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Candidate comments prompt discussion of language, sexual assault Jamie Anderluh Kayleigh Padar In light of the recently released video of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump–one in which he discusses explicit gestures regarding women–many have begun to consider what impact language has on sexual assault in our culture. “I think guys make comments sometimes, but it’s not as big of a deal. A problem is people like Donald Trump. When high schoolers [say] it, it’s a problem, but it’s not as prevalent,” senior Julia Vascsinec said. When responding to questions over the released video, Trump claimed that his comments were “locker room talk, and it’s one of those things.... You hear these things are said.” This comment has led some students to wonder what things truly are discussed in the locker room and if they contribute to a society in which, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center, one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped in their lifetime. “Whatever you think goes on in the locker room goes on in the locker room. We’re not saying that it’s okay, we’re just saying that it happens,” an anonymous freshman said when describing the boys locker
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room. These comments can be as specific as discussing girls bodies and features to as vague as discussing girls moods and outfit choices. “[We talk about] what they look like, their features, their pants, what they look like in the pants, and how tight their clothing is,” another anonymous freshman said. However, some argue that the judgement passed between boys when they’re alone isn’t meant to be hurtful. “I think that people would probably be offended by what they hear. But it’s not supposed to hurt them,” freshman Clay Augustyn said. Despite these conversations existing in our own school, most of our sources agreed that they do not want their president saying the same things they do. “I don’t want that type of person as my leader. But if it’s just us, we’re just chillin,” Augustyn said. It can’t be ignored that similar conversations can also take place when girls are alone with each other or when any group of students chooses to comment on others of their sexual preference. “I think girls do [make similar comments], but no one pays attention to it,” Vascinec said. Of course, some argue that sexual comments are natural and will not necessarily cause harm. “Everybody thinks about that, guys and girls. The only difference between us [boys] is that we’re more open,” Augustyn said. The conversation about language remains relevant in our age group, as one in four girls and one in six boys under 18 will be victim to sexual abuse, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center. The tie between comments and actions remains ambiguous, and students debate Trump’s
words with mixed opinions– some arguing that comments regarding sexual harassment are unacceptable and others voicing that the comments have become irrelevant. “I believe that the comments Trump said are relevant because they paint a different picture of the man he claims to be,” junior Catherine Spann said. “I don’t think what he said is relevant a n y more b e cause it was eleven y e a r s •216 students polled a g o . I feel l i k e t h e election is a bit rigged and biased about what’s going on. Actions speak louder than words and I think that what Hilary did was worse and is more relevant,” freshman Megan Mullen said. •Continued on page 2
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“Whatever you think goes on in the locker room, goes on in the locker room.”
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Juniors and seniors who are both in good academic standing and US citizens are given the opportunity to become an election judge on Nov. 8, at a local polling place. “I applied about a week after I heard about this opportunity. I was always interested in it but put it off. As far as getting accepted, I was sent an email saying my application for being an election judge was approved,” junior Michael Mannielo said. In order to be accepted by the Cook County Clerk, students had to fill out an application stating their identification and submit it. A few days later, the application was reviewed and an acceptance or rejection email was sent out. Before Election Day, students have to go through training. An online course and a three-and-a-half hour in-class training are mandatory. These classes entail all the procedures that will be performed during the day. There may also be some additional set up opportunities
prior to Election Day. Upon approval, the student is assigned a location where they would be active election judge. Duties of an election judge include setting up the polling place with fellow judges, work on election day from 5 a.m. until the results are transmitted and the equipment has been packed up at the end of the night, and more. Serving voters from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., students are paid $190 for their full day of work. This opportunity is an experience for students to learn what it’s like to vote at a polling place. “Becoming an election judge is a great opportunity for students to learn about the election process as well as do their civic duty. Many of the election judges are older and love to have younger people there to learn and help with the new electronic voting machines,” social sciences teacher Mindy Bowes said. Being an election judge allows students to get involved with the political world and help voters who are going through the voting process.
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Cook county raises minimum wage Workers in Cook County will soon find a few more dollars in their pocket after the implementation of a new series of laws raising the minimum wage over the next several years. The Associated Press reported Oct. 26 that the Cook County Board had approved the passage of legislation raising the minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 an hour, a law that will go into effect July 1, 2017. Further legislation will be implemented raising the wage to $11 and then $12 an hour by 2019, with a final growth to $13 an hour expected by 2020. Students had their own commentary on the wage change; “ten dollars isn’t that big of a stretch, $13 is a stretch,” junior Damian Charczuk said (Charczuk works for a wage of $9.50 an hour). The City of Chicago implemented similar legislation in 2014 raising the minimum wage to $10 for July of 2015, followed by 50 cent increases in July of each following year (the wage now stands at $10.50 an hour). Chicago intends to have a minimum wage of $13 an hour by 2019.
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New research discovers method to measure happiness Scientists from the newly founded Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness are conducting research to discover a method to measure the happiness of individuals, as well as to discover the relationship between emotional wellbeing and physical health. “I think this kind of research is really interesting,” junior Matthew Scotkovsky said. “It could lead to a better understanding of emotions and how they can be measured.” The research center’s goals are to eventually find new strategies to increase happiness by examining the effects that exercise, social media, and other stimuli have on different individuals. “This type of research could be really cool if it could discover what causes different types of emotions,” junior Ana Manrique said. The research is also hoped to be used to treat patients with PTSD or other forms of emotional trauma.
