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current events

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What in the world, current events and a letter to the editor

photo essay

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Students pursuing academics

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Let’s go clubbin’ Investing in frugal fun “The Voice” of Grant Ganzer Examining an epidemic

b&w philosophy

corrections from October issue: - Trick or Treat Traditions: the Childhood costumes and Decking the house in decorations stories are inaccurate -Homecoming festivities: picture #5 has the wrong name

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health

Two in 1500

double truck

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Highlighting the different views on discipline

editorial

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Our voices need to be heard Not my cup of tea

opinion

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‘Wheat’ you need to know about gluten

sports

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Cross country snags state

Sanitation is key

backpage

Feminist not misandrist

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Late starts vs. early outs Saving the sexes Back to Besic

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Black Friday basics

On the cover: Sophomore Garrison Parker takes a photo for photo club Nov. 4. See more academic pictures on page 4 & 5 and read more about photo club on page 6. photo by Natalie Larimer

meet the staff

Head editor-in-chief Anne Rogers Print editor-in-chief Clare Farrell Online editor-in-chief Carly Kinning Design editor Zoe Wilson Online sub-editor Natalie Larimer Print sub-editor Sarah Caporelli Sports editor Carly Campbell Opinion editor Senad Besic

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Letter to the editor Dear Editor,

does not equate to hatred.

riage completely ignore the concept of

towards same sex marriage is rapidly

those who demand tolerance aren’t as

they are asking those who disagree with

case after court case repealing estab-

tweet on my timeline: “If people still think

It is no secret that public acceptance

gaining momentum. I hear about court lished laws defining marriage between one man and one woman. To give the

leaders of this agenda credit, they are

organized, and they undoubtedly have

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What in the world?

events quiz

compiled | Zoe Wilson

passion. However, that passion has

started to cross the line. What used to be passionate pleads for marriage equality has now turned into vicious attacks

on those who don’t entertain the idea of redefining marriage.

Personally, I don’t support redefining

marriage. However, I realize that there are numerous examples of those who share my same viewpoints who show

an incredible amount of hatred, which

is inexcusable and embarrassing. There

From my perspective, it seems that

quick to display it. Recently, I saw this

being gay is a choice you’re incredibly

closed minded I’m so sorry.” The words

ance. Despite this, the moment someone disagrees with proponents of same sex

marriage, that person is labeled a bigot.

Contrary to popular belief, opposition

Although many people would argue that

disagree. I know a plethora of students

assemblies. At this assembly, Senator

Chuck Grassley took the time to answer questions about his views and stances.

All the questions directed toward Grassley were respectful and thoughtful. All

except one. The last question demanded that Senator Grassley answer the

question of why he supports traditional

marriage. The tone of voice was simply inappropriate, rude, and intolerant.

To further illustrate the blatant intoler-

expands around the country” published

who support same sex marriage is toler-

marriage are committing serial hypocrisy.

intolerance comes from one of our school

pretty intolerant. Another example of

all hope for understanding by displaying said, the overarching theme of those

notion that some supporters of same sex

the overwhelming majority of JHS students

ance present in our school, there was

a complete lack of empathy. That being

them to adhere to. This only supports the

“incredibly close minded” seem to be

are those on both sides who respectfully disagree, and there are those who ruin

tolerance, even though it is the very thing

an article entitled “Same sex marriage on the online edition of the Black and

White, which highlighted the growing momentum same sex marriage activists are

experiencing. The article stated, “Eradication of hateful, bigoted laws is completely necessary.” These are all examples of

how people who support redefining mar-

support same sex marriage, I respectfully in this school who are against redefining

it. The root of this illusion is that students who don’t agree with same sex marriage are afraid to say a word. Why? Because

saying a word means potentially facing a

barrage of attacks lead by none other than the preachers of tolerance.

This issue is and will remain controver-

sial for a while. Bickering with each other and attacking each others beliefs is only exacerbating the problem. Regardless

of the reasoning behind a set of beliefs,

everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Let us learn to accept the fact that we will have a difference in opinion. Let us work together to avoid hatred. Let us tolerate opposing sides.

Sincerely,

Marcus Miller

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Students pursuing academics

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words & layout | Carly Kinning

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Listening to her music in class to focus, junior Lizzy Salmon carves and molds her art project. Salmon is creating a sculpture, which is one of the art projects she, along with other students, must make for class.

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Carefully holding her brush, senior Nicky Spear paints another mural on the wall.

The mural is outside of the art room, and Spear, along with seniors Addie Bolles and Karli Killian, are working to finish the project.

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Searching for items to put in his ecobottle, sophomore Riley LaFollette scours the pond next to Beaver Creek Elementary school. Each year, biology classes create ecobottles, miniature ecosystems that contains plants, dirt, water and live organisms and animals.

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Working in her art class, senior Liera Bender paints her sculpture. Students in the class work on various clay projects throughout the semester.

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Molding her clay in art class, junior Melanie Garcia uses a pottery wheel to assure her sculpture is perfectly round.

Garcia worked alongside other students when molding her sculpture.

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Making his fettuccine alfredo, sophomore Sean Meyer shreds his cheese in his culinary class.

Culinary classes bake a multitude of foods throughout the year, including baked goods and other meals.

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Senior Zillah Leggitt and Culinary teacher Allison Hoskins measure baking soda in culinary class. Culinary teaches students a variety of ways to bake and cook.

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Senior Brooke Barrett rolls down a hill in order for photo club members to photograph her on their photo venture Nov. 4.

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Students gather outside during an unexpected fire drill caused by a student burning popcorn Nov. 11. The temperature was 27 degrees Fahrenheit and windy. “I wasn’t prepared to be out in the cold without a coat,” senior Emma Kielty said.

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Junior Sarah Trail hits a birdie with her racket in Track 2 P.E. This P.E track focus on individual sports for students.

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Seniors Meredith Toebben and Jennifer Curiel sort soil in Environmental Science. The class is taught by Matt Jaschen and focuses on an understanding of environmental processes and human impacts on the environment.

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Let's Go Clubbin' words & layout | Jacob Orr

Johnston offers over 20 clubs, academic, athletic or leisure, which students can attend The opportunity to start a club is open to any student,

in order to receive approval.

but is not necessarily an easy task. If interested, one must

Clubs can be active or dormant. When a club is active,

ascertain a sheet of paper in which to fill out outlining

it is currently present and meets regularly at the school.

certain basics of the club.

Examples of this would include the Spanish & French

These basics consist of the club’s purpose, sponsor,

Club, Archery Club and Math Club.

rules/constitution, why it should be a club and several

A dormant club would be a club in which used to be

other minor specifics. Once the sheet is completed by

offered, yet no longer meets. Its lifespan as a club started

the student, it requires a signature from the principal, and

and ended with its creator’s high school career. Poetry

then must be presented in front of the Board of Education

Club and Investment Club are two examples of this.

Currently in the process of starting a club of his own,

senior Luke Johnson hopes to get his Entrepreneurship

club started. “I’ve always been interested in working with

money, and hope I can spread my appreciation for it with

others.” Johnson said. The club is waiting to get approved by the board.

To see a list of all active clubs, one can check the

school website and thus be able to see when and where to meet for each club offered.

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TABLETOP GAMING CLUB

When: Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m.

Where: Room 504 Who: Sponsor- Mr. Walker;

President-Tyler Benson

The Tabletop Gaming club, just started this year, offers

a place for students to come and play either board, card or pen and paper games.

Senior Tabletop Gaming club president Tyler Benson

followed the process stated above to get his club started.

“It was a long process for sure,” Benson said. “Mainly

involving a lot of delays, depending on how the board meetings are scheduled.”

The club’s purpose is to “create a fun atmosphere

where people can get together, play games, and meet new friends.”

Students can either bring their own games, or join in

another game that someone else brought. The club also has officer positions for each type of game in which its

Junior Aaron Dailey ponders his next move against fellow players in the game Munchkin. Attendees of the Tabletop Gaming Club can bring their own games to play, or join others’, at the meetings.

members can run for.

CHESS CLUB

When: Tuesdays @ 3p.m.

Where: Room 402 Who: Sponsor- Mr. Dowell;

President-Teddy Katz

The Chess club was previously offered, but later

stopped having regular club meetings. It was restarted at the end of last year by senior Teddy Katz.

“One day we wanted to start a club, (because) it looks

good on an application, and decided to start up the chess

PHOTO CLUB

When: Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m.

