Post-secondary fair, why you should care!
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Post-secondary fair, why you should care!
Delicious autumn recipes, Pages 19-20 Autumn reads, pages 32-33 Makeup tutorial, page 24 Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School Swim team, Page 45 220 Canterbury Drive S.W. Calgary AB T2W 1H4 November 2014 Post-secondary fair, why you should care! By Brianne Godsman Lancers, especially grade twelves are going to be busy this year deciding what they are going to do after they exit these high school doors for the last time. For some, it may be taking a year off: travelling, working, making art, playing music, volunteering, or whatever it is that individual wants to pursue. At this point in time, one graduating high school is faced with great possibility, a multitude of doors leading to different paths. At this time Lancers will face the most opportunity paired with the lowest responsibly, and the most freedom paired with the most anticipation, they will ever face in their ent options in Canada, the out of province post-secondary fair happened on Wednesday October 29th and provided an informative display of many Canadian universities. The post-secondary fair was open to parents and students from all grades and welcomed visitors from other high schools as well. Anyone in the city, interested in post-secondary, was able to come to this Scarlett hosted event. Represented was a wide selection of different universities from outside Alberta. Students could simply mill around the gym and stop at different booths that interested them. Each booth had one or two informed students from that particular uni- Photo by Brianne Godsman The gym was filled with students eager to learn more information on universities of interest Photo by Brianne Godsman The fair offered students helpful information on a vast pool of possibilities and opportunities lives. One should try not to read too deeply into this, and try ones best not to panic, let the excitement over take the anxiety; practicing and staying true to oneself , is all one really can do with regards to the future. For some, the future may hold the post-secondary route. For those interested in learning about post-secondary and the differ- versity answering questions and handing out pamphlets that displayed information about different programs, clubs, residences and application requirements. There are so many different programs one can pursue and after doing some digging students will usually find a program that interests them. For example, Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops has a Faculty of Adventure, where students can partake in a two year program that qualifies them in being an adventure guide. Specific classes include white water rafting, bungee jumping and hiking. Imagine going to university for white water rafting. One could take Veterinary Technology at Dalhousie, or combine Music and Computer Science at the University of Victoria. The opportunities are endless, and students should not worry about only doing one thing all though university and getting sick of it. Post-secondary provides the opportunity to meet a diverse group of new people and take part new activities in a community different to anything ever experienced. Every university presented also has a large selection of clubs to make university life more colourful and provide a space to meet new people and relax. Clubs can be everything from astronomy clubs, to campus choirs and amateur radio societies to Zen Buddhist students’ societies. It is impossible to imagine all the futures this year graduates are going to have because not only are the possibilities endless, some of the possibilities do not even exist yet. Technology is constantly evolving and the world is constantly changing, which means careers will change. The most one person can do to keep up is keep an open mind and be aware of one’s own interests when choosing where to go. Students should not worry about choosing the wrong path, for the wrong path does not exist, and nothing will ever be set in stone. Many who have gone on to university have changed their major, switched schools or dropped out; this proves that one decision will not define one’s life. It will only create space for learning experiences and more discoveries about one’s self. Lancers should keep in mind with whatever path they choose to make the most of the next few years cherishing this freedom caught between maturity and adolescence. It may seem so far away now but before Lancers know it they will be walking the stage, wondering where the time went. Page 2 -- EDITORIALS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Editors-in-Chief Loula Agelopolous, Brianne Godsman, Helen Trang Section Editors Editorials Rachel Esser, Psalmae Tesalona Layout & Design Labeeba Mahmood, Melissa Ngo News Wenonah North Peigan, Benjamin Havens Features Helen Trang, Loren Jatico Entertainment Riannon Laarz, Hailey Payne Fine Arts Brianne Godsman, Tanvi Sankar Sports Anna Watt, Megan Wilson Advertising Jessica Chen, Angel Lo Photography Rebecca Havens, Wynter Laboucane LTV Coming Attractions Misha Mustaqeem Staff Writers Julianna Ackerman, Shane Bailes, Lizzie Cobb, Alyssa Crawley, Jeanne Deslus, Kyle Irvine, Ken Mosson, Cam Rieger, Matthew Tuckey, Jared Veermeren, Anna Watt, Megan Wilson, Cole Fortner, Helena Gagnier, STAFF ADVISORS Douglas Brandt, Nadine Gammon, Claire Patterson Alethea Power, Matthew Thompson PRODUCTION The Scarlett FEVER is the product of students in the Journalism 15, 25, 35 programs. It is produced seven times per school year and is distributed to the community of Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School. The FEVER operates primarily on a per-student allotment from Student Activity Fees, supplemented by advertising revenue. The newspaper is printed by International Web Express. ONLINE ACCESS The FEVER is now available online. Access it on the Dr. E.P. Scarlett website at: www.depscarlett.ca. Click on the “School Info” drop-down menu. ADVERTISERS Please contact Claire Patterson at [email protected] or Telephone 403-281-3366, ext. 2122 Hope sparks for assisted suicide By Loula Agelopoulos One of the many rights secured to all Canadians under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the right to life. Section seven of the Charter, under Legal Rights, declares that every person has the right to life, liberty, and security of person. This means that every person has the right to live. Nothing, however, guarantees Canadians the right to die. There are many terminal illnesses that offer nothing but a horrible death. People diagnosed with such illnesses are told they are going to die; but worse, they are told they are going to have to suffer in their last days. Most people would like to spend their last days being with loved ones, doing things they never have before, or just enjoying whatever life they have left. To many, it would be preferable to die sooner rather than later, before the suffering becomes too great. That way, they may enjoy their final days and live them as they wish to. Unfortunately, the law that was created to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of Canadians neglected to incorporate this invaluable right and freedom. Since the Charter secures every person’s life, the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional for terminally ill people to seek assistance from physicians in ending their life at the time of their choosing. This may comply with Section seven; however, it is inhumane. Denying people the freedom to choose to end their lives before having to suffer from illness denies them their right to liberty under the same section of the Charter. One might even say it is denying them the right to Security of Person, as they will not be safe from their suffering and impending death. Such a case is currently being debated by the Supreme Court, after it was presented to the judges by Joseph Arvay, lawyer to Lee Carter and Hollis Johnson. Carter and Johnson are seeking for the law to be overturned in or- der for it to be replaced by a more humane one. Carter had to travel with her elderly mother all the way to Switzerland in 2010 so that Carter’s mother could seek out a physician’s help in ending her life. The case was heard on Wednesday, October 15. Although the judges have yet to come to a decision, many are hoping it will be in favour of the plaintiffs. Recent polls show that support for assisted suicide has increased since the last case was made twenty years ago. In that case, Sue Rodriguez, who had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, reached out to the Supreme Court in hopes of being allowed to seek the assistance of a physician in ending her life. She was denied the right to end her life with the legal assistance of a physician, but sought one out anyway and found someone who would help her anonymously. The government has long argued that all life is precious and that it is their responsibility to protect it; however, they seem to forget that many value quality of life over quantity of years. Many believe it preferable to live a pleasing life rather than a long one. This is why many believe that individuals should have the freedom to choose when and how they die. There are those who, like the government, oppose assisted suicide. Most of these people, though, fear that allowing assisted suicide would allow create opportunities to abuse vulnerable people, such as the elderly. Such a law has never been proposed, though. The plea has always been for terminally-ill people to be able to choose for themselves when and how they die. While some might wish to live out their lives, others would rather die peacefully, having enjoyed whatever time they have left. Those who think changing the law would lead to such chaotic consequences are grossly overreaching. It is one thing to allow a terminally-ill person to end his or her life before being forced to suffer; it is an entirely different concept to allow others to make such a decision. Another argument in favour of this proposed amendment is that since suicide is no longer illegal under the Criminal Code, the refusal to legalize assisted suicide is discriminatory. People who are not able to end their own lives have no way of doing so, yet abled people are allowed to. An inability to end one’s own life has been specified in court as the inability to do so due to physical inability, not mental; therefore, those fearing that assisted suicide would allow people to end the lives of those with mental disabilities need not worry. The government already allows people to end their loved ones’ lives if they are in a coma, and has deemed it legal for a person to end their own life; yet the government still believes it is unconstitutional for a physician—a person who has made it their life’s work to help others—to end a terminally-ill person’s suffering if that person so desires. While the constitution is crucial to Canada, it may be time to reconsider exactly what it is that the Charter protects and why it exists, if not to ensure people have the right to a humane life. While suicide should not be encouraged, it is up to the individual to decide. The government recognizes that those who would attempt suicide should not be prosecuted, but helped; it should also recognize that every individual has the freedom to choose the course of his or her life, especially those with terminal illnesses who know they are going to die in a way that is far from favourable to them. Those seeking the assistance of physicians want to spare themselves and their loved ones all the potential suffering they may endure. They want to live a free and pleasant life, regardless of the length of it—which is one of the tenets the Charter aims to ensure everyone is guaranteed. Thus, it should be a patient’s constitutional right to choose how to live and end their life. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- EDITORIALS -- Page 3 Purchase of Sun newspapers creates local monopolies By Cassandra Betts On October 6th, a 316 million dollar transaction was announced between Postmedia Network Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. that will forever change the functioning of the Canadian news industry. If the deal is accepted by the Competition Bureau, Postmedia will obtain 175 English-language newspapers formerly owned by Quebecor under the Sun Media banner. Most notable among the print acquisitions is the Sun chain, including the Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary Sun; however, many other local weeklies will now be under the growing superpower’s control. If this deal goes through, Postmedia will be the owner of the only two competing dailies in large cities such as Calgary, effectively creating a monopoly in the print news industry. The Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun will no longer be run by two diverging companies with conflicting editorial philosophies but will instead be controlled by a single entity. Despite this, CEO Paul Godfrey assures the public that both the Calgary Sun and the Calgary Herald will remain open and (content-wise) unchanged, as will the other major dailies in cities such as Edmonton and Ottawa. “We’ll operate with two separate newsrooms,” Godfrey stated in an interview with CBC. “The readers shouldn’t notice any difference.” Regardless of Godfrey’s claims, the Competition Bureau has yet to decide whether Postmedia should be allowed to hold this type of power over Canadians’ perception and access to important news issues. The Competition Bureau, however, will only be able to veto the deal if it proves to be disadvantageous to advertisers, and cannot take the factor of content into consideration. When questioned as to the effect of Postmedia’s ownership of both the Sun chains and competing dailies, Godfrey insists that the two politically conflicting papers can cohesively coexist under one owner. Both the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Providence have been owned by Postmedia for thirty years, and, as Godfrey points out, both have “two different newsrooms…[and] two different political philosophies at times.” What Godfrey neglects to acknowledge, however, is the blatant difference between this recent case and that of the Vancouver papers. Before, Vancouver was the exception in that both papers were owned by the same entity, information and present one-sided opinions, now it is the standard. Until last month, if the Internet is a regular dodecahedron when Canadians were unhappy with Postmedia it comes to the sides and angles represented. they could seek their information from a dif- Although most would initially say that the ferent news source. Significant national or variety of opinions is a good thing, it must global events would still be reported by Sun be used with a degree of caution. Anyone papers in different cities, and readers could can post anything on the Internet. It is difobtain a different perspective on events, ficult to judge the credibility of sources, escompare news from two different sources, pecially for those who are not familiar with and boycott a company if the need arose. the World Wide Web and seek only to use it Even Vancouverites had the opportunity to for news. Uninformed opinions may be givacquire a different outlook on pertinent is- en undue weight, and credentials can easily sues by discussing them with contacts in dif- be faked. When there were two independent ferent cities or accessing other readily available papers such as the Calgary Sun. Of course, those seeking a different presentation of news events always had, and will still have, another source to turn to, Photo by Loula Agelopoulos a source so vast and ex- Soon, small newspapers such as the Scarlett FEVER may be the only print sources in circulation that are not controlled by the growing superpower Postmedia tensive that it is able to remain intact despite this deal. newspapers running in Canada’s major citThis source, the Internet, is readily available ies, Canadians were assured that they would at the push of a button and provides Cana- be offered two opinions on the news presentdians with articles and reports from news ed, from two known sources who had proved providers all around the globe. The fact that their reliability for decades. Now, because a multitude of websites report on the same of Postmedia’s acquisition of Sun Media, event, and can all be accessed by typing a Canada is reduced to sifting through random few words into a search engine, puts many tidbits of information on the Web, hoping to Canadians at ease in regard to the print in- find the website and facts they are looking dustry becoming a local monopoly. The for, or to accept the facts that are present by fears of biased one-sided reporting and bla- one company which may be biased or intant censorship are slowly being calmed as complete. Articles on the Internet may not be the public realizes that controversial view- points can be conveniently accessed through as credible or reliable as those in print, howtheir smart phone or laptop; however, this ever, there is still a multitude of fundamencomplete reliance on the internet as a prima- tally sound information that Canadians can ry news source contains its own set of chal- rely on. Most print newspapers now have an online platform where readers can go to lenges. Contrarily to Postmedia’s local mo- peruse articles, and Canadians are able to nopolies, which have the power to restrict utilize this resource, giving themselves acthe voices of Canadians, censor important cess to many credible sources that are not controlled by Postmedia. This, however, does not mean that Postmedia’s local monopoly on print is nothing to be concerned about. There is a whole demographic group that does not have access to the Internet and relies heavily upon newspapers as their sole source of news. In fact, according to a report from “Pew Internet and the American Life Project” it has been found that fifteen percent of adults do not even use the Internet in the United States. Although this study was not done in Canada, it can be assumed, regarding the similarity between the countries economic and social states, that these numbers will also be similar. Based on these numbers then, it can accepted that a wide portion of adults in Canada do not use the Internet and are now relying on Postmedia as one of their sole sources of news. Even worse, the majority of this fifteen percent is in a single demographic group: people over the age of sixty-five. Forty-four percent of the United State’s population over the age of sixty-five does not use the Internet at all, majorly because they do not even posses a computer. By purchasing Sun Media, Postmedia has effectively alienated an entire section of society and deprived them of their access to a variable news source. Senior citizens need to be aware of news events and deserve the opportunity to read about them through diverse perspectives. Many political decisions involve matters that will directly influence their personal well being, such as health-care, and seniors should not be reliant on a single source to meet their information needs. Godfrey has claimed that each Sun paper will continue to operate as if it were still owned by Sun Media and will still print their same opinions, however, how long this will last is questionable. If a scandal involving Postmedia, or Paul Godfrey for example, arises, it is debatable whether the news will be printed with the same detail and depth, let alone at all. The opportunity to slant stories to favour a chosen party, or to completely censor pertinent information is shocking, and although the younger generation may be able to find the news on other websites on the Internet, almost half of those people over sixty-five will be left in the dark. This gives Postmedia an incredible power over seniors, some of our most vulnerable citizens and begs the question as to the true integrity of the company. Continued on pg. 4 Page 4 -- EDITORIALS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Authors shatter readers with tragic character deaths By Loula Agelopoulos he or she will inevitably meet an untimely story is true. There are many types of books in end. In a story, this reality is vital. When a When an author is a particularly the literary world to suit every reader. They character, possessing no superpowers, sur- good liar, the resulting story can completely vary vastly in content, not only from genre vives such a fall, it destroys the reality of the enchant readers and absorb them, making to genre, such as young adult or them become invested in non-fiction. Even within genres, the story. there are subgenres, such as In turn, often times, readdystopian and contemporary in ers can become invested young adult. There are several in a character. Some aspects of storytelling that remain might say that fictional constant though, including arcs characters are just that, such as love triangles, the discovfictional. Many would arery of superpowers, or an inner gue, though, that they are battle. The most notable of these not simply fictional. When plot arcs is quite possibly death. readers get the opportuPICTURE COMING SOON! Regardless of the genre they write nity to hear characters’ for, authors can be killers. thoughts, experience their The bread and butter of a stories, and learn about strong story, death is often a powtheir characteristics, they erful tool in arsenal of a writer can really connect to these fearless enough to use it. Killing characters. They may not off any character, let alone the be corporeal, but that does not mean they are not real. main character, in a story can be a For this reason, readers big decision; however, it can also Photo by Loula Agelopoulos elevate the story tremendously. can often find themselves Stories often have happy Some great stories feature deaths of characters, all of which serve a purpose devastated when an author endings. The hero struggles to decides to kill a character. overcome great obstacles, but then finds a story. Readers are reminded that what they From the reader’s perspective, the happy ending waiting at the end of it. While are reading is nothing but a lie. death of one’s favourite character can be utIn essence, writers are liars. They terly devastating. Reading one’s favourite this makes a pleasant story, it is not always the best way to tell the story. Sometimes the create stories and worlds, then convince the character’s death can be as emotional as absence of a significant death in a novel can reader they are real even when the reader losing a friend. Characters are given all the decrease its believability, which is quite pos- knows they are not. A story is only as good characteristics that make a human, and as as its writer. The author has to be able to such, can feel like one to many readers. For sibly most authors’ worst nightmare. Death is a reality of life. No matter point to a parking lot and convince the read- this reason, readers will often feel the death how morbid or violent or devastating it may er it is a jungle. They often root their sto- of their favourite character as they would the be in some situations, it is a reality nonethe- ries in reality, but they still have to get past death of a real human, because that is what less. Should a person fall from a great height, the known reality to convince the reader the the character is to Continued from pg. 3 company to a digital one. Godfrey boldly Despite this, the Internet seems to have become a sort of security blanket for Canadians, allowing them to justify the fact that print news has essentially become a local monopoly. Daria Zmiyiwsky, publisher of the Winnipeg Sun, even stated that the sale of the Sun Media portion of Quebecor “is a fantastic announcement for the newspaper industry as a whole,” a statement that many would not feel comfortable making if the Internet did not exist to provide them with diversity of news sources. Oddly enough, it is the Internet that seems to have been the basis of Postmedia’s decision to buy out Quebecor’s English-language papers. As Godfrey implied on October 6th, buying up Sun Media was a strategic business decision, not for the acquisition of the Sun papers themselves but for the other goods that were included in the package deal. Along with the Sun and local papers, Postmedia received thirty-five real estate properties in Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba, a printing plant in Ontario, and approximately 2, 400 active-full time employees. Acquiring these concrete goods, however, does not seem to be the goal of the deal. As Godfrey stated the “jewel of the deal,” is Canoe.ca, and other digital platforms. Postmedia seems to be moving from a print calls it a “company in transition,” making Canoe.ca much more valuable than any number of print newspapers. This, however, is concerning for a number of reasons. With the purchase of Canoe, Postmedia will now be the largest online news presence in Canada, with 12 million unique online visitors. Godfrey portrays this as being advantageous, a way to entice advertisers and compete with digital giants such as Google and Facebook, which he says are “the real competition” as opposed to other local newspapers. The fact that Postmedia now owns the largest section of news portals in Canada means that the Internet, the security blanket that so many Canadians were relying to deliver them accurate information, is not as safe as they think. It is not evident which websites are owned by Postmedia and which are not unless the reader does some serious research, and most of that research must be done through the Internet, which can lead to a serious cycle of misinformation. Readers may think that they are looking online at two different sources, when the same news giant really owns both sites. This, although appealing to advertisers, is much less desirable for those who wish to read diverse opinions that are not slanted by Postmedia. It remains to be seen whether the purchase of Quebecor’s Sun Media by Post- media is merely a means of surviving in changing digital world, as Godfrey portrays it to be, or is in fact, a move that could forever tarnish the integrity of Canadian journalism and lead Canada to a state where one companies information is unquestionably accepted as the whole truth. Postmedia has the power to drastically shape or censor the news. It is now a question of whether they will use that power and, whether Canadians will be able to notice when they do. them. With time, though, they will often understand the need for the particular death. Apart from gaining credibility, an author can also employ the death of a character for one other important reason: to tell the story. Books do not only tell the characters’ stories, they will also almost always contain a message. Novels can contain both questions and answers. The author might try to make the reader ask important questions, regarding serious topics such as human nature, the value of freedom, etc., or even eccentric questions such as what would happen if fires stopped going out. The author might leave it up to the reader to decide for themselves the answer, or the story might be his or her answer. Either way, killing a character is often the most effective way of conveying the message. Death is shocking; the reader will not often expect it when reading. This is why it is such an efficient tool. The author shocks the reader into paying attention to what is being said, thus succeeding in what he or she set out to do. One cannot write a story of martyrdom without including death. As such, while it may be devastating to readers and authors alike, death is a necessary aspect of storytelling. While most readers will be reluctant to admit it, even the saddest of deaths will only work to benefit the whole of the story. It is understandable that authors will chose to sacrifice a character over the entire story; however, it is always better when he or she delays the inevitable, giving the readers more time with their beloved characters. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- EDITORIALS -- Page 5 Prominent feminist video game critic is threatened into silence through a mass school shooting threat at USU By Helen Trang Anita Sarkeesian is a feminist known for her web series “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games,” where she analyzes and critiques how pop culture depicts women. On October 15 she was scheduled to speak in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium at the Utah State University about the portrayal of women in video games; however, the event was cancelled due to a mass shooting threat. The speech was organized by feminists and women’s rights advocates at the Center for Women and Gender Studies based at USU. University officials reported receiving an anonymous email threat the day before in which the sender claimed that they would carry out a mass school shooting if the university allowed Sarkeesian to continue with her speech. The author of the email emphasized the fact that they are a student currently attending USU. The anonymous person behind the threats wrote that “feminists have ruined my life and I will have my revenge, for my sake and the sake of all the others they’ve wronged.” The email text also promised that a “Montreal-Massacre style attack will be carried out against the attendees, as well as students and staff at the nearby Women’s center.” The Montreal Massacre attack refers to an incident in 1989 at the École Polytechnique where Marc Lepine went on a ten minute long shooting spree in which he killed fourteen women and injured thirteen others before killing himself. In his three page long suicide note, he wrote that feminists had ruined his life. Lepine targeted these women just because of their gender, and the author of the October 14 email plans to do the same. As the letter continued, the threats escalated. The author notes that even if the university did impose extra security measures, it would not save the feminists that were on campus, or anyone near the Women’s Center. Originally, despite the threat, Sarkeesian planned on continuing with the speech; however, after she learned that due to Utah’s concealed carry laws there was indeed the possibility that guns could be at the event, she decided to cancel. On her twitter feed, she made it clear that she “didn’t cancel [her] USU talk because of terrorist threats; [she] cancelled because [she] didn’t feel the security measures were adequate.” Sarkeesian is by no means a stranger to death threats. In recent weeks, she has been forced to flee her home after her personal address was posted online and death and rape threats were made against her and a few other female game developers, including Brianna Wu and Zoe Quinn. Sarkeesian has endured these kinds of threats ever since her video series began to seek funding on Kickstarter. Sarkeesian’s research and video series not only points out the negative depiction of women in video games; she also points out negative depictions of men, as well. Her research was based on a broad big picture perspective, and is very eloquently delivered with many different points of evidence backing her arguments. It is 2014, and supposedly society has advanced infinite amounts since the women’s suffrage movement; however, when a woman wishes to speak on her own research on how women are portrayed in video games, she is forced into silence via threats of violence. Many people argue that in a gender role reversal situation, there would have been no threats raised against a man wanting to speak on how men are portrayed in video games. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this ordeal is the public’s reaction to it. Fifty students and faculty members gathered outside of the Taggart Student Center to promote free speech and condemn the threats against Sarkeesian, showing support for the speaker; however, the internet took to this issue in a variety of other ways; while many reached out to support Sarkeesian, not everyone managed to be compassionate about the issue. On many discussion threads regarding this incident, there are people arguing that, although this situation has been truly unfortunate, extreme feminists are also an issue. This almost subtly suggests that the terrorism threats were justified. This issue is honestly, for the most part, just stemming back to the misunderstanding of the concept of feminism. Many antifeminists believe that feminism is a movement to bring men down, instead of bringing women up; Opitciwan is home to Chief of the reserve, is in agree2,100 residents, currently living ment that the Sûreté du Québec on reserve. It is accessible through police force are not capable or a logging suitable replacements. road in the “Since the reserve was “They do not know the northern unfairly under the as- language or culture. boreal for- sumption that funding It does not work,” he est. The The seventeen would be provided for states. tribe suffers First Nations officers them, they have been who could speak the from high continuing to use their Atikamewk language unemployown police force..” ment and and have deep herisubstance tage roots within the abuse. community, are now being forced The need for a police ser- to look for work elsewhere. “It’s unacceptable that vice is significant as demonstrated by over 2,000 files per year being we’re being treated this way,” says opened regarding assault, domestic Awashish. Leaders in the commuabuse, and armed assault. nity also hold the belief that the With the decommission reserve police force is understaffed of the police service, the reserve is and underfunded. The on-reserve police forced to entrust Sûreté du Québec police force, the national police of service was previously replaced by Quebec. These police officers do the Sûreté du Québec for several not have a connection with the re- months in mid 2013. This transiserve. And, unlike the on-reserve tion from native to non-native police service, cannot speak the police officers was an extremely native language as many of the rough one. band members can. Since then, the Chief signed an Christian Awashish, the agreement in July 2013 to reinstate the local officers to the delight of the tribe. After this failed experiment, it would be assumed that having non-native officers on the reserve would be a bad idea; however, the Quebec government does not seem to agree with that notion. U n s u r p r i s i n g l y, a f t e r however, they have confused feminists with misandrists. Misandry, by definition, is “a hatred of men.” What anti-feminists, or people that just do not believe feminism is important, refuse to recognize is that there are obvious gender inequalities, and that women are not important enough to have equal rights and freedoms in every aspect of society. With Sarkeesian being forced into silence, perhaps this would be a good time to re-evaluate why a student of USU felt so much hate against this woman— who only wants to educate and share her research with a group of people who are probably ecstatic about to listening to her speech— and was willing to kill her and anyone in that auditorium to try to stop the feminist movement. Do not let this incident be forgotten and further allow society to normalize abuse and violence against women. Rape threats and threats of violence against anyone are absolutely not acceptable. Everyone should show support for Sarkeesian and any other person who is currently in a position where they are receiving these kinds of threats. Government unfairly fails to provide promised funding By Wenonah North Peigan A First Nations reserve in Quebec has made the tough decision to terminate their local police service due to lack of promised government funding. The Opitciwan reserve signed an agreement in March this year with the federal and provincial governments through the Departments of Public Safety Canada and Quebec that promised $600,000 to fund the on-reserve police service currently in place. As of now, none of the promised money has been given to the reserve. Since the reserve was unfairly under the assumption that funding would be provided for them, they have been continuing to use their own police force, which has resulted in a debt estimated at $2.8 million: $600,000 from the additional grant and $2.2 million in the annual funding normally combined from the provincial and federal governments. ferred because of the many steps required. The Quebec Public Security Ministry explained that the process has been underway since September 2013, when Quebec’s Liberal government received word from the bad council to move ahead with the administrative process. Funding for this type of grant is usually 52% from the federal government and 48% from the provincial government, but in this case it is 0% from both parties. T h i s is not an ideal situation for the reserve to be Photo by Wenonah North Peigan in. As the tale Lancers would never ever forget to pay promised money as old as time Awashish gave his press release, states, these sort of situations althe Quebec government contacted ways result in unfair circumstances the chief and council stating that for the less-powerful party. the funds had not yet been trans- Page 6 -- EDITORIALS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Severly overused video game tropes featuring women By Helen Trang While video games are a fun way to spend time, and are often very well made and feature an intricate storyline and complicated game mechanics, it is important to consider some of the values that video games are passively reinforcing. While many video game developers do not purposely use certain tropes or create characters to demean women, sometimes it does happen. While it this does not devalue the game or make it any less enjoyable, it is important to recognize that it has happened. There are far too many video game tropes featuring women to talk about all of them, but this article will highlight some of the most high profile ones. Up for discussion first is what has been affectionately coined the “Damsel in Distress” trope. This is typically when a male protagonist is motivated to go on a mission to save a female character that is in trouble; usually a love interest or a family member. Iconic examples of this include Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros series, or the Legend of Zelda series. Princess Peach is the lovable princess of the Mushroom kingdom, and is also notorious for being kidnapped by Bowser, the game villain, and being the motivation that drives Mario into continuing his quest. In the same sense, in Legend of Zelda, the main protagonist is Link, who, in the original and first Zelda game, is summoned by Impa, a royal nursemaid, to save Princess Zelda from the evil Prince of Darkness. The problem with this particular trope is that it reinforces the idea that women are weak and unable to save themselves. In The Legend of Zelda series, Zelda is a strong character with many skills, but is unable to overcome her captor. Many times while using this trope, the male protagonist will also encounter a situation where he is kidnapped, disabled, or just generally stuck in a bad situation, and in most cases he will overcome the situation on his own with his own strengths and skills. While there have been a few independent games where the roles have been reversed, with a female protagonist and a male damsel, that does not fix the negative portrayal of women, and is also just an exception to the largely female-dominated number of damsels. If the genders were flipped, with only males being the damsel in distress, then it would reinforce the idea that men are weak and incapable of rescuing themselves or overcoming adversity. This also, is not a solution to the problem. While the damsel in distress trope is a common way of furthering plot or just completely replacing a storyline, it reinforces that females are weak, and that men are needed to rescue them. Another common trope is the “Woman in the Refrigerator” which was coined in the late 1990s by the comic book writer Gail Simone to describe the trend of female comic book characters that were killed off in order to further the male character’s storyline. The trope received its name through Green Lantern Volume 54, in which the superhero returns home to find that his girlfriend has been killed and stuffed into the refrigerator. Female characters are too often killed off in an attempt to facilitate something that is meant to resemble male character development for the protagonist. This trope is also often used as the hook for video games, and also the plot for the rest of the game. An example of this would be the God of War series, in which the protagonist’s wife and daughter are killed and Kratos spends the game exacting his revenge. “The Mercy Killing” is a trope that describes a female character begging the protagonist to kill them, either for the greater good, or to save them from a lifetime of suffering. This trope goes hand in hand with the damsel in distress trope, because often it is the ending to the plot line created using the damsel trope. Many modern games use the mercy killing trope. In the 2011 video game Duke Nukem Forever, the captured women in the game beg the protagonist to kill them. This is also seen in Borderlands 2 when Angel begs the player to kill her to thwart the evil villain’s plans. These women are written to submissively accept their fate, and often beg the male protagonist for death, giving men direct and full control over whether they live or die. They often use their last breath to thank the male protagonist for killing them. In quite literal terms, these women are asking for it. While most of the games, when looked at separately, have a very good reason for using violence against women as a plot device, it does not justify its use. Games do not exist in their own vacuum universe, and therefore cannot be divorced from their impact on the culture that they are a part of. The mercy killing trope is especially concerning because of the real life epidemic of violence against women. Every nine seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten in the U.S.A., where a majority of these video games are produced, and on average over three women are killed by their boyfriends, husbands, or ex partners every single day. In these cases, many men consistently claim that the woman deserved it, wanted it, or were asking for it. Many people, and gamers, would argue that video games have no effect on the human psyche and how people view women. While many people believe that neither violence, nor the violence against women in video games has any effect on how people function and view others, it has a very negative effect because it desensitizes people to it. It also passively reinforces that women are weak, and that men have to protect and rescue them from danger and adversity. Many of these games also feature blatant misogyny. While none of the video games in which these tropes are used explicitly condone violence against women, they nevertheless trivialize and exploit female suffering to increase the emotional and sexual stakes for the player. It can also be considered ridiculously and dangerously irresponsible to continue using these tropes and encouraging, or requiring, players to use violence against women to save them. Many of these games, however, are very enjoyable, and also paved the road for many modern games; but it is time to retire these overused and sexist tropes. Classroom numbers frustrating teachers and students By Kyle Irvine As the years float by through the river of time, generations inevitably precede each other, marking the advancement of size in population. Students could express this in a more blatant tone, as they remain cramped and stressed in over-packed classrooms. Schools all over Calgary, including Dr. E. P. Scarlett, are sending in reports of having over-crowded classrooms, full of students hoping to prevent their schedules from sudden change due to the sizes. This is proving to be a rather significant issue, as teachers and school staffs are frustrated by the massive influx of new students coming every year. Needless to say, most of the classrooms are not physically built to have mass amounts of students inside at the same time, causing a rather large hiccup in the entire school system. Reasons for the overpopulated classrooms are a combination of, government cuts to the school boards, and the general swelling of children. The government is cutting large portions of school budgets due to other imposing issues such as poverty and environmental clean-up sites. Due to cuts like this, school systems are finding an outstanding issue within the school sysit difficult to maintain a steady and desired tem, causing numerous issues for teachers, ecosystem of students. In short, schools do especially. He feels that the mass numbers of not have the money nor the means to expand students in a class, breaching the maximum classroom or building sizes to accommodate intended amount, offers some severe negafor the rapid growth of the student body. In tive effects. The rapid influx of students, addition, the making some teacher wages classrooms that need to house over be met are ulforty students timately not at a time, not being met, only decreases causing unthe abilities rest within of teachers to the educator manage stress pool. These and time, but issues stacked also deterioup onto each rates their time other not only for outside of create stress teaching. The Photo by Kyle Irvine for both the balance of livstudents and A biology lab filled with experimenting grade 11 students ing life and dothe teachers, but can often lead to drastic ing educational instructing is thrown off and events, take the teacher’s strike in B.C. for causes teachers everywhere to feel the full As a student, the effects of stress. example. Jeremy Leonhardt, new teacher in idea of over packed classes can prove to be the CBE, shared his thoughts on the matters daunting, as it calls for more distractions and of class overpopulation. He is concerned less attentive teachers. Some may view these about the matter and strongly feels this is factors as a bonus, serving their own desires of slacking off and talking with friends; however, even if a student’s priorities are fully centered on note-taking and their studies, their learning curve has a high chance of being hindered, based on the factors of student distraction, the teacher’s reduced ability to maintain order, and the stress of the teaching. Solutions for these overpopulated classes are not appearing as quickly as one may hope since there are plenty factors that act as a blockade to progress, such as government funding going in different directions; however, the solution that can help alleviate some of the overpopulation is straightforward. The government needs to pay more attention to the school boards all across Canada, looking intently at common teacher complaints and student suggestions. Along with this, more funding is needed for school buildings to expand to fit more classrooms for students.Either the government needs to pay more attention to the pleading school boards, or the school system overall needs to brainstorm a collective solution to end this plaguing problem. Whatever solution the general populace sees fit, whenever it appears, students and teachers will continue to have to brave the jam-packed classrooms, all over North America. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER Critique of divisive USA Patriot Act By Misha Mustaqeem On September 11, 2001, a catastrophic event that should never occur again took place. The twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were hit with one of the most elaborately planned terrorist attacks in all of history. The Pentagon was also hit, and a third plane, intended on targeting the Capitol, crashed in Pennsylvania. What happened after was a system of deliberate and targeted attack on Afghanisan, Iraq, and the general assertion of everything is going to be fine. The Patriot Act, which was introduced in congress and read by few, was voted by everyone except for one congressman, Russ Feingold. The Afghani- -- right-winged and Christain bloggers, some of them even calling it insensitive and a “monument to terrorism”, according to John L. Espositio, professor of Religion and International Affairs and director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown University. The Patriot Act has also targeted numerous innocent people, not even accused of terrorism, like Mohammed Hussein who was convicted of a money-laudering scheme, but whom federal prosecutors believed to be a terrorist because he was convicted under the Patriot Act. There was also a bomb threat by a teenager, though there Photo by Misha Mustaqeem Security cameras watch people in all public areas for safety measures stan War authorization was voted was no evidence of any bomb-makunanimously, while a minority ing materials. The teenager, who voted against the Iraq War. will not be named for professional T h e reasons, is Patriot Act “What happened after was currently bewas created by a system of deliberate and ing held in George W. Bush targeted attack on Afghani- custody as of to make sure san, Iraq, and the general 2009. that the United assertion of everything is A l though the States could argoing to be fine. rest and detain The Patriot Act, which was Patriot Act is potential home- introduced in congress and a nessesary in land terrorists read by few, was voted by document who would order to proeveryone except for one tect Ameriperform terrorcongressman, Russ Fein- can citizens, ist attacks on gold.” sometimes it American soil. What goes too far. the Patriot Act has instead done There needs to be a rewrite adding is to increase the warrantless fear a definition of what justifies the unand paranoia, and the promotion necessary invasion of privacy, and of islamophobia. In 2010, a group protection for whom there is with wanted to build a Islamic mosque no evidence that someone has done near Ground Zero, only to be bar- something wrong despite claims to raged by fear and panic by many the contrary. Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- EDITORIALS -- Page 7 The Ebola outbreak: far too many mistakes, too little caution people cannot be relied on to tell the truth when it comes to better health care in other countries. The public has been told numerous times that the risk of an outbreak in North America should there ever be an outbreak, and an Air Canada pilot refused to fly a plane carrying blood samples Ebola has gained significant attention in the past month. of Ebola victims. There have been The virulent disease which origiaround twenty false alarms in nated in West Africa has ravCanada. The fear of Ebola seems aged Liberia, to have inGuinea, and fected more Sierra Leone, people than and infected the actual citizens in Nidisease. geria, Senegal, Canathe U.S., and da’s Health Spain. The Minister disease has inRona Amfected 9,000 brose has people and stated many killed 4,500. times that While the Canada and North Ameriits health can governcare system ments have put is ready for in place safety Ebola. The measures and truth is quite protocols, not the opposite. enough is beCanadian Photo edited by Matthew Tuckey doctors and ing done to prevent it from PPE is extremely important in order to prevent the spread of Ebola nurses have infecting the spoken out is very low. They have also said about how prepared hospitals are population. The way the U.S. and that any hospital is ready for an to combat Ebola. “Some of the Canada have treated this epidemic Ebola patient. The truth is that simplest, most known preparedis poor. In October the Ebola epi- many hospitals are not prepared ness hasn’t been…communicated demic struck the shores of the U.S. for the Ebola virus. When Dun- to the front line staff,” says Jane A Liberian man Thomas Duncan can was being treated in the Texas Sustrik, the vice president of the returned from Liberia after be- Presbyterian Hospital, the medical union United Nurses of Alberta. ing exposed to a pregnant woman team was unsure how to treat him. There are not enough PPE’s (Perwho was suffering from the vi- Some seventy people helped care sonal Protection Equipment) for rus. Duncan died weeks ago, but for him. They switched their level hospitals and the nurses only have the disease he passed on to two of protection many times during gowns for protection at some hosothers still remains a significant his treatment and were unable to pitals. Another problem is the fact threat to the health and safety of care for him and inject needles at that the majority of hospital staff the U.S. citizens. When Thomas some points. After Duncan died, does not know how to care for paE. Duncan landed in Dallas and the caregivers were not monitored tients and do not know how to use returned home, he started experi- despite the high chance that they and take off PPE’s. encing symptoms of the Ebola vi- might contract Ebola. On October 20, NigeTwo nurses who helped ria announced it has been Ebolarus: headache and fever. The first time he went to the hospital, the treat Duncan have been infected. free for 42 days. There have been staff dismissed him and sent him The second nurse was able to two incubation periods since the home, despite Duncan saying that board a plane flying to Ohio, de- last patient was infected. While he had recently traveled to Libe- spite calling the CDC to tell them Nigeria also made mistakes with ria. This was the health care sys- of an increase in temperature. the first Ebola patient, they retem’s first mistake. After two days With a disease as deadly as Ebola, bounded and used extreme cauhe returned to hospital after potention to stop the disease tially exposing fifty people to the “This is not an African disease. in its tracks. Nigeria disease. This is a virus that is a threat is a developing coun When travellers wish to to all humanity.” – Gayle Smith, try that used simple exit Liberia by plane, they must methods to stop Ebola. National Security Council. complete a questionnaire askDeveloped countries ing whether they are sick and if such as Canada and they have come into contact with fear mongering and cautiousness the U.S. should have no trouble someone with Ebola. Duncan lied are more important than igno- stopping this disease, especially about coming into contact with a rance. when they have well developed pregnant woman with Ebola and Recently, Ebola has medical infrastructure. While as a result he was able to spread struck fear into the hearts of Ca- a widespread outbreak in Canthe disease to the U.S. While it is nadians; a group of Manitoba ada is highly unlikely, precauDuncan’s fault that he lied about nurses have demanded that they tions need to be taken so Canahis exposure on the questionnaire, will not care for Ebola patients dians do not become infected. Matthew Tuckey By Page 8 -- NEWS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Ottawa and Quebec very alarmed by terrorist attacks By Tanvi Sankar transported to his home town of Hamilton, Ontario via the Highway of Heroes, a stretch of road between Trenton and Toronto. Afterwards, the War Memorial where the soldier was shot was reopened to the public. Many civilians brought flowers and notes to honour the service that Cirillo had done. Many Canadians are questioning the Parliament building’s security and how the intruder was able to enter so easily. A On the morning of October 22, a man armed with a gun, shot and killed a soldier guarding the National War Memorial in Ottawa and then proceeded to enter Parliament, where he fired his gun several times. Although the gunman was shot by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons Kevin Vickers, RCMP officers would not confirm whether the same person who fired at the Parliament, killed Nathan Cirillo, the soldier who was guarding the memorial. As a result of this incident, Ottawa’s downtown area was barricaded, and all downtown schools were under lockdown on the day of the incident. As the situation unfolded, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comPhoto by Wynter Laboucane munications director Canadians are now wearing poppies in remembrance of fallen soldiers tweeted that Harper was safe. Other members of Parliament spokesperson from the Parliament respondalso tweeted that they were safe, and many ed by stating that the front door is usually were describing what exactly they had seen left unlocked so that in case of any incidents, or heard. Tony Zobl, who witnessed the in- the people inside will easily be able to exit cident from his office overlooking the War the building. Liberal MP Marc Garneau Memorial, stated “I looked out the window stated that he thought the intention of the and saw a shooter, a man dressed all in black Parliament was to try and not make it look with a kerchief over his nose and mouth and heavily guarded and like a military base. He something over his head as well, holding a also said that someone who wants to harm rifle and shooting an honour guard in front of the building and the people inside can walk the Cenotaph point-blank, twice.” No sooner in with a weapon and rush into the building had the incident taken place, Ottawa resi- before anyone effectively does anything. “I dents were seen walking throughout down- think we’ve crossed a river today though,” town, showing no signs of fear, and acting he announced. Two days before the shooting, a as if nothing had happened. It was later revealed that Corporal Canadian man who had recently converted Nathan Cirillo was shot in the back at his to Islam ran over two Canadian soldiers in post, and although many passers-by tried to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. The suspect help, he succumbed to his injuries and died was shot and killed by the police, and one of the next morning in the hospital. He was only the soldiers, Patrice Vincent, died of his in24 years old, and was described by friends juries. After that incident, Canada raised the and family as “extremely friendly and lov- domestic terror threat from low to medium. ing, and an inspiration.” Cirillo’s body was Many people are fearing that the jihadist group ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), could potentially be responsible for the attacks. What shocked many, though, was that long before the two attacks took place, Canadian intelligence experts were discussing the possibility of a terrorist assault. Both attacks took place in October – the same month that Canada’s Parliament voted to enter a combat role to fight the Islamic State. The gunman in the October 22 incident is identified as 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Muslim convert from Quebec. Two weeks before the attack, he was seen at the Ottawa Mission shelter, wearing a scarf over his face, reading the Quran (the central religious text of Islam), and asking people to pray because “the world is ending.” A Twitter page that sports the Islamic State flag posted a photo of a man shortly after the attack with the caption “A photo of he who he was struggling with his personal life. She also explained that her son had a serious drug addiction, and often used to speak strangely. He spoke of the devil, which lead his family to wonder if he was mentally ill. ZehafBibeau had not seen his mother in over three years, and finally met her again two weeks prior the shooting. Authorities think that his attack was planned much in advance, and the RCMP found a video Zehaf-Bibeau had made just before the attack. RCMP is investigating the video in hopes of finding other clues. In a statement to the public, police said that they identified persuasive evidence that shows that Zehaf-Bibeau was driven by political motives. Zehaf-Bibeau was also seen earlier in the year visiting and praying at a mosque in British Columbia. A spokesperson from the mosque explained that Zehaf-Bibeau was unhappy with the fact that non-Muslim people were coming to it; he was also seen sneaking around the building after it had been closed, and used it as a place of accommodation. ZehafBibeau was described as an unhappy person, and people close to him told news reporters that he started attending these mosques and converted to Islam to make sense of his happiness. Zehaf-Bibeau, Photo by Tanvi Sankar The Parliament building in Ottawa is visited by many every day and the Quebec attacker, Martin “Ahmed” would be the shooter of Ottawa.” Police later Couture Rouleau had their passports seized confirmed that the man in the photo is Zehaf- by authorities earlier in October to prevent Bibeau . them from travelling abroad. Prime Minister So far, there is no exact reason for Stephen Harper has labelled the October 20 why Zehaf-Bibeau went on his rampage in and 22 incidents as terrorist attacks. FollowOttawa; people who knew him reported that ing the investigation, the Canadian Ministry he was very upset after hearing that Canada of Defence instructed off-duty service memhad participated in the air strikes against bers not to wear uniforms in public, to hopeLibya and ISIS. One man who had recently fully lower the chance of terrorists targeting travelled with Zehaf-Bibeau on a bus heard them. Authorities believe that the past few him remarking about how much he hated incidents are only the beginning of a chain American and Canadian soldiers, since he reaction of terror attacks on Canada, but are thought they senselessly killed children reassuring the public that they will do evand women in Libya. His mother told CBC erything they can to prevent terrorists from News that he was not mentally well, and that further endangering Canadians’ safety. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- NEWS -- Page 9 Cloning a woolly mammoth – a chilling discovery awaits By Kyle Irvine Scientists are now confirming that, due to the possible presence of living cells, the woolly mammoth species could be brought out of extinction and into this era. The Ice Age theory is a long-believed explanation proposing that the Earth’s temperature has often times dropped for up to ten thousand years, resulting in the Earth transforming into a dormant winter planet composed of glaciers and ice sheets as far as the eye can see. When one commonly thinks of the term, Ice Age, either the movie franchise or the creatures that were said to thrive in this period of time comes to mind. These creatures span from the ferocious sabre-tooth tiger to the great hairy giants known as woolly mammoths. Reports suggest that these beasts perished over 10,000 years ago and ultimately became extinct: whether due to natural selection, global warming, or being hunted, no one knows for sure. People today can only admire the skeletal and fossil remains of these great beasts, perhaps wishing that they were still around to roam the Earth; however, with this new dis- covery humans may not be limited to seeing the remains of these beasts anymore. In 2010, in Siberia, a very of six and eleven. Aside from the affectionate naming of the creature, Yuka, the scientists discovered something much more use- ago. Through this incredible preservation, the scientists were able to discover that there is a possible presence of living cells within the Photo edited by Kyle Irviner We could possibly come to see these magnificent beasts roam once more, should attempts at cloning them succeed well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass was discovered in an underground tomb of ice. The specimen was thoroughly analyzed and researched. Through their findings, scientists determined the specimen died when it was between the years ful to the study of mammoths and beyond. Yuka, the mammoth, was so well-preserved that the remains were equal to the remains of a human buried for six months. It is predicted that Yuka lived thirty nine thousand years carcass. Previously, only bones had been discovered and nothing remotely close to this high calibre. This discovery does not simply mean that they have found a more suitable specimen to model drawings and depictions off of, this means something much more. A mammoth embryo drawn by Yuka could be implanted into an elephant, causing the birth cycle of an extinct species to begin anew. As exciting as this news is, extensive research and more testing must occur before a complete confirmation is given. Along with this, proper thought must be taken into consideration. After all, we cannot simply justify this procedure out of our own authority; we need a logical and just reason. Bringing something out of extinction could not only be a massive advance in science technology, but could also spell disastrous results if risks are not assessed. The question of morals comes to play as one cannot fully say that humanity has the right to bring back the extinct. Alongside this, humanity has had a nasty reputation for hunting animals with exotic fur, like the mammoth bears. Although we might not see a living and breathing mammoth will not be seen by the end of this year, the idea of cloning an extinct species in today’s age proves to be exciting and groundbreaking. Occupy Central: The Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong By Matthew Tuckey in Mong Kok, but they have been inhabited for thousands of years. In city, and not all agree with the pro the 1800s it was colonised by Brit- testers. dispersed by police. The recent sporadic pro- These protests greatly re- ain. The UK held control of Hong Thousands have poured tests in Hong Kong which have semble the protests of Tiananmen Kong until 1997, when the British their support for the protesters taken place since late September Square in 1989, when Chinese government gave partial control though a recent poll shows that (dubbed the Umbrella Revolution) students protested the communist of the city to China. Modern day 59% of the population agrees greatly match the protests of the with the protests. The protests Occupy movement which took are mainly made up of Hong place across the world in 2011. Kong University students. Many Protesters are out in the thousands students have boycotted their across the streets of Hong Kong, classes and have camped in the China to voice their opposition streets. The crowds fluctuate, to the government of China and on the weekends the streets are their decision to choose the leader jam-packed with people, but the of Hong Kong in 2017. The pronumber dwindles on weekdays. testers want political reform and a Several student leaders democracy implemented so Hong have emerged and have led the Kong’s seven million people can “Umbrella Revolution.” One vote for their own leader in 2017. of them, Joshua Wong is the The protests have taken founder of Scholarism, a moveplace in multiple areas. There are Photo by Matthew Tuckey ment created to protest China’s four main sites of protest, two on An umbrella: The symbol of the Hong Kong protests, or the Umbrella Revolution national education system. Hong Kong Island (Connaught Joshua is eighteen and has parRoad and Causeway Bay), and two government by camping by the Hong Kong holds parts of China ticipated in activism for most of on the mainland (Mong Kok and Forbidden Palace in Tiananmen and Britain in all aspects of society. his adolescence. At the start of the Canton Road). The busiest spot is Square, Beijing. The movement The capitalist economical system protests, he participated and was Mong Kok, with as many as 10,000 gained plenty of support, but was is dominant and the city is home to arrested trying to storm the Hong protesters at a time. Much of the quelled after the Chinese military the World Commerce building. On Kong government building. Many, violence has taken place in Mong cracked down on protesters, killing the other hand, the political lead- including Joshua Steimle, CEO Kok, with many protesters being many. ers and policies are under complete of MWI, believe that Joshua is a Hong Kong is a thriving control of China. Hong Kong is competent and experienced leader. arrested. There have been many at- tempts by protesters to occupy the metropolis in Southern China. The described as “One country, two Wong has delivered many speechHong Kong governmental building region Hong Kong covers has been systems.” Hong Kong is a divided es and rallies to the student protest- ers. The protesters are calling on Leung Chun Ying, the leader of Hong Kong, to get Beijing to change the electoral process. During a speech, Joshua Wong stated, “Among all the people in Hong Kong, there is only one person who can decide whether the current movement will last and he is Leung. If Leung can accept our demands ... (the) movement will naturally come to an end.” The Hong Kong police have tried using many methods to disperse the protesters, including pepper spray and water cannons, but so far all attempts have failed. In one instance, the police were spraying water and pepper spray at protesters but the group was carrying umbrellas, allowing them to block the substances. From that day, the umbrella has become a symbol of the protests. The protests are showing no sign of ending, and the Chinese government has not shown any willingness to negotiate with the protesters. Only time will tell whether the protests will die out or whether the Chinese government will cooperate. Page 10 -- NEWS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School The MEOW Foundation’s new and improved home renovations of their new shelter. On June 30, 2014, at the end of a re The MEOW Foundation is the first corded year, the MEOW Foundation rescued cat-only rescue shelter in Calgary. They 605, successfully adopted out 590, and promatch every MEOW cat with the vided assisbest of homes, based on the cat’s tance with habits, history, personality, and neutering individual needs. Aside from their and spayrescue and adoption program, the ing 1,526 foundation also provides a Spay more cats. and Neuter Assistance Program At this time, (SNAP), Cat Food Assistance the MEOW Program, and the Trap-NeuterFoundaReturn Program (TNR) for Caltion takes in gary cats. Debbie Nelson, the around 600 executive director, has been opcats a year, erating the MEOW Foundation often operatfor fifteen years. This organizaing at capaction has been working out of a ity. To date, “little house” that is around 2,000 they have square feet but is currently reloPhoto by Hailey Payne helped more cating and has purchased a bigger Chloe snuggling in a pink purse adoringly than 14,000 7,000 square foot facility in the cats and northeast Greenview Industrial Park. hope that, with the public’s help, this num MEOW is in the final phase of their ber will double by 2019. One of the things Capital Campaign for the renovation of their that makes this foundation different from all new home; they cannot wait until they are the other animal rescue foundations, beside finished and can move in. It is estimated the fact that it focusses on cats only, is that to require more than one million dollars to no matter how long a cat has been there or bring the new shelter into working order. how many cats they have, they never kill a They plan to include a state-of-the-art heat- single one. ing and ventilation system for the kitties This is extremely important to volunteers which helps to prevent illnesses that might and supporters. The public is a huge part of otherwise spread from one cat to the many the foundation and, in turn, the foundation other cats. is very interactive throughout the communi Since the new shelter will be signif- ties. icantly larger than the current one, there will The shelter was founded in 2000 be plenty of space and is 95% run by volunteers. Volfor animal holdunteer forms are available on their ings, veterinary website, www.meowfoundation. care, and storage. com. Their website also provides It will also promore details about what they actuvide office space ally do, their annual reviews, and for the foundation FAQs about how they help and workers. Nelson where their funding comes from. says that the shelOn this website one can look at ter will also altheir cat cam to see for themselves low her group to how they treat their cats. work more on the A Cat-A-Logue is also proactive side, by available to see all the cats that inviting in school they have saved and the ones that groups and preachcurrently need homes. Canadian donors can receive up to 53% of ing the benefits of spaying and neuPhoto by Hailey Payne their donation back in tax credit. tering. Mecco sticking her little tounge out People in Alberta who donate The foun$1,000 receive a credit of $450; dation had predicted the renovations on the also, with a donation of $1,000 or more, the new shelter, would take from two to four donor will be featured on the website by a years from the beginning of their journey be- cat picture on the graphic of a house. To find cause the foundation does not charge money this graphic one would click on donate and and has to raise the necessary funds. then Capital Campaign on the side bar of the At this point, they are ready to page. move in as soon as they raise the remaining To help the MEOW Foundation funds that are still needed to cover the costs move into their new home sooner, please of the equipment and the last bit of renova- donate or volunteer. There are endless jobs tions. MEOW hosted a Paint for Paws fund- to do that will benefit these kitties. No matraiser on October 25 at the Executive Royal ter how little effort one is able to contribute, Hotel, with the proceeds going towards the anyone can make a difference. By Hailey Payne -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 How the world is reacting to the Ebola outbreak By Tanvi Sankar have tried faking the disease. One man on Ebola: a word that has become a flight from Philadelphia to the Dominican synonymous in the minds of many with Republic announced that he had Ebola. So fear and death. In the past few months, the pilots made an emergency landing at the the threat level associated with the disease nearest airport. When a HAZMAT team arhas manifested itself and reached its peak rived, he told them that he was just kidding. among many nations in the world. On an Health officials are baffled as to why people international scale, the disease is seen as an are taking Ebola so light-heartedly, espeepidemic, therefore all measures are being cially because it is a serious life-threatening taken to control and hopefully eradicate it. disease. With vaccine trials expected to All around America, many are in begin in January 2015, the struggle to stop fear of contracting Ebola. After Thomas the deadliest Ebola outbreak is slowly pro- Duncan died of the disease in Dallas, Texas, gressing. So far, the disease has killed over some schools even began temporarily clos5,000 people across West Africa and con- ing. Many Americans are not aware of what tinues to spread at a rapid rate. The Ebola a large continent Africa is. Some people asvirus first appeared in 1976 in what is now sume that travelling to any African destinathe Democratic Republic of Congo, and tion will result in contracting Ebola. Sevwas spread by fruit bats in nearby jungles. eral tourism companies in East and South Fruit bats are a delicacy for many West Af- Africa are being greatly affected by tourricans, so the consumption of an infected ists’ ignorance. The situation has also lead animal would usually result in the human to discrimination. In numerous American contracting the disease. Ebola is transmit- schools, children of African descent have ted between humans as well, and anyone been sent home because their classmates who comes in direct contact with broken think they have Ebola. In a Connecticut skin, membranes, or other bodily fluids elementary school, a girl who had recently from someone with the disease will also returned from Nigeria was forced to leave contract it. school and not return for three weeks. Al So far in 2014, seven to eight though Nigeria had not reported any new countries have been hit with Ebola. Guinea Ebola cases for six weeks, the school board is believed to have been the first country insisted that the girl be sent home. with the disease, which soon spread to the After travel from West Africa borders of Liberia and Sierra Leone. In ear- increased around the world, the Canadian ly July, a Liberian man with Ebola boarded government announced that major airports a plane to Nigeria, bringing the disease with around Canada would start screening pashim. Another case was discovered in Sen- sengers for the virus who were returning egal, and the first case in the United States from Ebola hot-zones. The Australian govwas on September 30. A nurse from Spain contracted the disease as well, while taking care of a priest in Africa; she was flown to her home for treatment. People from Mali have also showed symptoms of the illness. Ebola has also infected the minds of Photo by Tanvi Sankar American pop culture. Some One of the many Ebola-themed products for sale is an Ebola plush companies actually took advantage of the disease and cre- ernment even banned all flights from Ebola ated Ebola-themed products for retail, such infected countries. The severity of the disas the Ebola micro-virus plush toy, manu- ease has lead the government to educate factured by Giant Microbes, which sold out and train health care providers to start takwithin the first week on the market. Ebola- ing precautionary measures in order to conthemed Halloween costumes are also a new tain the disease. The actions of the WHO trend. These somewhat offensive costumes (World Health Organization) have paid off: include a yellow jumpsuit, rubber gloves, in mid-October, Nigeria and Senegal were and fake oxygen masks. Several people declared free of Ebola. November 2014 -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- NEWS -- Page 11 A Microsoft CEO advises women to not ask for raises By Helen Trang On October 9, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella— in an interview in front of the most prominent group of female techies held at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing being held in Arizona—told the group of women that they needed to trust “karma” if they do not get the raise that they wanted. “It’s not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will give you the right raise,” the CEO said to Maria Klawe who is president of Harvey Mudd College and also a member of Microsoft’s board. Nadella then went on to describe that not asking for a raise is a superpower, and that karma will come back to reward anyone who does not ask for a raise. This statement was obviously not wellreceived in the audience of women, especially since nowhere in this interview did Nadella say that men who did not ask for raises would also be rewarded by the system— raise. Our industry must close gen- nious issue. After Nadella made the probably because men are already der pay gap so a raise is not needed unfortunate gender-related gaffe during the being fairly rewarded onstage interby the system withview, he then out having to ask too issued a memo much. Klawe imto employees mediately challenged apologizing Nadella’s statement, for comparing saying his viewpay issues for point was “one of women to karthe very few things ma. that I disagree with In his you on,” eliciting memo, Nadela few cheers from la furiously the audience. The backpedalled two went ahead and and quickly hugged on stage, and apologized for the audience warmly his statement, applauded, but later which in this Twitter turned on situation was Photo by Helen Trang Nadella and made Jacob Westlake, Grade 12, argues the injustice of gender pay inequalities definitely the his comments fodright thing der for jokes. “I’ll wait for Karma because of a bias.” to do. He talks about how Klawe to lower my #xboxlive price too,” Women are known to asked him “what advice [he] would tweeted Chuck Granade. Later the have a lower pay rate than their offer women who are not comfortCEO tried to patch up damage by male counterparts, and the lack of able asking for pay raises.” Actweeting that he “was inarticulate gender and racial diversity in the cording to Nadella he, “answered re: how women should ask for tech sector is an especially acrimo- that question completely wrong,” and “without a doubt [he does] wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap.” The CEO then closed his memo by saying, “I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work. And when it comes to career advice on getting a raise when you think it’s deserved, Maria’s advice was the right advice. If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask.” While the CEO has apologized for his statements, his comments did underscore why many find the technology companies as workplaces are difficult to navigate as women, or as a minority. Tech companies, particularly the engineering ranks, are very overwhelmingly male, white, and Asian. While Nadella’s sexist remarks, something which most consider a PR nightmare, have mostly been forgiven, the issue over equal pay rate still exists and hopefully it will be resolved soon. African wild dog escapes zoo enclosure in Singapore By Wenonah North Peigan At 8:45 am on Saturday, October 10 an African Wild Dog escaped from its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo. While there were visitors in the zoo at the time, visitors and staff were not harmed or injured. The escape, however prompted employees to temporarily close off the zoo’s main entrance to ensure that the animal did not escape zoo property. The African Wild Dog, also known as Lycaon Pictus is the second largest wild canid after the grey-wolf, and the largest in Africa. They are highly successful hunters and the majority of their chases end in kills. Wildlife Reserves Singapore released a statement on October 10 that an African Painted Dog (another name for the African Wild Dog) left its enclosure around 8:50 am and keepers “activated safety protocols immediately.” By 9:20 am the animal was rounded up and brought back to its enclosure. Zoo escapes are uncommon, but can happen under certain circumstances. The Calgary Zoo is no stranger to animals escaping from their enclosures. Gorillas at the Calgary Zoo escaped their pen on two separate occasions last year due to their keeper’s own errors. The first escape came in March of last year when a zookeeper was in the kitchen in the Rainforest exhibit when they turned around to find a gorilla in the kitchen with them. Officials who investigated the case claim that the kitchen door to the enclosure was left open. The zookeeper was sent to the hospital immediately after receiving minor injuries. The most recent incident with the gorillas was in October 2013 when the door from the enclosure to the Rainforest kitchen was once again left open and a group of gorillas broke into the kitchen. A zoo employee startled the biggest of the pack, Kakinga, a 455 pound silverback gorilla and was badly injured. The injured zookeeper later lost their job due to their own error. The Calgary Zoo has since invested in a new gate and fencing system to minimize all chances of another possible escape from the gorillas. A total $5.2 million was spent on the initiative to improve the Rainforest building, where the primates are held. Zoo-enclosure escapes do not only result from human errors. Just last year during the SouthernAlberta flooding in July 2013, two hippos named Lobi and Sparky nearly escaped their tank. The flooding submerged most of the Bow River Island, and the water levels breached the Virginia the wolf. loitering into people’s gardens and height of the walls, which provides Most recently two Capu- trying to break into various resipossibility of the hippos swimming out of their t a n k . Sparky and Lobi nearly escaped through a broken window during the crisis. L u c k ily no one was majorly injured during both escapes and Photo by Wenonah North Peigan animals Lancers, lets hope that any kind of dogs possibly residing in Calgary do not escape from their homes were returned to their enclosure, as oth- chin monkeys escaped from the dent’s houses. One of the monkeys ers are not as lucky. A wolf named Cumbria Zoo in North West Eng- have yet to be tracked down by Virginia at the Los Angeles Zoo land in mid-October. Although police, despite various supposed escaped its’ enclosure up to three the monkeys do not pose a risk to sightings. Citizens can only hope times in the 1970s. On the third humans, it is capable of “biting or that the monkeys will receive the time Virginia finally got out for scratching anyone who attempts to same fate as the African Wild Dog, good and was never found to be re- approach it,” according to police. and be safely returned to its’ enclosure back in the zoo. turned to confinement. Many zoo- The monkeys have been goers still wonder about the fate of Page 12 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Meet the guidance office at Dr E.P. Scarlett high school By Lizzie Cobb Everybody has heard of a high school guidance counsellor, but it may be surprising how many people do not know the guidance counsellors at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School. Scarlett has some incredible guidance counsellors: Melanie Dowhan, who is in charge of counselling students whose last names begin with A-F, Lucy Marken, who cares for students with names beginning with G-M, Rich Burland, who is responsible for students N-Z, and Teri Jackson, the guidance secretary. These four individuals come to school every day for one purpose: to help Scarlett students. As Burland and Marken put it, the role of a guidance counsellor is to support students and work with students (and parents) in personal counselling, educational counselling, and career counselling. To help students get to know the guidance counsellors and feel more comfortable approaching them, the FEVER had the chance to interview each member of the guidance team to find out a little bit about them. FEVER: What is your role as a guidance counsellor? Dowhan: I am a learning leader, so I am responsible for the guidance office. As a guidance counsellor, I do a lot of different things. Every day is different! I never know what the questions and concerns are going to be when somebody walks through my door. Basically, what I and the other councellors do is assist students with program and academic planning. We do a lot of work on career counselling and helping students think about what they want to do after high school, including looking at post-secondary information, getting scholarships and financial aid. We also help students with any personal issues they might have. This includes issues with friends, family, other students, teachers – you name it! Jackson: I am the guidance secretary, so my role is managing the office here, keeping things running smoothly, booking student appointments, keeping track of student files and registering every student that comes to the school. It’s a lot of paperwork! FEVER: What made you want to be a guidance counsellor? Dowhan: I used to tutor grade six when I was in high school. After I finished my first degree, a Bachelor of Arts, I decided to go into education. I became an elementary FEVER: How long have you been working sional football player. That was my dream, school teacher, teaching grade six and grade with youth? but I have always wanted to be in a helping three. After two years, my contract wasn’t Dowhan: I started working as a guidance profession of some kind. renewed because there were layoffs in Que- counsellor in 1983. Jackson: Years ago I wanted to be a private bec, so I had to find something else to do. I Marken: For about 25 years. investigator. I am a bit of one in this job, realized that in all of my high school years, Burland: 35 years. That is a lot of youth! because I communicate with other schools I only saw a guidance counsellor once, and Jackson: I have been at Scarlett 15 years. because we are always searching for student that was to get an application form for uni- This is my sixth year in this position. Before names or files, so I get to be a bit of a detecversity. I thought that if I had had some that, I was the front receptionist in the main tive! career counselling in high school, maybe office. FEVER: Do you have a family? I would have gone Dowhan: I have a nephew here, into something difbut the rest of my family is scatferent! So I thought tered between Quebec, Ontario, that I would go into and British Columbia. counselling, and I Burland: I have two kids that wanted to be a high are grown up. One is in public school guidance relations in Oakland, and the counsellor, so that other works in oil and gas in I can help students Calgary. explore possibilities, Jackson: I have a husband and because I missed three boys. My boys are 28, and that part when I was I have twins that are 25. in high school. FEVER: Would you consider Marken: I worked yourself to be an introvert or an as a teacher for 15 extrovert? years prior to becomDowhan: I think it depends on Photo by Lizzie Cobb ing a counsellor. As the circumstance. I can be an a teacher, students Marken, Dowhan, Jackson and Burland expertly run the guidance office together extrovert when I am comfortwould come to see me with problems and I FEVER: What is one thing that you would able in my surroundings and the people I am enjoyed helping them. Over time I decided like students to know about you? around. I can be a little bit more of an introthat I would like to continue to work with Dowhan: That I have an open door policy. vert when I am in unfamiliar circumstances, students and families, but in a different way That they can ask me anything! I probably so a bit of both. than teaching, so I went back to school to get have heard it all over my almost thirty years Marken: I think probably an introvert. my Master’s degree so that I could work as a working in guidance, and not to be afraid to Burland: Introvert. I’m shy! ask for assistance. school counsellor. Jackson: More of an extrovert. Burland: I like working with students. I Burland: That I am available anytime for FEVER: If you could give Scarlett student’s enjoy the day-to-day interactions. It was an them to come in and have a talk. one word of advice, what would that be? opportunity that opened up for me, and I Jackson: That I care. I have a heart for stu- Dowhan: Be the best you can be! dents that are struggling and going through Marken: There is no problem too big that it grabbed it because it is a great job! Jackson: There is a lot of variety – it is nev- different issues. I don’t really know what can’t be solved. If you are really struggling er boring. I like playing detective, trying to goes on because everything is confidential, to make sense of it on your own, reach out to make sure all the files are where they should but my heart goes out to students who have a someone (like your guidance counsellor) to help you figure it out. be. It’s more involved than I can explain, lot of issues in their life. (just the in-and-outs of all the student files). FEVER: What profession would you like to Burland: Keep playing away, don’t give up! I like when I have the chance to talk with the pursue if you were not a guidance counsel- Jackson: I have been told, and I see it too, lor? that we have very good students at this students, but it is mostly just paperwork. FEVER: What is your favourite thing about Dowhan: Probably something to do with the school. They are very polite, and I hope that outdoors. I am not quite sure what it would Scarlett students will keep that respect for being a guidance counsellor? Dowhan: The variety! I love the fact that be. It might be working at a park doing guid- others. As they say, treat others as you want every day is totally different. I love the fact ed hikes, or it may be some interpretive work to be treated! Scarlett guidance counsellors love that I learn something new almost every day at a museum. I like organizing things and I like teaching people about their surround- to help students, and would love to visit with and I love that. any student for any reason – no problem or Marken: I love helping people find ways to ings. manage life better and in healthy ways rather Marken: Maybe a writer or a bookstore issue is too small or too big to see the guidowner. ance counsellors about. than destructive ways. Burland: I would have liked to be a profesBurland: Helping people. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FEATURES -- Page 13 Getting to know a few of the office staff at Scarlett By Cam Rieger There are many reasons that one might end up walking into the office at Scarlett. Whether that person is a student or a parent, he or she may very well end who comes in, whether they need to pick something up, drop something off, sign in or out, or even just need some information. Bonnie Leech is usually the first person to be contacted when someone walks into the of- Photo by Cam Rieger Bonnie Leech (right) and Spring O’Brien (left) in the office at Scarlett up in the office at some point. When they find themselves there, they will find themselves greeted by one of the lovely office staff. These staff members sit in the office all day waiting to help anyone fice, as she is one of the secretaries and tends to the front desk. Leech has been a part of the office staff at Scarlett for three years now and previously had worked at Midnapore Elementary School, doing the same thing as she does today at loves the sense of community that a part of Scarlett’s staff for around Scarlett. She is definitely a local, all these said students and staff eight or nine years. She does not as she was born and raised here in have. She hates being stuck behind like it when things go awry, and is Calgary. In her three years very happy working for the school, if probLeech has come to apprecilems are ate the students at Scarlett. resolved She loves how nice and masmoothly. ture they all are at this age. MemAdditionally, Leech absobers of the lutely detests getting her office staff picture taken, so it would spend their not be wise to get caught days at around her with a camera. Scarlett sit Spring O’Brien ting in the is the SIRS assistant in the office, just office. SIRS assistants are waiting to responsible for all kinds help people of student record tracking. out. In a For example, she prints the way, it is report card for students. one of the Photo by Cam Rieger noblest poShe also keeps track of absences, and other records. Scarlett’s office can clearly be seen by students roaming the halls sitions one O’Brien has been working can have at at Scarlett for the past four and a slow drivers, so to get on her good a school. All staff members are a half years. Before coming here, side, just make way and let her out part of the massive machine that she worked at a company called of the parking lot first. is a school, but the office memBritt Cerkvenac is the bers are the ones who keeping this Pason Systems, a company that rents out drilling recorders to oil head secretary in Scarlett’s of- machine well-oiled and working rigs. She grew up in a town called fice. The head secretary works at smoothly. Hopefully, now that Crossveil, just to the north of Cal- the office year round, taking care Lancers know a bit more about a gary. She says that one of the best of day-to-day problems. The head few of the office staff, they can be parts of her job is dealing with all secretary also works directly with a little less awkward walking into of the students at staff. She also the principal. Cerkvenac has been the office to ask for something. Scarlett’s award winning science teacher, Marc Wyton By Benjamin Havens Students often receive awards and accolades for their hard work and dedication in school but often the hardest workers are the teachers, who work for hours on end to ensure students succeed. Marc Wyton is one science teacher who truly embodies everything EP Scarlett stands for and has recently been awarded the APEGA Excellence Award for his contribution to the Lancer community. On June 30, Wyton received the prestigious APEGA Excellence award for his exceptional and fine-tuned ability to educate students in science and has joined a small group of gifted science teachers around the province. Twenty teachers each year are chosen out of hundreds of nominees for this prestigious award after being nominated by their co workers and students, Wyton has joined the select few and has earned a place among some of the best science teachers in the country. APEGA (The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta) has existed since 1920. They are committed to protecting the public interest and excellence in professional practice and as of the new millennia, they have been awarding deserving as staff submitted nominations and reasons on why he should be chosen to receive the accolade. Humble to the very end, Wyton had gain some insight into his interest in science and his reaction to receiving this award. First asked about the classes he taught and how long he has been teaching them, he said, “I teach science 10-AP, Chemistry 20 and Chemistry 30 and have been doing so at EP Scarlett for seven years, I have been a teacher since 2001 however.” Wyton’s favourite part about teaching is talking about science and hanging out with cool students. This is quite evident to anyone in his classes. It is one thing to have a teacher who is good at teaching their subject but it is another to have one who is fascinated by it. By Benjamin Havens Wyton spends the large majority of his day in room 151 where he teaches science Perhaps what made this award so special was the educators from elementary to high no idea that he was receiving the fact that it was done entirely by school with the APEGA award for award and when it was being an- Wyton’s students and staff who their commitment to the scientific nounced he admitted to thinking it found the time to write over thirty community. was for another teacher, it goes to nomination papers for him. Some The award is quite well- show, sometimes brilliance is only of the staff include Natalie Mcleod known among the teaching com- apparent to those looking up to it. and Mike Mckillop. munity and some of Wyton’s stu- The FEVER was for- Never one to brag or dents knew of it, to his surprise, tunate enough to sit down with boast, Wyton said, “Getting the over thirty of the students as well Wyton despite his busy schedule to APEGA award was really flatter- ing, it’s always nice to get a complement and is nice to know you’re doing a good job, I still find it a little unbelievable. I don’t always consider myself to be an outstanding teacher.” After being asked what receiving this award meant to him as a teacher, he said, “it makes me feel good as a teacher, it doesn’t change my approach, after all, I’m my own worst critic but it’s nice to know you’re making a difference and I want to make sure I’m doing the best job possible.” Now looking to the future, Wyton hopes to eventually stop teaching 10-AP science and movie into a more chemistry and biology focused career at EP Scarlett which no one can deny this extraordinary teacher will excel at. Scarlett is renowned for many different reasons, whether it is the sports teams, debate team, or the school’s academic prowess, Scarlett is always on the forefront of change and innovation in high schools around the city. Perhaps for the first time ever, Scarlett can be renowned for having one of the most gifted science teachers in the city as our very own. Page 14 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Skiing and snowboarding past Canada Olympic Park By Jessica Chen The season for skiing and snowboarding is fast approaching, and with that comes the opening of ski resorts, usually around late November and early December. Canada Olympic Park is the perfect skiing location for those who love terrain parks, beginners, those seeking a short day, or those who cannot make the commute to the Rockies. For those wanting a challenge, however, or merely a change of pace, Canada offers many amazing places to ski—and many are not more than a few hours’ drive away. Some of the closest ski areas include Nakiska and Norquay, both close to Banff. Both are good, but relatively small. Nakiska is a good starting-out area for learning how to ski or snowboard in the mountains. Norquay is a little more advanced, with the black runs off the North American chair offering the most advanced terrain in the area. The best thing about Norquay is that it offers tickets for one or two hours, unlike most ski areas that only offer tickets for a half-day or a full day of skiing. It is the closest ski area to Banff, and for those who do not ski or snowboard, Norquay has a tubing park which offers just as much fun. Farther into the Rockies, but with much more variety, are Lake Louise and Sunshine Village. Both are very popular, and quite large, with terrain from beginner runs to double black diamonds. There are runs that are wide open, and there are runs that go through the trees. Some of Lake Louise’s best areas (when there is a decent amount of snow) are off the Paradise chair, in the Paradise Bowl. The Ptarmigan chair has several good runs off it as well. Most chairs have beginner runs that go from the top of the chair to the bottom. The front side of the mountain can be skied off (for non-skiers, that is when so many people have skied it and the snow is bad), especially later in the day; but the good runs there are the Women’s and Men’s Downhill. Going up the Top of the World chair takes a bit of luck—much of the time, the wind blows off much of the good snow. Sunshine Village is also a very good ski area, but it is rather far off from any towns. It boasts having three mountains in one ski area: Mount Standish, Lookout Mountain, and Goat’s Eye Mountain. At Sunshine, it is best to stick to the lower areas unless it has recently snowed a lot; otherwise most runs Divide chair passes through both provinces. Off that chair is a terrain park further down the mountain. Goat’s Eye Mountain is for more advanced skiers and snowboarders, and there are some hidden gems off the chair that are barely skied; it is a bit of a trek away, but well worth it as the snow is good. For skiers and snowboarders who are looking for advanced terrain, Castle Mountain, Kicking Horse, and Revelstoke Mountain are some of the best, even though they are all rather far away. Castle Moun- Photo by Jessica Chen There are numerous places to go skiing all snowboarding, and they are all unique will not have very good snow. For those skiers and snowboarders who are advanced and looking for a challenge, Sunshine also boasts Delirum Dive, an area which requires special permits and avalanche gear for skiing or riding there. Sunshine Village also straddles the Alberta-B.C. border, and its Great tain is the closest, with a drive from Calgary of around two hours. While it is small, it is not that well-known, which means that the lift lines are shorter than at most other ski areas. Castle Mountain is definitely not for beginner skiiers or snowboarders. Much of its terrain consists of black or double black Punk to Calgary’s annual High Performance Rodeo. The events of the series are based on Bruce McCulloch’s life as a teen in the 1980s, growing up in the Calgary suburbs. Young Drunk Punk then became a comedy series focusing on two teens, Ian McKay and Andy Shinky, who have recently graduated high school and are lost, trying to discover what to do in between high school and what comes after that. “One of the lead One of the roles, Ian, will be lead roles, played by Tim Ian, will be Carlson, a fresh played by new face from Tim CarlVancouver” son, a fresh new face from Vancouver. Playing Shinky, Ian’s best friend, will be Atticus Mitchell, who has appeared in films such as My Babysitter’s a Vampire and Radio Rebel. Bruce McCulloch will play Ian’s father; and his wife, Tracy Ryan, who played Nancy Drew in 1990, will play the role of Ian’s mother. There may also be some appearances of local high school students, as there was a casting call. Bruce McCulloch himself had at one point attended E.P. Scarlett in the early 1980s. Others who will also be involved in the making of this series are Louise Middleton and Jennifer Haffeden, who are both from Calgary. Middleton is the production designer, and while Haffeden designs the 80s diamond runs, which are the most advanced. Kicking Horse is a mix of both beginner and expert terrain, located near Golden, BC. Again, to get to some really good skiing and snowboarding the vigorous walk is well worth it. These are the runs off Terminator Peak; even when the rest of the mountain is skied off, the snow in these runs is usually quite good. The Feuz Bowl off of the Stairway to Heaven chair offers more good advanced terrain. The easier runs are all located around the bottom of the mountain. A good feature of Kicking Horse is that it has a full-service restaurant at the summit; unlike most other ski areas, skiers and snowboarders do not have to settle for cafeteria food. Also, the view from the restaurant is fantastic. Revelstoke is the mountain with the highest vertical in North America at 5620 feet, surpassing Whistler by 400 feet. Revelstoke’s high vertical and small number of ski lifts makes the lines long, but worth it. At other mountains, it can take just as long to wait in line and take the lift up as it does to ski down. Even for an experienced skier or snowboarder, it might take around an hour to ski from the summit to the bottom. It takes around five hours to get to Revelstoke, so it is great for a weekend trip. These are some of the best ski areas that are relatively close to Calgary. There are many more that are farther away, including Whistler-Blackcomb, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics, and Sun Peaks, where people can take a tour with goldmedal winning skier Nancy Greene. The ski areas mentioned have a large amount of variety in difficulty and terrain, that are sure to suit any skier or snowboarder, from those who are learning to those who seek greater challenges. Young Drunk Punk comedy series is filmed in Calgary By Rina Ng White tents are set up around Braeside, a community in south Calgary. The reason: a comedy series called Young Drunk Punk is being filmed in the area. Calgary’s SEVEN24 Films and Toronto-based Accent Theatre are co-producing this production series, which began in the summer of 2014. Filming is scheduled to take place until mid December. The half-hour comedy series is set in the 1980s and was written, created, and executively produced by Bruce McCulloch, a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, and film director who was born in Edmonton, but grew up in Calgary. He is well known for being one of the Kids in the Hall, and also directed Dog Park, Stealing Harvard, and Superstar. He has written for Saturday Night Live and Comeback Season, and has made appearances on Twitch City and Gilmore Girls. Earlier this year, Bruce McCulloch brought a stage version of Young Drunk costumes to be used on the set. Young Drunk Punk will air on City TV in the winter of 2015. There are thirteen episodes of the first season that will focus on the adventures of Ian and Shinky, so be sure to check out this new Canadian comedy series. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FEATURES -- Page 15 The environmental impacts of the livestock industry By Natasha Pye People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) states that the most important step we can take to save the planet is to go vegetarian. This, in large part, is due to the vast resources used by the livestock industry to raise animals for consumption. By consuming less meat, even for only one day of the week, a single person can have a significant impact. Directly and indirectly, livestock are a burden on the environment. Land use, deforestation, carbon emissions, and pollution are some of the significant issues associated with livestock. The planet earth does not have infinite resources, and the current average lifestyle is stripping away more resources than the earth can produce. Out of the entire land surface on earth that is not covered in ice, 30% of it is used to support livestock. This is primarily devoted to the huge amount of grains needed to raise animals. A cow in North America needs to consume 75kg to 300kg of grass or grain to produce 1kg of meat. The average American eats 122kg (270lbs) of meat each year. That 122kg of meat needs close to 1500kg of grain to be produced. One of the most significant environmental impacts from this meat production is the amount of water that goes into raising corn and soy to feed cattle. This water contains pesticides, which leads to many other environmental issues. Globally, agriculture represents 70% of water usage, much of which goes into irrigating the crops necessary to feed livestock. The current level of meat of global consumption is unsustainable. With the human population eating more meat than ever before, even more land needs to be devoted to livestock. To keep up with the increased need for land, deforestation is an easy way for the livestock industry to gain more resources. Livestock directly and indirectly accounts for 70% of the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest, and 75% of deforestation globally. Between 2004 and 2005, 1.2 million hectares of rainforest were cut down for soybean production. At first glance, this does not seem to have anything to do with the livestock industry... until we learn that 80% of the world’s soybeans are used as feed for livestock. The Amazon is the most biodiverse ecosystem on earth, containing 10% of all known species. As a result of deforestation, the extinction rate in tropical forests is three or four times higher than the natural rate. The Amazon River basin alone houses 20% of the earth’s fresh water. The rapid destruction of this rainforest is putting strain on the ecosystem, leading to decreased biodiversity, problems regarding the natural water cycling process, and reduced carbon absorption. Also, to clear the tropical forests, burning is the most common practice. This releases a significant amount of carbon into the atmosphere. In addition, water cycling is compromised through deforestation. Through transpiration, trees release moisture into the air, causing rainfall. Approximately 30% of rainfall in tropical forests is recycled into the atmosphere through this process. Because of deforestation, moisture is not being returned to the atmosphere, which has lead to severe droughts in parts of the Amazon that have undergone significant deforestation. Scientists have discovered that moisture in the Amazon can end up falling as far away as the United States, which means that deforestation in the Amazon can lead to climate problems millions of kilometers away. On top of that, with a lack of trees and plants due to deforestation, rainfall that would have been absorbed runs off, causing erosion. This makes the soil infertile, which makes it difficult to grow crops. On top of the reduced carbon absorption that occurs because of a decrease in plants, the animals in the livestock industry emit significant amounts of carbon. Pound for pound, beef emits 13 times more carbon emissions than vegetable proteins, like lentils, beans, and tofu. This is pri- marily caused by the amount of resources required to produce that pound of beef, as well as the manure and waste that the animals create. In 2008, almost six billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide were emitted by the livestock industry. This accounts for 18% of the human-caused carbon dioxide emissions globally. Additionally, for greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, like methane and nitrous oxide, agriculture is the largest contributor. Livestock generates more greenhouse gases than all of transport combined. The carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases lead to global warming, indirectly causing many other environmental problems. The pollution caused by the manure and decomposition of livestock has detrimental effects. In the Gulf of Mexico, there is an expansive “dead zone”: a region of ocean without enough oxygen to sustain aquatic life. This zone is created in part because of nutrients in animal waste. These nutrients are used by algae, causing algae blooms. These algae, in turn, use the oxygen in the water, and therefore deprive other aquatic life from the oxygen. In the summer of 2002, this dead zone covered an area of 8500 square miles, or about 22000 square kilometers. The dead zone covers the area of over four million football fields. In China, pig produc- tion alone is responsible for 90% of phosphorus waste and 42% of nitrogen waste flowing into the South China Sea. Phosphorus and nitrogen are the two biggest causes of algal blooms because they are often the limiting factors in the algae’s growth. With an abundance of these nutrients, the algae multiply at an alarming rate. When these algae decompose, they release large amounts of carbon dioxide which reduces the water’s oxygen concentration. The single greatest impact an individual can have on the environment is through his or her diet. This statement inspired the global movement known as Meatless Mondays. When we consider the resources that go into creating even one pound of meat, a small decrease in meat consumption makes an impact. This choice can reduce deforestation, water contamination, and greenhouse gas emissions from a simple decision to consume less meat. For more information regarding Meatless Mondays or environmental vegetarianism in general, visit http:// meatlessmonday.ca/ or come to Environment Club in room 145 Tuesdays at lunch. If Lancers are interested in trying vegetarian meals, the can find free recipes in the folders on the Foods bulletin board by the main staircase by the office. Feel free to take one and try it out. Scarlett Volunteer Society resumes with a blast By Labeeba Mahmood Scarlett’s fledgling student-led club, Scarlett Volunteer Society, was introduced last year and is linked with the popular Youth Central, an organization in which students can gain a better and broader idea of leadership. Last year, the club worked on several projects to benefit the community, as well as projects aimed at improving the school environment. These projects include The Sandwich Project, and free fruit punch for everyone. These projects were absolutely free as students in the club volunteered to bring ingredients. These were just minor projects that brought smiles and gave a little happiness to everyone, but also provided a sense of giving for everyone. Scarlett is one of nineteen schools with a Youth Volunteer Corps. The Youth Central organization has incredible opportunities and projects that make a difference in the city of Calgary. Volunteer project categories include: social events, social issues, working with children and the elderly, sports-related and, working with animals, and the environment. “These projects are truly incredible and worth taking part in. There is something to interest everyone!” says Sabrina Yu, Grade 12. This year, Scarlett Volunteer Society’s first project was to work with Children’s Birthday Miracles and sponsor the Halloween-themed October birthday party. This club has been very supportive of the school community as well as outside organisations. Children’s Birthday Miracles has spread across the globe. Sheliza Kassam founded the organization at age sixteen for children that are currently in a financial situation that denies them having their own party and it was when she spent her birthday helping at the Inn from the Cold, that the event expanded quickly into an organization that has received support from Youth viduals and businesses generously ing committee. Raynell Prince Central, Junior Achievement, and donated toy sets, costumes, and and Jim Bamford are the teacher sponsors for the Scarlett Volunteer Coca Cola. Children’s Birthday cake for the little ones. Society. This club Miracles hosts monthly birthhas already made day parties at Inn from the its place in the Cold in Calgary with cake, loot hearts of many. bags, magicians, and entertainThe students who ment. CBM parties have been started this club hosted in cities across Canada, in the last school in Peru, and in Tanzania. The year are now forPeru party was celebrated at mer Lancers, exthe Mother Teresa Home for Disabled Children. Kassam cept Yu who took has some relatives in Tanzania advantage of and and CBM provides them with started this club again this year. funds. Kassam’s aunt runs the “We have many parties at a couple of orphanPhoto by Labeeba Mahmood new great ideas ages there. The party Scarlett Scarlett volunteers Natalie Ward, Rebecca Holmes, and and projects in Volunteer Society was involved Aisha Ali, all Grade 12, proudly demonstrate Lancer pride mind and I’m with Inn from the Cold on Oclooking forward tober 24. Members made birthday This year at Scarlett the to a fantastic year for the club,” cards and decorations, and also club is led by the student head Yu, says Yu. went into the community to ask and a group of seven students: Bre The FEVER recombusinesses to support the birthday Beatty, Nibras Al-Adani, Samia mends all the Lancers to save party. Safeway, Superstore, Gym- Rahman, all Grade 12; Sabah some time from their schedules boree, Bliss and Co, Cupcakes, Nisar, Grade 11; and Sara Reena, to help the school society and the Mastermind Toys, and other indi- Grade 10, are a part of the steer- community outside o of school. Page 16 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Education advocates win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize By Tanvi Sankar The 17-year-old human rights and female education activist, Malala Yousafzai, along with child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize in early October. Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel winner in history. Yousafzai and Satyarthi won the award as a joint effort, for “their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education” as the Nobel Prize committee stated. The activists were born several years apart, and in different countries, but their work is conjoined since they both fight for the right to equitable, quality education. When she was only 15, Yousafzai was returning home from school in Swat Valley, Pakistan when she was shot in the head by the Taliban after promoting education for girls. A member of the Taliban asked Yousafzai to identify herself, and then shot her. She was then rushed to a nearby hospital where surgeons performed a five-hour surgery on her skull, and ended up removing the bullet. Yousafzai has been extremely influential since the day of the Taliban incident. In 2013, Yousafzai wrote a novel, titled I am Malala, which described her struggle in trying to help girls receive education. In 2008, the BBC Urdu website asked Yousafzai to anonymously blog about the Taliban’s growing influence in her city, and to describe her life as a schoolgirl. In her entries, she explained that the more Taliban operations that took place, the fewer girls went to school. She also said that she still attended school daily, and was trying to children to “stand up for their rights.” She encourage her friends to join her. About a to stand up and help his movement. Around the world, thousands, if also wanted world leaders to spend money year later, the leader of the Taliban discov- ered her anonymous blogging and raided not millions of people, especially children’s on education, not on war, and to solve their her home. Time Magazine recognized her lives will drastically change because of the differences with other parts of the world. in the “Top 100 List of Influential People” efforts of Yousafzai and Satyarthi. After the “Education is the best weapon against poverty, ignorance and terrorin 2013 and 2014, ism,” she announced. Soon and she has also after, she was awarded the won numerous US Liberty Medal. Sathyawards for her arthi on the other hand, said willpower. Satythat he was very excited to arthi, the other have been sharing the NoPeace Prize winbel award with Yousafzai. ner, is a child He described her as being right’s activists a courageous and smart from India. He person, and noted that they acts to prevent could work together to abolchild labour, and ish child labour and provide has helped over education for all. 83,000 children The Nobel Peace Prize in over 144 counhas been awarding importries. Satyarthi tant people since 1901, and founded many many well-known figures have won it. In 2009, US organizations, President Barack Obama such as Rugmark, which helps to won for his efforts to fight child labour strengthen international diin rug-making plomacy and cooperation between people. In 2007, factories (which former US Vice President are common in Al Gore won for his work to Asia), to aid his build the world’s knowledge strive in helpPhoto by Tanvi Sankar in climate change. Martin ing children get proper education, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, the prize winners are from Pakistan and India Luther King Jr. won the prize in 1964 for his nonviolent reand to be free of any child labouring. Before receiving the Nobel two were recognized for their efforts, many sistance to racial prejudice in America. A Prize, Satyarthi was not a familiar name in people were encouraged to help the fight to few other notable winners have been Nelson the minds of many, but since then, he has provide all children quality education and Mandela, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lester further influenced people around the world abolish all child labour. Yousafzai urged B. Pearson. All about accessories: how to be comfortable, yet stylish By Megan Wilson head like a regu As a new season begins and lar headband, changes, so do fashion and accesbut is thick and sory choices. With Halloween and the warm. These Thanksgiving seasons behind us, there accessories are are really great new accessories to exboth warm and plore. Being creative with accessories is fashionable for one of the best ways that one can make Calgary’s long a fall outfit one’s own. With more and winter months. more trends coming out, Lancers can F o r really get excited about the mid-winter Lancers, this season. winter month al If one plans to say comfortable ready feels like during the November month, a slouchy the longest and cable sweater that has an off the shoulcoldest winter der style from Garage will keep one so far. warm and comfortable. The addition of With such hard a slouchy marled beanie will tie the look winters in Caltogether. A women’s Sasha Sweater gary, it is hard boot from Payless will be comfortable to keep warm on and stylish for Lancer’s that are looking the commute to for a cozy and stylish look. These boots and from school. Photo by Megan Wilson Lancers are able come in either white or grey and are easy Nail art is an easy and affordable way to accesorize and jazz up your hands to slip on and off. to keep warm If Lancers are not into wearing and cozy durcheap headbands found at American Outbeanies but have a desire to wear warm fitters such as their cable knit or soft shim- ing the cold with accessories that include headbands, there are very fashionable and mer headbands which wrap all around one’s scarfs, hats, boots, warm headbands and hand warmers. Most of these accessories can be found at the closest clothing store or mall. Hand and leg warmers are a good and cheap way to keep hands and feet warm. These accessories can be found at a Dollar Store or other popular clothing store around Calgary. These tools are useful, very accessible, and cheap for those trying to keep extra cozy. Hand and feet warmers are not a hassle to buy or use and can really bring something new to a daily outfit. Even though some are worried about staying warm but also fashionable, others believe it is time to be more comfortable coming and going from school grounds. Lots of great backpacks and messenger bags can be bought cheap from the Bay, West 49 or Urban Planet. Stores that carry backpacks that are on the more popular side are quite a bit more expensive. The Bay carries less expensive bags, but they are also less reliable. Accessories are a way for someone to express themselves in a way that words cannot. Lancers can build outfits and make them their own with accessories, and are able to be themselves with clothes. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FEATURES -- Page 17 Bashiri: Anyone noning for others or do you like others to Romanian or Spanish. cook for you? Schmidt: Pizza party! Pomfrett: Both. FEVER: How would you Murataj: Both. describe your “type?” Pillay: Both. Pomfrett: Nice and Howard: Definitely others to cook sporty. for me. Murataj: Bashiri: I cook for them. Anything Schmidt: Doesn’t matter. with legs. FEVER: If you had to serenade your Pillay: Hobsignificant other, which song would bits. you choose? Howard: Pomfrett: Anaconda. Blonde, fun, Murataj: Anaconda. sporty and Pillay: Anything by Queen Bey. social. Howard: Hips Don’t Like by ShaBashiri: Bekira ing honest. Bashiri: Stupid Me by MAGIC! S c h m i d t : Howard, Grade 11, wouldn’t mind if someone bought him clothes as a gift Schmidt: One Day More from Les Dave Franco. Mis! FEVER: What is a bad habit Pillay: Sweet. Howard: Amazing. you cannot stand in others? Pomfrett: When they smell Bashiri: Holy! bad, have smelly breath, pick- Schmidt: Messy. FEVER: What would be All photos by Wenonah North Peigan As the weather cools down, Lancers will need someone to heat up with. Luckily the FEVER has this month’s bachelor and bachelorettes: Alex Pomfrett and Donald Murataj, Grade 10, Chantal Pillay and Cole Howard, Grade 11, and Nariman Bashiri and Taylor Schimdt, Grade 12. Pomfrett, Grade 10, absolutely hates ugly hands on a guy FEVER: What is the best thing about being single? Pomfrett: Freedom. Murataj: You get to talk to whoever you want. Pillay: Getting to compliment everyone. Howard: Low mortgage rates. Bashiri: You save money. Schmidt: You don’t have to shave your legs during winter. FEVER: What would be the perfect date? Pomfrett: Eating lots of food and an activity like soccer or paintballing. ing their n o s e , and ugly hands. Murataj: Smell bad Pillay: Serious about everything. H o w ard: Not Megan Brown. Schmidt, Grade 12, would love for someone to sing for her Pillay, Grade, 11, really loves herself a good little hobbit Bashiri: Lying. Schmidt: Not being Dave Franco. FEVER: What features in a significant other do you find most attractive? Pomfrett: Eyes, hands, and hair. Murataj: Nice everything. Pillay: Eyes and humour. Howard: Blonde girls and good curves. Bashiri: They don’t put a mask on their face. Schmidt: Good eyeMurataj, Grade 10, would love to go skydiving for a great date brows. FEVER: What adjective Murataj: Skydiving would you use to describe your first kiss? Pillay: Go for a walk and a movie. Pomfrett: Gives butterflies. Howard: Anything with Megan Brown. Murataj: Fun. the perfect gift to receive from a significant other? Pomfrett: Money. Murataj: Expensive things. Pillay: Fries. Howard: Probably, really nice clothing. Bashiri: Kissing me goodnight. Schmidt: A mixtape or a million dollars. FEVER: Do you believe in love at first sight? Pomfrett: No. Murataj: No. Pillay: It depends. Howard: I would say no, but who knows? Bashiri: No. Schmidt: Not unless it is Dave Franco. FEVER: Do you prefer cook- Bashiri, Grade, 12, would love to cook for his special lady Page 18 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Every day at Scarlett, students and staff pass by roughly 1,800 people, making it hardly idealistic for anyone to know everyone; which is a shame because of the many kind and warm personalities in this building. The FEVER’s Humans of Scarlett column is a way of nudging the student body and staff to ignore the reality of our vast size and get to know the people who we call Lancers. Christopher Walker - student Christopher Walker, Grade 12, enjoys hanging out with friends on his free time and his favourite class at Scarlett is biology with Mike McKillop because “it’s interesting to learn how things work and everything that it takes to make something that lives.” After high school, Walker plans on studying auto mechanics or auto body at SAIT and eventually plans on becoming either a police officer or a mechanic. His favourite animal is a turtle and he has a younger sister who is “a beaut.” Photo edited by Angel Lo Christopher Walker, Grade 12 Connor Deptuck - student Connor Deptuck, Grade 12, likes to program during his free time because it is his favourite thing to do and considers robots to be his friends. At Scarlett, Deptuck is the programmer in the Scarlett robotics club and, after high school, he is planning on pursuing some post-secondary education that revolves around computer science. Deptuck considers his decision of going into full AP one of the dumbest things that he has ever done and but still enjoys math because it is his favourite subject. His life motto is to “keep it simple stupid,” and when asked to tell a joke he said, “Descartes is in a bar having a drink and the bartender asks him ‘do you want another?’ and he says ‘I think not,’ and then he disappears.” FEVER: How does programming work? Deptuck: Like any language you have to FEVER: Do you want to tell a story? Walker: No I think I’m good with no stories, unless I’m supposed to say a story. FEVER: If I say you’re supposed to will you do it? Walker: I guess but you should give me a topic then. FEVER: A story about a unicorn. Walker: Uh, okay. So I was walking down Fish Creek one day and I was just looking at the trees and stuff. But then I see a little shine behind a tree and I’m like “Whoa what’s this?” so I go check it out and I see a horn and I’m like “Whoa what would this horn be doing here?” Then I look a bit further behind the tree and there’s a full unicorn. So I’m like “Whoa!” and I try to communicate with the unicorn but it’s not obeying me or anything so I get a length of rope and I’m like “Okay, I’m going to tame this beast!” so I take the rope and I make myself a whip and I tamed the unicorn. That’s how I met and got a pet unicorn. FEVER: Do you believe in Unicorns? Walker: I guess I do since I own one. use words to describe what you want the ro- chines? bot to do. Then you compile it into a form so Deptuck: It dethat the computer can understand what you pends. If I would want it to do and then you run it and it does want them to be what you want. my friends then I FEVER: What’s the most impressive thing that you can “Every Day’s a lot of fun to come in get a robot to do? because we share Deptuck: Shoot lasers. FEVER: If you could fill a lot of laughs and your entire house with robots do some learning.” would you do that? –Rob Brown Photo by Angel Lo Deptuck: Yeah. Deptuck, Grade 12, working on something he does not want to talk about FEVER: Would you prefer that actually looked human you would be that over a real family? would like them to look like other humans afraid of cheating on your robot wife? Deptuck: Yeah. but if they just clean the floors then I’d rath- Deptuck: yep FEVER: You’d rather have a robot wife er have them look like a robot. FEVER: Why wouldn’t you just get a guy than a human one? FEVER: Why? to clean your floors? Deptuck: Maybe, if the right robot came Deptuck: Because I don’t want to get at- Deptuck: I guess I could do that but then around. tached to my floor cleaner, I want to get at- it would be robot sexist because then you’d FEVER: Would you rather have robots tached to my robot wife. be making all the males clean and that’s just look like humans or more like metal ma- FEVER: So if you had a robot floor cleaner wrong Rob Brown - teacher Photo by Angel Lo Rob Brown sitting in his social studies class: room 137 Rob Brown, Social Studies teacher, has spent the last fifteen years working at Scarlett and according to Brown, when he started he had hair and he was skinnier. Brown believes that the best thing about working at Scarlett is the fantastic teachers and students and that “every Day’s a lot of fun to come in because we share a lot of laughs and do some learning.” He also believes that social is fun, not like math, and that movies are not only great en- tertainment but also a great representation of historical events. Brown also shows his fondness of movies by hanging many movie posters that include Tom Hanks on his wall and when asked whether he liked Tom Hanks, Brown said, “I think he’s like every man’s hero.” Overall, Brown teaches all his students, “to think, to keep trying, and to go and not be afraid to make mistakes because that’s when we learn the most.” FEVER: If you were to have any other job than being a teacher what would it be? Brown: I think an astronaut would be pretty cool. An architect would be awesome; building stuff would be really cool. But who wouldn’t want to be an astronaut. FEVER: What was your favourite topic that you teach? Brown: I like talking about the dictators and talking about interwar years; talking about how that really shaped a lot of stuff that we’re dealing with now in terms of what they did and how we are responding to them. The great depression is fascinating. I think anything that goes and brings in some reality into the classroom and also talks about something that impacts how we see things is interesting. Discover more Lancers in next month’s issue of Scarlett FEVER. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FEATURES -- Page 19 Les recettes français The month of November is filled with family and friends, school, and getting ready for another cold winter. There’s nothing better to pair with this time of year than some great, easy recipes that will warm anyone up in no time, while adding some flavour into a bland day. With plenty of leftover turkey from Thanksgiving in the fridge and freezer, this ten-step recipe is the perfect solution to clear up storage space and leave you with a delicious, hot, homemade soup that will be gone within the moment it is served. Hearty Turkey Soup Ingredients (For the broth) 1 leftover turkey carcass 1 medium yellow onion, quartered 1 carrot, roughly chopped Several sprigs of fresh parsley 1 teaspoon of dried thyme 1 bay leaf Some celery tops 5 to 10 peppercorns Salt Pepper (For the soup) 1 ½ cups each of chopped carrots, onion, and celery Fresh parsley leaves, chopped (about 2 to 4 Tbsp.) A couple cloves garlic, minced A couple teaspoons or more of poultry seasoning (to taste) 2 cups or more of leftover chopped or shredded cooked turkey meat Salt and pepper to taste Directions (Making Stock) 1. Break up the leftover bones of the carcass and place them and the skin into a large stock pot and cover with cold water an inch above it. Add a yellow onion that has been quartered, some chopped carrots, parsley, thyme, a bay leaf, celery tops, and some peppercorns. 2. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat to bring the stock to a bare simmer or just below a simmer. Skim off any foam that may float to the surface of the stock. 3. Add salt and pepper. 4. Cook for at least 4 hours, partially uncovered so the stock reduces, occasionally skimming off any foam that comes to the surface. 5. Remove the bones and vegetables and strain the stock. It should be full of flavour and considerably more concentrated into a broth that can then be used for the soup. ter for a few seconds, and then dry to remove any wax from the peel. 2. When apples are completely cool, insert wooden chopstick or popsicle stick firmly into the bottom of each apple. 3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (optional: lightly sugaring the paper will help the apples to stick less). 4. Stir butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk together in a saucepan over Directions (Making Soup) 1. Add chopped carrots, onions, and celery into the strained stock. Throw in some parsley, and the minced garlic. 2. Add poultry seasoning or soup flavouring (powdered soup base). 3. Cook at a bare simmer until the vegetables are Photo by Wynter Laboucane cooked through. 4. Shred leftover Apples should be fresh and crisp for the best results turkey into bite sized pieces and combine into the medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, soup. stirring constantly, and reduce 5. Add salt and pepper to taste. heat to medium. 5. Cook until a candy thermom If the spirit of Hallow- eter reads 248°F, or for 25 to 30 een is still lingering in the mind, minutes. Stir constantly to prethis next recipe is a great way to vent burning. A teaspoon of the embrace it. Caramel apples could caramel, dropped in a glass of very well be one of the most fun cold water, should form a firm and rewarding treats out there, and ball when ready. Remove caramel with this recipe, is also one of the from heat immediately and stir in easiest. This makes eight chewy, vanilla extract. (Cooking times gooey, delicious caramel apples. will definitely vary depending on the heat of the flame, so check Homemade Caramel Apples caramel very often to make sure it Ingredients is not overcooked.) 8 large apples 6. Working quickly, dip each apple 8 wooden chopsticks or popsicle into the hot caramel to completely sticks for handles coat the apple and about 1/2 inch 1 cup butter of the wooden handle. Sprinkle 2 cups packed brown sugar apples with any toppings while 1 cup light corn syrup still hot. Let caramel apples cool 1 can sweetened condensed milk on the parchment paper. The cara2 teaspoons vanilla extract mel will be very hot. If it does not stick to the apples, it will need to Directions be warmed up to the correct tem1. Bring a large saucepan of water perature again in order to properly to a boil. Dip apples in boiling wa- stick. Par Jenna FitzGerald Ce mois-ci, je vais vous donner une recette pour un classique. Les macarons! Les macarons sont des desserts qui sont des biscuits avec la ganache dedans. Ils sont au four tout par tout dans le monde par plusieurs des plus grands chefs au monde. Les exemples des chefs sont Nadège Nourian, Francois Payard et Pierre Hermé. Les macarons sont dans plusieurs livrets de recettes qui sont aussi vendus tout par tout Originalement faits en Italie, les macarons étaient introduits au monde en 1533. Les macarons étaient un seul biscuit mais en 1660, un chef appelé Pierre Desfontaines Battre les blancs d’oeufs dans le bol d’un batteur sur socle muni d’un fouet jusqu’à ce que les blancs se forment des pics mous ; ajouter le sucre blanc et mélanger le tout. Continué à battre jusqu’à ce que les blancs d’œufs soient luisants, moelleux. Tamiser le sucre glace et amandes moulues dans un autre bol et ajouter le mélange aux amandes dans les blancs de œufs, environ 30 coups. Mettre une petite quantité de pâte dans un sac en plastique avec un petit coin coupé et y attacher une pointe de glaçage d’environ 1.5 pouces. Créer un cercle ou un disque de pâte sure la plaque à pâtisserie prépare. Si le cercle ne Photo par Jenna FitzGerald Les macarons qui sont presque fini et tu peut presque lui manger a pensé de mettre de la ganache au chocolat dans les milieux de deux biscuits. Beaucoup des personnes vont mélanger les macaroons pour les macarons. Un macaroon est une recette anglaise qui à la noix de coco dedans. Un macaron est une recette française qu’on va faire ce mois-ci. La plupart de personnes mélangent l’orthographe des deux nourritures. Pour faire cette recette, il vous faut Les ingrédients 3 blancs d’oeufs 1/4 tasse de sucre 1 2/3 tasse de sucre à glace 1 tasse d’amandes finement moulues Les directions Couvrir une plaque de cuisson avec un tapis de cuisson en silicone. reste pas à plat immédiatement, mélanger de nouveau le mélange et refaire le même test. Lorsque la pâte est mélangée assez pour aplatir immédiatement dans un même disque, verser dans une poche à pâtisserie munie d’une pointe ronde ordinaire. Mettre la pâte sure la plaque en ronds laissant de l‘espace entre les disques. Laisser reposer les disques/macarons à la température ambiante jusqu’à ce qu’ils forment une peau dure sur les dessus, environ 1 heures. Préchauffer le four à 285 degrés F (140 degrés C). Cuire les biscuits mais faire attention de ne les pas laisser brunir, environ 10 minutes ; laisser refroidir les macarons avant de les remplir. Page 20 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Tasty Pumpkin Spice Macaroons Candy Apple recipe they are set but not yet browned. 8. Let the macaroons cool com Pumpkin spice macarons pletely on the pans. Once they are are a great fall snack to get one into cooled, gently lift half of the cookthe holiday spirit. Whether one is a ies from the parchment paper and pumpkin addict or not these cookturn them upside down. ies will bring a smile to their lips. 9. To make the filling, combine the In ten easy steps one can make cream cheese and pumpkin puree these delicious cookies and enjoy and mix thoroughly. them after a long day or just on the 10. Spoon or pipe a teaspoon of go from activity filling onto to activity. each of the Ingredients upside-down Cookie: cookies. Fin1 cup powdered ish by putting sugar one of the ¾ cup almond right-side-up flour cookies on ½ teaspoon top of it. ground cinnamon It is ½ teaspoon no wonder ground turmeric pumpkin ½ teaspoon spice flaground all-spice vouring is 2 egg whites becoming very popular, ¼ granulated considering sugar pumpkins Pumpkin cream can grow in cheese filling: six of the ¼ cup cream seven conticheese, softened nents (all ex¼ cup fresh or cept Alaska). canned pumpkin The largest puree pumpkin ever grown Photo by Hailey Payne Directions weighed 1. Line two large Festive pumpkin spice macaroons lazing around on a plate looking delectable 1 , 1 4 0 baking sheets pounds. In 6. Let the cookies stand at room early colonial times, pumpkins with parchment paper. 2. Put the powdered sugar, almond temperature for at least 30 minutes. were used as an ingredient for the flour, and all the spices in a food This allows the cookies to develop crust of pies and not the filling. processor until finely ground. their crusts. Technically, pumpkins are categoSift the mixture rised as a fruit because they have through a sieve, seeds but when used in cooking, if there are big they are often referred to as a vegchunks left, grind etable. Pumpkins are believed to and sift it again. have originated in Central AmeriSet this aside. ca with the seeds of related plants 3. Beat egg found in Mexico, dating back all whites at methe way to 5500 B.C. over 7000 dium speed until years ago. Pumpkins are members frothy. Turn the of the Cucurbita family which inspeed to low and cludes squash and cucumbers. The gradually add the name pumpkin came from a Greek granulated sugar, word for “large melon” which after this is done is “pepon.” This word was then increase the passed on to the French and the speed to high and English, being changed a little bit beat until stiff by each, before the American colopeaks form (apnists changed it into “pumpkin.” These amazingly simple, prox. 5 minutes). but tasty cookies will be able to 4. Sift the almond help one have a great day and bemixture over egg come a new favourite. Be careful whites. Use a who sees these cookies, as one rubber spatula Photo by Hailey Payne might have to start guarding them and gently fold The accused mixing bowl shamelessly stands proudly against people who just cannot get the almond flour after beating the eggs until they were nice and frothy enough of them. With cookies this mixture into the egg whites until the ingredients are 7. Preheat oven to 300 ͦ F. Bake the good though, the recipe just might combined. Continue folding the macarons for 10-12 minutes, until have to be shared. By Hailey Payne mixture until it has loosened and falls in a ribbon from the spatula. 5. Fit a pastry bag with a ½-inch round tip and fill the bag with batter. Pipe circles onto parchment paper. If one does not have a pastry bag just make circles of the batter on parchment paper as best as you can or one could also use a plastic bag and cut one of the corners. By Riannon Laarz The most common and old Halloween treat is a red candy apple. The very first batch of candy apples were made in 1909 by a American candy maker named William W. Kolb. He was experimenting with red cinnamon candy but not touching the bottom. Let the candy come to 302°F (hard crack stage). This will take about 20 minutes. There is no need to stir or disturb the mixture while it heats. 3. While the mixture is being made, make sure the apples are Photo by Hailey Payne Red homemade candy apples looking absolutely delicious and tasty in his candy shop for the Christmas trade, when he dipped apples into the mixture and put them in the windows for display. The whole first batch sold for 5 cents and Kolb soon sold thousands a year. Candy apples were soon being sold along the Jersey Shore, at the circus and in candy shops across the country. For reader’s own pleasure here is a recipe on how to make candy apples for a Halloween, or any, party. Ingredients: 8-16 medium apples 3 cups of white sugar ½ cup light corn syrup 1 cup water 1 tsp vanilla extract (or other flavouring) 2 Tbsp white food colouring 1-2 tsp. of gel colouring Candy Apple Sticks (craft sticks or short dowels) Directions: 1. Combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, and food colouring, in a heavy boiler or sauce pan. Turn on medium to high heat and let the mixture come to a boil. (Tip: he more colour added, the brighter the apples will be!) 2. Be sure to have a candy thermometer inserted into the mixture ready (Washed, dried, and on the sticks). 4. Then, spray a cookie sheet with regular non-stick cooking spray. 5. When the candy reaches 302°F, immediately remove it from the heat and use a rubber spatula to stir in the vanilla (or other flavour). 6. Stir it gently to get the flavour evenly incorporated. 7. One will want to work quickly because the candy will start to cool immediately. As soon as the flavour is evenly mixed in, begin dipping the apples. 8. Tilt the pot to get them really well coated, and then let the excess drip off for at least 10 seconds while spinning the apples. 9. After they are dipped, set them on the buttered cookie sheet to harden. Be careful, this sugar is hot and will hurt if touched. 10. It will only take a couple of minutes for the candy to be hard and ready to eat. This classic Halloween treat goes great with any party and can be made any colour to match the theme of an upcoming party. Be sure to remember that the candy apples keep well at room temperature for 2-3 days, but do not refrigerate or they will get super sticky. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Ten tips for a better day By Lizzie Cobb to make a conscious effort to think about others. 5. Sing! Singing makes people happy. Think of an uplifting song, and sing throughout the day. This does not have to be in public, it could be rocking out alone while walking to the fridge for a snack. 6. Make a list of things that need to be accomplished that day and cross things off as they are completed It is a great feeling of accomplishment to see a list at the end of the day with everything crossed off. Not only will it feel good, but keeping a list will help to keep track of everything that needs to be done, which will help to relieve stress. Each time something is crossed off during the day, a little bit of stress will fly out the window. 7. Exercise Even just for ten minutes! Exercising releases endorphins, a natural chemical that boosts people’s moods, into the body. That is why people feel so great after a workout; Photo by Lizzie Cobb feel-good It is a good idea to keep track of the time and the things that need to be done chemicals in a day, as well as to eat healthy snacks and get plenty of excersise have been room trying to concentrate, when sud- released into the body. Exercise is great denly what sounds like a dying whale for everybody, and Lancers will feel better echoes throughout the room, then realizing about themselves for having done it. that sound is coming from one’s stomach. 8. Do something about that persistent This embarrassing moment can easily be problem. avoided by packing a snack (which one had Most people have some kind of plenty of time to do during that stress-free problem in their lives begging to be solved. morning). Not only will a quick snack help This could include a bedroom that needs to to avoid undesirable situations, it will help be cleaned, or an unfinished English essay students concentrate on activities through- due tomorrow. Instead of worrying about out the day, because they will not be think- it or pretending it does not exist, do someing about what to eat when they get home! thing about it. One will feel so much better 3. Think of three things to be grateful for afterwards. There are plenty of aspects in life 9. Smile! to be grateful for, most of which often go It has been proven that smiling unnoticed. Blessings in Lancers lives can can boost a person’s mood. By pretending range anywhere from clean water and a to be happy, one just might find that their roof over their heads to a math test being mood really will be lifted. They will be able postponed a day. Take a minute or two to to boost the moods of those around them as appreciate the little things; not only will it well as others notice their cheerful attitude. be a mood-booster, but it will change one’s 10. Decide that today is going to be a perspective for the better as they think of good day. three new things to be grateful for each day. Lancers are the masters of their 4. Focus on the needs of others own happiness, not their circumstances. Studies show that people who help If circumstances were the sole dictator of others are happier and less stressed. Think- happiness, chances are Lancers would ofing about it, this makes good sense. When ten find themselves having a bad day. One one is thinking about the needs of others, must decide today to be happy no matter they will not be dwelling on their problems what. It may take some practice at first, but and faults. This is not to say that Lancers eventually Lancers will be the masters of cannot ever think about themselves, but try their own happiness. 1. Get up on time It is not uncommon to have a bad morning; the kind of morning where one wake’s up to someone yelling to get out of bed, followed by rushing around the whole morning in a sour mood and leaving with seconds to spare, slamming the door. This bad start is not a good omen for the rest of the day. Instead, set an alarm clock for twenty minutes earlier than usual. Lancers will have time to make themselves a healthy breakfast, do a really good job on their hair, and spend a few minutes of quiet time alone before starting their day. Not only will Lancers look great, but their stress-free morning will put them in a good mood for the rest of the day, 2. Pack a snack Imagine sitting in a silent class- -- FEATURES -- Page 21 Alberta officially welcomes new Premier, Jim Prentice By Labeeba Mahmood property and environmental protection suits. Prentice also served as a Law Commissioner of Indian Claims Commission of Canada. The Progressive Conservatives continued their lengthy winning streak in the Alberta provincial government with Jim Prentice becoming the sixteenth Premier of Alberta. Allison Redford, who was the fourteenth Premier of Alberta, served in the capacity from October 7, 2011 and resigned on March 23, 2014. Among numerous spending scandals, Redford attended the funeral of Nelson Mandela reprePhoto by Labeeba Mahmoood senting the prov- Anybody who was supporting the Progressive Conservative party would ince. The level have been seen wearing or distributing badges similar to this of controversy skyrocketed when the Alberta government For seven years he served on the Board of found out that the cost of Redford’s trip to Directors at the Calgary Winter Club, includAfrica was covered by the Alberta govern- ing stints as President and Chairman. Prenment. The cost was estimated to be roughly tice is also an active member and volunteer $55,000. Dave Hancock became the interim leader in the Grace Presbyterian Church and a member of the Trilateral Commission. “After Redford’s disastrous lead- The Trilateral Commission is nonership all Albertans should soon governmental group which focuses on the be expecting a change now that maintenance of strong relationships with Prentice has become the leader North America, Western Europe and Japan. of the Progressive Conservative Prentice was born in South Porcupine, Ontario. party” In the 1940s, Prentice’s father, Eric Prentice played five games in the National leader after Redford’s resignation. Prentice gained political experi- Hockey League. Prentice’s uncle, Dean ence when he was elected to the Canadian Prentice, played in the National Hockey House of Commons on behalf of the Con- League for over twenty years. Prentice went servative Party of Canada in the 2004 fed- to the University of Alberta where he beeral election. The 2006 elections saw him came a member of the Phi Gamma Delta. To re-elected and appointed minister of Indian pay his tuition, Prentice worked as coal minAffairs and Northern Development as well er in the summer months for seven years. Prentice became a member of the as Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non- Status Indians. Later, in 2007, he became Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Minister of Industry. In 2008, Prentice was in 1976, and has been an active member since. In federal politics, Prentice was the elected Minister of Environment. After a successful political career, first declared candidate for the leadership of Prentice resigned from his position on the the new Conservative Party, and announced cabinet as well as his position as MP for the his intention to run on December 7, 2003, Centre North riding in Calgary in 2010. the day after the new party was ratified by On September 6, 2014, Prentice members of the PC Party. returned to provincial politics when he won He began his campaign in Calgary the Progressive Conservative Association and toured parts of Ontario, specifically visof Alberta leadership election and he subse- iting Kingston, Ontario. Later he withdrew quently won a by-election to the Legislative from the race as he was experiencing quite Assembly of Alberta on October 27, 2014 as some difficulty in raising new funds after his the MLA for Calgary-Foothills. first unsuccessful leadership bid. Prior to politics, Prentice attended After Redford’s disastrous leaderthe University of Alberta and Dalhousie ship, all Albertans should soon be expecting University and pursued a career in law. As a change now that Prentice has become the a lawyer, Prentice generalized in physical leader of the Progressive Conservative party. Page 22 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Leadership is a success By Labeeba Mahmood Scarlett offers many option classes and extra-curricular activities so students can enjoy their high school years in addition to focusing on education. A popular example of the option classes this year at Scarlett is the Leadership class which is much enjoyed and appreciated by the students, mainly for those who have a hidden talent for helping others and changing the world. This year, Leadership is taught by Raynell Prince, who has been teaching Leadership and Physical Education at Scarlett for two years. Although Leadership may sound like an easy option, there is a great load of work which is only done by the students including open houses, Meet the Teacher nights, Welcome Week, fundraising campaigns and many more. Leadership students have been given the opportunity to make this semester enjoyable for every Lancer with a huge variety of exciting projects that are student-led. “Leadership is a great way to get involved in school, it simply makes me feel [like I] belong and proud when I see my work around the school,” says Raksha Ramkumar, Grade 11. Leadership kicked the year off with a much appreciated, very fun-filled Welcome Week. Activities that were organized include the bouncy ponies, sumo suits, motorized coolers and the Toonie for Terry barbeque. Next, students who were highly anticipating the Halloween – themed activities were not disappointed. On October 28 students made their way to the gym after the morning announcements and bell to participate and watch the Halloween Costume Contest. There were many categories including the funniest, scariest, best group, and environmentally – friendly costumes. Judges included Sylvie Mon- fette, Jim Bamford, Tyler Spooner, Myla Hodgins, Kim Cousins, Janet Gutterson, Stephanie Maxwell, Jill Currie, Arlene Buchan, and Paul Sze. All the costumes were much appreciated, but there was only one winner per group. From all the scary costumes, Alex Sydoruk, Grade 11, dressed as Hannibal Lecter, a character from the movie “Silence of the Lambs,”and proudly took the prize away. The next category was the funniest and Igor Lemez, Grade 10, won the prize. The best group category ended in a tie, Richard Cruikshank and Marko Bozinovski, both Grade 12, dressed up as Mario and Luigi, and the other pair was Jake Holder and Blaize Kemna, both Grade 12, dressed up as minions from the movie Despicable Me. Both pairs were much appreciated and won the prize. The last category was the Creative and Environmentally Friendly: the winner was Alaura Carnahan, Grade 10; she was dressed up as the Warrior Girl. Overall, the costume contest was a success as all the participants were awarded free candy, and the winners got candy and gift cards. Halloween festivities also included candy jars and boo bags activity which was a huge success. Leadership has many more events to plan for everyone for the winter including the Open House, which will be attracting many grade nine students to Scarlett and the Helping Hampers initiative. Helping Hampers will be the leadership students’ main focus this year as all the students are busy advertising this initiative and will be collecting donations for two weeks and later will be wrapping, and delivering the hampers to a school. This initiative is always a very important part of leadership as all the students will be helping families in Calgary in making their Christmas celebrations as happy as everyone else’s. Selfie revolution rises up By Jeanne Deslus Modesty is done. As the selfie craze progresses, it seems that the selfcentered image is spreading on Twitter, blossoming on Facebook, and flowering on Instagram. Anyone from the average adolescent to Pope Francis, including Nabilla, Rihanna, England’s Queen Elizabeth, Barack Obama, myself, and plenty of readers are taking part. Many succumb to the selfie. The term selfie was added to the Oxford Dictionary at the end of 2013; there are few who have not heard about the self-portrait that can be taken single handedly with a cellphone, and posted on the social networks. “Nowadays, everybody is allowed to have his own worldwide portrait gallery. In the past, it was just allowed for the elite. This revolution is consequently so democratic!” exclaims Denis Gancel, Ecce Logo’s author. According to the French newspaper Le Nouvel Observateur, in 2013, fifty six million selfies had been posted and shared on Instagram. Billions of eyes are here, ready to contemplate self-portraits. Males and females alike have used theses selfies to take pictures of themselves nude or in provocative clothing, hoping to find a boyfriend or girlfriend. Stories have turned really bad because of this exhibitionism. The direction self-photography is going in negative outcomes can be scary. Nonetheless, these little pictures are very interesting. In fact, it is funny to take pictures with friends, making faces or just smiling, to have memories at the end of the day. It is also practical to be able to send pictures to families and close friends when we are traveling on the other side of the world, without to have to pay for postage. Technological advances can be beneficial, but humans have to be able to control it and find the limits before things become dangerous. Selfies could be a really interesting invention on one hand, but people cannot forget we are living our own lifes for ourselves, not for the others, and maybe it is not mandated that one must inform the entire world of their every movement. -- Scarlett FEVER “Remember, remember, the fifth of November / Gunpowder treason and plot. / I see no reason the gunpowder treason / Should ever be forgot.” Most people know this line from the movie V for Vendetta, but the rhyme has history attached to it (inspiring the creators of V for Vendetta) that dates back to England in the 16th century, when England was in the midst of reforming their religion from Roman Catholic to Anglican. England’s Reformation started with King Henry VIII. He is the English king remembered for having six wives. Contrary to popular belief, he did not execute all of them because they did not have sons—only one of them, Anne Boleyn, was executed for this reason. In fact, another catchy rhyme can be used to remember their deaths: “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” Two of these wives were impor tant to England’s Reformation: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Jane Seymour, the third, bore Henry’s only legitimate son, but died shortly after. As for the first two: Catherine of Aragorn had been with Henry for twenty-eight years but did not produce a son, only a daughter named Mary, who would grow up to become “Bloody Mary.” King Henry received special permission from the Pope to marry Catherine, as she was his brother’s widow, but when the King tried to get special permission to annul their marriage, the Pope refused. King Henry did what only kings could do: he created his own denomination of the church—the Anglican church, then divorced Catherine to marry Anne Boleyn. Together, they had another daughter, Elizabeth, who would grow up to become Queen Elizabeth I and one of the greatest rulers of England. King Henry still wanted a son, as male primogeniture decreed that a son would take precedence over any daughters in the line of succession, and he blamed Anne for not giving him one. He did not settle for another divorce; he instead fabricated accusations and ordered her execution at The Tower of London. A half a century later, after the rule of all of King Henry’s children and a few other monarchs, who wavered between Catholicism and Anglicanism, James I (the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I by way of the Tudors) ascended the throne—and he was Anglican. Elizabeth I had not treated Catholics very well—better than her halfsister Mary treated Anglicans, but she had reformed the Anglican church to make Anglicanism the official denomination in England. Under James I, some Catholics were persecuted. This is where the men who began -- November 2014 the gunpowder plot came into play. They were Catholic, and opposed to the Anglican rule of England. So in 1605, they attempted to blow up the House of Lords in Parliament with thirty-six barrels of gunpowder, with the King and the members of Parliament in it. Thirty-six barrels of gunpowder is a significant amount of gunpowder, and it as all stored in a cellar directly under the House of Lords. It would have been enough to blow up everyone in the House of Lords, killing King James I and his son Charles I, as well as most people in Parliament. They would take the king’s daughter Elizabeth as well. Had this plan worked, it would have changed the course of history—for instance, the English Civil War would never have happened, as Charles I would never grow up to rule England. After they had blown up Parliament, the plotters would bring Catholicism back to England. Guy Fawkes actually had a rather minor role in the gunpowder plot, despite the fact that the holiday on November 5 is named after him. He was just the one who got caught. The main conspirators were Thomas Catesby, Thomas Percy, John Wright, Christopher Wright, Thomas Winter, and Robert Winter. It took over a year to fully form the plot. The plan was proposed in May of 1604. Initially, they rented a house nearby and attempted to dig underground to reach the House of Lords, but it proved to be too difficult a task. In March of 1605, the conspirators managed to rent the cellar. The Parliament meeting was set to commence on November 5, and it was almost too late when the security at Parliament discovered the plot. Someone had sent a letter revealing the plot, and the cellar was searched. Fawkes had been using the name John Johnson when he was discovered on November 4, 1605, in the room with the gunpowder. It had been Fawkes’ job to light the fuse before escaping; most of the conspirators had already fled to the Midlands of England after hearing of Fawkes’ arrest. Fawkes was promptly arrested and tortured at the Tower of London, giving up the names of the other conspirators. The other conspirators were tracked down and found. Many of them died in a shoot-out, and the rest were convicted of treason. They were tortured and executed at the Tower of London. After the gunpowder plot was discovered, the people of England lit bonfires to celebrate the fact that James I survived. A few months later, he passed an act, and people were to celebrate it every year. In present-day England, this is usually commemorated by bonfires and fireworks, and called Guy Fawkes Day. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Exploring high school names -- FEATURES -- Page 23 By Helena Gagnier named. Beaverbrook was a business tycoon, As the school year progresses, politician, and writer, and published his first Lancers are becoming increasingly familiar newspaper at the age of 13. with many of Calgary’s other high schools, William Aberhart was the seventh whether through competing in sports, or through band and choir. Not many students are aware, however, of who Calgary High Schools are named after, and furthermore, what legacy they left behind. Dr. Earl Parkhill Scarlett, for which Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School was named, was a Calgary physician, educator, scholar, and writer. Scarlett served in World War I with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, but was severely injured in 1918. After completing his medical studies at University of Toronto, Scarlett joined the Calgary Associate Clinic in 1930 and was a leading Calgary physician until his retirement in 1958. Scarlett was an extremely elegant and eloquent writer, and was the author of over 450 papers, a collection Photos by Helena Gagnier of which were published as In A Lancers football jacket from1978 shows that the legacies Sickness and in Health in 1972. of the past can affect the individuals of the distant future Named after the eighth premier of Alberta, Ernest Manning High premier of Alberta until 1943, and left his School opened in 1963 at a cost of nearly legacy by instituting several anti-poverty $3.5 million. Ernest Charles Manning served and debt-relief programs. Aberhart was also longer than any other premier in the history a part of the Social Credit Party, which beof the province, and, for a period of time, lieved that the cause of the depression was Manning was the longest continually serving rooted in the idea that people did not have enough money to spend, and so the government should give everyone $25 per month to stimulate the economy. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is also the only British Prime minister to have won a Nobel Prize, and was made an honorary citizen of the United States. Churchill’s Students enter the high school named for Dr EP Scarlett legacy is worldwide, and is democratically-elected person in the world. now recognized in Calgary by Sir Winston He was also the last representative of the So- Churchill High School. The majority of Calgary High cial Credit Party in Parliament before it was shut out of the House of Commons in 1980. Schools are named for people who left their Lord Beaverbrook High School mark on the world, and are meant to inspire was founded in 1967, and was named for students to achieve greatness of similar William Maxwell Atiken. In 1916 he was magnitude, and influence the citizens of the granted a seat of the House of Lords, which future. As students walk the halls of their is the senior branch of the British parliament. schools, they should know that they are part Customarily, one creates a title for oneself of the future that their schools namesake when given a seat in the House of Lords, and once only imagined. Each student carries so Atiken decided to choose a name from the legacy of their high school with them for his childhood. He remembered spending the rest of their life, and, with enough detertime fishing on the banks of a small stream mination, can follow in the footsteps of the called Beaverbrook. From then on, Atiken great individuals who came before them. was known as Lord Beaverbrook, for which one of Calgary’s public high schools was Kinjo is an authentic Japanese restaurant on McLeod trail offering authentic Japanese food including sushi, tempura, teriyaki and varieties of Japanese home style dishes and delicacies. Kinjo is also famous for its sushi bar with an outstanding selection of fresh fish. The restaurant is set up with booths on one half, surrounding the central kitchen area, so that customers can see the chefs as they work, preparing dishes and rolls using traditional tools and methods in a quite small crowded space. Though the kitchen area is small and surrounded by customers looking in, the chefs all seem to form a very cohesive unit; they all work together in an assembly line that glides along efficiently and smoothly. On the other half of the restaurant, up against the other half of the circular kitchen area are tall bar stools appealing more to individual or small groups of diners. The term sushi comes from an ancient grammatical form that is no longer used but literally means “sour tasting.” Originally sushi was prepared by wrapping sour fermenting rice around raw fish causing it to break down into its amino acids and when served, the sour fish was eaten and the rice was discarded. Contemporary sushi bears little resemblance to the fermented fish served in fifteenth century Japan, yet still takes many traditional elements with it. One of these traditions that have been carried on for centuries is the way the sushi is eaten and the certain faux pas associated with consuming it correctly. Traditionally the ginger served with the sushi is meant to cleanse ones palette in between pieces, putting ginger on top of a sushi roll and eating them together would be to mask the flavour and clash with what the chef is trying to achieve. Wasabi is acceptable if one wants to enhance the flavour slightly, but excess amounts of wasabi can also be rude, piling wasabi on ones sushi to show off is the equivalent to dousing a perfect cut of beef with ketchup in a fancy steakhouse. Soy sauce also should be taken in miniscule portions as wasting soy sauce is taboo in most traditional Japanese settings. One need not worry about being shunned at a restaurant like Kinjo if they were to commit one of these sushi crimes but should tread lightly if they ever travel to Japan, in order to keep from offending any of the chefs. In order to feel at home in Kinjo, one needs only to be polite and patient as the wait for a table can be long. Customers should also keep an open mind and try to mirror the cheerful attitude of the staff, who say welcome in Japanese every time a customer walks in the door, sing you are my sunshine every time a couple on a date eats at the restaurant and hands out free Pocky, a Japanese candy, to women and children. The menu at Kinjo can be quite daunting at first especially if one is trying sushi for the first time, the idea of seaweed and fish eggs can be very frightening for some, but after a look through the menu one will often find something they are willing to try. Kinjo has something for everyone, from the very adventurous person looking for an authentic experience to the rookie sushi eater looking for something safe and familiar. One can order a variety of warm Japanese dishes such as chicken or pork teriyaki and the delicious lightly battered shrimp or vegetable tempura. Sushi rolls are a must of course, Kinjo provides a small plate of four sampler rolls so customers can try those and then decide from there or simply browse the menu and see what looks appetizing . Sashimi, often appeals to the more adventurous customer raw cured fish such as tuna and scallops served without rice, can be a delicious alternative to the conventional rolls. California rolls are simple and refreshing with crab and cucumber and come in four pieces so customers should consider ordering some to start off with. Kinjo also has a wide selection of warm sushi rolls, which are deep fried in a tempura batter and have enough sauce and flavour that they can stand alone without soy sauce or wasabi. Kinjo also makes specialty rolls such as the spider roll which fortunatley untrue to its name, is filled with soft shell crab legs. It is a delicious and visually pleasing dish that adds colour and flare to any meal. Special roles are often topped with fresh fruit such as strawberry or mango slices and come in a variety of artfully designed shapes, the dragon roll, made with tempura shrimp looks like a rice dragon complete with two little fish egg eyes. After customers have finished their meal, they should consider if not filled up with fish and rice, ordering something from the desert menu. Kinjo’s deserts are interesting Japanese ice creams with flavours like hazelnut, green tea and coconut. Kinjo is the perfect place for anyone looking to explore Japanese culture while broadening their pallets horizons without breaking the bank or spending hours learning the finer details of Japanese table manners. Until next time, foodies should continue to travel the world through their pallets and enjoy the finer things in life, like a good meal at a favourite restaurant. Page 24 -- FEATURES High school is a time when many people start to find their own personal styles and learn to grow both in personality and identity. While some may find that they stayed relatively the same throughout high -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 application. Next, using a ing so much. Then, using the method to find medium blending brush, an appropriate angle from the waterline, apapply Sultry to the crease, ply the tape to the edge of eye following the making sure to blend the waterline. Using tape will give a clean edge colour in properly. For to the eyeliner, and make mistakes less likethose looking for a more ly. For those that only like to wear dramatic look, using Sleek, a darker brown, on eyeliner and mascara, there is absolutely no the crease which will add need to be left out of the fun! A simple but overlooked way to make a simple eyeliner more depth to the eyes. To finish this look off, look pop is to change the colour. Basic eyeuse any liquid eyeliner liners typically comes in black; however, for to create a cat eye effect, those looking for a change, many companies the liquid liner featured in make coloured eyeliners. NYX makes an the photograph is Kat Von inexpensive liquid eyeliner that comes in a D’s Ink Liner in Trooper. variety of colours. For those looking for a There are many differ- higher quality coloured alternative, Urban ent methods to creating a Decay has a collection of coloured pencil flawless and clean cat eye liners, 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils, which liner, but one of the most are highly pigmented and waterproof. Kat important tips to hav- Von D also has a few coloured liquid lining flawless eyeliner is to ers. Switching up mascara colours is also a make sure it matches with simple way to bring more attention to an evthe waterline, the area eryday look. While many drugstore brands right above the lower lashes. To match the eyeliner with the waterline, simply follow the waterline and where the waterline ends, continue at that angle and put a tiny dot of eyeliner to indicate where the eyeliner will end. Then proceed to carefully draw a straight line up from the end up the waterline up to the dot. From the tip of the line, use the eyeliner to create a small triangle that reaches down to the upper lash line. Once the eyeliner is in the correct shape, fill in the triPhotos by Helen Trang angle, and finish off by lining Spicing up an everyday look is extremely simple and can be fun the rest of the lash line. Many people struggle with creat- do make coloured mascaras, often these ing a perfect winged/cat eye liner, so if the colours do not show up very well on dark above method did not yield a straight edge to lashes, so investing in a higher quality brand the liner, there is an alternative that is faster would be a good choice for those with dark and easier. For this method, rip off a decent eyelashes. Makeup is a fantastic way for peolength of scotch tape, and stick it onto the back of the hand and rip it off a few times; ple to express themselves and many people this will prevent the removal later from hurt- consider it an artistic medium. With so many different makeup looks, and a variety of ways to execute them, there is always the potential to create something new every time someone picks up a makeup brush. Using the techniques learned in this article, one can create their own personal look; there is absolutely no reason to not play around with different colours and products. learn different ways of applying it, this article will get them on the right track. A popular style that is currently making a comeback is retro makeup. This includes a light eye shadow base, a dark and accentuated crease line, and a big dramatic cat eye liner. A common finish to this look is a bright red or pink matte lipstick. To try and recreate this look, start off with a white or light gold eye shadow. For Flawless winged eyeliner is much easier to achieve than one might originally think those that school, many will find that their personal wish to continue with variations of this style fluctuated throughout these three years. look, or just wish to be able to recreate Whether or not someone chooses to include this look at any time, consider investmakeup as an aspect of their daily routine is ing in theBalm’s NUDE’tude palette, purely their own personal choice; however, which is used in this look. First off, apfor those that want to start using makeup, or ply either Sassy, a white eye shadow, or Snobby, a light satiny gold colour, all over the lid. Patting the eye shadow on with a medium brush – instead of swiping the eye shadow across the lid— which works for a more even and opaque Michaela Foley, Grade 12, rocks a gorgeous but simple retro glam makeup look November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FEATURES -- Page 25 What to warm up to at winter comic conventions By Julianna Ackerman Technology – If readers own a gaming sys One’s knowledge from a different topic will be tested in this column each month. To compliment Remembrance Day on November 11, this month’s topic is on World War II. 1. How many days did it take the Allies to conquer Sicily starting on 10 July, 1943? A) 38 days B) 40 days C) 42 days D) 35 days 2. Where was the German Winter Line located in Italy 1943? A) North of Rome B) East of the Apennine Mountains C) West of the Apennine Moun- tains D) Between Ortona and Anzio 3. Which Normandy beach was the only one to the North of Juno Beach? A) Omaha B) Gold C) Sword D) Utah 4. How many days did it take for the Canadians to take Juno beach? A) Two days B) One Week C) One day D) Less than a day 5. What nation sends Canada poppies every year after Canadians liberated their country in 1945? A) Germany B) Holland C) Belgium D) Italy 6. Who was Canada’s Prime Minister during the war? A) Sir Winston Churchill B) William Lyon Mackenzie King C) Sir John A. Macdonald D) Frank D. Roosevelt 7. Following Britain, on what day did Canada declare war on Germany? A) September 3, 1939 B) September 10, 1939 C) September 6, 1939 D) October 3, 1939 8. On what day (Asian Time Zones) did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? A) November 30, 1941 B) January 2, 1942 C) December 7, 1941 D) December 8, 1941 9. On August 19, 1942, what was the Allies Operation Jubilee also called? A) Battle of Paris B) Evacuation of Dunkirk C) Battle for Rome D) Battle of Dieppe 10. How many of the 360 dive-bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters that the Japanese had lunched on Pearl Harbor, were shot down? A) All B) 29 C) 200 D) 300 11. What were the main RAF (Royal Air Force) planes used to the Battle of Britain against the German Luftwaffe’s Messerschmitt Bf 109E and Bf 110C? A) Hurricane Mk I and Flying Torpedo Mk II B) Spitfire Mk I and Avro Lan caster C) Hurricane Mk I and Spitfire D) Avro Arrow, Avro Lancaster 12. On what day did the German’s submit to a total unconditional surrender? A) May 11, 1945 B) May 7, 1945 C) May 6, 1945 D) May 10, 1945 13. On what day did the last group of German soldiers give up? A) May 11, 1945 B) May 7, 1945 C) May 6, 1945 D) May 10, 1945 14. What days did the US bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki? A) August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 B) August 6, 1944 and August 9, 1945 C) August 6, 1944 and August 9, 1945 D) August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1944 15. How many training bases were located in Canada during the war? A) 100 B) 95 C) 90 D) 105 There are usually two times in the tem (ideally a 3DS), they should bring it to year there are comic conventions: spring and every convention they attend. Other people winter. As November is approaching, winter bring theirs too and game data can be reconvention season is rolling around again. cieved (ex. Houses in Animal Crossing, This is one of the most iconic convention weapon gems in Kid Icarus, and Miis for seasons due to the festive themes, and with the StreetPass Plaza). Also bring a camera to winter comes some challenges to face. If take pictures of favourite cosplays and whatreaders are interested in winter conventions and do not know where to go, one of Calgary’s largest winter conventions is sure to please: Otafest Aurora 2014. Otafest is an organization that holds two major conventions every year: Otafest, in the middle of May, and Otafest Aurora, at the end of November. The conventions are mainly anime-based but there are panels and other exhibits hosted for TV shows, comics, and movies. Otafest holds all of the major aspects of comic conventions: a Photo by Olivia Mushaluk vendors’ alley, an artHomestuck cosplayers from Otafest 2013 who met through like interests ists’ alley, and panels. The vendors’ alley is where differ- ever else might be of interest such as obscure ent vendors set up shop and have items like monuments and signs. books, plushes, and shirts for sale. The art- Money – Money is required for admission ists’ alley is where independent artists have and it is very difficult for fans to walk around exhibits and their work is available as (but the campus without buying anything, so be not limited to) prints, buttons, jewellery, and sure to bring more than enough. Much luck keychains. Panels held could be (but are not is needed at large conventions to even get limited to) Q&A with famous people, tour- close to the Vendors’ Alley because of the large lineup, but at a smaller convention like naments, and viewings of films and shows. People who are regular “con-goers” Otafest Aurora, it is much easier to get in. have their own routine when preparing for Rides – How to get to a convention depends a convention, but this is much more diffi- on what transit is available, but public transit cult when it is someone’s first time. If read- in cosplay is actually pretty fun. Sometimes, ers plan on going to Otafest, or any sort of people on the bus or train will recognize convention, in the near future, here are some one’s costume; however, if a private vehicle is the choice mode of transport, it will not be things to consider: Cosplay – All of those people seen in photos difficult to find parking. Otafest Aurora takes from conventions in costumes are cosplay- place in downtown Calgary, so any parking ers, who likely put their costume together downtown is an option. If Lancers are a fan of anything rethemselves. Cosplay is an important aspect of con-going, as when people cosplay, they lated to anime, the Japanese culture, manga, are asked for photos, for hugs, meet others games, movies, etc, Otafest Aurora might be with like interests, and can enter in cosplay a great way for them to spend their Saturday. contests where there are prizes to be won. Aurora in the past has always proven to be Cosplay is a good self-confidence booster, good time, and this year is just as promissince cosplayers receive plenty of positive ing. It takes place on November 29, 2014, at the downtown SAIT campus. There is also a feedback. Attire – It is going to be cold at Otafest Au- banquet; those tickets can be bought online. rora, so altering a cosplay to accommodate All regular admission is sold at the door for warm clothing might be necessary. Most as- $25.00. If readers are thinking of going, start pects of winter conventions are held indoors, working on a cosplay, grab some friends and but participants will walk some off-campus head out! Happy convention-ing! distance to get food for lunch or supper. 1. A) 38 days; 2. C) west of the Apennine Mountains; 3. C) Sword; 4. D) Less than a day; 5. B) Holland; 6. B) William Lyon Mackenzie King; 7. B) September 10, 1939; 8. D) December 8, 1941; 9. D) Battle of Dieppe, 1942; 10. B) 29; 11. C) Hurricane Mk I and Spitfire Mk I; 12. B) May 7, 1945; 13. A) May 11, 1945; 14. A) August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945; 15. B) 95 Page 26 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Seek some higher ground Students praise flex time 2.0 at the Higher Ground café By Matthew Tuckey work, I believe that if it helps them refocus, By Helena Gagnier Coffee and tea drinkers will not Caught in a whirlwind of home- be disappointed by the wide variety of hot work and snow, many students are in des- drinks available on Higher Grounds menu. perate need of a sanctuary in which they can All of the coffee is fair trade and certifithaw their frozen hands and escape from ably organic, one of the many efforts that the stress of school. Higher Ground café in this café makes to be environmentally conKensington is an ideal place to relax, warm scious. The Tea Misto menu offers a wide up, and socialize away from the howling of range of unique tea lattes, including the the harsh winter wind. T h i s trendy café is almost always bustling with people of all ages, serving as an optimal study site, date setting, and meeting spot to catch up with friends. The atmosphere is always lively, hosting a constantly shifting scene of customers looking for their daily coffee fix, or looking for a more substantial meal. Always casual, Higher Photo by Helena Gagnier Ground makes it Higher Ground café is an ecclectic hangout for trendy coffee lovers easy for one to feel at home. Offering free Wi-Fi and a pletho- Snow Dragon, one of Higher Grounds most ra of electrical outlets, this café is a great popular beverages. With a unique blend of place to do homework with the white noise green tea, peppermint tea, and hot milk, of a coffee shop continually humming an unusually delicious palette of flavours and chattering in the background. Higher is created in the mouth of the customer. Ground draws in an especially trendy flow Traditional chai lattes and London fogs are of individuals, what with the entire back of also offered for the more classic tea drinkthe café being a glass atrium, a fireplace ers of Calgary, but the more adventurous crackling in the corner, and local art lin- tea enthusiasts should not hesitate to try ing the walls. It can definitely be described some of the stranger tea mistos offered on as having a casual vibe, but it is often very the menu. For those with a sweet tooth, the busy, sometimes to the point of being over- White Chocolate Chai latte is a guaranteed way to warm up the spirit and satisfy sugar whelmingly loud. cravings. “For those with a The menu “It’s a great place to relax and sweet tooth, the really just enjoy yourself,” says Lauren offers a White Chocolate Watson, a grade 11 student who frequents wide variety of Higher Ground for its delicious food and Chai latte is a breakfasts guaranteed way to calming atmosphere. and lunch- warm up the spirit In order to promote a healthier es, as well earth, Higher Grounds to-go cups are 100% and satisfy sugar as many recyclable, and a discount is offered to anycravings.” tasty treats one who brings their own reusable travel and piping mug. Also, they no longer sell bottled water hot drinks. One of the favourite sandwiches in order to spare the world of the harmful among customers at Higher Ground is the impacts of the production of plastic bottled. Mozzarella sandwich, an American inter- Filtered tap water is available, free, and pretation of the traditional Italian caprese much more environmentally friendly. salad. The delicately balanced flavours of If students are flooded with the mozzarella, tomato, basil pesto and balsam- stress of school, they should not hesitate ic dressing are bookended by the crunch of to flee to Higher Ground. Environmentoasted Italian ciabatta bread to seamlessly tally friendly, trendy, and tasty, this café is bring the sunshine of Italy into the frozen an ideal location to take a break from the heart of Calgary. stresses of the outside world. New additions to this school year include flex time, a period in between periods 3 and 4 in which Lancers can go to any class they are enrolled to access extra help and finish homework. This year, flex time experienced many growing pains including students roaming the hallways and skipping class. The original flex time included a system in which students would attend their period 1 Monday class during flex time on a Monday. On Tuesday students would attend their period 2 class. On Wednesday students would attend their period 3 class. On Thursday students would attend their period 4 class. On October 20, a new system, flex time 2.0 was implemented and has been ap- it is fine.” Monfette also touched on why flex time was not present in previous years. “This year Alberta Education relaxed their rules on how high schools schedules were organized. Before, everything had to be exact and the timetables were devoted solely to time in classes. This year, high schools across Alberta have new systems similar to flex time, though we are not all doing the same things. Other schools have classes in the night and early morning. We decided to put flex time during the middle of the afternoon because many students were unable to attend help sessions before and after school.” She also voiced her opinion on why she thought flex time was important for students. “We believe that flex time repeats Photo by Matthew Tuckey Owen Guo and Adam Pettigrew, both in Grade 10, use their Flex Time to study in the Band room preciated more by Lancers than the previous system. Emily Lefroy, Grade 10, says “I think the new flex time is better than the previous one because it’s more flexible to my schedule and I can get help with any teacher I want on a daily basis.” Lefroy is just one of the students happy with the decision to change flex time. Sylvie Monfette, principal of Scarlett, is the one who implemented flex time. The FEVER interviewed Monfette to get her take on flex time. “I believe that flex time offers a new side of school which was not present in previous years. We had received a main message from students and their parents from previous years: students experience much anxiety and stress from school.” “One of the reasons we implemented flex time was so that students have a break during the school day where they can either get extra help or relax. The Zen room in the auxiliary gym and the normal gym is full every day and we have to turn students away. We also have many students in the cafeteria. Although many of them do not do what you learn in post-secondary and university. Flex time gives a sense of ownership and responsibility to students. They are allowed to choose any class they need extra help in.” Monfette touched on why the previous flex time was replaced by flex time 2.0. “We believed that the previous flex time wasn’t flexible enough to students’ schedules. Students would often get stuck in classes in which they didn’t need help in. If you needed help in Math, but it was your flex time day in ELA, you’d be thinking that you could be getting much more done in Math class.” Monfette believes that flex time could be changed again in the future. “We are still taking suggestions on how we can make Flex Time better.” If students have any suggestions for Mme. Monfette you can make an appointment or call the office. With the new addition of flex time, Lancers are expected to make full use of this period, where they can either relax and refocus, or get extra help in class. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School The many benefits of opting to use clean language By Lizzie Cobb In every culture, language is an important way to express an individual’s feelings, thoughts, and values. There are terms in every language, however, that are offensive or rude, and these words are becoming more and more of the norm through the influence of movies and TV shows, and because so many people attempt to speak and act the same as everybody else in order to fit in. Sometimes, it may seem pointless to try to work against the social tide of rude language, because everybody is doing it. There are, however, many benefits to not using offensive terms and using clean language instead. was wrong with the bus, that the bus is an awful place to be, or that the student really hates the bus. These are two very different messages, made different by a single word. Using clean language makes a speaker seem much more articulate. When a person uses a variety of adjectives instead of using the same crude word over and over again to describe things, their vocabulary appears to be much wider, which in turn makes the speaker more articulate. In the world of business, this is a significant advantage. For example, in a job interview, an employer is much more likely to hire a person who uses clean, mature language rather than crass language, because using a wide variety of Photo by Lizzie Cobb There is plenty of vocabulary in the English language that can be used instead of profane terms Clean language makes people seem more approachable and friendly. People who use clean language seem kinder and less likely to judge or to be rude to somebody, making them seem more approachable, and easier to be friends with. Using clean language helps to make individuals feel more comfortable around each other. Often, people are uncomfortable because of the language being used in a group or one-on-one setting, but are too nervous or shy to ask their peers to stop using offensive language. The use of clean language will prevent putting people in this awkward situation. Using clean language is a much more optimistic way of speaking. People who use crude language in their day-to-day interactions often come across as pessimistic and angry, even when that may not be the intention of a said person. When normal, everyday words are preceded by an offensive term, their significance is needlessly inflated. For example, if a student is chatting about their bus ride home from school, and they say “I got on the bus,” the bus is simply a means of transportation that the student used to get home. If, however, the student precedes the word “bus” with a profane term, it conveys the message that something precise vocabulary instead of repeating the same crude terms will help to improve the impression an individual makes on another person. Often, people can have a habit of using profane language that they are not aware of. This is a problem because it becomes difficult to control in a situation where profane language is absolutely unacceptable, such as a formal job interview. It may seem difficult to break a habit that one is not even aware of, but it can be done. There are many tips and tricks that can assist in breaking a bad habit. An individual could inform somebody of the habit that they are trying to break (this will add some accountability to their efforts), or write notes of reminder and encouragement to themselves in places they will see throughout the day. In the real world, offensive language is steadily becoming more and more acceptable. By the time many Scarlett students reach adulthood, it may be that the use of crass language will be the norm in all interactions - business and social. Scarlett students need to ask themselves if they really want to live in that world, and if they want to be the generation that makes that world a reality. -- FEATURES -- Page 27 November has finally arrived, and ing in cold climates is staying warm, and along with the crisp air comes the oppor- the best way to do so is with a timeless tunity for students to show off their best essential. The wool coat has been around fall wardrobe. The long and cold months since the early days of fashion and has between summers can sometimes feel like reappeared virtually every season. The a repetitive blur of chunky knits and drab ageless piece can be purchased in numerjeans that make fashion seem more tedious ous silhouettes and is quite versatile. This than anything. Luckily students can spice season has especially interesting pieces to up dull outfits with this month’s top trends. offer by dyeing the wool in various pastel Being comfortable is a critical factor in dressing for the colder months and designers seem to have understood that this season. Military-inspired ensembles have quickly been incorporated into numerous designers and brands collections. Not only is this trend widely available, but also it can be acquired at diverse price points. The comfy, yet fashionable trend has inspired everyone from retail stores such as American Eagle to couture houses like Balmain. The best aspect of this trend is that it is fashionable for both men and women. An olive green military coat paired with a dark wash jean Photo by Cleo Williams and a classic shoe would work well Kent Yacyshyn, Grade 11, Wears a fabulous military-inspired backpack for both genders. A subdivision of military fashion colours such as the cotton candy pinks and is the re-popularised baggy cargo pant. The baby blues seen at Carven. Pulling off this nineties trend has now been revamped and piece really comes down to the coat design worn by numerous fashion bloggers such as one chooses. A robe inspired coat that ties Karla Deras of karlascloset.com and Julie closed at the waist works well with ankleSarinana of sincerelyjules.com. The trick skimming trousers and a flat boot, while to wearing this slouchy pant is to keep the straighter and boxier coats look best with rest of the outfit structured, yet casual. Do a rolled jean and heeled boots. Although to not go overboard with a tailored blazer or complete a look any well-fitted wool coat a button-up, but also do not pair them with will add a touch of class. Getting ready to dress for winter an ill-fitting t-shirt. A classic white tee cov- ered by a fitted leather jacket will still keep can be a very dull moment in student fashthe outfit comfortable but the overall look ion, but by using military-influenced pieces will be more polished. A couple of simple and picking the perfect coat, it can easily rings or a minimal necklace will complete become interesting once again. The fade into winter no longer has to feel so boring. the look perfectly. Another important factor of dress- Page 28 -- FEATURES -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Not-so-old dog teaches Oakland new tricks in politics in an interview with HuffPost. “They have lican precinct seat in Milton, Washington. no candidate to represent them.” Boston Curtis ended up winning, 52 to 0. Residential activists for the Occupy According to CBS San Francisco, In São Paulo, in 1958, a rhinoceros Oakland movement are trying to unseat their Einstein’s political platform was presented from the São Paulo Zoo named Cacareco, current mayor, Jean Quan, by pushing for on the morning of Thursday, October 2. was a candidate for the city council elections the candidacy of the loveable and furry Ein- Einstein has attended peaceful ral- as a protest vote against political corruption. stein. Einstein is a young Catahoula hound lies and marches alongside his human coun- Even though the electoral offices did not acwith his own website supporting his efforts terparts, and has been a victim of police bru- cept him as a valid candidate, Cacareco still with the introductory “I like to run. A lot! I mean A LOT! So make no mistake, I can make it all the way to the finish line.” Because Einstein is a dog, the question is whether or not Einstein will be able to perform his regular duties as a mayor if he ever won the position. Some people believe that Oakland should paws and think about the situation rationally. Mira Riselli, Grade 11, says “It’s stupid. How could it possibly be good? What on earth would [the animal] do when it is elected? Poop on the carpets of the mayor’s office?” Some people may even worry how Einstein will perform with all of the public aspects of Photo By Rachel Esser the job. It is a valid Deke and Dixie Esser look up to Einstein as an inspiration to follow their political dreams and become mayors of Calgary concern to worry about him sinking his canines into reporters tality with tear gas and flashbang grenades, won the election with 100 000 votes - more than any of the other parties in that election. or other members of the public. “I can tell which made him sick as a dog. Einstein is dog-tired of police bru- The term “Voto Cacareco,” (or “ Vote Cayou that he’s never bitten anyone,” says Mi- chael Wilson, Einstein’s political advisor, in tality, and he is also fighting for animal and careco”) is commonly used today to describe human rights, as well as maximum wage in protest votes in Brazil. Cacareco’s candidaan interview with the Huffington Post. Though many have strong beliefs order to limit income inequality in his cam- cy also became the inspiration for the Rhithat Einstein has what it takes to be mayor paign. He is doggone fed-up with the way noceros Party of Canada, led by the famous and makes a fetching candidate, it is legally current Mayor, Jean Quan, is running the rhinoceros, Cornelius the First. In 1968, a boar hog named Pigasus impossible. city. Despite the law against it, however, Einstein allegedly lacks the hunger The Immortal was nominated as a candidate the supporters in Oakland are asking their and deception often required to make it in by the Yippies (Youth International Party), fellow voters to cast a ballot for their home- the dog-eat-dog world of politics. Wilson, for the US presidential election. A Rottweiler-Labrador retriever dog and go against the county law stating however, does not believe that this will hurt that all people seeking office have to be citi- Einstein’s chances in the election. “We don’t mix named Bosco was elected as the mayor zens and registered voters. feel competing and trying to undermine our of Sunol, California from 1981 to 1994. With all the doubts and controversy opponents serves the interest of people we’d A persistent cat named Morris ran surrounding the situation, Wilson is staying like to serve.” in the US presidential election in both 1988 While Einstein’s feat may seem and 1992, as well as the mayoral election in strong and hopes to throw a bone to the peo- imPawsible, animals running for mayor is Xalapa, Mexico in 2013. ple of Oakland on Einsteins behalf. Wilson believes in Einstein, one not unheard of in. Often, the animal candi- Saucisse (or Sausage), a Dachsdog that is taking up politics as a statement dates act as a means of casting protest votes hund, was candidate for the 2001 municipal to others who have it ruff and cannot be rep- or satirizing the political system, and are not elections in France. He only received 4% of resented by other candidates.”It is legitimate considered legitimate. Whatever the reason, the votes so, with his failed political career to wonder whether a dog can serve as mayor though, they are not uncommon. behind him, eight years later he appeared on of Oakland; but he provides a great voice One of the earliest examples of this the French version of the hit reality show for low-income and otherwise marginalized occurrence was in 1938 when Boston Curtis, Big Brother (called Secret Story in France). people who live in Oakland,” Wilson stated a brown mule, was a candidate for a Repub- The most successful story of an ani- By Rachel Esser mal mayor is that of the cat Stubbs, who is the current mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska. He has been mayor since the July of 1997.As of 2014, Stubbs is still the mayor, being viewed more as a tourist attraction for the small district by the general public in tourism. Stubbs’ position is honorary, as Talkeetna is only considered a “Historical District.” Still, Mayor Stubbs is an honorable member of society, and leads a seemingly purrrfect life. Every morning, Stubbs goes to a nearby restaurant and drinks out of a wineglass lined with catnip that has been left out for him. Stubbs was found by his owner, Lauri Stec, manager of Nagley’s General Store in town, in a cardboard box full of kittens in 1997. Stec chose the young Stubbs because he had no tail, and led this underdog (or cat) to a life of glory. Some people speculate that Stubbs being mayor is a result of being elected following a successful write-in campaign by voters who opposed the regular non-feline candidates, but according to the NPR, Stubbs could not have been elected as a write-in candidate because the incredibly small town “has no real mayor, so there was no election.” Even though Stubbs’ mayoral position is not quite official, the town of Talkeetna pre-furs to act like it is. Nagley’s General Store now doubles as the very official office of Stubbs the mayor of Talkeetna. Stubbs’ political career has not always been easy. The mayor has been through myriad mishaps and injuries, including: being shot by teenagers with BB guns; falling into a restaurant’s deep fryer (which was switched off and cool at the time, saving the feline’s behind); accidentally hitching a ride to the outskirts of Talkeetna on a garbage truck; and, most recently, getting attacked by a dog and requiring nine days in the hospital for extensive medical work requiring donations from the public to pay for. Even though it seems Mayor Stubbs has come close to using up all nine of his lives, Talkeetna supports and loves their mayor dearly, and is very much at peace in the world of politics. This concept of animals becoming mayor is a strange one to most people, but some students at Scarlett are quite accepting of the idea. “Personally, I would vote for Einstein because he seems to be economically aware. His feces make good fertilizer.” Eric Rattai, Grade 11, jokes. Rattai thinks that it is a great idea to have animals for mayor to get a fresh perspective on politics. Rattai, along with many others, believes that every dog has its day, and one day it might be Einstein’s. Mayor Stubbs’ story of success can stand as an inspiration to all animals with big dreams to become politicians, especially Einstein. Einstein’s path to becoming mayor will definitely not be a walk in the (dog) park. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Page 29 Calgary Wordfest hosts two bestselling authors for a talk By Jessica Chen On October 16, Calgary Wordfest had the pleasure to host a talk with two bestselling authors as they made their way across Canada. Veronica Roth and Tahereh Mafi, the authors of the Divergent series and the Shatter Me series respectively, presented at Knox United Church about their books, their writing, and their lives. Divergent is a futuristic dystopian trilogy. The concept of the series is that a city is divided into five factions, all based on one virtue. Tris Prior transfers from Abnegation, the faction valuing selflessness, to Dauntless, the one valuing bravery; through her training and initiation she uncovers a plot to destroy the faction system. The series follows her and her boyfriend, Four, as they work to resist the oppressive system they live in. Divergent has been made into a film, with three more in the making. Shatter Me is another dystopian trilogy about a girl named Juliette, who has the power to kill with a touch. At the beginning of the Shatter Me series, Juliette has been locked up in a prison for several years because of her power; but her world changes when she gets a new cellmate, Adam, who helps her escape her prison. The series focuses on her struggle with learning to deal with her power. Rather than being fantastical, the series spins any supernatural elements as science fiction, calling Juliette’s touch a genetic mutation. Both Mafi and Roth are young female authors, which is very inspiring for many young writers. They prove that if someone is dedicated to what they do, then it is possible to achieve what seems almost impossible—to publish a book in one’s early twenties. At the Photo by Jessica Chen Veronica Roth and Tahereh Mafi managed to cover numerous topics in a very short span of time e v e n t , lished; and then, to never give up. activity she liked doing. Mafi did a fan They discussed their favourite and not start writing until she gradua s k e d least favourite parts of the publish- ated from university, even though if there ing business: Roth hates writing she had a lifelong love of reading. was any the first draft, but she loves rewrit- What she had read in university a d v i c e ing and editing it, while Mafi loves had exhausted her love of reading; for as- writing the first draft, but finds re- so instead of reading after univerp i r i n g writing and editing rather drab. sity, she got inspiration from the Besides talking about the books she had read as a teenager young writers, writing and publishing business, and wrote from there. There was and both the authors shared stories about little discussion about the author’s a u t h o r s their lives and how their lives af- most recent books, but no one a g r e e d : fect what they write. Some odd seemed to mind. While the authors did b e l i e v - questions such as, “What kind of ing that shoes do you like?” were asked, as not do a signing before or after w r i t i n g well as more substantial questions. the event, or have time to talk to a novel Both authors agreed that their lives fans directly, both Roth and Mafi is some- as teenagers were very angsty, yet had signed many books beforet h i n g they both called themselves nerds. hand. The event was entertaining one can Roth was in debate club. There and gave interesting insight into do is the were stories about how they got the lives and writing habits of two first step interested in writing novels. As great authors. This Wordfest event get- soon as Roth discovered that she was a learning experience for fans Photo by Jessica Chen to The Divergent series by Veronica Roth is action-packed, romantic and incredibly enjoyable ting pub- could write stories, it was the only and aspiring authors alike. Page 30 -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 MOTHER 4: the fans take on a classic video game series By Julianna Ackerman On July 27, 1989, the first game in a soon-to-be-known-as-legendary series was released on a Japanese gaming system, the Nintendo Famicom. This game is called MOTHER, and followed the adventure of a boy named Ninten and his friends, Ana and Lloyd, whose goal is to defeat the alien Gyiyg (pronounced “geeg”). Now, 25 years later, the MOTHER fandom still lives on and they’re creating a MOTHER game of their own. When the game first was released, it was known as a “true masterpiece,” but not around the world as it is today. In fact, it was only released in Japan and was only really known there. This changed when the second instalment in the MOTHER series, MOTHER 2, was released in 1995 worldwide as EarthBound for the Super Nintendo (SNES). At first, EarthBound gained little to no attention. A few years passed, and it became a “hidden gem” on the SNES. After the release of EarthBound, the series gained more attention (since EarthBound’s protagonist, Ness, was featured in all of the Super Smash Bros. games) and in 2006, the third MOTHER game was released, MOTHER 3, again only in Japan. The entire series is known for its turn-based gameplay, great soundtrack, and witty humour. The creator of the series, Shigesato all party members in order to progress; alItoi, announced that MOTHER 3 was the last though, trying to continue without the full MOTHER game and he would not be making party would be difficult anyway, because any more, but he would be interested in see- the party members help the player in battle. ing what the fans did Even more, they become with the series. Knowthe main protagonist’s ing the MOTHER fanbest friends. dom and their dedica MOTHER 4 tion to fan projects takes place in ideal(including a full transized vintage America lation of MOTHER 3), (an outside perspective they took this as an of America in the 80’s, opportunity. A rag-tag as did the rest of the bunch from around the MOTHER series with the world got together and exclusion of MOTHER put their own spin on 3) and follows the adthe series: MOTHER ventures of a young boy 4. named Travis and the Only a trailer leader of a biker gang, of the game has been who get caught up with released. From the a group calling themaudio and video in selves the Modern Men. the trailer, it is specuThe art style of the game lated that MOTHER 4 is a nod to MOTHER 3, will be much darker in as the sprites and dialog theme than MOTHER boxes are very similar 3. Brief summaries and both games have a Art by Julianna Ackerman and character descrip- A fan poster depicting MOTHER 4’s party 16-bit design. Many othtions of the party members: Travis, Meryl, Floyd, and Leo er elements of MOTHER members were also 4 reference the previous released. The player’s party is a very impor- games. For instance, it carries on the main tant aspect of the game, as they must acquire three virtues from the series: courage, wis- dom, and friendship. Many characters and figures made famous in the MOTHER series, like the mysterious (and seemingly useless in Super Smash Bros.) Mr. Saturn, will be returning. The team has also stated that the player will be able to name their party, because according to the MOTHER 4 FAQ, “It wouldn’t be much of a MOTHER game if you couldn’t.” From what information has been revealed, MOTHER 4 looks very wellmade, and the art is excellent. Without prior knowledge, it could be taken for an official Nintendo release. This is highly impressive, especially since fan-made games have a reputation for being inferior to their predecessors. MOTHER 4 is [being] programmed from scratch in C++ using SDL, OpenGL and FMOD. It will be a standalone game for PC available on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It will be completely free and is planned for release this winter. If readers are a fan of RPG gameplay, value a game with a great story, or are interested in trying out the fandom’s take on a classic game series, they can sign up for the official MOTHER 4 newsletter and receive a notification when the game is released. For more information about the development team, the characters and technicalities, the official project site is www.mother4game.com. Calgary’s annual Scream Fest another spooky success Hunter, Witch’s Brew, and Lose an Eye. All terrifying activities Scream Fest provides, it cious and tasty foods. By Megan Wilson carnival games were fun and easy to play. is no surprise it is the best Halloween event Scream Fest has been a part of Cal Scream Fest is Calgary’s largest There was a reasonable amount of wins and in the city. gary’s Halloween celebration for years, and and scariest Halloween attraction. With loses incorporated for the average person. Scream Fest was open creepy haunted houses, spooky, and disturb- Each carnival game required Killer Cash from October 3 to ing entertainment, Lancers were sure to have which could be bought at the pass booth. November 1 and was a great adrenaline rush after spending a night Another adrenaline-pumping enter- open from 7-12pm at Scream Fest. midnight. Scream Scream Fest was Fest was really a big filled with terrifying haunted hit this year, with houses such as, Bates Motel, the amazing dediWhat Lurks in the Dark, Scary cation and enthuTales, and Spook House. The siasm of the staff. houses Walking with the This terrifying, yet Dead and Aliens were new fun-filled event was this year, and they were quite popular as lines for spooky! The Madhouse, passes lasted from and Buried Alive are charity 15-30 minutes. The houses, and are smaller than pass prices this year the other haunted houses, but were quite reasonthey were still just as frightenable, at $25 for a ing. general admission to a $45 speed pass Other entertainment that took place at Scream Fest which patrons could Photo by Megan Wilson Scary gore make up that can be done at Scream Fest included Ryan Stock and Amuse to get into their favourite haunted houses quicker, without with it getting better and better every year, ber Lynn, carnival games, and Photo by Megan Wilson Zombie Paintball. Ryan Stock the suspense of waiting in line. Scream this event is sure to stay with Calgary for a and Amber Lynn have been A very cute carnival game prize that can be won at Scream Fest Fest was held at Stampede Park inside the long time. With the entertainment it prowith Scream Fest for about six tainment choice was Zombie Paintball. This Grandstand Building. Guests were able to vides for adults and teens, it is no surprise years. Their scary, and year was the second year Scream Fest hosted get tickets to the event online or at the door. this scary and adrenaline pumping entertainsometimes gruesome, stunts and tricks made Zombie Paintball and it was really popular. It was entirely up to guests if they would like ment has gotten as popular as it has. them the show of the night at Scream Fest. It is a shooting style game with moving tar- to dress up for the event. Costumes were not This event really is one that LancSome carnival games that entrants played gets, zombie props, and lasers which were mandatory, but there is no mask wearing on ers should try not to miss, for it is filled with included: Wheel of Misfortune, Scary Gary, both terrifying and fun. All of the carnival Scream Fest property. Concession stands entertainment that will last through the night. Bowels of Hell, Feed the Demon, Head games were very entertaining and from the were set up at the sight, with plenty of deli- November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Superhero ShowdownDeapool vs. Shazam Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. Their ages, appearances, skills, mentalities, and even values, as well as methods differ drastically from one to another. Their levels of maturity may also vary. Most superheroes are quite mature, their job – that being fighting crime – demands it. There are, though, those who like to bring some humour and take a light-hearted approach to crime fighting. Billy Batson, also known as Shazam, is just fifteen years old when he receives his power, thus, it is understandable that he may choose to take crime fighting a little less seriously than some of the other, more brooding and dark heroes. On the other hand, some heroes are simply young at heart. Wade Wilson, Deadpool, is known for his plentiful, and sometimes inappropriate, arsenal of jokes. While Deadpool and Shazam can both be described as immature, it is for different reasons. A battle between them, though, would be sure to be filled with jokes. A showdown, however, is no joke, and the only way to determine which hero is better. Origin Shazam starts off as fifteen year old Billy Batson. Batson’s parents were killed when he was young, by Black Adam who later becomes Shazam’s arch nemesis. He arrives at his newest foster home after bouncing around from foster home to foster home. While there, he is summoned by the Wizard of the Rock of Eternity. The Wizard is looking for someone of pure good to be his champion against Black Adam, an ancient magical warrior, though he cannot find anyone worthy. When summoned, Batson tells the Wizard that there is no such thing as a purely good person. The Wizard, accepting what Batson tells him as truth, deems Batson worthy, as he is at least willing to try to be good. The Wizard gives Batson the magic word “Shazam,” which transforms him into the homonymous hero. Though Batson, at first thinks of using his newfound powers for personal gain, after a battle with Black Adam, he commits himself to protecting the world from evil. Deadpool may have started off as Wade Winston Wilson; that is the name most people know him as, though some believe his real name is Jack. Similar to Batson, Wilson grew up as a normal kid in a dysfunctional family. He ran away as a teen and joined the military. His military career did not last long, -- ENTERTAINMENT -- By Loula Agelopoulos though he did become some useful training. After that, he decided to become a mercenary. He moved around the globe, changing his name and appearance as needed, carrying out assassinations, though he only killed those he thought deserved death. Eventually, he found out he had cancer. This led him to sign up to be a part of the Weapon X Program, a weapons development program spearheaded by the Canadian government. There, he was injected with Wolverine’s healing factor. This healed him of his cancer, and he began work as an operative of Department K, the branch of the government in charge of the Weapon X project. After a mission went awry, he was sent to the Hospice, a place for failed superhuman operatives. There, he was experimented on and tortured by a mad scientist and his assistant. During his time there, he became affiliated with the cosmic entity Death. Under her instruction, he killed his recently-lobotomised friend. This was punishable by death at the Hospice, so they tore his heart out. Wilson’s healing factor, however, regenerated a heart and he along with the other patients escaped the Hospice. Wilson then took on the name Deadpool, after the “deadpool” the Hospice workers placed bets into according to how long they thought each patient would live. Both heroes had rough upbringings and both faced challenges. Shazam’s origin, though, was brought about by the Wizard. While Deadpool too had help in attaining superpowers, he made himself a mercenary, and his will is evident throughout his origins, as he always survives even when faced with horrors such as the Hospice. Therefore, Deadpool takes this round. Abilities When it comes to powers, Shazam’s are difficult to match. When the Wizard gave Batson the magic word “Shazam,” he also gave him the genius of Solomon, the lightning blasts of Zeus, the strength of Hercules, the speed of Mercury, the will of Atlas, and the power of Achilles. For this reason, Shazam is often referred to as the world’s Mightiest Mortal. His powers range from cosmic intelligence to godly strength and include teleportation, healing, and flight. His powers are great enough to match Superman’s, whose superpowers are largely regarded as possibly the strongest. Shazam is nearly indestructible and immortal, though not completely. While in Shazam form it may be nearly impossible to beat him, how- ever, in his regular form he is but a kid, and thus all too vulnerable. Enemies can try to trick him into saying “Shazam” during a battle and, if successful, would strip him of all his powers, leaving him nothing more than a kid, hardly the formidable foe for most villains. This is not the easiest thing to do, however, and as long as he stays in his champion form, he has little to fear. Deadpool too has next to nothing to fear. His healing factor gives him regenerative abilities, making him near immortal. Even when he had his heart ripped out, he did not die. A new one was regenerated and he kept on living. His inability to die makes him virtually unstoppable, as even killing him will not stop him. His deaths even work out to his favour, as he has developed a close relationship with Death, an excellent ally to have. In addition to that, he is a highlyskilled mercenary. His skillset includes agility, stamina, excellent marksmanship, and unarmed combat training. He is a master of many weapons, and carries two swords with him at all times, though he will also use guns. As an assassin, he is also an expert at stealth, knowing how to avoid detection when necessary. His skills, along with his immortality, make him fearsome to most, though he does soften his intimidating reputation with his unerring sense of humour. If jokes could kill, his would sure do the trick. Shazam and Deadpool both have their strengths and weaknesses. They are both masters in their own right, one with superhuman powers, the other with advanced training and incredible healing abilities. Certainly, no villain would want face against either of them, and therefore it has to be a tie. They are both incredibly powerful, though a battle between the two would be more comedic than epic, and the most likely scenario would be Shazam killing Deadpool over and over again, with Deadpool simply regenerating time and time again. Costume When it comes to costume selection, Shazam Page 31 has it easy. When he transforms from boy to Shazam, his clothing magically changes into his suit as well. It is red with a goldlined white cape and a large lightning bolt on his chest. It is quite bright, in contrast with the dark suits most other heroes prefer. It is bold and bright, though, and it declares he is not afraid of anyone. Shazam does not need to blend in with the shadows or use stealth, as he is so powerful he has nothing to hide from. His costume tells villains that they have to watch out for him, for he is strong and fearless and will go after them, should they attempt any evil. It also is clearly a superhero suit, which lets people know who he is. Seeing Shazam’s bright suit can help calm people, as well as inspire bravery and hope in them. Deadpool’s suit on the other hand, is a little less obvious. Like Shazam, he wears all red in the form of a red bodysuit. It has black panels on his shoulders and along the sides of his ribs, as well as around his ankles. He wears a belt with his symbol, a round black face with red lining, on it that works as a sort of utility belt, where he can keep gadgets and anything else he needs. His suit also covers his entire head, with large black ovals over his eyes. Strapped to his back, he has his two swords he uses for battle. Overall, his costume does not have the distinct look of that of a superhero; however, it does look intimidating, and it does send the message to villains that they ought to be afraid should they cross paths with Deadpool. In the costumes round, it is a close call. Both Shazam’s and Deadpool’s costumes are aesthetically pleasing, and serve their purpose. Shazam’s marks him as the world’s most powerful mortal; while Deadpool’s identifies him as the mercenary many fear. However, Deadpool’s has the cool-factor that Shazam’s lacks. It may not be the more superhero-style costume of the two, but it is the more intimidating of the two, and the darker details mark him as the threat to evil he is. The winner of this showdown, winning two rounds, is Deadpool. Both heroes display great strengths, and both quite a force to be reckoned with; however, as only one can be the winner, Deadpool has to take this one. Though Shazam is incredibly powerful, the world’s Mightiest Mortal has to be defeated by the Regenerating Degenerate in this showdown. Page 32 -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 The Blood of Olympus is a wonderful conclusion By Jessica Chen On October 7, the much-anticipated fifth and final novel to Rick Riordan’s The Heroes of Olympus series was released. The Blood of Olympus concludes The Heroes of Olympus and brings an end to the Camp Half Blood verse and the stories of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. These stories have been in the making since the first book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians was published in 2005. The Camp Half-Blood verse focuses on the classical (Greek and Roman) pantheon of gods in the modern day, who do exactly what they used to do in the classical era: wreak havoc on the world and have children with mortals. The nine protagonists of The Heroes of Olympus—seven demigods of the prophecy that is central to the series and two others—are children of the Greek and Roman gods. At the conclusion of the last book, The House of Hades, the seven of the prophecy had left for Athens on their ship the Argo II, in order to confront the Earth Mother Gaea where she would rise. Two other demigods, Reyna and Nico, were leaving for Camp Half-Blood in New York, on the brink of war with their Roman counterparts. This left The Blood of Olympus with a clear goal: defeat Gaea and stop the war between the camps. For a series that is usually packed with action, in The Blood of Olympus, relationships and character development take precedence over fighting. It is surprising for the finale, but it is by far one of the best parts of The Blood of Olympus. On the Argo II, the friendship intensifies between the demigods, especially between Piper and Annabeth, as well as Jason and Percy. The platonic bond between the seven main demigods is stronger than it has been in any other book. This is saying something, because the friendships are usually very strong. Romance also takes a backseat to friendship, for the most part—a relief to fans who were getting tired of all the romance, but still immensely satisfying to fans who like a few key moments of romance between the main couples. The Blood of Olympus introduced the points of views of Reyna Ramirez- Percy’s mental state upon returning from that fans have been clamouring for: for the Arellano and Nico di Angelo, two minor Tartarus seems to be fine, but on a second first time in eight novels, he has a home, characters elevated to main character status read, it is clear that they are enduring some many friends who care about him, and even in this instalment. The depth with which the form of post-traumatic stress. Instead of an implied future boyfriend, which is the one characters were explored is phenomenal. having Percy carry out a plot that Riordan aspect that almost all fans are thrilled about. Both characters had been mysterious ones had been hinting at in The House of Hades Leo Valdez finds his immortal girlfriend before The Blood of Olympus, with more as he becomes angrier and unsympathetic Calypso again, as well as his automaton secrets than any of the others; yet both of to the gods, in The Blood of Olympus he dragon, yet no one back at Camp Half-Blood them were fan favourites. For the first time, instead becomes guilt-ridden with the anger realizes he is alive after the battle with Gaea. this novel allows readers to fully occupy The other characters the minds of two of the most popular have less specific conclusions, but characters and watch them develop from The Blood of Olympus ends more cold, distant people to characters who positively than any other book are beginning to warm up to everyone has, with minimal carnage and and accept themselves. no cliffhangers. Unlike The Last The action in The Blood of Olympian, which was a conclusion Olympus is just as good as it was in the that was fully wrapped up before previous novels. Riordan writes fight making way for The Heroes of scenes to keep readers on their toes; Olympus, The Blood of Olympus there is plenty going on simultaneously leaves only hints of something more but none of it ever seems confusing or to come, with no definite answers hard to keep track of. There are some to anything. And with Riordan negative points about the fighting, writing yet another series based though. The events that happen during on mythology set in the modern the climactic fight with Gaea was day—Magnus Chase and the Gods heavily foreshadowed, so it may not of Asgard, set to release on October come as a surprise to seasoned readers. 8, 2015, there may indeed be more One of the strange things about the fight to come, as the surname “Chase” Photo by Jessica Chen scenes is that Percy and Annabeth, both is shared between Annabeth and considered to be the best fighters and The Heroes of Olympus is a ridiculously entertaining Magnus. Percy the most powerful demigod of the and funny series, one that is sure to please everyone As for definite new series, are not usually featured. Neither instalments in the Camp Half Blood of them had chapters devoted to their point he was harbouring in the previous books and verse, Riordan plans to release the third short of view, either, which many fans had been is shown to have separation anxiety from story crossover with his second mythologylooking forward to, in order to see how Annabeth. Their incompetency in battles based series in the spring of 2015, called well they coped after falling into the depths may also be a result of it. The Crown of Ptolemy, featuring the main of Tartarus. For the conclusion of such a Riordan decided on an open-ended characters of The Kane Chronicles and Percy beloved series to feature so little of the main conclusion rather than an epilogue as series Jackson and the Olympians. On August 18, characters that fans have known for almost like Harry Potter has done. While many 2015, a sequel to Percy Jackson’s Greek ten years was somewhat disappointing. are critical of this type of ending it leaves a Gods, a supplemental mythology book, is The tone of The Blood of Olympus somewhat satisfying ending for all readers, also set to be released, titled Percy Jackson’s is more subtly dark than any of the other rather than a perfect ending for only some Greek Heroes. This book will be about books. Riordan excels at writing for all readers. The best thing about the conclusion Ancient Greece’s heroes, and like Percy age groups. Many middle grade books are is that all characters are promised a happy, Jackson’s Greek Gods is sure to be chockperfect for their age but seem juvenile to although bittersweet ending (spoilers full of Percy Jackson’s trademark sarcasm older readers, and some others grow far too ahead!). and humor. So while there may not be any dark for their marketed age as the storyline Percy and Annabeth finally get new stories featuring Percy Jackson, or the progresses. Riordan manages to show the some peace and quiet together after ten demigods of the Seven in the works, at least darkness and how far the stakes are raised books’ worth of having to fight for their lives fans have something to look forward to—a while being outwardly light-hearted and and a fall into hell—literally. Nico di Angelo reassurance that a beloved series is not truly comedic. For example, Annabeth and also gets his well-deserved happy ending over. We Day 2014; The Year of Empowerment starts now by Psalm Tesalona On November 3, 16,000 students, teachers and guests from all over Alberta filled the Saddledome in downtown Calgary filling the stands with their energy for Alberta’s third We Day. We Day is a motivational conference that happens in multiple cities across North America and the UK. Thousands upon thousands of youth go into the stadiums the conferences are held at and leave with eyes that see a world full of opportunity. The conference was created by Free the Children, an international charity with a goal to inspire youth to become people who actively change the world, founded by Marc and Craig Kielburger. We Day promotes the idea that there is power in numbers. At their conferences, they urge people to abandon the idea that one must work by oneself and take up the idea of collaborating with others to move from me to we. Every year We Day presents goals that they will be trying to reach to the youth like; raising ten thousand dollars to build schools in third world countries for example. The youth then work year-long to achieve their goals as a Me to We group, and make an even bigger changes in their communities and the world in their own ways. This year, the speakers at We Day encouraged thousands of youth to think of this year as “The Year of Empowerment.” The program was set up like a school schedule, the four main points they wanted to explain were presented as class periods, and the speakers were referred to as teachers. We Day Alberta did not only consist of teachers, and classes. Award-winning artists Nikki Yanofksy, Kardinal Offishall, JRDN, Alyssa Reid, Karl Wolff, Virgina to Vegas, and Neverest filled the arena with their music and got everybody dancing. The first “class” was about Economic Empowerment and was taught by the director of the Free the Children Kenya and Ghana program, and expecting mother, Robin Wiszowaty. The audience heard the testimonies of Faith and Juliet—girls that attend Free The Children Secondary Schools in West Africa. The two students expressed their gratitude to everyone who has helped improve their learning environment through donations and fundraising. Audience members really got the chance to hear how even the smallest of their donations were helping change the world for the better. The second class taught the audience how to empower others using technology. The students and teachers that made up the audience stood to their feet for Spencer West, giving him a well-deserved standing ovation, clapping and cheering until West humble asked the crowd to take a seat. Continued on page 36 November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Page 33 The Raven Cycle series awakens readers’ bookshelves By Loula Agelopoulos While October may have been devoid of the snow many have come to expect, winter is coming. To some, this might mean long days snowboarding in the mountains, day trips to Lake Louise, or ice skating on frozen ponds; to others, the perfect snow day entails something along the lines of a cuppa tea and a good book. Reading is a great way to enjoy downtime; it allows readers to feed the part of them many overlook: their imagination. Books are like teleportation devices. Opening a book is opening a portal into a new world. With every word, paragraph, page, readers are pulled deeper and deeper into the story. No book achieves this as well as The Raven Cycle. Written by Pintz award winner and bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Cycle is a tale like no other. It consists of four books: The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and a fourth untitled book. The first book was released September 2012, and Blue Lily, Lily Blue was released on October 21, 2014. The series initially focuses on Blue Sargent—a girl from a family of psychics who possesses no psychic powers herself, but amplifies those of others— and Richard Campbell Gansey III, one of the boys who attend Aglionby though, Blue offers her assistance. readers to stop and contemplate Academy, the private school in Thus, she joins Gansey, along with whether the legends could, in fact, Henrietta which is the town Blue his friends, on his crusade to wake hold any truth. While magic is a focus of lives in. Blue has always been told the sleeping king. The premise in itself is the plot, the story does not revolve by her psychic family that if she kisses her true love, he will die. utterly enthralling. Unique and around it. The hook of the novel This has never been a problem for interesting, it attracts the reader is the effortless storytelling Stiefher, as she has elected to simply from the outset. While the idea vater imbues with the magical aspect of the story. never kiss anyThe story is well one. However, on paced, starting St. Mark’s Eve, off a little slow when the ghosts and then picking of those to die in up momentum as the coming year the story unfolds. walk the Corpse The series is not Road, Blue, who just about magic, can never see though, it is very the ghosts, sees character-driven. Gansey’s. She is Stiefvater protold this means vides extensive that either he is backstory, as she her true love or does in all her she will kill him. novels, without Knowing the two forcing it upon options are closethe reader. She ly related, she Photo by Loula Agelopoulos weaves it into the is determined to The Raven Cycle features several Tarot Card readings, a method often em- story so the finavoid him. Gansey, ployed by psychics to read one’s fortune but not usually for one’s future ished product is though, is on a seamless. Stiefmission of his own. He is relent- of sleeping kings is far from new, vater does not rush the story along; lessly searching for Gelndower, a Stiefvater sets it in a contemporary she takes her time to tell it as she so-called sleeping king. Gansey world, making it feel very real. She sees fit. The series follows the believes he will find him on the hides it in the nooks and crannies ley line running through Henrietta; of the world most do not spend character’s lives, not just their but when he runs into trouble, he much time thinking of, leaving the quest. This is one of the great chardecides to seek aid from the local reader wondering if it truly is there. acteristics of The Raven Cycle; psychics. When Gansey goes to While some might be sceptical, it is filled with scenes and chapBlue’s family for help, they deny with The Raven Cycle, Stiefvater ters that seemingly do little to adhim. Against her mother’s wishes, forces even the most empirical of vance the search. These chapters Gone Girl thrills fans in theatres By Misha Mustaqeem Gone Girl is a story about Amy Dunne and her husband, Nick Dunne. Nick is a ordinary person who was laid off from his job and has since moved to Missori, with his wife Amy. Amy goes missing and Nick is blamed for her disappearance. As the film progresses, Amy’s fate becomes more uncertain but so does Nick’s. The story is told in flashbacks and in the present, with Amy filling the former and Nick filling the latter in order for the audience to solve the mystery. There is a plot twist that is so shocking and mezmerizing that people will be left for days questioning the very truth of good and evil. The film is masterfully directed by David Fincher, who is responsible for such films as The Social Network and Fight Club; the former responsible for bringing Fincher into the “Oscar bait” list, and the latter responsible for becoming a cult phenomenon, mainly among teenagers. Many of Fincher’s shots resemble are works of art all on their own, and Fincher uses this technique to brilliance. For example, many of the shots in Gone Girl are tinted, darkened, and color-corrected to make it look like as if a painter was painting every frame. Ben Affleck who plays Nick is able to draw on personal experience as he resembles Nick. His performance is mezmerising as a troubled and almost desperate man who is accused of murdering his wife and being burned by the media. In real life, Affleck was never accused of murdering his wife but has been burned by various media circles. Rosamund Pike (who is unknown to many) plays a breakout role as Amy. She does not compromise her role with clichés; instead she projects the performance of Amy in the book which is con- verted to film perfectly. Much like Affleck, Pike resembles Amy in a mental and physical way, which is very surprising because she is barely even known to many moviegoers, besides her role in the James Bond film Die Another Day. Gillian Flynn (who wrote the novel herself) wrote the screenplay to make sure that the book would not be cut nor altered. The fact that Gillian Flynn is both a skilled novelist and a great screenwriter should be a wake up call for the studio who is producing the Percy Jackson film series to reboot the series and hire Rick Ricordan as the screenwriter. In short, Gone Girl is a thriller, a romance, and a disturbing mystery of the highest order, and the best film of the year. Gone Girl is rated 18A for aggressive coarse language, brief gory and sexual violence, and portrayals of sexual activity, all in a disturbing context. blend in perfectly with the story, though, working to advance character development, introduce new ideas and magic, or simply create a greater attachment between the reader and the characters. This is one of Stiefvater’s distinct authorial traits: she takes the time to make the characters real. Even the most insignificant or least likeable of characters have personalities and backstories that have been expertly created with more intricacy than a handmade afghan. Though The Raven Cycle is the best of her writings, the epitome of her work thus far, it is not alone in its greatness. All of Stiefvater’s novels are more than just books. The reader gets to experience the story they are given through her skilful writing style. Her voice may be one of the most natural out there right now. When thinking about how to spend the snow-filled days that are surely coming, one needs to look no further than Stiefvater’s books. Anyone who has read the first two books in The Raven Cycle can finally read the much-anticipated Blue Lily, Lily Blue, while those who have yet to read any of the books can immerse themselves into a world that will stay with them long after the last page. Stiefvater also has several other books, including the Shiver trilogy and the Scorpio Races, in case this winter is a long one. Book Your Road Test Online Page 34 -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Taylor Swift flaunts her new style with her album, 1989 shifts genres and trades her signa- has always wanted to collaborate By Wynter Laboucane ture guitar riffs for upbeat, 80s- with. The song describes what it At the age of 24, Taylor inspired synthesizer hooks. was like for Swift when she first Swift has achieved countless mile- Lyrically, the album does moved to the city in early 2014. It stones, including seven Grammy not disappoint. Swift’s songs on was released as the second single awards, fifteen American Music 1989 are more mature than her from 1989. “I approached moving Awards and twelve Billboard Mu- past works, as she has struck a bal- there [New York] with such widesic awards. On October 27 2014, ance between poetically profound eyed optimism and sort of saw it she hit yet another one with the re- commentary on heartbreak, and as a place of endless potential and lease of her fifth studio album en- addressing subjects like moving possibilities. You can kind of hear titled 1989. In the first 24 hours of through her problems and shaking that reflected in this music and this its release, 1989 sold over 600,000 off the negativity that gets thrown first song especially,” Swift states copies, making it the best opening at her. Songs like “Shake It Off,” in an interview for E! Online. day for an album this year. 1989 “Welcome To New York,” and The third track, “Style,” sold an approximate 1.287 million “Bad Blood” are reflective of the is speculated to be about Swift’s copies and counting ex-boyfriend Harry in its opening week, Styles, member of Britbeating Eminem’s ish boy band, One Di2002 release, “The rection. The song was Eminem Show,” for teased by Swift via biggest week one Twitter many months sales. before the release of the S i n c e album and was highly she broke onto anticipated by Swift’s the scene with her fanbase (referred to as breakout single “Swifties”). The song it“Tim McGraw” self is extremely catchy, in 2006, Swift has maybe even more so been known as “the than “Shake It Off”. The girl who dates too chord progression used Photo by Wynter Laboucane many boys” bein the first verse almost The album comes with one of five sets of thirteen polaroids cause the content paints a mental picture of her music often includes refer- new outlook she is taking with her of driving through New York at ences to relationships and crushes music, and her life in general. night. The chorus becomes a very The album begins with happy hook reminiscent of a sumshe has. Her sound has been quite predictable for the past eight the song “Welcome To New mertime top 40 hit, making it very years; she usually sounds like a York,” written by Swift and On- easy to dance to. No other song on pop song with vague country ele- eRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, 1989 is quite like “Style.” “Wildest Dreams,” the ments. With 1989, she completely one of many people who Swift thirteen track album’s ninth song, sounds incredibly similar to the instruments and lyrical and vocal style often used by “Summertime Sadness” singer Lana Del Rey. The song itself describes Swift’s last request to an ex, which is for him to “say you’ll remember me/standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset.” The following track, “How You Get The Girl,” is a play-by-play of how to “get the girl.” Swift describes how one should “stand there like a ghost/ shaking from the rain” and wait for the girl to open the door, then “remind her how it used to be” in order for their relationship to continue on. As a break from the otherwise upbeat, optimistic vibe of 1989, the album’s final three tracks have a slower, reflective feel to them. “This Love” (track eleven) opens with the lines “clear blue water/high tide came and brought you in,” which could be symbolic of a love of Swift’s being taken away from her by something out of her control. Later in the song, she describes how “this love came back to me,” which offers optimism and hope to some who have lost someone they loved. After “This Love,” the album hits its darkest point with “I Know Places.” The song is in a minor key the whole time, except the chorus when it transitions into a major key, reflective of her optimism for finding somewhere Swift and her love interest “won’t be found” by the paparazzi, who have been known to obsess over Swift’s personal life in the past. The final song, “Clean,” is a hopeful close to the album. It describes how Swift is “finally clean” from the impairment a relationship had been causing her. It evokes a feeling of her moving on from the things that she had been so hung up over before she moved to New York, most notably her aforementioned relationship with Harry Styles. The song was co-written by one of Swift’s role models, British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap. Heap is an indie-folk artist who often utilizes the same instruments in her own music as Swift did on 1989, so the two shared a similar vision for what the song should sound like. Overall, the whole album is a beautiful compilation of what could very well be Swift’s best work to date. It is completely different from anything on Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, or Red, yet somehow still sounds true to Taylor Swift style. This album would be a good fit for one who loves Swift’s work, or one who did not like Swift’s “old” sound but would be willing to give her a try now. discomfort. Overall, the plot was a bit predictable, but there were multiple plot twists to keep the film interesting. The soundtrack was incredible and very impressive for anyone with a taste for modern country music, or for any who enjoys catchy songs with great instrumentals. The music fit the movie setting perfectly, with artists and music influenced by Cajun culture. Every selection had a slightly bluegrass, folk, or country sound to embrace the Louisianan background of the movie. Numerous big-name artists and bands had tracks featured in the motion picture like Colbie Callait, and Kacey Musgraves. Some exceptionally catchy songs to look for in the movie are “Dream Girl” by Hunter Hayes, and “I Did with You” performed by Lady Antebellum. As for technical detailing and production, there were no faults to be seen. Digital effects were on point and very believable, while sound effects were executed with precision. The overall quality was very good, and the filming was professional- grade. The film’s casting was very well done, with well-known as well and up-and-coming actors playing the main roles. Both Marsden with Monaghan and Bracey with Liberato displayed real chemistry between their characters, which enhanced the movie experience greatly. Combined with the script adaptation from Sparks’ book, the screenplay was very believable and enjoyable. As mentioned before, The Best of Me attained its high expectations and demands with an impressive entertainment factor to the audience. It was well-made in many aspects of the film, and did not disappoint. For anyone looking for a heartfelt and dramatic cinematic escape, The Best of Me is the film for you. The Best Of Me adaptation meets best expectations By Becca Havens and their actions that led up to As yet another long- them again, and to remember why awaited book-to-movie adaptation of renowned author Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me had high expectations to live up to that were ultimately met. As a thoroughly romantic motion picture, it is a great choice for an audience that would enjoy a heartwarming and dramatic chick-flick. The plot tells the story of main characters Dawson (James Marsden) and Amanda (Michelle Monaghan) and their romance beginning at the time of their teenage years and spanning 21 years later, where much has changed. The film opens with present-time Dawson being involved in a life-threating accident and miraculously surviving by focusing on a face that he has not seen in decades, Amanda’s face. After the accident, an uncontrollable event brings now adult Amanda and Dawson together. They are forced to face the events they went their separate ways so Photo by Becca Havens One of Sparks’ many books long ago. In a series of alternating times and points of view, the movie goes back to the time when teenage Dawson (Luke Bracey) and Amanda (Liana Liberato) first met and fell in love, to where the two have not had contact with each other in 21 years and live very different lives. As the picture progresses, the viewer learns of Dawson’s abusive and rough upbringing and also of Amanda’s privileged past. The couple endures numerous heartbreaking challenges that lead up to an eventual complete loss of contact. From the character’s point of reunion, the movie progresses into an explanation to both onscreen and off-screen audiences of how exactly Amanda and Dawson parted ways. A major question throughout the movie is whether the chemistry between the two really did end, and many also wonder what will happen in the long run after they make or break their relationship for a second time. As a classic, über romantic movie, it is a first choice for any couple looking for a movie to enjoy together, or any hopeless romantic searching for an escape. The Best of Me is not recommended, however, for a crowd including groups of friends or newly single people as the movie can be viewed as extremely cheesy, to the point of November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Bentley performs his Riser tour in Calgary By Becca Havens November’s Author of the Month is Jessica Shirvington. She writes young adult fiction that includes romance in the novels. Her first novel EMBRACE was released September 1, 2012, and kick started the rest of the EMBRACE series, the novel Between the Lives, and the Disruption series. Shirvington is