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ver  Presidents’  Day  week-­â€? end,  twenty-­â€?three  Blake  juniors  and  seniors  headed  to  Washington,  D.C.  for  the  50th  North  American  Invitational  Model  United  Nations  confer-­â€? ence,  hosted  by  Georgetown  University. Â? ‘—” Ď?‹”•– Â†ÂƒÂ›ÇĄ ™‡ †‡…‹†‡† to  explore  the  Capitol  building.  We  were  fortunate  enough  to  get  the  opportunity  to  visit  the  Sen-­â€? ate  chamber.  After  handing  in  all  our  electronics,  taking  off  our  jackets,  and  walking  through  a  Â?‡–ƒŽ †‡–‡…–‘”ǥ ™‡ Ď?‹Â?ƒŽŽ› ‡Â?-­â€? tered  the  Senate’s  viewing  gal-­â€? lery.  Little  did  we  know  that  we  were  about  to  witness  a  historic  Senate  vote.      They  were  considering  Presi-­â€? dent  Obama’s  nominee  to  head  the  Pentagon,  Chuck  Hagel  (R-­â€? NE),  a  former  Republican  Sena-­â€? tor  from  Nebraska.  When  we  walked  in  at  about  3:00  PM,  Senator  John  McCain  was  speak-­â€? ing  to  a  nearly  empty  room.  The  Ď?‹”•– ÂˆÂ‘Â”Â–Â›ÇŚĎ?‹˜‡ Â?‹Â?—–‡• ™‡”‡ fairly  uneventful.  We  learned  Â–Šƒ– –Š‡ ˜‘–‹Â?‰ –‘ †‡”ƒ‹Ž ƒ Ď?‹Ž‹„—•-­â€? ter  would  start  at  4:00.      Slowly  but  surely,  the  sena-­â€?

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tors  began  to  arrive.  We  were  excited  to  watch  as  Al  Franken  â€˜69,  one  of  Minnesota’s  senators  and  a  Blake  alum,  strolled  in  and  Ď?‹ŽŽ‡† –Š‡ ”‘‘Â? ™‹–Š Š‹• „‘‘Â?‹Â?‰ laughter.  We  were  informed  by   U.S.  Senate  security  that  Franken  is  by  far  the  loudest  senator!    We  were  surprised  by  how  informal  the  voting  procedure  seemed.  As  their  names  were  called,  the  Senators  simply Â

Ď?Žƒ•Š‡† ƒ –Š—Â?„• —’ ‘” •Š‘‘Â? their  head  to  indicate  their  â€œyesâ€?  or  â€œnoâ€?  vote.      After  what  turned  out  to  be  almost  an  hour  of  voting,  the  chair  announced  that  the  vote  had  failed.  Needing  sixty  votes  to  limit  debate  on  the  nominee,  Â–Š‡ Ď?‹Â?ƒŽ ˜‘–‡ …‘—Â?– ‡Â?†‡† —’ „‡-­â€? ing  58  â€œfor,â€?  40  â€œopposedâ€?  and  1  â€œpresent.â€?      The  Senators  agreed  to  recon-­â€?

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ole  Norgaarden  â€˜13  recently  traveled  to  Washington  D.C.  to  urge  President  Obama  to  take  action  on  environmental  issues  at  the  Forward  on  Climate  Rally.  Norgaarden  traveled  by  bus  with  Youth  Environmental  Activists  of  Minnesota  to  participate  in  this  rally  to  speak  out  against  the  Keystone  XL  Oil  pipeline.      On  February  17,  Norgaarden  and  thousands  of  other  activ-­â€? ists  gathered  at  the  Washington  monument  to  begin  the  rally.  There  were  a  variety  of  speak-­â€? ers  at  the  monument;  the  group  then  continued  to  march  to-­â€? wards  the  White  House.  .  . Continued  on  STUDENT  LIFE  p.  3

vene  in  exactly  one  week  on  the  issue.      Sure  enough,  this  past  Tues-­â€? †ƒ› –Š‡ ‡Â?ƒ–‡ ‡Â?†‡† –Š‡ Ď?‹Ž‹-­â€? „—•–‡” ƒÂ?† …‘Â?Ď?‹”Â?‡† ƒ‰‡Ž ĥ secretary  of  defense  in  a  58-­â€?to-­â€? 41  vote,  the  narrowest  margin  for  any  defense  secretary  in  his-­â€? tory,  according  to  The  New  York  Times.

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T The Blake School 511 Kenwood Pkwy. Minneapolis, MN Issue VI February 28, 2013 Co-Editors-In-Chief: Nolan Lindquist, Jonah Sandy Managing Editor: Sullivan Whitely

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The Justice League discusses plans for this year’s Take Back the Night event at a lunch meeting. The group has spearheaded plans for the anti-sexual violence event, which will return to Blake this April after a one-year hiatus.

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Gender differences enliven classes Anastacia Markoe ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU iology  labs,  open  discussions  in  English  classes,  World  Cul-­â€? tures  simulations:  do  boys  and  girls  experience  these  things  in  the  same  way?  We’ve  all  heard  the  cliches;  that  girls  talk  more  in  English,  that  boys  are  better  at  math,  and  that  more  young  men  will  attend  medical  school  while  their  female  counterparts  are  more  likely  to  pursue  the  hu-­â€? manities.  The  question  that  re-­â€? mains,  though,  is  whether  these  cliches  are  just  that,  cliches,  or  whether  there  is  an  actual  neu-­â€? rological  difference  between  the  brains  of  males  and  females  that  could  account  for  this  diver-­â€? ‰‡Â?…‡ ‘ˆ ƒˆĎ?‹Â?‹–‹‡•Ǎ      In  a  recent  seminar  called  Pink  Brain/Blue  Brain,  The  Blake  School  faculty  were  given  a  chance  to  explore  what  is  myth  and  what  is  fact  in  matters  of  the  mind,  and  how  these  physical  differences  manifest  themselves  within  the  classroom  versus  the  way  in  which  societal  norms  af-­â€?

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fect  their  students’  behaviors.      To  be  perfectly  candid,  I  Ď?‹– –Š‡ •–‡”‡‘–›’‡ ‘ˆ ƒ ˆ‡Â?ƒŽ‡ student;  math  and  science  are  engaging  classes,  but  I  would  never  pursue  them  outside  of  school.  English,  on  the  other  hand,  well,  just  hand  me  a  book  and  I  will  be  happy  for  days.  What  must  be  explored,  though,  is  whether  I  am  a  in-­â€? dicative  of  my  entire  gender  in  this  matter,  or  whether  it  is  decided  on  a  person  to  per-­â€? son  basis.  As  Maggie  Warner  â€˜16  said,  â€œI  feel  more  com-­â€? fortable  in  English,  but  that’s  just  because  I  enjoy  the  class  more!  And  I  don’t  think  it’s  true  about  boys  being  bet-­â€? ter  at  math  and  science,  and  girls  being  better  at  English!  I  know  lots  of  girls  who  are  way  better  at  math.â€?  Or,  in  the  words  of  John  Miller  â€˜16,  â€œI  am  more  comfortable  in  math  and  science-­â€?I  like  the  subjects  better,  they’re  more  interest-­â€?

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ing  to  me.â€?         The  ironic  thing  is  that  both  of  these  individuals  reinforced  the  stereotype,  while  simultaneously  deny-­â€? ing  its  validity.  So  if  such  cli-­â€? ches  don’t  exist  in  the  minds  of  individuals,  where  do  they  come  from?  Also,  how  would  one  classify  them  as  true  or  false  when  our  own  students  Â–Š‡Â?•‡Ž˜‡• ‰‹˜‡ …‘Â?Ď?Ž‹…–‹Â?‰ evidence?            Kevin  Ahn  â€˜16  raised  an  intriguing  point  when  he  said,  â€œIt  seems  that  guys  tend  to  talk  more  in  classes,  and  ÂƒÂ”‡ ‰‡Â?‡”ƒŽŽ› Â?‘”‡ …‘Â?Ď?‹†‡Â?–ǥ I  think.â€?   Is  it  this  assuredness  that  helps  in  topics  like  math,  in  which  there  is  a  set  answer,  while  girls  are  drawn  to  sub-­â€? ects  like  literature  that  are  generally  open  for  personal  interpretation?   In  any  case,  the  cacophony  of  voices  in  a  co-­â€?ed  classroom  alway  en-­â€? sures  an  enlightening  hour.

Norgaarden  â€˜13  marches  for  change  (continued  from  front) Maddy Norgard ‡ -U 2SLQLRQV (GLWRU   Norgaarden  noted  that  while  Canada  to  the  Gulf  Coast  and  is  the  rally  didn’t  reach  as  many  expected  to  have  disastorous  new  citizens  or  receive  as  much  effects  on  the  environment,  is  media  attention  as  he  had  largely  reliant  upon  Obama.  Ac-­â€? hoped,  it  was  still  incredibly  cording  to  Norgaarden,  Obama  powerful  to  get  together  with  has  tried  to  push  the  decision  such  a  large  group  of  people  off  before,  but  will  have  to  make  who  all  wanted  to  achieve  the  a  decision  soon. same  goals.       Many  environmentalists       â€œLegislators  need  to  know  fear  that  with  the  large  amount  that  any  decision  they  make  of  other  decisions  Obama  has  about  the  environment  effects  to  make,  he  will  choose  not  every  other  decision  they  will  to  take  action  on  preventing  make,â€?  says  Norgaarden  on  the  the  creation  of  pipeline.  The  importance  of  pressing  legisla-­â€? rally  was  intended  to  pressure  tors  on  environmental  issues. Obama  and  make  him  realize       The  construction  of  the  that  the  environment  is  just  as  Keystone  XL  Oil  pipeline,  which  important  as  other  issues  on  the  would  span  2,000  miles  from  president’s  plate.

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Molly Apple ‡ ,Q 'HSWK (GLWRU [are]  constantly  wearing  leg-­â€? gings. Q:  One  thing  you  wouldn’t  be  caught  dead  wearing? A:  Something  pink—I  don’t  like  the  color  pink

Q:Describe  your  style: A:  I  would  say  the  style  I  like  is  â€œIndie.â€? Â

Q:  Whom  do  you  dress  to  im-­â€? press? A:  Myself,  I  really  don’t  dress  to  impress  anyone  else.

Q:  One  thing  you’re  sick  of  see-­â€? ing  this  time  of  year? A:  I  guess  something  that’s  kind  of  annoying  is  leggings,  people Â

Q:  What’s  the  last  thing  you  bought? A:The  last  thing  I  bought  was  a  crop  top  from  Forever  21.

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toothed  grin  with  widened  eyes  and  raised  eyebrows  leaving  them  expecting  to  hear,  â€œhey  kids,  get  in  the  van,  I  have  candy  for  you.â€?

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body  loves  a  compliment  even  if  it’s  just  about  the  color  of  their  eyes. Don’t: tell  them  what  you’d  change  about  them

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your  attention  is  on  them,  not  checking  your Phone  or  avoiding  eye  contact Don’t: stare  at  them  with-­â€? out  blinking

Do:  take  charge-­â€?make  it  clear  that  you’re  interested Don’t:  be  too  aggressive  and  show  up  to  their  house  in  the  middle  of  the  night,  jump  in  their  window,  and  wait  for  them  in  their  bed.

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hen  the  science  wing  and  library  are  renovated  this  spring,  that  entire  area  of  the  school  will  be  out  of  commis-­â€? sion.  The  doors  will  be  locked,  Christian  Prouty  said,  and  sci-­â€? ence  classes  will  have  to  move  to  English  and  social  studies  rooms.       When  asked  what  would  hap-­â€? pen  to  his  classes,  Jeff  Trinh  seemed  unsure  of  where  exactly  they  would  go.  â€œThey’re  gonna  put  me  somewhere  upstairs,â€?  he  said  evenly,  â€œthere’s  a  couple  free  spots  like  the  NAR  and  the  Cherne.â€?       Prouty  said  that  classes  will  continue  to  do  labs  (even  chem  labs)  in  new  spaces,  though  he  says  the  science  teachers  have  â€œtried  to  align  [their]  curriculum  in  such  a  way  so  that  the  most  onerously  toxic  materials  all  fall  within  the  course  of  third  term  and  before  so  that  you’re  limit-­â€? ing  the  exposure  of  the  rest  of  the  building  to  things  that  are  either  super  poisonous  or  super  smelly.â€? Â

     Despite  the  hassle,  Prouty  said  teachers  from  other  depart-­â€? ments  are  not  bitter  about  hav-­â€? ing  to  share  their  classrooms.  In  the  1990s,  part  of  the  build-­â€? ing  was  condemned  because  the  foundation  was  unstable.  Students  had  to  eat  sandwiches  and  microwaved  meals  for  lunch  for  months.  In  light  of  that,  this  renovation  seems  like  a  very  beatable  inconvenience  to  most  of  the  faculty.       Students  aren’t  too  worried,  either.  Paul  Morris  â€˜14  said  that  while  he’d  miss  â€œthe  atmo-­â€? sphere  of  the  science  wing,â€?  he  thinks  that  as  long  as  â€œteachers  prepare  their  notes,  everything  Â™Â‹ÂŽÂŽ „‡ Ď?‹Â?‡Ǥdz Â? –Š‡ —’•‹†‡ǥ •…‹-­â€? ence  faculty  will  return  to  vastly  improved  classrooms.            The  renovation  will  link  the  science  classrooms  and  the  me-­â€? dia  center  directly  to  make  col-­â€? laboration  and  research  easier,  and  as  Jen  Vance  said,  there  will  be  less  of  a  distinction  between  lab  and  lecture  space,  though  dedicated  physics  and  chemis-­â€? try  lab  space  will  still  exist.

