Issue #5 Feb. 26

LionFest replaces King of Hearts Student council hopes to draw large crowd for new sponsored event

LionFest will feature the following music, games, food and more.

by Gaby Sabatino @gabysab8

As the steady decline of King of Hearts’ (KOH) ticket sales became apparent to student council members and faculty over the past few years, many believed that there was no viable alternative but to cancel the event entirely and call it quits on trying to find a replacement. Months passed and frustration grew as LT’s student council president Nicholas Fuentes ‘16, found himself in a difficult situation.

“The record low attendance at KOH last year was sobering, and I believe this shaped a near consensus within student council that either KOH would have to be eliminated or completely reimagined,” Fuentes said. “Student council went through a lengthy deliberation with regards to what, if anything, would replace KOH this year.”

However, as student council continued to discuss the potential of hosting another event, the tables quickly turned.

“We really wanted to come up with something different for this year,” student council secretary J.P. Remijas ‘17 said. “We thought a festival of sorts with different games would be very appealing to people.”

On Feb. 27 starting at 6 p.m., LionFest will take place in the South Campus field house. Various inflatable games and obstacle courses will be available to students who wish to participate in this relaxed, casual event. There will also be an assortment of food and beverages, including DiNico’s pizza, candy, popcorn, cotton candy and refreshments accompanied by music by student bands, WLTL and professional DJs.

Prom update

Students vote online to have prom at Navy Pier next year’s Class of 2017

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Robberies disturb LT area LT students robbed at gunpoint, police continue search for suspects

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by Tim Mikulski @t_mikulski

During the last weekend of January, two armed robberies of seven teens in La Grange and La Grange Park shocked residents in the area and the student community. No one was injured in either incident. Both villages’ police departments are investigating and have taken measures to improve the area’s safety.

“Any time there is a high level crime in our area, all local towns combine resources to assist each other,” La Grange Park Police Chief Ed Rompa said. “We’ve been working together to put both incidents to proper closure.”

The first incident took place at about 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 near Cossitt Ave. and Spring Ave. in La Grange.

Two men on foot approached two LT junior boys with firearms and demanded their money and phones. After the teens handed over their possessions, they ran to North Campus to call police as the robbers ran away. Tessa Dougherty ‘16 lives at the same corner and has seen how the incident has changed the area.

“I couldn’t believe it had happened,” Dougherty said.

“The police have been canvassing the area and been very active. It’s definitely different now when you walk around here.”

The next day, Saturday Jan. 30, three men approached four juveniles (also LT students) at Brewster Ave. and Kensington Ave. in La Grange Park around 8:30 p.m., again showing firearms and demanding cash and cell phones. The juveniles surrendered their phones and cash, and reported the crime to the nearby La Grange Park Police Department after the men fled on foot. News releases from both communities called the robberies “very similar.”

The investigation continues with neighborhood interviews, reviewing potential evidence and following leads, Rompa said. In addition, the Chicago Tribune reported increased patrols in both visible and unmarked vehicles, the addition of “hire-back” officers for stronger police presence and further review of “several hours” of business surveillance video.

A La Grange news release also said that there are several other investigative activities in progress that they cannot re-

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Prom for the class of 2017 and beyond will remain at Navy Pier. The results were determined on Feb. 19. and Navy Pier received 1,477 votes—68.54 percent compared to 14.34 percent for the Museum of Science and Industry and 11.51 percent for the Field Museum.

“I am thrilled for the future classes of LT that prom will remain at Navy Pier,” Prom sponsor Mary Gresge said. “Since most students attend Prom only once, each class deserves the unique experience that Navy Pier provides.”

The voting for the venues was postponed from December until February due to new or changed information. The voting officially opened on Feb. 6 and remained open for two weeks. Freshman, sophomores and juniors were prompted to vote every time they logged into an LT computer until they had submitted their vote.

“We would have done our students an injustice without getting all the information before setting up the website,” Director of Student Activities Peter Geddeis said. “If the venue were to have changed, we wanted students to have as much say as possible.”

The afternoon before the voting website was launched, Navy Pier officials made a final change to their information.

They extended LT’s guaranteed dates for prom from 2017 through 2020, just as the other two venues—The Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry did.

“Although it can never be confirmed, LT looking into other venues may have put pressure on Navy Pier to see what they could do to accommodate us,” Geddeis said.

Regardless of the delay, students remained interested in the topic. Over 750 votes were cast the first day and 95 percent of those students made a choice between venues—rather than selecting “no preference.”

“I feel like [prom at Navy Pier] will be great,” Junior Class Board President Abby Vulich ‘17 said. “Navy Pier is gorgeous and it allows us to stay in the same price range.”

The price per ticket will remain at $115 and post-prom will include the Odyssey cruise ($35 per person).

“Going to Navy Pier has been a tradition at LT,” Geddeis said. “No other school holds prom there and this is something we pitch even to eighth graders.”

Video games on two 20-foot LCD screens Jousting Photo booths Bouncy Boxing Inflatable Twister Obstacle Course Human Foosball

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by Lea Voytovich @leaaa_21

Student bands including: “American Condition” “The Feud” “Double Identity”

“If you want to come in your pajamas, you are more than welcome,” Director of Student Activites Peter Geddeis said.

“We want you to be comfortable. This is informal. This is something fun in the middle of winter that can shake things up and bring people together.”

Instead of opting for a lame, scaled-down KOH, student council began to imagine a winter social which would be able to adapt to lower attendance rates, Fuentes said.

Ticket sales start at $15 and, additionally, there will be an opportunity to purchase an all-you-can-eat wristband for $5.

This allows you to get any food or drink at the event that would otherwise be an extra cost. Furthermore, if you decide to buy your ticket at the door, tickets will be $20 for both LT and non-LT guests.

“We decided to include DiNico’s pizza to try and draw people on the hope that five additional dollars for all-you-can-eat food would be very attractive,” Remijas said.

LionFest will go from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and doors will close at 9 p.m. Student council hopes to have at least 1,300 students attend LionFest—around the same number of students who attended KOH last year.

“If we can get 1,300 students then we should easily break even,” Geddeis said. “I don’t think it’ll be that tough to get 1,300 students since it is a school of 4,000 students.”

According to both Remijas and Fuentes, student council believes that this event has the potential to draw a larger crowd than KOH and, in turn, create profit for future events, like next year’s All-School Assembly.

“I am confident that this event will succeed,” Fuentes said.

“The student council has put in a great deal of time and thought into building a new tradition from the ground up, and I believe the attendance will reflect our hard work.”

Map illustrating where the robberies occurred. (Buckler/

port on. LT has been working with the police departments on measures to keep students safe, Student Resource Officer Ken Uher said.

“The increased patrols will be indefinite,” Uher said.

“Any time there’s a serious incident, we have this increased presence in reaction, to prevent it from happening again and to find the people who perpetrated it.”

Both police departments reported the offenders as black males between 18 and 20 years old. In the La Grange incident, one offender was described as about 6-feet tall with a slim build and gray hooded sweatshirt while the other was described as 5-feet 9-inches tall with a heavy build, dreadlocks and a dark jacket. The La Grange Park report described one offender as 6-feet tall with an athletic build and black coat, another as 6-feet tall with a thin build and black hoodie with jeans and a third only as wearing a black hoodie with black pants.

The La Grange Police Department asks residents to be vigilant when in less populated areas of the village, and for Continued on page 3 anyone with information to call them at (708) 579-2333. “[To stay safe,] have an awareness of your general surroundings,” Uher said. “Just watching each other’s backs and traveling in groups is the way to go.”

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Mathematical medal In the month of July, 2015 the U.S. math team placed first at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

BPA heads to state Voting registration Students hope to place so they can attend nationals

BPA seniors prepare for their event.

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by Grace Palmer @gpalmz32

Students from Illinois will be gathering in Oak Park from March 4-6 to compete in events involving finance, management, IT and computer applications –activities people in the working class do daily. Business Professionals of America (BPA) is a club at LT that does just that and will be sending 42 students to this state competition.

“We have done really great [so far this season],” advisor Julie Bryar-Smith said. “The kids [and] their projects are really fantastic.”

After sending 89 kids to regionals, 42 will advance to state. BPA is hopeful that they will reach nationals, Bryar-Smith said.

“Since several of our members earned first place in their events, I believe we could easily have more people moving onto nationals this year compared to last year,” BPA secretary Chase Kwit ‘16 said.

In years past, BPA has had between 10 to 15 members qualify for nationals, advisor Krista Wilcox said. However, state is not easy to come by.

“The [students] that stand out are the ones that really put in that extra effort and go above and beyond,” Bryar-Smith said. “[They] have done work outside of the meetings, practiced on their own and taken old tests that BPA has available.”

To get extra practice for their event, many students use the resources available to them. “[The students] talk to experts in the field

they’re interested in,” Byrar-Smith said. “We brought in a banker [and] he knew commercial banking so he could help kids with their business plans and things like that.”

While the team is working hard with their projects and categories, they also have to look out for challenging competitors.

“I believe our toughest competitor this year will be Hinsdale Central,” Kwit said. “They have taken first place in the majority of the events and have dominated several events and categories.”

Although Hinsdale Central appears to be strong, LT has it strengths, Bryar-Smith said.

“We have had a lot of success recently in computer programming,” Bryar-Smith said.

“We have a lot of students [also] in the Microsoft application competition and the new event, personal financing.”

These categories like personal financing and computer programming not only allow students to compete for the pride of their school, but it can also help them plan ahead.

“We gain real business experience that can lead us on a path to future careers,” Kwit said.

Math team achieves Members look ahead to state meet

by Sydney Hansen @_sydneyhansen At the West Suburban Conference meet on Feb. 1 at LT, the math team placed third overall behind only Hinsdale Central and York. The meet precedes the important regional meet on Feb. 27, which is the competition that allows schools to qualify for the state competition May 7-8 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The team is backed by particularly strong sophomore-level members, composed of competitors such as Tim Houston ‘18, Eric Ko ‘18, Allison Fischer ‘18, Lauren Schissler ‘18 and Nora Dunleavy ‘18.

“This group of sophomores is probably the best I’ve seen since I’ve been coaching,” sophomore Head Coach Chuck Witt said. “These guys are consistent and I think what sets them apart is their effort and motivation outside of practice.”

At conference, the sophomore level took first overall, followed by a second-place finish by the juniors and third-place for seniors, while individuals Ko, Fischer, Lenny Prystalski ‘17 and president Spencer Coffee ‘16 earned the title of all-conference.

Prior to conference, the team has

been consistently placing second or third in meets, Head Coach Jennifer Szczesniak said.

“We’ve had a great number of students participating this year,” Szczesniak said. “[It’s] great that the interest is high and that the teams are deep. We have a lot of depth on the bench as they would say in sports.”

In order to qualify for state, teams can either win their regional meet and automatically advance downstate, or they can possibly obtain one of four wildcard spots for a total of 16 teams competing. Last year, LT advanced through winning the regional, but has also qualified through the wildcard spot in years past, Szczesniak said. “[At] state we normally place anywhere from 10th to 20th, so to get a high [place] in state would be really great,” Coffee said. “I’m pretty confident that we can [qualify for state].”

Even with the number people on the team, all members have the opportunity to make a contribution at competitions. “[Math team] is a club where you don’t have to be on it all four years to be able to participate and contribute,” Witt said. “It’s cool that it’s something you can pick up any time.”

High turnout of eligible LT student voters breaks record

by Heidi Hauch @heidihauch13

LT along with the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area held a voter registration drive for LT students, Thursday, Feb. 11 at NC. Of the 1262 LT students eligible, 734 students registered to vote, or 58.2 percent of eligible students.

This percentage is a significant increase from the record previously set by LT and the League of Women Voters in January 2014, when 33.8 percent of eligible students registered to vote.

“I was elated and proud [of the high student turnout],” Global Studies Division Chair and co-coordinator of the drive Paul Houston said. “We had cooperation at every level, especially from the League of Women Voters.”

As a result of the high voter turnout, LT was victorious over Hinsdale Central (HC) in the friendly competition between the schools organized by Houston. LT won the competition as they registered a greater percentage of eligible student voters on Feb. 11; HC registered 27 percent of eligible voters that day, compared to LT’s 58.2 percent. However, HC has already done two voter registration drives this school year, Houston said.

Having student registrars from LT register students was an important contributor to the success of the drive, Stephanie Nelson, Voter Services Co-Chair for

the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area, said.

The League of Student Voters, with the help of their LT student liaison, Eamon Bracht ‘16, trained 21 LT students to be registrars.

“I wanted to be a registrar because I thought it would be fun and interesting to be an active part of the election and of politics,” Michael Phelan ‘16, a student registrar, said.

These students were able to register their peers during passing periods or study halls, which was convenient for students since they did not have to go to the lunch room or library to register.

Some student registrars registered over 20 students over the course of the day, Nelson said. “[Having student registrars] was a new thing and it made a huge difference,” Houston said. “They were incredibly helpful first of all as more registrars. And secondly I suspect some people registered to vote because they knew their friends were registrars. Peer influence should not be underestimated.”

Despite the fact that a whopping 734 students were registered to vote in a single day, the voter registration ran smoothly due to the incredible planning and coordination between the League of Woman Voters, Bracht, Houston and Nelson said.

“We are overjoyed with the result and will definitely pursue holding a registrar training again at LTHS,” Nelson said. “I think we have it down to a science.”

