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IN A NON-SO-FAMOUS THEATER, OUR REPORTER REVIEWED STAR WARS

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3 what's in your lunch?

OUR REPORTER EXPLAINS WHY WE HAVE BEEF WITH OUR LUNCH FOOD

7 THE YOUNG BALLERS

TWO SOPHOMORE GIRLS SURPRISED WITH NEW EXPERIENCES AND NEW FRIENDS

11 the right news source matters

THESE NEWS OUTLETS WILL HELP YOU COPE WITH YOUR OBSESSION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS

21 the plaid wars

OPINION: TWO FLANNEL FASHION AFFICIONADOS WEIGH IN ON THE “YEA OR NAY” ON PLAID SHIRTS

25 meat grinder politics

OPINION: RYAN CASON IS ON A MISSION TO PREACH ULTRACONSERVATISM IN WISCONSIN THAT WILL DIE OUT

back gnewuch out

GNEWUCH RESIGNING TO HEAD MUKWONAGO

News

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S IN YOUR LUNCH FOOD? by SARAH MOORE

o you know where your school lunch comes from? Who makes it? What qualifies food to be served to students? Most students don’t even take the time to learn what is in the food that they eat everyday. Countless movies, books, and other sources of media have left a bad taste in student’s mouths when it comes to lunch food. Images of huge piles of gray slop and mystery meat on bright red lunch trays are stapled into the minds of students. “School lunch does have a bad reputation and it does stop students from trying it,” Aramark Food Service Director Brian Mand said. While we do have the red trays that is where the comparisons stop. The lunches served aren’t simply thrown together and tossed in a box to be shipped to the kitchens, “the guidelines we have to follow are very strict.” Aramark, our lunch food provider, works under the Na-

LUNCH LADY SETS OUT WARM FOOD BEFORE THE LUNCH RUSH. (CAMERON BRITTON/CARDINAL COLUMNS)

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tional School Lunch Program, which has been around since July 1946 which requires the amount of protein, vegetable, fruits, calories, saturated fat, etc. that can be served to students in each meal and the maximum amount per week. “I wish we could adjust portion sizes for ourselves,” Elizabeth Jacobson ‘18 said, “we can get a huge bowl of nachos but like three carrots.” Aramark’s biggest business purpose is not school lunch. Internationally, they provide uniforms to service workers. They also deliver food internationally, many schools and food courts that are found in large buildings or sports arenas are partners of Aramark. Some students healthiest meal during the day is their school lunch and most don’t take time to learn what they are putting their bodies. “That’s something you don’t really think about,” Annie Dreifurst ‘18 said. Aramark provides lunch food for students all over the world. No lunch food will fill every craving, but the limitations put in place by the National School Lunch Program attempts to make school lunches the primary meal of a student’s lunch.

“School lunch does have a bad reputation, and it does stop students from trying it.” -Aramark Food Service Director Brian Mand

PORTIONS FRUITS & VEGETABLES WEEKLY: 5 cups DAILY: 1 cup

GRAINS WEEKLY: 10 oz DAILY: 2 oz

MEAT/ MEAT ALTERNATES WEEKLY: 10 oz DAILY: 2 oz

MILK DAILY: 1 cup

STUDENTS RUSH THROUGH THE SCHOOL LUNCH LINE. (CAMERON BRITTON/ CARDINAL COLUMNS)

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS MINIMUM CALORIES DAILY: 750 cals

MAXIMIUM CALORIES DAILY: 850 cals

SATURATED FAT DAILY: less than 10% of total calories

SODIUM DAILY: at least 1420 mg

THE KITCHEN IS CLEANED AFTER HOURS IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT DAY. (CAMERON BRITTON/CARDINAL COLUMNS)

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CODING SOCIETY HOW CODING IS INFLUENCING OUR FUTURE by JENNA AHLSTROM

o m p u t ers, video games, websites and animations, coding comes into play with everything, and without it the internet wouldn’t work. It surrounds us; it’s the basics behind everything we do online. In today’s world it’s an important factor that more students and teachers are beginning to recognize. Ethan Kissinger ’20 began learning coding outside a classroom a week after school began, “I’ve always been really good with computers,” he said, “I definitely think that it is going to open a lot more areas for innovations to be made.” People who have an interest in computers, understand math, think abstractly and can understand how AN EXAMPLE OF THE CODING THAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND MAKING. (COLLIN CLARK/CARDINAL computers work have a COLUMNS) potential bright future but there are many jobs and careers in the very important for this generation,” coding in coding. “[People] aren’t okay with how world looking for coders, so learning cod- teacher Glen McBride said, “[The need] is only going to go up; if you become trained computers are now and want to make them ing as a skill is valuable. “The ability to use computers is in coding in the technology fields you are their own…” Kissinger explained, “Oh I going to be in demand.” wish it did that, I McBride feels that coding not wish it did this.” only is in high demand but that it’s good Coding toas it increases productivity in the econoday is diverse, with my and all of the advances in technology, many programs thanks to coding, are making our world and three classes at safer, efficient and helpful., “The future is Fondy High such as going to have a lot more technical things Game Design, App in it… I think it’s going to change for how Inventor and Webwe see things,” Kissinger said, “Coding is site Design, with 79 going to get more advance and more imstudents participatportant in everyday life.” ing in these classes. Not only that,

