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Lawrence Central High School

7300 E. 56th St.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Volume 61

Issue 6

January 22, 2010

INDEX

News...........................................1-7 Opinions...................................8-11 Features.................................12-17 Arts & Entertainment............18-22 Sports....................................23-28

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LC can no longer afford to send teachers to conferences, hire trainers to teach new methods or provide stipends for teachers’ work hours in the summer. This is due to a cut in PL221 funds, which go toward professional development.

For more see page 5.

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These colorful bin tops can be found in the cafeteria. Instead of throwing bottles and cans into the trash, look for these bins.

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It’s raining cats and... babies?

With more than half of high school teens sexually active, the federal government has found it necessary to reevaluate what schools are teaching about sex. For details see pages 14 and 15. Cub art/ Lena Reifinger

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Five-year-old Annesha Wilson died in a house fire that destroyed the family’s entire house. LC hosted a charity basketball game put on by the Lawrence Township Fire Department, the Indiana Pacers and New Haven Baptist Church that raised money for the Annesha Wilson Memorial Fund. For more see page 25. Cub photo/ Allie Nash

Online

Cub Online, the online version of the paper, just made its debut! Because it has no deadlines and stories are continually uploaded, Cub Online provides the most upto-date news, sports and visit student interest stories. online It publishes videos, cubonline.org photo galleries and other multi-media. Check it out at cubonline.org.

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Green Team received donations to make these smaller bins and place them around the school. Sophomore Patrick Draga utilizes these bins instead of placing his recyclables in the trash bins. Cub photos/ Mimi Strobel

The new Republic bin is in the North Lot and students are encouraged to recycle at school and bring recyclables from home. Seniors Andy McQuery and Brandon Leonhard and junior Reese Dick bring a load of recyclables to the bin during their study hall.

Green Team brings back recycling TommyMyers tommymyerscub@gmail.com LC is home to more than 2,500 students who are served lunch five days a week. Assuming every student has at least one plastic bottle or aluminum can during the meal, over the course of 20 school days that totals 50,000 bottles and cans. Most of them are being thrown into the garbage cans. The Green Team is here to help.

“We have to find a way to get students to participate and make it appealing,” club sponsor Julia Barnes said. “The recycling is up to the students, but Green Team has taken on the task of organizing, funding and collecting the recycled bottles and cans. The 30 or so members

of the club as well as the work study around the school in an effort to raise students – who also help at the school awareness of the recycling effort. Junior by gathering the trays during lunches Kyle Specker is a member of the Green – work together to Team and says that gather the bins and he sees a lot of reBeing green is important. cyclable items get empty them into the large Republic It’s being aware of your thrown out every lunch. He went on Recycling bin in to say that part of the north parking carbon footprint and underthe problem is that lot.” standing the things you do Republic picks some people don’t affect the environment.” up the bin two recycle at home so Julia Barnes they don’t think to times a week, but club sponsor recycle at school. LC with the amount of provides students recyclables that get thrown out here, we have enough to fill with the opportunity to recycle paper, the bin every day. “It’s a big job; we can’t plastic and aluminum. The Green Team encourages students who don’t recycle do it alone,” Barnes said.

—See GREEN TEAM on page 3 Green Team has put up flyers

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worth repeating “I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.”

- Jose Ortega y Gasset

important dates Jan. 22-24: State Thespian confer- ence, Terre Haute Jan. 23: SAT, Student Life Center, 8 a.m.

Jan. 29: Clubs meet, 2:15 p.m.

Jan. 30: Comedysportz exhibition match; Comedysportz in down- town Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 4-6: “The Diviners,” 7 p.m., auditorium Feb. 10: Orchestra concert, 7 p.m., auditorium Feb. 10: Comedysportz home match; Studio Theatre, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11: Best Buddies, 3 p.m.

Feb. 12: Comedysportz away match; Cathedral High School, 7 p.m.

Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Feb. 17: Comedysportz home match; Studio Theatre, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15: Presidents Day; no school

especially for parents College Goal Sunday Feb. 21

The annual College Goal Sunday, a program to help collegebound students and their families complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms, is 2 p.m.

Feb. 21 at 37 Indiana sites that include Arlington High School.

It provides on-site help from financial aid experts, many from Indiana colleges. Twenty-first Century Scholars are required to complete and submit a FAFSA form to claim their scholarships.

Additional information is available at www.collegegoalsunday. org or at 1-800-992-2076.

The FAFSA deadline is March 10, 2010.

news to use Detours over 1-465

Road construction has closed the Westfield and River Road bridges over I-465 until June.

The bridges will be rebuilt to make way for the widening of I-465 from U.S. 31 to Allisonville Road. Underneath, the reconstruction on I-465 from U.S. 31 to Allisonville Road is to start in March and wrap up in late fall.

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Lawrence Central High School

RSVP gathering student input ZachGriffin

zachgriffincub@gmail.com RSVP (Raising Student Voice and Participation) has begun its spring semester summits to help find this year’s new policy change.

RSVP is a group that helps put students in the process of changing school policy. RSVP representatives visit study halls to collect student opinion on school policies and see how these policies could be changed.

These representatives then take the most popular change proposal, from the student body, and present it to the administration. The administration then considers the proposal and decides if it will become part of the official school policy.

Last year’s summits led to the use of iPods during noninstructional times.

This year’s RSVP staff is hoping to have similar success this year.

“We have made a few changes to the procedure, but

Spending a day in the Studio Theatre, RSVP member senior Chris Hoopingarner prepares with fellow members for the January summits. Hoopingarner is explaining the goals of the summits and the steps that RSVP takes. Cub photo/ Lierin Ehmke

the summits are going to stay the same for the most part,” RSVP adviser Laura Reysz said.

Reysz continued to say that one of the major changes to the program is that there will be more than 40 people involved

with this year’s group, surpassing last year’s numbers.

This staff was on a mission this week, going from study hall to study hall gathering ideas for this year’s policy change proposal. They will also hold sum-

mits in February and in March.

The proposal will be drawn up and presented sometime in late March or early April.

“We’re hoping for a successful year like we had last year,” Reysz said.

Security personnel are a temporary ID on them at all checking IDs and timed passes times. School IDs from previwhen students are in the hall- ous years will be confiscated. ways during class time. Many Simmons works security students also took advantage here just two days a week but of the $1 ID replacements at the he has already told at least a beginning of the semester; now dozen students to get tempoan ID replacement is $5. rary IDs. Sophomore Anthony LinkAnother rule has to do with ous said, “I still don’t like the the skip-a-final policy. Due to idea that we the flu, the polihave to wear cy was changed our IDs around Some students don’t last semester. our neck. I Instead of basreceive ‘A’s.” don’t think ing it on perit’s necessary fect attendance, Chris Briscoe the opportuwhen we could just keep them junior nity to skip a on us.” final exam was Security based on getguard Frank Simmons said, ting an “A” in a class.

“Students are instructed to reAssistant principal Beth turn to wherever they came Meguschar said, “It doesn’t from to get a pass if they don’t make sense to award kids that have one.” have to come to school sick.”

Students must also have The new policy is continutheir 2009-2010 school ID or ing this semester. Underclass-

men may skip one final in a class in which they have an “A.” Seniors may skip the final exams in all classes in which they have an “A.” Junior Chris Briscoe said, “Some students don’t receive ‘A’s; I don’t completely agree with the (new) skip-a-final policy.”

Cell phones are still strictly off limits and will be confiscated and taken to the dean’s office if a student is caught texting or using it in class. Cell phones are released to parents or guardians only.

This policy is the same as it has been in years past, but now teachers are told to more strictly enforce this rule.

IPods are still allowed in study hall but only at the teacher’s discretion. This means that it is up to the teacher whether or not it is appropriate for students to use their iPods.

School steps up enforcement of rules BradOppenheim

bradoppenheimcub@gmail.com The new semester has brought increased enforcement of old rules and policies.

Even though some of the rules have been in place for a while, the administration is treating them as if they are new.

One of the rules is that which requires students to have their IDs with them at all times.

The administration is putting this rule in full force by asking all G1 and M5 teachers to check students’ IDs before class.

Those students who do not have their IDs must get temporary IDs and have them with them for the rest of the day.

Temporary IDs are issued in the Hall of Fame before school and during passing periods.

Students are not to leave class to get temporary IDs.

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Students gain academic weight

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cycle at home to bring their paper, bottles and cans to school and help with the recycling effort. “Some students don’t recycle at home because of the cost,” Specker said. LC’s recycling bins are free to public use. “It is the person’s choice… but if they have the time they should recycle,” Specker said.

Being green isn’t always cheap. At the beginning of this school year LC did not have enough funds to continue paying for recycling bins, making it difficult to recycle. December graduate Chris Felder assisted in getting a grant to help pay the $50 bill for the Republic bin.

“We hope that eventually we will be able to raise money from the recycling and it will pay for itself,” Barnes said.

“Even though the recycling effort isn’t directly helping LC’s pocket, it is helping to lower trash bills as well as the carbon footprint.”

The smaller bins around the school were donations, but they can cost $40 to $200 each and Green Team hopes to purchase 10 more to place around the athletic wing. Hindering their efforts, Republic has suspended their cash back incentive due to the economic recession.

Barnes and the Green Team worked diligently to help lower the school’s carbon footprint with the mass amount of plastic trash thrown out each day during lunches and after school with athletics Some teachers have taken it upon themselves to be proactive about protecting the environment by having their own personal recycling boxes in their classrooms.

The bins that are in the Commons and lunch room are the same ones from the previous year, which was the first year that Green Team recycled bottles. Even though these bins are relatively new to the hallways of LC, the idea has been with Green Team and club sponsor Barnes for years but has never been able to thrive the way the project is currently.

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Lending a hand: Junior Kyle Specker helps the Green Team by unloading bags from recycle bins in the Commons and the lunch room. The items were collected in the large blue Republic recycling bin in the north parking lot. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz

Helping out the environment, junior Ryan Amerman puts an empty bottle in one of the recycling bins in the Commons. Cub photo/Mimi Strobel

“Being green is important,” Barnes said. “It’s being aware of your carbon footprint and understanding the things you do affect the environment. It is a lifestyle, but for most people it wouldn’t be a huge lifestyle change to be greener.”

In the past weighted grades here have had a weight drastically lower than that of other schools in the state. But recently LC made the weight retroactive for all honors and AP classes in the school, based on a new weight. Honors classes will be weighted 0.5 percent and AP classes will be weighted a full point.

What that means is that an 85 percent in an honors class will now count as a 90 percent in that class and would be a 95 percent in an AP class.

“We felt that if we didn’t start to weight the grades and we didn’t make the weights retroactive, then we would be putting our students at a disadvantage.