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Colossal cholesterol 73.5 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol and less than half are getting treatment to lower their levels.

Senior carries out independent study Student pursues personalized class, participates in experiment

by Céilí Doyle @cadoyle_18

After being inspired by British professor Mark Miodownik’s scientific journal, “Stuff Matters,” Julia Kiely ‘16 decided to design her own class senior year that would allow her to further explore the connection between material science and psychophysics.

Kiely emailed Miodownik who suggested that she pursue research in sensoaesthetics—an extension of science that investigates why people prefer certain materials in their lives due to their senses.

“First semester, I took a psychology course through MIT,” Kiely said. “Then I researched the senses and how our perception of the senses changes based on who we are; for example, super tasters are people with more mechanoreceptors on their tongues.”

This semester Kiely has moved into the experimental phase of her course. Kiely chose to extend Miodownik’s research by covering everyday, household utensils with different metallic substances.

Her goal is to create a chemical reaction through the metal that that will make foods high in salt and cholesterol to taste bad to people with heart conditions or other cardiovascular diseases.

“The most unique aspects about the experiment itself is that is shows how the brain functions and it touches on the senses and the unconscious mind,” chemistry teacher

Spoons coated in copper stainless steel and zinc. ( Julia Kiely) Bruce Falli said. “[The experiment] asks you which one of these is more bitter and you have to decide. Even if you can’t tell what is more bitter when you pick the substance, you end up choosing the more bitter one, the vast majority of the time.”

Kiely plans to finish her project by April 30 in order to present her findings to the Percy Julian Symposium at Oak Park River Forest High School.

“I think [Kiely’s idea] is a very novel approach, I’ve never heard of anything like it,” Diana Kafkes ‘16, a senior who is pursuing her own independent study, said.

“Moving forward into college, Julia could easily write a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation in order to pursue her research in the future.”

While LT denied her proposal for a $1,500 grant to reg-

The experiment involves blue process and the spoons are covered in copper stainless steel and zinc. (Julia Kiely)

ister her experiment with the government, Kiely remains optimistic about publishing her research in college.

“If I email my research to schools that I get accepted to, sometimes they will also support what I’m doing right now, and they will give me the government funding,” Kiely said.

“I can then do the tests on a wider scale and get published.”

Local elementary substitute teacher arrested Highlands school substitute teacher charged for misconduct

by Juliana Halpin @jhalps315 La Grange Highlands District 106 students, staff and community were shocked to find out about the arrest of substitute teacher Joseph Gurzejk, 56, earlier this month, according to Highlands parent Jill Bonfiglio.

In a letter from Superintendent of La Grange Highlands District 106 Patricia Viniard, to the parents of Highlands’ graduates, it was stated that charges were filed against Gurzejk on Jan. 27 by the Cook County State’s Attorney.

The charges filed were Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

“I was very shocked,” fifth grader at Highlands Elementary School, Nick Bonfiglio said. “I had known [Gurzejk] since first grade and he was always the nicest [substitute teacher], we were all really happy [when] he was subbing.”

Gurzejk’s arrest has raised concerns over how substitute teachers are selected and hired at LT’s feeder schools as well as LT itself. According to LT’s director of human resources Edward Piotrowski, substitute positions, like all other positions at LT, require applicants to first apply through an online database.

On the application, potential substitutes give information about their educational training, background and licensure to confirm that they are properly licensed for the position they are applying for.

From there, Piotrowski screens applicants and makes personal contact with each applicant LT is interested in

Outdoor courtyard of Highlands District 106. (xbox.district106.net) bringing on for the substitute pool.

After being interviewed, substitute candidates are then allowed to meet with the office staff, in addition to undergoing a criminal background check through a finger scanning system. As dictated by Illinois school code, all those hired to work in the district must pass a criminal background check before they can attain any position.

Upon becoming an official substitute, LT provides information on how to accept jobs and reveals the expectations that need to be met in order to sub. Expectations include proper dress code and how to properly interact with adults and students.

Having cleared all required background checks with no previous record of prior complaints, Gurzejk had been

subbing in District 106 classrooms since 2004. Gurzejk taught in most, if not all of the District’s classrooms and was commonly referred to as “Mr. G.” among students, staff and parents, Viniard said.

“I think [the school district] did everything they could,” Jill said. “They followed all of the guidelines, did the appropriate and necessary background checks, I’m not sure that there’s anything else they could have done.”

According to Viniard, Gurzejk has been ordered to stay more than 500 feet from any school or park and is currently monitored through GPS tracking and electronic monitoring as a prerequisite to posting bail. This incident is unprecedented in the LT community, but Highlands has responded with additional security measures. The school has numerous exterior security cameras. The staff members always keep the doors locked and the school is on high alert after the incident.

Due to the fact that it is an open case, Highlands has been working with the authorities and gives as much information to the parents and community as they can, Jill Bonfiglio said.

They have also encouraged students not to gossip about the situation and to continue in their daily procedures, she said.

“The school has been great working with the parents and the authorities to give as much information as they can,” Jill Bonfiglio said.

According to a press release from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Gurzejk’s bond hearing was on Jan. 28.

Gurzejk’s next court date was scheduled for Feb. 24, which is after LION’s print deadline. Check our website for more continued coverage regarding Gurzejk.

LT students, staff participate in Evanston Polar Plunge LT raises money for Special Olympics by jumping into Lake Michigan

by Caroline Konstant @carolinekon Spending a day at Lake Michigan and swimming in the freshwater is refreshing and rewarding during the summer months, but some LT students would rather be found “taking the plunge” into the frigid waters at Clark Street Beach in support of Special Olympics in Illinois on Feb. 20.

“It’s an exhilarating thought that you’re jumping into freezing water for the good of others,” two-year Polar Plunge participant Grant Hill ‘16 said. “The water is extremely cold for any other non-plunger, but for a plunger, you’re warmed by the compassion and love to help others.”

Over the past four years, the plunge has gained attention and plungers from LT. In 2013, 13 LT students participated and by 2015 the number had grown to 50.

Along with growth in participants, fundraising has reached a high as well. In 2014, $14,612 was raised by donations from sharing information on their personal social medias and email.

“We would ultimately like to raise a quarter of a million over the next 20 years,” special education teacher Brian Wolf said. “In order to make a better effort to publicize the event, we will utilize social media, our website and

LT students charge into the Evanston lakefront. (Rich Howe)

Jake Lucil ‘18 runs back to beach, post-plunge. (Rich Howe)

various other resources to get more students and staff involved going forward.”

LT currently has raised $41,293 over the past four years, including the donations that they have received for this year’s plunge. This year, LT raised $10,732.

The plunge that LT participates in raises funds for area five Special Olympics, the conference that LT competes in.

All of the money that is raised in this Polar Plunge will directly go towards supporting LT and all the teams in their conference. In addition, the funds will help host the area five state qualifying tournaments for all sports.

“I got involved because I enjoy helping others out,” Hill said. “Especially if the proceeds go back to our school to

help our Special Olympics team out.”

To keep all participants safe, there are warming tents, paramedics, divers and many volunteers ready to assist if something were to happen. The temperature hovers around the 30s and water temperature is usually the same, according to Wolf.

For the past three years, LT has raised the most money and won the Cool School Golden Bear Award, an award given to the high school that has raised the most funds. LT accomplished this feat yet again on the Feb. 20 plunge.

“We bring the most people, year in and year out,” Wolf said. “We have the best spirit and support of any group out there, and it shows.”

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Completely covered Only 0.03 percent of students receive fullride scholarships that will cover all the costs of their college fees.

Scholarship scams Annually, 350,000 people are cheated out of $5 million from aid fraud online, usually due to application fees.

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Scholarships available for seniors Students find scholarships through College, Career Center

by Lucy Schaefer @lucy_schaefer3

As graduation nears, seniors are beginning to search for scholarship opportunities to potentially knock thousands of dollars off their college tuitions. Many students, however, are unaware of this possibility and are not taking advantage of it.

“Students apply to schools but don’t consider the cost,” College and Career Coordinator Lianne Musser said.

“Although they’re happy and fortunate to get into these schools, they often find that paying for it is a rough go.”

There are a wide variety of scholarships offered by and through LT, from local donors to a national donors. One scholarship called the father-daughter scholarship consists of a female writing an essay describing her relationship with

her father. Another very popular scholarship is the Kiwanis Club of Lagrange Timke Scholarship which awards one student with $20,000.

Outside of La Grange there are several scholarships given out on a national level. The Coca-Cola Foundation Scholarship has thousands of applicants every year. National scholarships often tend to be much more competitive, Musser said.

Most scholarships offered through LT have about 20 applicants. Yet every year there are at least one to two scholarships with no applicants, according to Musser.

“It’s crazy to think that we have scholarships with only 15 to 20 people applying and sometimes none at all,” Musser said. “It’s very frustrating because we have a donor who wants to give money every year and then we have somebody who doesn’t take them up on it.”

Many students don’t apply because they are unaware or simply lazy, Nathan Egert ‘16 said.

In response, LT has aimed to make applying as easy as

Top scholarship offerings

possible. Simply log onto Naviance and under the colleges tab there will be a list of scholarships.

“Applying for scholarships is a big time commitment, but it’s worth it,” Egert said. “So what if you have to spend a few weeks writing a few essays, seeing as you get thousands of dollars in college tuition paid for in return.”

Musser advises that students apply early and avoid procrastinating. Also, ask teachers for letters of recommendation early in order to provide them with a sufficient amount of time. All scholarships must be turned in no later than 8 a.m. the day they are due.

“Remember that there is a person reading the scholarship,” Musser said. “Sometimes students just want to scribble down a couple lines and think they’re going to get money.”

College is expensive and there are several costs outside of tuition that students must consider including transportation costs, setting up a dorm room, and purchasing supplies like a computer. This why students must be proactive with scholarship applications to help pay for these expenses, Musser said.

These are some of the scholarships available to LT students that offer the most money over the course of four years. compiled by Lucy Schaefer

Kelli Joy O’Laughlin Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Kelli Joy O’Laughlin, this scholarship is awarded to students who have been involved in school athletics for three or more years and have a GPA of 3.00.

$2 0, 00 0

Kiwanis Club of LaGrange Schneider Scholarship This scholarship covers the price of tuition, books and fees at the College of DuPage. Students must give a resume, transcrips and test scores.

$1 0, 00 0

$7 ,5 00

Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship The Chicago Wolves Hockey team created this scholarship in honor of hockey player Tim Breslin. It will be awarded to the winner of a 500 word essay contest.

$9 ,0 00

Source: Naviance.com

Kiwanis Club of LaGrange Timke Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional academic acheivement, are ranked in the top 25 percent of their class and who actively participate in community service.

IMPACT

Dangerous drug Adderall is a Schedule II substance, meaning that it has a high potential for abuse and dependence.

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Skyrocketing statistics Since 2003, the number of U.S. children and teenagers diagnosed with ADHD went up 43 percent to 5.8 million adolescents.

ADHD Survey LION polled 350 students on their opinions on the use of ADHD medications at LT.

What is defined as cheating?

Non-prescribed ADHD meds used at LT for studying, test taking

by Céilí Doyle @cadoyle_18

Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse—all three of these prescription drugs are intended only for the use of students who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, many students within the LT community are finding it easier to purchase and use non-prescribed ADHD medication for upcoming summative and standardized assessments.

“I would say there is probably a fair amount of abuse in this category of medication,” Student Assistance Program Coordinator Jeanne Widing said.

“All of the suburban areas are seeing an increase in abuse of all prescription drugs due to their availability. People have a mistaken assumption that because [Adderall] is prescribed for somebody then it’s safe, but that’s not always true.”

The prevalence of these drugs in LT, most commonly Adderall, has given rise to the concern over whether or not taking these pills gives students without ADHD an unfair advantage in their academic performance while under the influence of these drugs.

According to an anonymous student, he feels that taking Adderall to focus and perform better in school is acceptable because they have a family history of ADHD diagnoses.

“I use Adderall to study and I use it during tests because I think I have ADHD,” he said. “Every guy in my family has it and ADHD is hereditary, which

is why I don’t feel bad using it.”

The majority of students who use Adderall believe that it shouldn’t be considered cheating. They claim that it is not a drug that enhances the ability to achieve success on assessments, but rather the ability to concentrate on the material in front of them.

“We’re really being tested on our knowledge,” the anonymous student said. “I don’t think the issue should be whether or not you can focus on school.”

According to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, B.C. in 2014, students who were surveyed at an undisclosed Ivy League college found as many as 18 percent of the students admit to misusing stimulant drugs. The stimulant drugs recorded included Adderall as a main contributor. In addition to those numbers, the study also revealed that a third of students said they did not consider taking Adderall to perform on assessments as cheating.

“I am more concerned about taking non-prescribed ADHD meds as a dangerous thing to do rather than a character flaw or a cheating incident,” Widing said. “If you want to define cheating as something that enhances your performance artificially then I suppose you could call taking Adderall cheating, but I know some students might see that as simply trying to gain an edge.”

The reason that one person is prescribed medication and another person is not is because of their bio-chemical makeup—so if one takes it without being under the care of a doctor they are changing their neurological function and really rolling the dice, Widing said.

52%

of LT students know someone who has used unprescribed ADHD medications.

