Cub Reporter Issue 2

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REPORTER

Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

September 28, 2012

Getting your head

Volume 64, Issue 2

out of the game Step into the trainer’s room on page 23

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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.

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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 touchdowns. Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.

New this year are classified ads. Students and businesses may purchase classified ad space for a nominal fee. Ads must follow Cub Reporter guidelines and must be submitted at least 10 days before the next publication date. Forms are available in Room 132 or by sending an email to elizabethgranger@msdlt.k12.in.us.

Staff.

Editor-in-Chief Samantha Strong News Editor Carley Lanich Opinions Editors Darian Benson Meredith Nordmann Features Editor Katie Billman Glynnis King A+E Editor Ali Duff Sports Editors Alex Kryah Jacob Helmus

Web Master Leah Arenz Broadcasting Director Mitch Prather Foreign Corespondent Caroline Varie

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Reporters Haley Hamilton Anna Zanoni Photographer Coleman LaBarr Adviser Elizabeth Granger Principal Rocky Valadez

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Competing for statewide Rosie awards AnnaZanoni annazanonicub@gmail.com Media specialist Nocha Flick invites all students to participate in a new competition, about books.

“It will be exciting to take a group of readers to compete at Ben Davis to show what great readers we have at LCHS,” Flick said.

The Battle of the Books is a competition that encourages reading statewide. It also promotes teamwork among students, teachers and public libraries.

While the competition has just been introduced to LC, it has existed statewide for a number of years. The book to read the selections before award name — Rosie Awards the Battle of the Books, which is —honors Hoosier author Kurt on April 18. Because competiVonnegut and his fictional char- tors need to have read all eight acter, Eliot Rosewater, who re- books before then, they are enoccurs in many of his novels. couraged to begin their reading Each year now.

20 books are “I hope nominated that everyIt will be exciting ... to for Battle of the show what great readers one will take Books. Then liadvantage of brarians from we have at LCHS. these popular each school books, many Nocha Flick media specialist choose eight of which are out of the 20 written by Inpre-selected books to become diana authors,” Flick said. the competition books.

The winning team of Battle This selection process hap- of the Books will get a trophy pens at the beginning of the awarded to their school. Flick year so students will have time said the goal of the competition

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Cub photo/Christina Rees Cub photo/Christina Rees

Competition books Before I Fall Dirty Little Secrets Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Incarceron The Last Thing I Remember Matched The Other Wes Moore Will Grayson, Will Grayson Where is the competition?

Ben Davis High School Who can participate?

All LC students

is to have a fun way to broaden Indiana reading programs.

Individual prizes for winning Battle of the Books change each year. Additional information on the competition is available from Flick.

In addition to the eight Rosewater books in the competition, LC’s media center has hundreds more. Juniors Joshua Martin and Isaac Hernandez and sophomore Stephanie Wheeler find a comfortable spot to look through a small selection of the books. Cub photo/Ali Duff

ESL focuses on ‘higher levels of academics’ MeredithNordmann

meredithrnordmanncub@gmail.com

English as a Second Language (ESL), also known as ENL (English as New Language) is a class offered here at LC to help non-English speaking students.

It helps students who, in most cases, have moved here from another country and may have had trouble adapting to the English language.

As a district, there are 50 native languages other than

English in the program in MSDLT schools.

At LC there are 12 different languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Urdu, Samoan, Korean, Italian, German, Tagalog, Chinese, Gujarati, Chuang and Bengali.

However, most of the students in the ESL program here are originally Spanish speakers or from Hispanic cultures.

ESL is similar to learning a foreign language because there are three different levels: beginning, intermediate and ad-

vanced. and focus on higher levels The class can be a foreign of academics,” ESL teacher language or English credit. In Tilden Brown said. “For exclass students ample, some focus on comdays I may ...my main goal is to have a biolparing their l a n g u a g e catch students up and ogy lesson. with English point, focus on higher levels of The to help them however, is learn by us- academics. not to unTilden Brown ing pictures derstand the ESL teacher content of phrases and the subject, functional vobut the vocab.” cabulary.

This technique helps stu“During class, my main goal is to catch students up dents understand the basic

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fundamentals of the subjects.

Journaling is is another activity that helps with the students’ writing abilities.

“We journal about many subjects, from what the students did over the weekend to Hispanic heritage month (Sept.

15-Oct. 15). We incorporate their culture into the class assignments as much as we can,” said Brown.

The class assignments are mainly intended to help the students relate their own culture to the environment at LC.

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NEWS

The Kiwanis Hut at Camp Belzer was burned down in an early morning fire on Sept. 20. Above is what remains of the K-Hut. The cabin, constructed of primarily wood, was fully engulfed in the fire. All that remains now are two brick chimneys. To the right is the large chimney that still stands. Due to dangerous conditions, responding firefighters could only control and put out the blaze from outside the K-Hut. The K-Hut was used for camping, lodging, and arts and crafts during the summer Cub Scout season. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr

Fire destroys Scout hut Camp Belzer loses K-Hut building in the second fire within two years at campground CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com

Senior and Eagle Scout Alex Tonnis visits Camp Belzer at least once a month. He’s been a Boy Scout since he was in the first grade and says going to Camp Belzer to work with the Cub Scouts is the most fun part of his summer.

When he learned of Camp Belzer’s second fire within two years, he was “bummed.”

“The past two fires made was Camp Belzer’s oldest me, not sad,” Tonnis said, “but building, according to a spokesperson for the Crossroads of a little put down.”

The most recent fire oc- America Council, Boy Scouts curred Sept. 20. At 4:20 a.m. of America. It was previously the Lawrence Fire Department used as a first aid lodge. Most (LFD) received a call that the recently the K-Hut was used for Kiwanis Hut, known by camp- lodging and camp-outs. In the ers as the Ksummer, the Hut, was fully K-Hut was engulfed. the site for the We’ll get over it evenThe cabin Cub Scouts’ tually. It’s a building. They arts was deterand mined to be don’t stand forever. crafts. too danger“ T h a t ’s Alex Tonnis ous to enter, where we senior so the fire was teach classes contained and for arts and put out from crafts,” Tonnis said. “Most likely we’ll just outside.

The K-Hut, built in 1913, move it out into the open, but

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it’s still going to be missed a lot.”

The LFD is now investigating the incident, calling it suspicious. They have been looking into the possibility of arson, but that is not the official cause of the fire. Findings attained from arson dogs have been sent to a lab, but results are not expected for a number of weeks. There have also been reports of vandalism on the property.

The Crossroads of America Council is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the cause of the fire.

An insurance company with the Crossroads of America is providing the reward money.

Camp Belzer just opened

a new Activity Center in June.

The previous Activity Center was lost in a combustion fire in November 2010.

Following the first fire, Camp Belzer added sprinkler systems and has worked to make the campgrounds more easily accessible. Even with these advancements in accessibility, the location of the K-Hut posed difficulties for firefighters. The K-Hut is surrounded by many trees and narrow roads.

Boy Scouts and those affected by the fire are trying to keep a positive outlook.

“We’ll get over it eventually,” Tonnis said. “It’s a building.

They don’t stand forever.”

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Sept. 28: Homecoming Sept. 29: ISSMA district marching band competi- tion, all day, entire LC campus Oct. 6: SAT, 8 a.m., Student Life Center Oct. 9: Fall concert, 6:30 p.m., auditorium Oct. 16: School picture re- takes, Perk Oct. 16: Dance recital, 7 p.m., auditorium Oct. 17: PSAT testing, grades 10-11, 8:50 a.m.

Oct. 17: Senior class photo and meeting, 8:50 a.m.

Oct. 23: Parent/Teacher con- ferences, 5-8 p.m.

Oct. 24: Parent/Teacher conferences, 8-11:30 a.m.; no school for students Oct. 25-26: Fall Break, no school

STUDIO THEATRE

The Indiana Blood Center took blood donations on Sept. 20 in the Studio Theatre. Senior Breanna Petrucciani, left, donated blood for the first time. “Every time you (donate) it saves three lives and that was definitely appealing,” Petrucciani said.

Above, Paula Hall of the Indiana Blood Center takes senior and repeat donor Jacob Mullinix’s blood. “Some people are afraid (to give blood),” Mullinix said. “I’m more afraid to be the one who needs blood.”

PARENTS

Change in parent/ teacher conferences

To accommodate parents’ schedules more effectively, a change has been made to the scheduled parent/teacher conference dates.

The new schedule covers two calendar dates.

Teachers will be available to meet with parents 5-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23. Walk-in times are 5-6:30 p.m.

Teachers will also be available to meet with parents 8-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, with scheduled conferences only.

Students will not be in school at all on Oct. 24.

Fall break is Oct. 25-26.

Reminder of online access for parents

Parents are reminded that they can have access to their children’s school accounts for grades, attendance, etc. through the school’s website, www.lawrencecentral. ltschools.org.

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Cub photo/Carley Lanich

Cub Reporter wins top honors Reporter issues from the 20112012 school year. The judge wrote: “The Cub Reporter is The Cub Reporter has been a very good paper with a denamed a 2012 George H. Gallup lightful personality that shines award winthrough the ner by Quill pages. … You and Scroll, the cover many It’s extremely international serious issues honorary so- rewarding and satand some ciety for high very sensitive school jour- isfying to have this issues, but nalists. the staff does tangible honor.

The Galnot seem to Samantha Strong lup is the take themsenior highest rating selves too sepossible in the riously. Nice organization’s balance! “ annual critique, surpassing its Senior Samantha Strong first place award. was editor in chief. She continJudging was done on Cub ues in the position this year.

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“After witnessing the staff grow both as journalists and as a family, it’s extremely rewarding and satisfying to have this tangible honor,” Strong said. “I can’t wait to see what we have in store for this year.”

The award is the 15th consecutive Gallup for the Cub Reporter.

Adviser Elizabeth Granger said. “Earlier staffs have built a tradition of strong journalism, and each successive staff has made a commitment to honor that tradition.”

And she added, “There was a definite upswing in staff cohesiveness and happiness last year. I credit Sam Strong, particularly, as well as section heads who had a clear idea of what they were doing and what they wanted from others on the staff. There was a true sense of professionalism, coupled with a family feeling and moments of great fun.”

Saturday 4 p.m.

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Spirit of Central takes second at Avon LeahArenz leaharenzcub@gmail.com The Spirit of Central Marching Band and Guard (SOC) placed second overall at the Avon High School Invitational with best general effect and second overall at the Hamilton Southeastern High School Invitational on Sept. 22. They will be performing a halftime show tonight during the homecoming game. SOC is also competing in the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) District Marching Band Competition here on Saturday.

This year’s show, “Col Legno,” focuses on sticks and planks. Both color guard and band members will be dancing with sticks throughout the performance.

