The Patriot, February 2002, Issue 4, Vol 37

The PATRIOT John Carroll School

Volume 37, Number 4

February 14, 2002

Seniors granted dismissal privilege

by Chris O’Reilly Staff Writer Since he was appointed principal of JC, Mr. Barker has been quick to make changes throughout the school. In the past 5 months, JC has seen the introduction of prayer before classes, a new security system, a school rugby team, and the latest early release policy.

The school has also become far more technologically aware over the course of the 2001-2002 school year, with announcements being sent to homerooms via email, and teachers storing grades in their computers. His newest policy, however, is exclusively for the seniors, and has been received with nothing but a positive response.

The school has already approved the new early release policy.

It will go into effect after the parents agree to let their child participate.

The policy allows seniors with free

mods at the end of the day to leave school early. However, as this is a privilege, it has to be earned by the students.

To be eligible for the early release policy, a senior must be in good academic and disciplinary standing and must have a good attendance record. Then, with parental consent, a senior can leave school once their classes are over for the day. They must then leave school immediately and may not return to the campus after departing.

This system has been used in other private schools, and was first considered as being used in JC last year, when the senior class approached the academic council. The policy was reviewed but eventually was not recommended by the council. However, when approached again this year, the academic council balanced the pros and cons of the policy and decided that it was appropriate.

Mr. Scholl said that the purpose of the new policy is, “To enable the students to manage their unsched-

2002 Winter Olympics

by Colleen O’Brien Managing Editor It’s that time of year when the words aerial, axle, lutz, jump, and downhill are heard frequently as you channel search the TV. The reason being that the XIX 2002 Winter Olympic Games have begun. Athletes from around the world have skied, skated, and sledded their way to Slat Lake City, Utah to participate in one of the fifteen events.

The Games began on February 8th and will last till the 24th. During this time many students and teachers will watch their favorite sports. Ms. Dombrock said she will be watching a majority of the Olympics and especially likes the ice hockey and basketball games. But, she will also be watching for some old friends who will be participating this year. “It is really interesting to see their names listed” said Ms.Dombrock. Ms. Dombrock, herself a ice- hockey player in high school and college, knows USA ice hockey players Chris Drury and Jeremy Roenick from college. She also knows hockey player Natalie Darwitz. “Natalie is from the high school right next to me and we used to play against her.” Also, Ms. Dombrock’s high school friend,

Kristina Koznick is on the women’s alpine skiing team. “I am really happy for Kristina because in 1998 she torn her ACL right before the Olympic tryouts.” Ms. Dombrock has met Picabo Street, “the comeback queen”, twice because she is best friends with Kristina.

Even though most students and teachers will not have personal connections to the Olympics, many will watch the events they enjoy.

Some people like the gracefulness of skating or the agility of skiers. Junior Lauren Betzing said she liked the curling because “ I enjoy watching the people push the shiny disc down the ice.”

Others are attracted by the excitement of watching fast and amazing sports. One of these sports is the skeleton. This sport consists of sledding down icy slopes with speeds up to 80mph head first. While the athletes may be praying to finish fast enough to win a medal, their dentists cringe as their teeth barely miss hitting the slope. Another fast favorite is the luge. Junior Adam Bauer said “ I like the luge because of its super high speeds. It’s pretty cool.”

uled time, and to give them flexibility in using off campus facilities.”

Regarding the new policy, senior Gerard Nagle commented that, “It’s about time the administration treated us like young adults.”

In the junior class, Bobby Louis said, “I think it’s a good privilege, but it should be expanded to include the juniors as well, because we are also able to drive, and therefore we wouldn’t loiter around the school.”

However, when Mr. Scholl was asked if the policy was going to be changed to include the other classes, he deemed it unlikely. Juniors must wait until next school year to experience this privilege.

Cupid has Catholic origins

by Sara Ruzicka Entertainment Editor Boxes of chocolates, love letters stacked high, and bouquets upon bouquets of flowers come to your door for Valentine’s Day simply because Cupid decided to send his arrow directly towards that one person with you in mind.

Or maybe your name was r a n d o m l y chosen out of the box to be “the mate of the year” for the special individual lucky enough to have the slip of paper with your name on it.

Either way, love isn’t the only thing flirting around with people of all ages this year: the ever-so-famous origin of Valentine’s Day myths are coming back for another shot at winning the audiences heart.

Although the Cupid story makes for a nice “reason for the season,” and may very well be incorporated into the lines during the corny woo session the boy at the locker next to you has planned, it wasn’t the legend that started this “love day.”

It just seems so easy to say that a simple prick of Eros’(most commonly called Cupid) dart sparked a love so great that his lady would perform close to impossible tasks just to still be worthy of his love. Love is not that easy.

In actuality, Valentine’s Day sparked from something as simple as paper and a pencil. It was eight hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine’s day that a Roman pagan celebration took place in mid-February, celebrating

young men’s rite of passage to the god Lupercus. This celebration featured a lottery in which the young men would draw the names of teenage girls from a box. The girl assigned to each participant would, from then on, be that individual’s companion during the remainder of the year.

Not overly pleased with this immoral pagan practice, Pope Gelasius ordered a slight change in the lottery.

Instead, the names of women were replaced with the names of saints, now allowing for both men and women to draw from the box that was once so eagerly awaited by the men of ancient roman times. ...Continued on page 11

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The P ATRIO T PA TRIOT John Carroll School 703 Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD 21014 Volume 37, Number 4, February 14, 2002 Editor-in-Chief....................................................Andrew Lazor Managing Editor..................... .........................Colleen O’Brien Opinions Editor.....................................................Tara Hofherr News Co-Editor................................................Louis Perseghin News Co-Editor....................................................Joel Wienholt Features Co-Editor...........................................Jacki Kosdemba Features Co-Editor.............................................Ryan McCavitt Entertainment Co-Editor.......................................Sara Clafferty Entertainment Co-Editor........................................Sara Ruzicka Sports Co-Editor...................................................Owen Jordan Sports Co-Editor..........................................Mary Kate Sullivan Web Editor...........................................................Katie Chlada Cartoonist...........................................................Adam Trionfo Graphic Designer.................................................Ryan Hofherr Photography Co-Editor..........................................Miyako Igari Photography Co-Editor..................................Rose Ellen Walker Business Manager...........................................Chiara Fortunato Moderator..............................................................Mr. Ionescu

Pesky college application fees unnecessary, unfair Like most seniors, I dropped off my college applications in the guidance office, including the application itself, essays, and application fees during the first week of December. I was then informed that the John Carroll guidance office charges a fivedollar “processing fee” for each application. I do not understand why this fee is necessary. Tuition to John Carroll is over $8000 each year, and I think that this sizeable sum would be enough to cover the cost of photocopying and mailing each application.

The funding provided largely by student tuition already makes it possible to purchase envelopes, paper, and postage to process the applications. The guidance office is then asking each senior to purchase again these supplies.

Even more ridiculous is charging this same fee for online applications, when the guidance office does not even have to mail the application! I fully realize that student tuition must cover many costs for the school, including maintenance, utilities, teacher salaries, and the purchasing of new equipment. However, the cost of “processing” an application is relatively small when compared to the amount of a tuition check.

Why can’t these “processing fees” be taken directly from student tuition? Although the fee in itself is small, it is an annoyance on a day-to-day basis.

Besides tuition, many additional fees plague the student and his family. The cost of books is substantial (AP Chemistry students

have to pay $60 to rent a book!), food in the cafeteria has always had a high price tag, and even schedule changes require a charge! All of these annoying costs add up quickly, especially for a student that already gives most, if not all, of his resources in time, effort, talent, and effort to school on a daily basis.

I work hard to be a John Carroll student. I already give a lot to the community, only to be charged with another fee every time I turn around. I feel as though the hard-earned money that my parents have put towards my education is being spent on the wrong things.

Why can the football team afford to purchase new jerseys so often? Why can we spend money on lots of Christmas decorations?

Why can we spend money of keys, penlights, fine-arts-wing tee shirts, and St. Francis of Assisi bookmarks for each and every student? Why can we spend money on a climate survey? Why can we spend money to send Christmas cards to each family, but not spend money on sending my college transcripts to schools that will be shaping my future?

College is where I will complete my education and go into the workplace, but without the foundation provided to my by John Carroll, my future would be radically different that what it will be. Why am I charged twenty dollars to step off of this foundation? I had to pay twenty dollars for the entrance exam, and I’m now charged twenty dollars to leave. I’ve spent so much time, effort and money to build this foundation- is it necessary to charge me more?

Daniel J. Miller

Staff: Valerie Beach, Adam Bell, Katie Chlada, Mike Critzer, Jenny DeGree, Lauren Dunn, Gene Etting, Rosalie Gant, Matt Garono, Jon Gentri, Mairead Gordon, Amy Graul, Ryan Hofherr, Chris Hoover, Kevin Korczynski, Ryan Kramer, Laurie Krysiak, Emily Lyles, Sam Marell, Grace Matelli, Chris O’Reilly, Craig Parsons, Michele Renaud, Stephanie Rew, Amanda Rok, Julie Ross, Tom Scilipoti, Jennifer Smith, Bobby Spero, Maygan Switalski, John Vigliotti, Megan Whiteleather, Valerie Zimmerer

The Patriot is a publication of the students of John Carroll School.

The views and opinions expressed in The Patriot are not necessarily the views and opinion of the Board or Administration of John Carroll School. The editorial staff invites and greatly appreciates comments from readers on any issue.

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My as-yet-unnamed opinions column.

Opinions Editor Will the money gargling never end?! Last fall it was the cafeteria, and this January it’s the bookstore prices. For as long as anyone can remember candy at the bookstore has been fifty cents, two quarters, half a dollar! It was so easy to just grab, borrow, or find fifty cents. Now you have to find two quarters, one dime, and a nickel!