ADHD prescriptions in the U.S. in 2011

53%

9,682,000 = 1 million prescriptions

8,467,000

of LT students believe it is not considered cheating when someone without ADHD uses ADHD medications.

6,499,000

4,328,000

Adderall

Vyvanse

Adderall XR Concerta

4,248,000

Ritalin

Average cost per month for prescription

Adderall

Vyvanse

$92

$200 $180 $223 $24

compiled by: MelRose Buckler

Adderall XR Concerta

Ritalin

Source: canadadrugpharmacy.com

50%

of LT students think it is easy to obtain unprescribed ADHD medications.

NEWS

Random Chatter “If I were a lesbian, I would be into me too.”

-Ellie Finnerty ‘16

Question: Why do water fountains have a red dot on them so often?

Random Chatter

“They need to make a Tinder for prom dates.”

-Mackenna Dunn ‘16

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Explanation:

The red dot signals that the filter needs to be changed. It does not cause any harm because most of LT’s water fountains are not filtered – only the new ones are. Custodians are supposed to check them during their rounds, but they may not check them frequently enough.

Quote from Associate Principal Kevin Brown:

“We will get these water fountains fixed. I get my water from the fountains too and I like my water filtered just as you do.”

Update Feb. 17: “We’ve also had our team confirm that the filters have been fixed.”

This new addition to LION empowers a greater number of students. Submit your concerns to us and we will do our best to get you answers or changes you’d like to see. compiled by Lea Voytovich

Submit questions or concerns to our Twitter, Instagram or email at ltlionnewspaper@gmail.com

Live from LION Archives

We took a step back this issue to review old LION news articles. These snippets range all the way from 1940 to 1996. We hope you take the time to catch up on LT throughout the decades and enjoy these blasts from the past as much as we did.

compiled by Heidi Hauch

1996

1970

1940

A new trend began when lazy students resorted to throwing their used gum on the ceiling of the junior-senior study hall room. The main flaw of this plan was that when the gum lost its stickiness, it would fall from the ceiling and strike unsuspecting victims below.

Concerned about societal standards diminishing due to the increased use of swear words, LION newspaper asked little kids for the worst names they can think of to call someone. Among the responses were a “bubble-headed, stupid-brained, eagle-beaked nitwit,” a “goon” and a “raving lunatic.”

The computer, nicknamed the “Iron brain,” that handled printing student’s report cards omitted the minuses on many report cards.

One can only hope that Infinite Campus will soon make the same mistake.

1961

Rifle club met every Monday through Thursday after school in the basement of SC, under the cafeteria. At this time, rifles were not only allowed in LT, but students were encouraged to use them to practice firing at targets.

1970 The LT dress code committee created a more flexible dress code.

The new dress code allowed girls to wear slacks to school and boys to wear their hair long, which was super scandalous.

OPINIONS

Random Chatter “I was so angry that the sign language video had no sound.”

-Meghan Cannon ‘16

Friday, February 26, 2016  Page 7

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Get it published in the paper! Submit any opinionated piece as a freelancer and you may see your work in our next issue.

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GuestColumn

Welcome back to the normal Page Seven Grid! Here’s where we reenact all of the Blackhawks’ exploits, rule the galaxy and maybe even get to the opening ceremonies of the Mave’s Rave 2K16!

An alien race makes you their king. What is the first thing you do?

Who’s your Valentine?

What R&B song would you replace the national anthem with?

You have the Stanley Cup for a day. What do you do?

Have them kidnap Michael Jordan and reenact Space Jam.

Anyone who reads this can be my Valentine.

“Ignition” by R. Kelly. [ed. note: Continue the petition! Fight the power!]

Parade the cup in a 1989 Mustang convertible around town throwing candy in the street.

I would make them learn a synchronized swimming routine to “Whatta Man” by Salt n Pepa.

Maggie Bruck ‘16 because she’s secretly a sloth which is terrifying yet intriguing.

“Whatta Man” by Salt N Pepa.

Win “best presentation” in a chili cookoff.

Teach them how to dab like Bryan Romero ‘16, and hit the folks like Cawone Hester ‘16.

Kate Upton because Justin Verlander can’t hit like me.

“Ignition” by R. Kelly.

Fill it up with KoolAid and sip on it throughout the day.

Build a gold statue of myself. [ed. note:

Princess Leia.

“You Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer.

Make soup in it

Give everyone a small loan of $1 million.

Myself (forever alone).

“No Scrubs” by TLC.

Wear it as a crown.

Intergalactic Load-nGo!

Mr. O’Neil; we have a longstanding bromance.

“Ain’t no Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye.

Take it to Montreal in case they forgot what it looks like.

Michael Salina ‘16

Carolyn Baldwin ‘16

Eli Bright ‘17

Starting the rave]

Charlie Mavon ‘18

Maya Navarro ‘19

Michael Kuehl, Improv Teacher

compiled by Philip Smith

WhatOthersAreSaying This editorial was printed by the Glenbrook North High School editorial board about recent Illinois law changes involving drinking tickets.

Due to a recent revision to an Illinois law, the Northbrook Police will no longer report drinking tickets received by Glenbrook North students to the school.

This doesn’t change anything.

Students who drink will continue to drink.

The threat of a drinking ticket being reported to the school was not a deterrent before, and it isn’t now. In past school years, students were suspended from school, kicked off teams and removed from clubs, even after promising coaches and teammates not to drink and otherwise being aware of the rules and consequences involved.

Peer pressure, stress relief and other reasons cause students to drink. Very seldom has an involved discussion of state or school policy gotten in the way. So what has changed?

The law revision is a tweak. Nothing more.

The rules are still in place. Drinking is not allowed for students at GBN or anywhere. The only difference now is that it’s harder for the school to find out. But even when it doesn’t find out, does that mean there are no tickets being written for students? Hardly. The law didn’t change that.

Some will say this will encourage more students to drink. But it’s unlikely that those who weren’t originally going to drink will suddenly decide to now because there’s a lesser chance of the school finding out.

There are plenty students at GBN who don’t drink. They generally don’t voice it, and you won’t find them standing on chairs, preaching and lecturing in the cafeteria, but they have reasons. Some might not like how it makes them feel. Others might not like the loss of control. And some just don’t believe in breaking the law. But just like those who do drink, it doesn’t have to do with what they’ve been told.

When it comes down do it, drinking is a personal decision. There are no police, teachers, parents, coaches or Illinois lawmakers standing around at parties. The code of conduct isn’t printed on beer cans. Teenagers have been drinking since before our parents went to high school, and they will continue to drink when our kids grow up.

This is not about breaking the rules. It’s about having decent judgement. It’s about good decision making. It’s about the type of person you want to be and people whom you represent.

The law revision doesn’t change that.

This column was written by Sam Geiger of the Belleville West Hy News. In it, he argues against students begging for extra credit.

The first half of this school year was a blur. My penultimate semester of high school brought many changes: college applications, the emotional drain of AP English and the cliché yet extremely apparent presence of senioritis all made the fall months pass by

like they never had before. Thankfully, I was thrust back into reality at the end of the semester when I started hearing the semiannual pleas for extra credit...

Extra credit in classes like this allows the instructor to prepare students for the test without putting undue emphasis on getting every question correct, a nearly impossible feat on many of these tests.

But this isn’t the case with every course at West. Teachers are and should be allowed to give additional assignments to boost grades based on their assessment of the difficulty of the course. But this ability is not by any means mandatory, and that’s where students get mixed up.

If your grade isn’t where you wanted it to be by the end of the semester, that’s nobody’s fault but your own—not the teachers, not the absence of extra credit and not the curriculum.

The problem with demanding these additional points from teachers is not only that it’s utterly annoying to hear the daily, unrelenting requests, but it also creates an environment that puts even more emphasis on the grade over the gaining of knowledge.

The only way to stop resting on extra credit as a backup is to go through the year expecting that it won’t be an option.

After all, if a teacher decides to give extra credit to students, that is already a generous gesture.

Expecting as much exploits this generosity, and we need to start realizing that.

More than “R”

The first Wednesday of every March marks the national day of awareness for Spread the Word to End the Word—a day dedicated to encouraging people to refrain from using the “R-word” (retarded) in colloquial speech.

In recent years, Lauren Hucko there has been a widespread push to retire this word, including Rosa’s Law, passed in 2010, removing the “R-word” from federal health, education and labor policy.

Unfortunately, the majority of people regularly utilize this negatively-charged word with no consideration of its repercussions or the affect it may have on an individual with a disability. Many claim that when using this word they are not referring to a person with a disability, therefore making it acceptable. However, what they do not realize is that, regardless of the context, this word is demeaning and painful.

People with disabilities are born with an uphill battle ahead of them.

As high school students, they go through every day aware that they are “different” from the general education population, and despite living in a progressive society, they still face discrimination. I would like to take the time to share with the LT community that the students in the special education program are incredible, and they deserve your respect and friendship.

Through Best Buddies (a club at LT that provides students with intellectual or developmental disabilities a one-to-one friendship with students in the general education program) I have been blessed with the opportunity to get to know many people with disabilities in the LT community. Not only are they some of the most fun-loving people I know, but they also are compassionate, kind, humorous, thoughtful, loyal, talented and much, much more. They are not retarded. There is nothing about them that suggests they can be characterized by that word, and there is no reason people should treat people with disabilities as anything other than a person.

At a school like LT, we are extremely privileged to have a student body and staff that is supportive and accepting of our fellow community members. We are notorious for our incredible student section at sporting events, and our fine arts department is phenomenal. We pride ourselves on the strength of LT spirit, and many of us tend to maintain contact of some capacity with the LT community even once we move on to the next phase of our lives.

As a student body, we need to put in a stronger effort to extend this spirit of community to students with disabilities. By eradicating the usage of the “R-word” from the LT vocabulary, we can prove to students with disabilities that they are as much a part of the LT community as anyone else. If you have not taken the time to get to know one of your classmates who has a disability, I encourage you to do so. The strength of friendship you will form is unparalleled, and the impact they will have on your life and you on theirs is remarkable. Once you truly get to know someone with a disability, you will understand this: they are not “R”.

So, to whoever is still reading this column, I challenge you to remove the “R-word” from your vocabulary and share this message with everyone you know. Although it may be difficult to do so, please try to at least be cognizant of the impact of your speech, because you never know who you may be hurting with one word.

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Random Chatter “Feral children are my favorite sad thing ever.”

-Tegan Murrell ‘17

OPINIONS

Random Chatter “There really is nothing in the world like a good circuit.”

-Will Brom ‘17

Friday, February 26, 2016 n Page 8

Philosophy

Should the age to buy tobacco be raised to 21?

Young, wild and voting

Responding to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to raise the tobacco age to 21, LION surveyed 310 students about their tobacco-related opinions.

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A wee bit creepy.

However, no less than 30 years ago smoking was allowed on these open-air school grounds—and that was the norm nationwide.

This reality is one that is so estranged from our own that it’s hard to fathom. Our world growing up was one that had already established the need for employees to not smoke in the workplace and an era where substantial legislation was being pushed for large health warnings to be placed on tobacco products. A very small percentage of our student body consumes tobacco products, due in large part to widespread social awareness and understanding of the risks involved. Despite this fact and that cigarette smoking is at 15.7 percent amongst teens, the n to Kanye’s debt crisislowest in 22 recorded years according to the Center for how is he going to be able Disease Control, illegal tobacco consumption is a major to afford Kim’s new pair of issue that demands the need to raise the legal age.

Givenchy shoes?!

Whether it be cigarettes or e-cigs that threaten puln to Hillary Clinton’s monary and heart health, or chewing tobacco (typically e-mail blunders- honestly, used by athletes that can raise mouth, gum and tongue she should probably cancer risks tenfold according to government cancer just quit the internet altogether at this point. #ImnotkiddingMaddi. n to CDO- IT HAS TO BE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER! Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears to n to Punxsutawney Philhave a vendetta set against tobacco prodthis is the one time where ucts. At the end of December, he began television really fails to a campaign against e-cigs, on Jan. 11 he capture the true exciteproposed raising the already very high ment of a large squirrel tobacco taxes higher and now here we predicting the weather.

Mary Sullivan are in February and Mayor Emanuel is n to Lady Gaga’s national anthem- I’m sorry, but if it pushing forward with his bandwagon idea of changing goes beyond two minutes the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21.

Let’s be clear: smoking is terrible for your health. It and your name isn’t Jimi causes cancer, it kills people, second hand smoke is bad, Hendrix, I’ll take a pass. the list goes on and on. However, what’s really at heart n to febreeze-the perhere is that a Mayor is deciding the rights of an adult. fume of my bedroom How is it that a man can enlist to serve his country, n to winter slush- the in-between stage of snow take a bullet protecting the rights of the people in his nation, and then he comes home and is denied the right and rain that seeps into your shoes each morning. to smoke a cigarette? That’s hardly fair. Increasing the n to Taylor Swift winning legal age to purchase tobacco in Chicago to 21 instead of 18 is repulsive as it impedes on our basic libertarian album of the year- never in my ‘wildest dreams’ did principles here in the United States. Adulthood brings about many decisions for us to make regarding our I see that one coming. future and our health, but those decisions and choices n to daylight savings are for us to make. Not Mayor Emanuel. time- daylight don’t I’d also like to point out that the Mayor’s stated wanna be saved. Don’t reason for deciding to increase the age to purchase save her. tobacco is part of a new strategy to fight addiction n to Chipotle and E. coliif I didn’t already feel bad and that if passed, the ordinance “would put tobacco products on par with alcohol and protect young adults about eating a quesarito with double meat, double from starting a dangerous lifelong habit.” Clearly Rahm is ignorant to the taboo effect he’s stirring up. cheese, double sour Kids will always want what they are supposed to not cream and double guac, I have and if there’s a will, there’s always going to be a do now.

