The Dart: Vol 76 Issue 2

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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWS SOURCE OF ST. TERESA'S ACADEMY | KANSAS CITY, MO

YOUNG VOTERS IMPACT ELECTION The 2016 election is one unlike any other and with the two nominees America has chosen, many say the youth vote will play a huge part in the outcome of this year’s election cycle.

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P. 14 ACTUALIZING THE ARTS: CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION

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P. 28 KC WALKING TOUR EDUCATES NATIVES, TOURISTS ALIKE

CONTENTS

ACTUALIZING THE ARTS: EDUCATION'S APPROACH TO CREATIVITY 4. SISTERS HOLD 150TH ANNIVERSARY MASS SEPT. 24 6. WHOLE FOODS GROCERY STORE OPENS IN BROOKSIDE 8. Q&A WITH MIA SCHLOEGEL ON HER ATHLETIC ADVERSITIES

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10. JONES BBQ STACKS UP TO THE COMPETITION

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12. TEACHER CRAIG WHITNEY HOLDS DAILY AFTERCARE PROGRAM

YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 21. ARTIST OF THE ISSUE: CATERINA DEROUSSE

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22. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HOLDS EIGHT WEEK CONDITIONING PROGRAM

STREETCAR TOUR EDUCATES RIDERS ON KC HISTORY

25. ABUSE IN RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED

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30. DO'S AND DON'TS OF TERESIAN

Cover design by Helen Wheatley Backpage design by Linden O'Brien-Williams October 7, 2016

Letter

FROM THE EDITORS

THE STAFF Adviser 2016-2017 Brad Lewis Editors-in-Chief Linden O'Brien Williams Helen Wheatley

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Managing Web Editor Madi Winfield Scheduling Editor Katie Gregory Social Media Editor Catherine Ebbitts Social Media Team Members Kate Jones, Anna Louise Sih

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Dear readers, Every four years, America’s autumns become seasons of political discussions and debates, messages plastering the media and bombarding the public. The topic of "elections" is inevitable. As a publication in an institution valuing young women’s education, we decided that we simply could not neglect covering the 2016 elections, Dart style. Our centerspread, written by Lily Manning and Madi Winfield, looks into the two current presidential candidates, communicating the STA community’s views on the topic. The story also delves into the youth vote, illustrating our generation’s involvement in this presidential election.

In addition to covering the election, this issue covers a topic we at the Dart consider an important one: the role of fine arts in modern education. Helen Wheatley’s story, found on our features pages, looks into the incorporation of fine arts into STA’s curriculum, especially focusing on the “A” of “STEAM,” gathering information from across the community to gain a full picture on the topic.

On our news pages, Gabby Staker reports on the addition of a Whole Foods Market to the Brookside-Plaza area

and how it may affect the community’s people and businesses. Be sure to take a look at Victoria Cahoon’s story about STA’s new robotics team.

Don’t miss our fantastic sports coverage about different traveling teams and a new conditioning program here at STA, and be sure to take a look at our handy guidebook on Teresian Do's and Don’ts with the dance just around the corner.

STA, happy fall, happy elections and happy reading. As always, we have some amazing coverage for you on DNO, with new podcasts each month, blogs, breaking news coverage and more! We hope you enjoy the issue!

In issue one of the Dart, a graphic on page 19 under the headline "Right on Target" contained an error. Kathleen Jones should have been referred to as Kathleen Graham. The Dart regrets this error. page design by Madi Winfield

Managing Print Editor Mackenzie O'Guin Visual Illustrator Ellie Grever Photography Editors Cassie Hayes, Paige Powell Page Designers Maureen Burns, Zoë Butler, Gwyn Doran, Ellie Grever, Hannah Jirousek, Kate Jones, Julia Kerrigan, Lily Manning, Gabby Mesa, Claire Molloy, Linden O'Brien-Williams, Mackenzie O'Guin, Gabby Staker, Helen Wheatley, Madi Winfield

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Sta introduces new robotics team STA introduces a new robotics team that will be competing to qualify in the FIRST Tech Challenge in January. story by Victoria Cahoon Breaking News Editor For the first time, STA is competing in a robotics competition after the new robotics team was introduced this year. Creating the team has been a four year process that began with the semester long robotics class that gives an introduction to programing and the step by step process of building simple robots, according to science teacher Terry Conner.

Conner wanted to create the class for girls interested in robotics that didn’t have the opportunity to explore the topic otherwise.

"I felt like we needed something that combined both the programming aspect [of robotics] as well as the building aspect,” Conner said.

Junior Kiernan O’Boyle, one of the students who took Conner’s robotics class last semester and who also helped found the team, said that after taking robotics one semester, she wanted to continue learning and go more in depth with the subject. “[Junior] Mia Schloegel and I really bonded and enjoyed taking it second semester and wanted to continue doing it,” O’Boyle said. “So we talked to [Conner] who then talked to [principal of academic affairs Barb McCormick] and that’s how it really all started.”

McCormick had worked cooperatively with the administration, faculty and the KC Engineering Zone to bring a robotics team to STA. McCormick also attended a First Robotics Competition, which is similar to the competition that the STA robotics team will be participating in.

According to McCormick, she saw having a robotics team as a great addition to STA’s STEM initiative.

“It allows girls to participate in all the roles that are involved in creating and competing in a robotics industry,” McCormick said. “From the building concept, to the design concept, to marketing, promotion and programming, it includes a vast number of roles and responsibilities within the team.”

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So far, the team has a total of 15 members and meet 3 times a week from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The time was based off what would work best for everyone on the team.

“We had to make sure people who play sports could be able to come,” O’Boyle said.

With the help of STA’s new robotics coach, math and computer science teacher Alexa Varady, the team will be competing to qualify for the FIRST Tech Challenge Jan. 21. There are several different tasks included in the game but this year’s main game is tossing wiffle balls into different goals.

“The FIRST Tech Challenge involves building and programming a relatively small robot [that fits in an 18 inch cube] to play a game, which is different each year,” Varady said.

But for Varady, the team's main end goal is more about learning and fun than winning.

“The FIRST Tech Challenge isn't about winning,” Varady said. “It's about learning the process involved in designing, making, and using robots in creative ways.” H

Science teacher Terry Conner discusses her homemade robots with prospective students. photo courtesy of Kate Scofield

CSJ sisters Celebrate 150 years of ministy Father Thomas Curran delivers his homily at mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 24. The Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet held mass celebrating their 150 years of service. Photo by Meggie Mayer.

The sisters of St. Joseph celebrated with a mass on Sept. 24. story by Maureen Burns Page Designer photo by Cassie Hayes Photo Editor

The Sisters of St. Joseph are celebrating 150 years of ministry this year, and they celebrated with a mass at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Sept. 24. Anyone who wanted to celebrate with the sisters was invited, including all St. Teresa's Academy alumnae, current students and faculty.

The mass began with all of the sisters proceeding into the church with the choir, the Avila Cyrene Women’s Ensemble, singing. Next, Sister Mary Margaret Lazio gave a welcome speech and spoke about her time with the sisters, their lacemaking and their impact on the lives of people in the community.

Father Thomas Curran, SJ presided over the mass. Curran focused his homily on the impact the sisters have on minorities, specifically calling attention to their marginalization.

“It is not consistent with the Bible for people to be nameless,” Curran said.

According to Curran, the sisters help give

those people names. The sisters, Curran said, are a voice for minorities, and those minorities shouldn’t be known for skin color, but rather by those names.

Senior Claire Franey attended the mass and found the homily especially noteworthy.

“He addressed that our love of the dear neighbor extends past all racial, gender identification, social class, and religious barriers,” Franey said. “Especially in our society where these issues are constantly being talked about and debated, it was great to see the Church's stance on loving each of these groups with equal treatment and respect.”

After communion, the sisters and some members of their ministries sang Sancte Joseph.

“They all sang in harmony and were all connected by this anthem,” Franey said. “It reminded me of when we sing our alma mater to show our pride for our school.”

To finish off the celebration, the sisters proceeded out of the church to the choir singing "How Great is our God" to the sound of the congregation clapping.

Outside of the Cathedral, the sisters were congratulated by friends and family.

The sisters of St. Joseph have established many ministries during page design by Zoe Butler

their time in the United States, one being Journey to New Life, a ministry that gives services to men and women who have been imprisoned and need assistance after getting out. Members of this ministry’s community attended the service Sept. 24.

Recently, St. Teresa’s Academy sophomores volunteered at the Journey house for women just out of prison.

Sophomore Liv Davison was one of the students who attended the service day.

“When we visited the house, everyone there was very kind and open,” Davison said. “The women there were sitting out on the porch and were just talking and laughing. What stood out to me was the energy and proactive feeling of the house.”

The sisters began another ministry in 1866 when they established St. Teresa’s Academy. According to Campus Ministry director Meredith Snyder, they continue to work with this ministry and impact young women in the community.

“Thousands of students over the 150 years have been educated and may not otherwise had access to education or the quality of education that they have had from this,” Snyder said. “All of the work the sisters have put in to build the school here is a major accomplishment." H

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LOCAL NEWS

WHOLE FOODS MARKET JOINS BROOKSIDE SKYLINE story by Gabby Staker | Page Designer photos by Helen Krause | Photographer

Construction on the Whole Foods Market in Brookside has been met with opposition and support from surrounding businesses,students and schools.

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ince breaking ground in June 2015, the development group Van Trust Real Estate has watched their addition to the Brookside skyline grow. The three-acre apartment and Whole Foods complex at the corner of 51st Street and Oak is expected to open between late 2017 and early 2018.

