The Patriot November 2001, Issue 2, Vol 37

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Volume 37, Number 2

November 16, 2001

Anthrax creates nightmare

by Gene Etting In the days and weeks after the September 11 attacks that destroyed both the World Trade Centers and America’s notion of safety, a microscopic killer has made itself known: anthrax. Letters containing anthrax have been mailed to Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, and a Florida tabloid.

Sixteen people have been infected with this disease, and approximately thirty-two have been exposed to it. One Florida man has died from the disease. Two DC postal workers have died as well, although it has not been confirmed as anthrax. A New York woman who has no connections to the postal service, media, or the government has also died. It does not matter who is sending this anthrax; the fact remains that the danger is still there.

Here are some basic facts about anthrax, and its uses as a biological weapon.

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus

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The Bel Air Post Office and mail fleet has lately come under the threat of Anthrax attacks, causing the ocasional slowdown of mail flow.

anthracis. Anthrax occurs naturally in livestock such as cattle, but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. The disease gets its name from the Latin word for coal, anthracis, referring to the black, coal-like lesions that appear on the skin of the infected persons.

Anthrax infection can occur in three forms: cutaneous (skin), inhalation, and gastrointestinal.

Spores can live in the soil for years,

and humans can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by inhaling anthrax spores from contaminated animal products. Eating undercooked meat from infected animals also can spread the disease. It is rare to find infected animals in the United States.

Anthrax is NOT contagious from person to person.

About 95% of natural anthrax infections are cutaneous, occurring when the bacterium enters

a cut or abrasion on the skin, such as when handling contaminated products of infected animals. Skin infection begins as a raised itchy bump that resembles an insect bite but within 1-2 days develops into a vesicle and then a painless ulcer, usually 1-3 cm in diameter, with a characteristic black necrotic (dying) area in the center. Lymph glands in the adjacent area may swell. About

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Veteran’s Day given different meaning

by Colleen O’Brien

Managing Editor Veterans Day was celebrated with a renewed spirit of respect and patriotism this year due to the recent and strong “united we stand” emotions. On November 11th, men and women who have served in the armed forces were honored for their loyalty and dedication the United States. It is because of their service

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that we live in a free and protected country. Americans especially took advantage of this opportunity to show gratitude and honor for veterans since the terrorists and current military conflict has taught us not to take these privileges in the United States for granted.

Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bush remarked, “Veterans day is a fitting tribute to the courageous men and women who were willing to fight for the ideals of liberty. In defense of freedom they have cleared the sea, charged the hills, and covered the skies. They have never let us down.” There are currently about 25 million living American veterans. These men and women were honored in special ceremonies across the country. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, buried Veterans Day 1921 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, a service was held. This soldier’s tomb symbolizes the dignity and reverence for American veterans.

Veterans day was made a federal holiday in 1954 by President Eisenhower. President Eisenhower directed the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a Veterans Day National Committee to organize and

oversee this national observance. At that time November 11 th was celebrated as Armistice Day to remember the ending of World War I and the tragedies of war.

Observances in other countries include Armistice Day in Great Britain and Remembrance Day in Canada.

Veterans are all around us and many times we do not even realize it. Mr. Appleby, JC math teacher, served as an officer in the

Navy from 1965 to 1971. One position he served as was navigator aboard the U.S.S Hyades, a refrigerated cargo ship. The ship met other ships at sea to provide them with supplies. From Norfolk, VA to the Mediterranean Sea, Mr.Applby navigated the Hyades using only a sextant, the sun, the moon, and the stars. “I felt a great sense of accomplishment that I was able to do it,” he said. In 1967, Mr.Appleby went to Vietnam with the Coastal

Surveillance Force. “I saw how war was not to be fought- too many restrictions were put on what we could and could not do.”

Many veterans may have joined the service in college and then served in the reserves. This was the story for Mr.Shupe, JC art teacher and Pacificus moderator. He was a sergeant in the Marine Corps.

Mr.Shupe served six months active duty and then six years in the reserves. One of his lasting memories of the Marines took place while training for infantry combat- crawling under barbwire while live machine gun fires over his head. During this training, everything stopped and the announcement about President Kennedy’s assassination was announced, then the guns began firing again.

President J.F. Kennedy, a WWII veteran, made a statement that is useful to demonstrate the motivation of veterans and the current service men and women. He said “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

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Dress code regulations discriminate against female students

by Jacki Kosdemba Features Co-Editor As traffic pours into the hallways at a mod change, one will often encounter members of the JC fashion police (a.k.a. Mr. Piercy and associates), inspecting and reprimanding students. The common victim of these dress code enforcers is not the guy in bright orange pants, neon shirt, and polka-dot tie, but a young women conforming with all dress code standards, with the exception that she is wearing a navy sweater which lacks a JC logo. It is puzzling, a moderator will confiscate a conservative navy sweater, while not so much as glancing at blindinglyorange slacks.

Although underclass boys have been restricted to khaki or navy pants, distinguishing them from upperclass young men, the upperclass women have not been given any dress code privileges.

Therefore, why is it unacceptable for upperclass women to wear a different brand of sweater?

In the JC calendar, at the bottom of the table of contents, there is a statement, “John Carroll School does not discriminate with regard to race, color, greed, or gender ...”.

However, the administration may wish to argue this point, it is clear that the current dress code is violating this very statement.

Every year, when the winter dress code goes into effect, girls are allowed to wear pants. Yes, pants.

Hmmm, the boys wear pants also.

This may seem fair, but if both a guy and a girl were wearing the exact same color pants, and the color was other than khaki, the female would be reprimanded. Both young men and women can wear pants, but young women are restricted to one color. Is the administration, may we say, sexist?

All students should be allowed to express their individuality through the dress code. As long as buttons are buttoned, shirts are tucked and belts are worn, a student should be allowed to wear sweaters and pants of any color or brand, within reason.

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We got spirit ?

by Colleen O’Brien Managing Editor

Each year, the administration receives numerous complaints about student behavior during Spirit Week. This fun time is often threatened due to immature and unspiritied actions by certain students. Likewise, the same thing happened this year. If you were hoping for healthy and enthusiastic competition between the classes, instead you saw a nightmare. Class Spirit Day was comprised of cheer bashing, poster destruction, and vandalization.

Beginning with the Powder Puff game and continuing into the Pep Rally, students battled to be the best by offending one another. Unfortunately, only a minority of the students participated. These certain students decided to act childish, and, as a result of their actions, ruined the competition for other members of their class. The students who worked hard to make signs for their class witnessed their destruction as they were torn and trampled throughout the day. The cheers, both during the Powder Puff game and the Pep Rally, reflected absolutely no class or school spirit. The vandalism of cars was a personal violation against their owners, and it violated the students’ responsibility to respect other’s property. These disgraceful events resulted in the cancellation of a dress down day, and puts future Spirit Week activities in serious jeopardy.

A possible solution to these problems would be to replace Class Spirit Day with School Spirit Day. Since the classes seem to get along well throughout the rest of the year, this change would eliminate negative feelings between classes as well as promote schoolwide unity, a seemingly unattainable goal at this moment in time.

John Carroll School 703 Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD 21014 Volume 37, Number 2, November 16, 2001 Editor-in-Chief....................................................Andrew Lazor Managing Editor..................... .........................Colleen O’Brien News Co-Editor................................................Louis Perseghin News Co-Editor....................................................Joel Wienholt Features Co-Editor..........................................Jacki Kosdemba Features Co-Editor.............................................Ryan McCavitt Entertainment Co-Editor.........................................Denise Odie Entertainment Co-Editor........................................Sara Ruzicka Sports Co-Editor..................................................Owen Jordan Sports Co-Editor.........................................Mary Kate Sullivan Photography Co-Editor..........................................Miyako Igari Photography Co-Editor..................................Rose Ellen Walker Business Co-Manager......................................Chiara Fortunato Business Co-Manager....................................................CJ Neff Moderator...............................................................Mr. Ionescu

Staff: Valerie Beach, Adam Bell, Katie Chlada, Sara Clafferty, Mike Critzer, Jenny DeGree, Lauren Dunn, Gene Etting, Matt Garono, Mairead Gordon, Amy Graul, Emmanuel Hapsis, Sarah Herman, Tara Hofherr, Kate Keegan, Kevin Korczynski, Ryan Kramer, Laurie Krysiak, Emily Lyles, Sam Marell, Grace Matelli, Craig Parsons, Michele Renaud, Stephanie Rew, Amanda Rok, Julie Ross, Tom Scilipoti, Jennifer Smith, Bobby Spero, Maygan Switalski, John Vigliotti, Megan Whiteleather 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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Students swelling with spirit Wednesday, October 24th was Clash and Crazy Hair Day. Searching in their closets, students and faculty picked out anything that clashed and sported it in school.

