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NOV. 13, 2017

Spread Happiness

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CONTENTS

Features 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11

College courses in high school deducts from college fees Fresh clubs created by students Impact of automation on future Studies suggest happiness is contagious

Entertainment 12&13 14&5 16&17 18&19

Aspiring Artist: Riley Sims Celebrities highlight prominence of mental illness “Fishers Night Live” attracts writers, thespians alike Cosmetic trends shape Instagram fads

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New coaches join the team FHS graduates reflect on their start Athlete of the Month Professional athletes impact students mindset

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Nuclear war threats further away than portrayed Head 2 Head: Controversy over recipients of equal opportunity Student loan repercussions cause long-term economic hardship

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FHS class of 2015 throw their graduation caps in the air in celebration of the completion of their education at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 6, 2015. Photo by Paige

After college, students are a loan, have no time John Yun

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tudent loans, taken out during college, affect many students after they have graduated.

Common wisdom says that a college education will increase the amount of money they will earn in the future and increase career opportunities. However, loans may burden a student many years after college.

More than 44 million student loan borrowers have more than $1.4 trillion in student loan debt in the United States, according to Make Lemonade, a free personal finance website. The average student loan debt was $37,172 for the 2016 college graduates.

According to a report from American Student Assistance, an organization that writes the Student Loan Ranger blog, 62 percent of the surveyed young Americans said that their student debt added hardship on their personal budget. The survey said that they found it difficult to buy daily necessities and that their debt affected their ability to make larger purchases such as a car or a home.

Students have many ways to reduce their college expenses before even going to college. College and career counselor Linda Brown believes that a great way is to challenge themselves in their coursework.

“If they are doing well in school, we offer a wide variety of classes that you could take for college credit at a very low cost or even free,” Brown said.

Brown says that colleges often awards credit for 3s,4s, or 5s on the AP tests, which are cheap compared to taking the college courses. College credit could reduce the class hours a student needs to take in college, making a dent in a college’s cost.

Also, dual credit classes provide college credit for doing well in the class.

Senior Nolan O’Connor has taken advantage of many of the AP and ACP classes.

“I am taking five AP classes in hope that I will earn college credit for them,” O’Connor said. “I am also taking ACP composition and will put that on my college transcript.”

Moreover, applying for as many scholarships as possible and for financial aid on websites

like Naviance may reduce the cost of a student’s chosen college, according to Brown.

Naviance is a college and career readiness platform that helps explore careers, plan academics, and prepare for college. Naviance may be a beneficial tool when searching for local scholarships.

“For financial aid I would refer you to a company called INvestEd,” Brown said. “They are a service for free that families can use to get information on how to fill out the financial aid form and college planning.”

The Free Application for Federal Student aid is a form that determines their eligibility for student financial aid and can be found on the Federal Student Aid website. The federal government has provided more than $120 billion to students.

Senior Jeremy Simpson is also taking advantage of the numerous scholarship options online.

“I am applying to this local Forum scholarship for people that use Forum credit union and I am applying to many smaller ones to pay for college,” Simpson said.

Another resource Brown recommends is the National Center for College Costs. They also provide help with expenses, and they help students compare college costs in Indiana.

However, Brown believes that the cost of the college should not be the determining factor on whether a student goes to that college or not.

“Students should look for a college that’s a best fit for them, which is going to involve a lot of things,” Brown said. “Do they have the things you want to study? Is the environment one that you can be successful in and does it offer the things that you want?”

Brown believes a good way to lower the cost of college is if a student first takes their basic requirements at a low-cost college and then transferring.

Although the cost may be overwhelming, there are many ways in which students can shrink that cost such as utilizing AP and ACP classes and applying for scholarships and financial aid.

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Explosion Dance Team Created by junior Daisy Barrera and sponsored by math teacher LaJoi Shelton, the Explosion Dance Team invites students to express themselves through dance.

TableTop Club “Our dance company is about students being The TableTop Club invites enthusiasts of strategy able to learn and perform many different and magic games to play with friends. Whether they styles of dance,” Shelton said. “This is not for are experienced or a beginner, everyone is welcome. a competition, but solely for the expression of “Because I am new to Fishers, I wanted to the art of dance in all of its forms. We will be get to know even more students that weren’t in learning and performing everything from modern my classes,” art teacher and club sponsor David and contemporary dances to Latin and Caribbean Rawlins said. “I also enjoy board games as a side styles of dances.” hobby, so I thought it would be nice to start the From 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and 3 to 4:30 TableTop Club. We have some kids that like to play p.m. on Fridays, the club meets in F117. In the magic games and Dungeons and Dragons, and I spring, they hope to hold a performance. New bring in board games from home, so we usually dances are taught and practiced at the meetings. have a good mix.”

Bowling Club TableTop meets every other Wednesday in H139 Bowling can be both a fun event with friends from 3 to 5 p.m. The club has a variety of games and also a way to exercise. The Bowling Club, available, such as Ticket to Ride, Catan and Dixit. sponsored by substitute teacher Kendra Butt, Students can also bring in games like Magic the offers a leisurely bowling game after school.

Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons.

“There was a section in the faculty bulletin that GUR (Gaming User Research) said the school was looking for extracurricular club sponsors and one of them was bowling,” Video games can not only be for fun, they also Butt said. “When I contacted Mr. Taylor about have psychological effects. Senior club creator the opening, he told me the school used to have Tyler Sterle plans to show these effects in GUR a Bowling Club years ago, and that a group of Club, sponsored by English teacher Glenn Seland. students had approached him about starting one “I formed GUR Club to provide me with an up at the beginning of this school year.” opportunity to learn and practice research Bowling Club meets every other week starting methodologies in Gaming User Research in an at 4 p.m. at Pinheads. The group bowls two games applied setting,” Sterle said. “I did not require a and each student pays for their own equipment, teacher to help me organize my work in the club, however, the club gets a special $5 dollar deal for but I wanted a teacher that had an interest in the games and shoe rental. gaming. An interest in gaming is just as important as the psychology, networking, and planning In addition, several other clubs have formed. involved.”

The DECA and Leadership Academy Club discuss GUR meets in the CCA study rooms next to how businesses work and how to be a leader. The the cafeteria from 2:40 to 5 p.m. every Monday.

