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Letter from the editor’s desk This year, we have had our ups and downs. We made it our goal to bring MIRROR a new and improved newspaper and Cardinals give the school, as a whole, good and Season Preview often fun information. Credit to Jay Spring Dolan for writing the staff editorial. Play Preview Although Black History Month is a Singing month, we feel as black history should Gap out be a year-round celebration. year Shake The cover is a picture of school Shack Review president, Nick Thorpe. As mission Leader on and off the ice week comes closer, we felt it was appropriate to showcase the man who leads our student body. Thanks to Colin Donovan for the superb picture. Thank you to Mr. Berns for working with us over this year. Thank you for your patience with our new and learning staff. We are grateful to have another opportunity to share our talents with the school. We will report back to you in a couple of months with our final issue. THE
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Contents Opinions
Sports
4 / A more inclusive future
19 / Leader on and off the Ice.
Black history is only celebrated for one month, but it should be year round.
6 / R phones listening 2 u?
Cell phones are used everyday, but could be compromising our privacy.
Leader
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Senior Nick Thorpe talks about being Class president and a captain.
21 / Spring sports Preview of Spring Sports and what teams hope to accomplish this season.
News
Entertainment
10 / Food allergies
22 / Shake Shack
In depth look at students who live with a food allergy and how it affects their life.
New burger joint has had a big impact in St. Louis, but is it good?
“I have to show people how to be a
man for and with others...�
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17 / All Around the World
18 / Spartan Tough
Fr. Harrison S.J. is filling in for Fr. Burshek and has traveled all over Africa.
Wrestling team caps off winning season with state tournament.
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Editorial
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Black history should be celebrated year-round.
A More Inclusive Future Instead of a month, black history should be celebrated year round
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lack History Month has been around for the past 92 years. It has served as a time to be accepting of blacks as well as other minorities. Over the years it has been a month to honor the hidden history of African Americans, but it needs reforms. The way in which Black History Month is celebrated needs to change. Black History Month is usually celebrated using the “Three F’s,” which are famous people, food, and festivals. These are the core themes people focus on when researching Black History Month. This misses the point. It does not delve deep enough in the actual history and culture of the African American race. Another way celebrating Black History Month is mismanaged is when people start conversations about successful African-Americans they first refer to slavery. The problem with this is they do not look at the individuals and what they have accomplished. Rather than focusing on African Americans as a group, it is pivotal we look at the individuals and how they affected American society. Opposers to this may say that there are no problems in Black History Month in the first place, as minorities are becoming more and more included and prevalent in society today. The opposition may also say Black History Month has never failed, but as racial tensions still exist today, it may be time to make some major changes in the month of February. The way in which we can celebrate Black History Month correctly is to bring in speakers, such as our recent speaker Matthew Kincaid, who can shine a light on their own culture by bringing real life experiences to students. Seeing successful black men and women at their school help students see what
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Black History Month is all about. To conclude, the way in which we celebrate Black History Month can and will be improved upon by disregarding the three F’s and bringing in notable speakers. This will greatly enhance students’ Black History Month experience.
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Keynote speaker Matthew Kincaid addresses the school.
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Smart helpers around the house New technology making daily activities easier Robots are already in the homes of many, varying from vacuums that move on their own, an animated voices in phones, or a device that helps with everyday things. If a person can think it, they can do it. They can do everything from telling you the weather outside from turning on the sprinkler system in the backyard. People can turn on the device by saying different types of prompts, and then ask them anything and it will answer it, within reason. The Amazon Echo and Google Home have been invited into the homes of many and have been growing ever since their release. These small devices are huge when it comes to helping around the house. The smart speakers help with the small things that don’t require much effort in the first place. The speakers may be able to tell the weather, turn on the sprinkler system, help with math, turn on lights, and buy things, but it cannot make a sandwich, do homework, drive the user places, or put a pizza in the oven. That is not their purpose. Its purpose is to help the user out with the little things in life and save the person the little trouble of having to get out of bed and turn off the lights. They are very helpful around the house. For example, say the remote is lost somewhere in the house and the TV volume is too low, Alexa can easily turn up the volume. Some may think that is lazy, but the user is sitting down in the first place and to look for the remote would just make the user walk around in the same place for five minutes. These little things being done for a person will not start a bad habit because these things are
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Amazon Echo $75-$99.99 Google Home $99-$139.99 Amazon Echo *25,874 skills *69% of U.S. Smart Speaker share *22,422 Apps downloaded per day
Google Home *1,830 actions *25% of U.S. Smart Speaker share *1000+ Apps compatible
so minimal it won’t matter. However, to not use these devices to the best of their abilities would be a waste of money. For example, Alexa connects to all different types of devices that can be in a household such as Nest, Smart Lights, and other Amazon related devices. Through these, Alexa can be used to her maximum power. Honestly, not having these apps or devices, Alexa becomes just a more advanced Siri from Apple. Seeing Alexa use these devices is a cool thing and really makes the home more innovative. These devices can help the user stay more focused on one thing then having to get up multiple times, interrupting their train of thought. Some people will say that the little things the Echo will help you out with will prevent the user from getting up from where they are and start a bad habit of being lazy. On the other hand, the little things are not really that big of a deal, it saves the user the trouble of getting up for a minute at most and then going back to what they were doing. No matter if it starts a habit or not, it will not start a bad habit of not getting up for the important things like making food or doing homework. For one, Amazon Alexa has over 25,000 skills that people can ask her to do or answer, she can order tens of millions of items to the house, and over 8.2 million people have an Amazon Echo. So get one, she will make life better and easier. Also get the devices that are compatible with her to greater improve the experience. The Echo won’t start a habit of being lazy, because it can’t cook or clean therefore there isn’t enough it can do to start a habit of being lazy.
