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A look into teenage jobs and why they are deemed necessary page 8

The STAR takes a look into the skating life of sophomore Alicia Fettig page 14

Annie Cramer gives the ins and outs of having her father run for U.S. Congress page 9

Helping others one shoe at a time

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Streaming through the year,

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As I was driving home today, a particular red and white light caught my eye from the rear-view mirror. I turned around to see what the hustle and bustle was for and, to my surprise, witnessed two cars crashing into each other. The Bismarck emergency team was quick to the rescue, fully equipped and ready for action. Then I was thinking, how do they respond so quickly? In fact, it seemed as if the emergency services were waiting around the corner, knowing the drivers’ near future. Then it came to me: technology. As much as we don’t want to admit it, technology is the standing stone for people, ranging from students to teachers, bosses to their employers and, most importantly, friend-to-friend communication, technology is seen everywhere around the world.

Because of this growing way of life, the Century STAR stands ready to report and inform anything and everything we can on the topic of social media.

Social media is the communication between those who interact on a technological basis. Items ranging from cell phones, the Internet and the iPod touch have all been catagorized as social media. Also, the growing fad of social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace have become a relevant part in many teens’ lives.

Along with the Impact section, the STAR brings to you a 48-page newsmagazine to serve and protect. So here, we bring you the vast and very interesting topic of social media.

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Eat, sleep, skate.....................14

Talkin ‘bout my generation................................24

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A look into teenage jobs and why they are deemed necessary page 8

The STAR takes a look into the life of Alicia Fettig and how skating takes controls every day page 14

Annie Cramer gives the ins and outs of having her father run for U.S. Congress

Helping others one shoe at a time

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Streaming through the year,

technology gets better and better p.24

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Your recent article entitled “Seniors Suck” has been a contested topic in the halls of Century High School since the release of the previous issue. Some found themselves deeply offended by the content of the article, some agreed with the opinion shared, and others, although granted some merit to what was boldly stated, felt as though it could have been said differently. The line was drawn between those who agreed with the article itself and those who opposed it. The students of CHS, particularly the Seniors, were invited to take a stance one way or the other. Whether one disagrees with the article or not one must remember what journalism aims to do. Newspapers, specifically the opinion section, serve a purpose to open the door for discussion, generate conversation, make people think and ultimately help them form opinions themselves. That is exactly what the now infamous article did. Walking down the halls, sitting in many of the classrooms, and partaking in either lunch students could be heard discussing and debating the facts and perhaps faults of the publication. So props to the Century Star Staff for raising attention to something they believed in and releasing a piece of print that was a smashing journalistic success. Although the article did its job in the literary sense, the challenge of unification posed to the Seniors raises some question, not necessarily to the Star Staff itself but to those who were expressly given the challenge. The unity that the Star Staff and other members of Century long to see may not be the same call to action the so called “sucky seniors” deem appropriate. For those Seniors who were offended by the article and feel a response of unity is required I would invite you to carefully choose such actions. The talk about planning some form of response at a pep rally or other Student Council planned event generates great concern. It is important to remember the consequences to such an act of unity. You wouldn’t be affecting those who wrote the article, you wouldn’t effectively get your opinion across; you would, however, be punishing people who had nothing to do with the article. Student Council members put in a lot of time, energy, and hard work and for them or any other organization who would feel the effects of such a decision, to have to deal with even less participation or rebellion of any form would, simply stated, suck.

Sincerely, Briana Hildebrand

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Century Star Staff To whom it may concern:

Clarification In regards to the “Seniors Suck” editorial in the February issue of the Century Star, the Century Star staff would like to make some clarifications. First, we want to clarify that is was written by the Century Star staff.

Secondly, our intention was not to group the Senior class together, we meant to address the actions of certain seniors. For full clarification, visit the Century Star website at century. highschoolmedia.org.

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Firstly, I would like to make something very plain and simple before I really begin. I don’t suck. Far from it, I believe myself to be an interesting individual. Who can’t say the same about themselves? But enough of me, this is about us. We. A group. The 2010 class of seniors is by no means a unified group, but yet we are still a group. We have seen this school change and stay the same. We’ve seen our teams win and lose big numerous times.

Yet, when we come together to do something as one we are looked at as disrespectful, dumb, and having no school spirit. Believe it or not but high school…is still only high school.

It’s a tiny stepping stone on your way to being an individual in this society. We didn’t go to this school to be forced to follow what other classes have done before us, or make sure the teachers are happy, we are simply just here. That’s what should be asked of us and anything else we add to it should be welcomed as a plus. Now I’m not saying that we should be allowed to do and say whatever, I’m just saying that a smidge more room for the out of the ordinary should be allowed. Other schools can be heard chanting rude things and yelling at our players, but if we should retaliate with a cheer of our own…. We are instructed to stop or else be thrown out of the event. How is that fair?

Next, let me tell you exactly how the next pep assembly will go. All classes will enter the gym to the sounds of the jazz band and then the school cheer will follow. After that the class cheers (which the seniors always win regardless), then a game that either involves a race, blindfolds, or both. Then the sports teams and clubs will talk followed by a game that involves eating something gross faster than everyone else. Then talking. Bang.

Done. Go back to your class for that last fifteen minutes that everyone complains about.

Sound right? That’s what I thought. Are you feeling the spirit?! I’m not. If what people want is more spirit then maybe we should take a step out of the box that has held the pep rallies captive for the last 2 years. Do something different! Make a change! Go on the internet and search fun games or something. How as a student body are we supposed to be expected to act all revved up and peppy if everyone knows exactly what to expect.

Now, the cheer. I think I speak for a good portion of my class when I say “If it really bugs you that much…then leave.” This life is not all about you. Ever since we were sophomores we have done that cheer and has anyone stopped us? No. But now that we are expected to be role models we have to change the way we are just for the appearance of being more responsible and level headed. I don’t know about you, but I only have a few months left of being irresponsible before I have to make the biggest change in my life, so why can’t I enjoy the last bit of my high school career happy and care-free? Like I said, it’s not all about you. We are enjoying our final rights in being free, and if that means yelling really loud….WHO CARES? We’ll be gone one day and I doubt that the last thing you remember about this place is that “Jeez, those 2010 seniors were just too loud for my fragile ears. Why couldn’t they just do what the teachers wanted them to do?” That’s the point. We don’t have to do what were told. We are a free minded class that prefers to do what we like rather than what is expected.

The fact is that everyone can be a role model. Everyone can set an example.

Everyone can be whatever they want to be and that’s the big picture I’m drawing here. Do what you want. Yell, kick, scream, stop, dance, sing. Just be. It’s so simple, so why complicate what we are? We. The class of 2010, are against the groove. We will not do what is expected, wanted, or liked. But what we will do…. will be interesting. Regardless of consequence, and that you can expect.

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Sour shortages

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verything in a teenager’s life adds up. Whether it be gas, clothes, food or just any items in general, the cost of daily needs is a burden for many high school students to carry.

The recession is another factor that isn’t playing well into the typical teen’s life. The shortage of jobs is a part of a ripple affect that is dripping down to high school students.

For one recent Century High School graduate Daniel Draovitch, the task of getting a job was much harder than expected. Draovitch, who graduated at semester, applied to five different places before landing an interview.

“I didn’t know anyone there, which is kind of a necessity,” Draovitch said.

The interview would eventually lead to a job at Best Buy. There he works around 30 hours a week.

For many high school students a job is more of a need

than a want. Draovitch plans to save up as much as possible for college. Others, like Century senior Krista Boehm, have different stay with their same routine. uses and priorities.

Some local businesses around “I like to be busy and I pay for a lot of my stuff,” Boehm said. Bismarck haven’t noticed much of a difference in teen spending.

Boehm pays for her cell “High school and college phone, car, insurance, school students come to meet with other trips and a majority of her food people or a group,” Boneshaker and clothes. Her employee Calle three jobs include Klineingartner being an associ- “If [students] can’t said. “They ate at American work they can’t do bring their lapEagle, a server at what they want. If tops and hang the Woodhouse out.” and, on occasion, their families can’t While a photographer work then it’s a huge teenagers for people’s may be one events. These jobs problem.” of the last age total up to about groups to keep 15 hours outside consistently spending their money, her school week. they have realized the effects of “The places I work are really job opportunity. Klineingartener flexible,” Boehm said. said to be friendly, positive and The recession may not seem open to working with people to be hitting Bismarck hard, when applying for a job. It also but some effects have been proven. The postponing of salary never hurts to have someone that already works at the establishincreases, cutting of jobs and ment put in a good word for the hardships finding a job are just possible future employee. some examples.

“It is a way of the employer “If [students] can’t work they insuring that you will stay becan’t do what they want. If their cause someone else’s reputation families can’t work then it’s a is dependant on it,” Draovitch huge problem,” Draovitch said. said.v For now many students will

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Kevin Cramer’s daughter helps him run for U.S Congress story.baileycarlson photo.submitted

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he crowd shouts and waves as the floats go by. One includes a group of teens from Century High School wearing Cramer t-shirts and rallying for the U.S. Congress candidate.

