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Lawrence Central High School

7300 E. 56th St.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Volume 61

Issue 7

February 12, 2010

INDEX

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

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Despite closing Craig Middle School to meet budget demands, MSDLT may be required to make even more budget cuts. Accordingly, many LC teaching and administrative jobs may be in jeopardy. For more information on possible plans, see page 3.

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There’s only one first kiss in a person’s life. Some are good, some are bad. Some are awkward, some are cute. No matter which category yours falls under, it’s important to be able to look back at it and laugh. To read more about funny first kiss stories, see page 12.

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Whether craving something melty, crunchy, spicy or grilled, Taco Bell is just one of the fast food joints that is open late. Other places such as Wendy’s and Steak & Shake have also extended their hours until the wee hours of the morning to satisfy the stomachs of perpetually hungry teens. Check out page 17 to read more. source/ goodlogo.com

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Startling literacy rates open eyes

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MimiStrobel mimistrobelcub@gmail.com Literacy rates here have fallen at an alarming rate. Compared to LN, LC is struggling with a large number of students who cannot read at grade level.

A shocking 42 percent of LC’s Class of 2012 tested below a 7th grade reading level when they were freshmen; LN, in comparison, had only 13 percent testing at this level.

“When I heard this I was completely shocked. It’s crazy how different things are between two schools in the same township,” sophomore Tory Herrmann said.

To compile information, students were placed into four categories: below basic, basic, proficient and advanced.

Below basic students read roughly at the proficiency of a first- through thirdgrader, basic readers read roughly at the proficiency of a fifth- through seventhgrader, proficient readers read at or around their own grade level, and advanced readers read above grade level.

Of the 602 students who were tested, 9 percent read at below basic level, 33 percent at basic, 31 percent at proficient and 27 percent at advanced. To sum it up, close to half of the freshmen who were tested were not reading at the level they were supposed to be.

The statistics also show that over the past decade, LC’s number of students passing ISTEP dropped in all subject areas.

From the 1999-2000 school year to the 2007-08 school year, the passing rates were as follows for each subject area: • Reading comprehension went from an average of 79

to 64 percent.

• Writing process went from 84 to 62 percent.

• Mathematics went from 74 to 59 percent.

• Language arts went from 80 to 62 percent.

• Problem solving went from 79 to 59 percent.

• Computation went from 79 to 59 percent.

• The overall average went from 79 to 61 percent.

More than 700,000 high school students took ISTEP in the 2007-2008 school year and the overall state average for all subject areas combined was 75 percent.

LC’s was 61 percent.

“I was in dismay when I heard this,” Herrmann said. “ISTEP is a standardized test and I feel like the passing rate should be much higher.”

—See LITERACY RATES on pages 14 and 15

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worth repeating “When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels.”

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important dates Feb. 13: Rescheduled ACT exam, 8 a.m., Student Life Center Feb. 15: Presidents Day; no school Feb. 17: Comedysportz home match; Studio Theatre, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24: Variety Pops auditions, 3 p.m., auditorium Feb. 26: Clubs to meet, 2:15 p.m.

Feb. 27: Show Choir Classic, all day Feb. 27: State German contest, 8 a.m., Ball State March 3: LC Players dinner theater, 6 p.m., Studio Theatre March 9: Winter athletic awards program; 6:30 p.m. Commons March 10: Early student release, 2 p.m.

March 10-11: Meeting of Minds, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre March 15: Snow make-up day; school will be in session

especially for parents FAFSA events Feb. 12, 19, 21

FAFSA Fridays, free online webinars that allow students and parents to chat with financial aid experts, are at 2 and 6 p.m. today and Feb. 19. To log on, participants are to visit www.learnmoreindiana.org/ cashforcollege a few minutes before the start time.

The annual College Goal Sunday, a program to help college-bound students and their families complete the FAFSA forms, is 2-4 p.m. Feb. 21 at 37 Indiana sites that include Arlington High School. Additional information is available at www.collegegoalsunday.org or at 1-800-992-2076. Seniors who file FAFSAs at a College Goal Sunday location will be entered to win a $1,000 scholarship; one will be awarded each site.

The FAFSA deadline is March 10.

news to use Snow make-up day March 15 The school calendar has two flex days which are to be used to make up snow days. Because Tuesday was a snow day, school will be in session on March 15.

The other flex day is April 19.

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Students enter Dante’s Inferno because religion is a touchy subject. Students, however, think camillehayescub@gmail.com the class members are mature Pam Fischer is teaching se- enough to handle to subject. nior AP Literature and Com- “In a senior AP lit class there’s position students in an un- a maturity level that is present that allows us conventional to have intelway.

While ligent convertraditional sation withEnglish classes out offending require readanyone,” seing, writing nior Hampton and discussShields said. ing, Fischer Although takes a differthe project reent approach quires much to teaching time and hard Dante’s Inwork, students ferno. Students enjoy learing are put into in such a nongroups and traditional assigned difway. “I like ferent parts seeing how of Inferno to they (other teach to the inclass. The larg- Running through the forests of LC, groups) est requirement senior Margo Tucker represents the flag terpret the Inof opportunity in Dante’s Inferno. ferno and the is that their assigned parts must be presented various games we play,” Ashley in a creative way to the rest of Hughes said.

But learning is not the only the class. “I want the students to really get immersed in the ma- thing students love about this terial. They’re far more creative project. Presenting their parts and diabolical in their punish- and teaching the rest of the class is also fun. ments than I am,” Fischer said.

“I like presenting because Inferno explains the nine circles of Hell, which could easily it ensures that I won’t be bored be offensive to some students and the rest of the class is en-

tertained…I can learn the way I want to, not just listening to lectures,” senior Gigi Aldridge said.

“I enjoy doing more creative projects because it helps you get a higher understanding of a topic. It’s also an outlet for creativity, which is fun,” she said.

With this project anything goes, and there have definitely been some original presentations. “One of my favorite presentations was when we had

a life-size cutout of (former) chemistry teacher Mr. Schulenbourg,” Fischer said.

While creative presentations are refreshing, some of the same ideas are often used.

“What’s really incredible is how uniform it is from year to year,” Fischer says.

Whether the presentations involve costumes, filmmaking or consuming food products, the Inferno project is always sure to be a big hit for both the students and the teacher.

know where their children should be enrolled next year Because of the feeder program, students who would attend LC for high school will go to Belzer for middle school, and students who would attend Lawrence North for high school will go to Fall Creek Valley for middle school.

The decisions to close Craig Middle School and implement the feeder program were made

in December.

The district expects the plan to save $3.5 million. They expect the cutbacks from Craig to help alleviate the district’s funding problems.

Because of this decision, some teachers in the district will experience transitions, others a reduction in force. Tenure will play a role in which teachers are offered new jobs in different MSDLT schools,

which is something that has become quite commonplace over the last few years.

No decisions have yet been made about what will happen to the Craig facilities. However, costs are expected to be kept at a minimum because only basic utilities will be used.

“Many different options will be studied,” assistant superintendent Janice Combs said.

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In order to represent the first circle of Hell, Limbo, the students had to limbo under a yard stick. Senior Jacob Wade tries to walk underneath the yard stick, without touching it with any part of his body. “We got to experience a dramatic interpretation of what Hell could be like, as described by Dante,” Wade said. Cub photos/ Sean Jordan

‘Redesign’ repercussions begin to take effect HeatherOlsen heatherolsencub@gmail.com The decision to close Craig Middle School and introduce high school boundary feeder patterns will affect all MSDLT middle school students. They will be redistributed as part of a plan to cut back on the budget.

Letters will be mailed to all middle school families within the next few weeks to let them

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MSDLT to suffer another financial cut SeanJordan

seanjordancub@gmail.com After cutting more than $3 million with the closing of Craig Middle School to meet budgetary demands, MSDLT was recently faced with another budget cut—one of more than $4.5 million.

The new debt comes after Gov. Mitch Daniels asked that all public schools in the state of Indiana cut $300 million collectively.

“Cutting the money is probably not a negotiable thing,” principal Ed Freije said. “Here’s the question: What is going to be cut—and how much?” The board has proposed many options that would help alleviate the budget crunch, including cutting transportation costs by redistricting bus routes, asking students to pay for their athletic and performing arts involvement, eliminating “specials” at elementary schools, cutting benefits and prohibiting field trips.

But when “90-95 percent of our budget is people,” according to Freije, the

township is forced to cut people from its Bob Cook, is fighting to keep teachers’ jobs. “(The Association’s) main goal is to payroll.

Accordingly, the township has given save people’s jobs,” he said. He said that Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notifications LEA has “reconvened (their) bargaining to all its first- and second-year teachers, team” and is “looking at other options” to bargain with the possibly extendschool board and ing RIFs to more tenured teachers in Here’s the question: What administration.

According to special areas, like is going to be cut — and how Freije, though, fine arts. teacher RIFs are not Bound by teachmuch?” er contracts, the Ed Freije the major problem township must give principal that LC’s education will face; it’s the RIF notifications in loss of two assistant a timely fashion so as to give teachers ample time to make principals. “(The loss of administrators) plans for next year. However, a teacher changes the whole dynamic of how we who is given a RIF notification may re- go about our daily business,” he said. turn to work for the township next year: He added that teacher RIFs should not The township liberally gives RIF notifi- be much of an issue here, as enrollment cations and hires personnel back as nec- numbers will stay relatively the same.

Freije said that these administrative essary. Last year, 17 teachers were given RIF notifications; all 17 were hired back. cuts at the school level might force LC The Lawrence Education Associa- to cut certain programs, possibly taking tion (LEA), according to vice president a toll on “forward strides” that LC has

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been making. “(Making forward strides) takes time and people, which usually equates to dollars,” he said.

Freije said that other options to alleviate budgetary stress are being considered at the governmental level. He said there are bills being considered in the state legislature that would allow schools to borrow money from another state-sponsored fund, and he added that there are talks of a possible referendum in the township, possibly raising taxes a bit to raise money for the schools.

Cook and Freije agreed on one thing: They want the decision of the school board to have as little effect as possible.

“Our goal is for (the decision) to have the minimum effect,” Cook said.

Freije said, “Hopefully (the school board makes) the decisions with a lot of good information.”

