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by Melissa Hansen

outstanding freshmen's talents. The symphony orchestra's main pieces include "Five Variants ^ V aj^S ^ ^ 1 Looking for a good on Dives and Lazarus" and the Rolling Stones' ^m ^ ^ ^ P ^ H time with music, "Paint It Black." The former features the ^m '^B*^' ^ H excitement, and possibly orchestra's only harp player and the latter | P ^ ^ M ^ ^ BHj food? The Maine South boasts a guest drummer and "is one of the few music department's fall rock orchestral arrangements that doesn't kill season will not disappoint. the song," states Brooks.

When it comes to the fall choir/orchestra The five Maine South choirs also will have concert, the musicians are "pumped" the audience in awe. Led by Mr. Danckwart according to orchestra president and Chamber and Mr. Boyle, the choirs (consisting of the Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble member Girl's Glee, Mixed Choir, Concert Choir, Amanda Brooks. The orchestra, led by Ms. Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble) Pascal, has an enonnous lower feature several highlights as well. Both the string section this year with mixed choir and the chamber choir sing fouran impressive, full sound. and five-part harmonies; the chamber choir in The freshmen orchestra is particular is singing most of their program a playing a number called cappella, with several selections which will be "Sweet Jazz Suite," which sung at this year's Illinois Music highlights several Educator's Association (IMEA) state of the choir concert. The rest of the choral part of the concert will be accompanied by the stellar and much loved piano accompanist Mrs. Nelson.

The fall choir/orchestra concert is today at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Band-o-Rama is one of the highlights of the band season. The event features a buffet dinner, provided by the Maine South Music Boosters, and a concert by the band. "The band runs in screaming and holding photo counesx of v.'ww.nnlea^ttejtr^ instruments over [their] Someone will get the chance to take over Mr. Matter's job of heads," notes senior band conducting the band at Band-o-Rama.

French horn player Colleen

McCurry. "[It's] very tiring to [practice] over and over again."

During the concert, the band, led by Mr. Matter, plays its marching season songs such as musical favorites like "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked," and classics like "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Some of these songs are choreographed with the Hawkettes and Colorguard as well. The Hawkettes' Homecoming performance of "America," which features several ladders, will be reprised at the concert. The Colorguard will be performing their synchronized flag routine to "Reflections of Earth," a song that originated at Disneyworld.

While Band-o-Rama audience members eat the provided dinner, the Music Boosters run a silent auction and raffle to support the band.

The money earned from the auction and raffle goes towards food, uniforms, instruments, and music for the band. The silent auction items are donated by the Music Boosters; one item from last year's auction was an inflatable version of the children's book hero Captain Underpants.

The best part of Band-o-Rama, however, is the auction to win a chance to conduct the Maine South marching band. The audience's bids often reach over S1,000. Despite whoever directs the band, the newly-hired conductor's performance is often hilarious. In order to conduct the band, the conductor must put on a funny costume; often, this costume involves a very pretty tutu.

An after-party follows Band-o-Rama for the band, Hawkettes, and colorguard.

Band-o-Rama is on November 5 at 6 p.m. in the Spectator gym.

Oh the horror: student Halloween costumes banned

by Luka Dukich Students hadn't even gotten over the news that IDs were no longer required to be worn when the school board announced their next change: the banning of wearing Halloween costumes to school.

Not only does Halloween unfortunately fall on a Monday this year, but now students cannot wear their Halloween costumes to school, even if the costume is appropriate for school.

Students in costumes can be written up.

Principal David Claypool explained the policy. He said. "We have decided to ban the wearing of costumes for Halloween.

Unfortunately, we have had an accelerating rate of inappropriate costumes in recent years, and despite the best efforts of our deans and many others, what was once poor judgment by a few has turned out to be the act of hundreds. While it may seem that we have made a rule because of the actions of just some of the students, it is a change we felt compelled to make."

The administration is stating that although the ban on costumes may be unfair to some, it is in the best interest of the student body.

The general student consensus, however, seems to be heavily against the banning. Most students argue that the ban is taking it too far.

"It's ridiculous, " says senior Margaret Csuk. "It's not fair that the entire school gets punished because of how some people dress.

They should punish everyone who dresses inappropriately. Not the whole school."

Although there was a petition started in order to get the ban amended or revoked altogether, the petition, as of now, has not changed the minds of the administration. When asked if the rule was permanent, Mr. Claypool said. "My assumption is that it is permanent."

While students may not agree with this policy, the school board decided this year that they did not want the hassle of sending students to the dean's office for disrupting class with inappropriate costumes. Students have changed policies in the past, and maybe this rule will be amended. But for now, the rule stands and students will have to wait until after school to begin putting on their costumes this year.

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case when helicopter operations were halted^^^^ for almost 24 hours because of a storm. There "^^^ Recently a lot of aid was heavy snow and rainfall, which triggered' and attention has gone to some landslides, and the weather is only, helping the victims of expected to get worse when winter arrives.

by James Mantas hurricane Katrina. Maine "There are so many injured, we're not going" South did a great job, to get them all out by helicopter. You go up^ raising over S8,500 dollars and sending a truck into these hills, there are loads of them,^i«G«vs take leeks: In Brussels, thieves stole everywhere and it's getting colder. Shelter is<sqr*440 pounds of leeks from a farm. Belgian full of much needed supplies to the Katrina a real problem." said Sean Keogh. a doctor**^]^ police told them not to eat them because they victims. However, hurricane Katrina wasn't with a British medical aid group. Since many^3»'^o"''^ ^^ \.o\\c from being treated with the only natural disaster to strike recently.

On October 8, 2005 at 8:50 a.m. local time, homes were destroyed in the earthquake,<«?* pesticides. a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck with it's Pakistan is also in desperate need of t e n t s « s ^ Sick things like this make you appreciate before the arrival of winter. "Presently, w e ^ 3 ^ 1 ' ' ^ ' " g ' " P^^k Ridge, where leek-robbery is, epicenter near Muzaffarabad. the capital of have 20,000 tents at hand and at least 200,OOo|i3i for the most part, uncommon, Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. At press time, tents are direly needed," said President Pervez«i3* the earthquake killed 40,000 and injured **s|TFree Freckles: In Bakersfield, CA, Gina 65,000 and those numbers are expected to Musharraf Children have suffered the most. Several^3i»Phillips, in prison for drunk driving, is asking increase dramatically.