Whole Foods Market prides itself on offering “a place for you to shop where value is inseparable from values,” according to its website. While most St. Teresa’s Academy students would agree they have carried that mission into construction at their new Brookside location, some Kansas Citians might disagree as controversies afflict surrounding neighborhoods and local businesses.

Brookside resident Janet Howard has lived in the area for for 29 years and has spent the last 19

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Construction for a new Whole Foods in Brookside, Kansas City is underway. The chain has several stores already open in the Midwest.

two houses up from where Brookside Boulevard meets 52nd Street. Even though Whole Foods will open a few blocks from her house, Howard cites expense as a deterrent from regular use.

She laughed as she said, “Some people call it Whole Paycheck.”

Howard, like many in her community, will make initial trips to Whole Foods out of curiosity. The extent of her business at the new grocery store will be for “health food items” like astragalus, a Chinese herb Howard buys to boost her immune system.

She is concerned about the “little grocery store at 43rd and Main,” Nature’s Own, to which she hopes to still give business. “I worry about them closing with the Whole Foods,” Howard said.

Nature’s Own is not the extent of the Whole Foods Market’s conglomerate impact. According to Howard, the Colonial Shops, across from the construction on 51st Street have suffered the most and “really taken it on the chin.”

Rockhurst High School graduate and Kansas City native Donnie Quinn III manages Kin Lin, a Chinese restaurant across 51st Street from the Whole Foods construction. Kin Lin has seen significant October 7 , 2016

cuts in parking space. Customers can’t park on the south side of the street anymore, whereas before, they were able to park up and down the street for quick carry-out.

While most of their regulars have shown support for the restaurant, Quinn admits it has been difficult for elderly customers to access.

“A lot of our customers-- almost every other one-- you could ask them, and they would say, ‘I’ve been eating at Kin Lin for five years. I’ve been eating at Kin Lin for ten years,’” Quinn said. “We’ll even have people who have been eating at Kin Lin for 25 years since it opened.”

According to Quinn, Kin Lin’s relationship with Van Trust has been “hit or miss” and “touch-and-go.” He feels as though the developers are focused on placating.

“I think they knew what was going to be coming up and they knew that it was going to be dramatic and we didn’t exactly know how intensely things would impact us from the very beginning,” Quinn said.

Kin Lin has been “working closely” with neighboring restaurants Pizza 51 and Crows Coffee to advocate for their businesses. Quinn says on occasion

they have taken measures as extreme as alerting the news and hiring lawyers for representation.

“I don’t want Van Trust to sound horrible,” Quinn said. “I don’t want it to sound like I’m saying they’re terrible people or something like that… Our relationship has been rocky at times but we’ve been making attempts to stay on good terms.”

In addition to a Whole Foods, Van Trust’s complex will include 170 apartment units on six levels, a six level parking garage and the UMKC student health center. Howard doesn’t mind the apartments on top. Her main concern is the Trolley Trail.

She and her neighbors were upset when initial plans included an entrance and exit onto Brookside Boulevard, which would cut through the Trolley Trail.

Howard believes the issue was resolved with a new plan for a driveway onto Oak Street.

“A lot of us who live around here walk our dogs or people jog and run or people have their kids in a stroller,” Howard said.

“We didn’t want to get run over by people coming in and out of Whole Foods.”

Despite those minor issues, which she saw resolved, Howard has been pleased by the understanding of the developers, who offered a $10 gift card to Crows Coffee to locals checking NextDoor. com-- a website that allows Van Trust to post updates about construction for the community.

UMKC freshman Sydney Garcia is excited for Whole Foods to open.

She says she values fresh produce, regardless of the cost. She hopes that as people become increasingly healthconscious, “UMKC students will look past price to get good products.”

Garcia is one of around 15,000 University of Missouri-Kansas City students who will have access to the Student Health and Wellness Center, UMKC Counseling Services and the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, once they relocate to the Van Trust complex.

According to UMKC Student Health and Wellness Center administrator Scott Thompson, the move is a positive one.

“It will be great for the students to have all three services closer on the Volker campus,” Thompson wrote. “We currently are located on 4825 Troost and [it] can be difficult for students to get to our location.”

He is encouraged by an environment where students can “survive and thrive.”

Thompson writes, “Whole Foods is a community want/need. UMKC saw an opportunity to partner with Whole Foods to bring an organic grocery closer to the Brookside/Waldo community and the benefit for the students would be the possibility of closer services listed above.

Without this collaboration, we may not have had the funding to have this possibility for our students.” H

the NEWS FEED

by LINDEN O'BRIEN-WILLIAMS Editor-in- Chief

Each issue, the Dart highlights groundbreaking events in the world, US, Missouri and KC.

WORLD

China officially completed the largest telescope in the world, which opened Sept. 25. The telescope's construction displaced around 8,000 people from their homes and cost around $180 million. According to China’s Xinhua News, the telescope will be used for "exploration of interstellar molecules and interstellar communication signals."

the u.s.

A new law took effect Saturday in North Carolina limiting public access to police bodycam footage, joining around 24 states with similar laws.

The law states that the footage is not public record, allowing individual heads of law enforcement heads to decide whether or not to disclose the video footage. Supporters believe the laws protect investigation integrity, while detractors worry they eliminate public domain evidence.

missouri Republican members of the House and Senate reversed Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s veto for a law that would loosen Missouri gun laws Sept 15. The new law, taking effect Jan. 1 of next year, dictates that Missouri citizens will no longer need a permit or training for concealed carrying of guns,.

kansas city

A fence surrounds the cunstruction site. This Whole Foods is to open late in 2017.

page design by Claire Molloy

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s November 1999 application to buy a Kansas City casino is now locked away from public viewing.

Trump offered $15 million for the current Isle of Capri casino, but lacked a gaming license required by Missouri law. Trump’s company cancelled its application for the license, which effectively locked the files away, due to a specific Missouri law.

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STAR SPOTLIGHT

Mia Schloegel Story by Katie Donnellan | Writer Photo by Gabby Ayala Photographer

Mia Schloegel battles physical setbacks while participating in sports.

What surgeries have you had?

I have scoliosis and I had an experimental spinal surgery in 2012. It was the tethering procedure. It was on my main curve, I had three curves in my spine. The biggest one was 55 degrees and that was the one I had surgery on.

They put screws into my spine and then tether and then as I grow my spine would self correct. The surgery was in San Diego California in 2012. I was in sixth grade and I missed a month of school.

I wasn’t allowed to bend my back, twist my back, run, jump or carry anything heavier than a notebook for six months after. For the first three months of the six months I had to wear a full spine brace from my shoulders to my tailbone.

What Allergies do you have?

I have pretty bad allergies. I am allergic to ragweed and other seasonal allergies.

I have low pulmonary functions which is the same symptoms as asthma because my spine moved into my lungs so it affected how my lungs worked. The average person has 100 percent to 120 percent and I have 75 percent capacity. I am intolerant to gluten and dairy.

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Junior Mia Schloegel poses for a photo by a track hurdle. Schloegel has been on varsity cross country since she was a freshman.

What is your daily routine? How has scoliosis affected your daily life? What do you do to deal with this and allergies?

I live a pretty normal life. I often forget that I have scoliosis. The only time I kinda remember is when I am looking in the mirror and I see my left shoulder is higher than my right shoulder because my spine is still curved. I still have scoliosis but it is not bad enough to have another surgery for it. I am Vitamin D deficient. I have to take lots of medications so I take my Advair and my Singulair for allergies. I take my rescue inhaler before I exercise.

I take multivitamins and I also have chronic sinus infections and I also had surgery my summer going into freshman year. I have to take nasal sprays. I eat healthy.

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Talk about your sports participation I run cross country and I swim and I run track. I run triathlons in the summer.

What WIN for KC award did you win?

Why did you win it?

In eighth grade I won the Resiliency Award for WIN for KC because I was able to push past the barriers of my scoliosis and my surgery and continue in sports. There is a video on DNO. People nominated me and then WIN for KC went through the nominations and chose me as the winner. H

THE MONTHLY QUESTION

by Julia Kerrigan | Staff Writer

What's your favorite part about fall?

“I really like the sweaters, the big sweaters, they’re comfy.”

-Oli Carrol, junior “Everything. Pumpkin smells, cinnamon smells, pumpkins, leaves, Halloween!”

- Elise Cressey, sophomore

“Seeing my friends again at school.”

-Emily Vosburgh, junior “Halloween and the leaves falling.”

-Sophie Brown, freshman “Sweater weather.”

-Natalie Barber, sophomore

BITS & PIECES

I N S TA G R A M S OF THE ISSUE

by Isabel Shorter Staff Writer

Each issue, the Dart highlights students' instagrams. This month's theme: Homecoming

MY LIFE SUCKS / MY LIFE ROCKS

by Katie Mulhern | Writer

“I went Teresian dress shopping with my dad and sister and I found a green dress that I really liked. I walked out to show my dad and when I asked him if he liked it he said ’It’s alright...you kind of look like an elf.’”.

-Olivia Williams, STA sophomore.

THAT'S WHAT

SHE SAID

Each issue, the Dart shares entertaining student tweets.

“In order to brighten my day and other peoples day I ordered 18 Insomnia Cookies to be delivered to STA and when Drummond called me to tell me they were here I ran across the first floor of Donnelly. It looked like I was running out of a burning building but really I was running to cookies.”

-Taylor Scott, STA teacher.