That is ridiculous. I mean, how random is sixty-five cents?! Suppose you wanted a Snickers bar and some Sprees. In the old (cheap) days, you could just whip out a dollar, but now you would need one dollar and … hold on… let me just grab a pen and paper…okay, a calculator… and thirty cents.

Here is one part of the problem: who can possibly add these new numbers at the drop of a hat? And what about those poor people who get sent on trips to buy candy for a bus load of hungry athletes?

Five Milky Ways, four Skittles, and three bags of chips. That comes to…don’t even go there! Even more importantly, why do our school’s prices keep rising? Will there ever be an end to the increases? We students have very limited incomes, even those of us who do work.

Now it seems that it’s just getting sucked up by our very own school.

This is not only difficult for us, but for Mrs. Grimes and the students who work there. The bookstore is already crowded enough in afternoon, now it will be even more crowded, with people having to stop and count their change. The point is simple--$8,100 is not enough for JC from their 800 parents, the time has come for them to start robbing the students too.

Waning school spirit an area of concern Dear Tara, This letter is in response to the recent trends in school spirit – or more appropriately, the lack thereof. I guess it can be traced back to the actions of a few starving artists in the parking lot after the Powder Puff game, but it didn’t stop there. Two dances canceled in the past two months. I wonder if any other class can claim such a record? I guess the incident, being isolated, could be harmless… but what kind of example are we setting? Just look at the little, and yes, impressionable frshmen. What lessons are we teaching? That school spirit doesn’t matter? They’ll have Senioritis before the end of sophomore year at this rate! For the sake of our Freshies, we must take action!!

Jest aside, this trend is rather alarming. Perhaps the fault of diminished dance attendance lies simply in their presentation. What enthusiasm can be fostered when dance announcements are made with the same charisma and tone of voice that announces the location of the weekly detention? I think students have forgotten that these activites are theirs. I mean, I doubt that the administration loses any sleep at the thought of another dance canceled. The administration gives us dances as opportunities to make our mark on the school in a positive and enjoyable way. So go to dances, bring your friends, make the event (for it surely won’t be made by the “quality” deejays that John Carroll hires!)

Make it a completely selfish act-these are for you, make them your own.

We spend four short years here at John Carroll, supposedly living “the best years of our lives.” Well, I don’t know about all that, but we can surely make the best of them. So whether you decide to get involved in the school for the sake of freshman, or yourself, we’ll be glad to have you; because without you there is no school community and no desire to have one.

Student blames Patriot’s shoddy readership for all his problems “I have beheld many pounds of baloney during my cafeteria modulars as a schoolboy. However, the sauciest is not to be found in the lunch line, but on these pages, in the very line which you read now.” This student is referring to the rash of silliness that has permeated The Patriot in recent months. From a drug named Pokemon to “epic rivalries” between erudite publications, from queer calendars to quicksand that pops you back out, such rubbish was once confined to an April Fool’s edition of The Patriot, has left students perplexed, unable to discern fact from fabrication.

The baloney, this writer believes, is largely an attempt to reinvigorate a slumping readership. In the 1980’s, The Patriot, at its peak, ascertained a circulation of 1100 from the student body. The numbers swelled as to induce the installation of the 72 lockers that now stud the path to the weight room. Today, however, readership has swaged to a more modest 870, leaving those exceedingly wide lockers abandoned. (note: I have since discovered that I erred, only contributing to the abounding sham. Those lockers, which point the path to the athletic facilities, indeed are in use.)

Such manipulative meanderings have only violated the vivacity of the student body. The January distribution provides soul insight. Its calendar, a motley blend of legitimate holidays and events of dubious nature. It is in all likeliness the cause of the lack of response to the Sadie Hawkins Dance.

Another JC student explains, “I wanted to go to the dance. I really did!

Yet, my desire to exercise my feminine rights could not surpass my dear that it would be another tool of tomfoolery, employed by The Patriot. On the fourth of January, the designated day, I had arrived at school, bearing smugly my dimple and my chad. With shock and embarrassment, however, I was confronted with multitudinous qualities of students who did not carry either facial feature. I had been duped.”

Subtle incorporation of ebonical lingo, such as “chill,” throughout the periodical is the most hateful of hoodwinks. The dastardly deed swindles the readership with the suggestion that The Patriot speaks for the students, that it is their voice. The beacon of light in this descending darkness finds substance in a column without title, tad, or destination. It has been provisionally dubbed “Your Idea Here.” As implied, it is “a way for you to voice…publicly…comments…concerns, and criticisms.” The lack of fervor to this opportunity, however, has left Tara no outlet but to print these words of chastisement. Write to Tara.

David Cole Dear David, The only thing I have to say in response to this letter is, “What are you talking about?!” If you are blaming the decrease in attendance to JC on The Patriot, I suggest you talk to Mrs. Mountain about current enrollment, which I believe to be increasing. You also seem to be criticizing The Patriot for printing the occasional humorous story...I think. In light of recent national events, doesn’t everyone need to read something a little lighthearted and entertaining once in awhile?

Furthermore your inordinate use of sizable terminology has led me to believe that we should have headlined your article “Student utilizes excessive verbiage to confuse Patriot staff.” These were all my thoughts prior to my coming of the final paragraph where I suddenly realized you were encouraging people to write to me, and for this, I thank you. Every contribution helps even if I can’t understand it.

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Sam Heere-Beyer Dear Sam, Thank you for writing to me on this extremely touchy subject. I tend to agree with you that there definitely is a lack of school spirit, and I’m not sure why that is. Hopefully, people will read your letter and realize how unspirited our community appears, and they will all make a conscious effort to attend the future dances.

In the meantime, dance patrons such as you and I will have to verbally encourage attendance at these school functions and bring with us a crowd of enthused people.

February 14, 2002

You think it’s a joke? I kick you out and lock the door! A joke? EH?

Need some help Vinny?

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No Carlos! Muy chistoso, eh? You and your friend, get out of my store!

That was not chill! Crazy Italians.

They’re not even Italian.

Oh...wanna peace to BK? Sure. Got any fogs?

No,but I got a sick OAR bootleg.

I’m afraid to ask about their tacos!

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Mock Trial Team:

by Rosalie Gant Staff Writer As the Mock Trial Team meeting started, one could hear buzzwords from American history being thrown around for the next project; Lizzy Borden, Sacco and Vanzetti, The Boston Massacre, and Titanic.

The historic trials associated with these people and events are the subject of the Mock Trial team’s exhibitions, but they are not repeating history. The Mock Trial team researches and recreates trials from American history before a jury of faculty members that may open to include honors and AP history students in the future.

Members play the roles of lawyers, witnesses, and defendants.

Moderator Mr. Couchman has the role of judge. Lawyers present the evidence and argue their case in their own way after researching the trial in newspaper articles, historical magazines and mock trial websites.

Witnesses do their research too: their

testimonies must be historically accurate.

The trials that are chosen correspond with the time-period of study of the junior History class.

They are always American trials and usually are ones that the average person would have heard of.

The team tries to stay away from trials that are too volatile or have been too publicized. For instance, the Scopes monkey trial, which was suggested by many members at the meeting was dismissed by Mr. Couchman.

The last trial held was that of Henry Wirz, a soldier from the Civil War. He had originally been found guilty of a war crime, but in the JC library, he was found innocent by a military tribunal that included teachers Mr. Gallen, and Mr. Chrismer.

The verdicts are by no means set. In fact, Mr. Couchman stated that when choosing a trial, they look for something that, “could go either way.” They are not however, re-writing history. Evidence must

photo by Miyako Igari

Re-writing history one trial at a time

With poise and confidence, the honorable Mr. Couchman delivers the verdict to the Mock Trial Team. Guilty...OF FUN!!!

have been available at the time (no DNA testing, etc.) and historical fact must be honored.

If anything becomes skewed, the lawyers have the right to a “Historical Objection,” as well as the standard objection used in the courtroom. Mock Trials are a lesson in history as well as law.

Observers are welcome at the trials, and the team opens to new

United Nations at JC

by Craig Parsons Staff Writer For most of its history, JC has stumbled about in the proverbial diplomatic wilderness, isolated, and alone. Calls have gone unanswered, requests for aid denied by the great powers; yet through it all, no one ever seemed to know why. These days of darkness are over. After years of isolation, the school has finally taken responsibility for ending its status as an international pariah with the foundation of a Model United Nations delegation.

JC’s nascent delegation, founded and chaired by Mrs. Russell and Mr. Heubeck, applied early in February for participation in the Columbia Model United Nations Conference, held from May 3-4 at the New York university of the same name.

Boasting over 200,000 members in America, Model United Nations is designed to further high school and university students’ understanding of international cooperation, diplomacy, and foreign affairs. Delegations are assigned a nation to represent in diplomatic

simulation.

After months of familiarization with their assigned nations’ official policies, the delegates engage in negotiations, vote on resolutions, and employ the knowledge and interpersonal skills needed for success at the highest level of international diplomacy.

Students thus gain opportunities to participate in large-scale debates, refining their speaking skills and powers of negotiation while simulating the processes of such diverse bodies as the Security Council, the Commission for Disarmament, and the General Assembly.

Provided the application succeeds, the Columbia conference will mark the first of what is hoped to be consistent involvement in the Model United Nations. This event will mark the apex of the experience, but the real work and real reward come in the months leading up to the conference as students gradually gain the international understanding critical to diplomatic success.

According to moderator Mrs. Russell, “Model United Nations provides a valuable opportunity for

members at the start of every new trial. Anyone interested in history or law should look into joining the Mock Trial team.

At the end of the meeting, the vote had settled on Lizzy Borden.

Although she was found innocent at the original trial, you have it from Mr. Couchman that, “there’s a pretty good chance that we’ll hang her this time.”

Hannes bids students Auf Wiedersehen

A farewell ceremony for German exchange student Hannes Datta was held in the faculty dining room. While at JC, Hannes enriched the campus with his bright attitude and joyous smile. He participated in Music Ministry, Variety Show, Band, and Chorus. He will be “Hannestly” missed.

students to gain an international awareness, critical thinking skills, and a grasp of the art of diplomacy.”

