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Technology changes how students learn P

rincipal Ric Stranges wants to give students the ability to learn anywhere at any time with the new ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) incentive at Hayes.

“It’s 2015, and probably time to use some devices with the educational process,” Stranges said.

Students at the middle school level are now utilizing the school’s Chromebooks to complete their assignments.

“Students at Dempsey are all given laptops at seventh grade, so the seventh and eighth graders are coming to high school with the expectation that we’ll be using technology for learning purposes and a tool for learning,” Stranges said.

Freshman Kelly Kostalas has mixed feeling regarding this topic. She feels the transition into high school would be easier if Hayes provided laptops like Dempsey does, however she was disappointed by the quality of the laptops provided at Dempsey.

“The Chromebooks were really difficult to use, and they were just overall a pain,” Kostalas said. “It was pretty bad because a lot of times they wouldn’t work, or the charging stations, or the chargers would stop working, or the wifi wouldn’t work with the computers, and it was just an overall hassle.”

Last year at Dempsey, Kostalas did enjoy some other technology that is not used frequently at Hayes.

“I think the technology helps a lot,” Kostalas said. “We used to use Kahoots, which was a quiz you could use on the laptops or computers, and I feel like it was a lot more helpful in the classroom.”

This year, Hayes has adopted Stranges’ mantra of changing with the times through BYOD. Right now, students are encouraged to bring their own devices to school, or to check out a device to use from the library in order for teachers to use services such as Kahoots, Canvas or PowerSchool.

“Students think one of the best things about the library this year is their ability to check out technology to use for their classes,” librarian Sarah Ressler said. “A lot of people have said that they don’t have their own, and so by being able to have technology that they can use and bring home, they have been able to get more work done.”

Along with having technology to checkout from the library, students and teachers are also reaping other benefits of the technology initiative at Hayes. Ressler continues to help teachers with Canvas pages and students with research.

Canvas pages are websites where teachers can post activities, notes, answer keys, videos, or any other assignment that can continue learning outside of the classroom.

“People are doing research, and I am helping [teachers] with Canvas pages,” Ressler said. “...

The library website is really viable. I make sure [the library’s website is] really strong that has all kinds of different research pages on it and so Gina Paleo utilizes technology in the classroom to help her stu(Continued on page 5) dents learn. Students are now encouraged to bring their own device to class.

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Effects of school shootings cause unrest According to CNN News, the events left twelve dead, thirteen wounded, and countless others concerned. These occurrences are just a few examples of school related shootings across the United States.

According to an analysis done by the Harvard School of Public Health, the rate of mass shootings has tripled since 2011.

A singular cause of these incidents can not be identified, since no situations have been exactly alike. Lack of security of schools,

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arly in the month of October, three separate school shooting incidents occurred within eight days of each other.

According to NBC News, in Rosenburg, Oregon, an armed student opened fired after demanding to know his peers’ religion on the campus of Umpqua Community College. The event left ten dead and nine wounded.

At Texas Southern University in The shooting at Umpqua Community College is the 45th this Houston, Texas, year. A map of shootings at schools K-12 and colleges in 2015: one person was Shooter discharged firearm Shooter killed at least killed and another on school property one person wounded near a university housing complex.

In Flagstaff, Arizona, a freshman student of Northern Arizona Univeristy shot and killed one student while injuring three others in a confrontation on campus, according to The New York Source: Everytown Graphic: Staff, Tribune News Service Times.

School shootings this year

as well as other possible causes, such as gun regulations and the treatment of mental illness, have been identified as possible causes.

“I think schools should implement more anti-bullying programs,” junior Ryan Williams said.

Mental illness is a possible factor in these cases. According to The New Yorker, Adam Lanza, the gunman involved in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, which is believed to play a part in a person’s decision making. Programs would work to decrease what actions are preventable and lower existing social stigma.

“I think it happens because people feel like they are outcasts,” senior Mallory Hackett said.

The present situations of the security of schools is also brought into light due to the recent incidents. “[Shootings] make you feel like school is a dangerous place where you don’t want to go and learn,” Hackett said.

Some measures that already have been introduced in schools include instructional safety drills, alerts over the intercom systems, and police officers in their buildings. As for future action, some districts are debating the issue arming teachers.

“As a teacher, I do not feel comfortable

with carrying a gun…that is not my job, and I do not want my students to see me in that light,” said Cassie Blair, a fourth grade teacher at Woodward Elementary School.

“It’s a really hard situation to prepare for,” Williams said.

The effects of these shootings have been very wide in variety and equally as devastating.

“Schools and the students themselves are more aware,” Bair said.

The vast amount of national coverage on these events make it hard for any person to turn a blind eye.

Bair also mentioned how she has experienced instances where students have come and alerted her to a stranger watching them while on the playground.

As for teachers, the threat of a shooting brings another difficult aspect to their jobs.

“I am more cognizant when I leave the building and making sure the doors are locked,” Bair said.

Another security measure specifically being taken at Hayes is the monitoring of who enters the building through an intercombuzzer system. This, as well as the other safety procedures discussed, is used to minimize the risk of danger for the students.

“We can just do our best to keep our kids as safe as possible,” Bair said. v

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enterburg High School has created an alternative organization for National Honor Society, called the Ohio Scholar’s Association(OSA) that is spreading over the state of Ohio.

The thought of creating a new organization was first suggested when the NHS group of Centerburg saw the increase in dues this school year. They couldn’t afford it because of the small size of their school; their budget wouldn’t allow them to both pay dues and do their originally planned activities.

“We just went over all the options and decided to do something different,” Centerburg Language Arts teacher and previous NHS adviser Karen Allen said. “So my [students] decided that they were interested in starting a new organization.”

When creating the OSA, Allen’s students decided they didn't want to keep the group to themselves; they wanted to involve other schools as well. They did a survey of schools in Knox County and contiguous counties to see who had an interest in the organization and had several schools respond with interest.

Students who were previously part of NHS helped in creating the alternative organization that would soon arise up in their school. They came up with the name and chose colors and other details to what was now theirs.

Senior Hannah Hebenthal was one of the three people who were part of the first student board, helping contacting schools to find interest and meeting over the summer to help create the OSA constitution and rules. She also met with organizations to work on getting grants, creating a scholarship fund, and helped

with designing the OSA website.

“OSA gives us the opportunity to be part of an organization in a way that we couldn’t otherwise,” Hebenthal said. “I’m very excited to be part of this organization and to be a member of the founding committee.”

“At first, it was kind of nerve wracking to start OSA. It took much more planning and precautions than any of us could have imagined,” senior and original member Megan Thomas said. “But now that we have almost all of it done, I can see that it is honestly the best thing that could have happened to us.”

Thomas stated the OSA is reducing costs for schools to participate in honors societies and showing that it is possible to solve problems effectively without just "giving in" to unfair regulations.

“I really hope that more and more schools will join OSA,” Thomas said. “As our recognition grows... OSA becomes more stable and reliable.”

One of the first things OSA also had to have in order to be incorporated is a board of directors.

“That kind of slowed us down for a while because we had to find people from the community,” Allen said. “We spent a fair amount of time in the summer finding people, and they are wonderful.”

On the OSA board, their president, Zachary DiMarco, is a former student of Allen’s and a lawyer, helping out with the legal aspects.

Their treasurer, Janine Hebenthal, is the wife of the Centerburg superintendent, showing district approval. Three others are in the postsecondary world with one, Whitney Hawkins, who is a former assistant director of admissions at Kenyon College. The other two members from post-secondary are on the faculty of Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

“It’s really good to have those three people from the post secondary world because the

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first thing anyone says when you say you’re [going to] do something different is say ‘Well... no one is going to recognize [OSA]and it’s [going to] have trouble being accepted by colleges,’” Allen said.

Allen explained how those three people are going to help address that. Hawkins has created a flyer for students to hand out with their college or scholarship applications that explains what OSA is from an admissions

perspective.

“We ended up with two other [schools] who are in it for sure,” Allen said. “There’s Plymouth High school from Richmond County and Gilead Christian High School in Morrow County. We are starting to gain more interest as we gain publicity.”

One of the other things the OSA creators did over the summer was establish a constitution and bylaws, as well as filing for 501(c)3 status. This will allow them to accept donations tax-free, a necessary step when they applied for a grant with a local foundation, hoping to have start-up money.

OSA students wanted to have higher standards than some other honor societies when starting the organization. OSA’s academic cut-off is 3.3, while National Honors Society is 3.0 and Beta Club only requires “academic excellence.” OSA students are required to give 25 service hours, and NHS requires 20.

The other big piece they have is student involvement throughout the organization, wanting to stress the individual chapter autonomy. OSA allows student opinions and ideas to change and help the organization grow, which we all think is a very important quality, explaining why one of our character traits is "student involvement."

“One other great reason to become a chapter of OSA is that it is a student-founded and student-focused organization,” Thomas said.

“NHS was founded by high school principals, so it is much less student-oriented.”

“We don’t want to create an organization that dictates the every movement of the chapters,” Hebenthal said. “Our goal is to allow the chapters to change and adapt as they see fit and to feel free to give input and suggestions to better the organization.” v

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speakership. But after a short run for the position, Mccarthy and his team determined his team would not be able to secure the 218 votes necessary to become speaker, mostly because he couldn’t appeal to the far right wing faction of the party.

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ment shutdown like the one seen in October 2013, when the House and Senate failed to agree to a spending plan.

The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed a spending plan that would have defunded the Affordable Care ohn Boehner, the now Act, also known as Obamacare. The Democratically former speaker of the controlled Senate refused to approve any plan which U.S. House of Representatives, did so. announced in late September Public perception was that the Republican party that he would be resigning not caused the shutdown by refusing to compromise, only from his job as speaker, and according to the Pew Research Center, national but that he would also be approval of the party sank to an all time low of 28 perleaving his seat as representacent. The Democrats ratings only sank 4 points from tive of Ohio’s eighth district all the previous month to 43 percent. together.

This time however, the threat of a government “I thought he was a really shutdown is not coming from typical Republican vs. good speaker,” sophomore Democrat divisions, but instead from the right wing Mallorie Watts said. “He wasn’t faction of the Republicans, the Tea Partiers. too out of line with stuff.”