Where: Room 302 Who: Sponsor- Mr. Weiss;

President-Natalie Larimer

The photo club this year has really gained a large fol-

lowing. “Last year, our average amount of members was about six, this year we have about 30 attending,” vice president Jorjia Vawter said.

At a typical meeting, members meet in the art room

club again,” Katz said. “Right now we just play for fun

and begin a discussion or lesson of photographic tech-

started sometime.”

method, in an actual photographic piece. Sometimes the

but we’re thinking about getting a bracket or tournament The club just meets to play, with no skill instruction yet.

CLUBs Other

niques. Followed by a photo mission, using the new

club travels to a specific locale to take photographs.

• • • • • •

Anime Club Archery Club Best Buddies Spanish Club French Club Environmental Club • Fencing Club • Math Club

Offered:

• Hyperstream • Book Club • Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) • Technology Student Association (TSA)

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Investing in frugal fun Take a look into how students save and discover ways to invest and manage their money words & layout | Eileen Lagerblade

Financing adventures In order to stimulate real world investing, busi-

ness teacher Kayla Bousum has her Money Management students play the stock market game.

“We figured that people would start shopping for

Christmas so we invested in that,” Jackson said.

They decided to invest in the four companies

Before the game starts she sets up accounts for

they thought would make them the most money.

“Them and their partner are given $100,000 of

because they are a software company so they make

decide what stocks to buy, what funds to buy and

because we figured people are going to get sick this

all the students and lets them pick their partner.

virtual money to invest in the stock market and they then maybe later on which ones to sell,” Bousum said.

Bousum believes that the students should not

“We chose GameStop, Interactive Intelligence

the games, we had two pharmaceutical companies season so they might buy some stuff from there,” Jackson said.

Jackson and Hughes believe that to make money

have a lot of advice for the game.

in the stock market game you have to be willing to

guidance,” she said. “I tell them to diversify, which is

are dealing with virtual money.

“I honestly don’t give the students that much

something we learn about; they should think outside

take risks, which proves to be easy when students Another team is juniors Shelby Collins and Kallie

of the box.”

Beebe.

the right companies to invest in. Bousum tells them

Collins said.

ones that the stock will raise.

company on the first day. In the beginning they were

She encourages them to do research and find

to look for growth companies because those are the “That’s kind of the strategy behind it, try and

find a growth company because these students are

“We bought Fiserv, Google, Netflix, and Twitter,” Collins and Beebe bought 100 shares of each

winning, however now they are in last place.

“Netflix crashed and that’s kind of the main rea-

trying to make as much money as they can in two

son were in last,” Beebe said.

definitely has to be some strategy,” Bousum said.

money management.

Jackson and junior Noah Hughes. They are in ninth

ter how much money they have and how smart they

They had the strategy to invest in retail stores

personal finances so that they can be a successful

months so it’s a much shorter time period so there One of the leading teams is junior Thomas

place out of 328 teams.

because of the approaching holiday season.

Bousum believes that all students should take “It is a class where all types of students no mat-

are they are going to learn how to manage their adult,” Bousum said.

Hanging with Abe The Abraham Lincoln challenge is intended for

people to save money. Every time a person that is

partaking in the challenge receives a five dollar bill the save it instead of using it.

Senior Zach Walker started the challenge on

January first as a New Year resolution. As of Oct.

29, he had saved up to $430 all in five dollar bills.

was not supposed to.

“I have (cheated) but then I just mentally know

that I’ve spent $10 in fives and then I just replace

(them) so it stays the same number wise,” Walker said.

To him the challenge at times has gotten difficult.

“There were times when it was really hard

He has not decided what he wants do to do with

because I really wanted to get new sunglasses, but

“I might use part of it for Christmas gifts for family

but I couldn’t spend it,” Walker said.

the money after he stops the challenge.

and friends, I’ll probably do some random act of

kindness with part of it, and then just save the rest of it for vacations,” Walker said.

At times he would use a five dollar bill when he

I knew I couldn’t do that because I had $200 in fives Walker plans to continue on in the challenge but

does not know for how much longer. “It’s a super

easy way to save up money and if you’re dedicated and don’t cheat it definitely works,” Walker said.

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The voice of JHS student shows his musical talent on NBC’s popular television show “The Voice” words & layout |Clare Farrell For as long as junior Grant Ganzer can remember, he has wanted to pursue a career in music.

“I went from wanting to be Batman, to a firefighter then to a musician,” Ganzer said. “It didn’t take me very long to realize that that’s what I wanted to do.”

At around three or four-years-old, he would always talk to his parents about pursuing a career in music and claiming a record deal.

“It was interesting seeing him over the years always stay excited and passionate about his dreams and it’s a true testament that you continue to follow your dreams,” Grant’s father, Bruce Ganzer said.

Grant recently appeared on NBC’s popular television show “The Voice.” He participated in the blind auditions, battle rounds and knockouts on country artist Blake Shelton’s team.

He performed the songs “Unaware” by Allen Stone, “Stop and Stare” by OneRepublic and “Apologize” by OneRepublic. Ganzer was eliminated Nov. 3 during the knockout round against his opponent Reagan James.

“It doesn’t feel like it really happened,” Ganzer said. “It feels very surreal to be here at school and then think about how I did that this summer and now I’m here, just a normal kid with everyone else.”

When McNulty Casting, a casting agency from “The Voice” contacted Ganzer in November 2013, they sent him a message on YouTube asking him to come to Chicago to do a private audition for them.

“I didn’t really take it seriously at first,” Ganzer said. “I just kind of read it, left it there for the night and then the next day I was like ‘I should really tell my [parents] about this, it sounds fun’.”

After Ganzer’s private audition in Chicago, he was asked to come to Los Angeles for a week to participate in another round of auditions.

“At the end of the week, after we had all auditioned they started calling people up to the production office saying ‘I don’t think you’re right for this we’re going to send you home tomorrow,’ and we were all sitting there in the restaurant with our phones out hoping that they didn’t call us,” Ganzer said.

At the end of that night McNulty Casting pulled Ganzer and many other participants into a meeting and told him

they wanted him to go to Los Angeles in a few months to partake in the blind auditions of “The Voice.”

“That was when I was like ‘woah this is happening’ because that’s when they actually did interviews on camera,” Ganzer said. “I actually felt like I was a part of it at that point.”

From a young age Ganzer was always able to sing comfortably in front of a large crowd. He participated in about every sport imaginable, but did not excel as greatly as he did in music. ”[Grant] kind of found his gift and comfort level and stuck with it and worked hard at it,” Bruce said. “That hard work regardless of what you do pays off and that’s what is most rewarding as a parent, is knowing that he had the seed of a dream early on and never gave up on it.”

When Ganzer first met Shelton and Stefani, along with the other two judges for the show – pop artists Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams – he was surprised to learn that they seem to be just typical people compared to what most see on television.

“They don’t seem like famous people when you meet them [or] when you’re singing for them,” Grant said. “When I was talking to them I didn’t think ‘oh my gosh I’m talking to a famous person’ it was more afterwards when I kind of realized that I just got those compliments and criticism from four of some of the most famous people in the world.”

Ganzer’s close friend, junior Joe Thatcher was excited to see him interact with the judges.

“It was a cool experience to see them (“The Voice” judges) talk to Grant,” Thatcher said. “It’s definitely huge because his name is out there it’s definitely a start and I know he will pursue music, but we’ll see where it goes.”

Thatcher has noticed a difference in the popularity of Ganzer when they go out in public.

“You wouldn’t think that just 10 seconds of air time would change much but you going out to HuHot or something and a bunch of girls will come up to him and I’m just kind of awkward on the side,” Thatcher said. “This one time a bunch of girls came up to [Grant] and they’re like ‘oh my gosh it’s Grant Ganzer and he was like ‘oh yeah this is my friend Joe’ and it just got really awkward and silent.”

Although only one out of three of Ganzer’s performances were featured on television, he did not think that it put

him at a disadvantage as a contestant on the show and was still optimistic about all of them.

“It (was) disappointing to not have some of those moments on T.V., but I think it’s a lot harder when people ask you about it all the time,” Ganzer said. ”For me, It happened like two or three months ago, so I’m kind of over it, but everybody goes home eventually.”

Since leaving the show, Ganzer has already had multiple people contact him from local venues. He is currently negotiating with a new manager as well.

“I’m just really happy to start working on my own music,” Ganzer said.

A couple of years ago his goal was to start playing a few smaller shows around the Des Moines area where he could perform and be able to open up for some bigger acts. After his experience on “The Voice,” he is beginning the start of a music career and headlining at some larger venues.