Senior Laura Kieffer @ laurakiefferlk

compiled by Hanah Jirousek | Staff Writer

“You know you’re addicted to social media when you give your snapchat to your sister over kairos just so you don’t lose your snapstreaks”

Sophomore Rhianna Jones @ jonesyrhi

Camille Goodwin, Junior @ Camillegoodwin9

"i'm going to invite Ray Hain to my wedding"

Sophomore Claire Wunder @ clairewunderful “happy halloween!!! this is your friendly daily reminder that it is halloween time. go carve a pumpkin!!”

“Sitting in Spanish and Mr. C just stops in the doorway and dabs”

Libby Terril, Senior @libbyytibbyy

“my life runs on 3 things. Advil, Dr Pepper, & Spotify Premium”

page design by Gabby Mesa

Junior Edie Livers @edielivers “Can’t seem to let go of the shamrocks”

Sophomore Kendall Lanier @kendalllanier “We ROCKed homecoming”

Sophomore Natalie Barber @natalie.barber “(home)coming to steal your man ;)”

Use the hashtag #dartnewsonline for a chance to be featured in our next issue.

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REVIEWS

KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE IN A LITTLE RED SHACK

by Katie Gregory Scheduling Editor of Web

Apparently, good barbecue can come from a small red shack. Who knew?

HHHHH Apparently, good barbecue can come from the most surprising places. At least, that’s what I learned subsequent to walking up to a little red shack housed in a small parking lot in Kansas City. In hindsight, I should’ve known better than to doubt any barbecue that came from Kansas City. It is now unclear why I hesitated to take my first bite.

Jones BBQ, located on Kaw Drive in KCK, is one of Kansas City’s only female-run barbecue establishments. It’s a tiny business, open mostly for lunch and closing at 6 p.m., but it’s extremely striking in that it’s managed entirely by two women, sisters Mary and Deborah Jones.

The Jones sisters are Kansas City natives, learning the art of barbecue from their father at a young age. After years of making and eating barbecue, they decided to open and co-operate their business, Deborah running the pit and Mary making sides and developing relationships with customers.

I have to say that both women do their jobs well. My entire household made it a point to try this barbecue, and we were all impressed and satisfied with the food we tried. Seeing as how my mom and I arrived at Jones shortly after 3:30 p.m., food supplies were dwindling at best, but we managed to snag one of their famous sausages, tips, baked beans and potato salad.

I tried the sausage first. My family and I unanimously agreed that this was the least impressive out of all the food we tried, which was surprising as sausage is what they’re famous

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for. It was dry and had little flavor, just blind spice. Was it decent and edible? Yes. Would I recommend that you go searching for this specific sausage because it was just that delicious? Not at all. Ultimately, this sausage learned little more than an “eh.”

Next in line were the tips. I’ll admit, I was a little nervous about trying these because I wasn’t quite sure what they were, but I was pleasantly surprised by this burnt end-like food. They were actually one of the most flavorful foods I’ve ever tried, and in my opinion, far more worthy of being Jones’ famous food than the sausage. I will admit that they were a little tough, but I’m going to chalk that up to us getting our food at 3:30 p.m., when almost all of Jones’ daily business has come and gone, and taken the delicious tips with them. These tips were reminiscent of jerky, covered with the best Kansas City barbecue sauce you’ve ever tasted and were overall extremely impressive, especially for being hours old.

The party continued with the baked beans, which were odd in that it was not just little beans swimming around in there.

Jones’ baked beans are no ordinary dish, and they actually include bell peppers.

This was not initially apparent, so imagine our surprise when biting into what we expected to be soft beans and getting a little crunch! “Crunchy baked beans” is not the best way to describe it and actually sounds kind of gross, but trust me, baked beans + bell peppers = amazing, unusual dish.

Unfortunately, the potato salad we received was, like the sausage, bland. To October 7, 2016

be fair, potato salad is hard to remake, but expectations were high and their baked beans were a hard act to follow. In the end, however, this dish was nothing to write home about. The potato salad was good in taste, presentation, and all other aspects you would expect from potato salad and yes, I would eat it again, but I would eat almost anything you put in front of me, which anyone who has ever put food in front of me can attest to. Jones didn’t add much originality into this one, but I don’t blame them. I mean, how original can potato salad really be?

I felt Jones BBQ was a solid three out of five stars. While they had some amazing dishes, these were canceled out by a mix of mostly unoriginal food and an overwhelming feeling that the restaurant is playing it safe. Maybe in another life, where I am not from Kansas City and haven’t grown up with barbecue, I would have given Jones’ four or even five stars.

However, I live in this life, I am from Kansas City and I have grown up with barbecue, so my final opinion is that this food is good, but not Kansas City good. If you’re ever driving past and you’re hungry for lunch, I would recommend that you stop here. They had some good, classic flavors happening and I’m sure that they can recommend a good lunch for you. However, I wouldn’t tell anyone to go out of their way to get to this place.

Frankly, I don’t think I’ll ever be making the 20-minute trek back out to this little red shack anytime soon. I’ll stick to my beloved Jack Stack for now. H

Variety is the pumpkin spice of life With fall upon us, t's important to know which seasonal snacks are worth splurging and which miss the mark.

by Mackenzie O'Guin managing editor of print Though fall formally began Sept. 22, the spirit of autumn usually inhabits my person by the second week of August. And, as a lover of fall, it is a rite of passage that I should be a lover of pumpkin spice everything. If you are what you eat, I am a pumpkin.

CROW’S COFFEE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE

7:30 a.m. one September Saturday to see a glorious sign advertising housemade, organic Pumpkin Spice, I knew I would be giving my usual White Mocha a rain check. Now, homemade pumpkin spice is a struggle; the spice can make the pumpkin thick and grainy. But, the incredible creaminess of Crow’s latte would lead one to believe that the perfect pumpkin spice is easy as pie. The notes of cinnamon and nutmeg were neither overwhelming in the context of the espresso nor lost in the milkiness. With a gem like this a short walk away from our school, take a crisp autumn afternoon to enjoy a local take on this iconic fall treat.

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THE REPUBLIC OF TEA PUMPKIN GINGER BLACK TEA

If I’m not working, schooling or taking selfies with my dog, I’m most definitely scouting out KC coffee shops. Crow’s is one of my favorite finds, and since discovering it sophomore year, I’ve yet to try a single eat or drink I haven’t fallen in love with. Thus, when I walked in at

As a coffee connoisseur who was clinically advised to limit my daily coffee intake, I find myself drawn to teas when I need a non-coffee drink fix. Thus, I was enchanted at the sight of this pumpkin tea. Whilst brewing the tea, the scent

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was divine. Every moment leading up to the consumption of this tea was gradually raising my expectations. This ironically led to the tea’s ultimate failure.

Counterintuitively, the tea was bizarrely weak, even far after the recommended steeping time. Perhaps my inclination to a stronger brew is a simple matter of choice, but I would not recommend the purchase of this tea.

PUMPKIN SPICE CHEESECAKE FROM JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE

HHHHH I have mixed feelings about this dessert.

While it was a good cheesecake with respect to its sweet flavor, delightfully crumbled crust and airy consistency, if it hadn’t been listed as a pumpkin spice dessert, I would have never guessed at the presence of pumpkin spice. To Johnny’s credit, however, cheesecake is a very precariously balanced dessert, and that classic cheesecake flavor can easily overtake the intended flavoring (in this case, pumpkin). H

Fitness trackers for all kinds of athletes

by Cece Curran | writer

counters and time. One of their newest trackers, the Fitbit Charge Two, costs $149.99, and includes some amazing features. Not only can this watch track Whether you’re an intense athlete or a your heart rate, but it can also give you call, health freak that’s looking for a way to track text and calendar alerts, keep track of your your calories and sleep, there’s a fitness cardio fitness levels and give you guided tracker out there for you. In the realm of breathing sessions. It also includes a Multifitness, these three trackers have different Sport Mode to track specific exercises. The features and have certain appeals to different watches connected GPS can give you your types of athletes. pace, distance and map of your route. This watch may be intriguing with its features, WATCH SERIES ONE BY APPLE but stillisn’t the most intense tracker.

Fitness trackers are a raging new trend.

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Apple produced a new version of Apple watches, some being fitness trackers and some being regular watches.This watch tracks and monitors workouts, basic health and even receives text messages throughout the day. The watch also tracks how many steps you’ve taken and how many calories you've burned. Starting at $269, this tracker is for a more laid back exerciser who likes to monitor basic everyday activity and health.

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Coming full circle through the world of fitness, the final tracker is for extremely intense athletes. The Garmin Forerunner 920XT is one of Garmin's best sellers and is undoubtedly for a highly dedicated athlete. Made mostly for runners, this watch costs a whopping $449.99. This watch contains some amazing features, but its high price can be a drawback. It’s FITBIT CHARGE TWO questionable whether or not $449.99 is HHHHH worth the purchase. This watch includes The majority of FitBit trackers come in watch vertical oscillation, which is the moveform and include your basic features of step ment of your torso when running. It also page design by Gwyn Doran

tracks cadence and ground contact time.

Cadence measures cycles of the workout run per minute, and ground contact time measures how many times you make contact with the ground. The watch also includes the pace, distance, stroke type identification, stroke count, rest timers and drill logging for swimming alone.

Similarly to the other trackers, this watch has smart notification that allow you to receive text, email, and other alerts. And all this data automatically uploads to Garmin Connect on smart phones. This tracker is the epitome of all fitness trackers, and is perfect for an extreme athlete.

These three fitness trackers can do amazing things for your health. All three come from different ends of the scale, but each are perfect for certain levels of activity. Each contain pros and cons, but the drawbacks for each are either good or bad depending on what kind of athlete you are. I am fascinated with these fitness trackers and I highly recommend any of them. These trackers make experiencing fitness worth it in the long run.

