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LGBTQA students experience acceptance, homophobia

By Caroline Binley Copy Editor

In fifth grade, students started to describe senior Michael Mariani with a word he didn’t yet understand. For the rest of the year and throughout his time at Lincoln Middle School, Mariani endured students who tossed around three vicious letters.

Freshman year, things got better, but he hadn’t yet parted with that word. Mariani’s sheltered middle school days were over, and he finally learned its meaning.

Gay: not so much an expression of happiness as attraction to one’s own gender. Soon after learning this definition, he learned something more; he was, in fact, homosexual. The bullying he’d long dealt with stemmed from a truth about himself he seemed to be the last to know.

Mariani, now Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) treasurer, is not the only student who has dealt with this type of realization.

According to a Prospector survey, seven percent of Prospect students identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or asexual (LGBTQA). An additional seven percent are unsure of their sexuality. These students experience prejudice in their daily lives in addition to national scrutiny due to the approaching Supreme Court case on same-sex marriage bans.

The homophobia Mariani deals with at Prospect is minuscule compared to that of his middle school days, but it hasn’t dissipated completely. Sometimes, as Mariani walks through the halls, groups of students elevate the pitch of their voices or adopt a “basic white girl” vernacular, mocking gay stereotypes.

“I think some stereotypes you can definitely play off of,” Mariani said. “You can definitely tell that certain people are or are not gay based on stereotypes, but I don’t think that stereotypes unsure should be something bisexual that people use to gay/ make fun of other peolesbian ple.”

When he notices students abusing stereotypes, he’s not afraid to call them out. However, Mariani views derogatory use of phrases like “fag,” “queer” and “that’s so gay” as a greater issue, and he’s just as comfortable confronting students for using these terms.

“I think [calling people out] just breaks the habit,” Mariani said. “People say so many derogatory comments that just don’t need to be said. Like, when someone could say, ‘Oh, that’s a stupid comment,’ they have to say something like, ‘Oh, that’s so gay.’

That’s not what gay means. Gay doesn’t mean stupid. It doesn’t mean weird.”

Bisexual senior Magdalena Jasowicz agrees that slurs like “fag” are unacceptable, but she isn’t sure how she feels about “queer,” which can be both a slur and an umbrella term for the LGBTQA spectrum.

She isn’t hurt by the phrase “that’s so gay,” either, arguing that its meaning depends on context and intent.

Intent is something that has changed drastically for sophomore Silvio Icka, once an Orthodox Christian who opposed homosexuality. He recalls his intolerance stemming from religion, fear and misunderstanding.

“I think people are afraid of whatever is new,” other Icka said. “I think people are afraid of what they cannot understand, and most importantly, when people, especially adults, meet something they can’t understand, they’re at an age where it’s difficult to learn. Bestraight cause it’s difficult for them to learn, subsequently, they have fear of something new.”

However, when two of his closest friends came out after graduating from eighth grade, Icka’s views started to shift.

“I tend to be an outspoken person,” Icka said. “I’m willing to argue opinions I do not agree with. I tend to also be very stubborn about my opinions, but the thing is, when you know you’re assaulting your own friends by expressing your opinion, you tend to keep quiet.”

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ality, Icka found making amends a difficult process. “[I felt] tremendous guilt,” Icka said. “I apologized to all my friends. I felt very ashamed. I felt I’d been an idiot, and worst of all, I felt I’d created an image of myself that wasn’t who I was anymore, and it was very difficult for me to repair that.”

Philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche soon inspired him to question his religious views entirely.

Today, Icka is an atheist, GSA member and straight supporter of the LGBTQA community.

“There’s nothing you can gain from [homophobia] except for this kind of comfort and, in some ways, worth,” Icka said. “The same way that poor white southerners were able to fight in the civil war even though they didn’t particularly gain anything from it, they still believed they were better than the people they were oppressing. … I think it actually gives people a security in themselves, that they are better than others in some way, even though they could be the poorest of the poor.”

The type of homophobia Icka used to express plays into one of Jasowicz’s greatest fears: judgement. “[Religious opposition to homosexuality] is kind of scary,” Jasowicz said.

“Like, I know I’m safe where I am with people, but I’m scared sometimes if I drop the wrong word somewhere, things could happen. … I think violence is definitely going down, but there’s definitely a lot of shunning.”

Her fear ran high when she came out to her Catholic parents sophomore year.

“I was scared my step-dad wouldn’t accept me,” Jasowicz said. “Turns out he’s pretty cool with it, but I was afraid. I was just afraid some people wouldn’t accept me, so I kind of kept [my sexuality] hidden.”

Even at Prospect, Jasowicz doesn’t feel completely comfortable.

“Not everyone is completely OK with [different sexualities],” Jasowicz said.

“Most people try to accept things. They try to move on, but they’re still not entirely sure what’s really going on.”

Half-hearted attempts, like when students only tolerate same-sex relationships as long as they don’t have to see them, frustrate Jasowicz, but she’s glad students attempt tolerance. Despite those who perpetuate homophobia, Mariani is happy with Prospect as a whole.

“I think Prospect is a very accepting school,” Mariani said. “I think it’s easy to be comfortable with yourself at Prospect.”

However easy it is for LGBTQA students to be themselves, doing so can be lonely.

Though Mariani has been in one long-term relationship, he doesn’t feel he has many dating options. Jasowicz admits isolation

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GSA explained Who can attend: Anyone and everyone, with the exception of homophobic students What it is: Prospect’s GayStraight Alliance; a safe place to make friends, discuss any problems you’re having, sexuality-related or otherwise, and raise awareness for social issues Meeting schedule: After school every other Wednesday Next Feb. 18

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Cafeteria suffers increase in theft thousands of dollars a month from stolen inventory.

“Kids have stolen since the beginning of time,” Rogers School Nutrition Service said. “There’s always been theft here, but Manager Donna Rogers saw never to this a student sneaking out of the extent.” lunch room with a stolen Accordslice of pizza. ing to RogHer heart ers, stubroke.

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ing, especially because no student has ever been denied food while Rogers has worked for Prospect.

“Anybody who knows me or knows any of my staff in [the cafeteria] would know that while we can’t give it to you for free, we will [loan you money to buy] lunch,” Rogers said. “No one’s going to leave [school] hungry because they don’t have the money.”

According to Rogers and Dean of Students Mark Taylor, students caught red-handed usually have the money to pay.

“More often than not, I think it might be the thrill of stealing,” Taylor said. “[They say], ‘It’s easy. I can [do it] and I don’t respect anybody here, so I don’t care.’”

Like Taylor, Rogers is also offended by the thieves’ motives.

“People have to have values and morals,” Rogers said. “Are you going into a 7-11, Jewel or Walmart [to] steal, or are you just stealing here because you think it’s easy? Is it because you think the ladies are just dumb lunch ladies?”

In response to the jump in crime, the cafeteria took new measures to thwart potential thieves. These changes include repositioning the checkout apparatuses to limit space where students could escape with unpaid food and moving the snack racks to more visible locations.

They will also be more strict with existing rules regarding the location of entrances and exits and not bringing backpacks into the line.

To further prevent theft, Rogers has positioned lunch ladies to take on the role of security guard and observe students going through the cafeteria to buy food, which hurts the overall efficiency of the cafeteria.

“We’re here to watch, but we

SWIPER, NO SWIPING!: A student slides fruit chews into his pocket that he intends to steal from the cafeteria. Instances of theft hit an all-time high in the cafeteria first semester. “Kids have stolen since the beginning of time,” School Nutrition Service Manager Donna Rogers said. “There’s always been theft here, but never to this extent.” (photo illustration by Mike Stanford) shouldn’t have to turn this into a police state,” Rogers said.

The lunch room currently boasts a transaction rate of 11 seconds per sale, but if the amount of crime worsened to the point where more guards were necessary, cashiers would be relocated and efficiency would slow down.

According to Rogers, Taylor and Police Counselor Scott Filipek, the school is assisting the effort to combat theft by handing strict punishments to culprits including suspensions, arrest and working in the cafeteria.

“The cafeteria is similar Randhurst [or] Subway,” Filipek said. “They sell things, they make money and they have to make enough money to survive, so when [the

Zolps, duck calls and milk, oh my!

Many seniors have applied for Prospect or district affiliated scholarships. Here are seven ridiculous scholarships you may not know about.

By Grace Berry

Executive News Editor The Zolp Scholarship is exclusively for students applying to Loyola University in Chicago who are Catholic and have the legal last name is Zolp. Father Richard Zolp, a local Catholic priest, created the scholarship to keep his name in Chicago and keep students educated.

The Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship is need-based for female undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

But the female must also be single, live on campus, not own a car, have never been married and have no other scholarships.

The Van Valkenburg Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship to any school for students who are descendants of Lambert and Annette Van Valkenburg who came to New Amsterdam, or modern day New York, from the Nether-

The annual National Marbles Tournament gives scholarships to marble shooters, referred to as mibsters. Competitors who are crowned the King and Queen of Marbles and to a girl and boy who demonstrate superior sportsmanship win a scholarship valuing either $1,000 or $2,000 to attend college.

The Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship awards $3,000 to a student accepted to one of three accredited college or universities and are also studying the science of parapsychology, the study of paranormal and Cartoons by Vepsychic phenomena. ronica Holloway lands in 1643. Some variations in the name acceptable for the scholarship are Van Valkenburg are accepted, including Van Valkenburg, Van Valkenburgh, Van Volkinburg, Van Falkenburg, Valkenburg, Vollick and Van Velkinburgh.

The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest is for students who successfully call ducks. Contestants have 90 seconds to display proficiency in four calls including the hail, feed, comeback and mating calls. Contest champions can be awarded up to a $1,500 scholarship to attend college. The contest is part of the Duck Festival in Stuttgart, Arkansas held each year during Thanksgiving weekend.

