Oct. 31, 2018: What are you afraid of?

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018

Opinion

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Results of Kavanaugh trial spark worldwide outrage

By Josie Hafer Opinion Editor Women all over the world wept as Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Brett Kavanaugh as a U.S. Supreme Court justice Saturday, Oct. 6. After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, many believed it would prevent his swearing in. This was not the case.

In the days of the Kavanaugh trial, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, social media posts swirled with a common theme: that young men should be fearful of women ruining their lives with false accusations.

These posts have inspired millions of women to share what they fear -- fears women and girls face in everyday life.

Ask just about any women what they do in everyday life to prevent being assaulted in, and they will give a plethora of responses like those women shared on Facebook or Instagram: Don’t take an Uber alone.

Be wary of the men in your life, especially if they are older.

Don’t walk alone at night.

Watch where you park, and check your backseat before you get in the car.

Invest in a home alarm system.

Never put your drink down, and make sure you see it being made.

Carry mace or pepper spray.

Own a big dog.

These are just some of the hundreds of preventative actions that females of all ages take in order to prevent being raped or assaulted.

Even still, rapists assault hundreds of thousands of people a year. In 2015, victims reported 431,837 rapes in

the US, according to statista. com. This number in no way takes into account the unreported assaults, which was estimated to be 211,200 every year between 2006 and 2011, according to www.statista.com.

So when a debacle like the Kavanaugh trial surfaces, some are quick to assume that victims step forward with false accusations in order to retaliate against men they dislike. Some also assume that accusers speak out simply to gain fame. Take the Bill Cosby case, for example. Can anyone name 10 of the 55 accusers?

Five? Even one? To make these assumptions about victims is the epitome of ignorance.

Statistically speaking, only 8 percent of reported rapes are false accusations, according to nsvrc.org. But accusations are reported as false if the case is dismissed due to delayed reporting, insufficient evidence, inconsistencies in victims’ statements or uncooperative victims. So truthfully, “false accusers” are even more rare than that already-slim 8 percent. Authorities only labeled these cases as such because prosecution ceases or the case is dropped.

As for assaults going unreported, there are as many reasons to stay quiet as there are preventative measures mentioned earlier. Many victims feel afraid of being publicly mistreated. Take the events surrounding a rape at Dartmouth College in 2017, for example. An 18-year-old girl had been raped by a man who entered her room while she was sleeping. After she admitted to drinking alcohol and having overnight guests that day, police carried out a “fierce and skeptical” cross-examination, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). The trial resulted in a not-guilty verdict, and the attacker finished his college degree that year.

The victim and her friends said in a report to HRW that they learned a hard lesson: “Stay silent, or be victimized further.”

Many victims stay quiet to prevent shattering familial

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies against Brett Kavanaugh Thursday, Sept. 7, during a meeting at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of www.dangerous.com.

relationships. According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network), 25 percent of rapes are committed by intimate partners or family members. For many victims the idea of facing judgement or ruining these relationships often seems like too much to bear.

Many survivors deny what happened to them because they believe that the actions taken against them weren’t actually abusive. This can even be seen in high school culture— So that girl groped you at that party? She laughed it off, why couldn’t you? Or your friend’s boyfriend always makes rape jokes? But he couldn’t rape her. After all, he loves her, right? So it’s not really rape.

Many victims claim they can’t fully remember their assaults; there’s more than one scientific explanation for this.

Many date-rape drugs include memory loss as a side effect.

Likely the most well known date rape drug, Rohypnol, causes this, as does Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, better known as GHB.

Psychological memory loss is also plausible, according to the International Society fo Traumatic Stress Studies. An event called psychological shock can be a main reason for blacking-out a distressing event. This is the brain’s way of surviving — focusing on soley what is happening in the moment and blocking out anything that is irrelevant to immediate survival. And even if a victim can remember an assault, speaking about it can trigger severe side effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, many argue that media blows assaults like these out of proportion. While this can be the case sometimes, media is really no help to victims and abusers alike, and can be quick hold assault to a double standard. In 2012, high school student Candice Sortino rushed the field of a college series game and ran around groping as many players as possible.

Media portrayed her as quirky, flirty and downright fun. However, if a man had tried this at

a women’s volleyball game he would had been quickly labeled as a pervert or an animal— and rightly so. Sortino, age 17, should have been labelled as such. Just food for thought.

As I finish this article, I remember how a group of teenage guys catcalled and whistled as I stepped out of my car at Clarkston High School just last week. I brushed it off, because that is what society has taught me to do. Why is that bad? He was giving you a compliment. This is a common response to my discomfort. In truth, I have to act like it was a compliment because I fear what might happen to me should I fire back with an angry or defensive comment.

This is a fear every woman lives with every day of their lives in every part of the world.

As for all the men and boys saying they feel scared to even touch a woman in this #MeToo era? Good. Didn’t your parents teach you to keep your hands to yourself?

To not touch what isn’t yours?

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4 Opinion

Bathroom signs shed light on sexual assault

By Gracyn Richardson Editor-in-Chief

On the morning of Oct. 8 students found the LHS girls downstairs bathroom in the main building, decorated with signs and statistics about sexual assault. (Quoted on this page).

“1 in 33 men have experienced an attempted or completed rape.”

Recently, with the broadcasted court causes about sexual assault have made people who have been assaulted, like myself, feel like that we have a platform to feel heard on. Although, it would seem that way, I and many

other women and girls would have to disagree.

“Why didn’t you just go and tell the police? Wouldn’t you want him to go to jail? How do I know that your story is real if it isn’t documented?”

These were all questions people asked me when. All of them were, consequently, men.

“How come you don’t remember what day it was? What time it was? What you were drinking?”

They continued to hound me, saying that if I accused their son of a sexual assault that didn't happen, that I should get all of the consequences that I deserve.

The truth is I never went to the police because I felt guilty. I felt bad for him. I knew that whatever I did and whatever I said would haunt him. Considering he was one of my friends, I didn’t want to hurt him the way he hurt me.

Days passed. The guilt started to fade and turned into anger.

It turned into something that I hated, and made me believe it was my fault. My fault for

Woman shouts out the #MeToo movement. Image courtesy of Medium.

“7 out of 10 people who have been sexually assaulted were assaulted by someone they knew prior to the event.” going to the party, my fault for drinking, my fault for telling him that what he did was “OK.” It was not OK. It is not OK. What is a person to do in this situation? Found at soundvision.com, here are few important points to acknowledge Know sexual assault is: • Something that is unwanted • Someone touching you in a way that you do not want • An offense that can happen to anyone, not just women

Tell someone trustworthy about it: • A close family member • A friend • A teacher Consider telling the police about it: It is not your obligation to tell the authorities, but remember that an offender can do it again and make someone feel the way that you feel Notice your feelings: You may feel embarrassed and guilty, but it is not your fault You may re-experience the attack or the feelings after the event. If so, seriously consider telling someone about the attack Seek professional help: Usually counselors will have some advice, and they can be amazing sources to talk to. But many are required to ask if you want to press charges, or could be obligated to go to authorities without your full consent.