“The future is going to have a lot more technical things in it… I think it’s going to change for how we see things.” -Ethan Kissinger ‘20

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CHANGE THAT’S HERE TO STAY THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY HAS CHANGED TO PROTECT THE TRANS COMMUNITY by CAMRYN OESTREICH

he Fond du Lac school district’s anti-discrimination policy has been changed to include gender identity, transgender status and change of sex. This is considered a big step towards equality for many transgender students because it protects them from discrimination from the district, teachers, or administration. “In the past, students weren’t protected for their gender identity and gender expression,” SAGE Advisor Traci Castellion said. “I like that our school is taking steps to protect all and not just some.” In the past, there was no protection for trans students. Any discrimination that could arise due to political or social biases was allowed previously, as there was no rule saying otherwise. The lack of a policy against these actions has been a topic of conversation for many years in SAGE (Sexuality and Gender Equality). For Brianna Burgess, Managing Editor for the Cardinal Columns, it has been something to discuss for all four years of aer high school career.

Alternative “ I t ’s to bring it up at been an issue multiple school pronouns (also called for a while, at board meetings neo-pronouns) are used least since I to make sure they when someone feels as if the didn’t forget any joined SAGE traditional she/her, he/him and time soon. Brown four years ago,” Burgess wrote a feature they/them doesn’t said. “I know story that told accurately express their it has been the story of three gender. brought up to trans students in the board [bethe 2017 March fore now] but edition of the Carnothing really dinal Columns happened.” called “Access There were many possible reasons Denied.” The two of them made it quite that it took so long for this change to come clear that they weren’t going anywhere. to fruition. It’s a controversial topic, and the school board didn’t see a need to ad- Change to the anti-discrimination dress it yet. policy was primarily student driven, and Robert Brown, Editor-in-Chief of the Car- these two students arguably did the most. dinal Columns said, “Trans issues weren’t “Without the story, the policy really in the spotlight in our community so would not have changed and these stuthe administration didn’t see it as a problem dents would still be discriminated against,” until SAGE brought it to their attention.” Brown said. “It’s a win for trans students Brown and Burgess were very and a win for diversity, but our district still passionate about the issue and decided has a ways to go.”

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Sports

TOO YOUNG TO DRIVE, NOT TOO YOUNG TO BALL TWO SOPHOMORES ON GIRL’S VARSITY BASKETBALL by CASSIE BURKE

reanna Miller spins to the right and fakes out a player. She steals the ball from the opposing player. Dribbling down the court, Joslyn Herbeck gains Miller’s attention. Miller passes around a player to Herbeck. She turns and starts dribbling to the basket. Moving around the defenders, she shoots. Score for Fondy. Sophomores Miller and Herbeck made this years girls varsity basketball team. Since they tried out not knowing what to expect, they were very happy when they made the team. Being the youngest players, Miller and Herbeck were not sure how to deal with the age differences. “Yeah it’s weird being a younger person on varsity, but you kinda just have to make the best of it, and cheer on people no matter how young you are,” Herbeck ‘20 said. The two players were very excited, but nervous. They had to leave old teammates and friends behind and learn to play with new players with different styles and techniques. 07

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Not being used to the older players, the fear of the older girls not accepting them shook their confidence. “All the juniors and seniors on the varsity team I didn’t really know before-

“I have high expectations for everyone if they’re on the team. You have to work hard to get better.” -Varsity Coach Jeff Bell hand, so that’s why I was nervous. I realized, though, that they’re there to help you, not to put you down and point out every little mistake,” Miller ‘20 said. Miller has been playing basket-

ball since third grade and Herbeck has been playing since she was four-years-old. With the acceptance of the older players and learning in a drama-free zone, Miller and Herbeck can truly appreciate the opportunity to learn from the experienced players. “The energy we all have is amazing. We goof around a lot and make jokes, and just have fun together.” Herbeck said. Even though they are younger, the coaches expect their best and for them to try their hardest. “They bring different aspects to the games,” Girls Head Varsity Coach Bell said. “I have high expectations for everyone if they’re on the team. You have to work hard to get better.” Through the learning experiences and games, they enjoy their time spent on the court and learning how to work with their new teammates. It may be something new for the sophomores, but they’re excited to see how their season goes and how their skills progress.