Boehner, although he supports defunding Planned Boehner stated that he Parenthood, did not think that forcing a government would be retiring on Octoshutdown to achieve so would be beneficial to the ber 13, but due to divisions party, as he did not want a repeat of the harmful 2013 within the Republican party, shutdown. they were unable to elect a “I think Boehner was attempting to speak more for new speaker in time. Boehner his constituents and what he believed was the greater remained until October 29, good of the party,” American government teacher when he was finally replaced Gregory White said. “There is a faction of the party

by Wisconsin representative that is very conservative. It’s not necessarily a majority Paul Ryan. of the party, but they do hold enough votes that they The divisions that made could have made his life even more difficult.” electing a new Speaker so difPaul Ryan, representative from Wisconsin and the ficult stem from an ideological 2012 Vice Presidential nominee, was elected Speaker shift to the right that the Repub- Paul Ryan, left, shares thoughts with his colleagues prior to being nominated as of the House on October 29. lican party has experienced over Speaker of the House. He was elected as the new Speaker on October 29.

Ryan was chairman of the ways and means comthe past several decades. The The increase in fiscally and socially conservative Congress mittee, one of the most powerful committees in Congress, so Tea Party, for example, was founded in 2009 as a wing of the members made Boehner’s job difficult, since he was trying to he was considered as a potential candidate for the job from the Republican party to push a more conservative agenda. lead a party in which a large faction thought he was not conday Boehner announced his retirement.

“If you look at the whole party, it isn’t making the shift,” servative enough for.

Yet Ryan stated he did not want the speakership. Speakers said Cory Beam, a senior who volunteers for the Republican Most recently, the Tea Party has threatened to shutdown tend to become controversial and have a hard time gaining Party. “But unfortunately some important levels of people in the government rather than vote for a budget plan that would support needed for a future presidential run, which Ryan may the party are.” continue to fund the controversial Planned Parenthood organihave had his eyes on for future elections.

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According to CNN News, Netflix is looking to revive Gilmore Girls, a series following the mother-daughter relationship of Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. The series originally ended in 2007, and the revivial as planned will consist of four 90-minute movies written by the writer of the first six of seven seasons, Amy Sherman-Palladino. Sherman-Palladino hopes to finally create for herself the final terms of the show. Though the deal is not officially closed, there’s a supposed plan to start production early next year. v

First lady Michelle Obama joined LeBron James at the University of Akron on Wednesday, October 21 to promote the importance of post secondary education, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Through this campaign, the two had hopes of encouraging more young men and women to obtain a collegiate level education. At the event, Obama also expressed her and her husband’s admiration of James and his starting of the LeBron James Family Foundation.

The program partners to provide full-tuition scholarships to the University of Akron to hundreds of qualified students graduating from Akron Public Schools, creating for them an option that would never be possible otherwise. v

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According to NBC News, the number of ISIS attacks worldwide has increased by 42 percent in the past three months. A total of 1,086 attacks were recorded by IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre between July 1 and Sept. 30, an average of an additional three attacks per day. There has also been a 65 percent increase in non-militant deaths. A majority of these statistics changes have been as a result of the recent combat in Iraq and Syria. According to The Straits Times, the recent Russian airstrikes in Syria is likely to continue to strengthen ISIS, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced criticism from a number of other countries, including the United States. v

An Oregon girl, age 16, was recently diagnosed with the bubonic plague after a hunting trip. According to USA Today, it was likely a flea bite that caused her admission to the intensive care unit of a Bend hospital five days later. No other people in the county have been affected by the plague. Contrary to popular belief, the disease, though rare, is still present in the environment today. It is a bacterial disease carried by rodents and their fleas and is treatable with antibiotics if caught early. One of the best ways to prevent getting the disease is to avoid and ensure that pets avoid sick or dead rodents, rabbits, and squirrels. v

Technology Lexus has been working to create a hoverboard inspired by the classic skateboard, known as SLIDE. According to NBC News, a supply of liquid nitrogen and a system of extreme magnetic repulsion allows this board to float above an opposing magnet. As a result of its inability to travel on regular ground, a special skate park was put together in Barcelona, Spain with pre-laid tracks for the board to travel along.

A brief video of the hoverboard in motion at this location was posted in June and the technology behind this innovation was recently revealed. v

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Marching band reaches new heights at competition Group to perform at state finals this weekend

a whole, and not just individually,” freshman percussionist Jacob Class said. he marching band has been havThough difficult, ing one of the best seasons in the season has also the school’s history this year. been fun for Class.

Competing against bands two to He is excited to conthree times their size, their unique tinue marching next show theme, Inverted, has proved to year and through the impress judges across the state. remainder of his time When first considering a theme, in high school, hopband director Andrew Doherty looked ing to continuously for ways to stand out even with the improve. band’s smaller size. They came up with “Our ceiling was a way to “invert the judges opinions... pretty high this year, and flip everyone’s perceptions upside but next year it’s down,” Doherty said. going to be expoThe band has been willing to go to nentially higher,” Van all extents to present an inverted show.

Dyne said.

He is con“Everything that is normal for a norfident, though, that mal high school band marching show they will be able to is flipped around and reversed,” junior continue performing baritone section leader Max Van Dyne to the best of their said. “[We] literally flip people.”

Elizabeth Wilden performs a trumpet solo while being suspended upside down. The trick is one abilities.

Roles have been given out to people aspect of this year’s show, titled “Inverted,” which focuses on extremes and opposites.

Doherty said that who wouldn’t typically have them, and a mature, hardworkbreak.

Since then, they have shown their dedi“The kids worked really hard and had a drill design is different than it ever has ing group of section leaders has been a signification to learn and improve upon skills during great run through,” Doherty said.

“They obvibeen before. cant factor in the band’s success. their many hours of after school rehearsal. ously earned the win.”

For the guard, this idea has meant spinning “[The section leaders] really wanted every“We’re used to what we know,” Van Dyne Two weekends before, the group walked left handed and challenging themselves with one to be better,” Doherty said. “They really said.

“With this new idea, it’s harder to wrap away with a total of eight trophies, including new tricks. inspire and motivated people in order to get your head around it.” second place overall Reserve Grand Cham“We have people doing backbend walkthere.”

At their competition in Westerville on pion.

Their score was the second best in the overs into the splits,” freshman guard member The band will continue to refine the music, October 17, the group won best general efschool’s marching band history.

Rebekah Costilo said. clean drill, and add effects to their show until fect, best visuals, best percussion, and overall “We practiced as hard as possible with Guard members and musicians began the season ends with the state competition on Grand Champion. great confidence in our abilities as a band as initial practices for the show during summer November 7. v

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Senior marching band standouts

The band and color guard are on their way to States. Here are some of the senior leaders that helped the band succeed this season.

Heather Thompson • Section: Flutes

Patrick Bidwell • Section: Trumpets

“I’ve realized my limits and been able to overcome them,” Thompson said.

“It’s taught me how to work hard and push through adversity,” Bidwell said. “Never give up.”

Hecker’s favorite part of band is “the people and the time I get to spend with them in between performances or during rehearsals.”

Gooding’s favorite part of band is “getting to meet a whole range of people from every grade level, and get to spend my life of school with them.”

Thompson’s favorite part of band is “coming together and being something that is so much bigger than just yourself.”

Evan Hecker • Section: Clarinets

“I worry a lot more about precision now,” Hecker said.

Brooke Price • Section: Ensemble

Price’s favorite part of band is “definitely the friendships that I’ve made...I love the friends I’ve made.”

“I’m more outgoing now,” Price said. “I love people and I’ve met a lot of life long friends.”

Jocelyn Blasko • Color Guard

Blasko’s favorite part of color guard is “the bus rides to competition and football games and just being able to hang out after the competition.”

“Taking the initiative with some things,” Blasko said.

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Bidwell’s favorite part of band is “the fellowship and life long friendships I’ve made because we’re together all the time.”

Bailey Gooding • Section: Saxophones

“[Band has] pushed me to do better academically and try harder classes and work with people,” Gooding said.

Kirsten Bowe • Section: Ensemble

Bowe’s favorite part of band is “all the friendships I’ve made and how close I am with people.”

“Band has made me a better person and more understanding,” Bowe said.

Justin Lowrey • Color Guard

Lowry’s favorite part of band is “spending time with everyone. It’s just a wonderful group of people I’ve been able to get connected with.”

“I know everyone on that field has my back,” Lowry said. photos courtesy of REX WELKER

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Like Serpents, Like Doves rocks cradle of Delaware BEN TEITELBAUM staff writer

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same types of music. However, the genres they perform aren’t exactly the same.

“I listen to pretty much anything but country,” Ash said. “But out of all three of us, I’m probably into the heaviest stuff.”

While Roesch agrees they share the same musical tastes, it doesn’t affect the band’s final product.

“We listen to heavy metal,but we play alternative rock,” Roesch said. ”We can’t really play a lot of the heavier stuff because it’s a completely different aspect.”

“It’s a lot of screaming, and I’m just not really that good at that.” Wymer said.

Like Serpents, Like Doves’ repertoire consists of a mixture of covers and original music.

“Right now we have two songs that we’ve written,” Roesch said. “But we mainly do covers.”

The band plays covers from a variety of artists like The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Green Day, Sleeping With Sirens and The Fray.

Like Serpents Like Doves’ most recent gig was at Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm in October, which posed an interesting challenge for them.

“I think that was probably the most difficult thing we’ve done,” Roesch said. “Because you’re [outside] playing in the freezing cold.”

“We actually had to look down as we were playing because we couldn’t feel our hands,” Wymer said.

Former gigs for the band include performances on a float in the Fourth of July parade and at Leb’s Pizza House in Ostrander. They plan to play at Leb’s again in the future. v

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lthough garage bands seem to be a rare find in Delaware, Like Serpents, Like Doves is breaking the mold by playing gigs around central Ohio.

The band consists of three senior members: Drew Wymer, wailing on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Alec Roesch, shredding it up on lead guitar; and Aaron Ash, keeping the beat on the drums.

The inspiration for the name “Like Serpents, Like Doves” came from the band members’ experiences at a Christian youth conference they attended.

“As Christians, we’re called to be innocent, like doves,” Wymer said. “But we can’t let the world take advantage of us, so we also have to be kind of like a serpent in that shrewd way. It’s about finding that fine balance between those two.”

The band all came together through similar means, though at different times. “[Alec and I] grew up together,” Wymer said. “I went to his church around the fourth grade. We both had Heelys and fauxhawks, so he and I were good friends.

We started growing closer to Aaron around seventh or eighth grade.”

As they bonded over their wheeled shoes, they also found out they have another thing in common several years later: the love of music.

“We didn’t really start playing music together until about two years ago,” Ash said.

All of the band members listen to pretty much the

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that’s sort of my push is to get students to do [research] that way.”

Giving students the opportunity to learn through online research and Canvas opens up the opportunities for students to advance their learning.

“I think we are in the middle of a big change that allows us really to personalize and try to offer students different modes of learning to optimize their success,” Stranges said. “I think [technology] will change education; it will change the way we look at high school.”

And this change has already begun for some students in the building.