from Sydney Australia, and lives with her husband who was a former Olympic sprinter Matt Shirvington and their two daughters. She previously founded and run a coffee distribution company, Stella Imports, in London, and has been involved in managing the restaurants Fuel Bistro, Tow Bar and MG Garage in Sydney. Recently the FEVER had the pleasure and honour to ask Jessica Shirvington a few questions about her writing and some of her favourite books to read herself. FEVER: How did you start writing? Shirvington: Unlike many writers, I hadn’t ever really considered writing as a career at any point. To be honest, I’d never considered that I might be good enough to even write an interesting story. I had taken a very corporate road after school and ended up owning my own company in London, importing and distributing fine foods throughout the United Kingdom. It wasn’t until I was pregnant with my second daughter and had sold my company to move back to Australia that I even gave myself the time to really take some time and rediscover my love of reading. After my daughter was born, I found I was reading more and more. Some weeks I would read five novels. One day, after reading the final page of a book that hadn’t quite hit the mark for me - not because it wasn’t any good, but because I didn’t connect with it as a reader - I began to feel a little frustrated. So instead of opening a new book, I opened my laptop. That was the day I started writing EMBRACE, my first novel. That led to my first three book deal. FEVER: What inspires you to write? Shirvington: Everything. I look at all the elements of everyday life and the people within and find the small threads of stories, of character traits. I find the steps that lead to bigger ideas and I use them. We all write what we know on some level. Even if we are working on an epic fantasy set in another world, it all comes back to the human condition, to our environment and to our fears and loves in one way or another. I try to stay open to everything and then let the characters take on a life of their own. FEVER: You make such amazing characters that readers can connect with and see themselves in. Where do your characters come from? Shirvington: As I said above, they come from the everyday. There is no one character of mine that is solely based on a person from my life, and yet, they are all based on the characteristics of people I know. They are just severely heightened for the sake of the fictional stories. The trick with characters is that you want to feel like, as the reader, you get to see beneath the surface. Not just the dramatic emotional stuff, the gritty truth of emotion - the stuff we don’t normally like to admit to. For me, characters come from being honest with yourself. FEVER: What are your favourite reads? Shirvington: Chronicles of Narnia - by C.S Lewis FEVER: Finally, is there any advice for upcoming young writers? Shirvington: My advice it always to write BIG. If you are go- Page 35 ing to lay the groundwork and put in the time to set up a good plot and interesting characters, when it comes to writing the climax - go for it. You’ve worked hard to get to that point and it is where you really get to go to town. You can always go back at the end and tone it down if you need to, but don’t be afraid to really let go either. Write what you know - because that is always what you’ll write best. Write the idea that nags and nags at the corners of your mind, not the idea you think is cleverest or the idea you think people will want to read. Be honest in your writing and invite criticism. You don’t always need to follow the advice that comes with it, but know that if someone spots a problem, it is because there is a problem. Fix it. How you fix it ... that is always up to you! It was such an amazing honour to be able to interview Shirvington. Shirvington makes a great author of the month because she is an author who started writing because she felt the need let her idea out of her mind and write an ending to one of her own novels. Her EMBRACE novel series have a lot of mythology which “Unlike many writers, I hadn’t ever really considered writing as a career at any point.” is a very unique part of this series. This is the reason why she has been picked for author of the month. Be sure to check out the second novel in the Disruption series, Corruption and for a list of all her books, more on the author and videos on the characters and books go to http://www.jessicashirvington.com/ pure, clear, quality sound for the entire stadium. The stage was an impressive sight as well, with another level and platform for Bentley and his band mates to perform on. A short walkway led from the main stage into the concert mosh pit, and if that were not enough crowd interaction, Bentley had a B-stage set up in the middle of the stadium near the back rows. When it came to his performance at the other location, he walked through crowds of fans, singing to them and posing for their pictures, and then climbed up on stage. No audience member was able to feel left out from the performance Bentley put on. To add to the great aesthetics, the main stage had a screen display that during the concert, played videos that Bentley’s team had as- On the night of Monday October 12, cowboy boot-wearing and denim-cladded people of all ages could be seen making their way to the famous Saddledome for a concert none would be soon to forget. In January of this year, the 11-time Grammy nominee announced his two-leg tour, called the Riser Tour. As an internationally recognized and famous country singer, the Calgary crowd had high expectations, and they were exceeded. Canadian-born country crooner Tim Hicks kicked off the show performing his hits like “Got a Feeling” and “Here Comes the Thunder.” To ensure a rowdy crowd for the night, Hicks finished off his set with “Stronger Beer” which featured the some sources of pride for Canadians, such as Tim Hortons, pronouncing “Z” and of course, Canada’s stronger beer. The following act and final opener was Randy Houser, and all-American performer Photo by Becca Havens with a heart of gold. Frequently- Bentley’s concert stage had an impressive backdrop played on Calgary’s local country radio station, sembled with clips important to the Houser definitely warmed up the artist or that related to the song. It crowd with his song “Goodnight also displayed impressive graphics Kiss.” Although the audience en- as a background and music videos joyed his performance, the second of a featured song. Although the concert took artist’s set seemed to drag on the longer it became. There was some place on a Monday night and thereobvious impatience showing near fore was expected to have neither the end of the show for Bentley’s a large nor an energetic crowd, the stadium was buzzing with experformance to start. Soon enough, though, the citement nevertheless. A common opener had finished and the lights theme for all the performers was once again shut off, and single that Calgary partied on Mondays spotlights glared across the sta- like they were Friday nights- a dium, accompanied by some elec- source of pride for most at a contric guitar riffs. Screaming could cert like this. Bentley also did his be heard from the concert pit and part contributing to the party atmoDierks Bentley appeared onstage. sphere, with his upbeat and reck At first glance, the light- less attitude making it impossible ing was very impressive. It fea- not to enjoy his show. A definite tured different colour schemes de- highlight for the crowd to point out pending on the song being played, was seeing him pull up an enthusiand large spotlights on the crowd- astic fan onto the stage and drink a queuing dancing on the spot, of beer with him. course. Other technical details like From all aspects of the the sound were on point, as far as show, Dierks Bentley put on an one could tell. The great acoustics unforgettably worthwhile perforof the Saddledome made sure of mance. Page 36 -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School TV Show, Invader Zim deserves to be re-aired By Cam Rieger Tallest, in their quest for galactic domination. This plan is called “Operation Impending Doom Two.” The first “Operation Impending Doom” ended horribly after Zim accidently destroyed part of his home planet, Irk. After this, Zim was banished to “Foodcourtia,” doomed to serve burgers and fry things for the rest of his life. When Zim heard about the second operation, however, he managed to fly away from Foodcourtia. The leaders of the Irken Empire were not happy when they saw Zim, but he begged them to be a part of the new invasion plan. In an effort to be rid of him for good, they assigned him an unknown planet that they did not think existed. This planet turned out to be Earth. Invader Zim is an amazing show. It is absolutely hilarious, depending on one’s sense of humour. It has plenty of loveable characters, and an interesting plot to add to that. Considering this show was on Nickelodeon, it is incredibly dark and twisted. There is no doubt this show was not meant for young children, even though they may not fully understand the themes. Assuming this type of theme and plot is what they are into, teens would most likely find themselves right at home. Invader Zim contains many layers of jokes. Do not worry, there are plenty of random, silly jokes, but there are also some deeper jokes that only mature audiences will understand. This is always a positive characteristic in a TV show, because it makes it enjoyable for people of all ages. The plot of this show definitely bares similarities to many others, but it is executed very well, and in a slightly different way than most. Like any show, there are plenty of filler episodes, but the plotbased episodes really shine. It is intriguing to watch the plot progress throughout the show; it is a shame Photo by Cam Rieger the creators did not have the chance to Most of the Invader Zim series episodes can now be viewed online finish it up with the season, it was cancelled by Nickelodeon. seventeen un-aired episodes and the movie. Invader Zim is a show that any This left seventeen planned episodes, as well as a planned movie, un-aired. Although Lancers who are into cartoons should in the end it had mediocre ratings, it has definitely give a shot. It is really well done, has an above average plot, a cast of loveable retained a fairly large cult following. The majority of Invader Zim takes characters, and like many other old cancelled place on Earth, although it is not limited to television shows, deserves its cult following. the planet, based on the nature of the show. Again, like many older cartoons, it easily The plot centres on Zim, a short alien from outclasses the quality of most modern the Planet Irk, who is on a mission to take cartoons, so it is definitely worth while to over Earth. Zim is sent on this mission by check it out. the rulers of the Irken Empire, the Almighty Many know and love old television shows, especially cartoons. Unfortunately, these shows are usually considered to be amazing simply because they have become cult hits. For some reason, soon after a show is cancelled, it has the potential to amass a massive cult following. These “cultists” end up begging for more, but they are too late, as the show has already been cancelled. In some very rare cases, the increase in popularity can cause a show to earn itself a return to air. That means new episodes, new merchandise, and some very happy fans. Not all shows that deserve to be revived, however, actually get the chance to once again grace their audience with entertainment and pleasure. One of these said shows is Invader Zim, and it is dark, twisted, and awesome. Invader Zim is a cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon from 2001-2003. Sixty-eight episodes were made in the lifespan of this show, over the span of two seasons. Fourty-seven of these episodes are available on DVD. This show was aimed at an audience of young teens, and before the end of the first season, received fairly decent ratings. After the first season, however, ratings began to plummet. By the time the show was about half way through its second -- Scarlett FEVER continued from page 32 West was born with a disease known as sacral agenesis. His legs were poorly developed and useless, so at the age of five he had his legs amputated. West encourages his audience to “Redefine possible,” and lives by example, shocking the few who doubt his abilities. He hiked up Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the highest peaks on the planet to raise money for Free the Children in 2012. The hike to the top was a task even people physically able would not dare do. West sat at a desk on the stage and informed us that the phones we use now on a day to day basis are more powerful than the computers used during the first moonlanding. Technology provided West with an opportunity to drive, and live his life the way a person with regular abilities would. In our hands and pockets, we hold a pow- -- November 2014 “Our dreams are huge, but most things in life happen in tiny steps,” she said, pushing the audience to persevere through the hard times and reach their own goals. The last class of the day was about educational empowerment. Education is a topic dear to the hearts of the Kielburger brothers, and as they took to the stage to take on the role as a teacher, the audience jumped to their feet, cheering. The brothers shared their stories of empowerment, and told us how they were inspired. Craig Kielburger’s story was one thousands of children could relate to the most. He had found a story in the Toronto Star newspaper when he was only twelveyears-old about a young boy named Iqbal who had worked in the slave industry since he was four and had died fighting for the rights of children in the same trade as he. Inspired by Iqbal’s story, Kielburger started Photo by Psalm Tesalona The Kielburger brothers addres issues like poverty and bullying, saying “That matters to us” erful tool that creates change. With a push of a button we are able to raise money to provide clean water for people across the globe. For the first time in history, we have the power to communicate with people across the world in a matter of seconds. Youth have access to the tools they need to change the world right there in the pockets of their pants. A gigantic Canadian flag moved through the audience when Canada’s very own Dave Williams, an astronaut and physician, took to the stage and shared his story on how he reached his dreams through his hard-work, telling us to ignore the doubt in our heads and pursue our dreams no matter how big. After lunch, the third class on social empowerment started with 11-year-old activist and blogger Hannah Alper, and Canadian pop-sensation Shawn Desman. Mia Farrow, an award-winning actress took to the stage shortly after, telling the thousands of children listening to “Keep pushing for what is right and just.” Next on the stage was the inspirational Olympic bronze-medalist, Silken Laumann. She had to stop several times in between her touching story on her struggles living in a home in fear of her own mother, and her road to recovery from a rowing accident because the audience kept screaming in support. a movement with other twelve-year-olds he had gathered together in his seventh grade class. A dream he had to free the children all over the world under the chains of poverty, and suffering exploded into the international organization he is running alongside his brother today. The Saddledome was filled to the very top with the energy and excitement of sixteen thousand people ready for change. Anyone who saw the thousands of youth standing, cheering, as the Kielburger brothers spoke words that empowered their audience would feel hope for a better tomorrow. The walls of the Saddledome had never seen so many people ready to make the world a better place. Alberta’s youth left We Day ready to be the change. Scarlett is full of talented students, each with something to contribute to the movement. Scarlett’s Lancers can also be people that empower others, and strive towards a world where people live selfless lives, dedicating their services to others. Thanks to the ambassadors, representatives and supporters of Free the Children, who live to inspire youth to reach their full potential, a world of positive change is just around the corner. In the words of Marc Kielburger, “Changing the world is the coolest thing you can do.” November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Folk music finding its way into the modern world By Brianne Godsman Folk music has been on the rise over the past few years. Something about the haunting harmonies and intricate acoustic plucking draws people away from the fluorescent lights, if only for just a moment. It is always beneficial for one to get in touch with their inner banjo plucking, tree hugging, barefooted singer from the south. Folk music typically includes traditional instruments such as the guitar, the fiddle, the mandolin, the harmonica, the banjo, the piano, the upright bass and other acoustic additions such as box drums, and melodicas. Starting in the mid twentieth century, a new form of folk music evolved from traditional folk music. The second folk revival, as this new wave of folk has rightfully been called, is famous for taking traditional inspiration and mixing it with relevant lyrics and upbeat melodies to capture the attention of an older audience. Modern folk music is not to be confused with world folk music, which incorporates instruments such as sitars and dulcimers although, modern folk often includes elements of this other genre and, often, the two are while igniting the soul. Folk music combines the healing power of the blues, the warmth of country, the texture of world music, and the spirit of rock while staying true to the quintessential folk anthems passed down from artists like Bob Dylan or The Kingston Trio. Folk festivals often occur in large field of dry grass with clusters of people relaxing in lawn chairs. The folk Festivals have an interesting dynamic: folk fans go from shouting along with bootstomping melodies from groups like Devin Coyote, to lying on the ground listening Photo by Brianne Godsman to heart wrenchFolk singer Josh Ritter is famous for deep his lyrics ing melodies from soulful solo songis that it is a genre that can appeal writers, such as Josh Ritter. One rainy day in August, to many and can relax the mind very closely related. The beauty of folk music as people poured out of tents and RVs onto the Salmon Arm fairgrounds, Mandolin Orange set up for the festival ahead. Mandolin Orange is a folk duo from Chapel Hill, NC that crafts beautiful vocal harmonies with one of the best mandolin players in the world’s improvised melodies. Andrew Marlin and Emily Franz are two of the most talented folk musicians of their time, Marlin, the group’s lyricist and mandolin player has the uncanny ability to improvise any song as long as he is given the key and Franz can play both guitar and fiddle and harmonize in an angelic high register. The mandolin is a member of the Lute family; the instrument is tuned in perfect fifths and has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison. In size this instrument is somewhere between a banjo and a ukulele in size but requires a much different in playing technique. The mandolin is usually played by finger picking and has a high pitched very bright shiny sound. Mandolins range in price from one $100 for a beginner Mandolins to $50000 for a hand painted Gibson mandolin. For Page 37 anyone interested in the mandolin or any other type of instrument, a well-informed music store, like Long and McQuade is a great place to go. Long and McQuade is known for their reasonable rental prices and knowledgeable employees. One can try any instrument, from banjos to trombones to steel drums Another folk group that Lancers should consider looking into is The Fugitives, a soulful group of socially aware songwriters who often blend their vocals with spoken-word poetry, drifting skilfully back and forth between the two art forms. The bands instrumentals are often strings, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo, and the groups songs share opinions about issues most song writers rarely touch on. As fall fades into winter a few folk tunes may just be the perfect thing to add to a daily playlist. When one is walking home, or studying, or waiting for the bus, good music can have the same effect as comfort food, making even the worst of days that much better. U2 issues offhanded apology for mass iTunes release By Wynter Laboucane Irish rock band U2 recently returned to the music scene after a five-year absence, the longest in the band’s history. Since 2009’s No Line On The Horizon, U2 has been in and out of the studio, trying to decide what songs would make the cut onto Songs of Innocence. The release date was shifted many times by the band because there were many discrepancies over album content. Meanwhile, American technology giant Apple had used “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)” for a commercial celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iPod. With their use of the Irish rockers’ music, and the band needing some press coverage for their release, the two teamed up during September, around the time Apple was set to launch the iPhone 6/6 Plus. During the keynote for the phones, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced U2 and announced that, “soon, everyone with an iTunes account will be able to download Songs of Innocence from their iCloud.” An immediate backlash erupted, with angry Apple cus- tomers taking their frustrations to motely interested, might play us and tears of some Irish guys are in social media outlets like Facebook for the first time because we’re your junk mail.” and Twitter. Many people were in their library,” he states. “What Sasha Frere-Jones, muconfused as to why they all of a sic critic for New sudden they had this album in their Yorker magazine library, and they were even more compared the alconfused when it was discovered bum to junk mail, that they could not remove it. saying, “Don’t There were a considerable amount shove your muof iTunes users who were U2 fans, sic into people’s however, and therefore the free homes. A U2 alalbum did not go completely unbum that some derappreciated, although the fact would have taken that some were happy to have the seriously was inalbum was not enough to please stead turned into U2 frontman Paul Hewson, known an album that better under his stage name, Bono. seems as point A comment on the situless as it probation was posted on September 9 ably is. Lack of consent is not the via blog post entitled “Remember future.” Fellow Us?” written by Bono and pubPhoto by Wynter Laboucane celebrity and solished on the official U2 website. It outlined some positive aspects Songs of Innocence must now be purchased to acquire it called “godfather to doing a mass-release of the of punk” Iggy Pop record. “Part of the DNA of this a mind blowing, head scratching, also criticized the move, stating band has always been the desire to 21st century situation. Over 500 that “part of the process when you get our music to as many people as million people… that’s a billion buy something from an artist, it’s possible. In the next 24 hours, over ears.” He went on, stating a nega- kind of an anointing; you are giva half a billion people are going to tive aspect to releasing the album ing that person love.” have Songs of Innocence… should on such a massive scale. “And for Yet another comment on the situathey choose to check it out. That the people out there who have no tion was released by U2, this time is so exciting. People who haven’t interest in checking us out, look through a live-streamed Facebook heard our music, or weren’t re- at it this way… the blood, sweat question and answer session, a user wrote to the band, “Can you please never release an album on iTunes that automatically downloads to peoples’ playlists ever again? It’s really rude.” Bono replied, saying, “Oops, I’m sorry about that. I had this beautiful idea and we kind of got carried away with ourselves. Artists are prone to that kind of thing. Drop of megalomania, touch of generosity, dash of selfpromotion and deep fear that these songs that we poured our life into over the last few years wouldn’t be heard. There’s a lot of noise out there. I guess we got a little noisy ourselves to get through it.” Many people have regarded this as the band’s official apology. Apple responded to the issue by creating a “U2 removal tool,” a webpage with a link users can click to permanently delete Songs of Innocence from their library. Once deleted, the album must be purchased through iTunes or in store if one decides they want it again. The album was first released as an iTunes exclusive, then in stores across the globe. It got mixed reviews from critics and consumers alike. Page 38 -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER Virgin snake having babies is a Hiss-terical new discovery Thelma, a reticulated python who lives in the Louisville Zoo, may just be the snake version of the Virgin Mary;she gave birth to six little baby snakes without ever having any sort of contact from a male snake. On its facebook page, the Louisville Zoo stated “Staff along with researchers from the University of Tulsa have discovered that the world’s largest snake is capable of virgin birth also known as parthenogenesis in this first ever documented case.” Thelma, a 20-ft 200 pound snake, laid 61 eggs two years ago, but researches took until now to fully understand and study the genetics of the six offspring that survived. In their research, they found that the six babies were part clones of their mother. The curator of ectotherms, Bill McMahon said in a press release, “It is a very exciting thing to be able to witness something like that first hand. Especially something that has never been documented before in this species.” -- November 2014 the tab for her, so she did not have to. Police say Rhines claimed to be married to Jesus Christ, the man from the Bible, but stated she did not posses a marriage license. She assured all staff at the restaurant that her loving husband had access to US currency and would pay soon. Rhines has since been sent into the Lawton City prison due to a charge of fraud. Woman stuck in chimney is a pain in the “Ash” On Sunday October 19 in Los Angeles, California, a woman tried to sneak into a house through the chimney and ended up getting stuck. The fire department was called out to rescue her, and they used dish soap to help free the soot-covered woman. Local media reports state that Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, tried to enter the home of a man that she had met online, and when she got stuck, she proceeded to scream for help. Firefighters who attended the scene found Figueroa about seven feet down the chimney, which ended up having to be taken Woman’s tab to be paid through apart brick by brick right down to the roof line. Holy Matrimony Ventura County Department On Friday October 17, a woman was arrested in Oklahoma for ordering spokesman, Bill Nash, said of the incident food and drinks at a bar and then not pay- “She’s stuck in there and obviously she ing, claiming that her husband, Jesus Christ, doesn’t need bricks falling down on her on top of that.” would pay her tab for her. Ten firefighters worked as a team, Kristi Rhines allegedly ordered spending two hours freeing the woman, using straps to pull her out after lubricating the inside of the chimney with dish soap. After she was freed, Figueroa was taken to the hospital for a brief observation period. Nunez-Figueroa was later arrested for illegal entry and providing false information to the police, which she did by misrepresenting Photo By Rachel Esser her true identity. This restaraunt tab would be a confusing one for the staff at El Chico The man who food and multiple beverages at El Chico, a lived in the house, giving his name to the restaurant in Lawton, and then stated that press only as Lawrence, told the local televishe could not pay for it. According to the sion station KCBS that he had met the perABC affiliate KWSO, she reportedly told the petrator online and that this incident was not management her husband was going to pay the first time that she tried to enter his home. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Page 39 Mayday Parade joins friends for the “Honeymoon” tour By Wynter Laboucane On Saturday November 1, Floridian pop-punk band Mayday Parade arrived in snowy Calgary to play the first show in the city since August 2011, when they opened for All Time Low on the “Gimme Summer Ya Love” tour. It was a night not soon to be forgotten by any in attendance, as the whole show lasted over five hours. Mayday Parade broke onto the pop-punk/rock scene in 2007 with A Lesson In Romantics, and gained a following of loyal fans. Their most recent release in 2013, Monsters In The Closet, is the album that sparked their current “Honeymoon” tour. Their headlining tour was announced on August 4 2014 and tickets went on sale four days later, on August 8. The Calgary show sold out quickly, as the city is home to many fans of the band. Despite the cold weather, the turnout for the performance was impressive. Before the doors opened at 7:00 pm, the line wrapped around the entire Student Centre at the University of Calgary, in which the venue, the MacEwan Ballroom, resides on the upper floor. Some of the eager fans in line had been waiting as early as 4:30 pm to ensure their spot at the front of the line, an advantage veteran concert-goers value. The show, like many of its kind, was general admission, which essentially means first come, first serve in terms of places to stand, so the earlier one arrives, the more possibilities one has to get a good spot. The MacEwan Ballroom is one of the mid-sized venues offered by the Student Centre, and it filled up quickly by the time Mayday Parade took the stage at almost 10:00 pm. Before that, however, three opening acts played: American rock bands PVRIS and Major League, and, most notably, Australian rock band Tonight Alive. All three bands played high-energy sets of original songs that got fans excited for what was yet to come, the band most were there to see. By the time Mayday Parade took the stage, the venue was brimming with excitement from front to back. The lights went out and the first note hit was the recognizable opening to one of the bands biggest songs, “Jersey.” The room was filled with bright blue and red lights as band frontman Derek Sanders jumped around the stage, obviously happy to see the excitement in the audience. They played four more songs, including “Kids In Love” and “Girls,” before switching gears to two of their most beloved, emotional songs, “Hold Onto Me” and “Terrible Things.” The set list was a perfect ted to the audience that he used to play an NHL game on his Playstation, and his favourite team to use was the Calgary Flames, which evoked a feeling of hometown pride as the crowd applauded. The band proceeded, Cheers For Five Years.” The audience was left in tearful awe at Sanders’ ability to reach the audience by saying, “to anyone going through a bad time right now, remember that the bad times are what make you appreciate the good times... we will always be here for you – our music will always be here for you.” Sanders and Bundrick were joined once again by the remainder of the band for the final three songs in the set, 2011’s “Oh Well, Oh Well,” A Lesson In Romanitcs’ “Black Cat” and finally, “Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven’t Ended Yet.” The audience was left wanting more, and after Mayday Parade left the stage, a mixed chant of “Mayday” and “one more song” was echoed by almost everyone in attendance. To their relief, the boys returned to the stage for one more song, Photo by Wynter Laboucane yet another high-energy Lesson In Mayday Parade playing one of their hit singles “Jersey” to their adoring fans Romantics tune, “Jamie All Over.” The post-concert atmobalance of older fan favourites and playing three more songs including sphere in the building as everyone newer material, and no one in the “Ghosts,” then everyone except found their way to the coat check audience was left disappointed. If Sanders and drummer/lead vocal- and, ultimately, the exit, was one one was to listen hard enough, they ist, Jake Bundrick exited the stage, filled with positive energy and a would be able to hear devout fans leaving the pair to play a few bal- looming sensation of “this was singing along at the top of their lads. Sanders played piano while the best way to start the month.” lungs during every song. After the two of them sang “Miserable At All in all, it was a fantastic night “Terrible Things,” Sanders admit- Best” and the tear-worthy “Three for everyone who was there. Nintendo’s very famous fighting franchise smashes onto handhelds and it has never looked this fantastic before By Shane Bailes concept which is easy to learn but which players choose their own Super Smash Brothers is one of Nintendo’s most wellknown and critically praised series of all-time. The series spans over four games (five as of November 21) with major success with each instalment. Super Smash Brothers, is a unique fighting game in which players can choose from a variety of Nintendo characters from the recognizable Mario and Pikachu to the more obscure ROB and Ness (ROB being a unsuccessful Nintendo Entertainment System peripheral from 1985 and Ness being a character from the SNES Role playing game Earthbound which this reporter is particularly fond of). The object of the game is to raise the percentage of the opposing player(s). The higher a players damage percentage, the farther they get launch when attacked with a powerful attack, commonly referred as a smash attack. If a player can knock the opposing player(s) off the screen, that player wins; a very simple hard to master. path to the new smash run mode The original game was which powers up fighters while made for the Nintendo 64 and was facing iconic Nintendo enemies. If released in 1999. In 2001, the sec- a player has a friend, those playond game in the franchise named ers can have multiplayer smash Super Smash Brothers Melee was matches with up to four players. released on the GameCube. 2008 SSB3D3 has the biggest was the release year of Super Smash Brothers Brawl on the Nintendo Wii. Super Smash Brothers for 3DS is the fourth and most recent game in the franchise. Released on October 3, 2014, SSB3DS is on the Nintendo 3DS and keeps the main game mechanics the same but expands on it adding a plethora of new content Drawing by Shane Bailes and goodies. Smash Brothers feels One of the many adorable characters is Kirby right at home on a handheld system. This game packs roster of characters in a Smash tons of modes and collectables to Brothers game to date. The number keep players busy for a very long of characters players start with is time. From the new classic mode enormous with newcomers such as Pac-Man, Palutena, Greninja, Villager, Mega Man, Little Mac and, Shulk. There are still some characters to unlock and unlocking them is easier than in past games. Although unlocking characters faster is great, one of the joys of past Smash Brothers games was working hard and earning the secret characters and that is not as strong here. The stage choice however is excellent. Players will fight in the Mushroom kingdom, on an F-Zero racer, in a Gameboy, on a floating plain, in a young boy’s mind and even in a Nintendogs living room. Online play has significantly improved since the last instalment. In Super Smash Brothers Brawl the online play was lack lustre, it was frequently slow, laggy and most times players would have a hard time even connecting online. SSB3DS throws that all out a window. The online play is great. The service is very stable, depending on Wi-Fi connection and the options are well laid out. The “for glory” mode is more competi- tive and strategic (a player’s wins and losses will be recorded in this mode), the” for fun” mode is more silly and hectic (only a player’s wins will be recorded). The mode players use the most depends on what kind of player they are allowing the game to suit all tastes. Any online match can be saved as a replay and watched at any time. Spectating mode is another option, in which players watch other players duke-it-out and bet coins on who will win. Super Smash Brothers for 3DS is a great game for new and old players. It is very impressive for the first Smash Brothers game on a handheld and has a surprisingly large amount of content. The online play is sure to help players master the game and many tiny details were added that gives the game a nice polish. If Lancers have not picked the game up yet, it currently sells for $44.99 and this writer highly recommends it. Page 40 -- FINE ARTS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 First jazz concert, Scarlett musicians come out swinging more than one instrument. Sophie Schnei- is “Into the old stuff,” swinging music that sure you are alive” because jazz has such a der grade 11, plays oboe in band and piano makes audiences want to get up and dance. magnetic interesting vibe, it is difficult for On the evening of Tuesday October and vibraphone in jazz combo. The two Mr. Bell often tells students, while they are audiences to stay still. 