I felt like I was alone. I didn’t talk to anyone about it. It took me three months to tell my mom what happened because I felt like I was going to be in trouble. Luckily, my mom was

understanding and not angry at all. She was upset that I didn’t tell her sooner, but understood why I didn’t.

There are options to consider, options that I wish I had known about. The options listed are not the only ones that you have. Usually survivors do is trauma up and keep it

“1 in 6 women who have been sexually assaulted have survived.” hidden from everyone so they can continue living. But that sometimes is not healthy. The most self-benefiting option is telling someone who you trust. If you’re not sure who that is, the RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)’s hotline is: 800-656-4673.

They will listen to you.

You are not alone.

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018

LHS swimmers rule pool, Ax stands proud

By Abby Burgess Sports Assistant On Saturday, Aug. 8, the Lewiston swim team went to the Icebreaker meet in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Overall, the girls placed seventh overall and the boys placed fifth overall.

• Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Adrian Denton, Gerard Jaquez, Ethan Noakes, and Dylan Mader placed fifth.

• Boys 50 Yard Free: Haden Keener placed third.

• Boys 100 Yard Free: Haden Keener placed fourth.

• Boys 100 Yard Fly: Ethan Noakes placed fifth.

• Boys 100 Yard Back: Adrian Denton placed fifth.

Saturday, Aug. 15, the Lewiston Bengals competed in the swim meet at University of Idaho Swim Center. Overall, the boys placed third and the girls placed teneth. Combined, they placed eighth.

• Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Ethan Noakes, Gerard Jaquez, Duke McFarland, and Dylan Mader placed fifth.

• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Dylan Mader, Fox Vantrease, Mitchell Reese, and Haden Keener placed fourth.

• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: Bailey Russell placed fourth.

• Boys 200 Yard IM: Ethan Noakes placed fourth.

• Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: Ethan Noakes placed third.

• Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: Haden Keener placed fourth.

• Boys 100 Yard Freestyle: Haden Keener placed second.

• Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Duke McFarland placed fourth and Mitchell Reese placed fifth.

• Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: Gernard Jaquez placed fourth.

• Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Kendra Beardsley, Cora Nedrow, Carolyn Nickel, and Bailey Russell placed fifth.

• Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Duke McFarland, Gerard

Jaquez, Ethan Noakes, and Haden Keener placed fifth.

Saturday, Oct.6, the Bengals hosted a swim meet at the Asotin County Family Aquatic Center. Overall, the girls came in fourth and the boys came in third.

• Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Adrian Denton, Gerard Jaquez, Ethan Noakes, and Haden Keener placed third.

• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: Bailey Russell placed fifth.

• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle: Mitchell Reese placed forth.

• Boys 200 Yard IM: Ethan Noakes placed fourth.

• Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: Haden Keener placed second.

• Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: Kendra Beardsley placed fifth.

• Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: Ethan Noakes placed third.

• Boys 100 Yard Freestyle: Haden Keener placed fourth.

• Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Duke McFarland placed fifth.

• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:

Lewiston high school swimmer makes their way to the finish line. Photo courtesy of coach Derek Ax.

Dylan Mader, Duke McFarland, Adrian Denton, and Haden Keener placed fifth.

• Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: Adrian Denton placed fifth.

• Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Duke McFarland, Gerard Jaquez, Dylan Mader, and Ethan Noakes placed fifth.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, the LHS swim team competed in a swim in Post Falls, Idaho. Overall, the boys placed second and the girls placed first.

• Men 200 Yard Medley Relay: Adrian Denton, Ethan Noakes, Gerard Jaquez, and Haden Keener placed second.

• Men 200 Yard IM: Ethan Noakes placed second and Gerard Jaquez placed fifth.

• Men 50 Yard Free: Haden Keener placed third.

• Women 100 Yard Fly: Kendra Beardsley placed fifth.

• Men 100 Yard Fly: Ethan Noakes placed fourth.

• Women 100 Yard Free: Bailey Russell placed fourth.

• Men 100 Yard Free: Haden Keener placed second.

• Men 200 Yard Free Relay: Dylan Mader, Adrian Denton, Duke McFarland, and Haden Keener placed fourth.

• Men 100 Yard Back: Adrian Denton placed fourth.

• Men 100 Yard Breast: Gerard Jaquez placed second.

• Women 400 Yard Free Relay: Kendra Beardsley, Cora Nedrow, Emma Jones, and Eva Howard placed fourth.

• Men 400 Yard Free Relay: Duke McFarland, Dylan Mader, Gerard Jaquez, and Ethan Noakes placed third.

“The value in coaching to me is the inspiration I gain from watching my athletes fight everyday to become stronger and faster through the immense sacrifice that swimming makes them endure… I feel very blessed and honored to be that witness and to facilitate such amazing examples of humanity,” said Coach Ax.

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Bengal soccer teams finish season in good spirits Boys varsity earns mixed results

By Gracyn Richardson Editor-in-Chief The Bengals boys soccer team as had a mixed season this year, with four wins, six losses and one tie.

But for Micah Rudy, an LHS varsity soccer team captain, the season overall was a win.

“This season was great,” said Rudy. “It was one of the best Lewiston High School has had and it couldn’t have been with a better group of guys.”

Wins: • Aug. 18 in Lewiston against Moscow High School: 9-1 • Aug. 21 in Rathdrum against Lakeland High School: 3-1 • Sept. 15 in Lewiston against Post Falls High School: 4-1 • Sept. 27 in Prescott against Prescott High School: 3-1

Losses: • Sept. 10 in Coeur D’Alene against Lake City High School: 3-2 • Sept. 13 in Moscow against Moscow High School: 2-1 • Sept. 18 in Coeur D’Alene against Coeur D’Alene High School: 8-0 • Sept. 22 in Lewiston against Moscow High School: 2-0 • Sept. 25 in Post Falls against Post Falls High School: 3-2 • Sept. 29 in Lewiston against Coeur D’Alene High School: 4-0 Ties: • Sept. 20 in Prescott against Prescott High School: 2-2 Bengal soccer players Will Kokernak, Kieran Garcia, George Lopez, Tanner Cranston, Dylan Denton, Micah Rudy and Dakota Sparks stand in front of a goal during practice one day. Photo courtesy of Micah Rudy.

Lady Bengals tackle hardships

By Gracyn Richardson Editor-in-Chief The Lady Bengals have had a rough soccer season this 2018 year, but have stuck it out with great attitudes.

Wins: • Aug. 21 in Lewiston against Moscow High School: 4-0 • Aug. 31 in Moscow against Moscow High School: 1-0 • Sept. 25 in Lewiston against Moscow High School: 31-1

Chiawana High School: 5-0 • Sept. 22 in Coeur D’Alene against Lake City High School: 5-2 • Sept. 29 in Coeur D’Alene against Coeur D’Alene High School: 6-0 • Oct. 6 in Coeur D’Alene against Coeur D’Alene High School: 5-1 Ties: • Sept. 15 in Post Falls against Post Falls High School: 0-0

Losses: • Sept. 4 in Spokane against Ferris High School: 2-0 Lady Bengals Lindsey Stachofsky, Madison Liedkie, Shayne Ashe and Hannah Covey smile on the soccer field for a photo of the seniors. Photo courtesy of Shayne Ashe.