Spicy Politics Club communicate about current In the meetings, subjects play video games events and the Sierra Club delivers ways to help and report feedback during and afterwards, the environment around Fishers. The P7 Club which helps developers from small independent promises a safe place for students of the Christian game designers. There are five testers and one religion to voice their beliefs and lead a Bible researcher currently in the club. More researchers study after school. and testers are always welcome to join the club. rom protecting the environment to exploring how the business world works, many new clubs have begun this year.

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Senior Carson Bauer tests out a new game at Gaming User Research Club on Nov. 6. Photo by

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Workforce gears up for automated change Ethan Everett

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ccording to a study done by general service firm PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers), automation may threaten as many as 40 percent of all jobs in the US. This data suggests that future college and high school graduates may find their options for jobs lacking very soon.

It is common knowledge that technology is always changing and updating, as we can see with all of the update notifications on our phones.

According to these predictions, automation will be better and more efficient than humans performing simple labor tasks.

“I don’t feel like it could take over all jobs, because some jobs seem like they could never be done by a robot better than a human,” senior Luke Uribe said.

According to Jerry Kaplan’s “Teaching Robots to Heel,” manual labor jobs and simple service occupations like construction and bank telling are the first jobs to be taken over, but are only the tip Baxter, a robot that can learn how to do new things through observation, lifts a metal block for a manual task of some sort.

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of the iceberg.

“I’m more concerned with the future impact of automation than the short term.” English teacher Philip Albonetti said. “But as automation is getting more advanced and widely used, companies will inevitably start replacing human workers with a cheaper, more efficient machine.”

Albonetti teaches about the spread of automation through a unit in the ACP Composition class which questions how society can adapt to large automation-induced unemployment rates.

“I think that some people, like truck drivers or people in the production business, might not be able to adapt because their skills are not fit for the jobs that remain.” Albonetti said.

In his book, Kaplan explains that studies have shown people are more comfortable speaking to a therapeutic computer than a trained human therapist who can make their own judgements.

Features While predictions of automation imply unemployment due to robots taking human jobs, another perspective believes that technology will only create different jobs to replace the ones that are lost, like robotic maintenance experts, etc..

“I’m not concerned about the spread of automation.” robotics team member and senior Anika Rozeboom said. “There’s always going to have to be someone to make sure the technology is doing its job.”

Other occupations are not at as much risk.

Robotic educators, for example, cannot produce the same level of motivation in their students as a human. Lawyers, too, show only minimal risk of being taken over, according to Business Insider.

Some experts claim that automated intelligence is learning to adapt to problems, which may ultimately replace all human jobs once the technology has advanced enough. The company Rethink Robots, for example, is popular for its widespread production of robots like Baxter. These robots can observe humans perform tasks via a camera, then mimic with its automated arms.

Rethink Robots’ ability to adapt to changing tasks and environments suggests that future robots may be able to do the same, overcoming their technical limitations. Even songwriters may be put at risk. A program called Aiva can write

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This robot is used by the Robotics Team to shoot out t-shirts during pep sessions and other events. Photo by Ethan Everett music that is, according to its creator, “as good as a human composer.”

The jobs put at the greatest risk by automation are mostly low-skill occupations. While robots show preliminary signs of adapting to higher-skill labor, these jobs still bear the least risk. Capable students may still find jobs available even should the predictions on automation prove true.

Number of Human Workers vs. Robot Workers in Factories

According to statistics by general service firm PwC, each robot in the workforce can replace about six human workers.

The population of robots in factories (an example of a manual labor job) is increasing by a 16 percent annual growth rate.

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tudies demonstrate how happiness positively impacts a daily routine and that a temperament can be caught similarly to the flu.

Positivity was used to promote collaboration at the leadership retreat at Connor Prairie last month. To the student leaders, encouraging words are a very effective way to lead.

“One thing we learned was that if someone asks you how you feel you should always say ‘I’m feeling great!’ even though you may not be having the best day,” senior Emily Justice said.

A study published by the Royal Society Open Science Journal surveyed a group of 2,194 junior high and high school students, a population whose second leading cause of death is suicide according to the Center for Disease Control. Its purpose was to see how group mentality may take control of people’s moods.

“It’s a psychological approach because if you tell yourself you’re feeling great then eventually you will and it helps the other person feel more positive,” Justice said.

Features Ninety-five years ago, Albert Einstein handed off two humble notes as tips to his bellboy. These recently sold for $1.6 million at an auction. On one of the notes, guidance scrawled from the Nobel Prize winner read, “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”

Einstein’s “Theory of Happiness” appears to be supported through a study conducted by the Journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Researchers wanted to answer where happiness was rooted, either in peace or excitement.

Researchers determined that teens’ overall attitudes follow the attitudes of their friends over time. Junior Sam Durnell connects these findings with her show choir class, which meets frequently for rehearsals and has developed a close environment.

While not a variant of lettuce or high in vitamin B, happiness has been highlighted by a variety of studies on its effects on health. According to John Hopkins Medicine, those with a positive demeanor are 13 percent less likely to have a heart attack, than those who do not. In addition, the University of Kansas determined a simple smile can reduce heart rate and blood pressure when the body is under stress.

“It’s really nice going to choir everyday because we’re all really happy and energetic and we share that with each other,” Durnell said. “When other people feel [happy] it makes your own happiness increase.”

Jealousy, discontent and unhappiness can also spread among tight groups.

Since this study shows that young adults and teens are so impressionable,this helps explain why negative attitudes can spread so rapidly.

Sophomore Augustine Cutrone notes how spam social media can possibly spread negative feelings at a faster rate than previously possible.

“I see people creating these accounts where they can release everything that’s building up inside them and I almost don’t believe that that works,” Cutrone said. “I try to get away from following those accounts because they tend to bring negativity into other people’s lives.”

This is also one of the reasons why Durnell thinks making an effort to help others continues to be so crucial.

“There are so many reasons to be sad, on the news and in life, but finding happy things to focus on will help everyone get through that,” Durnell said.

Sophomore Riley Padron and junior Aeriyae Johnson attending the leadership retreat at Conner Prairie converse in a meeting room on Oct. 3.

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Stars shine light on mental health, awareness Sydney Greenwood

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ver 40 million Americans struggle with a mental illness every day. That is over one in five people, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Fishers, a city of 88,000 people, sees 11 to 14 people commit suicide every year. In comparison, nationally, 13 out of every 100,000 people die from suicide, as stated by the American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide.

