Cub Reporter Issue 8 by Elizabeth Granger

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March 29, 2013

Volume 64, Issue 8

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BRIEFS

Second snow make-up date May 28

School will be in session on April 22, the snow make-up day, because weather forced a closing on Feb. 22. And it will be in session on May 28 because of Monday’s snow day.

Professional composer works with orchestra

Composer Arturo Rodriguez was here from Los Angeles this week to work with LC’s orchestra on their Mariachi piece “Mosaic Mexico,” which they will perform at the ISSMA state qualifications. A 1996 winner of Mexico’s Mozart medal, Rodríguez is an established composer of film and concert music, and a frequent guest conductor in orchestras around the world. He recently recorded at Abby Roads studio in London, where the Beatles recorded.

Ball State to honor Granger

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Ball State University’s Journalism Department will induct LC journalism teacher Elizabeth Granger into the Secondary Education Services Hall of Fame during J-Day ceremonies April 19. The honor recognizes her support and contributions to the university’s journalism outreach programs. Granger has been teaching journalism and advising the Cub Reporter newspaper staff at LC for 24 years.

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March 29: Spring breaks begins at 3:40 p.m. April 1: April Fool’s Day April 8: Classes resume after spring break April 9: Top 30 ceremony, 6 p.m., Commons April 13: ACT, 7 a.m., Student Life Center

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What’s inside

3 opinions 8 features 12 news

Clear, concise reporting on the good, the bad and the ugly. Someone’s got to do it.

Students’ perspectives on problems affecting Lawrence Central’s halls and the world beyond 56th Street.

In-depth coverage of students, global issues, rising trends and the not-so-average Bear.

18 sports 23

arts+entertainment

Trends are changing, the popcorn’s popping and yesterday’s in is tomorrow’s out. Don’t worry, we’ll help you keep up.

Scores, matches, games, meets and RBIs. Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.

April 18: Senior meeting - an- nouncement delivery, 8:50 a.m., auditorium April 20: Prom, 7-11 p.m., Indi- ana Roof Ballroom May 3-4: Musical, 7 p.m., auditorium May 5: Musical, 2:30 p.m., auditorium

PARENTS

BAC Reverse Raffle April 27

The Bears Athletic Club will host its 25th annual Reverse Raffle at 7 p.m. April 27 at Incredi-Plex, 6002 Sunnyside Road. The event offers dinner, silent auction, casino games and games of chance. Tickets are $30; proceeds will benefit LC’s athletic programs. Advance tickets and information are available at 9647440. The event is adult-only; ID is required.

Information compiled by Cub Reporter staff

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According to the National Weather Service, Indianapolis received 7 inches of snow by Monday. That’s 5 inches more than the monthly average of 1.8 inches. While the snow was beautiful, it prompted an obscene situation: school after Memorial Day. The missed day will be made up the Tuesday after Memorial Day, and finals will be that day. Cub photo/Samantha Strong

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Guard places second at state DarianBenson

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Junior Rena Shaw performs in the World Guard’s state finals performance, “Something in the Air.” The World Guard placed second in the state finals and is currently ranked fourth in the world. Courtesy photo/Meredythe Cross

LC’s World Guard placed second in the state competition and is currently ranked fourth in the world. Winter Guard is composed of both the World Guard and “A” guard. Winter Guard is smaller and competes indoors with more detailed choreography. The World Guard, which is the varsity guard, competes in both the Indiana High School Color Guard Association (IHSGA) and Winter Guard International (WGI). The World Guard’s show this season is called “Something in the Air.” The show is based on a scene in the movie “American Beauty.” “It is essentially about how there’s life behind things,” junior Allison

Reid said. “We have fabric in a lot of our show, from being as simple as dancing with a piece or having the ‘flyover’- a piece of fabric that takes up a little more than half of the floor being pulled over the entire guard. We use bits of dialogue from the movie in our show. It’s very emotional, especially at the end.” Junior Meredythe Cross, who is also in the World Guard, said she believes the guard really improved this season. “We are making so much progress and adding new tricks,” Cross said. “We really have improved. The whole guard tries to push each other to get better. We make every day better than the last.” Winter Guard started practicing about three weeks after marching band Grand Nationals. The season ends April 13 with WGI championships.

Show choirs finish season, recruit for next HaleyHamilton haleyhamiltoncub@gmail.com

The competitive show choir season has come to an end. “We worked really hard and it has really paid off. Despite being upset at times, we are very happy with the end result,” senior Perri Smith said. Central Sound placed second at their last competition at Center Grove High School on March 16. Throughout the season they placed at four out of five of the competitions they were in.

“We had to learn that Ellis as well as the students what you put in is what have done a fantastic job in you will get out,” junior maintaining the excellence Whitney Conner said. that we have come to “You have to be authentic.” expect from all Lawrence One of Central the songs performing arts.” that they “We had to T h e performed, learn that what you S w e e t “I Won’t put in is what you Give Up,” Sensations was voted will get out.” (the allWhitney Conner f e m a l e the best junior choir) did show choir not place at song in the Midwest. their most Performing arts recent competition. “They have a very great director Matt james said, “They had a very show; it is a very musical successful season, and Mr. and artistic show,” choir

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director Milo Ellis said. Show choir auditions have been going on during choir classes and are currently open to others during their study halls. Students who are interested can also talk to their guidance counselors and ask about how to schedule an audition with Mr. Ellis. Results will be posted in late April and early May. “Throughout this whole season I have certainly learned a lot. The biggest thing is that hard work is key,” senior Aliea Johns said.

Junior Kenny Ferguson and sophomore Julia Klinestiver perform Central Sound’s version of “De Lovely” by Cole Porter. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

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50 degrees, 7 inches of snow in three days:

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spring? March brings inconsistent, record-breaking weather

“It (the unusual weather) is not necessarily due to global warming, although that could be a cause. Rather, this is a reoccurring pattern that has been present AliDuff on the planet since weather records were aliduffcub@gmail.com kept, starting about 110 years ago.” Last week’s snowfall is being comIndiana’s weather has been far from pared to a record 16.1 inches in 1910, normal in the past month. Temperatures and the 15.5 inches deposited by the are 50 degrees colder than they were last Blizzard of 1978. year, a far cry from the 80-degree March But the snow is not the only kind of temperatures of 2012. The weather in storm wreaking havoc. Tornadoes have Indiana and some of the surrounding been reported in the South, reminding states is anything but pleasant, espe- Hoosiers of the devastating tornado that cially with the 6.2 inches of snowfall — destroyed Henryville and other nearby prompting a snow day — on March 24. towns in southern Indiana in March of Meteorology last year. teacher Ed Poe Art teacher links the unusual Nancy Barnes visIt (the unusual weather) ited the area last weather to pressures aﬀecting the ...is a re-occurring pattern April as part of a earth. Club group. that has been present on the Key “Variance in When she redaily weather planet since weather records turned, she said, temperatures is were kept starting about 110 “All you see is due to the longnothing. Everyterm climate ef- years ago.” thing built that Ed Poe fects the Earth is once existed was meteorology teacher experiencing,” he swept away. All is said. “Climate efsilent.” fects are caused by This week is the Earth’s air pressure and temperature Severe Weather Awareness Week, when patterns over a 20- to 40-year period.” families, schools and businesses are enPoe added that pockets of high and couraged to review safety plans in case low air pressure will cause the weather of hazardous weather. In response to Seto get more unusual than it already is. vere Weather Awareness Week and the

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recent tornadoes in the South, the National Weather Service ordered a test of Indiana’s tornado sirens. Two tests were made on Wednesday, one in the morning and one in the evening. LC has a safety plan in case of a tornado during school. Assistant principal Ron Davie said, “Get to the nearest place away from glass and doors, and take the position of sitting on the ﬂoor with backs to the lockers, hand protecting the head, and feet as close to the body as possible. Ideally, the heels of your feet should be touching your rear end as you are sitting up.” He added, “If you are in an inner classroom, you should take cover away from the door, and if possible, under a desk or along the wall sitting in the same position as described above. Inner classrooms are the safest places to be because there is little chance that debris will come through.”

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The month of March has brought inconsistent and recordbreaking weather, this year and last year. Check out the weird weather occurences and record breakers in March. March 2013 High: 67 degrees Low: 16 degrees Total snowfall: 14.4 inches The maximum level of snowfall ever recorded on March 24 occurred this week at 6.2 inches. March 2012 High: 84 degrees Low: 25 degrees Total snowfall: 7 inches

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Cub photo/SamanthaStrong

Seven days in March 2012 hold records for the highest temperatures.

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Strong places fifth in state CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com

Senior Samantha Strong placed fifth in the Indiana High School Forensic Association (IHSFA) State competition last Saturday. Strong competed in the inStrong ternational extemporaneous and impromptu categories. She was the top female in international extemporaneous speech in the state. Strong gave nine extemporaneous speeches at the IHSFA meet. For the speech she was given three previously unknown topics on international affairs. For each speech Strong was given 30 minutes to prepare for one of these three topics. “I usually dedicate 10 minutes to finding my sources, 10 minutes to outlining my speech and 10 minutes to practicing in front of a wall,” Strong said. The state extemporaneous speech competition consists of 48 speakers. Competitors are then narrowed down to a semi-final group of 18. Strong competed in the semi-final round and then advanced to the final group of six speakers. Strong spoke on politically based topics in foreign countries such as North Korea, Bolivia, Israel and Egypt. Her final topic was whether Iraq could overcome its history of sectarian violence. Strong does not plan to compete in college, but she does hope to coach others. She feels that being a member of the speech team helped her become confident in speaking in front of others in stressful situations. “I want to help others undergo that transformation by coaching high schoolers while I’m in college,” she said. “I can’t believe my speech career has come to an end. I couldn’t have asked for a better ending.”

