Beak n Eye 2.12 by Beak 'n' Eye

Oct. 5, 2012 Vol. 53 Issue 2

BEAK ‘N’ EYE

Should your web activity be monitored? - Page 15 WEST HIGH SCHOOL

3505 W LOCUST ST.

DAVENPORT, IOWA 52806

CONTENTS

Learn some cool things you may not know about duck hunting. - page 14

FEATURES

NEWS

11 APP ATTACK - Get your iPhone or Android up to date with all of the cool new apps.

7 NEW HUNGER DRIVE EVENTS West High adds a comedy night to raise money fior the hunger drive.

20 FOREIGN FACES - Meet one of the new foreign exchange students at West this year: Sherifa Atangiba from Ghana.

SPORTS

COVER STORY

15 SPORTS RIVIALRY - Bears or Packers? Check out what sports teams were the favorite of West High students.

the problems students face maintaining their privacy on the web.

16 RUN - A West High teacher talks about the aches and pains of running the Quad Cities Marathon.

12 INTERNET PRIVACY - Learn about

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VOICE 8 WHAT YOU POST - Students should know what not to post on the Internet because they never know who could be seeing it. 9 OUTRAGE OVER VIDEO - AntiMuslim video causes free speech controversy for Google, U.S. 10 BUDGET CUTS - Davenport school board struggles with where to cut $3 million from budget. Cover photo and contents photo by Tracy Vo

WEST HIGH SCHOOL ● 3505 W LOCUST ST. DAVENPORT, IA 52804

Who would you vote for president?

NEWS

Romney vs. Obama Barack Obama and Mitt Romney stand differently on some key issues that may help them win the election in November. Which candidate do you agree with?

SOURCE: Beak ‘n’ Eye poll of 106 students

Economy Obama says that his federal bailouts rescuing Wall Street and auto companies from collapse and has prevented the United States from going into a depression after the 2008 financial collapse. Romney says that Obama has failed to get the economy growing and the high unemployment rate is proof of it. He says he will reduce government spending and regulations to get America moving again.

Health Care Obama says his 2010 reforms gives more people access to affordable health care. Romney wants “Obamacare” repealed and he will take a different approach.

Energy Obama prefers increasing U.S. oil and gas production and investments in renewable energy. Romney says he will make it easier to increase gas production and domestic oil by streamlining regulations.

Mitt Romney Republican Age: 65 Qualifications: Businessman, former governor of Massachusetts

Taxes Obama is for raising taxes on the wealthy to reduce the federal debt. Romney favors lowering taxes on both businesses and individuals to spur economic growth

SOURCE: The News York Times Upfront newsmagazine

Barack Obama Democrat Age: 51 Qualifications: Attorney, former senator of Illinois

Compiled by Jephthah Yarian PAGE BYJEPHTHAH YARIAN

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NEWS

Security guard runs for sheriff LaMark Combs wants to make community safer for kids BY COURTNEY GEIKEN courtney.geiken1@gmail.com

L LaMark Combs, security guard, who has served the sheriff’s office for over 7 years, is running for sheriff. (photo by Courtney Geiken).

West events in OCTOBER OCT. 8 IQCCP - Iowa Q-C College Fair at SAU 5 p.m. OCT. 9 Band Spectacular 7 p.m. at Brady St. Stadium OCT. 11 Finals Block 1 (7:45-9:45 a.m.) Block 2 (9:55-11:55 a.m.) OCT. 12 Finals Block 3 (7:45-9:45 a.m.) Block 4 (9:55-11:55 a.m.) OCT. 13 State Marching Band Festival OCT. 15 RAIN DATE- Band Spectacular 7 p.m. at Brady St. Stadium; Beginning of 2nd term OCT. 18-19 No School OCT. 20 Vocal Music Craft Fair; PSAT & ACT 8 a.m. OCT. 23 Fall Orchestra Concert 7:30 p.m. OCT. 27 PSAT & ACT 8 a.m. Compiled by Courtney Geiken

aMark Combs, security guard, wants to make the community safer for kids by running for sheriff. When Combs was growing up, he wasn’t allowed to go outside because he lived in a crime-ridden community. “I want to be able to give back to the community,” said Combs. “I want to give kids the chance to go outside and feel safe in their community.” Combs has run for public office before and has seven and a half years of experience with the sheriff’s office, but this is his first time running for sheriff. He got his masters in law enforcement at Western Illinois University. Combs said his experience at West makes him a good candidate for sheriff because he tries to build relationships with

students. Combs is a mentor for kids who want to work in law enforcement. “Working with the students at West gave me a better start,” said Combs. “If you catch them in middle school and high school, you have less problems when they become adults.” Combs thinks that the most important job for a sheriff is “to actually get out in the community” and “to become a proactive sheriff to make Scott County better for work and safer.” As sheriff, Combs said it’s important to be a “reference to awareness of different crimes that take place.” Combs recommends law enforcement as a career to students because you can make a safer environment for children. “I think law enforcement is a great career and students should look for it as a career,” said Combs.

Senior editors Emily Thumann, left, Becca Sandry, and Edi Turcinhodzic coloborate ideas for the next issue of the newspaper at paste up. (photo by Tracy Vo).

Beak ‘n’ Eye receives award BY JEPHTHAH YARIAN JephthahYarian@gmail.com The Beak ‘n’ Eye received the George H. Gallup Award--the highest honor from Quill and Scroll, an international honorary society for high school journalists, for last year’s issues. “The Beak ‘n’ Eye presents a very readable, lively paper,” the judge wrote. “Nice personality created with your layout and design.”

The Beak ‘n’ Eye received superior ratings in overall coverage, visuals, and writing/editing. “We worked very hard to make our stories interesting and diverse,” senior and editor-in-chief Emily Thumann said. Editor-in-chief Becca Sandry said the format has changed to a news magazine, which will allow a better flow for the graphics and really catch reader’s eyes. A news website also is in the works.