“Thinking about where I thought I was going to be a year ago, it’s nowhere to even close to where I am now,” Ganzer said. “It’s been amazing to see a lot of my dreams play out in front of me. That’s something really crazy to think that I made that big jump.”

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Examining an epidemic Everything you need to know about the Ebola Virus “I don’t know much about [Ebola] but I think it’s a type of comedy for some

people, because people make a ton of Ebola jokes, but AIDS has been around forever and is still killing people, and you don’t hear any AIDS jokes” - Ciara Becker, sophomore

- Madison Colvin, sophomore

“I think people are just over exaggerating. It’s only through body fluids. If you’re not making contact with anyone who has Ebola, you’re not going to die.”

- Jarod Boldridge, junior

Ebola Outbreaks Through the Years Location: Sudan Time: 1976 Cases: 284 Deaths: 151

Location: Republic of the Congo Time: 2013 Cases: 77 Deaths: 36

Location: Republic of Zaire Time:1976 Cases:318 Deaths: 280

Ebola Myths vs. Facts Myth: Ebola will eventually become airborne.

Fact: According to the CDC, Ebola has yet to become airborne and has a very low chance of occurring.

“I think people are scared their going to get it, so they make jokes about it.”

Location: Liberia/Guinea Time: 2014 Cases: 13,703 Deaths: 4,922

words | Jake Dalbey & Erin Bockenstedt layout | Jake Dalbey

Location: Uganda Time: 2000-2001 Cases: 425 Deaths: 224

Myth: Ebola can be caught through sneezing,coughing, and close contact Fact: The only way to contract the Ebola virus is through contact with bodily fluids of an infected host.

Myth: A full scale US outbreak is imminent on the same level as Africa.

Fact: Though it’s possible for the virus to reach U.S shores, our higher living standards and more extensive health care make this very unlikely.

Myth: A cure for Ebola exists.

Fact: At the moment, there is no cure for Ebola once infected. However drugs and medication have been found to be helpful in some cases.

Myth: Early outbreaks of Ebola simply disappeared.

Fact: Throughout the last 75 years there have been several outbreaks of Ebola in and around Africa. On average they’ve affected less than 1000 people and lasted at the most one to four years. None of the outbreaks “disappeared,” rather the small amount of cases were able to be quarantined easier which lead to less contact with healthy citizens. The larger global outbreak of 2014 has made it more difficult to contain those who are infected leading to Ebola staying the public eye longer than expected.

parenting styles

nov. 2014 p.10&11 Spanking

Spanking has always seemed to be a popular way to discipline young

Students thoughts on spanking Debrief

children. According to www.childtrends.org, “one of the most frequently

Highlighting the different views on discipline Discipline or abuse? Spanking causes controversy

used strategies to discipline a child, especially a younger child, is spanking.”

Society often walks the line of how much or how often a child needs to

be spanked. “I feel like sometimes kids may need [to be spanked] if they’re

not listening to their parents time after time and just being a constant rebel,”

senior Nikash Pradhan said. “I do think some parents spank too liberally just for the littlest stuff.”

Eventually, when people have children, surveys show that their views

on spanking change. According to www.childtrends.org, “about 94 percent of parents of children ages three to four in the United States report having

spanked their children in the previous year.” The survey randomly picked

terson and Ray Rice have renewed the discussion about what constitutues acceptable physical punishment or if it is ever warranted.

Throughout junior Autumn Connelly’s childhood, spanking was not a form

of discipline. “It was mainly just go to your room and I never was grounded or anything,” Connelly said. “I mean they yelled every once in awhile and I don’t like it when my parents yell so I always left when they yelled.”

Connelly’s parents, Mark and Jil Connelly, took a different approach to

Parenting Styles Policeman Curt Vajgrt, also the school resource officer at

discipline than their parents when it came to their children. “I was really big

said. “Your parents are your role models.”

I do – kind of loosely.”

Madelyn, a junior, and her older sister Carmen were younger,

elyn] got older, we went into taking privileges away,” Vajgrt

ically. “Basically our philosophy is we give them all the trust in

got older, both my wife, Marie and I started to give the girls at

evaluate our decisions.”

to get it back,” Connelly said.

Urbandale High School, started out as a strict parent. When their parents had the final say in everything. “As the children least some say in things,” Vajgrt said.

The style can change depending on the child. “As [Mad-

said. “I will say this though, that both girls didn’t push us to

Madelyn’s parents are her role models because she be-

The situations described by Vajgrt describe two of the three

lieves in the way they parented her. “I’ll probably raise my kids

missive. Authoritarian is when a parent is in total control over

are younger you don’t need your kid to have a say because

types of parenting styles: authoritarian, democratic and perall decisions made in the household. Democratic style, also

known as authoritative is similar to a democracy where the parents are the ‘president,’ but the children get a say in the matter. The permissive style is more of a loose authority and

the child makes most of the decisions while still being well taken care of.

One style is not necessarily better than

another. Psychology teacher Thomas Griffin teaches about the different parenting styles.

“None of the parenting styles have anything to do with the affection between the parent

and the child,” Griffin said. “Though the idea is more like how discipline is handled and

similar to how my parents raised me,” Vajgrt said. “When you they don’t know what’s best for them.”

Prakash and Mina Pradhan, parents of senior Nikash Prad-

han, run their household in a relaxed manner. “As long as we think the kids are doing alright we don’t tell them a whole lot,” Prakash said.

“None of the parent-

ing styles have anything to do with the affection between the parent and the child,” Griffin said.

The Pradhans are permissive. “I don’t

Each style usually comes out of individual experiences. “I

think a lot of it has to do with the way you’re raised,” Griffin

and have a good conscious they don’t really care what I do.”

When it comes to spanking they are slightly divided on the issue. “I think

it’s just easier for us to spank kids than to just deal with it a different way, and I don’t think that’s the way to go,” Jil said.

On the other hand, Mark wishes he had spanked their children more as

kids. “You’re just teaching them a lesson but you’re not hurting them,” he said. “You’re not going to do it the very first time they do something either.

“Your child stays out past his/her curfew without informing you. What do you do?”

Each family was given the scenario above. This is what they said.

Curt and Madelyn Vajgrt

Mark, Autumn and Jil Connelly

Mina, Nikash, Prakash and Neeva Pradhan

strict household. “I was really afraid of my father so that kept me on the straight and narrow a lot of times,” Jil said. “My

mother on the other hand; she ran the house pretty much like

96% said no

You do it after you explain something to them and they don’t listen.”

When the Connelly’s oldest child, Chelsea, decided not to listen Mark,

she had a unique punishment. “I asked her to clean her room before she

did anything. Well, when I came home she had already gone to a party in Grimes,” Mark said. “I went into her room and she hadn’t cleaned it so I drove out to the party, picked her up and brought her back. I just wanted her to live to her word.”

Prakash and Mina Pradhan, Nikash’s parents, support spanking their chil-

dren as long as there is a cause. “They’re kids, you can’t hit them [or] spank them anywhere or anytime you feel like it, you only spank when words don’t get through to their brain and they don’t understand,” Prakash said.

The Pradhans have disciplined Nikash only a few times. “I remember

once my dad took away my TV when I first came here,” Nikash said. “Funny

story, I wrote my dad a note saying ‘please give me my best friend back,’ I never really ever even got in trouble.”

Junior Madelyn Vajgrt’s father, Curt, is a policeman and has dealt with

a few cases where kids have tried to report their parents for abuse after a spanking. “I usually will turn it around to the child and I let them know that

“When parents slap kids in the face it is abusing them,” Vajgrt said. “It’s appropriate up to the point where kid’s lips are splitting and handprints are left on the face.”

Through his work Vajgrt has witnessed and heard of many different dis-

themselves. “He (my dad) was a teenage

her parents did. Her mother, Jil Connelly was raised in a semi-

a survey of 100 randomly selected students by the commons doors on Nov. 4

There is a fine line when it comes to what is spanking and what is abuse.

comes from their past experience as kids

Junior Autumn Connelly grew up in a different style than

Is it okay to leave a bruise?

about it,” Vajgrt said.

Nikash believes that his parents’ style

lieve,” he said. “He used to be out all night and do stuff with his

54% said no

their parent can spank you if it’s for a reason, but they have to be reasonable

strict them of anything.”

friends so he’s understanding about that.”

things to democratic.”

