Vol. 38, Issue 3

Vol. 38 Issue #3

November 2, 2012

The Knightly News Pace Academy 966 West Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, Georgia 30327

p. 2 Spotlight on Mr. Whyte

p. 3 Five Minutes with Brittany

p. 6-7 Special Election Spread

Election 2012: Guide for the Politically Clueless By: Riley Muse Staff Writer ‘14

As you may have heard through the grapevine, there is a presidential election going on this very moment! Maybe you’re thinking, “Well, I don’t vote so I don’t care,” “I support whomever my parents like,” “All that governmental stuff is too complicated,” or the immensely popular, “Politics are a snooze.”

Yet voting is a huge privilege that our founding fathers fought for, and on Nov. 6 American citizens across the country will visit their local voting centers to cast their ballots for arguably the most important position in our government.

Given that all of these arguments, debates, and discussions repeating the same old things can be slightly tedious, the majority of people want the bare-boned basics in order to make a final decision on who they believe is most qualified to lead this country. The Knightly News team has reviewed an immense amount of research on the election and boiled it down

Photo: Riley Muse Junior Eda Calapkulu, a U.S. citizen of only six months, remains undecided for the 2012 election. to this collection of rudimentary information, essentially creating a mini “Election 2012 for Dummies.”

Hopefully, no matter how un-political you are, you know that the current President of the United States is Hawaii native Barack Obama of the Democratic Party, and the Vice President is Joe Biden. Obama took office in January 2009, having promised “hope,” “change,” and

“unity” during his campaign.

But large issues such as passage of the Affordable Health Care Act, unemployment, and a debt ceiling battle in the Capitol quickly took hold of his presidency. His time spent in office is often characterized as cleaning up a mess, having entered office with two unpaid wars, the worst economic recession in 80 years, a broken national health care system, a horrific housing

market crash, etc.

Yet his term also included significant accomplishments such as the killing of Osama bin Laden, job creation (5.2 million new jobs added over the past two and a half years), the rescue of the American auto industry, the ending of the war in Iraq, and the initiation of the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.

Obama has taken basic

stances on issues supported by the Democratic Party platform such as support of abortion rights, insurance coverage for contraception, and legalization of same-sex marriage. (During his term Obama also repealed the military ban on openly gay members.) Obama also looks to let Bush-era tax cuts expire for couples with joint incomes over $250,000 as part of his efforts to address the deficit.

In terms of the environment and energy conservation, Obama is a big proponent of green energy. He prohibited deep water drilling after the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and opposed the Keystone pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to the U.S., but has pushed for more domestic oil and gas drilling overall.

In terms of immigration, the government deported a record number of immigrants during Obama’s term, but illegal immigrants brought over as children are now exempted from deportation and granted work permits if they apply.

His foreign policy includes strong opposition to any military strike on Iran, unless it proves

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Model UN Explores the Globe By: Hayley Silverstein News Editor ‘14 What looks great on college applications, lets you travel the world, and enables you to learn many random facts about countries around the globe? Model UN! Although students have heard Ms. Smith’s invitations to attend conferences, many don’t know what really goes on. Model UN is a simulation of the actual United Nations, in which students represent a certain country, debate topics going on in the world, and pass resolutions that are solutions to the debated topics. Senior Zach Steinfeld said that he started Model UN in ninth grade: “Ms. Smith seemed to be a sweet lady, so I decided that it would be a smart extracurricular activity.”

While pre-conference work requires writing papers on topics from your country’s standpoint, your friends will be impressed by your knowledge “ranging from Indian sanitation projects

to weapons control in Nigeria and oil production in Qatar,” said senior Sam Schaffer. Other students find the pre-conference work memorable. Senior Claire Wiskind remembers “hanging out in Ms. Smith’s room until midnight eating pizza and drinking coffee the night before the position papers were due.”

Model UN goes on three to five trips a year that range from 30 minute drives to Emory University to overseas flights to Prague in the Czech Republic.

Each conference is held by a different university and run by its students, with Yale’s YMGE, Tuft’s Epiic Inquiry, and the University of Chicago’s MUNUC being popular among Pace students. This year, Pace Academy will be attending SUSMUN at Emory University, MITMUN at MIT, and TUFTS’s Epiic Inquiry at Tufts University. Each conference is unique, with the possibility of a simulated crisis erupting at any minute. (Last year at YMGE, an oil tanker off the coast of Mykonos, Greece blew up, while Russia started at-

tacking civilians in Chechnya.)

Many students who went on the trip to Prague to attend YMGE think fondly of meeting in the hotel lobby until 1 a.m. to research and prepare for committee the next morning, in order to address the crisis that was announced just a few hours prior. While crises depend on the conference and committee, every Model UN presents students with new challenges, an immense learning experience, chances to make friends from across the world, and the ability to speak in a small group of 10 people to an auditorium of 500 people.

Conferences consist of open debate, drafting working papers, and passing resolutions. However, it is not all work. Excursions to museums with art history lessons from Ms. Stevens or Ms. Smith, snowball fights in Chicago after a major blizzard, shopping in Harvard’s famous bookstore the Coop, college tours, and accordion performances on the cobbled streets of Prague are just a few experiences that

Photo: Hayley Silverstein Students take a break after the YMGE Conference in Prague. happened outside of committee. Senior Meredith Bradshaw said that the most memorable experience was “eating lunch and discussing Chechnyan rebels with a girl from Slovakia.” Along with its educational significance, Model UN teaches students to see and represent topics from different points of view, and students are able to meet students from across the globe and form friendships that make conferences feel like annual reunions. Zach said that

Model UN has taught him “how to work efficiently, be globally aware, and listen to instructions to avoid punishment.”

So what compels these MUNers to stick with an extracurricular that makes you learn outside of school? It’s the chaperones, the travel, the students you meet from all over the world, and the studying of relevant topics. Junior Kevin Silverstein said that he continues to participate in Model UN because he and Ms. Smith “are best friends.”

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Mr. Whyte: Teacher, Coach, Friend By: Sallie Hays Staff Writer ‘13 Augustine Whyte. He was born and raised in Tampa, Fla., attended a private high school where he did a number of sports, attended Williams College where he continued his wrestling career, and after graduating college, began teaching. Most students are already familiar with this information, but let’s dig deeper and get a better feel for his private past.

While Mr. Whyte was in Tampa, he ran cross country and track and did wrestling. However, he originally wanted to play football and baseball; he was just too small of an athlete to make the teams. On the other hand, he was able to make the varsity track and cross country teams, and ended up being quite good.

Due to his size, he was targeted by the wrestling coach because they needed a 103-pounder on the team. He started off the season rough with a record of 0-16, but continued to spend his summers going to tournaments, eventually progressing

Photo: Mr. Whyte

Mr. Whyte traveled to Glacier National Park in Montana before school started. to a senior record of 30-0. He kept up with his talent in college, earning a starting spot halfway through his first season at 157 lbs. Mr. Whyte dominated the wrestling program during his time at Williams. He was captain his third and fourth year, and was all conference twice.

Post college, Mr. Whyte began teaching math at The

Salisbury School in Connecticut. He was a teacher, coach, and dorm parent at the all-boys school for four years. While he enjoyed it, he missed the South and the city. The timing couldn’t have been better because Pace needed a new math teacher at the same time he was looking around. He feels fortunate to be at a school which has a close

knit community and is in a major Southern city. One thing he misses, though, is the close proximity to a beach. Growing up in Florida, he had access to the wonderful Gulf Coast where the weather was ideal. He plays around with the idea of ending up back in Tampa one day.

Mr. Whyte has always enjoyed music. When he was in

high school, he tried to go to as many concerts as possible, but with his tight schedule it was difficult. In addition, he didn’t have a car and usually needed a ride.

One of the benefits of living in Atlanta now is the great music venues, and all the bands that stop through. Students commonly run into him at concerts and have also been known to run into him at sporting events every now and then.

Following sports teams is another activity that Mr. Whyte has always enjoyed. in high school he had season tickets to Tampa’s NFL team, the Buccaneers. You may even spot him supporting his home team by wearing a Buccaneers tie one day.

Mr. Whyte still enjoys most of the things he liked in high school. He still enjoys running, trying to run 30 miles a week; he still enjoys live music, and he enjoys the beach and spending time outside. Turns out that the teacher, coach, and friend we have all come to know hasn’t changed much from his younger days, and maybe that’s why it’s so easy for students to get along with him.

Students Serve Community at Food Bank Photo: Julia Beck

By: Julia Beck Staff Writer ‘15 Who in their right mind would ever choose to wake up early on a Saturday just to go organize dented cans with 50 other people? This is the question many Pace students would ask about the Atlanta Community Food Bank service project.

On Saturday, Oct. 6, I set out to answer this question.

At 8:30 a.m., the service leaders met in the back parking lot with all of us who were joining them at Food Bank that day.

There were about 10 of us, so we took two cars to get there. I soon learned that, more specifically, we were actually going to the Product Rescue Center, or PRC for short. We walked in as a group, and the service leaders helped all of the newbies fill out the required forms for participation. Then, chuckling about some “crazy cartoon,” they left us at the informational new participant seminar, while they went to start working.