Dangers of Pornography by Eric Nikolaisen, Staff Writer
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ver the past two decades the pornography industry has skyrocketed. In fact, 25% of all search engine queries are related to pornography, or about 68 million search queries a day. Due to the increasing amount of cell phone usage and the internet, it’s extremely simple for people to access online pornography sites. Pornography has the potential to lead to great problems in sexual compulsivity and sex addiction throughout an adolescent boy’s life because his brain gets shaped to expect the drug dopamine rush from all of his real-life sexual experiences. Pornography severely objectifies women. Not only does it give viewers an unrealistic scene of genuine and real love, it turns women into sex objects. It lessens the human dignity that a woman has, and turns the viewers outlook on women that they are just merely objects of sexual pleasure. Pornography displays a world to viewers where relationships have no meaning, while instant sexual gratification means nearly everything. In the simplest way this means that the
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viewer will never understand the true meaning of having a relationship, and that relationships do not solely revolve around sex. Between the ages of 12 and 20, the human brain undergoes a period of growth and learning. This leaves young people vulnerable to the influence of their surroundings and leads brains to be wired around the experiences and information that are received during that time period. Many may argue that the porn world is an escape for fantasy. Pornography elicits peoples sexual desires in unrealistic ways. Then when reality hits, the male will recall the fantasy that exist in the films he has seen, which 88% of all pornography videos include some kind of violence against women. Now, the $14 billion porn industry may not be going anywhere for awhile, but with recent scientific studies and health facts being released proving that porn is negatively affecting the youth, we may begin to see the industries taking a hit; overall decreasing the amount of adolescents viewing pornography.
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Opinion
When talking just around our phones, they might be listening to us to introduce ads to us.
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R phones listening 2 u? Phones are used to communicate, but is it a threat to our privacy by Grant Stegman, Editor-in-chief
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s new advancements in technology continue to come about, consumers will always be buying the hip, new tech. New stuff is always worth getting excited about but some technology is getting too extreme. Imagine if technology would be so over-the-top that phones are listening to anyone with their phone in front of them. Normally, speakers on phones are used to hear videos or music. In this instance, microphones are used for one’s entertainment but also watching and listening to what one does daily; even every second. Phone companies use the microphones in your device to hear what one is doing and put ads into phones. Is it an invasion of privacy or just a great way to advertise? For example, a story of a man living in Thailand found out that one of his friends just got into a massive car accident and his mother yelled
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to him that his friend had just died. His phone was right next to him. The next time he went to his search engine on his phone, the first thing that popped up was “Motorbike accident, Thailand.” Some may say this is just coincidence but it is real. Many times, stories have came about where someone will be doing something and an ad for that item comes up on social media feeds. My family ran into this same occurrence. We were playing UNO and at the end of the game, my mom pulled up Facebook and the first thing she saw was “Is your family playing UNO the right way?” (There must have been more rules that people do not follow when playing the game.) This could be considered a great way to advertise products, but it is a major invasion of privacy. Imagine if a group of friends were talking about the best vintage game they have every played. Now imagine if the next time they
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went on social media, he or she saw an ad for that exact game. Some sort of deja-vu effect would certainly kick in and would be creepy. There is no way around this. Some of the new “advancements” in technology, at first, seem cool; when one delves deep into the matter, it is, in fact, an invasion of privacy. An Amazon product recently came up called “Echo Look”. Basically it is a camera placed in a bedroom and judges people’s outfits and tells what accessories would look good with a certain outfit. Again, cool at first, but creepy because it is a camera in bedroom. New technology is out there. It makes people’s jaws drop in awe of the amazement of what a product can do. But it is just another way that other people can track anything and everything you do. Although new technology is a great advancement, companies should be more aware of people’s desired privacy. Page design by Dalton Hahn
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Slower Internet, Higher Prices New laws could raise internet bills nationwide by Mario Ghazal, Staff Writer
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nline necessities such as Google, Facebook/Twitter, Youtube, Netflix, and countless other internet utilities that people use everyday received a serious setback when the FCC ruled to end Net Neutrality.
On Dec.14, the Federal Communications Commission ruled to classify Internet Service Providers (ISP) under Title I of the Telecommunications Act. In short, this effectively gutted the commercial internet regulation known as Net Neutrality.