In order to bring awareness to mental health issues, many celebrities who have mental illnesses have begun advocating for mental health in a variety of ways. John Green, the author of “A Fault in Our Stars,” has talked about mental health and about his mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), on his Youtube channel Vlogbrothers.

“It’s incredibly important for people to advocate for mental health because a large amount of the population experiences it. It’s not well known about, and it’s not cared about responsibly,” junior Lexi Esterle said, who is a member of the Stigma Free Club, which aims to reduce stigmas around mental illness.

Demi Lovato, a popular singer-songwriter, also openly discusses mental health. According to Glamour and Marie Claire, she has spoken about her bipolar disorder, bulimia, self-harm, and her past drug and alcohol abuse.

In Lovato’s new documentary on Youtube, called Simply Complicated, Lovato reveals the importance of her continued fight for recovery, even through a relapse. She also began working with Big Vocal, a campaign that aims to create more conversations about mental health and to reduce the stigmas that surround it, according to Time Magazine.

Robin Williams was another celebrity who had a mental illness and committed suicide on Aug. 11, 2014. His family said that he was suffering from depression at the time of his death, according to CNN. “A lot of us didn’t know how he was feeling mentally until he committed suicide,” junior Liam Green said. “Until that happened, the whole idea that mental illness is this small thing was completely obliterated. It drew so much attention to the mental health community.”

People who have mental illnesses often feel alone. Receiving support and encouragement can help lower stress levels, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health. Support can come in

many forms, but simply coming forward can have an impact.

“Because [celebrities] have so many platforms and can really make an impact, I think they should let people know they’re not alone,” Stella Jones * said. “ Because that was my biggest thing. I felt that I was the only one and that is just the opposite.”

School nurse Amy Hanna agrees that the media help educate people who do not know much about mental health. She said that because people have talked about their mental illnesses, mental illness is not the taboo it used to be, and that celebrities play a part in that change.

“As a teenager, celebrities have a lot of effect on what kids see and hear and think. They play a huge role,” Hanna said.

Fishers has begun to educate the public about mental health through the Mental Health Initiative. It includes steps such as creating training for firefighters and police officers and improving resources and services for people who have mental illnesses, according to 2017 Mental Health Initiative Report to the Community.

There are many actions that people can take to raise awareness about mental health and mental illnesses. Call 911 or 1-800-273-TALK (a suicidal hotline) or 1-800-999-9999 (a suicide and crisis hotline) if you are feeling suicidal. Texting NAMI to 741-741 is alternative to talking. Other hotlines include 1-800-400-0900 (a teen helpline), 800-HIT-HOME (a youth crisis line), and 1-800-FYI-CALL (a victim center). *name has been changed to protect identity.

John Green speaks at VidCon in Anaheim, California, in 2012. Photo used with permission

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Riley Sims paints her own pathway Carson Lilley

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ans of colored pencils overflow on top of rugged shapes of colored cardboard.

Paintbrushes peek out from behind textbooks, begging to be used. Tubes of brightly colored paints are scattered around the floor, half empty from their most recent use.

Junior Riley Sims has been interested in art ever since she was a young child. Her grandmother introduced her to art, and her grandmother’s experience as an artist is prevalent in the mosaics hung in Sims’ room. As a child, Sims alternated between painting at her grandmother’s house and doing arts and crafts with her mom, an activity that inspired her fascination with art.

“I love how expressive you can be with art,” Sims said. “I love how everyone creates something different.”

Sims hopes to pursue a career in the subject, and her ultimate goal is to become an art teacher while also continuing to paint on her own.

“In eighth grade I realized that art was something I’m very passionate about because of my art teacher,” Sims said. “I want to be able to inspire people the way she inspired me.”

Sims is not motivated by one specific artist. She is fascinated with the world around her. Rather than creating an image exactly how it looks in real life, she prefers to add her own touch to the painting.

“I like using untraditional canvases such as cardboard and pages from books,” Sims said.

“I like how it adds more character to the piece because it’s not a normal white background.”

Painting is Sims’ favorite form of art, but

One of Sims’ assignments from 2014 hangs above her desk. Photo

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sculptures and drawings occupy her room as well.

“I like pieces that look realistic when you’re looking at it from a distance, but then when you see it up close you realize it’s more of an abstract piece,” Sims said. “Unconventional art is my favorite.”

While she admits she is not a 3D artist, elaborate sculptures can be found on her bedside table. In her 3D Art class, she was tasked with creating a sculpture out of coils, which resulted in a functional necklace tree.

As far as subjects go, she usually recreates images of nature, hence the necklace “tree.” One of her hobbies includes taking pictures of different flowers, which are then used as a starting point for her paintings.

“Pictures of nature with bright and vibrant colors interest me,” Sims said. “I like to make pictures look different by adding my own touch.”

Sims has since turned her interest into something she pursues in class. At school her schedule has consisted of classes such as drawing, painting, sculpture and ceramics.

“Sims always thought outside of the box,” art teacher Erin Warner said. “In an advanced class such as Drawing 2, I would tell my students what I was looking for, but Sims would always go one step further.”

Sims hopes to transform her passion into something that inspires others to appreciate the beauty of art. In the meantime, she can be found busy at work in her bedroom creating her latest masterpiece.

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Sims is surrounded by her favorite works created from 2016-2017. Photos by Carson Lilley.

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“Fishers Night Live’ comes to life with students’ ingenuity Carolina Puga Mendoza

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tudent-written shows have taken place in the black box in previous years, but for the first time, a play made by students will be presented in the auditorium.

“Having the ability to write our own show is giving us the opportunity to grow as writers and actors because we have the ability to make it unique to ourselves and unique to the audience,” student director senior Lainey Francis said.

At the end of August, the performing arts department opened submissions for the writing committee, where a group of students was chosen based on the originality of their proposal.

“Maybe one person is different, or something has changed or doesn’t fit what we are used to.

That was the idea when we started off writing,” director and performing arts teacher Jon Colby said.

According to Colby, the script started from scratch but after days of changes and brainstorming ideas from students, the overall theme for the show turned out to be “different.”

None of the story lines relate to each other, ranging from a snow day to a middle school choir concert.

“It can be a little more complicated and, as our director likes to put it, [it’s] ‘a fluid disaster’ because there is no script at the beginning, there is no set, not anything [to start with],” Francis said.

