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Cheer Tryout Results

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Logan Test guest writer Cheer tryouts were held on March 6 in the Cheer Room, Room A334 near the coliseum. A free minitryout clinic was held on Feb. 28 from 10-12. Tryouts consisted of a routine and a short chant taught by this year’s cheer captains, Aliceson Edwards and Jocelynn Rusk. A dance was also taught by Heather Gee which was practiced a week in advance and performed at mock-tryouts on March 5, after school in the gymnasium.

Three judges from Tyler were requested to choose this year’s cheerleading squad who made a precise decision by judging a dance and holding a brief interview with those who tried out. Tryouts resulted in many returning cheerleaders and a new cheer captain, Kyleigh Johnston along with co-captains, Caitlin Wilcox and Mya Patterson.

“I believe the positions filled were accurate,” junior Caitlynn Todd said. “I think next year will be fantastic.”

Students Sweep Art Show

Israel- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went neck and neck with Zionist Union Party leader Issac Herzog but ultimately pulled away in the election.

GermanyProtesters tried to blockade the inauguration ceremony for the European Central Bank’s new headquarters in Frankfurt March 18.

Tunisia- Gunmen opened fire March 18 at a museum killing at least eight people, and wounding six. A later raid by security forces left two gunmen and one officer dead but ended the standoff.

Information gathered from usatoday.com

Choir Members Advance to State James Babbitt staff writer

Hannah Brown editor-in-chief Multiple students won awards after competing in the 55th Annual Student Invitational Art Show at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts March 8.

In the mixed media painting competition, senior Neira Sanchez received honorable mention.

In the pottery competition, senior Filiberto Rivera won first place, junior Shai Ann Davenport won second place, and junior Paola Orona won third place.

Sophomore Garrett Flowers, junior Keyarro Hollins and senior Delandrea Webster received honorable mention.

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BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER Senior Sebastian Guillen’s first place winning sculpture, The Refractive Index Sebastian Guillen // SPECIAL TO THE LONG-VIEW

In the sculpture competition, senior Sebastian Guillen won first place, senior Raven Ferguson won second place, and senior Heidy Soto won third place.

Seniors Marco Gonzales, Bailey Sonier, sophomores Abby Pauley, Audrey Payton and freshman SCULPTED TO WIN Senior Heidy Celeste Nunez received Soto and her third place artwork honorable mention.

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Juniors Daniel Adkins, Cannen Hanzik, Graycen Midler-Cline, Alyia Doktor, Mercedes Williams and Faith Noe advanced to State after scoring a 1 on their Class 1 division music pieces at the Choir Solo and Ensemble Meet in Whitehouse. State Choir Solo and Ensemble will be held at the University of Texas in Austin May 29.

“The classification is based on grade, Grade 3 being the easiest and Grade 1 being the most difficult,” Choir Director Jason McPherson said. “The kid’s talent,

age, and how long they have been in choir determines which grade song that they get.”

Freshmen always receive Class 3 pieces, the lowest class, sophomores can receive 3’s, 2’s or 1’s depending on their skill, and upperclassmen receive either 2’s or 1’s.

“This year we have a very small junior and senior class, so we have fewer people because there are not as many people doing Class 1’s that can advance,“ McPherson said. “In the next two years that number will probably be higher because we have much larger freshman and sophomore classes.”

Z-Club Volunteers at Antique Show Claire Earnest sports editor The Zonta Club of Longview hosted the annual Antiques Show and Sale on March 6 through March 8. All of the high school Z-Club members volunteered over the weekend. Their jobs included setting up, helping in the kitchen and assisting

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vendors. Some girls participated in the event to better the community, but others had more personal reasons.

“My grandma always loved antiques and [this show] is just stuff she would have liked and it’s really cool to see that,” sophomore Olivia Hill said. “I just thought this would be a great opportunity for me to give back and help.”

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Art Car Club Creates

WORK IN PROGRESS Art Car Club brainstorms for ideas and comes up with sketch James Babbitt // THE LONG-VIEW

Students design float to parade after year of preparations James Babbitt staff writer The Art Car Club is an organization on campus where students create a body to put on a car to compete and take it to a parade. Ceramics and Sculpture teacher Jeff Hull is the head of the Art Car Club, and it consists of about ten

students. This year they are creating The Steampunk Lobo, which will be a tenfoot Lobo, made of steampunk gear and machinery, and they will be putting it on a Volkswagen Dune Buggy. They will compete at the Houston Art Car Parade April 11, a national competition for art car clubs.

“We are looking for people that would

like to donate some steampunk pieces, which would be any types of gear or machinery,” Hull said. “Anything old fashion from the turn of 19th century to the 20th century.”

Junior Mitchell King is the secretary for the Art Car Club. King says that the club is a great learning experience.

“There are some architecture lessons, and a lot of people are learning how to weld and use the torch, and people are learning how to paper mache,” said King.

“The club is like a family, we are growing each meeting.”

Sophomore Garrett Flowers, a member in the Art Car Club, is also learning things in the club.

“I love art car club because I get to be artistic and do really cool stuff with my friends,” said Flowers. “I’m also learning how to weld, which is really awesome.”

They will compete at the 28th Annual Houston Art Car Parade, on April 11 in Houston. People of all ages compete, but the club will be competing in the student section. They have competed five times and have taken home three trophies and one honorable mention.

If you would like to join the art car club or donate some steampunk equipment, go to room 611 in the art hall and speak to Mr. Hull for more information.

“We are accepting anyone who wants to join,” said King. “It’s really fun and you get a lot of experience on some cool stuff.”

Lobos Graduate Early Victoria Weaver staff writer Brave souls line up in a row to wait for their name to be called and their diploma to be handed to them so they can begin their journey in life. Brave souls that are only in their junior year.

Early graduation is nothing new to this school, but a lot of people don’t know the work or skill it takes to be able to graduate junior year and skip senior year. Sophomore Garrett Flowers has planned his early graduation since freshman year.

“I’m getting a head start on college and get to graduate with most of my friends who are upperclassmen,” Flowers said. “I’ll have to add all of my

senior classes into my junior year but I absolutely can’t wait to finally begin my life as a young adult.”

Though his schedule is cramped, Flowers isn’t concerned about missing out on the benefits of being a senior.

“I’m already going to prom this year, so I don’t see many other senior privileges besides early release,” Flowers said. “I see it as I’m being released extra early.”