We were in a room with the PRC logo all over the walls and a screen up front flashing random facts about food and hunger.

There was an area with rows of chairs and people of all ages sitting in them. We all sat down next to each other and waited with everyone else who had never done this before for the man up front to start talking.

He introduced himself as Chuck. Chuck started out by telling us about the PRC. He then explained what we would actually be doing. Chuck reviewed all the different items we would encounter, from candy,

Junior Jules Zappone helps pack and sort food with other volunteers at the Food Bank.

Photo: Julia Beck

Juniors Will Egan and William Rushton joke around while packing food. peanut butter, and condiments to medicine, dented cans, and baby food. He explained the different jobs we could do, like sorting between good and bad food and packing boxes. To reinforce everything he had just told us, we watched a video about the PRC created by Cartoon Network. I will admit, that after watching the cartoon, I understood why the service leaders were laughing about leaving us in there.

Finally, we got to go into the warehouse with all the food and supplies, and a different man

talked to us there. First, he took 16 people out of the big group to do the initial sorting and inspecting of the food. He then told the rest of us that we would be loading the boxes. He taught us that we needed to put like products in the same box, and that every box needed to be a certain weight before we could pass it on. Some boxes we would fill with only candy or juice, while other boxes we would fill with a variety of foods that would be given directly to a family.

After all that, we finally got

to go work. I admit, I was a little confused at the beginning, but it was very easy to get the hang of. The “sorters” would hand acceptable food and items back to us, and we would put it in the right box. Every person was in charge of their own box, and if the item given to us didn’t fit, we would just walk down the aisle until we found someone who had a box where it fit. Also, the PRC workers would walk around, answering people’s questions, and correcting them if they had sorted an item incorrectly. The

PRC workers were super friendly to us Pace volunteers, asking about us and school.

After working for about an hour or so, Chuck told us to drop everything we were doing for a 15 minute break. We went back to the room where we had seen the presentation where we were offered free candy, chocolate, and granola bars. All of us Pace volunteers sat together, and Chuck played a video showing all the other service opportunities provided through the Atlanta Community Food Bank in addition to PRC. After the break, we went back to finish work.

Everyone did the same job they had been doing earlier, only it went much faster because everyone already knew what they were doing.

Around noon, we finished working, and everyone again went back to the room where we had been given the presentation.

Chuck first thanked a few different groups for coming. He then told us “our numbers.” We had packed 11,293 pounds of food, and made 7,553 meals. Everyone clapped, and we got up to leave for the service leaders to drive us back to Pace. As we were about to walk out the door, Chuck told everyone to wait, and he said that he would like to thank “the young people of our community from Pace Academy” for our work there. In the end, I learned the answer to my original question: everyone. Everyone should want to go to Food Bank because of the great experience you can have there with your friends. I only have one piece of advice. If you plan on going to Food Bank, don’t forget to wear closed toed shoes. Otherwise, you might end up wearing junior Josh Sloan’s football cleats for four hours.

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Five Minutes with Brittany Allen By: Suzanne Monyak Editor in Chief ‘13 KN: How’s sophomore year going?

BA: It’s good... It’s hard.

KN: Harder than freshman year?

BA: Yeah.

KN: Who’s your favorite teacher?

BA: Umm.... Mr. Kates KN: Why is he your favorite?

BA: He’s hilarious.

KN: What are you going to miss the most about freshman year?

BA: I miss Canfield and Marable -- they’re my favorite teachers -- and Ms. Anderson!

KN: Congrats on Homecoming Court, by the way!

BA: Thank you!

KN: Why do you think you won?

BA: I have no idea. Maybe it’s my good looks and charm.

KN: (laughs) OK, so, random questions. If you could travel anywhere in the world free, where would you go?

BA: Oh man.... I don’t know, maybe Africa? Or... L.A. KN: (laughs) One of the two?

BA: Yeah one of the two! I’m not

Photo: Suzanne Monyak

Brittany strikes her Beyoncé pose in front of Inman. sure. would you go and why?

KN: If you could be any animal, BA: I’d go back to when I was which would you be? little, like three years old... beBA: Animal? I’d be... a jaguar. cause I always hear the funniest KN: Do you have a reason why? stories of when my brothers were BA: They’re pretty cool. They growing up and I’d want to see look good and they run fast. them.

KN: OK, if you could get in a KN: Where would you go if you time machine and go anywhere could go into the future? in the past or the future, where BA: I would go to when I’m like

Pace Says Farewell to Shaista Dhanesar By: Riley Muse Staff Writer ‘14 Two countries, three states, six schools, 10 houses, 17 different cars, and an innumerable number of faces aren’t typical statistics for a 16-year-old. But for Pace Academy junior Shaista Dhanesar these numbers are a reality. Her story is a fascinating one, and as of Thursday, Oct. 11, the Pace community said goodbye to sweet, spunky Shaista as she moved on to the next chapter in her life in New York City.

Shaista’s story began in her birth town of Johannesburg, South Africa. When she was a mere two and a half years old, her family moved to Washington D.C. where she stayed until second grade. Then she went BACK to South Africa for third through fifth grade. In May 2007, her father announced the move to Atlanta. However, it wasn’t a straight and easy path to Pace Academy. Due to limits on application acceptances at the time, Shaista attended The Children’s School for sixth grade, Atlanta International School for seventh, and finally Pace from eighth grade until this year.

“Pace was always the school I wanted to attend in Atlanta; it just took a matter of time before I finally got here!” Shaista said.

Shaista’s experience seems hectic and stressful for those on the outside, but she had a different opinion: “Living in different places is fun and it

city life in a Manhattan apartment. “It’s pretty crazy packing your whole life up and starting again,” Shaista said.

“And we can’t bring our cars to New York because parking is so ridiculously overpriced!

Walking everywhere in the cold will be an adjustment.”

As far as all of the new experiences a big city offers, Shaista said, “After I get over the fact that I have to leave Atlanta, I’m actually looking forward to living in the city. I can’t wait for the shopping!”

Leaving behind friends and five years’ worth of experiences in Atlanta is not an easy thing to do, and Shaista Photo: Kelly Brown hopes for the Academy to remember her as “just a nice Shaista smiles at a farewell party. person in general. When people think of me I want them definitely made me the person to think of a friendly, kind perI am today.” Shaista added, “I son who was easy to be with and used to be very shy and introtalk to. And for them to please verted, but when you’re forced keep in touch!” to change schools and make new When asked what she will friends constantly, you learn miss most about Pace, Shaista to become more outgoing and said, “I feel like I’ve built a lot friendly. Now I always like to go of good relationships with both introduce myself to new students the students and the faculty. at school because I know how I’ve gone to other schools that hard it was for me.” When asked were so big, but at Pace all of the what her favorite place was to teachers seem to really care for live, Shaista said, “D.C. was fun, each student; they’ve all been but I actually think I like Atlanta really supportive these past few best of all the places I’ve been, weeks.” and I’m not just saying that! It’s The Knightly News staff really not about where you are, and the larger Pace Academy it’s who you’re with.” community will miss Shaista On Sept. 7, 2012 the news immensely. Although leaving arrived that the Dhanesar family is hard, Shaista maintains her would be moving once again, signature bright and optimistic this time to New York. Shaista attitude, saying, “At least my is attending the Trevor School college essay practically writes across from the famous Central itself!”

Park and glamorously living the

married or something... see who I end up with.

KN: That’s nice! OK, if you could have a movie made about your life, what would it be called and who would play you?

BA: “Brittany Allen.” And who would play me? Beyoncé.

KN: Beyoncé would play you? (laughs) Why?

BA: (laughs) Because’s she’s gorgeous! We’re the same person basically.

KN: I’m sure. If you could be in any reality show, which show would you be in?

BA: The Kardashians.

KN: Which Kardashian would you be?

BA: Uh... Khloe. I like her the best. She’s married to Lamar..

She has a good life!

KN: She does have a good life.

I wish I were a Kardashian....

Alright, if your life had a theme song, what would it be?

BA: “No Worries” by Lil Wayne.

KN: Lil Wayne? You’ve got a very hardcore rap life, I see?

With your little high pony tail... (laughs) BA: (laughs) That’s hilarious....

KN: OK, so, I know you are into singing. Who would you say your music inspiration is?

BA: Whitney Houston.

KN: That’s nice... Did you do anything after she died?

BA: I cried. I did.

KN: Did you really?

BA: Yeah, it was terrible.

KN: Well thanks for talking to me!

BA: No problem!

Czech Out Mirek By: Hayley Silverstein News Editor ‘14

Most students travel 15 minutes or so to go to school, but one student has traveled a staggering 4824.95 miles to come to Pace. Mirek Crha is the newest (temporary) addition to the senior class as an exchange student from Prague, Czech Republic. He is living with senior Taj Gillani.

