The Oracle 2017-18: Issue 1

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October 5, 2017 | vol. 46, no. 1 | Cehs news

When Students’ everyday lives are impacted by their family members being active in the military

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When students’ everyday lives are impacted by their family members being active in the military

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Opinion

Catching Some Zs | 4 Cursing in the Classroom | 5

Putting Columbus on the Map | 6 A Project-ion on Senior Projects | 7 Serial Student Spenders | 8

Feature students & lifestyle Sports

Halloween D.I.Y. Banned Books Born to Paint: ZoĂŤ Clulow Nice Advice Stuck on the Sideline Fantastic Forward: Jayvon Thomas Handling the Hardships Alt Athletics Pedaling with Passion

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Arts & Entertainment

Born to Shred: Cameron Jenkins | 28 Columbus Movie Review/Song Reviews | 29 Day of the Digital Download | 30 The Ukulele Daily | 31

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Staff

Editor in Chief | Natalie Ryan Content | Natalie Glaid & Delaney Jackson Design | Emily Hales & Aliza Presto

Contributing Designers | Annie Bastian, Irma Bruce, Logan Foote, Scott Hammond, Robert Kanehl, Tori Overfelt, Reagan Perkins, Connor Reed, Sean Ryan, Leo Salvidar, Audrey Tian

Photography | Reagan Perkins

Contributing Photographers | Bre Burton, Savannah Garrett, Liz Hagan, Josie Royer, Noah Shoaf

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Students & Lifestyle | Abigail Larken Contributing Writers | Kylie Brooks, Hannah Harris, Chesney Loehr

Sports | Klayton Brummett & Caleb Davidson

Contributing Writers | Andy Davidson, Ethan Glaid, Noah Shoaf

Arts & Entertainment | Isaac Harper & Courtney Schnur Contributing Writers | Brayana Cacho, Max Nolting, Abigale Smith

Cover/Feature | Yetla Reyna

cehsnews.com | Eli Newell Editors of Content | Cam Key & Kat Richardson

Opinion | Shelby Gordon & Thomas Voils

Adviser | Scott Duncan

Contributing Writers | Riley Repp, Katherine Richardson, Elaina Sims, Grace Staggs

Contributing Writers | Maggie Gregory, Luke Harpring

Contributors| Erik Cardoso, Soren Fox, Athena Jenkins, Kayla Jones, Toby Kelsay, Jake Schoenegge, Madi Schutte, Lexi Parton

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t 7:30 in the morning, the students walking the halls of Columbus East High School more closely resemble zombies than they do people. And if there is one thing that watching The Walking Dead has taught me, it’s that zombies are pretty dumb.

Dumb zombies can’t learn calculus.

But what if, maybe, the students walking the halls of East were not actually zombies, but just extremely tired students?

It seems like a stretch, but I think this may be the case.

The problem with school is that more is expected of students now than in the past.

Students are told from a young age that A’s and B’s are the only acceptable grades, and if you don’t have an awesome GPA, you are not going to college; of course I don’t have to remind people what will happen if you don’t go to college.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has set guidelines for the times children should go to bed and what time people

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should be getting up in the mornings. Although this may not be shocking, the recommended time for people to go to school is later than our start time of 7:45. But what is shocking, is that the time we are supposed to start is actually an hour later, at 8:45.

Although an hour may not seem like much to a school board member, to a student, an extra hour of sleep is spending just another hour in heaven, aka our own beds.

Some students just do not feel good after waking up super early and then going into school, especially if sports are involved. Junior Kamebry Wagner starts her morning with first mod resource before heading to AP Statistics. For her, as well as almost everyone else, waking up at 5:30 a.m. and then attending an AP class is stressful.

“In the morning I feel really foggy headed, and then I go to Stats, and honestly it’s hard to pay attention when I’m that tired. I usually don’t really

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An extra hour of sleep in the morning would benefit students like Wagner, but with student athletes, this would mean after-school practices are pushed back an hour as well.

However, most athletes already don’t get home until late. Wagner is a varsity soccer player, and for her an extra hour of sleep is definitely worth getting home later.

“Now, I usually get home around 7:30 and then I have to eat and take a shower, and by then I don’t even start homework until about 8:30. But I think that having a few more hours of sleep would really increase productivity and your energy, and if you needed to do some homework in the morning too you could do that” Wagner said.

A lot of people believe that if students need more sleep, they should just go to bed earlier.

While that may seem like a simple thing, it is much more complicated than that.

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Studies have been done that show the average teenager’s minds don’t start to slow down until about 11 p.m. And that is only average, everyone is different. There are some people who can sleep at 8:00 every night, and others are up until 2:00.

Genevra Dewhirst, an English teacher at East, has seen the aftermath of a poor night’s sleep in her students.

“Students now are expected to do so much more than before, and kids are so worried about their GPA’s, it’s no wonder that kids are so stressed out” Dewhirst said.

It’s become evident that everyone can see the effects of sleep deprivation, and it’s becoming a serious problem all around the country. So this begs the question, why has our school system not seen these problems as well?

As Dewhirst said, “All of these problems can be traced back to kids being so tired and not getting enough sleep.”

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notable trend at East in recent years has been the growing use of profanity in and around school. Anyone who spends enough time in the hallways and even classrooms will notice that in many situations, profanity is used without consequences.

Although the student handbook states that, “You may not swear, use vulgarities or any other inappropriate languages,” students often disregard this rule since it has gone unenforced for years at East. Most teachers in the building do not enforce this rule to its entirety because there is simply too much profanity used for every offender to be disciplined.

One staff member who is known for having a zero-tolerance policy for profanity in the classroom is Anthony Pottorff.

While many students do not have an issue using casual language around school and in the classroom, Pottorff disagrees.

“There should be a certain amount of behavior expectation [among students]...using proper language is definitely fair,” Pottorff said.

Furthermore, Pottorff has adopted a single-warning discipline policy regarding the use of profanity in his classroom and resource.

The reasoning behind Pottorff’s strict policy is to prepare students for future social and

professional situations.

“If you go to many other social situations and talk like that, you’re going to be in trouble...We’re training people for, among other things, work… at most jobs, you can’t talk like

directly by school officials that expletives and other vulgar vocabulary do not only harm their image as a student, but are damaging to one’s image in the professional world.

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that and it not go unnoticed,” Pottorff said.

The fact that students often times do not receive consequences for the use of profanity perpetuates the habitual use of obscene language seen at East.

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reputation in the professional world, using profanity can aso harm students’ academic reputation following high school.