A good support system is key when preparing to graduate early, as well as dedication to the extra time to spend on classes.

“I have fantastic friends and family who [have graduated early] before,” Flowers said. “I know they’ll be there to help me out if I need it.”

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Black History Month

Play

Global High invites actors to perform at annual program Estrella Gonzales staff writer

“Most people only know Dr. King as a civil right leader, but they know very little about Global High broke tradition Malcolm X,” actor Charles in their annual Black History Anthony said. “That was one Month Program on Friday of the reasons the playwright Feb. 20. Instead of a studentwrote this play. So that people run variety show, actors from would know that Malcolm different companies around X was not this sinister, evil the U.S. were invited to come figure that people have painted in and perform a historical him out to be.” play for the students.

Since the play is on “The students were well Valentine’s Day, one of the behaved, and we built up to main themes was to choose the play by having the history love instead of violence. teachers have the students “The whole theme of love, research Malcolm X and Dr. love conquers all, the things Martin Luther King,” Global that Malcolm and Martin said Chief Academic Officer Kristi back then is so relevant today.

Green said. “They actually went They weren’t just violent or in with knowledge to work with nonviolent. Really [their] while listening to it, so I think solution [was] love,” Anthony that played a part that they had said. “If you love and care about some background.” another person just like you do The Meeting, written by yourself, then it trickles down.

Jeff Stetson, takes place on If you have compassion for Valentine’s Day, 1965 and another person, it affects the portrays a factitious meeting next person and the next person between the iconic Dr. Martin and that’s what they were saying Luther King and Malcolm X. that we are all connected.”

VOCAL BLUES Billie Holliday sings a song as the opening for the show Odyssey Jones // THE LONG-VIEW

SCHOOLED Anthony (Malcom X) and Vaughn (Dr. King) debate their beliefs

WRESTLE IT OUT Actors Curtis Vaughn and Charles Anthony portray Dr. King and Malcom X in a heated discussion Logan Test // THE LONG-VIEW

Odyssey Jones // THE LONG-VIEW

Class Ranks to Undergo Major Change for Incoming Classes Emily Araiza opinions editor Many classes such as Art History and Introduction to Engineering Design are currently weighted, meaning that the students who take those classes get an advantage on their weighted GPA over the students who take unweighted electives.

The school board is considering getting rid of this weighted system next

year, and the only classes which will be weighted will be core classes. Students would no longer have the option to boost their GPA by taking five extra weighted classes. Getting rid of weighted classes would start with the incoming freshmen, so everyone who has been taking weighted classes would be safe with their boosted GPA. This change would give students a chance to take electives that they are

interested in, instead of focusing on whether the class is weighted or not to boost their GPA. The school board is still working on this transition, but administration has their explanation for the change.

“Beginning with the 2015-16 freshmen, the only classes to be used for class rank will be the core classes,” Dean of Curriculum Linda Buie said. “The expectation is that this will level the

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playing field for all students because it won’t be a matter of who is able to work into their schedule extra AP or weighted classes to increase their GPA.” Administers think this is a much needed change for fair class ranks.

“This way the GPA will be based on everybody will have the same number of classes,” Buie said, “and it will be basically the same classes, depending on which ones they choose for their core classes.”

27 30 31 1 10 11 26 Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship for Education Majors Only

Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship; Longview Rotary Club Scholarship

Longview Lions Club Annual Nursing Scholarship

Peter Pasula Study Habits Scholarship; The Greater Longview Chapter Delta Waterfowl Scholarship

The Donnie Daniels, Jr. Foundation Scholarship

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6:30 pm Senior Prom-Summit Club

6:30 pm LITTLE THEATRE-NHS Induction Ceremony

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Undressing

The Issue of Dress Code Lobos Weigh in: Have you been dress coded?

Freshmen 32% Sophomores 22% Juniors 10%

No 32%

Seniors 4%

200 students polled Trevor O’Connor // Official Cartoonist

Addressing inconsistencies in policy punishments STAFF EDITORIAL

Dress code. Where to begin? It is true that dress code teaches students discipline and helps them focus more on school work than how they look, but why must a t-shirt or a sweatshirt without a polo underneath, or even white pants instead of the acceptable colors be the cause of so many lunch detentions, referrals, and charges of $15.00?

If a student is caught out of dress code, their “warning” is lunch detention. If they continue to wear unacceptable clothing, they could get a referral and possibly have to pay $15.00. It is unnecessary to go to such measures to keep students wearing what they are supposed to. Keeping them during their lunchtime most likely isn’t

beneficial because the friends they can’t eat with can always talk to them some other time. Writing a referral does not mean they are writing anything themselves to set in stone saying that they will never disobey the code again. Forcing them to pay $15.00 that they might not even have only takes away from the money they do have to actually go out and buy the right color of pants or a polo. A vest is also given to the students out of dress code to be worn all day and then returned by 4:05 p.m., but what has that done? The majority of students who have to wear it find more comical than embarrassing, and then they change nothing about their school attire.

Wednesdays and Fridays are the

weekdays that students look forward to because they have the freedom to wear a t-shirt. Kids would rather learn comfortably than in a polo with tight sleeves and a collar rubbing against the backs of their necks.

If our school had more t-shirt days, students would be less likely to break dress code. LHS should allow students a couple of days during the week to wear t-shirts for school clubs or organizations.

Many students are involved in clubs or organizations on campus, such as theatre, band, chess, and tennis, but they are only given Friday to wear the t-shirts to represent. If we had a couple of days to support our clubs, it would not only give students a chance to be comfortable in the classroom, but it could also encourage students not involved in such activities to participate. If a student came to school without an LHS club or organization shirt on, then they could be corrected, but other than that, punishments seem extreme.

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Students being permitted to wear t-shirts more often also cuts back on the inappropriateness of girls’ clothes because while polo shirts have button that allow girls to reveal themselves, t-shirts do not.

Staff and administrators tend to target girls when it comes to violating dress code because they have the ability to dress in ways that boys do not, and t-shirts could easily solve this issue.

It is understandable that a student should be disciplined for disobeying a requirement set by the school, but the punishments for violating the dress code are being blown out of proportions. There have been over 500 referrals written due to dress code. With more freedom to wear t-shirts (that support school involvement and promote future education) more often, the disciplinary actions being taken could easily be avoided. Students would be more willing to come to school and learn and the job of our staff and administrators would be just a little bit easier.

