The Tiger Print — April 2019

THE TIGER PRINT

blue valley high school | vol. 49 | issue 7 | april 2019 | bvtigernews.com | overland park, kansas

Digging into recent bribery, fraud and money laundering allegations

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Contents NEWS

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Cracking Down on Contraband New vape policy implemented after Blue Valley declares epidemic

FEATURE

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Peek at the Canvas Get to know Blue Valley’s art teachers

ENTERTAINMENT

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Inked and Pierced See BV’s most interesting tattoos and piercings.

OPINION

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Beauty with Brains Olivia Sherlock shares her thoughts on the pageanty debate

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editor-in-chief Noma Kreegar managing editor McKenna Cole design editor Nick Lamberti

staff members Chloe Browning Cassidy Carpenter Jaron Cole Emily Cummings Josie Cuthbertson Aubrey Herrin Molly Holmes Maddy Kang

Erika Kolseth Anika Kreegar Frannie Lamberti Shay Lawson J.D Loftin Tymber Moody Spencer Norman Vince Orozco Kate Oudejans

Liya Patel Claire Powell Lauren Reddin Olivia Sherlock Charlie Trent adviser Michelle Huss

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Student authors and editors are solely responsible for the content of this publication.

Letters to the editor are encouraged for publication. “The Tiger Print” reserves the right to edit all submissions for both language and content.

Letters should be submitted to Room 450, emailed to thetigerprint@gmail.com or mailed to: The Tiger Print Blue Valley High School 6001 W. 159th St. Overland Park, KS 66085

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RADAR

Brexit Uncertainty PHOTO

Brexit, the plan to withdraw the U.K. from the European Union, has been met with turmoil. This turmoil partially results from disagreements about how Brexit should deal with the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

In the 1970s, Northern Ireland experienced a period of conflict known as the Troubles. The fighting between the Irish Republicans and British-funded paramilitary groups ended in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. In this treaty, a hard border could not be formed between Northern Ireland and the RoI – the catalyst of the Troubles.

So far every deal put forth for Brexit has been denied by Parliament. The previous deadline of April 12, was moved to Oct. 31.

Sudan Protests Since Dec. 19, 2018, protests have broken out across Sudan and have recently ended. These protests were in response to the rising costs of living and general deterioration of economic stability. While these protests began with calls for economic reform, they shifted to calling for the resignation of president Omar al-Bashir.

The reason for this shift was a result of the conditions of al-Bashir’s rise to power, which started from a coup in 1989, and continued for the past 30 years. Additionally, al-Bashir has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur, a region in western Sudan.

On April 11, the president was removed in a coup, and a military council is now acting as a transitional government.

Death of Nipsey Hussle

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California based hip hop artist Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on March 31. The shooting took place in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing, at 3:25 p.m. in Los Angeles.

Hussle and three other victims were transported to the hospital.

Hussle was declared dead at 3:55 the same afternoon. The shooter was identified as 29-year-old Eric Holder. On April 4, Holder pleaded not guilty.

According to the Los Angeles Times, “on the eve of the release of his debut album [Victory Lap], Hussle unveiled Vector 90, a shared workspace in South L.A. to help connect young talent in impoverished communities with opportunities in Silicon Valley and beyond.” Hussle will likely be remembered for his inspirational career and his community investment and support. | PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE | WORDS BY VINCE OROZCO

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A Different Type of Change Student activist influences environmental discussion

Reduce Reuse Recycle:

How to make a difference

There are many ways to help with the environment. Reuse containers and metal water bottles. You can reduce packages and donate usable supplies.

Travel differently : Instead of waiting in a long car line, make it go faster and save the environment by carpooling with a friend or riding your bike to school.

Take fewer plane rides to prevent fossil fuels.

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frannie lamberti staff writer Climate change has affected the planet for decades.

This year on March 15, 1.4 million people participated in strikes for climate action.

According to Fridays for the Future website, 2,233 cities and 128 countries had students participate in these events, including 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who is involved in school climate strikes and in August started a solo protest every Friday in Sweden.

At the recent strike, Thunberg expressed her opinion by chanting, “System change not climate change.”

Thunberg attended a press conference in Brussels about her concerns for the environment. The innovation of the policies will be difficult when the Trump administration thinks climate change is a minor issue.

The administration’s policy will lead to increase the change in climate with the leasing of oil and gas and using their energy dominance plans.

The National Environmental Policy Act states there should be a productive and enjoyable harmony between humankind and the environment. The impact of drilling is not protected by that act causing inadequate environmental assessments.

How does this relate to the students who protest?

Daily tasks like cooking on biomass fuel can cause respiratory diseases which is one of the leading causes of adolescent death.

Greenhouse gases affect children the most due to low air quality.

According to ScienceDirect, problems due to climate change can cause malnutrition, allergies and diseases like malaria and Lyme disease. Heat strokes and drowning can also be caused due to high temperatures and rising sea-levels.

The protests were started to get systems for an eco-friendly living so future generations have a healthier place to live.

Addressing the crowd Thunberg said, “You say you love your children above all else and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.”

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erika kolseth & jaron cole staff writers On March 1, a public announcement was presented by principal Scott Bacon about a new policy.

Due to the frequent usage of vapes and other illegal substances on school property, new penalties were introduced.

The new penalties include a fiveday out-of-school suspension (OSS) with a reduction to three days with an agreement to engage in Aspire, an educational program teaching students the dangers and potential hazards of vaping.

Distribution or the sale of vapes will result in up to a 10-day OSS and a district hearing, which may result in additional days of suspension.

“I would ask a lot of students, how do you know what’s in [vape juice] — they don’t,” Bacon said.