Though some consider politics to be boring, for Century High School junior Annie Cramer, daughter of Public Service commissioner Kevin Cramer, politics are a part of everyday life. Cramer’s father is running for US Congress with the Republican party.

“It’s a passion for [my dad],” Cramer said.

Cramer aided her father at the Republican convention as a page, a person who acts as an assistant by gathering coffee and running errands, this March. When Commissioner Cramer has campaigned in the past, Cramer has gone from house to house to put up signs and send out letters. Cramer also participates in the parades campaigning for Kevin. She enjoys campaigning for her dad, even though politics aren’t her forte.

“I’ll wear his shirt and represent,” Cramer said. “He needs support from us more than anyone.”

Family is extremely important to Commissioner Cramer. He and his wife have four children, two boys and two girls. Commissioner Cramer counts on his family for support and spoke with them before deciding to run for U.S. Congress.

“Not only does [Cramer] have t-shirts and energy, but she’s able to gather up friends and have that youthful energy,” Commissioner Cramer said. “She demonstrates that this is a campaign that crosses all gender and demographic and age generation lines.”

Century High School junior Caja Sipes is a close friend of Cramer.

Sipes enjoys wearing the Cramer shirts to campaign for Commissioner Cramer and believes Commissioner Cramer would be a good congressman because he is honest and knows the line of work. Sipes sees a lot of the family values through his daughter, Cramer. “[Cramer] is a person who has really good morals and isn’t a person who will succum to the crowd,” Sipes said. “Sometimes she feels like, “Oh, I really can’t mess up,” but it’s really not hard for her.”

Commissioner Cramer is a Republican who believes taking responsibility for one’s self is very important. Commissioner Cramer decided on the Republican party because his beliefs line up best with Republicans.

“My convictions have always been more conservative and I’ve always felt the most responsibility belongs to the individual, not to the community,” Commissioner Cramer said. “We, as individuals, have personal responsibility to ourselves.”

Commissioner Cramer is a Christian and isn’t afraid to show it in his work, even though church and state are separated by many guidelines.

“He uses his faith on all of his decisions,” Cramer said. “With God you can make the right decisions.”

Cramer says the worst thing about her dad being in politics and running for U.S. Congress is that she will not see him as much. Commissioner Cramer will have to work in Washington D.C. but will come home on the weekends. The Cramer family will have an apartment in D.C. if Kevin wins the election. Then, when Cramer graduates, Commissioner Cramer and his wife will look for a more permanent home in D.C. Cramer and her mom will still live in Bismarck and Cramer will go to school at Century, but she will also get to spend time in D.C. with her father.

“The worst is I won’t see him as much,” Cramer said. “But the best is that he will have a say in what our country does, and I think that’s awesome.”

Commissioner Cramer didn’t plan on running but changed his mind after thinking about the changes he could make for the country.

He said campaigning now is the hardest work he has ever done.

“I feel the need to run for congress, looking at the current state of affairs in this country,” Commissioner Cramer said. “I couldn’t sit back and let it happen. I feel like I’m destined to make a difference and do

what I can.”

The hardest thing for Commissioner Cramer is making decisions he knows will not please everyone. Cramer also has trouble hearing the negative things sometimes said about him. However, Commissioner Cramer believes the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

“What I like best about my job is I get to be with people,” Commissioner Cramer said. “I enjoy the most working and helping to develop ND’s energy. It’s a privilege to be a part of it.”v

Commissioner Cramer addresses issues during his compaigning. He enjoys speaking to the public and has held Coffee with Cramer events to hear from people on a more personal level. “We talk to ten, 20, 30 people at a time about the issues on their heart,” Cramer said.

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Bismarck’s teenage workers These seem to be the most common places to find teenagers looking for a little extra cash.

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McDonalds

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3. Central Market 4. Red Lobster 5. Lube Tech at dealerships 6. Target 7. Edgewood Vista 8. Waterford 9. YMCA daycare 10. Cracker Barrel

Backpack safety How much is too much?

short.caseykrefting Heavy backpacks have become a regular custom to the average high school student. With some backpacks weighing close to 15 percent of a student’s total body weight, the burdensome load may prove to be potentially damaging, as well as a nuisance. Improper backpack use may lead to poor posture, which ultimately may cause back problems. If having certain books in your backpack is unavoidable, try tightening the straps so that your backpack sits at least 2 inches above the waist to help offset the extra weight.

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Cold weather makes you sick. Cold transmission studies have shown that people are no more likely to get sick when chilled than those who aren't.

You lose most of your body heat through your head. Heat is lost through any uncovered body part. You don't lose more from your head than any other part of the body.

Eating turkey makes a person sleepy. The chemicals in turkey don't really cause drowsiness as commonly believed. The drowsiness after the Thanksgiving meal is actually caused by the effects of eating a large amount of food, which slows the blood flow and oxygenation to the brain.

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Food quickly picked up from the floor is safe to eat.

There is no five-second rule. Food picks up tons of bacteria as soon as it hits the floor.

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Chocolate causes acne. Scientists have found no link between eating chocolate and acne, however, stress has been shown to cause outbreaks.

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. Cracking your knuckles can cause arthritis. There has been no scientific evidence found to support the myth that knuckle-cracking leads to arthritis.

Constant cracking can weaken fingers though.

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You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. A person is not required to consume glass after glass of water. The recommended fluid intake is usually met easily by drinking juice, milk, and even caffeinated beverages. Fruits and vegetables also contribute.

Shaving makes hair grow back darker and thicker.

The stubble only seems thicker at first before it grows out. It appears darker because it hasn't yet been exposed to the sun and other chemicals, which lighten it.

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Reading in dim lights can ruin your eyesight.

While reading in low amounts of light can cause temporary strain, there is no permanent damage.

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Sources: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/11-health-myths-thatmay-surprise-you/ http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=46642&page=2 http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/7-health-myths-debunked/

The basics for the day A schedule of tips for people's daily needs

short.jordankalk photo.tonyabauer 8 A.M.- Breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day but many times students forget or choose not to eat. Grab a breakfast bar for the drive to school.

12 P.M.- It's about lunch time; remember to eat a balanced meal. It will make students feel better and have more energy for the rest of the day.

3 P.M.- Why not eat a well-deserved snack for a job well done at school? Fruit snacks, granola bars and yogurt make for excellent choices.

4 P.M. (or whenever)- Go to the gym. Run on the treadmill, pedal bike, lift or attend a Zumba Class, whatever makes you get out and moving is good. Even just a half hour of exercise a day will make for stronger lungs and heart.

6 P.M.- Whether it’s called supper or dinner, it means the same thing. Eat a meal to revive energy supplies in the body.

10 P.M.- It's time to think about winding down from a good days work. Pop in a movie, read a book or listen to some music; if people do this they'll fall asleep fast and sleep soundly.

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enior year. For most athletes, this means the end of their Christmas of his junior year. sports career, the final season of a game that has most likely "Just getting it out of the way, I didn't have anything to worry consumed the majority of their life. Often with tears and sadabout," Frenzel said. "I could enjoy my senior year." ness, a chapter in their lives is closed forever, but for a gifted In addition to this relief, one of the greatest feelings for these few, the end of high school sports is just the beginning. These recruits when they sign is the satisfaction of knowing that they star athletes will be competing athletically in college, and the have achieved something that they have been striving for most best will have colleges competing for them. of their athletic careers.

Century High School senior Carli Peterson is one of these "It's overwhelming," Erik said. "It feels like all my hard work in athletes. Riding her great success on the high school was worth it."

"It was nice knowing people Patriots' volleyball team, she had college Though playing in college is a reward coaches knocking on her door in hopes wanted [me] to play for them" for these athletes, it is not the end. While of bringing her talent to their school. their time as a part of the Century Patriots "It was nice knowing people wanted [me] is coming to a close, they will begin anew to play for them," Peterson said. when they suit up for their college teams.

With Peterson, as with most recruits, coaches are not shy when "It'll be a lot more hard work," Erik said. "But I'll have fun meetletting them know that they are wanted. In addition to asking ing new people and playing the sport I love."v her to come to their camp over the summer, coaches were in constant contact with her.

"They called me a lot and sent letters," Peterson said.

Peterson's decision came between Northern State in Aberdeen, Moorhead State, and Carlton College. She eventually settled on Northern because of three main qualities. "[I chose them because of] their location, their programs, their coach," Peterson said.

These factors are often most essential for recruits. Century senior Erik Peterson made the decision to sign with Jamestown College to play baseball next year because of the school's prestigious reputation.

"I like the coach," Erik said. "Their academics and athletics are very successful."

While the recruiting process is an exciting time for these athletes, it can also cause an immense amount of stress. Many athletes choose to make their decision as quickly as possible, to get it over with so they can concentrate on their senior year.

This was the case for Century senior Mike Frenzel. He verbally committed to play soccer at the University of Mary around

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Tips for recruits -Send out highlight tapes -Make an athletic recruiting resume -Keep up good grades -Make a list of prospective colleges and pros and cons -Visit the college Source: http://www.blog.collegeathleticscholarships.net/college-athleticscholarships/3-important-steps-to-earning-a-college-athletic-scholarship/ and http://articles.directorym.com/College_Athletics_Recruiting_Process-a938966.html

Senior Carli Peterson (far right) waits to receive the ball in a game last fall. Peterson will be continuing her volleyball career at Northern State University.