• Sept. 10 in Lewiston against Moscow High School: 5-0 • Sept. 20 in Pasco against

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Varsity football team climbs to state playoffs

By Abby Burgess Sports Assistant

The Bengals have had a fairly good 2018 football season.

Coach, Matt Pancheri, has had a fun season.

“This season has been frustrating because we have had a lot of injuries… It has also been

a fun season because the players are pretty awesome and we have a chance...to make the playoffs,” said Pancheri.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, Sept. 21, Bengal Field.

Bengals won 42-12.

• Bengals vs. Moscow Bears, Sept. 28, Moscow. Bengals won 55-15.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, Oct. 5, Bengal Field. Bengals lost 49-13.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans,

Oct. 12, Post Falls. Bengals lost 34-28.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, Oct. 19, Bengal Field.

Bengals won 41-7.

• Bengals vs. Eagle Eagles, Oct. 26, Eagle, Id. Bengals lost 38-6.

Students of LHS cheer at Bengal Field Oct. 19 (left) while the football teams position to play on senior night (right). Photos by Erin Kammer.

Varsity volleyball ladies finish challenging season

By Abby Burgess Sports Assistant

The LHS Varsity Volleyball team has had a challenging season. Senior, Ashlee Bachman, believes they had a rollercoaster season.

“My favorite part of the season is home games because you have the Bengal atmosphere that makes it fun and full of energy,” said Bachman.

• Bengals vs. Moscow Bears, Aug. 27, Booth Hall. Bengals won 3-0.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, Aug. 28, Booth Hall. Bengals lost 3-0.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, Sept. 13, Post Falls. Bengals lost 3-2.

• Bengals vs. Clarkston Bantams, Sept. 15, Clarkston.

Bengals won 3-0.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene

Vikings, Sept. 18, Booth Hall.

Bengals lost 0-3.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, Sept. 22, Booth Hall.

Bengals lost 2-3.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, Sept. 25, Lake City. Bengals lost 0-3.

• Bengals vs. Moscow Bears, Sept. 27, Moscow. Bengals lost 0-3.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, Oct. 4, Coeur d’Alene.

Varsity volleyball players smile after the Lakeland Tournament Sept. 8. Photo courtesy of Lewiston Volleyball.

Bengals lost 1-3.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, Oct. 6, Sandpoint. Bengals lost 1-3.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, Oct. 9, Booth Hall. Bengals won 3-1.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, Oct. 16, Lake City.

Bengals lost 0-3.

Volleyball Tournaments: Sept. 8, Lakeland Invitational The Varsity team took home the championship title from the Lakeland Tournament.

• Bengals vs. Colville Indians.

Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Ferris Saxons.

Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Ceney Black-

hawks. Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings. Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. St. Maries Lumberjacks. Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs. Bengals won, 2-1.

Sept. 29, Linda Sheridan Volleyball Tournament • Bengals vs. Chewelah Cougars. Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Central Valley Bears. Bengals lost.

• Bengals vs. Cascade Brunos.

Bengals lost.

• Bengals vs. Hanford Falcons.

Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Enumclaw Hornets. Bengals won.

• Bengals vs. Oakesdale Nighthawks. Bengals lost.

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XC runners annihilate at districts, run on to state

By Gracyn Richardson Editor-in-Chief As the cross country season slowly draws to an end, Lewiston High School has prevailed in a few wins.

On Thursday Aug. 30, at the Post Falls River Run, Caden Byrer placed second for the men’s 2.8-mile varsity run, setting Lewiston at first place overall.

At the Timberlake Farragut invitational on Saturday Sept. 8, Byrer placed second for the men’s 5,000-meter varsity meter run.

On Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Seaport Invite, Evan Potter placed fourth for the 3-mile men’s junior varsity run, and Byrer placed second for the 3 -mile men’s varsity run.

Lewiston as a team placed first overall for the 3-mile men’s varsity run. At the same event, in the 1.5-mile middle school women’s run, Dakota Braden placed first,

Cross country boys team stand in victory after districts in Lewiston. Photo courtesy of Caden Byrer.

overall.

At the Potlatch Invitational, on Tuesday Sept. 18, Micah Holm placed first for the 3,000-men meter run for middle school, ranking Lewiston middle school in

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second place overall for that run. For the 5,000-men varsity meter run, Payton Bigler placed third, ranking Lewiston High School second overall for that run.

Braden placed third for the

3,000-meter women middle school run.

On Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Pasco Bulldog invitational, Lewiston placed third overall for the junior 5,000-meter run for varsity men. Lyle Harriman

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placed third for that run, and Nick Grimm placed fourth for the 5,000-meter junior varsity men’s run. For the 5,000-meter men’s varsity run, Lewiston placed second overall. For the 5,000 meter women’s varsity run, Kaitlyn Blume placed third.

At the Inland Empire Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 8, Lewiston placed first overall in the 3,000-meter middle school boys run, followed by Micah Holm placing fourth. For the 3,200-meter run for the middle school girls, Naomi Leonard placed fourth.

On Thursday Oct. 18, at district championships in Lewiston, the Bengals placed first overall for the men’s 5,000-meter 5A varsity and JV run, with Byrer placing first in that run, and Payton Bigler placing fourth. For the women’s 5,000- meter 5A varsity and JV run, Blume placed fourth overall.

News

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After-school clubs offer many opportunities Ultimate

cation Clubs of America), with John Potter, adviser: The Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough sale fundraiser ended Oct. 23. The club will continue to search for business sponsorships for national competitions. The DECA regional competition will take place on Dec. 10 in Coeur d’Alene. DECA national competition will be held

April 27 to March 1 in Orlando, Florida.

• Engineering Club, with Terri Varnado, adviser: The Engineering Club is holding a fundraiser to pay for supplies and activities for the engineering class. They are selling seven varieties of cups and mugs for $10-$15. These cups and mugs have options for several Bengal-themed designs or custom designs. Anyone who is interested in placing an order can contact Varnado, tvarnado@ lewistonschools.net.

• French Club, with Cynthia Yarno, adviser: Learn the culture of France, Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. in Room 203. Knowing French is not required.

•National Honors Society, with Jamie Bakker, adviser: Lewiston members of the National Honors Society (NHS) hosted a Red Cross blood drive Oct. 23 in Fenton Gym. Thirty-nine students signed up to donate blood, while at least 10 students were also event volunteers. NHS helps and provides opportunities for stu-

counseling center, where they can also get help with scholarship applications before and after school.

Upcoming events • Nov. 1, 10 a.m.: LCSC representatives visit LHS. • Nov. 6: Spokane National College Fair. Military branches and more will also participate.

• Nov. 8, 4-7 p.m.: Parent-teacher conferences (LHS). Colleges, universities and international schools will host breakout sessions.

• Nov. 13: Student visit to Eastern Washington University.

Transportation provided, parent slip required.

• Nov. 27: Student visit North

Terri Varnado, Engineering Club adviser. Photo by Kim Neri.