“This year in the show we have people hanging upside down on poles, we have people standing on planks and color Junior Dana Oakes plays the melaphone for Spirit of Central. SOC placed guard members walking across them while people are holdsecond in two competitions last weekend. Cub photo/Makayla Johnson

ing them up. We have a lot of Roselly Aguilar said. “The cool drill,” sophomore Band show can be really great if we Council representative and alto push ourselves.”

Junior Color Guard flag secsaxophone player Connor Ward tion leader Allison Reid said, said.

According to Ward, this “It’s a lot more intense than year’s show is “fun and ener- Drumatic… We could probably getic, but also it has a lot of dif- win state with this.”

SOC puts in around 10 ferent sections that wouldn’t seem to work together, but they hours of practice during the school week and varying hours do.”

Last year’s show, “Drumat- on competition days. Ward said, ic,” was centered on a drum- “Our progress is better than last year, but we head, a large still need to white tarp keep working in the center It’s a lot more intense hard.” of the field. than Drumatic...We could Members In 2011 SOC probably win state with of SOC as well placed sixth as other perin the ISSMA this.

Allison Reid forming arts state competijunior students are tion and ninth traveling to in the Bands Disney World of America Grand National Champion- over Thanksgiving break to perform. ships.

The ISSMA District comWard said his goal is “to place better at nationals this petition at LC will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday and SOC will be year.”

“We did a lot more training performing at 3:20 p.m. Tickets this year,” junior flute player are $5 for kids and $7 for adults.

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King, Queen to be crowned tonight drinks will be served. It costs $5 to enter the dance and breathalyzers will be administered at the door.

Homecoming is tonight. The The dance, run by Student Bears varsity football team with a Council, will feature a DJ and maseason record of 6-0 takes on South- roon and silver decorations. Due port at 7:30 p.m. to late club sign-ups this year, StuThe Homedent Council coming King has been shortIt’s the first dance to celand Queen will staffed on memebrate coming back to the bers to help be crowned at halftime at the home of the Bears. organize Homegame. coming.

Lena Nguyen The HomeJunior Stujunior coming dance, dent Council held in the Perk, will begin at the member Lena Nguyen urges stuend of the football game and will dents to go to the dance. last until 11:30 p.m.

“It’s the first dance to celebrate The theme for this year’s dance coming back to the home of the is Maroon and Silver; no food or Bears,” Nguyen said.

CarleyLanich carleylanichcub@gmail.com

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Members of the Homecoming Court:

Jasmine Allen

Elexis Edmonds

Dallas Guzman

Natalia Mayo

Raychell Ray

Andre Butts

Matthew Dorsey

Derrick Dunlap

Richard Freeman

Delon Pettiford

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BRIEFS

Volunteers needed at Fort Harrison Saturday The Friends of Fort Harrison will celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday by removing non-native shrubs from Camp Creek Trail near Delaware Lake inside Fort Harrison State Park.

Volunteers are encouraged to join the efforts from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Water, light snacks, work gloves and tools will be provided. Volunteers can be of any age; children are to be accompanied by an adult.

Volunteers are to register ahead of time with Don Gorney at don@amosbutleraudubon.org.

Library offers tutoring The Indianapolis Public Library offers free online tutoring and other resources from Tutor. com to all students and adults, and in Spanish, 4-11 p.m. seven days a week.

Students can get help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing and test prep in every subject, including algebra, statistics, chemistry, physics, social studies and English.

Adults can get help with resume writing, GED prep and academic support. All sessions are online and one-to-one with a live tutor.

Help can be accessed through www.indypl.org and clicking on “Homework Help.” It’s also available on phones with Tutor. com to Go.

College fairs soon

Several area college fairs are scheduled for early October.

Information about them may be found through LC’s Guidance Office or on LC’s website, www. lawrencecentral.ltschools.org.

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Test practice helps improve scores DarianBenson darianbensoncub@gmail.com

On Oct. 17, sophomores and juniors here will take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

The PSAT/NMSQT, which mimics how the SAT is set up, is composed of three different sections that students will be tested on: critical reading, math problem solving and writing skills. All sophomores are required to take the PSAT, while juniors are being charged a fee obtain higher scores on the acof $14 to take the test.

“The PSAT helps gauge tual SAT than students who how college ready you are as a only take the test their sophosophomore. It’s also a good in- more year.

“I improved my score with dicator and first practice for the SAT,” guidance counselor Kim every PSAT and practice test,” senior Jordan Meenan said. “I Payne-Shearer said.

As well as additional definitely think underclassmen practice for the SAT, juniors should do everything they can who choose to take the PSAT/ to better prepare themselves for the real test.”

NMSQT are On the then eligible m o r n i n g for the NaI improved my of Oct. 17, tional Merit the PSAT/ Scholarship. score with every NMSQT will The Nabe taken durtional Merit PSAT and practice ing Blocks S c h o l a r s h i p test... I definitely think G1 and G2.

Program is a underclassmen should Princeton Renationwide view, Kaplan, academic and do everything they College Board r e c o g n i t i o n can to better prepare and Barrons competition also offer refor scholar- themselves for the view books ships.

Stu- real test.

Jordan Meenan for studying dents who senior purposes. Adare chosen ditional inforas National mation about Merit Scholthe test can be ars receive money for college and can also found in the guidance office or have advantage over additional online at www.collegeboard. scholarship and college oppor- org.

Free test prep for the SAT tunities.

Students who take the and PSAT for all LC students PSAT/NMSQT during both is available online through their sophomore and junior Naviance. Students can access years of high school generally this program through their

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Cub photo/ Carley Lanich

The PSAT The PSAT is a standardized test providing students with practice for the SAT. What does it test?

Critical reading Math problem solving Writing skills Who takes it?

Sophomores - Sophomores are required to take the PSAT, for free.

Juniors - Juniors may take the PSAT for $14.

What is it for?

Sophomores - SAT practice Juniors - Enter the competition for National Merit Scholarship Corporation When is it?

Oct. 17, during G1 and G2

“Student Applications Folder,” online at www.naviance.com or from the LC Guidance web page.

If students have not yet created their Naviance accounts or have misplaced their password, they are to see their guidance counselors.

“It is a good opportunity for sophomores to start preparing for college and figuring out what they want to do,” sophomore Nick Hedlund said.

City budget introduces bus system MeredithNordmann meredithrnordmanncub@gmail.com

The city of Lawrence met on Sept. 20 and 25 to discuss the Lawrence Township budget. The first meeting on Sept. 20 decided to give more funds to the public bus transporation system.

The new proposal, that was approved, was to bring in three buses for the start of a local public transportation system. The Commercial Dispatch says that, after contracts are assigned, more buses are said to report from the Lawrence Transit System. The new buses will create 50 to 75 more jobs, said Dorothy Dowdell, director of Lawrence Transit’s local operations.

Bus fares have not yet been set, but the bus drivers will be paid $15 an hour and must have a Commercial B drivers license.

Previous to this meeting, budget cuts took place in the Fire Department and Police Department. There was a total of $2 million cut.

The next budget meeting will be a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the George Keller Public Assembly Room, located at 9001 E. 59th St., Lawrence.

Meetings are every week and are open to the public.

Common Council What?

A meeting discussing the Lawrence budget and if cuts are in its future.

When?

6:30 p.m. Oct. 1

Where?

George Keller Public Assembly: 9001 E. 59th St.

Who?

The meeting is open to the public.

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EDITORIAL

Are you just a number?

A single Saturday morning may determine a high school student’s entire future. A single exam comprised of 10 separate tests in a three-hour window separates one student from another by intelligence, promise and caliber.

One day.

One test.

One number.

That’s all we are. A number.

Testing in the form of the SAT and ACT has caused the college We are not application process to number. evolve from a time of sharing accomplishments from your high school career to a mass cramming session. Students no longer take pride in what they have accomplished in the form of extracurricular and leadership roles; they only take pride in their score.

One single number.

While these numbers do provide a standardized

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measurement of comparison for colleges, the amount of weight placed on these exams is ludicrous. These exams do not indicate how intrinsically motivated a student is. They do not separate those with a high work ethic from those with extraordinary guessing abilities.

They do not accurately measure a student’s intelligence, promise or caliber.

And they should not determine your destiny.

Students, simply a teachers and colleges must look beyond a single number. It is time to measure our self-worth by our character, involvement and academic prowess in the classroom, not in the testing room. While these exams are necessary for a standardized measurement, they should not be the single determining factor. A single Saturday morning cannot outweigh four years of hard work and diligence in and

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out of the classroom.

We are not simply a number.

Students must take a stand against this vicious cycle and

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seek satisfaction not in their Super Score, not in a single

30-second editorials • Organizations like Greyhound Pets of America are important because they give homes to pets that need them.

If these groups didn’t exist, too many loving pets would be put to sleep.

• ESL is an important program for LC. There are so many different languages and cultures at this school and it is important for other language speakers to have the opportunity to learn English.

• It’s awesome that the district is making another transition into the 21st Century’s technology. My Big Campus, very similar to Facebook, will allow students and teachers to interact on a whole new level. It’s important that students become more tech savvy early on because technology is here to stay, with increasing complexity and speed.

Students will need to be able to use technology in their chosen fields of work and study beyond the walls of LC. • As an athlete, having a concussion is a very real issue. If you have ever

experienced a concussion, the feeling is one of extreme fatigue and nausea.

It is not a feeling that anyone should have, and the state of Indiana is making great steps forward to prevent concussions with new rules and regulations.

The protection of our athletes is a No. 1 priority.

• LC’s fall concert is on Oct. 9. The concert will include performances by all the choirs, along with the all the nonmarching bands and orchestra. Song selections include “Nearness Of You,” “Walt Disney Overture” and “Frosty Anna.” Each band, choir and orchestra will perform two to three songs. The concert will begin in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

• At LC, we take great pride in our sports. Some of our sports, however, can sometimes go unnoticed. One team that should receive recognition is the girl golf team. Those ladies put in a lot of time and work to put together a very successful season that ended in Re-

See related stories on Pages 14/15, 3, 12, 23, 18, 25, 7

gionals last Saturday. Everything came together for the girls at the right time and they accomplished their goal of getting to Regionals. While they may not have performed their best on that stage, they showed that with hard work and dedication, any goal you set out can be attainable.

• Once again, the Cub Reporter has won the George H. Gallup award from Quill and Scroll, a nationally recognized organization that judges high school newspapers. The Gallup is the most prestigious award a school can receive from Quill and Scroll. Every year since the Cub Reporter has submitted entries to Quill and Scroll, it has won the Gallup Award. That makes 15 years in a row. This only proves the tradition of excellence that the Cub Reporter continues to uphold, year in and year out.