After their horrendous wardrobes were pulled together, they styled their hair in preposterous ways. Students were not allowed to color or die their hair, which angered many. “If I can’t die my hair how am I supposed to participate in crazy hair day because my hair is short?” junior Jon Gentri said.

Thursday, October 25th was couch potato day as well as the traditional Powder Puff football game between the junior and senior girls.

Everyone just rolled out of bed, enjoying comfort and learning simultaneously. Popular items worn included: pajama pants, sweatpants,

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During the wildest and most exciting week of the school year, students and faculty took advantage of relaxing dress down days while epitomizing school unity and spirit.

Wild outfits and harmonious colors were plentiful during this traditional weeklong celebration, which led up to the Homecoming dance Spirit week started with an explosion of unity on Monday, October 22 nd , Patriotic Day. In respect to those involved in the recent tragedies in New York and Washington, students and faculty wore red, white, and blue. The school community used this opportunity to support the victims of terrorism and above all the United States. “It was great to see that so many students care so much about the recent tragedies and it was shown as red, white, and blue streamed the halls,” freshman Rob Fox said.

Tu e s d a y, October 23 rd was Twin Day. Matching The senior girls show off their class unity. outfits were abundant as students and faculty were identically dressed. Sporting bow ties sweatshirts, t-shirts, sandals, and and matching outfits, Mr. Barker and slippers.

After the school day was Mr. Scholl posed as twins, displaying their spirit. Junior Tom Scilipoti over, students were called out to the dressed as Mr. Blair, wearing a football field to watch the Powder collared shirt tucked into high pants Puff game. The senior girls were and a painted on goatee. Although confidant they would win - maybe a Tom tried hard, Mr. Blair said, “Tom little too confident. “The seniors won didn’t do a good job imitating me; he the game before it even started,” wore clothes that I don’t wear and senior Jen Renjel said. The juniors that I don’t have. Also I don’t have were pumped up and played excellent defense. Although they fought, they a stupid face like Tom.”

did not reach the end zone and were blanked by the seniors. Late in the second half senior quarterback Lauren Faber connected with receiver Nicole Petrucci for a touchdown and the only score of the game. The coaching staff of Mr. Ward, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Kackur, and Ms. Zavodny led the seniors to an 8-0 victory.

Friday, October 26th was class color day as well as the fall Pep Rally.

Freshman wore white, sophomores dressed in red, juniors wore blue, and seniors dressed in green.

At the end of the day, the Pep Rally was held in the gym. Each class sat in their designated sections and displayed their class unity and spirit. The fall teams were introduced as well as the football players, and Sophomore Liam Gettier shows off his wild then the cheerleaders put and crazy outfit and hair style during Clash on a spectacular Day. demonstration.

The ceremonies ended with an Obstacle and posters of other classes were torn Course which the sophomores won. down, some senior cars were The tradition competition of vandalized with window chalk, and the most spirited class had a lot at the Pep Rally chants of “Seniors changes from last year. Before each Suck” and “JCAC” were heard. class was designated a day in which “Spirit week was okay but some they could decorate the halls and people went too far. Instead of spirit receive points. This year all the week, it was anti-spirit week. classes were designated a hall in Classes were not unified which went which they could. decorate on against the spirit of spirit week,” Mr. Thursday. The signs had to be Blair said. approved by Ms. Doyle and points The exciting events during were not received until the signs were the week helped prepare students for returned at the end of the day. When the much anticipated Homecoming all was said and done the juniors Dance. A significant amount of prevailed and won the competition, school spirit and class unity was but did receive the dress down day plentiful as the school came closely because of immature behavior. Signs together for another great year. photo by Michelle Renaud

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Students and faculty donate generously

by Sarah Herman

Staff Writer The tragic events of September 11th greatly affected our nation as well as the JC community.

In the wake of the disasters, students and faculty alike came together to donate their time and money, benefiting the American Red Cross.

With their generous donations, the incredible amount of approximately $12,000 was raised. Under the

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guidance of Sister Marie Gregory, seniors Craig Parsons, C. J. Neff, Jen Crouch, Alison Sargienas, Megan Whiteleather, Denise Odie, Jim Goeble and Marianne Getzcher, a campaign was organized to collect money for those affected by the tragedy.

Faculty and students gave quite liberally to collections held daily over the course of two weeks. Paul Dircks said of the efforts to raise funds, “The Red Cross collections show everyone the caring spirit alive in the John Carroll School community. We all see that our role is to give to those have suffered, and we did just that.”

Boxes were placed in various locations around the school, including the cafeteria, the main office, and the library. Seniors volunteers also came to individual

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homerooms with collection boxes.

Shortly after the fundraiser for the benefit of the Red Cross and victims of the attacks, the Campus Ministry Office held another campaign to raise funds - this time for the Afghan children, innocents affected by the misdeeds of their countrymen.

Freshman Eric Roden was vocal in his support of these collections, saying “Giving money made me feel like I was able to help make things just a little bit better.”

Students demonstrated their compassionate nature and willingness to try and make a difference by helping those in need. Delivering the money to a grateful Red Cross Association, JC students helped put a small dent in the tremendous need created by the September 11 tragedy.

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by Stephanie Rew Staff Writer It’s a two-week festival that includes a carnival, stuffing your face, and drinking all the beer you want. Sounds fun, right? It’s the German Oktoberfest, and in Germany it goes on from September 16th to October 3rd. The German club had their own version of the Oktoberfest from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday, October 25th.

In Germany the Oktoberfest is eighteen days long. There is a huge carnival with rides, booths, and games. “It’s very similar to the Maryland State Fair,” said Frau Potter, the German teacher and moderator of the German Club.

Traditional dancing displays are also included. The most important part though is eating and drinking a lot, and having a good time with friends, family, and even strangers.

photo by Lisa Joseph

German club hosts Oktoberfest

Alison Kingery crushes feeble competition at the root-beer chugging contest.

The evening event was open to German language students and their families, as well as the rest of the student body. The club charged $1 admission in order to raise funds

for other upcoming events and club functions.

The German Club’s Oktoberfest was not exactly the same as a true German festival, but

they’d tried to make it as authentic as possible. They had many activities, including dancing, singing, and the limbo to German music. One popular contest during Oktoberfest is the beer chugging contest.

Obviously the club couldn’t use real beer, but they had a root-beer chugging contest, with prizes of authentic German chocolate. During various times in the evening, German students in addition to those in attendance sang drinking songs and other traditional German tunes.

The club members prepared authentic German food, including spatlze, which is a kind of noodles, potato pancakes, apple strudels, gulash soup, tortes, cookies, and apple cider. Another popular food, Bratwurst, a kind of German sausages, was served because money raised from a baked sale early in the year enabled the club to purchase it.

Homecoming culminates spirit week

by Megan Whiteleather

Staff Writer Culminating a highly energetic Spirit Week and pep rally, the 2001 Homecoming football game and dance were held on October 27. The festivities began on Saturday October 27 at 1pm, when the JC Varsity football team defeated rivals Friends 21-0. A spirit-filled halftime show accompanied the game, with the JC cheerleaders performing a dance to Nelly remixes and the band marching in time to old rock and roll classics such as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Styx’s “Come Sail Away” and

“Walk This Way” by Aerosmith. The highlight of the halftime show was when the members of the Homecoming Court were paraded around the field in convertibles.

After the football game, people headed home to get ready for the Homecoming Dance, which began at 8pm and ended at 11pm.

The theme of this year’s dance, chosen by class and executive officers, and Ms. Doyle, and Mr. Johnson, co-moderators of the SAC, was “Midnight Rendezvous.” A group of students spent four hours after school Friday to help decorate the gym. Balloons hung from the ceiling, along with cut-out stars and

masks to go with the theme of mysteriousness and midnight.