Compiled by LHS students of Intro to Journalism • Art Club, with John Patterson, adviser: Art club does open work, and is for students who are in art class or not. Art students can also attend to finish classwork. Meets at 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Room M1.

• DECA (Distributive Edu-

dents driven to academically excel.

• Lewiston Youth Coalition, with Officer Rob Massey: Help LYC make a difference in the community by volunteering in the valley. Next meeting at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Room 208.

• Sign Language Club, with Bill Autrey, adviser: Learn the basics of American Sign Language, Wednesdays, 2:30-3 p.m. in Room 201. Halloween Party after school, Oct. 31.

• Yearbook, with Jennifer Stubbers, adviser: Senior photos are due Nov. 15.

Students can upload them through snap.yearbookforever.com or through the QR codes posted around school.

The access code is ‘Bengals’, and seniors should upload photos named as lastname-firstname.jpg. Students should include their name and email address with their entry.

The price for yearbooks is $6, until Dec. 1 when increases to $70, and Feb. 1 when it goes up to $75.

Frisbee Club: Back on its mark

By Kimberly Neri Reporter The Ultimate Frisbee Club is back after about 10 years of inactivity. In fact, they played their first game among their team Oct. 11 at the grassy area behind the school’s trailers.

The club aims to play games every other Thursday and have meetings every subsequent Thursday in Room T3 with Shannon VanBuren, adviser.

The club members invite other students to join in on their fun activities, and no skills are required.

The club is also accepting submissions of T-shirt and sticker designs for their team.

Counseling center provides Vega hikes to new college visits, scholarship help heights in Peru

By Lindsey Sexton and Haily Smolar Reporters

Many LHS students are looking for and applying to colleges, and the counselors are available to help. Students can sign up to talk with college representatives in the LHS

Library offers fine forgiveness with reading

By David Avila Reporter

The LHS library started a new program in October, the Great Bengal Read-Away, to help students reduce library fines.

Any student who would like to reduce fines can sign in at the library, sit quietly and read a book for 30 minutes. Each session of 30 minutes of reading will remove $3 from a student’s fines.

Students who spend their time signed in talking with friends, playing on their phones or napping will be disqualified, and fines will not be forgiven, according to LHS librarians. This program also does not waive fines from damaged or lost books.

LHS senior, Tristan Vega, is on exchange in Peru this school year with the Rotary Youth Exchange. Vega is going to school in Iquitos, Peru while living with his host father Jacinto Zevallos, who is a Rotary Club president in Peru. Vega will return in 2019. Students who will be sophomores or juniors next school year can look into the Rotary Exchange program by contacting Meegan Ritter, Lewiston Rotary Club Youth Exchange Officer, meegan.ritter@gmail.com. -- Jacklyn McAtee, Reporter. Photo of Machu Picchu courtesy of Tristan Vega.

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018

What are you afraid of?

Opinion: Teen fears turn to realistic danger in 21st century

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Assistant To many, October is a special time of year. It ushers in the feelings of autumn, along with a beloved holiday. For teens, it’s typical to spend Halloween either at a party or watching horror movies and eating junk food.

Sadly, after another year of school shootings, some teens are beginning to feel like their lives have turned into a horror movie, with constant anticipation for a tragedy that might occur. As this threat looms, a realization becomes clear -- in today’s world, slasher movie characters are more likely to survive than kids who attended school in 2018.

In all four Scream movies, first released in 1996, combined characters such as Billy Loomis, his best friend Stu, Mickey, Mrs. Loomis, Roman Bridger, Jill Roberts, and Charlie Walker committed approximately 34 murders, according to Wikia. com. This does not include characters’ deaths by self-defense or accident.

The Scream movies never really got fabulous reviews, especially the sequels, but they were chosen in this compari-

son for a reason.

In the first movie (1996), the main character is a high school kid who murders his classmates and community members. In the second film (1997), it’s a college kid killing his classmates. The third movie (2000) features an angry sibling, and in the fourth movie (2011), the focus turns back to the high school kid.

Comparing the years, with school shootings contrasted to the number of Scream murders in each movie, the numbers speak for themselves. In 1996, when the first Scream movie was released, the movie contained five murders by the killer(s), not including self defense. That year, there were two school shootings and six fatalities. The second movie, released in 1997, had eight murders. There were four school shootings that year with another six fatalities. Three years later, in 2000, there were nine murders in Scream 3, with four school shootings that year with five deaths. Over a decade later, when Scream 4 was released, it contained 12 murders. In 2011 there were five school shootings with a total of three

deaths, according to TribLive. com and USNews.com.

Taking a look at the numbers from the74million.org, one can see that in 2018, there were 41 people killed in school shootings across the nation. In the Scream franchise, a total of 34 characters have been murdered. That is a difference of 20 percent, meaning American students in this year have had a 20 percent worse survival rate than the characters in four violent horror movies.

For all the school shootings in 2018, the gunmen were currently enrolled in the school, or had been enrolled in the past. In the shootings, they murdered classmates, teachers and other school staff.

The similarities here are eerie; A disturbed and angry teen believes people have wronged them, and comes to school to get revenge. The difference? The movies are fiction. But school shootings are all too real in the lives of American students today.

There was a time when teens could watch a scary movie and fear that fictional murderer hid in their closets, or behind their shower curtains. Now the fear is that there may be a murderer in the desk next to them.

Ghost face from the classic 1996 movie Scream stands in a menacing way. Photo courtesy of www.bing.com

Man on the street

By Erika Schlafman

What is your biggest fear?

Michael Bramlett: “My biggest fear is the thought of waking up to a giant snake swallowing half of my body.”

Halle Kincaid: “A huge fear of mine is heights.”

Kyleigh Steadman: “I am afraid of shadows and whispering. They really just get to me.”

What are you afraid of?

Students share thoughts on frequent lockdown drills

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor Schools in the United States have been practicing lockdown drills for the past six years, and the feeling of panic that comes with the announcement on the intercom has become a familiar feeling to many American students.

Lewiston High School practiced the first lockdown drill of the year current school year Sept. 20.

The protocol students follow in a lockdown is “lock, lights, out of sight.” Teachers› windows are covered so no one is able to look in. Doors are locked, lights are shut off. Students and teachers go to a protected area in the room where they are not seen.

“When you hear the announcement, a little bit of panic sets in, [and] I always get anxious about the thought of having a real lockdown,” said Chloe Kernan, a junior at LHS. The panic of hearing that announcement in the middle of class has become familiar for some students. But having these drills is a necessary part of keeping safe at school.

“When we’re in the lockdown drills, I try and come up with an emergency plan like, if this were real, what would I do to stay safe?” said Ty Johannesen, junior.

Lockdown drills can be a scary, but neccessary, experience for everyone, even if they are just practice.

“It’s always a thought in the back of my mind, but it doesn’t really set in until you’re actually in the drill,” said Brit Bann, junior. “You don’t know that it won’t happen here at LHS, so we need to take precautions.”

District approves gun safes inside schools

By Elsa Munster News Assistant

The members of the Lewiston School District Board of Directors made a unanimous vote Sept. 10 to equip the student resource officers with gun safes at Jenifer Junior High, Sacajawea Junior High and Lewiston Senior High School.