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the whitney aftercare experience Story by Gabby Mesa Photos by Gabby Ayala

Social Studies teacher Craig Whitney opens his room to students after regular school hours as a place to do homework, wait for a ride, eat food and make friends.

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ou look to your left and see a plate of pancakes. You look at the whiteboard to your right and see a sloppily drawn hangman.

You listen to the sound of music, and you realize that a few of your closest friends are all around you. For sophomore Isabelle Fleming, this is the “Whitney Aftercare” experience.

Social studies teacher Craig Whitney stays after school until around 5:30 p.m. everyday, and his room is open to students who need to stay late for reasons ranging from not being able to drive to needing a place to go before sports practices. Whitney’s room has not always been open to students after

regular school hours. “[Before Whitney Aftercare] I tended to stay after to do some work,” Whitney said. “It was not unusual for me to stay until [4 to 4:30 p.m.] most days anyway.”

Administration took notice and asked him to become an after school room for students.

Whitney’s after school room has now been officially open for approximately six years.

“Over the course of six or so years there have been some really interesting personalities that have made their way through,” Whitney said.

This mix of personalities can end up creating unlikely friendships. According to Fleming, some of the friendships that she has created at STA were solely because of being in the room after school.

Freshman Katherine Kallas explains how she takes notes to aftercare moderator Craig Whitney. Kallas is a student that attends aftercare.

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“A lot of us have made friends because of it,” Fleming said. “Hanging out with people repeatedly, you get to know them and whenever you see them in the hallways, you can say ‘hi’ to them.”

More than a mix of personalities, there is also a mix of grades in the room, which, according to Whitney, can also result in promote inter-grade connections.

“Maybe two thirds of the group are freshmen and sophomores and then you have a few seniors,” Whitney said.

The majority of girls, especially freshmen, in Whitney’s room are waiting for a ride home. Some people like freshman Katherine Kallas live far

Freshman Emma Peck tells History teacher Craig Whitney how her day went. Peck is one of the students that attends aftercare.

away or have parents who are working, which makes the availability of the room very convenient.

“My mom has to stay at her work until after 3 p.m., and we live about 35-40 minutes away, so it’s kind of a drive,” Kallas said. “And she can’t pick me up until later.”

According to Whitney, situations like this help create inter-grade friendships.

“Outside of the after school group, they wouldn’t come in contact with each other,” Whitney said.

For Fleming, that was a big part of the draw to Whitney’s room. She explains how the mixture of grades in the room has made a difference for her.

“It's cool to have friends here in other grades, because I probably wouldn't know them otherwise,” Fleming said.

The girls who spend time in Whitney’s room don’t just make

friends; they make food. Since Whitney advises Cooking Club, they may make sure what's left from the monthly Club Day doesn’t go to waste.

“There's not any kind of rhyme or reason to it, it's just kind of spur of the moment,” Whitney said. “If I've got stuff left over we just roll it out, put it together and make a little something something.”

According to Whitney, the food has recently been along the lines of pancakes or waffles, but it can get pretty random.

"There have been some really interesting personalities that have made their way through the door."

Craig Whitney “I remember one time he brought a leftover cake for us all to eat,” senior Hannah Dobson said.

Dobson considers the room more than a place to find a little extra food after school. She describes the small group of regulars that stay after school as a “family.”

Fleming, who has been a part of the regulars, explains why she goes to Whitney’s room even though she often

has the choice to go somewhere else.

“When I’m here it’s because I want to hang out with the people that are here,” Fleming said.

According to Dobson, the comradery within the “Whitney afterschool group” does not exclude Whitney himself.

“I just remember the funny conversations we have with Mr. Whitney,” Dobson said. “Not like he's a teacher, just a person.”

When asked about her after school memories, Fleming had similar sentiments.

“I just remember laughing a lot,” Fleming said. “At people, with people.”

The environment of the room can either be light and comedic, serious and working or a mixture of both, according to Whitney.

“I think it depends on the rhythm of the school year.” Whitney said.

For freshman Katherine Kallas, the tone of her afterschool experience depends on her homework load.

“I'm one of those people who has to do homework first thing when I get home,” Kallas said. “I'll get right to homework and if I don't have a lot, I'll just talk to friends.”

Dobson would recommend this experience of friends, food and family to anyone.

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History teacher Craig Whitney turns around to listen to a student.

Whitney stays after school until 5:30 p.m.

Freshmen Katherine Kallas, left, and Emma Peck converse while doing homework. The girls attend aftercare on most days after school.

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FEATURES Sculpting materials hang from the wall in art teacher Lisa Dibble's classroom. Dibble teaches five different classes at STA, with content ranging from dyeing fabrics to working with ceramics.

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As creativity forges towards the front of a changing professional landscape, schools alter their approach to teaching the arts or risk helping students towards the path of success.

Innovation has always driven successful economies. Every piece of wearable tech, thriller novel, ropes playground or Iranian political policy is a product of colorful gears whirring inside of a creative individual’s mind. But over the last decades, the world has become accustomed to these new breakthroughs on a regular basis, forcing the successful professional to add a twist of creativity to his/her already full toolbox. The seed that was creative problem solving has grown into a full-blown industry, bringing young professionals with it.

To meet the needs of a changing world, educating future yuppies has never looked so different. Science, technology, engineering and math are necessary components of innovation, but its driving factor has always been creativity, a desire for something different. The ‘A’ in STEAM is being pushed and pulled around as

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schools across the country try to find a niche for the arts in education.

Ready to Innovate, a study by the Americans for the Arts advocacy group, asked superintendents of schools as well as business leaders how to ensure that the youth of today can be successful members of the workforce tomorrow.

They found that 72 percent of business leaders said creativity was the number one skill they sought when hiring. From high schools across the country, 94-97 percent of superintendents believed courses in dramatic arts, creative writing, studio arts and music build creativity.

STA students are required to complete a half credit of a fine or communication art, constituting a semester class in this discipline. Fine or communication arts classes range from Drawing to Journalism to Theatrical Design. Two and a half credits of elective courses are required for graduation, which constitutes about two and a half years of classes. Elective courses encompass any unrequired course a student would like to take-- whether that be math, art, language or anything in between, STA’s policy on graduation requirements states.

However, STA is not alone in lacking lengthy requirements for the classes that superintendents agree boost creativity.

Seven percent of high schools require a class in studio arts, 17 percent require a course in music and 54 percent require a class in creative writing, according to the Ready to Innovate study.

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requirements in this way has to do with a focus on college as the end goal for STA students, according to Principal of Academic Affairs Barb McCormick.

In only requiring a half credit of fine/ communication arts, STA is allowing students to pick a path that coincides with their interest areas, McCormick believes.

A communications piece of the fine arts credit was added a few years ago, to make the credit more accessible to students taking classes in communication arts, according to McCormick. Since this merger, art teacher Lisa Dibble has seen enrollment in her classes dwindle a bit. She recognizes that students have many course options to pick from, so has made changes like adding quarter semester classes. This year, Dibble is pleased with enrollment.

“I can’t change the way things are,” Dibble said. “We just have to adapt to it and see what we can change and mix up.”

Junior Yasmeen Mir transferred to STA at the beginning of this school year, coming from Kansas City Academy,-- a school where “creativity, arts, music, theater, and culinary are a part of the core curriculum,”, according to the school’s website. Mir believes that having the arts heavily involved in her education has made her a more confident person. “[Visual arts] got me started thinking about why we do the things that we do, and that made my other classes a lot more important to me as well,” Mir said.

Area senior Emma Bergin, left, laughs with junior Yasmeen Mir at the Nelson-Atkins' Teen Advisory Group's toga party Sept. 30. Mir, who just transferred to STA this year, serves on the advisory board for the Nelson as a way to stay involved with the arts in Kansas City.

“If you have the chance to experiment with yourself in an artistic way, and with the world in an artistic way, you’re learning in a metaphoric sense that you don’t often get the chance to do.”

This experimental way of learning translates into skills necessary for today’s professionals, Dibble believes. “[When making art], you have to make decisions all the time and you’re the person making them, you’re not regurgitating information you heard in a lecture,” Dibble said. “It’s really challenging, and people are excited by it.”

As STA has been developing its STEM/STEAM initiative this past year, a new emphasis has been placed on creativity in the science and math departments. STA’s implementation of the ‘A’ in STEAM is in students cultivating their creativity skills through innovative problem solving, as opposed to arts programming, according to McCormick.

But for Dibble, fine arts classes can be the catalyst for confidence and creativity.

"That skill to trust yourself and to have the confidence to make decisions… is so

important,” Dibble said. “There’s so much growth that happens from failure. It’s satisfying to know [art] is yours, and you own it. That’s why people do it. I think they need to do something that’s their own creation and that’s not generated by a computer.”

Graphic design teacher Kelly Scott’s classes walk the line between technology

Freshman Maggie Frankie molds her sculpture during her 3D Sculpture and Design Class Sept. 29. In art teacher Lisa Dibble's classes, students are limited to 40 minute working periods for their different art projects, but Dibble believes they could use more time.

STA's enrollment in art classes 105 people were polled about their involvement with the art departments.

Did you enroll in any fine arts classes (specifically drawing, illustration, painting ceramics) this year?

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and art. Scott believes her subject area provides a practical application for the arts in an innovative world, thus she tries to incorporate a fine art and digital art aspect into every project her classes do.

“To make a name for yourself, you’re going to have to do things better and differently than everyone else,” Scott said. “Doing things creatively will allow my students to be the ones who change the way STA or Kansas City or the world does something.”