Congrats, Cubs!

Saturday morning, but in the culmination of hard work and dedication over four years.

Let’s show these colleges who we really are.

Letters to the editor The Cub Reporter accepts and encourages public input through letters to the editor. The letters are to voice opinions or concerns to the Cub Reporter’s audience. Letters including libelous or obscene materials will not be printed. Like all materials in the publication, letters reflecting criticism should criticize issues, not individuals.

No letter will be printed without positive ID. The Cub reserves the right to edit comments for grammatical errors and for length as long as it does not alter the meaning of the comments.

Letters must be signed and will be printed with the author’s name.

Requests for anonymity of the letters’ authors will be denied.

OPINIONS

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Speak Your Mind Homecoming

1. Are you going to LC’s homecoming game?

See related story on Page 6.

3. What would you do to 2. Would you rather have the dance Friday or Saturday night? improve homecoming?

4. Do you think you’ll come to the homecoming game after you graduate?

Bear it All “Sam es la tortuga.”

Logan Koehring, 11 “Don’t let senioritis set in... yet.”

Perri Smith, 12 “You are not the mistakes you’ve made.”

Sam Taylor, 10 “I can’t think of anything.”

John Chung, 9 “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

Talynn Payne, 10

Gabriel George, 9 1) No 2) Friday 3) Nothing 4) Yes

Adessa Finch, 10 1) Yes, I am 2) Friday, because everyone will still be hype from winning the game 3) The only thing I would change is who we play 4) Absolutley

Andrew Niemic, 11

Gabi Faitele, 12

1) Probably not 2) Saturday 3) I’m new to LC this year, but in general with dances, they could always improve the music 4) I’ll probably still go some years; football games are so hype

1) Yes 2) Saturday 3) I would have it in a bigger area 4) I don’t know, probably

“I love Indy this time of year.”

Angelica Torres, 11 “Take school seroiusly and just have fun.”

Davontay Brent, 12

So much to do, yet so little time Double Double Take Take Mitch Prather Let’s take a poll: Who really does their homework?

Don’t kid yourself! Honestly, chances are if you are reading this article, you probably aren’t doing your homework, and this is your excuse (it’s OK, this is a great article).

Well, senioritis hasn’t hit me yet, and so I’ve still been doing mine. In addition, I’ve picked up writing for the Cub Reporter, running my own

homework on our homework, club, and continuing to play so to speak): First, we are sports. All of these things take required to be students for at a lot of time…too much time. least seven hours a day. After In fact, more time than there that, the school encourages reasonably exists in a day. So, many of us to participate in I started to investigate where some sort of extra-curricular I could save some time, and I which can, on a weekday, take decided that really, homework anywhere from ought to go. two hours for Don’t get me wrong! I’m ... we don’t have practice to to five not advocatroom for the schedule three hours for a ing homework without homework. game. Somedelinquency. As where outside long as it still of there we exists, I’ll do it and I hope you do, too. But should take, say, 30 minutes what I am suggesting is that for breakfast and an hour for homework shouldn’t exist. dinner. By the way, don’t forget Let’s step back and look that transportation to and from at the activities in a typical these places can take between 24-hour day (we can do some 15 minutes to one hour. Oh,

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and of course research has shown that to maintain a healthy body, we need 10 hours of sleep.

Now we can whip out those handy dandy calculators.

Hmm, if we take 24 hours and subtract 7 hours, 2-5 hours, 30 minutes, 1 hour, another hour, and 10 hours that leaves…2 and a half hours. And that’s on a good day! If anything happens, or it’s one of those big

event days, our trying teenage lives don’t even have enough room for the schedule without homework.

Maybe it is just me. Maybe I do have senioritis as I spend my spare time thinking up reasons why homework is stupid, rather than just doing it. But c’mon, something has to be done. Our in-school hours are longer than some businesses are open. Overwhelmed students are a real present issue, and kids who feel like they are drowning in their textbooks tend not to perform as well on things like, well, math tests.

I mean, it seems awfully sad when even the top guns of our education system can’t add to 24.

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A proud culture of cultures Junior Caroline Varie is spending first semester of this school year in Los Angeles, Chile through a foreign exchange program. She speaks only Spanish, lives with a host family and goes to Chilean school every weekday. She left for the program July 24 and will return to the States Jan. 4.

CarolineVarie carolinevariecub@gmail.com I have come to dread answering one of the questions that I am asked most here: what do people in the United States think of Chile? It's difficult to tell them that people in the United States hardly think of Chile. That people, or some people, may, or may not, know where Chile is on a map (when I told someone I was going to Chile, they thought it was in Europe), but nothing more.

It is difficult and almost embarrassing to tell this to a culture whose TV programs are 80 percent in English with Spanish subtitles. A culture who listens to music from the United States, Canada, England, Korea and other Spanishspeaking countries. A place where there are German bread stores on every street. It is difficult to tell people that although they may know about TV and music and food and culture around the world, it's not the same in the United States.

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The so-called 'melting pot' of people that live in the United States do not look beyond the pot. And not just with Chile, with the world. I believe a feeling of superiority plagues the United States.

I remember one day in APUSH we were discussing the dropping of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many of those who agreed with the decision to drop the bombs justified their response with, "the United States needed to show it was in control." I realize war strategies have nothing to do with culture, but the mentality of superiority and “control” is still there. And I despise it.

Chile, and I believe many other countries, have this worldwide influence while maintaining their own culture.

Sept. 18, one of the most important holidays in Chile, In celebration of Sept. 18, the national holiday of Chile, little huasos and huasas participate in a parade by carrymarks the meeting of the first ing the Chilean flag. Cub photo/Caroline Varie government body in 1810, and In addition to the cueca, Marcelo climbed the degueña dance the cueca. In the malls, in the beginning of the process of tree (a type of mushroom) and the streets, traditional foods are eaten in independence impressive quantities. Empana- used a long pole to knock the at home, from Spain. People das (bread stuffed with meat, degueñas to the ground. The celebrate all month The mentality of superi- everyone ority and “control” is still dances the vegetables and cheese), sopaip- law requires the flag of Chile long. One of my to be hung in every home and cueca. And illas (fried bread), choripanes favorite aspects of there. And I despise it. (a type of sausage with bread), building. a cueca the holiday is the and a mountain of other meats All of this culture, purely song can national dance, the are among the most common Chilean culture, exists even cueca. Every Chilean knows how always be found on the radio. with all the knowledge ChilIt's often taught at school in gym foods. My family spent las fito dance the cueca. And they're class, and because of this, even a estas patrias in the countryside eans have of other countries. proud of it. There are festivities A pride for their country is 6 year old knows the basic steps with friends and family and at school where students come lots of food. We played fútbol, strong. A pride without superiof the dance. And many better in traditional clothes of huasos danced the cueca, and Tío ority. Viva Chile. and huasas (pictured above), and than me.

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New school year, new state of mind Random Ramblings Darian Benson The start of the new school year is just that, a new start.

If you would have asked any student what their goal was for the 2012-2013 school year, more than likely their response

would be something along the lines of “I’m going to make good grades this year” or “I’m actually going to try and work hard in school.”

It’s been approximately eight weeks since the start of school, and I’m sure that these statements no longer ring true for about half of students who uttered them. I get it, things come up. You have school for seven hours, and then comes sports practice, homework after that, and you barely have

time to catch up on the latest episode of Pretty Little Liars.

But we are in high school now, and school actually matters.

Gone are the days when the only consequence for a missing homework assignment was a missed recess. Or when you could finish your math homework during breakfast, while watching television, and still get the answers correct.

In some classes, homework makes up 40 percent of the nine-weeks grade. On some

nights, my Algebra II homework takes me over an hour, and I still don’t get the answers correct.

Students seem to be more focused on the social aspects of school than the academic part. In 10 years, I highly doubt that anyone will care how your hair looked or the fact that the girl behind you in science class wore the same pair of jeans two days in a row. What people will care about, however, is what kind of job you have

and how successful you have become. And the first step to success later in life is to be successful now.

We come to school to learn, not to socialize. In the long run, working hard in school will be far more important than the purple sequined Ugg boots you saw someone wearing in study hall. People say that high school is the best time of your life. But it’s also where you take your first steps into the real world.

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Split Decision : PSAT/SAT/ACT Mitch Prather mitchprathercub@gmail.com

Should there be so much emphasis?

The PSAT is offered to students as sophomores and juniors so they will be able to get a feel for the actual SAT in a non-threatening environment. Most of these students have never seen the SAT before, so pressuring them to succeed their first time is too stressful. The PSAT doesn’t even count toward college admission, so why worry?

I don’t believe there is enough emphasis placed on the PSATs. Many students take it too lightly and are not serious enough about them because they don’t fully understand that scoring well can help them get scholarship money.

Funds for college are important and can determine your future education.

Mandatory PSAT: Let’s face it: Some students would do much better staying in class than taking a half day to sit in a testing room. Other students simply don’t need to take the PSAT because they’ve already sat through the SAT, or don’t plan on taking it.

Schools shouldn’t require students to take the PSAT because every student has a different situation.

Taking the PSAT should be mandatory because it gives students the push they need to test their knowledge, whether they want to or not.

If it weren’t mandatory, most students would likely not take the chance to prepare.

Plus it is free so there is no reason why students shouldn’t take the opportunity to take a test that could help them get scholarships.

Free SAT Prep SAT prep in school can cost a fortune, and school districts don’t have the funds or schedule time to sponsor free SAT prep. Colleges are putting more emphasis on extracurriculars anyway, so schools should focus money and effort on encouraging these activities. In addition, if students can’t afford SAT prep, other programs already exist to offer free assistance.

Schools should offer free SAT prep because being a public school, LC should offer the same opportunities to everyone, without cost being a factor. Having free SAT prep would encourage a lot of other students to take the time to prepare for the test.

The test is important to colleges and having more prep will reflect well on our school.

College SAT Prep I am a great test taker, but I know plenty of students who aren’t. I believe it is unfair to these students that their college admission may hinge on one standardized test. Colleges can get a better look at a person from their GPA and extracurriculars.

Colleges should continue to put a lot of weight on the SAT because it is the one test that has the most impact on where you go and what you can study after your high school career.

Therefore, the more preparation you can have, the better.

Meredith Nordmann meredithrnordmanncub@gmail.com

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LC goes big with

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My BIG Campus The fixed navigation bar (left) at the top includes several features. From any page on the website, you can go back to the home page, search, view your notifications, add a quick link, go to your settings, view the library of web resources or get help. Like Facebook, My Big Campus prompts you to share a post on the home page. In addition to a text post, you can also share a file, photo, link, etc. All of your teacher’s posts on My Big Campus are displayed on the home page. Whenever any of your teachers posts a reminder, announcement or discussion, it shows up on your home page.