This global awareness, and

the resulting understanding of world politics, culture, and history, can only stand to benefit the delegates and the school community in general.

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Dancers celebrate despite snow

by Lou Perseghin News Co-Editor

American culture, performed.

Also, Lenape flutist Eagle On a very snowy January Warrior performed 19 th , 2002, the second annual traditional songs.

Morning Star Celebration was held This year, in the gymnasium turned dance arena Clayton Old Elk and at JC. The doors to the celebration Mitchelene Big Man, opened at 11, and the events who were the head continued until 7 that evening. dancers, led the The snow did curb the celebration. Clayton attendance of the ceremonies sang a song for Mr. considerably from the first annual Scholl in gratitude for celebration last year. Last year, hosting the ceremonies about 700 spectators attended the and bringing the Native event. Gary Scholl, the organizer of American culture to the the Pow Wow, said, “if there were students of JC. “The 100 [spectators] this year, we were crow people have a lucky.” For those that did manage tradition where they sing to brave the elements and attend the an honoring song,” said celebration, there was certainly no Mr. Scholl. “He sang in reason to be disappointed. crow while we walked According to Mr. Scholl, around the arena to honor me for “we had some of the best southern sponsoring the event.” singers in the country.” Participants About 4 hours into the came from as far Morning Star away as Oklahoma, e had Celebration, the Indiana, New York, dancers, singers, and some of Virginia, New Jersey traders all took a break and North Carolina. the best south- for a Pow Wow For their aptly named ern singers in tradition second year in a row, the ‘feed.’ Like last Don Hockenberry year, Mr. Perry and his the country. served as the Master wife Debbie, as well of Ceremonies and as Dee Martindale -Mr. Scholl Ted Severe served as and Kathy Scholl, the Arena Director. cooked for all the After the color guard procession, the participants. Common food includes dancing began with traditional style soup and chili with corn bread, and dancers performing a grass dance. the JC Pow Wow was no different.

Mr. Scholl explained that the dance The Perrys made copious originated from Native Americans amounts of chili, while Ms. living in the plains, and that “their job Martindale made a generous amount is to beat down the grass for the other of chicken soup. Some of the dancers, to break down the center traders also cooked traditional of the arbor at the beginning of the Native American food such as Indian celebration.” tacos and fry bread. All of the food After the grass dance was served was donated by Klein’s performed, the arena was opened to Supermarket. many varied styles of traditional The Morning Star dance. One dancer even had a fully Celebration hosted by JC is the first beaded Lakota dress. The hand real event in the Mid-Atlantic area beaded designs across the upper part this year. Just about every weekend of the dress all represent different for the rest of the season, one need events from family history, including only take a short drive to attend a service in the armed forces, Pow Wow. Mr. Scholl, during the marriages, births, deaths, and many summer months, travels West and other events spanning a multitude of attends Pow Wows similar to the generations and years. one held at JC. Although there were only 50 The money raised from this dancers this year, down from 70 last year’s Morning Star Celebration year, Mr. Scholl said that overall, the totaled only $1,063, as compare to regalia and dances performed this last years $1874.50.

This year far surpassed what he had considerable drop in money raised expected. John Smith was in charge can be attributed to the snow storm. of organizing the drum groups and All of the money goes to the St. head dancers.

Labre Indian School in Ashland, There were four different Montana. This school, despite their drum groups at the ceremony, and teaching in the manner of the group led by Jon Orens Catholicism, does not receive any performed a dance in honor of the money from the Church. Checks are departed Evelyn Wahkiney Voelker, still coming in from various people who was a good friend to many of who wish to help the school, and the the people in attendance. Singing business office wrote a check to St. groups such as Spirit Wing, whose Labre for the money raised by the music celebrates the Native event.

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Top: Boe Harris, a Chippewa/Lacota Indian, talks to Mr. Scholl.

Left: Mitchelene Big Man, one of the head dancers, participates in the ceremony.

Above: Eagle Warrior plays a traditional Indian flute. Eagle Warrior is a member of the Lenape Tribe.

Bottom: The trading booths had various crafts for sale, as well as artwork.

All photos by Sarah Tilotta

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Busting fogs now burned out anyone with tobacco, that he asks them to get rid of the product. Most people comply with this, so there are no major problems. He said that they do not automatically call the police upon viewing someone of legal age with these possessions.

stated in the handbook.

You’re probably wondering what all of that means for students.

That policy ensures that John Carroll promotes a healthy environment for its students to learn. Upon speaking with our principal, Mr. Barker, he seemed pleased with our current policy. He described that policy as “a social contract between the school and administrators and its students.” To enforce these policies for visitors to our campus, signs are posted around the grounds. Mr. Barker also said that if he sees

However, some students feel that there is something lacking in the school policy.

Marianne Ramsay, of the sophomore class, said, “If people at school are not allowed to smoke, this should extend equally to people other than students.”

She also went on to say that they should reinforce the rules a bit more due to the fact that Since JC is now a smoke free campus, cigasmoke can sometimes rette butts and empty packs of Camel Lights be smelled from are now limited to the Upper Rockfield lot. cigarettes illegally on the campus. run the risk of having these items, Meghan Rowland, also of then you really do not care about it the sophomore class, stated, “If you or being in John Carroll.” photo by Rose Walker

Most John Carroll students live life easily, with homework and friends balancing out accordingly.

However, this is not the case for all students. Hopefully, most will not fall into the vortex of self-doubt that is alcoholism or addiction to tobacco products.

The John Carroll community has been fortunate not to have major problems with either alcohol or tobacco use among its students. Upon asking some students, none of them knew what the alcohol and smoke-free campus policy was. Do you know what it is? For those of you that answered no, John Carroll has a very clear policy on the expected substance control by its students. On page 47 in the Student Handbook, it clearly states that the aforementioned products are prohibited on school property. This does not just mean in school; this also includes cars and anywhere on the grounds to offcampus activities including field trips and exchange programs.

The punishment for having these on school property or having consumed these objects is either 3

or 4 demerits. The number of demerits could result in the dismissal of that student from school. Any athlete having these items would be suspended from the team for 30 days and would then need to permission from the coach to return to the team.

Under certain circumstances, a students possessions could be searched. The administration reserves the right to do that, as is

photo by Rose Walker

by Jennifer Smith Staff Writer

Marines take control in Afghanistan

by Gene Etting Staff Writer Gyrenes. Leathernecks.

Devil Dogs. The Green Machine.

Marines. Whatever you call them, the title of Marine denotes much more than just a soldier from the sea.

It is a title respected and feared the world over. As the Red Star, official paper of the Soviet army, wrote in March 1965, “The appearance of Marines on foreign soil has always in the past indicated the beginning of extremely dangerous military adventures.”

The first “extremely dangerous military adventure” of the Twenty–First century began on Nov. 25, 2001, when Marines of the 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), MEU (SOC), entered Taliban-controlled area of southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and established Camp Rhino.

Camp Rhino is what is referred to as a “Forward Operating Base” or FOB. The idea of a FOB is to allow troops to gain control over an enemy controlled area, and then move out, allowing more troops to enter the country. The Marines accomplished this task excellently, with daily patrols outside of their perimeter; no Taliban forces dared

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attack the heavily armed and highly anything different from any prison in motivated Marines.

America. As a matter of fact, these However, the Marines were Muslim extremists have each been prepared to do more than sit back given a copy of the Koran, the Holy and allow anti-Taliban forces to do Book of Islam, to read. the brunt of the fighting. There was The Marines are known as talk of allowing the Marines to some of America’s best foreign support the attack on Kandahar by policy tools, and as such, have been the Northern the targets of Alliance, but due to terrorists. In 1979, a he Marines the fear of mob of Islamic casualties, this idea are entirely fundamentalists took was nixed. entire staff of the self-sufficient. the While most US Embassy in services have taken Iran They can do it Tehran, steps to make hostage, including all. Air, land, the Embassy’s themselves seem and sea.” less aggressive and Marine contingent. more progressive, In 1983, a Muslim -Mr. Vierheller the Marines have suicide bomber done the complete drove a truck bomb opposite. In fact, through the gate of the CNN was outraged over a statement Marine Barracks in Lebanon, and made by a Marine. This Marine was killed 241 Marine peacekeepers. a Captain in the Scout/Snipers.

Marines were killed when When asked about how he felt about Islamic terrorists bombed the US fighting al-Qaeda and the Taliban, he Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. said, “I think it’s kind of like hunting Marines were also deer.” on board the USS Human rights groups have Cole, when it was also been quick to accuse the attacked by Muslim Marines at Guantanamo Bay of terrorists in Yemen. abuses of al-Qaeda prisoners. Marines were killed These allegations stem from the fact in the jetliner assault that prisoners are “shackled” and on the Pentagon, and kept in “cage-like jail cells.” Hardly New York police and

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firemen, some of whom were former Marines, were killed that infamous September day. Also, 7 Marines have died in aircraft accidents in the war.

Although it is well known that US Special Forces have been in Afghanistan for quite some time, it has never been revealed which units were there. It is a strong possiblilty that Marines are present in Afganistan because Marine Force Recon is trained to avoid detection, gather intelligence and be the eyes and ears of the US Marine Corps.

The title of Marine is one that stays with someone their entire life. Mr. Vierheller, who teaches sophomore religion classes, is a former Marine. On why the Marines are suited to the War on Terror he said, “They are the only unit that reports directly to the President, and they are the only ones prepared to fight this war. The Marines are entirely self-sufficient. They can do it all. Air, Land, or Sea.”

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by Jacki Kosdemba Features Co-Editor Belief in a spirit world, inhabited by dead souls, has fascinated people for centuries.

Over time, different methods of communication with these spirits have been experimented with.