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on’t  ever  let  anyone  tell  you  that  patience  is  a  virtue.  Patience  is  largely  over-­â€? rated,â€?  Mia  Farrow  declared  as  she  spoke  in  front  of  500  teen-­â€? age  students  while  talking  about  her  part  in  service.       Farrow,  a  famous  actress,  singer,  and  fashion  model,  em-­â€? braced  her  most  humble  role-­â€? -­â€?humanitarian-­â€?-­â€?as  she  came  to  Minnesota  to  speak  about  the  thrilling  truth  of  We  Day  com-­â€? ing  to  Minnesota.  Born  out  of  a  dream  that  brothers  Craig  and  Marc  Kielburger  had  to  change  the  world,  Free  the  Children  is  an  organization  based  on  the  concept  of  children  helping  chil-­â€? dren.       We  Day,  a  concert  sensation  that  has  swept  across  Canada,  is  a  one-­â€?day,  star-­â€?studded,  view-­â€? ƒŽ–‡”‹Â?‰ Â?‹‰Š– –Šƒ– ‹• Ď?‹Â?ƒŽŽ› …‘Â?-­â€? ing  to  the  US,  starting  in  the  Xcel  Energy  Center  in  October,  right  here  in  Minnesota.  This  concert  features  people  from  the  likes  of  Farrow  herself  all  the  way  to  the  Jonas  Brothers,  all  joined  in  sup-­â€? port  of  service.    Â

     The  catch  about  this  amaz-­â€? ing  concert  is  that  one  can’t  just  get  into  it  with  money.  It  takes  one  local  and  one  global  action  for  a  golden  ticket  to  this  life-­â€? changing  event.  This  procedure  urges  students  to  get  involved  in  service  in  their  community  and  worldwide.  On  choosing  what  local  and  global  actions  to  take,  Mia  Farrow  gives  some  mean-­â€? ingful  advice.       â€œYou  will  see  a  person  or  proj-­â€? ect  that  needs  you,  and  it  will  call  out  to  you.  You  will  feel  it,  if  your  heart  is  open,  if  your  eyes  and  ears  are  open,  you’ll  see  it.  All  the  courage  and  all  the  pow-­â€? er,  imagination,  and  enlighten-­â€? ment  you  need  is  in  you  help-­â€? ing  that  cause.â€?  Farrow  stresses  the  importance  of  a  connection  with  service.       If  you  are  passionate,  much  more  will  get  done  â€œWe  all  need  a  place  to  put  our  shoulders  and  push.â€?  So,  get  out  there  and  ÂŒÂ‘‹Â? ƒ …ƒ—•‡ ™‘”–Š Ď?‹‰Š–‹Â?‰ ˆ‘” so  every  Blake  student  is  in  the  sea  of  20,000  other  empowered  kids.   Â

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vid  Model  UNers  traveled  across  the  country  to  debate  global  issues  with  competing  schools  around  the  nation.  Stu-­â€? dents,  or,  rather,  delegates,  were  woken  up  at  all  hours  of  the  day  to  attend  committee  meetings,  debating  policies  on  Drugs  and  Firearms  and  signing  papers  in  order  to  become  benefactors  of  numerous  resolutions.  Students  from  Blake  traveled  either  to  Chicago  or  Georgetown  to  par-­â€? ticipate  in  this  long-­â€?standing  tradition.   The  students  traveling  to  Chicago  are  new  to  Model  UN  and  this  trip  was  their  opportu-­â€?

nity  to  â€œdip  their  toesâ€?  into  life  as  a  UN  Ambassador.  Zahara  Kathawalla  â€™15  traveled  to  Chi-­â€? cago  with  Model  UN,  and  when  asked  about  the  dedication  that  students  had  to  the  trip,  she  re-­â€? sponded,  â€œPeople  took  it  pretty  seriously,  although  it  depended  on  the  committee,  yet  everyone  was  committed  to  participating  and  creating  resolutions.â€?      The  students  that  traveled  both  to  Chicago  and  Georgetown  represented  India  and  had  to  do  research  previous  to  the  trip  so  that  all  actions  at  the  UN  ses-­â€? sions  were  made  according  to  how  India  would  act. Â

 Georgetown  travel-­â€? ers  are  the  experienced  Model  UNers  and  displayed  their  vast  understanding  of  the  system  in  Washington  D.C.       Margaret  Graham  â€™14  com-­â€? mented  on  the  difference  be-­â€? tween  the  Chicago  and  George-­â€? town  trip  saying,  â€œThe  kids  traveling  on  the  Georgetown  trip  have  more  experience  because  we  all  have  gone  on  the  Chicago  trip  and  it  was  more  interesting  to  be  at  the  Capital  and  visit  mu-­â€? seums.â€?  The  Blake  students  also  got  a  chance  to  step  away  from  Model  UN  for  a  few  hours  to  watch  a  live  Senate  vote. ‘†‡Ž ‹• ƒÂ? ‹Â?Ď?Ž—‡Â?–‹ƒŽ part  of  the  Blake  community,  showing  that  Blake  is  involved  and  informed  on  world  issues.  These  two  trips  help  to  further  student’s  interests  in  political  and  global  issues,  as  well  as  the  betterment  of  the  global  com-­â€? munity.  The  students  on  the  Chi-­â€? cago  and  Georgetown  trips  had  fun  while  at  the  same  time  fur-­â€? thering  their  knowledge  of  the  United  Nations. Â

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slavery,  grant  complete  enfran-­â€? chisement,  and  give  the  people  a  more  direct  role  in  electing  gov-­â€? ‡”Â?Â?‡Â?– ‘ˆĎ?‹…‹ƒŽ•Ǥ ‹Â?‡• Šƒ˜‡ changed,  and  so  must  the  way  we  interpret  the  Constitution.      In  2008,  about  12,000  people  were  killed  by  guns  in  the  United  States.  However,  in  Japan,  where  laws  completely  ban  the  sale  of  guns,  only  11  people  were  killed  by  guns  that  same  year.  Further-­â€? Â?‘”‡ǥ •–ƒ–‹•–‹…• …‘Â?Ď?‹”Â? –Šƒ– the  American  people  own  more  guns  than  any  other  population  in  the  world:  there  are  about  88  guns  per  every  100  Americans.       A  2011  study  by  Harvard  and  UCLA  found  that  among  the  world’s  wealthier  nations,  homi-­â€? cide  rates  were  â€œ6.9  times  high-­â€?

er  [in  the  United  States]  than  rates  in  the  other  high-­â€?income  Â…‘—Â?–”‹‡•ǥ †”‹˜‡Â? „› Ď?‹”‡ƒ”Â? homicide  rates  that  were  19.5  times  higher.  For  15-­â€?year  olds  to  ʹ͜nj›‡ƒ” ‘Ž†•ǥ Ď?‹”‡ƒ”Â? Š‘Â?‹…‹†‡ rates  in  the  United  States  were  42.7  times  higher  than  in  the  other  countries.â€?  Clearly,  there  is  a  strong  correlation  between  gun  ownership  and  gun-­â€?related  deaths.       In  1996,  a  shooting  occurred  at  an  elementary  school  in  the  United  Kingdom  that  left  16  students  years  old  and  their  teacher  dead.  The  government  responded  with  a  ban  on  hand-­â€? guns  and  automatic  weapons,  and  in  order  to  own  a  shotgun  or  Â”‹Ď?Ž‡ǥ ‘Â?‡ Â?—•– ‰‘ –Š”‘—‰Š ‡š–‡Â?-­â€?

sive  paperwork  as  well  as  have  a  advocate  to  convince  the  govern-­â€? ment  that  the  gun  will  be  in  good  hands.  As  a  result,  in  2008  there  were  only  39  gun-­â€?related  deaths  in  the  United  Kingdom;  very  few  compared  to  the  United  States’  12,000  the  same  year.         The  United  Kingdom  Parlia-­â€? ment  put  its  foot  down  against  gun-­â€?related  deaths,  and  is  ex-­â€? periencing  great  improvements  in  public  safety.  So  why  are  the  people  of  the  United  States  so  insistent  against  change?  When  Walker  Bond  â€™15  was  asked  this  question,  he  responded,  â€œBe-­â€? cause  things  such  as  skeet  shoot-­â€? ing  and  hunting  are  enjoyable.â€?       It  is  unreasonable  to  rely  on  the  second  amendment  to  jus-­â€?

tify  the  American  people’s  right  to  private  gun  possession;  when  it  was  written  there  was  not  yet  a  stable  national  military  in  the  United  States,  and  the  system  of  state  militias  was  considered  to  be  more  reliable.       Today,  the  only  grounds  for  private  gun  possession  are  rec-­â€? reational  purposes  and  in  mini-­â€? mal  cases,  self-­â€?defense.  If  the  Federal  Government  completely  banned  guns,  the  American  peo-­â€? ple  would,  admittedly,  be  sac-­â€? ”‹Ď?‹…‹Â?‰ ‘Â?‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” ˆ”‡‡†‘Â?•Ǥ However,  in  this  case,  the  ends  justify  the  means;  if  we  could  limit  the  appalling  number  of  gun-­â€?related  deaths  in  the  Unit-­â€? ed  States  by  a  complete  ban  on  guns,  why  shouldn’t  we? Â

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have  played  football  since  fourth  grade.  This  past  fall  was  my  last  season,  the  glorious  se-­â€? nior  season  of  lore,  and  I  was  not  going  to  miss  my  chance  to  play  an  integral  part  on  the  team.  But  after  a  few  weeks,  I  noticed  the  announcement  in  the  bulletin  about  auditions  for  the  musical  (the  musical  was  in  the  fall  this  year,  as  opposed  to  its  normal  time  in  the  spring).  Drama  was  an  extracurricular  I  had  only  re-­â€? cently  discovered,  but  one  that  I  found  very  exciting.  Not  quite  knowing  what  I  was  getting  my-­â€? self  into,  I  attempted  to  pursue  both  activities.       Part  of  the  reason  I  decided  to  audition  was  the  supposed  existence  of  an  unwritten  rule,  which  states  that  coaches  can-­â€? not  take  away  an  athlete’s  play-­â€? ing  time  if  he  or  she  is  participat-­â€? ing  in  another  Blake  sanctioned  activity  (so  long  as  the  athlete  is  still  prepared  and  â€œdeservesâ€?  their  role).      Despite  my  initial  optimism,  some  problems  immediately  emerged.  Practice  schedules  Â…‘Â?Ď?Ž‹…–‡†Ǥ ††‹–‹‘Â?ÂƒÂŽÂŽÂ›ÇĄ Â?‡‹–Š‡” activity  could  be  â€œmade  up,â€?  since  both  are  team  activities.

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In  addition,  on  the  rare  occa-­â€? sion  that  I  was  able  to  do  both  activities,  I  did  not  start  home-­â€? work  until  very  late,  causing  a  decrease  in  the  quality  of  my  academic  work.      Furthermore,  the  only  sup-­â€? portive  individuals  turned  out  to  be  my  peers.  In  fact,  the  biggest  critics  of  my  schedule  were  the  adults  in  both  activities.  Coach-­â€?

es  and  directors  told  me  I  had  to  choose  if  I  wanted  to  make  an  impact.  Worse  still,  I  discovered  that  no  such  rule  or  understand-­â€? ing  actually  exists,  effectively  invalidating  all  the  time  I  had  spent  on  both  activities.  How-­â€? ever,  narrowing  our  extracur-­â€? ricular  focus  is  directly  opposite  of  what  Blake  normally  tells  us.  As  students,  we  are  encouraged Â

to  pursue  as  many  activities  as  possible.  How  do  we  deal  with  this  contradiction  between  ex-­â€? plicit  and  implicit  policy?      Athletic  director  Nick  Rath-­â€? mann  states,  â€œWe  try  our  darnd-­â€? est  to  work  with  student  ath-­â€? letes.â€?  Rathmann  alluded  to  the  Â†Â‹ÂˆĎ?‹…—Ž–‹‡• ‘ˆ ’ƒ”–‹…‹’ƒ–‹Â?‰ ‹Â? athletics  and  other  activities,  but  also  remarked  that  students Â

sometimes  â€œhave  to  chooseâ€?  on  Â†ÂƒÂ›Â• ™Š‡Â? …‘Â?Ď?Ž‹…– ‹• ‹Â?‡˜‹–ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ He  also  pointed  out  that  â€œthere’s  nothing  in  the  Upper  School  handbook,  but  there’s  something  in  the  middle  school  handbook  that  suggests  not  taking  a  lead-­â€? ing  role  in  a  theater  production  if  the  student  is  also  playing  a  sport.â€?  Above  all,  Rathmann  en-­â€? courages  students  to  talk  with  Â–Š‡‹” …‘ƒ…Š‡• –‘ †‡˜‹•‡ ƒ •’‡…‹Ď?‹… schedule  for  absent  days,  what  team  material  will  be  missed,  and  the  effect  it  will  have  on  playing  time.      While  the  school  will  certainly  continue  to  promote  participat-­â€? ing  in  varied  extracurricular  pur-­â€? suits,  students  should  be  given  a  fair  and  honest  talk  about  the  possible  consequences  of  pursu-­â€? ing  multiple  activities.  Coaches  and  players  should  both  be  held  accountable  to  an  agreement  by  signing  a  document  that  com-­â€? Â?‹–• –Š‡ •–—†‡Â?– –‘ ƒ •’‡…‹Ď?‹… schedule.  I  have  learned  through  experience  that  last  minute  plan-­â€? Â?‹Â?‰ ‹• ƒ •—”‡Ď?‹”‡ ™ƒ› –‘ Â?ƒÂ?‡ everyone  unhappy.  Regardless  of  what  the  administration  de-­â€? cides,  we  should  at  least  be  given  a  straight  message  by  all  of  the  adults  in  the  Blake  community.