My Big Campus is the new alternative to Haiku that all LC students and staff will be using by second semester.

It will be used as a learning management system, a professional development center and a social network.

Some teachers are already using My Big Campus to send announcements to their classes and provide students with notes and resources outside of class.

Teachers and students can communicate through chat and messages. Students can also message each other about projects and school work.

Discover the features of My Big Campus.

Bob Campus (above) is on My Big Campus to answer questions and help you understand the website.

If you find a problem with the website or want to know how to do something, you can just post on Bob’s wall and he’ll answer you. Bob’s profile is accessible from the home page on the right side.

Scan this to go to mybigcampus.com

Each class has its own page (right) with sub-pages.

Most classes have these pages for announcements, resources, members and events so students can be aware of what’s going on and what’s coming up. The “Discussion” page allows for a class to talk about a topic outside of the classroom.

From each page on My Big Campus, you can view your notifications (left).

Your teacher’s posts and your requests can be found here. Notifications also let you know if someone has “Yes!’d” one of your posts.

The sidebar (left) allows users to access nine main features of the website.

From these links, you can view the activity of your teachers and classmates; start a conversation with a teacher or classmate; view and submit classwork; access “Bundles” of resources, your stuff and your documents; view events and due dates; and see your blog posts and your profile.

Below those (right) are links to each of your classes under “Groups.” All classes are separated by block, but some teachers will pool all blocks of one class into a single group. Classmates and teachers can be found under “People.” They are also under “Members” in each specific class.

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Funding

a new start

“regular” home is so they think that their situation is normal.

It’s difficult for kids in foster homes because, even if they LeahArenz have great foster parents, it’s leaharenzcub@gmail.com still not their home.

Branches of Life is short of people.

Senior Aliea Johns and “Seven people can’t buy the staff at Branches of Life Christmas (presents) for 120 Treatment Foster Care have kids,” Johns said. Volunteers wrapped presents, stuffed are needed, especially around stockings, baked goods, Christmas and Thanksgivgone shopping and coordinated events to give previously ing, for things like purchasing presents, decorating, throwing abused and neglected children parties and looking after the a holiday season.

Branches of Life, an agency kids.

On Oct. 27, Branches of life under Child Protective Services (CPS), is a treatment foster care will be throwing a Fall Celebration where the kids can dress that receives kids who have up, go “trunk-or-treating,” get already been taken away from their faces painted and take their parents that have been in part in many fun activities. traumatic situations, helps the To volunteer with Branches children adjust to new homes of Life, you and trains foster have to go parents and through differbiological parThe amount of ent background ents to provide new homes for people that we have checks depending on your children. age.

Once there, makes it... difficult.

For the the children are Aliea Johns past two years, given numbers senior Branches of from 1 to 5 in Life has had to regards to their get most of its trauma. “The money from little kids are donations. generally 1s or 2s, or some of The state used to give them are 3s,” Johns said.

Branches of Life more money Children are placed into to spend on the children, but foster homes or adopted. they’ve had to get most of their Where they are placed and money from company and who they are placed with all personal donations lately. depends on the child, their “Kids who are orphaned situation, and the foster homes without having been in a trauthat Branches of Life can put matic situation are a lot more them into. important than kids who are in Kids are often attached treatment foster care. Nobody to their home and their parwants a crazy damaged kid,” ents. They don’t know what a

Center needs donations for special activities

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Johns said. She is the daughter of Cindy Johns, who is a Case Manager at Branches of Life.

Even a small donation helps Branches of Life give a better holiday season to children. “Around Christmas and Thanksgiving is when we are very, very low on money, because of how much money people spend around the holidays and how much we want to spend on kids,” Johns said.

“Last year Alex (Johns) and I asked our friends at school for donations, and my mom called the Children’s Museum for donations … finding a space (for the Christmas party) is really hard as well, because a lot of them are really expensive around Christmastime. The amount of people that we have makes it … difficult.”

Two years ago, Branches of Life was able to get a donation that allowed them to give the children cameras. Some of the older kids that were going to college received laptops.

“It’s a lot harder now because there are businesses that are struggling,” Johns said.

Branches of Life needs money to give their kids a Christmas party this year. They also need money to eventually pack kids’ backpacks with school supplies and lunch boxes to take to school next fall.

Because Branches of Life is a 501C3 nonprofit, whoever donates can take the money out of their taxes.

If you’re interested in donating to Branches of Life or volunteering for them, you can call their office at 926-0116 and mention Cindy Johns.

Senior Aliea Johns bakes with her mother Cindy Johns, case manager at Branches of Life, and little sister. The staff at Branches of Life has to do a great deal of preparation for events. Children all over the world enjoy a visit with Santa Claus. Branches of Life Treatment Foster Care needs money to give abused and neglected children a great holiday season.

Courtesy photos/Aliea Johns

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FEATURES

Retired racers ‘homeward bound’ KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com

They had never used stairs before. They had never seen a glass patio door. They had virtually never been let out of their kennels, let alone roamed free in a house before.

When the truck reached its final destination in Indianapolis from Daytona, Fla, the greyhounds left the trailer shaking, mostly skin and bones. With tattoos in their ears for identification, the retired race dogs began to meet their potential adopters, one being the Burrell family.

After reading about greyhounds in third grade, junior Mikayla Burrell decided she wanted one of her own. Her

dad- earth, space and science teacher Alan Burrell- gave her and her younger brother a red leash and collar for Valentine’s Day soon after. He then gave the surprise announcement that they could adopt a greyhound.

Greyhounds typically start training to become racing dogs at six months of age and continue racing for years on end. Their competing life generally consists of a poor diet, poor treatment and poor living conditions. Once greyhounds retire from racing, most would be put to sleep if it weren’t for organizations like the Greyhound Pets of America (GPA).

There are many agencies that aid families in adopting pets, but GPA is one of the nation’s largest greyhound

rescue groups. In the USA, chronic bacterial infections Greyhounds aren’t as popular and periodontal disease as top breeds like Labrador significantly subsided after retrievers, Yorkshire terriers her teeth were taken out, and beagles. Even so, all dogs which is mainly why she’s are being celebrated Sept. in good health now. Farrah 24-30 as part of National Dog is currently in great health Week. for a 14-year-old greyhound, Mikayla’s elementary which is four years past her school reading assignment estimated lifespan. turned into a desire to help It’s been eight years since a national cause. The first the Burrells adopted their dog the Burrells welcomed greyhounds, and they’ve also into their family was Peyton, fostered close to 20 since then. a male greyhound that had GPA receives retired racers only run for a short time. He from different dog tracks had been forced to retire early throughout the year; they on due to a broken leg. usually get new shipments After the retired race dogs every six to eight weeks. Then arrive in Indy, they approve GPA schedules families to vet visits for foster the the dogs to greyhounds It’s a way to give get their teeth until they back and provide cleaned, get have permaa second chance spayed and nent owners, to dogs that need neutered and so the dogs update their don’t have to homes.

Mikayla Burrell shots. After a be kept at a junior year of havshelter. ing Peyton, the “GPA fiBurrells realnancially supized that having two is better ports a system where they’re than one. able to rescue some of them Before Mikayla’s fifth into a humane society, but for grade year, nearly a year later, greyhounds,” Alan said. The the Burrells took another trip Burrells have had as many to GPA’s Indy headquarters as five greyhounds housed and picked out another greyat one time, two of their own hound, Farrah. Her teeth had and three fosters. They would been ruined from her feedhave some for a few days and ing history at the racetrack others for a few years. and poor care from her first “It’s a way to give back adoption, so they thought it and provide a second chance would be better for her health to dogs that need homes,” to have them removed. Her Mikayla said.

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Check out cubonline.org to see LC teachers and students with their dogs

Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2011 Source/animal.discovery.com

1. Labrador retriever 2. German shepherd 3. Yorkshire terrier 4. Beagle 5. Golden retriever 6. Bulldog 7. Boxer 8. Dachshund 9. Poodle 10. Shih tzu

There are four major steps in providing a retired greyhound with a new home: completing the greyhound adoption application, getting references, conducting a home visit and getting approved. The adoption fee is $200, which includes the introductory veterinary services, a collar, a leash and a Greyhound Adoption Manual.

“We try to place the greyhound in a home where he/she best fits the lifestyle of the prospective adopter,” president of GPA Indianapolis Marilyn Hamilton said.

“The biggest reason we all do this is because we all love this breed; they’re so gentle, sweet, laid back and just want to be loved.”

Top left: Junior Mikayla Burrell hugs Peyton on Christmas Day, 2010; he was the Burrells’ first adopted greyhound, and they lost him right before Mikayla’s sophomore year. Bottom left: GPA workers take the greyhounds off the truck that arrived from Florida. Courtesy photos/Alan Burrell Right: Mikayla and sophomore Keegan Burrell pose with Farrah, the only greyhound out of their current three dogs. Cub photo/Katie Billman

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Retired racers ‘homeward bound’ KatieBillman katiebillmancub@gmail.com

They had never used stairs before. They had never seen a glass patio door. They had virtually never been let out of their kennels, let alone roamed free in a house before.

When the truck reached its final destination in Indianapolis from Daytona, Fla, the greyhounds left the trailer shaking, mostly skin and bones. With tattoos in their ears for identification, the retired race dogs began to meet their potential adopters, one being the Burrell family.

After reading about greyhounds in third grade, junior Mikayla Burrell decided she wanted one of her own. Her

dad- earth, space and science teacher Alan Burrell- gave her and her younger brother a red leash and collar for Valentine’s Day soon after. He then gave the surprise announcement that they could adopt a greyhound.

Greyhounds typically start training to become racing dogs at six months of age and continue racing for years on end. Their competing life generally consists of a poor diet, poor treatment and poor living conditions. Once greyhounds retire from racing, most would be put to sleep if it weren’t for organizations like the Greyhound Pets of America (GPA).

There are many agencies that aid families in adopting pets, but GPA is one of the nation’s largest greyhound

rescue groups. In the USA, chronic bacterial infections Greyhounds aren’t as popular and periodontal disease as top breeds like Labrador significantly subsided after retrievers, Yorkshire terriers her teeth were taken out, and beagles. Even so, all dogs which is mainly why she’s are being celebrated Sept. in good health now. Farrah 24-30 as part of National Dog is currently in great health Week. for a 14-year-old greyhound, Mikayla’s elementary which is four years past her school reading assignment estimated lifespan. turned into a desire to help It’s been eight years since a national cause. The first the Burrells adopted their dog the Burrells welcomed greyhounds, and they’ve also into their family was Peyton, fostered close to 20 since then. a male greyhound that had GPA receives retired racers only run for a short time. He from different dog tracks had been forced to retire early throughout the year; they on due to a broken leg. usually get new shipments After the retired race dogs every six to eight weeks. Then arrive in Indy, they approve GPA schedules families to vet visits for foster the the dogs to greyhounds It’s a way to give get their teeth until they back and provide cleaned, get have permaa second chance spayed and nent owners, to dogs that need neutered and so the dogs update their don’t have to homes.