Mirek decided to be an exchange student because it was a program his school offered, and he had already studied as an exchange student in England and France. Why Atlanta? Mirek chose Atlanta because he has family connections here, and the other options were Mississippi or Washington. Having only the knowledge of what he learned from American TV shows (“Californication” and “Weeds”), Mirek came to Pace with an enthusiastic attitude and a great proficiency in English, which he learned at school.

Even as an exchange student, he enjoys all of his classes, including Creative Writing with Mr. Carson, because he “enjoys writing in English and the class taught [him] a lot of things that [he] can use outside of the class.”

He also enjoys Comparative Politics with Ms. Smith, because the class is always different and interesting. He said he appreciates that at Pace, he “can choose subjects, and can do what [he] wants to do in school.” Outside of classes, Mirek can usually be found in the Senior Cellar, and when not at Pace, he explores the city of Atlanta, as he is accustomed to venturing into the heart of Prague when at home.

Although he has a constant

Photo: Hayley Silverstein fear of speaking in Czech by mistake, Mirek has fully immersed himself in the cultural experience Pace and America has offered him. He said that he “doesn’t think something is superior or inferior in cultures, they’re just different.” He does find the differences in interpersonal relationships strange and varied with each new country he visits, such as the need to have 1,000 Facebook friends compared to having real friends.

Mirek came from a school where there are only 24 students in his grade, so the size of Pace was a little bit of a shock; however, he really likes “the overall free atmosphere that is very relaxed and friendly.” Mirek has also learned Canadian and American slang terms to help reduce any possible “lost in translation” moments. When asked, he said he couldn’t pick a most memorable moment so far, because they have all been unique and special.

Mirek said that Americans tend to have some misconceptions about his country. In particular, he wanted to clarify that Prague is in the Czech Republic and not Czechoslovakia (which no longer exists) and that the Czech Republic is not an Eastern European country.

Mirek says that if anyone is in Prague, they should “go out with [him] on evening,” because then you can get the full experience and have more fun than simply visiting as a tourist.

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Students Give Thanks Freshmen Help Others on At the Academy Service Day By: Natalie Camrud Editor in Chief ‘13 Standing up in front of your entire extended family and reciting everything you are thankful for in your life while the smell of warm, delicious turkey makes your mouth water, is one of the most common and most dreaded Thanksgiving traditions. Most people rush through their speeches so they can sit down and eat all that wonderful food.

But students and faculty at Pace Academy have plenty to be thankful for. Some students said that they are thankful for family and friends, like senior Maryse Lapu, who said, “I’m glad that I get to spend a lot of time with my family before I leave for col-

lege.” Sophomore Ella Phillips said that she was grateful for her friends and her dogs. English teacher Bailey Player said, “I am thankful for my job. I’m very thankful that I get to work at this school, and teach all the students here.” Senior Taylor Schofield exclaimed, upon seeing a quarter on the ground, “I’m thankful for that quarter!” And senior Georgia Tse said, “I am thankful that it’s senior year and that I’m almost done with high school,” as she feverishly finished her math homework while surrounded by college application papers. Twelfth grade dean Mr. Hattori said, “I’m thankful for my new child and I hope that it is healthy. That’s pretty much all I’m looking forward to.” Junior Ally Jones said, “I am thankful for my family, my friends, my car, and for cupcakes.”

Photo: Sara Eden June Brenner packs food for Project Open Hand.

Photo: Regina Tate Kasia Omilian and Jillian Paul at Guice Center

Photo: Books for Africa Students relax after finishing their work at Books For Africa.

By: Wilson Alexander Staff Writer ‘14 Photo: Natalie Camrud Seniors Katja Martin and Georgia Tse give thanks for technology.

Mr. Smith Reveals PAPUBA Email Secrets By: Annie Armstrong Features Editor ‘13 The weekly PAPUBA (which of course stands for Pace Academy Pick-Up Basketball Association) emails are undeniably the highlight of most all Pace FirstClass users’ weeks. But what goes into these emails? The witty, intellectually-stimulating, and sometimes biting emails are the brainchild of puzzlemaster Jason Smith. Each unique post has its own creative process behind it. Sometimes the PAPUBA email is in the form of a logic quiz, which Mr. Smith said can take up to three hours to write.

Other short, one-liner-style

notices take as little as fifteen minutes.

When asked why he chooses to pick on the people that he does, Mr. Smith said, “I used to try to mess with Mr. Hall, but he doesn’t really care enough, so that wasn’t very fun. Mr. Whyte is fun to pick on. You can say anything about Mr. Whyte and he won’t really care... He is also notoriously the most sweaty teacher on campus. And obviously I talk about Kenny Selmon because he’s being a punk about this volleyball stuff.” The only emails that could possibly match the entertainment value of Mr. Smith’s notifications are the emails from the librarians about some unknown Pace student who periodically loses his or her retainer.

On Oct. 17 freshmen clad in Pace gear traveled with their respective transitions groups around Atlanta on a day of service. From sorting and packing goods to playing with adorable children, the freshmen were introduced to an important aspect of Pace life: service learning. Students and teachers alike assisted people in need through programs like the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Books for Africa, Project Open Hand, My Sister’s House, The Easter Seals’ Guice Center, and the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children.

Accompanied by Mrs. Eden, Mr. Player, and parent volunteers, 19 students journeyed around Atlanta to help through Project Open Hand. Created in 1990, Project Open Hand assists people combating chronic diseases by supplying them with meals that are delivered directly to their homes through their Comprehensive Nutrition Care program. The Pace students helped the organization by spending the day packing and delivering nutritious meals to people in need. Freshman Andy Bainton said, “It was a lot of fun and really amazing to see the people we were giving the meals to. They were obviously touched by us coming.”

If you were to take a glance at the name for The Easter Seals’ Guice Center, one might think that you spent your time there watching seals or hunting for pastel-colored eggs. Freshman Sydney Sommerville said, “We played with the children there and had a good time. Those children were adorable and it was so touching to see how joyous they were to see us.” The center has 65 locations nationally, all of which help disabled children interact in their communities and live a carefree childhood.

Another shelter chosen by for Service Day was My Sister’s House, a non-profit shelter for women and their children facing homelessness. The 24 Pace students were split into three groups that rotated between cooking in the kitchen, playing with the children, and sorting donated clothing. “I had a good time sorting the clothes and taking some thrift ones to the shed,” said freshman Bailey O’Sullivan.

The freshmen had a clear affect on the children. As the students were leaving, the children at the shelter were crying and pulling at arms. “It made us feel good and accomplished. I knew we’d brightened their day,” said freshman Haley Epstein.

14 girls spent a day at the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children. According to their website, “The shelter’s mission is to ease the burden of homelessness for women and children and to assist in establishing self-sufficiency by providing

comprehensive education and supportive services in a manner that respects human dignity.”

Students participated in packaging food and organizing the shelter’s kitchen. “It was certainly a learning experience. It felt good to help the community and people in need,” said freshman Mary Stuart Gray.

Other students, led by Ms. McCrary and Mrs. Korb, journeyed to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to assist in the packing and sorting of food for people in need. The Food Bank has been an Atlanta staple, as well as a Pace service program, for years. “We packaged over 5,000 boxes and 8,000 pounds of food in a day; it felt great.

And we got candy so that was an added plus,” said freshman Jacob Queller.

The final service project chosen was Books for Africa.

Eleven students spent the day sorting and packing hundreds of books that were to be shipped to children in poverty throughout Africa. “Packaging the books was just OK. It was kinda boring, honestly,” said freshman Reid Funston.

Begun by the Transitions program to introduce service to freshmen as a key component of a Pace student’s life, the service day was once again a success. “I think Service Day is a valuable thing for freshmen to participate in. It provided me with perspective on how fortunate our lives are being at Pace Academy,” said freshman Anneliese Camrud.

CORRECTION: Photo: Annie Armstrong Mr. Smith dreams up another dig directed at Kenny Selmon.

In our Oct. 5 issue The Knightly News incorrectly reported information in the “Learning Languages at Pace” article on page 3. We published the number of Pace students taking Latin as 31; however, the actual number is 52 students. We apologize for the error.

The Knightly News Staff

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Artist Creates Installation at Pace By: Elizabeth Roos Social Media ‘14 At first glance, the crumpled pieces of paper strewn across the Middle School conference room table by visiting artist Andrew Scott Ross look like a mindless mess. But after a few moments of studying this strange arrangement, one notices the small, intricate cutouts elaborately placed within the crinkled clutter. Ross’ art installation was on display at Pace Oct. 8-11.

Originally from New York, the world renowned artist’s interest in art started when he was in high school. “I had a really wonderful art teacher who was very inspiring. I spent all of my free time working on projects.

I had never been more excited about something in my whole life,” Ross said. He was so passionate about art that he decided to pursue it as a career, teaching and displaying his work all over the country and the world.

He said, “Right now I have an exhibit in South Korea. I have had exhibits at the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the

Guggenheim in New York, The Museum of Contemporary Art here in Georgia, and even the airport in Tel-Aviv, Israel.”

Unlike many artists who get inspiration from personal experience or their family history, Andrew Scott Ross is inspired by history that is more removed.