English teacher Tom Hering has began integrating technology into the classroom to help students become more passionate about their educations.

Hering has given his students the opportunity to publish their work online. In D-Town, students produce videos and publish them on Youtube, and in AP Literature, students have the opportunity to tweet sentences they write.

“I think we have the potential to encourage our students as creators and publishers in ways that is going to make them excited to create because they are going to have a real audience,” Hering said. “Where before it was just the teacher as the audience..., [but now] we are giving students a reason to write and create because now it matters. It’s not just me looking at it, it’s the world.”

Along with publishing work, students also have the opportunity to use their devices to research and connect work together in and outside of class. In a way, using more technology outside of the classroom allows students to become more connected.

“I want to do more discussions on Canvas because I think it's valuable for students to express ideas,” Hering said. “It’s so often that students don't have a chance for all of their voices to be heard by everybody, [but]... on a discussion on Canvas, everyone can see everyone’s ideas.”

Just as the technology keeps advancing, so will the expectation for the future.

“For me, the future of it is more access to all of this information that I didn’t know about when I was sitting in high school,” Hering said. “Everything we knew was only going to come from inside the walls we were bound by, but now there are no walls.”v

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He evidently changed his mind though. After McCarthy ended his candidacy, Ryan began to look more and more like a candidate for the speakership.

He announced that he would run only if the House Republicans agreed to several of his demands. He wanted them to agree to abolish Congress’s ability to oust speakers during the middle of the congressional term and for the House Freedom Caucus to endorse him.

He also wanted to Republican National Committee to take over some of the fundraising responsibilities that Boehner had been responsible for while Speaker.

His demands were met, and Ryan announced his candidacy on October 22. On October 29, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representives with 239 votes. v

Like Serpents, Like Doves jams at a Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm. The band has also performed at Leb’s Pizza House in Ostrander.

New England colleges to consider

There are many colleges on the East Coast that can provide students an education that best meets their needs. Here are some schools to think about: Villanova University

University of Maryland

Columbia University

VU is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842.

Villanova provides a comprehensive education rooted in the liberal arts and a shared commitment to the ideals of truth, unity and love.

They have a college of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a Villanova School of Business, a College of Engineering, Nursing, and Professional Studies, accompanied with a School of Law.

The University of Maryland is a public research university, and the original 1862 land-grant institution in the State.

It is one of 62 members of the Association of American Universities, comprising the leading research universities in the United States and Canada. As a public flagship campus, Maryland is committed to providing high quality educational opportunities that are affordable by all students regardless of family income.

Columbia University was founded in 1754. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. In addition to its New York City campuses, Columbia has two other facilities located outside of Manhattan that specialize in the study of high-energy experimental particle and nuclear physics, and also global climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes, nonrenewable resources, and environmental hazards.

Philadelphia, PA

College Park, MD

Information and logos are from college and university websites.

New York City, NY

Tufts University Medford, MA Tufts University is a blend between a Liberal Arts University and a Research University which attracts a collection of different students to their University. They have a vision of being an Innovative University of creative scholars that can have a profound impact on each other and the world. Dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge, Tufts is committed to providing transformational experiences for the faculty and the students.

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he Hamburger Inn has been serving the Delaware community with their famous cinnamon rolls since 1932, but it also serves a free Thanksgiving meal to anyone in the community. “[The Thanksgiving meal] was something started by Bill and Anita Michailidis when they purchased this restaurant back in 2010,” said Mike Cram, the General Manager of the Hamburger Inn. The Michailidis family wanted to give back to the community that supports their business. “That’s why we go through 40 to 60 turkeys [and] all the trimmings that go with it,” Cram said. “We have a ton of volunteers from the community that come in... It’s just a great opportunity.”

The Thanksgiving meal this year is on Wednesday, November 25 from 3-9 p.m. Individuals who wish to volunteer can stop in the Hamburger Inn and sign up to volunteer for a time slot.

“I’m just amazed at the number of people that show up out of nowhere,” Cram

said.

Cram started working at the Hamburger Inn as a part time cook, but once he found out its history, he grew in the company to a job that could drive Hamburger Inn to being around for another 100 years.

“It’s a local diner; it’s diner food; it’s comfort food at its best,” Cram said. “Every state in the Union has a diner or two in the community, and that diner will cater to that community’s taste buds.”

During Cram’s time at Hamburger Inn, he has created many memories, but his favorite memories are the compliments that they get from their guests who come in. “[There are] some that love the meatloaf, some that love the cinnamon roll or the Angus Steak burgers that we serve,” Cram said. “Maybe mostly it’s when they are complimenting me on the staff that I have when they get exceptional service or the cook has done a phenomenal job. Those are the special memories.”

Because of these memories and the opportunities to serve the community, Cram is passionate about this restaurant.

“This is the best place to be, no matter what,” Cram said. v

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Optional 30-minute writing section

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Score range is 1-36

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Goulet proves to be Pacer on tennis court, choir risers ABBEY JONES managing editor ost students would not dare to think about leaving their hometown the summer before their senior year, but that’s exactly what Jillian Goulet did.

“My mom decided she wanted a change in her profession, and my dad just got his teaching degree,” Goulet said. She further explained that they chose Delaware because it was in the middle of all the school districts her father applied to teach in. “So we moved to the middle of every school he applied to and ended up in Delaware.”

Goulet has had no problem finding her inner Pacer and where she belonged.

“I really like tennis and choir,” Goulet said.

“It’s really fun to be involved in those groups because everyone is so passionate about them. Everyone on the tennis team is super nice, and we all get along really well. It’s just a really enjoyable time.”

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couldn’t have been happier to have Goulet join the team this year.

“She [was] really an asset to the varsity team, not only as a player but a person as well,” Adams said. “Having her skills added to the team was definitely a big help to how we did overall this season as well.”

However, Adams believes it is Goulet’s spirit that sets her apart from the rest of the team.

Jillian Goulet takes a selfie with a group of Drama Day participants. The “She’s always happy [and] always in a good annual event is hosted by the Hayes drama department, where high school mood,” Adams said. “It’s tough to take a loss, thespians teach younger children how to act. but I’ve never seen her super upset. She’s and helpful.” very hard worker,” Borzok said. “She’s always always encouraging to other teammates and Goulet is skilled in the classroom as well. positive, and she seems to have a very good sitting and cheering everyone else on.”

Physics teacher Andrew Borzok has Goulet in personality.”

In addition to playing tennis, Goulet also class this year. The two generally enjoy talking While Goulet may have not been at the enjoys singing with the Hayes Symphonic about tennis when class is in a lull. school long, she is quickly establishing roots Choir.

“She is very responsible, and she always to make her senior year just as enjoyable as Last May, Goulet contacted choir director does stuff on time, and she is obviously a every other Pacer who trots the halls. v Dara Gillis, who Goulet said was “welcoming

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unior Grace Floring is on her way to earning the highest achievement in Girl Scouts: the Gold Award.

“It's a lot like the Eagle Scout,” Floring said, “but I think it's more work in that you have to do 80 hours of work.”

To get this award, high school students must find a problem in the community and create a plan to combat it. This proposal is sent to a Girl Scouts council and must be approved by them.

Girl Scouts track their work and compile a report about what they learned. They then share it with the council and the final goal is to continue the project after the award has been earned.

Last year when Floring began her project, she chose to help the Delaware orchestra program.

She has been a violinist since fourth grade but knows that a lot of musicians quit before high school. To encourage younger musicians, twice a month she meets with students from Willis and Dempsey and has other Hayes students join her in mentoring.

“I know that when I was getting started I would have loved to go to something like [this],” Floring said, “...I always looked up to older kids and high schoolers.”

Junior Bri Mckeen helps mentor students in the program.

“I think it is helping to get more confident and strong younger players to help boost the orchestra later on,” Mckeen said.

Seventh grader Sarah Estok attends these meetings regularly. “I’ve learned how to practice better and more techniques,” Estok said.

Floring is currently 73 hours into her project and aims at getting the award in February. “[The Gold Award] means a lot to me,” Floring said, “and I've been thinking about it for a really long time, ever since I joined Girl Scouts.”

Floring has been a Girl Scout for 11 years. She is also in 4 AP classes, is a member of writers club, Thespians, Hayes Players, National Honors Society, and she aspires to be a valedictorian.

Besides acting as a tutor to younger musicians, Floring’s mentees look up to her.

Grace Floring practices alongside the fifth graders for her gold award for a “I see her a lot as a role concert. Floring began the project last school year. model with her orchestra, her academics, and her roles in a lot throughout the community for years to come. She already has of the plays and musicals,” Estok said. underclassman lined up to take over her program once she Floring and her peers plan to continue the mentorship graduates. v

Vegetarian and vegan Thanksgiving options to try this year It can be difficult for vegetarians and vegans to fully enjoy Thanksgiving dinner when turkey and ham are the common main dishes. For those who don’t plan on eating any Tofurkey this year, a common vegitarian/vegan alternative, here are some other meatless alternatives to serve this Thanksgiving. v

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November 6, 2015

Boys soccer finishes with winning season

occer is more than just a game to the boy’s soccer team. During the 2015 season, members of the team say that they really clicked and came through with a great year.

With a season of eight wins, five losses, and three ties, the team had their best record in a while.

“We’re playing more as a team than we did last year, and not as individuals,” junior midfielder Curtis Herzog said.

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than Lippincott said.

Of the nine seniors, seven of them were in starting lineup. So losing them next year will change the team drastically.

“I’ve grown close to a lot of the seniors, and they’ve been great leaders,” sophomore defender Evan Burkart said.

Not only did the seniors have talent, but they left an impact on the team.

Without the seniors this year, the team wouldn’t have been the same. It is hard to have a great team without great leadership, and that was something the Pacers had this season.

“Next year we will have to put in more work and train harder everyday,” Burkart said.

When losing such a large part of the team, they will have to come together next year to fill the hole of missing seniors.

The boys soccer team plays a home game against Buckeye Valley. The Pacers “There is a lot of tal- finished with an overall record of 8-5-3 this season. ent on the team below Over the entire season, the best moment sweat, was ended with tears. us,” Lippincott said. for almost every player was beating a team “It was a great season, and it sucks that it “There are like nine sophothat was ranked 9th in the district. had to end so soon,” Herzog said. mores on varsity, so we’ll be The guys’ great season was brought to an Even with how hard the players tried, all replaceable.” end with an unfortunate loss to Big Walnut good things must come to an end at some It took a few games for the team to click, in the first round of the tournament. It was point. v but when they did, great things happened. a hard fought game, but the Pacers came up “My favorite moment was beating New short in overtime. A game full of blood and Albany at their place 3-2,” Burkart said.

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We’re playing more as a team than we did last year, and not as individuals.