Net Neutrality as a regulation upheld that all data transmitted through a network must be treated equally. This is similar to how, no matter whether water in a home is used out of a faucet, a toilet, or a shower, all the water is treated as one kind of water, and charged accordingly to a water bill. If a net neutrality rule were gutted for water utility companies, then it is possible for water utilities to charge more for using a toilet than a shower, or slow down how much water comes from a faucet. What this means for the average internet user is that companies such as AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast will be able to slow down or even entirely stop access to select websites. A very real yet hypothetical internet plan enabled by the absence of Net Neutrality is something such as a “Yahoo!™ Plan,” where users will only be allowed to use the Yahoo!™ internet browser, the Yahoo!™ News outlet, and Yahoo!™ Mail email services. Many proponents of gutting Net Neutrality say that nothing about the current internet will change, and that the doomsday scenario above will never happen because competition will root out these unethical practices. While their arguments make sense under normal circumstances, the current internet service plans Americans have to choose from are anything but circumstantial. ISPs like AT&T and Comcast already divide up urban blocks and suburban neighborhoods in order to create regional monopolies. If these collaborative activities between “competing” ISPs weren’t occurring,
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Art by Matthew Hilmer Net Neutrality was repealed on Dec. 14, 2017
then the 1TB data caps that Comcast started rolling out nationally in 2016 would never have been successful. The cost of entry into the ISP business is the challenges associated with digging up roads in order to lay down fiber cabling. Laying down fiber optic cable costs about $20,000-$40,000 per mile depending on the urban or rural environment, and doesn’t include costs such as traffic control, permits, etc. This prevents small ISP startups from ever making an impact and introducing new competition into the industry. Now that Net Neutrality has been gutted, these ISPs are at liberty to go even farther with their unethical business practices. Allegations have already been made that Verizon has started slowing down their customers’ connection to a cap of 10Mbps on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube, which the company officially labeled as a part of a “video optimization test.” However, the future of Net Neutrality still has a high likelihood for a comeback. After the FCC’s ruling to shut down Net Neutrality, attorneys generals in New York, Illinois, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington have already announced lawsuits against the federal agency. In total, 17 states are suing the FCC, with the Senate soon
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to vote on undoing the Net Neutrality repeal, and the Governor of New York has enacted an executive order to reverse the changes in New York. The best way for citizens to make their voice heard on this issue is to contact their senators. Resistbot is an example of a tool that enables users to contact their senators by using only a texting app on their phones. Resistbot makes it possible for ordinary people to send messages to their representatives as frequently as they wish and make their voices heard, invaluable for consumers looking to protect themselves from companies lobbying against regulations designed to protect them. Resist bot works by sending letters to both your respective senators or house representatives that you can type up and text to the address respective to certain political issues from your phone. The vote to repeal Net Neutrality will heavily impact the costs and quality of internet services at the expense of the consumer, depending on the location. National ISPs are highly likely to take full advantage of the relaxed regulations in an industry where grassroots startups are difficult in introducing competition. The only way to protect your rights as a consumer is to voice your opinion on Net Neutrality to Congress, and encourage them to reverse the FCC’s changes. Page design by Dalton Hahn
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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid
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The FAFSA forms that allow you to qualify for the program.
FAFSA is one of the best ways for financial aid in college by Chris Bateman, Staff-Writer
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ree Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) is the only way for students to get any federal financial assistance for college. FAFSA helps students get grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, and more financial assistance from colleges. “It gives the college a financial picture,” College Counselor David Boland said, “with which to work in the process of determining what kind of scholarships and grants, and money that might be available to that family to pay for that education.” FAFSA is not an requirement for all students but if students need money from their college they need to apply for FAFSA. “Every college gets a certain amount of federal money,” Boland said. “They can’t pass that on to any student if the student hasn’t applied to FAFSA, and so it becomes a way of leverage for them to get students in and to pull them into the process.” With FAFSA, a student is eligible for at least a loan, but any other sources of money depends on that student’s financial situation. “It just tells the student and the family what they would be eligible for,” Boland said, “whether its grants, which is free money, loans, which you pay back, or again the work study which the student might be eligible for based on the financial situation.” FAFSA can be applied for in October of your senior year and the deadline for it is February or March 1st depending on the college.
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Types of FAFSA Financial Aid Pell Grant - A federal grant provided for students in financial need. Pell Grants do not have a GPA requirement. To apply, a student must submit the FAFSA or the CADAA. This loan does not have to be paid back. Cal Grant - A state grant provided for students in financial need. Cal Grants have a minimum GPA requirement. To apply, a student must submit both the FAFSA or the CADAA a certified Cal Grant GPA by March 2. This loan does not have to be paid back. Federal Perkins Loan - The school is the lender in this loan. It is supplied to students with exceptional financial need. Not all schools participate in this loan, and the funds depend on the level of financial need as well as the funds available. Direct Stafford Loan - A federal loan that must be paid off. With a subsidized Stafford loan, interest will be paid for by the federal government while in school. An unsubsidized Stafford loan will charge the interest earned while in school. Federal Work-Study Program Provides part-time employment while enrolled in school for students in financial need. While common, check with your school to see if it participates. Page design by Spencer Caldwell
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Phase 2 St. Louis shows renderings for new Ballpark Village updates by Zach Hilboldt , Staff Writer
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s the Cardinals begin their 2018 season, construction on Phase II of the Ballpark Village begins as well. Phase II will be a $260 million project in a 6 square block area. This will include 216 hotel rooms, a 29-story office building, 74,000 square foot retail center, and 117,000 square foot office space. Cardinals owner Bill Dewitt Jr. has mentioned that Phase II of Ballpark Village could bring safety to the city. This project will take around 18 months. “The office buildings could build a more positive name for the city of Saint Louis,” junior Ryan Brickhaus said. “The hotel could also allow for out of town Cardinals fans to come in more easily and enjoy a Cardinals game and an entire weekend in Saint Louis.” The project would provide 1,500 construction jobs and around 1,000 permanent jobs in either the retail center, apartments, or office buildings. The architect company that built the Cordish’s Power & Light District in downtown Kansas City, MO is also building Phase II of Ballpark Village. “I believe that this will help bring popularity to the city,” Senior Jack Ruder said. “ Also, I believe that the apartments would be a great place for recently graduated students of SLU and other Saint Louis colleges to live. It would get people to stay within the city.” Cordish’s Power & Light District has been a major hit in Kansas City. It includes a hotel, restaurants, outdoor entertainment, and an easy access to downtown life in Kansas City. It is a popular destination for tourist and members of the Kansas City community. Ballpark Village has the potential to create the same effect. “I’ve been to Cordish’s Power & Light District and it was awesome, this could be a huge step for Saint Louis,” Ruder said. “Saint Louis has a create nightlife scene and this would only add to that experience.”
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More renderings of newly planned Phase Two of Ballpark Village.
Ballpark Village updates will have an impact on the city.
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Food Allergies Students who struggle with allergies
Junior Nick Blattel eating crackers at the Winter Pep Rally.