This was the first year for Ms. Doyle, cheerleading coach, in heading up the SAC and tackling the job of Spirit Week and Homecoming.

She was pleased with the results. “I was a little nervous in the beginning, because it was my first year running this,” she said, “I thought I’d be really stressed. But there was a lot of good support from the SAC, and the students were really good. We had people to set up and clean up the gym, organize court, count the ballots. I was really impressed by their organization and leadership.” Senior Allyson Sarigianis said, “I had a lot

of fun at Homecoming. It was fun to see everyone dressed up and the gym was decorated nicely.”

Senior Nick Rich was crowned king, and senior Katie Whelehan was crowned queen. “I thought Homecoming was fun because they played a really good variety of music,” says senior Doug Adams.

All in all Ms. Doyle said, “Homecoming is a tribute to the SAC, football, the cheerleaders, and all the groups that helped make it a success. It’s the week for students to find identity within the school and really feel pride for JC. They definitely did.”

Anthrax transformed into bioterrorist weapon Cont. from front page 20% of untreated cases of cutaneous anthrax will result in death. Deaths are rare with appropriate antimicrobial therapy.

When Inhalation of the anthrax virus occurs, initial symptoms may resemble a common cold. After several days, the symptoms may progress to severe breathing problems and shock. Inhalational anthrax has an 80% fatality rate.

This is the most deadly form of anthrax. So far, all of the anthrax deaths have been caused by inhalational anthrax.

There are two ways to spread anthrax when used as a biological agent: powder media, or aerosol. The anthrax is currently being spread by letters with a powder media. This method is not very effective, as most people receiving a suspicious letter with a powdery substance will react immediately, as demonstrated through numerous.

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Aerosol is far more deadly, for the same reason. If a terrorist were to put anthrax in an aerosol container, he could disperse it anywhere, at any time, and the majority of people would not even know that they were infected. However, as this has not happened yet, the likelihood for this kind of attack is low.

In terms of fatalities, so far the success rate has been low.

However, as Marx wrote, “the purpose of terrorism is to terrorize.”

In this aspect, the terrorists have been extremely successful. People are stocking up on the two antibiotics known to be effective against anthrax, such as Cipro, and buying gas masks from surplus stores.

Many local government mailroom workers have begun demanding hazardous duty pay, for opening the mail.

What is the average American to do? Your best bet to not become infected with anthrax: live your normal life. If you still want to

buy a gas mask, just be sure that it is equipped with a new filter, and buy a new filter every three months. In terms of buying Cipro, don’t. It is an antibiotic, not a vaccine. If you begin taking it now, you will guarantee your body’s inability to fight off the disease if you are infected. Also, the drug Cipro does have significant side effects if not taken as part of an anthrax treatment program. Also, the drug Doxycycline has been proven to be just as effective as Cipro, without the high price and side effects.

Some students are quite afraid of the prospect of becoming infected by anthrax, while others find the disease laughable. Sophomore Mike Monaghan is one of those laughing. He said, “Wow, this disease is SO scary. It’s killed a grand total of FOUR people. Oooooh!”

Junior Jodi Harris is far more concerned. She said, “Opening my mail has becoming a very scary thing to do.”

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Unless you or your parents work in the mailroom of a high profile government agency or a post office you stand almost zero risk of becoming infected. Many people have overreacted, calling the FBI at the mere sight of powder on a letter.

Some public officials have called for the use of common sense, and they do have a very good point. Unless you receive a suspicious letter with powder on it, do not be come alarmed.

Even if you do, chances are, there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for it.

Some students have their own ideas on what the terrorists might do to spread anthrax. Junior Jake Barrett said “the terrorists might start putting it on money soon, and that would be worse, because everyone uses money.”

Whether or not such ominous predictions are true remains to be seen. President Bush has called for all Americans to be vigilant and watchful for terrorism.

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Cheerleaders’ school uniforms change A letter to the editor featured in the October edition of The Patriot effectively raised awareness about the cheerleaders’ uniform guidelines. After a meeting with parents and the Dean, cheerleaders must now follow these new guidelines, such as wearing a turtleneck under their shirts and socks, in order to dress appropriately for school.

Respec ial espectt life dedica dedicattes memor memorial The Respect Life Club dedicated a memorial to all human life on Friday, October 19th. Inspired by the former club president, Dan Briggs, the club has placed a weeping cherry tree along with a stone and plaque near the faculty parking lot. Fr. Sutton celebrated the Dedication ceremony and

Memorial plaque reminds students to respect life.

guests included the Knights of Columbus 20261, family members of students, JC faculty and staff, and club members. Fr.Sutton blessed the memorial with holy water and the chorus class sang two musical pieces. Senior Brigid Prosser, the club president, commented that the tree symbolizes the grieving that occurs when life is taken. In the spring, the tree will have double white blossoms and symbolize the hope for renewed respect for life. The Club hopes that the memorial, under the care of the Mr.Saukites and the Maintenance Department, will remind all those who enter JC of the uniqueness and value of each human being.

Thir d floor c omput er lab is enhanc ed Third comput omputer enhanced Possibly the greatest technological change for this year took place at the end of October when thirty-two new computers arrived. The computers, Pentium 4 Gateway2000’s, cost $1,100 each. Twenty-four of the computers are being used to update the third floor computer lab and eight are in the library. The old computers from the lab are now in the faculty resource room, admissions office, and some classrooms.

Educa tion c ommit eated ducation commit ommitttee is cr cre In the last month the Administration has created an Education Committee. One task the committee hopes to complete is to determine the “climate” of JC. “Climate” refers to what JC stands for. In order to determine this, surveys consisting of forty to fifty questions will be distributed to parents, students, faculty, and the greater outside community. From the results, the Administration hopes to find out what is liked about JC and also changes that could be beneficial. Still in the planning process the board realizes that the survey will involve a great deal of money and time. The committee is also considering whether to buy a survey from a company or conduct it themselves.

Modular schedule is questioned The modular schedule, unique to JC, is being examined by the Administration. They are trying to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the schedule. Are there too many free mods for some students? Not enough for others? Are there too many required classes? The Administration hopes to make changes in order to provide students with more schedule options and solve problems it has see thus far.

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Scavenger hunt: Has this tradition been hunted to extinction?

by Lauren Ciemny

As a result, many teachers and school supervisors including Mr. Staff Writer Barker have been on the receiving When the school doors end of static from the senior class. reopened once again on August 29th “Yes, they feel like something has students poured in, many very excited been taken away from them. We for the year ahead of them at JC. didn’t take the Scavenger Hunt Among the students were the seniors, away, though. It’s not safe and they who no doubt stood out proving are better off not doing it.” Mr. themselves as the most thrilled of the Barker went on to say that “Nothing four classes. They have waited three has been changed we are just being long years and now they are finally more clear to the students and they have taken that to mean we banned on the top.

Senior year is a year that the Scavenger Hunt but that is a every student looks forward to and misperception.”

The night that the Scavenger is depicted as being the year with the most fun, partly because of all the Hunt was scheduled came creeping activities that take place. But so far up and although seniors agreed not the seniors haven’t grasped what to participate, much of JC’s they had anticipated. JC is known administrating body was still for its Tradition, Pride and Excellence apprehensive. Would the tradition of right? Only some are now arguing the Scavenger Hunt live on or would the seniors decide to choose another that Tradition has been broken.

The senior class has activity to take part in on that night?

Mr. Barker controlled the voiced his concern, Scavenger Hunt for istory “Since I am the leader over twenty years. of JC’s community shows it will However, this year was different. The senior most likely be everybody’s problem is my problem. When I class met with Principal out of control” worked here in the 90’s Barker and the decision -Mr. Barker bad things happened on was revealed not to the Scavenger Hunt. have a Scavenger Hunt When you’re a teacher this year. Mr. Barker said that, “We don’t think it is a good the role is much different than that idea. Over recent years a clear of Principal. As Principal, you can’t pattern of behavior has been just stand back and watch something bad happen. It’s bad for the students displayed and it is out of control.”

Seniors claim that they were and the community. You have to do forced to cancel the Scavenger Hunt. something about it.”

The Scavenger Hunt did not “If they found out that we participated in it the consequence they threatened take place. On the appointed night us with was expulsion,” said senior the seniors took part in a number of Jen Portney. Is that what really other events instead. But to the seniors’ dismay, it was reported that happened though?