Muzaffarabad experienced some of the were injured or killed when their schools w e r e ^ 3 * a California newspaper to help her get back hit by the earthquake. Bilal Hussain was onc^sa^her granddaughter's stuffed dog. which is in most severe damage, because of it's location near the epicenter. However, aid did not arrive of the lucky ones. Because he stayed up late**5» ^" impounded car not registered to her. Since the night before, Bilal could not wake up i n ^ 3 » o n l y the vehicle's owner can get in, the dog, until October 10. two days after the the morning, a n d ^ s l * Freckles, is sitting in the car with the earthquake, because therefore did not go to^S3^ windows very much closed, all of the roads school on the day of the^^^t When you actually need PETA... leading to earthquake. That d a y , ^ 3 ^ Muzaffarabad were less than 40 of the SOO'iS* Those windows are redunculously thick. blocked by landslides. students at Bilal's schooX'^'-^II^Respect: A man on a flight from Las Vegas Muzaffarabad is survived the earthquake.^3ii» to Florida woke up and punched the window not the only area that There has been one^3«>next to him, shattering the inner plastic has been difficult for encouraging sign out of«"K;^ shield, but not the outer window, which relief workers to the area; it appears that^'^jj ^ o ^ ' ^ have caused the plane to depressurize. reach. It has been there may be a n ^ S » Maybe airports should start checking especially difficult to improvement in lndian«saf*People for sleep disorders instead of shoe reach and give aid to and Pakistani relations.'^jT bombs. some of the remote Pakistan accepted 25|^3!§ villages. "There are an tons of aid from I n d i a . ^ ^ » Oh mv God. Somebody set this ladv a hobby: estimated half a The two nations are a l s o « « ^ T h e marching band at Hylton High School million more people discussing opening t h e * * ^ i n Virginia can't play "The Devil Went Down out there in desperate Kashmir border, w h i c h ^ 3 i t o Georgia," by the Charlie Daniels Band, need, who no one has has been the center of«3*because a mother—whose children are both managed to reach," two wars. "We will allow^SiJ^ home-schooled—wrote a letter to the band said James Morris, the any amount of people^^^^t^'^ector complaining about the separation of executive director of coming across the L i n e ^ ^ church and state. the UN's World Food of Control to meet their«Bsy* I think there should be some kind of Programme.

A child injured in the earthquake relatives and assist with^^*I separation of school and ridiculous parents, Helicopters are the reconstruction effort" ^ S i being used to rescue said. President Musharraf ^^Best.

Excuse. Ever: In Sri Lanka, a those in these remote areas. However, even As time goes on. the people of Pakistan*^* stewardess called in a bomb threat so she with about 50 helicopters from other countries, will continue to need aid from people a r o u n d ^ i j w o u l d n ' t have to go to work, there are still not enough to reach all of the injured. Helicopters cannot even reach some the worid. Aid is coming, but not fast e n o u g h . S i Where was this lady for last issue's lame "International aid is coming through but we«sq* excuses for blowing off work? I guess you of the most remote areas, so mules are being expect the international community to d o ^ j f could say Sri Lanka, but 1 don't know where used to aid the injured.

Even when there are enough helicopters, more," said Liaquat Hussain, a d e p u t y ^ S j ^ ^ a t is, either, commissioner. *^.::^ the weather can still interfere. Such was the hy Annette Dean

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Battle of the internet browsers

by Daniel Bergren Everyone wants to know which internet browser to use. You've got Internet Explorer, the browser that comes with all versions of Windows. Then you've got Netscape, the browser that most have trusted as a great alternative. Then, there's Firefox, the cleanest, most expandable combatant to date. If you take it one step further, the recent release of Opera is sure to make jaws drop. If we were to match them against each other, who would win?

Internet Explorer (IE) isn't your best bet if you want to view websites safely. It has enough

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security holes to rival the Grand Canyon.

What's more, IE is the chief browser targeted by pop-up ads. and therefore the most susceptible. Even users of other browsers get pop-ups through IE. IE is the big problem here, and it should be dealt with.

IE also supports ActiveX, which many malicious websites use to take advantage of your computer. Basically, ActiveX allows the website to use programs only available on your computer, such as music players and other client-side programs. It is not necessary at all.

Anyone who puts ActiveX on a website is

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either a poor web designer and/or wants to hack your computer.

IE lacks many features that other browsers have. It does not offer tabbed browsing, and the ad-blocker is not efficient at all. Preferences are hard to navigate and easy to get mixed up in.

Netscape, on the other hand, is just one great browser. Netscape, which is credited with being the first browser to enable JavaScript, has definitely pushed the limits. One of the best features is that Netscape can use both IE and Firefox viewing engines. This means that if you come across a website that is only viewable on IE. Netscape can still display it.

Netscape also automatically switches between sites that require one or the other, so you don't have to lift a finger! If anything, this should be the number one reason you download Netscape.

On the other hand, Netscape does have a few downsides. The toolbar gets cluttered, and the crowded viewing space is uncomfortable. continued on page 5

S OUTH WORDS A student-produced newspaper of:

Maine South High School 1111 South Dee Road Park Ridge, IL 60068 Signed letters to the editor should be delivered to room ÂĽ-131 or given to a member of the editorial staff. SOUTHWORDS reserves the right to edit material for clarity and brevity arid to reject obscene/lihelous submissions.

Editors-in-Chief News Editors Features Editors Entertainment Editors Commentary Editors Sports Editors Production Editors Photographer Staff Artists Advisors

James Mantas Greg Mitchell Annette Dean Melissa Hansen Atra Asdou Bettina Chang Ron Feiereisel Marty Diamond Kelsey Keith Anna Woionciej Alexa Karas Frank Lukes Maxwell Hester Joshua Sissman Katie Katz Gina Tingas Hannah Artwick Mr. Ellefson , Mr. Statbakis

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continued from page 4 Scroll arrows are provided to scroll through tabs, but wouldn't it be nicer to just view them all at the same time? No navigation hierarchy is provided for the toolbar, so too many toolbars means lots of time wasted.

Overall. Netscape presents an appetizing package. Although it takes up way too much space (35 MB), it is really great for viewing annoying IE-only pages. Netscape is a good transition browser, one that will be great until all browsers agree to use one viewing engine.

If you're looking for a browser at its bare minimum. Firefox is definitely for you. It easily views websites and has little room for interpretation for websites that "leave information out." Also, Firefox has double arrows near the bottom-right side of the screen, much like Macs have. This makes it much easier to scroll. Firefox also has one of the most navigable preference menus out there. Simple and easy to use, it makes customizing Firefox's already simple interface an ease.

One of the best features available to Firefox is its customizability. Firefox has so many extensions and add-ons that it can easily match up to Netscape. Plus. Firefox's pop-up blocker is unmatched. If you're really picky, Firefox also has image blocking, as well as extensions that allow you to block flash banners with the click of a button.

The only disadvantage I could think of was its number of users. Too many people are still dealing with IE, and that's sad. If more people used Firefox, I'm also sure people would design better websites, and everyone would win.

The Opera Internet browser has recently been released free of ads, which finally makes it a good deal. It claims to be the fastest browser around. There is an indicator that tells exactly how many elements the page has and how many are currently loaded. Watching the numbers fly by, you can tell how fast it is.

Another great addition is the "trash" button.

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quick view of the history for all tabs? This button makes it easy to scroll through the past and get to the pages you want without having to sift through a complicated and unorganized browser history.

One of the downsides I found with Opera is that it doesn't display HTML like the other browsers did. Some pages looked slightly off, and some menus didn't work correctly.

However, these offsets were never a problem while navigating, just a quirk in viewing the pages. Opera poses no major setbacks as a browser and is quite fast. It is easy to use but still gets the job done effectively.

