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ISSUE 5 VOLUME 35 MARCH 2017

Sun and SPF Pages 14-17

EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE

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Exposure

With the ever-increasing desire to be tan, the positive and negative effects of the sun’s rays are explored while taking a look at tanning beds and the need for sun.

FEATURES

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Beverly Hill

New algebra teacher and track coach brings her collegiate athlete experience to students.

Alabed 20 Loulya Junior embraces her religion and ethnicity in the face of modern prejudices.

Hutcheson 22 Mackenzie Senior’s volunteer work at Youth Court ignites her journey of service and criminal justice.

SECTIONS NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

A&E

Jerusalem Farm 5 Blood Drive 5 Engineering Day 6 Trump Timeline 6 Spring Play 7 Scholarship Nominees 7

Soccer Aims for State 12 What’s in Your Bag? 13 Sports Spotlight: Molly Crawford 13

The Cost of Tanning Beds 8 Negro League Baseball Museum 9 Black History Month 9 The Death Penalty 10

Ed Sheeran Album 24 KC’s Best BBQ 25 FüD Review 26 KC Spring Staycation 27 Senior Zoé Trouvé salutes the crowd as she stands, honoring her class after winning Sion Olympics Feb. 17. (Photo by Abby Smith)

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Online This Month

Get Out of the Restaurant Rut Pad Thai offers good food and fancy atmosphere.

Sion Olympics The competition was held Feb. 17 and included student council dances, a lip sync battle, quidditch and more.

Concert for a Cause Seniors put on a concert benefiting a Guatemalan girl with a rare blood condition.

EDITOR’S INK W

elcome back, Sion. With our week of freedom behind us, we are officially rolling into the infamous fourth quarter. While spring weather may have came early this year, use the next few weeks to fully appreciate the warming temperatures and longer days that spring is beginning to deliver. Speaking from experience, it has reached the time of year where each day and week seems to fly by, full speed ahead. Be prepared to work hard in the final stretch, but don’t forget to take time for all the great opportunities spring time offers.

Dance the night away at MORP March 24 at 7 p.m. Theme is to be announced, but be sure to go all out for our last all-school dance of the year. Prom is the night of April 8 for all juniors and seniors, followed by an all-school father/daughter night at the Sporting Kansas City game April 9. And thanks to all those who helped us reach our car raffle ticket goal, we now have a full day off of school April 13 to kick off a five day Easter break.

In the last few weeks, 40 students stepped up and donated blood in a time of crisis for the Community Blood Center (page 5), while one student traveled to Girls Engineering Day to explore a career path that tends to be male dominated (page 6). In art teacher Michael Pesselato’s words, it has been a great year for the arts at Sion, including the spring play that was performed last week and the three seniors that have been recognized as finalists in a Johnson County art contest (page 7).

A lot has happened since President Trump took office in January. Keep up with a timeline of Trump’s first actions on page 6. Meanwhile, check out two stances on the death penalty, a topic that has been brought to light over a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision on pages 10-11.

Whether you went on the Jerusalem Farm (page 5) or Guatemala service trips, or relaxed at a beach, always remember to protect yourself from too much sun exposure for the rest of the summer months. Do your skin a favor and learn more about the effects of the sun and how to protect yourself on pages 14-17. On the flip side, if you are looking to stay out of the sun’s rays, don’t forget to try one of the ideas on page 27 or take a trip to a new and extravagant dog park with your favorite pooch (page 25).

As winter sports come to a close, soccer, lacrosse and track take center stage. See why Varsity Lacrosse coach and alumna Molly Crawford leaves such an impact on her players, along with what the typical athlete carries with them in their bag on page 13. Whether you are playing or spectating, don’t be afraid to try something new this semester like first-year teacher and assistant track coach Beverly Hill has done her whole life (page 18).

Most importantly, make the most of your 37 days left of school (only 26 for you seniors!!) and finish strong, because summer is just around the corner. We can do this, Sion.

Sincerely,

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Father Daughter//

The annual Father/Daughter dance, put on by the Father’s Club, was held at the Sheraton Overland Park Feb. 12. The event’s theme was “Let’s Go Glamping!” The evening consisted of a social hour, a 3-course dinner of salad, steak and chicken cordon bleu and dessert provided by the Sheraton hotel staff. Entertainment was provided by the band Kokomo who has performed at the dance for over 30 years. “My dad and I always look forward to the father daughter dance. [I love] getting to hang out with my dad and friends,” junior Karolina Rooney said. Pictured is Rooney dancing with her father, Mark Rooney. (Photo by Kate Noble)

Car Raffle Recap//

The car raffle winner of the 2017 Toyota Corolla Sport 50th Anniversary Special Edition from Molle Auto Group was announced at the gala auction March 4, with sophomore Molly Wagner selling the winning ticket. Motivated by incentives like the Breakfast Club and a day off school April 13, the student body collectively sold 1,177 car raffle tickets, bringing in over $23,000. The freshman class sold the most tickets out of the four grades while senior Lucy Bahner was the overall top seller, having sold 99 tickets. “The biggest motivator [for me] was getting the day off of school and having the small incentives,” Wagner said. Pictured is the car that was sold in the raffle. (Photo by Meg Travis)

STUCO Elections// Freshman Kyleigh Smith was elected executive secretary, sophomore Ava Rawson was elected executive vice president and the position of executive president went to junior Carolyn Dickey after elections for next year’s student council were held March 2. Students were able to vote online for those they wanted to elect, in place of the scantrons used in previous years. This year, the current senior class was also able to vote.

“Next year I really hope to make Sion a better place for everyone,” Dickey said. Pictured is Dickey giving her presidential candidate speech. (Photo by Ellie Magsamen)

Yearbook Excels//

The 2015-2016 yearbook has been selected as a finalist for a Pacemaker Award by the National Scholastic Press Association. Only 70 yearbook publications across the country were selected as finalists. The official winners of the award will be announced in April in Seattle, Washington at the national journalism convention. “Receiving a Pacemaker would be amazing because as editors, you always want your staff to be rewarded for the insane amount of hard work and dedication they put in,” senior and current yearbook co-editor Chloe Long said.

Pictured is the yearbook that has been nominated.

(Photo by Meg Travis)

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WORLD WORLD Half-brother of Kim Jong Un assassinated ----------Kim Jong Un’s half brother, Kim Jong Nam was assassinated using the deadly chemical weapon VX in a Malaysian airport Feb. 13.

Tension between U.S. and Europe ----------The E.U. considers to refuse visa free travel for U.S. citizens in response to the U.S.’s change in visa rules affecting European citizens.

New Military Budget Proposal

----------President Trump proposed an American national defense budget increase of $54 billion, about 10 percent of the 2017 budget, according to the Washington Post.

KC FOOD TRUCKS // AROUND THE CITY

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Waffler

Serves diverse menu of traditional Liege waffles and coffee.

7099 Wornall Rd Kansas City, MO 64113

Taco Republic

Mobile taqueria that serves “street-style” tacos with traditional Mexican ingredients.

500 County Line Rd Kansas City, Kansas

Snowie KC

Serves customizable shaved ice in Kansas City Area for fundraising, events and mobile stands.

Liberty, MO 64068

Bizou

Serves savory and sweet traditional French crepes.

Track location at roaminghunger.co/bizou

UPCOMING

& local

*April 4

Dance Tryouts Begin

*April 8

Prom - Sheraton Overland Park

*April 9

Father/Daughter

*April 13-17 *April 14

$75 per person and $150 per couple Sporting KC Game (Tickets $27 )

Easter Break

NO SCHOOL

John Mayer - Sprint Center Tickets starting at $89

NEWS

New Trip Offers Local Perspective Spring break service trip to Jerusalem Farm teaches students about local problems that affect the Kansas City community.

BY LILY COIT WEB EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A new spring break service trip is offered this year courtesy of the theology department.

However, this trip isn’t found in another country or state, but locally, in Kansas City. The trip will be at Jerusalem Farm located in Northeast Kansas City. Part of theology teacher Polly Holmes’s job of coordinating service projects includes organizing the spring break service trips. “[The theology teachers] were looking for something where they could serve the local community and it would be more affordable for girls,” Holmes said. “Jerusalem Farm is a total of $350 which is much more reasonable than out-of-the-country trips.”

For Holmes, Jerusalem Farm was

the perfect match between affordable and gardening, according to the Jerusalem Farm website. Every group and local. Originally started in West will be going to every work site so Virginia, Jerusalem Farm is built students won’t be at the same work on the four cornerstones of prayer, site everyday, according to Holmes. community, service and simplicity, “They’ll be doing hard work and according to their website. Freshman living very simply, so it’s going to Christina Peters will be one of the really stretch girls,” Holmes said.

14 girls participating in the trip Senior Emma and is excited for Warren will be the opportunity “I felt like Jerusalem participating in the to help her trip and it is also Farm would just be community.

Warren’s Senior “I felt like a good opportunity Service Project.

Jerusalem Farm Warren says that would just be a to step out of my she was attracted to good opportunity the organization’s to step out of my comfort zone and be comfort zone and able to help people at dedication to their minimalist be able to help lifestyle which people at the same the same time.” time,” Peters said. -freshman Christina Peters is demonstrated through their While staying limited cell phone there for six days, use and practice of bucket showers. students will be living out these “I really liked how it was local cornerstones by working on different and how they live sustainably. projects throughout the community.

They don’t waste water when they These projects can range anywhere shower or brush their teeth,” Warren from the construction or repair of said. “They’re very purposeful in homes’ roofs or sidings to cooking everything that they do.” meals from scratch in the kitchen

The girls will be working alongside students from the all boys school, St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, during their time spent at Jerusalem Farm. As well as creating a community with the workers at Jerusalem Farm, students are encouraged to reach out and get to know the community members they will be serving.

“They’re focusing on making connections with the people there; not just being seen as the people who are there to just help them, but as the people they can rely on and get to know,” Warren said.

Unlike students who spend their spring break service trips in other parts of the country or on the other side of the world, the students staying at Jerusalem Farm will gain a new perspective on issues that stand locally in Kansas City.

“I hope they come back with more empathy for those in poverty and the elderly,” Holmes said. “I hope they come back and see how extravagant we live and how they can simplify their lives.”

NHS Hosts Emergency Blood Drive Students donated approximately 5 gallons of blood to local blood center, helping during an emergency shortage.

BY CATHERINE FRERKER SPORTS EDITOR

Of the 63 students who signed up for the annual blood drive benefiting the Community Blood Center Feb. 24, 40 were able to participate. The school donated 40 units of blood.

“National Honor Society puts on the blood drive to serve the greater Kansas City area,” NHS faculty sponsor Kristi Hilgenfeld said. “It is part of the service pillar of NHS because students can get service hours donating blood.”

The CBC needs roughly 500 donations every day to meet the needs of the 70 hospitals and clinics they serve. Children’s Mercy Hospital and the University of Kansas Hospital are the CBC’s top beneficiaries, according to CBC representative

Haylea Keller.

“Community Blood Center is in an emergency and we need types Oand O+,” Keller said. “Our hospitals have to have a certain amount of units on their shelves every day to classify themselves as a hospital and even trauma hospitals need more units.”

The emergency shortage affects patients across Kansas and Missouri who need transfusions for various reasons, including cancer, heart or blood vessel disease, car accident injuries, burns, surgeries or transplants, anemia in newborn babies and more, according to the CBC website.