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Some find the comments frightening due to the fact that the man saying them has the potential to hold one of the most powerful positions in the world. “[The comments] make me feel very scared at the potential he could be president. I personally don’t feel like he should even be allowed to run. He should have been kicked out long ago because he’s clearly been accused of assault so many times,” Vascinec said. District 214 policy defines sexual harassment as “any person, including a district employee or agent, or student... [who] makes sexual advances, requests sexual favors, and/or engages in other verbal or physical conduct, including sexual violence, of a sexual or sex-based nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that [interferes with a student’s learning environment].” The policy continues by giving examples of sexual harassment, which “include touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of
sexual experiences, teasing re- they just don’t bother to talk to the lated to sexual characteristics, and girl,” sophomore Nicole Hyc said. spreading rumors related to a perOthers argue that sexualizing son’s alleged sexual activities.” Sex- peers, catcalling, and prioritizing ual violence, also sexual motives defined by the polover merit-based “I think that icy, includes “rape, ones is abusive and sexual assault, sex- jokes about sexual that the language ual battery, sexual contribute to assault contribute does abuse, and sexual our culture. negatively to our coercion.” “I think that Just because culture because jokes about sexual these discussions assault contribute they do mean happen doesn’t negatively to our something, even culture because automatically mean that they if it’s meant as a they do mean pertain directly to something, even joke,” instances of sexual if it’s meant as a -junior Catherine joke,” Spann said. harassment or sexual assault. Most can agree Spann Some believe that we should be that if sexual comrespectful of each ments are made in a positive way, other in all ways, including how we they aren’t harmful and are actually speak about one another. Students intended to be complimentary. can decide to what degree sexual “I think that when girls dress comments and judgements will afmore scandalously, boys obviously fect the way they are treated. think they can get something out of the girl because they’re more open. But when they don’t dress like that,
Dean clarifies policy as parking drama continues Joshua Irvine
sell to everybody, we’d sell to everybody.” Norris also stated that students did not need to This year has proven controversial in regards to the move their cars from the basin after school hours; this student parking situation, with juniors and seniors an- is limited to spring, when baseball practice mandates gered by a number of changes to the school’s parking the change. Outside the basin, Norris offered insight into the sesituation, most recently with the basin parking lot. “The parking situation has gotten a lot worse this nior parking situation, referencing the redesign of the year, especially for juniors. Even if you get one of the front circle at the school’s main entrance. Nearly 60 staff parking spots were lost in the redevery few spots you still have to move your car before sign, mandating that parking previously regulated to 3:30,” junior Jake McCormick said. McCormick’s observations highlight only a few of the senior class was instead reallocated for staff use, and the complaints students have with the basin situation. led to the implementation of the controversial senior Beyond the limited spots and the limits on parking lottery. Norris emphasized that the redesign decision times, allegations abounded that the basin was not only had been made by District 214 board members, not underfilled, but also that basin passes had been given the local administration. “In the ten years before, we to students from other schools taking an AP class not never had to do a senior lottery. Everyone got a spot,” Norris said. offered at their Further conown school. troversy came How e v e r, in the allegadean of stutions that students Matt Nordents from ris says many Wheeling had of the grievreceived spots ances students in the basin have with the over Hersey stusituation surdent requests, rounding the a statement apbasin and the parently congreater parkfirmed by the ing situation release of the have little to do list of students with the local eligible for baadministration, sin parking; if they’re even the email listed valid. •Joshua Irvine two student IDs Norris clariuniors enter the basin lot Monday afternoon; a number beginning with fied the reasonof students have raised complaints about the parking the number four ing behind the situation surrounding the basin. (Hersey IDs apparent unbegin with the derfilling of the basin in an Oct. 27 interview. Despite the 139 spots in number six). Norris stated those students were given parking the basin, only 125 students were selected for eligibilpasses in the senior lot; the four-series numbers listed ity; according to the dean, this was due to flood risks. Norris further maintained that any lack of students as basin applicants were those of students who had in the basin was the result of “a few” students that transferred from another D214 school. The granting of the senior passes to Wheeling stuhadn’t picked up their applications after being picked for the program, as well as a few spots that had not dents was again mandated by D214. As for the complaints from seniors who did not initially been available. He stated these spots would be distributed in a second lottery that was held this receive parking in the senior lot or basin, Norris was Monday, and justified the initially withheld spots as a blunt. “We’re keeping seniors there, juniors there,” he said, indicating the general direction of the senior lot financial choice. “It is a lot easier to undersell and sell more [later] and basin, respectively. than oversell and take away,” Norris said. “If I could
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• Tommy Lumsden Danielle Eriksson Automotives class is made up of four levels: first is personal auto, then comes automotive systems, then diagnostics, and lastly, volk. In the youth of autos class, students learn about purchasing a car, insurance costs, how to fix a flat tire and perform oil changes, etc. “It’s kind of taking driver’s ed to that hands-on level,” automotive teacher James VanBladel said. Right now, personal auto students are having a headto-head timed tire-changing competition, using a bracket system to move forward winning teams. With two flat-tired cars next to each other and two teams of students secured inside the cars, the process is timed from start to finish, students finishing back inside their cars with a changed tire and their seat belts secured again. Meanwhile, in automotive systems, students go through everything in a car that makes the engine work. To do so, they tear out a full size engine and then put it back together. Furthermore, students examine systems of a car such as the cooling system and breaking system. “We pull out everything on a car that makes it stop and then put it all back in so that it has to work,” VanBladel said. Heading into levels 3 and 4 of autos, the students use what they’ve learned in their first two years to build cars from scratch. A handful of students are working on a car with an electric motor (a zero-emissions fully electric vehicle);
•Danielle Eriksson eniors Karol Rydzewski, Alex Ziecina, and Brendan Ramsey work together on Ziecina’s car to insert a new axle.