FIELD VERSUS CONSOLES

FIELD SPORTS ARE BECOMING EQUAL TO TRADITIONAL SPORTS by COLLIN CLARK

V THE VARSITY GIRLS PRACTICE HARD FOR THEIR UPCOMING GAMES. (CAMERYN OESTREICH/ CARDINAL COLUMNS)

ery little time left in the game, Kronovi is dribbling it up the side wall, passes it to his team mate for the freestyle aerial goal. The shot is blocked by GarretG, the defender. The the crowd is in shock and on their tippy toes. It is a last second goal to win them the Rocket League World Championship. The score is tied 4-4 with zero seconds left. Squishy then passes it back to Kronovi for the ceiling shot to win the championship. All of this is taking place with players playing on Xbox or PS3, it’s all a video game. In Electronic Sports, colloquially referred to as esports, players go head to head playing on electronics such as computers or gaming consoles. As of 2017, professional video game players are averaging around $100,000 dollars a year in tournament money. The 2017 Rocket League Championship prize pool was around $150,000 dollars, usually its three people on a team. That prize money then gets divided up. Think about watching your favorite sport at home on your couch like basketball, it’s competitive and there’s always a winner. It’s exactly the same thing with esports. A sport is an individual or team competing against one another for for entertainment. Although esports does not require much physical exertion, it still requires teamwork, communication and strategy. Most sports have teams, captains, and coaches. Esports does too. They have ros-

ters listing who plays in what games. If a player is not playing well they will not play that game, which is exactly what football, basketball and soccer have. The essence of sports is pure competition and that’s exactly what esports is all about. Rocket League is a video game that involves driving around rocket powered cars while trying to score in the opposing team’s goal. Beginning off in the game is quite hard, but once you put some time and effort into it you will see major improvements. You need to know “rotations” or switching out from offence to defence. You need to able to control your car in the air and on the walls. There are different ways that you can rotate your car while flying in the air. In the air that’s called freestyling. Many people put thousands of hours into the game to be able to get the maximum amount of car control they can. People hold competitive tournaments and win a big cash prize. A lot of supporters come to watch their favorite teams as well. There have been tournaments that got people scholarships to colleges. These tournaments have become so prominent in recent years, ESPN has even added an esports section to their category known as the ”sports category.” While many still debate the authenticity of the game as a sport, it is changing the industry as we know it and bringing in revenue that the sports industry previously lacked.

BREANNA MILLER (LEFT) AND JOSYLN HERBECK (RIGHT) POSE TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE ON A GAME DAY. (PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BREANNA MILLER)

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News

SYNCHRONIZED SUCCESS

FOND DU LAC FIGURE SKATING TEAM HEADED TO AUSTRIA by MAGGIE HYNEK

he Fond du Lac Figure Skating Team is one of the best kept secrets at Fondy High. Few know or realize that we even have such a program. Yet, we have a number of stude ments for the routines in which they are scored. Some requirements they need to follow for their routine are different for-

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mations, block shapes, a bowling pin form or triangle. The girls intersect at high speed which is also all choreographed to music. Another important part of their routine is their facial expressions they need to exaggerate. Mrs. Pagel compared it to an acting or improv class. She invited Mr. Schneider to come in and share some expressions with the team. The coaches even start choreography in March right after the season ends but just in time for tryouts, which start in March April. Then their practices start in June. Many of the girls started skating at a young age, and have been on the same team with each other since they were about nine. For programs like these that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t school-sponsored there can be a high cost that prohibits them from existing. Fortunately for the Fond du Lac team, it is much cheaper than in most states. In some places the prices can reach from $15,000 up to $20,000 or more, but our program only costs around $10,000. That is why we are fortunate enough to have this team and continue the program. The team has been to international competitions on and off, which takes a lot of time and commitment to get there. This year they are going to Austria while two years ago they had gone to Switzerland. In order to get to international competitions, there must be a junior team. To reach this level, team members must be thirteen and pass all six of the tests. They need to pass pre-preliminary, preliminary, pre-juvenile, juvenile, intermediate, and junior. As long as you are older than thirteen you have the chance to prove yourself to be apart of the junior team. Mrs. Pagel has been coaching for quite awhile and skating for even longer. She loves being able to teach something she is so passionate about. One of the hardest parts of coaching for her is when the skaters step on the ice and she can no longer help them. Everything they have worked for in the past four months is ready to be critiqued and there is nothing more she can do. Our skating program is a hardworking and successful team. They deserve more recognition for their accomplishments and support from their peers. They will be performing at the Springs versus Fondy hockey game on Friday 23. Stop by and show your support for our figure skating team as well as the hockey team against our local rival.