Principal Barker’s version is some of their peers were pulled over much different. “This year the and questioned by the police that students have been discouraged to night, concerning the Scavenger partake in a Scavenger Hunt. Hunt. This upset many students in However, we have never banned the the senior class because despite their Scavenger Hunt. We simply stated not taking part in a Scavenger Hunt that if you were to have a Scavenger they were still suspected of doing so.

Mr. Barker said, “I don’t Hunt be careful; not because we’ll catch and punish you, but because know many details. I think officers history shows us it will most likely pull over carloads of teenagers all the be out of control. The issue to us is time just to see what they’re doing. not having a Scavenger Hunt but I don’t like to hear that our students were given trouble. But our students what is on it.”

Even though teachers and handled themselves impressively.”

Ultimately, the senior class parents agree that it is better for the welfare of the students not to engage contributed to and upheld the in a Scavenger Hunt, students were distinguished reputation of JC. still outraged. They feel it’s an unfair “What the Scavenger Hunt has gesture toward them to take away become is different than twenty There’s nothing something when they themselves years ago. have never demonstrated poor or traditional about the Scavenger Hunt in recent years,” said Mr. Barker. “It recalcitrant behavior. is important to know what a tradition is. A tradition bonds people together in a community— that’s why we hold on to it.

When it doesn’t do this anymore, we let go. We don’t want to hold onto what has been occurring in the recent Scavenger Hunts.”

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Terrorists fail to thwart exchange plans

by Craig Parsons

Staff Writer International relations, never simple, have become maddeningly complicated since September 11th, and few countries know this better than the United States and the Ukraine.

The United States has been subjected not only to terrorist attacks, but to a domestic anthrax epidemic, a shrinking economy and the natural fears correlated with waging a distant air-war whose success against its unseen enemies is far from guaranteed. The Ukraine has seen its president Lialia Kuchma, in his statement of condolences to President Bush, admit to the world that a Ukrainian missile downed a Russian airliner flying from Tel Aviv, Israel to Novosibirsk, Russia. In short, an uncertain world has become almost absurd, a fact that has discouraged many from their travel plans and forced even more into paranoiac isolation.

This adversity nonetheless proved powerless against the will of

ten Ukrainians and their JC hosts to continue an important interpersonal cultural tradition.

The group of eight students and two teachers comes from Khar’kiv’s Lyceum 174, the “Professional.”

Khar’kiv is the secondlargest city in the Ukraine, a sprawling Stalinist metropolis of nearly two million people. Headquarters of the Loyalist Cossacks in the 17 th century, it was the first capital of the Soviet republic of Ukraine and eventually developed into one of the most important manufacturing and transportation centers in the world under Soviet rule.

Any trip centered in Harford County would thus have been a major change of pace from the bustling rhythms of Khar’kiv, but the obstacles presented by September 11 forced an even greater contrast. At the recommendation of contacts within the Department of State, the

administration cancelled official trips to Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. Students nonetheless found profitable uses for the space

opened by these cancellations, not only scheduling independent trips to Baltimore and Washington, but also sampling Maryland institutions they might otherwise have missed, including Havre de Grace’s Decoy Museum and Annapolis’ United States Naval Academy.

The problems in American urban areas resulted in a larger portion of time spent with respective families, allowing for a more intimate understanding of American everyday life. Students thus gained more

opportunities to interact with native English speakers, making the trip more linguistically rewarding than normal circumstances might have allowed.

As the exchange concludes, the two-year relationship between Lyceum 174 and John Carroll remains strong. Ukrainians and Americans, students and teachers have succeeded in coming together in the face of adversity to prove that no act of terrorism will shatter their respective countries’ dedication to intercultural friendship and understanding.

Looking back on the exchange, exchange organizer Mrs. Czeczulin seemed pleased. “The benefits outweighed some of the problems we had. We just had to be creative,” she said. She paused before continuing: “Even though the circumstances have been somewhat. . . frustrating, I’m very glad we were able to continue the exchange. It’s an integral part not only of the students’ education, but also of their cultural upbringing.”

Possible Kris-Kross return incites JC

by Bobby Spero Staff Writer The crowd is silent with overjoyed anticipation. Then, all of a sudden, from the rafters to the boiler room of the arena, “I’m the Miggity, Miggity, Miggity Mack Daddy” is heard. And from a cloud of smoke, the rap group consisting of Kris and Kross appear sporting their infamous backwards apparel.

The problem with this scene is that it took place over 7 years ago.

Kris-Kross is by far the most under-appreciated rap duo ever. They took the nation by storm with their single “Jump” in the early ‘90s. They were also instrumental in instigating the “HipHop” culture with their “fly” clothing. Compared to these original gangstas, other rap artists are simply “wiggity wiggity wiggity wiggity wack.”

Even after changing their name to Young, Rich, and Dangerous, the attempt to revive the Kris-Kross craving never got off the ground. This leaves everyone in suspense as to when, if ever, a 4th album from the dynamic duo will be flying off the shelves at local music retailers. But no one can tell when this will happen, taking into

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consideration their years of seclusion away the music industry.

“I can’t wait till a new KrisKross CD comes out; it should be mad tight and off the hizzy,” said Ryan “The Gridiron” Gauthier. Ha,

ha, ha! Straight-up, dawg! Another delighted Kris-Kross enthusiast, junior Ben Pierce, exclaimed, “I would wear my clothes backwards the day it came out.” A third member of the Kris-Kross bandwagon, junior Jake Barrett said, “I would listen to it everday. KrisKross a make me want to jump, jump.”

Many old school rap lovers, like my grandma, have no idea who KrisKross is. When asked about what she thought was the hidden meaning to the Kris-Kross song “Freak Da Funk,” she said “Who, what, where? Bobby, who are these ‘Kross’ boys?

Are they friends of yours?”

I started to cry seeing that my grandma did not recognize Kris-Kross, for they are international rap legends. Others are just simply perplexed by the age of the Kross boys. “How old are they

now? Aren’t they like 30,” asked puzzled sophomore Kayani Turner.

You know what I was wondering, why do elderly people shop at K-mart all the time? I’ll tell you why, those darn blue light specials I hear so much about. When I asked the Cajun lady that lives down the street from me, she said, “The reason that I shops there so much is that they all just got the dandiest prices y’all, now come on in and get some gumbo child.” Yes, gumbo indeed.

But I digress back to KrisKross. Where did they go? Maybe back to their home outside the TrueValu of Compton’s Garden Center.

Junior Chris “Kris” Colbert may have an inkling as to where they went: “I think my uncle went to school with them.” But will Kris and or Kross ever become comeback kids?

Junior Brian Vierheller said, “I think they’re dead. Aren’t they dead?”

Only God and the shaking homeless guy who lives near my place of employment will ever know. And not a one of them are about to tell.

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Killer clashes, clothes that cause sleepiness at one glance, and seas of green, blue, red, and white at the pep rally have been have been mainstays of JC’s bi-annual Spirit Week. The whole purpose of this week is to unify the entire school for the Homecoming and the Fall Semester as well as the Spring Semester.

However, this year Spirit Week seemed to create separation among the classes. Besides the fact that this year’s Spirit-fest was riddled with class pride instead of school pride, more people seemed to participate then in years past. In that sense, Spirit Week accomplished the goal that it was designed to do: unify the school before homecoming and create a better sense of school spirit.

Many of the same days that have been used in year past were also used again in this year. Twin

Day, Coach Potato Day, Class Color Day, and, everyone’s favorite, Crazy Hair/Clash Day were among the previously used days. Patriotic Day was the only new day that the SAC was able to come up with.

JC is ever changing. The same goes for Spirit Week. Who knows what next year’s Spirit Days will consist of? Just think, in 30 years, Spirit Week might include a year 2000 day, where everyone makes fun of the clothes we are wearing right now.

Photos: (Upper Left) Seniors Kevin Korczynski and Amanda Bertram cheer on the senior girls. (Upper Right) Freshmen display their clashing ability (Middle Left) Senior guys Nich Rich, Jim Goble, Greg Adamski, Ryan Finley, and T.D. Callahan show their support for the senior girls.