The consensus tends to be that creativity skills are the wave of the future. For Scott’s graphic design, it’s the practice of thinking about the “ten different ways to design a book cover for Catcher in the Rye”. For McCormick, it’s in the innovation of “joining Robotics and figuring out how to program the robot”.

For Dibble’s fine arts, it’s “working with your hands, the mind- body connection”.

For Mir, it’s the way being “encouraged to be original and to experiment translates into the way you think about yourself”.

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A COUNTRY DIVIDED: THE YOUTH IMPACT IN AN ELECTION LIKE NO OTHER The 2016 election is one unlike any other, and with the two nominees America has chosen, many say the youth vote will play a substantial role in the outcome of this year's election.

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IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

THERE IS NO MIDDLE GROUND

That’s the belief of social studies teacher Patrick Nielsen, who finds this election different than in previous years because of the nominees America has chosen.

“This is an election that is between two very polarizing candidates,” Nielsen said. “In the past, we’ve had candidates where... you might not really like the candidate, but you can respect that they might do a pretty good job as president.”

Nielsen’s belief touches on the growing concern that Americans will vote based on their dislike for one candidate. In a report by Pew Research Center, 33 percent of Trump supporters and 32 percent of Clinton supporters are voting at least partially because of their opposition for the other candidate.

But Nielsen believes middle-of-theroad voters will have a tough time casting their vote for president, largely due to the change for which he sees many Americans clamoring.

“I probably would have said four years ago that this would have been an election where people were going to want some sort of great change,” Nielsen said. “We saw that on the Republican side specifically, where people didn’t want a typical politician...

We’re seeing that in our presidential candidates more so in [Republican nominee Donald Trump] than in [Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton], but we’re still seeing some sort of big change and big shift.”

Much of this change has been spurred on by former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and implemented by young voters, according to senior Marin Brown. She attests Sanders’ relative success with young voters to his authenticity.

“I do respect [Sanders] for being that candidate that really sparks young

people’s want to be politically involved and be politically active, because what he said was what he believed and he wasn’t making it up,” Brown said.

“He stuck to his guns and that’s what America, especially American young people, want today.”

She believes Sanders “tapped into” what intrigues the youth: social mobility and social progress. However, she does not view this as young voters’ highest priority.

“Both Trump and Hillary have tried to tap into that but they can’t,” Brown said. “Our generation craves authenticity, and that’s why I think Trump is doing so well with younger voters and different Americans, because he says what he thinks and is brash, while Hillary is very calculated.”

Nielsen concurs that Trump’s impact may not be as large as Sanders’, but that Trump is shaping the election in different ways.

“I don’t think we’ve seen anyone speak their mind so much as Donald Trump has and kind of get away with it,” Nielsen said. “He doesn’t have to raise a lot of money because he has such great name recognition. And even with someone like Hillary, who has great name recognition, who’s been around politics forever, has had to raise a lot of money, so he’s made a big impact in that his path to the candidacy for president has been very different.”

Clinton and the Democratic Party, as well as her primary super PAC, had raised over $700 million as of the end of August, according to the Huffington Post. PACs, or Political Action Committees, are responsible for pooling money from its members and donating these funds to campaigns. Super PACs differ from PACs in that they have no limits on the amount of money donors

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can contribute. The support Clinton gets from her super PACs concerns some voters, including senior Jeannie O’Flaherty.

“How she was supported by a lot of super PACs...was just questionable,” O'Flaherty said. “Super PACs are, from my understanding, mostly made up of people who are already well-off and in control of the government and wealthy...I would just rather the support be from people, rather than money.”

In the timeframe Clinton has raised $700 million, Trump, the Republican Party and his three largest super PACs have raised more than $400 million.

As another testament to Trump’s name recognition, Clinton’s campaign has been producing television advertisements for a year longer than Trump’s has; he released his first campaign ad this August, while she has been airing ads since August 2015.

No matter the money a nominee will spend on their campaign, the decision comes down to the vote of the American people, and Brown believes that young voters especially will play a huge part in the 2016 election.

“Because of people at such a young age becoming jaded by the political system, some will not vote,” Brown said. “I think young voters will be the determining factor, whether they are voting or not voting.”

Junior Claire Witt agrees with Brown that young voters will play a determining role in the 2016 election, but also think that most of them are still contemplating who to vote for.

“A lot of [young voters] I don’t think have really picked [a candidate to support] and are waiting for the debates before deciding, so I definitely think they will have a big influence [on the election],” Witt said.

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“The problem with both Trump and Hillary is what they embody,” Brown said. “Hillary embodies everything the democratic party wanted to get away from - very elitist, very highup, has been in the game for a while.

Trump is everything that the Republican party doesn’t want.”

According to Brown, after the 2008 election, the Republican party did a “diagnosis” of how they wanted to present their party going forward. To Brown, it seems like they ignored this diagnosis when they named Trump the Republican candidate.

Instead of supporting the Democratic or Republican party candidate, Brown finds herself supporting the third party candidate, Libertarian Gary Johnson, though she doesn’t support all of his policies.

“I don’t think either of the other candidates are honest,” Brown said. “I would rather throw my support behind someone who I disagree with on policy, but trust and have some hope in rather than someone who I agree with in policy, but I don’t think will implement it. For me, it’s picking character over policy.”

O’Flaherty disagrees with the idea that Clinton will not implement policy as promised.

“Why would you vote for someone who is blatantly hateful and intolerant when you could vote for someone who could actually get things done and knows what she’s doing and wants to make positive change?” O’Flaherty said.

Though Witt will not be able to vote this November, she supports Republican nominee Donald Trump.

“I think both candidates have shady pasts,” Witt said. “I think issue-wise I tend to go with Trump more with immigration and securing our borders.”

Because Trump does not have a background in politics, Witt finds herself

want to support, support it.”

Witt also says discussion with her parents helps inform both herself and her parents.

“I wasn’t very involved until the [Democratic National Convention] and the [Republican National Convention[ and then I started talking to my parents about it, and obviously they can vote, so I wanted to try and understand where they were coming from on their positions,” Witt said.

“I guess me doing all the research helps them understand, because I keep them informed and I’m helping them figure out where they stand as well.”

Brown, too, thinks conversation among parents, peers and friends helps people get more involved and informed.

“I think it’s important to talk to people and figure out what your friends and your colleagues and classmates believe, and more importantly why they believe that because that’s what politics is,” Brown said. “Politics is about people and their reactions to what’s going on in their world and how they want to govern and how they want to be governed.”

O’Flaherty receives most of her political information from reading and watching the news and feels strongly that there is “so much” value in being politically informed and involved.

“Even though there’s a common stigma that your vote doesn’t really matter, I think to have that perspective kind of...diminishes the significance of America being a democracy,” O’Flaherty said. “That’s also why we’re lucky in America because even if it’s just a little change, we have the power to make a change, and that’s only gonna happen if you make an effort to know what’s going on in our world and in our country.” H

"Politics is about people and their reactions to what's going on in their world and how they want to govern and how they want to be governed." supporting him more.

Senior Marin Brown “Politicians on both sides of the party are corrupt a lot of the time and so coming from someone who is a citizen without this background, who has watched America just like we all have, [I feel like] he wants to give equal opportunity to everyone no matter race, gender or where you come from,” Witt said.

Witt isn’t the only American who feels this way. Pew Research Center also reported that 27 percent of Trump’s supporters cite the fact that he is a political outsider as their reason to vote for him in this election.

O’Flaherty said she would have voted for Sanders in November, but now is voting for Clinton, “the lesser of two evils.”

“I supported Sanders because he was basically almost spot-on on my beliefs,” O’Flaherty said. “It still is conflicting for me because [Clinton’s] beliefs on things and the stand that she takes on issues a lot of times goes back and forth, but where she stands now, a lot of the things, I agree with” Though Brown, Witt and O’Flaherty do not support the same presidential nominee, they all agree on one thing the importance of young women staying informed and involved.

“I say do your research,” Witt said.

“It doesn’t take very much time. Look at what these people believe and what you

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COMPARING POLICIES OF THE 2016 CANDIDATES Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have taken their stances on several hot button issues this election season. The Dart has compiled some of their statements to compare side by side.

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PRO Hillary believes in “a very limited use of it in cases where there has been horrific mass killings.“

PRO “The death penalty. It should be brought back and it should be brought back strong.”

PRO "Students should never have to borrow to pay for tuition, books, and fees to attend a four-year public college in their state under the New College Compact."

ANTI “There's no such thing as free education, because you know that ultimately somebody else is going to be paying for that education...We're going to have something with extensions and lower interest rates and a lot of good things.”

PRO "I do support the use of medical marijuana, and I think even there we need to do a lot more research so that we know exactly how we're going to help people for whom medical marijuana provides relief.”

PRO "Medical marijuana is another thing.

I think medical marijuana, 100 percent."

ANTI "I think we are overdue for a very thorough debate in our country about what we need, and how we are going to pay for it.”

PRO "As soon as I take office, I will ask Congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military. "

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ENDORSING EXPERIENCE:

HILLARY CLINTON

With weeks before the next president of the United States is elected, Hillary Clinton proves to be the most qualified candidate.

As a lengthy and onerous election season comes to a close, almost all sides of the two major-party candidates have been revealed. Through analyzing the policy, command, temperament and discipline of these two people, the contrariety could not be more obvious.

One candidate is fit for presidency. The other is not.