The LEA bargaining team met with the school board on Wednesday, but the final decision will not be made until the school board votes at their Feb. 22 meeting.

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Discussing clues and secrets, Jacob Kissling, Emily Thomas and Caroline Fairfax try to find out who the murderer is, while staying in character. They were allowed to lie to one another, making the situation realistic. Cub photos/ Brad Oppenheim

Who dunnit?

Juniors solve a murder mystery during class to better understand an era BradOppenheim

bradoppenheimcub@gmail.com Murder, mystery and mayhem all took place in Theresa Ballas and Judy Beckner’s junior interdisciplinary studies class on Feb. 2, when students went back in time and studied the 1920s. Students learned about the best and worst of times during the decade and wrapped up the unit by having a “murder mystery” party.

As a fun way to end the lesson, students were assigned characters from the 1920s including gangsters, investigators and flappers. They were then split up into two teams and given clues and secrets to help them piece out who was the murderer.

Investigators also got together and discussed possible suspects and then shared their information with the class.

During the murder mystery, music from the 1920s was played to give the room a timely feel to it. Students were also allotted a certain amount of paper money they could use for bribes and gambling.

Many students used the money to convince one another to give them clues and secrets.

This gave students a more personal perspective on the reality of events that occurred during 1920s. The experience gave them a view into the circumstances of people who lived in the studied period.

Junior Caitlin Sullivan, whose character was Mary Toosteal, said, “The murder mystery was a cool way to understand what people were

like and how they acted in the 1920s.”

This wasn’t the only year that this interdisc class has had one of the parties. For the past four years, the class has had a Wild West party and they have also had three murder mystery parties.

After this occurred, many students turned their attention to junior Corby Thoe, who was the victim. He said, “I felt like I was the center of attention because everyone watched me die.”

Ballas said she thought this year’s murder mystery went very well. “Everybody had a good time, good costumes and never gave up. They also kept all of the secrets to themselves.”

The murderer was junior Sam Copenhaver, whose character from the 1920s was Rebecca Ravioli.

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Corruption and bribery ran rampant in the 1920s, and the interdisciplinary studies students played their part by using paper money to re-enact the circumstances of the time. Here, Tyrone Payton pays off Caitlin Sullivan for valuable information. The information or secrets could be given through money, bartering or by simply telling the other person. Sullivan and Payton chose to separate from the pack to trade money for information and to keep up the theme of the party: secrecy.

Even though dice is not allowed at LC, it was a popular game for gamblers in America during the 1920s. Here Aren Andersen and Kelsey Offen use their paper money to try and turn a profit. They were trying to have fun at the party, even though there was a murder. “(The event was) a thrilling party with mystery and suspense. I really enjoyed it. Everyone acted their parts really well,” Offen said.

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Borer takes first place HeatherOlsen

heatherolsencub@gmail.com Senior Scott Borer captured first place in the U.S. extemporaneous category at the speech meet at Carmel Jan. 30. Junior Xander Harty placed second in dramatic interpretation and sophomore Audrey Meyer placed second in humorous interpretation. The entire team placed in the top 10 of their respective categories.

“I’m really proud of our team,” coach Julie Alexander said.

The team had earned a sixth place trophy on Jan. 23 against 20 other teams. Only six team members were in attendance because of ISSMA competition and SATs. Five of the six members placed in the top 10 of their respected divisions.

The meet scheduled for Noblesville on Feb. 6 was cancelled due to weather, so LC’s next meets will be at LN Saturday and then at Kokomo on Feb. 27.

The team is scheduled to compete the first three weekends of March in Sectional, District and State competitions.

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Juniors gone ‘wild’ ZachGriffin

zachgriffincub@gmail.com Cowboys and Indians have become nothing but a legend in our country’s history. But from Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, the Wild, Wild West swept through the halls of LC. English teacher Richard Phillipy and history teacher Michael Burr’s junior interdisciplinary studies classes had a “Wild West” unit to learn about the lives of cowboys and their contributions to our modernday lives.

During these two weeks, Burr’s class was decorated to simulate an old, classic Western town. The mock town was complete with a saloon, jail and log cabin. Students dressed up in various Western costumes.

They participated in many of the activities that took place back in the old West such as cattle roping and horse-back riding. The main event of the unit was Chuck Wagon Chow Day, where students made different Western foods to share.

“My favorite thing to learn about was how to rope a cow, which I was practically professional at doing,” junior Dustin

zachgriffincub@gmail.com As the marching band season has come to an end, it is time for the guard to start its own competition season.

The members of the color guard have moved on to competition as a winter guard team.

While the color guard performs with the band, the winter guard members dance to recorded music.

This separation from the band gives many of these performers a chance to enhance their skills.

“The winter guard experience is an incredible opportunity for performers to achieve

Enjoying the cowboy cuisine, juniors Eric Stevenson, David McGlinchey and Robert Keller discuss the activities of the day, such as learning to rope a cow and earning a “Buckaroo” or “City-Slicker” badge. The students dressed in Western and Native American attire to get a feel for how cowboys lived. Courtesy photo Natalie Sidebottom

Trieb said. “Chuck Wagon Chow Day was the most fun thing about it. The food was delicious and most people in the class dressed up in cowboy gear, which was fun.”

Junior Shane Ruggles also enjoyed the day, as well as the

greater confidence, self-esteem, The winter season started self-confidence, self-direct- on Jan. 30, and the guard has edness, leadership and goal had two competitions so far. It achievement,” coach Tod Hin- took secondnd in competition ton said in his winter guard on Jan. 30 and placed on Feb. 6 newsletter. at Pike.

The win“I like the ter guard exwinter guard (World Class)... perience alcompetitions will represent new lows members better.

You to focus less have a little challenges.” on the performore freedom Tod Hinton and you can mance of an entire band Winter Guard coach buy stuff,” and more as a sophomore small group of 18 guard mem- Danielle Kroetz said. bers.

The guard is competing in “You become closer as a a different level from previous guard,” senior Kari Bailey said. years. It is now in World Class “Winter guard is more about competition. This is the highyou.” est level of competition in the

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bear in mind Brain Game on TV Saturday

LC’s Brain Game team beat rival Lawrence North 51-37 in competition recently and will go on to the finals of the annual competition, playing against Hamilton Southeastern on Feb. 24. LC had won its first round match-ups against Columbus North and Franklin Central in mid-October. Forty-eight teams were in the tournament originally; eight remain. The LC/LN match-up will be broadcast on WTHR-TV Channel 13 at 7 p.m.

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food that was served. “I liked all the food that we had, mostly because it was food that I don’t eat that often,” he said.

Even though it wasn’t the real Old West, many students felt that it was a fun way to learn about cowboy history.

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activity. “(World Class) is a step up from the last two years and will represent new challenges for the guard,” Hinton said.

The winter guard has three different classifications for competition. These classes are not based on size like the band and color guard competitions are. Instead they’re ranked on the guard’s level of experience.

Class “A” is for the beginning guard, “Open” for the intermediate guard, and advanced in World Class.

LC has been the champion of the Open class for the last two years. Members say they hope to have similar success in World Class competitions.

Eight LC musicians will perform with the New World Youth Orchestra at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center.

They are seniors Paige Drake and Tre Gilbert, junior Johann Strnat, sophomores Lily Alexander and David Dunn and freshmen J.Z. Forbes, Perri Smith and Samantha Strong. Tickets are $14 for general admission adult tickets and $9 for student, senior, group and child tickets, all available at the door only. The orchestra has partnered with the American Heart Association to raise awareness about heart health on this Valentine’s Day and invites patrons to wear red in support of the AHA.

Moore a national finalist

Senior Christopher Moore has been named a finalist in the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program. He will be considered for one of 800 National Achievement scholarships to be offered to outstanding black American students in the spring.

Book-signing Tuesday

Three local authors will be in the Commons during the lunch block Tuesday to autograph their books as well as talk about the publishing process. They are John Hunt, Melvin Hitchens Sr. and Nickerson Bolden, members of T.H.E. Three, a mobile touring workshop geared especially to black males. Their visit is part of LC’s Black History Month activities.

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Choirs prepare for competitions kaylataylorcub@gmail.com LC’s top show choirs are preparing for their first official competition of the season Saturday afternoon at the Pike High School show choir invitational.

The other schools are Hamilton Heights, Shelbyville and Franklin Central.

“The kids are really excited,” choral director Jena Adrianson said. “They have been working really hard on their show.”

Senior Central Sound (CS) member Melissa Daughters agreed. “Everyone’s pretty excited right now. We’ve just been preparing for our first invitational and we hope we do really well,” she said.

Both choirs have specific themes for this year’s season. Sweets’ theme is “Fantasy” and involves fantasy-themed music and choreography. CS is performing an “up-to-date” version of the popular musical “West Side Story.”

LC will host its annual Classic on Feb. 27.

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Students receive ‘Signals’ NickPetr

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Recently, a few teachers here have decided to implement a new teaching method into their class called “Signals.”

Signals was first implemented at Purdue University and is now being used at many other universities and schools across the country.

The goal of the Signals program is to detect early warning signs and provide intervention to students who may not be performing to the best of their abilities before it’s too late.

“While this is a new system for us, we hope that it’s successful and provides more support for the students,” social studies department head Bob Hasty said. The program is being run out of the Social Studies Department.

Students have their own home pages called the Blackboard. On their home pages they will see what risk group they are in at the moment. The groups are green, which means they’re doing well in the class; yellow, that they need to be

careful; or red, that they need serious said.

Signals is able to provide real-time help with academics.

There are resources they can use to feedback, which means that students help them in class. have the maximum time to fix whatever To identify academically at-risk stu- the problem is. Interventions can start dents, Signals combines predictive mod- very early, even as early as the second eling with data. After that, each student week of class. It also provides ongoing feedback from is assigned a risk the student and the group determined by teacher, which makes a predictive student it a lot harder to slip success algorithm. in the class.

Intervention emails, What the procomposed by the ingram really gives structor and based students is the ability on grades and effort to have a one-on-one in the course, can be relationship with the released to each risk teacher, and it gives group. Signals comthe teacher more opmunicates to stuportunities to focus dents to use available on individual sturesources on campus Cub graphic/ Lena Reifinger dents. (like office hours and Signals has been proven to be effecstudy materials) to increase their acative almost everywhere it has been. The demic success.

