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[18] TAKING OVER Injured quarterback Cole Erwin hands down position to younger brother. story austin rickerson

courtney clubb

sports editor sydney sund

business manager emily aijkens

reporters maddy ermenio, miranda chiechi,

feature [10] FREAKY FACES Senior Emily Vanzant pursues business creating gore make-up. story ryan mcdearmont

alyssa schmidt, ben horton, austin rickerson, micheal delgado, madi schwem, anna middleton

designers sydney sund, courtney clubb, jordan richards, hailey painter, tori allmendinger

photographers amanda collen, kady kohankie, ben horton, michele papa, miranda chiechi

entertainment [15] SLICE OF LIFE The Marquee reviews different pie flavors at local pie shop. story ben horton

news [4] THINKING MAPS LISD incorporates program to help learning in classrooms. story marisa charpentier

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Students infected with West Nile virus Aerial sprayings to prevent virus from spreading completed during summer in local towns story madi schwem As West Nile spread throughout the Metroplex this summer, students such as senior Ashley Ward and junior Courtney Adams contracted the disease.

“I thought it was kind of funny because I always heard about people having West Nile,” Adams said. “I joked about it every time I got bit by a mosquito. Then I actually got it.”

Since May, the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has diagnosed about 10 people in the community who came in with the symptoms of West Nile. West Nile does not have a cure or a vaccine. People who contract the virus are affected with symptoms similar to those of diseases like the common cold.

“It’s like having the flu, only times 10 million,” Adams said. “It just drains you.”

When a mosquito carrying West Nile virus bites a person, it takes three to 14 days to present itself. Adams figured out she had West Nile virus about a week after it had already kicked in. Her symptoms included muscle stiffness and rashes, along with more severe issues.

“I couldn’t move my head to side to side without it hurting really bad,” Adams said. “I felt sick to my stomach. I couldn’t walk on my own for the first few days.”

Unable to perform regular day-to-day activities, Ward was kept on bed rest for two weeks when she discovered she had the virus. Symptoms she suffered from were pain in her head, neck and back, as well as severe vomiting. The virus

Because of the West Nile outbreak, Aerial sprayings then lead to meningitis. She had to relearn to walk with help have been completed in local areas to prevent the virus because the severe version of the virus affected her spinal from spreading further. This was done to decrease the cord and her brain. number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile and the number “I’ve had a lot of migraines and sinus infections in my of people contracting the virus. life,” Ward said. “But my head has never hurt so badly in Horner said that the pesticide spraying may not always my entire life. I couldn’t even open my eyes because the be effective, though. dimmest light was still too much…I couldn’t even hold down “None of it does any good if you don’t get rid of the one sip of water.” problem to begin with—the stagnant water,” Horner said.

Even though the disease was serious in Ward’s case, “The pesticide kills what’s there.” it’s uncommon that the According to Horner, mosquito larvae disease becomes severe I thought it was kind of funny still continues to grow, and once they or that a person carrying hatch, there will be a whole new group of because I always joked about it the disease even shows mosquitoes.

More sprayings would have symptoms at all. every time I got bit by a mosquito. to take place in areas affected with West Sonya Horner, a doctor Then I actually got it.

Nile if that were the case. treating West Nile at the “The best thing that can happen is if Texas Health Presbyterian Courtney Adams, 11 we have an ice storm,” Horner said.

Hospital, said that Although Ward and Adams continue people with immuneto suffer from the aftermath of the West Nile virus, they are compromised systems are more susceptible to the virus and recovering.

Symptoms, such as fatigue, still show and affect more likely to start showing symptoms. their daily lives.

“Teenagers can be concerning for that,” Horner said.

“If you’re not in shape or eating right, it’s going to cause “You have your extracurricular activities, you’re going to you to have a harder time trying to get back to normal,” school, you have all your social activities, you guys don’t get Ward said. “It’s probably a good thing that I was in shape enough sleep, and you don’t eat right. Let’s face it—you’re and eating healthy so I could overcome the sickness.” at risk...Even a healthy person is at risk when you factor all To prevent the virus, other methods of prevention those things in.” are also being utilized such as the use of bug spray and clothing with longer sleeves.

“Honestly, you could get bit by a mosquito in your house, but I don’t think you need to stop your life for it,” Ward said. “You just need to make smart decisions. If you know you’re going to be outside all night, yeah, put on some bug spray. But don’t stop your entire life.”

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WEST NILE BREAKDOWN Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004457/

www.medicinenet.com

SYMPTOMS MAJOR: -confusion

-loss of consciousness,

-a stiff neck

-muscle weakness

MILD: Mosquitoes contract West Nile from birds. After biting the birds, the mosquitoes have the ability to transmit the disease to other mammals. the marquee october 5, 2012

Over 200 species of birds are carriers of West Nile. Crows are infected easily and usually die because of the virus.

After the infected mosquito bites a human, it takes three to 14 days for symptoms to develop. A severe version of West Nile can cause brain damage, death or permanent muscle weakness.

-abdominal pain

-headaches

-muscle aches

-lack of appetite

-nausea

-rashes

-sore throats

-vomiting

design jordan richards

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NEWS

Teachers incorporate Thinking Maps into classes District implements new learning style to help students problem solve, think logically connections is relevant to any kind of learning opportunity,” Manoochehri said. “That being said, I think it could be used in The District has implemented a new learning style known Art or any subject really.” as Thinking Maps into the kindergarten through 12th grade According to Manoochehri, people naturally process curriculum this year. Thinking Maps are a series of eight information in a Thinking Map format. For example, diagrams students use to organize ideas. Each map is designed when asked a question, one might naturally begin to think to help students think logically and use problem-solving skills. sequentially or in branches, which is what Thinking Maps help In August, teachers were trained to use these maps and students do. incorporate them into their courses. Math teacher Elizabeth “I think it takes a lot of natural thought process and Shelton was one of four teachers processes that we may use all of asked to help train other teachers the time, and it puts it in a very at the school. simple, visual form so that we can be There is a way in which Thinking “Each one has a specific thought conscious of approaching any topic,” Maps and seeking conncections process, so we don’t get confused Manoochehri said. is relevant to any kind of learning with a lot of clutter,” Shelton said.

Senior Courtney Smith said that “If we are using the same Thinking she believes Thinking Maps have the opportunity.

Maps throughout all grade levels potential to help students learn as Pedrameh Manoochehri, Art and all curriculum, then we have well. However, she also said that not consistency, and that helps our every student is a visual learner. students.”

“A lot of people don’t really like doing bubbles and maps,” Each teacher in the school district was given a book filled Smith said. “It’s good with organization, but a lot of kids don’t with information about the maps. The books cost $125 each. connect with certain formats well.”

“It does cost a lot, but I believe that these are tools that Sophomore Wesley Jones said that it is more difficult to will help with student engagement,” Shelton said. “I do believe use the maps in some classes than it is in others. that they will help our students.”

“The way you have to think about certain topics in some The school has asked that teachers introduce all eight maps classes may be different from how you have to think about a to students within the first eight weeks of school. Because this topic in another class, so it makes it a little bit harder,” Jones style of learning may not work in every topic area covered in said. class, it is not a requirement to incorporate the maps if they Since every teacher has been asked to teach Thinking do not fit a specific unit. However, Shelton said that she has Maps, Manoochehri said that students might get tired of using found many uses for the maps in her classes. the maps in all of their classes. She said she hopes that one day “I thought it would be difficult to use in math because it teachers will be able to teach subjects in a cross-curriculum seems like they lend themselves very easily to language arts, style. With this type of curriculum, teachers may be able to but I’m finding several uses for them,” Shelton said. teach similar topics that correlate with one another. In doing For example, Shelton has used the Bridge Map, which helps so, there would be less repetition and more integration of students make analogies, to teach functions in math. Other Thinking Maps. teachers have used them to help students get to know each By incorporating Thinking Maps into the curriculum this other. Art teacher Pedrameh Manoochehri used Thinking year, Manoocherhi said that she hopes students will realize Maps for this purpose on the first day of school. She said that that they can relate things that may not originally seem related. she hopes to use them more throughout the year in different “When you find that relevance connection, it’s less boring,” topic areas.

Manoochehri said. “It’s easier to take initiative and engage “There is a way in which Thinking Maps and seeking yourself.” story marisa charpentier

Double Bubble Map

Purpose: This map is used to help students compare and contrast two ideas.

Bridge Map as Relating Factor

Purpose: This map allows students to see analogies and identify a common relationship between two ideas.

Flow Map Purpose: This map is designed to help students put different ideas in order and solve multi-step problems.

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Making a sandwich Find bread

Place two slices of bread by each other. design amanda collen

Cut off the crust.

Choose meat and cheese Place two slices of meat onto bread.

Place a slice of cheese onto bread.

Add toppings

Squirt mustard onto meat.

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Police Department increases traffic surveillance in Flower Mound Flower Mound rated number one for most speed traps for city of its size photo courtney clubb

story anna middleton The Flower Mound Police Department has increased surveillance on traffic violations this past year according to the police department’s website. Between 2010 and 2011 the rate of fatal crashes doubled and serious injuries rose in the town, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

“I think speeding is probably one of the top, if I had to make a guess, moving violations that people get cited for,” Resource Officer Devin York said.

Shortly after these statistics were released, the National Motorists Association rated Flower Mound the number one city for the most speed traps in North America for a city of its size. A speed trap is defined as a location where there are rapid speed changes in only a few miles of distance, according to the National Motorists Association.

According to York, rapid speed limit changes exist for the safety of citizens. York said the state does speed surveys to

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set speed limits on roads. The surveys take into consideration the factors of the area such as blind spots, visibility and the average speeds in the surrounding areas. In doing so, a safe speed is determined for each section of a road.