Body by Milk annually awards 25 students with $7,500 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) awards to outstanding athletes, students and “allaround nice people”.

Not only do applicants write an essay about the benefits of drinking milk, but they must also send in a picture of him or herself with a milk mustache.

school] comes to me and they say, ‘This is the theft that occurred’, the police handle it as if they [stole] from Randhurst or somewhere else.”

While Rogers is worried about the effect of crime on the cafeteria, she is also worried about the effects these crimes could have on the perpetrators.

“I’m just hoping that it’s not a way people are going to choose to live their life,” Rogers said. “That’s what bothers me. If you’re going to steal from the cafeteria, is that [the] way you are going to live your whole life? Is it OK if they go out [in the lunchroom] and steal someone’s iPad off the table? No. That’s not OK. What makes [them] feel justified [and makes them think] it’s OK to steal from the cafeteria?”

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situations exist on a broader spectrum.

“At the time, I didn’t really notice,” Jasowicz said. “But now that I’m lookcan be scary at times, but her friends ing around more and more, I’m starting — both gay and straight — help her to realize how lucky I am to have an acthrough it. cepting family.” “[My While friends] LGBTQA were among “To the naked eye, [the court case] students the first deal with people I was says marriage, but it’s definitely the highs able to talk and lows of to about about equality and treating high school, stuff,” Jaso- humans the same way.” the Supreme wicz said.

Court pre“If they Michael Mariani, senior pares to hadn’t been hear a case there to say, against ‘Whatever,’ I same-sex probably wouldn’t be here to say, ‘What- marriage bans from four of the 14 states ever.’” still pending marriage equality.

Jasowicz’s LGBTQA friends who “To the naked eye, [the court case] don’t attend Prospect deal with similar says ‘marriage,’” Mariani said. “But it’s circumstances at their schools, but after definitely about equality and treating dating a girl with parents less accepting humans the same way. … A black perthan her own, Jasowicz learned home son and a white person should be treat-

ed the same way, and so should gay people [and straight people]. I mean, we’re no different than anybody else.”

In the absence of marriage equality, same-sex couples often turn to civil unions, a substitute parallel to marriage in theory but not in practice.

“I feel like they’re treating us like second-class citizens,” Jasowicz said.

“Civil unions don’t provide as many of the benefits as marriage does, [like tax breaks and visitation rights in hospitals]. … They definitely aren’t equal to marriage, and our own country has proven in the past that separate but equal is not equal.”

Jasowicz and Mariani aren’t concerned that they will have to take this route, though, as they expect the Supreme Court to rule against bans on marriage equality. Ten years ago, only two states offered same-sex marriage.

Today, 36 states do.

“Clearly, we’re in the lead now,” Jasowicz said. “There are more and more people who are accepting of [us].”

How Prospect feels about the upcoming Supreme Court case on marriage 12.12%

15.15%

Opposes marriage Not sure equality 17.17% Neutral

Supports marriage equality 55.56% Results based on survey of 100 students

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Prospect makes mark on D214

Associate Principal Scott McDermott vividly remembers homecoming week when he attended Prospect in 1989.

The week led up to a big parade. Since then, he has seen D214 grow in everything from academics to athletics, and this year he saw it celebrate its 100th anniversary. “It’s always been a home, whether it was when I was a student here or since I’ve been in education. It’s a home. It’s a destination,” McDermott said.

Prospector’s picks for top Prospect moments Knightimes comes to life Two years after Prospect High School was created, administration decided to create an event for the students called Knightimes.

The first Knightimes was from Oct. 12-17, 1959.

The week consisted of school spirit events like Color Day, where the students wore columbia and navy blue. Then on Friday, a parade traveled from Prospect to downtown Mount Prospect.

Though the parade no longer no longer takes place, this first homecoming week established a tradition that continues today.

photo courtesy of the Crest

By Jack Gabriel and Jack Ryan News Editors

1957

President Nixon visits Prospect

1959 1970

During the 1970 Illinois Senate and House of Representatives elections, Richard Nixon, who was president from 1969 to 1974, came to campaign for Republicans Ralph Smith and Robert McClory at Prospect High School.

During his speech, Nixon gave praise to the Prospect, Hersey and Wheeling bands, but he focused on why Smith should be re-elected to the Illinois Senate.

1976

Prospect’s first state title photo courtesy of the Crest

The boys’ golf team not only won its first state title but gave Prospect their first ever state championship team with a score of 318.

Former coach George Bork was extremely proud of the final results, and looked forward to the next season as they had to deal with five seniors who graduated.

photo courtesy of the Prospector file folder

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1986

Early 2000’s

First Lady of Ukraine visits

Three football championships No football team in Illinois saw the Prospect Knights as a state championship team. In 2001, the team came into the season with energy that eventually led to its first state championship.

Social science teacher Brock Collins was on the 2001 and 2002 state football teams and remembers it as a surreal experience.

“It was an awesome experience to be a part of something bigger than yourself,” Collins said. “It was all a blur, but at the same time, it was unbelievable.”

In 2005, the community rallied behind the football team one more time as it took home another state championship.

“It’s one of those mentalities where people started to say in reference to the football team, ‘We did that. We need to do this,’ and took ownership [of the team],” Collins said.

PMK performs in Rose Bowl The Prospect Marching Knights (PMK) made history when they were invited to participate in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California. Their New Year’s Day performance marked the first time PMK performed on a national stage.

On the day of the parade, everyone awoke at 3 a.m. to prepare for the five-and-a-half-mile route.

“I will never forget after the first half-mile of the parade, someone held up a sign saying, ‘Five miles to go’ and I thought, ‘Oh my god, we have so much farther to go,’” then-rythemette and current health teacher Michele Burnett said.

Burnett says the experience was worth the extra work.

“It was a blast,” Burnett said. “It is one of the highlights of my Prospect career by far.”

2005

Former First Lady of Ukraine Kateryna Chumachenko-Yushchenko graduated from Prospect in 1979 and was voted ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ when she graduated.

Kathy worked as a White House aide and later met Viktor Yushchenko, whom she married in 1998. Viktor went on to become the Ukrainian president, making Kathy the first lady. She came back from Ukraine to Illinois to celebrate music traditions and honor the Ukrainian people who suffered under Joseph Stalin’s regime.

“She was a very bright student,” Kathy’s Russian teacher, Ed Swick, said in 2005 to the Prospector. “She was one of the most outstanding students I [ever] had.”

Go to ProspectorNow to see video of the centennial celebration of District 214

Use Aurasma on this picture to see the team be awarded. photo courtesy of Frank Mirandola

The U establishes identity Social science teachers Mike Sebestyen, Frank Mirandola, John Camardella, Brent Pearlman and Brad Rathe decided during the 2009 boys’ basketball MSL championship to create an organization dedicated to school spirit. They organized a pep rally, which gave birth to the Underground (The U).

According to Sebestyen, it was the first time the student body was united under a common interest.

“Yes, we are an academic institution, but we are a life institution more,” Sebestyen said. “More importantly, the purpose of a public school is to build responsible citizens and life institutions, and The Underground has helped do that by allowing kids to see the whole picture of the school society.”

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Girls’ golf establishes dynasty

2009 Early 2010’s

2015

Working hard during the off-season, along with a strong team bond led the girls’ golf team to its first state championship in fall of 2011.

Varsity coach James Hamann was proud of the state titles they won in 2011 and 2013, and also when they were runner-up in 2012.

The team’s win marked a huge milestone for girls’ athletics by being the first girls’ sport team to win a state championship in Prospect history.

Prospect retiree Jean Walker, who paved the way for gender equality in athletics, was very proud of the team.

“In a way, I’ve kind of lived it, just all the changes [in girls’ athletics],” Walker said in 2011 to the Prospector. “It’s just amazing to get to the point that we’ve got a state champion and state championship team.”

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Clear policy needed

MANAGING EDITOR Aungelina Dahm COPY EDITORS Caroline Binley Krzys Chwala ASSOCIATE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Shreya Thakkar ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jack McDermott ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Beth Clifford ONLINE ASSOCIATE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Lauren Miller ONLINE EXECUTIVE EDITORS Eva Schacht Mary Kate Moloney Molly Mueller ONLINE EDITOR Spencer Ball BROADCAST EDITOR Alyssa Duetsch NEWS EDITORS Grace Berry Mike Stanford Jack Gabriel Jack Ryan OPINION EDITOR Elai Kobayashi-Solomon FEATURES EDITORS Flynn Geraghty Rachel Parks IN-DEPTH EDITORS Diana Leane Shannon Smith Katy Ryan ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS Abby Sunu Isabelle Rogers Garrett Strother Marci Kiszkiel SPORTS EDITORS Devin Prasad Ryan Molini Peter Fusilero VISUALS EDITOR Cassidy Selep PHOTOGRAPHERS Amanda Downar Gianna Honcharuk CARTOONIST Veronica Holloway ADVISER Jason Block Mission Statement The primary purpose of the Prospect High School Prospector is to report news as well as explain its meaning and significance to our readers and the community. We, the Prospector, hope to inform, entertain and provide a school forum for the unrestricted exchange of ideas and opinions. The Prospector is published by students in Journalistic Writing courses. Some material is courtesy of MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service.

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This past month, student-administration interaction on Twitter sparked controversy.

On Jan. 6, the district took a humorous approach in response to students’ tweets concerning a potential “cold day.” Conversations escalated quickly as students angrily tweeted at the district. On Feb. 1, the district took a more serious tone in the same situation. Nevertheless, an uproar of responses resulted.

Jennifer Delgado, District Media Manager, and Erin Brooks, Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, admitted this may have been because of the

more light-hearted approach taken earlier.