Photos by Colin Donovan and Erik Nikolaisen De Smet students grab a freshly cooked meal in the lunch line.
by Daniel Hennessey, Staff Writer When Senior Will Brown walks into a restaurant, he has to worry about every ingredient in that restaurant. Brown is allergic to so many foods that he needs to be extra careful when choosing what food he eats. Brown is allergic to peanuts, hazelnuts, dairy, gluten, and peas which are found in many common food items. He was first affected by his allergy sophomore year. Since then Brown has had to completely change his diet. “It has made me in better shape because I don’t eat dairy and gluten,” Brown said. “It has made me more able to change and more flexible”. Food allergies are on the rise in America and are worse than ever before. 1 in every 5 Americans will now suffer from food allergies this year. The most common allergies are to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). People with allergies typically have types of restaurants that they are and are not able to eat at due to the amount of allergens present in the restaurant. People with nut allergies typically cannot eat in Thai restaurants due to the amount of nuts they use in the majority of their dishes. When Brown goes out to eat
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he typically eats at BBQ and Mexican restaurants. “It is all I think about when I go out,” Brown said. “If my friends want to go somewhere that I know I can’t eat at I just go and have a good time.” People with food allergies need to be extremely careful when eating foods. Allergies differ in severity depending on the person. Brown has only had an allergic reaction once since sophomore year after eating some Jalapeño chips. The chips contained whey which is a byproduct of dairy. “My stomach started to tingle,” Brown said. “It is not super bad, but it gives me stomach problems, that’s why I don’t eat it.” For some people even the slightest dusting of the allergen on a piece of food will cause an allergic reaction. When a person with a severe allergy has a reaction anything from not being able, to breathe to going unconscious, this can be the consequence of the allergen. While people are able to outgrow allergies, it is harder to outgrow some foods over others according to FARE. Common food allergies that are easy to overcome are allergies to milk, egg, soy, and wheat. It is much more rare to overcome allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
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What the Polls Say: Top 5 food Allergies From the Mirror’s Poll
1.) Milk 2.) Eggs 3.) Tree Nuts 4.) Peanuts 5.) Shellfish
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Helping hand Robotics team making impact for kids by Chris Bateman, Staff Writer
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oing around the St. Louis area, the robotics team helps kids get more active in STEM. The Robotics team is a part of the Clavius Jamboree, which is a competition between schools that are enrolled in the Clavius Project. This is done to show off all they have learned from their high school robotic mentors. The project encourages students from Catholic grade schools to become more interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - STEM for short. The team goes out to different parishes in the St. Louis area to help these kids get more active in those different regions. “It encourages schools that aren’t as well off as we are to start getting the kids to look into STEM type stuff,” junior Jacob Deighton said. “By having high schoolers from SLUH, De Smet, Bishop Dubourg, and other schools to go out and tutor these kids to try and teach them how engineering can be fun.” They also mentor students by helping them build miniature robots made with LEGOS™ and teach them critical thinking skills to correctly program them. “The curriculum that the Clavius Project works with goes through building the LEGO™ robots,” Robotics coach Tony
Strawhun said. “It talks about attaching motors, it talks about gear ratios and how to use gears on the robots, it talks about how to program the robots, and it talks about how to work with sensors to identify the world around the robot.” The Clavius Project teaches students the importance of STEM so that they can use what they learned to help others down the road. “If we can keep students excited about their creativity, about working with their hands, and about building something,” Strawhun said. “Getting that itch or that spark to start programming early, then we can set them up to be successful. By going to college they can get the engineering degrees, science degrees, medicine degrees, and the research degrees that the world desperately needs.”
Sparky the Robot competing in the Robotics tournament.
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Mission Week
Raising for a cause Description of some fun events going on during mission week by Jacob Young, Staff Writer A week full of games, brotherhood, and raising money is almost here. Starting Feb. 20, Mission Week takes off. This year knocker-ball (bubble soccer) will be back, but only students will be allowed to play. Coffee House will also be making a comeback, this event is like you’re at a coffee shop but all the proceeded will be going to the missions. Some returning events will be shinny, 3v3 basketball, senior alum basketball, and the 2k tourney.
Mission Week Beneficiaries Who are we donating to? Hurricane Maria barreled through Puerto Rico, devastating many people along the way. Down in Puerto Rico is a Jesuit high school called San Ignacio, which was also affected. For one of the missions of Mission Week money will be donated to San Ignacio, to help Jesuit brothers who were affected. Also StuGo will be donating to Birth Right, U.S. Veterans relief and St. Matthews Parish.
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Father Ronny O’Dwyer addresses the school before Mission Week 2017.
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Big activities for the day:
Morning kick-off
Who are we serving? (Part of morning assembly) NO free period
Senior Hunter Schoenig signs poster during Mission Week.
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Big activities for the day:
Big activities for the day:
Bubble soccer
Closest to the pin
Dunk tank
Field goal kicking contest
Video game first rounds
Semi finals and Half Court finals of shinny and Contest basketball. 2k/ NHL Ping Pong tournament Finals
Ping Pong exhibition Teacher/Student Showdown
Students get ready to run after the ball.
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Students watch as shinny tournament gets underway.
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Alumni/senior basketball game
Alumni basketball game goes down to the wire.
