
book, which was nominated for a Quill
award in 2006, gave Beah a platform to
travel and speak to the general public
about his experiences. “I want to have
people learn about others’ lives and
have the context to understand,” he
explained.
Beah had several goals when
speaking to the Glenbard community:
communicate the nature of violence
and convey the immense ability of the
human spirit to rise above.
“I want people to understand the
nature of violence, what it is,” Beah
explained. “It is not as interesting
as Hollywood makes it seem.
With violence, there is always a
consequence.” Beah has realized that
in the end, violence will not solve
any of the problems he has faced in
his lifetime. “At the end of the day,
I was just as hurt as the people I was
hurting,” he remembered. “Finding the
person who killed my family wouldn’t
bring my family back.”
Although it is hard to connect the
story of a boy faced with extreme
violence and tragedy to daily life in
a safe, stable country, Ishmael Beah
left Glenbard West with one piece of
insight that transcends national barriers.
“The human spirit is strong enough
to overcome,” he confided. “There is
strength in everyone. Appreciate the
opportunities you are given.”
Mr. Beah’s most recent book,
The Radiance of Tomorrow, is now
available for purchase.
Did you know Sierra Leone’s name means “Lion Mountains” in French?
The Gle
Octobe
Page 8
Google: Trying to lead a car revolution
By Joshua Leone ’15
Staff Writer
When you ask people about
what they expect to see in
the future, some say laser
guns, others say jet packs, or
maybe even creating colonies
on Mars.
Then there are those who
say the future is now and
point to the development of
self-driving cars.
Google is spearheading
this new technology, and has
recently been making rapid
progress through prototype
models, with over hundreds
of thousands of miles under
their belt.
So far, the only accidents
any of the cars have been in
appear to be the fault of a
human driver.
The way the car navigates
through streets is mainly by
the ‘lidar’ (light radar) on the
roof of the car. Basically, it
shoots a laser at an object and
measures how far it is by
analyzing the reflected
light.
It also combines
lidar with heavily
detailed maps of permanent
structures, like stop lights, so
it knows to obey the law and
how to navigate a route for a
trip.
Google’s
self-driving
car has been gaining legal
ground by being allowed to
test cars in Nevada, Florida,
California, and Wisconsin, as
well as other select cities.
The first range of cars to test
the technology on the streets
were modified vehicles with
the self-driving technology,
like the Toyota Prius.
Google has also designed
and unveiled a a car without
a steering wheel and breaks.
This is unlike previous
designs, which allow for
human intervention at any
time.
Google’s ultimate goal
was to have a 100%
autonomous
vehicle,
but that dream
seems to have faded with the
mandatory requirement of
a steering wheel and breaks
to allow the car to be street
legal.
Unfortunately,
the
innovation as a whole isn’t
quite up to par with the
technology as one might
hope.
Currently, the car can’t drive
in snowy or rainy weather, it
can’t detect potholes, and it
actually can’t drive on 99%
of roads in America as the
area has to be extensively
m a p p e d out beforehand.
While
the team
behind
the selfdriving
car is very
positive
they
can
solve these issues and expect
the cars to be widespread in
25 years, others are not so
sure.
Mr. McCarrell of Glenbard’s
Driver Education program
weighed in on the debate
saying, “What concerns
me is the lack of driver
intuition that is so important
to safe driving. You can only
program so much, what about
the unexpected hazard? Also,
if the self-driving and regular
cars share the road together
you will still have driver
errors.”
Mr.
McCarrell
also
questioned
what
would
happen after an inevitable
accident, saying, “What
about liability? Who would
be at fault when something
goes wrong and there is a
collision?”
On the subject of how selfdriving cars may affect the
Drivers Education
class, he said
that only
t i m e
will
tell.
The fully autonomous self-driving car made by Google was designed to appear welcoming and friendly. Photo courtesy of Google.
en Bard
er 2014
Page 9
Displair: This new device isn’t full of hot air
By Taskeen Khan ’16
Staff Writer ‘
My friend Lindsey had to
explain to her parents that her
phone screen had cracked while
she was trying to prove that she
had the better coordination by
throwing it into the air, catching
a goldfish in her mouth that
I had tossed to her, and then
catching her phone.
Later, she admitted to me
that at that moment, as her
parents stared at her with raised
eyebrows, she absolutely
hated her phone screen, whose
weakness, of course, she
blamed for all her problems.
Lindsey is not the only one
who feels screens need some
major improvements.
Russian
designer
Max
Kaminin and his team at
DisplAir Inc have done away
with solid screens altogether
and created Displair, interactive
display “screens” made from
sheets of mist.
As described in a CNN
interview with Kaminin, 3D
images are projected onto a
sheet of mist. The mist, created
by airstreams, has water
droplets so small that if a piece
According to their website, Displair says their product “creates a translucent and freely permeable image
thus contributing to preserving open space behind it.” Image courtesy of Displair.com.
of paper passed through it, the
paper would be dry. They also
claim that glasses won’t fog in
the mist.
Displair screens respond to
1,500 hand movements used on
regular mobile devices, such as
zooming and swiping.
As described by Bloomberg
Businessweek, Displair has an
app named Airlike which allows
it to work with smartphones,
and allows its users to share
content. All in all, the final
product is somewhat like an
hologram, and all it needs to
work is air, water, and light.
Kamanin
relates
how
he was inspired by nature,
commenting, “I realized that
everything already exists in
nature and everything that
people create comes from
nature: we just need to watch it
carefully and you will soon get
your answers.”
Kaminan explained he had
hoped to create technology that
would not take up space in a
world that is already inundated
with gadgets.
Currently, Displair screens
are being used by companies
such as Google and Pepsi.
However, Kamanin feels his
product can help more than
just businesses saying it has the
potential to revolutionize the
medical field, too.
Displair screens will allow
a surgeon to see an image of
a patient’s lung, both zoomed
in and zoomed out, research
information, and interact with
others in the field, all without
washing his or her hands.
In a world where hygiene,
especially involving touch
screens, is becoming an
issue, and companies such
as Microsoft creating selfsterilizing
touch
screens,
Displair might be the perfect
solution.
Kamanin says that Displair
may also be the future
for restaurant menus and
timetables, which are used by
hundred of people and need to
be easily accessible.