Because of the years she has dedicated to working for change, in the form of Secretary of State, First Lady, New York Senate, practicing lawyer, law professor and activist, the experience Hillary Clinton has gained through the years leaves no other person more qualified for the job.

military so strong no one else will mess Ever since Donald Trump announced with us” and building a wall that Mexico his running for presidency in June of will somehow pay for. The worst part of 2015, the world has seen a blunt man, this is that Trump not only lacks plans, highly extroverted but minimally open but he lacks the will to come up with and agreeable, put on a show. This show them, knowing he can talk his way out of is similar to that of the reality show he anyone’s inquiries. hosted, The Apprentice, where everything Although Clinton’s diction seems is fueled by an underlying anger. He’s sometimes stylized and controlled, convincing people that they should someone with the nuclear codes shouldn’t all be scared, whether it’s about illegal be an impulsive leader, making decisions immigrants or national security, he has on a whim. They should be someone that forced these “fans” to believe that he is doesn’t leave anything up to chance. the only answer to make them and their STA is a school based on the optimism of country “great again.” However, does a bright future for young women. Hillary he really know what he’s talking about?

Clinton shouldn’t be president because The United States has never elected a she is a woman. Hillary Clinton should president without government or military be president because she has gone experience. Trump has neither of these. beyond the normal requirements previous He would be coming into office as “a 70presidents have fulfilled and continues to year old rookie,” as The Atlantic puts it. prove that she is the most qualified. As Instead of focusing on the fear of the young women, we should feel inspired past, America should be focusing on the that a person, let alone a woman, has opportunity and optimism of the future, which is Hillary Clinton’s mindset. She has given so much to our society, oftentimes unnoticed, for the hope of making this concrete ideas for building a better world, world a little bit of a better place. which she has proved countless times in Our country has come too far to turn her political history. She received health back on all the progress we have made insurance for 8 million children and she thus far. There are two options American negotiated the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in 2012, 24 hours after arriving citizens are faced with. On the one hand, there is a billionaire, real estate mogul who in the region where rockets were raining was once a reality TV star. On the other, down, but that’s just to name a couple of examples. She’s coming up with real plans there is a government official who is also a practicing lawyer and activist. The choice on how to build a more uniting country, could not be more obvious. H such as boosting economic growth by giving tax cuts to the middle class and small businesses, establishing an infrastructure bank and funding more scientific research.

The views expressed in this article Whereas Trump offers vague plans do not necessarily reflect the views of making “the U.S. of St. Teresa's Academy.

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Senior Caterina DeRousse's paints the finishing touches onto one of her pieces to add to her collection in art teacher Teresa Wallersteadt's art room.

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Artist of the Issue: Caterina DeRousse

Artist of the Issue: Artist of the Issue: Caterina DeRousse Caterina DeRousse

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Senior Caterina DeRousse studied art at the Oxbow School in Napa Valley, Calif., last spring.

Where did you study?

I studied at the Oxbow School in Napa Valley, Calif., it’s just a semester school for high school students or people in a gap year. [Oxbow] gave a presentation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and I was so excited about the prospect of leaving STA for a few months to just go do art.

What’s your process like?

If I have an idea that just comes to me, I’ll find the nearest scrap of paper and write it down. I journal a lot, so I can get out all of my ideas and sketch whatever comes to mind. I ask my friends what they think would be best, get other people’s help and make a lot of prototypes, working with smaller scale stuff before I move on to the final product. I do so much sketching before I get to a final project; once I get there, it’s months past when I had the idea. It takes so long.

What was it like living in California?

I lived in a dorm, right on Main Street next to our school, with six other girls. It was chaotic but awesome. I learned that I love living by myself. I think one of my favorite parts was going grocery shopping. Being so independent was really cool.

Can you describe the type of art you do?

I mainly do fashion design, painting and printmaking...I want to do papermaking and make books and zines, with the paper and leather and all the sewing.

What's your plan for after high school?

I want to continue a focused path on art. I’m applying to all art schools. I’m looking at schools that are a lot like the Oxbow School. Since I enjoyed it so much, I want that to be a part of my future. I want to do art for the rest of my life.

What were your classes like?

Classes were very different from STA. On Monday, I had no humanities, no English, science, history or math, just art all day. Tuesday, in the morning, we would have curriculars, and I did hiking. Afterwards, I had three hours of English, history and science, all in one class. Teachers would just switch out.

It was very weird. Sometimes classes would be combined. Wednesday I would be back at art, Thursday I would be back at humanities and hiking, and Friday, I had off to work on homework and see if our advisors wanted to take us on a day trip. We went on a lot of field trips. H

Artwork created by Caterina DeRousse.

Her art was displayed in art teacher Theresa Wallersteadt's room D012 Sept. 13.

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SPORTS TEAMS TRAVEL TO COMPETE Story by Claire Molloy | Lifestyles Editor Photos compiled by Helen Krause | Photographer

St. Teresa’s Academy sports teams travel in and out of state to compete. According to coaches and players, there are benefits and drawbacks that come along with the trips.

On a recent volleyball trip to Lakewood, Colo., the charter bus’ air conditioning broke. The volleyball team had to ride home without air conditioning for about seven hours.

According to head volleyball coach Lauren Brentlinger, it was really hot, and they tried to prop windows open but it didn’t help. At one point they drove past a cow pasture and it smelled like cow manure. They had to stop on the side of the road and sit outside for about 15 minutes and wait for the next charter bus to pick them up.

Sports teams at St. Teresa’s Academy, though

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occasionally faced with inconveniences like the volleyball team's incident, are able to display their skills on a broader scale when traveling to compete in meets, tournament, and other events.

Many teams, like Tennis and Softball, will travel locally to compete and return later that day. But other times, teams travel far enough away to have to spend the night in another city, or even another state, like Volleyball and Cross Country recently did.

The varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams traveled with four coaches and 25 girls to compete in a tournament from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4, according to Brentlinger. In addition, many parents came out to support their daughters.

“It ended up really well,” Brentlinger said. “Varsity won the whole tournament and JV finished second. So, it went really well. I think we got good competition. We played best three out of five, normally we play best two out of three, so it was more competition, more October 7, 2016

games which is good for us.”

The team traveled to Colorado in order to bond, face new teams and see how they stack up compared to these teams. Brentlinger enjoyed being able to spend time with the girls outside of regular practices at STA. “Being in a new place with the girls was the most enjoyable [part], and going out to dinner together and just doing different stuff together than just volleyball,” Brentlinger said.

Fourth year varsity volleyball player senior Gabby Wimes agrees that the best part of traveling is bonding. She enjoys it because the environment brings everyone closer together.

However, Wimes thinks it can be difficult to keep up with homework, when she misses class or if it is a game night. According to Wimes, she has been able to develop good time management skills because she has had to work around the time a varsity sport takes up for four years.

Cross Country runners also have to

STA Varsity Cross Country traveled to St. Louis to compete in a meet at Forest Park Sept. 9. Muddy conditions made for one of the toughest races that Coach Karen Moran had seen in awhile.

muddy course led to some difficulties with her shoes.

“Well, I lost [my shoe] in the first mile [of a three mile race],” Zapien said. “And it was really muddy, so it was obviously kind of a struggle. But, I just kind of had to suck it up and continue. And, I found it right afterward.”

No matter what sport is traveling, when the team stays in another city

“Everyone was so covered in mud [at the end of the race].

But everyone was still smiling at the end, and everyone's positive attitudes was like, 'This is why I run.'"

Emily Zapien

manage their time in order to have time for both homework and athletics. Junior Emily Zapien agrees that homework can sometimes be hard to complete when she has meets. But, she loves to run with the STA cross country team because she thinks there is a great atmosphere, even after tough practices and races.

Zapien traveled to Forest Park in St. Louis, MO., Sept. 9 with eight other runners, one runner acting as a manager, and the head coach, Karen Moran, who has been coaching cross country at STA for 18 years and has been head coach since 2003.

“Everyone was so covered in mud [at the end of the race],” Zapien said. “But everyone was still smiling at the end, and everyone’s positive attitudes was like, ‘This is why I run.’”

According to Moran, it was one of the worst courses she had seen in awhile, because it was extremely muddy. Zapien was feeling some pressure because it was her first out of town meet, and the

overnight, the girls have to pay for their food and half the hotel bill. But usually STA pays for the transportation, which has only ever been a bus, according athletic director Mark Hough.

Hough explained that it is easier for indoor sports to go out of state because the sport doesn’t depend on the weather. However, STA has many sports teams that preform highly and usually go to State championships, so sometimes there are not very many opportunities for good competition for them around Kansas City.

“I am starting to look outside of the area,” Hough said. “We try to encourage teams that finish top two in the state.

[So traveling] is kind of a nice little reward that following year. So if we can work it in the schedule, then we do.”

Many sports games or competitions, including volleyball, soccer and lacrosse are scheduled two years in advance because the sports directors go through the State Association. This means there is not a lot of room for spur of the moment trips.

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Hough said. “We have our schedule for this year and next year. It just happened to fit on a weekend where we didn’t have something [already scheduled].”

On the way home from Colorado, when the volleyball team got the new charter bus with air conditioning two hours from home, everyone on board was very relieved, according to Wimes.

For her, these moments define the experience.

“It was awful. It was at least 95 degrees in there,” Wimes said. “We were all sitting in their with like our shirts off.

It was crazy. We were sitting all sweaty in a bus for like eight hours, before we stopped at a gas station and another bus came. And it was the best moment of my life.”H

Cross Country runners show off the mud that splattered their legs after finishing their race in St. Louis, MO.

The STA Volleyball team poses for a selfie during their tournament in Lakewood, Colorado, Sept.1 through Sept. 4.