“A lot of the vape juice is laced with various things, including THC, that make it a lot more dangerous than what people think they’re actually consuming.”

This policy was created because of continuous research about the dangers of vaping.

Research has shown Nicotine is the primary agent in both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive. It causes cravings and suffering of withdrawal symptoms if cravings are ignored.

Nicotine is also a toxic substance.

It raises blood pressure and spikes adrenaline, which increases heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack.

“This has probably become an epidemic within our schools,” Bacon said. “The previous policy that we had wasn’t much of a deterrent to it.”

Before this policy was released, the school would treat it as a tobacco type product that would start with the terms of an infraction or school consequence. It would include a school suspension and then graduate from there, based upon the number of times that it was encountered.

“We don’t want it on our campus — it is an illegal substance for students,” Bacon said. “[Because of] the age our students are, we need to have a policy that commensurates with that.”

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“It’s something that affects everybody.

When people do it in the bathroom, they infringe it on the other people in there as well.

People need to be more educated on it.”

—Piper Puccetti, 10

“I think it’s dumb and way overdramatic. If kids want to [vape], they should be able to make their own decisions.”

—Matteo Leone, 9

64% of students at Blue Valley are discouraged from vaping because of this policy 160 students surveyed

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w a L e h t m o r F n u R You Can’t

V B t a s e h c a o c k c a tr w e n e m SROs beco aubrey herrin staff writer With the track season now underway, freshmen aren’t the only new faces lacing up their running shoes.

Student resource officers (SROs) Trevor Burgess and Nate Schmidt are beginning their first year as track coaches at Blue Valley.

Schmidt focuses on the distance running events, while Burgess trains the sprinters.

They aren’t new to the sport, however. Both coaches competed in high school and had coached at Blue Valley West prior to this year. “[We switched to BV because] the district was requiring more coverage as police after school hours,” Schmidt said. ”Rushing out at the end of the day to get to West takes up the majority of the practice time, | DESIGN BY AUBREY HERRIN

and we also have to be available to return to school as a police officer if we need to. It just wasn’t feasible.”

When the sprint and distance coach positions opened up at Blue Valley, the SROs applied and were accepted.

“I explained our dilemma, and the school said it was fine,” Schmidt said. “They worked around it and completely understood — the circumstances worked out for all of us.”

Coaching at the same school where they work during the day has been a positive experience for the officers.

Burgess and Schmidt originally expressed concern that the athletes would be intimidated by having police officers as coaches but knew the students would become comfortable with it eventually, due to the lighthearted nature of practices.

“We like to joke around,” Bur-

gess said. “Hopefully [students] know that when they’re in school, we’re resources they can come to — people outside of the uniform.”

In fact, one of the SROs’ favorite parts of this new position is being able to see and talk with their athletes during the school day since they didn’t have this opportunity when coaching at BV West.

Another one of the officers’ favorite parts of coaching track is preparing the students for competition.

“I get as excited as them — if not more — for when the meets come up,” Schmidt said. “I absolutely love it.”

Both coaches look forward to the rest of the season and hope to return in the future.

“Getting ready for track practice is one of my favorite things to do,” Burgess said. “I’m not going anywhere.”

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Students form mental health club to promote awareness

liya patel & emily cummings staff writers In the last few years, the topics of mental health and mental health awareness has brought on a tremendous amount of controversy. When it comes to talking about the issue at hand, many people turn a blind eye and disregard the importance of addressing mental health. All across the nation, many students have started clubs to bring attention to mental health and how it affects students.

Juniors Jillian Beal and Elizabeth Willis decided it was time to create Blue Valley’s own mental health club.

“I’ve been dealing with mental health since probably elementary school, and I didn’t want other kids to think that they were alone — because you really do feel alone,” Willis said.

This was the founding idea for Mental Health Club. Beal and Willis want students to know the club is a place where they can share and get their feelings out.

In the group, students focus on coping skills and helping the community as a whole. Willis said there has been a negative idea about mental health since the beginning.

“We just want to address this stigma because there are teachers and students who just don’t really seem to understand,” Willis said.

Both founders of the club said the

feedback has been positive and has influenced them to broaden their horizons and promote their club to attract more students.

So far, the Mental Health Club has put up posters around school with information on how to join and what the club addresses.

Willis and Beal said the club has had a hard time keeping a solid schedule this year. The club’s sponsor, social worker Moe Edmonds, is only available on Mondays, which has caused the group meetings to change to every other Monday during Tiger Paws.

“I hope in the next couple of years, there’s kids who feel more comfortable [reaching out for support],” Willis said.

In the future, Willis said she wishes for the school to bring more attention to their club and the struggles of mental health.

Another issue the club wants to address is many teachers don’t understand that if a student is breaking down in the middle of class, they need some time to regroup. Mental health is a serious topic and shouldn’t be handled lightly.

The club founders hope to introduce speakers and create a list of coping skills the club members can use during hard times. Willis and Beal are promoting the club during Mental Health Week this month.

“It’s OK if your mental health isn’t where you want it to be,” Willis said.

“It’s just how you move on from there and the actions you take to move on.”

Jillian Beal, 11 -Club Leader

Elizabeth Willis, 11 -Club Leader

Do you believe BVHS needs to do a better job at caring for the mental health of the students?

20.2% No Opinion

2.4% No 77.4% Yes

124 students surveyed

JOIN BVHS MENTAL HEALTH CLUB Stop the stigma. Let’s talk about mental health.

USE THE QR CODE TO JOIN THE GROUPME FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Bump, Set, Spike

PHOTOS BY MACIE FRANKO

Mens volleyball club starts at BV

tymber moody & spencer norman staff writers

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wo weeks before Spring Break, a new club was formed at BV. This new club is men’s volleyball.