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Creative ways to use the new Innovation Center by Josh Becher, Copy Editor The smell of fresh paint, dry erase markers, and new furniture floods the massive space, populated by students with their heads bent over the desks scattered around the room. A group of students talk amongst themselves as they write complex trigonometry equations on the floor-to-ceiling white-boards in the small “caves”. Now that the new Innovation Center is open to students, the multi-purpose room is an outlet for creativity and ingenuity. Two of the three construction phases are completed, and eventually the third phase will add two caves, a white-board area and extra storage to the rear section of the Innovation Center. Throughout its transformation, a silent question remains about how students can use this place to become more efficient and use their creativity to change the world around them. While Spartans of old once used this space for book reports, STUGO meetings, and shinny hockey tournaments, Director of Innovation Center Lynn Maitz thinks that students are encouraged to think beyond academics and the classroom. THE WHITEBOARDS “It’s not just for super-smart kids,” Maitz said. “I hope the idea of the Innovation spaces captures the interests of everybody. Maybe for kids that aren’t as interested in academics, [the Innovation Center] will excite them to try something different or dig deeper into their studies.” ALUMNI HELP Principal Trevor Bonat thinks that using alumni and outside sources with knowledge in their field to help prepare the next generation of Spartans is what will make the Innovative Center worth using. “Mostly, it’s going to be making partnerships with alumni, business leaders, and entrepreneurs, that they can mentor students on different student enterprises that they’re involved in,” Bonat said. “That’s when everything really takes off.” Students looking for a more lively environment can opt to socialize, play video games or hang out in Emerson Lobby, while students needing a quieter and more studious environment can use the Innovation Center. On one wall, a small metal bucket holds a dry-erase marker and an eraser. A small chart is written off to the side. DESIGNED WORKSPACE “From what I’ve already seen, students that I would consider are academically motivated are using the study rooms,” Maitz said, “especially the white-boards.” Students from math teacher Jeff Wendling’s class use them to work out trigonometry problems for homework assignments. The white-boards allow students to see their work, which may help “visual” learners: people who learn best by using graphs, charts, maps, and diagrams. One other feature about the Innovation Center is the Virtual Reality room. Virtual reality gives users an immerse experience by “projecting themselves” into a device, whether it’s a drone’s camera, traveling through a video game world, or watching a movie. One example of a virtual reality headset that could be re-purposed for education is the Oculus Rift, a popular VR headset typically used by console and PC gamers; however, there’s more they can be used for. VIRTUAL REALITY “Virtual Reality has a lot of opportunities,” Bonat said. “One could be virtual field trips to different places, you can do programming; in terms of engineering, you can make designs in a 3D, virtual space, things that you can’t do in a regular space.” Bonat wondered about how morality and ethics play a role in virtual reality. “I also think, what are the ethics and morality of a virtual world? Should there be rules for living in a virtual world. I think it would be cool to have a VR Mass. Students are in there with VR goggles, and the visual is the Sistine Chapel, but the reality is that they’re still here.”
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Students using the Innovation Center at the Donor Event.
Top uses for the Innovation Center
1. VR The Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset.
2. The white-boards Easy way to use the walls all around you for homework and brainstorming.
3. The workspace Maitz and the faculty have said many times that the space would not be an Emerson Lobby 2.0. Meaning that students go to the center to get work done. This is a plus for students who want to get work done in their study halls or free time before and after school. Photo by Colin Donovan
English Teacher Nick Dressler talks to students in new center.
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Junior Sean Feltz practices his guitar in the band room.
Singing Out
Junior regained his confidence in singing and is now a member of his own band by Brennan Dolnick, Sports Editor
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ack in the fourth grade junior Sean Feltz was told he should quit choir. Ever since coming to De Smet he’s regained his confidence and started singing again. “De Smet is where everything started for me,” Feltz said. “This school is where I was able to get my confidence back.” Feltz joined the choir freshman year and is now in his second year of Black Robe. He also plays in the school’s liturgical band who performs during masses. At first Sean was daunted of performing in front of the school, but now he’s loves it. “The times that are the best are the times you are most terrified,” Feltz said. “But when you get on stage and everything gets in tune, you get a feeling beyond anything else.” Feltz credits a lot of his progress to choir teacher Ray Sherrock. Mr. Sherrock had high aspirations for Feltz as a singer, and believed could be a great addition to his choir. “He’s an excellent young musician, Mr. Sherrock said.”He’s a real team player which makes him a great leader for everyone.” While in choir Feltz made good friends with junior Jack Windler. The two of them have their own band called “The 3%”. So far “The 3%” has performed at Incarnate Word Fall Festival and produced their very own song title “About You”. “It was our first song since working as band,” Feltz said. I think the song is special because it’s written in a way that it could be interpreted in many different ways.”Feltz believes music serves as a great catalyst for helping connect people. Music gave him somewhere to fit in; music helped him express himself in ways he couldn’t before. “Sports was never really an option,” Feltz said. “I didn’t really know where I fit until I found music, and when I did it changed my life.”
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“The 3%” first song by Brennan Dolnick, Staff Writer High Schoolers Sean Feltz, Jack Windler, and Luke Prost formed the band “The 3%”. The band released their first song “About You” on Youtube on July 24, 2017. Their video since them has been viewed by nearly a thousand viewers. “We revised the song a lot,” Feltz said.”To me songs are better made with a group.” Sean originally wrote the song by himself, but once his band members read it over they decided to make changes to it. Sean believes songs make great stories. His song is a story originally written for a girl. “We wrote with the intention of telling a story people can connect too,” Feltz said.”It’s not what rhymes when your making a song it’s fits.” Sean didn’t really care about achieving any fame or popularity through the song he just wanted to share his passion with others. He wanted to be able to make music to connect with others “Fame is one of those things you hope for when making music,” Feltz said.”But you never know what reaction you’ll get when making music.”
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Peter and the Starcatcher by Mitchell Martinez, Staff Writer
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Junior Sean Gerty also acted in this years performance of All In The Timing.