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ello,  loyal  readers.  It  has  come  time  once  again  for  Rants  and  Raves!  Yes,  it’s  that  lovely,  bite-­â€?sized  part  of  the  Opinions  section  that’s  perfect  for  when  you  lack  the  mental  stamina  to  read  anything  really  serious  or  intellectu-­â€? ally  stimulating,  which  for  me  is  most  of  the  time.  So,  I  implore  you,  sit  down  and  enjoy  my  unsolicited  opinions.  Maybe  you’ll  even  be  inspired  to  come  up  with  some  rants  and  raves  of  your  own.

RANT:  The  pendulum  area  has  long  been  one  of  my  favorite  study  spots Â

in  the  school,  but  lately  it  hasn’t  been  nearly  as  peaceful  as  I  remember  it.  It  must  act  like  a  giant  echo  chamber,  because  the  squawks  of  everyone  from  the  Â„Žƒ…Â? „‘š –‘ –Š‡ Â?ƒ–Š ™‹Â?‰ ƒ”‡ Â?ƒ‰Â?‹Ď?‹‡† ƒÂ?† ˆ—Â?Â?‡Ž‡† —’ –‘ –Š‡ ‘Â?Â…Â‡ÇŚÂ–Â”ÂƒÂ?“—‹Ž …Šƒ‹”• ƒÂ?† Â–ÂƒÂ„ÂŽÂ‡Â•ÇĄ Â?ƒÂ?‹Â?‰ ‹– †‹ˆĎ?‹…—Ž– –‘ …‘Â?…‡Â?–”ƒ–‡ ‘Â? Š‘Â?‡™‘”Â? ‘” Œ—•– …Š‹ŽŽǤ ‘Â?‡–‹Â?‡• ‡˜‡Â? Ď?‹Â?† Â?›•‡Žˆ ”‡–”‡ƒ–‹Â?‰ –‘ –Š‡ †ƒÂ?Â? ”‡…‡••‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ „ƒÂ?† Ž‘…Â?‡” room  in  search  of  a  little  peace  and  quiet!  The  library  and  lounges  are  already  madhouses.  Let’s  not  make  the  pendulum  one  too  â€“  we  need  to  preserve  at  least  a  few  quiet  places  in  this  school!

RAVE:  The  TV  series  â€œSkinsâ€?  â€“  the  UK  version,  of  course.  I  think  that  be-­â€?

tween  this  and  Downton  Abbey,  it’s  pretty  apparent  that  British  television  is  superior  to  ours.  Don’t  get  me  wrong,  I  love  America,  but  not  even  Gossip  Girl  can  compare  to  this  show.  Simultaneously  absurd,  heart-­â€?wrenching,  and  hilari-­â€? ous,  this  drama  about  a  group  of  teenage  friends  will  draw  you  in  and  win  your  heart  after  one  wild  episode.  If  you  have  a  high  tolerance  for  mature  content  and  adorable  British  accents,  this  is  the  show  for  you  â€“  not  to  mention  that  all  Â‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡’‹•‘†‡• ƒ”‡ ˆ”‡‡ ‘Â? ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǨ

RANT:  Underclassmen  going  off-­â€?campus  when  they’re  not  authorized  to.  I Â

fully  understand  the  powerful  lure  of  Five  Guys,  Chipotle,  or  Noodles.  However,  when  freshmen,  sophomores,  and  juniors  go  off-­â€?campus  without  permission  â€“  even  for  a  few  innocent  donuts  in  the  parking  lot  â€“  it  undermines  their  entire  Â‰Â”ÂƒÂ†Â‡ÇŻÂ• …ŠƒÂ?…‡• ‘ˆ ‰‡––‹Â?‰ ‘ˆĎ?‹…‹ƒŽ Â‘ÂˆÂˆÇŚÂ…ÂƒÂ?’—• ’”‹˜‹Ž‡‰‡•Ǥ ÂˆÂˆÇŚÂ…ÂƒÂ?’—• ‹• Â?‘– ƒ guarantee,  not  even  during  senior  year.  When  a  few  rapscallions  dare  to  break  the  rules,  the  consequences  can  affect  the  whole  grade.  For  now,  please  just  stick  around  for  lunch.  The  time  when  we  can  legally  indulge  our  cravings  for  Five  Guys  will  come  sooner  than  you  think. Â

RAVE:  The  potato  dumpling  soup  that’s  been  served  in  the  cafeteria  lately. Â

I  don’t  know  about  you,  but  it’s  been  putting  me  into  a  cream-­â€?based  coma  of  satisfaction.  It’s  simple,  hearty,  and  perfect  for  a  bitter  winter  day.  Not  to  men-­â€? tion  it  has  potatoes,  and  I  don’t  know  anyone  who  doesn’t  like  potatoes.  So  congratulations,  Taher.  You  really  hit  it  out  of  the  park  on  this  one.  We  still  have  to  address  that  chocolate  milk  issue,  though.

RAVE:  The  Harlem  Shake.  Need  I  say  more?  This  new  dance  craze,  follow-­â€?

ing  in  the  footsteps  of  such  Internet  legends  as  Gangnam  style,  is  so  bizarre  that  it  can  hardly  be  described.  Words  fail  me.  Frenetic  and  fabulous,  it  can  be  done  on  skis,  in  a  sleeping  bag,  in  large  groups,  and  especially  while  wearing  a  helmet.  Still  don’t  get  it?  Google  it  and  you’ll  understand  the  magic.  I  guarantee  you’ll  have  a  good  laugh  and/or  get  your  freak  on.  Don’t  we  all  need  a  little  bit  of  that  in  our  lives? Â

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Gender  neutral  bathrooms  worth  the  discomfort Abby Smith ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU

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magine  two  boys  are  chatting  at  the  sink,  as  a  girl  walks  out  of  a  stall  and  another  one  re-­â€?ap-­â€? plies  her  makeup;  now  imagine  all  of  this  happening  in  one  bath-­â€? room.  This  is  the  fear  of  some,  the  dream  of  many,  and  a  reality  in  places  around  the  world.  This  is  what  gender  neutral  bath-­â€? rooms  would  be  like,  and  they  may  come  to  Blake  in  the  near  future.       The  idea  of  gender  neutral  bathrooms  is  simple.  If  a  person  has  to  pee,  they  are  free  to  walk  into  either  bathroom  regardless  of  biological  sex,  gender  iden-­â€? tity,  or  gender  expression.  â€œWhy  would  this  be  necessary?â€?  some  might  ask,  but  I’m  here  to  pres-­â€? ent  this  idea  from  a  perspective  that  may  just  make  it  a  bit  clear-­â€? er.       One  Blake  student  who  iden-­â€? –‹Ď?‹‡• ĥ ‰‡Â?†‡”“—‡‡” ƒŽŽ‘™‡† me  to  interview  them.  I  will  call  them  by  the  name  they  prefer  to  go  by,  Zeam,  and  use  gender  neu-­â€? tral  pronouns.  As  the  daily  use  of  the  English  language  does  not  have  a  gender  neutral  pronoun  for  people,  zhe  has  to  use  â€œzheâ€?  â€œzher,â€?  and  â€œzhersâ€?  instead  of  â€œhe,â€?  â€œshe,â€?  etc.   Zeam  also  decid-­â€? ed  to  pick  a  new  name,  one  that  is  not  associated  with  either  gen-­â€? der.  â€œI  feel  that  I  have  both  gen-­â€? ders,  or  I’m  neither,â€?  Zeam  said  in  our  interview,  when  asked Â

about  zher  gender  identity.  Zhe  has  had  to  make  some  changes  to  the  way  that  zhe  goes  about  zher  day  as  a  result  of  claiming  Â‰Â‡Â?†‡”“—‡‡”Â?॥ ĥ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” identity.      Zeam  suffers  daily  from  the  need  to  either  pick  the  male  or  female  bathroom  to  go  in.  Zeam  described  the  feeling  as  â€œthough  someone  [had]  to  think  about  blinking...  I  shouldn’t  have  to  worry  about  blinking.â€?      â€œ[A]  basic  premise  [is]  that  ev-­â€? ery  human  being  needs  to  go  to  the  bathroomâ€?  JJ  Kahle  pointed  out  in  an  interview,  â€œAlmost  ev-­â€? ery  option  that  you  have  you  have  to  walk  through  a  door  that  either  says  men  or  women.â€?  A  lot  of  people  will  walk  into  the  wrong  bathroom  at  one  point  or  another,  and  it  doesn’t  feel  right,  right?  This  is  a  perpetual  prob-­â€? lem  for  members  of  the  TGNC  (transgender/nonconforming)  community,  which  includes  peo-­â€? ple  who  identify  with  the  gender  other  than  the  one  they  were  born  with  (transgender)  or  does  not  identify  with  either  of  the  binary  genders  (gender  noncon-­â€? forming).  Unless  they  live  in  an  area  where  they  have  access  to  a  gender  neutral  bathroom,  this  feeling  is  perpetual.  â€œThose  signs  hold  so  much  .  .  .  power  over  meâ€?,  Zhe  said,  â€œI  always  feel  like  I’m  in  the  wrong  bathroom.â€?

     Why  Blake,  though,  and  why  now?  With  the  upcoming  sci-­â€? ence  wing  renovations,  this  is  a  perfect  time  to  make  this  idea  into  a  reality.  It  wouldn’t  be  a  large  change,  either.  â€œIt’s  all  just  a  sign  change,â€?  Ms.  Kahle  said.  It  is  true,  though.  Literally  all  that  would  be  involved  would  be  new  signs  for  one  set  of  bathrooms,  easier  than  having  Gary  Spencer  from  the  tech  lab  replace  your Â

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computer’s  battery.       What  would  be  some  of  the  negatives?  The  most  common  argument  against  putting  in  gen-­â€? der  neutral  bathrooms  is  that  it  would  lead  to  sexual  harassment  and  other  bad  behavior,  but  that  is  simply  not  the  case.  Bath-­â€? rooms  are  for  going  to  the  bath-­â€? room,  and  if  people  were  really  afraid  of  inappropriate  behavior,  they  would  organize  bathrooms Â

based  on  sexual  orientation  instead  of  gender.  Sure,  some  students  might  feel  uncomfort-­â€? ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ– Ď?‹”•– •‹Â?…‡ ‹– ‹• ƒ Â?‡™ situation,  but  isn’t  the  freedom  of  some  to  pee  more  important  than  the  apprehension  of  a  few?  This  wouldn’t  be  a  school  wide  change,  after  all,  just  one  set  of  bathrooms.  After  all,  as  Ms.  Kah-­â€? Ž‡ Â•ÂƒÂ‹Â†ÇĄ Dz™‡ ƒŽŽ „‡Â?‡Ď?‹– ™Š‡Â? ‡˜‡Â? one  of  us  feels  less  oppressed.â€?      I  personally  do  not  have  to  face  the  problems  Zeam  does.  I  can  use  the  girls’  bathroom  with  ease,  but  I  know  that  most  people,  even  myself,  sometimes  forget  that  for  many  people  this  seeming  given  is  not  a  given.  The  last  time  I  was  in  a  space  with  gender  neutral  bathrooms  was  just  this  past  month  at  the  larg-­â€? est  LGBTQ  rights  conference  in  the  nation,  Creating  Change.  I  remember  hearing  people  all  around  me  speak  of  how  relieved  they  were  that  they  could  go  to  the  bathroom  and  not  be  stared  at  our  kicked  out.  It  struck  me  as  amazing  that  so  many  people  could  be  given  that  peace  of  mind  by  a  simple  sign  change,  and  how  many  places  still  don’t  do  it.  Blake  is  known  for  its  diversity  and  acceptance.  So  why  shouldn’t  the  community  take  this  one  simple,  giant  step  to  give  back  to  right  to  pee  to  all  who  come  to  Blake?