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students are also constructing fuel-ran cars. motive skills, which have come from this class In groups of four or five, the students will con- will save me a lot of money down road,” senior struct their cars from now until May; they will Alex Ziecina said. finish building their car’s frame and then proHis skills have already come in handy for othceed to put wheels, a motor, a braking system, ers as he recently helped a women with a popped a steering system, and more on it. “One person tire in the parking lot. “A security guard asked cuts the medal, one person welds, one person if I could help so I said ‘yes,’ grabbed the tools works on the design of the car. We all do what- I needed, and then changed the tire without a ever we’re best at,” senior Karol Rydzewski said. problem,” Ziecina said. At the end of the year, the cars are put to the In fact, much of what the advanced students test, competing in a fuel efficiency competition work on daily are actual jobs as they repair staff against cars made by autos students from rough- members’ cars for no charge. They regularly ly 20 other high schools in the Midwest. work on one staff member’s car per day, perWhile much of what forming oil changes, tire is practiced in autos changes, alignments, is hands-on work, brake jobs, etc. students are sculpted “The kids do all the into informed, critical work. I contact a local thinkers trained to ask part store, like NAPA, so questions and use their that they can put aside resources. the parts needed for the “I try to give the kids job and then the staff the tools they need to member goes in and figure out how to do picks up the things at something because discount. The morning not every car stops of the service the staff the same way, not evmember drops their car ery car turns the same off in front of our shop way, not every car doors,” VanBladel said. takes the same type of Rydzewski completes brake fluid...so how do many of the staff jobs. you find out what you “He’ll be in here on one need to know? That’s of his off periods. Whatone of the focuses in ever advanced-level here,” Vanbladel said. kid is hanging around, After years of we’ve got a job for them spending time down to do,” VanBladel said. in autos, the advanced Rydzewski has a calstudents have conendar on his iPad that fident grasps on the • Danielle Eriksson informs him which automotive world. teachers have come in enior Alex Ziecina places a new “When buying a car, I and what they need wheel bearing onto his car durknow what to look for ing autos cub. The club meets every done. “I come in and to know I’m not being Thursday after school in the autos take a look at their car ripped off; I’ll know shop. and then take it all apart. if a car will last a long Usually I finish but if I time by looking at things such as rust, mileage, don’t have enough time, Ziecina will come in aftires, etc. I can really tell if a car is in pristine ter me and finish,” Rydzewski said. condition since I know what I’m looking at,” Rydzewski said. • Continued on Correspondentlive.com Furthermore, because of hours of practice, the students feel confident enough to manipulate automobiles on their own. “All of my auto-
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Swearing: what the ‘h-e-double hockey sticks’ Zoe Strozewski
Swears are undoubte d ly some of the most infamous aspects of the English language. These words have been social outcasts ever since the Ten Commandments forbade “taking the lord’s name in vain” (it may have even been before then but I’m no history expert and too lazy to research swearing). However, I have begun to wonder why swear words began to exist in the first place, and why they were considered so bad. The best explanation I can come up with is that one day somebody just decided that one word was worse than all the others and people decided to go along with it for some reason. As kids, we were taught the saying “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me,” so it’s confusing that this philosophy doesn’t apply to all words. People can never be physically hurt by a word. Swears are given their meaning and their power, by the very people who are against them. We are conditioned from a young age to consider swearing evil
and judge people who say them. More importantly, we are told to never ever say swears. These beliefs have just been the norm for so long that people automatically go along with them. We learn from our parents, our teachers, our belief systems, and even entertainment that swearing is offlimits. Because of this aversion, swearing has gained an unbelievable influence over the common workings of society. Schools punish kids who swear, movie theaters restrict their audiences due to adult language, music companies release “clean” versions of songs, live award ceremonies are delayed a few seconds so a slip of the tongue can be censored out. Adults react to kids swearing the way a telenovela character reacts to seeing their dead spouse back from the dead. We go out of our way to avoid saying swears when the subject comes up by saying the f-word, the d-word, and the infamous he-double hockey sticks. So much time is spent think-
ing about how to prevent people from hearing these words and saying these words that people are worsening the problem and missing the solution. We need to lessen the importance of swears by not trying so hard to control the swearing. If swears lost their bad reputation, people’s swearing habits may stop, or at least lose the negative meaning they once had, and just be considered ways to express emotion. In order to help convince any who are still firmly against swearing or any use of these words in general, I’m
going to give a little more perspective. The f-word and the d-word could have just as easily been any other word in the English language. I believe all words are created equally and it was just chance that those few words were singled out. And I do realize that by writing f-word and d-word instead of the actual words I am contradicting the points I have been trying to convey this whole time, but, unfortunately this is a school paper and I can’t change the world overnight. I don’t think swears are good or bad. I think people can say them with a purpose of doing bad, which I don’t agree with, but the words will still just be words. I won’t swear just to show emotion or prove I’m above my mom’s rules, but I also won’t actively avoid swearing because other people believe they’re bad. I’ll say words I consider to be equal any other word, and maybe one day they will just be words.
Take a side in spite of no-win situation Joshua Irvine
I’d like to preemptively apologize to this student body’s freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors under 18, as this particular column has absolutely no bearing on anything you do. Instead let’s turn to the party I’m concerned with; all those lovely, legally adult and eligibleto-vote seniors. I’m not here to try and sell a candidate or political party (though, full disclosure, I listed myself as Democratic when registering to be an election judge), nor am I here to publicize how much how undoubtedly and unabashedly awful the options we have for presidential candidates are. For that, check out the In Depth pages of this publication. I do, however, have one request: vote. I’m not the first person to try and sell that agenda; just look at the slew of tweets, Facebook posts and YouTube videos featuring A-list celebrities who demand every man, woman and technically adult child cast their ballot. And I have neither the qualification or fame to make any incisive comment on this election. My interest in
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the election is powered mostly by promotional clips of “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah. I can’t even vote; my involvement in the election will consist of guiding septugenarians to the ballot box as an election judge (and I only did that because I heard I would get to skip school Tuesday and make $200 in the process). But I do know one thing that might just be a little more motivational. So listen up, my dear techincally-adult friends; vote, because you’re getting blamed for the outcome regardless. Yeah, that’s right: when people look back at this absolute disaster of an election and whatever four-year-long catastrophe that will undoubtedly follow, they’re gonna blame one very specific set of people; the round of first-time voters coming out of the Class of 2017, those naive fools who with a whole bunch of bad options still made the worst one, those last privileged few that called themselves “90s kids” when they decorated their senior hall for homecoming. Pundits love to do it already; the term “millenial” is practically an insult. After all, it’s not the fault of a few decades worth of political blunders, economic disasters, and the odd occasion when the electorate straight up elected the less popular guy (Only ‘90s kids remember!). No, its those cursed adolescants who forced this coun-
try into ruin with their votes and/or lack thereof. Sure, history will probably be kinder. The historians of the Balkanized States of America or whatever police state/anarchist regime/militarized Katy Perry fan club that comes after will admit that there really weren’t any good options, that Poor Judgement Day (as Nov. 8, 2016 shall be redubbed) was a foregone conclusion after years of unchecked social and political division. But for the most part, no one will pity the generation that decided to destroy America while being unable to decide whether those legs were shiny or just spattered with paint. Don’t get me wrong; this isn’t a fair situation. There is literally no winning here; the choice is between an alleged crook, a confirmed cretin, and two other people almost no one knows exist. But the worst option is still to sit idly by while everything goes bad. Be involved in making everything go bad! So in four days, my freshly adult friends, please, take the time to place a vote. I don’t care who for. I don’t care why. Just do it. Because I don’t know if there’s a better option, but I do know who’s gonna get blamed for when this nation elects the worse one. And regardless of who gets picked, we will choose the worst one.