Pottorff said, “The competition that people face now going into college is a lot stiffer than it used to be, so the more you

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Cursing in the Classroom: Leniency with Profanity

Luke Harpring can differentiate yourself by having that experience, and being able to use appropriate and insightful language, I think that helps.”

While students may curse for a multitude of reasons, among the most common reasons are that they say expletives without thinking, or want to appear cool by using a “mature” vocabulary.

It is understandable that teenagers will use a certain level of profanity, but on top of more enforcement of current rules regarding language use, there needs to be a more distinct line drawn for students that makes them aware that school is not the time or place for vulgar and obscene words.

Because high school is such a critical phase is developing habits, if students cannot at least manage their vocabulary when in the classroom, their skill set will not transfer well to appearing professional in job interviews in a career where it matters.

The growing issue of profanity usage at school needs to be met with the understanding among students that while at school, they need to pause and choose their words carefully so as not to create an irreversible habit that follows them later in life.

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of The Oracle, Columbus East High School, and Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation.

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Putting columbus on the map Exhibit columbus spotlights local architecture

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s many city residents are well aware, Columbus is widely known for its impressive architecture and has even been named sixth in the country for its architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

Columbus is the first “small” city on the list of great architectural cities in the US. With a population of 46,850, Columbus falls behind big names like San Fransisco (population 864,816), Chicago (population 2.705 million) and New York City (population 8.538 million).

Recently, Columbus has paired its traditionally impressive architecture with Exhibit Columbus - a series of art installations around downtown Columbus. These exhibits have been in the making for three years before they were officially opened on Aug. 24.

Many of the exhibits were created to complement the pre-existing architecture in Columbus. One

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example of that is “Conversation Plinth,” the wooden structure encircling “Large Arch,” a statue in front of the library.

Some of the exhibits were made to go with each other.

An example of this would be the installations by surrounding colleges by Central Middle School. This group of exhibits include “49262” by Ball State University, “Inscribed” by Ohio State University, “Alchemy” by University of Cincinnati, “Indelible Pattern(s)” by University of Kentucky, and “Cloud/Bank” by University of Michigan.

Other exhibits were made to stand alone, one being “Between the Threads,” the high school contribution on the corner of Seventh Street and Washington Street.

In total, there are 18 art in-

stallations that were brought in for Exhibit Columbus. 17 of them are located around downtown Columbus, with the last one being located by North Christian Church.

The exhibits are temporary, staying only until Nov. 26.

Sophomore Olivia Linnemann comments on how the exhibits being temporary is affecting the traffic they attract.

“Well people don’t want to miss it, so they want to go see it right now before it’s too late,” Linnemann said.

On the other hand, the architecture in Columbus has been here for a long time, and it is not going anywhere any time soon. Although Columbus’ architecture is impressive, it is nothing new to the residents of Columbus.

“Just because I’ve been around it

my whole life, I’ve gotten used to it so I don’t really appreciate it as much as I probably should; it’s just normal for me,” Linnemann said.

Even though certain aspects of Columbus’ architecture such as the murals around downtown sometimes go unnoticed, it is uncommon for a person to live in Columbus without architecture affecting their life in some way.

“It’s probably played a role in my life. I play cross-country, right? So I like to run and I like to look around and it’s kind of comforting to see beautiful sights and not just be running in a really plain area; it jazzes things up and makes things much more fun,” Linnemann said.

Between the architecture that already existed in Columbus and the brand new Exhibit Columbus installations, Columbus is rightfully becoming a more prominent focal point in the art world of today.

East Outlooks on Senior Projects Victor Cruz: Self-teaching Magic

Q: What do you think will be your biggest struggle when completing your senior project?

A: Presentation, like the actual whenever things are finished and I’m just ready to present. Just having the pressure. Like if I fail on this trick, what is the point of the senior project? So if I were to display a trick and fail, the judges will be like, “what was the point of this?” So that is kind of hitting the back of my mind, but that’s all I can think of.

Q: What’s the coolest senior project you have heard of?

A: Mine. I’m not being egotistical, but yeah. Seriously, I’m like the coolest one. Just saying.

Mrs. Edds: Senior Project Coordinator

Q: How do you regulate what is approved for senior projects?

A: You have to keep in mind we’re looking for the stretch for each individual student. That’s what drives what projects are approved.

Q: What is the oddest senior project you’ve seen?

A: Several years ago, probably our third or fourth year of doing senior projects. There was a student who said he wanted to learn a language (Klingon, a fictional Star Trek language) that was in TV shows. It was a made up language that anyone could look up online.

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Q: You are graduating early, how does that work for senior projects?

A: We have a senior project resource, it’s kind of like an assigned resource.

Q: Do you have any advice for people graduating early and doing their senior project?

A: I think it was less stressful to propose early because you just have that out of the way.

Q: How often do you do [lessons]?

A: I go in and play for the residents at Four Seasons once a month and do sing-alongs once a month.

Mr. Newell: Principal & Supporter of senior projects

Q: What do you do for the senior project community?

A: I’m like the rest of the staff as far as support, sit in on committees, I’m not on the boards in the spring. I go visit a couple students during their presentations, and I get to shake hands with the students when they ring the bell.

Q: Was there one senior project that you thought was inspirational?

A: It was a student I’ve known since he was young, like elementary age, and his presentation was really powerful and he had done an East torch that he had welded. Then at the end he ended up donating it back to the school.

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Serial student $penders Are student spending habits sustainable?

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oney does not grow on trees. This popular sentiment, which once used to serve as an important daily reminder to save money, has recently become a phrase thrown into a conversation as joke or an afterthought.

High schoolers are presented with countless opportunities to spend their money everyday. And although “Money makes the world go

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round” and having money to spend can be helpful to learning how to budget, the abuse of this power is not uncommon as some students become serial spenders.

Food, clothes, concerts, technology, gas. Each of these serve as

common temptations, at times necessities, to students when it comes to spending their money.

East is open campus during the lunch mods, allowing students to leave the school and spend their money at any of the surrounding restaurants in Colum-

bus. A hefty tab can build up over the school year, especially if a student were to go off every day of the week.

Junior Kamebry Wagner believes that saving money is important, especially when it comes to the future. However she does admit to some of her extreme spending habits, including this off campus experience.

“I go off about three times a week; I probably spend about $25 on food and every other week, $35 on gas,” Wagner said.

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also create annoyance from his parents.

“If it’s something that’s not needed, they get mad. I guess with my family we don’t really spend a lot of money on clothes and stuff like that, we spend our money on food or what can keep us alive,” Phan said.