Although it’s technically a sport, men’s volleyball is a club. The reason men’s volleyball is considered a club and not a sport at BV is because of Title IX of the Education Amendments, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.

Men’s volleyball may be a club, but it still functions similarly to a sport. The club meets every Sunday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and has 25 to 30 members. The men’s volleyball team is coached by girls volleyball coach Dave Johnson, who also coaches club volleyball at KC Power, and technology integration specialist Keil Pittman.

The two currently play each other recreationally.

“We still play together, like old man ball,” Johnson said. “We have played together for years. He is my idol.”

Pittman and Johnson had heard about the men’s volleyball league starting up in KC and decided to host a meeting and get a group together to be part of it.

If anyone wanted to join they could talk to either Pittman or Johnson about how to be involved.

“I heard about [the club] from my friend [junior Jack] Etheridge,” junior Sean Pleimann said, “I knew he was doing it, so [he] told me to go talk to Mr. Pittman for information about it.”

The team is made up of mostly juniors and seniors, and the majority of the members in the club had never played volleyball before. As they compete and practice they’re working to understand the rules, positions and basics of how

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to play the game.

Although the group isn’t very well acquainted yet, they’re working on becoming a team and getting to know one another. Despite this, it can be difficult to bond because they’re a club and not a sport.

“We haven’t been around each other as much,” Pleimann said. “We only meet once a week rather than a normal team that would meet every day, but I feel like [we] have grown together.”

The group’s attitude and the overall atmosphere is light and fun, Pleimann said.

“I don’t think anyone is taking it too [seriously],” Pleimann said. “We’re all just having fun with it. A lot of us mess up because we’re new to this, and [we] just playfully make fun of each other.”

Men’s volleyball, being a club rather than a sport, gives students a longer grace period to learn.

“Right now we’re in the process of understanding the rules and positions of everything and how to actually play,” Pleimann said. “We compete against each other while doing so, but we’re learning the basics right now.”

The team members scrimmage each other to help get a feel for the atmosphere of the game and in preparation for their competitions against the other teams in the league.

“For me, it doesn’t make a big difference whether it is or isn’t a sport,” Pleimann said. “I guess the only difference in having it be a sport is having more opportunities to compete against other kids.”

Even with the lack of competition among other schools, the team’s meeting does feel similar to other sports meetings, Pleimann said.

The team has competed against Rockhurst, RaymorePeculiar High and St. Michaels.

“It’s a good lifetime sport that they can continue to play until they’re in their 50s,” Pittman said.

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They’re Killing it, Smalls Varsity Baseball Tries for 3rd Consecutive State Win chloe browning & olivia sherlock staff writers For the past two years, the baseball team has earned the 6A State title, and they are hoping for a three-peat. No one in 6A State history has ever done this. The varsity team has 19 players, which consists of 15 seniors and 4 sophomores.

All of the players are hungry for the win, but that hunger comes with tremendous pressure as well.

Tate Gillen is one of the sophomores who made the varsity team this year. “[It is] pretty cool, but the same time it’s kind of nerve-wracking because people know how hard it is to be on varsity,” Gillen said.

“There is definitely pressure knowing you’re on a team that’s won two consecutive State [titles]. You know there’s always that target on your back.”

Gillen has played baseball since he was just 5 years old, and he has found a passion in it as he even goes to extra training at Building Champions after practices.

“It’s not a practice,” Gillen said.

“It’s only 30 minutes so, it’s just conditioning. It’s just hitting and I work on my swing.”

First baseman senior Patryk Hernandez and catcher senior Walker Kinney are the only two players on this year’s team who were also on the 2017 and 2018 State teams. They are both playing in their last season with a positive outlook for the sport they love.

“I think we have more talent than we have ever had,” Kinney said.

The team this year is an interesting mix considering that it’s only sophomores and seniors.

“We’ve had sophomores on the team before,” Hernandez said. “I just make sure they know that we care about them and know that we’ll have their backs no matter how good or how bad they do.”

These guys truly make a connection that sticks on and off the field.

“I still talk to all the seniors from when I was a sophomore [and] I still hang out with all the guys from last year, too,” Kinney said. “I know some of my best buddies from baseball. I can’t wait

to get that bond with this year’s team.”

For the majority of the team, this is their final opportunity to win a State championship.

“For a lot of us seniors, we know that it might be our last game ever,” Hernandez said. “Just getting to play with them [and] seeing how far we can get is awesome.”.

Hernandez has made it very far since his sophomore year, when he made varsity for the first time. He said the team has helped him reach life-long goals.

“I have committed to play baseball at Emporia State,” Hernandez said.

Several other seniors on this successful team have now committed to colleges as well. Hopes on winning State again this year are high, and the team looks forward to the rest of the season with a strong cheering section rooting them on.

“We have an awesome fan base,” Hernandez said. “As you can see from last year and the year before at State, we’ve always had support, and they’ve always had our backs.”

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dirty money words by claire powell, maddy kang, shay lawson, liya patel, Aubrey herrin & olivia sherlock

The college admission scandal, also known as the “Operation Varsity Blues” investigation, includes around 50 parents like actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. The wealthy parents were part of a scam in which they allegedly paid heavy bribes to buy their sons and daughters high scores on exams, a spot on one of the school’s athletic teams or entrance to an elite university. Several parents and coaches now face criminal charges.

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BY CHARLIE TRENT

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Operation varsity blues Students, universities react to college admissions scandal Potential Reforms On Thursday, March 28, California lawmakers proposed six measures to help the closing down of loopholes for students with wealthy parents to have easy entrance to elite colleges.