Actors and crew faced continuous change in the

number of scenes. Some actors would start the day with seven panels and by the end of the day have four, and by the next day, they would be up to eight.

‘Fishers Night Live’ brings constant modifications of setting, challenging the number of scene changes for tech crew. Scenes change in minutes, so the crew has to get fully familiarized with every act to be able to run the show correctly.

“I love the chance it gives the students to experience being serious about something in school, backstage is a job for us,” tech crew junior Cynthia Foulke said. “It’s very serious and it needs to be taken seriously because without us there wouldn’t be light, no sound and no change.”

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“I expect the audience to be entertained not only by the writing and acting but also the music,” Colby said.

According to Francis, special guests will make an appearance in the show. They will remain a secret for the time being.

“Right now when things are so tough and things are so sad, being able to come and watch a show that sheds some light on what we do as a department will help to bring some light into this sad world,” Francis said.

The show will take place on Nov. 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. with an admission fee of $5. For more information visit FishersPA.org.

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1. Freshman Simon Mayer acts as a statue during the robbery scene with seniors Kaleigh Stohler, Mason Kleumper and Jill Beck. 2. Juniors Sophie Foley, Whitney Roberts and Cynthia Foulke and sophomore Allison Bufkin review the script in order to provide help to the Tech Crew. 3. The diary scene is an interpretation of high school flashbacks acted by freshman Savanna Jensen and senior Hannah Flint 4. Sophomore Thomas Lister interprets a cook while senior Joey Kelly acts like the picky chef where competitors cook to impress the chef. 5. The master plan of stealing the ‘Starry Night’ at an art gallery is acted by juniors Joey Cerone and Jill Beck, freshman Simon Mayer, senior Mason Kluemper. 6. Juniors Jillian Meyer and Jenna Pyle practice one of their scenes, the computer whisperer. 7. Lights managers junior Addison Eli and freshman Julia McDayall work at the back of the stage making sure they know the correct tempo for the light change. 8. Director Jon Colby and assistant director Eduardo Torres provide notes for the actors and change some of the scripts. 9. Senior Kylie Adams alongside Hannah Flint show passion on their Ms. Nancy’s middle school palooza scene. Photos by Carolina Puga Mendoza

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Beauty fads highlight creativity within social media

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nstagram is full of clickbait videos and pictures of people trying out the newest beauty trends. These trends can come off as weird due to the “out of the box” ideas that are being portrayed, but the ones who have actually tried these trends out, seem to enjoy the creativity of them.

“I normally come across these weird trends just by scrolling through the explore page on my account,” senior Brenna Razo said. “Some of them are really interesting but others are just odd.”

Wavy Makeup One of the newest viral beauty trend involves using makeup supplies such as pomade, powder and lots of concealer to shape the artist’s brows into a squiggle. Beauty gurus started posting pictures of a full face wavy look. They incorporated this style into their eyeliner, lipstick, eyeshadow and contour.

Beauty blogger Promise Tamang receives credit for starting this trend. She posted a picture of herself with wavy brows after gaining inspiration from someone who used Photoshop to make their brows look wavy according to Huffpost.

The cosmetic company Anastasia Beverly Hills posted a picture of these brows on the Instagram with a caption asking for people’s opinions.

Many responded back with comments saying that the trend needs to stop immediately and that the eyebrows have a certain demonic energy to them.

“I really don’t like it myself,” junior Rachel Mees said. “I don’t think it should be an everyday look but, it’s not really my choice on if people wear this out in public. I think it is cool in a sense though.”

Squiggly eyebrows trend gained popularity all over social media. Snapchat, even created a limited filter that people were able to use. The filter is not available anymore but could come back later since a lot of their filters make reappearances. Photo used with permission of Collin Herod.

YouTubers, such as Emma Blackery and Alisha Marie, started jumping on this bandwagon as well. Many YouTubers already participate in a variety of different makeup challenges so, this new trend gave them more ideas for content. Some YouTubers claimed to have successfully pulled the look off and others labeled the entire concept as a huge flop.

“I personally would not try this out just because it is not really my style, but if people want to do their makeup like this then I say go for it,” Razo said. “No one should tell them what they can and can’t do.”

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Over the years, people decided to contour areas that were not considered the norm. Some people started contouring their necks, collarbones and even their feet. The objects people used were not considered standard makeup tools including a kitchen knife to get a sharp line, a stack of money and a cat just for fun.

YouTube channels such as NikkieTutorials, PopLuxe and NataliesOutlet have tested the extreme contouring throughout a multitude of videos.

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Contour used to just be about making the person’s cheekbones appear thinner and therefore more prominent. Now contour has become a way for makeup users to make anything on themselves look smaller. There are many different ways to approach this trend. Photo by AlexandrasGirlyTalk.

“I think that this trend is a little too much,” sophomore Leyton Dale said.

“You’re not really showing yourself. You are showing yourself with makeup. It shouldn’t really be done because it’s not who the person truly is.”

Lip Art The trend of lip art has recently surfaced on social media according to the magazine Glamour. This involves using the lips as a canvas by using multiple small brushes and different colors of lipstick. Examples of this trend are found on Instagram accounts like, maccosmetics, patmcgrathreal and vladamua.

Some looks are very minimalistic and simple while others are intricate and require a lot of attention to detail. The finished product can range from ombre sunset to glitter accented with abstract designs all over the lips.

“I actually really like this trend because it is pretty cool,” junior Rachel Mees said.

“Seeing art come to life just on someone else’s lips is awesome. I would try this out, but I don’t think I could make it look that good.”

Social media has allowed for people to show off how creative they are through these new trends. While these three are not considered everyday looks, they continue to conjure up a lot of attention from Instagram.

There are many ways to create a lip art masterpiece. The artists tend to favor glitter and rhinestones but there have been instances where cereal, candy and sprinkles are used. Photo used with permission of Zawezome.

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New coaches find different ways to train their athletes Sawyer Osmun

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s fall is transitioning to winter, sports teams are ready to splash, dribble, and pin down the upcoming winter sports season.

This year, winter sports teams have both new athletes and new head coaches. Boys wrestling, swimming and diving, and basketball commence training with new head coaches.

Boys basketball coach Matthew Moore, swimming and diving coach Joseph Keller and boys wrestling coach Jason Cook transition to a new high school, as for girls basketball coach Lauren Vail takes her eight year of coaching the Tigers to take the head coaching position.