28 an audience full of relatives and friends combos appeared in between the other A majority of of students in the jazz program had the op- three bands, being smaller than the Jazz the audience was othportunity to hear instrument wielding stu- classes, combos provided a very intier music students, or dents performing some swinging jazz stan- mate experience between performer and alumni from the music dards in the theater. The Jazz program is run listener, the small groups of students alprogram, continuing by Jonathan Bell, who also directs the con- lowed for more individual instruments the legacy of support for each other’s talent, to be heard and created even after they have more space for improvigraduated. Jazz stusation. The Jazz one, two dents have to dedicate and three bands were time for practicing enalso very impressive, tirely outside the timeconsidering the short table, unless they have amount of time students a spare where they had to prepare. Jazz can practice, students one two and three all have to add rehearsals featured soloists, leanon top of their already busy schedules. Jazz ing into a microphone when it was their time bands practice during to shine. Some of the lunch hours and before school and often have songs played included, professional clinicians Cheep Tricks by Kris Berg, South Street come to work with Blues by Jeff Jarvis them specializing in All Photos by Brianne Godsman and Early Morning by different instruments. Chloe Tiessen, grade 11 and Austin Lee, Grade 12, sell raffle tickets Music students, in Jazz Oliver Nelson. Mr. Bell stated near the beginning listening to jazz, “if you aren’t moving right one, choir and wind ensemble are currently Adam Pettigrew, Grade 10, loves the timeless sounds of jazz of the performance that he now you better check your pulse and make preparing for a trip to New York which. Jazz students have many events to look forward to up until then, Jazz on Canterbury is an cert choir, which will be performing alongevent that takes place every year where loside the wind ensemble on Remembrance cal junior high jazz bands come to Scarlett Day. The Scarlett Jazz program consists of to perform their music and also get a feel for five different ensembles, Jazz one, two and what high school Jazz is like by listening to three are all mainly teacher led and count as the Scarlett Jazz bands. This event occurs in graded classes and the level of band students hopes that it will encourage junior high stuare placed in is based on audition. The other dents to continue with Jazz. ‘Moonlight Nights’ is the biggest two ensembles are Jazz combos and both are event that occurs with regards to jazz bands, mainly student led, with students from all ‘Moonlight Nights’ is both a concert and a grades running the rehearsals, and working fundraiser providing a wonderful dinner and with Jonathan Bell to choose music. The combos mainly improvise on live music in on a highly anticipated night top of existing songs listening for patters February. Jazz bands get a chance to shine at in the original recording, and improvising this event performing Jazz standards and ofimpressive solos while working together as ten accompanied by singers from the choir. a team to ensure that the song is conveyed Lancers should be sure to keep a look out for how they want it to sound. The two combos upcoming jazz events and try to attend one that performed on the 28th were smaller than in support of their peers musical talents and One of Scarletts student jazz combos performs independently, without Mr. Bell’s direction the Jazz bands and are composed of talented insane amounts of hard work. teams of musicians often multitasking on By Brianne Godsman November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- FINE ARTS -- Page 41 A preview of Scarlett’s, Around the World in 80 Days By Benjamin Havens Scarlett has produced masterful adaptations of many well-known plays and productions for years and have succeeded every time in pulling off a production both beautiful and entertaining but none have ever been as perfect to begin with as the classic, Around the World in 80 Days. With the debut of Scarlett’s new- largest casts seen in Scarlett history, with the large amount of talent available for the cast, the directors has a very difficult task in choosing who would receive which role. The onstage rendition of Around the World in 80 Days has 39 scenes and enough room for 34 actors, this gave the directors more freedom in choosing who would play each role and ensured they would not have to neglect any talent. all photos by Ben Havens lar. Jack said this on the issue, “Individual most enjoyable for audiences.” scenes are easy and fun because they’re so Any Lancers still looking for a reafunny and enjoyable but the difficult part is son to attend can take it from James Jack organizing and coordinating tech for 39 dif- that “it will be great fun with never a dull ferent scenes.” moment and we would to love to see them When asked whether it was easy support their fellow Lancers.” or difficult to cast the show, Jack said, “it was made easier because we double cast, it was hard however because some deserving people didn’t get major roles.” A theatre show is nothing without a well-designed set and believable costumes which Scarlett is fortunate enough to have. When asked how the set was being produced and whether it was James Jack (center) and his stage managers and student directors on stage being done on Scarlett’s production of Around speed, he said, “yes, Ms. Ray, the art teacher and our designer Laura Brown have been in- the World in 80 Days has all the makings strumental in moving set production forward of a genuine masterpiece and to not see this show would be a disservice to yourself and and have some exciting ideas.” The actors and stage crew that work hard to amaze and entertain for a few nights every year est theatre production rapidly approaching on the 9 to 11 of December, the Fever was able to get valuable insight, history, and interviews for the much anticipated rendition of Around the World in 80 Days. With an impressive record of well-made successful plays, expectations are set high for the large cast and supporting crew for this massive endeavor that could prove to be the most entertaining production to date. Around the World in 80 Days was written by the French writer Jules Verne in 1873 and was adapted to the theatre at the turn of the 21st century and has since been performed in many countries that include Canada, England, and South Africa. The plot follows a man by the name of Phileas Fogg who is a gifted and confident mathematician as well as a high level socialite in London. When he has a disagreement with other rich British gentlemen on the logistics of circumnavigating the world in 80 days, he brashly and confidently agrees to do it himself, risking the enormous sum of £20,000. The adventure takes him and his valet Passepartout to extraordinary places across the globe on the journey that if completed, would make him not only a brilliant millionaire, but a modern day hero. Filled with elephant riding, dangerous rescue missions, and treacherous fights with Indians, Fogg’s journey is a legendary one that has mesmerized audiences of all ages for years. The show itself has one of the One of the people taking on this massive endeavour is James Jack, the man who has been the mastermind for many of Scarlett’s theatre productions. Never one to shy from a challenge, Jack has been a key part in the ongoing success and movement of countless plays previous to Around the World in 80 Days and is essential to this play. The Fever was fortunate to get an interview with the educator and producer and have gained valuable insight into every aspect of the upcoming production. James Jack is one of the co-directors for the play and when asked what separates the preparation of this show from any of the others, he enthusiastically said, “for the first time we have student directors, Abbey Leach and Hayley Bowling, both of which have been invaluable in producing the show.” When watching the cast rehearse their scenes, it’s impossible to miss the leadership and guidance given to the actors by Bowling and Leach. When asked why they chose this show instead of the other ones available, Jack said, “it’s exciting, fast paced, funny, and had room to accommodate 30 actors.” One of the most difficult parts of recreating a very successful and widely known show is replicating each scene in a way that the cast can do and still make original. However, this gets significantly more difficult when you have over 30 students with schedules that are anything but simi- Students Rachel Esser and Rihannon Perry love to perform on stage and always have fun When inquired about the costumes for the show, Jack said, “The costumes will be provided by Ms. Rip and her more than capable crew.” The Fever wanted to know how this play compares to ones he has done in the past, Jack answered with a smile saying, “every play that I produce I hope will be the best that I have ever worked on, this is no exception and I believe this one will be the to your fellow Lancers. With the countless hours of work all the people behind and in front of the curtain are putting in, it is clear that this show will be among the best Scarlett has ever produced. To get tickets, go to the cafeteria foyer at lunch as well as talk to any cast member to get a ticket, they can also be bought at the door. Page 42 -- FINE ARTS Photos by Brianne Godsman Photospread by Tanvi Sankar -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- SPORTS -- Page 43 Senior Girls volleyball team confident about Finals By Helena Gagnier emotions and had better control on 23. In the third set, the girls were The city Quarter Finals had gone wrong. The Senior Girls Vol- The next morning, the the court. Still, the score slipped relentless and won the match eas- will take place on November 6, leyball team continues to spike girls played the team from Lindsay away from them and the Lancers ily, claiming their spot as first in and the Semi Finals will be played interest in many Lancer fans as Thurber, the Red Deer host school were losing with a score of 16-22. their pool. on November “If all goes as 13. The location they sustain their success. After who was expected to win the tour- Figuring that they had nothing left As the senior girls planned, the winning their last game against nament. Fuelled by their loss the to lose, the girls battled to close moved through the quarof both games Western on October 30, the Senior previous night, the Lancers played the gap in the score and strove to ter and semi-finals of the is yet to be angirls hope to Girls are heading into the play- aggressively, but made too many achieve what seemed to be an im- tournament, the team went bring home two nounced. If the offs, which start on November 6. unforced errors and lost the first possible win. By working hard, the to three sets several more gold medals and Senior Girls win Undefeated in league play, times, but always two banners to both games, they the girls earned themselves managed to have hang proudly on will play in the the ranking of first place in an amazing comeChampionScarlett’s walls.” City south Calgary. back and win the ship Game on In preparation for third set. By the November 15 at the highly anticipated City end of the day, the girls Bishop Carroll. Motivated by their Finals on November 15, the were exhausted; but they loss to Aberhart in last year’s City team travelled to Red Deer had made it to the finals, Finals, the girls are continuing to on October 24 to face more where they would play the work hard in practice and are conchallenging teams from othBev Facey Falcons once stantly improving. In order to move on to again. er areas of Alberta. On the Though the girls played Provincials, the team needs to first day of the tournament, intensely, they failed to achieve gold, silver, or bronze in the girls only played two maintain focus and men- the city rankings. From there, the games—the first of which tal toughness, and lost in girls would travel to Lloydminster they won easily in two sets two sets against the Fal- in order to play for the title of Proagainst Sylvan Lake. The cons. They received silver vincial Champions. following game was more for their efforts, but the If all goes as planned, the challenging, and the girls Lancers were frustrated girls hope to bring home two gold struggled to pull themselves by their loss and are de- medals and two banners to hang together against the Bev proudly on Scarlett’s walls. The Facey Falcons, a team that Photo by Rob Aston termined to continue to had traveled to Red Deer The Lancers wait to be awarded their gold medals after winning first place in their tournament improve so that they team appreciates any support from might meet the Falcons their fellow Lancers and they hope from Edmonton. In a tight third set, the Lancers were defeat- set of the game. In the second set, girls managed to overtake Thurber at Provincials, where they hope to to see fans come out to the playoff games. Good luck Lancers! ed, forcing them to evaluate what the girls were able to contain their and win, with a final score of 25- redeem themselves and take gold. Junior Girls Volleyball ends season on a high note By Anna Watt The Junior Girls Volleyball team has been improving tremendously as they head into playoffs. The team has been practicing almost every day and is expecting to place in the top five in the city. The Junior Girls are ranked third, tied with Centennial with a total of twelve points. The team played a tough match against Bishop Grandin on October 28. The girls played an aggressive match but Bishop Grandin overpowered their defense. Isobel Loewen, Grade 10 says, “the team played a good match but Bishop Grandin was just a better team, I thought that our defence was the best I’ve ever seen it.” Grandin had some big swingers and manage to push through the large block that the Lancers put up. The Junior Girls have also lost a key player heading into playoffs. Emily Huff, grade 10, who was a very strong middle, has unfortunately broken her pelvis. Huff was jumping and a piece of her pelvic bone broke off. She was a big asset to the teams offensive line. Scarlett hopes for a speedy recovery and to see Huff back on the court as soon as possible. The team also attended a tournament in Red Deer at Hunting- ton Hills, on October 6. The girls placed fourth in their pool and seventh overall. The team played well but the Edmonton teams were highly skilled and had plenty of skilled club players. The teams was also back in Red Deer on October 31 at the Lindsey Thurber Tournament. Overall, there were very difficult games and for the most part improved on specific aspects throughout the weekend. The team placed sixth. The FEVER talked to Anna Bender, Grade 11 about the teams progress: FEVER: How has the team improved? How have you improved? Bender: The team has improved immensely! It is apparent to not only the coaches but to the parents. We have improved on a lot of skill based material involving the games rules and technical aspects. We have a better understanding of what to do in the spur of the moment. I specifically have improved, like everyone else has but I feel I am a better leader than I was last year. I am more confident with making team decisions and encouraging individuals in a specific manner. FEVER: What are you looking forward to heading into playoffs? Bender: We are very excited and pumped to show fans how much we’ve improved! Our desire to become a greater team grows with each game we play! FEVER: What are your goals heading into playoffs? Bender: We are striving to continue to play our best which will hopefully earn us a spot in city championships. The teams year ended on Novemeber 5 when the team unfortunatley lost to Aberhart in the quarter final. The girls had a great season and represented Scarlett with pride. Page 44 -- SPORTS A class-action lawsuit recently launched against the Canadian Hockey League is setting out to change the landscape of major junior hockey in Canada and stopping the league from operating as it currently does when it comes to the issue of player contracts and wages. Charney Lawyers, under head lawyer Ted Charney, filed the suit on behalf of all current and select former players who played for one or more of the CHL’s member-leagues which include the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Western Hockey League (WHL), and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The official wording of the lawsuit states that the CHL committed breach of statute, conspiracy, and waiver of tort. When asked to explain the core of the issue, though, Ted Charney explained the lawsuit by saying, “What this case is really about is ‘Are they (CHL players) employees?’”. The compensation the suit is looking for is back wages, overtime pay, holiday pay, and vacation pay the former players feel as they are owed as well as the installation of a proper wage system for current and future players in the CHL. The suit insists that CHL players are employees who provide their services to their teams according to the standard player contract they sign upon entry into the league but alleges that though these players are employees, they are not being properly compensated for their work. Charney states that a player can work anywhere between thirtyfive to forty hours a week doing team business but only earns pay of about $35-$120 per week; these fees amount to a wage below Canadian minimum wage. -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 into the NHL as a professional player. Branch also defends his position by explaining that the emphasis on player wages completely overlooks the benefits CHL players receive from the league. He says the league had governor’s meetings nearly a decade ago about this exact issue of raising players’ wages but decided that the money they would have spent on increased wages would be more beneficial if it was invested in welfare programs that the players could take advantage of. The most prominent of these welfare programs is the CHL scholarship program which is one of the most renowned scholarship programs in all of Canada. Last year, the OHL alone spent more than $2 million on education for players. CHLwide there were 579 players playing on scholarship after their time in the CHL and These numbers were collected us- CHL, and commissioner of the OHL, Dave this number equates to an excess of $6 miling a variety of standard player contracts Branch disputes the notion that major ju- lion in funds. There have also been recent from around the league. To ensure accuracy nior hockey players are employees. Instead changes to the scholarship program to allow within the suit, lawyers looked at standard of being employees, for as long as the CHL even more players within the league to take player contracts from an assortment of prov- has been in business the athletes within the advantage of the benefits. Players can now utilize their education package for eighinces and states teen months after their overage season has that have teams ended. Another change installed is the abilthat are members ity for players who sign in the American of the CHL. The Hockey League (AHL) to still access their contract which scholarship funds within the allotted time was particularly period, whereas before these players were astonishing to considered professional and ineligible to them was the one touch their funds. in which they saw The CHL also invests in drug edua $35 per week cation and anti-doping programs that are wage being paid offered to the players. The league’s conto players regardcussion management program is also a less of how many significant investment as well as the newhours a week ly-announced partnership with the Canathat they were dian Mental Health Association in order involved in team to create better mental health awareness business. This and monitoring. Players’ out-of-pocket contract allegedly expenses are also covered by the league came from 2013 which includes equipment, billeting, and and was signed travel costs. Just recently in the OHL, there by an unidentiwas a move to increase player benefits even fied member of more to include a reimbursement package the OHL’s Windof up to $470 available to players to cover sor Spitfires. The expenses that include things like gas, food, team would not and clothing. comment when The next move in this potentially asked about the game-changing lawsuit is a certification terms of the conmotion to allow the case to be considered tract. It is imporPhoto by Kyra Bird class-action and be allowed to proceed in tant to note that none of the alle- Fair pay is the very central issue in the class-action lawsuit against the CHL court as such. This certification hearing gations within the suit have been proven in league have been considered amateur stu- could take anywhere from six months to a dent athletes. Branch insists that this student year to occur, meaning this case is still very court as of this writing. If the court determines that CHL athlete title is similar to the one given to ath- early in the process. All fans know now is players are in fact em- letes within the National Collegiate Athletic both sides of the argument. Former and curployees, the fees men- Association (NCAA). Considering 98% of rent players are fighting for their right to be tioned will be recognized the players within the CHL are enrolled in considered employees and therefore being as having violated mini- school, Branch feels he is justified in label- paid the minimum wage they are entitled to. mum wage legislation in ling them this way. Charney immediately On the other hand, the CHL believes they every province and state disputed that claim, as he believes it is ap- are more than generous with the programs where CHL teams play propriate to call NCAA athletes students in which they offer to players to make them hockey. This means that because they play for the universities they not only better players but better people, and the CHL will be forced attend. The CHL is not an educational body, therefore are justified in not paying their stuto pay their players more especially considering the fact that players dent athletes minimum wage. Through all of the allegations and in accordance with these are eligible to play with their teams even af- minimum wage legisla- ter they are finished high school and are able battling, one thing is sure, and that is that this tions. to be sent back to the league for at least one battle will be a long one. President of the to two seasons after they have been drafted November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- SPORTS -- Page 45 Swim and Dive team in the pool The last run of the season has been ran By Jenna FitzGerald By Kyle Irvine The cross country season ended on October 17. Headed by the long-time coach, Marc Wyton, the Scarlett running team embarked on a not-so-long journey to Okotoks to participate in the cross country Provincial Championship meet. Truly, this was an extremely exciting end to the stamina-filled cross country season. The Alberta Cross Country Provincials were hosted at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school offering a significant roster of school teams the chance to compete against others for the prestigious championship title. Scarlett’s team did so, showing the fruits of their extensive training labour, and running their hearts out. For a somewhat small running team, the number of runners that made it into the provincial event was quite impressive. 20% of the cross country team, a relatively high percentage of students from one school, proved their mettle in the competition. A school runner, Tyler Kiyonaga, managed to finish the race in tenth place in his division, while another female runner, Jovana Tepavac, finished fourth place in her division. Although the end-results proved to be impressive, some runners faced un- fortunate complications during the race, such as Grade 10 Robert Germshied, who was holding a strong ninth place standing before slipping and falling, literally, out of the position he had was holding. Numerous top 30 finishes were recorded, presenting Scarlett’s active presence within the event. Overall Scarlett placed fifth in their provincial division and even went on to place second out of every school in Calgary. It is safe to say that Dr. E. P. Scarlett’s provincial meet was a success. Wyton expressed how proud he was of his runners, going on to explain how all of his members ran their hearts out and worked extremely hard. It was a difficult course, he said, but they were able to power through it and really give it their all. Wyton stated that the results are typical; stating his team usually demonstrates their skill in such a manner. It was good to hear that Scarlett’s success appears as a recurring result. Through Wyton’s runners he saw all of the hard work, training, preparation, and skill pay off and put to good use. Even if the cross country season has ended, the exciting results and sights of the fellow Lancers team in action are sure to encourage others to join the team next season to run with the Scarlett team. The Senior Boys Football team tackles the seasons challenges By Rachel Esser The Senior Boys Football team has had an amazing second half of their season. The boys have played multiple challenging teams including Central Memorial, Beaverbrook, and Diefenbaker, whom the boys played previously in their season. In their game against Central, the Lancers had a stunning win. The score was 19-1 for the Lancers. Their defense had a shutout, which assisted them in a fantastic win. In their next game against the Beaverbrook Lords, the Lancers put up quite a fight but to no avail as they still lost the game. They had a strong lead for the majority of the game, but the Lords caught up near the end and swiped the win. This game was the last regular season one. In their game against the Diefenbaker Chiefs, the Lancers played the best game of the entire season. They were sportsmanlike, helping up other players after they tackled them, and playing smart. When the chiefs kicked the ball, Allen McGurk, Grade 12, caught the ball and ran it 60 yards. Two plays later, the Lancers scored a touchdown. In the second quarter Ethan Kimura, Grade 12, made a great catch and 5 minutes into the quarter the Lancers got another touchdown. The second quarter ended in a 14-14 tie.In the last quarter, the score was 21-20 Lancers. Continued on pg. 48 FEVER: How is the communi- yourself up before a race? This year’s swim and cation within the team and the Barraclough: What gets me pumped for a race is a warm up dive team is bound for success. coaches? Practices are held in the morn- Barraclough: The communica- and always picturing myself doing ings at Canyon Meadows Pool, tion between the coaches and the well in the race even if you don’t under the sound guidance from team is very good; we are always think that you’re going to do that the coaches, Mike Berry, Stewart being critiqued on what we need well in the race. Price, and Helen Domstad. The to improve on, which is very im- FEVER: What has been your best time since you started swimming? only race that the team will partic- portant to our success. ipating in is the City Champion- FEVER: How would you de- Barraclough: My best time so ships which are being held on No- scribe the vibe of the team? Is it far was around 40 seconds on the vember 25 at the Talisman Centre. different from other teams you 50m front crawl. FEVER: Who keeps you motivatThe FEVER took the opportunity have swam with? to interview Kory Barraclough, Barraclough: The vibe on the ed to keep going even when you Grade 10, who is one of the many team is a positive one, encourag- are tired and want to stop? swimmers on the team to find out ing and supporting each other, Barraclough: The support of my all the juice about this year’s up- not much different from any teammates and coaches will alother swim team in that sense. ways keep me motivated when I coming swim and dive team. FEVER: What is it like to be on This team is a bit more serious feel like giving up. FEVER: Do a Scarlett you plan to team? continue with Barraswimming after clough: high school? It’s very Barraclough: exciting beAfter high ing on the school, I plan swim team; on continuyou get ing swimming to meet a in the sense lot of new of a lifeguard people who and instruction also take courses, and not interest in so much racing. the sport FEVER: What but also can you do provide a help other challenge Photo by Mike Berry to swimmers with with always trying to im-The swim team in one of their early morning practices, posing for a photo their training? Barraclough: prove ourand there is less joking around To help other swimmers I can selves. FEVER: What did they expect than some of the other swimming demonstrate proper techniques in strokes and common errors. from you when you were trying teams I’ve been on. FEVER: What other teams have FEVER: What is your weak point out? when it comes to swimming and Barraclough: The coaches ex- you swam on? pected us to know the basics of Barraclough: I have swam on the how are you trying to improve the strokes and the events that we Calgary swimming team for JLC upon it? Barraclough: Personally, I find I (Junior Lifesaving Club) were going to be strong in. FEVER: How did the try-outs FEVER: What inspired you to run out of energy fairly quickly so join the swim and dive team at I would like to find a way to help go? that along with improving my enBarraclough: Try-outs went very Scarlett? well; we were all timed and tested Barraclough: I think getting to durance. ++ on our endurance and the strength represent my school is what in- FEVER: What is your favourite spired me the most to join the part about swimming? of our strokes. Barraclough: I think getting to FEVER: When are the practices swim team. and where are they held? How FEVER: What is your best meet all these new people who share a common interest would stroke? long do they go for? Barraclough: Practices are held Barraclough: From what I can have to be my favourite part about at the Canyon Meadows Pool tell, my best stroke is the front it all. It seems like the team is ranging throughout the week de- crawl. pending on your last name. So for FEVER: What made you start hard at work with their practices me it would be Mondays, Wednes- swimming in the first place? What ranging between days and preparage were you? ing for City Championships. They days and Fridays. FEVER: What is a normal prac- Barraclough: I started swimming must be tired. If Lancers want to so long ago I can’t even remember go out and support the team in tice for Lancers? Barraclough: A normal prac- how old I was. I think the reason their only race, like Barraclough tice would consist of 50 metres I learned was just so I was able said, it is being held on Tuesday, of front crawl, back crawl, breast to have fun in the pool without November 25 at the Talisman Centre. Go cheer on this year’s stroke and flu followed by drills of drowning. FEVER: What do you do to pump swim and dive team! a specific stroke or kick. Page 46 -- SPORTS -- Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School Junior Boys football season has come to an end ByJenna FitzGerald tired they were, they went out there every On October 14, 2014, after losing for three games straight, the Junior Boys Football team has had their first victory, and what a victory it was. The team won a game with a whopping 52-6 score against James Fowler. The team has drastically improved since their first game against St. Marys. Then, on October 21, the Junior Boy’s day in their gear to improve and be more ready to represent Scarlett in their next game. There were always fans on the benches watching the games unfold. Coaches could always be heard talking to the boys or yelling at the ones out on the field. Fans could hear the way that the coaches Photo by Jenna FitzGerald The boys doing their best capability to win the game and represent Scarlett proudly Football team lost the game 31-0 against Lord Beaverbrook. Their final game in the regular season, which was set to take place on October 27, 2014, was cancelled; Central Memorial forfeited. The playoffs began on November 3, when the Lancers competed against John G. Diefenbaker. The Scarlett Junior Boy’s Football team is in Division 3. The playoffs are at the same place where the regular season was hosted, Shouldice Athletic Park. Unlike the regular season, admission is charged for spectators to get into the games: $5 for adults, $2 for students and seniors, and free for children under the age of six. The Junior Boys unfortunately lost their playoff game against John G. Diefenbaker, which means that the season is over. With a loss of 41-6, they finished their season as a team. The boys worked well together and fought to get into the semi-finals, but John G. Diefenbaker outperformed Scarlett, winning their second game against Scarlett this season. The boys have worked hard all season long. They have had countless injuries and about four players out for the season due to injuries, which caused them to be a bit behind the other schools’ teams. They all have practiced countless hours, but they were only able to win the one game against James Fowler. The team’s practices run much like they did a month ago, including scrimmage, tackling, drills, and plenty of running. The team is now more able to focus on issues such as what they struggled with in their previous games. The team practiced every day, no matter what the weather was or how approached the players after they came off of the field as well. They told players to get ready or when they were switching out players. This proximity made fans feel more involved with the games. It is clear that the coaches only want the best for the team and that their coaching revolves around encouraging improvement. Communication between the players and the coaches was open. Everyone was working together to get the team to the best that they could be. There was no slacking allowed. If a player missed a practice, the Photo By Jenna FitzGerald The boys huddling together in the game coaches would talk to them about it the next day. The coaches wanted the players to be there for every practice and every game to get the team to the best level of a team that they could achieve. -- Scarlett FEVER -- November 2014 Junior Boys Volleyball By Psalm Tesalona strategic purposes.” Whatever those rea The Scarlett Junior Boys Volley- sons may be, her choice definitely worked ball team’s first home game was against to their advantage. Point twenty went to the Lord Beaverbrook High School; it makes Lancers and the Beaverbrook Lords were at sense that the Lancer’s last home game five points. would also be against the Lords. The game Jeff Carreas, Grade 10, encourwas fast-paced and exciting. Both teams aged his teammates and the environment in definitely showed improvement when they the huddle changed from doubt to determimet for their last game together for the sea- nation after he said, “We got this, guys.” son on October 14. The rest of the team gave their own words Coach Raynell Prince told her team of encouragement to fight whatever doubt to “Work hard, and have fun!” before send- they had in their minds. ing them onto the court. Prince stood her As a result, the Lancer boys played with ground beside the court, reminding the boys determination and an energy that was conto “jump first, then hit” when they attempt- tagious. ed to spike near the net. The Beaverbrook boys did not display their excitement as much as the Lancer boys. They stayed calm while trying as best they could to get the ball past the defensive Lancers by the net. The Lancer boys had speed and anticipated Beaverbrook’s fast hits, bringing set one to an end with a score of 25-17 for the Lancers. The Lancers won the second set with a score Photo by Psalm Tesalona of 25-13. Beaverbrook Scarlett’s Jr. Boys just before their game against the Lords seemed more on their toes during this set “This is more like it,” said Prince, and worked hard to anticipate the Lancers’ beaming with pride. The teams sat on the edge of their spikes and fast serves. Halfway through the game, Scarlett’s Steven McGowan, Grade seats as they watched as the Lancers tried 11, jumped up and countered a ball that had to keep the Lords’ score below ten. With been hit towards him, spiking it hard. His the Lancers at twenty-four points, the Lords team reacted instantly, howling cheers— made a final attempt to step up their game some even jumped to their feet in shock— and boosted their score to twelve before all displaying the same awe-struck grin. missing a pass and letting the ball drop. The Just like the first set, Prince stood calling set ended 25-12. It was difficult not to get excited out words of encouragement. Prince had to constantly remind the boys to be aware while watching both teams play. Their of the setter on the opposite team, and find spirit and enthusiasm was clear in the way who they were blocking. The Lords stood they interacted with one another and played stunned as the Lancer boys composed together. What contributed to their victory themselves and went back to their positions. was the support and encouragement they Point fourteen went to the Lancers after two gave each other and Prince’s coaching. members of the Beaverbook Lords’ team Prince offered great advice and support hit heads while diving for the ball. They that the boys put to use right away on the quickly jumped to their feet and the game court. There is no questioning the fact that resumed. The Lancer boys were definitely Scarlett’s Junior Boys Volleyball team is moving more quickly. They dove fast for full of talented individuals, but none of that the ball and strategically timed their blocks would matter were they not being guided and spiking. It was their quick reflexes and by a coach as stalled as Prince. Their last scheduled game of the court awareness that granted them victory season was against Western Canada High with a score of 25-13. During the time out before set three, School. They won that game as well and Prince gathered her boys together and said have stayed undefeated, ranking first place two words that left the boys wide-eyed, “No in junior boys’ volleyball South Division. libero.” The Scarlett junior boys whispered, On Wednesday November 5, the boys and repeated won their quarterfinal game, winning 3-0 the same question in shock “No libero?” against St. Francis. Anyone interested in The libero in indoor volleyball is seeing them in action can catch their semia player that specializes in defense. They final game against Ernest Manning Seconare said to keep the game alive, and must day School on Wednesday November 12. always make it their goal to never let the The FEVER wishes the Lancer Juball touch the floor and go after every ball. nior Boys Volleyball Team the best of luck When asked why she made the move, as they continue to strive towards a gold Prince simply stated with a smile, “For medal for Scarlett. November 2014 -- Scarlett FEVER -- Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School -- SPORTS Book Your Road Test Online -- Page 47 The Senior Boys Volleyball Team waltzes through playoffs By Anna Watt The Senior Boys Volleyball Team is well on their way to becoming provincial champions. After winning all of their league games, the team is heading into playoffs on a very positive note. The team ended their league games on top with a total of fourteen points, beating Western Canada High School by two points. The Senior Lancers are ranked seventh in the province behind Chinook High School. Provincials will be held in Lloydminster on November 20-22. The boys’ last league game was against Centennial High School, where the boys squeaked out the win in four sets on October 27. Coming back from a fivepoint deficit in the fourth set, the team managed to take the win. Centennial has never been a significant threat to the Lancers but they do have some key players that always make it an interesting game. Bryton Such, Grade 12, “believes the team is peaking at the right time and that the season is going as planned.” He also says, “the team has to work on playing at its best more consistently.” ty Boys’ coach Darren Colquhoun FEVER: What do you want the team The team attended the Lindsey who was willing to answer questions. to improve on before provincials? Thurber tournament in Red Deer Colquhoun: I believe the team has to on October 25-26. The boys pereliminate more errors on offence and formed very well in pool play defence as well as becoming more enputting them in first place. The thusiastic before and during games. team made it all the way to the fiFEVER: What are a few of nal losing the first set 25-21. The the team’s positive attributes? team at this point was not playColquhoun: When the Senior ing to its potential and was ready Varsity Boys team plays well, to come roaring back in the secwe’re the best team in the provond. In the second set the team ince. Also, when were at our best was offensively much stronwe play like university teams. ger, with monstrous hits comFEVER: What makes ing from Pearce Eshenko. After your team unique? winning the second set swiftly Colquhoun: That all ten players the team went into the third set could be starters which will benwith plenty of momentum. Yet efit us as we head into provincials. again, the boys won the third The team played extremely well set winning gold for Scarlett, against St. Francis in their Quarwith the final score being 15-11. ter Final . The team swiftly won The team continin three sets. Semi Finals are on Photo submitted by Jacob Reid ues to improve and demNovember 13 in Scarletts main Carson Kitsul and Jacob Reid roof the competition at U of C onstrate their skills at these gymnasium. Finals will be held at tournaments. The FEVER Bishop Carrol on november 15. sat down with Senior Varsi- Senior Girls Varsity Soccer team season finishes By Megan Wilson The Scarlett Senior Girls’ Soccer team’s season came to a close on October 6 when they played their last game against Western Canadian High School. This year the team played five games winning four and only tied one, placing second in the south girls’ soccer standings. This girl’s season was truly something to be happy about. `The girl’s league games were played against Lord Beaverbrook, Centennial, Notre Dame, and Western Canadian High Schools. The girls are quite satisfied with the season, knowing that they played to their best potential. As the Lancers season came to an end, the girls continued to work hard in practice, as well as in games. The talent that these girls possess is very impressive to anxious fans and coaches watching. All of the girls games are fun and exciting to watch, with a great coach under their belts, it is no surprise they came out on top. At the beginning of the season, the coaches Mr. McMillan and Mr. Teminsky only had a time span of three days to pick players and create a team. Because the season started extremely early in the school year, the team needed to start practicing right away. The first practice of the season was on September 8, with their first two games on September 9 and September 10. The short time span this team had to practice and make this team a success, is quite mind boggling. The girls were able to practice almost every day this season, but since soccer is an outdoor sport, they had a couple of problems with the weather. A couple of rained or snowed out practices did not stop them from being the successful team they were. The girl’s season went well with impressive wins against tough teams, and just goes to show that a team that practices and works hard can turn into a team such as the Lancers we have now. The FEVER spoke with soccer coach Mr. McMillan to reflect on the teams season. FEVER: Are you satisfied with this season? McMillan: I think they could have done better in the semi-finals. I think it is most unfortunate for the senior girls because they do not have a chance to come back next year. FEVER: What was your favourite part about coaching the team? McMillan: Probably watching the girls skill set and talent. FEVER: Will you be coaching again? McMillan: Yes! It is my hope that I continue coaching unless they find a replacement! FEVER: Would you do anything different? McMillan: Maybe push the girls harder in practice. They had good skill just needed to push a little harder. FEVER: Any returning players? McMillan: Yes tons! I believe on the roster we had about fourteen returnees! The girls unfortunately were not able to pull a win out of the city finals game against William Aberhart. The team did have a successful season this year with their undefeated league play. They are very proud of what they accomplished this year and are very excited to start up again next year. The Senior Boys had an amazing season overall, even though it was a bit rough at times. Mac Dyer, Grade 11, said of the sea In the last 4 seconds of the quar- son: “The season has been a rough one, but the ter, the fastest runner on Diefenbaker’s team guys who decided to stay have really pulled caught the ball and began to run it. He almost together as a team.” Though a few people quit the team, made it to the end zone, but Yi Chao Hu made a shoestring tackle on the runner and the Scar- the Senior Boys were still able to have a good season. The boys that stuck with the team and lett Lancers won the game. In their team meeting after the game kept playing hard even when things were bleak all the boys were praised for their hard work, really were the heroes of the team. Props to all of the boys that stuck and Colten Esser, Grade 12, together and tried was mentioned for playing awesome defense in his po- “I am very proud with the their best without sition. effort that we showed all quitting. They are the At the end of their year. It would have been type of athletes that make Scarlett proud! game, the Fever caught greater to have a bunch Coach McMaup with the team’s locally more wins, but I am very hon was pleased with famed head cheerleader, Mrs. Edgecombe. She was happy with the effort and the results of the seathe character of guys son. When asked how very excited about the win, we had on our team this he thought the season full of Lancer spirit. She year.” went, McMahon said, gave a quote for the Fever “I am very proud to cheer on the boys, saying -McMahon with the effort that “Way to go Scarlett! You we showed all year. guys are amazing! I am so It would have been very, very proud to be in the stands cheering for the good guys. You guys greater to have a bunch more wins, but I am are awesome, I am so proud. Yay! Go Lancers very happy with the effort and the character of Go!” Mrs. Edgecombe was also at the Senior guys we had on our team this year.” Players that stood out in the last Boys semi-final game at McMahon Stadium. The Boys themselves were also very games were Colten Esser, Cam Edgecombe, pumped about their stunning victory. Adam Yi Chao Hu, Eric Rattai, Allen McGurk, CarTrepac, Grade 11, said “Clear eyes, full hearts, son Tweed, Mike Bell, Kieran Lamont, Ethan can’t lose,” an inspirational quote that many of Kimura, Ji Hoon Kim, and Deion MinionDochstader. the boys play by. Great work to all the boys on the In their semi-final game at McMa- hon Stadium the Lancers played against the team this year and best of luck for the Senior Crescent Heights Cowboys. They fought hard Boys season next year! Go Lancers! for a spot in the finals but could not quite get it. They struggled a bit in the beginning but ended the game with a strong last quarter, particularly the last quarter. Continued from pg. 45