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Scrutinizing When sports heroes fall from grace, it hurts the young athletes who have grown up idolizing them.

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Offbeat With Easter approaching, those who participated in Lent are likely counting down the days until they can indulge again. To get a better look at what people are giving up, a list of the top 100 things people give up for Lent was compiled with the help of Twitter. Some were expected, others were ironic, and a few were just strange.

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Here were the top three:

Twitter

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation plans to open a new dog park in Central Park North in 2014.

Chocolate

NEWS ENTERTAINMENT Swearing

According to The New York Times, consumption of nail polish can serve as an indicator of economic health.

FEATURE

Dropping the Ball

After the downfalls of once-admired and acclaimed athletes, students reevaluate how much these heroes are really worth.

COVER STORY

SPORTS

Check out some of the more colorful choices that made it into the top 100:

Flip for these stories:

PERSPECTIVES Reporter Caitlin Muller discusses the importance of reframing global violence. 30

15 MINUTES 12. School

24. Religion Freshman Dylan Benedetto enjoys riding his unicycle. 32

20 28. Stuff

41. Nothing...

Corrections

Easter is coming up over spring break and we have creative ideas to decorate Easter eggs.

In the Feb. 22 story “World language dept. to offer Hebrew classes,” Jakub Walerstein’s name was misspelled.

The baseball team looks forward to its upcoming season with a new coach and new players leading the team. 78. Sleep

79. People

Additionally, the photo on Page 7 incorrectly identified board member Greg Phillips as Superintendent Jeff Swensson. Swensson was not pictured. The HiLite strives to correct its errors. If you notice any inaccuracies in this or past issues, please contact management@hilite.org.

RACHEL CHEN / INFOGRAPHIC BLOG.CHRISTIANITYTODAY.COM / SOURCE OMEED MALEK / COVER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

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Let It All Out

It’s okay to feel sad and angry initially, but don’t stay that way. Accept that your feelings and emotions cannot change what has already happened, then acknowledge that you don’t want them to influence the future.

Self-Worth

Rejection isn’t attached to “you” as a person and has no indication of your own self worth. Don’t forget! One application or one date doesn’t define who you are, so don’t let it influence your whole self-image.

Rejection and Your Health

Acceptance

Rejection happens to everyone, though the circumstances are always unique. Try your best to view this instance as a learning opportunity.

Rejection has been shown to increase one’s risk for or even worsen various maladies such as: Depression Headaches Cardiovascular Disease

Action Plan

Though it’s tempting to sit around and mope, pick yourself up and work ahead for a better try next time, whether for a job interview or another relationship.

Gastrointestinal Problems Asthma Diabetes Arthritis

Happens to the Best of Us

Rejection Survival Kit Walt Disney was fired for having no “imagination” and “no good ideas.”

Comfort Food

Friends

Animals

Eat your heart out... because there’s no such thing as having too much of a good thing, right?

Rely on your support system. Your friends should be there for you no matter what.

They say dog is man’s best friend, but pick whichever animal comforts you the most!

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Movies or Books Use this time as the perfect opportunity to finally read or watch the book or movie your friends have been telling you about!

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter was rejected 12 times before it was accepted by Bloomsbury.

THE ATLANTIC, PROACTIVE WRITER, PSYCHOLOGY TODAY, WEBMD / SOURCES

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NEWS News Briefs

Houndstock no longer to occur CHS event canceled this year due to lack of interest, liabilities BY LINDSEY WALKER lwalker@hilite.org

CRYSTAL CHEN / PHOTO

SING, SING, SING: Ambassadors and Accents rehearse their competition sets at an open rehearsal. Choir students will receive choir placement letters for next school year over Spring Break.

March 23

Key Club members will volunteer at the Woodbrook Carnival on March 23. They can sign up for shifts in the morning and in the afternoon, and there will be face painting and games.

April 11 to 13

Color Guard members will compete in the International Color Guard World Championships on April 11 to 13 in Dayton, OH.

April 16

Academic Superbowl members will participate in a competition on April 16 at Beech Grove High School. If they do well enough, they will qualify for the state competition.

April 18 to 20

Jazz a la Mode will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 18 to 20 in the band room. The jazz band members will perform in a jazz club setting.

April 19

The Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council will meet on April 19 to discuss High School Night, which was canceled last semester due to weather. A guest speaker from the city government is scheduled to attend.

Visit hilite.org, where you’ll find even more updates on clubs, activities and events at this school.

very May, students, faculty and community members alike gather to hear the euphony of electric guitars, drums, keyboards and Greyhound voices ring out for six straight hours during the annual Houndstock event. However, this year the marathon of student bands will be silenced. According to House sponsor Sarah Wolff, the student government group that has always sponsored the event, will no longer be funding or running the event. “I would say the number one reason why we have chosen to no longer sponsor Houndstock is because of the weather,” Wolff said. “For three of the past four years, we’ve had to move the event inside, which I think makes it lose its ambience. “Overall, the cost to run the event keeps going up, and the number of students attending it keeps going down. So we won’t be sponsoring it, but other clubs and organizations are welcome to.”

Crowd Surfing Did you know? Houndstock was named after Woodstock, a music festival held on Aug. 15 to 18 in 1969. WOODSTOCK.COM / SOURCE

Scan this QR code to watch a YouTube video of last year’s Houndstock event.

One organization that was considering hosting Houndstock is WHJE, the studentrun radio station, which in past years helped with the event. However, according to WHJE sponsor Brian Spilbeler, the station has not chosen to take over the event. “A lot of people have to be involved,” Spilbeler said. “There’s equipment to be juggled, the needs of all student bands and their families to be taken care of, as well as the supervision of students in the audience. It’s just not something we can take on alone.” While student interest in Houndstock

has declined in past years, Max Holtman, member of the band Dead Ringers and junior, said he will certainly miss the event. “I feel disappointed because of the fun times that people are going to miss out on. It’s also hard for any Carmel band that is getting started (so without Houndstock there’s) one less opportunity for them,” Holtman said. Holtman and his band played at Houndstock in 2011 and 2012, and he said his band would perform again at the event this year if it weren’t canceled. However, he did say he had been frustrated with the tight guidelines of prior years. “My least favorite part of participating in Houndstock (was) the strict rules, especially their lyric-checking process,” Holtman said. “My band last year was covering (the) Foo Fighters song Max Holtman ‘Arlandria,’ and they said Band member and junior we couldn’t do it because of the line ‘I don’t care it’s all the same, watch it all go up in flames’ promoted arson.” Wolff added the event brought along many liabilities for the school as well, since it used a third party for the sound equipment and because of the long duration. “This isn’t the first time Houndstock hasn’t run,” Wolff said. “It ebbs and flows. It ran for a while, then it didn’t run, then it ran in downtown Carmel for a while before coming back to our campus. Maybe it just needs a break, and JENNA RUHAYEL / PHOTO then it’ll start up again with some fresh ideas and fresh WE WILL ROCK YOU: Max Holtman (second from left), member of the band Dead Ringers and junior, air breathing in it again.” H stands with his band. Holtman’s band can no longer play at Houndstock since House canceled the event.

It’s hard for any Carmel band that is getting started (so without Houndstock, there’s) one less opportunity for them.

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CCS searches for new superintendent PHASE 1

Feb. 12- March 8 Community input on preferred qualities of a superintendent

With current superintendent Jeff Swensson resigning at the end of the semester, the Carmel Clay Schools district is on a search for his replacement. The process of finding a new superintendent has several steps. According to school board member Tricia Hackett, the board will take the input of the community, students and staff to develop a “leadership profile” of the ideal candidate. “So it’s not just the board’s opinion we’re taking in,” Hackett said. “The whole community’s opinion is what we’re looking for.”

PHASE 2 YOUR POLL RESULTS FROM FACEBOOK:

March 17-24 School board reviews initial slate of selected candidates

WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU SEEK IN A SUPERINTENDENT? a. Leadership - 3% b. Experience - 1% c. Teaching philosophy - 24% d. Low snow tolerance - 72%

PHASE 3 March 25-29 Final candidates reviewed and interviewed by school board

PHASE 4 April 1-12 School board will visit the candidates’ current districts to gather more info

ANNI ZHANG / PHOTOS

THE SEARCH: (Top photo) The meeting leader takes notes on the community opinions and collects surveys. (Left photo) Two meeting attendees discuss the situation. The school board hosted a community forum at Creekside Middle School on March 7, and community members voiced their opinions in the Creekside auditorium.

*68 people surveyed

ARUNI RANAWEERA, ROCHELLE BRUAL / GRAPHIC INFORMATION COMPILED BY ANNI ZHANG

Carmel residents oppose construction of gas station on 96th Street BY NAOMI REIBOLD nreibold@hilite.org

esidents of Williamson Run, a neighborhood that lies north of 96th street, are opposed to the proposal of a new gas station that could potentially be built on Tyler Woods, a commercial property southwest of the neighborhood. A new Butler Hyundai dealership is planned to be built on the property and will begin construction sometime in May, according to homeowner Jeff Burget. He said Williamson Run residents are not against the construction of this dealership, but they’re against the creation of a gas station or any other 24-hour business in the lot. “It’s a safety concern and crime concern (for the neighborhood) with a gas station or any 24-hour business (being built),” Mr. Burget said. Homeowners are also concerned with the increase of traffic that will come with a new gas station, especially since many younger children live in the neighborhood, according to resident and sophomore Sydney Burget. The construction of a gas station also has the potential to lower property values of houses in the neighborhood, according to real estate agent Sylvia Nagy. However, she said if the gas station is more than half a mile away from the neighborhood, the property values should stay the same.

“People don’t want to be near commercial areas,” Nagy said. “You want a good buffer.” Nagy said in her opinion, Williamson Run does have a good buffer of woods between its houses and the Tyler Woods property. “I don’t think it really hurts their value as much as they think,” she said. Sydney said she is also concerned with the wildlife that lives in the woods behind her neighborhood. If the gas station or any other business is built, a section of the woods would be torn down and would displace the

animals that live in them. According to Mr. Burget, the neighborhood board has taken action to try to work with the city and the developer to address its concerns about the new construction property. “(We have) just voiced our opinion and our willingness to work with the developer to try to encourage them to put the right kind of business in there and not a fast food (restaurant) or a gas station or something like that,” Mr. Burget said. “We’ve been really active with the city council and all that to work through the processes on what they’re H ultimately going to build.”

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New dog park to open in Central Park North

BY MATT DEL BUSTO mdelbusto@hilite.org According to Michael Klitzing, assistant director for Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (CCPR), a dog park located in Central Park North will open sometime during the spring or summer of 2014. Klitzing said the park board authorized a contract with The Schneider Corporation on March 12 to prepare construction documents for the

It’s a community built for people with dogs. Michael Klitzing

Assistant Director for Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation

first phase development of Central Park’s north campus, which includes the dog park. Klitzing said construction is on target to begin before the end of the year. The park will be located near 116th Street and Rangeline Road. He said the community has wanted a dog park for a number of years, and along with being centrally located in the community, the dog park is not too close to neighbors. Klitzing said, “The biggest misconception if you’re not a dog owner is that it’s a place (only for dogs but) it’s... where people with shared interests can go with their dogs...It’s a community built for people with dogs.” Mallory Marrs, dog owner and sophomore, has a shih tzu named Oscar and said she looks forward to the opening of a dog park in Carmel. She said she likes

to go on walks with Oscar, but currently there are not many spots where she can take him. “I love Carmel, but (a dog park) will be good because the only place you can take your dog (currently) is the (Monon) trail.” Lindsay Labas, marketing manager for CCPR, said via email, “The dog park will provide the community with a stunning, natural setting to take their four-legged friends and a place to socialize with other citizens.” Marrs said, “I think it will be good for the community. It will be pet friendly and (I look forward to seeing) Oscar H interact with other dogs.”

SCOTT LIU / PHOTO

PUPPY LOVER: Dog owner Mallory Marrs poses with her dog, Oscar. Marrs said she is excited for the arrival of a new dog park. “I think (the new dog park) will be good for the community,” Marrs said.

Spring break plans: merger ups flights prices BY HELENA MA hma@hilite.org As spring break approaches, sophomore Olwen Menez and her family looked into taking a trip to California. However, the trip never came to fruition. The reason: the ticket prices were too high to afford. Two major airlines, American Airlines (AA) and United Airways (UA) have merged, and while this means the joint

airline is now bigger and more economically stable, consumers will see a rise in airline prices and fewer services, according to the Consumer Travel Alliance. David Good, IU Associate Professor and Director of Transportation Research at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), said he attributes the flight price increases to less competition between airlines. “The number of airlines that started in the U.S. is in the hundreds. Now it’s down to a relatively small number, and

How to Save on Airline Flights 1 Book A. S. A. P. 2 Buy online. Plan ahead and buy tickets early.