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Michigan left comes to Indy Road will first have to make a righthand turn onto Allisonville Road and darianbensoncub@gmail.com then make a legal U-turn at a designated area, thus allowing the driver to go left. Fishers has introduced the first Traffic continues to flow as drivers make Michigan left in the state of Indiana at the U-turns. Senior Jamesthe intersection of on Berry often 96th and Allisondrives this way ville. I definitely think this is a and likes the idea A Michigan good idea. There needs to be of the Michigan left, also referred left. to as a median U- a different way to turn onto “I definitely turn, is a legal U- that street.” think this is a good turn drivers make Jameson Berry idea. There needs senior instead of making to be a different a sharp left-hand way to turn onto turn. that street,” Berry said. “Since the angle Drivers heading east on 96th Street of the intersection is the way that it is, who want to turn left onto Allisonville

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The Michigan left, introduced in Indiana at the intersection of 96th Street and Allisonville Road, is intended to alleviate traffic congestion at the intersection. Instead of turning left at the intersection, motorists turn right and then

that only way to make that possible is to install the legal U-turn. Most anyone can make a U-turn. It should definitely make navigating around the area much easier.” On the other hand, junior Hayden DeFord does not like the introduction of the Michigan Left. “It (the Michigan left) will be such a hassle to maneuver,” DeFord said. “The Michigan left sounds awkward and confusing.” The purpose of the new turns, originating in Michigan, is to decrease traffic and delays for people driving through the intersections. Two other Michigan left points will be opened in April, and a fourth will be finished around mid May.

make a U-turn at the designated cross-over spot. The Michigan left is widely used in Michigan where, experts say, it has decreased traffic delays.Cub graphic/Leah Arenz

Top 30 seniors to be honored April 9 artist and animator in New York City. Each student in the Top 30 chooses carleylanichcub@gmail.com an Honored Educator that has made an The Top 30 of the Class of 2013, for impact on him throughout his time in both Lawrence Central and Lawrence school. Each student shares 100 words North, will be recognized at a special about his chosen educator, and each edceremony April 9. ucator does the same about the student. This academic Top 30 seranking is based nior Mackenzie The greatest feedback a on a seven-semesSpicer’s Honored ter cumulative teacher can receive is from Educator, science grade point averteacher Kathy the students.” Kathy Madren Madren, said she age. honored educator believes being an The Academic Excellence RecHonored Educator ognition Program is the most meanwill feature commentary from both high ingful award she has received. school principals and a distinguished “The greatest feedback a teacher can alumnus from each school. LC will hear receive is from the students,” Madren from 2004 graduate Stephen Neary, an said.

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The 2012-2013 class of Top 30 Seniors has been announced and is listed below alphabetically): Allen, Jasmine Bowles, Geoffrey Clinton, Cameron Davis, Steven Desautels, Sarah Duke, Rebecca Ellefsen, Erin Floyd, Alexander Forbes, JonZachary Gardner, Griffin Harris, Clark Heiny, Sara Kryah, Alexander Larsh, Alexander Liss, Molly Meenan, Jordan

Murray, Isabella Owens, Kaitlin Powell, Katherine Roach, Madalyn Ruch, Tyler Sliva, Petr Sohail, Amna Spicer, Mackenzie Strong, Samantha Swanson, Kristen Taylor, Krista Turner, Adam Tuthill, Connor Wylin, Kimberly

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NEWS

To the

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from across the

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Cub photo/Anna Zanoni

Finkel named governor CarleyLanich

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Junior Sally Finkel was elected governor at the Key Club district convention (DCON) last Sunday. As governor, Finkel will oversee district-wide or state-level operations. She will train board members, assign committees, organize board goals and accomplishments, and strengthen relationships between various branches of Kiwanis, Key Club’s parent foundation. “Key Club hasn’t just taught me about service and leadership, but it has given me the opportunity to meet inspiring people,” Finkel said. “It has given me friendships that will last a lifetime.” Finkel ran for governor against one other contender. At DCON, Finkel gave two speeches, one at a Kiwanis brunch and the other to delegates from each Key Club in attendance. After a two-minute questioning session, delegates voted for their choice as governor. Finkel ran on a platform of strengthening the district by increasing organization, building a community, and involving all of Kiwanis to be a successful family. Finkel served most recently as Lieutenant Governor, overseeing Key Clubs for at least ﬁve other schools. In this position Finkel served as a liaison between the district and division levels within Key Club. “She’s dedicated, hardworking, and goes above and beyond,” Key Club adviser Nancy Barnes said. “She will do exceptional as governor.”

Students from Utsunomiya, Japan, visited LC for two weeks. They exchanged knowledge about cultural activities such as calligraphy, called shodo in Japa-

nese. Above, visiting student Shiho Suzuki teaches this ancient art to sophomore Wesley Elliott, using ﬂuid brush lines. Courtesy photo/Kaori Hashimoto

Japanese students experience LC CarolineVarie

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Chewing gum. To an LC student, chewing gum is completely commonplace. But t+o the 11 Japanese students who visited LC for two weeks, it’s a rare occurrence. “Schools here are very free,” Utsunomiya Kita High student Yutaro Ishii said. “A teacher might make a student stand for 50 minutes if they chew gum.” Ishii used gum chewing as an example to describe the comparatively low level of regulations in United States schools. Ishii and 10 others traveled from Utsunomiya, Japan, to the United States with their English teacher, Kaori Hashimoto, to experience United States’ culture. LC and Utsunomiya Kita High have hosted one another for more than

10 years. Last summer, 10 LC students and Japanese teacher Chris Meguschar visited Japan for 20 days to experience the culture and language ﬁrst-hand. Those who did not get the opportunity to go to Japan could still learn about the culture through hosting Japanese students recently and learning from them at school. “The opportunity to interact with students from another culture is important,” Meguschar said. “It also reinforces the lesson I try to teach about the importance of internationalism. Many students will never get a chance to travel abroad, and really this is the next best thing.” English is an obligatory subject in Japanese schools, and students take ﬁve to seven classes weekly. “English is a

very important subject for all the students to get into a university,” Ishii said. Ishii has been studying English for four years, and Ayumi Yamamuro, who also came to LC, has been studying English for ﬁve years. Ishii said his favorite part of the experience so far was going to Variety Pops. Both Ishii and Yamamuro said that the United States values individual opinion more so than in Japan. “In Japan, you feel like you are guarded,” Yamamuro said. “This country advocates for individual opinion.” The students left the United States last week, after living with host families, attending LC and doing activities throughout their stay. “Students can learn a lot from this experience, something you cannot really learn from school,” Hashimoto said.

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Sharing Place reopens for LT families MeredithNordmann

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The Sharing Place, run by the Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services, Indiana, has moved to the Lawrence Education and Community Center (LECC) building on Sunnyside Road where the recently closed Caring Center was formerly located. It is a material assistance program that helps support individuals and families of all ages in Marion County. The program provides free clothing and food to families in need. They serve those who fall below the poverty line and meet the income guidelines set by TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program). Once a month, clients are able to receive food. They must present proof of residency at every visit along with a bank statement showing the current zip code is within the nine zip codes that the Sharing Place serves. Products and volunteers at the Sharing Center are provided by Gleaners Food Bank, Midwest Food Bank, Lawrence Hunger Coalition and Interfaith Hunger Initiative.

Sharing Place Location: 6501 Sunnyside Road Indianapolis, IN 46236 Enter through Door 4 Hours of operation: Mon., Tues., Thurs. 10 a.m.- noon and 1-3 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. 6-8 p.m. Every second Saturday of the month 10 a.m.-noon

The number of perishable and nonperishable food items a family can receive depends on the size of the family. For example, a family of four can have 20 perishable and 20 nonperishable items. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now people can show up once a month for food; my dream is to offer them twice enough so I hope to expand our food offerings,â&#x20AC;? Marion Loyda, manager at the Sharing Place, said. The Sharing Place also offers clothing and hygiene items. Families can have two outfits per child per month, three pairs of new socks, three pairs of new underwear per year, a coat and one pair of shoes per year. They are open all year round.

A volunteer assists a Lawrence Township resident in finding food items, one of the many products that the Sharing Place provides for needy families in the township. Cub photo/Meredith Nordmann

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EDITORIAL

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Staff. Editor-in-Chief Samantha Strong Associate Editor Carley Lanich

Sports Editors Alex Kryah Jacob Helmus Online Editor Leah Arenz

News Editor Caroline Varie

Reporters Haley Hamilton Anna Zanoni

Opinions Editors Meredith Nordmann Darian Benson

Photographer Coleman LaBarr

Features Editors Katie Billman Glynnis King A+E Editor Ali Duff

Graphics Consultant Sara Heiny Adviser Elizabeth Granger Principal Rocky Valadez

The wait is over. Well, for some. Now is the time that seniors hear about scholarships, college admissions and awards. Now is the time to praise, not criticize. Praise, not scrutinize. Now is the time hard work finally comes to fruition. Many students have been laboring over applications, essays, coursework and extracurricular commitments over the course of the past 27 weeks, working and waiting for results, honors and then, relaxation to finally arrive. While these labors of love often seem to be quite a bit more labor than love, the excitement felt with g the arrival of recognition and success is irreon Str a placeable. th an am S Now is the time to recognize these labors / ic ph and this love. gra b Cu Labors of love are not limited to the classroom decisions next week. And many Bears will be graband may extend far beyond the halls of Lawrence bing that big envelope from the mailbox in the coming Central. The football team was recently recogdays, flooded with pride and reassurance over the nized at the Statehouse for their hard work and decisions made and the commitment on the accomplishments achieved field, and the boys over the past four years. received their State While these labors may often seem And we commend them. rings last week. The to be quite a bit more labor than love... Students of all grades ring is more than a will be recognized and symbol of their vicsuccess is irreplaceable. applauded for their past tory; it is a mark of year’s labor at Honor their labors, dediNight May 15. These students’ labors are not limited cation and relentless love for the sport and their to the grade book; they may include collaboration, atteammates. titude in the classroom and work ethic. These students And we commend them. may not always be at the top of the class, but they are While many seniors have already received at the top in terms of character. their letters of acceptance from various colleges, And we commend them. many colleges will be announcing admissions

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3 -second editori editorials • One of the most memorable nights in high school students’ lives is prom night. Prom night is the night. The night to go out and live, dance and never forget some of your closest friends. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to put on your best attire and show what you’re made of. • The Sharing Place is a great organization that helps serve the community by providing food and clothing to Lawrence families in need. The new location is more convenient and centrally located that the old one so it will be available to more people in need of assistance. The Sharing Place also has a friendly environment that gives you a sense of community and caring; the smiling faces on the volunteers and their commitment help it prosper as much as it does. • Drugs are becoming more and more prominent in today’s society. Teens are coming up with every way possible to get a limited time high.