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he  lack  of  food  at  lunch  and  new  limits  on  how  much  each  student  can  take  have  been  posing  a  problem  for  Blake  stu-­â€? dents  for  a  while  now.  I  had  thought  that  poor  planning  on  the  part  of  the  lunch  staff  may  have  been  the  culprit—but  then  I  found  out  from  Paul  Babel,  Ta-­â€? her’s  head  chef  here,  that  the  lunch  staff  does  a  meticulous  job  recording  how  much  food  they  make  and  whether  they  have  too  much  or  too  little  on  every  day.  But  there  could  always  be  mis-­â€? calculations,  no? Š‹• ’‹“—‡† Â?› …—”‹‘•‹–›Ǥ ˆ they  had  been  doing  a  solid  job  monitoring  the  amount  of  food  needed,  why  would  the  lunch  staff,  feel  the  need  to  limit  the  amount  of  food  each  student  could  take:  for  example,  on  Â…Š‹…Â?‡Â? Ď?‹Â?‰‡” †ƒ›•Ǥ ŽƒÂ?‡ •–—-­â€? dents  are  growing,  hard  working  students  who  need  to  eat  to  func-­â€? tion  and  prepare  ourselves  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  So  what  is  the  reason  for  holding  us  back  from Â

piling  up  our  plates  with  food  to  our  content?  Maybe  if  we  un-­â€? derstood  why  the  staff  is  imple-­â€? menting  these  limits,  we  could  be  more  conscientious  about  our  decisions  during  lunch,  so  that  the  lunch  staff  wouldn’t  need  to  enforce  them.      Babel  explained,  â€œWe  eat  with Â

‘—” ‡›‡• Ď?‹”•–Ǥdz Š‡Â? ™‡ǯ”‡ ”‡-­â€? ally  hungry,  and  we  see  food  we  ÂŽÂ‹Â?‡ǥ •—…Š ĥ …Š‹…Â?‡Â? Ď?‹Â?‰‡”•ǥ ™‡ take  the  amount  we  feel  we  need  but  oftentimes  we  overestimate  our  appetites.  When  we  actually  start  eating,  we  get  full  faster  than  we  expect  and  end  up  not  eating  as  much  as  we  expected. Â

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As  a  result,  we  end  up  throwing  away  much  of  what  we  picked  up,  contributing  to  the  overall  shortage  of  food  as  well  as  the  amount  of  food  thrown  away.      Of  course,  this  is  a  blanket  statement  and  many  of  the  stu-­â€? dents  may  need  more  than  three  Â‘” ˆ‘—” …Š‹…Â?‡Â? Ď?‹Â?‰‡”• –‘ Ď?‹ŽŽ

them  up  with  enough  energy  for  the  rest  of  the  day,  but  there  is  some  truth  to  the  idea.       According  to  Taher’s  produc-­â€? tion  sheet,  the  last  time  chicken  Ď?‹Â?‰‡”• ™‡”‡ Â•Â‡Â”Â˜Â‡Â†ÇĄ –Š‡ •–ƒˆˆ bought  $1000  worth  of  chicken  and  by  limiting  the  intake  to  5  pieces  per  student,  there  was  much  less  chicken  in  the  com-­â€? post  bins  and  half  of  one  of  the  cases  of  chicken  still  remained.  On  previous  days,  when  the  chicken  intake  was  not  limited,  the  chicken  had  run  out  and  yet  much  of  it  was  found  thrown  away  in  bins.      I’m  not  advocating  the  limita-­â€? tions  on  the  amount  of  food  we  can  take,  but  I  certainly  am  ask-­â€? ing  for  a  sense  of  responsibility  for  the  food  we  decide  to  place  on  our  plates.  I  would  not  ad-­â€? vocate  the  elimination  of  limits  ÂƒÂ?† ƒÂ? ‡Â?ˆ‘”…‡Â?‡Â?– ‘ˆ ƒ ”‡“—‹”‡-­â€? ment  to  clean  our  plates  either,  but  we  must  have  a  conscien-­â€? tious  awareness  of  what  we  pick  and  how  much  we  take.

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said they believe they are better Ǥ They have more free time and like Ryan Broll ’16 said: “[they] don’t get caught up in social drama and …don’t get in trou-­‐ Ǥdz Meghna Kaul ’14 says, “people get in “It takes up all your time” trouble because of a provocative picture -­ Charlie Alldredge ‘16 they’ve posted… Also a lot of people picture, wittiest status updates, get into arguments on Facebook, funniest comments. they say things they wouldn’t These are the things that shape say face to face.” your reputation on Facebook, Hanad Samatar ’14 took ϐ another route to disconnecting, ‘real’ life. And since these things he says: “I didn’t know how to are not that hard to achieve, we delete or unblock a person on all have a chance at popularity. -­‐ count.” dredge ’16. So why do so many of us have Facebook then? Facebook gives teens an opportunity to be bolder than they would usually be face to face. It is a place to set their best foot forward: prettiest

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Author  Patrick  E.  McLean  defends  long  handwriting  with  a  poetic  dissertation  on  Â–Š‡ •—„Œ‡…–Ǣ ‡ Â•ÂƒÂ›Â•ÇĄ Dz ‘”†• …ƒÂ? ”—•Š ‘—– ‹Â? their  raw,  feral  state  when  the  pen  is  your  tool.  Technology,  meanwhile,  can  be  too  distracting  and  distancing.â€?  Many  students  Ď?‹Â?†ǥ ™Š‹Ž‡ –›’‹Â?‰ Â?‘–‡• ‹Â? Â…ÂŽÂƒÂ•Â•ÇĄ –Š‡‹” ŠƒÂ?†• drift  towards  the  Safari  icon  and  then  fur-­â€? ther  to  their  Facebook  or  Twitter  accounts.  â€œWho  doesn’t  love  colorful  chalk?â€?

world  without  a  limit  to  140  char-­â€? observe  the  sheer  amount  of  energy  acters,  a  world  where  you  can  â€˜dis-­â€? spent  discussing  drama  and  pictures  like’  something,  a  world  without  smart  â€“  and  then  choose  to  direct  her  own  pens  and  a  world  without  Microsoft  towards  more  genuine  social  interac-­â€? Word;  that’s  a  world  that’s  been  un-­â€? –‹‘Â?Ǥ ”‘Â? –Š‡•‡ „‡Â?‡Ď?‹–•ǥ ‹–ǯ• ‡ƒ•› –‘ plugged.  In  today’s  information-­â€?inun-­â€? understand  her  opinion  on  life  with-­â€? dated  world,  Twitter,  Facebook,  Smart  out  Facebook  â€“  â€œI  like  it  better!â€? ‘ƒ”†• ƒÂ?† Žƒ’–‘’• ƒ Šƒ˜‡ „‡…‘Â?‡ –Š‡      Unlike  Slusser,  Christopher  Hof-­â€? dominant  modes  of  connection  and  stadter  â€™14  is  completely  unplugged,  entertainment.  possessing  neither  Facebook  nor  Twit-­â€?      Especially  in  the  case  of  teenagers,  ter.  This  can  sometimes  pose  logistical  for  whom  texting  and  tweeting  have  challenges  â€“  when  you’re  not  on  Face-­â€? become  go-­â€?to  methods  of  communi-­â€? book,  it’s  easy  to  miss  announcements,  cation,  such  technology  plays  an  irre-­â€? ‹Â?˜‹–ƒ–‹‘Â?•ǥ ‘” ‡˜‡Â? Œ—•– ƒ ‰‘‘† Œ‘Â?‡Ǥ placeable  role  in  the  modern  lifestyle  However,  Hofstadter  doesn’t  consider  and  educational  experience.  his  lack  of  social  media  presence  to  be       That’s  why,  in  such  an  environ-­â€? a  negative.  â€œI  save  a  lot  of  time  by  not  ment,  it  seems  almost  unthinkable  to  Ď?Ž‹’’‹Â?‰ –Š”‘—‰Š ’‹…–—”‡• ‘ˆ ’‡‘’Ž‡ be  â€œunpluggedâ€?  from  the  throbbing  I  kind  of  know,â€?  he  observed.  â€œFace-­â€? hive  of  the  social  info-­â€?sphere.  Indeed,  Â„‘‘Â? ‹• Â?‘– ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ› ‡Â?Œ‘›ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ –ǯ• Œ—•– people  with-­â€? something  you  out  Twitter  ³, VDYH D ORW RI WLPH E\ QRW Ă€LSSLQJ do.â€?  or  Facebook       Janhawi  are  ques-­â€? through  pictures  of  people  I  kind  Kelkar  â€™13  of  knowâ€? tioned  and  says,  â€œI  think  Â‘ˆ–‡Â? Œ—†‰‡† -­Christopher  Hofstadter  â€˜14 it’s  more  ef-­â€? for  their  Ď?‹…‹‡Â?– –‘ –›’‡ c h o i c e s .  up  essays  and  long  homework  assign-­â€? Even  chalkboards,  which  now  seem  Â?‡Â?–•Ǥ —– †—”‹Â?‰ Â…ÂŽÂƒÂ•Â•ÇĄ –Š‹Â?Â? ‹–ǯ• fairly  Paleozoic,  receive  their  fair  better  to  handwrite,  because  it  allows  share  of  hate.  Â›Â‘—” „”ƒ‹Â? –‘ ’”‘…‡•• ‹Â?ˆ‘”Â?ƒ–‹‘Â?Ǥ ‡-­â€?      Recently,  the  technology  news  web-­â€? sides,  if  I  didn’t  handwrite  my  notes,  site  Slashdot  posted  an  article  warn-­â€? I  would  barely  ever  handwrite  at  all.â€?  ing  against  individuals  without  Face-­â€? .  Some,  like  Alex  Boyd  â€™14,  even  pre-­â€? book,  sensationally  claiming  that  they  fer  chalkboards  to  Smartboards.  In  are  more  likely  to  be  sociopaths  or  her  words,  â€œWho  doesn’t  love  colorful  serial  killers.  This  ridiculous  assertion  chalk?â€? is  clearly  not  descriptive  of  those  who       Whether  it’s  a  better  ability  to  con-­â€? choose  to  abstain  from  social  media,  nect  face-­â€?to-­â€?face  or  simply  the  ability  Â‹Â?…Ž—†‹Â?‰ Â?ƒÂ?› ŽƒÂ?‡ •–—†‡Â?–•Ǥ to  perfect  the  cursive  we  worked  so       Anne  Slusser  â€™14,  who  left  Face-­â€? hard  learning  in  lower  school,  there  is  book  a  few  months  ago,  hasn’t  felt  sometimes  more  to  gain  than  to  lose  the  slightest  need  to  return.  Though  from  being  unplugged. she  still  has  a  Twitter  account,  she       Life  without  social  media  and  an  describes  herself  as  â€œfreerâ€?  without  excessive  amount  of  electronics  has  the  constant  distraction  that  Face-­â€? fewer  consequences  than  one  might  book  provides.  The  change  has  also  think.  If  students  without  social  net-­â€? given  her  perspective  on  â€œhow  much  Â™Â‘”Â?• ƒ……‘—Â?–• ƒÂ?† ‡Â?Œ‘› ™”‹–‹Â?‰ our  lives  revolve  around  the  site.â€?  their  paper  by  hand  instead  of  typing  Once  outside  of  the  seductive  glow  of  them  on  their  computers  are  psycho-­â€? the  newsfeed,  she  noted,  was  able  to  paths,  looks  like  we  have  to  watch  our  backs  in  the  halls.

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Alex Sigmundik ‡ &RQWULEXWLQJ :ULWHU he  opportunities  in  our  art  community  at  Blake  are  ro-­â€? bust.  One  of  the  opportunities  ÂŽÂƒÂ?‡ ’”‘˜‹†‡• ‹• Ď?‹‰—”‡ •–—†‹‡• ‘Â? —‡•†ƒ› Â?‹‰Š–• ‹Â? ‘—” ˜‡”› ‘™Â? ’ƒ‹Â?–‹Â?‰ ƒÂ?† †”ƒ™‹Â?‰ •–—-­â€? dio.       This  in  itself  is  an  incredible  Â’”‹˜‹Ž‡‰‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‰”‡ƒ–‡” …‘Â?Â?—-­â€? nity  because  anyone  is  welcome  to  attend,  even  people  outside  of  the  school.  It  is  free  for  students  ÂƒÂ– ŽƒÂ?‡ ƒÂ?† ‹• •–”‘Â?‰Ž› ”‡…‘Â?-­â€? Â?‡Â?†‡† –Šƒ– •–—†‡Â?–• –ƒÂ?‹Â?‰ ƒ†˜ƒÂ?…‡† †”ƒ™‹Â?‰ ƒÂ?† ’ƒ‹Â?–‹Â?‰ classes  try  it  at  least  twice.      The  atmosphere  of  the  room  Â†Â—”‹Â?‰ Ď?‹‰—”‡ •–—†‹‡• ‹• Â?‡†‹–ƒ-­â€? tive.  It  takes  artists  away  from  all  the  hustle  and  bustle  of  their  busy  academic  lives  and  puts  them  in  a  place  where  they  can  ÂŒÂ—•– Ž‡– ‰‘ ƒÂ?† Â?ƒÂ?‡ ƒ”–Ǥ Š‹• ‡š’‡”‹‡Â?…‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‰‹˜‡• ƒ”–‹•–• ƒ chance  to  develop  their  skills,  primarily  in  observational  art  techniques.  Â”–‹•–• ƒ”‡ ’”‹˜‹Ž‡‰‡† „› Šƒ˜-­â€? ‹Â?‰ ƒ Â?‡ƒÂ?• ‘ˆ ’”ƒ…–‹…‹Â?‰ ƒÂ?† ‹Â?-­â€? ’”‘˜‹Â?‰ –Š‡‹” •Â?‹ŽŽ• ‘ˆ …ƒ’–—”‹Â?‰ Ď?‹‰—”‡Ǥ Š‹• ’”‹˜‹Ž‡‰‡ ‹• Â?‘– ‘Â?Ž› „‡Â?‡Ď?‹…‹ƒŽ –‘ ƒÂ? ƒ”–‹•– Â‘Â˜Â‡Â”ÂƒÂŽÂŽÇĄ „—– builds  ability  (and  a  portfolio)  that  optimizes  them  for  the  pur-­â€? •—‹– ‘ˆ …”‡ƒ–‹Â?‰ ƒ”– ˆ—”–Š‡” ƒŽ‘Â?‰ ‹Â? ÂŽÂ‹ÂˆÂ‡ÇĄ ™Š‡–Š‡” ‹Â? …‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ ‘” –Š‡ ‘–Š‡”ǥ ‹Â?Ď?‹Â?‹–‡ ’‘••‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡•Ǥ