Reaching for the Stars Junior set to perform his first lead role in theater by Grant Stegman, Editor-in-chief
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ith the lights shining on him, months and months of practice come to this very moment. Opening night. Junior Sean Gerty is Peter Pan for the upcoming spring play, Peter and the Star catcher. “It is the origin story of Peter Pan,” Gerty said. “The story follows Peter’s development from a distant, dark and depressed orphan into the hero that is Peter Pan.” Gerty, the lead, has been apart of theater for three years and this is his first major role in a production. “When I found out that I got the lead I was in the carpool line to pick up my sister,” Gerty said. “I yelled and accidentally threw my phone out of the car window.” With any nerves coming out, the first practice came up. Months till the play,
Gerty and the cast began preparations. “The first practice was all about getting to know the cast,” Gerty said. “Also trying to find an understanding of the show as a whole.” Along with Gerty joins six freshman. Freshman Ryan Hughes will be in his first role in a play at school. “I am looking forward to performing in front of a lot of people,” Hughes said. “I want to do this all four years.” From his first production freshman year, till now as Peter Pan, Gerty believes this could make an impact for his future as an actor. “I am looking forward to telling a story that isn’t well known and is extremely interesting,” Gerty said. “I am also looking forward to being alongside some of the most talented and amazing people I have ever met.”
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Peter and the Star catcher first opened on Off-Broadway before opening on Broadway on April 15, 2012. It left Broadway on January 20, 2013. It was written by Rick Elice and is based off Dave Barry’s 2004 novel Peter and the Star-catchers. The play received positive reviews from critics, including a rave review from The New York Times. The story is a prequel to Peter and Wendy, a novel by J.M. Barrie. It follows the story of an orphan boy named Peter during his adventure on Mollusk Island. He becomes friends with Molly, Alf, Thomas, Ted,. James, Prentiss, Slank, and Little Richard, and they work to save a magical secret. They face opposition from a irate named Black Stache and a crocodile names Mister Grin. At the end of the story, Molly returns to her home in London and Peter and his friends, the lost boys, rename Mollusk Island to Neverland. The book had three sequels and talks of a movie were started in 2005. In 2012, The director of “The Hunger Games,” Gary Ross, signed on to direct the movie, which was to begin filming in 2013. As of 2018, however no word has been released on the filming.
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Student plans to travel Europe after Graduation
Kameron Ziercher gets hyped after a touchdown versus SLUH.
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Senior Kam Zeircher wants to take a gap year to become more enlighted as person By Cameron Range, Staff Writer He plans to travel across the globe to further find himself, fulfill his passions, and change the world. Senior Kameron Ziercher plans on taking a gap year, a break taken between high school and college, to backpack through Europe and see what life is truly about. “I’ve always loved to travel,” Ziercher said.” I have visited the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Peru, and Mexico. I love meeting new people, especially foreigners because they live such different lives than us and I want to be a part of that because the culture we have in America today to me doesn’t seem really like culture. I simply wish to get away from the society we live in which is full of the never-ending chase of sex, money, popularity, power, etc.” He has many goals for this trip, one of them is to journal about his experiences and make lists of his favorite dishes. As a bonus of this trip, he feels this will further push him into a passion he has, speaking many languages. “I have a deep passion for language and it is one of my life goals to speak around 5 or more so I figured there is no better way to learn than to force yourself,” Ziercher said. “As of right now, I speak Spanish and English but I’m starting to teach myself Italian.” At the time of his junior year, Ziercher
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was extremely stressed with all of his schoolwork. He wanted to take this trip to experience the world. “I just knew I wanted to take some time off from the classroom before I go to college,” Ziercher said. “So not only is it to take a break, but it’s also giving me a chance to truly see what’s out there.” Destination wise, he plans to pick a place in Europe for at least three months and is planning on doing service with orphans and other children too. He has always had a love for Europe because of the past, places, and people. “I’m going to Europe because I love World War II and I want to visit and learn more about it,” Ziercher said. “I want to visit and pray in amazing churches and view incredible art. They have some awesome cities and mountains all with great transportation.” Ziercher plans on going alone. His family does support him and his plan to go to Europe to learn about himself. He wants to serve the children and infants who never get held and are neglected of love. “Honestly I hope to come back an enlightened person as far as respecting and loving others goes,” Ziercher said. I hope to mature along with seeing some amazing things that will last me Photo by Colin Donovan a lifetime and a full journal of stories and maybe if I’m super, duper lucky I’ll Kameron Ziercher dresses up for find my wife.” Halloween.
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Photo by Colin Donovan Father Harrison addresses the school about diversity and his time in Africa
All Around the World
Head Priest, Father Harrison, shares his experiences with the JRS in Africa by Brennan Dolnick, Sports Editor
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r. Harrison S.J. has been all over the world with the Jesuits since leaving De Smet in 1984, but now he is back where his teaching career began.
“It’s different coming back here after 34 years,” Harrison said. “I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and getting settled back in with De Smet.” Fr. Harrison was first assigned to De Smet to replace Father McGinn who left to serve a parish in New Orleans, but after head priest Fr. Burshek sustained an injury, Harrison had to step into Burshek’s role. “I thought I’d just be coming out for a mass or confession at Kairos,” Harrison said, “but now things have changed a lot.” Harrisons first encounter with the school was in 1981 when he was sent as a scholastic to teach history. After leaving De Smet in 1984, Harris went to teach at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colorado. After 6 years of teaching Harrison received a new calling. Harrison was called to help the “Jesuit Refugee Service” in Sudan. There he assisted in serving the needs of thousands of refugees. “When I was told about going to Africa I was shocked,” Harrison said. “I didn’t know what a history teacher could do for the African people.”
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Harrison arrived in Uganda in 1994 with a refugee crisis ahead of him. Over 2 million Rwandans were fleeing genocide in their country. Harrison’s job was to rehabilitate and educate thousands of refugees. Harrison said the experience of working with the refugees was extremely eye opening. “These people have been through so much struggle and pain,” Harrison said. ”But yet, they are so grateful for what they have.” When Canada starting admitting refugees, Harrison had to help teach the refugees how to live life outside their villages. Teaching the refugees was a great struggle because they had never experienced anything like the modern world. “These people had never even seen an ice cube in their life,” Harrison said. “They just didn’t understand how much different it was gonna be for them in Canada.” Harrison has used his experiences in Africa to teach students not only about the struggles of the refugees, but to also teach them about their amazing faith and gratitude towards God. “I don’t want my students to feel guilty for what they have compared to these people,” Harrison said. ”I want them to learn to embrace what they have and to never take things for granted.”