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Century High School sophomore Alicia Fettig has limited time for a relaxed life because she’s fully engaged in putting her heart and soul into figure skating story.allithorson photos.submitted

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er heart pounds as she glides across the ice. Her mind goes blank and into “skating mode.” She takes a deep breath and relaxes. The music begins and she focuses on one thing: being the best.

Century sophomore Alicia Fettig has been skating for ten years and has won titles around the country. Fettig’s life consists of skating, school, skating, home life and more skating.

“I just have to take it day by day,” Fettig said.

Fettig has been skating all her ten years with the Bismarck Figure Skating Club, while trying to balance friends, family, and school life all at the same time. Fettig started skating at the age of six and hasn’t lost the love for it. However, the life of skating does take its toll when it comes to other aspects of regular teen life. Fettig starts each day by waking up at 4:30 a.m. and starts to get ready to skate at 5:30 a.m.

After skating in the early morning, Fettig attends school until 3:30 p.m. and then goes to track practice until she goes back to skating. Fettig finally gets home around 6:30 p.m. where she does her homework, eats dinner and goes to bed. Once she wakes up, it repeats.

“I feel like I’m never home during the week,” Fettig said.

Fettig’s family has supported her from the beginning and continue to do so each day. Fettig’s mother Berdina Fettig plays a big role in her life as a skater mom. Berdina’s responsibilities as Fettig’s mother take on a whole new level when performance and competition time come around. Berdina is also actively involved in club duties and volunteers for any services whether it be at competitions, test sessions or the ice show.

“I’m always here to support her,” Berdina said. “We support Alicia by teaching and practicing positive morals and values and letting her know that she can always come to us to openly discuss any issues or concerns she has.”

Being a part of a skating family has its stressful times, but Fettig’s family always sticks together to see every one of her competitions and cheer her on. Even with the

Fettig family’s hectic schedule, they still find time to eat family dinner together. “[It’s] busy.... and hectic at times,” Berdina said. “Having two children who are very involved with activities keeps us going in all directions by attending all of their events, which we very much enjoy watching them succeed.”

When it comes to coaching Fettig, Bismarck Figure Skating Club coach Emily Zahn has been coaching Fettig for the past five years. Through these years Zahn has seen Fettig develop into a beautiful and talented skater who has much potential. “[Fettig] has got a ton of potential,” Zahn said. “She’s outgoing, a hard worker and a wonderful competitor.”

Zahn, while coaching, never forgets to motivate Fettig.

Zahn also sees something in Fettig that reminds her of herself at that age skating. She also reminds Fettig that skating is a head game, so everything that is happening around her is all in her head. The key for Fettig is to stay positive. Zahn sees something very special in Fettig when she’s out on the ice. Over the past five years Fettig has shown much improvement in her speed and power. Zahn sees a bright future for Fettig if she keeps heading in the right direction.

“If she can keep her focus she could go far,” Zahn said.

But even with the help and support from her friends and family, it all comes down to Fettig when performance time comes around. Fettig has won trophies around the tri-state area and placed third in her dance routine at the Prairie Rose Nationals in Colorado. Overall, she has accumulated over 50 trophies throughout her career. With a positive attitude, being well prepared, and keeping confidence in herself, Fettig is able to perform her routines outstandingly each time.

“When I’m out there, I just let my muscles take over me,” Fettig said. “If I would give it up, life would be so different.” v

“If she can keep her focus she could go far.”

Fettig skates at multiple competitions performing her routines.

She has been competing for 10 years. “I get nervous, but I’m used to it, I like that feeling,” Fettig said

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Billy Tubbs

Charles Shackleford

Matt Stairs

Vince Lombardi

"I threw the kitchen sink at him, but he went into the bathroom and got the tub."

“This year we hope to run and shoot. Next season we hope to run and score”

“Left hand, right hand, it doesn’t matter. I’m amphibious.”

“When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you’re getting your ass hammered by guys—there’s no better feeling than to have that done.”

“ We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time.”

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Senior Ryan Meidinger Track and Field-Thrower What is your goal for this season?

I want to qualify and place high at state.

What is your most memorable moment?

Placing seventh as a sophomore.

What is your favorite thing about throwing?

I've always been somewhat good at it. It came easy to me, and it's been fun.

Favorite music?

Rap or Hip-Hop. Role model?

My dad.

Favorite TV show?

Burn Notice.

Favorite movie?

No Country for Old Men. Favorite athlete?

Jerod Mayo (New England Patriots linebacker).

Favorite activity other than throwing?

Acceleration, it's kind of weird, but I like that kind of stuff.

Source: Sports Illustrated

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onformity reigned in the 1950s. Masses of slim ties and crisp shirts concealed the talents, personalities, and hopes of nearly every man. Individuality was sloughed off in exchange for the conservative, business-like, socially-acceptable norm. Now, a pair of brothers are using the ‘50s fashion to stand out.

“It’s part of being independent,” Century High School junior Peter Scherer said. “I try to avoid blending into the crowd.”

Scherer and his brother, CHS senior Erik Scherer, are known for their sharp fashion. Deciding against the typical blue jeans and T-shirt, the brothers dress in narrow ties, tweed suits and khaki pants.

“I like to dress above average,” Erik said. “’Dressing for success’, as the phrase goes.”

Although both brothers have adopted the ‘50s fashion, it’s easy to see each has their own unique style. Scherer usually dresses in solid colored shirts with brightly designed ties, while Erik is usually seen in more daring patterns and textures.

“If you dress up, teachers and adults respect you,” Scherer said. “The general reaction is that people are pretty impressed.”

The boys are definitely being recognized for their appearances.

“I knew about [Scherer] before he was even in class,” Century speech teacher Rachelle Kinn said. “When Peter walked into speech the first day, I knew he would take the class seriously.”

After being home-schooled their whole lives, Scherer and Erik transferred to Century where most students only dress up when they have a concert or a sports game. However, they weren’t worried about what others might think about them; dressing up wasn’t ever out of the ordinary.

“My parents always made me dress up for church,” Erik said. “It wasn’t abnormal.”

Slim ties and crisp shirts have displayed the talents, personalities and hopes of the Scherer brothers. Conformity has been thrown out in exchange for the conservative, business-like, socially-acceptable style of the ‘50s. The Scherer brothers walk through the halls of Century High School refusing to simply blend into the masses.v

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The Century STAR asked the very loved, but very modest, senior Brett Kelly what his feelings are about the “Brett Kelly Obsession” short&photo.macyegeland Q: How did it feel to win Homecoming King?

A: It was pretty cool, but with David [Marcis] and all of them doing their thing I don’t know if it was actually even fair.

It was cool I guess, I don’t know.

Q: What are your plans for after high school?

A: I’m going to be running track and cross country at NDSU.

The Patriot Wall short&photo.tonyabauer

A wall plastered with pictures, posters, and even a NATO flag greets you as you walk into Laurie Foerderer’s art room. The Patriot Wall, as Foerderer calls it, salutes the men and women that serve our country. The wall began because Foerderer wanted a way to honor the troops that fight for our country. Every picture on the wall is of a family member of a student or staff member at Century High School. “I was thinking about how this war... has affected everyone,” Foerderer said.

The Patriot Wall has recieved a great response; many students and staff are still bringing in pictures of their family members to put on the wall. Even if they don’t have pictures up on the wall, everyone enjoys looking at the wall. “[It] shows pride in our families,” Foerderer said.

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Q: Do you think you’ll be receiving even more awards still this year for track?

A: Probably not just because there’s so many other people to choose from.

Q: What do you like about [the Brett Kelly Obsession]?

A: Nothing. (laughs.) It’s just annoying and not my style at all. I’d rather not be that guy, but I’m not going to like freak out and get mad. I’d rather just not say anything at all.

Q: What do you hate about it?

A: The fact that it puts attention on myself and people know who I am all the time. It’s just annoying to me that people are always saying it. (laughs.)

Q: What’s your overall opinion of it?

A: I understand that they are just trying to be nice. They may find it fun and stuff but as soon as senior year is done I’m going to be happy [the hype] is over. (laughs.)

Q: When would you say the “Brett Kelly Hype” began?

A: Probably junior year when David and Derek Lee and them started doing stuff all the time. This year David just kept at it.

Q: After people were continuously chanting your name, did you kind of already know you were going to win?

A: Well, I don’t know. When I opened up the flower I was kind of hoping it wasn’t me, but then it was me. I didn’t know one way or the other if it was going to be me or not. I was hoping it was going to be Garrett or Bruce.

Q: What awards have you all gotten throughout high school?

A: For cross wcountry- All Conference was eight grade, ninth grade, junior and senior year.

All State for that would have been all the years in high school .

Powerade senior athlete of the year.

Gatorade athlete of the year.

Freshman year I got 18th at state, 14th as a sophomore, third as a junior, and second as a senior.

State champs for soccer sophomore year.