(my parents) pretty easy going as long as I stay out of trouble

“We take things away from them a lot and that’s how we discipline them.”

long as they’re in the line I don’t want to re-

from tough to more relaxed. “I think you have to be an authorihow to make decisions,” Griffin said. “You’re gradually shifting

Autumn thinks her parents rule the house fairly. “They’re

in a room and they couldn’t come out until they were friends again,” Jil said.

want them to cross the line,” Mina said. “As

boy at one point in his life although that may be hard to be-

tarian parent when they’re young because they don’t know

the world until they abuse that trust and then it’s a lot harder

on them trying to figure out their conflicts themselves; I would just put them

want to be too strict but to the point I don’t

how decisions are made.”

Typically, throughout the child’s life, the style tends to go

Mark, Autumn’s dad, and Jil tend to parent more democrat-

46% said yes

4% said yes

from the students showing the views of our school is on the right.

Domestic abuse situations like those of NFL football players Adrian Pe-

words & layout | Sarah Caporelli, Michelle Kumar & Esmeralda Flores

Is it okay to spank your kids?

This survey shows a neutral opinion of whether or not a child should be spanked.

It also shows a strong opinion that it is not okay to leave a mark from spanking.

cipline styles. ”I try to encourage parents to seek alternatives to spanking,” “If after the first violation of curfew, my child violates it again, I’d start taking privileges away,” Curt said.

“They would probably get some privileges taken away, like not being able to go out next weekend and having to stay home,” Madelyn said.

“When they came home we’d just have a conversation with them about the whole trust issue,” Jil said.

“If it’s a couple hours then it would be a stern conversation and they would lose a lot of freedom and next time they want to do something I’d say no,” Mark said.

“I don’t think I would be able to hit my kids. Yeah I would sit them down and have a conversation and it would also depend on how late they came home,” Autumn said.

“Well I’d get a little upset. I’d tell him he needs to be home at a certain time. They’re kids they’ll never be on time so I never expect it. I know he’s going to be late,” Prakash said.

“Well I’d have a talk with them and ask them why they’re late. If they have a decent answer I’d probably just let them do whatever,” Nikash said.

Vajgrt said. “That’s mainly because the world is changing.” Disciplining by grounding or taking away privileges is much more common.

“When you were grounded for a week were you ever actually grounded

for the whole week?” Curt said. Parents tend to sympathise halfway through

a punishment so it is always better to stick it out than to argue. “No, we always knew that it would end early,” Madelyn said.

feature

nov. 2014 p.12 Hung Nguyen junior It started out as

way to celebrate el-

ementary birthdays, and with years of

demand from fellow classmates, junior Hung Nguyen

decided to make

the business deci-

sion of distributing egg rolls and crab rangoons at home football games.

Originally born in Vietnam, Nguyen moved to Iowa

words| Brooke Ginsberg make,” Nguyen said. Contrasting the belief that such

parison to his past job.

shares that he would supply the recipe to anyone wanting

working character pairs well with humerous stories of

popular appetizers had no special composition, he also to contact him personally.

The first four years of selling his food at the football

games, Nguyen had profited three times as much as it cost to produce his product.

The market of these items are expected to be contin-

ued until his senior year. It is doubtful that his seventh

grade sister will continue the tradition as she reaches her high school years.

After working at the Urbandale Hy-Vee over the past

at the age of three, and his parents began managing a

summer, Nguyen works an average of 26 hours a week.

able one for his family and a prestigious accomplishment

I was going to leave (Hy-Vee) as a whole, but they were

Chinese restaurant in Grimes. The experience was a valufor their restaurant career, however after a few years they made the decision to leave management in 2012 due to the heavy work load.

Junior Macey Kramer loves doing hair and makeup.

sing was a huge way to persuade me.”

Upon accepting the new job as a busser, Nguyen has

doubled his earnings as of the past two months in com-

She remembers working her first princess party vivid-

and taking pictures and things like that and she likes doing

Since working her first princess party, she has worked

multiple more, enjoying every single one. “When they walk down the runway, as a kid I would be nervous to walk down

it in front of all those parents, but the little girls work it and do their little spins and stuff. It’s so cute.”

made by Zoe Wilson

Her boyfriend, junior Mitchell Marek, thinks working at

Stacey’s is good for Kramer. “I think she enjoys working

priceless.”

kid had ripped his denim jeans.”

tutorials but I’m not sure,” Kramer said. She is hesitant to

nails. Then they get to wear the really pretty dresses, and

looked like after she got her hair and makeup done was

“I look over and see something that is so (typical of)

Hung,” Kane said, “I can’t believe no one noticed that this

Kramer has even thought about making a YouTube

make the channel for fear of the lack of viewers.

Kramer said. “Seeing her face and her reaction to what she

basketball safety tutorial, leaving junior Kyle Kane as the

ing and to work there as well,” Macey said.

and really enjoys it. “We do a lot of princess parties for little

ly. “I was really nervous but then I did what I liked to do,”

“I ripped my jeans while being in charge,” Nguyen

mom was doing the hair of Fox’s sister. “Laura said they

channel for a how-to on hair and makeup. “I want to do

they walk down a runway and they do moves and stuff.”

himself in a dilemma.

Kramer has an interesting relationship with her boss,

asking my parents constantly for it,” she said.

girls,” Kramer said. “You get to do their makeup, hair and

However, upon the day of the program, Nguyen caught

words| Brianna Erickson

are hiring and she would really like me to apply for model-

Macey has worked at Stacey’s for about four months

Nguyen was chosen to be apart of the leadership

program in the beginning of August his fourth grade year.

On a list of all students in the school, from sophomore to senior, two students were randomly chosen to tell their story

Kramer has been in volleyball since sixth grade but de-

wanted to get a job. “I needed money badly and I felt bad

hopes to promote respectful actions.

lone witness.

Stacey Fox. Kramer happened to get the job when her

cided to quit because she wanted more free time and she

through a program of which younger students watch in

on their knees begging for me to stay, the tips with bus-

Stacey’s Bridal is the perfect place for her to work, where little girls come in for a birthday party to become a princess.

In elementary, older students are chosen to exemplify

good behaviors inside and outside the school building

said. All audiences within the scene were distracted by a

in

Macey Kramer junior

events’ past.

“I’m done with the dishwashing life,” Nguyen said. “At first

2 1500

“There isn’t a special or secret recipe for what we

Aside from efficient decision making, Nguyen’s hard-

there,” he said. “Part of her job is trying on the dresses that.”

Macey works at Staceys once a week. “Shes not super

busy, but she works all day that one day,” Marek said.

Since she only works once a week and shes no longer

in volleyball she has time to spend with her friends. “My favorite thing about her is that she can always put a smile on my face,” Marek said.

Her friend, junior Joe Thatcher agrees. “She is so nice

to everyone,” Thatcher said.

Brianna Erickson/BW

Kramer organizes the shoes based on their sizes at Stacey’s Bridal while working. She works one day a week and enjoys doing hair and makeup.

editorial

nov. 2014 p.13

Our voices must be heard

The hindrance of student voice in the high school needs to be stopped High school students are young adults preparing to

become mindful citizens, and must be treated as such.

"Maybe it’s because we’re young or because we’re

dance, he went to talk to Riessen, who told him he must

important, a whole lot more than that needs to be dis-

leave the dance. He was not listened to or taken seriously. cussed, like lanyards and student government.

Another case that took place last year was when

Lunn has plans for students to have the opportunity to

inexperienced, but especially in school, students’ voice

administrators took charge of Student Council, when

give their opinions starting in January.

senior Jacob Murray said.

Administrators were involved too much in this student-run

when there are rules being implemented on us without our

they knew what was going on, but I don’t believe it was

the board members what you are thinking. Join Student

than they allowed Student Council to,” Lee said.

allow students to have a voice without consequences.

and is taken less seriously. Its voice has been hindered.

voice be heard because contrary to popular belief, it does

should be listened to a lot more than anyone else’s," Administrators have extenuated students’ voices

over the past two school years, which ultimately led to

the oppressed mindset of students and them express-

ing themselves in a revolting fashion during homecoming week.

Hundreds of students in grades nine through twelve

participated in the TPing of the high school during

homecoming. Not only did they TP, but some students

overturned port-a-potties, damaged property, threw out thousands of yellow lanyards and drew male genitalia

its constitution should have properly handled the issue.

group during the controversy. “I think it was necessary that input. So speak up. Go to school board meetings and let

necessary that they took things into their own hands more Council or newspaper, two student-run organizations that Due to this event, Student Council has less credibility One way that could have supplied students with more

voice could have been running the decision to implement

These actions are not appropriate, but sometimes

“It might have been a good idea to maybe have a student

heard. "They felt that administration was controlling

them, and they couldn’t have any fun anymore," student body president Nick Lee said. School officials need to think about their part in the events, and better yet ask students for feedback before incorporating new rules.

feedback from students or running it by Student Council.

rep in that meeting last summer when they were deciding that,” Lee said.

there still should have been student input given on the decision because it directly affects students.