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Keeping Up With Current Events Why knowing world issues is important Emily Araiza Opinions editor

Syria

-12.2 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance -3.8 million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries -5.5 million children affected by the conflict -Nearly 8 million internally displaced socialmediax.com

Ferguson

-Two inactive police officers shot -Protestors deny having association with the shooting,’ demonstrators believe in non-violance - Both officers treated and released -Obama said “What had been happening in Ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest, but there was no excuse for criminal acts.”

100 Word Rant Andrew Rivera Entertainment editor By far, yellow is the worst color in the rainbow. I know most people like yellow, but I cannot stand it.

Bodily fluids are yellow. Need I say more? When I see yellow, all I can think about is how my guts are a color.

When I walk into a baby room and the color is yellow, it makes me feel bad for the child. No child should have to endure looking at yellow every single day. It is not a soothing color at all.

Please save your children.

100 words are not enough to explicate my hatred for the color yellow.

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We can all repost emotional pictures with heartfelt captions of heartbreaking situations around the world, but do we really know the story? It’s so easy to say you support or sympathize with something, but we don’t often go the extra mile and find out the backstory behind that tear-jerking picture.

People should be more aware of world conflicts. It seems kind of silly for the military to go off and fight wars if the majority of our country doesn’t even know what they’re fighting for. We shouldn’t leave it up to the government to worry about the conflicts we get into all by themselves. We are a part of this country, and we should be informed on the kind of things we’re doing.

As an individual, we have little voice in the big picture of our country. However, if we all stay informed about what’s going on in the world, when something happens that we don’t like and everyone knows about it and disapproves, we could all make a difference together.

When someone in your family, a

Five Minute Fix “I would make there be one race for everybody, and make there be one language for everybody, because that would cause a lot of problems to go away very quickly.

Then, if I still had time, I would make sure there was plentiful food for everybody, and everyone had a home. And then just fellowship and having fun together.”

-Antonio Carter, 12

sibling for example, does something stupid in public, it reflects back on you and the rest of your family. Our country is like our family. Not only do our actions reflect back on our country, but our country’s actions reflect back on us.

Even if the U.S. isn’t involved in a conflict, we should learn about the conflicts of the world. We should learn about what’s happening in the world as much as we can. We’re on this world and to become a united, globalized society, we all have to know what’s going on with everyone. It would be like if you had a group of friends, but you only bothered finding out what was happening with one or two of them.

The rest of that group would most likely lose interest and you would drift away.

Knowing what’s going on around you isn’t having to scour the newspaper every morning for world news, but just to stay aware and when you hear about or see something interesting, find out what the story is. More than likely, the people unaware of world issues are on the internet daily, they simply aren’t looking carefully enough to notice what’s important.

How students would change the world

“I would try to talk to as many peple as I could and make the world more positive. I’m religious, so I would spread the word. I know people nowadays try to ignore stuff but I would try my best by just showing God’s way. [I would also fix] racism. God made everybody and everyone’s different in their way.”

-Jiselle Aldape, 10

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“Everybody would get an equal amount of money all the time [so] no one would ever be fighting and killing each other [about it]. Also, people wouldn’t be poor, starving, and homeless. It saddens me because it’s not good that people suffer like that. More money, less problems, such as death.”

-Erin Mitchell, 10

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Seniors Celebrate in Style

Students strut at annual event Hannah Brown editor-in-chief

ALL SMILES Seniors Cecilia Rojas and Braylen Hollins walk across the stage Emily Aguilar // THE LONG-VIEW

PEARLY WHITES Senior Tara Dipasquale smiles onstage at Senior Celebration

DEUCES Senior Jocelynn Rusks shows off while senior Omar French smiles at the audience Emily Aguilar // THE LONG-VIEW

Seniors recognize their classmates for notable traits

Most Dependable

Jack Darby Tucker Monsour

Hannah Brown

Callie Fruia

Outstanding Leader

Andrew Yancey

Tara Goolsby

Best Personality

Andrew Rivera

Simone Macklin

Shelby Cannon

Most Musical

Diego Escamilla

Alissa Rash

Ja’Mycal Hasty

Amy Kelly

Lindsey Butler

Claire Earnest

Most Athletic

Dynamic Duo - Boys

Nick Holyfield

Lindsey Lambert

Biggest Flirt

Jack Darby

Tucker Monsour

Bobbie Hunter

Dynamic Duo - Girls

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Tara Dipasquale

Most Talented - Creative Arts

Miss Lobo Halee Brewer

Ambrosia Glover

Class Clown

Kmeyion Devine Elante Smith

Mr. Lobo

Socialites

Phillip Boudreau

Jonathon Caldwell Carmen Webb

Chandler Parks

Most School Spirit

Friendliest

Most Talented - Performing Arts

Grant Cox

Tucker Monsour

Desmond Chumlley

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Most Likely to Succeed

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Seniors participated in the annual Senior Celebration event Feb. 21. Students dressed up in formal attire and walked across the Mickey Melton Center Stage for friends and family.

Teachers Heather Cisco and Calvin Hanzik announced the seniors and their activities and accomplishments.

This year, students were able to watch their friends walk across the stage while a DJ played in the P.E. gym.

After the ceremony, Hanzik announced 29 seniors as class favorites.

Senior Celebration is a fundraiser for the PTO. The PTO raised around $2,000 from this year’s program, excluding costs.

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The Sub Bunch “Mrs. Shandy handles everything so well. It is so much fun. Every day is her birthday! She makes me laugh and is well-known all over school. One time she was subbing for one of my classes and she had to leave the room for a moment. We all hid and when she came back in, she couldn’t find anyone! I laughed so hard and I don’t think I’ll ever forget that day.”

-Rachel Grant, 11 “I really think substitutes deserve far more respect than received.

They help our teachers in times of need and handle going to a lot of different subjects in one day. I admire Mr. Good for this, as he also interacts with students and makes the class a bit easier. Students are comfortable asking him for help on any assignment because he teaches all subjects.”

-Jayla Nix, 11

Doris Shandy

Christopher Good

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Emily Araiza opinions editor

Dean Hanson

“Mr. Hanson is a great substitute teacher. He has control over any class, no matter what grade level, and he handles behavioral problems really well.

When I need help with my assignment for the period, I know I can ask him because he’s really smart and knows what he’s talking about. I honestly don’t mind having a sub when it’s him.”