This would restrain “special admissions — also known as admission by exception — without approval of three college administrators, regulate private admission consultants, audit the University of California admissions process and deny state tax write-offs for donations made by parents as part of the cheating scheme,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

Another bill made by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) would disallow advantages to applicant’s admissions that are related to the institutions’ donors or alumni.

Only students at public universities would be allowed for special admissions if they are California residents and eligible for in-state tuition.

Much of the legislative proposals would affect the University of California (UC), California State University (Cal State) and potential private universities as well.

While UC and Cal State officials have stopped short of endorsing the proposed bills, they said they are open to the consideration of additional reforms.

Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) proposed the idea of possible fading out of some tests used in the admissions decisions. This would ask Cal State trustees and UC regents to conduct a study on the benefits, value and need for the SAT and ACT for student admission systems.

This is something UC is already doing, but having the resolution would help support that effort and recommend a similar review for the Cal State system.

“It’s time to take a hard look at the status quo,” McCarty told the Los Angeles Times, “and think about a more equitable college admission process.” | PHOTOS & DESIGN BY CHARLIE TRENT

Would you consider bribing a college for admission? yes 10% 90% no

Who is at fault for the college admission scandal?

77% 47% 70%

parents students universities 160 students surveyed

, Colleges Input University of Missouri (MU) Admissions Representative Katherine Whitener decided she wanted to work with admissions shortly after she graduated from the university.

“I was working in a different capacity and decided I wanted to come back and work for Mizzou,” Whitener said.

Whitener plays a role in the admissions process at MU to make sure the process is fair. MU’s admission requirements are predetermined and presented on the website to avoid any potential bribing as seen in the recent Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. “[We look at] 17 core classes from high school and then we look at test scores, class rank and GPA — depending on the type of school the student is coming from,” Whitener said. “We look at a combination of things.”

Whitener and her team process the requirements and how they are determined before they are voted on by a board of curators.

“It wasn’t like one person just dreamed this up and said this is what it is going to be,” Whitener said.

“Setting those standards is what goes through the hierarchy in terms of evaluating the application and processing things — that’s done within the admissions office.”

Whitener said MU has its requirements published and posted out there for everyone to see what it is

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they are looking for, but it is up to other universities about how they handle their admissions process and their standards.

In terms of finances, Whitener said some scholarships are run through the admissions office. “[Scholarships are] based on a student’s test score,” Whitener said. “Since test scores are standardized across the entire nation, it’s a fair process.

Everyone is taking the exact same test, so those automatic scholarships are run through our office.”

Whitener advises those applying to college to do their best in high school and to explore all of their options.

“There’s a lot of different types of universities across the country,” she said. “Just take the time to really investigate and make sure you are making the right decisions. Visiting campuses is really the best way to figure that out and making sure you’re making a sound financial decision for you and your family.”

Whitener said there are a lot of things in place to make sure that students are all evaluated equally across the board and that is why MU’s requirements are in place.

“We are a little bit different — we aren’t looking at the subjective criteria that a lot of those other schools are,” Whitener said, “It’s unfortunate that [the college admissions scandal] happened, but hopefully it’ll bring some change about those selective universities and change the way they do things moving forward.”

Student Opinion are at fault.

Sophomore Jack Tinberg was recently committed “They did it because they want to get their kid into to the University of Louisville. During last summer, their dream college,” he said. “But if your kid hasn’t Tinberg traveled around the country on a summer done the work or have the right test scores, I don’t circuit for colleges to see him play baseball. feel like they deserve it.”

“Two weeks after I got a call from the recruiting Tinberg said if he were coordinator [of Louisville] for the baseball program, “They did it because they want to get their one of the students in the I was called a couple of kid into their dream college but if your kid recent college scandal, feel guilty. times,” Tinberg said. “A hasn’t done the work or have the right test he’d“Just because you week later, I was offered to scores, I don’t feel like they deserve it.” know somebody that has play there.” money, or if your parents have money, and they’re Tinberg said the students who were said to be an able to pay to get in, you’re taking somebody else’s elite athlete when it was found not to be the case was spot,” Tinberg said. “Their parents can do that.” just plain wrong.

Tinberg said people do not realize how much work “Other kids have to actually try and make the students do in order to have a chance at playing a team at the universities,” Tinberg said. “I feel like sport in college. they’re honestly stealing a spot, just to get into a “Athletes have to work hard to get scholarships,” school where they’re not even playing. They’re not Tinberg said. “For some random kid to take it that’s actually going there for athletics.” not even actually going to participate in the sport, I Though it was the students who were “accepted” think that is really wrong.” into the ivy league schools, Tinberg said the parents

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BEHIND THE CANVAS KIM CARPENTER

favorite type of art to create: “I love pencils because of the control you have, but I love watercolor because it makes me loosen up. If I have some real time to invest, then I have mixed-media projects that I like to create” favorite kind of music to listen to: “Alternative things like Florence and the Machine” favorite tv/movie genre: “I really love [‘Last Week Tonight with] John Oliver.’ I hate chick flicks or romance. I like mystery podcasts the most.” did you have a wake-up call for pursuing art? “I have a very specific one. I wanted to be a surgeon and was all set to do that and was second in my class. Senior year, I decided I’m going to switch gears because I had a conversation with a friend in an art class, and he was talking to me about his mom [who] is a nurse. He felt like she was sad that she didn’t have time to do art anymore. And I was like ‘What if I didn’t have time to do art?’ and then I was like ‘Whoa, stop everything. I’m doing art now.’” secret talents: “I feel like my biggest secret isn’t really a secret — I’m an artist that loves athletics.” first thing you do in the morning: “I pet my dog and let them out the door.” dogs or cats? Dogs. zodiac sign: “Technically I’m a cusp. I’m an Aquarius-Pisces.” coffee or tea? “Coffee. I’m not picky. I’ll drink anything that’s in my cup.”