“It’s always important to give blood, especially with the current status,” senior president of NHS Ally Koehler said. “There’s no harm in at least trying to give blood, even though some people can’t because

From top counterclockwise: Junior Sophie Mount rests after having blood drawn. Senior Kathleen Gansner moments before getting her blood drawn. Senior Paige Behnken smiles while a phlebotomist draws blood.

(Photos by Anna Tomka)

they don’t have enough iron or there’s another problem.”

Less than 10 percent of eligible blood donors decide to give

blood every year, according to the American Red Cross website. There is no replacement for human blood, so organizations such as the CBC are completely reliant on blood donations.

“The majority of the Community Blood Center’s donations come from high school drives, which makes it even more important for us to get as many donations as possible,” Hilgenfeld said.

Students who were able to give blood first registered, then had a health consultation, then gave their blood donation and received refreshments. Each donor also received a T-shirt. Students such as junior Sydney Crawford who were unable to give blood received a sticker reading “I tried to give blood.”

“They found a vein, but it was too small and the blood wasn’t flowing out enough, so I didn’t end up donating anything,” Crawford said. “I wanted to be able to help someone, possibly save someone’s life, and it only takes a few minutes of a needle.”

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NEWS

What’s up in Washington?

BY EMMA MILLER REPORTER

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Female students gather at Bartle Hall Convention Center to explore all engineering fields.

Trump’s Cabinet VICE PRESIDENT

BY TONI MATHIS REPORTER MIKE PENCE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SECRETARY OF TREASURY

SECRETARY OF STATE

SECRETARY OF INTERIOR

JEFF SESSIONS

JAMES MATTIS

STEVE MNUCHIN

REX TILLERSON

RYAN ZINKE

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

BETSY DEVOS

SECRETARY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRANSPORTATION

DAVID SHULKIN

ELAINE CHAO

SECRETARY OF SECRETARY AGRICULTURE OF COMMERCE

SONNY PERDUE

SECRETARY OF HOUSING

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

BEN CARSON

TOM PRICE

WILBUR ROSS

SECRETARY OF LABOR

ANDY PUZDER

SECRETARY SECRETARY OF OF ENERGY HOMELAND SECURITY

RICK PERRY

JOHN KELLY

In Other News...

Five Executive Orders to Know

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After President Donald Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, his first act was an executive order attempting to roll back Obamacare.

Trump made an executive order Jan. 24 allowing high profile infrastructure projects to bypass environmental review. This order will allow the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines to proceeed with construction.

Trump made two executive orders to increase border security and highten immigration enforcement. This will further Trump’s agenda to get a wall built on the United States–Mexico border.

The President declared an executive order Jan. 27 attempting to protect the United States from foreign terrorist entry and blocked people traveling and fleeing to the United States from “areas of concern.”

Two executive orders were made Feb. 28 to promote clean ocean waters, federalism and excellence at historically black colleges and universities.

If there is a vacant seat in the Supreme Court, the president is allowed to nominate a new justice.

Their nomination must be approved by the Senate with a majority vote.

All the Justices have studied law to some degree.

Information from supremecourt.gov

March 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself after causing an uproar from allegedly witholding information at his confirmation hearings about two meetings he had during the campaign with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. (Photo

by MCT Campus)

Information from whitehouse.gov

Road to the Supreme Court

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Trump adressed congress Feb. 28 and shared more information regarding his presidential agenda and policy. (Photo

by MCT Campus)

Neil Gorsuch was nominated by President Trump to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacant seat in the Supreme Court.

Gorsuch is a conservative judge and Democratic Senators have shown opposition towards his nomination. (Photo

by MCT Campus)

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is an annual event which is hosted by the Kansas City Section of the Society of Women Engineering. The purpose is to have a look at what an engineer is and what they can do. IGED is for any high school girl who is wanting to pursue this career.

“It is a nice way to meet other women, who have not been out of school long, who are engineers,” Intro to Engineering teacher Kathleen Teel said. “They talk about what it’s like to be an engineer and how they got to their career path.”

This year, IGED took place at Bartle Hall Convention Center on Friday March 3. It was a seven hour event that started at 7 a.m. and went until 2 p.m. The main speaker this year was Tara M. Ruttley who works for the International Space Station and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Senior Mia Tebbe was the only student that attended this year’s event. This was Tebbe’s first time at IGED. “I decided to go because I thought it would be a cool opportunity to learn a little more about engineering, something I’m somewhat interested in,” Tebbe said.

Along with the talks, girls got to participate in a variety of activities. One of the activities included girls who were randomly separated into tables with a mentor consisting of a female engineer or a woman in the field of science. The table groups would split off and go to setup fairs in both industry and discipline. At the industry fair the girls would meet with actual companies and walk around their booths to learn more about them. The discipline fair gave the students a chance to see and learn about all the different types of engineering.

“You would walk around the room and talk to all sorts of engineers who explained their type of engineering,” Tebbe said.

Before attending the event, Tebbe was hoping to learn more about computer engineering. She wanted to learn the difference between computer engineering and computer science.

“I was able to talk directly with a mentor who is an actual computer engineer herself,” Tebbe said. “She was able to tell me how I could work computer engineering into what I’m going to study in college: graphic design.”

Sophomore Samantha Wilson attended IGED last year for the first time. She could not attend this year since she was involved with the school play “Rosie the Riveter” that fell on the same day of IGED. But she said that the lasting impression the day left on her.

“I have only gone to IGED once but that was enough for it to make an impact on me,” Wilson said. “IGED helped me to decide what I want to move forward in.”

NEWS

Theater Shines with Unifying Theme “Sister Act” and “Rosie the Riveter” both give audience a sense of sisterhood and solidarity.

BY ELLIE MAGSAMEN REPORTER

This year’s fine arts theme of sisterhood shone through the winter musical “Sister Act” Jan. 20 through Jan. 22, and the spring play “Rosie the Riveter” March 2 and 3.

The spring play followed a riveter named Rosie who tries to make social change among the factory workers during World War II. She serves as an empowering figure at a time when women had a less significant role in the workforce. But unlike “Sister Act,” the spring play was student directed, this year by senior Lucy Bahner.

“The process was very interesting,” Bahner said. “I loved seeing it all come together from the very first rehearsal to the last performance.”

Both main characters of the performances seemed to have more in common than one would think. Their bold personalities and unrelenting willpower bring them to make tough decisions affecting not only themselves,

but the groups they’ve come to know.

“These performances teach us how we can’t just rely on ourselves or fame and fortune to survive,” music instructor Elizabeth Mulkey said. “We find strength with each other.”

Senior Taylor Ramsey played the lead role in “Sister Act” of Deloris Van Cartier, a woman hiding in the witness protection program in a convent after witnessing a murder. She had to overcome her fear in her new life with the help of her fellow nuns.

“Deloris is such a realistic character for young girls to learn from because she is flawed,” Mulkey said. “She isn’t a perfect character because none of us are perfect people.”

Senior Maria Arroyo played Rosie in “Rosie the Riveter,” a factory worker striving to raise the involvement of women in WWII. The “We can do it!” icon showed how women were needed more than society thought to improve the war effort.

“She leads by example, which was a big deal because women weren’t really stepping up to improve the war effort,” Arroyo said. “She lives by ‘if I can do it, anyone can.’”

Mulkey intended to have the themes of the

Freshman Payton Wade reads a letter from one of her lovers during Act II of “Rosie the Riveter.” (Photo by Kelly Nugent)

musical and play tie into each other to achieve a sense of unification so the audience has more to take away from each performance.

Deloris and Rosie are seen as influential feminist figures of their time, according to Arroyo and Mulkey, who had to overcome some greater obstacle or rise against the patriarchal order.

Seniors Recognized as Shooting Stars The Arts Council of Johnson County nominated three seniors as finalists for an arts scholarship.

“Mr. P inspires us to enter our work in as many exhibitions and competitions as possible. He is always pushing us to put our work out there and let it be seen by others,” Loyd said. “There is no hurt in having your work reviewed by professionals of the art community and not accepted, because it is

BY ABBY SMITH still being seen by others.”

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Ciocca looks to have a contemporary political voice through her work,

Three students were declared Shooting Stars Finalists in a competition for according to Pesselato. Ciocca’s submission is a photograph, called “People the Arts Council of Johnson County Feb. 8 and 9. Senior Maria Arroyo was Change,” which was taken over the summer at the East Side Gallery in Berlin, recognized for her submission in the performing arts, while seniors Mayme Germany.

Loyd and Morgan Ciocca qualified for their submissions in

“This particular part of the Gallery caught my eye the fine arts. Of the finalists, a select few will be chosen as because it is a message that climate change is an important scholarship recipients at the Shooting Stars Gala March 26. issue,” Ciocca said. “We need people themselves to change

“I don’t ever remember having three [finalists] in order to truly make a change for for the wellbeing of our simultaneously, particularly with two in the visual arts environment.” category and one in the performing arts,” former art teacher

Music teacher Elizabeth Mulkey nominated Arroyo for and Mission Director Penny Selle said. the classical vocal category of performing arts. Even though

The competition consists of multiple categories for Mulkey has not nominated a student for this category before, students who are active in the arts, who are exceptionally Arroyo was an easy, no-brainer choice, according to Mulkey. talented and who hope to pursue the arts further whether it’s Mulkey has known Arroyo for over 10 years, and has been in a college degree or just staying active in the arts. Students able to watch her voice grow as she studies. are in competition with all other Johnson County resident

“Her voice matured quicker than most. There was a point seniors. Finalists in the fine arts category will get their work in high school where she just found this richness and depth displayed on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of that most people don’t get until they’re in their 20’s,” Mulkey Contemporary Art. said. “She’s learned how to connect her voice to her breath

“The Nerman receives the works and they actually pay and core. This connection lets the full breadth of the voice Pictured above, senior Mayme to have it matted and framed,” Fine Arts Department Head Loyd’s painting of peonies. shine.”

Michael Pesselato said. “The works will then go on exhibition Below, senior Morgan Ciocca’s

According to Pesselato, it has been a great year for the photograph titled “People on the second floor.” arts at Sion. Whether the students win the scholarships or

In terms of work ethic, both art seem to have a particular Change.” not, both Mulkey and Pesselato agree that it is impressive for voice and a particular passion for what they do, according to three students to have made it this far.

Pesselato. Loyd’s piece is a painting of peonies that she did as a sophomore

“I’ve been to the ceremonies a few times and the quality of artwork and in portfolio class. Loyd, who focuses more on the traditional methods of art performances are exceptional,” Selle said. “Just to have students in the running making, hopes to use the scholarships to minor in Art History. is quite the honor.”

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OPINION

Tanning Yields Permanent Trauma THIS EDITORIAL REFLECTS THE VIEW OF THE LE JOURNAL STAFF. TWENTYONE OUT OF 26 VOTED IN SUPPORT OF THIS VIEW. UV-emitting tanning products induce dangerous prolonged effects that source from usage in teenage years.

In a society where evenly tanned skin is portrayed as an essential element in the beauty spotlight, it is hard not to obsess over baking exposed skin in the summer sun or the artificial rays of one’s local tanning salon.

However, the effects of sun exposure, direct or artificial, are hardly worth the price of skin cancer, especially when the desired tan can be achieved through other non-harmful methods.