“I think that it will be a big help in possibility of a rise in classes that use the long run. I could always use some this system is very high based on its sucextra help,” sophomore Olivia Horan cess rate.

Cultural Connections Conexiones Culturales He is a mystery man: All we have are theories, tall tales and myths about his story. He’s practically a romantic Santa Ah, Valentine’s Day: a day for love Claus. Still, he is the patron saint of lovers, friends, engaged couples and happy all around the world.

With so many cultural differences, marriages.

But Saints aside.

Valentine’s Day is a symbol of the uni“It’s cool because when it comes to versal love we feel for one another.

So on Feb. 14 in Thailand, Mexico, loving someone it doesn’t just have to be Puerto Rico and almost all other coun- your boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife,” Hernandez tries, we will all said. “It’s a way to be with people we love.

The only difference I could show anyone that you love them.”

Deyanira HerI realized that nandez said that find was sinply this: it’s called her parents often ‘The Day for People in love’ in this column is about the cultural connecgo on a date.

Spanish.” tions we have from Noon Chione culture to annakkarapong tells other, and this day is a great example of me that the same happens in Thailand.

I went to write this article searching how we are all connected.

So, it doesn’t matter your nationality for the differences in how we celebrate this day, but really I found out some- or if you’re single. All that matters is that we are all somehow connected, and this thing else.

The only difference I could find was holiday is just another one that unites us simply this: It’s called “The Day for Peo- all.

So, tell someone you love them. ple in Love” in Spanish.

I was curious as to who this Saint From your mom to your best friend to Valentine was and why we used his your neighbor. You never know.

You can change their life. name with this celebration of affection.

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Me puse curiosa y busqué más información de este San Valentín: ¿Quién es y porque es el símbolo de este día? Es un Ay, el Día de los Enamorados: un día hombre misterioso: sólo tenemos teorías Happy Valentine’s Day, LC. de amor por todo el mundo. de su vida.

Con todas las diferencias entre las De cualquier manera, es el santo paculturas, el Día de los Enamorados es un trón del amor, los prometidos y bodas símbolo del amor universal que nos sen- felices. timos.

Aparte de los santos. Hernandez nos Pues, el catorce de febrero, en Tailan- da cuenta de que es guay porque no sólo dia, México, Puerto Rico y casi todos los tenemos que amar a los novios o los esotros países del mundo, estaremos con posos en este día. la gente que amaEs una manera mos.

Deyade mostrar el amor nira Hernandez me La única diferencia que a cualquiera persodijo que sus padres a ti. encontré es que no se llama na importante salen en citas de Me di cuenta de el Día de San Valentín, pero que esta columna es vez en cuando.

Noon Chi- el Día de los Enamorados .” sobre las conexionakkarapong de nes culturales que Tailandia me dijo lo tenemos, y este día mismo de sus padres y de los jóvenes de de amor es muy buen ejemplo.

su país.

Entonces, no importa tu nacionaliQuería escribir esta columna bus- dad ni si seas soltero. La cosa sola que es cando la diferencia entre las culturas y importante es que estamos unidos. la celebración del día, pero me puse soPues, dile a una persona que le amas. prendida que yo aprendí.

Puede decirlo a su madre, mejor amigo La única diferencia que encontré es o vecino. que no se llama el Día de San Valentín, Puedes cambiarle la vida. pero el Día de los Enamorados.

Feliz Día del Amor y los Amigos, LC.

LeannWestin

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The Winter Olympics start this evening with opening ceremonies. The events will range from ice skating to bobsledding. Grab a seat in front of the TV and cheer for USA.

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Half a dozen things to do before the next Cub Reporter comes out March 5.

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As winter sports wrap up, make sure you head out to see the final games of the season. Also, start preparing for spring sports. So pull out the running shorts and get ready.

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Not into sports?

Then make sure to see Central Sound, LC’s top choir, perform along with other great show choirs.

Central Sound will host the event Feb. 27.

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Underclassmen, start thinking about what you want to take next year. Make sure that all credits like art and technology are met. Juniors, check out what the colleges require of you.

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Valentine’s Day is only two days away.

Be sure to get something for that special someone. The winter weather isn’t an excuse for not getting a gift for that sweetie.

Student Council’s upcoming volleyball tournament is Feb. 24 and it’s time to get ready. Make T-shirts, have practice and do whatever it takes to get ready. Even if you aren’t playing, the games will be a fun event, so come support your friends and get funky.

Student council sets up volleyball tournament GregPrice gregpricecub@gmail.com

As students start daydreaming of the beach and spring break, student council (LCSC) will provide a glimpse of the fun games that will take place. LCSC is hosting its second annual schoolwide volleyball tournament at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the fieldhouse.

“I’m anxious about the tournament, due to lack of turnout at registration,” sophomore Kelsey Funk said. She and fellow sophomore Nick Burd are in charge of running the tournament on behalf of LCSC. Registration ended Tuesday so LCSC would have time to order the Tshirts. The date and venue are both different this year than last year’s tournament. The volleyball tournament was pushed back to make room for the first annual flag football event, which was in November. As for the venue, the tourna-

ment will be in the new fieldhouse rather than the gymnasium.

Each team can have a maximum of eight players and a minimum of six; there must also be at least two girls.

According to Funk, the referees for the tournament are most likely going to be staff from LC. Senior Blake Bowers and his team “The Geist Goons” have been preparing for a long time.

“We’ve been practicing for the volleyball tournament ever since spring break from last year. The team is all pretty excited about the tournament,” Bowers said.

Bowers pointed out that his team had actually beat the champions from last year, so his team is coming into the tournament feeling confident.

He went on to say that since last year’s champions have since graduated, the chances of his team winning the whole thing are much higher.

Emotional play moves audience

Juniors Sofia Dolinger and Joe Mount tend to senior Colin Tulley during a performance of the Thespian play, “The Diviners.” “Getting 4th place (at State) obviously wasn’t as high as we hoped, but there was a lot of talent (at Vincennes) and we knew we were going to have to work really hard to do well,” senior Thespian Sierra Holland said. “The Diviners” is about a 17-year-old boy who has the ability to find water with a divining rod, and how he touches the lives of the people in his town. The original dates for the show here were Feb. 4-6, but the Feb. 5 show was postponed to Feb. 8 due to poor weather conditions. Even with this postponement, the Thespians felt the play was a success as the audience responded well and were moved by the dramatic performances. Cub photo/ Chris Gore.

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Cub Reporter Staff 2009-2010 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 Graphic Designers Shelby Harper, Amirah King Business Manager Ari Habibi Web Master Grant DeLay Web Technician Anthony Wheeler Photographers Chris Gore, Jack Leibovitz Reporters Zach Griffin 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.

Letters to the editor are welcome but are limited to 200 words. The author’s name will be printed with the letter. Letters should not contain obscene or libelous language.

Reading woes need immediate action A is for apple.

B is for ball.

C is for cat.

D? Apparently, it’s for dumb here at LC. The letters and sounds of the alphabet are the foundation of reading and writing.

The ABCs sound simple and fundamental, but recent statistics have found that a startling number of LC students may not have mastered the basics.

The trouble begins with the fact that 42 percent of students in the Class of 2012 read at a seventh-grade level or lower when they were tested as freshmen. A decline in reading levels from previous years is leading to fewer students passing Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP).

These students will be taking Core 40 tests instead, and they’re harder than ISTEP. Something drastic needs to be done now to recover from the circumstances that led to these alarming statistics. We,

as students, must not take our anyway, what can we do to help education for granted. Whether them?” We can’t just hand a we like it or not, school is our textbook to students who can’t read it and expect them to unjob.

The only reason many of us derstand what’s in it.

We know who’s reading haven’t been fired yet is the education bailout known as “No below level, so get those kids out of the classroom and into Child Left Behind.”

Students need to under- a smaller, more focused environment where stand that readthey can backing is a skill we Students need to track and learn need for life. It’s what they not the same understand that didn’t in the thing as being reading is a skill we past. Break it able to draw down and make the molecular need for life.” sure the basics structure of carare covered so bon—most of us won’t ever use that skill af- they can catch up to their peers. ter we pass basic chemistry. But Concentrate on the reading reading will be used on a daily now so they can concentrate on their studies later. basis for the rest of our lives.

The reason many students The only way to get better at reading is by ... well, by gave up on reading in the first reading. We need to look at the place is that they felt like lost real problems. Administrators causes after years of struggling needs to ask themselves, “Why with something they couldn’t are these students here if they do. We as students need to find can’t read the required course- the ambition to learn, and teachwork? And since they are here ers need to be there to help.

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Hugs&Growls Hugs to all the students who supported St. Jude Week but Growls to the letter writing party being postponed.

Growls to big projects all due on the same day but Hugs to teachers who give surprise extentions. Growls to there not being enough club meetings but Hugs to clubs giving back to the commuinty.

Hugs to all those who support athletics but Growls to paying for tickets. Hugs to all of the fun Superbowl parties but Growls to the Colts losing. Hugs to intramural volleyball but Growls to a limited number of spots in the tournament. Hugs to playing in the snow but Growls to the mountain of snow in the back of our parking lot.

Hugs to an earlier sunrise but Growls to it waking you up on the weekends. Growls to six more weeks of winter but Hugs to Spring Break getting closer every day.

Thumbs Up Thumbs up to everyone that supported the Colts by wearing blue.

Thumbs up to everyone who donated to the Haiti relief fund.

LC collected more than $3,000 during just one block.

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 Shelby Harper.

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Valentine’s Day Bear it all

“I never want to play a sport that involves the place where the geese sleep.”

-Hampton Shields, 12 “1024 rules.”

-Kendra Grossman, 11

Khidir Saad

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Andrea Richardson

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Joe Barclay

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Keli Hayes

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How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? I don’t celebrate it at all. It’s not that special for me.

I don’t really do anything. I just treat it like any other day.

I like to go to the store and buy a big bag of candy.

Sometimes I go to visit my grandparents, too.

I go out to dinner with my boyfriend.

I think it’s about relationships because you don’t really do anything with your friends on Valentine’s Day.

I think it’s mostly about relationships. Hallmark really created the holiday for couples to get together.