MADI ELPERS

favorite type of art to create: Textiles & sculpting. favorite kind of music to listen to: Doesn’t listen to much metal or country, but listens to pretty much everything else. favorite tv/movie genre: Anything dystopian, “The Handmaid’s Tale” did you have a wake-up call for pursuing art? “I knew I wanted to pursue art education when I was in high school because of my relationship with my art teachers.” secret talents: Juggling. first thing you do in the morning: Coffee. dogs or cats? Neither, rabbits. Described as a “perfect bridge between the two.” zodiac sign: Scorpio. coffee or tea? Coffee. Vanilla latte.

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MIKE JOHNSTON

favorite type of art to create: “I would probably say it would have to be both ceramics and photography. I have more of a chance to actually engage in handson stuff with ceramics. I love doing both.” favorite kind of music to listen to: “I’m not really a music guy, but my preference would be like ‘60s to ‘70s classic rock.” favorite tv/movie genre: “Probably historical fiction or documentaries with historical elements.” did you have a wake-up call for pursuing art? “I always really enjoyed doing anything with my hands, anything where I was creating things.” secret talents: “I played basketball in college.” first thing you do in the morning: “Drive to school.” dogs or cats? “Neither. I like to travel, and I don’t think it’s fair to animals to leave them. But if I had to choose, I like dogs.” zodiac sign: Libra. coffee or tea? “Coffee. Mocha.”

MARK MOSIER

favorite type of art to create: Drawing & digital photography favorite kind of music to listen to: Frontier music from approximately 1810, Disneyland theme park area music and classical music. favorite tv/movie genre: “Jeremy Johnson” and the news. did you have a wake-up call in pursuing art? “When I was a freshman in high school, there was an artist that visited my high school, and he showed us his professional art. It was very interesting because although we were freshmen in high school, he treated us as people and artists.” secret talents: Enjoys riding his bike “a little more than around the lake.” first thing you do in the morning: Turn out the porch light, eat Activia Greek yogurt and drink orange juice every morning. dogs or cats? Neither. “When I was in college, I had a pet fish. He was called an Oscar, and he was about this big.” Mosier then scaled his hands to an unusually large size for a fish. zodiac sign: Virgo. coffee or tea? Coffee.

KRISTEN PICKELL

favorite type of art to create: Textile. “My studio practice and what I studied is textile.” favorite kind of music to listen to: “I like a lot of psychedelic rock. I grew up on classic rock, but I’d say my favorite band is Tame Impala.” favorite tv/movie genre: “Number one, my favorite show’s ‘The Office,’ followed by ‘Friends’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ so definitely into comedies. I like a lot of foreign films, [and] my favorite filmmaker is Wes Anderson.” did you have a wake-up call for pursuing art? “I wouldn’t say a wake-up call, but by my junior year [in high school], I knew I wanted to pursue art in college.” secret talents: “I can fit into very small spaces, and I guess not everyone knows I’m Canadian.” first thing you do in the morning: “Make a cup of tea.” dogs or cats? Cats. zodiac sign: Virgo. coffee or tea? “Tea. Black with cream and sugar.”

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Masterful Monochrome Movies vince orozco staff writer Everyone knows the stereotype about black-and-white movies. Either they’re French or talking in weird American accents and they are slow and often boring.

None of this is true. While there are obviously bad black-and-white movies — just as there are bad color movies The Apartment (1960) Comically absurd situations, tragic characters and excellent direction — what’s not to love? Well if any of these aspects interest you then you will most certainly love “The Apartment.” The film follows a corporate paper pusher named C.C. “Bud” Baxter who lends out his apartment to upper management men looking for a place to have an affair.

All of this is done with the goal of moving on up in the corporate ladder, even as the requests get more ridiculous and humiliating. This dramedy is the perfect movie for those looking for a laugh and a heartfelt story.

— there are plenty of amazing black-and-white films that have plenty to offer to modern audiences, whether it be action filled samurai films, suspenseful noir or chilling social commentary.

Here are just a few black-and-white films to expand your movie-going palette.

The Seventh Seal (1957) “I want knowledge! Not faith, not assumptions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand, uncover His face and speak to me.” This quote from the disillusioned knight Antonius Block perfectly captures the existential dread and sense of abandonment portrayed by Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal.” The story follows a veteran from the crusades, Antonius Block, who encounters Death and challenges him to a game of chess in order to keep his life. This masterwork on the ponderance of life and death is the perfect film for those seeking something thought-provoking on a Saturday night.

Rome, Open City (1945)

Seven Samurai (1954) A three-hour epic set in 1586, “Seven Samurai” is the magnum opus of director Akira Kurosawa. The film follows a farming village who seek the help of samurai in an attempt to prevent a raid by nearby bandits. This movie is simply a masterpiece and is cited as one of the greatest movies ever made. In addition to its acclaimed status, movies such as this and others of Kurosawa’s filmography are often cited as the inspiration for the spaghetti westerns of director Sergio Leone and others.

Any fan of samurai or movies is doing themselves a disservice by not seeing this film.

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In the wake of World War II, many Italian moviegoers wanted to escape the brutal reality that they had experienced under Fascist Italy. However, director Roberto Rossellini did not satisfy this desire; rather, he did the exact opposite. The story of Rome, Open City involves a Communist resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi trying to evade the tenacious Gestapo. As the father of the Italian Neorealist movement, Rosselini utilized amaetur actors and simple camera work. These techniques allow “Rome, Open City” to exemplify a breath of fresh air when compared to the studio cash grab films of the previous decades.