Mikayla Burrell shots. After a be kept at a junior year of havshelter. ing Peyton, the “GPA fiBurrells realnancially supized that having two is better ports a system where they’re than one. able to rescue some of them Before Mikayla’s fifth into a humane society, but for grade year, nearly a year later, greyhounds,” Alan said. The the Burrells took another trip Burrells have had as many to GPA’s Indy headquarters as five greyhounds housed and picked out another greyat one time, two of their own hound, Farrah. Her teeth had and three fosters. They would been ruined from her feedhave some for a few days and ing history at the racetrack others for a few years. and poor care from her first “It’s a way to give back adoption, so they thought it and provide a second chance would be better for her health to dogs that need homes,” to have them removed. Her Mikayla said.

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Check out cubonline.org to see LC teachers and students with their dogs

Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2011 Source/animal.discovery.com

1. Labrador retriever 2. German shepherd 3. Yorkshire terrier 4. Beagle 5. Golden retriever 6. Bulldog 7. Boxer 8. Dachshund 9. Poodle 10. Shih tzu

There are four major steps in providing a retired greyhound with a new home: completing the greyhound adoption application, getting references, conducting a home visit and getting approved. The adoption fee is $200, which includes the introductory veterinary services, a collar, a leash and a Greyhound Adoption Manual.

“We try to place the greyhound in a home where he/she best fits the lifestyle of the prospective adopter,” president of GPA Indianapolis Marilyn Hamilton said.

“The biggest reason we all do this is because we all love this breed; they’re so gentle, sweet, laid back and just want to be loved.”

Top left: Junior Mikayla Burrell hugs Peyton on Christmas Day, 2010; he was the Burrells’ first adopted greyhound, and they lost him right before Mikayla’s sophomore year. Bottom left: GPA workers take the greyhounds off the truck that arrived from Florida. Courtesy photos/Alan Burrell Right: Mikayla and sophomore Keegan Burrell pose with Farrah, the only greyhound out of their current three dogs. Cub photo/Katie Billman

Information on adopting a greyhound from GPA can be found at gpaindy.org.

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Banned Books:

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Check out the novels that have caused national controversy AliDuff aliduffcub@gmail.com

Cub photo/Katie Billman

Flick said.

Banned Books Week is not about whether books are appropriate or not; the event is designed to highlight novels that were once considered unsuitable for anyone’s reading but have become acceptable reading material in classrooms over time. Novels like Fahrenheit 451, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Frankenstein appear on AP courses’ required reading lists, but have been banned across the country in various libraries, classrooms and states.

“Students share this First Amendment right under the Children’s Right to Read Act,” Flick said. “Equitable access to information is the most important freedom we can share with our LC learning community.”

Sophomore Dominique Turman said she agrees with Flick’s views on book banning.

“I think book banning is wrong,” she said. “Some of us who don’t do extracurricular activities find peace in the

library, and banning books will “I haven’t had problems only hurt the library.” with books for many years,” Harper Lee’s Southern English teacher Richard Philnovel, To Kill A Mockingbird, lipy said. “In the ‘80s, I had contains several racial slurs. a parent upset over West Side While the book is widely Story and Romeo and Juliet, beconsidered a classic, it has cause she didn’t like the lovers’ brought controversy and often intimacies.” been included on the banned “It is my hope that parents list. While understand some see that literathe book’s ture is a redialogue flection on Let us read what we as racially the harsh want to read.” offensive, realities of others just life,” EngRichard Phillipy see it as the lish teacher English teacher language of Mitch Marthe time it tin said. was set in.

“When they “I think that they shouldn’t cover difficult or disturbing have banned To Kill A Mocking- situations, it is not to shock or bird,” junior Jordyn Tichenor be exploitative, but instead to said. “It is an old classic book, show and teach how people and that is the type of language react to these harsh circumthat they used during that time stances.” period.”

Like Phillipy and Martin, Some English teachers here other English teachers have have said they have received also received complaints from complaints over curriculum parents throughout the years. choices.

From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, the

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Banned Books Popular

Katniss Everdeen. Expecto Patronum. Infinite. These words have become household phrases. These words are in the books that have captivated the world. To some, these words deserve to be burned.

Reasons can include “antiethnic and violence,” “occult and witchcraft,” “religious slurs” and “homosexuality.”

Some of these books include The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Book burning dates back to 213 B.C., but it continues in some places today. In December of 2001, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published an article concerning a recent “bonfire of books” in New Mexico. During the event, copies of Harry Potter were lit on fire and burned alongside books by Stephen King. Some reasons behind the burning were that the books were “satanic,” and that behind the “innocent face” of Harry Potter is “the power of satanic darkness.”

This week is Banned Books Week, a time when students are encouraged to read a book that has been banned or challenged by a school or organization because of its content. LC’s Banned Books Week was organized by Media Center specialist and American Library Association (ALA) member Nocha Flick.

“It is our First Amendment right to free speech, which has made our country and subsequently our libraries the strong democratic society it is today,”

Of Mice and Men The Hunger Games Harry Potter To Kill A Mockingbird The Perks of Being a Wallflower Fahrenheit 451 Frankenstein I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Gossip Girl (series) Brave New World Alice (series) What My Mother Doesn’t Know Twilight (series) Catcher in the Rye The Color Purple My Sister’s Keeper Crank

library will display and make available for check-out some of these books that were challenged in other libraries.

“Let us read what we want to read,” Phillipy said. “Things come and go in waves. Personally, both those books (West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet) are American classics, part of the canon that represents our literary heritage and who we are as a people, for better or for worse.”

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Starf sh Initiative: College Mentoring HaleyHamilton haleyhamiltoncub@gmail.com

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By the Numbers

17 200 350

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LC students in the program Applications every year

Scholars around Indiana Mandatory events

“I have learned to be prepared for the future because it scholars each 70 New year is not slowing down; it comes faster than I could have imagined,” senior Taylor King said.

“In high school, everything The scholars and their starts to sink in.” mentors then get together Starfish Initiative was creat- at least once a month for the ed to help students go through remainder of their educational the transition from middle careers. school to high school. It is a For example, King and non-profit high school student her mentor, who have been a mentor program that pairs match for four years, usually students with mentors who are hang out, go to the movies and seen as successful in the comattend sporting events. munity. A mentor is someone Along with getting paired who has graduated college and with a mentor who is seen as a is a productive member in the successful person in the comwork force as munity, each well as an acscholar must tive member attend four It gives you the opin the commandatory munity. events each portunity to get away, Students year. These from Indiana meet new people and vary each year who wish to learn so much about from camps to join the pro- yourself and others. career fairs to gram can appicnics.

Taylor King ply to Starfish The senior scholars also when they are incoming attend manfreshmen. datory college They must be 21st Century visits, usually around five or Scholars and type an essay six a year. One of these events along with their application to includes the Starfish Initiative get accepted.

Leadership Camp. This year, When scholars are apKing and more than 300 other proved, they are required to scholars attended a leadership attend a ME (My Education) retreat for a weekend in Sepcamp, which is a week-long tember. This retreat was held at event from 8 a.m. until 5:30 the YMCA Camp Tecumseh in p.m. each day. During this Brookston, Ind. camp, scholars take classes “It gives you the opporlike they would in high school. tunity to get away, meet new Scholars are also required to people and learn so much take etiquette training during about yourself and others,” this camp.

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Starfish scholars canoe and wait to go down the “black hole” slide, two of the attractions at their Camp Tecumseh retreat. Courtesy photos/Angie Cazares

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HaleyHamilton haleyhamiltoncub@gmail.com

Band, orchestra, choir on stage Oct. 9

This year’s fall concert was organized by performing arts student teachers and supervised by the main teachers. It will feature Central Sound, Sweet Sensations, Sophisticates, Sound Connection, New Expression and Chamber Choir, along with the non-marching bands and orchestra.

The concert will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in the auditorium; it is free.

Each choir will perform two or three songs.

Central Sound will sing “Babayetu” as well as “Frosty Anna,” “Nearness of You” and more. Sweet Sensations will sing “The Water is Wide/ Michael Row,” and “Scarborough Fair.”

The bands are Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Instrumental Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band.

Each band will perform two or three songs that include “Walt Disney Overture” by James Christensen, “Cougar Mountain March” by Steve Hodges, “Flight of the Eagles” by Elliot Del Borgo, “Falcon Lake Overture” by Robert Sheldon and “Lion of Lucerne by Jim Curnaw.”

Senior Jordan Meenan, a member of Wind Ensemble, participates in an in-class rehearsal, and sophomore Theresa Miller (foreground) and freshman Leah Davis perfect a dance routine to Fever Ray’s “Keep the Streets Empty for Me,” all in preparation for their October productions. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

Dance recital Oct. 16

The fall dance recital will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in the auditorium. All three of the LC dance classes will perform along with the Elite team.

The recital will be held in the auditorium and will cost

$3 in advance and $5 at the door.

The beginners’ dance classes will be doing a lyrical piece; the intermediate dance classes will perform to a modern jazz piece.

Altogether the recital will

be made up of 16 dance pieces.

This year the dance students are under the instruction of dance instructor David Crook.

He said, “All of the classes have worked really hard; they are the best dance classes I have had in a while.”

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The Rhythmic Revolution Artist: Imagine Dragons Album: Night Visions Genre: Indie Rock

“Night Visions” is the debut album by rock band Imagine Dragons. Best known for their song “It’s Time”, which has been featured in The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie trailer, the Las Vegas band turns the volume up to “ear shattering”, and that’s where the CD begins.

All the songs on “Night Visions” are loud, hard rocking tunes, from “Radioactive” to “Fallen”, and the only relatively slow song on the album appears to be “Nothing Left To Say”.

Maybe it’s just my personal preference, but this album seems to be completely dominated by blasting

songs. Some of the loud tunes, like “It’s Time” and “Amsterdam” are great songs, but when your eardrums start aching four songs into the album, you find yourself longing for something a little slower and quieter.

The problem is, the album has no such slower, softer tracks, only more heavy, ear shattering ones. If you’re a person who’s into blasting heavy metalesque songs, then “Night Visions” is perfect is for you.

Similar Artists: Walk The Moon, Grouplove, The Paper Kites

Rating: 1-

Dave Matthews Band recently released their 8th studio album called “Away From the World” Hitting the iTunes chart as #1 before the album even came out is sure to be another million dollar selling CD. This album features a nice balance of upbeat and slow sweet songs, more slow than usually found in their albums. This album also features songs with lyrics focusing on a message of change.

