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The North Dakota Access Pipeline controversy and pop-up drugs in America
Copy Editor Greyson Van Arsdale
EDITORIAL STAFF
News Editor Sophie Yang
Students share their favorite Halloween memories
SPOTLIGHT
OP/ED
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Shooting of Tyre King prompts conversation on media bias
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Movie review of ‘The Magnificent Seven’
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Timeline of police brutality against African Americans
Columnist offers opinion on Kaepernick’s silent protest
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Examples of media bias on incidents of police violence in the US
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COUNTERPOINT: Presidential candidates
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10 Is Apple practicing
12 Hype for Halloween:
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Yay or Nay planned obsolescence?
New lacrosse coach must fill the shoes of a 16-time district winner
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Young people and the 2016 election
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North Dakota Access Pipeline photo courtesy fibonacci blue
People protest the North Dakota Access Pipeline at a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota. Environmentalists across the country have shown their support and solidarity for Standing Rock.
by GREYSON VAN ARSDALE, ’17
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he North Dakota Access Pipeline, which is set to be functional this year, has become a point of contention between environmentalists and oil companies. The 1,172 mile long pipeline, running between the states of North Dakota and Illinois, would transport about 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Proponents say that it reduces dependency on foreign oil and provide a more direct route to refineries on the Gulf Coast. However, on Sept. 16, a federal appeals court halted construction of a section of pipeline in order to consider the Standing
An oil pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois concerns Native Americans and environmentalists
Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an emergency injunction. The tribe, working with environmental activists, fear that an oil leak from the pipeline could threaten their water supply. The tribe holds that the company building the pipeline, Dakota Access LLC, did not consult them about building through their water supply and sacred grounds. Many Native Americans and allies have flocked to the encampment north of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, causing the largest gathering of Native Americans in a century. Dakota Access LLC did not comment on the court’s decision to halt construction of the section of pipeline. On Oct. 9, the appeals court ruled to
reject the Sioux tribe’s request to halt the construction of the pipeline, after several months of construction being postponed. “This ruling puts 17 million people who rely on the Missouri River at serious risk,” Dave Archambault II, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said in a press release after the appeals court’s ruling was made. While the court acknowledged that their ruling was not the final word, and that the decision truly rests in the hands of the Corps of Engineers. In spite of this ruling, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the thousands in solidarity with them, remain hopeful that the construction may yet be stopped.
Pop-Up Drugs New synthetic drugs cause concern by Caroline Chidester, ’17
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tarting in August, there has been a string of drug overdoses attributed to heroin laced with a synthetic drug by the name of Carfentanil. It is intended as a general anesthetic for large animals including rhinoceroses and elephants. The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction states that Carfentanil has “a potency at least 80 times that of morphine” and that “a significant number of deaths have been reported in the EU and USA following the ingestion of illicitly synthesised or ‘designer’ fentanyls.” Carfentanil-laced heroin reached Florida, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio, and one kilogram was recently seized by Canadian border officials. With this growing reach, the drug has begun to make headlines and generate widespread anxiety.
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Seeing these headlines and the panic they have caused raises the question: can this drug directly affect UAHS students? Although the answer cannot be certain, a reoccurring trend of Photo Illustration courtesy Chris Gehlen sensationalism seems to occur with the introduction of a new A man abuses heroin, which now has the risk of being laced with Carfentanil with or without his knowledge. synthetic drug. In October 2013, the drug Krokodil was very much at large in Desomorphine, better known as Krokodil, Russia; however, only two legitimate cases appeared for the first time in the United were reported in the United States, and States in Richmond Heights, Missouri. many cases that came out were proven to This drug started in Siberia and the Russian not actually be Krokodil. Far East and is known to destroy the Similar to Bath Salts in 2012 and tissue around the injection site and cause Flokka in 2015, the media coverage of it to become scaly, similar to a crocodile. new synthetic drugs seems to increase with As graphic as that may be, news sources the more gruesome or shocking qualities. around the United States picked it up However, it is important to keep in mind quickly. The New York Times referred to it as that the widespread use that is often “the world’s deadliest drug.” implied may not always be the case.