Overall, the film is a gripping tale of hardship and hope that earns its place within the film canon.

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spring cleaning unique ways to get organized, clean for spring Spring represents rebirth and rejuvenation, which means it’s the perfect time to reorganize and start anew. With these tips, you’ll be able to feel fresh and clean just in time for spring.

1. redo your closet

2.vacuum & dust

Many people have closets full of clothes that don’t fit and other garments that they don’t wear anymore. Instead of letting them clutter your house, sort your clothes into those that you wear often, those for special occasions that you need to hold onto and those that you don’t want or don’t fit.

Donate the clothes that you don’t want to stores like Goodwill or Salvation Army, or sell them online with websites like Poshmark or Depop.

Vacuuming is essential for anyone looking for a way to purge their home of mites, bacteria and mold. According to Vacuums Guide, these attack the respiratory system of a person with respiratory problems, such as asthma, making them wheeze, have difficulty breathing and cough violently at night. By vacuuming, you can limit the amount of bacteria in your home.

3.replace your toothbrush

4.clean out expired makeup

Although it may seem simple, replacing your toothbrush prevents spreading bacteria and plaque back into your mouth. According to Colgate, you should replace your toothbrush every three months, in addition to when you have a cold, the flu, a mouth infection or a sore throat.

This is important because newer bristles will keep your mouth free from fungus.

Makeup is something that people tend to keep around for many years. However, every makeup product has an expiration date, and using it past the date could result in extra bacteria that could result in acne or even the separation of the chemicals within the product. It is also important ot wash your makeup brushes. According to Blank Canvas Cosmetics, dirty brushes become abrasive and dry as they become more full of product and skin particles.

5.get rid of old toys

6.throw out the little things

Just like how you have to get rid of old clothes from your childhood, you should also cleanse your home of toys that don’t serve a purpose. Although you might feel some attachment to them, just remember that donating them to someone in need or a close family friend will benefit them much more than the toys will benefit you by sitting in storage. You can also sell these old toys with sites such as eBay or by selling them at a garage sale.

If you are feeling a little extra cluttered, try throwing away some of the extra products you don’t need anymore. Examples of these include body sprays, colognes, hair products and skin care. If a product has been used lightly, try giving it to one of your friends and family so that the product doesn’t go to waste.

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18 | april 2019 | a&e While piercings and tattoos are definitely not new trends, the recent inclination of parents encouragement of their teens self expression has led to an increase in piercings and tattoos at BV. Even if parent don’t give their teenagers permission to modify their appearance in such dramatic ways, some students will still find a way to achieve their ideal appearance.

This includes receiving stick and poke tattoos or purchasing a piercing gun to give themselves their ideal appearance.

it’s not a phase, mom Allie Manning, 12 “I got this [tattoo] because my family’s had dachshunds since my parents got married. It’s the Manning family staple dog.”

Conner Watts, 10 “[It’s symbolic of] being able to be more independent and making my own decisions.”

poll out of 160 students 83% have a piercing 5% have a tattoo 12% have both

Nicole Licktieg, 11 “I got my tattoo because my mom and I were both in dark place in our lives and then we thought it was a promise to each other to stay strong forever because it’s matching tattoos. It was a spur of the moment [thing], and we just wanted to lift each other’s spirits. The tattoo that we have is a character from a children’s book that she used to read to me when I was a kid. It’s called Hug Time, and she would read it to me, and then I would tell her to read it again a second after it was over.”

Madison Van Ophem, 11 “My dad is an immigrant; he’s from the Netherlands.

I travel a lot. I’ve been to 15 or 16 different countries and I’m 17 and soon it’ll be 23 countries. I love to travel so the compass is kind of showing how much I’ve traveled and how much I want to see the world. For big, important events in my life I feel like I’m gonna get tattoos to remember those.” |DESIGN & PICTURES BY SPENCER NORMAN |WORDS POWEL & CHLOE BROWN | DESIGNBY BYCLAIRE YOUR NAME

Kassidy Wagner, 12 “I think piercings and tattoos [are a good form] of self-expression.

[They’re] another way to show your personality.”

Allie Ament, 12 “It’s in Greek. It says ‘live without fear,’ and I feel like that’s always been my motto. I think you should do everything no matter what the consequences are; you shouldn’t not do something because you’re scared. I think that three seconds when you just want to do something and you get scared and then you just do it.”

Kris Mally, 12 “There’s no deeper meaning — I just like mountains. I want to live in the mountains.”

Jackie Cuthbertson, 11 “I really like [the piercings]; I think they’re expressive of my personality.

Most of them were done at home.

Three of them were done by my friend and then my most recent one was done by me.”

a&e|april 2019 | Carlie Sauntry, 12 “In Native American culture a straight arrow is a symbol of war and a broken arrow is a symbol of peace. I thought it was cool that it meant peace, because peace is something that I really resonate with.”

Ty Erikson, 10 “Well, not too many people have a ‘Saturdays Are For The Boys’ tattoo, and I also have an Irish clover because I’m Irish. My dad liked the clover.

He did not like the ‘Saturdays Are For The Boys’ one.”

Siler Tschirhart, 12 “My first [tattoo] I got my Zodiac. [My second tattoo] is from Star Wars and it’s of the Mandalorians. I have a snapping turtle on my shoulder and that just represents my passion for nature.”

Alex Pena, 11 “I just really liked the look of ear piercings. I get bored of the way I look. So I add new additions all the time. They give you a more unique look than other people because everyone has different piercings. My tattoos are

Kim Carpenter, art teacher “An equilateral triangle is the strongest geometric form so [if there’s] pressure on any side, it’s not going to collapse. Each side represents different things.