See related stories on Pages 12, 7, 13, 17, 18. See related story to the editorial on Page 5.

While the drugs in candy situation is creative, it is in no way a good thing for today’s youth to be involved in. • Art is a great way to express yourself creatively and emotionally. Whether you are talented or have absolutely no skill when it comes to art, that’s OK, because there is no definition of the talent of the artwork other than your own. Art classes On Feb. 10, a tornado ripped through the Hattiesburg, Miss., area, damaging several buildings on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. The cyclone was one of five confirmed tornadoes that touched down in the Mississippi region that day. • continue teaching students to express themselves using creative pieces of art anywhere from photography to sculpting.

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What is the purpose of school? Complex Simplicity Anna Zanoni

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after 10 years of public schooling and the nagging stress of my academic future became overbearing. Yes, there has always been competition and pressure for young people to succeed, but older generations don’t understand how much emphasizing that point for so long has strained our young minds. Anxiety, depression and mental disorders are on the rise among adolescents. According to teenhelp. com, one in eight teens is depressed. It’s only sophomore year, and it has gotten to the point where I come home from school daily, overwhelmed due to school and the ﬁve hours of homework ahead. The foundation of my, and other teen’s woes, is rarely academics but blankness, The coupling of anguish and school may not

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I typed “school makes me…” in Google’s search bar. With only those three words in, suggestions flooded in from Google to finish my sentence. Having written something so uninteresting, I wasn’t expecting such expressive results. It’s not a secret that Google is the most popular search engine in the world. Its autofill suggestions are based on the search habits of billions. In my opinion, many of the trends in Google’s autofill reflect a worldwide attitude toward a wide array of subjects. So when I typed, “school makes me…” I didn’t expect it to open the can of worms it did. Autofill finished my sentences as follows: “school makes me depressed; feel stupid; makes me sad.” Those words weren’t what I’d imagine others would be saying intentionally, but when I examined “depression,

stupid, and sad” more closely, because…” Somberness hit as it revealed the common thread the No.1 answer was “school.” of pain. The top reason for suicide I backspaced in shock until grouped under a word that is the search bar was bare once supposed to create a welcomagain. My fingers hovered over ing environment, but instead the keyboard as I formulated brings pain. another question to further reSub-par grades. Bullying. veal the distress of the human Future planning. It all adds to psyche. the baggage many teens have I typed “I hate my life beto carry around on a daily cause…” and autofill blatantly basis. Along with that bulk of display the results. “I hate life chemistry homework in their because… of school” was the book bags, some students most popular are going result. That through the autofill suggeshalls with the We have lost the tion was trailed additional by “because of concept that schooling weight of my parents” depression on isn’t just about good and “because their shoulgrades... I’m fat.” Nevders. ertheless, do Our socinot undermine ety is expectthe first suggestion’s signifiing teens to be the jack-of-allcance. Remember, Google is trades. No longer is it should, used by millions every day, but teens need to have good so to discount the number on grades, participate in clubs, search results due to a couple have a job, play sports, etc. of moody teenagers is obtuse. The list goes on and on, and I erased the search bar that’s the problem! Teenagers once again. This time I wanted feel pressure to achieve those to delve into the deepest pain standards set forth by society Google’s database cataloged. every day. Keeping up with I typed, “I want to kill myself this expectation is draining

be a new problem, but it is an underestimated threat. Older generations need to reevaluate how they market success toward teens. We have lost the concept that schooling isn’t just about good grades, being in sports or participating in clubs. School is about bettering yourself mentally and socially, not just intellectually.

Living life without always being on the dot Junior Caroline Varie spent ﬁrst semester of this school year in Los Angeles, Chile, through a foreign exchange program. She spoke only Spanish, lived with a host family and went to Chilean school every weekday. She left for the program July 24 and returned to the States Jan. 4.

CarolineVarie carolinevariecub@gmail.com Family lunch: six hours. Birthday party: seven hours. Before I left for Chile, I was told that Chileans, as in many other cultures, have a diﬀerent view of time than in the United States. I didn’t refuse to believe it, I simply wasn’t able to grasp the concept of a

world where time is second to life’s simple pleasures: talking with family or friends. This is why a family “lunch” at 3 p.m. often morphed into a family dinner ending at 9 p.m., and why a classmate’s birthday party lasted from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. In the ﬁrst months after I arrived, I was constantly tired, a common symptom of cultural shock. These family meals and birthday parties seemed never ending, especially when I was tired. After a few hours, Spanish words would transform into an unintelligible stream of sounds. And then I would check the time. I quickly learned that just when I thought it was time to leave,

one or two more hours needed painful is because we make it a to factored in. wait—we remain stationary. As The second biggest mistake opposed to categorizing a pein waiting is to set an expected riod of time before something time of departure. If that is supposed to occur as “waittime remains ing,” Chileans known, then use that time. there are no And if they By putting less expectations— get caught up emphasis on time, no “that took in whatever forever!” or, they’re using Chileans seem to “that ended time for enjoy their time more. that (usually talkearly.” The biging), it doesn’t gest mistake in waiting matter because there were no expectations in is to declare passing time as the first place. waiting. Waiting, as defined By putting less emphasis by Merriam-Webster Dictionon time, Chileans seem to enary, is “to remain stationary in joy their time more. Although readiness or expectation.” The even after five months in Chile reason waiting can seem so

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it was difficult to forget about time, I am definitely more patient now. I don’t mind waiting in a doctor’s office or waiting for a teacher to finish talking, even if the bell rings. At my school in Chile, there were no clocks in classrooms. No one seemed to know the bell schedule, and I think it changed on a daily basis, because no one was waiting for anything, or expecting anything. Things happen when they happen, and time is better spent when it is an uncounted passage of experiences, as opposed to numerals. Patience capacity before living in Chile: moderate. Patience capacity after living in Chile: No clock necessary.

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Speak Your Mind Where do you want to go for spring break?

OPINIONS

Bear it All “I’m not saying I’m not. I’m just saying you are.” Jaclynn Hall-Dobbs, 10 “Thou shalt not be unreal.” Jalen Easler, 12 “What a beautiful spring... snowstorm.” Seung Jun Lee, 9 “If you can imagine it, you can dream it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” Hector Gallardo, 10 “Stay positive.” Deairius Bailey, 12

“I would go to the Bahamas so I can chill on the beach.”

Trevon Hall, 9

“I would go to Italy to see my family and the culture.”

Jessica Zaccardelli, 10

“I would go to Tahiti because it’s “I would go to Hawaii because it’s pretty and I can hula dance with fire.” exotic.”

Siah Turay, 11

Jameson Berry, 12

“I’ll just walk away now.” Diamond Swope, 11 “What thought hasn’t been thought before?” Robert Hall-Dobbs, 12 “Don’t ever make bets.” Austin Krueger, 9 “Everyone deserves a little Vitamin B in their life.” Brandon Powell, 11 “I can’t wait for Spring Break!” Peyton Carroll, 9

“I would go to Miami because the weather is nice.”

Gregory Arnold, 9

“I would go to Florida because I love the beach.”

Nia Birt, 10

“I would go to California because it seems like a chill place to hang out on the beach.” Bria Rudolph, 11

“I would go to Chicago because it’s my home town.”

Johnny Perkins, 12

“I don’t want to go back to Spain yet.” Julia Jimenez Garcia, 12

The Summeritis epidemic is sweeping LC andom Ramblings R Darian Benson If you are anything like me, as soon as the fourth quarter started, you began counting down the days until summer break. Ever heard of senioritis? Well, I’ve got something I like to call summeritis. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, laziness, daydreaming, and an unnecessarily amount of online shopping.

Every day, I sit in my classes and dream about the warm sunshine and carefree moments that summer brings. Then reality snaps back and I realize that we still have a ways to go before school is oﬃcially out for the summer. The current weather isn’t helping the situation. It has been teasing us with warm days every so often, and then it snows later that week. I don’t know about you, but I want summer. Now. Remember in the beginning of the year when you promised yourself that this was going to be the year that you would make perfect grades?

Did you ﬁnd yourself slipping besides waiting until May 28 around the middle of second ﬁnally arrives. Although sumquarter? I know I sure did. meritis is not deadly, it is killAnd the promise of the arrival ing me. First step of recovery is of warm weather is just makto make sure that you actually ing it worse. continue to Thinking do your about how Although summeri- schoolwork. summer is Although tis is not deadly, it is just a couple this is not months away ideal, by killing me. is making my doing your procrastinaschoolwork tion problem you are able worse. The closer we get to to remain in the school mindset summer, the lazier I feel myself and refrain from daydreaming become. about summer break. Second So how can we cure this step? I hate to say it, but realize dreadful disease? That is, that summer is still a long time

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away from now. In order for break to arrive, we have to finish out the last nine weeks of the school year. That includes finals. And the final step of curing summeritis is to watch as many summer movies that you can get your hands on as you wait out the next couple of months. Actually, that step is optional, but highly recommended. Although summer is still far away, it is getting closer and closer each day. Together, we can survive the remainder of the school year. By the way, including weekends, there are only 57 days left.

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Split Decision: Prom

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Should you go with a date or with friends? Prom shouldn’t be an exclusive event. If you don’t have a date, so what? Prom is supposed to be one of your most memorable nights of high school, and it should still be that way regardless of your relationship status. It’s great if someone asks you, but it should be a night out with some of your closest friends regardless.

Prom should be remembered as having a great time with your best friends. Whether your best friend is your date or your group of friends, the most important thing is to have a memorable evening with the people you want to remember. If it’s not a date that you think you’d have the most fun with, you shouldn’t feel pressured by tradition to have one. Go with whomever you want to remember prom night being with.

Is it worth the expense? Yes. Although $45 a ticket can seem pricey at ﬁrst glance, students get so much out of it. The cost of the food, the DJ and renting out the facility adds up quickly. If students want the best possible prom, they’re going to have to pay their price to get it.