You’ll find more discounts online.

4 Look at alternate airports. Check smaller surrounding airports. The money saved on flying out of the way into another airport could make up for your extra taxi costs. 5 Don’t look for direct. Taking connecting flights usually costs less than taking direct flights. 8

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3 Check lowcost airlines Airlines such as JetBlue specialize in providing cheap tickets to their customers.

7 Comparison shop. Compare prices using websites such as Expedia and Travelocity, which will provide you with the lowest prices available to you.

9 Ask about special discounts. Often discounts are provided for active military personnel, seniors (65 and older) and college students.

A travel agent might be able to find you a better deal or obtain a travel package. Contact an agent as 10 Bring carry-on bags only. soon as you know Many airlines charge up to $20 when you’re traveling. for one piece of luggage.

CONNIE CHU / GRAPHIC USA TODAY & FARE COMPARE / SOURCE

When to Buy/Fly:

Best Time to Buy Tickets: Tuesday at 3p.m Eastern Cheapest Day to Fly: Wednesday

Don’t shop too early or too late. Cheap international seats become available 4 to 5 months before departure dates However, airlines don’t start releasing cheap domestic tickets until 3 to 4 months before departure

Use electronic reminders to notify you when prices drop and to track price trends. Shop one passenger first; airline reservation systems must sell everyone in your party the same, higher price.

they’re just merging and going bankrupt,” Good said. “The thing that the airline industry has always had to contend with is competition, which tends to make prices for consumers low, but it also makes it very difficult for airlines to make any money. When you’re merging together airlines, you’re going to end up with less competition, more financial stability (for the airline) and higher prices for consumers.” Sophomore Madison Ross, who plans to fly with her family to Florida for spring break, said she saw a more than $100 increase from flight prices last summer. “It’s definitely going to put us on more of a budget this year,” Ross said. “We’re not going to do a lot of the activities that we normally do.” Ross said while these price increases will put her family on a tighter budget when traveling, they are not likely to travel less. Good said he predicts that ultimately, passengers will have fewer flights to choose from and that means less flexibility in when they want to fly. “Eventually, they’ll cut out a flight here and there and this will lead to a new airline that has fewer flights than those of the two airlines added together,” Good said. AA has been in bankruptcy for 18 months and this merge will financially stabilize AA, according to Good. Additionally, UA has now gained a highly desirable hub by merging with AA. As for consumers, Good said the main benefit is stability in knowing that the carrier they fly with is going to continue. “When a carrier goes bankrupt, usually nothing bad happens right away, but it gets to the point where the carrier has to shut down, and that causes major disruptions to people,” he said. According to Consumer Travel Alliance, another consequence this merge will impose is reduced services. Menez, who visited Florida during Presidents’ Day weekend, flew on AA and said she noted only one flight attendant instead of two. “(The staff workers) tried their hardest to keep up but you could tell they were rushing to do everything and they were on edge,” she said. Menez said this merge has put a damper on her spring break plans and will likely affect future travelling plans. “We probably wouldn’t be able to go on vacation as much.” she said. “But we would probably go closer places or start driving.” H

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Balance Your Break Balanced “year-round” calendar may make future spring breaks two times longer BY RYAN WOOCK rwoock@hilite.org Last October, the Noblesville School Board of Trustees unanimously approved a balanced calendar for the 2013-14 school year. Under the calendar, school is scheduled to start Aug. 1 and end May 30 with two-week fall, winter and spring breaks throughout the year. In return, summer vacation time is decreased by nearly two weeks. The switch made Noblesville the only district in Hamilton County not operating by a traditional calendar, and some CHS students, such as junior Erica Arbuckle, said they hope Carmel Clay will follow in its footsteps. “I think that the extended breaks would really help students not feel so burned out from school. Especially around spring break, when students are starting to look toward summer it is important to give them enough time to recover for one final push at the end of the year,” Arbuckle said. However, despite the absence of balanced calendars in the majority of Hamilton County, the new system has nonetheless become a growing trend statewide, as districts such as Brownsburg, Avon, Center Grove, Warren and others have recently adopted the new calendar. Dr. Steven A. Dillon, Carmel Clay’s Director of Student Services, said that the district will closely analyze the effects of a balanced calendar on neighboring districts, especially Noblesville. “The odds are that as they live through it next year, they Junior will find out things that they Erica Arbuckle liked about it that they didn’t anticipate...so that will be Our breaks feel good information for us to really short. A get,” Dillon said. balanced calendar Arbuckle said she hopes is good so you examining the effects of the aren’t burning calendar on other schools yourself out. will be helpful in trying to adopt the calendar in Carmel. “I think they are holding off to see the effects of the calendar with other schools, and hopefully they are positive and will assist in a push to implement it here,” Arbuckle said. Dillon said that from his perspective, he would not oppose a balanced calendar as long as it could maintain the current academic standards that are in place. “The number one principle for us when we decide a calendar is to put together the best calendar that supports academics at Carmel Clay Schools. I wouldn’t want it to interfere with our academic goals that we have for our students, so if we can explore that I couldn’t say that it would be bad. At this point, academically, I don’t see it as a plus or a minus for us,” Dillon said. Phil Michael, Noblesville resident and father of two elementary school children, said he agrees with Dillon about the need for an academic focus on the calendar, but still thinks a balanced calendar offers more benefits compared to a traditional one. “Education is number one. And I think two years down the road, three years down the road, the calendar will run pretty smoothly and the vast majority of people will like it,”

Calendar Break Down The current calendar and balanced calendar have approximately the same number of school and break days. However, the distribution of vacation days throughout the school year varies in each system. The graph to the right shows how weekdays are distributed throughout the year as break, school or flex days in each calendar. The balanced calendar data is based on Noblesville schools’ calendar for the 2013-2014 year

Balanced Calendar

Current Calendar

School Starts: Early August School Starts: Mid August

Fall Break

Thanksgiving Break Winter Break

Graph Key: School

Spring Break

Break Flex Days

Summer Break Summer Ends: Early August ARUNI RANAWEERA / GRAPHIC CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLS / SOURCE

Summer Ends: Mid August

In the balanced calendar system, the school year would start slightly earlier

Fall break would be two weeks long in the balanced system compared to two days currently

Thanksgiving break would be just one day longer in the balanced calendar while winter break would be about the same length in both

Spring break would begin at about the same time in both calendars, but it would be two weeks long in the balanced system as opposed to one week Summer vacation begins at about the same time in both calendars, but in the balanced system, the first week of summer break consists of flex days (yellow band) that may become school days upon weather conflicts

Michael said, “I like the idea that Noblesville took the initiative ability to attend the Indiana State Fair as often, but said he to do something different. It seems like being the smaller city of agreed that such factors should not dictate the calendar. Hamilton County, we seem to be a follower and I think that we Although Arbuckle said making the initial adjustment to went out and took a chance here. I’m very much in favor and a new calendar would be difficult, she said she is in favor of a supportive of the new calendar.” balanced calendar. As Dillon weighed the “It definitely would See Page 20 for the HiLite staff perspective on a advantages and disadvantages of feel awkward going back balanced calendar system for Carmel Clay Schools. a balanced calendar, he said he to school super early, but recognizes a possible financial the longer breaks make threat for business owners. He up for it,” Arbuckle said. pointed out that students would have less time to participate in “This really applies to spring break, because I think it is the summer camps and attend other seasonal attractions because most critical break as far as regrouping goes. Toward the end school would start nearly two weeks earlier after summer of the year, a lot of people start to check out and a longer spring H vacation. Dillon also said that students would not have the break could help keep them focused.”

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FEATURE

An 83-year-old woman in Belgium had biomedics implant a 3-D printed titanium jawbone in her mouth.

Dimension in Printing A New

NASA is working on creating 3-D printed structures out of moon dust to model what buildings on the moon built from native materials would be like.

The increasing prevalence of 3-D printers raises new concerns about copyright and patent law BY CHRISHAN FERNANDO cfernando@hilite.org

machine slowly pieced bits of melted plastic together into a shape. Junior Joshua “Josh” Chang watched eagerly as his vision came to life. As if in a science fiction film, an object that was once a model on a computer slowly appeared before his eyes in three dimensions. The machine Chang used is called a rapid prototyping device, which is a type of 3-D printer. He used it as part of a project in his Introduction to Engineering Design 1-2 (IED) class. Students use the printer to print out plastic blocks they design on a computer-aided design (CAD)

software called Inventor. “We first draw it up on CAD and make sure all the dimensions are right,” Chang said. “Then we basically just send it to the printer, and the printer will print it out.” This school bought the Dimension BST 768 3-D printer Chang used for the project about six years ago for over $10,000. However, many 3-D printers today cost less than $1,000. According to a 2013 NPR article, the reduced cost of 3-D printers makes them more accessible for people who may print copyrighted or patented objects without any monetary contribution to the objects’ creators. This practice may cause an “infringement crisis” similar to those which affect the music and film industries currently. However, for widespread infringement to arise, 3-D printers themselves must become widespread. George

How a 3-D Printer Works A step-by-step guide on how a 3-D printer functions

1. A 3-D scanner analyzes the object and translates it into digital data. The scanner works by recording the distance to the surface of the object and building a set of location points called a “point cloud.” Some scanners also collect color information at each point. The scanner depicted calculates the distance from two locations and angles while the object spins on a rotating plate. Alternatively, a programmer can manually design an object in the computer. Software programs can take a visual and create a “point cloud” from it. DENNIS YANG, TONY TAN AND HEEJUNG KIM / GRAPHICS MIT.EDU, NOKIA.COM AND ECONOMIST.COM / SOURCES

Giltner, engineering and technology teacher, said he believes 3-D printing technology could become prevalent enough to the point of ordinary consumer availability. “I could definitely see (3-D printers) as being more of a family product,” Giltner said. Gerard Magliocca, professor of law at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), is currently conducting research regarding infringement law pertaining to 3-D printing. “If you have 3-D printers, it makes it pretty easy for people to make something that’s patented in their house, illegally,” Magliocca said. “What we’re trying to figure out is what that’s going to mean for patent law.” According to Magliocca, there is currently little legislation restricting what 3-D printers can create. “Right now, of course, there really aren’t any laws that are special with respect to 3-D printers because it’s such a new thing,” Magliocca said. Magliocca added it is legal for people to upload plans for 3-D printers onto websites like Thingiverse, which is a file-sharing website for 3-D printer plans. People can even post plans for copyrighted or patented objects. For example, a popular model on Thingiverse is for a giant Darth Vader Lego figure users can print without giving any money to either Lego or LucasArts, the owner of the Star Wars franchise. The process only becomes illegal when someone uses such a plan to create an unauthorized object. “That may change soon because I think most people sort of figure this out,” Magliocca said. “Then there’s going to be lobbying Congress to pass a law that says, ‘In fact, websites can’t just go scot-free when people upload (files for copyrighted material).’” Some of the troubles of infringement using 3-D printers could be alleviated by a system that may become commonplace in the future. Giltner said he has talked with many entrepreneurs who are discussing the possibility of online retailers selling plans for 3-D printer objects. This system would allow people to use those plans to print 3-D objects legally. “This is where I could see it going,” Giltner said. “You go on Amazon, you buy something and it ships to your house. Well, if you have a 3-D printer at your house, what if you went online and bought the CAD model, and then

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you send it to your 3-D printer and print it?” Chang said such measures would not be necessary because 3-D printers won’t be used for many practical purposes. He said this is because making plans for 3-D printers is very difficult. As a result, he said 3-D printers will probably only be used for entertainment purposes. For instance, Chang said he would use 3-D printers to make parts for his radio-controlled cars. “I think most people buy it just for hobby,” Chang said. “3-D printing, it’s not for any commercial purposes.” This school currently uses 3-D printing primarily as an instructional tool for the

CRYSTAL CHEN / PHOTO

CAD project in IED. Occasionally, the TechHOUNDS team also uses a 3-D printer to make parts for its robots, but Chang, who is a TechHOUNDS member, said those parts are mostly for decorative purposes. Magliocca said he thinks 3-D printing can go beyond just entertainment purposes. He said 3-D printers could be used to make various products such as hearing aids, braces and prosthetic legs. He added that if researchers can make 3-D printers that use materials other than just plastic, they may even be used to easily create human tissue. “Let’s say someone needs a bone marrow transplant or a new liver. Right now, the only way to get it is to get someone to donate it,” Magliocca said. “If the 3-D printers could just make the organs or make tissue, that would be a huge thing.” To some extent, some companies have already made useful products using 3-D printers. An engineering company called Kinetic Engineering Group used a 3-D printer to successfully create a prosthetic beak

LAUREN LU / PHOTO

HOMEMADE: Center: Junior Joshua “Josh” Chang works with machinery in the engineering department. Left and right: the principles of engineering class works after school to create a pincer machine. In their work, the classes and TechHOUNDS team utilize the 3-D printer, which makes production easy and cheap while also raising several copyright and patent questions. for a bald eagle named Beauty, who had its beak shot off by a bullet. Researchers at Cornell University have even created human ears that are currently undergoing safety testing and may be used for transplant into human patients in as few as three years. Although Chang said he isn’t as optimistic about the future of 3-D printing as Magliocca, even he can’t deny the excitement in using a 3-D printer. “(Using a 3-D printer) is actually fun,” Chang said. “You get to see your model grow into a 3-D part you can touch H and use.”