Many ancient cultures consulted mediums to speak with their dead relatives. Later, psychics claimed to communicate with the dead through telepathy. Today, communication with these spirits is as easy as driving down to the local toy store and purchasing a $17 dollar, glow-in-the-dark Ouija board.

The idea for creating an Ouija board was first developed in the mid-1800’s, when two American sisters thought they could communicate with a spirit by exchanging taps with it through a wall. A different number of taps represented each letter of the alphabet. After supposedly having communication with the spirit, many others were inspired to search for

their own spectres. By the 1960’s, William Fuld had begun producing the actual Ouija board and later the game was taken over by Parker Brothers, which continues their production today.

Ouija boards can also be created at home.

Often people may cut out large paper letters and numbers, placing them on a table in regular Ouija style. By using a table as a board, more people are able to use it, and so it has been popular at parties.

To begin communication through the board, a person should start by moving the planchette(the heart shaped playing piece) in circles around the board.

This creates energy that will aid in ghost communication. The next step requires using a prayer, to welcome good spirits.

At this time lighting a white candle to keep away bad spirits is suggested. Have two to three people place two of their fingers lightly on

the planchette. Then ask if any one would like to talk. A spirit will respond by moving the planchette to different letters. Never move the planchette, it should move on its own.

Once there is a response other questions may be asked.

Never ask more than one question at once or ask elaborate questions; they will confuse the spirits. Although the legitimacy of the board has never been proven, a person should never ask for something they are not prepared to deal with. After the session has

ended, move the planchette to “goodbye,” remove the planchette from the board, and turn the board over.

The 1973 movie, The Exorcist, increased fears of the evil powers of the board, when the star of the film, Reagan, summoned a demon spirit named Captain Howdy. It is believed by some that overly-excited and/or emotional people may fall subject to spirit possession while playing the board.

The spirit would then cause them to act out violently and potentially become suicidal. Therefore if a person does decide to use an Ouija board, whether it is genuine or not, they should never do anything that could potentially cause harm.

To this day the authenticity of Ouija boards is still in question.

Some think of it as just a game, others believe it to be a void into a world of spirits, some fear that it contains evil powers, and should never be tampered with.

Hughes fraternizes with Elian’s dad

by Katie Chlada Staff Writer

The island of Cuba is only ninety miles from Key West, Florida, but it may as well be a world away.

The third world, communist country remains an enigma to most. But for Mr. Hughes, Cuba has proven to be a cultural enlightenment.

Starting January 6, Mr. Hughes spent two weeks in Cuba, accompanied by a group of students and professors from Notre Dame College, where his wife is a Spanish professor.

The excursion included the cities of Havanna, Santiago da Cuba, Vardero, and Vinalles. There, Mr. Hughes studied Cuban culture and politics while interacting with the Cuban people.

Cuba is one of the only remaining countries under communist rule, so naturally there are many travel restrictions. Mr. Hughes had to receive permission from the government in order to travel there.

Flights can not fly directly from the United States into Cuba. Mr. Hughes had to first fly to Nassau, Bahamas and then to Cuba.

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and America isn’t perfect, but the way of life by which each sustains itself is so intriguing,” said Mr. Hughes. “The Cubans are truly nice people.”

One of Mr. Hughes most memorable moments ironically occurred in a restaurant. His server happened to be Juan Miguel Gonzalez, father of Elian Gonzalez.

Mr. Hughes said, “Mr. Gonzalez found out that I was an integral part of a protest to send his son back to Cuba when he traveled to the United States. He personally came to thank me and we had a very in d e p t h discussion.”

Mr. Hughes also spent some time in the rural villages of Cuba. He attended a “spiritual.” This was a combination of voodoo rituals and Christian practices. Mr. Hughes stated, “The whole town interacted with our group.”

The group attended a baseball game in Santiago da Cuba to watch the best team in the country play. This also became a notable event, which will surely go in Mr. Hughes’s memoirs.

Mr. Hughes returned to the United States not only with two cases of authentic Cuban cigars but also a new perspective on the Cuban people and their colloquialisms.

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Controversy whirlwind surrounds plans “Code Red” put to test

by Chris O’ Reilly Staff Writer

When thinking of all the possible scenarios in which terrorism can occur, a school should not be an example that comes to mind.

Unfortunately, over the past five years school shootings and violence in schools has become an all too common occurrence.

Since 1997, there have been 18 school shootings that have killed or wounded approximately 140 people throughout America. In the wake of these events, schools nationwide have undergone serious changes in order to increase security and the safety of the staff and students. JC is no exception.

Security and emergency plans at JC have undergone many changes since the school was first opened. As some students may know, there is a bomb shelter located under the library, which was installed when the school was built in the ‘60s during the height of the Cold War. Regarding emergency drills, Mr. Appleby recalls that when he first joined the school 31 years ago, the only emergency plans in use were “fire drills and that’s all. They were usually about once, maybe twice a year.”

School security was drastically increased when Mr. Saukites joined the JC Maintenance Department in 1995. He had a new security system installed that requires a key and a code in order to get into school after hours. Over the years, many rooms in the school have had sensors installed to detect if someone tried to enter the school through one of the windows.

JC has also experimented with different evacuation plans to maximize student safety. Juniors and seniors will remember the drill conducted a couple of years ago where the students left the school and congregated around the track. Now the emergency plan has been changed once more to a new system consisting of Code Red and Code Yellow situations. JC hope that this

Photos Right: Top-Students in Mrs. Selway’s class huddle in a corner during code red; Lower Left-Teacher hangs poster on door windows to prevent peeping gunmen; Lower Right-Mrs. Selway reinacts a 1950’s style bomb drill. will make the emergency drills even more efficient.

The basic idea of these new plans is to get all students out of the hallways and into classrooms. Any student in the hallways during an emergency must report directly to the nearest classroom and stay there with the other students until the emergency is over.

Response to the new system has been hesitant. Mr. Ionescu sees the new plan as “a step in the right direction.” Junior Jeff Gray is not as enthusiastic about it saying, “By holding the students in the classrooms, it is presenting a terrorist with the opportunity to be shooting fish in a barrel.”

It is impossible for the school to have a plan to deal with every situation because there are too many possibilities, but it is possible to stop the threat of violence in the school before it gets out of hand. In almost every case of school shootings the people holding the guns are the students themselves. These killers have been driven to a point where they need to express their pain by hurting others. Bullying, stress and depression can all lead to violent situations, and it is because of this that JC cracks down on any cases of bullying in the school.

Vice principal Mr. Scholl said, “There are many ways to prevent violence: by listening to students and by addressing problems like bullying aggressively. And at John Carroll we do that.”

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Code red and little brother code yellow have been set in place because of the recent terrorist attacks. The question lies in whether or not they are a good idea. Garrett Travers, a sophomore, didn’t know if the code red would work, but he doesn’t think it is a great idea. Junior Kyle Leppert was not as supportive. He thought that if a non-student was to be captaining the attack it would work, but if a student were to lead the attack, the outcome would not be pleasing.

With this in mind, Kyle thought that the students should not have been told the entire plan, and hopes “ there’s another plan I don’t know about.”

Sophomore Kayani Turner was in the gymnasium during the code red drill, and did not feel as safe as she feels she should have.

The code red plan for students in the gymnasium instructs them to go out into the hallway, past the senior bench, and then into the academic wing to find the nearest classroom to duck into. Students making the gym-classroom transition, give terrorists a clear shot. In addition, ducking into a classroom would not work anyway because the doors would be locked. She suggests that the students should go down to the locker rooms.

JC expressed their own opinions about the new codes: “ I think the code red is ridiculous. It’s good if we’re not trying to help people.”

-Ben Pierce, Junior “ It’s very good that we practice. It makes me happier to go to school” -Becky Moore, Junior “ That’s stupid man! It’ll be a student, and he knows what’ll be going on.”

- Nick Rich, Senior “It’s retarded, if they’re going to kill people, the code red won’t stop them.”

-Eric Dezell, Sophomore “It’s something that we need to have regardless of whether it works or not.”

-Mr. Blair “ It’s evolving, and we’ll learn from this as we go on, (gathering by the track is not a good idea).”

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Psychics contemplate students’ future Apparently, the company uses the first three minutes to gather a customer’s name and phone number, after which a caller is put on hold to wait for a psychic without being advised of the charges. The company would also bill consumers for calls made by minors who did not first r e c e i v e parental consent.

Junior Alyx Moore said, “Once I called when I was 12, lied about my age, and ended up with a $50 [phone] bill.”

English teacher Mr. Blair has reason to be skeptical. “They always told me I was going to have kids.

I have no kids,” said Mr. Blair, “They may be hokey and they may lie, but it’s a fun thing to do,” he added.

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Throughout time psychics have been perceived as magical, mystical, and mysterious. Psychics such as Edgar Cayce, “The Sleeping Prophet,” as he was called, was a well-known psychic that diagnosed treatment for diseases.

During trance sessions Cayce would sleep, concentrating on his clients’ Currently, the very symptoms. His dreams supposedly popular Caribbean led to the discovery of cures. speaking Miss Cleo is

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Imagine being seated in a creaky chair beside a round table.

Candle scents and blue tinted lights have filled the room.

Poised and ready the unraveling of the future awaits.

worse by the fact that Casey gave thousands upon thousands of readings—he was bound to get a few right by accident,” said Zotti.

Over time, psychics have been accused of being fake and stealing good money from honest citizens. “They told me three free minutes.

They put me on hold for all three minutes and expected me not to notice,” said junior Jake Barrett.

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“I don’t really believe in that stuff,” said a member of the Science Advisory Board writer, Ed Zotti. Edgar Cayce made fairly vague psychic predictions. “It’s made

being sued by the state of Missouri for false advertising, fraud, and other unlawful business practices. Her business has allegedly “bilked” consumers out of money and caused them “significant injury.”

Not all psychics use the traditional crystal ball. Palm readings and tarot cards are also techniques used by psychics.