‹‰—”‡ •–—†‹‡• ‹• ƒÂ? ‹Â?…Ž—•‹˜‡ and  relaxed  environment  that  is  Â‹Â†Â‡ÂƒÂŽ ˆ‘” ƒ”–‹•–• ™ƒÂ?–‹Â?‰ –‘ Š‘Â?‡ –Š‡‹” •Â?‹ŽŽ• ‘” Œ—•– Ž‘‘Â?‹Â?‰ –‘ ‡•-­â€? …ƒ’‡ ƒÂ?† —Â?™‹Â?† ƒˆ–‡” ƒ ˜‹‰‘”-­â€? ous  day’s  work  at  school.       Spectrum ‰‘– –Š‡ …ŠƒÂ?…‡ –‘ ‹Â?–‡”˜‹‡™ ‘Â?‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ď?‹‰—”‡ studies  models,  to  explore  the  perspective  of  the  very  person  that  allows  these  sessions  to  be  Â•Â‘ „‡Â?‡Ď?‹…‹ƒŽǤ Spectrum:  What  is  your  rela-­â€? tionship  with  art? Model:  I  don’t  have  any  art  Â„ƒ…Â?‰”‘—Â?†ǥ †‘Â?ǯ– †‘ ƒÂ?› †”ƒ™‹Â?‰ ‘” ’ƒ‹Â?–‹Â?‰ ‘” ƒÂ?›–Š‹Â?‰ like  that.  Spectrum:  What’s  it  like  and  Â™ÂŠÂƒÂ– †‘ ›‘— ‡Â?Œ‘› ƒ„‘—– „‡‹Â?‰ a  model? Model: ‡Â?Œ‘› ™ƒ–…Š‹Â?‰ ‘–Š‡” ’‡‘’Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’ –Š‡‹” †”ƒ™‹Â?‰•ǥ ‰‘‹Â?‰ ˆ”‘Â? –Š‡ „ŽƒÂ?Â? ’ƒ‰‡ –‘ ƒ Ď?‹Â?‹•Š‡† ’”‘†—…–Ǽ ƒÂ?† –Šƒ– whole  process.  And  to  see  what  Â’‡‘’Ž‡ †‘ǥ ‹–ǯ• Œ—•– ƒÂ?ƒœ‹Â?‰Ǥ Ž‹Â?‡ ™ƒ–…Š‹Â?‰ ’‡‘’Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’ –Š‡‹” •Â?‹ŽŽ•Ǥ –ǯ• ‰‘‘† ’ƒ”– –‹Â?‡ work.  Spectrum: ‘™ †‹† ›‘— ‰‡– ‹Â?–‘ Â?‘†‡Ž‹Â?‰Ǎ Model: •–ƒ”–‡† Â?‘†‡Ž‹Â?‰ when  I  was  34.  My  husband  worked  in  architecture  so  he  drew  a  lot,  so  I  started  small  ÂˆÂ”‘Â? –Šƒ– ™‹–Š Š‹Â? †”ƒ™‹Â?‰ Â?‡ and  then  moved  up.  After  my Â

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†ƒ—‰Š–‡” ™ƒ• „‘”Â? ™ƒ• Ž‘‘Â?‹Â?‰ for  part  time  work  so  my  hus-­â€? „ƒÂ?† ‡Â?…‘—”ƒ‰‡† Â?‡ –‘ ‰‘ ‘—– and  do  this  more  and  try  and  see  Â™ÂŠÂ‡Â”‡ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ƒ”‡ †”ƒ™‹Â?‰Ǥ ‘ that’s  how  it  started.  Spectrum:  What  other  places  do  you  model? Model:  Â—”‡ǥ Â?‘†‡Ž ƒ– –Š‡ Â?‹-­â€? versity  of  Minnesota,  Minnesota Â

Â?•–‹–—–‡ ‘ˆ ”– ƒÂ?† ‡•‹‰Â?ÇĄ ƒÂ?-­â€? Ž‹Â?‡ǥ ÂƒÂ…ÂƒÂŽÂ‡Â•Â–Â‡Â”ÇĄ –Ǥ ƒ–Š‡”‹Â?‡ǯ• Spectrum:  How  did  you  end  up  ÂŠÂ‡Â”‡ Â?‘†‡Ž‹Â?‰ ƒ– ŽƒÂ?‡Ǎ Model:  I  saw  Bob  [Teslow]  a  Â™ÂŠÂ‹ÂŽÂ‡ ƒ‰‘ ƒ– ƒÂ? ƒ”– •Š‘™ ƒ– ™Š‡Â? Š‡ ™ƒ• ™‘”Â?‹Â?‰ǥ and  I  modeled  for  his  wife.  He  said  we  need  models  here  [At  Blake]  and  then  I  had  a  friend  Â™ÂŠÂ‘ ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡† ˆ”‘Â? Š‡”‡ ƒÂ?† we  connected  back  up.

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he  moment  Ed  Bok  Lee’s  mouth  opened,  I  knew  I  had  Ď?‹Â?ƒŽŽ› ˆ‘—Â?† •‘Â?‡‘Â?‡ ‡“—‹˜ƒ-­â€? Ž‡Â?– ‹Â? ‰”‡ƒ–Â?॥ ™‹–Š ‡”‡Â?› Lin.  ÂŠÂ‡ Ď?Ž‘™ ƒÂ?† …‘Â?–‘—”• ‘ˆ Š‹• ŽƒÂ?‰—ƒ‰‡ ƒ”‡ ‹Â?–”‹Â?•‹…ƒŽŽ› Šƒ”† to  pen,  yet  understandable  on  some  fundamental  level.  I  have  Â›Â‡Â– –‘ Ď?‹Â?† ƒÂ?‘–Š‡” ™Š‘ …ƒÂ? make  swear  words  sound  so  ÂƒÂ’’‡ƒŽ‹Â?‰Ǣ ‹Â? –Š‡ …‘Â?–‡š– ‘ˆ Š‹• ’‘‡–”›ǥ –Š‡ ˜—Ž‰ƒ” ‹• Ď?‹––‹Â?‰Ž› aesthetic.       When  Ed  strolled  into  my  ÂŽÂ‘Â…Â? Íš ”‡ƒ–‹˜‡ ”‹–‹Â?‰ …Žƒ•• ˆ—ŽŽ ‘ˆ „”‘‘†‹Â?‰ …Šƒ”Â? ƒÂ?† ’‘-­â€? ‡–‹… Â‰Â”ÂƒÂ…Â‡ÇĄ ˆ‘—Â?† ‹– Šƒ”† –‘ •—’’”‡•• –Š‡ Š›’‡”˜‡Â?–‹Žƒ–‹Â?‰ ˆƒÂ?‰‹”Ž ™‹–Š‹Â? Â?‡Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ Â?‡’– Â?› …‘Â?’‘•—”‡ ƒÂ?† ˆ‡‹‰Â?‡† ƒ stealthy  cool,  I  felt  like  a  13  year  old  Belieber  strapped  to  a  pole  Â™ÂŠÂ‹ÂŽÂ‡ Ǥ Š‹Â?•‡Žˆ •–‘‘† ƒ Â?‡”‡ feet  away.       My  façade  of  normalcy  ended  abruptly  when,  Ed  issued  his  Ď?‹”•– ƒ••‹‰Â?Â?‡Â?– –‘ –Š‡ Â?ƒ–‹‘Â?ǯ• ˆ—–—”‡ ™”‹–‡”•ǣ ”‡ƒ””ƒÂ?‰‡ ›‘—” name  to  create  the  name  of  your  city.  I  passionately  tried  to  cre-­â€? ƒ–‡ •‘Â?‡–Š‹Â?‰ ‘—– ‘ˆ Â?‘–Š‹Â?‰Ǣ the  six  letters  that  my  parents  Â„Ž‡••‡† Â?‡ ™‹–Š ’”‘˜‡† †‹ˆĎ?‹…—Ž– to  entertain.  In  the  quiet  room,  out  of  the  corner  of  my  eye,  I  Â•ÂƒÂ™ † „‡‰‹Â? –‘ ™”‹–‡ ‘Â? –Š‡ smart  board  with  a  white  board  marker.       There  was  silence  in  the  class,  and  I  suppose  a  common  fear  that  we  would  hinder  his  intel-­â€? lectual  fervor. Â

†ǯ• Â?‡š– –ƒ•Â? ™ƒ• –‘ ‰‹˜‡ —• ƒ Ď?‹ŽŽ ‹Â? –Š‡ „ŽƒÂ?Â?• –›’‡ ‘ˆ ƒ••‹‰Â?-­â€? Â?‡Â?–Ǥ ‡ ™‡”‡ –‘ Â…Â”Â‡ÂƒÂ–Â‡ÇĄ ‹Â?ƒ‰-­â€? ‹Â?‡ǥ ƒÂ?† †‡Ď?‹Â?‡ǥ ƒŽŽ ™‹–Š‹Â? –Š‡ boundaries  he  created.  We  were  Â–Š‡ Â?ƒÂ?‹’—Žƒ–‘”• ‘ˆ ŽƒÂ?Â‰Â—ÂƒÂ‰Â‡ÇĄ ƒÂ?† ‹Â?•–‹‰ƒ–‘”• ‘ˆ ™‘”Ž†•Ǥ ÂŠÂƒÂ–ÇŻÂ• –Š‡ –Š‹Â?‰ ƒ„‘—– † ‘Â? ‡‡ǯ• ™‘”Â?•Ǣ ™Šƒ– Š‡ –ƒ—‰Š– —• ™ƒ• –‘ write  without  inhibitions,  and  to  ÂˆÂ”‡‡ Ď?Ž‘™ ™‹–Š –Š‡ Â?‹Â?†Ǥ      Later,  when  he  read  pieces  Â‘ˆ Š‹• ‘™Â? ™”‹–‹Â?‰ǥ ‹– ™ƒ• …Ž‡ƒ” that  he  utilized  his  history  to  Â•ÂŠÂƒÂ’‡ Â?‡™ ‹†‡ƒ•Ǥ †ǯ• ™”‹–‹Â?‰ ‹• Š‡ƒ˜‹Ž› ‹Â?Ď?Ž—‡Â?…‡† „› Š‹• ‘”‡ƒÂ? culture,  and  the  Asian  elements  he  incorporates  into  his  pieces  only  add  to  the  character  of  his  works.            There’s  a  certain  type  of  feel-­â€? ‹Â?‰ ›‘— ‡š’‡”‹‡Â?…‡ ƒˆ–‡” ”‡ƒ†‹Â?‰ ‡‡Ǣ Ǥ Š‡ ‹Â?ƒ‰‡• Š‡ ™”‹–‡• „‡-­â€? come  clearer,  and  the  emotions  that  exist  underneath  the  words  Â”‡’”‡•‡Â?– •‘Â?‡–Š‹Â?‰ ‰”‡ƒ–‡” than  you  can  comprehend.         Before  he  left,  Ed  read  a  short  piece  he  had  written,  and  I  re-­â€? member  my  friend ƒÂ?† ‡š…ŠƒÂ?‰‹Â?‰ ƒ Ž‘‘Â? ™Š‡Â? ƒ …‡”–ƒ‹Â? ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ™ƒ• ’”‘-­â€? Â?‘—Â?…‡†Ǥ – ™ƒ• ƒ ‰Ž‹Â?’•‡ ‹Â?–‘ Š‹• Â?‹Â?†ǥ ƒÂ?† ƒ ”‡Ď?Ž‡…–‹‘Â? ‘Â? Š‘™ Š‡ Šƒ† ‰”‘™Â?Ǥ –• •‹Â?’Ž‹…-­â€? ‹–› •’ƒ”Â?‡† ƒ ’”‘ˆ‘—Â?† ˆ‡‡Ž‹Â?‰ ™‹–Š‹Â? –Š‡ ”‘‘Â?ÇĄ ƒÂ?† ‹‰Â?‹–‡† •‘Â?‡–Š‹Â?‰ ’ƒ••‹‘Â?ƒ–‡Ǥ      The  rules  that  had  been  drilled  into  our  minds  for  seventeen  years  broke  free,  and  we  yearned  to  drive  and  drive  until  we  saw  Â–Š‡ ™‘”Ž† ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ď?‹”•– –‹Â?‡Ǥ