I think Valentine’s Day is about any type of relationship, but it’s really a corporate holiday meant to sell cards and candy.

Should classes give time for Valentine’s Day parties?

They should because it’s better than listening to a teacher.

No, it’s just a Hallmark holiday. It doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Heck, yes. I don’t think it would take that long, and it would be fun. It could build school spirit.

No, it just embarrasses people who aren’t in relationships.

If you could put one phrase on a candy heart, what would it be?

I’d say “Eat Something Nice.”

“Valentine’s Day (is Lame).”

I just don’t see the point in it.

“Have A Taste.” It’s candycoated, and it’s tasty goodness.

“Going to Purdue will ruin your life.”

-Nick Daily, 11 “Sarcasm is the protest of people who are weak.”

-Kristen Dunbar, 10

Do you think Valentine’s Day is about friendships or relationships?

It’s about relationships because it’s a day to remember them.

“Spring Break needs to get here.”

-Cassi King, 9

I would just say “Happy Valentine’s Day.”

“Our rugby team is going to win state. Go Claymores!”

-Nick Selke, 11 “You’ve got to risk it to get the biscuit.”

-Brittany Zweck, 11 “I bet you get this a lot, but is this the real Caesar’s Palace?”

-Coleman Labarr, 9 “Report: Super Bowl championship fails to fix severely waterlogged buildings and hundreds of millions of dollars of damage.”

-Andrew McCarthy, 12 “I love snow days.”

-Natalie Vezina, 12 “I’m sad the Colts lost.”

-Emily Thomas, 11

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As told by GINGER

Singles ladies, put yo’ hands up!

Lierin Ehmke lierinehmkecub@gmail.com It’s that time of year again.

The time when everywhere I look, everything I see is red, pink or purple. Though I wish I were, I am not seeing the world through rose-colored glasses.

Valentine’s Day is near and you’re probably expecting a column about the meaning of love, or maybe a rant about the materialism Valentine’s Day has bestowed on our culture, or perhaps a personal anecdote about when I found out Cupid wasn’t real. Sorry to disappoint, but not this issue. Instead, I have a question: Could all my single ladies put their hands up?

If there’s any holiday that causes prejudice toward a certain group, it’s Valentine’s Day toward single people. Let’s face it—the holiday stopped being awesome after fifth grade, when passing out cheap Barbie and Spider-man Valentine’s Day cards became complicated and a little creepy. So, as a professional Single Lady, I order all my fellow singletons to drop their deluxe edition of The Notebook and cancel their plans with Ben and Jerry. Here are some of my ideas to make the day a little ...be selfish for less lame: First, be selfish for the day.” the day. Normally buried up to your eyeballs in school and work?

Use this day to celebrate you (as the saying goes, you can’t love anyone until you love yourself). Go to the gym, get your nails done and your hair did, or buy a box of Russell Stover chocolate just for yourself. A little selfindulging never killed anyone.

Second, just because you don’t have the love of your life doesn’t mean you don’t have loves in your life. Celebrate those closest to you. Give the parents a hug, take your best friend out to dinner or set up a Secret Cupid party (the rules are the same as Secret Santa, but the ugly sweater is replaced with a box of chocolates).

Third, watch a scary movie. It could lighten the mood.

And lastly, memorize the Single Ladies dance. It’s fantastically appropriate for the situation, and it could also end up being incredibly useful. You never know when you might get the perfect opportunity to bust it out at a party and instantly become the coolest girl (or guy) in the room.

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Kids overdose online Out Of Order Zach Griffin zachgriffincub@gmail.com I’m sure that each person reading this owns some sort of computer. Whether it is a Mac, PC or a smart phone, you have some sort of access to the internet.

There’s nothing wrong with that; the internet is one of the most useful innovations in modern history. It can help us do our college thesis, research for a paper, or maybe even help us find out how to make a low-fat, high energy, no-calorie

soy latte with only the ingredients Parents are even more fed up found in a household kitchen. with this internet drug than I am.

But many of us take this inter- They are even beginning to send net craze too far. We feel the need their kids to social skills camp so to check our email every second, or they can rid them of desire for their tell other people everything that we laptops. If things are drastic enough are doing at every moment in our that kids are being sent to rehab for life. this problem, it’s time to make a I don’t need change. to know if Bridg People et is now going need to actuParents are even more to take a shower. ally go out fed up with this internet I don’t care. I also and talk to could go without others instead drug than I am.” hearing that Rogof instant meser is now eating a saging them. french fry. I couldn’t care less.

People need to leave their emails When something on Facebook alone. that is actually useful pops up, like Trust me, it’s not going to exa date, time, location or any inter- plode if you let it be for two secesting gossip, it is promptly rushed onds. And if you just took your to the bottom of my wall by all of first shower of the week, that’s awethe useless posts about how Johnny some, but do I really need to know just brushed his teeth. about it?

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Cut the ‘RIF’raff, MSDLT Column As I See ‘Em Sean Jordan seanjordancub@gmail.com I’ve oft dreamt of a world that had no teachers under the age of 25—a world where each and every teacher could be our parent (or grandparent even). Did I say “dreamt of”? I meant “had nightmares about.”

In those nightmares, the school lost its spark. It lost its pizzazz, its bada-bing, bada-boom. Because every student was afraid that the teachers and administrators who remained believed in corporal punishment, as was practiced back in “the day,” the 20th century, students broke no rules and did nothing to attract attention to themselves.

In those nightmares, the school became a gerontocracy, ending any

hope of any student-oriented gov- teachers. ernance. Goodbye, iPods in study Despite ruining a student’s halls. Goodbye, RSVP. Hello, daily dream, this mandate could easfundraisers to preserve the teach- ily ruin the educational experience ers’ Social Security dollars. in MSDLT schools. Hasn’t anyone In those nightmares, we all ever heard “quality over quantity”? started using terms like “hot dog!” Well, that still applies here: It’s not and “heavens to Betsy!,” as the fre- the number of years a teacher has quent use of those baby-boomer been in the district; it’s their ability terms from the baby-boomer teach- to teach. ers proved contagious among the Teaching gems come in all ages, student body. young and old. It’s counterintuitive S e r i o u s l y, for an educational I’ve woken up system to throw out Hasn’t anyone ever in a cold sweat some quality educabefore. tors to keep some heard of ‘quality over And when more-tenured quantity’?” that happens, I scrubs. think of a boy Next year, with a wish. I think of a wish that though, I won’t wake up in a cold will go down the drain in light of sweat anymore. I’ll be gone, so I’ll this new mandate that all first- and leave that to you people who will second-year teachers are to be pink- still be going to school in this townslipped. All that poor boy wanted ship. when we walked into his study hall On a side note, for those of you for RSVP was this: “hotter teach- that don’t know what a “gerontocers.” His logic was sound, too; at- racy” is: a) It is, in layman’s terms, tendance rates would be higher a government ruled by old people. because students would want to see You learn something new every their teachers, and grades would be day. b) You should’ve learned that higher because students would be yesterday. Or the day before. Or more interested in impressing their several years ago.

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Are Lawrence Township’s internet filters too strict?

KaylaTaylor kaylataylorcub@gmail.com If you Google “sexual reproduction in plants” on any LC computer, I guarantee you’ll get the response: “The Websense category ‘Sex’ is filtered.”

Even innocent searches on educational topics such as plant research are filtered through Websense, which restricts student access to certain sites. The filtered categories include games, music, social networking sites and sexual content.

Why punish the majority of our student population when only a few defy the rules on

“They’re too strict because some blocked web sites help find answers for work.”

Justin Foley, 12

acceptable computer limiting one of their use? Some say that, only options for internet without restrictions, there research.

Maybe if would be more personal administrators started use of computers. But to look at individual restricting sites like student Facebook actions doesn’t need rather than to include Using broad generalizing assuming all students when it filters limits comes to are abusing a student’s other sites. policy, we (research)...”

Using could have broad filters a win-win situation. limits a student’s ability A search involving to conduct thorough the word “sexual”doesn’t research by blocking mean the student is potentially instructive misusing his privileges. web sites. The filter also Plant research is hardly hurts students without pornography. internet at home by

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“Yes. During study hall, if you have nothing to do, you should be able to play games.”

Emily Rogers, 10

“Yes. I can’t get to some of the info I try to use for projects because it’s on a blocked site.”

Jacob Hamlin, 11

BradOppenheim bradoppenheimcub@gmail.com

School is meant for learning, right? So why do we need to get on Facebook while we’re at school? Last time I checked, sites like that had nothing to do with our curriculum.

Our township is one of the few that have put a filter on Web sites that are not school-related. If a student tries to access a site that isn’t appropriate, a Websense notification will pop up and they will not be allowed to access the Web page.

Even though most gaming and social

“Yes. We should be able to get on Facebook.”

Ebony Wilson, 10

it means less time spent networking sites are blocked, students still try on homework later.

We’ve to find a way had the to use them. new Why take Wait until Acceptable the risk of after school Use Policy getting your to play video drilled computer into our privileges games.” heads for taken away? a whole semester. I Some students are lucky understand that we enough to get away need e-mail sometimes with it; most aren’t. It’s to open up PowerPoint just not worth it. We’re or print off homework actually lucky to have assignments, but we time to work online at don’t need MySpace to school. do our schoolwork. And Wait until after I don’t know of anything school to play video games. Take advantage of on Candystand.com that helps the learning the time given at school to work on assignments; process.

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“It’s good to have them, but some should be let up because they block some useful sites.”

P.J. Turner, 11

“I don’t think it’s right that they monitor us so closely. It just shows a lack of trust.”

Andrew Roti, 12

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just say yes

Students look back on first kisses and teenage love

Not only can young teenage love be awkward, but also embarrassing. Junior Doug Blaase asked a girl out in the fifth grade on an airplane KatieMcDowell on the way home from a school trip to Florida. “I wrote on a vomit katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com bag, ‘Will you go out with me?’” he said.

Eighty. The number of men the avAnd although Blaase’s excuse for erage woman will kiss before she gets the not-so-romantic gesture may have married. been that he was only 12, some stuThe most memorable kiss is often dents’ bad romance continued into high the first. “A first kiss can be memorable throughout your life because it’s the first school.