Regulations on tanning beds and other UV-emitting products are needed to ensure the safety and health of younger generations as the popularity of a tanned look increases. Specifically, minors under the age of 18 should be prevented from using these hazardous products and services.

The “healthy glow” that many consider a tan provides is in fact the farthest from healthy that one can get when considering a tan. Tanned skin is actually a visible form of skin damage and is the skin’s reaction to the exposure of UV rays. The skin recognizes the rays as harmful and responds by producing more melanin, a pigment that darkens the skin, as a protective measure to safeguard the cell’s DNA, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

When using a tanning bed or other UVemitting products, the skin is exposed to two types of UV radiation: UV-B rays and UV-A rays.

The UV-B rays penetrate the top layers of the skin and are needed for manufacturing vitamin D. UV-A rays, the more abundantly released rays in tanning beds, dive deeper into the bottom layers of the skin. They are characterized as the dominant tanning ray and are emitted in tanning beds in doses up to 12 times more than what the sun produces. Both UV-B and UV-A rays have the ability to damage the skin and lead to skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Though UV exposure is dangerous to people of all ages, it is especially harmful for children, teens and young adults. The effects of tanning are cumulative and can take many years before their effects begin to take a visible toll on the body. However, people who begin indoor tanning

BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW...

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adequate amounts of vitamin D can be reached during adolescence or early adulthood, especially through a healthy diet or in other circumstances a minors under the age of 18, are at a greater risk vitamin supplement, according to the Melanoma of developing cancer because of their prolonged Research Foundation. exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Others may argue that they are taking Control and Prevention. In fact, using tanning precautions by using a tanning bed to acquire a beds before the age of 30 increases your risk of base tan before exposing themselves to the real developing melanoma by 75 percent, according to sun. However, the protective notions of a base tan the Melanoma Research Foundation. are inaccurate. A base tan does not protect against Though some effects of overexposure to UV a sunburn and provides very minimal shielding rays may take years to develop and the general against the sun. At most, a base tan has been consensus is that tanning in teenage years won’t found to provide the equivalent of a SPF of three, cause cancer until much later in life, melanoma is according to the Melanoma Research Foundation. being found at increasing rates in teens and young Thus, the use of tanning beds have no perks adults. Melanoma is the most common form of for the general public except to give a cancer in young adults ages 25 to 29 societally-desired tanned glow and the second most common appearance. However, this form of cancer for young sought-after appearance people ages 15 to 29. On can be achieved through top of that, melanoma is other non-harmful also the leading cause methods. Spray tans of cancer death in and tanning lotions women 25 to 30 are a much safer years old and the way to achieve second leading the must-have cause of cancer tanned look. in women 30 These products to 35 years old, coat one’s skin according to with the chemical the Melanoma dihydroxyacetone Research - out of 208 students polled which interacts Foundation. Thus, with dead surface tanning is causing cells causing the skin to almost immediate darken and appear tanned, effects in young people according to the FDA. that can be fatal.

With no known benefits that Though cancer is the can’t be achieved through another outlet, most deadly effect of UV exposure, excluding special medical circumstances, tanning there are many other side effects and potential beds should not be an option for the use of diseases that multiply in severity and likelihood consumers under the age of 18. Last July, the FDA with the use of tanning beds at a young age. For proposed a rule restricting UV-emitting products example, tanning causes the skin to lose elasticity, for the use of adults 18 and older. This indefinite wrinkle prematurely and develop a leathery suggested restriction is still being debated and texture thus resulting in premature aging. Tanning meanwhile many state legislatures are passing their also causes immune suppression, leaving the body own individual restrictions on tanning. much more vulnerable to disease and irreversible Currently 42 states regulate the use of tanning eye damage, according to the FDA. facilities by minors. Locally, Kansas enforces a Taking the aforementioned risk factors into state law banning minors under 18 from using consideration, it is nearly impossible to imagine tanning beds, and Missouri requires parent why someone would voluntarily put themselves permission signed once a year in person for users in such compromising circumstances, especially under 18, according to the National Conference of at such a young age. One may argue that tanning State Legislatures. beds are used to get a necessary amount of vitamin However, all states need to follow the advice D, but tanning beds are an improper and illof the FDA and prevent teens under 18 from using advised source. They emit less UV-B rays required UV-emitting products that can have detrimental for vitamin D production and more deepereffects later in life. penetrating UV-A rays. The best way to acquire

Dangerous Reaction

Tanned skin is a visible form of skin damage and is the skin’s reaction to the exposure of UV rays.

85%

of students say they do not use a tanning bed to get a tan or a base tan

Skin Cancer Risk

Using tanning beds before the age of 30 increases your risk of developing melanoma by 75 percent.

Use Sunscreen

A base tan does not protect against a sunburn and at most provides the equivalent of an SPF of 3.

OPINION

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Pays Tribute

(Photos by Madisen Hane)

Visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a reminder of Kansas City baseball history.

BY MADISEN HANE REPORTER

For about three years now, the mounting excitement surrounding the Royals has truly made Kansas City a “baseball town.” The last two Octobers have been packed full of post-season stress, sweat and tears.

Arguably nothing has brought Kansas Citians together in recent history like the attendance of 800,000 people at the World Series parade in Nov. 2015.

However, visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum proved to me that Kansas City has always been a baseball town, long before the boys in blue brought home the World Series trophy. I learned more than I ever before knew about the history of

black Americans in baseball and was reminded about the importance of black history in general.

I had always known that the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a museum in Kansas City, but had never actually taken the time to visit it. After making the trek downtown, I noticed that the 18th and Vine district where the museum is located was largely deserted, almost desolate.

In this neighborhood where jazz bars dominated nightlife and drew celebrities from around the country in the mid 20th century, it seemed like the museum was the only reason any people were around.

Upon entering the large and airy foyer of the museum, I was offered admittance into the Negro Leagues section of the museum for a fee of $10 or admittance into both the Negro Leagues Museum and the Jazz History Museum for a combined fee of $15. As both museums are nonprofits that are privately funded,

I was happy to pay this cheap price of admission. With my ticket clutched in hand, I wasn’t sure what to expect out of my experience but regardless, I entered into the museum with high hopes.

Tattered and dusty jerseys hung in shadow boxes as homages to the players who wore them. Black and white photos of players and spectators alike brought life to the history written on the displays. The sounds of players giving testament to their performances in games and the voices of thousands of cheering fans echoed through speakers throughout the museum.

I immediately noticed that the NLBM itself offered a variety of multi-media exhibits to present the history of the negro leagues. For those that were not interested in reading paragraphs of information about baseball, there were movie screenings and audio recordings to watch and listen to. It was clear that

the museum intended to immerse visitors of all ages in the important history of the negro leagues. The easy-to-follow displays made learning about history much more interesting than expected.

Although the NLBM pays tribute to the history of the negro leagues that assembled across the United States, there is clearly a special place in the museum for the Kansas City Monarchs. The stories of Satchel Paige, Buck O’Neil and Jackie Robinson localizes the history of the leagues and assures visitors that KC has always contributed to the history of baseball, even without a trophy.

Kansas City baseball history and the history of the people who trail blazed integrating professional sports are immortalized in the displays of the museum. History buffs and those with an appreciation for baseball will feel a deep sense of pride when visiting the NLBM.

One Month For Black History Isn’t Enough Dedicating one month to an overview of Black history isn’t enough to fully appreciate the achievements of African Americans.

BY MEG TRAVIS REPORTER

The month of February marks a time to focus on an important part of American history. It is a time to analyze literature of authors like Langston Hughes. It is a time to look back on the fervent activism of revolutionaries like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oftentimes though, relegating the achievements and strides made in the course of black history are generalized and compartmentalized to the point that they detract from the original intentions of the institution of black history month in the first place.

Black History Month was originally established as a single week in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to commemorate the accomplishments of African Americans that were often left out of the school curriculum, according to The Atlantic.

Since then, the United States has gone through significant racial conflicts and movements, and with that has come the necessity for a change in the way history should be taught in schools.

Although the “official” start to the United States as a nation can be traced back to a renowned group of Caucasian founding fathers, the American story and identity comes truly from a passed-over melting pot of dreamers and innovators of diverse backgrounds and cultures. The only way to encompass the entirety of our roots as a nation is to look at all these different and unique stories with more than just a half-heartedly general attitude and honor those of every race who have made important contributions to the world.

There are an estimated 46.3 million African Americans in the United States, according to a 2015 survey conducted by the Census Bureau. By this logic, it would be unjust and even ignorant to not more fully and specifically encompass the history of such a significant portion of the population.

By extension, it is crucial to take heed of the movements for civil rights and racial equality by a major percentage of the population that are still prevalent today. Black history is an important part of America and should be celebrated all year; not just for one month of commemoration.

It would be a false generalization to say that not all schools succeed in successfully teaching the full diversity that defines black history. The sad truth is that most educators don’t often go deeper than general Anglofied analyses of Dr. King’s character and gloss over the nature that has shaped race relations from the initial colonization of the continent.

In order to fully appreciate the

progressions that African-Americans have made and the distinct cultural traditions that have evolved with them, black history needs to be taught with more involvement and be equalized with other ethnic histories in the classroom.

Black history month is an important institution that shouldn’t be forgotten, but it should be the goal to have black history celebrated year-round and have just as much recognition in the classroom as that of Anglo-Americans.

The story of America in terms of racial relations has been a consistently rocky road, and has prompted campaigns like that of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s and the Black Lives Matter movement that is occuring today.

A strong education in Black history is one of the strongest keys to fully respecting the validity of these crusades and recognizing that our country still has strides to make in attaining racial equality and equity.

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Protesters against the death penalty carry animated signs and gather outside the Staples Center, site of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California Aug. 13, 2000. (Photo by MCT Campus)

Kansas Supreme Court Execution Trial

BY MEG SCHWARTZ LAYOUT EDITOR

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he Kansas Supreme Court recently upheld a controversial death penalty sentence of a murderer whose accomplice was given a less harsh punishment. As Kansas has not executed a prisoner in over 50 years, such a sentence is not taken lightly in the state and has sparked controversy surrounding the morality and effectiveness of capital punishment. This controversy is justified, as the death penalty has proven time and time again to be discriminatory, costly and inhumane.

A common argument of death penalty proponents is that such heinous criminals are not worth using prison resources and dollars for.

However, the cost of an average execution, ranging between one and three million dollars because of the extensive legal process, can be up to three times the cost of imprisonment at the highest security level for 40 years, according to The Death Penalty Information Center.

This extravagant cost for the purpose of “ultimate justice” takes funding away from the already tight budgets of the justice system. In some states such as Florida, Texas and Illinois, millions of dollars are funneled into death penalty cases while budget cuts cause police officers to be laid off and prisoners to be released early.

The death penalty does not promote safety from criminals if it takes funding away from employing officers and keeping felons behind bars.

Not only is the death penalty excessively costly, but it has also proven to be an ineffective measure of reducing homicides. Eighty-eight percent of leading criminology experts testified that the death penalty does not deter murderers, according to the DPIC. On a state by state basis, parameters for determining whether a defendant will be executed are outlined, yet there is still blatant evidence of discriminatory racism and sexism on death

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row. Ninety-six percent of states that have been reviewed for discriminatory correlations between race and capital punishment have shown patterns of race-of-victim discrimination, race-ofdefendant discrimination or both, according to the DPIC. For example, an African American defendant is 3.9 times more likely to be given the death penalty than a caucasian defendant being tried for the same crime, according to a study conducted by St. Mary’s University in Texas.