This way, our students have the same advantages that other schools do,” assistant principal Kristie Corn said.

The newest issue with weighted grades is that the weights will be retroactive, which means that the weight will count for the entire high school career even for current seniors.

The new weights will create

an advantage for students when trying to get into athletics, clubs and other activities at LC. “With the new weighted grades, everything like athletics, National Honor Society, etc. will be based on the new weighted grades. The weights count for everything except the Top 30,” Corn said. She went on to say that it could also be a huge advantage when applying for college.

“The actual transcript we send to colleges will have both the weighted grades and the regular old grades.” Corn said.

At that point it’s up to the college to decide which GPA to look at. Bigger schools tend to look at the old transcript and smaller schools tend to look at the new system; however, that’s

not always the case.

But not all students are thrilled with what the new grading system offers.

“I don’t really have an issue with the new system in general; I just think that they need to count it when they are deciding the Top 30,” sophomore Calvin Mendel said.

“I think that if I’m going to take harder classes, then that should factor in to who’s the better student. If it doesn’t, then there’s really no point to taking harder classes.”

But for the most part the new system has been met with approval by the student body.

“I think that it will really help when I’m trying to get into college.” junior Trae Pemberton said. “Obviously if I have better grades on my transcript then I have a better opportunity to get into college.”

So while some find that there may still be some tweaks to work out with the new weighted grade system, most see it as a great new benefit for all students here.

While there hasve been some rumors that the new system may not last and that this is just temporary, according to Corn the new weighted grade system is here to stay.

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After finishing a model of the Batmobile, freshman Allen Adams Artis works on a model of a dolphin that includes a base for display.

Meticulous concentration is necessary for sophomore Paul Edwards as he applies paint to the smaller and more detailed parts of a model car.

Freshman Allen Adams Artis takes a closer look at his model to add the finishing touches with paint.

Starting in dozens of pieces, this model of Batman’s Batmobile was built during modeling club by Allen Adams Artis. The club meets every Tuesday for an hour, when the members can either bring their own models to work on or have materials supplied for them by sponsor Dan Jackson. Cub photos/ Jack Leibovitz

Fun doesn’t come pre-assembled Students find creative fulfillment in new modeling club MattGibson mattgibsoncub@gmail.com For students who don’t get excited about volunteer-oriented clubs like Key Club, aren’t die-hard Twilight fans or expert euchre players, business teacher Dan Jackson’s Modeling Club offers the opportunity to create hand-crafted art in a friendly and relaxing environment.

Jackson decided to sponsor the club after his son asked if they could build a model together over the summer. He enjoyed the time they spent together on the project and thought it might be something students here could appreciated as well.

“I wondered if there were those at LC who would be interested in that,” Jackson said.

Jackson maintains a casual atmosphere for the meetings by playing music in the classroom and encouraging individual or collaborative work.

Sophomore Paul Edwards regularly attends the club meetings and discovered his interest in a fashion similar to Jackson. “I used to always help my dad with building models and I’ve successfully finished a model of a World War II plane on my own,” Edwards said.

He has also attempted to construct a model of a 1961 Chevy Impala and he is currently working on a model of a Dale Earnhardt race car.

Edwards and other members of the club got involved because they find the

process and effort rewarding. comfortable,” he said. “We like to share “Models are enjoyable, and the work ideas, and there isn’t a great deal of reis well worth it to see the finished prod- sponsibility; we’re not going on field uct. It’s very fulfilling,” Edwards said. trips or anything.”

Other memThe club, which bers, like freshman meets every TuesModels are enjoyable, and day, is open to anyAllen Adams Arthe work is well worth it to one who might have tis and junior Victor DeBolle, have see the finished product. ” an interest in spendspent time on a ing time on their variety of models.

Paul Edwards own model-buildThese include one sophomore ing project. of a dolphin and There is a club one of the Batmofee of $10, and bile used in older Batman movies; the members are expected to provide their process of assembling and painting the own model kit to assemble. pieces for these can take up to 10 hours.

However, Jackson provides memJackson hosts four regular members bers with some materials to assist in the at each of the club meetings and is en- building process, including glue, sandjoying the experience himself. “It’s very ers, paint and brushes.

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State cuts development dollars SeanJordan

seanjordancub@gmail.com The school is now without money for professional development. According to principal Ed Freije, in that department, “we are broke.”

Without this money, the school can no longer afford to send teachers to conferences, hire trainers to teach new methods or provide teacher stipends for teachers’ work hours in the summer.

After receiving a $1,200 grant at the beginning of the year for professional development, which was $800 less than the usual $2,000, Freije said he thought the state would have to cut the PL221 funds that the school usually receives this month. “(The state has) had to cut (money for professional development) the last few years because the money wasn’t

there,” Freije said.

However, Freije said he did not think they would cut all PL221 funds; it was a surprise to him. Because of the false assumption, the school has already spent the $1,200 it was given at the beginning of the year, leaving LC with nothing.

He said that it “inhibits opportunities” for teacher development, but he emphasized that the school can still afford planned learning communities (PLCs), which, according to Freije, “is a very good professional development model.”

The funds for PLCs, which is when substitute cadres relieve teachers for small amounts of time periodically to allow teachers time to discuss teaching methods, are provided from the federal government, not the state.

Because the PLCs are a very good model, according to

Freije, he doesn’t think that this al development money right lack of money will much affect now, the school is not necessarthe quality of education here. ily “broke” for good. The school has heard nothing yet of Moreover, he said he the status of the profesthinks many teachsional development ers will fund their money from the other profesdistrict, but sional develFreije said he opment opdoes not think it tions themCub graphic selves. “We will be much, if any / Eri cR ees at all. all want to get better The school at what we has yet to redo,” Freije ceive money from its said.

“The contract better we with Cocaare, the Cola that better it allows Cois for ca-Cola to o u r be the only s t u drink vendor dents.” in the school.

A l Some of that monthough the ey is devoted to professchool has no PL221 money, and thus no profession- sional development.

STD rates rise in teenage girls KaylaTaylor

A new study has found that about half of sexually active teen girls who live in cities acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections.

The study was completed by the Regenstrief Institute and the See page 11 for more info Indiana University School of Medicine on 381 teen girls, ages

14-17, living in the U.S. Research- especially in those girls who beers also found it was common for come sexually active at a young these patients age. Some STDs, to have reespecially those peated infecwith so-called The symptoms for tions. silent symptoms, many people don’t The study can be imposalso found sible to detect always show.” that not until without a screenSusan Davidsen ing. several years school nurse “The sympafter a girl begins sexually toms for many activity does screening for sexu- people don’t always show and ally transmitted infections begin, a lot of people don’t know when

they could have a sexually transmitted disease,” school nurse Susan Davidsen said.

The study implies that all sexually active people should be more adamant about getting screenings performed earlier and being more upfront about their health. “If a young person sees something wrong with them, they need to go to the doctor right away,” school nurse Jean Handley added. “Don’t be embarrassed to get a test done.”

LC has released the names of students who were awarded AP (Advanced Placement) honors. They are current seniors as well as 2009 graduates.

Kevin Gardner, Jarrod Hunnicutt and Brittany Richett share the highest ranking, that of National Scholar. They received an average grade of at least 4 (out of a possible 5) on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

Scholars with Distinction received an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. They are Luke Claflin, Rebekah Coble, Kevin Gardner, Tyler Hall, Laura Hartman, Jarrod Hunnicutt, Lindsey Muhl, Ross Nelson, Eric Rees, Brittany Richett, Christopher Robinson, Andrew Ruggles, Sarah Schnellbacher, Zechari Scott and Gaelen Strnat.

ter, Holly Trowbridge, Margo Tucker, Matthew Turner, Hillary Ward and Thomas Winter.

AP Scholars earned grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. They are Michael Ahearn, Megan Allbright, Bonnie Arbuckle, Michael Ashmore, Ran Borer, Amanda Bowman, Nicholas Dodge, Levi Felger, Matthew Glick, Casey Jones, Alexander Judge, Demetra King, Thomas Kuss, Peter

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Senior quotes needed

All seniors who took a picture for the yearbook, either at Prestige or on picture day, and have not yet turned in their senior quotes need to turn them in . Quotes must not exceed 75 characters including spaces. A table will be set up in the Commons during all lunches on Jan. 25, 27 and 29; yearbook staff members will be there to collect quotes. Quotes can also be turned in to seniors Mimi Strobel or Katy Rhodes, particularly during M7 lunch when the yearbook staff meets in Room 141. The deadline is Jan. 29.

St. Jude Week Feb. 1-5

Student Council and Key Club will co-host St. Jude Week Feb. 1-5. Activities will be held during lunches and after school; they include a pie-a-teacher-in-theface contest, bake sales and a ping-pong tournament. There will also be a Fast 25 activity in which students sign and mail donation letters to 25 people they know.

All proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Soloists in concert Feb. 10 Seniors Paige Drake, Ronald Gilbert and Hannah Torres will be featured soloists in the Feb. 10 orchestra concert. They have participated in All-State Ensembles, Honors Orchestras and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Side-by-Side programs. The concert will be at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Information gathered by staff members

LC releases names of students with AP honors Scholars with Honors received an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these tests.

They are Zachary Baughman, Scott Borer, Laura Crawford, Charmayne Duerson, Austin Enghauser, Amy Federwisch, Arash Habibi-Soureh, Ashley Hughes, Rachel Jordan, Sean Jordan, Andrew McGlothlin, Katharine McGuire, Sarah Pfis-

Laramore, Nicola Liss, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher Moore, Zachary Perry, Leah Pfister, Stephanie Price, David Reyburn, Jake Schild, Conner Shipley, Thomas Seward, Daniel Stinson, Caroline Strobel, Hannah Ucchine and Danica Wylin.

LC offers more than 16 AP classes to all grade levels. Students throughout the country take the national tests in early May.

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Fallah coaches students to graduate HeatherOlsen

heatherolsencub@gmail.com MSDLT, along with 11 other school districts in Marion County, has implemented a program to help students at risk of dropping out to get back on track to graduation.

Students who are considered for the program are usually the “middle” students who would otherwise not get much attention. Reasons students drop out include lacking encouragement or positive relationships or feeling overwhelmed with school tasks or their home lives. Many at-risk students help to care for their families, which also can lead to dropping out.

The Graduate Advocate Program gives those students the individual attention and

support they need to stay in school. Finda Fallah, LC’s graduate advocate, believes in setting realistic goals for her students and focusing on postsecondary schooling and life after high school.

“We are not going to be with them. I want them to stand on their own and be able to make decisions for themselves,” Fallah said.