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they hit the turf and the starting whistle blows. The chemistry the guys have while they play is very evident.

“We have nine seniors this year, so we have a lot of leadership,” senior captain Na-

CBJ needs booed out of Columbus

team could co-exist in Columbus. The Blue Jackets are terrible anyway, however, and Ohio loves winners only (even if it’s just a few games). So, I’m guessing if it olumbus is in a frenzy at the came down to a choice between an NBA moment, and it’s exactly for or NHL team, the NBA team would win. the reason you think. Ohio State’s Before we get to the NBA side of football mind control power is in full things, let’s discuss the removal of the effect over central Ohio. All everyone Blue Jackets. can talk about is Urban Meyer this… gates swinging (and missing) to The Blue Jackets have been a franchise and Quarterback situation that… start the season, with an eyebrow in the NHL since 2000, and all those years To some central Ohioans’ surprise, there raising 7-game losing streak. Best team in have been in Columbus. In these 15 years, is an actual professional sports team they can hockey, am I right? they’ve only made the playoffs twice, losing root for. Although, they might as well boo It’s alright though. I’m still rooting for in the first round both times. Additionally, in them instead. them… to relocate out of Columbus. What the four major sports in North America (NFL, The Columbus Blue Jackets, of the National Ohioans need is an NBA team.

NBA, MLB, NHL), the Blue Jackets are the least Hockey League (NHL), have come out of the Ideally, both the Blue Jackets and an NBA popular franchise in terms of Google searches, according to ESPN and FiveThirtyEight.

So, now that we’ve hypothetically thrown out the Blue Jackets, let’s bring in an NBA team. Since Columbus is in the Eastern Conference region of the NBA, we’re moving a team from the East.

The Orlando Magic have been a recently under performing team in the East (Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers have been worse, but it’s Philly). So, the Magic become the Columbus Magic, I guess.

Not only do they already have a fancy arena (Nationwide Arena or St. John Arena) which seats 18,500 people, but they have a large market area. In all honesty, if it came down to it, would you Blue Jackets forward Brandon Saad is denied of a goal by Minnesota Wild goalie Devan rather play in dirty, old Cleveland, Dubnyk on Oct. 22. The Blue Jackets lost 3-2 on their way to an NHL record eight game freezing Minneapolis, or beautiful Columbus? season opening losing streak.

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I don’t know about you, but I’d choose Columbus. It’s Ohio’s largest city, and there’s no other professional teams in the nearby area until you get to Cleveland (because in this hypothetical scenario, the Blue Jackets don’t exist).

It’s good for the NBA, for the owner of the new team, pro-sports in general, the city, the state, and ultimately, America.

Financially, the new Columbus team should be solid, with the newly generated buzz around the team. People should come with regularity to these games at, not outrageous, but a bit above average prices.

In terms of the fan base, there will be millions of new fans, as well as the fans from before the relocation of the team.

Also, jersey sales will spike for a bit of time in the beginning, since everyone will want to be original and be some of the first to own jersey.

With the Cleveland Cavaliers and the new central Ohio basketball team running the show, all eyes will be on Ohio, and that’s not a terrible thing. Especially since the only time any excitement is generated about Ohio is during presidential elections.

Heck, a team doesn’t necessarily have to move to Columbus, either. A team could move to Cincinnati, instead, and Ohio would still be in good shape.

Bottom line is, the Blue Jackets are bad, and Ohio can do so much better. Nowadays, Ohio is about championships. Whether it be from Columbus, Cleveland or Cincinnati, each team is on the up and up success wise.

My fellow Ohioans, it’s out with hockey, and in with basketball. As the saying goes, ball is love. Ball is life. You know what isn’t life?

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Winter sports prepare for upcoming season Wrestlers, swimmers hope for success at states

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s the weather cools down, winter sports are heating up. Fall activities are coming to a close, and winter conditioning and tryouts are beginning to take place at Hayes.

After coming off of a very successful season last year going , the boys basketball team is ready to step back on to the court, looking to have a repeat of last season. With returning seniors like Point Guard Jake Bourget and Guard/Forward Zach McIntire, the Pacers will look to these two to step up this season.

The loss of a key player like Khalil Iverson, who is now playing basketball at the University of Wisconsin, means that the seniors will need to fill big shoes. Head coach Jordan Blackburn is very optimistic that his players are ready for the challenge.

“We will have new guys step up, because we continue to have guys who work relentThe girls basketball team warms up for one of their first practices of the season. They hope to make this season lessly in the offseason,” Blackburn said. better than last year’s.

Even though the Pacers are going to be facing adversity this season, they will be ready to The Pacers Gymnastics team is ready for a After a very successgo November 27 against Buckeye Valley. new season as well. Last year the gymnastics ful season last year, the The Lady Pacers basketball team had a team was very young and didn't have many wrestling team wasted rough season last year. This year they are returning gymnasts, so the ladies are looking no time to begin preparlooking to rebound from last season and grab forward to having a big season with the return ing for this year. Last some wins. of many gymnasts. year, many wrestlers In the middle of October, the girls started The two seniors Angela King and Logan represented Hayes at the pre-season conditioning, and tryouts for the Wade are looking to step up and lead the Junior Olympics and other team began Friday, October 23. Last year the charge. The Pacers are looking to keep on competitions. team lost four seniors but have since gained improving and working on their technique and “We have a very hun-Jordan Blackburn many freshman players. This year the senior skills so they can stand apart from the comgry group, they are ready captains are Kelsey Knodell, Brandy Bauer, petition, and bring up the name for Delaware to win,” assistant coach perience but also have plenty of newcomers. and Kara Wegmiller. The girls will have their Hayes Gymnastics.

Josh Lamb said.

This year’s freshman class has eight girls first scrimmage November 3 against Central “We had a lot of inexperienced freshmen Over the summer, they continued open and seven boys who will give the swim team Crossing. last year, but they did learn a lot,” King said. mats and conditioning led by Lamb. This year, a larger group of people who can help them to Lamb’s main goal is to compete for more wins. take on states.

“With a larger team, we are capable of “I have never had placing more swimmers in meets, allowing a team finish top 10 at for potentially greater scoring capacity,” Head the state tournament Swim Coach Bill Rietz said. “We had some and we really want to close meets that we lost due to being outnumachieve that this year,” bered by our opponents.”

Lamb said.

The team is constantly improving and is The Delaware Hayes Swimming team is back looking to put that on display this upcoming season, so look out for more swimmers to be and ready for another at the state meet this year. strong season in the The bowling team will be starting to pracwater. The team has tice soon as well and will have their first match three girls returning on December 1. who went to states last This year, the Delaware Hayes Winter year (Brooke Glesenathletics will be a sight to see, many teams are kamp, Kristen Puthoff hungry and looking to improve upon last year. and Marisa Sulek) and There is a lot of hope for this winter’s Pacer a good nucleus of the teams.v boys group returning.

This year’s swim team Trey Ray pulls up for a jumpshot during tryouts after school last week. Roughly 13 players will will contain some exmake the varsity team.

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Prospect Hill plays against Sugar Grove in the earlier hours of Powderpuff football night. Steamtown House lost against Sugar Grove House in the final round of play to win second and first places, respectively, and Prospect Hill finished the night at third place.

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owderpuff football is to undergo slight changes for the 2016-2017 school year.

The stands were packed on the Wednesday night of homecoming week, as students, their friends, and family came to show players and houses support during this year’s games.

Next year’s changes are dependant on feedback from students and staff. Assistant principal Rex Reeder isn’t certain on changes to be made next year.

“I’ll take some feedback from students and staff,” Reeder said.

As for the division of Powderpuff teams next year, Reeder plans to continue dividing the teams by house.

“I’ve listened to some student feedback both at the event and after, [and next year] it will be by house,” Reeder said.

There are mixed opinions between students on whether

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it should continue to be by house or not. Sophomore Chloe Sauer, misses playing against grade levels.

“I liked the fact that all the grades would play against each other,” Sauer said. “It was a lot more fun.”

We would love to have zero injuries so we will continue to work toward that with maybe some modifications.

-Rex Reeder

“We didn’t have too many injuries that were too substantial, but we did have a few people run into each other going for passes… which is going to happen in an event like that,” Reeder said.

Senior D’ajahnay Lewis dislocated her collarbone during the game as she was trying to tackle a ball carrier on another team. To decrease the chance of injury next year, Lewis recommends more guidelines to be put in place.

“Have guidelines for what you can and cannot do,” Lewis said.

The format of the game will stay the same from last year. “The full field is just hard. There’s not a lot of action,” Reeder said. Next year, there will be two games happening simultaneously with the game clock descending from seven minutes just like this year.

In all, Reeder found Powderpuff to be a success, however he is looking for student feedback to make improvements.

“I think the event was pretty strong,” Reeder said. “I think we could maybe tweak a few things.” v

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There were a few students who were injured during the game, but Reeder said that injuries are to be expected in physical events such as Powderpuff.

Fall sports end with mixed results

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ith summer far behind us, and the fall season in motion, the sports that kicked off in the first season at Hayes are coming to a close. Not only does this pave the way for the winter sports, but it also marks the end of an era for the senior athletes, whose last year of fall sports has arrived.

The fall sports teams for this year are also bringing home wins for Hayes, with the football team having won 6 games, the girl’s tennis team winning 11 matches, and the golf team winning almost half of their matches.

Also, the Hayes marching band got in some action at the football games and had competitions of their own, bringing home many awards and trophies.

However, the band players aren’t the only ones bringing home awards. Athletes in cross country, soccer, and other fall sports have also gotten awards not only for personal achievements, but for their team as a whole.

“Without knowing the demographics of the other teams other than hours, it’s been a pretty good season for us,” assistant cross Left: The cross country team gets in some valuable training on the turf before the end of the season. A typical practice country coach Greg White said. “We will be more successful every year since these teams consists of team exercises and solo running. Right: Junior Stanley Sorn practices on the football field’s turf. The Pacers ended the seasons 5-5, which is an improvement compared to last year’s season of 3-7. have a really good platform to build upon.”

While some teams may have gotten more Coach White is also very happy with the “I would say that this season was worse will be joining the team next year. awards than others, all the fall sports teams competition of the team’s this year, especially than last year, but it has gotten progressively “I know that there are few. I am anticipatthis year have created team bonds and treat the cross country team. better. I’ve been having a really bad sickness ing that the girls from Dempsey will be coming each other as if they were all family. Which in “I’m really proud of all of the adversity,” for most of the season, but I’ve gotten over it,” up, but, we are also getting kids from Hayes the end, is what really counts.

White said. “We’ve had a lot of injuries, but Rittenour said. who are new too,” Lehman said.