However, they are still unsure as to how much interaction is too much.

When students tweeted a parody of the Prospect website, leading to numerous suspensions, it became apparent that the lack of a clear social media policy had caused confusion.

We, the Prospector, believe the district needs to clarify the expectations and boundaries for student and school interactions on social media.

Although a social media policy does currently exist, it only addresses bullying and dangerous situations.

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dents has been effective in other aspects, such as district-wide competitions, but the extent of that interaction has yet to be formally decided.

For example, Delgado and Brooks held a meeting with Knights’ Way leaders Feb. 10 to discuss future district Twitter interaction with students. However, only senior leaders attended, diminishing its impact.

In addition, the meeting discussed future student-led Twitter movements rather than examining past negative incidents and coming up with a clear policy. The controversy was only briefly mentioned.

Delgado and Brooks

plan to prevent future conflicts with students by approaching controversial topics in a serious tone while still using a more laid-back style in other situations.

A combination of addressing present issues and planning future interactions would be ideal. Before the district can launch new twitter movements, it first needs to allow students the opportunity to understand the boundaries.

Attempting to establish a greater relationship with students via social media is a noble idea, but by neglecting to set clear boundaries, the district is setting itself up for more negative interaction.

Fraternities and sororities at some of Prospect’s most attended schools

The thing I looked forward to most when winter break came along was my friend coming home from college.

Going months without having her by my side was driving me crazy, and I always had to remind myself I couldn’t just give her a call when I wanted to come over.

So when she came home and wanted to go out every night, I didn’t oppose.

She mentioned nity men she wanted to are more go out with her likely to friends as much commit rape as she could and sexual Aungelina Dahm because when assault, with Managing Editor she went back some estimating to school, she that between 70 perwould have to stay in her dorm on the cent and 90 percent of weekends for almost an entire month. on-campus gang rapes hapThe start of second semester at pen thanks to them.

Ohio State University marked the However, you’re exposed to these start of rushing for sororities. type of fraternity men everywhere.

During this process, I continually Whether you’re in a sorority or not, told her how ridiculous the situation you are more than likely to meet them was. I asked her why she was spending at a bar or house party. hundreds of dollars for girls to judge It is not just joining a sorority that her. puts you at risk for rape; it is simply And in response, she helped me being a woman at a university. weigh the pros and cons.

Being a girl at any university puts It’s been a week since my best friend you at risk for sexual assault, and that joined a sois just a fact. rority, and Not only Greek alphabet pronunciation she already this, but has more rushing, friends than the process she did all of of sorority first semesand fraterter, which is nity recruitdefinitely a ment, is inplus. tense. You Even are judged though she mostly on is going out your physmore often, ical image, that comes and you with its own barely get criticism. to show off Greek your perlife has been sonality tied to rape because the scandals interviews and sexuare short information courtesy of csugreeks.colostate.edu al assaults so sorority for years. members According to Psychology Today, ac- can meet all the candidates. ademic research has shown Greek Conformity, intolerance and the life members drink more heavily and feeling of constantly being judged are more often than students who are not problem areas for girls already, and involved in a sorority or fraternity. participating in a sorority can encourBut just because they drink more, age those harmful thoughts. Not only does that mean you’re more at risk for this, but extreme social and financial being sexually assaulted? commitments put a strain on some Maybe so. students’ lives.

According to Elite Daily, numerous The application fee ranges from $45 studies over time have shown frater- to $125. However, much like applying

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for college, you have to be accepted.

Then come membership fees. Those can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars for membership, dues, housing, meals, gifts for your sisters/brothers and much more. And even though the price of things like a membership pin and clothing is not mandatory, it is “strongly encouraged” and can be add up to about $100 a semester, depending on the school.

In addition to this, sororities require a huge commitment of time and effort. Going to meetings, participating in events and scheduling parties are just a few of the responsibilities.

However, there’s a reason sororities encourage attendance for meetings and events. They try to have a good influence on their members and keep them involved as an exceptional member of the university. The influence on girls’ grade point averages is an example of this.

Often, girls are automatically dropped from rushing if they have a 2.5 GPA or lower. If during the semester, a girl’s GPA falls to an average of 2.5, she is put on academic probation, which includes a loss of voice at meetings and monitored, dedicated study hours each week.

The high academic standard set for sorority sisters, along with increased leadership opportunities, housing options and opportunities to make connections and expand your social circle, all draw girls towards sorority life.

According to USA Today, over 9 million college students agree with me that when it comes to Greek life, the pros outweigh the cons. Joining a sorority opens new doors for not only your social life but your academic career, too.

Greek life, in all, enhances your college life, will connect you to other people around the world and will continue to positively impact your life long after graduation.

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Affirmative action far from viable

For those not familiar with affirmative action, here are some milestones in the policy’s history: March 6, 1961: John F. Kennedy issues Executive Order 10925, which makes the first reference to “affirmative action.”

June 28, 1979: Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke, a landmark Supreme Court case that imposed limitations on affirmative action June 23, 2003: The Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in college admissions.

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firmative action process. Even though we’ve all been taught what happens when we assume, the very institutions of higher education we are striving towards operate under a set of ridiculous assumptions: just as all Asians are brainiacs, all Hispanics and blacks need extra help to get into college.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that the problem affirmative action is addressing is unimportant. When affirmative action policies were first introduced in 1961, they provided a quick and easy way to increase racial diversity in colleges. And despite the fact that colleges are a lot more diverse now than they were in the 60s, it’s undeniable that unequal educational opportunity based on income and race is still a relevant issue.

But just because affirmative action is convenient and addresses important issues doesn’t mean that it is the best, or only, solution. According to civil rights data released by the Education Department, minorities are less likely to have access to advanced math and science classes and veteran teachers. High school dropout rates for minority students are disproportionately high, and, in fact, a Center for American Progress report found that

favors or discriminates against certain students based solely on their race.”

Unfortunately, my selfish Asian predecessors who thought nothing about future consequences were too hard-working and valued education far too much. This set the Asian standard so high that, apparently, selective colleges won’t consider an Asian smart unless he/she discovers a new field of mathematics by age eight. In fact, Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade wrote in his 2009 book, “No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal,’’ that “to receive equal consideration by elite colleges, Asian Americans must outperform whites by 140 points, Hispanics by 280 points and blacks by 450 points on the SAT.” Which spells trouble for me, considering the fact that I have about as much of an understanding of math as our school has of iPads. As all the juniors that had the pleasure of sitting through an hour and a half of our valiant tech crew and administration trying to fix a 10-question iPad survey know, it’s subpar at best.

While I have to spend the next two years cursing my overachieving kinsmen, it’s a different story for Hispanics and blacks, two groups that are favored heavily in the af-

across the country, schools spend an average of $334 more on every white student than on every non-white student.

Affirmative action attempts to compensate for these facts by giving a few extra brownie points to college-bound minorities. Wealthy politicians can convince themselves that they have one less problem to worry about while Hispanics and blacks shrug and smile, as a few extra SAT points can never hurt. Asians are thrown under the bus, but, well, those guys talk funny anyway.

A recent report by the Georgetown University Center on Education found that white students are increasingly clustering at selective institutions while blacks and Hispanics mostly attend community colleges. The United States has been continually dropping in international rankings on tests such as the PISA. And yet, as a country, we are sticking to policies that skirt around the very problem they try to fix: unequal educational opportunity based on race and income.

It’s obvious that something has to change. A system that attempts to combat racial inequality with more racial stereotyping, which disregards the plethora of other problems minorities face in education, is not going to cut it.

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At first, he was sweet, but as the Since men are relationship progressed, he became usually bigger than controlling and made her feel like a women and are terrible person. She began to see red depicted as being flags of relationship abuse. For examtougher, a common ple, he told her what to wear, what to misconception is do and that everything was her fault. that males are al“I was always scared,” Thompson ways the batterers said. “I always had to think ahead of and females always time before I did something because are the victims.

I would always think, ‘What are the According to The repercussions of doing this? What is National Domestic he going to do? What is he going to Violence Hotline, say?’” one in 10 men has Thompson dealt with verbal abuse experienced rape, for most of the relationship, but physical violence when the abuse became physical she or stalking by his broke things off. partner. Three in 10 According to Ruth Peterson, Dowomen experienced mestic Violence Community Educarape, physical viotor for the Community Crisis Center, lence or stalking, one in 10 teenagers in a relationship yet only 13 percent has been abused and only one third HARSH WORDS: Accord of the hotline’s docof that 10 percent will tell anyone. umented contacts to Dr. Jay Kyp-Johnson, v “There’s a sense of embarrassare men. That numabuse is as harmful, if not ment [about domestic violence]. ber would be higher damaging than physical ab There’s a sense of being very private if men spoke out as about it,” Peterson said. “The reality much as women. is that many times the victims are Kyp-Johnson thinks the assump- never thoug still in love with their abusers, tion men can sort out abuse alone Thompson s and their major hope is that also con- er lay a hand [their abusers] will tributes to She didn’ change. … [The abuser misconcepa while afte is] not going to change, “He told me, ‘I’d never tions about months afte [but] you can’t tell lay a hand on you.’” male abuse gized, but T somebody that. They victims. out of her l have to come to that Anne Thompson, anonymous Though him since. determination themmen and Thompso selves.” women ex- process by r Like Peterson, school perience all forms of abuse, based vious relati psychologist Dr. Jay Kyp-Johnson off Kyp-Johnson’s experience with she was in does not believe an abuser will change abuse victims, it’s the verbal abuse friends and f for their relationship. Thompson that hurts the most. process. didn’t speak out about abuse because “If you talk to people who have Since the she loved her boyfriend and thought been abused, they will tell you the gained bac what was happening was normal. physical abuse isn’t as bad as the through ho “He messed with my head and mental abuse,” Kyp-Johnson said. tion. She ha said, ‘People who love you, this is “They get over the hurts and pains of her best frie what they do,’” Thompson said. the physical, but the mental abuse is Although Thompson didn’t have many so hard to get over.” progress re people who supported her over the According to Safe Horizon, a web- she continu course of her relationship. Because site dedicated to unresolved domes- ing up and t of her boyfriend, she was isolated tic violence, unresolved abuse leads Thompso from her friends, her parents and to high rates of depression, sleep cult it would even her psychologist. disturbances, anxiety, flashbacks but she soon

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Recent domestic 1994 Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ronald Goldman were allegedly murdered by Brown-Simpson’s abusive husband, NFL running back O.J. Simpson.