FEATURE Profile: Amira Febriyanti Amira Febriyanti â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;18 is a foreign exchange student at Fond du Lac High School. Originally from Indonesia, she practices Islam like most of the country. She is easily recognizable by her hijab, which covers her hair and has religious significance to Muslim people. -Read more on page 13

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The Right News Source Matters.

n the era of rampant fake news, it’s important Americans know what their news source provides to them: impartiality or partisanship. Social media is a huge and still growing source for news for older generations. Nearly 55 percent of individuals aged 50 or older get their news from a social media outlet, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Non-white usage is up, too. Seventy-four percent of non-whites use social media as their news source. Whether this is Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram, we as Americans must go through due process to vet our news sources as factious and reputable. It’s important to remember that social media isn’t as reliable as we believe it is. Look for news apps and websites that are trusted, nonpartisan sources to bring you your news every day so you’re not looking through the lense of social media trolls or partisan commentators. Looking for a news outlet to catch you up on daily news? Try these below to ensure your news intake is as pure as it can be.

he amount of professionalism at Politico is almost unmatched by any other news outlet. A dependable source for all things politics, where cover both national and international politics. Furthermore, there multiple ways to retrieve their content like their app, website, newspaper, podcasts or magazine. The only apparent shortcoming is that they cover politics proper and nothing more, but that’s just how they roll. The organization has anAmazonAlexa Flash Briefing skill.The news is delivered in 90 seconds orless.

ational Public Radio has always set the bar for excellence in broadcast journalism for more than four decades. They now bring news to smartphones nationwide. A variety of content is available from NPR through their app and website. The NPR News app delivers both print news and podcast programs, while the NPR One app is dedicated to the podcasts of NPR. The news organization offers an Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.

f you’re looking for a multinational media agency that knows how to cover issues, then Reuters (pronounced ROY-ters) is for you. The London-based news team provides their content via their conventional app or “Reuters TV,” the video broadcast of their news. Reuters provides coverage on multiple issues, not just politics, although politics have been a recent emphasis. Reuters also offers an Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.

he Daily Beast is a nonpartisan, hard-hitting news website dedicated to many topics, but politics is a main focus. The Beast is an awarded news source that sometimes goes under the radar, even though it reaches more than one million people each day, according to Editor-in-Chief John Avlon. The uniqueness of how The Beast covers news and commentary isn’t seen in as large quantities anywhere else. Political reporters (not commentators) from both sides of the political spectrum come together under The Daily Beast banner to cover politics in a nonpartisan way.

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“ hen we walked out of the airport, the first thing I saw was the American flag. It felt like a dream to me.” Amira Febriyanti ‘18 is a foreign exchange student at Fond du Lac High School. Originally from Indonesia, she practices Islam like most of the country. She is easily recognizable by her hijab, which covers her hair and has religious significance to Muslim people. Indonesia is a Muslim majority country with 87.2% of the population identifying as Muslim according to Indonesia Investments. This differs greatly from America’s Muslim population, which is 0.9% of the total population according to the Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center. The same study states that 1% of Wisconsin’s population is Muslim. “I can see that people look at me differently,” Febriyanti said. “Mostly my peers are curious [about my hijab], asking ‘why do I have to wear it?’ and ‘why do I have to cover my hair?’ ... mostly they’re curious.” There’s more to Indonesia than religion, though. “It’s so cold here,” Febriyanti laughed. Because of Indonesia’s proximity to the equator, its climate is hot and humid, which is far from similar to Wisconsin’s frigid weather. So, in order to cope with the cold, Febriyanti had to buy a new wardrobe upon coming to America. Food is a prime example of culture. In In-

donesia, according to Febriyanti, citizens generally have rice with every meal. But in America, meals don’t have a staple in every dish. However, Indonesian politics don’t differ much from American politics. “I like Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s president,” Febriyanti said. “He’s a cool dude.” However, many Indonesian citizens dislike Joko Widodo due to the fact that he’s Christian leading a Muslim majority country. It doesn’t help that many governors are also Christian. This causes a lot of animosity, similar to the political climate in America as many citizens feel as if elected politicians do not reflect the population they are serving. Despite such a culture shock, Febriyanti doesn’t miss home. Rather, she wants everyone around her to take the time to learn about different cultures and religions, especially the good parts of each. She believes that the people of Indonesia have become close-minded similar to people here regarding religions outside of the majority in their respective countries. “One of my friends told me she was bullied because she wore a hijab, and now she takes it off,” Febriyanti said. “Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean you can judge someone for their choices. “We have good Muslims and bad Muslims. Not all Muslim people are bad. I can tell that people in ISIS are not Muslims, because in our religion, we were never taught violence or to kill people. There aren’t bad religions, just bad people.” CARDINAL COLUMNS