The song “Gaucho” displays a mood of difference. The song

Artist: Dave Matthews Band Album: Away From The World

Genre: Rock sounds like a mix of two songs, “Two Step”Warehouse” from the Dave Matthews Band’s earlier albums.

The instrumental songs are especially similar to the ones on their other albums.

The band’s superb knack for writing good songs, harmonizing with each other, and holding together a variety of instruments (bass, drum, guitar, sax, violin, and trumpet) definitely shows on the album and helps make it what it is: excellent.

Overall, “Away From The World” is a really good album and I would recommend it to everyone.

Similar Artists: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tears For Fears, Band of Horses

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Song Suggestion: “It’s Time” Ali Duff

Song Suggestion: “Gaucho” Meredith Nordmann

Artist: Kanye West Album: Cruel Summer Genre: Rap

Artist: Maroon Five Album: Exposed Genre: Pop

The highly anticipated album “Cruel Summer” by Kanye West has finally dropped.

The expectations for this album to deliver are high after the release date was delayed earlier this year.

The track list is brimming with big names like Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z and more. And sometimes, the feature artists’ lyrics outshine Kayne’s.

In “Cruel Summer”, themes like loss, love, and religion abound and are cast in a fresh, different perspective. On the album, Kanye also addresses how much he’s grown as an artist, saying he “went

For fans of Maroon 5’s soft rock roots, two tracks, “Beautiful Goodbye” and “Sad” provide a much needed contrast to the album’s otherwise bubble gum pop theme. The two ballads are a much more natural and stripped down version of Maroon 5.

Pop can be great and many of the songs in “Overexposed” are really catchy. It just takes a couple listens for these tracks to grow on you. If you’re not a fan of pop, the album isn’t entirely bad.

Just pick a couple favorite songs to buy instead of the whole album.

from most hated to a champion” in the song “God Flow.” Kanye also captivates listeners with his unique view of being famous, and the struggles that fame has brought him. The album is already gaining popularity resulting from a leak a few weeks before the actual release, and I can confidently predict that “Cruel Summer” will be another massive success under Kanye’s belt.

Similar Artists: Jay-Z, 2 Chainz, Chief Keef

Rating: 1 - 2 - 3 -

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“Overexposed,” released this summer, is Maroon 5’s fourth album.

Radio hits such as “Payphone” and “One More Night” have seen early commercial success, breaking into iTunes Top 10 list.

“Overexposed” is a pure pop album. Tracks like “Lucky Strike” and “The Man Who Never Lied” are upbeat and catchy songs that make you want to dance. Other songs on the album seem almost too poppy and a little cheesy.

Similar Artists: Train, Hot Chelle Rae, The Script

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Modern kick to teen tale Ben Folds Five in Indy Oct. 3

In Chapel Hill, a small town in North Carolina, Ben Folds, at the age of 27, decided to create a band with a style not much like any other band that had been formed.

The band consists three members, contradicting their name, because Folds claims, “Ben Folds Fives sounds better than Ben Folds Three.” The members are Ben Folds (vocals/piano), Robert Sledge (bass/ contrabass/backup vocals), and Darren Jessee (percussion/drums/backup vocals). The band surprisingly is guitarless, which was very uncommon for ‘90s music.

Folds uses witty and humorous lyrics in his song-writing. As many ‘90s rocks band’s music, theirs has punk influences but also came with a variety of a jazz background. Folds once described his music as “punk rock for sissies,” which, to most, doesn’t sound that good, but he’s just being modest.

The band’s biggest hit, “Brick,” came from their second album, titled Whatever and ever Amen. The song has a sort of happy tone to it, yet the lyrics portray a deeper meaning.

Shortly after the band’s third album was produced in 1999, Ben Folds Five decided to break up. They weren’t bitter toward each other and the breakup was amicable. All — Jessee, Sledge and Folds —went on to create solo careers, Folds being the most successful.

In 2008 the band reunited to do a live-album concert. Another three years passed, and the trio formed again to record three songs for The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective.

From then on, the band has remained together and is recording music for records, and touring across the nation.

This May, Folds announced their new album was in the making and started a presale campaign. The campaign shot to 200 percent after two weeks, and more and more people began anticipating its release.

Folds said the band had produced enough music for two records.

In June 2012 Folds announced their new album was finished and released the first single off of it Sept. 17. The album was released the next day.

The trio has begun their tour of the U.S. and will be at the Murat Theatre at Old National Center in Indianapolis Oct. 3. At the band’s concert in Dallas, Texas, audience members claimed the performance brought them to tears.

Published in April of 2012, the novel Chopsticks illustrates a classic love story with a modern kick. A forbidden love story by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral, Chopsticks keeps you interested from start to finish.

Not in the way you would expect with a standard novel, the authors take a different route to Haley Hamilton capture your attention. This book world in Europe. consists of more visual representaGlory turns every classic comtions than words. position that she is forced to play The two main characters, Glory into some version of the classic Fletcher and Frank Mendoza, are Chopsticks. Coin a long disincidently, Choptance, forbidden sticks is the song relationship. GloEach page reveals that is represenry is a 17-yeara new clue to a jumtative of Glory’s old world-known bled-up relationship. relationship with piano-playing Frank. prodigy, while Chopsticks Frank is a tough shows how Frank and Glory comyet troublesome prize-winning municate throughout the tour. boxer.

Each page turned reveals a new Glory and her father’s relationclue to the jumbled-up relationship soon becomes strained as her ship, by showing images of their father forbids her from seeing her one true love. He then forces Glory IM screenshots, handwritten letto go on tour all the way across the ters, and mysterious objects and

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photos that will keep you on the edge throughout the entire book.

The entire script is flipped, however, when Glory’s condition worsens and her father sends her to live in a place where “washed up musicians” go to try to rediscover themselves.

Eventually Glory escapes the place she sees as a madhouse.

The news covers every detail of how Miss Glory Fleming has gone missing. Little do they know she is headed to a small town called Mendoza to reunite with her beloved Frank Mendoza.

Chopsticks is a breath of fresh air for those of us who are not what most people would call “book worms.” It gives the reader a chance to actually see the story going on from the point of view of the characters.

Chopsticks is available in the school library.

Title: Chopsticks Author(s): Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral Personal rating: 1- 2 - 3 -

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What LC’s reading Impossible by Nancy Werlin -Talynn Payne, 10 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -Lisa Honeycutt, Media Center Assistant

Football Coaching Bible by American Football Coaches Association -Jayson West, Football Coach IT by Stephen King -Jacob Pfau, 12

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Kaley Gatto, 11

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - Hannah Coble, 11

Mockingiay by Suzanne Collins -Emily Mott, 10

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak -Jessica Hodson, 11

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult -Liana Morris, 12

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Philip Yancey and Paul Brand - Carla Bradford, Special Education Teacher

Eragon by Christopher Paolini - Brett Leedy, 12 Perfume by Patrick Süskind - Perri Smith, 12

On the Beach by Nevil Shute -Kaitlyn Cherba, 11

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson -Nicole Madsen, 11 Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles -Nicole Moffat, 11 Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber - Ashley Hourdeaux, 12 The Clique by Lisi Harrison -Sloan Samules, 9 Boyfriend Season by Kelli London -Sierra Brown, 12 Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton -Sam Hedrick, 11 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan -Hope Blanchard, 9

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Billman’s

Bites

Katie Billman

3D fails to enhance Finding Nemo For those that haven’t seen the film, it is about a clown fish, Marlin, who goes in search of his son, Nemo, after he is taken by a scuba diver on his first day of school.

Marlin had always been afraid of losing Nemo because Nemo was his only family after a barracuda killed his wife and many eggs. The movie chronicles Marlin’s adventure throughout the sea with a ditsy fish, Dory, who suffers from short term memory loss, to try and find Nemo. The comedic, family friendly classic is definitely one Alex Kryah that can be enjoyed many times.

Recently, however, the movie Pixar movies are generally was re-released with a twist: in some of the best animated movies 3D! The twist, however, did not out there. One could even argue serve that much that they’re some of a purpose to of the best movies enhance the film. out there period, It would not be a The effects were with the exception wise choice to see the rarely present and of probably Cars were certainly not and Cars 2. But one 3D version of Finding worth the five exNemo in theaters. of the undisputed tra dollars to see. great movies is The film looked Finding Nemo. The just like it would on a Blu-Ray original film was released in 2003 player. and has been entertaining audiThe idea to re-release the film ences of all ages ever since.

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1904 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis 255.2450 www.boogieburger.com/

Broad Ripple has always been known as an artsy area of town, so it was one of the first places I went looking for good eats. The name immediately caught my eye­– maybe it’s just me, but who wouldn’t want to eat at a place called Boogie Burger?

Boogie Burger is located on Broad Ripple Avenue in the heart of one of Indianapolis’ cultural districts. Although it doesn’t appear like it from the outside, the restaurant is a quaint but festive burger joint with additional patio seating.

It’s casual in the sense that the customers order at the inside window and seat themselves.

I was instantly bombarded with burger choices ranging from the “Maui Wow- Cub photo/Katie Billman ie” to the “Disco Inferno” to the “Boogie Monster.” In addition to hamburgers, they have milk shakes and ice cream, vegetarian options and other sandwiches. The “Wild Wild West” burger was listed as their most popular choice, so I decided to order the ⅓ pound burger, which came with cheddar cheese, bacon, onion rings and barbecue sauce on it. I upgraded to the combo meal, which came with a drink and my choice of fries for around $12. I was already gaining tons of calories from the burger… why not add a few more for cheese fries?

As soon as I bit into it, I realized it was the messiest burger I had ever eaten, but also one of the best. It had the perfect combination of salty bacon, mild cheese and tangy barbecue sauce. The cheese fries were freshly cut and came with more than enough to share. Instead of grabbing a Big Mac or a Whopper the next time you’re craving a burger, consider trying a Boogie one. You’ll see they’re better than they sound.

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came after The Lion King did the same thing last year. The re-release has brought in a lot of money, partly because of its popularity, but also because 3D prices are insanely high.

It would not be a wise choice to see the 3D version of Finding Nemo in theaters. The movie itself is fabulous, but the 3D is not worth the money. Viewers will still find enjoyment in the film, even if they don’t have 3D or Blu-Ray. Though the 3D isn’t a motivating factor to see the film, the fact that it is out in theaters again should kindle the interest to simply watch the film in the comfort of one’s own home.