Psychics, like Lisa Page of York Road, offer ten-dollar palm readings.. During a palm reading, a psychic will examine the lines on a person’s palm to determine a person’s lifespan, achievements, future relationships and success in life. Psychics use tarot cards to predict peoples’ futures. Each card symbolizes a particular aspect of life: death, love, misfortune, and success.

“I’d believe a card reading before believing an old lady looking into a ball. But still, I’m completely skeptical,” said sophomore Bryan Watts.

Psychics use many techniques in order to be successful. “They make your mind agree with them,” said Ms. Jones. Psychics often rely on the person to “remember the hits and forget the misses.” Perhaps psychics rely less on supernatural powers than they claim.

Dream symbols explore subconscious The average person sleeps for a third of their life and every night is filled with dreams. Yet many people have no idea what they mean.

Psychiatrists have been interpreting dreams for years as messages from the subconscious mind, which takes over during sleep. The dream world works in symbols and since it’s your mind, each symbol means what it represents to you, but there is a common consensus on what most things symbolize.

Colors are representative of the emotions most people associate them with: red for anger or passion, black for sadness or depression, and white for purity. Others have some unexpected meanings. Green means someone might be worried about health, while seeing the color blue invokes spirituality.

Do dreams come true? The subconscious mind can send you a message of something that you may not be aware of. For example, if one dreams of being pregnant, it might

be that the body knows it’s pregnant before the mind does. Do not panic though! Dream interpreters say that dreaming about pregnancy may also mean that you are pregnant with ideas, or that a relationship will improve.

If someone were to say to you “I had a dream where I was covered in jam, riding a purple donkey across the desert”. You would probably ask them what they had been doing before they fell asleep. Dreams are sometimes bizarre, but most dreams reveal the emotional state of the dreamer. All of these seemingly outlandish and unconnected things make sense to your subconscious.

One sophomore at JC recalled a dream in which he was swimming around in his house with a camera, and when he entered the kitchen, he could no longer breathe, and he drowned. He awoke at the moment of death in the dream.

Death in dreams is very common, and most believe it to be a positive symbol of something coming to an end. Drowning is a symbol of feeling overwhelmed. The kitchen

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The camera represented a roll of film that he had due for photography class the next day and was doing some last minute work on it. The seemingly strange dream had a common interpretation: he was stressed about the film and was beginning to feel Senior Matt Orf lays his head down, dreaming, while overwhelmed, but catching some shut-eye during a dull Math class. his brain was telling him, “don’t worry, it will all be over exciting new field of study is that of soon and you will return to a place Lucid Dreaming, the art of attaining of emotional safety.” consciousness while remaining Many people believe that asleep. In other words, being able dreams are the mind’s way of telling to control your actions and you certain things about your surroundings in a dream. When you personality and situations. Dreams learn how to lucid dream, you can are a way for the mind to work change the interpretation of what that through unresolved feelings or kangaroo in your dream meant. The situations. Dreaming about relatives next time he hops up, you can just or friends is also very common. The ask him! interpretation depends on the The brain is an amazing thing environment of the dream world and that mankind may never fully what happens in the dream that understand. Learning to understand reveals how dreams is a way to bridge the gap you feel about between the conscious and that person. unconscious mind and helps get more New in touch with emotions and studies are personality. So tonight, look forward being done all to a world where you can fly, have the time on lunch with Abe Lincoln, and fall dreams and down a flight of stairs, all from the the dream safety of your bed. world. One

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Shindigs lose their groove

by Kevin Korczyinski Staff Writer

and money was lost. Ms. Doyle remarked, “We are out $250 to the DJ alone each time a dance is cancelled, but thankfully they have been understanding.”

lack interest.”

In response to these observations, various students have indicated their preference for The phrase “the dance has more “ hype and publicity” to get been cancelled” is one constantly students buying tickets. heard over the PA nowadays.

Senior Katie Lyles said, With only 49 tickets sold for “I would love to see the the past two dances combined, dances better promoted. the SAC is frowning upon the That gets the students lack of school spirit shown by more excited and students. Students and faculty encourages more to expressed contrasting opinions attend.” about the cause of low Administrative attendance. changes are underway SAC Co-Moderator for publicity and sales for Mr. Johnson concluded that future dances. Tickets poor ticket sales are most will still be available often due to a failure of Back in the days when school spirit ran rampant through JC, students enjoyed celebrating special during homeroom, and “getting the word out on the occasions with school dances, even though they wore horrible dresses.

On the other hand, school the administration is instituting street, but also a lack of school spirit.” SAC should be responsible and spirit also makes or breaks a dance. ticket-selling again in the JC Co-Moderator Ms. Doyle echoed, should sell tickets on their own. “there should be more availability of Weak promotion for the “School spirit stinks,” stated SAC bookstore (after school only). tickets, but students also need to plan dances also did nothing to enhance President Kyle Hoedebecke. “If These policy changes, along with more than two hours [ahead of time] student interest to attend these students really wanted to buy tickets a hopeful increase in school spirit, for a dance.” dances. Word of the Sadie Hawkins they could do so.” SAC Secretary will result in successful future Both the SAC and the dance was not even promoted until Melissa Hmelnicky noted, “It’s not dances. student body share the blame for lack a week before it was to take place. good for school morale when kids of attendance and enthusiasm for As a result, these events floundered Patriot file photos

school dances. For the recent Christmas and Sadie Hawkins dances, tickets were not available in the JC bookstore (unlike in the past) because the administration felt the

Off-the-wall ties Cherub’s arrow strays from target raid men’s attire

by Bobby Spero Staff Writer

Valentine’s Day is a day where couples show their undying love for one another. On the other hand, it is a day where people like myself and many others spend the holiday alone. Hogwash, Valentine’s Day is too commercialized anyway.

The main part of Valentine’s Day is a nice meal with your lover.

Ashley Dove ’03 and her cohort dine on a fine cuisine that consists of fish sticks and Mountain Dew: Code Red. That sound like an exciting time! Mr. Blair, a well respected authority figure, said “I like to put on some O.A.R, light some candles and incense; its chill.”

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Valentine’s Day, girls just imagine what their man should do for them like a Freddie Prince Jr. movie,” said junior Brad Simpson.

Valentines Day is “wack,” commented sophomore Corey Hannah. “It is a waste of time and money; it’s hogwash.”

Sure there are people that enjoy Valentine’s Day, but clearly many people find it pointless.

Va l e n t i n e ’ s Day does have some positive things about it though. If a person does have someone that cares about them, they could get a lot of cool stuff like candy and clothes.

On Valentine’s Day people can also save money, because there are sales going on everywhere, from Sears to the Banana Republic.

Cajun Lady, who everyone knows very well, loves Valentine’s Day “My stars, I love Valentine’s Day, there’s so much luvin’ and people buyin’ thangs for people, it’s so nice. Any who, want some gumbo honey mustard, child?”

by Tom Scilipoti Staff Writer

Wacky ties, a refuge for students bored with the dress code. Wacky ties, a colorful expression of a radiant personality. Wacky ties, a way to look foolish and not get in trouble. In a nutshell, wacky ties equal fun.

Wacky ties, ties that in one way or another stand out from your usual plain ties, have been a staple of JC style for many years. Dean Piercy, reminiscing of his halcyon days at JC, said there used to be an “Ugly Tie Friday” where all the guys would wear “their dad’s ties from 1968" While such institutions do not exist anymore in JC, wacky ties are far from extinct.

Students have given various reasons for styling such madcap neckwear. “I wear wacky ties because I am insecure and have a w e i g h t problem,”explained animated junior Adam Murtaugh. Adam expresses his personal problems in the form of his celebrated Pink Polka Dot tie.

Junior Andrew Kachur, a

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wacky individual even when tie-less, has a different reason for wearing off-the-wall ties. “I wear wacky ties because they are ferocious!” he stated. His collection of ties includes a rubber tie and a set of “slamming” Jerry Garcia ties. If you’re a bad boy, wacky ties can serve as a way to bend the dress code. Detention regular, junior Adam Trionfo explained, “I wear wacky ties because I can stretch the dress code and wear it around my neck.” His wacky tie arsenal includes several polka dot ties, a Beatles Yellow Submarine tie, and a navy tie that he out grew 8 years ago.

While wacky ties test the limits of the dress code, Dean Piercy has no problem with them. “I honestly haven’t seen any ties that have caused concern,” he said. “I’d only have a problem with a tie if it was a Budweiser tie or something like that.”

Mr. Blair, known for his wild gold vest and wacky white jeans, summed up wacky tie wearers the best: “Even though they may look like fools, [wacky ties] are a good way for students to express themselves within the limits of the dress code.”

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After 4 tolls, 3 hours, 2 caramel apple ciders and one angry cab driver, we finally reached our highly anticipated weekend destination: the city of New York. We We strike a quick pose in “the found our hotel easily, right in the city that never sleeps.” center of bustling Times Square.

It was the typical Manhattan style hotel; there were about 20 must-see for any tourist visiting New elevators that filled the inside of the York. Swanky shops riddled Fifth skyscraper, and the lounges Avenue, surrounding the ice-skating overlooking Broadway puffed with rink made famous by countless smoke. The area was rife with Hollywood movies. Our time here snooty, rich women in gaudy fur was brief, because we needed to get coats. We quickly checked in and ready for a stylish dinner at one of Broadway’s classiest eateries. started our adventure.

La Rivista, located on 46th First obstacle: buying our subway tickets. Anyone could easily Street between 8th and 9th Avenue, tell that we were not New York is a mecca for authentic Italian food natives. Our moms spent about ten fanatics. This quaint restaurant could not have minutes each trying seated more than a to work the hundred people, but machines, and the intimate asked four people atmosphere made for help in the every made-fromprocess. However, scratch meal taste after we swiped our even better. After passes, we were our dinner, it was riding like pros. We off to the show. passed a man The Luntchanting “Jesus World-famous Times Square Fontaine gleamed saves from hell fire” shines with magical with the exuberant and a few city boys luminesence. energy of break-dancing for America’s greatest city. Beauty and some small change.