Freshman Avery Latta may not be new we got a lot of runners back from injuries at But how well will these teams perform Without a doubt, this year’s fall sports seato athletics, but is new to the bonding that the end of the season. We also had a lot of next year with the absence of this year’s son has definitely left an impression on both comes with being on a high school sports personal records.” senior class and the addition of the new fresh- the athletes and the coaches. The coaches are team.

Speaking of injuries, junior Alicia Rittenour man class? proud of their athletes, and the athletes are “This year was nicer because everyone was spent most of her season being sick, making it Lehman, coach of the girl’s golf team, thankful for their coaches, and that’s the way really close with one another, and we didn’t much harder for her to compete. knows of some current Dempsey golfers that it should be. v have that last year at Dempsey,” Latta said.

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hen students are active in one or more activities, their bodies could start to get worn down and could lead to potential injuries that leads the person from being out of a sport for a certain period of time.

Patrick Montgomery is a football and baseball coach. He has been coaching for four years. He agrees that injuries are something to be cautious with.

“Throughout the time when I am coaching, there are always multiple people who injure themselves and they have to be excused from the sport to take the time to heal so they can continue on the next season,” Montgomery said.

Having an injury can not only affect a person’s wellbeing, but it could affect a team because they are losing a member for a period of time. With an injury, an athlete could just be out for a few weeks, or sometimes even the whole season.

Junior Grant Conahan is a team member of the football team who was out all of last year’s season due to a hip injury.

“With my injury, I was only out for a season, but it was the hardest season of my life,” Conahan said.

There are certain injuries that happen more than others, and there are also injuries that require more medical attention.

“During my time here, I have seen many injuries,” Montgomery said. “The ones that I have seen the most are stress

fractures and ankle issues.”

Injuries not only have an effect on the ability to play the sport, but on the person. They can have a lasting effect on people and change the way that they have to live their lives.

Junior Madison Claffey injured her knees during 7th grade basketball season when she did 150 push ups. She played all the way through her 8th grade year until her scheduled surgery. During this time, she was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome where she has been going through recovery for years now.

“To say I am over my injury is very wrong,” Claffey said. “I will never be able over this injury that seems so small to many but so big to me.”

Certain injuries are bigger than they seem. It can put stress on a person, especially one who is used to being active all the time and now has to stop.

“I suffered from depression and anxiety from not being able to be a normal teenager and play the sport I love,” Claffey said.

Individuals with injuries have many different ways that they handle their injuries and the way they have to live their lives around being hurt. Making the best of it is the key to your success.

“No matter how serious my condition is and how badly it can get, I will never quit fighting this battle to recovery,” Claffey said. “I’ll never quit recovering from an injury I still blame sports for.” v

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Sports injuries have lingering effects for athletes

Sophomore Josiah Naegele watches the Pacers from the sideslines due to an injury during an early season football practice. He plans on being ready to go for the upcoming Lacrosse season.

Ohio State Standouts

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Ohio State, ranked #1 in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll and NCAA College Football Power Rankings as of Week 9, has many talented players. Here are some of their stats as well as team stats.

Ezekiel Elliott #15 - Running Back Ranked 3rd for Heisman Trophy Rushing: 167 carries for 1,130 yards with 13 TDs Career (Rushing): 470 carries for 3,270 yards 13 consecutive games of over 100 rushing yards

33 Career

Touchdowns

JT Barett #16 - Quarterback

21 consecutive wins* Team rushing stats: 1976 yards with 24 TDs Team passing stats: 17,414 yards with 14 TDs *Longest active steak

41 Completions in 62 Attempts for 472 yards with 7 TDs Career: 3,306 passing yards

41 Career Touchdowns

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-H-I-O! Ohio State has become a powerhouse for college football. After winning the national championship last year, Buckeye nation is hoping for another one.

“I think [Ohio State] is going to win the Championship again,” senior football player Sean Gliebe said.

After a slow start, many fans are feeling they have finally have gotten into a groove.

“I think they will keep up the momentum that they’ve been building the last few weeks,” said Tracey Codding, a science teacher and 2011 OSU graduate. ”They’re getting better and better.”

Even though they are winning, many fans feel that Ohio State just isn’t playing at the same level as they did last year.

“They win every game, but they’re not doing super well as compared to last year,” said Luke Krohn, a science teacher and 2012 OSU graduate.

Ohio State has outscored opponents 221 to 104 after the first six games this year. Last year Ohio State outscored opponents 279 to 121 after first six games, including the loss from Virginia Tech. Take away the VT game, OSU still outscored their opponents 258 to 86, which is 37 more points than this year.

“Originally, I was hoping for another National Championship,” Krohn said. “Now I’m hopeful we’ll be in the play-offs.”

Despite this controversy, all fans have games to look forward to watching down the road.

A fan favorite is “Ohio State versus Michigan, and I don’t think I have to say why,” Codding said.

Michigan, who’s ranked 15th in AP poll as of Week Nine, is OSU’s biggest rivals. They first met in 1897 and have been facing off annually since 1918. This is one of the longest rivalries in college football.

“Michigan [games are] the best,” Krohn said. “I hate Michigan.”

The Game, as called by those in Big Ten country, is always the last of regular season play and the Saturday following Thanksgiving.

This game, while a huge deal for Buckeye fans, is not the only game left to play. The Bucks will face off against Minnesota on November 7, then Illinois on November 14 and Michigan State on November 21. Then comes the game against Michigan on November 28.

The Buckeyes still have a lot of season left and there are several standout players that many expect to carry the team.

“Watching [Joey] Bosa play is fun,” Krohn said. “Ezekiel Elliott hurdling people is great. Cardale Jones is always funny to listen to. JT Barrett is always the collected one.”

As of week eight, Elliott is ranked third for the Heisman trophy according to ESPN. “[Ezekiel Elliott] is an absolute beast,” Codding said.

A positive for Ohio State is that they have a lot of talent.

Running back, Elliott, has 1130 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns. Jones, who has started all the games until Rutgers, has thrown for 1266 yards with 7 TDs. Barrett, who started the Rutgers game, has thrown for 472 yards with 7 TDs according

to ESPN. Since getting some games under their belt, Ohio State has resolved the quarterback confusion.

“It seemed at the beginning of the season they were struggling to figuring out who to play when, but now they are figuring that out,” Codding said.

Barrett, who started last year after Braxton Miller got injured, led the team with 2834 yards with 34 touchdowns until breaking his ankle during the Michigan game.

Then Jones took over. He led the team to a Big Ten Championship against Wisconsin, a Sugar Bowl Championship against Alabama, and a National Championship against Oregon. He had 860 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Because of this, there was some concern of who would be quarterback, especially since senior Braxton Miller, a prior Heisman candidate, returned. Miller moved to wide receiver this year, having the starting spot come down to Barrett and Jones.

Some fans feel Barrett is a good fit taking the snap. “[Barrett’s] doing really well, so I think he’s a good quarterback to have this year,” Gliebe said.

Barrett started against Rutgers on October 24 leading the Buckeyes to a 49 to 7 win.

Who knows what will happen come postseason, but fans still hope for the best.

“I don’t think we’ll be National Champs again,” Krohn said.

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November 6, 2015

People continue to predict end of world HANNAH KERN staff writer

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or centuries, there has been one prediction after the next about when the world is going to end. This cycle of said predictions has caused some people to reconsider whether or not they think it’s actually possible for the world to end.

According to gawker. com, a study has shown that one in seven people worldwide believe that the world will end during their lifetime.

Senior Jonah Robinson is one of those people, basing his belief on a film he watched called “Mr. Nobody.”

“The force of gravity on all objects in the universe will eventually be stronger than the accelerating outward force from the big bang,” Robinson said.

“At one point, space will stop expanding and contract, leading the belief seen from the movie that at that point, time will go backwards up to the point in which everything will end as how it started.”

While this is what Robinson believes, he doesn’t think this will occur for a “very long time.”

Senior CC Bargar has a different theory on what will happen.

“I think if the world were going to end, it would be because of a horrible disease or because we ran out of certain resources we need to survive,” Bargar said.

Just like Robinson, Bargar also believes that the world “wouldn’t end in the near future.”

Hayes science teacher Luke Krohn also has his own reasons as to why the world could end.

“Global warming is always an issue,” Krohn said. “Bigger things that might come into play are if we don’t find a way to

advance beyond fossil fuels. Then we can’t make energy.”

The most recent prediction was set for this past September during the super blood moon. Some believed that this supermoon was the last of four in a “tetrad,” or in other words, the name for a six-month period in which four blood moons occur.

Some Christian believe this to be an end-of-world prophecy found in The Bible.

This is just one example of how religion influences these

predictions.

As time goes on, “People continue to come up with different theories telling us when the world will end. I think the date relies on their ideas,” Bargar said.

“There are both religious and science reasons because people focus heavily on one or the other who make these beliefs in their lives,” Robinson said.

Krohn also stated how religion is a major part of these predictions.

“There’s a pastor who uses Bible dates to calculate when the world will end and he’s been wrong every time, obviously,” Krohn said.

Since it’s become apparent that none of these theories about the world ending have proven to be true, Robinson thinks that “people should just live in the moment and be happy with the life they have, art by CHLOE FLESHMAN however long, rather than dwelling than a potential death, regardless of if it would happen or not.”

Krohn also had a similar opinion.

“I think trying to predict something so theoretical is just wrong in general,” Krohn said.

The question of whether or not the world is going to end will continue to linger on and people will continue to come up with new dates. In the end, there’s no way to know for sure.v

‘Crimson Peak’ creates mixed feelings EMMA CHAPMAN entertainment editor

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any people decide right off the bat whether to see a movie or not just from the trailer. “Crimson Peak” was a horror movie whose trailer gave people mixed feelings when it came to actually wanting to see the movie.

Edith Cushing, played by Mia Wasikowska, finds herself drawn to Thomas Sharpe, a stranger in town looking for money to fund his family business. After her father’s mysterious and violent death, she marries Sharpe and moves to London to live with him and his sister.

The simple fact that Tom Hiddleston, known for his role as Loki in “Thor,” “The Avengers,” and “Thor: The Dark World,” played Thomas Sharpe, was reason enough for me to see it.

Personally, I loved all the actors in Crimson Peak and the acting was generally really good. The actual plot of the movie however was lacking in several areas.

Not only was the movie predictable, there were also basic horror story plot methods used. Almost to the point that it wasn’t horror, and turned into a romantic mystery with ghost thrown into the mix.

One thing that can be praised about the movie was just how creepy the ghost looked. With the entirety of the movie taking place at Allerdale Hall, where Thomas lived with his older sister Lucille Sharpe, played by Jessica Chastain, being extremely decrepit and sinking into the ground

made the perfect place for ghost to just leak out of the walls and floor.