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dawn of a new era
Lacrosse program welcomes new coach for first time in over 20 years
By Nathan junk, ’19
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s the snow begins to melt and the chill of winter fades into the warmth of spring, one thing is certain in Upper Arlington: lacrosse season is right around the corner. For some kids, playing lacrosse is just as routine as brushing their teeth in the morning; it’s almost expected of them. However, for the first time since 1992, someone new will be leading the UA lacrosse program. A big reason for the sport’s popularity in UA is becuse of the recurring success the high school program has had for the past 30 years. Ted Wolford has been the head coach of the Golden Bears for the past 25 years. During his tenure at UA, Wolford Photo Courtesy of Lisa Drake won 16 state championships, ten midwest The 2016 boys lacrosse team celebrates its 16th state title on June 4 at Thomas Worthington High School. championships and has amassed 460 wins. The Bears defeated Cleveland St. Ignatius 17-5. This past spring, the Golden Bears defeated Cleveland St. Ignatius on June 4 in the Olson returns to UA from Hilliard this past spring at the top of the state. final of the OHSLA state tournament Davidson, where he has been the head “With the talent we have this year, I by a score of 17-5, giving UA and coach coach for the past four years. Olson is think he’s in a great position to continue Wolford their 16th state championship. excited to be back at UA, where he and his the success of this program,” Klamar said. Just 33 days later, Wolford announced family have 20 years of experience with the Olson has also been praised for his that he would retire from his coaching Golden Bear program. character off of the field. position at UA effective immediately. “This was kind of like one of three jobs “I can’t tell you how many people called Wolford has been touted by many of his that I would pretty much do just about and recommended him. Out of everything peers as one of the most successful coaches anything for,” Olson said. they said to me, maybe ten percent of it in the history of Ohio lacrosse. The expectation around the lacrosse was about is technical knowledge. Most of On Aug. 23 of this year, the UA program will it was about his character, his love of Upper Department of inevitably remain Arlington, and his love of lacrosse,” UA Athletics announced Playing lacrosse at Upper at the same level it athletic director Tony Pusateri said in an that former UA player Arlington is something you has been at in the interview with sports writer Dave Purpura and coach Kyle Olson past: to win the state of This Week Sports. earn, not something you would succeed Ted championship. Olson Upper Arlington is home to one of the just go out there and do. Wolford as the next emphasized that one most successful lacrosse programs in the head lacrosse coach of state, and in Olson’s eyes, there is a big Kyle Olson, UA Lacrosse coach of his main goals is the Golden Bears. to “try to continue factor that sets UA apart from everyone Olson graduated what Coach Wolford else in Ohio. from UA in has built for the past 25 years.” “The players separate us by how hard 2001, where he led the Bears to a state Senior captain and Denison University they work, how much they put into it, championship and was named player of the lacrosse commit Peter Klamar is eager to how much they want it. Playing lacrosse year in Ohio at his position. Olson continued see what the upcoming season has in store at Upper Arlington is something you earn, his lacrosse career in college, playing two with Olson at the helm. it’s not something you can just go out there seasons at Syracuse University and then two “He’s won championships at UA and in and do,” Olson said. more at the Ohio State University. In 2009, college so he knows what it takes and he’s There is no doubt that the eyes of Olson returned to UA as an assistant coach played at very high levels so he has a pretty Ohio and of the midwest will be closely where he helped coach the Bears to a state solid lacrosse IQ,” Klamar said. following Upper Arlington this year as runner up and then a state championship the The outlook of the team this year is that coach Olson leads a new era of Golden following year in 2010. they will pick up right where they left off Bear lacrosse. A r l i n g to n i a n // 5
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Protesters hold signs while marching on the campus of the Ohio State University looking for justice for Tyre King. While marching over the course of three miles, protestors shouted 12 organized chants.
PRESSING THE POLICE
Media’s portrayal of police divides American public as protests and rallies grow
By Abby gray, ‘18 & Bre hart, ‘19
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n Wednesday night, Sept. 14, Columbus Police responded to a call involving an armed robbery by three young boys. Two of the three young men fled when the police arrived at the scene. One of the boys, Tyre King, had a BB gun that looked identical to a policeissued weapon in his waistband. King was shot multiple times on his side by a policeman, according to NBC News. On Monday, Sept. 26 at the Thompson Library on the campus of the Ohio State University, a march was held for Tyre King. Starting at the library and finishing at the intersection of High Street and East Eleventh Avenue, the march lasted a total of three miles. During the march, protesters shouted organized chants such as “No justice, no peace. No racist police,” and “Who do you serve? Who do you protect?” Titled the March to Action, the event was sponsored by the Coalition for Black
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Liberation, a cousin to the Black Lives Matter movement. Maryam Abdi is the organizer of the march and a strong supporter of the movement. “The police were born out of strikebreaking and slave-catching patrols,” Abdi said. “Policing as an institution is racist, and if we don’t begin to dismantle that institution, we’re never gonna get there.” School resource officer Jon Rice comments on the difficulty of this type of situation.
