Panorama February 2019

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2.20.2019 VOLUME 67, ISSUE 7 LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL 1201 S. WARSON ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63124

“What was your favorite childhood toy?”

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Editors-in-Chief: Hannah Suffian and Anya Tullman “Pokemon was Managing Editor: Katie Shaw my jam.”

Head Copy Editor: Adam Rush Design Editor: Felix Hu

Photographer-in-Chief: Zach Weller In-Depth Editors: Anna Liner and Ande Siegel News Editors: Connie Chen and Sydney Crump Features Editors: Katie Holland and Bradford Siwak Sports Editors: Jackson Bry and Jacob Korn “Toy trains.”

Opinions Editors: Cassie Beisheim and Alex Fu A&E Editors: Hugh Chan and Malavika Kumaran Art Editors: Egret Jin and Jackie Zeng

“A teddy bear I had.” Panorama Photo Editor: Carolina Alisio Sports Photo Editor: Abbie Hoefer

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“Barbies and Writers: Ava Bussman, Daniel Chayet, Sean American girl dolls.”

Ferguson, Jamie Korenblat, Davina Lettau, Sophia Liu, Zeru Marut, Rhea Patney, Cindy Wang and Ethan Willick Photographers: Lindsey Byer, Samantha Fischer, Grace Hensley, Nicole Kalishman, Maggie Lochmoeller, Caroline Powell and Lou Ritter Artists: Anna Cui, Jill Goldwasser, Nathan Lu, Louisia Yang and Michelle Zhou Web Editors-in-Chief: Anik Jain and Will Minifie Business Manager: Stephen Bowen

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Social Media Editor: Sunny Lu Online Photo Editor: Burke Howe “Probably my Game Boy.” Adviser: Sarah Kirksey

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Editors-in-chief Hannah Suffian and Anya Tullman

Editors Anna Liner, Bradford Siwak and Cassie Beisheim

What makes us nostalgic? Webkinz and Polly Pockets; the Magic Tree House and Rainbow Fish series; Caillou and Suite Life on Deck. Certain words, sights and smells can resurface even the smallest memories from years ago.

As we reach adulthood, we are beginning to experience the bittersweet nostalgia of our childhoods. This month, Panorama explores nostalgia through a psychological lens, specifically where it comes from, why we experience it and how it affects us. Step in your time machine and read more on pages 12 & 13.

To create a strong sense of nostalgia, we asked our fellow staff members to bring in their favorite childhood toys.

We arranged the items in a gradient to highlight the significance of color and fun in our childhoods. We settled on spelling out the title of the in-depth section using Scrabble pieces. Finally, we scattered Orbeez — by color — over the meticulously placed items in order to complete the look.

Corrections from the December issue: Marissa Mathieson’s name was spelled wrong. Jim Wipke was not bought out of his contract.

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The ones with the keys ........................................ 5 An exclusive look into the duties of a custodian.

Honoring history............................................ 6 & 7 Ladue’s community celebrates black history month.

Robotics utilizes Vision for new season .............. 8 Team uses new technology for regional competition.

Inside Ladue’s spring musical .............................. 9 Ladue theater is performing “Footloose” Feb. 21-23.

Nostalgia ..................................................... 12 & 13 From Silly Bandz to Orbeez, in-depth analyzes the psychology behind nostalgia, why we experience this feeling and how it forms our identity.

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Hugh’s reviews: brunch ..................................... 14 Panorama finds St. Louis’s tastiest brunch spots.

2019 Oscars predictions ...................................... 15 Pano’s opinions on best picture, actress and more.

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Signing day ........................................................ 16 13 senior athletes sign national letters of intent.

A swim-pressive season ..................................... 17 Two Ladue students break swim records Jan. 5.

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How to take an artsy photo ............................... 23 Six simple steps guaranteed to give you #aesthetic.

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eenagers looking for a few extra dollars have hopped onto a new bandwagon — closet accounts. Students use Instagram, a social media platform, to upload pictures of used clothes they no longer wear and allow their peers to bid on them at discounted prices.

Closet account owners insert a date in their bios that shows how long followers have to bid on the items. Many owners continue to use their accounts after each date, by simply creating a new end date so their peers can continue to bid on clothes.

“I started the account Jan. 10,” senior Jillian Mann said. “I had a bunch of clothes I wanted to get rid of and thought I could make some good money out of it.”