Freshman year Ayres’ boyfriend time you really get that special feeling,” apparently thought chivalry was dead. freshman Jessica Dunville said. “It can show you what kind of person someone “He would never pay for me and finally on Valentine’s Day he paid for me,” she is because a little kiss can mean a lot said. “But you can see why that relamore than it seems like.” tionship didn’t last long.”

Junior Sydney Brandl experienced

Brandl had a more romantic her first kiss during one summer in dating experience. She was on her way middle school. She was walking home to dinner with from the annual St. her boyfriend Simon Festival. whom she had “I’d never been A first kiss can be been dating for a kissed before, but memorable throughout your month.

I knew it was com“He needed ing,” she said. She life because it’s the first time a napkin and was saying goodyou really get that special asked me to bye to a group of reach in the friends when the feeling.” kiss happened.

Jessica Dunville glove box. I “Of course I freshman opened it and inside I found a saved my boysingle rose with a friend’s good bye sweet little note on it,” she said. for last. As I leaned in for a hug he So even though a teenager may planted a peck on my lips. Another boy experience several awkward moments, that was with us proceeded to roll on rare cute moments and many kisses the ground laughing hysterically. I was so excited that I sprinted the rest of way before experiencing that can’t-eat, can’t- sleep, reach-for-the-stars, overhome. Oh, how I miss middle school.” the-fence, World-Series kind of stuff, it’s Junior Brook Ayres had a similar third-party experience on her 13th birth- important to look back.

“You’re only young once so it’s day.

“My little brother was spying on me important to be able to look back and laugh at all the silly love stofrom underneath the car. He saw me ries that happened,” Brandl said. kiss my boyfriend and ran inside and “Appreciate all of the memories.” told my parents!”

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Teachers Tell All “The guys would walk down the girls’ dormitory hallways on their hands and see how far they could go. My husband stopped to rest at my door, but it was open and he fell on my floor. I guess you could say that ‘he fell for me.’ (We’ve) been together ever since.”

Sheri Dowden, math teacher “My first kiss was while we were building Freshman Float for homecoming here at LCHS. He was the son of an English teacher here at LC who, of course, I later had for English.”

Leah Colville, substitute teacher “My husband and I met through out roommates in college. He lived in Colorado at the time, and I attended Purdue. Our respective roommates were best friends. They were taking one day and found out that both of us were geology majors, so they had us start talking over the phone and through instant messenger. Our first ‘date’ was when my husband decided to drive 20 hours from Colorado to Purdue to come meet me for the first time. He drove 20 hours all by himself, and spent the night at the gas station in Nebraska. I figured if he could do all of that, it must be love.”

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Whether out of blatant boredom or in an attempt to challenge their cerebrum, several students seek solace in Sudoku DuncanKissinger duncankissingercub@gmail.com

It’s the most spectacular, intense, demanding workout one can have without having to stand up.

Nonsense? Nay. Sudoku proves to be one of the most popular mind games on the market.

Recent years have seen an exponential increase in Sudoku participation on a worldwide scale. The popularity today would seem absurd compared to the more contained enjoyment of the game when its first origins were present in French newspapers.

Whether it begins in the form of a gift from a relative or just as a way to pass the time, Sudoku does not need much time to go from a tiny seed planted in someone’s brain to a full-fledged addiction tree.

But this is no unhealthy addiction. Senior Natalie Vezina openly testifies that Sudoku is good for cognitive exercise, but she also admits she is a victim of an addiction of sorts. “(Sudoku) is good exercise for the brain and it makes you think,” Vezina said. “Once you start, they can be pretty addicting.”

While many students go to Sudoku because they frankly cannot function without it, senior Madeline Brock enjoys the cathartic nature of the mind puzzle.

“I do a Sudoku puzzle whenever I am bored or really stressed,” Brock said. “It just calms me down.”

The specifics of Sudoku’s origin have been debated in recent years since it gained international prominence. The earliest puzzle with resemblance to Sudoku was published in 19th century French newspapers. Many attribute the game’s beginnings to Japan, as the name suggests. The modern Sudoku puzzle was popularized in Japan in the 1980s.

The goal of Sudoku is to fill a 9-by-9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3-by-3 boxes that compose the grid contain all of the digits from one to nine.

Common strategies to reaching the triumphant completion of Sudoku include scanning, candidate elimination and the always reliable but timeconsuming guess and check method.

With the traditional Sudoku being so popular, puzzle-makers began to make spin-offs and more complex versions of the game to challenge those interested in the puzzles.

Senior Bonnie Arbuckle has been a witness to one of the many abstract approaches.

“I recently found a Sudoku that has nine colors instead of numbers,” she said.

Versions also exist in which the nine 3-by-3 squares are warped into different geometric shapes. Another twist that has been made on the classic Sudoku is a traditional board, but the dividing lines between the subsquares are ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’ symbols.

Sudoku has been placed in the upper ranks of mind-boggling puzzles, and now it finds itself in the company of

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the popular Rubik’s cube, which was created by Erno Rubik and popularized in 1980 by the Ideal Toys company.

Before attempting a Sudoku puzzle, individuals should realize that it is not for the faint of heart.

Arbuckle cites confidence and accuracy as two necessary factors to true success at Sudoku.

“Just like doing a crossword, the people who are actually smart use a pen, not a pencil, because they do not make mistakes,” Arbuckle said.

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Indiana State Curfew Law It is a curfew violation for a child 15, 16 or 17 years of age to be in a public place between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday --after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday --before 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of this section unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that: --the child has violated this section --there is no legal defense to the violation.

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Teens struggle with parent enforced curfews AlliKing

allikingcub@gmail.com The clock strikes midnight. Cinderella’s beautiful ball gown turns into rags, and her carriage turns into a pumpkin.

Many are familiar with this classic scene in the fairytale Cinderella, where even though she misses her curfew, she has her fairy god-mother to save the day.

Unfortunately for kids in real life, there are no fairy god-mothers to bail them out of sticky situations like getting cuaght coming home late from the time set by Mom or Dad. Indiana Law states that children ages 15-17 cannot be in a public place between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays.

Those above the age of 18 have no legal curfew, as they are legally adults. However, this is not always the case when dealing with parents.

For some students early curfews can cause conflict with parents. Responsibility is often a factor in determining how late kids can stay out.

“My curfew is 12 a.m., and I don’t like it because I think it’s too early. I think it should be 1 a.m., because I’ve never broken curfew, I’m responsible, I don’t do illegal things and I’m old enough to have a later curfew,” senior Kelli Hayes said.

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For others, an enforced curfew can be a result of abusing a later curfew given previously.

“My curfew is 12 a.m. on the weekends and 10 p.m. during the week.

I don’t like my curfew because I am 18 and I’m trustworthy, so I think my curfew should be at least 1 a.m.,” senior Channing Gabe said, “I did, however, get this curfew because I’ve come home at 2 a.m. twice without notifying my parents.”

Often, breaking curfew or arguing the issue with parents can just cause more tension, and doesn’t help kids get their way.

For most kids, coming home late can even lead to consequences.

“I’ve had to weed my backyard, and my driving privileges have been taken away,” Gabe said.

For junior Erin Fislar, punishment is used as an incentive to make it home on time.

“My curfew is 1 a.m. on weekends, and I like it. It’s later than a lot of people I know, but if I get home even a minute past curfew, I get my car taken away for the following weekend,” Fislar said.

But because of Indiana State Law, breaking curfew can get kids in trouble with more than their parents.

“If we find a juvenile in violation of curfew, we try and get the parents to pick up,” Sgt. Tom Ashcraft, City of Lawrence Crime Watch Coordinator said. “If not, we take them to juvenile where the parents will pick them up.

As far as the consequences, the Juvenile Judges make those calls.”

Still, many teens disagree that there should be a law enforcing how late they can stay out, when their parents may allow a later curfew.

“Curfew should be based on what parents want, because some kids are more responsible than others,” junior Dominick Santuro said.

“My curfew is 11 p.m., and it’s okay with me because I know my parents always worry and wait up for me,” junior Okara Imani said. “There should be a curfew law though, because parental discretion isn’t always strict enough.”

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The Midnight Meal Menu

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Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger Wendy’s $.99

Small Chocolate Frosty Wendy’s $.99

Double Cheese Burger McDonald’s $.99

Any Size Drink McDonald’s $.99

Hard Taco Taco Bell $.99

Cheesy Beef and Rice Burrito Taco Bell $.89

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KFC Snacker KFC $.99

KFC Biscuits KFC $.99

Jr. Roast Beef Arby’s $.99

Curly Fries Arby’s $.99

FOURTH M3 L KaylaTaylor kaylataylorcub@gmail.com

The fourth meal: Eat great even late and now open 24 hours. Opportunities are there for people who have a random craving for junk food in the middle of the night.

The slapstick advertising campaigns, commercials and billboards, the adolescent tendency to dare to stay awake as late as humanly possible, and the one word that is sweet music to any teenager’s ears— food. All this, in addition to ever-grumbling stomachs, keeps drawing teens back in for the so-called “fourth meal.”

They have many reasons (or as

adults like to call it, excuses) to venture into the most ungodly hours of the night for their fix of the fourth meal.

“I usually go to places like Perkins because it is open all day and all night. Or I might even go somewhere like Taco Bell, because it’s always open super late when I’m hungry,” junior Erica Tindall said.

Tindall is involved in many extracurricular activities, such as the Indiana Elite competition cheerleading squad, the school’s cheerleading team for football season, and Central Sound show choir.

“My schedule can get pretty hectic during the school year, so many times I end up just eating fast food,” Tindall said. “Sometimes I can get back from competitions really late at

night, so I have to end up eating trend as OK, but studies ing later than normal people show otherwise. According to do.” a study done by the University While some students like Of Pennsylvania School Of Tindall eat late because of their Medicine, digestion is adverseschedules, ly affected others just by eating want to satisfy late into the I just get a late night their midnight night. “I craving and I’ll go to hunger for don’t like Taco Bell or IHOP or a good time to eat food hanging out late,” senior something.” with a couple Laura MarBrie Reyes quez said. of friends. junior “Even when “Sometimes I’ll go to I’m out with the drive-thru by myself, but my friends I try to avoid eating it’s more fun to go out with my past 8 o’clock. I usually will friends,” junior Brie Reyes said. just order a drink.”