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What is the
JRS?
The Jesuit Refugee Service was created by Father Pedro Arrupe in 1980. He created it as a response to humanitarian crisis of the Vietnamese. The service now operates in 47 countries and serves 750,000 refugees. The service uses this 3 step plan to rehabilitation. Heal, Learn, Thrive. The service hopes to heal refugees from any pain or trauma. The service hopes to help the refugees grow in knowledge. And lastly the service hopes to help refugees thrive with independence and selfreliance.
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9-3 Dual Record
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Top 10 Placings
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Top 10 Placings Photo by Colin Donovan
Spartan
On the left is Junior Mike Cross. In the center is Junior Eric Lovelace. And on the right is Junior Corey Peterson
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Wrestling team caps off winning season with state tournament by Brennan Dolnick, Sports Editor All their practices, matches, and tournaments have led up to this point. Wrestling has one last tournament to make their mark on this season. “We’ve been in the room grinding every day,” junior Mike Cross said. “And now it’s all down to this last tournament.” From Feb.13-15 the wrestling team will compete in the state tournament. Wrestlers junior Eric Lovelace, junior Corey Peterson, and sophomore Trevor Tinker all made it past the district round and are in the state tournament. The team has improved drastically on past years as they’ve only had one state qualifier the last two years. “I think we’ve had a lot more success as a team individually than we’ve had in the past,” wrestling coach Aedryan
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Cox said. “It’s been a lot of fun for not only me, but also the guys on the team.” Cox nominated three captains at the start of the season. They were Lovelace, Peterson, senior Colin Beverage. Cox is extremely proud of the captain’s constant work ethic and willing to set a good example on the team. “Wrestling is a lifestyle,” Lovelace said. “We got to put in work inside and outside the wrestling room to be a successful team.” Peterson was a runner-up in state last year. That thought has hung over his head all year and it has motivated him to improve. He believes that this year he can take the state title that he was so close to receiving in previous years. Not only does he want to win but he
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also has helped his teammates grow and get better. “I’ve been working especially hard these past few weeks,” Peterson said. “Not only have I upped the intensity of the stuff I do, but I’ve also pushed my teammates to do the same.” The team believes they’ll be traveling to Columbia as dark horses in the state tournament. They’re using this as motivation to go out and win. Cox hopes the team can not only place well, but gain experience from getting to participate in such a big tournament. “We’ve got a great young team that has shown a lot potential this season,” Cox said. “We’ve been building towards this goal, but even after we achieve this goal we want to continue building our program in the right direction.” Page design Brennan Dolnick
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Photos by Photo and Brian Grassi (Above) Senior Nick Thorpe delivers a speech to the school during an assembly. (Bottom right) Thorpe pursues the puck as he skates down the ice.
Leader on and off the Ice Senior leads school as president and captain of the hockey team By Dalton Hahn, Opinion Editor Puck on his stick, sweat in his eyes, and the goalies eyes lined up with his, Senior hockey captain Nick Thorpe dekes his way for another goal. Thorpe is both a leader on and off the ice. As captain, he wants to be able to help his teammates be the best hockey players on the ice. “I’ve been on the team for four years, and it’s my time to lead it,” Thorpe said. “It’s important for me to be captain. I set the standard for the rest of the guys.” Thorpe has accumulated 10 goals, 14 assist, and a total of 24 points through 20 games. The team has a 13-4-3 record. Thorpe and the team hope to be able to go to the Scottrade Center to play for the State Championship. “I really want to win state. I want to win it for De Smet, but especially my team,” Thorpe said. “Being a senior, It’s my last chance to bring the cup home.” Along with being a leader on the ice, Thorpe has another leadership role has student body president. “Being president is another chance for me to show I’m a natural born leader,” Thorpe said. “It’s different from being a captain because it’s not a sport, but I still like to set goals for the students of De Smet.” Whether it’s setting the tone on the ice, or getting the students ready for a pep rally, Thorpe tries to be the best leader he can be. “As a leader of the school, I have to show students how to be a man for and with others,” Thorpe said. “And as a captain on the ice, I have to help my team win.”
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2018 Cardinals Projected Lineup
according to RotoChamp
1. MATT CARPENTER 2. TOMMY PHAM 3. DEXTER FOWLER 5. YADIER MOLINA 6. JOSE MARTINEZ 7. PAUL DEJONG 8.KOLTEN WONG
Team
W/L
92-70 88-74 78-84 Brewers 77-85 Reds 72-90 Cubs
Cardinals Pirates
4. MARCELL OZUNA
2018 Fangraphs Season Projections for NL Central Win %
.569% .544% .484% .475% .446%
Offseason rumors
Projected stats
97 RBI’s Manny Machado- Orioles
.291 Batting Average
152 Hits
Manny Machado has been in the Cardinals headline lately. The asking price will cost a lot and maybe even require a Alex Reyes offer.
28 HR’s Josh Donaldson- Blue Jays This would be the Cardinals second look at superstar third baseman. Donaldson is in his final year of his contract and would be a costly price tag for the organization.
Yu Darvish- Los Angeles Dodgers Imagine another dominant pitcher for the team. Although this is a long shot, rumors have come up that this could happen.