“I pray I never get into a situation where I would ever have to shoot a teenager. My heart goes out to that 13-year-old young man [Tyre King,] because he was on the streets with a [BB gun] that looked exactly like a police gun,” Rice said. “To take the life of a young person, for anybody that’s got kids, it tears you up. I don’t know if I would ever come back to law enforcement if that happened to me.” Over and over, the words “police brutality” are spoken on national news,
Stats reveal breakdown of fatal police shootings in 2016 4% female
25% black
96% male
47% white
16% hispanic 4% other
By Gender
By Race
24% mental illness 76% no mental illness
By Mental Illness
Statistics courtesy washington post Police Shootings database, Information Graphics by sarah martin
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U.S. police shootings
white PEOPLE
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Whether holding firearms or not, the number of people shot and killed by police in 2016 continues to rise 112 black PEOPLE
▶ By percentage of the U.S. population, black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be shot and killed by police officers than white Americans. 55
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shootings, because they happen all the time.” Rice said not all police officers are biased against people of a minority group. “No police officer I’ve ever met in my entire lifetime says, ‘I want to wake up and shoot somebody today.’ That’s the last thing that we would ever want to do, ever,” Rice said. ”Some people have the Media Monopoly impression that we’re these authoritarians and we’re just pushing people around, but As the issue of police brutality has we’re not like that.” grown throughout Ed Rhine, the country, media I don’t know what the news media Retired Deputy coverage has been Director of the has to gain from this. Every night consistent in Ohio Department showing a hit piece on cops, covering the top of Rehabilitation making us look like animals and stories. and Correction, murderers. All of us. They’re re“Every night said the media educating society.” for four months, scare people, [the media] UAHS resource Officer Jon rice causing distrust. showed a hit piece “The media on cops,” Rice portrayal scares said. “If they didn’t have something new people. It scares people into getting back they would rehash the ones that they had inside their own narratives,” Rhine said. [shown] before.” “When we argue the most, and feel most The question of who the media favors suspicious of the other, it’s because we can’t is a controversial one. Sophomore Emma get inside the narrative of the other side. Merchant said she believes the media favor We can’t understand what they’re trying to white police officers. say. We don’t take the time to understand.” “It’s definitely shifted to be in white Rhine said each time the media cover police officers’ favor,” Merchant said. “The a story unobjectively, it hardens people’s media is definitely biased.” opinions and passions, creating dangerous Rice disagrees that the media favors conflict in the form of riots, violent police officers. To Rice, the media is putting protests and hateful speech. The amount of American citizens against the police. resistance people portray towards the other “I don’t know what the news media has viewpoint, and the more they push their to gain from this. Every night showing own opinions out without considering any a hit piece on cops, making us look like alternative perspectives, the more distrust animals and murderers. All of us. They’re grows between communities and police. re-educating society,” Rice said. “If every night for four months you saw an employee Public push-back from Taco Bell spitting in the food, all around the country, what do you think After media coverage of the Sept. 20 fatal police shooting of Keith Scott in would happen to Taco Bell? They would Charlotte, N.C., violent protests broke go out of business. People would think all out. The Charlotte Observer reported that of these Taco Bells all around the country protesters mobbed busy streets and looted were the same. We all saw what happened to Chipotle. That was just a flash in the pan stores and vehicles. They smashed police cars and threw objects at police forces, for just a couple of weeks and it really hurt injuring 17 police officers. Chipotle. Imagine four months of this.” “People are getting the impression that The way the media portray police it’s OK to resist the police. It’s OK to push officers in America impacts how people are back on them, and tell them ‘I didn’t break informed on the issue. Some know both the law.’ The police wouldn’t be there if sides, others only know one side. you didn’t break the law or somebody “I have an opinion, but I’d say I’m perceived you broke the law,” Rhine said. not correctly informed,” Merchant said. “Everybody that’s seeing this stuff, it’s “There’s no way to be informed in all of the
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sent out on social media, and digested by the general public. Every time a new instance of police violence is aired, it causes uproar, protest and hurt in communities all across America. Police brutality is persistently covered by media outlets in America.