(Left) Seniors combat demeaning junior chants with their own slogans, like “Got ring?” (Right) Monica Pellegrino and Sarah Kyle display their wacky hair styles.

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A Midnight Rendezvous Photos: (Top Left Corner) Members of homecoming court assemble in the gym. (Top Right Corner) Senior members of the court await announcement of King and Queen. (Middle Right) Katie Whelehan and Nick Rich beam in excitement after accepting their crowns. (Middle Left) Students and their guests arrive at the dance. (Left of text) Christian Kansler, John Hinder, and Jonathan Davis chill in the cafeteria. (Bottom Right Corner) Juniors Sherry Parker, Melissa Hmelnicky, Sara Clafferty, Allison Wolf, Anna Ayuso, and Mairead Gordon take a break from dancing. (Bottom Left Corner) Obviously enjoying being a part of the cleanup committee, junior Owen Jordan delights in peeling clear double-sided tape from the gym floor.

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Handshake disappearance resolved

Mr. Gallen and Mr. Brennen offer each other the peace handshake. It appeared for the first time since last year on November 1st at the All Saints Day mass.

teachers, who do not want to lose class time. Moving 900 plus students and faculty members to and from the gym takes up a lot of this time.

On top of that, it takes even longer for everyone to situate themselves. Also, it is extremely important that the priest is given enough time to complete his homily, Students are often distracted from the meaning of the mass after exchanging peace with one another.

Conversations between students during the peace handshake have the potential to bring the students’ focus off of mass. This focus is most

Honda Civics reign among new drivers

by Ryan Kramer Staff Writer As students reach the age of sixteen most will get their license, allowing them to drive. However, you cannot drive with a license alone; you need a car too.

When considering cars people look for style, comfort dependability, and trendiness. Honda Civics have all these things and more.

Civics are possibly best known for their easy customizability and their racing capability. The Civic is the base model and the cheapest of the Honda Line, ranging from $13,000 to $17,000.

With this relatively cheap price, people are left with more money to customize their car. Among the many things people do to customize their Civic are getting a new paint job, tinting windows, adding fog lights, and incorporating rims.

However, adding these accessories are mostly for superficial reasons.

Among the things that will improve your car ’s overall performance is adding a spoiler, which increases the aero-dynamics of the vehicle. Also, the Civic’s engine is not even remotely powerful.

The most expensive of the Civics only has 4-cylinders, 127 horsepower, and a 1.7 liter engine. So, many people

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decide to accessorize their engines or even purchase new ones.

Besides exterior design, the interior is also extremely customizable. One could buy seat covers, a new dashboard, or even go so far as to put a television inside.

But most commonly, people just like to get new stereos and speakers.

Junior Jen Denicola said that factory speakers were just not powerful enough for her tastes. “I like to feel the bass when I pump Jay-Z,” she said.

You may ask yourself why someone would want to put so much money into such a relatively cheap car.

Brent Toland, a junior and Jeep enthusiast said “Considering that [the Honda Civic]is not that great of an automobile, I don’t believe in putting more money into a car than it’s worth.” Many others feel the same way about these very popular cars.

Junior James William Richards thinks people put money into their civics because “they last a long time and get good gas mileage.”

Hondas are well known for their dependability and long life.

Many people attribute this to their foreign manufacturing. This is one reason for the dramatic increase in the selling of foreign cars.

needed before receiving communion.

Mrs. Murphy said that she does not want the students to feel uncomfortable about the handshake not being included, she just wants

them to know why.

Possibly, the handshake could be moved to the beginning of mass, as celebrated by some parishes. Although it is most appropriate before receiving the Eucharist. “Some parishes move [the handshake] to the beginning of mass because it becomes a sign of welcoming in the community and it does not distract from the reverence that they should have for the Eucharist before receiving communion,” said Mrs. Murphy.

While the peace handshake may have been omitted from most school liturgies, it can still be found at retreat, baccalaureate, and at All Saints Liturgy masses. The handshake was incorporated into the mass on Nov. 1 st thanks to Mr. McAdams, who created a special bell schedule to allow for extra time.

Interning provides valuable experience

by Kate Kegan Staff Writer Most students at JC get in their cars during the school day to get home, get away from schoolwork, and get back to their real life. But for senior interns, getting into their car during school means taking on the often burdening task of interning.

Interning not only gives seniors valuable career experience, but internships also provide “beefing up” of college and jobs application.

Jen Portney, who will be interning at a Rite Aid pharmacy, not only commented on the advantages interning had for college, but also for “real life experience.

“I’m not sure if medicine is really a path I want to follow yet.

I am hoping that this internship will help me decide. If I do like it, I hope to learn all I can about pharmaceuticals while I am there so that I can begin my career with confidence,” Jen said.

Not all off campus interns have been as dedicated as Jen plans to be. Mrs. Gauthier, intern adviser, remembers several times in the past when interns have been caught using their off-campus privileges for leisure activities. To combat this, Mrs. Gauthier tries to visit places of internship as often as possible to make sure everyone is doing as expected. If someone is caught taking advantage of their intern privileges (i.e. does not show up), it is treated as skipping a class and the necessary disciplinary action is taken.

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have five, interning becomes an option. Especially if a student has a favorite teacher that they know could use help grading papers and making copies.

Interning for a specific teacher, however, is not the only choice for on-campus interns. “I intern for the experience. I learn a lot about how things in school are done and it looks great on my college application,” said Liz Truant, who interns in the main office.

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Exchanging peace handshakes, the symbol of brotherly love in JC liturgies, has puzzled many in its recent disappearance from mass.

A product of the 1962-1965 Vatican II Council, the “peace be with you” handshake, although a radical new element at its birth, has become a signature trademark in Catholic liturgies. Many students expressed bewilderment as to why the handshake was omitted.

“I think it should be included because every mass in a church has it,” said junior Dave Hetzel, “It is a standard church practice, so why would we omit it?”

Junior Lauren Humphries shared similar feelings. “It’s something you recognize, its familiar to you,” said Lauren. “It’s a symbol of friendliness.”

When the handshake was first omitted from JC liturgies, an explanation was never given to the student body. According to the Campus Minister Mrs. Murphy, there are two main reasons for its absence.

Liturgies are restricted to 60 minutes of time, although they often run over. This is a concern of many

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Fulfilling her duty as an intern, senior Mandy Herman employs the trusty xerox machine in copying Mrs. Michael’s papers.

Rather than mark tests and run off dittos, Liz helps out with secretary-like affairs such as paging teachers and answering phones.

Generally, on-campus interns are doing so because they need the sixth class and off campus interns intern for experience. Offcampus interns often have more work to do. “I won’t just be grading papers, not that there is anything wrong with that, but I will be doing a real job that takes a little more effort, in my opinion,” said Jen.

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Dining by the light of the Paper Moon bar area, hich was a wonderful mess Koreans…they make those…oh, of busy chefs cooking burgers, you know…those…shoot…like those paper lantern things….well, I don’t I admittedly suffer from a really know, dude.” He rather nasty directional disorder, quickly conferred with a some of its main symptoms being co-worker and getting lost in cities late at night and informed me that the taking 95 North in an attempt to get name came from “a to White Marsh (don’t ask). So song.” I took his word simply arriving at the Paper Moon for it. The hummus, th Diner, located at 227 West 29 served with fresh Street in Baltimore, was a mildly lettuce, tomatoes, One of Paper Moon’s most distinct features is its joyous occasion. onions, olives, and neon sign.

Always lit, its pink and yellow glow Driving aimlessly down warm, pillowy pita bread attracts hungry patrons.