All in all. your best bet is to use any browser besides Internet Explorer. Although Microsoft is coming out with a new version that has tabs, RSS, and more security, they've still let users down a lot in the past. Firefox and Netscape are both popular browsers that are better equipped and more reliable, while alternative browsers, such as Opera, show some promise as wel

New faces on the MS staff

by Nicky Priovolos Along with the 650 plus new freshmen faces, there have been some new staff additions to the Maine South community.

Exactly who are these people, though? To help everyone get to know the new teachers a little bit better, Southwords has met up with a few of the newbies.

Child Development's new addition is Ms. Helton. Ms. Helton attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where she majored in Family & Consumer Sciences and minored in School Health Ed. Before joining the Hawk team as a Child Development, Foods, and School-Age Child teacher, Ms. Helton student-taught at Schaumburg High School. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, scrapbooking, visiting downtown Chicago, and watching "Friends" and "Laguna Beach." An experience she'll never forget is when she was once in an infomercial for a new teethstraightening system created by her orthodontist.

This year, the English Department has welcomed Mr. Garrett Fechner with open arms.

Mr. Fechner attended Maine South as a teen.

At Valparaiso University, he learned the tricks of the trade. In addition to teaching English I and II, Mr. Fechner is also an assistant coach for varsity volleyball. One of Mr. Fechner's hobbies is collecting vinyl records. When not

grading papers, he enjoys watching college South, Mrs. Gest taught Earth Science to football and basketball, and "Seinfeld." A freshmen in Minneapolis. She is currently moment that he recalls fondly is downing a teaching Chemistry. I and Geology. She loves quarter of a four-pound cheeseburger in four to play soccer, travel, and hang out with her minutes before hitting the wall. husband. The Dave Mathews Band, The For those of you who are taking a science Beatles, and Matt Nathason are her favorite class, you might have noticed a couple of new entertainers. faces this year. Ms. Jill Pine attended the P.E.'s newest teacher is Mr. Brendan Smaha.

University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign; Mr. Smaha is a Hawk who loved the school so she then started out student teaching at Oak much, that he had to come back. After Park-River Forest High school. Ms. Pine is graduating from Maine South, MR. Smaha currently teaching Chemistry I and Earth attended Northeastern Illinois University.

Science, while she attends Roosevelt Before returning to the Hawk nest, he taught University in order to receive her Master's Physical Education at Holmes Junior High. He Degree in Secondary Education. Watching enjoys staying active by playing basketball and college football and the White Sox are also Softball. Mr. Smaha's favorite TV shows are fun things that Ms. Pine does during their "Lost" and "Las Vegas." respective seasons. She enjoys watching "Will and Grace" and "Going Tribal."

Ms. Pine is very excited to LECL HOPEN be the sponsor of Ecology club and she looks forward F^ to a great year with all of her Something else that ATOCS science classes!

Maine South won't let The other new face in the us have at school: science department is Mrs. DRASC Allison Gest. Mrs. Gest received two degrees, one in geology and one in ALMSNWKA geophysics, at the Answers to last last issue's MJ: WINDOWS CAFFEINE University of Minnisotu Before coming to Maine TROPHY ASPHALT COMPUTER riddle: MAINE SOUTH

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Young Adult Group makes waves ^

' ^ ^ ^ B hy Beniiia Chang Often adults will complain that young people are not concerned enough about our world, or that we don't take initiative to make a difference.

Maine South not only proves them wrong with our school-sponsored activities, but also with the students who seek to change the world for the better outside of school.

The Young Adult Group of the Eisenhower Public Library, known more affectionately as "YA," has been an organization for local teens (mostly from the Norridge/Harwood Heights area) for about six years. Sponsored by Penny Blubaugh, a long-time reference librarian, 20 teens meet each week at the library to hang out, have fun, and discuss their plans.

According to Ashley Gronek, who served as president of YA for several years, "Each week, [Penny] encourages us to make our mark on the world by supporting our ambitions and careful planning."

The members of the group are generally high school students, though some joined while still in junior high, and continue to attend after going to college. They come from

many different schools, I W "" Hi§ """ • — • ^ many including Maine South.

"The teens in YA are natural-born leaders; they all are motivated and interested in being involved with the community," says Ewelina Lewandowski, a junior at Maine South.

About 50 people have passed through YA since it's creation in 1999. In that time, the group has hosted a plethora of functions, including coffee houses, children's puppet .4 couple luciuhers YA Group posing at a 2()()J Variety Show. shows, small plays, water carnivals, car washes, battles of the to help rebuild a library that had burned down bands, and variety shows. This group of in Central America.

If you'd like to be part of this group of exceptional individuals has also put together five amazing haunted houses, the most recent outstanding, kind-hearted, fun-loving people, you can visit their website at www.expage.com/ of which was held this past weekend.

The proceeds of these activities go to the yagroup. Also, they meet at the Eisenhower group's nonprofit treasury. Every year, they Public Library in Harwood Heights from 4:45 make donations to causes on the local and to about 6pm every Thursday, so feel free to join global scale. YA has given money to animal them there. New people and new ideas are shelters, adopted wolves, and even donated always welcome.

IMEA Hnalists ready to shine

by Bobby Hemphill

Looking at those four letters, most people have no idea how much work goes on to prepare for them. IMEA, also known as the Illinois Music Educators Association, is an audition competition where the winners get to perform in a stunning exhibition concert in November. There are three sections at the high school level: band, orchestra, and chorus. This year, once again, Maine South is sending a fair number of representatives.

The District performance will be held at Maine East High School, and Maine South is sending a minimum of 11 musicians.

Attending chorus members will include Amanda Brooks (alto). Nick Cosgrove (tenor), Bobby Hemphill (tenor). Keith Nelson (tenor), Greg Peterson (bass), Brennan Roach (bass), and Bridget Wolkober (alto). From band.

South will send Tim Berg (drum set for jazz band), Annie Chung (flute), Bobby Porter (clarinet), and Michael San Gabino (tenor saxophone). Dan Bergren (Bass) and Krisitina

Pearson (Violin) from the Maine South Orchestra round out this group of exceptional musicians.

Chorus students drove out to Waukegan on a Thursday evening in early October. After arriving late (never a good sign for an audition), the students ran into their designated rooms. Luckily, the auditions were running late anyway, so they were able to fit right into the delayed schedule. First, each student performed two excerpts from songs the class had been learning in school.

In fact. IMEA commissioned a guest conductor, Z. Randall Stroope. to write a piece of music to be premiered at the Maine East performance. After that, students were sent to another room where they showed their musicality by performing scales and sightreading. There weren't any fireworks, but finishing was a huge sigh of relief. Thank goodness they had pizza afterwards.

Making IMEA is a huge achievement. Not only do these talented musicians represent

their school, but it is a great personal achievement. After spending numerous afternoons practicing and investing some time at home as well, it finally paid off.

Congratulations to all the finalists. Join them for the performance on November 19 at Maine East.

Want to see the IMEA finalists in action? Come to the

Fall Choir/ Orchestra Concert tonight (October 28) at 7:30pm in the Wilson Auditorium.

See you there!