retraining their minds to say, ‘I don’t like cops.’ You get a lot more people that hate us and disrespect us.” Rhine said these types of preconceived opinions that communities have of officers— and police misjudgement of citizens—creates a blurred image of confusion and hate. “There are times that police are authorized to use lethal force, but we have to understand that law enforcement practices in black neighborhoods in particular, that have concentrated racial issues and concentrated poverty issues, create an incredible ill will. Police don’t understand the community, the community doesn’t understand the police, and it becomes toxic,” Rhine said. The riots breaking out across the United States for the past months are widening the gap between officers and citizens, creating A r l i n g to n i a n // 7
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Black battle and Citizens over validity of coverage Blue media and information by mcdaniel hartranft, ’17
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Photo Courtesy all lives matter facebook page
A woman cries with a police officer after officers and citizens were killed in a shooting. Police and citizens banded together through hard times.
immense distrust on both ends, and deepening a problem rooted in fear and a lack of understanding. “There are clearly some urban areas, with a high concentration of poverty and racial dynamic, that feel completely under assault by the police. That any encounter with law enforcement will only result in harm,” Rhine said. “In some of those same communities, the law enforcement officers feel like the communities that they police are corrupt from top to bottom.”
Retraining the media? There’s a problem of distrust between police and citizens in America. Some people think that problem can be solved through the abolishment of police. Others simply want officer reform, and some think that the media needs to step up and begin giving objective information to the public, rebuilding trust on both sides. Former Washington D.C. police officer Matt Busser said he is disappointed that the media feed the public false narratives. “They are quick to make snap judgments before any evidence is presented in a court of law. As a result, it’s dividing our country and making it very dangerous for police officers to effectively do their job,” Busser said. Rhine said there are some objective news sources, but more sources need to fulfill their obligation to present unbiased information to the public. “The media has a responsibility to do its best to correct some of this. The difficulty is that the media can shape 8 // O CTO BER 21 , 201 6
perceptions, but you can find good news sources that talk about the complexity of the situation,” Rhine said. “Sometimes when the media steps in, they can change our emotions in such a way that we don’t look at the big picture, we get focused on a very small picture, as tragic as it is, without seeing that there is a much larger political and social context that informs what happened here.” Re-objectifying news sources could be a step to show the public information that will give them room to think about all sides of a situation, and form opinions based on unbiased accounts of events.
Peace with police Although it can seem like the country is undergoing an epidemic of police and civilian hate and distrust, there are moments that show promise of growth. On Sept. 23 in Charlotte, North Carolina, protesters and police paused the violence for one night of peace. Protesters hugged officers, shook their hands and gave them flowers according to CNN. Rhine describes the aspect of community between police and citizens during the chaos while police were being shot in Dallas this summer. “The police rushed to protect the protestors,” he said, “and in some instances the civilians went to protect police officers.” Not largely covered by media outlets, these peaceful moments have given a new light of hope to citizens informed of the events, by showing the beginning of a bridge being built from communities to their police officers.
lue Lives Matter is an organization that consists of retired and current police officers. The basis of their movement is to serve and honor law enforcers across America. Blue Lives Matter is accusing CNN for editing a video of the shooting that took place Sept. 20 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The pro-police group states that the network aired the video of officers fatally shooting Keith Scott by editing the footage to make the police look bad. New York Times’ website provides four synchronized videos that come from a bystander’s and police’s point of view. Blue Lives Matter claims that CNN cut out a part in the video that justified the actions of shooting Scott was to protect the police force. Blue Lives Matter argues that the network edited the video to cut out police ordering Scott to “drop the gun” which has led people to believe that he was unarmed when shot. Video released by the police shows Scott getting out a his car after rolling up a joint and backing away from the police as they are crouched down with their guns drawn. The video quality is poor and it’s hard to see if there was a gun in his hand or not, but police reports state that they recovered a stolen, loaded handgun at the scene, and Scott was wearing an ankle holster. The unedited video includes a police officer shouting, “Gun. Gun. Drop the gun.” Police continue to yell “drop the gun” at least 12 times in 38 seconds. Blue Lives Matter states that the way that CNN altered the video that people perceived how police acted and factored in with the rioting that took place after the death of Scott.
FEAT UR ES
Yay or Nay compiled by Bre Hart
You were excited about the school evacuation and early release on Friday, Sept. 30.