“Usually the speed limits are set with what is reasonable for that specific location,” York said. “So you’ve got to trust what the state sets the speed limits at, that that’s a safe speed in what is intended for that road.”

Not everybody agrees that speed limit changes are just to make the roads safe. Senior Ashley Olsen said that speed traps are an easy way for police officers to give out tickets.

“I’m sure they catch a lot of people and get paid for it,” Olsen said. “It’s just people living. You can’t blame them for providing for their family. It’s their job.”

According to York, police officers have to adjust to negative reactions when dealing with traffic enforcement. York was a traffic officer for five years, during which he mainly focused on enforcing traffic laws and working traffic accidents. He said

sometimes officers have to hide to catch violations. Personally, he said he considered a speed of 15 miles per hour over the speed limit an excessive speed.

“That’s what I would write a citation for, for just 15 miles an hour plus,” York said. “I wouldn’t even acknowledge anything less than 15 miles over the speed limit.”

Olsen said that she thinks speeding is dangerous if drivers are a danger to themselves and others around them. She said she doesn’t think that going five miles over the speed limit is dangerous.

“Speeding is very dangerous in certain accounts, but when people go five over I don’t think it’s really a big deal,” Olsen said. “If it’s like 20 over the speed limit and you’re a danger to other people, that’s when it becomes serious.”

According to York, the number of injuries that result from car accidents is relatively low in percentage compared to that of other cities that are the same size as Flower Mound.

“I think Flower Mound, as far as driving or overall safety, is a safe city,” York said

In 2011, Austin had 6.7 speed

traps per 1,000 residents.

In 2010, Houston had 4 speed

As of 2012, Flower Mound had 8.7 speed traps per

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traps per 1,000 residents.

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FEATURE

60seconds Nathan Ballard, 9 compiled maddy ermenio photo michele papa

What is the worst pickup line you have ever heard?

“Are you tired? Because you’ve been running through my mind all day.”

Who will win the Super Bowl this year?

“The Patriots because they’re my favorite team.”

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

“To read people’s minds because I always want to know what people are thinking and to tell if people are lying or not.”

What’s onwere your murderers bucket list? and that “Thatsomething my parents

they kidnapped me.”

“To go skydiving because I like to overcome my fears.”

What do you want to be remembered for?

Small cows win big at fair

Junior pursues hobby, showing mini cows at competitions story alyssa schmidt It was the first show of the Texas State Fair. Hundreds of people walked the grounds carrying delicacies like funnel cakes, fried Oreos and corndogs. Eleven year old Elizabeth Murphey held onto the rope, praying she wouldn’t let go. As people passed by, they began to stare at the strange creature at the end of the lead, a brown and grey 2-year-old miniature cow named Nagi. The smell of musty animal wafted towards them as Elizabeth and her father made their way towards the tent, not knowing what they were getting themselves into.

It was time for the show to start. Elizabeth stood in a huge ring. Owners and their cows stood in a line behind and in front of her. Tails swished. People murmured impatiently. A small audience of a few people looked on. She wrangled with Nagi and tried to do what the seasoned veterans had said. Pay attention to the judge. Walk them around. Set and square their feet so that they stand as if they’re paying attention too.

Make sure he doesn’t lie down.

Being her first show, Elizabeth was not expecting much.

She stood there and waited for the judge to announce the winner. He explained why each cow won what place and what they could improve on.

Third place. Not Elizabeth. The few people who stood in the audience clap. Second Place. Still not Elizabeth. First place. The judge called out her number. She had won grand champion. Elizabeth was shocked. She never thought that she would win her first show. Now she was motivated to pursue showing more.

“All because of Nagi,” Elizabeth said. *** Five years ago, Elizabeth’s dad, Rick Murphey, had found an ad in the paper for the mini cow show at the state fair. They figured if they weren’t doing anything else they’d go and watch.

“They were interesting because they’re small and they don’t take up a lot of land or feed,” Rick said. “And it’s something that Elizabeth could do that isn’t so big and intimidating.”

The Murpheys showed up to the State Fair one weekend.

Through the mass of people Elizabeth saw a little five-yearold brunette girl walking around with her miniature cow. She seemed to be in complete control of the exotic animal, despite her size and age.

After they watched the show, Elizabeth and her mom, Sally Murphey, made their way to get a better look at the cows. All different sizes of the mini cows stood in front of them. Steers.

Heifers. Bulls. A tame brown and grey cow walked up to Sally, almost like a dog. He came up a little past Elizabeth’s waist.

She stroked the gentle animal, and the more she pet him, the more she fell in love.

She turned to Rick and said, “I think I like this cow.”

The cow turned out to be Nagi. A couple weeks later, they were the brand new owners of two miniature cows: Nagi and

his girlfriend Azaria.

Though proud of her sport Elizabeth became reluctant to talk about it to other people. Her freshman year in Speech class, her teacher, asked her about a recent show at the Colorado State Fair. While she was telling her about how one of her cows died on the way, one of the boys in her class laughed at her.

Elizabeth said after that incident, it wasn’t something that she talked about with everyone.

“You always kind of get that. People make fun of you, no matter what,” Elizabeth said. “They think you’re a redneck.”

For five years, Elizabeth and Nagi exceeded what was considered to be a normal amount of wins for one cow. Last year, they were forced to do something they didn’t expect.

Retire Nagi. *** Last year, Rick and Elizabeth stood in line to check into the Louisiana State Fair. Owners drug their cows around and prepared them for the show. Once it was their turn the judge told them that today was Nagi’s last show. Rick questioned him as to why, and the man told them that there was a little boy who wouldn’t show his cow anymore if he didn’t win. It was time to give someone else a chance.

The show went by just like any other and Elizabeth tried to stay positive. She knew Nagi was a great cow, but would she be able to win one last time? Or would the judge disregard her?

Nagi and Elizabeth’s last show ended quite similarly to their first, an unexpected win. Though this time, it was bittersweet.

“I won, but it was just different because I wouldn’t be able to show him again,” Elizabeth said.

Elizabeth said that mini cow showing has become part of her personality even if she doesn’t completely let it show. It’s taught her to come out of her shell more and not be so afraid to talk to people.

“When we first started she was very shy,” Rick said. “Now she’ll go up to the boys and tell them she’ll whoop them.”

photo submitted Elizabeth Murphey pets her cow, Calico, at the Texas State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 30. Murphey took home second place in the heifer event.

Steering in the right direction

“Being the youngest kid to win a Grammy.”

What’s the craziest nightmare you have ever had?

2007 State Fair of AMZA Youth Participation Elizabeth Murphey

2007 State Fair of Texas AMZA Champion Challenge Steer

State Fair of Texas Youth Participation Award

2007 State Fair of Texas AMZA Champion Challenge Steer

“That my parents were murderers and that they kidnapped me.”

GRAND CHAMPION COW AMERICAN MINIATURE ZEBU OPEN DIVISION

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GRAND CHAMPION SENIOR

Grand Champion Senior Cow design tori allmendinger

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FEATURE

Across the pond Varsity swim coach helps lead USA to silver medal victory in open water event “The way we teach swimmers to swim in the open water is A- not be afraid; B- to handle whatever comes at them.”

Gillespy said.

This year was the first Olympic games in which the USA Years of dreaming and waiting led up to this moment. open water team placed. Olympian Haley Anderson won silver A moment of pinching arms, jumping up and down and and Gillespy had the chance to witness this event as it was breathless anxiety, knowing every second mattered and could happening. It was her most memorable Olympic moment. change the course of history. A scene of ecstasy erupted as the “When Haley was swimming in the sixth lap and came from open water team made history in the 2012 Olympics. Amidst behind, she was about 200 meters behind the person in first all this was swim coach Shannon Gillespy. and just missed getting a gold medal by 2/10ths of a second, Swimming since she was 6 years old, Gillespy had reached and there was a lot of jumping up and down,” Gillespy said. a pinnacle in sports. Gillespy had been an assistant coach When Gillespy was not training the open water swimmers, and manager of the USA swim teams for four years, and this she was able to experience other Olympic events. was her first year at the Olympics. Among other USA swim ”I got to go see men’s semi final beach volleyball, which was coaches, Gillespy was the only one who was at the Olympics awesome,” Gillespy said. “It was in the Queen’s Parliament for the first time.

Court so it was surrounded by history.”

“It was like jaw dropping,” Gillespy said. “I was just soaking Along with men’s beach volleyball, Gillespy also saw the it all in everywhere I went.” women’s gold medal basketball game where she sat behind After training in Canada from July 20 to Aug. 1, Gillespy and Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and was able to get a picture the team arrived in London and stayed in the Olympic Village. of him. Gillespy also saw various Olympians at a coffee shop Her job as assistant coach was where athletes and coaches to prepare the Olympians for would meet up for breakfast their big moment. and chat.

“I usually take care of After about two weeks in I got to go see the men’s semi-final beach the athletes, make sure that London, Gillespy’s stay came they’re eating and staying to an end. volleyball, which was awesome. It was in hydrated and make sure “We met right outside the Queen’s Parliament Court so it was they’re comfortable,” Gillespy of our apartments and all said. “Because they have a job of team USA…walked to surrounded by history. to do and that’s to go fast.” the stadium for the closing Shannon Gillespy, swim coach Gillespy’s job took over ceremonies so that was kind after the head coach was done of neat to be in that group,” with practice. Her duties included making sure the Olympians Gillespy said. were at their events on time and helping fulfill pre-event Despite Gillespy’s phenomenal experience, she says the rituals such as getting an athlete an Egg McMuffin right before school is her family and thinks highly of her swimmers. the race.