The board made this decision to help with gun violence, since school shootings have been prominent across the United States. Before this vote, any firearms carried by school resource officers from the Lewiston Police Department had been stored in the officers’ vehicles. But the officers and board decided that there would be a low likelihood of retrieving the rifles from the vehicles in a dangerous situation. By housing their rifles in safes, locked in their school offices, officers could have a better chance of grabbing a gun that’s better suited for highstress situations such as rifles.

At the three schools, the only individuals who will have access to the safes are the resource officers, according to the Lewiston Tribune. In the morning, the weapons will be brought into the school and in the evening when the officers leave they will be taken from the building. The district plans to purchase the safes for $900 total, along with items purchased by LPD such as additional guns and transport materials.

The safes and new protocol should be in place within the next couple of months, according to Superintendent Dr. Robert Donaldson and the Lewiston Tribune. Other area school districts have similar policies in place.

Mountain View schools in Grangeville and Salmon River schools in Riggins have chosen to equip trained teachers and administrators with concealed firearms, according to Idahoednews.org.

LHS music department students leave their backlacks laying in the arms of the auditorium seats. Photo by Gracyn Richardson.

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Parkland father creates ‘gut- Scary or not scary? punch’ statue, Last Lockdown

By Erika Schlafman News Assistant

Replicas displayed in Spokane, across U.S.

By Elsa Munster News Assistant

• Three million kids are directly exposed to gun violence every year.

Manuel Oliver, the father of a • Nearly 60 percent of teens say boy named Joaquin who lost they are worried about a school his life in the shooting at Florishooting happening at their da’s Marjory Stoneman Dougschool. las High School, 3-D printed 10 These statistics surround a box that says “Text ‘SAFE’ to 90975 to elect leaders who will protect our students.”

According to CNN.com, Oliver created this “gut-punch” sculpture with Sean Leonard and Daniel Crumrine, creative advertising directors in Texas. He also worked with the Giffords Organization, a gun-reform nonprofit run by former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot at an event Jan. 8, 2011, in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona.

This statue is supposed to make people feel unThe Last Lockdown desk says school shooting statistics in 2018 across the nacomfortable when they see tion to show the seriousness of this issue. Photo courtesy of bing.com. it, according to the project’s statues of a young girl and re- children. co-creator Sean Leonard. It’s leased them Sept. 20 across the • Twenty-two kids are shot ev- supposed to be a reminder United States. Some locations ery day in America. of the issues of school shootinclude the Shadle Library in • Black children are 10 times ings and other mass shootings Spokane, the Center for Social more likely than white children around America, such as the mass shootings in Las Vegas Justice in Las Vegas, Houston’s to be fatally shot by a gun.

City Hall in Texas and Philadel- • During the 2017-2018 school in October 2017 and Parkland, phia’s Museum of Art. year, the US averaged more Florida, in February 2018. These The statue, called The Last than one school shooting per were two of the worst mass Lockdown, depicts a young week. shootings in American history, happening within six months of one another.

The creators want people from different viewpoints to talk about the issue.

They hope older generations will understand how common school shootings are in this era. With that, according to mymodernmet. com, Oliver and his team want to encourage people to vote in the 2018 midterm elections Nov. 6, with the statues as reminders of one of the biggest issues The statue, released Sept. 20 around the United States, gives a “gut-punch” in the U.S. girl hiding for her life under a school desk during a lockdown procedure. The girl’s face is filled with fear, with gun violence statistics written on the top of the desk, including: • Guns are the third leading cause of death for American

feeling to remind people of mass shootings. Photo courtesy of spokesman.com.

Spider crawls around while Guzman smiles. Photos by Erika Schlafman

Scary: Spiders

Not Scary: Mr. Guzman

Scary: Clowns

Not Scary: Roly-polys

Scary: Becoming possessed

Not Scary: Finding Nemo

Scary: Drug addiction

Not Scary: Watermelons

Scary: Heights

Not Scary: Frozen yogurt

Scary: Demons

Not Scary: Puppies

Scary: Darkness

Not Scary: The sun

Scary: White supermasists

Not Scary: Bob Marley

Scary: Drowning

Not Scary: Breathing

Scary: Inescapable death

Not Scary: Moana

Scary: Snakes

Not Scary: Worms

Scary: Natural disasters

Not Scary: Rain

Scary: School shootings

Not Scary: Officer Birdsell

Scary: Anesthesia awareness

Not Scary: The dentist

Scary: Global warming

Not Scary: Dian Fossey

Scary: Extinction

Not Scary: Hugs

Scary: Trophy hunting

Not Scary: Loving animals

Scary: Permanent marker

Not Scary: Pencils

Scary: Fire

Not Scary: Water

Scary: Teenage boys

Not Scary: Derek Sheppard

Scary: Walking alone

Not Scary: Driving

Scary: Stains

Not Scary: Washable maker

Scary: Plastic items

Not Scary: Recyclable items

Scary: Family reunions

Not Scary: Staying in bed

Scary: Satanic cults

Not Scary: Heaven

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How have teens’ fears changed throughout the years?

By Abby Bower News Editor

America today is different in many ways than it was just 30 years ago. There are new laws, and new technologies, but one surprising change in America is found in the things that people are afraid of.

While common fears still exist -- spiders, ghosts, dogs or the dark -- teens and kids today experience fears that might not have even been a thought in the 1980s, 1990s or 2000s.

According to studies by Time.com, older generations have a completely different mindset when it comes to being afraid. People who were old enough to truly understand 9/11 when it happened are more likely to be afraid of terrorism than a teen who either wasn’t alive or is too young to realize what was happening.

Another study published by a group called The Wire shows that when members of older generations were teens they feared war, and being drafted, along with communism, and illnesses such as AIDS. A study at PBS.

Saebra Woods, senior

Approximately 200 students participated in a survey to express what fears they face today. The wordcloud above expresses the most common responses. Word cloud compiled by Josie Hafer.

com states that some of the most common fears in people born from 1998-2003 are viewed as more drastic than those of older generations, which has been linked to the increase of teen anxiety and depression.

While everyone has a different answer when asked, “What are you afraid of?” some answers come up often with teens at LHS and teens around the country.

This chart shows today’s fears of around 200 students at LHS. Pie chart compiled by Josie Hafer.

Technology One fear that shows a big gap in the generations is technology. Saebra Woods, a senior at LHS, expressed how she feels afraid that everyone in her generation is too attached to technology. “[It’s] to the point where everyone kind of misses out on what’s really happening around them,” Woods said.

Woods also feels that people do things they wouldn’t normally do, only to gain likes on social media. While teens probably aren't going to give up their cell phones anytime soon, she feels something needs to change before they completely take over.

Public shootings Another, more controversial, topic that sparks fear in many students, is public shootings. While most of the people who fear this have not had a close call with a shooting, one student at LHS has a different story.

Junior, Damian Glenn, had a scary experience Sunday, Oct. 7, while he was at work in Lewiston. Glenn was sitting at his desk at the Lewiston Community Center when a lady walked in and asked him to grab her

a flier. When Glenn left the room, the lady went to grab a notebook from her purse that caught on the trigger of the handgun that was also in her purse. A bullet shot through her bag and into Glenn’s desk, then into the wall where it stopped.