86%
Photo Illustration Courtesy of Rich GiraRd/FLICKR
Republican candidate Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will have their futures decided in the Nov. 8 Presidential election. The two last faced off Oct. 19 at the third Presidential Debate.
Turn Up for the Turnout
86% yay, 8% nay, 6% undecided
42%
New generation of American voters becomes politically active as Presidential election nears by Kaitlyn kincaid, ’18 & caroline favret, ’18
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ast March, 17-year-old American citizens who would be 18 by the Nov. 8 general election were given the right to vote in the presidential primary. Franklin county Judge Richard Frye ruled against Secretary of State Jon Husted in a lawsuit filed by a national voting rights organization on behalf of nine 17-year old plaintiffs. The overturn of the lawsuit gave young Ohioans a say in who they would be voting for in the upcoming historic election. Senior Slade Morley took advantage of this ruling to vote in the March Presidential Primary as a 17-year-old. “I think that it’s really cool that I get to express my opinion and choose who I will be potentially voting for in the general election,” Morley said. High school students learned about candidates mostly through social media. Even though junior Avery Grow will not be eligible to vote in the upcoming election, she said 17-year-old Americans deserve the right to vote in the Presidential Primaries. “I’ve noticed that some of my peers have a lot of opinions on politics, and I think that they should be able to be expressed in voting,” Grow said. “Young people are educated on candidates and elections through social media, and in our government classes we learn about candidates and take quizzes to see how our
ideals correspond with the candidates.” The state’s ruling that 17-year-olds who will be 18 come election time be given the right to vote is a significant step in the future of the United States of America, giving the younger generation more of a political voice. The percentage of Millennials and Generation X voters is growing in proportion to the Baby Boomers, and their vote is crucial to both candidates this election cycle. One way to become educated before voting in the general election is through the three Presidential debates, the first of which aired Sept. 26 and was the most-watched Presidential debate in American history. According to a Nielsen survey, 84 million people watched across 13 television channels, not including C-SPAN or online streaming. On Twitter, a social media platform popular among young people, there were 17.1 interactions about the 90-minute event, which also puts it at the most Tweeted debate ever. Senior Andrew Ballenger sees the effect of Twitter and politics on his peers especially. “I think the younger generation is more involved especially due to social media, giving a lot of kids information that they used to not have,” Ballenger said. Overall, new voters who were given the power to choose their Presidential candidates, thanks to Ohio’s decision on 17-year-old voters in the primaries, will help shape the future of America for generations to come.
Police brutality is a problem in Columbus.
21% yay, 42% nay, 37% undecided
You watched the newest season of “American Horror Story”.
86%
12% yay, 86% nay, 2% undecided
Obama has done well as POTUS.
55% 55% yay, 20% nay, 25% undecided
iOS 10 is a significant improvement over iOS 9.
35%
32% yay, 35% nay, 33% undecided
Hillary Clinton is healthy enough to be POTUS, if elected.
46% 46% yay, 33% nay, 21% undecided
Donald Trump has the right temperament to be POTUS, if elected.
68%
17% yay, 68% nay, 15% undecided
The updated LC is an effective tool for learning.
67% 67% yay, 10% nay, 23% undecided
data for this yay or nay compiled through a voluntary arlingtonian survey of 497 students.
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FE AT U RE S This is not the first time Apple has been accused of planned obsolescence. In the past, users have complained of their cell phones slowing after updating their operating systems, as Catherine Rampell pointed out in her New York Times opinion piece “Planned Obsolescence: Myth or Reality?” Apple has even been sued on the grounds of planned obsolescence in 2013. The Brazilian Institute of Politics and Law Software claimed that Apple could have made significant upgrades to their thirdcaught up with the demand that was out generation “New iPad,” but instead saved there. Sloan realized that they had to make them for a fourth-generation upgrade in people want things that they essentially order to make the third-generation obsolete didn’t need.” much quicker. Parallels can be drawn between Sloan’s It’s unclear whether Apple is deliberate strategy in the 1920s and Apple’s current in its attempt to business plan. lessen the useful life For example, of its products. The Apple has used screwed-in, tamperspecial, ‘tamperproof battery can be proof ’ five-point explained by Apple’s screws for their commitment to products since 2011. its sleek and thin They prevent users aesthetic. New from accessing the iOS updates could insides of their purposefully slow phones to replace older phones, or their batteries. it could be an However, unfortunate side an important effect. Apple’s lack point about the Photo courtesy apple of transparency concept of planned The new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus feature longer doesn’t help their obsolescence is battery life, water resistance, stereo speakers and case, though. that it can be a dual camera. Arlingtonian, indistinguishable among many other from good business. news organizations such as The New York It is difficult to determine whether or not Times, have tried to contact Apple on the a product’s useful life is being purposefully shortened in order to coerce consumers into subject, but their answer always remains the buying more, or if Apple is simply updating same: “No comment.” Until that comment is given, the answer may never be known. its products quickly.