1993 Marital rape became a crime in all 50 states.

2009 Chris Brown assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna the night before the Grammy Awards.

2009 Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas after strangling and threatening to kill his wife, Brooke Mueller, while holding a knife to her throat. He was charged with second degree assault, menacing and misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief.

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This seemingly normal Saturday night turned into something I would never be able to forget.

I’d known him for a while. Years, actually.

We had mutual friends, saw each other at parties and always enjoyed each other’s company.

And after that party on that Saturday night, I offered him a ride home. After all, I thought he was attractive, and I wanted to hook up with him later that night.

As I approached his home and parked my car, he started kissing me. But a little while after, he became aggressive, pushing himself on me and demanding things I did not want to do.

I screamed. I yelled no. I hit and pushed -Abuser conand tried to get him out of my car. None of it trols victim’s worked until I reached my phone and dialed personal affairs by 911. searching cell phone or e m a i l He got out, I hung up and I drove home as email without permission fast as I could.

-Abuser is extremely jealous about I couldn’t function for the next few weeks. victim’s other personal relationships I didn’t eat, sleep, talk or leave my room. I -Abuser has a bad temper and causes couldn’t see my friends, and I couldn’t talk to another boy without flinching or feeling sick. physical or emotional harm It wasn’t until I went to the doctor for a -Abuser tries to separate victim from normal checkup and found out I contracted loved ones the herpes simplex virus (HSV) that I knew I -Abuser physically tries to conneeded help getting through it. trol the victim by forcing I told my best friend, and that was it. She them to have sex was all I needed to recover from what he robbed me of.

She got me out of my room. She took me out to eat and to see my other friends, and she helped me realize there are better people in the world than him.

From there, I believed that I could get back to the person I was before him, and that he didn’t have as big of an impact on me as I thought. I had new hope for the future that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

It was a slow process to build back my self-confidence, but all the while I learned how Call for Help with to keep my emotions tucked under my sleeve.

Domestic Abuse But still, it took me months to get back to a place where I didn’t think all boys were utterly National Domestic repulsive.

And when I was finally ready to jump back Violence Hotline into a relationship, I had changed so much (800)-799-7233 since the assault that, according to the guy I wanted to be with, I wasn’t desirable or fun WINGS women’s anymore. shelter in Palatine That’s what opened me up to the realization (847)-221-5680 that I will always be branded by what my assaulter did to me.

Chicago’s Domestic Now I can’t even spend time with our mutual friends because he will probably show up Violence Help Line somewhere; just seeing his picture or a post on (877)-863-6338 Facebook brings me back to that night.

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In-Depth Editor Today (February 13, 2015) “Fifty Shades of Grey” will be released in theaters. Domestic violence activists are boycotting the movie because they think it romanticizes an abusive relationship.

February 2014 NFL running back Ray Rice got into a fight with his fiancée, Janay Palmer, in a casino elevator. Both were arrested and charged with simple assault.

July 2013 “American Horror Story” actress Emma Roberts was arrested in Canada after beating up her boyfriend and co-worker, actor Evan Peters.

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As a result, they forced her to break up with him. However, Thompson continued to see and talk to him on-andoff until the middle of her junior year.

The abuse became physical the summer before her junior year, and Thompson was distraught afterwards. “[My ding worst memory] was verbal probably more when he buse. punched me because I ght that would happen,” said. “He told me, ‘I’d nevd on you.’” ’t talk to her boyfriend for er he punched her. Four er she was hit, he apoloThompson told him to get life and has not talked to

trust issues. Thompson is currently seeing someone and continues to work on opening up. Thompson’s general mindset towards men has also changed.

“With guys, I’m a lot stronger with my opinions, and I don’t take stuff from [them],” Thompson said. “I’m also very protective over my feelings.

I have a boyfriend now, and trying to open up to another guy was really difficult, but I’m getting better at it.”

According to Kyp-Johnson, the hardest part in the recovery process is for the victim to rebuild trust in him/herself. Kyp-Johnson has personally seen victims lose confidence in themselves because they judged their former partners to be good people and ended up being wrong.

In order to recover, Kyp-Johnson believes it is effective for the victim to slowly rebuild relationships with people they can trust and be comfortable around. When reentering the dating scene, Kyp-Johnson believes group dates help make the person more comfortable. He has also seen meeting boyfriends or girlfriends in a place the person trusts, like a church, to be effective.

To maintain a comfortable environment for students at Prospect, measures can be taken to ensure a victim does not see their abuser at school.

Kyp-Johnson has seen students with specific schedules that prevent them from seeing people they have had disputes with. The police department tells Prospect about any disputes involving students, and an order of protection can be issued.

Parents are also able to issue an order of protection for their child.

If a student under 18 tells Kyp-Johnson or a counselor about an abusive relationship, they call the student’s parents to let them know their child doesn’t feel safe. Students over 18 choose whether they want their parents to be called. After a student reports the domestic violence, he/she is given numbers and names of places that he or she could go to for help and guidance.

Thompson never reached out to a counselor or center because she never felt like she was in real danger. Although this was a terrible experience for Thompson, she believes she has a grown as a person because of it.

“It is a really good learning experience for anyone that is going through it and wants out,” Thompson said.

“It’s hard because you probably love them, but when it comes down to it, you should never take that from anyone, even if it’s a parent, sibling, whatever.”

Forms of domestic abuse Emotional -Threats, insults, humiliation, intimidation, and other non-physical actions.

Physical -Any form of bodily harm intended caused by a physical force with intent. Ex. kicking, strangling, hitting, or any harm inflicted by a weapon.

Financial -Excessive or total control of money or financial accounts in order to control the victim.

Sexual -Anything that restricts a person’s ability to control their own sexual decisions. Ex. forcing the victim to partake in sexual activity without consent.

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December 2014 Up to this point, 19 women have publicly accused comedian Bill Cosby of assaulting them, usually sexually. Many of the cases say that Cosby drugged the victim and left them money in the morning.

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By Shreya Thakkar

Associate Editor-in-Chief Police Officer Bill Golden, father of junior Nick Golden and 2014 distinguished alumni award recipient Andrew Golden, was on duty when he received a call from the police dispatcher notifying him of a 4-year-old girl choking nearby.

When notified, Bill rushed because permanent brain damage can occur if an airway is blocked for over five minutes.

On the highway at the time, Bill realized that running would be quicker than driving. After parking his car in the middle of the highway, he jumped a fence, ran to the girl’s house and removed the object, a grape, from her esophagus — all in under two minutes.

“Everything worked out,” Bill said. “I mean, it doesn’t always work out for everybody, but for that little girl, it did.”

Bill has saved at least six people’s lives while on duty and believes it is helping people like them that made his job FAMILY MATTERS: A badge rests on an early 2000’s photo of junior Nick Golden and his retired Poworthwhile. lice Officer father, Bill Golden. According to Bill, balancing family life and work can be difficult for police The girl’s dad thanked Bill, officers, given the both physically and mentally demanding nature of their jobs. (photo by Cassidy Selep) but Bill didn’t meet the girl’s mom until seven years after [and] doesn’t happen a lot, but still worries about them. ed to office work. He works the incident.

“Every day, there [was] the weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. it does happen,” Bill said. “Of During a normal day of course there’s no better feeling chance of [my dad] not coming but never fully escapes the job. work, Bill saw a car that did not than helping someone.”

“He always has his cell home,” Nick said. “Especially stop before taking a right turn Bill retired in 2013 after 32 as a little kid, it’s really hard phone ready [because] you nevon a red light, so he pulled the years of service at the Glen- because it’s like one day dad er know if duty calls,” Parrott car over. said. view Po- might not come home.”

While Bill also worked long hours, Bill acknowledges that anylice Detalking to “Every day, there [was] thing can happen on any given which often included weekends partment the womand now day. A few of his friends have and holidays, and he believes an, she the chance of [my dad] not owns been killed on duty, and during his family had to adjust. burst into “Most holidays during the his own career, Bill has sufFive-O coming home.

Especially tears when year while my children were fered a few serious injuries.

Driving reading as a little kid, it’s really The most severe occurred growing up, I wasn’t around. I School. his name when he had to calm a situa- was working,” Bill said. “When Howevtag. Con- hard because it’s like one er, he be- tion where a young man had you’re the police, you don’t get fused, he lieves the gone out of control. Bill was time off for the holidays. Someasked her day dad might not come job does able to take control, but as he times I’d work 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., why she home.” come with left, the man came up behind so there are some times where was cryhim and hit him with a base- you don’t see your family for a a lot of Nick Golden, junior ing when month at a time. stress and ball bat, breaking Bill’s back. he wasn’t “It’s very difficult,” Bill “It was only five years after danger. even going Both Nick I had started, so I had to work said. “Your children from a to write her a ticket, and she re- and senior Jordy Parrott, the next 27 years with three young age learn to understand sponded with, “Because you’re whose father has worked at the back surgeries,” Bill said. “But that dad is not going to be there Officer Golden. You saved my Evanston Police Department that’s OK. You get over it. I for all the basketball games, daughter’s life.” worked anyways. That’s what a boy scouts — whatever they’re for 28 years, can attest to that.