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THE ROUGH JOURNEY Story By: Vyla Shea Picture By: Camyrn Osterich

obert Riehl is well-known at school, but his unique childhood is not. Born in the coastal West African country of Liberia, Riehl was adopted at age 5 and moved to the United States. Riehl was sent to and lived in an orphanage in Africa because his parents wanted him to have a better life than they could have provided him with. He remembers and knows nothing about his birth parents, but he sometimes wonders who they are and if they are still living. What he does remember, however, is limited. “Everyone thinks that it’s full of lions and elephants and all that, but its not at all,” Riehl ‘20 said. He remembers that the highways were lined up and down with street vendors and a lot of trash. “There’s no way to dispose of garbage so there was just a giant hole in the middle of the city that everyone would throw garbage in,” Riehl said. “I remember that the poor people would scavenge through it.” Growing up in an orphanage, everyone slept in the same, big room and they would all eat the same meal. The meal consists of rice topped with mashed potato greens with some salt. Luxuries were sparse for Riehl and cherished by him, as he re15

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called a special meal that was served once a month on a Sunday: fish. “I remember putting part of the fish in my pocket and trying to save it for later,” he said. He twiddled his thumbs as he spoke of his humble upbringing as if it was no big deal. Running water was available as well as electricity, but they were both very limited. In the five years he lived there, he remembers that there were a lot of missionaries that came to give them clean water. “There was one pastor that would come to give us lessons,” Riehl said, “We would all sit there and just listen to anything he said.” In Africa, Riehl grew up speaking a broken version of English where the endings of words were completely dropped off. Adjusting and learning the correct way to speak was very difficult for him, but his adoptive parents helped and pushed him until he could. “It took me a long time to learn how to talk right,” he said. Education was a challenge for Riehl, too. He was homeschooled from his early childhood until sixth grade. “Everything we did, I had to read out loud,” he said. “Growing up in Africa changed the way I talked and affected how I grew up,” Riehl said. “I can’t change that about myself; Africa will always be a part of who I am.”

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CULTURE THE EXISTENCE OF TIME “It is simply a measurement made by humans to arrange events. A year is naturally separated into four seasons and a day is defined by the rising and setting of our sun. Minutes are not marked by a bell and hours aren’t marked by anything either because humans made them.” -Read more on page 23

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IT’S A TRAP!

A GALACTIC REVIEW OF THE NEWEST STAR WARS FILM .

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by CASSIE BURKE

short time ago in a not-so famous movie theater, I watched the widely acclaimed Star Wars: The Last Jedi. With a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and reviews describing it as a Star Wars fan love, my hopes were built up from the very beginning. Rian Johnson, director and writer, did not fail to live up to the expectations. My inner-nerd ran with the movie. I could feel the emotions those science-fiction characters felt, and I was entranced by the battle scenes and capturing images. Advancing the characters personalities was a major upgrade from The Force Awakens, the movie prior to The Last Jedi. The audience was shown greater develop-

ment of the characters such as Kylo Ren, Rey, Poe Dameron. True intentions were shown in The Last Jedi that The Force Awakens only hinted at. There were several unanswered questions. What would happen to our heroines Luke Skywalker and Rey? Would Rey learn the ways of the Force? Where would our villain Kylo Ren be lead? Receiving the answers to these questions and more helped me more clearly understand our protagonist and antagonist. Being able to relate to the characters and understand their actions more efficiently relayed the point of the scenes of the movie back to me. Looking back at the first movie of this sequel, The Force Awakens reminded me of the original trilogy. Confining a pilot, jedi, sith, and the blowing up of a giant planet-destroyer into one movie screamed ‘repeat’ to me. The Last Jedi took its own path. While still bringing back some of the same elements that made the original trilogy so captivating, it was unique. New dynamics were brought into play. We were taken to new worlds and saw different action battles come to life. The Star Wars universe expanded before my eyes. I appreciated the twists and turns built into the story-line. While leading the audience to make their own assumptions, the film took us on a different path. And even if our presumptions were correct, we were still found flustered by the execution of it. One of my favorite parts about this movie was the introduction of new characters and species. Something that makes the Star Wars movies so appealing are the adorable creatures built into the story. The new species, the porg, is one of the most lovable and endearing creatures in this series. Any scene they are shown in, is made exponentially better. I definitely enjoyed this movie. While there were some parts that left me flustered, such as an intervention between Kylo Ren, Rey, and Snoke, the film as a whole was exhilarating. Continuing the story-line created by George Lucas, the movie grasped my attention until the very last second. Being shown more depth of the Star Wars universe infatuated my senses and had me on the edge of my seat throughout it all. This is the movie you have been looking for.