Hookah 35%

Dip 14%

Cigarettes 34%

E-cigs 15%

What forms of tobacco do you think are most common among LT students?

Cigars 2%

16 6% 21 or over 44%

18 50%

What age do you think is most appropriate for legal tobacco use?

Point

Cancer in a can

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statistics), tobacco consumption at a young age is detrimental. It can be easily generalized to a nail in a coffin.

Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs there is, so it’s no wonder that almost all adult smokers began as kids or young adults.

Federal law mandates the purchase and consumption of alcohol is illegal until age 21. Alcohol, as we know, is extremely dangerous to the brain and body as well, as it is responsible for over 88,000 American deaths a year.

Why not raise the smoking age to match it?

Why do we let people choose to inhale poison at 18, but wait until they’re 21 to drink it? Of course, no law will fully stifle underage consumption of any drug, especially alcohol, the most prevalent drug we have aside from caffeine. The argument that raising the age would change nothing is shortsighted and plain wrong. Coupling a higher legal age with thorough education on the severe health risks of tobacco consumption, be it from a pack or a can, can lead us to an even lower smoking rate.

At LT, it is a rare, rare sight to see anyone light up and throw clouds walking to or from their parking spot.

This wasn’t always the case, and that in and of itself is a milestone. When even media providers like Pandora and Spotify frequently have ads warning of the control that cigarettes can have on someone who takes their first puff, I think it’s safe to say that it’s time we have legislation passed to better care for the well-being of our general population and our future.

CounterPoint

Raising the age to purchase tobacco: NOT lit way. For example, despite the legal drinking age being moved from 18 to 21 in 1984, the risk of binge drinking remained the same for females in this age range from 1979 to 2006 and there was NO reduction in binge drinking that occurred for college males, according to the Center of Alcohol Marketing and Youth. If an underage kid wants anything alcohol or tobacco related, all they have to do is whip out their fake ID and walk into a nearby liquor/convenience store or ask an older friend or relative to purchase it for them. You aren’t stopping the rebellious youth, Rahm!

Another fact that may be difficult for some people to admit is that our nation has a reliance on tobacco as a deeply embedded part of the economy. In the 2010 fiscal year, the federal excise tax on cigarettes brought in $15.5 billion in revenue, and in 2009, states raked in more than $24 billion by taxing cigarettes and $8.8 billion in settlement payments from tobacco companies (under the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement) according to the Daily Caller. That is money that is used to help finance government institutions like public schools and hospitals.

A majority of the public is gung-ho about the Mayor’s decision to raise the legal tobacco-purchasing age to 21, but it needs to be acknowledged that there are consequences to this decision that impact our city. So before everyone gets all excited about the health benefits to be reaped from this exciting new proposal, let’s all take a step back and recognize the fundamental libertarian principle that is in danger of infringement, and the potential result that increasing the age to buy tobacco could have on the Chicagoland financial situation.

We’ve seen the posters around North Campus, prompting LT students to “get a VIP pass” to that wild, crazy concert of Philip Smith voter registration.

All of this is part of an initiative to get LT students to register and to vote. Yes, voting is very important, and I think that everyone should register and then vote. But maybe we should also do something in between.

You may also have heard of an organization called “Rock the Vote,” which describes itself as “the largest nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in the United States driving youth to the polls.” That’s good, but Rock the Vote and various news commentators tend to suggest that young voters are somehow special, in part because we are, well, young and one day we will be the ones running this country.

But maybe we should push back on the idea that we’re special simply because we are young. Commenting on the “youth vote,” syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg put it a little more directly. “It is a simple fact of science that nothing correlates more with ignorance and stupidity than youth. We are all born idiots, and we only get over that condition as we get less young,” Goldberg said in an interview.

Strong words, but it’s hard to argue with the point that being young really doesn’t give any of us any unique or useful insight or knowledge. If Goldberg is wrong, why in the world have I spent the last 10-plus years of my life in school, and why is it so important for me to go to college and graduate school before Goldman Sachs is at all interested in what I have to say?

So, let’s be wary when we hear the suggestion that our youth gives us some special insight. We should also resist the notion that young people should vote a certain way or support a certain candidate because that’s the young person’s candidate.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a website entirely dedicated to “get out the vote” efforts for younger voters. On his site, voters are given a friendly reminder in bold text that “you’ll still need to vote” on Nov. 8 even if you vote in the primaries, that “[primaries] are between candidates of the same party” as opposed to the general election, and that the winner of the primaries gets the party’s nomination. I’m sorry, but if you need to be reminded basic facts about how American democracy works, how can you justify voting?

Don’t get me wrong—I’m not suggesting that any young person should not vote. I’m simply suggesting that our votes really shouldn’t be about us as young people. Some experiences, like participating in sports or going to prom, are good opportunities for us to appreciate how great it is to be young and that these years are among the best of our lives. Voting, however, is not an opportunity to celebrate or to display our youthfulness.

I do think that voting is a fairly serious obligation. Wars have been waged to secure our form of government, and prior to the Civil Rights Movement, many people faced violence when they tried to exercise their right to vote. So, yes, it’s important to vote. But it’s equally important to inform yourself a bit on exactly what you are doing. Please register to vote if you can, and please vote in the Illinois primary on March 15. But in the meantime, everyone should take care of their other civic obligation by informing themselves on the issues and the candidates. Read the newspaper, watch the news, embrace the opportunity to learn and be attentive to candidate debates. Cast an informed vote, not a young one.

Random Chatter “I’d never get into that school. They would see my application then eat off of it.”

-Sarah-Kate Weibel ‘16

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Random Chatter “He looks like a guy that would be named Harvey. I’m just saying.”

-Haley Gorman ‘17

AnotherView

StaffEditorials

Gimme some credit Countless students at LT do everything in or doctors’ notes to excuse them from gym class. their power to maintain a high GPA. From In these circumstances, students either take an filling their schedules with AP classes to alternative class in place of gym or study hall. staying up until early hours of the night doing Students also can take a class called Exercise homework, students’ high GPAs are wellPhysiology in place of gym for a semester. deserved.

Many students take this to have an “accel gym.”

However, there is one thing in the way of Other students participate in sports that they all this hard work: required preparatory level would not otherwise do, just to have gym as courses. LT requires students to take various a credit instead of a grade. These desperate prep courses to graduate. All include four actions illustrate the need for LT to offer gym years of Physical Education, one year of World for credit instead of a grade.

History, one semester of Health, one semester Students take similar measures for other of Driver’s Education and required prep courses.

Our position: Students should Sophomores who don’t want one semester of Consumer be given the option of taking Economics. These classes, prep Driver’s Education to required prep courses credit/ decrease their GPA often take while necessary, tend to no credit, or at the accelerated it outside of school. This costs negatively impact the GPAs of students. Students should level, to keep these classes hundreds of dollars and takes from negatively affecting their a ton of time. It would be have the option of taking required prep courses credit/ GPAs. more beneficial for students no credit, or at the accelerated to be able to take the course at level, to keep these classes from affecting their an accelerated level to get their licenses.

GPAs. World History has an easy solution. College If a student is taking multiple accelerated Board offers an AP World History test; why or honors courses, a prep class will bring down not allow GPA concerned freshmen to take his or her weighted GPA even if they get an A. this class? LT is trying to boost the number of Students could take all classes at the honors level students taking AP classes and these students and still be weighed down by that one required should start early. prep course.

There are not many detours students can take Seventy-nine percent of students at LT who with Consumer Economics. Most students who took a survey in fall 2013 reported academic are worried about their GPA take it their second stress as a problem. The stress is primarily semester of senior year. At this point, they have caused when students work hard to maintain a already sent their transcripts to the colleges high GPA. The extra stress that these courses they are applying to and have virtually nothing cause students is unnecessary. If these courses to lose concerning their GPAs. LT should offer were allowed to be taken credit/no credit, credit/no credit Consumer Economics to help students would be less stressed. with these situations.

Fear of required prep courses lowering their Students take extreme measures to keep GPAs causes students to resort to multiple plans required prep courses from affecting their GPAs. to keep their GPA from falling. For example, The school should meet them halfway and allow to keep gym from affecting their GPA, some these courses to be taken credit/no credit or students take measures such as getting waivers accelerated.

Staff Vote: 25-1

Cramming courses What would you do if you were told to of students who know about the reality of choose a cereal today to have for breakfast every the curriculum volunteer to be available for day for five months starting in September? academic suggestions, course recommendations Not just that, but you have to spend at least 48 and guidance, there is no doubt that students minutes a day with this cereal. Sometimes, the would be more pleased and confident in the cereal is going to tell you what to do, and you classes that they will be spending their 185 long have to do it otherwise you might not get into days in. college. Also, you’ve never even tried this cereal The beginning of a semester is always before. stressful. Adjusting to class again after break The fact of the matter is that every year and learning all new material can be very students are expected to do this and then be overwhelming for students who have a satisfied with it. Class registration for upcoming heavy workload or are involved in a lot of years has seemed to push closer and closer to the extracurriculars. If registration were to be beginning of second semester Our position: Several changes bumped back to late February and it is unacceptable if or early March, this would need to be implemented to students want to be able to the course selection process, present a better option to walk into registration in students who are more in the such as appointing students August, pick up their schedule to assist in class descriptions swing of things, and may have and still be content with their and moving back the deadline a better idea of what classes choices. There need to be at they would like to take the that students have to choose least some changes to class following fall. Even several classes. registration. extra weeks could make a big One of the ways to tackle this issue is to give difference for most students who are unsure students better insight on the classes that they’re about their class selections. hearing about. While LT has an academic It’s normal and almost expected to take a program guide and counselors to detail as much follow up class or to enroll in the “next level” as they want about a course and its content, of a course if a student likes the prerequisite. neither of those sources have actually taken the Whether it’s taking AP Physics C after AP class. There is only so much knowledge that a Physics I, taking Accounting 2 after Accounting book or an adult can have on a course without 1 or just deciding if you want to stay or move actually experiencing the rigor, the homework, up from the level you’re currently at in a yearly the tests, the projects, the day-to-day flow of course like English or a foreign language, it can the class. And so who might have this valuable be difficult to decide what classes you want input? to sign up for immediately after first semester Students. LT has discovered through peer ends. Some students don’t even realize what tutoring studies that the best teachers are in fact their favorite classes are and what they’re really students, so why on earth are we not having interested in until late second semester, and them teach others? A lot of students inquire asking them to judge a course solely based on about courses and what they will actually be what they did first semester isn’t going to be like from older ones that have taken the course. accurate.

However, with the wide variety of classes that If LT wants its students to be happier and LT offers to its students, it sometimes can be more pleased with their decisions on yearhard to get in contact with the older students long courses that they chose six months prior, to get in depth about classes. If every single changes need to be made to facilitate the course were to have a teacher select a couple process.

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Tenacious trade Kris Draper was traded for just $1 in 1993 to the Red Wings. He then went on to win four Stanley Cups for Detroit.

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Club hockey gains depth With increased interest from younger athletes, team beats rivals and looks toward future

by Adam Janicki @ad_man34

With a well-versed new coach and young talent, followed by the immense rise in popularity of hockey in Chicago, the LT varsity hockey team is poised to shine in the limelight. The team’s energy shifted into high gear after a high-penalty and hard-fought 3-2 win in overtime against rival Hinsdale Central on Jan. 24. The team has gone unbeaten in regulation for its last five games heading into the post-season.

The Metro West Division is one of the toughest high school hockey divisions in the state, varsity Head Coach Sean Nicholson said. Their division includes combined schools such as Waubonsie and York. With a large amount of returning junior varsity players, experience will be limited, which could make conference victories difficult.

“This year, our senior leadership and good goaltending has given us an advantage over other teams,” Nicholson said. “We currently have one of the top goalies in the league, Brian Roberts ‘17, along with a bunch of young talent.”

Nicholson said that if any team wants to be successful they must have good relationships and experience playing with one another.

The teams’ young talent includes Alex Conger ‘18, Joey Ales ‘18, and John Sommerfeld ‘18.

During practice, Nicholson follows the D.A.D. coachVarsity hockey ing method, which stands member Jared Frank for Discipline, Attitude ‘17 dangles down the and Desire. ice. (Charles Beard/ “Our chemistry must Varsity Views) be one of the best in the league,” varsity defensemen Lucas Isaacson ‘17 said. “The team spends a lot of time forward Jack Schwartz ‘16 said. “As a senior together because of our weekly practices, leader I try to keep the team together and games and out-of-state tournaments.” focused, along with setting a good example.”

This is Nicholson’s first year coachSchwartz stated that the future for ing LT club hockey. In the years prior the team looks very promising. There to 2015 he was the coach for Hinsdale are a handful of players that will lead the Central. However, he said that making team and push others to get better in the the decision to switch over to LT was future, such as Logan Fennema ‘17 and a “no-brainer,” because he was an LT Fred Moody ‘17. alumnus of 2002.