Apple’s elimination of the headphone jack and quick update schedule lends some credibility to claims of planned obsolescence by Greyson Van Arsdale, ‘17
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n Sept. 7, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 7, featuring better battery life, long-awaited water resistancy, stereo speakers and a new dual camera which mimics a real telephoto lens. However, Apple is also doing away with the traditional headphone jack and introducing wireless AirPods, priced at $159. This update has called attention to what many have been accusing Apple of for years – the practice of ‘planned obsolescence.’ Planned obsolescence is the production of consumer goods in such a way that they quickly require replacing. This is achieved through frequent aesthetic and design changes, use of non-durable parts and the termination of production of spare parts. The concept of planned obsolescence has its roots in the 1920s American automobile industry, thanks to Alfred P. Sloan, the CEO of General Motors. According to Jamie Kitman, New York Bureau Chief for Automobile magazine, Sloan had a profound influence on American industry. “Sloan brought the notion of annual model changes and exciting colors, and making this year’s car faster than last year’s car,” Kitman said to NPR. “Production had
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HYPE FOR HALLOWEEN Students discuss past experiences and plans for this year By ELLISE SHAFER, 17
FRESHMAN PIERCE BARRETT My favorite memory from a Halloween spent in UA is... Elementary School, because you would line up by class and everybody got to see your costume. My favorite part of Halloween in UA is... the costume creativity. You can see that kids with big crazy costumes really put a good amount of time and effort into the costume. My best costume was... Finn the Human from Adventure Time because we didn’t just go to a Halloween store and buy a costume; we went out and bought all the parts for the costume. The most popular costume this year will be... anything related to Harambe. You should dress up as... whatever you want, but you have to know that there are little kids walking about with their parents.
JUNIOR CINDY TANG My favorite memory from a Halloween spent in UA is.... tripping and falling into a ditch in the dark. That was fun! My favorite part of Halloween in UA is... the candy, especially the Buckeyes. This Halloween, I am looking forward to... the candy, obviously. This Halloween, I will be... taking my sister trick-or-treating with my neighbors, unless the clowns are on the loose. The most popular costumes this year will be... Snapchat filters and Harley Quinn. It’s not okay to dress up as.... Caitlyn Jenner and other related costumes because they represent an almost mocking attitude towards certain groups of people. The cutest baby costume is... a ladybug.
SENIOR VARUN PARWANI My favorite memory from a Halloween spent in UA is.... when a kid had rung the doorbell at my house and was dressed as himself. I asked him what he had dressed up as and he said “I am dressed up as myself because I’m so cool.” My favorite part of Halloween in UA is... passing out candy to all the kids and seeing all their costumes. This adduces to the sense of community present in UA. My least favorite part of Halloween in UA is... that the timing of Halloween is so short. Growing up, I would hit so many neighborhoods strategically in order to have candy to last the whole year. My favorite costume from my childhood was... when I dressed up as a pirate. My least favorite costume from my childhood was... when I was a werewolf. 1 2 // O CTO BER 21 , 201 6
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Columnist shares insight on Kaepernick controversy
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hat is color? Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo is a country where the first amendment was established so that people like myself and Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback, and violet? All those colors that make up the nature can speak freely. My differences with Kaepernick have nothing around us, man-made objects in our hands and the to do with black and white, but instead with choice in action. brush strokes on a canvas. He chooses to sit and dishonor the colors red, white Color can be summed up as an object and blue while I choose to stand. It may seem like he is producing different sensations on the eye as making more of a political statement by going against a result of the way that object reflects light. the grain, but in a country that isn’t perfect, sitting isn’t At some point, all color is the same. What going to do anything. If Kaepernick wants justice, peace makes it different is how it reflects when and equality then he should’ve painted his stresses of exposed to light and how the eye perceives oppression by using his platform in an attempt to unite it. As humans, we reflect color – the natural the hurting people of our country, not divide them. tone of our skin. When did one’s eye see the Sitting on a football field during the country’s anthem different sensation of the color black and divides the the red, white and blue instead of painting define it as a negative? them