However, similar to Wagner, Phan believes that saving money

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Senior David Phan has similar spending habits.

“I probably spend around $60-$80 a week, on online stuff, food, shoes, clothes and everything,” Phan said.

Phan goes off campus three days a week on average, and spends the remainder of the money on online products and concert tickets.

“I bought maybe four tickets for different types of concerts in the last two months,” Phan said.

Phan’s spending habits, such as these ticket purchases, can

is important alongside spending, and has been saving a portion of the steady income he has been receiving from his job at E Sushi.

“I’ve been maintaining my income and how much I spend recently, because I want to save it either for when I get older or whenever Black Friday comes around,” Phan said.

And although overspending appears to be a high school epidemic, some students are going against the trend as super savers, including senior Rissa Towsley, who spends roughly under $10

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a week.

“I hardly ever spend money.

And then if I do get into a place where I’m like ‘oh I’m going to have to spend money’ I’m like ‘what’s the cheapest option I can do to spend the least amount’ ‘What can I do to get around spending money?’” Towsley said.

Towsley has two jobs, a student internship with Cummins and Auditorium Staff for the East Auditorium, both opportunities to save up cash for college and her already existing retirement fund.

Towsley does admit that she does spend some money, specifically on food, but still limits herself when it comes to going off campus, “I try to limit myself to only once a week and most weeks I don’t even go off campus at all. I just bring my lunch and then it’s free and I don’t pay anything.”

When it comes to her future of being independent of her parents financially, Towsley isn’t worried about her spending habits.

“I’m used to just not spending money that I don’t have to. So when I’m on a leaner budget it’ll be a little bit easier because I’m not trying to cut stuff out, I’m already there.”

However, Towsley still understands that budgeting money can be hard as a teenager and offers advice to her serial spender peers that could be beneficial to all high schoolers

as they take steps into adulthood and financial independence.

“Whenever you go to buy something, ask yourself if you’re really going to use it, are you actually going to get your money’s worth out of it,” Towsley said.

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Although Wagner’s spending habits are currently based on necessity, they can appear questionable to her parents even with the current savings she has built up from her job last year.

“My mom gets annoyed by my spending habits weekly because she doesn’t think I should be spending so much money on food,” Wagner said

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( FAMIL i Parents’ military lives affects students when they are away

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ypically, families consist of parents worrying about their children above all else. But when a parent is in the military on active duty assignment, perhaps even in another country, the situation is flipped around and children are prompted to worry about their parents.

Even if a family unit is together, active members are sometimes sent to different bases around the country, causing families to be constantly uprooted. It is not hard to find military children who have attended multiple high schools

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because their parent’s base is constantly changing.

There can be a lot of moves throughout a school career for some military families, but there are exceptions. Despite having multiple family members in the military, senior Kenzie Hempstead has grown up and remained in Columbus. Her family of eight has previously or actively had four members in active service.

Her father, Bob Hempstead, has been in the military for roughly 29 years.

Hempstead was deployed 20 times throughout his military

career, experiencing notable events like Desert Storm and being a correspondent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Slovakia. Some of his deployments were ultimately traumatic.

“I’ve been shot once, blown up four or five times, so I have PTSD,” Hempstead said.

Hempstead retired because he felt like he was not around his home enough. He felt like he had a family to take care of, with his youngest child only 11 years old at the time.

“I said ‘I’m done with this.

I don’t need to do it anymore.

I’m away from home too much,’” Hempstead said.

Hempstead had to wait eight months before he could fully retire with the rank of first sergeant.

“I had to finalize the deployment and everything, which took six months,” Hempstead said.

As a younger adult, Hempstead had no clue what he wanted to do. He thought he would remain in the military forever. When he had kids, he realized he needed to change his priorities. After almost 30 years he was ready to stay

) itar Y home and get his master’s degree.

Six and a half years after being retired, going to college and working, Hempstead received his Master of Psychology, which was almost entirely paid for by the military. Benefits given to military personnel are useful, such as healthcare and college tuition, plus ample private scholarship opportunities for dependents.

“Take advantage of what the military gives, if they give [benefits], take them. I take what’s there and use it to help my family,” Hempstead said.

Hempstead’s parents were more present in her life than junior Scott Buickel’s. Both of Buickel’s parents were in the military when he was younger, around 4th grade. His father was sent to Iraq and he did not see him for about a year, but both of his parents were on active duty when he was younger.

“It doesn’t really affect me too much, they’re just not home as often. It was just like any other family, they just had a military job instead of a civilian job,” Buickel said.

His mother is not active in the military, she is now in the

reserves and works a civilian job, and Buickel’s father also works a civilian job, but for the military, meaning he is working for a different company.

His parents are both currently at home but they go to drill once every month. Drill is going to a base for a long weekend and training for new military exercises; not coming home for those days.

Ranking as a captain, Buickel’s dad was rarely home when he was younger. However, Buickel states that his absence did not place too much of a burden on their relationship.

“I was at school, so most of the time it wouldn’t matter.

I would just come home and there would be my mom and it would be all normal,” Buickel said.

Buickel plans on following in his parents’ footsteps. Buickel has a drive to join the military, and plans on either going into the Army’s basic training program or the Marines. His story proves that families can overcome the burden of separation while a parent serves their country.

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unexpected connections: from the military to teaching

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eaching is like “pushing troops,” according to Jeff Burgmeier. Burgmeier, a special education social studies teacher at East, served in the army for 20 years in different positions: long range reconnaissance, machine gunner (his favorite) and first sergeant, for example. He said it took him from a “snotty nose farm boy” to the respectable veteran he is today.

Burgmeier says about his students, “I yell, scream, threaten, keep a big jar of chocolate to tease them with.

The only difference here is that we don’t give you weapons and you don’t get to jump out of airplanes.”

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he liked teaching and continnings County, which led him ued into it after the introductointo teaching when the actual ry incident. His military expeteacher walked out. He took rience has made him closer to night and weekend classes to students earn his as a teaching whole, degree, especially and has the conworked at nections East ever he makes since. with them.

“It’s “Somejust what times they happened, can’t see outside I’m not -Jeff Burgmeier of what’s exactly happening sure. right here I work better with the kids that strugand right now, that it’s never gle, and I work with special ed going to get better. You have to worm them in and let them find social studies,” Burgmeier said. out it will get better,” BurgmeiThe military deals a lot with er said. leadership, and Burgmeier said Burgmeier teaches special that this was a big part of why

Today is today, tomorrow, well, you don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

education because he says it is a lot like the army. When teaching special ed, teachers do not have a strict lesson plan to go by. They can be creative and figure out different ways to teach the subject.