“If I hadn't gotten up a minute earlier the bullet would have probably hit me somewhere in the abdomen area,” said Glenn.

“Now whenever I’m out and about, my mind is just kind of wondering if I’m going to get shot.”

In light of many recent mass shootings, students said they feel constantly worried about the threat of a school shooter. Many have turned to Twitter to express concern when places, such as amusement parks and concert venues, fail to check bags, or pat people down before they enter.

Sexual assault With the recent Breet Kavanaugh trial and the #Metoo movement, many people, especially young women, fear sexual harassment or even assault.

LHS junior, Ani Galeano, said that sometimes she feels like other people would

Damian Glenn, junior

Ani Galeano, junior

find her fears irrational if she expressed them.

“Even if I’m just walking down the street when it’s dark, I can't help but think there might be someone around the corner just waiting until I’m not paying attention,” she said.

Meanwhile, tech developers are making apps that make sure people are safe when walking alone, as well as a nail polish that can test for roofies in a drink.

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President Trump’s alert message sent on Oct. 3 across the country. Photo courtesy of bing.com.

By Krystal Barber News Assistant

In a special meeting Monday, Sept. 4, members of the DeAtley family in Lewiston made a special donation to the Lewiston School District. This donation of $2 million was the largest donation given in the history of the district, according to lewistonschools.com. The DeAtley family gave the funds in memory of A. Neil DeAtley.

This money will be used solely for the Professional-Technical building at the new high school, currently under construction. -- Abby Bower, News Editor. Photo courtesy of Lisa Kokernak.

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On Oct. 3 at 2:18 p.m., President Trump sent the first presidential alert to mobile phone users across America.

This message read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

There have been a wide variety of responses to the alert system.

The Presidential Alert System was originally created in 2006.

Then-President George W. Bush signed the Warning, Alert, Response and Network Act into law. This created the system that sent out the Presidential Alert this month.

Before the first message went out, actor and activist, Alyssa Milano, turned to Twitter to say, “I don’t want this, how do we opt out, @fema?”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency responded to Milano that, unlike emergency alerts and Amber alerts which many phone users can turn off in their settings, presidential alerts cannot be turned off.

Many people agreed with Milano, stating on twitter that they did not want to receive any messages or alerts from President Trump.

Then at 2:18 p.m., Oct. 3, alarms went off across the country. Though many people expressed anger about it, there are people who believe the sys-

tem is a good idea.

Nadia Flores, a senior at LHS, received the alert along with the rest of the country Oct. 3.

She believes that in the case of an emergency, the alerts are a good way for the country to be aware of its situation. And she wouldn’t opt of them if possible. “I want to be in the know of what is happening whether or not I like it,” Flores said.

But a large amount of the population did not receive the message, according to Wired. com.

To address this confusion, in a statement FEMA said the reasons a person may not have received the message include having phones that are not compatible with the alert system, phones outside of range, phones on airplane mode, or phones in use for a call during the alert.

In the future, the system should alert phone owners of any nationwide emergency situations, such as a major terrorist attack, according to The

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Pop culture Halloween costumes gain steam in 2018

By Abby Bower News Editor

As Oct. 31 rolls around, people are greeted with the changing of the leaves, scary movies, colder weather and the age old question:

“What am I going to be for Halloween?”

Even though a lot of people admit to planning their costume weeks or months in advance, for many others it’s a last-minute decision.

Every year kids and adults

Family joins together to wear The Incredibles costumes. Costumes courtesy of shopdisney.com

search through Pinterest, Google, and Lyst to find a perfect, unique costume that shows off their personality.

However, most of the time these costumes aren’t as unique as it seems.

With the releases of many anticipated movies and games since last fall, there are certain costumes most people seem to be drawn to.

According to Lyst.com, one of this year’s most popular costumes is Tonya Harding, after the release of the new movie, I, Tonya. This ice-skating icon has caught the attention of many, sending searches of bejeweled leotards and ice-skating skirts to their trending pages.

Another set of costumes that have sparked the attention of kids and adults alike are the characters from The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2.

Many people had been an-

Teens dress as characters from Fortnite. Costumes courtesy of eonline.

ticipating The Incredibles 2 for 14 years until it came out six months ago, and these Halloween costumes are proof that it lived up to the hype.

Almost every year Marvel has characters on kids’ minds, this year is no different, as the Marvel movie Black Panther has inspired many costumes.

Aside from movies, some middle-schoolers and high-schoolers are dressing as characters from the popular video game Fortnite, and

parents have chosen to dress their toddlers and babies up as flamingos. According to PBS.com, this bright bird is a favorite, “because it’s pink and parents love to dress their little girls up in pink.”

While 2018 has its share of new costumes, Time.com reports that some of the most popular are the ones that have been around the longest including zombies, ghosts, witches and vampires.

Venom symbiote feeds off living creatures, mostly by eating humans. While Venom does this in the movie, it is rarely shown. No blood spatter, no bodies. There is a large lack of on-screen death, especially considering how dark the film is. It felt necessary, and the story felt less satisfyingly gruesome without it.

The strengths of the film overshadowed what it tended to struggled with. Venom’s persona was funny, and added the comedic element that was required. The beginning displayed a lot of information without making the movie seem slow or tedious. Action was evenly dispersed and the whole film had a good pace to it. It is explained thoroughly and it keeps the viewer entertained.

The concept of a superhero movie without the superhero is a fresh concept and it paid off. Venom isn’t a hero -- in the comics he is classified as

a villain. In the movie, he is more of an anti-hero, lacking consistent morals. However, Venom tends to do the right thing when it comes down to the survival of the group rather than the individual.

Overall, Venom defies expectations, wowing and entertaining its audiences. Humor, a fresh storyline and a well-paced plot are just some of the things that make this movie stand out. However, cheap-looking CGI and a lack of violence seem out of place, lowering the quality of the movie. For these reasons, Venom receives a 9/10.

Fleischer’s Venom takes bite out of October box office

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Assistant

Sony released its sci-fi action movie, Venom, Oct. 5. The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, and is based on the Marvel comics written by Todd McFarlane. As of Oct. 15, it held the No.1 spot at the box office.

Despite low expectations by

critics, the movie was surprisingly well-done, other than occasional problems with the computer-generated imagery (CGI) and a lack of violence.

Venom tells the story of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), an independent reporter, and his life after he is infected with the Venom symbiote. A symbiote is an organism that takes a

Tom Hardy transitions into Venom. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

place in a host body, similar to a parasite. Venom takes hold in Eddie’s body as a separate smack-talking, human-eating persona. While Eddie battles Venom and his insatiable appetite, he also works to uncover the truth about Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), a scientist hiding dangerous secrets.

When the first trailer for Venom hit the Internet, people didn’t receive it too kindly. The initial trailer didn’t even show Venom, and when the second one was released, the CGI for Venom looked cheap, considering the film had a budget of $100 million. However, this proves not be an issue as it excels at the box office. The CGI looked well done except except for two instances when Eddie’s face is split with Venom’s in a closeup.