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t  was  the  kiss  that  separated  boys  from  men.  It  was  the  kiss  that  grabbed  a  sleepy  Tuesday  night  by  its  hunched  over  shoul-­â€? ders  and  shook  it.  Shook  it  hard  enough  for  boys  and  girls,  men  and  women  all  over  the  country  to  squeal  like  baby  pigs  at  their  TV  sets  with  unbridled  delight.          This  was  no  ordinary  kiss,  but   rather  the  highly  anticipated,  long-­â€?withstood  kiss  between Â

‹…Â? ‹ŽŽ‡” ƒÂ?† ‡••‹…ƒ ƒ› ‘Â? Fox’s  hit  sitcom,  New  Girl.       For  those  who  watch  the  show,  the  chemistry  between  the  afore-­â€? mentioned  characters  was  unde-­â€? niable  from  episode  one,  and  it  was  inevitable—for  the  sake  of  the  viewers  of  course—that  one-­â€? day  Turtle  Face  Nick  and  Quirky  Â‡Â•Â• ™‘—Ž† Ď?‹Â?ƒŽŽ› •Šƒ”‡ –”—‡ ÂŽÂ‘Â˜Â‡ÇŻÂ• Ď?‹”•– Â?‹••Ǥ     Â

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ŽƒÂ?‡ ƒŽ—Â?ÇĄ Amelia  Williams  â€™12  recounts  the  excitement  felt  Â„› •–—†‡Â?–• „‡›‘Â?† –Š‡ ŽƒÂ?‡ walls  at  the  George  Washington  University  campus,  saying,  â€œGW  exploded  when  they  kissed.  It  was  all  anyone  could  talk  about  the  next  day,  besides  the  usual  political  fare.  I  kid  you  not,  the  two  things  GW  loves  best  are  Obama  and  New  Girl.â€?      Â

     Now  as  February,  the  most  romantic  month  of  the  year  comes  and  goes,  and  you’re  Ď?‹Â?†‹Â?‰ –Šƒ– ›‘— Â?‡‡† ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ romance  in  your  own  life,  tune  into  New  Girl  on  Tuesday  nights  Â‘Â? ‘šǤ ‹…Â? ƒÂ?† ‡••ǯ• –‘”–—”‡† love  story  is  sure  to  fascinate  and  charm  its  viewers,  you’ll  Ď?‹Â?† ›‘—”•‡Žˆ •“—‡ƒŽ‹Â?‰ ƒ– ›‘—” TV  in  no  time.  Â

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ou  stand  there,  anticipating  the  cold  shock  that  you  will  occur  in  the  minutes  to  come.  You  see  people  wrapped  in  tow-­â€? els  run  past  you,  their  teeth  chat-­â€? tering  and  their  skin  turning  a  dark  blue.  Â‡ÂˆÂ‘”‡ ›‘— Â?Â?‘™ ‹–ǥ you’re  at  the  front  of  the  line  and  your  up:  about  to  take  a  jump,  into  the  frigid  water  hid-­â€? den  below  the  thick  ice.  You  take  one  brave  step  off  the  ledge  and  plunge  into  the  dark  and  myste-­â€? rious  water  below.   This  bone-­â€?chilling  event  Â‹Â• –Š‡ ‘Žƒ” ‡ƒ” Ž—Â?‰‡Ǥ Â? ‡˜‡Â?– „”ƒ˜‡ ŽƒÂ?‡”ǥ Robyn  Lip-­â€? schultz  â€™16  took  a  chance  on.  She  reports,  â€œit  was  really  cold  because  we  had  to  wait  30  min-­â€? utes  outside  [before  taking  the  plunge],  but  I  would  do  it  again.â€?  Carly  Bullock  â€˜16  also  took  the  risk,  raving  that  â€œit  was  fun  to  do  something  different!â€?  The  Plunge  takes  place  Â‡Â˜Â‡Â”› ›‡ƒ” ˆ”‘Â? ƒÂ?—ƒ”› –‘ March  and  consists  of  16  events  held  all  over  Minnesota.  Hosted  by  Law  Enforcement  Torch  Run,  it  encourages  brave  Minnesotans  to  take  a  freezing  plunge  to  raise  money  necessary  to  support Â

     Avid  viewer,  Caroline  Hun-­â€? sicker  â€™13  reports  that,  â€œIt  was  pretty  hard  to  not  rewind  that  scene.  I  watched  it  twice,  I  did.  I  just  had  to  make  sure  it  was  real.â€?  Perhaps  the  reason  Hunsicker  and  millions  of  other  view-­â€? ers  had  a  hard  time  believing  it  was  actually  happening  can  be  blamed  on  the  unexpected  #sex-­â€? ualtench  and  chemistry  between  the  two  quirky  characters. Â

Aquarius  (January  21  â€“  Feb-­â€? ruary  19) Starting  to  think  about  your  fu-­â€? ture?   Think  again. Pisces  (February  20  â€“  March  20) Your  birthday  is  coming  up  and  you’ve  always  wanted  that  one  special  thing  that  you  doubt  your  parents  would  ever  get  you!   Try  walking  backwards  through  doors  for  good  luck.

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the  Special  Olympics.  The  event  raised  $2.8  million  and  attracted  over  12,00  participants  in  2012.   In  the  coming  months,  Â–Š‡ ‘Žƒ” ‡ƒ” Ž—Â?‰‡ ™‹ŽŽ ˜‹•‹– communities  across  Minnesota,  Â‹Â?…Ž—†‹Â?‰ Â?‘Â?ÂƒÇĄ —Ž—–Šǥ ‹Â?-­â€? neapolis,  Eden  Prairie,  Maple  Grove,  and  many  more.  So  far,  Minnesotan  plungers  have  raised  $1,189,929  in  online  pledges,  with  over  11,358  regis-­â€? tered  plungers-­â€?-­â€?and  these  num-­â€? bers  are  only  expected  to  grow!  For  more  information  and  to  register,  visit  www.plungemn. ‘”‰Ǥ —•– –Š‹Â?Â?ÇŁ ‘Â?‡ ’Ž—Â?‰‡ǥ ‘Â?‡ adrenaline  rush,  one  donation. Â

Aries  (March  21  â€“  April  20) Spring  break  is  just  around  the  corner  and  you  just  know  that  Â›Â‘—ǯ”‡ ‰‘‹Â?‰ –‘ „‡ –Š‡ Ď?‹”•– ‘Â?‡ in  Florida  to  start  your  tan,  when  in  reality  you  burn  like  a  lobster. Taurus  (April  21  â€“  May  21) Forces  indicate  you  will  forever  change  the  way  you  look  at  a  Chipotle  burrito.  Gemini  (May  22  â€“  June  21) Prepare  to  go  to  Lund’s  to  buy  Âƒ Ď?Â‹Â˜Â‡ÇŚÂ’Â‹Â?– ‡Â? ƒÂ?† ‡””›ǯ• ‹…‡ cream,  as  you  will  be  wallowing  in  your  room  this  weekend,  eat-­â€? ing  your  weight  in  ice  cream.

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Cancer  (June  22  â€“  July  23) The  stars  thank  you  for  you’re  interest,  however  have  no  in-­â€? terest  in  you.  Good  luck  in  your  endeavors! Leo  ( July  24  â€“  August  23) One  of  your  matches  on  tinder  this  month  will  be  your  soul  mate.   Try  liking  the  picture  of  someone  you  would  not  nor-­â€? Â?ƒŽŽ› ƒÂ?† Ď?‹Â?† –Šƒ– –Š‡› ƒ”‡ more  than  just  a  match  for  you!

guy  you’ve  had  your  eye  on  for  so  long  isn’t  getting  out  of  pris-­â€? on. Scorpio  (October  25  â€“  Novem-­â€? ber  22) The  love  of  your  live  is  just  ÂƒÂ”‘—Â?† –Š‡ …‘”Â?‡”Ǥ —•– Â?‹††‹Â?‰ cause  you  were  alone  this  Valen-­â€? –‹Â?‡ǯ• ƒ›Ǥ

Virgo  (August  24  â€“  Septem-­â€? ber  23) Awkward  moment  when  your  twitter  ratio  just  plummeted.

Sagittarius  (November  23  â€“  December  21) Someday,  you  will  have  a  plenti-­â€? ful  life  to  live,  but  in  the  mean-­â€? time,  stop  by  the  nearest  pet  store  to  buy  an  old  cat  you  know  you  can  feel  connected  to.

Libra  (September  24  â€“  Octo-­â€? ber  24) You  will  feel  cheated  this  week  Â™ÂŠÂ‡Â? ›‘— Ď?‹Â?† –Šƒ– ”‡ƒŽŽ› Š‘–

Capricorn  (December  22  â€“  January  20) The  stars  indicate  that  you  should  probably  stop  annoying  people.

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The lunch program aims to offer a wide variety of food, but there are still concerns about health.

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hen  Blake  students  walk  into  the  lunch  room  they  see  a  variety  of   tantaliz-­â€? ing  choices,  but  how  healthy  are  these  choices?  Blake’s  Ta-­â€? her  lunches  are  made  to  match  the  voracious  appetites  of  the  school’s  student  body,  and  the Â

taste  of  Blake’s  lunches  rivals  that  of  other  schools.  The  ques-­â€? tion  that’s  left  is  whether  the  lunches  are  healthy.      There  are  a  few  key  things  that  make  our  school  lunches  healthier  than  other  schools’  in  general. Â

Science  Olympiad  performs  ably  at  regional  competition Iman Pakzad ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU n  February  2nd,  17  Blake  students  competed  in  the  Science  Olympiad  competition  ÂƒÂ– Â?˜‡” ‹ŽŽ• ‘ŽŽ‡‰‡Ǥ      According  to  Ryan  Stocking  â€˜14,  â€œThere  are  lots  of  different  events  [at  Science  Olympiad].  They  typically  break  down  into  two  different  types  of  events.  You  have  the  build  events  which  require  pre-­â€?work  on  a  built  de-­â€? vice.  And  then  you  have  more  study  related  events.  There  are  many  varieties  from  biology  to  chemistry  to  physicsâ€?.       At  the  meet,  the  Blake  teams  did  well.  On  the  JV  level,  Blake Â

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Chemistry  Lab.  On  the  varsity  level,  Blake  Blue  came  in  fourth  in  Chemistry  lab,  third  in  water  quality,  second  in  forestry  and  Ď?‹”•– ‹Â? ”‹–‡nj –nj ‘nj –Ǥ Â˜Â‡Â”ÂƒÂŽÂŽÇĄ JV  scored  6th  out  of  7  teams  and  Varsity  scored  9th  out  of  12  teams. Â? –Š‡ ™‘”†• ‘ˆ …‘ƒ…Š Eric  NystromÇĄ Dz Â?†‹˜‹†—ƒŽŽ› ™‡ †‹† quite  well-­â€?-­â€?  we  always  seem  to  have  stand  out  performances.  We  ended  up  not  making  it  to  state,  which  was  a  disappoint-­â€? Â?‡Â?–ǥ „—– –Š‘—‰Š– –Š‡ ‹Â?†‹-­â€? vidual  efforts  were  quite  good.â€?  Though  the  team  did  not  ad-­â€? vance  to  state  this  year,  they  are  looking  for  motivated  members  to  join  in  the  years  to  come.