For track, junior year I got third place in the two mile, fourth place in the 1600 and fourth place in the four by eight.

Sophomore year I got sixth place in the four by eight.

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What is a quote that inspires you? “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.�

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Technology should not be something separate anymore.

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he cell phone's alarm rings; time to get up.

They make their way through a monotonous morning routine. They get into their frozen car, turn up the heat, and plug in an iPod adapter so they can jam out to tunes on their way to school. While at school their noses aren't buried in books but inched up to the computer screen and their eyes glued to the Smartboard.

After the final bell, they head home only to turn on the TV and power up their computers.

Technology surrounds a high school student no matter where they are. Teenagers are usually up to date on the newest technology, but is technology creating a generation gap?

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Friends

IDGI- I don’t get it GAL- get a life ABT2- about to Status- an update on Facebook

GR8- great Tweet- an update on twitter

LYLAS- love you like a sister

IUSS- if you say so

JGI- just google it

TMI- too much information

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"I don't think older people use it as much or understand how to use it as much as we [teenagers] do," Century High School sophomore Abby Holland said. "It's easier for us."

Technology has taken off in the past couple decades causing many to readjust to the way they do things. Bismarck Public Schools technology training coordinator Dave Sherwin explained the change as going from Web one to Web two and beyond. Web one is the static phase; in this phase information is attained from the computer. Now that the Web has moved to the Web two phase, people are a part of the Web using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Currently, the Web is in the Web two phase, but it is moving beyond Web two rapidly.

"There is a generational thing for using tools," Sherwin said. "It's more of a comfort level."

Technology is extremely prevalent in a teenager's life. The United States has 199 million cell phone subscribers. Teens with their fingers whittling away at their cell phone keys have become a common sight across America. A majority of teens have iPods, computer access, and cell phones equipped with multiple apps and special abilities. Teens spend hours a day cooperating with technology, but is it too much time?

"I don't think anybody, especially in our generation, knows how to function without using technology everyday," Century High School senior Ashly Headrick said.

Peoples' dependency on technology grows larger each day. Maybe instead of calling it a dependency, it should be called normalcy. The facts show that technology is more prevelent in today's society. The Internet is the fastest growing tool for communication. To stay in touch with friends it's all-important to have email or texting. To find information fast, it's essential to have Internet access. Society is not depending on technology but conforming to it. Sherwin wants everyone to take advantage of something that can make their life easier, something that the times have brought about. He believes people are simply incorporating these tools into their everyday life.

a site to update your tweets and let your followers know what you have been up to.

Twitter-

Myspace-

a social networking site where you can follow bands and discover new music while keeping in touch with friends.

a social networking site where you can update your status and stay in touch with friends by writing on their wall or sending a private message.

Facebook-

Via computer:

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Today there are many types of social media around the world. Here is a list of some of the most common kinds we have noticed.

They are available via computer, cell phone, and even for the iPod touch.

Types of social media

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Google Docs is a free, online word processor. It’s compatible with any Web browser, whether being Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari or Chrome. Google Docs also serves as a Web-based organizer that is used to store documents, a PowerPoint and spread sheets.

Google Docs allows users to edit documents in real time, which eliminates the need to print something out or send it in an email.

More and more businesses are adopting Google Docs due to the service being free and the ease of sharing documents and editing them in real time. Basically, Google Docs is Microsoft Word that’s available online.

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The best way to share documents electronically on the Internet

Source: http://www.thejobbored.com/professional-emailaddresses-and-why-theyre-a-good-idea_762/

Most have heard that writing your crazy 6th grade email on resumes and college applications is not a good idea. It is a good idea to have a separate personal email from your professional email. You can send junk mail to your personal email and use it for family and friends, but your professional email you can keep separate from your personal life. Yet what is professional enough? The main consensus is to incorporate something simple and personal that is easy for people to remember when they think of you. Yet keep it confidential and avoid using l and 0 because they can look like I and O. Gmail is also supposedly more professional than Hotmail (and a free source), but other professional sites are available, and you can buy your own domain name or use an email you must pay for monthly.

How to create a professional email address for work and college

short.baileycarlson

Professional accounts

If they say love is blind and they say it’s deaf then that must make Helen Keller my perfect woman. “Bo Nechepruenko said it one day and i thought it was really funny.”

Senior Nick Anderson:

Darbohydrate? (: ha. “A trainer at acceleration calls me it. It’s my nickname and I don’t know if I like it yet. But it’s growing on me.”

Junior Darby Krivoruchka:

Preventing family crises one muffin at a time. “My brother was mad because my mom put butter on his muffin and he did not like that, so I let him have my unbuttered one.”

Sophomore Marissa Sipes:

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Here’s what Century students have posted on their Facebook

What’s your status

Source: http://www.learningpartnership.org/resources/facts/technology

“Technology should not be something separate anymore,” Sherwin said. "It's just part of your life."

Technology gets better and better everyday. Sherwin believes that society has to look ahead and continue to make improvements. He describes how technology is always in beta stage, meaning it’s never at 100 percent efficiency. When it comes to technology, if people think they are there, meaning they believe their invention is perfect, they are not, improvements can always be mad. It's tough to make improvements, but it's necessary. If a tool has been created and it is working, there is always something better one can add.

"We can't keep going ahead with change looking through our review mirror," Sherwin said. "We've got to look ahead and question why are we doing it this way, where [are we] gonna go."v

Skype-

Update textsyou can sign up online to get free updates sent to your phone via text message when bands are coming out with a new song or cover art for a new album, or be notified with sports updates, even Facebook updates when certain friends change their status or your receive a message or post.

Video messagingis to send a video to another phone

Textingis sending a semi-short message from one phone to another.

Picture messagingsending a picture to another phone or an e-mail account.

Let’s face it, nowadays everything from Myspace to email is available mobile for your convenience, not to mention text messaging is a given with any phone.

Via iPod touch/cell phone:

makes contact quick and simple, can be used to send business updates, notify teachers, or to just stay in easy contact with friends. An email can be sent to one person or a large number of people.

Email-

back in the middle school days when people sent instant messages to friends that are also online.

MSN-

is like a web-cam chat, and people can talk back and fourth via web cam. It is commonly used by military that are stationed overseas to talk to their families back home.

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Yahoogle It graphic.caseykrefting

You know those funky, sometimes disgusting, but mostly legitimate suggestions Google gives you when you want to look something up? Yahoo does not seem to have the problem, but which is better? It depends on what you’re looking for- a good laugh, or a serious search. You decide.

Some of Google’s suggestions for “Why”:

Why do men have nipples?

Why is my poop green?

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Some of Yahoo’s suggestions for “Why”

Why is the sky blue?

Why love?

Why is the dollar weak?

Three ways you can get in trouble on the Internet graphic.alyssameier photo.tonyabauer Making a copy of a copyrighted work for any purpose is punishable by law when caught. Because of the No Electronic Theft Act, even so much as copying a sentence from a copyrighted document and pasting it into a conversation with a friend can result in up to five years in prison and/or up to $250,000 in fines.

It is illegal to send any type of message including obscene, lewd, or profane language, with the intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass another person.

A “Cyberstalking” Law that was created makes any of this behavior illegal when interpreted as inappropriate or dangerous.

In some states, gambling on the Internet is a class C felony. Since June of 2006, it has been illegal to gamble on the internet in Washington for supposed connections to crime.

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=356

Cell phone incentive graphic&picture.jocelynnsonnenberg The Century Star discovered what teachers get for confiscating students’ phones The Century High School cell phone prize is a trophy given to the teacher that has confiscated the most misused student cell phones each year. There are one to two cell phones turned into the office by teachers on average each day. Roughly estimating, that equals 300-400 per year. The trophy is an incentive to the teachers, or as Mr. Murdock says, "It is a thanks for being diligent about our cell phone policy."

How to

become a

star graphic.norahkolberg pictures.amandalittrell We’re not talking about the one-hit wonders (Numa Numa, anyone?), we mean the legitimate YouTubers who consistently get hundreds of thousands of views on their channels. Here are five steps to becoming a full-fledged YouTube celebrity. Warning: not responsible for mauling by fangirls.

1. Do something new.

Liam Sullivan struck fame on and off YouTube by cross-dressing as a potty-mouthed teen girl and singing about high school problems- something most grown men wouldn’t dream of doing, much less putting on the Internet. His “Shoes” video alone has over 30 million views (and counting), and his channel has over 100 million views. You don’t have to be scandalous, but you do have to stand out.

2. Have something to say.

Equals 3 and The Phillip Defranco Show each have over 900,000 subscribers who just want to hear their young male hosts’ point of view. Equals 3 picks wacky web clips and makes fun of himself by being his own “troll,” and Defranco splices clips of himself ranting about pop culture into a high-speed news show. Both YouTube stars know that it isn’t what the news is- it’s how you present it.

3. Make some fun.

YouTube is all about the funny: more specifically, poking fun at someone or something.

Shane Dawson cracks up his over-a-million subscribers by picking on his own relationship problems (i.e. he can’t get one) and lack of friends, while Lisa Nova gets millions of views by using her Hollywood good looks to pick on Heidi Montag and Lindsay Lohan. Make people laugh, and the views start rolling in.