When the victim of a murder is a woman, a defendant is seven times more likely to be given the death sentence than when the victim is a man according to a San Francisco Law School and New York Civil Liberties study. Furthermore, while women account for about 10 percent of murderers annually, they make up less than two percent of defendants on death row.

With a punishment as serious and final as execution, regulatory measures must be taken to assure that there is no form of discrimination.

The crime of discrimination by judges and jurors trusted with responsibility of determining one’s mortality is as heinous as the crimes committed by those on death row. There is no excuse for biased sentencing in what is supposedly a regulated process. The death penalty is meant to be assigned for the severity of a heinous crime. Race, gender or other discriminatory considerations should not affect a life-or-death decision.

Finally, the death penalty is an inhumane method of punishment that affects not only the defendant being put to death, but others involved in the process.

About 3 percent of executions are botched, according to the DPIC. Botched executions can cause minutes to hours of excruciating pain for the defendant being executed. Lethal injection, the most common form of execution, is also the most likely to be botched. This is largely because most, if not all, manufacturers of drugs strong enough to effectively, quickly and easily facilitate an execution refuse their drugs to be used for death. These drugs were created to be used for

healing and life-saving purposes, and many manufacturers morally disagree with them being used for the death penalty. Consequently, lethal injection fluid is often a combination of weaker, less dependable drugs that are unable to guarantee a quick, painless death.

The alternatives to the lethal injection are arguably more tortuous than a botched lethal injection. Electric chairs, gas chambers and firing squads, seemingly medieval practices, are still sanctioned (although very rarely used) in states such as Alabama, Florida and California.

However, a method other than lethal injection was last used in 2013. The barbarity of these methods is unnecessary, if not “cruel and unusual,” a possible breach in guaranteed constitutional rights.

At the time of execution, the warden of the prison as well as lawyers, chaplains, media and family members or friends of the defendant can be present. Many execution viewers or participants in the execution process report symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder including flashbacks and nightmares, according to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

The NCADP also reports that because of the lengthy appeals process leading up to the death penalty, family members of victims are forced to revisit the crime for a much longer period of time than if the defendant was instead imprisoned for life because of the lengthy trial process and multi-year waiting period before an execution is completed. This brings back extremely painful memories of the murder of their loved one, causing further emotional distress.

There is absolutely no logical reasoning behind the existence of a process as archaic, disturbingly unregulated and inhumane as the death penalty in an age where secure imprisonment is possible as well as comparatively more cost effective. In order to maximize the fairness, humaneness and cost-effectiveness of the U.S. justice system, capital punishment must be put to rest.

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The lethal injection chamber of the San Quentin State Prison in California. (Photo by MCT Campus)

Causes Controversy

BY TARA JUNGDEN PRINT MANAGING EDITOR

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he Kansas Supreme Court recently upheld the death penalty sentence of murderer Sidney Gleason. Because Kansas has not executed a prisoner in over 50 years, this sentence has received a great amount of public attention.

Debates in regards to the severity and effectiveness of this sentence, and capital punishment in general, have arisen in this sentence’s wake.

However, Gleason’s case has been fairly reviewed by a jury, and his sentence is a just punishment in consideration of the malevolent murder he voluntarily committed.

A crime earning a perpetrator a place on death row is never that of triviality. To secure a spot in line for government sanctioned execution, one has to commit a crime that is truly vicious.

Scrolling through the database of death row inhabitants, both past and present, and the crimes that got them there, it is nearly impossible to find a person that has not committed multiple homicides. In addition to numerous homicides, charges of death row convicts regularly include rape and abduction. These are crimes that destroy innocent lives. The final moments of the victims of such crimes, and the after effects on the victim’s families are insurmountably painful. While the execution of the said criminal will in no way reduce the negative impact the criminal event

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Students debate the merits of the death penalty after the Kansas Supreme Court upheld another execution.

has on the victim’s family, the execution of such criminals ensures that the perpetrators will never again have the opportunity to destroy the lives of innocent people.

In addition to ridding the world of a bad seed, the execution of a murderous criminal sets a standard for American punishment. The fact that it is known to all American people that the potential consequence for a severe crime could be their own death hopefully acts as a deterrent for committing such crimes. While the Death Penalty Information Center does claim that 88 percent of leading criminology experts testified that the death penalty does not deter murderers, these criminologist’s are merely stating their opinions.

There remains no hard research that could possibly prove whether this argument is valid and criminals do not consider the consequence of execution when planning such a crime. It is not outlandish to think that the threat of death could potentially be enough to discourage an already cowardly criminal from committing such an act, even if some criminologists do believe the death penalty has no impact on a murderer’s decision to kill or not to kill.

Capital punishment opponents commonly argue that it is not within the authority of men to decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die, even if the disputed person is an abominable criminal. The point should be made however, that the given criminal had that power to decide

if an innocent person got to live or die, and they chose death. Why should the jury not be allowed to make the same decision in consideration of the given criminal’s life? When the criminal had the choice to harm another innocent human being, they chose to. It only makes sense that a jury and judge should be permitted to make the same decision when it comes to the murderer’s fate.

Why should an innocent person’s life be taken, but when it comes time for a corrupt person to face what they have inflicted on another, the whole world goes into an uproar claiming executions are a violation of human rights? The murdering of an innocent person is a violation of human rights; the demise of a malevolent liability to the community is a service to the general population.

There is a reason capital punishment has existed since the earliest days of organized human society. The bad must be punished for justice to be served: a life for a life. A criminal should not be allowed to make the decision to take the life of an innocent person. In return an educated jury should be allowed to take the life of a malicious criminal whose mere existence is a detriment to our society. Rules, consequences and structure are all necessary components of a high functioning justice system. The slackening of rules and consequences only works to upset the firm structure and cause and effect mentality of our current justice system with the death penalty.

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The average cost of execution is $1.26 million. The cost of life imprisonment is $740,000.

49 percent of Americans identify as pro-death-penalty.

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Soccer Aims for Three-Peat at State

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Irish Cup Comes Home //

The varsity basketball team beat the St. Teresa’s Academy Stars 53-50 Feb. 23 in their last regular season game. The team brought the Irish Cup back home after losing it last year for the first time in four years. Students dressed for the theme of Unfinished Business and stormed the court after the game. The JV team also played the Stars, winning with a score of 58-40. “It was quite exciting and a relief to win the game,” senior Madeline Dercher said. “I wanted to take back what was ours.” Pictured left are the juniors and seniors of the team with the Irish Cup. (Photo by Anna Tomka)

Swim and Dive at State //

The Swim and Dive Team had seven members qualify for State. The divers, junior Sammie Nesslein and freshman Caroline Knopke placed 24 and 23, respectively, out of 32 divers. For swim, the 200 medley relay placed 32 out of 45, the 200 free relay placed 33 out of 45 and the 400 free relay placed 35 out of 39. Swimmers junior Ellie Magsamen and freshman Olivia Townsend placed 44 and 30 out of 49, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke. “Having all my teammates cheer me on felt amazing,” Knopke said.

Pictured is Knopke recieving a second place medal at Districts. (Photo by Abby Smith)

Royals Preseason //

The Kansas City Royals began their preseason Saturday, Feb. 25 with a 7-5 win against the Texas Rangers. The team will be very busy in the following months with only three days off. “I am excited for the upcoming season because I love going to the games,” senior Kameron Koppers said. “I am hoping that this year we can make it to the playoffs and maybe even win another World Series.” (Photo by MCT campus)

After winning back-to-back State Championships, the soccer team is gearing up for a third.

BY REAGAN AMATO REPORTER

This upcoming soccer season, the team is working towards securing a third consecutive State title. After going all the way last year, the team knows what to expect when it comes to postseason, according to varsity goalie junior Afton Fennewald.

"Going into this year we know what it takes and are really looking forward to the opportunity of getting a third [title]," Fennewald said.

The freshmen joining the soccer team this year are joining in a time of new tests and challenges. The focus on hard work and making sure members don’t become complacent are at the forefront of this year’s team goals, according to Head Coach Matt Darby.

"I'm nervous for State because I want to keep the streak alive,” freshman varsity player Rose Orrick said. “I want our year to bring back another State win.”

Along with the self-induced pressure, teams such as Rockwood Summit High School, who have fallen short of the State title the past two years, will have their sights set on revenge, according to Darby.

“We have a new season in front of us now, a new season that will present a lot of tests for

us,” Darby said. “There is even more incentive now for teams to beat Sion. Everyone wants to beat the State champs.”

Even with teams out to beat them, the focus of the team remains constant. Without changing the way they play the game, State is not so far out of reach, according to senior outside defender Zoé Trouvé.

“I think we have a really good chance if we work hard and work together,” Trouvé said.

This upcoming season is one focused on helping the girls improve their skills and do their best on the field. The girls work hard and have good chemistry, which is to what Darby attributes their success.

With two trophies on their shelf, the Varsity Soccer team hopes to end their season with another title to call their own.

“Our goals for every season are the same,” Darby said. “Have fun, improve and do our best.

We strive to put the girls in an environment and experience to be successful and create lifelong memories and lessons.”

While scrimmaging, freshman Olivia Townsend, sophomore Hana Awad, freshman Molly O’Keefe and sophomore Molly Conway work for a spot on one of the soccer teams.

(Photo by Emma Miller)

Spring Sports #Senior Goals Soccer

I think we’ll have some good people and good freshmen, and we will have a good chance of going to State again if we work hard and work together.

Overall, my goal is to make it to State and bond with each other.

-Zoé Trouvé

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Track

With track being a very indvidual sport, it is hard to get to know everybody. I want to make sure that we bond as a team because we lost a lot of seniors. Also, I want to have a larger team going to Districts.

- Abby McLiney

Lacrosse

Since we lost eight or nine seniors this year it is definitely going to be a learning year for us. I hope that we can use this to our advantage by working hard and having a fun season. " - Megan Ostrander

SPORTS

Going Back To Where It All Began Varsity Lacrosse coach, alumna Molly Crawford, returned to impact the next generation of players.

BY KELLY NUGENT VIDEO CONTENT EDITOR

As the Head Coach of Varsity Lacrosse, Molly Crawford communicates her passion for the sport through the girls that she coaches. As a Sion alumna, Crawford has found her home where her young adult life began.

“It brings me the greatest feeling being back at Sion and working with the girls,” Crawford said. “I see so much of myself in many of the girls, so I feel like I can easily relate to them.”

Because the school did not have a lacrosse team until 2011, Crawford sought out a competitive team of her own when she was a sophomore in high school. Kansas City Girl’s Lacrosse Club was the only team in Kansas City at the time, so Crawford joined initially just to try the sport out.

Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach After quickly discovering her desire Molly Crawford watches as to play the sport full-time, she was soon players participate in tryouts Feb. discovered by a regional team based 27. (Photo by Kelly Nugent)

out of Baltimore, Maryland, called the SkyWalkers.

While playing on this team, college coaches began to recognize her talent and seek her out. Soon, Crawford found herself seeking them out as well.