“LT gave me the head coaching position “Coach Nicholson has done a good job to turn around their hockey program and preparing the younger players to perform bring it back to what is used to be in the ‘70s well next year without us seniors,” varsity and ‘80s,” Nicholson said. “It is going to take

time, but we have definitely made progress since the beginning of the year.”

Over the past decade, hockey has grown in popularity in Chicago. Isaacson hopes that the teams fan base will grow and attract more interest from peers.

“This year we have a chance at winning the scholastic division, and we play St. Rita on Feb. 25 in the first round of state,” Nicholson said before the game. “If we go in with confidence and they follow my game plan, I think we can upset St. Rita who is ranked number six in the state.”

Girls soccer warms up for season

With strong core of returning seniors, soccer aspires to take on spring

by Kristen Roemer

With 15 regional championships in the past 17 years, the Lyons Township High School girls soccer team has a lot to live up to this season. In addition, numerous returning varsity players, many of whom are seniors, show the girls’ potential to reach this standard again. “[My expectations are] pretty high,” coach Bill Lanspeary said. “I think we have very good players, but we need to make sure that we come together as a team. “ Many of the girls on the team play club soccer outside of school, which gives them a slight advantage. However, there can be some difficulty with the girls in learning to play with one another, center midfielder Bridget Kirby ‘16 said.

“One of my favorite parts about playing in high school is being on a team with girls from different grades and club teams,” Kirby said. “I’m hoping that everyone will come into the season ready to work hard while also trying their best to learn how others play to create a strong team and not just strong individuals.”

Looking into the season, the girls want to focus on teamwork.

Varsity player Kiera Frese ‘16 dribbles around teammate Bridget Kirby ‘16 in a winter practice session. (Kristen Roemer/LION)

Negating negotiations

If a student-athlete signs an NLI with one school, but opts to attend a different school, he or she will lose one full year of eligibility.

Ivana Vukanic ‘16 juggles and works on ball handling during a winter practice session. (Kristen Roemer/LION)

They think this will help pave the road for this season. The girls also want to try to advance as far as they can in their two toughest tournaments: the PepsiCo Showdown, starting on April 9 and the Naperville Invite, from April 21-23. They aim to be conference champions and play well in the playoffs, Lanspeary said.

“My goal for this season is to create a support system where everyone encourages each other to better themselves as players and individuals,” goalkeeper Emily Johnson ‘16 said. “I think that with this family-like atmosphere, there is a high percentage of seeing ourselves on the road to state and doing very well in the PepsiCo Tournament.”

The success in the boys soccer season this year has set the bar high for the girls and they want to show that they can live up to it, Kirby said.

The team has a lot of talent and experience at almost every position, Lanspeary said.

“Heading into this season, I know we have a great group of girls from all ages with a lot of talent,” Johnson said. “I believe that we will be able to do great things together and be very successful throughout all of this season.”

Tryouts for girls soccer will be on Feb. 29. The first game of the season is on March 14 at Bennett Field against Waubonsie Valley High School.

NCAANegatives According to NCAA national average statistics, only three to 11 high school athletes will play professionally out of a school of 4,000 students. Only .0025 percent of students currently enrolled Izy Scott at LT will play professionally, yet for many high school athletes, sports seem to dominate future outlooks on college.

Many high school student-athletes decide where to attend college based too heavily on their sport and become blindsided by the reason college even exists: to receive an education.

Recent photos of classmates signing Letters of Intent on signing day on Feb. 3 might paint a different picture, as many LT students signed to schools including Lehigh University and Illinois State University with the intent of heightening their education. It is true that thousands of recruits participated in signing day who are just as dedicated to school as athletics, and my argument is in no way opposed to playing a sport at the university level. My argument is that not enough student-athletes consider their education when committing to play at the college level, and the confusing commitment process is to blame for this skewed decision making.

Take the Letters of Intent aforementioned as an example of how the NCAA recruiting process is a cloud of ambiguity.

National Letter of Intent is a binding contract offering scholarship money and a roster spot, but there’s a clause. Of course there’s a clause. As stated on the NLI webpage, NLIs can become null or void if a student is denied from a school through standard admission procedures. NLIs do not guarantee admission into the school, and this loophole has left many athletes devastated across the country with minimal backup plans for their future.

Not only can NLIs easily become null or void, but they can also be sticky if a college coach leaves the university, because the NLI binds a student to a school, not a coach. A coach relocates, but that coach’s commitment to a high school athlete stays with the school, leaving prospective student-athletes in an entrapping situation that can hinder their future college plans.

There are values to the college recruitment process in that it allows for thousands of high schoolers to continue their education through scholarships and also allows for amazing and talented athletes to continue pursuing their passion at the next level. This being said, the competitive United States culture that has somehow made attending a college for athletics reign superior to attending one for an education needs to change. Competition within the collegiate athletic recruitment process becomes a problem when kids as young as freshman are narrowing their focus on one school, possibly passing up better educational opportunities elsewhere that they could excel in.

The NCAA excels in its efforts to promote athleticism and knowledge, but educational opportunities are overlooked when 15-18 year olds are spending all their efforts in finding a school that can offer the right athletic level for them.

Noteworthy as well is that the recruitment process in general is a whirlwind of speculations and simply put, a business. College athletics are businesses that heavily rely upon the success of the recruits. Big budgets and big salaries result in a lesser appreciation for the lives of athletes recruited by colleges.

Of course there are coaches who would do anything to fully maximize a player’s intellectual and educational capacity, but at large schools competing for championship results, classroom performance tends to rank lower than field performance.

There are over 460,000 college student athletes in the United States, and each journey is unique and holds its own circumstances and justifications. Most of these journeys will end after four or so years. Unless student athletes start to consider their educational future as equally as their athletic one, more and more fully-capable minds will be compromised for a trophy.

Fingernail fright Water Polo was considered harmful and violent when it was first introduced due to scratches and other physicalities.

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Bragadocious beginnings In 1887 students celebrating a Harvard football win hit an airborne boxing glove with a pole. Then and there, softball was born.

Next-Level NBA

State Champions Look to Reign Supreme for second straight season

by Bailey Blum @ultimatebailey

graduation of two-year varsity all-state goalie and team captain Jack Linden ‘15, Rosenoing into the season after a 2015 berger will be taking his spot. state championship, the LT boys “It’s an honor to be taking Jack’s spot,” water polo team expects little Rosenberger said. “[Linden is] a fantastic guy, to no drop off in performance. With and he was a huge mentor to me. He really both George Lundgren ‘16 and took me under his wing my freshman year Sam Szczepaniak ‘16 returning and throughout high school.” as the leading goal scorers and an Eichstaedt expects very little loss of talent offensive powerhouse, the squad between Linden and Rosenberger. Both of should be equally as explosive as their most dominant characteristics are outlet they were last spring. Lundgren passing and keeping the offense moving at a and Szczepaniak each scored a gamefast pace. high three goals in the state champion“[Linden] and Nick practiced everyday ship to cap off 104 and 102 goal seasons, together and got great experience,” Eichsrespectively. taedt said. “He’s in great shape, has excellent “All in all, we have a very similar counter-attack passing and can really do a team,” Szczepaniak said. “We’re undersized, lot of things for us on both the offensive and but we have a lot of speed. We use a primarily defensive end.” movement-based offense to take advantage of This year, the team has similar goals for other slower teams, and I expect it to be just greatness. Although competitors Naperville as effective as it was last year. After all, this Central and Stevenson, who the team played isn’t our first rodeo.” in the state championship last year, are both The team is led by Head Coach Doug returning most of their star players, long time Eichstaedt, who tallied his second state vicrival Fenwick graduated every single one of tory last year with LT polo after winning his their starters and should be entering a rebuildfirst in 2012. In total, 10 seniors expect to ing year, Szczepaniak said. return to the team, including key contribu“Another state championship is definitely tors such as Lundgren, Szczepaniak, Michael our goal for this year,” Eichstaedt said. “Depth Zahorik, Adam Cardone, David Furlan and is going to be a huge strength for us too. We Anthony Berley. Most of the guys on the have lots of younger kids that have been sucteam have been playing together since early cessful at lower levels that should make us middle school with the LT Swim/Polo Club. very competitive coming off the bench.”

“It’s fantastic for our team chemistry,” Despite such lofty expectations, the squad varsity goalie Nick Rosenberger ‘16 said. looks forward to the upcoming season, which “We’ve all known and been playing with starts Feb. 29 with its first official practice. each other since the sixth grade, and that “It’ll be a fun season,” Rosenberger said. helps with our dynamic both in and out of “As the defending state champs, we’ll be playthe pool.” ing with a target on our backs. Every game, The biggest change to the team, however, George Lundgren ‘16 and Sam Szczepaniak ‘16 someone is going to give you their best, so comes in the form of a new goalie. After the pose in suit and cap. (Charlie Stelnicki/LION) the season should be a very exciting.”

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Swim team gives talk on inclusion Four senior leaders travel to local junior high, give talk on importance of respecting all peers

by Philip Smith @phil_ip_smith

To view the 10 minute motivational speech in it’s entirety, visit lionnewspaper.com.

When LT assistant swimming coach Erin Rodriguez’s sixth grade class at Congress Park School started to have problems bullying students with disabilities, she had a perfect idea.

“I was thinking of a new way to get the information across without us lecturing them again, and I got the idea to have the boys come in,” Rodriguez said.

The boys were the LT varsity swim captains that Rodriguez trains with on a daily basis. So, on Feb. 3, after the half day of classes for a school improvement day, Weston Credit ‘16, Christopher Phillips ‘16, Benjamin Butikofer ‘16 and Patrick Schneider ‘16 went into the Brookfield classroom and gave a 10-minute speech on inclusion.

Schneider, who spoke for most of the time alotted, has Downs Syndrome.

“My freshman year, I was really scared, because I did not know many people on the team,” Schneider said to the class.

“These guys have been here for me, they have been nice to me, they help me with swimming and diving.”

Captains (left to right) Ben Butikofer ‘16, Chris Philips ‘16, Weston But, according to varsity Head Coach Scott Walker, SchneiCredit ‘16 and Patrick Scheneider ‘16 present about inclusion of others der has become an integral part of the team. He consistently at Congress Park School. (Scott Walker) gives pre-meet talks, and motivates the entire team. Walker “I think it meant a lot more to the kids coming from high schoolwas also very impressed with the group as a whole, he said. ers than it did coming from teachers because kids at that age don’t “[They took] the rest of the day, a free day, and the four think their teachers have gone through something of them got in their cars and went over there,” Walker said.

“These guys have like this,” Phillips said. “I feel like my role in it would be the liaison to a high school kid who actually knows Credit was apprehensive before the meeting, he’s talking about.” but the results impressed him. Although Rodribeen here for me, what Phillips also said that the four captains were able guez had warned the captains that the kids preanswer various questions about inclusion and other viously had ignored anti-bullying lessons, the they have been to bullying issues raised by the students present. students in her class impressed the captains.

Rodriguez credits the swim captains with fixing “It turned out to be really good,” Credit said. nice to me.” the problems that the class was having.

“The kids listened well. I feel like we made an “So far, we haven’t had the issues we were having impact there.”

-Patrick Schneider ‘16 before the boys came in,” Rodriguez said. “They’ve Phillips was also amazed with the results. even been doing their homework more, so I have the captains to The students listened attentively, and it made visible results, thank for that as well.”

Phillips said.

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This year in the NBA, there have been over 300 instances of intentional fouls targeted at poor freethrow shooters, a strategy known as “Hack-a-Shaq”.

This was all before the All-Star break, which Bailey Blum occurred in mid-February.

Last year, there were only 164 of these fouls over the span of the entire year. This dramatic increase has naturally garnered much debate. Before we seek to answer this question, however, we must first delve into a little history on the rule.

“Hack-a-Shaq” was a strategy implemented by Don Nelson in the ‘90s. Nelson, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks at the time, devised this tactic of intentionally fouling the worst free-throw shooter on the floor, specifically to send Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls to the free-throw line as much as possible. Because of Rodman’s horrendous free-throw shooting ability, this often resulted in a one or zero point gain for the Bulls. Since then, other coaches have used the strategy to send various other notably poor free-throw shooters to the line (most notably, Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal, who shot a career 53 percent from the free throw line and was responsible for the modern-day naming of the strategy).

So why has this strategy experienced such a resurgence in popularity this year?

Perhaps it’s the overwhelming abundance of awful free-throw shooters who start for NBA teams. This year, 69 percent of intentional fouls committed in the NBA have been on the same three players: DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers (42 percent career FT%), Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons (38 percent career FT%) and Dwight Howard of the Houston Rockets (57 percent career FT%). Pardon me, Mr. Drummond, but 38 percent? I could probably make 38 out of 100 free throws, and the only sports I still do are frisbee and sailing.

In a recent interview with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver by USA Today, Silver said that this strategy is “just not the way we want to see the game played,” and that he is very interested in a rule change for next season. What this rule change exactly is remains to be seen, although various blogs around the league predict it could involve teams being penalized for intentionally fouling outside of the last two minutes of the game. Silver also addressed fan discontent on the rule, which centers around people complaining about not paying to see people miss free throws the whole night.