One thing that I strongly disliked about the movie was the somehow over done way people died. For example, a butcher was killed witha knife to the face, while a cool way to kill someone it has been done a ton of times in horror movies.

The movies ending also followed along with a common cliche, where the good wins over the evil. In all honesty, this shouldn’t happen in a horror movie and it only proves that this movie in no way was really a horror movie.

Save your money on the theatre, and watch it when it comes on netflix. v

Nickelodeon has made an executive decision to play 90’s tv shows at 10:00 p.m. on Teen Nick.

The Angry Beavers As Told By Ginger

Hey Arnold!

CatDog

Ren & Stimpy

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90’s Nostalgia As most of our juniors and seniors are the end of the 90s babies, a lot of our teens and young adults are feeling the 90s nostalgia especially when it comes to fashion. Teens are esepcially trying these trends even though most of them weren’t aware of what was going on in that time.

Unique ways to wear scarves this fall

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Flannels and band tees

In Hayes, flannels (especially tied around the waist) and older band tees are being seen a lot more now which was part of the grunge feel of the 90s.

Overalls Overalls and overall shorts were definitely seen coming back over the summer.

It was defnitely a trend that most fashion lovers tried in the summer. All ages have been seen wearing these around too.

Big blanket scarves

Lots of knots

Braided

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Modeled by Whitney Eley

Jellies Jellies were another trend that came back more in the high fashion world.

Not as many people wore them casually but they were seen often at Zoombeezi Bay.

Platform shoes Platform shoes aren’t as widely seen around Hayes but in high fashion shoes, every designer is making their shoes with a high platform bottom.

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“You are legit Hannah Montana.”

“You’re telling me you can smell things through your eyes?”

“Yes, especially wolves.”

“You can’t beat her up until the bell rings.”

“I’m gonna buy McDonald’s and sell it to the school.”

“Juices go through shirts.

Haven’t you ever spilled juice?”

“I think John Kasich is a suburban soccer mom.”

“Kevin Bacon is the cure for cancer.”

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‘Once Upon a Time’ fall season starts off slowly

ABBEY JONES managing editor nce Upon a Time” season five hasn’t impressed so far.

Emma Swan was the Savior of Storybrooke, Maine, but this season all hope could be lost since now she’s the Dark One. Going from the Savior (one of the most pure characters in their world) to the Dark One (one of the most evil) definitely throws a major wrench into Emma’s life and the season as a whole.

The Dark One is the name of the evil spirit who has the power to kill seamlessly. Last season, “Rumplestiltskin” aka Mr. Gold was the vessel for the spirit. However, in attempts to save the Evil Queen Regina Mills, Emma became the Dark One when it escaped Gold’s body.

Now, Emma’s parents, Snow White and Prince Charming, don’t know how they are going to save her because there is only one way to defeat The Dark One: by stabbing the current human vessel with the Dagger. Then, the current Dark One dies, and the stabber gets the spirit of the Dark One inside their soul.

For Prince Charming, Snow White, and the rest of the people who are trying to save Emma, this means that they will have to figure out a way to kill the essence of the Dark One… without killing Emma in the process and not absorbing the essence of the Dark One in the

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process.

That wouldn’t be a bad plot line for this season. By itself, it would be very climactic compared to last season, which followed overcoming Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, and Ursula. The catch is that Emma just being the Dark One isn’t the only plotline that’s going on this season.

The main cast also went to Camelot this season because Merlin is the only person that can extinguish the Dark One without having to stab the vessel of the spirit in the process.

There’s just one catch; he’s currently a tree.

Yep, you read that right. He’s a tree.

And he can only be released by a savior.

Normally, Emma is supposed to be the savior in all situations, so it would be super

easy for her to let him out and there wouldn’t be a problem. But since she’s the Dark One, there’s a lot of ambiguity of who will get Merlin out and how they’ll go about doing that.

However, at the same time the audience is learning all of this, there’s also a current time plotline people are trying to follow, and that’s how Emma change from staying good to giving into the evil. No one knows how that happened though, because Emma wiped the memories of all her while they spent six weeks in King Arthur’s Camelot. To make matters worse, Arthur and his round table made their way back home to Storybrooke with them when they came.

All the characters from Camelot also have

no idea about the original curse Regina made in the first place that brought all the main cast to America, so they still think that they are only their original selves and do not have a double persona that they lived during the curse. So, that means they believe Camelot has been destroyed, and they plan on taking Storybrooke to rebuild the greatness they all believed Camelot to have.

One of the most distressing consequences about this whole thing has sent Emma and Killian Jones’ (Captain Hook) relationship into turmoil. In the beginning, when Emma was still good after recieving the Dark One’s presence, Hook was able to calm her down and keep the darkness out of her head and heart.

However, after all the events that happened in Camelot, Hook and Emma don’t really have a leg to stand on.

In addition, the writers are throwing in Henry’s first love interest. Henry is the biological son of Emma and the adopted son of Regina. He was a pivotal character in the first two season. Now, his character is going through a bunch of hormones and his main interest is about a girl; it seems like the writers are just desperately trying to figure out a way to keep him relevant in the show anymore.

Overall, the season has become confusing as the plot line progresses. It’s going back in time more than any other season and is following four different subplots instead of the normal two or a plotline and a subplot. v

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hile little Ash Ketchum is running late to go pick his starter pokemon, Yugi Muto has already compiled a legendary deck, second to no other duelist in the world. Soon after choosing Pikachu, Ash is off fights pidgeys and caterpies. Soon after Yugi’s story begins however, he’s on a cruise ship to duelist kingdom, to become the world’s greatest duelist.

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Now is also a good time to remind Ash that he’s in the shadow realm. Even though Yugi is playing “cards,” they come to life and inflict actual damage on opposing monster and player.

Thanks for thinking you could beat an Egyptian Pharaoh, now give him your soul forever.

There’s no “Aw, darn I lost” in the shadow realm.

All there is, is death.

Yugi also has a necklace with a pyramid on it that contains an Egyptian Pharaoh’s soul inside that can take over Yugi’s mind when he duels.

The Pharaoh, named Yami, is a duelist legend in Egyptian myth, who’s never lost.

He has never lost because he is the Egyptian Pharaoh, and has access to all the legendary cards. It’s also due to his connection with the Egyptian gods, who favored him over all challengers.

At this point, Ash is done for completely. He may be throwing out his next pokemon, but Yugi’s been drawing all three Egyptian god cards, therefore he can’t lose.

Ash is throwing out his third, fourth and fifth pokemon, yet they parrish instantly. While this is all happening, Yugi has been kicking back drawing the five pieces of Exodia.

And as Ash throws out his sixth, and final, pokemon, Yugi summons Exodia and the match ends. Ash falls to his knees in a river of tears, but Yami and Yugi show no mercy. They steal Ash’s soul which shall roam the shadow realm for all eternity.

When Yugi returns back to the real world, he flips his amazing, spiky hair and walks away with his friends, Joey Wheeler and Taya Gardner. In the back of his mind he thinks about his grandpa, who he misses dearly and is his motivation to keep dueling.

No wonder this poser’s name was Ash, because Yami and Yugi just roasted him with minimal effort, and without a scratch. v

He may be throwing out his next Pokémon, but Yugi’s been drawing all three Egyptian god cards, therefore he can’t lose.

Now, while Pikachu is a cute little pet, he stands no chance against even the weakest of duel monster, Kuriboh. Little Pikachu has only 60 HP, so even weak Kuriboh, with his almighty 300 attack power, can destroy a Pikachu with one move.

Even if Ash used a pokemon with the highest HP, Kuriboh would still win, since his attack power is still higher.

Also, Ash is technically only allowed to have six pokemon in a pokemon battle, but with Yugi’s excellent sportsmanship, he’d let Ash use all of his pokemon, so that it’s a fair fight. Yugi has more than six duel monsters in his deck, which doesn’t even include his other cards, trap and spell cards.

Ash will tell Pikachu to use thunderbolt, but that just activated Yugi’s trap card. Magic Cylinder throwing the damage back at him. Or maybe he’ll use his spell card, Swords of Reveal-

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hen it comes to ten year olds, Ash Ketchum is one of the most skilled kids out there, especially compared to card-dueling amateurs like Yugi Muoto.

Right off the bat Yugi’s cards are completely useless against Ash’s Pokémon because his Charizard can just use flamethrower and scorch them all. Even with his cards unharmed, his duel monsters and other cards can’t physically hurt a living thing, so they can do no harm to Ash or his Pokémon.

Ash also has his most trusted friend Pikachu by his side. Granted a normal Pikachu isn’t very strong, but Ash’s Pikachu is so powerful that he can defeat Ground type Pokémon which normally Electric types would do no damage to at all.

Team Rocket members Jessie and James are constantly trying to steal Pikachu from Ash over the course of many seasons, and they wouldn’t waste that much time on some worthless Pokémon.

Besides Pikachu, Ash has a very strong and reliable collection of Pokémon who are always there to help such as Charizard, Blastoise, Snorlax, Pidgeot and many others. In the video games the player is only allowed to carry six Pokémon with them, but in the television show there are no limits on this, so Ash is more than prepared to face someone with a measly deck of cards.

Ash has many allies, both Pokémon and human, who are willing to fight by his side if he needs help. His best friends are Brock, who is a Pewter

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Gym Leader and owns a very strong Onix among several other Pokémon, and Misty who eventually becomes a Cerulean Gym Leader and is on her way to becoming the world’s greatest Water Pokémon Master.

These two would do anything for Ash, especially during a battle.

On the Pokémon side, Ash has several who would back him up if he really needed it. Time traveling Celebi, the almighty Mewtwo, and many other fierce Pokémon have befriended Ash and would gladly help him defeat Yugi and his duel monsters, even in the Shadow Realm.

Ash himself is a tough Pokémon trainer.

His ambition to become the greatest trainer in the world fuels him to be extremely competitive in all of his battles and brings him to success.

Even outside of battles, Ash is a pretty magnificent kid. He has been able to singlehandedly command Legendary Pokémon such as a Latios, Latias, Rayquaza and even Lugia, the guardian of the seas. I’d like to see Yugi pull off something as advanced as that.

Yugi may have an Egyptian Pharaoh’s soul on his side, but that’s nothing compared to what Ash can do. The necklace containing that soul is the only thing helping him, and without it, Yugi is just a regular kid with hardly any talent. v

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Yugi may have an Egyptian Pharaoh’s soul on his side, but that’s nothing compared to what Ash can do.

