the epic. (Issue 2) by the epic.

the epic.

8800 W. 85th St. Overland Park, KS September 20, 2013 Vol. 52 - Issue 2

Andre and a community coming together p. 12

News

Who Let the Dogs Out? by jordan johnson

photo (cc): Norman M. Photography

faces in the hall NAME AND GRADE

FAMILY GUY OR THE SIMPSONS?

COKE OR PEPSI?

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HAMBURGERS OR HOTDOGS?

FAV. SEASON?

FAV. SUPERHERO?

Freshman Jessie Parson

The Simpsons

Coke

Hotdogs

Spring

Captain America

Sophomore Steven Prevete

Family Guy

Pepsi

Hamburgers

Summer

Iron Man

Junior Luke Elmore

Yes

Water

Hamburgers

Fall

Martin Luther King Jr.

Senior Juanyae Stallings

The Boondocks

Sprite

Corndogs

Spring

Captain America

BRIEFS

News SIDE BY SIDE

by andy gottschalk

TED movie bear

Texas Senator

Being forced to move out.

BIGGEST PROBLEM HEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FACING

HEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A LIVING TEDDY BEAR.

CLAIM TO FAME

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can sing any 90s song with just vowels.â&#x20AC;?

QUOTED

Seth McFarlane PEOPLE KNOW OF hosting the Oscars HM BECAUSE

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The Simpsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; couch has become iconic. Here are some of the longest opening scenes and couch gags in the history of the show.

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Barnes and Noble is doing well. Its e-reader tablet, Nook, is not.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treehouse of Horror XXIVâ&#x20AC;?

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There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing... -Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google

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1 23 min

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Repealing Obamacare. First Hispanic U.S. senator from Texas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to remain a nation that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants...â&#x20AC;? The government shutdown

ANDY GOTTSCHALK

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to accept the fact that my face is going to remind people of Harry because I played that character. If I try to avoid being expressive in that same way, all Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do is stop being expressive... -Daniel Radcliffe, as told to â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York Timesâ&#x20AC;?

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VENN DIAGRAM Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driving Cadillacs in her dreams

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not human... heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hobbit

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LORDE, THE SINGER

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Opinion

contents The Mr. Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of our school duke it out.

We talk to tennis player Abby Banning.

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Is Mileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album any good? Check out our music review.

In this issue we have a variety of subjects weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked to and about. We cover everything from the tragedy of the death of Andre Maloney, Islam traditions and soccerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bleak student section.

We Are Family

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EDITORS-IN-CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR WRITERS

CARTOONISTS ADVISER

Andy Gottschalk & Marleah Campbell Brianna Cole Lauren Scobee Sami Jett Betty Thomas Isabelle Frankel Jordan Johnson Max Meyer Brock Burnett

Spence Lassalle Kristin Wells Hannah Lane Gretchen Yearsley Chance Julian Alex Ralston Amy Morgan

Mathnasium of Overland Park 9339 W. 87th St Overland Park, Ks 66212 overlandpark@mathnasium.com 2nd grade - 12th grade

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TECH BATTLE: BADAMS vs. NADAMS by brock burnett Nick Adams Freshman biology teacher

Bruce Adams Sophomore English teacher

Sept. 20

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Candy/Ice Cream

When did iOs 7 release?

Sept. 10

What is the name of Microsoft’s tablet?

Surface

What do all of the Android OS names have in common?

Dessert

The software powering Google’s self-driving car is called Google _________.

I don’t know.

White, pink, green, blue and yellow

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I don’t remember.

White, pink, green, blue and yellow

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RED

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RED

What company manufactures Google Glass?

Google?

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