While I understand Silver’s perspective in wanting to change the rule and keep the fans happy, I don’t think eliminating Hacka-Shaq is the way to do it. When it’s all said and done, guys have got to make their free throws. If you’re in the NBA, getting paid millions of dollars a year, the least you can do is take a summer and work on your free throws. That’s exactly what Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin did. In the 2011-2012 season, Griffin shot a measly 52 percent from the free throw line. The next year that percentage rose to 66 percent, and since then is up to 73 percent from the line.

In addition, attacking someone’s ability to make free throws is as simple and harmless as attacking the weakest part of their game.

According to Sports Illustrated, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said, “At the end of the day, it’s a strategy of the game and whatever it takes to win”. It’s no different than forcing someone who’s bad at shooting outside shots to stay out of the paint. When it comes down to it, you attack your opponent’s weaknesses. That’s how you win. If players like Jordan, Drummond and Howard care that much about helping their team win, then they’ll take some time and learn how to make a free throw.

As difficult as it might be for some fans to watch, this problem of horrendous free throw shooting should eventually correct itself, as all things do. As teams start to foul bad shooters more and more, these shooters will cost their respective teams more and more points. At some point, the coaches will either bench them or force them to learn how to make a free throw. And based on each of these players’ ability to make an impact elsewhere on the court, my guess is it will be the latter.

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Ballin’ babes The Red Heads, one of the first pro women’s basketball squads, were very popular and had up to 200 games a year. Members of the Red Heads were required to wear makeup, don red wigs or tint their hair crimson for every game.

Signing Day solidifies athletic, academic futures Senior athletes reap rewards from their four years of grit, determination in various athletic programs, look toward their next four years

by Thomas Atseff and Caroline Konstant @thomas_atseff @carolinekon

Mac Casella - U.W.-Whitewater

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restling has become a way of life for Mac Casella ‘16. He recently signed to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which has been dream of his ever since he visited the school and laid his eyes upon the wrestling room.

“I knew Whitewater was the place for me after I thought about what it would be like to go to school there if I got injured,” Casella said. “If I could never wrestle again, I would still like it. That sealed the deal for me.”

During the fall, Casella prepares for the winter wrestling season, but finding a balance between schoolwork and athletics can be difficult at times.

Being a student-athlete, you cannot accomplish much if you do not finish school, so you need to remind yourself of your priorities, Casella said.

Mac’s father, freshman wrestling Head Coach Toby Casella, has had the ability to coach his son in some way ever since Mac was in second grade.

“Sometimes I think [a] coach’s kids have an undeserved pressure or expectation, and I tried not to put that on Mac,” Toby said. “I have been so fortunate to see him grow as a young man and as a wrestler over these past 11 years.”

Meg Kern - Central Michigan University

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eing surrounded by a group of committed seniors on the varsity volleyball team led Meg Kern ‘16 to realize that playing at the college level was a dream that she wanted to come true.

Kern committed to Central Michigan State (CMU), a school that is close enough to her home, La Grange, and also offers a physical therapy program, which is the major she wishes to pursue.

“I really loved the campus at CMU, as well as the coaches and players I was able to meet with,” Kern said. “Being able to play nearly every day in college and getting to travel all over the country to compete is an opportunity I could never pass up.”

Concerns like balancing her studies while at LT were relieved with athletic study halls. At CMU, tutors are available to help athletes if they fall behind, Kern said.

Right as Kern began to feel comfortable with one of the assistant coaches, he was hired by a different school and left Kern to find trust in the rest of her coaching staff. It was difficult for Kern to start from the beginning and build a relationship with the new coaches, she said.

“Volleyball became a staple in her life morning, noon and night,” Meg’s mother, Maureen Kern, said. “Playing volleyball has been her dream and she has worked her hardest to make that dream a reality.”

Emily Johnson - University of New Mexico

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s Emily Johnson ‘16 signed her commitment papers to play soccer at the University of New Mexico, her dream since freshman year finally came true.

Johnson started playing soccer when she was 7 years old, and began goalkeeper at age 12.

“In the beginning, the challenge with being the goalkeeper was confidence, because you’re the last defending line,” Johnson said. “It was a brand new position for me, but I was excited to play it.”

One of Johnson’s coaches helped her get a chance at her dream, and put her in touch with the University of New Mexico. They offered her a free trip to visit and see their soccer program.

“I thought I would never want to go to New Mexico,” Johnson said, “but when I got there, I realized I loved the campus and the coaches.”

Varsity Head Coach Bill Lanspeary believes that UNM will be a great fit for Johnson.

“I’ll admit, I was a little surprised she’s going all the way down to New Mexico,” he said, “But it’s very exiciting, and it sounds like a great fit for her.”

Although she is only one of two girls from Chicago committed to New Mexico, Johnson is excited to befriend her teammates and compete against other teams in the west at a high level.

“I’m not planning on playing after college,” Johnson said, “but I guess I’ll decide that later, because right now, I can’t really see my life without it.”

Other rising collegiate athletes Masiden Babich - Volleyball - Cal State Fullerton Weston Credit - Swimming - University of Iowa Taylor Curlin - Football - Lehigh University Riley Frisbie - Softball - Lake Forest College Emily Kelly - Gymnastics - Kent State University Jason Miller - Golf - DePauw University Taylor Kohn/Kimberly Tegtmeier - Softball Benedictine University Jose Venegas - Baseball - Elgin Community College

by Charlie Stelnicki @c_stelnicki

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t was a dark winter night, but there was nothing cold about the shots made in Riverside-Brookfield’s gymnasium on Jan. 20. Captain Frannie Corrigan ‘16 had just come off of a four-week hand injury that had kept her on the bench almost all season, and with her return came the same revitalizing energy and skill the team was expecting upon her return. The team rode home with a W. Coming from an active family and being the second youngest of six athletic siblings, it was no surprise that basketball caught her interest at the early age of 8, Corrigan said.

“Getting involved and staying active has always been important to me, and basketball just clicked,” Corrigan said. “Being on the court is like nothing else.”

Corrigan began her competitive career at the high school level on the sophomore team. Within a year, she was practicing and playing on varsity. Coincidentally, this was the first year for both varsity Head Coach Paul Krick and assistant varsity coach Meghan Hutchens.

“My first year on varsity was a big adjustment. I was just a sophomore, and all the girls were acclimating to the new coaches, getting their feet wet,” Corrigan said. “But the upperclassmen made me feel so comfortable. I try to do the same for young players now and cultivate a sense of caring.”

The injury that kept Corrigan off the court for nearly a month is not one-of-a-kind for this team. In fact, concussions and other injuries have been unusually common this season. Captain Emily Pender ‘16 tore her ACL in July 2015 but was able to make a return on Jan. 8, the team’s annual “Pink Out” game against Hinsdale Central. Corrigan watched from the bench.

“Watching Emily get back out there after I joined her on the bench wasn’t easy, because it’s hard to watch something you love so

much when you want to be out there no matter if we win or lose,” Corrigan said. “I definitely learned a lot about myself through the process of recovery.”

Any injury that causes a player to miss an entire month of practice and gameplay requires a certain amount of conditioning and time to get back in stride, Krick said. Corrigan’s return to the game in early February sets her up well for the regionals and sectionals push that began on Feb. 16.

“It’s been very hard for her and a bummer for our team to have her sit on the bench, but she’s made such a strong comeback, it’s felt like it was in the past almost immediately,” Pender said.

Corrigan considers LT basketball the highlight of her high school career and has kept in touch with relatively every one of her past varsity teammates as they have gone on to college.

“Frannie is a quiet leader with a loud desire to win,” Krick said.

“Her work ethic and attitude is that of one who goes on to play college ball and succeed in life.”

Corrigan committed to play D1 basketball at Illinois State University (ISU) beginning in August 2016 at LT’s National Signing Day event on Feb. 3.

“It’s a dream come true to play collegiate basketball,” Corrigan said. “I have a lot of work and preparation to do both here and once I get to ISU, but I can’t wait for the next chapter.”

The news of Corrigan’s future in the sport has become a running light-hearted joke on the team, but also a matter of pride in their teammate and friend’s accomplishment, Pender said.

“We’re really excited for her,” Pender said. “We constantly say how she’s a ‘D1 bound athlete’ and brag about having a D1 athlete, but we truly couldn’t be happier for her.”

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Honey Fluff Donuts

Three LION staffers went on a hunt to find the best donuts in the area. Read the information below to learn of their opinions on various donut shops and bakeries throughout our community. Their ratings for each store is out of five donuts. To see pictures from each shop, visit lionnewspaper.com.

When donuts first arrived to the U.S., they were called “olykoekes” meaning “oily cakes” in Dutch.

Treats

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The world-famous Krispy Kreme donut is Kosher, making it a great treat for all different religions.

Kosher krispies

Enormous event

Live Aid had 1.9 billion viewers in over 150 c0untries. It remains the mostwatched television event in history.

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Student celebrates Live Aid LT student creates Live Aid remembrance program for WLTL

by Thomas Atseff @thomas_atseff As Brandon Herman ‘16 finished editing his nine-hour long special program on the 1985 benefit concert Live Aid, his six-month vision of the project that would cover the largest global musical effort in history had finally come to fruition.

Live Aid was a global concert on July 13, 1985, featuring over 70 different bands and artists. It was one of the biggest undertakings in music history.

Herman first became fascinated with the massive event freshman year. He researched it personally, and his dad provided details for him as well.

“I didn’t really know about a lot of those artists back then, but I realized that it was something hugely important,” Herman said.

After being acquainted with the event for two years and having a thorough involvement in WLTL, Herman decided in June 2015 that he wanted to create a remembrance program for the event.

“I reached out to every artist, broadcaster and photographer; I tried to get everyone who was involved with the event to appear on my show,” Herman said.

Herman, who has had a music radio show on WLTL since sophomore year, has always had a personal trademark on his show.

“My music show includes a lot of interviews with well-known radio per-

sonnel, musicians and different community figures, so it’s not just a music show; it really varies,” Herman said.

This component of Herman’s show is a rarity at WLTL, and Herman used this ingenuity for his LiveAid production.

Brandon Herman ‘16 working on his Live Aid program. (mysuburbanlife.com)

“He does great interviews for his regular music show, so for him to take on this challenge was not a big shock, and I had confidence it would go over well,” WLTL General Manager Chris Thomas said.

The LiveAid program featured 16 of the famous musicians who performed at Live Aid in 1985, including Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet and Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash.

“Obviously all of the artists he interviewed were exciting,” Thomas said, “but when he told me he got an interview with Graham Nash I was very surprised and impressed.”

Student explores talent and passion, pursues art as future career

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by Sydney Hansen @_sydneyhansen

A woman, her skin pigmented in shades of various pinkish hues, lies on the ground of a vivid green meadow, staring up into the bright blue sky. She is calm, serene — and comes from the paintbrush of Kaylee Miller ‘17.

“My English teacher [Anna MeyersCaccitolo] was having a rough week, so I thought it’d be really cool to make her an art piece of one of the books we were reading: ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God,’” Miller said. “I recreated one of the really cool book covers for it and gave it to her.”

After being influenced by Park Jr. High art teacher Zenia McBride, who was encouraging and made sure that Miller was progressing in her artwork, Miller is now a student in art teacher Patrick Page’s advanced drawing and painting class. Students in the yearlong course work on a variety of artistic skills and with varying media, such as charcoal, Page said.

“We push this thing called a focus area, what the AP test calls an area of concentration,” Page said. “You pick your own idea of art and your own way of making it. That’s what Miller has been working on: to come up with a whole body of work that’s her own.”

Miller, who has been influenced likewise by her sister and friend Koko Stubitsch ‘17, has produced awardwinning pieces of art, and won one of the prestigious Gold Key awards in printmaking at the Scholastics exhibition at Downers Grove North High School. “[Miller] is always honest with her art and her own life,” Stubitsch said. “That makes her projects worth something.”

Besides her recreated novel cover, Miller produces a wide variety of work, depicting subjects like animals or human features.

“I really like basing [my art] off of people, but I also like doing cartoonish kinds of things,” Miller said. “I have a lot of different areas of art, so it’ll go

from very realistic to a cartoon kind of character. It’s kind of between those two barriers.”

As for the future, Miller is considering the University of Illinois at Chicago to double major in graphic design and industrial design, the latter encompassing a field in which 3-D products are made for everyday objects like chairs or medical equipment. As for her art, she hopes to help open up the eyes of art viewers, Miller said.

Two of Kaylee Miller’s most recent paintings. (Kaylee Miller) “When you look at art, sometimes you just see the literal thing,” Miller said. “You have to dig a little bit deeper and find out what the piece is actually trying to say besides the literal image.”

Many of the artists Herman interviewed live in the UK, other parts of Europe and even Australia, so one of his biggest challenges was organizing interviews with them.

“There were a lot of time zone restrictions, and there was a lot of time put into scheduling,” Herman said.

After six months of planning, recording, interviewing and editing, the Live Aid special program aired over winter break as well as over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Jan. 16-18.

“It ended up going over really well,” Thomas said. “I think better than even he expected it to go.”

The program was very much Herman’s personal project, and he wanted to have creative control so that he had full responsibility of his work.

“He asked us for some help and we supported him throughout, but all the credit certainly goes to him,” Thomas said.

According to Thomas, Herman’s Live Aid program was the largest scale music show in WLTL history, and it will definitely be aired more times in the future.

“I think this is the most encapsulating Live Aid remembrance broadcast ever,” Herman said. “I wanted it to be great for the listeners and all of musicians who participated.