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Tom with piano wire). "How could you [screw ] that up?'" The scene between Hurl and Mortensen at the end of the movie is excellent, and it's a shame that the rest of the movie was so dull.

Director Cronenberg's cinematography is To any one who saw David Cronenberg's "A surprisingly bland. Other than the few scenes History of Violence" and gave it a four star in which Tom is laying the smack down on rave review, I have only this to say: "Did you some poor mobster, there aren't really any actually SEE the movie?"

Did you interesting camera positions or tricks that add accidentally get to the theatre late, and then variety lo the movie. This gives the movie a spend half an hour in line waiting patiently to monotonous look that gives a "been there, done buy a large popcorn and some Reese's Pieces? that" feeling to the viewer.

Despite the movies slow pacing, the fight The film is based on a graphic novel of the same name, though there is one key difference scenes are excellent. They're well directed and between the two: the graphic novel was inieresting to watch. Mortensen dispatches his awesome. The art is good, the story is foes with an odd sort of efficiency, and there's interesting, and when I finished reading it, I always some uncertainty to whether or not he's felt good. After this movie, 1 felt well rested: going to make it out alive. The fight scenes I'm pretty sure I zonked out because this movie aren't like some crazy, over the top, slow motion, eight-minute kung-fu brawl, which was so dull, "A History of Violence" tells the story of we've seen way too much of in action movies Tom Stall (another thing I don't understand about the film is why they insisted on changing the characters' names, in this case from McKenna to Stall), played by Viggo Mortensen. a family man who runs a cozy little diner in a small country town. As he is closing up for the night, two hoodlums step in and demand coffee before they both go nuts and attempt to rob Tom's diner. Tom smashes a coffee pot in one of the hoods' faces, retrieves the man's gun and blows both of them away with considerable gusto. Suddenly, Tom is a media celebrity. At this point, the movie is still bearable.

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Tom's fame also brings a new trio of mobsters into his life. Their leader, Carl lately. The longest one lasls maybe a minute, Fogarty (Ed Harris) seems to know Tom, and and the only reason for that is because Tom is keeps referring to him as "Joey." Apparently, wiping the floor with iwo or three guys. these two have a little history (no pun intended) There's logic to the fighting as well: disarm together, although the audience isn't really told the thug, smack him around a little bit, retrieve what that history is. We learn what happened, the gun. point and shoot. Another interesting but not why. Harris's performance is okay, but aspect of the film is thai Tom actually gets hurt. despite his best effort. 1 don't think he sells He gets stabbed and shot—he is human and the "crazy mob guy" as well as he could have. feels pain—quite a lot of it, in fact.

As far as 1 w as concerned, he was just Ed Harris The overall story of the movie is with a goofy eye. disapptiinting as well. We get a vague idea of The only really solid performance is from what Tom did to honk off the Philadelphia John Hurt, who plays the don of the mafia, but nothing really solid. The graphic Philadelphia mob with an odd mix of fury and novel handled this problem with a simple humor. My favorite part of the movie was flashback that explained why Tom had to flee when he asks one of his men (recently beaten from the big city and keep a low profile. The down after attempting to kill an unsuspecting movie uses dialogue that boils down to. "You

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attacked an influential malioso with barbed wire, now we have lo kill you." I honestly had no idea what Tom could have been planning to do attacking a made mafia man with nothing more than a length of barbed wire...I guess that's why they call him "the crazy one."

I could say that "A History of Violence" addresses a deep moral issue thai you can never outrun your past, and you have to own up to all the bad things you've done sometime, through fate or whatever else is thrown your way. Or I could just say that this movie is aboui 20 minutes of great and another 76 minutes of boring. The movie tries to be poignant but never really gets there.

This is why I liked "Sin City" so much. That movie is a graphic novel adaptation at il's finest. The engrossing, dark, and well-written story of the graphic novel version of "A History of Violence" is swapped out for a shell of what it once was.

And I really thought this movie would be good, too.

Great Movies You've Never Heard Of 'Layer Cake" This is an excellent crime drama from firsi-time director Matthew Vaughn. Daniel Craig (ihe new James Bond) plays XXXX, a dealer who's looking to get out of the drug business after one last big job. He winds up with several nefarious characters on his tail as he tries to find out who is reponsible for setting him up. The plot is hard to follow at first, but becomes easier to understand as the film progresses. The acting is excellent, as is (he catchy soundtrack that makes some of the scenes especially memorable.

"Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter" This is almost completely unknown, yet even with its lackluv ter production values, its brilliance cannot be denied. The writing, is sheercomedic genius.

The main plot is about sampires that can walk in daylight. Only one man can save us...again: Jesus Christ. All the shenanigans that Jesus gets up to are hysterical, if not sacieligeous. Sec this movie and find out if he can save this forsaken planet...again.

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"Works Under Fire" is red hot

by Julia Phillips A Local art gallery, Brickton Art Center, is now showing its first ever all ceramics show, featuring works by faculty members at Oakton Community College and College of DuPage.

The opening reception for the show, "Works Under Fire," was Friday, October 14.

This show, which is certainly opening doors for Brickton to expand their professional exhibits, was one of the most diverse and vibrantly captivating shows that has ever been displayed in Brickton.

There are a variety of different pieces in the show; they range from steel sculptures to a partly unfired clay sculpture. "Works Under Fire" features works from eight different faculty members. Artists from Oakton Community College are Kevin Foy, Lou Pierozzi, Peter Hessemer and Brickton ceramics instructor Vijay Paniker. From College of DuPage come Marina Kuchinski,

Sarah Jo Hermanson. Lori Evan, and Brian Zimerle.

Artist Lou Pierozzi, whose set of ceramic teapots, soy bottles and large platters are featured in the show, stated that his artwork "utilizes historical vessel shapes, universal forms and utilitarian objects." His teapots appear to be made of some type of metal. It's hard to believe they are actually ceramic. Both the right glaze and the unique shape are what make Pierozzi's teapots look so unique. When asked how he knew which kind of glaze to use he said, "Like anything else, it took a lot of trial and error to find the one that gave me the look 1 wanted."

Artist Brian Zimerle has a more subtle approach to his artwork. He uses things that already exist and turns them into art. There are some people in this world who go places and all they do is look, but there are other people who go places and don't just look; they see.

They notice the fine details, the lines in a room, and the contrasting of light that other people miss. Zimerle takes what he sees and turns it

into art. His sculptures were made specifically for Brickton's gallery.

"I construct parts, I make models. I illustrate, 1 replicate. Through this digestion and absorption 1 end up with acceptance and understanding of what was in front of me and then 1 can move on. The process is my life.

The residue is my art," states Zimerle in his artist's comment, which is posted in Brickton.

Zimerle used the pipes that run along the walls of Brickton as inspiration for one of his sculptures and created an optical allusion with one of the walls for his second sculpture.

Pieces with such titles as "Try Not to Breathe" and "Bear Bear," are both done by artist Marina Kuchinski. She uses materials such as ceramic, unfired clay, and carpet for her original and interesting pieces that appear to be telling a story.