In coming years, as larger
displays are created, multiple
people will be able to use
Displair ‘screens’for everything
from searching for information
to gaming. Looking into the
future, Kamanin says he and
his team hope to refine picture
quality and interaction speed
on Displair before moving on
to multi-sensory experiences.
So while Lindsey tries to
convince her parents to upgrade
her phone, this new product
will be revolutionizing the
meaning of ‘screens’ and how
we use them in our daily lives.
Are new ‘edible wrappers’ a practical solution?
By Andrea Gieseman ’17
Staff Writer
Imagine eating a cup of
yogurt and then eating the
cup itself.
Now ask Wikifood Inc.
what it’s like. Wikipearl,
made by Wikifood, is a new
way of protecting your food
through
edible wrapping
instead of typical plastic or
paper wrapping.
This innovative, digestible,
and edible wrap is made
of calcium ions and other
flavorings, such as chocolate
or fruit. The idea was inspired
from “natural wrappers,” like
how an apple is wrapped in
its own tough edible skin.
Wikifood’s aim is to make
a portable, environmentallyconscious, delicious and
healthy option to challenge
conventional wrapping.
The whole product would
actually consist of
two
“pearls.” The inner sphere
would be the actual food
that needs packaging and
the outer part would be the
Wikipearl covering. This
covering could also include
additives for health benefits,
such as vitamins, to target the
health-conscious consumer.
The possibilities for this
new food packaging are
exciting and unlimited.
Wikipearl has already made
cheeses, soups, ice creams,
juices, cocktails, fruits, and
vegetables packaged in this
fashion.
In fact, this past year,
Wikipearl partnered with
Stonyfield
Yogurt
and
created frozen yogurt pearls
that are currently sold in
many grocery stores. These
are individual, bite sized
portions of yogurt with
a delicious coating that
enhances the
taste, doesn’t
melt,
and
allows for easy
transportation.
If this product
is as great as
the company
claims, its
popularity
will
soar.
Imagine,
a
delicious allnatural and
portable
nomess
alternative to the tremendous
amount of waste caused by
traditional food packaging.
Wikifoods even has a very
successful store in Paris,
Wikibar, which features all
of their foods.
As great as this new
culinary wave sounds, some
people are skeptical.
Several questions come
to mind when you think of
eating the packaging your
food comes in. Although
it would eliminate a lot
of waste, some question
Wikipearl’s
cleanliness
saying in order to keep the
edible wrapping clean, the
wrapping itself would need
wrapping.
Having Wikipearls that
need to be transported
in
inedible
packaging
completely
defeats
the
purpose of having edible
wrapping in the first place.
Nonetheless, Wikipearls
are perhaps a good starting
point to create a less wasteful
world.
Art by Kim Vela ’17.
FEATURES
Come run/walk in West’s Turkey Trot 2014
Lauren Crowe ’15
Columnist
Gobble
gobble!
It is almost
that time of
the year where
Americans try
to get back to
our ancestors’
roots by celebrating the first
time a meal was shared between
the Native Americans and the
colonists in thanksgiving for the
harvest and the friendship that
allowed the new colonists to
prosper.
Thanksgiving Day starts off
with the Glen Ellyn 5-mile Turkey Trot, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Westminster Dog Show presented by
Purina, and the smell of a home
cooked (or beautifully prepared
Mariano’s) feast.
So we eat a lot of turkey,
mashed potatoes with gravy,
Pillsbury Original Crescents,
pumpkin pie, and the day ends
with a nice food coma and falling asleep watching the James
Bond marathon.
What happened to the corn on
the cob and being grateful for a
plentiful harvest?
Well you don’t have to change
your Thanksgiving Day traditions or your Black Friday game
plan, just come to the Student
Council Turkey Trot on Tuesday, November 25th right after
school!
While this may seem like I’m
just advertising for a (really
cool) club, it truly is something
the whole school can do to give
back to the community before
our days off and time spent with
family and friends.
Sign up for the Turkey Trot
costs $1 or a can of food which
Double up on
science classes
By Shay Kiker ’16
Columnist
The
Science
Department
at
Glenbard
West
is experiencing a
new wave of excitement that began over the past
few years and
is continuing to
grow. The stacking of multiple sciences in an individual’s schedule has become very popular.
This trend is being seen in the honors and AP track most often. A typical
course route for this department is Biology Honors freshman year, Chemistry Honors sophomore year, Physics
Honors junior year, and the AP sciences as choices senior year.
Yet, we see many students deviating
from this path in order to gain additional credits in the sciences. This direction began with chemistry students
primarily.
As the field of chemistry is a particularly involved and technical science,
there was sometimes a struggle among
seniors to recall small nuances within
the subject nearly two years later.
With that being said, both teachers and former students began recommending that juniors register for AP
Chemistry so the material would stay
fresh from sophomore year.
Initially most people would have assumed that this course change pushed
Physics Honors, the recommended
course back to senior year, but most
students in the class actually doubled
up the sciences and made an even
greater commitment.
Later, this trend began to affect other
sciences. Within the last few years we
have seen this same desire in students
will then be donated to the
Glen Ellyn Food Pantry to
help less fortunate members
of our community have a
Thanksgiving full of joy.
You will get your race number and guess-timate your
time for one mile around the
lake. The person closest to
his or her time will win INCREDIBLE prizes, however
no phone, timers, or watches
can be used to help you figure
out the time you will run.
After the race, everyone
will go back to the cafeteria and enjoy an abundance
of snacks while watching
Glenbard West’s own improv group, T.O.G. (That One
Group), and Glenbard West’s
a capella group, A Capella
Underground.
The race times will be calculated and while this is going
on, lovely gift prizes will be
passionate about Biology.
I spoke with Katie Karp, junior, who
took AP Biology and Chemistry Honors last year, as well as Claire Wild,
sophomore, who is in the middle of
those classes currently.
Katie advises students, “I would
highly recommend taking Bio AP as a
sophomore to freshmen who enjoy and
succeed in Biology Honors. I remembered a lot of vocabulary and content
from freshman year that seniors in my
class had to relearn. I enjoyed the material and think the workload is doable
if you are a student with strong independent studying skills.”
Although Katie notes that this pathway is not ideal for every student, she
personally found that the work was
doable and enriched her experience at
West.