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PAGE BY COURTNEY GEIKEN

Club News Speech & Debate BY OLVIA TERRONEZ olivia.terronez@gmail. com The speech and debate team will be competing in another tournament this weekend at UNI. Speech and debaate includes debating, acting and making up your own speeches. Last weekend the group went to a competition at Valley High School in Des Moines. “The team did well, but are still learning and improving,” said Junior Taylor Snyder. Club advisor Maggie Rietz said she is very excited about the group she has this year. “We have many more students involved this year,” said Rietz, “We have more of a variety and were hoping to expand our speech side.” The team will be at the Bettendorf Invitational on Nov. 9-10 at Bettendorf High School.

Kim Strunk holds his conservation teacher of the year award. (photo by Edi Turcinhodzic)

Top of the class

Science teacher Kim Strunk wins teacher of the year award and talks about his love of nature BY HELENA HANSEN im Strunk, environmental science teacher and head of the environmental club, has been opening up student eyes to the world of nature for decades. Strunk says he first likes to get a good rapport with his kids, and then he tries to get them in touch with nature. “I try to open up their eyes and let them find out that it’s a whole world out there a lot of you have never explored before and it’s fun,” said Strunk. While he’s probably most well known for all of his great fieldtrips, when he can’t take the students to the zoo, he has the zoo come to them. In the past few years they’ve had a live penguin, kinkajou, and fennec fox in his classroom. Sept. 20-21 he will be taking four students to the Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque where they will study the fish in the Mississippi and the salt-water creatures at the aquarium, as well as spend the night on an old dredge boat. Strunk was recognized for the opportunities he offers students outside of the classroom to be involved in environmental issues when he was awarded the 2012 Teacher of the Year by the State of Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Commission. When asked how it felt to get the award he said, “It’s a good feeling, because teachers so often don’t get recognized for what they do.”

Strunk says he’s always been interested in the environment. When he was a kid he would collect frogs, clams, turtles, and tadpoles and bring them home. He used to get up at five in the morning and when his mom would ask him what he was doing up so early his reply would be, “I have to get out and see the birds, Mom.” Then he would ride his bike several miles just to watch the birds. “To me, every morning when you wake up it’s like the whole planet is coming alive,” said Strunk. Aside from teaching environmental science and heading the environmental club, Strunk is a volunteer park ranger during the summer and farms 12,000 oak and walnut trees to give wildlife a place to live. Most of his time is dedicated to saving the environment in some way, even if it’s just by telling someone about it. Just by talking to Strunk for a few minutes, you’ll learn enough about conservation to last you a lifetime. He says the U.S. has wonderful natural resources, and a lot of people are finally starting to realize and appreciate it, but Iowa in particular still needs a lot of work. All of the run-off into the Mississippi has caused large amounts of flooding and pollution. “Nature is precious,” said Strunk, “and if you guys want to enjoy it and you want your children to enjoy it, you gotta do something now while you’re on the planet.”

PAGE BY OLIVIA TERRONEZ

Ecology BY COURTNEY GEIKEN courtney.geiken1@ gmail.com Ecology Club went to Western Illinois University- Moline Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 26 for a Youth River Summit to hear people speak. They spoke about topics for the Mississippi River and restoring it. Students got a free dinner, including fish and hush puppies.

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NEWS

Homecoming queen Mariah Bundy wears her crown at the bonfire. (photo by Courtney Geiken).

All hail the homecoming queen Groups of people come to see the crowning of the homecoming queen BY OLIVIA TERRONEZ olivia.terronez@gmail.com he drum rolled, everyone became silent, and the homecoming queen candidates held their breath as former homecoming queen Shyanne Saladino opened the envelope holding the name of the 2012-2013 homecoming queen at the bonfire Thursday September 20. “In my head I was just thinking about what my friends would do,” said homecoming queen Mariah Bundy. Saladino finally got the envelope open, smiled, and said into the microphone, “And this year’s 2012-2013 homecoming

queen is…Mariah Bundy!” The crowd erupted with cheers as Mariah Bundy walked up to receive her crown and scepter. Bundy looked as surprised as she was happy. “I did not think I would win,” said Bundy, “If I won for any reason it’s probably because I’m nice to everyone.” Bundy said that it feels really good to be homecoming queen. Her family and friends are very excited and happy for her. “Mariah deserved homecoming queen because she’s beautiful, funny, and outgoing,” said Bundy’s good friend senior Andre Scales.

She is involved with the basketball and golf team, health careers club, ecology club, and French club. “In my free time I play basketball and do art,” said Mariah, “I also hang out with my friends and spend time with my little brother.” Mariah’s future plans include going to UNI and to major in psychology. Mariah says she is proud to be homecoming queen because of all the school spirit West has. “I love my senior class of 2013 and the rest of the student body!” said Bundy.

Students dress up for homecoming week Tie-dye day:

“I thought homecoming week was really fun and a lot of people seemed to like it,” said junior Rachel Whiskeyman. “The themes were better than last year and they definitely needed a neon day.”

Ugly Betty/ Steve Erkel day: Photos by Jephthah Yarain and Courtney Geiken

“Nerd day was the best day of the week,” said sophomore Olivia Grubbs. “ I didnt like tie dye day. Who even has any tie dye anymore?”

Tropical day:

Twin day:

“I’m in senate so I was crazy and overwhelmed during homecoming week,” said junior Maddison Walker. “I really liked the themes this year. They were a lot of fun.”

“Homecoming week was fun,” said junior Josie Miller, “Not many people dressed up this year, it was kind of a bummer. I hope next year we have crossdressing day.