Prom should be available for everyone, and not being able to go because of the cost can be a problem for some students. I think it would be beneﬁcial to have two separate prices, one for going and having dinner and one for just dancing. This way it would be more aﬀordable for more students.

Should you eat before prom or at it? Eating before prom has become a common practice among friend groups, but it just tacks on to the overall cost of prom. The food is from a quality menu prepared fresh at the Ballroom, and it’s covered in your ticket fee. In times when most teenagers are on a budget, you might as well experience all that prom has to oﬀer.

There are already going to be hours and hours spent at prom, so going to dinner before would be a nice change of scenery. Separate dinner lets you spend time with just your friends because then it will be nice to take a break from such a busy atmosphere. It isn’t required that you have to spend a lot of money for a big elaborate dinner, either. You can change it to ﬁt in your budget.

Should prom be themed? Themes make every prom diﬀerent, especially when it comes to décor. Following the theme is up to each guest, so having a theme doesn’t hurt anything. Personally, I like this year’s theme of Castaway Cove because our decorations will be more festive than a simple ballroom dance.

Themes can add a little something extra to the environment at prom, or they can be over the top. Themes should be done tastefully by creating a fun and vibrant atmosphere as well as keeping it traditional. I do not think that themes should interfere with what people decide to wear, the music or the food.

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ChloeFeyock journalism class student When Nikki Blaine was an LC senior in the spring of 1992, she designed and sewed a friend’s royal blue sequined prom dress. She also designed a dress for herself. “It was a black and gold dress, heart-shaped neckline, ﬁtted,” she said. “It was the early ‘90s. Honestly, I could wear that now.” Blaine is an Indianapolis fashion designer whose creations show up at area proms. She said the current fashion trend seems to be long dresses in beautiful pastels as light as lavender or yellow. Black and white dresses are also really

hot this season. up for prom attire, and fabric With a history rooted in was being used on the battlecollege debutante balls, prom field. Due to the war effort, the traditions are more than 100 era of short prom dresses was years old. It is where a teen born. can make his or her debut as a During the ‘50s, long dressclassy, mature young adult. es were revived. Tight bodices One of the most important were worn to accentuate a elements to a small waist great prom is and large bust Back then, a tux the fashion. in the blonde Before bombshell cost $15. Richard Phillipy the 1920s, styles of prom committee head seniors would American icons Marilyn wear their Monroe and best Sunday Jayne Mansfield. outfit and enjoy a simple tea. For men, cream-colored The Roaring ‘20s brought along dress jackets and bow ties were fast-paced dances and expenhandsome and fashionable. sive new clothing. In the 1960s, many womThen, in the 1930s and en’s styles were influenced by 1940s, the Great Depression First Lady Jackie Kennedy. A dissolved many funds saved

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number of boys on the dance floor began featuring the powder-blue tux. “Back then, a tux cost $15,” prom committee head Richard Phillipy said. Baby doll dresses that showed a bit of fake tannedskin were the height of high school prom fashion in the ‘70s. Both girls and boys shimmied on the dance floor to disco music in platforms. With movies like “Pretty in Pink” and “Footloose” in the ‘80s, the bigger the sleeves and hair, the more fun. With influences like Kurt Cobain and Will Smith during the big grunge and rap phase of the 1990s, “tuxes and tennis shoes were what the boys wore,” Phillipy said.

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Prom 2013 Theme: Castaway Cove Where: Indiana Roof Ballroom,140 W. Washington St., Downtown When: Saturday, April 20 7-11 p.m. Cost: $45/person (Includes dinner at the Roof) Ticket sales: Commons April 11-12 (cash or check) April 15-19 (cash only) Nikki Blaine Couture is rafﬂing off a custom-made prom dress. Deadline for rafﬂe ticket purchase: March 31 Drawing for winner: April 1 www.nikkiblaine.com

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New candy not so sweet AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com Although weed is illegal in 32 states, including Indiana, local statistics say that by 12th grade, 50 percent of Hoosier teens have tried the drug. “There is some peer pressure involved in trying it,” sophomore Ayriel Sprague said. “(Weed) is also much easier to get these days. Whenever you go to a party, it’s there.” Across the country in states such as Texas, New York and California, law enforcement has become concerned with a new form of narcotic referred to as ‘weed candy.’ Composed of various sugars, vegetable oil and marĳuana, this drug is disguised in candy wrapping to discourage suspicion. “One thing that kids and even adults misunderstand is that there are chemicals in (weed), and whenever you put a chemical into your body, it will change you,” dean of students J.R. Shelt warned.

tion and make bad choices,” “So when people say it won’t Miller advised. “Parents have affect you, that’s wrong. It will to be vigilant and look out for change the makeup of your changes in their behavior.” brain and your personality.” Miller also recommends Executive director of Drugparents know how teens can Free Marion County, Randy potentially obtain and hide Miller, warned that despite the seemingly innocent packaging, drugs, so they’ll know what to look out for. Above all, Miller weed candy is still a drug. said, the best way to deter a “Just because it’s candy teen from drugs is to talk to doesn’t mean it won’t have the them. “Open same addicthe line of tive qualities communicasuch as a It will change the tion,” he said. joint,” Miller said. makeup of your brain “Knowing your child, “Weed and your personality. their friends candy’s apand those peal is probJ.R. Shelt dean of students friends’ parably that it’s ents can help easy to hide you be more from teachers aware of what and parents,” they’re really involved in.” Sprague said. The candy is “It’s difficult to make teens odorless and many people, understand the effects of mariincluding parents, aren’t even juana; it takes you away from aware these forms of drugs reality,” Shelt explained. “And exist. at this stage (in teens’ lives), “Trusting their child is they need to be grounded in fine, but also be aware that reality.” teens can fall prey to tempta-

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a celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is katiebillmancub@gmail.com Christianity’s most important holiday. Easter is generally celebrated Eggs. Hidden in the front on the ﬁrst Sunday following yard. Hidden in the back yard. the full moon after the spring They aren’t normal eggs equinox on March 21. The word that have baby chicks inside of “Easter” was originally derived them for junior Sydney Norris, from the word “Eastre,” the though. The eggs are multicolAnglo-Saxon ored plastic goddess of eggs, eggs that spring. This year, have money Easter is a time of Easter falls on and candy inMarch 31. side of them as reﬂection and a time Every Easter, a celebration for family. Norris’ famof Easter. ily gathers at her Easter Sydney Norris grandma’s house eggs, the Easjunior to eat, spend time ter bunny and together over festive Easter events like Easter candy. Alegg hunts and recognize the relithough they’re now thought of as symbols of Easter, they hold a gious importance of the day. “The front yard is full of deeper meaning for the holiday eggs with candy, and the back celebrated each spring. Easter,

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yard is full of eggs with money,” color dyes them, too. The night Norris said. “Most eggs have before Easter, her family sits out $2 in them, but some have $5. on the driveway to color eggs. Everyone has to get at least 20 After ﬁlling cups with colored eggs, and after that, they’re all up dye, they write on the eggs with for grabs.” wax and use tongs to dip them. So how does Easter relate to “My brothers call the wax eggs? Eggs have been a mythocrayon ‘the magic stick,’ and the logical symbol of birth for thourest of us get a kick out of that,” sands of years, and the Christians Garey said. adopted it as an Easter icon in the Her family then takes the 13th century. The yolk inside of eggs out of the shell symbolizes Christ’s the dye emergence from the after tomb, and they were originally dyed red to represent Christ’s blood on the cross. : LC’s Junior favorite Easter candies Bailey Garey not only 1. Reese’s eggs searches for eggs, but she 2. Chocolate bunnies

a few minutes and puts them back in the carton to dry. “We keep everyone’s (eggs) separate so on Easter morning we can pick our top three,” Garey said. “The winners (of the top chosen eggs) get to start looking for Easter eggs and baskets ﬁrst.” Garey’s family has an Easter egg hunt every year after church similar to Norris’, but Garey’s family hides the Easter baskets along with the eggs. “Easter is a special time for me because it means a new beginning,” Garey said. “It also means an awesome day with my family.” Although eggs have become one of Easter’s most recognizable icons, the Easter Bunny has adopted a popular role in the holiday as well. The Easter Bunny originally hopped into

the holiday because the fertile rabbit had long been a symbol of new life in European pagan celebrations. The Easter Bunny has been known to carry a woven basket ﬁlled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes toys to deliver to children the night before the holiday. Easter is the second-largest candy-selling season, behind Christmas. It surpasses holidays like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and even Halloween. Reese’s eggs. Chocolate bunnies. Marshmallow peeps. Although modern-day Easter has adopted a focus on colorful candy and colored eggs, it’s important to remember the true reason for the celebration. “Easter is a time of reﬂection and a time for family,” Norris said. “Traditions help us spend time with the people who mean most to us.”

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The ﬁrst edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany in the early 1800’s 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made every year This year marks the Cadbury Creme Egg’s 50th anniversary and the marshmallow Peeps’ 60th anniversary Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps each year The world’s largest jar of jelly beans weighed 6,050 pounds Easter egg-throwing games began in medieval churches Easter is the second most-candy eating occasion of the year Source/whsv.com

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CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com “I was sitting in one of the chairs on the aisle, and I was watching everybody go up to this casket. At ﬁrst I didn’t know who it was. I was watching everybody go up and they were all crying,” junior Amanda Boyce said, describing a funeral. “Then I got up to see who it was, and it was me.” Boyce was not actually in a casket, and there was no funeral. It was all a dream. In fact, eight out of 10 dreams contain some type of negative context. “Nightmares are normal,” psychology teacher Terri Foley said. “There’s nothing unusual about those unless they interfere and you can’t sleep.” Common nightmares include being chased, trapped, rejected or struck with misfortune. Many of these dreams are provoked by stress or anxiety. “(My mom and I) ended

up skydiving when there was a tornado,” senior Brett Leedy said about one of his nightmares. “The airplane door flung open, and she almost flew out. She was hanging on with her hands, and then she did fly out.” Junior Hannah Coble has recurring dreams, often times about being trapped herself or trying to save other people. “I used to have dreams a lot when I was younger about getting run over by a bus…” Coble said. “I would be running and I would get cemented down, and I would just see this bus roll over me and then I would wake up.” Recurring dreams, similar to nightmares, are usually related to high levels of stress. “When you’re being controlled in a dream or pursued or trapped, that generally means that you feel like you don’t have any control over what’s going on in your life,” Foley said.