Boys Basketball Moore replaces former head coach Joe Leonard.

In Moore’s first two years as a boys basketball head coach at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MNVU), he recorded more victories than any other coach in the 42 years of the program.

When he held a coaching position as head coach for boys basketball at Kokomo High School, he had the most wins in his first three years of the program since 1985. While Moore coached for the Kokomo Wildcats, his teams led the North Central Conference in rebounding all three seasons.

“I believe the transition has been extremely smooth for me from coaching college to high school, in part because I always desired to be a high school coach in Indiana, even when I was coaching in college,” Moore said. “I desire for all my top players to move onto the next level and believe I, in some way, can help them early in that progression with how we run our program.”

Girls Basketball Head coach Lauren Vail makes a switch from her two year position as assistant coach for the varsity girls basketball team to now occupying the position as head coach for the varsity team. Vail

Head Coach Lauren Vail: • Varsity ranked top 10 in the state in 2014-2015 • Varisty took three wins this season from Nov. 3 to Nov. 4 from Pike (28-7), Southport (66-39) and Ben Davis (54-41)

spent her first five years coaching girls basketball as a junior varsity coach prior to her two years on varsity staff as assistant.

“This season, we were up against Center Grove, which we took the fall, but I know the girls are ready for more wins this season,” Vail said.

Swimming and Diving Keller brought his coaching experience from Northridge High School, delving into stroke technique that is not familiar to his new swimming team and leading his former team to state in 2013, with many individual state championships for both his former girls and boys swimmers and divers.

The swimmers for FAST, which is the club swim team at FHS, had more of a learning curve with Keller’s coaching techniques when training in the fall season. As for season athletes, they are still getting the gist of the new skills, terminology and strategies that Keller is walking them through, which he learned from his own swimming experience at Pike High School and Ball State.

“We are all in a learning mode right now with the change in coaching. Then certainly there is a domino effect with change,” Keller said. “Many changes have occurred and some are ongoing, while others are yet to come. Either way, the team and I are walking through this together and plan for it to end up being a strength that we can someday realize that it helped each person to grow from this change.”

Former swimming and diving head coach Jay Chambers retired from coaching last season after six years. Keller had always held interest in the coaching job back when the school re-opened in 2006, yet never had the opportunity to coach the team until this season. Keller saw the success the team has had over the past several years when the teams had seen each other every year at state and

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“Coach Jay always had us swimming back forth in our lanes for two and a half hours, and now with coach Keller, we have slowed things down and he is sharing his opinions and teaching us everything he knows to make us the best team in Indiana,” senior swimmer Kayce Ingram said. “After having Coach Jay for many years, transitioning to Coach Keller is somewhat of a different change, but a change I think is for the best for the team and each individual swimmer and diver.”

Boys wrestling Wrestling head coach Jason Cook brings his coaching experience from his own achievements as a Division I wrestler at Purdue and from winning an undefeated state championship for Valparaiso High School in 2002 his senior year of high school.

Assistant coaching at Chesterton High School for eight years, he took three wrestlers to state and

won a championship at the state tournament in his last season coaching. He was the assistant coach for only a year at West Lafayette High School which won a conference title. His first season coaching wrestling for the tigers indicates his first position as a head coach.

“My developing of the wrestling club and the high school program resulted in Chesterton improving to a state runner-up team finish last season,” Cook said.

With the winter season sports approaching, the new head coaches all hope to lead their teams to success, especially when championship tournaments approach towards the end of each sports seasons.

“Fishers High School looks forward to the impact that these coaches will make with their respective programs. We believe that their experience and vision will add to the culture of Fishers High School,” Athletic Director Jim Brown said.

Head Coach Joseph Keller: • •

Northridge Radiers boys won 16 of their sectionals and girls won 13 sectional championships Eight individual state titles since 2005 and one girls state championship in 2013

Photo used with permission of Fishers Tigers Athletics.

Head Coach Matthew Moore: • Through four seasons at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, ranked third in wins in program history.

• Teams led North Central Conference in rebounding all three seasons while at Kokomo.

Photo used with permission of Fishers Tigers Athletics.

Head Coach Jason Cook: • •

West Lafayette Red Devils earned conference title Three Chesterton High School headed to state tournament and resulted in state runner-up and a championship finish at state

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FHS graduates advance onto college teams Zoie Soehngen

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lmost eight million students participate in a high school sport, but just over 480,000 of those students continue to play that sport in college, according to the NCAA. This number is only six percent of student athletes who keep playing their sport.

One possible reason for this lies in the amount of outside work that a college sport requires. Most high school sports only practice a couple of hours a day during the season and less in the off season; whereas in college, the sports being played are like a job.

“Off the field, it is almost like our job,” IU football player and 2014 FHS graduate J-Shun Harris said. “Whenever we are not in class, we are at the stadium doing rehab, working out or watching film.”

College and high school sports revolve around the same work ethic. A big part of that according to, Kansas University swimmer and 2017 FHS graduate Lauryn Parrish is the team’s ability to work with one another.

“A good mindset is needed in order to succeed,” Parrish said. “I think that the best mindset to have, no matter what level of the sport, is teamwork because it allows you to see who all you are working with.”

Based on a survey conducted in 2016 by the National Federation of State High School Associations, over one million high school students play football, but that number drops to just over 73,000 players in college, which is only 6.8 percent of high school football players who play at the NCAA level.

“In high school, you get some people that are

pretty good, but in college, everyone was really good in high school,” University of Alabama graduate and 2011 FHS graduate Dakota Slaughter said. “That is why you are playing in college, so the level of play is raised that much more.”

After playing basketball in college, Slaughter is back at FHS as a teacher and coach. He teaches business class, as well as being an assistant varsity basketball coach and freshman football coach.

Based on that same survey, only 7.4 percent of female high school swimmers go on to swim at the collegiate level. Coaches who teach their athletes about resilience, persistence and mental toughness better prepare that athlete for the college level, according to Parrish.

“I firmly believe that the FHS swim team prepared me better for my collegiate career,” Parrish said. “When part of the team, the coaches always reminded us of the process and to not only be great athletically, but in all aspects of life.”

The famous Vince Lombardi quote, “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary,” directly applies to high school athletes wanting to play at the collegiate and professional level, according to Harris. Putting in extra work in high school greatly impacts the amount of success that a student accomplishes in a college sport.