Superintendent Corey Lunn has plans to gather feed-

back. “We’re going to be doing some surveys for the kids

out for “inappropriate dancing.” Even before the dance,

that with the teachers,” Lunn said. “I’m going to say, ‘how

students were threatened with high punishments. There is nothing wrong with communicating expectations

before an event occurs, but maybe one of those funny Dragon TV pieces would have been a better way of communicating.

Some students were dancing inappropriately,

however, there were many who were not. “I was approached by (Jan) Bjurstrom (campus monitor), and she came with her arms at probably a 120 degree angle and said everybody in this area needs to leave,” senior Zach Walker said. “I was one of them.”

After Walker was told he was kicked out of the

Illustration | Kenzie Costello

Although the lanyards are claimed to benefit our safety,

At the 2013 Homecoming dance, students were

restrained as well when hundreds of them were kicked

matter.

Over the summer, administrators met and decided to

implement lanyards on the student body without receiving

this is how people react when they feel they are not

The most important thing students can do is talk. Let your

lanyards by the student body.

on various parts of the high school campus. Superintendent Dr. Corey Lunn described the group as a mob.

However, why wait until then? We should not stay quiet

so you can tell us how you learn best so we can share

do you learn?’ what matters and so forth. I think those are pretty powerful things.”

Lunn admits it is hard for people who run big organiza-

tions to get feedback.

“Again, I think the key point is like in real life, how do

you operate in those positions to be heard and influ-

enced,” Lunn said. “Whether you’re superintendent, mayor or citizen, there’s certain things that work, and certain things that don’t work.”

The surveys are a good gesture, but we need more

than that. Survey questions can be manipulated. While

how students are learning and interacting with teachers is

The editorial is an opinion held by the editorial board of the newspaper. It needs a simple majority to pass. This month’s vote was 9-0

opinion

nov. 2014 p.14

Anne Rogers/BW

Feminist not misandrist

words | Anne Rogers layout | Zoe Wilson

People should realize that feminism is not the hating of men, like misandrism; it is the advocacy of equal rights When I tell people my goal in life is to break the glass

long time ago.

generally receive higher position jobs?

something along the lines of ‘Wow, great goal! That’s

left the men out. “It made men feel more excluded,” Escoto

held by women include secretaries and administrative as-

compliments, I wonder why it is such a surprise that I want

We can adapt campaigns like this in order to help men as

salespeople and maids and housekeepers. These jobs

ceiling at “Sports Illustrated,” I usually get them saying awesome! You can do it!’ As much as I appreciate their to be an authority figure at a sports magazine. It is 2014, shouldn’t women having higher end jobs be a given?

Yes, it should be a given; however, no, it is not a given.

Yes, the campaign only looked at women problems and

said. “But it did empower women, which is always needed.” well. This hashtag made people aware, and awareness is critical for advancement in feminist views.

Many people are against feminism simply because

And that is where feminism arises. Feminism, by definition,

they do not know what it is. “Many people think feminism

male counterparts. It is the advocacy of women’s rights on

at all,” Escoto said. “It’s equality for genders. And it’s not

is not man-hating or me wanting to be superior over my the grounds of political, social and economic equality to

sexes. As a young women in the 21st century, I believe that I deserve the same job opportunities as men and the same pay as a man who is doing the exact same job as me.

chivalry will end. But they’re not connected at all.”

People are against the movement because they do not

think that it’s threatening to them, which it’s not at all, it’s Ikeda said.

Yes, there are radical feminists that freak out over every

These beliefs are what make me a self-declared femi-

compliment they get, saying, “I’m an independent woman

feminism was. One day, however, I was browsing through

What we are trying to change is the catcalls and harass-

Twitter and I came across #YesAllWomen, a social media

campaign in which users share examples or stories of mi-

sogyny and violence against women. “It kind of ties back to the whole it’s not for personal gain, it’s for all women and

all women need feminism,” self-declared feminist senior

However feminism is not all about women.

How many guys have gotten made fun of because they

expectations to objectify women and be sexually aggres-

Twitter and stuff that girls think if feminism is a thing then

just a misunderstanding of the tenancy, of the movement,”

nist, and before this summer, I did not even know what

ing the gender wage gap.

for personal gain either, it’s for everyone. I always see on

thing we should stand for and accept,” senior Troy Ikeda he agrees with most of the beliefs.

typically pay less than male-dominated jobs and are fuel-

showed emotion? Or felt insecure because they’re not big

enjoy change. “They especially don’t like change if they

said. Ikeda does not consider himself a feminist, however

sistants, elementary and middle-school teachers, retail

is women being above men but that’s not what it really is

“I think there has been a pattern forever of male domi-

nance and I don’t think that’s okay, I don’t think that’s some-

According to americanprogress.org, the top 10 jobs

enough, strong enough, fast enough? Or burdened by the

sive? Feminism is about changing those gender roles. Men shouldn’t be expected to live up to an unrealistic identity. If men want to be muscular and all about sports, that’s fine,

as long as they choose it because they want it. But if men happen to like cooking or dancing, that’s okay too.

Women have been talking about our gender experienc-

es for decades. It’s time for men to talk about their’s too, and for them to do something about it.

In the world that blames victims of rapes and not rap-

and I don’t need no man.” However, this is not feminism.

ists, our society doesn’t fundamentally value the humanity

ment that some women receive because some men don’t

we ignore the possible contributions of countless leaders.

respect women for who they are.

So why should women care? Well, wouldn’t you care

if you received less money than someone who does the

of women. In a world that pays women far less than men,

Sexism does not just hurt women, it hinders our society

as a human race.

I know I can’t change everyone’s mind. Obviously, there

exact same work as you?

will be stubborn people all over the place. But we can

The #YesAllWomen is a cry for help from women across

workers made only 78 cents for every dollar earned by

nizational campaigns. If you do not happen to believe in

ed social change, a change that should have happened a

Why wouldn’t you care about the fact that women don’t

Gabby Escoto said.

the world – or even across the hallway – for a much need-

According to www.iwpr.org, in 2013, female full-time

men, a gender wage gap of 22%.

raise awareness, with social media campaigns and orgafeminism, that is okay. However, you do need to have an understanding of what it is.

opinion

nov. 2014 p.15

The difference in time

Opposing views on the benefits and downfalls of late starts and early outs

Late starts

The sun shining through your win-

dow. The birds chirping. Waking up at

8:30 during the grind of the school year

feels more like waking up at 10:30. Back

in the day of late starts, an extra 40 minutes of sleep each Wednesday was glorious. Those were the good ol’ days.

Last year, the district made the

switch from a forty minute late start every Wednesday, to a one hour early out

every Wednesday. Current seniors are the last grade to experience both, and

there is a difference of opinion among the class. For a variety of reasons, late starts are the better option for students.

For students involved in after school

activities, an awkward hour in between school and practice is not enough time

to accomplish anything. Senior Nathaniel Standish, who is involved in football,

wrestling and show choir, has found this to be true. “When you’re in a sport, the

early out isn’t so fun,” Standish said. “I

mean I could go home for fifteen minutes, I don’t know, grab a cracker, that’s about it.”

With not enough time to go home and

relax, some students stay at the school

and attempt to get homework done. But trying to complete a significant amount of work before practice, in one hour at

the very end of the day? Good luck be-

ing productive. The extra time is way

words l Max Culbert

layout | Carly Campbell

more useful in the morning, so everyone can catch up on some sleep.

The reason the district made the

switch, was to involve the elementary

and middle schools. Two years ago, only the high school had late starts.

Principal Brent Riessen said there

were a lot of factors in play, but it was most important to keep things consistent. “The one thing for sure we didn’t

want to do was have two different sets of

Early outs Late starts were nice, I have noth-

schedules,” Riessen said.

ing against them. I enjoyed sleeping in

elementary students from a learning

I could apparently hear within my insu-

Starting early in the morning benefits

perspective. “When you talk to folks in elementary education, the best time for

learning is early, so what they wanted to do was maximize time [in the morning] for the elementary kids,” Riessen said.

and waking up to the birds chirping that lated house. However, with the extra

20 minutes of time and the ability to do more after school, early outs still seem like the better option to me.