Want More? Want to watch a 3-D printer in action? Scan this QR code for a video demonstration.

2. The computer uses the point cloud to create a 3-D model in a format the printer can read. Several companies have released software programs such as Blender, Rhino, and Google Sketchup to help design this.

3. The 3-D printer uses the digital model to make a solid object. This is achieved through an additive process, in which the printer puts down layers of material in either lines or slices. This printer is a “line” printer, which constructs objects from lines of material.

4. The finished product can be constructed of many materials, including rubber, glass and plastic. The 3-D printing industry is in the process of developing additional methods of printing with different and various materials.

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Did you know?

British hacker Cary McKinnon broke into 97 U.S. Navy, Army, Pentagon and NASA computers in 2001 and 2002, seeking suppressed government files about space aliens.

Recent hackings of big name companies raise questions about Internet security BY ASTER SAMUEL asamuel@hilite.org

couple of weeks ago, when Mallory Marrs, avid Twitter user and sophomore, opened her Twitter account, she was met with confused tweets from her friends and followers in response to her tweets from earlier that day. According to Marrs, tweets had been sent from her account that advertised a weight loss program. Marrs had been hacked. “People kept texting me, ‘Hey, your account’s been hacked.’ So I went and changed my password,” Marrs said. “I kind of laughed about it and didn’t take it too seriously, even though I probably should have. I’ve seen it happen to a lot of other people.” Marrs is not the only one who has been hacked lately. According to a Feb. 24 article in The New York Times, many prominent organizations, including Burger King, Jeep, NBC News, USA Today, the Westboro Baptist Church and even the “hacktivist” group Anonymous, have recently had their online accounts hacked. These high-profile incidents raises questions about online security. Marrs said she did not know how someone had received access to her account and that she wasn’t sure how to prevent it from happening again. “I have no idea how (the hack) happened. Someone found out my password somehow, and I know it wasn’t one of my friends,” Marrs said. Computer science teacher Margaret Winans said

I have no idea how (the) hack happened. Someone found out my password somehow, and I know it wasn’t one of my friends. Mallory Marrs Sophomore

she has several friends who have gotten hacked and that hacking is a common issue, especially in such a cyber-oriented society. According to Winans, students @HiLite_news should use common sense when they receive questionable content. “I get a lot of things sent to me from old students or people I know Keeping you updated on the latest major with links on them telling me to click Twitter hacking incidents around the globe on them. I don’t know what the link goes to because I’m not going to click on it, but I know they wouldn’t have purposely sent me or any of their other The online note-taking service was hacked and teachers that link,” Winans said. Evernote asked 50 million users to reset their passwords Mar. 2 Joey Miller, AP Computer Science student and sophomore, said he has A Java-based malware attack on Mac computers never been hacked and that hacking is Apple was quickly shut down Feb. 20 easily preventable in most cases. Miller said he believes the reason so many Hackers changed the Twitter page in an imitation people have gotten hacked is that MTV of the Burger King hacking (below) as a joke people do not pay attention or do not Feb. 19 know what they are doing. “I know how not to get hacked,” Hackers made McDonald’s Golden Arch the profile Burger King Miller said. “Make sure to always check picture, tweeted that it was bought by McDonald’s Feb. 18 your address bars to make sure the address is right, especially on sites like Java-based virus allowed hackers some visibility Facebook Twitter, where they’ll give you a link into Facebook systems Feb. 15 that might look like it says ‘twitter.com,’ and they ask you for your password. Wall Street Journal Employee passwords were stolen by hackers to That’s a great way to get hacked.” get information about the Chinese prime minister Feb. 6 Miller also said he advises people to be careful with what they do with 250,000 users’ passwords were compromised Twitter their passwords and with whom they and had to be reset Feb. 1 share them. New York Times Passwords of employees were stolen. The According to Winans, an easy way hackers were reportedly Chinese and trying to Jan. 31 for people to avoid getting hacked is to monitor stories about the Chinese prime minister watch what they click on. “You can hover over some of those links with your cursor and see ANTHONY KO / GRAPHIC that it’s really going somewhere else,” Winans said. THE NEW YORK TIMES / SOURCE Miller said it is important for people to be careful with what they click on, especially advertisements. “If something looks suspicious, it probably is,” Miller said. Password Protected “Advertisements are often geared toward whatever page you’re viewing, so if you see like a big, shiny button on a site that Passwords are your first line of defense normally doesn’t have big, shiny buttons, (then) the big, shiny against a potential hacker, so use these tips button is designed to make it look like it’s part of that site. But to make sure yours are secure really, it isn’t, and it’s probably going to get you hacked.” A strong password: According to Miller, there are many reasons for hackers to • Is longer than eight characters target victims, but it usually involves money. • Does not contain your name or the “Usually it has something to do with an advertising scam. names of anything related to you It often comes back to money; either they want your credit • Is not a dictionary word card number or something, or they want to use your likeness • Is much different from your to make them money,” Miller said. “It’s not hard to get hacked, previous passwords but it’s not hard to prevent it, either.” • Has a variety of characters Marrs said she hasn’t changed much about her online How secure is your password? activity, but she is more cautious in general. Go to this QR code to test it out. “It just happened. Life goes on. Just try not to let it happen H MICROSOFT WINDOWS, SPLASHDATA / SOURCES again,” Marrs said.

PAGE 12 | FEATURE | HILITE | HILITE.ORG | MARCH 22, 2013 During hard economic times, Americans turn to eating more junk food, as shown by the surge of sales in 2009. More specifically, doughnut chains such as Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts had a 2.2 percent increase in sales in 2010.

People worldwide enjoy sweets during a recession. During the height of the recession in 2009, profits at chocolate companies such as Hershey Co. rose 20 percent and global chocolate sales rose two percent to $83.2 billion in sales.

Many consider nail polish an economic indicator. Accordingly, nail polish sales reached a record of $768 million in the U.S. in 2012, a 32 percent gain from 2011.

People resort to eating cheap food from fast food restaurants in a recession. McDonald’s restaurants grew 5.5 percent in 2010.

While people cut spending in most things during a recession, pet product sales continue to increase. According to the American Pet Products Association, pet spending has increased every year since 2001.

People grow vegetables and fruits to save money. This led to a spike in the purchase of seeds; some seed stores reported a sales increase of 75 percent in 2009.

The Nail Polish Standard?

In a poor-performing economy, sales of bargain luxury items increase. However, economics teacher Dan Bates disagrees that these small luxuries are good indicators of the economy BY CYNTHIA WU cwu@hilite.org

enior Nicole Ridge said she buys nail polish once, maybe twice, a week. She used to go to the nail salon to get her nails done, but now she paints them herself, changing up the colors and patterns every week. “It was kind of a big switch for me to start doing (my nails) on my own, but I like doing it on my own because it’s cheaper,” Ridge said. In order to save money, she buys bargain luxuries like nail polish, which are both fashionable and affordable. According to a Jan. 28 Time Magazine article, nail polish sales hit a record $768 million last year in the United States, a 32 percent increase from 2011. Many consider nail polish an economic indicator because during recessions, more people search for cheaper luxuries. Nail polish often costs less than other luxuries and accessories, such as jewelry, ranging anywhere from $1 to $10. “It’s an easy trend to keep up with, and it’s something I really enjoy doing,” Ridge said. “Shoes, they’re not easy to keep up on because they’re so expensive.” Even though people have recently been buying more nail polish due to the poor economy, just as they had 12 years

ago with lipstick, economics teacher Dan Bates does not consider it a good indicator of economic status. “If it’s a good indicator, then it means it would happen over and over again. It would’ve gone on back in the early ‘80s or at other times during recessions, and I don’t think that’s true,” Bates said. “If it just happens once, then it’s more a fad than it is a trend or an indicator.” Although Walmart and McDonalds sales tend to pick up during recessions, according to Bates, the best indicators of the economy are not consumer goods but rather the bigger, more expensive items. “You have so many consumer goods that are recession proof, like laundry detergent and toilet paper and all those kinds of things, that people just keep buying them,” Bates said. Bates said better indicators of the economy are “bigticket” items such as cars. During recessions, people tend to repair those items and put off buying new ones until the economy improves, so trends like an increase in car sales are good indicators of the economy. Junior Jessica Lecher, who said she buys small luxuries like nail polish, shares similar opinions with Bates. “I think big items such as cars are better indicators of the economy. With such a tight budget, people most likely will not want to go out and spend thousands of dollars on a car,” Lecher said. “During the tough economic times, they will do with what

A CRITICAL EYE: Senior Nicole Ridge looks at an array of nail polish in a beauty store. According to Time Magazine, despite the poor-performing economy, nail polish sales hit a record high last year, suggesting that they could be an indicator of the economy. GAVIN COLAVITO AND LAUREN LU / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION TIME.COM / SOURCE

they have for bigger items.” She said because small luxuries do not cost nearly as much, people will still buy them during recessions, making them inaccurate in determining the economic status. “With smaller items, people probably feel less guilty spending $5 here or there,” Lecher said. “So regardless of the economy, people would probably continue to buy small luxuries, just maybe not as many small luxuries as they would during times of economic prosperity.” Even in times of economic instability, many people still have the need for luxuries. Lecher said people still buy luxuries because they can attain a sense of satisfaction through spending a few dollars on a small purchase rather than hundreds of dollars on a large purchase. Lecher said, “(My friends and I) can’t afford to buy big, expensive things, but we can still look pretty by just buying a H bottle of nail polish or painting our nails.”

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Seeing Double

CHS hopes to break the Guinness World Record for most sets of twin graduates Twin Records

BY TAYLOR ACTON Check out other Guinness World Book tacton@hilite.org

of Records for twins around the world Tallest twins Identical twins Michael and James Lanier of Troy, MI, both stand 7 feet, 3 inches tall.

Shortest interval between births The shortest interval between the birth of twins (single confinement) is two minutes and was achieved by Ellen Louise Brown who gave birth to Thomas at 16:54 and Niall at 16:56 in Durham, UK.

Oldest living twins The oldest living male/female twins are Pauline Shipp Love and Paul Gerald Shipp, who were born in Herington, KS. As of March 23, 2012, they were 100 years, 11 months and 1 day old.

Oldest conjoined twins Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci were born in northern Italy and lived to be 63 years old. They were separate above the waist, but shared an abdomen, pelvis and two legs. GUINNESSWORLDRECORDS.COM / SOURCE

BY TAYLOR ACTON tacton@hilite.org

uring summer break, watching the news, twins and seniors Andrew “AJ” and Samuel “Sam” DiCarlo couldn’t help but notice some of their friends on Channel 8. Zionsville High School’s graduating class of 2012 had attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most sets of twins to graduate in the same year. “It was all over the news that Zionsville had 14 sets, but the record was 16. AJ and I looked into it and started counting the twins by going through my yearbook,” Sam said. “I soon discovered Carmel had 17, and we immediately decided to contact Guinness.” In November, the DiCarlos received an email from Guinness stating their record application was being processed, a step farther than most usually get. They decided to take the good news to Principal John Williams. Social studies teacher Wesley Drew played an important role in making this happen. “It all started with a packet probably 100 pages or so of just information I had to read through on legalities and all that fun stuff. Once I had a chance to read through all of it, I organized a plan to try and document everything,” Drew said. “What I needed, who I needed to get in touch with. Then it was a matter to try and plan an attempt. I started organizing with the kids to get what I could from

them and did all the extra communication on the side as we were doing that.” On Feb. 15 the attempt was made. Mayor James Brainard, attorney TK Mershow and Sergeant Adam Miller served as the three witnesses. “Since then, I’ve got a document where I can keep track of who’s turned things in and what things I need to have changed,” Drew said. “We’re truthfully only about halfway through collecting the evidence. I’ve still got to get a lot of evidence from a lot of kids.” Drew continually works hard to make this attempt become a record for the 2013 school year; and his work doesn’t go unnoticed. “We’ve all seen how hard the staff works to make this happen,” Sam said. “It’s something most schools wouldn’t even have enough twins to do. Speaking for all 34 of us, we are so thankful to have a staff working as hard as ours.” With a graduating class of over 1,200 students it’s not uncommon that there are 34 students who can say they have a twin. “It’ll be really cool to potentially have this record,” AJ SETTING RECORDS: On Feb. 15, the 17 sets of twins attempted to set the record with social studies teacher Wesley Drew, Principal John Williams, attorney TK Mershow and Mayor James Brainard as witnesses. The record will become official on June 2, after graduation.

HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO

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Twin Telepathy?

The HiLite asked twins and seniors the same questions separately. Check out their responses. Compiled by Taylor Acton FAVORITE COLOR Orange

FAVORITE FOOD Spaghetti

FAVORITE FOOD Frozen yogurt Chipotle

FAVORITE COLOR Blue

BIGGEST PET PEEVE Nails on a chalkboard Kiss-ups

BIGGEST PET PEEVE Chewing with Kailee their mouth open

FAVORITE HOLIDAY July 4 Christmas

FAVORITE HOLIDAY Christmas

FAVORITE TV STATION ESPN

FAVORITE VACATION Greece

FAVORITE VACATION Cancun 2010

Sam DiCarlo

Kailee Post

AJ DiCarlo

Zachary Post AJ DICARLO / SUBMITTED PHOTO, TAYLOR ACTON / PHOTO

said. “Always having my twin, my brother, my best friend, whatever you want to call it, by my side has been a blast. But it’s our senior year and so much is going to change. It’s cool knowing 32 other kids besides Sam and I that will have this record to remember too.” Drew said he has put in a lot of hard work to collect birth certificates and to arrange meetings so he can gather

By the Numbers

the 17 sets of twins all in the same room. “Originally, I was doing my administrative internship in the fall here at the high school and Mr. Williams came and talked to me about doing this as an extra project,” Drew said. “I thought it was a neat opportunity. My wife is a twin, and my mom is a twin, so that was some extra incentive in doing it. I knew they’d be excited about it.”

Ask the Expert Twin and social studies teacher Ryan Ringenberg shares his experience about being a twin. Compiled by Caitlin Muller

Pregnant women who regularly eat meat or dairy products are five times more likely to have twins than vegan women.

What is your favorite part about being a twin now?

Since 1980, the birth rate for twins has increased by

He’s somebody that I can relate to very closely. We share a lot of similar ideas, and we root for the same teams, we can talk about the most recent games and so forth. It’s somebody that I can call up when I just need sombody to talk to who thinks the same way as I do.

95%

78%

of all multiple births in the United States are twins.

What was the worst part about being a twin at a young age? Maybe the fact that you lose a bit of that individual identity. You’re always associated with your twin brother. That was my least favorite part at times.

Two-thirds of this increase may be explained by the growing use of fertility drugs and assistive reproductive technology.

1 in 4

Guinness requires staff members like Drew to collect a lot of evidence which can be difficult, but it definitely pays off in the end. “I can’t wait. We will have something to remember from our time here at Carmel,” AJ said. “It’s one of those things where I can show my kids in 20 years and they will think H it’s so cool.”

of twins born each day are unexpected surprises until days or moments before their birth.

MELINDA SONG / GRAPHIC TWINSFOUNDATION.COM, EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM, TWINSTALK.COM, THE NEW YORK TIMES / SOURCES

What is currently your least favorite part about being a twin?

CAITLIN MULLER / PHOTO

What was your favorite about being a twin while growing up? I think always having someone to do something with, to compete with and hang out with. That was probably the best part.

I don’t think that I have a least favorite part now that I’m out of that context of school. There’s really nothing bad about being a twin.

Did you have to deal with rivalries or jealousy with your twin brother? Definitely there is competition and rivalry. But we were always able to overcome it. We never let it be H a permanent wedge between us.

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Fall From

GRACE By Miriam Hu mhu@hilite.org Recent months saw a hash of professional athletes falling short of their fans’ expectations. After these scandals, students question the value of sports legends as role models.

on Hicks, member of the men’s golf team and junior, said he used to see Tiger Woods as not only the greatest golfer to have ever lived but also as a philanthropist and a family man. “I wanted to be just like him,” Hicks said.

“I loved pretty much everything about him. I never missed a tournament he was playing in,” Hicks said. “Every Sunday, I was glued to the TV watching him. I bought four or five shirts with Tiger Woods logos on them. I saw him as a true philanthropist, a good father and husband, as well as being

just a good guy in general. He seemed to have it all figured out.” But when scandal broke out in 2009, Hicks said he felt shocked. “I felt lied to,” he said. “It seemed every tournament I watched Tiger play, coverage would show Tiger immediately walking over

and giving his wife a big hug and kiss after his round. (I thought) he was not only a great golfer, but a caring family man as well. Obviously, I was wrong.” Woods among many CONTINUED athletes caught in scandal ON NEXT PAGE in recent years.

MARY BROOKE JOHNSON / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

PAGE 18 | COVER STORY | HILITE | HILITE.ORG | MARCH 22, 2013 After accusations throughout his entire career and even a lifetime ban from cycling from the U.S. AntiDoping Agency (USADA), seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finally admitted to doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in January. Oscar “Blade Runner” Pistorius, the highly regarded double amputee who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, was charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Feb. 14. This upward trend of professional athletes and wrongdoing can have serious consequences for students who see athletes as role models. A 2006 survey from the College of New Jersey reported that 57 percent of students who admitted to using anabolic steroids said professional athletes influenced their decision. Eighty percent of these students said they believed steroids could CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE

INSPIRED: Jon Hicks, Tiger Woods fan and junior, displays trophies from his own successes on the men’s golf team. Hicks said he admired Woods for both his talent as a golfer and his character as a man.

aspired to be like sports stars. Mylin said student athletes should aim to emulate professional athletes’ work ethic and performance standards but still realize that athletic ability does not necessarily correspond to good character. “Athletes and celebrities are people just like we are. They’re gifted and successful, but that doesn’t always translate into a person of great moral fiber,” Mylin said. “We need to realize that our moral character is developed through our family, through our relationships and through (whatever religion) we have. We need to build that into our work ethic as we try to become the best athlete. (Students) need to develop their own moral backbones as they pursue their goals in sports.” Scott Heady, men’s basketball head coach, said he agreed with Mylin that students needed to be careful not to get attached to high-profile athletes, especially with the prevalence of the media in today’s world. Heady said, “I think young people have to be careful and not turn those (athletes) they really don’t know into their role models. I think it goes back to parents encouraging kids and saying, ‘You can like this player or that entertainer, but don’t get so attached and make that person the person you want to be.’ You have to be careful.” “I think with social media, ESPN and games all the time—every night, there are games on, and you can pick probably five or 10 different games to watch—you have so many more opportunities to see athletes,” Heady continued. NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO

help them achieve their athletic dreams. “Society makes (professional athletes) out to be heroes,” Hicks said. “They’re always on TV, they’re always driving nice cars and they’re rich. Students just want to be like them.” Tim Mylin, women’s track head coach, said students who see professional athletes as role models need to do so cautiously because athletes are human and can make mistakes. “I don’t think character is a prerequisite for excellence in sports, and I think that’s what our kids need to realize before they put a person on a pedestal. They need to take a close look at what the moral character is,” Mylin said. Although Mylin said that professional athletes are not necessarily good role models, a 2008 study conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers reported that 60 percent of teachers said their students

For more on the Oscar Pistorius story, turn to page 30 for reporter Caitlin Muller’s take on the fall of the Olympic legend.

“Kids get attached to role models because they just see them so much. They’re so publicized. It wasn’t like that a few years ago.” The rise of social media sites has also impacted the reputations of athletes at Carmel, such as Michael Volovic, men’s basketball team captain and senior. Volovic, who has 1,176 followers on Twitter, said he has to be careful about what he posts because so many people, including younger children who play basketball and look up to him, view his feed each day. “I have a lot of friends from CHS (who follow me on Twitter), but also basketball players from all over. There are also a couple of scouts and coaches who also follow me. I usually make sure everything I say is appropriate because I don’t want coaches or adults perceiving me as a bad kid if I would ever say anything bad,” he said. “I always say to myself, ‘Would I be okay with this (tweet) being on the front page of a newspaper?’ There are some (tweets) that I decide to delete because they don’t fit that system.” According to Heady, even though students should be wary about who they admire, professional athletes also have a responsibility to make good decisions knowing that they are in the public spotlight, the way Volovic does. “You hear some athletes say, ‘I’m not a role model. I’m just like anybody else; my job should be just like anybody else’s.’ Well, it’s not, because it’s more publicized,” Heady said. “I think (being a good role model) comes with the job (of being a professional athlete). We all want privacy in our lives, and I think that is important, but it goes with the territory that there’s a

Pros or Cons? From track and field to golf to football, few sports have been unmarred by scandal, and some of the greatest legends have become the most notorious.

Oscar Pistorius Claim to Fame A double-leg amputee, Pistorius ran in the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal.

Claim to Shame On Feb. 14, Pistorius was accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend.

Lance Armstrong Claim to Fame Armstrong won seven Tour de France titles, fought cancer and created the Livestrong Foundation.

Claim to Shame On Jan. 17, Armstrong confessed to doping, lost his titles and was banned from all sports.

Joe Paterno

Tiger Woods

Claim to Fame Paterno coached the championshipwinning Penn State football team for over 40 years.

Claim to Shame In 2011, Paterno was fired and stripped of over 100 wins for allegedly not reporting a sexual abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach.

Claim to Fame Woods holds 14 major golf championship titles, including four Masters Tournaments and three U.S. Opens.

Claim to Shame In 2009, Woods’ multiple affairs were revealed, and he temporarily withdrew from golf.

MARCH 22, 2013 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | COVER STORY | PAGE 19 responsibility to be a good role model.” Ariel Hune, women’s track team captain and senior, said that because athletes’ behavior and decisions have a huge impact on students, not all athletes are worthy of being role models. Hune said, “If you see (athletes) drinking a sports drink and they’re good, you want to go out and do it. If they wear a certain brand of clothes, you want to do it. They listen to certain kinds of music; you want to go out and do it. You see them eating something; you want to go do it. They don’t realize that everything that they do influences younger people who look up to them and watch what they’re doing.” Because she knows how much athletes and the media affect younger students’ decisions, Hune said she behaves differently on the track and takes her job as team captain more seriously because she knows people are looking up to her. “I’m usually goofy and have fun a lot, but when it’s time for practice, I get serious,” she said. “Now, I have to watch what I do, what I say and who I hang around with. It matters.” However, according to Hune, athletes can also use their influence positively by working hard and staying out of trouble. “Not (all) professional athletes do steroids and all the stuff that they shouldn’t be doing. You should look up to the people who do great things and work hard,” she said. “They don’t have to be amazing athletes, but they can still work hard and be good people. But they can just as easily be amazing athletes, think they’re better than everybody, be a snob and just treat everybody awfully.” She said some athletes, including Olympic track and field stars Sanya Richards-Ross and Allison Felix, inspire her with their work ethic and dedication. “I look up to them because I am an athlete,” Hune said. “I aspire to go to the Olympics like

Michael Vick Claim to Fame Vick was the 1999 Big East Rookie of the Year.

KYLE CRAWFORD / PHOTO

REALITY CHECK: Basketball head coach Scott Heady addresses his team during the Sectional game on March 3. According to Heady, the scandals of sports heroes show the distinction between a player’s ability and his character. they do and do great things like they do. “A girl last year told me, ‘Ariel, I just want you to know that you’re my role model. You work so hard,’” she said. “Because I do work so hard. I train with the (men’s) track team. That’s how serious I am about it during the off-season. I train with the (men’s) track team so that I can be good, and they always ask me, ‘Ariel, why are you even here with us? You’re a girl.’ But I tell them, ‘I want to be good. I want to be as fast as you guys.’ “I want my team to do well, just like I want to do well,” Hune continued. “Everyone says track is an individual sport, and it is, but it’s also a team sport—because you’re running for you, but you’re also running for your team. I want to help my team get to where we

want to be. I want us all to be able to do great things, and I want us to do well this year.” Like Hune, Hicks said that the way students behave outside of practice and competition, whether it be good or bad, affects the rest of the team. Hicks said, “Last year, we had an incident that actually brought us closer as a team. We had a teammate get suspended (for) four matches, and he was going through some tough times, so we all pulled together and helped him through it. It actually kind of helped us in the long run—not that suspensions are a good thing, but it helped bring all of us together.” According to both Mylin and Heady, however, their athletic programs have been fortunate that discipline issues with students

Marion Jones Claim to Fame Jones won five medals in track and field events at the 2000 Olympics.