Charles Street and mumbling to triangles, was excellent. myself that I wouldn’t be in this “Delicious and situation if I had simply gone to the nutritious, hummus is,” I Back-to-School Dance like brooding indie-rock guys wearing told Lou. He told me to shut up. everyone else, I somehow ended up suede blazers, and apron-sporting When the time had come to on 29th Street all of a sudden. waiters handing customers takeout order the main entrée, I decided to After exchanging high fives orders in big paper bags. Our table, create the illusion that I like healthy with friend and fellow restaurant- neatly tucked away in the corner of food and ordered a Turkey review-rat Lou (who also happens the side dining room, looked like Powerhouse ($5), which consists of to be a News Co-Editor for this fine something from an elementary oven-baked turkey, lettuce, tomato, paper), I immediately started school lunchroom. The seats at our bean sprouts, and a splash of honey glancing up street and down alley for table were all different. mustard served on fresh sunflower Paper Moon’s distinctive neon sign, Simultaneously perusing our seed bread. and soon caught a glimpse of it on menus and taking quick glimpses Lou, in obvious retaliation the left. One sharp haphazard sans- around us, we noticed that there to my artery-friendly order, got signal turn later, I had arrived at my were no matching sets of anything, himself a Philly Cheesesteak ($5) Mecca (for the evening). anywhere; equal parts kitsch and with extra mayo on the side. When Since Paper Moon is open cutting-edge, the theme for Paper our meals were brought out and 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Moon’s furnishings is that there is placed on the table several moments there are hungry customers coming absolutely no theme. Colorful later, the contrast was more than and going almost incessantly. We paintings hung from walls splashed apparent. I ate my wholly holistic waited about ten minutes for a table, in a myriad of hues. Paper Moon’s sandwich, re-energized myself, and occupying ourselves by studying the patrons were diverse as well, broke out into an impromptu patio area’s kaleidoscope-like paint ranging from khaki-clad day traders job, saucy and young seatng, and couples to archaic dreadlocked ashtrays. We college kids. strolled into L o u the cozy foyer commented and noticed on the that the ceiling eclectic was adorned atmosphere, with some saying that Mannequins and other crazy decorations pretty sadistic the Paper greenery: ivy watch over diners as they enjoy their Moon’s meals. twiting in each owner could and every direction with action quite possibly be ‘the wayward child figures and baby dolls hangng onto of Willy Wonka and Salvador Dali’. the vines for dear life. Lou noticed We didn’t have too long to soak in that there was a Gambit action figure our surroundings, though, as a waiter amidst the foliage. Sice Gambit is promptly reported to our table to get by far the raddest X-Man in our drink orders. existence (his weapons are playing For an appetizer, Lou and I cards! And he speaks with a thick decided to order “Hummuscide, Life New Orleans accent!), I on the Pita,” ($6) because I really immediately decided that whoever like hummus, but mostly because of decorated this place possesses killer the name. When the waiter brought taste. it out, I told him that we were doing The host, who had a giant a review for The Patriot and asked dragonfly tattoo on the back of his him if he knew the origin of the Paper head, soon called for us, and we Moon’s name. Pondering for a followed him to our table. On our second, he said, “Well, the owner’s way there, we passed through the Korean, so you know…like…those

softshoe number, which brought rounds upon rounds of uproarious applause from our fellow diners.

Lou took big bites of his cheesesteak and kept mumbling something about how his chest hurt. Then he died.

Okay, so that didn’t really happen.

That’d be funny though.

After we had finished everything, we paid our bill (a total of around $29 including a tip), thanked the friendly staff, and headed out. We then got lost in the city for an hour and met some extremely rad people, including a five-year-old who wanted to pump my gas, a taxi cab driver who had a really nasty bee sting, and a police officer who had never heard of I95. I also came very close to hitting about three people, as they jumped in front of my car in the middle of Liberty Heights Boulevard. I love Baltimore.

Despite some serious threats to our overall wellbeing (Lou with the peanut butter, and me with the daredevil jaywalkers), I found that my experience at the Paper Moon Diner was an excellent one.

The service was great, as was the food. And you won’t be able to find an atmosphere as unique as the Paper Moon’s anywhere else. It should definitely be on the tippitytop of everyone’s “really great place to eat that isn’t CR Wings or the Burger King on Route 543” list.

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Embrace yourself: Emotional punk rock surges Editor-in-Chief Since the inception of punk rock in the late 70’s and early 80’s, the entire genre has been exhaustively subcategorized into more divisions than European Champion’s League soccer. A fusion of both familiar and unfamiliar sights and sounds, it has developed into one of the most eclectic musical scenes today. One of the biggest forces in contemporary punk is emo, or “emotional” punk rock.

Emo is generally characterized by its melodic and pining vocal style, jangly, understated guitars, and deeply personal songwriting. The music generally embodies feelings of loss and melancholia. While political punk kids scream about the flaws found in the governing bodies of Central America and hardcore kids just scream about stuff in general, emo kids are most likely sitting Indian-style in a corner, softly weeping about their girlfriends while scrawling bittersweet and poetic lyrics in their journals.

Overzealous punk rock historians often trace the origins of emo back to the Stone Age, citing obscure bands and splitting the entire scene into trite little sub-genres (hardcore, emo, post-hardcore emo, emocore, post-emo-indie-hardcoresubhard-emo-rock-indie-subcorecountry-western, etc.). It is safe to say, however, that the most prominent of these oft-convoluted categories is the pop-influenced postemo indie rock.

Bands like The Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Saves the Day,

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He added that “emo sissies need to roll up the cuffs to show off your dry their eyes” and pick up his band’s argyle socks and whichever “emo new Youth Crew album on DFF sneaker” you happen to be sporting (low-top Converse, Sauconys, Records.

Though some consider it a Adidas, and New Balance are all stereotype, emo kids tend to be acceptable). Pair the pants with a extremely sensitive and vulnerable. too-small button down short sleeve Perhaps a result of immersing shirt (from a thrift shop, of course) themselves in completely utter or a too-small t-shirt featuring an melancholia, emo equally random/witty logo or slogan. kids have been Old school metal t-shirts featuring known to weep Dokken, Iron Maiden, or Ratt logos often, write about are great for catch novelty value.

Dye your hair black, cut short their emotions in journals, and have bangs in the front and spike it up in g e n e r a l l y the back with pomade or wax. You negative outlooks might feel the urge to wear a colorful on life. This is, of piece of fabric or a bandanna on your course, a brash head to push your hair back. Get a and maybe even worn-in army jacket with lots of u n f a i r pockets to hold your journal and your generalization cigarettes. As for accessories, Through being cool, Saves the Day sits forlornly at a about emo kids. scarves and kitschy belt buckles do party, contemplating how to win back their girlfriends.

But it’s pretty the trick. Finally, one of the most Note Chris’ argyle socks (second from left) and Eben’s funny.

This important emo fashion elements is the New Balance sneakers and too-small thrift shop tee bag. Obtain a messenger bag and overly sensitive (center). How emo of them. image is most cover it with patches, buttons, and This is a sharp contrast to likely the reason why hardcore kids other random pieces of “flair,” if you the driving guitars, fast drums, and tend to poke malicious fun at the emo will. You are now ready to cry and brood with the best of them. gritty vocals of hardcore bands such kids.

To fully as Snapcase, Boy Sets Fire, Stretch Like any musical movement, embrace (emo Arm Strong, and Commin’ Correct. a unique style of dress has developed verb!) the emo Hardcore kids and emo kids alongside the music. Becoming emo way of life, one, generally possess clashing tastes and (or at least dressing like it) is not of course, must viewpoints, considering that a major extremely hard. Just attend shows. theme of hardcore is moving on from follow these simple A day in the life of a Ty p i c a l l y, past problems, while the emo steps! stereotypical emo listeners crowd tendency is to make them even First and kid. into a poorly lit worse by channeling frustration and foremost, the room try to look deep, methodically angst into really, really depressing glasses are an bouncing their heads to the music and songs.

Many fans of absolute must. Go drumming their hands against their hardcore have strong opinions about with the classic natty secondhand sweatervests. the emo scene. “Emo is for the kids black rims, or, if Keep in mind that bursting into tears that ain’t tough enough for hardcore, you’re feeling a bit or got beaten up too much,” said unconventional, sport a pair of tortoise at a show might not be the best of Kevin O’Brien, drummer for the shell frames. Then, acquire a pair ideas, unless you enjoy being hugged hardcore band xLooking Forwardx. of snug fitting thrift shop pants and by a bunch of guys you don’t know.

Jets to Brazil, and Dashboard Confessional fall under this label.

Post-emo indie features a somewhat pop mentality, and is generally more lstener-friendly than many of emo’s numerous subsidiaries. Many believe tat the seminal Sunny Day Real Estate were responsible for the prliferation of this contemporary offshoot.

