#Enough isEnough
Kranch: The Final Frontier Jaden Ellman
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Ruby Kauffman
The Creation of a Townhall
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Should College Athletes be Paid? Jake Bogartz Every Saturday in the fall, millions of people gather around their TVs to watch their favorite schools battle it out on the football field. Schools, broadcasting companies, and vendors bring in millions every weekend. Meanwhile, the players who dedicate their lives to the sport and put their health on the line every day don’t see any of this money. This issue exists across all college athletics, not just football. The reason schools don’t pay their athletes is because the NCAA, the organization that manages college sports, has strict rules against any form of compensation for Athletes or recruits. If a school even pays for a potential recruit’s travel and accommodations on a visit it’s an infraction. Colleges that are found guilty of violating these rules can face harsh punishments. For example, in 1987 SMU football was charged with paying recruits in order to entice them to commit to the school, Cont. on page 3
The Galloway School
Fall 2019
Foreman at the Forefront Caroline Parrish This year, Galloway is turning 50 years old, and with this monumental birthday, Upper Learning has also gained a new principal. With Mr. James Foreman at the helm of Upper Learning, we’ve got the next fifty years in our sights as well. To say the least, he is a jack of all trades. He’s been a Dean of Students, Director of Diversity, a Middle School Principal, and a computer science teacher. But, apart from his obvious qualifications to be the Upper Learning principal, Mr. Foreman is down to earth, conscientious, and excited to foster Galloway’s sense of community. At this monumental anniversary of Galloway as an academic institution, Upper Learning has a leader who both respects Galloway’s history and has an exciting vision for its future. The first thing I noticed when I sat down to interview Mr. Foreman was his infectious smile.
His wide, toothy grin made me feel like I just dropped the mic after finishing a killer comedy special at Radio City Music Hall. He’s warm and personable with a sunny disposition. This interview wasn’t the first time I’d met Mr. Foreman. I tutor underclassmen after school across from Mr. Foreman’s office, and he has made a point to stop by and ask us about our days. Every. Single. Time. This interview was, however, an opportunity for me to learn a lot more about the life Mr. Foreman led before coming to Galloway. When he was in high school, he spent his first two years at McDonogh, a small independent school, before transferring to Randallstown, a giant public high school in Baltimore to play football. There were 600 kids in his senior class, but fewer than 500 graduated. Mr. Foreman claimed that at McDonogh,“[he] could still almost tell you everyone who was in [his] graduating class.” His fundamental belief in the importance of community started at a young age.
The Elliott’s Exclusive Interview with Annie Levy Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff I knocked on the door of the Grant Park home, rubbing my sweaty palms off on the sides of my jean jacket. A few shaky moments later, the door opened to present a completely different version of the politician I had long anticipated. After spending several months researching, questioning, and analyzing Jon Ossoff’s online footprint, I was taken aback to find him standing in front of me in his sock feet, just like any other ordinary guy. “Hey,” he said as he reached out a hand. “I’m Jon.” Through an incredible connection with a Galloway teacher, I had the opportunity to interview U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. Ossoff first emerged as a prominent Democratic politician after his run for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District in the most expensive congressional race in history, raising a remarkable $23 million. Although he did end up losing to Congresswoman Karen Handel, Ossoff made a noteworthy dent in Georgia’s historically red demographic and quickly became a household name across the country. Over the past two years since the loss, Ossoff has worked tirelessly to understand the nation’s partisan atmosphere and the changing political culture. He believes wholeheartedly that his experience and abundant knowledge of today’s political issues can transform the political climate. It’s impossible to properly boil down Mr. Ossoff’s eloquent words. However, these are the most important takeaways I walked away with after speaking with the Senate candidate. Cont. on page 12
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Flying Solo
Rose Sanders
Conveniently, my first flight alone was scheduled for a week before my eighteenth birthday, almost as if the universe was saying to me, “this is something you need to do before becoming an adult.” Throughout my high school years, I always jumped at the chance to do anything that seemed remotely independent, and flying alone, in my mind, is one of the biggest freedoms I can have. Going to a new place without anyone to guide me makes the trip my experience, and my experience alone. While it is special to take in a new culture and explore new terrain with the ones I love, it was more important for me to travel solo than I had initially realized. Typically, I am forgetful and absentminded in the airport, as I simply follow my family wherever we need to go and drown out the rest. This produces mindlessness, which I used to be perfectly content with, but now I am able to recognize that because I relied so much on those I was with to help me get to where I needed to be, I was starting off a trip or vacation by tuning out when I should have been tuning in, as well as training myself to believe that apathy is a beneficial way of life. Cont. on page 14