The program works with students in grades 8-12 to provide resources and tools and to help improve skills like time management and communication. There are currently 42 high school students and 26 middle school students involved in the program in MSDLT. High school students meet with their coaches individually every week, and 8th graders meet in small groups twice

monthly. Personal time with graduate coaches encourages students to get involved with school as well as give them someone to talk to.

“Students have an outside source … they can come talk to without being judged,” Fallah said.

There are specific expectations for students involved in the program, such as maintaining a set GPA and at least 95 percent attendance. “We offer small incentives to help motivate students,” Fallah said. “It’s a way of saying ‘good job, keep up the good work.’”

Graduate coaches receive lists from counselors of students who may be at risk for dropping out, and coaches select students who would benefit from being involved in the program. However, Fallah main-

Graduate advocate Finda Fallah works with senior Shanelle Ware as they discuss Ware’s college plans. “She stayed on me the whole time (about my grades),” Ware said. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz.

tains an open-door policy and encourages communication from students who feel they may need help.

“I feel that we have to set up the students to be able to sustain on their own and make it out in the world,” Fallah said.

Cultural Connections Conexiones Culturales The club is planning a soccer tournament, a lock-in with the Spanish Club lierinehmkecub@gmail.com and the Spanish Honor Society and The Latino clubs were successful last more. semester, but now they are working to Sponsor Sarah Scholl believes that be more united within the clubs, specifi- the success of this semester depends on the members, especially the new ones. cally the Latino Club.

“We are going to have a convivo,” There are many underclassmen, so the president of the Latino Club, junior Scholl thinks this semester is based on Deya Hernandez, said. “It’s a way for all the energy of all the members. of the families to get together and have Scholl would like to work with LN and LC graduates fun.” who were in the La She hopes that There’s a lot of tino Club in years it will be Feb. 6 past to inform and with a Valentine’s ignorance... and we are Day theme. trying to give out the correct teach the community about the Dream

But this year is information.”

Act. different.

Usually there’s Sarah Scholl “There’s a lot a convivio each seLatin Club sponsor of ignorance about this (Hispanic) popmester, but it didn’t happen last semester because there was ulation, and we are trying to give out the a scheduling conflict with their church- correct information,” Scholl said.

The act helps minors from Latino es.

Additionally, Hernandez wants to backgrounds who don’t have documenget more involved with the LC commu- tation to continue their education in the nity and to chat more with the students. United States.

Despite the success of the food drive Scholl wants the members to write last semester, the club still wants to do letters to the government and community to encourage passage of the act. more in the community.

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club todavía quiere hacer más en la comunidad. Está planeando un torneo lierinehmkecub@gmail.com de fútbol, un “lock-in” con el Club de Los clubes latinos tenían éxito en Español y la Sociedad de Honor Español el semester pasado, pero ahora están y más. trabajando para ser más unidos entre La asesora del Club de Latinos los clubes, especificamente el Club de Sara Scholl cree que el éxito de este Latinos. semester depende de los miembros, “Vamos a tener un convivo,” dijo la especialmente los miembros nuevos. presidenta del Club de Latinos, júnior Hay muchos “underclassmen,” entonces Deya Hernandez. “Es una manera ella piensa que este semester está basado para que todas las familias hispánicas en la energía de los miembros. se réunan y se diviertan.” Ella espera Ella le gustaría trabajar con KN y que sea el seis de los graduados del febrero con el tema Club de Latinos de Hay mucha ignorancia... del Día de San LC para informar Valentín. Pero este estamos intentando divulgar y enseñar sobre el año es diferente. información correcta allí.”

Dream Act. “Hay Usualmente hay mucha ignorancia un convivio cada sobre esta Sarah Scholl población y estamos semester, pero el semester La asesora del Club de Latinos intentando divulgar pasado no ocurrió porque información hubo un conflicto de horario con su correcta allí,” dijo Scholl. El acto ayuda a Iglesias. los jóvenes que no tienes documentación Además Hernandez quiere para continuar su educación en los involucrarse con la comunidad más y EEUU. Scholl quiere que los miembros charlar con los estudiantes,” dijo ella. escriban una carta al gobierno y a la A pesar del éxito de la junta de comunidad para demostrarse a favor de alimentos en el semester pasado, el este acto.

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Seniors: Don’t be left out of receiving aid for college next year. Make sure to apply for your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. You and at least one parent have to have a pin number to apply. Do this now to get your info in by March 1.

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Half a dozen things to do before the next Cub Reporter comes out Feb 12.

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Go see “The Diviners,” the Thespain play being performed Feb. 4-6 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $6 in advance at the performing arts box office and $8 at the door. The play is also being performed in State competition so it’s sure to be a great show.

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Help children suffering from illness during the first week of February when Student Council hosts St. Jude Week. One of the best ways to help is with “25 Names Fast.” So bring in names and addresses of friends and family to spread awareness and help children in need.

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The Battle at the Big Barn: The boys basketball team will play Hamilton Southeastern at Hinkle Fieldhouse at 8 p.m. Jan. 30. Show your school spirit by cheering on the team. Don’t forget to wear your maroon and gray.

Get those spring clothes out, but don’t get your hopes up for a shorter winter until Punxsuntawney Phil comes out on Feb. 2 to look for his shadow. If he does see his shadow, then plan on six more weeks of winter. Another good way to celebrate Groundhog Day is to watch Bill Murray’s comedy, Groundhog Day, with friends. And keep your fingers crossed that Phil doesn’t see his shadow!

Thespians prepare for State through the Thespian play CamilleHayes camillehayescub@gmail.com The LC Thespians will perform their annual play Feb. 4-6. It is “The Diviners,” which is the same play that has brought success to them earlier this competitive season.

The play was written by Jim Leonard Jr., who was a professor at Hanover College. The play takes place in the 1920s in a fictional southern Indiana town.

Lead roles are junior Sophia Dollinger, junior Joe Mount and senior Colin Tully, who plays a 17-year-old who has the ability to find water with a divining rod. “This is his story of how (the boy’s) life touches the people in his town,” director Kathleen Horrigan said.

Seniors Dayne Gowan, Sierra Holland, Keith Craycroft, Nicola Liss, Andrea McCarrel, sophomores Kevin Kryah, Jay Aguirre and junior Amy Kleiman make up the rest of the allThespian cast.

While rehearsing for the show, the Thespians are also gearing up for the State competition at Vincennes University, where they will perform a shorter version of “The Diviners.” The three-day competition began today.

LC qualified for State by placing third in the Regional competition in December after a three-year hiatus from the competition due to scheduling conflicts.

“I think we’ll do really well at State,” senior and lead role Tully said. “We only had a week to prepare for Regionals and we beat six schools, so now that we’ve have more time to rehearse, I think we’ll do great.”

The play will begin at 7 p.m. at each performance. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the performing arts box office.

All proceeds from the play will go to paying for necessities for the play like costumes, props and scenery.

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Remember that time you spilled milk in the lunchroom and the custodian cleaned it up? Did you give her the thanks she deserved? Well, here is your chance: Custodian Appreciation Week starts Feb. 8. A simple “thank you” will go a long way.

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OPINIONS

January 22, 2010 Lawrence Central High School

Hugs&Growls

Cub Reporter Staff 2009-2010

Hugs to snow but Growls to nasty sleet. Hugs to

Print Co-Editors Allie Nash Mimi Strobel Online Editor Sean Jordan Broadcast Producer Lierin Ehmke News Editor Greg Price Opinions Editors Matt Gibson Camille Hayes Features Editors Katie McDowell Hannah Torres Arts & Entertainment Editor Alli King Sports Editor Tommy Myers Design Editor Lena Reifinger Business Manager Ari Habibi Web Master Grant DeLay Web Technician Anthony Wheeler Photographers Chris Gore Jack Leibovitz Reporters Zach Griffin Amirah King Duncan Kissinger Andrea McCarrel Hailey Newkirk Heather Olsen Brad Oppenheim Nick Petr Crystal Shelton Kayla Taylor Adviser Elizabeth Granger Lawrence Central High School 7300 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, IN 46226 (317) 964-7400 (317) 543-3348 fax The Cub Reporter is published 11 times a year by the students on the newspaper staff.

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completing the semester but to there still being one more semester to go.

Hugs to Central Sound for being on MTV but Growls to having to wait to see if the series will be continued. Hugs to choosing your college but Growls to colleges that don’t send out acceptance letters until the spring. Hugs to the new weighted grade system but Growls to colleges who strip the weight. Hugs to New Year’s resolutions but Growls to not following through with them. Growls to cold weather but Hugs to Spring Break being right around the corner. Hugs to intramurals but Growls to there not being very many.

Hugs to there being a lot of good movies out in theaters right now but Growls to tickets costing $9.

Growls

Cub art/Lena Reifinger

Tardies receive unfair punishment New year.

New semester.

New rules.

Whether these rules are new or if they’re just being reinforced, the administration is cracking down on tardiness.

But why? Fights break out on a weekly basis, sometimes even daily. Vandalism and theft are on the rise within our school.

Some students have skips numbering in double-digits. So then why, Administration, are we all of sudden focusing on tardies when we clearly have bigger fish to fry?

While some fights merely get broken up, students walking in two minutes late to first block (whether it be because of icy roads or a long walk from the band lot) are getting an automatic two-hour detention.

And some are first-time offenders.

What happens when a bus

is late and those 30 kids report supposed policies for tardiness to class late? Are they treated and it is not until the third tarwith equal punishment as those dy that a detention is called for. who either drive themselves or The section titled “Reporting get dropped off? to school late” on page 28 says Administration would be nothing about receiving a debetter off checking the atten- tention, only that excessive late dance records instead than en- arrival will result in disciplinforcing a punishment against ary action.

And the new and “imstudents who are just trying to get to class. Why are students proved” Pyramid of Intervenwho are trying to get out of tions for Tardies that was given to all faculty and class given equal staff — but not punishment We clearly have to students — to with students bigger fish to fry.” trying to go to be enforced during the second class?

Should semester does those students just skip the whole first block? not call for an after-school deHow is the punishment differ- tention until the fourth tardy.

A new plan of action is needent?

The tardy and skip policies ed. Enforcing discipline against administration are currently tardiness is not the problem, it’s enforcing are counterintuitive. how it’s being enforced. We can The Bear Facts assignment note- fix this problem by reprioritizbook has the school handbook ing what really needs help here, in it. Pages 28 and 29 give the and that’s a long list.

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Thumbs Up Thumbs up to the Lawrence Fire Department and all others who contributed in putting together the charity basketball game last weekend.

Thumbs up to Student Council for hosting St. Jude Week.

Have something to say?

Drop off your thoughts in the mailbox outside Room 132. We will publish as many opinions as we can fit in our “Bear It All” section. Be sure to include your full name and grade; no anonymous entries will be printed.