“That’s what they did in the army. You had to be inventive, just don’t follow the orders,” Burgmeier said.

Burgmeier enjoys being creative and strategic, and said that he likes it because it is challenging and it is different every single day. He continued to say that teachers have to work to motivate some students, and he tells them, “Today is today, tomorrow, well, you don’t know what will happen tomorrow.”

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uring their time at East, to attend college. After military students are repeatedly service, if Franks does not go told that there are many into the police force, she would options for postsecondary like to join something similar experiences. Counselors most in the law enforcement field. often mention the prospects of One of Franks’ goals is to attending college, immediately make it through bootcamp, and entering the workforce or an having background knowledge alternative option for motivaton its notoriously grueling ed students: joining the United program, she reports feeling States Armed Forces. prepared for it.

One motivating factor for Franks is wary on which students to join the military is branch to join, and another the possibility of incorporating goal is to ultimately try food different skills or career paths from different countries during into service. Often, college enher deployment. rollment after military service “I do want to go overseas is incentivized with financial and try all that stuff, but then aid programs. again I don’t want to be away Numerous students at East all the time,” Franks said. have Joining the shown military straight interest out of high school in joinand leaving ing the family behind is military, not uncommon. and with Junior Megan military Holl’s brother, recruitBen Holl, a 2016 ment Columbus East booths graduate, joined often the summer after set up his graduation. in front Holl was close of the to her brother Sydney Franks offices, and has been it is not affected by his hard for leaving. students to gain information.

“We’re like the same person, Junior Sydney Franks has he’s like my best friend; we told been looking into military each other everything,” Holl careers since the beginning of said. the school year. Her interest All sibling relationships are sparked from wanting to join different. Holl considers herself the police force. lucky to be on such good terms She plans on joining the with her brother. military to avoid having to Outside of a couple of gradattend college, as the police uations, Holl has not seen her force requires either four years brother much after he was sent of military service or a college to Alaska for training. Having degree. her entire family not with her is “The equivalent [to join the odd for her lifestyle. police force] is bachelors for “We went and visited him at four years, or you go to the the end of summer,” Holl said. military for four years,” Franks Family plays a role in the said. decision of whether or not to Since the military has benjoin the military; some people efits like full rides to in-state leave with the heavy weight of colleges, Franks thinks it would rarely seeing their family again be better for her to serve than on their shoulders.

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terms to know

FULL-TIME member of the

military, can be deployed at any time. Live on military bases and can be moved to different ones in the country.

PART-TIME member and can be deployed if the occasion arises.

CONTROLLED by state, assists in local emergencies and situations at building schools and hospitals. Consists of Army National Guard and Air Force’s Air National Guard All three can be deployed when needed, mostly in time of war

TRANSPORT goods for government or a private company during times of peace; if on duty when a war occurs, they receive Veteran status.

Source: https://www.va.gov/vetsinworkplace/docs/em_activeReserve.html

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Although different military branches have different requirements, servicement generally must not have a criminal background.

However, with minor crimes, it is more likely to get a waiver and have it be dismissed.

With major crimes, if the District Attorney (DA) did not find one guilty of a crime, it does not count as a crime.

what does it take?

Since there are different levels of activity necessary in each branch, there is a wide variety of physical requirements wihin the military. In general, anyone planning on joining should be able to pass a standard physical examination, be of healthy weight and in good physical condition.

The minimum age requirement to enter most branches in the military is 17 with parent consent.

The Navy Reserve has a minimum age of 18. One does not need parent consent if 18 or older.

what’s the difference? - a look at uniforms of the branches

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Presented by the President of the United States, the Medal of Honor serves as the highst distnction given to a member of the US Armed Forces; it honors those whose actons are described as “above and beyond duty.”

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The Silver Star is the third highest honor of the United States Armed Forces and is given to those who demonstrate courageous behavior in combat.

The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest honor and is awarded to those in the United States Army who display traits and actions of extraordinary heroism.

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The Purple Heart is awarded to service men and women who are either injured or killed while in combat.

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for acts of valor and heriosm on the battle field.

Sources: valor.defense.gov, purpleheart.org, & thebalance.com

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amp Atterbury, the Columbus-local military outpost, since it’s foundation, has provided a large amount of trainees for various branches of the military.

Formerly named the largest military training center in the Fifth Command, Atterbury still holds an important spot for its owners.

Named for William Wallace Atterbury, World War I veteran and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, Camp Atterbury stands approximately three miles westward of Edinburgh, Indiana. It was put into service in 1941, near the start of World War II, and has served on and off continuously in response to the needs of its current hosts.

Its first duty was to train military and civilian personnel while also being used as

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a supply depot. As the war in Europe progressed, Atterbury’s duty shifted, namely when, in 1943, a portion of the base was set aside for use as an internment camp under the Geneva Convention.

The camp, under the command of John L. Gammell, housed German and Italian prisoners of war. It’s duty as such continued until 1946, after the war’s end. In modern days, the only building remaining from the internment era is a chapel built by Italian prisoners.

After the camp closed post-Korean War, direction was swapped from the US Army to the National Guard, which has maintained the base as a training post. They put thousands of troops through the base’s facilities before their deployment to US operating bases worldwide.

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by Yetla Reyna

undreds of motorcycles solemnly parading around town, people lining the streets of Columbus in the rain, all waving American flags as the procession passes.

This was the scene on Aug. 22, 2017 as Sergeant Jonathan Hunter’s body was returned to Columbus.

Sergeant Jonathan Hunter was an alumni of Columbus East High School from the class of 2011. Hunter was killed in a suicide bombing in August 2017 while stationed in Afghanistan, and although Hunter is no longer around, his legacy still touches teachers and students at East.

Most of Hunter’s family lives in Columbus, and his passing impacted two students in particular at East. Junior Aaron

Hunter and sophomore Brea Hunter were the sergeant’s first cousins.

The cousins were all extremely close, even though they only saw each other at the public library, where Hunter worked before his deployment, or at family reunions.

“He was a really great guy, he was always nice; he was always giving advice,” Aaron said.

Aaron got to see the impact his cousin left behind while watching the community come together in full support of Hunter. He is proud of his cousin and the community.

“The community cares so much about their fellow members and that they would all come out even though there was pouring rain, they would all stand outside and watch, thou-

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sands of them, I thought that was pretty special,” Aaron said.

After attending Indiana State University, Hunter came back to Columbus to join the military while working at the Bartholomew County Public Library.

Hunter’s cousin is feeling the emotional stress of Hunter’s absence, even though Aaron was rarely given the opportunity to speak with Hunter during his deployment.