It represents past, present, and future; it represents my faith; it represents body, mind, and soul. In the center is my favorite flower: it’s a dandelion. A lot of people don’t like dandelions, but I think that’s ridiculous. I know they’re a ‘weed,’ but the definition of weed is just an unwanted plant. If we had rose bushes in our backyard, and my husband didn’t like them they are therefore a weed, and they would be taken out. The [dandelion] also stand for overcoming hardship, which I have, and

for looks and giggles to look back at myself and be like “Whoa, I did stupid things in high school.” All of my like family members have a butterfly [tattoo] so it’s just significant throughout my family.”

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they have the ability to thrive no matter where they are.

I had been through some serious trauma. That trauma happened down in Texas. I was in an abusive relationship.

I wanted [the tattoo] to be a symbol that I have overcome something and I’ve been through something, and I have an ability to understand maybe some things other people wouldn’t. And so it’s an invitation to talk to me.

Part of the issue with that relationship was that I didn’t have anybody that was safe to talk to. Still it’s very much a hush hush kind of thing. I think if you don’t talk about them, then you end up with chronic PTSD, which I have, and I’ve had for four years at this point. That was a result of letting that wound fester rather than talking about it.”

Jaidyn Phillips, 10 “My two older sisters had [nose piercings] and then eventually my friends had it so I just thought it would look nice. My mom said as long as your dad takes you I’m fine [with it].”

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20 | april 2019 | opinion

kate oudejans staff writer

UNPOPULAR UNPOPULAR UNPOPULAR OPINIONS OPINIONS OPINIONS

While some people may think that pineapple tastes horrible on pizza or that The Beatles were, in fact, the greatest band of all time, it is nice to share reasons on why people disagree with that. Opinions are just opinions and, at the end of the day, they have little impact in the large-scheme of everyday life.

What’s your favorite type of chocolate?

DARK CHOCOLATE IS THE BEST CHOCOLATE The best thing about chocolate is the rich, bitter taste that represents the cocoa bean. Other chocolates like milk and semisweet taste too sugary and don’t represent what real chocolate taste likes. When looking for chocolate, the more bitter, the better.

CHACOS AIN’T IT

SemiSweet 11%

Milk Chocolate 64%

Dark Chocolate 25%

Would you wear chacos?

We’ve all seen it, the shoes that look like it’s made for a Midwesterner’s first trip to a tropical island.

While it is noted that these shoes may feel extremely comfortable to the owner, the lack of fashion appeal that these shoes have, will never make up for the comfort that they might have. But if having no sense of style is your thing, feel free to buy a pair or two.

Maybe 15%

Yes 39%

No 46%

*Based on a poll of 160 students

THE BEATLES WEREN’T THE BEST Even though the band said they were bigger than Jesus Christ, I definitely don’t think they were good enough to say that. The Beatles are overhyped and plastered everywhere, when most of their songs sound like a bad acid trip. Other bands such as

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The Who, The Beach Boys and Pink Floyd greatly surpass the band’s skills. While some of their songs are staples to the music style of that time period, the majority of their songs just don’t live up to other similar bands.

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olivia sherlock staff writer

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women owning their sexuality and owning their bodies.

The final portion of the night before the crowning is the question-and-answer segment. This allows the audience to see these women’s opinions on real issues. Not only do the competitors get to show off their knowledge of current events, but they also get to express their opinions and raise their voices.

So I guess I’m a bad feminist.

I realize that pageants started as a way to belittle women to just their looks. But I believe that as America has progressed, so have pageants.

Yes, pageants, in the end, are decided on someone else’s judgment of how you performed, but couldn’t the same be said about some sports? Dance, gymnastics, dive or competitive cheer are all sports based on a judge’s score.

So why does pageantry get the stigma?

I’ll address the elephant in the room — the bikini contest — which will not be a part of Miss America 2019 but remains in most other pageants. While some people may find making women walk around in tiny swimsuits and heels demeaning, sexist and old fashioned, I argue that it’s a glass-half-full situation.

You could look at it as sexist, but you could also look at it as empowering.

Women walk in front of millions You can say that pageants show off of people in swimsuits, confident in the worst most sexist side of tradition themselves, embracing not only their here in America, but I see it in a feminine power but also normalizing different light. I see a bunch of women the female body. coming together, embracing While this portion of the their bodies, embracing their contest started as a sexualization femininity and sharing their of the female body, the women opinions on topics that in the contests helped to matter. change that to The pageants can be a

Pageantry or Prejudice?

Modern-day pageantry is changing its role in sexism

platform of female empowerment, allowing women to raise their voices as equals. Even though they’re wearing a dress and heels, that does not change the fact that they could out talk most people on politics and current events any day.

Outside of the competition, every girl is doing community work, raising money for charities and volunteering.

So maybe we should be idolizing these women in pageants — not because of their looks or how well they walk, but because of their confidence, generosity, brains and talents.

I should be able to walk in front of a room in a dress and heels and be taken just as seriously as the man standing next to me in jeans — and that is the type of empowerment pageantry can give.

Just because someone is feminine doesn’t mean they are any less smart or talented than the less feminine person next to them, and they should be taken just as seriously.

Women should be seen as equals no matter what they’re wearing, even if that’s a sash and crown. | DESIGN BY SPENCER NORMAN

22 | april 2019 | opinion

NO PAIN NO GAIN Coaches push students beyond their limits anika kreegar staff writer

I always hear my peers and classmates at school say, “I hate going to practice.”

Why is that? Is there something more to this?