Franson returns

Franson begins subbing at LT

by Mary Sullivan Former principal David Franson has returned to LT. That’s right: David Franson is back.

No, he is not planning a coup, nor does he have any intentions of interfering with Dr. Brian Waterman’s job. Franson is now a substitute teacher at LT. “In general, the demand for substitute teachers in high school is relatively high,” Franson said. “I plan on subbing at LT often. I’ll help out at whichever campus needs a sub.”

Franson, who graduated from LT in 1976 and served as principal from 2004-2014, will emphasize teaching in the World Language and English departments, but he is not limited to subbing just for those classes.

“I saw him and thought we were going to have an easy day in class and watch the telenovela ‘Gran Hotel,’” Molly Stark ‘16 said. “Instead he greeted me in Spanish and it took me off guard, but he was a really good sub.”

Retirement has been treating Franson very well, and he has dedicated his recent leisure time primarily to hanging out with his 6-month-old grandson, along with traveling, reading, volunteering and playing music. However, he is happy to be back working at LT, he said.

“Once LT gets into your blood, it never gets out,” Franson said.

David Franson subs for a Spanish class in mid-February. (Caroline Konstant/LION)

Drunk Democracy In 1758, George Washington spent his entire campaign budget to buy liquor for voters in return for their votes.

primaries

Forced fines In Australia, citizens over the age of 18 are fined if they do not participate in national elections.

Constant consideration Puerto Rico votes every four years to decide if they will become an independent nation, U.S. state or remain a U.S. commonwealth.

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Only option The nation of North Korea holds elections every five years in which the ballot lists only one candidate.

The Democratic Party favors greater government intervention in the economy and opposes intervention in citizen’s affairs. With this strong federal government, the Democratic Party favors the regulation of business and industry in the public interest, including federally financed social services and benefits for minority groups. Most Democrats also endorse the separation of church and state. Foreign policy-wise, they encourage internationalism as opposed to isolationism.

Recent Presidents: Barack Obama 2009, Bill Clinton 1993, Jimmy Carter 1977

The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Ol’ Party (GOP), is known for its conservative tendencies and desire to maintain the status quo. They support a smaller government and emphasize states’ rights.

They also support a strong military. Economically, they support reducing taxes and encourage more individual economic freedom. The Republican party is also opposed to extensive support for government-funded social programs.

Recent Presidents: George W. Bush 2001, George H. W. Bush 1989, Ronald Reagan 1981

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Bernie Sanders

With the March 15 Illinois primary date nearing, it is time for us students to inform ourselves regarding the candidates currently competing for our support and the future presidency. Read on to gain insight on the candidates themselves, the two competing parties and the signifigance of the upcoming presidential election.

John Kasich

Independent Senator of Vermont Praised for: Currently placing the most empha-

sis on climate change and reducing higher education costs.

Criticized for: Neither well-versed nor comfortable talking about foreign policy.

Goals: Make college and universal preschool free, regulate federal banks, launch government provided-health care and ban assault weapons.

Quote: “We must stop thinking as an individual and start thinking about what is best for society.”

Hillary Clinton

Former Secretary of State

Praised for: Defending and strength-

ening woman’s rights, while also being a strong advocate for same-sex marriage and economic equality.

Criticized for: Under the investigation for an email scandal which is broadening into allegations of corruption.

Goals: Raise federal minimal wage to $12 an hour, expand Obamacare, debt-fee college and legal status for undocumented immigrants.

Quote: “A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little.”

Marco Rubio

Florida Senator Praised for: Paving a middle path between the Editor’s note: The candidates in the blue region of this spread are Democratic candidates, and those in the red region are Republican candidates.

Democrats compiled by Adam Janicki

more bombastic Trump and Cruz.

Criticized for: His relative inexperience and repetitious remarks.

Goals: To limit government, build strength abroad and revive the economy.

Quote: “This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness.”

Ted Cruz

Governor of Ohio

Electing more than a candidate

by Tim Mikulski @t_mikulski

As the Illinois primary draws closer, the loud coverage of the candidate selection swells to a roar of speculation, hope and fearmongering about who our choice will be for the next four years. In the midst of the elections, voters forget that they are deciding the future of each party as well as the face of our country.

This year’s primaries are as significant for both parties as any election in the past 40 years. There were incumbents seeking re-election in 2012, 2004, 1996 and 1984; in 2000, 1988, and 1980 at least one party had a clear nominee in a promotion-seeking vice president or early landslide primary victor. 2008 had a similar field to the present, but even then the differences between candidates is almost nothing like this year’s social media heavy, super PAC fueled, volatile and extreme campaigns.

This year, party officials have even less control in selecting their nominee. Nothing exemplifies this better than the current Republican standings: leader Donald Trump repeatedly makes statements that would end a campaign in any other year, and far-right runner-up Ted Cruz is despised by his fellow senators, both Democrat and Republican. Even the moderate candidates the party officials would prefer in a competition with the Democrats are fragmented, with John Kasich’s unexpected New Hampshire second place and Marco Rubio’s fall from his Iowa success demonstrating just how big and unwieldy the Republican Party has become.

The Democrat field is far less cluttered, but it still represents a significant turning point for the future of the party. Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders seeks the Democratic nomination against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The two candidates represent the internal division of the Democratic Party: an older moderate group who wants Clinton’s slow and safe pace of change, and a young, radical and rapidly growing group who follow Sanders’s self-proclaimed socialist idealism.

The arguments against Sanders are remarkably similar to those against Trump and Cruz: though popular, all three are criticized for a lack of foreign policy experience, excessive ambitions and being “unelectable” in a competition against the other party. Still, the polls and results defy the critics. Trump and Cruz continue drawing support as they fight for the lead, and Sanders has defied initial result projections with a “virtual tie” with Clinton in Iowa and a strong victory in New Hampshire.

This election, candidates are not appealing to donors and fellow lawmakers.

They are appealing directly to the voters, using both extreme proposals and vigorous media campaigning to make sure not only popular votes but the media’s spotlight is on them. The most coverage is always split between the leader and the most controversial; this year, candidates are putting forward more effort than ever to leverage both of those in their favor.

In the upcoming primaries, voters will do far more than elect a candidate. The parties now have to select someone to be the face of not just their party, but what the party stands for in a time of splintered political factions and intense scrutiny.

With your vote in this primary, you are going to shape America’s future just as much as in the election itself.

Praised for: His tax plans and his executive experience.

Criticized for: His welfare reform and his

less-than-conservative stances on some issues.

Goals: Fiscal reform and increasing national security strength.

Quote: “We’ve got to unite our country again, because we’re stronger when we are united and we are weaker when we are divided.”

Donald Trump Businessman

Praised for: Willingness to say whatever he wants,

regardless of what others think. He is also praised for being an outsider.

Criticized for: His policies on free trade and taxes; Democrats criticize him for his social and foreign policy stances.

Goals: To “Make America Great Again” by promoting what he calls essential American values.

Quote: “We need strength, we need energy, we need quickness and we need brain in this country to turn it around.”

Texas Senator

Praised for: Promising to bring substan-

tial conservative changes to Washington, such as many Tea Party policies.

Criticized for: His abrasive personality and polarizing remarks.

Goals: To limit federal government, cut taxes and help economic growth.

Quote: “Millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution.”

Ben Carson Neurosurgeon

Praised for: Supporting education and health care reform.

Criticized for: His free market health care

plan and his relative inexperience.

Goals: To reform Washington by bringing in non-politicians to fight the political system.

Quote: “I’m not a politician. I don’t want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what’s right.”

Republicans compiled by Philip Smith

NETFLIX

Founder’s fee

Netflix founder Reed Hastings was inspired to start the service after a $40 Blockbuster late fee for “Apollo 13.”

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Are you still reading?

As Netflix’s unprecedented growth continues and the service’s competition with network television intensifies, it has become an integral part of American media. Beyond old episodes of network TV staples, Netflix’s influence is reaching out to journalistic exposé films and offering viewers a new perspective on issues they may not have been exposed to before.

compiled by Lucy Schaefer

Mystery movies

Employees of Netflix’s mail DVD service are sworn to secrecy on the locations of DVD warehouses.

Changing how we learn

by Sheridan Spiess @sheridanspiess Not only is Netflix a form of entertainment, tion to viewers. These filmmakers often do this but it has also provided information on serious through creating a central character for their problems our society faces. Netflix provides documentaries. This makes the documentary this through documentaries like “Blackfish,” more memorable for the viewer.

“Living on One Dollar” and “Super Size Me.” Netflix is a place to find information that has These films are examples of one of the inno- been digitalized. The effect of information bevative ways information has been delivered ing displayed digitally is apparent through many to consumers digitally. These documentaries documentaries. For example, one of the docuhave begun to beat print issues on the same mentary offerings on Netflix is “Super Size Me.” topics and have shown that most information The release of this documentary had an incredis becoming digitalized. ible impact, despite the fact that many articles With the digitalization of information, focused on the same subject had already been there has been a decline of people buying written. The documentary “Super Size Me” crenewspapers. Print articles have been dimin- ated a nutritional debate that would change the ishing. Most newspapers offer both a print and country. Just six weeks after it was released, Mconline edition of their newspapers, but some Donalds eliminated all Super Size menu items. have lost readers from print, so they are forced Another documentary offered on Netflix, to only provide news online. Many of these are “Blackfish,” focuses on the effect of putting killer college newspapers. Although print is still an whales in captivity. “Blackfish” created awareoption for many newspapers, most have adopt- ness of how the mistreatment of animals can ed the idea of “web-first.” dangerously affect both the animals and humans The majority of websites have stayed con- involved. After the release of this documentary, sistent with the amount of material posted on- the attendance of Sea World dropped immenseline, but some have discontinued sections of ly due to the mistreatment of killer whales as the paper, reduced the size of the paper and captured by the documentary. These are only eliminated editions of the paper that attract two examples of how documentaries can change fewer readers. the views and beliefs of people drastically.

Documentaries have also played into the Digitalization of information offers a new cause of this decline. Filmmakers provide an way for people to read or view information that entertaining way to present the same informa- has become more effective than print articles.

Parks and Recreation: This light-hearted comedy, located in Pawnee, Indiana, focuses in on a local government working to improve their town. The devoted Leslie Knope works tirelessly while surrounded by her much less dedicated co-workers.

Grey’s Anatomy: Intern Meredith Grey experiences the rigorous process of becoming a resident at a world renowned hospital in Seattle. Filled with intense surgical scenes and medical catastrophes, this show highlights both the serious and social sides of the hospital over the course of 12 seasons.

Blackfish: Tilikum, an orca whale raised in captivity, has taken the lives of three Sea World employees. This documentary highlights the obvious problems surrounding the cruelty of animal confinement and its consequences.

Living on One Dollar: Four friends choose to take on the life of extreme poverty in the slums of Guatemala, filming it as a documentary. The twist, however, is that they only spend one dollar per day for eight whole weeks.

Breaking Bad: Walter White, a seemingly innocent chemistry teacher, becomes terminally ill with cancer. In order to provide for his family, he resorts to dealing meth with a past student and must adapt to living the dangerous life of a criminal.

Making a Murderer: After 18 years in prison, Steven Avery was released when DNA proved him innocent, only to be charged with murder shortly after. This documentary delves into the scandalous trials of Avery and reveals the misconduct of the officials surrounding his case.

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Medical miracle

Jack Andraka developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer all before his 16th birthday.

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Brave Boyle

by Hallie Coleman @hallie_coleman

As Ann Boyle ‘17 reluctantly takes the stage to tryout for reality TV singing competition, “The Voice,” she reminisces over the 1,000 retweets that brought her to the audition. On Nov. 2, 2015, Boyle’s good friend Mary Brenner ‘17 tweeted out Boyle’s agreement to tryout for the voice if Brenner received 1,000 retweets.

“I would not have done it if Mary hadn’t posted it on Twitter,” Boyle said. “It never even crossed my mind.”

According to Brenner, neither of them expected to get the 1,000 retweets. In addition, Brenner was unsure Ann would follow through with the agreement.

“I definitely did not think I could get 1,000 retweets,” Brenner said. “But, I knew that I would not give up trying because I knew Ann did not expect me to or else she would not have said yes.”

During the auditions on Feb. 6. singers were divided into groups of 10.

“I was really nervous,” Boyle said. “The people in the room we auditioned [in] were a lot older than me. I thought they would all be way better than me. They were so good.”

Ann has been taking voice lessons since she was 5 years old.

She also participates in choir and Madrigals at LT. “I wanted Ann to tryout for ‘The Voice’ because I know she is an amazing singer and I think everyone should get the opportunity to hear her voice,” Brenner said. “Not many people are gifted with such a special talent.

The first stage of the audition took place on Feb. 6. at Navy Pier.

Ann then advanced to the next round which took place on Feb. 10.

After this round, she was cut from the competition.

“I’m glad I did it. It was a really good experience,” Boyle said.

LT students around the world With second semester beginning, students at LT are travelng all over the globe to pursue their various interests and talents.

Read all about these students and what exactly they plan to do with their travels.

Dancing Dutler

by Abby King @abigailann_01

Hannah Dutler ‘16 stood on the side stage, surrounded by her competitors, shaking in anticipation. A silence blanketed the room as a lone voice boomed over the speakers announcing the place and card number of each Irish dancer in descending order at the 2015 North American Irish Dancing Championships. The silence thickened just before the top, world championship qualifying 50 were called. Once they reached the number “43,” Dutler’s card number was read aloud.