The "Works Under Fire" show will run up through November 18. Brickton Art Center is located 147 Vine Avenue, in Park Ridge. If you're interested in art, this is a show you can't miss.

Nine Inch Nails intense, awesome in concert

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The band, featuring frontman Trent Reznor. had the entire crowd screaming from the ver> first song. This was partially due to the energy given off by the band, Reznor was. as always, intense, sometimes even tossing a microphone stand or knocking one down with another as he sang with rage and brilliance. The lead guitarist, Aaron North, was constantly

swinging his guitar and running around so much that it seemed he was going insane. This was completely routine for him. On top of that, he played every riff almost perfectly. Even the back-up drummer that was filling in for Jerome Dillon had the beat down and was into everv

phoiit,

Nine Inch Nails The other great feature of the performance was the range of songs from every album in the Nine Inch Nails' catalog. Some of the songs

in this list, like "Right Where It Belongs" and "Sin," were updated and revamped in sound, giving "Sin" a much harder guitar and keyboard beat to back up its intense lyrics.

Other songs, old or new, were played with equal perfection, whether it was "Closer," or "March of the Pigs."

The only exception to this would be "Reptile" and "Bum," which just felt off some of the time. This could be because neither of the songs had been frequently played live before.

Nine Inch Nails simply had a great light setup. Towering behind the band was a wall of rectangular pillars making the shape of a wavelength. Looking closer, however, the wall was a giant LCD screen, which flooded the wavelength gap with lakes of blood red. or with flames during "Closer." The most interesting feature that the lights served were during "Hurt." when 20 lights beamed behind Reznor to give him an angelic aura, then blinked like a dysfunctional machine. Nine Inch Nails didn't disappoint any of their fans; hardcore of otherwise.

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by Andy Schwich I grew up splitting time between Wrigleyville and Hyde Park. My mom grew up in St. Louis but soon became a Cubs fan after living in Chicago. My dad was a pastor at a church that was two blocks away from Wrigleyville. When it came to choose a baseball team to support, the choice was clear.

Wrigley Field is a baseball Mecca, and I had never even been to a game at Comiskey. Not only that, but in my way of thinking, the Cubs were cute, cuddly animals, and the White Sox were. well, socks. The choice was easy.

As long as I can remember, the Cubs have been my favorite team in any sport.

It's playoff time again, and the Cubs have failed to win the World Series for the ninety-seventh straight year. This kills me as a Cubs fan, but what kills me even more is that there are some so-called Cubs fans that aren't sharing my pain.

Right now, the Sox have won the ALCS and have secured a spot in the World Series. I don't have a problem with somebody supporting the Sox, but those that jump on the bandwagon make me mad.

My little brother has a history of being a fair-weather fan. He originally liked the Red Sox because they were the best team in "MVP Baseball 2003"; he also liked the Eagles because they were the best team in "Madden"

The Friendly Confines are empty this playoff season.

My family eventually persuaded him to cheer for the Cubs and the Bears.

This year he talked ceaselessly about how much he hated the Sox. Once they made the postseason though, he sang a different tune.

He bought a Sox hat and began to support the team that he once ridiculed.

My little brother, along with all fair-weather fans, has lost my respect. Being a fair-weather fan is disgusting. It stinks of disloyalty. Once you pick a team, stick with them through thick and thin.

A person is not a true fan unless they support the team through the good and the bad.

It doesn't mean anything if you root for a team when they are winning. To be a fan is to love your team and be proud to say you support them no matter how many games back they are.

Any real Bears fan could talk in depth about what they must do to reanimate the anemic offense. Any real Bulls fan could tell you what the Bulls need to do to get past the first round of playoffs this season. Any real Cubs fan could tell you what to do with Corey Patterson. Any real Sox fan could tell you the key to beating the Astros or Cardinals in the World Series.

You aren't a fan if you don't follow the team. You can't be a fan if you don't watch the games. You aren't a real fan unless your temperament swings with the fortunes of the team. And if you aren't a real fan, don't claim to be.

The evolution of being involved

by Megan Morman You all know the famous "Participate" or "Get involved" speeches. Dating all the way back to the early-eighth grade era, it's been given by various high school representatives and Maine South staff.

They threw it at us repeatedly, before, during, and after the start of freshman year.

Some found hope and encouragement in its message and decided to jump at the endless opportunities available, while others played a more passive role because sometimes school in itself is enough.

But what is the meaning of the word "school"? School requires us to do a lot every day. It whisks away virtually all of our weekly time. It not only calls for the everyday tasks of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but it also forces us to take a step or two outside our comfort zones by participating enthusiastically

inside and outside the classroom. Yet another new aspect of high school life is vying for our time so competitively that an entire day's schedule must be completely and confusedly altered once a month: Hawk Pride.

I remember my first day of attending a Hawk Pride lesson. It was an average day in first period study hall, a silent room with about five students enjoying the opportunity t c complete unfinished homework assignments with one eye glued to the clock.

Not long after the regulars were quietly settled, about fifty more freshmen began loudly and frantically swarming the room in massive throngs, fighting their way to ask where their seats actually were.

Again, silence fell into the study hall atmosphere as everyone was seated and two glowing upper classmen appeared, announcing that this monthly chaos is known as "Hawk Pride." Lessons from that day on became

dreadful. They required us to mix with mar different students and share information anu opinions with strangers.

The problem was that no one really participated...period. The friendly and intelligent leaders stood in the front each time asking simple questions only met with blank stares and a few responses from a visiting counselor. It was awkward, and it was embarrassing.

Things have gotten better as we have come to know our classmates and have overcome shyness with humor, but there is still something missing.

Hawk Pride may just be a few people's attempts to make a difference, but it is really up to us to make it succeed, whether it be by suggesting radical alterations or just by offering an idea during a lesson. Either way, we are the ones these lessons are for. We are the ones who ultimately can change our environment.

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Are two tardies enough?

Yes, it is important to have a limit on unexcused tardies.

"Students are expected to be on time for However, why should those students who school," says the Maine South school hand- just happen to have a few unlucky mornings be book, unless an "acceptable" excuse is given punished? or the student is called in.

The two tardy policy prepares students for Students will most likely have at least two, the workplace. Each and every employee must if not more, uncontrollable mishaps in a time report to work on time or they will be termispan of nine months. nated.

According to school policy, students receive However, many workplaces acknowledge one detention for the third tardy, two for the the fact that unexpected incidents may occur fourth, and a Saturday detention or reassign- and allow a three- to five-minute grace period. ment for the fifth.

FedEx Kinkos, a major corporate business, alMost students make it to school on time. lows three consecutive tardies before disciplinHowever, sometimes events completely out of ary action is taken. a our control prevent us from getting to school If the corporate world understands that more by the first bell. "The car didn't start," "the than two unexpected incidents may occur, why power went out and the alarm didn't go off," or doesn't Maine South? "the bus was late."

Since the school is here to prepare students These excuses can keep going and going, for life on their own, they need to institute some but according to the school handbook, you can sort of structure. only have this happen twice a year.