Cub of the Issue After each issue of the Cub Reporter has gone to press, the editors honor the staff member who went above and beyond to produce the Cub at the highest quality. This issue’s Cub of the Issue is Sean Jordan.

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January 22, 2010

SpeakYour Mind:

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The Internet Bear it all

“I went to Florida over winter break, and it was awesome.”

-Michael Shaw, 12 “Hall sweeps are stupid.”

-Arielle Russell, 10

Jockque Floyd

freshman

Nicholas Nocito

sophomore

Charles Johns

junior

John Blankenship

senior

Do you use the internet on a daily basis?

Yes, I just get online for Facebook and MySpace every day.

I use it every day for Facebook and things like homework.

Yes, I waste a lot of time on the internet. At the end of the day I realize I spent it all on the internet doing nothing.

No, there’s no need. I have work and school to take care of, so it’s not a necessity for me.

Do you think people can be addicted to the internet?

Yes, there are people who just sit there on the computer all the time. It’s bad because they can find inappropriate things.

Yes, I know people who are on it every day for hours.

My cousin is, and I’m not sure what he does for that long.

I do because there are a lot of people who freak out if they don’t know what’s going on on Facebook.

Yes, I know there are a lot of people who surf the net because they have nothing to do.

How would your life be different without the internet?

It would be more complicated. People would have to have more stuff with them instead of just using a computer.

Actually, it would be more boring, and I probably wouldn’t know as much because I use the internet a lot for research.

It would be really hard to do homework. With the exception of math, just about all my work requires it.

Communications with colleges via e-mail wouldn’t exist, and applying online would be impossible.

Do you use the internet more for school, or personal use?

I use it more for personal stuff because I don’t use it for homework.

It’s really more for personal use. I go to music sites and Facebook more than I use it for school.

I probably use it more for personal use. I just surf the web or go to YouTube and watch videos.

I use it more for school. I do papers and assignments for certain classes that require it.

“Snow is pointless without snow days.”

-Cory Carpenter, 10 “I climbed through a sewage pipe on Saturday.”

-Amy Kleiman, 11 “I can’t wait for spring break.”

-Stacie Lambert, 11 “I wonder what a dinosaur egg would taste like.”

-Marvin Thomas, 12 “It’s extremely convenient that my cat can flush the toilet.”

-Madi Haas, 10 “ChaCha told me that the tip of a 1/3 inch long hour-hand on a wristwatch travels at .00000275 miles per hour.”

-Ally Beiswanger, 10 “I’m tired of people becoming fans of everything on Facebook.”

-Jake Wieser, 11 “I love Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus.”

-Andrew Dimitroff, 12 “We need some good snow.”

-Kevin Schmitt, 10

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As told by GINGER

Don’t wish the day away Lierin Ehmke lierinehmkecub@gmail.com For years I’ve been dreaming of this moment.

The moment where I can finally indulge in my senioritis, the syndrome I’ve been claiming to have since freshman year.

And now, as a second-semester senior, I mustn’t be ashamed of my disease.

Finally I can kick back, proudly whip out my brand-new coloring books, and doodle while regressing back to my nostalgic elementary years.

But don’t get too excited, eager underclassmen, for second-semester isn’t all rainbows and ponies and procrastination. There is a downside: The anticipation toward graduating and college is consuming and distracting. Ask any senior about it and he will either A.) Give you an updated countdown on how many days until graduation or B.) Immediately vent about how much he wishes he was in college.

But why are we wishing our lives away?

For so long I have wished I were a senior or in college, and looking back, the years I have wished away have flown by.

But now that I am a second-semester The anticipation senior and am just toward graduating months away from college, I’m not as eaand college is ger for the semester to consuming...” be over.

Crazy, right? I know.

Don’t get me wrong—there’s nothing I’m more excited for than beginning the next chapter in my life.

But I think we all get so caught up in anticipating the destination that we forget about how fun the journey can be.

Our minds are so consumed by what will be happening tomorrow that we forget about the reality that is happening today.

So I am going to try to stop wishing my life away.

I’ll admit, with getting up at 6 a.m. every morning and driving in the snow to school, it will be tough.

But there are so many little day-to-day things to get excited about this semester, even if they are just Chick-fil-A Thursday or the new Alice in Wonderland movie coming out this March.

And now I must stop writing. My senioritis is getting the best of me. Time to get back to my coloring books. Sorry, folks—doctor’s orders.

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January 22, 2010

Lawrence Central High School

Winter rules and winter blues Out Of Order Zach Griffin zachgriffincub@gmail.com Sloppy roads, freezing temperatures, days of school needing to be made up later; the winter season really doesn’t bring a lot of happy thoughts to kids’ minds anymore.

In fact, many of us can’t wait to see those April showers bring those May flowers.

I understand all of these winter blues, but I don’t suffer from them myself. I have always been a winter person.

Perhaps it is because I was born

on the coldest day in Indiana’s his- days. Tons of people seem to hate tory (Jan. 19, 1994: 32 below zero). them, but come on, how mad can Or maybe it is because I’m Norwe- you be when you get up, turn on gian. Whatever the reason, I love the news, and find out that you can go back to bed? the winter season.

To those who would argue that I love the snow; it’s beautiful to look at and something about they wouldn’t want to make it up at the pure, undisturbed blanket in the end of the year: Wouldn’t you rather spend your backyard that make-up just begs to be day watching completely and ...many of us can’t wait to The Goonies utterly destroyed in your math by 11 guys and a see those April showers football. bring those May flowers.” class than actually be in I’m also a class? big fan of the Snow is also a highlight in Incold temperatures. I know a lot of people disagree, but I would much dianapolis. Let’s face it, this town rather be cold than hot. You can al- doesn’t have a lot of things going ways layer up, but there is a limit for it. The next most exciting thing to how much you can layer down. about this city, besides the Colts, And it’s always too hard to go to is the Children’s Museum. If you sleep when you’re sweating about don’t like snow, why are you in Indianapolis? St. Paul, Minn., is more one cup every minute.

And with snow comes snow exciting than this city.

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It’s too late for a clean slate Column As I See ‘Em Sean Jordan seanjordancub@gmail.com For the past couple weeks, we’ve heard our teachers, parents and peers say one thing repetitively: “It’s a clean slate now.” No more scratches, eraser marks, or horrible grades left on that bad boy. All we have is a fresh start.

Indeed, our slate is squeaky clean. We might as well rename our school mascot “Mr. Clean.” Or even better: “The lean, mean clean machine.” (Yeah, so what if I nabbed that motto from the George Foreman Grill? Sue me. But seriously, please don’t sue me.)

But what does that word mean anyway—clean?

Does it mean that we took our first shower since last semester

and people might actually talk to Like it or not, you’re stuck with us now? Does it mean that we all your GPA from last semester, and became bubble boys and girls to all preceding high school semesevade the earth’s deathly germs? ters, for that matter. If you dug Does it mean we were born again as yourself into a big hole, your slate Christians and all of our sins were is most definitely not clean. Habits wiped clean? are hard to break.

Well, maybe.

We can work hard, though, and But I’ll tell you one thing: It try to pick it up. We can, but I doubt doesn’t mean that we’re brand- we will. We don’t have the force of spankin’ new students with even a will to do that. It’s second semester remotely brand-spankin’ new work senior year for me, and even I’m ethic entering this semester. starting to feel the pangs of seniori It’s not like winter break was tis. the fresh-mak Forget reading er—that desigyour APUSH textIf anything, winter nation is saved book or doing the 50 break trained us to be math problems that for Mentos.

If anything, your pre-calc teachworse students.” winter break er assigned you: trained us to be The majority of you worse students. Video games and probably couldn’t even finish readparties replaced school work for a ing this column. couple of weeks, naturally muddy- Don’t laugh too hard at our ing the waters of our minds. hardships, administration. Don’t Senioritis and any other grade- think your slate is clean, either. related ­–itis are undoubtedly pres- Don’t think you can just come ent now, and it’s not like we’re fo- walking in here all high and mighty cused on working harder. We’re this semester and start enforcing focused on our few days away from these rules. Who do you think you working hard: Presidents’ Day and, are? of course, spring break.

People in power?

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January 22, 2010

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Should sex education classes teach abstinence or contraceptive use?

CamilleHayes camillehayescub@gmail.com “Don’t have sex or you will get pregnant and die.” OK, so, maybe Dwayne Hill as Coach Carr in Mean Girls was exaggerating, but he does have a point.

According to the Indiana State Health Department, in 2008 about 22,000 Indiana residents were infected with chlamydia.

Almost 8,000 of those were between 15 and 19 years old. This means that around 40 percent of those with the disease are within high school age.

Thanks to the PEERS program, we’ve been

“I think people should abstain because it makes sex more pleasurable when you get married.”

Jordan Claypool, 12

taught to “abstain from fection. This may seem sex to attain our goals” small, but a zero percent since middle school. It’s chance is much smaller. a lesson that too many Even worse, condoms teens forget when they only reduce the risk of chlamydia, reach the peer-pressuring contracting herpes, and HPV by 50 world of high school. percent.

While Call me these opold-fashtions lower ...the only ioned, but I’d the risk of way to be rather be safe pregnancy than sorry. and STDs, completely safe the only is abstinence.”

Without sex, the risks of way to be completely safe is absti- pregnancy and STDs are nence. The PEERS Project completely eliminated. So says that, used correctly, I agree with Coach Carr: condoms reduce the risk Don’t have sex—not beof contracting HIV by cause you’ll get pregnant 85 percent. That leaves a and die, but because it’s 15 percent chance of in- the smart decision.

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“People should abstain because they are worth the wait.”

Samone Woods, 11

“Contraceptives aren’t entirely effective, so people should just abstain.”

Deanna Liner, 9

HannahTorres hannahtorrescub@gmail.com

Sex: It’s a key ingredient to comedy movies, it’s common in all types of music, but it’s something some parents don’t tell their children about.

The use of contraceptives like birth control or condoms are alternatives to abstinence. In the past, abstinence was the only answer. We were told that not having sex is the best way to prevent pregnancy and STDs, but the reality is that not all students will wait.

We have the PEERS

“I think people should use contraceptives because life is easier with them.”

Jordan Everett, 12

program, but by the time inevitable that students mentors travel to middle will have sex. Why don’t teachers schools, some tell them students how to do it aren’t virgins.

It seems safely?

If people I am know waiting inevitable that not saying for sex is not students will that every what they student want to do, have sex.” should start why not tell them about their options having sex because of the contraceptive option, but with contraceptives?