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by Joel Wienholt

News Co-Editor When you were a kid do you remember being scared at night that monsters were going to come out of your closet? Who knew that there actually was a world that exists beyond our closets. You might feel better if you watch Disney/Pixar’s Monsters Inc. to find out the truth that there is nothing to fear because monsters are deathly afraid of children themselves.

Monsters Inc. is a movie based on a thriving monster metropolis. Monsters, Inc. is a company that employs big, ugly, bad guys to go into children’s closets and scare them. The children’s screams are used as energy to power the

monster metropolis. As time wears on it seems that the children aren’t getting scared anymore.

The top scary monster is Mr. James P. Sullivan, or Sully, who is voiced by John Goodman. Sully is a big, blue fuzzy monster who gets the most screams. His assistant, Mike Wazowski, voiced by Billy Crystal, is a green, one-eyed monster.

Although the children are supposed to be frightened by the monsters, Mike and Sully are scared of the children.

Randall Boggs, a sarcastic chameleon, works overtime, trying to surpass Sully as top employer at Monsters Inc. Randall is assigned to Boo, a young girl, and leaves her closet door unattended, when Sully arrives to file his reports of his work, scaring children. Sully opens Boo’s

door, allowing her to sneak into Monsters Inc. When Sully realizes that Boo has snuck into the monster world he is frightened of her, although she is a sweet innocent little girl. As time wears on, Sully becomes fond of her and begins to love her.

The owner of Monsters Inc. Mr. Henry J. Waternoose, a crablike, spidery monster realizes that Boo has snuck out of her room and commands the other monsters to find her, creating chaos. Fearing for Boo’s safety, Sully dresses her up as a monster and keeps her away from danger.

This movie is very similar to past movies such as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and A Bug’s Life. With great

Buffy’s immortal appeal grips dedicated viewers

What is it about the slayer?

Viewers have several different opinions on whether Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a worthwhile show. One side of the argument lies with the fans. The show’s science fiction genre seems to have just the right touch of realistic fiction to keep the fans coming back for more.

People often describe it as a unique mixture of both. Senior Courtney Rollins said, “ I love the contrast between the fantastical plots and characters’ realistic portrayl of them.” The main character, Buffy, the blonde vampire exterminator, engages in battles with evil characters all while trying to be a normal young adult who can kick butt without smearing her perfectly applied eyeliner. We all know that this is not the typical teenager’s lifestyle.

Though viewers like how Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a heroine doing away with evil, instead of the usual

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male, ultimately, viewers watch it for the drama.

But as most teenage males will point out, as important as the drama is the fact that Sarah Michelle Geller plays the lead role.

Sarah Michelle, a favorite among the male viewers, draws her male fans in with her flawless Barbiedoll appeal. Males usually do not even notice her streetsmart attitude. It’s not even a question of whether or not she has any talent; Sarah Michelle keeps her male fans tuned in solely to check out her new look from show to show.

Fans of Buffy are worried that the show’s switch from the WB network to UPN will threaten its ratings. Many casual viewers of the show didn’t even know that Buffy had switched networks and only found out by word of mouth. The UPN boasts on its website,

www.buffyupn.com, of “new episodes, new network,” hoping to prove that the show is still worth watching. So far, the show’s ratings are fairly good and the UPN hopes they will continue to rise.

While Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a fairly large fan base, it also has its critics. There are many people who feel that the show is utterly ridiculous. The story lines are too bizarre and unrealistic for their liking.

The character’s abilities are thought to be extremely absurd and childish. Some adults think that creating a fantasy world, like the one shown in Buffy, is unhealthy for young minds because it doesn’t deal with real world issues. In all, critics have expressed numerous times that they feel Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a waste of air space. However, a faithful and lucrative fanbase will insure its continuity for many seasons to come.

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vocal talents like John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, and James Coburn, Monsters Inc. combines a creative story and excellent computer animation to create a must see family movie for this winter.

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Volleyball smashes county Reminiscent of the team of ’98, and so many other great JC volleyball teams before that, the ’01 boys volleyball team ended their season on the top of the heap.

The team, led by 4 senior starters, had barely any competition all year, losing only two games to Bel Air and Fallston. The Bel Air bobcats team took one game from the Patriots in the team’s first match of the year, and the Patriots did not lose again until the final match of the year against Fallston. In between, the team remained unbeaten through every match they played.

Leading up to this stellar season, all four of the senior varsity start-

ers had played together since their first year at JC. Brendan Smith, Kevin Lindenmann, Tim Beck, and Matt Muir have learned to work together as a well functioning unit, weaving together excellent passing, terrific setting, and explosive hitting to form the core of a well-rounded team, highly competitive team. Despite moving up to varsity in only their sophomore year, these four seniors managed to help the team

rebuild quickly from the loss of the the Patriots a final time. Jumping whole starting team from the previ- out to a quick 3-0 lead, the cougars ous year. Under the tutelage of JV coach Jack Semon and ultimately Varsity coach Herb Simon, the team was transformed from group of strangers into a force to be reckoned with. Nobody cared to do the reckoning this season.

With a 17-0 record going into the tournament, the team looked to put the proverbial cherry on the top of their Friendly’s happy ending Sundae (which doesn’t have a cherry really, it’s just a saying) by taking the tournament victory. With ease, the team stormed through the top bracket of the tournament, with wins over Havre De Grace, Incredibly fierce blocker Brendan Fallston, Joppatowne, and Smith jumps to brutally roof a hapless Bel Air on their way to the Fallston opponent. championship game.

Although they rolled Fallston the first time they squared off, the cougars swept looked to be a threat to the mission aside the other teams in the losers the Patriots set for themselves. The bracket to earn their chance to face threat, however, was minimal. The photo by Miyako Igari

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Patriots put Fallston on the floor with well-placed hits from both the outside and the middle, and took the final game with a score of 15-9.

In addition to playing in the Harford County league, the Patriots played games against MIAA volleyball teams as well. They trashed each team they played, including the MIAA league champions of the last 3 years Calvert Hall. Next year, JC will be playing in the MIAA league alongside these teams, breaking up rivalries with schools such as Fallston and Bel Air that literally span decades.

The public school rules state that a private school team shall be allowed to play in the public league so long as long as there is no other private league for them to play in.

The MIAA league has now expanded enough that the JC team will be included in their schedule for the ’02 season, dropping JC from the MPSSAA (Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association).

Although the team will be departing from the public league, the JC volleyball legacy left behind by so many great teams will long be remembered.

Football clinches MIAA titles also all the players that came before them. As a final pre-game preparation, the team sat in the locker room with all the lights turned off and listened to “Chop Suey” by System of a Down.

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With an overwhelming victory over Friends on homecoming weekend, the Varsity Football team went into the championship game on November 3 with confidence and determination. It was to be the first time since 1985, when Coach McDurmet was on the team, that JC has won their conference title. In the championship, the team faced the Panthers of Palloti, a small, but tactically sound team.

Before the Chris Roberts tacks on the extra point. game the team went out to breakfast, also known as “morning supper,” together The game was a chance for and then attended a mass in the the team to be rewarded for all the chapel. Father Riep, one of the time they had devoted to practice founders of JC, does the mass since August. Blake Egerton said because it is fun for him. He is also “We started the Chaplin for Johns Hopkins p r e p a r i n g University as well. Later, in the locker for this game room elaborately decorated by the on the first team’s parents, the team began day of mentally preparing for the game. practice this With pre-game pep talks from Coach s u m m e r. ” Ireton, and Coach Perry, who For the reminded that team that they were seniors, the not only playing for themselves but game on

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November 3 marked the last home game of their high school careers.

By the end of the game, with JC on top 3512, the team left the field singing, “We are the Champions.” Ryan Finely described the win as “ Our chance to prove to the school that we are a credible team. We have finally turned this school into a ‘football school.”

T.D. Callahan takes in one of five touchThe whole team agrees downs in the championship game against that winning the championship made those long summer days and hard work all the starting tail back, and Greg Boyle, worth wile. the middle linebacker.This season In addition to the varsity marks the first time in school history team’s success, the JV won a that both the JV and varsity teams championship of their own, under have won their conference. the leadership of JC allums, Jeff In addition to the teams’ Greggs and Andrew Primrose. The achievements, both TD Callahan and team also defeated Palloti with a Matt Nicodemus were named to the score of 21-6. The JV standouts this MIAA All-Star Team. season were freshman Dane Frank,

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Friedgen obviously found the perfect the season for the improved fit for Perry and his explosiveness. Maryland defense.