“Every day my junior year I made at least an hour [a day] of my time to sit down and reach out to college coaches I wanted to play for,” Crawford said. “I made it my job to make sure each of those coaches knew I wanted to be a part of their recruiting class.”

Now for Crawford, aiding the girls whenever they might need it is important and it shows through her actions, according to varsity player and junior Aidan McEnerney.

“I feel like I can talk to her a lot but she is also a serious coach in my eyes,” McEnerney said. “I just hold a lot of respect for her because she’s such a hardcore person. But I feel like I could talk to her about really anything.”

After playing for and graduating from The University of California, Berkeley, Crawford wanted to give back to her schoo.l At the same time she wanted to continue to be involved in the sport she loves.

What’s In Your Sports Bag?

Track

Lacrosse

Soccer

BY SYDNEY SAN AGUSTIN AND KELLY NUGENT

Angela Neunuebel Senior

“The baby is a Sion soccer tradition that gets passed down from upperclassmen every year. I got it [two years ago] from Alex Dehaemers. It’s just a funny joke that we carry around in our bag.”

Band-Aids

Plastic Baby

Soccer Ball

Turf Cleats

Pain Relievers

Shin Guards

Lacrosse Stick

Goggles

Gloves

From the time that lacrosse had just begun as a sport for high schools in the Kansas City Metro area to now, it has grown exponentially in terms of participants. Even with this growth, however, it is still a ways behind other sports, according to 2014 alumna and former University of Marquette lacrosse player Megan Neisius.

“They’re continuing their success in Kansas City, and now they’re being seen as a threat to teams in St. Louis,” Neisius said. “I think lacrosse still has a long way to go in terms of growth in Kansas City, but I believe it’s headed in the right direction.”

Building up the next generation of lacrosse players, Crawford always tries to push herself and others to be the best she thinks they can be. Crawford realizes the impact her coaches have had on her over the years, and strives to leave the same impression on her players.

“I was fortunate enough to have some of the best coaches who made an everlasting impact on my life,” Crawford said. “They taught me some of the most invaluable lessons that I still use in my daily life.”

Try This: 10 minute circuit workout Staffers compiled various exercises from multiple Pinterest workout boards. Junior Sarah Schaffer demonstrates.

Bicycle Crunches

Jumping Jacks

Russian Twists

Plank

Sets: 3 Reps: 30

Sets: 2 Reps: 45

Lily Muehlebach Sophomore “A company wanted my dad, who’s an orthodontist, to sponsor them and they sent him a bunch of their mouth guards.”

Mouth Guards

Rubber Cleats

Lacrosse Balls

Sweatshirt

Tennis Ball

Track Spikes

Sets: 3 Reps: 30

Sets: 2 Time: 30 sec

Ella Anstoetter Junior “For relays we have to count out our steps to know when to go, so when we run we set the tennis balls down and watch when our teammate’s foot hits the tennis ball because that’s when we go.”

Headband

Baton

Tape Measure

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THE EFFECTS OF...

EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE EXPOSURE “S

STORY AND DESIGN BY PRINT CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MEGAN OSTRANDER, FEATURE EDITOR ANNA TOMKA AND REPORTER ELLIE CHAFFEE

aving Young Skin From the Sun’s Perils” from The New York Times. “More Foreign Holidays Will Mean More Skin Cancer, Scientists Predict” from The Guardian. “An Umbrella is no Substitute for Sunscreen” from USA Today. These are just a few headlines among a plethora of inundating information that is generally ignored as spring and summer approach.

Spring sports, hammocking in Loose Park, swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks and running outside are all calling as the weather warms. And all happen under the sun.

The struggle, however, is between maintaining the health of one’s skin while achieving that “tanned” look. The lack of protection from the harmful Ultraviolet rays can not only cause severe burns, but in some cases lead to skin cancer. But people still flock to the tanning beds and spend unhealthy intervals of time roasting their bare, sensitive skin under the sun.

However, the research of the positive effects of the sun’s rays on the skin can also not be ignored. Studies have shown that sunlight can enhance one’s mood and trigger the production of vitamin D in the body.

So, exposure to sunlight is capable of influencing one’s health in both positive and negative ways. It’s a matter of finding the right balance of sun exposure.

BAD EXPOSURE

Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the skin, and is the most common type of cancer, according to The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s website. There are many different categories of skin cancer, ranging from melanoma (malignant melanoma) to non-melanoma. Two of the most common non-melanoma skin cancers are Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Kathy Arroyo, mother of senior Maria Arroyo, has had both BCC and SCC and believes

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that both types were most likely caused by sun exposure, along with an increased risk because of her fair skin.

“My first diagnosis of skin cancer was on the left side of my face and that was in 2012,” Arroyo said. “[Leading up to] my second diagnosis of skin cancer, I noticed that there were multiple small flat lesions on my face that were different than my freckles. This was in 2015.”

BCC develops from basal cells, a cell in the innermost layer of the epidermis, the outer and visible layer of the skin. Most cases, if not all,

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Delmont said.

Tanning at a younger age can also lead to wrinkles, age spots and premature aging.

Despite all of these incredibly damaging effects of tanning beds, individuals continue to use them.

At Sun Tan City in Kansas City they remind their customers of the risks of using a tanning bed, according to manager Madi Little.

“They know the risks of UV tanning such as skin cancer, premature aging and potential skin burning,” Little said.

For those who are constantly indoor tanning, it may be because of an addiction. UV Radiation has a druglike effect, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. People who use these beds frequently tend to feel more independent and experience symptoms of craving and withdrawal. Many people have reported that the desire to have a tanned appearance is the strongest motivation for using tanning beds, along with reported mood enhancement as well as relaxation and socialization, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

“I think a lot of people tan before spring break because they may be planning on going somewhere and other people there may be more tan and so they don’t want to stand out looking like a ghost,” junior Maddi Clark said.

“Some people just feel more confident when they are tan.”

The obsession can especially be seen in younger ages. A recent study says that 21 percent of 14–17-year-olds who indoor tan reported difficulty quitting, and it is most difficult for those who started at 13 or younger, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. This

“I hit the beds.

I go twice a week because it makes me feel pretty.”

-senior Jessica Cloughley

addiction is also related to behavioral health problems including smoking, alcohol and recreational drug use. As these studies have shown, frequent use of tanning beds can lead to unhealthy habits.

For spring break, people were headed towards the tanning beds. March through May is the peak season for tanning beds, according to Little. Most people want to get a “base tan”

before they actually tan, believing that a it will help them not to burn as much.

However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a base tan is not a safe tan. In fact, it does little to protect the skin from damage caused by UV radiation exposure, and those who indoor tan have shown to be more likely to report being sunburnt.

Average tanning prices according to Little vary from $9 for a single visit up to $89.99 a month. Starting this July, there will be a 10 percent tax each person will have to pay every time they go in a tanning booth, according to WebMD. There are currently 15 states, including Kansas, that have banned indoor tanning for all people under the age of 18, according to the CDC. And in Missouri, for a minor, a parent’s consent is required in person.

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Despite the harm sun can inflict, its rays— in moderation—are also imperative for survival

“My friends and I use the Jergens Natural Glow Lotion that’s a gradual self tanner.”

-freshman Natalie Ungashick

and stable mental health.

Darkness stimulates the production of melatonin in the pineal gland. Melatonin is responsible for the drowsy and lazy feeling that leads to a state of sleepiness, according to The Guardian. This hormone is also linked closely to depression. Therefore, those who live with very little sunlight are more likely to suffer from unhappiness.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mild mood disorder that can occur during the winter season, when light in general is lacking and most cannot receive the proper amount of light on their eyes as well as their skin, according to psychology teacher Linda Blasdel.

“Full spectrum light hits the retinal proteins in our eyes that travels to the part of your brain called the hypothalamus before moving on to the suprachiasmatic nucleus,” Blasdel said. “That wakes us up, because the pineal gland will stop producing melatonin.”

The sun is crucial in the early years of development of the eyes, and the increase in nearsightedness appears to be due to more and more time spent indoors under artificial lights, according to The New York Times.

“Light from the sun helps stimulate those retinal proteins in the back of the eye, which sparks further development,” McGowan said.

New evidence suggests that serotonin and noradrenaline, two pleasant-feeling chemicals, are increased by the presence of light, according to The Huffington Post. Light is known to make the human body feel upbeat.

Vitamin D is another key nutrient that the

body requires and its production is triggered by the ultraviolet rays in sun, according to Delmont. Vitamin D is capable of reducing strokes, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Yet 50 percent of the population worldwide is vitamin D deficient, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

The amount of vitamin D an individual needs varies based on one’s age, skin, and where they live. Drinking a glass of milk isn’t efficient to receive to the quantity needed. Another way people acquire vitamin D is from supplements as well as diet, according to Delmont. Teenagers between the ages of 14-18 need 24 milligrams a day, according to the National Institutes of Health. The body generates this vitamin D when bare skin is exposed to the sun.

“Just walking outside whenever you can and exposing your skin to the sun is beneficial.

When teachers bring their classes outside in this weather that’s a really good thing,” Blasdel said. “Twenty minutes of sun exposure every day is highly recommended.”

In order to achieve overall health and happiness, time spent outside in the sun soaking in its rays is crucial. However, the exposure to too much sun is capable of having dangerous effects on various parts of our bodies, like our skin and eyes. Sunglasses and sunscreen are two of the precautions needed to be taken in order to protect your skin, prevent damage and enjoy the sun as well as its warm rays in healthy moderation.

“Is My Skin Irregular?”// “ABCDE” Chart

“I get a spray tan because it feels good to be tan and because I know [the sun] can damage my skin.”

-junior Meghan Frerking

Asymmetry: One side looks different than the other.

Border: These often have irregularly shaped borders.

Color: Color is often varied throughout the lesion and can have shades of brown, black, red, white or blue.

Diameter: Melanomas are typically bigger than the size of a pencil eraser but can be smaller.

Evolving: Any lesion that is changing in size, shape or color.

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A New Home for Hill Math teacher and track coach Beverly Hill finds a new home at Sion while bringing her collegiate athletic experiences to her students.

BY OLIVIA DOPHEIDE REPORTER

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her spot on the team to someone else who wanted to do collegiate tudents bustle through the crowded hallways of Lincoln College sports. But now Hill picked up yet another sport: softball. According Preparatory Academy. Most are preoccupied with their friends to Hill, softball was more fun and she wanted to have the choice of or phones and don’t notice the trophy cases lining the halls. To sport now that she wasn’t on an athletic scholarship. them, they’re just space fillers. But to math teacher Beverly Hill one “We lost almost every game, but we had the time of our life,” particular trophy causes memories to flood back. Hill was a successful high school track athlete who made it to State and medaled in multiple Hill said.

Today, Hill is combining her passion for mathematics and events. “Beverly Smith” is engraved in the two-mile relay event trophy athletics in her current job at Sion with her position as track coach in that trophy case, and is a lasting memory for Hill. and math teacher. She teaches Algebra II and Honors Algebra I. It “That’s my claim to fame,” Hill said, laughing. is common to see students flooding in and out of her room in the Hill grew up in the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri and morning as well as after school, huddling around her board working attended Border Star Elementary School, an elementary school in on math problems from a previous quiz. Her love for the girls and the Kansas City Public School District. She then went on to Lincoln College Preparatory Academy and eventually had to make many tough teaching is evident in her wide smile as she answers any question with ease. decisions about her future.