Account owners post a variety of clothes onto their accounts, from Lululemon apparel to jeans from American Eagle. According to junior and account owner Caroline Waldman, athletic wear from Lululemon was popular.

“Lululemon clothes were for sure the winner,” Waldman said. “It was an easy way to make money.”

In addition to wanting to get rid of old clothes, senior Lauren Vanlandingham put the money raised towards a good cause. Vanlandingham donated all the money she received to the Children’s Miracle Network through the school’s Dance Marathon event.

“I started my account in November 2017 because I wanted to raise money for Dance Marathon,” Vanlandingham said. “This year I did a closet account on Facebook for Dance Marathon so I could reach a different market.”

Despite the successes with athletic wear and other name brand clothes, several articles of clothing were not bought. Smaller sizes were hardly bid on, since most people had already outgrown them.

“It was hard to sell smaller sizes because I had already outgrown them, so the majority of other people had too,” Waldman said.

In addition to smaller sizes not being bid on frequently, shoes and formal clothes were also tough to sell.

Shoes had to be a person’s specific size, and formal wear tended to be more expensive than the other articles of clothing because original prices were higher. However, many closet account owners encouraged their peers to try on clothes if they felt unsure about an item.

“It was hard to sell formal clothes,” Vanlandingham said. “The size can be different from brand to brand, but I allowed people to try things on if they were interested so, eventually, items would sell.”

Overall, closet account owners ended up making a good amount of money for their clothes. Many upload new clothes frequently and continue to make a profit.

“I want to keep using my account,” Waldman said. “It’s a great way to get rid of old clothes and make some extra money.” v

The accounts @mannjillian_clothes Jillian Mann

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The ones with the keys

A look into Ladue custodians’ roles, from lighting halls to locking up

ETHAN WILLICK staff writer | @weirdo_willick

“I clean social studies, government classes, stuff like that,” ABBCO Employee Bryan Cobbs Jr. said.

Cobbs is a cleaning specialist for the ABBCO Service rom the cafeteria, Daryl Jones stares out the window Corporation. Before Cobbs gets to Ladue, he eats and tries towards Warson Road. He sports a long-sleeved blue to do everything he needs because when he gets home, he just wants to sleep. Although his work can be long and shirt, black glasses, black gloves, long black pants tiresome, his hours don’t bother him too much. and a pair of leather boots. He wore the exact same thing “My least favorite part is cleaning those messes that kids the day before. He carries a key ring full of gold keys on the don’t have to make,” Cobbs right side of his pants. He walks said. “That’s the only thing I over to his usual spot. Standing hate. You can’t stop the other between a trash can and a table No matter what your job is or no messes ... you can’t help the covered in cleaning supplies, matter what your duty is in life, footprints, but you don’t need Jones waits for a spill or disaster to spread your chips all over always find the best out of it and to strike. Then he spots some the ground and not pick them trash, grabs his broom and walks excel from there. up.” across the cafeteria to the gar— ABBCO custodian The ABBCO workers are bage can. It’s just another day in scheduled to leave around 11 the life for Jones, who has been Bryan Cobbs Jr. p.m. However, this time varies working at Ladue for the last 12 based on when they finish their years as a custodian. duties. When Cobbs works, he “Worst part is cleaning up poop and always tries to finish his responsibilities as fast as possible. throw up, but that’s not as cool,” Jones said with a chuckle. “[I’m a custodian because] it’s easy money for me in my “Best part is definitely payday.” opinion,” Cobbs said. “I like to keep things clean. I like to be Jones is one of the first custodians to get to the school, clean cut. I just like things being clean, so why not? It’s also clocking in at 4:30 each morning. When he arrives, the first not a bad thing to stick around and help out.” v thing he does is turn on the lights and unlock the school doors. At 7 a.m., he goes to his crosswalk at the corner of Conway and Warson and works as the crossing guard there until 9 a.m. “[I have seen] close crashes [at the crosswalk] but they haven’t had one yet. Very close. But they haven’t yet,” Jones said.

After he leaves the crosswalk, he gets a 30-minute break around 10 a.m. until the first student lunch period. During lunch, he and the other custodians have to monitor closely for any spills.

“We gotta stand here and watch for spills, we don’t have time to talk,” Jones said. “After lunch is over, we gotta sweep and mop the floors, clean tables and empty trash till the next lunch. Then after the next lunch we do the same thing, clean tables, sweep floors and empty trash. Then I go home.”