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A third theory, developed Some people like to believe that thinking positive thoughts by psychologist Sigmund Freud, explains that dreams before falling asleep can should not be taken literally, increase the chance of having but symbolically. more pleasant dreams. Scientifically, it is known “That’s possible if you believe in information processing, that dreams occur during a period of sleep called Rapid Eye then (those thoughts) would Movement (R.E.M.). R.E.M. go on into your dream,” Foley is experienced typically four said. Information processing is a to five times each night for a sleep theory stating that people total of 90 to 120 minutes. The R.E.M. state dream about of sleep is the what occlosest state to curs to them Nightmares are consciousness while they are while still awake. This normal. There’s sleeping. may explain nothing unusual Most why people about those... dreams last dream about Terri Foley between only events that psychology teacher five and 20 occurred durminutes, and ing that same six hours are day. spent dreamA differing in a typical lifetime. ent theory called activation Everyone dreams several synthesis says that dreams are times each night. What seems simply neurons in the brain to distinguish certain dreams firing off to create images from others is their ability to be throughout the sleep state.

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remembered. Better memory of dreams can be achieved through a few simple steps. Thinking about dreams right before going to bed at night can help improve memory recall in the morning. Also, setting an alarm slightly earlier than usual can actually awaken a person in the midst of their R.E.M. state, when they are most likely to be dreaming. “People are always like ‘your dreams are so vivid,’” Coble said. “They’re vivid because I have all of these diﬀerent parts that I have to connect because (in my dreams) it’s the same people and the same situation.” Events in Coble’s recurring dreams help her remember what happened by piecing together reappearing events. “A lot of people will say, ‘Oh I don’t have dreams.’ Yes you do,” Foley said. “You just don’t remember them.” Graphic/MCT Campus/Daymond Gascon, San Jose Mercury News

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Art: an escape of the mind Junior Emily Neff puts the ﬁnishing touches on one of her IB projects about the world around her, this one focusing on the battling parties of the 2012 election. Cub photo/Katie Billman

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Junior Gracyn Burns ﬁnishes her piece for IB art, a watercolor painting of elephants. Cub photo/Katie Billman

Art: noun, “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects.” Although MerriamWebster’s deﬁnition of art is technically correct, it’s about more than producing aesthetic objects to junior Gracyn Burns. “Art is an expression of yourself,” Burns said. “There isn’t really a deﬁnition of art that explains it.” Art can take many shapes and forms, such as visual arts, musical arts and performing arts. For Burns’ IB (international baccalaureate) project theme this year, she incorporates all three. Her theme, titled “In-

the world or things going on spired by Music,” is a series of around her. artworks that incorporate her “Art is what I’m good at. favorite songs and the feelings Other people play a sport, sing she gets when she listens to or play an instrument, and I go them. In addition to IB studio to art class and art, Burns is in a color or play painting class as with clay,” well. I create what I Neff said. “It’s a way to “Even though escape. I create want, do what I want a lot of people what I want, do and there are no look at art what I want, like it’s just a and there are rules. no rules,” Burns Gracyn Burns waste of time junior or money, art said. “That’s class gives stuexactly what I dents a chance want, and that’s to use their talent, just like the exactly what art gives me.” football team gives the quarterFor junior Emily Neff, art back a chance to use his.” gives a way to focus in on the world around her. Her theme Neff is taking ceramics, for her IB projects focuses on painting and an IB visual arts different things in history, class this year. She’s also a things currently going on in student assistant for art teacher

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Nancy Barnes during her study hall. She hopes to major in art education at the Herron School of Art and Design in downtown Indianapolis and become an art teacher at the elementary level. “Self expression is very important for a well-rounded education,” Barnes said. “It gives opportunities for creative learners to express themselves in a safe environment.” Students here must take two art credits to graduate with an academic or technical honors diploma. “I think it’s wonderful when young children are encouraged to explore and express, in any way, artistic interests,” Indiana University director of admissions Mary Anderson said.

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Stuck in Indy? The Cub Reporter is here to help. We’ve compiled our words of wisdom for your home-bound Spring Break.

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Cool off with a visit to BRICS.

The Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station (BRICS), located on the Monon Trail south of 64th Street, is a hot spot for chilled treats. The Station features a variety of ice cream flavors along with free Wi-Fi and a complimentary water station for lengthy treks on the Trail.

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annazanonicub@gmail.com When spring break rolls around, almost all teens have hopes their breaks will involve sun, sand and unforgettable nights with friends. “School is a struggle second semester, so on spring break I need time for rest and relaxation,” sophomore Molli Loftus said. When she heard that her youth group Campus Life was traveling to Florida for spring break last year, she couldn’t pass it up. “It sounded like the classic beach spring break but with a twist,” Loftus said. She and two other LC students prepared for their weeklong getaway to Laguna Beach, Fla. Twelve hours, 700 miles and three state lines later, the hundreds of Hoosiers arrived at their destination. “When we got there a pod of dolphins were swimming and playing right off the shore,” Loftus said. Laguna Beach sits on the panhandle of Florida, right off the Gulf Coast. The LC students were housed with six girls from Fort Wayne. “... one of the focuses of this trip was to build new relationships, so everyone was really friendly and completely receptive to new people,” Loftus said. Lawrence North Campus Life director Chris Rickleman was the chaperone for the LC and LN students. “Campus Life is a fun place where teens feel like they can belong, be themselves and build new relationships with others and

Throw on your boots and hop in the snow. Make a snow angel, or two or five. Or harness your dog to a sled and take on Indy dogsled style.

Take a stroll through a memorial

Sophomore Molli Loftus along with other Young Life, also known as Campus Life, members spent their 2012 Spring Break on Laguna Beach in Florida with Young Life, founded in 1938. Courtesy photo/Molli Loftus

God,” explained Rickleman. “So, Campus Life spring break trip is an opportunity for hundreds of students to learn more about God and make new friends, all the while enjoying the fun and sun of Florida.” Loftus has been a part of the youth group since freshman year. “Going to Campus Life every week has really helped me stay true to who I am,” she said. Sometimes also called Young Life, Campus Life was founded in 1938. Today the youth group is at more than 2,531 high schools nationwide. One of the youth group’s ways to involve teens is their annual trips, such as the one Loftus attended in Florida. “Teens joined in on events like beach volleyball tournaments, life-size sand building contests and nightly concerts showcasing local bands,” Loftus said. Aside from the nonstop entertainment, the Florida trip also incorporated lessons. “We’d have our daily

lesson where the staff would prepare a skit and show clips of fun moments so far on the trip. Then a speaker would talk about a lesson in the Bible,” said Loftus. “Before curfew, we’d all regroup, then each school would split into small groups across the grounds so that we’d all have a chance to discuss the daily lesson or just say what was on our mind.” Those private moments with her friends and chaperone really made the trip unique, Loftus said. “Groups gave us a chance to share personal stuff without the fear of being judged.” “I tried to create a safe place where they could be heard,” Rickleman said. The connections formed on Laguna Beach last year still resonate with the sophomore today. “On that trip I began to understand spring break isn’t about where you go, but who you spend it with,” Loftus said. “I had such an awesome experience last time and can’t wait to make new memories.”

Indianapolis is second only to Washington, D.C., for having the greatest number of memorials. Take this opportunity to explore the wonders this city has to offer, including the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, the Indiana War Memorial Plaza and the U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial.

Release your inner ‘quack’

Duckpin bowling uses smaller balls and pins than that of regular bowling. The ball is roughly the size of a grapefruit and doesn’t have holes for your fingers like regular bowling balls. The game is less about winning and more about the hilarity that comes with balls jumping lanes and futile attempts to score.

Take a trip to the beach... sort of

Have an Instagram account? Facebook page? Feel the envy creep up as everyone but you posts pictures of themselves on a nice, warm beach? Well, you can post those photos, too! Simply snag a friend’s photo and photoshop yourself into the beach scene. And, of course, make sure you’re in your favorite swimsuit.

Reach new heights

Release your inner wild side with a trip up a wall. Take a trip to Climb Time Indy, located off I-69 on Corporation Drive, or Hoosier Heights, with locations in Carmel and Bloomington. Rent some harnesses and shoes and climb to real heights.

Make a toast at a roast

Warm up by the fire and roast, or set ablaze depending on your preference, a marshmallow or two. Add in some bars of chocolate and graham crackers, and you have a full meal deal. Cub graphics/Anna Zanoni, Glynnis King

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Oobatz! 3716 E. 82nd St. Indianapolis, IN 46240 oobatzrestaurant.com 317-537-9700 I can’t decide what I like best about Oobatz — the name, the food or the fact that I got to watch Spongebob on my table’s TV. Oobatz, a family owned restaurant in Zionsville, just opened their second location near Keystone Avenue. We started oﬀ our meal with an “Oobatizer,” Oobatz’s version of an appetizer, of Loaded Tornado Potatoes. I was expecting loaded potato skins, and I was mildly disappointed when the server came out with potato-like chips topped with cheddar cheese and bacon. All of Oobatz’s pasta entrées sounded satisfying, including their Cajun salmon pasta, penne Mediterranean and their chicken Florentine. As a table, we split Oobats’s crab ravioli and the chicken portabella sandwich. I normally don’t care for alfredo sauce, but the crab-ﬁlled ravioli was an exception. The ravioli noodles were tri-colored and sat on top of a creamy crab sauce. The chicken portabella sandwich was also good, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone that isn’t a fan of mushrooms. It was served on a ciabatta roll, which is a major seller to the carb-lovers. Our server said Oobatz’s most popular dishes included the Cub photos/Katie Billman pastas and salads. Unlike other restaurants, Oobatz has a buildyour-own-pasta option (choosing your pasta, sauce and meat) and pasta-duos, which combine two pastas for one price. Some options on Oobatz’s menu are expensive, but there’s something for everyone’s taste and budget.