Crazy red and white day:

“ Homecoming week was fun when I dressed up for crazy red and white day,” said junior David Solbrig. “Next year we should do superhero day.”

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Compiled by Olivia Terronez and Courtney Geiken

PAGE BY OLIVIA TERRONEZ

Collecting cans for hunger BY COURTNEY GEIKEN courtney.geiken1@gmail.com

Caitlyn McCreight, senior, works on posters for the Hunger Drive, which runs from Oct. 1- Nov. 6. (photo by Jephthah Yarian).

enate has organized a new event this year, Night of the Living Comedy, to try to reach the goal of 106,000 pounds of cans (double of what West donated last year). Night of the Living Comedy is Oct. 25 at the Establishment Theatre. It starts at 7:30, but doors open at 7. It’s $5 or $3 if you bring 4 cans. It features Chris Schlichting (language arts teacher) and the Guys In Ties doing comedy. It doubles as a costume contest and the winner gets tickets to the next show. Cash donations are accepted. Senate is promoting this by making posters and having announcements. Last year 53,000 pounds of cans were donated to the Hunger Drive, half of what was donated the year before. Jodi Zimmerman, social studies teacher, said that it will be a hard goal because Homecoming didn’t make enough money this year. To make this goal come true, they are organizing more events, firing up feeder schools (middle/elementary schools),

and getting more people to go door to door asking for cans. Senate is also selling hunger raffle tickets for $1 a piece for a chance to win a prize, such as $300 cash, a Necker’s gift card, and salon gift cards. Freshman will be participating in the penny wars where they can compete against other houses in the freshman academy. To get involved in the Hunger Drive, Zimmerman said you can go door to door with a club of your choosing, look through your own pantry, get a table for Trivia Night, or help count and move boxes. “If they work hard, they get a Hunger Drive T-shirt,” said Zimmerman. Other events for the Hunger Drive include: -Hunger Trivia, Oct. 7, starts at 4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus in Davenport, and includes a silent auction. -The Haunted Hunger Hoe down, Oct. 24, from 7-9 p.m. -Dodge the Can, Nov. 1, from 6-9 p.m. in the gym.

Freddie gets a new look BY JEPHTHAH YARIAN JephthahYarian@gmail.com

t the homecoming bonfire a small performance was put on to present the new Freddie costume purchased by Student Senate and the athletic boosters. The old Freddie had too short of arms and a screw loose in his head, literally, which was a danger to our Freddie. The new Freddie but this new Freddie has much larger wings. Also, Freddie now smells fresh and clean, with no ugly matting. “He’s part of our public face,” Senate advisor Jodi Zimmerman said. “We wanted to put the best face forward.” The old Freddie costume was purchased by the athletic boosters around 2006 to replace the even older Freddie that had a broken beak and a lost foot according to counselor Jennifer O’Hare. O’Hare also said the Freddie with the broken beak and lost foot would show up to games in a wheelchair or with crutches. When asked how Freddie will be used in the future, Zimmerman said that coaches are able to have Freddie at their games as long as there is a Davenport

official, such as a teacher or principal, as his handler. Zimmerman also plans on using our new Freddie to promote the hunger drive. It is not decided whether the old Freddie will be back-up, used for West’s feeder schools, or whether he will be put in the Davenport Schools’ museum. “After you’ve seen the new Freddie it’s hard to go back,” said Zimmerman.

PAGE BY COURTNEY GEIKEN

Above Freddie spreads his new wings for the crowd at the homecoming bonfire on Sept. 20. Left Principal Mike Lawler guides old Freddie part of the way to the “medical van” at the homecoming bonfire. (photos by Tracy Vo).

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VOICE

Photo by Tracy Vo

Dangers in Internet Privacy

ast September, a West student was messaged on Facebook by a boy named Devon. He was giving her compliments and wanted to hang out. His profile said he was from Davenport, Iowa so she didn’t think anything of it until he started getting creepy. The more she talked to him, the more she felt like he wasn’t real. He knew nothing about Davenport and no one had ever heard of him, so she decided to block him. This is just one example of how dangerous the Internet can be. Anyone can make a fake profile to see your posts, so you never really know who your friends are. Many students recieve friend requests on Facebook from people that they don’t know. It’s very easy for predators, parents, or even your managers to get a picture off of Google and pass it off as them. Most people just assume that predators wouldn’t be around where they live, but when you get on the Internet, it doesn’t matter where they are from. They are still

a threat. They can target boys and girls of any age, and by using the Internet, they can be whoever they want. Another privacy issues involves having unintended people seeing your posts. Anyone can repost photos online, and even private photo’s can come back to haunt you. Employers, parents, and even college recruiters often check social network profiles to see how you are doing. Knowing this, some students are very careful about what they post online. Once you post something online, you lose control of where it ends up and who sees it. Another problem is when people post their drama online. Most of the time people post untrue things just to make other people look bad. Starting arguments online can ruin your reputation, friendships, and just creates more drama. The next time you start to post something online, you should think about who is really seeing it and how it could affect your future.

Likes & Dislikes

LIKES

DISLIKES

Voting for the U.S. president

5 Points intersection

Class choices at West

Computer filters at West

Voting in presidential elections gives us a voice in our government. We get to choose the president. We are able to choose who we feel will represent us individually and will do their best to help our country. We like that there are so many classes available at West. You are able to take classes that help you to prepare for the careers you are interested in. Many other schools dont have as many class choices as West.

Getting a green light at 5 Points is impossible. Since it is such a busy intersection, it feels like you have to wait forever just to get a green light. You can’t turn right on red so even turning takes forever! We don’t like that almost everything is blocked on school computers. It doesn’t allow you to look up pictures so when we’re doing class projects we can’t use pictures. They shouldn’t make the filters so strict.