“One piece of advice I have would be put in the extra work now,” Harris said. “I felt like that made the difference between me actually earning a scholarship to go play in college at IU and not getting it.”

No matter what sport is being played in high school, hard work and teamwork are a necessity, according to the NCAA.

Jeremy Chinn

Maggie Jahns

Sport: Football and Track

Sport: Swimming and Cross Country

Graduated: 2016

Graduated: 2016

College: Southern Illinois University

Photo used with permission of Jeremy Chinn.

“The most memorable part of Fishers football was the student section. I’d show my teammates videos of the tiger cage, and they’d be shocked.”

College: University of Louisville

Photo used with permission of Maggie Jahns.

“College sports are much more demanding than high school sports. The competition is higher, so your dedication is a lot more important.”

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Kansas University swimmer Lauryn Parrish swims her FHS senior year in a freestyle race for sectionals in 2017.

Photo used with permission of Lauryn Parrish.

Jaren Tunstill

Julia Calvert

Sport: Wrestling and Football

Sport: Soccer Graduated: 2017

Graduated: 2017

College: Butler University

College: Mount Saint Joseph University

“The environment is a lot different in college with traveling, balancing classes and homework.

The resources that I have as an athlete are very helpful. ”

“I chose to go here because they gave me the opportunity to wrestle and play football. It was also a smaller classroom environment. ” Photo used with permission of Jaren Tunstill.

Photo used with permission of Julia Calvert.

Lauren Edelman

Connor Christiansen

Sport: Swimming

Sport: Football and Baseball

Graduated: 2017

Graduated: 2014

College: University of Kentucky

College: Elon University

“Some advice I have is to always have fun. If you enjoy the sport that you do in high school, there is nothing like representing your college at such a high level. ” Photo used with permission of Lauren Edelman.

“My advice would be to take every day seriously.

Try to get yourself in the best possible shape, and do the right thing because so many people lose great opportunities.”

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Reagan Harding shoots to victory

rom hunting in woods with family and friends to shooting competitively, senior Reagan Harding has made his

mark.

Harding has hunted throughout his life, especially with his family. The senior, originally from Kentucky, continued hunting after moving to Indiana.

As he grew older, hunting became something to do with family and the friends that he has met throughout his hunting career.

“What makes hunting so special to me is just the connection we get to have with nature and connection with friends,” Harding said.

“I’ve met so many of my best friends from getting to go out and hunt with them.

The senior believes that hunting is a process that you eventually pick up over time with practice. This includes knowing the tendencies of deer or growing the food that is needed for animals such as turkey and birds to bring them in.

Along with hunting in the woods, Harding competes with a three-man team that shoots clay targets.

“Competitive target shooting simulates targets you would see, like birds flying different patterns, so I shoot clay targets that simulate different patterns of different birds,” Harding said.

His team won overall nationals two years ago, and this year the team won nationals in sporting clay. Harding’s three-man team also won the title of all regional champions for the Midwest last year.

The team makes sure that everyone is focused and knows how they need to work together in order to be successful.

“Motivation is a big part of the team,” Harding said. “I really just make sure that everyone is staying on task and know what targets they need to hit.”

Harding also received third team allAmerican a few years ago from competitive clay target shooting.

Along with winning national titles, Harding recently received a full-tuition scholarship to Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee for clay target shooting.

“Hunting has been a big part of my life and it has really shaped me as a person over the years,” Harding said. “I’m glad that I get the opportunity to continue on with shooting and get to grow more in college with it.”

Senior Reagan Harding training for competitive shooting of clay targets. Photo used with permission of Reagan Harding.

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enior quarterback Matthew Wolff was able to lead his team to a win over the Pike Red Devils on Friday November 3, claiming the sectional championship for the Tigers.

The year started out with Wolff and junior quarterback Jon Vore rotating the quarterback position throughout the season. Playing with two active quarterbacks was something Wolff, Vore and the rest of the football team had to adjust to.

Vore then received a concussion during the Roncalli game on Sept. 29. Vore’s recovery left Wolff to hold the quarterback position by himself for the last two games of the regular season.

“These past couple of weeks Matt has really taken a leadership role and done a good job of rallying the team on both offense and defense,” head coach Rick Wimmer said.

Winning the sectional championship was big for the team as they had lost to Pike in the second game of the season 43-0. The team upset the Red Devils 28-7 the second time around.

“To be able to win the sectional championship was something really special,” Wolff said. “After losing to Pike earlier in the season it was great to come back and beat them.”

Another big accomplishment for the Tigers was winning the HCC championship against the Zionsville Eagles. This was a turnaround for the team after they started the season with back-to-back losses.

One of Wolff’s main goals is to keep a positive atmosphere within the team he sees as family.

Whether it be a bad score during a game or a hard week of practice, Wolff makes sure spirits are still high.

“Matt brings out the best possible competitive nature in everyone,” senior wide receiver football player Donovan McFarland said. “Whenever I make mistakes he’s always there to pick me up and help me get onto the next play.”

Wolff knows the intensity of a football game and how it can be challenging to lead an offense when the coach is not right there.

“I am very vocal with encouragement,” Wolff said.

“I try to be a coach on the field when Coach Wimmer obviously can’t be talking the whole time, so I try to help them.”

The quarterback feels proud about many accomplishes from throughout the season, including the team’s win over the Avon Orioles who are a conference team and were ranked fourth in the state at the time, to being HCC and sectional champions.

“My coaches and teammates mean everything to me and we’ve come a long way from this season and I am excited to see where things go for us as a team,” Wolff said.

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Students share pro opinions Ellie Albin

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rofessional athletes dominate television screens across the world; however, their impact hits close to home with student athletes across an array of sports.

Sophomore basketball forward Regan Newman admires professional basketball players such as Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird for their skills and confidence, but for her own personal career, she tries not to model herself after any professional athlete.

“I think that modeling yourself after a professional athlete is a good idea, but not realistic,” Newman said. “My coaches have always told me to be myself on the court, so trying to model myself after someone else isn’t who I am.”

Newman states that some professional basketball player’s egos and mannerisms on and off the court get in the way of their careers, making it difficult for fans like Newman to pull for certain players.

“The thing that gets on my nerves about athletes is when they think they’re the best to ever step on the court,” Newman said. “If you have an arrogant attitude, that will be used against you. Being humble through your highs and lows will always show an athlete’s true character.”