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Thing Ali Duff “Argo” is still in theaters, and for very good reason. The ﬁlm begins in 1979, in the terriﬁed panic of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Iranian protesters are climbing the fences as frantic employees inside the embassy work to shred and incinerate sensitive documents. While the protesters break down the doors and begin taking everyone hostage, six U.S. diplomats escape and take refuge in the house of a Canadian ambassador,

blink of an eye, every breath adds awaiting what they are sure is to the audience’s perception of the certain death. ever determined Mendez, who Enter Tony Mendez, the CIA’s has the weight of the world on his best exfiltration agent. Mendez shoulders and is still somehow devises a plan to sneak the esable to stand. It’s clear that Affleck caped diplomats out of Tehran has researched the agent who put by disguising them as a film crew his job — and his life — at risk for scouting locations for a fake scisix people he barely knew, but still ence fiction film called “Argo.” considered the mission his “reMendez is portrayed by direcsponsibility.” tor Ben Affleck, a choice that I was But it’s not just Affleck’s role originally hesitant about. Sure, that deserves Clint Eastwood merit. John was incredible both directing ‘Argo’ is a supremely Goodman and Alan Arkin proand acting in exceptional film. “Million Dolvide a hilarious lar Baby,” and dose of comic Quentin Taranrelief that eases tino had some of the best scenes the tension of the serious movie. in “Pulp Fiction,” but with all the While some have criticized hype surrounding “Argo,” I was the film for being overdramatic, it seems that drama is one of the worried about how the film would turn out with Affleck juggling both things that sells movies nowadays. “Argo” is a supremely exceptional the directing job and the starring film. It stands as a testament to the role. risky sacrifices one person endured But the role of Mendez was to ensure the preservation of othone that Affleck portrayed with ers’ wellbeing. the utmost care. Every step, every

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What’s H t in Indy Bunny Rock Indy: 5K Walk/Run & Egg hunt

Target free family night at Children’s Museum

Join the Easter fun at the Bunny Rock Indy 5K run Saturday at White River State Park Celebration Plaza. The race begins at 9 a.m. The entry fee for the race is $40. Participants will receive bunny ears, sunglasses and a custom bunny rock dri-ﬁt Tshirt. An egg hunt will also be held for kids ages 2-8 at 10 a.m. The egg hunt fee is $10.

The ﬁrst Thursday of each month is sponsored by Target, allowing free admission to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. On April 4, help celebrate Earth Day by learning how to keep the Earth clean. Visit the museum’s new rain garden.

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ hits theaters today

Easter at the Zoo Spend your Easter Sunday at the Indianapolis Zoo. Zoo admission is only $10 on Easter Sunday when you print oﬀ and bring in their special coupon from indianapoliszoo.com.

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Pacers vs. OKC Thunder

The Pacers will play the Oklahoma City Thunder at 8 p.m. April 5 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” is an exciting sequel to “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” This time the Joes are back to take on Cobra after being framed and wrongly convicted by the government. Compiled by Glynnis King

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Artist: Atlas Genius Album: When It Was Now Genre: Alternative Rating: 1 - 2 -

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Song Suggestion: “Trojans” Carley Lanich

Australian band Atlas Genius released their ﬁrst album, When It Was Now, last month. The new group is literally a band of brothers and is currently touring with popular alternative rock group Imagine Dragons. The album’s lead single “Trojans” is unmistakably catchy and has received some mild airplay on alternative radio stations. The album as a whole has an electric indie-rock feel. It boasts a balance between upbeat feel-good music and mid-tempo relaxation tracks. The album, although seemingly slow at its start, grows on you with each listen. It features a variety of acoustic and electric tracks. The beginning of

When It Was Now displays the softer side of the band, while the second half of the album picks up, becoming a catchy compilation of music. Some songs such as “Centered On You” and “Don’t Make a Scene,” while captivating on their own, seem to stream together sounding very similar to the track before it. A few tracks like “Trojans” and “Symptoms” pop out from this mold to provide an interesting contrast. Given some time, this album grows on you and is a relaxing album.

Similar Artists: Death Cab For Cutie, Neon Trees, Phoenix

American country singer Luke Bryan released his spring break EP Here To Party. This album has been ranked No. 5 in the Top 10 Albums chart on iTunes and the album’s top rating singles “Buzzkill” and “Suntan City” have been in the top 10 singles chart as well. The album as a whole is inspired by spring break, with themes and ideas meant to be listened to while on the beach during vacation. It is apparent that the album is made to appeal to younger audiences because the song “Suntan City” lyrics

Song Suggestion: “Suntan City” Meredith Nordmann describe a typical day at the beach enjoying the sun and spending time with friends. Here To Party is Bryan’s most upbeat and cheerful album yet. It is speciﬁcally designed for fun in the sun on this spring break. His previous album, Tailgates And Tanlines, is a slower and not as bubbly album as the spring break EP. I would highly recommend making this album one of your must haves during next week’s vacation. Bryan will be performing and premiering his album at Panama City Beach this spring break. The concert will be a mix of the top hits from his four prior spring break EPs plus two new songs.

Artist: Airborne Toxic Event Album: The Secret Genre: Indie

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Song Suggestion: “Triangles” Ali Duff

Music From The Motion Picture, released Feb. 26, is the ﬁrst studio album in 14 years for American rock band 10,000 Maniacs. 10,000 Maniacs is best known for being fronted by singer and pianist Natalie Merchant, who left the band in 1993 to go solo. After Merchant departed, violist Mary Ramsey took over vocal duties. On the new album, her vocals are warm and melodic, especially on tracks like “Live For The Time Of Your Life.” Another surprise on the album is the large number of songs penned by organist Dennis Drew, who usually isn’t considered one of the proliﬁc songwrit-

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Similar Artists: Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw

Artist: 10,000 Maniacs Album: Music From The Motion Picture Genre: Rock

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Artist: Luke Bryan Album: Here To Party Genre: Country

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Song Suggestion: “The Storm” Caroline Varie

ers. However, Drew is responsible for writing notable Maniacs hits like “Don’t Talk” and “Candy Everybody Wants.” Overall, the only dull track is the new song “Fine Line.” Music From The Motion Picture serves to prove that, even after 14 years, 10,000 Maniacs are still a force to be reckoned with. The album is a must have for fans of Mary Ramsey, or for anyone simply looking for a sound that’s new and diﬀerent.

Similar Artists: R.E.M., Natalie Merchant, Gin Blossoms

The Airborne Toxic Event’s The Secret presents a notably diﬀerent style from their previous albums. The band’s development can be heard through the cohesiveness of their songs, as opposed to their 2011 album All At Once which consisted of mostly fast-paced strumming and occasional borderline scream-like vocals. Songs on Secret possess the indie style and gritty vocals of Mikel Jollett. The song “Safe” successfully combines classical

instruments with the band’s rock side. Although the song does become annoyingly repetitive, it highlights the more developed style of the band without losing its signature style. The Secret and all of The Airborne Toxic Event’s albums seem to be becoming progressively less personal for listeners. In its 2007 album, Jollett’s vocals had a ﬂawed quality that made the lyrics seem genuine. The Secret, unfortunately, lacks this quality. The Airborne Toxic Event’s The Secret is overall a quality album, which highlights the band’s development into an increasingly experienced group.

Similar Artists: The Lumineers, Band Of Horses, The National

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Stolen is no real steal Reckoning with The Raconteurs

Jack White has always been one of my favorite guitarists. The way he mixes blues and folk into his work is pure genius. Rolling Stone named White the 70th greatest guitarist of all time, right behind Slash and T-Bone Walker, and beating out Robert Johnson (who was probably the greatest blues artists from the ‘20s). White has been a member of more than six different bands, and has also done a large amount of solo work. In 2005, he recorded a song with friend Brendan Benson, “Steady As She Goes,” which became the band’s most famous single. With friends Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, Benson and White formed a band called The Raconteurs. With this line-up, many critics and other artists dubbed the band a super group, but The Raconteurs thought otherwise. They asserted that they were not a super group, saying that the term implies something pre-planned, whereas they are actually “a new band made up of old friends,” in White’s words. The band released their ﬁrst studio album in 2006, The way he mixes titled Broken blues and folk into his Boy Soldiers. work is pure genius. As everyone suspected, the album was an instant success and hit number 7 on the U.S. charts, which is nothing out of the ordinary for White’s work. They started touring with Bob Dylan and others shortly after the release of the album and launched their own British tour. The Raconteurs were nominated for two awards at the 49th Annual Grammys: one for Best Rock Album for Broken Boy Soldiers, and another for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Steady As She Goes.” The Raconteurs’ second album, Consolers of the Lonely (released in 2008), was just as good in quality and style as their debut album, but it didn’t bring as much success. The Raconteurs grew apart and the members started working on solo work, leading to the band breaking up. However, this February, White announced that The Raconteurs have started recording for their third studio album.