The little girl, 11 at the time, doing — because dad’s job is Besides his father, Nick’s lot people do.” was in the back seat and waved godfather, grandfather, uncle Besides the danger, the job important.” and smiled at him.

However, despite the diffiand brother have all served involves demanding hours.

“That’s an exciting part as police officers, and he feels Parrot’s father used to work culties, Bill loved his job. of the job. It’s not everything their service is valuable but on the streets but was promot“The danger is exciting,”

Bill said. “It sounds a little crazy, but I really thrived on that.

I loved being in situations that were dangerous and being able to make them no longer dangerous.”

Not all days are action-packed, though; most involve helping ordinary people.

“It’s not all bank robbers and stuff like that,” Bill said.

“You do that too, but a lot of your job is just helping somebody who has family problems and you can give them some advice, or even if they just need directions.”

Over the years, Bill was the most awarded officer in the history of his department, winning Police Officer of the Year numerous times, along with other awards. One memorable event was receiving the National Accreditation Award for his service from President Clinton in Washington D.C. Nick is proud of his dad for everything he has done. “[My dad’s service] really shows how caring and selfless someone could be and really put their own lives on the line for someone else,” Nick said.

Parrott also appreciates his father’s service.

“I think he definitely goes in pretty fearlessly,” Parrott said.

However, Nick believes officers are underappreciated.

“All those police officers in like Ferguson, and all the stories about corruption [among] police officers [are] really a small percent, but the media exploits it,” Nick said.

Bill explains that he did the job for himself and the people he helped, not for anyone else.

“You cannot go around worrying about what other people say about your profession,” Bill said. “Although the media does exploit police issues, [it is] because police officers are held to a higher standard ...

If you don’t [appreciate what I do], then I understand why, but [you’re] judging an entire group of police officers by what one or two people may do.

No police officer does what he or she does to be appreciated by the media, or anybody else for that matter. You do it for yourself, for your own pride and to help people that you’re helping every day.”

Students adapt to siblings leaving for college

By Rachel Parks Features Editor

When junior Hannah Brummer and her family dropped off her sister,, ‘12 grad Alyssa Brummer, at Western Illinois University, they spent the whole day together, touring campus and helping Alyssa move in. It wasn’t until they left that the fact that her sister would no longer be living with her set in.

“I was crying a lot [when we first dropped her off],” Hannah said. “I’m used to her always being home, and we talk about everything, so the first time I came home from school, it was so different that she wasn’t there.”

Their mother, Jamie Brummer, says the days leading up to Alyssa’s departure were hectic, and once she left, it was really sad.

“We’re really really close,” Hannah said. “She’s one of my best friends, and we do everything together.”

Alyssa spent her first two and a half college years at Harper before transferring to Western Illinois University.

Sophomore Molly Leeney’s sister, ‘14 grad Katrina Leeney, is a freshman at University of Iowa. Along with Hannah and Alyssa, Molly and Katrina used to spend a lot of time together, doing things like shopping and getting dinner.

Molly says she can talk to Katrina

about things she wouldn’t tell her parents and especially misses being on the same cross country team with Katrina.

At first, Hannah was worried that she and Alyssa wouldn’t talk as much anymore, but they still talk every day.

Both Hannah and Molly keep in touch with their sisters through texting and FaceTime.

At first, Alyssa was nervous to leave home, but now she feels better about it. “[She knows] if she ever needs anything, we’re just a call away,” Hannah said.

Junior Luke Wrede and his brother Jackson Wrede, ‘14 grad and current freshman at Notre Dame, are also close.

Luke expected them to become distant, but when Jackson visits home, their relationship remains the same.

However, when Jackson comes home, other things change for Luke. For example, Jackson and Luke both have bedrooms in the basement, and Jackson prefers the space to be clean. Luke, however, doesn’t care as much. Whenever Jackson comes home, Luke has to clean so he won’t be mad.

The fact that Luke wouldn’t have to clean as much appealed to him when Jackson first left; he said the first few days were awesome.

Luke says the house is quieter now, and it is easier to focus, but Jackson

was always the one who pushed him to do his homework.

“There’s less stuff going on because there’s one less person to worry about,” Wrede said. “It’s more relaxed.”

However, he also has younger siblings: 12-year-old sister, Tessa, and 7-year-old brother, Brock. Although Luke is now the oldest at home, since he and Jackson are close in age, they have both always been the role models.

Jackson being gone has not impacted that role very much.

Both Molly and Hannah are now the only children living at their homes. According to Jamie, home has felt emptier, but not exactly quieter.

Luke says when Jackson visits, things return to normal quickly.

“The first few days, it’s like ‘Hey, Jackson’s home. Woohoo,’” Luke said. “But after he’s [been] home for a week or so, it’s like, whatever, it’s normal.”

Molly sees Katrina every couple of months, and Hannah expects to see Alyssa about three times before summer.

“It’s kind of sad because it’s very different, [but] I’m used to it [now],” Brummer said. “She’s literally my best friend.”

YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND: Junior Hannah Brummer (left) and sister Alyssa (right) pose two days before Alyssa left for college. (photo courtesy of Hannah Brummer)

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Follow the @leader @kschoessling

Role Model @rolemodel

Students use social media platforms to connect with idols.

Who to follow These celebrities have proven that they run their Twitter accounts Katy Perry @katyperry

Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin was swimming at the 2012 Olympics when she caught sophomore Janae Dawson’s attention.

Dawson remembers watching Franklin’s television pre-performance feature on her backstory and training leading up the Olympics. A swimmer herself, Dawson was inspired. She remembers this as the moment Franklin became her role model.

Although the concept of looking up to someone is timeless, the ability to connect with our role models through social media is new territory.

With actors, musicians, athletes and politicians using social media as a platform, it’s never been easier to follow a celebrity’s virtual footsteps.

“It feels more personal, like, ‘Oh, I feel like I know that person,’ and you don’t necessarily,” senior Jenny Michalski said. “It’s easier to go on the computer these days, and it feels so relevant because so many people are on Twitter.”

Sophomore Nick Tortorelli adds that the Internet has enabled people to be more involved in the lives of role models we’ve never met.

“It’s easier to find out what your role models are doing, or you can even have a chance to connect with them,” Tortorelli said. “That’s not something you could really do before.”

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ities to use Twitter and Facebook to interact with their favorite role models has also affected the way we view celebrities.

However, the man behind the computer curtain isn’t always the great Oz fans thought of.

In fact, the majority of celebrities don’t run their Twitter account themselves.

According to the Huffington Post, the twitter accounts of Kanye West, Britney Spears, Ian Somerhalder, Obama, Usher, 50 Cent, Mark Wahlberg, Hugh Jackman and Ashton Kutcher are all run by their public relations companies (see “Who to follow”).

Whether it’s the real celebrity or not, increasing public access to see what’s happening in a role model’s daily life has also given the public the ability to watch them fall.

For example, Tortorelli recently stopped following NBA basketball player Ty Lawson when he was arrested for a DUI because Tortorelli didn’t condone the behavior.

Senior Ashley Machanickal agrees roles models’ mistakes can alter fans’ perceptions of them forever.

“It can completely turn [your admiration] off,” Machanickal said. “Like, ‘This is devastating. I was supposed to believe in you.’”

According to Psychology Today, watching others get rewarded with fame or attention can cause a process called vicarious reinforcement where

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the viewer mimics the bad behavior to gain their own fame.

Michalski believes that watching a role model mess up can be detrimental if the mistake is serious enough to harm others, but she also thinks watching a role model struggle can be a good experience.

“If you see them do something really bad, but then they get back on track, it’s less damaging because then you can see, ‘Oh they got back up from this. Maybe I can too,’” Michalski said.

For example, actor Robert Downey Jr. is famous for his heroic role in the “Iron Man” franchise; however, before he put on the iron suit, he was sentenced to three years in jail for possession of drugs. He’s changed his lifestyle, and the actor now lives happily with his wife and three kids while making $75 million a year.

Although social media has changed the way fans connect to and interact with the role models they aspire to be, Michalski states the most important part about role models is admiring them while keeping your individuality.

“Role models [are important because] they’re somebody to look up to, not that you necessarily need to be exactly who they are, but they’re kind of like a guide and somebody that you want to model yourself after,” Michalski said.

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SPOTLIGHT: Seniors Theresa, Frances and Mary Ponicki were featured in one of Taylor Swift’s tweets regarding her new album, “1989.”The tweet combined the Ponicki’s photo with other fans.

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Marci’’'s

makeup survival guide Foundation routine’’

By Marci Kiszkiel

Entertainment Editor

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Start with a line on the edge of your eye and connect the tip of it with another line heading towards your lid.

Draw another line stemming off from both of them and connect it to other edge of your eye.

Fill the lines in and edit the eyeliner as you please! Play around with different shapes, styles and colors to find the look that’s right for you.

Basic eyeshadow tutorial Eyeshadow is definitely one of my favorite products to use. While some may disagree with my excessive use of bright and sparkly eyeshadow, I wear it nonetheless because it’s fun to experiment with different colors and styles.

1. Prime your eyelids. Priming your makeup with primers like Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer or Urban Decay Primer Potion will keep your makeup in place and prevent oily skin or water from ruining it. (This is especially important with glitter-heavy eyeshadow!)

2. Color your eyes with whatever shade you please. Go for different colors and styles; Even a more natural eyeshadow can be emphasized by adding darker tones along the crease and adding highlights up to your brow.