According to using birth control should Advance Data from Vital be considered. President and Health Statistics, Obama is promoting the teenagers (aged 15– abstinence-plus program 19) who don’t use a to help students in school contraceptive the first to face this reality. The time they have sex are more students know, the twice as likely to become more they will be able to teen parents. It seems protect themselves.

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“I think contraceptives are better. It’s unrealistic to expect people to abstain because they’ll just do what they want.”

Samantha Copenhaver, 11

“It depends on if you’re willing to take the risk. If you really want to succeed, abstinence would be a better choice.”

Lane Creech, 10

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FEATURES

January 22, 2010

Lawrence Central High School

Do U hav a

designatedtxter ?

Distractions reason for new driving laws AllieNash allienashcub@gmail.com

Cub photo/Chris Gore

OMG. LOL. JK. G2G. Whatever the message means, taking eyes of the road isn’t worth taking the risk of an accident. The reality of a crash caused by being distracted because of texting while driving is all too common.

Texting while driving has become a national issue that has caused government officials to make laws about the issue. And with new laws already in place and new bills being submitted to state legislatures, what drivers can and cannot do while driving is changing.

Indiana Sen. Travis Holdman has been the driving force behind the bill that bans texting while driving in Indiana.

His reasons to get people off their phones and focus on driving? “In a short answer: to save lives. ‘Distracted driving’ is one of the major causes of vehicle crashes, near crashes, injury and fatalities on the road,” he said.

Some students may see a different side of the issue.

“I understand that it can be dangerous, but I have never had any problems happen when I was texting and I don’t know anyone who has,” said senior Alli Sommer.

Not every student agrees.

“I am totally against texblood alcohol level of .08 perting and driving. I know that cent. most people aren’t, but I did “I agree that texting while it one time and I almost hit driving is a lot like drunk drivanother car,” said junior Macy ing. It takes your focus off the Thombleson. road,” said Thombleson.

Some problems do come What some texters might about when riding in the car not know is that the Indiana with someone who is texting legislature passed a bill making and driving. “I pay attention it illegal for anyone under the for them, but I don’t tell them age of 18 to use the a cell phone to stop,” said while drivThombleson. ing. This Even avid includes text ‘Distracted driving’ texters somemessaging. is one of the major times get unAnd another comfortable. bill is being causes of vehicle “I’ll text submitted crashes, near crashes, when I am

by Holdman driving, but I that would injury and fatalities on can get pretty ban drivers the road.” nervous of all ages Travis Holdman from texting when I am in Indiana Senator while drivthe car with someone who ing. is doing it,” said Sommer.

But is the current bill, These student opinions passed in July 2009, stopping are from personal experience, teens from distracted driving? but the national statistics don’t Is it being enforced? lie. “A study released last July “I don’t think it is being

by Virginia Tech showed that enforced and I don’t think you those texting while driving are can really stop someone from 23 times more likely to have a texting,” said Thombleson. crash or near-crash than those “But the police should be strictthat are not distracted while er about it.” driving. Dialing the cell phone Or maybe some self-discishowed a two times greater pline is what texters need. risk of crash or near-crash,” “We have no indication Holdman said. that the law isn’t being en And, according to a study forced by law enforcement done by the University of agencies. Many lawmakers Utah, a driver being distracted believe the front line of enby cell phone use, even if it is forcement is self-enforcement hands-free, delays that driver’s and parental enforcement,” reaction as much as having the Holdman said.

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newDD:driving

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New driving law aims to reduce teen accidents LenaReifinger

lenareifingercub@gmail.com Most teen drivers have carpooled with a group of friends and can vouch for the fact that the trip often involves rowdiness, passengers shouting directions and loud music. Many of those who have experienced peer-distracted driving have also experienced the consequences.

Recent driving restrictions for teens ages 18 and under have been aimed at reducing the number of distractions

Cub photo/Chris Gore

new drivers face. Teens now receiving probationary drivers licenses must wait 180 days before driving with others in the car as opposed to the old law that said the driver had to wait only 90 days.

Some students admit to being a dangerous passenger.

“I backseat drive when I want to get where I’m going faster.

If the light’s about to turn yellow and they’re going to stop I encourage them to cut it close,” junior J.T. Turner said. Turner went on to say that he didn’t feel that his comments made it any more dangerous for the driver.

But according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, statistics show that

16- and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger. Driving instructor Charles Pinkerton explains why. “The reaction time is slowed considerably and there have been many accidents because of this,” he said.

Senior Riley Thomas is a prime example of what can happen when young drivers are distracted by friends.

“Sophomore year I had a bunch of people in my car to go to a movie and a friend went to throw trash out the window and I wasn’t looking at the road, I was yelling at him instead. Then I looked up and by that time I had slammed my mom’s car into the back of another.”

Distracted Driving Statistics

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Carnegie Mellon found that driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent.

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that drivers who use hand held devices are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research shows that the worst offenders are the youngest and least experienced drivers, men and women under the age of 20.

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According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured.

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Between 4,000 and 8,000 crashes related to distracted driving occur daily in the United States. In a year, they contribute to as many as onehalf of the 6 million U.S. crashes reported annually.

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Cell phone useage while driving increases the chance of an accident by 400 percent.

Source/http://www.nationwide.com/newsroom

Source/ www.rita.dot.gov/distracted_driving_summit/media_support/

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Gettingahead Cub Reporter

January 22, 2010

Lawrence Central High School

competition of the

High school internships recommended for students to assess college interests HaileyNewkirk haileynewkirkcub@gmail.com

Day, after day, after day, senior Geoff Bianchini tests plane engines until they break.

It’s his job as an intern at RollsRoyce, famous not only for expensive cars but also for high-end aircraft engines. It’s a job he got through LC’s internship program. Bianchini spends three hours of every school day at the engineering corporation on the city’s west side. It’s a taste of what he may get after he graduates from college.

Cub art/ Carly Ellefson

school students a taste of the real world Internships send students into the and lets them see if, in fact, they like business world during school hours to study fields closely related to what they what they are going to major in in college,” Renie said. plan to study in college.

Beverly Four Students innet, a student terested in applyteacher with Enging for internships (Internships) give high lish teacher Pam must fill out an Fischer, said “traapplication, and school students a taste of ditional methods then internship the real world and let them (like answering coordinator Anposted ads) aren’t drew Renie does a see if, in fact, they like what always the best.” small background they are going to major in in She stressed the check on them. college.” need for an inforRenie helps stumational interdents set up their internships and Andrew Renie view, which is not monitors their internship coordinator an interview for progress throughfinding a job but out the year. To to find out about even apply, a student must have no positions available in certain industries referrals within the previous 12 and certain companies. months.

“You can find out what works for you and what doesn’t,” she said.

“I think (internship) Renie keeps close tabs on the stuis the best class in the school. It gives high dents involved in the intern-

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ships. Students are required to sign out of school, call Renie when they reach their site, and follow up by keeping a time sheet of their hours.

Bianchini is currently in the Dynamics Program at Rolls-Royce and working on putting together a database of past Engineering Test Reports of aircraft engine turbine blades to be used as future reference within the company.

His internship program is based on three six-week rotations. So, in another five weeks, Bianchini will be doing something completely different than what he’s doing now. That way, he will get a feel for all aspects of the field he’s studying.

“I applied for this internship because I wanted to gain experience in an industry where I thought I could end up in the future,” he said.

Bianchini said after the first few days at Rolls-Royce, he started noticing multiple calculus and physics concepts, many that he had learned here, being used by a majority of the people there.

“It was really neat to finally understand how knowledge that I learned in school could actually be useful,” he said.

For two blocks every day, Bianchini is at work at his internship. He spends a minimum of 15 hours a week at Rolls-Royce and, he said, he loves every minute of it.

“I would absolutely recommend other students to do an internship.

It’s a great experience and offers a new, refreshing way of learning,” Bianchini said.

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January 22, 2010

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As technology advances so do people’s addiction to the cell phone devices KatieMcDowell katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com Junior Andy Biloon was just 13 years old when he got his very first cell phone.

The most technologically advanced feature his Samsung flip phone could pull off was taking a video. Now only four years later he is the owner of a Palm Pre, a touch screen phone capable of GPS navigation, radio and even television.

Society’s dependency on the cell phone has gone from using them to just make emergency phone calls to updating Twitter statuses and sending pictures and even playing the free Air Hockey application on the iPhone. Not

only has the technology advanced but so has the reliance on mobile devices.

In 2008, four out of five teenagers carried a wireless phone, according to marketingcharts. com. This is a 40 percent increase from just four years prior.

Also, nearly half of teens admit that their social life would end or be worsened without a cell phone in their life. “(Texting) makes it easier to make plans. I can get in touch with any of my friends at any time,” freshman Ashton Meares said.

This generation has grown up with the advanced technology, but even adults are adapting to the evolution of

the cell phone.

Drug Rehab Treatment suggests “I never leave the that feeling restless when not using a house without it,” chemphone, major increases in time spent istry teacher Jan Weir said. using a phone and taking unnecessary Weir remembers her first cell risks like texting and driving are posfrom the ‘80s. “Everything was an- sible signs of addiction. alog. They didn’t do much. Basically Biloon believes as the technology you could make calls and receive progresses so will people’s addiction to them.” Now she uses texting to it. “When technology advances there communiwill be even more cate with her to do on phones,” three kids and he said. “It will give (Cell phones) will give even students. people more reasons people more reasons to “I worried to stay on them and a lot less when become addicted.” stay on them and become my kids would LC’s technology addicted.” go out because coordinator Dennis we could Krauser thinks that Andy Biloon in just the next five always be in junior or 10 years major adtouch regardless of where vancements in what they were,” phones are capable Weir said. of will occur. “Essentially the trends I Weir also believes that the advance- see are miniaturization, motion sensing, ment of cell phones has its negative increased bandwith, and improvements aspects. “Texting is impersonal and in battery life.” Krauser also sees people sometimes it’s better to connect with charging their phones from solar power. someone in person,” she said.

“Those are just the things that we Addiction to texting may even be know are occurring,” he said. “I’m sure the cause of focusing on the phone there are advancements going on right as opposed to interacting with live now that we can’t even begin to imagpeople. ine.”

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Timeline of Technology

1983

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

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1996

Nokia 1011

Nokia 8810

1999

Nokia 8210

2003

BlackBerry 7210

2004

Motorola Razor V3

2006

Samsung i607 BlackJack

Source/voicenation.com Source/webdesignerdepot.com Source/apple.com

2009

Apple iPhone 3GS

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Broad Ripple Village is one of Indy’s cultural districts that offers an eclectic variety of things to do, including festivals, art galleries, nightlife, over 50 restaurants and cafes and unique places to shop.