One thing that seemed off was the lack of gratuitous violence that was expected from this dark piece. The

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Hocus Pocus celebrates anniversary on Freeform

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor

For the past 25 years, Hocus Pocus has been a classic Halloween film for people all over the world. The three Sanderson sisters returned to theaters this month for the film’s 25th anniversary.

Hocus Pocus tells the story of three sisters, Winifred Sanderson (Bette Midler), Sarah Sanderson (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary Sanderson (Kathy Najimy), who were hanged for witchcraft in the 1800s. If one has never seen Hocus Pocus, it’s worth to watch just for the extravagant costumes the three witches wear. The filming in this movie is done beautifully, shots of the town of Salem create a cozy and realistic feeling.

Max Denison (Omri Katz), his sister Dani Denison (Thora Birch) and their parents move

The Sanderson sisters, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy, prepare to cast a spell in the poster for Hocus Pocus. Photo courtesy of www.bing.com

from Los Angeles, California, to Salem, Massachusetts, where Max develops a crush on a girl from school named Alison (Vanessa Shaw). After Max is caught trick or treating with his younger sister at Alison’s house, he decides to

impress her by taking them to the old Sanderson sister house, which Alison’s mom used to run.

When they get to the house, Max lights the black flame candle, which brings the Sanderson sisters back to

life. The three sisters make a potion to take the youth out of children in order to keep themselves alive. For the rest of the movie, viewers are taken on a Halloween adventure with Max, Alison and Dani trying to help capture the Sand-

erson sisters with the help of a cat named Binx. Binx is really a person named Thackery Binx. He was put under a spell by the Sanderson sisters after they took the youth potion and killed his younger sister, Emily, before the sisters were hung. Binx is immortal and every Halloween he watches over the house making sure “no fool lights the black flame candle.”

After seeing that Max lit the candle, Binx helps them capture the witches, so no children can ever be harmed by the Sanderson sisters again.

Hocus Pocus will also be shown all month on Freeform, and on Oct. 20 they will have a special 25th anniversary reunion marathon and show.

Thackery Binx waited 300 years for a virgin to light the black flame candle and Hocus Pocus fans who have been waiting 25 for a special comeback finally are getting it.

LHS drama club earnest to LHS music departperform new show this week ment finishes 2018

Camrynn Kernann and Trinity Nomee rehearse their scene together for LHS Drama Club’s upcoming show, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Photo by Josie Hafer.

By Abby Burgess Sports Assistant The LHS drama club will present The Importance of Being Earnest this fall. The show will take place Nov. 1-4 in the LHS auditorium at 7 p.m, with a matinee show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4.

Earnest is about two young men who pretend to be the same fictional person, according to Melissa Syverson, the LHS drama director.

“They both get caught up in their lie, so it’s about their way of… working around that,” Syverson said.

The cast has been working hard on memorization for this show, she said. When the actors are mentally preparing for the show, they start “turning into their characters,” said Syverson, and they start putting themselves in the characters’ shoes. As the cast starts preparing for the show, the actors’ minds “focus on the story [they] are telling,” said Syverson.

Syverson said her favorite part of any show is the “moment of discovery” in the actors. She also explained how much it means to her when she gets to witness when her students “finally get it… It gives them a sense of belonging and peace.” It brings her joy and helps her keep doing what she is doing. She described how much the drama club means to her. “They love me and support me...we [have] become such a family.”

with big activities

By Jazmyne Hartogh Features Assistant

The Lewiston High School music department had a busy schedule this October, and has a parade performance planned for November.

The band played at two football games, Oct. 5 and 19, while the Grace Notes choir sang the National Anthem at the game Oct. 19.

Shortly after that, the band traveled to Moscow to participate in the University of Idaho’s Homecoming.

Oct. 23, the band and choir held their annual Fall Concert.

The event opened with band and choir and ended with the marching band.

To finish the month, on Oct. 26 the band attended the Palouse Preview Marching Festival in Pullman, and the Oct. 27 Washington State University Marching Band Championship in Pullman.

Coming up in November and December, the band will be performing in a couple of parades and both the choir and band will participate in their annual Christmas concert.

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Imua Hawaiian style resturant offers unique food

By Eli Thomas Co-Entertainment Editor Imua Hawaiian Style Restaurant opened Oct. 9 in Suite 1 of Newberry Square on Main Street in Lewiston. The restaurant serves food with a unique Hawaiian twist, which includes Kalua Pork and Shoyu chicken. The items that will be discussed in this review are the Coconut Turkey Sandwich and the Kalua Pork.

Walking into Imua feels like walking into a restaurant in Hawaii. It is designed and decorated very well with a Hawaiian theme, and yhe atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Every worker greets visitors with a smile, and they are knowledgeable and helpful when it comes to the menu.

The only downside to this dish is the macaroni, which is bland and tasteless. It doesn’t add to the dish and seems like it does not belong due to its bland taste. It gets a 7/10.

Overall, Imua serves up very good food with excellent service at a stellar venue. It is a unique restaurant compared to the others in the valley. On opening day, it had very few problems overall, and for that reason it gets an 8/10.

The only slight problem is that it took pretty long to get the food out. But, then again, it was their first day in business, so that is not unexpected.

The Coconut Turkey is a great sandwich. Every bite is full of a wide array of flavors that combine to make one

great taste.

Possibly the the best aspect of this sandwich is its sweetness.

This usually tends to ruin the flavors of sandwiches but in this case, it does the opposite.

The turkey is flavorful, and the Hawaiian potato chips on the side are a good touch to pair

with the sandwich.

The bread also has a great texture -- just the icing on the cake for this sandwich. It gets a 9/10.

The Kalua Pork is a great dish in the way that it offers many different foods, all with unique flavors. The foods in this dish are not similar from a culinary standpoint, but they are grouped together in a way works well.

The pork is flavorful, and this seems to be the signature dish at Imua, for very good reason.

The meat is cooked perfectly and is a treat for the taste buds.

Under this pork is a bed of cabbage, which is surprisingly good. The taste of cabbage and pork contrasts well to make up the main component of this dish.

disorganized.

“SOMETHING ABOUT HIM” is abrupt and absurd in every way. The beginning sounds like the listener has teleported into a song that has already been playing for 2 minutes. The instrumental is directionless and adds nothing to it. The Radiohead-inspired robot vocals come off as unsettling. This song is supposed to be some sort of love statement to a significant other, but the lyrics are super-redundant and meaningless. By the time the song might be figured out, it ends and segways into the even messier song, “WHERE THE CASH AT.” The singing in this song isn't unsettling, but just flat-out annoying. The production is runof-the-mill and yawn-inducing. The lyrics make it nothing but another materialistic, lifeless hip-hop song about money.

Perhaps the worst song on the entire album is the acoustic guitar piece “SAN MARCOS.” The auto-tuned, whiny vocals and bland guitar riff make this 5-minute song seem like 50 minutes of torture. But the introspective lyrics on this song

actually act as a silver lining.