“I just get a late night craving Marquez conditions and and I’ll go to Taco bell or IHOP exercises, and she goes on a run or something.” at least three days a week on a Teens today may view this consistent basis. “I just don’t fun social activity and satisfyfeel very good when I eat too

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late,” she said.

Researchers at Northwestern University also showed similar results in their studies.

Their test subjects showed that after a six-week period, mice that had eaten on later time schedules showed a 28 percent increase in weight than the mice that ate on a regular time schedule.

These test results show a correlation between eating late and gaining weight, so why do teens still do it?

“I know that I probably shouldn’t (eat late), but it’s really hard not to,” Tindall said.

Others agreed.

“Like any other teenager, I do enjoy fast food and staying out later with my friends, but I try to stay away from eating late,” Marquez said.

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If Facebook were a country it would be ranked eighth in population – ahead of Russia and Japan. Out of the more than 150 million users, half of them check their profile every single day. Senior Tori Walker is among the Facebook-obsessed out there. “I look at everyone’s pictures and I like seeing (statuses) to see what people are doing,” she said.

Senior Demi King is a different type of social networker. King uses Texts From Last Night to entertain herself when she’s bored. TFLN is a site where users can post funny and often inappropriate text messages about crazy events that happen “as the night turns to morning,” according to the founders of the website. TFLN even keeps the text message senders anonymous. King reads these texts from the application on her phone. “It’s funny to see how stupid people really are,” she said.

Twitter is among the fastest growing websites out there. In 2008 alone Twitter’s number of visitors grew 752 percent. Walker not only checks Facebook daily but is also among the millions of “tweeters.” “I like to stalk celebrities. I check it multiple times a day,” she said.

As the number of users expands, so do the features on the networking sites. Facebook offers application from Farmville to Social Interview to Honesty Box. Each offer a new, unique way to communicate with circles of friends. Social Interview asks random questions about a friend like “If (user name here) were an ice cream flavor, what would they be?” Honesty Box is used to share an anonymous opinion about a fellow user. Facebook users are also offered several free games. On Mafia Wars users can create gangs while trying to kill other Mafia enemies.

But social networking is not always fun and games. Time spent tweeting and “Facebook stalking” has taken over the time that was once used doing more constructive activities. “If I wasn’t on the internet I probably would be doing homework,” sophomore Xavier Somerville said. “I wouldn’t procrastinate as much.”

And time spent posting statuses and photos to the thousands of “friends” a Facebook user may have is often a lost cause. According to Robin Dunbar, a professor at Oxford, a person’s brain cannot handle more than 150 actual friendships.

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Matt Costa

Genre: Alternative

Album: Ollusion

Genre: R&B

Album: Unfamiliar Faces Genre: Indie Rock

Beach House’s third full-length record, Teen Dream, is an aural adventure navigated by vocalist and keyboardist Victoria Legrand’s soulful serenading and Alex Scally’s repetitive guitar riffs.

The best genre to place Beach House would be “dream pop,” and with good reason. Upon first listening, the flowing, reverb-friendly pseudo-lullabies transport the listener high up in the atmosphere floating among the clouds, away from all troubles and worries.

The album is the easiest to listen to and most accessible of the three.

The arrangement and instrumentation of the album is more pop-oriented and diverse. The tracks range from the bright tone of “Used To Be” to the somber tone of “Silver Soul.”

The core of Beach House’s sound and aesthetic is still found in the simplicity of Legrand’s keyboard and Scally’s guitar while sparse drums keep the tempo going.

Legrand’s vocals range from ethereal and dreamy to forceful and soulful while she recites her lyrics ripe with imagery and uncertainty.

“Used To Be” was released as a single in 2008 and made its way up the charts in the U.K. It is redone a bit on the album and is the strongest track.

For listeners interested in a joyous journey in the clouds, look no further than Teen Dream.

Like many other alternative bands, the Avett brothers not only sing but also play an array of instruments that add a type of uniqueness hard to find in music these days.

Listeners could very easily make an argument to put it in any number of musical categories. But in the end, the best genre to put it into is good, easy listening music. The songs usually include a piano, drums, acoustic guitar and usually one instrument that you wouldn’t usually see, like a banjo or a viola. The band comes out of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is evident in some of their songs where they add a country twist to the music, as in “January Wedding.”

However, they can also go to the complete other end of the scale with brief spurts of scream-o that surprise you, like in the songs “And it Spread” and “The Perfect Space.”

One of the best parts of the album is that they do a great job of having the lyrics tell a story that people can relate to. What is likeable about the band is that they don’t use any electronic additions or try to make it something that can compete with pop music. There is a type of pureness that is hard to find anywhere else.

They’re just a group of very good musicians who use strong, powerful lyrics and an array of instruments to make music that is simple and enjoyable to listen to.

Former B2K lead vocalist Omarion makes his return with Ollusion, his third solo album.

After collaborative album Face Off, with rapper Bow Wow, Omarion looks for a fresh new start. Writing and co-producing all of the tracks, the effort is a hit and run.

Starting off, Omarion plays up his strength with lead single “I Get It In” featuring Gucci Mane. It’s an upbeat dance hit that will have you moving in no time.

Unfortunately, if you’re looking for this type of vibe throughout the album, you won’t find it. There is no dominant theme and it’s hard to tell where he’s going with the whole thing.

Follow-up single “Hoodie” featuring Jay Rock attempts to keep the party going but doesn’t quite do the job. The verse from rapper Jay Rock is almost pointless as they both boast about the fashion trend of hoodies.

The rest of the songs consist of slow/mid tempo love and relationship lyrical content, like in “Temptation” and “Sweet Hangover.”

The latest single released “Speedin” is the only somewhat traditional R&B ballad. With an impressive guitar line and a great vocal performance, it is the most refreshing track listed. As a whole the album isn’t bad, but Omarion lacks a solid connection with fans.

Matt Costa’s most recent album, Unfamiliar Faces, features a multitude of sounds and emotions while maintaining cohesiveness.

Costa stays true to his Brushfire sound and his West Coast roots with relaxing acoustic guitar and soothing vocals as on “Never Looking Back.” He breaks away from the Jack Johnson feel to find the edges of his own talent, however, by adding catchy tunes with upbeat keys as on the album’s single “Mr. Pitiful.”

The toe-tapping fiddle rhythms on “Miss Magnolia” don’t serve just to break the Brushfire mold but also add an almost-bluegrass almost-folk sound that creates contrast.

Those contrasts within Unfamiliar Faces are not only found in the sounds of the songs on the album but also in the emotions presented. “Bound” features a creepy, bluesy, walkingthough-the-cemetery sound and lyrics about an evil woman that make for a depressing feel.

Costa manages to mix pop with bluegrass, rock with acoustic, seriousness with fun and gloom with cheerfulness while maintaining unity through his ever-consistent vocals.

Unfamiliar Faces has something for every person and something for every mood without venturing into the realm of main stream; Costa makes this uneasy accomplishment sound simple and smooth.

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Reservation for two Carmel pizzeria gets an A+ in Pizzology KatieMcDowell

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Ology: any science or branch of knowledge. Well, Pizzology has studied up and gets an A+ when it comes to their specialty – pizza. Alli, some of our friends and I recently had a get-together at the Carmel pizzeria and pub.

We walked in and were hit instantly with the aroma of wood-fire pizza.

The simple decor gave the restaurant a comforting, quaint feel. We were seated right away where we could work on our Crayola masterpieces on the paper table clothes, an Italian restaurant classic.

To start the meal out I selected the small chopped salad: fresh Italian greens with sun-dried tomatoes, prosciutto, olives, gorgonzola cheese and a citronette dressing. Right after the first bite, I could tell that Pizzology used only the freshest of ingredients. The small portion was perfect to begin the meal.

Between the six of us we decided to share three different pizzas: the mar-

gherita with san maranzo tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil, the four cheese pizza with mozzarella, taleggio, pecorino romano and caciocavallo and the homemade pepperoni with pepperoni, mozzarella and chilis.

Pizzology’s wood fire style of making their pizzas gives it a unique, delicious taste. The thin, crispy crust and flavorful toppings made us feel like we were in the heart of Italy.

Even for those who seek an authentic Italian taste but don’t prefer pizza, the restaurant offers several pasta dishes like fettucini alfedo, cappellini pomodoro and classic spaghetti and meatballs.

All and all, Pizzology serves up the best pizza in town. It’s too fancy for delivery, but Pizzology can be enjoyed at home by picking up one of their woodfire pizzas. The simple atmosphere makes a great place to eat with friends and it’s even an appropriate place to take that special Valentine this year.

Pizzology reminds us that we don’t have to go across the Atlantic to have a taste of Italy.

The Reel Deal

Dear John leaves viewers disappointed HaileyNewkirk haileynewkirkcub@gmail.com Despite the enormous build up, Lasse Hallstrom’s production of Dear John fell short of expectations.

John, played by Channing Tatum, and Savannah, played by Amanda Seyfried, meet in Charleston, S. C., on the Carolina coast, where the days are warm and the beach is packed. Their love starts to blossom in the spring of 2001, during Savannah’s college spring break.

Things escalate quickly as Savannah is introduced to John’s not-so- normal, coin-collecting father after only their second day together. Later on, Savannah speculates John’s father possibly has a mild form of autism, which leads to the lover’s first fight.

Only two weeks after their love is

kindled, a speed bump approaches.

Their time together is mostly spent while John is on leave from the Army Special Forces and before they know it, it’s time for him to go back.

John goes overseas for what he thinks will be the last year of his enlistment. They vow to keep in touch by writing letters to each other and gazing at the moon, which they feel connects them because no matter where in the world someone is, the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

Sept. 11 then complicates matters by forcing John to choose between love and duty.

Hallstrom merely skims the surface of the story and struggles to keep viewers’ attention without more in-depth details. The ending also is exceptionally vague and leaves viewers with no sense of closure.

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Genre: Romantic Drama Rating: PG-13 Director: Lasse Hallstrom Length: 108 minutes Fun Fact: The movie is based on the book by Nicholas Sparks

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What’s Hot&What’s Not!

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AndreaMcCarrel andreamccarrelcub@gmail.com Teachers know it, some teenagers know it and even the annoying guy on American Idol knows it. Sagging your pants is unattractive. It’s not socially acceptable, it’s not fashionable and it’s not a pleasant sight.