Furthermore, Claire Wild reasons, “I
made the decision to take both AP Biology and Chemistry Honors this year
because I knew that I would enjoy the
content as much as I would for another
elective. While it does include additional homework, I believe that taking
the class is well worth it.”
It’s an interesting shift in paradigm.
Many students are looking to add study
halls and ‘blow-off’ classes, but there
is a handful of students who are pursuing challenging courses in addition to
generally full schedules.
This hand-tailoring of schedules is
serving Glenbard West well. With the
kick-off of AP Capstone, a trend in
double sciences, an abundance of students in Calculus, as well as seniors
taking advantage of English electives,
our school is thriving on rich academics.
AP Biology as sophomores is only
the beginning of a long race of academic achievement consistently escalating at West.
Did you know male turkeys are called “gobblers” ?
given through a raffle to lucky
members. You also get a really
cool shirt that says “Glenbard
West Turkey Trot” and a fun
afternoon activity before spending a few days outside of the
classroom and snuggled under
the covers smelling the aromas
cooking in the kitchen.
The Student Council President will also model a lovely
turkey suit for the entire school
day in preparation for this fun
community service activity!
So, when you see me running through the hallways in my
lovely turkey suit, know that the
Turkey Trot will be right after
school and will be a fun event
for all students and staff that
want to participate.
Picture of Meg Maloney, last
year’s Student Council President, at the Glenbard West Turkey Trot 2013.
FEATURES
Senior Nostalgia: Homecoming, tradition in our community
By Lauren Crowe ‘15
Columnist
with awe. Seniors who apply
to be Woodchucks not only
get a really cool shirt, but they
also get to miss part of the day
the Friday of Homecoming
Week in order to put together
a massive, colorfully decorated
wood pile.
Who would have thought that
tearing out the wooden floors
of the building in order to get
the school year and to gather
the community, it will be me
coming home from whatever
college or place I will call my
new home. Will I call it that?
Each senior will get to
feel on top of the world this
homecoming. It is our time
to burst forth with pride and
excitement and to enjoy the
beautiful home West has given
contraptions that hang from
the ceiling that are no longer
“black boards” but are smart
boards (are they really all that
smart?).
I cannot even imagine
what the school will be like
when I take my kids through
the halls and show them my
picture hanging on the wall
for my participation in the
Go Greek
or
Go
Homecoming!
I
know
e v e r y o n e ’s
i n i t i a l
response
to
homecoming
is thinking about Greek
myths and coming home to
celebrate the triumphs of
battle, am I right? Clearly,
the Greek characters are
ready for a big celebration on
Mount Olympus with Zeus,
Poseidon, and all the greek
gods and goddesses…
So why am I so excited
about old stories you learned
about as a freshman in
Mythology for English?
This year, Student Council
is stepping it up and making
this Homecoming Dance
on Mount Olympus be one
that is talked about for eons
among the gods.
While Greece is pretty far
away from Glen Ellyn, our
homecoming is focused on
not only ancient Greece but
how Greek life is incorporated
into the daily lives of many
college students in the United The “Student Cabinet” hosted Glenbard West’s Homecoming in 1942. Picture found in the 1942 yearbook.
States. As a member of a
fraternity or a sorority you get rid of a gigantic safety hazard us for the last time as students. Illinois High School Theatre
a lot of clothing representing would result in a wonderful
Next homecoming, whether Festival and tell them about
your house (trust me, the tradition that has continued we are in Glen Ellyn or near the the days before West had
moving
amount of DG shirts my sister over the years?
Greek Islands, each and every air-conditioning,
has is enough to last a month
The pep rally begins and senior will no longer be a West walkways, and transporters
with no repeating).
all of the sports teams walk student, we will be, wait for it, from the classroom to Biester
(you never know what might
Why would you want that through the doors representing alumni.
many “Delta Gamma 2014 their school with pride.
As an 18 year old, I think it happen within the next 20
Beach Bash!” shirts? The Captains will look out into is quite strange that I will be years, we just may get some air
reason is simple: the members the crowds and recognize considered one the “esteemed conditioning).
I just know that I will be
of these houses, whichever one that this Homecoming, is a alumni” and that everyone at
they may be, take pride in the celebration of their hard work West will welcome me home excited to show them a glimpse
of my past, to show my kids a
name they wear and represent and successes in their sport.
with open arms.
on their shirt. While in high
Belonging to a school with
Past alumni can be given time in my life where I learned
school this all seems super far such a celebrated student tours of Glenbard West to see and had fun.
There are a lot of times
away, it is another thing that body blows me away, there how the school has changed,
is rooted in Glenbard West: a are so many people supporting the new pictures that hang in when I want to get as far away
home and a community.
the growth and happiness of the hallways honoring students from Glen Ellyn and home as
The homecoming bonfire Glenbard West. Next year, my achievements, the beautiful possible; to start a new life
and pep rally have always “Homecoming” won’t just be new artwork
designed by living in the Big Apple or
been something I’ve admired a fun celebration to kick off hardworking students, the helping others around the globe
in the Peace Corps or maybe
even being a professional safari
guide living within walking
distance from Mt. Kilimanjaro.
These are the things I
daydream about when the AP
test talk kicks into gear and
college becomes a reality; I
want to go away and travel for
some time and then come back
and share my experiences with
my high school friends,
my high school teachers,
all the people at West
who have made imprints
on my heart through
kindness and love.
This “homecoming”
idea is so much greater
than a huge bonfire and
pep rally, or football
games and parades,
and it even is greater
than the homecoming
dance (and I LOVE
the dance) because it is
showing that no matter
where we have come
from in our education,
our upbringing and
our activities, we all
have a place within
the Glenbard West
community that wants
each and every one
of us. We are wanted.
That’s something pretty
crazy to wrap my head
around. A school wants me
to have fun, wants me to be
successful because they care
about the person I am. They
care about every student who
walks through those crowded,
cramped halls.
This homecoming, enjoy
every second of the countless
activities. While this column is
geared towards seniors to be a
tear-jerker, it is also full of little
hints to all the other grades:
enjoy everything you have
offered through the Glenbard
West community. Truly, no
where else is a school so
focused on pride, tradition, and
excellence in every student’s
life within the classroom or
anywhere else in the world.