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Wiping tables in an art room, custodian The school directly hired Jones and the other custodians Bryan Cobbs Jr. fills in for a co-worker. Prior to working at the high that work during the school day, and they leave at 1:30 p.m. school, Cobbs only knew of Ladue from sports games. “I make the Then a whole new set of custodians from a company called best out of [my job],” Cobbs said. “Always find the best out of any situation you’re put in.” (Photo by Bradford Siwak) ABBCO Service Corporation comes in at 2:30 p.m.

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How Ladue is celebrating Black History Month

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JAMIE KORENBLAT staff writer | @jamiekorenblat

gether a slideshow to show some of the world’s most influential African American figures throughout history. lack History Month is a February “We’re gonna have a whole bunch of celebration that recognizes the different influential African American greatest achievements by Afripeople and we’re gonna have a little can Americans and the influential roles paragraph about what they do on the they have played throughout history. slideshow,” junior Maddie Rattler said.

At Ladue, R.I.S.E., a club that focuses on R.I.S.E. wanted to take action so they recognizing African American culture, could be leaders for this generation and has celebrated and educated the school pass on their traditions. on important historical black figures by “It’s very important that the school showing an informational slideshow in has a group of African American students the library and in a leadership a having a spirit role who can week Feb. 4-8. mentor for “For educathe younger It is important to celebrate tion, we will AmeriBlack History Month because African be creating a can students,” slideshow that Black history in America is R.I.S.E. sponsor will be played Dianne Powell America’s history. throughout the said. school on all the As a leader TVs, in the halls, in the Black in the cafeteria and on all the monitors,” community, Hill wants people to underR.I.S.E. Co-President Courvaun Hill said. stand the true role African Americans “[We had] a black history spirit week, have played in history, which he says is which is a part of the celebration.” often overlooked.

Members of the club dressed up to “It is important to celebrate Black show their spirit and appreciation for History Month because black history in Black History Month.

America is America’s history,” Hill said.

“Some of the days of the week include “We were the backbone, we were the a dress for success day, and another working force of it, we were the soulful good day is [when we are dressing] up change [and] we were the blueprint for like the colors of the [Pan]-African flag, a lot of what you see today and a lot which is a flag that shows strength and of what you see back in the day. So it is unity among our community,” Hill said. important to celebrate the accomplishTo educate the school on African ments of what we made and the culture American role models, R.I.S.E. put towe brought.” v

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WORKING WITH TECH Senior Phillip Stanton adjusts the settings of a 3D printer to get a higher quality print for the products the robotics team makes. Assistant coach Theodore Waterson helps the team use the various machines. “I help them get the supplies for the 3D printer,” Waterson said. “Right now, we are building promotional trinkets with our team number on it. We give them to other teams during competitions.” (Photo by Zach Weller)

Robotics utilizes Vision for new season

The team will use new 3D technology for their upcoming competition CINDY WANG staff writer | @cindy_wang_123

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or the 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition, the Ladue robotics team is applying a new technology to its robot — Vision. Vision will better orient the robot toward its targets via detection of reflective tape on the target structures in the field.

FIRST Robotics is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics, LEGO League and Tech Challenge competitions. Saturday, Jan. 5, FIRST Robotics released the theme, “Destination: Deep Space,” and the components of the 2019 competition. For the six weeks following that announcement, teams worldwide design and build robots to most efficiently complete the tasks ahead of them.

“This year, the game is that they need to launch a big orange ball — like a kickball — into a goal, and then cover up the sides with hatches so that the ball doesn’t fall out,” Ladue robotics mentor Dinesh Sahu said.

Working in an alliance with two other teams against an enemy alliance, the Ladue robotics team hopes to complete three main tasks successfully. The teams have to place hatch panels on their rockets and cargo ships to prevent any cargo from leaking out, load valuable cargo and then return to their habitat before time runs out. Although team members will have control over the robots for most

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of the time allotted, completing these tasks is often not as simple as it seems.

“We’re stuck in this one loading station, so we can only see one angle from far away, so it’s difficult to align,” senior Jay Singh said. “We need some kind of camera or sensor to be more precise.”

Since the team members can only direct the robot to positions approximately where it should be, Vision helps fine-tune the robot’s orientation. On the rocket and cargo ship structures is reflective tape that the Vision sensors can detect. From these pieces of reflective tape, Vision can align the robot, and more specifically the shooter, to the precise orientation needed to successfully stick on hatch panels and load cargo into the rockets and cargo ships.