4. Market yourself.

By this time, YouTube should have an online store section for all of the T-shirts and posters created by their top viewed. Equals 3 has “Dancing Kitties” and “End Squirrel Aids” tees, and Shane Dawson’s obsessed female viewers can wear their love on their rears with “I Love Shane Dawson” sweatpants. Bottom line: YouTube doesn’t pay you.

Why not sell your new-found celebrity and let your fans advertise you?

5.

If all else fails... be annoying.

If you have yet to hear a helium voice screech “Hey, it’s Fred!”, you’ve probably been living under a rock (or just very, very lucky). Yes, Fred gives almost everyone migraines, but only because we’ve all heard him. Be forewarned however: this kind of YouTube fame comes with a severe amount of angry comments.

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lick, click, click. The keyboard keeps pace with the precise, robotic movements of the fingertips hitting the keys.

Faster and faster, the keys move in a seizure like motion. The puppet master behind the action is addicted to the show.

With more than 400 million active users there is no doubt Century High School students are among those who are addicted to this craze known as Facebook.

Thirty-five million Facebook users update their statuses each day. These users spend anywhere from minutes to several hours a day on Facebook. Facebook usage can range from a minimum of five minutes to numerous hours a day. In fact, Americans spend 13.9 billion minutes a year on Facebook.

“I’m usually on Facebook five days a week for only 15 to 30 minutes a day,” Century High School junior Abby Berglund said. “It is a way for me to stay in touch with friends who also have it.”

With Facebook ranked the second highest social media site in America, there is no doubt that it can be addictive.

Facebook has become the most popular networking site among high school students. In just the United States, 54.7 percent of people ages 13 to 17 have an account.

“I am on Facebook seven days a week for about six hours a day,” Century High School 2009 graduate Shandel Boehm said. “ You could say I am completely addicted.”

Online Facebook statistics say if Facebook was a country, it would be the fifth-largest country in the world. The site also said that approximately 70 percent of Facebook users are from countries other then the United States. Facebook allows users to contact anyone in the world from anywhere in the world. This is an example of how easy it is for an online predator to contact you. The preditors thrive on sites such as Facebook.

“Facebook does have its security risks but I believe there is a way to stay safe, “ Berglund said. “I think it’s one of the safest forms of communicating.”

Facebook gives users the option to have a private or public profile, yet anyone can request to view a profile.

“I have sent requests to be friends with people I didn’t know,” Boehm said. “I have also allowed others I didn’t know to view my profile.”

Those who don’t have a Facebook account usually have a good reason why they don’t. Most believe friendships should not be made though an electronic screen but more personal experiences.

“I’d rather meet and talk to friends in person rather then on the Internet,” sophomore Adam Piker said. “I like to be personal with all my conversations.”

Facebook allows users to stay in touch with others, but it can also be an academic distraction. Recently, college students are secretly spending their classroom time on Facebook instead of paying attention.

“I was always on Facebook in my college classes,” Boehm said. “Surprisingly I never got caught.”

Facebook is usually the cause of why today’s teenagers don’t do their homework and go to bed at extremely late hours in the night. This causes them to be tired in the mornings and struggle during the school day.

“I usually check my Facebook right before I go to bed,” Boehm said. “I always spend more time on there then I have ever intended to do.”

Not only can a student damage their own educational experience but frequent facebook usuage can also damage family relationships. Not only do students have Facebook but now many parents do also. The effects of a parent having Facebook can cause them not to spend as much time with their children and instead glued to a screen for hours at a time. This can also effect their work obligations.

“I believe that Facebook is a waste of time,” Piker said.

“I’d rather tell someone my status than have it posted online.”

Piker travels to numerous places farther then the United States each summer. He enjoys keeping in touch with the new friends he meets by phone or letters compared to Facebook conversations.

“I like to get out,” Piker said.

Facebook has caused students to drastically increase their Internet usage. This increase can damage their social skills as well as affect them in college, job interviews, and the everyday tasks required of adulthood. Facebook has it’s pros and cons but it’s those who frequently check it that have become known as teenage addicts.

Technology timeline

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1963- Computer mouse

1956- Videocassette recorder

1968- Video game console 1973- Personal computer

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Social media by the

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Facebook numbers: More than

400 million active users

More than

60 million status updates posted each day

More than

1.5 million local businesses have active Pages on Facebook

Myspace numbers:

185 million registered users 350,000 new registrations each day 6000 web servers Sources: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics http://scottelkin.com/programming/aspnet-20/myspace-statistics/

From

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graphic.davidmathern Lately, many people have been jumping the train from Myspace to Facebook. Many people have turned to Facebook because it is a more mature site. People were tired of the garish fonts and the bright pages.

Facebook makes everything more simple without the hassle of having to design your page and choose who is going to make your "top friends" without upsetting anyone. When asked if Myspace or Facebook was better, Century High School junior Jessie Steinwand replied, "I like Facebook a lot better. It’s become more of a place to talk to people than Myspace was; the live chat is also better." When Facebook first started out in 2004 it was only for the use of college students. It now has become the number one social media network in the world. Its look makes it appealing for people of all ages, which is why it has had the most success. With all the attention going to Facebook, Myspace has been all but forgotten.

1990- World Wide Web

1973- First cell phone

2001- Segway

2005- YouTube 1983- Camcorder Sources: www.history-timelines.org.uk http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm http://www.fcc.gov

2001- iPod

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live without short.briannabrown This year, two Century High School students learned teenagers can live without two of the main things teens are “addicted” too, Facebook and texting.

“Yeah, I was morally addicted to it,” Century High School sophomore Lexi Ternes says about her addiction to Facebook.

If people were to really sit down and think about it, what do teenagers do when they are bored? Go on Facebook and text.

What are teens doing all day at school? Texting.

“We have a lot of materialistic things that we really dont need,” Century High School junior Chelsea Boger said.

Boger decided to try to give up texting this year for lent.

“My parents say I am addicted to texting, so I wanted to prove them wrong,” Boger said.

Some teens, even though they hate to admit it, are almost incapable of going a day with out texting and or Facebook.

“I go on there everyday and I don’t really need to be on there,” Ternes said. “I spend about an hour on Facebook everyday.”

Lent is a time where you are asked to give up something that is very close to you for 40 days just like how God gave up during his time of lent.

“God gave up a lot of stuff and he fasted for fourty days and he went without things and so why cant we even give up the small things?” Ternes said.

Even though teens may not think they can live with out things like texting and facebook they all are capable of doing it. They just need to attempt it.

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Web sites relying on visitor content are gaining massive popularity on the Internet

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Site name- My Life is Average Concept- A tongue in cheek spin-off of FML, the site originally showcased moments of absolute normalcy, but has sense evolved into stories of mediocre triumph, usually involving snuggies, Harry Potter, and various Internet jokes.

Slogan- “Life is pretty normal today”

Site name- F My Life Concept- As the Frequently Asked Questions segment of the site puts it, users submit stories that “delightfully [prove] that screw-ups happen to everybody.” These short, often disastrous anecdotes are than voted on by members, determining which are seen and laughed at by site browsers.

Slogan- “Get the guts to spill the beans”

History- Created by university students Enrico Mills and Guru Khalsa, has since posted well over 100,000 “average” stories

History- Created on January 13, 2008, an English version of one of the most popular sites in France, VDM. Fmylife.com has gone on to experience similar success stateside, releasing an iPhone/iTouch app as well as a book in 2009.

Format- Usually begins with “Today” and ends with “MLIA,” the post is voted on by site moderators, who determine what is put on the site’s main page.

Format- A typical post will begin with “Today” and end with “FML.” From there, users vote on whether or not the writer “totally deserved it.”

Example- “Today, for the first time, I realized my first and last name rhyme. MLIA”

Example “Today, I dropped my physics class because I thought I bombed the 50% second midterm test. I got my results an hour after dropping online. I finished with an 83. I can’t get back into the course. FML”

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My phone can out-do yours For many people a phone is more than just a piece of metal for communication; it is a life line that most teenagers can’t go without. Every phone has its special qualities, and new age technology is helping advance the pace of instant communication. The following is a list of phones that are gaining popularity.

graphic.jordankalk photos.tonyabauer

iPhone

Blackberry

Whether it be the Tour, Pearl, Curve or Storm these phones are perfect for anyone. Emails come directly to message inbox. Internet is available whenever the phone has service, Pandora applications can be downloaded for free music at any given time. The phone is a top choice, especially for those with Verizon Service.

AT&T had it first. The hardware duels as a phone and iPod. The wireless Internet and applications available on iTunes make this phone the first choice for many people.

Droid

Probably one of the newest styles of phones. Like the previously mentioned, they can access internet, download applications and has a touch screen with a slide-out full keyboard.

source: http://phones.verizonwireless. com/motorola/droid

On shuffle The Star takes a look at the media players offered by software heavy weights Apple and Microsoft, stacking up the qualities of both the Zune and iPod Classic, the 120 gigabyte versions graphic.paulmurphy photos.tonyabauer

iPod Weight: 4.9 ounces.

Screen Dimensions: 320 x 240 pixel resolution.