-Emma Lindsay, 10

Otis Malone

“Mr. Malone is funny and caring. Some kids even call him Grandpa, I’ve heard. I have had him twice. But not much experience with him. I just noticed he likes to joke around with a lot of the kids. You can tell he has had some of them in the past because the kids seem to have inside jokes with him. When the students know they’re going to have a sub, they hope it will be him.”

-Zoe Bailey, 11

After the Talent Show Jazmin Dennis 1st place “I would like to be a concert performer.

My interest in performing started when I was like five and I first heard Beyonce on the radio.”

Students talk about favorite subsitutes

Students talk passions, future careers

Stephanie Guck 2nd place “I would love to become a professional singer and my highest goal would be [to perform on] Broadway. I never realized how much I loved performing until I sang on a cruise ship with one of the performers there.”

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Daniel Bally news editor Jaylon Seastrunk 3rd place “Hip-hop is just like something that I do outside of tennis. I actually want to be a Bio-neurologist but I could be a choreographer for someone then I’d do it.”

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Thrillers

Students showcase skills of dancing like legend Michael Jackson

Abby Jester opinions editor They all say that the sky’s the limit, but some soar far beyond that statement. They walk among us. They pass us in the crowded hallways. They have experienced the moon...walk, that is.

Freshman Jermichael Thompson and freshman Dyron Franklin have come to know Michael Jackson as not only a singer and dancer, but as their hero; their role model.

“When I was five, I learned how to dance,” Thompson said. “Four years later when I was nine years old, [I discovered] Michael Jackson, [which] was the same year he died. I improved my dancing by watching him.”

Thompson’s inspiration was sparked

by Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

“When I first heard [the song] and saw the video, I began to get into the

motion of it,” Thompson said. “That’s how I actually developed my skills. My favorite move is the moonwalk.”

Thompson danced at a pep rally last semester as a featured performance.

“My dancing brings [students and adults] back to the old days when Michael Jackson was alive,” Thompson said. “When I was on stage, [I think] they felt like they were actually watching Michael Jackson.”

Franklin performed as Michael Jackson during freshmen girls’ and boys’ assemblies and dreams of performing in the future. “[Michael Jackson’s] cool. He’s amazing,” Franklin said. “I [first]

saw him in a magazine [when I was] probably eight. I listen to his songs and watch his videos, [and] I just keep practicing.”

All photos by Emily Aguilar // THE LONG-VIEW Thompson also intends to dance, as have come back in and wanted to do well as sing, in the future. something else, so you can see how “I’m already in the Longview [dancing] has really encouraged them newspaper for performing Michael and built their self-esteem.”

Jackson at the Boys and Girls Club Thompson plans on trying to do of Gregg County for a Christmas program a few months ago and I am on things for the school throughout his high school years.

Youtube praise dancing,” Thompson “I have always dreamed said. “I [want to] become nationwide. of doing more for I have more opportunities coming for the high school,” me, I just have to wait.”

Thompson said. “I Counselor Nelderine Johnson haven’t gotten found both Thompson and Franklin’s a chance yet, performances to be a success.

“Whenever but I know “We weren’t trying to show off I saw I will one Michael Jackson, we were trying to

Jermichael give students who didn’t make the roll day.” an opportunity to show their talents,”

dancing, I had Johnson said. “In doing this, it helps never seen anybody them to know they can achieve.”

dance like he did.

According to Johnson, Thompson [He was] being himself, and and Franklin asked to perform for LHS students.

now everybody knows “I didn’t really know

who he is.” about them, they kind of

-Kathryn Alvarado, 9 volunteered and wanted to show their talent,” Johnson said. “[They]

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For the Love of Lacey

The School Memorial

with my head, at times I’m thinking with my heart, and at times I’m just downright mad. I The Animanga can’t make decisions on my own.

Club hosted a That’s why I’ve got the group of memorial in Lacey people I’ve got, so we can all do Smarr’s memory in it right. We’re not going to get the upper library on a second chance at it, so we can Feb. 6. Senior Rowdy get somebody help.”

REMEMBERING LACEY Students gather to remember their Dunlap coordinated At the meeting, members fallen classmate will appoint a parliamentarian, the event.

Corya Dyer // THE LONG-VIEW a historian, a media manager while discussing fundraisers.

Upcoming fundraisers include t-shirt, hoodie and wristband Hannah Brown sales that students on campus editor-in-chief will have access to. Donations can be made to the Lacey July, Lacey begins training and Smarr Foundation through running two miles a night with her EMOTIONS An attendee at Southside Bank.

A LIGHT FOR LACEY Students and teachers brought father. She eats fruits and vegetables Lacey Smarr’s school memorial “We want to have [access candles and Skittles to the school memorial “like a horse”. to] psychiatrists, dieticians, Corya Dyer // THE LONG-VIEW Corya Dyer // THE LONG-VIEW September, Lacey passes out and hurts treatment centers, so we can her hand. Her parents take her to the have somebody for the people have to get online and do some really hospital where the doctors discover that the Lacey Smarr Foundation in her that need it,” Miller said. daughter’s memory. big research [to learn anything].

We she has a lack of potassium. Lacey is sent “Because this coverage is so slim “One day I was so depressed I are going to make pamphlets,” Miller home with some potassium pills. and insurance barely covers it, said. “The thing with eating disorders, October, Lacey faints while talking to remember just sitting on my couch we would like to support those chances are that the person is never her step dad, hitting her head. After the and crying and crying and crying and who need help and can’t afford going to admit it, so, in order to catch doctors discover an extreme severe lack trying to figure out what I’m gonna do. it. We’ll pay for it.”

And something hit me,” Miller said.

“I it, somebody is going to have to see of potassium, Lacey is Miller is thought, ‘Candy, the warning brought to the Texas even reaching signs whether Children’s Hospital in “I thought, ‘Candy, you’ve you’ve got to ...the person is never beyond the stop.

It took five it be their best Dallas. Lacey spends got to stop. It took five going to admit it, so, in foundation, in months.

If you sit friend, their five days throwing up months. If you sit around order to catch it, somebody hopes of fixing around and grieve parent, or their and is diagnosed with the system and grieve and cry and is going to have to see the and cry and teacher.” an ulcer. that failed her wallow around in selfwarning signs whether it wallow around The Lacey returns home daughter. in self-pity, how foundation’s pity, how many more are be their best friend, their and begins to regain “I’m in many more are first meeting some weight. going to die?’” parent, or their teacher.” contact with going to die?