Claim to Shame Claim to Shame In 2007, Vick was arrested and imprisoned for participating in an illegal dog fighting ring.

In 2007, Jones admitted to using performanceenhancing drugs and lost all of her titles.

at this school are few and far between. “Here at Carmel—what a great place to be. You couldn’t ask for a better school, better people, better support, better teachers and better programs,” Heady said. “We’ve developed a culture in our program (such) that our (students) just know that (good behavior) is a part of being on the basketball team. We’ve got unbelievably high-character student athletes here.” As for Hicks, he said he still thinks of Tiger Woods as an inspirational and talented golfer but no longer a role model for character. “I still love watching him,” he said, “but I definitely think less of him as a person...Tiger didn’t set a good example for all his fans. Like Spider-Man said, ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’” H

Kobe Bryant Claim to Fame Bryant won five NBA championships and a record four All Star Most Valuable Player Awards.

Claim to Shame In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault. Though charges were dropped when the victim would not testify, Bryant lost many contracts with advertisers.

Barry Bonds Claim to Fame Bonds holds the Major League Baseball record for the most home runs and Most Valuable Player awards.

Claim to Shame In 2001, Bonds was caught in the baseball steroids scandal. He was denied inclusion in the Hall of Fame. ASSOCIATED PRESS / SOURCE ANTHONY KO / GRAPHICS

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ENTERTAINMENT

DIY Easter Eggs

long standing tradition, Easter eggs are an essential part of celebrating Easter. If the extent of your knowledge goes only as far as knowing how to dunk an egg in dye, there’s no need to worry. Here are a few step-by-step ways for a more creative holiday. NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTOS

BY AINING WANG ainingwang@hilite.org

Basic Dyeing Techniques

You will need:

Eggs

Tape

Step 1: For food coloring, put about 20 drops into one-half cup water. Most egg dyes are in tablet form. One tablet per cup of water seems to yield the best color. Step 2: Wipe the outside of the shell with a damp paper towel or cloth to remove any yolk or dirt. Step 3: Use the spoon to dip the egg into the dye and hold the egg under for about a minute then check the color. The longer you hold the egg in the dye, the deeper the color will be. Step 4: After achieving the desired color, pat the egg dry with a paper towel and allow it to dry completely. Tape Patterns

Cups of water Glitter

Materials: Food coloring or egg dye, hard boiled egg, water (2 cups), egg holder (or spoon), strips of tape Step 1: Wipe the outside of the egg with a damp paper towel or cloth. Step 2: Cut the tape lengthwise into strips of varying lengths. Wrap the tape around the egg to make a design. Step 3: Follow steps three and four from “Basic Dyeing Techniques” Step 4: Allow about a minute for the first layer of dye to dry then unravel the tape and repeat steps two and three, creating different patterns with the tape each time, until there are several layers of dye on the egg. Dyeing with Wax

Paper towels Dye

Crayon

Egg holder

This technique will let you leave parts of the egg white, while dyeing the rest. Materials: Food coloring or egg dye, hard boiled egg (optional: hollowed-out egg), water (about 2 cups), egg holder (or spoon), wax crayon Step 1: Wipe the outside of the egg with a damp paper towel or cloth. Step 2: Use a wax crayon to lineate or color in the parts of the egg where you don’t want the dye to cover. Then, follow steps three and four from “Basic Dyeing Techniques.”

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Hot-glue Gun Stickers: Place various kinds of Easter-themed stickers on the egg to make patterns or a scene. EggArounds: These plastic covers can be purchased at craft stores. Slip them around the center of a hardboiled egg then submerge the egg in boiling water for three to five seconds. The cover will shrink and wrap around the egg. Animal eggs: Cut construction paper into various shapes and then glue them onto the egg to create animals. For example, use ovals, circles, and triangles to make a rabbit. Add a cloud shape to the other side to make a fluffy tail.

Step 1: Squirt the hot glue onto the egg. We used an egg carton to hold them. Wide fat glue lines work well. Let the glue dry thoroughly. Step 2: Drop them gently into the dye. We let them set about 10 minutes so that there would be a significant contrast in color. Step 3: Apply glue, dye the egg, peel off the glue, add glue and dye it again to layer and mix the colors. The egg carton H makes a great drying rack.

Sparkly Eggs Cover your workspace with newspaper or other protective material. Fill several bowls with different colors of glitter. Step 1: Spread a thin layer of glue across the outer shell of the egg then role the egg in glitter until it is evenly covered. Step 2: Gently set the glue covered egg in a bowl of glitter. Use a spoon to cover the egg with glitter, making sure there are no empty spots. Step 3: Gently remove the egg from the glitter. Set it on waxed paper and allow the glue to dry for an hour. Optional: Use glitter glue and wipe it across the surface of the egg with a sponge or your hands. You can use glitter to create designs, write messages and for various other things to decorate you Easter eggs.

Road Trippin’ 5

Romancin’

1. “Life is a Highway” - Tom Cochrane 2. “Touring” The Ramones 3. “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” - The Animals 4. “Start Me Up” - The Rolling Stones 5. “One Way Or Another” - One Directions

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1. “She Was Mine” - AJ Rafael 2. “Every Single Dollar” - We the Kings 3. “Heartstrings” - Clara Chung 4. “Fellin Love with a Girl” - White Stripes 5. “Bumble Bee” - Joseph Vincent

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Here’s the HiLite Staff’s picks on what to listen to over spring break. The songs are broken down by what your plans are. Complied by Rochelle Brual

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Forever Alonin’ 1. “Love Is Lost” - David Bowie 2. “Eyes” - Rogue Wave 3. “Default” - Atoms For Peace 4. “Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor” - Chopin 5. “Sometimes a Lonely Way” - TMBG

Beach Bummin’

5 1. “Walking on Sunshine” - Katrina & The Waves 2. “Soak Up the Sun” - Sheryl Crow 3. “Beach Monster” - STRFKR 4. “Theme from ‘Jaws’” - John Williams 5. “Surfin’ USA” - The Beach Boys

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Students form new a cappella group BY KYLE WALKER kwalker@hilite.org A student-run a cappella group has officially arrived at CHS. Jack Coleman, student director and sophomore, said the idea for the group came from Shea Rhoutsong, student director and junior. “(Shea) approached me about it, and I found the idea of a department-independent choral group very promising,” he said. “It just seemed like a cool prospect, and CHS really didn’t have an a cappella group.” Auditions took place in February, and from them, Coleman and Rhoutsong finalized a roster. “We got to hear some really great voices, and I think we’ve got a pretty good start for what will hopefully become a significant part of CHS culture,” Coleman said.

According to him, at this point the group plans to rehearse on Wednesdays and perform in the choral department’s spring concert. The challenges thus far are clear, he said, but the directors are doing their best to deal with them. “Getting organized, creating a harmonious working environment and song choice are all very difficult, especially in the beginning,” he said. According to choral director Lamonte Kuskye, the idea of a student-run group is not totally new at CHS, as students directed Greyhound Sound during spring of 2012. Kuskye said his feelings about a student-run group depend on the purpose of the group in question. “If you’re trying to be competitive, I would hope that by working with a faculty member, you’re going to get the highest grade of training. If it’s student, they don’t have the experience yet,” he said. “If it’s more of a for-fun activity, I think it’s awesome that students are getting together.”

However, Kuskye said, he is supportive of any new opportunities for students to sing. “I think (the a cappella group) is cool because I think it’s another chance for kids to be involved and to sing,” he said. “I think everybody should sing. Coleman said the idea for the group was unrelated to the popularity of “Pitch Perfect,” a 2012 film featuring several impressive a cappella performances. “We were very keen on something in the vein of ‘Straight No Chaser,’” he said. “It has nothing to do with ‘Pitch Perfect.’ Our name is a pun created before the film was released, and we have forbidden the mention of that movie in our meetings (because) we just get really annoyed when people suggest that we created the group because a cappella groups were popularized by a movie.” For now, Coleman said, the goal of Pitch, Please! is to H “have fun, sing well and make something beautiful.”

Orchestras prepare for ISSMA competition BY ISAAC WARSHAWSKY iwarshawsky@hilite.org

very Tuesday and Thursday after school, George Gemelas, Camerata Orchestra violist and junior, rehearses with his orchestra, keeping in line with the orchestra’s rigorous schedule in preparation for ISSMA competitions coming up in late April. According to Soo Han, orchestra director and co-department chairperson of the performing arts department, the regional round of the orchestra ISSMA competition will take place in late April, and the State finals will be the first week of May. All four orchestras participate in the ISSMA competition, but only the two top orchestras, the Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, are eligible to go on to state finals because they are the only orchestras that play in full orchestra settings with winds and percussion, according to Han. The Symphony Orchestra is performing three pieces for ISSMA this year. It is performing “African Dance” by Karl Nielsen, “Nocturne,” a movement from a string quartet by Alexander Borodin and the finale of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony, which, according to Han, is a showy and difficult piece to play. According to Hyesoo Chae, Camerata Orchestra violinist and junior, the Symphony Orchestra began preparing its pieces in February. “The pieces that we’re playing show off our strengths really well, and I think we’re doing a great job preparing for ISSMA,” Chae said.

Han said, “We work extremely hard. We have many after-school rehearsals, and in addition to after-school rehearsals, students are expected to put in tons of individual practice time because that’s the craft of music-making.” Last year, the CHS orchestras did a fantastic job at ISSMA, according to Han. Both the Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra made it to the State finals. The Philharmonic Orchestra, the second highest orchestra, came out in sixth place, and the Symphony Orchestra, the top orchestra, won the state championship. “We have shown through our concerts in the beginning of the year that we are continuing our strong tradition for orchestral playing, and we have good players,” Gemelas said. However, Han said the orchestra members’ main goal was not to win competitions but to showcase their artistic talent and passion for music. “One thing I really try to stress as a teacher, especially in the field of performing arts, is that I really try to not focus so much on the competition aspect of what we do here,” Han said. “At the end of the day, in the field of performing arts, a lot of what happens in the competition field is subjective. It’s a panel of judges that judge based on their own aesthetics. I want to say, ‘Yes, they will do well,’ because we will work really hard towards achieving a high level of artistic achievement and not necessarily try to come in a get first place. It will be fun to win first place, but our goal is to go out and perform the best we can and showcase all the work H we’ve put in.”

AMIRA MALCOM / PHOTOS

FINALLY FLAWLESS: Students in the Camerata Orchestra practice music for the upcoming ISSMA competition. These student musicians have been practicing for weeks after school to make sure they are playing just right in order to win, although orchestra director Soo Han says their goal is just to do their best.

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Secret Menu Items “Suicide Burger” Burger King The Suicide Burger contains four beef patties, four slices of cheese, lots of bacon and a special sauce.

Secret menus at restaurants provide hidden options

“McChicken Cheeseburger Combo*” McDonald’s

“Power Breakfast” salads Panera Bread

This Starbucks drink is like three shots of espresso poured into a drip coffee.

This is a McChicken put in between the patties of a double cheeseburger.

“Famous Bowl” with Mac and Cheese KFC This bowl includes chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, cheese and mac and cheese.

The End Is Here

The Enchirito is an enchilada filled with beef, cheese, diced onions and beans and covered in red sauce.

These “Power Breakfast” salads are on the secret menu. Customers can choose to order egg bowls with either turkey or steak.

*Colloquial name withheld

“Green Eye” Starbucks

“Enchirito” Taco Bell

“Pizza Sub” Subway

“Quesarito” Chipotle

The pizza sub contains tomato sauce, salami, pepperoni, cheese and customized toppings.

The Quesarito is a customized burrito wrapped in a cheese quesadilla.

JIVA CAPULONG / GRAPHIC BUSINESS INSIDER / SOURCE

As long-running television shows start to end, students and teachers reminisce about their favorite moments

Date shows ended or will end

Dec. 17, 2012

Junior Hannah Sheets It was an overall quality program. I know “Gossip Girl” sounds shallow, but it’s a good show that keeps you intrigued. I’m going to miss the characters and keeping up with their lives, and not being able to watch every week.

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Jan. 31, 2013

Physics teacher Dale Herr

Junior Eric Stockholm

I think the thing that I enjoyed with “Fringe” was just how we can look at science and concepts today that might be considered fringe science but in 20, 30, 40 years might be mainstream science. It keeps you fresh and keeps you thinking.