Students For Students: Helping Others
By Sarah Kitslaar ’17
Staff Writer
Students For Students: A
club you may or may not
have heard of.
Students For Students is
a club based on positivity.
The common goal of this
club is to improve the lives
of the members of the
club, as well as everybody
around by establishing a
friendly environment where
anyone is welcome, where
ideas can be thrown out in
the open, and where many
opportunities are available to
make sure this all happens.
We hope to improve the
community here at Glenbard
West and beyond, beginning
with the students. The club
consists of many different
tactics to spread awareness
of issues that we feel need to
be addressed and resolved in
the lives of the student body.
Students For Students
reaches out to teens about
the obstacles faced when
growing up, as well as
reinforcing positive attitudes
about life.
The club hosts many
events consisting of Live
Life Well Week, Exit with
Pride, Red Ribbon Week,
and several other outreach
activities with the local
police department and local
schools to make our club
reach beyond West’s four
walls.
To get involved in Students
For Students, you can go to
room 224 every Wednesday
right after school. There will
be food at each meeting as
you work towards being as
productive as possible!
Anyone is welcome and
the more people the better;
after all, our club can’t run
without students!
You can also join the
Students
For
Students
Facebook group to find out
more information about the
club and important dates.
Thank you so much to one
of the Students For Students
presidents, Asha Rowland
for help with the article!
We hope to see everyone
at the next meeting; making
a change and becoming the
difference!
Did you know Glenbard West’s first bonfire was made of wood floors from Glenbard West?
FEATURES
What is the ‘catch’ on overfishing?
By Abbey Matre ’15
Columnist
According
to researchers, there will
be no more
sea food in
the oceans by
the year 2048.
This may seem impossible
because in supermarkets today there are fish nearly everywhere, but if the current
practices of fishing are not
changed soon, that will be
our fate.
Overfishing is what happens when fish are harvested
so intensely that most of the
potential food and money
go to waste.
Fishing boats catch way
more fish than what the
ocean can sustain and they
do not allow their catch to
reach the right reproduction
age in order to give them
enough time to reproduce.
As of right now, fishing
fleets are between 2-3 times
bigger than what the oceans
can support.
If nothing is done soon,
overfishing can result in
complete ecosystem destruction in some areas.
According to marine ecologists, unsustainable fishing
is the greatest threat to ocean
ecosystems. It completely
destroys the environments
of marine life and distorts
the food chain in the oceans.
There are many different
practices that big fisheries use today that result in
catching a lot of animals
that were not meant to be
caught, such as dolphins
and sea turtles.
Another form of unsustainable fishing is bottom
trawling. This practice basically takes a weighted metal bar and drags it across
the ocean floor, picking up
everything in its path.
Bottom trawling can do
great damage to ecosystems and it has even been
said that bottom trawling
the ocean is just like clear
cutting the rainforest. It is
estimated that each year, an
area the size of the United
States is troweled.
Currently, only 7% of the
world’s catch used for human consumption is considered to be “sustainable.”
There are many measures
that are aimed at controlling
By Shannon Kerr
Staff Writer ’15
reached over 2,400. The total number of cases of infection is 4,784.
These already ominous
numbers are rising exponentially with about half of the
deaths occurring in the last
three weeks alone.
overfishing, but many of
them are not working very
well. This includes encouraging fisheries to stick to
their quotas and limit the
number of fish that can be
caught at any time, putting
in place no fishing zones in
areas that have been greatly
impacted by overfishing,
and monitoring the activi-
ties and movement of bottom trawlers.
You can help reduce the
stress fisheries have been
putting on the oceans by
promoting sustainable fishing practices. Sustainable
fisheries make sure they are
not taking too many fish per
catch and allow the seafood
to reach reproductive age
before harvesting them.
When ordering seafood
at a restaurant, ask where it
comes from and whether it
was farmed or wild-caught.
Also, purchase seafood
that has the Marine Stewardship Council blue ecolabel on it to make sure that
it was raised right.
A mountain of dogfish caught during a trawl survey. Photo courtesy John Wallace, NOAA
What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak
What is Ebola?
It’s a word that has been
flying around the news for
the past few months in a sort
of wild frenzy of information.
To give you some background, Ebola is a virus, a
rare but deadly virus, that
attacks the body’s immune
system and organs. This
leads to uncontrollable
bleeding, internally and externally, along with a severe
fever. The fatality rate for
this disease is a staggering
90%.
Unlike more common
viruses, such as the common cold, influenza, and the
measles, Ebola is not spread
by airborne transmission.
It is spread by contact with
either the skin or infected
bodily fluids.
Despite the disease’s
“limitations,” it has spread
quickly in areas of west
Africa. The death toll has
More people have died from
Ebola in 2014 than in every
other outbreak of Ebola, all
of which combined amount
to about 1,133 deaths.
The Director of Centers for
Disease Control, Tom Friedman said in an interview
The World Health Organization predicts that more that
20,000 people in west Africa
will be infected and that the
disease might spread to more
countries.
The United Nations senior
leadership says that the out-
Transmission Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus. Photo Courtesy: Center for Disease Control
This is the deadliest outbreak of Ebola virus ever experienced, eclipsing the outbreak when the disease was
first discovered in 1976. The
1976 outbreak had 602 cases
of infection and 431 deaths.
with CNN that the outbreak
is now an epidemic that is
“completely out of control.”
He added, “It will get worse
in the future and our window of opportunity to turn it
around is closing.”
break can be stopped in 6-9
months but only if there is
a huge global effort, which
could cost over half a billion
dollars. As the speculation
continues, the situation continues to worsen every day.
Did you know over 4,700 cases if Ebola have been reported?
However, a possible Ebola
vaccine has been approved
for upcoming human trials,
though its effectiveness is
still highly questionable.
The outbreak is not only a
health problem, but an economic one as well. It is negatively impacting the already
fragile economies of developing countries, the societies
of the affected countries are
in pandemonium, and difficult political decisions will
have to be made.
Although the 2014 death
toll is miniscule in comparison to the more infamous
outbreaks of diseases such as
the Black Death, the Spanish
Flu or HIV/AIDS, the exponentially increasing number
of deaths and infections in
such a short period of time
is reason enough for global
concern.