March 19 was After just five -Candy Miller -Candy Miller a lady out of You’ve got to get at 6:00 p.m. at months from the onset Washington up, you’ve got to the Forest Park of bulimia and one day that has do something.’”

Middle School after her 15th birthday, recommended we start a petition The Lacey Smarr Foundation aims to Media Center. The meeting is open to Lacey Smarr dies from a heart attack. for Learning for Lacey, which spread awareness in the local region, the public.

Now, Lacey’s mother, Candy Miller, is will be, to start with, a statewide state area, and global community.

“I’m not doing any of this on my own. out to set the record straight and prevent legislation that will mandate “I feel like too many people are Right now, I’m still emotional. It’s still other parents from losing their children ashamed or embarrassed by it, so you raw,” Miller said. “At times I’m thinking that all medical professionals like she lost Lacey. Miller has started

Mother founds The Lacey Smarr Foundation to raise awareness before it’s too late for others The Lacey Smarr Foundation

FIRST MY MOTHER, FOREVER MY FRIEND Freshman Lacey Smarr smooches her mother, Candy Miller, in the final photo the two took together before Lacey’s death from complication from bulimia nervosa Feb. 6

The Lacey Smarr Foundation will held its first meeting 6:00 p.m. at the Forest Park Middle School Media Center.

Candy Miller, Lacey’s mom, encourages everyone to attend.

Students can support the foundation and Lacey’s memory by donating money by bringing their money to the Global office on campus or joining the foundation.

Students who face concerns about eating disorders are welcomed to contact the Lacey Smarr Foundation, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, the helpline 1-800-931-2237 from the National Eating Disorders Association, teachers and counselors on campus, and even classmates and peers.

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JULY: Lacey won’t eat. Her mother, Candy Miller, has to ground Lacey or threaten to take away her phone. So she will.

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OCTOBER: Lacey faints and hits her head. Lacey is brought to the Texas Children’s Hospital in Dallas. Lacey spends five days throwing up and is diagnosed with an ulcer.

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SEPTEMBER: Lacey begins training, running two miles a night and eating healthily. She passes out and hurts her hand. Doctors discover a lack of potassium, and Lacey is sent home with potassium pills.

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FEBRUARY: After just five months from the onset of bulimia and one day after her 15th birthday, Lacey Smarr dies from a heart attack.

Know What to Look For Signs and symptoms of anorexia and bulimia Anorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of body weight.

Red flags to look for: • Skipping meals • Making excuses for not eating • Eating only a few certain “safe” foods, usually those low in fat and calories • Adopting rigid meal or eating rituals, such as spitting food out after chewing • Cooking elaborate meals for others but refusing to eat • Repeated weighing or measuring of themselves • Frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws • Complaining about being fat • Not wanting to eat in public • Calluses on the knuckles and eroded teeth if inducing vomiting • Covering up in layers of clothing

Bulimia Nervosa: A serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder. People with bulimia may secretly binge eating large amounts of food and then purging unhealthily.

Red flags to look for: • Constantly worrying or complaining about being fat • Having a distorted, excessively negative body image • Repeatedly eating unusually large quantities of food in one sitting, especially high-fat or sweet foods • Not wanting to eat in public or in front of others • Going to the bathroom right after eating or during meals • Exercising too much • Having sores, scars or calluses on the knuckles or hands • Having damaged teeth and gums Source: mayoclinic.org

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in the state of Texas must get a certain amount of hours of training to get certified and then re-certified in eating disorder awareness,” Miller said.“I am pushing for House Bill 2749 which will give billing codes [to eating disorders] so that insurance companies can start covering eating disorders.

They are talking about Lacey’s Law, there’s several things in the works.”

And while Miller has the world’s attention, with news outlets like the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom and People magazine covering Lacey’s story, she wants to make the most of it.

“Everyone says ‘slow down, Candy.’ The way I see it is that the media is interested,” Miller said. “I feel like if I wait three months they might not be as interested, and I may not be able to make as much change as

I could right now.”

Miller hopes to fight the stigmas surrounding eating disorders and mental illness.

“I think [Lacey] was ashamed. I really do,” Miller said. “People are embarrassed or ashamed to talk about it because then they have to admit that there’s something wrong. I think if we can get those stigmas taken away, then I don’t think it would be quite the issue that it is today. It’s an illness. It’s not something you can control.”

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and, according to Eating Disorder Hope, four out of ten people have either had an eating disorder or know someone who has.

“If Lacey’s story can help just

one person, just one person, then Lacey didn’t die in vain,” Miller said. “There’s a reason and a purpose. Maybe this is selfish, but doing what I’m doing, it’s given me focus, it’s given me drive, and it feels like she’s right here with me.”

Miller has one message that she would like to tell students of all ages: don’t be afraid to speak up.

Contact an adult, counselor, or even the Lacey Smarr Foundation at laceyfoundation2100@yahoo.com.

“If there is someone struggling, or knows of someone that is struggling, please contact an adult,” Miller said. “If you don’t have an adult you feel you can trust, you can contact me and, no judging, I’ll get you with the people you need to be with. I feel certain that if Lacey was doing it, there are other students here too. It only took Lacey five months.

Five months.”

A Teenage Engagement Student plans to marry Estrella Gonzales staff writer White gown, rose petals, church bells chiming in the background, the married couple is glowing of wedding bliss. The couple take a deep breath as they head into a new long life together except something is different. Unlike other married couples, this particular one is unique: they’re both teenagers. For 17 year old junior Selena Hernandez tying the knot is right around the corner.

Hernandez met her fiancée through a mutual friend. The young couple dated for a year until the summer of 2013 when Hernandez’s boyfriend proposed.

“He told me to open my eyes and when I did he was on one knee with a little purple box and asked me ‘Selena Hernandez will

you marry me?” Hernandez said, “I couldn’t help but cry, and of course I said yes.”

Even under the circumstances, Hernandez is set to marry 19 year old Jose Rosales in December of 2016. Both families and friends are supportive of the teens’ decision.

“A couple [of people], [have said that] I was too young, but their opinion is irrelevant, Hernandez said. “It doesn’t bother us.”

According to a Texas study conducted by B.B. Brown, married students typically get discriminated against. In states like Utah, female married students are required to leave public school, yet married males may remain and complete their studies. However, in Texas married students are encouraged to finish their studies and even offer classes to teach the young couple about finances and life as parents.

“Everybody is human, so I think they should keep the boys and the girls,” junior Shadarria Alexander said. “Let them go to school if they want to because everybody’s got to get their education first.”