Sophomore lacrosse defensive back Kyla Pruzin’s views contradict Newman’s attitude towards professional athletes.

“It is someone that you can look up to and aspire to be,” Pruzin said. “I admire athletes because they are inspiring and successful at doing what they love. If they can look past a rivalry to help someone or kneel for someone that got hurt, I can too.”

For Pruzin, she looks past the arrogance of many athletes to try and mimic that of her favorite athlete, Wayne Gretzky. Pruzin claims that even though he is long retired, his selflessness is still relevant.

Senior basketball forward Briana McGee says she has respect for professional athletes who find time to give back to communities. Those who do charity work are the athletes who have the biggest impact on her world.

“The athlete that’s had the biggest impact on me is John Wall,” McGee said. “Just due to the fact of how much he gives back.”

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is an avid philanthropist. Sports Illustrated reported that Wall won the NBA’s Community Assist Award in 2016. Wall donates generous amounts of money to kid’s charities in the area of Washington, D.C. Along with donations of money, Wall also donates school supplies such as backpacks to help create a positive learning environment for school children.

Wizards point guard John Wall goes for a layup in a game against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 20 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Wizards won 115-11. Wall is involved in various children’s charity organizations around the D.C. area. Photo used with permission of Keith Allison.

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Fighting Fear:

North Korean threats tempt unlikely reality Ethan O’Sullivan

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ales of North Korea dominate headlines and public interest. The seminar on the country was one of the most popular sessions at Student Choice Day this year with over 330 students signed up to attend. We tremble to think of the blood-thirsty dynasty in the East.

Full-scale war, however, is nearly impossible in spite of the threats spouting off between Trump’s Administration and Kim Jong-Un’s Regime. Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) states among nuclear powers that if Country A nukes Country B, Country B will in turn nuke Country A, making the use of a nuclear bomb in the first place completely illogical.

North Korea’s threats to ignore MAD, however, are the face of an illusion that controls its people and protects its ruler.

When it all began

Soviet and American forces liberated Korea from Japanese occupation at the end of World War 2 in 1945. The Cold War ended that uneasy cooperation and in 1948, the two giants left behind a country divided into a Communist North and Democratic South.

A Soviet Major named Kim Il-Sung, the current leader’s grandfather and the first member of what we officially refer to as the Mount Paektu Bloodline, took power in the North. The Soviets not only created the North, but they also made it economically dependent on Soviet aid to survive.

In 1985, the North signed the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty, vowing not to develop nuclear weapons. At the time they could rely on the Soviet Union for nuclear protection. So it is no coincidence that the first accusations that North Korea violated the treaty came in 1993, three years after the Soviet Union’s collapse.

Why they keep threatening us

Assuming that Kim is not suicidal, his threats of actually using a nuke are simply political devices.

The government controls all media in the North. The country ranked at the very bottom of the 2017 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. Kim controls public perception, and as long as the public perceives America with fear and hysteria, the regime can keep them subjugated.

Anything less than complete control would threaten Kim’s power. Humans do not live willingly under a dictator’s rule, so they must forget the meaning of free will.

Who pulls the strings

Kim Jong-Un has never agreed to an interview or a meeting with another head of state. Our only means of knowing what Kim is really like comes from his public addresses. With scant personal evidence, we can neither say that he is sane nor insane.

Although we cannot pinpoint Kim’s exact goal, articles from state-run publications like the Korean Central News Agency [KCNA] grant us a glimpse.

A commentary from the KCNA stated “[Other regimes] could not escape destruction after...giving up nuclear programs of their own accord.”

This suggests that the regime’s primary purpose is to simply prevent anybody from overthrowing it. They plan to use nuclear weapons to do nothing more than warn other nations from interfering.

What we can do

Although we do not have state-run news, American media still benefits from fearmongering because it sells well. We must never end our pursuit to be a more enlightened people.

Trump campaigned on a promise to put American lives first. I challenge him to make that one of the few promises he keeps. Inaction is not always irresponsible. Trump’s threats to escalate tensions have only given the regime more propaganda material, according to John Nilsson-Wright, former head of the Asia Program at Chatham House.

My first commitment will always be to the best interest of American lives. My heart aches for the Koreans, but we cannot afford provoking a nuclear power to give them their country back.

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Minorities have a voice. A Hispanic is not only known as a laborer or cleaning lady but also as a teacher or policeman. African Americans are not seen as criminals, but as politicians defending people’s rights. That is what affirmative action brings–equality, a way to bring us forward and not be forgotten because of our appearance.

The U.S. becomes more diverse every minute. White people make up less than half the population, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. Imagine a world where underrepresented groups such as women, blacks and people from other races have the same chances as a Caucasian man.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, affirmative action policies provide a change of lifestyle to all citizens, including minorities and the underrepresented. Their goal is to bring attention for inclusion of minorities in public employment, public education or public contracting purposes. In 1961, president John F. Kennedy approved the first affirmative action which protected job applicants from being treated different based on their race, color or national origin. It gave minorities a preference. The program not only applies to people of color, but also to women since President Johnson’s amendment included gender.

Socioeconomic status plays a great role in employment rate, yet choosing a minority is more needed because some jobs still decline applicants of a different race. When a white person with no money needs the job they can obtain one with higher support than a black person.

The affirmative action program brings diversity into a vast array of jobs. If both applicants share similar educational background they will have equal consideration for the job. The program gives minorities an advantage in attempts to repair the effects of past discrimination.

According to CNN 58 percent of African-Americans and 53 percent of Hispanics agreed that minorities should be favored, yet only 22 percent of the white population agreed. People of different races know what feels like to be treated differently because of the color of your skin, yet a person who has always been favored and never judged will not know the struggle.

In the 2012 case Fisher v. The University of Texas, when Abigail Fisher, a white female, claimed that the university based their decisions on race which she claimed violated the Fourteenth Amendment of equal protection after being denied admission, according to Body Politic. These events demonstrate why we need the program, to make the minorities feel like they have a chance against a white person. The United States Supreme Court upheld the university’s race-conscious admission program.

At this point, many people of all color support and protects others, but discrimination is still alive. It is our job as future generations to not judge by the color of the skin, to be accepting whether they are rich or poor, white or black; we are all humans.

“I don’t think race should be a factor. It’s just unfair because they are just born in a different race,” senior Analise Ho said.