PC Sync: Connected

by USB plug in.

Battery Life: 36 hours playing only audio, six hours streaming video.

Radio availability: None.

Zune Weight: 4.5 ounces.

Screen Dimensions: 320 by 240 pixel resolution.

Battery Life: 30 hours playing only audio, six hours streaming video.

PC Sync: Connection by USB plug in or wireless sync up to 30 feet.

Radio availability: FM.

Sources: http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/mp3players/zune120/specs.htm

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y this point, I’m so excited that toppling over all of the plastic cases is anything but inevitable. I’m like a particularly greedy child with a pile of expensive looking gifts.

I tug and yank at the stack from the middle, clearing the shelf so I can get a better look. It’s not exactly a parting on par with the Red Sea, but soon enough my face is pressed tight against the cold metal and the scattered audiobooks are out of my way enough to see through the small gap in the cleared shelf.

Whoever designed the bookshelves either forgot that the open area serves as a little window, or else staunchly approves of my sleuthing, and so, with that hypothetical blessing, I get down to business.

One blessing of working at the public library is that, unlike most part time jobs, the patrons tend to be the exact same from week to week. It’s not like working at a burger joint, with its constant bustling of new fast food junkies, or retail, with those mall-walking speedsters zipping from aisle to aisle; instead day in, day out, the same people come, they sit, they read. The quiet peace of it appeals to me,

sure, but more than that, they provide me the opportunity to observe them and, while completely unaware of it, are part of how I manage my way through high school.

Every teenager has their “thing,” it’s inevitable; completely subconscious but entirely necessary. It’s that one quality that draws people to you, even just a little, and if lasting all three years of high school is even remotely possible, you’ll need that. Some teens have sports, some have brains, some use beauty, and every once in awhile, a rare kid is just genuinely likable.

Me? I have stories.

Lots of them, all the time. They tend to be slightly exaggerated tales, more often than not at the expense of a person. It does the job just fine, but like anything, requires that little bit of work; usually in the form of watching people, observing them, not missing a thing.

Through my fashioned peep hole, I do just that, watching with keen eyes a man who has become one of my latest and greatest stories His back is to me, but I’ve spent enough hours working here and noticing him each time that I can picture his face

“Me? I have stories.”

just perfectly. I know the lined mouth, one that I tell my listeners “never smiles, as if bolted by a lock, gathering dust without its lost key,” the tiny glasses he wears on the edge of his slight nose. “They’re just as beady as his eyes,” I hiss to my audience, usually taking the opportunity at this point to form little circles around my own glasses with both hands.

I tell them about his walk, “he marches through the downstairs section with strides longer and more hurried than you can even imagine,” his dark, over sized coat, “seriously, God only knows what he could hide in that thing,” but the one tendency of his I always save for last, the show stopper, is the exact thing I’m witnessing yet again through the shelves.

I can see the screen just fine where I’m at, and, like always, he clicks and drags a virtual rendering of the United States, plotting the points he wants to zoom in on. That’s right, he sits and he uses Google Earth, a program that allows users to see most any spot on the world.

“Now, Google Earth is a pretty cool application, and one that I often play around with,” is what I usually tell the people still paying attention to me, but what he does, I say, “is all sorts of weird.” Whereas most people use the program and its “street level” feature to gaze upon the Taj Mahal or check out the busy streets of Tokyo, he only ever uses it to check over what appear to be random ditches or abandoned warehouses. “You cannot imagine how creepy it is,” especially as my mind wanders to all the possible reasons he could have for examining such places. I get the shivers as I picture them being possible drop off points for his bank heist spoils, a secure hideout for his nefarious crimes, or even the hiding places for any evidence of murder. By this point, my story usually has their faces folded up in incredulity. “Are you serious?” is a response I often get, usually met by my head slowly nodding up and down, eyes closed, with a pained expression. “Deadly” I almost whisper, “just... be careful” I tell them, biting my gums to keep my face so serious. From that moment on, they and I are connected by that story, and whenever conversation runs thin, or awkward silences build up, I can always update them on that story. For that reason, I keep watching, waiting for new material to add to my story.

To that purpose, he does not disappoint. He focuses in on some great stone wall, grey and foreboding. I lean in closer while snickering to myself, eager for tomorrow so I can tell my listeners of this latest development. I’m in the middle of debating whether I should take the castle to indicate his participation as a cult member or ghost hunter, when my eyes pick up on something in his left hand. It’s a travel guide, the words “Denmark” printed right at the top, and the picture below it is a castle, a little brighter and clearly more doctored than the one sitting on his screen, but still the same one. The hand it sits in it is closed tight around the laminate, tight enough to turn the whole hand a shade whiter. I notice his ring finger, bare and without any indication that it had ever been otherwise. I follow the length of his arm up to his neck, seeing how it turns back and forth from left to right. As he does this, the mouse drags on the screen turning the virtual stone fortress with him. It takes a moment, but I realize what’s happening. He’s pretending to be there. He treats the screen as if it were his own vision, slowly taking in the scope of the landmark. Suddenly, things start to make sense. The reason I always see him in the section of the library devoted to “Travel and Geography,” the reason he uses Google Earth.

He visits all the places he wants to see. Watching him, my stomach sinks as I focus on the whitening hairs, the sagging skin. And, with a sharp breath, I get the full picture. He visits all the places he knows he’ll never see. The computer zooms out, the castle barely a dot on the screen now, but at that moment, I feel smaller than any speck. I think of those stupid stories, how I’ve vilified him, this man just trying to make the most of things. Worst of all, I did it just to be noticed, just to have that spotlight. And people always wonder why we’re called the “Me generation”. He gets up, the book folded under his shoulder, and walks back down to the Travel section, and I can’t help but wonder if he quickens his pace just to squeeze in another part of the Earth that those shoes will never tread. Whatever he does, it’s no longer any of my business. There are things more important than feeling accepted at high school, things more private that I have no right to ever use for my own benefit. I stack the audiobooks as they were, lining the cases and thinking of tomorrow. They all may look at me with expectation, waiting to be pulled in again. I’ll smile with them, joke with them, but keep that part silent. There will be no story, or at least any without the happiest of endings.v

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Whether it’s of liquid or space is up to you column.alyssameier

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cringe slightly as my shoes squeak at an uncomfortable level of loudness against the dirty white linoleum. And like a finger tapping on a fishbowl, this noise echoing down the hallway does nothing but further irritate my already poor mood. I try to walk slower, then faster, and then only on the toes of my shoes. In an attempt to get some of the remaining water off my shoes, I take microscopic steps down the hallway, stomping my feet on some invisible enemy below. The squeaking finally begins to lessen, right before I reach the carpet. Though I have only been awake for a little over an hour before I arrived at my first period class, I have already decided that today is going to be a horrible day.

It may seem irrational to be upset over something like squeaking shoes, but after my car refused to start and I left my homework behind at my house, hitting my elbow against a door frame probably would have had the same effect. Anyone observing what I had been doing most likely thought I was insane, but at that moment it was the only thing I could think of to do.

I don’t particularly remember many details after that during the day, but I do know my reaction to most of it. Needless to say, I was pretty down throughout the day, all the way until I crawled into bed that night. I drug my feet and was irritated with almost anything and everyone. When a friend asked what was wrong I spit out that it was a bad day and ranted about how it had gone wrong. It just so happens that the more I repeated those words, the truer they became.

I initially thought that was the moment that decided the remainder of my day, and by failing miserably in turning around my morning, at that point I had given up on the rest of it. Looking back, I wonder how it might have been different if my car would have started that morning or if my shoes hadn’t made so much noise. Would minor changes have made my day any better, or were the incidents there to merely reinforce the attitude I woke up with?

When we encounter some sort of difficulty in our lives, we choose whether to look directly at it and dwell on it or to look past it and move on. When someone lets themselves be dragged down with minor obstacles, any good fortune one normally would appreciate loses meaning. It is just the opposite for people that deal well with negative situations. They let the happy times be more significant than the unhappy ones. Our attitude about a bad thing directly affects our response to a good thing because we subconsciously make one of the events more important than the other. It’s hard to imagine someone allowing negative feelings to block out everything else, but some people, including me, do live their lives this way.

The truth is that I was frustrated because I decided to be. When I opened my eyes that morning, the day was already planned out in my mind, whether I was aware of it or not. I never really thought of myself as pessimistic until a friend mentioned it one day, but it isn’t a secret that most people are blind to their own flaws. I know this wasn’t the first time I let myself look down instead of up, and I doubt it will be the last, but that was the day I finally realized I was doing it. I made myself unhappy, without even realizing it. A close friend of mine asked me one day why I listen to such sad music, and I simply told him that it didn’t affect me. I listened to songs that were far from happy or upbeat, but instead ones filled with depressing images and lyrics. Over months I slowly sunk lower and lower, without any significant reason as to why.

I walked around as a ghost; invisible and barely feeling alive. The only times when a smile would cross my face were when I was distracted enough by friends or kept busy with work and school. At those times I had no time to think about how bad I felt or how far I had fallen.