STRIKING FEAR INTO A NEW GENERATION COMPARING IT TO IT by CHASE CHADWELL

ennywise terrified an entire generation and came back for more in the remake of the TV classic, “IT”. In my opinion, the original movie was timeless and therefore better. Old movies are the pinnacle of films, so much that I like to call them timeless classics. Hollywood directors used to take their time in perfecting a movie, but nowadays they leave out 75% of the story; leaving out critical plot points that make the story cohesive. In the new movie, the advances in technology make it cheesy because the scenes becomes so over-dramatized. Pennywise looks more lifelike specifically in the Georgie scene and not so made up in the original where he had a plain face and outfit. In the new movie, he looks like an animatronic because of the focus on special effects, especially when his jaw unhinges. The special effects are so distinct, and perhaps if they had waited longer for another remake of the movie technology advance-

ments would have made it look more realistic, but that wasn’t what happened. This makes the scene ineffective as a whole in the realm of scary. The storyline from the original movie left me on the edge of my seat wondering what was to come specifically because of the realistic reactions. Tim Curry starred in “IT” looking like a regular clown that most kids would trust, especially as young as they were. In the new remake, he looks fake in general due to the special effects. If I were the kids in the movie, I would know not to mess with him due to his decrepit and grimy appearance. In the original, who would’ve thought that a clown was doing harm to all the children? I do recommend seeing both movies as they are integral to pop culture as a whole, specifically horror, but certainly watch the original “IT” movie first to get the full story. I suggest watching the remake if you are looking for more jump scares, and less raw storyline like the original has to offer.

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JAN. ‘18

Culture

PROP PLAID FLANNELS: A STAPLE OF EVERY CLOSET. (CAMRYN OESTREICH/CARDINAL COLUMNS)

laid flannels, colloquiPLAID FLANNELS ally referred to simply as “flanare one of the best investments ARE FASHIONABLE to makenels”, for your closet. They are most often worn for the fashion opportunities they AND WARM grant as well as the heat they provide.

by CAMRYN OESTREICH

As a genderneutral top, plaid flannels are suited to everyone.

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Coming in a variety of color combinations, flannels can be worn with essentially anything. There are more common colors such as red and black and then some more eccentric combinations like pink and blue. Whether the coloring is bright or dull, the plaid patterns offer a wide variety of fashion opportunities. People have worn a flannel over a graphic tee--or a solid. Wearing one as or over a sweatshirt is also pretty common. As a gender-neutral top, plaid flannels are suited to everyone. Flannels are also warm since they are typically made with wool. Wool is an

insulating fabric that traps the air in the fuzz of the fabric. This allows it to keep you warm. Many flannels found in the women’s sections are designed for fashion and not warmth. This can cause issues for some since you want to look good but you don’t want to be cold. Knowing this allows you to make your purchases based on your personal interests. If you are looking for warmth, consider going to an outdoor clothing store where the flannels are meant for insulating you. On the other hand, if you don’t mind being cold and are primarily interested in fashion, there’s no need to sweat. Most stores have you covered. Flannels may be the most recent fashion fad, but they certainly have a lot of advantages and should definitely be your next addition to your closet.

SOCIAL MEDIA ABUSE SOCIAL MEDIA IS JUST ANOTHER PUZZLE PIECE TO A BIGGER PROBLEM by JENNA AHLSTROM

his generation is tearing itself apart. Social media is being abused; it’s destroying our bonds with each other and destroying society. People are using social media as a form to bully people, share crude pictures and harsh words without being discovered; its disgusting and makes me feel ashamed to be apart of this generation. According to Cyberbully Hotline, 42% of teens with social media get bullied online and 10% of those attempt suicide. When you do the math, it becomes an appalling number well over two million people worldwide attempting to take away their lives just because of cyberbullying. Only around 4,500 teens actually die by suicide a year. Don’t take me the wrong way, there is nothing wrong with social me-

dia platforms; it’s just the people who use it to cause harm that are ruining it. I personally avoid using social media just so I can avoid the people that are poisoning it. Spreading rumors and gossip that people believe without any confirmation of the credibility of it, the bullying that goes unseen and unreported, threats, things that slip under the radar, the problems everyone creates just to create an excuse to have something interesting going on. It’s hurting others, and that hurt can lead to problems that few people ever take fully into account: suicide, depression, anxiety, anger problems, body image obsessions, the need for attention, seperating from the world and losing proper social skills just to name a few. This generation is degrading itself with its behaviors

under the veil of social media. The only upside is that it can bring people together, share important information rapidly and serve as a platform to find ways to cope with crises. It has proven to be an easy way to find and track criminals and just an overall easy way to find each other. However, teenagers often use it for more than that, which is an undeniable fact. Rumors and pictures never intended for the public eye can be leaked because, let’s be honest here, people are turning into monsters because they can get away with it with the anonymity the Internet provides. Maybe we can start and actually take into account the human emotion and use it to help each other when we start thinking about the person on the other side of the screen.