Put a Ring On It In Texas, married students have to report their marital status to a principal or counselor at enrollment or when they marry, failure to do so will lead to suspension. Marriage can not exclude a student from participating in any co-curricular activities.

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With the health craze sweeping the nation, fast food restaurants are trying to change their menu and their image to draw in the new fit-frenzy generation. Just a few years ago, fast food chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King had no gluten or meat-free options, and their food was full of processed, fatty ingredients.

This drove any health-concious foodies far, far away from anything with a value meal.

However, now they are striving to change their image, and even though they have salads, yogurt parfaits, and smoothies, the stereotypes about burger chains being unhealthy still remain. With fitness and health on the minds of the younger generation, it is essential to cater to their tastes and preferences.

Unlike newer cafes that have been springing up around Longview that were established as healthier options for a quick bite, fast food burger chains are commonly known for their high cholesterol, high carb meals.

People who are health-conscious practically use McDonald’s as a curse word, even though the restaurant is going through a image rebrand.

Now they have still have low prices for healthier food that is just as good for you as other places. Panera’s and Corner Bakery charge an arm and a leg to get a sandwich or a pasta, and some people can’t afford to pay for healthy food at a cafe.

Luckily, now for those who are looking to save some money, fast food health food is an option.

If you don’t want to pay eight to ten dollars for a salad or a healthy food option (and I mean, who would?), give Mickey D’s and other fast food places with a bad wrap a second chance.

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Shopping. As girls, we love traveling to different malls and boutiques to try on the perfect dress for prom. We spend months prior planning and designing how we imagine ourselves as the most beautiful girl in the room. You want to turn heads and make that special guy in your lives proud to be seen with you, for him to wrap his arm around you and tell you how lucky he is to have you.

For girls like me, it’s hard to go shopping for prom. Being so selfconscious about my weight and odd frame really has preoccupied my mind, taking the magic out of the experience entirely. I felt so ashamed to walk into the prom store and get my measurements taken to find out that I am considered “too fat” by society’s twisted standards.

Luckily, the dress consultant was completely professional and honest with me. I started turning red by glancing at the terrifying

number, but the consultant proceeded to tell me something that I had never thought of before.

She said that girls often feel bad about the sizes they are given when in reality they are not near as “fat” as the designers and dress companies make them out to feel. She went on to say that each brand and designer set their own standards on how they think women should be. A normal teenage girl could be a couple sizes bigger by Vera Wang’s “standards” but is actually perfectly healthy girl.

A positive self image is so important. The way you view yourself plays a vital role in growing up and becoming the person you want to be. Whether you think you’re too fat or too skinny just know that as long as you are comfortable in your own skin then that’s all that matters.

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New Coach, New Opportunities Softball instructor prepares to finish first year with Lobos after working six years in College Station Nikolas Olson sports writer New beginnings can be challenging, especially when a lot is at stake. However, she isn’t going to let adversity stand in her way.

Softball coach Talesha Roberts is entering her seventh year coaching, and is ready to make her first year at Longview High the best one yet.

“I started at Bryan High School in College Station, and then I moved to Longview my sophomore year of high school,” Coach Roberts said. “My dad was the basketball coach here. I graduated from Longview, and then went to the University of Texas at Tyler.”

The season has begun and Roberts has established a connection with the team.

“The players were really open and welcoming to have a new coach,” Coach Roberts said. “I was really happy to be here.”

Coach Roberts and the players have

had no problem adjusting to the new situation.

“Our connection is really strong,” Coach Roberts said. “Especially for the first year.”

The players are also looking forward to the season with Coach Roberts, and are appreciative of her contributions.

“Our relationship has been great because we all feel that she knows how to coach and play the game. She has helped us understand the concept of teamwork,” senior Halee Brewer said.

“Hard work is going to bring us together to achieve our goals.”

Although a new season and a new coach can pose challenges, the team is not lowering any standards. Coach Roberts and her players have their sights set high.

“We have a new district this year, so things are going to be a little tougher,” Coach Roberts said. “I’m hoping that we make playoffs. That’s our goal, to be a playoff team.”

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Lobos, Pirates Unite Through Club Soccer Nikolas Olson sports writer Soccer divides them. Soccer unites them.

They are both rivals and teammates alike.

Soccer players from both Longview and Pine Tree play for club soccer teams during the fall and spring. On March 17, the Lobos and Pirates faced off and had to put friendships aside for the night.

“Playing against [Pine Tree] added more of a competitive feel to the game and made it more entertaining,” junior Praveena de Jong said. “Playing with them is always fun.

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Knowing we represent two rival schools, we will always try to one up each other and then conclude with some playful trash talk.”

Although the Lobos and Pirates face off during the regular season, the players of their respective team play club soccer for East Texas Premier and the Patriots.

“I have been with those guys since I was seven,” sophomore David Sanchez said. “We just have a great connection on the field.”

Although the players are teammates on the club teams, the rivalry still lives on.

“Playing against them is really competitive,” sophomore Ronaldo Patino said. “When you

go back to your club team, you want to be able to brag about beating them.”

The experience of club soccer is a factor that has brought these players to be so close.

“I usually hang out with them when we are at the hotel,” freshman Jaziel Rodriguez said. “We just mess around and play games.”

The players can be brought together by things other than soccer as well.

“We will have pool parties or play basketball,” Sanchez said. “Sometimes we just go and hang out.”

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March is here. One of the most exciting events in American sports, the NCAA Tournament, has finally arrived.

The NCAA’s 64-team College Basketball mega-tournament, “March Madness,” will kick-off March 19.

It is sure to generate unforgettable drama, illegal gambling, close to a billion dollars in revenue, and some angry unpaid players.

Unlike the bowl-game system of football, March Madness uses single-elimination to determine the winner of all the games.

Fans from across the nation wait in anticipation to see if their team makes it through the rounds: the First Four, the Second Round (“the Round of 64”), the Third Round (“the Round of 32” or “the Regional Quarterfinals”), the Regional Semi-finals (the Sweet Sixteen), the Regional Finals (the Elite Eight), the National Semifinals (the Final Four) and the championship round.

March Madness lives up to its name when it comes to celebrating and prizes.

The winning team earns a giant trophy, banners for each round they advance through, rings, shirts, hats and bragging rights.

While some follow the tournament to watch athletes from across the country put on a show on the court, many more do so because of the money they have on the games.