” What’s H t in Indy Indy Scream Park

Indy Scream Park opens tonight It is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Halloween from 7 p.m. to midnight for $27 and Thursdays and Sundays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for $22. Indy Scream Park has five haunted houses all decorated with scary scenes. More information at www.indyscreampark.com/

Broad Ripple Music Festival The sixth annual Broad Ripple Music Festival is Oct. 13. More than 100 local, regional and national artists from many different genres will be performing. More at www.broadripplemusicfest.com/

All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls Concert

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Auditions for Circle of Lights Auditions for the Circle of Lights talent search is Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Electrical Training Institute.

RTV6 will air the talent search for an hour on Thanksgiving evening. More at www.indydt. com/COLAuditionNotice.cfm

The All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls are performing on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Murat Theatre. Tickets are $26.50. For more information visit www.livenation.com/

Circle City Classic The 2012 Circle City Classic Monumental Weekend is Oct. 5 and 6 in downtown Indianapolis. The parade has a focus on education and is highlighting honor students from central Indiana high schools.

More at www.circlecityclassic.com/ Compiled by Leah Arenz

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uirky,

People love the obscure.

It’s a natural fact. We are drawn to odd books, odd music, odd movies and odd people. For several years I have held a fascination with the strange and different, and over time have amassed a sort of mental library of the obscure.

In 2011, a boy in India was born with 34 fingers and toes. He broke the Guinness Book of World Records for having seven fingers on each hand and 10 toes on each foot.

If conjoined twins aren’t enough, there’s the case of the unidentified conjoined triplets who were born in Italy in 1834. Records state that the three boys were born with a single torso, two hearts, two lungs and three heads.

Getting a bit too weird for you? Let’s move on to books, movies and TV shows.

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weird

and

just plain The Life Obscura Ali Duff A different book is Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen. The novel concerns young Jacob, a veterinarian-in-training who jumps a train one night and finds himself traveling with a circus.

As Jacob cares for the circus animals, he meets Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star; August, the twisted animal trainer; and Rosie, the elephant who is the last hope for the struggling circus. The dialogue is action packed, the characters engaging, and the story is a circus in itself.

For a quirky movie, invest your time in the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by the epitome of quirky him-

LC Recommends...

Shows

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self, Wes Anderson. Set Oddities concerns a in 1965 on the fictional Manhattan antique shop island of New Penzance, that deals in 1920s shock Moonrise Kingdom focuses machines and other oddion two 12-year-olds, Suzy ties. The shop, Obscura, and Sam, who fall in love is owned by taxidermists and plot to run away Mike Zohn and Evan together. In the midst of Michelson, along with their escape, the couple tattooed osteologist Ryan experiences the feelings Matthew Cohn, who of first love and freedom. studies bones. Regular The film stars newcomcustomers include Edgar, ers Kara Hayward (Suzy) a playwright with a voice and Jared Gilman (Sam), like Count Dracula, and along with many veteran sideshow actors Bill performWe are drawn to Murray ers, who odd books, odd and Franperform to ces Mcget dismusic, odd Dormand. counts on movies, and With its store items. quirky As odd people. dialogue long as and offbeat gallbladhumor, Moonrise Kingdom der stone jewelry, human is a definite pick for those skulls and preserved looking for an unconven- flesh don’t make you tional movie. Moonrise cringe, then this is the Kingdom comes out on perfect show for you.

DVD on Oct. 16.

Oddities is on at 10 p.m.

As for TV shows, one Saturdays on the Science comes to mind instantly.

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Books

Music

Sam Varie freshman

Modern Family

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

Shelter

by Ray LaMontagne

Stapha Silvester sophomore

Suits

Invention of Hugo Caret

by Brian Selznick

Traps n Trees

by DJ Solo

Hannah Coble junior

New Girl

Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Only The Good Die Young

by Billy Joel

Jacob Ford senior

The Voice

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Chicken Fried

by Zac Brown Band

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“The secret will be revealed tonight at halftime!”

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ackling concussions

Symptoms of a

Concussion

If you notice any of the following symptoms listed below, notify a parent, coach or health care professional.

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Headache or “pressure” in head Nausea or vomiting Balance problems or dizziness Double or blurry vision Bothered by light or noise Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy, or groggy Difficulty paying attention Memory problems Confusion Colts player Austin Collie is one of the most concussion-prone players in the NFL. MCT Campus

GlynnisKing glynniskingcub@gmail.com Sophomore Darian Benson was in physical pain. “I had chronic headaches, nausea, and I was really tired,” she said. “It hurt.”

Benson was suffering the symptoms of a concussion. If you’ve ever been hit in the face with a ball, knocked heads with another player or taken a blow to the head, then there is a possibility that you’ve had or experienced symptoms of a concussion.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or body.

Suffering this type of injury can cause a change in the way your brain normally functions and in result, affect your ability to perform everyday activities.

Concussions have become a hot topic because many of today’s young athletes have

suffered head injuries and are living through the painstaking results of having brain damage.

Many states across the country, including Indiana, have decided to take precautions by helping inform student athletes, parents and coaches about the risks and dangers of a concussion.

As of July 1, 2012, a new law titled “Student Athletes: Concussions and Head Injuries” (Indiana code: IC 20-34-7) went into effect to describe the risks and regulations of playing a sport with a concussion.

The new law applies to students in grades 9-12 who are in interscholastic (IHSAA) or intramural sports. The law also states that student athletes and their parents must read, sign and return information sheets regarding head injuries to their high school coaches before beginning practice of a sport each year.

Benson suffered a concussion in a soccer match against

Cub graphic/Anna Zanoni

LN. She described the ups and practicing with my team, but I downs of her injury as being had to slowly progress my way back before being able to play.” ‘hard’.

“Physically it hurt,” she Junior Bria Rudolph also understood what it was like said.

Benson was not only unable to experience a concussion. In to participate in soccer for two Rudolph’s sophomore year, she suffered a weeks, but she head injury was also unduring a able to do her girls basketschoolwork. “I ball game. was put on ac“I blacked ademic probaout, and it tion, so I only hurt badly,” came to school Rudolph four hours a said.

“It day because I me couldn’t do a Darian Benson took two lot of work,” sophomore about she said. months to B e n s o n ’s recover.” main focus

Durwas to get beting this ter by getting a lot of rest and time she had to take special frequent check-ups at the doc- tests to see if she still had symptor. “I had to get two check- toms of a concussion. ups a week and see the trainer LC’s athletic trainers Becky after school,” she said. “When Way and Jared Gogel are availthe doctor cleared me I was able to students in need of medvery excited. It was tough not ical attention, including concus-

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sions. “We evaluate students who have suffered a concussion by using an Upper Quarter Screen,” Way said.

“This tests for any symptoms — cognitive functions, memory, balance and pupil response.” Gogel continued.

While the trainers may evaluate a student after injury, students also must be cleared by a doctor before they are allowed to return to play.

“Once they are cleared we put them through a five-day progression as long as symptoms don’t come back,” Gogel said.

Since June, seven LC students have suffered concussions. The most common sports that players are likely to suffer a head injury are football, soccer and cheerleading. To reduce chances of suffering a concussion, players should use the proper sports equipment and protective gear when performing, as well as follow the safety rules of the coach.

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Consistency key for boys JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com The boys soccer team has not shaken their rocky start to the season going 2-4-1 in their last five games, pushing their total record to two wins, six losses and three ties. Their overall conference record is at two wins and four losses, currently putting them at fifth out of eight teams in the league.

Although their record may not reflect it, the Bears have been competitive in almost every game, even against top ranked teams.

In a match-up against the Columbus North Bulldogs, who at the time were ranked fifth in the state, the Bears fought hard but couldn’t keep up with the talented Bulldogs losing 0-3.

The Bears rebounded from that loss with a well-played 2-2 draw against the Mt. Vernon Marauders. Senior Griffin Gardner came up big for the Bears, contributing two goals, both game-tying, one in the first half and the other late in the second half. Fellow senior Michael Lupinacci assisted Gardner on the latter of the goals.

“We need to play our game for a whole 80 minutes. We play really well for the first half, but then start playing kick and run

instead of possessing in the second half. If we can play our style for a whole game, we can compete with anybody,” senior Petr Sliva said.

The Bears took that philosophy onto the field for senior night against the Franklin Central Flashes on Sept. 18. The Bears took it to the Flashes in a 5-3 win. It was perhaps the best played game by the Bears all season and it was an emotional one at that. All but one of the starting 11 players on the team were seniors.

“It felt good because most of us had been playing together for four years and with the 14 seniors on our roster we owed it to the coaches and school,” senior Michael Lupinacci said.

The Bears dominated all facets of the game, headlined by an offensive explosion that included five straight unanswered goals to make the score 5-1 midway through the second half. From there the Bears were able to play keepaway and come out with their second win of the season.

Gardner leads the team in goals with six, senior Alex Tubbs leads the Bears with three assists and senior Jonathan Specker leads the team in saves with 36.

MitchPrather mitchprathercub@gmail.com

Freshman Nash Griffin gets ready to cross the ball into the penalty box for the Bears. Cub photo/Coleman Labarr

XC prepares for postseason AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com

Despite low finishes at recent meets, including Flash Rock and Brown County, the boys cross country team feels they are in a good position for the latter part of the season, when winning really matters.

With three meets remaining, the boys feel confident in their chances going into the postseason.

“We are having a great year,” senior Chandler Ball

said. “We’re all working hard and getting better each day. Every meet ... guys are setting new PR’s.”

Ball and other runners feel that the 10th place finish at Flash Rock was a good thing. Senior Adam Turner did not run in the meet, and their times suffered greatly. Senior Matt Dorsey and Ball were also not running at Brown County. When all runners are present as Conference and Sectionals come around, however, the Bears believe they will come out on top.

Tennis ‘a game of basics’

“We’ve had a very comThe girls are not mirroring the exact same success as the petitive season,” senior Ashley boys thus far, yet are still on Jackson said. “We are really contheir desired path. The girls, fident in our training program so we feel like the boys, ready for these were missing a few runners We really like where we meets.”

Both teams in the past are right now. will race at couple meets Chandler Ball County Saturto give them senior day and then a rest. These have the conmeets are not of upmost imference meet portance, so giving them rest a week later. The state tournafor the meets that matter later ment will begin the following in the season is important. week.

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The struggles continue on the court for the boys when it comes to their record.

The team has not won a match-up since Sept. 6 against Southport. The last two regular games were loses against Franklin Central and Bloomington North, both by a score of 4-1. This puts the Bears at 4-11 on the season.

Sept. 18 marked the start of the Marion County tournament.

The first game was against cross-town rival Lawrence North, who had beaten the Bears 5-0 earlier in the season.

Once again, LN’s Wildcats were able to defeat LC 5-0 to advance into the bracket, set to play the winner of North Central vs.

Beech Grove.

