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FASHION TRENDS
Men’s fall fashion Innovative, stylish ways men can dress fashionably this fall
Mason Gushwa gushwcha000@hsestudents.org
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As weather shifts, so does the thirst for fashion. Anyone can throw on a sweater and jeans during these fall months, but those who crave the above and beyond, uniYueness and diversity, fi nd opportunities to create something fresh within the world of fashion. ;tandard fall clothing for men includes boots, sweaters, Reans, Æ annels and more, but when males begin to e`plore beyond that horibon, or males that are comfortable enough to e`plore beyond that horibon choose to, they could face backlash. ¹I wore a crop top yesterday,” sophomore )mir 6asr said. ¹?ell, not really a crop top but a shorter shirt, and I felt very insecure because it is something that is widely considered as feminine.” ;ociety clusters things as ¹masculine” or ¹feminine” the ideal that boys should wear clothes that are ¹boyish” and girls should wear clothes that are ¹girly.” <his ideal is placed in brains of children and morphed into stereotypes as adults.
;tereotypically, men are not considered to be interested in fashion. 5en that do decide to pursue diverse fashion could face controversy, which potentially scares men away from fashion.
If one were to scroll through Vogue and look at men’s fall fashion,they would realibe trends are very diff erent from what everyday men are wearing. 7versibed, vivid, colorful and diverse are Rust a few of the words used to describe >ogue¼s men¼s fall fashion looks. <o some men, those adRectives could be horrifying, and to others those words look like the gates of heaven. )nother very popular fall fashion trend for men is layering, something that is simple and easy to put together. 4ayering includes an inner or base layer, which includes cotton or wool, and a mid layer which consists of a Æ eece. 4astly, an outside layer, known as a shell layer, which could be a windbreaker.
¹7ne of my favorite fall fashion trends is layering clothes,” Runior ;am 5atto` said,¹?earing a shirt over a sweatshirt is something that I do often, and it keeps me warm in the school.”
So, determining a universal code of fall fashion for men is tricky. Fashion and trends vary person to person, therfore anything can be considered a trend if you want it to be.
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Lily Thomas thomalil000@hsestudents.org
1 Lily Thomas thomaslil000@hsestudents.org W ith ! million dollars in domestic sales its opening weekend, ¹It" +hapter <wo” surpassed competing movies such as ¹0obbs ;haw” and ¹<he 4ion 3ing,” according to <he 6ew Aork <imes. 4ater this year, horror fi lms, such as ¹Bombieland" ,ouble <ap,” are set to hit theaters. 0owever, the thriller genre¼s appeal does not reach everyone in the same fashion.
)ccording to social studies teacher 5atthew .ollman, liking or disliking horror movies relies mostly on psychological attributes. -ssentially, horror correlates with the reptilian part of the brain known as the amygdala, which is responsible for fi ght or Æ ight responses. ?hen humans feel fearful or threatened, adrenaline is released along with dopamine, which can be heightened by viewing horror fi lms.
¹;ometimes it Chorror moviesE freaks me out and I have to stay up all night, or I can¼t fall asleep and I feel like there¼s a person in my closet about to stab me,” Runior )bby <eitsort said. ¹I do feel paranoid a little bit, but sometimes I can Rust let it go past me.”
.eelings of paranoia, general fear and sleeplessness after horror movies are common. In fact, .ollman said a mild form of posttraumatic stress disorder, a condition making it diٻ cult to recover from triggering e`periences, can even develop due to emotions and reactions elicited from horrifi c e`periences.
¹I kind of like the thrill of them,” sophomore <aia 3apsalis said. ¹I like to be scared, which sounds kind of weird, but the Rump scares I fi nd fun. I also like screaming at horror movies.” *esides the thrill factor mentioned on <ufts6ow¼s website, people who tend to be more empathetic typically like horror movies more because they can empathibe with characters better. 8eople who deal with an`iety might opt out of horror movies as it can be a trigger for them. .or sophomore 2ackson 4iner, though, his
4. 4 distaste for thriller fi lms stems from a diff erent mindset.
¹I dislike horror because I don¼t really like getting scared,” 4iner said. ¹I know what my limits are and I don¼t see the point in going to a movie Rust to get scared. <he realistic stuff is weird, and I Rust don¼t like that.” ,isliking horror may seem like a simple choice on the surface, but a closer look at the human psyche would reveal that an overactive amygdala can play a part, too. )ccording to .ollman, those with overactive amygdalas have a more unfavorable e`perience when encountering a potentially harmful situation, including scenes presented in horror movies. )ccording to the >ictoria )dvocate, horror can also be especially detrimental to children as it can leave lasting negative eff ects due to their young age. ¹8ersonally, I don¼t like them, Chorror moviesE because I actually get too emotionally invested in it,” .ollman said. ¹I saw ¹<he -`orcist” when I was years old, and that¼s probably one reason why I don¼t enRoy horror movies now. It Rust wasn¼t comforting.”
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Big Gains &hanges in IootEall prograP lead to wins
Emma Tomlinson tomliemm000@hsestudents.org
Ranked number fi ve in the state as of ;ept. , the football team¼s season is shaping up to be better than last year¼s. <he team has already won three games this season that were losses last season. +oming off of last year¼s record of 7, football coach :ick ?immer decided to make some changes to the program. ¹?e brought on 0arvey )llen as a part of our staff changes, and it is working out really well,” ?immer said. )llen was hired to coach the receivers. 0e used to play for the .0; football team, so he is familiar with the culture. ¹I think the football culture can best be described as a big family. <hat¼s one of the words that our seniors use to describe our team and I agree. -veryone has everyone¼s back,” )llen said. *y hiring )llen, receivers on the team have gotten e`tra work in during practice, and it has reÆ ected on the fi eld. In particular, ?immer noticed that sophomore wide receiver 2eff rey ;immons has stepped up this year. )s of ;ept. , he leads the receivers in touchdowns with four this season. )llen is already seeing growth from players on the team, especially the running backs. ¹I think that our off ensive line has gotten better every year. 5arcus :ou` has really stepped up as Yuarterback and ;haun 3im has really improved as a running back. 2
*oth of those guys have been very important in the off ense this year,” ?immer said. 7n the defensive side, senior /eoff rey *rown has already accumulated tackles in fi ve games, which is fi ve times the national average of !.7, as of ;ept. . )ccording to ?immer, he is also stepping up as an e`ample for the other players. ¹0e has taken control of his side of the ball as a defensive leader,” senior fullback +ollin ;helton said. <his year, the team has focused on the ¹?hy not us'” mentality. )ccording to ;helton, the team is trying to use every piece of advice that ?immer gives them. ¹0e is a man that knows how to win, and he has proven that,” ;helton said, ¹?e are Rust trying to follow him in what he has to off er because he has been victorious before, he knows how to get there.” ?immer became the head coach in . In , with a record of , he lead the team to the ) state title. ) goal the team had was to win the 5udsock. .0; beat 0;- on ;ept. ! with a score of 7 . )fter last year¼s close defeat of , the team established that winning the 5udsock game would be an important goal for them. ¹<his team keeps impressing me and stepping up to the plate every year,” ?immer said. <he boy¼s varsity team plays at home ne`t on 7ct. against Bionsville, which is breast cancer awareness night. victorious before, he knows how