This will no doubt be a test
of how well our more developed world can handle an
outbreak in comparison to
past worlds.
FEATURES
West yearbooks,1940-2004, published online
By Ellen O’Brien ’17
Staff Writer
view pictures from the school
plays in 1940, or find out how
the football team did in the
’83 playoffs, these digitized
yearbooks are just the place to
look!
Within the last decades,
Glenbard West has definitely
changed, and skimming
through the
students, give or take, while the only sports offered by our
last year’s class of 2014 had a high school were football, track,
grand total of over double that basketball, tennis, and golf.
number.
Nowadays, several more
Since 1940, when
options are offered to
the
first
yearbook
both
boys
The Pinnacle was
It is always fun looking
back on old photos, from your
baby pictures, to your parents’
wedding album, to shots from
notable events in history. I often
find myself flipping through
yearbooks from my previous
grades to see how
times have
changed in
my school
years. It is
even more
fascinating
to
observe
the obvious
progression
over the years
and thanks to
the Glen Ellyn
Public Library,
Glenbard West
yearbooks ranging
f r o m
19402 0 0 4
are now
available
online.
That’s
right,
on
G E P L ’ s
website (gepl.
org), you can
read
yearbooks
cover to cover from
up to seventy-four
years ago with just
a few clicks of your
computer. All you have
to do is search under the
eBooks & eMedia option
on the website, look for
Images courtesy of Glenbard West Historic Society and the Glen Ellyn Public Library.
Digital Yearbooks, and you
can uncover dozens of amazing multitude of old yearbooks has published, West has gained and girls. Upon looking back
numerous sports, clubs, and at the very first edition of The
records of our high school and certainly proven that fact.
For one, the student body has class options, making students Pinnacle though, there was
its history.
Whether you want to laugh grown, both in achievement and every year more and more well- one similarity that stuck out
to me immediately: the play
about the outrageous trends size. The graduating class of rounded and accomplished.
Back seventy-four years ago, performed in 1940 was none
and hairstyles of the 70s, 1940 scraped up no more 250
other than the show put on here
this past spring, You Can’t Take
It With You.
In the yearbook, terrific blackand-white photos showcase
the performance, making an
iconic comparison to when it
was performed this year.
It is comforting
to know that
a l t h o u g h
Glenbard
West
has developed over
the years, it still
remains the school
that The Pinnacle
broadcasts,
the
same
Castle on the
Hill.
This article
showcases
only the tip
of the iceberg
when it comes
to delving into
the past of our
high
school
through
these
newly available
resources.
There is still
an
abundance
of information to
rediscover such as
former prom kings
and queens, graduation
snapshots,
state
championship titles, and
much more. Looking
back
at
Glenbard
West makes me happy,
because our good times,
accomplishments,
and
legacies are preserved.
Although yearbooks capture
moments in time, they are
timeless. It is best put in the
words of the senior class of
1940: “Our days at Glenbard are
over, but not in memory.”
News you can use: Side effects of sleep deprivation?
By Abbey Burgess ’15
Columnist
I’m
sure
by this point
in your high
school career,
your
mom
has told you
at least once
that “you’re not getting enough
sleep” and “if you’re not careful
you could end up with something
bad like mono.” You ignore this,
classifying it as pointless and
typical “mom worry.”
As high school students
balancing challenging classes
and a dizzying array of sports
and activities, not getting enough
sleep has become the norm for
a lot of us. (For those of you
who have GPA’s higher than the
number of hours you sleep at
night, this is especially pertinent
The exact reasons for this are
to you!)
However, as always, it turns unknown, but we do know that
fatigue affects
out that mom might
people’s
actually be right.
e a t i n g
Research
has
shed light on the
pattern by
altering
many
dangers
appetites
of chronic sleep
a n d
deprivation, and
a recent long-term
study by Columbia
University and the University of
North Carolina has exposed one
more: increased risk of obesity.
In this long term study, data
was collected from 10,000
teens and young adults
ages 16 and 21. People
who reported getting less
than six hours of sleep
were 20% more likely to
be obese by age 21 when
compared to people who
got more than eight hours
of sleep.
stimulating cravings. People
tend to crave and eat carbs, or
something not very healthy, just to
provide their exhausted body with
an energy supply so they can make
it through the day. When you’re
tired, it’s also easier to go out and
grab calorie-heavy food on the go
than put the effort into making a
nutritious and wholesome meal.
While more research needs
to be done to look at the direct
correlation
between
sleep
deprivation and obesity, one
thing is clear: according to lead
researcher Dr. Shakira Seglia,
“Lack of sleep in your teenage
years can stack the deck against
you for obesity later in life.”
Since obesity as an adult
increases
risk
for
health
problems--like diabetes, cancer,
and heart disease--this study
gives us one more reason to
make an effort to get more
sleep. And I’ll admit, I’m one
of the worst offenders, as I’m
sure many of you know by now.
I’ve come to disregard sleep as
a necessity and think of it as a
luxury I can enjoy when I have
the time. But as much as I hate to
admit it, the amount of sleep we
get now sets the foundation for
the state of our well being in the
future.
Dr. Seglia adds that for
teenagers, “getting a good night’s
sleep does more than help them
stay alert in school. It helps them
grow into healthy adults.”
So, when you reach that point
in the night after you’ve gotten
home from that grueling practice
and have finally finished your
mountain of homework, ignore
the Pied Piper call of Netflix, and
turn out your light for the night.
Image courtesy of Lily Stachowiak ’16.
Did you know Mr. Posegay, Mr. McCluskey, and Mr. Peterselli all graduated from Glenbard West?
FEATURES
Top ten things to do in the suburbs
By Alyssa Springer ’17
Staff Writer
#1 Brookfield Zoo- Brookfield
Zoo is the best zoo in Illinois. It’s
an amazing place to go to with
anybody. People of all ages who
enjoy animals love seeing the wide
variety of creatures at Brookfield
and experiencing all the exhibits.
#2 Six Flags Great America- Six
Flags is an amusement park with
great roller coasters. It’s a fantastic
place to go to with friends and to just
enjoy the rides. You can shop, go
on rides, go to the water park, eat, or
meet some of the cartoon characters
that roam the park. It’s about $67
per person unless you buy a season
pass.