During the tournament, many major companies offer large amounts of money to people who can correctly predict the outcome of every game.

For example, Warren Buffett offers one billion dollars to

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Strength in Numbers

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Weighlifting girls advance to regionals, Senior Raven Chism qualifies for state competition Claire Earnest managing, sports editor Weightlifting girls may be known for being physically strong, however they also have strength in breaking stereotypes and misconceptions about their sport.

“Girls think they are going to get big and bulky, and they won’t be able to move,” weightlifting coach John Janecek said. “Or they think if they come in and pick a bar up [they think] they will gain 20 pounds.”

Many girls in weightlifting are involved in other sports and participate in order to excel at their main sport.

“If everyone is about the same, skillwise, here is where you can come in and it doesn’t matter how good or how bad you are at your sport that you’re in,” Janecek said, “you can become faster and stronger just by putting the time, work and the effort in.”

Senior Amy Kelly is on the track team and was one of the six girls that advanced to Regionals.

“Weightlifting is just like any other sport,” Kelly said, “you have to train hard and the people who train the hardest succeed.”

Senior Raven Chism is the only girl to advance to State this year and is second girl to qualify in the past four years.

“I’m nervous. Because I thought I was strong but this is the state, so there are other strong girls there and hopefully I do good,” Chism said. “The girls out there are very competitive.

It’s going to be something to see.”

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Raven Chism What would you tell the school about weightlifting?

“I feel like weightlifting girls are basically just athletes. When you’re in basketball, or volleyball, you go to the weight room, so you’re basically prepared for weightlifting, [so I] just joined the weightlifting team. Why not? It’s fun.”

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“I think a lot of people, at this school anyways, are like, ‘Wow, you lift so much and you’re a girl?’And, that’s the biggest thing. I’m just say, ‘I’m a girl.

I lift a lot. And I’m going to state, so... what now?’”

Easing into the Eastman Longview earns first place in home fundraiser tournament Claire Earnest managing, sports editor Longview hosted the 44th Annual Eastman Tennis Tournament on Feb. 27. The tournament was played in one day due to weather and consisted of ten schools. The tournament was a fundraiser for the Longview, Spring Hill and Pine Tree tennis teams.

“I enjoyed playing teams from around East Texas because most of the time we just play teams from the Dallas area,” sophomore Ebee Ward said.

“Longview had good outcomes, and we won most of the events that we competed in.”

Longview came in first overall with first place in boys doubles, girls doubles and mixed, second place in girls doubles and mixed and consolation in boys doubles.

“Our teams got to play each other in two finals,” head coach Isaac Anders said. “It’s always kind of fun to see how the kids do when they have to play each other.”

Girls doubles and mixed finals both consisted of all Longview players.

“Even though we sometimes play the same people [on the team],” junior Gabi Perez said, “it’s weird to be playing them in an actual tournament because it made it feel a little bit like practice.”

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whoever can predict the perfect bracket.

No one has ever done it before and unfortunately the odds are definitely not in your favor with a one in nine quintillion chance in winning.

In 2014, TV ad earnings alone eclipsed $1 billion.

That same year, the NFL playoffs generated $976 million, while the NBA, MLB and NHL playoffs combined failed to outearn March Madness, clocking a pitiful $991 million.

Despite all the numbers that could be brought up, we can all agree on one thing: The March Madness tournament is worth a bunch of money.

But while the NCAA makes it rain in the club, its players aren’t exactly partaking in the festivities.

For a tournament dedicated to amateurism, there’s lots of money involved, as long as you aren’t a player. Zero dollars.

That’s how much money NCAA men’s basketball players will earn in the next few weeks.

During March Madness, college athletes make millions of dollars for the NCAA and universities. But they see none of it.

The money, instead, goes toward paying their coaches’ salaries and other aspects of their schools’ athletic programs.

The two teams who will face off in the national championship will play six games in a span of less than three weeks, and will get no monetary reward from their efforts.

Even though the essence of collegiate sports is that college athletes are students first, the NCAA will not be around for much longer if they don’t start paying their athletes.

We cannot ignore the fact the NCAA will be making over a billion dollars in revenue while the athletes get nothing. There has been plenty of talk over this issue, but the National College Players Association and the NCAA board need to reconsider whether athletes should receive monetary pay.

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Fighting Through the Pain Senior Will Bradshaw persists in baseball despite shoulder injuries Claire Earnest managing, sports editor

STILL SWINGING Senior Will Bradshaw pitching at the Rockwall baseball tournament April 25 Simone Macklin// THE LONG-VIEW

As the familiar pain crept back into his shoulder, he never imagined that it would cause him to miss part of his final year pitching for the Lobos, potentially ruining his baseball career.

“At first, I didn’t know how bad it was. I thought it was less serious than it was,” senior Will Bradshaw said. “I thought I was gonna be able to recover after a week or so, but then the first two or three months it didn’t heal at all. We didn’t know what was going on.”

Bradshaw was finally diagnosed in Dec. with shoulder impingement syndrome, which

is caused by the scapula pinching his tendon and causing it to swell.

“My number one thought was Will,” head coach Bernie Gonzales said. “Will wants a baseball life after high school, so I definitely didn’t want the injury to affect him mentally.”

The injury affected Bradshaw in more ways than one. Besides not being able to participate on the team, he had to cancel trips to potential colleges.

“I had [visits] set up to go to different colleges like Paris, and Panola,” Bradshaw said, “but I didn’t get to do any of that because my my arm was hurting at the time.”

The recovery process was long and tedious, but Bradshaw has

continued to go to rehab and it has paid off.

“He definitely handled it really well, it was difficult for him because he’s getting opinions from everybody,” Gonzales said, “and he did a good job staying positive and not falling into the hype.”

Bradshaw pitched one inning during the Lufkin game on March 7 and pitched and played shortstop during the first district game of the season against Pine Tree on March 17.

“It felt good being out there because there were times when I thought I wasn’t going be able to pitch at all, throughout my whole senior year and, to be able to come back and [pitch],” Bradshaw said. “It was a good feeling.”

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RuPaul’s Back!

Drag race competition returns to the small screen I wish I could describe something better than watching grown men dress up in drag and do the most outrageous challenges to be crowned America’s next drag superstar. But, I can’t. Only a few short weeks ago, I sat down and binge watched RuPaul’s Drag Race, a show where drag queens compete, get critiqued, and try to impress the

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Naturally when I heard a new season would be airing, I had heart palpitations with excitement but also nervousness. Every season has been so good and dynamic with both its challenges and drag queen contestants. How could they bring something new to the table but still keep the same fierceness I so loved? However after watching episode one my fears were put to rest and my faith restored.