When the days started winding down and I had time again to contemplate the flaws in my existence, my mind spiraled back down to negativity and sadness. Feeling empty was normal to me; I had to force the happy moments and good feelings. But the more I let myself feel down when things weren’t so good, the harder it was to be happy during the normal days.

When people started to hear about what was going on with me, I was asked a lot of questions. The most popular one: why? This question could bring me closer to tears than any other, and provoke anger in me like the person had just blatantly insulted me. It’s hard for people to admit that we have done something wrong, and in this time in my life I knew that my mistakes were what had hurt me. I decided to let myself fall down, to stay down, and to give up. When I was asked why I felt that way, I was reminded that I was where I was because of one person and one person alone. Me. We have a million choices that we have to make in our lives and a million questions we need to answer, one of the most important simply being, “will you be happy?” Happiness is not a gift, a prize, or something one can merely stumble upon. As individuals, we decide whether or not we will be happy, just as we decide what clothes we are going to put on in the morning.

For too long I chose sadness and let it become part of me. I still struggle with it, and I’m sure I will for some time. But all I know is that tomorrow morning I’ll get up, put on “New Soul” by Yael Naim and make the choice to be exactly what I want to be for the rest of my life. Squeaking shoes or not, I will be happy.v

The Century Star staff editorial is the collective opinion of the Century Star staff. After offering and voting on subjects, the newspaper staff works together to present an issue relevant to our readers, as well as offer a solution.

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arking lots are filled with cars, illegally parked cars, and cars with drivers feeling they deserve two spots instead of one. This is the sight of Century High School’s parking lots. With the west and east parking lots of Century almost full in every direction, what type of solution will help with people not finding spots?

We as the Century Star Staff believe there is an issue with our parking lots. Even though Century provides the west and east parking lots for us fellow students to park our cars in, we believe there is not enough space to fit every car.

As the Century Star Staff we believe that there could be a solution to this problem. The northeast parking lot could be expanded west over the horse shoe area, because this area is rarely used and could be relocated to another area. Though we do realize this would take away much of the nice grass area that is used for physical education, we believe it is a reasonable cause.

Also, the way people park in these lots has much to do with the fact of not finding a space. Every day anyone

can find a car double parked, blocking an entire lane, or parked in between two spots. There are 891 permits registered with Century and there are roughly 900 parking spots for students. With just nine extra spots available, a couple of bad parkers could frustrated the other drivers needing a space.

Century High School Principal Mike Heilman believes there are enough spots for all the students on a regular school day. He realizes that not all of them are great spots, but they are still available nonetheless.

Even if there are enough parking spots available that situation disappears if several students decide not to park correctly. Expanding the northeast parking lot has been discussed before but the situation of not being able to properly supervise behind the building put in some major concern and it would cost over a million dollars.

As the Star staff we ask all students to park correctly so others can find a parking spot because as a driver yourself, you might find yourself in that very stressful situation.

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ll students know about the attendance incentive policy. Each semester, if you are tardy for a class three times, which equals an unexcused absence, you must take your semester final in that class. Each semester, if you are out of school more than two days with an excused absence, or more than 10 days with school related absences (eight if you use your two excused absence days), you take a semester final in the classes you have missed. Detentions and suspensions, of course, disqualify the student from any exemptions.

We shouldn’t be punished for things we can’t control.

If a sickness comes up or as student is involved in many school related activities, they are required to take their finals. We on the Star staff believe if you have all A’s or high B’s in classes, you aren’t struggling. You know your stuff. You should get a day or two off. This policy claims to encourage attendance, but it doesn’t encourage attendance, it forces it, whether students are healthy or not. In college, attendance isn’t always taken. The Century High

School policy does not prepare students for this college attribute, and makes life more stressful for high school students.

There are many available solutions. Perhaps if a student has an 85 percent or higher, they should not have to take semester finals. Perhaps the attendance policy should revert to the way it was first semester. Yes, many more students missed class, but they were able to come back focused and healthy. They also still had to receive parental permission for excused absences. There will always be students that abuse opportunity, but the school board must trust its students to learn for themselves. Many students take semester finals to raise their grade if they are under that percentage. The policy right now is not liked by the majority of students and is hard to control. The policy should be changed. Let’s be rewarded for good effort, not for sitting through class.

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You know when you have something stuck in your head, but you don’t quite know what it is or where you got it from? Snatches of melodies, lines from movies, something someone said to you sometime at that one place... crap. It drives me insane- I can never remember. One day all of these pieces are going to come together and save my life in a Saw VII situation, I just know it.

Norah Kolberg The amount of homework I have is insane! There is no need for this amount. I mean I know the teachers want us to learn as much as we can, but in order for us to learn do we really need to be doing a million problems every night? I do not see why a teacher would even want to spend that much time correcting that much work.

Brianna Brown

I absolutely hate seeing people walking around with their lanyards hanging out of their pockets. I don’t really care if someone has keys or not. So what is the purpose of having a stupid piece of cloth swinging back and forth out of people’s pockets when they don’t have to use their cars for another eight hours?

Please, just shove your keys, lanyard and all, back into your backpack.

Abby Kopp I loathe logging on to my email to find fifty new emails. “Special offers” from Forever 21, Delia’s, Urban Outfitters, Alloy, Bath and Body Works, ModCloth, and Etsy flood my inbox. I realize I signed up for email notifications from these stores, but I underestimated the number I would receive. I’ve been too lazy to unsubscribe to any of these places, so I guess I’ll have to suffer through deleting every single one from my crowded inbox.

Sammi Moss

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Standing in line for lunch is the most annoying and pointless part of my day. I spend my lunch hour, not eating, but waiting to eat. After four long periods my stomach is begging to be filled with some cafeteria food, but no, I have to get in a line that moves slower than a snail. The line is also a claustrophobic’s nightmare. Seeing how you can barely move and your arms are glued to your sides, it’s a miracle I even make it to the counter. I will continue to wait in line, in hopes that someday I will successfully navigate the lunch line.

Tonya Bauer

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I love MAGNETS. These stickers full of magnetic energy are one of the best inanimate objects to have ever been. These wonderful squares, circles, or frames can hold all my pictures and schedules on my refrigerator.

Magnets have done amazing things, not only for me but for all. They hold up your latest A+ or the latest finger painting someone made. These objects will forever be in my heart.

Tonya Bauer

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I love looking at prom dresses, mostly because they get more and more ridiculous every year. Crazy cutouts, overly loud patterns, and skirts that need a ten-foot radius to pass through a school hallway? These dresses belong in museums as abstract works of art. Which is nice, just... not as something you wear in pictures that will be in your scrapbook for years to come. Oh well.

They are entertaining.

Norah Kolberg

I love lemonade! Every day I carry around a bottle of lemonade with me to my classes. Lemonade is the only thing that keeps me awake during the school day now.

That zing is the jolt of energy I need to stay awake through my morning classes, and maybe my afternoon ones also.

Alli Thorson

I think that the best invention ever created was the Pop-Tart. They come in all sorts of flavors. Two pastries wrapped in fake tinfoil are questionably the reason I wake up every morning. They’re rich with sugar and are the best wake up food known to man, and to top it off... they have funny cartoons on them! The little Pop-Tart is often depicted with the little Pop-Tart man to make a giggle to yourself at an incredibly bad joke.

What’s not to like?

Abby Kopp

Coffee is my motivation. Morning, afternoon and even night, it’s the extra energy that makes me who I am.

The taste, smell and heat is enough to make a bad day go in a 360 degree turn. Hot chocolate, Gatorade, water and more; well let’s just say they’re not exactly my “cup of tea”.

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o some, what seems like a new fashion trend is, for others, a means to survival.

On May 26, 2006, the One for One movement began. By giving one pair of shoes to a child for every pair of shoes that is bought, TOMS shoes has started an organization whose main goal is to put a pair of shoes on every child’s feet.

“I think the organization is brilliant,” Word of Faith life group coach Tanya Smith said. “I think the whole idea, One for One, is just an awesome idea.”

Soil-transmitted diseases are a large problem in most developing countries.

These diseases, such as Podoconiosis, come from cuts in the soles of bare feet.

TOMS goal is to prevent children’s feet from getting cuts, which can lead to infection, which eventually leads to Podoconiosis.

“People can buy a pair and in return, they’re actually buying another pair for someone who doesn’t have shoes,” Smith said.

Not only are shoes used to protect children’s feet, but they are usually a part of a child’s uniform in certain countries. If a child does not have shoes, they can’t attend the school. TOMS is also donating shoes to help these children get the proper education they need.

“TOMS is a movement of young people who really care to make a difference in a simple way,” Smith said. “It’s really changing the world.”

TOMS’ classic shoe is designed so that it is suitable for the terrain of most developing countries.

They have also created the shoe so that it is comfortable to walk in for long periods of time.

“They’re comfortable,” Century High School science teacher Sarah McNulty said. “It feels like you’re not really wearing shoes.”

Century High School sophomore Rachel Neumiller also finds reasons to wear her TOMS. “I love them and they’re comfy,” Neumiller said.

TOMS stands for tomorrow. The TOMS team thinks that every child deserves a tomorrow.

“TOMS is a great idea because it does make a difference.” Neumiller said.