“Do you think political figures should be held accountable for their poor behavior in the past?”
“Yes, because people don’t change easily so you never know if they are going to do it again in the future.” Freshman Amanda Szmigiel
“Yes, because they might still believe in what they said in the past.” Junior Baloy Lagunas
“No, because if they have shown that they have made improvements in themselves, then they should not be held accountable.”
Junior Madison Burkhalter
“They should be accountable. Many politicians have made mistakes which reflect how they would act as a politician.”
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As we are in the midst of election season and tensions between the political parties are running high, information on the candidates, their beliefs, and their past wrongdoings can be found just about anywhere from Twitter to TV commercials. Social media has played a larger role in this election than any other past presidential election because of its massive growth in popularity in the recent years. W i t h the abundance of information just about everywhere, students should be cautious a b o u t where all of the information is coming from and should take everything with a grain of salt. Learning about the election is important, but just like with any sort of research, it’s vital to find reliable sources or at least to fact-check the information. Although Illinois isn’t a swing state and our television channels and radio stations aren’t completely swamped with commercials or political propaganda, we still see a fair amount of them. These advertisements are generally concluded with a “This ad was paid for by...” statement. These statements inform us which organization, political party, or company paid for the ad. This
little piece of knowledge thrown in during the very last seconds can really tell listeners a lot about the motives behind the ad. Twitter’s role in this election has really sparked interaction between American citizens and the actual candidates. Followers can directly read what the candidates are saying online; they get a small peek into the candidates’ views and beliefs on issues that aren’t a l w a y s discussed at the debates. Other good places to get reliable information about what the candidates stand for are their •Joshua Irvine websites, the past debates, and other interviews with the candidates. Oftentimes, during the debates or in times of confusion about where the candidates stand on different issues, certain websites fact-check what the candidates are saying in order to provide voters with as accurate of information as possible. These are some websites that will factcheck many of the different candidates’ statements on various topics: FactCheck.org, NPR.org, Politifact. com. NPR also fact-checks political statements on their Snapchat story (their snapchat code is npr).
Once respected, now politician Nathan Kim Presidential candidates, and politicians in general, used to be highly admired and respected figures in the past. Even if others disagreed with their views, there was always a sense of common courtesy and appreciation for these individuals, and the issues that they stood for. Figures such as Washington, Lincoln, and Kennedy have been revered centuries beyond their deaths, with their legacies being cemented into history books and documentaries. However, modern society has slowly shifted its view on politicians, degenerating from the revered individuals who represented and improved our country, to the corrupt caricatures who are to be ridiculed and despised. Media outlets take advantage of the unprofessional behavior of our elected officials, satirizing their actions and exposing the ridiculous nature of their proposed policies and viewpoints. According to polls from 2015 conducted by the Pew Research Center, only 19 percent of those surveyed still trusted elected officials and the government in general, the statistics being some of the lowest in the half-past century. In addition, 55 percent of those polled believed that average American citizens would be more effective in running the country and solving national issues than elected politicians. This drastic and seemingly sudden change has its explanations: the poor behavior of modern politicians, and the heavily projected nega-
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iPad use in hallways demonstrates nusiance Michael Smith
As if the hallways needed more complications, let’s just have kids walk through the hallways playing games on their iPads. This epidemic that is plaguing the younger classes makes me wonder: seriously? Why in the world must one be entertained by an iPad inbetween classes, as if the hallways weren’t challenging enough to navigate through? These kids run into doors, they run into walls, and they run into people. More importantly, they run into me. Just put the thing away for a few minutes, okay? If the game on one’s iPad is the top priority during passing period (or at all for that matter), there is a bigger issue that needs to be addressed: the child’s academic standing.
Halloween memories evoke student nostalgia Ellen Bakal In elementary school, we’d get dressed up in full costumes and I remember being beyond excited for Halloween to approach. Classrooms would be decorated, everyone would participate in a halloween parade to show off our outfits, and we’d all bring candy or themed desserts. Now, the holiday is somewhat lost. I still love the idea of dressing up and using the holiday as a way to come together, but high school doesn’t really encourage this idea. I think teachers and classes should keep planning more themed events when a nonreligious holiday is around. The spirit keeps students alive and almost seems to better chances of student involvement. I’ve noticed that with an exciting “childish” twist on normal school activities, there is a higher student involvement rate. I just feel that if teachers put together a creative way to incorporate the upcoming holidays, there would be a more willing group of students that would pay attention to the lectures and lesson plans.
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tive portrayals of elected officials in mainstream media outlets. With the recent introduction of highly unpopular and flawed presidential candidates, as well as the vicious criticism and ridicule from mainstream media, has lead to a immense distrust in our politicians, and to an extent, the distrust of our own nation’s government system. Elected officials should be responsible for representing the values and beliefs of their country and citizens, and present themselves with respect and dignity. Until politicians begin to embody these qualities, it is unlikely that American society will change its distrustful view towards them.