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Author Lucy Christopher shows the effects of isolation in her debut book Stolen. Gemma, 16 years old, is living the life. She is traveling the world with her loving parents. Everything is going just as planned when Gemma leaves her parents at the airport to grab a quick cup of Haley Hamilton coffee. she quickly realizes she is in the She meets a boy, Ty, who middle of nowhere. instantly captures her attention by When Ty finally answers paying for her coffee once she realsome of her many questions, she izes that she forgot to change the is informed that she is being held type of currency she was carrying hostage in the after switching middle of the countries. Australian Ty, who She begins to develop desert. There is appears to what appears to be nobody around be the nicest to help and Ty person Gemma Stockholm syndrome... is convinced has met all day, that nobody turns out to be will ever find a kidnapper them. who is stalking Gemma as his next When her kidnapper disapvictim. pears for a few days, Gemma Gemma’s coffee turns out to becomes frantic and tries every have been drugged by Ty, causing possible way to escape the makeher to pass out. When she wakes shift shelter that Ty has created. up, her clothes are changed and

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Once Ty returns, she is both overwhelmed and afraid. She does everything to remind herself that she is the victim in the situation. This becomes easy, however, once Ty lets it slip that he has been obsessively stalking Gemma for the past six years. As the weeks and months pass, she starts to bond with Ty. She begins to develop what appears to be Stockholm Syndrome, a mental illness in which the victim becomes sympathetic to her captor. Due to this new development, Gemma believes she could truly be happy with the man who is her captor. Lucy Christopher has found a new way to express the eﬀects of long term isolation from all but one person in the world. In the end, Stolen has earned only one star, due to its extreme lack of clarity and detail throughout the whole book. Title: Stolen Author: Lucy Christopher Personal rating: - 2- 3- 4 - 5

What LC’s reading “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck -Jameson Berry, 12 “Angel Fire” by Courtney Allison Moulton -Courtney Swanson, 10 “The Perks of Being a Wallﬂower” by Stephen Chbosky -Lauren Turner, 12 “Farenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury -Javante Jackson, 12 “The Twin” by Gerbrand Bakker -Elizabeth Cook, 12 “Repossessed” by A. M Jenkins - Maggie Moore, 10

“The Giver” by Lois Lowry -Johnathan Tyson, 10 “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand -Clayton Blackburn, 12 “Street Pharm” by Allison Van Diepen -Noah Riddle, 9 “Nights in Rodanthe” by Nicholas Sparks -Megan Apple, 9 “She Got Up Oﬀ The Couch” by Haven Kimmel -Izzy Pelaez, 11 “Heroes of Olympus” by Rick Riordan -Amahd Helms, 9

“Escape from Furnace” by Alexander Gordon Smith -Robert Woods, 11 “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green -Skyler Avery, 12 Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling -Megan Wilkerson, 12 “The Breakup Bible” by Melissa Kantor -Nakesha Jackson, 11 “New Moon” by Stephanie Meyer -Jessica Hodson, 11 “Dead to You” by Lisa McMann - Shelby Tucker, 9

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Elementary, my dear Watson The Life

Obscura Ali Duff When you work in a mortuary, it’s important to be precise about whom exactly you’re burying. Most of the time mistakes are rare, but in the case of Evan Davidson and his deceased wife, Darlene, there was a slight misunderstanding. After 83-year-old Darlene Davidson passed away from a sickness, her open casket funeral was arranged. However, upon seeing the body in the casket, Evan Davidson knew immediately that it was not his wife and alerted morticians. The workers at the Simpson Family Mortuary in Inglewood, Calif., calmly assured him that he was mistaken, citing his wife’s sickness and embalming as the reason she was unrec-

For an offbeat TV show, ognizable. Three days after the check out “Elementary,” a burial, the funeral home called Davidson to identify a body, af- modern take on Sherlock Holmes. The show focuses on ter an upset daughter insisted Holmes, a former consultant of that the woman on view at a Scotland Yard who travels to funeral was not her departed the U.S. to receive treatment for mother. It was Darlene Davidhis drug addiction. The quirky son. Holmes is given a “companThe Simpson Family Morion” in the form of Dr. Joan tuary has said that it will pay the costs of exhuming the other Watson, who keeps him sober and helps him solve cases. body. “Elementary”’s Holmes is brilIf mortuary troubles don’t liantly played interest you, by British check out actor Jonny the band Of Monsters and If mortuary troubles Lee Miller, who puts a Men. Nanna don’t interest you, new spin on Hilmarsdotcheck out the band Of his charactir’s ethereal ter without vocals blend Monsters and Men. making it well with insulting to those of her Sir Arthur co-singer and Conan Doyle’s original incarguitarist, Ragnar Porhallsson, nation. American actress Lucy and the two are backed up Liu wonderfully plays Watson, exquisitely by guitars, drums, who demands Holmes’ respect keyboards, and bass. Good and makes him a better man songs by the indie band are because of that. “Little Talks” and “Mountain “Elementary” airs at 10 Sound” from their debut album p.m. Thursdays on CBS. My Head Is An Animal.

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ENDS Preparation for next football season in full gear

Richman said. Richman has the experience to bring another State title to LC next season. Richman coached at Western Boone TajhGillard and Ben Davis high schools previously for one year each, and also five years at journalism class student Carmel High School. He’s coached for 10 “Squeeze the glutes!” years and six of them were spent in the “Embrace the core!” MIC (Metropolitan Interscholastic Con“Breathe…hold it!” ference), which is the conference LC is LC’s new weight training coach joining. Adam Lane yells from across the room LC’s got many changes ahead with as members of next year’s football team new uniforms, helmets and a brand new work out. There is never a day when schedule. Lane allows anyone to slack off because, The uniforms and helmets will have he says, he wants all the athletes to be the Bear symbol on the side. the best they can be. LC also moved up to Class 6A and He dedicates his time during and af- added tough opponents to their schedter school to shaping every student into ule, even traveling to Louisville Trinity a great athlete. Lane drills technique into in Kentucky next Sept. 6 and to St. Igtheir heads so they natius High School can retain what in Cleveland, Ohio, ...the pressure isn’t to they learn and do next Oct. 5. The it right in the fu- win another state title, but Bears are ranked ture. He is assisted 21st in the nato work as hard as we did by Jed Richman, tion and there’s no whose presence as before. Jed Richman doubt in Richman’s head football coach mind that LC has LC’s new football coach is just as imthe potential to portant as Lane’s. succeed again. Richman utilizes every moment of “The pressure isn’t to win another his time he has with the football play- state title but to work as hard as before,” ers. He needs every minute to create a Richman said. He says he’s impressed to bond with the team and get accustomed see all the leadership from the juniors, to their personalities. as well as from some of the underclass“Creating team chemistry is all men. He says that juniors Brandon Lee, about relationships with players, and it Cameron Garrett and Kenny Jones have takes time,” Richman said. The players been great leaders, along with other uphave plenty of time on their hands, with perclassmen. five months to train before the season Richman is working to make LC’s starts, so they have been spending time players better each week to prepare in the weight room after school three them to defend their first State title in days a week. one of the toughest football conferences “It all starts in the weight room,” in the state.

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Head football coach Jed Richman oversees the football players while they lift. He discusses lifting maxes (top), directs the rotations (middle) and, most importantly, watches the technique of the lifters (bottom) along with head strength coach Adam Lane. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr

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Winter weather hurts spring sports Weather ‘not kind’ to softball JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com The month of March has not been kind to the softball team, as the cold and rainy weather has caused the Lady Bears to miss out on practicing outside often. “Mother Nature has not been kind us to so far,” head coach Thomas Corbett said. “But the girls have been ﬂexible and good at handling the tough situations.” The girls were able to get out and scrimmage Heritage Christian on March 16. Though

no official score was kept, the Lady Bears were grateful for the opportunity to finally play another opponent. “The scrimmage went really well. We got to see some live pitching and get into a competitive game. We also got to move players around to multiple positions which was really valuable,” Corbett said. With the first game of the season against Westfield on Saturday, the Lady Bears still have a little bit of fine tuning to do. Corbett, however, thinks the team is pretty much ready to go. “We still have to work on game-like situations,” he said. “Our senior leadership is great this year, probably the best I have had in my nine years here at LC. But we will need to have younger girls stepping into their first varsity experience, so team chemistry will be big.” Senior leadership is key to

any team that wants to make a deep post-season run in the state tournament, and for LC’s core group of seniors, a state title is the only option.

Cold limits golfers’ practice AlexKryah

alexkryahcub@gmail.com Though the oﬃcial spring season started more than three weeks ago, it certainly hasn’t felt like it for the golfers. The frigid weather has been frustrating for all spring sports teams so far, but it’s seemingly been detrimental to the golf team because they have no indoor facility to practice in. Un-

like the rest of the teams who have been able to get practice time in the fieldhouse, the golfers have been reduced to reviewing rules and waiting for warmer weather. Despite the adverse conditions, some of the golfers are still finding ways to work on their swings and parts of their game that they need to tweak. “I’ve been going to an indoor driving range, and I’ve been able to hit balls there,” junior Tony Rogers said. Rogers has also had the chance to work on his short game on an indoor putting green. He even joked that he sometimes putts at home on his carpet. “I can always get better at my short game, but I feel like it’s good enough to where I could score OK,” he said. The golfers will still have a while before their first match on April 9.

Tennis forced indoors by low temps AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com

The girls tennis team has already had to cancel a couple of matches due to the winterlike weather this spring. Their scrimmage against Mt. Vernon on March 20 was canceled because of the cold temperatures while their match this past Wednesday was postponed by the recent snowstorm. However, the girls are still ﬁnding ways to get their work done indoors. -See TENNIS on page 25

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Baseball opener postponed CarolineVarie carolinevariecub@gmail.com The baseball team was supposed to play their ﬁrst game of the season on Monday against Roncalli. Unfortunately for the Bears, the weather had other plans. That’s been a common theme for the baseball team this year, too. Last week’s scrimmage against Brownsburg was also canceled because of the cold temperatures. Even though the weather has hindered the Bears’ ability to practice outside, it doesn’t mean they’ve been sitting around, either. It’s been quite the contrary. The Bears have been practicing inside in the ﬁeldhouse’s batting cages while also getting pitchers into game shape on their mounds inside. The Bears haven’t been forced to stay inside as much as some other teams, either. Except for days when the temperature drops below 30 degrees,

the boys bundle up and go outside to practice. They’ve also had two intrasquad scrimmages over the last two Saturdays as well. The varsity and junior varsity faced off both times, with the JV pitchers throwing to JV hitters while varsity pitchers threw to varsity hitters. The boys hope to play Saturday against Brebuef, if the weather holds up. The team will then get a few days off before they start practice again next Wednesday to prepare for a tournament in Edgewood that Saturday. The Bears went 2-0 at the tournament last year with wins over Rockford High School (Mich.) and Edgewood High School. Whenever the Bears are finally able to play, senior Scott Swingle will be the starting pitcher in the first game. The senior righty had great success on the bump last year and has had solid bullpen sessions this year.

The baseball ﬁeld was draped with snow earlier in the week, forcing the team to practice inside. The Bears hope spring break will bring warmer weather, when they are supposed to play three games over the course of the week. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

Tennis Continued from page 24

“We’ve been working on our skills,” head coach Tim Taylor said. “We’ve done some basic tennis drills, used the mini-nets, foam balls, targets and some conditioning. We’re making the best out of an awkward situation.” The girls have been itching to get outside all season. They went out on one day “It’s been crazy. I think we’ve been outside twice all season. We’ve been learning how to play in the wind and the cold,” Taylor said. Despite the adverse conditions, Taylor has noticed some very positive things so far. He said that the highlight of the season so far came from sophomore Casey Kupiainen, whom Taylor calls their “truest beginner.”