We can just assume that we all know the origin of this “trend.” If you haven’t heard the story behind the pants sagging phenomenon, just understand that it’s not classy.

This “style” started with boys only sagging a little bit. That’s easier to put

up with. However, boys sag their pants devastating to live in a world with men below their knees nowadays. At that who do not appreciate the worth of a point, there’s barely any reason to wear well-fitted garment. pants at all anymore.

It’s evident that dressing well isn’t These overly baggy pants act as a at the top of most teenage boys’ lists. negative optical Style just is not illusion and can important to make males seem some. However, Even the annoying guy much heavier than being approon American Idol knows they actually are. priate should Sagging forces your always be a sagging is not attractive.” peers to take a look priority. Wearat your underwear. ing jeans that are seven sizes too It’s not cute. Oh, big isn’t acceptable or OK in any way. and it’s against the school dress code.

We’re begging you, boys. Invest in Sagging does not make you seem a pair of pants that actually fits. Maybe hip or cool. In fact, it normally rids try to experiment with different belts. you of any possible class among boys But please, do not make us look at your our age. Your image can be completely underwear. tainted by your drooping pants. One And every time you hear that hordoesn’t exactly give off the best impression of himself when he has to physical- rific American Idol “song,” keep in ly bend over and haul his pants down mind that it was created with fools like the hallway. It is made very obvious to you in mind. If only boys could pull up everyone around you that you clearly their pants, our ears and eyes would be spared. do not know your actual pant size. It is

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DuncanKissinger duncankissingercub@gmail.com What started as a long-distance collaboration in the vein of The Postal Service recently expanded to a full-on pop ensemble featuring LN graduates Daniel Inskeep and Chris Stewart.

The two were high school friends and band mates and began the collaboration to “keep themselves from drowning in their daily drudgery.”

A year after their endeavor began

the guys began to get serious. The two “Live It Up,” it is easy to see that these went full-on with their brain children guys are all about having a good time. and recruited high school friend and The dynamics of the band are really felt fellow musician Nate Adams and New with the ballad “Best Intentions” and its Jersey native Ryan Kergides to provide mellow vibes. a well-rounded live sound.

If it is possible to describe electronic The guys have music as organic, had a good amount it is best to do so of time to perfect with Sweatshirt What started as a longtheir sound over Weather. The distance collaboration has the years, and the music has been results are impresrecently expanded into a full- immune to any sive. The band reoutside comon pop ensemble.” leased a five-song mercial influence digital EP and celand is straightebrated the release forward. There is with a well-received performance at the no doubt that Sweatshirt Weather are local Emerson Theater. going places. Regional touring is on the A strong release both lyrically and schedule for the next few months, but musically, the EP, entitled With High even bigger things are around the corHopes, shows how dynamic the band ner for these guys. Check out the free can be. From the upbeat, danceable EP and more on their Facebook page so “Escapade” to the cheerful anthem you can say you knew them before they

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Whats Hot Now!

Concerts & Events

Feb. 12: •Ladies Night Out @ The Murat Theatre Feb. 19: •Chevelle @ The Egyptian Room Feb. 24: •Jack’s Mannequin @ The Egyptian Room Feb. 28: •Harry Connick Jr. @ The Murat Theatre

Books Feb. 22: •Baseball Prospects 2010- Baseball Prospects Feb. 23: •Fantasy in Death- J.D. Robb •Black Magic Sanction- Kim Harrison March 2: •House Rules- Jodi Picoult

Movies

Feb. 12: •Valentine’s Day •Wolfman Feb. 19: •The Good Guy •Shutter Island Feb. 26: •Takers •The Yellow Handkerchief

CDs

Feb. 16: •Santana- Supernatural •Mumford and Sons- Sigh No More Feb. 23: •Johnny Cash- Ain’t No Grave •Alkaline Trio- This Addiction March 2: •Lifehouse- Smoke and Mirrors •Danny Gokey- My Best Days

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Answers to “A Closer Look”: 1.Garfield poster (room 151) 2. “We The People” plaque (trophy case, library) 3.Black History Month poster (outside library) 4. Heart Healthy sticker (vending machine, Hall of Fame)

GETTING TO KNOW...

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Favorite Movie The Hangover

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Favorite Book Copper Sun- Sharon Draper Favorite T.V. Show Family Guy Favorite Sport Football Interesting Fact My little sister and I have the same birthday.

Favorite Book I don’t read books.

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Pushing off the wall into her leg of the medley relay, senior Sydney Miller goes into the backstroke. The girls have cut time off the relay and at one point during the season were only two seconds from the State time. Cub Photos/Chris Gore

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In the middle of a front somersault two twist, freshman Reed Dillon comes through for the judges. This is Dillon’s first year diving.

Powell advances to State with record time LenaReifinger lenareifingercub@gmail.com The girls swimming and diving team placed fourth at sectionals Feb. 4 and 6, and the team is satisfied with their finish.

“This season went really well. We worked really hard and our efforts showed,” junior Jessica Staletovich said.

Junior Mackenzie Powell is headed for State but remains humble. “Everything that I have accomplished this year I couldn’t have done without the team,” she said.

Powell had a night to remember at Sectionals, though.

She set a new Secional record for the 100 breaststroke and advanced to State with her record breaking time. Powell was seeded first going into the tournament with her fastest time being seven seconds faster than the second seed.

Senior Allison Jacob took the top spot at Sectionals, placing first and earning her a spot at Regionals.

Sophomore Valerie Tubbs didn’t move on, but for her first year diving placed 13th at Sectionals. Swimming only has

Sectionals and State, while a At Conference on Jan. 16 diver must be in the top four to the team placed fourth out of move on in the post-season. nine teams.

Senior night on Jan. 26 Against Franklin Central against Southport was a suc- on Feb. 2 the boys swimming cessful meet and diving as the team team fell brought in short with Sectionals is our their last win a score of 69 at home. At to 119. They chance to shine.” the meet beScott Ahearn f o l l o w e d fore, on Jan. similar sophomore a 23, howevtrend as er, the girls they placed couldn’t quite push out a win seventh out of nine at Conferagainst Center Grove. On Jan. ence on Jan 30, but the team is 19 the girls barely lost against still optimistic.

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individually this season,” freshman Ellis Frame said.

At senior night against Southport, on Jan. 26, the boys rallied and squeezed out a win.

The meet against Center Grove, though, didn’t go as well as the boys failed to put up points.

As Sectionals approaches, the team is hopeful. “We haven’t done too well this season, but Sectionals is our chance to shine,” sophomore Scott Ahearn said.

The boys will swim in Sectionals at Lawrence North Feb. 18 and continue Feb. 20, also at Lawrence North.

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Chatter

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LC is void of school spirit TommyMyers

tommymyerscub@gmail.com OK, let’s be honest: There are more people in an after-school detention than at a home basketball game. I see kids more excited for a rib patty at lunch on Wednesdays than when our girls basketball team pulls out a much needed win.

I have witnessed the effect that a professional sports team wearing blue can have on the wardrobe of an entire school and faculty, and they didn’t even win.

School spirit is a myth. Every once in awhile an LC hoodie or a pair of sweatpants shows up here or there, but only during the cold winter months.

The recent St. Jude week that was hosted by the Student Council and Key Club really showed our true colors. It was a charity event to raise money for kids with cancer, but I guess it would be too much trouble to go out of your way and address a few envelopes or play a friendly game or two of ping-pong.

And as for that team that plays downtown and wears blue: They aren’t our mascot. Why is it that our halls are flooded with a sea of blue before ‘The Big Game’ but when our own basketball team gets the chance to play at the historic Hinkle Fieldhouse – just down the street – there are fewer in attendance than an M8 study hall on a Friday?

I’ll tell you why there is no school spirit here: We are lazy. Seriously, I’ll be the first one to laugh at myself. I haven’t gone to every game this year or gotten up early for those Saturday matches, but I don’t act like I’m not doing anything wrong, either. I know deep down that if I were on the team, I would want every single last person in our school to show up and cheer me on.

Don’t get down on yourself, though; there is still time for you to change your ways. If you didn’t sign up for the volleyball tournament, come watch. Or make it out to the next sporting event and buy a box of popcorn.

And seriously, stop wearing other school’s spiritwear: This is LC.

Being guarded by Hamilton Southeastern’s Jake Brown, 44, sophomore Jeremy Hollowell’s attempts a one-handed jumpshot off the backboard. Hollowell’s points couldn’t help the Bears beat the Royals in the Battle at the Big Barn. The Bears lost by only 5 points. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

Boys don’t win battle at barn KatieMcDowell

katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com The spirit could be felt on both sides of the court during the Battle at the Big Barn. Students chanted,“L what? LC!” and “Royal up! Royal up!” The student sections chanted back and forth Jan. 30 as the Bears took on the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at Butler University’s historic basketball arena, Hinkle Fieldhouse.

“The history behind the building makes it a honor to play in,” senior Matt Glick said. The game ended in a 42-49 loss for LC, but much like games before

it, LC stayed close throughout. It moved the team to a 4-8 record. Sophomore Tyler Corley led the Bears with 15 points. “(Playing at Hinkle) gave the feel of a college atmosphere,” senior Nate Black said.

And college courts can be very different experience than in a high school gymnasium. A college court is 10 feet longer than the one the Bears are used to playing on.

“I don’t believe it affected our play,” Glick said. “We are used to playing in a big-game environment with the teams on our schedule.”

The game remained close through-

out the fourth quarter. It was tied up half-way through, but after nine turnovers from the Bears in that final quarter, the game slipped out of reach.

“We resorted back to old habits. We made ill-advised turnovers and avoidable costly mistakes,” Black said.

“We’re preparing by working on turning over the ball less, using more communication and keeping the intensity up during practice,” he said.

Due to the weather the Feb. 5 game against Franklin Central was postponed until 7 p.m. Feb. 16.

The Bears played at home on Thursday night against Warren Central.

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The judges look on as senior Camille Hayes does her beam routine. Hayes has had a strong season with two second all around finishes and a first place all around.

During the middle of her bar rountine, senior Jessie Leko prepares for her next move. Leko has had a two first place finishes in the event of bars, which helped place second all around for the Franklin Central meet. Cub Photos/Chris Gore

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Cutcheon. The girls took third and first all-around.