They must show them that punctuality is a In nine months, key factor in everyday M A I N ^ TOWN.SHIP HIGH SCHOOL.S -< which is roughly one life, and in fact, that is DISTRICT 207 J E' 1 hundred and eighty what the two unexcused T A R D Y SLIP •2. § days, students can tardy rule is trying to do.

DATEmME: have an uncontrolThe strict two tardy StudenI has reported to the lable mishap only rule also drives the beB Attendance Office. twice. After that, you havior of students. UnExcused Q Unexcused O will receive detenfortunately, one behavtions. ior learned is simply This infamous tardy slip is handed out So why should stuhow to lie and maniputoo often. dents be punished for late the system. an incident that they could not prevent?

Instead of helping students learn the value If a student arrives at school at 7:43 because of punctuality, they are teaching what excuses his or her car wouldn't start and his or her first will prevent a detention. Instead of realizing period class is room is A-226, it is improbable that life is full of unexpected obstacles, they to think that they would make it to class on time. learn how to say that they were late for school And what would the attendance office tell because; " I had to go to the bathroom" or "I them? They would say that a car not starting is left my book in my locker" with a straight face.

Rather than enforcing punishment on stunot a valid excuse since every kid could possibly say that. Their advice would be to "take the dents for incidents out of their control and helping them create elaborate stories for the attenbus or carpool."

However, if you had planned to drive a car, dance officers, perhaps they should increase the then you probably already missed the bus and amount of unexcused tardies. your friends have already left for school.

Of course a limit must be set in order to enFinding a ride at 7:30 in the morning is not sure that students do arrive at school on time. an easy task.

Instead of two per year, maybe two per seObviously, students can't be walking into mester or one per quarter would be a more reclass at 8:00 every morning either. Students alistic limit. have to be held responsible for their actions.

Students would still learn the value of punc"There needs to be a firm rule in place as a tuality without being punished for uncontroldeterrent to those students who are chronically lable incidents. It is unfortunate that the stutardy," says Mr. Ellefson, the Assistant Dean dents don't have any say in the matters that diin charge of morning tardies. rectly affect them such as the tardy policy.

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The O.C: not as sinister as thought hy Lisa Shanahan An article in a recent issue of Southwords has really caught my attention. This article, entitled "Entertainment Today, featuring Louie Anderson," attacked what the author believes to be certain "evils" that exist in current entertainment; the worst of these aforementioned "evils" being "The O.C," "The Breakfast Club," and rap music.

When 1 first read this article, I was taken aback. I, along with a large number of Maine South students, have a soft spot for the things deemed to be "evil."

The first of these "evils" is a little show known as "The O.C." According to the article, "The O.C" is not only "evil," but also "sinister." Let's take another look at the word sinister; who do you think of when someone says "sinister"? I think of someone like Hitler or Charles Manson. Not Mischa Barton and Adam Brody.

The author's main fuel for his hatred of "The O.C" is the fact that the characters are just "a bunch of rich kids with rich kid problems." If some people at Maine South have such a problem with "rich kid problems," they should

seriously consider transferring to a school in an impoverished community, where they won't be surrounded by "rich kid problems," rather poverty, drugs, and gang violence.

The author dislikes "The Breakfast Club" for the same reason as "The O.C."—rich kid problems. According to him, "only two of the characters have actual problems," going on to say that these "actual problems" include being a nerd and being Judd Nelson. Yes, Anthony Michael Hall's character is a nerd. But his character, Brian, also has some very deep emotional problems. If you're familiar with the film, you know that he brought a gun to school and was planning on either using it on himself or one of his classmates.

As for Judd Nelson's character, John Bender, he is very badly abused by both his mother and his father. The article stated that Judd Nelson's problem was that "well, he's Judd Nelson. Isn't that bad enough?" I, personally, cannot see how Judd Nelson's supposed "problems" and the problems of his fictional character relate. But that's just me.

Also, the article stated that, "To a movie buff, this is rock bottom for the movie industry." I'm curious as to which "movie buff'

the author reached to comment on "The Breakfast Club."

I have to admit, I was once closed-minded when it came to rap/hip-hop music. If you had asked me three years ago, I would have agreed with the author's statement that rap/hip-hop is "emotionless." But, I've grown up. The article says that "No music should be emotionless."

No music is emotionless. Rap music displays just as many emotions as, if not more, than any other type of music.

The generalization that "rap has become emotionless"—as if this supposed stripping of emotions happened overnight—is absurd. Is Kanye West emotionless? Is Atmosphere emotionless? Is Outkast emotionless? No music is emotionless.

I didn't take the time to write this article soley because my views are the complete opposite of the article. Rather, I think both sides of the story need to be heard. I'm representing the part of the population who think that rap is anything but emotionless, "The Breakfast Club" is a classic, relatable film, and "The O.C," while it may not be the most emotionally developed show on television, is hardly "sinister."

Googling a Yahoo: an unnecessary evil

by Marty Diamond It's an aide to the common man, the experienced researcher, and the desperate teenager looking for homework help on a Sunday night. Some call it a godsend. Some call it an unnecessary evil. But let's just call it by it's proper name: Google.

Searching Google is easy. You type in whatever you need and it's delivered to you within seconds. Quite simple.

However, upon second glance, the results are not exactly what you were expecting.

For example, if you type in "science." you get about 400,000 results, the first 100,000 pertaining to Tom Cruise.

Now, I love listening to Tom Cruise rant about Scientology as much as the next guy, probably more so. The comedic value there is

just astounding. Everyone loves a crazy, famous Scientologist jumping on couches. But hey, if he can date Katie Holmes during his midlife crisis, more power to him.

But back to Google. Why would Tom Cruise come up in search for science? The answer is easy: Google's corporate sponsors.

Of course, searching with Google provides ample information if you know specifically what it is you are looking for. But if you only know your general topic, then get ready for hours spent rifling through pages such as "Tom Cruise rants about Scientology" or "Paris Hilton's Chemistry With Paris? Click here." and. naturally, pornography.

Google's sponsors pay for their sites to be farther up on the list you see when you search.

Now you know why you see MySpace when you are looking for "outer space."

So you can try a different search engine like Yahoo. Of course, they too are paid for their resuhs, so you might as well just skip that step.

The real answer is that there is no answer.

You should use a search engine only if you know exactly what you need. But since that's not normally the case, we haveua^roblem.

Which means there musUie .some'^nition out there.

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We could go jfi the library and research the old-fashioned vm'. But that invoh es work, and this is Ameri^. Sol gucs.-. that wouldn't work so well. The true American thing to do would be to wan around for someone to work for us.

But there'.s no adventure in that.

1 would hate to end this on .->uch a somber note, so 1 am going to pitch an idea much more drastic and ridiculous: have Ashlee Simpson perform for both Google and its sponsors.

Think about it. The sheer magnitude of her dragging-Styrofoam-across-the-floor voice would cause their beads to explode, utterly ending the problem altogether.

Or we could just have Tom Cruisejttmpon all of their couches.

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Will the Bulls improve their record this season?

This year, the Bulls will return with nearly ev ery piece from last year's team that compiled the fourth best record in the Eastern Conference. Even though the one player who won't return. Eddy Curry, is fairly significant, I believe the Bulls will be a better team than last year.