3. Make sure to switch between brushes for each area of your eye. It’ll make application much easier and keep colors from mixing when they aren’t supposed to.

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Exfoliate your skin with a face cleanser and hydrate with a moisturizer. This will cleanse your pores of dirt, oil and dead skin cells. It will also make it easier to apply makeup.

Prime your face to keep your makeup in place and prevent oily skin from affecting it.

Apply your liquid foundation either using your hands, a foundation brush or a sponge.

Any method can give you great coverage, but I personally prefer using my hands.

Use concealer on specific problem areas, such as acne or dark circle, for extra coverage.

Finally, cover your liquid makeup with powder to erase oiliness and to bring your makeup together.

Tip’:’ To apply powder, I highly recommend using a powder brush instead of a sponge. Brushes give much better coverage and make for faster application than a sponge does.

Check out ProspectorNow. com for Marci’s favorite makeup brands, and a guide on skin care for frequent makeup users.

Contouring for beginners

Fear not, contouring is actually really easy and makes for both a dramatic and thinning look.

1. Do your foundation and concealer routine using products that match your skin tone.

2. Use foundation lighter than your usual tone as a highlighter under your eyes, on your chin, a triangle on your forehead and a thin line on your nose. Then blend them into your skin with a foundation brush.

3. Take foundation darker than your skin tone and make two lines along your cheekbones, the edges of your nose and along your jaw/ hairline. Blend them into your skin.

4. Go over your highlighted areas with a lighter powder or one that matches your skin tone.

5. Finally, go over those darker lines with bronzer using a bronzer brush, (try not to make it too dark, though!) and there you have it.

Long lasting lipwear

Dark lipsticks are starting to trend, so now is the perfect time to play around with new lipstick colors. I know lipstick can be a bit of a hassle, but once you get the hang of the routine you’ll have long lasting lipwear that looks and feels great!

1. Exfoliate your lips with a lip scrub or a cloth dipped in warm water.

Exfoliating your lips helps get rid of flakes from dry skin, which will keep your lipstick looking smoother longer.

2. Hydrate with a lip balm and let it absorb into your skin for a few minutes.

3. Line the outside of your lips and fill them inside with a lip liner the same color as your lipstick, or use a clear lip liner.

4. Fill in your lips with the lipstick of your choice.

5. Dab your lips with either a napkin or dabbing paper. This helps remove any excess and helps the color last longer.

6. Add any finishing touches such as extra liner along the edges of your lips to prevent bleeding or add more color, and you’re done!

Blending brush Bronzer brush Highlighting brush Cheekbone brush Contouring brush

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Animation fan unsatisfied by lack of recognition However, I was not-so-pleasantly surBefore the Academy selects the films for Best Animated Feature, I always prised when the Academy announced like to guess which films are deserving the nominees Jan. 15. The nominations of the accolade. However, since 2014 seemed like they had been picked out was such a great year for animation, of a hat. It was mix of films that were picking the clear standouts posed as a half not worth seeing and half just OK. With these disappointing nominations, challenge.

I came to the conclusion that Last year’s films seemed to the Academy really doesn’t take more risks, and films like care about the category of “The Lego Movie” and “Big Best Animated Feature and Hero 6” dealt with darker subprobably never will. jects like death, loss and self Sadly, the Academy pracdiscovery. Don’t get me wrong. tically ignoring the category There were some duds in the of Best Animated Feature is lineup. Every rose has its old news. Back in 2013, the thorns (and by thorns, I mean cartoon news blog Cartoon“Planes: Fire and Rescue” and Brew posted anonymous “Legend of Oz”). quotes from seven members Arguably, 2014 was the best of the Academy, addressing year for animation since 2009, Flynn Geraghty their pick for Best Animated when critically acclaimed Features Editor Feature: Three picked “Frofilms such as “Up,” “Coraline” zen, ” three abstained and the and “The Princess and the Frog” came out. So I was understandably cu- final member said, “I have seen none rious which deserving films would be of them. I have no interest whatsoever. That ended when I was six. My son nominated.

dragged me to a few when he was six; I would go seat him and go outside and make phone calls.”

That does not sit well with me.

Animation is a grossly underrated medium that needs to be thought of as more than “just for kids.”

With the stigma that animation is solely for kids, even the best companies are having trouble.

I always thought of Dreamworks as the “out-of-the-box” animation company. They’re known for making films that are bizarre and zany compared to the Disney fairytales, such as “Turbo” and “Flushed Away.”

I thought of them as a company that wasn’t the most popular but was most likely sticking around. So when Dreamworks took a turn for the worst in 2014, I was surprised. Their stock decreased about 35 percent, and that’s when the pink slips came out.

Massive layoffs were announced Jan. 22, and The New York Times estimated over 300 jobs would be terminated. CartoonBrew later updated that number to over 500.

While this news is shocking, many companies face the same problem. Disney struggled during the early 2000s when they produced “classic” films like “Home on the Range” and “Chicken Little.” And yet Disney is still around today, churning out those lovely little animated musicals. Like any other medium, animation will always be here through its ups and downs.

However, to ensure that animation will always be around, it needs to be seen as a medium that can be enjoyed by all.

Animated films are berated mainly because of their production company treating it like only little kids will be watching. Some of the more obscure animation companies believe that since only kids will be watching their film, there doesn’t need to be any substance

in it; they can just fill it with plots so full of holes you’d swear a swarm of moths tore through it and gross-out jokes galore (if they just took out the animation, they would’ve made an Adam Sandler movie). This is how films like “Foodfight!” come into existence.

This turns into a vicious cycle because adults will see these films, think that all animation films are alike, and lose interest in them. Which then gives the companies the idea that only kids will be watching the movies, so they’ll just keep producing shoddily made films. And it goes on and on and on.

Animation was never intended to come with a label that says, “ages four and under.” A wise man once said, “You’re dead if you only aim for kids.

Adults are just kids grown up, anyway.”

That man was Walt Disney: a man who started out with a dream and a mouse, who used animation to its fullest potential and became one of the most successful businessmen in American history. He didn’t make films just to please a certain demographic; he made films to please everyone.

Animation is an art form that manages to make us care for people that were never even alive. We can’t physically touch these characters, and they somehow manage to touch us. We should stop thinking of animation as “just for kids” and more as “films that bring out the child euphoria in all of us.” And isn’t that worth the price of admission?

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War movies wage debate

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from a veteran’s perspective, and one of those films happens to be “American Sniper.”

“I thought [American SnipChris Kyle’s experiences as the country’s most lethal er] was a very good film. When you’re in the military and you sharpshooter, Navy SEAL, husband and father are exposed have a job to do, you do it to the in Clint Eastwood’s new film, best of your ability because if “American Sniper.” Making you don’t do your job, someover $250 million within the body might die.” Hedstrom first month of its release along said. “That’s what [Kyle] did. with six academy awards nom- The people that might die are inations, “American Sniper” is his people [so he did his job to the country’s highest grossing the best of his ability].”

Even stuwar movie, dents who according to Veteran Richard plan to purCNN. sue military Hedstrom’s top Although careers view these films war movie picks “American may be entertaining Boys’ track and field coach Sniper” and war for regular and retired physical educa- other audience tion teacher Richard Hed- films with a different members, strom ranks his favorite war perspective. armed sermovies based off a veteran’s Senior and vice men and women perspective. In his opinion, member of have differ- these movies show camara- NJROTC ent perspec- derie between soldiers, good Brendan tives on their command and control and Fergus, who on an accurate representation of plans accuracy.

Boys’ the links between home and being an oftrack and the people on the battle field. ficer in the Navy, also field coach 1. We Were Soldiers considers and retired 2. Gettysburg “American physical 3. American Sniper Sniper” to education 4. Saving Private Ryan be one of teacher 5. Hurt Locker his favorite Richard Hedmovies. strom served “I like in Combat Arms and the Military for over how [‘American Sniper’] tells 20 years and believes there are the story of both Chris Kyle on some films that do not accu- the field and at home,” Fergus rately represent war based on said. “It tells the combat story his experience in the armed and the home life, which is the side that’s not often seen.” forces.

Fergus believes movies like However, Hedstrom has a number of all-time favorite “American Sniper” give insight on what it’s like to serve. war movies he appreciates Executive Entertainment Editor

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL: Sophomore NJROTC member Matthew Mosley reflects on war movies from an aspiring soldier’s perspective. (photo illustration by Calla Flanagan) “[These movies have] definitely shown me that there are some fields that I could never do, like the Navy SEALS.” Fergus said. “Seeing ‘American Sniper’ [and] the stuff a SEAL does, through basic training to on the field [of] combat. [This] showed me that’s not the field I want to go into, but it’s definitely given me a greater respect for people who do.”

Fergus can also relate to these films because of his family members’ involvement in the armed forces as his father, brother and uncles had all served at some point.

“I think ‘American Sniper’ is most true to life because it’s the most modern film about the military and unfortunately, I know from my Dad’s friends who have [post traumatic stress disorder] that is how it goes.” Fergus said. “Chris Kyle’s situation isn’t entirely unique as far as his condition went. I’d say there’s not a person who isn’t affected in the military.”

Sophomore NJROTC member Matthew Mosley has a similar family situation as Mosley’s grandpa, sister and her husband were all involved with service. Mosley also look at these movies differently and believes many of these movies have accurate themes.

“I think I can really appreciate the themes that surround some of the movies about their unity and brotherhood in the armed services and a lot of the sacrifices made in that field,” Mosley said.

The theme of brotherhood also stuck out to senior Vincent Carreon, who has enlisted to become a Marine soldier. Even though Carreon has always seen himself being a soldier, the relationships and support through battle and in movies such as “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down” had an influence on his decision to be a Marine. “[I saw] the way [the soldiers] stuck together [in these movies] and never left anyone

behind. They treat each other as family,” Carreon said. “I want to experience that brotherhood.”