Those 18 and over can enjoy an exotic night out at the Egyptian Cafe and Hooka Bar, where all the furniture and hooka pipes have been handmade and shipped from Cairo, Egypt. They offer a large menu of Mediterranean cuisine. Hooka pipes and parts are also available for sale upon request.

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Crazy 8 Boutique is an upscale consignment shop that buys and sells designer name brand gently used clothing at affordable prices. They accept any articles of clothing that are in style and only gently worn, sizes 0-16. Customers can bring in their clothes to sell, or even schedule a home pick-up.

Broad choices in Broad Ripple

running or walking. It measures 10.5 miles from 10th to 96th Streets, where it then connects with the 5-mile Monon Greenway of Carmel.

AlliKing Shopping is a must in Broad Ripple allikingcub@gmail.com Village. There’s the Crazy 8 Boutique, an upscale consignment shop, Pitaya, a KatieMcDowell trendy shop and Broad Ripple Vintage, katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com a small consignment shop that sells unique finds, everything from old T Shopping, dining, record stores, shirts to retro go-go boots. vintage shops, hookah bars and the Try out the Teeki-Hut, a custom Monon Trail. Broad Ripple Village has design store. They will customize any it all.

T-shirt in five to 10 minutes. They sell The Flying Cupcake, a bakery specustomized sweatshirts, tote bags and cializing in gourmet cupcakes, makes belts, and you can trade in any old Tover 30 types of regular, filled and shirt for $5 off a new one! jumbo cupcakes is located on Illinois Indy CD and Vinyl is Indiana’s Street. Stop in for the delicious cuplargest independent record store where cakes of the day, or order a cake for a customers can buy and sell new and special occasion. used CDs and records. The store also The Egyptian Cafe and Hooka Bar is a cool hangout for those 18 and older. hosts many local up-and-coming artists that put on free performances.

It serves authentic Mediterranean, Greek and American cuisine, and hand- Broad Ripple Village is a unique place to get away for a day without made hooka pipes from Cairo. Every traveling too far and the perfect spot to Friday night is belly dancing night,and find fun night-life when going out with customers can request to play chess, friends. It has something for everyone. backgammon or cards.

The Monon Trail is open year-round Like their motto says, “We’re open if to the public to go biking, rollerblading, you are.”

Artsy Broad Ripple Village offers unique entertainment

Take the Monon trail to reach shops on Massachusetts Avenue, connect to the White River Trail and Indy Zoo at White River State Park or Holiday Park.

cub photos/ Katie McDowell Indy CD and Vinyl carries exclusive music by indie bands that can only be found here. They have the largest new and used vinyl selection in Central Indiana.

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John Mayer

Ke$ha

Tegan and Sara

Genre: Acoustic

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Vampire Weekend

Genre: Pop

Album: Sainthood

Genre: Alternative

Album: Contra Genre: Indie Rock

John Mayer’s fourth and newest album, Battle Studies, is mostly a miss.

The album as a whole is monotonous, boring and repetitive.

Songs like “All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye” repeat a boring chorus over and again with hardly any inbetween.

Not only do the lyrics become repetitive, but the melodies behind them can simply be described as lackluster and boring, a fact that disappoints Mayer fans who have paid witness to his skill on a guitar. All of this is not to say that no part of Battle Studies hits the mark, though.

A refreshing attitude is presented as most songs on the album showcase a single-and-OK-with-it/ happywith-my-life theme, a feeling that was rarely found on Continuum, the album released before Battle Studies.

Mayer also brings a new, even more acoustic sound to most songs on the album, a sound that feels like an easy summer Sunday morning like in “Half of My Heart” and “Who Says.”

Songs like “Assassin,” however, painfully break that feeling with a strange, synthetic and once again repetitive sound.

Battle Studies is an album with a few good songs on it, yet it’s an album that falls far below the standard Mayer has previously set for himself.

After helping other artists make their claim to fame by being a featured vocalist and co-writing hits, Ke$ha is finally making a name for herself with her debut album Animal.

Ke$ha’s songs have appeared on popular MTV shows such as The Hills, Teen Cribs and My Super Sweet 16.

She has sung back-up for Britney Spears and was the featured female voice on Flo Rida’s chart-topper “Right Round.”She co-wrote for The Veronica’s and Miley Cyrus, but now Ke$ha is using her song writing talent for her own good.

Although some of the songs like “Blah, Blah, Blah,” featuring 3OH!3, have provocative lyrics, every song is catchy and listeners can’t help but sing along.

The album offers a variety of beats to go with different moods.

Songs like “Your Love is My Drug” and smash hit “Tik Tok” have an upbeat tempo, while “Stephen” and “Hungover” bring a slower, more relaxed vibe.

Animal is a good album to jam to while getting ready for a night out, but outside of the catchiness, it doesn’t offer much else.

Her lyrics are that of a typical young party girl. After hearing the first few songs, the lyrics become repetitive and predictable.

On Tegan and Sara’s sixth fulllength album Sainthood the female punk duo have kept their place by music simplicity and maturity.

The sisters worked well together by creating an overall soothing record, but differently so for each song.

They experiment with combinations of acoustic guitars and synthesizers while keeping a slow tempo and raw vocals.

The only hard song on the album is “Hell,” which has driving rhythms and strong chords from start to finish.

It was announced that the twins would actually start songwriting together on this album, and it was a change for the better. However, the only song they wrote together that made it on the album is “Paperback Head.”

For the Tegan and Sara fans, Sainthood is a lot like their previous album The Con. The main difference is that this has more of the dancer’s edge instead of an acoustic chill.

Even through the electronic feel, the unrefined vocals and guitars are still there.

The last track on the album “Someday” is Tegan and Sara at the core and what all their fans will recognize. Overall Tegan and Sara’s Sainthood has a good replay value and keeps the old while bringing in the new.

The Manhattan based indie pop band Vampire Weekend is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album Contra.

The group’s Afro-pop infused sound has garnered a large fan base since their 2008 self-titled debut, Vampire Weekend.

Contra has a stronger, more forceful feel than their first album, but certainly lives up to Vampire Weekend’s established sound. The sound is harsher, wilder and more experimental but is surprisingly pleasing to the ear.The first single, “Cousins,” uses frenzied and hectic guitar riffs, but only in the best way.

The unique sound of “California English” incorporates auto-tune laced lyrics as lead vocalist Ezra Koenig rattles off short scenarios of everyday California lifestyle.

The band’s second single, “Horchata” sticks to the VW formula while delving into heavier use of African drum beats.

“I Think Ur a Contra,” from which the album title was derived, uses a smooth atmospheric backdrop for the lyrics “But even without hope/ With truth on our side/When you turn away from me/It’s not right.”

Some songs take a couple listens to really get a feel for them, but overall fans of their first album should enjoy Contra.

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Camille Hayes

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Kayla Taylor

Album:Battle Studies

Song Suggestion: Half of My Heart

Album: Animal

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Song Suggestion: On Direction

Song Suggestion: Giving up the Gun

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Reservation for two

Specialty bagel shop serves delicious combos KatieMcDowell

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Ripple Bagel & Deli 850 Broad Ripple Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46220 (317) 257-8326

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Tired of the same boring sub shops that pile up their toppings on the typical slice of bread? Well, The Ripple Bagel & Deli offers a more exciting and delicious way to enjoy a sandwich – on a bagel!

Alli, our friend Josh and I ventured to Broad Ripple Village to try out this unique delicatessen. We went into the establishment to find a ridiculously large menu written on several chalkboards.

The deli offers many options for meats including roast beef, turkey, ham, pepperoni and salami. These meats can be stacked high on a variety of bagels like sun-dried tomato, sesame or even blueberry.

I selected the Cardiac Ken with jalapeño chips on the side. The Cardiac Ken consists of pepperoni, salami, cheddar, provolone, onion, banana peppers and pizza sauce on an onion bagel. My sandwich came out very hot;

the deli steams all of their sandwiches!

Steaming the bagel makes it a soft sandwich and is definitely a step up from the crunchy toasted sandwiches of other sandwich places.

Alli chose the Chip’s Special: turkey, colby, provolone, lettuce, tomato and sprouts, mustard and tomato on bialy.

Alli, who is not usually a fan of the bagel sandwich, loved it and has decided that Ripple Bagel & Deli is the only place to get this type of sandwich.

Josh devoured the Pizza sandwich, pepperoni, provolone and pizza sauce on a plain bagel, in less than five minutes. All three of us were very satisfied with our warm, meaty bagel creations.

But for those out there who may want a sweeter selection, they offer several other interesting choices.

Those with a sweet tooth may want to try the Wild Honey Pie: peanut butter, honey and bananas on a blueberry bagel.

The Ripple Bagel & Deli offers a simple atmosphere to enjoy one of the selections from their crazy menu.

The Reel Deal

Lovely Bones brings audiences to tears AlliKing allikingcub@gmail.com Susie Salmon was a happy 14-year old with a great family, a best friend and a date for Saturday night. Until she was murdered.

The Lovely Bones takes place in the ‘70s in a quiet Pennsylvania suburb.

The movie will have the audience crying within the first 10 minutes, when Susie saves her younger brother’s life.

And once the tears start, they don’t stop.

The sounds alone,the piercing of a shovel being pushed into the ground

by Susie’s murderer, or the shatter of glass as Susie’s father (Mark Wahlburg) smashes bottles against the wall, are enough to create a haunting atmosphere.

Audiences will immediately feel a

connection to Susie and sympathize for her as she makes her way through the “blue horizon,” the in-between before she is ready to let go of the past and move on to her perfect heaven.

And Susie isn’t the only one who needs to move on. Her father refuses to rest until he finds her murder. He accuses everyone from the mailman to FBI’S most wanted.

The movie creates suspenseful scenes that are so realistic, viewers will feel sick to their stomachs watching and breathing a heavy sigh of relief when the scene is over.

For those who read the book, the movie might seem like a let down because it has been editied to a more family friendly version.

Big things are in store for Saoirse Ronan, who plays Susie, and this movie is sure to become a quick box-office hit.

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Genre: Drama/Fantasy Rating: PG-13 Director: Peter Jackson Length: 135 minutes Fun Fact: The movie is based on a novel written by Alice Sebold

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What’s Hot&What’s Not!

New year brings back childhood styles Make

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AndreaMcCarrel andreamccarrelcub@gmail.com Here’s a New Year’s resolution, LC. Let’s freshen up our personal styles.

You’ll find that creating a personal style can be much easier than you would expect. Your style is all about expression, so make sure to express yourself.