Stepping out of the subway the Beast was everything that we doors, we arrived at Ground Zero. expected from a Broadway show. It Even though the past few months was quite enjoyable.

When the show was over, have brought healing and comfort to our nation, Ground Zero was still our highly fatigued moms went back to the hotel. But our night was not pulsing with emotion.

The rush of excited energy over just yet. We headed over to that characterized the first hour of Leo Lindy’s, located right under our trip came to an abrupt stop when MTV’s TRL Studios, and had a piece their world-renowned we emerged onto the site of the of rubble. It was almost as though the cheesecake. It was a perfect way short subway trip had led us to to end a great night. By this time, another world. The famous ‘gate of we were exhausted, and headed to prayers’ was covered with pictures the hotel to get some rest.

The next morning, before and notes in remembrance of the returning to our normal lives in thousands lost on the 11th.

We once again Maryland, we made our two-second entered the confusing New York debut on national television. underworld, and found our way to Appearing outside The Today Show Chinatown, home the best bargain was a magnificent way to end an shopping on the East Coast Tables of knockoff designer wear lined Canal Street.

We had a good time haggling for for ‘authentic’ Gucci sunglasses and Kate Spade purses, narrowly The ‘gate of prayers’ serves as a constant reavoiding a small minder of those lost on September 11th. fistfight. Forget paying $200 a pop for these stylish bags; we unforgettable weekend vacation. got ours for a paltry $14, a price that Even though we did not also included the joy of seeing an old spend much time in the city, we were Chinese man cry. there long enough to say that we Next stop on our adventure: took a small bite out of the “Big Rockefeller Center. This is a definite Apple.”

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And of course, just as any modern teenager male, the young men were disappointed with this change from winning their own goddesses to being forced to act like one.

As the whole regime of finding a sexual partner came to a screeching halt, so did the reason for the rite of passage. The church found it necessary to replace the head honcho, Lupercus, with a patron saint of love to take his place.

That saint was none other than the famous Valentine, who was beheaded by Emperor Claudius in AD 270. As many would probably suspect, the saint was executed for uniting young men and women in marriage against the will of the emperor, even though it seems as if the church picked the right guy for promoting true love and happiness.

However, it did not take Emperor Claudius long to discover Valentine’s secret and imprisoned Valentine immediately. While imprisoned, Valentine fell in love with the his jailers’s blind daughter, and out of his true love and great faith, he miraculously healed her from her blindness.

Sadly, not too long after the event, Valentine was taken to his death. He left a farewell message to his love signed, “From Your Valentine.” This phrase has been used on this day ever since on anything from Valentine cards to boxes of chocolate.

Although the church had banned the lottery for women, the mid-February holiday, commemorating St. Valentine, never ceased to be used by Roman men to attract the object of their affection. This tradition with the hopeful suitors soon developed into the practice of the men writing handwritten messages of love and affection to women, often including Valentine’s name.

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by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife, these notes have expressed nothing other than pure admiration and recognition of what the day is truly about.

No longer should there be confusion about the mysterious prick of Cupid’s arrow. The “holiday of love” was sparked solely from the affection of those who came before us - maybe with a little extra help from our friends at Hallmark.

Jackson Drives to the top

by Matt Garono Classified Manager Country superstar Alan Jackson is Driving his new album to the top of the charts. It rushed to the top the “The Billboard 200” and “Top Country Albums” charts simultaneously in the February 2nd issue of Billboard. Jackson’s dominant debut prevented Creed’s Weathered from breaking a new record of nine weeks at #1. The 60time CMA nominated recording artist is now one of five country artists, including Garth Brooks and Faith Hill, in the elite group that claims #1 pop debuts.

The award-winning entertainer wrote 9 tracks on the 12song album. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning), the first single from Drive, made history recently, holding the #1 position on Billboard’s “Hot Country Singles & Tracks” for five consecutive weeks. Since his 1989 debut album Here In The Real World, Jackson has had 28 #1 songs.

According to SoundScan, Jackson’s critically acclaimed disc sold 423,069 copies during its first week, establishing a milestone for Jackson and his label Arista

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Nashville. Drive’s initial sales volume was the highest debut on Billboard’s pop album chart in January. The album is Alan Jackson’s 11th release in a catalog that has yielded over 36 million albums sold worldwide.

Jackson has written or cowritten 21 #1’s hitsmore than any other writer in ASCAP Nashville’s “Number One Club.” He has also penned #1’s for superstar artists like Faith Hill and Randy Travis. He has won over 60 major industry awards, and earned 60 Country Music Association nominations, placing him 2nd overall in the history of the CMA’s.

With his record-breaking sales and songs knocking off previous country music records, Alan Jackson has and will continue to make his mark on the country music industry.

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Cult movie culture captivates viewers the characters (Colonel Bat Guano, Major “Kong”, and Captain Mandrake), and the sheer zaniness of Peter Sellers playing three roles Low budget and often low (Strangelove, Merkin Muffley, and on talent as well, some B movies Lionel Mandrake.) lend to have a special aura about them that Strangelove’s cult appeal. transcends the normal movie-viewing After watching event. the movie, one is drawn to While some of these movies, watch it again to capture tumble into obscurity immediately the subtleties and upon their release, others take the interwoven plot twists that higher, less traveled road and find are not caught in initial themselves elevated to cult movie viewings. status.

Along with the quirky Despite the varying themes themes and oddball plots, the and genres of the tendency for repeated movies, there are similar viewing is also a large veins running through all defining point as to films considered to be whether a movie is cult movies. classified as a cult or One thing that is not. fairly congruent Arguably, the throughout these types archetypal cult movie of movies is a quality is The Rocky Horror that is not typical of Picture Show. The normal, made for film is regularly theatre movies, an shown in theatres offbeat style or theme across the country, that draws the viewer in. Tim Curry poses with coand devoted fans For example, in star in the popular Rocky dress up in costume as the movie Dr. Horror Picture Show. their favorite Strangelove or: How I characters from the Learned To Stop Worrying And movie, sing along to the music, recite Love The Bomb, which was based the lines, and respond to situations in on the book Red Alert by Peter the movie.

George, many quirky and Many people have seen the idiosyncratic themes surfaced movie more times than they ever throughout the film. thought they would, including Sal Things such as the names of Piro, who, according to his official courtesy of rockyhorror.com

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RHPC website, has logged over 1,300 viewings of the movie to date.

The Waverly Theater in Greenwich Village, New York was the starting point for acting along with the movie, and making a party-like

atmosphere out of attending a movie.

Soon the following grew to a stage show that accompanied the movie, with normal people coming out of their shells to perform to the most quintessential of cult movies.

Another typical characteristic of a cult movie is a lead actor that is unique, or has a certain appeal for reasons other than being attractive or famous.

Lead actors in a movie dubbed ‘cult’ often make their acting debuts in these films, so the tendency seems to be that the leading character is slightly hokey, their acting not up to Hollywood standards.

An outstanding example of a leading hero would be Bruce Campbell, who, in 1982, strode onto the scene for his first cinematic role in the movie Evil Dead. Better known as Ash, the character du jour in such movies as Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness,

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Campbell was certainly unique as a leading man.

Perhaps the most memorable accomplishment of Ash throughout the series came from the movie Evil Dead II, when Ash cuts his own hand off and replaces it with a chainsaw with which he slays armies of evil dead people.

Definitely, Campbell should receive accolades for his unique portrayal of the zany and inept Ash. His original act as the everyday Joe turned savior of earth skyrocketed him to B movie fame, and led to roles such as the Prince of Thieves on the show Xena: Warrior Princess, Brisco on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and an appearance on The Ellen Show.

There are many more trends that are present in most cult movies, including weird creatures, bad costuming, and dialogue that leaves a lot to be desired.

The idea behind cult movies, however, is not the talent of the actors, the intelligence behind the dialogue, or the genius of the director, but rather the sheer appeal of the movie to a specific sect of people, who are devoted viewers of the movie, or at least avid fans.

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Prophecies mislead viewers looking for a fright While the previews for The Mothman Prophecies would scare The X-Files once touched on away any ghost-fearing person with the legend of the “Mothman” in one its eerie music and flashy scenes, it of its episodes, but The Mothman is actually suitable for moviegoers over thirteen looking for Prophecies dedicates a good thrill. the entire two hours to Director Mark make you believe. The Pellington builds on the suspense/thriller movie is true events to make a based on the true events mysterious story that that have occurred in the lacks a tell-all ending past years in several but does give good different locations. insight on the legend of With some the Mothman, sparking interesting plots tied to a The Mothman haunts Point Pleasant, WV. interest at the same time good storyline, this sofor sci-fi fans. called scary movie is Exactly two years after his actually just a suspenseful look at a man named John Klien, played by wife’s death, Klien (Gere), a Richard Gere, whose life takes a newspaper reporter is traveling to complete turnaround around after his cover a story when his car breaks wife, portrayed by Will & Grace star down after midnight. Later, he finds Deborah Messing, dies in an that he is in small Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with no clue as to how inexplicable car accident.

he got there.

Meeting a few interesting townspeople shows that he is the not the only one with a weird story to tell. He teams up with the town cop, played by Laura Linney, to try to end the craze of Regal Cinemas 14 features the season’s latest films, m o t h - l i k e such as The Mothman Prophecies. appearances, screeching phone calls, and dark not explain the age-old mystery of pictures. It soon takes over his life. the Mothman for those who were The mystical Mothman hoping to conquer their aching sends him a message warning about concern. However, it does end a a disaster to come that might save good, yet eerie, story.