He said, “I’m really interested in what happened many thousands of years ago that I feel like is really important to humanity, even though we cannot connect with those things.” Through his artwork he attempts to make the connection by using ordinary materials that people already have an relationship with and use and work with on a daily basis such as paper. He said, “I want people who view my work to see the relationship between their world and ancient history.”

Ross’ art is “site-specific,” meaning that the way the art is arranged is dependent upon the particular room it is set in, its furniture, and lighting. For example, he wanted his installation here at Pace to at first glance look like a meeting had just taken place. He used the table as the framework. As one walked around the table,

Photo: Elizabeth Roos Junior Mackenzie Kelly examines Andrew Scott Ross’ paper installation. the cutouts got more and more complex. The exact sculpture can never be recreated in a different setting. However, not all of Ross’ work is paper art, like

what was shown at Pace. He also creates sculpture and video art.

He said, “My most recent work is work with live animals. I have done some videos with them,

and I have even made sculptures that are also aquariums. Right now I am making a city out of discarded fast-food containers for crickets.”

Atlanta Celebrates Photography Videography Premieres Photo: Suzanne Monyak

In Upper School By: Aaron Wasserman Staff Writer ‘14

Mr. Dorman discusses a photo with fellow art teachers Mark Knott and Donice Bloodworth.

By: Suzanne Monyak Editor in Chief ‘13 Beginning in October, the FAC was transformed into a fine art photo gallery as part of the Atlanta Celebrates Photography photo festival. Photography exhibits were set up in over 150 different venues throughout the Southeast as part of the festival, with Pace being the venue for two exhibits: “A Sense of Place: The SlowExposures Ten Year Retrospective,” which opened Oct. 1, and an exhibit by Pace’s own students and faculty, “India -- The Golden Triangle,” opening Nov. 5.

The annual SlowExposures exhibit featured a compilation of ten years of some of the best photography, intended to “celebrate the contemporary rural South’s unique sense of place,” according to the Atlanta Celebrates Photography website. The exhibit began with a photograph

by Pace parent Laura Noel, and continued down the FAC wall

with photographs by various artists, including former ACP judge Gary Gruby. Mr. Dorman, a fan of Gary Gruby’s work, described his SlowExposures photo as having a “nebulous” appearance.

“It’s as though he is made up of the same essence of the cloud,” he said.

The second exhibit opening Nov. 5 will display art photography taken during the Global Ed trip to India this past summer.

“The poverty, the beauty, the complexity -- everything about it was compelling,” Mr. Dorman enthused. This exhibit features photography by Mr. Dorman and seniors Caroline Herman and Katja Martin. The photographs are so-called “straight shots,” meaning no alternative methods were used when taking the photos. Although the group went on several game drives, most of the photographs feature people, not animals, a change from Mr. Dorman’s typical work. “It’s a culture based on relationships...

There are so many people that that’s their entertainment -- their connections with other people,” said Mr. Dorman. An unique

aspect of Indian artwork is its geographic diversity within India. Mr. Dorman explained that the north, south, east, and west regions of India are home to “different societies, different traditions, and different cultures.” He said, “They all think of themselves as Indians, but it’s very different.”

Mr. Dorman encouraged students to view the exhibit as a piece of fine art, and not just a wall of pretty pictures. “You can’t just look at something and then say I like or I don’t like it without having reasons,” he said.

To thoroughly examine artwork, students must complete the five stages of artistic critique: describe, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and theorize. Mr. Dorman explained that taking these extra steps “enhances your appreciation and understanding of what someone has done.” Mr. Dorman stressed the importance of understanding photography even outside of an artistic setting. He said, “Art is visual communication, and photography is art, so photography is visual communication.”

Unknown to many in our community, Pace’s videography program, led by computer mastermind Matt Walker, has become a jewel of the arts program at Pace. The videography program first began six years ago as a club in the Middle School under the leadership of Mr. Walker and Mrs. Van Vliet, and this year is the first year of the higher level videography course in the Upper School.

Mr. Walker first became interested in bringing videography to the high school when he saw the large number of clubs and organizations that were interested in producing video to promote their cause. With this in mind, Mr. Walker first taught Intro to Videography in 2009, and the class was originally accepted well. Since then, enrollment has continued to increase every year it has been

offered. Mr. Walker explained, “In Video I, the emphasis is on shooting and how different types of shots and angles can be used to achieve a desired effect.”

Many students enjoy the class because of the freedom that they have while working on their projects. Sophomore Josh Blank said, “We get to shoot video and edit on our own schedule as long as we complete our videos on time.”

This year, students who have already taken Intro to Video will be able to further their mastery of video production by taking Videography II, which will be offered during the second semester. While Intro to Video focuses on shooting video, Videography II will focus more on editing techniques in post-production.

Many students are eager to take this higher level videography class due to their great experiences with Intro to Video. When asked why he decided to take the class, senior Djibril Diakite immediately replied, “Big Dubs (the affectionate nickname given to Mr. Walker) is the best!”

Photo: Aaron Wasserman Students practice their filmaking during class.

Election

November 2, 2012

PRObama By: Natalie Camrud Editor in Chief ‘13 Gay marriage, abortion rights, and Obamacare. Those are just a few of the policies and programs that will be in effect under the leadership of Barack Obama. Right now the presidential race is neck and neck, but in my mind our current president is looking better every day. From Paul Ryan getting booed by AARP members to Romney supposedly applying self-tanner at a Univision interview (apparently the work of a slap-happy makeup artist), the Republicans may still lose the support of many Americans, including Latino voters and the elderly.

The Republican party nominated a moderately conservative candidate, which appealed to the non-liberal half of America, but once Paul Ryan was announced as his ultra-conservative running mate, many who were on the political fence hopped over to the Democratic side. According to the Huffington Post, as of August, Romney had almost no support from black voters, despite his mantra of being able to relate to and accurately represent all of America.

Women who want to be in control of their bodies and not be ashamed of their life choices will vote for Obama because of his attitude towards abortion and access to birth control. A recent study in St. Louis showed that when over 9,000 women were given access to free contraception for three years, the abortion rate dropped by 70%. This is a great example of the positive effects Obama’s policies would have on women if he is reelected.

Obama repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and supports legal recognition of same-sex marriage and says that the states should be allowed to decide, while Romney wants to ban same-sex marriage with a constitutional amendment. Obama has said that he is supportive of reintroducing the ban on assault weapons and stricter gun laws; Mitt Romney is against stricter gun laws.

As if social issues are not enough, Obama’s policies on energy are far better for the environment, for our health, and our wallets. In an effort to reduce fuel usage and help cut down on greenhouse gases, the Obama administration issued new rules in August requiring car companies to raise the fuel efficiency of cars and light trucks to an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by model year 2025. According to the White House, in total, the Administration’s program will reduce oil consumption by

12 billion barrels and will save Americans 1.7 trillion dollars in fuel costs. Governor Romney said that green energy is not yet a viable option and that the effects of climate change are not known, according to the Sacramento Bee. Romney wants to lessen foreign dependence on oil by opening up lands and drilling in more North America and is not interested in exploring energy options for the future, such as solar and wind.

In matters of foreign policy and war, Obama ended the war in Iraq, which will save the U.S. billions of dollars, and brought home thousands of troops to their families. The president is planning on pulling all troops out of Afghanistan by 2014 as well, while Romney remains somewhat vague about his plans for Afghanistan.

In addition, Obama is planning to cut $487 billion dollars in military costs over the course of a decade by cutting the size of the Army and Marines. Romney, however, wants to increase the number of troops and warships, adding roughly $100 billion to the military budget in 2016, even though these increases have not been requested by the Pentagon.

Obama approved the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and created a policy that would end cruel interrogation methods, while Romney said that he does not consider waterboarding to be torture.

Although Obama’s healthcare policy has been the subject of criticism and scrutiny, it is beneficial for all Americans.

Under Obamacare, everybody will have access to health care and insurance companies will not be allowed to deny coverage to people because of preexisting conditions. Obamacare will also make larger employers include contraception for women in their health insurance plans.

In matters of education, Obama will no longer continue the No Child Left Behind law, which cut funding for schools if the students did not do well on a standardized test, which only stressed teachers and students and made for a bad learning environment.

Obama and Romney have vastly different views and ideals and goals, and the paths they will take our country down are completely different. If our current president is re-elected, I believe that he will fufill all these promises and help lead this country in a better direction. As First Lady Michelle Obama said, “At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.”

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PROmney By: Sam Rubenstein Staff Writer ‘14

Tough primaries and months of campaigning have selected Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, as the Republican presidential nominee.

Mitt Romney began his political career in 2002, running for and being elected governor of Massachusetts. Mitt Romney was a Republican governor in a largely Democratic state, yet he crossed party lines and was able to balance the budget, while cutting taxes. He eliminated a $3 billion deficit through bipartisan policies.

Before politics, Mitt Romney experienced incredible success running Bain Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston.

During his time there, Romney brought the company back from a financial decline, and by the time he left, Bain Capital was one of the top private equity firms in the country.

After four years with Obama in office, the national debt has reached over $16 trillion (only $10 trillion when he entered office). Small business growth has remained stagnant, and many large companies have relocated their company headquarters to countries with lower taxes.