together. Red, white and blue. On June 14, 1777 Our country as a whole is not to blame. Humanity is to these colors were sewn together, creating blame, for failing to treat each person equally to ourselves. a symbol of a new nation. Red represents We live in a world of pointing fingers, and the next thing hardiness and valor, white was included by Mcdaniel we know the fingers being pointed are actual guns, and to symbolize purity and innocence and Hartranft, ’17 a split-second decision becomes a face plastered on a blue stands for justice, vigilance and yardstick being paraded around for justice. The people perseverance. These are three colors that do not favor black or white. of United States must be the change under the flag, and see everyone’s colors as simply beautiful sensations to the eye. Under these three colors we live in an incredible country. This
by Dylan Carlson, ’19
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ne of Josh Faraday’s (Chris Pratt) earliest lines proved to be all too prescient: “I’ve always wanted to blow something up.” It personifies the movie, a popcorn flick with no true cinematic value that overcompensates with drab and shabby action. Equipped with an incredible ensemble which includes Chris Pratt (Josh Faraday) , Denzel Washington (Chisolm), Ethan Hawke (Goodnight Robicheaux) and Haley Bennett (Emma Cullen), it was disappointing to see their characters so crudely under-developed and insipid. “The Magnificent Seven”, directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “Southpaw”), had so much potential. With its masterful script written by Richard Wenk and Nic Pizzolatto of “True Detective”, it had the perfect combination of comedy and violence, that has become a trademark of Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained”, “The Hateful Eight”).
However, unlike “Django Unchained” and “The Hateful Eight,” Fuqua’s western was dull, mechanical and rote. The film is not essentially bad. It is technically proficient, with beautiful cinematography done by the adroit Mauro Fiore (“Avatar”) and artful film editing. While it is a very professional and well-produced film, unfortunately, that is about as good as it gets. There is no substance, no gut, and no innovation There were several significant changes: the diversification of the Seven outlaws (including a Mexican criminal, Comanche warrior and Asian assassin) was rather a Mexican outlaw played by Eli Wallach (1960 version), and instead of oppressing a village of poor Mexican farmers, a Baptist town was terrorized by the dogmatic industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard). However, the changes felt rather arbitrary and were not dynamic. Fuqua’s remake feels like a plagiarization of the 1960s version rather
than his own interpretation of the story. Fuqua is a talented director, having made “Training Day” (2001) and the “Suspenseful Shooter” (2007). “The Magnificent Seven” disappoints; this is not a film, just a simple movie to bring in the bucks. Instead of a film of great calibre and cachet, it is a muddy conglomerate of great individuals. This is not the immemorable 1960 film in which its study of the hardships and caveats of Western life left audiences astounded and enlightened. In which the performances of the curious Yul Brynner, the historic Eli Wallach and quirky Steve McQueen became criterions for future actors. The only “magnificent” moment of Fuqua’s movie was when the credits roll to the assured accompaniment of Elmer Bernstein’s iconic 1960 score, reliving with nostalgia the iconic film of the past and signifying that Fuqua’s wimpy remake is over. A more fitting title would be The “Mediocre” Seven. A r l i n g to n i a n // 13
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: ELECTION EDITION Kyle mclaughlin: Hillary supporter How will Hillary Clinton help the country? I feel like she’d be willing to make compromises with Congress and get things done. At the moment, almost nothing is done, because Congress is always arguing. She would be able to put a stop to that, and get people agreeing. What are some of her policies you support? I support her stance on education and civil rights, like how state governments sometimes try to take away rights from people, such as the wage gap.
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How will Hillary change the country? I feel like she isn’t going to drag us into a war like Donald Trump might. She might set better guidelines for Congress, increase government funding for education and tax the rich more, so that they pay their
fair share. I kind of feel like she’s taken influence from some of Bernie Sanders’ better ideas. What makes Hillary Clinton more appealing than any other candidate? I’m not so sure about the third party candidates, but I don’t think that Trump would be that great a president because he doesn’t have any self control. Hillary would be more in control of herself, in regards to things like nuclear weapons. Last of all: Why is Hillary Clinton better choice than the other candidates? Hillary Clinton is the best candidate because she would act in the interest of the people and try to make peace with foreign countries. Donald Trump, on the other hand, would only antagonize them.