“The robot will align the shooter to the right position,” Singh said. “But then we have to direct the robot to shoot.”

Senior Egret Jin and sophomore Noah Smock are working to increase the robot’s accuracy and efficiency. They are doing so by placing the hatch panels on and loading valuable cargo into the rockets and cargo ships through this Vision-human collaboration. With the regional competition coming up soon — March 14-16 — members of the team are working hard to fulfill the team’s potential for the season.

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RHEA PATNEY staff writer | @rheapatney

Rehearsals began after the musical was planned and the cast was selected. Students rehearse almost every day after school, and each rehearsal focuses on a different aspect of the musical. Thomas Lowry, the choir teacher, often helps rom Feb. 21-23, Ladue High School will get its first with vocals and music during rehearsals. look at this year’s spring musical, “Footloose,” a pro“Sometimes Mr. Lowry will have vocal rehearsals where duction that involves 97 students and staff members. he goes through the different [songs],” Pecka said. “I have “Footloose” tells the story of a boy named Ren and his rehearsals where we block the show, telling people when transition from a diverse city to a conservative small town. and where to move on stage. We also have tech rehearsals Ren has a passion for dance, and his story is told through involving lights, sound and dress rehearsals scenes with musical numbers. with costumes.” “[‘Footloose’] is about this young For freshman Bronte King-Levine, “Footman from Chicago who has to move Everyone in the loose” is her first performance in a high to a new town called Bomont,” community is very nice school musical. King-Levine views high theater director Michael Pecka said. and welcoming and eager school musicals as more of a commitment “[Bomont] does not allow dancing, so than the ones middle school, but she still the main character has a difficult time to help those who don’t enjoys the tight-knit community. adjusting to the new environment.” have as much experience.

“There are more rehearsals and it’s a bit Auditions for the musical occurred -Bronte King-Levine (9) more time consuming, but for me it’s been in November 2018. Students audiworth it since I have fun hanging out with tioning demonstrated their skills in the other cast members,” King-Levine said. acting, singing and dancing. During Eventually, all of these parts combine to the auditions, Pecka scored students make “Footloose” ready for the audience to view. Pecka based on their performance. Sophomore and cast member believes the musical will be a visual representation of the Alejandra Pinon-Dickey went through this process and was theater department’s countless hours in rehearsal over the casted in the show. last four months.

“We had our regular auditions where you bring in a “I hope [the show] comes together because the musical memorized song and a monologue,” Pinon-Dickey said. “A is very complex,” Pecka said. “There are a lot of moving week after that, we had a callback sheet where you come parts, and a lot of students working together. I also hope and read a couple of monologues with different people as the students learn something along the way.” v different characters.”

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READY, SET, ACTION Students rehearse for the spring musical, “Footloose,” after school in the theater Feb. 8. “Footloose” premieres Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. “Everyone in the community is very nice and welcoming and eager to help those who don’t have as much experience,” freshman Bronte King-Levine said. (Photo

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Duration of “Footloose” • Around two hours with a 15-minute intermission

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Government shutdown shifts Ladue’s plans International Relations will no longer visit the Truman library ZERU MARUT staff writer | @marutzeru

A look at the longest US shutdown

President Trump and Democratic Congressional he government closed Dec. 22, 2018, leaders have a combative meeting in the oval office, marking the beginning of the lonin which President Trump said he would be proud to gest shutdown in U.S. history. The shut down the government over a border wall. shutdown lasted a record 35 days, ending Jan. 25. During this time, government workers either did not work, or, for those The start of the shutdown. President Trump says he deemed essential personnel, continued to will not sign a bill that doesn’t include funding for a work without pay. wall. Democrats refuse to allocate the money.

Social studies teacher Mike Hill had 800,000 federal employees start to miss their pay. originally scheduled a trip to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum for his International Relations class. However, the library was part of the National Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asks President Records and Archives Administration — Trump to postpone the State of the Union, citing one of the government programs that was security risks. In retaliation, President Trump leaks deemed non-essential and subsequently Pelosi’s secret trip to Afghanistan. closed. The trip will not be rescheduled for later this year.

“I had actually planned [the field trip] The shutdown reaches day 22, making it the longest last spring, so we had waited a year to go, closure of the government in United States history. [and] we kind of missed out on our opporAt this point, negotiations between Democratic Contunity,” Hill said. gressional leaders and the President have stalled.