If Obama is reelected, he will only raise tax rates and maintain excessive regulations, hurting small businesses and pushing even more large corporations overseas. Governor Romney’s plan would cut back on the build-up of regulations and regulatory costs that have built up over time. In addition, Romney will reduce the corporate tax rate from 35%, one of the highest in the world, to 25%. The combination of cutting back regulations and reducing corporate tax rates will incentivize large corporations to begin paying taxes here in the U.S. For anybody who believes that the debt cannot be reduced without raising the tax burden of the middle class, here is your solution. Reduce tax rates and companies will start investing back in the United States.

More people will be able to pay their income tax. (Only 50% pay it right now.) Goods and services thus become affordable, stimulating the economy, and reducing the debt.

Romney plans to work to repeal Obamacare immediately after he enters office. According to some analysts, Obamacare will add trillions to the national debt, put a tax burden of over $52 billion on American businesses, and further hurt the job market. Fewer people will invest their time and money in medicine, meaning fewer doctors and

lower quality research from the United States. Private insurance companies will fail. People will stop coming to the U.S. for treatment. Romney would defer healthcare to the states, who can customize the system to their own needs and make it more efficient.

Obama’s foreign policy has had both its successes and failures. However, overall he has created a weaker United States.

Some say Obama’s military cuts have left the U.S. with outdated weapons and resources, risking the safety and lives of our soldiers fighting overseas.

Governor Romney will eliminate ineffective defense spending, and make our military more efficient. As the strongest country in the world, the U.S. must maintain its position as the strongest military power in the world. In addition, Obama’s reelection would be devastating for Israel.

Obama is the only U.S. president not to have visited Israel during his term, and recently he went on ABC’s “The View” and met with Jay-Z rather than briefly meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the threat of Iran.

On that note, Obama has greatly failed in dealing with Iran. Iran is closer than ever to acquiring weapons-grade uranium, yet Obama has done little more than talk in order to stop this threat. Romney will increase the number and severity of sanctions against Iran, support opposition within and around the country, and will keep open the option of necessary military action. Under Obama the Middle East has experienced several revolutions; unrest is widespread, Syria is experiencing civil war, and most recently, the U.S. embassy in Libya was invaded and an American diplomat was brutally murdered. Recent reports indicate the Obama administration actually knew about a possible terrorist threat, yet did almost nothing. Some administration officials have also claimed that these attacks were not acts of terror despite significant evidence and possible AlQaeda ties. Mitt Romney aims to ensure that these democratic revolutions occur peacefully and will build strong pro-American relationships with these people.

He will keep Israel, a key ally in the region, close, and will support them as best as possible.

Clearly, the obvious choice for president is Romney. His experience and success is undeniable. His economic policy will revitalize the job market and small businesses and his foreign policy will strengthen the international position of the U.S. Our country cannot afford four more years with Barack Obama.

Romney for President 2012.

Election

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Pace Students Polled By: Max Greenberg Sports Editor ‘14 While most students at Pace can’t yet vote, The Knightly News staff decided to hold our own mock election. Out of the 435 students in the Upper School, 308 ballots were returned. Of these, 58% of students voted for Gover-

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nor Mitt Romney and 38% voted for President Barack Obama. The Knightly News took a closer look at the votes by gender, and found that, contrary to national polls, a higher percentage of female voters supported Romney than male voters. Females split 66% in favor of Romney, 34% in favor of Obama, while 55% of males voted for Romney and 45% supported Obama.

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Recap: Presidential Debates By: Sam Rubenstein Staff Writer ‘14 Both candidates walk out on stage; they shake hands and smile like they are best friends.

However, all of America knows that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are bitter rivals.

On Oct. 3, the two met at the University of Denver for the first debate in the 2012 presidential election. The debate, which focused on the topic of domestic policy, was moderated by the veteran PBS anchor Jim Lehrer.

It was divided into six 15-minute sections: three focused on the economy, one on healthcare, one on the role of government, and one on governing.

It was not long before the discussion became heated. To many it seemed as if Lehrer was doing very little moderating at all. This, combined with the open-ended topics, allowed for extensive intermixing of issues.

Both candidates jumped between the debt crisis, job creation, taxes, and education. The president continually insisted that Romney’s plan would force a tax increase on the middle class, because reducing the debt would be impossible otherwise. However Governor Romney defended his claim, explaining that his reduction in tax rates would boost the private sector, create jobs, and bring in more revenue.

Immediately following the debate, the big question in the news community was, “who won?” However, it was not long before Romney was deemed debate champion. Unexpected by many, Romney repeatedly flooded the president with issues and was faced with a weak offense from his opponent. Obama received heavy criticism for not seeming “present.” In the succeeding days, the Romney campaign had a full turnaround.

A campaign that was beginning to appear out of the running received a momentum change.

Romney’s polling numbers jumped in key swing states like Ohio, Virginia, and Colorado, where the debate was held.

On Oct. 17, the presidential candidates met at Hofstra University in New York. This time the debate had a town hall format, in which undecided voters personally posed the questions to the candidates. After a previously weak performance, President Obama came out swinging. The debate became intense very quickly, as both candidates invaded one another’s space and did not hesitate to interrupt.

This debate also brought some new issues to the table, such as women’s rights, gun control, oil, and foreign policy.

Governor Romney had stark criticism of Obama’s record.

When one former Obama voter asked him why he should change his vote, Romney blasted the

president’s failure to improve the job market, the rising gas prices, the reliance on China, and the failure to solve the debt crisis.

President Obama used some keen strategy, and on the final question he finally addressed Romney’s 47% gaffe. Obama called out the governor for his previous statement by personalizing the question for those individuals in that 47% group, such as students, veterans, and the elderly. One of the most common phrases heard throughout the night was “not true!” Both candidates were vigilant in attempting to point out their opponent’s false claims, something Obama failed to do in the first debate.

The stakes were high going into the third and final debate at Lynn University in Florida.

Many predicted that Governor Romney would remain on the defensive in this final meeting given his recent momentum. The general consensus was that the president was the winner, having won on more talking points, yet his opponent remained calm, and in the spirit of the foreign policy topic, like a commander in chief.

It is clear that these debates have played a major role in determining the outcome of this election. Voters have seen their two candidates head to head, and can now make a more informed decision. With an essential tie in polls going into the final days, the outcome will be very interesting.

Election 2012: Continued from page 1 to be the only way to stop the country from gaining nuclear weapons. He also signed a law to expand military and civilian cooperation with Israel.

The term of Barack Obama has been plagued with high unemployment, with the country losing more than 800,000 jobs per month at the time he took office. He responded to the recession with an $800 billion stimulus plan, proposing tax breaks for U.S. manufacturers producing domestically, and tax penalties for U.S. companies outsourcing jobs. The economy is showing some signs of improvement; the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level of his presidency at 7.8 percent in September.

The current Vice President of the United States is former Delaware Senator Joe Biden. Biden, who usually refers to himself as “Middle Class Joe,” became one of the youngest senators ever elected to serve in the U.S. Senate when elected in 1972. During his six-term senate career, Biden served as Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman.

Former Massachusetts Governor Willard Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election and Paul Ryan is his running mate. Romney is a Mormon, and has been very active in the Mormon church. Romney’s perspective can be seen as that of a financial investor due to his

business background. He gained enormous wealth running Bain Capital, a private equity firm that grew to be one of the top in the country under his leadership.

Romney also served as the President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Romney restructured the organization and managed to pull off Salt Lake City’s hosting of the Olympics with a budget surplus.

Romney’s positions are in opposition to those of Obama in terms of many social, environmental, and budgetary issues.

He is pro-life, opposing abortion in most cases, and wants to end Federal aid to Planned Parenthood. In addition, he wants to ban same-sex marriage with a constitutional amendment.

His stance on energy and the environment includes easier access to coal, natural gas, and North American oil, as well as an acceleration in nuclear energy development and drilling permits. He does not believe that green energy is viable at this time and says that the causes of climate change, or global warming, are unknown.

Romney favors the construction of a U.S.-Mexico border fence and refuses to give educational opportunities to illegal immigrants. In terms of foreign policy and terrorism, Romney wishes to deny any constitutional rights for foreign terrorism suspects.

In order to dig America out of its current state of economic

crisis, Romney plans to cut back on regulations and reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 25%.

He would implement more trade deals to spur growth, and replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts. In 2008, Romney supported the bailout of financial institutions along with Obama as a necessary step to avoid collapse but opposed the auto industry bailout. He favors a constitutional balanced budget amendment, though his plan includes largely unspecified spending cuts.

Accompanying Romney in the 2012 election is running mate Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin native elected in 1999 to the House of Representatives in the state’s 1st District. During his time in the House, Ryan served as the House Budget Committee Chairman and created the “Ryan Budget,” also known as “The Path to Prosperity” in 2012.

Ryan is an avid fitness buff and drove the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile when he worked for the company in college.