“She is very dedicated to her job and will do anything in her “I grew up in a low-income family so I knew, I was wise enough to know, the only way I could get to college was to keep my grades up,” ability to help her students learn and better themselves,” junior Caroline Mollerus said.

Hill said.

According to Thaddeous, Hill’s spirit has been rejuvenated Her hard-working attitude eventually led her to a widely since this school year. The Catholic atmosphere has played a part in successful athletic career in high school and college. At Lincoln Prep, Hill’s draw to Sion.

Hill’s success in the two mile relay led her to excel in the 300 meter “She is inspired by the teachers she works hurdles. She had more endurance than the other with and is very impressed with the talent, hurdlers and could sprint the last straight away. dedication, and servant spirit of the Sion Throughout her youth, Hill was involved heavily family,” Thaddeous said. in both track and gymnastics, but her family’s Hill previously taught at a small charter economic situation narrowed it down to track school, Hogan Preparatory Academy, located around the time Hill started high school. in Kansas City, Missouri. Sion is her first all“We all know that gymnastics isn’t a cheap girls Catholic high school. sport,” Hill said. “So I had to take the track -math teacher Beverly Hill “The girls are amazing. I pile everyone route.” down with homework and they say thank you.

Hill went to college on a track scholarship I couldn’t wait to go home to my husband and at Kentucky State University, a historically say ‘they say thank you when they leave.’ I loved that,” Hill said. black college. After transferring to the University of Kansas for her “I love the respectfulness, the politeness and just the courtesy. It’s sophomore year, she continued running track on a partial track awfully humbling.” scholarship but her grueling pre-engineering major soon took Surprisingly, Hill chose to come to Sion over her alma mater precedence over her dream of running for a Division I school.

Lincoln Prep. According to Hill, Sion was out of her normal school “It was hard to manage the track and the engineering. There was stereotype. Previously teaching in an urban setting, she wanted a a 4.0 pre-engineering student who was a pole vaulter and I was so change. That change being represented in a Catholic school, Hill jealous of him,” Hill said. “The transferring didn’t help me. If I started wanted to be able to pray in the workplace. She feels that her career there maybe it would’ve made a difference.” path has gone in exactly the right direction.

Hill did meet her husband, Thaddeous Hill, at KU but still “It’s an honor to say I work at Sion,” Hill said. decided it wasn’t the place for her athletically, academically or socially.

As a new addition to the track coaching staff, Hill plans to “KU is so big, but I never felt so lonely,” Hill said. “I was one of bring her experience in college to the team and instill lessons that about 30,000 students and I was so lonely.” she’s learned. One of her mottos she tries to teach her runners is “if At KU, she ran mostly indoor track before transferring back to you don’t stand for anything you’ll fall for everything.”

Kentucky State University. According to Hill, she never found girls Students continue to bustle through the hallways, except this at KU like the ones she had on her high school relay team. Without a time they are in grey kilts and polos. For Hill, these hallways close-knit team, Hill had trouble fully enjoying the sport. Her athletic represent new opportunities to teach the girls of Sion what she career took a turn during this transition. has learned from her past 15 years of teaching and personal Returning to KSU, Hill received a full ride academic scholarship, experiences which meant she wasn’t required to run track anymore, due to her “Sion is a breath of fresh air for me,” Hill said.

3.7 GPA her freshman year. Hill lost her passion for track and passed

“It’s an honor to say I work at Sion.”

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Left: Hill (pictured right center) poses for a picture with other Top Six finishers in the Class 3A Girls Track and Field State competition.

Center: Hill poses for a picture on the podium with her Lincoln Academy state champion track team.

Far left: Hill (pictured bottom right) and her Kentucky State softball team in the 1989 yearbook.

(Photos submitted by Beverly Hill)

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STILL SHE RISES Junior Loulya Alabed embraces her religion to raise awareness about the reality of Syrian refugees, despite the social prejudices that American Muslims face.

BY LANIE JONES EDITORIAL EDITOR

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n the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis and civil war, it takes an abundance of character to stand persistently against the judgemental, unwelcoming looks and comments the world throws at those from the Middle East.

For junior Loulya Alabed, a lifetime of these prejudices have given her a tough skin to the unfair discrimination she faces more often than one would like to believe.

As Syrians living in America, she and her family have continually been targeted in the past. Add in their Islamic religion to the mix and double the intolerance they deal with. Rather than solely feeling helpless and attacked, Alabed channels her passion for equality and heart for people to fight injustice she sees everywhere in today’s world.

“I don’t like to see injustice happen to anyone or make false prejudices about their beliefs or race,” Alabed said.

“It’s who I am, only it’s intensified because I know and love the people who deal with it face-to-face everyday.

It helps to have first-hand experiences.”

In the department of first-hand experiences, Alabed is no stranger.

Not only did she travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 18 days over Christmas break, but she has been traveling to the Middle East for as long as she can remember. The Alabeds used to visit family in Syria every year until civil war broke out in 2011, making it too dangerous to return to their home country. As a result of the war, Alabed’s aunt and uncle moved to Dubai in an attempt to escape the Syrian government.

According to Alabed, UAE is the only safe Middle Eastern country at this point.

“I hadn’t been back to the Middle East in three years, so it was really good to be able to go back,” Alabed said. “I got to speak Arabic and have traditional food.”

Returning to their home country is an important aspect of understanding who they are, according to Alabed’s father, Houssni

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Alabed. For them, it’s important to visit a Middle Eastern country to know more about their background and culture.

“I just like my kids to see where we came from, our roots, and see all of our family members,” Houssni said.

Though her aunt and uncle were fortunate enough to leave the country, other members of Alabed’s family are still living in Syria. Her grandparents live about a mile from the Syrian president’s house in one of the richest areas in the country.

Despite the wealth, this region is not exempt from the dangers the local people face. Recently, the Syrian government dropped a bomb on a building near their home. Hospitals are also a common target for bombings. According to Alabed, all the best doctors have fled the country, meaning most illnesses or injuries are ultimately a death sentence.

“People don’t understand how bad the conditions are,” Alabed said. “People think it’s just certain battlefields or some towns [the government] attacks. But, no. They attack everywhere and anywhere they can get their hands on.”

In regards to the Syrian refugee crisis, Alabed has a special place in her heart for those trapped in their home country. Even when she isn’t in an Arab country, she is constantly reminded of the struggles locals endure on a regular basis.

Syrian weather is similar to that of Kansas City: very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Many families sleep in the streets despite these conditions, or in houses with no heat and only thin blankets to keep them warm when it’s below 30 degrees outside. Air conditioning and heating units are rare for those living in incredible poverty. These people are the refugees that are trying to flee their current situation and the Syrian government. The destitution is evident throughout the country, as is the lack of safety for locals.

“A lot of nervousness comes along when I think about it, especially because we watch the Arabic news at my house,” Alabed said. “Family picnic places we went to every summer are now barren, and monuments have been taken over by the federal government. It doesn’t seem like the same places anymore.”

Though Alabed was born in the United States, she holds on to her roots in Syria. Arabic is her first language and she frequently speaks it at home. Since some of their family still remains in the Middle East, Alabed’s mother Najla Alabed returns more frequently. One

encounter that specifically sticks out to Alabed is from one of her mother’s trips to Syria. Walking through the store one day, Najla came upon a poor woman asking a food vendor for scraps or leftovers, anything he could spare for her. The man refused to give her anything, so Najla stepped in.

“My mother gave her a $5 bill for food, which is equivalent to about $50 for them. The woman got down on the ground and kissed my mother’s feet,” Alabed said.

According to Alabed, choosing Sion has been a very enlightening experience for her, especially in theology classes. Not only are the people more educated on diversity, but attending a Catholic school as a Muslim opens countless doors for comparing the two religions.

Though she feels uncomfortable at times, the school has been a sanctuary, introducing her to people that help foster her identity.

“I feel like at Sion it’s easier for me because I have a lot of friends and people in general that always support me,” Alabed said.

“I don’t feel as targeted or singled out as I would if I went to public school. There are certain things I personally don’t agree with, but it doesn’t limit my relationships, just makes them harder to relate to sometimes.”

In trying to relay her passion to others, Alabed co-founded Social Awareness Community Action club at the end of her freshman year and the club was approved for the 201516 school year. Spanish teacher Leah LaFaver sponsors the club, and says it impacts her in large ways. According to Alabed, LaFaver always has an open mind about everything and is always available for any conversation when [Loulya] is not feeling supported.

“She has incredible strength,” LaFaver said. “She’s worked hard to educate people who are emotionally challenging to her. I love that she’s capable of understanding other sides when they’re hurtful to her and go against what she’s comfortable with.”

Alabed has also found support from other students in the community. Sophomore Hana Awad and Alabed have been close family friends for years and rely on each other for assurance. Awad’s family is from Iran, one of the countries affected by President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban. According to Alabed, her family gets together with Awad’s to talk about current issues in the Middle East. Both families are

strong supporters of those who go out to march and protest.

“She’s definitely inspired me to be who I am and not be afraid of showing my faith,” Awad said.

“You can tell she cares about how Muslims are portrayed in the media.”

While some easily take offense to uneducated statements about Muslims and those of Middle Eastern descent, Alabed uses the opportunity to fight ignorance as well as help people understand the reality. Her 12-year-old brother Sammy Alabed recently ran into a situation at his Catholic grade school when another young boy ran up to him, making harsh generalizations about those of Islamic faith.

“The other boy was saying some nasty stuff about me and Muslims,” Sammy said. “But I was tough and kept asking him where he got all that information about Muslims.”

He came home discouraged and frustrated, turning to Alabed for comfort. Although she encouraged him to just brush it off, Alabed takes a different approach when facing accusations herself.

“I feel the exact opposite,” Alabed said. “When people say ignorant things, I love to challenge them and ask them proof on how they found these statistics or other ideas.”

Much of Alabed’s passion comes from her parents influence.

They both work hard to stay optimistic, looking forward to a future of peace between faiths.

According to Najla, it’s important that the people she interacts with understand how peaceful their religion is.

“It’s hard when other people have such negative views by just looking at what they see on the news, how we look, and what we wear,” Najla said. “But I try to always be positive and educate the people around me and lead by example for my kids.”

Though facing tough situations can be disheartening for Alabed, it has given her perspective when seeing circumstances similar to those she and her family have persevered through. Alabed’s passion may stem from issues close to her, but it is by no means limited to those alone.

“Because I know what it feels like to be judged, it makes it easier to connect and help with people who are feeling the same way,” Alabed said. “I don’t want anyone else to know what that’s like.”

Alabed poses with her mother in front of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. (Photo submitted

by Loulya Alabed)

Playing on a sand dune in the Al Faya desert, Alabed and her younger brother spend time in the sun. (Photo submitted

by Loulya Alabed)

Alabed reaches out toward a Syrian flag from the top of a hill during a trip in 2010. (Photo submitted by Loulya Alabed)

Alabed rides on an ATV in the Al Faya desert at dusk during her trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this year. (Photo submitted by Loulya Alabed)

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Senior Mackenzie Hutcheson’s volunteer work at the Kansas City Youth Court ignited her interwoven journey of both service and criminal justice.