#3 Morton Arboretum- The
Morton Arboretum is an outdoor
tree museum. It’s a good place to
go and learn about the environment
and various plants. It costs $12 per
person and there are festivals and
dining options. It’s a great place to
get fresh air and walk around.
#4 Studio Movie Grill- Studio
Movie Grill is a great place to go if
you like to watch the latest movies
and eat. They have a good menu and
serve your food during the movie so
you can watch and eat at the same
time.
#5 Extreme Trampolines- Extreme
Trampolines is a fun place to go and
do tricks on, or jump on, trampolines.
It’s a good place to practice flips or
have a party. It’s $11 per person, and
you have to get a waiver signed by a
guardian if you are under 18.
#6 Feed My Starving ChildrenFeed my Starving Children is an
organization that works to feed
children around the world. We are
lucky to live in a community where
starvation is not a big problem but
in countries such as Kenya, Uganda,
and the Philippines, many people
struggle with lack of nutrition due
to food scarcity. Feed My Starving
Children is a great opportunity to
either get a large group together or
to go individually and work with
the people there to make bags of
food which are shipped to starving
children across the world.
#7 Sonny Acres– Sonny Acres
is one of the most popular places
to check out during fall. It opens
starting in mid-September and runs
through October. Fun activities, like
hayrides, and treats, such as roasted
corn and candy, are available. Don’t
forget the Haunted Wagon Ride
on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
evenings after dark, which is always
a great time for the family or a group
of friends. Tickets for rides are $1
each or $40 for 45 tickets.
#8 Whirly Ball- Whirly Ball is a
combination of lacrosse, basketball,
and bumper cars. It’s a really fun
game that you play in bumper cars
with a ball, scoop, and two goals at
either end of the court. Get together
a group of friends, divide into two
teams, and try to win. It’s about $15
per person every half an hour.
#9 Fox Paintball- Located in
Aurora, Illinois, Fox Paintball is a
place where you can go play paintball
in a recreational environment.
You can play as a individual or go
in a private group. The general
admission fee is around $30 if you
aren’t a member.
#10 Ice Skating at Center IceCenter Ice is a great place to publicly
skate year round. They are open to
the general public on Saturdays from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $7. You can also
take classes on figure skating, speed
skating, synchronized skating, and
try out for their hockey team. You
can rent skates for $2.50.
Spice up your fall and make sure
to take advantage of one of these
fabulous activities!
Five reasons why you should travel
By Maddie Giffin ’16
Columnist
Minus the costs as
well as the endless
hours spent cramped
in a plane, traveling
has benefits that
anyone can enjoy if
they choose to go and explore the
world.
1.) Newfound Independence:
Whether you are studying abroad,
taking a vacation with family or
friends, or simply off exploring on
your own time, there’s a certain
confidence that accompanies a
foreign atmosphere.
As soon as you touch down
in a foreign country, things are
definitely not the same as they are
at home. It can be the very opposite
of what you are used to. Learning to
navigate through different cultures
is a valuable life skill because it tests
your independence and it allows
you to adapt all different lifestyles!
Your friends sense something has
changed in you. Maybe it’s the fact
that you were able to fly across an
ocean and conquer the streets of a
different city.
2.) Meet New (and More
Exciting) People: When traveling
into a new territory, it’s astounding
how diverse the people you meet
can be. Most likely, when you meet
someone when traveling, you’ll
discover that they are just as much
an avid traveler as you are and their
stories will make you want to go
Traveling broadens your horizons by increasing your appreciation of other cultures, lifestyles, and
traditions different from those that are prevalent in the United States. Photo by Maddie Giffin ’16.
out and explore even more!
Some of the people you meet will
simply be there for only a short
time but will make a great impact
on your life, while others will
linger a little longer. This is even
more possible if you meet someone
studying abroad because they are
experiencing the same thrilling
feeling of traveling on your own as
well.
It’s incredibly beneficial to you
as you go through life and meet
new people who can become either
great connections for you later on
or possibly even a new friend!
3.) Gain Perspective: When
living in the Chicagoland area, it
can sometimes be difficult to see
past the bubble that surrounds us.
We often take many of the things
we possess for granted because we
don’t know what the other 7 billion
people in the world are experiencing
in comparison to us. It’s one thing
to read about something in a paper
or watch the news, but to go out and
truly embrace a different culture
or walk of life head on can make
a vast difference in how you view
your own life after traveling versus
before you left.
It tends to help knowing that
there is much more out there than
you assumed because it allows you
to go out and learn more about the
world and yourself!
4.) FOOD: Now, you may have
your favorite Chinese take out and
you may have indulged yourself on
more than a few French pastries,
but trying the local cuisine, where
it’s actually local, can give you
another way of experiencing new
cultures! Food can be something
that is especially important in local
cultures, such as in countries like
France and Japan. Experience
different countries’ food allows
you to step outside of your comfort
zone and experience something
you have never tried before!
5.) Memories Last a Lifetime:
Rather than grazing through life,
stuck in your comfort zone, branch
out and go on an adventure! There
are endless possibilities to what
you will experience, whether you
fly across oceans or road trip. In the
end, traveling doesn’t depend on
where you go, it’s the journey that
takes you there and the people who
tag along with you on your trip.
Did you know the most expensive hotel room in the world costs $83,200 a night?
EDITORIAL
2014-2015
Editorial Staff
Maddie Howard ‘16
Editor-in-Chief
Abbey Burgess ‘15
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Steven Hanna ‘15
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Crowe ‘15
Front Page Editor
Kelsey Neumann ‘15
Advertisment Manager
Shay Kiker ‘16
Fashion Editor
Emma Goebbert ‘16
Fashion Editor
Joshua Leone ‘15
Centerspread Editor
Kelsey Lentz ‘16
Entertainment Editor
Meghan Loftus ‘15
Features Editor
Alyssa Springer ‘16
Page Editor
Molly Hughes ‘16
Page Editor
Avery Kiker ‘17
Page Editor
Maddie Giffin ‘16
Staff Photographer
Lily Stachowiak ‘16
Graphic Designer
Mrs. Fritts
Mrs. Kammes-Bumm
Faculty Advisers
The Glen Bard is published eight times a
year by the students,
for the students. The
mission of The Glen
Bard is to provide a
public forum to inform, fairly convey issues and to entertain.