The Bulls came within a few clutch shots of winning their first playoff series in seven years, and this was done without Eddy Curry. Although Curry obviously would have helped, the Bulls were also without small forward Loul Deng, who had been sidelined by injury. Throughout the season, Deng had been one of the team's more consistent scorers, and he will be back and at full strength come the season opener. Ben Gordon will have a year of experience under his belt and can use what he learned last year to develop consistency with his scoring and avoid cold starts from the field. Another second year player who will have improved is Andres Nocioni, who will have a much better gra^ of the NBA and the tendencies of coaches and players.

The Bulls added a lot more than the> U>st dm iry the nff season, and this shouldn't be ignored. The\ will replace ihc M/C lo>t m Ciirn w ith power forward Michael Sweetney and Malik Allen, a tall and athletic forward. Both add depth and rebounding, and Sweetney has been impressive from the field during the preseason. They also added Darius Songaila. who besides being Lithuanian, is one of the better players you haven't heard of, after he put together impressive numbers as a reserve last year in Sacramento. He is an intelligent basketball player who is an efficient shooter and a good defender. He fits perfectly into the Scott Skiles identity, as does Eddie Basden, a rookie the Bulls recently signed. The least known of the Bulls offseason acquisitions, Basden was the defense player of the year in Conference USA last year, and plays the game with reckless abandon and ferocity.

Although many loyal fans are looking for an improvement on the 4735 mark from last season, the "Baby " Bulls aren't quite grown up yet. For them to play flirther into June, they will need a post presence to compliment their talented guards. In efforts to fill the paint, Darius Songaila came over from Sacramento, averaging a solid six points per game and three rebounds per game off the bench. The Bulls traded size for size, trading leading scorer Eddy Curry for some size and scoring in Tim Thomas and Michael Sweetney from the Knicks.

Although Curry was diagnosed with a heart condition, the fact is he still contributed 16.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in 63 games last year. A contribution the Bulls sorely missed in their opening round exit to a more physical Washington team.

Also missing from the roster is veteran Antonio Davis, who provided some very valuable time at center for the offensively-challenged Tyson Chandler,,BtJipm the Bulls kept. True. Davis has played 14 seasons to Chaiullci "s four, but there are downsides to Chandler's game. ili> career numbers reflect that of other famously high draft picks from the \\ ind\ Ljt> tliat ha\e fallen short of their potential. One, he has never been "the man" down low. In his time shared with Curry he has averaged 7.6 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game. Second, he is known for his defense first, offense second, which will prove to be costly as the Bulls will look for a bigger offensive contribution. His weight is a concern, being only 235 lbs on a 7' 1" frame. As a center in the NBA, he will need more power before he becomes any kind of considerable threat.

The Bulls don't need anymore role players. If they are going to advance in the playoffs, they will need to add a big man who can take pressure off of Hinrich, Duhon, and Gordon, who rely on three pointers to score. The Bulls will lose in the first round again.

Girls golf qualifies for Sectionals hy Nick Ryler Jessie Griffin was teeing off on a par 3 at a meet this season when a bird swooped in front of the ball.

The two forces went head to head in mid-air. The bird lost. Miserably.

As the bird lay motionless on the trim fairway, tears formed in her eyes. Killing a harmless animal was not what she had in mind when she set out to golf that day. Forced to continue, she lined up her next shot from 80 yards away and sunk it for the birdie. In a series of crazy events, a birdie was lost and made on the same hole.

It was that kind of a season for the 2005 girls golf team. Not that they killed more than one bird, but when they were faced with controversy, they just stepped up and took their

shot at the next obstacle. And they usually made it.

Both the JV and Varsity teams experienced their most successful seasons ever in 2005 under the tutelage of head coach Jeff Hamman and assistant coach Matt Ellefson. The JV went 8-6 overall (5-3 in Conference), while the varsity finished third on the conference leader board with a 9-5 record (5-3 in conference).

The best season ever in the history of Maine South girls golf saw two seniors put the finishing touches on their great careers.

Melissa Miller and Katie Katz both qualified for Sectionals. Although neither was able to get to the state tournament, both were voted all-conference.

Miller placed second overall at Regionals with a 78. It was Miller's third consecutive appearance at Sectionals, while Katz made her second straight trip to Sectionals. Katz shot a

91, while Miller shot a 92. The Hawks supplied another highlight to their season by giving the Titans and Spartans a run for their money. It was the first time the girls had beaten either team in their history. It's fitting that they beat both in the same year, but that's what happens when a team is firing on all cylinders like the girls were.

Asked what was the most memorable moment this year Coach Hamman went back to these matches, stating, "Winning isn't everything, just seeing the way the girls worked so hard every day and pushed each other to the best of their abilities was really great to witness."

Looking ahead to future teams, Coach Hamman expects more of the same success, stating," I hope look for our teams to continue to build on this team's record with better and better records."

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A slight problem with communication led net, but GBS managed to dig it up. Heffeman Butera to take his first timeout. He wisely finished with a kill into a Titan, who lifted the With a record just over stopped the momentum at 16-13 and gave his ball. Following that, Solari aced again at the the .500 mark, the Hawks team some confidence after their last shaky service line. The crowd was out of control. are preparing for their first play. A huge kill by Heffeman received a large They began stomping their feet in the bleachers regional game against St. roar from the crowd. Butera took his final because they could not contain themselves. The Viator. They also recently timeout at 24-23. Winning the next point, entire audience felt like they were right in the middle of the match. GBS spiked it out of defeated Evanston 25-15 and 25-22 in a vital GBS pushed the score to 24 all. bounds, changing conference match. This moved their Davis killed the score to 23-26. the ball, and the conference record to 5-3.

The girls on the The annual Pumpkin Tournament left the final point was court could feel the Hawks even more confident after winning in scored by tough adrenaline matches against Resurrection, Riverside- defense at the pumping though Brookfield, and Evanston. In the tournament, net and a long their bodies and the Hawks lost the first match to Lyons. They spike out of couldn't hear moved on to face Resurrection, determined to bounds by the anything over the Titans.

The come out on top. roar of the crowd.

After winning in two games, the girls beat final score was For the first time in Riverside-Brookfield the following day. 26-24. the match, Butera During the match, Chelsea Petersen finished The second was silent on the with 28 assists, seven digs, and three aces; game looked bench: the girls Kristin Unti with eleven kills and six digs; promising after were performing Ashleigh Heffeman with seven kills; Krista several fouls plu>{/i by Kaly Kai phenomenally and Porterfield with 12 digs; Katie Anderson with committed by The girls pose for a photo before a match. didn't need hi^ eight digs; and Christina Solari with eight kills, GBS and a solo 11 digs, and three assists. block by Davis. The Hawks were lucky in a guidance. GBS took a timeout, hoping to stop Unfortunately, the Hawks lost to New Trier few panic plays that resulted in points. There Solari's momentum. GBS did eventually get in three games, but beat Evanston for the were also a few excellent kills by Solari and the sideout second time in a week. They ended the Davis, but the team's mistakes outnumbered As GBS went to serve, the noise in the gym their successes, ending the game was hushed. After the serve, the crowd was in tournament 3-2. with a Titan win, 19-25.