However, it was more than just a missed field trip for Hill. He felt disheartened, especially because this was something that couldn’t be recreated in class.

Day 35 of the shutdown. After federal workers “I was disappointed,” Hill said. “This is an missed their second paycheck and airports began to experience that you can’t replicate in the close, President Trump signed a bill to open the govclassroom. It’s kind of ironic that we were ernment for three weeks without money for his wall. supposed to do a foreign policy simulation from the White House Decision Center, infographic by CASSIE BEISHEIM Sources: The Washington Post and The New York Times when the actual White House had shut down the government.”

Overall, most Americans said they were not directly On the other hand, some students could have been impacted by the shutdown. According to a poll by Washdealing with far more pressing concerns. Because of the ington Post-ABC, only 13 percent of Americans surveyed consequences of the government shutdown, obtaining said they were personally inconvenienced by the shutbasic needs — such as food and clothing — could have down, and only seven percent said it was a major issue. As become a problem without support and resources from the for Ladue students, there were a few ways that they could federal government. have been affected by the shutdown.

“If one of [a student’s] parents works for the federal ”If upperclassmen wanted to fly somewhere to visit a government, they could find themselves having to scrape college over a weekend, good luck with some ridiculous by or dip into savings for a while,” senior Max Kornfeld wait times,” senior Hale Masaki said. “If one of your parents said. “And then all students are affected by things like the works for the government, they’re probably still waiting United States Department of Agriculture shutting down, for pay [from] the last month or so. If you wanted to do which means that food isn’t being inspected as rigorously. some research for speech and debate like I did on governThe government does a lot, and having it shut down affects ment websites, some of them were not operating.” everyone.” v

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ake a moment and think back to the time when kids everywhere were bowling on their brand new Nintendo Wiis, wrapping their wrists in Silly Bandz and listening to auto-tuned music on their iPod Shuffles. Reflecting on childhood moments like these often brings a flood of once forgotten memories and emotions, regardless of age.

Nostalgia can come from almost anything: old objects, photographs, songs, even scents. According to Le Moyne College cognitive psychologist Krystine Batcho, the system behind nostalgia is one of the most complex neurological processes found in the brain because of the conflicting emotions that often accompany it.

“People miss aspects of their past,” Batcho said. “That’s where the bitter part [of nostalgia] comes in: The bitter pain of knowing you can never ever again experience the excitement of

Christmas morning when you were 3 years old or the excitement of your first kiss as a teenager. There are many things that you can never totally relive; you can only remember them.”

Nostalgia is starting to affect children born in the early 2000s, as many teens and young adults are now experiencing this feeling in a new light.

“You can’t do things like you did before,” freshman Clayton Coughlin said. “Probably the thing I miss the most is being carefree and not having to worry about so many things. It’s just fun to reminisce [because] it takes you back to when you didn’t have any responsibilities.”

While Coughlin enjoys reflecting on his childhood, senior Emmy Orsay feels that the culture of the 2000s has helped define who she is now.

She thinks that being born in the new millennium had a large impact on how her interests evolved over time.

“I think that it’s pretty cool to grow up in the 2000s,” Orsay said. “I used to enjoy watching

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so many kids shows on PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney and other shows that we are all familiar with. I can flash back into the movies I used to be obsessed with. I think it helped form [the] person [that I am] today.”

Batcho emphasizes that nostalgia comes with a natural passage of time; when life is constantly changing, people often think of a time of comfort and safety. She believes that nostalgia is an especially influential feeling because it helps people remember their identity and connect with others over their shared experiences.

“There’s a large quantity of studies that document that feeling nostalgic helps increase your positive emotions,” Batcho said. “The other benefit that nostalgia serves is by connecting you back to your own life story.

It helps you keep track of who you are authentically, the real you, even though you’re nothing like you were when you were 3 years old. But you still know that you’re you. That’s yourself, your identity.” v

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“[My Nintendo DS brings me] happiness and memories of my siblings when we used to [to] play together and trade Pokémon. I brought it everywhere with me.”

“[My favorite was] my Bionicle toy because Lego was a really big part of my childhood and [it brings me] comfort, along with nostalgia.”