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Into the Ring: Locker room talk sparks debate Taking jabs at the candidates Tommy Lumsden
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Donald Trump's "Locker Room Talk" hit the news fast, creating another big controversy for the Republican nominee. Trump's comments and actions were in no way acceptable. In fact, they were disrespectful and wrong by any standard. Personally, I found his comments deplorable. However, with all the revelations surfacing about both candidates, neither Trump nor Clinton have the ability to take the moral high ground when it comes to integrity. Trump has said horrible things to women. He has also been accused of groping and sexually assaulting women. Just a few weeks back, several women came out publicly saying Trump sexually assaulted them. On the other side, Hilary has been accused of lying about the tragedy in Benghazi, using a private computer server to manage critical and confidential national security information, and she, too–though it was well in her past–was pretty harsh toward women. On this last point, after Bill Clinton's indiscretions with several women, Hillary called them liars and even threatened them. Hillary Clinton's email controversy has been surrounded with lies. Hillary said she did not send or receive any emails that were classified at the time. FBI Director James Comey stated that they found at least 110 emails that were classified at the time they were sent. Hillary also lied about turning all of her work emails over. Over a thousand emails were found that she did not turn over, and more are coming out now, as the FBI has just reopened the case. Also, Hillary Clinton has always said she is for the women. That is what Hillary is fighting for, saying Trump is a horrible person because he mistreats and undermines women. Well, Clinton has also had her issues with the way she treated women. After Bill Clinton's affairs, Hillary accused these women of lying and targeted, even threatened, these women. One of of the most shocking things to me is what Hillary Clinton said about Geniffer Flowers in an interview with ABC in 1992. Hillary said this about Flowers: "[She is] some failed cabaret singer who doesn't even have much of a résumé to fall back on." Later in the interview, she refers to Flowers as "Trailer Trash". I know; just take a moment to let that soak in. Hillary then goes on to threaten Flowers in a 1992 Esquire Magazine, saying, "I mean, I would crucify her." If Trump's remarks are relevant, so are Hillary's. People cannot dismiss one and not the other. From my vantage point, on Nov. 8 voters should cast their ballots based on the key positions the candidates stand for: how to grow the economy, address imigration reform, manage Obamacare, and protect national security. Regrettably, neither candidate will be the moral compass a great leader should be.
A few weeks ago, 'Access Hollywood' released a video from 2005 of Donald Trump. In the video, Trump makes vulgar comments about how he touches women and has the right to because he is famous. According to a study by Stop Street Harassment, over 65 percent of women are targets of street harassment in their lifetime. For Trump to make comments like this while running to be the leader of this country is absurd. If he wins, he will be in charge of setting the example for every person in this country and for every male in this country. Trump's comments give off the message that touching women without their consent is okay, as if being famous gives a person the ability to do anything to other people. This is not okay. It's called sexual assault. In early October, Michelle Bowdler, a writer for the New York Times, released a personal account of her rape in response to Trump's comments. She puts it in such simple terms that have stuck with me since I read them: "It is dangerous for us to minimize what it means when someone uses a term that so quickly reduces a human being to an object. It’s not just a word. It reveals a mindset that should make us all take careful notice." All women deserve to be treated equally as human beings. We are not objects; •Emily Hartman we're people. Some say that Trump's comments are now irrelevant; after all, they were made 11 years ago by a then 60 year old man. Some say that he was just ignorant back then. Any 60 year old is an adult who should be fully aware of what he is saying. Even so, I see no personal growth for Trump in that time period. The man makes fun of disabled people at his rallies, and as a person with close family friends who are considered disabled, this makes me nothing short of sick. He has also made sexual comments about his very own daughter Ivanka Trump, saying that if she weren't his daughter he would 'happily be dating her'. This is not to mention his comments on war heroes, African Americans, beauty contestants, homosexuals, models, actresses, singers, and Muslims. He has essentially insulted every group of people except for, that's right, white males. How can a man so hateful of the majority of Americans run the country in its best interests? His degrading comments on women are just icing on the cake, but if you were to ask him about his respect for women, what would he say? "Listen, there's nobody that has more respect for women than I do."
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Media interferes with election Lexi Wachal Caroline Stiefbold The election of 2016 has been absolutely monumental. From the onslaught of scandals surrounding the two candidates to the nomination of the first female candidate, the election of 2016 has been full of important anecdotes. What makes this election especially different is the effect social media has on the public's view on the presidential candidates. Voters are turning to Twitter for information on the latest scandal, or waiting till "Saturday Night Live" creates the latest debate sketch, full of exaggerations and boiled down highlights. Candidates are choosing to place more attention on ordering a "Bad Hombres" t-shirt or "Stop Hillary" bumper sticker than actual political policies. "The use of the Internet helps attract young voters, because they're always on social media," junior Emily Kyle said. The candidates are pulling in young voters through their antics on social media, most noticeably Republican nominee Donald Trump, notorious for calling out Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and inquiring about her failure to answer specific questions during debates.
"Trump uses the media for his campaign whereas Clinton tries to lean away from the media and spotlight," Kyle said. At the end of the day, social media isn't the 'big bad beast' of the election. While it makes it difficult to sort out fact from fiction and to determine actual political policies, social media brings the country together, allowing everyone to be a part of the democracy. "Everybody has access to social media in today's world. People are more connected and therefore are more of a part of the election," junior Kathy Duray said.
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In the American presidential election, one that is, arguably, unlike any other election in American history, both political candidates engage social groups that haven't distinctly been engaged before. In the case of Hillary Clinton, it cannot be denied that the voices of women will be heard in a very different way. The potential of a female president is monumental for America. Of course, male presidents throughout our nation's history have both openly supported and overlooked supporting women's rights. But never before has there been a woman in the White House to represent the state of women themselves. It's easy for some students to look beyond the significance of Hillary as the official Democratic presidential nominee, as a bias against her or dislike of her policies or insert-reasonfor-refusing-to-support-her-here can sway away from a revolutionary concept. Whether or not a student supports Hillary, she is the first woman to accept the Democratic nomination for president. What I'm saying is that a positive opinion of Hillary is not synonymous with recognition of the way she has altered history. Being the first woman in American history to be in her position, she has transformed the place, the status, and the legitimacy of women in our nation. This is what has constructed the voice of Hillary Clinton. Her ability to redefine the norm and override the stereotype of male superiority in America offers a new place for individuality. Thus, more than being a voice for women and their rights as equals, Hillary is a voice for nationwide equality; she is a symbol that those who have not been historically supported can have support. This means that Hillary's voice can extend to far-reaching layers of the American natIon. Of course, there is by no means unanimous support for her, and that is not what I'm asking for. I only ask for recognition of the history she has made. Hillary has made it conceivable for a woman to have presidential power. In doing so, she has made it conceivable for all kinds of people–being one step closer to a world where they are not degraded for their ethnicity, sexuality, or individuality–to have influence.