The Hawks faced the it again, yelling anything that came to their Glenbrook South Titans The captains of both teams mind. Anderson came up strong and killed the on the final home game met at the net with the referee to ball, the score now 24-17. Smiles were of the season. Senior determine the beginning of the permanently plastered on the faces of the Night. The six starters third game of a very heated players. The ball was handed to Unti for the took the court with their match. There was no doubt that final serve of the game. The complete silence kneepads pulled up and the girls were tired. The sweat swept over the gym once again; this time the their hair pulled back. dripping off their foreheads was crowd was also holding its breath. All eyes They started strong with brushed aside as they started were focused on her as she tossed up the ball an intimidating block game three. for a jump serve. "Honestly I was really

by Elizabeth Kossnar Davis and Solari had nervous because I had missed a lot of jump and Davis. Adding to individual kills to start the match. serves already. [I was] debating whether or not that, Kossnar came up The Hawks began to unravel, to jump serve, but Chelsea said I should do it, with her first kill of the with the score at 3-9, making so I did, and it was awesome," said Unti about night and Anderson mistakes left and right. They her final serve of the game. photo b\ aced at the service line. Kristin Unti gets low to dig a hall. slowly put points on the board Struggling with the ball, the Titans couldn't Solari and Davis were with fouls committed by GBS get it up, leading to an ace ser\'e. It was a quick on defense and blocked a GBS spike and a kill from Heffeman. A kill by Unti picture perfect ending after an extremely attempt. Although the Hawks were unable to brought Solari to the service line. She aced competitive game. The girls shook hands with defend some hits from the Titans, Solari her first serve, and Heffeman finished off the their opponents as the crowd empted. "[We] answered with two of her own. following play. GBS took a timeout, thinking really picked it up in the last game and we really they could ice Solari and force her to miss her came together as a team and brought up the The Titans head coach panicked at 11-7 and next serve. They were wrong. intensity," commented Heffeman on the victory. called his first timeout after a kill by Kossnar With a big smile and an armful of flowers, and a jump serve ace by Unti. Back in play, The volley that continued brought the Petersen put up a perfect assist and Solari crowd to their feet. Anderson made a diving Petersen summed up the night by adding. "[We unleashed a ferocious spike that was save. The ball ended up above the net and were] really excited for the last match and came impossible to defend. The Titans stared and Petersen fought one-on-one with the opposing through in the end. It was a great way to finish watched as the ball smacked the ground. team to score. She won the joust above the at home." bv Alexa Karas

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South football tackles Niles West wolves hy Tommy Joyce

On a chilly, fall night that proved to be perfect weather, the Maine South varsity football team passed and ran past a spirited Niles West squad, October 14, winning 56-31 in a decisive victory.

The win boosted their impressive Central Suburban Division conference record. This maintains the one-game lead over New Trier whom the Wolves played on October 21. The Niles West squad, with a record of 2-6, was no match for the strong and varied attack of the 7-1 Hawks. The Hawks gained a stunning 495 yards of total offense in their wellbalanced attack against Niles West.

Starting quarterback Tyler Knight threw for a terrific 306 yards and six touchdowns, which tied former Hawk star Sean Price's school record for most touchdowns in a single game.

Knight had both the long and short passing

game working in the win over the Wolves. In addition. Knight also ran for 68 yards and one touchdown in a ground attack whose strength and versatility overmatched the Wolves.

Running back Jake Bachmeier who was one of the keys to the offense, with 93 yards on the ground and another 54 yards receiving, along with two touchdowns, in an electrifying, nighttime performance that helped to light up the stadium. Adam Fee had 84 yards receiving and two touchdowns, while Jimmy Coy brought in a 30 yard pass from Tyler Knight for a touchdown. Anthony Borsellino also caught a touchdown catch for six yards.

The Hawk defense was just as stellar as the offense. The first team defense gave up only 10 points; Chris Catino had an impressive 12 tackles in the game. Garrett Hancock and Dan Rogers also chipped in with two tackles for losses in the game. Niles West scored three late touchdowns against the prevent defense employed after the Hawks gained an impressive lead. The Hawks later worked to

run out the clock once they had a significant lead late in the second half The Hawks (4-0 in the Central Suburban League South Conference) have already clinched a playoff spot, winning the conference over rival New Trier. The Hawks beat New Trier on October 8, 31-14, handing them their second loss. In that contest, Tyler Knight threw for 177 yards, three passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown. Mark Sagerstrom caught two of the touchdowiis. including one on an amazing 38-yard tipped pass. The defense also limited New Trier's running game to a mere 78 yards, and quarterback Patch Duda was unable to pick up the slack. Duda suffered his worst outing as a varsity starter, completing just 6-of-29 passes with one interception and 112 yards.

IHSA state playoff seeds are to be released following the games on October 22 at 8:00 pm and, expectations are soaring for a high seed with the Hawks record. The team has a lot of potential saved up for this year's playoffs.

Girls' tennis finds success at Sectionals

by Frank Lukes The confidence from a very successful season was still in the players' minds when they went into Conference, as well as Sectionals. "Overall, the season exceeded my expectations," said coach Liz Eckhardt.

"We had some rocky points when we lost matches we would have liked to have won. but the girls truly pulled together at the end."

The first matter the team had to deal with was the tough Conference meet. Powerhouses New Trier, Evasnton, and Glenbrook South have intimidating power and are hard to get past in the draw. The girls took up the challenge, though, and although they placed fourth behind New Trier, Evanston, and Glenbrook South, there were a couple of individual successes.

At second singles, Kat Koralik, took a thirdplace finish, beating Glenbrook South's Sammy Levin in the deciding match. The first

doubles team of Courtney Burian and Megan McCue Hoglund and Kasia Kociuba competing in doubles. All did just as well, placing third six girls qualified for state by beating Evanston's first by placing in the top four. doubles team.

Koralik took third, "Although our competition losing to Paulina Bigos of is very tough, Courtney and I Taft in the semi-final. worked together and came out Paczkowska took fourth, on top against Evanston," said losing to Gabriela Kociuba.

Bobrowski of Maine East 6Next up in the rundown for 3. 6-1. Koralik then won the team was Sectionals. her match over Paczkowska Maine South hosted this year, when she defaulted because and was pleased to finish first of a leg injury. and take home the trophy at the Hoglund and Loera end of the day. "Our success showed their dominance by r riuto h}' Katie Kan at the Sectional tournament capturing first place with a illustrates the determination and Danielle Burian hittingaforehand.7-5.

6-2 win over St. heart that the girls have Scholastica in the semi-final, and then a 6-1, demonstrated all season," commented Coach 6-2 win over Maine West in the final. Burian Eckhardt. and McCue played some great tennis, and Competing in singles were Kate although losing to Maine West in the semi-final, Paczkowska and Kat Koralik, with Courtney they came right back to chalk up a win against Hoglund and Teresa Loera, as well as Danielle St. Scholastica for third.