“My swimmers here are just like the swimmers [at the Her event was open water. It took place at the Queen’s Olympics],” Gillespy said. “They just haven’t gotten that fast pond and differentiates from pool swimming in several yet.” aspects. Open water swimmers swim for half an hour without One key observation Gillespy made of the Olympic team seeing anything in front of them and have to be prepared in was how a team at that level is such a unit. She hopes to case something, like a fish, touches them. incorporate team building tactics into the school’s team and bring more unity to the group.

“Everybody’s going to be responsible for everybody else,” Gillespy said.

Swim captain, Chance Huxtable agrees the team is much closer.

“We’re much closer now than we were my freshman year,” Huxtable said. “We’re more like a family than just a team.”

Huxtable says that Gillespy has been an inspiration, and having been in the Olympics, she probably has opportunities to work elsewhere, but has chosen to stay here with the team.

“I actually want to be a coach when I’m done with my career, and she’s made a huge impact on my life,” Huxtable said.

Gillespy says she feels like she accomplished what she went to do at the Olympics and would love to attend the next games USA swim team and staff await the final ceremonies. The final ceremonies of the 2012 in Rio. Olympics took place Aug. 12 in the Olympic stadium.

“Everybody wants to go to the Olympics,” Gillespy said. story miranda chiechi

Families of the Olympians are allowed to watch the swimming event from the building at the finish shoot. The finish shoot was in the Serpintine, “The Queen’s Pond.”

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design hailey painter

photos submitted Swim coach, Shannon Gillespy, sports the Marcus emblem at the Olympics. She had the shirt specially made so the school’s name would be represented at the Olympics.

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Students raise money, spread awareness to help mother fight battle of breast cancer story maddy ermenio A click of a mouse sends more than just a notification to junior Taylor Kuklin and freshman Hope Kuklin. It sends hope.

The website www.krissyskause.com was designed as a fundraiser for their mother, Krissy Kuklin, and her fight against breast cancer. Krissy’s Kause began when family friend Yvette George heard about Krissy’s diagnosis and started the organization to help pay for chemotherapy treatments. Yvette administers the website and Facebook group that include updates on Krissy’s condition, encouragements from her friends and information about fundraisers held in her honor.

The word also spread quickly online, and Krissy has been flooded with encouragement from people all over the world, from the U.S. to Israel. Many of Krissy’s friends have begun helping, and when she isn’t able to manage daily errands, they help by cooking meals for the Kuklins, preparing enough to fill an entire freezer.

Hope and Taylor’s friends from school began to buy the $20 t-shirts that read “Eat my Chemo” and the $3 bracelets that benefit Krissy. The bracelets are worth much more than $3 to Taylor, who wears it faithfully night and day.

“We’re not taking them off until she’s completely clean,” Taylor said.

Along with wearing the Krissy’s Kause bracelets, Taylor proudly bears a Livestrong bracelet on her wrist to show her support of the Lance Armstrong foundation-an organization close to her mother’s heart.

The bracelets are a constant reminder of how important her mom is to her. With

Krissy’s medical bills adding up to $14,000 out of pocket for each weekly round of chemotherapy, Taylor and Hope have had to prioritize their lives.

“What’s more important: stuff or mom’s health?” Taylor said. “Do we really want to go spend all this money shopping or would we rather spend it on medical bills?”

In addition to cutting back on spending, Taylor and Hope also have to give a little more. With four kids to take care of, including Mia, age 11, Krissy relies on the older girls to help out by doing more around the house.

They try to keep Krissy healthy by cleaning the house constantly and by changing their diet since cancer cells feed off sugary foods.

These are changes that have become everyday life since February of 2008, when Krissy found out that she had triple negative breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes at stage 2B. Triple negative is the trickiest of breast cancers since it accounts for only 10-20% of all breast cancers and is often unresponsive to cancer treatments. It typically affects African American and Latino women around the age of 30. Krissy was diagnosed at the age of 40.

In November 2011, Krissy was told that her triple negative breast cancer had returned to her neck, sternum and liver; this time it was at stage four.

“The first time I knew okay I have six rounds of this, and I have 12 rounds of this and then I’m done,” Krissy said. “Now they’re saying it could be forever.”

Krissy currently visits MD Anderson in Houston, Texas to discuss her options and progress with a team of doctors.

Throughout the tears and bad days, the Kuklin family holds strong in their faith in

photo submitted The Kuklin family poses for a family portrait. From left to right: Hope, Taylor, Blake, Krissy, Josh and Mia. Krissy was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2008.

God, attending church weekly at The Village.

“I think it just made us more thankful for everything and actually realize what God does because you could just see it through her process how He works through things,” Taylor said. “I think it just helped us spiritually and mentally.”

Krissy said she has felt God’s presence in some of her darkest hours, after heavy and exhausting treatment. As she lay in her hospital bed surrounded by family and friends kneeling over her to pray, she experienced God in a way that she never had before.

The love of those closest to her also touches her heart. Her husband and biggest supporter is a testament to that. On October 21, Blake Kuklin will participate in the 15th annual Livestrong fundraiser in Austin to honor her. Cyclists race in the 100 mile bike ride followed by a formal gala that evening

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survival rates tend to be lower for triple-negative breast cancer.

out of every women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.

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to support the fight against cancer. Kuklin and her family will attend the fundraiser in celebration of her strength and determination throughout her bout with cancer.

Taylor has learned valuable lessons throughout the course of Krissy’s struggle with cancer, many of which have strengthened their family. She appreciates her mom more and doesn’t take time for granted.

What Krissy appreciates the most is time with her family when she’s feeling well.

“I just know you’re not promised tomorrow,” Krissy said. “Just don’t take life for granted.”

Krissy’s family, friends and faith have kept her going and they all say the same thing: fight.

“You took my breasts, my hair and challenged me as a wife and mother,” Krissy said. “Eat my chemo…you can’t take my life.”

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breast cancer survivors are in the United States.

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GUIDELINES to GORE 1. Clean Before beginning the application process, make sure to thoroughly clean the skin on which the make-up is being applied. This will remove any residual oils on the skin that can cause the liquid latex seal of the wound to degrade and peel off. For best sticking results, find a bony part of the face.

2. Apply

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KILLER MAKEOVER Senior makes gory creations for seasonal haunted houses Haunted Trail event for two years, doing things such as bloody cuts and nasty bruises for all sorts of characters played by It’s late October. The air is filled with the chill of fall and actors. She has also learned a thing or two about the horror stories of ghouls and ghosts. It’s the perfect time to visit a industry and fear from her experience working in haunted local haunted house attraction. There’s a good chance that the houses.

“If you punch when you’re scared, don’t go into a haunted haunted house actors will be decked in some manner of gory gashes or creepy cuts. There’s also a chance that this scary house,” Vanzant said, laughing. “Little kids have gotten punched before.” makeup has been created by senior Emily Vanzant.

Vanzant herself has been injured, cutting her leg on a Vanzant is a self-taught gore make-up artist, although she has also picked up techniques from tutorials on the Internet. haunted house prop.

However, haunted houses aren’t the only time Vanzant uses She got into the practice after being encouraged by one of her friends and also after watching the show Face Off, where her make-up skills. She has also used her gore skills on other people as pranks, such as when she make-up artists compete to create created a fake allergic reaction on the best science fiction and horror her friend’s arm. make-up effects. So far, Vanzant has I’ll do make-up for anyone.

“It’s more difficult than a haunted learned everything from simple cuts Just name your price. house because it has to look real,” to intricate diseases that involve Vanzant said. “I’ll do it for anyone rashes and boils, like the Black who will pay me though.”

Plague.

Emily Vanzant, 12 She has also learned about “I love doing the flesh-eating handy tips and tricks while working virus,” Vanzant said. “It takes me with make-up, namely odd uses around thirty minutes to do though.”

Vanzant’s gory creations can take anywhere from five to for certain supplies. For example, liquid latex is a good acne 30 minutes, depending on size and intricacy. She has to go removal solution.

Vanzant one day hopes to pursue make-up professionally through the entire process, including sculpting, sealing, coloring and applying blood. However, Vanzant is not afraid for science-fiction and horror films, which she loves. However, she sometimes finds them hard to watch because of their to take on new projects that she has never learned.

“I’ll at least try anything, unless I just don’t have the intense scares and violence. She would also like to one day supplies, or if it will cause harm to the actor,” Vanzant said. learn how to make advanced prosthetics.

In order to jump-start her make-up career, Vanzant has “Someone came up to me with a stapler once and said ‘Put a a freelance make-up business. She uses her general skills to staple in my arm!’.”

Vanzant declined, fearing she would harm the actor if she create detailed make-up for events such as Homecoming and attempted to fashion a wound containing a sharp piece of Prom.

“I’ll do make-up for anyone.” Vanzant said. “Just name metal.

Vanzant has used her make-up skills on actors in the local your price.”

Use spirit gum and scar wax as a base for the wound. It is best to create this base directly on the face, instead of creating the base and then sticking it. Use a little olive oil to blend the wax with the skin, giving it a more natural look.

3. Sculpting

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Take the applied base and shape it to look like the wound.

Use a thinner and longer shape for injuries like cuts and a rounder, fatter shape for injuries like open sores. While it is possible to use tools for sculpting, it is easiest to simply use your hands for this step.

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4. Seal

Apply a coating of liquid latex in order to seal the wound and blend colors together. In addition to keeping the wound from peeling off, this also helps the various ingredients of the wound blend and look natural.