In Christian Siriano’s new book, Fierce Style, he addresses the best way to discover your personal style. He suggests you search for the inner fashionista of your childhood. In no way is he suggesting that you sport a tutu with rubber galoshes, but he is suggesting

that you channel your inner 5—year— to make it preppier. Ralph Lauren has old. Remember the things you liked to many glorious examples of the equeswear when you were young. This can trian style. make finding your personal style a lot If you were outdoors a lot as a more exciting and natural. child, chances are you would go for the For example, boho-chic look. if you did enjoy Experiment with parading around layering, but be Search for the inner in your ballet gear, cautious of layerfashionista of your you should go ing too much. for the girly style.

Try to master childhood.”

Ruffles, tights and the art of balancballet flats are the ing solids and way to go. Pink is patterns. Earthy definitely a key color for this look. Actones are the best for this style. cessories with bows are perfect for this For those who were into athletics, style. there’s a fabulous style for you as well.

If you rode horses, you can incorNot enough credit goes out to athletic porate the equestrian style into your companies such as Nike and Adidas. wardrobe. Boots are an essential piece Track jackets can be ultra fierce. It’s all of this look. Keep in mind, boots should about finding the right one. Bold colors never be worn above the knee. Skinny work best with this look, but make sure or bootcut dark-wash jeans are approto find a balance. priate for this style as well. They can be Once you’ve mastered your pertucked into boots for the perfect look. sonal style, it’s on with the rest of your Blazers can be worked into this style resolutions. Here’s to the new year!

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LC based group on fast track to fame Make

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DuncanKissinger duncankissingercub@gmail.com Gamma Pulse is a local hardcore band that is only recently growing out of its infancy.

The venture was first started by several LC students including juniors Spencer Steckler and Alex Nauth, senior Jordan Moody and some friends from LN. The guys spent part of this past summer working on a three-song demo

Romans, Attack Attack! and Close to that began circulating through the halls Home. at the beginning of this school year.

The cause of early success for Word of mouth proved to be great Gamma Pulse is the strong songwriting promotion for the new talent as popuand the experimentation with electronlarity on social networking sites grew ics. exponentially in the early weeks and The demo that months. has been circulat The group has ing through the now expanded to a Big things are in store for hands of hundreds six-piece ensemble. of fans is an imthese guys, it’s best to jump The current pressive combinaline-up of Gamma on the bandwagon soon, tion of hardcore Pulse consists of because things are not breakdowns and Steckler on lead catchy hooks. slowing down.” vocals, Moody on The songs that drums, Fishers juhave been recordnior Matt Cole and LN junior Josh Finch ed show how dynamic the band is able playing guitar, LN senior Jake Wire on to be. bass and LC senior Kyle Nagy playing Big things are in store for these guys keyboard. in 2010 and it is best to jump on the Gamma Pulse has shared the bandwagon soon because things are not stage with big names in the hardcore slowing down for them. scene such as I See Stars, We Came as

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Whats Hot Now!

Concerts & Events

Jan. 22: •Cheech and Chong-Get it Legal @ The Murat Theatre Jan. 24: •Owl City @ The Egyptian Room Feb. 5: •Curious George live @ The Murat Theatre Feb. 12: •Park Star Orchestra @ The Egyptian Room

Books Jan. 26: •Linch Pin- Seth Godin •Three Days Before The Shooting- Ralph Ellison Feb. 1: •Worst Case- James Patterson Feb. 2: •Flirt- Laurell K. Hamilton

Movies

Jan. 22: •Creation •Legion Jan. 29: •Preachers Kid •Edge of Darkness Feb. 5: •Frozen •Dear John

CDs

Jan. 26: •Blue Rodeo- The Things we Left Behind •Peggy Lee- Two Shows Nightly Jan. 2: •Love is Gone- Dommin •Silence- Monolake Feb. 9: •Crows- Allison Moorer •Two-shade- Gerald Clayton

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Can you tell what these LC items are based on their close-ups?

See bottom of pictures for answers.

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Answers to “A Closer Look”: 1.Interactive Media poster (Commons) 2. “Read Beyond Reality” poster (library) 3.Green Team recycle bin (Commons) 4. Minute Maid vending machine (cafeteria hallway)

GETTING TO KNOW...

Sophomore Cameron Jones

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Senior Daja Beverly

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number of different shapes in the animal cracker zoo number of eyelids on a camel

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Favorite Movie Black Hawk Down

Favorite Movie Avatar

Favorite Band/Artist U2

Favorite Band/Artist Fall Out Boy

Favorite Song Don’t Stop Believin’- Journey

Favorite Song Bed Rock- Lil Wayne

Favorite Book I don’t read.

Favorite Book The Zane Book

Favorite T.V. Show Scrubs

Favorite T.V. Show For the Love of Ray J

Favorite Sport Water Polo

Favorite Sport Track

Interesting Fact My brother is my role model.

Interesting Fact I was homecoming queen.

Cub photos/ Chris Gore

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weight in pounds of the world’s largest cheesecake number of lighthouses in Maine

weight in nanograms of the average smell

50 years a lobster can live

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number of the 50 states that are named after an actual person

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drops of water in a teaspoon

of feet a jackrabbit can travel 12 number in one hop

source/www.funfacts.com source/www.snapple.com compiled by/Alli King

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Splitting two defenders to shoot, junior Shandreaha Redd elevates above a Howe Hornets defender.

This was the highest scoring game for the Bears, doubling Howe’s 34 points. Cub Photos/Chris Gore

Struggling to put up the points CrystalShelton crystalsheltoncub@gmail.com Scoring 45 points or more in four games: For the girls, all four resulted in wins, including Tuesday’s win over Broad Ripple 46-41.

Perry Meridian, however, handed the Lady Bears their fifth conference loss on Jan. 16. Sophomore Taylor Sanders was the leading scorer with 24 points including two shots from behind the 3-point line.

The team faced the Lawrence North Wildcats Jan.14 at home and lost 55-41,

Starting off the season with a record of 2-2 brought hope to the Lady Bears, but a five-game losing streak hurt tremendously. Junior Kamaren Cross looks to help the team pull together two wins in a row in tonight’s home game against a 4-10 Franklin Central team which is on a three-game skid.

but they kept the game close until the fiThe team stayed intense on the denal minutes in the fourth quarter. “First fense and was cautious on passes and half we came out strong and confident. plays that they made. “Second half we We knew we could beat this team and went in the locker room, lost our focus came ready to and came out play,” said Sanders. thinking we were The leading scorers going to win,” We still are trying to get were Sanders and said Sanders. sophomore Kacey better.”

Bloomington Johnson with 11 Jordan Easton North came to points. sophomore LC and handed the Bears a 61-42 This season loss. Sophomore the girls have been plagued by being unable to put up Jordan Easton led with 9 points. “They enough points to finish out close games. were a very good team. We still are try-

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ing to get better,” Easton said.

The team played at home against the Arlington Golden Knights Jan. 6 and suffered a tough loss with a score of 32-43.

The Lady Bears played strong throughout the second half to cut the lead but couldn’t overcome the deficit.

The first game of the LC Invitational against Triton Central was a low scoring affair ending in a loss for the Bears, 3932. The girls bounced back and went on to win the second game against Beech Grove, 49-41.

The team will play at 7 p.m. tonight at home against Franklin Central.

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GOAL Baseball’s steroid scandal closer to being solved NicholasPetr nicholaspetrcub@gmail.com So Mark McGwire finally admitted to using steroids while playing for the Cardinals and Athletics. Sure, the apology is about 10 years late and he’s been given plenty of opportunities to come out and admit it before, but the fact that he did apologize is a large step forward in untangling the mess that is the “steroid” era in baseball.

For years we’ve had to deal with all the lame attempts of denying steroid use from some of the sport’s brightest stars.

Whether it was Sammy Sosa forgetting how to speak English or Barry Bonds just flat out not talking about it, no one has ever heard a straight story until now.

Now that it’s out, it’s not that big of a deal. Should McGwire be allowed into the Hall of Fame? Probably not. But at least he doesn’t have a black cloud over his head now. For any athlete suspected of using steroids, whether true or not and whether you like it or not, that single suspicion will define the entirety of his career. Unless you just come out say that you used steroids. While we all know that you shouldn’t have done it in the first place and it will always be a black mark on your career, it won’t define you.

Now that McGwire has admitted to using steroids, perhaps some of the others involved in the steroid scandal will decide that it is their time to fess up as well. It’s a snowball effect: Once a few people admit using steroids, others will do the same and eventually we can get a full picture. Not only will that clear up the individual player’s name, but it will clear up the league in general so we can move on from this gruesome chapter.

It’s safe to say that we’re all tired of hearing about the steroid rumors. The players who are guilty need to confess publicly. It’s not what they want to do, but then again, they should have thought of that before they started using the drugs.

The younger wrestlers have had to step up this season and win their matches. Sophomore Cole Fazekas and other underclassmen wrestlers prove what they can do during a home meet. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

Young wrestlers step up HaileyNewkirk

that with the talent that the younger wrestlers bring to the table. haileynewkirkcub@gmail.com “We have no setbacks. We just need The wrestlers traveled to the home to stay healthy and hungry and we will of the Flashes, Franklin Central, for Con- be fine. We have a great group of kids,” ference Indiana on Jan. 16 to compete coach Chad Red said. against the Columbus North Bulldogs, Freshman Riley Newkirk wrestled Perry Meridian Falin the 103-pound cons, Bloomington weight class and South Panthers, freshman Andre Coming in first was such a Bloomington North Butts wrestled in Cougars, Southport surprise. I never would have the 119-pound Cardinals and the weight class. Both expected to do so well. It was Pike Red Devils. placed at the top a really good feeling.”

Out of eight teams, in the tournaLC performed Andre Butts ment with Butts poorly and finished freshman placing first. sixth.

“Coming in The boys gave first was such a it their all at a home surprise. I never meet against Cathedral Jan. 14 but end- would have expected to do so well. It ed up losing the match with a score of 13 was a really good feeling,” said Butts. to 50. The team’s record now stands at Junior Jaylen Clark wrestled in the 5-8, but the team hopes to improve upon 171-pound class and came in second

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place. Senior Austin Enghauser came in third for the 189-pound class.

The Bears came out on top 59-16 with 11 wrestlers winning their matches at Anderson Highland on Jan. 5.

Over break, the team traveled three hours north to Mishawaka for the Al Smith Invitational. The team came in 19th out of 32 teams. Newkirk and junior Mike Taylor were the only two from the team to place, both coming in seventh place.

“It feels really good to place at such a big tournament, especially as a freshman,” said Newkirk.

The team will travel to northern Indiana Saturday, to Hobart High School, for their next meet. The younger wrestlers will need to step up as they have before in order to pull out a win and move closer to a .500 record.

“I expect our kids to come to battle.

We need to be the aggressor and have a relentless style,” said Red.