Perry has big shoes to fill because The Terps’ only blemish on he has to replace the production of their dream season was a 52-31 loss LaMont Jordan, to Florida State on who played RB for October 27. An the Terps last year undefeated season and is now a backup would have given RB for the New the Terps an York Jets. almost automactic The 2001 BCS bid. The BCS Terrapins football ranks the top 8 squad also has some teams in the nation big Harford County and puts them in a and JC connections. running for the Junior wide receiver n a t i o n a l Scooter Monroe championship. graduated from JC This bid would put in 1998. Now he is them in the Sugar a 3rd wide receiver Bowl, Orange for the 8-1 Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Terrapins. On the or the Rose Bowl. season, Monroe has Perry rushes past West Virginia An invitation to any 11 receptions with one of these bowls 204 yards and 1 touchdown. Scooter would have given the Maryland starred as a four-year letterman at program a lot more national tail back and cornerback here at JC prominence, which they have been and was an honorable mention prep lacking since 1985. But the Terps All-American named by USA Today. still have hope to receive a BCS bid, His career at JC included a total of if they can win out the rest of their 3,558 yards rushing with 33 TD’s. schedule, including a game at home The other Harford County against 24th ranked Clemson. connection is the Terps’ middle An invitation to a BCS or linebacker E.J. Henderson, who other major bowl, much like the played prep ball at Aberdeen High basketball program, would give School. E.J., a red-shirt junior, is the national prominence to Terrapin leader of the defense and one of the football, the status it needs to be best MLB in the nation. He was also successful. The spread of “Fridge an honorable mention prep All- Fever” throughout the state does not American in his senior year of 1998. hurt the cause either.

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receive most of the credit for this Features Co- Editor surprising turnaround. Many have predicted that Friedgen will win the This time last year, the most- award for Coach of the Year for his discussed topic on the campus of the newfound success. “The Fridge” University of Maryland was Midnight previously worked at Georgia Tech Madness, the first practice of the where he was the offensive year for the basketball team and how coordinator. His new offense has the basketball team would fare. This both run-and-gun and smash-mouth year there has be a resounding styles intertwined in it. And his change in the daily “sports bar” attitude has created a confidence that the Terps’ conversation in football program Maryland. had not seen Midnight under the Madness and previous head the upcoming coach Ron basketball Vanderlinden. season are “Fridge Fever” second on the has replaced minds of bar “Garyland” as patrons. The the catch phrase success of the of choice on football team is campus. first.

Running T h e back Bruce Te r r a p i n s Perry has football team’s arguably been the 8-1 through best player of the nine weeks of season so far for the 2001 JC grad Scooter runs the ball. the Terps. The season. And, seventeenthonce again, the state of Maryland is excited about leading rusher in the nation has college football. The Terps are allowed the offense to control the ranked 11th in the ESPN/USA Today game clock while racking up 1061 NCAA Football Poll and 13th in the yards and x10 touchdowns. Perry, a Associated Press Poll. They are red-shirt sophomore out of George enjoying their highest rankings since Washington High School in Philadelphia, came virtually out of September 2, 1985.

First year head coach Ralph nowhere. Under Vanderlinden, Perry “The Fridge” Friedgen, should played as a defensive back. But

Winter Sports Preview Boy’s V arsity Bask etball Varsity Basketball

Varsity W restling Wrestling -Senior captain Kyle Hoedebecke will be the backbone of the team. The team’s main goal this season is to come out with a winning record.

-The three returning seniors look to lead offensively. As a whole, the team hopes to defend the position as Holiday Hoops Tournament Champions.

Girl’s V arsity Bask etball Varsity Basketball - Five returning seniors will provide strong leadership on

Varsity Swimming

the court, but the team will still struggle offensively due to the loss of leading scorer Kristin Jasper. Despite this shortcoming, the team will be tough to beat because of their strong defense.

- Ms. Zavodny is the new coach and veteran seniors Alora Honiball, Audrey Mc Donough, Tim Andon, and Kevin Lindemann will lead the team.

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Swimmers seek successful season

Sports Briefs Varsity Football 6-2 - The team won the championship against Palotti on November 3 with a score of 35-12

Boy’s Varsity Soccer 10-7-2 - This year marked the team’s first appearance in the MIAA A conference play-off in six years

Girl’s Varsity Soccer 18-4 -Kerry Van Shura and Mairead Gordon were both named to First Team All League for the IAAM, and Jamie Zimmerman and Morgan Russel were named to the Second Team.

Varsity Field Hockey 3-14 -Leading scores for the team are senior Katy Shearman and junior Megan Farrell

Boy’s Cross Country -Seniors, Kyle Hoedebecke and Tim Andon placed 5th and 12th respectively in the County Championship. The team finished 4th overall.

Girl’s Cross Country 13-4 -Valerie Beach placed 2nd in the Championship meet and Colleen O’Brien and Leah Boschert placed 5th and 14th.

Girl’s Varsity Tennis -Kim Kane, Kathleen Housman and Kirsten Kneussel all advanced to the semi-finals in the post season tournament.

Boy’s Varsity Volleyball 20-0 - Lead by seniors Matt Muir, Brendan Smith, Kevin Lindemann, Tim Beck, Doug Adams, the team captured the County Championship.

Girl’s Varsity Volleyball 8-4 - With eight veternan seniors the team had a very successful season, but will stuggle next year with all the losses due to graduation.

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Senior Valerie Beach

Valerie Beach lead the Girl’s Cross Country team to a third place finish in the County Championshp.

With an individual time of 19 minutes and 40 seconds, she placed 2 nd overall. As captain Valerie lead the team to a 13-4 record. Teammate Colleen O’Brien said about Valerie, “Even when she experienced difficulties during the season she went out and ran even harder.”

Next year, Valerie will be on the UMBC cross country team under C. Milton Wright’ s former coach, Murray Davis. A number of other Harford County veterans will join her there next year as well.

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the captain’s last year swimming and the last year that the team will be participating in the Harford County This winter marks the last League, the senior captains are chance the varsity swim team will hoping to go out of the season with a have at winning the County bang.

The new coach, JC’s Championship. After this season, JC’s swim team is leaving the newest Spanish teacher, Ms. Zavodny, is also Harford County hoping for a League.

By great season. departing this Under her league, the team leadership, the will be joining the team is excited MIAA league. to begin their When the team competitions. starts next season, “Being that this the boys and girls is the last year will be spilt into two in the Harford different teams and County League, will only compete I am looking for a g a i n s t a great season independent and hoping to schools. With this in Ms. Zavodny hopes to lead the leave this mind, the squad has team to the Harford County Championship. season with a new motivation to championship leave their mark in win,” said Ms. Zavodny. the county.

Ms Zavodny swam all four With the addition of a good number of new swimmers and a new years while attending JC and then coach, the team will hopefully be went on to swim at Franklin and stronger then ever and leave the Marshall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. season with a championship. She was a captain in her senior at Through their afternoon practices at both JC and Franklin and Marshall.

Harford Community’s pool, the team Although she has never been the will improve their already awesome head coach of a team, Ms. Zavodny skills. The boys and girls will train has taught swim lessons for Swim hard to try to improve on their America.

Ms Zavodny is already impressive excited about the season record from last season and said, “I think a of 13-1. combination of spirit and Senior captains dedication will be the include Audrey factors that will produce McDonough, Alora a successful season.”

Honiball, Tim Andon, Along with Ms. and Kevin Lindeman.

Each captain has participated on the Zavodny, Mr. Larry Dukes will be swim team for the past three years the assistant coach this season. Mr. and hope to lead the new swimmers Dukes has also taught swim lessons to a victory with the help of their past for Swim America and helped coach experiences. Because this will be at Mt. St. Joe.

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T.D. is one of the captains and the tailback for the championship varsity football team. He has run all over the competition wile gaining 1,475 yds rushing. He is second in the conference for rushing and first in the county. T. D. said he wouldn’t have any yards if it were not for his great fullback and line. The University of Virginia, University of Richmond, and Army are recruiting him. T.D. was chosen as FOX 45 Prep Player of the week.

He hopes to continue his football career in college, but he doesn’t plan to leave his academic career behind.

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