It’s one of the best written comedies on television. I mean, nowadays, a lot of shows just tell sexual jokes. But “30 Rock” is actually witty and really well written, and it really was one of the best written shows on television.

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Sophomore Sydney Sorrell I’m going to miss Jim and Pam, because their relationship is just so fun to watch. I know he’s already gone, but Steve Carell as Michael Scott, was the best part of “The Office.” Since he’s already gone, it’s sort of already ended for me. COMPILED BY JOSEPH LEE ANTHONY KO / GRAPHIC

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SPORTS

Come Together Players connect and build relationships through team bonding activities BY RUSHI PATEL rpatel@hilite.org

s last year’s season ended, the players on the women’s tennis team went their separate ways. Some immediately started preparing for this year’s season, whereas others took a short break before they began training again. However, Bailey Padgett, member of the women’s tennis team and junior, said the players never really disassociated themselves with one another during the off-season. In fact, the relationships continued to build, she said. According to Padgett, team bonding, including the offseason, is a big part of the tennis team and contributes greatly to its success. And as the team prepares for its upcoming season, she says team building will play a vital role. “Last year, we did yoga every Monday starting in January and we did it pretty much the whole season through,” Padgett said. “This year, our team bonding is kick boxing. So, at first, we were a little curious about that. We didn’t know what that was really about, and then we did it, and it was one of the best experiences that we, all agreed, had. Other things we do, we have team sleepovers a lot. We go out to dinner a lot after matches. So, basically, (for the) tennis team, half of it’s about tennis; half is just about being a team.”

Spring Sports Scoreboard As teams begin their spring seasons, they have many upcoming games and matches Baseball Monday against Hamilton Heights at Hamilton Heights (5:00 p.m)

Men’s golf Tuesday against Hamilton SE & Westfield at Woodwind GC (4:00 p.m)

Women’s tennis April 9 against Heritage Christian at Heritage Christian (5:00 p.m)

Men’s track and field Tuesday against Hamilton Southeastern at Hamilton Southeastern (5:00 p.m)

Women’s track and field Wednesday against Hamilton Southeastern at Hamilton Southeastern (5:00 p.m)

Softball Tuesday against Hamilton Southeastern at Cherry Tree (5:00 p.m) CARMELGREYHOUNDS.COM / SOURCE

The women’s tennis team is not alone in its pursuit of a more team-oriented stance. According to Mike Bostic, head coach of the women’s tennis team, team bonding plays an integral role in the successes of all of the sports programs here. “I think CHS athletics is so successful not only because of the depth of talent, but the type of kids we have,” Bostic said via email. “Our kids are mature and understand that they need each other to accomplish big things. Team building activities just facilitate this even more.” With the emphasis on individuality and self-improvement in many sports, it might be difficult to see why players and coaches strive to build such teamwork. According to Ellen Schmitz, member of the women’s track team and senior, the reason coaches and athletes seek to build teamwork is that self-improvement and teamwork go hand in hand. “Bonding is extremely important to our teams’ success. We all love to run, but we love the friendships and experiences we gain through the team. When we step up to the starting line we want to do well for ourselves, but more importantly, for our teammates,” Schmitz said. “Having a close team makes even the worst days a little better and your victories even sweeter.” Padgett said she agrees with Schmitz, saying that having a team behind her helps her play better. “Well, for me, I play year-round tennis, so most of the time I’m by myself KATHLEEN BERTSCH / PHOTO individually. I found that it’s easier; I feel so much more relaxed when I have a STRETCH OUT: Ellen Schmitz, member of the track team and senior, team behind me, but of course, in order stretches before a practice along with other members of the women’s track to become a team, you need to have that team. Schmitz said self-improvement and teamwork go hand in hand. love and care you experience together, and the way you get that is through team bonding,” Padgett said. “I think team-building activities are critical to building There are many activities teams do to build team unity,” Bostic said. “The girls get to spend time away from unity, according to Padgett and Schmitz, and not all of the sport and (having team building activities) really builds them are organized by the coaches. In fact, Padgett said lasting friendships.” some team bonding events are organized by the players. In the end, Padgett said, no matter how it happens, team “Other things we do, we have team sleepovers a lot. We go bonding should be something all teams do. According to out to dinner a lot after matches,” Padgett said. her, team bonding can make the whole team, as well as each Schmitz said many of her team bonding activities are individual player, better. She said she thinks inclusion is a big outside of school. part of being on a team. She said the track team has team meals, secret buddies, “For me, it’s easy to bond with people. You find things dessert parties, spirit days, pumpkin carving contests and you have in common, and you build upon that,” Padgett secret Santa gift exchanges. During the summer, some track said. “But, I feel like in order to be a team, you need to members even enter and volunteer at local races and go to have everyone whose part of that team, be included. So team camp. by team bonding, you establish those relationships with Regardless of what players do during team bonding events, those people so you can progress as a team and have your H Bostic said they are important for team bonding. successes together.”

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Under new leadership, baseball team anticipates upcoming season BY SEAN TRUAX struax@hilite.org

hen the men’s baseball team takes the field on March 25 in its season opener against Hamilton Heights, the team will be under different leadership than in previous seasons. During the off-season the team replaced interim head coach Jay Lehr with former Lawrence Central coach Dan Roman. Roman, the long-time Lawrence Central coach, won a 4A State championship and Coach of the Year Award in 2004. Roman also compiled a 322-171 win-loss record and led Lawrence Central to three consecutive Marion County second place championships. “I bring a winning tradition and outstanding leadership to this fine school,” Roman said. “I know how to run a program from top to bottom and understand that the freshman are as important to the program as the seniors.” While Roman brings the knowledge of these championship wins to Carmel, he will be coaching in a program that has not won a Sectional title since 2000 and last made an appearance in the State title game in 1997. Although the team has not met its expectations in recent years, Conner McGeehan, baseball player and junior, believes that can all change this year.

New year, fresh start The baseball team looks to succeed this upcoming season with a new coaching staff and new leaders Coaching Staff: • • • • • • •

Dan Roman (Head Coach) Jay Lehr (Assistant Coach) Jeff Hartzel (Pitching Coach) Brad Pearson (Junior varsity Head Coach) Toby Steele (Junior varsity Assistant Coach) Justin Quick (Freshman team Head Coach) Wes Drew (Freshman team Assistant Coach)

Carmel’s Past Performances: • • • • • • • •

2002: 14-14 Record; 3rd Place in the MIC 2003: 14-12 Record: 8th Place in the MIC 2004: 22-6 Record: 3rd Place in the MIC 2005: 19-10 Record: 3rd Place in the MIC 2006: 26-4 Record: 1st Place in the MIC 2007: 18-8 Record: 2nd Place in the MIC 2008: 25-5 Record: 1st Place in the MIC 2009: 15-10 Record: 3rd Place in the MIC

Upcoming Games: • Monday at Hamilton Heights against Hamilton Heights at 5:00 p.m • Tuesday at home against Westfield at 5:00 p.m • Wednesday at Warren Central against Warren Central at 5:00 p.m • April 6 at home against Lake Central at 11:00 a.m • April 8 at Hamilton Southeastern against Hamilton Southeastern at 5:00 p.m MYCCS.CCS.K12.IN.US/CHS/BASEBALL.COM / SOURCE

McGeehan, who played on the junior varsity team during in difficult games,” Campbell said. “I’m just going to try and his freshman and sophomore years, moved up to varsity be the best example I can for the team so the other players can during his junior year and has had a lot of experience with the follow the same mindset.” Carmel program. Because of the new acquisition of Roman and the “Over the past few years talent the team possesses this year, nobody has feared us or seen the members of the men’s baseball us as a threat,” McGeehan said. team have set high expectations “However, Roman is definitely for themselves this year. Whether planning on changing that this it’s meeting individual or team year. We have a lot of talent and a expectations, both Campbell and great group of guys who are going McGeehan are excited to be a part to be able to put it all together.” of the complete turnaround of the One of the ways McGeehan Carmel baseball program. said Roman will help start to “My goals are to win the Sectional turn the program around is the championship and go deep into the mindset and attitude he will State tournament,” McGeehan said. “I Conner McGeehan want to surprise all those who think expect from his players. Member of the men’s baseball team and junior “Roman has already begun we’re going to be another sub .500 H to mature us as baseball players,” disappointment team.” McGeehan said. “He has nailed into our heads that it is unacceptable for our team not to be a State powerhouse.” Ryan Campbell, baseball player and junior, like McGeehan, has also been a part of the Carmel program for the last three years and has H endured the losing seasons. However, Campbell also believes Roman has what it takes to turn the program around and says it starts with the mental approach. “Roman’s going to be focused on the mental side of baseball and winning because we have the talent to go pretty far,” Campbell said. While both players believe Roman will help improve the mental attitudes of the men’s baseball team, they also think additional training and practice will contribute to bringing success. The team started officially practicing on March 11, but team members were busy participating in off-season team training and individual training all year long. “As a team we’ve had a lot of conditioning in order to make our bodies as well as our minds strong,” Campbell said. “I specifically have been working on getting stronger in areas I need to as well as refining my pitching mechanics.” Campbell has been playing on varsity for the men’s baseball team since his sophomore year and gained recognition for his play when he signed to the University of Pittsburgh to play baseball. According to McGeehan, because of Campbell’s all-around competitive nature and baseball talent he will be viewed as a leader this season. “Ryan brings confidence to the rest of the team when he is on the (pitcher’s) mound,” McGeehan said. “I think most of the underclassmen look up to Campbell for his hard work, leadership and just being an all-around winner.” Campbell says that he will try to set the best MARY BROOKE JOHNSON / PHOTO example he can and bring the right mindset to PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Junior Conner McGeehan prepares the team. “My main role on the team is to be a to throw during tryouts. McGeehan said he hopes the team wins the consistent starter and to be able to be counted on Sectional tournament and makes a deep run in the State tournament.

Over the past few years nobody has feared us or seen us as a threat. However, Roman is definitely planning on changing that this year.

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OPINION

Fixing the Draft. The NBA should allow players to jump straight from high school to pros with restriction. I am going to be blunt here. I think the NBA’s rule of forcing take their education seriously. This same plan could prove players to wait one year after high school before making the beneficial to the NBA, the colleges and the players. jump to the pros is one of the worst aspects of the NBA and The NBA would benefit from the MLB’s policy by allowing college basketball. The rule makes a complete joke of the term the best talent to arrive when they graduate high school. The “student-athlete,” as many of the players who would have schools would benefit by gaining students signed with a professional team immediately after graduating who actually want to be there, rather than from high school are then only encouraged to stay at the people who are there just to play basketball for college until after basketball season and never two semesters. Colleges have a even come close to graduating. In order to keep chance to develop players and the term “student-athlete” from becoming have less roster turnover from MATT even more of the laughing stock than it already season-to-season. BARNTHOUSE is, the NBA needs to adopt Major League The players might benefit Baseball’s policy on entering the draft. most of all from a MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a prime style policy. Players such as example of how to achieve a happy medium Derrick Rose (who, according when it comes to draft eligibility. The MLB to credible reports, had to cheat on the SATs allows players to enter the draft straight from to even become NCAA eligible), who are high school, but if players decide to attend obviously ready for the NBA after high school college, they must stay at least through their do not have to go through a season of red tape junior season. This logical policy allows those and waste a season of their careers just to go to who either are ready to make the jump to the pros, or just don’t the pros. Injuries are common in college basketball, so forcing wish to continue their education, to start their careers, while players who are NBA-ready to play a year could destroy their at the same time ensuring those who plan to go to college to once-in-a-lifetime chance at earning millions of dollars.

It also benefits players who are not ready for the NBA. If a player is not ready for the NBA after high school, he can go to college. Three years of development benefits both the college and the player. The college has a chance to actually provide an education to the player, and the player not only has sufficient time to develop, he also has ample time to earn a degree, or at least become close enough to a degree that he can complete it during the NBA off-season. Switching to an MLB-style policy is the most logical choice for the NBA and benefits everyone involved. The NBA, colleges and players all benefit from a flexible plan for draft eligibility. It is time to allow those who do not wish to be student-athletes to make the jump to the pros, and put the “student” in student-athlete H once again.

The rule makes a complete joke of the term ‘student-athlete.’

Matt Barnthouse is the Social Media editor for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach him at mbarnthouse@hilite.org.

OPINION

This is Indiana. March Madness takes on a whole new meaning in this state.

KYLE CRAWFORD / PHOTO

STRONG STUDENT SECTION: Principal John Williams leads students in the “roller coaster” cheer during the varsity men’s basketball Sectional Final. A total of over 12,000 people attended the six Sectional basketball games at CHS.