5. Color Use make-up to apply coloring and finishing powder in order to make the wound stand out more. For this step, it is best to use a variety of light and dark colors like yellow, purples, browns and reds. Blend the colors as necessary.

Make the wound coloring darker on edges and crevices for a more realistic look.

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After a recent series of shootings across the country, the argument over gun control has gained momentum. The Marquee takes a look at guns and the laws concerning them. the marquee october 5, 2012

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Recent shootings cause gun controversy

Gun control laws have come into question due to mass shootings in various states story marisa charpentier In the aftermath of recent public shootings, the controversy over gun control has resurfaced. Several gun control advocates like the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence have urged citizens to sign petitions in favor of more restrictive gun laws.

However, there has not been a push for change in Texas gun regulations.

“I would say Texas is probably more liberal than other states are concerned,” Resource Officer Devin York said.

“Basically the only people who can’t possess a gun in Texas are people who have been convicted of a felony.”

In 1994, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was passed. This required gun customers to wait a total of five days before they could receive the gun they wanted to purchase.

During this waiting period, law enforcement agencies would complete background checks on customers.

The Act was created as a result of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. During this shooting, press secretary Jim Brady was shot and left with a head injury that made him partially paralyzed. When the gunman had gone to purchase the gun, he used a fake driver’s license and a fake address. If the five-day waiting period had been in effect at that time, the gunman’s dishonesty may have been discovered and the shooting could have been avoided.

While this law was in effect, law enforcement agencies were able to stop around 1.9 million purchase attempts by customers like the gunman in that situation. In 2004, however, the Act expired, and now there is no five-day waiting period.

“You’d probably be surprised in the differences then and now,” York said. “Now anybody can go to Cabela’s and buy super high capacity magazines and assault rifles...Pre-Brady Bill, you couldn’t do that.”

English teacher Jennifer Forthun said that she is a proponent of the second amendment and opposes most forms of gun control.

“The [shooter] in Colorado had his apartment rigged that really scary,” Dixon said. with explosives, so I think that had he not been able to find Public shootings can occur for a variety of reasons, often a gun, he would’ve found another way to take lives,” Forthun as a result of an angered or troubled individual. The alleged said. “I don’t think gun control would necessarily stop those shooter from Aurora, Colorado, for example, is believed to be problems.” mentally ill.

Forthun also said that she believes everyone has the right Junior Evan Lerma is a member of the school’s shooting to self-defense and that people should be allowed to keep guns team and said that before becoming a member, students in their homes. undergo a safety course where they learn how to operate “Reasonable people take precautions and keep them a firearm properly. Lerma said that he is supportive of the locked up and certainly out of the reach of children or anyone second amendment and that the use of a gun is acceptable for who could use them to harm others,” she said. sporting and personal defense.

Background checks are completed when one buys a gun.

“If they do change the laws, it would affect law abiding But at gun shows the gun-purchasing process is somewhat citizens more than it would criminals because they are always different. Licensed gun dealers have to complete background getting around the system,” Lerma said. checks on customers, but No matter how restrictive gun unlicensed vendors at these events laws are or how much gun control can sell to unlicensed buyers is present, York said that people without doing paperwork. No will still be able to obtain a firearm.

Now anybody can go to Cabela’s paperwork means no background Most of the time, though, people who check. cause public shootings are aware of and buy super high capacity Junior Sarah Dixon said that the consequences of their actions. magazines and assault rifles… she believes gun laws should be Either they die in the process, more restrictive. or they spend the rest of their Pre-Brady Bill, you couldn’t do “Anybody can basically own a lives in jail,” York said. “There’s that. gun, and I feel like there should be really nothing more you can do to Officer Devin York way more regulations,” Dixon said. somebody.”

Another incongruity with According to York, the media can gun laws can be found in the contribute to why public shootings amendment made to the Texas “traveling rule.” To carry a occur. concealed handgun, one must receive a concealed handgun “Unfortunately, I think that with the media, people can be license. This allows the person to carry a gun hidden on their made famous when they go on shooting sprees and there are person legally. However, with the “traveling rule,” a person mass casualties involved,” York said. without a permit can carry a concealed firearm in their car.

Stopping the media from covering these events would not Also, these unpermitted gun owners can carry their gun to be possible, though, according to York. and from their car and homes legally.

“We as citizens deserve to know,” York said. “That’s “I feel like way too many crazy people have guns, and I find something that the media will always cover.”

Timeline of recent shootings

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College Station, TX

Oak Creek, WN Sikh Temple

A gunman fired shots with a legally purchased gun into a Sikh Temple, then killed himself.

Deaths: 7

Texas A&M

A man fired at a police officer who came to evict the man from his apartment. The police officer was killed as well as the gunman, and bystanders were caught in the crossfire.

Deaths: 3

August 24, 2012

A gunman shot into the audience using multiple firearms during the midnight premiere of The Dark Night Rises.

Deaths: 12

August 13, 2012

Century Theater

July 20, 2012

Aurora, CO

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A previously fired worker shot and killed the vice president of his former company. Police then shot the gunman, injuring bystanders in the process.

Deaths: 2

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In response to recent shootings in America, The Marquee looks at worldwide statistics for murders with firearms per year and estimated percentage of population who own guns.

SPAIN

97 deaths 10.5% of 40,491,052 USA 9369 deaths own guns 32% of 303,824,640 own guns

CANADA

144 deaths 31% of 33,212,696 own guns

MEXICO

2606 deaths 15% of 109,955,400 own guns

AUSTRALIA BRAZIL

34,085 deaths 8% of 196,342,952 own guns

Why would you want to own a gun?

Safety & Protection

4%

I wouldn’t want a gun

19%

Recreational Shooting

14%

Hunting

Other

50%

59 deaths 15% of 21,007,310 own guns

Information from www.gunpolicy.org, UN Office for Drugs and Crimes, CIA World Factbook

Home Gun Ownership 32% USA 32%

13% Do you think there should be more control on the sale of guns?

42%

58%

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36% TEXAS 36% 67% MARCUS 67%

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Teacher looks back on church shooting story ryan mcdearmont The day was September 15, 1999. A mere four months after the massacre at Columbine High School. It was a regular day for 17-year-old high school senior Amanda McKnight, a current Briarhill Middle School teacher, with one exception: today was the day that would change her life.

The day began with a “See You at the Pole” meeting in front of Wedgwood Baptist Church. Members of the church congregated around the building’s flagpole to pray.

Afterwards, the day continued as usual.

McKnight went about her regular routine, going to school and looking forward to a youth rally that would be held at her church later that night. The event was a get-together complete with a band, skits and members from other churches coming to visit. The event started around 6:30 p.m., and everything seemed to be going fine. The festivities had only just started when 15 minutes in, the chaos began.

The attendees were singing worship songs when a sudden series of unexpected pops came from the back of the sanctuary.

McKnight turned to look at the church’s door and through the windows saw an orange spark.

At first, McKnight did not realize what was happening. But then she noticed other members of the congregation ducking for cover beneath the pews. That’s when it hit her: there was an intruder in the church. An intruder with guns and homemade bombs. McKnight was caught in a shooting.

“My friend next to me…pulled me down and then we were under the pew…and then I figured out: ‘Oh my goodness, this is a gun,’” McKnight said.

The shooter’s name was Larry Jean Ashbrook. He was not affiliated with the church, nor did he live near it. The attack seemed to be random. Later, investigators would determine that he suffered from paranoid delusions. Ashbrook came to the church armed with two guns, a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and a .380 caliber handgun, as well as a few pipe bombs, which malfunctioned when they exploded vertically.

“We were very lucky because the pipe bombs misfired,” McKnight said. “Or they would have done a lot more damage.”

The shooting was about seven minutes long, with seven over the summer. Both perpetrators showed signs of mental dead and seven more injured. The casualties ranged in age illness beforehand, going so far as to wreck their apartments from 14 to 36. before committing the crime. Both shootings had taken place At the end of the massacre, Ashbrook went to the back of suddenly and without warning in places people considered the sanctuary and shot himself. McKnight and her friend took safe. the opportunity to run and exit the church.

“It was heartbreaking to see those people go through what Although the shooting had ended, it was far from over for we went through,” McKnight said.

McKnight and the members of her community.

The shooting has not only had an effect on McKnight, but “Immediately afterwards, we all suffered post-traumatic on her former students, such as senior Alyssa Ross who says stress disorder,” McKnight said. “The community came hearing McKnight’s experience changed the way she looked at together…the church strengthened. The only thing we could shootings in the news. rely on was God.” “It does make it seem closer to home since someone I know The incident not only strengthened McKnight’s community was involved,” Ross said. and faith, but it also changed the way she thought about guns.

The shooting’s 13th anniversary was this year. Although she “I had never thought about gun control before the hasn’t forgotten the event, McKnight says things are better. shooting,” McKnight said. “I had no reason to.”

“I don’t want to say I’m over the shooting, but things have One of the things that stuck with McKnight was how the definitely changed,” McKnight said. shooter had come by his guns legally, instead of buying them unlicensed. Ashbrook had all the proper documentation for both of the guns used in the crime.

Many people wanted to blame gun control for the shooting. McKnight said she thinks this view is not only wrong, but irrelevant.

“I think that some people maybe have something wrong with them that’s maybe just not documentable,” McKnight said.

“They could seem a great person on the outside and one day just crack. Changing gun laws to make them stricter…that’s not going to fix the problem.”

McKnight observed several similarities between her experience and the shooting that occurred in Aurora, Colorado Amanda McKnight teaches seventh grade English at Briarhill Middle School.

What do you think about gun control laws?

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If increased gun control were to pass, you have to ask the question ‘if it started, would it stop when we wanted it to?’