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WALKING THE WALK BY CODY GEURTSEN cgeurt@gmail.com Shoulder checks, awkward moments, and walking behind someone slow. We’ve all been there, and if you haven’t, chances are you’re the slow walker or the shoulder checker. Have some respect for your fellow students, and follow these unspoken rules. • Always walk on the right side of the hall. Walking on the left side of the hall makes people have to move out of your way. • Don’t walk more than two people wide. Only the main hallway can support groups with more than two people. • Don’t randomly stop while walking. There’s probably someone behind you so don’t get mad when they poop on you. • Don’t stand around in large groups. Groups can block off and congest the hallway, making it a challenge and a half to get to class. • Don’t cut people off. You can wait before turning that corner, going to that locker or going into that class so don’t jump the gun and force someone to stop for you. You would think these things would be common sense to most, but for some reason students at West just don’t seem to get it.

PAGE BY EMILY THUMANN

Stuggling to cut the budget

Art by Mayli Grady and Tina Tran

Film causes online war A viral video outrages the Muslim community

n the United States there is no law that censors what you can say on the internet making hate speech a very vicious topic. Recently a video by the name of Innocence of Muslims was posted on YouTube insulting the Muslim community. Google was asked to take down the video by the White House but refused to do so as the video is protected by the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects all types of speech, including hate speech. But what if that video had been made by Libyans depicting the Statue of Liberty. Would people have stormed the Libyan embassy and killed the ambassador?

Most would think people from other countries would want to react the same way the Islamic people did. Since our country believes freedom is we don’t feel the need to have a censor. Although The Last Temptation of Christ made people upset a few years ago, we still did not ban it. To have complete free speech, people have to tolerate harsh criticism. We don’t know exactly how the people being attacked, feel but no one deserves to be attacked based on religion, race, or what country they live in. We all have rights and those should not be taken away just because of one situation.

What is your biggest pet peeve about Facebook? “The notifications of all the stupid game requests!” Adam Robertson, 12 PAGE BY BECCA SANDRY

“Hashtags on Facebook are super annoying!” Kylie Ehrecke, 11

“I hate comment fights!” Reece Paper, 10

You see it on the news, you read it in the paper, it is the one thing that is on every school board member’s mindbudget cuts. Over the past few weeks the school board has been looking for ways to cut three million dollars from the budget due to less state aid. The school board has considered going back to the seven period classes and making the bussing pick up two miles away from the students’ school, but both proposals were voted down by the school board. We think the decisions made by the school board were good. It is not easy to trim the budget after last years cuts, but any cuts should not affect the classroom. At West’s school events, whether it is a musical, football game, volleyball game, or an art show all raise money. The average amount to get into an event is five dollars. Getting into the event is a reasonable amount. By raising the amount to get into the event, the school board could raise more money and help fund extracurricular programs. Most of those who attend West events have a job and make more or equal to minimum wage and would be able to afford the events. Most students and parents love supporting their Falcon Nation, and wouldn’t mind helping the school in the process. By making these changes, we can all work together and make the education of West High approach its full potential.

Beak ‘n’ Eye Staff Editors-in-chief Becca Sandry and Emily Thumann News editors Jephthah Yarian, Oliva Terronez, and Courtney Geiken Faces editor Edi Turcinhodzic Focus editors Athena Dinh and Tracy Vo Sports editors Malik Salsberry and Ali Marten Leisure editors Cody Geurtsen and Shauna Foss Voice editors Becca Sandry and Emily Thumann Adviser Steve Lyle OCT. 5, 2012 ● BEAK ‘N’ EYE 9

LEISURE

Paranormal happenings Students report witnessing supernatural events “I was home alone and I was sitting watching a movie. It wasn’t a scary movie. it was just a movie. I looked down the hallway to my right and I saw a tall man with short blonde hair and a blue uniform like he was in the Civil War. I could see straight through him. He raised his arm like he was waving at me, put his hand down, turned around, and walked straight through the bathroom door that was shut. I got up out of the chair walked down the hallway to the bathroom and opened the door, no one was there.” - Cassidy Frost, 12 “One day when my grandparents were gone I was in the living room. I heard footsteps go to my grandparent’s room, there were two pictures on each side of the TV. One was forward down the other floated across and landed on top of it. I thought that was the most scariest thing I’ve been through in a long time” – Justine Mayes, 11

“I was at my friends one time, and she lives on a farm above an old mine where there was a cave in where five or six miners died. Thirty yards away there a chicken house and you used to see a face and hands pressed against one window. Also, as you drive around when you hit one spot, the headlights on this truck would blink.” – Melanie Homes, 9

Things to do Oct 5 • Eric Church concert, with special guest Justin and Kip Moore at the Iwireless Center, Moline IL Oct 6 • Teen book club at the Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, IL Oct 1 - Dec 6 • Public skate at the River’s Edge, Davenport, IA (times and costs vary) Sept 30 - Oct 30 • Factory of Fear Haunted House at 5027 4th Ave, Moline, IL Oct 22 •Chair-ity Auction Event will be held at Eastern Avenue branch’s Community Room from 1-4 p.m. Chairs with bookthemed gift boxes or baskets available for purchase. Oct 31 • Halloween parade, downtown Davenport

MadLibs: A West High Halloween Party

Fill in the blanks, then put them into the story.