Hopefully you have learned something new about this year’s presidential candidates, Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama. Perhaps you recognize that election season is an exciting time, and that it is important to exercise our constitutional rights as American citizens to choose our leader and our future. At the very least, perhaps you’ll finally understand “Saturday Night Live’s” hilarious political skits.

Features

November 2, 2012

Jack White Rocks the Fox Theatre By: Annie Armstrong Features Editor ‘13

Photo: Julia Beck “Girl With Ball” by Roy Liechtenstein is the logo for the “Fast Forward” exhibit.

High Museum Pushes Fast Forward By: Julia Beck Staff Writer ‘15 On Oct. 13, the High Museum of Art opened their new exhibition “Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913-2013” with 165 works of art from the Museum of Modern Art in New York created by 105 different artists. The exhibit focuses on different art movements throughout the century and explains these movements by zeroing in on what it considers to be six ground breaking years of art: 1913, 1929, 1950, 1961, 1988, and today. I decided to visit the High Museum to see what it was all about.

The exhibit’s first section, “New Art for a New World,” featured works of art from 1913 and focused on the abstraction of art.

Many artists during this period tried to reflect the new technology and fast pace of life in their time. The exhibit shows some of the most famous pieces from that year, like “Bicycle Wheel” by Marcel Duchamp and “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”

by Umberto Boccioni.

The next art period on display was 1929, which showed a great shift in perspective, both in the way artists looked at the world and how they painted it.

The section focused on the idea of reducing art to simple elements like primary shapes and boxes by displaying works of famous artists such as Salvador Dalí and Georgia O’Keeffe.

The exhibit then sped ahead to 1950 where it explored two branches of abstract art.

It looked at paintings by artists such as Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock who continued to work with color but had a lack of structure or focal point. At the same time there were artists like Willem de Kooning who experi-

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mented with how people viewed the human body and different ways of painting with wild brush strokes.

The next year the exhibit explored was 1961, during which artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Liechtenstein worked on reconnecting art with everyday modern life. These artists painted ordinary items and figures and made sculptures out of common materials.

The last year displayed before modern times was 1988, when artists mixed the concept of using everyday objects in art with extreme abstraction. Viewers can see this in pieces such as “Tortured Self Portrait” by Ashley Bickerton or “My Vows”

by Anette Messenger. Although the last year included is 2012, the exhibit looks ahead to the art of 2013 by displaying works by Aaron Curry, Katharina Grosse and Sarah Sze. As a whole, the exhibition had a huge variety of diverse and interesting abstract art. My personal favorite was the very last work of art in the whole exhibit, called “Book of Parts” by Sarah Sze. The work took up the entire room and was a sculpture made of the most random and yet the most common items found in our lives. It seemed miraculous that the piece didn’t collapse in on itself. The sculpture was also unique because there was so much to look at in one work of art and it will never be created the same way again.

“Fast Forward,” despite having what I considered a sub-par audio tour with a bunch of people telling me how the paintings made them feel, was a strong and interesting exhibit worth seeing. The exhibition runs through Jan. 20. If you go, though, watch out for the security guards. They are very picky about phones, cameras, and flashes, except for that one security guard who fell asleep.

He was the youngest of 10 children growing up in a poor neighborhood in Detroit. As a teenager, he was accepted to seminary to pursue a life as a Catholic priest, but rejected it to start an underground rock band called The White Stripes. After divorcing his wife and drummer for The White Stripes, Meg (who’s last name he took and still keeps), he introduced her as his sister. He took up carpentry as a hobby, and sells his furniture in his record store, Third Man Records. He has an obsession with the number three and movies featuring Orson Welles.

He and his second ex-wife, model/musician Karen Elson, hosted a wild party together to celebrate their decision to get a divorce. He is best friends with Stephen Colbert, and has played a private show for the Obama family in the White House.

He dated Renee Zellweger for a short while. He displays his seven Grammys next to his famous taxidermy collection in his home in Nashville. He is pale as a ghost with jet black hair, and has a strictly maintained color palette for his wardrobe, depending on which of his three bands he is currently working with. He was named number 17 on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time.

He is the most interesting man in the world. Nay, he is Jack White the Third.

As a die-hard Jack White fan, I entered the Fox Theatre on the night of his concert, Oct. 9, with high expectations. The opening band, Pokey Lafarge, was perfect for building the audience’s excitement. The bearded quartet sporting white tuxedos played irresistably catchy bluegrass/ blues that got us on our feet and moving. After their short set was complete and they cleared the stage, a gauzy white curtain was dropped, revealing Jack’s simple yet engrossing stage decor: three 25-foot tall light columns emit-

ting a hazy light blue glow. A mysterious man in a white ‘40sstyle pinstriped tux with snow white hair and a matching goatee and ‘stache took the stage and said “What you’re about to see is a rock ‘n roll show, so you’re expected to be on your feet and dancing.”

Thirty minutes of nearly unbearable waiting later, there was a sharp shriek of guitar chords and Jack White took the stage already playing his first song, “Missing Pieces.” His all-female backup band, The Peacocks, rushed to their instruments to catch up with him. After just 30 seconds of Jack on stage, the crowd was already in hysterics.

White’s distinct, somewhat androgynous voice rung throughout the theatre and the only thing louder was his guitar. After his first song was over, it was clear that this wasn’t going to be the average concert. This was an authentic rock ‘n roll show.

Each song in White’s set was better than the last. He mainly played songs from his recent solo album, Blunderbuss, like the fiercely powerful “Sixteen Saltines,” blues ballad “Love Interruption,” and guitar-centric “Freedom at 21.” White also played some old White Stripes favorites like “We’re Going to be Friends,” “I’m Slowly Turning Into You,” and “Hotel Yorba.” White played these songs as passionately as he did his more recent ones, and even improvised a few guitar solos. He did forget a few of the lyrics in “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” but the audience Photo: jackwhiteiii.com

was singing along so loudly I could barely notice. From The Raconteurs, White’s folk rock band, he played “Top Yourself” and their hit “Steady As She Goes.” White played one song from his alternative rock band The Dead Weather, “Blue Blood Blues,” which turned out to be my favorite song he played all night. White finished out the night with the infectious classic Stripes tune “Seven Nation Army,” a perfect conclusion to the perfect concert.

The most notable thing about Jack White’s show to me was something that I think has gotten lost in the new trends of live music: passion. With each song that White played, it was like his guitar was possessing him. He danced around the stage like a crazy person and the sound was unlike anything I had ever heard.

There is a popular belief that rock ‘n roll died, and that may very well be true. What makes Jack White so amazing is his ability to revive aspects of old rock and old blues into a sound that is uniquely Jack White’s but still celebrated and successful in today’s mainstream market.

What I believe allows Jack White to do this is his authentic love for making music, not making money. It would be easy for White to walk into a studio and churn out a million more hits like “Seven Nation Army” and be as rich as Kanye West, but instead what White writes comes from true talent and passion, and seeing as four of his albums have gone platinum, I don’t think he’s doing too shabby, either.

Jack White captivates fans at his Atlanta concert.

iPad Mini, Apple Lineup Refreshed By: Dean Papastrat Technology Editor ‘15 Apple has embarked on a campaign to create the thinnest, most sleek products ever. This was evident with the iPhone 5, the world’s thinnest phone, but has now become even more obvious with the iPad Mini and the new iMacs.

Priced at $329 for the cheapest model (Wi-Fi only), the iPad Mini is Apple’s first product to enter the small tablet market which is currently dominated by the Google Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire (HD). It has a larger screen than the majority of the compe-

Photo: apple.com tition, which measures 7.9 inches. While it weighs a mere 0.7 pounds, it doesn’t offer anything substantially different than the regular iPad other than the basic design. It uses the same processor as the iPad 2, and runs iOS 6.

The new iMac lineup has been updated in many ways, most notably in the thinness of the display, which is only 5 millimeters.

Other hardware updates include new power-efficient Intel Ivy Bridge processors, extra RAM, new Nvidia graphics, Apple’s “Fusion Drive” which combines speedy flash storage with traditional hard drives, and faster USB 3.0 ports. However, the optical (disc) drive was removed, and the FireWire ports disappeared as well.

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Pumpkinlicious

The Story Behind the Tradition By: Wylie Heiner Opinion Editor ‘14 When thinking of Thanksgiving, our minds tend to drift to the always exciting dessert menu. Pecan pie, apple cobbler, cakes, cookies, the list goes on and on. One item that is always on the menu is pumpkin pie.

This festive dessert never fails to make an appearance during the holiday season, being one of the most traditional dishes on the table. Pumpkin pie has been served for over 400 years in some form or another. Most people would like to think that this dessert was served at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth Rock, but this did not hap-

pen. The Pilgrims did use the pumpkin by filling the hollowed out fruit with milk, honey, and spices and then stewing it, but because they lacked ovens, they were not able to bake a pie.

Native Americans in the area were the ones who introduced alternative methods of preparing pumpkins and squash, which evolved into the earlier forms of pumpkin pie. It would not be until the 1670’s that recipes closely related to the modern day pumpkin pie would appear in English cookbooks. It would then be another 100 years for an American cookbook to publish such a recipe. Now, there are endless recipes telling us how to make pumpkin pie cheesecake, pumpkin pie muffins, along with countless forms of this American classic.