Early outs provide more options of

But what about high schoolers? Ac-

activities to do within the time they give

sity of Minnesota, pushing back the start

to late starts is you can sleep in,” Senior

cording to a recent study at the Univertime of several high schools led to an

improvement in attendance, test scores,

and English, science and social studies skills. Sure, late starts were only on

back to the students, “The only upside

Gabby Escoto said. “But with early outs you can go get lunch with friends, take a nap or have more time for homework.”

Surprisingly, I am an athlete for this

Wednesdays, but starting later for even

school. I’ve done high school soccer

dents.

awkward hour between practice and

one day a week can be beneficial to stuSo while the early out suits elemen-

tary students perfectly, it’s not a great fit for high school students. As the district looks forward to a new high school,

I would strongly encourage them to switch back to late starts.

since freshman year. I deal with the dismissal just like every other athlete.

But you know what? It’s not as big as

a deal as people make it. If you utilize the time wisely, you could significantly cut down on your homework load for the

night, “It’s an opportunity for coaches

to say to kids, ‘Hey, there’s help [at the school], take advantage of it. Then you

don’t have to worry about doing work at

Main differences Late Starts Ended in 2012

Early Outs Started school year of 2013

High school only District wide 40 minutes late One hour early

home,’” Stratton said.

Before the tyrannical regime of op-

pression rained down upon us, our

school days used to be ten minutes

shorter. I would call this addition of time unacceptable, yet there was nothing we could have done about it, “That change

was going to be made any way,” Stratton said. “It was a bus situation and it had to do with recovering classroom

time because we were losing it due to late starts.”

words l Senad Besic Therefore, it is not the early out’s fault

that we go longer each day. Regardless of the switch, it was going to happen

anyway. At least with the early outs we get those extra 20 minutes.

As of now, there has been no news

about switching back to the late start schedule. However, there was a glimmer of hope for more sleep time when

the district talked about flipping the elementary and high school schedules since they start their days a little later than we do.

This would make sense since teen-

agers love their sleep, but, to the district,

a couple more minutes of shut-eye is not worth the problems it would cause to a lot of students, “Part of the concern with that is you start to impact activities,”

Stratton said. “8th and 9th grade building’s games start at 4 p.m. So if we push

everything later, [students are] going to be missing a significant part of their 8th hour class period.”

Also, according to Stratton, 70% or

more of the student body is involved in some extracurricular activity. That’s a

lot of kids that are going to be impacted if they’re missing, at some part in their academic journey, their 8th period of 8th and 9th grade.

My opponents say that early outs

are irritating to athletes with after school practice and students who wait for rides because of that awkward hour between

dismissal and practice or going home.

However, since humans have free will,

that awkward hour could turn into anything your mind could fathom, and that

physics would allow. This downside to early outs is only a downside if you allow it to go to waste.

nov. 2014 p.16

Saving the sexes

opinion

Preventing rape starts with educating both genders words & layout | Medina Jusufovic

kcaB 2 Besic

Twitter arguments need to #stop

words & layout Senad Besic “Debate. Go.” used to facilitate arguments on Face-

book; alum Nick Miller was a local legend around here before he graduated back in 2011. He would bring up a controversial topic, say “Debate. Go.” and then his friends

on Facebook would discuss the topic. It was a great way

for people to practice their debate skills, learn new information and to get more exposure to things happening in the outside world.

Nowadays, any conflicts that arise due to opposing

Illustration/Olivia White

Classes that teach boys on how not to rape would be

very beneficial. Classes like that should be required for all high school and college boys.

be put in a situation where they could get raped. That is not always the case.

Sexual assault happens on many college campuses.

From a young age, girls are taught how not to get raped.

Both boys and girls go into college clueless as what to do

night, to not dress “slutty” for fear of getting hit on and to be

Males would hopefully change their mind about taking

We are taught to always walk with caution to our cars at

when you are in a risky situation.

careful what you drink at a party or get together because

advantage of girls, or at least look at it in a different way,

grow up in fear of getting raped, but boys are not.

mother or sister were raped.

something could easily be slipped into your drink. Girls Yes, guys can also be sexually assaulted, and this is a

if they were faced with a situation where their daughter,

Genders game is one English class that rape is briefly

problem that needs to be fixed. However, girls are gener-

talked about based on gender roles.

female, and one in every eight rape victims were male, ac-

English teacher Kelly Thompson said. “Non-verbals do not

But since girls are always taught on how not to get

Thompson states that both genders are in need of

ally the victims. Seven out of every eight rape victims were cording to the 2002 National Crime Victimization Survey. raped, why are guys not taught that ‘no’ means no?

It is really not that hard. “No” means no; stop what you

are doing. Males sometimes have difficulty understanding

“Men need classes on communicating with women,”

mean ‘Yes, I want sex”.

classes that teach how to communicate and protect both sexes from rape.

Senior Odette Muziranenge also feels like classes

that, which could lead to sexual assault.

in high school are needed for males on rape prevention.

crimes, with 60% still being left unreported.

would teach them a great lesson.”

Sexual assault is also one of the most under-reported There are actual classes that girls and women can take

“It would help prevent rape more,” Muziranenge said. “It Education could easily help prevent more rapes. Edu-

on how not to get raped. These classes are rape preven-

cating boys and girls in high school and college on how to

where to deliver pain to the attacker’s body.

could help both sexes.

tion and self defense classes teaching women how and These classes are great to have as resources, and they

help prevent rape and how to communicate with each other

Simply telling girls to stop dressing “slutty” or just in

are necessary for high school and college females. Fe-

general telling girls how to basically live their lives will not

educate the boys.

selves will not solve anything. It is pointless to have girls

males have all these resources to go to, but there is little to High schools in Iowa do not have any requirement for

males to take classes on rape prevention, but that should be changed.

help prevent anything. Giving girls weapons to protect our-

take classes on how to attack our attacker when they are put in that situation, when we could educate both sexes.

Classes on preventing rape for women should not be

Transitioning from high school to college is a big thing,

taken away, but classes on preventing rape for men should

risk of sexual assault becomes even higher when going

Like the little girls in the feminism video that drop the f-

and along with it comes even more risky situations. The into college, so that means more stressing out for girls.

Both sexes go into college thinking that they will never

be added.

bomb for feminism say, “Stop telling girls how to dress, and start teaching guys not to [explicit] rape.”

viewpoints are dealt with on Twitter, possibly the worst social networking site to have arguments on. The character limit and confusing conversation thread structure make Twitter a horrible place to argue with someone.

I would like to think I’m speaking for a majority of the

student body when I say that Twitter arguments need to either stop, or move to another site. Half the reason I don’t

partake in them is because I don’t want to get frustrated

with the fact that I can’t write a complete sentence. ‘you’ changes to ‘u’ and ‘gender equality’ changes to ‘gndr =ity’.

Hard to take someone seriously when they type like an angry, 10 year old, Youtube commenter.

I understand that Facebook is as ancient as the Egyp-

tians themselves and no one bothers to even check it anymore, but if you want to have a sensible argument that is

grammatically coherent and structured even slightly properly you cannot have it with a group of people on a site with a character limit. Move it to Facebook or real life if you want to accurately portray your side of an issue.

One bright side to arguing on social media sites is that

it allows you to be exposed to other views and it lets you get your opinions out there to other people.

“I need to be exposed to other opinions in order to be-

come stronger in my own,” senior Alizé Olson said. “If you don’t know what people opposing you are thinking, I don’t

know how you would even argue with them since you are never exposed to [their side of the issue].”

Twitter arguments are good in the sense that you can

practice debate and you are exposed to other people’s beliefs. Other than that, they usually aren’t a full fledged argument since no one can fully say what they want.

“The main issue with Twitter arguments is that people

don’t understand the importance of Internet presence, and how they present themselves online,” Olson said.

“That’s an image that really stays there.”

As generations transition from one social networking

site to the next, the arguments will follow. But if you’re so adamant about some topic that you want to constantly discuss it in extreme detail, please do not use Twitter.

health

nov. 2014 p.17

‘Wheat’ you need to know about gluten

What is

gluten?

Gluten is a substance present in cereal grains, especially wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture in dough.

Take a look into what gluten is and how it affects peoples lives

words| Allison Klein layout | Zoe Wilson & Allison Klein

My personal experience: Allison shares her story I’ve always been a skinny person, but in the fifth

a severe allergy to gluten, which is also known as

point in my life I barely ate because it would make

Cake, cookies, pizza, pasta, gravy, and so on are

grade I was five foot six and only 85 pounds. At this

wheat, barley, and rye.

me sick. After every meal I felt like someone was

all things I can’t eat. Being a fifth grader and not be-

ever felt and I had to go through it three times a day.

ficult. Even at the age of 17 the temptation to eat

stabbing me in my stomach. It is the worst pain I had I had gone to the doctor more times than I can count,

and nobody could figure out what was wrong with me.