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I believe that weapons should be used responsibly, and I think that the infrastructure is already in place.

Individuals who have weapons and use them responsibly aren’t the cause of problems. People who don’t abide by the law, aren’t going to abide by the law even if stricter laws are placed.

Benito Salinas, AFJROTC

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I think people do have a right to bear weapons, but at the same time, they do need to have it so it’s stricter, because for terrorists weapons are so available.

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As a hunter and shooter myself, I know that there’s a certain maturity you have to have to be able to own a gun. The laws are pretty good but there could be some stricter, but I agree with them all around.

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ENTERTAINMENT entertainment15 15 Roanoke has recently been named the Unique Food Capital of Texas. Restaurants such as Babe’s, Twisted Root Burger Co., Cowboy Chow and Tortilla Flats occupy Oak Street in the downtown area. But there is one place that has captured the old country store feel of Babe’s, minus the fried chicken. Right next door to Babe’s is Oak Street Pie and Candy Co. As soon as customers walk into the shop, they feel as if they’ve been taken back in time to an early 1900’s general store. Woven wooden baskets are filled to the brim with candy. Curtains designed by the owner Carol Southern look like woven piecrust and line the windows. The smell of delicious baked goods makes the atmosphere feel instantly cozy and inviting.

However, the real showcase is the pie. Recipes have been passed down from Southern’s mother and her aunt, and she has also built on simpler recipes. The result is pie that feels old-fashioned and unique. At $3.50 a slice, they don’t cost that much either.The Marquee decided to take a look at a few of their best sellers. photos jordan richards

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With one bite into a slice of the Buttermilk Pie, one is automatically taken to the dining room table, eating pancakes on a Sunday morning. The light, fluffy texture satisfies the taste buds, fooling them into believing that this dessert is actually breakfast.

Like most buttermilk flavored desserts, this pie has a sharp and almost sour taste. It is a little bit sweet but on the verge of plainness.

It isn’t necessarily the greatest of the group, but it is definitely worth a try.

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The German Chocolate Pie is scrumptiously delicious. Warm gooiness melts in your mouth with each bite. The pie is richly sweet without being overly so.

Sprinkles of coconut are baked on top, and while they add a slight crispiness, they don’t take away from the moistness of the rest of the pie. The bakers certainly don’t skimp on size either.

Customers are given satisfyingly large portions. This pie would fit perfectly with a Thanksgiving turkey dinner.

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The Coconut Pie contains basic custard filling along with a towering pile of merinque. Pieces of coconut top off the dessert, adding a crispy texture. The pie is served chilled and is creamy and sweet but not tart. The mixed-in coconut shavings give the pie a texture without being overpowering and thick. In addition, this pie has an authentic coconut flavor unlike other pies that often come off as fake. The pie would perfectly top off a classic summer barbeque.

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Sweetness and tartness are packed into the shop’s Blackberry Cobbler. Each serving is filled with fresh blackberries, which take the customer out into the countryside.

Since it is a cobbler, it is a lot soupier than the pies. In fact, it is served in a bowl rather than on a plate. Most of the crust is hidden under the berries and their purple juice, but it tastes delicious all the same. This cobbler is practically the definition of a sweet summery dessert.

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Wacky words The English language contains many useful words that go unused in day-to-day life. These single words conveniently replace whole phrases.

Here is a list of some other underutilized, short terms. compiled anna middleton

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True friends will always jack your food...

Victor Villarreal @ViktorHugo07

petrichor

jib

The dot over the lowercase letters “i” or “j”

The smell after it rains outside

I just suffered from a wicked Charlie horse, so don’t confuse my limp for an extra dose of swagger.

Carmen Marxuach @AbesBabe16

There isn’t a single thing in the world that I would trade my team for. Through it all, I love my bros on team27. #maraudertillimdead

lunula The white crescent shaped part at the bottom of a fingernail

John Free @jayfr33

feat A singular piece of curly hair

Imperfection is individuality.

Emily Preston@empress1994

dysania

The difficulty of getting out of bed in the morning

purlicue The space between your thumb and index finger

Thinking about my house filled with Christmas decorations & sitting by the fire watching a Christmas movie is probably the best thing ever.

Shelbi Mason @ShelbiMason

When you’re in the middle of a conversation and your phone starts beeping because your mom is tracking you. #lovemylife Kelsey Hall @Khall_11

Wordddd ferrule The metal band connecting the pencil to the eraser

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A plastic or metal covering at the end of shoelaces

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Creating jOBS with Ashton Kutcher Dallas screenwriters make documentary about life of Apple creator, premiere in Dallas story michael delgado When Ashton Kutcher was cast for the part of Steve Jobs, Some stories were simply made for the big screen, and for Kutcher embraced the role to his fullest potential. “ [Ashton] was never late, off-cue, out of character or forgot Dallas, Texas screenplay writer Matt Whiteley and producer Mark Hulme, there was something truly inspiring about the a word,” Whiteley said. “He embraced and embodied the role story of Steve Jobs. jOBS is a film portraying the life and like no one else I have ever seen.”

One of the main reasons Kutcher was cast for the role was achievements of Apple’s Steve Jobs and will be released in because of how much he resembles the young Steve Jobs. But theatres soon, with a special premire night in Dallas.

The movie will cover Jobs’ life from his high school years to simply looking the part wasn’t enough. A strong dedication to the unveiling of the first iPod and will enter the world of Apple embracing the character was also a reason why Kutcher fit the role. Whiteley said that Kutcher had over 40 percent of the during its most controversial times.

“It was very important for Mark and me that we portray speaking lines but he rarely forgot a word.

“I personally believe that Ashton Kutcher was made to play the events of his life as accurately as possible,” Whiteley said.

“We wanted people to walk away not feeling like they’ve seen this role,” Whiteley said. “It’s as if the role was custom made a documentary or an idolization, but a transparent, truthful for him.”

Many other prominent figures in the Apple story will be portrayal of a man who accomplished incredible feats.”

Much like the recent movie The Social Network, the film making an appearance alongside Jobs.

“Many of the most important people in Steve Jobs’ life are presents both Jobs’ greatest heights and his lowest places. characters that people know very Whiteley said that they intend to little about,” Whiteley said. keep no secrets about the life and One of these people is Steve times of the Apple icon.

Wozniak.

Wozniak is one of “Research, a lot of writing I personally believe that Ashton Apple’s co-founders and will and a lot of fine tuning went into was made to play this role. be played by Josh Gad. Gad is creating the single most accurate most famous for his role as Elder and entertaining portrayal of Cunningham in the musical “The Steve Jobs’ life,” Whiteley said.

Matt Whiteley, screenplay writer Book of Mormon.” Wozniak is an “Because in all honesty, the truth important character in Jobs’ life as is such a wondrous story in and of well as in Apple. itself that we’d be doing this story “He’s a very interesting character who helped define the a disservice if we were to leave stones unturned or twist events man Jobs would become,” Whiteley said. “Their relationship to our liking.”

Hulme, founder of Five Star Feature Films of Dallas, said is a fascinating one and plays a critical role in our story.”

The movie will also feature Arthur Rock, an early investor he saw uniqueness to the life of Steve Jobs.

“The inspiration came from seeing the disruptive nature of in Apple. He will be played by J.K Simmons. Simmons is best Jobs’ retirement,” Hulme said. “How the movements of one known for playing the father of Juno in the movie Juno, J. man, of one company, can cause movements in hundreds of Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man trilogy and for doing voice over work as Cave Johnson in the Valve game Portal 2. Jobs’ thousands of other companies.”

The producer was looking to invest in a film to enter the first serious girlfriend, Chris-Ann Brennan, will be played

by Anha O’Reilly, who is best known for her appearances filming industry and was struck by the nature of Jobs’ story.

“If we had made this story up, it would have not been on “Vampire Diaries,” “CSI: NY” and feature film Forgetting believable,” said Hulme. “It’s only believable because we Sarah Marshall.

“This is a story full of amazingly colorful characters,” watched it happen.”

Hulme wants the audience to take away something from Whiteley said. “You’ll be able to meet many of them and see the movie. He wants viewers to leave the film with the ability how they impacted this story.” jOBS is currently in the post-production stage of to overcome their fears of rejection in life and see an example development and is expected to hit theaters within the next six of that ability in Steve Jobs.

“I believe Steve Jobs’ life, his legacy, is not really going to months. For Hulme, Whiteley and Kutcher, the film’s release be so much innovation, as much as his tenacity, determination will be a culmination of hard work and effort, all in the name of great storytelling. and commitment,” Hulme said.

Cast List Ashton Kutcher as:

Steve Jobs American actor famous for his roles in “That 70’s Show” and The Butterfly Effect.

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House of Blues 102.1 the Edge presents The Shins 10/11/12, 8:00

AWOLNATION and Imagine Dragons 10/20/12, 8:00

All Time Low with The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction and Hit The Lights 11/07/12, 7:30

The Friends Fans & Family Tour featuring Waka Flocka Flame, Wooh Da Kid, Reema Major 11/09/12, 8:30

Metalocalypse: Deathklok 11/30/12, 6:30

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American Airlines Center Justin Bieber 10/29/12, 7:00

Madonna

10/21/12, 8:00

Rush

11/28/12, 7:30

J.K. Simmons as:

Arthur Rock American actor famous for his roles in the Spider-Man trilogy, Up in the Air and Juno

Anha O’Reilly as:

Chris-Ann Brennen American actress famous for her roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, “Vampire Diaries” and The Help http://thejobsmovie.com/#!/cast

McFarlin Auditorium David Byrne & St. Vincent 9/7/12, 8:00

Primus

11/05/12, 8:00

Palladium Ballroom Lamb of God featuring In Flames, HELLYEAH, Sylosis 12/07/12, 7:00

Deftones with Scars on Broadway 11/14/12, 8:00

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Passing down the number

Injured quarterback out for season, gives position to younger brother story

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It wasn’t until the car ride back from the doctor’s office that it hit him. Tears streamed down junior Cole Erwin’s face as realization set in. His junior year football season would never be. No touchdowns. No comebacks. No overtime victories. No Friday night lights.