“In that moment, I knew all my work was worth it,” Dutler said.

“Waking up at 4:30 that morning to compete and all of the hours I had put in was worth it for being 43rd in the nation. I was so relieved and excited. Two years ago, I had missed the cut-off by five spots, so I made it my mission to be invited to the Qualifiers the summer after that, and I did. Now my goal is making it to Worlds this year.”

However, several weeks ago Dutler was at a competition that took a turn for the worse. Dutler was coming down from one of her jumps and landed awkwardly on another dancer’s foot. She continued dancing then hobbled off the stage to ice it before completing her second dance.

“It turned out I had bruised a non weight-baring bone in my ankle,” Dutler said. “I am very lucky that I did not fracture anything, but I am going to Scotland Feb. 20, so I have been extremely cautious.

Not only is Dutler one of the top Irish dancers in the nation, but she is also a varsity cross-country and track & field runner, as well as third in her class at LT and has taken 10 AP classes over the past 4 years.

“The most impressive thing to me is how she balances a heavy accademic work load along with running and all the extracurricular activities,” Dutler’s father, Mark Dutler said. “She also has taken on leadership roles in cross country, and I think she did an amazing job.”

Hannah competed in Scotland last weekend and was 25th, four places behind the cut off for qualifying for the World Championships.

In 2014, three Norwegians broke a world record by visiting 19 countries in 24 hours.

Hopeful Hannigan

by Juliana Halpin @jhalps315

Billy Hannigan ‘17 is spending the rest of his second semester studying abroad in General Pico, Argentina. After his departure on Feb. 18, Hannigan will spend the next five months abroad, returning on July 14.

“I’m most excited about the change of culture,” Hannigan said.

“Seeing how other people live and what they value is interesting to me. I’m curious to find out if it’s different from what we value.”

While in Argentina, Hannigan will stay with a host family consisting of a mom, dad and two brothers. Hannigan will do everything his host family does, from attending the same private school to participating in family events.

“I think [the language barrier] will be a problem at first,” Hannigan said. “But, hopefully, I’ll pick up my Spanish and they’ll pick up some English so we can communicate in two tongues.”

Hannigan was inspired to study abroad after seeing all of the foreign exchange students here at LT in the beginning of the year.

He then went online to American Field Service USA. AFS-USA is a program that has sent over 1,000 students abroad and has brought over 2,300 foreign exhange students to the U.S through volunteers and scholarships. Certain requirements, including age and availability for the dates of the trip, had to be met in order to go. Since the program is not through LT, Hannigan will be the only LT student studying abroad at his new school.

“I’m very glad [Hannigan] is taking this opportunity,” Hannigan’s mother Lisa Hannigan said. “I hope it encourages more LT students to take advantage of [outside] opportunities that are avaliable.”

Swift Sullivan

by Bailey Blum @ultimatebailey

When a Frisbee accidentally struck 8-year-old Mary Sullivan ‘16 in the face, it wasn’t just the Frisbee that was hitting her. It was reality.

“I distinctly remember the first time I threw a Frisbee,” Sullivan said.

“I was tossing it around in the backyard with my dad, and an errant pass hit me right in the lip. Nevertheless, I was hooked.”

Since that day, Sullivan’s experience and focus on ultimate frisbee has skyrocketed. From playing pickup games with the local Western Springs Ultimate Club, to winning the Central Division Regional Championship with her club team, Neuqua Valley Ultimate Frisbee Club, her depth and level of play is nothing short of extraordinary.

“Her growth has been exponential,” father Brian Sullivan said. “I don’t remember exactly when, but at some point it, just took off. From the time she first picked up a disc to the time she first stepped on the field her sophomore year at the Chicago Invite, the growth has been enormous.”

From Jan. 29-31, Sullivan tried out for the Under-20 Junior Worlds USA Ultimate Women’s National Team in Seattle, Wash. She was one of 100 applicants accepted to try out for the team from more than 400 total that applied. Come March, around 20-25 will be invited to join the team on a spectacular journey across the world to Wroclaw, Poland, where Sullivan has the potential to represent Team USA alongside her teammates in the Junior World Championship for ultimate frisbee.

Regardless of the outcome of her tryout, Sullivan emphasized that the experience alone was worth magnitudes to her and her development as a player, and was overwhelmingly grateful for the opportunity.

“The atmosphere there was very lively, with a lot of buzzing energy,” Sullivan said. “Everyone was just in awe of the opportunity this whole thing presented to us. To be able to play with some of the best athletes in the nation in your sport, that’s really something incredible.”

A Flea in Her Ear

LT Theatre Board will present “A Flea in Her Ear”- a new version of George Feydeau’s farce. Performances are on March 10, 11, 12 at 7 p.m in the North Campus Reber Center. Tickets will be sold before the show and will be $10 for adults and $5 for children.

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U Build Pizza Workshop surpasses expectations Local pizzeria pairs endless variety with exceptional flavor, health conscious ingredients

First we tried The BBQ ($8.25) which consisted of mesquite BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese and grilled chicken.

The flavors of the toppings blended miraculously, and the freshly fired crust added a rustic flavor that paired perfectly with the

by Lauren Hucko smokiness of the mesquite BBQ sauce. @laurenhucko Next, we tasted The Alfredo ($8.25): a pizza creation that Upon entering U Build Pizza Workshop located at 18W046 22nd replaces tomato sauce with Alfredo sauce and is topped with mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, grilled chicken, bacon and St. in Oakbrook Terrace, I was immediately met by the aroma of spinach. The chicken and bacon liberally topped on the pizza fresh pizza being cooked in the in-restaurant wood stone oven. In invited a savory flavor that would addition to walls specifically adorned attract any meat lover, and the with pizza-building utensils and ample combination of cheeses resulted in open seating, the restaurant included a the perfect amount of cheesiness to full Trugurt frozen yogurt bar. balance the other strong flavors of As I approached the counter to this dish. order, I noticed that U Build Pizza Our dining experience concludWorkshop’s menu was twofold: a mix ed with a Nutella Pizza ($5.99). of preconfigured pizza, pasta and salad This “pizza” included the same options along with over 80 different wood-fired crust as the other ingredients available for customers to pizzas we tried except, instead customize their own creations. of savory toppings, it was topped U Build Pizza Workshop deviates with Nutella, strawberries and from your standard pizza joint due to whipped cream. Although the its breadth of healthy options. Immecombination of Nutella, strawdiately behind the counter lies a large berries, and whipped cream is incubator home to a variety of herbs typically delectable in any context, used by the restaurant once they are this dessert fell short of my expecfully grown. Additionally, U Build tations. It was impossible to eat as Pizza Workshop advertises ingredients U Build Pizza Workshop’s Alfredo pizza. (Lauren Hucko/LION) the whipped cream slid off of the such as non-GMO chicken, gluten-free warm Nutella multiple times, and pizza dough and organic produce. the flavor of the pizza crust dominated the rest of the toppings.

Shortly after ordering, our pizzas were ready. We went with Bottom Line: U Build Pizza Workshop is the ideal location two of the preconfigured ones in order to avoid potential poor pizza for any pizza lover. The customization element paired with the topping judgement. Although the pizzas were classified as personal pizzas, they were sliced into six slices and large enough to be shared excellence of the preconfigured suggestions makes this restaurant a unique, family friendly oasis even for health conscious patrons. between two people.

Feb. 18- March 19Louder Than A Bomb youth poetry Festival, Chicago’s Auditorium Theater.

March 1- 13- Orchid Show, Chicago Botanic Garden, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

March 5- Shopping Cart Race, Wicker Park, 12:30 p.m.

March 13- South Side Irish parade, starts on Western Ave., noon.

March 18- Magic & Mystery with Mat LaVore, Chicago City Center, 8 p.m.

March 26- Chicago Quarter Marathon and Easter Egg Hop, Soldier Field, 9:15 a.m.

March 27- Easter Egg Brunch in the garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 a.m.

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Little Creperie illuminates suburbs Sweet, savory crepes provide choice with unique style

I tried the “Strawberry Suzzette” ($8) crepe which was filled with homemade glazed strawberries, their secret filling, and it was topped with whipped cream,

by MelRose Buckler strawberries and a cookie straw with a dusting of @amrbucks608 powdered sugar. It was absolutely amazing. The fillWhen I heard that a new crepe restaurant opened ing oozed out of the perfectly thin crepe and melted 15 minutes away from my house, I was ecstatic. I am a in my mouth. The strawberries were soft and sweet, huge crepe fan, so to have a creperie so close to home yet not overly sweet. It was the perfect combination. was fantastic. Luckily, My friend orI have found my new dered the “Nutella favorite crepe place, Little Fella” ($7) crepe, Creperie, located at 102 S. which was filled Prospect Ave., Clarendon with Nutella, Hills. crushed cookies and The bright, vibrant bananas. I already blue colors invite you knew that Nutella in when you first walk and bananas togeththrough the door and the er are perfect, but delecious smell of crepes the added touch of overwhelms you. Althe crushed cookies though the restaurant is a elevated the crepe bit cozy, with only a few to an extreme level bar-top tables, it added of awesomeness. a nice, quaint charm to We also ordered the place. The menu is the “Razzle Dazzle” Little Creperie’s “Strawberry Suzzette” crepe served on the woodwritten on a chalkboard, ($8) crepe. It was en paddle. (Melrose Buckler/LION) and several European or filled with Ghirarfood-related items line shelves throughout the restaurant. delli chocolate chips, raspberries, their homemade Little Creperie has a homey charm that really enhanced secret filling and topped with drizzled chocolate. my experience.

Once again, this crepe impressed me. The sweet Little Creperie has 23 pre-made sweet and savory raspberry mixed with melted chocolate chips was a options, as well as an endless amount of possibilities with perfect combo. The complementary flavors exploded a “make-your-own” crepe option. All crepes range from in my mouth and left me wanting more. Although we $5 to $9, and the make-your-own crepes start at $5 with didn’t try any of the savory crepes, the people at the each topping costing either $0.75 to $1. The crepes were table next to us had a savory crepe and had nothing very reasonably priced, considering each one of them was but positive things to say about it. a full and filling meal. You can stay inside and eat your Bottom Line: Little Creperie impressed me in evfreshly-made crepe, take it to go or when the weathery and any aspect that they could. With reasonable er allows it, enjoy it on patio tables in the front of the prices, delicious crepes and a charming and quaint resturant. atmosphere, it’s definitely worth the trip.

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Album Review: ‘The Life of Pablo’

by Garrett Ariana @garrettariana3

/out of five Paws No, this is not a gospel album. No, this album is not titled “So Help Me God,” “SWISH” or “Waves.” No, this is not the album of the life. In Garrett Ariana fact, I believe the only relevant tweet to all of America from Kanye West’s Twitter is the fact, not opinion, that he IS an artist. Put your prejudices aside, your preconceptions in the trash and your headphones in your ears. It doesn’t matter if you’re Mark Twain or Mark Zuckerberg, anyone who listens to “The Life of Pablo” (TLOP) and concentrates on the lyrical genius put on by Kanye West will be nothing less than speechless.

Frank Ocean. Chance the Rapper.

Kid Cudi. Rihanna. André 3000. Kendrick Lamar. And that’s not even a third.

One of the best parts about “TLOP” is something that almost nobody else in the music industry could do. Kanye, with his elaborate string of connections and roots, was able to assemble an absolutely dreamlike and unimaginable cast to be featured in these already stellar songs.

In his first album since “Yeezus” in 2013, Kanye scaled down the aggressive undertones that received harsh criticism years ago. He has totally transformed the image of his music while retaining the more electronic and laid back feel of songs like “Bound 2” showed in “Yeezus.” At the same time, “TLOP” retains intensity and power in “Highlights,” “Facts,” “Famous” and “Freestyle 4.”

Whether it’s about society’s problem with violence or his personal issues of people trying to take advantage of him, Kanye’s references to a modern-day Mary and Joseph in a club and his beginnings as a rapper on the South Side of Chicago bring up things bigger than himself.

Chance, a fellow Chicagoan, is, simply put, brilliant in “Ultralight Beam.” This opening song which opens with a small child preaching, yelling out to a higher power, begging to exchange the doubters with the lord comes later to be accompanied by a church choir angelically reiterating Kanye in a tender and divine, to say the least, tone which sets the stage for listeners. Preaching to God? Preaching to Kanye? Preaching to greatness? Regardless, it stands as a universal baptism of both Kanye and his listeners as “TLOP” starts and positions itself as a true God dream: something so surreal to even the Christian God which Kanye centers a lot of his work around that even God himself cannot believe it and is stuck on this ultralight beam that Kanye looks up to.

The thing people have to understand is that “TLOP” is NOT “Graduation” or “Late Registration” or “College Dropout.”

If you’re looking for that, take a listen to “I Love Kanye” and the thoughts that have run through thousands of fans protesting that they “hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye” and that they “miss the sweet Kanye, chop up the beats Kanye” will be satirically laughed at from the always uncaring musical mastermind.

Bottom Line: The first time through, “TLOP” might not overwhelm you, but if you give it the time, attention and focus that it deserves, just about anyone will love this album like Kanye loves Kanye.

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