1. A place at school ________ 2. A time ________ 3.A verb (ending in -ed) _______ 4. A teacher’s name _______ 5. A club _________ 6. A noun ________ 7. A color ______ 8. A flavor ________ 9. A musical artist/band ________ 10. An adjective ending in -ly _______

11. An adjective _______ 12. An animal (plural) _______ 13. A verb ending in -ed ________ 14. A sport ______ 15.A noun ______ 16. A sound ______ 17. An adjective ending in -ly _______ 18. An object______ 19. A teacher’s name

It was time for the annual West High School Halloween Party to be held in the 1.____ at the school at 2.____. The party was for any and all students who 3.____ during the school year. The party was held by 4.____ and the 5.____ club. Coming into the room students are greeted by 6.____, bowls of candy and punch that was a strange 7.____ color that tasted like sour 8.____. Throughout the party music by 9.____ was played while students danced 10.____ and 11.____. Late in the night the doors flew open, a cold air rushed in as wild 12.____ stormed in. Students 13.____ in fear of the vicious looking creatures. The 14.____ team rushed in to try to stop the creatures before they could cause a great amount of damage. The team used 15.____ to shield them as they fought the creatures out. A loud 16.____ sound tortured the animal’s ears, sending them running off. The room grew 17.____ silent as students watched the middle of the room where a 18.____ glowed. Suddenly the lights in the room went out and the candles blew out. “Everyone stay calm!” 19. ____ yelled to students. The lights quickly came back on and the object glowing in the middle of the room vanished. The student’s stormed out, never knowing what had happened. Lib by Shauna Foss

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PAGE BY SHAUNA FOSS

APP ATTACK! Check out these 12 free, must-have iPhone apps for school, entertainment. 1 Dictionary.com-Dictionary and Thesaurus Increase your vocabulary with a readily accessible dictionary and thesaurus. (Also availalbe on Android) 2 Bump Share pictures, music notes, etc. with your friends with just a bump! (Also available on Android) 3 Text’n Drive Reads your text messages aloud while you drive and allows you to respond with your voice. (Also available on Android)

7 Kik Messenger Quick messaging app that protects your privacy with the use of a username in place of a phone number. (Also available on Android) 1

8 I’d Cap That Put randomly selected captions on your photos.

9 PCalc Lite Calcultor app that features different functions than the standard calculator phone app. 10 Google Translate Get help with translating other languages to English and vice versa. (Also available on Android)

4 Campus Portal Check your grades on the go. Login requires a student username and password along with the district ID, DSCD. (Also available on Android)

11 iHeartRadio Similar to Pandora, this music radio app lets you create stations from your favorite artists or songs. (Also available on Android)

5 Path Social networking app that resembles Facebook and allows you to directly connect to your Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. (Also available on Android)

12 Find My iPhone Use GPS to find your lost or stolen phone!

6 Pinterest Organize your interests on pin boards and learn new recipes, design ideas, etc. (Also available on Android)

Compiled by Cody Geurtsen

Photo designed by Tracy Vo

Quick Takes x

Y A

FIFA 2013

House at the End of the Street

FIFA 2013 is a EA Sports produced simulation soccer game. What’s good? The players are very accurately portrayed. What’s bad? Unrealistic situations beyond actual gameplay such as injuries. Rate: 4.5 stars out of 5

HATES is a 2012 horror film. What’s good? Jennifer Lawrence’s and Max Theriot’s performances are very believable. What’s bad? The movie lacked a defined plot and was hard to follow at times Rate: 2 out of 5 stars

PAGE BY CODY GEURTSEN

The Secret Life of Bees

Is a novel about a girl searching for answers about her mother. What’s good? It teaches you about the Civil Rights Movement. What’s bad? The ending doesn’t sum everything up Rate: 3 stars out of 5

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FOCUS

WHO’S R E A D I N G WHAT YOU POST

ONLINE? The Freedom of Cyberspeech challenged by schools

BY TRACY VO

tracyyvoo@gmail.com

hree days before school began, senior Zac Mirfield made a post on Facebook harshly criticizing West High. When school started, he and his father went to talk to an associate principal about changing his schedule, and he was told, “Why should I help you after what you posted on Facebook?” he said. “[The associate principal] did end up helping me, but…lectured me about how it could affect my schooling and in the future if I were to get a job, and that the school monitors Facebook,” Mirfield said.

“I think that the counselors have a fake account set as a student,” he added. “I wouldn’t know who it is because I just add everyone.” However, associate principal Robert Tollefson, who was not involved in the incident, said the administration does not have a policy on monitoring students’ Facebook pages. “If two kids had a problem, they’d come in and we’d check,” he said, pointing to his computer, which is an unfiltered computer. “We only do it if it’s brought to our attention.” One of the things that may be brought to attention is cyberbullying.

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“We only monitor Facebooks if cyberbullying is brought up by a student,” said head guidance counselor Marilyn Peters. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution contains the freedom of speech. This freedom, however, has its restrictions… Is cyberspeech a part of this restriction? The courts are struggling to define how far public school administrators can go with disciplining students who write posts at home. In Minnesota, a 12-year-old student was punished for expressing her dislike of a teacher through a Facebook wall post. The student was forced by the school administraPAGE BY TRACY VO

“bullied” online by students. The School Violence Protection Act of 2012 made it a crime for North Carolina students to harass, criticize, create fake profiles of, and post real or altered photos of faculty members. Teachers, too, felt bullied online. Another West case happened earlier this school year, involving freshman volleyball player Emma Marten. Marten posted a Facebook status saying she wouldn’t be happy if she couldn’t play. “Some girls went to the counselors and said I had stuff on Facebook,” said Marten. Her post was then reported to her coach, Erin Soedt, who talked to her and a few other girls on the team. “She told me that if something happens again, she would talk to the head coach,” said Marten. With the evolution of the Internet and social media, everyone’s information is easy to reach nowadays, and people should be careful of what they post online. Most people should be aware of their privacy settings. “You shouldn’t have to,” said Zac Mirfield. “But with how the way things are now, you’d have to.” SHOULD SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BE “Although students have free ABLE TO PUNISH STUDENTS WHO POST speech, they should use common COMMENTS THAT BULLY OR RIDICULE sense when posting comments OTHERS FROM THEIR HOME INTERNET? criticizing others,” said journalism teacher Steve Lyle. “Private conversations don’t always end up private, and students do run a risk of being disciplined by the school.” Mirfield believes the school should not restrict his opinions. “Our Facebook accounts don’t have much to do with school so we should be able to say what we want,” said Mirfield. “It’s our own business. It’s my life. They shouldn’t punish me for my own choices.”