It’s March, the most wonderful time of people attending the IHSAA Sectional the year for basketball. People are making this year when Carmel hosted it? Are you brackets with their friends, coworkers kidding me? 12,000 people attended a total and everyone in between, hoping to gain of six games? Ridiculous. Look at the photo bragging rights until next year. But what is it to the left. That doesn’t happen anywhere that makes this “Madness” so entertaining? except here. It’s Indiana. A simple answer, until you Drive down any road, and I guarantee think about it. you will see at least one basketball goal In this state, basketball on each street. In a recent means more than anywhere ESPN.com article, it was else. It’s why every night documented that Hoosiers BOBBY that Indiana University used everything they could BROWNING (IU) plays, my Twitter feed find as a goal. It’s how we is filled with people either are; we grow up repeatedly complaining or praising the hearing stories of Bobby team. Love them or hate Plump’s game-winning shot them, everybody here pays for Milan in the State Final. attention to IU basketball. We thrive off of the revival And it’s not just IU. A of Tom Crean’s Hoosiers few years ago, Indianapolis and the restoration of the hosted the Final Four. The winning ways set forth by his city was already excited about it, and then predecessor, Bob Knight. something beyond our imaginations And so, as this new season of March happened: The hometown Butler Bulldogs Madness begins, take some time to made the Final Four. IU fans, Purdue appreciate that it means a little more in fans and everybody in between jumped Indiana. People always say, “In 49 states on the Butler bandwagon, an entire state it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana,” but rallying behind a team. And in the national how many of us have actually thought championship against Duke, the entire state about that? That statement could not be let out a collective sigh as Gordon Hayward’s more true. It’s in our blood. Even people near half-court heave bounced off the rim. who don’t enjoy sports like to hear about It even trickles down to the high-school how IU does. It’s why ESPN held their show level. How else can you explain 12,000 “College Gameday” in Indiana three times

Are you kidding me? 12,000 people attended a total of six games? Ridiculous. in this year alone. Hoosiers, Boilermakers, Fighting Irish, Bulldogs, Cardinals, Sycamores and every school in between. Basketball is in our blood. So buckle up and enjoy this ride. The H Madness is just beginning. Bobby Browning is the sports editor for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach him at bbrowning@hilite.org. March Madness Update If you submitted a bracket for our HiLite March Madness challenge, go to greyhoundmedia.org/sports to see how your bracket is doing or scan the QR code below to get to the site.

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Snooze or Lose Studies indicate sleep deprivation directly correlates to athletic injuries in teenagers BY ERIC DICK edick@hilite.org

and body. In a study performed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an organization dedicated to attaining optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults, enior Maxwell Teal has been playing soccer all of his subject athletes who slept eight or more hours each night life and, as an athlete, takes pride and necessity in were 68 percent less likely to be injured than athletes who keeping his body healthy and functioning properly regularly slept less. In a second study performed by the AAP, by getting enough sleep each night. However, last 76.7 percent of the participants reported sleeping less than spring, when he tore an anterior ligament in his left ankle at eight hours each night. After studying them for 21 months, one of his soccer practices, Teal had a wakeup call. 57 percent of the participants had sustained injuries and 38 “I did not get enough sleep,” Teal said. “At practice, I percent had gone on to suffer multiple injuries. could not focus at all. I was lightheaded, my coordination These experiments, however, are only half of the was off, my legs were heavy and I was tired and out of breath. understanding of how sleep ties to sports injuries. The I stepped on a divot in the ground and because I was not my other half lies beneath the skin. Sleep gives muscles and normal self; I went down immediately in pain. If I had slept ligaments a chance to relax, heal and ready themselves for more, this probably would not have happened.” more training. According to Todd Arnold, sports medicine Many teenage athletes, however, fail to realize the impact physician at St. Vincent Sports Performance Center, this sleep as well as lack thereof has on their sports performance recovery purpose is one of sleep’s most important assets. “Athletes in general need sleep as part of their recovery from activity,” Arnold said. “It is crucial for the athlete to have enough sleep to allow the body to recover from the training. The whole body and everything inside of it will be fatigued otherwise. The rest helps the muscles gain their nitrogen balance, lactic acid to be returned to a high level and the body gain nutrition.” Sleep deprivation also affects the body physiologically. According to Elizabeth Quinn’s sports medicine About.com article, “Sleep deprivation reduces sports performance,” meaning that lack of sleep damages the body’s glucose metabolism and cortisol status in that the level of cortisol (stress hormone) increases, growth hormones in charge of repairing tissues fail to function effectively and less glycogen is produced. Glucose and glycogen are what give athletes energy. They are stored in muscles and the liver in order to provide available fuel for endurance activities. A small amount of sleep means a slower storage of glycogen which means less available energy. Furthermore, higher levels of cortisol prevent tissues from repairing and growing, eventually preventing the athlete from competing heavily. Sleep deprivation ties to athletics even further. It negatively affects the athlete’s mind. Decreased sleep can inhibit a person’s reaction time, short term memory and ability to process information and stay on task, all three of which prove to be significant as a large part of sports is processing information and reacting to parts of the competition. According to Doug McKeag, One America and Preventive Medicine Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, it is when these actions stray from normality that injuries start to appear. “If an athlete becomes ‘slow’ when sleep deprived, he or she cannot respond to competitive situations quickly,” McKeag said. “This places KATHLEEN BERTSCH / PHOTO body parts (head and extremities) in vulnerable positions for a longer time. Thus, injuries occur.” HELPING HAND: Trainer Dawn Ellington helps an injured athlete For Teal, the joint relationship between sleep in the training room after school. Recent studies have shown that and athletics resides solely around self-recognition getting less sleep can lead to more injuries in teenage athletes.

It is crucial for the athlete to have enough sleep to allow the body to recover from the training. Todd Arnold

Sports medicine physician and understanding. “Teen athletes just do not feel that they need the sleep,” Teal said. “They do not understand the importance of sleep and rest. Every athlete requires a substantial amount of sleep every single night if one wishes to perform at the highest level without a greater fear or possibility of injury. In this sense, the body controls you. You cannot run around H unless the body runs around also.”

By the Numbers Athletes who do not sleep for the recommended amount of time have a higher chance of being injured

Athletes who get over eight hours of sleep are

percent less likely to have injuries than those who do not sleep as long.

77 57 38

percent of athletes in one study reported sleeping for less than eight hours every night.

percent of the participants reported sustaining injuries that were recorded by athletic trainers at school.

percent of the participants reported sustaining multiple injuries.

1.7 2.3 The higher the grade level of the athlete, the greater the likelihood of injury:

times greater for each additional grade in school.

Student athletes are

times more likely to get an injury if they sleep less than eight hours per night.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS / SOURCE

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PERSPECTIVES Staff Perspective

School board should consider benefits of balanced calendar, monitor Noblesville’s progress

or some reason or another, we’ve reached that time of year when students’ attendance drops as the school year progresses and their stress levels grow larger. While it’s impossible to attribute this exhaustion to any single source, pressure is the likely culprit. Carmel’s current calendar unevenly schedules holidays throughout the year, creating periods of both overwhelming and underwhelming workloads. These disproportional breaks cause unnecessary spikes in students’ stress, eventually leading to burnout and absences. In order to combat this period, the Carmel Clay School board should balance breaks to help reduce students schedule-induced stress. The first step in this transition is simple: the School Board should look to its neighbors in Noblesville as a prime example. Next school year, Noblesville will become the first district in Hamilton County to adopt a balanced calendar. It will reduce its summer break from ten to eight weeks and will add a two-week break after every nine-week grading period. Similar schedules are already used in other large districts across the state such as Avon, Center Grove and Warren Central. Carmel should join this statewide trend and give its students, teachers and administrators extended periods throughout the year to relax and relieve stress. Initially, these breaks will rejuvenate weary students, and in turn, improve their experience at school as well as increase Carmel’s attendance. For example, when Warren Township switched calendars,

Speak Up!

its attendance increased from 96.5 to 98.6 percent, and it’s likely the same would happen here. Additionally, balanced calendars appear to improve academic achievement and student behavior. In Warren Township, the balanced calendar reduced the need for remedial classes and increased information retention, especially among underprivileged children. Some schools have also reported fewer student disruptions and higher teacher satisfaction. All these benefits come with very few costs; Noblesville stated its transition to a balanced calendar will be cost neutral. However, the school board should watch to see if Noblesville uncovers any hidden costs. Still the first year

adjustments might cause some scheduling conflicts between school and summer programs, although a balanced calendar still leaves 80 percent of the summer unchanged. Additionally, as more schools switch to balanced calendars, non-academic organizations will adjust their schedules accordingly. The School board should consider adopting a balanced calendar alongside Noblesville and other schools across the state. Adjusting the calendar will continue Carmel’s tradition of academic excellence without incurring additional costs. The longer breaks will also provide students and staff needed rest year round and will H improve the experience of everyone involved.

New year, new schedule

Carmel Clay’s 2013-2014 Calendar

Next year, Noblesville will become the first district in Hamilton County to operate with a balanced calendar. The new calendar is similar to Carmel Clay’s, but there are a few key differences.

Noblesville’s schools start

Aug. 1 and end May 30, with 2 week vacations after every 9 week grading period.

Noblesville’s 2013-2014 Calendar

182 days

180 days and 4 possible flex days

Scan the QR code, or go to hilite.org for more comparisons between Carmel Clay’s and Noblesville’s approved calendars. CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, NOBLESVILLE.ORG / SOURCE

COMPILED BY OLIVIA WEPRICH

Do you think CHS should adopt a balanced calendar system?

Freshman Scott Levine

I personally think Carmel should add one week to the end of the year and give us five weeks during the year of only four days each.

Sophomore Abigail Smith

No. I don’t want to go to school all year round, and I like the summer.

Junior William Baach

No. Summertime is a time for kids to go to camps, spend time outside and go on long vacations.

Senior Meagan Brant

English teacher Kristi Leveque

No because I like the summer. Three months is a great way to make money and give all our stresses a break.

I like the summers because I like visiting my family outside the state, and I think kids have more opportunities over the summer.

Assistant Principal John Newton

My kids used to go to a year-round school, so I’d say yes because you get a couple weeks for fall break and a couple weeks for spring break.

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OPINION

Be Smart. Students should make responsible decisions this spring break, abstain from alcohol usage. Let me begin by saying this: I am going to Unfortunately, Jeff did not come back be “that guy.” I am going to be the person alive. Ronald Arrowood, a man who decided to tell you the same things your parents are that it was a good idea to get behind the probably telling you as CHS students migrate wheel of his 1988 Jeep after consuming to various tropical areas this spring break. far too many drinks, took my cousin’s life. Keep away from alcohol, Arrowood is serving 40 keep away from anybody years in prison for what who will be consuming he did, but thanks to him, alcohol, and keep your my cousin never had the MATT wits about you. I say this chance to live his life. BARNTHOUSE not because I want to keep I know for a fact from people from having a good what I hear in the halls and time, but because I do not what I see on various forms want to see anybody come of social media that many back from spring break in a CHS students plan to go coffin, like my cousin did 13 to places like Panama City years ago. Beach for the sole purpose In the spring of 2000, Jeff of drinking until they are Barnthouse was in the same wasted every night, not position as many of us are realizing the consequences at CHS. He was a senior in high school just that could become of it. trying to enjoy himself as he and a few of his According to the Centers for Disease friends left the Chicago area for Panama City Control and Prevention (CDC), 10 percent Beach, FL for their spring break. of teenagers have made the decision to

drink and drive over the past 30 days, and 24 percent decided to get in the same vehicle with a driver who had been drinking. That means one out of every 10 high school students you will be around this spring break is going to make the decision to get behind the wheel after consuming far too many drinks, and one out of four will be in the car with them. Since alcohol affects your judgment so significantly, what makes you think you will not be the one to get behind the wheel and potentially take somebody’s life? What makes you think that you will not kill your friend in the passenger’s seat? However, there are more problems with drinking than just drinking and driving. Binge drinking affects society as a whole, but none more than teenagers. According to the CDC, 22 percent of high school students have participated in binge drinking within the past 30 days. This may be even higher in the Carmel area, because binge drinking is most prevalent in households with an income above $75,000.