Sadie Perry: stein supporter How will Jill Stein help the country? She wants to increase what the government does for the people. She also wants to increase taxes for the top one percent, who pay almost nothing compared to the rest of the 99 percent. Overall, she wants to make sure that everyone pays their fair share. What are some of her policies that you support? Her plan to increase taxes for the ultra-rich, her stance on abortion rights for women, and generally how she cares for the average person. I can tell that she is not looking out for just herself , but the citizens of this country as a whole. She supports a women’s right to choose, which is very important. How will Stein change the country? She could change ObamaCare so that it impacts the working class in a more positive way. She would
also defund the military some, because we already spend too much on policing the world which doesn’t want to be policed. What makes Jill Stein more appealing than any other candidate? Trump is very derogatory, he is the definition of a bad person. Hillary is a liar, a cheat and has horrendous morals. Last of all: Why is Jill Stein a better choice than the other candidates? She is better than the others because the other candidates don’t have good morals, and both want to just help the ultra-rich. The Democrats used to be for the average person, but now they are just for the top one percent. Jill isn’t a one-percenter, so she stands with the average person.
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james Russell: trump supporter How will Donald Trump help the country? Trump will use his knowledge of business to run the country as a corporation. This could help to revitalize the economy and put the country in a position to start to get out of the deficit and the debt.
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What are some of their policies you support? His ideas of a simplified tax plan and idea of cutting business tax to 15% are appealing because they would put more money into the economy. I also believe the vetting of immigrants from war-torn nations is a good idea for national security. How will Trump change the country? For one, Trump would make the country much more isolationist. Also, depending on if he gets elected and how accurately he follows his proposed plans, he could elevate America back into a position of
power amongst the rest of the world. What makes Donald Trump more appealing than any other candidate? The fact that he is not a career politician is appealing on multiple fronts. He can apply his knowledge of business to make the economy run better and he is not involved in the antics of politics. Also, I like his willingness to speak his mind. Last of all: Why is Donald Trump a better choice than the other candidates? Honestly, I’d prefer someone else, but we are basically stuck in a two party race. If you look at the negative aspects, Hillary has had problems that could damage the country. I see the negatives of Trump mainly as flaws in character, but his problems would not have a negative consequence on the country. By matthew shepherd, ‘19
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Media Matters Staff comments on the media’s role in light of recent events Staff Editorial
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he media is our portal to the happenings of everyday life. The purpose of the media has always been to provide information for the average person while remaining objective. However, following recent events in America such as the controversial shootings of unarmed people throughout the country and this one-of-a-kind presidential election, it seems the media has been operating with a little less objectivity, and more bias towards certain issues. With regards to the election, countless media sources such as The NewYork Times, NBC and CNN, have shown unmissable signs of blatant bias against both candidates. Donald Trump has taken the majority of the low blows from the many outlets of media throughout his campaign. Some reporters have openly stated that they no longer need to be “objective” because Trump’s lies are so outrageous. Objectivity is arguably the most essential part of being a journalist and is exponentially as important when covering important issues such
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as the presidential election. In the issue of the recent controversial police shootings of unarmed citizens and the spread of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, mainstream media outlets such as Fox have downplayed the issue of police brutality and have demonized the message of the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Fox has called the movement “radical” and argues that it “poses a threat to law and order” when it is simply Americans exercising their constitutional right to protest. In conclusion, as of lately, media outlets have been operating from a much less objective standpoint. So, the next time you read something slamming one of the presidential candidates or criticizing a movement, just remember that the true purpose of the media is to relay information in an unbiased way, so that we can be educated in what’s going on around the world.
What is your favorite Halloween memory?
Eight students respond to a question in eight words
My little sister wanting to be a motorcycle. Freshman ryan sharp
Getting on TV for one of my costumes. Freshman olivia Hench
Dressing up and hanging out with my friends. sophomore Jake lord
My favorite memory was throwing a costume party. Sophomore erin lynch
Me in a red dragon outfit with fire. junior AJ Cleveland
Spraying annoying middle schoolers with a garden hose. Junior shelby wang
Sitting at home doing nothing watching horror movies. Senior Adam venrick
Dressing up and watching Horror movies with friends. senior kate wenzke
eight in eight compiled by Matthew Shepherd, ‘19
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