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Antico: Pizza Lovers’ Paradise By: Max Greenberg Sports Editor ‘14 If you are a pizza lover, then I have the place for you! Antico Pizza is a family-run Italian restaurant only 15 minutes away from Pace Academy on Hemphill Ave. near Georgia Tech. Everything about this restaurant is unique. It has no separate seating, only communal, family-style picnic tables. It also has no kitchen! The picnic tables face three enormous pizza ovens that pump out delicious pizza.

Everything is homemade, including the dough. The flour that they use originates from Cimiltie, Italy, just outside of Naples. This is also the original home of the Di Palma family, who owns the restaurant.

The only downside to this restaurant is the wait, which on Saturday nights can be up to an hour. Once you are seated, though, the food comes out

Photo: anticopizza.it almost immediately. This is a plate optional restaurant, as the pizza is served on the same tray

that it was cooked on.

A personal favorite of mine is the San Gennaro, which is topped with salsiccia, sweet red peppers, bufala, and cipolline.

The pizzas are classic Italianstyle with a soft but thick crust on the edges.

The pies are cooked when the order is placed so you will actually have to wait a little for them to cool down.

Every pizza is the same size, and one pizza will feed one person and leave enough for lunch the next day.

Although it is on the expensive side, the price is well worth it. Plus for dessert, you can enjoy a delicious homemade cannoli, which, for those who don’t know, is fried dough with cream inside. Overall, I highly recommend checking this place out at least once. Just make sure you get there early, because they don’t take reservations

Get a Head Start on Thanksgiving Baking By: Sallie Hays Staff Writer ‘13

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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze Ingredients: Cake: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, softened, 3/4 cup egg substitute, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin, 3 cups sifted cake flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, cooking spray.

Glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice Garnish: Fresh orange sections (optional) Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare cake, place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add egg substitute, 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla and pumpkin. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through nutmeg), stirring well with a whisk. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture. Spoon batter into a 10-inch tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan; place on wire rack. To prepare glaze, place powdered sugar and cream cheese in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Add orange juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Drizzle warm cake with glaze. Cool completely on wire rack. Garnish with orange sections, if desired.

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Pecan and Date Pie Ingredients: Crust: 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided, 3 tablespoons ice water, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cooking spray Filling: 1/2 cup whole pitted dates, chopped, 1/3 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup dark corn syrup, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 4 large eggs Preparation: Preheat oven to 325°. To prepare crust, lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1/4 cup flour, water, and juice, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry.

Combine 3/4 cup flour, powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add slurry; toss with a fork until mixture is moist.

Gently press mixture into a 4-inch circle on 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap that overlap; cover with two additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll dough, still covered, into a 12-inch circle; freeze 10 minutes. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap; let dough stand 1 minute or until pliable. Fit dough, plastic-wrap side up, into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Remove remaining plastic wrap.

Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan. Fold edges under; flute. To prepare filling, sprinkle dates and pecans evenly over bottom of crust. Combine corn syrup and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Look online for the entire traditional Thanksgiving menu: Brine Maple Turkey with Cream Gravy, Sausage Stuffing with Chestnuts, Mashed Potatoes, Cider-Glazed Carrots, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Ham and Garlic, Cranberry-Fig Relish, Potato Rolls, Pecan and Date Pie, and Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze.

Features

November 2, 2012

The Knightly News - Page 10

Atlanta is Stage for Latest ‘Hunger Games’ Movie By: Elizabeth Roos Social Media ‘14 Has the speedy Katniss been shooting squirrels in your back yard with her bow and arrows?

Has Peeta burned the bread at your local Panera? Has President Snow been cutting roses from your luscious garden? Have you seen the chic Cinna buying gold eye liner at Sephora? If so, don’t be alarmed. “Catching Fire,” the second of “The Hunger Games” trilogy by Suzanne Collins, is being filmed right now in your very own Hotlanta.

“The Hunger Games” takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which the nation of Panem (formerly the United States) is divided into 13 districts governed by the wealthy capitol.

The 13th district rebelled against the capital and was consequently destroyed. To prevent any further rebellion, the capitol holds an annual Hunger Games in which a girl and boy between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen at random from each district to fight to the death. The last competitor left standing, or the winner of the Hunger Games, receives a year’s supply of food for their district.

The swift Katniss from the 12th district (the coal mining district) volunteers as tribute for her younger sister Prim whose name was drawn at the reaping. Peeta Mellark, the baker’s son and a classmate of Katniss who once gave her bread when she was starving, is the other tribute from District 12. Katniss leaves her mother and sister in the hands of her best friend and

Photo: Elizabeth Roos The Swan House on West Paces Ferry Rd. serves as President Snow’s mansion in the film. hunting buddy Gale, and sets off for the arena expecting never to return to District 12.

Peeta and Katniss make their way to the consumerist capitol by way of train with their drunken mentor Haymitch, former victor of the Hunger games, and a capitol representative named Effie Trinket. To gain the support of sponsors, all of the tributes are publicly displayed. Katniss’ stylist Cinna and his team dress Katniss and Peeta in show-stopping flaming jumpsuits. All of the tributes are interviewed. In Peeta’s interview he declares his long-time love of Katniss. Katniss is unsure whether his claims are sincere.

She is conflicted and angered because she loves her hunting buddy Gale back in District 12.

Halfway through the games, a rule is changed. Now two tributes are able to win the Games as long as they are from the same district. Immediately Katniss starts to search for Peeta.

She finally finds him with a nas-

ty wound on his leg. She nurses him back to health, and acts as though she is as madly in love as he is to get support of sponsors.

When the “star-crossed lovers” are the last tributes remaining, the gamemakers change the rules of the game once again. Only one tribute can be the winner.

Knowing that the capitol would rather have two victors than none, Katniss and Peeta plan to eat highly poisonous berries that would kill them instantly. Just as they are about to consume the berries, the rule is changed once more, and Katniss and Peeta, the “star-crossed lovers” from district 12, are the victors of the 74th annual Hunger Games.

This is where “Catching Fire,” the second novel and soon-to-be movie begins, with Atlanta as its stage. According to “The Hunger Games” expert and Woodward Academy senior Julia Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence (playing Katniss) is staying at the Saint Regis. The Saint Regis Hotel is conveniently located

Three Looks with the Mullallys By: Wylie Heiner Opinion Editor ‘14

When thinking of the Mullally sisters, many things come to mind. Is it their quirky sense of humor that captivates the crowd?

Or is it their uncanny natural talent to pose for the paparazzi? Some could argue for both, but one thing that is not in question: their sense of style. Sara’s number one tip? “Always accessorize!” Kate’s best style advice? “You can never have enough shirts with cats on them.”

Meow!

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Look 1 (L-R):

Look 2 (L-R):

Look 3 (L-R):

Kate - Shirt by her own making, boots by Hunter, scarf from Urban Outfitters Sara - Shirt via Madewell, pants from Zara, jacket by Kira Plastinina, shoes are J.Crew

Kate - Pants from Urban Outfitters, velvet cape from Urban Outfitters, DASH shirt, shoes by Dolce Vita Sara - Skirt from H&M, CrewCuts shirt, shoes by J.Crew, necklace from Zara

Sara - J. Brand jeans, Zara jacket, J.Crew earrings, TopShop shoes Kate - Hudson Jeans, Frye sandals

just a short walk away from the Swan House. This Atlanta landmark, built in 1928 for the Edward H. Inman family, serves as President Snow’s mansion where a party is held for the kick-off of the victory tour in the upcoming movie.

Julia said that when they

film the production company posts directional signs for crew members that say “The Idiom” instead of “Catching Fire.” The crew has also been filming at the Cobb Energy Center, Georgia World Congress Center, the Marriott Marquis Hotel, and a park in North Georgia. According to Julia, “They have locations all around downtown Atlanta in random warehouses. They are currently filming at a goat farm off of Howell Mill Road, next to the Howard School. They even built a justice building there.”

The stars have had free time to enjoy the hustle and bustle of Atlanta. Julia said, “I saw Willow Shields (cast as Primrose Everdeen), at Lenox in Forever 21 with her mom! I was so starstruck! If you want to spot Jennifer Lawrence she has been eating all over Midtown. She has eaten at The Lure on Crescent Street three times.” “Catching Fire” is scheduled for release on Nov. 22, 2013. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Comics by Sallie By: Sallie Hays Staff Writer ‘13

Sports

Vol. 38 Issue #3

The Knightly News - Page 11

Volleyball Ends Season with Heads Held High

Photo: paceacademy.org Top (L-R): Coach Bush, Kenny Selmon, Claire Snyder, Brittany Allen, Melissa Moyers, Alex Bussey, Maddie Everett, Pate Hardison, Sallie Hays, Coach McEwan, Tripp Conrad Bottom: Payton Pulver, Natalie Marcrum, Abbie Millich, Natasha Goehring, Juliana DeRosa, Jules Zappone, Kandace Thompson, Caroline Smith

By: Wilson Alexander Staff Writer ‘14 As seniors cried thinking about the end of their careers, the Pace volleyball players closed out their season on Oct. 8 with a loss to Mt. Pisgah in the area tournament. It was a rough season for the girls as they finished the year with a 6-26 record. Despite what the win-loss column says, Coach

Bush is proud of her girls. She said, “The team fought hard all year against tough competition and showed obvious improvement from last year. We were strong from top to bottom which allowed us to integrate everyone into the lineup.” The team will look to carry forward that steady improvement next year as the program continues to strengthen the pipeline and learn Coach Bush’s system.