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SPORTS

New Strength Coach REStarts Conditioning program Story by Natalie Telep | Writer Photo by Anna Louise Sih | Staff Photographer

The STA athletic department brings in Steve Redmond as the new strength and conditioning coach.

Running a mile, as well as three extra laps around the track in the same day, might not be everyone’s idea of a prefered after school activity, but for a select few, it is the perfect opportunity to get in shape. An eight week strength and conditioning program has been implemented at STA by the athletic department, as of Sept. 7. New strength and conditioning coach Steve Redmond has stepped in to run the program.

“I’m seven years into strength and conditioning coaching, and I’m loving every minute of it,” Redmond said.

According to Redmond, he has “moved into running [his] own athletic performance program outside of Mizzou.”

“I started my strength and conditioning training in 2009 at the University of Missouri, training all athletes, from football players, softball players, basketball, I mean you name it, I’ve worked with them,” Redmond said.

According to Redmond, the program is not only for off season athletes.

Anyone who wants to get in shape can join.

“I’m training the off

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Students prepare for a mile warm-up on the Kevin Gray Track during a strength and conditioning workout with coach Steve Redmond.

Redmond is leading an eight-week program for off-season athletes.

season athletes,” Redmond said. “I have soccer players, basketball players, lacrosse players and there are a few individuals who come to the program that just want to be in shape.”

Sophomore Lily Altenhofen is participating in this program in order "to get in shape for soccer." "[Coach Redmond] is mainly focusing on our legs, I think," Altenhofen said. “The first week we did push ups, and we used weights to do squats.”

"I’m seven years into strength and conditioning coaching, and I’m loving every minute of it."

Steve Redmond The eight week program costs $40, according to an email sent schoolwide by assistant varsity volleyball coach Amanda Hanneman.

“I think it’s to help cover the cost of myself, as well as teachers, you know little things to that effect,” Redmond said.

The school wide email inviting students to join the program stated that workouts would be held both indoors and outdoors.

Redmond met with a couple athletic October 7, 2016

department coordinators and discussed their plans for the program.

“I sat down and talked with the athletic director and Coach Hanneman, and we just decided that we wanted to have a consistent program that helps our athletes get stronger, get faster and get more explosive,” Redmond said.

Redmond is very enthusiastic about the value of movement and agility.

“I’m a big fan on the baseline of being able to move well, be strong, and from there working on mechanics, form and technique that will allow us to continue to grow and see progress,” Redmond said.

For those who are unable to participate in the conditioning program, Redmond has suggested three exercises that target the upper body, core, and lower body, respectively: push ups, plank holds and squats.

“Pushups is one thing that I see that goes largely neglected, or more or less people don’t know how to do correctly, but if there’s a way for individuals to learn that, if they’re not coming to the program that’s something they can do on a daily basis,” Redmond said.

The strength and conditioning program, is an opportunity for all student athletes to get in shape, and will provide students the strength they need in the upcoming winter sports season.H

PERSPECTIVES

abuse should never be Trending

by Katie Gregory Scheduling Web Editor

Seeing someone control their partner's behavior should be cause for concern, regardless of gender or sex.

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phone lights up with text after text, an interrogating series of questions traveling through cyberspace, frantically sent in 10-second intervals with the sole purpose of questioning as efficiently as possible.

“Where are you?”

“Why aren’t you answering?”

“Who are you with?”

“I shouldn’t have let you go out.”

It’s not uncommon for one half of a romantic relationship to take on an almost parental obsession with the whereabouts of the other. That’s relatively indisputable. Where it gets foggy, though, is in the consequences of this behavior.

As students at a single-gender school for girls, it’s something we need to discuss - but maybe not in the way that many would assume.

"A woman yelling at her male partner is viewed as 'cute' and 'feisty.'"

As an avid Twitter user, I come across insensitive humor made at the expense of others on a daily basis. However, there’s one in particular running joke that has kept me thinking long after I scroll past its many forms recently, and that’s the possessive girlfriend trend.

Behavior that would be “ontrend” in this occasion is seen at a disproportionate amount in heterosexual relationships. To give you a good idea of what I’m talking about, imagine the last time you saw a screenshot of an iMessage conversation between a girl and her boyfriend, she accusing him of being unfaithful because he liked another girl’s Instagram post. This may seem like a frivolous disagreement, but it is actually controlling behavior, bordering (in some cases) on emotional abuse.

Let’s just flip this around for a second. If a guy posted screenshots of him yelling at his girlfriend over text, threatening to end their relationship, or otherwise controlling her behavior, that would not be seen as just jealousy.

For most people, it would be cause for immediate concern. So why is it that this is acceptable for the female half of hetero relationships to do?

The short answer is that it’s not. The long answer is a bit more complicated.

Since prehistoric times, women have been viewed as the weaker, more fragile and less threatening sex. It’s called sexism, kids, and it’s irritating as heck.

The reason I’m bringing this up now, though, is because it’s also the reason that people tend to turn a blind eye to female abusers. A woman yelling at her male partner is viewed as “cute” and “feisty.” On the other hand, a man yelling at his female partner is seen as exactly

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what it is - dangerous and intolerable behavior.

This behavior isn’t just seen online either. Women are more likely to get away with abuse or assault when in public too. If you don’t believe me, feel free to find one of the many social experiment videos that test this theory on YouTube. I think you’ll find that this is a common double standard in today’s society.

Now, don’t get me wrong - I’m not saying that you are immediately an abuser if you get upset when your girlfriend or boyfriend likes someone else’s Instagram post. What I am saying, however, is that when you venture from the world of discussing it with them and explaining that it makes you uncomfortable and into the world of controlling their behavior, manipulating them, or otherwise preventing them from making their own decisions, you are female, male, or otherwise. H

Abuse Hotlines The National Domestic Violence Hotline

(816) 931-4527 MOCSA

1-800-799-7233

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PERSPECTIVES

royals impact kc in ways no one expected

by Annabelle Meloy | Writer

Kansas City has shown loyalty for the Boys in Blue of KC throughout seasons.

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lex Gordon comes to the plate in the bottom ninth of World Series game one down by a run against the New York Mets. I scream and shout along with many other Royals fans, hoping for another magical comeback.

The announcers' voices signal the defeat of the Royals as they try to wrap up the first game, but the entirety of Kansas City knows better.

Gordon takes a huge swing, sending the ball to the track, to the wall, and gone!

The announcer Joe Buck’s voice comes alive again.

“Gordon in the air to center, back at the wall, this game is tied!”

I cheer with joy as Gordon rounds the

bases, and the Royals dugout explodes, knowing there’s no way they can lose now.

This was one of many amazing comebacks the Royals have had over the years, appropriately dubbing them the “Comeback Kids.” As the Royals have gotten stronger and stronger, so has Kansas City. The team has given the city new life as the so-called “dark days” of the team have passed.

The Royals did not make the postseason in fact for 29 years from 1985 to 2014 and struggled to find even the tiniest flicker of success.

Now, it seems like anywhere I go in Kansas City, I witness sea upon sea of blue, with Royals fans cherishing the sweet thought of the winning team and their great “Boys in Blue.”

Each time I hear of the team’s success, I find Dayton Moore, the general manager of the Royals, is credited with much of the work. He arrived in 2006 and

has been able to transform and remake his team.

To me, baseball is much more than a game, like it is for many fans in Kansas City. I have grown to love the sport over the years and converse with my friends about our love of the game.

We lament each loss, celebrate each win and take joy in watching all the spectacular plays.

Our team has gradually climbed from the bottom of the league to the very top, reaching two World Series in as many years.

Their team has had an enormous impact on the entire city turning nonsports enthusiasts into some of the greatest fans. In fact, I asked a girl during the 2014 World Series whether or not she knew who the right fielder for the Royals was at the time.

She promptly responded, “I don’t know,” as if she did not care at the time.

She was not a very big sports fan then but showed interest in the game after the Royals became a phenomenon across the league. She now attends games frequently and has become a great fan.

Even George Brett agrees baseball has been brought to attention for many new fans.

“I’ve lived in Kansas City over 40 years,” Brett said. “I know people that never went to a game, never wanted to go to a game for the last 25 years. Now they’re talking baseball. How great is that!”

Loyalty to the Royals was shown in one of the biggest gatherings for a World Series parade ever in celebration of the 2015 World Series victory. Approximately 800,000 people showed up to the parade, supporting one of the greatest teams in KC Royals history.

This year, their luck is not so great, but Kansas City has always been a baseball town and I will always bleed blue. H

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GRADES AND STANDARDIZED TESTS SHOULD NOT DEFINE YOU

by Claire Molloy | Lifestyles Editor

by Paige Powell | Photo Editor

by Riley McNett | Staff Photographer

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an open letter to college: please don't do me wrong

by Linden O'Brien-Williams | Editor-in-Chief

College, you've been a terrible boyfriend. Now, it's time for you to prove yourself to me.

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ello there College, It’s me, Linden. You know, the girl you sent over 160 pieces of mail to in a six month span. The girl you have sent over 780 emails to, all with my name in the subject line… Surely you remember me?

Now, College, I have to admit: You’re getting to look pretty desperate. Really?

You want me to apply with “select status” and you’ll waive my application fee? I’m not going to fall for your tricks again…

You know, it was hard enough to put myself out there for you… Do you know how embarrassing it is to tell people we met online? Those websites claim to match a girl to her college so well. They get a girl all caught up on grassy lawns, academics, campus size… Almost caught up enough to forget just how brutal you can be.