“I find it hard to focus on assignments and some stuff,” Aaron said.

Aaron’s sister, Brea Hunter, needed to take an extra day off from school to grieve. Aaron does not want a freebie to get out of work, but admitted that not a lot of people make the connection of him being Hunt-

er’s cousin.

“It’s been hard to keep up with everything going on especially considering most people don’t know the relation,” Aaron said Family members being active in the military can already be stressful for students. Having a close relative pass away while they are serving, or at any time, can emotionally break students down.

With the full support of the community, Aaron is sure he and his sister will recover from Hunter’s passing.

Hunter’s passing and return to the city had a powerful impact on Columbus and East, and he will not be forgotten.

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Hall ween D.I.Y. ‘Stranger Things’ Pumpkin

By Chesney Loehr

Halloween is sneaking up on us and that means “Stranger Things” Season 2 is coming up on Halloween. “Stranger Things” is a science fiction show on Netflix revolving around supernatural occurrences. What is a great way to celebrate both Halloween and “Stranger Things”? A “Stranger Things”-themed pumpkin!

supplies • • • •

White Pumpkin Black Paint (Any paint) Paint Brush Hot Glue

Step 1:

Choose one side of the pumpkin to paint. This side will be the side facing out for everyone to see.

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• Battery powered colored lights/string of Christmas lights (Can be found at Hobby Lobby)

step 2:

Begin to paint the alphabet on the side of the pumpkin. This will be the only side with the alphabet.

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Let the paint dry completely.

Step 4:

Begin to string the lights around the pumpkin, above each row of letters. While stringing the lights, secure with hot glue.

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Step 3:

Step 5:

Once done, turn on the lights and begin to communicate to the Upside Down.

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The cost of banning books How does banning books affect the students and teachers who read them?

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he week of Sept. 24, Banned Books Week, gives libraries and schools across the country a chance to discuss literature that is not covered in public school curriculums and which many readers may not realize are banned.

Books on the banned list are there because they are said to have sensitive material, but some teachers believe this does not mean they deserve to be taken out of the curriculum.

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avoid the books because they make us uncomfortable, we could be missing out on some important life lessons,” said Karen Bray, Geography and History of the World teacher.

However, there are students that disagree, like freshman Hope Durnil.

“Some books have inappropriate content, stuff that isn’t appropriate for kids our age to be reading,” said Durnil.

According to the American

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Library Association, “Books usually are challenged with the best intentions- to protect others, frequently children, from difficult ideas and information.”

Many opponents of the banned book list agree that there are books that should not be read by younger people, but that banning these books is not the right way to protect these people from their content.

“If they don’t like the ideas

in the books then the only way to show that ideas are bad is to discuss the ideas and explain why they’re bad,” said Andrew Alvarez, Chemistry and ICP teacher.

The problem begins with how the American Library Association determines which books to ban.

Books that one typically would not view as inflammatory, such as children’s books like Where the Wild Things Are

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lenged. Either we become stronger in our current belief or realize that our current belief is maybe not correct,” said Kevin Welsh, Theater Department Chair.

The idea that one may not have a relevant perspective on any single issue can be hard to face, and that is most often the reason that books are challenged in the first place.

“I don’t like it because, typically, the reason that they’re banned is just because they are challenging a belief,” Welsh said.

This means that anyone can challenge a book for any reason, and that if enough people agree with that reason then the book will be banned.

But how does this system accommodate for varying beliefs?

Derek Chastain, AP Biology, Genetics and Forensics, and Biology 1 teacher, says that it does not, and that what banned books can teach is valuable.

“I think it’s important that students are exposed to all kinds of literature.

It’s a big part of our past and helps us know where we want to go,” said Chastain.

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banned books Source: www.ala.org #10

To Kill a Mockingbird

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Of Mice and Men

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Lord of the Flies

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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The Great Gatsby

#4

The Color Purple

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The Catcher in the Rye

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Written by: Harper Lee, 1982.

Banned for: Offensive language and racism.

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and Where’s Waldo, make up the same amount of the list as more adult reads.

“Oh my gosh, these are banned? Moby Dick is pretty good too. Where the Wild Things Are? That’s crazy,” Durnil said.

The criteria for challenging books is minimal; if an individual or group finds issue with a book, be it for whatever reason, they have the option to challenge the book with an end goal of having it removed from school curriculum and libraries.

And there are many, many issues according to book challengers.

Anything from the description of talking animals, to plots that seem to encourage children’s disobedience, to the use of a single disputed word meet the criteria for books that have already been banned, including Charlotte’s Web and Alice in Wonderland.

“I don’t believe there are any words that are so dangerous that we have to ban them,” Alvarez said.

A book is banned when a challenge is passed. The question is whether or not the grounds of a challenge are reason enough to remove it from school curriculum and libraries.

“I think that we need to have our beliefs chal-

Written by: Ken Kesey, 2002 Banned for: Profanity, racism, offensive themes, and sexuality.

Written by: John Steinbeck, 2002 Banned for: Offensive language, racism, and profanity.

Written by: William Golding, 2003 Banned for: Profanity, sexuality, racial slurs, and obsessive violence.

Written by: Maya Angelou, 1997 Banned for: Sexually explicit themes.

Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2000 Banned for: References to drugs, sexuality, and profanity.

Written by: Alice Walker, 1982 Banned for: Profanity, offensive language, and sexuality.

Written by: J.D. Salinger, 1979 Banned for: Offensive language and is unsuited for certain age groups.

Written by: Mark Twain, 1996 Banned for: Racist themes and offensive language.

Written by: George Orwell, 1984 Banned for: Pro-communist ideas, sexuality, and violence.

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STUDENT PROFILE

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Born to paint: Zoë Clulow

ince junior Zoё Clulow was young, art has been in her family, which ultimately inspired her all consuming passion for the hobby. Currently, Clulow is involved with graphic design, 2D art, Nomad Arts and theater throughout school and the community.

Nomad, an art and music organization, also allows Clulow to be involved with Exhibit Columbus, as she has a leadership position this year.

Though Clulow is not musically inclined, she still enjoys being a part of theatre by working with the technology side of the shows. Through building sets, dealing with props and costumes and controlling the lights, Clulow enjoys her time being a part of theatre.

Other than extracurricular activities, Clulow indulges herself in art classes throughout the school day. Clulow took the graphic design C4 class and hopes to use these skills to make theatre posters in the future.

Still, Clulow says 2D art is definitely her favorite of these activities to do in her spare time and during school hours.