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Spring Sports Preview A look into the locker room for our spring sports
Volleyball by Daniel Hennessey, Staff Writer
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Varsity volleyball coach Tim Haffner will have a new coaching staff including the return of theology teacher John Hawkey. Last year the team had a record of 5-13. Coach Haffner thinks they have guys on the team who are eager to prove that last year wasn’t a representative of them as a team and what they can do.
Senior Matt Lucas winds up for a serve versus SLUH.
In-line by Jordan Johnson, Staff Writer
Photo by Stephen Oliver Senior J.T. Mabry fires a ball over to first base.
Baseball by Timothy Chiapel, Staff Writer
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Head baseball coach Dave Stewart really pushes for the players to get in the weight room and add muscle mass in this offseason. This year he has started a timed workout program called “diesel.”This workout includes a number of workouts put into one workout, if you complete it in the alloted time, you receive the title of “diesel”. Stewart’s workout can really see a noticeable difference in muscle and feel ready for the season. The team will be returning 14 seniors this upcoming season.
Photo by Stephen Oliver Senior Owen Benben getting ready during warm-ups.
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by Cameron Range, Staff Writer
After another MCC championship and a solid year in net, junior Dylan Radke is ready to take the field again. Radke has been on varsity since freshman year and now has become one of the leaders on the lacrosse team. Coming off last year, when they had sixteen seniors graduate, Dylan thinks it’s going to be hard to find someone to step up, he thinks it’s going to take all the senior and junior class to come together and lead the underclassmen.
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Photo by Stephen Oliver Senior Nathan Fahland uses all his strength to throw discus.
Track and Field by Nick Einig, Web Editor
Lacrosse Junior Dylan Radke looking to make a save.
In the previous season the in-line hockey team went to the division 1 championship. Their goal is to make it back to the D1 championship and win. They will have the struggle of finding another goalie(last year’s goalie was a senior). Head Coach Jonathan Moss and team captain Owen Benben are excited for the in-line season and ready to get started.
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The senior veterans will be leading and defending their Sectional win in the 4x100m relay and improving their 4x800m relay in this years upcoming track season. Head coach, Michael Russo is excited to see the returning seniors leading the underclassmen and turning them into great athletes. Russo expects senior Nathan Fahland, to be a big competitor in the discus event and hopes to have a great season. Page design by Grant Stegman
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Shake Shack Review
Shake Shack Overall Grade
80% Shack Burger ® • Single or Double • Cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomato, ShackSauce™.
A juicy steak burger from Shake Shack.
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The fresh double shake burger at Shake Shack in The Central West End by Jacob Young, Staff Writer
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rooling while you stare down the burger just before it hits your lips. The burger when looked at, is the complete burger. The last bite is just as savory as the first. Shake Shack just opened up on December 11th, with lines that were never ending. The lines have dwindled down a little, but even now there is still a line for the Shack Burger. The Shack Burger is their main burger which can either come as a single or double, but they have multiple other options for burgers. Plus an assortment of hot dogs, and even a chicken burger.
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The other burger joint that is now competing with Shake Shack is HiPointe Drive-In. Both have their own special sauce that make their burgers individual, and very tasty. In the end though if one burger joint outs the other, it’ll be Shake Shack who comes out on top. Shake Shack deserves a 8/10 from me on the burger. The burger was outstanding, but if you’re gonna wait in line for the burger DON’T. As good as it is, it is not worth the line. Possibly it’s already in the top 5 for burger joints for St. Louis, but also I have never been actually blown away by any burger joint.
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Hamburger • Single or Double • Choice of lettuce, tomato, pickle or onion. • Add cheese or allnatural applewood smoked bacon. Shake Stack ® • Cheeseburger and a ’Shroom Burger topped with lettuce, tomato, ShackSauce™. SmokeShack ® • Single or Double • Cheeseburger topped with all-natural applewood smoked bacon, chopped cherry pepper, ShackSauce
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Upcoming Video Games In 2018 By Adam Jenkins, Staff Writer
Red Dead Redemption 2 Developed by Rockstar Studios The highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2 is an action packed adventure game about cowboys and outlaws. This game is a prequel to Red Dead Redemption, released in 2010. It will be available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The story mode, which is played in third person perspective is about the outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Dutch van der Linde gang. The game has both single player and online multi player.
Far Cry 5 Developed by Ubisoft Far Cry 5 is an action adventure first person shooter that is set to be released March 27, and will be available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The game has a single player and an online multi player mode. Unlike past Far Cry games where your character is set for you, this one features a character creator where you can customize your character however you like. The game is created where your player is dropped into the world and has little to no objectives and has to navigate throughout the world their own way.
Days Gone Developed by SIE Bend Studio Days Gone is an action-adventure survival horror game, and is only going to be available on PS4. Days Gone only has a single player mode in it but is going to be based in a post apocalyptic world and is played in a third person perspective. This game takes place two years after a zombie outbreak has killed almost all of humanity and turned them into “freakers” which are mindless zombies who are weak and slow during the day, but fast and aggressive during night. Your avatar can finish objectives in all kinds of unique ways because of the freedom of the way you can use your player.
Monster Hunter: World
Developed by Capcom Monster Hunter: World is an action role-playing game and is played in a third-person perspective. It will be available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. It also features single player and multi player game modes. The player is tasked to hunt down and kill or capture large monsters. The quests you complete in single player are the same in multi player game modes so you can experience battling monsters more with friends online.
State of Decay 2
Developed by Undead Labs State of Decay 2, an upcoming survival game and the sequel to State of Decay, released in 2013. It will only be available for Xbox One, and PC. It has a singleplayer and multiplayer mode. State of Decay is a zombie game that is played in third person perspective. It is made for cooperative game play which lets you play with up to three other players so you can survive with friends. This makes exploring, scavenging, and fighting the zombies a group effort and lets you have more fun while you’re playing.
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