I was ready to call it quits when you made me take a four hour test to prove my worth to you… Twice. If your friends are any reflection of your character, I am simply repulsed. Your buddy, ACT, was conniving, deceitful and torturous.

After spending five hours cooped up with

nobody but ACT, my watch and a pencil, I found myself pondering if you were really worth it. College, are you really so shallow that you’d base your acceptance of me off that little two-digit number? Are you willing to go that far?

College, I know you’ve been cheating on me. I have seen the emails you send other girls. Great, so they get to apply with select status, too? When it comes down to it, are you going to pick them over me? How do I know you’ll keep your promises of scholarships, admission and whatnot? We’re getting close to the last straw, here.

"Will you understand who I really am in 650 words or less?"

And you invite me to visit all the time.

But you live so far. How am I supposed to keep up my relationship with you and see if you’re the one for me and keep up all my schoolwork? You’re getting to be page design by Julia Kerrigan

pretty demanding. And you know what?

I am sick of writing all these essays to prove myself to you. Will you understand who I really am in 650 words or less?

Here’s the thing… When we break up in five years, you’re going to leave me broke. If we continue this relationship, I know I’m about to sign up to living with strangers, eating cheap food and sacrificing my dear sleep for you and your fancy professors. So, College, prove to me you’re more than just grassy lawns and glossy brochures. You want me with you? We need some give and take, because right now you’re doing all the taking.

Here’s how you’ll win me over: First of all, promise me you’ll shape me for the better. When we break up in five years, I better see a big ‘ole diploma with my name on it, and a spiffy contract waiting for my signature. Can you promise me that?

Promise me you’ll get to know me. I know I may be asking for a lot, and other people are competing for your attention, but give me a chance. I need those scholarships, I need to get admitted.

Don’t dismiss me based on a number, fall in love with me for who I am. I have so much to offer… If you don’t love me, I’m not gonna waste my time.

I’ve always heard not to hate the player, but to hate the game…Well, College, this game you’re playing is tearing us apart. You can’t keep playing all these other girls and expecting to get off easy… Soon enough, your naive, freshout-of-high-school victims are going to catch on. You can’t keep wringing out every ounce of energy we have, taking our money and precious time. Sure, I’m lucky to have a chance with you. But I’m sick of seeing you sitting all high and mighty.

I know you think you rule this college admissions season. But you know what, College? You’re nothing without me. You’re nothing without me and the thousands of others you’re trying to play.

I have a choice to make coming up here.

If you play your cards right, it could be you. If you do me wrong again, though, College, I’m cutting it off.

I’m putting everything out on the table.

I’ve been honest with you, and I’m ready for some commitment. Your move, college. I'm awaiting your reply.

Sincerely, Linden H

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COMMUNITY

KC WALKING TOURS EDUCATE NATIVES, TOURISTS ALIKE

by Anne Clare Tangen | Writer Photo by Sophie Sakoulas | Photographer

Tourists from Pennsylvania and residents both learned about Kansas City’s history through new streetcar tour.

To get to school every day, you would catch the bus from Swope Parkway to 47th and Troost. From there you would take the streetcar about five blocks to Rockhurst High School. In the summer, you often took the streetcar out to Swope Park. You might go to the zoo and then take a swim in one of their three pools.

This was what it was like for local Kansas City natives Rita and Mike Messina back in the 1940’s and 1950’s when streetcars were still popular and in service until buses replaced them in the late 1950’s.

KC Walking Tours Founder and Tour Guide Emily Allen promises to take Kansas Citians and tourists alike back to the early 20th century with “The Original Streetcar Tour.”

Allen describes the tour as “the only tour in Kansas City that goes down the entire streetcar line and touches on the history from every neighborhood.” Allen founded the Walking Tours because she “[loves] [her] neighborhood.”

Allen said these tours, including the streetcar tour, help people

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learn more about Kansas City.

"[The interstate system] also was the first nail in the coffin of a vibrant downtown.” Emily Allen

“Often people living in Kansas City don't know much about how the city started, the origin of neighborhoods, or the contributions of those (saints and sinners) from the past,” Allen said. “Walking tours is a perfect way to connect people to Kansas City through stories of the past.”

Launching a week after the streetcars themselves, the tour starts outside local River Market coffee shop and restaurant, The Opera House, and heads south down the streetcar line from there.

The tour takes three stops: the first at October 7, 2016

the Library District, where tour goers visit the Downtown Library and see the Midland and Main Street theater, the second at the Crossroads District to learn about the “revitalization” of downtown and the third at Union Station to hear about the history of this classic building.

Not only does the tour focus on the Kansas City’s past, but it touches on the present and future as well. The “revitalization” of downtown, defined by Allen as “bringing residents and business back to the urban core,” is incorporated throughout the tour because the streetcar is part of this project.

Allen noted that downtown Kansas City was a “once-thriving area.”

“The heart of the city, up until the birth of the interstate roadway system, were the downtown neighborhoods and nearby ‘suburbs’ such as the Midtown neighborhoods,” Allen said. “The interstate system not only broke up neighborhoods- the North End, now called Columbus Park and the Jazz District- but it also was the first nail in the coffin of a vibrant downtown.”

The Messina’s, who have lived in

Right: 'Kansas City Streetcar Tours’ founder Emily Allen talks to the tour in the Crossroads district.

Kansas City all of their lives, felt that the streetcar tours brought back memories, although “so much has changed,” Rita said.

“It’s a totally different experience,” Mike said. “The old ones were loud, even though they were electric streetcars. It was kind of like a train- the tracks were joined every 20-30 feet and as you went over the joint it clacked.”

Although Mike enjoyed the tour

because Allen “told me things that I didn’t know or that I had forgotten and surprised me, and [we] [visited] certain places in the city that I just don’t go anymore,” he does think the streetcars are “unnecessary.”

Rita agreed. “I think it’s especially for visitors and tourists.”

According to tourists Corey and Rebecca from Pennsylvania, this may be the exact point of the revitalization of

downtown. They felt they learned “a lot of interesting details about [Kansas City]” from taking the tour.

“We didn’t know a whole lot about [Kansas City] before visiting,” Corey said.

“We got to see several things that we probably wouldn’t have seen on our own.”H

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LAST LOOK

THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF TERESIAN Story by Sophy Silva | Writer Photos by Cassie Hayes | Photo Editor

The Dart compiled these student responses into tips for this year's Teresian Dance Oct. 15.

Senior Madelyn Peters sits next to a variety of heels in front of the M&A building.

Don't stress about photos

Do make dinner decisions

Don't worry too much about pictures.

It is best to do them beforehand, rather than during the event. You also do not need to be picture perfect for the entire event. It is not all about how you look.

Do eat dinner before the dance, but do not feel obliged that you have to go somewhere nice. Parking on the plaza can be a hassle, so choose wisely.

Do plan ahead, but not too far ahead

Do dress to impress

Do try to connect with your date

It is great to know in advance what your plans are, but do not stress out too much over them. Some students suggest making plans for Teresian about a month before but it is entirely up to you.

Do dress up for the occasion, but also comfortably. Pick out a dress that is easy to move around in, especially if you are dancing. You do not have to wear something that is very formal, unless you want to. Wear jewelry that will not fall off or get stuck to clothing.

If you are taking a date that you do not know very well, make sure to meet up with them beforehand. This will make it more comfortable and less awkward for you and your partner.

Don't splurge on shoes

Do get your dress early

Don't worry about dates

Don't break the bank for your shoes, you'll be taking them off anyway upon arrival. Several students recommend bringing socks, since walking barefoot on the gym floor can get uncomfortable, and your feet may pick up dirt from the ground.

Do order early when it comes to purchasing clothing. It is not recommended to order a dress online, since sizing can be off. If you do choose to order a dress online, make sure you know what you are getting into. Order it early, just in case shipping takes longer than planned or you have to return it.

You should not feel pressured that you have to have a date, more students go with groups of friends than you think. Invite one of your friends who does not attend STA if you can.

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Don't ditch your friends or date You are not required to be with your date or your friends for the entire dance but do not ditch them completely.

TERESIAN CONFESSIONS Along with the tips, some students sent in anonymous confessions on some of their moments at Teresian. For laughs, here are a few of those:

Do exit the dance quickly and safely After the dance, getting shoes and other belongings can be quite hectic.

Leaving your shoes in the car is probably a better idea than waiting in line for a while, if you want to leave sooner.

Do go to an after party if you want After parties can be great, as well as not so great. Only go if you feel comfortable in that setting and you should not feel pressured to do so.

Do be yourself at Teresian Do not let your friends or partner dictate what you do. If you want to whip out on the dance floor, go ahead!

If you don't feel comfortable dancing, then you are totally fine. Make the most your Teresian experience.

"I forgot my friend's date's name, multiple times. He corrected me maybe three times and I never got it. Pretty sure he hates me now."

"At my first Teresian, my friend jokingly tried to unzip my dress and she broke the zipper. [I] had to fasten it together with my earrings and a pony tail holder to keep it shut for the rest of the dance."

"My date last year, split his pants (in the knee) when he slid on the dance floor."

"I threw up at Rockhurst homecoming and Teresian. The first was because I ate way too much Alfredo before. The second was because I was nervous I would throw up again."

"I got set up with a guy who my friend said she knew. Turns out she hadn't seen him in years, and he wouldn't talk to me despite my many attempts."

Do live in the moment Most importantly, Teresian is not supposed to be absolutely perfect, or the time of your life. So do not worry if your evening does not go as planned.

The goal of the event is to have fun, and you are in complete control of that.

Senior Madelyn Peters holds a pair of heels in front of the M&A building Sept. 22.

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