Kaitie Lindgren In this election, both candidates have plans to better our economy, but Republican candidate Donald Trump has the right mindset. Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton has a plan for our economy that is worse than our plan right now. The plans she has are increasing taxes with tight governmental control with an overall exploitation of the middle class. Trump's plans involve reducing taxes and anti-growth regulations. The plans of Trump are promoting an overall job increase with a dynamic economy. According to Trump's website, there will be 25 million new jobs over the next decade. This is possible through reforms in tax, energy, and regulatory policies. Although some of Trump's policies seem to be a little too much to some people, the policies have an overall positive end goal. Trump has a main goal to "make America great again." Trump wouldn't put policies in action that would put America in a worse situation. Trump's idea to build a wall along the Mexican-American border seems too much to many people, but the building of it is a positive concept. The wall is going to regulate the amount of illegal immigrants and is one of Trump's goals on immigration. Trump wants Americans to have the most opportunity to have a job, and many illegal immigrants are taking up jobs in America now. Trump is gong back to the Constitution on many items of his political ideas. He wants the Constitution to go back into its main power, and he argues that no person is stronger than the Constitution. He wants the country to go back to the values and policies that it was founded on. Trump is talking for the people of America in his campaign. While Hilary focuses on the empowerment of women, Trump is looking to better America as a whole. His policies have the idea to "make America great again" and give Americans the maximum amount of opportunity to be successful.
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Girl bands reflect girl power Kayleigh Padar
With the release of Little Mix’s new song, Fifth Harmony’s world tour, and talk of a potential Spice Girls reunion, girl bands are in right now. “I think girl-centered bands are good because it shows girls that they shouldn’t be afraid of doing what they love,” junior Gina Kmilek said. Girl bands are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been around since the 1930’s. Specifically in the late 1950’s, girl groups emerged as a major force. Seven hundred fifty distinct girl groups released songs that reached US and UK music charts. During the height of the wave, bands like The Supremes held 12 number one singles on the BillBoard 100 and rivaled other extremely popular groups, like the Beatles. Later on in the 1990’s, the Spice Girls came around. According to Billboard, the Spice Girls are partially credited with popularizing feminism as a whole and making it something that mainstream women could identify with. In “Wannabe,” they reference friendship and having control in relationships in a time where most pop singers were afraid of the word feminism and the connotations it evoked. In their movie “Spice World”, they even use the word and run away laughing when the man they are talking to doesn’t like it.
•little-mix.com ittle Mix, compiled of singers Perrie Edwards, L Jesy Nelson, Jade Thrilwal, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock was formed during the eighth season of the X Factor UK and has been growning in global popularity ever since.
Society has largely tossed out old-fashioned sexist ideologies and kept girl bands instead so that fans can have new female-centered music that continues to empower women. For example, Little Mix’s new song “Shout out to my Ex,” is all about coming back stronger after a breakup and completely succeeding in a career. During the promotion for the song, Little Mix created phone lines to call and talk about fans’ breakup experiences to show how they turned bad situations into strong outcomes. Fifth Harmony has multiple songs featuring girl power, most notably, “Worth It,” which is all about women deserving proper treatment from men. “I like Little Mix because the message behind their songs are about being yourself, and I like that in songs,” Kmilek said. Although the Spice Girl reunion most likely won’t occur in the next few years, Little Mix and Fifth Harmony will continue to follow in their footsteps and keep singing so that young women understand that they are indeed “Worth it.”
Viewers feel part of new program ‘This Is Us’
•nbc.com Ellen Bakal NBC’s new family show, “This Is Us” has manage to acquire a huge number of live viewers in a time when streaming is dominant. Many students have been addicted to this show because of its family appeal. The show reveals more and more about what makes the main characters of the show who they
are in present day because of their childhoods they had in the 70’s. One child shows his ethnic diversity as an African American, as he was adopted as a baby from a white family, and has now found his birth father after growing up. The other child is trying to make it as an actor. The third child is struggling with her weight and is attempting a relationship after years of loneliness. The show leaves viewers trying to connect the past and present. “I started watching the show after three episodes already aired. I watched them all in one day and couldn’t wait for more, and now I watch obsessively every Tuesday,” senior Olivia Basis said. According to The Washington Post, the show’s pilot episode scored 10 million same-day views, and then that number jumped to nearly 14.6 million viewers. “I started two days ago because my friends won’t stop talking about it. I’m still a little con-
fused about how the characters are all connected, but I like finding out more,” senior Erin Smetana said. Because the show leaves many holes in the plot, viewers keep returning to find out more. Adweek reported that the premiere had the most social media buzz out of any new fall show, including cable. “I really want to know how Jack passed away. In the past scenes, (1970’s couple) he and Rebecca are healthy, but then in the current timed scenes, his daughter has his ashes,” said Basis. “I like the show because of the way everything ties together, and the acting is very organic and realistic. My entire family watches the show,” junior Theo Brown said. The show serves relatable stories on many different levels. There are many different problems that each character takes on; families with viewers of multiple ages can all enjoy this program.
CoverGirl breaks tradition with new male model Gracie Scannell
CoverGirl, a publication that has been around since 1961, recently redefined beauty with the presentation of the first ever CoverBoy. James Charles, made his debut in the publications newest October issue. This twist on tradition has triggered a lot of controversy and seems to shed light on the male population of the makeup world. “It is crucial to have representation in the media. As a follower of male makeup artists and drag queens, I think everyone should be represented, especially in a community as diverse as the makeup industry,” junior Meghan Pfeiffer said. Pfeiffer continued by reflecting on the inequalities in the media that leans towards female models over males in the beauty world. “Having a progressive society is a big part in becoming an equality driven country; doing it through our media is an effective platform,” Pfeiffer said. The newest makeup guru got his start on You-
Tube making video tutorials. Charles had been gaining momentum throughout social media as well. “I found James Charles through Twitter which linked me to his YouTube channel. I fell in love with all of his looks, and I’ve been hooked ever since,” junior Stefanie Pawlis said. Charles has been getting positive responses on social media, especially on Twitter. “I love how James is utilizing his Twitter account to promote this new shoot. It’s so amazing to see all of the pictures every time he does a new look,” junior Tania Benny said. Charles has done a number of extremely popular looks utilizing multiple different types of makeup prodcuts and brands, even some everyday household items. Peoples’ reactions have been mixed, but many show their undying support for the newest CoverBoy and hope for more diversity in the future.