In order to gain awareness of their cause, TOMS encourages people to experience just what children without shoes feel every day. People from around the world spend one day a year not wearing shoes. This year ‘One Day Without Shoes 2010’ is April 8.

“It’s a good way to raise awareness in the community and in the schools,” Smith said.

To deliver the shoes to different areas of the world, TOMS has devised a way to get the community involved. These events are called shoe drops, and people from around the world volunteer to fly to different countries to give the shoes to children. The next shoe drops will give shoes to children in Argentina, South Africa, the USA and Ethiopia.

“It’s easy for the people that want to get involved,” Smith said. “It’s an easy way they can care.”v

“It’s really changing the world.”

To find out more about the TOMS organization, or to buy a pair of shoes, visit their website at www.tomsshoes.com

A special thanks to the Steinwand family and Kelli Remboldt for donating their time, feet, and TOMS for these pictures.

One Day Without Shoes 2010 Century High School students can participate in One Day Without Shoes on April 8, 2010. Students must pay a dollar during first or second period and then they may go without shoes for the whole day as long as they wear socks. All proceeds will go directly to TOMS shoes. So go find a crazy pair of socks and give some money to a good cause.

TOMS shoes has started a competition to design their own shoe. If you would like to partisipate please design your own shoe here and turn into room 117 by March 29

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End profile.amandalittrell photos.macyegeland Crucial End consists of Century High School senior Josh Caulder, vocals, Mark Kuntz, guitar, Tyler Batch, guitar and Cole Bauer, drums.

Q: Who are some of your greatest musical influences?

Mark: "Mark Tremonti, my Dad, that's my biggest influence; he's been playing guitar for 30 years."

Josh: "For vocals I'm gonna have to say Ed Butcher from I Killed The Prom Queen and Eternal; he's my hero. I'd probably have to say Suicide Silence, Job For A Cowboy and Impending Doom."

Tyler: "All That Remains, August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, and Labonte from All That Remains."

Cole: "Joey Jordison, Blake Richardson, Insanus, Slipknot, Between the Buried and Me, Dillenger's Escape Plan, Abigail Williams, Behemoth, Pink Floyd."

Q: How did you guys form?

J: "Me and Tyler were in this other band and I got illegitimately kicked out and Tyler was like 'I'm done with this' and we formed a band with the other former members we were in the band with. I didn’t like where it was going so I left. One day me and Tyler were just driving around in the car and we listened to I Killed the Prom Queen and I just started singing along and he was like 'Dude, that's so sick.'"

T: "And then we made a song. I just went home and wrote a quick guitar part and he wrote the vocals."

M: "After they got together and started this band, Tyler moved into the same building I lived in. We had a mutual friend so that's how we got introduced and he knew I played guitar and whatnot. One day I just got the impetus to go down there to his apartment and we sat and played guitar for like an hour and a half and he asked me to join the band."

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From left: Josh, Cole, Tyler and Mark

Q: Shows; where and when have you played?

M: "It's something that I think that if you're a musician, you just know it.

thing we'd played before that with the exception of one song, and wrote all new music. The writing process has sort of been our focus for the last five months. We're trying to focus on writing so we could have something prepared for recording our EP in Minneapolis. Now I think we're going to try and focus on playing more shows."

The same way if you know you wanna be a doctor or an astronaut and you knew that you couldn't be happy doing anything else. I think music is the same way. If that's what you wanna do, if you need it in order to be happy, then you have to do it."

J: "It's like having a big puppy, or a girlfriend, you have to be committed to it... and you can't cheat on it."

T: "I like playing for people.

C: "If I didn't play drums, I'd probably be fat (laughs)."

Q: What do you guys want to do for the Bismarck music scene?

Q: What do you see in Crucial End's future?

M: "We know some other bands, and we'd like to become friends with

C: "Big things."

M: "I'd really like to see us play more out-of-town stuff, and by the end

J: "[We play] whenever we get asked to."

M: "When we got a new drummer, we basically just stopped playing any-

more. I think it's gonna be better if we work together rather than just being jerks and stuff. It's hard because you have four or five completely different backgrounds trying to work together on the same thing and that's difficult in any kind of music, especially in Bismarck. Especially this kind of music, you have a very limited pool of people who like it, much less would come to a show, much less would buy your record. So the most important thing is to get your name out there in other ways. You have to have an online presence in a town like this.

Q: Why music?

C: "It's the only thing I get excited about."

J: "It's the only thing that keeps my day going."

T: "It kinda turned my life; without music I'd be a different person."

J: "If there was no music, everybody would just be really boring."

of this year, we'd like to have enough material ready to try and record a full-length album. The goal obviously ultimately is to get signed to a label.

That's the master plan."

J: "I want to play a huge music festival."

Q: What's the biggest accomplishment you guys have made as a band so far?

J: "Our most accomplished live show would have to be the Vendetta Spoken CD release party."

M: "That was the show where we really felt like we were appreciated. We felt like we had accomplished something, sort of swagger for the band.

The feeling that we worked together in order to accomplish something.

After that, it'd be the EP." v

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Instructions Brown hamburger, onions, and garlic. In a separate sauce pan cook spinach then drain liquid and set aside, adding water to make one cup.

Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and spinach water to meat. Cook macaroni then add cheddar cheese, eggs, bread, and spinach.

Mix well and spread in 10x13 pan. Pour meat mixture over top. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

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1 Lose Urself - Family Force 5 2 Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse 3 End of the Summer - Theory of a Deadman 4 This Love is Hate - Hollywood Undead 5 Santa Monica - Theory of Deadman 6 Twist in my Story - Secondhand Serenade 7 Mistake - American Taxi 8 Pieces - Sum 41 9 Desert Rose - Sting 10 United State of Pop - DJ Earworm 11 Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal 12 Watagatapitusberry - Black Point Ft Sensato Del Patio,Pitbull 13 The Family Disease - Oceana 14 Daylight - Matt and Kim

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Despite its lacking in many areas, the movie was a work of art,

as most of Burton’s films are. The set design, especially when seen in 3D, was breathtaking. Every water droplet, flower and pebble were seen in vivid detail. The costuming was equally impressive, often developing the characters more than the actors themselves did. The digital effects were also one of the few redeeming features of the film. Nearly every character was stretched, fattened, or distorted in some way or another. The March Hare, who was entirely computer generated, was by far the most interesting character. The score, composed by Danny Elfman, also lent a saving quality throughout the film. As a whole, the movie was entertaining, though not the wonderful Wonderland many had imagined.

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Around the Well review.amandalittrell photo.jocelynnsonnenberg With soft lyrics, complexly beautiful guitar strums and heartfelt meaning, Iron and Wine seems to have done it again. The most recent album from Iron and Wine, Around the Well, proves to be one of the best.

This album, whether disc or vinyl, has soft spunk. Songs such as “The Trapeze Swinger,” feature the lyrics ‘Please remember me happily/ By the rosebush laughing/ With bruises on my chin the time when/ We counted every black car passing” which not only show the writing talents, but also the simplicity of good music. Throughout the entire 2-disc conglomeration, Sam Bean and his soft voice can soothe even those who fret.

For anyone interested in a relaxing and aesthetically pleasing tune, catch Around the Well.

Airhead

By Meg Cabot review.baileycarlson photo.sammimoss Airhead is an excellent book starring teenage Emerson Watts, a regular girl who is ‘killed’ in an accident at the opening of a new SoHo Stark mall. However, her mind is still intact though her body is not. Superstar Nikki Howard is pronounced brain dead while her body is dead. Now, Emerson Watts is transferred into the body of Nikki, and if that isn’t weird enough, she has to live out the life of the supermodel. The superstar lifestyle is nice for a while, but Emerson becomes entangled in a story that is both suspenseful and different from any teenage fiction novel I have read. The story draws you in and is followed up by the sequal, “Becoming Nikki”. There are many hollywood teen fiction books, but “Airhead” definetely goes past the stereotypes. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a book with action and a relatable storyline. Even though the plot is unlike real-life situations, Emerson’s characterization is so well-written that everyone can relate.

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Century High School junior Katie Johanson answers some random questions about herself short.tonyabauer pictures.submitted

I don't know, how would you describe my personality? I'm kind of a nerd/dork/immature.

If you were told you had one more day to live, how would you spend your last day?

Whats something strange about yourself?

I would watch cartoons and eat a lot of peanut butter. Then say good bye to everyone I know, then I would donate all of

Everything. I can quote Tarzan better than I can remember the alphabet.

the stuff I have.

How would you describe your personality?

If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?

School or Work?

How about home?

That is so hard to answer. I would probably be a mix between Spongebob, Mulan, and Pocahontas. Spongeapookahlan.

Apple juice or Orange juice?

Target or Walmart?

Fruit Roll-Ups or Fruit by the Foot?

That's hard. Walmart, it's enormous.

If the orange juice is Tropicana, then orange juice.

What's the difference. I would rather actually have fruit snacks.

What are some of your interest?

I like long walks on the beach and boys. My real answer is funny people in general, Spongebob, art, and Mulan.

Hot dog or Hamburger?

Chili cheese dog

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