I finally went to a pediatric gastrointestinal doc-

tor and he said the only way to figure out what was wrong with me is if I had a scope. What they did was

took a long tube with a camera on the end and stuck it down my throat while I was under anesthesia.

They took pictures and samples from my stomach

ing able to eat birthday cake at a party is really difgluten is everywhere, but when I give into it, I pay for it almost immediately. If I chose to just be sick when I eat gluten and ignore my allergy it could severely

stomach cancer, and it can even kill a portion of your stomach or small intestine and then have to get it

surgically removed. Celiac is not the only allergy or disease related to gluten.

In the past few years there have been more and

more people diagnosed with a gluten allergy. Even

Disease, Celiac Disease, and even Pancreatic can-

know that in reality it could of been much worse. I

cer. The results came back a few days later, I had tested positive for Celiac disease. Celiac disease is

though having this allergy is very inconvenient, I know that in the long run this diet is going to make me live a longer and healthier life.

Everyday people living gluten free Gary Ross Athletic director

Phoebe Graving Sophomore

How long have you been gluten free?

Since January 2014

How long have you been gluten free?

Two and a half years What is the hardest part of living gluten free?

Not being able to eat all the things I used to eat and then seeing my friends eat it is really hard.

What is your favorite restaurant to eat at that is gluten free?

Pancheros because I can get everything in a burrito and put it in a bowl.

What is the hardest part of living gluten free?

I’m very busy and constantly on the go so trying to get fast food or something quick is a challenge.

What is your favorite restaurant to eat at that is gluten free?

Texas Roadhouse because it’s easy to adapt.

When one is gluten intolerant and ingests a food with gluten, the body produces an abnormal immune response. This response damages the intestines and prevents them from absorbing vital nutrients.

hurt me in the long run. It can cause fertility issues,

and small intestine. They tested me for all of the possibilities based on my symptoms, such as Crohn’s

How does it affect the body?

Common symptoms of Celiac disease Frequent abdominal bloating and pain Chronic diarrhea or constipation Vomiting

Weight loss

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facts about

gluten*

Celiac Disease affects more than one in every 141 people in the United States.

There are over 250 symptoms associated with a gluten intolerance.

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Gluten can be found in any food containing wheat, barley or rye.

The protein in wheat causes the body to send out antibodies that kill villi in the small intestine.

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83% of Americans with Celiac disease go undiagnosed or given the wrong diagnosis. *infomation provided by WebMD

sports

nov. 2014 p.18

Cross country snags state

Boys and girls cross country teams find successes in state competition Kleve dominates season

Reality set in for senior Jordyn Kleve as she weaved

words & layout | Carly Campbell

Kleve has a bright future in running fueled by her pas-

up and down the hills of the meet at Camp Dodge. “It was

sion for the sport and her love for the team atmosphere.

many challenging hills,” Kleve said. This was the first time

ride back, those memories you make with your team-

hard both physically and mentally because there were so Johnston held their home meet at Camp Dodge instead

of Walnut Ridge Recreation Park. “I knew it was going to

be a tough run and I knew it would test me, but after I felt

“After the race with your team is so much fun, and the bus mates, you really can’t beat those,” she said.

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really accomplished,” Kleve said. She decided that it was

our best race possible,“ head coach Patrick Hennes said.

grade, cross country just seemed like a fun team sport to

“They had a good plan for success and they followed

do,” Kleve said. “A bunch of my friends were going out so

that plan and I think we were all happy with the results.”

I went out and really enjoyed it.”

Hennes contributes the success throughout the season to

Kleve never seriously considered running as a part of

how coachable the runners are. They take feedback and

her future until junior year. “Last year was a big year for

apply that feedback.

me because that’s when I placed third at state,” Kleve

“The coaches know what their talking about and we re-

said. “I got better in track and I really started to improve.”

spect them and trust them and works they give us,” junior

Colleges began contacting her with interest in having

Maddy Bradley said.

Kleve run on the cross country and track teams. “When

After touring a number of schools, Kleve officially com-

mitted to the University of Missouri on Nov. 13.

Among her many accomplishments, Kleve placed

second in this year’s state meet as well as contributing to a first place team win. She placed fifth at the Nike Cross

Regional meet qualifying for the national meet in Portland, OR Dec. 6.

Winning, however, is not what motivates Kleve to run.

According to her, it is the post run feeling. “You feel so accomplished after a really hard workout or run, sometimes during it you’re thinking negative thoughts but you have to stay positive and enjoy it,” Kleve said. “Yes

it’s hard and yes it sucks sometimes but being able to run with the team and just having your teammates around you makes the whole environment very cool.”

Kleve tries to not let pressure of doing well

get to her. “I don’t really like to look at rankings, they kind of freak me out and it kind of gets in my head, I just try to focus on my race and the best I can do and what I can do for the team,” she said. “I try not to think about

the race too much, I just trust my instincts, trust my training and know that I’ve done everything I can.”

The girls entered the state competition undefeated

with high expectations. They felt they could finish in the

“Each of our ladies did what they needed to do to have

“I was never very hand-eye coordinated and in seventh

with them on campus and get to know the coach.”

Girls finish undefeated

Johnston ended up winning by 18 points.

tions of being one of the top ranked athletes in the state.

go to their practices, stay with them at night, spend all day

seniors have left behind.”

Urbandale.

Kleve started running in seventh grade with no inten-

know the team and learning how they train,” she said. “I

younger kids to step up and really carry the torch the

top two but knew it would be a battle against close rival

only going to get easier from then on.

I go visit the colleges I just spend a lot of time getting to

the last four years.” Jaschen said. “I’m looking for some

Senior Jordyn Kleve embraces head coach Patrick Hennes after she places second in her last state meet. Kleve contributed to the team’s first ever state championship title.

Boys take third The boys team finished on the podium for the second

year in a row at state this year. They placed third as a

team, with sophomore Patrick Bose placing third, making him the highest finisher in the history of the boys’

team. They were ranked first for the majority of the sea-

son and went into the state meet with high expectations.

“We all expected to win and in a way that could have

been our biggest downfall,” senior Ben Poss said. “We thought it was ours to take and not ours to earn.”

The boys felt they left everything at state. They had

been battling injuries all season, and finally had all

seven varsity athletes healthy. For head coach Matt

Jaschen, it was more about the journey they underwent this season and the legacy they left. “The journey

has been a lot of fun and a great lesson in life that

you can’t always get what you want and you can still

have fun along the way,” Jaschen said.

The four senior members of the team have been part of the program since

freshman year and have played a major factor in elevating the program. “The seniors have lifted the program

from being not very good to one of the best in the state

Similar to the boys team, the girls focus and talk about

the legacy they will be leaving behind. “We really encourage the older girls to talk and look out for the younger

runners and really try to motivate them to leave a good positive legacy,” Hennes said.

During the season the main focus is keeping the girls

healthy and increasing their miles. The next season looks bright with many runners returning. “The 25 seniors’ leadership will be irreplaceable but I know the younger girls will really step up and take charge,” Hennes said.

Girls Varsity Squad Runner

State Placements

Jordyn Kleve (Sr.) Jessica McKee (Fr.) Anna Toot (Jr.) Maddy Bradley (Jr.) Sara Ness (Jr.) Emily Poss (So.) Sandra Kromminga (Sr.)

2nd place 7th place 17th place 18th place 23rd place 44th place 52nd place

Boys Varsity Squad Runner

Patrick Bose (So.) Drew Hershey (Jr.) Ben Renner (Sr.) Ben Poss (Sr.) Josh Borwick (Sr.) James McGowan (Sr.) Zach Smith (Jr.)

State Placements 3rd place 12th place 27th place 34th place 46th place 60th place 80th place

nov. 2014 p.19

Sanitation is key

sports

A look into the cleanliness of the fitness center and wrestling room words | Meredith Gwennap

layout | Zoe Wilson

The wrestling room and fitness center can often be

looked at as unsanitary places. “I think the perception becomes reality for a lot of students, they open the door

during a practice and they see the steam, the sweat, the

something is bring it into the room,” Tecklenburg said. “It doesn’t matter how clean the room is, if you’re bringing it in on your skin the room’s not clean anymore.”