•covergirl.com ew CoverBoy James Charles has over 120k subscribers on YouTube and over 87.5k followers on Twitter.
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Lexi Wachal For ages, muggles and wizards alike have clamored for a way to express their love for the fantastic franchise of “Harry Potter”. From film festivals to spin-offs, the love for the boy who lived is as strong as ever, just like Edgerton, Wisconsin’s “Harry Potter Festival”. This was the second annual festival for this small Wisconsin town, and the citizens of all surrounding areas took part. Babies, adults, and pets alike all dressed up and took part in the weekend long celebration of the world’s favorite wizard. Some of the main events of this year’s “Harry Potter” festival included the Horcrux Hunt (a Horcrux themed scavenger hunt around town), a Tri-Wizard Maze, and the Collegiate Quidditch Tournament. Quidditch teams traveled from all throughout the Midwest to compete, including from Loyola University, University of Michigan, and UW-Madison. Teams played on two separate fields just outside the main area of the •Lexi Wachal festival. he ‘Harry Potter’ Festival began In Diagon Alley, patrons could buy a handon October 21 and occurred made house scarf, or find their perfect wand through October 23. Over five thouat Ollivander’s wand shop. In addition to the sand people from all over the Midsmall shops run in the alley, hungry witches west and farther came to the event. or wizards could purchase chocolate frogs or a ‘Gringotts Goblin’ hot dog: an alligator hot dog with caramelized onions on top, brought edges, from the maze made out of stacks of old from Chicago’s own restaurant, “Chicago’s Dog papers to the ‘unicorn’ wearing a loosely tied House”. horn around its head. While the festival had its moments of absoStill, at the end of the day, there was still an air lute wonder, it wouldn’t be fair to neglect to call of magic surrounding it all. out the parts where it did fall flat. There is something to be said about wearing The festival is somehow both very small and the best robes, holding a wand, and purchasing very spread out, making it a pain to navigate in a a copy of the Daily Prophet (the newspaper of town that many people aren’t at all familiar with. the wizarding world). While there is a bus system in place, the stops Little details were visible, (including the gloware confusing and misplaced: not every bus ing blue stag you could see across the pond) and stops at the same places. Many of the attractions for a small town in only its second year of hostseemed lackluster and a little rough around the ing this festival, it truly isn’t one to miss.
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People have been raving over the award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton.” It has been in the spotlight since its first reveal off-Broadway in February of 2015 and has recently made a stop in Chicago. The script is written by Lin-Manuel Miranda; this critically-acclaimed musical centers around the inspiring story of Alexander Hamilton, an orphan who rises from the ashes to becoming an American war hero. “Hamilton” combined the genres of rap and hip hop with the common theatrical sound heard on Broadway. Its first musical number, “Alexander Hamilton,” sets the stage by describing the early life of Alexander Hamilton and automatically captures the audience’s attention through its uncensored and catchy lyrics that help build up the heroic essence of the plot. Each musical number develops the story of Alexander Hamilton and guides the narrative with charisma and cleverly-written lyrics. This musical will give its audience a glimpse of the American Dream and have them singing its tunes on the way home.
As I was struggling to choose what food I wanted (that could deliver) at work, I knew I wanted chicken wings. WingStop, my go-to restaurant for wings, does not deliver. So I decided to go with WingStreet, Pizza Hut’s partner company. Let me just say, WingStreet is not what I expected. I ordered honey barbecue and garlic parmesan wings. The garlic parmesan wings looked like vomit and tasted like melted butter. The wings were all small and could be eaten within two bites. The honey barbecue wings looked delicious but ended up tasting dry and too sweet with no kick to it; anyone that loves wings knows that they are the best that way. For being a popular restaurant, Pizza Hut sure could put more time and effort into their wings. It seemed like these wings were just microwaved until warm. If students and wing lovers alike are craving some delectable chicken wings, try WingStop or Buffalo Wild Wings. They are guaranteed to satisfy. WingStreet? More like “throw-these-wings-in-the-street”.
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‘Inferno’ a cinematic dumpster fire I didn’t have high expectations for “Inferno.” Presence of America’s sweetheart Tom Hanks aside, there wasn’t much to look at; it was a generic looking conspiracy thriller with what appeared to be some contrived action sequences. But “Inferno” did something I’ve never experienced before; it managed to be so absurdly awful that I stormed out of the theater three-quarters of the way through the movie. “Inferno” opens on resident Evil Ginger Bertrand Zobrist (Ben Foster), a generic genocidal scientist giving “An Inconvenient Truth”-style lectures about how humanity is going to wipe itself out if it doesn’t do something drastic to constrain population growth. As if to prove his point, he promptly hurls himself off a building in the next scene. Don’t worry, though, he’ll be back via the ridiculous flashbacks that punctuate the film’s labyrinth of a plot at the most inconvenient of times. Interrupting Dr. Doom’s deadly dive are the labored wheezes of Tom Hanks’ Professor Robert Langdon, who found himself in a Florentine hospital after allegedly taking a bullet to the head. One isn’t sure if Langdon or the cameraman has suffered more brain damage; the first half of the film is defined by irritating shaky-cam meant to simulate Langdon’s condition, itself further diced up by hallucinations of Hell. Why is he hallucinating? Is it a prophecy? Delusions from the virus he may have contracted? A shadowy “private security” group? Lazy screenwriters? Who knows? Who cares? Ah, but this is just one of many random barriers Langdon has to dodge, from the aforementioned private security fellows to a gun-toting Italian cop to the actual freaking World Health Organization (whose officials apparently carry high-tech rifles), all of whom want the plague for one reason or another. Also involved is Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), who literally drags Langdon out of the hospital and into the plot when the bad guys show up. Perhaps the most entertaining part of “Inferno” is how it tries to act hip while proving itself embarrassingly out of step; the film is rife with product placement from Apple, Google, Fiat, and The Guardian, to the point that one wonders if director Ron Howard was just seeing how many corporations he could shove into his movie. More outrightly awful is the film’s attempts to mock the stupidity of expository dialogue... while also taking the time to explain an anagram in a conspiracy movie. Its hypocritical epitome comes when a wouldbe assassin declares “They needed you professor - but now they’ve changed their mind!” That isn’t a villainous one-liner; it’s a statement of fact. “Inferno’s” absolute awfulness can be summed up in one moment; when a grizzled hit man remarks “Young people are so disappointing” to a battered Langdon. After an hour and a half of watching a bunch of middle-aged actors slog their way through an apathetic adaption of a stale airport bookstore thriller, this young person finally walked out.