tion to give over her Facebook and e-mail accounts, which was to be searched. On Sept. 6, the Minnesota district court ruled in favor of the student, saying that the wall posts were a form of protected speech. Another case similar to this was Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District in 1998 where a student was suspended for creating a webpage criticizing his school. The federal court in Missouri ruled in favor of the student and decided that the school administration violated his First Amendment rights. Courts have also ruled against students in such situations. In 2002, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in J.S. v. Bethlehem Area School District that the school could punish students if what they post online causes a “substantial disruption of school activities” or was highly offensive and vulgar. The student, however, showed another student the website at school, which made the speech occur oncampus. Recently, the state of North Carolina passed a law protecting teachers from being

Timeline of Internet privacy scandals BY ATHENA DINH

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As the use of technology has become a daily occurrence in our lives, some companies misuse information that can put our privacy at risk. Here are some of the most recent Internet privacy scandals since 2009. OCTOBER 2009 - Microsoft asks millions of its Hotmail users to start changing their passwords every 90 days after discovering the personal information of 10,000 e-mail accounts posted on PasteBin, an anonymous text pasting website. JULY 2010 - Google engineer David Barksdale is fired for spying on the e-mails and GChat accounts of four minors. OCTOBER 2010 - Lower Merion School District agrees to pay $610,000 to settle two lawsuits for invasion of privacy after giving students Apple laptops and using the built-in webcams to capture over 56,000 photos without the knowledge or consent of the students. OCTOBER 2010 - Facebook admits that their some of their most popular apps disclose names and friends’ names to advertisers. Some of the games included Farmville and Texas Hold ‘Em. MAY 2011 - Disney’s Playdom, Inc. game site pays the largest children’s online privacy protection act a $3 million civil penalty fine from the FTC after gathering and sharing the information of thousands of children without parental consent.

SHOULD SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PASSWORDS?

SEPTEMBER 2011 - Hacker Nik Cubrilovic accuses Facebook of tracking users’ cookies even after they log out. Facebook is then sued for $15 billion dollars. SOURCE: Survey by Beak ‘n’ Eye of 106 students PAGE BY ATHENA DINH & TRACY VO

SOURCE: networkworld.

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SPORTS

Duck hunting waddles in Mallard ducks are the most common duck hunted. (Photo by Tracy Vo)

Duck hunting is a common fall past time for many West students BY ALI MARTEN alimarten2013@gmail.com It has officially started! Sept 22 marked the first day of this years duck season and runs till Dec 13. Hunting in general is popular with West students because Senior Spencer Werthmann says, “It’s a great stress relief.” Even though the water levels are really low right now Werthmann doesn’t think it will effect hunting because, “the bird population is the highest it has been in years.” Junior Cody Berg’s favorite memory was, “last year’s opening day we limited

Most hunted ducks • Wood • Mallard • Northern Pintail • Green-winged Teal • Gadwall • Blue-winged Teal

out in the first hour and a half of hunting.” The daily limit is six, including no more than four mallards (of which no more than two can be female.) A couple tips for new hunters are to make sure you buy the best quality equipment such as guns and ammunition and for the first couple times go with someone who knows what they are doing. Senior Skylar Kraft advises that a tip in order to get a good shot one should, “lead the target shoot where it’s going to be not where it is.” Once the duck has been shot, either a person or a dog has to go retrieve it. Cody Berg says, “It’s normally me, my nick-

Ducks Life span: 5-10 years Size: 20-26 inches Weight: 1-5 pounds

Must haves for duck hunting 1. Decoys 2. Gun 3. Attire 4. Ammunition 5. A good spot

name is bird dog.” The most commonly hunted duck is mallard but these guys also hunt all types of duck, pheasant, quail, geese and deer. To choose a good hunting spot you need to make sure there is a regular flow of ducks going to that area. You also need to make sure it’s not private property because you can get in trouble for that. These guys hunt along the Mississippi in fields or near ponds.

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Girls Cross Country

West High Sports Briefs

Team Standings: “The cross country season is beginning to wind down. We have three meets left, the most important being the district cross country meet. The Davenport West Girls team won the city meet that was held last Thursday at Emeis. Tay Feature Runner: Tayler Osborn His Quote: “Our team is a lot stronger this year. We have a lot more people that work harder, put in more effort and more miles. We have consistent personal records for the season, which shows consistent improvement. The district meet at crow creek is important, and hopefully we can send runners to state.” Next Meet: District Meet on Oct 18

Boys Cross Country

The Falcon football teams defeats North on Davenport West’s homecoming game 51-7 (Photo by Becca Sandry)

Team Standing: “The boys cross country team is running well this season, with lots of personal records. Also we are getting healthier again with junior Rane Nichols who has been injured and is starting to race again. The team is led by AJ Ortega with top ten finishes in the last couple of races.”-Head Coach Martin Leal Feature Runner: AJ Ortega His Quote: “The season is going good. We have potential freshman that could compete in the state meet level in their high school career. We have made a lot of progress since the beginning of the summer workouts in June.” Next Meet: District Meet on Oct 18

Football

Junior Courtney Lorenz serves a ball during a varsity game. (Photo by Ali Marten)