LC was then set to match up against Heritage Christian for two straight nights, first on Sept. 25 for Senior Night, and then the next day in the first round of Sectional play. (*Editor’s note: Scores for these games were not available at the time of publication.)

Head coach Tim Taylor could see that his team had the ability to perform in these games. For him, however, tennis is very much a game of basics, and that is the way he had the team approach their tournament home stretch.

“It’s not about the record; that will take care of itself if we get these things mentally in place,” Taylor said.

He is looking past this season with the boys and hopes to instill a new winning mindset in his teams to come.

“We are always talking about bigger and better things.

I encourage them to be athletes who strive for the next level.”

Taylor said.

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Volleyball faces tough tests Girls The Lady Bears volleyball team is no longer about learning and growing. They have put development in the past and are focused now on a winning season. This season has not been an overall disappointment to that end, as the team now rides an 11-11 record.

The power behind this run has been a strong senior class.

Last year’s team graduated only two, while this class has seven.

For most of these seniors, they have played together for at least four years, a large advantage in a team sport such as volleyball.

“The seniors have really grown into their role, setting the tone for this season and for what this team will look like down the road,” head coach Krystal Stallings said.

That experienced power led the team to a victory over Southport on Sept. 11. LC won in three sets, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-19.

“The girls were very controlled throughout and maintained their high level of play even when they were challenged,” Stallings noted. Challenge didn’t come much during that match-up, however. It was

a nice game to come back after a tough but well fought loss against a strong Bloomington South team.

It was not until the next day, Sept. 12, that the team was truly tested as they took on Cathedral. The Fighting Irish were a tough opponent. Cathedral was a physically taller team than LC, allowing them to block at the net and elevate for tough kill shots.

“I think when we started the match off, we were really intimidated but we progressively got more confident as the games went on and realized how beatable they were,” senior captain Katherine Powell said. And the team definitely came back, losing the last set by only 3 points, 25-22.

The Lady Bears are not worried about what the rest of the season might bring at them. It is a maturity based on time that has given them this mind set.

Even after a tough loss, Powell noted one good practice can put them back at the top of their game.

Although they have faced a rough patch, the team still rides a winning season, and expects no less. “The physical ability is there; it is all about the mental push to victory,” Powell said.

with a score of 88. and placed 16th out of 18 teams.

“It was a good experience Due to nerves and a little anxi,and I am so excited for Pe- ety the Lady Bears did not play trucciani because we made it to their full potential, but they during her also had to senior year,” face some stiff We will continue to junior Hancompetition nah Cornejo practice hard but also in the likes said. of Hamilton stay loose...

“We will Hannah Cornejo S o u t h e a s t continue to junior ern, who has practice hard won the state but also stay championloose and just have fun.” ship three out of the past four In Regionals, however, the years; Yorktown, who won the Bears ran into a buzz saw of regional meet; and Noblesville, talented teams. The Lady Bears who placed third. Freshman amassed a total of 433 points Jasmin Shelt led the Lady Bears,

shooting a 106.

“Anything after Regionals would have been a bonus,” Petrucciani added.

The Lady Bears are losing two seniors from this year’s squad, Petrucciani and Madeline Morton. After making it to Regionals this year, getting back and making it the state meet will be the Lady Bear’s next big goal. The departure of the seniors will make the path to repeat success difficult, but the girls can certainly make it back to the Regional plateau with hard work in the off-season.

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Senior Katherine Powell sets the ball up for a teammate in the match against Southport on the way to an LC victory. Cub Photo/Makayla Johnson

Girls golf ends in regionals JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com

For the first time in four years the Lady Bears golf team moved on to Regionals. In Sectionals, the Lady Bears placed third, right behind Cathedral and Bishop Chatard with a team score of 368. Cathedral took home first place with a score of 337 and Chatard finished with 359.

Senior Breanna Petrucciani led the way for the Lady Bears, turning in a score of 86, and sophomore Apodaca Persephone was right on her tail

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lock up first win JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com The girls’ soccer team secured their first win of the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Southport Cardinals on Sept.

12. ”It felt good and was a huge motivational boost,” junior Emma Hetrick said.

It was an overall dominating performance by the Bears as the game was never in doubt.

Sophomore Kylie Terwilliger, who leads the team in goals, started the scoring off in the first half with sophomore Carlie Tonnis and junior Emma Hetrick each contributing a goal in the second half. Also putting in a stellar performance was junior goalie April Eales for blanking the Cardinals and keeping them off the scoreboard.

This win for the Bears was a high note in an otherwise challenging season. The Bears had been shut out in every game except three and have been outscored by their opponents to a total of 6 to 55.

Another positive for the Lady Bears is that they are well equipped for the future as there are only three graduating seniors from a roster of 21. Among the returnees will be this season’s leading goal scorer Terwilliger as well as junior goalie Kylah Siemers who has racked up 15 saves in nine games.

The Bears will be playing in the Marion County tournament on Saturday. Their opponent is to be determined, but there is a likelihood of the Bears meeting up with Lawrence North in a rematch of the season opener.

That ended in a 0-11 loss for the Bears.

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Bears remain undefeated AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com

Juking a defender, junior Tyja Thompson shreds an opposing defense en route to a Bear victory. The Bears are 6-0 now with only four games remaining after tonight’s bout with Southport. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

It’s been a smooth ride for the boys so far as they are off to an undefeated 6-0 start. An abbreviated 42-7 win over Bloomington South and a hard fought 34-23 over the Pike Red Devils helped vault the Bears to a Top 5 ranking in the most recent Class 5A poll. The boys are certainly deserving of that rank, too. Learning how to shore up their defense after facing a talented Pike offense will prove their ranking as well.

“Pike is a spread oriented team so when they get out in space and we go under or around a block, they get going,” head coach Jayson West said. “We need more of those games where we need to battle.

We don’t want to go into the toughest Sectional in the state not knowing what our identity is so when the going gets tough, we don’t fold.”

The boys likely won’t fold throughout the remainder of the regular season, though. A weak conference schedule gives

the boys a strong chance of fin- game with three touchdowns ishing undefeated in the regular on 19 carries for 247 yards. season. They got closer to that West added, “Isaiah is startmilestone as they trampled Co- ing to buy in to the program lumbus North 42-0 two weeks and understands what we want ago in a game where senior from him, and he’s taking adIsaiah Townsend had a night to vantage of the opportunities remember. that the line are giving him.”

In the Bears second posWhile there has been a sigsession of the game, Townsend nificant amount of attention took a handawarded to off just shy of the offense, midfield and the defense broke a 55-yard We need more of those has been touchdown nearly as imgames where we need to pressive as run to open the scoring for the battle.

Jayson West their offenteamgame. As the head coach sive mates. The night ensued, defense has Townsend only given would rip off two 75-plus yard runs that in- up more than 20 points one cluded shimmies and jukes that time this year and has not alleft Bulldog defenders with bro- lowed more than 6 in the other ken ankles. Figuratively, that is. contests. Turnovers have also “I give it all to my (of- been abundant for the ballfensive) line,” Townsend said hawking secondary, including a about his success this season. couple athletic interceptions by “They, along with our fullback senior Jalen Easler against the (senior) Alex Rodriguez, have Bulldogs.

The Bears will look to keep been blocking really well. I give the stellar play going as they all my credit to them.”

Townsend would end the host Southport tonight.

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Another Wild finish

Does anyone else get déjà vu? Like, a lot? Maybe it’s just me, but I have a weird inkling that this baseball regular season is going to end the same way last year’s did. My “highly” esteemed co-editor believes the Rays are going to do the same exact thing two years in a row, but I have a different theory.

The last playoff spots in each league are going to come down to the final day. It’s going to be the A’s and the O’s going to the playoffs with the AL Wild Card spots, and the Braves and Phillies with the NL Wild Card spots.

The Oakland A’s are looking like bona fide winners. Despite the loss of pitchers Brandon McCarthy and Bartolo Colon, their young pitching staff can hurl with the rest of the majors.

A 3.40 staff ERA and 1.22 WHIP are great numbers for a young staff, even for playing in their pitcher friendly park. With the most walk-off wins in the league, they make for a dangerous team in September.

The East Coast has its own surprise team as well. The Baltimore Orioles, who looked like they might crumble in the dog days of summer, are now

finding ways to win games. taken commanding control of Their pitching is certainly not the top spot, but there are four overpowering (4.08 ERA), and other teams that easily have a they’re only hitting .247. But the shot at contending. The superO’s are almost mirror images of star laden Dodgers, St. Louis, last years’ TamPittsburgh, pa Bay Rays; Milwaukee and they just find ...no lead is ever safe in the resurgent ways to win. September.

Phillies, who If I were Joe were looking Girardi right like my Red now, I would Sox a month be shaking in my ugly pin- ago, are all making a splash. striped uniform. New York will No one is going to touch the probably still win the division, Braves, though but it’ll be scary close.

The AL Central needs to get The NL Wild Card race is a some hype, too. Both the White jumbled mess. The Braves have Sox and Tigers have favorable

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Column designs/Sara Heiny

schedules coming down the stretch, each facing one team with a plus-.500 record. This could be extremely exciting if both teams ended in a tie atop the division, and there would be not one, not two, but THREE playoff games for a playoff spot. My mind is blown just writing that. While the White Sox have taken a “comfortable” three-game lead on the Tigers, no lead is ever safe in September. Just ask Terry Francona or Fredi Gonzalez.

And by the end of this season, you may be able to ask Joe Girardi the same question.

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Cub Athlete of the Issue: Petr Sliva

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AlexKryah alexkryahcub@gmail.com Soccer has always been a passion of senior soccer player Petr Sliva.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I came out of the womb,” Sliva said with a chuckle. “My parents gave me a ball when I was a kid and I just started playing.”

Petr has been a member of

the varsity soccer team at Lawrence Central since his freshman year. His skills on the field and in the classroom have also earned him Athlete of Character honors. Sliva not only loves to play, but also loves the life skills he learns from the sport.

“Being a team leader and managing a team is something that I can use in all aspects of life,” Sliva said. “It prepares me for a life after soccer.”

His soccer life has been quite exciting, though. So exciting that he pauses and has difficulty deciding his favorite memories.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I was 8 years old, so it’s tough to pick my favorite moment. I know one of my favorite moments came a few weeks ago when I drilled a shot to the upper 90 (corner) on senior night.

“The best part about playing, though, has been the camaraderie. I’ve met so many friends by playing soccer.”

Sliva is not sure if he will play soccer at the next level and is still not sure what university he will attend. But one thing that he is sure about is that his passion for soccer will never wane, and he will likely follow and play soccer for the rest of his life.

Player Profile

Grade: Senior Sport: Varsity Soccer Years on Team: Four