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Upcoming Disney movies to be released The Good Dinosaur

Toy Story 4 June 16, 2017

November 25, 2015

In the fourth installment of the pivotal Disney movie series, Bo Peep makes a reappearance as the audience learns about her romance with Woody.

This story follows the dinosaurs in a world where the asteroid didn’t wipe them out, and a dinosaur and a little boy become friends.

Zootopia

Finding Dory

March 4, 2016

June 17, 2016

In a world where animals can talk that looks a lot like NYC, a fox who was framed and a crime fighting rabbit join forces.

After remembering part of her past, Dory calls Marlin and Nemo for help to find her family.

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‘Suffragette’ is an unglamorous look at important fight for rights

By KATIE WALSH tribune news service he story of women fighting for the right to vote is all too recent, and for some, all too forgotten. Director Sarah Gavron and writer Abi Morgan bring the history of the British suffragette movement to bear in the film “Suffragette,” as a reminder of the struggles that have come before, and the achievements that have yet to be won. The resulting film is dark and unglamorous, but it burns with a determined fire, giving these women a revolutionary hero treatment.

“Suffragette” is carried by the excellent Carey Mulligan, who does career-best acting in an unshowy role. Her Maud Watts is a fictional stand in for the working class women drawn into the movement in the early 20th century, fighting alongside real historical figures Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep, in a glorified cameo) and Emily Davison (Natalie Press). As Maud, Mulligan is drawn and wan, her eyes tired, her mouth pulled into a wry, sad smirk, like she can’t even believe her situation herself.

From a contemporary perspective, it’s hard to comprehend the realities of this brutal, bloody battle.

Maud works in a huge industrial laundry run by a sadistic, lecherous man, Taylor (Geoff Bell). As she testifies before a government committee, she was born there, her mother carrying her on her back while she worked. Maud started work at age 7, and at 24, the dangerous, injurious work of steam, irons and clouds of linen are all she’s ever known. Her husband, Sonny (Ben Whishaw), is passive, cowardly. The greatest, and only, joy in Maud’s life is her small son, George (Adam Michael Dodd).

Natalie Press and Carey Mulligan play Emily Davison and Maud Watts, respectively, in the new movie “Suffragette.” The movie focuses on women’s rights activists in the 20th century.

At the laundry, her mouthy friend Violet (Anne-Marie Duff) starts to spout off about “Votes for Women!” and with the prodding of proud suffragette pharmacist Edith Ellyn (Helena Bonham Carter), and upper-class activist Alice Haughton (Romola Garai), Maud is soon embroiled in the fight.

Spurred by entreaties to civil disobedience espoused in Emmeline Pankhurst’s secret speeches, they become a group of feminist terrorists, which garners the attention of law enforcement. Like many other freedom fighters and revolutionaries throughout history, they are subjected to government surveillance, imprisonment and torture while fighting for their rights. These suppressive actions, enacted by a group of men scared to lose their power, only inspire the women to fight back with even more ferocity.

The torment that Maud is put through is devastating, but “Suffragette,” as a film, often robs itself of its own emotional power. The film is

These suppressive actions, enacted by a group of men scared to lose their power, only inspire the women to fight back with even more ferocity.

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shot with hand-held cinematography, which helps to bring an immediacy to early 20th century London. But during dramatic moments, the handheld close ups are chaotic and confounding.

During a powerful scene where Maud stands up to her nemesis, Inspector Steed (Brendan Gleeson), her face is partially obscured by his shoulder. It could be a visual metaphor for the continued presence of oppressive patriarchy that obstructs her path, but it’s also a frustrating obstacle in the audience feeling Maud’s vigor when she fully comes into her own power.

Despite these questionable aesthetic choices, “Suffragette” successfully ties together varied themes that place the movement within a wider context of civil rights struggles. The right to vote is motivated by economic and labor issues, and stoked by government persecution. This revolution looks like others that we’ve seen on screen, and the film legitimizes it while also offering a stark reminder that the fight is far from over. v (c)2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Staff Editorial: Friday prom creates frustration T

his year prom is on a Friday, compared to past years where it’s always been on a Saturday. The response from most students hasn’t been pleasant, because they believe that the change has multiple repercussions.

One reason for frustration is the location. Prom will be held at Villa Milano, which is about half an hour away from Delaware. That’s not too far away, but during a Friday rush hour it can be dangerous since teen drivers are more likely to get into car accidents.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15-20 year olds. That creates a risky environment for students that are already rushing to make it to prom on time.

Preparation for the dance is also a concern. Going from a full day for preparation to only a half day can be pretty stressful. A lot of students will want to get their nails, hair, and makeup done, and then also get pictures taken and go out to dinner. That’s a lot of things to do in half the normal time.

Plus, parents typically help with appointments, pictures, and even getting some of their kids to the location. Most parents have jobs that end between 5 and 7 p.m., which will make it even harder for them to help. They will either have to leave work early to see their children get ready/take photos, or they might end up missing the event entirely.

On the other hand, some students believe that preparing for prom isn’t a 12-hour event. They think that some things can be taken care of before the actual day (like getting nails done), and that dinner isn’t necessarily something you have to go out and do as a group. A half day is also a plus for the juniors and seniors that won’t be going to prom because they also get to leave early.

However, there are still some major flaws in the date change. Even though allowing the students to leave halfway through the day may seem like a positive, it could be a negative. A lot of them have important classes that are during 7th, 8th, and 9th period, and missing one class could have a negative impact on their grade.

Attendance could also be a problem. Individuals who think that they’ll need more than just an afternoon to get ready, and who think that their morning classes aren’t that important, might just skip Friday all together. They also might think they’ll be exhausted from waking up at 6a.m. to then staying out late, and want to stay home for some extra sleep.

While there may have been some firm reasons for changing prom to a Friday instead of a Saturday, most students believe that there are a lot of negative effects. From preparation time to safety, we believe prom should stay on a Saturday. v

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21st century proves to be best EMILY METHENEY staff writer

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he current coming of age is happening through new inventions and ideas. These innovations are helping to push the world into a social and technological revolution. This new generation is expanding their minds to discover what they think is right, not what their parents think is right.

The newest generation of voters are considering hot debate topics. Due to a larger liberal generation, we are starting to become more accepting of groups that have been ignored or disregarded in the past.

As a nation, we are progressing towards a more open-minded thought process.

Adolescents have been taking to social media to debate issues that they feel should be brought to attention, especially race and LGBTQA+ topics. #BlackLivesMatter is a social movement used to bring racial issues to the spotlight, and according to the International Socialist

Review, Opal Tometi created the foundation in 2013 to “... create a political space within and amongst our communities for activism that could stand firmly on the shoulders of movements that have come before us... while innovating on its strategies, practices and approaches to finally centralize the leadership of those existing at the margins of our economy and our society.”

On June 26, 2015, the United States legalized gay marriage, and in the process, took a huge step forward in acceptance towards the LGBTQA+ community.

Furthermore, there has also been a major increase in the advancement of technology. Apple releases a new product every year, just recently with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

According to Apple, the new iOS 9 operating system has, “... enhancements you’ll

appreciate every day. Your apps become more essential. New multitasking features on iPad make you even more productive …

And improvements at the foundation of the operating system enhance performance, battery life, and security.”

Medically, there have also been many new breakthroughs. One of the many medical advances that have occurred in this decade is the use of 3D printing to create a skull for a transplant in the Netherlands.

According to Medical Daily, 3-D printing has been used for partial skull transplants but has only been used recently for a complete skull transplant. This has given the medical community the opportunity to use non-traditional treatments to cure people of their illnesses.

Due to medical, social, and economic advances, the most powerful time period are the years 2000-2015.

A new generation is coming forward with new ideas and beliefs, which is advancing the world forward into a new era. v

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ith only four minutes to get across the school in between classes, there’s no room to mess around. You saw your friend yesterday, you can catch up via text.

The hallway is not a place to cuddle with your significant other or gossip with a group of friends. Some people need to get all the way from the basement to the second floor, and that is nearly impossible in a crowded hallway.

If you are going to stop and talk in the hallway, please go to a less crowded area like the art hallway or the hallway by the front office. I am trying to get to class, and I can not do that if you are in the way.

It’s not only stopping in the middle of the hallways, but slugging down the hallways is a huge problem too. Some people care

about getting to class on time and have to run to make the bell.

It is understandable that you might not be in the biggest rush to get to class if your next room is nearby. However, others don’t always have that luxury.

Plus, at Hayes the students are herded like cattle in the halls. The students are so jam packed together that they have to push through large masses of people just to get across the hall and into the right door.

We all know what happened to Mufasa when he tried to go against a racing herd.

The hallways gets vicious in

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between classes, and considerably dangerous with all the pushing.

While the students are sometimes to blame for the mess in the hallways, it is sometimes unavoidable. However I am usually in a rush, so if you see me in the hallway, please get out of the way. v

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Umpqua shooting should spark more than gun debate

MALLORY KING editor-in-chief

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few weeks ago, there was a school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.

The gunman, according to an NBC News article, told everyone to stand up, and asked each person if they were Christian. The people who said “yes” were shot in the head, while people who said they followed a different religion were shot in the leg.

According to the same article, ten people were killed during this tragic event.

Before I go too far, I first need to explain myself. There are a few things I believe people need to take away from an event like this. First off, this is not just an issue about gun laws and safety. While this is relevant, more importantly, this event shows some faults of this increasingly “politically correct” society.

Because of this incident and many others throughout history some people believe the government should tighten up laws regarding guns. While this seems like a probable solution, there are some flaws.

If the government makes it illegal to purchase a gun or takes away rights regarding guns, fewer people will have them for protection. The law abiding citizens will not break the law to purchase a gun. On the other side of the spectrum, people who break the law will not have a problem having a gun illegally, since they are already breaking the law.

Steeper gun law would leave innocent people without protection, without stopping criminals from getting these weapons. Guns do not cause violence, and guns do not kill - people do. And when the government takes away the right for law abiding citizens to protect themselves against people who use guns for violence, the government takes away a right given to the U.S. citizens in the Constitution and gives power to criminals.

While gun laws are common across headlines, I’m afraid the idea I am going to bring up is hardly ever

directly addressed.

Nowadays, so many people are afraid to stand up for what they believe in. People are encouraged to become “cookie cutters” who cannot voice an opinion different than the people around them.

Then, when people have differing opinions, some resort to violence when they find others who do not agree with them. This discourages people from voicing opinions that would not be considered “politically correct.”

I applaud those victims who stood up for their Christian faith, even though it was not a popular stance to take, and I pray that their families are being comforted during this time.

I say that because I am a Christian, and I am not afraid to express my ideas.

In light of this event, presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson has created the #iamachristian campaign on social media to show his support for the victims in this event. I believe this initiative is helping to break down barriers and give people the chance to express their opinion, even if it is not a popular way of thinking.