Hedstrom confirms that the theme of being there and looking out for other people is just as accurate in reality.

“When you’re there, you’re really there for your fellow soldiers, and all these films show that.” Hedstrom said.

Even though many war movies stick to the truth, not all can be completely accurate.

Hedstrom believes these movies serve a different purpose because war is unlike any experience and can not be fully captured in a film.

“I think [war movies are] more entertainment... You can’t explain pain to a person who’s never felt pain, kind of like the war movies.” Hedstrom said. “You can’t explain war to someone who’s never served. They can see it. They think it’s cool, [but] there’s a lot more than what is shown on screen.”

Alternative Eastern medicines benefit many

By Isabelle Rogers

Entertainment Editor World religions teacher John Camardella was almost disabled by reactive arthritis brought on by a bad case of food poisoning in March 2001.

His basketball and college career had to be put on hold after news came that Camardella’s arthritis was very uncommon. Eventually, Camardella’s arthritis got so bad he could not play basketball, study, dress himself or even lift his arms over his head even though he was following his physician’s orders.

According to the Mayo Clinic, reactive arthritis is joint pain and swelling caused by an infection in another part of your body that tends to occur most often in men between ages 20 and 50.

After six months of pain and steroids, he gained 60 pounds, and his family was at the end of their rope. Finally, a friend recommended an acupuncturist in Lake Forest. Camardella decided to take the chance.

A very short jovial man named Dr. Dean Deng promised a very skeptical Camardella that he would fix whatever was wrong.

According to the Mayo Clinic, acupuncture treats pain by using metallic needles that are inserted into the skin.

On his way out of the first appointment with Deng, Camardella was

brought to tears in front of his mother and teammate because for the first time in six months, he could lift his arms. “[Deng] truly wasn’t lying when he said, ‘All the drugs in the world won’t help,’” Camardella said. “Within a week, I was out of pain. Within two weeks, I thought I was healed, and by the end of the third week, I pretty much felt that there was nothing wrong with me. Honestly, for what I’ve been through, he literally saved my life. He gave me a new lease on life.”

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Eastern medicine has become a popular form of healthcare and the predictions are that it will increase further.

Western medicine, traditionally used in the U.S., tends to focus on ridding the patient of their symptoms rather than the root of the disease or illness. On the other hand, Eastern medicine attempts to naturally heal the body by channeling the body’s own healing abilities.

Eastern medicine can range from yoga, hypnosis and even essential oils, which are naturally derived from plants. Each oil serves a specific purpose; lavender oil helps heal burns and peppermint oil relaxes muscles and can help with congestion.

Many different types of Eastern medicine are used together. For example, cup-

ping therapy — the use of glass cups as suction devices on the skin — and acupuncture are often used together.

Essential oils and gua sha — which is a jade stone tool dipped in essential oils and used to painfully dig out the muscle tension — are also used together.

Deng is not the only person who influenced Camardella’s life with Eastern medicine. His wife Lindy Camardella is on the National Board of Acupuncturists.

While double majoring in Economics and Business administration, Lindy traveled to China for a class offered at Illinois Wesleyan. During the trip, she was introduced to the art of acupuncture.

Now Lindy works for the Advanced Health Institute of Arlington Heights as a licensed acupuncturist and certified herbalist.

Lindy also helps relieve her husband’s ailments, such as bee stings, with herbal remedies, acupuncture and cupping therapy.

After falling on his back at the end of the season, varsity boys’ basketball point guard Kyle Beyak also received acupuncture and cupping treatments from Lindy. Both Beyak and John agree to being incredibly skeptical about whether their treatments would work at first.

“The skepticism is just that it is a different culture than what we are used to. It is true, I think, with anything that we are not used to,” Lindy said. “Initially we just think, ‘Hey, is this made up?’

You can see the impact [Eastern medicine has] on your health. … It is pretty powerful.”

However, John admits Eastern medicine is not for everyone.

“I would be the first one to tell you that there are plenty of things that I’m too nervous or apprehensive to try as well,” John said. “[Eastern medicine] is not anything I would ever force on anyone, but when [people] ask, I am happy to share what has worked for me.”

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Fandom necessary for victory It must have been rough for the boys’ basketball team Saturday, playing their so-called “Pack the Place” game on the road. What should have been a Friday night game in the Jean Walker Field House was a 12:15 p.m. Saturday game at Forest View.

It was called a home game for the Knights against Hersey, but the Forest View gym looked like anything but home.

A college size court, small student section and early afternoon tipoff threw off the vibe. The team Devin Prasad lacked the energy Executive Sports and intensity that Editor they’ve played with so much this season as in their home games against Buffalo Grove and Rolling Meadows. They came out flat trailing 32-11 at halftime. The results told the entire story as the team fell to the Huskies 69-54.

Just two months earlier, they beat Hersey 53-57 on the road. Surrounded by their fans and peers, the team played with passion that drove the Huskies out of their own gym. The difference between the games was the fans.

The Underground fueled the Knights to victory as they have done many times this year in both football and basketball. Regardless of the sport or level of play, fans make a huge difference, which is why the district should have allowed for more fan interaction at the Centennial Classic. They could have made the games later or on Friday night so fans could actually come.

During the football season, head coach Mike Sebestyen gave me a great

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U: The Underground (The U) was a huge presence for the rivalry game with Hersey Dec. 5, a 53-37 victory for the Knights (left). However, this past Saturday, The U lacked attendance for a noon tip-off at Forest View for the district’s Centennial Classic (right), resulting in a 69-54 loss. The U supported the girls’ basketball team in the MSL championship game this past Wednesday. Coverage of the game is on prospectornow.com. (photo illustration by Lauren Miller) illustration of how much fans really mean to any team. In a game on Aug. 29, The U was in full force. At halftime of the game against Glenbrook South, the team was up 13-0. During halftime, a storm rolled in and depleted the student section. When the team came back on the field, there was a completely different environment. The team was no longer joined by hundreds of their peers. The Knights took a tough loss as they were outscored 27-0 in the second half.

Over the years, The U has grown.

Even in my three years at Prospect, I have seen that growth. It has become one of the greatest student sections in the state. Athletes need fans, and the U has provided that for sports like swimming, golf and cross country. It is important to remember that fans are

appreciated in every sport. Not only is it fun to go out and watch your peers compete, but they need it.

From a fan’s perspective, it was wrong of the district to take away boys’ basketball’s home game. A game that meant so much to the team was simply pulled away. It’s only fair that the team plays one game at Hersey and one game here, but instead Prospect got two games on the road. The fans should not be blamed punished in a situation like that.

Instead, the district should not have put the Centennial Classic at such a crucial time in the year. They put their own interests ahead of those of the team. Furthermore, the team had another game against a top 20 team in the state name the team later that same night. The district forced them to risk

injury and battle fatigue in two of their biggest games of the season.

The girls’ team despite their 47-44 win, was also negatively affected by the game change. Like the boys, the girls had to play their biggest game of the season at 10:30 in the morning on a Saturday. This was also uncalled for. The team should have played right before the boys on Friday night at home.

I get what the district was trying to do with the whole Centennial Classic, but from a player and fan standpoint it felt forced. It was a good idea, but it was not executed well, and because of that, both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams suffered. The district limited opportunity for fan participation and gave an unfair advantage to Hersey. District 214 made sure Saturday was not “all about the U.”

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BACKSTROKE BOYS: Junior Alex Morikado swims the backstroke in practice. This season the boys’ swim team has experienced a new shift in popularity. The peak of that popularity came when the Underground visited the team’s meet for the divisional title to cheer them on against Rolling Meadows Jan. 23. (photo by Amanda Downar)

Attention shifts to pool

Success of boys’ swimming garners new found popularity among students

By Devin Prasad

Executive Sports Editor On the night of Prospect’s MSL East meet against Rolling Meadows, the boys’ swim team was greeted with a sight that not many high school swimmers see: a student section. Head coach Alfonso Lopez described it as “awesome.”

“The psychological factor of having a packed stadium of fans in swimming ... I guess we haven’t really experienced that as a program because, typically, they’re parents,” Lopez said. “[The parents are] definitely passionate, but not like their fellow students and their peers at school. That really changes the way they approach [the meet] and the intensity that they’ll bring.”

The team was excited to watch their classmates support their sport. Within the past few years, seniors Sam Gabriel and Michael Morikado have been able to see the swim program rise in popularity. According to Gabriel, the word about swimming is beginning to get

around.

“It’s cool knowing that other people care for [our] sport and want to see us do [well],” Gabriel said.

With excitement for a new pool in the future, students are beginning to take note of the students who will use it most.

As Lopez said, it is very rare to see a large fan base at a Prospect swim meet, and there is not much seating available at Wheeling where most of their meets take place.

However, as the sport grows, Prospect might have to think about adding a few more sets of bleachers at the new pool. Lopez hopes that more people will come since they will not have to travel.

“We enjoyed all the attention, and it was a kind gesture for the kids to come,” Morikado said. “In the past, swimming hasn’t been one of the more popular, more advertised sports.”

Both Morikado and Gabriel believe having support adds to the motivation and energy of the team. The swimmers are even more driven to win when they

have supporters.

Winning is something the team has done a lot in the past few years. Two years ago the team came points away from beating Buffalo Grove to win the MSL East, and last year the team won the East beating a strong Hersey team.

This year, the team came just short of repeat East titles, falling to Meadows. Each year, however, Gabriel has seen the team grow. After winning the East last year, the guys know what they are capable of.

“Ever since my freshman year, the seasons just keep getting more intense,” Gabriel said. “The drive to win keeps getting more and more [intense].”