“It was all too fast,” Cole said. “Everything had changed in a 12-hour period of time.”

All of the work and preparation he had put into the upcoming season was now meaningless. The practice, the two-a-days, the weightlifting, the conditioning. All of it was gone.

“This is what I’d been dreaming about since I was 5-years-old,” Cole said. “It was hard on everyone to see it end just like that.”

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It was a fine day at Forrester Field in Dallas. Evening shadows covered the far side of the field as the sun began to set across from the sidelines. The red and silver Marauders stood ready to square off against the red and blue Skyline Raiders in the season’s first scrimmage.

On 4th down, Cole drops back to pass.

Scanning the field he finds that no one is open. All of his receivers are covered by Skyline defenders. The play clock in his head runs out. Instinctively, he knows his time is up. He scrambles out of the pocket, entering the large shadow on the far side of the field.

In the open field he is confronted by an

opponent. The space between the two lessens.

He attempts to shake the defender. As he plants his left foot to make his move, his knee buckles. A throbbing pain shoots up his leg like a shockwave. Something wasn’t right.

After the play, Cole comes off the field, limping slightly but not shaken.

“Are you all right?” his coach and father Bryan Erwin asks.

“I’m fine, Dad,” Cole responds, not yet realizing the injury is serious.

According to his father, Cole had never been one to back down. Not returning to the game didn’t even occur to him. The very next drive, injured knee and all, Cole and the Marauders marched down the field, capping off the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Cole to his younger brother Cade.

“My knee didn’t really bother me,” Cole said. “I just shook it off. I’m not the type of person to let it affect me. I just play.”

As the brothers celebrated the score, Cole’s knee gave out.

His dad asked him for the second time if he was all right. Again Cole answered yes.

After the game, Cole was diagnosed with a sprained PCL, a ligament in the back of the knee that is next to the ACL. He would have an MRI the next Thursday on the injury.

“Cole, you need to go down to the front office. Your dad is here to pick you up,” Pedrameh Manoochehri said, his second period teacher.

His heart sank at the words and an uneasy

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Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

Originally, it was thought that Cole Erwin sprained his PCL. The MRI later revealed that he had torn his ACL.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

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feeling entered his stomach.

He quickly took up his belongings and went down the stairs. His heart raced in apprehension. As he rounded the curve of the hallway, he saw his dad looming outside of the office. His dad’s eyes were red and tears were forming.

“You tore it, man,” his father said.

He had heard the words but couldn’t comprehend them, couldn’t believe them. It was a torn ACL, a season ending injury.

“It just can’t be happening,” Cole thought in disbelief. *** Amidst all of the disappointment, it was time to face the facts. The leader of the varsity team was done for the year. The first game of the season, against Plano West, was less than 36 hours away and there was no starting quarterback. It was crunch time.

The coaches, including Coach Erwin and Cole, met photo jordan richards in the field house to discuss Sophomore Cade Erwin runs out of the helmet on game day. He has taken a replacement quarterback. over his brother junior Cole Erwin’s position as quarterback.

There was never any doubt in Cole’s mind of who it should be. parents’ room, where his dad was sitting. He “I think it should be Cade,” he said.

The other coaches around the table nodded asked him if he could wear number 16 on the in unison. Cole’s younger brother was the one field, the number Cole was supposed to wear.

“I wanted to dedicate my season to Cole,” for the job.

That afternoon, sophomore Cade Erwin Cade said. “I wanted to make sure that even was called into the coach’s office. Until then, though he wouldn’t be on the field, the he was supposed to be a starting wide receiver Marcus quarterback would still be wearing for varsity. Then they broke the news to him. the same number.”

The next morning Cole and Cade prepared He would be the quarterback in his injured to leave for school. It was game day. Their brother’s place.

A rush of emotion went through him as he dad entered the room. He told Cole that his processed the information. Butterflies went brother would honor him this year by wearing crazy in his stomach yet he felt a sense of his number.

“It felt pretty cool because of the close calm.

“I was nervous because I knew I wasn’t the relationship we have with each other,” Cole quarterback, Cole is,” Cade said. “But I was said. “He was affected as much as I was by the confident in my abilities and was excited to injury. He felt like by wearing my number, I would be on the field one way or another.” help the team however I needed to.”

Their coach and father was also confident

*** in his new leader.

“The decision for him to be the new As the Marauders get pumped before their quarterback was based on his leadership opening game against Plano West, smoke abilities and the experience he got last year as rises around the players in their huddle. a freshman,” Bryan said. “He’s a tremendous Cade bursts out of the haze, leading his team leader and is very smart.” onto the battleground. The crowd roars in anticipation of the start of football season.

*** The silver 16 on the back of his red jersey As he was getting ready for bed Thursday glimmers under the Friday night lights. He night, Cade had one more thing to do before runs onto the field, taking a small piece of his he could go to sleep. Quickly, he went into his injured brother with him. october 5, 2012 the marquee

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New coaches join athletics this year compiled

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Coach Cody Basketball New boys’ basketball coach Clay Cody has been the head coach for the past seven years at 3A high school Waco-La Vega.

He said there were many factors that led to his decision to move from Waco- La Vega to Marcus.

“My wife and I thought [LISD] was a good school system to raise our daughter in,” Cody said. “And there has obviously been a lot of success here, and not just over the past three years. There has been a strong basketball tradition here even before then.”

Cody also said he wants to develop a new identity for the basketball team and that past success doesn’t matter now.

“How this year’s team is judged is not going to be based on the past,” Cody said. “It’s not all about wins and losses. It’s about these kids becoming good men.”

Although the team has lost all but one of its varsity players from last season, including stars like Marcus Smart and Phillip Forte, Cody said he is optimistic about the future of the program.

He also believes the game is about more than just winning.

“We’re teaching these men life skills,” Cody said. “People forget about wins and losses really quick, but they don’t forget about the relationships.”

Favorite food/restaurant: Mexican Favorite music: Country Favorite sports team: Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs

Coach Gabel Golf New head golf coach Kerry Gabel has been in a part of the golf world for many years. For almost the past decade, he has been the head coach at Denton (4A) and Creekview High School (5A). He said that golf head coaching jobs are popular and don’t open very often.

When he heard about the vacancy at the school, he wasted no time in applying. He also said the school had several draws that brought him to it.

“The reason I came here is because the talent pool is greater,” Gabel said. “There is a good tradition of golfers coming through here and I wanted to be a part of it.”

Gabel said he feels confident about the future of Marauder golf, given the talent level of golfers feeding into the program. However, he said the key to being successful on his team and in life is perseverance.

“Golf is a very mentally challenging game,” Gabel said. “You’ve got to be able to fight through obstacles on the golf course as you fight through obstacles in life.”

Favorite food/restaurant: barbeque or Mexican Favorite music: open-minded, especially country Favorite sports team: UT athletics

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Coach Sherman Baseball As a former Marcus baseball player, new head baseball coach Jeff Sherman said it was unreal to return to his alma mater as the coach.

“Coming back here was definitely one of my dreams,” Sherman said. “It’s one of the things I’ve always wanted to do.”

After being an assistant coach at Frisco-Centennial for the past five years, Sherman is ready to take on a head coaching job.

He said that through his four principles -attitude, approach, intensity and toughness- success will come.

“There will always be talent at Marcus,” Sherman said. “But how do we become champions?” It’s by being a pack, one team.”

The head coaching position has changed hands frequently over the past eight years, with three different head coaches since 2004. However, Sherman said that with improvement and development, the program will be headed in the right direction.

“I expect this year that we will just get better every day,” Sherman said. “If we are doing things right and doing what we need to be doing, success will create itself.”

Favorite food/restaurant: Chipotle Favorite music: Country or Christian Favorite sports team: Texas Rangers

Coach Cron Volleyball New volleyball head coach Jennifer Cron is no stranger to the game of volleyball. She has been the head coach at Plano High School for the past five years and was also a teammate of previous head volleyball coach Cristie Liles.

Cron was named the 2007 Collin County Coach of the Year by High School Sports Magazine. As an opponent of LISD schools for the past five years, Cron also knows what kind of school and school district she is entering.

The volleyball team has appeared in the 5A regional tournament each of the past three years.

“Lewisville is a great school district,” Cron said.

“There’s lots of talent in the area and a great program here that Coach Liles had going.”

Cron said she has high standards for this year and the future. As the new season is underway, she plans to continue the winning tradition of the schools volleyball team.

“Pure hard work is the main part of the equation,” Cron said. “You have to have talent. You have to have hard work and I’m looking forward to having both.”

Favorite food/restaurant: sushi (Ra Sushi) Favorite music: anything but country Favorite sports team: San Francisco 49ers

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Ranch I am

Daily Thoughts

New Security Guard

Remodeled

After last year’s confusing SAT words to cap off the announcements, Mr. Mullin’s “Thoughts of the Day” are back.

Each day’s announcements now end with a thought-provoking question or statement. So put on your thinking cap to digest these new, stimulating ideas.

Many have seen the new guard in the back parking lot of the school on a scooter. He can be seen performing heroic acts like directing traffic, hopping speed bumps and keeping order in an otherwise dangerous place. It was time for a new hero to emerge and he seems like the one for the job.