Taylor also pointed out “Casey smacked a forehand during one of our drills that was that freshman Alison Himes really impressive,” Taylor said has been a standout in pracof the shot. “Quick reaction, tice. Her diligence and commitgood contact point, good direc- ment to the game, according tion. It had the look of defense- to the coach, are “very clear.” to-offense type stuff, which, you The freshman has put in a lot of time over the know, is somepast offseathing you We’re making the son, playing typically hear more than 40 when you’re best out of an awkward matches from talking about situation an advanced Tim Taylor the time her player. Going head coach middle school season ended from defense through this to offense in past winter. one swing was big.” Aside from the individual Taylor later noted that if Kupiainen keeps progressing at accomplishments this season, the pace that she is, she could Taylor is optimistic about the become a big part of the pro- upcoming season. However, there is still work that needs to gram. “If she can keep studying, be done. “I’m going to challenge keep learning and keep figuring them, and that shouldn’t beit out, who knows?”

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The tennis courts were covered in snow, which was beginning to melt on Tuesday afternoon. The girls had to practice inside this week. Cub photo/Carley Lanich

come an obstacle. You should hear the message, learn the lesson, apply what needs to be applied and go compete,” Taylor said

The girls will likely play their ﬁrst match of the year at home against Tech on April 8, and then Lawrence North two days later.

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MADNESS! JacobHelmus

jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com Sixty-eight teams, all with one common goal: a National Championship. From underdogs to miracles to pure domination, March Madness has it all in a span of only three weeks. The anticipation and intensity of every game, starting from the play-in games all the way up to Final Four, is unmatched by any other sport, collegiate or professional. March Madness makes people, well, go mad because the minute they ink in their national champion, it seems to go wrong within the first 48 hours of the tournament. “March Madness is my favorite time of year because you have 68 teams around the country, some with 4,000 students and some with 40,000 students

that are all competing for the to a whole different level. same goal,” sophomore Ernie “My favorite memory was Harshman said. “You get to ex- when Butler made their first perience the upsets and heart- Final Four run,” junior Logan breakers that truly make March Koehring said. “The fact that a Madness unique.” small school from Indianapolis The NCAA tournament also made it to the biggest stage in creates memories that will last a college basketball in their own lifetime, from long-time North back yard made it seem like the Carolina State whole thing coach Jim Valwas being It takes a lot of think- scripted by vano running around the ing but ... you have to Hollywood.” court lookM a r c h ing for some- go with your gut. Madness is Mitchell Searles one to hug definitely a fitjunior after winning ting descripthe National tion for the Championtournament ship, to Kansas’ Mario Chalm- because it makes every fan of ers 3-pointer with two seconds every team and every person left in the 2008 title game to who filled out a bracket go mad. send the game into overtime. The hours spent analyzing evThe NCAA tournament brings ery team seemingly go to waste out the best in every team and after watching a sure pick go the will to win kicks up the play down in the round of 64.

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“It takes a lot of thinking but overall, you have to go with your gut when deciding who you think will advance to the next rounds. My three factors are how good the team is playing now, where the game is being played, and obviously the records of the two teams,” junior Mitchell Searles said. March Madness is a captivating event to not only college basketball fanatics but also to sports enthusiasts around the country. The second “Selection Sunday” is over and the tournament field has been fully announced, and three weeks of mayhem commence. It all culminates in one team celebrating, while the other 320 get ready for the next season and hope to repeat, and conquer, the madness all over again.

Previous Final Fours 2012: Kentucky* Kansas Ohio State Louisville 2011: Butler Virginia Commonwealth Kentucky Conneticut* 2010: Michigan State West Viriginia Duke* Butler 2009: Villanova North Carolina* Michigan State Connecticut 2008: Kansas* Memphis UCLA North Carolina *- denotes national champion

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Track tastes victory at indoor state JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com The boys and girls track teams ended the indoor season with a bang, as the boys claimed first place by only a point in the Hoosier State Relays while the girls finished second by 4.5 points behind Carmel. The 4x800 meter relay of seniors Cole Hester, Adam Turner, Chandler Ball and Matt Dorsey blew away the competition, finishing seven seconds in front of the runner-up quad from Westfield. The same quad from LC also finished third in the 4,000 meter relay. Other strong contributors from the boys’ side included senior Richard Freeman who placed second in the high jump, and Tim Gardner, who placed first in the shot put. In the girls meet, the all-senior quad of Naiomi Dulaney, Brandi Thomas, Addison Hall and Nakilah McClendon won

the 4x200 relay and came in sec- ranking, still have a work to do ond in the 4x400 relay. Junior in order to back up their success Leah Frischmann also turned up to this point. “We have to continue to in an impressive performance, placing fifth in the pole vault have leadership and discipline competition by jumping the bar in how we go about things. If we do this we will have a great set at 11 feet. “This was a great reward for shot to repeat. Hopefully this a winter’s worth of hard work. win (indoor state) will make us It showed our athletes that even hungrier,” Richey said. The cold hard work is weather that rewarded,” We have to continue the athletes head coach are unaccusTim Richey to have leadership... Tim Richey tomed to has said. “This head coach been a thorn was also a in the side to great confithe team so dence builder and verification that we will far, often making the athletes contend for an outdoor cham- practice inside as well as causing outdoor meets to be canpionship this season.” The outdoor season started celled. Once the weather warms off well, before even running a meet. The boys’ team received up, the Bears will be ready to the preseason No. 1 ranking finally return to the track and in the state while the girls will take the competition on at full start at No. 2. Both teams, with force. But with the current the performance at the Indoor weather, it could be a while beState Meet and the preseason fore they get outside.

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Senior Deontre Gray works on his starts off the block. Gray will be a key component in the Bears’ quest to repeat as state champions. Cub photo/Anna Zanoni

Amateur Bracketology Every year, I make a bracket. Every year, I end up pondering the winner of about three or four games which, ultimately, ends up being the most important of my bracket. And every year, I am always wrong on those picks and my bracket becomes as worthless as a VHS copy of “Joe Dirt.” It was frustrating watching UNLV, SLU and Georgetown, three of my Final Four picks, fall in the ﬁrst weekend of play. It was even more frustrating that, after intense hours of dedicated research, I had gone 21-11 over the four-day basketball bonanza while my little sister picked only seven games incorrectly. Actually, that wasn’t frustrating. That was just embarrassing. There is consolation in this,

however. On ESPN.com, there are no longer any perfect brackets. It’s amazing to think that literally no one has a perfect bracket anymore. It’s another testament to how turbulent this year has been. In a year where the No. 1 ranking changed seven times, it would have been ignorant of anyone to chalk it up this year and overlook any game. I wasn’t alone in this battle that was impossible to win from the beginning. With only 16 teams remaining, who’s going to take it all? Personally, I’m inclined to take Ohio State. My argument for the Buckeyes is that they are the best defensive team remaining in the tournament, and they’ve ﬁnally found supporting scorers to Deshaun Thomas. He’s been the

Greg Jennings of the team this for making bold substitutions. year, “putting the team on his Regardless of that, most of the back doh.” Now, guys like Len- guys in their rotation can score zelle Smith Jr., Aaron Craft and with ease, and that’s scary for Sam Thompson are consistently many defenses. Then there’s Florida Gulf putting points up. Despite my Buckeye bias, they’re hot right Coast. Is there a more fun team to watch in all now, and that’s dangerous. I’ve definitely jumped of sports right now? Like, I’m still big on the FGCU bandwagwhere did on IU, though. these guys It pains me on. It’s rare to see a team come from? to say it, but I play with this type of pasIt’s like everythink they’ve sion, and I love it. one on their been the only team that’s truly poised to win team has the athleticism of Gerit all. They make shots with in- ald Green, but the actual scorsanely high efficiency, and they ing ability of Dwayne Wade. can control the pace at any giv- They’re out there having a blast, en time, which kills the offense too. I’ve definitely jumped on of opposing squads. Sometimes it seems like they lose focus, the FGCU bandwagon. It’s rare and Tom Crean is notorious to see a team play with this type

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of passion, and I love it. They have an entire nation backing them, and they’re playing out of their minds. One thing I forgot to mention about Ohio State: Aaron Craft is the gutsiest leader in the country. When your leader can shrug oﬀ a ball screen to your hottest player, ignore your best player, who happens to be open in a perfect spot, and drain a 3 all in a matter of eight seconds to win a ball game, you know you’ve got something good going for you. Even though I clearly can’t predict the future, one thing is sure: the rest of this tournament is full of great surprises. And the great thing about surprises is that you have no idea what’s going to happen.

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Cub Athlete of the Issue:

Geoff Bowles Alex Kryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com For senior Geoff Bowles, baseball has always been a huge part of his life. Always is not being used hyperbolically, either. Bowles has been playing baseball for as long as he can remember. “I started out in three sports: baseball, basketball and

football. And then, as time progressed, I chose baseball because I liked it the best.” The senior probably made the right decision, too. Bowles will start in the middle infield for the second straight year for the Bears. He will switch sides of the diamond, however, moving from second base to shortstop. Regardless, Bowles’ quick feet and hands will serve as a

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great asset to the senior laden team. The seniors on the team are also what has made baseball so much fun for Bowles at LC. “The relationship that we have among the guys is great,” Bowles said. “I think we have a really strong relationship and we all get along together, and we have a lot of potential.” The camaraderie of base-

ball overall has made the game special to Bowles. Through Little League to school ball and summer ball, Bowles has made great friendships that he will always value. “I love practicing the game and being out there on the field with all of my best friends, pretty much.” His favorite LC baseball memory? Bowles pauses and

has to think about it. He said his favorite memory was during his sophomore year when he was a pinch runner in the Marion County championship at Victory Field. With Bowles’ ability and leadership, there’s a strong chance that he and his teammates can create great memories this year that he won’t have to pause to think about later.