The Mothman Prophecies hundreds of lives or, on the other hand, kill hundreds of innocent is definitely one of the season’s best people. Is it worth listening to an thrillers. It will give anyone the chills indiscernible voice? The ending of and will certainly leave viewers with the story tells the answer. It does a good ending to remember. photo by Miyako Igari

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Italian food and smoothies thrive at Greenbrier

by Joel Wienholt News Co-Editor

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open, and their tables and booths seat customers very comfortably. The cozy and cheery atmosphere of the After school activities at JC restaurant is enhanced by a wall of include clubs, athletics, and trips to open windows at the front of the Greenbrier Shopping Center, which restaurant. Many of the workers opened in the fall of 2000. The have Italian backgrounds; their shopping center is located less then friendliness and generosity almost a mile north of JC on Churchville makes you feel like you’re eating in road. Stores in this center include Italy.

Safeway, Subway, Holiday Hair, When people think of Italian Planet Sun, China Queen Buffet, and food, they usually think of pizza and the most popular, Smoothie King and pasta. But Italian Sensation offers Italian Sensation. It has developed much more than a standard eatery. i n t o a Their menu also commonplace for features a students and variety of subs, faculty to meet including a with family and classic Philly friends.

Cheese Steak, In the fall C h i c k e n of 2001, Italian Parmesan, and Sensation the Sensation opened, exciting Shrimp Sub. students and I t a l i a n faculty at JC. Sensation also Sophomore Eric has a large Dezell said,” It variety of was exciting appetizers, because it including provided us a buffalo wings, place to eat after French fries, The menu at Italian Sensations school before and salads. offers a variety of Italian dishes. going to practice, And for the and it’s only a short walk away.” thirsty customer, alcoholic beverages Italian Sensation has a large and refillable soft drinks are available. dining area but also serves carry out One of the best things about customers. The dining area is very eating at Italian Sensation is the

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price. You won’t need to carry more than a $20 dollar bill in your wallet or purse.

The subs range from a mere $4.95 boost, increase protein intake, or bulkto $6.95, while the pasta dishes go up.” from $6.75 to $10.95. If you’re in For an fee, Smoothie King the mood for something more can add extras into your smoothie traditional, a large slice of cheese for added nutritional value. These pizza is only $1.50, and a 16" cheese ingredients include yeast, honey, pizza is a reasonable $8.95. Don’t Vitamin C, protein, and creatine. let the low prices trick you; the food These additives give people more is absolutely delicious. Italian nutritional value in their smoothies.

Sensation’s great food and friendly Even though the smoothies atmosphere has helped establish it can be extremely healthy, most as a hotspot for JC students and people buy them for the taste. “The teachers as well as everyone in and smoothies are straight chill (cold),” around Bel Air. said junior Emmanuel Giannakis.

Opening September 8 th , The only drawback to purchasing 2001, Smoothie King has attracted these tasty treats are the prices. A numerous JC students. The family- 20-ounce smoothie ranges in price owned business has had a from $3.50 to $3.99. But there are remarkable amount of business, special offers benefitting those that frequent the store, such as receiving largely in part to JC patrons.

According to the website, “The a free smoothie after the purchase smoothies are cool, thick and creamy of nine. Such thrifty deals leave drinks, blended with real fruit and Greenbrier patrons begging for more. juices. There are numerous flavors available, and new choices are introduced on a regular basis. Cool Desserts For Cool Prices These nutritional Homemade Ice Cream, Cakes, Donuts drinks can help Gourmet Coffee, Muffins, Bagels anyone lose weight, lower fat intake, 410-803-9564 Bel Air Towne Ctr. Formerly Dunkin Donuts give a workout

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proclaimed to the millions watching through his veins. With the ball at home that the Pats should just run spotted 48 yards away from the yellow sticks representing out the clock. But the the championship, Vinatieri Fairy Godmother, approached the ball. It split Patriots coach Bill the uprights with the Belichick, had a precision of a sharpshooter. different mindset.

The Patriots had won the Instead of milking the 36th Super Bowl by a count clock, Belichick had of 20-17.

Brady begin the drive The MVP of the from the shotgun. And Super Bowl turned out to be the march to the Prince Charming Tom championship was on.

Brady, who did not have the B r a d y Marshall Faulk mind-blowing stats of completed three out of dominates on the Warner (only 145 yards four passes for 24 yards turf. with one TD), but his to Running Back J.R. leadership and calmness in Redmond. Then Prince Charming completed a 23-yard pass the heat of the moment led the to Pro Bowl WR Troy Brown and a Patriots to the championship.

The Fairy Godmother 6-yard pass over the middle to his Tight End Jermaine Wiggins. With Belichick, who was traded to the seven seconds remaining, Brady Patriots from the Jets for a first round spiked the ball at the Rams’ 30. What draft pick, finally proved to people happened next was one of those his coaching capabilities. He was moments football fans will never responsible for the turnaround after losing his multi-million dollar QB forget.

Pats kicker Adam Vinatieri Drew Bledsoe after the second walked calmly onto the Superdome game.

The Fairy Godmother carpet. Many say that Vinatieri is one of the best clutch kickers in the himself led the Pats’ to the glass game today. It seemed that in one slipper in the form of the Vince of those career-defining moments on Lombardi Trophy. And they lived the “Greatest Stage on Earth,” happily ever after... The End. Vinatieri had ice water running photo from Sports Illustrated

yards to the Promised Land.

Later in the quarter, with Features Co-Editor 1:52 left, the Pats recovered a fumble Cinderella, the Fairy by Rams’ WR Ricky Proehl and got Godmother, Prince Charming, the the ball on the Rams’ 40. This is Evil Step-sisters, and the glass slipper where Prince Charming, a.k.a. Pats’ were all featured in the 36th edition Quarterback Tom Brady took over. of the Super Bowl. Everything In the classic was included except for the Elway-style twopumpkin carriage. minute drill, Brady In this misshapen led the Pats 40 fairy tale called the NFL yards down to the Championship, the New end zone, capping England Patriots, who went the drive off with an from 0-2 in the first two weeks 8-yard pass to David to 11-5 to Super Bowl XXXVI Patten. champs, played the role of With a Cinderella. By winning this score of 17-3 under year’s Super Bowl, the Pats their belt after the brought home the franchise’s third period, the first championship ever. The Patriots looked like team also brought home the Mike Vrabel they had the first major sports championship pounces on the championship well to the Boston area since the Steelers’ Kordell in hand. But the Celtics won the 1986 NBA Stewart.

“Greatest Show on Finals.

Turf” showed they not only have And what a story it was. The speed, but also heart. On the first first quarter was as action-packed as drive of the 4th quarter, Kurt Warner many had hoped, ending with the St. plunged into the end zone on a run.

Louis Rams (the Evil Step-sisters) Two drives later, Warner threw a 26winning by a score of 3-0. The tide yard pass to Ricky Proehl, who found swung though about six minutes into daylight and also found the end zone. the second quarter when Pats’ This tied the score at 17 with cornerback Ty Law intercepted a 1:30 remaining and the Pats Kurt Warner pass and returned it 47- possessing the pigskin. John Madden

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America saddles up for Bowling team struggles to Nat’l Rodeo Competition gain wins, be true kingpins

by Matt Garono Staff Writer It’s all about an eight second ride. From horses to bulls, it seems like a short time, but it can feel like an hour when that bull is buckin’ and shakin’....

Singer Chris Ledoux said it best in his song “Hooked On An Eight Second Ride.” A famous country artist who writes about cowboys and rodeos. Ledoux is also a former champion horseback rider.

Many country songs h a v e been writing about this sport; even superstar Garth Brooks has written songs about the rodeo, such as “Rodeo” and one of his newest songs, “Wild Horses”.

To some, rodeo is a sport or a business. But to true competitors,

rodeo is simply a way of life.

Professional rodeo is the only major competitive sport that has evolved from a working class roots.

There are several major American competitions held each year, usually in the West. The “Winter Series” is a national tour that consists of ten rodeos along with the Winter Finale, that will occur June 13-15 in Las Vegas.

Contestants qualify for a spot at the Finale by earning points according their placement in the short go-round: first place earns 12 points, 2nd place earns 11 points, and so on.

A champion is eventually declared based on points earned during the season. For many riders, winning national tour events is a oneway ticket to fame, publicity, and sponsorships. Rodeo is quickly storming the country and becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the world.

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Shine up your balls, it’s bowling season. It’s time for the JC bowling team to mix it up with the county’s bowling elite. Look for Forest Hill Lanes to get a little hotter every Monday as a young JC bowling team begins a new season..

JC Bowling was a creation of JC’s most senior member, Mr. Addie Pons. He remains part of the coaching staff through this season Mrs. Hollenshade has taken over as moderator. Even since bowling became a part of JC nearly 4 years ago, enthusiasm toward the sport has been on the rise. “I think people are bored with winter sports are starting to take a liking to this idea of a bowling team,” said junior Brian Turek.

Though enthusiasm toward the bowling may be high, the team’s standing is not. The two squads that

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make up the bowling team are 33rd and 35th out of 40 in the county.

Senior Doug Adams’ team high 168 average, may have just saved them from being in dead last place. Still, Coach Pons remains optimistic.

“The team has definitely improved,” said Mr Pons.

JC sits near the bottom of the Harford County Bowling League and the chances of the Patriots bumping the 1 st place Harford Tech Gold Cobras off are slim. The Cobras are strong across the board.

However, this year’s team has a couple of distinct advantages over their competition.

One, the team is lead in scoring by strong underclass bowlers like Evan Hollenshade. Two, the JC bowling team is mostly about fun and is able to stay more relaxed at the lanes.

This season may be a disappointment, but look for JC to be strong in the years to come as popularity continues to rise.

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Swimmers go out with sizeable splash JC Swim Team has been recognized over the years for being among the best in the Harford County League. With their top competition being C.Milton Wright and Fallston High Schools. JC is ranked third, losing to these two teams for a record of 7 wins 3 losses.

Last season JC recorded 13 wins 1 loss.