“Evaluating the person’s qualifications and see if they are good for the job [is better].”

Photos by Carolina Puga Mendoza

“I support the people who should have a job no matter what their race is,” sophomore Nathan Voight said.

“People of all races should be protected, there is no reason [to not get the job] for having a different religion or color,” sophomore Leah Robin said.

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Affirmative action should focus on income

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hile race-based affirmative action has been essential in repairing past discrimination and creating equal opportunities, it no longer addresses the core problem facing equal opportunity. In modern society, socioeconomic status (SES) poses far greater obstacles to academic success than racial discrimination.

Our affirmative action policies should reflect this fact in order increase equal opportunity while also preventing the cycle of poverty and maintaining racial diversity.

Low income students face a plethora of challenges throughout their education.

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), children from low-SES families have less access to educational tools, such as books and educational toys. This correlates to lower initial reading competency, disadvantaging poorer students before they even begin their formal education.

Low-SES students also tend to face lower quality classrooms than richer students. The APA points out that more experienced teachers and more library resources correlate with higher student achievement. However, low-income schools tend to have much fewer well-qualified teachers and educational resources.

This achievement gap between the poor and rich stifles social mobility, leading to a cycle of poverty. To many from low-SES backgrounds, college is the best way to move up - college graduates tend to earn more and are less likely to be unemployed than those with only a high school diploma. However, low-SES students face challenges that make them much less likely to attend college, forcing them back into poverty.

Of course, students from racial minorities face countless challenges as well, and the persistent achievement gap between students of different races is unacceptable. Because of this, universities should not completely rule out race as a consideration in admissions.

However, some believe that the best way to combat racial inequality in higher education lies in income-based affirmative action.

Stanford’s Center for Education Policy Analysis found that socioeconomic disparities between racial groups were the primary cause of modern racial achievement gaps.

Because of persistent discrimination, some minority groups tend to have lower incomes than majority groups, meaning racial minorities suffer disproportionately from the struggles of low- income students. In light of this, affirmative action policies should focus on the source of inequality by considering a student’s SES. In practice, class-based admission policies have often maintained or even increased racial diversity in public colleges. After traditional affirmative action was banned in some states, many schools switched to a class-based system. According to a 2012 Century Foundation report, seven out of 10 of these universities were able to maintain or increase their proportion of African-American and Latino students.

Affirmative action is critical to providing an equal opportunity to all Americans.

However, basing affirmative action solely on race neglects disadvantaged students in low-income schools, while ignoring the main cause of modern racial achievement gaps. Universities should implement class-based affirmative action in order to equalize opportunities and combat the cycle of poverty while also preserving diversity.

“Just because you’re a certain race doesn’t necessarily mean you have more or less money, so if it is specifically [based on] your income then that is more fact based rather than stereotype based,” junior Debbie Shera said.

Photos by Haley Thomas

“I think affirmative action should be based on income because people with less income do not have the exact same opportunities as people who have higher incomes, so [affirmative action] would give them more opportunities,” junior Lesa Thai said.

“The real thing at stake is educational resources, and people with lower incomes have a huge lack of access to them, so those people should get more priority,” senior Tyler Sterle said.

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Student loans carry many repercussions

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ollege tuition is a monster that lurks in many families’ nightmares.

While higher education is imperative to surviving in today’s world, many families struggle to afford the growing costs of tuition.

Taking out loans to pay for tuition is common, with 44.2 million Americans in debt from student loans, according to the Federal Reserve. U.S. News reports that most Americans spend 21 years paying back their loans. Adults ages 18 to 49 told Gallup that their college loans were the top financial problem facing their families.

The future looks bleak for students who will struggle to pay through college. Student loan companies make $140 billion per year, and the industry itself is on an upward trend, stock in student loan companies boomed after President Trump was elected. While interest rates are set federally, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos has already taken action in aiding the industry.

The administration restored huge collection costs on borrowers, proposed to cut $143 billion from the federal budget, cut grants and cut requirements for servicers to provide proactive assistance to high risk of default borrowers.

Large sums for tuition might be a turnoff, but it has been proven that college graduates tend to do better than those who just received their high school diploma, earning 65 percent more on their salaries according to the College Board. College graduates are also offered benefits like health insurance more readily than high school graduates, according to Education Pays 2013.

Flashy schools like Notre Dame and Rose Hulman are not the only options for a good education. Schools like IUPUI, Ball State and Goshen have low prices, high acceptance rates and teach many of the same skills taught at top dollar private institutions.

New York Times columnist and author of “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be,” Frank Bruni found that of the chief executives of the top 100 fortune 500 companies, only 30 had gone to an Ivy League or very selective school. Bruni also references a study done by the Wall Street Journal, in which they asked job recruiters the colleges and majors they liked best for entry level hires, in which Purdue, which is relatively affordable and has a high acceptance rate, is in the top four.

Colleges close to home like IUPUI give students the option to stay at home and commute, saving $9,430 per year on room and board. Students can also attend IUPUI for a year and then transfer to another school they like better.

Community colleges are also good places to figure out your major, boost grades and raise money before transferring to a bigger or better known school.

Seven out of ten students will have to take out a college loan according to PBS. Students should not be discouraged from going to college, though. Higher education is proven to better lives, but be cautious of how much you borrow and plan how to pay back the loans.

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5. The act of favoring the inclusion of minorities in public employment, education and contracting.

8. Robot that can observe a human perform a task via a camera, then mimic the human with its automated arms.

9. Alongside her other artistic pursuits, what does artist Riley Sims enjoy photographing?

10. The use of cream or powder substance to create a shadowy effect on the skin.

11. These ____, penned by Albert Einstein, sold for over $1.6 million at an auction 14. How much is a ticket to watch the fall sketch comedy play on Nov. 17 and 18?

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1. Which group will provide the music for the fall play?

2. Which company does Linda Brown recommend for financial aid?

3. Which beauty blogger created the Wavy Makeup trend?

4. Who does Kyla Pruzin model her athletic behavior on?

6. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, over one million high school students participate in what sport?

7. What is the official name of the Kim family?

12. Where does the bowling club meet?

13. What word can you text to 741-741 if you are feeling suicidal?

The answer key will be uploaded to fishersnthered.com on November 15. Congratulations to the Issue #2 winners, Jason Ngyuen and Miriam Smith. Contact Ethan O’Sullivan at osuleth000@hsestudents.org for your reward.

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