“Last year I took four art classes, which was a mistake because my GPA is great, but I have no credits for anything. That was actually really fun, though,” said Clulow.

As of now, Clulow sells her art whenever there is an interested buyer, as well as displays

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her portfolio at Nomad events.

Whether using a computer or paint brushes, Clulow is always eager to start a new art project to display her creative mind to the world.

What inspired you to create this work?

I was inspired by Greek architecture and my own face.

What media did you use for this piece?

I used graphite pencil and charcoal.

How long did it take you to finish?

Three days.

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Do you like to volunteer?

-Babysit for free

-Write a thank you note to somone who has impacted your life

-compliment a stranger

-Walk dogs at the animal shelter

-Bake dessert for a neighbor

- Invite someone over to cook with

-Smile at everyone

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Do you like to cook?

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Are you crafty?

No

Do you have stuff to get rid of?

No

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Are you social?

- Donate coloring books to a children’s hospital

-Donate your clothes to charity

- Give extra school supplies to a teacher

Are you encouraging?

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Yes

Ye

Do you have a lot of free time?

No

- Make breakfast for your family

Ye

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Every year, National “Do Something Nice Day” is celebrated on October 5th. There are plenty of ways to celebrate, from buying a stranger’s coffee in the morning to making someone smile. Not sure what to do? This flowchart will guide you in the right direction.

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- Leave a positive note for someone to find

-Pay for someone’s lunch

- Pick up trash

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Stuck on the sideline A rule for transfer athletes finds gray area

By Noah Shoaf

Senior Morgan Harrison

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eet Ryan Sadtler, a sophomore who transferred from North to East during his freshman year.

Sadtler ran cross-country at Columbus North High School, and when he transferred to East, he found out that because of his transfer he would not be allowed to run varsity.

“My coach said you’re a good runner and all but we can’t have you running varsity because you’re not allowed to count. I was pretty disappointed in that,” Sadtler said.

Although Sadtler’s 5k time would make him one of East’s top runners, due to IHSAA Bylaws, he has limited eligibility on a varsity team. This means he can not run varsity until Conference.

After reviewing Sadtler’s case, the bylaw seems fairly black and white until you meet senior Morgan Harrison, an athlete who finds the gray area. Harrison is a varsity golfer from Brown County who came to East, except unlike Sadtler, she was granted full eligibility.

“My father met with East’s athletic director and applied for a waiver from the state informing them that the move was more for academic reasons rather that athletic reasons. After a few weeks a representative from IHSAA had responded back stating that after reviewing my case, I would be granted to play varsity,” Harrison said.

Even though their

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“If the person transferring tells me something very compelling and I feel that the rule doesn’t fit in their situation as it was intended to be, I document that there should be an exception to the rule.”

-East Athletic Director Pete Huse

SCORES Key games &

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football 6-1

Women’s soccer 9-5-2

Volleyball 9-15

women’s Golf

Men’s Soccer 11-2-5

Men’s Tennis 2-15

vs. Columbus North 17-34 Loss vs. Seymour 44-6 Win vs. Jennings County 62-7 Win vs. Jennings County 3-0 Win vs. Bedford North Lawrence 2-3 Loss vs. Columbus North 3-2 Win vs. Columbus North 2-4 Loss vs. Fishers 2-1 Win vs. Jennings County 5-0 Win design by Sean Ryan

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cases are almost identical, Sadtler is sidelined while Harrison is decorated in a varsity uniform. East Athletic Director Pete Huse explains how a transfer student like Harrison is allowed to play varsity.

“If the person transferring tells me something very compelling and I feel that the rule doesn’t fit in their situation as it was intended to be, I document that there should be an exception to the rule,” Huse said.

As for Sadtler, he admits he is confused as to why he cannot run varsity, but he understands that students should not transfer over a sport.

“I hope that IHSAA changes the rule in a way that people in a situation like mine don’t have to go through what I went through,” said Sadtler.

vs. Columbus North 0-1 Loss vs. Madison 12-0 Win vs. Roncalli 3-2 Win

vs. Bloomington North 180-197 Loss vs. Columbus North 191-160 Win vs. Greensburg Central 181-172 Win vs. Columbus North 5-0 Win vs. Brown County 3-2 Win vs. Seymour 0-5 Loss

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Fantastic forward: Jayvon Thomas

By Caleb Davidson

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enior Jayvon Thomas plays as a forward for the East men’s soccer team. Thomas has played all four years at East and has been a member of the varsity team since his sophomore year. Thomas has had a very explosive start to the season so far, accounting for 8 goals and 3 assists through 16 games this season.

When did you first start playing soccer?

I started playing when I was little playing U10.

What do you enjoy the most about playing soccer?

The best part is that I get to play with all of my friends.

How were you first introduced to the sport?

My uncle was the first person to introduce me to the sport because he played for Trinidad and Tobago.

What is your favorite memory that you have playing soccer?

Scoring the game winner against Center Grove my senior year.

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Who is your favorite soccer player?

Cristiano Ronaldo

What is your favorite soccer club?

Liverpool

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Handling the hardships Athletes dealing with and preventing injuries during the season

Justin Copas

Morgan Martindale design by Leo Saldivar

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nown in professional sports as the “rookie wall” comes the point where both a physical and mental toll is taken on an athlete’s body before the season ends. This is not limited to just professional sports; it affects athletes of all levels, especially those in high school.

High school athletes face struggles that professional athletes often do not have to worry about, like education. Education is still the main focus of most high school athletes, so they must be able to leave everything else outside of the classroom once the bell rings. This includes the tiredness of a rough practice, lack of sleep from doing homework late at night and even the soreness of an injury suffered in an event the day before.

Most athletes handle these problems in their own way. Whether that is taking pain medicine or icing and heating, everyone finds their own way to fight these hardships that come with high school sports.

Senior soccer standouts Justin Copas and Morgan Martindale are no exceptions to this.

“I always stress the importance of my pregame warm-up as well as my post game routine. I take extra precautions to make sure I don’t get injured during the season. I make sure my diet is on par with whatever I’m

doing. I’m hydrated at all times throughout the season and I make sure to get a lot of sleep,” Copas said.

Athletes understand the importance of staying healthy, and nothing hurts a player more than having to sit out. Martindale has experienced her fair share of injuries throughout her career and has found new ways to keep herself on the field.

“It’s very important because I’m someone who never comes out of the game, so I need to ensure that I have the right amount of nutrition to keep me going,” Martindale said.

It is worth noting that both of these athletes are considered captains by their coaches, due not only to their roles in the teams’ success, but because of the example they set off the field as well. Their extensive preparations for the season allow them to play all year and be 100 percent the whole time.