“Roncalli and Franklin both place over all with a score of 106.400, losing to Columbus have very strong teams, and we North with a score of 106.550 in know that. We may have lost, but we are second, and proud of our first place was Roncalli We’re all working really i n d i v i d u a l scores and with a score performancof 107.975. hard to do our best and Hayes placed get higher scores.” es,” junior Kylie Culley second on Kylie Culley said. vault and junior The team floor, third on bars and is also welbeam, and second all-around. coming back senior Courtney Leko took first on vault and Hoskins, who competed her floor, second on bars and beam, sophomore year and is now

Gymnasts see top finishes by seniors allikingcub@gmail.com The Lady Bears gymnastics team is struggling to keep their scores up in order to win their meets, with a current record of 2-2.

The Bears lost to Roncalli on Feb. 2. The final score was 106.275 to 109.425.

Senior Jessie Leko placed first on floor, bars and allaround, tied for first on vault and tied for second on beam with girls from the Roncalli team. Senior Camille Hayes got

second on floor, bars, vault and all-around.

The girls lost to Franklin Central on Jan. 21, with a total score of 105.925 to 106.575. Individual scores include Hayes placing second on vault and bars, first on floor and first all-around. Leko took first on beam, bars and vault, second on floor and second all-around.

At the Lawrence Central Invitational on Jan. 23, the Bears played host to teams from Crawfordsville, Noblesville, Lafayette Jeff, Southmont, Roncalli, Columbus North and Mc-

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back for the current season.

“We’ve definitely seen better performance in the past, but we are all working really hard to do our best and get higher scores,” Culley said. “With the loss of Alix Richey from the team, we all have to step it up even more to keep our scores up and to win.”

The Lafayette Jeff Invite scheduled for Feb. 6 was cancelled due to weather, and has not yet been rescheduled.

The girls will compete this Saturday at the Marion Invite at Marion High School.

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Freshman makes Semi-State ther than he did,” said Butts.

Butts won two of his matchhaileynewkirkcub@gmail.com es at the Regionals and lost Freshman Andre Butts has in the finals. Because he had a advanced to Saturday’s Semi- winning record, however, he State wrestling competition. He can still advance. is the first freshman in school Senior Austin Enghauser history to do so. said, “It’s really inspirational “I’ve just had to focus on to the other underclassmen working my that we have hardest and a freshman think about dothat has It’s really inspiraing something made it so tional to the other that no one else far in such from LC has underclassmen that a competidone before,” we have a freshman tive weight he said. class.”

Butts’ big- that has made it so far

Both gest inspira- in such a competitive Butts and tion has been E n g h a u s e r, weight class.” his brother, along with Austin Enghauser juniors Mike Dominique, senior Taylor and who graduated last spring Eric Thigpen, and was an LC did so well at wrestler. Watching his brother’s Regionals that they’re going on accomplishments made him to Saturday’s Semi-State comfeel like he had a standard to petition at New Castle. live up to and it pushed him to “This is the first time that do his best. He said he feels that I have made it this far, so I’m it is healthy competition. working as hard as I can to be “Seeing my brother make it the most prepared that I can to State last year made me want be,” Enghauser said. to work hard and try to make it Freshmen Riley Newkirk, there myself and maybe get fur- Bryce Shoemaker and Butts,

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Not letting the Lawrence North wrestler take him down during his match, freshman Andre Butts shows his determination that earned him his spot at Semi-State. Butts is the first LC freshman to make it to Semi-State. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

sophomore John Standley, juniors Nester Castillo, Taylor and Thigpen, and Enghauser had moved on to Regionals Feb. 6 at Pendleton Heights.

A week earlier they’d advanced from Sectionals.

Taylor won his 140-lb Sectional. He had four matches throughout the day, winning every one of them. He pinned his first three opponents and won his last match with a final score of 5-1.

“I came with a plan, and that plan was to be a Sectional Champ. I didn’t necessarily know that was going to happen, but it was the plan and it worked out pretty well,” he said.

Bowling season ends at Regionals NickPetr nickpetrcub@gmail.com While the outcome at Regionals wasn’t exactly what the bowlers wanted, the team was still able to put up a fight.

The competition was supposed to take place on Feb. 6; however, due to inclement weather the competition was rescheduled to the next day. While the team fought hard, they were not able to move on to Semi-State. This means that this season is over for the bowling team after having a promising start.

“They did tremendously better than what they were able to do last year,” club sponsor Sheri Dowden said. “I’m very proud of them.”

The tournament had two divisions in it: one for team participation, which involves all the members on the team; and one for individuals to compete solo against bowlers from other schools.

The members who qualified for team competition were sophomores Alex Nauth, Andrew Brannan and Isaiah Johnson, along with juniors O’Shea Johnson and David Benslay. The members who

qualified for singles competition formance and couldn’t have asked were freshman Ashley Mooney, for any more. sophomore Andrew Brannan, O. “All the people that qualified Johnson and are great senior Kyrsten bowlers and Mooney. should be They did tremendously Although proud of none of the better than what they what they bowlers will were able to do last were able to be moving accomplish,” on, O. John- year.”

Sheri Dowden she said. son placed O n e club sponsor 14th and is thing that the an alternate if someone cannot go. team has to look forward to next Despite the lost, Dowden said she year is that all the bowlers on the was very proud of the team’s per- boys’ side of the team are returning

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and most of the girls will be returning for their team. While having a group of experienced bowlers doesn’t necessarily equate to being successful out on the lanes, it is always beneficial to have leaders who have been in their teammates’ shoes before.

“I feel that we did a good job and everybody worked hard for us to make it that far,” said Bensley.

“I can’t wait until next year because it will be my senior year.

I believe we can make it to State if we keep doing well and improve everything.”

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Driving down the sideline on Jan. 22 against a Franklin Central defender, sophomore Kacey Johnson stays inbound and makes a move to the basket.

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In a rough game on Jan. 27 against 3A opponent New Palestine, junior Shandreaha Redd muscles her way past a defender and picks up a loose ball. Cub photos/Chris Gore

Girls looking to turn things around CrystalShelton crystalsheltoncub@gmail.com The Lady Bears played Feb. 2 at Fishers and lost 26-52.

Despite the large deficit, the team feels that they played a solid game despite the outcome.

“Guard play is always a key factor and they handled the ball very well,” said sophomore Taylor Sanders. “We knew what we had to do. We broke down a

few times but got right back in it.”

The team kept it close for the first three quarters in the Southport game on Jan. 30, but the fourth quarter proved to be a test they couldn’t overcome.

The final score was 35-47.

Sanders was the only player in the game to make a shot from behind the 3-point line and led the team with 11 points.

Sophomore Jordan Easton

was second in scoring with 6 points.

The final home game of the season, the senior night game, was against New Palestine on Jan. 27. The team honored the only two seniors on the team: Shonta James and Alexa Mirpoorian.

Also given recognition was Danielle Murry who played three years for the team but ended her basketball career

at LC after suffering an ACL tear before the season. Former player Jewel Hall, who is now the team manager after playing for the Bears her freshman and sophomore years, was also honored.

Coach John Albers said the difference in this game was that the team didn’t rebound but still made it a great game.

On Jan. 22 the Bears played Franklin Central, the final game

against a conference opponent.

The team suffered a tough loss of 39-49 in front of the home crowd. The team had a tough time defending the play in the post and lost the battle for rebounds.

The Lady Bears currently sit at the bottom of the conference with a 0-7 record. They hoped to end their four-game losing streak Feb. 10 against North Central in Sectionals.

Despite loss, fan still feels lucky to be in Miami KatieMcDowell katiemcdowellcub@gmail.com Who dat? Well, on Feb. 7 it wasn’t the Colts. Down by 7 with just over three minutes to play, an interception thrown

by Peyton Manning to Saints player and IU grad Tracey Porter was returned for a Saints touchdown. This play pretty much sealed the deal for the

Saints’ very first Super Bowl victory.

Super Bowl XLIV was the Colts’ second championship appearance in the past four years.

Indianapolis won Superbowl XLI when they beat the Chicago Bears. And a few of our own LC Bears took a trip to Miami this year to cheer on for the Colts in hopes that Indianapolis would grab their

second championship ring.

Junior Trevor Kirsh had access to tickets when a relative’s company had extras.

Prior to the big game in Miami, Kirsh went to the beach, attended free concerts and tailgated with other fans from Indy. Kirsh even experienced a few celebrity sitings like Drake and Spike Lee. “I felt really lucky to be

able to attend the Super Bowl, and I couldn’t believe I had the chance to go,” he said. “I was beyond excited.”

Government teachers Drew Horvath and Chris Meguschar also had the opportunity to support the Colts in Miami.

Despite cheering on the Colts, junior Corby McKean, a Purdue fan, wasn’t totally disappointed when the Saints

conquered.

“I really wanted the Colts to win, but I love Drew Brees because he went to Purdue,” he said. “I am happy for the Saints.”

To celebrate the Colts second trip to the championship game, many students here wore Colts jerseys, AFC champ shirts and even those without Colts gear sported blue.

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SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball 1/23- LC: 53, Bloomington North: 63 1/29- LC: 60, Perry Meridian: 52 1/30- LC: 42, HSE: 49 2/6- LC: 76, Indianapolis Manual: 67 2/11- LC vs. Warren Central 2/13- LC vs. Mt. Vernon 2/16- LC vs. Franklin Central

Girls Basketball 1/22- LC: 39, Franklin Central: 49 1/27- LC: 33, New Palestine: 41 1/30- LC: 35, Southport: 47 2/2- LC: 26, Fishers: 52

Wrestling

Gymnastics

2/13- IHSAA Semi-State at New Castle

1/21- LC: 105.925, Franklin Central: 106.575 1/23- LC Invitational: 3rd 2/2- LC: 106.275, Roncalli: 109.425 2/6- LC at Lafayette Jeff: Postponed 2/11- Marion County 2/13- Marion Invitational

Boys Swimming and Diving 2/2- LC: 69, Franklin Central: 119 2/18-20: Sectionals at LN

Girls Swimming and Diving 1/26- LC: 113, Southport: 68 2/6- Sectionals: 4th place