The Power of the Crowd. The future lies in crowdsourcing. a general definition, crowdsourcing exists Try as you might, you’ll eventually reach a in many specific cases—which you have limit if you work by yourself. But as a member probably encountered without knowing it. of a group, you’ll be able to achieve beyond Reading product reviews from an online the capabilities of everyone combined. Using store like Amazon is one the idea that the whole is example of crowdsourcing. more than the sum of its If you’ve ever consulted with parts, crowdsourcing has your friends before buying the prospect to become TONY something, you’ve experienced the future of business, TAN crowdsourcing. Websites like science and the solution Kickstarter offer the use of for challenges yet to come. crowdfunding, which is the A few weeks ago, a crowdsourcing of donations. NPR story caught my Back to the research attention. Two research crowdsourcing: both groups in organizations, both aimed the NPR story managed to raise at studying the collection over $300,000 for their projects. of the microbiome— The researchers behind these microbes living in and projects attribute their success on your body—turned to the curiosity and engagement to a non-traditional of the public in the project, method of funding: who paid for a kit that allowed the public. I’ve been each person to take a sample aware of the existence of of his or her own microbiome “crowdsourcing,” but the to have it analyzed and added fact that a crowdsourced to an information pool. After project could fund a information processing, the researchers will formal scientific study impressed me enough make comparative results available to the to do some reading. public, who can then identify where they stand Mashable, an online publication on digital among the sample population. innovation, defines crowdsourcing to be While it seems like only popular projects “distributed problem solving.” Crowdsourcing will be funded through this method, this is centers on opening up contributions to a far from the truth. A microbiologist studying problem or project to the public, amassing a E. coli in mouse guts managed to acquire large group of people who collectively pool funding simply by virtue of her presentation. intelligence, creativity and resources while Crowdsourcing research is largely working together in parallel. While this is

A crowdsourced future may not be very far away.

With Carmel’s median income being around $88,000, the risk of binge drinking increases dramatically. Combine that with the party atmosphere of most spring break destinations, and you have a recipe for disaster. Eighty thousand people die every year from over-consumption of alcohol, including one of our own recent graduates. Do you want to be another statistic? I do not write this column to ask that you do not have fun this spring break. I want you to have the most fun you can possibly have without endangering your life. I write this column because I do want to see everybody return from their spring breaks safely. I do not want anybody else’s family to have to face the pain and anger my family faced when Arrowood decided on that day to drive his Jeep while intoxicated. I just want everybody to stay safe and prevent themselves from making decisions that they will regret for the rest H of their lives. Matt Barnthouse is a social media editor for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach him at mbarnthouse@hilite.org.

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independent of the topic; rather, its success depends on how the party communicates its needs. The scientist is rewarded for how he or she conveys information, instead of the actual content. Scientific research is only one of the newest members of the crowdsourcing community. Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown in Japan, crowdsource sites popped up to collect and map radiation levels using public-supplied information. Several journalist organizations ask consumers for experiences and reporting help, such as CNN’s iReport. In computer science, a variety of open-source software platforms draw development from crowdsourcing. Crowdfunding platforms have even become financial aid saviors for pursuers of unreachable summer program or college degrees. Crowdsourcing’s flexibility allows for infinite applications. In today’s interconnected society, the ability to harness the power of the crowd becomes a powerful tool in the hands of any activist, researcher or innovator. Already, many businesses, engineers and media have successfully used crowdsourcing as a solution to contemporary challenges, with scientists to soon join the bandwagon. A crowdsourced future may not be very far H away—viable, at the least. Tony Tan is a managing editor for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach him at ttan@hilite.org.

RACHEL CHEN / GRAPHIC

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Wake Up Call. The Pistorius case should refocus the public’s concern toward violence worldwide. Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius shocked the world Steenkamp received the huge amount of media popularity and touched millions of peoples’ hearts during the 2012 due to Pistorius’ high profile, yet this type of violence is taking Summer Olympics in London. Not only did he bring hope place every day without any type of coverage, allowing people to disabled individuals through his inspiring achievements to take a blind eye to it. and dedication to multiple charities, but he South Africa is known as a “frontier also brought pride back to South Africa, society,” as it is the most urbanized a country with a complex reputation and country in Africa and shares many similar CAITLIN turbulent past. Unfortunately, Pistorius characteristics to the United States. With recently shocked the world again after he that being said, 17 people die each day due to MULLER admitted to shooting his girlfriend, model gun violence alone within South Africa. This and lawyer Reeva Steenkamp. Now the statistic stems from the ethnic divisions that famed track star has gone from an Olympic plague the country and lead to the violence. hero to just another statistic in South While the United States thankfully has a Africa’s disturbing crime rate. lower death rate per capita, the crime that Considering I was born and raised occurs here almost parallels that of South in Johannesburg, South Africa, I have Africa’s in that cases go unheard. somewhat of an insight toward the different This goes back to the concern about a lack culture of the country. I have witnessed the of publicity for this violence. The only way crime and violence within South Africa for these crimes to come to a stop starts with firsthand, which is one of the reasons why my you, the people. We need to shed light on the family decided to move to Carmel. Pistorius violence so that more individuals know and claims that he thought Steenkamp was an understand the crime that is happening in the intruder in his house, therefore justifying world each day. If people are knowledgeable the shooting. This is a reasonable concern in about these statistics, maybe world leaders South Africa, where there are approximately will start paying attention to the brutality 17,000 home break-ins each year. and bring it to an end. Obviously there is If, in fact, Pistorius honestly did believe no easy way to stop the violence regardless that Steenkamp was an intruder in his house, of the country, but if more news and media I would be more sympathetic to him, as I coverage of these wrongdoings were brought have experienced the paranoia that faces to the attention of important leaders, it would many South Africans each day. Because be a good first step in ending the violence. of the alarming robbery and violence statistics, the citizens The Pistorius case should act as a wake up call to people have needed to adjust to the high crime by being overly around the world: tragedies similar to that of Steenkamp’s are cautious in order to protect themselves and their families. happening on a daily basis, and it is not okay. For example, some of my South African relatives have pet While I have effectively just made South Africa appear to pit bulls to protect their surroundings, and others keep guns. be a dangerous and scary country, still know that not every This anxiety that stems from the African culture may be what aspect of the culture is bad. I am proud to say that I am South caused Pistorius to shoot his girlfriend. However, the message African. My hope is that one day the violence will end so that is much greater than if Pistorius is “innocent” or not. Murder people will be more inclined to visit and share its beauty. The and other vicious crimes are happening in South Africa, the violence of the country as well as the United States can and United States and every other country on a daily basis that will come to an end, but it starts with shedding a light on the society has learned to accept. problems we face. Oscar Pistorius has ruined his life and the The case was so publicized because of Pistorius’ fame, lives of many others through the murder of Steenkamp, but but what if every act of murder or violence were treated so let it be the “bullet in the chamber”, or first step, to clarify the H publicly and severely around the world? If people and the need for a change in society. media paid as much attention to all the crimes happening on a daily basis, maybe it would shed a light on the problems our Caitlin Muller is a reporter for the HiLite. The views in this world faces today. This case should be a wake up call not only column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. to South Africa, but also to the whole world. The murder of Reach her at cmuller@hilite.org.

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The violence... will come to an end, but it starts with shedding a light on the problems we face.

Running on: 8 hours of sleep

March

World Opinion On the Oscar Pistorius Trial:

Here, I think, you had a troubled athlete. Not so much this incredible role model for the rest of the world- no question about that- but deep down, this was a troubled athlete. Graeme Joffe

South African Journalist

At this point in time, all we can do is speculate. The right of freedom of the media, the right of freedom of speech is entrenched in our constitution and is highly respected. James Grant

Expert of Criminal Law in South Africa CNN.COM, / SOURCE

Running on: 2 hours of sleep

6 bottles of 5-hour Energy HEEJUNG KIM, DENNIS YANG / GRAPHIC

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Frank and Foolish. Organizations should be wiser than to publicly declare unnecessary political stances. Political views. Most of us have some form of inherited or selffrom them. This column’s intention is not to reprimand or determined views regarding domestic politics, economics, praise a conservative or leftist political stance; its intention foreign affairs and social issues. However, we are merely a is to evaluate the great risk that a public political stance people of little influence: we are not CEOs of organizations holds within organizations in general. Take the Boy Scouts’ or heads of school boards. The people of influence, whether conservative views or Nabisco’s liberal views for example. their authority is grand in scope or constrained to a For each of these organizations, making their political views community, have their own personalized political beliefs, publicly known is entirely unnecessary. It only isolates and too. Whether these beliefs are the same or different from ultimately ostracizes roughly half of its consumers, customers ours makes no difference, so long as such beliefs stay out of or members. An organization taking a political stance may organizations, schools, or businesses that seem brave and defiant, but it can only harm a are run by people of influence. But what customer base and cause internal conflicts, as is happens when political affiliation mixes very apparent with the Boy Scouts and Nabisco. with an establishment? Is it a benefit or a The only thing that taking a political stance OMEED detriment? Who is affected? What does it says about an organization is how oblivious it MALEK say about that organization? is to the fact that it is pushing away much of its All too often we as consumers hear or consumer base, the same group of people that read about organizations taking a political made that organization the successful consumer stance. Many of these political issues are hot spot it is today. An organization taking such social or economic in nature and greatly a stance is risking its financial stability, public affect public opinion about a particular image and ultimately its future. For these precise company or organization. They affect reasons, it is not smart of any establishment to consumer behaviors and the preconceived take a political side, whether it is the Boy Scouts notions the general public has about the and Nabisco, or a local school board. products or services or a certain company. Despite the desire of many companies to publicly disclose But how far reaching are these public political stances? political views, others have restrained themselves, until Most people aren’t aware of the extent to which their favorite recently. Even representatives of companies that prefer to companies play partisan politics, according to Kate Coynestay out of the political arena feel so passionately about an McCoy, executive director of Coalition for Accountability in issue that they throw their opinion into the public sphere. Political Spending (CAPS), a bipartisan organization dedicated Take Google, for instance. While the company has long been to curbing the role of corporate spending in elections. What’s politically active on policy issues that involve technology and more, public companies aren’t obligated to disclose their information access, it was mostly quiet on social issues until political spending. “Soon America will be inundated with 2008, when co-founder and then president Sergey Brin came TV ads that will be nasty and vitriolic,” she said. “We won’t out in a blog post against California’s Proposition 8, which know who’s paying for what. It’s like campaigns are auctions, stipulated that only marriages between a man and woman not elections, and we won’t know which politicians are being would be recognized in the state. bought by what company.” Despite efforts to increase profits and consumers, the However, until the day that happens, officials, companies general trend all across the country among companies seems and organizations will continue to publicly express political to be toward taking a political stance, even if it means taking H beliefs on behalf of the organizations they run. But who is an economic risk. ultimately affected by such a public stance? The answer is both consumers and companies. Depending on location and Omeed Malek is a front page editor for the HiLite. The views consumer demographics, company announcements that are in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the political in nature can push and pull buyers toward or away HiLite staff. Reach him at omalek@hilite.org.

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JIVA CAPULONG / GRAPHIC

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15 MINUTES OF FAME

Mo Wheels Mo Problems Freshman Dylan Benedetto rides his unicycle in his free time BY: HENRY JACKSON hjackson@hilite.org When did you learn how to ride a unicycle?

When I was 10 years old, I got (a unicycle) for Christmas from my grandparents.

How long did it take you to learn how to ride? My neighbor was really good; she used to ride the six-foot-tall (unicycles). She taught me how to ride them and it took me a few weekends before I picked it up.

What was the most challenging part of learning?

Getting up on my own without having to hold onto something for balance.

What advice would you give someone learning how to ride a unicycle? Don’t give up. It’s a bit of a challenge at first, but you have to keep with it.

When do you usually unicycle?

At home when my friends come over. If they notice one of my unicycles in my garage and bring it up, I ride it for them just to show off.

Have you ever injured yourself riding a unicycle?

I haven’t seriously hurt myself, but when I was learning I would fall off and get scraped up.

Are there different types of unicycles?

Yeah, there are three general types. They make normal (unicycles), which I ride, tall (unicycles) which can be 6 feet tall or more, and extreme (unicycles). The extreme ones are fitted with a bigger tire so that you can go off-road riding.

How many unicycles do you own?

I own two. My cousin recently gave me another one.

What is the most difficult thing you’ve ever done while riding a unicycle?

In the sixth grade I did the Carmel Middle School talent show. I started by putting my ramp and box on the stage and I rode up and finally hit it for the first time. Then, I rode around for a bit before I picked up a jump rope. For the record, I can’t actually jump rope on a unicycle, but I can throw it under H the tire and ride forward. HENRY JACKSON / PHOTOS

How to ride a unicycle

“Find a wall or something to put your hand on to get up on the pedals.”

Dylan Benedetto walks you through the steps of riding a unicycle for your first time.

“Steady yourself once you’ve gotten up and sit down on the seat.”

“Find your balance by starting to pedal, but don’t let go of the wall.”

“Let go of the wall. Lean forward slightly, pedaling at a decent rate.”