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Winslow’s Home, one of St. Louis’s oldest farm-to-table establishments, consistently produces some of the area’s finest comfort food and baked goods even 10 years after its opening. Washed planks of dark-toned wood and bright, hanging lamps peering down upon marble tables and ebony chairs create a rustic atmosphere. A plethora of baked goods, both savory and sweet, are proudly displayed at the ordering counter. Although the fairly extensive menu can be daunting to new diners, the clear standout item is the turkey pot pie with salad. Beneath the delicate, flaky golden crust is a thick, aromatic stew with chunks of tenderly cooked turkey, soft amber-colored cubes of butternut squash, pieces of potato and sprigs of fennel that fill each spoonful with umami.

Beside the pot pie is a fresh, crisp salad dressed with a simple lemon vinaigrette that helps contrast the stew’s richness with its acerbity. A true staple of the St. Louis culinary scene, Winslow’s Home is quite possibly the best location for comfort food in the county.

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Nestled in an inconspicuous plaza between the boroughs of Maplewood and The Hill, Knead Bakehouse firmly establishes itself as one of St. Louis’s top brunch destinations despite having only opened last summer. The fragrant scent of baking dough wafts through the air upon entrance, while menus are stacked atop a gleaming glass display boasting rows of rose-colored doughnuts, gargantuan cinnamon rolls glazed with spiced icing, delectable flat cookies and more. Each bite of the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich releases an explosion of flavor encapsulated within a generously peppered fried egg, oozing slices of swiss cheese, lush leaves of spinach and a salty yet acidic garlic aioli stacked between two dense, pillowy buns of freshly baked brioche. Those interested in dining at Knead should arrive early; seats are few, and the establishment crowds up at peak brunch times. For a light brunch crafted with homemade ingredients, one would be hard-pressed to find another restaurant within St. Louis that can beat Knead Bakehouse.

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Ahead of the much anticipated Academy Awards, Panorama attempts to predict this year’s possible winners in four of the major categories.

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“ROMA”

CHRISTIAN BALE “VICE”

Alfonso Cuarón’s 1970s drama tells the tale of a Mexico City family through the eyes of their live-in maid. Chronicling the various struggles and triumphs of a middle-class family’s day-to-day life, the black-and-white Netflix film is the 10th non-English language nomination for Best Picture and the first nomination to be distributed by a digital streaming service.

Once again, Christian Bale has wowed critics with his method acting, this time for presenting a cold, Machiavellian depiction of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

In the past, Bale has been praised for portraying abrasive, aggressive characters, winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2011 for his role as a former boxer in “The Fighter.”

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GLENN CLOSE “THE WIFE”

ALFONSO CUARÓN “ROMA”

Receiving her seventh overall Oscar nomination and fourth for Best Actress, this year’s clear frontrunner is Glenn Close.

Although she has yet to win an Academy Award, she has received widespread acclaim for her portrayal of the embittered wife of an author who receives the Nobel Prize award for literature.

Following his 2013 Best Director win for “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuarón returns to the silver screen, this time taking audiences to his hometown of Mexico City. Despite being shot in black-and-white, Cuarón’s grand style makes even the most tedious narratives of the film feel immensely powerful and moving.

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GOIN’ IN Junior Sophie Fredman dives into the water as sophomore Mary Dieckhaus waits on the block behind her.

The two swimmers are both record holders for Ladue, Fredman for the 100-meter breaststroke and Dieckhaus for the 100-meter backstroke.

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he girls varsity swim team placed seventh at the Columbia, Missouri Invitational, held at the University of Missouri Jan. 5. Both sophomore Mary Dieckhaus and junior Sophie Fredman took home record times for Ladue. Fredman broke the 100-meter breaststroke record and Dieckhaus broke the 100-meter backstroke record.

“I was so excited when I beat the record,” Fredman said. “I was really happy because I knew Mary broke the backstroke record, and we’re really close friends. Everyone was so happy and it was just a great moment.”

Fredman and Dieckhaus have both been swimming for 10 years. Each swimmer has put her blood, sweat and tears into the sport, and it all came to fruition in Columbia.

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“The time that I got [was] one that I had been trying to get for about a year, so I was over the moon,” Dieckhaus said. “I actually cried, I was so happy.”

Spending at least three hours in a pool every day, both girls also swim on club teams as well as with Ladue. By making varsity both of their freshman years, the swimmers have contributed to the team in many different ways and have grown as swimmers. Assistant coach Mary Christine Kubik has known both girls since they were freshman and continues to see them grow into great teammates and swimmers.