BY PAIGE RITTER REPORTER

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t was a high level case for a first-time prosecutor in the Kansas County Youth Court. Attempted arson. But the facts seemed simple. As the 15-year-old prosecutor stepped nervously into the courtroom she had no doubts of his guilt. However, when she stepped back out, things weren’t so clear. The facts that once seemed so simple, now had many different sides and stories. It was now not just a crime, but a moment in a 7-year-old boy’s life.

At KCYC Senior Mackenzie Hutcheson was able to unite her passion for criminal justice with her passion for helping others.

When she began her work there the summer before her sophomore year, she was embarking on a journey that would ultimately define who she is as a person.

“I began because I have always enjoyed helping others and thought it would be a unique way to combine that with my passion for criminal justice,” Hutcheson said.

Towards the end of her freshman year, a classmate of Hutcheson’s was complaining about

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Sworn Into her time volunteering at court. Intrigued, she began to research more about the diversion program of the Jackson County Family Court and filled out an application. She then went on to take the KCYC Bar exam, which is a modified version of the Missouri Bar exam that all practicing lawyers must pass.

For two years she served as an attorney for first-time, nonviolent youth offenders in the state of Missouri. This past year Hutcheson served as a judge. Someone who has seen the transition and growth within Hutcheson is the KCYC Volunteer Supervisor Korey Lewis.

“I’ve seen her grow, especially as a judge, to be able to productively discuss things with defendants,” Lewis said. “Our clients frequently come from families that have really negative experiences with the court system, so it’s amazing to have a judge like Mackenzie who can reach them in spite of that and give them a positive court experience.”

Hutcheson’s time as a judge has fostered a deeper understanding and respect for others. The extra responsibility that has come along with serving as a judge has also lead to more difficult

moments. For Hutcheson the most difficult is when defendants don’t abide by her sentences for community service and counseling, and they are left with monetary fines or jail time.

Even so, she still searches for compassion.

“I can’t help them have remorse. I’m there because I want to help serve, not to punish them,” Hutcheson said. “It’s hard when I know they are going down a self-destructive path, and with a majority of them it’s because of the situation they are in either financially or from a broken home.”

The summer going into her junior year Hutcheson traveled to Washington D.C. to garner more experience for the legal world. She attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and Crime Scene Investigation where she participated in mock trials and experienced the day in the life of a lawyer. However, after hearing a forensic psychologist speak on the last night, a new path in the legal world began to form for Hutcheson.

“I like the idea of helping people and helping stop crime from happening, which is the more proactive job of criminology,” Hutcheson said.

She now hopes to attend graduate school and work as a profiler or criminal analyzer.

Next year she will attend Missouri State University where she plans to major in Criminology and Psychology with an

Service emphasis in forensic psychology and a minor in law and society. Hutcheson doesn’t have any set plans for after college. Rather than locking herself into anything, she hopes to continue participating in the things she loves, letting her passions and interests lead her towards the next steps.

“I see her passion every time she shows up to court,” Lewis said. “She is not the type of person who just goes through the motions.”

Hutcheson’s compassion continued to grow on Sion’s spring break service trip to Guatemala in 2016. There, her world of service became not only about serving those in need, but helping a neighbor. In court she had learned to look past the crime and see a person. In Guatemala she learned how to look past the need and see a friend.

“I think the KCYC really helped establish my love for law,” Hutcheson

said. “But I think going to Guatemala really shaped me as a person. It changed my idea of service and building friendship with neighbors.”

With 450 plus service hours, volunteering has never been about the requirements for Hutcheson. Her enate desire to serve others reached beyond the courtroom before Guatemala. The Catholic Key’s Summer Leadership Camp for Girls to help promote leadership in middle schoolers has long been apart of Hutcheson’s summers. Her time serving at the camp accounted for the first part of her senior service project.

“I have done it every summer and I love it,” Hutcheson said.

The second part unfolded when Spanish teacher Leah LaFaver sent out an email for help at El Centro, or “Guatemala in KC.” After responding, Hutcheson dedicated much of her summer to helping and connecting with each child, according to LaFaver.

“She was really good with keeping them in line and on good behavior,” LaFaver said.

“All the kids still loved her. They called her Miss Mackenzie.”

Hutcheson went back to D.C. for the FBI Youth Leadership Academy during her summer at El Centro. The day long Academy allowed her to shadow a female FBI agent and watch a SWAT team demonstration. She witnessed a job that would combine criminology and serving others. When she returned from the trip to D.C. she shared her experience with the kids at El Centro, hoping to give the kids an idea of what they can be when they grow up “She did everything to help. When she

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came back from the FBI Academy she told the kids about her trip and all the other things she does to try and model for them what they can do when they are older,” LaFaver said.

Hutcheson’s service continues to be driven not by self-interest, but a true desire to help.

Lewis sees Hutcheson’s genuine care for serving her community every time she puts on her robe and steps into the courtroom. Her encouraging demeanor continually strikes Lewis, reminding her of the power of positivity.

“She reminds me of a quote I recently heard in a documentary from a singer named Jill Scott. She was speaking about another female artist and said ‘We all have our own queen-dom. Mine could never compare to hers, and hers could never compare to mine,’” Lewis said. “That just strikes me as a beautiful way to highlight someone else’s talents and retain pride for your own, which really embodies Mackenzie to me.”

(Left) While volunteering in Guatemala at a special needs school, Hutcheson takes a photo with a young boy. “Carlos Alberto reminded me that there’s always a reason to smile,” Hutcheson said. (Photo submitted by Mackenzie Hutcheson) (Middle) After building a stove, Hutcheson and Sion volunteers take a photo with the family receiving the stove. “It was an honor giving back small portion of the joy they bring to their community,” Hutcheson said. (Photo submitted by Mackenzie Hutcheson) (Far Left) While serving at KCYC Feb 21, Hutcheson awaits courtroom proceedings. “Staying fair, unbiased and compassionate to both the victims and the defendants, is always on the forefront of my mind,” Hutcheson said. (Photo by Paige Ritter)

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Upon Ed Sheeran’s return to social media Dec. 13, after a year of absence from the public eye, speculation of a new album was all any of his fans could talk about.

Sheeran finally released his highly anticipated album “Divide” March 3, displaying a new diversity in sound while successfully maintaining the personal layer that makes his music uniquely his own.

The first released singles from the new album, “Castle on the Hill” and “Shape of You,” foreshadowed the wide-range of songs that “Divide” provides listeners. “Shape of You” has a faster, danceable tempo that lends itself to the pop crowd Sheeran gained after previous releases like

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“Sing,” and “Don’t” off of his 2014 album “Multiply.” “Castle on the Hill” is more guitar driven, and the lyrics focus less on infatuation and instead display introspection of Sheeran’s youth and hometown in the English countryside.

Sheeran experiments with sounds of other cultures throughout “Divide,” something he didn’t make a point of on previous albums. Irish influences are heavily present within songs “Nancy Mulligan” and “Galway Girl.”

“Nancy Mulligan” tells the story of Sheeran’s grandparents’ marriage, and the song proves that Sheeran doesn’t only excel at conveying his own stories, but the stories of others as well through his lyrics and musicality. Sheeran also samples African culture on “Bibia Be Ye Ye,” a song that includes elements of Twi, the Ghanaian dialect spoken in Ghana.

While much of “Divide” presents a new, more exploratory side of

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Sheeran, the deep ballads that fans know and love aren’t left out. “Perfect,” one of the low tempo, guitar driven love ballads on the album, is reminiscent of his past hit “Thinking Out Loud.” The softer, less produced Sheeran sound is also paired with deeply personal lyrics on “Supermarket Flowers,” a tribute to his mother.

The variance of influences on “Divide” presents a new mentality that’s less focused on the John Mayer performs with Ed Sheeran at the commerciality and radio57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center friendliness of Sheeran’s in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS) music. Instead, there’s more intention on paying tribute The deluxe version of the to different sounds, no matter the continent of origin. While this might album includes 16 songs and can be purchased for $12.99 on iTunes, be a departure sonically from his while the normal length version previous releases, the personable includes 12 songs and costs $10.99. lyrics Sheeran writes still solidify his “Divide” can also be found for free identity as a likeable, talented artist on Spotify. that appeals to seemingly everyone.

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Battle of the Barbecues Barbecue has made the town of Kansas City a hotspot for people all over the nation, but one stands out against the rest.

BY PHILYCIA BARNER-LEWIS NEWS EDITOR

Barbecue restaurants are the backbone of Kansas City. With almost 100 restaurants in the Metro area alone, a different barbecue eatery can be found on every corner, from food trucks to dine-ins. Today, a few particular restaurants manage to outshine others. Steven Spielberg, Sarah Palin and Barack Obama all have visited Arthur Bryant’s. USA Today named K.C. Joe’s as having “America’s Best Ribs” and Kansas City Barbecue is its own style in other states. Le Journal compares three of Kansas City’s greatest: Gates, Q39 and Jack Stack.

Established in 1946, Gates Bar-B-Q is one of the older Kansas City originals. The well-known restaurant with brick exterior and bright red roof, just off of 103rd and State Line, owes most of its success to their iconic tangy and flavorful sauce. The delicious smell of the brisket on a bun with a hint of pickles plus the strong saucy taste hit all at once and make diving into the thick, meaty sandwich even better. While the fries were okay, they were slightly soggy and very dependent on ketchup. Gates may not be ‘life changing’ barbecue, but at least the brisket sandwich deserves to be high on the list of greats in Kansas City with a reasonable price of $7.81.

Located on West 39th Street, Q39, which opened in April of 2014, promises on their website “the best barbecue in the world’s best barbecue town.” This was an accurate claim. The sliced beef brisket sandwich is such an amazing menu item that tears can be shed due to the taste. The tender meat and toasted bun are so pleasing that on the first bite a sigh has to be let out. The sandwich has nicely cut pieces of brisket across the bun with the corners sticking out, giving an appealing square shape under the circular bun. Q39 is candy for carnivores at a slightly higher price of $9.98. The large

serving size compact with flavor makes this sandwich the best on the list.

Featured on Food Network, Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue was founded in 1974 by the eldest son of Russ Fiorella who decided to branch off and start Fiorella’s Jack Stack of Martin City on Holmes Road. This Jack Stack has a very cozy and warm, cabin-like atmosphere. The Mini Jumbo Beef Brisket is priced the same as Q39 but was disappointing in comparison with its competitors.

The bread is very fresh and fluffy but overpowers the rest of the flavor. Luckily the sauce saved the sandwich and accentuated the taste of the underwhelming beef. Maybe other items on the menu can revive the first impression of this restaurant.

In the battle of the barbecues, having the best is a massive title to live up to. Out of the three restaurants tested, Q39 takes the title of the best barbecue with its decent price and perfect balance of taste. However, it is nearly impossible to go to every barbecue place that KC has to offer. Even though Q39 might have the best brisket sandwich, signature items that these three restaurants have to offer might earn them more respect and the title of the best Kansas City barbecue joint.

Best Kansas City Barbecue * lejournallive poll of 104 students

Fiorella’s Jack Stack Gates Bar-B-Q Other Q39 =10 students

Paradise for You and Your Pooch This new dog park is as much fun for humans as it is for dogs.