After years of the same stalls, sinks and walls, the school bathrooms have been given a much needed face-lift. A swimsuit will no longer be required to use the restroom as there is no more standing water on the bathroom floors.

Hopefully these great, new bathrooms will last a lifetime.

Jordan Richards

My unusual bucket list

Airplanes, Chipotle and sushi are all unknown worlds that I have yet to experience. The secure suburban lifestyle that Flower Mound represents is the only world I am aware of. The same cycle plays on repeat day after day, nothing new, just the safe and sheltered environment that makes up my life. This is why I created a simple bucket list of things I wish to see and do.

1. Ride on an airplane You may have thought everyone in our generation had experienced a simple plane ride. But sadly, you thought wrong. I have not ever been on an airplane nor have I been in an airport. I don’t even know what you do in these so called “airports” considering I have only seen them on television.

Maybe one day I will be able to sky travel like the rest of you.

2. Go to Chipotle The only diet I consume is Chick-fil-a and ranch, three times a week. This is because I am fearful to step out of my comfort zone and try this “delicacy.” By hearing all the hype surrounding how tasty their burritos are, I know I must be missing out on something. I must learn to branch out and try new foods aside from the legendary waffle-fry dipped in Chick-fil-sauce.

3. Drive on the highway I currently have had my license for almost a year and have never driven on the highway, except for the time I drove on it for two minutes and almost crashed. I am forced into this perspective of fear due to the life I have. Therefore, I am too scared to even go near a road like this. A road that requires high speed limits and has more traffic is a road not to be messed with. But I am up for the challenge. The thrill-seeking highway seems like a dream too far out of reach, but I am determined the chance will come.

4. Go boating on a lake I’m sure everyone has done this before, but I was raised to think of lakes as one of the most unsafe places in the world.

Because of this I am forced into thinking that boats and lakes are a deadly combo. Living near two major lakes, I constantly hear how amazing it is to spend a day on them. The relaxation and cool lake breeze are dreams I wish to live out. The thought of ever accomplishing this goal remains a mystery because all the restrictions I live with. The lake is calling my name and I will persist to answer it.

5. Drink an energy drink The typical negative comments about energy drinks have affected my view on them. I am completely aware of the harms and unhealthy aspects, but I need to live a little and try one.

One sip would make me feel accomplished, and then I will be able to say I finally had one. The riveting and satisfying bursts of energy is something I definitely want to check off my list.

All of these things are merely dreams that maybe one day I can live. This “normal life” that I wish to reach is so far from reality that I only can fantasize about what it would be like.

But I am determined to get this list done by the time my senior year is over. The completion of this list will prepare me for the reality that I will face. The real world will be tough, but I know myself way too well to let anything stop me from where I want to go in my future. This life allows me to push further for my goals, rather than let the negatives hold me back. It’s more of a motivation than a restraint. design tori allmendinger

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Marisa Charpentier

Expect the unexpected If I were to go to rehab, it would be for excessive planning.

When I was in elementary school, I made foam hangers labeled with the days of the week. Before a new week began, I would hang up an outfit for each day. By the time this 10 minute process was over, my closet would be filled with perfectly aligned outfits, the Monday hanger, holding a yellow blouse, the Tuesday one, holding my favorite shirt with the puppy on it, and so on.

Eventually, my little process ended, and the foam hangers were discarded along with other clothes that I had outgrown. But as I transitioned into middle school, my outfit planning ritual remained. Still now, I continue to plan out my clothes for the first week of school.

Other aspects of my life have fallen victim to my extreme planning as well. I’ve had my high school schedule pretty much set in stone since freshman year, give or take a few minor setbacks. I’ve inscribed every club meeting and practice PSAT test date I will have for the rest of the year onto the flower-patterned calendar above my desk. I guess it’s safe to say I’m pretty meticulous when it comes to my immediate future.

But when it comes down to my real future, my mind goes blank. I can’t help but wonder about (and agonize over) where I will be in five or 10 years. Will I still be in college?

you HOW used

have

Thinking Maps?

Will I have a job? Will I finally know what I want to do with my life?

Talking to other juniors about their future seems to relieve a little bit of this pressure. Not everyone knows what colleges they are going to apply to or what career path they want to pursue. But every once in a while, you find that one person who knows they’re going to Northwestern to study neurophysiology for eight years and then will graduate, get a job and live happily ever after in a beach house in Florida.

I can’t even begin to try to understand how some people can goof off at school or not even try to make good grades.

When you see some teenagers driving recklessly or hear people talk about how they didn’t do any of their homework last night because they stayed up late watching reality TV, it begins to feel like there is an unwritten code in the world of teenagers that tells us we’re invincible and will never have to face problems in the future. I suppose I just never got the memo.

But I guess these students are present in just about every high school setting, and that doesn’t mean they won’t be successful. There’s no way Walt Disney could’ve known when he was sitting in his high school physics class that he’d become a legendary figure in history and that his work would lead to billions of dollars worth of merchandise, movies and amusement parks. Even he was fired from several jobs because he was told he lacked imagination and good ideas.

So maybe it’s possible that I could learn something from these reckless teenagers. When people live somewhat carefree lifestyles, they don’t have to worry about what lies ahead. And maybe that isn’t such a bad thing. If you spend your life not knowing what’s going to happen tomorrow or what problems you might encounter, you learn to perfect your capability of facing these unexpected events right then and there.

I guess what any planner really hopes for is the ability to handle any given situation at any given time. And if you can’t predict when these unplanned events may find their way into your life, the next best thing is to be able to handle them when they do arise. I guess in writing this, I’ve come to realize that even though I may be able to plan out all of my outfits in advance, I won’t be able to determine where I will get my first job at this point in time. And maybe that isn’t such a bad thing after all.

“They’re used to help define things and to help you put the information on paper in a better way than just words. It’s better for organization.”

“I have used them to get a better picture of my ideas and put them on paper so I don’t forget them.”

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Dillon See, 9th

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OPINION Construction Zone

The school has decided to remove TVs from classrooms in hopes of moving toward the use of projectors. Upcoming events will no longer be posted on TVs as in years past. It may be a big loss, but the Marquee hopes to help by adding a list of events to its online website. (www.mhsmarquee.com)

Lots of hype was given last year to the new BYOT policy and free school internet access. However, the wireless signal here seems to be encountering constant difficulty. It appears the students and wifi are going to be unable to make a good connection.

For what seems like a century, FM 407 has been under construction.

The orange cones have just become a part of the landscape. Although it doesn’t have to be completed immediately, at least finishing the road work sometime in the next 50 years would be nice.

Miss Ultimate

Amanda Collen

A different perspective This past summer, I traveled to what seemed like a completely different planet compared to the Dallas suburb I have lived in for the past 10 years.

As a member of the youth group at First United Methodist Church of Lewisville, I participated in a week-long mission trip in east Tennessee. When I signed up for the mission trip, sponsored by Appalachian Service Project (ASP), I knew this was not going to be a summer camp. We came equipped with hammers, safety goggles and work gloves. While working we wore jeans, sleeved shirts and work boots. There were absolutely no phone calls or texting unless it was an emergency. The purpose of the mission trip was to help others but also help us become better people inside, growing closer with others as well as with God. As we approached Cocke County, I was stunned by the poverty around the town. Many of the houses we passed were rotting and dilapidated. Trash was piled up in yards, and shrubbery was overgrown. Despite the conditions of their homes, the townspeople sat on their porches and waved as people walked down the street.

The home that I would be working on was owned by an elderly lady named Junie who not only had lived in the home for 40 years but had lived on the same street her whole life.

She was a widow and unable to make the necessary home repairs herself. Damage from storms that had been patched

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[things we don’t like]

Say Goodbye to TVs

or ignored over the years had eventually led to parts of her house becoming unsafe and uninhabitable. Despite this, she continued to make do.

I was able to meet her for the first time the evening before we began working on the house. When she smiled to greet us, her light green eyes lit up. Once we greeted her, she told us that we were free to come in her house at anytime and make ourselves at home. Junie also mentioned that on Friday she would cook lunch for us because she felt since we were giving a week of our lives to help fix her house, the least she could do was cook us lunch. The fact that she said this within the first 10 minutes of meeting us showed how kindhearted she was.

Junie’s house was a long, white trailer home. As we wandered around it, the ASP directors pointed out what we would need to do in order to repair the house as best we could.

The underpinning was no longer there, which allowed water to run underneath the house and damage the foundation.

We would need to create new underpinning with sheets of tin. The rotted wood on the bottom of the house needed to be replaced because it was chipping away. Insulation needed to be installed to keep the house warm during the winter.

The next morning I woke up and I didn’t follow my normal routine of dressing in a nice top and expensive jeans and having to worry about how my hair was perfectly curled or how my makeup looked. Instead, I wore the grubbiest shirt I owned and a pair of overalls. When we showed up at Junie’s we went straight to work. We started with the underpinning and cutting tin, which hurt muscles in my hand that I didn’t even know I had. Then, my friend and I worked on building a wood frame to go under the house to keep the side that was rotting standing. We hammered until our hands became so sore we couldn’t bend them into a fist.

During this experience of serving God through helping others, I was able to realize that I am extremely fortunate to have all that I have in my life. I really saw God through Junie because of how she would always mention that if she could do anything in her free time, she would go to church. Also, I realized how fortunate I am and how much we complain that we don’t have the “it thing” such as the newest iPhone, or the most expensive brands of clothing. These families don’t have anywhere near as much as we do. Yet people like Junie don’t wait for the storm to pass, they just learn to dance in the rain.