This season has been record breaking for Gabriel. So far this year, he has broken Prospect’s 100 yard backstroke record twice and holds the fastest time in conference and the eighth fastest time in the state at 53.31 seconds.

This season was the first time Gabriel swam year-round. He focused all of his energy on swimming over the summer and showed dedication at early morning practices. However, his goals stretch beyond doing well in the conference.

Gabriel hopes to receive both AllState and All-American honors. He also looks to do something that no Prospect

200 Medley Relay S. Gabriel, N. Ginnodo, M. Morikado, C. Mau - 2014 200 Freestyle Matt Stadler -1981 200 IM Scott Kemp -1982 50 Freestyle Tom Cole -1978 6 Dives Anthony Liva - 2015 11 Dives Stephen Schmit 2015 100 Butterfly Tom Cole - 1978 100 Freestyle Tom Cole - 1978 500 Freestyle Tom Cole - 1978 200 Freestyle Relay J. Kelley, T. Weidner, P. Cerwin, P. Lopez - 1998 100 Backstroke Sam Gabriel - 2015 100 Breaststroke Nathanael Ginnodo -2014 400 Freestyle Relay K. Dix, S. Kemp, J. Osowski, M. Stadler - 1981 swimmer has done in years: double qualify for state.

Gabriel hopes that his 50 yard freestyle is good enough to send him to state along with the 100 yard backstroke.

“Having everybody on the team is great to motivate me or push me to keep going faster,” Gabriel said. “[Gabriel has] just been outstanding leadership wise,” Lopez said. “Just being in the water to show the kids what it’s like to go fast and the mental approach you have to take to achieve those types of times [is helpful].”

Motivated by this season’s divisional loss, the team hopes to do well in conference, sectionals and qualify as many people for state as possible.

As they continue to grow in popularity, the team looks to make their followers proud.

“We are even more motivated,” Morikado said. “We keeping putting in hard work, and it is gratifying for us to share our love for the sport.”

Rivalry in MSL East leads to bowling’s success

By Peter Fusilero Sports Editor

At the age of 3, senior Kendall Dawson vaguely remembers being in a toddler league that started her competitive bowling career. After an 11-year absence from the game, Dawson made a comeback freshman year.

“I did pretty well, and I just stuck with it,” said Dawson, who is bowling an average 179.70 this season. “It was probably the best decision I’ve ever made.”

Along with Dawson, seniors Monica Lopez and Sarah Gervais also began their bowling careers their freshman year because they wanted to try something fun and new.

“I never thought that I would be on the bowling team, but it has been a great experience,” said Gervais, whose high game is a 227 this season. “It’s amazing how talented some people are in this program.”

The three seniors, along with junior Cassidy Selep and sophomore Arie Upshaw, have helped lead this season’s varsity team. The Knights are currently fourth in the conference and second in the East behind Hersey.

According to Dawson, the rivalry with Hersey has heated up this year.

“Their girls are fueled up,” Dawson said. “We’re so close to the girls on Hersey that we always try to beat each other.”

That competitive mindset has been a big factor this year. According to Lopez, bowling isn’t just a Friday night hobby. Rather, it is a very technical and mental sport.

“Each time we go up to the approach, we have to tell ourselves, ‘Stay

behind the ball, hit the target and just relax,’” said Lopez, whose high game is a 243. “Being consistent is key, and sometimes what we do doesn’t always work. We have to work through that [mental] barrier.”

Head coach Greg Troyer and assistant coach Kim Carpenter have been a big part of this mental process. “[Carpenter] was someone who studied the way I bowled and ultimately made me the bowler I am today. She is very understanding and always has something nice to say to pick me up,” Gervais said. “Troyer has made me a mentally stronger person. Last year, if I had a bad game, you could stick a fork in me and call it day, but this year, Troyer has kept me in and gave me no choice but to get my head back in the game and recover.”

This year, Troyer is very impressed with the team’s camaraderie because it hasn’t always been like that in past years.

“As a coach, that is probably the biggest thing I’ll remember,” Troyer said.

“They had fun. They communicated and pulled for each other. That’s what really stood out to me.”

Last weekend, the team finished second in regionals right behind Hersey, getting themselves a bid.

“Finishing second at regionals helped us believe in ourselves and our ability going into sectionals,” Gervais said. “We know we have to step it up.”

Moving forward, the team hopes to make a run at state.

“We just have to try a little harder on staying consistent and picking up our spares,” Lopez said. “As Troyer always says, ‘Every pin counts.’ That is the truth.”

KNOCK ‘EM DOWN: Senior Sarah Gervais attempts a toss in practice at Beverly Lanes. According to Gervais, the team has been very successful so far this season.

“Finishing second at regionals helped us believe in ourselves and our ability going into sectionals,” Gervais said. “We know we have to step it up.” (photo by Calla Flanagan)

SPORTS Friday, February 13, 2015

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The wrestling team won team regionals along with five individual regional champions Feb. 7 at Glenbrook South High School. To read about how their offseason training has impacted the team, go to ProspectorNow.com

Larock, Boldt lead way to title Seniors assist teammates through injury, help bring home regional championship

teammates to push them to practice and work their hardest.

“If something goes wrong, you want to set the example that it’s OK,” Larock After losing only two key members of last year’s squad, the se- said. “Keep trying and stay focused.”

According to junior Catherine Soniors on the girls’ gymnastics team feel they have the strong connection kolik, seniors like Larock and Boldt and experience to continue the con- are supportive and motivate everysistency of a high-quality program. one to do their best. Sokolik also The varsity team quali- said that their experience has given fied for state for the first time in her two role models to look up to.

Sokolik also notes how her recent the program’s history last year.

This year, the team is not as focused injuries have haunted her the last two on specifically making it to the state years. Last year she dealt with knee meet on Feb. 20 and 21 at Palatine High problems the entire season that includSchool, but instead on having a good sea- ed partial tears and sprains in three ligaments in her knee. Sokolik credits son and letting their Larock’s optimism hard work and exto a lot of her reperience take care Regional results and covery since then. of their success.

Larock has also individual “We didn’t with a simistart off the year automatic advancements dealt lar case in a team‘gung-ho let’s go to mate’s injury. One Sr. Maddie Larock state,’” head coach of the program’s Randy Smith said.

(1st all events) underclassmen, “It’s ‘let’s have fun, freshman Abby Jr. Candice Melendez work hard [and] do Gonzalez, accordthe best we can.’”

(4th Balance Beam) ing to Smith, has According to a bright future Jr. Olivia Sullo Smith, the founin the program. dation of the pro(2nd Uneven Parallel Bars) Gonzalez has had gram’s experience her own problems So. Olivia Gonzalez comes from the with her knee seniors and trick(2nd vault, 3rd All-Around) this season. She les down to the tore her ACL durfreshman team. ing her first high “It’s fun being able to talk to the freshman,” senior Mad- school meet this year, and has been die Larock said. “Having them ask ques- described by Smith as having one of tions and being able to explain to them the team’s most positive attitudes.

“She would not let [her injury] how everything works helps [me] understand what [I] need to do to be a leader.” slow her down,” Smith said. “She beTwo of the Knights’ captains include came a coach. She became my second Larock and senior Maddie Boldt who set of eyes, and she is next in line to have dealt with high-pressure meets and take over the leadership of the team.”

Gonzalez credits a lot of what she know the atmosphere of a state-like run.

“Since we’ve been there before, has learned to both Boldt and Larock as they have been there to give her it was easier to know certain things you have to do to get to state,” Larock words of motivation as she has been said. “Being able to have the experi- battling through her injury.

Heading into the later part of the ence of being [at a state meet] I think is helping set the tone during practice.” season, each individual has something Larock feels she and Boldt specific they are trying to focus on. Achave set good examples for their cording to Smith, the team would like

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LAROCK SOLID: Senior Maddie Larock goes through her floor routine as she runs across the mat preparing for a stunt. Larock participates in all events and is part of the team’s ‘Beam Team,’ as the only senior to perform in beam events. (photo illustration by Calla Flanagan) to improve their ‘beam team’ which include all events on the balance beam.

Smith also has the team organized based on their specialty of events.

The regional meet on Feb. 4 at Schaumburg was a success for Larock and the Knights as she placed first in all events and led the team to a regional title with a score of 142.0500.

Personally, Larock would like to polish off her events and perfect them as

best as she can while Sokolik is focusing more specifically on the beam.

Both Larock and Smith don’t see many expectations placed on the team to make it to state, but Sokolik said that everyone is hoping to make it back to state and ending the season on a good note.

“What I expect of them on a daily basis is to do their best,” Smith said. “And to push each other. Because of that, we’ve made a state [capable] team.”

WATER BREAK WITH JAMES FORD Q. How does it feel having accomplished being one of the top wrestlers in the state?

A. I can’t really say I’m a top wrestler until the state tournament in a few weeks.

Year: Senior Sports: Wrestling, Football, Track

Potential colleges: University of Chicago, Knox College (IL), DePauw University (IN)

Q. What has been the highlight of your wrestling career at Prospect?

A. So far, qualifying for state last year and team sectionals are the highlights of my wrestling [career].

Q. When did you first start wrestling and where did you compete?

A. I started wrestling freshman year after getting cut from basketball, and some of my cousins told me I should wrestle.

Q. What are you looking to accomplish in your home stretch in the Prospect wrestling program?

A. I want to place this year down state and qualify as a team for state.

Q. How do you feel about how the team has done as a whole so far this year?

A. I think we’ve wrestled pretty well this year, but we can still improve and get better.

Ja m es Ford

Q. Are you looking to continue your athletic career at the collegiate level? Football, wrestling, track?

A. Yes, I’m not sure if I want to play football or wrestle yet.