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Š‡ Ď?‹”•– ‹• ‘—” ˆ”‡•Š ˆ”—‹– and  salad  bar,   both  offered  ev-­â€? ery  day.  A  wide  variety  of  fruits,  fresh  yogurt,  and  salad  dressing  is  prepared  fresh  daily.  At  many  schools  students  don’t  get  to  have  such  a  wide  variety  of  fresh,  healthy  options  to  support  their Â

main  courses.      Taher’s  commitment  to  mak-­â€? ing  everything  in  the  school’s  own  kitchen,  and  to  getting  as  much  food  as  possible  locally  as-­â€? sures  Blake’s  lunches  stand  out  from  the  rest.  Only  four  schools  in  the  Minneapolis  Public  School  Â‹Â•Â–”‹…– Č‹ ČŒ …—””‡Â?–Ž› Šƒ˜‡ programs  committed  to  fresh  food  and  scratch  cooking.  By  having  freshly  made  lunches,  students  get  out  of  eating  the  highly  processed  foods  that  are  offered  at  many  other  schools.      Schools  in  Colorado  call  this  method  scratch  cooking.  The  state  of  Colorado  has  started  a  back-­â€?to-­â€?scratch  movement  to  encourage  more  schools  to  eat  locally,  and  apparently  it  works  because  Colorado  has  the  low-­â€? est  obesity  rate  of  any  US  state,  ÂƒÂ……‘”†‹Â?‰ –‘ –Š‡ ‡Â?–‡”• ˆ‘” ‹•-­â€? ease  Control.  ÂŽÂƒÂ?‡ Šƒ•Â?ǯ– ‘ˆĎ?‹…‹ƒŽŽ› ‡Â?†‘”•‡ d  a  back-­â€?to-­â€?scratch  policy,  but  Blake  does  serve  as  a  model  for  other  schools  in  the  metro  in  Â–Š‹• ”‡‰ƒ”†Ǥ Â? ÂˆÂƒÂ…Â–ÇĄ ”‡…‡Â?–-­â€? ly  launched  their  own  scratch  lunch  program  in  four  of  its  schools.      Blake’s  school  lunches  re-­â€?

ally  do  rival  the  tastiness  and  the  healthiness  of  other  school’s  ÂŽÂ—Â?…Š‡•Ǥ Â‘Â™Â‡Â˜Â‡Â”ÇĄ ‘—” Ž—Â?…Š‡•ǯ potential  for  unhealthiness  rises  as  the  amount  of  food  we  eat  ris-­â€? es.  Blake’s  all-­â€?you-­â€?can-­â€?eat  -­â€?buf-­â€? fet  style  service  is  different  from  that  of  schools  where  students  have  to  pay  for  each  serving  of  food  they  have.      On  pasta  days,  when  lines  extend  to  the  back  of  the  lunch-­â€? room,  we  see  that  students  are  heaping  piles  of  pasta  on  their  plate,  which  amps  up  the  calo-­â€? rie  and  carbohydrate  count  of  their  meals.  This,  though,  is  by  student  choice,  and  besides,  stu-­â€? dents  don’t  tend  to  carbo-­â€?load  Â‘Â? ƒ †ƒ‹Ž› „ƒ•‹•Ǥ – ƒŽ•‘ ƒŽŽ‘™• the  lunch  service  to  account  for  the  different  needs  of  each  in-­â€? dividual  student.  A  6’5’’  three  sport  athlete’s  needs  are  differ-­â€? ent  than  others’  needs.       Next  time  you  go  to  the  lunch-­â€? room  rest  assured  that  Taher  is  offering  you  a  wide  variety  of  healthy  options.  You  just  have  to  make  sure  that  you  make  the  right  choice  when  it  comes  to  portion  size,  and  you  will  be  eat-­â€? ing  healthy. Â

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Salt  water  gargle:  Snatch  an  8-­â€?ounce  glass  of  warm  water  and  add  one  teaspoon   of  salt  for  every  8  ounces  of  water.  Gargle  3-­â€?4  times  a  day  for  help  with  a  sore  throat.

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Special  tea:  take  one  bag  of  herbal  tea  and  one  of  citrus  tea  and  brew  them  together.  Next,  put  the  juice  of  half  of  a  lime  into  the  tea,  followed  by  a  fruit  juice  of  your  choice  and  pure  honey.  Stir  this  concoction  up  and  you  will  be  feeling  better  in  no  time!

‘– •Š‘™‡”ǣ Ž‘•‡ ›‘—” „ƒ–Š”‘‘Â? †‘‘”ǥ –—”Â? —’ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ– ‹Â? ›‘—” room,  and  change  the  shower  temperature  to  near  scalding  for  a  shower  that  produces  a  lot  of  steam,  naturally  opening  your  airways.

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16  things  you’ll  need  to  survive  the  apocalypse Rachel Hertzerberg ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU

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ome  Spectrum  readers  might  have  breathed  a  sigh  of  relief  on  the  22nd  of  December,  grateful  that  the  so-­â€?called  â€œMayan  Apocalypseâ€?  did  not  come  to  pass.  However,  don’t  relax  yet;  it’s  never  too  soon  to  begin  preparing  for  the  next  conceiv-­â€? able  event  that  will  end  the  world.  Some  might  point  out  that  there  have  been  pre-­â€? dictions  of  the  end  of  the  world  for  centu-­â€? ries—  from  ancient  Bishop  Hilary  Poitiers  claiming  that  the  Rapture  would  occur  in  365  CE,  to  more  modern  self-­â€?proclaimed  prophets  such  as  Pat  Robertson,  Harold  Camping,  and  the  church  of  the  Jehovah’s  Witness.  What  will  cause  an  apocalypse?  Any  number  of  ways:  global  warming,  nu-­â€? clear  war,  government  collapse,  a  rebellion  led  by  sentient  iPhones‌      So,  how  can  one  prepare?  By  packing  a  boring  survival  bag  with  iodine  and  a  swiss  army  knife?  No!  By  assembling  the  ultimate  apocalypse-­â€?readiness  kit  with  things  you  probably  already  have  around  the  house!

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A kazoo; if you can’t kill zombies, maybe you can annoy them. A scooter, for easy locomotion

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A stuffed animal, for comfort and moral support

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Glitter, to keep morale up

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Every book ever written about the apocalypse

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Finger puppets to entertain any small children one might encounter, as well as for companionship

Yoga pants, for obvious reasons

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A dictionary, for education and kindling

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Vinegar; for making pickles

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Two  students,  two  Stories,  one  feature First  up:  Arista  Jahnjee  returns  to  Blake

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s  her  fellow  eleventh  grade  peers  kicked  off  the  school  year  back  at  Blake,  Arista  Jhan-­â€? jee  â€™14  began  her  school  year  on  a  very  different  note  at  the  School  for  Ethics  and  Global  Leadership  (SEGL).  Arista,  along  with  another  23  students  from  around  the  United  States,  tackled  global  issues  everyday,  meeting  with  celebrated  lead-­â€? ers  and  ambassadors,  and  un-­â€? derstanding  the  world’s  prob-­â€? lems.  Arista  had  the  privilege  of  studying  such  matters  in  Wash-­â€? ington  D.C.,  the  center  of  Ameri-­â€? can  politics,.  This  semester  program  is  directed  towards  high  school  juniors,  and  began  in  2009  by  director  Noah  Bopp.  â€œHe  got  the  idea  after  9/11  happened,â€?  said  Jhanjee.  â€œHe  was  facing  a  lot  of  anger  and  frustration  and  confusion  in  general  so  he  de-­â€? cided  he’d  start  a  school  that  would  address  these  sorts  of  is-­â€? sues.â€?  In  the  program,  students  take  all  their  normal  classes  that  they  take  at  school,  like  physics,  chemistry,  or  even  AP  classes.    The  rest  of  the  time  is  directed  towards  learning  about  ethics  and  problems  around  the  world.  In  this  class,  â€œcalled Â

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Ethics  and  Leadership,  you  do  case  studies  that  have  an  ethi-­â€? cal  dimension.â€?  So  what  exactly  do  students  study  in  this  class?  â€œAn  example  of  a  case  study  was  Â–Š‡ Â•Â”ÂƒÂ‡ÂŽÂ‹ÇŚ ƒŽ‡•–‹Â?‹ƒÂ? …‘Â?Ď?Ž‹…–Ǥ We  also  did  a  case  study  on  HIV/ AIDS.â€?   She  also  noted  that,  â€œthis  year  had  more  of  a  politi-­â€?

cal  bend  because  of  the  election  season.â€?  According  to  the  SEGL  website,  the  Ethics  and  Leader-­â€? ship  course  serves  two  purpos-­â€? es:  one,  to  introduce  students  to  ethical,  critical  thinking,  using  current  national  and  interna-­â€? tional  events  and  issues  as  case  studies  and  two,  to  develop  stu-­â€? dents’  leadership  skills,  includ-­â€?

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ing  public  speaking,  debate,  constructive  activism,  and  an  understanding  of  group  dynam-­â€? ics.   Not  only  do  students  learn,  research,  and  debate  about  international  politics,  but  they  also  get  to  meet  some  of  these  leaders  and  politicians  themselves.  â€œOne  of  our  speak-­â€?

ers  was  a  former  UN  Global  Aids  Ambassador,â€?  said  Jhanjee.  â€œAn-­â€? other  one  was  pretty  high  up  in  the  Department  of  Energy.â€?  She  noted  these  symposiums  as  one  of  favorite  parts  of  the  semester.  â€œTalking  to  those  leaders  was  re-­â€? ally  cool!â€?  Being  in  the  nation’s  capital  was  a  huge  part  of  the  ex-­â€? perience,  Jhanjee  said,  â€œwe  lived  pretty  close  to  the  capitol  build-­â€? ing‌really  like  10  feet  away.  SEGL  students  live  in  dorms,  but  â€œthey  were  almost  like  houses,  with  4  or  5  rooms.â€?  Although  she  didn’t  know  any  of  the  other  two-­â€?dozen  students  in  the  pro-­â€? gram,  â€œit  wasn’t  that  hard  to  ad-­â€? just  to  DC  because  everyone  was  welcoming  and  made  a  lot  of  efforts  to  make  us  feel  comfort-­â€? able.â€?   This  program,  â€œlooks  for  students  who  are  interested  in  the  environment  around  them,  especially  the  global  commu-­â€? nity  or  politics.â€?  Ninth  and  tenth  graders,  if  this  interests  you,  talk  to  your  deans  or  visit  schoolfor-­â€? ethics.org.  Coming  out  of  the  se-­â€? mester,  Arista  said,  â€œI’m  not  sure  exactly  what  I  want  to  do  in  the  ÂˆÂ—–—”‡ǥ „—– ÇŻÂ? †‡Ď?‹Â?‹–‡Ž› Â?‘”‡ interested  in  these  issues.â€? Â

Underclassmen  triumph  in  Blake’s  Poetry  Out  Loud  contest Sanjana Srivastava‡ 6WDII :ULWHU This  January,  Blake  Upper  School  conducted  the  Poetry  Out  Loud  school  competition  in  which  students  recite  poetry  in  hopes  to  be  the  most  elo-­â€? quent  and  best  at  conveying  the  meaning  and  depth  behind  their  poetry.   â€œThe  judges  score  the  poem  on  different  aspects  of  the  delivery  including  volume,  hand  Â‰Â‡Â•Â–—”‡•ǥ ’‹–…ŠȀ–‘Â?‡ ‹Â?Ď?Ž‡…–‹‘Â?ÇĄ †‹ˆĎ?‹…—Ž–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’‘‡Â?ÇĄ ‡–…Ǥǥdz •ƒ›• Amy  Frenkel  â€™16,  winner  of  the  Blake  competition.   Performing  Candles  by  Carl  Dennis  for  Blake’s  Po-­â€? etry  Out  Loud,  Frenkel  outlines  her  process  for  effective  poetry  reading.  â€œBefore  I  start  memo-­â€? rizing  and  reciting  a  poem  I  take  a  day  or  two  to  research  the  author,  the  poem’s  history,  and  then  annotate  each  poem.  This  process  allows  me  to  understand  the  author’s  emotion  behind  each  poem  and  therefore  helps  guide  me  when Â

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I  try  to  decide  how  to  express  that  emotion  through  my  recita-­â€? tion.  Consequently,  my  driving  idea  behind  how  I  recite  poetry  is  how  can  I  most  effectively  convey  the  emotion  and  mean-­â€? ing  behind  the  poem  through  my  tone,  hand  gestures,  and  stage  presence.â€?  The  key  to  be-­â€? ing  successful  in  Poetry  Out Â

Loud  is  overall  presence—the  performer  must  show  the  poem  through  their  entire  demeanor  instead  of  simply  reciting  it.   â€œI  think  the  aspects  of  a  performance  that  makes  a  good  poem  recitation  include  hand  gestures  that  give  the  poem  more  dimension,  a  variance  of  Â‹Â?Ď?Ž‡…–‹‘Â? ‹Â? –‘Â?‡ǥ ƒÂ?† …‘Â?˜‹Â?Â…-­â€?

ing  stage  presence,â€?  says  Fren-­â€? kel.  â€œPersonally,  I  enjoy  listening  to  someone  reciting  a  unique  poem  (rather  than  the  clas-­â€? sic  and  slightly  overused  love  poem)  that  can  evoke  emotion  within  me.â€?   â€œThere  are  a  variety  of  different  levels  of  competition  consisting  of  school  competi-­â€?

tions,  regional  and/or  state,  and  then  a  national  tournament  in  Washington  D.C.  After  winning  Ď?‹”•– ’Žƒ…‡ ‹Â? ŽƒÂ?‡ǯ• …‘Â?’‡–‹-­â€? tion  I  will  go  straight  to  the  state  competition  and  have  a  chance  at  advancing  to  nationals  if  all  goes  well!â€?  says  Frenkel.   â€œFrom  this  experience  I  hope  to  inspire  others  to  dis-­â€? cover  the  enjoyment  I  have  after  diving  into  Poetry  Out  Loud.  I  look  forward  to  seeing  what  my  peers  bring  next  year  to  Blake’s  Second  Annual  Poetry  Out  Loud  competition  and  am  excited  to  work  with  Mr.  Dawson  on  my  poems  for  state.â€?  Given  her  ability  to  do  so  well  at  Blake,  Frenkel  is  sure  to  recite  poetry  beautifully  and  meaningfully  at  the  state  competition  and  en-­â€? courage  other  Blake  students  to  compete  in  the  future.  Also  to  be  congratulated,  Greta  Morgan  â€˜15  and  Brianna  Pomonis  â€˜15  who  placed  second  and  third,  re-­â€? spectively. Â

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Skiing  smoothly  over  competitors,  once  again Girls  and  Boys  Alpine  ski  teams  thrive  at  state Chris Hall ‡ &RQWULEXWLQJ :ULWHU oth  Boys  and  Girls  alpine  skiing  teams  have  had  tre-­â€? mendous  seasons.  Boys  were  undefeated  in  all  races  except  sections  where  they  placed  sec-­â€? ond  and  went  on  to  win  state.  Girls  were  also  undefeated  and  Â’Žƒ…‡† Ď?‹”•– ƒ– •‡…–‹‘Â?• ƒÂ?† ‰‘– 2nd  at  state,  improving  on  their  3rd  place  from  last  year. This  success  is  nothing  new  and  Jack  McNeil  â€™13,  the  only  boy  to  go  to  state  last  year,  recollects  on  his  Blake  skiing  career,  â€œwe’ve  been  undefeated  in  conference  races  ever  since  I’ve  been  here  and  I  think  even  before  that  too.â€?  The  girl’s  team  has  also  been  un-­â€? defeated  in  conference  for  the  past  few  years.