Looking to provide further challenges for the team, next year will bring a switch to the Catholic League next season. Not only will this increase competition but

also travel time and convenience of due to the league change. It will be county meets. Coach Zavodny adds, a really young team.” Juniors, Megan “It will be a year Marchiano and Lauren Betzing of rebuilding, but we are express concern excited about that the sport has the change. It’s evolved into a social event going to be very different.” rather that a Not all serious swim the members of team.They the team are as included that practices consist thrilled. Junior, Ryan Kotula slips past competition.

M a u r e e n more of Sullivan said gossiping with “It’s going to be confusing because friends rather than devoting time to a lot of people are quitting next year improving technique and speed. The photo by Miyako Igari

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current swim team consists of eight seniors, fifteen juniors, eleven sophomores, and seven freshmen.

The top women swimmers are Lauren Betzing, Audrey McDonough, Catherine Fortunato, Chiara Fortunato, and Lauren Bradley, and the top men swimmers are John Kearby, Tim Andon, and Matt Ullman. JC’s strongest event is in the relays.

As the team prepares for the county finals, hopefully they can find the right combination of talent it takes to be #1 and carry on the tradition of JC excellence.

Gaining access to games proves harder than getting a medal and Black Hawk helicopters to watch over the skies. A no fly zone will be in place during the opening and closing ceremonies. Also, there have been air restrictions and mandatory searches placed on noncommercial aircraft.

Since the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta games, the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah has been named a National Special Security Event and will be treated like

Boys make playoff bid

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Wienholt. The union that has formed on the team has given the team depth on the bench with players that are Starting under his basket, universal, playing wherever the team Senior Matt Corbett executes a needs them. baseball style throw to the opposite Manager Ryan McCavitt end of the gym. Waiting for the pass said, “ According to my stats, our is junior teammate Drew Westervelt, team does better when we make our who promptly makes a lay-up to tie free-throws. I guess it’s their key to the game and send the team into victory.” Another big part of the overtime. The JC 2002 men’s team team’s success is the consistency of went on to win this away game its three point shots. Junior Alex against Palotti 74-70.

Brueggeman and Drew Westervelt The team has a record of 8- are ranked in the county for field goal 5 thus far and is shooting for the percentages. playoffs. Their Senior Chris big wins this Moderacki leads season have the team in points, been against St. with over 10 per Mary’s and game. He is also Palotti. They ranked 9th in the were beating county. Chris has state-ranked made huge Gilman going contributions to into halftime but the team. After fell shot in the seeing little second half. playing time last The team is lead year, he has by the big “C’s,” come in to his Captains Matt own.

Corbett, Corey “We need a Senior Chris Moderacki cuts to Turner, and few key wins in the hoop against Boy’s Latin.

Chris Colbert. the upcoming There games to really are very few seniors on the team, help us out in the playoffs,” said Alex but the juniors have stepped up to Brueggeman. When asked how he challenge and helped the team thought they would react to the tough immensely. “There are no standouts competition ahead, Alex responded on the team, we are just a team, with the team’s motivating motto: everyone together,” said junior Joel “We ain’t skurred.”

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a presidential inauguration. David Tubbs, deputy chief of Salt Lake security, told Newsweek “We’re going to use almost every credible piece of technology that you can use to protect the Olympics.”

Uniformed troops, public safety officers, and emergency personal will not be in short supply.

There will be 14,200 of them in all.

The 900 square miles hosting the Olympic events will be kept under

surveillance by 400 security cameras and 7,000 officers from all over the country. One lieutenant told NBC “A lot of us really feel dedicated to have our little piece in making this a safe event.”

But many people in Salt Lake City fear bio-terrorism may still strike. As one official told Newsweek, “Fact is that if someone really wants to do something, they’ll do it.”

Girls rebound from harsh start well as it could have all the time. Said Kayani Turner, “We had a lot of heart but [we] were just unfortunate.”

There were still bright spots With a disappointing record for the team. Thanks to the of 8-13 so far this year, Girls’ Varsity exceptional team defense, the team Basketball has definitely had room was only five points under in most for improvement. games.

Strong However, despite teamwork definitely these shortcomings, boosted the team’s the team is hoping to morale as well. improve some of the When asked larger flaws in their who had the best game. chance of winning the One of the league tournament, biggest problems was most said that Seaton that there were only Keaough or Spalding three four-year varsity probably had the best returners.

That, chance. It’s still wide coupled with a lack of open as to who could skilled shooters, win, says Coach reduced the team’s Shannon, hinting not to chances of winning. count JC out.

Keeping up In spite of all the offense throughout this, the team still plays the games was also a Ali Levendusky drives basketball for the sake major problem. As Jen against Spalding. of having a good time.

DeGree said, “We In the words of Katie started off strong most of the time, Stotler, “Everyone performs to their but then we lost it as the game went best ability and tries their best on the on.” This was attributed to a court.” disorganized offense that plagued the team throughout the 1005 Beards Hill Road season.

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Despite high spirits, the team didn’t play as well as

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by Colleen O’Brien Managing Editor This year security officials at the Olympics will not be playing games. With a $310 million budget, security will be everywhere, even on the ski slopes.

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MVP’s of the Month Chris Moderacki is a senior on the Boy’s varsity basketball team.

He is a first year starter with four year starter stats. Chris averages over 10 points and 5 rebounds, establishing him as a top player in the county and in the MIAA “B” conference. He plans on playing basketball in college and several college scouts have come out to the team’s games hoping to catch a glimpse of this up and coming player. Chris attributes his success to dedication and focus.

Senior Chris Moderacki

Junior Lauren Betzing

Junior Lauren Betzing has dominated the competition this year in the pool. She is a three year member of JC’s highly competitive swim team. Lauren has been placing in events since her freshman year and has earned such honors as Athlete of the Week for both the Baltimore Sun and The Aegis.She competes in both the 200 freestyle as well as the 100 fly. Last year, she was the county champion in the 200 but not in the 100.

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I’m giving the students that participate a great experience,” he commented, adding that he can tell by the intensity In his first year as principal, who, along with many other students, Mr. Paul Barker has brought many has found a new favorite sport in new and exciting things to the rugby.

They will be facing several hallways of John Carroll. He has won many victories for the student other first year clubs this season, body inside the classroom. But two including Spalding, Loyola, and days a week, at 3:15 pm, Mr. Barker Towson. The team feels as though ditches his signature bowtie and blue they will be able to hold their own jacket in favor of practice sweats, against the competition. “If the team preparing an eager group of talented keeps progressing and learning at our current pace, then we should be in students for victory on the field.

You won’t catch these bold good shape for the first game and athletes pounding catcher’s mitts or the proceeding games.” senior Fred scooping up lacrosse balls; the only Rohlfing expressed, confident in his things they need are an oddly-shaped team’s abilities.

Dylan predicted a successful ball and a daring sense of adventure.

They have decided to take part in first game, and mentioned a certain John Carroll’s newest club sport: the player on the Calvert Hall team whom he feels will “really get what’s rough-and-tumble game of rugby.

Mr. Barker decided to bring coming to him.” The immense rugby to JC for several reasons. For positivity with which the team views one, it provides him with the peace the upcoming season is no doubt a he often lacks during his school day testament to an excellent coaching due to his extremely taxing position. staff.

Anyone who has seen rugby “In this job, I have a lot going on, and it’s easy to get so immersed in the played knows that a huge part of it is the contact. Although rules prohibit animalistic behavior such as kicking, punching, and eye-gouging, there is no shortage of bone-jarring hits. The risk factor does little to deter participants; in fact, many consider it one of the game’s most appealing aspects. “It’s more fun [than other sports]. You can hit people, and people can hit you.” said Dylan.

“The violent content of rugby is a plus. BONUS!” Junior Tom Scilipoti gets absolutely rocked added Jason, who went on during rugby practice. Not so cocky to note that there is a anymore, eh? definite “factor of death” job you lose balance in your life. present in rugby, but players just need Rugby gives me a little bit more to suck it up and “take it like a man.” balance.” He said about the sport he Mr. Barker makes sure to stress started playing at the age of six. Mr. safety precautions in practices to Barker also knew how much fun ensure that everyone stays healthy students would get out of trying such and has a great time. “For the an unfamiliar activity. “I know that violence in the game, it’s quite

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surprising really how modest the Laughter and joking amongst the amount of injuries are.” explained players no doubt promotes Barker of the physical aspect of the camaraderie, and in turn strengthens sport. the team T h e mentality. team is serious Although about playing the team will their best and be playing a winning, but is somewhat not afraid to competitive laugh at the schedule, Mr. sometimes B a r k e r hilarious hijinks maintains that that take place having a good on the practice time is the field. All three essence of interviewed rugby. “It’s p l a y e r s the kind of cracked smiles spirit that I w h e n think that Senior Dylan Donahue lambasts Jason discussing the game is Gunning in a ball-running drill. many crazy played in.” he nicknames said. their teammates have earned. They The fact that the team is run all alluded to the mysterious as a club, and not as an officially “Goldberg,” a kid whose claim to funded sport under athletic director fame is resembling the goalie from Mr. Jerry O’Brien takes a lot of the classic hockey flick Mighty pressure off both the players and the Ducks. coaching staff.

Dylan chuckled, mentioning “It’s just lower stress, and that Goldberg “always gets landed the emphasis is on fun.” Barker on.” Fred grimaced, revealing that added. Although the fate of the first the kid seems to have a “good helping ever JC rugby team is yet to be of bad luck.” Jason had a somewhat determined, they will go down in different view of his teammate, history as the first group of students saying that he is “a beast on the field” to take a chance on a truly unique and believe that “he’s going to add a and fulfilling sport. lot to the team. He’s just a beast.” photo by Rose Walker

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Sports Shorts -In wrestling action, the JC Patriots defeated Annapolis Area Christian School to win the IAAM “B” Conference Championship. The team will finish their season with tournament at McDonogh and St. Paul’s.

-The football team received their championship rings at an honorary banquet on February 2. The oversized rings sport each player’s name and number, a golden footballshaped gem in the center, and have “2001 MIAA B Conference Champions” engraved around the face.

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