All members of the
Glenbard West communtiy are invited
to submit articles,
cartoons, or opinions.
Letters to the editor,
signed and less than
300 words, are subject to editing without
changing the content.
Each month, The
Glen Bard takes on a
topic in its unsigned
editorial. This editorial represents the
majority opinion of
The Glen Bard’s editorial board.
PAGE 15 - October - 2014
Learn to relax, don’t let school make you unhappy
By Maddie Howard ’16
Editor-in-Chief
High school is an important
time in the life of a student.
Our society has transformed
education systems into intense
and
highly
competitive
environments. This way of
learning has become an issue
among the adolescent age
group. These standards can
be extremely pressure-heavy,
and some grow so focused on
school work that they leave
no time for actual enjoyment
of their lives.
Last year, I found myself
focusing so much on my
studies that I forgot how to
have fun. It was my best
friend’s birthday; she had
invited me to go to a concert,
one of our favorite singers,
and then to a small birthday
dinner.
I was excited: it was her
sweet sixteen, and we had
been friends forever. There
was just one issue: the concert
and dinner were on a Tuesday,
and I had a test for one of my
hardest classes the following
day. I would probably need
to spend the entire night
studying in order to get the
grade I wanted.
So I was forced to make a
decision. Should I celebrate
my best friend’s birthday? Or
spend the whole miserable
night studying for a test?
I pined over it for days,
wondering what I should do. I
tried studying before the night
of the concert, but I knew it
wouldn’t be enough. I would
need the whole night before
grades. While these things
are important, there is a point
where the stress becomes too
much.
Students
should
feel
motivated to do their work
and try their best, however,
some have forgotten what it
is like to relax. School work
should be a priority, but
not at the expense of your
happiness. Sometimes living
life is more important than
grades and tests.
“School work should be a priority, but
not at the expense of your happiness.”
to make the grade.
Therefore, I felt the need
to tell my friend no, that I
couldn’t go to the concert and
to dinner, even though it was
her sixteenth birthday. All
because of a test.
This, I can tell you, is one of
the dumbest decisions I have
ever made.
As high school students,
we feel a large amount of
pressure to focus on our
school work and receive high
As
the
school
year
progresses, try not to stress
out about the number of your
GPA, but instead set aside
some time to do the things
you enjoy. Study, work hard,
but do not let school consume
all of your thoughts.
Focus less on the future, and
more on being happy in this
very instant. We tend to forget
that our lives are happening
right before our eyes. Even
though we have certain
responsibilities, this is one of
the few periods in our lives
where we have the ability to
be care free.
Take classes that interest you,
do your best, and but do not
let the stress of schoolwork
destroy you. Despite common
beliefs, the B you got in
English will not determine
the rest of your life.
If you are ever faced with
having to make a decision
similar to my situation, please
consider this before you
reach a final verdict: what
will you remember more in
ten years? It is unlikely that
the long night of studying
will be memorable or enjoyed
more so than a sweet sixteen
concert and dinner with your
closest friend.
Enjoy being young and
resist the urge to worry. Life
is short, and you should not
waste precious time on things
that do not make you happy.
Therefore I encourage you to
embrace happiness with open
arms. Most importantly, if the
opportunity presents itself, go
to the concert.
Domestic violence needs to stop, we need to take action
The disturbing footage
captured by security cameras
at the Revel Casino Hotel in
Atlantic City has created a
storm of public outrage and
controversy.
Ray Rice, former running
back of the Baltimore
Raven’s, was seen delivering
a brutal punch to his fiance,
Janay Palmer, knocking
her unconscious inside an
elevator.
NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell suspended Rice
indefinitely,
extending
the suspension that had
already
been
enacted
after accusations of Rice
assaulting his fiance surfaced
this February.
Minnesota Vikings former
MVP Adrian Peterson was
recently suspended after
child
abuse
allegations
surfaced, which reported
he spanked his son with
a wooden switch, as well
as left a head wound after
hitting the same child (on a
separate occasion).
However, the Vikings
reinstated Peterson after he
was indited on the child abuse
charge, only suspending
him indefinitely after Nike
withdrew their sponsorship
deal with the player.
The real issue demonstrated
by the behavior of Rice as
well as that of Peterson, is
that domestic violence tends
to be an ignored or unrealized
problem until large scandals
bring it to public attention.
Domestic
violence
continues to be an unspoken
and shocking ill of our
society.
The U.S. Department of
Justice states that from 2003
to 2012, 21% of all violent
victimizations were from
domestic violence.
That accounts for nearly
1,400,000 violent crimes a
year.
According to an NBC article
published this September,
nearly one in three women
have experienced severe
physical violence from a
partner, and approximately
42.4% women in the United
States have experienced rape,
stalking, or violence by a
partner within their lifetime.
On top of that, more than
70 percent of US workplaces
do not even have a policy
that addresses workplace
violence, much less domestic
violence.
While more than 76%
of domestic violence is
committed against females,
as reported by the US
Department of Justice, they
are not the only victims.
The aforementioned NBC
article states that one in four
men experience physical
violence from a partner, and
69.4 men and women in the
US will experience similar
abuse in their lifetime,
with 20 people per minute
becoming victims.
Children are among the
most silent sufferers, as
reported by Childhelp, a
leading national nonprofit
organization dedicated to
helping victims of child
abuse, every year there are
3 million reports of child
abuse in the United States,
involving more than 6
million children total.
In fact, the United States
has one of the worst records
of child abuse among
industrialized nations.
The forms that these
classifications of domestic
violence occur in vary. Some
experience physical abuse,
while others are sexually
violated.
Other forms
include emotional, verbal,
and economic.
However, abusers still slip
through the firm grasp of
the government. According
to Sorarya Chemaly of
the Huffington Post, “The
average amount of time an
abuser hits his spouse before
she makes a police report is
35 times.”
Often, whether it is a man,
woman, or child, they do not
report any abuse. This occurs
for a variety of reasons,
including denial, shame,
emotional
or
financial
attachment to the abuser,
hope the situation may
improve, or other reasons. As
a result, those being abused
are left without support and
continue to suffer.
The amount of domestic
violence that occurs, both
visible to the law and
obscured, is unnerving.