The team was headed by

seniors and captains Caroline Smith and Sallie Hays. Said Coach Bush, “Their leadership was great. Sallie was very vocal on the court while Caroline led more by example. All the seniors understood my expectations and helped the younger players as well.” The rest of the team will miss them and their leadership, as well as other aspects. Junior right side hitter Jules Zappone said, “I’ll miss petting Caroline Smith’s soft hair.” In addition to

Student Athletes Buff Up With Conditioning

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By: Josh Sloan Staff Writer ‘14 A high-energy Pace weight room has led the way for athletes to reach new heights in their respective sports. New equipment additions and new workout strategies have inspired athletes this year to work harder to achieve better fitness results.

Strength and conditioning coordinator Clement Rouviere said, “Some things were changed up this year. Better warm-ups and better drills make better teams, so this year I tried to make the warm-ups better.” Along with new methods of training, new weightlifting mats were installed in all but two of the weightlifting platforms, and recovery drinks have been helping athletes with their nutrition and recovery from workouts since this summer. Senior Reid Williams said that the protein drinks “taste like smiles and rainbows.”

Athletes this year are also increasing their intensity in order to become better players for their sports. Part of this new work hard mentality is due to Clement’s high expectations and coaching expertise. Clement said, “I can’t guarantee wins, but I can try to guarantee high levels

Junior Osei Avril works hard in the weight room. of effort. I expect the commitment of my players to be high and I expect them to be focused. It takes no talent to work hard, so this is important in an athlete.” Players such as junior Carter Draughon are turning it up because they want to have better seasons this year. Carter said, “Hard work is directly correlated with success, in my opinion. By working harder in the weight room this year I am making myself better.” From this

hard work, athletes are getting stronger and hoping that their efforts pay off. Senior Adam Ellender exclaimed, “After a two-hour workout I love the feeling of the cool air on my swole muscles.” Senior Tommy Hoff agreed, saying, “The energy from the weight room makes me come alive. The great results that I get are what matter a lot to me.

Lifting weights is the first step towards being physically fit and living a better life.”

Caroline and Sallie, two other seniors, middle blocker Maddie Everett and back court player Abbie Milich provided leadership and support to the team.

“They are like mommies; they are the best,” said sophomore Brittany Allen.

The team left the court for the final time this year after putting forth tremendous effort but feeling dissatisfied with the final record. “We”ll be working out as a team in the weight room lead-

ing up to next year to try and get stronger and faster,” said Jules.

This year’s seniors will be handing over the reins to a talented and capable group of current juniors. They include Kandace Thompson, Pate Hardison, Alex Bussey, and Jules. Kandace said, “We have a good group of eighth graders coming up, as well as the current high schoolers continuing to improve. We’re looking to have a really good season next year.”

Future Looks Bright For Girls Basketball By: David Martos Staff Writer ‘14 The Morgan Batey and Haley Zwecker era of pure dominance and greatness may be over, but the emerging era of girls basketball at Pace certainly looks bright. The team has been dealt a heavy blow with such important losses in talent. Morgan is playing college basketball as a freshman at Vanderbilt and Haley, also a college freshman, is playing basketball for Amherst. “The truth is that 90% of our offense has graduated,” explained Coach Tate.

Although they lost a ton of offensive production, the outlook of the team is still positive. The team has changed their philosophy from a star-driven team to that of a hard-nosed, defensiveminded squad that works together. The team still has great returning players who are ready to prove all the doubters wrong.

They will be led by sophomore Lauren Hadley, junior Evelyn Hobbs, and seniors Lindsey Zwecker and Sydney Willis. The leaders will help out the very young and talented freshman class and first-year sophomore Hannah Ferry.

Coach Tate describes the new players as “promising” and “possessing a strong work ethic.”

The team has changed a lot, so it will take time to get used to the new style of play, but the players are ready for the challenge. The team will get to show Pace Academy its new look at the Whitewater Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 17-20.

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Senior Lindsey Zwecker will be looked to this year for leadership.

November 2, 2012

Sports

The Knightly News - Page 12

Baseball Legend Says Goodbye Photo: theheckler.com

Students Oppose New Rule By: Josh Sloan Staff Writer ‘14

Chipper Jones bids a final farewell to his fans at the Oct. 5 game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

By: Aaron Wasserman Staff Writer ‘14 After 19 incredible seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Chipper Jones’ Hall of Fame career came to a close on Oct. 5 with the controversial loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss of such a great baseball player was immediately felt in the Atlanta Braves community and throughout the entire nation. Chipper’s contribu-

tions to the Braves franchise and to the entire city of Atlanta are enormous, including eight AllStar appearances, winning the MVP award in 1999, and leading the Braves to a World Series championship in 1995.

During his 19 seasons in Atlanta, Chipper Jones has become the face of the Braves franchise.

Year after year he produced stellar stats and heroic performances, most recently his walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta

on Sept. 2.

Chipper has been the iconic childhood idol for so many young baseball fans, always playing the game the right way and conducting himself off the field in a respectful manner. Senior Alex Nash can still remember wearing his Chipper Jones jersey as a little kid watching Braves games, and the admiration Alex has for him hasn’t dulled to this day.

Many Braves fans can’t imagine watching the Braves play without seeing the beloved

Atlanta Falcons Flying High By: David Martos Staff Writer ‘14

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Congratulations to the Diamond Knights on a great season and making it to the Elite Eight of the state tournament!

number 10 rounding the bases like he has done so many times before or hearing “Crazy Train” blast through speakers as Chipper approaches the plate.

Junior Jay Kumar said, “He has become such a part of the city and team that it will be so weird when he’s no longer playing.” This same sentiment was felt by fans and players everywhere, as Chipper received standing ovations and departing gifts when he made his last visit to baseball stadiums throughout the country.

The Dirty Birds are finally “rising up” and reaching their full potential. For the first time in franchise history they have started 7-0, and they are the last team in the entire NFL to still be undefeated. The Falcons have won using a great passing attack led by quarterback Matt “Ice” Ryan, accompanied by a surprisingly elite and ferocious defense, led by defensive end John Abraham and safety Thomas Decoud.

Atlanta fans are ecstatic over the performance of their favorite birds, including Pace Academy students. Junior Sam Downey optimistically believes that “the Falcons are going 16-0, and winning the Super Bowl.” Junior Harrison Halberg is more realistic, saying, “I don’t like how they have played the past couple of weeks, and the Falcons will lose

about one to two games after the bye week; but I am really excited about their chances this year.”

The only weakness on the Falcons’ roster has to be their offensive line, which has been unable to create running lanes for running back Michael Turner.

Fans have been disappointed with Matt Ryan and the Falcons’ performance in the playoffs the past two years. However, if there was ever a time to be hopeful, it should be this year.

The Dirty Birds will easily cruise their way into the playoffs because of how surprisingly pitiful the rest of the division has been, particularly the New Orleans Saints. Their strong start will help them rest their starters down the stretch in order to stay fresh and healthy.

The Falcons are primed for a strong playoff performance.

Their defense has been superb, and their offense at times has looked unstoppable. This will be the year that Matt Ryan will at least win his first playoff game.

A new rule instituted by Pace administration that restricts Pace students from playing volleyball in Inman during their free periods has the student population in an uproar. Sophomore Zachary Kerker exclaimed, “The lack of volleyball is preposterous and astounding. This is outrageous and the rule is a restriction of students’ rights.”

Zachary is not alone in his stance on this matter. Since the announcement of the rule earlier this year, some students have been very vocal about this issue.

Junior Bobby Stonecipher said, “Not having volleyball is against our Constitution. We deserve to have the freedom to act however we want.”

Although students are strongly opposed to the new rule, it is evident why it was put into place. Upper School dean of students Matt Hall said,”There are times when it is appropriate for Pace students to enjoy their free time within the school. But during their free periods students seemed to abuse that time often. Instead, they should be focusing on studying. Not only is the volleyball playing sometimes innapropriate, it is also lacks supervision.”

Regardless of the rule’s intentions, students believe that the faculty has begun to think of the students as if they are irresponsible and as if they are slackers.

Junior Carter Draughon said, “The school rules aren’t letting us use our time as we please.

They are trying to regulate what I do in my free time when really I should be able to do what I want. I can handle my workload outside of my free periods, and the interference from the school is a little bit absurd.” With opposition running so high, many students cannot foresee a future where Pace faculty members institute other rulings that limit what students do in their free time.

Photo: Josh Sloan Junior Bobby Stonecipher laments the new rule.