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Volleyball finishes just short in playoffs Claire Durand
we could play well. The team went into regionals with a positive and confident attitude and it paid off when we won our first regional game,” junior Hayley Martin said. Even with the tough end to the season, the girls have fought hard and have been able to maintain their reputation as a formidable force in both the conference and the area. “I’m excited that our team is very competitive and that we were able to win as many games as we did. We are a very strong team,” junior Julia Coniglio said. The key to the girls achievements wasn’t just the long hours of practice, but the team’s close connection and a fun environment. “Our team definitely has the best chemistry out on the court. We all treat one another with respect and focus on keeping positive and encouraging attitudes towards one another,” Morgan said. The returning players are looking to continue the long-standing legacy Hersey has built for itself. With the volleyball season ending, the girls are already looking forward to the next season, and preparing by participating in club volleyball teams. “Next year we will be a very different team considering we have eight seniors graduating this year. I am very excited to have another successful season with •Claire Durand Hersey volleyball,” junior Amy Morgan said.
were given the opportunity to play in the MSL championship after a tiebreaker. Despite their successes, the team had to overcome difficult times during the season. “My greatest challenge during this season was handling my nerves during game time. I continued to improve with this as the season went on,” Morgan said. Although the girls did not win the MSL championship, they still focused on preparing for regionals instead of dwelling on the tough finish in their conference season. “Even though we unfortunately lost the conference championship, going into regionals we knew how strong we were as a team and how determined we were as a team to show everyone
The volleyball team’s hope at a sectional or even a State title was shattered by a loss to Fremd on Oct. 27 . The Huskies lost to Fremd 25-19, and 25-23, in an anticipated rematch of the MSL championships that had taken place exactly a week earlier. Fremd was able to get the upper hand despite the scores being close up until the very end. “At regionals, we did not perform at our best. We had too many errors, but we were always neck and neck with our opponents,” Morgan said. The team started their regionals in a semifinal match against Evanston on Oct. 25. The Huskies looked sharp in a 25-20, and a 25-16, sweeping them and advancing to round two of the Regional final. The team started off their tough post-season run with the MSL Championship against Fremd in front of their home crowd. The first match was close with a score of 25 - 23, and Fremd gained the lead. In the second match, the championship ended with Fremd winning 25-20. Fremd won the championship two sets to none, taking the MSL title away from the Huskies for the first time since 2013. The girls triumphed through the MSL with 27 wins and 10 losses. The Huskies played and trained hard all season to refine their skills and perform at a high level. It all paid off when they became co-champions of the MSL he team huddles up in their East along with Wheeling and Evanston regional Oct. 27.
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Cross country races towards Peoria Dallas rookies take over the NFL Tommy Lumsden
In the NFL, rookies have been the highlight of the show. Dak Prescott is leading the way for rookie quarterbacks in stats and quarterback rating. Ezekiel Elliot is running right through defenses and breaking rookie records. Dak Prescott currently ranks fifth in quarterback rating, with a solid 99.6. “He looks amazing. He’s got what it takes and carries his team”, junior Maesyn Benjamin said. Ezekiel Elliot is looking to run for more than 2,000 yards. “When you look at these two players, they are young but playing like veterans, leading the league in many categories”, junior Cade O’Neal said. With both Prescott and Elliot on the same team, the two rookies have lead the Cowboys to a 6-1 start, while making almost every team look silly. Although, good starts don’t always mean good careers. “Four years ago was the draft featuring Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck. They both had good rookie years, but Griffin III can’t stay healthy and Luck doesn’t have a good enough offensive line to block for him,” junior Will Ebert said. Tommy’s Take For the NFL, this is a good sign. Young quarterbacks that appear to be able to replace veterans. It gives attention to the younger player. It has been a while since there’s been a good, consistent young quarterback. Obviously, there’s no way to tell how good these players will be later, but for now it’s going well. College football has always been an interest of mine and seeing former college players do well makes watching NFL better. It’s fun to watch two young players come out of the draft and be able to turn a team around. I love watching the younger players compete with the veterans.
•Trent Sprague Kelly McCarthy Today, the boys cross country team will head down to Peoria for the State Meet tomorrow morning. The team is looking forward to going to state after a strong third place Sectional finish last Saturday at Waukegan Sports Park with a score of 116 behind Prospect (115) and Lake Zurich (79). The Huskies also placed third at their regional meet on Oct. 22, even without four of their top seven runners to qualify for the sectional. The team is especially excited about qualifying for state this year, after they were short of qualifying last season. “It is never easy qualifying for the state meet in such a competitive cross country state, and to qualify this year after a disappointing finish last season makes it even more meaningful,” junior Quinn Cunningham said. Senior Jacob Krupa, who finished fourth at the regional meet and qualified as All-Regional, is looking forward to a strong finish for his last high school cross country meet. “Individually I want to be all-state (top 25 runners at state), and as a team we would love to be top five. I want to finish my final race knowing that I ran the best I possibly could have and gave it 110 percent,” Krupa said. Krupa has been a consistent top runner for the team this season. Freshman Josh Methner has brought young talent to the team, qualifying as All-Sectional last Saturday. “This year has been different because there is a lot more interaction between upperclassman and
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