The premiere opened like how all past seasons have, with the drag queens entering one by one and saying a few things about their drag character. Usually I can’t pick favorites until later in the season, when the queens true personalities show through, but Violet Chachki and Miss Fame had me rejoicing every time they appeared on camera. Their aesthetic and fashion sense is my absolute favorite out of this seasons

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girls. Trixie Mattel, Pearl and Katya are a few more queens that I personally like and think will go far in this season.

There’s a certain mystique and excitement you get from watching these men perform that is indescribable and what I count as quality entertainment. I can’t wait to see what this season holds and what surprises RuPaul has up his sleeve. You can catch all the laughs, false eyelashes and costumes every Monday on LogoTV at 8/7c.

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Queasy Yeezy Every artist goes through a growing period, and a lot of artists aren’t as good when they first start. This is the case with Kanye West. Yes, I know Yeezy is like the holy grail of all rappers and people fall at his feet as he points out in many songs, but his first few albums were just terrible. I don’t know if I feel sorry for Kim or North West more, since their dear loved one had such low quality of music when he was younger.

Of the early albums of West, I’d say College Dropout and Late Registration were my least favorite. The songs sounded like they were ripped from the 90s, when putting soul and R&B in rap songs was considered unique and cool. It’s not cool anymore, and it’s definitely not unique; please just stop. I felt like I had the same song on repeat, and I was listening to the same, mind numbing beat over and over. The

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Rise of Empire Television show goes viral with its intense drama Hannah Kempkes web editor Empire is a perfect mix of drama and music, as Fox’s nighttime soap opera delves into the competitive and cutthroat world of the music industry.

Gripping and perfect for a drama, the plot is shocking and slightly far-

fetched, but not enough to distract from the intensity of the situations. The show focuses on a major music celebrity family, on their way to be more powerful than ever before. In the first episode, the three brothers are pitted against each other by their father, who promised that the best and the brightest son will eventually own the company.

The relationships between the family members and the people around them are strained as the two youngest vie for the most successful artist in Empire Records, and the oldest pulling the strings behind the curtain. Also Cookie, their estranged, fiery mother who did time to establish the production company, is released, adding even more drama to their family dynamic.

The intermingling of the songs and

Staff member compares Kanye’s music history lyrics weren’t nearly as bad but had the same cliche stories about “the hussle” that seems to be prominent in every rap song. Although they were realistic words with good meaning it just didn’t feel real to me. While I didn’t completely hate it, I most definitely didn’t love it and was so happy to move on to his newer music.

Just when it seemed I couldn’t stand Kanye as both a person and musician, I began listening to Yeezus and was beyond thrilled with the result. Everything about this album was perfect to me.

The lyrics were honest and blunt, just the way I like them, and the music was catchy but not in an annoying way. You can tell how much he’s grown but he still has that youthful vibe that I got from previous albums. He oozes with confidence and makes it apparent he is a god and no one can tell him differently. While this may sound

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pretentious to others, I find it refreshing, simply because he’s being completely honest about the way he thinks of himself. The level of emotion is another thing that’s different in his newer music.

In these songs, he appears to just not care and is practically yelling the verses. It’s raw emotion and so appealing if you’re into music that holds nothing back.

Yeezy disappoints me greatly in both personality and debut albums, but his recent musical genius almost makes up for both. I never thought I’d be comfortable saying I’m a Kanye West fan, but now I’m considering spending my next paycheck on one of his concerts.

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the dance videos is natural and flawless. Usually in a modern productions, the introduction of songs and music is awkward and forced, but in Empire, the transitions between plot and music flows excellently.

This urban television musical is impressive and well-done, though not exactly familyfriendly with sexually charged scenes and music videos. But for anyone who appreciates music and a thrilling plot, Empire is the perfect television show to watch and fall in love with.

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Friday, 3.20.2015

Living Up to the Hype Andrew Rivera entertainment editor

I know. Boyhood did not win Best Picture at the Oscars, but I feel as though the critically acclaimed film needs to be addressed.

To begin, director Richard Linklater spent 12 years making this film. The story follows Mason (Ellar Coltrane) as he grows up in Houston, Texas and experiences his personal boyhood.

His mother (Patricia Arquette) was by far my favorite actor in the film as she perfectly portrayed a struggling mom dealing with spouse abuse. Her character is definitely a strong role model for all women out there in similar situations.

One aspect I liked about the film that makes it like no other is that the storyline was very loose. By loose, I mean that the structure felt casual, smooth, and real. It almost feels as though they were creating the story

as they were filming. There was not really a definite climax. It is rather hard to explain. Boyhood’s structure does not follow the traditional structure of other films, which makes the film so special. Instead of an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and a denouement, the film simply follows Mason, chronologically, as he grows up.

By far, my favorite aspect of the film was that everything you saw on screen was real. Since they filmed for 12 years, the news in the background, the slang, the trends, and the popular music at the time was all accurate.

If they would have done the film traditionally, they would have had to recreate or search deeply for all of those qualities in

groundbreaking, “ It’s extraordinary, and

Oscar nominated film excels far beyond other films

order to make the film feel real.

Aside from all of the drama and intense moments that the film had, there were many throwback moments that put a big smile on my face.

Samantha (Lorelei Linklater), Mason’s older sister, singing Britney Spears’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time” was a heart touching moment to see the young innocent girl sing her heart out to the pre-bald headed, umbrella hitting pop star. Also, watching a class of middle schoolers say the Texas Pledge before they changed it reminded me of the simpler times back in elementary school. As the kids were literally growing up before our

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absolutely beautiful.

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eyes, we saw them do all the activities we have all done. Watching Pokémon, going to the Harry Potter book premieres, and debating on whether Star Wars will make more films after the 2005 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is all things we have done. These small scene stealing moments made my heart warm as I revelled in the nostalgia of my childhood.

Boyhood is honestly one of my new favorite films. I really believe it will become a classic. It’s groundbreaking, extraordinary, and absolutely beautiful.

Watching kids and adults physically grow up and change is a marvelous experience. The film makes you realize that you grow up quickly, and that we need to enjoy and soak up the time we have as kids, because as the film explicitly displayed, being an adult is not always easy and fun.