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Cheerleaders from LC and rival township school LN come together to support the entire Wilson family after a tragic fire cost young Annesha Wilson her life. Cub Photos/Chris Gore

Pacers’ mascot Boomer takes a quick time-out from entertaining the crowd and throwing shirts to play on Earl Watson’s Celebrity Team.

Annesha’s mom and family are presented with a check for $10,000. Pacers player Earl Watson and his wife Jennifer made the contribution to the Annesha Wilson Memorial Fund along with the other thousands of dollars made at the event.

Charity basketball event raises money after tragedy HaileyNewkirk haileynewkirkcub@gmail.com Last Sunday the Lawrence Township Fire Department, the Indiana Pacers and New Haven Baptist Church hosted a charity basketball game to raise money for the Annesha Wilson Memorial Fund.

Annesha was just 5 years old when she was killed in a house fire that completely destroyed the family’s home.

Adding to the hardships this family has already dealt with, both of Annesha’s parents have lost their jobs and were already struggling before the catastrophe.

To help raise money for the family, the fire department formed a team called Annesha’s Angels and played against the Pacers in a charity basketball game here. All profits went directly to the Wilson family.

Senior Caroline Hall

worked with the hosts of the game to make it a success.

“I’m really excited about seeing how this turns out because such an extraordinary amount of people in our community are coming together at our school to make such an amazing event happen. Basically, it’s just a really great cause,” said C. Hall.

In the end, her work paid off. The turnout and money raised ended up greater than

many people had expected.

“I don’t think anyone anticipated this many people coming. It was amazing to see how many people really cared about someone other then themselves, because it’s rare to come across nowadays,” said freshman Lorna Hannoy.

Hannoy was one of many volunteers from LC’s Key Club helping out with the event.

Sophomore Kelsey Hall was also there working at an auction

table and helping out wherever else she was needed.

“I felt really honored to be a part of such a worthwhile event.

I was lucky to get a chance to help out such a great family,” said K. Hall.

If students and their families didn’t get the chance to make the game, or are looking for more ways to help, additional donations can made at Fifth Third Bank to the Annesha Wilson Memorial Fund.

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Holding the blocks for sophomore Marciellion Gardner to take off sprinting, senior Michael Isaac takes a break. Cub photos/ Jack Leibovit

Sprinting down the lane, senior Markel Langham keeps a lead on competitors.

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“I went to face some good competition,” sophomore Aaron Laster said.

Laster ran the 55-meter dash and placed second in the 4x4 relay.

Indy Elite has attended similar track meets in the past to try and gauge where they are com-

Runners train for track season year-round tommymyerscub@gmail.com Members of the Indy Elite Track Club competed at the Jan. 16 Depauw University winter indoor meet, which consisted mostly of Indiana clubs and a few from out of state, including

a few Illinois clubs. The Indy Elite Track Club is made up of LC students who are trying to get a foot up on other runners before the next track season.

Some members could not compete due to injuries, including junior Jay Gates who was planning to run the 55-meter

hurtles.

Track coach Mike Holman was busy watching former LC runners compete at Indiana and Purdue Universities meet. Even though Holman couldn’t attend, many runners performed well, and the team continues to get better and grow.

pared to other competitors who are working for the upcoming season.

“We didn’t perform at our peak ability,” junior Jack Leibovitz said. “But that’s why we are out here working hard to try and get better before the season begins.”

Athletic director honored by IHSAA TommyMyers

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Athletic director for eight years, Sandra Walter facilitates the State Leadership Conference and serves as treasurer of Conference Indiana. Cub Photo/Jack Leibovitz

Athletic director Sandra Walter has been honored with the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship Award.

She will be presented the award at 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at the National Federation of State High School Association’s Girls and

Women in Sports Day luncheon.

Walter has been athletic director here since 2002 and directs the Athletes of Character program.

“She has given back to the community and school,” senior Athlete of Character Margo Tucker said. “Sandra has a quality about her that exudes sportsmanship.”

Senior Athlete of Character Genelle Eggleston added, “She is

always willing to help people. She has a really caring heart. She makes sure we are on top of our game not just in athletics, but in life as well.”

Assistant athletic director Alfie Hernandez said, “This IHSAA sportsmanship award that Ms. Walter will receive is not only a reflection on her efforts but also our efforts as a school and as a township.”

Gymnasts rely on senior leadership for strength AlliKing allikingcub@gmail.com The Lady Bears gymnastics team has begun their competition season on a strong note after winning their first two meets. With senior Alix Richey out for the season due to injuries, it’s up to seniors Camille

Hayes and Jessie Leko to lead the team.

“Without Alix we all have to work even harder to win. With her we had state in our hands; now it’s going to be tougher to make it as a team,” Leko said.

The team beat Shelbyville on Jan. 14 with a score of 103.75 to 91.8. Hayes took first place

on beam and floor, junior Kylie Culley took second on vault and won third all around, freshman Natalie Layfield got third on beam and second all around and Leko took first on bars and vault and won first all around.

The girls’ first meet was against Center Grove, where they took home the victory with

a score of 105.65 to 103.325.

Hayes won first all around and also took first on vault, second on bars and floor and third on beam. Leko followed with second all around, first on bars and floor and second on vault.

“It was an unexpected win against Center Grove because they are tough competition.

I think it’s given us hope that we’ll be seen as competition to other teams,” Leko said.

LC will host an invitational Saturday at noon, and will welcome teams from Roncalli, Columbus North, Noblesville, South Montgonery, Crawfordsville, Lafayette Jeff and McCutcheon.

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Boys struggle to stay afloat LenaReifinger lenareifingercub@gmail.com In a match-up against rival LN on Jan. 14 the girls swimming and diving team fell short and lost 120 to 64.

They found their groove at a meet against Heritage Christian, though, when they more than doubled Heritage’s score.

At the Marion County tournament on Dec. 18 and 19 the Lady Bears placed third overall, while junior Mackenzie Powell was the champion in the 100-meter breast stroke.

The girls fought hard against Brebeuf and Chatard on Dec.15 and came in second to Brebeuf by only one point.

Against Broad Ripple and

Decatur on Dec. 10 they finished well ahead of their competitors.

The boys swimming and diving team couldn’t compete against the rival LN Wildcats on Jan. 14.

“We fought hard but couldn’t quite stand up against LN’s swimmers,” sophomore swimmer Connor Nash said.

The boys came in a close second to Heritage Christian on Jan. 12.

At the Marion County Tournament on Dec. 18 and 19 the boys finished eighth.

On Dec. 15 the boys came in second against Brebeuf and Chatard.

Broad Ripple and Decatur proved to be no match for the Bears as they finished first on Dec. 10.

The boys swimming and diving team has had trouble to stay consistent from meet to meet. The team has needed younger swimmers to step up as well as the upperclassmen like junior Griffen George to lead by example. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

Wins aren’t coming easy KatieMcDowell katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com

Junior Tre Granger drives to the basket while battling off a defender in a game against Brebeuf. LC lost the game with a final score of 41-40. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

The Bears’ hopes for a Marion County championship ended last week when the Brebeuf Braves defeated LC 4140 on Jan. 12. The loss moved LC to a 3-6 record. Despite the loss, head coach R.J. Shelt believes the team has made some improvements this season.

“The players are starting to understand how physical the game of basketball is and how detail-oriented it is,” Shelt said.

The team suffered its third straight Conference Indiana loss when the Bears fell to the Columbus North Bulldogs at home on Jan. 8.

At the conclusion of the first half the Bears were suffering only a 2-point deficit, but after the Bulldogs scored 22 points in the third quarter alone, the victory was out of reach for the Bears. The final score was 68-81. Junior Trae Pemberton

was the leading scorer for the Bears putting up 18 points while sophomore Jeremy Hollowell added another 13.

While the majority of students were at home relaxing and finally getting school off their minds over winter break, the Bears were busy taking on Northwest on Dec. 19. LC defeated the Space Pioneers 9557 which gave the Bears their third win.

On Dec. 18 they traveled to Bloomington South to take on a Conference Indiana rival. The Panthers, Class 4A’s defending state champions, defeated the Bears 76-66.

After losing three straight conference games, LC still has much to work on.

“We have three major weaknesses. First is rebounding.

We are not a big team, but if we play more physical it will help in this area. Second, we need to take care of the ball more.

We have entirely too many

unforced turnovers. And lastly, we need to communicate more as a team,” Shelt said.

The Bears look to its next conference game Saturday against Bloomington North to hopefully make some improvements in their Conference Indiana standing.

On Jan. 30 the Bears have the opportunity to play in Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler’s basketball arena, against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals as a part of the “Battle at the Big Barn.”

There will be five other high school games that Saturday.

“I feel (the “Battle at the Big Barn”) is a great opportunity for our kids to play in a championship environment.

Rarely do players get a chance to play at Hinkle. In the past, it’s been only for State Championships or Regionals.

For us to get a chance to play on a court where some of the all-time greats have played is exciting,” Shelt said.

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Lawrence Central High School

Chandler

Brown

Years on Varsity: Four Favorite Stroke: Freestyle Best part about “Competing and LC Swimming: coming together as a team.”

The thing that Coach Renie notices most:

“Chandler has been leading the Lady Bears for the last 4 years.”

Cub Photo/Chris Gore

SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball 12/11- LC: 59, Pike: 70 12/18- LC: 66, Bloomington South:76 12/19- LC: 95, Northwest: 59 1/8- LC: 68, Columbus North: 81 1/12- LC: 41, Brebeuf: 41 1/23- LC vs Bloomington North 1/29- LC at Perry Meridian

Wrestling 1/5- LC: 59, Anderson Highland: 11 1/14- LC: 13, Cathedral: 50 1/16- Conference Indiana: 6th place 1/20- LC vs LN 1/30- IHSAA Sectionals at LC

Girls Basketball 12/19- LC: 29, Columbus North: 29 12/29- LC: 32, Triton Central: 39 LC: 49, Beech Grove: 41 1/6- LC: 32, Arlington: 43 1/9- LC: 42, Bloomington North: 61 1/14- LC: 41, LN: 55 1/19- LC: 46, Broadripple: 41

Gymnastics 1/12- LC: 105.65, Center Grove: 103.325 1/14- LC: 103.75, Shelbyville: 91.8 1/21- LC vs Franklin Central 1/23- LC Invitational 2/2- LC vs Roncalli 2/6- LC at Lafayette Jeff

Boys Swimming and Diving 12/15- LC vs Brebeuf/Chatard: 2nd 1/12- LC vs Heritage Christian: 2nd 1/26- LC vs Southport

Girls Swimming and Diving 12/15- LC vs Brebeuf/Chatard: 2nd 12/18- Marion County Tournament: 3rd 1/26- LC vs Southport