MARQUEE REMARKS “I’ve only used them once, and it was in second period. It was PE Partners. I just drew pictures of what I like to do.”

“The thinking maps just kind of helped ideas branch out.

It’s good because we have to channel our thoughts into specific categories and really think outside the box on topics.”

“We have tried to organize some information about classifying numbers, the process of solving equations and simplifying expressions using some of the thinking maps.”

Marisol Huerta, 11th

Emily Sparks, 12th

Dorothy Houck, Math

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What a story Mark

Ryan McDearmont

Lessons from collecting Over the summer, I got into collecting. Collecting DVDs, to be precise. Also CDs, but mostly movies. It wasn’t like I was looking for any specific films either. If I went to Movie Trading Company or Half-Price Books and saw something that caught my attention and was a decent price, I snapped it up. It’s not that I didn’t personally own DVDs before this summer.

I had a collection of about 20 movies, a variety of fairly wellknown stuff, like Die Hard and The Shining. It wasn’t until this summer that the small group of films mutated into a behemoth amassment.

As of now, there are about 140 DVDs in my collection. They now range anywhere from poltical thrillers to obscure horrors.

My personal favorites will always be the schlocky offerings that I spent far too much time searching for, like Tommy Wiseau’s epic “drama” The Room.

Starting this collection really gave me a new perspective on physical media in our digital age. These days, most everyone just buys music or movies digitally. While this is nice for the sake of convenience, I think that something physical is required for media to make a connection with its audience.

There’s something fundamentally different about taking a CD or DVD case off the shelf as opposed to watching data download on a computer monitor.

It also brings up the question of ownership. Those iTunes terms and conditions that no one ever reads state that you do NOT own anything you download from the client and are essentially “borrowing” the media in question. In fact, Bruce Willis has recently decided to sue Apple over the fact that in his will he cannot legally “bequeath” his extensive digital library of music to his children.

Assurance of a physical copy was one of the reasons I began collecting in the first place. If you have everything in a digital format, most of that stuff is gone if your computer crashes. I plan to buy everything in some physical form until the day that physical media is no longer manufactured.

I’m not necessarily condemning the new ways the Internet gives us to purchase. I love using Amazon. I typically reserve it for ordering harder-to-find things though. I love the feeling of checking the mail every day, waiting for something to come, being filled with anticipation every day on my way home from school. Am I too old for such childish glee? Who knows. Who cares.

The Internet makes the whole process easier, at least in terms of me being able to find exactly what I’m looking for.

Why don’t I just order everything on Amazon then? I guess because I enjoy the feeling of browsing used media stores too much to ever replace it. There’s something about scouring through the racks of DVDs and CDs at a store, thumbing through the selection, hoping you find that one thing you’re searching for. There’s also the chance that you may end up finding something you didn’t even know you were looking for.

While I certainly love computers and the Internet, I don’t think digital media will ever, or should ever, fully replace physical media. In the year 2050, when movies can be beamed directly into our brains, I’ll be the guy who still has a collection of DVDs holed up and refuses to buy even a Blu-ray player.

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EDITORIALS

Point/Counterpoint: Gun Control The Marquee has chosen two student AP Government essays with opposing viewpoints.

Liberal

Written by Nicholas Chase As I am writing this essay, I am on my way to Oklahoma with two .270 high powered rifles, one single-barrel twelve gauge shotgun, one side-by-side twelve gauge shotgun, one AR-15, and one subcompact glock all within four feet of my shooting hand. In the passenger seat is my dad’s buddy, a firearms expert and representative for a scope company. In the driver seat is my dad, a special ops staff sergeant. Behind the passenger seat, I am found, an advocate of strict gun control.

Guns should be limited to those individuals who pass the strictest of background checks.

Additionally, anyone who wishes to own a weapon should be first required to submit to psychological testing to ensure their “sanity”.

Concealed handguns should be prohibited in areas that ever host large groups of people as an attempt to minimize shootings when they do occur. Citizens who pass the necessary tests should be able to purchase either hunting weapons or weapons for personal protection but should be limited without any exception to weapons that are not fully automatic. All of these laws should be passed on the national

scale in order to create uniformity across every state.

Firearm advocates often suggest that stricter gun control would do little to prevent potential shooters from acquiring weapons and executing crimes. However, if stricter gun control laws were implemented, there would be more chances for a potential criminal to slip up and be discovered while planning his crime, before anyone is actually hurt.

Furthermore, the simple realization that gun acquisition is so difficult could be sufficient to dissuade potential criminals. Advocates of gun use also argue that concealed handguns save the lives of people who would have otherwise been victim of a shooting. These individuals claim that a concealed carrier can defend himself by shooting the shooter. Not one of the shooters this summer or in almost every other shooting in the past decade was stopped short by a concealed carrier.

Guns should be controlled in the strictest manner possible by the federal government and limited to only the most secure citizens.

Stricter control will minimize future shooting crimes and do little if anything to diminish a potential victim’s current ability to protect himself.

Conservative Written by Grant Vassar

Let’s face it: no matter how many laws and restrictions that are put in place, there will always be people who are violent, and innocent people will die. That will never change. Since we cannot hope to create a utopia on earth, we can only implement the solutions that will best protect others from harm. No solution will be perfect. But some may be better than others.

The issue of gun control often seems to conjure up horrific images of a deranged individual lashing out and slaughtering the innocent people around him, whether it be in a school, movie theater, religious institution, or other public place. Generally, the questions are raised: if more people had been equipped with guns, could the perpetrator have been taken down in time to save the lives of the innocent? Or is a stricter regulation of the possession and carrying of guns the key to a safer society?

Regulation is imperative, of course. Only for those bearing a gun license should it be lawful to carry and possess a firearm. These regulations for licensing (which would

include evaluations of possible criminal background, mental stability, and perhaps a safe demonstration of proper use) would ideally be developed on a national scale to ensure that the standard is uniform throughout the United States, thus deterring the circumvention of one state’s gun control laws by simply hopping to the next state.

But also, given the inevitability of murder in society, it is paramount that as many licensed people as possible have the means to equip themselves with the proper defenses against those who attempt to kill. University students, teachers, employees in various occupations, regular attendees of a religious service, and others must be prepared to retaliate in the face of violence.

It should be conceded that this is not a perfect policy. The very people that would be armed against others’ brutality may become the criminal themselves. Yet, this situation would arguably be a rarity. A citizenry wellarmed within defined parameters is a far better alternative to a society in which a population is rendered virtually defenseless because of policies that severely restrict the carrying of guns, no matter how well meaning the intention.

American gun laws must become more restrictive Staff Editorial In light of recent shootings, the second amendment is getting a closer look—leading to debates about whether or not firearm laws should become less lenient.

Because of the large number of murders committed with firearms, the leniency of laws and how easy it is to illegally purchase firearms, gun control laws should become tougher.

At gun shows, licensed retailers are obligated to submit the information of their customers’ purchases for a background check and take note of their purchases. They are allowed to buy and recieve guns on the same day due to the expiration of the 1994 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which required gun buyers to wait five days to recieve their gun. This act should be reinstated to prevent impulsive same-day gun buying.

However, this is not the case with unlicensed vendors or individual attendees, who are not obligated to follow these same rules. Almost half of gun sales are undocumented and purchased through this loophole. These undocumented purchases at gun shows should be more closely monitored so that we can make sure that these private people don’t abuse the right to bear arms. design sydney sund

States have their own laws regarding carrying firearms, and they all fall under three catagories—shall-issue, may-issue and no-issue. Shall-issue states allow carrying of concealed firearms to all qualified applicants with permits. May-issue states do not allow concealed carry unless authorities are given a good reason to issue the applicant a permit. In no-issue states, carrying concealed firearms isn’t allowed at all.

As of January 2012, 40 states are shallissue, nine states are may-issue and one state is no-issue. To ensure maximum safety, more states should become may-issue states so that people can still carry their guns, but not without a good reason to, such as if the person feels as if they need the guns for protection.

This way, people who may abuse the right to bear arms can be weeded out, and the people who will make proper use of guns will be able to have them.

In the course of their lives, almost half of Americans will be the victim of a violent crime, and more than half will become the victim of a crime more than once. In addition, two-thirds of the murders documented in the US in 2010 were completed with firearms.

This isn’t to say that people don’t use other weapons, such as knives and clubs and even their bare hands, but restrictions on firearms can reduce the murder rate in America.

Laws regarding rights to bear arms should

be more restrictive. It’s too easy for people to obtain firearms illegally. Also, many states live under minimally restrictive criteria to carry concealed firearms in public places where people are more likely to be harmed. Of course, people who purchase guns legally can

still harm others.

If laws were more restrictive, the number of murders in America may be reduced.

Change needs to happen, and lives don’t need to be lost. For your voice to be heard on this subject, contact your congressman.

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SPOTLIGHT

SCAN HERE Scan here to view a gallery of additonal photos from the homecoming carnival.

All fun and games Students fundraise at annual Homecoming Carnival

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Freshman Juliet Pujals plays with her teammates at the carnival. The cheerleaders performed at the pep rally following the carnival at the Marauder Stadium.

Mr. Hood watches Lydia Hood play at the dunk tank. The Homecoming Carnival was located at the front of Marcus High School.

Junior Julia Aijkens paints faces at the annual Homecoming Carnival. The carnival took place on Sept. 9.

the marquee october 5, 2012

Students throw pies at Mr. Mullin at the carnival. This supported the Friends of Rachel club.

Junior Alex Kobus helps Circle of Friend at the carnival by volunteering. The club set up a toilet paper roll toss as a fundraiser.

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