People often resort to violence when they encounter views they do not agree with. I believe, instead of letting this continue, people need to be bold in expressing their ideas in a calm, non-violent way.

Instead of resorting to violence, people need to embrace the fact that no one is going to agree on everything, and they need to focus on the ideas they have in common. If society focused on the positive, people would be better able to express their opinions.

Life is a constant discussion, and that discussion is going to become pretty boring if only the “politically correct” opinion is voiced.

So here is my challenge: this week, politely stand up for something you believe in. Don’t follow the crowd. Be yourself; you will be surprised about how many people agree with you.

That’s just what I was thinking.v

November 6, 2015

MisterWives are ‘Kings and Queens’ MARISSA MARKHAM views editor

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ince forming in late 2012, indie-pop band MisterWives has slowly been rising on the alternative charts and has even landed one of their songs as the opening theme for MTV’s show Finding Carter.

MisterWives, which is composed of lead singer Mandy Lee, percussionist Etienne Bowler, and bass guitarist William Hehir, came together in New York to at first become an 80s cover band.

They then slowly changed to their own style of music, and along the way picked up guitarist Marc Campbell, saxophonist Mike Murphy, and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Blum for their live performances.

Since coming together, the band has been able to open for popular artists like Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers, The Mowgli’s, and American Authors. Their album Our Own House has also peaked number 7 on the U.S. Alternative charts and number 12 on the U.S.

Rock charts.

Additionally, their earlier EP, Reflections, was released in 2014 and earned a 4.5/5 from Alter the Press’ writer Victoria Mier.

“Simply put, MisterWives is quite incredible and certainly has both the capacity and the talent to take over the indie-pop world,” Mier said in one of her articles.

When performing, it’s clear how much love and adoration MisterWives have for their supporters. During their Scrapbook Tour, they took a selfie with the crowd at every concert to add to an actual scrapbook, hence the tour’s name. Also, during their performances they try their best to kneel down to touch and hold hands with their fans to help show their appreciation.

While MisterWives is coming to the end of their current tour, they’ll be on the road again soon enough.

And even though their Columbus date has passed, they’ll be back at Newport Music Hall or the LC Pavilion in time. If you want to experience an intimate connection with a talented band, then I would suggest watching out for tickets.v

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Inappropriate texting invades teenage culture T

eens often use inappropriate texting as an excuse to express their sexuality. However, when the tables are turned, and their partner sends out their sexual texts to the whole school, attitudes can change.

When a boyfriend or girlfriend reveals their photos and “sexts” to their friends or to the internet, it’s no longer a joke.

In a study done by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl, 25 percent of girls and 33 percent of boys have had personal photos sent to them by a third party.

Also, if you share your nude selfie with your boyfriend and then he passes it along to his “bro,” it really isn’t just a selfie anymore, is it? And how many people did your boyfriend’s “bro” send the nude photo to as well?

Some teens are under the impression that once you send nude photographs, it is something that can be controlled.

However, once someone sends an inappropriate photo, the person who receives the image has complete control over what happens to it.

The negatives of sending nude photographs is often debated, but it isn’t usually discussed what can happen to the person that is in possession of those photographs.

If you are a minor in Ohio, under Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§2907.321 and 2907.322., “no person … shall … sell, distrib-

ute … exhibit, or display any material that shows a minor participating or engaging in sexual activity, masturbation [etc].”

In other words, it is illegal to have and distribute pictures of minors performing sexual acts.

Even with all of the negative consequences of inappropriate text messaging, the biggest cause of naughty texting seems to be peer pressure. Teenagers can feel pressure to send inappropriate messages or photos to please a romantic partner.

According to a 2008 study done by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy and Cosmogirl, 51 percent of Teens can use cell phones to distribute inappropriate messages and photos. teen girls said pressure from However, the photos can be abused by the person in possession of them. a guy was the reason they sexted. In comparison, just 18 see how many people they can gain dating and sexual experipercent of teen boys said they felt pressure from a girl to sext. ence with.

Most of the time with teen sexting, it appears that popularIt’s the ever-evolving, high-stakes race of who can be the ity has a lot to do with how often nude photographs are sent. fittest … and the sexiest. v Girls and boys in high school are constantly in a competition to

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EMILY METHENEY staff writer

All holidays deserve equal treatment

Pennies are more problems than worth CLAUDIA MACRI staff writer

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ight after the night kids get their candy, all of the stores pull out their Christmas decorations.

Lights, bows, fake presents and more are suddenly around every corner.

In stores, you see Halloween and Christmas decorations and supplies up at the same time, however there is almost a two-month difference in between these two holidays. I think it is ridiculous that I see Christmas decor in October.

Instead of pulling out the fake trees and presents, how about stores pull out fake turkeys or even pilgrim hats? It seems like people just take the holiday with a grain of salt. Doesn’t it deserve some recognition? I think certainly it does.

Thanksgiving is not just a day to have a feast. It’s celebrated because that was when the Pilgrims had their first harvest in the new world in 1621.

The school year also includes many holiday breaks. There’s summer break, winter break, and even breaks for simple holidays like Memorial Day and Presidents Day. We seem to understand why we have all of the

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oose change is a nuisance that makes musical instruments out of poor, unsuspecting pockets.

To fix the problems that coins cause, start from the bottom: pennies.

Pennies hold virtually no power. They are the smallest unit of currency that is physically available. Technically, there are products available to purchase for a cent, but the most valuable would probably be someone's imaginary friend they put up for sale on Ebay. There is not much available to buy with only a single penny.

Even coin accepting machines, like parking meters and vending machines, don’t take pennies, probably because they don’t want to become a dump for any random person to rid their pockets. They just don’t serve any purpose as a monetary unit.

Not only an inconvenience, pennies are actually hurting the economy. More money goes

toward the production of a penny than the coin is actually worth. Possible factors that go into the cost would be the material used, labor and distribution. According to a report published by the United States Mint, in 2014 it cost 1.7 cents to produce a penny.

There is no doubt that the immediate halting of production and circulation of the penny would cost a lot of money and create public anxiety. This would be due to the sudden shift in the pricing methods of goods.

An alternative solution to the problem, rather than removing the penny completely, would be to change its metal content. However, this would cost more than it’s worth because of the time and money needed to reconfigure machines to accept the altered coins.

Overall, the best method of action would be to gradually phase out the penny to complete elimination. Countries like Canada and Australia have already stopped production of the penny to cut costs. The current position of the penny just doesn't make sense.

And don’t get me started on nickels... v

MIKAYLA LONG staff writer

The average cost to make a penny is 1.7 cents. Many other countries, such as Canada and Australia, have stopped the creation of the penny to save money.

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other days off, but when it comes to Thanksgiving break, we just look at it as five fewer days of school.

I think we are honestly just selfish. We only think of Thanksgiving as the day where we see family and eat.

Why do people make a bigger deal about Halloween and Christmas then? Stores fill up their shelves with either a ton of candy and costumes, or a ton of Christmas candy and trees.

It makes me so angry to see how greedy children are today. There are very few kids that are actually taught by their parents to be grateful for what they have and receive.

Today, there are kids who throw huge temper tantrums if they don’t get the exact toy they asked for or if they didn’t get a lot of candy during the night. These kids need to be taught respect, and they need to know the importance of history and why we celebrate certain holidays.

Thanksgiving isn’t like summer break. It actually means something, it’s something that is a part of our history. We need to think of our history more and realize how the remembrance is important. v

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Hayes High School presents:

Harvey

Ben Teitelbaum as Elwood P. Dowd talks to his invisible friend Harvey.

This is Teitelbaum’s first lead.

Kathleen Duffy as Veta Louise Simmons tries to distract Lorna Patterson as Ethel Chauvenet from seeing Elwood and his pal Harvey. Both Duffy and Patterson are seniors.

Fall play creates bonds in theatre program MADI HUCK lead designer

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omehow a giant invisible rabbit, a sanitarium, and a crazy family create an entertaining play in the performance Harvey.

Harvey is about Elwood P. Dowd, played by junior Ben Teitelbaum, seeing and befriending a six-foot 1 and a 1/2 inch tall Pooka rabbit, Harvey, that no one else can see.

Elwood begins introducing Harvey to everyone he meets.

This leads his sister, Veta Louise, played by senior Kathleen Duffy, to take him to a sanitarium. There, they meet Doctor Sanderson, played by sophomore Griffin Clark, who commits Veta instead.

Since this is an older play, “it doesn’t take the exact direction you would expect,” Clark said.

A majority of Harvey takes place in a sanitorium, which is a hospital that treats chronic and mental illness.

“The whole play blurs the line between what’s reality and what’s crazy,” Duffy said. “And [Veta Louise is] definitely one of those examples of ‘you’re not as sane as you think you are.’”

With that in mind, there are some pretty wild characters.

“She’s pretty neurotic,” Duffy said. “And with all the crazy people, she’s one of the craziest.”

Duffy’s favorite scene occurs when she’s attempting to get her brother committed to the sanitarium because of the mysterious Harvey, “because amongst my trying to convince the doctor that he’s so crazy, [the doctor] thinks I’m crazy and commits me instead,” Duffy said.

Clark‘s favorite scene is the same as Duffy’s.

“It feels like we’re on fire,” Clark said. “It’s really funny.”

Senior stage manager, McKenzie Confer’s, favorite scene actually occurred in practice one day.

“They were practicing a part where Monty and Ryan were supposed to bump into each other,” Confer said. “Mr. Tankersley was playing one of the parts and they just completely over exaggerated and fell on the floor. It was just really funny.”

Tessa Perry as Myrtle May Simmons gives an annoyed reaction to Elwood P. Dowd as he introduces Harvey to their party guests. Harvey was Perry’s first play.

Theatre has been an opportunity for its members to grow.

Duffy loves acting and what it provides for everyone. “[It’s] an opportunity to shed your skin and reinvent yourself in a character who’s so completely different,” Duffy said.

“Veta’s definitely not me at all. But it’s a chance to be that.”

Also, the actors have been able to form connections with the all of the other members.

“The people you work with, you form a family with them,” Confer said. “It’s something so special, and I’ll get to go to college knowing that I got to spend four years with some of the best people.”

To those considering trying out for the musical, Clark suggests going to the dance clinic. “[The dance clinic] is the number one best thing you can do,” Clark said. “Just be prepared.”

When it comes to the upcoming play Les Mis, everyone should “go for it because it’s one of the best experiences you’ll ever get,” Confer said. v

Sarah Homan as Nurse Kelly tries to figure out who should be committed into the sanitarium, Elwood or Veta. Homan has been acting with the Hayes Theater program since her freshman year.