The wrestling department has antibacterial foams

called skin shields. The skin shields look similar to shav-

ing to think ‘oh that’s gross, it’s sweaty, it’s dirty in there’.”

face and neck along with any other areas of exposed

The wrestling room consists of wrestlers practicing on

the mats in a warm environment, while the fitness center

is open to anyone who is looking to work out. Obviously,

ing cream. The wrestlers will rub the skin shields on their

skin. “[The skin foams] do a great job of preventing certain skin infections,” Tecklenburg said.

It is also very important that the wrestlers keep the

there is sweat and many sweating people using equip-

clothes they are wearing clean at all times. “I usually wear

Wrestling managers are in charge of cleaning the

because you can only get it to an open area, skin on skin

ment, but sweat is not the main concern. Germs are.

mats, wiping them down before and after every practice.

A mixture of condensed cleaning product and hot water is

long sleeves and long pants so it’s not really an issue contact,” Pohlmeyer said.

If a wrestler notices something suspicious he must let

used to reduce the spread of germs. The managers spray

the trainer, a coach or a doctor know immediately. The

make sure no spots are missed.

order to get the proper medication on it as soon as pos-

down the mats, then a big mop is ran across the mats to “We make sure to use extra cleaning spray if we notice

that the guys have been spreading more skin diseases

than normal,” junior Sara Goodman, one of the wrestling managers said.

Wrestling that has much skin-to-skin contact, and it

main focus is receiving attention on the affected area, in sible and limit the risk of spreading the infection. In a case that a wrestler has a skin infection he must treat it for at

least 72 hours. If within those 72 hours the wrestler has a competition, he is not permitted to compete.

The sanitation of the fitness center stands directly in

is easy to pass skin infections among athletes. “Unfortu-

the hands of those using it, no one is assigned to sanitize

territory in a sport like wrestling,” Tecklenburg said.

charge of cleaning, mopping and disinfecting the floors in

nately, [skin infections] are one thing that come with the Last year eight out of 50 wrestlers or 16 percent of the

roster has a skin infection at some point in the season.

The wrestlers are aware of the risk. “I just trust that the

the equipment. “The night cleaning [custodians] are in both the fitness center and the wrestling room,” custodian Dan Golbuff said.

Sanitizing the equipment is left to the people using

managers are putting a lot of effort into cleaning the mats

the equipment. They are asked to use spray cleaner

Wrestlers take precautions to help prevent skin infec-

that does not happen. “You want to get in here and get

and doing it right,” senior wrestler Henry Pohlmeyer said. tions. At colleges it is becoming more common to shower before practice. “The worst thing you can do if you have

Football vs. Fútbol

words & layout | Carly Campbell

When most Americans hear the word football, they

think massive guys overloaded with testosterone

slamming each other to the ground. But there are only 316.1 million people in the United States and 7.125

smell, it just has the smell of sweat,” varsity wrestling

coach Aaron Tecklenburg said. “Naturally people are go-

Smeared Eyeliner

when they are finished with their machine. Sometimes your workout done and get out, you’re not worried about cleaning the equipment,” senior Sergio Alaniz said.

3 common infections

billion people in the world. When the other 6.808 billion people hear fútbol they think of typically slender, but

muscular, men running around on field kick a ball for

a long time. Americans know it as soccer. Depending how much time you have, you may determine which sport is for you.

Now, I may be a little biased, considering I played

soccer for about 12 years. However, I am a girl so I have never been able to play football. I am also

American. This means that since birth I have learned one simple rule. Pro football players are gods and

we as Americans must worship the ground they walk

on. Don’t get me wrong, I love football. My weekends

revolve around game times. So I am constantly faced with the eternal battle of which sport is the superior spectator sport.

I thought I would break down a few points.

I think the most important thing we need to discuss

is the naming of the sport. Obviously fútbol is a much

more fitting for ‘soccer’ than it is for American football.

Football has absolutely nothing to do with your feet.

Soccer is played solely with your feet.

Next, popularity. In America, football is debatably

the most popular and most watched sport. But in

comparison to the rest of the world, football does not

measure up. On average, 111 million people watch the Super Bowl, but 700 million people watch the World

Cup. It’s clear that fútbol is an international sport. Fút-

bol’s origins date back nearly 3,000 years and profes-

sional teams have decades of history. Football started

only about over a hundred years ago, but is beginning to spread to other countries such as Australia.

Now, time actually played. I can admit to spending

three to four hours watching a single football game.

With commercials and time outs, the game can seri-

ously drag out. On average a football game lasts 187 minutes and out of those only 11 are actually spent

playing football. Fútbol is constantly being criticized

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for being boring, but I think that is because you are

watching 45 minutes of constant play without any commercials. In fact, the only break is at half time, which is shorter than football half times. Fútbol is 109 total

minutes and out of those, 68 minutes are being played.

If you are looking for a nice leisurely afternoon full

of big hits and beer commercials, football may be for

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Ringworm is a fungus that causes itchy, dry, red, circular patches on the skin. Ringworm is common in warm, moist areas. *information according to Minnesota department of health

you. On the flip side, if you want a quicker game full of

players faking injuries and British commentary, fútbol is your thing.

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nov. 2014 p.20

Black Friday basics

Student workers share their feelings for the upcoming Black Friday words | Bryce Schulte & Lindsay Soards

Aryaa Regmi Abercrombie Senior

Senior Aryaa Regmi works at Abercrombie at Jordan Creek Mall. Regm i has worked there for a little less than a year. “So me days can be really crazy,” Regmi. “I work on the weekends, and that’s when it’s really busy.”

Regmi has never worked dur ing a Black Friday, but she has heard stories . “My manager told me about a time last Black Frid ay where two moms were pulling each others ’ hair over an iPhone case,” Regmi said.

The Abercrombie store alre ady has a plan about how to go about this year’s Black Friday shopping.

“Everyone that works at Abe rcrombie, we’re all going to be there that night,” Regmi said. “I’m excited to see what’s it’s going to be like.”

layout | Zoe Wilson

Turning back time

In Philadelphia, police would call the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic the day after

Thanksgiving, “Black Friday.” In the financial world, colors represent different terms.

Through Jan. to Nov., retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss, which is represented by the

color red. However, starting the day after Thanksgiving, the red turns into black and that represents profits being made.

From 1993 until 2003, Black Friday was ranked the fifth busiest shopping day in the country. After that, it became number one. It has stayed the busiest

shopping day since then, excluding 2004 when it was ranked second.

Now, stores commonly open early on Thanksgiving day to start Black Friday shopping. K-Mart is planning on opening at 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving and staying

open for 41 consecutive hours until Saturday at 11 a.m.

Betsy Coy Younkers Senior

at Younktsy Coy, employed Last year, senior Be ing to have ll, knew she was go ers in Merle Hay Ma ing into work, iday . “I despised go to work on Black Fr id. “I was just it was fine,” Coy sa re the s wa I ce on t bu d of the day.” really tired by the en d then later y was a cashier an On Black Friday, Co ent. “When we in the shoe departm in the day worked ” Coy said. “It d to clean the floor, ha we sy bu ’t ren we oe racks and ople tore apart sh was crazy cause pe s, which was bunch of mismatche ole wh a re we re the

a pain.” than not. work Black Friday Coy would rather surprisingly ly, and people were “Time went by quick nice,” Coy said.

Lizzie Daly American Eagle Senior

American has worked at the Senior Lizzie Daly st summer in t Mall since this pa Eagle in Valley Wes are great,” ne. “The managers the beginning of Ju enjoy it.”

Daly said. “I really will roam ts busy, employees When the store ge ickly. “We try help customers qu around the store to ssible, but still d out as fast as po to get people in an Daly said. stomer experience,” give them a good cu ak out in do not normally bre Even though fights rs can be times when custome the store, there are professional,” ou still have to be confrontational. “Y

Daly said. knows it. ng soon, and Daly Black Friday is comi ’s going to be ared,” Daly said. “It “I’m excited and sc interesting.”

Tyler Matthies American Eagle Senior Senior Tyler Matthies will be working his seco nd Black Friday at American Eagle this year. “ I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that many people in American Eagle all at one time,” Matthies said.

With most stores on Black Friday, American Eagle can get really busy. “People weren’t like killing each other over a pair of jeans,” Matthies said. “(But ) I was a little overwhelmed at first, but after that I got into the groove of things and it was so much fun.”

As crazy as it was, Matthies enjoyed work ing Black Friday. “Honestly, I would rather work it. You get too meet a lot of cool and fun employee s, and work in a fun and energetic atmosphere.”