Team Standings: “I feel the football team is playing better football. We had an opportunity to win week 2 against Burlington, but came up just short. It was very nice to play well in the first half during Assumption – trailing only 12-13 with under two minutes to go in the half, but you’ve got to play all four quarters well to succeed.”-Head Coach Jeremy Moiser Feature Player: Deontrez Overstreet-Average of over 100 rushing yards a game His Quote: “I believe that we have been working hard in practices, but we can work harder. I feel that that will give us better results in the game. Going against central is what I’m looking forward to. We’re both Davenport schools and it’ll be good to go against Zach Minch.” Next Game: Senior Night vs. Central Oct. 8

Volleyball

Girl’s Swimming

Team Standings: “Their volleyball knowledge has increased tremendously, and the more they know, the smarter they play. We’re hoping to win some games this weekend at the Durant Invite. We have some young players that have really been stepping up in the past weeks and we’re really excited to see them end this season with strength.”-Assitant Head CoachErin Soedt Feature Player: Courtney Lorenz Her Quote: “I believe that we are getting better, but there is still room for improvement. We’re not good at focusing, we can improve on it, and we are more communicative. I’m looking forward to districts. It’ll push us and it’ll be the final test of improvement.” Next Game: at Central Oct. 8

Team Standing: “We’re doing good, kids are achieving their goals, 4-3 for our record, they’re continuing to work hard, they have their eyes on the end.”-Head Coach Brian Heller Feature Swimmer: Riley Fox-2:15 in 200 yd freestyle His Quote: “I feel that were working really hard and it’s paying off. It really shows at meets. Any meets that we go against high ranked teams like PV are important. We were really showing to earn our best times. Districts are big, its our last meet and we get to show off everything.” Next Meet: Senior night vs. Central Oct. 8

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Sophomore golfer Zach Blizzard plays a round at the Burlington Invitational. (Photo by Chad Wolf)

Boys Golf

Team Standings: “It’s been a struggle, but we’re getting better. We’ve been good at a lot of tournaments; we just can’t seem to put it all together in one night. Looking forward to finishing out the season with a lot of returning players.”-Head Coach Chad Wolf Feature Golfer: Zach Blizzard-4th overall at city meet, meet medalist against central high school His Quote: “The season is going a lot better than the last couple of years; we don’t have any seniors and a couple juniors, so the team is young. I expect to have a competitive team next year and the year after.” Next Meet: State tournament Oct. 5-6

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SPORTS

I’m a.....

Photo by Becca Sandry

Iowa vs. Iowa State

YOUR PICKS

Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series Started in 1894 Iowa leads 39-21

Iowa: Robert Gallery was drafted

number two to the Oakland Raiders in 2004. Named first team all big ten and named on the big ten all american team for two years. Nile Kinnick is the only Iowa player to win a Heisman trophy and it’s the reason for the stadium’s name. Coach: Kirk Ferentz Record: 3-2

Iowa State: Matt Blair was a two year letter winner and an All American linebacker. He was drafted in the second round to the Minnesota Vikings in 1974. Jordan Carstens was a two time big 12 defensive tackle, and was on the all big 12 academic team all four years. Coach: Paul Rhoads Record: 3-1

Bears vs. Packers

SOURCE: Beak ‘n’ Eye survey of 104 students

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185 games Started in 1921 Bears lead the series 91-82-6

Bears: Dick Butkus was a two time all american at Illinois and a first round draft pick for the Chicago Bears in 1965. He was selected for eight pro bowls and was all league six times. Walter Payton scored a record of 474 points at Jackson State from 1971-1974. The division II most valuable player award was named after him in 1978. He was six-time first team all pro.

Packers: Brett Farve played for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles from 1987-1990. He was drafted to the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, was a 1997 Super Bowl champion, 11 time Pro Bowl pick, and a three time NFL MVP Bart Starr attended the University of Alabama from 1952-1956. He was drafted in the 17th round by the Packers in 1956. 2 time Super Bowl MVP, 3 NFL world championships

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My feet felt like they were hobbled by Annie from the movie Misery!”

Marathon man Teacher Dave Mathews completes his first 26.2 mile race

Tests of Endurance Tour de France- an almost 2,174-mile trial of strength and endurance on a bicycle that reaches high elevations and goes way down. This trial lasts over 20 days. The Four Deserts ultramarathon- a six-day 150-mile trek across the Gobi, the Sahara, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. Once completing the first three earns participation in the last desert competition, a final walk across Antarctica La Ruta de los Conquistadores- a four day mountain bike race across the jungles of Costa Rica and almost 250miles long,

BY MALIK SALSBERRY salsberrym1@gmail.com

trek of 26.2-miles of hills and flat roads is what stands in your way of completing a marathon, which is how one West teacher tested his endurance in the Quad Cities Marathon. Special education teacher Dave Mathews said it was cool to get out there and run the race. His motivation was to complete his first marathon. Mathews said that the time and effort was well worth it. Mathews finished 149th out of 811 runners and 18th out of about a hundred in his own division. His race time was 3:38:41. “I really just wanted to challenge myself and see if I could reach this milestone,” said Mathews. He ran a half marathon in Afghanistan while he was on deployment; it was his biggest accomplishment to date. “The actual training schedule consisted of a steady diet of middle distance runs during the week and a long run on the weekend,” said Mathews. His running totals for the week would range from and over 45, 000 feet of climbing, it is labeled as the most difficult mountain bike competition in the world. Ironman World ChampionshipsAre you ready for the Ironman? Only by qualifying in an Ironman qualifier can you enter this triathlon in Hawaii. You bike 140-miles, run 26.2 miles and swim 2.4 miles. Spartan Races- Are you Spartan tough? TheSpartan Races, races and obstacles that range from the small Spartan Sprint to the Spartan Death Race, an up to 48 hour obstacle course race made to break the body and mind, with challenges like barbed wire. Only 15% finish.