No matter how much an athlete prepares for the season, nearly everyone gets to a point where they start dragging around and feeling the aches and pains of a long season. It appears that Copas and Martindale have got it figured it out.

These two look to stay healthy as the year goes on and enjoy their senior seasons.

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Alt athletics Alternative sporting options allow flexibility

By Andy Davidson

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hen thinking of sports at Columbus East High School, the major sports such as football, basketball and volleyball usually come to mind. Most people do not think of the alternative sports that are also represented at East, especially if the school does not actually have a team.

One example of these alternative sports is dirt bike racing.

Though it is not an official East sport, it is still represented by people within the school.

Senior Jesse Reichenba has been racing hare scrambles for years. Hare scrambles are dirt bike races on natural or wooded terrain instead of a preset motocross track. “I love racing because of how competitive it is and because of the adrenaline rush it provides.� Reichenba said.

Dirt bike racing is not the only alternative sport represented at East. There is a water polo club at East that starts in the spring and meets a couple days a week after school.

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option to the people who still want to play a physical sport without the competitive aspect that official school sports have.

A third alternative sport represented at East is rugby.

Although East does not have a rugby club or team, there is one in Columbus that students from all Bartholomew County high schools can participate in.

The rugby team faces clubs from other cities and have their home games held at the Richard Wigh Soccer Complex by Parkside Elementary. Rugby, like water polo, has its season in the spring.

Alternative sports are a very important part of the sporting culture and environment here at East and provide different options for students with various time and athletic needs.

They are also good choices for students who want to participate in a sport but do not want to have a huge commitment.

Alternative sports are overall a positive addition to the East sporting culture.

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hen most people think of BMX they think of the X Games and crazy tricks, but for Jacob Clapp it is simply about the races.

BMX races usually last one to two days and riders complete a dirt track, either indoor or outdoor, for one lap. Each lap lasts approximately one minute, and there are about eight laps throughout the day.

Jacob Clapp is a freshman here at East, and he has been BMX racing his whole life.

“My dad used to race so he told me about it, and I said ‘Hey, I want to do that,’” Clapp said.

Due to his father’s inspiring words, Clapp proceeded to try BMX racing. To this day he still rides, despite having suffered from various injuries.

“I’ve broken my hand and three of my fingers. That was probably my worst injury,” Clapp said.

With his broken hand, Clapp’s performance took a hit. An injury like that makes riding become much harder, but Clapp’s love for the sport helped him stay positive.

As Clapp kept progressing in his career he began practicing more and more each week.

“I practice three times a week, at the bike track one day and two other days indoors,” Clapp said.

At times, his practice schedule can become hectic, which can make it hard to balance practice with schoolwork. Here at East, Clapp is involved in three honors courses with a workload that is not always compatible with his schedule.

“Sometimes you have to

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miss [school] to go to nationals and then you have homework,” Clapp said.

Despite his erratic schedule, he has still progressed immensely throughout his racing career.

Over the years, Clapp has received three national titles and three state titles. He also ranked third at nationals a few years ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Clapp is not looking to throw in the towel anytime soon.

With nationals coming up in Canada, his schedule is about to get a little more crazy.

“I am going to the gym and I am practicing more, and on days I can’t go [to the gym], I try to work out at home,” Clapp said.

Throughout his career, Clapp has achieved multiple accomplishments, and he is not going to stop there. With so many more years in front of him, who knows what he has in store.

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ameron Jenkins is a senior at Columbus East.

At what age did you start playing guitar?

Ten years old

What influenced you to start playing guitar?

It was really one of those things that I always dreamed about doing, but as I listened to more and more music, then I was wanting to play it, so I told

my mom

I wanted to take lessons, and then I started taking lessons from Albert Nolting.

What do you like about the guitar that separates it from other instruments?

Personally it’s easier to play and you’re not running around with a big honking tuba all the time; it’s nothing like that. Basically there’s a lot you can really do with it, how it feels when you play it, the versatility, the tone of the notes and just shredding guitar solos sound super-duper cool.

What are some of your favorite bands or artists?

Rush, Soundgarden, which is one of the grunge bands, Sixx:am, Green Day, and just so I don’t list off a ton of bands because I could go on forever, I’ll just throw in Metallica, because if you play music you gotta love Metallica.

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by Max Nolting Do you play in a band? If so can you tell us how this band got started and where most of your members are from?

My band now was playing at the VFW in Columbus so I went and watched them and they were like hey you can come up and play, so I played half a set with them and after that they asked if I can be apart of their band. The members, the guitar player is Caleb Brown, he is a sophomore at east, and then Nathan Jefferies, he’s a junior at East and then Erik Olsen he’s freshman at North.

Do you play any other instruments besides the guitar, or do you sing?

I play guitar, I started taking voice lessons too, so yeah singing and then bass guitar. Then basic drums and piano. [I play] just like enough on drums to keep a rhythm so I can create new songs in my head and different time signatures, and piano because if you can play piano you can play any instrument.

How many guitars do you have?

Let me count them up real quick...I think seven. I have three electric guitars: a Schecter, a Paul Reed Smith, and the other is an epiphone. Then I have a classical guitar, technically it’s acoustic but it’s not. Then I have a regular Washburn acoustic and then I have a fender jazz bass and Ibanez bass.

What’s your favorite guitar?

For guitar it would be my Schechter and for my bass it would be my jazz bass because they sound so nice.

What’s your favorite song to play on the guitar?

I don’t really know because I like writing my own stuff now. Obviously I am a big Rush nerd so I would have to say Freewill by Rush because I like the chord progressions, the arpeggios, I just really like it, it’s a cool song.

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he movie Columbus was released earlier this year on Aug. 4; it premiered in Columbus, IN on Friday, Sept.

1, at Yes! Cinema.

The film is about a friendship between a young Korean man, named Jin, visiting Columbus while his father is in a coma, and a young architecture enthusiast, named Casey, who wants to help her mother overcome hard times. As the plot progresses, the two bond over different architectural structures in the small town.

The movie features many

different buildings in Columbus, such as the First Financial bank near 10th Street, City Hall and the Columbus Regional Mental Health Center, most of which are relatively well-known to Columbus natives.

While these are the primarily showcased buildings, there are other local places highlighted throughout the film as well.

The Miller House and Garden is used multiple times throughout the film. When the movie starts, the opening scene shows Jin’s father standing outside the Miller House as a woman

runs throughout the property searching for him. Once he is found, the camera cuts to a new scene in which he collapses.