“Sophie is a very hard worker who puts forth great effort at practice and at the meets,” Kubik said. “She supports her teammates and is a positive leader on the team. Mary has had a great season making great strides in her swimming. She has contributed to the team by placing well in her events at meets.”

Fredman and Dieckhaus hope to continue breaking records. They are looking forward to the rest of their high school swimming career and can’t wait to see what they can accomplish with hard work.

“I would love to break more records. To beat them I just need to keep working hard and coming to practices,” Dieckhaus said. “I just need to give it my all in the pool.”

Fredman and Dieckhaus have not only grown as swimmers, but their friendship has also flourished over the past few years they have been swimming together. They both were thrilled for each other that they had beaten individual records, and both root for each other every step of the way.

“Her success is like my success,” Dieckhaus said. “I’m always [happier] when she does something amazing than when I do something amazing.” v

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Juniors Evan Schneider and Jaylen Boyd helped the Rams beat Webster, handing them their first loss in nearly 11 months.

Point guard Boyd and forward Schneider have been playing on the same team since sixth grade. Now, the long time friends and teammates are helping lead the varsity team to one of their better seasons in recent years. Boyd and Schneider credit their success on the court to the chemistry they have built up over the years.

“Being on a team with someone for so long makes a bond that really helps on the court,” Schneider said. “I’ll know when [Jaylen] will be running to the right place, what pass he wants, how he shoots, whatever it is.”

Although they are only juniors, Boyd and Schneider have set high standards for themselves. They’re the top two scorers on the team; at any given moment they can be expected to score and do whatever it takes to win.

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Despite being two of the team’s most dependable players, Schneider and Boyd don’t let it get to their heads. Both value the teamwork and strategies employed by Anderson, rather than taking an individualistic mindset. They continue to work together and have a strong team dynamic, which results in better games and more wins.

“Playing with Evan is real fun,” Boyd said. “I’m really glad I have a big man down there in post that can get rebounds and finish with strength. Evan is definitely a huge part of our team and we’re glad to have him.”

Both juniors take their previous time together to understand what kind of player the other one is and use that skill to their advantage now. If either of them is in trouble on the court, they instinctively know where the other one will be.

“Jaylen’s a great playmaker, [has] great handles and can shoot it well off the dribble,” Schneider said. “It’s nice to have someone I can look out to if I’m having a rough game. I got a good kick-out buddy who can knock it down. He’s really someone I can rely on.” v

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ollege is a big and scary word. Today, students have over 5,300 different colleges and universities in the U.S. to choose from, everything ranging from engineering to liberal arts. It can be hard for a high schooler to know which one suits them, let alone know what they want from a college. That is where the College & Career Office comes in: Ladue High School can credit the College & Career Office for helping the 91 percent of 2018 graduates pursuing college education get accepted. Nevertheless, there are still improvements that Ladue students and the College & Career Office can make to communicate more productively.

For one, it is a big job for two college counselors to be responsible for approximately 350 seniors. In comparison, Clayton High School has four counselors for about 222 seniors, and Brentwood High School has three college counselors for about 63 seniors.

If the College & Career Office hires more college counselors, it may make the workload of counselors Scott Cornwell and Chad Sisk more manageable.

Furthermore, the College & Career Office ought to provide hands-on tutorials on how to operate the resources that they provide.

Ladue students are fortunate to have access to a plethora of resources thanks to the College & Career Office, but those tools can easily overwhelm inexperienced teenagers.

Whether it be in the form of class demonstrations or online videos, presentations would help clarify to students how to add colleges to their radar, which questionnaires

need to be filled out and where college-specific essay questions are located.

Take Lindbergh High School’s counseling website. They have pages of detailed information, from the different types of financial aid to the college application requirements.

If Ladue also had materials available online, then students would feel more prepared and less intimidated by the college process.

However, the relationship between upperclassmen and the College & Career Office is not a one-sided exchange; juniors and seniors should invest more effort into utilizing our school’s resources. Many juniors seldom visit the College & Career Office until second semester and hesitate to ask critical questions about their applications until it’s too late.

Upperclassmen should stop assuming that the College & Career Office will come to them. Instead, students need to take responsibility and meet with college counselors.

Though applying to college can be intimidating enough for most students to hide away from the office, the college counselors are more accessible and helpful than students believe. Their job is to make the college process less intimidating, but that job cannot be done without students reaching out to them first.