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35 to 40 miles. Mathews also said that pushing himself to raise his pace on shorter runs and hitting a 23 mile run a week before the race was key. “My feet felt like they were hobbled by Annie from the movie Misery!” said Mathews, “Seriously though, I was relieved!!” Mathews said that the last few miles were as bad as the first fifteen he had encountered. When you run for so long, in terms of a marathon, miles 23 to 24 and miles 25 to 26 you hit the “wall,” the point where your body starts to take glucose from your muscles. Mathews said that from those miles his legs felt like “they were full of cement.” Mathew’s training included a healthy diet, a lot of water during training and during the race, and an accomplishment of no blisters on his feet and losing only one toenail. “My diet didn’t consist of heavy carb loading,” said Mathews, “I only carb loaded the week before the race but made sure to eat a lot of protein, especially after the race.” Protein is essential to a runner’s diet, as running breaks down muscle; the muscle uses the protein to continue to build. The Quad Cities Marathon is held the foruth Sunday in September. It’s a 26.2 mile course that starts and finishes in downtown Moline, IL. The event helps to benefit prostate cancer research and helps fund screening. The race covers five races, four cities, three bridges, two states and one island. Mathews said he is ready to race again and race smarter. “I got the bug now,” said Mathews. “I definitely want to beat my time.” Mathews hopes to participate in the Monster Dash half marathon at the end of October.

How far have you run at one time?

SOURCE: Beak ‘n’ Eye survey of 107 students OCT. 5, 2012 ● BEAK ‘N’ EYE 17

FACES

Exchange student sees differences

Sherifa Atangiba finds different obstacles to overcome in America BY EDVIN TURCINHODZIC editurcinhodzic@gmail.com

n recent years past, West has welcomed in foreign exchange students from countries such as Spain, Mexico, Russia, Kenya and many others. Sherifa Atangiba, a senior from Ghana, is one of the three participants in the foreign exchange student program. This year Sherifa is staying with the Dubberke family, with West High student Rosalie Dubberke. “I was very hopeful of getting through the process and when I was informed about my status as a finalist. I felt great!” said Atangiba. Coming to America is thought of as a privilege by many people, and there are various reasons as to what one hopes for in their journey to the states. “I wanted to get a feel of what the American culture is like, and I wanted to see whether America is the same or different from what I see in the movies. In the movies I see a glamorous lifestyle, with people enjoying the city and tall buildings,” said Atangiba. Being in two different parts of the world, people may act or go about themselves differently than others. “I’ve noticed that teenagers here in America like to manage their own lives,’ explained Atangiba. They work and drive on their own, they like to be independent. In Ghana, teens depend on their parents more for food and money,” explained Atangiba. If the rules are broken, consequences could be as bad as being sent back home. Some aspects of America are a culture shock to her. “The food here is very different,” she said. “I’m used to food made of high carbohydrate content, such as yams, potatoes, rice and plantains, but now I have to eat a lot of cheese, and be careful not to eat any pork because it is a common dish in America.” “One thing I’ve learned to like is Subway. I love their sandwiches,” laughed Sherifa. Sherifa looks to enjoy America as much as she can. “My weekends here consist of going to the mosque, preparing local dishes, and going to church on Sundays.” “The most fun I’ve had so far was riding on the roller coasters at Adventureland,” said Atangiba.

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Foreign exchange student Sherifa Atangiba,right, interacts with fellow West High students and learns about the educational tendencies of teens in America. (Photo by Edvin Turcinhodzic)

Standard rules and conduct of foreign exchange students • Drinking alcoholic beverages is not permitted while on the program. • Smoking under the legal age is unacceptable. The only exception is if you have stated in the application that you smoke and are older than 18. • The student must not buy, sell, possess, or use illegal drugs of any kind. • Driving a car without a driver’s license is illegal in all states. • It is illegal for a foreign exchange student to undergo any form of employment while in the U.S.

If you could visit any continent as a foreign exchange student, where would you go? 74%

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“I would probably go to Italy because of the scenery and to get a sense of their culture.” -Arturo Ortiz, 12

“Canada, because Justin Bieber is from there and and I’m going to see him in two months!” - Alexis O’Callaghan, 11

SOURCE: Survey by Beak ‘n’ Eye of 102 students

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Musical features comic book characters By Helena Hansen The Drama Department will perform the musical Godspell Nov. 2-4 in the West High auditorium. Godspell, a modern-day version of the gospel of Matthew, has been done at West only one other time. It is one of the most popular musicals done in high schools theater. Although it’s tradition for the drama department to do a musical every fall, the show should be much different this year. Usually the cast has around 40 members, but this one has been cut down to 20. “In my five years here at West, this is the smallest cast I’ve ever had,” director Wayne Hess said Godspell can be set anywhere, so instead of the original 1970’s setting Hess decided that is would take place in modern times at a comic book and toy store. The characters will be different toys or comic book characters and will have many other exciting surprises. The cast usually practices every day after school until around 4:30 p.m., but that will increase as it gets closer to the show. Show time is 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2-3, and 2 p.m. Nov. 4. Another performance is 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets are $5 for students and $11 for adults. OCT. 5, 2012 ● BEAK ‘N’ EYE 19

Let me hear your...

FALCON SPIRIT

The cheerleaders perform at the pep aud to get students excited about the homecoming game. (photo by Jephthah Yarian)

The Falcon football team defeated the North Wildcats 51-7 at the homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 21. (photo by Becca Sandry)

The new Freddie gets students excited about the football game at the pep aud on Sept. 21. (photo by Tracy Vo)

Students gather around the bonfire on Sept. 20 as the North Wildcats logo burns. (photo by Tracy Vo)

Students and teachers pull their hardest in hopes to win the tug of war on Sept. 18. (photo by Jephathah Yarian)

Girls on the homecoming court wait by their escorts at the homecoming aud in the auditorium on Monday Sept. 17. (photo by Ali Marten)

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