Hundreds of thousands
of people each year are
suffering from unnecessary
torture, and we need to
channel some of the current
public outrage into action, so
we can start to end the cycle
of exploitation, and offer real
relief and hope to those that
desperately need it.
Did you know about 2 in 5 domestic violence victims are men?
SPORTS
PAGE 16 - October- 2014
Chicago Blackhawks season preview
By Owen Loftus ’16
Staff Writer
Hockey’s Back!
The Chicago Blackhawks
look to rebound from a
Game 7 overtime loss to the
Los Angeles Kings in the
Western Conference Finals
last season.
Like any other Hawks’
fan, the thought of Alec
Martinez’s shot deflecting off
Nick Leddy, going over the
shoulder of Corey Crawford,
and into the back of the net
still makes most cringe.
However,
Blackhawks’
fans have nothing to worry
about this year, with the team
looking faster, stronger, and
more experienced than in
years’ past.
During this off-season,
the Blackhawks lost winger
Brandon Bollig, and the
team’s enforcer and center
man, Michal Handzus.
The Blackhawks will be
able to manage without
Bollig and Handzus due to
the limited skill they brought
to the ice.
Enter Mike Richards, the
34-year-old center man from
Ontario, Canada. Richards
fills the void of a 3rd line
center, and exhibits strong
veteran leadership.
With a team full of young,
explosive hockey players;
Richards comes in as the
savvy veteran.
The
Blackhawks
maintained the cornerstones
of their franchise in Jonathon
Toews and Patrick Kane,
signing both of them to
8-year; 84 million dollar
contracts this off-season.
With the return of seasoned
veterans
Marian
Hossa
and Patrick Sharp, the
Blackhawks look ready for
yet another deep run into the
Stanley Cup playoffs.
Near the end of last season,
the ’Hawks brought up star
prospect Teuvo Teravainen,
and there is a good chance
we could see him truly begin
what has the makings of an
illustrious career this season.
Two guys that are looking
to build upon remarkable
seasons are Brandon Saad and
Andrew Shaw. At a generous
5’ 11” and 180 lbs, Shaw’s
aggressive style of play
is uncanny, but extremely
successful.
On the other hand, Saad
dazzles with his lightning
quick speed and superior
stick handling.
At only 21 and 23 years of
age, respectively, Brandon
Saad and Andrew Shaw are
primed to have yet another
exceptional year.
Rounding out the starstudded forward line are three
of the most solid defensive
line combinations in the
NHL.
With all-star defenseman
Duncan Keith and Brent
Seabrook, followed by Niklas
Hjalmarsson, Nick Leddy,
Johnny Oduya, and Michal
Rozsival, any combination of
these six defense men creates
a strong pairing at the back.
Combine that with a
solid goaltender in Corey
Crawford, and you have a
championship caliber team.
The Chicago Blackhawks
are ready to make yet another
run at the Stanley Cup this
season. Get ready, because
the Chicago Blackhawks are
about to make some noise.
Upcoming West Sports Home Games
October 1 - Boys F & JV Soccer
October 2 - Boys Cross Country
October 3 - Field Hockey
October 3 - Boys FB, S, & V Soccer
October 4 - Boys S & V Football
October 6 - Girls JV2 Tennis
October 6 - Boys FB, JV2 Soccer
October 6 - Girls JV1 & JV2 Field Hockey
October 7 - Boys JV Field Hockey
October 7 - Boys S & V Soccer
October 8 - Girls V Golf
October 8 - Boys JV2 Soccer
October 8 - Girls FA, S, JV, V Volleyball
October 9 - Girls S, JV, FA, FB, V Volleyball
October 9 - Girls JV2, V, JV1 Field Hockey
October 10 - Girls S Tennis
October 11 - Boys FB Football
October 11 - Girls JV2 Field HOckey
October 11 - Girls S Tennis
October 13 - Boys F, JV, JV2 Soccer
October 14 - Dance Squad
October 15 - Boys JV2 Soccer
October 15 - Girls S, FA, V, FB Volleyball
October 16 - Boys FB, FA Football
October 16 - Girls JV2 Field Hockey
October 18 - Girls V Field Hockey
October 18 - Boys S, V Football
October 20 - Boys JV Football
October 21 - Girls S, FA, V, FB Volleyball
Little League’s impact on inner city
By Grant Tecson ’17
Staff Writer
Jackie Robinson was a man
who embodied everything
that a baseball player should
be: entertaining, gutsy, and
exciting.
These same traits describe
the team named after him;
Jackie Robinson West.
The Little League team
made an unforgettable run
through the Little League
World Series, displaying
how great a game of
baseball can be. Despite the
awe-inspiring performance,
most urban children today
are not playing baseball.
Sports such as basketball
and football can be less
expensive
and
more
appealing, but what will
happen to baseball?
More importantly, what
steps are being taken to
prevent baseball from being
a game of the past in the
inner cities?
Jackie Robinson West
itself is a product of the
Little
League
Urban
Initiative (LLUI). Starting
in 1999, the LLUI began in
Harlem and Los Angeles,
expanding to other cities in
2000.
The Little League team
from Harlem made it to the
LLWS in 2002.
As of 2009, the Urban
Initiative
had
roughly
51,000 players. Despite the
mass participation, the LLUI
has yet to produce a major
league player.
Although
the
Urban
Initiative has yet to produce
a top flight talent, a similar
organization has succeeded
in doing so.
Reviving Baseball in Inner
Cities (RBI) is run by the
MLB and has been quite
effective in producing major
leaguers.
According to the RBI
website, they have served
over a million youth.
Starting in 1989, RBI has
produced such talents such
as Carl Crawford, Jimmy
Rollins, and CC Sabathia.
Along
with
the
aforementioned stars, RBI
has produced a total of 185
MLB draftees. RBI has
expanded globally, with
leagues in Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Venezuela,
and the Dominican Republic.
Aside from producing
professional
players,
RBI focuses on personal
development.
They promote academic
success and stress the
importance of teamwork.
Overall, RBI has played a
prominent role in keeping
baseball relevant.
Despite the decline of
baseball in the inner city,
there is hope.
Thanks to Little League
Urban Initiative and RBI,
children will hopefully
continue to play America’s
pastime.
That’s something
that
would make Jackie himself
proud.
Did you know Jackie Robinson starred in a movie based on his own life story?

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