Some songs are a step up from others and stand out, but still are not that good, such as “DISTRICT.” The track “NEW ORLEANS” is a great energetic opener, but the droney, hard-hitting beat catches the listener’s attention at first, but it does not go anywhere and gets old over the course of its 4 minutes.

But an upside to this song is the transition into “THUG LIFE,” which features a beautiful piano instrumental and some very good vocals. One of the only downsides to this song is that some of the vocal harmonies can be overwhelming, sounding too much like an typical boy band. Both “NEW ORLEANS” and “DISTRICT” also lack a lot lyrically.

Another decent song on this album is “TAPE,” which sounds very Tyler the Creator-esque.

The lyrics are emotional as the members address their regrets and fears. It also features a pretty well-written verse by Joba, who had the best lyrics on the album. But, having said that, even these lyrics aren’t anything special.

The main reason this album is an overall a failure is that the group is trying too hard to make something experimental and groundbreaking when they should stick to their roots.

The only song genuinely interesting song is “J’OUVERT” because of its interesting flow and the ominous s o u n d i n g Brockhampton released Iridescence Sept. 21. Album art production. courtesy of Genius.com.

Other than that this album delivered a lot of halfbaked ideas and concepts. The band came off as trying too hard to be different while still putting out no sense of originality. For that reason Iridescence gets a 4/10.

Kalua Pork is Imua’s signature dish. Photo by Eli Thomas

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Brockhampton fails to live up to expectations

By Eli Thomas Co-Entertainment Editor

American boy band/hip-hop group Brockhampton released its long-awaited fourth studio album Sept. 21, titled Iridescence.

Brockhampton is a “boy band” hailing from San Marcos, Texas.

“Boy band” is in quotes here because they don’t sound like a regular boy band. In fact, the only thing that qualifies them as one that the band is made up entirely of men. They are more of hip-hop group than anything.

In 2017, Brockhampton released three albums, Saturation 1, 2 and 3, in less than six months. These albums featured a unique sound. They recently parted ways with a founding member and sought a new direction for their next trilogy of albums. Many fans were hoping the creative energy from the 2017 albums would carry over. But unfortunately, that was not the case.

One of the biggest downsides of this album is the lack of focus. Some of the tracks sound all over the place and

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Halloween continues to scare 40 years later

By Mikey Vidovich Co-Entertainment Editor

babysitting refer to as the boogeyman. All of Laurie’s friends are killed by the masked man and she is saved by Michael’s psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis portrayed by Donald Pleasence.

Forty years later and Laurie still has not recovered from that night, which is why she has been preparing A comparison between the 2018 closet scene and the 1978 version. Photos courtesy of IMDb.com herself in case what it advertised, which usually from angles where the been 40 years, and the writers Michael ever escaped. Laurie’s was the Michael and Laurie audience could only hear the couldn’t have come up with a obsession with weapons, and showdown fans had wanted sound effects or see the killer better conclusion? Spoilers. booby-trapping the house, has ever since a new Halloween and victim’s feet which was The “death” of Michael Myers caused her daughter Karen, film was rumored years ago. weird because this is a horror was also less dramatic due to acted by Judy Greer, to be The way the scenes were shot movie. The film would have the recent rumors that another taken away along with having along with the soundtrack set been more enjoyable if they Halloween film might be in the a rough relationship with her this film up to be terrifying. had more screen time with works. Let’s hope those rumors granddaughter Allyson, played There was a lot of comedy, the new group of teenagers. are just rumors unless they

by Andi Matichak. Laurie has which is not something people Most of the secondary actors can come up with a creative prayed that her boogeyman expected, but the writers did were killed off fairly quickly way to continue the story that would escape so she could kill a great job at keeping the after the first death took wouldn’t ruin this films ending. him, and while Michael is be- movie serious enough to be place, and more chase scenes Probably not though. ing transported to a different horrifying. A great scene was between Michael and his All in all this film was worth facility, the bus “crashes” and one that was shown in the victims would have been a the wait, even if it could have he escapes the night before promotional trailers. Spoil- great addition. The last thing used another 20 minutes.

Halloween. ers. The scene is about Ally- that would have been great to Along with the return of Curtis The film series has a huge son’s friend Vicky, portrayed see was a scene with Michael as Laurie Strode, Castle reprisfan base that has grown larger by Virginia Gardner, while she and Allyson alone. Allyson es his role as Michael, in some with every generation that has is babysitting. The young boy was not attacked by Michael scenes, for the first time since been introduced to it, so it is no she is babysitting is scared at all which is something that the original according to halsurprise at the amount of hype and asks her to shut the clos- should have happened and loweenmovie.wikia. Carpenter this movie had leading up to et and when she tries to, Mi- was very disappointing when also was involved in this film, its release. The movie delivers chael emerges from inside and the credits started rolling and as he helped work on the well

Directed by David Gordon Green and released Oct. 17, Halloween serves as a direct sequel to the 1978 John Carpenter film by the same name, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

The film takes place forty years from where the original ended and tells the story of how that horrific night has affected survivor Laurie Strode portrayed

by Jamie Lee Curtis. Laurie has severe PTSD from being attacked forty years ago and has lived her life preparing for the boogeyman’s, also known as Michael Myers’, portrayed

by Nick Castle, return. Michael escapes the institution where he was being held captive, and he goes straight to finishing what he started many decades ago. Laurie must use everything she has learned about self-protection to keep her and her family safe. This time Laurie won’t be the victim.

The original Halloween is a classic that changed the way horror movies were made from that point on. The film was shot in under a month and was a surprise hit after its release grossing around $70 million worldwide, according to The Numbers. It’s a simple film about babysitters who are attacked by a psychopath. The main character, Laurie Strode was written by Debra Hill and was meant to represent innocence.

Throughout the film, it is clearly shown how Laurie differs from her friends Annie, portrayed by Nancy Kyes, and Lynda, portrayed by P.J. Soles.

Laurie and her friends are stalked and attacked by a mental pa- Laurie Strode walks through her yard filled with tient, who the mannequins she uses as target practice. Photo courkids Laurie are tesy of IMDb.com

slashes her with his knife while the little boy curses as he runs off for help. This scene was terrifying and comedic at the same time and was acted very well by the actors. The final act of the film was very enjoyable, because it includes the showdown and built the most tension. The opening credits were awsome because they were a recreation of the opening credits from the original.

This movie was not without its flaws though. There was a lot of time spent building up characters that ended up dying with a non-memorable death, or an off-screen one.

When a death was shown it was

it never happened. The ending was terrific except for, spoilers, the “death” of Michael Myers. His apparent, death scene could have been more climactic if it didn’t come so unexpectedly. It was surprising that two hours had passed by already and it felt like the main part of the movie was just getting started, but then it ended.

There felt like there was more that needed to happen, a chase scene perhaps, like in the original when Michael chased Laurie from one house to another. He could have chased her through the woods or out on the road, just something more needed to happen. It’s

know Halloween theme score.

It’s good to know that Hollywood can still push out a good slasher film here and there, especially with all these repetitive supernatural demonic films. For all these original actors return, along with the new interesting well-acted cast Halloween deserves an 8/10.

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