Following this scene, the main characters are introduced, and the man remains in a coma for most of the film.

Later, the main characters are shown in the Miller House, where a scene nearly identical to the first one takes place. The director uses the location as a way to depict important plot details and create a sort of déjà vu effect on the audience.

Scenes such as these build

a sort of mysterious anticipation in the plot, making the audience more ‘in tune’ and ultimately leaving a larger emotional impact. This was likely the reasoning behind many mixed feelings about the film in the end.

Despite the mixed reviews, the movie is a must-see for any local Columbus resident. Put aside any bored or monotonous feelings surrounding architecture, after all it is not often that a city as minuscule as Columbus is given this sort of national recognition.

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song reviews Taylor swift: look what you made me do

On August 24, one of the decade’s hottest artists made the comeback of the year. Taylor Swift, queen of diss tracks, released the first song of her unexpected album, Reputation. Despite its record breaking streak within the first days of release, there has been much controversy over the track. Forbes claim the song is simply a diss track towards herself, along with those who have “done her wrong”.

The chorus and verses are very repetitive, making it boring very quickly. Overall, the song isn’t horrible, but it’s definitely being overhyped.

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Logic ft.

Alessia Cara and Khalid: 1-800-2738255

Known as the anthem for those who have had thoughts of taking their own lives, Logic’s 1-800-273-8255 has been breaking records and climbing charts with an inspiring message. Throughout the song, dialogue between a caller and a suicide hotline worker gives the listener a feel of what it is like to call, giving them a reason to use the number if they ever need help. The hit has given the hotline a new platform, with a 25% higher call rate since the release. The song has gotten much well-deserved praise, as there is proof in the numbers. Needless to say, it is definitely worth the listen.

by Brayana Cacho

Imagine dragons: believer Over the past four years, Imagine Dragons have definitely gotten their big break with a chain of hit songs. This successful band currently has two songs on the top 100 charts, including their most recent hit: Believer. The track has left many confused as to what the lyrics are about, due to the random wording, but as most can agree, it is a very catchy tune. With its repetitive beats and well constructed lyrics, the overall sound is memorable and will definitely be a song stuck in everyone’s head at some point.

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Day of the Digital Download

Music Streaming Services Rise to the Top

By Courtney Schnur

itunes/apple music

As a branch of the Apple franchise, Apple Music caters to users of their products by providing them with the means to download music and other types of media directly to their device of choice. Items can be downloaded for purchase by setting up an Apple Music account or using an iTunes gift card or affiliating the account with a credit card where charges will be applied. Once these downloads transfer to a device, ownership of the content is given to the user.

Student opinion: “It’s pretty self-explanatory; it’s pretty simple. It gives you a little intro and it explains how to use everything and how to look everything up. It’s pretty cost effective. I use it a lot; I listen to music a lot.”

-Sophomore Christian Davis

spotify

Spotify is a music streaming service open to smartphone and computer users alike. This application offers users the ability to search for artists or songs directly, without purchasing the individual song or being unable to choose a specific song. A variety of playlists on Spotify, including premeditated and user generated playlists, are available on the app. The paid version of the service, Spotify Premium, costs $10 a month for the use of shuffle play, no advertisements, unlimited skips, offline listening and better quality audio.

Student opinion: “I have Spotify Premium and I really like it because I don’t have to pay for each individual song, but I can still have whatever music I want and listen to it whenever I want.” -Junior Adrianna Weber

pandora

This free service allows listeners to tune into an online radio to create customized stations based upon their musical interests. While the music is free, functions available in the paid versions of the app are blocked by limiting the amount of songs that a user can skip and running advertisements in between tracks. Thus, the option to upgrade to Pandora Plus or the next tier, Premium, gives regular users an incentive to switch. Pandora Plus and Premium cost $5 and $10 per month, respectively. Advantages of upgrading include giving limitless skips and replays, no advertisements, music downloads, and the ability to search directly for a specific song and make playlists.

Student Opinion: “[The app] is free and you can listen to a lot of different songs, but there are a lot of ads.”

-Sophomore Zander Gentry

iheart radio

iHeartRadio is a streaming service that works by allowing users to select stations that center around either a specific artist or genre of music with WiFi access. With selected stations users can either press the thumbs up or thumbs down buttons on the song or skip to determine which songs are played and recommended to a user.

The app also contains various paid plans. With a one month long subscription, iHeart Plus and All Access users can play any song, skip any amount of songs, listen offline, make playlists and have the ability to listen to a wider variety of music.

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Student Opinion: “I like iHeartRadio because there is a lot of music on it and the app is free.” -Freshman Brennan Frazee

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Arts & entertainment

The Ukulele daily Why is the ukulele so popular in high school?

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s high school students, many of us want to pick up on some sort of creative element, whether it be singing every once in awhile or committing to a band or group. For the rest of the musically-inclined though, this still leaves out a lot of people.

So what instrument did everyone else choose?

The ukulele.

Unlike its other stringed counterparts, the ukulele balances creativity and simplicity easily for anybody that is interested in picking it up.

Compared to the guitar, the ukulele’s learning curve is far easier to pick up and master.

Multiple students at East have picked up the ukulele, so I decided to talk to some ukulele people and honed in on Caleb Wettschurack.

“Trying to learn guitar was not the fastest or easiest thing, and I knew ukulele would be fast,” said Wettschurack, a sophomore at East.

Ukulele is also very approachable to people that are not necessarily musical. It offers patterns that make it simple for people to approach. Mathematics play a role in learning most instruments, with having to memorize patterns and different rhythms you can create just by putting songs to numbers, and ukulele is no

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exception.

So other than mathematics and approachability, what draws people to instruments like the ukulele? I personally play guitar and took a second to ask myself why I was drawn to the instrument. The first the thing I could think of was the fact that pretty much all the music I had listened to had some sort of guitar in it.

Taking that example and then applying it to the terms of 2016 and 2017 revealed a lot. Ukulele was in a lot of music, a lot.

Bands like Twenty One Pilots and songwriters like Jason Mraz have been heavily implementing the ukulele into much of their music. A few years ago Twenty One Pilots released a cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love”

by Elvis Presley, and pretty much everybody’s hearts got all warm and fuzzy inside.

So the ukulele was picked up as kind of a heartwarming instrument at that point, with people desperately trying to get one to duplicate what they had been hearing.

When it comes down to it, even if the ukulele is a fad instrument and might even die off in a few years, everybody who has not already tried a musical instrument or even thinks that music is not their thing, should give it a try. It is a guaranteed gateway into fun and musicality.

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