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JAN. ‘18

Opinion

TIME DOESN’T EXIST, CLOCKS DO

by VYLA SHEA

ime is a human construct. We use it to separate the present from our perception of the past, but it doesn’t actually exist. It is simply a measurement made by humans to arrange events. A year is naturally separated into four seasons and a day is defined by the rising and setting of our sun. Minutes are not marked by a bell and hours aren’t marked by anything either because humans made them. The symmetric laws of physics, which are intended to explain the universe, never stated that time moves in the direction we know; there is as much of a chance that time moves backwards as that time moves forwards. Scientists argue that we are living in a “block universe”: a place made out of

space time with four dimensions, three spatial dimensions and a time dimension. “We can portray our reality as either a threedimensional place where stuff happens over time, or as a four-dimensional place where nothing happens [‘block universe’] — and if it really is the second picture, then change really is an illusion, because there’s nothing that’s changing; it’s all just there — past, present, future,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Max Tegmark said. Everyone has the illusion that at any point, the past has happened and the future doesn’t exist yet, but the only thing we are ever aware of is the state at which our brains are in this exact moment. “The only reason I feel like I have a past is that my

brain contains memories,” Tegmark said. Adding to the theory of spacetime, another physicist, Julian Barbour believes that we live in a series of Nows. In this, everything has its place or coordinate in space-time. “ What we perceive as the past is simply an illusion formed in our brain,” Barbour said. Your memory of last week is the only evidence that it happened. The rocks that have been used to study Earth’s past are just structures with the same minerals that we still examine. “The point is, all we have are these records and you only have them in this Now,” Barbour said. Time defines everything that a person can or did do, yet it’s still a mystery to scientists and physicists.

STREAMING VS. CABLE MORE EXPENSIVE, YOU DON’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR by BAILEY BREISTER

able and satellite have been been the two biggest providers of visual media in the past century, but are they really effective in today’s society? Lately streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Video have been completely taking over the TV/movie market. Nothing can compete with them and it’s about time that streaming services become the norm. Cable and satellite TV services are too old and clunky for the modern day. Shows play on their channels at a certain

time with ads in between. It just isn’t a convenient way of watching what YOU want to watch, when you want to watch it. Netflix is available for $13.99 each month for the premium tier, which includes video streaming up to Ultra HD and allows users to watch on up to four screens. Hulu is $7.99 per month with HD streaming and access to their library. The only downside to Hulu is that the service also plays ads, but this can be mitigated through their more premium option. Amazon customers pay $99 annually for a Prime subscription, which gives them access to not

only their entire video AND book library, but free shipping and many more other great features. (Remember, the average price for internet is $50 a month). Most satellite companies charge $180 monthly for their most premium package, including On Demand and movie channels. We live in an instantaneous society; we need information instantly and old cable and satellite services don’t get the job done anymore. As a society, streaming services are the future.

BOTH HAVE THEIR UPS AND DOWNS, BUT THEY BOTH ARE WINNERS IN OUR BOOKS. (CAMERON BRITTON/CARDINAL COLUMNS)

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JAN. ‘18

WELCOME TO MEAT GRINDER POLITICS ROBERT BROWN

RYAN CASON - STAUNCH CONSERVATISM IN AN UNSTABLE POLITICAL CLIMATE hether yo u ’ v e heard of him before is irrelevant. Corpsman Ryan Cason (U.S. Navy-Ret.) launched a political crusade against Republican superhero (and alleged wall supporter up nort’) Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) in hopes to stir an already divisive and polarized political climate that can be best described as unstable. A staunch conservative and “religious champion” at the fundamentals, Cason, a Guam native, bashed Walker on his weak stance on “homosexual marriage” and abortion, while misleadingly stating that a Supreme Court ruling doesn’t dictate Wisconsin law. If you know anything about the American judicial system, the courts don’t make the laws, but they interpret and define them. Cason believes that, legally, Wisconsin has no obligation to consider Roe v. Wade and points to a grey area in state law regarding the rights of a fetus, saying they are humans from the time of conception. In fact, his campaign’s website alludes to restricting a woman’s right to choose: “Finally, abortion has met its match.” The use of dog whistle politics shows that Cason has a lack of understanding of Roe v. Wade. Whereas Roe sparked a national debate on abortion, later court decisions formed current abortion policy in the United States, like Planned Parenthood v. Casey and Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. These two cases are factually more relevant to the abortion conversation than the Roe decision because they affirm a woman’s right to an abortion to different extents. Simply dismissing Roe as a mistake and a stain on our nation’s history is both uninformed and shameful. Pulling the “Roe card” out of the never-changing conservative card deck will fool some Wisconsinites, but not all of them. After all, Wisconsin is a swing