BY CLARE KIMMIS PHOTO EDITOR

Bar K is an indoor dog park that is as much for humans as it is for dogs. Currently under construction on the western edge of Berkley Riverfront Park in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, it plans to feature a two-acre, fully staffed dog park with a coffee bar, a bar and a healthy restaurant for the human guests to enjoy while their canine friends are enjoying themselves in the park.

Since the full Bar K is currently under construction, there is another 16,000 square foot warehouse located in the West Bottoms, called the Bar K Lab, that is a fun place to go until the real Bar K is finished in late 2017.

Although it is in a secluded part of town, on the south bank of the Missouri river, it’s a destination worth the drive. When first walking

into Bar K Lab, the first thing to notice is that the warehouse does not look like a place for dogs and humans to go. The smell is the second noticeable thing, as it hits the customer full force: dog poop, dog urine, and pet cleaner. Yes, the smell is not appealing, but the nose gets used to it after about five minutes.

Aside from the smell, Bar K is a great place to go on a Sunday afternoon with a playful dog. The staff is willing to answer any questions and is super happy to welcome anyone, furry or not, through the door. The entrance fee is $10 for one dog and $5 for each additional dog. Humans get in free.

The warehouse has a sitting area for people which includes couches, chairs, a television and a Ping Pong table. The decor is appealing, with a slightly worn look and lots of warm woods, concrete and colors. There are twinkling lights hanging from the rafters and two separate areas for dogs to roam off leash with wood fences cordoning them off.

There is also a small area for smaller dogs and a big area for large dogs, but the dogs can go in

either one no matter their size.

In the area for bigger dogs, there is a bar with soft drinks and other options, with prices around $5-$7. There are also tons of dog toys, a sizeable area for dogs to roam, at least one staff member at the ready to clean up accidents and a ton of dogs.

There are tennis balls everywhere, a basketball hoop, a couch and a small circular turf area with a fire hydrant where dogs can do their business.

The smaller dog area is semi-vacant with only one lone chair and a couple of toys, which is a drastic change from the other areas.

Word of warning, don’t bring a timid dog to Bar K. They will not have fun and they will most likely stand by your side the entire time, barking at every dog. Bar K and Bar K Lab are places where dogs and people can socialize, so bringing a dog who wants to socialize is a good idea. Overall, Bar K Lab is a great place to go until the final two-acre property is completed.

Both places encourage people to live healthy lives with their furry friends in tow.

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Upcoming Concert Events

BY LUCY STOFER A&E EDITOR

Chance The Rapper

Chainsmokers

Chance the Rapper will be performing on May 13 at Providence Medical Center Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Tickets start at $41. (Photo by MCT Campus)

The Chainsmokers will be stopping at the Sprint Center for their “Memories” tour on May 17. Ticket prices start as low as $57. (Photo by MCT Campus)

Kehlani

Ariana Grande

Kehlani will be in Lawrence, Kansas on March 17 at the Granada Theater. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. General Admission tickets cost $25.

(Photo by Wiki Commons)

Ariana Grande will be returning to Kansas City at the Sprint Center on March 18 with tickets starting at $37. (Photo by Wiki Commons)

the 1975

John Mayer

The 1975 is performing at Starlight Theatre on March 9 at 8 p.m.

The tickets start at $59 . (Photo by Wiki Commons)

John Mayer will be in Kasnas City on April 14 performing at the Sprint Center. This will be his first world tour since 2014.

Tickets are at a starting price of $89. (Photo by MCT Campus)

TRY GALS

Le Journal staffers senior Tara Jungden, juniors Kelly Nugent, Anna Tomka and senior Megan Ostrander try to complete the Buffalo Wild Wings’ “Blazin Wing Challenge” in their latest video.

Find this video and more on lejournallive.com.

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FüD Wows With Organic Vegan Comfort Food

FüD offers organic vegan comfort food in a cozy and colorful environment.

BY LUCY STOFER A & E EDITOR

FüD is a vegan and organic restaurant that offers everything from nachos and tofu nuggets to pressed juices and house made soft serve cashew ice cream, with lots of vegan alternatives to traditionally non vegan comfort food favorites. FüD, located at 813 17th St, just west of Summit St. and five blocks from the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

When walking through the doors into FüD, a large rainbow heart mural painted on the wall of the small restaurant is placed to catch

the customer’s eye. There are a few seats at the bar and not a lot of table seating, so a short wait for a table is to be expected. There isn’t much room to stand around while waiting for a table, but neighboring stores like Westside Storey, a shop full of KC shirts with cool graphics and local products, can keep you occupied while waiting for a call from the hostess about an open table.

The menu is extensive, with a separate brunch menu for the weekend.The entrees range from $6-14 but also feature many sides, appetizers and desserts which range from $3-8. The corned jack hash features pastrami made from jackfruit, hashed with red onion, potatoes, cabbage and Eggy tofu, with a side of El Cream. The “pastrami” made out of jackfruit tasted shockingly like meat with the texture and taste spot on.

The same applied to the tofu “eggs” and the “sour cream” made from cashews. The biscuit with shiitake and portabello mushroom gravy was just as good as the hash. The biscuit was buttery and tasted very fresh, and the mushroom gravy had a great meat-like flavor. The meals were all seasoned well and had good flavor.

The cashew milkshake was deliciously rich and creamy, one even the biggest ice cream lover wouldn’t be able to deny.

FüD’s ability to imitate non-vegan favorites make it so vegans and meat lovers alike would love the menu. For the environmentally conscious and general foodies, FüD is a great choice for a restaurant with quality food in a hip and fun environment.

(From top) FüD is located at 813 17th Street. Pictured is the Corned Jack Hash.

April Fools Day Confessions...

Liddy Anstoetter Senior

“One time we bought fake lottery tickets and tricked our sisters into thinking they won the lottery.”

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Claire Lewing Sophomore

“I cut a bunch of brown ‘e’s’ out of paper and I put them in a brownie pan with foil on top. Then I told my family I had made brownies.”

Mariah Lynn Junior

“When I was in the fourth grade, I walked into class on April Fools Day and... our teacher had moved our desks. We had class outside for the day.”

Jackie Campbell Freshman

“I made my sister salt and cinamon toast instead of cinnamon sugar toast.

My sister started crying and my mom told me I had to eat it.”

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A KC Staycation

With Spring Break, Easter break and summer just around the corner, many are packing their bags with swimsuits or skis and hitting the road. But for those who would rather stay home, kick back your feet and relax, consider spending a day or two out and about in Kansas City, enjoying the weather and trying a few things you may have never done before.

BY MCKENNA HEEGN REPORTER

Kansas City Walls

The Underground Breakout KC

All around Kansas City, fun, graffitied walls are showing up on social media. These walls have proven to be popular attraction for both tourists and locals. Many make a day of it and go all around the city searching for these hidden works of art.

Take break out rooms to the next level with this addition of Breakout KC. In the two new rooms, Protect and Prevail, guest may be required to crawl, climb, or jump to successfully breakout. Breakout KC is located near the River Market in Kansas City, MO.

Martin City Paintball

Try this high adventure activity for your staycation, located just off Holmes Road in Martin City. There are six unique outdoor fields, offering a wide variety in styles of play. Packages start at $30.00 per person, the park can close as early as 6 p.m.

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Alpaca Kingdom

Visit this alternative destination over your spring break, located in Spring Hills, KS. At Alpaca Kingdom you can visit, meet and learn about alpacas who love visitors with treats in their hands. Feel their soft fur in a variety of products including socks, hats, scarves and gloves. All tours and shopping are by appointment only and there are no same day appointments. So makes sure to call or email ahead of time.

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Moon Marble Go be a little nostalgic at the Moon Marble Company, located in Bonner Springs, KS. The Moon Marble Company has demonstrations on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday on marble making. Here you can

also enjoy displays of antique marbles and toys.

Shatto Dairy Farm

Find out how milk gets from a cow to your table on a tour of Shatto Dairy Farm. Tours are available of the process plant and you can meet and possibly bottle feed calves. Milk a cow and then check it off your bucket list. Tours are appointment only on Tuesday- Saturday and cost $5.00 per person and will last about an hour and a half.

St. Patrick’s Day Events Show your Celtic pride by visiting some St. Patrick’s Day parades around KC.

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1 1. This wall is located at the corner of Oak and 17th Street in Crossroads District.

“I was inspired by the murals being so beautifully done and getting to drive around downtown KC to find them with friends,” junior Annelise Glickley said.

2. The pink wings are located at 1919 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Missouri.

“Once we found [the wall] it was really quite beautiful. The sunset was just over the building and there wern’t that many people around. I was grateful to have that moment with my friend,” senior Marie Orrick said.

BROOKSIDE

NORTH KC

Begins at 2 p.m. on 65th and Wornall then heads north on Wornall to 63rd Street, east on 63rd Street to Main, south on Main Street to Meyer Boulevard, and finally heads west on Meyer Boulevard to Brookside Road.

Begins as 11 a.m. on 16th and Swift, turns right on Armour Road, then another right on Howell and continues to 16th Avenue.

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3.The Kansas City I’m So In Love Wall is located at 1919 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. “My favorite part was probably seeing how many people from KC line up to take a picture with that wall,” sophomore Claire Lewing said.

4. This pink wings wall is located at the same location as the Kansas City I’m So In Love Wall. “My favorite part was being able to go with my best friend and expierence something we had wanted to do together for so long,” freshman Nora Weir said.

KANSAS CITY march 17

Begins at 11 a.m. at Linwood and Broadway then proceeds south along Broadway to 43rd Street.

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Sion

The Seniors took first place in the annual Sion Olympics that consisted of STUCO dances, grade competitions and games. Juniors placed second, freshmen placed third and sophomores placed fourth.

1. Seniors Abby McLiney, Alli Hunt and everyone cheer for us made it worth it.”

Madeline Dercher cheer when the seniors win (Photo by Kate Noble) the annual Sion Olympics. “I was just caught 4. Sophomores Hana Awad, Ava Rawson, up in this year being my last Sion Olympics.

Sarah Tappan, Chandler Rawson and Suki When we won I was so excited,” McLiney said.

Arnold pose for the crowd at the end of their “It was bittersweet.” (Photo by Clare Kimmis) dance. “Sion Olympics were so much fun 2. Freshman Reilly Jackoboice and fellow and it’s one of my favorite parts of being on freshman Stuco members pose in their Stuco Student Council,” Tappan said. “But, I have dance. “The excitement leading up to the never been a good dancer so it was nerve Olympics was crazy and everyone was so wracking being up there, especially during excited,” Jackoboice said. “It was stressful at ‘Grease Lightning’ because I never knew the first because I knew all my sister’s dances, so I timing.” (Photo by Clare Kimmis) knew our’s had to be good because sometimes 5. Seniors Paige Behnken and Elsa Brundige the freshman dances aren’t the best.” (Photo perform during the senior dance. “Sion

by Clare Kimmis) Olympics has always been one of my favorite 3. Juniors Sarah Totta and Aidan events. Every year it is so awesome to see all McEnerney crawl towards the judges and the spirit come out in the games,” Brundige the crowd in their Egyptian themed apparel. said. “It was so fun to celebrate with my “Choreographing our Stuco dance and amazing class. This year’s Sion Olympics will be a memory I’ll cherish forever.” (Photo by performing it was so fun,” Totta said. “We Kate Noble) spent several weeks working on it so hearing

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