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Nevertheless  many  skiers  at-­â€? tribute  this  year’s  success  to  new  coach,  Robbie  Massie  â€™03.  Massie  attended  Blake  then  skied  at  the  division  one  level  at  Montana  State  University.  After  graduating,  he  coached  skiing  at  Steamboat  in  Colorado  then  at  Bridger  Bowl  in  Montana,  so  he  is  a  very  accomplished  coach.  Theodore  Ankeny  â€™14  said  when  asked  about  Massie,  â€œ[he]  has  helped  the  team  be-­â€? come  stronger  and  has  lead  us  in  this  successful  season.â€?          Along  with  being  well  coached  the  team  had  very  strong  senior  leadership.  On  the  boys  side  there  were  six  seniors  Jack  McNeil,  Anders  Ekholm, Â

Christian  Ponzetti,  Ned  Hart-­â€? Ď?‹‡Ž†ǥ ƒÂ? ‘•–‡”  and  Â?›Žƒ” Bork.  On  the  girls  side  there  were  two  seniors:  Tessa  Ide  and  Â?‹Ž› ‘‘”‡.          Despite  losing  so  many  seniors  next  year,  the  team  looks  like  it  will  continue  to  be  strong  in  the  future.  On  the  boys  side  ÂŠÂ‡Â‘†‘”‡ Â?Â?‡Â?› ǯͳ͜ǥ ƒ–-­â€? thew  Mitchell  â€™15,  Roscoe  Ide  â€™16  and  Zach  Dekko  â€™18  are  all  very  talented  skiers  and  will  make  up  a  competitive  team  next  year.  For  the  girls  ÂƒÂ‹ÂŽÂ‡Â› ‘”Â? ǯͳ͜,  Maddie  Dekko  â€™16  and  Nel-­â€? lie  Ide  â€™18  also  keep  the  future  looking  bright.  So,  the  Blake  Ski-­â€? ing  legacy  will  continue.

After crushing competition at the state meet, the Alpine ski team poses for one last picture

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#FTJVM  is  the  name,  mediocrity  is  their  game. Roree Taylor ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU eep  in  the  eons  of  Twitter,  Â–Š‡”‡ Ž‹‡• ƒ ’”‘Ď?‹Ž‡ •‹Â?’Ž› known  as  â€œJV  Boys  Hockeyâ€?.  â€œIt’s  been  blowing  up  lately,  we  start-­â€? ed  it  as  just  a  joke  but  we  didn’t  realize  it’d  be  this  popularâ€?  said  Drew  Verneris,  a  member  of  the  JV  hockey  team.  When  I  spoke  with  a  number  of  JV  team  mem-­â€? bers,  a  certain  eccentricity  and  creativity  was  in  the  air  as  they  debated  how  to  dress  for  their  last  home  game,  â€œAnyone  wanna  rock  the  white  pants  with  me?â€?  said  Danny  Levin;  â€œSnapbacks  and  shutter  shades  onlyâ€?  said  Ike  Frans,  a  recent  addition  to  the  team  affectionately  known  as  Love  Boat.  The  masthead  reads Â

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“#FTJVM  is  the  name.  Medioc-­â€? rity  is  our  game.  Follow  for  in-­â€? spirational  coach  quotes,  daily  updates  on  the  squad  and  the  trials  of  the  grind.  Ride,  Thrive,  Drive.â€?  As  I  peruse  the  tweets,  I  smile  as  the  eccentricity  dis-­â€? played  in  the  locker  room  is  Â…‘Â?Ď?‹”Â?‡† ƒˆ–‡” •‡‡‹Â?‰ –™‡‡–• such  as,  â€œEven  though  JV  season  is  done,  the  boys  are  a  lifestyle  #summer  #BabySoftSkinâ€?.  So  yes,  even  though  the  JV  season  may  be  over,  the  personalities  stand  up  to  make  a  semi-­â€?coher-­â€? ent  amalgam  of  craziness  best  exuded  to  their  fans  through  their  constant  use  of  twitter. Â

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The  Ultimate  Running  Star No  pain,  no  game

February  Mystery  Athlete

An  inside  look  at  sports  injuries  at  Blake

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Sylvie Wallin ‡ &RQWULEXWLQJ :ULWHU ere  at  Blake,  we  highly  example,  in  hockey,  he  sees  a  value  excellence  in  all  lot  of  concussions  and  shoul-­â€? categories,  and  athletics  are  der  injuries.  In  tennis,  there  no  exception.  But  excellence  are  shoulder  injuries,  but  he  in  sports  comes  with  many  tends  to  never  see  concus-­â€? injuries.  New  to  Blake  this  sions.  For  basketball,  he  sees  year  is  Stuart  Borne,  our  ath-­â€? a  lot  of  jammed  fingers  and  letic  trainer.  Stuart  previously  sprained  ankles.  Football  is  a  worked  at  the  University  of  little  bit  of  everything;  some  Minnesota  as  a  grad  assistant  ankles,  some  shoulders,  some  concussions.  athletic  trainer.        In  an  interview  with  Stuart       For  injury  treatment,  Stuart  on  the  injuries  he  sees  and  how  explains  that  the  treatment  all  to  prevent  them,  he  says,  â€œAll  depends  on  the  severity  and  injuries  depend  on  the  sport.  type  of  injury.  â€œSome  injuries  For  each  sport  so  far  this  year  I  can  tape  up  and  the  player  (fall  and  winter),  I  have  seen  can  continue  to  play,  but  other  anywhere  from  5  to  10  inju-­â€? injuries,  when  the  player  is  re-­â€? moved  from  the  game,  require  ries.â€?      Stuart  gives  examples  of  the  a  trip  to  the  doctor,  and  more  injuries  he  sees  and  how  they  of  an  ongoing  process  of  treat-­â€? differ  from  sport  to  sport.  For  ment.â€? Â

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his  â€œtri-­â€?sport,â€?  as  he  would  co-­â€? herently  proclaim,  athlete  is  a  modest  running  star  on  Junior  Varsity  cross-­â€?country,  who  partici-­â€? pated  in  the  sport  for  a  cumulative  Â‘Â?‡ •‡ƒ•‘Â?Ǥ —– ‘ˆˆ –Š‡ Ď?‹‡Ž†ǥ ‘”

”ƒ–Š‡” ‘Â? –Š‡ Ď?‹‡Ž†ǥ Š‡ǯ• ƒÂ? Ž‡˜‡Ž Ultimate  Frisbeer.  His  ability  to  Â?ƒÂ?‡ †‡š–‡”‘—• ƒÂ?† ’”‘Ď?‹…‹‡Â?– —Â?-­â€? derhand  and  crossover-­â€?backhand-­â€? ed  throughs  and  through-­â€?the-­â€?legs  Ď?Ž‹’ ’ƒ••‡• Â?‡˜‡” …‡ƒ•‡• –‘ ƒÂ?ƒœ‡Ǥ Even  as  he  carried  the  squad  to  an  accomplished  season,  he  continu-­â€? ally  developed  his  professional  career  in  painting.  If  there  were  a  letter  in  Art  (and  there  are  three),  this  young  man  would  be  the  one  to  wear  that  painted  brush  crest  on  his  jacket.  As  a  proud  member  of  the  NAHS  group  (accordingly),  he  utilizes  his  talents  to  ensure  that  all  others  are  comfortable  with  the  fact  that  they  will  never  be  as  awesome  as  him.  On  and  off  Â–Š‡ Ď?‹‡Ž†ǥ Š‹• Ď?Žƒ‹” ƒÂ?† ‡Â?†‘™Â?‡Â?– carry  him  past  all  others,  and  he  is  quite  intimidating  in  all  areas  of  his  three  sports. Â

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     When  asked  on  ways  to  prevent  getting  injuries,  Stu-­â€? art  advises  â€œTo  prevent  mus-­â€? cular  skeletal  injuries,  such  as  ankle  sprains,  and  hamstring  sprains,  make  sure  you  warm  up  everyday,  the  same  warm-­â€? up  for  every  practice  and  every  game.  Make  sure  that  the  warm  up  is  dynamic,  working  up  a  sweat  before  you  get  the  actual  workout  in,  because  this  gets  your  body  ready.â€?      For  example,  in  order  to  get  warmed-­â€?up  for  baseball,  you  will  want  to  focus  on  upper  body  warm  ups,  versus  track,  where  you  would  want  to  focus  mainly  on  the  lower  body.  Listen  to  Stuart,  and  stay  healthy!

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Senior  leadership  boosted  girls’  hockey  to  success Isabel Hall ‡ &RQWULEXWLQJ :ULWHU

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n  Tuesday  February  28,  the  boys’  hockey  team  played  their  final  game  of  the  season  against  Deleno,  at  Parade  Ice  Arena,  for  the  section  semi-­â€? finals.  The  team  was  seeded  third  overall  and  had  a  regular  season  record  of  10-­â€?17.       After  stunning  victories Â

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arly  Bullock  â€˜16  says,  â€œThey’re  all  really  great  lead-­â€? ers  and  support  everyone  on  the  team.  They  have  a  love  for  the  game  which  makes  playing  with  them  so  much  fun!â€?      Most  of  these  seniors  have  been  on  the  team  together  since  freshman  year,  and  all  display  strong  leadership  for  the  team.  Dani  Cameranesi  â€˜13  says  that  â€œa  main  difference  from  fresh-­â€? man  year  is  the  fact  that  us  se-­â€? niors  are  now  the  oldest  on  the  team  and  are  now  the  ones  the  underclassmen  look  up  to,  so  we’re  expected  to  lead  by  ex-­â€? ample.â€? Â

     The  girls  on  the  hockey  team  spend  at  least  two  hours  togeth-­â€? er  everyday  for  four  months  dur-­â€? ing  the  hockey  season.  Hannah  Randolph  â€˜13  says,  â€œIt’s  sad  to  think  that  the  season  is  coming  to  an  end.  I  can’t  imagine  No-­â€? vember  coming  around  [next  year]  and  not  getting  ready  for  hockey!â€?       First-­â€?year  coach  Shawn  Reid  has  also  had  an  amazing  season  since  the  team  has  a  record  of  19-­â€?5-­â€?3,  an  average  of  seven  goals  per  game,  and  defeated  our  big-­â€? gest  rival,  Breck,  in  the  section  Ď?‹Â?ƒŽ•Ǥ ‘ƒ…Š ‡‹† Â•ÂƒÂ›Â•ÇĄ Dz Š‡ ƒ–-­â€? mosphere  in  the  locker  room  be-­â€?

fore  the  game  and  on  the  bench  throughout  the  game  was  calm  ÂƒÂ?† Ď?‹ŽŽ‡† ™‹–Š …‘Â?Ď?‹†‡Â?…‡Ǥ ˜‡Â? when  we  got  down  a  goal,  the  players  stuck  with  our  plan  and  didn’t  panic.  It  was  the  most  fun  I  have  ever  had  as  a  coach.â€? Dz —” –‡ƒÂ? ‹• †‡Ď?‹Â?‡† „› ‡š-­â€? cellence,  sportsmanship,  hard  work,  and  pride.  The  team  this  Â›Â‡ÂƒÂ” ‹• †‡Ď?‹Â?‹–‡Ž› ‘Â?‡ ‘ˆ Â?› ˆƒ-­â€? vorite  teams  that  I  have  ever  been  on!â€?  says  Kate  Fraley  â€˜13.  It  is  clear  how  much  the  girls  value  their  teammates  and  how  much  this  last  year  playing  as  a  Blake  Bear  means  to  the  seniors. Â

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lake  hosted  the  state  fenc-­â€? ing  tournament  this  past  weekend  and  the  outcome  was  incredible.  The  women’s  team  Â–‘‘Â? Ď?‹”•– ’Žƒ…‡ ƒÂ?† –Š‡ Â?‡Â?ǯ• team  took  second.  There  were  nine  individual  medalists,  and  Catherine  Hua  â€˜13 ™ƒ• –Š‡ Ď?‹”•– individual  women’s  saber  fenc-­â€? ing  champion  for  Blake  in  over  a  decade!  Taylor  Chadwick  â€˜13 Â

took  3rd  and  Allison  Eastham  â€˜14  took  7th  for  the  women’s  saber  as  well.      For  the  men’s  foil  Solomon  Polansky  â€˜15  took  2nd  place,  Oliver  Cornelius-­â€?Knudsen  â€˜14  took  5th  place  and  Daniel  Weiser  â€˜13  took  7th  place.  For  the  men’s  saber,  Riley  Wein-­â€? man  â€˜17  took  8th  place.

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