state in addition to being the birthplace of modern progressivism and the former breeding ground of “sewer socialists.” As baffling as Cason’s lack of understanding of abortion policy, I don’t necessarily know what Cason means by throwing some quotes around “marriage” when referring to same-sex marriage on his website, as that would somehow change the meaning. Marriage, by definition, is the union of two individuals in a civil agreement. That’s it. Trying to undermine gay marriage with quotation marks is almost as passive-aggressive as referring to Gov. Scott Walker as the “incumbent” when drilling into him, but never actually naming him on one’s website. Cason’s basically saying this: take the strides we’ve made - perhaps seeing it as political ground beef and the political fat accompanying it - and throw it all in a worn and antiquated meat grinder and force it through to destroy it all. Meat grinder politics is birthed in Wisconsin. Its goal? To mince progressivism so much that it’s able to be mixed in with bigotry and traditional values without Wisconsinites’ right to question it. In a teetering political climate such as Wisconsin, that can be dangerous for both sides of the aisle. Progressivism is the evil that Ryan Cason is trying to combat as a martyr, trying to grind it up to something unrecognizable and unsalvageable. But his candidacy is a longshot, because incumbents have a grand advantage in defeating challengers in elections. Cason isn’t the most electable candidate because of his meat grinder philosophy, but it surely gets him the attention he wants for his hardline stances. The Cason campaign, in my view, is dead on arrival to the “butcher” Republicans. That’s not a good thing for the “Meat Grinder” himself. The Cason campaign, in my view, is dead on arrival to the “butcher” Republicans. That’s not a good thing for the “Meat Grinder” himself. dead on arrival to the “butcher” Republicans. That’s not a good thing for the “Meat Grinder” himself.

LEFT: GOV. SCOTT WALKER TAKING A SLICE AT CASON AS THE HEAD BUTCHER OF OUR GOVERNMENT. (CAMRYN OESTREICH / CARDINAL COLUMNS)

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JAN. ‘17

GNEWUCH: OUT BY ROBERT BROWN "Coach Mike Gnewuch will be resigning his position as head football coach . . . effective at the end of the school year."

46-21 GNEWUCH'S RECORD AS HEAD COACH

11-2 (2015) | 10-2 ( 2014) | 10-3 (2017)

BEST SEASON RECORDS DURING GNEWUCH'S TENURE

ead Coach Michael Gnewuch (pronounced Guh-NAY-vock) of the Fond du Lac Cardinals football program will resign after the 201718 school year, according to an email sent to news outlets by Athletic Director David Michalkiewicz (pronounced MICK-oh-cav-ITCH). “Coach Mike Gnewuch will be resigning his position as head football coach and social studies teacher at Fond du Lac High School effective at the end of the school year. Coach Gnewuch did an excellent job as our head football coach developing not only a great program, but developing student athletes as well,” the email said. Gnewuch will leave the Fond du Lac School District in order to pursue a coaching position at Mukwonago (Wis.) High School in Waukesha County. “This was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, but in the end feel it’s best for me and my family,” Gnewuch said in an email to fellow coaches. He plans on getting “things in order for a smooth transition” for his replacement. This isn't the first time Gnewuch thought about leav-

sign of the times Then-new hire Michael Gnewuch on the Dec. 2012 cover of the Cardinal Columns (file photo)

ing. In 2016, Gnewuch was in contact with officials at Kettle Moraine High School to discuss a position there, emails obtained by the Cardinal Columns show. Gnewuch stated that it would make sense for him to take the position because his family still owns a home in Oconomowoc, which is 20 minutes away from Kettle Moraine. He stated that he “didn’t reach his goals” yet at Fond du Lac. Although reaching level three in the WIAA football playoffs, the Gnewuch-led powerhouse didn’t claim a state championship title. That job ultimately went to Justin Gumm. Gnewuch has served six years in the Fond du Lac School District, teaching in the Social Studies Department and coaching football. He coached track and field for several years and plans on continuing to coach it until he resigns. There is no official word on Gnewuch’s replacement on the football coaching staff or in the Social Studies Department. Before teaching and coaching in Fond du Lac, Gnewuch was an assistant head coach in Arrowhead Union School District. He made the move in 2012, transforming the program into what it is today. In the process of obtaining the email statement sent to the major news outlets announcing his intention to resign, Gnewuch declined to provide it to the Cardinal Columns. It was eventually obtained pursuant to the Wisconsin Public Records Law via the Human Resources Department of the Fond du Lac School District.