Thanks to the College & Career Office, Ladue graduates a lot of successful students.

But there are efforts that both the College & Career Office and Ladue upperclassmen can put in to make that euphoric letter of acceptance easier to obtain. v

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ho pays? Whenever my friends and I go out to eat, whether it’s a quick Bread Co. run or brunch at a nice restaurant, we typically either split the bill or have one person pay, depending on the price range. Generally, if it is a nicer restaurant, we’ll split the bill since our wallets can’t handle such amounts of money.

However, when it’s a quick grab or something cheap, one person will pay for both people. It works out quite efficiently, but that’s likely because we always order similarly, if not exactly the same things. Perhaps when people go out on a date, they want to come off as polite as possible, which in turn results in confusion when the time to pay comes.

So let’s imagine you go out on a date: the food is scrumptious and a mouthwatering delight, the restaurant and scenic view is unlike any other. Then the waiter or waitress comes around looking at you and your date: who’s going to pick up the tab? This awkward situation can easily be avoided with a quite simple solution.

Generally, the person asking to go out on a date should pay for the check.

Going out on a date should automatically hold the person asking the other out responsible for picking up the tab. Logically speaking, why would you ask someone to pay for something you asked them to do with you?

Especially being the lazy person that I am, I would much rather procrastinate, wrapped in a duvet and binge watching shows than out at dinner to find out that I have to pay for a price that my wallet can’t endure. Of course, the food is an appealing factor,

but I have food at home, and get this: it is free. I can easily whip up a salad or even an ice cream sundae on a cheat day. Whereas going to a restaurant, I will not only have to get out of the house, but I’ll be forced to pay for something I don’t want to waste money on.

Being high school students, it is very important to save money.

If, for some reason, you decide to take someone out to a fancy restaurant that far exceeds the meager earnings of a teenager, it is reasonable to split. In a sense, when you ask someone to go out to a place that costs more money than normal, they are silently agreeing to be prepared to pay just in case. Otherwise, the person asking should pay if it doesn’t break their wallet. v

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specter is haunting the United States — the specter of consumerism. In the last 30 years, customers have become possessed by such a phantom. In a battle between tech companies vying for patronage, Apple has emerged the lone victor. With modern technology, it has taken advantage of a society that values appearance over utility.

Of the company’s most recent innovations, Apple’s AirPods are the best example of modern consumerism. Simply put, AirPods are a personalized set of wireless headphones, but that is not all. Part of the ‘glamour’ behind the headphones is their plethora of additional features. While some of these qualities are actually practical and give added value to the headphones, many do not. One ridiculous trait, the ability to personally name your pair from within your iPhone, reveals the childishness of those buying the product. Although this may seem like a silly and harmless addition, in reality, there are many troubling complications.

To start, each set of AirPods can be found at a list price of $159. While these are not the most expensive set of wireless headphones on the market, the lackluster quality behind that price is essentially highway robbery. As Wired’s David Pierce said, “Your $159 doesn’t buy you any better audio than you’ll get from the EarPods that come free.” Research also showed that the AirPods share the same internal design as their wired equivalent, aside from the obvious implementation of a Bluetooth chip. It’s ludicrous to believe that Apple can charge close to two hundred dollars for merely subtracting some plastic wire.

Yet, the true cost of the AirPods does not lie in the price tag, but in the thousands more spent on Apple products, and in the developing chasm that threatens to completely smother future society.

Apple has mastered the art of keeping its customers in line, with a retention rate of 89 percent as of September 2018. The AirPods are the driving force behind such a high rate, encouraging buyers to splurge on other Apple products just to pair them with their new headphones. This promotion of unhealthy spending habits threatens those who cannot afford such devices. While the rich pay no mind to their involvement in the cultural fad that is the AirPods, the less fortunate are often unable to cover their incessant spending. The continued prevalence of AirPods is contributing to the degradation of our nation’s financial security, pushing forward a growing insistence on buying before thinking.

Now, all publicity is good publicity. Whether it be through Internet memes or tediously manufactured advertisements, Apple and other large firms have taken center stage in our lives. There is a stigma, particularly among youths, about the importance of consumer products. Apple, rapidly approaching a one trillion dollar market cap, has the tightest grip on impressionable kids. Social atmospheres today are related to what you buy and consume, not who you are. The AirPods menacingly oppose those who value functional products and refuse to concede to aggrandizing corporations. v

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