It’s hard to look forward to practice or rehearsal when some coaches and directors treat students as if it’s the major leagues of a professional sport or event — when in reality, it’s a high school team.

Students begin to dread going to practice, and some even regret taking up the sport to begin with.

This isn’t what high school activities should be about.

It should be a learning experience for students — something that they can explore and decide if they can see themselves doing it in the future.

Sports in high school shouldn’t be treated like winning is the only option — it’s more appropriate that they’re treated like the students are exploring new things and as a fun activity to spend their free time doing.

However, when coaches begin to yell and holler at students for small mishaps, such as a freshman team not pulling off a play perfectly, it discourages students from taking part in those activities. It’s also extremely humiliating to be called out in front of friends and teammates for a simple mistake.

In many cases, coaches overwork their students and players. In my own personal experience, my Winterguard team only received one water break within a three-hour practice.

This type of coaching is unacceptable. Students should not be tired and sickly after a practice. If this is the experience that students have, coaches can easily wind up with numerous upset emails from parents.

However, this issue doesn’t just stop at coaches — it even extends to the methods many gym teachers use during class.

In eighth grade, when I didn’t run the mile as fast as my peers, I was subjected to many different snarky and rude comments from the gym instructor.

Situations like these only lead to students developing unnecessary anxiety and stress for their gym classes. | DESIGN BY ANIKA KREEGAR

Because this subject isn’t talked about very often and is somewhat under the radar, there are not many cases recorded of students being harassed or treated unfairly by their coaches.

However, according to The Atlantic, a study conducted in 2005 found that 36 percent of coaches working with middle school kids admitted to angrily yelling at a child due to their performance levels.

Although many student-athletes perform to the level of professionals, they’re still student-athletes.

With stress-inducing tasks like schoolwork or finding a date to prom preoccupying many students, coaches should try their best to remember that high school sports are ultimately just for fun.

45% of students say they’ve experienced extreme coaching at BV 160 students surveyed

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| CARTOON BY MIA RICE

Extreme cost of college tuition rates is not a result of cut state funding With the recent scandals of bribery being used to gain admission into prestigious universities, the process of college acceptance, and the higher education system as a whole, has fallen under scrutiny.

These events reveal a crucial fact: the American higher education system needs to be restructured.

According to The New York Times, the cost of tuition at public universities has nearly quadrupled over the past 35 years. Furthermore, about 40 million borrowers owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt.

Essentially, people have to offset the cost of college to be paid later in life – often at a higher price.

The source of this rising tuition is thought to come from the cutting of state funding. However according to The New York Times, public investment in higher education is closely correlated with the rising cost of tuition. The rising cost of tuition is rather due to the

amount of people going to college now.

As summarized by The New York Times staff writer Paul F. Campos, “It is disingenuous to call a large increase in public spending a “cut,” as some university administrators do, because a huge programmatic expansion features somewhat lower per capita subsidies.

Suppose that since 1990 the government had doubled the number of military bases, while spending slightly less per base. A claim that funding for military bases was down, even though in fact such funding had nearly doubled, would properly be met with derision.”

In addition, the expansion of administrative personnel has led to a larger group of people making significantly higher salaries than other university staff, in turn leading to a rise in tuition to offset the cost.

As stated by Campos’ article on the reason for high tuition costs, “increased spending has not been going into the pockets of the typical professor. Salaries

of full-time faculty members are, on average, barely higher than they were in 1970.

Moreover, while 45 years ago 78 percent of college and university professors were full time, today half of postsecondary faculty members are lower-paid part-time employees, meaning that the average salaries of the people who do the teaching in American higher education are actually quite a bit lower than they were in 1970.

By contrast, a major factor driving increasing costs is the constant expansion of university administration.

According to the Department of Education data, administrative positions at colleges and universities grew by 60 percent between 1993 and 2009, which Bloomberg reported was 10 times the rate of growth of tenured faculty positions.”

This high cost tuition epidemic will not be resolved until the American public demand a fairer educational system.

This staff editorial is the representation of the opinion of The Tiger Print staff.

In the gym, senior Will Stubbs plays volleyball. “We’re pretty close. There were people that I didn’t know that I’ve gotten to know,” Stubbs said. |PHOTO BY SPENCER NORMAN

24 | april 2019 | news At an assembly, freshman Kaitlin Green dances. “ I think it’s definitely nerve-wracking out there knowing everyone’s eyes are on you,” Green said. “I think you just kind of fall into a rhythm of what you know.” |PHOTO BY OLIVIA SHERLOCK

Sophomore Ava Meissner runs in a relay. “It’s fun to cheer on my friends and just have [fun] competing,” Meissner said. |PHOTO BY TYMBER MOODY

Senior Celie Strain is lifted into the air.

“Assemblies are when I get the most nervous because [I’m] performing in front of my friends and people I know,” Strain said. |PHOTO BY CHARLIE TRENT

At a meet, freshman Clayton Kavlick pole vaults over a bar. “Learning the form is the hardest part [of pole vaulting],” Kavlick said. |PHOTO BY TYMBER MOODY | DESIGN BY TYMBER MOODY

At a concert, senior Luke Oldroyd sings. “I have been singing since sixth grade,” Oldroyd said. |PHOTO BY JOSIE CUTHBERTSON

At tennis practice, freshman Kyle Wang rallies. “ Normally [at practice] we do a couple laps around the courts and then we either do matches or games,” Wang said. |PHOTO BY LIYA PATEL

f r u T r e g i T At practice, senior Bailey Sibenaller swims butterfly. “The hardest part about swimming butterfly is trying to move both your arms at the same time because it is much easier to just cheat at practice and only use one arm,” Sibenaller said. |PHOTO BY KATE OUDEJANS